Recaps

Sikong Jing revealed that he had lured the Jade Appraisal forces into his Beast Slaughter Array and launched an attack while advancing to the Fourth Reverse Soul Realm. As Hua Meixi’s Sacred Body aura erupted, Sikong Jing began restoring the jade pendant and called on Yao Yulou to hold off the enemy.

• Sikong Jing shattered Pei Fenqing’s sword strike by transforming his hand into the Black Prison Heaven-Swallowing Tiger’s jaws after reaching the Fourth Reverse Soul Realm.
• Sikong Jing revealed his ambush and summoned the demonic beasts hidden throughout the formation to encircle the scattered Jade Appraisal troops.
• Grandpa Wan San recognized the danger and urged Pei Fenqing to retreat and regroup, and the two rushed back toward their forces.
• Sikong Jing ordered the Heavenly Wolf Team and demonic beasts to attack while he controlled both formations and turned to Hua Meixi, whose Sacred Body aura had erupted.
• Sikong Jing repaired the jade pendant using a thread of blood from the Black Prison Heaven-Swallowing Tiger as Hua Meixi’s aura intensified, and he urged Yao Yulou to hold the enemy back.
• At the lake, Pei Feishan sensed the Fierce Charm aura, praised Pei Fenqing for drawing it out, and told Yao Yulou that their lord’s task was nearly complete.

Sikong Jing completed a jade pendant that helped Jiang Wanyou suppress the Fierce Charm aura while he turned the battle against the Jade Appraisal forces. He defeated their commanders and ordered them captured alive, then learned that Pei Fenqing was the nephew of the Chaos-Shaking City branch president.

• Yao Yulou blocked Pei Feishan from going to Nameless Mountain Manor and fought him to keep him occupied.
• Sikong Jing gave Jiang Wanyou the completed jade pendant, and she used it to weaken the Fierce Charm aura emanating from Hua Meixi.
• Sikong Jing took control of the Army-Slaying Formation and Beast Slaughter Array, allowing the Heavenly Wolf Team to wipe out the Jade Appraisal forces and Grandpa Wan San's forces.
• Sikong Jing ordered the Heavenly Wolf Team to capture Pei Fenqing and Grandpa Wan San alive, and they subdued both commanders.
• Pei Fenqing revealed his connection to Pei Feishan, and Sikong Jing addressed him by name.

Sikong Jing killed Pei Fenqing despite Pei Feishan’s arrival and threats, declaring that the Eastern Tyrant Branch would bear the consequences. Pei Feishan attacked in fury, but Yao Yulou appeared to shield Sikong Jing.

• Hua Meixi suppressed her Fierce Charm aura, and her Demonic Charm Battle Body advanced from Subordinate Fourth Rank to Fifth Rank.
• Pei Feishan and Yao Yulou reached the skies above Nameless Mountain Manor while Pei Fenqing begged his uncle to save him.
• Pei Feishan threatened Sikong Jing and struck at him, but Yao Yulou’s sword light shattered the attack.
• Sikong Jing declared that Pei Fenqing had tried to kill the Heavenly Wolf Team and drove his sword into Pei Fenqing’s throat, killing him.
• Pei Feishan swore to tear Sikong Jing apart and unleashed the aura of the third realm of the Emperor Martial Stage, but Yao Yulou appeared before Sikong Jing and blocked his assault.

Yao Yulou intervened when Pei Feishan attacked the Heavenly Wolf Team, then pursued him after Pei Feishan captured Hua Meixi. Pei Feishan found no Fierce Charm Sacred Body in Hua Meixi or Jiang Wanyou, and Yao Yulou blamed Pei Fenqing’s death on Pei Feishan’s refusal to trust him.

• Yao Yulou arrived and confronted Pei Feishan, claiming the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce had kidnapped his wife and daughter.
• Pei Feishan attacked Jiang Wanyou and Hua Meixi, but Yao Yulou fought him; Pei Feishan seized Hua Meixi and fled to a Divine Shuttle Ship.
• Pei Feishan examined Hua Meixi and found no Fierce Charm Sacred Body, while Yao Yulou insisted her aura came from her Demonic Charm Battle Body rising in grade.
• Pei Feishan examined Jiang Wanyou as well and found no Fierce Charm aura, clearing both women of suspicion for the time being.
• Pei Feishan accused Yao Yulou of letting Pei Fenqing die, and Yao Yulou replied that Pei Fenqing’s death was the price of doubting him.

Yao Yulou protected Sikong Jing from Pei Feishan until Duanmu Chun arrived and drove Pei away. Sikong Jing then prepared to go to the Yang Residence to kill the mastermind behind Jiang Wanyou’s kidnapping, asking Yao Yulou to join him.

• Pei Feishan attacked Sikong Jing, but Yao Yulou intervened to protect him.
• Duanmu Chun and other Eastern Tyrant Branch Tyrant Judges arrived, forcing Pei Feishan to retreat.
• Yao Yulou thanked Sikong Jing for saving Jiang Wanyou and Hua Meixi, and offered to claim credit for him.
• Sikong Jing asked who had masterminded Jiang Wanyou’s kidnapping, while Yao Yulou pretended not to know it was Wan Tonghui.
• Sikong Jing said he would head to the Yang Residence to kill the mastermind and asked Yao Yulou to support him after meeting Duanmu Chun.

Sikong Jing left Nameless Mountain Manor with Grandpa Wan San to pursue Wan Tonghui, while Yao Yulou stayed behind and concealed what he knew from the arriving Eastern Tyrant Branch experts. Jiang Wanyou revealed that Sikong Jing had defeated the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce’s forces and killed Pei Fenqing, leaving the experts stunned and eager to learn how he had done it.

• Sikong Jing told Yao Yulou he was now at the Fourth Reverse Soul Realm and intended to kill Wan Tonghui, then left with Grandpa Wan San as a witness.
• Yao Yulou returned to the Divine Shuttle Ship and pretended to know little about the kidnapping when Duanmu Chun and the other Bajue experts arrived.
• Jiang Wanyou woke and identified Wan Tonghui as her kidnapper, explaining that Sikong Jing had rescued her and killed Pei Fenqing and the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce’s men.
• Duanmu Chun used the Soul-Returning Mirror to confirm that Sikong Jing had killed Pei Fenqing, astonishing the Bajue experts.

Jiang Wanyou confirmed that Sikong Jing had planned the Army-Slaying Formation battle, but Yao Yulou concealed Sikong Jing’s whereabouts while the Eastern Tyrant Branch debated whether to pursue Wan Tonghui. Yao Yulou agreed to seek conclusive evidence, then reminded Duanmu Chun that Sikong Jing’s victory over Pei Fenqing would bring the branch enormous prestige, and challenged him to imagine his own family being kidnapped.

• Jiang Wanyou said Sikong Jing had planned the battle from the command tent, and Yao Yulou told Duanmu Chun that Sikong Jing had left on urgent business.
• Yao Yulou demanded Wan Tonghui’s life, but Di Geng and Li Feng argued that the masked kidnapper might have been an impersonator and urged Duanmu Chun to delay action until after the engagement banquet.
• Yao Yulou said he would investigate and personally kill Wan Tonghui if the evidence proved his guilt, while Duanmu Chun ordered an inquiry into the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce and the Heavenly Wolf Team’s battle.
• Yao Yulou pointed out that Sikong Jing had killed Pei Fenqing and earned the Eastern Tyrant Branch major prestige, prompting Duanmu Chun to consider how to reward him.
• Duanmu Chun asked Yao Yulou to spare Yang Zhi some dignity, and Yao Yulou asked whether Duanmu Chun could stay calm if Yang Zhi had kidnapped his wife and daughter.

Yao Yulou learned that Sikong Jing had taken evidence and Grandpa Wan San to the Yang Residence, and he went to support him while protecting Jiang Wanyou and Hua Meixi. On the way, Sikong Jing persuaded Grandpa Wan San to reveal Wan Tonghui’s crimes and broke through to the Fifth Reverse Soul Realm.

• Yao Yulou told Duanmu Chun that Wan Tonghui must die, then left Nameless Mountain Manor with Jiang Wanyou and Hua Meixi.
• Jiang Wanyou worried that Di Geng and the others would protect Wan Tonghui, and Yao Yulou revealed that Sikong Jing had gone ahead with Grandpa Wan San as a witness.
• Yao Yulou took Jiang Wanyou and Hua Meixi home before setting out to support Sikong Jing at the Yang Residence.
• Sikong Jing rejected Grandpa Wan San’s pleas to die and warned that his family would be implicated unless he handed over evidence of Wan Tonghui’s crimes.
• Grandpa Wan San agreed to provide evidence after Sikong Jing promised to plead for his family, and Sikong Jing broke through to the Fifth Reverse Soul Realm.

Duanmu Chun considered Sikong Jing’s victory over Pei Fenqing and set out to speak privately with Yang Zhi, while the engagement banquet continued without news of the search for Jiang Wanyou. Wan Tonghui reassured himself that Sikong Jing was dead, unaware that his fate remained unconfirmed.

• The Tyrant Decider told Duanmu Chun how Sikong Jing used little demonic beasts and a scattered attack to defeat Pei Fenqing, and Duanmu Chun praised Sikong Jing’s strategy.
• Duanmu Chun questioned whether Xiu Hanzhi had misjudged Sikong Jing, then decided to speak privately with Yang Zhi and ordered the Tyrant Decider to return the Heavenly Wolf Team to East Tyrant Courtyard.
• At the Yang Residence, Yang Zhi complained that no Tyrant Deciders had attended the engagement banquet, unaware that they had been delayed by events at Nameless Mountain Manor.
• Yang Li and Jin Liwu mocked Jiang Wanyou’s kidnapping, while Wan Tonghui worried that the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce had not reported whether Sikong Jing and Jiang Wanyou had been silenced.
• Wan Tonghui convinced himself Pei Feishan had handled the matter and declared that Sikong Jing, who had gone after them first, must already be dead.

Sikong Jing arrived at the Yang Residence banquet carrying Wan Tonghui’s Third Granduncle’s bracelet, exposing Wan Tonghui’s failed attempt to have him silenced. Yang Li and the captains mistook the gift for an apology and demanded Sikong Jing surrender his treasures and allies, but he called Yang Li pathetic.

• Jin Liwu and the other captains toasted Sikong Jing’s supposed death while Wan Tonghui relaxed.
• A Yang Residence attendant announced Sikong Jing’s arrival with a premium bracelet, and the captains saw him enter the hall.
• Wan Tonghui recognized the bracelet as his Third Granduncle’s and realized the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce had failed to silence Sikong Jing.
• Yang Li and the captains assumed Sikong Jing had brought the bracelet to apologize, then demanded his Tyrant Soul Token, Shadow Moon Rat, Gongyang’s life, and the preliminary inheritance of the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram.
• Sikong Jing looked at Wan Tonghui and told Yang Li she was truly pathetic.

At Yang Li and Wan Tonghui’s engagement banquet, Sikong Jing challenged Wan Tonghui to a life-and-death battle while hinting that he knew about Wan Tonghui’s secrets. Before Wan Tonghui could respond, a Dream Seizing captain attacked Sikong Jing and was sent flying by a single slap.

• Wan Tonghui tried to silence Sikong Jing, but Jin Liwu and several captains blocked him.
• Sikong Jing told Yang Li that Wan Tonghui was about to die and challenged him to a life-and-death battle.
• Yang Li urged Jin Liwu to deal with Sikong Jing, while Wan Tonghui hesitated because Sikong Jing might reveal his secrets.
• A Dream Seizing captain charged Sikong Jing and reached for his arm without using his battle body.
• Sikong Jing slapped the Dream Seizing captain across the face and sent him crashing through a table.

Sikong Jing killed Captain Duomeng at the Yang Residence after the captain attacked him, then demanded that Wan Tonghui fight him. Yang Li stopped the guards when Sikong Jing claimed Wan Tonghui had wronged her, and Wan Tonghui stepped forward to handle Sikong Jing himself.

• Captain Duomeng charged Sikong Jing again, but Sikong Jing crushed his Sword Qi and seized his wrist.
• Sikong Jing broke Captain Duomeng's wrist, took his sword, and stabbed him to death.
• Yang Residence guards surrounded Sikong Jing, while their leader threatened to punish him for killing a captain.
• Sikong Jing challenged Wan Tonghui to fight and threatened to reveal how Wan Tonghui had wronged Yang Li.
• Yang Li ordered the guards to stop and questioned Wan Tonghui, who denied the accusation and told the guards he would deal with Sikong Jing himself.

Sikong Jing forced Wan Tonghui into a life-and-death duel at the Yang Residence, aiming to test his strength and buy time for Yao Yulou to arrive. Their battle began with Wan unleashing his sword techniques and Sikong charging into the sword vortex, while the watching captains wondered why Sikong was so confident despite being surrounded by Yang Residence experts.

• Yang Li ordered the guards to stand down and allowed Wan Tonghui to fight Sikong Jing.
• Yang Li asked Wan Tonghui to leave Sikong alive, but Wan privately resolved to silence him for good.
• Wan Tonghui and Sikong Jing drew their swords and declared that one of them would die.
• Wan Tonghui attacked with Ten Thousand Swords, Descend, and Sikong Jing answered with Ten Dragon Chaos-Slaying Sword.
• Sikong Jing charged into Wan Tonghui's sword vortex, dodging Sword Qi as his demon dragons struck back.
• Jin Liwu reminded the captains that Sikong Jing had rapidly advanced and had killed Captain Duomeng with one sword, leaving them unsettled about his confidence.

Sikong Jing fought Wan Tonghui evenly at the Yang Residence while the onlookers misunderstood his motives. Away from the engagement banquet, Li Feng told Yang Zhi that Wan Tonghui was likely involved in kidnapping Yao Yulou's woman and colluding with the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.

• Jin Liwu speculated that Sikong Jing was using leverage over Wan Tonghui to flaunt his strength and raise his reputation.
• Sikong Jing and Wan Tonghui clashed and were sent flying in opposite directions, appearing evenly matched.
• Yang Zhi arrived, heard Yang Li's account, and decided Sikong Jing had challenged Wan Tonghui to gain attention from the Eastern Tyrant Branch.
• Yang Zhi left the residence to meet Li Feng, who revealed that Wan Tonghui was likely the person who kidnapped Yao Yulou's woman.
• Li Feng explained that Wan Tonghui might have pledged himself to or colluded with the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce, and Yang Zhi reacted with fury.

Yang Zhi learned that Wan Tonghui was suspected of kidnapping Hua Meixi and refused Duanmu Chun’s demand to hand him over to Yao Bajue. He proposed framing another man as the masked culprit, while Sikong Jing remained a threat because he might have evidence against Wan Tonghui.

• Li Feng told Yang Zhi that Wan Tonghui was suspected of attacking Hua Meixi and warned that Sikong Jing might have gathered evidence.
• Yang Zhi revealed that Sikong Jing was at the Yang Residence fighting Wan Tonghui, and Li Feng urged him to kill Sikong Jing and blame the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.
• Duanmu Chun arrived, and Li Feng fled before he could be discovered; Yang Zhi hid his connection to Li Feng and pretended not to know about the kidnapping.
• Duanmu Chun recounted the kidnapping and proposed handing Wan Tonghui to Yao Bajue under another charge, but Yang Zhi refused to let him die.
• Yang Zhi suggested that Duanmu Chun find someone else to present as the masked culprit so Yao Yulou would kill that man instead.

Yang Zhi tried to protect Wan Tonghui while secretly ordering Sikong Jing’s death, as Duanmu Chun confronted him over the case. Sikong Jing overwhelmed Wan Tonghui, but a Yang Family elder attacked him with a concealed Emperor Martial Stage sword strike just as Yao Yulou arrived.

• Yang Zhi claimed Wan Tonghui’s innocence, returned to the Yang Residence, and ordered a Yang Family elder to kill Sikong Jing in secret.
• Duanmu Chun realized Li Feng had warned Yang Zhi and intercepted him to keep him from fabricating evidence.
• Sikong Jing shattered Wan Tonghui’s Ten Thousand Swords as One with his Black Prison Fist Kill and moved to finish the fight.
• A Yang Family elder launched a hidden Emperor Martial Stage sword strike at Sikong Jing, disguising its aura to frame the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.
• Sikong Jing sensed Yao Yulou’s arrival but kept his attack aimed at Wan Tonghui as the sword strike descended.

Yao Yulou stopped a Yang Family elder from secretly attacking Sikong Jing and prevented the Yang Family from interfering in Sikong Jing and Wan Tonghui’s life-and-death battle. Duanmu Chun arrived and demanded an account of the chaos, while Yang Zhi secretly summoned reinforcements.

• Yao Yulou struck down the hidden Yang Family elder after the elder tried to kill Sikong Jing with a surprise attack.
• Sikong Jing continued fighting Wan Tonghui, whose hand had been bitten open, and Yao Yulou blasted away guards who tried to intervene.
• Yang Zhi charged at Yao Yulou, but Duanmu Chun stepped between them and forced Yang Zhi and the Yang Family experts back.
• Duanmu Chun demanded to know what had happened, stopped Yang Li from answering, and ordered Jin Liwu to explain the events.
• Jin Liwu told Duanmu Chun that Sikong Jing had come to the engagement banquet, killed Captain Dream Snatcher, and challenged Wan Tonghui, while leaving out the prior attack on Sikong Jing.
• Yang Zhi secretly sent word to Li Feng and Di Geng to come lend their strength.

Sikong Jing forced the Yang Family to address Wan Tonghui’s suspected role in Jiang Wanyou’s kidnapping by exposing the stakes of their life-or-death duel. Duanmu Chun questioned Wan Tonghui about his whereabouts, and Wan Tonghui’s denial faltered when Duanmu Chun named his accuser.

• Jin Liwu explained what had happened, leaving Duanmu Chun shocked that Sikong Jing had defeated Wan Tonghui in their duel.
• Yao Yulou argued that the Yang Family had no right to interfere and questioned why its elders had disguised themselves as members of the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.
• Duanmu Chun realized Sikong Jing had forced the kidnapping case into public view so neither side could manipulate it in secret.
• Duanmu Chun ordered Yang Li to be quiet and asked Wan Tonghui where he had been the previous night.
• Wan Tonghui claimed he had stayed at Myriad Victory Courtyard, then denied visiting Nameless Mountain Manor.
• Duanmu Chun said Madam Yao, the wife of Yao Bajue, had reported seeing Wan Tonghui at the manor.

At the Yang Residence hearing, Wan Tonghui denied masterminding the kidnapping of Yao Yulou’s wife, while Duanmu Chun revealed that she had identified him and that she was abducted by mistake. Sikong Jing testified that he had seen Wan Tonghui remove his mask, leaving the case to hinge on whether Sikong Jing had recorded the scene.

• Duanmu Chun said Jiang Wanyou had been rescued and identified Wan Tonghui as the mastermind behind her kidnapping.
• Duanmu Chun explained that Wan Tonghui’s men had meant to abduct Hua Meixi but mistakenly took Jiang Wanyou instead, prompting Yang Li and the Yang Family to protest.
• Li Feng and Di Geng arrived and challenged Duanmu Chun’s decision to begin questioning before the betrothal banquet.
• Li Feng said Jiang Wanyou had identified Wan Tonghui, but the masked kidnapper’s identity could not be proven from her testimony alone.
• Sikong Jing testified that he had seen Wan Tonghui remove his mask at Nameless Mountain Manor, and Yang Zhi asked whether Sikong Jing had recorded it with a Light-Returning Mirror.

Sikong Jing revealed that he had no Light-Returning Mirror to prove Wan Tonghui’s identity, then relied on their agreed fight to the death to attack him. Duanmu Chun upheld the agreement and protected Sikong Jing, choosing to stand with Yao Yulou despite Yang Zhi’s threat to his position.

• Sikong Jing admitted he lacked a Light-Returning Mirror, and Yang Li, Jin Liwu, Li Feng, Di Geng, and Wan Tonghui dismissed his accusation as unsupported.
• Yang Zhi and the others accused Sikong Jing of framing Wan Tonghui, while the Tyrant Judges expected Duanmu Chun to restrain Yao Yulou.
• Sikong Jing asked whether the fight-to-the-death agreement still stood, then slapped Wan Tonghui and pinned him beneath his foot.
• Duanmu Chun affirmed that the agreement counted and moved to shield Sikong Jing from the Yang Family.
• Yang Zhi threatened Duanmu Chun’s position, but Duanmu Chun said the Eastern Tyrant Branch did not belong to the Yang Family and declared his choice to stand with Yao Yulou.

Sikong Jing crippled Wan Tonghui during their life-and-death duel while Duanmu Chun and Di Geng held back the Yang Family. Yao Yulou prepared to finish Wan Tonghui, but Sikong Jing turned attention to Grandpa Wan San’s bracelet, hinting it contained evidence against him.

• Sikong Jing crushed Wan Tonghui’s hands and knees as Yang Li and Yang Zhi tried to intervene, while Duanmu Chun protected the duel.
• Yang Zhi ordered the Yang Family to attack Duanmu Chun, and Li Feng joined Duanmu Chun while objecting to how the duel was being handled.
• Di Geng urged Sikong Jing to end the fight, but Sikong Jing broke Wan Tonghui’s remaining knee and then held a sword to his throat to halt Yang Zhi’s assault.
• Sikong Jing summoned Yao Yulou to take over and leave Wan Tonghui with one breath, prompting Yang Zhi to threaten all-out war.
• Sikong Jing retrieved Grandpa Wan San’s bracelet and asked who had said he only had his side of the story, making Wan Tonghui suspect it held evidence.

Sikong Jing exposed Wan Tonghui’s kidnapping plot and collusion with the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce, forcing Grandpa Wan San to confess and take his own life. Yao Yulou punished Wan Tonghui, while Sikong Jing and Duanmu Chun departed for East Tyrant Courtyard, leaving Yang Zhi intent on killing Sikong Jing but unable to act for now.

• Sikong Jing presented letters proving Wan Tonghui had planned the kidnapping, and Yang Zhi and Yang Li read the evidence.
• Sikong Jing called out Grandpa Wan San, who emerged and confessed to helping Wan Tonghui plot the kidnapping and collude with the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce.
• After Yao Yulou promised to spare his family, Grandpa Wan San took his own life.
• Duanmu Chun warned Yang Zhi that protecting Wan Tonghui could make the Yang Family appear allied with the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce, and Yang Zhi withdrew his support.
• Yao Yulou stabbed Wan Tonghui as punishment while Yang Li pleaded for his life.
• Sikong Jing left for East Tyrant Courtyard with Duanmu Chun, and Yang Zhi vowed to kill him but was cautioned by Di Geng and Li Feng not to act recklessly.

After Yao Yulou killed Wan Tonghui, Yang Zhi vowed revenge and moved to have Duanmu Chun replaced. Aboard the flying vulture, Duanmu Chun discovered Sikong Jing had achieved Spirit Martial Fusion, then challenged him for acting without reporting Wan Tonghui's crimes.

• Yao Yulou tortured Wan Tonghui to death and warned Yang Zhi that Sikong Jing's safety was tied to Yang Li's life.
• Yang Li begged Yang Zhi to avenge Tonghui, and Yang Zhi slapped her before ordering contact with Tyrant Fierce Venerable to replace Duanmu Chun.
• Duanmu Chun examined Sikong Jing aboard the Steel Bone Flying Vulture and detected his Spirit Martial Fusion and condensed spirit image.
• Sikong Jing feigned ignorance and described how his spirit power had fused with his true qi, while concealing the Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Prison.
• Duanmu Chun explained Spirit Martial Fusion, then demanded to know why Sikong Jing had acted against Wan Tonghui without reporting to him first.

Sikong Jing explained to Duanmu Chun why he had kept the evidence against Wan Tonghui and acted to kill him, despite worsening his standing with Yang Zhi. Duanmu Chun reflected on his own compromises as Sikong Jing asked to return to rest.

• Sikong Jing argued that handing Grandpa Wan San to Duanmu Chun could have let Li Feng or Di Geng destroy the evidence and protect Wan Tonghui.
• Sikong Jing told Duanmu Chun he had acted for Aunt Jiang, Captain Hua, and his own chance to eliminate Wan Tonghui, while admitting he did not feel loyalty to the Eastern Tyrant Branch.
• Sikong Jing said he would accept the trouble because acting true to his heart mattered to his martial path, then asked permission to return to rest.
• Duanmu Chun questioned whether Sikong Jing's choice had been worth its consequences, then realized he had gradually forgotten his original convictions.

After Sikong Jing explained his actions at the Yang Residence, Duanmu Chun recognized his fierce independence but struggled to decide whether he deserved support. Di Geng questioned how to handle Sikong Jing’s major merits, and Duanmu Chun asked for his opinion.

• Sikong Jing told Duanmu Chun that he had found an Iron-Wing Divine Vulture core at Bright Dragon Stronghold, explaining the Steel Bone Flying Vulture’s bloodline.
• Sikong Jing admitted he had prolonged the duel to maim Wan Tonghui, had relied on Duanmu Chun’s stance to ensure his escape, and had killed Captain Dream Snatcher in self-defense.
• Sikong Jing argued that killing a captain gave the Tyrant Judges an excuse to withhold his merits, then flew back to the Heavenly Wolf Courtyard.
• Duanmu Chun reflected on Sikong Jing’s defiance of the old rules and wondered whether his spirit-martial fusion made him worth nurturing.
• Duanmu Chun told Di Geng that Sikong Jing’s strength came from his powerful spirit platform consciousness sea and Yao Yulou’s Emperor-grade artifact, concealing the spirit-martial fusion.
• Di Geng asked how Duanmu Chun planned to deal with Sikong Jing’s accomplishments, and Duanmu Chun asked what he thought.