Chapter Summaries

Qin Yan defeated Zhao Wuji by destroying his Mystic Yellow War General, forcing Zhao Wuji to concede. Jian Wuya ended the trial, and Qin Yan returned to the great hall.

• The Blood Spear joined the other three giant spears and shattered the Mystic Yellow War General, which dissipated along with its Mystic Yellow War Hammer.
• The loss of his Spirit Beast Projection weakened Zhao Wuji, and Qin Yan confronted him as the pressure of his powers broke down Zhao Wuji's Xuanhuang Domain.
• Zhao Wuji admitted Qin Yan was stronger, conceded the fight, and vowed to surpass him one day.
• Qin Yan withdrew the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon, the Three Wonderful Trees, and the Undying Blood River after Zhao Wuji conceded.
• Jian Wuya's phantom faded, and Qin Yan was carried back through space to the great hall.

Jian Wuya announced that Qin Yan, Beichen Xing, and Huang Jiuli had advanced to the final three, revealing that Zhao Wuji had been eliminated. As the matches approached, Qin Yan studied information about Emperor Fall Valley’s powerful disciples and took a pill to restore his depleted energy.

• Jian Wuya announced that Qin Yan, Beichen Xing, and Huang Jiuli were the final three contestants, and the others realized Zhao Wuji had been eliminated.
• Jian Wuya gave the seven participating disciples Jade Slips containing information about their opponents and said the matches would begin in half an hour.
• Qin Yan read about Emperor Fall Valley’s disciples, including four who had cultivated Supreme-level Intent, and recognized the strength of the team.
• Qin Yan swallowed a Sixth Grade Return Essence Pill and circulated his cultivation technique to refine its medicinal power.

Qin Yan and Huang Jiuli waited for the main competition, then learned the seven matchups between the East Academy and Emperor Fall Valley. Qin Yan was assigned to face the stronger Xiao Han, and Huang Jiuli suggested the pairing might be intended to hold him back while the other matches decided the contest.

• Qin Yan recovered from his fight with Zhao Wuji and told Huang Jiuli that Zhao Wuji had conceded because he could not win.
• Lu Chenyuan announced that the competition would consist of seven one-on-one matches, with the side earning more victories declared the winner.
• Jian Wuya announced the matchups, including Long Aotian against Luo Qinghe, Lin Ruoxi against Li Tianxing, and Qin Yan against Xiao Han.
• Feng Wuji was pleased to be matched with Bai Wuchen, while Qin Yan worried that facing Xiao Han would mean a difficult fight.
• Huang Jiuli proposed that Qin Yan might have been paired with Xiao Han to hold back Emperor Fall Valley's Supreme Grade spear prodigy.

Jian Wuya transported the seven Heavenly Stairway clearers and seven Emperor Fall Valley prodigies to the arena plaza, where their clash would determine the honor of the Mystic Sanctuary and Emperor Fall Valley. Qin Yan faced Xiao Han on one of seven arenas as the battles began.

• Jian Wuya sent the fourteen disciples from Ten Thousand Swords Peak to the Heavenly Stairway Arena, where Inner Academy disciples and Holy Land leaders gathered to watch.
• The golden light formed seven arenas, and Qin Yan appeared opposite Xiao Han, who carried his Lifebound Spirit Weapon, Ice Prison.
• Jian Wuya announced the start, and all fourteen prodigies began fighting at once.
• On the first arena, Luo Qinghe attacked Long Aotian with the Goddess Luo Fist Intent, and he countered with a dragon-shaped punch.
• On the second arena, Lin Ruoxi clashed with Li Tianxing, matching her Imperial Sword Intent against his Wild Fist Intent.

Qin Yan faced Xiao Han in the arena, but Xiao Han’s Supreme Ice Prison Spear Intent overwhelmed Qin Yan’s attacks and shattered his Blood Mist Domain. The Ice and Snow Domain swept toward Qin Yan, leaving him under its freezing assault.

• Across the seven arenas, the disciples’ battles displayed a range of powerful intents and techniques, drawing astonished reactions from the onlookers.
• Qin Yan activated Blood Burst and his Blood Mist Domain, then attacked Xiao Han with a three-colored spear strike imbued with Spear Intent of Annihilation.
• Xiao Han froze Qin Yan’s spear energy solid with Ice Prison Spear Intent and shattered it with a flick of his wrist.
• Xiao Han unleashed his Ice and Snow Domain, which rapidly froze and destroyed Qin Yan’s Blood Mist Domain.
• With Qin Yan’s domain gone, Xiao Han’s Ice and Snow Domain surged over him, and Qin Yan felt the air turn bitterly cold.

Xiao Han attacked Qin Yan under the Blood Qi-suppressing Ice and Snow Domain, but Qin Yan’s Five Elements Barrier weakened his strikes. Xiao Han then summoned the Ice Prison Phantom and unleashed Ice Prison Descent to test whether his Supreme Grade intent could break Qin Yan’s defense.

• Xiao Han’s Ice and Snow Domain suppressed Qin Yan’s Blood Qi by nearly fifteen percent while its snow and ice repeatedly cut him, but his wounds healed at once.
• Xiao Han charged Qin Yan with the Ice Prison Spear, and Qin Yan blocked the thrust with his Five Elements Barrier, reducing the attack’s power by thirty percent.
• Xiao Han calculated that his weakened Blood Qi burst could not overcome Qin Yan’s defenses and repeatedly thrust at him to test whether Supreme Grade intent could pierce the barrier.
• Xiao Han shouted “Ice Prison Descent,” formed seals, and summoned a towering Ice Prison Phantom made of Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice.

Xiao Han activated his Grandmaster Realm Ice Prison Battle Body after his Supreme Spear Intent failed to break Qin Yan’s Five Elements Block. His enhanced spear strike forced Qin Yan back dozens of zhang, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Han’s Ice Prison Spear Intent briefly disrupted Qin Yan’s Five Elements Block, but the five-colored barrier quickly stabilized and continued weakening attacks by thirty percent.
• Xiao Han announced that he would get serious and activated his Ice Prison Battle Body, boosting his Blood Qi output to 14.41 million Cal.
• Xiao Han thrust his spear and sent an enormous ice chain at Qin Yan, who raised the Five Elements Block to defend himself.
• The ice chain struck Mo Yuan’s Spirit Weapon, and its remaining force blasted Qin Yan backward dozens of zhang before he regained his footing with his Blood Qi churning.

Qin Yan was wounded by Xiao Han despite using Five Elements Block, while the other arenas saw fierce battles between the Inner Academy’s Prodigies. Luo Qinghe and Long Aotian clashed on Arena No. 1, Lin Ruoxi badly injured Li Tianxing on Arena No. 2, and the remaining fights continued.

• Xiao Han injured Qin Yan through Five Elements Block, and Qin Yan’s wounds quickly healed as he assessed Xiao Han’s strength.
• Luo Qinghe used the first form of the Luo God Fist Technique against Long Aotian, whose golden dragon attack collided with the surging Luo River.
• Lin Ruoxi’s Imperial Sword Intent: Slash broke through Li Tianxing’s Wild Fist Intent and sent him crashing onto Arena No. 2 with a serious wound.
• Su Qingwan and Yue Qing fought to an even contest with Spirit Brush words and Moonlight Sword Intent on Arena No. 3.
• Feng Wuji drove Lie Yang into a defensive retreat on Arena No. 5, while Huang Jiuli fought in her Phoenix True Body on Arena No. 6.

Qin Yan fought Xiao Han on No. 4 Arena, struggling against Xiao Han’s Supreme Spear Intent and Ice and Snow Domain. After summoning his three Wonderful Trees and Undying Blood River, Qin Yan revealed that he still had another trump card: the Darkness Domain.

• Qin Yan exchanged blows with Xiao Han and was repeatedly driven back, taking damage as their weapons clashed.
• Qin Yan summoned the Gold Element Wonder Tree, Wood Element Wonder Tree, Water Element Wonder Tree, and Undying Blood River, along with four Spirit Beast Projections.
• Xiao Han used his Ice and Snow Domain and Ice Prison Phantom to suppress Qin Yan’s projections, then urged Qin Yan to surrender because he lacked Supreme Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan calmly announced his final trump card and summoned the Darkness Domain, spreading black qi across the arena.

Qin Yan revealed his Darkness Domain, neutralizing Xiao Han’s Ice and Snow Domain and exposing himself as a prodigy who cultivated body, qi, and mental strength. Xiao Han lost his contempt but insisted his greater Blood Qi and other combat techniques still gave him the advantage, leaving the match unresolved.

• Qin Yan’s Darkness Domain clashed with Xiao Han’s Ice and Snow Domain, ending its suppression of Qin Yan’s Blood Qi.
• The Inner Academy disciples, Shen Wanqian, Lin Qingyue, Jiang Li, Jian Wuya, Lu Chenyuan, and the hidden elders were shocked to learn Qin Yan cultivated body, qi, and mental strength and possessed the rare Darkness attribute.
• Xiao Han recognized Qin Yan’s mental strength as nearly five hundred Hz and realized his domain could only hold Qin Yan’s Darkness Domain to a draw with the support of his Ice Prison Spear Intent.
• Xiao Han steadied himself by noting that the Ice Prison Phantom’s five-percent suppression remained active and that his Blood Qi burst still exceeded Qin Yan’s.
• Qin Yan acknowledged that defeating Xiao Han would be difficult, while Xiao Han unleashed his 14.41-million-Cal Blood Qi burst and asserted that his raw strength and combat methods still gave him the advantage.

Qin Yan faced Xiao Han while holding back his demonic abilities, then revealed the Darkness Altar created from his Shadow Clone’s study of darkness. Xiao Han resisted its interference but recognized its Mental Strength as nearly Grandmaster-level.

• Qin Yan compared his Spirit Weapon, Spear Intent, and Blood Burst with Xiao Han’s, realizing he was weaker in two areas and tied in one.
• Qin Yan considered using his demonic powers to overwhelm Xiao Han but refrained because discovery would make him a target throughout the Mystic Sanctuary.
• Qin Yan relied on darkness skills learned by his Shadow Clone under Dark Little Black’s guidance, including its unique Mental Manifestation.
• Qin Yan summoned the Darkness Altar, whose black ripples interfered with Xiao Han’s Blood Qi.
• Xiao Han used his Ice Prison Battle Body to repel the ripples and identified the altar’s Mental Strength as 499.5 Hz.

Xiao Han formed the Ice Prison Cage and Ice Snow Throne as Qin Yan attacked with his Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon. Their close combat reached a stalemate, while Qin Yan’s Four Phantoms surrounded Xiao Han’s projections to hold them back.

• Xiao Han summoned the Ice Prison Cage and Ice Snow Throne, combining their trapping and amplifying abilities.
• Qin Yan charged Xiao Han as his Gold Element Wonder Tree, Wood Element Wonder Tree, Water Element Wonder Tree, and Undying Blood River moved toward the Ice Prison Cage.
• Qin Yan used Five Elements Block to reduce Xiao Han’s attacks, and the two fighters could not break through each other’s defenses.
• Qin Yan’s Three Wonderful Trees formed a Three-Colored Cage around Xiao Han’s projections, while the Undying Blood River reinforced the encirclement.
• Qin Yan ordered his Four Phantoms to hold back Xiao Han’s stronger projections rather than defeat them.

Qin Yan's Spirit Beast Projection used the Ice Prison Cage and its chains to overpower and capture the Three Wonderful Trees and the Undying Blood River. The four phantoms were sealed in ice, and four Ice Blades struck their frozen forms.

• The Ice Blue Chains shattered the Three-Colored Cage and broke through the Undying Blood River's defenses.
• The Gold Element Wonder Tree, Wood Element Wonder Tree, Water Element Wonder Tree, and Undying Blood River attacked with giant spears, but the chains destroyed them.
• The Ice and Snow Chains bound the four phantoms and dragged them into the Ice Prison Cage.
• Ice-blue Runes sealed and froze the Three Wonderful Trees and the Undying Blood River inside the cage.
• The Ice Snow Throne formed four Ice Blades, which shot into the four ice sculptures.

Xiao Han shattered Qin Yan’s Four Phantoms and struck him down with Ice Prison Strike, leaving him severely injured on the arena. When Xiao Han tried to eliminate him, the Darkness Altar raised a shield that devoured the incoming spear Qi, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Han destroyed Qin Yan’s Four Phantoms, causing Qin Yan to suffer backlash and spit blood.
• Xiao Han used Ice Prison Strike to overwhelm Qin Yan’s Five Elements Block and blast him across the arena.
• Qin Yan fell too badly injured to stand as his Undying Blood Demon Body began repairing him.
• Xiao Han demanded that Qin Yan admit defeat and fired Ice Prison Spear Qi at him.
• Qin Yan’s Darkness Defense Shield formed and devoured Xiao Han’s attack, and Xiao Han traced its power to the Black Flame atop the Darkness Altar.

Qin Yan unleashed the Abyss Fire Lotus against Xiao Han, who countered with his Ice Prison Spear and the defenses of the Ice Prison Cage. The lotus destroyed his attacks and struck the cage, where darkness and extreme cold continued to clash.

• Qin Yan completed the Abyss Fire Lotus and rose to challenge Xiao Han to withstand its attack.
• Qin Yan summoned the lotus from the Darkness Altar, where Darkness Force formed it into a black flower that advanced on Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han fired his Ice Prison Spear Qi and sent an Ice Lock Giant Python at the lotus.
• The Abyss Fire Lotus corroded the python and erased the spear qi before slamming into the Ice Prison Cage.
• The Ice Snow Throne fed Extreme Cold Force into the cage as its runes and layers of snow resisted the lotus's Darkness Force.

Qin Yan’s Abyss Fire Lotus destroyed Xiao Han’s Ice Prison Cage and Ice Snow Throne before striking Xiao Han with Grandmaster-level power. As darkness engulfed the arena, Qin Yan wondered whether he had killed the top Emperor Fall Valley disciple and feared the trouble that would follow.

• The Abyss Fire Lotus corroded Xiao Han’s Ice Prison Cage and shattered his Ice Snow Throne.
• The Abyss Fire Lotus advanced toward Xiao Han, who recognized its power as comparable to an ordinary Grandmaster’s attack.
• Xiao Han tried to block the lotus with his Ice Prison Spear, but black flames burned through his arm and forced him to drop the weapon.
• The Abyss Fire Lotus landed on Xiao Han’s chest and exploded, engulfing the arena in darkness.
• Qin Yan watched the darkness from across the arena and worried that Xiao Han had been killed and that the death would bring him trouble.

Qin Yan’s Abyss Fire Lotus failed to harm Xiao Han, who survived thanks to a Golden Armor Spirit Rune. Xiao Han acknowledged his defeat as the forbidden talisman burned away.

• The Darkness Force faded, revealing Xiao Han unharmed and recovering under a faint golden radiance.
• Qin Yan was stunned that Xiao Han had survived the Abyss Fire Lotus, which he believed could match an ordinary Grandmaster’s full-force strike.
• Xiao Han said, “I actually lost,” then watched the Golden Armor Spirit Rune burn into ash.
• Xiao Han realized he had instinctively used the clan-provided defensive rune when he feared death, despite the match’s ban on external items.

Qin Yan defeated Xiao Han with his Black Lotus, though Xiao Han survived by using a forbidden Seventh Grade Spirit Rune and was disqualified. After receiving a healing pill from Jian Wuya, Qin Yan rested and observed the other prodigies, noting their injuries and trying to infer the results of their battles.

• Xiao Han used a Seventh Grade Spirit Rune to block Qin Yan’s Dark Lotus, and Lu Chenyuan declared Qin Yan the winner because Xiao Han had violated the rules.
• Golden light transported Qin Yan and Xiao Han from the arena to Jian Wuya and Lu Chenyuan, where the other prodigies gathered and reacted with disbelief at Qin Yan’s victory.
• Jian Wuya praised Qin Yan’s performance, recognized the power of his Dark Mental Strength, and gave him a Sixth Grade Healing Pill.
• Qin Yan observed Long Aotian’s injuries, Lin Ruoxi’s composed appearance, Feng Wuji’s satisfaction, and Beichen Xing’s missing arm, then guessed the outcomes of their battles.
• Qin Yan swallowed the healing pill, closed his eyes, and began refining its medicinal power.

As Qin Yan recovered, he watched Su Qingwan and Yue Qing battle evenly while Huang Jiuli and Shi Potian fought to a draw. Huang Jiuli mistook Qin Yan’s bloodied appearance for defeat and comforted him, unaware that he had won against Xiao Han.

• Qin Yan refined a pill and monitored the ongoing matches as his injuries healed.
• Su Qingwan and Yue Qing traded attacks on the No. 4 Arena without either gaining the advantage.
• Huang Jiuli and Shi Potian exhausted themselves in a fierce battle, and Jian Wuya declared their match a draw.
• Jian Wuya gave Huang Jiuli a pill, and she went to rest beside Qin Yan.
• Huang Jiuli assumed Qin Yan had lost to Xiao Han and tried to comfort him, but Qin Yan chose not to reveal his victory.

After recovering from his injuries, Qin Yan watched Su Qingwan and Yue Qing’s exhausting duel in No. 4 Arena. Su Qingwan defeated Yue Qing with the Imperial Character Art, leaving the battle concluded.

• Huang Jiuli used a Healing Pill and Phoenix True Fire to recover from her injuries while Qin Yan recovered with his Undying Blood Demon Body and a Sixth Grade Healing Pill.
• Qin Yan noticed that Su Qingwan was gaining the advantage over Yue Qing because her spiritual power let her draw on Heaven-Earth Force and outlast her opponent.
• Yue Qing gambled everything on Crescent Moon Slash, sending a massive crescent of sword qi at Su Qingwan.
• Su Qingwan blocked Crescent Moon Slash with the Scripture Sect Secret Technique, Imperial Character Art.
• Su Qingwan struck Yue Qing with the character “seal,” knocking her unconscious and ending the duel.