Recaps

Jiang Yan killed a disruptive martial artist at the Duel Arena, then faced a Wan Tao Academy group livestreaming a challenge to restore the academy’s reputation. He defeated Han Wu with his Void Blades and Chaos Void Domain, leaving the other challengers to carry the badly injured man away.

• Jiang Yan tore off a True Intent martial artist’s hand and killed him after the man caused trouble at the Duel Arena.
• Yang Qing told Jiang Yan that Xue Han and ten Wan Tao Academy martial artists had arrived to challenge him, and Jiang Yan went out to meet them.
• Han Wu began livestreaming the confrontation and challenged Jiang Yan to a one-on-one fight, while Jiang Yan told all ten martial artists to attack together.
• Han Wu used his Shattered Halberd Martial Intent, but Jiang Yan’s ten Void Blades broke his sword and pursued him.
• Jiang Yan trapped Han Wu in his Chaos Void Domain and struck him so hard that he was left near death.
• Jiang Yan ordered the Wan Tao Academy martial artists to take Han Wu for treatment, and they carried him away as the Bionic Dragonfly recorded the fight.

After Jiang Yan used the Chaos Void Domain, he realized it came from his unusual Hunxu Ancestral Qi rather than the Origin Domain Realm. Fan Wei recognized that distinction and, believing Wan Tao Academy could still recover its reputation, went to seek help.

• Jiang Yan realized his Chaos Void Domain was condensed from Hunxu Ancestral Qi, which could absorb many kinds of energy and had been able to form a domain since its birth.
• The other ten True Intent Martial Artists recoiled in fear, while Jiang Yan greeted the audience and the Bionic Dragonfly continued livestreaming.
• At Wan Tao Academy, Fan Wei blamed Han Wu for the defeat and feared Jiang Yan had reached the Origin Domain Realm.
• Fan Wei reconsidered the livestream and concluded Jiang Yan's Chaos Void Domain was strange Qi, not a true Origin Domain.
• Fan Wei decided the remaining nine fighters could not defeat Jiang Yan and hurried out to seek help.

Jiang Yan defeated Wan Tao Academy’s elite force and forced them into his Duel Arena, while denying that he had reached the Origin Domain Realm. At Wan Tao Academy, Chang Yin agreed to challenge Jiang Yan, confident that his Crimson Yan Mark would let him dominate.

• Jiang Yan asked the nine remaining challengers if they wanted to continue fighting, then refused to explain whether his technique was a domain.
• The nine tried to leave, but Jiang Yan stopped them and made them reach King Rank in his Duel Arena before they could go.
• Jiang Yan had Yang Qing take the nine away, then invited viewers to challenge him after reaching King Rank and ended the live stream.
• At Wan Tao Academy, Fan Wei showed Chang Yin the broadcast and asked him to defeat Jiang Yan.
• Chang Yin said he would completely dominate Jiang Yan, while Fan Wei reflected on the Crimson Yan Mark’s dangerous history and Chang Yin’s potential.

Jiang Yan absorbed Battle Intent and spiritual matter until he reached the Abyss Realm, then continued training against the four puppets controlled by Forgetting Path in the Combat Space. The puppets overwhelmed him, so he entered Custom Space and brought back the Sharp Ruler Tiger for another round of training.

• Prodigies from major factions challenged Jiang Yan in private after reaching King Rank, then announced their defeats to preserve their factions’ reputations.
• Jiang Yan explored the Falling Mark Abyss and Scarred Wind Cliff, where lingering resentment and impure spiritual matter strengthened his Spirit Platform until he achieved the Abyss Realm.
• Jiang Yan returned to his Cultivation Room and absorbed Battle Intent from the Duel Arena while his consciousness trained against Zhuang Zhuang, Shasha, Kaka, and Xiuxiu.
• Kaka ambushed Jiang Yan, Xiuxiu healed the puppets, and the four puppets’ coordinated attacks defeated him under Forgetting Path’s control.
• Jiang Yan entered Custom Space, released the Sharp Ruler Tiger, and attacked it with Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash and Finality: Return to One.

Jiang Yan repeatedly challenged the dungeon, earned the Soldier's True Understanding trait, and finally defeated its four puppets. Forgetting Path began descending into the Combat Space, leaving Jiang Yan facing the final boss.

• Jiang Yan gained the Purple Trait Soldier's True Understanding after half a day of repeated dungeon attempts, and realized Four Leaf Clover could raise its trigger chance.
• Jiang Yan condensed his fourth Battle Ruin Imprint and used Pandora's Box to silence Xiuxiu, then killed him and revealed Kaka with an Imprint beam.
• Jiang Yan cut Kaka down with Finality: Return to One and attacked Zhuang Zhuang until the brute's movement exposed Shasha.
• Jiang Yan killed Shasha with Finality: Return to One, then battered Zhuang Zhuang until healing reduction let his attacks overwhelm the puppet's regeneration.
• Jiang Yan killed Zhuang Zhuang, and a spatial crack opened as Forgetting Path's pale hand reached into the Combat Space.

Jiang Yan fought Forgetting Path, whose body absorbed his attacks and grew stronger. After testing the puppet-like opponent’s abilities, Jiang Yan was killed by a defense-piercing punch and revived with nine chances remaining.

• Forgetting Path approached Jiang Yan in a clumsy, thread-controlled gait, and Jiang Yan’s first slash sank into him and was absorbed.
• Jiang Yan tested Forgetting Path’s movement by flying, then confirmed that his attacks passed through the enemy and appeared to nourish him.
• Forgetting Path’s punches grew faster after absorbing Jiang Yan’s attacks, so Jiang Yan stopped attacking and tested the damage of a punch.
• Forgetting Path’s punch ignored Jiang Yan’s defense, killed him, and Jiang Yan revived with nine dungeon revival chances left.

Jiang Yan left the Combat Space without solving how Forgetting Path absorbed his attacks, then returned to Scarred Wind Cliff to consider Martial Intent. As Chang Yin arrived to challenge him, Han Wu questioned whether anyone truly understood what fighting Jiang Yan meant.

• Jiang Yan gave up trying to harm Forgetting Path and returned to Scarred Wind Cliff, while the Heavenly Slaughter Battle Ruins neared a fourth imprint.
• The ten Wan Tao Academy students reached King Rank and prepared to leave, but Han Wu suggested Jiang Yan's strange domain might not be an Origin Domain.
• Chang Yin emerged from the Secret Realm exit and told the defeated students that the academy was disappointed in them.
• Chang Yin asked where Jiang Yan was, and one student led him away to find his challenger.
• Han Wu watched Chang Yin depart and asked the others, "Have you fought Jiang Yan?"

Chang Yin went to the Duel Arena to challenge Jiang Yan but was told he first had to reach King Rank. After waiting an hour, he learned that True Intent martial artists could skip the queue and confronted the staff member in fury.

• Han Wu and the other freed martial artists decided to return to the Duel Arena to watch Chang Yin challenge Jiang Yan.
• A staff member told Chang Yin he had to reach King Rank before he could challenge Jiang Yan, and Chang Yin agreed to reserve an arena.
• Chang Yin waited in line for an hour while the Wantao student who had accompanied him hid that True Intent martial artists could enter an arena immediately.
• When Chang Yin saw the staff member tell another True Intent martial artist to go straight onto an arena, he seized the staff member by the throat and accused him of toying with him.

Jiang Yan fought Chang Yin after Chang Yin attacked a staff member and threatened to destroy the Duel Arena. Jiang Yan blasted Chang Yin into the ruins, but Chang Yin’s Heavenly Shuo Defense System activated and protected him behind a barrier.

• Chang Yin lifted a staff member by the neck and taunted him until a faceless shadow struck Chang Yin from behind.
• Chang Yin attacked the shadow with a Crimson Yan net and a giant palm, but the shadow vanished before Jiang Yan destroyed the palm with four red beams.
• Jiang Yan charged Chang Yin, pierced his abdomen, and then defeated him in a clash that sent him crashing into the ground outside the Duel Arena.
• Jiang Yan unleashed the Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash on Chang Yin’s buried body, but a defensive barrier blocked his attacks as Chang Yin’s life force recovered.
• Wan Tao Academy members identified the barrier as the Heavenly Shuo Defense System, which protected Chang Yin for a full minute.

Han Wu explained that the Crimson Yan Mark seized Chang Yin’s consciousness and entered a berserk state when he neared death, and Chang Yin awakened its full power against Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan welcomed the increased challenge and battled him as Chang Yin’s body repeatedly regenerated, leaving the fifth Battle Ruin Imprint nearly complete.

• Han Wu explained that the Crimson Yan Mark could take over its owner and unleash far greater power at the brink of death, then began recording the fight.
• Chang Yin rose from the ruins as the Crimson Yan Mark awakened, transforming his appearance and filling him with destructive power.
• The onlookers retreated from Chang Yin’s roar, while Han Wu stayed close to record him despite being blasted away.
• Jiang Yan eagerly fought Chang Yin, absorbed his Battle Intent, and disabled the Instant Kill Entry to keep the battle going.
• Jiang Yan tore off Chang Yin’s arm, pierced his heart, and shattered his spine, but Chang Yin regenerated as Jiang Yan’s fifth Battle Ruin Imprint neared completion.

Jiang Yan repeatedly battered Chang Yin to draw Battle Intent from his Crimson Yan Mark, condensing six Battle Ruin Imprints before the mark finally faded. After Chang Yin awoke and admitted he could not transform again, Jiang Yan realized that Chang Yin’s unwillingness to lose to him might reignite the mark.

• Jiang Yan beat Chang Yin for hours, using the Battle Intent from the Crimson Yan Mark to condense his fifth and sixth Battle Ruin Imprints.
• Han Wu filmed the fight while Jiang Yan continued attacking Chang Yin and the Crimson Yan Mark weakened.
• When the mark withdrew into Chang Yin’s chest, Jiang Yan slammed him into the ground, and Chang Yin regained consciousness.
• Jiang Yan asked Chang Yin to transform again, but Chang Yin said his negative emotions prevented him from doing so.
• Jiang Yan questioned Chang Yin about his regrets and learned that Chang Yin remained determined to defeat him someday.
• Jiang Yan recognized that Chang Yin’s unwillingness to lose to him might be enough to awaken the Crimson Yan Mark again.

Jiang Yan challenged Chang Yin to reach King Rank in the Duel Arena every day for a month, and Chang Yin returned to challenge him after an undefeated night. Meanwhile, Han Wu uploaded footage of Chang Yin’s loss and vowed to stop protecting Wan Tao Academy’s reputation; the chapter ends as Chang Yin prepares to fight his arena teammates before facing Jiang Yan.

• Jiang Yan pulled Chang Yin from the pit and offered him a daily chance to challenge him if he reached King Rank, and Chang Yin vowed to defeat him.
• Chang Yin fought through the night in the Duel Arena, awakened the Crimson Yan Mark, and reached King Rank.
• Han Wu returned to Wan Tao Academy and told Fan Wei that Chang Yin had stayed in Hundred Prisons voluntarily to keep challenging Jiang Yan.
• Han Wu uploaded the recording of Chang Yin’s battle with Jiang Yan and declared he would no longer spare Wan Tao Academy’s reputation.
• Chang Yin joined two other King Rank challengers on the arena platform, demanded they leave, and began confronting one when Jiang Yan allowed them to settle it among themselves.

Jiang Yan defeated Chang Yin in the Duel Arena, then pushed Forgetting Path to its limit in the Combat Space and uncovered a wooden box that transformed into a Chimeric Monster. The Chimeric Monster removed Jiang Yan’s brief silence effect, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Jiang Yan defeated Chang Yin with one blow, forcing him to wait until he could fight his way back to King Rank before challenging again.
• Jiang Yan tried different attacks against Forgetting Path, then unleashed Finality: Return to One and exposed a mysterious wooden box beneath its cloak and mask.
• Jiang Yan destroyed the wooden box with repeated blade attacks, died in the explosion, revived, and continued striking until a massive puppet appeared.
• Jiang Yan recognized the puppet as a Chimeric Monster resembling Zhuang Zhuang and noticed it had no red threads controlling it.
• Jiang Yan triggered Pandora’s Box to silence the Chimeric Monster, but its Purification Mechanism immediately removed the effect.

Jiang Yan entered secluded cultivation to comprehend Martial Intent and broke through to the True Intent Realm, manifesting the Azure Gold Battle Body and destroying the Duel Arena. Chang Yin accepted Jiang Yan’s challenge after reflecting on his words, but Jiang Yan left to deal with the arena’s destruction.

• Jiang Yan reflected on his battle-filled path and entered a half-enlightened state while contemplating Martial Intent.
• Jiang Yan’s breakthrough unleashed a storm that razed the Duel Arena, and an armored golden phantom merged with him.
• Jiang Yan identified the phantom as the Azure Gold Battle Body, a manifestation of his Martial Intent that strengthened him through battle.
• Chang Yin admitted that Jiang Yan had become far stronger and initially refused to fight him.
• Jiang Yan challenged Chang Yin’s reluctance to fight while weaker, prompting Chang Yin to accept the challenge.
• Jiang Yan said he had something more important to do and left to address the ruined Duel Arena.

Jiang Yan tried moving his Spirit Platform with his Abyss Realm Spiritual Power, then confronted and killed a Heavenly Demon Cult recruiter who sought to enlist him. As he wondered why the cult had approached him, a sinister voice rose from the abyss beneath Scarred Wind Cliff.

• Jiang Yan moved his Spirit Platform two meters, exhausting himself before he could determine whether he was moving it toward the Divine Martial Space.
• A man searching for Jiang Yan at Scarred Wind Cliff revealed that he represented the Heavenly Demon Cult, which he also called the Anti-Cult Faction, and tried to recruit him.
• Jiang Yan mocked the cult's claims and its Cult Master, then slit the recruit's throat and threw him into the abyss.
• Jiang Yan questioned the cult's motives after the dying man challenged him from below, while a gigantic gray-white longsword swayed above Scarred Wind Cliff.

Jiang Yan killed a man who transformed into a demon and suspected the Heavenly Demon Cult was hiding a major secret. In Peach Blossom Village, the cult’s Helm Master revealed plans to capture Jiang Yan and use him in the Modification Plan.

• The man at Scarred Wind Cliff transformed into a half-demon and attacked Jiang Yan, who killed him with the Instant Kill Law and several follow-up slashes.
• Jiang Yan considered the implications of the Heavenly Demon Cult’s power but decided the conflict was not his concern and continued moving the Spirit Platform.
• In a basement in Peach Blossom Village, Li Yuansheng questioned why the Heavenly Demon Cult wanted to recruit Jiang Yan, and the Helm Master said he meant to capture him for his body.
• The Helm Master explained that the Modification Plan needed high-quality martial artists and blamed Lan Shuli for keeping Pei Qin from the cult.
• The Helm Master said Jiang Yan’s ability to kill demons made him more valuable than one and planned to plant a demon seed in him to improve the plan’s chances of success.

Jiang Yan continued cultivating and fighting the Chimeric Monster in the Combat Space, while his growing fame drew crowds to the rebuilding Duel Arena. He learned that the monster had inherited and enhanced all the dolls’ abilities, but kept fighting as his Crimson Gold Battle Shadow strengthened.

• Jiang Yan returned to the partially rebuilt Duel Arena and resumed absorbing Battle Intent as his victory over Chang Yin spread and drew martial artists to watch him.
• Chang Yin repeatedly challenged Jiang Yan, treating each defeat as a chance to grow, and was told he could challenge Jiang Yan only once per day.
• Jiang Yan fought the Chimeric Monster in the Combat Space, using his Crimson Gold Battle Shadow to contend with it despite being repeatedly defeated.
• The Chimeric Monster vanished and struck Jiang Yan from behind, revealing that it had inherited and improved the dolls’ abilities, including Kaka’s invisibility and speed.
• Jiang Yan recognized the monster’s attack rhythm and saw that his Crimson Gold Battle Shadow had grown stronger, so he charged into battle again.

Jiang Yan continued training in Hundred Prisons while Wan Tao Academy worried about Chang Yin’s extended stay. After Zhang Sheng’s likely death, the Heavenly Demon Cult’s Cult Master ordered Jiang Yan captured alive, and the Helm Master prepared to ambush him at Qianye Plaza.

• Jiang Yan spent another week fighting Chimeric Monsters, challenging Chang Yin, and training his Spiritual Power, raising his Battle Ruin Imprints to eighteen.
• Fan Wei asked Han Wu to bring Chang Yin back from Hundred Prisons, but Han Wu said Chang Yin would return when the time was right.
• The Helm Master and his subordinate discussed Zhang Sheng’s likely death and decided to wait for Jiang Yan to leave War God’s territory before attacking him.
• Elder Liu delivered the Cult Master’s order to capture Jiang Yan alive and promised access to the Heavenly Demon Cult’s new research results if they succeeded.
• The Helm Master ordered Li Yuansheng to stir up trouble in the eastern district and guard the Secret Realm exit at Qianye Plaza, then said they would act personally when Jiang Yan emerged.
• Li Yuansheng argued that the cultists could capture Jiang Yan without the Helm Master, but the Helm Master slapped him and warned that failure could bring certain death.

As Hundred Prisons ran out of resources, Jiang Yan closed the Duel Arena despite the grief of its many beneficiaries. He left Yang Qing with the chance to reopen it someday and departed without explaining his true purpose to Xue Han.

• Jiang Yan told Yang Qing he would leave Hundred Prisons when the Duel Arena could no longer operate, refusing to reduce its resources or limit its martial artists.
• Four days later, as rumors spread that the Duel Arena was nearing bankruptcy, Jiang Yan made no changes, and ordinary martial artists praised him for keeping its benefits available.
• Two days later, the Duel Arena stopped accepting martial artists and closed as crowds gathered to mourn its end.
• Yang Qing begged Jiang Yan to keep the arena open and offered to seek support from his Lineage, but Jiang Yan told him he could take over and reopen it if he gained the ability.
• Xue Han asked Jiang Yan why he had established the Duel Arena, and he laughed but refused to reveal his specific reason.

Jiang Yan left the Duel Arena after condensing his twenty-fourth Battle Ruin Imprint, reached the Cave Heaven Realm at Scarred Wind Cliff, and departed Hundred Prisons. After reuniting with Cheng Wu, he learned that Tian Yuan Star’s political factions were deeply divided and entangled.

• Jiang Yan absorbed and purified the residual soul pollution at Scarred Wind Cliff, breaking through to the Cave Heaven Realm.
• Chang Yin asked Jiang Yan to fight him for insight into the Origin Domain Realm, but Jiang Yan defeated him and left him unconscious.
• Jiang Yan announced to reporters that the Duel Arena was closing because it had gone bankrupt, then exited the Secret Realm.
• Cheng Xuan eagerly approached Jiang Yan to build a connection, but Jiang Yan sent him away so he could speak privately with Cheng Wu.
• Jiang Yan researched Tian Yuan Star and learned about its old factional war, the formation of its high government, and the powerful interests behind its enduring factions.

Jiang Yan survived a Heavenly Demon Cult assassination and faced the Cult’s Helm Master, an Eighth Order Celestial Phenomenon, as more than ten thousand enemies surrounded him. He unleashed his Shadow Hunt ability and summoned an enormous Doppelganger army, causing his combat power to surge as the cultists prepared to attack.

• Jiang Yan killed the black-clad assassins who stormed his hotel and discovered that a barrier had cut off the area from outside detection.
• The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Helm Master arrived with more than ten thousand fighters and demanded that Jiang Yan surrender or die.
• The Helm Master attacked Jiang Yan, shattering ten of his twenty-four Battle Ruin Imprints and forcing him back a hundred meters.
• Jiang Yan summoned a hundred Battle Ruin Imprints and ten thousand Shadow Hunt Doppelgangers modeled on the surrounding cultists.
• The Helm Master recognized that Doppelgangers of himself had appeared and ordered his forces to kill Jiang Yan, whose growing Battle Intent produced ten more imprints.

Jiang Yan fought the Heavenly Demon Cult’s Helm Master and thousands of disciples, using his Battle Ruin Imprints, clones, and abilities to inflict heavy losses. The Helm Master activated a demonic seed, and Jiang Yan recognized that the cultists were connected to the Heavenly Demon Cult.

• The Helm Master attacked Jiang Yan with his blood domain, but Jiang Yan countered with Battle Ruin Imprints and Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash.
• Jiang Yan’s attacks injured and killed cultists as the Helm Master rallied them, while Li Yuansheng used Myriad Poison Domain against him.
• Jiang Yan summoned the Hunxu Ancestral Spirit and used his abilities to evade attacks and weaken the surrounding forces, reducing their numbers from ten thousand to fewer than seven thousand.
• Jiang Yan focused on battling the Helm Master, whose attacks broke through some of Jiang Yan’s defenses but were partly suppressed by the Crimson Gold Battle Shadow.
• The Helm Master activated a demonic seed, transforming his aura and appearance, and Jiang Yan recognized the Heavenly Demon Cult connection before attacking again.

Jiang Yan fought the Heavenly Demon Cult’s demonized elites at Yingniao Hotel while the breached barrier drew Zhang Qianyue and the Police Department to the scene. After Jiang Yan slaughtered the cultists and captured Li Yuansheng, he began interrogating the survivors, leaving Zhang Qianyue shaken by his brutality.

• The Helm Master demonized and charged Jiang Yan as Li Yuansheng led the cult’s elites in a desperate fight to the death.
• Zhang Qianyue sensed demonic qi in 1026 City District, mobilized the Police Department, and flew to Yingniao Hotel.
• Zhang Qianyue’s Lightning Control Incantation struck down the Helm Master, and he joined Jiang Yan against the remaining demonized cultists.
• Jiang Yan used his imprints and Chaos Void Domain to kill the demonized cultists while the Police Department surrounded the surviving members.
• Jiang Yan pinned Li Yuansheng beneath his foot and demanded to know why the cult had come to capture him, then began killing captives who refused to answer.
• Zhang Qianyue tried to take over the interrogation, but Jiang Yan’s blood-soaked glare made him fear for his life.

Jiang Yan returned to the Police Department after helping Zhang Qianyue capture the remaining Heavenly Demon Cultists, then learned why they had targeted him. Zhang Qianyue urged him to stay under police protection or apply for Tian Yuan Star citizenship, but Jiang Yan declined both suggestions.

• Zhang Qianyue arrived after Jiang Yan defeated the Heavenly Demon Cultists, then took the captured survivors and Jiang Yan back to the Police Department.
• Jiang Yan asked Zhang Qianyue about the Heavenly Demon Cult and learned that it used demon seeds in experiments to turn people into half-demons.
• Zhang Qianyue explained that the cult likely targeted Jiang Yan for his exceptional talent and lack of backing on Tian Yuan Star.
• Zhang Qianyue offered Jiang Yan a place at the Police Department and suggested he apply for Tian Yuan Star citizenship, but Jiang Yan declined.

Jiang Yan met Frost Martial God and Moyu, who offered him a chance to represent a new virtual game as a rising star from Tian Yuan Star. He learned the offer required him to compete against prodigies from other planets, and the chapter left him to decide whether to accept.

• Jiang Yan agreed to stay at the Police Department while he lay low and planned to return to Blue Star someday.
• A messenger arrived at midnight and invited Jiang Yan to meet the Frost Martial God immediately to discuss cooperation.
• Frost Martial God revealed that he had noticed Jiang Yan after his breakthrough to the True Intent Realm and had previously kept watch on him through Hundred Prisons.
• Moyu explained that Lightning Studio wanted Jiang Yan to promote its new virtual game as Tian Yuan Star's rising star.
• Moyu offered Jiang Yan support and future spokesperson opportunities if he competed publicly against prodigies from other planets and ranked near the top.