Chapter Summaries

Zhao Fu battled the berserk Elephant Man, enduring his powerful attacks before combining the Massacre Sword and Death Calamity Sword to unleash a decisive strike. The collision of their ultimate attacks devastated the secret realm, and the points revealed that Zhao Fu had won.

• The Elephant Man battered Zhao Fu with blasts of air and powerful punches, while Zhao Fu fought back with the Death Calamity Sword and Massacre Sword.
• Zhao Fu combined the two swords into a massive light sword and wounded the Elephant Man with a slash that exposed his chest bone.
• The gravely wounded Elephant Man summoned a ten-thousand-meter Blue Jade Giant Elephant and sent it charging at Zhao Fu.
• Zhao Fu unleashed a sea of corpses with both swords, and the attack collided with the giant elephant in an explosion that devastated the secret realm.
• The points showed Zhao Fu had risen from last place into the top thirty, while the Elephant Man had fallen out of the top ten, confirming Zhao Fu's victory.

After defeating the elephantfolk genius, Zhao Fu recovered and faced Yu Luohua, the ninth-ranked Eight-Winged Featherfolk, in the secret realm. Their battle began with a clash of powerful sword attacks, leaving Zhao Fu blocking Yu Luohua’s descending strike in a crater.

• The spectators and the remaining geniuses reacted with shock and caution after Zhao Fu defeated the elephantfolk, who withdrew from the secret realm.
• Zhao Fu recovered from his injuries, sensed that defeating the elephantfolk had increased the Imperial Star’s chance to break through, and felt a powerful but non-hostile will observing him.
• Zhao Fu sought out Yu Luohua, who had been waiting for him, and challenged her to fight.
• Zhao Fu and Yu Luohua clashed with their swords and unleashed their auras, sending each other flying back.
• Yu Luohua struck downward with a powerful holy attack, and Zhao Fu blocked it as the ground beneath him collapsed into a wide crater.

Zhao Fu fought Yu Luohua for the chance to challenge for tenth place, trading powerful sword attacks with the ninth-ranked prodigy. After Yu Luohua's winged beams knocked him down, Zhao Fu unleashed his Saint-grade bloodline and summoned nine Black Dragons as her next attack approached.

• Yu Luohua kicked Zhao Fu back and told him to defeat another opponent and secure tenth place before ascending King of Kings Mountain.
• Zhao Fu refused to back down and fought Yu Luohua with the Massacre Sword and Death Calamity Sword.
• Yu Luohua unleashed a powerful strike with her eight silver wings, and the resulting clash left both fighters injured.
• Zhao Fu's twin swords gradually overpowered Yu Luohua, forcing her to retreat into the air and attack him with beams from her wings.
• Yu Luohua's tracking beams struck Zhao Fu's defensive barrier and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Zhao Fu rose and released his Saint-grade bloodline, summoning nine Black Dragons around himself.

Zhao Fu fought Yu Luohua in a fierce battle, answering her scorching attacks with his Sacred Blood power and nine black dragons. Yu Luohua revealed her twelve wings, and the two continued clashing in the sky, both injured and neither defeated.

• Zhao Fu blocked Yu Luohua's silvery-white beams with nine black dragons and countered with the power of his Sacred Blood.
• Zhao Fu and Yu Luohua exchanged sword attacks as spectators gathered to watch their battle.
• Zhao Fu struck Yu Luohua into a crater, prompting her to reveal her twelve wings and unleash a devastating sword strike.
• Zhao Fu burned his Sacred Blood at full strength and clashed with Yu Luohua's purification sword light before charging at her.
• Yu Luohua fired twelve beams as Zhao Fu's nine black dragons attacked, and the collision blasted both fighters backward with blood at their mouths.
• Zhao Fu and Yu Luohua resumed colliding in the sky as the spectators watched the battle continue.

Zhao Fu and Yu Luohua fought fiercely, unleashing their strongest attacks until Yu Luohua’s final sword strike left Zhao Fu badly wounded. Zhao Fu then awakened a terrifying power in his left eye, forcing Yu Luohua to leave the secret realm as sword qi ravaged the battlefield.

• Zhao Fu used death mist to wound Yu Luohua, but she struck through his defense and sent him flying.
• Zhao Fu and Yu Luohua exchanged powerful attacks, then unleashed armies of winged soldiers and deathly corpses whose clash devastated the surrounding land.
• Yu Luohua unleashed another enormous sword strike that blasted Zhao Fu into a mountainside and left a deep wound across his chest.
• Zhao Fu’s left eye split open and released black-red sword qi that shredded everything nearby.
• Yu Luohua was cut by the sword qi and left the secret realm, while the spectators retreated in fear.

Zhao Fu defeated Yu Luohua with the Killing Sword Eye, then recovered and gained some recognition from foreign-race fortune. He challenged Gu Du, the eighth-ranked Iron Mountain Orc, and their battle began.

• Zhao Fu unleashed a vast storm of sword qi that defeated Yu Luohua, but the attack severely injured his chest and left eye.
• Zhao Fu recovered for three days, gained some foreign-race fortune, and rose to fifteenth place after receiving a portion of Yu Luohua’s points.
• Yu Luohua recovered outside the secret realm and confirmed to the elephant-man that Zhao Fu had defeated her; the elephant-man then reentered the realm.
• Zhao Fu found Gu Du, the eighth-ranked Iron Mountain Orc, and declared him his third opponent.
• Gu Du and Zhao Fu exchanged axe and sword attacks, and their clash forced them both backward.

Zhao Fu fought Iron Mountain Orc Gu Du in his challenge against the Otherworld Region's Ten Great Prodigies. After Zhao Fu unleashed the Sacred Blood and drove Gu Du back, Gu Du summoned his Orc Totem and prepared to fight at full strength.

• The spectators watched as Zhao Fu challenged Gu Du, while the two empires that had wanted to kill Zhao Fu shifted their attention to the battle.
• Gu Du overpowered Zhao Fu with a series of axe attacks, knocking him into a tree and drawing blood.
• Zhao Fu and Gu Du ignited their respective flames and clashed, but Gu Du gradually forced Zhao Fu's sword down.
• Gu Du struck Zhao Fu with an aerial axe attack that cracked the ground and formed a hundred-meter crater.
• Zhao Fu ignited the Sacred Blood, summoned nine Black Dragons, and sent Gu Du flying with a powerful slash.
• Gu Du unleashed his full power and covered his body with a blood-red Orc Totem.

Zhao Fu and Gu Du fought a fierce battle, each unleashing powerful transformations and attacks. After Zhao Fu used the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation to knock Gu Du down, Gu Du rose in a terrifying transformed state, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Zhao Fu and Gu Du traded powerful attacks, then summoned a Black Dragon and a blood tiger whose collision sent them both flying and drew spectators to the battle.
• Gu Du knocked the Massacre Sword from Zhao Fu's hand, but Zhao Fu summoned another sword and resumed their weapon clash.
• Zhao Fu activated the cross-shaped pupil in his right eye and summoned a massive ghost that struck Gu Du down.
• Gu Du rose, roared in fury, and transformed as his body grew, his skin turned blood-red, and horns, claws, and bone spurs appeared.

Zhao Fu and Gu Du fought a devastating duel, trading powerful attacks until their final clash flattened the surrounding landscape. Gu Du survived and summoned a colossal Orc phantom, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Gu Du charged Zhao Fu, and the two exchanged axe and sword strikes that sent shockwaves across the battlefield.
• Gu Du covered his axe with his blood-colored totem and forced Zhao Fu back with a barrage of blood-colored axe lights.
• Zhao Fu summoned vicious ghosts, then appeared behind Gu Du and wounded him with a sword strike.
• Gu Du unleashed a thousand-meter blood axe phantom, and Zhao Fu answered with the death qi of the woman who appeared behind him; their collision devastated the surrounding area.
• Gu Du rose from the destruction, raised his blood axe, and summoned a ten-thousand-meter Orc phantom as onlookers watched in horror.

Zhao Fu defeated Gu Du in a devastating battle, earning the admiration of the crowd and the attention of the empires and other great powers. His identity remained unknown, while the Sun Elf sensed a hint of pressure but remained certain that no one could surpass him.

• Zhao Fu unleashed ghostly flames and summoned countless savage ghosts to collide with Gu Du’s blood-axe attack, reducing the battlefield to a vast crater.
• Gu Du emerged from the rubble, but Zhao Fu attacked again and sent him flying with a powerful sword strike.
• Gu Du conceded defeat and withdrew from the secret realm, and Zhao Fu vanished beyond the horizon.
• The crowd’s hostility toward Zhao Fu turned to admiration, while the two great empires shifted their attention toward persuading him to join them.
• Investigators failed to uncover Zhao Fu’s identity, and the Sun Elf sensed a trace of pressure but remained confident in his own supremacy.

After Zhao Fu defeated three foreign-race prodigies, the secret realm buzzed with speculation about his next challenge against the Three-Headed Ogre. Zhao Fu’s companions heard the news and took pride in his growing fame.

• The Sun Elf, Medusa, and the Artifact Dwarf dismissed Zhao Fu as a distant threat, while the Three-Headed Ogre prepared to face him honorably despite fearing defeat.
• The Three-Headed Ogre sensed that King of Kings Mountain was urging him to wait for a duel with Zhao Fu and suspected Zhao Fu was exceptionally important to it.
• News of Zhao Fu’s three victories spread across the secret realm, and spectators debated how far he could advance before the gap in cultivation stopped him.
• The elf princess and Long Yue recognized the reports as being about Zhao Fu and celebrated his achievements with the other goddesses.
• The ogre chief rejoiced that Zhao Fu’s strength would protect his daughter and bring her a promising future.

After Zhao Fu defeated Gu Du and Yu Luohua, people across the Otherworld Region debated his strength and whether he matched the prophecy. Zhao Fu recovered, rose to tenth place, and continued seeking another prodigy.

• News of Zhao Fu's challenge spread, and Gou Yan reflected on how Zhao Fu's power had put him far beyond his reach.
• Gu Du met Yu Luohua at the secret realm entrance, and they discussed Zhao Fu's strength and the powers he had kept hidden.
• The teachers debated whether Zhao Fu could be the person from the prophecy, with several doubting he could defeat the higher-ranked prodigies or draw the King of Kings Sword.
• Zhao Fu recovered from his injuries, gained one-third of Gu Du's points, and rose to tenth place.
• Zhao Fu felt the other-race fortune within him growing toward awakening the Imperial Star, then set out to find another prodigy.

Zhao Fu challenged the seventh-ranked Three-Headed Ogre and fought him in a fierce contest of sword and club. Three-Headed Ogre unleashed beams from his three heads, blasting Zhao Fu away and forcing him to dodge as the battle continued.

• Three-Headed Ogre confronted Zhao Fu, who refused to give his name and declared that the Ogre would be his fourth defeated opponent.
• Three-Headed Ogre used his brute strength to drive Zhao Fu backward and knock him more than ten meters away.
• Zhao Fu ignited black aura-flames and counterattacked, but the two fighters continued to clash without gaining a clear advantage.
• Three-Headed Ogre and Zhao Fu exchanged powerful attacks that sent both fighters flying and left blood at their mouths.
• Three-Headed Ogre fired beams from his two side heads, piercing Zhao Fu's forming barrier and leaving two bloody holes in his body.
• Three-Headed Ogre fired beams from all three heads, and Zhao Fu dodged as they blasted a huge crater into the ground.

Zhao Fu battled the Three-Headed Ogre, trading devastating attacks with the powerful monster. After both were repeatedly wounded and thrown back, the ogre summoned three enormous wolves, and Zhao Fu ignited his Sacred Blood to meet the threat.

• Zhao Fu dodged the Three-Headed Ogre’s green beams until one struck him, then cleaved apart its next volley with the Massacre Sword.
• Zhao Fu unleashed vicious ghosts, struck the ogre from behind, and wounded its back, provoking it to release a hundred-meter green aura and charge.
• Zhao Fu and the Three-Headed Ogre collided with their aura flames and weapons, creating a vast crater and leaving both bleeding.
• Zhao Fu fought back after the ogre shattered his defensive barrier, summoning a giant vicious ghost that sent the ogre flying.
• The Three-Headed Ogre gathered power and summoned three enormous green wolves, while Zhao Fu ignited his Sacred Blood in response.

Zhao Fu fought the seventh-ranked Three-Headed Ogre, using his swords and ghostly qi to withstand its club phantoms and dire wolves. The Ogre spun its club faster and faster, creating a terrifying tornado as the battle continued.

• Zhao Fu infused the Massacre Sword with the power of nine Black Dragons and clashed with the Three-Headed Ogre, drawing a crowd that recognized him and watched expectantly.
• Zhao Fu exchanged sword strikes and punches with the ogre, then defended against its green beams with streams of ghostly qi.
• The ogre battered Zhao Fu with repeated club phantoms, driving him backward and injuring his hand.
• Zhao Fu drew the Death Calamity Sword, joined his two swords into a light sword, shattered the club phantoms, and sent the ogre flying.
• The ogre summoned waves of dire wolves, but Zhao Fu charged forward and destroyed them with his sword.
• The Ogre spun its spiked club with both hands, unleashing fierce winds that grew into a terrifying tornado.

Zhao Fu defeated the ogre’s force vortex, but the ogre survived and transformed with Devour Heaven, turning the fight against him. As the ogre unleashed a green sun that devoured the surrounding world, Zhao Fu’s eyes changed, unnerving his opponent.

• Zhao Fu burned his Sacred Blood and used a giant sword to split the ogre’s force vortex, sending the ogre crashing into a mountain.
• The crowd realized the ogre had not lost, and the ogre emerged transformed after using Devour Heaven.
• The ogre launched a green sphere that swallowed Zhao Fu’s sword strike, then appeared beside him and sent him crashing into the ground.
• The ogre formed a vast green sun whose devouring force began consuming the surrounding land and sky.
• Zhao Fu faced the green sun as his eyes turned blood-red, making the ogre feel an instinctive chill.

Zhao Fu defeated the fourth-ranked Ogre with demonic starlight and pale roots, then recovered and began fighting the sixth-ranked White Lionman, Madio. Madio’s One Heaven Realm cultivation overwhelmed Zhao Fu’s defense and left him injured.

• Zhao Fu summoned black-bloody starlight and countless pale roots that devoured the Ogre’s green light and forced him to retreat.
• Zhao Fu gained another third of the points, while the Ogre admitted his defeat to Gu Du and warned him about Zhao Fu’s hidden power.
• After fully recovering, Zhao Fu sought out Madio, the sixth-ranked White Lionman, whose cultivation had reached the One Heaven Realm.
• Madio attacked Zhao Fu with his spear, shattered his defensive barrier, and sent him crashing to the ground with blood at his lips.

Zhao Fu battled the Lionman, who overwhelmed him with the advantage of his One Heaven Realm cultivation and knocked him down. Zhao Fu then revealed the Sword Master and unleashed a vastly stronger sword strike, blasting the Lionman away before the wounded opponent gathered power for another attack.

• Zhao Fu and the Lionman exchanged sword and spear attacks, but the Lionman suppressed Zhao Fu and forced him to retreat.
• Zhao Fu increased his power and clashed with the Lionman’s white lion manifestation, but the collision sent Zhao Fu crashing to the ground and coughing blood.
• Zhao Fu stood up, told the Lionman he would use his full strength, and summoned a black-red sword with an ancient aura.
• Zhao Fu’s Sword Master unleashed a terrifying sword strike that cut through the surroundings and blasted the Lionman into a tree.
• The furious Lionman gathered power from heaven and earth, expanding his energy flames across a hundred-meter radius.

Zhao Fu fought the sixth-ranked Lionfolk in a fierce duel, matching his spear techniques with the power of the Sacred Blood and the Imperial Killing Sword. After breaking through the Lionfolk’s first giant spear of light, Zhao Fu faced two more as the battle continued.

• Zhao Fu and the Lionfolk clashed with sword and spear, trading powerful attacks and injuries.
• Zhao Fu summoned a giant vicious ghost, but the Lionfolk pierced through it and charged at him.
• The Lionfolk unleashed a vast burst of power and struck Zhao Fu with an attack that sent them both crashing into the ground.
• The Lionfolk summoned a thousand-meter spear of light, which Zhao Fu shattered with his sword intent.
• The Lionfolk summoned two more giant spears of light as Zhao Fu poured greater power into the Imperial Killing Sword, causing space to shatter.

Zhao Fu fought the Lionfolk in a devastating battle and defeated him with his Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation. The Lionfolk withdrew from the secret realm, leaving Zhao Fu victorious over the sixth-ranked contender.

• Zhao Fu cut through the Lionfolk's light spears and unleashed a black-blood-colored sword formation against him.
• The Lionfolk summoned more than a hundred light spears, and their attacks collided with Zhao Fu's sword lights, devastating the surrounding land.
• Both fighters emerged wounded from the crater, and the Lionfolk transformed into a ten-thousand-meter white lion and fired a massive beam at Zhao Fu.
• Zhao Fu used ghostly power to bind the white lion with countless chains, then struck it with his Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation.
• The Lionfolk withdrew from the secret realm, and Zhao Fu's supporters celebrated his victory over the sixth-ranked contender.