Chapter Summaries

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.

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.