Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan sent his Soul Division Martial Soul to the crown prince's residence to repay Qian Renxue for helping the Dark Hall. After Porcupinefish Douluo sensed the intruder, Qian Renxue recognized the visitor as a guest and invited him to meet her, leaving Xiao Yan standing before her in the courtyard.

• Xiao Yan decided to repay Qian Renxue for her help by visiting her disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Xiao Yan controlled the Soul Division Martial Soul through Heaven Dou City and into the heavily guarded crown prince's residence.
• Porcupinefish Douluo detected the disturbance near Xue Qinghe's study and released a threatening pressure over the courtyard.
• Qian Renxue called Porcupinefish Douluo off and stepped out of the study to invite the visitor to show himself.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Soul Division Martial Soul beneath the old plum tree, and Qian Renxue ordered Porcupinefish Douluo to withdraw.

Xiao Yan visited Qian Renxue in her Heaven Dou residence using his Clone Martial Soul, and she recognized him after probing it with the Angel God's power. After thanking her for protecting Zhu Zhuqing and the Dark Hall, Xiao Yan faced Qian Renxue's question about what help he needed.

• Qian Renxue used the Angel God's power to examine Xiao Yan's Clone Martial Soul but could not see through its core.
• Xiao Yan recognized the sacred pressure as the Angel God's power and concluded that Qian Renxue's inheritance was awakening.
• Xiao Yan revealed himself to Qian Renxue, and she dismissed Elder Pufferfish so they could speak alone.
• Qian Renxue removed her disguise and teased Xiao Yan about visiting after spending time with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Yan thanked Qian Renxue for looking after Zhu Zhuqing and the Dark Hall, and Qian Renxue asked what he had come to request.

Xiao Yan proposed selling pills in Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue agreed to host an auction through the Heaven Dou Auction House and help keep Spirit Hall from interfering. After Xiao Yan left, Qian Renxue warned Porcupinefish Douluo not to meddle in her affairs.

• Xiao Yan told Qian Renxue that the Three Yang Blazing Fire Pill could raise Soul Kings and Soul Emperors by at least two Soul Power levels without side effects, and revealed that he had other exclusive pills.
• Qian Renxue displayed her seven Soul Rings and told Xiao Yan she had reached the Soul Saint realm at twenty-six.
• Qian Renxue deduced that Xiao Yan wanted to auction high-end pills to major factions and offered the Heaven Dou Auction House three days later, along with her support from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Yan thanked Qian Renxue and left the courtyard using his Clone Martial Soul.
• Porcupinefish Douluo warned Qian Renxue that Xiao Yan was wanted by Spirit Hall, but she released her Angel God pressure and told him not to overstep; he bowed and agreed.

Xiao Yan and the Dark Hall built demand for their medicines across Heaven Dou City, drawing the major factions to an auction. As the auction began, Xiao Yan watched from backstage with Zhu Zhuqing, while Spirit Hall's representatives arrived too late to bid on the first items.

• Qing Que released Blood Coagulation Powder in small batches around Heaven Dou City, and hunters spread word of its rapid healing effects.
• Old Zhao broke through to Soul Ancestor after taking a Qi Gathering Pill, prompting independent Soul Masters and sect representatives to investigate the Dark Hall.
• Xiao Yan arranged for You Ying to leak news of the Three Yang Blazing Fire Pill and send auction invitations, and Qian Renxue confirmed the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would attend.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, while other major factions and independent Soul Masters gathered at the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Qian Renxue's guards delayed two of Salas's red-robed deacons until the auctions for Blood Coagulation Powder and Qi Gathering Pills had ended.
• Xiao Yan watched the crowded auction hall from backstage with Zhu Zhuqing as the guests took their places.

At the Heaven Dou Auction House, the Dark Hall’s pills drew fierce bidding from the city’s major powers, culminating in the Mysterious Yang Pill, which promised substantial cultivation gains. Before bidding on the three pills could begin, Dugu Bo accepted an invitation to appraise one and picked it up onstage.

• Shopkeeper Qian opened the auction, and bidders quickly bought Blood Coagulation Powder at rising prices.
• The Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Elephant Armor Sect, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect competed for Qi Gathering Pills, with each major power winning a batch.
• Shopkeeper Qian introduced the Mysterious Yang Pill, explaining its benefits and announcing that three would be sold separately.
• Shopkeeper Qian invited Dugu Bo to verify the pill’s authenticity, and Dugu Bo agreed after sensing an unusual resonance from it.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the pill used pure flame source power and that its maker was likely highly skilled in medicine refinement, then walked onto the stage and picked it up.

Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi appraised the Mysterious Yang Pill and confirmed its exceptional purity and ability to help Soul Kings and Soul Emperors advance. Their endorsements ignited the auction hall, and bidding began as factions sought to win favor with Xiao Yan and the Dark Hall.

• Dugu Bo examined the Mysterious Yang Pill and declared it pure, safe, and capable of helping a Soul King gain one or possibly two levels.
• Shopkeeper Qian invited Ning Fengzhi to appraise the pill before the auction guests.
• Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to sense the pill's energy and praised the refinement's precise balance.
• Ning Fengzhi said the pill could also help veteran Soul Emperors release their accumulated potential and prepare to reach Soul Saint.
• The guests recognized the pill as a chance to build ties with Xiao Yan and the Dark Hall, and bidding began after Ning Fengzhi returned to his private room.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Dugu Bo won the three Mysterious Yang Pills at auction. Afterward, Xiao Yan offered Ning Fengzhi an alliance between the Dark Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then revealed a pill that could raise a Soul Emperor by two levels to strengthen his case.

• Xue Qinghe won the first Mysterious Yang Pill for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family with a bid of three thousand five hundred gold coins.
• Representative Xu won the second pill for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for three thousand eight hundred gold coins, while Dugu Bo secured the third for three thousand gold coins.
• After the auction, Xiao Yan met Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong and proposed a strategic alliance backed by the Dark Hall's pill supply.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that protecting the Dark Hall could provoke Spirit Hall and said the offered medicines were not enough to justify the risk to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiao Yan revealed a Breaking Three Yang Blazing Fire Pill and said it could raise a Soul Emperor's cultivation by two levels without side effects.

Xiao Yan secured the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as an ally and decided to seek power in Slaughter City, with Zhu Zhuqing joining him. While traveling, Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Soul Emperor and the two found a rare Shadow Spirit Cat suited to her Sixth Soul Ring.

• Ning Fengzhi accepted an alliance with Xiao Yan on behalf of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, refusing the Barrier-Breaking Pill and promising protection for the Dark Hall.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing moved the Dark Hall to an abandoned estate in the mountains, where Ning Fengzhi warned them about Spirit Hall and told Xiao Yan of Slaughter City.
• Xiao Yan decided to enter Slaughter City, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to go with him; they set out northwest after he arranged the Dark Hall's affairs.
• During their journey, Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level sixty, entering the Soul Emperor realm.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing searched a deep forest for her Sixth Soul Ring and encountered a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Spirit Cat.
• Zhu Zhuqing judged the Shadow Spirit Cat a good match and used Netherworld Shadow Clone to pursue and corner it.

Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Shadow Spirit Cat Soul Ring, gained Shadow Kill, and advanced to level sixty-two before she and Xiao Yan reached the ruined entrance to Slaughter City. As a maddened old man wielding a Clear Sky Hammer emerged from the ruins, Xiao Yan opened the Gate of the Mystic Realm to escape with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Shadow Spirit Cat with her Fifth Soul Skill, Netherworld Shadows Linked, and absorbed its Soul Ring to gain Shadow Kill.
• Zhu Zhuqing took the Three Yang Blazing Fire Pill and broke through to level sixty-two, becoming a Soul Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing reached the ruins at the entrance to Slaughter City and found traces of powerful killing intent and an unfamiliar force.
• A white-haired old man carrying a blood-marked Clear Sky Hammer emerged from the ruins, radiating overwhelming pressure and pure killing instinct.
• Xiao Yan warned Zhu Zhuqing, moved in front of her, and opened the Gate of the Mystic Realm to flee with her.

Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing fought a mad old man whose strength seemed close to God Level, but their strongest attacks barely harmed him. The old man smashed Xiao Yan’s Gate of the Mystic Realm, trapping them in the blood-colored ruins, and Zhu Zhuqing rushed between Xiao Yan and the raised hammer.

• The old man struck Xiao Yan with his Clear Sky Hammer, badly injuring him, while Zhu Zhuqing’s Shadow Kill barely scratched the old man and his punch wounded her.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Cold Heart Lotus Explosion, Startling Soul Spike, and Demon-Breaking Light, but the old man withstood the attacks with only minor marks.
• Xiao Yan opened the Gate of the Mystic Realm to escape with Zhu Zhuqing, but the old man sensed its energy and shattered the spatial passage with his hammer.
• The Gate’s destruction sent backlash through Xiao Yan, leaving him kneeling with damaged meridians and no means of escape.
• The old man approached Xiao Yan and raised his hammer to strike, but Zhu Zhuqing darted in front of him, surrounded by pale purple moonlight.

Zhu Zhuqing survived the Clear Sky Hammer blow after triggering the Nether Swift Shadow God's First Trial, but the trial pulled her into Nether Space and Xiao Yan collapsed in the ruins. The story then shifted to Jia Nan Academy, where students gathered two years after Xiao Huohuo's presumed death to honor him.

• Xiao Yan reached Zhu Zhuqing just as the Clear Sky Hammer shattered her claws and struck her chest, and he caught her as she flew backward.
• The Nether Swift Shadow God activated its First Trial, healed Zhu Zhuqing, and declared that she would be protected in Nether Space until she completed the Shadow Trial or suffer the destruction of her soul and spirit.
• Zhu Zhuqing sank into the formation and vanished, while the crazed old man fled and Xiao Yan lost consciousness from his injuries.
• Jia Nan Academy held its annual memorial for the fallen, two years after the Inner Academy battle involving the Fallen Heart Flame and the Black Alliance.
• The gathered students honored Xiao Huohuo before the statue raised by Great Elder Su Qian and Pan Gate, whose members had carved and carried its stone themselves.

Nearly two years after Xiao Huohuo vanished, Pan Gate and the Inner Academy marked the anniversary of his presumed death as a faint energy fluctuation stirred deep beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower. In the Magma World, Xiao Huohuo was revealed to have survived, swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame, and was fleeing Queen Medusa, who was trying to kill him.

• Pan Gate's veterans, Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and Zi Yan gathered before Xiao Huohuo's statue as the Inner Academy prepared to reopen the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Great Elder Su Qian opened the tower and watched students enter, while Pan Gate's growth showed that Xiao Huohuo's organization had endured in his absence.
• Su Qian sensed a familiar fluctuation from beneath the tower and realized that the Fallen Heart Flame was stirring.
• In the Magma World, Xiao Huohuo dodged Queen Medusa's attacks and cursed as she pursued him with deadly green flame.
• Xiao Huohuo reflected that he had fully fused with the Fallen Heart Flame, but his cultivation had only recovered to Peak Dou Wang, leaving him at a disadvantage against Queen Medusa's Dou Zong strength.

Xiao Huohuo fled Queen Medusa through the Magma World after an uncontrolled incident involving the Fallen Heart Flame and her bloodline left her furious. Yao Lao stopped their fight and persuaded Medusa to lower her weapon, while Xiao Huohuo agreed to make amends.

• Xiao Huohuo evaded Queen Medusa's attacks as she pursued him across the magma, blaming him for what happened during the Fallen Heart Flame incident.
• Queen Medusa formed a poisoned flame spear and prepared to strike Xiao Huohuo after he argued that she had rushed into the incident too.
• Yao Lao appeared from Xiao Huohuo's palm and explained that the Fallen Heart Flame and Medusa's bloodline had caused an uncontrollable resonance, rather than either of them initiating what happened.
• Queen Medusa discarded her spear and turned away, acknowledging Yao Lao's explanation without forgiving Xiao Huohuo outright.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Huohuo to apologize and offer Medusa Seventh-Grade Pills, and Xiao Huohuo agreed to make amends.

Queen Medusa broke through to Dou Zong in the Magma World, while Xiao Huohuo returned from the tower and reunited with Great Elder Su Qian. After learning of the upheaval at Jia Nan Academy, Han Feng gathered the Black Alliance’s leaders and prepared to act.

• Queen Medusa fused her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline with her Dou Qi and broke through to Dou Zong.
• Queen Medusa flew toward the tower exit after warning Xiao Huohuo that she had noted Yao Lao’s thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, and Xiao Huohuo followed her.
• Great Elder Su Qian sensed the Fallen Heart Flame rising through the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower and ordered the plaza evacuated as Lin Yan and Pan Gate helped the students escape.
• Xiao Huohuo burst through the tower’s top in the Fallen Heart Flame’s transparent fire, and Great Elder Su Qian recognized him and welcomed him back.
• Han Feng read a report of the turmoil at Jia Nan Academy, burned it with his Sea Heart Flame, and summoned the Black Alliance’s leaders.

Han Feng rallied the Black Alliance to attack Jia Nan Academy and seize Xiao Huohuo, while Xiao Yan crossed worlds to grow stronger after Zhu Zhuqing vanished. The Black Alliance arrived as Xiao Huohuo faced Han Feng, but a mysterious rift opened between them.

• Han Feng told the Black Alliance leaders that Xiao Huohuo had likely survived the Fallen Heart Flame and urged them to attack Jia Nan Academy before he regained his strength.
• Xiao Yan mourned Zhu Zhuqing’s disappearance, vowed to become strong enough to protect her, and sensed Xiao Huohuo’s breakthrough through their Soul Imprint.
• After two days of recovery, Xiao Yan opened the Gate of the Mystic Realm and stepped into spatial turbulence to reach the war at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Huohuo reunited with Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Great Elder Su Qian after emerging from the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Han Feng led the Black Alliance’s forces to Jia Nan Academy and threatened Xiao Huohuo, but a pitch-black rift suddenly opened before them.

Xiao Yan returned from the ruins of Slaughter City and joined Xiao Huohuo and Jia Nan Academy in battle against the Black Alliance. He used his knowledge of the enemy’s formation to break the Gold and Silver Elders’ coordination as the fighting spread across the battlefield.

• Xiao Yan emerged from a spatial rift, and Zi Yan triumphantly showed Hu Jia, Wu Hao, and Lin Yan that the black figure she had seen was real.
• Xiao Huohuo identified Han Feng and the Black Alliance’s other leaders, while Xiao Yan silently assessed their abilities and weaknesses.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that his injuries remained and hostile Qi from another world threatened to cloud his judgment, but Xiao Yan said he knew what he was doing.
• Xiao Huohuo charged Han Feng, and Xiao Yan followed by attacking the Black Alliance’s formation with a Fire Lotus and a Bone Spirit Cold Flame spear.
• Xiao Yan disrupted the Gold and Silver Elders’ coordination, collapsing their combined technique and forcing them back.
• Lin Xiuya, Lin Yan, Wu Hao, and Zi Yan joined the battle, while Xiao Yan fought Fan Lao in a clash of Soul Skills and Dou Techniques.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo turned the battle against the Black Alliance, but Protector Wu of the Hall of Souls appeared to claim Yao Lao’s soul. Queen Medusa forced Protector Wu to withdraw, and Han Feng began retreating as Xiao Huohuo prepared to pursue him.

• Xiao Yan froze Fan Lao’s blood-colored attack, badly injured him with Cold Heart Lotus Explosion, then struck Yuan Yi with a soul attack and Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Xiao Yan used Netherworld Lock to suppress the Gold and Silver Elders while Xiao Huohuo gained the upper hand against Han Feng, pushing the Black Alliance toward defeat.
• Protector Wu emerged from the Black Alliance’s ranks and revealed that Han Feng had drawn Yao Lao’s soul body out of Xiao Huohuo for the Hall of Souls.
• Queen Medusa confronted Protector Wu, who withdrew after warning that the Hall of Souls would eventually claim Yao Lao’s soul.
• Han Feng retreated toward Maple City with the Black Alliance’s remnants, and Xiao Huohuo prepared to pursue him.

Xiao Huohuo, Xiao Yan, and Medusa pursued Han Feng, who gathered the Soul Hall Protector and the Gold and Silver Elders to face them. The battle began in the mountains, ending with Xiao Yan unleashing a powerful attack on the Gold and Silver Elders.

• Xiao Huohuo flew after Han Feng, while Medusa and Xiao Yan followed him from Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng summoned Protector Wu and promised the Gold and Silver Elders three Seventh-Grade Pills and an Eighth-Tier Pill to secure their help.
• Han Feng stopped in the mountains and faced Xiao Huohuo and Xiao Yan, who condemned him for betraying Yao Lao.
• Han Feng attacked Xiao Huohuo as Protector Wu engaged Medusa, while Xiao Yan charged the Gold and Silver Elders.
• Xiao Yan used Cold Flame: Soul Armor and Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock before unleashing Cold Flame: Everfrost Mausoleum at the Gold and Silver Elders.

Xiao Yan fought the Gold and Silver Elders with his Everfrost Mausoleum domain and Soul Skills, but the Peak Dou Emperors pressed their attack and forced him into a close-range clash. As Elder Yin struck with a massive palm, Xiao Yan summoned his Fifth Soul Skill, Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

• Xiao Yan expanded the Everfrost Mausoleum domain and used his Head Soul Bone to summon the Eternal Frost Mourning Demons around the Gold and Silver Elders.
• The Gold and Silver Elders charged together, and their Peak Dou Emperor pressure shattered the demons before they could reach them.
• Xiao Yan sent the Netherworld Lock toward the elders, and Elder Jin seized two chains while resisting their extreme cold.
• Elder Yin rushed through the domain toward Xiao Yan, enduring the cold's slowing effect before attacking at close range.
• Elder Yin unleashed a massive silver Dou Qi palm, and Xiao Yan activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Cold Heart Lotus Explosion.

Xiao Yan severed Elder Yin’s arm and unleashed an Earth Tier Dou Technique against the Gold and Silver Elders, while Xiao Huohuo gained the upper hand against Han Feng. The battle continued on three fronts, with Han Feng’s jealousy driving him toward madness and Medusa and Protector Wu clashing with spatial power.

• Xiao Yan’s Cold Heart Lotus Explosion destroyed Elder Yin’s palm attack, and Demon-Breaking Light pierced Elder Yin’s shoulder and severed his left arm.
• Elder Jin broke free of Netherworld Lock and rushed to catch Elder Yin, but he could not heal the wound left by Demon-Breaking Light.
• Remembering Zhu Zhuqing’s sacrifice, Xiao Yan summoned the Radiant Heaven World-Burning Spear and attacked the Gold and Silver Elders with an Earth Tier Dou Technique.
• Elder Jin and Elder Yin joined their gold and silver Dou Qi, raising their combined strength toward the Dou Zong realm and clashing with Xiao Yan’s spear light.
• Xiao Huohuo unleashed Flame Splitting Wave Ruler against Han Feng, whose jealousy and fury over Yao Lao’s gifts drove him to unleash the Sea Heart Flame.
• Medusa and Protector Wu continued fighting as Dou Zong experts, their strikes and spatial power repeatedly cracking the air.