Recaps

The next Arena match began as Liu Beixuan stepped forward and introduced himself. His arrival stirred the Central Region spectators, while cultivators from the Eastern Region waited to see what he would do.

• The contestants prepared for the next Arena battle as the draw selected Number Twenty-Five.
• Liu Beixuan walked onto the Arena in white robes and introduced himself.
• The Central Region spectators recognized Liu Beixuan and reacted with a mixture of exasperation and confidence in his strength.
• An Eastern Region cultivator asked who Liu Beixuan was, and another spectator told him to watch the match and find out.

Liu Beixuan faced Sword Fiend in the Arena after the Chaos Ancient Clan warrior threatened to kill him and take his fan. Sword Fiend unleashed his Blood Baleful Sword Domain, but Liu Beixuan’s fan and its Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram repelled the blood aura, leaving their fight poised to continue.

• Sword Fiend entered the Arena, threatened Liu Beixuan, and introduced himself by name.
• Liu Beixuan mocked Sword Fiend and declared that he was destined to lose.
• Sword Fiend summoned a blood dragon and spread his Blood Baleful Sword Domain across the Arena.
• Liu Beixuan’s white-jade fan revealed a Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram that dissolved the blood aura before it could reach him.

Sword Fiend unleashed his Blood Baleful Sword Domain and attacked Liu Beixuan with his Life-Extinguishing Slash, but Liu Beixuan blocked it with the White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan. Sword Fiend followed with a thousand sword beams, and Liu Beixuan answered by activating the fan’s second transformation.

• Sword Fiend charged Liu Beixuan with his Life-Extinguishing Slash, splitting the Void above the Arena.
• Liu Beixuan opened the White Jade Folding Fan and used its first transformation to form a wall of holy light that stopped the slash and repaired itself.
• Liu Beixuan mocked Sword Fiend’s attack, while Sword Fiend calmly summoned ten thousand swords and launched a thousand beams carrying different Sword Dao Laws.
• Liu Beixuan swept his fan outward and used its second transformation, Stars of the Heavens, sending white talismans to meet the incoming sword beams.

Liu Beixuan and Sword Fiend fought through a violent clash of talismans and sword lights, then Liu Beixuan used his White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan to trap Sword Fiend in a world of Saintly Breath. Sword Fiend revealed his Blood Baleful true form and prepared a powerful sword technique as the battle continued.

• Liu Beixuan and Sword Fiend’s talismans and sword lights collided, leaving both fighters with minor damage.
• Liu Beixuan complained that Sword Fiend had damaged his new robe, but Sword Fiend raised his sword to resume the fight.
• Liu Beixuan used the White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan’s Third Transformation, Myriad Phenomena Return to the Void, to envelop Sword Fiend in a world that controlled time and attacked with divine lightning and chains.
• Sword Fiend revealed his Blood Baleful true form, grew to a hundred zhang, and invoked the Blood Baleful Sword Dao’s Fifth Layer, Myriad Spirits Slash.

Sword Fiend’s Myriad Spirits Slash shattered Liu Beixuan’s Myriad Forms Return-to-Void World but failed to harm him because the Azure Nether Jade Pendant was forged from the Chaos Green Lotus. Liu Beixuan counterattacked with the White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan, overwhelming Sword Fiend with Starfall as the fight continued.

• Sword Fiend cleaved apart Liu Beixuan’s Myriad Forms Return-to-Void World and struck at him with Myriad Spirits Slash.
• Liu Beixuan protected himself with the Azure Nether Jade Pendant and explained that it came from the Chaos Green Lotus, beyond the reach of myriad spirits.
• Liu Beixuan mocked Sword Fiend and attacked first, unleashing the White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan’s Fourth Transformation, Starfall.
• Sword Fiend roared and swung his Long Sword to block the falling divine-light beams, but Liu Beixuan’s assault grew faster and denser.

Sword Fiend escalated his attack against Liu Beixuan, transforming into a giant Blood Baleful figure and unleashing a sword strike that consumed the Arena’s Saintly Breath. Liu Beixuan finally stopped smiling and prepared to face Sword Fiend’s full power.

• Sword Fiend let his scales shatter and detonate as blood-colored snakes, but Liu Beixuan emerged unharmed and struck him with a pillar of Saintly Breath.
• Sword Fiend broke through the pillar with beams from his horns, then challenged Liu Beixuan despite his wounds.
• Sword Fiend sacrificed ten thousand years of cultivation and transformed into a three-hundred-zhang Blood Baleful figure.
• Sword Fiend unleashed the final form of his Blood Baleful Sword Dao, cracking the Arena’s barrier and swallowing the Saintly Breath.
• Liu Beixuan put away his smile and invited Sword Fiend to show the full power of his attack.

Liu Beixuan and Blood Baleful unleashed their final techniques in a fierce duel that shattered the Arena and its barrier. Their wings of light and bone continued colliding inside the destructive mass of light, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Liu Beixuan used the White Jade Folding Fan's Heaven-Opening slash to clash with Blood Baleful's sword qi.
• Liu Beixuan and Blood Baleful acknowledged each other as worthy opponents, with Blood Baleful revealing he had sacrificed ten thousand years of cultivation.
• Liu Beixuan sacrificed his Origin Saintly Breath to unleash White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan, Finale: Saintly Breath Burns the Sky.
• Blood Baleful sacrificed all his Killing Intent to unleash Blood Baleful Sword Dao, Finale: Myriad Souls Devour the Sky.
• Liu Beixuan's wings of light and Blood Baleful's bone wings collided repeatedly as the Arena ground cracked and its barrier fractured.

Liu Beixuan and Sword Fiend exchanged powerful attacks in the arena, with Sword Fiend using his Blood Baleful Sword Dao to overwhelm Liu Beixuan. The fight ended with Liu Beixuan stopping Sword Fiend’s concealed killing strike with a single rib of his fan.

• Liu Beixuan unleashed white law-blades, while Sword Fiend’s crimson wraiths met them and drew power from the shattered barriers.
• Sword Fiend summoned a Blood Sea of slain creatures and attacked Liu Beixuan with Blood Baleful Sword Dao, Seventh Layer, Blood Sea Heaven-Burial.
• Liu Beixuan used the White Jade Mountains-and-Rivers Fan’s Fifth Transformation, Yin Yang Reversal, to swallow and erode the crimson torrent.
• Sword Fiend sent blood-red chains from the arena floor to bind Liu Beixuan, but Liu Beixuan’s holy Lotus Platform blocked them and his fan severed them.
• Sword Fiend appeared behind Liu Beixuan and stabbed at his heart with Blood Baleful Sword Dao, Ninth Layer, Shadowkill, but Liu Beixuan caught the sword’s edge with a fan rib.

Liu Beixuan survived Sword Fiend’s final, life-sacrificing sword strike and won their duel, though he suffered severe injuries and his treasures were damaged. Sword Fiend was left barely alive on the arena.

• Liu Beixuan revealed that he had anticipated Sword Fiend’s close-range attack and countered it with his treasures.
• Sword Fiend sacrificed his body and cultivation to unleash the final form of the Blood Baleful Sword Dao.
• Liu Beixuan used the Azure Nether Jade Pendant, the Chaos Green Lotus, and the White Jade Folding Fan to withstand Sword Fiend’s strike.
• Liu Beixuan remained standing as Sword Fiend’s sword fell dark and Sword Fiend reappeared nearly transparent.
• Liu Beixuan acknowledged the damage to his fan and pendant and the severe injuries he had suffered.

Liu Beixuan defeated the Sword Fiend in the Arena and claimed his bloodstained Long Sword. As he prepared to leave, a hidden remnant of the Sword Fiend’s Killing Intent struck him, leaving him motionless as it consumed his life.

• Liu Beixuan defeated the Sword Fiend, whose image dissolved into Blood Baleful dust.
• Liu Beixuan silenced the spectators, took the bloodstained Long Sword, and started to leave the Arena.
• The Sword Fiend’s last wisp of soul sent Killing Intent from the Long Sword into Liu Beixuan’s back.
• The Killing Intent overwhelmed Liu Beixuan’s remaining Saintly Breath and began destroying his body and life.

Liu Beixuan died after his battle with Sword Fiend, despite having won, and the Arena fell silent as the contestants struggled to understand his death.

• Liu Beixuan examined his fading Azure Nether Jade Pendant and shattered White Jade Folding Fan, then praised Sword Fiend and called their battle exhilarating.
• Liu Beixuan knelt with his Long Sword and recited his final words, saying he had lost by one and a half moves and would fight Sword Fiend again in the next life.
• Liu Beixuan died on the Arena, and the final blood-red rune on his Long Sword went dark.
• Liu Beixuan's Innate Spirit Treasures circled him before escaping into the Void to search for their master.
• The contestants below the Arena reacted with anger and disbelief because Liu Beixuan had won but still died.

Origin Continent won the battle, but the death of Liu Beixuan left its spectators and contestants grieving and furious rather than celebrating. The Chaos Ancient Clan urged its fighters to follow Sword Fiend’s example and make every coming battle costly, even if they could not win.

• The referee declared Origin Continent the winner, but its people mourned Liu Beixuan, who had died despite not needing to.
• Origin Continent’s contestants held back their anger and resolved to win the next battle, while spectators cursed Sword Fiend for killing one of their prodigies.
• Chaos Ancient Clan fighters praised Sword Fiend for taking an enemy down with him and urged one another to fight without fear of death.
• A voice quieted the Chaos Ancient Clan fighters and told them to prove themselves in the next battle.

Ning An of the Feather God Clan and Eers of the Chaos Ancient Clan entered the arena for battle Number Nineteen. They introduced themselves as they faced each other across the arena.

• The spectators fell silent as the next battle was announced as Number Nineteen.
• Ning An rose from the competitors’ area in shining golden armor and walked toward the arena.
• Eers of the Chaos Ancient Clan also rose and walked toward the arena, leaving bamboo shoots that withered into vitality.
• Ning An and Eers stepped onto the arena a hundred zhang apart.
• Ning An introduced himself as a member of the Feather God Clan, and Eers identified himself as belonging to the Hidden Ancient Clan.

Eers and Ning An faced off in the Arena, each surrounding himself with a powerful ancient force. Spectators debated the mysterious Feather God Clan’s reasons for appearing and argued over whether Ning An could defeat Eers.

• Eers produced a three-foot emerald bamboo stalk with seven radiant leaves and held it carefully.
• Ning An and Eers stood opposite each other as their powers collided at the Arena’s center without damaging the floor.
• Spectators discussed the Feather God Clan’s sudden appearance, and one claimed its clan-protecting treasure had developed a problem that required help from the Holy Palace.
• A cultivator revealed that he belonged to the Feather God Clan and that Ning An was his older brother, drawing reverent looks from the crowd.
• The Chaos Ancient Clan’s powerhouses dismissed the Feather God Clan and Ye Lin as threats and declared their confidence in Eers.

Ning An and Eers began their Arena duel by testing each other with powerful attacks based on the Laws of Light and vitality. After their techniques clashed and both fighters retreated three steps, the contest remained undecided.

• Ning An and Eers exchanged courteous greetings as their Saintly Breath collided over the Arena.
• Ning An launched Sun-Piercing Sacred Light Finger at Eers, sending a ray of light toward his brow.
• Eers evaded Ning An's attack and countered with Azure Emperor's Single-Leaf Slash.
• Ning An's white ray and Eers's emerald blade collided, releasing forces that the Arena absorbed.
• Ning An and Eers each retreated three steps after the opening probe.

Ning An attacked Eers with powerful techniques of light, but Eers countered his first strike with an arrow of life force. Ning An then unleashed a rain of scorching light across the Arena, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Ning An accelerated and trapped Eers in the Holy Light Binding Heaven Mirror before firing a beam that suppressed laws and sealed Saintly Breath.
• Eers countered with Azure Emperor Draws the Bow—One Arrow Shatters the Firmament, and the arrow collided with Ning An's beam, collapsing space within the Arena.
• Ning An dodged to Eers's side and conjured a wheel of light above his head.
• Ning An unleashed Great Sun Heaven-Incinerating Rain, filling the Arena with scorching rays that the Arena's laws extinguished.

Eers and Ning An clashed in the Arena as Eers’s bamboo forest endured Ning An’s white flames. Eers expanded the forest across the Arena and launched a storm of bamboo-shadow Sword Qi at Ning An.

• Eers drove the Green Bamboo into the Arena floor and summoned the Eternal Green Bamboo Sea to withstand Ning An’s rain of light.
• Ning An turned his halo into countless blazing motes and unleashed Great Sun Heaven Incineration—Myriad Lights World Annihilation.
• Eers stomped the Arena and spread emerald radiance that suppressed Ning An’s flames and strengthened the bamboo forest.
• Eers expanded the bamboo sea across the Arena and used Azure Bamboo Sea—The Wail of All Spirits to send countless bamboo-shadow Sword Qi toward Ning An.

Ning An endured Eers's emerald Sword Qi barrage, then counterattacked with a spear of light. Their techniques collided and shattered, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Eers unleashed a million emerald Sword Qi strikes at Ning An, who protected himself inside a regenerating Holy Light Cocoon.
• Ning An burst from the cocoon and sent countless blades of light against Eers's Sword Qi.
• Ning An hurled a tracking spear of light at Eers, who countered with the Green Bamboo technique, Azure Emperor Descends: Eternal Undying Body.
• The spear and the giant bamboo phantom collided, shattering both as the Arena contained the impact.

Ning An and Eers continued their evenly matched battle, each acknowledging the other's strength. Eers unleashed a Chaos Forbidden Art that gathered a world's vitality into a devastating attack, leaving Ning An to face its power.

• Ning An and Eers recovered from their exchange, both wounded but still standing.
• Watching cultivators noted that the Third Heaven Quasi-Saints were fighting with power approaching the Fourth Heaven Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Eers drove Green Bamboo into the Arena and summoned emerald radiance through a formation of ancient runes.
• Eers used Chaos Forbidden Art—Green Emperor Heaven-Burial—All Things Return to the Void Seal to create a giant emerald hand that compressed a world's drained vitality into a pillar of light.

Eers appeared to defeat Ning An with a life-consuming emerald strike, but Ning An rose and unleashed a Saintly Bloodline technique that threatened to destroy the competition grounds. The chapter ended as Ning An sent a tiny sphere of sacred light toward Eers.

• Eers sacrificed a million years of lifespan to unleash Burial, shattering Ning An’s light wall and blasting him into the arena barrier.
• Eers knelt, believing he had won, while spectators reacted to Ning An’s apparent defeat.
• Ning An struggled back to his feet and declared that light never extinguished.
• Ning An burned his Saintly Bloodline and summoned a colossal phantom that gathered a speck of destructive white light.
• Ning An unleashed Great Annihilation Sacred Light toward Eers, who stared at it in alarm.

An Ning burned his Saintly Bloodline to unleash Saintly might against Eers. The attack erased Eers completely, leaving An Ning’s fate after sacrificing his bloodline unresolved.

• An Ning ignored Eers and burned his Saintly Bloodline, releasing a shockwave of genuine Saintly might.
• Supreme powerhouses watching from the Endless Void judged that An Ning had already won, while Ye Lin feared the attack’s power.
• Eers found himself unable to move or resist as the Saintly might locked onto him.
• An Ning’s attack engulfed Eers in white light and erased his body, Primordial Spirit, origin, and existence across past, present, and future.

Ning An erased Eers from existence by burning away his Saintly Bloodline, but the victory left him a cripple. He limped away from the Arena as the cultivators wondered whether he could ever recover.

• Ning An discovered that Eers and Green Bamboo had vanished, while his Saintly Bloodline, laws, and one wing were gone.
• Ning An limped out of the Arena, leaving the silent cultivators to witness the cost of his victory.
• The Arena's score faded, and the barrier repaired itself as the contestants remained shaken by the lingering presence of a Saint.
• The cultivators debated whether Ning An's sacrifice was worth it, with one saying there was still hope despite the slim chance of recovery.

An Ning’s Saintly Bloodline was exhausted in battle, leaving him crippled and reduced to mortal cultivation. The Feather God Clan resolved to bring him home and use all its strength to heal him, though its leader doubted he could be saved.

• The contestants fell silent after learning that An Ning’s injuries would leave him crippled for life, and Ye Lin reflected that he might not endure such a fate himself.
• Supreme powerhouses mourned the Feather God Clan’s lost prodigy and defended the sacrifices made by all who fought for the Origin Continent.
• A messenger told the Feather God Clan leader that An Ning had burned through his Saintly Bloodline and fallen to mortal cultivation.
• The Feather God Clan leader ordered the messenger to bring An Ning home and promised to marshal the clan’s full strength to heal him.
• After the messenger left, the leader wondered whether An Ning could be healed.

Ye Lin expected to be called for the next battle, but the drawing selected number four instead of his number three. Ling Juehan entered the Arena carrying a small, frost-covered bell, leaving Ye Lin’s battle still pending.

• Ye Lin watched the remaining contestants and expected his number to be drawn.
• The drawing selected number four, skipping Ye Lin’s number three.
• Ling Juehan left the contestant area carrying an eerie ice-blue bell.
• Ling Juehan stepped onto the Arena stairs as his name was called.

A massive, chained warrior from the Chaos Ancient Clan stepped forward to fight for his side in the Feng Yun War. He entered the Arena and fixed his savage gaze on it, ready to battle.

• The Chaos Ancient Clan urged their fighter to win and stop the Origin Continent’s momentum.
• A three-zhang-tall warrior covered in purple markings and scarlet chains stepped forward.
• The chained warrior walked toward the Arena, shaking the ground with each step.
• The warrior swept his scarlet gaze over the Arena and grinned, revealing rows of sharp teeth.