Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan sought Xiao Xuan’s advice about risking a dangerous opportunity to reach the Dou Di realm, then chose to pursue it after Hun Tiandi began sacrificing his own clan to ascend. With Gu Xun’er’s understanding, Xiao Yan went with Zhu Kun to Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode, where Lan Hong and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor awaited them.

• Xiao Xuan explained that Hun Tiandi might sacrifice the Hun Clan after the Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Array was destroyed, and Xiao Yan asked whether he should attempt a perilous opportunity to become a Dou Di.
• Xiao Xuan left the decision to Xiao Yan, who resolved to take the risk despite Gu Xun’er’s fears.
• Xiao Yan and Gu Xun’er returned to the Ancient Realm as Hun Tiandi’s oppressive aura arrived, and Hun Tiandi declared that he had sacrificed his clan to become a Dou Di.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin learned that Hun Tiandi had used the Hun Clan’s people as sacrifices and prepared to protect the Ancient Clan’s bloodline.
• Xiao Yan told Zhu Kun he would attempt the other opportunity in Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode, and Gu Xun’er accepted his choice before they departed together.
• Zhu Kun took Xiao Yan to Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode, where Lan Hong and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor were waiting.

Xiao Yan accepted Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s inheritance and entered the Heavenly Tomb to comprehend it, unaware that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s projection would secretly help him survive. Lan Hong explained his plans to recruit allies against the Outer Realm Demons and gave Zhu Kun Origin Qi, while Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame each secretly plotted to betray and devour the other.

• Lan Hong warned Xiao Yan that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s inheritance was extremely dangerous for a human, but Xiao Yan chose to accept it.
• Lan Yi opened Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s statue, and its Imperial Might enveloped Xiao Yan before the inheritance entered his body.
• Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb to comprehend the inheritance, while Tuoshe Ancient Emperor’s projection secretly followed to modify it and help him survive.
• Lan Hong told Zhu Kun that he wanted Xiao Yan as an ally against the Outer Realm Demons and gave him Origin Qi to refine.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Void Devouring Flame to keep sacrificing the Hun Clan’s descendants, while secretly planning to refine Void Devouring Flame into Origin Flame.
• Void Devouring Flame overheard Hun Tiandi’s plan and continued helping him while plotting to devour Hun Tiandi first.

Xiao Yan began accepting the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's inheritance, enduring repeated destruction and rebirth as he held onto his resolve. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin failed to invade the Soul Realm and learned that Hun Tiandi was still gathering strength to become a Dou Emperor.

• The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor told Xiao Yan that the Burning Art came from the Great Thousand World and warned that failing the inheritance would annihilate his soul and spirit.
• Xiao Yan's body burned away, but he steadied his mind and rebuilt it; the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor explained that repeated destruction and rebirth were part of the inheritance.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin debated attacking the Soul Realm, then opened its passage and retreated when a tide of bloody aura emerged.
• Hun Tiandi taunted Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin for daring to open the passage, while they realized the Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Array would consume anyone entering the Soul Realm.
• Hun Tiandi regretted that Gu Yuan and the others had not entered to become nourishment, and continued preparing to become a Dou Emperor, though the process would take longer.

Hun Tiandi broke through to Dou Emperor, refined Void Devouring Flame into his Origin Flame, and challenged the Ancient, Lei, and Yan clans. As he prepared to attack Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin, Zhu Kun appeared to confront him while Lan Hong watched from nearby.

• Lan Hong completed a battlefield designed to withstand a Dou Emperor battle and preserve Hun Tiandi’s Origin Qi after his death.
• Hun Tiandi revealed that he had become a Dou Emperor, destroyed the Soul Clan elders controlled by Void Devouring Flame, and refined Void Devouring Flame into his Origin Flame.
• Hun Tiandi left the Soul Realm and demanded that Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin come out to die, while the clans still waited for news of Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin confronted Hun Tiandi, who threatened to exterminate their clans and bring the Dou Qi Continent under his rule.
• Lan Hong told his companion that Zhu Kun would appear and could hold Hun Tiandi back, and Zhu Kun arrived just as Hun Tiandi raised his hand to attack Lei Ying and Yan Jin.

Zhu Kun and the allied clans fought to hold Hun Tiandi back while Xiao Yan completed his breakthrough to Dou Di. Xiao Yan arrived to confront Hun Tiandi, and Lan Hong transported them both to a prepared battlefield for their decisive fight.

• Zhu Kun challenged Hun Tiandi and endured more than a dozen exchanges before Hun Tiandi struck him down.
• Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin led their clans into battle, but Hun Tiandi shattered Gu Yuan’s Ancient Emperor Mirror and wounded the Ancient Clan elites.
• Lan Hong appeared and healed Zhu Kun, while the Xiao Family members’ Dou Di bloodline awakened, confirming Xiao Yan’s breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan awoke in the Heavenly Tomb, thanked Xiao Xuan, and rushed to the battlefield to face Hun Tiandi as a Dou Di.
• Lan Hong transported Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi to a separate space where they could fight at full strength.

Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi fought as Dou Emperors while Lan Hong watched and maintained the space around them. Hun Tiandi revealed his Blood Emperor Body, but Xiao Yan answered with a Flame Emperor Body, and the battle continued without a clear victor.

• Xiao Yan attacked Hun Tiandi with the Heavy Black Ruler and engulfed him in Emperor Flame, forcing Hun Tiandi to take his strength seriously.
• Hun Tiandi proposed dividing the continent among himself, Xiao Yan, and Lan Hong, but Xiao Yan rejected the offer and demanded repayment for the Xiao Clan’s blood debt.
• Hun Tiandi unleashed Blood Demon Heart-Corroding Lightning, and Xiao Yan countered with Flame Profound Explosion as Lan Hong stabilized the space around them.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi fought through hundreds of close-range exchanges without either gaining the upper hand.
• Hun Tiandi formed his Blood Emperor Body, but Xiao Yan quickly formed a Flame Emperor Body of his own and challenged him to continue fighting without restraint.

Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi fought fiercely until Hun Tiandi summoned the Emperor Slaying Formation and its blood-forged blade. Xiao Yan gathered the Heavenly Flames into the Primordial Flame Ancient Ruler, and the two weapons shattered when they collided, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi traded blows until both were battered and Hun Tiandi claimed Xiao Yan’s strength was declining.
• Hun Tiandi connected the Emperor Slaying Formation to the Soul Realm’s blood pool and formed the Emperor Slaying Ghost Blood Blade from the sacrificed Hun Clan.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Heavenly Flame pillars and commanded the flames to return, including the Void Devouring Flame, which broke free of Hun Tiandi and joined him.
• Xiao Yan condensed the flames into the Primordial Flame Ancient Ruler while Hun Tiandi prepared the Emperor Slaying Ghost Blood Blade.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Tiandi clashed with their weapons, and both weapons shattered as Lan Hong struggled to hold the space together.

Lan Hong stopped Xiao Yan from sacrificing himself and identified Hun Tiandi’s summoned Remnant Soul as an Outer Realm Demon. He defeated Hun Tiandi, purified and destroyed his soul, then recovered Origin Qi and told Xiao Yan to reassure Xun'er.

• Lan Yi returned to Lan Hong’s Small World after helping Xiao Yan form the Primordial Flame Ancient Ruler.
• Hun Tiandi summoned a Remnant Soul, which Lan Hong recognized as belonging to an Outer Realm Demon, and Xiao Yan tried to burn himself to seal them.
• Hun Tiandi gathered Evil Energy into a new Dou Di body and attacked Lan Hong, who countered with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong purified Hun Tiandi’s Evil Energy, cut apart his body, and destroyed his soul with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong collected the Origin Qi from the battlefield and told Xiao Yan that he could go tell Xun'er he was safe.

After Lan Hong defeated Hun Tiandi, Xiao Yan reunited with Gu Xun'er and the survivors assessed the aftermath of the battle. Xiao Yan and Lan Hong discussed the Dou Di realm and future plans, while talk of their weddings left Lan Hong's companions plotting to become his brides.

• Lan Hong returned Xiao Yan to Gu Xun'er, reunited the others with Zi Yan, the Little Doctor Immortal, Qing Lin, and Cai Lin, and gave Zhu Kun Origin Qi to help him become a Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan led Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin into the Soul Realm, where they found it lifeless and agreed to search it before sealing it.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lan Hong for defeating Hun Tiandi, and Lan Hong advised him to strengthen the Dou Qi Continent before answering the Great Thousand World's call.
• Xiao Yan said he would arrange a grand wedding with Gu Xun'er, and Lan Hong's companions began whispering about securing places as his brides.

Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er held a grand wedding at Starfall Pavilion, attended by allies and old acquaintances from across the Dou Qi Continent. Lan Hong then held his own lavish wedding with his many brides, leaving the two Dou Emperors’ contrasting love lives as a popular subject of discussion.

• Xiao Yan welcomed guests to his wedding, including Lan Hong, old friends from the Jia Ma Empire, and former classmates from Jia Nan Academy.
• Nalan Yanran admitted to Yun Yun that she regretted her past choices, while Cai Die reunited with Hai Bodong and thanked him for helping her long ago.
• Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er completed their wedding ceremony, served tea to Xiao Zhan and Gu Yuan, and celebrated with a long banquet.
• Lan Hong rebuilt the former battlefield as a scenic venue and held a wedding with Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Fei Ju, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Gu Yue, Nana, Cai Lin, Qing Lin, Little Doctor Immortal, Zi Yan, Yun Yun, and others.
• Gu Xun'er asked Xiao Yan whether he envied Lan Hong, and Xiao Yan assured her that she was all he needed.

Lan Hong and Xiao Yan’s families welcomed children while more people in Lan Hong’s Small World and on the Dou Qi Continent reached Dou Di. Lan Hong warned Xiao Yan to compress his energy before ascending, then they sensed an unknown being entering the Dou Qi Continent and Xiao Yan went to investigate.

• Zhu Kun, the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Little Doctor Immortal, Cai Lin, Lan Yi, and others reached Dou Di as Lan Hong helped them cultivate and compress their energy.
• Cai Lin gave birth to Lan Hong’s daughter, Lan Shuyue, while Qian Renxue, Gu Yue, and Nana later broke through to Dou Di.
• Outside Lan Hong’s Small World, Gu Yuan reached Dou Di, and Gu Xun'er gave birth to Xiao Yan’s son, Xiao Lin.
• Lan Hong met Xiao Yan and advised him to compress his energy before ascending to withstand the upper realm’s energy conversion.
• Lan Hong and Xiao Yan sensed an unknown being enter the Dou Qi Continent, and Xiao Yan hurried off to find it.

Tang San and Beautiful Young Lady arrived in the Dou Qi Continent and traveled to Jia Ma Sacred City, where they demanded to meet the Flame Emperor. Xiao Yan and Lan Hong confronted them, and Xiao Yan’s Dou Emperor aura forced both newcomers to their knees.

• Tang San and Beautiful Young Lady adapted to the Dou Qi Continent, then left the Monster Mountain Range for Jia Ma Sacred City after hearing about the Flame Emperor.
• News of the mysterious experts reached the Central Continent Alliance, which notified Xiao Yan; Xiao Yan went with Lan Hong to investigate.
• Tang San introduced himself as God King Tang San and agreed to stay in Jia Ma Sacred City after Jia Xing Tian received him cautiously.
• Lan Hong recognized Tang San as a parallel-timeline version of an enemy he had killed in another world.
• Tang San demanded that Xiao Yan kneel, so Xiao Yan released his Dou Emperor aura and forced Tang San and Beautiful Young Lady into half-kneeling positions.
• Lan Hong recognized that Beautiful Young Lady was not Xiao Wu and realized Tang San had found his wife’s reincarnation.

Lan Hong revealed that Beautiful Young Lady was Tang San’s wife Xiao Wu reincarnated, while Xiao Wu rejected the claim that they were the same person. After Tang San attacked Gu Xun’er and Beautiful Young Lady defended him, Xiao Yan burned them both with Emperor Flame.

• Xiao Yan released Tang San from his pressure, and Lan Hong brought Xiao Wu out to confront him.
• Lan Hong explained that Tang San had reincarnated to find Xiao Wu, whose reincarnation was Beautiful Young Lady, but Xiao Wu denied that they were the same person.
• Gu Xun’er condemned Tang San’s actions and asked Lan Hong how he should be dealt with; Xiao Wu volunteered to kill him.
• Tang San attacked Gu Xun’er to seize Xiao Lin, but Gu Xun’er shattered his Asura Demon Sword and Divine Equipment with the Nirvana Finger.
• Beautiful Young Lady rushed to Tang San’s side and blamed Gu Xun’er, so Xiao Yan engulfed both of them in Emperor Flame.

Lan Hong and Xiao Yan’s group entered the Great Thousand World, where they were separated and faced the dangerous conversion of their energy into spiritual energy. Lan Hong completed the conversion safely, while Xiao Yan received help from Luo Tianshen and learned about the new world before setting out alone.

• Lan Hong imprisoned Tang San and Beautiful Young Lady’s escaping souls, then gave Tang San’s soul to Xiao Wu to torture.
• After several years, Qian Renxue, Gu Yue, Nana, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan advanced to Dou Di, and Lan Hong departed for the Great Thousand World with Xiao Yan, Gu Yuan, and Gu Xun'er.
• Lan Hong warned the group that they would likely arrive in separate places and would need to convert their energy into spiritual energy.
• Lan Hong landed in a remote mountain cave, converted his energy successfully, and began helping Cai Lin and the others in his Small World.
• Xiao Yan landed in the Lesser Western Heaven Realm, where his conversion went wrong and Luo Tianshen helped him complete it while explaining the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan learned that Dou Di strength corresponded to the Supreme Stage and that Heavenly Flames were called Sacred Flames, then worried about Gu Xun'er and Gu Yuan.

Lan Hong saved Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, and Qing Tan from Boundless Ancestor, then left after Lin Dong completed his spiritual energy conversion. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan agreed to help the Luoshen Clan fight the Blood God Clan in exchange for the Six Profound Heavenly Flame, but discovered the challenge would be difficult.

• Lan Hong found Lin Dong converting his spiritual energy while Ling Qingzhu and Qing Tan defended him from Boundless Ancestor and his followers.
• Lan Hong severed Boundless Ancestor's arm, destroyed his Supreme Dharma Form, and killed the attackers who tried to flee.
• Lan Hong introduced himself to Ling Qingzhu and Qing Tan, and explained that Lin Dong would soon finish converting his energy.
• Lin Dong woke, learned Lan Hong had saved them, and thanked him before Lan Hong departed.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help the Luoshen Clan deal with the Blood God Clan in exchange for the Six Profound Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan faced an Eighth Grade Supreme from the Blood God Clan and realized the fight would not be easy.

Lan Hong traveled toward the Western Heaven Realm and learned from He Yuanyun about the Outer Realm Demons and their threat to the Great Thousand World. After refusing Divine Void Palace’s recruitment, he was attacked by its members and summoned Blue Cat and Hong Mao to join the fight.

• Lan Hong met He Yuanyun, an Ancient Sky-Piercing Python, in Divine Void Palace territory and learned that the Boundless Ancestor he had killed had ruled the region.
• He Yuanyun explained the Outer Realm Demons’ clans, hierarchy, abilities, and ongoing war against the Great Thousand World.
• Lan Hong parted ways with He Yuanyun after receiving an invitation to visit the Sky-Piercing Python Clan.
• Divine Void Palace members tried to recruit Lan Hong, but he refused and rebuked their leader.
• The Divine Void Palace leader and two Ninth Grade Supremes attacked Lan Hong, who drew the Bright Sword and summoned Blue Cat and Hong Mao; Hong Mao severely wounded one attacker with the Changhong Sword.

Lan Hong and Xiao Yan defeated attacks from the Divine Void Palace and Blood God Clan, then traveled with Luo Jiutian to the Luoshen Clan. Luo Tianshen welcomed them and gave Xiao Yan the Heavenly God Instrument to help him search for Gu Xun'er.

• Lan Hong defeated a Divine Void Palace Earth Supreme and left, while the wounded opponent watched him with hatred.
• Xiao Yan fought Huang Yunpo, combining the Blood Lotus Crimson Cloud Fire with his Buddha Rage Fire Lotus to destroy Huang Yunpo’s Supreme Dharma Form.
• Lan Hong arrived, learned that Xiao Yan had not found Gu Xun'er, and killed Huang Yunpo when he attacked.
• Luo Jiutian invited Lan Hong and Xiao Yan to the Luoshen Clan, where Luo Tianshen welcomed them.
• Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Yan the Heavenly God Instrument to search for Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yan offered three Mystic Pills in return.

Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Yan four Sacred Flames and explained the Earth Supreme realm to Lan Hong, while the Divine Void Palace Master decided to confront Lan Hong. As Xiao Yan began refining the flames, Blood God Clan attackers arrived, and Lan Hong fought their Earth Supreme leader, Blood Hand.

• Luo Tianshen gave Xiao Yan four Sacred Flames in exchange for the Mystic Pill and explained the Earth Supreme realm to Lan Hong.
• A Divine Void Palace elder slandered Lan Hong to the Divine Void Palace Master, who planned to teach Lan Hong a lesson.
• Lan Hong cultivated by drawing spiritual energy into his Small World while Xiao Yan began refining the four Sacred Flames.
• Blood Hand and two Ninth Grade Supremes came to recruit or kill Xiao Yan, but Lan Hong intervened and blocked their attack.
• Blood Hand fought Lan Hong with several Blood God Clan techniques, but Lan Hong froze and shattered his attacks before countering his Soul Devouring Blood Claw with nine divine dragons.

Lan Hong and Xiao Yan repelled the Blood God Clan attackers, but the Divine Void Palace arrived to demand Lan Hong. The Luoshen Clan stood with him as he confronted Palace Master Zhuang Yuanzi, who offered him a place in the faction or death.

• Lan Hong shattered Blood Hand's Supreme Dharma Form and wounded him, but Blood Hand escaped using Blood Escape.
• Xiao Yan used a Buddha Rage Fire Lotus to kill the two Blood God Clan Ninth Grade Supremes, then revealed he had reached peak Ninth Grade Supreme.
• Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Luo Tianshen discussed the Blood God Clan's likely pursuit and the need to unite the Great Thousand World against the Outer Realm Demons.
• Luo Shanhe reported that Divine Void Palace had arrived, and Luo Tianshen chose to support Lan Hong rather than yield to its demands.
• Zhuang Yuanzi revealed his Quasi-Heavenly Supreme strength and threatened the Luoshen Clan, while Lan Hong stepped forward to face him.
• Zhuang Yuanzi offered Lan Hong a chance to join Divine Void Palace, warning that otherwise he would die.

Lan Hong refused to join the Divine Void Palace and fought Zhuang Yuanzi, a Quasi-Heavenly Supreme. After unleashing his powerful Fire Dance Whirlwind, Lan Hong exhausted himself, and Zhuang Yuanzi prepared a killing blow while preventing Luo Tianshen from intervening.

• Lan Hong rejected Zhuang Yuanzi’s offer to join the Divine Void Palace and challenged him rather than submit.
• Zhuang Yuanzi attacked with the God Transformation Palm, but Lan Hong broke free, revealed his Dragon Person form, and counterattacked.
• Lan Hong summoned Little Gold and used Rolling Thunderclap, but Zhuang Yuanzi’s Divine Void Finger sent him flying.
• Zhuang Yuanzi manifested his Supreme Dharma Form and demanded that Lan Hong surrender, but Lan Hong trapped it inside his Fire Dance Whirlwind.
• Lan Hong’s whirlwind shredded Zhuang Yuanzi’s Supreme Dharma Form, but left Lan Hong nearly out of spiritual energy.
• Zhuang Yuanzi declared that Lan Hong had lost and launched the God Transformation Palm, keeping Luo Tianshen from rescuing him.