Chapter Summaries

Ning Xuanyuan was targeted by Kong Xiao and his companions as they tried to use him to escape a pursuing horde of Great Voids. After killing Kong Yao and fighting the Golden Great Voids, Ning Xuanyuan faced the Platinum Great Void and struck it with his Holy Light bloodline ability.

• Kong Xiao and his companions tried to divert the pursuing Great Voids toward Ning Xuanyuan, and Kong Xiao attacked him with his sword.
• Ning Xuanyuan used Instant Demonization and killed Kong Yao with a single saber strike, forcing Kong Xiao and his surviving companion to flee.
• A Platinum Great Void led the Golden Great Voids in attacking Ning Xuanyuan, who fought back with his saber and sword techniques.
• The Platinum Great Void shattered Ning Xuanyuan’s attacks with death palm imprints and overwhelmed him with its powerful willpower.
• Ning Xuanyuan summoned his Holy Light bloodline ability, enveloping the Platinum Great Void in holy light and making it shriek.

Ning Xuanyuan escaped the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum after using his Holy Light to devastate a Platinum Great Void, then returned to Asura City. Ye Xuankong told him the Asura Emperor had summoned him back to the Asura Domain to attend the Sword Emperor Sect’s ceremony, and Ning Xuanyuan reluctantly accepted that he had to go.

• Ning Xuanyuan used his Holy Light, which carried the Life Rule, to grievously wound a Platinum Great Void that cultivated the Death Rule and drive back the surrounding Golden Voids.
• Ning Xuanyuan fought his way out of the Ancient Imperial Mausoleum with a spatial ring taken from Kong Yao and headed to Asura City.
• Ning Xuanyuan told Ye Xuankong about the attack, but the spatial ring held no clues to the attackers’ identities.
• Ye Xuankong told Ning Xuanyuan that the Asura Emperor had ordered him to return to the Asura Domain because the Sword Emperor Sect had sent him a Sword Invitation.
• Ning Xuanyuan objected to attending the Sword Emperor Sect’s ceremony, but Ye Xuankong told him the Asura Emperor had already agreed, leaving Ning Xuanyuan to accept that he had to go.

The Sword Emperor Sect’s decade-long disciple selection drew powerful young talents from across the domains, including Yan Ying, Yun Lou, Su Ting, and Dongliu Haomiao. Ning Xuanyuan arrived from the Asura Domain, and the Sword Emperor Sect’s Sword Qi resonated with his presence as he stepped from the chariot.

• Crowds gathered in Ten Thousand Swords City to witness the Sword Emperor Sect’s disciple selection, while invitees entered the sect.
• Yan Ying of the Heavenly Fire Clan and Yun Lou of the Heaven-Contending Dynasty arrived, drawing attention from the spectators.
• Su Ting and a lightning-wreathed young man arrived from Heaven’s Gate Palace, followed by Dongliu Haomiao of the Dongliu Family.
• A nine-dragon chariot arrived from the Asura Domain, and Qin Lang stepped out before bowing aside for Ning Xuanyuan.
• Ning Xuanyuan emerged from the chariot, and the Sword Emperor Sect’s Sword Qi surged in resonance with him.

Ning Xuanyuan arrived at the Sword Emperor Sect for its ceremony and received a personal welcome from Saint Jian Jue, drawing envy and hostility from the other distinguished guests. As the assembled young talents turned their pressure toward him, Qin Lang stepped forward and challenged them to speak up.

• Ning Xuanyuan met Jian Wuya and was introduced to his master, Saint Jian Jue, who personally welcomed him to the Sword Emperor Sect.
• Ning Xuanyuan exchanged courteous words with Jian Jue, then entered the sect with Qin Lang while his other companions waited outside.
• Ning Xuanyuan and his party reached the ceremonial plaza, where the gathered guests noticed that a saint had escorted him.
• Yan Ying, Yun Lou, and other seated guests released their powerful presences toward Ning Xuanyuan, who remained calm.
• Qin Lang unleashed his sword intent, glared at the guests, and challenged anyone who objected to step forward.

Qin Lang accepted Yan Sen’s challenge after Yan Sen questioned Ning Xuanyuan’s welcome by the Sword Emperor Sect, and overwhelmed him with blood swords infused with the Death Rule. Yan Sen survived but was left gravely wounded on the plaza.

• Yan Sen of Heaven’s Gate Palace challenged Qin Lang, while Su Mo watched and hoped to judge Ning Xuanyuan through the fight.
• Ning Xuanyuan told Qin Lang not to take a life, and Qin Lang and Yan Sen moved to the plaza’s battle platform.
• Qin Lang’s blood-red sword light split Yan Sen’s demonic lightning, revealing the Death Rule in his sword intent.
• Yan Sen tried to escape Qin Lang’s death-filled sword formation, but Qin Lang struck him down and riddled him with wounds while sparing his vital points.

Qin Lang decisively defeated Yan Sen and challenged Su Mo, but Jianjue Saint stopped them before their fight began. The Sword Emperor, Li Jiuzhou, opened the Sword Emperor Sect’s recruitment ceremony, and after praising the gathered prodigies, he turned his attention to Ning Xuanyuan.

• Qin Lang crushed Yan Sen, then pointed his sword at Su Mo and challenged him to fight.
• Jianjue Saint halted the confrontation until after the ceremony, and Qin Lang returned to Ning Xuanyuan.
• Ning Xuanyuan criticized Qin Lang’s swordsmanship and taught him to merge the power of the rules with himself.
• Li Jiuzhou arrived at the ceremony, greeted the guests, and announced that the recruitment assessment could begin.
• Young talents took the assessment and joined the Sword Emperor Sect, while Li Jiuzhou praised the gathered prodigies and looked toward Ning Xuanyuan.

At the Sword Emperor Sect’s mountain gate ceremony, Ning Xuanyuan clashed verbally with Su Mo over the Evil Emperor Inheritance before Li Jiuzhou revealed that the sect possessed an Evil Emperor Relic Weapon. The demonic sword arrived in the square, and the six sword peak heads sealed it behind a barrier.

• Li Jiuzhou praised Ning Xuanyuan for obtaining the Evil Emperor Inheritance, drawing Yun Lou’s displeased attention.
• Su Mo claimed Ning Xuanyuan had gained the inheritance by chance, and Ning Xuanyuan retorted that it had chosen him and would never have chosen Su Mo.
• Su Mo challenged Ning Xuanyuan to fight, but Li Jiuzhou suppressed Su Mo’s fighting intent and stopped the dispute.
• Li Jiuzhou announced that the Sword Emperor Sect held an Evil Emperor Relic Weapon.
• A pitch-black demonic sword landed in the square and unleashed a terrifying demonic domain, so the six sword peak heads formed a barrier around it.

Li Jiuzhou revealed that the Sword Emperor Sect would give the Demon Sword, an Evil Emperor Relic Weapon, to anyone who could make it acknowledge them as master. Su Ting and Su Mo both tried and failed, leaving the sword untouched as the crowd watched.

• Li Jiuzhou explained that the Sword Emperor Sect had been unable to subdue the Demon Sword and offered it to anyone who could earn its recognition.
• Su Mo sent Su Ting to try, and Su Ting entered the sword’s domain but was blasted away by its demonic will.
• Su Mo stepped into the domain and reached the Demon Sword despite the pressure.
• Su Mo gripped the blade and tried to pull it free, but the sword’s demonic power forced him out of its domain.
• Su Mo returned to his seat after failing, though he had reached the sword and proved stronger than Su Ting.

Qin Lang challenged the demon sword and drew it farther than anyone else by merging his sword will with it. As he continued despite the sword’s warning, Li Jiuzhou recognized his Sword Body and Sword Heart.

• Yan Ying and Yun Lou failed to win the demon sword’s recognition, though Yun Lou drew it an inch, and Dongliu Haomiao matched his feat.
• Ning Xuanyuan approved Qin Lang’s attempt, and Qin Lang entered the Demon Sword Domain as Li Jiuzhou and Jianjue Saint watched with interest.
• Qin Lang resisted the demon sword’s demonic will with his sword intent while Su Mo mocked him.
• Ning Xuanyuan rebuked Su Mo and warned him that he would have been killed without Li Jiuzhou present.
• Qin Lang merged his will with the demon sword and drew it four inches before blood appeared at his mouth.
• Qin Lang persisted and sent a sword formed from his sword intent toward the demon sword, prompting Li Jiuzhou to declare, “Sword Body, Sword Heart!”

Qin Lang demonstrated both a Sword Body and a Sword Heart but failed to make the Demon Sword submit after drawing it eight inches. Ning Xuanyuan then approached the sword, whose unprecedented manifestation of a demon god suggested that it was testing him as its destined master.

• Qin Lang revealed that he had cultivated both a Sword Body and a Sword Heart, then failed to subdue the Demon Sword despite drawing it eight inches.
• Ning Xuanyuan comforted Qin Lang, then accepted Li Jiuzhou's invitation to try claiming the Demon Sword.
• As Ning Xuanyuan took his first step toward the sword, a demon god appeared openly above it, startling everyone.
• The Demon Sword's cry injured the Sword Emperor Sect disciples, and Li Jiuzhou and the six peak heads reinforced the square's seal.
• Ning Xuanyuan sensed demonic rules flowing through him and realized the Demon Sword was testing him before he could become its master.