Chapter Summaries

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.

Chen Xuan took control of the Black Corner Region, then set out for the Central Plains to pursue the Nine Dragon Heavenly Gang Fire and expand the Baolai Merchant Association. After bringing the Luo Family under his control, he traveled through Tianya City's wormhole, where a Space-Time Storm forced him to use an Advanced Teleportation Jade Talisman to escape the spatial passage.

• Qin Hao and Old Ghost Dimu subdued the Black Corner Region's major factions, while Chen Xuan used the Puppet Jade Talisman to secure Demonic Flame Valley and strengthened Old Ghost Dimu to Dou Zun.
• After leaving the region's affairs to Demonic Flame Valley, Chen Xuan returned to the Snake People Race tribe, reached the two-star Dou Zong level, and learned that the Nine Dragon Heavenly Gang Fire was in Blazing Flame Valley in the Central Plains.
• Chen Xuan traveled with Qin Hao and Old Ghost Dimu to Tianya City, where they forced the Luo Family's upper ranks to submit and took control of the wormhole.
• Nineteen days into the journey through the wormhole, Chen Xuan encountered a Space-Time Storm and used an Advanced Teleportation Jade Talisman to escape the spatial passage.

Chen Xuan emerged in a vast forest filled with powerful Monster Beasts and fought a territorial sixth-tier leopard while seeking directions. The leopard warned that the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King was coming, and the golden wolf arrived as Chen Xuan prepared to face it.

• Chen Xuan used an Advanced Teleportation Jade Talisman to escape the spatial passage and found himself in an unfamiliar forest with many powerful Monster Beasts.
• Chen Xuan transformed into his honey badger form and approached a late sixth-tier leopard to ask where he was and how to leave.
• The leopard treated Chen Xuan as an intruder and attacked, but Chen Xuan overwhelmed it without striking any vital points.
• The wounded leopard warned Chen Xuan that the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King was on its way and never spared intruders.
• Chen Xuan sensed the approaching seventh-tier Monster Beast, and the golden-furred Howling Moon Golden Wolf King appeared before him.

Chen Xuan fought the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King and its subordinates after they mistook him for a spy. He proved his strength and tried to recruit the king, who revealed a cloning ability and prepared to continue the battle.

• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King surrounded Chen Xuan with its clan and accused him of being a spy, while Chen Xuan said he only wanted directions and information about Blazing Flame Valley.
• The king sent three Sixth-tier golden wolves to capture Chen Xuan, but he fought them off and endured their attacks without injury.
• Chen Xuan challenged the king to a fight, saying the clan would submit if he won, and the king transformed into human form to battle him.
• Chen Xuan and the king exchanged powerful attacks, and Chen Xuan's Ice Dragon destroyed the king's golden wolf technique before the king dispelled the dragon.
• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King revealed that he could create five identical clones, leaving Chen Xuan facing six apparent copies as he prepared a wide-area attack.

Chen Xuan withstood the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King's attacks and defeated him with the Godslayer Spear. He spared the injured wolf king and again demanded that he submit as a subordinate.

• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King attacked Chen Xuan with six clones, but Chen Xuan emerged unharmed.
• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King renewed his assault after Chen Xuan mocked his strength.
• Chen Xuan summoned the Godslayer Spear and unleashed Emperor Spear Art: Sweeping Through Armies.
• Chen Xuan's attack destroyed the wolf king's five clones and severely injured his true body, leaving him unable to fight.
• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King surrendered, and Chen Xuan offered to spare him if he became his subordinate.

Chen Xuan questioned the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King about the Beast Region and learned about its three great monster beast families. The chapter ended as two members of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan arrived on a Seven-colored Giant Crane.

• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King explained that his clan served the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and Chen Xuan promised to spare him if he answered questions.
• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King told Chen Xuan about the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, including its powerful members and Dou Sheng experts.
• The Howling Moon Golden Wolf King described the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Clan and the Ancient Void Dragons, the other two great monster beast families.
• A Seven-colored Giant Crane carrying a man and a woman flew toward them, and the Howling Moon Golden Wolf King identified them as members of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Chen Xuan admired the woman's beauty as the newcomers approached.