Recaps

Ji Tianming intercepted the Cao Gang boats carrying explosives and brought Huang Zhaolong and the recovered cargo to the Iron Clothes Department, where Yang Ling assessed the factions backing the Third Prince and Crown Prince. Huang Zhaolong then claimed sole responsibility for colluding with the Immortal God Cult, leaving the Third Prince hopeful and Ning Xiu unreadable.

• Ji Tianming identified Huang Zhaolong as the Iron Clothes Department branch master and told him Xu Wenjun was coming to take over the boats carrying explosives.
• Huang Zhaolong disabled more than a dozen experts who tried to resist and admitted he had been helping the Third Prince transport Immortal God Cult Explosives to the Rong Tribe.
• Ji Tianming returned to the Iron Clothes Department and told Yang Ling that the three hundred thousand jin of explosives had been delivered safely.
• Yang Ling concluded that the Civil Official Group was divided between factions supporting the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, with the latter tied to the Rong Tribe.
• Huang Zhaolong arrived with Xu Wenjun, called Ning Xiu his teacher, and warned him to stay out of the matter.
• Huang Zhaolong challenged Yang Ling, was struck down, and confessed that he alone had colluded with the Immortal God Cult, offering the explosives as evidence.

Yang Ling exposed Huang Zhaolong’s attempt to take the blame and accused the Third Prince and Ning Xiu of colluding with the Rong Tribe to undermine the Grand Secretary. The Third Prince lost his right to ascend the throne, and Zhao State players suffered a major attribute penalty.

• Huang Zhaolong claimed he had confessed to colluding with the Immortal God Cult only because Ji Tianming had forced him to, then admitted to arranging several cases against Yang Ling.
• Yang Ling rejected Huang Zhaolong’s attempt to shield the Iron Clothes Department and accused the Third Prince, Ning Xiu, and their allies of cooperating with the Rong Tribe.
• Yang Ling alleged that the Third Prince had ordered Zheng Hai to ambush and kill the Pacify the Rong King as part of a plan to eliminate threats before challenging the Crown Prince.
• The Third Prince demanded evidence, but Yang Ling said the Grand Secretary would provide it and warned that the Third Prince’s faction would face consequences.
• A system announcement declared that the Third Prince had lost his right to ascend the throne and halved the attributes of 131098 Zhao State players.
• Lin Caiyi and the other players watched Yang Ling, and one called him the MPV while another corrected the term to MVP.

Yang Ling forced the Third Prince and Huang Zhaolong to confess their collusion with the Rong Tribe and the attack on him, then suspected the conspiracy involved the Great Dream Dynasty. When a Land Immortal launched a sword at Yang Ling, White Bone Divine Lord stopped it and vanished with the attacker, leaving Yang Ling free to confront Ning Xiu.

• Huang Zhaolong admitted that he worked for the Third Prince and transported explosives made by the Third Prince and Luo Kai, who was also the Immortal God Cult Master.
• The Third Prince confessed to helping Luo Kai in the Xiangfeng Prefecture case and arranging Ying Taisui's ambush to kill Yang Ling and frame the Crown Prince.
• Yang Ling suspected that the officials backing Ning Xiu were cooperating with the Great Dream Dynasty rather than the Rong Tribe.
• Ning Xiu tried to hand the case over to the Ministry of Justice, but Yang Ling insisted that Ning Xiu and everyone connected to the Immortal God Cult would face justice.
• A Land Immortal sent a sword toward Yang Ling, but White Bone Divine Lord caught it and disappeared with the sword and the old attacker.
• Yang Ling resumed moving and told Ning Xiu that his side had attacked first.

Yang Ling fought Ning Xiu in the sky, revealing himself as a Second Rank Human Immortal and overwhelming the vice libationer with his strength and summoned Blue-Faced Arhat Beast. Ning Xiu activated his Immortal Deity Domain, but Yang Ling warned him that resisting could cost him one chance at Rebirth.

• Qi Tairan concluded that Yang Ling was a Second Rank Human Immortal and had faked his death to draw out the mastermind behind the Iron Clothes Department attack.
• Cao Yunlong warned the Third Prince that Ning Xiu might lose, but the Third Prince insisted Ning Xiu's allies had the resources to prevent defeat.
• Players including Lin Caiyi and Zhang Shendao celebrated the possibility that Yang Ling could protect players' rights as a Second Rank Human Immortal.
• Yang Ling battered Ning Xiu with his Crane-Mouth Hoe and Wind God Vajra Leg, while Ning Xiu questioned Yang Ling's identity and background.
• Ning Xiu activated his Immortal Deity Domain and surpassed Yang Ling's attributes, so Yang Ling used his Thunder God Battle Armor and summoned the Blue-Faced Arhat Beast.
• The Blue-Faced Arhat Beast activated its Arhat Golden Body and endured Ning Xiu's attacks as Yang Ling struck from nearby and warned Ning Xiu not to waste a chance at Rebirth.

Yang Ling defeated Ning Xiu and ordered punishments for the officials and suspects involved in the case. With the Xiangfeng Prefecture case concluded, the Special Case Team’s assignment came to an end, leaving Lin Caiyi and the other players grieving for their dead compatriots.

• Yang Ling and the Blue-Faced Arhat Beast overwhelmed Ning Xiu, while Zhao De and Zhao Chongxu discussed the White Bone Divine Lord and the Immortal God Cult’s suspected collusion with the Great Dream Dynasty.
• Yang Ling captured Ning Xiu and ordered Xu Wenjun to cripple and imprison Huang Zhaolong, Cao Yunlong, the Third Prince, and Zheng Hai’s disciples, while Xu Heavenly Tiger and his gang’s core members were sentenced to execution.
• Xu Heavenly Tiger pleaded to be questioned before his execution, but Yang Ling ignored him as Wei Xing’s Iron Clothes escorted the gang away.
• Yang Ling crippled Huang Zhaolong and the Third Prince, then accidentally struck Cao Yunlong so hard that he turned to ash.
• Yang Ling told Xu Wenjun that the Special Case Team’s assignment and the Xiangfeng Prefecture case were complete, prompting Lin Caiyi and the other players to remember the players who had died.

Yang Ling arranged the imprisonment of the Third Prince and other Star Gazing Academy members while officials debated Ning Xiu’s fate. The Directorate of Ceremonial arrived and removed Ning Xiu as Minister of Justice, ordering him to surrender the official seal.

• Yang Ling had the unconscious Third Prince transferred to the private cells in his courtyard and agreed to combine the investigation with Ying Taisui’s assassination case.
• Yang Ling urged Ning Xiu to confess, but the officials expected his status as a Second Rank Human Immortal to shield him from severe punishment.
• The Eldest Princess said the Third Prince would await trial, Huang Zhaolong would be executed, and Ning Xiu’s life would be spared.
• Seal-Holding Eunuch Hong arrived with officials from the Directorate of Ceremonial and ordered Ning Xiu removed as Minister of Justice, with Qi Tairan temporarily taking over.
• Seal-Holding Eunuch Hong demanded that Ning Xiu hand over the official seal while Yang Ling still held him by the neck.

Yang Ling oversaw Ning Xiu’s removal as Minister of Justice, while Qi Tairan took the post temporarily and Ning was confined pending investigation. White Bone Divine Lord revealed her strength and agreed to watch Ning, leaving the Third Prince and Huang Zhaolong imprisoned alongside him.

• Seal-Holding Eunuch Hong ordered Ning Xiu to surrender his Official Seal, and Qi Tairan accepted it as acting Minister of Justice.
• Qi Tairan told Yang Ling to keep Ning under investigation, then departed with the other officials after they apologized for interfering.
• White Bone Divine Lord returned unharmed, and Yang Ling explained that Zhang Xuanshui and the others would be questioned alongside Ning when they reached the capital.
• White Bone Divine Lord agreed to keep Ning from escaping, and Ning promised he would stay in custody.
• Ning Xiu was confined with Huang Zhaolong and the Third Prince; Huang learned his cultivation had been devastated, while Ning said the Third Prince was finished.

The Eldest Princess learned that Yang Ling was Zhao De’s senior disciple, and Zhao De agreed that Zhao Zheng should take the throne. Before leaving to speak with the Blue-Faced Buddha, Zhao De took Zhang Wei along to help Yang Ling investigate Luo Kai.

• The Eldest Princess questioned Yang Ling about his rank and accepted that he was Zhao De’s disciple after Zhao De confirmed it.
• Zhao De told the Eldest Princess that he had stayed away to protect her, then said Yang Ling wanted Zhao Zheng to ascend the throne; she agreed to the plan.
• Zhao De warned Yang Ling to avoid Arhat Temple and explained that he was going to the Great Underworld Temple to speak with the Blue-Faced Buddha.
• Zhang Wei told Yang Ling he had been promoted to Seventh Rank eunuch, and Yang Ling asked Zhao De to take him along so he could investigate Luo Kai.
• Zhao De took Zhang Wei away, and Yang Ling remarked that a bright future awaited Eunuch Zhang.

Yang Ling sent players to distribute Spirit Deer Sets and warned them that the Grandmaster Network wanted to drain the Divine Domain’s resources and force its shutdown. Three days later, as the Iron Clothes Department’s arrests continued, Zhang Xuanshui’s group and Rong Tribe officials arrived at the Capital docks in custody.

• Yang Ling assigned Lin Caiyi and the players to deliver Spirit Deer Sets across the Seven Provincial Capitals, with fifth-rank branch heads accompanying them.
• Yang Ling explained that the Grandmaster Network had tried to exploit the Divine Domain, blacklist him, and hunt him during missions, urging players to support one another; Zhang Shendao led them in shouting, “Down with the aliens!”
• Over the next three days, Xu Wenjun and Yun Buchuan expanded their investigation, arresting more than a thousand people connected to gangs, sects, and government offices.
• A giant ship arrived at Capital Port, where Yang Ling, Xu Wenjun, and the branch heads waited to receive its passengers.
• Zhang Xuanshui and the Star Gazing Academy disciples were escorted off under guard, followed by Chen Quan and Heavenly Wolf Guards, then Pei Zhiyan and Xie Jinjia.

Yang Ling received Pei Zhiyan and learned that the Grand Secretary had ordered Chen Quan handed over to the Rong Tribe. He killed Chen Quan before Qi Tairan could take him to the Palace, leaving the Rong Tribe’s response uncertain.

• Pei Zhiyan brought Zhang Xuanshui, Chen Quan, and their captured followers to Yang Ling at Harbor Wharf.
• Yang Ling told Pei Zhiyan and Xie Jinjia that the Star Gazing Academy had been sealed and that Ning Xiu and the Third Prince had been imprisoned.
• Qi Tairan arrived under the Grand Secretary’s orders to take Chen Quan to the Palace for handover to the Rong Tribe.
• Chen Quan demanded to be freed, and Yang Ling struck him dead with a single palm.
• Qi Tairan ordered his subordinates to carry Chen Quan’s body to the Palace, while Xie Jinjia worried the Rong Tribe might send troops.

Pei Zhiyan returned to the Iron Clothes Department and was revealed as both the Rong Tribe’s Heavenly Wolf Guard Wei Lord and the Strategy Division First Branch Master. At the treason trial, Huang Zhaolong was executed and Star Gazing Academy’s senior disciples were stripped of their cultivation; the chapter ended as Qi Tairan delivered Zhao Fu’s death sentence and asked if he pleaded guilty.

• Xie Jinjia left to return to the Ministry of War after Pei Zhiyan warned that the Rong Tribe was preparing for war.
• Yang Ling revealed that Pei Zhiyan was the Heavenly Wolf Guard Wei Lord and Strategy Division First Branch Master, startling the Iron Clothes Department branch masters.
• Pei Zhiyan explained that Huang Zhaolong had betrayed his identity, and Yang Ling led everyone back to the Iron Clothes Department.
• News of Pei Zhiyan’s return and his role as a spy spread through the Capital and toward the Seven Provincial Capitals.
• Qi Tairan sentenced Ning Xiu to a hundred years of confinement, and Huang Zhaolong pleaded guilty to treason before Qi Tairan executed him.
• Qi Tairan abolished Zhang Xuanshui and the other Star Gazing Academy disciples’ cultivation, then sentenced Zhao Fu to death and asked whether he pleaded guilty.

Yang Ling and Zhao Chongxu arranged Zhao Fu’s execution by identifying him as the Immortal God Cult Master, while the real Cult Master, Luo Kai, remained at large. Zhao Fu tried to expose Luo Kai and appeal to Yang Ling, but Qi Tairan killed him, and Yang Ling reduced his corpse to ash.

• Zhao Chongxu told Yang Ling that Zhao Fu would be executed for joining a sect, while Luo Kai would remain a wanted deputy cult master.
• At his public trial, Zhao Fu denied being the Immortal God Cult Master and accused Yang Ling of framing him.
• Zhao Fu offered evidence against Luo Kai and reminded Yang Ling about the Crimson Blood Vermilion Fruit he had given him, but Yang Ling refused to challenge the verdict.
• Zhao Fu cursed Yang Ling and revealed that the Second Prince had reached a powerful realm while cultivating at the Extreme Flame Sword Mansion.
• Qi Tairan killed Zhao Fu with a palm strike, and Yang Ling kicked the corpse until it disintegrated into ash.

Ku Jue Abbot led a surprise attack on the Yunwen Provincial Capital Iron Clothes Department, capturing its officers and demanding blood-written denunciations of Yang Ling. After Qin Mo sent Yang Ling a private message, Yang Ling used [God Descent] to appear in the front hall, where Ku Jue Abbot turned to confront him.

• Qin Mo and Chen Xu noticed the Iron Clothes Department had gone unusually quiet and learned that Ku Jue Temple had rebelled and injured Yang Bangyi.
• Ku Jue Abbot and more than a hundred monks subdued the Iron Clothes Department, including Wei Xing, Qin Mo, and Chen Xu.
• Wei Xing accused Ku Jue Abbot of exposing his allegiance to the Rong Tribe, while he denied her explanation and demanded letters denouncing Yang Ling.
• Qin Mo regained consciousness and sent Yang Ling a private message about the attack.
• Yang Ling activated [God Descent], selected Qin Mo, and appeared in the front hall behind Ku Jue Abbot.
• Ku Jue Abbot sensed Yang Ling and demanded to know who he was.

Yang Ling appeared through God Descent at Ku Jue Temple, where Abbot Ku Jue revealed the history of the stolen Vajra Mingwang Technique. Ku Jue explained that his search for the missing scripture had led him to the fire crystal rock ore mine and eventually to Yang Ling, but his reasons for not acting against him remained unanswered.

• Yang Ling arrived at Ku Jue Temple through God Descent, startling Abbot Ku Jue and reassuring the Iron Clothes Department branch masters and Players.
• Yang Ling realized God Descent lasted five minutes and might be renewed by spending Qi and Blood, though his weak link to his physical body made Xuanhuang Cave Abode safer for prolonged use.
• Abbot Ku Jue said he had suspected Yang Ling since the fire crystal rock ore mine, and the Players realized Yang Ling had obtained Arhat Temple's Vajra Mingwang Technique.
• Ku Jue recounted finding the scripture in an ancient Arhat Temple monk's tomb, hiding it in his repository, and losing it when a thief stole it and fled to the mine.
• Ku Jue said he had questioned Supervisor Wu and later discovered Yang Ling; Yang Ling asked why Ku Jue had not attacked him.

Yang Ling exposed why Abbot Ku Jue had failed to cultivate the Vajra Mingwang Technique and crippled him and the monks of Ku Jue Temple for their role in smuggling ore to the Rong Tribe. He ordered Wei Xing to investigate the smuggling before his God Descent ended and he vanished.

• Abbot Ku Jue revealed that he had suspected Yang Ling and concealed his own smuggling scheme while waiting to see what would happen to the Third Prince.
• Yang Ling explained that Abbot Ku Jue’s Arhat Crossing Sutra prevented him from cultivating the Vajra Mingwang Technique, and that he had been too afraid to abandon his existing cultivation and test the claim.
• Yang Ling rejected Abbot Ku Jue’s accusation that he owed him for the technique and promised to make the case public.
• Yang Ling crippled Abbot Ku Jue and the Ku Jue Temple monks, then ordered Wei Xing to investigate the ore shipments and punish everyone involved.
• Yang Ling reminded Qin Mo and the others about the midnight Martial Way Tournament before his God Descent ended and he vanished.

Yang Ling entered Divine Domain’s first Martial Way Tournament, where players learned about its generous prizes and virtual health bars. He faced a Zhao State opponent who mistook him for an ordinary player, then panicked at Yang Ling’s enormous health bar.

• Players gathered for the tournament countdown, and Yang Ling lit incense before being transported to an arena.
• Yang Ling met a wary Ninth-rank Martial Artist from the Iron Clothes Department, who believed Yang Ling was bluffing about his identity.
• The tournament announced rankings, free attribute points, and winning-streak rewards, prompting players to celebrate their chances.
• Yang Ling realized the tournament would first select the hundred strongest players in each region and thought Lin Caiyi and the others could build long winning streaks.
• The system displayed virtual health bars, and Yang Ling’s opponent stared in alarm at the many segments above Yang Ling’s head.

Yang Ling entered the Martial Way Tournament with overwhelming Health Points and arranged to let matches run their full five minutes so Zhao State’s strongest Players could advance. He accidentally dealt Lin Jie heavy damage, then was matched against Zhang Wei, who revealed he had won 30 consecutive matches.

• Yang Ling explained the tournament’s cheating rules to Lin Jie and decided to let their match last five minutes to give Zhao State’s top contenders time to climb the rankings.
• Yang Ling meant to remove only a few of Lin Jie’s Health Points but accidentally left him with just 200; Lin Jie remained in the tournament after losing and was delighted when Yang Ling invited him to report to the Capital’s Iron Clothes Department.
• Yang Ling’s next opponent was Zhang Wei, who had secretly entered the tournament while traveling with Yang Ling’s master.
• Yang Ling asked Zhang Wei about his streak, and Zhang Wei proudly said he had won 30 consecutive matches.

Zhang Shendao’s run toward a hundred consecutive wins ended when Luo Kai defeated him and stole some of his attributes. Zhang Shendao found himself trapped in the tournament’s azure space, furious that Luo Kai had cut short his streak and taken his strength and agility.

• Yang Ling and Zhang Wei discussed the tournament’s rules, winning-streak rewards, and the possibility of reaching Zhao State’s top hundred.
• Lin Caiyi achieved a hundred consecutive wins, entered Zhao State’s top hundred, and was no longer matched.
• Zhang Shendao faced Luo Kai while one win short of a hundred, and Luo Kai tried to recruit him into a new organization.
• Zhang Shendao refused to join Luo Kai and warned him that the Immortal God Cult’s victims still deserved justice.
• Luo Kai defeated Zhang Shendao with Asura Hand, and Zhang Shendao appeared in the tournament’s azure space unable to queue again.
• Zhang Shendao discovered that Luo Kai had stolen five points each from his strength and agility, and angrily vowed to kill him.

Yang Ling reached a 100-win streak in the Martial Way Tournament while Zhang Shendao remained missing, leading Yang Ling and the other top players to suspect that Zhang had been eliminated. When the tournament filled its 100 qualifying places, Yang Ling questioned the last player to enter about Zhang’s disappearance.

• Several Zhao State players, including Li Shou, Jiang Tian'ai, and Lin Caiyi, announced 100-win streaks and qualified for the top 100.
• Yang Ling noticed Zhang Shendao had not qualified and concluded that someone may have emptied Zhang’s virtual health bar.
• Yang Ling’s streak reached 96, and he reflected on the internal skill rewards players could earn through the tournament.
• Yang Ling won his 100th consecutive match and entered the Azure Space, where the qualified players confirmed none of them had eliminated Zhang Shendao.
• After the 100th qualifier entered, Yang Ling singled out the last player and asked whether he had eliminated Zhang Shendao.

Yang Ling identified Luo Kai as the Immortal God Cult Master, and Luo Kai admitted who he was while insisting Yang Ling had not seen his Attribute Panel. After Zhao State's top hundred were selected, nearly two million Zhao State players were brought to a stadium for a match against the Shura Path District.

• Yang Ling accused the masked player of being Luo Kai, and the Zhao State top hundred reacted with anger and suspicion.
• Luo Kai denied the accusation, then admitted he was Luo Kai while continuing to claim Yang Ling could not see his Attribute Panel.
• Yang Ling said he would eliminate Luo Kai if the tournament gave him a chance to act later.
• The tournament announced that Zhao State would face the Shura Path District and transported nearly two million Zhao State players to the stadium stands.
• Zhang Shendao wondered why players who had not entered the tournament had been brought there too.

Yang Ling and the others discovered that the Martial Way Tournament was a Regional Conquest Battle whose outcome would affect every player in Zhao State. After the Shura Path District eliminated the Great Dream Dynasty Region, Zhao State faced the victorious district, and a hundred battle-hardened opponents appeared before them.

• Yang Ling, Lin Caiyi, and the others spotted Zhang Shendao among the spectators and realized the stands contained real players who had not qualified to compete.
• Luo Kai suggested that the tournament was a Regional Conquest Battle, and Yang Ling agreed that Divine Domain's event might be more than ordinary sparring.
• A system announcement declared that the Shura Path District had eliminated the Great Dream Dynasty Region and that every player there would lose five Strength and five Agility points.
• Zhang Shendao realized the tournament's penalties applied to all players in a region and worried that Zhao State had been matched against a district that had defeated the stronger Great Dream Dynasty.
• A phantom arena merged with the existing platform, expanding the stands, and a hundred hostile-looking figures appeared before Yang Ling and the others.

Zhao State’s top hundred faced Shura Path’s far stronger lineup in a winner-takes-all tournament, where defeats could mean real death and district-wide attribute penalties. As the battle was about to begin, Shura Path gained the right to choose between a lethal free-for-all and virtual-health 1V1 matches.

• Zhang Shendao saw that Shura Path had more players in the merged arena and rejected their claim that Zhao State was doomed to lose.
• Yang Ling examined Shura Path’s fighters and found a lineup of Fifth and Sixth Ranks far stronger than most of Zhao State’s top hundred.
• Luo Kai warned Zhao State’s players that the contest was winner-takes-all and that inter-district battles had no virtual health bars.
• Luo Kai explained that he had returned to Zhao State because he believed it was the strongest remaining district and wanted to control his own fate.
• A Shura Path fighter argued that its deeper lineup could overwhelm Zhao State, while Luo Kai concluded that the Divine Domain’s rules favored the strong.
• The Divine Domain announced that Shura Path could choose between a real-health free-for-all with a district-wide penalty or virtual-health 1V1 matches, since it had already won one inter-district battle.

Shura Path chose free-for-all mode for the match against Zhao State, believing it would secure their region’s advantage. When health bars appeared, Yang Ling’s unusually dense bar stunned both sides, and the chapter ended with him confronting Luo Kai.

• Zhang Shendao heard Shura Path players argue that regional competition justified choosing free-for-all mode, while he worried about the consequences for Zhao State.
• Shura Path’s Top 100 discussed Yang Ling’s reputation, and their peak Lower Fifth Rank expert said they had spared the Great Dream Dynasty’s players while eliminating them from the tournament.
• The Shura Path expert chose free-for-all mode, prompting relief among Lin Caiyi and Zhao State’s other Top 100 players.
• The confirmed mode revealed health bars above both teams, and Yang Ling and Luo Kai compared theirs.
• Shura Path players mistook Yang Ling’s densely packed health bar for a cosmetic skin, while their leader began to regret his choice.
• Yang Ling walked up to Luo Kai and asked whether attacking him was allowed in free-for-all mode.

Yang Ling and the Zhao State players confronted Luo Kai, who claimed that attacking him could eliminate them from the tournament. After their failed attacks triggered a lightning strike against Yang Ling, he revealed an enormous health pool, and Luo Kai urgently tried to calm him down.

• Luo Kai warned Yang Ling and the others that attacking him might eliminate them and weaken Zhao State's players.
• Chen Xu and Lin Caiyi led several players in attacks, but Luo Kai dodged every strike.
• Bi Xuan told Shura Path's Fifth Rank players to avoid provoking Yang Ling, suspecting he could defeat them all.
• Qi Kai suggested testing the teammate-attack rule on someone else, and Chen Xu stabbed Qin Mo.
• Yang Ling shielded Chen Xu from the tournament's lightning strike, taking 100,000 damage while losing less than a tenth of his health bar.
• Yang Ling realized Luo Kai had been watching his health bar and questioned him, and Luo Kai pleaded for him to calm down and hear a secret.

Yang Ling exposed Luo Kai’s resurrection ability and several secrets, prompting Luo Kai to kill himself and disappear. Bi Fang then led the Shura Path’s top 100 to surrender, and Zhao State advanced to the final match as defending champion.

• Yang Ling questioned Luo Kai and used his mental power to uncover that Luo Kai could revive, that revival carried a heavy cost, and that Luo Kai sought the mysterious first-place reward.
• Luo Kai struck his own forehead, killing himself and vanishing; Yang Ling said he would return badly weakened.
• Yang Ling told Bi Fang to concede, and Bi Fang discussed the choice with the Shura Path’s top 100 before leading them to surrender.
• The Shura Path District was eliminated and its players lost five strength and five agility points; Bi Fang admitted he had only guessed that surrender would avoid penalties.
• The Zhao State District became the defending champion and awaited the second-place district’s challenge to determine the final winner.