Recaps

Lin Bai overwhelmed Zhu Qingzhou and attempted to kill him with a sudden strike, but an elder caught the Demon Sword at the last moment. Zhu Qingzhou survived after the Evil Moon Sect’s experts intervened.

• Leng Xingguang predicted that Zhu Qingzhou would die, and the spectators watched as Lin Bai attacked.
• Lin Bai used the Heaven Measuring Ruler, the Demon Sword, and three flying swords to overwhelm Zhu Qingzhou and leave him gravely wounded.
• Lin Bai activated the Square Inch Sword Domain and launched a swift killing strike at Zhu Qingzhou’s neck.
• Wan Zizhen realized Lin Bai meant to kill Zhu Qingzhou, while Great Purity Dao Fruit experts rushed to stop him.
• An aged hand caught Lin Bai’s Demon Sword, saving Zhu Qingzhou and preventing Lin Bai from delivering the killing blow.

Lin Bai defeated Zhu Qingzhou, but Old Ancestor Zhu intervened to save him and offered compensation to the Eternal Devil Sect. Tu Qing then forfeited his semifinal, setting up a final between Wan Zizhen and Lin Bai.

• Old Ancestor Zhu stopped Lin Bai from killing Zhu Qingzhou, healed his injuries, and promised the Eternal Devil Sect five provinces, three supreme-grade Dao Divine Weapons, ten volumes of arts, and one request as compensation.
• Lin Bai accepted Old Ancestor Zhu's offer, and Old Ancestor Zhu left the Martial Arts Arena with Zhu Qingzhou.
• Luo Wuling announced that Qing Luo had won and outlined the next day's tournament schedule.
• Tu Qing forfeited his match against Wan Zizhen, saying he had never beaten him in seventy-nine fights and wanted to see him face Qing Luo.
• Wan Zizhen looked toward Lin Bai with growing fighting spirit as the final was set between them.

After reaching the finals, Lin Bai learned what little Leng Xingguang knew about the mysterious and powerful Wan Zizhen, then prepared for their widely anticipated showdown. The chapter ended with the arena packed and the final battle about to begin.

• Liu Fuyun scolded Lin Bai for signing a life-and-death contract with Zhu Qingzhou, but Lin Bai said he was confident he could win.
• Elder Zhou and Leng Xingguang of the Wind and Snow Villa visited, and Lin Bai asked Leng Xingguang about Wan Zizhen.
• Leng Xingguang explained that Wan Zizhen's origins were unknown, his physical strength was immense, and he had defeated Leng Xingguang with a single palm strike.
• Lin Bai discussed Devouring Power with Leng Xingguang and learned from his experience.
• The next morning, Lin Bai and the Eternal Devil Sect disciples arrived at a packed Martial Arts Arena for the final against Wan Zizhen.

Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen began their final battle in the Dao God realm competition at the Evil Moon Grand Feast. Lin Bai’s attacks forced Wan Zizhen to reveal his uncanny ability to anticipate strikes, and the fight continued as Lin Bai combined two sword domains.

• Luo Wuling announced the final battle between Eternal Devil Sect’s Qing Luo and Evil Moon Sect’s Wan Zizhen.
• Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen exchanged courteous greetings before Luo Wuling started the contest.
• Lin Bai attacked with his twin swords and flying swords, then used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to tear Wan Zizhen’s spell robe apart.
• Lin Bai unleashed the Square Inch Sword Domain and sent thousands of Sword Qi strikes at Wan Zizhen, but Wan Zizhen sensed and deflected every attack.
• Lin Bai overlapped the Pastoral Spring Sword Domain with the Square Inch Sword Domain, causing grass and a vine carrying Sword Qi to strike at the retreating Wan Zizhen.

Lin Bai combined his Dao Domains and Asura Dharma Eyes to trap Wan Zizhen in an illusion and land a sword strike, but Wan Zizhen’s golden, scale-like defense stopped it. Wan Zizhen thanked Lin Bai for deliberately avoiding a fatal blow, and the duel remained unresolved.

• Lin Bai unfolded the Crimson Sunset Sword Domain, whose cicada cries unsettled Wan Zizhen’s state of mind.
• Lin Bai caught Wan Zizhen’s gaze with the Asura Dharma Eyes and attacked with his Slaying Immortals sword.
• Wan Zizhen broke free of the illusion just as the sword reached his neck, where it struck a golden, scale-like defense and sent Sword Qi toward the spectator stands.
• Luo Wuling and dozens of Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts stopped the Sword Qi before it could harm the spectators.
• Wan Zizhen forced Lin Bai back, then thanked him for steering the sword away from his vital points.

Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen discussed Lin Bai’s lack of mastery in several techniques before entering the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting to continue their martial exchange without endangering spectators. There, Wan Zizhen revealed that he belonged to the god race, an ancient category that included the Heaven Swallowing Race and Giant God Race.

• Wan Zizhen advised Lin Bai to specialize in one path, warning that his partially mastered Dao Domain and Asura Dharma Eyes would be inadequate against true experts.
• Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen agreed to use their remaining methods in a private battle inside Wan Zizhen’s Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting.
• Lin Bai entered the painting and found himself facing Wan Zizhen in a vast landscape within its Sumeru space.
• Lin Bai asked whether Wan Zizhen was human or demon, and Wan Zizhen said he belonged to the god race.
• Wan Zizhen explained that the ancient god races included the Heaven Swallowing Race, the Giant God Race, and other powerful races.

Lin Bai fought Wan Zizhen inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting, using Devouring Power and the Dragon Slaying Skill against him. Wan Zizhen revealed his true form as a gigantic golden divine dragon just as Lin Bai's Azure Sea Torrent descended.

• Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen began their battle atop the peaks inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting, with Lin Bai warning that his Devouring Power could damage the painted world.
• Lin Bai absorbed Wan Zizhen's punch with Devouring Power and slashed at him, while Wan Zizhen praised Lin Bai's improved control and mentioned his origins and struggles.
• Lin Bai attacked with his demon sword and three flying swords, using his Asura Dharma Eyes to make Wan Zizhen evade his gaze and expose golden scales beneath his injuries.
• Lin Bai used Zhu Xian to block Wan Zizhen's escape, then unleashed the Dragon Slaying Skill's Azure Sea Torrent.
• Wan Zizhen transformed into a hundred-zhang-tall golden divine dragon as Lin Bai retreated to the mountain peak.

Lin Bai fought Wan Zizhen, a pure-blooded Dragon Clan member, inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting. Their final clash split the painting, leaving the duel’s outcome unclear to the martial artists outside.

• Wan Zizhen revealed his dragon form and battered Lin Bai with his dragon body, roar, and flames.
• Lin Bai rode onto Wan Zizhen’s back and used the Devouring Dao Fruit to absorb his golden light before stabbing him with the demon sword and draining his dragon blood.
• Wan Zizhen returned to human form and trapped Lin Bai with the Dragon Clan technique Rivers, lakes, and seas, then prepared a Dragon Breath attack.
• Lin Bai summoned his Supreme Avatar and clashed with Wan Zizhen’s Dragon Breath, leaving both fighters wounded.
• Lin Bai charged again with Dragon Slaying Skill: Sword One as Wan Zizhen lunged at him, and their clash tore the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting in two.
• Outside the painting, martial artists watched as cracks spread across it, unable to tell who had won.

The battle between Wan Zizhen and Qing Luo tore apart the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting, and a dragon's roar revealed that Wan Zizhen belonged to the Dragon Race. Fearing the forces inside the painting would overwhelm them, Luo Wuling and the other experts evacuated the spectators while the fight remained unseen.

• Cracks spread across the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting as Devouring Power and destructive forces leaked into the Martial Arts Arena.
• Luo Wuling gathered four other Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts to prepare for the painting's collapse, while Elder Zhou and other sect experts readied defenses.
• A furious dragon's roar burst through the painting, injuring spectators and leading Leng Xingguang and Elder Zhou to realize Wan Zizhen was a member of the Dragon Race.
• Luo Wuling and the other experts judged that they might not be able to contain the forces or protect everyone, so Luo Wuling ordered the spectators and visiting sects to withdraw.
• The spectators left the arena in an orderly fashion but waited nearby for the battle's outcome.

The painting world collapsed after Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen’s battle overwhelmed the Evil Moon Sect’s defenses, destroying the Martial Arts Arena and forcing hundreds of Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts to stop the spreading power. Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen emerged and continued their fierce fight in the sky, leaving both badly battered.

• The Evil Moon Sect evacuated the spectators as the painting’s cracks spread, and five Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts prepared to contain the forces within it.
• The painting shattered, and its unleashed Devouring Power and dragon might destroyed the arena and broke through the five experts’ barrier.
• Several hundred Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts from the gathered sects and families formed a barrier that stopped the forces from sweeping farther.
• Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen burst from the painting as Wan Zizhen transformed into a huge golden dragon and rose into the clouds.
• Lin Bai fought from the dragon’s tail toward its head with his swords and Devouring Power while Wan Zizhen struck him with thunder and dragon arts.

Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen fought to exhaustion in the Evil Moon Grand Feast martial contest, but Wan Zizhen conceded rather than risk their lives. His concession helped Lin Bai’s sword heart break through to the Third Transformation Sword Heart, and Lin Bai won the contest.

• Lin Bai and Wan Zizhen fought a fierce battle that left both covered in wounds and sprawled on the ground.
• Both rose at the same time, and Lin Bai prepared to continue fighting despite his exhaustion.
• Lin Bai declared that losing was not an option for him and described his path as an unbeaten sword dao.
• Wan Zizhen decided the contest had gone far enough and conceded to fulfill Lin Bai’s sword dao.
• Lin Bai thanked Wan Zizhen, and his sword heart broke through to the Third Transformation Sword Heart.

After Wan Zizhen admitted defeat in their martial contest, Lin Bai was named the winner of the Evil Moon Grand Feast’s Dao God competition, and the Eternal Devil Sect gained fame and powerful allies. The chapter left the sect rising in influence while Lin Bai recovered from his injuries.

• Wan Zizhen ended his contest with Lin Bai and advised him to merge his Devouring Power with his Dao Domain to develop new techniques.
• Luo Wuling announced Qing Luo of the Eternal Devil Sect as the contest’s victor and declared the Evil Moon Grand Feast concluded.
• The Eternal Devil Sect returned to its residence, where its disciples celebrated Lin Bai’s victory and Liu Fuyun urged him to heal.
• The Evil Moon Sect published its Dao God rankings, placing Qing Luo first, Wan Zizhen second, and Tu Qing third.
• Liu Fuyun received visiting sects and negotiated alliances that gave the Eternal Devil Sect new influence and support across the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces.

Lin Bai and the Eternal Devil Sect disciples headed to the Grace and Majesty Pavilion to spend their Dao God competition points, with Lin Bai holding the most. He warned Jiang Xuansu and Liu Fuyun that taking the God-Demon Heart could make the Eternal Devil Sect a target of the Evil Moon Sect and other powerful factions.

• Liu Fuyun told Lin Bai that his first-place finish gave him 109 points to spend freely at the Grace and Majesty Pavilion.
• Lin Bai said he wanted pills and medicines to raise his cultivation, insights into Dao Domains and swordsmanship, and protective treasures.
• Jiang Xuansu considered exchanging her 77 points for the God-Demon Heart so the Eternal Devil Sect could gain another powerful expert.
• Lin Bai warned Jiang Xuansu that major factions across the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces wanted the God-Demon Heart and might attack the sect if it claimed the treasure.
• Lin Bai added that the Evil Moon Sect would fear the Eternal Devil Sect growing too powerful, and Liu Fuyun realized that taking the God-Demon Heart could lead to the sect's destruction.

Lin Bai and the Eternal Devil Sect declined to claim the God-Demon Heart to avoid provoking the Evil Moon Sect, while Jiang Xuansu arranged for Lin Bai to use the sect’s promised request to investigate the Void Ancient Road. At the Grace and Majesty Pavilion, Lin Bai prepared to choose his prize, but a Snow Sect elder stopped him to propose a deal.

• Lin Bai argued that taking the God-Demon Heart would give the Evil Moon Sect a reason to attack the Eternal Devil Sect, and Liu Fuyun decided to leave it to the Evil Moon Sect and Yunling Li Family.
• Liu Fuyun offered Lin Bai the Eternal Devil Sect’s unfulfilled request from the Evil Moon Sect, and Jiang Xuansu revealed that she had exchanged her points for the God-Demon Heart and hoped Lin Bai would investigate the Void Ancient Road.
• Lin Bai told Jiang Xuansu that he had fulfilled his promises to the Eternal Devil Sect and intended to leave after the Evil Moon Grand Feast.
• Luo Wuling welcomed the Eternal Devil Sect to the Grace and Majesty Pavilion and said Lin Bai, as first-ranked martial artist, could claim any treasure without competition.
• A Snow Sect elder called Lin Bai aside and asked to make a deal with him.

The Snow Sect elder negotiated with Lin Bai to recover the Four Intentions of Extinction, which Lin Bai had memorized. Lin Bai agreed to trade it for the Snow Sect's martial contest points and Dao Domain cultivation materials, and the elder accepted.

• The Snow Sect elder asked Lin Bai to return the Four Intentions of Extinction, offering the sect's gratitude and future assistance.
• Lin Bai said the secret art belonged to the Eternal Devil Sect and that he would consult its leaders before deciding.
• The elder offered all twenty-seven points earned by the Snow Sect's Dao God Realm disciples, and Lin Bai considered the deal worthwhile.
• Lin Bai demanded the Snow Sect's Dao Domain cultivation manuals and the cultivation insights left by its seniors, explaining that he wanted to study them.
• The Snow Sect elder agreed to Lin Bai's terms, deciding that dealing with him was preferable to asking the stronger Eternal Devil Sect for the secret art.

Lin Bai traded the Snow Sect the complete Four Intentions of Extinction for its Dao Domain scrolls and competition points, then entered the Grace and Majesty Pavilion to select a prize. He began examining the Dao God treasures, where a blade offered for just two points caught his attention.

• The Snow Sect elder gave Lin Bai fifteen Dao Domain scrolls and the sect’s competition points, and Lin Bai exchanged them for the complete Four Intentions of Extinction.
• Lin Bai told Leng Xingguang he had returned the Snow Sect’s lost secret-method levels, and Leng Xingguang reassured him that Wind and Snow Villa would face no trouble.
• Luo Wuling selected Lin Bai, Wan Zizhen, Tu Qing, Li Wanyu, and Leng Xingguang to enter the Grace and Majesty Pavilion first.
• Wan Zizhen warned Lin Bai not to take the God-Demon Heart, while the five began browsing the Dao God prize levels.
• Lin Bai examined the Nine Yang World-Ending Blade and wondered why it cost only two points.

Lin Bai searched the Grace and Majesty Pavilion for five-elements spiritual items to strengthen his Five Elements Dao Body, while the other finalists selected their own prizes. He and the others were still choosing treasures after several hours.

• Lin Bai entered the Grace and Majesty Pavilion with Wan Zizhen, Tu Qing, Li Wanyu, and Leng Xingguang, where each began searching for rewards.
• Lin Bai passed over the Nine Yang World-Ending Blade and decided to seek treasures that could advance his Five Elements Dao Body.
• Lin Bai recorded several five-elements spiritual items, including the Innate Water Lotus, Ten Thousand Year Flame Heart, Pangu Aura, Dragon Tree Jade Root, and Millennial Earth.
• Wan Zizhen teased Leng Xingguang about his jealousy, and Leng Xingguang and Li Wanyu nearly argued before Wan Zizhen calmed them down.
• Lin Bai and the other four continued searching for treasures for hours while the warriors and elders waited outside.

Lin Bai weighed how to spend his 136 points in the Grace and Majesty Pavilion and chose to invest in Five Elements spiritual objects to strengthen his Five Elements Dao Body. After spending the remaining points elsewhere, he encountered Tu Qing, who intended to claim the God-Demon Heart.

• Lin Bai calculated that the Five Elements spiritual objects he wanted cost 125 points, leaving him only 11, and debated whether to strengthen his Dao Body or his martial cultivation.
• After considering his past Dao Injury from relying on pills and the difficulty of advancing his cultivation with limited points, Lin Bai decided to prioritize his Five Elements Dao Body.
• Lin Bai continued through the Grace and Majesty Pavilion, determined to spend his remaining points before leaving.
• On the ninth floor, Lin Bai examined the God-Demon Heart and reflected that the Eternal Devil Sect would court disaster if it claimed the treasure.
• Tu Qing told Lin Bai that he would take the God-Demon Heart, explaining that the other contenders either did not want it, lacked the courage, or ranked below him.

Lin Bai exchanged his points for treasures, including a Divine Weapon Soul to strengthen the Demon Sword, then asked the Evil Moon Sect to let him use its Void Ancient Road. Luo Wuling said he would submit the request to the Sacred Hall, which would answer within five days.

• Lin Bai spent three points on a Divine Weapon Soul and used his remaining points to exchange for other treasures.
• Luo Wuling retrieved the treasures Lin Bai and the other martial artists had chosen, and the group received their items.
• Lin Bai reminded Luo Wuling of the Evil Moon Sect's promises to grant the Eternal Devil Sect five provincial territories, weapons, and arts, and Luo Wuling confirmed they would be fulfilled the next day.
• Lin Bai invoked Old Ancestor Zhu's offer to grant the Eternal Devil Sect one request and asked to travel along the Evil Moon Sect's Void Ancient Road.
• Luo Wuling said he would report Lin Bai's request to the Sacred Hall and promised an answer within five days.

Lin Bai told the Eternal Devil Sect he would stay behind to await the Evil Moon Sect’s decision on entering the Void Ancient Road, then confronted Gong Jian about secretly trading with the Bone Clan. Gong Jian admitted Lin Bai had uncovered him and pleaded not to be handed over to the sect.

• Liu Fuyun announced that the Eternal Devil Sect would leave Star City in three days, and Lin Bai said he would stay in the Evil Moon Sect while awaiting its answer about the Void Ancient Road.
• Luo Wuling delivered the promised rewards, and Lin Bai helped the Eternal Devil Sect choose Xuan Province, Yue Province, Mu Province, Yun Province, and Qilin Province.
• Lin Bai waited for the Evil Moon Sect’s decision and, troubled by the impending separation from the Eternal Devil Sect, went to Gong Jian’s courtyard.
• Lin Bai explained why he had concluded that Gong Jian had arranged the deal with the Bone Clan at the White Bone Battlefield.
• Gong Jian stopped denying his involvement, asked how Lin Bai had discovered him, and pleaded with him not to turn him over to Liu Fuyun.

Lin Bai confronted Gong Jian, who confessed that he had allied with the Bone Clan because he feared being overshadowed and forgotten in the Eternal Devil Sect. Lin Bai let him go and returned to find Jiang Xuansu waiting for him, leaving their impending parting between them.

• Gong Jian admitted that he had dealt with the Bone Clan because he lacked the talent, background, and support of rivals like Jiang Xuansu and Meng Qi.
• Gong Jian accepted that Lin Bai had uncovered his scheme and believed he was doomed to be executed by the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Lin Bai told Gong Jian to leave and not return to the sect, choosing not to report him to Liu Fuyun.
• Gong Jian thanked Lin Bai as Lin Bai left his courtyard beneath the moon.
• Jiang Xuansu met Lin Bai outside his residence and asked why he had not come to say goodbye; Lin Bai claimed he had tried to find her earlier.

Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu said an emotional farewell before the Eternal Devil Sect departed the Evil Moon Sect without him. Lin Bai planned to search for a way back to the Barren Ancient Continent, while Gong Jian left the spirit boat to gain experience and Leng Xingguang invited Lin Bai to search for the Yellow Springs Demon Bone if he failed to find a way home.

• Lin Bai told Jiang Xuansu that the Eternal Devil Sect faced an opportunity to rise but needed to protect its limited pool of talented disciples.
• Lin Bai admitted he might never return to the sect, and Jiang Xuansu asked if their parting would be their final farewell.
• Lin Bai explained that he would first investigate the Evil Moon Sect's Void Ancient Road for a route home to the Barren Ancient Continent, then search the Devil Realm Eastern Region if necessary.
• Liu Fuyun led the Eternal Devil Sect disciples away the next morning, leaving Lin Bai behind as Jiang Xuansu watched him depart in tears.
• Gong Jian left the spirit boat during its journey to gain experience, promising Liu Fuyun that he would return to the sect within three years.
• Leng Xingguang visited Lin Bai for a final drink and asked him to come to Wind and Snow Villa to search for the Yellow Springs Demon Bone if his search for a way home failed.

The Evil Moon Sect prepared to enter its Void Ancient Road when its seal weakened in three months, and Liu Chongen agreed to let Lin Bai join the expedition. Lin Bai waited for the sect’s answer and told Luo Wuling that he knew little about the road.

• Liu Chongen and the Evil Moon Sect elders discussed the Void Ancient Road, which was expected to open in three months, and named the elders and juniors who planned to enter.
• Luo Wuling told Liu Chongen that Lin Bai had requested entry into the Void Ancient Road, and Liu Chongen agreed to let him go despite the danger.
• On the fifth day, Lin Bai met Luo Wuling and asked whether the Evil Moon Sect would permit him to enter the Void Ancient Road.
• Lin Bai said he had heard rumors about the road and knew only that it connected to other minor worlds, while Luo Wuling concluded that Lin Bai knew nothing about the Evil Moon Sect’s route.

Luo Wuling told Lin Bai that the Evil Moon Sect had approved his entry into its Void Ancient Road in three months, but revealed that it led to a Void God Tomb rather than a minor world. Lin Bai remained interested despite losing the chance to return to the Barren Ancient Continent, while facing warnings of deadly dangers and clashes with other sects.

• Luo Wuling told Lin Bai that the Sect Leader had approved his entry into the Evil Moon Sect’s Void Ancient Road in three months.
• Luo Wuling explained that the road led to a Void God Tomb and described four kinds of Void Ancient Roads: tombs, minor worlds, hidden treasure vaults, and the vanished Path to Immortality.
• Luo Wuling revealed that the Path to Immortality once led beyond the Demon Realm and Spirit Realm but had disappeared for unknown reasons.
• Luo Wuling warned Lin Bai that the Void God Tomb held monsters and evil forces, and that powerhouses from many sects would enter and fight.
• Lin Bai was disappointed that the road did not lead to a minor world but remained interested in entering the Void God Tomb.

Lin Bai agreed to enter the Void God Tomb with the Evil Moon Sect and used the three-month wait to strengthen his Five Elements Dao Body. After refining his spiritual treasures, he reached the Dao Body's perfected late stage, but remained far from minor completion.

• Luo Wuling warned Lin Bai about the dangers of the Void Ancient Road, the Void God Tomb, and rival sects, then arranged for him to enter in three months.
• Lin Bai decided to go to the Void God Tomb and spent the wait refining his Five Elements spiritual objects in Star City.
• After a month, Lin Bai perfected all five attributes of his Five Elements Dao Body and raised his physical strength to the peak of the Dao God Realm.
• Lin Bai reflected that his body was still far from minor completion and recognized how costly further cultivation would be.