Recaps

Inside the sealed main array of the Demonic Refinement of All Living Things Formation, Bu Junfeng challenged Lin Bai and the Eastern Region's prodigies to a fight to the death. He revealed that he was the formation eye and claimed killing him would break the barrier, leaving Lin Bai to weigh the danger to his outnumbered allies.

• The opening of the main array closed after the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters entered, leaving Chu Tinghan and Chu Tingxue outside hoping Wolf Marquis's side would win the opening battle.
• Bu Junfeng confronted Lin Bai's group and said he controlled the main array, which was only a barrier separating them from the outside world.
• Bu Junfeng declared that he was the formation eye and that killing him would break the formation, while failing to do so would leave one region's warriors dead.
• Wang Zhengyang warned Lin Bai that the Eastern Region was outnumbered and that its other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters might not survive a battle.
• Bu Junfeng proposed that the two sides fight to decide who lived, while Lin Bai remained wary of the means Bu Junfeng might have to protect himself.

Lin Bai challenged Bu Junfeng to a life-or-death duel, but Lu Qingjun and Yan Zhuangyun’s confrontation interrupted the standoff. The chapter left the two sword cultivators facing off as Emperor Chu watched with unusual concern.

• Lin Bai challenged Bu Junfeng to a battle that would decide victory and defeat at the cost of their lives.
• The Eastern Region taunted Bu Junfeng for hesitating, while Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu warned Lin Bai not to act rashly.
• Lu Qingjun stepped forward to fight for the Northern Region, and Yan Zhuangyun attacked despite the Eastern Region’s warning.
• Yan Zhuangyun and Lu Qingjun met between the mountain peaks, their sword intent tearing through the surrounding space.
• Emperor Chu leaned forward as he watched the Hunting Realm, prompting the elders and ancestors to suspect that something had changed there.

The Divine Light Sword fought Gu Mingcheng with Seven Absolutes City’s Yan Zhuangyun’s Technique, while Gu Mingcheng answered with a powerful Dao Art. The battle left Gu Mingcheng under pressure as Qi Lingyu was wounded, and Lu Qingjun prepared to duel Yan Zhuangyun.

• Lu Qingjun drew his sword and declared that Yan Zhuangyun would not survive under it, while explaining Seven Absolutes City’s chivalrous tradition.
• Gu Mingcheng used the Yan Zhuangyun’s Technique to overwhelm Qi Lingyu with swift Sword Qi and wound his chest.
• Qi Lingyu counterattacked with a Dao Art that sent Gu Mingcheng flying, but Gu Mingcheng mocked him for being forced to use it.
• Gu Mingcheng revealed the Dao Art Immortal Guides the Way and unleashed a gigantic sword that shattered space.
• Lu Qingjun praised Seven Absolutes City’s sword inheritance as Yan Zhuangyun vanished from his position with his sword in hand.

Huang Qingyun used the Eternal Night Oil Lamp to blind and disable Taiyi God, then fought him with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent. The two were injured by their clash, while Yan Zhuangyun’s battle with Lu Qingjun’s flying sword continued.

• Lu Qingjun’s treasured sword relentlessly attacked Yan Zhuangyun, wounding him as he tried to fight back.
• Yan Zhuangyun activated the Eternal Night Oil Lamp, whose white flame could protect its user and deprive nearby targets of their senses.
• Lu Qingjun explained the Heavenly Dao Clan’s history with Sacred Lotus Palace and the origin of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent.
• Huang Qingyun brought out her own Eternal Night Oil Lamp and used its white flash to deprive Taiyi God of his senses.
• Huang Qingyun struck Taiyi God with the Heaven-Slaying Sword Intent, and their dao arts collided in a storm that injured both fighters.

Grand Yi Divine Weapon revealed the Cosmos Sword Box’s seventh sword, the Demon Slayer Sword, and sent it after Qi Lingyu. Qi Lingyu was overwhelmed and driven to rely on the Northern Region martial artists for help.

• Grand Yi Divine Weapon opened the Cosmos Sword Box and released its seventh sword, the Demon Slayer Sword, whose demonic aura spread across the battlefield.
• Qi Lingyu used the Eternal Night Oil Lamp to blind Grand Yi Divine Weapon and attacked him, but the Demon Slayer Sword turned toward Qi Lingyu.
• The Demon Slayer Sword attacked Qi Lingyu with vicious, independent sword techniques, cutting him and piercing through his defenses.
• Qi Lingyu dodged and defended against the Demon Slayer Sword but could no longer resist it on his own.
• Bu Junfeng realized Qi Lingyu needed help, and Dong Nanshu moved forward to assist him.

Dong Nanshu used the Cosmos Sword Box’s Righteous Qi sword to break Lu Qingjun’s ancestral human-skin defense and expose him to the other two swords. Lu Qingjun was killed, while Yan Zhuangyun fled and Dong Nanshu turned the giant sword toward the Northern Territory martial artists.

• Dong Nanshu intervened to save Yan Zhuangyun, then warned Lu Qingjun to stop fighting.
• Lu Qingjun revealed a piece of his Yan family ancestor’s human skin, which blocked the Immortal Severing Sword and Demon Slayer Sword until Dong Nanshu unleashed the Righteous Qi sword.
• The Righteous Qi sword shattered the human-skin defense and sent Lu Qingjun flying, while Yan Zhuangyun fled from the incoming swords.
• The Immortal Severing Sword and Demon Slayer Sword struck Lu Qingjun, severing his body and annihilating his divine soul.
• Dong Nanshu swung the Righteous Qi sword toward Bu Junfeng and the Northern Territory martial artists, while several saint sons blocked its force.

The Heavenly Dao Clans challenged Chu over Yan Zhuangyun killing their Holy Son, and the Slovenly Old Man threatened them with his sword intent. The Ancestor stopped the confrontation and reminded the Yan Clan that the Hunting Realm had allowed martial artists to spar and withdraw; the Yan Clan backed down, but its Ancestors still plotted against One Absolute City.

• The Soul Refinement Sect Ancestor warned the Yan Clan that Lu Yan was formidable, but the Yan Clan Ancestors mistook his remarks and demanded that Lu Yan answer for their Holy Son's death.
• The Slovenly Old Man cursed the Heavenly Dao Clans and unleashed sword intent from his Yellow Gourd, threatening to fight them outside the Ascension Celestial Palace.
• The Ancestor shattered the Slovenly Old Man's sword intent, rebuked both sides, and reminded the Yan Clan that participants had agreed to spar during the Hunting Realm trial and could leave by admitting defeat.
• The Yan Clan Ancestors apologized and refrained from attacking, while the Ancestor ruled that the death of their Holy Son did not justify holding Chu accountable.
• The Yan Clan Ancestors remained furious and discussed using the Ancestor of Soul Refinement's death as a pretext to attack One Absolute City and enter Chu and the One Night Divine Sect's territories.

Bu Junfeng astonished the Ascension Celestial Palace by catching and repelling three swords from the Cosmos Sword Box, including the soul-targeting Soul Severing Sword. As the Grand Yi Divine and the spectators struggled to explain his strength, Emperor Chu and Eunuch Gui recognized a connection to the Innate Dao Sect.

• Bu Junfeng caught the Immortal Severing Sword with one hand, shocking the martial artists watching through the projection formation.
• Ruan Jiajing released the Demon Slayer Sword, but Bu Junfeng slapped it away and sent it crashing into the ground.
• Bu Junfeng caught Righteous Qi Lin Bai and held it aloft, then challenged the Grand Yi Divine to send the remaining swords.
• Ruan Jiajing released the Soul Severing Sword, which struck Bu Junfeng but only made him pale slightly before he dismissed its power.
• Wang Qingyun and Giant Sword said they could not see Bu Junfeng use a treasure, while Qi Lingyu suggested he might have used another technique or Mystic Art.
• Emperor Chu and Eunuch Gui recalled the Innate Dao Sect, and Ruan Jia learned about its legendary Sleeve Universe art.

Taiyi Divine drew the Cosmos Sword Box’s eighth sword, Appalling to Gods and Ghosts, and combined it with the first seven to attack Bu Junfeng. Bu Junfeng stopped the sword an inch from his head and prepared to fight back.

• Lu Qingjun drew the fifth sword, Spirit Severing, after Bu Junfeng had caught the Soul Severing Sword without apparent harm.
• Bu Junfeng caught the Spirit Severing Sword between two fingers and warned Taiyi Divine that he would no longer let him attack unchecked.
• Taiyi Divine drew the eighth sword, Appalling to Gods and Ghosts, a bone sword that filled the area with terror and resentment.
• Bu Junfeng stopped the eighth sword an inch from the back of his head, then stood against all eight swords as they attacked together.
• Bu Junfeng announced that he would now fight back.

Bu Junfeng overwhelmed Lu Qingjun after breaking through his six-sword attack, prompting Yi Heze and the Northern Territory martial artists to consider joining the fight. The chapter left the battle poised to become a group assault on Bu Junfeng.

• Lu Qingjun attacked Bu Junfeng with six swords, but Bu Junfeng punched through the encirclement and sent him tumbling away.
• Bu Junfeng struck Lu Qingjun in the face and sent him flying, leaving the Northern Territory martial artists shocked by his strength.
• Lu Qingjun intervened to save Lu Qingjun, drawing accusations from the Chen Family martial artists that he was violating martial virtue.
• Yi Heze warned Lu Qingjun against relying on the Cosmos Sword Box and said the battle had no rules, while Lu Qingjun argued that victory through numbers would not be honorable.
• Lu Qingjun and the others decided to attack Bu Junfeng with all their strength, and Bu Junfeng charged toward Lu Qingjun again.

Lu Qingjun, Yi Heze, and Chen Yule joined forces against Bu Junfeng, who calmly accepted their reasons and fought back with powerful Dao Arts. As the battle intensified, Lin Bai sensed Bu Junfeng might be seeking death, and the fight’s outcome could affect whether the Eastern Region invaded the Northern Region.

• Lu Qingjun recovered enough to stand with Yi Heze and Chen Yule, and Bu Junfeng warned them that their battle would be fatal.
• Bu Junfeng charged Yi Heze and unleashed the Cangming God Severing Palm, forcing Yi Heze to defend against its enormous strike.
• Yi Heze answered with Ten Thousand Swords Facing Heaven, but Bu Junfeng shattered the sword technique and sent him flying with a punch.
• Lu Qingjun attacked with his Lingbo Sword Intent as all three swordsmen pressed Bu Junfeng with their combined sword might.
• Chen Yule, Yi Heze, and Lu Qingjun acknowledged that circumstances had forced them to fight Bu Junfeng, while Lin Bai sensed that Bu Junfeng might be seeking death.

Yi Heze used the Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman to survive Bu Junfeng’s Cangming God Severing Palm as the gathered fighters displayed their sect inheritances. Chen Yule awakened his Slaughter Sword Intent and, with Lu Qingjun and Yi Heze, trapped Bu Junfeng for a coordinated attack, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Yi Heze halted Bu Junfeng’s giant palm print with the Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman and escaped its strike.
• Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu recognized the Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman and discussed the rare inheritances displayed at the Chu Emperor’s Birthday Celebration.
• Chen Yule attacked Bu Junfeng, then revealed his Slaughter Sword Intent and wounded Bu Junfeng in the shoulder.
• Yi Heze froze Bu Junfeng in place with another Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman while Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun launched attacks at his vital points.

Yi Heze, Chen Yule, and Lu Qingjun launched a combined attack on Bu Junfeng, but Bu Junfeng broke the Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman and revealed a holy white radiance that overwhelmed his attackers. He defeated Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun and appeared before Yi Heze with a palm strike aimed at his abdomen.

• Yi Heze trapped Bu Junfeng with the Pacifying Heaven Sword Talisman while Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun charged with their strongest attacks.
• Bu Junfeng shattered the talisman and awakened a holy white radiance that made Lin Bai's Supreme Avatar tremble.
• Bu Junfeng punched Chen Yule, fracturing the Dragon Gate Sword and sending him flying into a distant mountain.
• Bu Junfeng used the Cangming God Severing Palm to repel Lu Qingjun's six Grand Yi Divine Weapons and send Lu Qingjun crashing to the ground.
• Yi Heze rushed to rescue Chen Yule and Lu Qingjun, but Bu Junfeng appeared before him and thrust a palm toward his abdomen.

Lin Bai intervened when Bu Junfeng was about to kill Yi Heze, allowing the wounded Eastern Region warriors to withdraw. He then faced Bu Junfeng in the battle both had expected, though they knew neither could kill the other while their allies watched.

• Bu Junfeng nearly struck Yi Heze down, but Lin Bai sent four flying swords to interrupt him and rescue Yi Heze.
• Lin Bai told Yi Heze, Lu Qingjun, and Chen Yule to withdraw and recover while he faced Bu Junfeng.
• Bu Junfeng acknowledged that the conflict between them could not be avoided and said he had been waiting for Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng prepared to fight, each recognizing that outside forces would prevent either from killing the other.

Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng began their serious fight inside Ascension Celestial Palace, where Bu Junfeng used the Soul Refinement Scripture and the Life Severing Three Blades to overwhelm Lin Bai. Lin Bai was badly wounded by the first two strikes as Bu Junfeng’s third saber descended.

• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng ended their warm-up exchange and prepared to fight in earnest.
• Bu Junfeng refined his blood and Baleful Intent into a saber and unleashed the Dao Arts: Life Severing Three Blades.
• Bu Junfeng’s first strike shattered Lin Bai’s Taiji Two Forms Sword Formation and pierced his body with Baleful Intent.
• Lin Bai activated his Five Elements Dao Body to heal, but Bu Junfeng’s second strike broke through his defenses and wounded his soul.
• Bu Junfeng launched the third saber strike at Lin Bai as Lin Bai faced it with his scarlet Sword Intent.

Bu Junfeng awakened a formidable state that made him nearly impossible to harm, and he crushed Lin Bai’s flying swords while challenging Feijian to use his Supreme Avatar. The Dragon Slaying Skill Sword revealed a hidden power that blasted Bu Junfeng away, leaving Feijian and Lin Bai badly shaken as their battle continued.

• Bu Junfeng’s wounds healed and his aura surged, though the Dragon Slaying Skill wound resisted recovery.
• Lin Bai attacked Bu Junfeng with his flying swords, but Bu Junfeng seized and shattered them before crushing Lin Bai and injuring Feijian through their connection.
• Bu Junfeng challenged Feijian to release his Supreme Avatar, but Feijian refused to rely on it and asked what technique Bu Junfeng had used.
• Bu Junfeng grabbed the Dragon Slaying Skill Sword and tried to crush it, but its hidden power broke his hold and blasted him away.
• Bu Junfeng recognized that the sword contained power beyond Feijian’s own, while Feijian returned the sword to his hand.

Lin Bai summoned his Supreme Avatar to fight Bu Junfeng, whose Celestial Bone met it in repeated clashes that devastated the Demonic Refinement of All Living Things Formation and the Great Snow Mountain. The battle continued as onlookers withdrew from the collapsing formation, with both fighters injured and neither yet appearing to have won.

• After losing three flying swords, Lin Bai summoned his Supreme Avatar and struck at Bu Junfeng with its greatsword.
• Bu Junfeng charged into the attack, and their first collision unleashed a shock wave that destroyed the formation's main array.
• Chu Tingxue, Chu Tinghan, and the other spectators witnessed Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng clash using only the power of the Supreme Avatar and Celestial Bone.
• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng exchanged further blows, while the shock waves shattered the formation and collapsed mountains across the Great Snow Mountain.
• The Northern Region and Eastern Region martial artists escaped through breaches and retreated beyond the shock waves, while Xiong Haowei predicted both fighters would suffer.
• With the Hunting Realm's space shaking, Bu Junfeng transformed into white lightning and charged at the Supreme Avatar again.

After Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng's seventh clash left them both gravely wounded, Northern Region and Eastern Region fighters rushed to seize the chance to kill or rescue them. Lin Bai was protected by the Qi Lingyu martial artists as hostile forces closed in, while he regained consciousness and asked after Bu Junfeng.

• Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng collapsed after their clash, and Emperor Chu recognized that the larger battle had only just begun.
• Luan Tang led Northern Region fighters toward Lin Bai, while the Soul Refinement Sect disciples hurried to rescue Bu Junfeng.
• The sect's holy son gave Lin Bai life-saving pills and discovered his injuries were severe, while Lin Bai briefly regained consciousness and asked where Bu Junfeng was.
• Chu Tinghan and the Black Tortoise Battalion clashed with the Soul Refinement Sect disciples as both groups tried to reach their chosen target.
• The Qi Lingyu martial artists formed a protective array around Lin Bai as Luan Tang, the Soul Refinement King Wang Zhengyang, and Heavenly Dao Clan holy sons moved against them.

As Northern Region cultivators attacked the Black Tortoise Battalion’s formation, the injured Marquis urged Chu Tinghan and Lin Bai to break through toward the east. They escaped the encirclement, but the Soul Refining Sect pursued them and confronted the Marquis as he struggled to fight with his severe injuries.

• Shen Xinghe ordered the Northern Region cultivators to attack the Black Tortoise Battalion’s formation and offered a reward for Lin Bai’s head.
• The Marquis told Chu Tinghan to avoid the Soul Refining Sect and the Corpse Refinement Sect, then identified a weak point to the east.
• Chu Tinghan led the formation east, and Chu Zimo’s spear knocked the Heavenly Dao Clan’s Holy Son aside as they broke through.
• The Marquis used the Dragon Eye Flying Sword to deflect the Soul Refining Sect’s black arrows aimed at Chu Tinghan.
• The Marquis and Chu Tinghan escaped the outer encirclement, while Bu Junfeng and the remaining Soul Refinement Sect disciples were left fighting the Eastern Region cultivators.
• The Soul Refining Sect appeared before the Marquis and Chu Tinghan and attacked them as Lin Bai vowed to protect the Marquis.

After Bu Junfeng escaped with the Corpse Refinement Sect's Holy Daughter's help, Luan Tang's Eastern Region forces withdrew as the Northern Region martial artists gained the upper hand. Lin Bai returned injured to the Northern Region stronghold with Chu Tinghan, leaving Soul Refining Chen Yule unable to kill him.

• Huang Qingyun reported that Bu Junfeng had survived and escaped with the Holy Daughter's help.
• Soul Refining Chen Yule fended off Lu Qingjun, Yi Song, and the Holy Son of the Sect while pursuing Lin Bai and Chu Tinghan, but they reached the Northern Region stronghold first.
• The Soul Refinement Sect, Corpse Refinement Sect, and other major Luan Tang forces withdrew, prompting the Heavenly Dao Clan to retreat as well.
• Wang Zhengyang stopped the Northern Region martial artists from pursuing their desperate fleeing enemies and ordered them back to the stronghold.
• Soul Refining Chen Yule returned to the battlefield after missing his chance to kill Lin Bai.

The Northern and Eastern Region forces withdrew, bringing the Great Snow Mountain battle to a halt after Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng’s clash. The onlookers concluded that the fighting was only a prelude to a larger conflict, while the Chu Emperor authorized an early exit from the Hunting Realm.

• The Northern Region forces retreated, and Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu stopped the Eastern Region martial artists from pursuing them.
• The Southern and Western Region martial artists watched the Great Snow Mountain fall silent and recognized that the battle had ended in a temporary ceasefire.
• Ling Wen declared the battle a success, while Jiang Yu regretted that Cui Ai and Bu Junfeng had survived.
• The Chu Emperor issued an imperial decree allowing everyone to leave the Hunting Realm early as the situation threatened to escape control.
• Tuo Baxin, Shangguan Xiu, and Rong Yunxin reflected on the battle and concluded that the conflict between the Supreme Avatar and the Celestial Bone would continue.

After the battle ended, the Eastern Region survivors returned to the island and counted their devastating losses. Lin Bai learned that Bu Junfeng had escaped with help from a mysterious Black Veil Woman, and the story left the survivors waiting out the final hours before the Hunting Realm ended.

• Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu returned with the surviving Eastern Region martial artists, and Lin Bai saw that only a few hundred of the original force remained.
• Wang Zhengyang told Lin Bai that Bu Junfeng had survived because a powerful Black Veil Woman rescued him, while Qi Lingyu said her technique linked her to Corpse Refinement Sect.
• The Eastern Region sects counted their dead, and Bai Yifei reported that Tianshui Sect had lost nearly all its ordinary martial artists.
• Lin Bai concluded that neither side would risk another attack with only half a day remaining and allowed survivors to retrieve their fallen companions.
• Chu Tinghan confirmed that the Hunting Realm would end soon as Lin Bai watched dark clouds gather overhead.

The Hunting Realm hunt ended, and the surviving martial artists were teleported back to the square behind the Ascension Celestial Palace. Lin Bai’s order barring Great Unity Dao Fruit Realm experts from joining the battle was revealed, and the chapter left the returning participants facing a celebratory welcome despite their losses.

• Chu Tinghan, Qi Lingyu, and the other survivors mourned their fallen companions, while Wang Zhengyang noted that the Black Tortoise Battalion had lost more than eighty members.
• Emperor Chu told the Tianshui Sect that Lin Bai had ordered Great Unity Dao Fruit Realm experts not to intervene, or no one would be allowed to leave the Hunting Realm.
• Wang Zhengyang sensed the Hunting Realm’s formation activating and ordered the martial artists on the island to prepare for teleportation.
• White pillars of light carried Lin Bai, Yi Zien, Bai Yifei, Zhou Xinjin, Qin Yao, Qiao Mo, and the other participants out of the Hunting Realm.
• The returned martial artists gathered in the square behind the Ascension Celestial Palace, where the assembled sects and lineages cheered Pan Qing’s survivors.

The Hunting Realm hunt ended with severe losses, especially among the Northern and Eastern Regions, and the survivors returned to the Ascension Celestial Palace. Liang Wang and Bu Junfeng met amid lingering hostility, while Lin Bai and the others resumed the banquet; the prey would be recorded before the hunters claimed three each.

• The martial artists returned to the Ascension Celestial Palace, where the Northern and Eastern Regions were revealed to have lost more than a thousand prodigies.
• Lin Bai greeted Bu Junfeng and the Eastern Region martial artists, while Liang Wang returned safely to the Tianshui Sect’s seats.
• Liang Wang and Bu Junfeng met in the square and spoke about their conflict and the Northern Region’s defiance of Heaven.
• A eunuch instructed the hunters to submit their prey for recording, wash, and change before returning to the banquet.
• Liang Wang entered the main hall, saluted Lin Bai, and took his seat as the banquet continued.

At Pei Qian’s birthday celebration, Lin Bai ended the gathering without naming a crown prince, but Prince Chen stepped forward to ask that the Third Prince be made heir. The Third Prince joined him and pleaded to spare the imperial family public disgrace, leaving Lin Bai to face the old crimes and the choice he had long avoided.

• Lin Bai ended the birthday celebration without announcing an heir, prompting the assembled sects and Lineages to prepare to leave.
• Prince Chen rose and walked into the great hall, determined to address Lin Bai despite his hesitation.
• The Third Prince, Chu Tianxin, joined Prince Chen on his knees and begged him to stop, saying their struggle should not make the imperial family lose face.
• Prince Chen told Chu Tianxin he would give up what he wanted, then asked Lin Bai to establish Prince Chen as crown prince.
• Lin Bai grew cold as he considered the princes’ past deaths and the damage that a public reckoning could do to the Chu Kingdom.