Recaps

Heavenly prodigies gathered at the Martial God Space, where Lu Ming reunited with fellow disciples from the Great Wheel Bright Palace. Gong Shi'er began explaining the space to Lu Ming and Su Xinghan as they waited for it to open.

• Sikong Ruhong and Guan Zhi traded insults but postponed their fight until they entered the Martial God Space.
• Duanmu Qianlan, Qi Gengyun, Shangguan Xiangshi, Rong Qingqing, and other powerful prodigies arrived at the square.
• Lu Ming and Su Xinghan arrived and were awed by the hundreds of Sea Transformation Realm experts gathered there.
• Young Master Cangchen recognized Lu Ming, but chose not to approach or provoke him.
• Xu Hongdie and Gong Shi'er recognized Lu Ming as their junior disciple, introduced him to the others, and welcomed Su Xinghan as his friend.
• Gong Shi'er began explaining the Martial God Space to Lu Ming and Su Xinghan.

The Martial God Space opened after hundreds of young experts released their auras, and Lu Ming entered with the Great Wheel Bright Palace group. Inside, he faced a same-level opponent in his first trial.

• Heavenly Human experts watched the crowd gather as Nie Yunyou praised how well Gong Shi'er and the others were getting along with Lu Ming.
• The crowd poured their auras into the dragon and phoenix statues, opening the Martial God Space gate; those over forty were rejected.
• Gong Shi'er and Xu Hongdie explained the age limits, trial rules, and consequences of being defeated inside the space.
• Lu Ming and the Great Wheel Bright Palace group entered, while a young Immeasurable Sect disciple was quickly expelled after losing his first fight.
• Lu Ming appeared in an independent space before a mid-stage Sea Transformation Realm opponent wielding a saber, who immediately attacked.

Lu Ming and the other challengers fought increasingly powerful opponents in the Martial God Space while the newly appeared Floating Stele recorded their progress. Outside, observers watched challengers rise through the realm rankings as Lu Ming continued fighting.

• Lu Ming defeated successive opponents, reaching six victories and using Sun Concealment to destroy a Late Sea Transformation Realm opponent who mirrored his saber technique.
• The Floating Stele appeared and began ranking challengers by realm and number of opponents defeated.
• Zong Hong and Guan Zhi swiftly defeated their opponents, while Gong Shi'er overwhelmed his with golden sword light.
• Xu Hongdie struggled against a Late Sea Transformation Realm opponent, then killed him with her Sun and Moon Double Wheels before another appeared.
• The Floating Stele showed challengers moving into higher realm sections, including Bai Lesheng rising from the Mid to the Late Sea Transformation Realm ranking.

Lu Ming, Sikong Ruhong, and Fairy Shui Ji fought increasingly powerful opponents in the Martial God Space as the rankings shifted. After Lu Ming defeated three copies of himself, he rose to third place and drew attention from the spectators.

• The spectators discussed Lu Ming’s identity and watched the Late Sea Transformation Realm rankings, where Sikong Ruhong led after defeating five opponents.
• Sikong Ruhong fought three Peak Late Sea Transformation Realm opponents with his Yanhuang Battle Armor and Explosive Fist.
• Fairy Shui Ji trapped two Peak Late Sea Transformation Realm opponents in vortices and defeated them with a swift attack.
• Lu Ming defeated two copies using his saber arts, then fought three copies wielding the Slaughter Saber Dao Profound Meaning and overcame them with Condensing Kill.
• Four more copies appeared with Wind and Spatial Profundities, so Lu Ming drew the Jing Chi Sword as the spectators saw him rise to third place.

Lu Ming’s performance drew attention in the Martial God Space trials, while challengers’ rankings continued to change. Shangguan Xiangshi briefly took first place before being defeated by five full-strength copies of himself and sent out of the trial.

• Nie Yunyou told the watching Heavenly Humans that Lu Ming was connected to the Great Wheel Bright Palace, discouraging those who had considered targeting him.
• White Dragon Son and other challengers advanced as the rankings shifted, while Sikong Ruhong’s trial ended after he killed eleven opponents and left him provisionally ranked first.
• Sikong Ruhong emerged into the Martial God Space and saw Lu Ming’s and Bai Lesheng’s names climbing toward his ranking.
• Xu Hongdie, Zhu Youyuan, and Su Xinghan watched the rankings after completing their own trials, and Xu Hongdie reflected on Lu Ming’s strength.
• Shangguan Xiangshi used his Demon Descends Upon the World saber technique to defeat opponents, then was overwhelmed by five full-strength copies of himself and forced out of the trial.

Lu Ming fought through increasingly powerful versions of himself in the Martial God Space, surviving a five-opponent assault despite his dwindling Gang Origin. His performance pushed him up the rankings, and he remained in the trial as other contestants were eliminated.

• Lu Ming killed the last of his four opponents, then faced five stronger copies that attacked with Heavenly Demise.
• Lu Ming used Sacred Dragon Protection to withstand two beams, then counterattacked while dodging the copies’ linked assault.
• Yuan Hai and Fairy Shui Ji reached twelve kills and took second and third, while Lu Ming also reached twelve without his name turning gold.
• Lu Ming’s rise to fourth place angered Young Master Cangchen, Shangguan Xiangshi, and Sikong Ruhong as their rankings fell.
• Gong Shi'er was eliminated and ranked fifth, then acknowledged that Lu Ming had endured longer than he had.
• Bai Lesheng also reached twelve kills.

Lu Ming fought five powerful opponents and unleashed a fusion of killing, destruction, and darkness that killed two of them. Bai Lesheng used his Void Mirror Lock to kill one opponent, but the remaining four overwhelmed him and forced him out of the trial.

• The onlookers saw that Lu Ming and Bai Lesheng were the only top-ten contestants whose names had not turned gold, and they speculated about Lu Ming’s strength and origins.
• A golden-robed prodigy from Jade Emperor Palace reprimanded Junior Disciple Brother Sun for doubting Lu Ming, while Sun secretly resented him.
• Lu Ming, nearly out of Gang Origin, combined killing, destruction, and darkness into a devastating attack that killed one opponent and fatally wounded another.
• Lu Ming charged the three surviving opponents using only his physical strength after exhausting his Gang Origin.
• Bai Lesheng used Void Mirror Lock to kill one opponent, but the other four struck him and forced him out of the trial.

Lu Ming fought through the opponents generated by the Martial God Space while Bai Lesheng took the lead with thirteen kills. Lu Ming defeated his final opponent and surpassed Bai Lesheng, finishing first with seventeen kills.

• Bai Lesheng emerged with thirteen kills and took first place, but learned that Lu Ming had already reached twelve kills and remained inside the Martial God Space.
• The heavenly prodigies speculated about Lu Ming's strength while Young Master Cangchen, Senior Brother Gong, and others struggled to judge how many opponents he could defeat.
• Lu Ming used Eternal Radiance to purge the invading forces, then killed one opponent with Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas.
• Lu Ming faced the final opponent as the battle continued inside the Martial God Space.
• Lu Ming's name surged to first place on the rankings, and the number seventeen appeared beside it.

Lu Ming’s trial results stunned the Martial God Space when he finished with seventeen kills and took first place, surpassing Bai Lesheng’s thirteen. His friends and the Heavenly Humans were shocked by the scale of his strength as his name turned gold, marking the end of his trial.

• The Martial God Space erupted when Lu Ming’s seventeen kills surpassed Bai Lesheng’s thirteen, leaving Young Master Cangchen furious and Bai Lesheng and Shangguan Xiangshi eager to face him.
• Fairy Zilan, Kou Yu, and Young Master Wu Wang recognized Lu Ming’s name on the rankings and were astonished by how much he had advanced.
• Chang Yu explained the ranks of Profound Meanings and noted that Bai Lesheng’s Spatial Profundity made him a formidable contender.
• Lu Ming’s name rose above Bai Lesheng’s on the stone stele, and the count beside it confirmed seventeen kills, stunning Fairy Zilan, Kou Yu, Chang Yu, and the Heavenly Humans.
• Golden light marked Lu Ming’s name when his trial ended, relieving the onlookers that his kill count would not climb further.

After Lu Ming was eliminated from the Martial God Space trial, he recovered, advanced to Peak Mid Sea Transformation Realm, and learned that he had won first place and received twenty hours in the Cultivation Tower. As he left with the Great Wheel Bright Palace group, his rivals vowed to catch up during the challenge period eleven months later.

• Lu Ming was killed by six Peak Late Sea Transformation Realm opponents, then recovered in the Martial God Space and advanced to Peak Mid Sea Transformation Realm.
• Lu Ming discovered he ranked first in the provisional rankings, while Gong Shi'er ranked sixth and Xu Hongdie ranked thirty-third.
• Gong Shi'er and Xu Hongdie explained the challenge period, identity token, and Cultivation Tower, and Lu Ming learned his token granted twenty hours of cultivation time.
• Gong Shi'er led Lu Ming and the others to inspect their residences as the top-ranked contestants departed.
• Shangguan Xiangshi resolved to improve his Demonic Profound Meaning and challenge Lu Ming in eleven months, while the observers left expecting Lu Ming's fame to spread.

Lu Ming explored his first-place residence in the Martial God Space and discovered that its Attack Power Test Pillar could measure combat power and display rankings. As others tested themselves and found their results lower than expected, they watched for Lu Ming’s score, but he had not yet made a move.

• Lu Ming entered his first-place residence, admired its rich Heaven and Earth Origin Energy, and confirmed that its walls could nullify attacks.
• Lu Ming read the Attack Power Test Pillar’s rules and learned that reaching or surpassing his realm’s attack limit brought cultivation rewards.
• The connected light screen displayed combat-power results, including Su Xinghan’s One-star Yellow rating and Guan Zhi’s Three-star Yellow rating.
• Su Xinghan and Guan Zhi retested their attacks but received the same results, while other contestants began treating the strict ratings as motivation to improve.
• Shangguan Xiangshi, Sikong Ruhong, and the others grew impatient waiting for Lu Ming’s result and decided to test themselves first.

The combat power rankings revealed that most of the top fighters were at Three-Star Green Grade, while Bai Lesheng and Lu Ming reached Three-Star Azure Grade. Lu Ming then prepared to test his strongest attack, leaving its result unknown.

• Shangguan Xiangshi and Sikong Ruhong both tested at Three-Star Deep Green Grade, while several other top-ranked fighters registered Three-Star Green Grade.
• Bai Lesheng tested at Three-Star Azure Grade, with his third crystal only slightly into azure.
• Lu Ming used his physical strength alone and reached Three-Star Azure Grade, surpassing Bai Lesheng’s result by a deeper shade of azure.
• Lu Ming drew the Fierce Evil Saber and Jing Chi Sword, combined darkness, destruction, and slaughter into a terrifying attack, and brought it down on the test pillar.

Lu Ming reached Three-Star Purple Grade combat power, astonishing the other contestants and prompting them to seek further training. After hearing that Lu Ming had ranked first with seventeen kills, Old Man Zhao left to visit the Great Powers, while Nie Yunyou met the Green Flood Dragon, who asked to eat a Water Origin Fruit.

• Lu Ming's attack earned him Three-Star Purple Grade combat power, and the other contestants left to improve their abilities.
• Lu Ming examined the test pillar, then discovered his cultivation time had increased by fifteen hours and decided to go to the Cultivation Tower.
• Nie Yunyou told Old Man Zhao that Lu Ming ranked first with seventeen kills, while Gong Shi'er was sixth and Red Butterfly was thirty-third.
• Old Man Zhao left to visit the Great Powers, and Nie Yunyou found that his fishing line had vanished from the rod.
• The Green Flood Dragon told Nie Yunyou that Old Man Zhao had used the Power of Law underwater and asked to eat a Water Origin Fruit.

Old Man of Great Desolation told Zhu Xiaojian that Lu Ming had claimed first place in Martial God Space’s preliminary rankings, prompting the Zhu Family elders to strengthen their support for him. Meanwhile, Zhu Ningyun completed the Azure Cloud Sword’s first Sword Qi baptism, and Lu Ming arrived at the Cultivation Tower.

• Old Man of Great Desolation visited Zhu Xiaojian and reported Lu Ming’s remarkable performance in Martial God Space, clearing up any lingering suspicion about Huang Liji’s disappearance.
• Zhu Xiaojian told the Zhu Family’s Half-step Celestial Being elders about Lu Ming’s first-place ranking and learned that Zhu Ningyun had passed the Azure Cloud Sword’s first Sword Qi baptism.
• Zhu Shujun agreed to travel to Fengzhou and secretly protect Lu Ming’s sect, while Zhu Xiaojian stayed behind to guard the ancestral land.
• Lu Ming arrived at the Cultivation Tower, where the gathered cultivators made way for him and the three people from Great Wheel Bright Palace greeted him.

Lu Ming used the Cultivation Tower to test the Sacred Intent Mind Splitting Art and began comprehending Destruction and Slaughter at the same time. As others arrived to pursue their own cultivation goals, the tower’s rankings were finalized until the next year’s challenge period.

• Lu Ming split his mind with the Sacred Intent Mind Splitting Art and discovered he could comprehend Destruction and Slaughter simultaneously, though dividing his mind slowed each one’s progress.
• Lu Ming tested comprehending a third Profundity and found that splitting his mind reduced his overall comprehension speed, then chose to continue studying Destruction and Slaughter together.
• Cultivators forced out of the tower lamented their interrupted progress and discussed earning more cultivation time through challenges or the Demon Slaying Battlefield.
• Young Master Wu Wang and Kou Yu entered the Cultivation Tower, hoping to improve their Supreme Profound Meanings and strength.
• Guan Zhi improved his Yin Profundity, discovered that the rankings had been finalized for the year, and left without revealing his updated test results.

Shangguan Xiangshi and other prodigies entered the Demon Slaying Battlefield to earn cultivation time by killing Demonic Beasts, while Lu Ming continued cultivating. The battlefield’s Devil Race inhabitants attacked the newcomers, and Shangguan Xiangshi confronted a three-eyed Demonic Beast.

• Shangguan Xiangshi tested his attack power at Three-star Azure Grade and decided to seek more cultivation time in the Demon Slaying Battlefield.
• Gong Shi'er reached Three-star Azure Grade and concluded he needed to improve his sword techniques before his combat power could rise further.
• Lu Ming discovered he had received twelve hours from the Combat Power Ranking and continued cultivating his Slaughter and Destruction Profound Meanings.
• The prodigies learned that Demon Crystals could be exchanged for cultivation time, but dying in the battlefield would erase all their crystals, and many entered anyway.
• Shangguan Xiangshi entered the battlefield, where a three-eyed Demonic Beast recognized his Demonic Will and mocked him as he attacked.

Lu Ming perfected a three-will fusion technique, named it Dao Destruction, and tested its power at four-star combat strength. He then reached the Domain of Extreme Speed and prepared to attempt its three stages as onlookers, including Fairy Shui Ji, watched.

• Lu Ming tested Heavenly Demise after improving Slaughter and Destruction, and its attack power reached Three-Star Purple Grade.
• Lu Ming spent several days balancing Darkness, Destruction, and Slaughter, then fused them into a strike that reached four-star combat power and named it Dao Destruction.
• Lu Ming decided to prioritize improving his wills and Profundities, then left his palace to seek cultivation time by tempering his strength.
• Lu Ming read the Domain of Extreme Speed rules and learned that Bai Lesheng held the fastest record at ninety-eight breaths, ahead of Duanmu Qianlan and Fairy Shui Ji.
• Onlookers gathered as Lu Ming arrived at the domain’s starting point, and Fairy Shui Ji watched with curiosity.

Lu Ming challenged the Domain of Extreme Speed and used his will and physical strength to clear its first two trials. In the third, he struggled through distorted space, gradually grasped its patterns, and took a decisive step toward the end.

• Lu Ming entered the first trial, overcame the distortion with his Destruction Sword Dao Will, and cleared it in five breaths.
• He used his blood-and-qi power to resist the stronger force in the second trial and passed, astonishing the onlookers.
• Lu Ming found that brute force could not overcome the third trial’s twisting space and began advancing slowly by following the wind.
• He drew inspiration from the distorted passages to deepen his understanding of spatial distortion, making uneven progress through the trial.
• After reaching within thirty li of the end, Lu Ming focused on untangling the spatial patterns and took another step after one hundred and three breaths.

Lu Ming left the speed challenge with a third-place result and entered the Demon Slaying Battlefield to seek combat that could advance his Slaughter will. He was immediately noticed by a Three-Eyed Demon, which suspected he had comprehended Demonic Will.

• Lu Ming crossed the finish line in 107 breaths, ranked third, and received six hours of cultivation time.
• Several prodigies from the extreme regions discussed Lu Ming and left to explore the other challenges.
• Lu Ming chose the Demon Slaying Battlefield, where a young man was selling information about Chijiao Demon weaknesses.
• Lu Ming entered the battlefield as onlookers speculated about trading with him and the young information seller wondered what reward he could offer.
• A Three-Eyed Demon complained that the battlefield prevented demons from killing humans, then noticed Lu Ming's unusual aura and wondered if he had comprehended Demonic Will.

Lu Ming defeated a Three-Eyed Demon but learned it could not provide the Demon Crystal he wanted, so he headed deeper into the Devil Race’s territory. Elsewhere, Shangguan Xiangshi awakened the Demon King’s Will and turned the fight against his opponent, while Lu Ming encountered a Three-Star Purple Grade Demonic Beast.

• Lu Ming killed the Three-Eyed Demon with two saber strikes, but its body vanished without leaving a Demon Crystal.
• Nearby Demonic Beasts directed Lu Ming deeper, and they compared him to Di Ming after seeing his strength.
• Shangguan Xiangshi, badly wounded by a bald Demonic Beast, declared himself the true demon and awakened the Demon King’s Will.
• Shangguan Xiangshi struck back with a powerful blade aura that sent the bald Demonic Beast flying.
• Lu Ming knocked away a spear and identified its wielder as a Three-Star Purple Grade Demonic Beast, which immediately attacked him.

Lu Ming defeated the Black Devil after a fierce battle and continued hunting on the Demon Slaying Battlefield. Elsewhere, Sikong Ruhong fought a Giant Demon in a contest of strength until Guan Zhi appeared and offered to help.

• The Black Devil used Demon Vortex Kill, but Lu Ming countered with Blazing Vortex Slash and sent him flying.
• The Black Devil unleashed Demon Dragon Slash, and Lu Ming pierced the demonic dragon with Heavenly Demise before driving the Black Devil through dozens of mountains.
• After more than a quarter of an hour of fighting, Lu Ming killed the Black Devil and collected his Demon Crystal.
• Lu Ming left to search for more prey while nearby demonic beasts fled from him.
• Sikong Ruhong traded blows with a Giant Demon, and Guan Zhi arrived and offered to help.

After more than half a year of training in the Martial God Space, Lu Ming tested his powers and focused on refining his sword techniques. He suspected his Darkness might be forbidden power, but continued claiming it as his own, and ended the chapter still striving to improve.

• Sikong Ruhong and Guan Zhi were teleported out of the Demon Slaying Battlefield after encountering a Yin Demon, then blamed each other for their losses.
• The prodigies grew stronger, and newcomers including Hui Xixuan, Hong Zheng, Jiang Congzhi, and Long You climbed the preliminary rankings while Lu Ming remained unchallenged at the top.
• Lu Ming tested his Destruction attacks and found his techniques weaker than expected, so he resolved to study them more deeply.
• Lu Ming tested his Slaughter and Darkness powers, wondered whether Darkness was forbidden power, and insisted it would serve him regardless.
• After two days of studying his sword techniques, Lu Ming raised his attack power to four stars but remained dissatisfied.

Gong Shi'er and Shangguan Xiangshi continued training, while Jiang Ruoshui and Zhu Ningyun entered the Martial God Space. Lu Ming headed deeper into the Demon Slaying Battlefield to hunt stronger demons, where Yin Demon was confronted by Swift Yin Blade.

• Gong Shi'er and Shangguan Xiangshi left their training rooms, determined to keep improving their strength and wills.
• Jiang Ruoshui entered the Martial God Space after her master advised her to find her Senior Disciple Brother or Lu Ming.
• Zhu Ningyun entered the Martial God Space after Zhu Xiaojian urged her to strengthen her profundity; she saw Lu Ming ranked first on the Martial God Stele and resolved to keep pace with him.
• Lu Ming headed deeper into the Demon Slaying Battlefield to hunt Four-Star Demons for more Demon Crystals.
• After Lu Ming left the Three-Star Region, Yin Demon emerged from hiding, only to be challenged by Swift Yin Blade, who had returned to test whose Yin Profundity was stronger.

Lu Ming killed a powerful Four-star Winged Demon in the Demon Slaying Battlefield, while Zhu Ningyun and Jiang Ruoshui arrived at the Martial God Space and learned how Lu Ming’s top ranking deterred others. After spending more than half a month hunting demons, Lu Ming exchanged his crystals for seventeen hours of cultivation time, but a young man stopped him with an offer.

• Lu Ming defeated the Winged Demon with his Slaughter Storm and blue-flame gear, then collected its nearly Orange-grade Demon Crystal.
• Jiang Ruoshui met Zhu Ningyun after her trial, and Zhu Ningyun placed forty-fifth with three Late Sea Transformation Realm kills.
• Si Yongyue offered to guide Zhu Ningyun and Jiang Ruoshui, but backed off after Zhu Ningyun said Lu Ming was her husband and ranked first.
• Lu Ming left the Demon Slaying Battlefield after more than half a month and exchanged his Demon Crystals for seventeen hours.
• A slightly plump young man stopped Lu Ming and offered him a High-grade Earth Origin Pearl.

Lu Ming reunited with Zhu Ningyun in the Martial God Space, learned about her sword essence and growing strength, and helped her prepare for the Demon Slaying Battlefield. As the first-year challenge period approached, Bai Lesheng set a new record in the Domain of Extreme Speed and looked forward to testing himself against Lu Ming.

• Gongliang Wufan gave Lu Ming an Earth Origin Pearl in exchange for information, and Lu Ming handed him a map of the Three-star Region.
• Lu Ming and Zhu Ningyun reunited and left the crowd to catch up in his palace.
• Zhu Ningyun explained that her Azure Cloud Sword Body let her condense sword essence and reach Three-star Orange Grade combat strength.
• Lu Ming and Zhu Ningyun spent a day together, then resumed cultivation, and Lu Ming introduced her to the Demon Slaying Battlefield.
• Bai Lesheng crossed the Domain of Extreme Speed in thirty-six breaths, beating Duanmu Qianlan's time, and thought about challenging Lu Ming.
• The crowd announced that Shangguan Xiangshi was approaching.