In the battle of Banquan, the flame emperor is defeated by chiyou, who leads the army of the jiuli tribe. He is followed by the new emperor, who commands an attack on him. The flame emperor recovers and unifies the world. The dark lady wants him to open the borders of the three realms, but he cannot. She is exiled and confined in the narrows. The only way he can return to the world is to sacrifice a soul of equal value