Chapter Summaries

The Deep Sea King used the Sea Heart Flame and rain to overpower Metal Bat, while Xiao Tian recognized the flame as a powerful heavenly flame. When the Deep Sea King noticed Xiao Tian passing by, he was so frightened that he dropped to his knees.

• The Deep Sea King let Sweet Mask flee and claimed the Sea Heart Flame would keep him from escaping its power.
• Xiao Tian saw news of the Deep Sea King's attacks and recognized his flames as the Sea Heart Flame from the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• Rain strengthened the Deep Sea King, making him grow taller and regenerate his lost arm.
• Metal Bat attacked the Deep Sea King, but the king countered with the Sea Heart Flame and sent him flying with a powerful kick.
• The Deep Sea King saw Xiao Tian walking by and fell to his knees, causing nearby buildings to collapse.

The Deep Sea King knelt in terror before Xiao Tian, but Saitama killed him with one punch. The Hero Association's monitoring department witnessed the fight and began investigating Xiao Tian after a sea-blue flame entered his body.

• Stinger recognized the blue-haired milk drinker as the S-Class Hero Emperor Flame and wondered why the Deep Sea King feared him.
• The monitoring department identified Emperor Flame and saw Caped Baldy, Saitama, jump down from a rooftop.
• Saitama punched the Deep Sea King, reducing him to blood mist and clearing the rain.
• The monitoring department saw a sea-blue flame enter Xiao Tian and reported the strange incident to its supervisor.
• The supervisor suspected Xiao Tian might be a monster, while Xiao Tian remained unaware that he was under scrutiny.

After the Deep Sea King’s defeat, Xiao Tian faced public attacks for arriving too late and decided to turn the demand for his Adamantine Staff into a game. He sent the weapon out and posted that its bond with him had been severed, leaving the public to react.

• The Hero Association promoted Saitama to S-Class, while Sweet Mask remained missing and his fans blamed Emperor Flame for arriving too late.
• Xiao Tian received calls and public criticism demanding that he hand over the Adamantine Staff.
• Do-S explained that most of the online outrage came from paid trolls, but Xiao Tian refused her offer to shut it down.
• Xiao Tian sent the miniature Adamantine Staff flying out the balcony and told Saitama he was teasing the trolls and troublemaking heroes.
• Do-S registered an Emperor Flame account for Xiao Tian, who posted that the Adamantine Staff's bond with its master had been severed.

A colossal divine staff descended on the edge of the Great Hassatmi Desert after Xiao Tian released his ownership bond, drawing widespread attention and prompting heroes to head toward it. As online outrage over Emperor Flame's treatment grew, Xiao Tian and Do-S prepared to watch what happened next.

• Explorers witnessed a giant, ancient-patterned staff descend from the heavens onto the outskirts of the Great Hassatmi Desert and shared images and videos online.
• Netizens condemned Sweet Mask's fans and mourned Emperor Flame's impending loss of official S-Class status, while the Hero Association learned that Metal Bat and other heroes were heading for the desert.
• Wanasha laughed at the trending news, then reacted to a post about Tatsumaki and wondered whether Xiao Tian might turn dark.
• Fubuki protested that Emperor Flame was not a monster, while Xiao Tian joked with Do-S about becoming a demon and said they should watch the show.
• Sweet Mask woke in City S, recalled how Emperor Flame's flames had saved him, and decided to clear Emperor Flame's name.

Sweet Mask and other powerful figures publicly defended Emperor Flame Xiao Tian after he left the Hero Association, revealing the breadth of his influence. Tatsumaki reached the Adamantine Staff in the Great Hassatmi Desert and was overwhelmed after its pressure drew her consciousness into another world.

• Sweet Mask posted a video condemning his fans for attacking Emperor Flame and announced he would leave entertainment to focus on protecting humanity as a hero.
• The Hero Association, Hellish Blizzard, King, and the world's wealthiest tycoons publicly praised Emperor Flame, while the tycoons revealed he was an Association director.
• Videos showed Hayate's Flame being identified as a Monster Association Dragon Level executive and Hellfire Flame undergoing Purification.
• Tatsumaki arrived at the Adamantine Staff, entered its pressure field, and burst into tears after her consciousness was pulled into another world.

Tatsumaki regretted slandering Emperor Flame after experiencing the Adamantine Staff’s power, while heroes failed to approach the weapon in the Great Hassatmi Desert. As Xiao Tian watched a giant centipede attack the staff, his collection progress reached 11% and triggered a hidden quest to find and remove Pandora’s Box with the help of six celestial maidens.

• Tatsumaki hurried to delete her post about Emperor Flame after realizing how many people had defended him.
• Heroes traveled to the Great Hassatmi Desert to claim the Adamantine Staff, but Metal Bat and others could not withstand its oppressive might.
• Xiao Tian watched from a Somersault Cloud as monsters and heroes near the staff dropped Universe Fragments.
• A giant centipede attacked the Adamantine Staff and fled beneath the desert badly wounded, while signs of quicksand frightened ordinary people.
• Xiao Tian’s collection progress rose to 11%, triggering a quest to find Pandora’s Box and send it out of the world with the cooperation of six celestial maidens.

Xiao Tian returned from the Great Hassatmi Desert after staging a weeklong spectacle, then learned Tatsumaki wanted to apologize to him. He demanded that she prepare a delicious meal, and she arrived at Saitama's home with instant food instead.

• Xiao Tian, Saitama, and Do-S watched the sun and moon rise together in the Great Hassatmi Desert as the Adamantine Staff drew monsters and dwindling crowds.
• Xiao Tian complained that Wanasha and the others had revealed his position as a major Hero Association shareholder and director.
• Do-S told Xiao Tian that Tatsumaki had been trying to contact him to apologize, so he asked her to prepare a delicious meal at Saitama's home.
• Tatsumaki asked Wanasha for help, but Wanasha warned that Xiao Tian was difficult to please and suggested Tatsumaki offer herself to him; Tatsumaki refused.
• Tatsumaki changed into a new dress and flew to Saitama's home carrying tubs of instant noodles, spicy strips, ham sausages, and braised eggs.

Fubuki and Tatsumaki waited at Saitama's home with instant noodles, hoping to help Tatsumaki earn Emperor Flame's forgiveness. Genos warned them that the gesture might fail and revealed that Fubuki's divine wine had been a playful one-time gift, just as Emperor Flame arrived with Do-S and Saitama.

• Fubuki prepared instant noodles for Tatsumaki to offer Emperor Flame, while Tatsumaki threatened to hospitalize Fubuki's underlings if her apology failed.
• Genos flew into Saitama's home, saw the sisters, and questioned whether the instant noodles were their surprise.
• Genos estimated that Tatsumaki's gift had a high chance of being rejected and explained that Emperor Flame had only let Fubuki drink the divine wine once, despite being able to make more.
• Tatsumaki asked about the wine, but Xiao Tian appeared holding Do-S and gripping Saitama's shoulder.

Xiao Tian stopped Genos’s system failure, accepted Tatsumaki’s apology, and had Do-S arrange a hotel feast. At the hotel, they discovered that someone had impersonated Do-S and was hosting a gathering there.

• Xiao Tian calmed Genos and offered him Gold Soul Coins, then asked Do-S to arrange a seafood feast.
• Tatsumaki apologized to Xiao Tian, who forgave her in exchange for a week of laundry.
• Do-S booked the Dihao Linsi Hotel for a day and followed Xiao Tian’s choice of the ninth floor and ninth private room.
• Do-S learned that someone had already brought guests into the hotel and ordered food in her name.
• Xiao Tian spotted hundreds of people on the third floor, where a blood-skinned man praised Miss Wang’s generosity.
• Do-S prepared to clear out the hotel, while Xiao Tian questioned why its management had not confirmed her booking.

Xiao Tian and the S-Class heroes confronted an impostor posing as Do-S at the Wang family heiress’s party, and Xiao Tian killed the shapeshifting monster that had ruined his gathering. The party moved to the hotel’s ninth floor as fans urged him to return to the Hero Association, and people around the world began petitioning for his return.

• Security guards stopped Xiao Tian and the heroes at the venue, but Tatsumaki flung their head of security aside and the guards let them enter.
• The fake Do-S revealed itself as a shapeshifting monster and begged the heroes to spare it.
• Xiao Tian crossed to the platform and killed the monster with a kick, then golden flames consumed its remains.
• Xiao Tian and the others moved the party to the ninth floor, where a thousand attendees celebrated him.
• Fans posted videos calling for Xiao Tian to return to the Hero Association, and petitions spread around the world.

Xiao Tian's popularity surged after the events in the Great Hassatmi Desert, and Blast offered him the number-one S-Class spot. As Xiao Tian settled into Ghost Town with Tatsumaki and Fubuki nearby, the district revived, while the Monster Association stayed wary of his power.

• Tatsumaki asked Xiao Tian to challenge Blast for first place, and Xiao Tian instead posted that he had retired as Emperor Flame and was online as Hero Association director Xiao Tian.
• Blast posted that he would give Xiao Tian the number-one S-Class spot, and Xiao Tian clarified that Tatsumaki had made her earlier post after losing truth or dare.
• After the party, Fubuki and Tatsumaki followed Xiao Tian home, and Fubuki arranged for them to live in units near Saitama's home.
• The Adamantine Staff returned to Xiao Tian, and the Monster Association's Dragon Level executives and Demon Level members kept a low profile after learning of his strength.
• Fans flocked to Ghost Town after news spread that Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and a director's daughter lived with Xiao Tian, and new shops and residents brought the district back to life.
• Xiao Tian put up a barrier around his building to prevent disturbances, while Saitama enjoyed the discounts at Ghost Town's new shops.

Xiao Tian sent Saitama and Genos to fight the mosquito monsters in the Black Dome Primeval Forest, then investigated a clone’s discovery and found an immortal artifact. Refining it gave him Void Immortal Tears that enhanced his Tenseigan and let him sense the Six Heavenly Maidens nearby.

• After hearing reports of bloodsucking mosquitoes in the Black Dome Primeval Forest, Xiao Tian urged Saitama to go fight monsters and train for S-Class.
• Saitama left for the forest, and Xiao Tian persuaded Genos to go with him.
• A clone summoned Xiao Tian to examine a bead found in an old tomb, and Xiao Tian scolded the clone for digging graves while searching for Pandora’s Box.
• Xiao Tian’s system identified the bead as an immortal artifact sealing Void Tears, and he refined and absorbed it.
• Void Immortal Tears merged into Xiao Tian’s Tenseigan, granting him spatial abilities and the power to sense the Six Heavenly Maidens within at least a thousand meters.

Xiao Tian created clones to develop the underground realm, then joined Silver Fang in the Black Dome Primeval Forest to investigate the monster threat. They defeated a swarm of mutated mosquitoes, and Silver Fang was impressed by Xiao Tian’s power.

• Xiao Tian’s clone returned and demanded three powerful reinforcements, and Xiao Tian approved the request and assigned all nine clones to develop the underground realm.
• Xiao Tian saw on television that Saitama was wandering around K City and went to investigate the Black Dome Primeval Forest instead.
• Xiao Tian met Silver Fang in the forest, where Silver Fang reported that ten heroes had died and warned of a possible monster conspiracy in the depths.
• Xiao Tian and Silver Fang heard a swarm of mutated mosquitoes approaching and prepared to fight.
• Silver Fang disrupted the mosquito army with Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, and Xiao Tian burned the swarm away with Heavenly Dao Emperor Flame.
• Silver Fang praised Xiao Tian’s flames and suspected that Emperor Flame’s power might support the idea that he was a god.

Xiao Tian and Silver Fang Bang fought their way through the Black Dome Primeval Forest, where Xiao Tian detected a component of one of the Six Heavenly Maidens and led them to Mosquito Queen. Silver Fang nearly killed her, but she summoned an enormous swarm of mosquitoes, leaving the two facing a far greater threat.

• Xiao Tian burned through six waves of bloodsucking mosquitoes with his Emperor Flame Domain as he and Silver Fang Bang advanced.
• The Tenseigan and Void Immortal Tears detected a component of one of the Six Heavenly Maidens, and Xiao Tian carried Silver Fang deeper into the forest.
• Xiao Tian brought Silver Fang before Mosquito Queen and told him to fight her.
• Silver Fang attacked Mosquito Queen with Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, destroying her arms and nearly killing her.
• Mosquito Queen summoned a swarm of mosquitoes a hundred times larger than the eight waves Xiao Tian had already destroyed, and Silver Fang called out to Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian let the Mosquito Queen absorb her mosquito army and transform, then allowed her to attack him. Her fangs shattered against his neck, and he trapped her with Void Immortal Tears as a Heavenly Maiden component was extracted.

• Xiao Tian told Silver Fang Bang to retreat and let the Mosquito Queen complete her transformation.
• The mosquito swarm vanished, revealing the healed Mosquito Queen in blood-colored armor with eight wings and increased strength.
• The Mosquito Queen charged at Xiao Tian and restrained him in a blood mist before attempting to drink his blood.
• The Mosquito Queen’s fangs shattered against Xiao Tian’s neck, and he sealed her in place with Void Immortal Tears.
• Xiao Tian extracted a Heavenly Maiden component from the Mosquito Queen.

Xiao Tian extracted the Heavenly Maiden cells from the Mosquito Queen, then tracked her lair to the House of Evolution. He entered the facility and encountered a mysterious girl fighting Carnage Kabuto.

• Xiao Tian removed the Heavenly Maiden component from the Mosquito Queen and confined her in the Kamui Dimension.
• Xiao Tian left the Black Dome Primeval Forest, while Bang took credit for defeating the Mosquito Queen in interviews.
• Xiao Tian interrogated the Mosquito Queen, learned the location of the House of Evolution, and went there.
• Dr. Genus watched footage of a girl overpowering Carnage Kabuto and considered using her volatile cells to create a powerful specimen.
• Xiao Tian entered the arena, patted the girl’s head, and asked her to follow him as Carnage Kabuto charged at him.

Xiao Tian killed Carnage Kabuto, then the girl transformed into the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden and unleashed a destructive burst of blood-colored power. Xiao Tian knocked her unconscious, saved Dr. Genus and the evolved monsters, and left with the maiden while ordering Genus to use his science to benefit humanity.

• Carnage Kabuto charged Xiao Tian, who killed him with a casual kick.
• The girl transformed into the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden and demanded that Xiao Tian leave.
• Dr. Genus arrived with the Beast King and Armored Gorilla, and the maiden rejected his claim that he was her father.
• After the maiden's ten-second warning expired, she unleashed blood-colored power that killed Genus's clones and collapsed the underground facility.
• Xiao Tian protected Genus, the Beast King, and Armored Gorilla, then knocked the maiden unconscious.
• Xiao Tian carried off the maiden and ordered Genus to use his scientific talents for humanity, and Genus agreed.

Xiao Tian recruited the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden as his bodyguard and brought her to Saitama’s home. There, he discovered that Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and Do-S were also connected to Heavenly Maidens, while the newly arrived girl remained without a name of her own.

• Xiao Tian found the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden awake, and she agreed to help him open a door when the time came.
• Xiao Tian offered to take her shopping, but she transformed her clothes into a black dress with blood-colored light and accepted a drink he made.
• Xiao Tian teleported with the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden to Saitama’s home, where Tatsumaki, Fubuki, Do-S, Saitama, and Genos were gathered.
• Xiao Tian’s Void Immortal Tears detected six Heavenly Maidens, and his Tenseigan revealed different signs above Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and Do-S.
• Xiao Tian introduced the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden as his new bodyguard, learned she had no name, and called her Little Blood.
• Genos and Saitama welcomed Little Blood as the group stood in an awkward silence.

Xiao Tian built a rooftop villa and moved in with Saitama, Genos, Do-S, and the sisters Tatsumaki and Fubuki. After enjoying the new pool, he agreed to arrange another Hero Association selection, hoping to find the remaining two heavenly maidens.

• Xiao Tian led the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden away from Tatsumaki, Fubuki, Saitama, and Genos to find a larger place to stay.
• Xiao Tian used Earth Release: Two Bedrooms and a Living Room Technique to build a rooftop house, then recruited workers from two worlds to finish a three-floor villa with an enormous indoor swimming pool.
• Xiao Tian erased the workers' memories of the construction and had Do-S pay them three years' wages.
• Saitama and Genos moved into the rooftop villa, while Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and Do-S played in the pool as Xiao Tian and the Blood Asura Heavenly Maiden watched.
• Xiao Tian agreed to postpone the Hero Association's next hero selection, replace the tests, and publicize substantial cash prizes and his autograph, planning to use the event to find the remaining two heavenly maidens.

Xiao Tian chose a dangerous Arctic region for the Hero Association’s assessment and explained how he had prepared it as a series of monster-filled stages. After Blood Asura’s appearance nearly overwhelmed the visitors, Director Ma agreed with the plan and asked when registration would close and the assessment would begin.

• Xiao Tian told Do-S to warn applicants that the assessment could be deadly and summoned Director Ma to inspect the site in person.
• Xiao Tian showed Director Ma and several A-Class Heroes the Arctic assessment site, and Director Ma objected that its Tiger-level monsters made it too dangerous.
• Xiao Tian explained that he had used the Void Immortal Tears to create separate stages and sort the monsters by strength, with powerful referees guarding the boundaries.
• Blood Asura appeared to take Lafite, and Xiao Tian warned the visitors not to look into her eyes before sending her away.
• Director Ma thanked Xiao Tian for saving them, approved the plan, and asked whether registration should close and when the assessment would start.