Recaps

Xiao Shan questioned Qin Yan’s unexpectedly overwhelming strength and decided to investigate his past, while Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu continued guarding their beachhead. After a messenger led them to a remote coast at night, they found Commander Canghai waiting there and began to suspect the unusual meeting.

• Xiao Shan wondered how Qin Yan had mastered Five Elements Chaos Genesis and resolved to investigate his background, especially his experiences in Azure Dragon Ancient Mountain.
• Xiao Wangshu recovered from the duel, replaced her broken sword, and returned to her post without speaking to Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan used Dark Nether True Water Qi to kill two Sea Clan infiltration groups, strengthening the soldiers’ trust in him.
• A messenger summoned Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu to meet Captain Canghai, then led them away from the city and nearby camps toward a remote coastline.
• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu grew wary of the messenger’s explanation and quietly prepared themselves as they followed him through the dark reefs.
• The messenger left Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu on the tidal flats with Canghai, who praised their performance.

Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu sensed something was wrong when Captain Canghai asked them to wait for the other students, so they tried to leave. A tremendous sea-domain pressure trapped them as Lord Black Whale emerged from the ocean and praised their potential.

• Canghai praised Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu for their strength and told them to wait for the other students to arrive.
• Qin Yan claimed Grandmaster Xiao Shan had summoned them back to the city, and he and Xiao Wangshu turned to leave.
• A powerful force stirred the sea and pinned Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu in place.
• A colossal black whale rose from the water, then transformed into a man on the reef.
• Canghai greeted Lord Black Whale, whom Qin Yan recognized as a newly ascended Eighth-Rank Grandmaster of the Dragon Whale Clan.
• Lord Black Whale examined Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu and praised them as peerless young prodigies.

Black Whale revealed Canghai as a Dragon Whale Clan mole and tried to seize Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu as hostages. A mysterious Silver Long Ribbon shielded them with a Moonlight Barrier, leaving Black Whale's attack blocked.

• Black Whale recognized Xiao Wangshu as Xiao Shan's granddaughter, and Canghai confirmed his years-long betrayal in exchange for rewards and Princess Whale Scale.
• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu realized Canghai had lured them into a trap, while Black Whale explained why he had come himself to capture them.
• Black Whale used an Azure Water Giant Palm to seize Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu as his aura pinned them in place.
• Moonlight formed a barrier around Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu, resisting Black Whale's attack and freeing Qin Yan to move.
• Qin Yan looked up and saw a Silver Long Ribbon stirring above Xiao Wangshu.

Xiao Wangshu used her damaged Moonlight Celestial Ribbon to shield herself and Qin Yan from Black Whale, but the artifact spirit could not withstand his attacks. As the barrier shattered, Black Whale prepared to swallow them, while Xiao Wangshu secretly received a voice transmission whose contents were not revealed.

• Xiao Wangshu's Moonlight Celestial Ribbon formed an autonomous barrier, and Qin Yan recognized it as a Spirit Weapon with an artifact spirit.
• Xiao Wangshu warned Qin Yan that the damaged ribbon would not hold for long, while Black Whale attacked the barrier and coveted the weapon.
• Black Whale transformed into his hundred-meter Black Dragon Whale form and battered the barrier until it was on the verge of breaking.
• Xiao Wangshu received a brief voice transmission that eased her worry, then pretended to Qin Yan that they had to fight Black Whale to the death.
• The Moonlight Barrier shattered, the ribbon went dark, and Black Whale opened his mouth to swallow Xiao Wangshu and Qin Yan.

Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu were rescued from Black Whale by Xiao Shan and Liu Mu, who had prepared a trap to capture the whale. Xiao Shan sent the two younger fighters away, then joined Liu Mu to confront the trapped Black Whale, who realized someone had betrayed him.

• Qin Yan pulled Xiao Wangshu away from Black Whale and prepared to summon Envoy An, but Xiao Wangshu stopped him as Xiao Shan's sword intent shielded them from the whale's attack.
• Liu Mu trapped Black Whale inside a vast cage of enchanted vines, and Xiao Shan appeared beside Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu.
• Xiao Shan checked that Xiao Wangshu was safe, slapped away Qin Yan's hand from her wrist, and sent both youths toward the coastline inside protective sword-intent barriers.
• Xiao Shan joined Liu Mu outside the Vine Cage as Black Whale reverted to human form and accused the humans of setting a trap.
• Black Whale realized that someone had revealed his whereabouts and helped the humans prepare the ambush.

Xiao Shan, Liu Mu, and Lin Shui began their battle against Lord Black Whale after Canghai was killed as a traitor. Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu returned safely to Gray Stone Beach, where soldiers watched the distant Grandmaster fight unfold.

• Lord Black Whale recognized Canghai as the traitor who had exposed him and killed him with a dark-water attack.
• Xiao Shan, Liu Mu, and Lin Shui revealed their Dharma Golden Bodies and attacked Lord Black Whale, who summoned his own Golden Body to resist.
• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu arrived on a distant beach after being sent away from the battlefield, and Qin Yan asked whether Xiao Wangshu had known the deans were nearby.
• Xiao Wangshu said she had sensed only a faint trace of Xiao Shan's sword intent at the last moment, and Qin Yan accepted her explanation.
• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu returned to Gray Stone Beach, where soldiers gathered to watch the distant battle and identify the three Grandmasters' auras.

Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu witnessed the Human Clan grandmasters kill Black Whale, whose corpse was displayed above the battlefield as the Zhenhai Defense Line celebrated. After a peaceful night, a messenger ordered them back to Zhenhai City, leaving Qin Yan wary of another trap.

• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu watched the distant battle end with Black Whale's anguished cry and the ebbing of its energy.
• A commanding voice announced Black Whale's execution, and a giant silver sword displayed the Dragon Whale's corpse above the battlefield.
• Soldiers across the Zhenhai Defense Line erupted in celebration, while Qin Yan felt pride and Xiao Wangshu watched the spectacle quietly.
• Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu held their beachhead through a peaceful night, and Qin Yan considered the damage Black Whale's death might have caused the Dragon Whale Clan.
• A Third Grade Late Stage soldier ordered Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu to return to Zhenhai City, and Qin Yan suspected another trap.

Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu returned safely to Zhenhai City, where Lin Shui explained that the students' deployment had been a trap for Canghai and the Sea Clan. With Black Whale dead and the front-line pressure reduced, Qin Yan was reassigned to the Logistics Department's pill-refining division.

• A soldier escorted Qin Yan and Xiao Wangshu through Zhenhai City's checkpoints and into the military command tent.
• Lin Shui revealed that the student deployment had been staged to lure Canghai out, with Xiao Wangshu as the main bait.
• Lin Shui explained that Canghai had also targeted Qin Yan because he was a strong student assigned alongside Xiao Wangshu.
• Xiao Shan reassigned Qin Yan from the beachhead to the Logistics Department's pill-refining division.
• Qin Yan accepted the order, bid Xiao Wangshu farewell, and followed a soldier to his new post.

Qin Yan arrived at his assigned refining room in Zhenhai City and used his Skill Points to advance his Alchemy Path to Second-Rank Alchemist. After choosing Bone-Forging Pills as his first assignment, he spent the night practicing spear techniques and received his first materials the next morning.

• A soldier showed Qin Yan his independent refining room and explained the military’s pill quotas, supply deliveries, and collection schedule.
• Qin Yan discovered that his Alchemy Path was still First-Rank, so he spent all 200 Skill Points to advance to Second-Rank Alchemist.
• Qin Yan reviewed the pill catalog and chose Bone-Forging Pills as the first type he would refine.
• Unable to begin refining without materials, Qin Yan practiced spear techniques through the night.
• On August 11, a logistics soldier delivered Qin Yan’s alchemy materials and asked him to inspect the seal and sign for them.

Qin Yan used his perfect alchemy mastery to refine batches of high-grade Bone-Forging Pills and completed his military assignment. By August 20, he had also advanced his spear technique, alchemy, cultivation, and martial arts, and the chapter left him satisfied with his steady progress.

• Qin Yan received the medicinal ingredients for Bone-Forging Pills and returned to the alchemy room.
• Qin Yan refined ten high-grade Bone-Forging Pills in a single batch, then repeated the process over the following days.
• Qin Yan balanced daily pill refining with spear practice and completed the military's basic pill-refining assignment on August 20.
• Qin Yan checked his panel and noted that his spear technique had reached Fifth Stage 100%, his alchemy had reached Third Grade, and his other skills had advanced.

Qin Yan reflected on advancing his spear technique and resolved to pursue Supreme Spear Intent, then went to meet Dean Xiao Shan. At the command tent, generals urged Xiao Shan to reject the Dragon Whale Clan’s proposed Fourth Grade Martial Combat contract, but he said he had his own considerations.

• Qin Yan judged that he could soon advance his spear technique to the Sixth Stage and condense Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan considered the limits of using his First Rank Annihilation End Spear Qi as a foundation and set Supreme Spear Intent as his goal.
• Qin Yan left the Alchemy Zone to answer Dean Xiao Shan’s request to meet in the Command Core Area.
• General Wang and other officers warned Xiao Shan that the Dragon Whale Clan’s Martial Combat contract might conceal a trap.
• Xiao Shan quieted the generals and said he had his own reasons for considering the matter.

Xiao Shan chose Qin Yan to represent the Human Clan in a three-on-three Martial Combat against the Dragon Whale Clan, where resource rights and patrol authority were at stake. Qin Yan accepted after Xiao Shan offered him ten thousand Military Merit Points.

• Xiao Shan ordered his officers to find two Peak Fourth-Rank fighters and said he already had someone in mind for the third spot.
• Qin Yan arrived at the command tent, where Xiao Shan and the officers assessed him as a leading candidate for the contest.
• Xiao Shan explained the Martial Combat rules and the stakes: each side would send three Fourth-Rank fighters, and the losing side would forfeit resources and patrol authority for three years.
• Qin Yan feigned concern about the dangers of the contest, but Xiao Shan saw through him and offered ten thousand Military Merit Points.
• Qin Yan eagerly accepted the offer and promised not to let Xiao Shan down.

As Qin Yan prepared for the evening match, Xiao Shan and the others recognized that his Spear Technique was close to forming Spear Intent. Xiao Shan brought Qin Yan to the battlefield above the sea, where the Human Clan and Sea Clan had assembled for their confrontation.

• Xiao Shan ordered Qin Yan to stay close and briefed the commanders on the match's defenses and emergency plans.
• Qin Yan practiced his spear while Xiao Shan, Liu Mu, and Lin Shui meditated, and they sensed his Spear Technique had reached Stage Five Perfection and was nearing Spear Intent.
• Xiao Shan privately considered Qin Yan's talent and compared it with his granddaughter Wangshu, who was in seclusion pursuing Sword Intent.
• At sunset, Xiao Shan led Qin Yan, Liu Mu, and Lin Shui out of the tent and used a space-folding movement to carry them above the sea.
• Qin Yan saw the Human Clan's warships facing tens of thousands of Sea Clan warriors across the water.

Qin Yan watched Xiao Shan and the Dragon Whale Clan leaders establish a binding pact for three-on-three duels over control of a stretch of the Eastern Sea. The chapter ended with Qin Yan recognizing that the Human Clan had to win as he faced the gathered generals and two young martial artists.

• Xiao Shan sent Qin Yan to the front of the Human Clan formation while Liu Mu and Lin Shui joined him above the sea.
• Xiao Shan and the Dragon Whale Clan experts Blue Whale and Whale Kill agreed to a three-on-three duel between Fourth-Rank Martial Artists, with the victors claiming rights to part of the Eastern Sea for three years.
• The three leaders formed a blood pact witnessed by heaven and earth, imposing deadly consequences for breaking its terms.
• Qin Yan understood the stakes of the pact and resolved that the Human Clan could not afford to lose.
• Qin Yan looked toward the generals and two young martial artists standing on the deck.

Dean Xiao Shan arranged the order for the Human Clan’s three fighters in the pact battle, placing Qin Yan last. On the Dragon Whale Clan’s side, Long Hao confidently promised Blue Whale that he and his companions would defeat the Human Clan prodigies.

• Qin Yan met Lei Poyue and Chu Yunfei, two Peak Fourth Rank fourth-year students from Magic Capital Martial University selected to represent the military.
• Xiao Shan ordered Lei Poyue to fight first, Chu Yunfei second, and Qin Yan last, surprising the two seniors.
• Lei Poyue and Chu Yunfei hid their dissatisfaction with the order and resolved to defeat their opponents decisively.
• Blue Whale warned Long Hao, Long Zhan, and Long Ming that the pact battle could not be lost.
• Long Hao assured Blue Whale that the three Dragon Whale Clan prodigies would easily defeat the Human Clan fighters.

The Dragon Whale prodigies hoped their performance in the contract duel would attract the attention of the Mystic Envoy. As the duel began, Lei Poyue attacked Long Ming with a powerful sword strike, but Long Ming sidestepped it effortlessly.

• Blue Whale promised Long Hao, Long Zhan, and Long Ming treasures from the Deep Sea Treasury if they defeated the human prodigies.
• Long Ming and Long Zhan asked whether the duel might draw the Mystic Envoy’s attention, and Long Hao said they could only prove their potential and hope.
• After both sides gathered around the arena, a human commander sent Lei Poyue into the ring to face Long Ming.
• Lei Poyue charged Long Ming with a heavy sword strike, but Long Ming shifted aside and the blow smashed into the arena floor.

Long Ming defeated Lei Poyue and Chu Yunfei in quick succession, leaving the Human Clan camp desperate for a response. Xiao Shan asked Qin Yan how confident he was against Long Ming, and Qin Yan answered that he was ninety-nine point nine percent confident.

• Long Ming overwhelmed Lei Poyue in three halberd strikes, forcing him to concede and spitting blood onto the arena floor.
• Long Ming recalled Long Hao's instructions to avoid killing opponents, then waited for his next match.
• A senior officer warned Chu Yunfei to protect himself, but Long Ming defeated him in two moves and sent him flying off the platform.
• After the Human Clan suffered two consecutive defeats, Xiao Shan calmly asked Qin Yan how confident he was.
• Qin Yan told Xiao Shan he was ninety-nine point nine percent confident, stunning the soldiers and officers around him.

Qin Yan entered the final arena match and defeated Long Ming with one spear thrust, turning the contest in the Human Clan’s favor. The Human Clan celebrated while the Sea Clan’s leaders watched with grim expressions.

• Xiao Shan sent Qin Yan to face Long Ming as the Human Clan’s final contender.
• Long Ming mocked Qin Yan and stood unprepared, confident in his strength.
• Qin Yan unleashed his blood energy and charged Long Ming with the Ink Trace Spear.
• Qin Yan’s spear shattered Long Ming’s Sea Halberd, wounded him, and knocked him unconscious in one strike.
• The Sea Clan fell silent as the Human Clan erupted in cheers, and its leaders reacted grimly.

After Qin Yan defeated Long Ming, he also overwhelmed Long Zhan with a single spear strike. Long Hao entered the arena and transformed into a Deep Sea Dragon Whale, revealing the rare Dragon Whale True Form.

• Blue Whale sent Long Zhan to fight Qin Yan after Xiao Shan called for the Sea Clan's second fighter.
• Long Zhan attacked with Whirlpool Tide · Abyss Splitter, but Qin Yan cut through the strike with Sweeping Thousand Army and knocked him unconscious.
• Qin Yan dismissed Long Zhan as not a formidable opponent, leaving the Sea Clan warriors horrified.
• Long Hao entered the arena, resolved to fight Qin Yan with everything he had, and transformed into a Deep Sea Dragon Whale.
• A Human Fleet veteran identified Long Hao's transformation as the Dragon Whale True Form, a rare gift of pure-blooded Venerable descendants.

Qin Yan defeated Long Hao, a Dragon Whale Clan Venerable’s descendant, with a single spear throw during the arena battle. Xiao Shan brought Qin Yan back to the Human Flagship and praised him.

• Long Hao transformed into his dragon whale form and unleashed a massive, electrified water column at Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan poured his power into the Ink Trace Spear and hurled it through the water column, piercing Long Hao’s chest.
• Long Hao reverted to human form and collapsed onto the arena, unable to understand Qin Yan’s strength.
• Qin Yan retrieved his spear, declared the fight over, and left Long Hao unconscious as the arena barrier faded.
• Xiao Shan lifted Qin Yan back to the Human Flagship with his sword intent, and Qin Yan reported that he had not let him down.
• Xiao Shan praised Qin Yan for winning the battle.

Qin Yan’s victory forced the Dragon Whale Clan to surrender the agreed sea territory, but the arrival of Gu Hanxi interrupted the Sea Clan’s retreat. She recognized Qin Yan as a rare True King candidate and came to guide him.

• Lei Poyue and Chu Yunfei learned that Qin Yan had defeated the three Dragon Whale prodigies and accepted the gap in their strength.
• The Human Fleet celebrated Qin Yan’s victory, and Xiao Shan ordered Blue Whale and Whale Kill to surrender the agreed territory by sunrise.
• Blue Whale and Whale Kill accepted that the Dragon Whale Clan had lost and prepared to withdraw rather than risk a fight against the Human Clan’s strongest fighters.
• Gu Hanxi appeared above the battlefield, leaving the experts unsettled because they could not detect her aura.
• Gu Hanxi studied the armies, fixed her gaze on Qin Yan, and recognized him as a True King candidate she had come to guide.

Gu Hanxi demonstrated overwhelming power, invited Qin Yan to cultivate at the Mystic Sanctuary, and also selected Long Hao after healing him. As the Human Clan fleet returned to Zhenhai City, Qin Yan asked Xiao Shan what the sanctuary was.

• Gu Hanxi collapsed space with a single step, appeared aboard the Human Clan fleet, and received reverent greetings from Xiao Shan and the others.
• Gu Hanxi invited Qin Yan to cultivate at the Mystic Sanctuary, and Qin Yan accepted after Xiao Shan urged him to agree.
• Gu Hanxi gave Qin Yan a Mystic Token and instructed him to take it to the Yellow Spring Star River on the first day of October.
• Gu Hanxi healed Long Hao, praised his potential, and gave him a Mystic Token with the same instructions.
• The Sea Clan forces withdrew as the Human Clan fleet sailed back toward Zhenhai City, and Qin Yan asked Xiao Shan what the Mystic Sanctuary was.

Xiao Shan explained the Mystic Sanctuary’s immense standing and revealed that Princess Anya had graduated from it, prompting Qin Yan to consider what his Mystic Token might mean. Back in his Alchemy Chamber, Qin Yan worried that the sanctuary’s powerful experts would discover his demonic cultivation, until Little Black sent him a faint thought.

• Xiao Shan explained that the Mystic Sanctuary ranked among the Ten Thousand Realms’ greatest powers and recruited exceptional young prodigies with Mystic Tokens.
• Qin Yan recognized Princess Anya’s extraordinary talent and learned she had graduated from the Mystic Academy, now known as the Mystic Sanctuary.
• Qin Yan returned to Zhenhai City and sat alone in his Alchemy Chamber, thinking about the Yellow Spring Star River trip and whether he could safely enter the sanctuary.
• Qin Yan worried that Imperial Realm experts might detect his Undying Blood Demon Body, the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, the Blood Demon Nest, and Little Black.
• Little Black sent Qin Yan an unmistakably clear thought from deep within his body.

Qin Yan discovered that Little Black possessed an immense amount of Darkness Essence, which could conceal his dark aura from even powerful divine-sense scans. Little Black knew little about its origins or identity, leaving Qin Yan to accept that they would uncover its secrets over time.

• Little Black reassured Qin Yan that no one, not even someone in the Imperial Realm, would discover his secret.
• Little Black revealed chains formed from Darkness Essence, astonishing Qin Yan with how much it possessed.
• Little Black explained that it had awakened stronger after sleeping and had found new abilities and Darkness Essence within itself.
• Qin Yan realized the dormant Darkness Essence could shield his dark aura from probing and perception, though Little Black could not wield it as an attack.
• Qin Yan questioned Little Black about its origins and royal bloodline, but it could offer few answers.
• Qin Yan decided they would investigate Little Black's nature and abilities over time.

Qin Yan spent his Martial Combat reward on Fifth Grade Five Elements Spirit Pills and continued his training before breaking through to the early Fourth Rank in Body Tempering. He emerged with 35,000 Cal of total blood qi, advancing alongside his Peak Fourth Rank Qi Refining.

• Qin Yan received 10,000 Military Merit Points and exchanged them for ten Fifth Grade Five Elements Spirit Pills, then considered the heavy resource demands of his cultivation.
• Qin Yan devoted his Skill Points to the Undying Blood Demon Scripture, advancing it to the second layer while Little Black contained its demonic qi.
• On August 25th, Qin Yan used the second-layer scripture to temper his body and broke through to the early Fourth Rank of Body Tempering.
• Qin Yan checked his panel and saw his total blood qi had risen by 5,000 Cal to 35,000 Cal.