Recaps

Ye Lin learned that Xue Xin might return with the Blood Demon Sage, a Quasi-Saint at the Third Heaven, and chose to wait for them rather than destroy the Imperial Jade Seal. He remained confident he could fight the Sage as Wang Dali anxiously waited with the army.

• Wang Dali regretted destroying the imperial capital because Xue Xin might return with the Blood Demon Sage and leave him without a way to plead his case.
• Ye Lin heard that the Blood Demon Sage was at the Third Heaven of the Quasi-Saint Realm and said he could fight anyone below the Fourth Heaven.
• Wang Dali estimated that Xue Xin and the Blood Demon Sage could arrive within one shichen.
• Ye Lin sat down to wait for Xue Xin and the Blood Demon Sage, keeping the Imperial Jade Seal intact.
• Wang Dali urged Ye Lin to destroy the Imperial Jade Seal and cripple Xue Xin before the Sage arrived, but Ye Lin refused.
• The army waited with Ye Lin while Wang Dali anxiously worried that Ye Lin might lose to the Blood Demon Sage.

Wang Dali waited anxiously for the Blood Demon Saint to appear, hoping his fears were unfounded. When the Blood Demon Saint arrived with Xue Xin and a host of black-armored warriors, Wang Dali realized he could not defeat him and feared the destruction of his Southern Barbarian Dynasty.

• Wang Dali considered whether to surrender, flee, or fight, and hoped that Xue Xin had no connection to the Blood Demon Saint.
• Ye Lin watched Wang Dali and guessed that he was searching for a way out.
• A tremendous boom sounded an hour later, and a mass of black-armored figures appeared on the horizon.
• Wang Dali recognized Xue Xin beside the Blood Demon Saint and realized the Saint had reached the third level of the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The Blood Demon Saint looked toward the Great Frost Dynasty and said he had heard of Su Tao.

The Blood Demon Saint demanded that Su Tao apologize, revealing that Su Tao was descended from the household of the Heavenward Imperial Dynasty’s First Prime Minister. Ye Lin stepped forward to face him, while the Blood Demon Saint refused Xue Xin’s request to seize the Great Frost Dynasty because he feared Su Tao’s connections.

• The Blood Demon Saint halted his army and demanded that Su Tao come out and apologize, nearly driving the Great Frost Dynasty’s Azure Dragon Army commander into qi deviation with his voice.
• Wang Dali realized Su Tao’s alleged Imperial Dynasty ancestry might protect the Great Frost Dynasty from the Blood Demon Saint.
• Ye Lin appeared before the armies and told the Blood Demon Saint that Su Tao was not there.
• The Blood Demon Saint declared that he would kill Ye Lin, wipe out the troops, and take one of Su Tao’s arms as punishment.
• Xue Xin asked the Blood Demon Saint to take both the Great Frost Dynasty and the Southern Barbarian Dynasty, but he refused to target the Great Frost Dynasty because he feared Su Tao’s family.

Ye Lin effortlessly killed Liu San, a Quasi-Saint, and challenged the Blood Demon Saint. The Blood Demon Saint accepted and released his overwhelming aura, leaving Wang Dali worried about the fight ahead.

• Wang Dali heard the Blood Demon Saint and Xue Xin discuss the Southern Barbarian Dynasty but stayed silent.
• The Blood Demon Saint sent Liu San to attack Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin caught Liu San by the throat and crushed his head with one hand.
• The Blood Demon Saint questioned Ye Lin, who challenged him to prove his strength.
• The Blood Demon Saint drew a blood-red curved blade and unleashed his aura, which frightened the surrounding cultivators and alarmed Wang Dali.

Ye Lin easily defeated and killed the Blood Demon Saint after the Saint attacked him. With the Blood Demon Saint reduced to ash, Xue Xin knelt in terror before Ye Lin.

• The Blood Demon Saint charged at Ye Lin while Xue Xin expected him to win and take the Southern Barbarian Dynasty.
• Ye Lin fired compressed Sword Qi that sent the Blood Demon Saint flying and pierced his chest.
• Ye Lin dismissed the Quasi-Saints as weak and struck the Blood Demon Saint down, turning him to ash.
• Xue Xin knelt in the Void, terrified, as Ye Lin turned toward her.

Ye Lin killed Xue Xin and the Blood Demon Saint with ease, ending the Snow Domain Dynasty’s rule. The ministers died or were executed, and the warship sailed away, leaving the commoners uncertain about what would happen next.

• Xue Xin begged Ye Lin to spare her, but he killed her with a strand of Sword Qi.
• Old Prime Minister Tian Su took his own life, and several ministers followed him in death.
• Ye Lin ordered the remaining ministers killed and had the warship sail away.
• The commoners hid in their homes, unsure what would become of them.
• Wang Dali watched the warship depart and felt relieved that he had sided with Ye Lin.

After Ye Lin redirected the warship toward the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty, its ruler learned that the Blood Demon Saint and Xue Xin had been killed and that the Great Frost Dynasty’s army was advancing on him. Convinced resistance was futile, he decided to surrender and preserve his dynasty’s legacy.

• Ye Lin pointed out the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty on a map, and Han Che redirected the warship toward it.
• A messenger told the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty’s court that the Blood Demon Saint and Xue Xin were dead and that the imperial capital of the Snow Domain Dynasty had been destroyed.
• The ministers urged Black Pupil, Lord of the Ten Thousand Demons, to surrender to the advancing Great Frost Dynasty.
• Black Pupil considered the defeat of other powerful figures and concluded that his forces could not stop the Great Frost Dynasty.
• Black Pupil decided to surrender, reasoning that it offered hope of survival and would preserve the Demon Race’s fortune.

Blood Pupil surrendered the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty to Ye Lin and the Great Frost Dynasty, avoiding a battle and preserving his life. With the Imperial Jade Seal secured, Han Che saw the unification of the Southern Region as an achievable purpose.

• Blood Pupil decided to surrender and led his ministers to meet the Great Frost Dynasty's army.
• Wang Dali stepped forward to serve as vanguard, eager to prove himself to Ye Lin.
• Blood Pupil and his officials welcomed the army and offered the Ten Thousand Demons Dynasty's submission before Wang Dali could act.
• Ye Lin accepted the surrender, and Han Che put away the Imperial Jade Seal.
• Blood Pupil knelt before Ye Lin, who told him to rise.

The rulers of the remaining Southern Region dynasties gathered to discuss the Great Frost Dynasty’s rapid conquests, but they doubted they could defeat Su Tao or trust one another if they joined forces. The meeting ended without a solution as the rulers weighed the danger of both Su Tao and their rivals.

• The rulers learned that Blood Pupil had surrendered and that four dynasties had fallen in six days.
• The rulers debated whether Su Tao was backed by the Northern Region’s imperial dynasty and argued over how to stop him.
• One ruler warned that even a joint victory over Su Tao could leave the survivors vulnerable to one another’s ambitions.
• The rulers recognized they could not trust one another and had no clear way to resist Su Tao.

Eight dynasty lords decided to seek Venerable Mo Xing’s help against the Great Frost Dynasty and hurried to the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty. There, Mo Yuan told them that his grandfather was in seclusion and warned that disturbing him could have serious consequences.

• A dynasty lord argued that only the southern region’s Quasi-Saint Third Heaven expert could stand against the Great Frost Dynasty, and the eight dynasty lords agreed to seek him out.
• The eight dynasty lords set off for the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty before the Great Frost Dynasty could destroy another dynasty.
• After crossing much of the southern region in three hours, the eight arrived at the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty’s imperial capital.
• Mo Yuan stopped the visitors and asked their intention, and one dynasty lord demanded to see Venerable Mo Xing.
• Mo Yuan said his grandfather was in seclusion and warned that he could not bear the consequences of disturbing him.

Mo Yuan faced eight dynasty rulers seeking Venerable Mo Xing’s help against the Great Frost Dynasty and its powerful newcomer. Mo Xing agreed to lead them to suppress the enemy the following day.

• A dynasty ruler warned Mo Yuan that the Great Frost Dynasty threatened the Southern Region and demanded to see Venerable Mo Xing.
• The rulers cited the Blood Demon Saint’s death and threatened to submit to the Great Frost Dynasty if Mo Xing refused to act.
• Mo Yuan decided to report the matter to his grandfather.
• Venerable Mo Xing summoned the rulers and said he already knew of the threat.
• Venerable Mo Xing told the rulers to prepare to accompany him the next day to suppress the enemy and erase the Great Frost Dynasty from the Southern Region.

Ye Lin learned that Venerable Mo Xing, a legendary expert of the Southern Region, had ordered the ruler of the Great Frost Dynasty to commit suicide or face destruction. Ye Lin decided to head directly to the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty and kill Venerable Mo Xing.

• A messenger delivered Venerable Mo Xing’s ultimatum to the Great Frost Dynasty.
• Han Che explained that Venerable Mo Xing had been a third-level Quasi-Saint ten thousand years earlier and had lived in the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty.
• Wang Dali and Blood Pupil feared Venerable Mo Xing, but Ye Lin dismissed the threat.
• Ye Lin ordered the army to go straight to the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty and kill Venerable Mo Xing.

Ye Lin's army advanced toward the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty, while Mo Xing prepared to face him. The chapter ended with Mo Xing waiting confidently for Ye Lin to arrive.

• Han Che ordered the army to change course and head for the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty.
• Blood Pupil regretted surrendering and worried that Ye Lin might lose to Mo Xing.
• A messenger told Mo Xing that Ye Lin's army was approaching and would arrive in about a day.
• Mo Xing recalled his past battles and declared that he would wait for Ye Lin at the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty.

Ye Lin’s army reached the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty’s imperial capital without opposition, where Venerable Mo Xing waited as armies and twelve dynasty rulers gathered to confront them. Blood Pupil feared that he and Wang Dali would not survive the coming battle.

• Ye Lin’s army traveled for a day and night before arriving at the Heaven-Equaling Dynasty.
• The army advanced unchecked toward the imperial capital, making Wang Dali and Blood Pupil more wary of Venerable Mo Xing’s confidence.
• Ye Lin’s army reached the imperial capital, where an old man sat with tea at the top of its tallest building.
• More than a dozen explosions sounded as vast armies filled the Void around the capital.
• Twelve dynasty rulers appeared and insulted Wang Dali and Blood Pupil for defecting to the south.
• Blood Pupil recognized the danger posed by the twelve rulers and feared he and Wang Dali would die even if Ye Lin defeated Mo Xing.

Blood Pupil regretted being left out of the rulers’ plan to notify Venerable Mo Xing, while Wang Dali remained committed to Ye Lin. When Mo Xing questioned Ye Lin’s identity and confidence, Ye Lin dismissed him as weak, and Wang Dali stepped in to defend his Imperial Lord.

• Blood Pupil silently resented the twelve figures for arranging to notify Venerable Mo Xing without telling him and wondered whether he should change sides.
• Wang Dali accepted the risks of backing Ye Lin and decided he would flee only if he could not win a fight.
• The white-haired Mo Xing asked Ye Lin where he came from, noting that he had never heard of such a young expert.
• Ye Lin called Mo Xing pathetically weak and asked what justified his arrogance.
• A ruler from an imperial dynasty rebuked Ye Lin, and Wang Dali immediately defended his Imperial Lord.

Wang Dali challenged Wei Xun to a duel to prove his worth to Ye Lin, and the two fought inside a barrier raised by Venerable Mo Xing. The battle remained close, but Ye Lin judged that Wang Dali would win unless Wei Xun had a powerful trump card.

• Wei Xun insulted Wang Dali as a traitor, and Wang Dali challenged him to a fight to the death.
• Wei Xun accepted the duel, while Ye Lin and Venerable Mo Xing watched without interfering.
• Wang Dali charged Wei Xun, and they clashed with a broadsword and a spear.
• Venerable Mo Xing enclosed the duel in a barrier to protect his imperial capital from their destructive power.
• Wang Dali and Wei Xun fought to a near-even match, though Ye Lin believed Wang Dali had the advantage and would win unless Wei Xun revealed a trump card.

Wang Dali defeated Wei Xun in a brutal duel, and Ye Lin rewarded him with pills that healed his injuries and promised to raise his cultivation. As Wang Dali began recovering aboard the warship, Blood Pupil was astonished by the pills’ power.

• Ye Lin and Venerable Mo Xing prepared for the difficult battle they expected to face after watching the duel.
• Wang Dali killed Wei Xun with his final slash, overcoming his opponent through greater combat experience and cunning.
• Wang Dali returned to Ye Lin’s warship badly injured, and Ye Lin praised him and gave him a healing pill and a cultivation-raising pill.
• Wang Dali swallowed the Healing Pill and began recovering rapidly as his wounds closed and his aura rose.
• Blood Pupil watched Wang Dali’s recovery in shock, amazed by the pills’ extraordinary effects.

Blood Pupil considered attacking for a share of Ye Lin’s pill reward but decided against risking his life. Chu Lang then challenged him to a duel over their humiliating encounter ten thousand years earlier, and Blood Pupil accepted.

• Blood Pupil envied the pills Ye Lin had bestowed on Wang Dali, but after weighing the risks, he decided to keep his head down and develop quietly.
• Chu Lang stepped forward and challenged Blood Pupil to a fight to the death, insisting that no one else interfere.
• Blood Pupil recognized Chu Lang and accused him of having once knelt and begged for his life.
• Chu Lang recalled how Blood Pupil had humiliated him ten thousand years earlier and vowed to make him pay.
• Blood Pupil accepted the duel and declared that he would kill Chu Lang again.

Wang Dali recovered from his injuries with the pill and watched Chu Lang overwhelm Blood Pupil in their duel. Chu Lang revealed that he had spent ten thousand years studying their earlier battle, while Blood Pupil struggled to understand how his opponent could anticipate his moves.

• Wang Dali found that the pill had healed his severe injuries in less than half an hour.
• Wang Dali watched Blood Pupil fight Chu Lang and judged that Blood Pupil had made no progress in ten thousand years.
• Chu Lang gained the upper hand, taunting Blood Pupil and breaking his attacks as the fight continued.
• Blood Pupil spat blood and wondered how Chu Lang had become so powerful and seemed to predict his moves.
• Chu Lang said he had reviewed every detail of their battle every day for ten thousand years.
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Chu Lang killed Blood Pupil to erase a ten-thousand-year humiliation, then broke through to the second level of the Quasi-Saint Realm. He challenged Ye Lin, while the dynasty lords hoped Ye Lin would kill him so they could seize his dynasty.

• Chu Lang said he had spent ten thousand years seeking revenge and lamented that Blood Pupil had not grown stronger.
• Chu Lang killed Blood Pupil, and Ye Lin chose not to intervene.
• With his inner demon dispelled, Chu Lang broke through to the second level of the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Chu Lang challenged Ye Lin to come down from the warship and fight him.
• The dynasty lords stayed silent and privately hoped Chu Lang would die so they could take over his dynasty.

Ye Lin killed Chu Lang with a single sword strike, shocking the rulers of the imperial dynasties and Wang Dali. Venerable Mo Xing sensed the danger and demanded to know who Ye Lin was and where he came from.

• Wang Dali charged toward Chu Lang after hearing him bark like a dog.
• Ye Lin's sword light struck Chu Lang between the brows and killed him instantly.
• The dynasty rulers watched in shock, unable to understand how Chu Lang had died so quickly.
• Wang Dali backed away and sat down, realizing he had underestimated Ye Lin's strength.
• Venerable Mo Xing narrowed his eyes at Ye Lin and asked who he was and where he came from.

Ye Lin ended his patience with the gathered rulers and prepared to fight Venerable Mo Xing after killing Chu Lang. Mo Xing unleashed his formidable third-level Quasi-Saint aura, while Ye Lin remained calm and unreadable.

• Ye Lin rose and declared that his patience had run out, preparing to end the confrontation.
• Venerable Mo Xing stood to fight Ye Lin, believing himself invincible below the fourth level of the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The imperial dynasty rulers moved away from the two fighters and decided they would surrender to whoever won.
• Venerable Mo Xing released his domineering third-level Quasi-Saint aura, frightening the rulers watching from a distance.
• Ye Lin stood silently in the Void without revealing any aura, leaving the rulers uncertain of his strength.

Su Tao learned that Ye Lin had confronted Venerable Mo Xing and hurried south to support him, fearing Ye Lin’s death would ruin his plans. Five dynasty lords blocked Su Tao at the Black River, forcing him to face them before he could continue.

• Su Tao learned that Ye Lin was confronting Venerable Mo Xing and abandoned his plans to rush south.
• Su Tao left orders for his subordinates not to act rashly while he was gone.
• Five dynasty lords intercepted Su Tao at the Black River and taunted him for trying to reach the south.
• Su Tao demanded that the five lords move aside, but they challenged him to fight all five at once.

Su Tao fought the five rulers of the imperial dynasties above the Black River after they provoked him, revealing that he had reached the second level of the Quasi-Saint Realm. He overwhelmed their alliance but remained distracted by another battle in the south.

• The five rulers mocked Su Tao and challenged him together, warning him not to support the fight in the south.
• Su Tao summoned lightning and attacked the five rulers, vowing that none of them would escape.
• Su Tao suppressed the five rulers, who realized he had reached the second level of the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The rulers urged one another to hold Su Tao back until their target in the south died, while Su Tao said he would kill them if he had no other matters to attend to.

An old man foresaw that Su Tao would unify the Southern Region and become the next ruler, despite the unexpected intervention of a visitor from beyond the heavens. He told his grandson their family should wait for the visitor to approach and agree to whatever he asked.

• A young man reported the Southern Region's turmoil to the old man, including the mysterious powerhouse fighting Venerable Mo Xing and Su Tao fighting five opponents at Black River.
• The old man revealed that the mysterious powerhouse came from beyond the heavens and followed a Great Dao far beyond the cultivators' own.
• The old man said Su Tao would unify the Southern Region, Venerable Mo Xing would die, and the visitor would eventually leave.
• The old man recalled his divination from ten thousand years earlier, which had foretold Su Tao's rise to power.
• The old man instructed the young man to wait for the visitor to come to their family and agree to whatever he requested.