Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan faced Old Ghost Liu and three Dou Emperors, relying on their decision to challenge him one at a time to find a chance to survive. He dodged one opponent’s Heaven-Breaking Palm and countered with Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce, whose impact abruptly changed the attacker’s expression.

• A quick-witted Dou Emperor volunteered to kill Xiao Yan, and Old Ghost Liu let him attack alone.
• Xiao Yan assessed the Seven-Star Dou Huang and kept watch on Old Ghost Liu and the other two Dou Emperors while calculating how to escape.
• The Dou Emperor charged Xiao Yan with Heaven-Breaking Palm, but Xiao Yan dodged the strike as it smashed a stone pillar.
• Xiao Yan launched dozens of Bone Spirit Cold Flame ice spikes using Cold Flame · Soul-Concentrating Pierce.
• The Dou Emperor contemptuously sent his giant Dou Qi palm to crush the ice spikes, but froze in surprise when it collided with the Condensed Soul Stab.

Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to disrupt a Seven-Star Dou Huang’s Dou Qi, then chained his attacks to overwhelm and fatally injure him. Old Ghost Liu intervened with a spatial cut, but Xiao Yan evaded it and the chapter left the enemy’s fate unresolved.

• Xiao Yan’s Condensed Soul Stab pierced the Dou Emperor’s palm and briefly slowed the circulation of his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan used the opening to charge in with Eight Extremes Collapse, smashing the Dou Emperor through stone pillars and detonating the hidden force inside his body.
• Xiao Yan struck the Dou Emperor’s chest with the Cold Fire Martial Soul and poured destructive Soul Power into him, leaving him unable to resist.
• Xiao Yan shoved the stricken Dou Emperor away and retreated as Old Ghost Liu’s spatial cut sliced through the spot where he had been.

Xiao Yan killed a Seven-Star Dou Huang with a calculated surprise attack, but Old Ghost Liu recognized the disabling effects of his abilities and warned the two surviving Dou Emperors. As they launched a coordinated pincer attack, Xiao Yan activated his Soul Skills and spread an icy domain across the stone forest to blunt their assault.

• Xiao Yan's rapid attack killed a Seven-Star Dou Huang before Old Ghost Liu could intervene, leaving the remaining Dou Emperors shocked.
• Old Ghost Liu identified how Xiao Yan's Cold Fire Martial Soul and ice crystals slowed and stiffened opponents, then warned the two Dou Emperors to keep their distance and work together.
• The two surviving Dou Emperors agreed to attack as a team and closed in from opposite sides, coordinating heavy fist strikes with swift sword attacks.
• Facing their pincer attack while watching Old Ghost Liu, Xiao Yan activated Cold Flame · Soul Armor and Cold Flame: Everfrost Mausoleum.
• Xiao Yan's Everfrost Domain spread across the stone forest, slowing the incoming fist force and sword Qi as he faced the approaching attackers.

Xiao Yan used Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock to bind the earth-attribute Dou Emperor while the wind-attribute Dou Emperor attacked him from behind. He launched himself toward the bound opponent without looking back as the sword Qi fell, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Yan summoned Netherworld Lock chains, and Old Ghost Liu briefly mistook their appearance for the Hall of Souls' techniques before sensing their Heavenly Flame nature.
• The earth-attribute Dou Emperor unleashed Earth Dragon Roar, but Xiao Yan's chains evaded and bound the dragon-shaped attack.
• The wind-attribute Dou Emperor struck at Xiao Yan with Wind-Splitting Slash while Xiao Yan controlled the chains.
• Xiao Yan charged toward the earth-attribute Dou Emperor, ignoring the sword Qi falling behind him.

Xiao Yan used the Eternal Frost Mourning Demons to freeze and weaken the wind-attribute Dou Emperor’s sword strike, then rushed the earth-attribute Dou Emperor. The earth-attribute Dou Emperor fortified himself with Dou Qi Armor and Earth Rampart as Xiao Yan closed in.

• Xiao Yan summoned the Eternal Frost Mourning Demons, whose wails froze the descending sword light in midair.
• The wind-attribute Dou Emperor poured Dou Qi into his sword strike, breaking the frost and freeing the weakened sword light.
• Xiao Yan charged toward the earth-attribute Dou Emperor and prepared to strike him with Eight Extremes Collapse.
• The earth-attribute Dou Emperor formed thick Dou Qi Armor around his body and enclosed himself inside Earth Rampart.

Xiao Yan used Demon-Breaking Light to bypass the earth-attribute Dou Emperor’s defenses and disrupt his Dou Qi, but took the wind-attribute Dou Emperor’s sword strike in return. He was buried beneath shattered stone pillars, while the earth-attribute Dou Emperor was left unable to fight.

• Xiao Yan concealed a faint light in his left palm as he drew the earth-attribute Dou Emperor’s attention with his raised right arm.
• Xiao Yan used Demon-Breaking Light to pierce the Earth Rampart and Dou Qi Armor, striking the earth-attribute Dou Emperor directly and throwing his Dou Qi into chaos.
• Xiao Yan chose to take the wind-attribute Dou Emperor’s weakened sword strike rather than risk disrupting his plan.
• The sword strike shattered much of Xiao Yan’s Soul Armor and cut his back, sending him crashing through stone pillars.
• Xiao Yan fell beneath the rubble as the earth-attribute Dou Emperor’s presence weakened and he became temporarily unable to fight.

Xiao Yan fought off the earth-attribute Dou Emperor at the cost of a severe wound, but Old Ghost Liu intervened and attacked him with overwhelming force. Xiao Yan met the Dou Zong’s palm with his Cold Heart Lotus Explosion, yet the attack was overcome, leaving him badly weakened and still defiant beneath Old Ghost Liu.

• Xiao Yan’s Demon-Breaking Light gravely wounded the earth-attribute Dou Emperor, while the wind-attribute Dou Emperor worried over his companion.
• Old Ghost Liu lost patience, appeared above Xiao Yan’s rubble, and brought down a powerful palm strike.
• Xiao Yan erupted from the rubble and countered Old Ghost Liu with his Fifth Soul Skill, Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.
• Old Ghost Liu’s reinforced palm overwhelmed the Fire Lotus after a fierce clash, leaving Xiao Yan kneeling and bleeding as the wind-attribute Dou Emperor watched from a distance.
• Old Ghost Liu taunted the weakened Xiao Yan, who continued to glare at him without asking for mercy.

Cornered by Old Ghost Liu’s Dou Zong pressure, Xiao Yan summoned his Soul Division Martial Soul from Black Rock City and swallowed a handful of pills to recover. The martial soul returned to his side as a shadowy figure while Xiao Yan remained on the brink of death.

• Old Ghost Liu’s full pressure forced Xiao Yan to one knee, and Xiao Yan mocked him despite his injuries.
• In Black Rock City, the Soul Division Martial Soul’s departure caused a blast that destroyed the secluded chamber where it had posed as Elder Tang.
• Lu Bo searched the ruins, found Elder Tang missing, and ordered the site sealed before sending word to Alliance Leader Han.
• Xiao Yan recalled the martial soul from more than ten thousand li away, and its dispersal left the chamber in ruins.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a handful of pills to draw out his hidden energy as a pitch-black figure emerged beside him.

Xiao Yan fused with his Soul Division Martial Soul, raising his strength enough to challenge Old Ghost Liu’s overwhelming attack. He summoned the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear, while Old Ghost Liu recognized it as an Earth Tier Dou Technique and grew more determined to kill him and claim his treasures.

• Old Ghost Liu sensed the strange pitch-black Martial Soul beside Xiao Yan and, unable to perceive its nature, chose to attack before Xiao Yan could use it.
• Old Ghost Liu unleashed the Luo Tian Finger, a devastating Yellow Springs Pavilion technique that crushed the stone pillars around them under its pressure.
• Xiao Yan commanded the Clone Martial Soul to fuse with him, restoring some of his strength and raising his presence close to the Peak Dou Emperor level.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and poured his Soul Power into it, drawing power from the stone forest and diminishing the pressure of Old Ghost Liu’s attack.
• Old Ghost Liu recognized the spear technique as an Earth Tier Dou Technique and became greedier and more intent on killing Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Old Ghost Liu unleashed their strongest attacks against each other, while a mysterious cyan-robed man sensed Bone Spirit Cold Flame nearby and rushed toward the battle. Their collision obliterated the stone forest, leaving Xiao Yan drained of his strength.

• Old Ghost Liu sealed the space around Xiao Yan and concentrated his Dou Qi into a golden finger attack.
• Xiao Yan poured his strength into the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and launched a blazing spear ray at Old Ghost Liu.
• A cyan-robed man stepped through a spatial rift, sensed the battle, and recognized Bone Spirit Cold Flame in Xiao Yan's power.
• The cyan-robed man vanished toward the stone forest after his discovery stirred his excitement.
• Xiao Yan's spear collided with Old Ghost Liu's golden finger, and the blast destroyed the stone forest as two nearby Dou Emperors fled.
• The attack consumed nearly all of Xiao Yan's Soul Power, leaving him exhausted as flames rained over the battlefield.

Xiao Yan reached the end of his strength after fighting Old Ghost Liu, but a mysterious cyan-robed man appeared and effortlessly erased the battle’s destructive aftermath. The man then asked Xiao Yan about the Heavenly Flames in his body and his Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yan, exhausted and badly wounded, prepared to die as the shockwave from his clash with Old Ghost Liu swept toward him.
• A cyan-robed man appeared before Xiao Yan and silently stopped the destructive energy from reaching him.
• The man summoned a massive cyan tornado that absorbed the remaining energy and sent it through a spatial rift.
• Xiao Yan realized the stranger’s strength was beyond his understanding and thought he might be a Dou Zun or higher.
• The cyan-robed man asked Xiao Yan about his Heavenly Flames and Dou Technique.

Xiao Yan suspected Venerable Feng had ties to Yao Lao but refused to reveal Yao Lao’s vulnerable state to an unknown Dou Zun. The chapter ended with Venerable Feng ignoring Old Ghost Liu’s greeting and demanding again to know where Xiao Yan had obtained the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yan realized Venerable Feng’s questions about his flame and spear technique likely connected him to Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan weighed the risk of exposing Yao Lao and decided to keep his situation secret while using the connection to buy time.
• Old Ghost Liu recognized the cyan-robed expert as Venerable Feng and hurriedly saluted him in terror.
• Xiao Yan recognized Venerable Feng as the renowned founder of Starfall Pavilion and a peak Dou Zun expert.
• Venerable Feng ignored Old Ghost Liu and again demanded that Xiao Yan reveal the origins of his Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Dou Technique.

Venerable Feng questioned Xiao Yan about the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and his Heavenly Flames, hoping to learn whether he was connected to Yao Chen. After examining Xiao Yan and finding no trace of the Flame Mantra, Venerable Feng concluded that Xiao Yan had inherited the spear technique from Yao Chen but accepted that his unusual abilities came from a talent.

• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Venerable Feng and said a senior had passed the spear technique and Heavenly Flames to him because of his talent.
• Venerable Feng touched Xiao Yan's brow and used his Dou Qi to examine his body while easing some of his injuries.
• Venerable Feng asked how Xiao Yan possessed two kinds of Heavenly Flame, since he found no trace of the Flame Mantra in his body.
• Xiao Yan attributed his ability to use multiple Heavenly Flames to his talent, and Venerable Feng judged that he was not lying.
• Venerable Feng recalled that Yao Chen had acquired the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear in a trade and realized he had passed it to Xiao Yan.

Venerable Feng learned that Yao Chen was alive and protected Xiao Yan from the Yellow Springs Pavilion. After sending Old Ghost Liu and two Dou Emperors into a spatial rift, Venerable Feng carried the injured Xiao Yan away.

• Venerable Feng asked Xiao Yan whether the senior who taught him the Dou Technique was well, and Xiao Yan confirmed that the senior was alive and recovering.
• Venerable Feng praised Xiao Yan for surviving the battle and declared that Xiao Yan was under his protection.
• Old Ghost Liu tried to identify Xiao Yan as a member of the Yellow Springs Pavilion, but Venerable Feng told the pavilion to come to him if it had a problem.
• Venerable Feng opened a spatial rift and sent Old Ghost Liu and the two remaining Dou Emperors into it.
• Xiao Yan succumbed to his injuries and fainted, so Venerable Feng lifted him with azure Dou Qi and carried him through a spatial rift.

After Venerable Feng rescued Xiao Yan from Old Ghost Liu, Xiao Yan woke in Starfall Pavilion, where a young girl caring for him revealed herself to be a Nine-Star Dou Emperor. He remained weak and stunned as the girl went to fetch her master and a familiar green-robed figure appeared.

• Venerable Feng had swept Old Ghost Liu and two Dou Emperors into a spatial rift before Xiao Yan lost consciousness.
• Gentle energy nourished Xiao Yan as he slept and helped ease his injuries.
• Xiao Yan woke in a wooden room filled with dense Dou Qi and sensed a girl standing nearby.
• The girl in green robes hurried out to tell her master that Xiao Yan had awakened.
• Xiao Yan realized the girl was a fourteen-year-old Nine-Star Dou Emperor and stared in disbelief.
• A familiar figure in green robes appeared in the doorway.

Xiao Yan recovered at Starfall Pavilion under Venerable Feng’s care, while Mu Qingluan introduced herself as his guide. He realized Venerable Feng had helped him because he believed Xiao Yan was Yao Lao’s disciple, and the chapter ended with Mu Qingluan promising to look after him as he healed.

• Xiao Yan greeted Venerable Feng, who told him to recuperate at Starfall Pavilion and offered him a Seventh-Grade Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill.
• Venerable Feng explained that Yao Lao was the master of Starfall Pavilion and left Xiao Yan to recover.
• Xiao Yan understood that Venerable Feng had helped him because he mistook Xiao Yan for Yao Lao’s disciple, and he bowed to express his gratitude.
• Mu Qingluan introduced herself, inspected Xiao Yan with curiosity, and joked that he might be Venerable Feng’s illegitimate son.
• Mu Qingluan promised to protect Xiao Yan and show him around Starfall Pavilion once he had recovered, then left his room.

Xiao Yan examined the Seventh-Grade Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill Venerable Feng had given him and realized how valuable it was. He took the pill to repair his damaged meridians and restore his depleted Spiritual Soul Power.

• After Mu Qingluan left, Xiao Yan inspected the room and picked up the box containing the Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill.
• Xiao Yan discovered the pill had pill patterns, marking it as a pinnacle-quality Seventh-Grade Pill, and reflected on Venerable Feng's generosity.
• Xiao Yan examined his injuries and found that Venerable Feng's cyan Dou Qi had stabilized his damaged meridians.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill and refined its medicinal power to heal his meridians and nourish his Spiritual Soul Power.

Xiao Yan used the Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill to heal his injuries and rebuild his meridians, then refined its remaining medicinal power to raise his cultivation. He emerged from two days of seclusion at level fifty-eight, with stronger, wider meridians and no trace of his wounds.

• Xiao Yan carefully refined the Seventh-Grade Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill to repair his damaged meridians without worsening them.
• The medicinal power healed Xiao Yan's injuries and rebuilt his meridians wider and more resilient than before.
• After two days of cultivation, Xiao Yan opened his eyes and realized that medicinal power remained after his recovery.
• Xiao Yan recalled Venerable Feng's words and decided to accept the remaining medicinal power as a gift tied to Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan refined the remaining power and broke through to level fifty-seven, then continued advancing to level fifty-eight.
• Xiao Yan refined the final trace of medicinal power and felt his Soul Power surging stronger than before.

After ten days of seclusion, Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries and reached level sixty, leaving him one Soul Ring away from the Soul Emperor realm. Mu Qingluan took him on a tour of the Starfall Pavilion and explained how its hidden world had been created.

• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion after the Mystic Spirit Nourishing Rhyme Pill healed his injuries and raised him to level sixty.
• Mu Qingluan, who had guarded Xiao Yan for ten days, welcomed him and pulled him out for fresh air.
• Mu Qingluan led Xiao Yan through the Starfall Pavilion and introduced its halls and areas.
• Mu Qingluan told Xiao Yan that her master and a senior had carved the Pavilion’s hidden world inside a meteorite and made it the Pavilion’s foundation.

Mu Qingluan explained Starfall Pavilion’s selective recruitment and showed Xiao Yan around its grounds, describing the four main areas and their facilities. Xiao Yan learned about the Star Realm and the pill refining tower, and was left with a clear picture of the pavilion’s layout.

• Xiao Yan asked Mu Qingluan how Starfall Pavilion recruited disciples despite having no branch pavilions, and she explained that it prized quality and character over numbers.
• Mu Qingluan led Xiao Yan to a mountainside platform and outlined Starfall Pavilion’s core, cultivation, living, and special areas.
• Mu Qingluan pointed out the core area, where the pavilion master, elders, Starfall Hall, and Elders’ Hall were located, and said Xiao Yan could enter as an exception.
• Mu Qingluan described the Star Realm’s Starfall Power and identified the Dou Technique Pavilion and pill refining tower in the cultivation area.
• Mu Qingluan explained that the living area held the disciples’ residences and dining hall, while the special area contained the beast garden and Punishment Hall.