Arc 7The Dragon Island Gambit

Xiao Yan survived the Three-Year Agreement’s bloody aftermath while Xiao Tian Ce maneuvered against the Hun Clan and sent the Tou She Ancient God Jade to bait them. Huang Min and Ling Yun attacked East Dragon Island, but Zhu Ku and Zhu Lu overwhelmed them, forcing Xiao Tian Ce to reveal himself and face their challenge.

  • Zhu Guang severed his own arm to appease the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, while Xiao Tian Ce returned to the Central Plains with Ya Fei and learned that the Soul Hall had been destroyed.
  • Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement, then fought Yun Leng after Yun Leng accused him of killing Mo Cheng.
  • Yun Shan intervened against Xiao Yan, but Medusa, Ling Ying, and Heavenly Secret Tower experts helped Xiao Yan escape the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Xiao Tian Ce sought Gu Yuan’s alliance against the weakened Hun Clan, but Gu Yuan refused and instead considered bringing the Yan and Lei Clans together.
  • Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and found the Xiao Clan missing, then confronted Yun Shan at the Misty Cloud Sect before escaping after wrecking the sect with a Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus.
  • Xiao Tian Ming gave Xiao Yan the Tou She Ancient God Jade and ordered the Eight Gates to protect him secretly, while Xiao Tian Ce prepared the other clans for conflict with the Hun Clan.
  • Huang Min and Ling Yun led the Heaven Demon Phoenix and Nine Netherworld Python forces in an assault on East Dragon Island, where they wounded Zhu Kun and trapped him with spiritual arrays.
  • Zhu Ku and Zhu Lu defeated Huang Min and Ling Yun, freed Zhu Kun and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and seized the two disciples before Xiao Tian Ce appeared and declared he would take them away.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Severing His Own Arm, Xiao Tian Ce Emerges from Seclusion (Double Chapter)

Zhu Guang severed his own arm to end the conflict between the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, while Xiao Tian Ce completed a powerful token during his seclusion. After learning about events across the continent, Xiao Tian Ce prepared to return to the Central Plains, and Ya Fei’s farewell to Xiao Yan ended with Yao Chen urgently asking whether the Soul Hall had been destroyed.

  • Zhu Guang severed his own arm and offered it to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, prompting Zhu Kun to leave with him after warning Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net that he would return.
  • Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net departed, while Ling Yun noticed Huang Min’s unusual behavior and left her alone.
  • Xiao Tian Ce successfully fused three ninth-rank Ancient Void Dragon magic cores into his token and gave Xiao Tian Ming the Heaven-Tier High-Level Wind Fury Technique.
  • Xiao Tian Ming reported Ya Fei’s promotion, Xiao Yan’s Alchemist Tournament victory, and the confrontation involving Zhu Kun, Huang Min, and Ling Yun.
  • Xiao Tian Ce decided to return to the Central Plains with Ya Fei and suspected Huang Min’s behavior was connected to the past between the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Huang Clan.
  • Ya Fei told Xiao Yan she was leaving for the Heavenly Secret Tower Headquarters, and Yao Chen urgently asked her whether the Soul Hall had been destroyed.

Ch. 152Yao Chen Found Comfort, Ya Fei Joined the Heavenly Secret Tower in the Central Plains, and Xiao Tian Ce Gave Her a Welcome Gift (Two Chapters in One)

Ya Fei told Yao Chen that the Soul Hall had been destroyed, then left for the Heavenly Secret Tower headquarters under Xiao Tian Ce’s protection. Xiao Tian Ce welcomed her with a high-level Heaven-Tier cultivation method, while Xiao Qing prepared to discuss an important matter with him.

  • Ya Fei told Yao Chen that the Soul Hall had been destroyed, and he celebrated before giving her an Earth Tier Dou Technique in thanks.
  • Ya Fei asked Xiao Yan to spare Nalan Yanran if he won their three-year agreement, and Xiao Yan promised he would.
  • Xiao Tian Ce escorted Ya Fei through the void to the Heavenly Secret Tower headquarters and introduced her to Xiao Qing as a talented manager.
  • Xiao Tian Ce revealed more than a hundred heaven-tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and Xiao Qing selected two lightning-attribute techniques.
  • Xiao Tian Ce gave Ya Fei a high-level heaven-tier fire-attribute cultivation method as a welcome gift and asked Xiao Qing to arrange her work.

Ch. 153Discovering the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's Space: The Strong Should Respect the Freedom of the Weak (Two chapters in one)

Xiao Tian Ce heard Xiao Qing’s reports, ordered her to resolve Gu Yue’s faction-building, and decided the Xiao Clan would not seize Old Man Shennong’s Life Spirit Flame. After Xiao Qing returned to Heaven Beyond, she confronted Gu Yue about her political maneuvering.

  • Xiao Qing told Xiao Tian Ce about the Beast Region, and he ordered her to monitor Zhu Kun and settle Gu Yue’s conduct within a month.
  • Xiao Qing reported a sealed space suspected to contain the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and Xiao Tian Ce said he would inspect its barrier after Gu Yue’s situation was handled.
  • Xiao Qing asked whether to seize Old Man Shennong’s Life Spirit Flame, and Xiao Tian Ce refused, saying the strong should respect the freedom of the weak.
  • Xiao Qing reported on the Spirit Clan, Stone Clan, and Yao Clan before returning to Heaven Beyond.
  • Gu Yue welcomed Xiao Qing home, but Xiao Qing dismissed the servants and confronted her about recruiting dozens of Dou Zun experts and stirring up trouble.

Ch. 154The Three-Year Agreement Begins (Double-Length Chapter)

Xiao Qing confronted Gu Yue over her attempts to gather support within the Xiao Clan, then returned to the Heavenly Secret Tower after Xiao Tian Ce trusted her to manage the clan. At the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began the Three-Year Agreement before a crowd of powerful spectators, and Xiao Yan declared that the fight could end in death.

  • Xiao Qing confronted Gu Yue about secretly winning over Xiao Clan Dou Zun, then warned her to remain within her role as the Young Clan Leader's Wife.
  • Xiao Qing returned to Xiao Tian Ce, who let the matter pass and entrusted her with handling the Heavenly Secret Tower's affairs.
  • Jia Ma Empire's leading figures gathered at the Misty Cloud Sect to watch the Three-Year Agreement between Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan.
  • Xiao Yan flew into the arena with his Purple Cloud Wings, surprising Yun Yun, who recognized him as Yao Yan.
  • Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan's challenge, and Xiao Yan rejected Yun Leng's rules by declaring that each fighter would accept the consequences of life or death.

Ch. 155Not Even One Exchange, Yun Leng Stirs Up Trouble (Two Chapters in One)

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in a single exchange and formally severed her ties to the Xiao Clan, but Yun Leng then accused him of killing Mo Cheng and revealed that he was also the alchemist Yan Xiao. The chapter ended with Yun Yun asking Xiao Yan whether the accusation was true.

  • Xiao Yan shattered Nalan Yanran’s sword and defeated her with Eight Extremes Collapse, ending the Three-Year Agreement.
  • Yun Yun declared Xiao Yan the winner, and Xiao Yan burned the Divorce Letter and declared that Nalan Yanran had no further ties to the Xiao Clan.
  • Yun Leng ordered Misty Cloud Sect Elders to block Xiao Yan and asked whether he had killed Mo Cheng.
  • Yun Leng claimed that Xiao Yan was the alchemist Yan Xiao and identified his heavenly flame as evidence linking him to Mo Cheng’s death.
  • Nalan Yanran woke, realized Xiao Yan and Yan Xiao were the same person, and tried to take her own life before Yun Yun stopped her.
  • Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan whether Yun Leng’s accusation was true.

Ch. 156Yun Yun's conflicted hesitation, Yun Leng wounded (double-length chapter)

Yun Yun tried to resolve Xiao Yan’s admission that he killed Mo Cheng by asking him to explain and offering a light penalty, but Yun Leng attacked before Xiao Yan could agree. Xiao Yan wounded Yun Leng and escaped into the air, where Yun Leng pursued him while Yun Yun ordered the sect’s disciples to stand down.

  • Yun Yun confronted Xiao Yan over Mo Cheng’s death, and Xiao Yan admitted killing him while waiting to learn whether she would punish him.
  • Yun Leng pressured Yun Yun to act, but she defended her authority and let Xiao Yan explain that Mo Cheng had abducted his friend and practiced an evil art.
  • Yun Yun accepted Xiao Yan’s explanation and offered to forgive the matter in exchange for ten fourth-grade pills, but Yun Leng attacked Xiao Yan and demanded that he serve ten years in the sect.
  • Xiao Yan countered Yun Leng with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, wounding and disfiguring him, and Yun Leng ordered the disciples to seize Xiao Yan.
  • Yun Yun stopped the disciples from attacking, but Yun Leng pursued Xiao Yan himself; Yao Chen briefly took control to help Xiao Yan evade an attack, and Xiao Yan fled through the air as Yun Leng chased him.

Ch. 157Battle erupted, revealing every shade of humanity (two-in-one)

Xiao Yan fought Yun Leng at the Misty Cloud Sect while Hai Bodong held off three elders, and Jia Ma Empire’s powerful figures chose not to intervene. Yun Leng finally struck Xiao Yan from the sky, leaving his fate uncertain as the battle continued.

  • Yun Leng and three Misty Cloud Sect elders cornered Xiao Yan, but Hai Bodong blocked their attacks and helped Xiao Yan escape.
  • Hai Bodong stalled three Dou Wang elders while Yun Leng pursued Xiao Yan; Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun watched, and Yun Yun comforted her student.
  • Xiao Yan fought back with the Mystic Heavy Ruler, using pills to restore his Dou Qi and surprise Yun Leng, while Jia Xingtian told Fa Ma that Yun Shan had become a Dou Zong and explained why he would not intervene.
  • Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Nalan Jie, Mittel Tengshan, and the other assembled experts stayed out of the fight, each wary of the Misty Cloud Sect or unwilling to risk their interests.
  • Yun Leng eventually struck Xiao Yan with a palm, sending him crashing into a cloud of dust, and declared that he would keep him at the Misty Cloud Sect.

Ch. 158Small Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, Smoke-Cloud Sun-Covering Formation (Two-in-One)

Xiao Yan fused the green lotus core flame and the Amethyst Winged Lion King's purple flame into a Fire Lotus, severely injuring Yun Leng and escaping his first attack. Yun Leng trapped Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong inside the Misty Cloud Sect's protective formation, and Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan's body to confront him.

  • Xiao Yan swallowed healing and recovery pills, then decided to use a Fire Lotus against Yun Leng without killing him.
  • Xiao Yan lured Yun Leng into range and released the Fire Lotus while Little Cai blocked Yun Leng's escape, badly burning him.
  • Xiao Yan tried to flee with Little Cai, but Yun Leng ordered the Misty Cloud Sect disciples to activate the Smoke-Cloud Sun-Covering Formation and sealed the escape route.
  • Yun Leng attacked Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong with a powerful cloud arrow, which shattered Hai Bodong's ice wall.
  • Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan's body and unleashed eerie white flames against Yun Leng.

Ch. 159Yun Yun Intervened, Yun Shan Appeared-a Dou Zong Expert, Terrifying Indeed (Double Chapter)

Yun Yun stopped the Misty Cloud Sect’s attack on Xiao Yan and let him leave, but Yun Leng summoned the former sect master Yun Shan. Yun Shan arrived, overpowered Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Little Cai, and tried to detain Xiao Yan for ten years.

  • Yao Chen used bone spirit cold flame to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect’s attack, and Yun Yun dismantled the formation and ordered Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong to leave.
  • Yun Leng summoned Yun Shan just as Xiao Yan prepared to depart, and Yun Shan appeared as a Dou Zong expert.
  • Yun Shan struck Hai Bodong down, questioned Xiao Yan, and demanded that he remain as a Misty Cloud Sect guest for ten years.
  • Xiao Yan refused and tried to escape, but Yun Shan intercepted him and knocked him from the sky.
  • Little Cai attacked Yun Shan but was thrown back, and Yun Shan suppressed Xiao Yan along with Hai Bodong and Little Cai.

Ch. 160Medusa, Ling Ying, Xiao He, and Wang Chao All Appear (Double-length chapter)

Yun Shan overwhelmed Hai Bodong and Little Cai at the Misty Cloud Sect, but Little Cai revealed herself as Queen Medusa and protected Xiao Yan. Ling Ying then arrived to help, and Xiao He and Wang Chao appeared from the Heavenly Secret Tower Branch, leaving Yun Shan facing several powerful opponents.

  • Yun Shan suppressed Hai Bodong and struck Little Cai down, prompting Xiao Yan to ask Yao Chen to help him kill Yun Shan.
  • Little Cai transformed into Queen Medusa, who freed Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong and declared Xiao Yan under her protection.
  • Ling Ying arrived to defend Xiao Yan on Xiao Xun'er's orders, and Yun Shan challenged him to a fight.
  • Xiao He and Wang Chao appeared, and those present greeted the Heavenly Secret Tower experts with respect.
  • Wang Chao remarked that Yun Shan had not advanced through proper means, while Xiao He noticed another soul inside Medusa and said her advancement was incomplete.

Ch. 161Visiting Gu Yuan (two-in-one)

After the Three-Year Agreement ended, Xiao Tian Ce went to the Ancient Realm to speak with Gu Yuan about Xun'er and Xiao Yan. Gu Yuan bristled at the thought of Xiao Yan marrying his daughter, and Xiao Tian Ce had not yet explained his proposal when the chapter ended.

  • Medusa clashed verbally with Xiao He, but Wang Chao restrained him, and Yun Shan let Xiao Yan leave the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Nalan Yanran apologized to Yun Yun and asked to enter the Gate of Life and Death to cultivate.
  • Xiao Tian Ming told Xiao He and Wang Chao to watch the Soul Hall and then headed to Wutan City to bring the Xiao Clan back to Heaven Beyond.
  • Xiao Tian Ce decided to put pressure on Xiao Yan and traveled to the Ancient Realm to meet Gu Yuan.
  • Xiao Tian Ce confirmed that Xun'er was Gu Yuan's daughter and said he had come to discuss her marriage, prompting Gu Yuan to reject the idea that Xiao Yan was worthy of her.

Ch. 162Joining Forces? (One More Update to Come)

Xiao Tian Ce persuaded Gu Yuan not to dismiss Xiao Yan as a suitor for Xiao Xun'er, then revealed that he had come to propose an alliance against the Hun Clan. Gu Yuan weighed the risks and suspected Xiao Tian Ce might be after the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

  • Gu Yuan rejected Xiao Tian Ce's suggestion of a marriage between Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, explaining that he expected his daughter to become the next Gu Clan Chief.
  • Xiao Tian Ce described Xiao Yan's rapid cultivation and argued that he deserved consideration, prompting Gu Yuan to question his motives.
  • Xiao Tian Ce explained that he watched over Xiao Yan because he was Xiao Xuan's descendant and said he regretted being unable to stop Xiao Xuan from attempting to reach the Dou Di Realm.
  • Xiao Tian Ce asked Gu Yuan to join forces against the Hun Clan, claiming that he had already dealt it heavy blows and captured one of its Four Gates of Dead Silence.
  • Gu Yuan considered the alliance's possible consequences and wondered whether Xiao Tian Ce's real goal was the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Ch. 163Gu Yuan's Candor (Second Update)

Xiao Tian Ce tried to persuade Gu Yuan to join the Xiao Clan in destroying the weakened Hun Clan, but Gu Yuan refused because the Xiao Clan would become overwhelmingly powerful afterward. Xiao Tian Ce accepted his decision and asked Gu Yuan to keep the Gu Clan neutral when the war began.

  • Gu Yuan considered whether Xiao Tian Ce was seeking the Tou She Ancient God Jade, while Xiao Tian Ce quietly waited and reflected on his desire to destroy the Hun Clan.
  • Gu Yuan explained that joining the Xiao Clan against the Hun Clan could expose the Gu Clan to danger if Hun Tiandi survived, and said he needed benefits that would persuade his clan’s elders.
  • Xiao Tian Ce argued that the Hun Clan was at its weakest after Hun Tiandi was badly injured and more than a hundred of its Dou Sheng Experts were killed.
  • Gu Yuan refused, saying the Xiao Clan would become unrivaled after the Hun Clan’s destruction and could threaten the weaker Gu Clan.
  • Xiao Tian Ce accepted Gu Yuan’s candor and asked him to keep the Gu Clan from attacking the Xiao Clan when the war against the Hun Clan began.

Ch. 164Schemes on All Sides: Whether to Launch a War of Extermination (Double-Length Chapter)

Gu Yuan refused Xiao Tian Ce’s proposal to join forces against the Hun Clan, and the Gu Clan considered secretly preserving the Hun Clan to keep the Xiao Clan occupied. Back at the Heavenly Secret Tower, Xiao Tian Ce, Xiao Qing, and Heavenly Net agreed that an all-out war could unite the other Emperor Clans against the Xiao Clan.

  • Xiao Tian Ce asked Gu Yuan to keep the Gu Clan from betraying the Xiao Clan during a war against the Hun Clan, and Gu Yuan promised to do so.
  • Gu Yuan told Gu Dao and Gu Lie about Xiao Tian Ce’s extermination proposal and explained why he had refused it.
  • Gu Lie proposed secretly keeping the Hun Clan alive so it would continue to weaken the Xiao Clan, and Gu Dao advised acting through other Emperor Clans.
  • Gu Yuan decided to contact the Yan Clan and Lei Clan about an alliance, while Gu Dao and Gu Lie discussed winning over both clans.
  • Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net warned Xiao Tian Ce that an all-out war against the Hun Clan could drive the other Emperor Clans to oppose the Xiao Clan.

Ch. 165Confidence, the Entire Xiao Clan Goes Missing (Two-in-One)

Xiao Tian Ce assigned Xiao Qing to prepare for war against the Hun Clan and Heavenly Net to locate their hidden base, confident that his spiritual arrays could deter other Emperor Clans. Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City, found the Xiao Clan missing and three Misty Cloud Sect elders dead, and set out with Medusa and Yao Chen for the Misty Cloud Sect to seek answers.

  • Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net warned Xiao Tian Ce that the Gu Clan might secretly support the Hun Clan and draw other Emperor Clans into a war, but Xiao Tian Ce revealed he could deploy grandmaster-level spiritual arrays.
  • Xiao Tian Ce tasked Heavenly Net with finding the Hun Clan's hiding place and Xiao Qing with preparing plans for an all-out war.
  • Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and discovered that the Xiao Clan had vanished, with signs of a brief fight and the corpses of Yun Leng and two other Misty Cloud Sect elders.
  • Medusa stopped Xiao Yan from rushing to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yao Chen agreed to escort him there after Xiao Yan insisted on finding answers.
  • Xiao Yan and Medusa departed for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, while Wang Chao reported that the Heavenly Secret Tower had killed the elders and left one survivor to carry news back to the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Xiao Tian Ce declined to secretly protect Xiao Yan, trusting Medusa and Yao Chen to handle Yun Shan.

Ch. 166Xiao Zhan's Revelations, Xiao Yan Returns to the Misty Cloud Sect

Xiao Yan returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Medusa and confronted Yun Shan over the deaths of three elders and the disappearance of hundreds of Xiao Clan members. Yun Shan denied responsibility and, as the confrontation stalled, demanded that Xiao Yan remain at the sect for five years.

  • Xiao Tian Ming reassured Wang Chao that Yao Chen and Medusa could protect Xiao Yan, then ordered him to guard the branch and protect Xiao Yan’s two elder brothers.
  • Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan traveled toward their ancestral home in the Central Plains, while Xiao Zhan worried that Xiao Yan would not know where they had gone.
  • Xiao Yan and Medusa rushed back to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, drawing the attention of Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong before heading to the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Xiao Yan presented the bodies of Yun Leng and two other elders and demanded to know where the missing Xiao Clan members were; Yun Shan denied knowing anything about them.
  • Yun Yun questioned Yun Shan, while Medusa explained that Xiao Yan had found the bodies in the Xiao Clan’s square and that the clan had vanished.
  • After their arguments failed to resolve the matter, Yun Shan accused Xiao Yan of killing the elders and demanded that he stay at the Misty Cloud Sect for five years.

Ch. 167Battle Again, Secrets of the Heavenly Huang Clan (Double chapter)

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen fought Yun Shan while Medusa attacked the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Tian Ce discussed the Xiao Clan’s returned members and Huang Min’s plans with Huang Jiuji. Huang Jiuji revealed the Heavenly Huang Clan’s origins in the Great Thousand World, and Xiao Tian Ce promised to take him, Huang Min, and Ling Yun there if he reached Dou Di.

  • Xiao Yan let Yao Chen control his body to confront Yun Shan, while Medusa attacked the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples to prevent them from activating their formation.
  • Yao Chen used the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to hold Yun Shan back as Medusa killed dozens of disciples despite Yun Yun and five Dou Wang opposing her.
  • Xiao Tian Ce ordered Xiao Bieli to settle Xiao Zhan and the Wutan City clansmen in the Xiao Clan and introduce them to Xiao Xian and Xiao De.
  • Huang Jiuji explained that Huang Min hated Zhu Kun because he had killed her father, and Xiao Tian Ce decided to let her and Ling Yun test their strength before intervening.
  • Xiao Tian Ce told Huang Jiuji that he had found an Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and advanced his spiritual array cultivation to Spiritual Array Grandmaster level.
  • Huang Jiuji revealed that the Heavenly Huang Clan’s ancestor came from the Great Thousand World, and Xiao Tian Ce promised to take Huang Jiuji, Huang Min, and Ling Yun there if he reached Dou Di.

Ch. 168Resurrection Materials, Xiao Yan at a Dead End, a Desperate Gamble (Double-Length Chapter)

Xiao Tian Ce promised to resurrect Huang Jiuji and encouraged his young disciple Xiao Huai'en, while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen struggled to escape Yun Shan’s formation at the Misty Cloud Sect. With Little Cai injured and their strength nearly spent, Xiao Yan prepared to use the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus to break through.

  • Xiao Tian Ce told Huang Jiuji that he had gathered the resurrection materials and would restore his body after handling matters in the Central Plains.
  • Xiao Huai'en visited Xiao Tian Ce, reported his progress in alchemy and cultivation, and received techniques, pills, and guidance from his teacher.
  • Xiao Tian Ce advised Gu Yue to focus on giving Xiao Qing a child and strengthen Xiao Qing’s position as the Xiao Clan’s next clan leader.
  • Yao Chen rescued the injured Little Cai after Yun Shan’s attack, but Yun Shan seized control of the Smoke-Cloud Sun-Covering Formation and trapped Xiao Yan and Yao Chen.
  • Xiao Yan decided to use the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus to break the formation despite the risk of injury and the loss of Yao Chen’s remaining strength.

Ch. 169Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, the Heavenly Mechanism Token (double-length chapter)

Xiao Yan used a three-colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus to devastate the Misty Cloud Sect and badly injure Yun Shan, but Yun Shan and Yun Yun pursued him as he tried to escape. Yao Chen revealed a Heavenly Mechanism Token to force them to stand down, allowing Xiao Yan to leave with Hai Bodong.

  • Xiao Yan fused three heavenly flames into a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, dodged Yun Shan's arrows, and detonated it, wrecking the Misty Cloud Sect and severely injuring Yun Shan.
  • Xiao Yan tried to flee, but Yun Shan blocked his way; Hai Bodong intervened and held Yun Shan off while Xiao Yan escaped.
  • Yun Yun attacked Xiao Yan with Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, and Yun Shan wounded Hai Bodong before he and Yun Yun trapped Xiao Yan.
  • As Xiao Yan prepared for a final fight, Yao Chen emerged from the Storage Ring and revealed a Heavenly Mechanism Token, warning that its activation would bring the Heavenly Secret Tower's members down on the Misty Cloud Sect.
  • Yun Shan feared the consequences and let them pass; Xiao Yan left with Yao Chen and Hai Bodong, leaving the Misty Cloud Sect in ruins.

Ch. 170Xiao Zhan Delivers the Tou She Ancient God Jade (Two in One)

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen escaped the Misty Cloud Sect, while Yun Shan ordered the sect to prepare against both Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Secret Tower. In Heaven Beyond, Xiao Zhan returned the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Xiao Tian Ce, who sent it toward Xiao Yan and learned that Min'er might be planning an assault on Dragon Island.

  • Xiao Yan thanked Hai Bodong for helping him escape, and Hai Bodong flew back to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen set out for Jia Nan Academy through the Black-Corner Region.
  • Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that Yun Shan likely had not taken his family and that powerful outsiders may have carried them away; Xiao Yan resolved to find them.
  • Yun Shan ordered Yun Yun to expel Yun Leng and his family, prepare spies for the Heavenly Secret Tower, and oversee the sect while he recovered; he also warned her not to spare Xiao Yan next time.
  • Xiao Zhan presented the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Xiao Tian Ce, who accepted it and arranged for Xiao Wu to deliver it to Xiao Tian Ming for Xiao Yan.
  • Qinglian told Xiao Tian Ce that Min'er seemed to be preparing to attack Dragon Island, and he gave Xiao Tian Ce an item someone had offered him in the Pill Region.

Ch. 171Delivering the Tou She Ancient God Jade and Discovering Traces of the Soul Realm (Two Chapters in One)

Xiao Tian Ming delivered the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Xiao Yan, who confirmed that his father’s soul imprint remained on it and resolved to grow stronger. Back in Heaven Beyond, Xiao Tian Ce learned that Lord Heavenly Net had found moving traces of the Soul Realm in the turbulent void.

  • Xiao Tian Ce studied grandmaster-level Spiritual Arrays and mastered several more during his seclusion.
  • Xiao Tian Ming gave Xiao Yan the Tou She Ancient God Jade and told him that Xiao Zhan’s soul imprint showed his father was still alive.
  • Yao Chen advised Xiao Yan that the man likely came from the Central Plains and urged him to train until he could uncover the truth himself.
  • Xiao Tian Ming ordered the Eight Gates to secretly protect Xiao Yan and support his growth without sparing him hardship.
  • Xiao Tian Ming returned to Heaven Beyond, where Xiao Qing reported that Lord Heavenly Net had discovered traces of the moving Soul Realm.

Ch. 172The Magical Beast Army Marches on East Dragon Island (Two-in-One)

Xiao Tian Ce prepared the Xiao Clan for the coming war while Huang Min and Ling Yun led the magical beast armies toward East Dragon Island to confront the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. As their forces prepared to attack, Xiao Tian Ce hurried there with the Green Lotus Saint to protect them.

  • Xiao Qing reported that Gu Yuan had allied with the Yan Clan, and Xiao Tian Ce ordered the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan prepared while assigning the Yao Clan to make pills and the Heavenly Secret Tower to watch the Lei Clan.
  • Xiao Tian Ce revealed that he had sent the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Xiao Yan to bait the Hun Clan, then ordered Xiao Tian Ming to visit the Yao Clan and cultivate afterward.
  • Huang Min and Ling Yun rallied the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Nine Netherworld Python Clan and led their forces through spatial passages toward East Dragon Island.
  • Xiao Tian Ce received news of their expedition and set out with the Green Lotus Saint, determined to ensure Huang Min and Ling Yun's safety.
  • Huang Min, Ling Yun, and their Dou Sheng companions reached the outskirts of East Dragon Island and prepared to attack.

Ch. 173Zhu Kun Backed into a Corner, Boundless Killing Intent (Double-Length Chapter)

Huang Min led a magical-beast army in an attack on East Dragon Island to avenge her father, and she confronted Zhu Kun despite his overwhelming strength. After she revealed that Xiao Tian Ce would avenge her if she died, Zhu Kun unleashed his killing intent, leaving Huang Min to ask Ling Yun to seek her teacher’s forgiveness if she did not survive.

  • Huang Min led the Nine Netherworld Python and Heaven Demon Phoenix forces through East Dragon Island’s defenses, killing hundreds of Ancient Void Dragons before Zhu Kun arrived.
  • Zhu Kun confronted Huang Min and offered to let the attack go unpunished if she and her forces withdrew.
  • Huang Min attacked Zhu Kun, but he blocked her sword strikes and sent her flying; Ling Yun caught her.
  • Zhu Kun explained that he had spared them because he feared provoking Xiao Tian Ce and his powerful Xiao Clan backing.
  • Huang Min refused to retreat and declared that Zhu Kun would die whether he killed her or she defeated him, as Xiao Tian Ce would avenge her.
  • Zhu Kun erupted with killing intent, and Huang Min apologized to Ling Yun and asked him to seek Xiao Tian Ce’s forgiveness for her if she died.

Ch. 174Heavenly Phoenix Secret Art, Xiao Tian Ce's Dark Expression, and Zhu Kun's Fury (two-in-one)

Huang Min and Ling Yun attacked Zhu Kun with the life-burning Heavenly Phoenix Secret Art, hoping to avenge the Heavenly Huang Clan, while Xiao Tian Ce watched from concealment and grew furious at their recklessness. As the secret art neared its end, they trapped Zhu Kun inside a barrage of spiritual arrays, leaving him cursing Xiao Tian Ce.

  • Huang Min prepared to die fighting Zhu Kun and asked Ling Yun to pass an apology to their teacher, Xiao Tian Ce, if he survived.
  • Huang Min and Ling Yun activated their Heavenly Huang Clan secret arts, boosted their strength, and attacked Zhu Kun at extreme speed.
  • Zhu Kun armored himself with black scales and endured their assault, while Xiao Tian Ce and Qinglian watched from concealment and worried about the secret art's cost.
  • Huang Min and Ling Yun wounded Zhu Kun, stripping scales from his body and knocking out two of his teeth as their attacks gradually slowed.
  • As the secret art was about to end, Huang Min and Ling Yun deployed eight ninth-level and more than a dozen eighth-level spiritual arrays around Zhu Kun.
  • Zhu Kun's punch struck a barrier instead of his attackers, and he cursed Xiao Tian Ce.

Ch. 175An unexpected turn (double-length chapter)-making up for yesterday

Huang Min and Ling Yun captured the Ancient Void Dragon Clan but were defeated when Zhu Kun’s Great Elder Zhu Ku and Second Elder Zhu Lu returned and rescued him. Xiao Tian Ce appeared before the two clans could fight further, and Zhu Kun agreed to discuss the matter rather than kill the disciples.

  • Huang Min and Ling Yun used Spiritual Arrays to trap Zhu Kun while their allies captured the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Huang Min threatened to kill the prisoners unless Zhu Kun surrendered.
  • Zhu Ku and Zhu Lu emerged from seclusion, defeated Huang Min and Ling Yun, freed the clan, and shattered the arrays holding Zhu Kun.
  • Zhu Kun’s elders seized Huang Min and Ling Yun, but Zhu Kun ordered them held rather than killed because the Xiao Clan stood behind them.
  • Xiao Tian Ce emerged from hiding and told Zhu Kun he would take his disciples away and discipline them.
  • Zhu Ku and Zhu Lu objected to Xiao Tian Ce’s arrival and challenged his right to take the prisoners.
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