Chapter Summaries

Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat devoured the Wind Winged Lightning Eagle and broke through to become the Cloud Winged Tiger King. Ye Zhen was stopped from fighting by the Black Dragon Ancient Land’s stewards, while Bu Changtian was punished for starting a private battle.

• Ye Zhen blocked Bu Changtian from reaching Little Cat, but Little Cat devoured the Lightning Eagle’s body and swallowed its Wind and Lightning Monster Core.
• Little Cat’s energy surged as clouds gathered above it, and Bu Changtian tried to attack it while Ye Zhen held him off.
• Thousand Illusions Eagle King tried to use the Black Dragon Token against Ye Zhen, but Hai Luoshuang intervened and Qingyi ordered him to stand down.
• Hai Luoshuang used a Black Dragon Token to punish Bu Changtian for starting a private fight, knocking him to the ground.
• Little Cat absorbed the clouds, grew stronger, and broke through to Earth Grade high rank as the Cloud Winged Tiger King mark appeared on its forehead.

Ye Zhen entered the Misty Sea of Bewilderment and broke free from an illusion that used Caiyi to tempt him. Caiyi emerged first with Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat unharmed, astonishing the stewards, and Hua Wushuang appeared shortly afterward, startled to see her and Hua Xin already outside.

• Ye Yuan crossed the Void Iron Chains at extraordinary speed and declared that he would reclaim everything he had lost.
• The twelve temporary stewards opened the Misty Sea of Bewilderment, the second trial, and announced that challengers had one day to escape it.
• Caiyi carried Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat into the mist, and Ye Zhen followed after her.
• Ye Zhen saw an illusion of Caiyi and nearly agreed to stay with her before realizing the sea of mist was deceiving him; he destroyed the illusion and focused his mind.
• Caiyi emerged from the mist within a hundred breaths with Cloud Winged Tiger Little Cat clear-headed, shocking the stewards; Hua Xin also passed before Hua Wushuang appeared and saw them outside.

Ye Zhen passed through the Misty Sea of Bewilderment and discovered that the trial had tempered his Soul Power. After emerging, he locked eyes with Hua Wushuang and prepared to reclaim his dignity, while Bu Changtian arrived behind him and Caiyi began to explain the final trial.

• Hua Wushuang emerged from the Misty Sea of Bewilderment and tried to learn Caiyi's name, but she ignored him and walked away.
• Ye Zhen faced phantoms of people from his past, then destroyed them and endured the sea of soul force by guarding his true heart.
• Ye Zhen reached the edge of the soul sea and emerged with Soul Power that had been condensed and sharpened by the trial.
• Ye Zhen met Hua Wushuang's gaze and resolved to fight him to reclaim the dignity he had lost at the Qing Luo Sect.
• Bu Changtian emerged after Ye Zhen and was stunned that Ye Zhen had passed first, while Hai Luoshuang considered using Ye Zhen to recruit Caiyi into Myriad Stars Tower.
• Ye Zhen asked Caiyi what the third Trial of Destiny, Destiny itself, involved and why no one had experience to guide them.

Ye Zhen pondered Caiyi’s words about destiny as the Black Dragon Ancient Land’s final trial began. After Caiyi crossed the Destiny Bridge in only three breaths, Ye Zhen resolved to fight for his own fate and stepped onto the bridge.

• Caiyi told Ye Zhen, “if you are heaven, then you are... destiny,” easing his unease about the luck-based trial while deepening his concern about her mysterious changes.
• A day after the Misty Sea of Bewilderment trial began, Qingyi awakened the trapped martial artists and eliminated those who had failed to escape, including Qi Yun Sect’s Lu Xin and Lu Shuo.
• Qingyi formed the Destiny Bridge from the twelve Black Dragon Tokens and announced that those who crossed it could compete for the Black Dragon Ranking.
• Hua Wushuang crossed the bridge in eleven breaths, while Caiyi reached the far shore in about three, prompting Qingyi and Thousand Illusions Eagle King to discuss the meaning of their times.
• Ye Zhen recalled Caiyi’s words and the saying that his fate was his to determine, then pushed through the crowd and stepped onto the Destiny Bridge.

Ye Zhen survived the Destiny Bridge’s lethal fall by blasting apart the black mist and using the Silver Thread Demonic Eagle King’s ability to cross the bridge. His Passage Jade Talisman ranked him third, leaving the observers puzzled by his extraordinary result.

• Ye Zhen fell from the Destiny Bridge, then detonated his Crimson Jade Seal to scatter the mist and propel himself back onto the bridge, badly injuring his feet.
• Ye Zhen used the Silver Thread Demonic Eagle King’s Silver Thread Flash to race across the bridge and emerge as its sixth crosser.
• Caiyi washed and treated Ye Zhen’s wounds while Hua Wushuang watched jealously and decided to postpone the Hundred Flowers Selection.
• Ye Zhen thanked Caiyi for her words about destiny and received a Passage Jade Talisman showing that he ranked second.
• Hua Wushuang’s ranking fell to third, and Qingyi, the Thousand Illusions Eagle King, and Hai Luoshuang wondered how Ye Zhen had crossed in ten breaths.

Ye Zhen watched the Destiny Bridge eliminate many contenders, including Chu Jun, while Ye Yuan barely survived and crossed. After the trials ended, Ye Zhen and Caiyi were revealed as the first and second seeded contestants, and Ye Zhen turned his attention to the powerful opponents awaiting the group stage.

• Ye Zhen watched martial artists cross the Destiny Bridge and discovered he could see their trials, while many contestants fell and were eliminated.
• Ye Yuan defied the fall and a Thunderlight strike, reached the bridge, and crawled to safety, but Chu Jun was knocked into the black mist and eliminated.
• The Destiny Bridge vanished, leaving nearly nine hundred contestants; chief steward Qingyi announced that the group stage would begin the next day.
• Zhong Li Jing and Ji Che examined the passage Jade Talismans and found that Ye Zhen and Caiyi ranked first and second, making them seeded contestants.
• Ye Zhen looked toward Hua Wushuang, Bu Changtian, Mo Xinshui, and the others as his coming opponents.

Ye Zhen began the Black Dragon Ranking group draw matches and faced Human Bear Cha Hai in the opening rounds. Cha Hai conceded rather than fight him, leaving the crowd to mock him while Ye Zhen and the Thousand Illusions Eagle King recognized his good judgment.

• Chief Steward Qingyi raised the twelve Black Dragon Arenas and explained the group draw rules before the matches began.
• Ye Zhen joined the second group, where he noticed Sword Origin Sect disciples watching him and found Mei Yuanju among the contestants.
• Huang Yue fought Niu Xichang, injured his leg, and conceded before Niu Xichang could strike again.
• Ye Zhen took the arena against Human Bear Cha Hai and armored himself with the Crimson Jade Spiritual Armor.
• Cha Hai conceded immediately, ignored the crowd's insults, and left the arena as Ye Zhen and the Thousand Illusions Eagle King privately praised his smart choice.

Cha Hai the Human Bear defeated a third-level Spirit Transformation Realm saber wielder, then Ye Zhen brutally defeated fourth-level Rong Yinian while revealing his formidable spiritual armor. The other contestants grew wary of Ye Zhen and began considering how to overcome his defense.

• Cha Hai the Human Bear broke through the saber wielder's defenses and kicked him off Dragonhead Arena Number Two.
• Ye Zhen watched Mo Xinshui defeat his opponent with a single sword strike but learned little about his strength.
• Rong Yinian urged Ye Zhen to concede, then attacked him with a flurry of spear strikes.
• Ye Zhen's Crimson Jade Spiritual Armor repelled Rong Yinian's attack, and Ye Zhen knocked him unconscious with repeated knee strikes before throwing him off the arena.
• The Thousand Illusions Eagle King declared Ye Zhen the winner, while Mo Xinshui, Palm Absolute Bu Changtian, Ye Yuan, and Tao Hui's group considered Ye Zhen's defenses.
• The martial artists made way for Ye Zhen as he left the arena, and his attack on Rong Yinian began causing a chain reaction.

Ye Zhen watched Caiyi and other seeded contestants advance through the group draw, then learned that Ye Yuan wielded rare Geomagnetic Spiritual Power. The chapter left Ye Zhen facing Pang Bin of the Sword Origin Sect, who attacked him over a bounty on his head.

• Wei Wang conceded to Ye Zhen to conserve his strength, while most of Ye Zhen's earlier opponents had also surrendered.
• Caiyi wounded a lewd contestant who insulted her, and Qingyi slapped him from the arena after he accused her of a sneak attack.
• Ye Yuan defeated a fifth-level Spirit Transformation Realm opponent with a silver chain of light that Ye Zhen learned was formed from rare Geomagnetic Spiritual Power.
• Ye Yuan met Ye Zhen's gaze and showed his eagerness to fight him, while Ji Che warned Ye Zhen and Mei Yuanju not to use weapons against him.
• Pang Bin, a fifth-level Spirit Transformation Realm True Disciple of the Sword Origin Sect, revealed the bounty Yu Ruhai had placed on Ye Zhen and began gathering sword momentum to attack him.

Ye Zhen killed Pang Bin on Dragonhead Arena No. 2, then defended the death as a legitimate result of their life-and-death duel. His accusation that the Thousand Illusions Eagle King was settling a private score turned the crowd and Chief Steward Qingyi against the attempt to punish him.

• Pang Bin unleashed his Lesser Vermilion Bird Spirit Image Sword Array, but Ye Zhen crushed it with the Crimson Jade Seal and killed him with Wind Cloud Sword Qi.
• Hua Wushuang recognized the Crimson Jade Seal as resembling Zheng Fuyun's technique and suspected that Ye Zhen and Zheng Fuyun were the same person.
• Kong Shan and Zhisheng accused Ye Zhen of deliberately killing Pang Bin, while the Thousand Illusions Eagle King urged Qingyi to punish him.
• Ye Zhen accused the Thousand Illusions Eagle King of using public concern to settle a private grudge and pointed out that Pang Bin had challenged him under a life-and-death agreement.
• Hai Luoshuang backed Ye Zhen, and Qingyi affirmed that arena deaths would not be pursued, reprimanding the Eagle King for failing to protect defeated contestants.
• Ye Zhen warned Zhisheng that he might send Yu Ruhai more heads, like that of Elder Zou Zhi, then left the arena as Zhisheng turned livid.

Ye Zhen dominated the group draw tournament and began the points tournament, where nearly every opponent conceded rather than face him. Wen Zimo also conceded, leaving Ye Zhen eager for the coming ranking tournament and its matchups against the other group leaders.

• Ye Zhen earned a perfect seventy-two points in the group draw tournament, while Caiyi and the other seeded group leaders also finished undefeated.
• The tournament rankings were revealed, and Qingyi warned the contestants to recover overnight or withdraw if their injuries kept them from fighting.
• Ye Zhen urged the exhausted Caiyi to restore her spiritual power, while he prepared for the points tournament.
• During the points tournament, Ye Zhen's opponents conceded one after another, including Wen Zimo in their seventh-round match.
• Wen Zimo conceded to preserve his chances of placing second, and Ye Zhen looked forward to facing Hua Wushuang, Mo Xinshui, Bu Changtian, Ye Yuan, and Tao Hui in the ranking tournament.

The Black Dragon Ranking tournament began, and Ye Zhen challenged Bu Changtian first on Arena Eight. Their feud turned into a life-or-death battle as Bu Changtian attacked with his Thousand Absolute Palms and Ye Zhen unleashed his sword techniques.

• Mei Yuanju won a desperate final group match, improving his Black Dragon Ranking placement, while the contestants rested and healed overnight.
• Ji Che urged Ye Zhen, Caiyi, Mei Yuanju, and Wu Minda to pursue higher rankings, and Zhong Li Jing explained how top Black Dragon Ranking placements had led past contestants to become renowned experts.
• Qingyi announced the tournament rules, including that the matches could be deadly and that points from an opponent’s uncompleted matches would go to anyone who killed them.
• Ye Zhen stepped onto Arena Eight first and fixed his gaze on Bu Changtian, who joined him onstage to settle their feud.
• Ye Zhen taunted Bu Changtian about their Demonic Servants, and Bu Changtian launched his Thousand Absolute Palms as Ye Zhen drew the Profound Yang Sword and activated the Clear Heart Sword Intent.

Ye Zhen fought Palm Absolute Bu Changtian to a standstill, then countered his Crimson Jade Seal with the Phantom God Palm and struggled to evade its attacks. As Bu Changtian’s four bodies closed in and overwhelmed Ye Zhen with denser palm strikes, even Caiyi began to worry.

• Ye Zhen matched Bu Changtian’s Thousand Absolute Palms with his sword and revealed the Crimson Jade Seal.
• Bu Changtian used the Vacuum Great Hand Seal to weaken the Crimson Jade Seal, then unleashed the Phantom God Palm and created four powerful bodies.
• Ye Zhen used Clear Heart Sword Intent and Star Chasing Steps to evade most of the palm strikes, while his Crimson Jade Spiritual Armor absorbed the ones he could not avoid.
• Bu Changtian sent all four bodies toward Ye Zhen, intensifying the assault, and Ye Zhen declared that the outcome was still undecided.

Ye Zhen nearly killed Bu Changtian with a Soul Thorn and Floating Cloud Finger, but Qingyi intervened and saved him, prompting Ye Zhen to accuse Qingyi of breaking the Black Dragon Ranking rules. Qingyi claimed the outcome had already been decided and began explaining that Bu Changtian had sent him a Soul Transmission.

• Ye Zhen used the Crimson Jade Seal to break through Bu Changtian's Phantom God Palms and targeted his true body.
• Ye Zhen struck Bu Changtian with Soul Thorn, dispersing his phantom bodies and defenses, then attacked with Floating Cloud Finger.
• Qingyi blocked the Floating Cloud Finger with a Vacuum Great Hand Seal, allowing Bu Changtian to survive.
• Ye Zhen condemned Qingyi for interfering in the match, while spectators and Soul Sea Realm experts discussed Ye Zhen's strength and the apparent rule-breaking.
• Qingyi said he had intervened because Bu Changtian had sent him a Soul Transmission after Ye Zhen's Soul Attack left him unable to speak.

Ye Zhen defeated Bu Changtian after Qingyi intervened, then admitted he was Zheng Fuyun when Hua Wushuang confronted him. As Hua Wushuang vowed to kill Ye Zhen, Caiyi challenged Hua Wushuang herself.

• Qingyi admitted he had intervened to save Bu Changtian, and the Black Dragon Token's punishment ended after he passed the Dragon Spirit's trial.
• Ye Zhen questioned Bu Changtian's claimed Soul Transmission, but Bu Changtian accepted the loss and left the arena; Qingyi declared Ye Zhen the winner.
• Hua Wushuang confronted Ye Zhen and accused him of being Zheng Fuyun, and Ye Zhen confirmed that Zheng Fuyun had been his assumed name.
• Hua Wushuang vowed to kill Ye Zhen in their next fight, alarming Ye Zhen's allies and delighting several Illusory God Sect elders.
• As Ye Zhen prepared to leave, Caiyi stepped onto the Dragonhead Arena and challenged Hua Wushuang.

Caiyi challenged Hua Wushuang to establish her prestige and defeated him with a single overwhelming Soul Power attack. As the spectators reeled from the upset, Steward Hua rushed to Hua Wushuang and threatened Caiyi.

• Caiyi challenged Hua Wushuang, and Ye Zhen warned her not to underestimate his combat strength.
• Hua Wushuang urged Caiyi to concede and proposed she become the Hundred Flower Consort of the Tiannan Hua Family, provoking her disgust.
• Caiyi struck Hua Wushuang with a streak of rainbow light carrying Soul Power stronger than that of peak fifth-level Soul Sea Realm experts.
• Hua Wushuang collapsed with blood flowing from his seven apertures, leaving spectators and competitors stunned by Caiyi's one-move victory.
• Steward Hua hurried onto the arena with several servants, crying for Hua Wushuang and threatening Caiyi.

Caiyi defeated Hua Wushuang with one Soul Attack, while Qingyi stopped Hua Wushuang’s guards from violating the tournament’s rules. The tournament continued with Ye Yuan challenging Mo Xinshui, whose Lightning Control Heart Sutra clashed with Ye Yuan’s Geomagnetic Spiritual Power.

• Qingyi struck down Steward Hua and the guards who tried to seize Caiyi, then warned them against disrupting the Black Dragon Ranking tournament.
• Steward Hua used more than ten bottles of Spirit Calming Jade Liquid to revive Hua Wushuang, who pretended to faint so he could leave the arena without facing his humiliation.
• Qingyi declared Caiyi the winner, and Caiyi returned to Ye Zhen’s side as the other contenders realized she would retaliate against anyone who threatened him.
• Ye Yuan challenged Mo Xinshui, and Qingyi announced their match as the third contest of the first round.
• Ye Yuan’s Geomagnetic Spiritual Power formed silver chain armor that tugged at nearby metal weapons, while Mo Xinshui attacked with lightning from the Lightning Control Heart Sutra.
• Ye Yuan drew Mo Xinshui’s five lightning bolts onto his chains, and the strange fluctuations of the chains annihilated the lightning without damaging them.

Ye Yuan unveiled his self-created Myriad Swords Returning to the Source and defeated Mo Xinshui, then the ranking tournament continued through several matches. The first round ended with Bai Xin facing Leng Tao, whose opening attack stirred a familiar reaction in Ye Zhen.

• Ye Yuan drew thousands of metal weapons and ornaments toward himself with his Geomagnetic Spiritual Power and overwhelmed Mo Xinshui with Myriad Swords Returning to the Source, forcing Mo Xinshui to concede before Qingyi shielded him.
• The damaged weapons angered the spectators, but Ye Yuan threatened to attack anyone who kept cursing him and left the arena without apologizing.
• Zuo Bin defeated Bi Zheng with a sudden palm strike, and Tao Hui routed his opponent with the Lesser Vermilion Bird Spirit Image Sword Array.
• Bai Xin faced Leng Tao in the final match of the first round, and Ye Zhen recognized the strange aura that rose from Bai Xin as familiar.

Bai Xin used a predictive secret art to defeat Leng Tao, and the contestants spent an hour recovering before the second round of the ranking matches. The chapter ended as Bu Changtian rushed onto Dragon Head Arena Eight to issue a challenge despite his injured soul.

• Bai Xin dodged Leng Tao's spear attacks with a strange aura, interrupted his techniques, and won when he conceded after thirty moves.
• Ye Zhen recognized that Bai Xin's aura resembled Clear Heart Sword Intent but could predict attacks even more effectively.
• The contestants used medicines and spirit crystals to recover during the one-hour break, while Hua Wushuang and Bu Changtian worked to recover from soul injuries.
• Hua Wushuang's unusual breathing rhythm steadily restored his soul, while Ye Zhen recovered more than ninety percent of his cultivation using three High-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Qingyi announced the second round, and Bu Changtian immediately flashed onto Dragon Head Arena Eight and began to issue a challenge.

Bu Changtian defeated the injured Lu Bei, and Ye Zhen challenged Tao Hui after they stepped onto the Dragonhead Arena at the same time. Tao Hui unleashed Sword Origin Sect’s Blood Sword Body forbidden art and overwhelmed Ye Zhen, leaving the fight unresolved with Ye Zhen under mounting pressure.

• Bu Changtian challenged the injured Lu Bei and knocked him from the arena in three exchanges.
• Zuo Bin challenged Leng Tao, defeated him after two hundred exchanges, and secured four points.
• Ye Zhen stepped onto the arena as Tao Hui arrived, forcing them to fight before Tao Hui could challenge Bi Zheng.
• Ye Zhen blocked Tao Hui’s initial attack with the Crimson Jade Seal, while Tao Hui kept his distance to avoid Ye Zhen’s Soul Attack.
• Tao Hui activated the Blood Sword Body forbidden art, increasing his strength and bombarding Ye Zhen with stronger sword attacks.
• Ye Zhen failed to form a Crimson Jade Seal in time, and Tao Hui’s attack broke through his defenses and cut his clothes.