Chapter Summaries

Bai Hua transformed into a rampaging monster, forcing Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan to try to restrain him. Just as Xiao Yan and the Northern King bought time for Xiao Xuan to form an array, Xiao Dingtian attacked Bai Hua and pierced his heart.

• Bai Hua erupted with black energy and attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Xuan cut apart the monster's energy orbs.
• Xiao Yan fought back, but the monster caught his punch and nearly struck him before the Northern King blocked the blow.
• The monster blasted the Northern King away, then tried to flee into the mountain forest as Xiao Yan and the puppet faced it.
• Xiao Dingtian struck the fleeing monster into the ground and declared that it was too dangerous to keep alive.
• Xiao Yan rushed to stop Xiao Dingtian, but Xiao Dingtian pierced Bai Hua's heart with a beam of light.

Xiao Yan fought Xiao Dingtian after Bai Hua was killed, but Xiao Dingtian repeatedly overpowered and injured him. Just as Xiao Dingtian’s attack was about to hit, Bai Hua returned to himself, and Xiao Yan rushed to embrace him.

• Xiao Dingtian disarmed Xiao Yan and wounded his hand with a single strike.
• Xiao Yan resumed attacking Xiao Dingtian, refusing to back down despite his injuries.
• Xiao Yan said he valued Bai Hua more than the Xiao Clan, provoking Xiao Dingtian to strike at him.
• Xiao Xuan tried to shield Xiao Yan with a golden formation barrier, but Xiao Dingtian shattered it.
• A pillar of white light scattered Xiao Dingtian’s attack as Bai Hua rose from the crater, his familiar eyes restored.
• Xiao Yan recognized Bai Hua and flew to embrace him.

Bai Hua survived Xiao Dingtian’s heart-piercing attack and returned with a changed appearance, while the first elder ended the fight and warned Xiao Yan’s group to avoid Xiao Dingtian. As the clan gathering drew near, Xiao Yan waited for Lian’er to emerge from seclusion, and Bai Hua handed him the formula for the Creation Pill.

• Bai Hua recovered after Xiao Dingtian’s attack, and Xiao Dingtian realized his strike had changed Bai Hua rather than killed him.
• First elder Xiao Zhen intervened, prompting Xiao Dingtian to leave, and warned Xiao Yan’s group to avoid him before the clan gathering.
• Xiao Yan examined Bai Hua and found him healthy, though Bai Hua’s pupils had turned one white and one black.
• As the clan gathering approached, Xiao Tian’s cultivation rose to the peak of the late one-star Yuan Zong realm, and returning Xiao Clan disciples gathered around the clan.
• Xiao Yan worried that Lian’er might not emerge from seclusion in time, but Bai Hua reassured him and gave him the formula for the Creation Pill.

Xiao Yan received Bai Hua’s essence blood, which contained the complete tier-eight Creation Pill formula, and began absorbing it. As Lian’er broke through to Origin Emperor, Bai Hua transformed into a crazed creature and attacked her, forcing Xiao Xuan to intervene before Bai Hua broke through his sword formation.

• Bai Hua gave Xiao Yan a drop of his essence blood containing the complete Creation Pill formula, then began coughing and showed eerie black light in his eyes.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the blood’s information and began assembling the tier-eight Creation Pill formula in his mind.
• Lian’er broke through from Five Star Origin King to Origin Emperor, while Xiao Xuan sensed the energy and heard Bai Hua’s hoarse growl.
• Bai Hua charged at Lian’er, and Xiao Xuan trapped him in a sword formation and sent Lian’er to find Xiao Yan.
• Bai Hua shattered Xiao Xuan’s sword formation and fixed his grayish-white eyes on Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Yan learned that Bai Hua’s second Soul Origin had resurfaced and was fighting for control of his body. He set out to refine a Spirit Nourishing Pill to save Bai Hua, choosing to miss the clan gathering.

• Xiao Xuan trapped the rampaging Bai Hua inside an array as Xiao Yan studied the Creation Pill formula.
• Lian'er told Xiao Yan that something had happened to Bai Hua, and Xiao Yan rushed to the sealed courtyard.
• Xiao Xuan explained that Bai Hua contained two Soul Origins that were devouring each other.
• Xiao Yan said a fifth-tier Spirit Nourishing Pill could fuse the Soul Origins and decided to refine one.
• Xiao Yan comforted Lian'er and chose to prioritize saving Bai Hua over attending the clan gathering.

Xiao Yan hurriedly refined a Spirit Nourishing Pill for Bai Hua, while the Xiao Clan prepared for its annual gathering. As the gathering began without Xiao Yan, Xiao Dingtian reaffirmed his suspicion of him and threatened to kill him if he tainted the clan bloodline.

• Xiao Xuan used a seventh-tier formation to trap Bai Hua while Xiao Yan entered a secret chamber to refine a Spirit Nourishing Pill.
• Xiao Yan ruined the ingredients in three attempts, then corrected his mistake and began a successful final refinement.
• The Xiao Clan held its gathering at the restored martial arena, drawing a vast crowd and returning young members who planned to give exhibition matches.
• Xiao Dingtian criticized Xiao Yan for not arriving, but Xiao Jinghong defended him and urged Xiao Dingtian to reconsider his suspicions.
• Xiao Dingtian told Xiao Jinghong he would tolerate Xiao Yan for the gathering but would kill him if he threatened the Xiao Clan Bloodline.

The Xiao Clan gathering began while Xiao Yan remained in seclusion, leaving Xiao Xuan and Lian'er waiting anxiously outside his chamber. Two powerful visitors arrived at the courtyard as Lian'er stayed behind rather than attend the day's battles.

• Xiao Yuheng and Xiao Zhen noticed that Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and the others had not arrived at the arena.
• Xiao Dingtian officially opened the clan gathering and explained its battle tiers, rewards, and rules.
• The first ten-person Origin King battle began as competitors leaped onto the fighting platform.
• Xiao Xuan told Lian'er the gathering had begun, and she stayed by Xiao Yan's chamber despite the Origin Emperor battles being scheduled for the next day.
• A man and a woman with presences above the Five-Star Yuan Zong level arrived at Xiao Yan's courtyard and asked if he was still refining pills.

Xiao Shaojun and Xiao Siyu visited Xiao Xuan while Xiao Yan remained sealed away, and Xiao Shaojun explained that the Stone Clan's destruction had prompted their return. The next day, Lian'er entered the Origin Emperor contest as pill fragrance began rising from Xiao Yan's chamber.

• Xiao Shaojun and Xiao Siyu arrived in Xiao Xuan's courtyard and recognized Xiao Yan's talent while he remained inside the sealed chamber.
• Xiao Xuan learned that Xiao Shaojun had returned because of the Stone Clan's destruction and to complete the clan rite in the ancestral shrine.
• Xiao Shaojun urged Xiao Xuan not to hold Xiao Dingtian's stubbornness against him, while Xiao Xuan doubted Xiao Yan would let their conflict go.
• Xiao Shaojun and Xiao Siyu left after chatting with Xiao Xuan, who waited by Xiao Yan's chamber until nightfall.
• Xiao Xuan attended the Origin Emperor contest to watch over Lian'er, who entered the arena as pill fragrance rose inside Xiao Yan's chamber.

Lian'er won her Origin Emperor match while Xiao Yan remained in seclusion refining pills as the Yuan Zong battles began. Just before Xiao Dingtian could declare Xiao Yan had forfeited his match against Xiao Chuhang, Xiao Yan appeared above the platform and apologized for being late.

• Lian'er defeated a Three-Star Origin Emperor with her Woeful Poison Body and looked toward Xiao Xuan in the stands.
• Xiao Lei learned from Xiao Zhuobin that Xiao Yan was refining pills in seclusion and would not see visitors.
• Xiao Dingtian arranged for Xiao Yan to face Xiao Chuhang in the Yuan Zong battles, expecting Xiao Yan to be absent.
• Xiao Mingyuan insisted that Xiao Dingtian follow the rules and wait the required quarter of an hour before declaring a forfeit, and Xiao Yuheng backed him.
• As Xiao Dingtian moved to announce the result, thunder sounded and Xiao Yan appeared above the platform, saying he was late.

Xiao Yan arrived at the arena at the last moment, and Xiao Chuhang surrendered under his soul pressure, giving Xiao Yan the victory. Xiao Yan returned to complete the Spirit Nourishing Pill, then used it to try to help Bai Hua’s Soul Origin devour the monster’s before it took over his body.

• Xiao Yan appeared on the battle platform, surprising the spectators and alarming Xiao Chuhang.
• Xiao Chuhang surrendered when Xiao Yan released his soul pressure, and Xiao Dingtian announced Xiao Yan as the winner.
• Xiao Yan returned to the separate courtyard and completed the Spirit Nourishing Pill before going to see Bai Hua.
• Xiao Yan sent the pill into Bai Hua’s body, where his Spiritual Strength met the monster’s attack and Bai Hua’s Soul Origin helped hold it back.
• Xiao Yan reached Bai Hua’s Soul Origin and saw that the monster’s black soul had already engulfed more than half of it.

Xiao Yan successfully stabilized Bai Hua with the Spirit Nourishing Pill, then rested while the Yuan Zong contests continued. Xiao Ling'er lost to Xiao Yang, who set his sights on becoming the new heir, while Xiao Feng watched Xiao Yan's empty seat.

• Xiao Yan withdrew his Spiritual Strength from Bai Hua after the Spirit Nourishing Pill's energy nearly pulled it into Bai Hua's Soul Origin, and he reassured Xiao Xuan and Lian'er that Bai Hua would recover.
• Xiao Yan returned to his room to rest, while Xiao Xuan went back to the arena and Lian'er stayed to care for Bai Hua.
• Xiao Ling'er used her movement technique to evade her opponent throughout most of their battle, while Xiao Tian broke through during his own match and ultimately lost.
• Xiao Yang defeated Xiao Ling'er by intercepting her movements and knocking her from the platform, then said he intended to prove himself and become the new heir.
• Xiao Yang dismissed Xiao Yan's victories and considered Xiao Feng his only real rival, while Xiao Feng watched Xiao Yan's empty seat.

On the fourth day of the clan gathering, Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yang had defeated Xiao Ling'er and Xiao Tian with powerful rock-attribute defenses. After Xiao Ling'er asked him to avenge her, Xiao Yan agreed, and he was called to face Xiao Yang in the arena.

• Xiao Lei and Xiao Zhuobin told Xiao Yan that Xiao Shaojun was a Seven-Star Yuan Zong and the strongest among their peers aside from Second Sister.
• Xiao Lei said Xiao Yang, a Three-Star Yuan Zong, was competing for the heir position and had recently drawn attention with his victories.
• Xiao Ling'er asked Xiao Yan to avenge her defeat by Xiao Yang, and Xiao Lei explained that Xiao Yang's mutated rock-attribute defenses had also withstood Xiao Tian's Fire God's Wrath.
• Xiao Yan agreed to face Xiao Yang, who had already entered the arena and provocatively gestured at him.
• Xiao Yan appeared on the battle stage opposite Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yan fought Xiao Yang at the clan gathering, where Xiao Yang’s rock armor withstood repeated attacks. Xiao Yan used Heart-Shattering Palm to strike through the armor’s defenses and shattered it, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yang began their match as the clan watched, each releasing a powerful presence.
• Xiao Yan charged Xiao Yang and struck his rock armor with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, but the armor resisted the blow.
• Xiao Yang attacked with rock blades and reinforced his armor, while Xiao Yan found that brute force could not break through it.
• Xiao Yang knocked the Heavy Xuan Ruler from Xiao Yan’s hand and charged at him.
• Xiao Yan struck Xiao Yang’s chest with Heart-Shattering Palm, disrupting his body and shattering the rock armor.

Xiao Yan broke through Xiao Yang’s rock armor and gained the upper hand, forcing Xiao Yang to reveal his Four-Star Yuan Zong strength. Xiao Yang then activated Blood Fury, raising his power close to that of a Six-Star Yuan Zong as he charged Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan shattered Xiao Yang’s rock armor, knocked him down, and dismissed his demand for surrender.
• Xiao Yang revealed his Four-Star Yuan Zong strength and struck back, but Xiao Yan countered with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly broke Xiao Yang’s rock armor and scorched him with Heavenly Flames while pressing him with swift attacks.
• Enraged, Xiao Yang forced Xiao Yan back and activated Blood Fury, causing his power to approach that of a Six-Star Yuan Zong.
• Xiao Yan recognized that Blood Fury consumed its user and called Xiao Yang stupid as Xiao Yang charged him.

Xiao Yang used the forbidden Blood Fury technique to gain strength and launched a fierce battle against Xiao Yan. After their strongest attacks canceled each other out, Xiao Yang trapped Xiao Yan inside a rising maw with Rock Whale.

• Spectators and clan elders recognized Xiao Yang's Blood Fury and lamented the damage it caused to his bloodline power.
• Xiao Yang declared he would pay any price to win, formed a blood-coated spear, and attacked Xiao Yan at tremendous speed.
• Xiao Yan dodged the spear and fought back with his heavy ruler as the two exchanged rapid blows across the shattered arena.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler while Xiao Yang answered with Rock Howl, and their attacks dissipated against each other.
• Xiao Yang used Rock Whale to make the ground swallow Xiao Yan, shocking the spectators.

Xiao Yan survived Xiao Yang’s bloodied attack and defeated him in their final clash, securing the duel’s outcome. Xiao Yang collapsed from exhausting his bloodline power, while Xiao Yan left the platform after passing something to an elder.

• Xiao Yan burst out of the fiery ground unharmed after Xiao Yang’s attack, leaving Xiao Yang stunned.
• Xiao Yang prepared to fight on, while Xiao Yuheng and the clan elders discussed his perseverance and need for guidance.
• Xiao Yang hurled his spear at Xiao Yan, who shattered it with Nine Rulers Break Heaven.
• Xiao Yang used Blood Fury again and poured out his remaining bloodline power, but Xiao Yan let his ruler light dissipate rather than strike him.
• Xiao Yang spat blood and collapsed, and the elders rushed to save him.
• Xiao Yan tossed an item to an elder beside Xiao Yang and walked off the platform.

Xiao Yan postponed his final clan gathering match against Xiao Feng after exhausting his Origin Qi, while Yuan Zong exhibition matches kept the crowd entertained. The next day, Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng began their long-awaited duel, and Xiao Yan’s speed and strength pushed Xiao Feng back despite Xiao Yan suffering an early setback.

• Xiao Yan’s depleted Origin Qi forced his match against Xiao Feng to be postponed until the following day, so the Yuan Zong exhibition matches began early.
• The exhibition contestants fought fiercely, raising the excitement in the martial arena.
• Xiao Feng waited for Xiao Yan in the arena, and the two exchanged words before beginning their duel.
• Xiao Yan charged with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, but Xiao Feng blocked the attack with his cyan spear and gained the advantage in their first exchange.
• Xiao Yan used sudden bursts of speed and a powerful punch to drive Xiao Feng back a hundred steps, impressing him with his strength.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng escalated their fight from a brutal physical clash to powerful techniques, with Xiao Feng’s greater cultivation giving him the advantage. After both giant phantoms shattered and the resulting blast injured them, Xiao Yan prepared to unleash another power, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng traded a fierce physical clash, then agreed to fight with their full strength.
• Xiao Feng revealed that he was close to the Five-Star Yuan Zong level, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng summoned Wind God's Fury and Fire God's Wrath.
• Xiao Yan shattered much of Xiao Feng’s cyan phantom, but both giant figures wore away and exploded into a sphere of flame.
• The blast sent Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng reeling; Xiao Yan spat blood, while Xiao Feng suppressed his churning Qi and blood.
• Xiao Feng said Xiao Yan could not easily bridge their cultivation gap with Heavenly Flames alone, but Xiao Yan declared the fight was not over and began drawing out more power.

Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to raise his strength to Xiao Feng’s level, and the two fought fiercely in the arena. Xiao Feng began gathering power for his Great Dao Technique, while Xiao Yan still had his Fire Lotus trump card unused.

• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, bringing his presence up to Xiao Feng’s level.
• Xiao Zhen and the other elders recognized the Clan Mark between Xiao Yan’s brows, while Xiao Dingtian studied it in silence.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Feng exchanged powerful blows, and Xiao Yan’s ruler struck Xiao Feng hard enough to wound his hands.
• Xiao Feng used Wind Spirit Hand, but Xiao Yan blocked the attack with a wall of flames formed by ruler light.
• Xiao Feng gathered green wind around his spear and announced his Great Dao Technique: Thousand Wind Gale Baleful Qi.

Xiao Feng unleashed his full-strength Thousand Wind Gale Baleful Qi, and Xiao Yan answered with repeated magma-infused ruler strikes. Their attacks collided and exploded, leaving both fighters injured as Xiao Feng’s spear continued toward Xiao Yan, who began forming a powerful hand seal.

• Xiao Feng sent an azure wind dragon and spear hurtling toward Xiao Yan with the Thousand Wind Gale Baleful Qi.
• Xiao Yan shattered the remaining invisible palms, drove his Heavy Xuan Ruler into the ground, and launched a towering magma-filled ruler light.
• Xiao Yan swung his ruler nine times to stabilize the clash as his ruler light contested Xiao Feng’s wind dragon.
• Grand Elder Xiao Zhen sent a streak of light into the void, and an energy barrier formed over the arena before the attacks’ explosion could reach the stands.
• The explosion wounded Xiao Yan and left Xiao Feng pale, but Xiao Feng’s spear kept charging at Xiao Yan, who began forming a hand seal.