Chapter Summaries

Xu Xingyu protected Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er in the eighteenth level of the Earth Core World, where the Flame Empress Lie Yan summoned them. After recognizing Xu Xingyu as the Dragon God's inheritor, Lie Yan said she wanted to make a deal with him.

• Xu Xingyu used his power to shield Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er from the extreme heat and pressure of the Earth Core World.
• Xu Xingyu identified the place as the eighteenth level and called out to the Flame Empress, asking why she had summoned them.
• Lie Yan rose from the lava lake with Ji Dong beside her and cooled the surroundings.
• Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er prepared to fight as Xu Xingyu remained wary, while Lie Yan told Ji Dong not to interrupt.
• Lie Yan recognized Xu Xingyu as the Dragon God's inheritor, tested him with spiritual pressure, and then proposed a deal.

Xu Xingyu and Lie Yan negotiated an exchange involving knowledge of the Dragon God's path to godhood and a Purifying Flame Hong Lian. Lie Yan agreed to provide the clanswoman for someone important to Xu Xingyu in return for the information and three chances for him to save Ji Dong.

• Lie Yan explained that she had brought Xu Xingyu to the Earth Core World after noticing him scan Ji Dong's Hong Lian Mark, and the two agreed to discuss a deal.
• Gu Qiuxi felt powerless beside Xu Xingyu, while Ji Dong resolved to become a god and protect Lie Yan after learning about the Divine Realm.
• Lie Yan offered five Earth Core Lotus Seeds for information about how the Dragon God became a god, but Xu Xingyu said he wanted a Purifying Flame Hong Lian instead.
• Lie Yan objected because the Purifying Flame Hong Lian was one of her clanswomen, but Xu Xingyu explained that he needed it for someone important to him.
• Lie Yan agreed to provide the Purifying Flame Hong Lian after Xu Xingyu promised not to mistreat her clanswoman and offered the information plus three chances to save Ji Dong.

Xu Xingyu and Lie Yan completed their deal, exchanging a modified dragon scale for the Purifying Flame Hong Lian. After learning the lotus was a sealed, violent Demigod-level being, Xu Xingyu stored it in the Star Soul Pearl and asked Lie Yan to teleport him and his companions near the Sanhe Mountain Range.

• Xu Xingyu used the Star Soul Pearl to modify the nine-colored dragon scale, allowing it to alert him and provide coordinates if Ji Dong faced danger, and stored the requested information inside it.
• Lie Yan raised the Purifying Flame Hong Lian from the Earth Core Lake, and Xu Xingyu realized it had reached the Demigod level.
• Lie Yan explained that the lotus was sealed because its soul-burning flames destroyed the other Hong Lian's sentience, and that it resisted attempts to remove the seal.
• Xu Xingyu agreed to proceed with the deal despite the lotus's violent nature, and he and Lie Yan exchanged the dragon scale and the Purifying Flame Hong Lian.
• Xu Xingyu gave the dragon scale to Ji Dong, stored the lotus inside the Star Soul Pearl, and asked Lie Yan to teleport the group near the Sanhe Mountain Range.

Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er spent their last day in Metal City shopping for supplies before traveling to Dragon Valley in the Sanhe Mountain Range. As Ya Lin'er struggled with feeling disconnected from the West Metal Empire, an unpleasant stranger interrupted them.

• Xu Xingyu reflected that the West Metal Empire depended on the powerful Foolish and Rich Chamber of Commerce, and the trio had come to Metal City to prepare for their journey to Dragon Valley.
• Gu Qiuxi excitedly picked out golden ornaments, and Xu Xingyu bought them for her.
• Ya Lin'er explained that she had not found a weapon she liked, and Xu Xingyu encouraged her to relax and enjoy the day.
• Xu Xingyu realized that Ya Lin'er felt unsettled because she remembered coming from the West Metal Empire but recognized nothing there, and he hoped their trip would comfort her by bringing her to her remaining family.
• An unpleasant voice interrupted their conversation, calling one of the women a pretty little lady.

Gu Qiuxi sent a lecherous young man flying after he harassed her, but his guards surrounded her, Xu Xingyu, and Ya Lin'er when they tried to leave. Xu Xingyu and the women prepared to fight the bodyguards as a warm-up before leaving the West Metal Empire.

• A lecherous young man tried to put his arm around Gu Qiuxi, and she struck him hard enough to send him crashing to the ground.
• Xu Xingyu judged that the young man had abused many women and deserved no mercy, while ten black-clad bodyguards rushed to his aid.
• Gu Qiuxi, Xu Xingyu, and Ya Lin'er decided to return to the inn, but the young man ordered his guards to seize them and threatened the women.
• The black-clad guards surrounded the trio and formed a Five Elements Barrier to trap them.
• Xu Xingyu released his Yin Yang Crown as Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er readied their weapons for a fight.

Xu Xingyu, Ya Lin'er, and Gu Qiuxi defeated Skull Face and his black-clad guards after revealing their overwhelming cultivation. Gu Qiuxi killed Skull Face despite the golden ring's shield, then gave the ring to Ya Lin'er, who named it the Annihilation Halo.

• Xu Xingyu assigned himself the five Yang Five Elements opponents while Ya Lin'er and Gu Qiuxi took on the five Yin Five Elements opponents.
• Xu Xingyu, Ya Lin'er, and Gu Qiuxi attacked the black-clad men, and their fighting caused the Five Elements barrier to collapse.
• Skull Face ordered his guards to help him escape, but Gu Qiuxi killed the Yi Wood black-clad man who was treating him.
• Gu Qiuxi killed Skull Face after piercing the shield created by his golden ring.
• Gu Qiuxi gave the ring to Ya Lin'er, and Ya Lin'er accepted it and named it the Annihilation Halo.

Xu Xingyu grew concerned that the Golden Dragon King's will of ruin was affecting Gu Qiuxi's temperament. After they returned to their hotel, he asked to examine her condition, leaving her to respond.

• Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er returned to the Foolish and Rich Hotel after dealing with Skeleton Face and his bodyguards.
• Ya Lin'er went to the cultivation room to subdue the Golden Ring of Extinction.
• Xu Xingyu asked Gu Qiuxi to speak with him before she rested, and they met in the living room after changing clothes.
• Xu Xingyu told Gu Qiuxi that she had seemed more volatile lately and worried that the Golden Dragon King's will of ruin was affecting her.
• Xu Xingyu asked Gu Qiuxi to let him examine her physical condition.

Xu Xingyu examined Gu Qiuxi and discovered that Golden Dragon King Berserk Factors had deeply corroded her body, putting her at risk of losing control. He explained how her rapid absorption of the Divine Core’s power caused the problem, then proposed a full-body massage as a way to remove the factors faster.

• Xu Xingyu examined Gu Qiuxi’s body and found Berserk Factors in her meridians and Sea of Consciousness.
• Xu Xingyu warned Gu Qiuxi that the factors could make her berserk and eventually turn her into a creature driven by destruction.
• Xu Xingyu traced the corrosion to Gu Qiuxi’s repeated absorption of the Golden Dragon King Divine Core’s power and her resistance to its Will of Destruction.
• Gu Qiuxi asked how she could remove the Berserk Factors without giving up cultivation, and Xu Xingyu proposed a full-body massage.

Xu Xingyu treated Gu Qiuxi by channeling the Power of Creation into her to purify the berserk factors in her body, and the first session left her exhausted and teasing him to take responsibility. They fell asleep embracing, unaware that someone was watching them through the cultivation room door.

• Gu Qiuxi agreed to Xu Xingyu's treatment because she trusted him, and she lay face down on the bed while he prepared to channel creation energy into her.
• Xu Xingyu used the Power of Creation to massage Gu Qiuxi and purify the berserk factors, while a series of intensely painful and pleasurable sensations overwhelmed her.
• Xu Xingyu created a soundproof barrier and continued the treatment for two or three hours until he completed the first session.
• Gu Qiuxi complained that Xu Xingyu had made her so embarrassed that he had to take responsibility for her, and he comforted her in his arms.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Qiuxi fell asleep together, unaware that someone with a blue eye was peeking through the door.

Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er traveled to the Three Harmonies Mountain Range, where the sub-dragons welcomed Xu Xingyu and Gu Qiuxi because of their powerful bloodlines. Xu Xingyu explained why they needed to earn the Dragon Clan’s goodwill and promised Ya Lin'er answers when they reached Dragon Valley.

• After nearly two days of travel, Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er reached the Three Harmonies Mountain Range.
• The sub-dragons recognized Xu Xingyu and Gu Qiuxi’s bloodlines and respectfully guided the group toward Dragon Valley.
• Ya Lin'er regretted that the sub-dragons were not attacking them, while Gu Qiuxi wanted opportunities to fight.
• Xu Xingyu told Gu Qiuxi they needed the dragons’ sincere friendship to gain pure Power of Faith, and promised she could spar with the giant dragons at Dragon Valley.
• Xu Xingyu described a powerful dragon whose strength surpassed Di Tian’s and told Ya Lin'er he would answer her questions when they reached Dragon Valley.

Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er entered the cave leading to Dragon Valley and encountered its powerful guardian. Ya Lin'er sensed a strange familiarity with the cave, and the chapter ended as the Earth Dragon Ancestor revealed itself and challenged them to a trial.

• Xu Xingyu linked the three with his Divine Sense, and Ya Lin'er sensed that the cave felt familiar to her.
• The three entered the cave and felt danger coming from all around them.
• A powerful guardian spoke from every direction, acknowledged Xu Xingyu's strength, and said an oath required it to stop them.
• Xu Xingyu welcomed the chance to fight, and the guardian agreed to face them.
• The mountain shook as a mound unfolded into a colossal wingless true dragon, which identified itself as the Earth Dragon Ancestor and demanded they show everything they had to pass its trial.

Xu Xingyu and his companions faced the Earth Dragon Ancestor, who demanded to know where they had inherited their Dragon Clan bloodlines. The battle began with Xu Xingyu revealing a ranged version of his God-Slaying Strike, leaving the Earth Dragon Ancestor hurt and his Magic Power spiraling out of control.

• Xu Xingyu praised the Earth Dragon Ancestor’s strength, while the ancestor questioned what a Mountain Dragon was and wondered where Xu Xingyu and Gu Qiuxi had inherited their Dragon Clan bloodlines.
• Xu Xingyu told the Earth Dragon Ancestor he would have to defeat him to learn the answer, and Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin’er prepared to fight beside Xu Xingyu.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor attacked with falling boulders, but Xu Xingyu briefly took control of the earth element while Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin’er advanced.
• Xu Xingyu’s water-element spears overwhelmed the Earth Dragon Ancestor’s barrier by disrupting its Magic Power, then caused his Magic Power to compress, circulate, and erupt inside him.
• Xu Xingyu’s Spiral God-Slaying Strike left the Earth Dragon Ancestor suffering as his Magic Power ran wild.

The Earth Dragon Ancestor used his Elemental Stripping Domain to limit Xu Xingyu’s elemental abilities, but Xu Xingyu attacked with his Bloodline Power while Gu Qiuxi boosted their allies and suppressed the Ancestor. After Xu Xingyu wounded him, the Ancestor decided to capture the three, while another dragon awoke and headed toward the battle.

• The Earth Dragon Ancestor unleashed his Elemental Stripping Domain, stripping away all elements except metal.
• Xu Xingyu transformed into his dragon-man form and charged the Earth Dragon Ancestor, while Gu Qiuxi prepared to join the fight.
• Gu Qiuxi expanded the Golden Dragon Berserk Domain, raising her allies’ strength and suppressing the Earth Dragon Ancestor.
• Xu Xingyu struck the Earth Dragon Ancestor with a Bloodline Power claw, shattering his metal shield and drawing his blood.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor resolved to subdue and capture Xu Xingyu, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er, and another dragon awoke and flew toward the cave.

Xu Xingyu transformed into a nine-colored divine dragon and battled the Earth Dragon Ancestor, revealing his mastery of time and matching the ancestor’s metal-element attacks. Just as Xu Xingyu gained the upper hand, a diamond-colored dragon intervened and ordered them to stop before they destroyed the Dragon Clan’s gathering place.

• Xu Xingyu told Gu Qiuxi to protect Ya Lin'er and keep her out of the fight while he faced the Earth Dragon Ancestor alone.
• Xu Xingyu transformed into his nine-colored divine dragon Bloodline Avatar, prompting the Earth Dragon Ancestor to recognize a familiar presence in his inherited memories.
• Xu Xingyu used the power of time to halt and erase the Earth Dragon Ancestor’s metal swords, then discovered the time-stop ability had a brief cooldown.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor exploited that opening with a metal-element dragon roar, and Xu Xingyu countered with a nine-colored dragon roar.
• Xu Xingyu’s dragon roar overwhelmed the Earth Dragon Ancestor’s, but a diamond-colored dragon appeared and stopped their clash to protect the Dragon Clan’s gathering place.

Xu Xingyu met the Dragon Emperor and claimed to be the Dragon God Inheritor, prompting the Dragon Clan to test his identity with an ancient artifact. The artifact awakened Ya Lin'er's dragon blood, and the Earth Dragon Ancestor recognized her as his daughter.

• The Dragon Emperor intervened in Xu Xingyu's stalemate with the Earth Dragon Ancestor and questioned his identity.
• Xu Xingyu introduced himself and Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er, explaining that he had come as the Dragon God Inheritor to help the Dragon Clan and find his companion's elder.
• The Dragon Emperor asked Xu Xingyu to prove his claim using a dragon-head stone seal said to be a Divine Artifact left by the Dragon God.
• Xu Xingyu touched the seal, releasing nine-colored light that made the bloodlines of those present surge and caused Ya Lin'er to begin transforming.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor recognized Ya Lin'er's bloodline as his own direct, second-generation bloodline and realized she was his daughter.

Xu Xingyu witnessed a record of the Five Elements Plane’s creation and the birth of its Dragon Clan, then returned to the valley with three mysterious objects. He realized the Earth Dragon Ancestor was descended from both the Mountain Dragon lineage and the Earth Dragon King's lineage, and noticed the old dragon recognize Ya Lin'er.

• Xu Xingyu watched the Five Elements Plane form when energies from a nine-colored planet and a purple-black pillar shaped its continents and Earth Core World.
• The plane spirit nurtured the first Dragon Emperor, then created five female dragons whose union with him began the Dragon Clan of the Five Elements Plane.
• Xu Xingyu returned to the valley after the dragon-head stone seal shattered, leaving him with an earth-yellow left arm bone, an earth-yellow dragon pearl, and a token marked "Dragon Valley."
• Xu Xingyu recognized that the Earth Dragon Ancestor was a mixed-blood descendant of a Mountain Dragon and the Earth Dragon King's lineage.
• Xu Xingyu withdrew his pressure after realizing the people and dragons were kneeling, then saw the Earth Dragon Ancestor glance at Ya Lin'er with complicated feelings.

Xu Xingyu brought the Dragon Emperor’s attention to Dragon Valley’s troubles, then helped uncover Ya Lin’er’s connection to the Earth Dragon Ancestor. As Ya Lin’er struggled with returning memories, she removed her helmet to face the Earth Dragon Ancestor.

• Xu Xingyu explained that he had come in response to the Dragon Clan’s prayers and asked the Dragon Emperor to take him to Dragon Valley to address its troubles.
• Xu Xingyu turned to Ya Lin’er and the Earth Dragon Ancestor, then explained how he and Gu Qiuxi had found and unsealed her from ice.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor realized that Ya Lin’er was her daughter, who had been searching for a Demon Soldier Mad Saber Fish’s blood to free her.
• Ya Lin’er sensed the Earth Dragon Ancestor’s matching bloodline and was overwhelmed by returning memories, so Xu Xingyu steadied her and promised to support her choice.
• Ya Lin’er removed her helmet and revealed her face to the Earth Dragon Ancestor.

Ya Lin'er reunited with her father, the Earth Dragon Ancestor, and struggled to decide how to respond to him. After sharing her mother's final letter, she helped resolve his doubts about the past, and the two prepared to speak privately.

• The Earth Dragon Ancestor recognized Ya Lin'er as his daughter and asked to speak with her alone.
• Ya Lin'er recalled her mother's death and questioned whether she should blame or forgive her father.
• Xu Xingyu encouraged Ya Lin'er to consider why she had risked her life to save her father.
• Ya Lin'er told the Earth Dragon Ancestor that her mother had loved him and recounted her mother's letter.
• The Earth Dragon Ancestor asked Xu Xingyu to let him spend time alone with Ya Lin'er, and Xu Xingyu agreed.

Xu Xingyu reassured the Dragon Emperor that Ya Lin'er would keep the Earth Dragon Ancestor from following his partner in death and promised to resolve the Dragon Clan’s problems. After learning that a sealed small world was absorbing dragon remains from the Dragon Graveyard, Xu Xingyu heard the Dragon Emperor ask him to rescue his daughter first.

• Xu Xingyu told the Dragon Emperor that Ya Lin'er could prevent the Earth Dragon Ancestor from taking his own life and would outlive him.
• Xu Xingyu promised to address the Dragon Clan’s future, prompting the Dragon Emperor to thank him and pledge respect to him.
• The Dragon Emperor explained that a sealed small world had connected to the Light Five Elements Dragon Clan’s Dragon Graveyard and was absorbing the buried dragon corpses.
• The Dragon Emperor said he had severed the connection and that the Dragon Clan kept reinforcing the seal to prevent the small world from merging with the Sanhe Mountain Range.
• The Dragon Emperor asked Xu Xingyu to rescue his daughter before investigating the small world.

Xu Xingyu heard that the Dragon Emperor’s daughter could not hatch because her mutated egg had become too sturdy, and he agreed to examine it before proposing a solution. After Xu Xingyu proved he was the Dragon God’s Inheritor, the Dragon Kings focused on his possible help, and the Diamond Dragon King eagerly awaited his judgment.

• The Dragon Emperor explained that one child had been stolen by Bing Shuang and his other daughter could not break out of her mutated eggshell.
• Xu Xingyu said he needed to see the egg before deciding whether he could help, and the Dragon Emperor led him and Gu Qiuxi to Dragon Valley.
• The Dragon Emperor introduced Xu Xingyu as the Dragon God’s Inheritor and Gu Qiuxi as his lover, while Gu Qiuxi stopped Xu Xingyu from correcting him.
• The Five Elements Dragon Kings doubted Xu Xingyu’s identity until his Dragon God Bloodline and recognition by the clan’s sacrificial artifact confirmed it.
• The Dragon Emperor said Xu Xingyu might solve the clan’s problems, and the Diamond Dragon King eagerly hoped he could safely hatch her daughter.