Recaps

Song Ting’s transformations gave him an early advantage, but Blood Baleful unleashed his boundless Killing Intent and overwhelmed him. Song Ting fell wounded in the Arena as the light in his eyes began to fade.

• Ye Lin watched Song Ting’s varied attacks and learned that his transformations also reproduced the powers of what he became.
• Blood Baleful rose and flooded the Arena with crimson-purple Killing Intent, transforming his body and greatsword.
• Song Ting transformed into a golden Divine Dragon and used its breath to counter Blood Baleful’s attack.
• Blood Baleful’s greatsword broke through the dragon’s breath, severed its foreclaw, and wounded its back.
• Song Ting crashed onto the Arena floor, bleeding gold as the light in his eyes flickered and faded.

Blood Baleful defeated Song Ting in the Arena by driving his greatsword through the golden dragon’s head, then collapsed from the backlash of the Killing Intent he had drawn into himself. The Boundary Sea Abyss celebrated while Origin Continent cultivators realized Blood Baleful might survive, but would suffer lasting torment.

• Song Ting gathered his remaining dragon breath for a final strike, but Blood Baleful plunged his greatsword through the dragon’s skull and killed him.
• The golden dragon dissipated, leaving Song Ting dead in human form as Blood Baleful knelt beside him, alive but drenched in blood.
• Blood Baleful forced out that he had won, then collapsed as the backlash from the Killing Intent overwhelmed him.
• The Boundary Sea Abyss erupted in cheers while the Origin Continent spectators stared in shock and grief.
• Origin Continent cultivators explained that the Killing Intent had contaminated Blood Baleful’s Primordial Spirit and true spirit, and a young man said surviving was better than dying.

After the Origin Continent lost its fourth battle, Yan Ting and the others faced the cost of the defeats and questioned whether they could overcome the Chaos Ancient Clan. The chapter ended with a Daoist-robed elder insisting that holding the arena competition had been the right decision.

• Yan Ting reflected that the Origin Continent had lost four battles, four top geniuses, and three great provinces despite Nangong Yue's victory.
• Ye Lin dismissed the other geniuses' despair and focused only on winning his own battle.
• An expert in the Endless Void said the fighter who drew Killing Intent into his body had sacrificed his future, confirming another loss for the Origin Continent.
• An expert questioned whether the arena competition had been a mistake after the Origin Continent lost four of five battles.
• A Daoist-robed elder declared that holding the competition had been an extremely correct decision.

Origin Continent’s powerful figures accepted that the Arena had bought them time against the Chaos Ancient Clan, even though their side had lost four of the first five battles. They rallied their confidence to avoid discouraging the remaining contestants.

• An old man argued that the Arena’s losses had exposed the gap between the Origin Continent and the Chaos Ancient Clan, while giving survivors a chance to grow stronger and buying time.
• The powerful figures agreed that delaying a full-scale invasion had been their true victory, even if some leaders grieved for fallen daughters and heirs.
• The spectators worried that the Origin Continent might lose most of the remaining Arena matches.
• The powerful figures urged one another to show confidence so their mood would not undermine the fighters still to compete.

Yan Ting faced Annihilation in the next match, while spectators argued that Yan Ting’s heavenly thunder gave him a decisive advantage over Annihilation’s Great Dao of the Undead. The fight had not yet begun when the chapter ended, and the outcome remained uncertain.

• Ye Lin recognized that Yan Ting had drawn match number fourteen and wished him luck.
• Yan Ting stepped into the Arena and called for his opponent to come forward.
• Annihilation emerged from the Chaos Ancient Clan, carrying a strange staff, and joined Yan Ting in the Arena.
• Yan Ting and Annihilation exchanged remarks before preparing to fight.
• A spectator explained that Yan Ting’s heavenly thunder was especially effective against Annihilation’s power, though the result would ultimately depend on their strength.

Yan Ting and Annihilation fought in the arena, where Annihilation's undead power countered Yan Ting's lightning. The two withdrew to a distance, and Yan Ting remarked that Annihilation's methods were as insidious as ever.

• Annihilation spread a gray undead domain across the arena with his staff.
• Yan Ting hurled a lightning spear at Annihilation, but Annihilation swallowed it with a column of undead mist.
• Yan Ting charged and attacked with lightning, while Annihilation's robe transformed into strips that summoned pale hands to corrode the lightning.
• Yan Ting cut Annihilation's shoulder with a thunderclap blade, and Annihilation struck Yan Ting's forearm with his staff, sending cold undead energy into it.
• Yan Ting burned away the yin energy, and the two fighters retreated; Yan Ting noted the lingering bruise and criticized Annihilation's insidious methods.

Yan Ting used the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to overwhelm Annihilation with a relentless assault, leaving the Origin Continent cultivators expecting victory. Annihilation stopped retreating and summoned something as Yan Ting launched a powerful sixth punch.

• Annihilation remarked that Yan Ting's lightning still hurt, and Yan Ting formed lightning armor with the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, First Form: Thunderfall.
• Yan Ting absorbed a pillar of lightning and struck Annihilation, scorching his hands and forcing him back seven steps.
• Yan Ting followed with a relentless series of punches that burned and wounded Annihilation while damaging his staff and dispersing the undead mist.
• Origin Continent cultivators cheered as Yan Ting seemed to have Annihilation beaten, while the Chaos Ancient Clan members remained confident that Annihilation had a hidden tactic.
• Yan Ting launched a sixth punch infused with seventy percent of his lightning power, and Annihilation held his staff across his body and murmured, "Summon!"

Annihilation summoned three Third Heaven Quasi-Saint undead that overwhelmed Yan Ting and drained his thunderclap power. With Yan Ting trapped and weakened, Annihilation approached him and revealed that he had prepared the attack especially for him.

• Annihilation shattered the skull ornament on his staff, releasing three Third Heaven Quasi-Saint undead.
• The curved-blade and bone-shield undead attacked Yan Ting while the chain undead bound and weakened him with its deathly aura.
• Yan Ting broke one chain with his lightning and struck the curved-blade undead, but the other two undead knocked him off balance and bound him again.
• The three undead trapped Yan Ting as Annihilation formed a sinister hand seal and told him the attack had been prepared especially for him.

Yan Ting transformed his body into a Thunder Dao Sacred Body and broke free of Annihilation’s undead assault. He drove back the three undead, turning the battle on the arena.

• Annihilation’s three Third Heaven Quasi-Saint undead overwhelmed Yan Ting as spectators on both islands reacted to his apparent defeat.
• As Annihilation’s deathly aura descended, Yan Ting opened his eyes and invoked the Thunder Dao Sacred Body.
• Yan Ting concentrated his lightning power into his heart, then reforged his entire body into a vessel of heavenly lightning.
• Yan Ting shattered his chains and blasted the three undead away, suppressing them with his lightning power.

Yan Ting unleashed Great Dao Divine Thunder, destroying Annihilation’s three undead and shattering his staff. Exhausted but victorious, Yan Ting moved to finish Annihilation, who smiled and questioned whether he had truly lost.

• Yan Ting formed and released Great Dao Divine Thunder, drawing on the laws of thunder across a million li.
• Yan Ting’s divine thunder destroyed Annihilation’s three undead and broke apart his staff, purifying the undead mist within it.
• Annihilation stood exposed and defenseless as Yan Ting’s lightning faded and his strength nearly gave out.
• Yan Ting approached Annihilation, declared that he had lost, and raised his hand to strike.
• Annihilation smiled and asked, “Have I lost?”

Annihilation transformed into a Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint monster by calling the vengeful spirits within him back into his body. He overwhelmed and killed Yan Ting, then howled over the fallen fighter.

• Annihilation summoned the vengeful spirits he had slain and refined, transforming into a monster and breaking through to the Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Yan Ting, nearly out of strength, attacked the monster, but his lightning failed to pierce its bone armor.
• The monster slammed Yan Ting into the Arena, shattered his Thunder Dao Sacred Body, and wounded him with its claws.
• Annihilation said the killing blow was repayment, then pierced Yan Ting's chest and killed him.
• The thunder crystals on Yan Ting's body crumbled as the monster howled with the cries of the vengeful spirits and Annihilation's fading thought.

Annihilation turned into an undead monster and charged toward the Origin Continent spectators' island. The experts tried to stop it, but it brushed aside their combined attacks as the island's cultivators fled.

• Annihilation roared atop the Arena, then left it and headed for the spectators' island.
• The Holy Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Sacred Land struck with a Great Dao Divine Thunder, but a gray giant hand shattered the attack and warned him not to interfere.
• The experts argued that the Arena's contestants should settle the matter themselves, while the monster drew within a hundred li of the island.
• Third Heaven Quasi-Saint experts attacked together, but the monster crushed all their attacks with one claw.
• The island's cultivators began fleeing, and the experts continued attacking the monster.

Annihilation overwhelmed the gathered cultivators, whose attacks could not harm him, while the Chaos Ancient Clan experts mocked them. The monster then targeted Shen Chen, leaving the others unable to intervene.

• Chaos Ancient Clan experts laughed as Annihilation held off the group of cultivators.
• The cultivators and some spectators attacked Annihilation, but their attacks had no effect.
• One cultivator proposed breaking through to the Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm, but another urged everyone to keep attacking rather than risk damaging their foundation.
• Annihilation roared, released a shockwave that sent countless figures flying, and declared that those who blocked him would die.
• Annihilation appeared before Shen Chen and severed his connection to the laws, while the other cultivators were blasted back before they could reach him.

Shen Chen’s Purple Zenith Lightning failed against the Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm monster, leaving him trapped until Ye Lin intervened. Ye Lin killed the monster with one sword, stunning the watching cultivators.

• Shen Chen attacked the monster with Purple Zenith Lightning, but it caught and crushed the lightning.
• The monster reached for Shen Chen, while the other cultivators could not get close enough to save him.
• Ye Lin’s sword appeared and blocked the monster’s claw, giving Shen Chen time to retreat.
• Ye Lin arrived, summoned Divine Evolution to his hand, and struck the monster with Heaven-Opening.
• The monster gradually dissipated, and the cultivators stared in shock at its death.

Ye Lin revealed his strength by killing the monster with a flawless sword strike, earning the awe of the Origin Continent’s cultivators and the praise of powerful figures watching from the Void. The Sword God questioned how Ye Lin had mastered a strike beyond what he should have been able to comprehend.

• Ye Lin determined the monster was only at the Pseudo Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm and killed it with one sword strike.
• The cultivators praised Ye Lin and recognized him as the Origin Continent’s hidden trump card.
• Heavenly Blade Sage praised his disciple to the old man beside him and said no one on the Chaos Ancient Clan’s side could defeat him.
• The Ninth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm experts admired Ye Lin’s sword strike and asked the Sword God for his judgment.
• The Sword God said Ye Lin’s perfect sword strike seemed beyond what he should have been able to comprehend.

Sword God struggled to explain how Ye Lin had unleashed a flawless sword technique far beyond his cultivation, while the other powerhouses and contestants recognized Ye Lin’s overwhelming strength. The contestants feared being matched against him and hoped to avoid him.

• Sword God wondered how Ye Lin could perform such a perfect sword strike, then dismissed the idea that Ye Lin had comprehended it himself.
• Sword God concluded that Ye Lin’s cultivation might be deeper than he could perceive.
• The powerhouses marveled that a Third Heaven Quasi-Saint like Ye Lin had shown such strength and saw hope for the Origin Continent.
• The Chaos Ancient Clan’s contestants acknowledged that they could not withstand Ye Lin’s sword strike, even if they used every trump card.
• The contestants checked their numbers and silently hoped they would not be matched against Ye Lin.

Silver Dragon and Flowing Wind, old rivals from the Origin Continent and Chaos Ancient Clan, faced each other in the next arena match. Silver Dragon launched a powerful series of spear attacks, but Flowing Wind deftly evaded and deflected them, leaving Silver Dragon struggling to keep up.

• The draw paired Flowing Wind of the Chaos Ancient Clan against Silver Dragon of the Origin Continent.
• Silver Dragon and Flowing Wind recognized each other as old rivals and prepared to fight.
• Silver Dragon opened with a spear thrust that Flowing Wind evaded by keeping just out of reach.
• Silver Dragon swept his spear across the Arena, but Flowing Wind folded low and slid beneath the attack to strike at his ankles.
• Silver Dragon unleashed twelve intricate spear thrusts, while Flowing Wind dodged and deflected each attack with his twin golden sabers.
• Silver Dragon grew short of breath as Flowing Wind continued to evade his forceful attacks with ease.

Flowing Wind wounded Silver Dragon while evading his spear attacks, then overwhelmed him with seven coordinated afterimages. As Silver Dragon grew exhausted and covered in cuts, he gathered his remaining strength into his spear, forcing Flowing Wind to recall his afterimages and retreat.

• Flowing Wind slipped past Silver Dragon's spear and cut his arm, ribs, and thigh.
• Silver Dragon unleashed Silver Dragon... Pierces the Sun, wounding Flowing Wind's left shoulder but spending much of his strength.
• Flowing Wind summoned seven afterimages that attacked Silver Dragon from all sides and covered him with more than a hundred cuts.
• Silver Dragon continued defending while secretly gathering the force of Flowing Wind's attacks into his spear.
• Flowing Wind sensed the spear's dangerous change, merged his afterimages, and retreated with his blades raised.

Silver Dragon unleashed his ultimate spear strike and killed Flowing Wind, but collapsed from his wounds immediately afterward. He lay bleeding on the Arena as the stunned audience realized he had won.

• Silver Dragon gathered his life force and spear insights into Dragonfall: Star Extinction and fired it at the retreating Flowing Wind.
• Flowing Wind's golden shield and twin blades shattered, and Silver Dragon's strike pierced his chest and pinned him to the Arena barrier.
• Flowing Wind's golden eyes dimmed, and he died against the barrier wall.
• Silver Dragon staggered to one knee, said Flowing Wind was finally dead, and collapsed beside his spear.
• The venue fell silent until a cultivator confirmed that Silver Dragon had won.

After Silver Dragon defeated Flowing Wind, Origin Continent celebrated its second victory and regained confidence. The next Arena match was drawn, with Number One selected.

• Origin Continent cultivators celebrated Silver Dragon's victory and carried him away for urgent treatment.
• The Chaos Ancient Clan discussed Flowing Wind's defeat and resolved to risk their lives in future battles.
• A deep voice from the darkness expressed eagerness to fight next, frightening the surrounding Chaos Ancient Clan experts.
• A silver-haired middle-aged man watched the Arena from the Boundary Sea, then vanished amid thunder.
• The next match was drawn, and Number One was selected.

Chaisang emerged from the darkness and headed for the Arena, frightening the Chaos Ancient Clan experts who watched him. Wang Xiuyuan of the Taiji Dao Sect stepped forward to face him, and the chapter ended as the two exchanged threats.

• Chaisang appeared before the Chaos Ancient Clan experts, who retreated in fear.
• The clan's prodigies said that anyone from the Origin Continent except Ye Lin would die facing Chaisang.
• Wang Xiuyuan volunteered to fight Chaisang despite a warning that his opponent was unusual.
• A woman told Ye Lin that Wang Xiuyuan was the senior disciple of the Taiji Dao Sect in the Central Region.
• Chaisang and Wang Xiuyuan traded threats as they prepared to fight.

Chaisang attacked Wang Xiuyuan, who used Tai Chi to redirect the blows and avoid being hit. Wang Xiuyuan remained trapped on the defensive as Chaisang warned that breaking his balance would shatter his defenses.

• Chaisang launched a claw strike at Wang Xiuyuan, who turned and redirected its force into the arena floor.
• Chaisang tested Wang Xiuyuan's Tai Chi by unleashing a frenzied barrage of attacks from every angle.
• Wang Xiuyuan deflected the blows and evaded their edges, but steadily retreated without finding an opening to counterattack.
• Chaisang told Wang Xiuyuan that if his circle-like defense lost its center, it would shatter.

Wang Xiuyuan exploited Chaisang’s pause to wound him with Taiji Return to Origin, but Chaisang endured the attack and delighted in the pain. Chaisang’s cracked body leaked dark mist as he complained that Wang Xiuyuan was cruel.

• Chaisang abruptly stopped his assault, letting Wang Xiuyuan’s balance shift, then stabbed him beneath the ribs and drank his blood.
• Wang Xiuyuan steadied himself and unleashed Taiji Return to Origin, smoothing Chaisang’s spatial distortions as the attack struck his chest.
• Chaisang was driven backward, and the blow shattered much of the stardust-like pattern covering his body and cracked his skin.
• Chaisang traced a crack, tasted the dark mist leaking from it, and complained that the injury hurt and Wang Xiuyuan was cruel.

Chaisang overwhelmed Wang Xiuyuan after exploiting the pain and damage from Wang's old wound. Wang fell to his knees, badly injured, as Chaisang praised his Taiji.

• Wang Xiuyuan realized his Taiji Return to Origin strike had not slowed Chaisang, who welcomed the pain.
• Chaisang attacked at more than twice his previous speed, sending afterimages at Wang from every direction.
• Wang Xiuyuan struggled to defend himself as his old wound disrupted his Taiji Body Stance and Chaisang's claws inflicted spreading injuries.
• Chaisang repeatedly struck the weaknesses in Wang's defense, severing his knee tendons and breaking his left forearm.
• Wang Xiuyuan fell to his knees, and Chaisang crouched beside him and called him the finest Taiji practitioner he had encountered.

Chaisang slowly tortured Wang Xiuyuan, crushing his ribs and heart while Wang endured in silence. After Wang died, Chaisang caught his Primordial Spirit, returned it to his body, and declared that he had not crushed Wang’s Dao.

• Chaisang pierced Wang Xiuyuan’s collarbone and slowly withered the flesh around the wound.
• Chaisang broke Wang’s ribs one by one as Wang endured the pain without screaming.
• Chaisang shattered Wang’s heart, and Wang’s breathing stopped.
• Chaisang caught Wang’s departing Primordial Spirit and returned it to his body.
• Chaisang rose and said that he had not crushed Wang’s Dao.