Recaps

Liang Fan watched Lian Buqi severely burn Song Caishuang and Song Xiaoshuang, then nearly attacked him before Mei Yan stopped him. As the competition continued, Tao Chengsi faced Liang Fan in the third match and explained why Liang’s anger put him at a disadvantage.

• Lian Buqi's Cloud Mist Detonation engulfed the arena, and Liang Fan and the referee rescued the badly burned Song Caishuang and Song Xiaoshuang.
• Liang Fan confronted Lian Buqi, who denied wrongdoing and admitted provoking him only to bait him into a legally punishable attack.
• Mei Yan stopped Liang Fan from striking Lian Buqi, while the referee separated them and ordered the competition to continue.
• Tao Chengsi reassigned Lian Buqi to the fifth individual match after criticizing his conduct, and Lian Buqi reluctantly agreed.
• Tao Chengsi entered the third match against Liang Fan and warned that Liang's anger and ice-attribute cultivation gave Tao an advantage.

Tao Chengsi used psychological tactics and his Telekinesis ability to defeat Liang Fan, securing the International Union Academy’s third win and a place in the semifinals. Si Ming and the others discussed how to counter Tao Chengsi’s ability, while Lian Buqi challenged Si Ming to fight him the day after tomorrow.

• Si Ming and Murong Qing observed that Tao Chengsi had unsettled Liang Fan, while Si Ming confronted Lian Buqi, who challenged him to the first fight two days later.
• Tao Chengsi suppressed Liang Fan without using his Bloodline Ability, exploiting Liang Fan’s inability to control his anger.
• Liang Fan used Cold Moon Flying Stars, but Tao Chengsi redirected the attack, disrupted Liang Fan’s palm strike, and injured him with inch-force blows.
• Liang Fan forced out a forbidden finishing move, but Tao Chengsi used Telekinesis to attack his eyes and then blasted him out of the arena.
• The referee declared Tao Chengsi the winner and announced that the International Union Academy had advanced to the semifinals.
• Si Ming, Murong Qing, Hu Jixian, Ke Chajing, and Chen Shimi discussed Telekinesis and ways to defend against it.

Si Ming and Murong Qing visited the injured Glacier Martial Arts School team before the semifinals, then Si Ming’s team arrived at the deep-pit arena and made dramatic entrances. Si Ming ended his descent by silencing the arena, leaving the spectators focused on him.

• Wang Jinchao, Tai Gu, and Si Ming joked about ways to protect themselves from attacks before Ke Chajing urged the team to face whoever they drew without holding back.
• Si Ming and Murong Qing visited Song Caishuang, Song Xiaoshuang, and Liang Fan, and league officials promised to cover the injured fighters’ medical expenses.
• Liang Fan proposed to the Song sisters, and Song Caishuang revealed that her younger brother was a man before sending Liang Fan flying with an Air-Splitting Palm.
• Si Ming and his teammates surveyed the deep-pit arena and learned that Heavenly Black and Earth Emperor would face each other in the other semifinal.
• At Si Ming’s suggestion, the team made grand aerial entrances, with Ke Chajing splashing into the arena and Si Ming descending on a golden dragon.
• Si Ming appeared in white robes and used an invisible force to silence the crowd, settle the dust, and still the lake.

Si Ming challenged Lian Buqi in the Martial Dao League semifinal and provoked him into fighting rather than withdrawing. After withstanding Lian Buqi’s first attack without injury, Si Ming declared he would demonstrate the gap between them in three moves.

• Si Ming called out Lian Buqi, and the spectators’ chants pressured Lian Buqi to accept the match.
• Tao Chengsi advised Lian Buqi to avoid Si Ming and focus on helping their team advance, but Lian Buqi chose to fight.
• Si Ming stayed onstage until the organizers began the match early, then taunted Lian Buqi about his backbone and strength.
• Lian Buqi opened with the Shotgun Shell Seal, but Si Ming took the attack head-on without moving or being marked.
• Si Ming announced he would withstand three of Lian Buqi’s attacks to show the gap between them, while Murong Qing expressed confidence in him.

Si Ming effortlessly withstood Lian Buqi’s attacks and exposed the gulf between their abilities. The chapter ended with Lian Buqi wounded and furious as Si Ming continued to undermine his confidence.

• Lian Buqi attacked Si Ming with his Armor-Piercing Claw, but Si Ming absorbed and neutralized the force without injury.
• Lian Buqi unleashed Cloud-Mist Detonation, yet Si Ming emerged unharmed except for a scorched corner of his sleeve.
• Si Ming told Lian Buqi that their strength gap had widened, provoking him to attack with Grenade Hammer Hand.
• Si Ming deflected Lian Buqi’s punches, struck him with Shotgun Shell Seal, and followed with Blazing Sun Light Burst, leaving him bloodied.
• Si Ming called Lian Buqi unremarkable and replaceable, and Lian Buqi angrily demanded to know what Si Ming understood about him.

Si Ming defeated Lian Buqi in the first match, crushing his confidence and earning cheers from the crowd. After discussing the attention his victory would bring, the Linked Mountains University team debated its lineup, and Murong Qing chose to fight in the second round.

• Si Ming shattered Lian Buqi’s resolve, then struck him with over a hundred punches and knocked him out of the arena.
• The referee declared the Linked Mountains University Second Martial Arts Club the winner of the first match as spectators cheered Si Ming.
• Hu Jixian warned Si Ming that his victory would make him famous, and Si Ming said he was ready for the attention.
• Murong Qing, Hu Jixian, and Ke Chajing debated whether to send their strongest fighters or substitutes into the next rounds.
• Murong Qing decided to take part in the second round because she believed in her teammates.

Murong Qing and Liu Qingqing faced International Union Academy's Fang Hong and Guan Shengnan in a doubles match, while the crowd celebrated Murong Qing's fame and talent. Before the fight began, Murong Qing challenged Guan Shengnan's prejudice about appearances and talent, and Liu Qingqing revealed that she had been present all along.

• Murong Qing chose Liu Qingqing as her partner for the second match, and Tao Chengsi warned that Fang Hong needed to keep his head for his team to have a chance.
• Murong Qing entered the arena to cheers, while Fang Hong and Guan Shengnan remarked on her popularity and appearance.
• Murong Qing agreed with Guan Shengnan's claim that martial arts were not decided by fame or looks, prompting Guan Shengnan to accuse her of mockery.
• Murong Qing told Guan Shengnan that her contempt for good looks reflected prejudice and low self-regard, then reminded her that even talented people had someone greater to pursue.
• Guan Shengnan called for the match to be settled with fists, and Liu Qingqing announced that she was already in the arena, surprising the opposing team with her concealment technique.

Murong Qing gained the upper hand against Guan Shengnan and Fang Hong until Fang Hong transformed into an ape demon and began fighting with renewed strength. As Fang Hong battled Murong Qing, Guan Shengnan followed their plan and attacked Liu Qingqing from behind.

• Murong Qing extinguished Guan Shengnan’s ghostfire and blocked her summoned spirits while driving Fang Hong back with icy Sword Qi.
• Guan Shengnan told Fang Hong to transform, and she used her mental power to steady him as he became an ape demon.
• Fang Hong revealed his skill at handling weight and traded powerful attacks with Murong Qing, who countered with sword techniques.
• Guan Shengnan left Fang Hong to keep Murong Qing occupied and moved to attack Liu Qingqing, whom she believed was vulnerable at close range.
• Guan Shengnan appeared behind Liu Qingqing and swung a pair of accelerating rings toward the back of her neck.

Liu Qingqing overcame Guan Shengnan’s close-range assault with archery and a five-element arrow sequence, leaving Guan badly injured but still fighting to hold her in the arena. The outcome of the other semifinal fight between Murong Qing and Fang Hong remained undecided.

• Guan Shengnan’s rings wounded Liu Qingqing, but ice from Murong Qing and Fang Hong’s fight froze Guan’s feet and gave Liu a chance to counterattack.
• Liu Qingqing fired a water-powered Mercury Arrow, and Guan Shengnan endured its explosion before pressing forward with flaming attacks.
• Liu Qingqing shot Guan Shengnan with a Ground-Lying Arrow, piercing her calf and disrupting her advance.
• Liu Qingqing fired five arrows carrying successive elemental forces, and the final water arrow blasted Guan Shengnan across the arena.
• Guan Shengnan regained her footing, raised stone shields, and kept Liu Qingqing occupied despite her severe injuries.

Murong Qing defeated Fang Hong after a fierce exchange, while Guan Shengnan conceded, giving their team the second match. Zeng Aniu then fought the International Union Academy’s main fighter, lost after pushing through a lethal assault, and was carried from the arena after explaining that he had fought to avoid regrets.

• Murong Qing wounded Fang Hong with her sword techniques and defeated him, while Guan Shengnan conceded.
• Liu Qingqing and Murong Qing received congratulations for their victories, and Liu Qingqing acknowledged that her opponent had been stronger in cultivation.
• Hu Jixian proposed sending Zeng Aniu to face the International Union Academy’s next fighter, and Ke Chajing agreed.
• Zeng Aniu fought the tall, thin wind-wielding swordsman and endured a barrage of blades before breaking through his water shield to land a palm strike.
• The swordsman redirected Zeng Aniu’s remaining attack and sent him flying; Si Ming caught him and conceded the match.
• Zeng Aniu told Hu Jixian that he had fought without holding back because he could not compete in the final and did not want to leave the match with regrets.

Linked Mountains University defeated International Union Academy 3–1 to advance to the championship final, while Si Ming's group watched Heavenly Black University face Earth Emperor University in the other semifinal. Jiu Namo's strength impressed the spectators, and Si Ming hoped Earth Emperor would advance so he could fight one of its students.

• Zeng Aniu collapsed after his semifinal match, and Ke Chajing explained to Hu Jixian why he had been willing to risk everything for his dream.
• Hu Jixian and Ke Chajing defeated Tao Chengsi's team in the two-on-two match, and Tao Chengsi surrendered rather than risk unnecessary injuries.
• Linked Mountains University Second Martial Arts Club advanced to the final, and Guan Shengnan urged Murong Qing to win the championship.
• Si Ming's group watched Heavenly Black University and Earth Emperor University compete in the other semifinal, where Jiu Namo crushed his opponent in the opening match.
• Ke Chajing and Hu Jixian assessed Jiu Namo's formidable body-tempering martial arts, while Si Ming said he wanted Earth Emperor to advance so he could fight one of its students.

Heavenly Black University and Earth Emperor University fought a tense semifinal that ended in a deciding fifth match after both teams won two bouts. Si Ming predicted Earth Emperor would reach the finals, then froze when he saw the contestant they sent out.

• Meng Meng and Jin Fengjing trapped Yang Yuqian in a two-on-one fight, but his Taiji techniques outlasted them and earned Earth Emperor University the victory.
• Dong Hanwen revealed that he had also reached Spirit Transformation and defeated Wei Mengchen with the Blood-Coagulating Xuanming Palm, putting Heavenly Black ahead.
• Earth Emperor University's twin contestants won the fourth match after all four fighters inflicted severe injuries and collapsed.
• Si Ming predicted Earth Emperor University would win the semifinal and began considering how to counter Shan Gu's Extremely High Potential Barrier with his Zero-Point Vibration Wave.
• As the final match began, Si Ming glanced at Earth Emperor University's contestant and froze.

Shan Gu’s cultivation of the Great Beginning Transition True Scripture left him in a detached state that extinguished his desire to fight. Si Ming failed to provoke him into a duel and was left hearing Shan Gu defend his newfound outlook.

• Xiang Donglai overwhelmed an Earth Emperor Martial Arts Club contestant, making Heavenly Black University’s victory seem all but certain.
• Si Ming confronted Shan Gu in the contestants’ lounge after learning he had refused to fight.
• Shan Gu explained that he had seen through the insignificance of human struggles and showed Si Ming the Great Beginning Transition True Scripture he had mastered.
• Si Ming refused to take the manual and tried to provoke Shan Gu into fighting, but Shan Gu showed no interest and destroyed the scripture.
• Si Ming realized that cultivating the scripture had caused Shan Gu’s sudden detachment and offered him the Blazing Yang Battle Art instead.
• Shan Gu declined Si Ming’s offer, insisting that his peaceful state was an awakening and that ordinary people were the ones trapped in delusion.

Si Ming and Murong Qing speculated that combining Super Martial Dao methods might cancel out their hidden dangers, then turned their attention to the Martial Dao League finals. As the match against Heavenly Black University approached, Hu Jixian planned Linked Mountains University's lineup around Si Ming, Murong Qing, and Chen Shimi.

• Si Ming kicked Shan Gu off the balcony after Shan Gu proposed discussing cultivation instead of fighting, then told Murong Qing what had happened.
• Si Ming and Murong Qing theorized that different Super Martial Dao methods could neutralize one another's mental dangers, but agreed that testing the idea was too risky.
• The Martial Dao League finals drew a packed crowd, while Ji Shichen and Pan Hong traded barbs about their disciples and the upcoming matches.
• Hu Jixian reviewed Heavenly Black University's injured fighters and planned to secure the singles matches against them.
• Si Ming chose the third match, Murong Qing said she had a sixty percent chance against Dong Hanwen, and Hu Jixian tentatively assigned the final singles match to Chen Shimi.

The Second Martial Arts Club prepared for the finals, and Si Ming’s speech rallied the team before Ke Chajing accidentally smashed a hole in a wall. Murong Qing then faced Dong Hanwen in the opening match, and their battle began with both unleashing powerful techniques.

• Hu Jixian and Ke Chajing confirmed the doubles pairings, and Si Ming delivered a speech that fired up the team.
• Ke Chajing’s slap broke a hole in the venue wall, and Hu Jixian and Si Ming joked about presenting it as a sign of determination.
• Murong Qing entered the arena to fight the first match, and the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club sent out Dong Hanwen.
• Dong Hanwen attacked with Heaven and Earth Dual Polarity Palm, and Murong Qing countered with her sword.
• Dong Hanwen unleashed One Qi Encompasses Heaven and Earth, and Murong Qing answered with Dark Jade Reflects the Rose.

Murong Qing and Dong Hanwen fought a fierce Grandmaster duel, each exhausting their strength and suffering severe injuries. Dong Hanwen forced Murong Qing off the arena with him, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved as both fell outside it.

• Dong Hanwen destroyed Murong Qing’s sword after wounding her, then unleashed a forbidden technique to defeat her sword rainbow at the cost of worsening his own injuries.
• Murong Qing summoned Nine Luminaries Sacred Radiance, and Dong Hanwen answered with Miluo Upholds the Jade Emperor.
• Murong Qing’s sword light split apart Dong Hanwen’s divine figure, but Dong Hanwen struck her with its severed hand and drove her toward the arena’s edge.
• Murong Qing pierced the divine fist and exposed Dong Hanwen, who used his last strength to push her off the arena along with him.
• The spectators watched Murong Qing and Dong Hanwen fall outside the arena, and the result remained unclear.

After Murong Qing lost the opening match to Dong Hanwen, Liu Qingqing and Si Shuiyun entered the two-person match against Jiu Namo and Ye Wangduan. Si Ming claimed he had given Liu Qingqing a surefire way to win: raising ominous flags for her opponent.

• Dong Hanwen won the first match after Murong Qing touched the ground, and Murong Qing accepted responsibility for the loss.
• Hu Jixian analyzed the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club's lineup, while Ke Chajing urged him to trust their teammates and stay calm.
• Si Ming said the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club were the story's villains and revealed his tactic of raising flags for the opponent.
• Liu Qingqing told Jiu Namo that he had a girlfriend, urged him to marry her after the battle, and piled on ominous remarks about his death and success.
• Jiu Namo grew unsettled by Liu Qingqing's words, and Ye Wangduan urged him to ignore her and attack.

Liu Qingqing and Si Shuiyun fought Ye Wangduan and Jiu Namo, using coordinated attacks to exploit Jiu Namo’s vulnerability to hidden force and press Ye Wangduan with powerful arrows. The battle remained unresolved as Ye Wangduan trapped Si Shuiyun while Jiu Namo broke through Liu Qingqing’s heavy Saturn Arrow and charged forward.

• Ye Wangduan and Jiu Namo launched a coordinated assault to separate Liu Qingqing and Si Shuiyun.
• Si Shuiyun used Water Clone and Eight-Petal Lotus Slash to attack Jiu Namo, then injured him with hidden force that bypassed his Tai'a Immovable Body.
• Jiu Namo countered with Black Water Overbearing Force and Chaotic Heaven Thunderbolt Palm while Liu Qingqing fired a Great White Arrow that pierced Ye Wangduan’s fist Gang Qi.
• Ye Wangduan used his retreat to reach Jiu Namo, then joined him in attacking Si Shuiyun and trapped her with Heaven and Earth Dual Polarity Palm.
• Liu Qingqing fired a Saturn Arrow at Jiu Namo, but he shattered it and charged forward.

Liu Qingqing revealed that she had been drawing on the Myriad Filth Tainted Blood’s cultivation power and overwhelmed Jiu Namo, reversing the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club’s expected victory. She left Jiu Namo battered but standing as the spectators realized she had defeated him through superior cultivation power.

• After Ji Shichen told Liu Qingqing to stop holding back, Liu Qingqing blocked Jiu Namo’s attacks at the arena’s edge and held her ground with Ten Thousand Trees Silk-Coiling Hand.
• Jiu Namo sensed danger and unleashed a sweeping black blade attack, but Liu Qingqing split it apart with a palm strike and sent him flying.
• Liu Qingqing switched to Blazing Fire and Flowing Clouds Palm, drove Jiu Namo backward, and struck his chest with Fire Cloud Divine Seal.
• Jiu Namo was sent rolling across the arena and shook off the flames, while the spectators recognized that Liu Qingqing had suppressed him head-on.
• Liu Qingqing adapted to cultivation power shared from the Myriad Filth Tainted Blood, using a fraction of its immense power to overcome Jiu Namo’s lower cultivation.

Liu Qingqing and Si Shuiyun defeated Jiu Namo and Ye Wangduan, tying the match between the Linked Mountains Second Martial Arts Club and the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club at one to one. The Second Martial Arts Club chose Chen Shimi for the third match, while the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club sent out an ordinary starter instead of Xiang Donglai.

• Liu Qingqing overpowered Jiu Namo with the Evil-Warding Sacred Might and knocked him unconscious into the lake.
• Si Shuiyun took advantage of Ye Wangduan's distraction and swept him out of the arena, tying the match at one to one.
• Ke Chajing and the team congratulated Liu Qingqing and Si Shuiyun, while Hu Jixian judged that the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club had used most of its strongest fighters.
• Hu Jixian chose Chen Shimi for the third match and advised Si Ming to wait before entering the contest.
• The Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club declined to send Xiang Donglai and chose an ordinary member of its starting lineup instead.

Chen Shimi used the Dragon Devil’s power to win the third match for the Second Martial Arts Club, bringing them within one victory of the championship despite suffering a hidden backlash. Si Ming prepared to face Xiang Donglai in the fourth match, while Nie Wanzhi was chosen as his teammate and the Heavenly Black Martial Arts Club resolved to fight on despite its injuries.

• Chen Shimi unleashed Dragon Rush Style: Star Collapse, defeated his opponent in seconds, and secured the third match for the Second Martial Arts Club.
• After returning to his team, Chen Shimi secretly spat blood from the backlash, while Si Ming praised his apparent mastery of the Dragon Devil’s power.
• The Second Martial Arts Club chose Si Ming and Nie Wanzhi for the fourth match after the other candidates withdrew or were ruled out.
• Murong Qing warned Si Ming not to underestimate his opponent, prompting him to steady himself and prepare carefully.
• Xiang Donglai rejected his instructor’s pessimism and entered the arena with the injured Chen Zhengying, determined to fight for victory.

Si Ming faced Xiang Donglai in the arena and overwhelmed him by matching his techniques with greater strength and control. He learned Xiang Donglai’s Sea-Subduing Leg Technique and Mad Lion Palm Technique during the fight, leaving the spectators stunned as he gained the upper hand.

• Nie Wanzhi asked Chen Zhengying to fight her on the side, but Chen Zhengying refused.
• Xiang Donglai charged Si Ming, who stood firm against his hidden force and used beams of light from his eyes to burn Xiang Donglai’s fingers.
• Si Ming matched Xiang Donglai’s Sea-Subduing Leg Technique, and Xiang Donglai realized Si Ming had copied it after seeing it in the semifinals.
• Si Ming met Xiang Donglai’s Iron Head Skill head-on and staggered him with a forehead clash.
• Xiang Donglai renewed his attack, but Si Ming copied his Mad Lion Palm Technique and eventually suppressed him with superior physical strength and martial skill.

Si Ming overwhelmed Xiang Donglai, but agreed to face a joint attack from Xiang Donglai and Chen Zhengying rather than risk damaging his reputation. He stopped their concealed Divine Arts Array from activating, though Xiang Donglai still had him trapped as the chapter ended.

• Si Ming defeated Xiang Donglai with the Vajra Mad Lion Palm Art, leaving Xiang Donglai despairing over the gap between them.
• Xiang Donglai admitted Si Ming was stronger but challenged him to face a joint attack with Chen Zhengying, promising they would surrender if it failed.
• Si Ming accepted the challenge, and Chen Zhengying channeled power into Xiang Donglai, who attacked with a golden lion formed from True Qi.
• Si Ming shattered the golden lion and injured Xiang Donglai, then broke free of a black-and-white vortex and discovered a hidden Divine Arts Array.
• Xiang Donglai seized Si Ming while Chen Zhengying leaped beyond the arena and invoked Fairness Heavenly Balance, Shift Form and Exchange Shadows.
• Si Ming destroyed several talisman seals with light from his eyes, causing the Divine Arts Array to fail while Xiang Donglai still held him in a scissor grip.

Si Ming and Xiang Donglai were disqualified after Chen Zhengying’s spatial exchange tactic removed them from the arena, but Nie Wanzhi defeated Chen Zhengying and secured the championship for the Linked Mountains University Second Martial Arts Club. The club celebrated its victory as commentators predicted it could dominate future leagues, and its members prepared to receive the championship tripod.

• Chen Zhengying exchanged places with Xiang Donglai, taking Si Ming out of the arena and disqualifying both of them.
• Xiang Donglai explained his plan to Si Ming, who treated his injuries and argued that his team still had the advantage.
• Nie Wanzhi unleashed her heavenly dragon technique and knocked Chen Zhengying off the arena, giving Linked Mountains University the match.
• Xiang Donglai accepted defeat, and the referee announced that the Linked Mountains University Second Martial Arts Club had won three to one.
• The teams received their medals, while reporters discussed Linked Mountains University’s prospects and its members focused on the purple-gold championship tripod.

Si Ming drove the rival Grandmasters off the award stage and raised the championship ding with the Martial Arts Club. The story then shifted to a parallel world, where Lin Qingxiang and Liu Qingqing fought their sister Lin Qingtong and Lin Qingxiang revealed a path to greater power.

• Shi Yuan and Duan Liguang competed to take Nie Wanzhi as a disciple, and other seniors rushed to recruit promising members of the Second Martial Arts Club.
• Si Ming attacked the stage, defeated the Grandmasters who crowded it, and seized the purple-gold ding.
• Si Ming and the Martial Arts Club members raised the ding together and declared themselves champions.
• In a parallel world where Liu Qingqing had not obtained the Myriad Filth Tainted Blood, Liu Qingqing and Lin Qingxiang fought Lin Qingtong in a forest.
• Lin Qingtong wounded Lin Qingxiang and told Liu Qingqing to find Zhu Hao for the tortoiseshell cultivation method, while Lin Qingxiang angrily rebuked her for disrespecting their former master.