Recaps

Chen Xuan retaliated against the Jia Ma Empire and Misty Cloud Sect for their attack on the Snake People Race, destroying Misty Cloud Mountain and attacking the imperial palace. After his subordinates slaughtered the imperial family’s defenders, Chen Xuan confronted the Jia Ma Empire’s guardian beast, the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast, which refused to submit.

• Chen Xuan surrounded Misty Cloud Mountain, ordered the Misty Cloud Sect disciples killed, and destroyed the sect with a Four-Colored Fire Lotus after its leaders had fled.
• Chen Xuan attacked the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial palace and killed a palace expert who tried to stop him.
• Jia Xingtian offered to negotiate, but Chen Xuan ordered everyone in the palace killed and joined the assault.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and the Green Flame Python overwhelmed the imperial defenders, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King swallowed Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Fama, and others.
• Chen Xuan followed a Sixth-tier Monster Beast’s aura to a lake and met the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast, the Jia Ma Empire’s guardian.
• The Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast refused Chen Xuan’s offer to submit because of its agreement with the imperial family, and Chen Xuan prepared to kill it.

Chen Xuan killed the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast, helped the Lin Family take control of the Jia Ma Empire, and turned his attention to expanding the Baolai Merchant Association into the Chuyun Empire. Jia Nan Academy remained sealed behind its protective formation, leaving Chen Xuan to strengthen himself before confronting it.

• Chen Xuan froze the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast’s attack, killed it with an emerald-green fire lotus, and absorbed its sixth-tier Magic Core.
• Chen Xuan secretly helped the Lin Family destroy the Mittel Family and defeat factions that challenged its rise in the imperial capital.
• Chen Xuan had Lin Jiahui identify the empire’s ministers, then used Puppet Jade Talismans to control them as the Lin Family took over the Jia Ma Empire.
• Qin Hao reported that Jia Nan Academy had sealed itself behind a protective grand formation that he could not break through.
• Chen Xuan decided to improve his strength and expand the Baolai Merchant Association into the Chuyun Empire, bringing the Green Flame Python while Qin Hao returned to the Haotian Sect.

Chen Xuan coerced Nangong Haoyu into serving the Baolai Merchant Association and traveled with him to the Chuyun Empire to secretly gain control of it. After learning that the powerful Poison Sect could influence the imperial family, Chen Xuan arrived in the capital and went with Nangong Haoyu to meet the Nangong Family patriarch.

• Chen Xuan demanded that Nangong Haoyu work for the Baolai Merchant Association, and Nangong Haoyu agreed under threat.
• Chen Xuan gave Medusa a protective grand formation, entrusted Jia Ma Empire affairs to the Lin Family, and departed with the Green Flame Python and the Guangyuan Merchant Association.
• Nangong Haoyu told Chen Xuan that the Poison Sect had surpassed the Myriad Scorpion Gate and could interfere in the Chuyun Empire's imperial affairs.
• Chen Xuan decided that he needed to bring the Poison Sect under control and asked about its mysterious woman Sect Master, who was said to be a Dou Zong.
• Chen Xuan and Nangong Haoyu reached the Chuyun Empire's capital, where Nangong Haoyu took Chen Xuan to meet the Nangong Family patriarch.

Chen Xuan forced Nangong Hai and the Nangong Family’s senior members to submit, using Puppet Jade Talismans to secure their loyalty. He planned for the family to rule the Chuyun Empire, but the Poison Sect soon arrived and demanded the Nangong Family serve them.

• Chen Xuan told Nangong Hai he wanted the Nangong Family to serve him, then isolated the council hall and overpowered the five-star Dou Emperor with his strength and Emerald Green Flame.
• Nangong Hai agreed to submit after Chen Xuan promised the Nangong Family would govern the Chuyun Empire and said he would deal with the Poison Sect.
• Chen Xuan used a Puppet Jade Talisman on Nangong Hai and summoned the Nangong Family’s senior members.
• Chen Xuan forced the senior members to submit and used Puppet Jade Talismans to ensure their loyalty, becoming the Nangong Family’s hidden master.
• Members of the Poison Sect came to the Nangong Family and demanded its service.

Chen Xuan watched as Xiao He of the Poison Sect demanded that the Nangong Family submit, but Nangong Hai and the family elders refused. As Xiao He prepared to leave, Chen Xuan stepped forward and offered to keep him as a guest by force.

• Xiao He told Nangong Hai that the Poison Sect wanted the Nangong Family to serve it.
• Nangong Hai rejected the demand and declared that the Nangong Family would resist the Poison Sect.
• The Nangong Family's senior members backed Nangong Hai, confirming that the family would not submit.
• Xiao He threatened the family with extermination and left after Nangong Hai warned him not to attack.
• Chen Xuan stopped Xiao He and said he would force him to stay, prompting Xiao He to ask who he was.

Chen Xuan defeated Xiao He and used the Puppet Jade Talisman to make the Poison Sect elder serve as his informant. After Xiao He returned to Heavenly Poison City and reported the Nangong Family’s resistance, the Poison Sect Master ordered an attack that threatened the family.

• Chen Xuan confronted Xiao He, resisted his poisonous Dou Qi, and burned away the toxins with his Emerald Green Flame.
• Chen Xuan demanded Xiao He submit and provide intelligence about the Poison Sect, and Xiao He agreed to preserve his life.
• Chen Xuan used the Puppet Jade Talisman on Xiao He, learned important information from him, and sent him back to the Poison Sect.
• Xiao He told the Poison Sect’s higher-ups that the Nangong Family had refused to serve them and had a Dou Huang expert stationed there.
• The Poison Sect Master ordered Wu Ya and Elder Xiao to take men to the Nangong Family and leave no survivors.

Chen Xuan lured Poison Sect forces to the Nangong Family and fought Wu Ya, a Dou Huang Peak expert, while Xiao He turned against the sect. Chen Xuan trapped Wu Ya and gained the upper hand, as a mysterious woman appeared to watch their battle.

• The Poison Sect Master considered the Nangong Family’s resistance and dismissed the elders after ordering them to watch the restless Myriad Scorpion Gate.
• Chen Xuan prepared the Nangong Family for an attack, intending to draw out Poison Sect experts and weaken the sect piece by piece.
• Wu Ya arrived with Poison Sect forces, surrounded the Nangong Family, and ordered his men to attack.
• Chen Xuan charged Wu Ya while Xiao He attacked the Poison Sect expert and then turned against the other sect members.
• Chen Xuan blocked Wu Ya’s escape, trapped him in a sealed space, and battered him with ice blades.
• A graceful woman appeared nearby and watched Chen Xuan drive Wu Ya back.

Chen Xuan overwhelmed Wu Ya with his Azure Flame while the Poison Sect’s Sect Master intervened and battled the Green Flame Python. After Chen Xuan captured Wu Ya, he stepped in to help the Green Flame Python against the Poison Woman’s deadly poison.

• Wu Ya unleashed his full strength, but Chen Xuan summoned Azure Flame and trapped him with flames closing in from every direction.
• A Dou Zong expert attacked Chen Xuan, and the Green Flame Python appeared to block her; the Nangong Family recognized her as the Poison Woman, Sect Master of the Poison Sect.
• Chen Xuan left the Poison Woman to the Green Flame Python and intensified his assault until Wu Ya was defeated and handed to Xiao He.
• The Green Flame Python struggled against the Poison Woman’s corrosive poison and called for Chen Xuan’s help.
• Chen Xuan attacked with Emerald Green Flame, which burned away the Poison Woman’s energy and forced her to retreat.

Chen Xuan and the Green Flame Python fought the Poison Sect Master, whose potent poison was countered by Chen Xuan’s Heavenly Flames. Chen Xuan defeated her with a Four-Colored Fire Lotus and burned her to ashes, noticing relief in her eyes as she died.

• The Poison Sect Master attacked Chen Xuan and the Green Flame Python with her Thousand Illusions Poison Spring, but their flames and power held it back.
• The Poison Sect Master trapped Chen Xuan and the Green Flame Python in a spatial cage filled with poisonous mist that slowed them and contaminated the natural energy.
• Chen Xuan fused the Emerald Green Flame and Purple-Green Flame into a Four-Colored Fire Lotus and launched it at the Poison Sect Master.
• The fire lotus collapsed the spatial cage, allowing Chen Xuan and the Green Flame Python to escape before its blast devastated the surrounding area and gravely wounded the Poison Sect Master.
• Chen Xuan burned the defeated Poison Sect Master to ashes and noticed a trace of relief in her eyes.

After killing the Poison Sect Master, Chen Xuan forced Wu Ya to submit, installed him as the sect’s public leader, and secretly took control of the Poison Sect. When the Myriad Scorpion Gate attacked Poison Sect territory, Chen Xuan sent Wu Ya to respond and led the sect’s forces toward the enemy stronghold.

• Chen Xuan questioned Wu Ya about his standing in the Poison Sect and offered to spare him if he submitted.
• Wu Ya accepted, and Chen Xuan used a Puppet Jade Talisman on him before giving him an Emperor Breaking Pill and ordering him to reorganize the sect.
• Wu Ya became the Poison Sect’s new Sect Master, while Chen Xuan secretly bound the elders and took control of the sect’s industries and the Chuyun Empire.
• Chen Xuan learned that Wu Ya had been a spy for the Myriad Scorpion Gate and planned to use the Poison Sect against it.
• The Myriad Scorpion Gate attacked Poison Sect forces, so Chen Xuan sent Wu Ya to deal with its Dou Emperor elder and led the remaining forces toward the Myriad Scorpion Gate.

Chen Xuan joined Wu Ya and the Poison Sect in surrounding the Myriad Scorpion Gate and demanding its submission. When Xie Shan relied on the Poison Cloud Array to stop them, Chen Xuan attacked it with a Four-Colored Fire Lotus, leaving the assault poised to begin.

• Chen Xuan arrived at Myriad Scorpion Mountain with the Poison Sect and ordered its disciples to block the Myriad Scorpion Gate’s escape routes.
• Wu Ya arrived with the Poison Sect’s experts and confronted Xie Shan, revealing that he had advanced to Dou Zong.
• Wu Ya demanded that Xie Shan submit, but Xie Shan refused and challenged the Poison Sect to break through the Poison Cloud Array.
• Chen Xuan stepped forward, revealed his Heavenly Flames, and fused them into a Four-Colored Fire Lotus.
• Chen Xuan sent the Four-Colored Fire Lotus toward the poisonous-mist-covered forest.

Chen Xuan and Wu Ya led the Poison Sect in an assault on the Myriad Scorpion Gate, destroying its Poison Cloud Array and forcing Xie Biyan to join the battle. As the sect war erupted, Xie Shan summoned a Sixth-tier Four-winged Demonic Scorpion to confront Chen Xuan.

• Chen Xuan’s Four-Colored Fire Lotus destroyed the forest and Poison Cloud Array around Myriad Scorpion Mountain, prompting Xie Biyan to emerge and shield the mountain from the flames.
• Wu Ya demanded that Xie Biyan answer for the Myriad Scorpion Gate’s attack on the Poison Sect, and the two sides gathered their experts for battle.
• Chen Xuan ordered Wu Ya and the Green Flame Python to fight Xie Biyan while he handled Xie Shan and the other Myriad Scorpion Gate experts.
• Xie Biyan blasted Wu Ya back and fought the Green Flame Python in the sky as the sects began a fierce battle.
• Chen Xuan overwhelmed Xie Shan until Xie Shan blew a blue whistle and summoned a giant Sixth-tier Four-winged Demonic Scorpion.

Chen Xuan defeated the Myriad Scorpion Gate’s sect-protecting beast and slaughtered its experts while the Green Flame Python and Wu Ya held Xie Biyan at bay. After Chen Xuan offered to spare Xie Biyan if he submitted, Xie Biyan summoned something with a strange sound, leaving Chen Xuan wary of what was coming.

• Xie Shan used a whistle to send the Four-winged Demonic Scorpion charging at Chen Xuan, who punched it into the ground and dodged its tail.
• Chen Xuan activated his Berserk skill and killed Xie Shan with Ice Heaven Frozen Earth while the Green Flame Python and Wu Ya fought Xie Biyan to a standstill.
• Chen Xuan destroyed the Four-winged Demonic Scorpion with a Heavenly Wrath Fire Lotus, swallowed its Magic Core, and killed the other Myriad Scorpion Gate experts.
• Chen Xuan offered to spare Xie Biyan if he served him, but Xie Biyan released black mist and made a strange sound to summon something.

Chen Xuan and the Poison Sect faced a new Dou Zong ally of the Myriad Scorpion Gate, Protector Tie, while Xie Biyan unleashed the completed Blood Soul Art. The chapter ended with Xie Biyan transforming into a terrifying half-man, half-scorpion monster.

• Chen Xuan recognized the familiar aura of the mysterious expert he had encountered at the Misty Cloud Sect as it emerged from the Myriad Scorpion Gate.
• Protector Tie appeared, and Xie Biyan asked him to deal with Chen Xuan in exchange for payment.
• Protector Tie agreed to fight Chen Xuan and revealed his interest in consuming Chen Xuan's powerful soul.
• Xie Biyan exposed the Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor sealed within his body and began using the Myriad Scorpion Gate's Blood Soul Art.
• Xie Biyan transformed into a blood-covered half-man, half-scorpion monster.

Chen Xuan fought Protector Tie while the Poison Sect experts joined Wu Ya and Green Flame Python against Xie Biyan. Chen Xuan used the Godslayer Spear and a Heaven-tier Combat Skill to severely injure Protector Tie, who fled, and Chen Xuan pursued him.

• Chen Xuan ordered the Poison Sect experts to help Wu Ya and Green Flame Python while he took on Protector Tie.
• Protector Tie attacked Chen Xuan with a soul-piercing iron chain, but Chen Xuan’s Emerald Green Flame engulfed it and forced Tie to extinguish the fire.
• Chen Xuan summoned the Godslayer Spear and used Emperor Spear Art: Sweeping Through Armies, unleashing a Heaven-tier attack that shattered Protector Tie’s defenses and hurled him into a crater.
• Xie Biyan recognized the power of Chen Xuan’s Heaven-tier Combat Skill, while Chen Xuan revealed that the Godslayer Spear tripled his attack power.
• Protector Tie fled as black mist, and Chen Xuan chased after him.

Chen Xuan chased down and killed Protector Tie, then absorbed the souls he had collected. Returning to Myriad Scorpion Mountain, Chen Xuan confronted Xie Biyan and demanded his submission while the battle around Xie Biyan continued.

• Protector Tie fled from Chen Xuan, but Chen Xuan pursued him with his Wind Thunder Wings and refused to let him escape.
• Protector Tie revealed he belonged to the Soul Hall and threatened Chen Xuan, but Chen Xuan launched Heaven-Splitting with the Godslayer Spear.
• The attack killed Protector Tie and caused the Godslayer Spear to devour his soul.
• Chen Xuan collected Protector Tie's herbs and pills from his Storage Ring, then absorbed the souls Protector Tie had gathered.
• Chen Xuan returned to Myriad Scorpion Mountain and saw Xie Biyan fighting the Green Flame Python, Wu Ya, and the others.
• Chen Xuan told Xie Biyan to submit or die, and Xie Biyan faced greater despair.

Chen Xuan secured Xie Biyan’s submission and consolidated his control over the Chuyun Empire. He planned to expand the Baolai Merchant Association into neighboring empires, but learned that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion might be too powerful to challenge without further investigation.

• Chen Xuan offered Xie Biyan a Saint Origin Pill in exchange for submitting, then used a Puppet Jade Talisman to make him absolutely loyal and handed him the pill.
• The remaining Myriad Scorpion Gate disciples stopped resisting, and Chen Xuan used Puppet Jade Talismans to control its Dou Emperor powerhouses.
• Chen Xuan put Wu Ya and Xie Biyan in charge of reorganizing the Poison Sect and the Myriad Scorpion Gate while he profited from the Chuyun Empire and the Nangong Family.
• Chen Xuan asked Xie Biyan about expanding the Baolai Merchant Association into other empires, and Xie Biyan warned him about the powerful and mysterious Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• After learning that Dou Emperor powerhouses served the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, Chen Xuan decided to investigate it before acting and considered targeting the Black Corner Region.

After two years of consolidating his power and cultivating, Chen Xuan reached the Dou Zong level and prepared to expand into the Black Corner Region. As Medusa’s pregnancy progressed, a stronger-than-Protector Tie Soul Hall Dou Zong arrived at the Snake People Race’s tribe.

• A subordinate reported that Ling Ying had died protecting Xiao Yan, and the graceful figure vowed to avenge him by killing the Snake People Race and the man responsible.
• Chen Xuan strengthened his control over the Chuyun Empire and Jia Ma Empire, expanded the Baolai Merchant Association across the Northwest Continent, and avoided provoking the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• After two years, Medusa’s belly began to swell, and her cultivation reached the Five-star Dou Zong level while Chen Xuan cultivated to the Dou Huang Peak level.
• Chen Xuan used a top-grade Breakthrough Dou Zong Pill to advance to Dou Zong and planned to take control of the Black Corner Region.
• A Dou Zong visitor from the Soul Hall arrived at the Snake People Race’s tribe, and Chen Xuan and Medusa went to meet him.

A representative of the Hall of Souls tried to recruit Chen Xuan and threatened him over Protector Tie’s death, but Chen Xuan refused and attacked. The representative escaped, warning that Hall of Souls experts would come, leaving Chen Xuan and Medusa wary of the coming conflict.

• A dark figure from the Hall of Souls offered Chen Xuan aid and cultivation resources if he agreed to serve the faction, but Chen Xuan refused.
• The dark figure threatened Chen Xuan and revealed that the Hall of Souls knew about Protector Tie’s death, while Medusa unleashed her aura to defend her territory.
• Chen Xuan denied knowing Protector Tie, then declared that he would oppose the Hall of Souls and attacked the dark figure with the Godslayer Spear.
• The dark figure dispersed into smoke and vanished, warning Chen Xuan to wait for the Hall of Souls’ experts to arrive.
• Medusa urged Chen Xuan to be careful, and Chen Xuan reassured her while joking about their unborn child.

Chen Xuan arrived in the Black Corner Region to bring its major forces under his control, choosing Black Emperor City as his first target. At the Thousand Medicine Workshop, he demanded to speak with its master, and a seductive woman appeared after the Amethyst Winged Lion King threatened an elderly attendant.

• Chen Xuan traveled to the Black Corner Region with Qin Hao, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and the Green Flame Python, intending to seize control of its major forces.
• Chen Xuan discussed Jia Nan Academy with Qin Hao and said it would eventually pay for attacking the Snake People Race.
• Chen Xuan reached Black Emperor City and went to the Thousand Medicine Workshop, a renowned herb and pill shop he had chosen as his first target.
• Chen Xuan demanded to speak with the workshop master, but an elderly attendant tried to handle his request himself.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King grabbed the attendant by the neck and threatened him, drawing the attention of the shop's guests.
• A gorgeous woman in a red palace robe appeared and urged Chen Xuan's group to discuss matters peacefully.

Chen Xuan confronted Manager Yao and demanded that the Thousand Medicine Workshop serve him, using his superior force to compel her submission. Manager Yao agreed after Qin Hao defeated her three Dou Emperor guards, while Chen Xuan promised her position and freedom would remain unchanged.

• Manager Yao approached Chen Xuan and invited him to discuss his business in a VIP room.
• Chen Xuan demanded that the Thousand Medicine Workshop serve him and said he had come to make Manager Yao choose, not negotiate.
• Manager Yao's three Dou Emperor guards erupted with power, but Chen Xuan revealed that he had sealed the room off from the outside.
• Chen Xuan threatened Manager Yao, and her guards attacked him.
• Qin Hao released his Dou Zun aura and blasted Manager Yao's three guards away.
• Manager Yao agreed to serve Chen Xuan after he promised she could keep her position, treatment, and freedom.

Chen Xuan and Manager Yao set a trap for Qi Shan to create a pretext for confronting the Black Emperor Sect. At Thousand Medicine Workshop’s pill exchange, Qi Shan threatened Chen Xuan over the Jade Fruit, but Manager Yao openly stood up to him.

• Manager Yao suggested luring Qi Shan with a rare Jade Fruit so Chen Xuan could provoke a justified conflict with the Black Emperor Sect.
• Chen Xuan bought a Jade Fruit and had Manager Yao announce it would be traded at Thousand Medicine Workshop’s gathering three days later.
• Qi Shan arrived at the gathering and demanded the Jade Fruit, claiming his status as the Black Emperor Sect’s chief alchemist.
• Disguised as a middle-aged Dou Wang, Chen Xuan offered a sixth-grade Violent Origin Pill for the Jade Fruit and refused Qi Shan’s demand to yield it.
• Qi Shan threatened Chen Xuan, but Manager Yao warned Qi Shan to follow the workshop’s rules or be escorted out, leaving him stunned.

At Thousand Medicine Workshop, Chen Xuan challenged Qi Shan over the Jade Fruit, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King beat Qi Shan and drove him out. Qi Shan returned to the Black Emperor Sect and persuaded Mo Tianxing to seek justice, leaving the sect poised to act against the workshop.

• Manager Yao enforced Thousand Medicine Workshop's rules when Qi Shan threatened Chen Xuan and claimed he could not be expelled.
• Chen Xuan refused to yield the Jade Fruit to Qi Shan and insulted him and the Black Emperor Sect.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King punched Qi Shan out of Thousand Medicine Workshop at Chen Xuan's instruction, and Qi Shan fled.
• Qi Shan returned to the Black Emperor Sect and told Mo Tianxing that Thousand Medicine Workshop had attacked him and employed a Dou Zong expert.
• Mo Tianxing promised that the Black Emperor Sect would seek justice for Qi Shan.

Chen Xuan’s Thousand Medicine Workshop defeated the Black Emperor Sect after Mo Tianxing attacked it, then forced Mo Tianxing and his subordinates to submit. With Black Emperor City secretly under his control, Chen Xuan planned to hold an auction to gather the major factions of the Black Corner Region.

• Mo Tianxing surrounded the Thousand Medicine Workshop and demanded an explanation for Qi Shan’s injuries, but Manager Yao refused to back down.
• Mo Tianxing ordered the Black Emperor Sect to attack, and the Green Flame Python and Amethyst Winged Lion King revealed themselves as Five-star Dou Zongs and overwhelmed their opponents.
• The Green Flame Python severely wounded Mo Tianxing, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King captured the Black Emperor Sect elders before they were brought before Chen Xuan.
• Chen Xuan offered Mo Tianxing and the other leaders one way to live: submit to him, which they agreed to do.
• Chen Xuan used the Puppet Jade Talisman to ensure their loyalty while leaving Mo Tianxing publicly in control of Black Emperor City.
• Chen Xuan planned to hold an auction in Black Emperor City to bring together the major factions of the Black Corner Region.

The Black Emperor Sect held a lavish auction that drew the Black Corner Region’s major factions and earned Chen Xuan a huge amount of Gold Coins. With the proceeds, Chen Xuan began his plan to control the region by targeting the factions’ upper echelons.

• The Black Emperor Sect’s auction filled Black Emperor City with factions and powerful visitors, while Chen Xuan stayed behind the scenes and left security to Qin Hao and the others.
• Manager Yao opened the auction with a Grade 8 Soul Origin Pill, which fierce bidding drove to five hundred million Gold Coins before a mysterious old man bought it.
• The auction offered rare treasures, and Demonic Flame Valley bought the Saint Origin Pill for six hundred million Gold Coins.
• After the auction, factions investigated the Black Emperor Sect and some secretly agreed to join forces against it, believing Mo Tianxing was its strongest expert.
• Chen Xuan used the auction’s proceeds to buy Puppet Jade Talismans and sent Qin Hao, the Green Flame Python, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King after the major factions’ upper echelons.