Chapter Summaries

Queen Medusa led Gu He and the others to Gute’s shabby home, seeking his ice spirit cold spring, and destroyed the building with a blast of Dou Qi. Gute emerged furious and attacked, but Medusa crushed him to his knees with a snap of her fingers; he then looked up at her in shock.

• Frank and Otto guided Medusa, Gu He, and Chen Xuan through Black Rock City, where onlookers recognized the famed alchemists, Gu He, and Medusa.
• Frank and Otto brought the group to Gute’s cluttered, out-of-the-way home, and Medusa doubted it held an ice spirit cold spring.
• Medusa blasted Gute’s home into rubble, and Chen Xuan warned her that the cold spring might have been destroyed.
• Gute burst from the ruins, declared he would not let the attackers get away, and charged at the group with a condensed red sword.
• Medusa snapped her fingers and forced Gute to his knees with overwhelming pressure, then released him and walked up to him.
• Gute struggled to rise, asked who Medusa was, and stared at her in shock.

Queen Medusa obtained Gute’s Ice Spirit Cold Spring and seized his collection of treasures. She left with the resources needed to prepare for refining the Blood Lotus Pill and devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Queen Medusa intimidated Gute, and Gute asked what he had done to offend her.
• Gu He explained that Queen Medusa needed Gute’s Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Gute handed over a bottle of it.
• Chen Xuan confirmed that the spring was the final item Queen Medusa needed to prepare for refining the heavenly flame.
• Chen Xuan urged Queen Medusa to take Gute’s other treasures, and she demanded that Gute hand over his entire collection.
• Gute gave Queen Medusa his Storage Ring, and she discovered it contained many medicinal ingredients and fifth-tier magic cores.

Queen Medusa took Frank and Otto’s Storage Rings after already claiming Gute’s Ice Spirit Cold Spring, then arranged for Gu He to refine the Blood Lotus Pill that night. Jia Xingtian arrived fearing she had broken her agreement with the Jia Ma Imperial Family, but Medusa assured him she had only come to collect an ingredient and would not attack the city.

• Queen Medusa demanded Frank and Otto hand over their Storage Rings, then scolded them when she found fewer high-tier resources than in Gute’s collection.
• Chen Xuan reminded Medusa that the Blood Lotus Pill was the last item needed, and Gu He promised to finish refining it that night.
• Medusa sensed someone approaching, and Jia Xingtian arrived in Black Rock City.
• Jia Xingtian asked whether his agreement with Medusa still stood, and she said she had only come to collect an ingredient and would not attack the city.
• Frank, Otto, and Gute were stunned that Jia Xingtian and Medusa discussed their agreement without fighting.

Lu Man and Bai Ya of the Heavenly Snake Mansion arrived in Black Rock City searching for someone with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Chen Xuan explained the pupils’ danger and value to Queen Medusa, and he resolved to keep the Heavenly Snake Mansion from claiming their possessor.

• Lu Man and Bai Ya sensed two powerful auras near Black Rock City and decided to ask the local experts about the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Queen Medusa, Jia Xingtian, and the others sensed the newcomers’ Peak Dou Emperor auras as Lu Man and Bai Ya flew toward them.
• Lu Man asked Jia Xingtian whether the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had appeared in the Jia Ma Empire, while Jia Xingtian and Queen Medusa admitted they did not know what they were.
• Chen Xuan told Queen Medusa that the pupils could control snake-type magical beasts, though they could not control those with certain advanced bloodlines after reaching Dou Zong.
• Chen Xuan explained that the pupils could become a major asset to the Snake-People Tribe and decided not to let the Heavenly Snake Mansion claim their possessor.

Queen Medusa confronted Bai Ya after he openly stared at her, overwhelming the gathered experts with her power and attacking him with a strange halberd. Bai Ya transformed into his Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor form and used his wings to defend against her strike as the blast shook the area.

• Bai Ya stared at Queen Medusa, who released a terrifying aura that shocked Lu Man, Bai Ya, and Jia Xingtian.
• Lu Man recognized Queen Medusa and questioned how Yue Mei had taken human form, suspecting she had obtained a seventh-tier Transformation Pill.
• Bai Ya backed down and called his disrespect a misunderstanding, but Queen Medusa summoned a black crescent-bladed halberd and declared that he deserved to die.
• Queen Medusa gathered and compressed her red Dou Qi into a sphere before hurling it at Bai Ya.
• Bai Ya transformed into the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor and shielded himself with his wings, but the collision unleashed a devastating blast that collapsed nearby houses.

Queen Medusa devastated Bai Ya and Lu Man with a single attack, then learned the Heavenly Snake Mansion was a powerful faction with High-Rank Dou Zong experts. Lu Man offered compensation to avert further conflict, and Medusa secured a deal for three Emperor's Extreme Pills.

• Jia Xingtian shielded the onlookers from Medusa's attack, but the blast shattered his barrier and left a massive crater where Lü Mei and Bai Ya had been.
• Bai Ya and Lu Man emerged injured, and Bai Ya admitted Medusa's strength exceeded that of an ordinary Peak Dou Emperor.
• Lu Man apologized and explained that the Heavenly Snake Mansion had sent them on a sect mission, while Chen Xuan revealed the faction's power and origins.
• Medusa refused to back down despite learning the Heavenly Snake Mansion was a first-rate faction with High-Rank Dou Zong experts.
• Lu Man offered two Emperor's Extreme Pills to secure their release, and Medusa demanded three, which Lu Man accepted.

After securing three Emperor's Extreme Pills from Queen Medusa, Lü Mei and Bai Ya left Black Rock City, while Medusa celebrated her gains and considered robbing more Alchemists. With Gu He reporting that the Blood Lotus Pill was ready, Medusa prepared to head to the Tagor Desert to refine the green lotus core flame.

• Lü Mei told Bai Ya that she had given Queen Medusa three Emperor's Extreme Pills because Medusa's soul power had repelled her probe and suggested she possessed another hidden trump card.
• Queen Medusa admired the resources she had acquired and mused about plundering the Jia Ma Empire, but Chen Xuan warned that doing so would invite disaster.
• Queen Medusa suggested that robbing human Alchemists from time to time could be profitable.
• Yue Mei and Pill King Gu He arrived, and Gu He reported that he had successfully refined the Blood Lotus Pill.
• Queen Medusa praised Yue Mei and Gu He and announced that they would leave for the Tagor Desert the next day to refine the green lotus core flame.

Chen Xuan, Yue Mei, and Gu He entered Mo City using an imperial token and went to the Ancient Map shop. There, Chen Xuan confronted the hidden Ice Emperor Hai Bodong and demanded that he submit or die.

• Chen Xuan showed the guards Jia Xingtian’s imperial token, allowing the three visitors to enter Mo City unhindered.
• Chen Xuan led Yue Mei and Gu He to the Ancient Map shop, where he sensed a powerful presence inside.
• Hai Bodong emerged from the shop and recognized Gu He and Chen Xuan as Queen Medusa.
• Chen Xuan demanded that Hai Bodong submit or die, and Hai Bodong unleashed icy Dou Qi.
• Chen Xuan calmly engulfed the spreading ice with black Dou Qi and melted it away.

Chen Xuan nearly killed Hai Bodong after he refused to submit, but Die’s memory reminded Hai Bodong of his promise to see the world for her. Hai Bodong regained his Dou Wang strength and agreed to join Queen Medusa on the condition that he would never be forced to kill innocent humans.

• Hai Bodong refused to submit to Queen Medusa and accepted Chen Xuan’s attack without resisting.
• As Chen Xuan strangled him, Hai Bodong remembered Die and the promise he had made to see the world for her.
• Hai Bodong broke through the Snake Curse Seal, regained his Dou Wang strength, and summoned an enormous ice dragon above Mo City.
• Hai Bodong agreed to submit to Queen Medusa if he would never have to kill innocent humans.
• Chen Xuan admitted he had expected Hai Bodong to submit and said Hai Bodong would have been useless if he had not resisted.

Chen Xuan restored Hai Bodong's Dou Emperor strength and gave him an Emperor's Extreme Pill, while Hai Bodong and Gu He agreed to serve the Snake-People Tribe for thirty years. The chapter ended with Gu He predicting that Queen Medusa and the tribe would soon become renowned powers.

• Hai Bodong agreed to serve the Snake-People Tribe for thirty years in exchange for his freedom afterward, and Gu He made the same commitment.
• Chen Xuan used his black Snake Shadow to remove Hai Bodong's Snake Curse Seal, restoring him to the Dou Emperor level.
• Chen Xuan gave Hai Bodong an Emperor's Extreme Pill to help him recover his remaining strength.
• Gu He told Hai Bodong that Queen Medusa would become renowned across the Northwest Continent and lead the Snake-People Tribe to greatness.

Chen Xuan led Hai Bodong, Yue Mei, and Gu He into the Tagor Desert to retrieve the green lotus core flame, revealing that Hai Bodong’s remnant map pointed to the powerful Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. He unleashed a Heaven-Rank Dou Technique over the desert and struck the sands, leaving the Heavenly Flame’s location disturbed but not yet revealed.

• Chen Xuan told Hai Bodong that they were going to retrieve the Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert and asked him for the remnant map he had stolen.
• Hai Bodong returned the map, and Chen Xuan identified it as one of four remnant maps to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, another powerful Heavenly Flame.
• Chen Xuan, Hai Bodong, Yue Mei, and Gu He flew from Mo City into the Tagor Desert and reached the Heavenly Flame’s location the following day.
• Four high-level Dou Ling from the Snake-People Tribe appeared and greeted Chen Xuan as he sensed the flame beneath the desert.
• Chen Xuan used the Heaven-Rank Heavenly Dao Halberd Technique—Heaven Devourer, darkening the sky and sending a powerful strike into the sands.

Chen Xuan’s attack opened a chasm into a vast Magma World, where he and his companions found the Green Lotus Core Flame and a pool of Ice Spirit Cold Spring. The group discovered the unexpected treasures beneath the desert, leaving Chen Xuan with both prizes in sight.

• Chen Xuan’s strike made the desert vanish into a massive chasm, and Hai Bodong, Yue Mei, Gu He, and the others retreated into the air.
• Chen Xuan led the group down the chasm, where they emerged into an enormous world of magma.
• Chen Xuan identified the Green Lotus Core Flame at the center of the Magma World, and Gu He recognized it as a Heavenly Flame.
• Hai Bodong spotted an icy pool near the flame, and Gu He identified it as a plentiful supply of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Chen Xuan realized the spring was where Queen Medusa had obtained her supply and considered the discovery an unexpected windfall.

Chen Xuan swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame despite warnings that his Snake-People Tribe constitution made the process dangerous. After a fierce struggle aided by the ice spirit cold spring and the Meteor Tear, he opened his eyes with a terrifying aura, leaving Hai Bodong, Gu He, Yue Mei, and the others stunned.

• Gu He warned Chen Xuan that devouring a heavenly flame could be deadly for the Snake-People Tribe, but Chen Xuan said he was confident and told Hai Bodong to guard the area.
• Chen Xuan appeared beside the Green Lotus Core Flame and reassured Queen Medusa before swallowing the Blood Lotus Pill, the Naling, and the ice spirit cold spring.
• Chen Xuan transformed into Queen Medusa's Purple Nether Flame Snake form, swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and plunged into the cold spring.
• The heavenly flame scorched Chen Xuan from within as the cold spring cooled his body, while blue energy from the Meteor Tear rapidly healed his injuries.
• Chen Xuan used his soul power to refine the Green Lotus Core Flame, gradually weakening it until he opened his eyes and released a powerful aura that shook the Magma World.

Chen Xuan refined the green lotus core flame and broke through to Dou Zong, while Queen Medusa evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. As they prepared to leave the Underground Magma World, a strange creature emerged from the green lotus root and appeared before Chen Xuan.

• Chen Xuan stopped the raging magma, revealed the green lotus core flame, and confirmed he had broken through to Dou Zong.
• Queen Medusa announced that her bloodline had evolved into that of a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, allowing her to advance beyond her former limits.
• Chen Xuan collected the Green Lotus Platform but chose to leave its root behind, hoping it might nurture another green lotus core flame.
• A strange burst of soul power shot from Chen Xuan toward the green lotus root, and Hai Bodong attacked it with an ice dragon before Chen Xuan stopped him.
• The Strange Creature appeared before Chen Xuan as a tiny snake silhouette and angrily chirped at Hai Bodong.

Chen Xuan learned how the Purple Nether Flame Snake had revived as an independent soul and let it consume the Green Lotus Foundation to regain strength. The snake revealed Dou Emperor-level power before returning to Chen Xuan’s Storage Ring, and he resolved to help it regain a physical body.

• Queen Medusa explained that the heavenly flames and the Meteor Tear had revived the Purple Nether Flame Snake and freed its soul from her body.
• The little snake asked Chen Xuan for the Green Lotus Foundation, and Medusa said it could help the snake form a physical body.
• Chen Xuan gave the Green Lotus Foundation to the snake, which absorbed its energy until the foundation withered away.
• The snake transformed into a giant Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with power exceeding Hai Bodong’s.
• Chen Xuan called the snake back, and it returned to its small form before darting into his Storage Ring.

Bai Ya and Lu Man tracked the aura of heavenly flames to a ravine in the Tagor Desert, where they encountered Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa. Chen Xuan revealed that he had reached the Dou Zong realm, leaving the two Heavenly Snake Mansion elders stunned and outmatched.

• Lu Man sensed the aura of heavenly flames in the Tagor Desert, and she and Bai Ya decided to investigate despite the risk of encountering Queen Medusa.
• Bai Ya and Lu Man found a vast, heat-filled ravine and sensed Queen Medusa's presence below, but Lu Man chose to continue toward the heavenly flames.
• An ice dragon rose from the ravine and attacked the pair, and Bai Ya transformed into the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor to destroy it with his Black Prison Flame.
• Hai Bodong appeared, and Bai Ya declared that the two peak Dou Emperors could defeat him.
• Chen Xuan sent a green lotus flame toward Bai Ya and Lu Man, then appeared hovering in the air as a Dou Zong.
• Bai Ya and Lu Man recognized Queen Medusa in Chen Xuan's human form and realized they could not defeat him.

Chen Xuan revealed that he had devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame and become a Dou Zong, shocking Lu Man and Bai Ya. He negotiated with Lu Man to trade the Green Lotus Platform for two Sect Breaking Pills, leaving the exchange to be completed later in the Snake-People Holy City.

• Chen Xuan showed Lu Man and Bai Ya the heavenly flame he had devoured, and Lu Man realized he had become a Dou Zong.
• Lu Man admitted that she and Bai Ya had come to the Tagor Desert seeking the heavenly flame, then confirmed Chen Xuan had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Chen Xuan showed Lu Man the Green Lotus Platform, and she offered a Sect Breaking Pill to trade for it.
• Chen Xuan demanded two Sect Breaking Pills, and Medusa urged him to raise the price to three.
• Lu Man accepted the price of two Sect Breaking Pills and said the Heavenly Snake Mansion would bring them later.
• Chen Xuan told Lu Man to find him in the Snake-People Holy City to collect the Green Lotus Platform.

After Lu Man and Bai Ya left, Chen Xuan explained why he accepted their offer of two Sect Breaking Pills for the Green Lotus Core Flame Lotus Platform and prepared for the Snake-People Tribe’s migration to the Black-Corner Region. Lu Man revealed that the platform could help the Heavenly Snake Mansion break through its bloodline limits, and she planned to test Queen Medusa’s strength before handing over the pills.

• Lu Man and Bai Ya left after Queen Medusa agreed to trade the lotus platform for two Sect Breaking Pills.
• Chen Xuan told Gu He, Yue Mei, and Hai Bodong that the trade would bring needed resources without provoking the Heavenly Snake Mansion too severely.
• Chen Xuan said he was ready to fight if the Heavenly Snake Mansion tried to take the platform by force, noting that he had reached Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Lu Man told Bai Ya that they would send the Fourth Elder with the pills but might seize a Heavenly Flame if Queen Medusa proved weak.
• Lu Man explained that the lotus platform’s Heavenly Flame aura could help the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s secret technique overcome bloodline limits, making it more valuable to them than a Heavenly Flame.

Chen Xuan arranged for Hai Bodong to recover his sealed strength and search Stone Desert City for a girl with Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. He then received three immortal-grade medicinal herbs through the monthly Mystery Sign-In and considered how they could benefit the Snake-People Tribe.

• Chen Xuan reached the late stage of Three-Star Dou Zong, while Hai Bodong learned that the Snake-People Tribe had four powerful Dou Emperor elders and extensive strength.
• Gu He gave Hai Bodong the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill on Queen Medusa’s orders and warned him that she could take back whatever strength she restored.
• Gu He told Hai Bodong to travel to Stone Desert City and find a little girl with three snake-shaped markings in her pupils, and Hai Bodong departed.
• Chen Xuan explained that Hai Bodong was searching for the bearer of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, though Queen Medusa questioned whether the girl existed.
• Chen Xuan activated the monthly Mystery Sign-In and received three immortal-grade medicinal herbs that could strengthen bloodlines, aptitude, and cultivation.
• Chen Xuan brought the three herbs into the Sacred Hall and told Queen Medusa they could benefit members of the Snake-People Tribe.

Chen Xuan revealed three rare herbs that could improve aptitude and bloodlines, then decided who would receive two of them. The little snake ate the Ten Thousand Saints Phantom Soul Flower and went back to sleep, leaving Chen Xuan to wonder how costly its appetite might become.

• Chen Xuan showed the Sacred Hall three immortal-grade herbs and explained their extraordinary effects, surprising Pill King Gu He and Queen Medusa.
• Chen Xuan chose the Earth Dragon Golden Melon for Yue Mei, and Queen Medusa thanked him for supporting the Snake-People Tribe.
• Chen Xuan teased Queen Medusa about having children, and she angrily insisted that she would have at most one.
• A little snake emerged from Chen Xuan's Storage Ring and begged for the Ten Thousand Saints Phantom Soul Flower.
• Chen Xuan offered the little snake Ice Spirit Cold Spring, but it refused, so he let it swallow the flower before it returned to the Storage Ring to sleep.