Recaps

Lin Bai studied his second-round opponent, Li Yeting of the Yunling Li Family, while Jiang Xuansu fought Jiang Bailiu of the Seal Heart Sect. Jiang Bailiu struck Jiang Xuansu with his Solitary Finger and offered to remove its hidden force if she admitted defeat.

• Lin Bai read Zhang San's scroll and learned he would face Li Yeting, a Yunling Li Family disciple who glared at him from across the arena.
• Jiang Xuansu entered the arena to fight Jiang Bailiu of the Seal Heart Sect and initially pressed him back with a series of attacks.
• Lin Bai recognized that Jiang Bailiu was using a Mystic Eye Technique to study Jiang Xuansu's moves and warned that he was preparing to exploit her weakness.
• Jiang Bailiu abruptly attacked, struck Jiang Xuansu in the ribs with his Solitary Finger, and sent her crashing into the defensive light curtain.
• Jiang Bailiu explained that circulating spiritual power could make the hidden force damage Jiang Xuansu's organs and heart meridians, then asked her to admit defeat.

Jiang Xuansu revealed her God-Devil Dao Fruit, shed Jiang Bailiu’s hidden force, and defeated him to advance to the third round. The Seal Heart Sect’s run at the Evil Moon Grand Feast ended with Jiang Bailiu’s loss.

• Jiang Bailiu urged Jiang Xuansu to admit defeat, warning that the hidden force he had planted could destroy her if she circulated her spiritual power.
• Jiang Xuansu awakened her Demonic Martial Soul and burned away her body, astonishing Lin Bai and the watching martial artists.
• Jiang Xuansu reappeared from the flames in a fiery-red dress, having removed the hidden force, and attacked Jiang Bailiu.
• Jiang Xuansu overwhelmed Jiang Bailiu with her Three Imprints of Eastern Arrival and forced him to admit defeat.
• Jiang Xuansu advanced to the third round, ending the Seal Heart Sect’s participation in the Evil Moon Grand Feast.

Jiang Xuansu revealed her God-Devil Dao Fruit, drawing attention to the powerful geniuses gathered in the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces. After recovering from the cost of using it, she watched as Lin Bai began his match against Li Yeting, whose opening attack Lin Bai countered with his swords.

• Jiang Xuansu revealed her God-Devil Dao Fruit, and news of it spread throughout the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces.
• Fei Lingzi and Elder Zhou discussed Jiang Xuansu's survival and the growing influence of the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Jiang Xuansu explained to Lin Bai that she had the sect's permission to use the God-Devil Dao Art and had spent much of her essence, energy, and spirit.
• After the contest reached the final three hundred, Luo Wuling called match 235, sending Lin Bai and Li Yeting into the arena.
• Li Yeting challenged Lin Bai over the Yunling Li Family's humiliation and attacked with the Azure Sea Dragon Transformation Art.
• Lin Bai summoned the Demon Sword and three flying swords, breaking through Li Yeting's fist force and launching a counterattack.

Lin Bai defeated Li Yeting without using the Devouring Heaven Dao Method, advancing to the third round while the Li Family recognized his strength. On the way back, Jiang Xuansu asked why he had not questioned her about her God-Devil Dao Fruit, and Lin Bai said he respected her secrets.

• Lin Bai overwhelmed Li Yeting with his swords, and Li Wanyu and the Li Family Elder acknowledged that he was a formidable opponent.
• Lin Bai defeated Li Yeting and left the arena; Luo Wuling declared him the winner and sent the injured Li Yeting back to the Li Family seats.
• Lin Bai saw that his token number had changed from 235 to 53, and Liu Fuyun sent him and Jiang Xuansu back to rest before the next day's matches.
• Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu walked through the nearly deserted Star City toward the sect's residence.
• Jiang Xuansu asked why Lin Bai had not asked about her God-Devil Dao Fruit, and Lin Bai replied that he would not pry into her secrets.

Lin Bai learned from Jiang Xuansu that Demonic Martial Souls granted immortality but could still be destroyed by Dragon Slaying Skills or the Heaven Swallowing Race’s Devouring Power. As the third round of the martial competition approached, he and Jiang Xuansu discovered the formidable opponents they would face.

• Jiang Xuansu told Lin Bai about her Nirvana Seal Demonic Martial Soul, which let her be reborn stronger after grievous injuries or death.
• Lin Bai discussed Demonic Martial Souls with Jiang Xuansu and learned how they differed from Devouring Spirits and how they could be killed.
• The next morning, Zhang San collected payment from Liu Fuyun for the previous round’s accurate opponent information and provided scrolls about the third round.
• Lin Bai read that his opponent, Wu Liu of the Evil Moon Sect, was a peak Dao God Realm martial artist skilled in multiple combat arts, including sword techniques.
• Jiang Xuansu told Lin Bai that her opponent was Du Xinghui, the Purple Dawn Sect’s foremost genius.

Lin Bai faced Evil Moon Sect disciple Wu Liu in Match 53 and quickly found that Wu Liu was far weaker than his reputation suggested. After defeating him, Lin Bai noticed a Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm elder’s hostile concern for Wu Liu and concluded that the Evil Moon Sect had helped him advance.

• Luo Wuling opened the third-round matches, and Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu watched the earlier contests before their own matchups.
• Wu Liu confronted Lin Bai and attacked with the Primal Hundred-Battle Art, but Lin Bai withstood the blow and proved stronger in a fist clash.
• Wu Liu used the Three Blossom Moon Chasing Sword to wound Lin Bai, who countered with his sword intent and smashed Wu Liu into the arena’s defensive screen.
• Lin Bai judged Wu Liu far weaker than Li Yeting and suspected the Evil Moon Sect had arranged favorable matches to boost his standing.
• A Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm elder hurried to check Wu Liu and glared at Lin Bai, reinforcing Lin Bai’s suspicion.

Lin Bai defeated Wu Liu, then watched as Jiang Xuansu agreed to decide her match against Du Xinghui in a single exchange. The chapter ended as Du Xinghui prepared to attack, with Lin Bai explaining that the arrangement might benefit Jiang Xuansu because her God-Devil Dao Fruit power was not fully recovered.

• Luo Wuling announced Lin Bai's victory, and Wu Liu's grandfather carried the injured Wu Liu away after treating him.
• Wu Liu's grandfather confronted Luo Wuling about the matchup, then accepted that Wu Liu had reached his limit and thanked Luo for arranging his earlier matches.
• Lin Bai returned to the Eternal Devil Sect's seats and learned that Jiang Xuansu's next opponent was Du Xinghui, the Purple Dawn Sect's top prodigy.
• Jiang Xuansu and Du Xinghui agreed to decide their match with one exchange, while spectators worried that the arrangement favored Du Xinghui.
• Lin Bai explained that a prolonged fight could worsen Jiang Xuansu's depleted vital energy and risk a Dao Injury, so one exchange might suit her better.

Du Xinghui began condensing Purple Mountains with the Purple Mountain Art, while Jiang Xuansu prepared to counter him without resorting to the God-Devil Dao Fruit. She revealed the Lifeless Sword Finger, a secret art inherited from the Evil Moon Sect, as the chapter left their clash unresolved.

• Du Xinghui gathered power and began using the Purple Mountain Art, whose mountains grew heavier and more numerous above the arena.
• Liu Fuyun explained to Meng Qi that the Purple Mountain Art could become the formidable Purple Mountain Absolute and recalled its legendary seventy-two-mountain feat.
• Du Xinghui condensed seventeen Purple Mountains before Jiang Xuansu stepped forward to interrupt his attack.
• Jiang Xuansu gathered spiritual power at her fingertip and revealed the Lifeless Sword Finger.
• Liu Fuyun explained that the Eternal Devil Sect's founding patriarch had been an Evil Moon Sect disciple who learned the art.

Jiang Xuansu defeated Du Xinghui in a devastating contest between the Lifeless Sword Finger and the Purple Mountain Art, advancing to the fourth round of the martial arts competition. Her victory and Lin Bai’s growing fame drew attention and offers of friendship to the Eternal Devil Sect, including from its archenemy, the Crimson Moon Divine Sect.

• Jiang Xuansu and Du Xinghui unleashed their Mystic Arts, and their attacks destroyed the Martial Arts Arena.
• Jiang Xuansu emerged first from the rubble, and Du Xinghui conceded defeat after the Lifeless Sword Finger pierced his chest.
• Luo Wuling announced that Jiang Xuansu had advanced to the fourth round, and Lin Bai took her to recover from her injuries.
• Martial artists across Star City praised Jiang Xuansu’s victory and began recognizing the Eternal Devil Sect’s growing strength.
• Major sects visited the Eternal Devil Sect to build ties, and the Crimson Moon Divine Sect offered goodwill to avoid further conflict.

Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu advanced through the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds of the Evil Moon Grand Feast, reaching the top eight. The chapter ended with Star City anticipating the remaining contests and gamblers wagering on the contenders.

• Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu won their contests in the fourth, fifth, and sixth rounds and advanced to the top eight.
• The top eight contestants were Wan Zizhen, Tu Qing, Zhu Qingzhou, Huang Nishang, Leng Xingguang, Qing Luo, Jiang Xuansu, and Li Wanyu.
• Lin Bai recalled his earlier encounters with Zhu Qingzhou and Huang Nishang and recognized how far their strength surpassed his at the time.
• Li Wanyu entered the top eight with her innate sword body and sword heart, and Liu Fuyun said she would cultivate at a Flourishing Sect in the Devil Realm Eastern Region.
• Liu Fuyun celebrated Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu's success alone in his courtyard while lamenting that Lin Bai would leave the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Star City's betting houses opened gambling pools as the eight remaining contestants prepared to compete for supremacy.

At the top-eight round of the martial competition, Zhu Qingzhou and Huang Nishang challenged the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples to settle old grudges. Jiang Xuansu accepted Zhu Qingzhou’s challenge, and Qing Luo agreed to fight Huang Nishang, while the other four contestants prepared to draw lots.

• Liu Fuyun encouraged Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu before leading the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples to the Martial Arts Arena.
• Luo Wuling welcomed the top eight and explained that contestants could choose willing opponents instead of drawing lots.
• Zhu Qingzhou challenged the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples, and Jiang Xuansu agreed to fight him.
• Huang Nishang challenged Qing Luo, who calmly accepted.
• Luo Wuling assigned the two matches and called Wan Zizhen, Tu Qing, Leng Xingguang, and Li Wanyu to draw lots.

The remaining draw paired Leng Xingguang with Wan Zizhen and Li Wanyu with Tu Qing at the Evil Moon Grand Feast. The matches were set, leaving the four martial artists ready to face their rivals.

• Wan Zizhen drew the number 1, and Tu Qing drew the number 2.
• The chapter recounted how Tu Qing survived hardship and rose from an unwanted orphan to a renowned direct disciple of the Evil Moon Sect.
• Leng Xingguang drew number 1 and challenged Wan Zizhen, saying he wanted to overcome his previous defeat.
• Li Wanyu declined to draw after Leng Xingguang drew, then told Tu Qing not to hold back when they fought.
• Luo Wuling revealed that the final lot was number 2, confirming Tu Qing as Li Wanyu's opponent.

Wan Zizhen and Leng Xingguang began the first quarterfinal match, with Leng Xingguang unleashing his Heaven Swallowing Secret Art and Wan Zizhen repeatedly countering his attacks. As Leng Xingguang continued to wield Devouring Power, Lin Bai watched closely and seemed to grasp a technique from it.

• Luo Wuling set the quarterfinal match order and warned Wan Zizhen and Leng Xingguang not to endanger the spectators with their mysterious powers.
• Wan Zizhen and Leng Xingguang agreed that only the fighter left standing would win, and Leng Xingguang opened with his Heaven Swallowing Secret Art.
• Leng Xingguang used Fleeting Horizon to rush Wan Zizhen, shattering the defensive formation, but Wan Zizhen detected and repelled his attacks.
• Leng Xingguang condensed Devouring Power into a black-hole-like sphere and struck the arena when Wan Zizhen dodged, leaving a bottomless pit.
• Lin Bai studied Leng Xingguang's control of Devouring Power and seemed to comprehend a technique from it.

Wan Zizhen defeated Leng Xingguang with a single palm strike, demonstrating a power that overcame Leng Xingguang’s Devouring Power. Leng Xingguang admitted defeat, while Lin Bai watched in disbelief, unable to understand how Wan Zizhen had won.

• Lin Bai watched Leng Xingguang use Devouring Power and gained some insight into its use.
• Wan Zizhen said Leng Xingguang wasted Devouring Power by treating it as brute force, then offered to defeat him with one move.
• Wan Zizhen’s palm strike shattered Leng Xingguang’s Devouring Power, crushed him into the arena ruins, and left him unable to fight.
• Leng Xingguang asked who Wan Zizhen was, then admitted defeat; Wan Zizhen returned to the Evil Moon Sect’s seats.
• Feng Yiren helped the injured Leng Xingguang back to his seat, while Lin Bai stared at the result in disbelief.

Wan Zizhen defeated Leng Xingguang with a single palm strike, prompting Lin Bai to recognize that the Devouring Power was not invincible. After the arena was repaired, Tu Qing and Li Wanyu began the second match of the Evil Moon Grand Feast.

• Wan Zizhen defeated Leng Xingguang with one palm strike and complained that the resulting fame was a bother.
• Lin Bai realized that the Devouring Power was not invincible, then said he would certainly defeat Wan Zizhen if they fought at the same level.
• Lin Bai told Jiang Xuansu about his old friend Yin Jiuling, whose whereabouts he did not know.
• Luo Wuling and other warriors repaired the Martial Arts Arena and announced the match between Tu Qing and Li Wanyu.
• Tu Qing warned Li Wanyu to admit defeat, but she refused and prepared to fight him.

Tu Qing and Li Wanyu began their battle, which Liu Fuyun described as a contest between hard work and talent. Li Wanyu overwhelmed Tu Qing with her sword techniques, and Lin Bai judged her swordsmanship flashy but lacking substance.

• Liu Fuyun explained that Tu Qing represented hard work while Li Wanyu represented talent, making their fight a contest beyond blades and swords.
• Tu Qing drew his mortal-iron Hope of Heavens Blade, while Li Wanyu drew the Yunling Li Family's divine-metal Cloud-Piercing Sword.
• Li Wanyu launched a succession of sword attacks that damaged the arena and drove Tu Qing to its edge, leaving him in a desperate predicament.
• Liu Fuyun explained that Li Wanyu had created the Nine Rivers Spring Journey Sword and had so far revealed six moves.
• Liu Fuyun asked Lin Bai for his opinion, and Lin Bai called Li Wanyu's swordsmanship flashy, impractical, and lacking substance.

Lin Bai criticized Li Wanyu’s sword technique while Tu Qing overwhelmed her with relentless saber attacks in the arena. Li Wanyu vanished as Tu Qing unleashed his decisive strike, and a sharp white sword ray shot toward him.

• Lin Bai told Liu Fuyun that Li Wanyu’s Nine Rivers Spring Journey Sword seemed powerful mainly because of her Sword Heart, though Liu Fuyun doubted the criticism.
• Tu Qing shattered Li Wanyu’s Sword Qi with a saber slash, then pressed his advantage with three more attacks that damaged the Martial Arts Arena.
• Tu Qing battered Li Wanyu’s defenses with chaotic-looking but calculated saber strikes until she weakened and blood flowed from her seven orifices.
• Tu Qing used Impermanence Soul Hook to force Li Wanyu to one knee, but Li Wanyu erupted with sword intent and blasted him backward.
• Tu Qing charged through Li Wanyu’s sword rain with King Yama’s Judgment and followed with Avici Hell as Li Wanyu chose to defend.
• Li Wanyu called out Epiphyllum and vanished, then a sharp white sword ray shot toward Tu Qing.

Tu Qing defeated Li Wanyu by catching her Ephemeral Flash Sword and stopping his finishing blow just short of killing her. After Li Wanyu left the arena, Lin Bai explained that Tu Qing had barely shown the gap between their strength, and Jiang Xuansu asked him to explain how Li Wanyu had lost.

• Li Wanyu unleashed Ephemeral Flash, but Tu Qing caught her wrist, scattered her sword intent, and halted his saber above her head.
• Tu Qing declared victory, told Li Wanyu she was too inexperienced, and suggested she ask Qing Luo why she had lost.
• Luo Wuling steadied Li Wanyu, who recovered her Cloud-Piercing Sword and left the arena.
• Liu Fuyun praised the match and asked the Eternal Devil Sect's Dao God Realm martial artists whether they could face Tu Qing; they lowered their heads.
• Lin Bai said Tu Qing had not used his full strength and explained that he had effortlessly restrained Li Wanyu's sword strike.
• Jiang Xuansu asked Lin Bai where Li Wanyu had gone wrong.

Lin Bai explained how Tu Qing had defeated Li Wanyu, then Jiang Xuansu began her match against Zhu Qingzhou at the Evil Moon Grand Feast. Zhu Qingzhou gained the upper hand and pressured her to use her God-Devil Dao Fruit before unleashing Azure Sea Dragon.

• Lin Bai said Tu Qing had lured Li Wanyu into close combat, where he could restrict her, and explained that her poor combat experience and flawed swordsmanship had contributed to her loss.
• Liu Fuyun warned Jiang Xuansu that Zhu Qingzhou sought revenge against their sect and told her to concede honorably if she could not win.
• Luo Wuling announced the third match between Zhu Qingzhou of the Evil Moon Sect and Jiang Xuansu of the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Zhu Qingzhou attacked Jiang Xuansu with his purple-gold, dragon-patterned spear, broke her Three Imprints of Eastern Arrival, and struck her in the chest.
• Jiang Xuansu charged with Lifeless Sword Finger, but Zhu Qingzhou shattered it and then launched Azure Sea Dragon.

Fei Lingzi revealed that Zhu Qingzhou and Huang Nishang were descendants of the Evil Moon Sect’s Grand Luo Dao Fruit experts and explained Zhu Qingzhou’s connection to the Cosmos Spear Sutra. The secret observers abandoned thoughts of taking the inheritance after Fei Lingzi warned them they were no match for Zhu’s ancestor.

• The Great Purity Dao Fruit experts secretly watching the martial contest asked Fei Lingzi whether Zhu Qingzhou descended from Old Ancestor Zhu.
• Fei Lingzi confirmed that Zhu Qingzhou was Zhu’s direct eldest grandson and that Huang Nishang descended from Old Ancestor Huang.
• Fei Lingzi explained that Zhu Qingzhou and Huang Nishang had received personal instruction, traveled with their elders, and gained exceptional experience and resources.
• Fei Lingzi said Zhu Qingzhou’s Violetgold Dragon Pattern Spear complemented his cultivation and that his ancestor had acquired an incomplete inheritance of the Cosmos Spear Immortal.
• Several observers grew greedy at the mention of the Cosmos Spear Sutra, but Fei Lingzi warned them that they were no match for Senior Brother Zhu, and their greed disappeared.
• Fei Lingzi recounted how the Cosmos Spear Immortal’s cave was looted after his death, leaving its inheritance fragmented, and noted that a later claimant to the title Sword Immortal was killed within half a year.

Jiang Xuansu was overwhelmed by Zhu Qingzhou in the Martial Arts Arena and admitted defeat, but he stabbed her through the heart anyway. She returned from death, while Luo Wuling tried to excuse Zhu Qingzhou’s attack and Lin Bai angrily challenged the unfair treatment.

• Zhu Qingzhou used his superior spear arts and combat experience to batter Jiang Xuansu until she was badly wounded.
• Jiang Xuansu admitted defeat, but Zhu Qingzhou rushed forward and pierced her heart with his Violetgold Spear.
• Lin Bai entered the arena as Jiang Xuansu’s allies and the other spectators reacted in shock and anger.
• Jiang Xuansu emerged from flames after returning from death, and Luo Wuling scolded Zhu Qingzhou before offering her a point to let the matter pass.
• Lin Bai accused Zhu Qingzhou of deliberately attacking after Jiang Xuansu surrendered and challenged Luo Wuling over the injustice.

After Zhu Qingzhou wounded Jiang Xuansu despite her surrender, Lin Bai confronted the Evil Moon Sect and nearly attacked him, but stopped when Jiang Xuansu urged him to consider the consequences. Lin Bai then entered the fourth match against Huang Nishang, promising to defeat her within three moves.

• Lin Bai demanded an explanation from Luo Wuling and Zhu Qingzhou for Zhu Qingzhou attacking Jiang Xuansu after she admitted defeat.
• Zhu Qingzhou mocked Lin Bai, and Lin Bai unleashed his Devouring Power before Jiang Xuansu persuaded him to stand down.
• Lin Bai sent Jiang Xuansu to recover and declared he would admit defeat if he could not defeat Huang Nishang within three moves.
• Lin Bai provoked Zhu Qingzhou, but Luo Wuling restrained him and warned him not to disrupt the Evil Moon Grand Feast.
• Huang Nishang arrived in the damaged arena, and Luo Wuling announced the start of the fourth match.

Lin Bai faced Huang Nishang in the ruined arena after claiming he could defeat her in one move. He exploited a flaw in her Huang Family fist art and left her with no way to avoid defeat.

• Huang Nishang challenged Lin Bai’s claim and attacked him with the Huang Family’s All Heavens Twenty-Four Star Fist.
• Lin Bai repeatedly retreated as Huang Nishang’s attacks grew more forceful, leading her and the Huang Family elders to believe she was gaining the advantage.
• Huang Nishang committed herself to her attack and unleashed the punch called Boundless Galaxy.
• Lin Bai drew the Demon Sword, moved to Huang Nishang’s left, and thrust toward her throat as she completed her attack.
• Huang Nishang realized that defending would trigger a damaging backlash and that failing to defend would leave her throat exposed, so she understood she had already lost.

Lin Bai used a precise sword thrust to defeat Huang Nishang, who conceded after choosing to unleash her gathered power rather than risk a backlash. After the fight, Lin Bai asked Luo Wuling whether competitors could still challenge one another in the top-four round, signaling his intent to pursue another opponent.

• The Huang Family elders recognized that Lin Bai had found a flaw in Huang Nishang's ancestral fist and predicted her defeat.
• On Moon God Mountain, Old Ancestor Huang warned Old Ancestor Zhu that Lin Bai might avenge Jiang Xuansu and that Zhu Qingzhou had provoked a dangerous member of the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Lin Bai thrust his sword toward Huang Nishang's throat as she unleashed her gathered power, stopping the blade after it pierced one inch into her neck.
• Huang Nishang thanked Lin Bai for sparing her, conceded, and invited him to visit the Huang Family; Lin Bai replied that he would consider it.
• Luo Wuling declared Lin Bai the winner, and Lin Bai asked whether he could still challenge another martial artist in the top-four round.

Lin Bai challenged Zhu Qingzhou to a witnessed battle to the death after Zhu Qingzhou humiliated Jiang Xuansu, and the two began fighting in the Martial Arts Arena. Lin Bai overwhelmed Zhu Qingzhou with his swords, leaving him gravely injured.

• Lin Bai challenged Zhu Qingzhou and insisted they sign a life-and-death contract, with both men and their sects absolved of responsibility for the outcome.
• Zhu Qingzhou accepted the challenge, and martial artists from across the arena—including several sects—agreed to bear witness.
• Lin Bai and Zhu Qingzhou began their fight as Liu Fuyun and Jiang Xuansu urged Lin Bai to return.
• Zhu Qingzhou attacked with the Cosmos Spear Sutra's Azure Sea Dragon, but Lin Bai shattered his attack with the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
• Lin Bai struck Zhu Qingzhou in the chest with the Heaven Measuring Ruler, breaking his ribs and leaving him badly wounded.