Chapter Summaries

Liang Jingchuan defeated Qiu Mingyuan to claim the fifty-eighth True Dragon Seat, while Yue Qianshan won the forty-sixth. After the first round ended, the challengers weighed their remaining chances and prepared for a more intense second round.

• Liang Jingchuan broke through Qiu Mingyuan’s Nine Turns of the Star River with three halberd strikes, forcing him off the platform and taking the fifty-eighth seat.
• Lin Feng and Zhao Yuxin realized how formidable Su Yu was after seeing Liang Jingchuan’s strength, while Yue Qianshan defeated a twin-blade challenger to secure the forty-sixth seat.
• Su Yu considered Xu Guanhai’s strength, but Xu Guanhai only nodded before closing his eyes again.
• Many contestants, including Xie Wuya, gave up their first-round challenges to preserve their chances for later rounds.
• The purple-robed elder ended the first round and announced that the second round would begin in half an hour, as challengers reassessed their targets.

The second round of the True Dragon Seat battles grew fierce as challengers reclaimed seats and Lin Feng chose to forfeit while injured. Xu Guanhai defeated the challenger who targeted the twenty-eighth seat, leaving his sword at the man's throat.

• Qiu Mingyuan defeated a seat holder with Nine Turns of the Star River and reclaimed a True Dragon Seat.
• Lin Feng forfeited his challenge to recover from his injuries.
• Tang Yu defeated his opponent with the Flowing Silver Spear Art and claimed the sixty-third seat.
• Shao Lie defeated his opponent with Three Suns Overlapping Waves and claimed a seat.
• Yue Qianshan defended the forty-sixth seat by forcing a sword cultivator to concede.
• Xu Guanhai disarmed the challenger to the twenty-eighth seat and stopped his sword at the man's throat.

Xu Guanhai defeated an Eighth Layer Sea Breaking Realm sword cultivator in eight moves, and the second round ended with most challengers giving up. The third and final round began, leaving unseated martial artists to fight for their last chance at a True Dragon Seat.

• Xu Guanhai defeated his challenger in eight moves, impressing the Hanshan Sword Sect while Su Yu judged his sword control and concealed strength.
• Zhao Yuxin and Xie Wuya gave up their second-round challenges, and the purple-robed elder announced a half-hour rest before the final round.
• After the rest, the purple-robed elder began the third round, and the first challenger failed to take the fifty-seventh seat.
• Two challengers succeeded in taking seats as battles continued, while four others were defeated and lost their final opportunity.
• A seventh-level Sea Breaking Realm martial artist challenged Duan Hengjiang for the sixty-first seat, but Duan Hengjiang swept him off the platform with one staff strike.

Lin Feng challenged Yan Shuo and won the fifty-fifth seat by exploiting a flaw in his spear technique. Zhao Yuxin lost her final challenge to Cheng Yue and returned to the viewing area, having learned how far she remained from the Eastern Domain’s foremost young geniuses.

• Lin Feng challenged Yan Shuo for the fifty-fifth seat and defeated him by closing in during a brief opening in Yan Shuo’s spear technique.
• Ye Chen defeated his second challenger in fewer than ten moves without using “Find the Opening.”
• Yue Qianshan narrowly retained the forty-sixth seat after a battle of more than two hundred exchanges, while Wen Ye and Liang Jingchuan quickly defeated their challengers.
• Zhao Yuxin challenged Cheng Yue for the forty-fourth seat, but he defeated her in seven moves.
• Zhao Yuxin exhausted all three challenge attempts and returned to sit beside Elder Ding, recognizing the gap between her strength and that of the leading young geniuses.

As the third round narrowed to the top seats, Xie Wuya challenged Xiao Chenzhou and lost after enduring three saber strikes. The contest continued, and a challenger chose to face Su Yu, leaving their battle about to begin.

• Several challengers gave up or lost, as the lower Dragon Luck ranks struggled to claim seats.
• Xie Wuya challenged the thirteenth seat, held by Xiao Chenzhou, and was badly wounded by his first two strikes.
• Xie Wuya asked for one more strike, and Xiao Chenzhou stopped his saber before Xie Wuya's brow before accepting his surrender.
• A challenger lost to Xu Guanhai, and dark golden light locked the twenty-first through thirtieth seats.
• A young man challenged Su Yu for the fifth seat, and Su Yu rose from his stone chair.

Su Yu faced Tao Jingshan on the True Dragon Platform, where the seventh-layer Sea Breaking Realm spear wielder challenged him with his full strength. Su Yu defeated him with a single sword strike, leaving the crowd stunned by how effortlessly he won.

• Spectators and leading figures watched as Su Yu climbed to the True Dragon Platform to face Tao Jingshan.
• Tao Jingshan unleashed his full strength and attacked Su Yu with his Azure Flood Dragon Breaks the Sea spear technique.
• Su Yu drew the Cold Abyss Sword and split Tao Jingshan’s flood-dragon spear attack with one slash.
• Su Yu’s sword strike knocked Tao Jingshan off the platform and sent his spear spinning away.
• Su Yu sheathed his sword as spectators marveled that Tao Jingshan had fallen to a single strike.

Su Yu defeated Tao Jingshan with one sword strike and secured the fifth True Dragon Seat, though the powerful figures watching could not determine his true strength. The third round ended with all sixty-four seats decided, and the next stage was scheduled to begin after three days of rest.

• Su Yu defeated Tao Jingshan with a sword strike, while Chu Tianque said Su Yu was still no match for him.
• The Great Li Emperor and leaders from Heavenly Sword Mountain, the True Martial Pavilion, and the Profound Heaven Sacred Land took notice of Su Yu's swordsmanship.
• Tao Jingshan returned to the spectator area, and the purple-robed elder confirmed Su Yu's victory and fifth seat.
• Several challengers gave up or lost quickly, and no one challenged the Three Absolutes or the other leading figures.
• The purple-robed elder ended the third round and announced that the next stage would begin in three days.

Su Yu spent two days refining how to combine Space True Intent with the Sky-Splitting Sword Art, developing a strike that could make Sword Light appear three zhang closer to its target without losing much power. With one day remaining before the next stage of the True Dragon Seat competition, he decided to leave the cultivation room and take a walk.

• Su Yu tested spatial sword strikes on a Sword Testing Stone and discovered that Sword Light lost power when it crossed folded space after leaving his blade.
• Su Yu reversed his approach, folding space before releasing the Sword Light, and produced a strike that crossed three chi while retaining more than eighty percent of its power.
• Su Yu practiced with sheets of white paper to refine where his Sword Light appeared, eventually reducing its deviation to less than an inch.
• Su Yu cut through three zhang of space to split the Sword Testing Stone while leaving the intervening paper untouched, and found that five zhang was too unreliable for combat.
• Su Yu judged that the Sky-Splitting Sword Art's initial framework had taken shape and decided to leave the cultivation room with one day remaining before the next competition stage.

Su Yu and Yan Qingxuan traced the fragment tied to Su Yu’s body-refining secret art to the North Star Caravan, then encountered the championship betting pool. Yan Qingxuan wagered fifty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones on Su Yu to win, and he declared that he would not lose before the True Dragon Platform reopened the next day.

• Su Yu visited Old Hu with Yan Qingxuan and learned that the fragment had come from goods sold by a North Star Caravan worker.
• Su Yu asked Old Hu to contact the Tianhai Chamber of Commerce if the caravan returned or similar fragments appeared.
• Su Yu saw that the betting odds ranked him thirteenth, while Yan Qingxuan was seventeenth; Liu Tingchao revealed that he had bet on Ji Xuanyi.
• Yan Qingxuan bet fifty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones on Su Yu to win the championship.
• When Yan Qingxuan asked whether he would lose, Su Yu answered that he would not.

The True Dragon Gathering began its elimination matches, and the rules divided the sixty-four competitors into four single-loss brackets with upper- and lower-lot opponents. Su Yu drew Division D alongside Feng Changkong, setting up the possibility of a future match between them.

• Su Yu and the others traveled to the True Dragon Gathering venue after three days of rest ended.
• The purple-robed elder announced that the sixty-four competitors would be divided into four divisions, with upper-lot competitors drawing opponents from the lower-lot pool.
• Ji Xuanyi, Lei Wuji, Chu Tianque, and Feng Changkong were assigned as seeds to Divisions A, B, C, and D respectively.
• The elder explained that winners advanced in a single-loss format and could recover and absorb some dragon aura through their True Dragon Seats.
• Su Yu drew Division D, joining Feng Changkong, who said they might meet on the True Dragon Platform.
• Su Yu told Feng Changkong he hoped he would make it to their match, leaving Feng Changkong puzzled.

The draw set the True Dragon Platform tournament brackets, placing Su Yu in the formidable Group D and matching him against Shi Chengyue in the first round. The first-round matches were set to begin in half an hour, with Ji Xuanyi versus Xu Qing announced as the opening bout.

• Ling Zhaoye, Pei Xuanyang, Luo Hanyi, Yan Qingxuan, and Xue Wusha drew their groups, and Xue Wusha said he hoped to settle his debt with Su Yu in the round of sixteen.
• Gu Chongshan drew Group D alongside Feng Changkong, Su Yu, and Xue Wusha, making it the most fiercely contested group.
• The draw established the four groups, and Su Yu saw that he might face Xue Wusha and then Feng Changkong if they all advanced.
• Shi Chengyue drew Su Yu as his first-round opponent and said he wanted to test whether Su Yu's sword could break his Profound Mountain True Body.
• Yue Qianshan drew Gu Chongshan, while the remaining lower-pool fighters received their opponents and completed the tournament bracket.
• The purple-robed elder announced that the first round would begin in half an hour, and Ji Xuanyi versus Xu Qing was revealed as the opening match.

Ji Xuanyi and the other three seeds swiftly defeated their opponents in the first elimination-round matches, advancing to the top thirty-two. Their Dragon Luck grew with each victory as the True Dragon Gathering continued.

• Ji Xuanyi defeated Xu Qing with a palm strike after suppressing his spear attack, and advanced to the top thirty-two.
• Xu Qing's Dragon Luck joined Ji Xuanyi's, transforming his dragon shadow from five claws to six.
• Lei Wuji defeated Zhao Ling with one lightning punch, and his Dragon Luck grew from four claws to five.
• Chu Tianque stopped Lu Ming's sword attacks with a single sword move and advanced, gaining a fifth Dragon Luck claw.
• Feng Changkong evaded Zhou Yun's palm attack and stopped a finger behind his neck, securing the final seed's victory and a fifth claw for his Dragon Luck.

Su Yu defeated Shi Chengyue by exploiting the shifting defenses of his Profound Mountain True Body, advancing to the top thirty-two and gaining five-clawed Dragon Luck. The chapter left the spectators and top-ranked geniuses weighing how much strength Su Yu had concealed as Gu Chongshan and Yue Qianshan were called to Area D.

• Yan Qingxuan defeated her eighth-level Sea Breaking Realm opponent with palm techniques and gained a fifth claw toe on her dragon shadow.
• Pei Xuanyang and Luo Hanyi each won their matches with ease, while the spectators turned their attention to Su Yu and Shi Chengyue in Area D.
• Shi Chengyue activated the Profound Mountain True Body, but Su Yu used three sword strikes to break its defense and stopped his final blade just short of Shi Chengyue's chest.
• Shi Chengyue conceded, and Su Yu advanced to the top thirty-two as his dragon shadow gained five-clawed Dragon Luck.
• Xue Wusha, Lei Wuji, and Chu Tianque assessed how much strength Su Yu had used, and Gu Chongshan and Yue Qianshan were named as the next pair in Area D.

Yue Qianshan challenged Gu Chongshan on the True Dragon Platform, but Gu Chongshan defeated him with little apparent effort and advanced to the top thirty-two. The Dark-Gold Stele then revealed Ye Chen and Ji Wufeng as the next matchup.

• Yue Qianshan and Gu Chongshan began their battle, trading heavy sword strikes and bracer-blocked blows across the True Dragon Platform.
• Yue Qianshan unleashed more than twenty strikes, but Gu Chongshan was barely forced to move half a step.
• Yue Qianshan gathered his Sword Intent and Strength Intent for a final attack, making Gu Chongshan retreat half a step before Gu Chongshan knocked away his sword and struck him down.
• Yue Qianshan admitted defeat, and the purple-robed elder declared Gu Chongshan the winner and advanced him to the top thirty-two.
• The Dark-Gold Stele revealed Ye Chen and Ji Wufeng as the next names from Area A.

Ye Chen faced Ji Wufeng, whose four-realm advantage and familiarity with Ye Chen’s sword moves kept him on the defensive. Ye Chen unveiled Cutting the Flow to break Ji Wufeng’s finishing strike and win by a narrow margin, advancing into the top thirty-two.

• Ji Wufeng challenged Ye Chen and used his knowledge of Ye Chen’s earlier battles to suppress him with repeated saber strikes.
• Ji Wufeng anticipated and blocked Ye Chen’s Find the Opening, wounding him and then overpowering his Fusion of three forms.
• As Ji Wufeng committed to a final attack, Ye Chen used Cutting the Flow to sever the flow of True Essence through his blade momentum and cut his neck.
• Ji Wufeng admitted defeat, and the purple-robed elder declared Ye Chen the winner and advanced him into the top thirty-two.
• The spectators and elders acknowledged Ye Chen’s victory, while Su Yu noticed that Ye Chen had not yet mastered Cutting the Flow.

The first round of the True Dragon Seat battles concluded, with Qin Xinghe defeating Lin Feng in one move and Wen Ye, Xu Guanhai, Xiao Chenzhou, Xue Wusha, and Shen Zhuifeng also advancing. The stele set Su Yu’s next match against Shen Zhuifeng, and the tournament was scheduled to resume the next day.

• Qin Xinghe defeated Lin Feng with a single strike, advanced to the top thirty-two, and gained Dragon Luck as Lin Feng returned to the spectator area.
• Wen Ye defeated Gu Linjiang by using accumulated vibration force to disrupt his opponent’s arm and stop his ebony staff beside Gu Linjiang’s temple.
• Xu Guanhai, Xiao Chenzhou, and Xue Wusha each won their battles and returned to their seats.
• Shen Zhuifeng defeated his opponent in Section D, and the stele placed him on the same advancement branch as Su Yu.
• The first round ended with thirty-two names remaining, and the purple-robed elder announced that the tournament would continue the next day.

Su Yu defeated Shen Zhuifeng by reading and countering his movements, then advanced to the round of sixteen. After Xue Wusha won his match, the bracket set him against Su Yu, who told him he was not qualified to witness all of his strength.

• Su Yu matched Shen Zhuifeng’s speed and used the airflow and cloud mist to predict his movements.
• Shen Zhuifeng scattered the cloud mist and unleashed Heavenly Wind Strike, but Su Yu sealed off his escape routes and stopped his sword at Shen Zhuifeng’s throat.
• Shen Zhuifeng admitted defeat, and Su Yu advanced as his Dragon Luck grew into a six-clawed dragon phantom.
• Xue Wusha defeated a ninth-level Sea Breaking Realm opponent with one slash and also gained a six-clawed dragon phantom.
• The bracket paired Su Yu with Xue Wusha, and Su Yu told him he was not qualified to witness all of his strength.

Su Yu challenged Xue Wusha’s strength and insisted he had not yet used his full power, drawing criticism from Luo Hanyi and spectators. Luo Hanyi defeated Zhou Yuanqi to advance to the top sixteen, while the confrontation between Su Yu and Xue Wusha remained unresolved.

• Su Yu told Xue Wusha he would wait for a real fight, and Xue Wusha’s blood aura surged against the barrier.
• Spectators debated Su Yu’s confidence, while Luoting, Chu Changge, Lin Yue, Jiang Yao, and Situ Hai discussed whether Su Yu could defeat Xue Wusha.
• Luo Hanyi called Su Yu arrogant, and Su Yu replied that he was only telling the truth.
• Luo Hanyi fought Zhou Yuanqi with her Profound Water Sky Ribbon and ice techniques, freezing him before he surrendered.
• The purple-robed elder declared Luo Hanyi the winner and advanced her to the top sixteen, and she briefly looked toward Su Yu upon returning to her seat.

Xu Guanhai challenged Chu Tianque in the second round, revealing ninety-percent Sword Intent and pressing him with a series of powerful sword techniques. Chu Tianque parried his attacks and finally stepped back, while Xu Guanhai realized the gap between them remained immense.

• Ji Xuanyi, Lei Wuji, Feng Changkong, Pei Xuanyang, Ling Zhaoye, Yan Qingxuan, Qin Xinghe, and Xiao Chenzhou advanced through their second-round matches.
• The Dark-Gold Stele paired Chu Tianque with Xu Guanhai, drawing the attention of the spectators and several sword cultivators.
• Xu Guanhai told Chu Tianque he knew he was outmatched but would fight without holding back.
• Xu Guanhai revealed ninety-percent Sword Intent and attacked with Hanshan Snowfall, forcing Chu Tianque to draw his ancient sword and parry.
• Xu Guanhai followed with Hidden Sword Among a Thousand Peaks and a close-range strike, making Chu Tianque retreat half a step and cutting a corner from his robe.
• Xu Guanhai recognized that the final half foot between his sword and Chu Tianque was harder to cross than the thirty zhang between them, as Chu Tianque calmly observed his swordsmanship.

Xu Guanhai unleashed his strongest Hanshan Sword Art against Chu Tianque but lost after Chu Tianque broke both Hanshan Peak and Silent Snowfall. Chu Tianque advanced to the top sixteen, while Ye Chen took new ideas from Xu Guanhai’s sword techniques as the next matchup appeared.

• Xu Guanhai gathered his Nine Percent Sword Intent into Hanshan Peak, but Chu Tianque split the snow tide and sent him sliding back.
• Xu Guanhai used Silent Snowfall to attack Chu Tianque from every direction, but Chu Tianque redirected the sword qi and stopped his blade at Xu Guanhai’s throat.
• Xu Guanhai admitted defeat, and Chu Tianque won the match and advanced to the top sixteen.
• Lu Mingchuan, Gu Hanzhou, and the Hanshan Sword Sect Master received Xu Guanhai, while Su Yu and Ye Chen reflected on Chu Tianque’s sword control and Xu Guanhai’s techniques.
• The Dark-Gold Stele displayed Li Jingheng and Ye Chen as the final pair in Group A.