Recaps

Xiao Yan seized an ancient scroll amid the battle on the stone platform, drawing the attention of a giant beast and the surrounding Dou Di experts. After the beast cornered him, he discovered the Spirit Stone powering it and removed it, causing its hand to shatter.

• Ten giant beasts attacked everyone on the stone platform while experts fought over the orbs and ancient scrolls.
• Xiao Yan took an ancient scroll from a fallen Dou Di expert and escaped the giant beast’s punch, but other experts saw him store the scroll.
• The giant beast repeatedly attacked Xiao Yan as nearby Dou Di experts waited to take his Storage Ring.
• A black light struck the beast’s fist, and Xiao Yan spotted the Spirit Stone in its palm.
• Xiao Yan passed through a pitch-black curtain, pulled the Spirit Stone from the beast’s palm, and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• The giant beast’s hand shattered as its palm closed around Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan discovered that the giant beasts relied on Spirit Stones in their palms, and that removing the stones weakened them enough for him to destroy them. After defeating two beasts and collecting their stones, he immediately moved on to attack another.

• Xiao Yan dodged a giant beast's punch, hid the Spirit Stone he had taken, and saw that the beast could no longer regenerate its shattered palm or attack as quickly.
• Xiao Yan struck the weakened beast and sent it crashing onto the stone platforms, then collected its second Spirit Stone as the beast broke apart.
• Xiao Yan concluded that each beast had two Spirit Stones in its palms and chose another giant beast to attack.
• Xiao Yan summoned a giant serpent to knock open the beast's fist, exposed its Spirit Stone, and blasted apart its palm.
• Xiao Yan appeared above the beast and struck its forehead, causing its body to crack and explode before the watching Dou Di experts.

Xiao Yan killed five of the ten giant beasts before an immense pressure drew the Dou Di experts toward the summit of the stone platform. He continued climbing without slowing, leaving the others stunned by his apparent resistance to the pressure.

• Xiao Yan and the One-Horned Whale Serpent killed half of the ten giant beasts, and the remaining five recoiled from Xiao Yan in fear.
• An ancient pressure swept across the space, and the Dou Di experts rushed onto the stone platform toward its summit.
• The pressure grew stronger with every step, forcing most of the experts to slow down or collapse while several body cultivators mocked them.
• Xiao Yan used his black robe to shed some of the pressure and climbed rapidly past the struggling experts.
• The curly-bearded body cultivators watched Xiao Yan cross a hundred steps without slowing and realized his strength or physical cultivation was extraordinary.

Xiao Yan pushed up the pressure-laden stone platform until his strength failed just short of the top, impressing the Four Great Clans. The One-Horned Whale Serpent emerged from his sleeve and carried him past the clansmen to the summit.

• Xiao Yan raced up the stone platform using his physical strength, but the growing pressure eventually forced him to collapse near the top.
• Huo Ba, Bai Ying, Zhuo Bentang, and Zhuo Lin watched Xiao Yan and remarked on his formidable strength, while Zhuo Lin suspected the black-robed man’s identity.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent emerged from Xiao Yan’s sleeve and unleashed its bloodline power, disrupting the pressure around the platform.
• Huo Ba considered taking the One-Horned Whale Serpent for himself, but Bai Ying warned that it already had a master, and Zhuo Lin hinted that Xiao Yan might be stronger than the serpent.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent wrapped Xiao Yan in its tail and charged through the pressure, reaching the top of the stone platform ahead of the Four Great Clans.

Xiao Yan reached the plaza at the summit of the ruins and found a formation, a statue resembling the woman from the maze, and a glowing golden light that the Four Great Clans suspected was an inheritance. Nearly thirty Dou Di experts eventually gathered, but no one dared enter the formation to claim it.

• Xiao Yan examined the circular plaza and recognized the statue as the woman he had encountered in the maze.
• Huo Ba and Huo Tianyi arrived, followed by Bai Ying, Sun Shuo, Zhuo Bentang, and Zhuo Lin with their clans.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent roared when Bai Ying asked Xiao Yan's name, and the Four Great Clans backed away without getting an answer.
• The gathered clans noticed the golden light in the statue's hands and suspected it was the source of the pressure and an inheritance.
• Nearly thirty Dou Di experts reached the plaza, but none dared approach the formation and its golden light.

Xiao Yan watched as Mu Kunlun provoked the crowd into a fight, then used the clash to lure a fat Dou Di into the great formation. The formation killed the fat old man, leaving the gathered experts even more wary of entering.

• Xiao Yan stayed concealed among the crowd and waited for someone else to test the great formation.
• Mu Kunlun revealed the Coiling Dragon Staff and challenged the fat old man after the crowd provoked him.
• Mu Kunlun struck the fat old man and sent him crashing onto the ground within the great formation.
• The golden runes beneath the fat old man activated, and a streak of golden light pierced his chest as he tried to flee.
• The formation enveloped the fat old man and made his body vanish, chilling everyone present.

The grand formation activated over the square and killed Dou Di experts with overwhelming golden beams, trapping Xiao Yan and the survivors with no way to retreat. After the formation struck again and killed nearly ten more experts, Xiao Yan remained unable to find a flaw or a way to survive.

• Thirty-one stone pedestals released golden pillars that joined into a vast formation over the square.
• The formation fired a golden beam that killed two Dou Di experts who failed to dodge.
• The survivors discovered the stone steps had vanished, leaving a bottomless abyss where the exit had been.
• Xiao Yan searched the square for a flaw but found none and feared the ruins were a trap.
• The formation attacked again, killing nearly ten Dou Di experts with two golden beams.

The golden formation repeatedly fired pillars that killed Dou Di powerhouses, and Zhuo Lin realized they would continue until they claimed a life. A wiry old man pushed a survivor into a pillar to halt the formation temporarily, and Zhuo Lin then spotted a possible way to break it.

• The golden formation sent successive pillars at the Dou Di powerhouses, and Xiao Yan narrowly dodged one that burned away part of his robe.
• Three Dou Di powerhouses died when they failed to escape the pillars.
• Zhuo Lin concluded that the pillars would keep falling until they took a life.
• A wiry old man shoved a white-haired old man into a descending pillar, killing him and stopping the formation temporarily.
• The wiry old man argued that his act had bought everyone time, leaving the crowd silent.
• Zhuo Lin studied the stone blocks in the square and said he had found a way to break the formation.

After the Heaven-Soaring Grand Formation killed more Dou Di experts, Zhuo Lin offered to lead the survivors in breaking it and demanded they cooperate. As another attack began, Xiao Yan and the other experts joined the alliance, leaving them facing two enormous pillars of golden light.

• The golden formation fired again, killing several Dou Di experts and making the survivors wary of one another.
• Zhuo Lin proposed cooperation, and Huo Ba asked him to give the crowd a convincing reason to agree.
• Zhuo Lin claimed he could lead them in breaking the formation, surprising Xiao Yan and the other experts.
• Huo Ba and Bai Ying agreed to cooperate, while Sun Shuo signaled his agreement by stepping forward.
• Zhuo Lin warned the remaining experts that he would not protect those who refused to join, and Xiao Yan stepped forward to join the group.
• All the Dou Di experts joined the alliance just as two enormous golden pillars shot toward them.

Zhuo Lin explained that the lotus-shaped stone pedestals powered the formation, and Xiao Yan proved it by destroying one with Eight Extremes Blast, causing a golden pillar to burst apart. The Dou Di experts began attacking the pedestals, while Zhuo Lin watched Xiao Yan and questioned his identity.

• Zhuo Lin claimed the stone pedestals powered the formation and said destroying them would break it.
• A brocade-robed old man attacked a pedestal, but the formation remained intact because a protective golden layer shielded it.
• Xiao Yan struck a pedestal with Eight Extremes Blast, shattering it and causing one descending golden pillar to burst apart.
• The Dou Di experts rushed to attack the pedestals, but their strikes were diverted by the spinning pedestals and their protective formation.
• Huo Ba, Bai Ying, Sun Shuo, and Zhuo Bentang attacked pedestals while Zhuo Lin watched Xiao Yan and wondered who he was.

Xiao Yan and the other Dou Di experts tried to destroy the pillars protecting the formation, while the Four Great Clans weighed whether to approach the powerful black-robed stranger. The nearly spent formation launched a final attack, and the chapter ended as four beams struck the plaza and filled the sky with golden light.

• Xiao Yan evaded a golden beam and destroyed a pillar with a powerful punch, further dimming the formation.
• Huo Ba, Huo Tianyi, Zhuo Bentang, and Bai Ying reacted to Xiao Yan’s strength, while Xiao Yan urged the clans to help destroy the pillars.
• Sun Shuo shattered a pillar, and Bai Ying and Huo Ba began attacking; Zhuo Lin told Zhuo Bentang to conserve strength and destroy only one pillar.
• The experts reduced the remaining nine pillars to four as the formation gathered its last power.
• The formation fired four beams, and the experts unleashed their attacks on the last pillars, but the beams continued toward them and filled the plaza with golden light.

After the formation broke, the surviving Dou Di experts rushed to claim the statue’s Dou Qi inheritance, while Zhuo Lin secretly targeted the black-robed Xiao Yan. The inheritance was knocked loose, the statue attacked the crowd with golden beams, and Xiao Yan’s use of Heavenly Severing Steps exposed his identity to Sun Shuo.

• The surviving experts celebrated breaking the formation, then scattered as they resumed competing for the Dou Qi inheritance.
• Zhuo Lin approached the black-robed Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan refused to travel with him; Zhuo Lin later ordered Zhuo Bentang to attack the black-robed man if an opportunity arose.
• Bai Ying urged the experts toward the statue, and Huo Ba suppressed the crowd before Xiao Yan and the others raced for its inheritance.
• Huo Ba and Bai Ying fought over the inheritance while Sun Shuo and Xiao Yan each seized it, and the four-way clash sent it flying from the statue’s palm.
• The statue fired enormous golden beams at the crowd, and a Three-Star Dou Di attacked Xiao Yan from behind; Xiao Yan dodged with Heavenly Severing Steps.
• Sun Shuo recognized Xiao Yan’s technique, turned scarlet-eyed, and asked if the black-robed man was Xiao Yan.

Sun Shuo recognized Xiao Yan and attacked him over the death of his son, while the other clans battled for the Dou Qi inheritance. Xiao Yan and Sun Shuo fought to a standstill until the One-Horned Whale Serpent intervened to block Sun Shuo’s killing blow.

• Sun Shuo exposed Xiao Yan’s identity, and Zhuo Lin’s deduction prompted Bai Ying and Huo Ba to suspect the Bai Clan had concealed its strength.
• Sun Shuo attacked Xiao Yan with the Three Saber Tribulation, and Xiao Yan revealed himself and countered with Flame Splitting Tsunami.
• As Xiao Yan and Sun Shuo clashed, Huo Ba, Bai Ying, and Zhuo Lin led their clans in a fight for the Dou Qi inheritance.
• Xiao Yan and Sun Shuo emerged from the energy storm injured and evenly matched, then Sun Shuo launched a feint and tried to strike Xiao Yan from behind.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent appeared and blocked Sun Shuo’s punch, allowing Xiao Yan to dodge without serious injury.

Xiao Yan and the One-Horned Whale Serpent fought Sun Shuo while the other Dou Di experts battled over the Dou Qi inheritance. Sun Shuo unleashed the Blood Transformation Art and overwhelmed Xiao Yan’s allies, but a golden light entered the One-Horned Whale Serpent as Xiao Yan prepared a powerful attack.

• Xiao Yan and the One-Horned Whale Serpent joined forces against Sun Shuo while the Dou Di experts fought over the Dou Qi inheritance.
• Xiao Yan brought out the Northern King, whose rapid recovery helped the three allies hold off Sun Shuo.
• Sun Shuo used the Blood Transformation Art to reach Late Three-Star Dou Di, struck Xiao Yan down, and pinned the One-Horned Whale Serpent beneath his foot.
• Sun Shuo blasted the Northern King and repeatedly knocked the One-Horned Whale Serpent away as he moved to finish Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan gathered Dou Qi into the Heavy Xuan Ruler, and a golden light entered the One-Horned Whale Serpent, shocking the onlookers.

Sun Shuo’s attack accidentally caused the One-Horned Whale Serpent to swallow the Dou Qi inheritance, rapidly raising the beast’s strength and giving Xiao Yan a powerful ally. Huo Ba then pressured Sun Shuo into joining the other clans’ plan to hold off the serpent while they captured Xiao Yan.

• The One-Horned Whale Serpent swallowed the Dou Qi inheritance, and its strength surged as it blasted Xiao Yan and Sun Shuo away.
• Huo Ba explained that Sun Shuo had caused the inheritance to fall into the serpent’s mouth, angering the other clans and leaving Sun Shuo shaken.
• The serpent’s strength rose to the Middle Three-Star Dou Di Stage and he struck Sun Shuo away when Sun Shuo attacked Xiao Yan.
• Huo Ba threatened that the other clans could report Sun Shuo’s mistake to the sect, then proposed capturing Xiao Yan to compensate for losing the inheritance.
• The Huo, Zhuo, and Bai clans pressured Sun Shuo into cooperating, and Sun Shuo agreed to hold off the One-Horned Whale Serpent while they captured Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan faced the Four Great Clans in the plaza while the One-Horned Whale Serpent fought Sun Shuo. After Bai Ying engaged the Northern King, Huo Ba, Huo Tianyi, Zhuo Lin, and Zhuo Bentang attacked Xiao Yan, beginning the showdown.

• The One-Horned Whale Serpent’s strength reached Late Three-Star Dou Di, and Sun Shuo challenged him before they clashed in midair.
• Zhuo Lin and the others surrounded Xiao Yan, revealed how they had identified him, and questioned Bai Ying about Xiao Yan’s escape from the Bai Clan.
• Bai Ying charged the Northern King, but their exchange injured both of them and prompted Bai Ying to demand help from the Zhuo and Huo Clans.
• Huo Ba, Huo Tianyi, Zhuo Lin, and Zhuo Bentang moved to capture or kill Xiao Yan, who covered himself in Heavenly Flames and charged them head-on.

Xiao Yan fought Huo Ba and the other three Dou Di experts, but their united assault overwhelmed him. After countering Huo Ba’s sword lights, Xiao Yan faced another greatsword strike at close range.

• Huo Ba attacked Xiao Yan with a massive Dou Qi greatsword as Huo Tianyi, Zhuo Bentang, and Zhuo Lin charged behind him.
• Xiao Yan summoned a Heavenly Flame avatar, which distracted the four opponents and attacked them with a flaming ruler.
• The four Dou Di experts struck back together, destroying the avatar and sending Xiao Yan flying backward.
• Xiao Yan realized the Four Great Clans had united against him and suppressed the injuries from their combined attack.
• Huo Ba mocked Xiao Yan and sent sword lights at him, which Xiao Yan countered with Flame Splitting Tsunami.
• A burly figure appeared in front of Xiao Yan and brought a greatsword down toward his head.

Xiao Yan repeatedly dodged Huo Ba’s attacks with Heavenly Severing Steps, but the effort drained his Dou Qi and Huo Ba eventually drove him to the edge of the square and pinned him under crushing pressure. As Huo Ba struck through Xiao Yan’s chest, Zhuo Lin remained convinced that Xiao Yan had more strength to reveal.

• Xiao Yan evaded Huo Ba’s surprise sword strike with Heavenly Severing Steps, then reappeared in the air as an afterimage faded beneath the blade.
• Zhuo Lin warned Zhuo Bentang not to underestimate Xiao Yan, pointing out that Xiao Yan had killed Sun Hanxi and comprehended the Power of the Great Dao.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly dodged Huo Ba’s attacks, while Huo Ba kept Huo Tianyi back to prevent the Zhuo Clan from taking advantage of their fight.
• Huo Ba finally struck Xiao Yan and sent him reeling to the edge of the square, then overwhelmed him with his Dou Di pressure.
• Zhuo Lin rebuked Zhuo Bentang for underestimating Xiao Yan and predicted that Huo Ba would not defeat him easily.
• Huo Ba pressed his palm against Xiao Yan’s chest and unleashed Dou Qi that pierced through his body.

Xiao Yan used deceptive afterimages and a hidden approach to strike Huo Ba with Heart-Shattering Palm, but Huo Tianyi hit him in return. Both men were badly injured, and Zhuo Lin warned that Xiao Yan’s attack might have seriously harmed Huo Ba if Huo Tianyi had not intervened.

• Huo Ba repeatedly attacked Xiao Yan’s black-robed afterimages, while Zhuo Lin realized the figures were more than ordinary afterimages.
• Zhuo Lin heard a faint hiss near the edge of the square and spotted Xiao Yan streaking toward Huo Ba.
• Zhuo Lin stopped Zhuo Bentang from intervening, while Huo Tianyi rushed to protect Huo Ba.
• Xiao Yan appeared behind Huo Ba and struck him with Heart-Shattering Palm, sending him flying.
• Huo Tianyi struck Xiao Yan in the chest, and both fighters spat blood as their Qi weakened.
• Zhuo Lin told Zhuo Bentang that Huo Ba might have been seriously harmed if Huo Tianyi had not arrived in time.

Xiao Yan recovered with pills and fought Huo Tianyi to a standstill, while Zhuo Lin waited for a chance to attack. After the One-Horned Whale Serpent defeated Sun Shuo and reached Mid-stage Four-Star Dou Di, Zhuo Lin moved against Xiao Yan, and Bai Ying’s attempt to intervene ended with his wrist broken.

• Xiao Yan swallowed two tier-three pills and resumed fighting Huo Tianyi with his Heavy Xuan Ruler, holding his own through more than a hundred exchanges.
• The One-Horned Whale Serpent defeated Sun Shuo and revealed strength at Mid-stage Four-Star Dou Di.
• Zhuo Lin ordered Zhuo Bentang to stop the One-Horned Whale Serpent while he attacked Xiao Yan and Huo Tianyi.
• Bai Ying let the Northern King break his wrist and was sent flying toward Zhuo Bentang.

Bai Ying and the One-Horned Whale Serpent disrupted the Zhuo Clan’s attempt to seize an advantage, and Huo Tianyi was swallowed during the ensuing chase. The serpent began to enter slumber after devouring him, leaving Xiao Yan vulnerable as Zhuo Lin prepared to attack.

• Bai Ying accidentally obstructed Zhuo Bentang, then accused him of waiting to reap the benefits while the Northern King struck him down.
• Zhuo Lin overtook Huo Tianyi, but the One-Horned Whale Serpent caught up as Huo Tianyi tried to reach Xiao Yan.
• Zhuo Lin kicked Huo Tianyi beneath the serpent’s jaws, and the serpent swallowed him alive before belching.
• Xiao Yan thanked the serpent and noticed golden solidified energy spreading over its body, signaling that it would soon fall asleep.
• Zhuo Lin saw the serpent’s change and gathered Dou Qi, believing Xiao Yan could no longer escape him.

Xiao Yan fought Zhuo Lin while the One-Horned Whale Serpent became trapped beneath an energy keratin layer, leaving both of them in danger. As Zhuo Lin prepared to finish Xiao Yan with his Golden Cloud Sword, Xiao Yan swallowed handfuls of medicinal pills, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Zhuo Lin attacked Xiao Yan, who blocked his blows with the Heavy Xuan Ruler while the One-Horned Whale Serpent tried to help him with a burst of Dou Qi.
• Zhuo Lin ordered Zhuo Bentang to kill the serpent, and Zhuo Bentang attacked as the energy keratin layer encased it completely.
• Zhuo Lin wounded Xiao Yan with his short sword and golden sword lights while Zhuo Bentang continued trying to break through the serpent's covering.
• Xiao Yan steadied himself after remembering his promise to take the serpent away, and Zhuo Lin summoned the Golden Cloud Sword for a final attack.
• Xiao Yan put away the Heavy Xuan Ruler, shattered several jade bottles, and swallowed handfuls of third-tier medicinal pills as the spectators watched in shock.

Xiao Yan swallowed dozens of third-tier pills to restore his power and fuel a Destruction Fire Lotus, enduring the violent energy as he merged seven Heavenly Flames. Zhuo Lin attacked while Xiao Yan was concentrating, but Xiao Yan evaded him and completed the Fire Lotus, leaving its attack against Zhuo Lin about to begin.

• Xiao Yan swallowed dozens of third-tier pills, and their power restored his Qi while threatening to tear his body apart.
• Xiao Yan gathered the rampaging energy with his soul power and began merging six Heavenly Flames to form the Destruction Fire Lotus.
• Gu You lent Xiao Yan the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Xiao Yan added it to the flames he was fusing.
• Zhuo Lin realized Xiao Yan was preparing a powerful attack and tried to stop him with the Golden Cloud Sword.
• Xiao Yan evaded Zhuo Lin's strike, formed a Fire Lotus, and sent it toward him.

Xiao Yan’s Destruction Fire Lotus overwhelmed Zhuo Lin’s sword defenses and unleashed successive energy storms across the arena. As the third storm approached, both fighters were gravely wounded, and Xiao Yan lay unable to move, expecting to die.

• Zhuo Lin used his essence blood to empower the Golden Cloud Sword, activated his Sword Domain, and summoned four Sword Seal shields to block the Fire Lotus.
• The Fire Lotus shattered Zhuo Lin’s first two sword shields, then stopped advancing as its light dimmed.
• The Fire Lotus’s falling petals unleashed destructive energy storms that killed or gravely injured most of the Dou Di experts in the square.
• Zhuo Lin used the gravely injured Sun Shuo as a shield against the approaching third storm.
• Xiao Yan, badly wounded and unable to move, closed his eyes as the third storm approached, fearing Gu You would not intervene.

After Xiao Yan’s Fire Lotus devastated the square, Zhuo Lin survived and became convinced that Xiao Yan might still be alive, while Bai Ying watched the surviving Zhuo Clan members. Xiao Yan had escaped the ruins with Leng Bingshuang, the overlord of the Xilin Mountain Range, and faced her in the snowy mountains.

• Zhuo Lin survived the energy storm by using Sun Shuo’s body as a shield, then searched the corpses and found no trace of Xiao Yan or the One-Horned Whale Serpent.
• Zhuo Lin mistook Huo Ba for Xiao Yan and killed him, then collapsed as Zhuo Bentang came to his aid and gave him a medicinal pill.
• Bai Ying hid on the statue and watched as Zhuo Lin secretly took the Golden Cloud Sword and stabbed Zhuo Bentang, who had just saved him.
• Bai Ying reconsidered attacking Zhuo Lin and began healing while Zhuo Lin’s injuries recovered.
• Xiao Yan appeared beyond the snowbound mountains with Tian Ying and two others, facing Leng Bingshuang, who had rescued him from the ruins.