Chapter Summaries

Ye Yun suspected that the sect masters had concealed the full danger of the Blood God Sect and sacrificed ordinary disciples while protecting their chief disciples. Murong Kuangshi announced that the tournament finals would resume in three days and hinted at a mysterious martial-path opportunity, leaving the survivors eager to compete.

• Ye Yun resolved to grow stronger after reflecting on the Blood God Sect’s threat and its possible origins beyond the Land of Seven Kingdoms.
• Murong Kuangshi announced that the finals would take place in three days, with unclaimed spots decided through further competition.
• Ling Chen complained about the sect masters enforcing the original rules, while Ye Yun and He Yue kept quiet about their suspicions that disciples had been used as bait.
• Murong Kuangshi revealed that the tournament involved a mysterious opportunity tied to martial-path fortune, stirring the surviving disciples’ fighting spirit.
• Ye Yun reflected on the fallen disciples and urged Ling Chen and He Yue to compete for the remaining places in the finals.

After arriving at the imperial capital, Ye Yun joined Ling Chen and He Yue for a meal and warned them that the Blood God Sect was far more dangerous than they believed. He left them shocked by his deductions about the sect’s history and the revelation that Ironwood had belonged to it.

• Murong Kuangshi encouraged the contestants to rest and prepare for the finals before the puppet mechanism ship and the sect masters departed.
• Ye Yun, Ling Chen, and He Yue rode to Spring Breeze Pavilion, where Ling Chen insisted on treating them to dinner.
• Ye Yun warned Ling Chen and He Yue to avoid fighting the Blood God Sect and explained his deductions about its origins and its past destruction of two imperial dynasties.
• Ling Chen and He Yue questioned whether Ye Yun’s claims were true, and Ye Yun revealed that Ironwood had confessed to belonging to the Blood God Sect.

Ye Yun warned Ling Chen and He Yue about the Blood God Sect and its control over those who practiced its martial arts. At the Anle King’s estate, the sect elders discussed the threat and the Purple Extreme Sect’s Fourth Elder, and the Anle King proposed using the Fourth Elder to track the Blood God Sect’s remnants.

• Ye Yun explained to Ling Chen and He Yue that Ironwood had identified himself as a Blood God Sect member and that the sect controlled its martial artists.
• Ling Chen and He Yue thanked Ye Yun and drank with him, resolving to kill Blood God Sect members or flee if they encountered them.
• The Anle King demanded that the elders of the Eight Great Sects explain why they had no plan to deal with the Blood God Sect, and an Emerald Palace elder rebuked him for dismissing the sect’s threat.
• Lie Xingyun began to explain the Blood God Sect but was pressed about the Purple Extreme Sect’s Fourth Elder, whom he said had acted independently and would be investigated after the Great Dynasty Tournament.
• The Anle King proposed tracking the Blood God Sect’s remnants through the Fourth Elder, noting that the men in black had treated him like their leader, and the elders agreed to discuss the plan.

Ye Yun recovered from his injuries while reflecting on the Great Chu Tournament’s formidable contenders and the battles ahead. News of the Blood God Sect’s return spread across neighboring dynasties, and three days later Ye Yun waited for the tournament finals to begin.

• After leaving Spring Breeze Pavilion, Ye Yun considered Li Qinglian’s swordsmanship and the hidden threat he sensed in Tuoba Tian, then resolved to fight for first place in the tournament.
• Ye Yun treated his injuries and consolidated his true qi on the Iceheart Lotus Platform.
• The Great Yue emperor ordered the Hidden Guard to search for Blood God Sect remnants, while a Great Jin elder and the Great Qin Godslayer Army issued orders to hunt and execute those associated with the sect.
• A cyan-robed young man traveling south dismissed the Blood God Sect’s return and said he wanted to see how long the dynasties and sects would take to defeat its remnants.
• Three days later, Ye Yun learned that Ling Chen and He Yue had secured final spots, then waited at the courtyard entrance for the finals participants and the Fifth Elder.

Ye Yun and the other finalists traveled to Azure Cloud Mountain for the Great Dynasty Tournament finals, while Ye Yun considered how to overcome Tuoba Tian. The Emperor and the sect leaders arrived, and the Anle King officially began the finals.

• Ling Chen told Ye Yun that Tuoba Tian had defeated Zhao Wuji in fewer than five moves, making Ling Chen and He Yue doubt their chances of reaching the top ten.
• Ye Yun encouraged Ling Chen and He Yue to fight their hardest, then joined the other disciples as the Fifth Elder led them toward Azure Cloud Mountain.
• Ye Yun and the disciples arrived at the summit, where faint bloodstains remained from the battle three days earlier.
• Xiang Wentian and the chief disciples arrived aboard a Puppet Mechanism Ship, followed by the sect masters and the Emperor of the Great Chu Dynasty.
• The Anle King announced that the finals of the Great Dynasty Tournament had officially begun.

Ye Yun released his aura at the finals and drew the attention of the chief disciples, including Xiang Wentian, Zhuang Yan, and Li Qinglian. He drew Ling Chen as his first opponent, and after Ye Yun easily countered Ling Chen’s opening attack, Ling Chen conceded.

• Ye Yun released his full aura, breaking through the chief disciples’ suppression and drawing their scrutiny.
• Xiang Wentian felt his position as chief disciple was threatened, Zhuang Yan regretted not killing Ye Yun earlier, and Li Qinglian greeted him with a smile.
• Anle King announced the finals rules, and the twenty contestants drew lots to determine their opponents.
• Ye Yun and Ling Chen discovered they had drawn each other for the first round and began their match.
• Ye Yun dodged Ling Chen’s sword strike and flicked the blade, numbing Ling Chen’s sword hand.
• Ling Chen conceded the match to Ye Yun.

Ye Yun defeated Ling Chen by forfeit and advanced to the second round, where he drew Zhuang Yan of the Emerald Palace. After the first round left ten contestants standing, Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan faced each other with old grievances unresolved.

• Ling Chen conceded to Ye Yun, warned him not to grow complacent, and left the arena.
• Ye Yun met Tuoba Tian and Li Qinglian while they waited for the next round, and he and Li Qinglian agreed to share a drink after the tournament.
• The first round ended with ten contestants advancing, including Ye Yun, while none of the Earthfire Sect's disciples made the top ten.
• Bai Li and Ouyang Yan argued over their sects' results before Liao Wu urged them to stop and watch the matches.
• Ye Yun drew Arena Number Ten and faced Zhuang Yan, who threatened to end his tournament run.
• Ye Yun challenged Zhuang Yan to settle the humiliation from their previous encounter, and both prepared to fight.

Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan fought a fierce, evenly matched battle in Arena No. 10, revealing power strong enough to damage the Azure Steel Rock arena. After dozens of exchanges, neither found a way to defeat the other, and both searched for an opening.

• The referee began the match, and Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan's first collision sent them staggering back.
• Zhuang Yan struck with a crimson saber light carrying Blade Force, and Ye Yun met it with an ice-blue fist infused with Fist Force, blasting a pit into the arena.
• Zhuang Yan recognized Ye Yun's progress and vowed to defeat him, while Ye Yun charged back and challenged him to continue the fight.
• Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan transformed their attacks into the clash of a flood dragon and a crimson great saber as spectators watched and fragments of stone fell from Arena No. 10.
• Murong Kuangshi praised Ye Yun to Ouyang Yan, then noted that Tuoba Tian remained the major obstacle to the Purple Extreme Sect's championship hopes.
• After dozens of exchanges left them evenly matched, Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan both grew frustrated and looked for a way to win.

Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan unleashed their trump cards in a fierce fight at the Great Dynasty Tournament. Ye Yun struck Zhuang Yan’s dantian and sent him crashing to the arena, while Murong Kuangshi stopped Zhuang Feng from intervening.

• Ye Yun and Zhuang Yan exhausted themselves in their battle, and Ye Yun decided to use Frostheart to end the match quickly.
• Zhuang Yan revealed Entry-Level Fire Force and attacked Ye Yun with his Major Accomplishment Realm Starfire Scorches the Plains Saber Art.
• Ye Yun countered with Frostheart, Entry-Level Fist Force, and Ninefold Waves, and the collision left both fighters shaken.
• Ye Yun recovered first and rushed at Zhuang Yan, prompting Zhuang Feng to try to intervene before Murong Kuangshi forced him back into his seat.
• Ye Yun struck Zhuang Yan’s dantian, blasting him across Arena Number Ten and leaving him unconscious.

After defeating Zhuang Yan, Ye Yun entered the Clear Mind State and devoted himself to martial arts comprehension while the tournament continued. He Yue drew his lot for the next round and discovered that he had received a bye.

• Ye Yun defeated Zhuang Yan, crippled his cultivation, and realized he had entered the Clear Mind State.
• Ye Yun left the arena and sat down to comprehend martial arts, asking Ling Chen and He Yue to stand guard and draw for him if needed.
• The referee declared Ye Yun the winner, and the remaining second-round matches concluded with Ye Yun, Tuoba Tian, Xiang Wentian, Li Qinglian, and Huijue advancing.
• He Yue drew a bamboo slip on Ye Yun's behalf after Anle King warned that he had half an hour to arrive for his match.
• He Yue saw the word "Bye" on Ye Yun's bamboo slip and froze.

During the Great Dynasty Tournament, He Yue drew a bye, giving Ye Yun more time to remain in his enlightenment. Ye Yun awakened after comprehending Half-Step Ice Force and making major advances, then realized he could not find the Purple Extreme Sect disciples and feared the tournament was already over.

• He Yue returned to the Purple Extreme Sect and told Ling Chen that she had drawn a bye, so Ye Yun would not have to fight that round.
• While Ye Yun remained in the Clear Mind State, he focused on Ice Profound Force and broke through to the Major Accomplishment Realm.
• Ye Yun's ice-related martial arts advanced, Ice Swallow Sky-Stepping Art reached the Minor Achievement Realm, and his Mystic Yin Physique circulated fifty thousand cycles.
• Ye Yun awakened and discovered that he had comprehended Half-Step Ice Force and stabilized his foundation.
• Ye Yun looked for Ling Chen, He Yue, and the other Purple Extreme Sect disciples but could not find them, making him worry that the tournament had ended.

Ye Yun returned from his breakthrough and learned that He Yue had drawn him a bye, advancing him directly to the final three. As Li Qinglian unleashed the Great White Sword Sect’s Ten Thousand Swords Art against Xiang Wentian, the arena crowd watched in shock.

• Ye Yun found Ling Chen and He Yue watching Xiang Wentian and Li Qinglian battle, and he observed that both fighters had reached the entry level of the Force Realm.
• He Yue and Ling Chen tricked Ye Yun into believing he had forfeited the competition, then revealed that he had drawn a bye and advanced to the final three.
• Ye Yun joked that he was not angry and made Ling Chen and He Yue promise to buy him drinks after the competition.
• Li Qinglian called out the Ten Thousand Swords Art and sent a mass of sword shadows crashing toward Xiang Wentian, stunning the crowd and Ling Chen.

Li Qinglian defeated Xiang Wentian with the Ten Thousand Swords Art and joined Ye Yun and Tuoba Tian in the grand competition’s final three. After spectators questioned Ye Yun’s place among them, he arranged for Tuoba Tian and Li Qinglian to decide the next match order, and Tuoba Tian chose to fight Ye Yun first.

• Xiang Wentian countered Li Qinglian’s Ten Thousand Swords Art with Vital Energy Wave, but the clash destroyed most of the arena and left Xiang Wentian collapsed while Li Qinglian remained standing.
• The referee declared Li Qinglian the winner, confirming that he, Ye Yun, and Tuoba Tian would compete for the championship.
• Spectators debated whether Ye Yun deserved to reach the top three, but Ling Chen and He Yue expressed their faith in him, and Ye Yun said he would prove himself in the final results.
• Ye Yun joined Anle King, Li Qinglian, and Tuoba Tian, then suggested that the two fighters who had just competed decide the next match order.
• Tuoba Tian chose to fight Ye Yun first so Li Qinglian could recover, and Anle King confirmed their decision.

Ye Yun faced Tuoba Tian in a fierce match at Arena One, with Anle King serving as referee. After Tuoba Tian unleashed his full strength, Ye Yun answered with his own and landed a kick that forced Tuoba Tian to retreat, but the battle continued.

• Ye Yun went to Arena One, where Tuoba Tian and Li Qinglian arrived before Anle King took over as referee.
• Ye Yun and Tuoba Tian exchanged powerful blows, each realizing the other was a formidable opponent.
• Tuoba Tian unleashed his full strength and pushed Ye Yun into a disadvantage, but Ye Yun recovered his rhythm and fought at full power.
• Tuoba Tian and Ye Yun each used Fist Force, and their clash sent them flying apart and damaged the arena.
• Ye Yun charged back in, landed a kick to Tuoba Tian's chest, and pressed the attack as Tuoba Tian's fighting spirit rose.

Ye Yun faced Tuoba Tian after Tuoba Tian transformed with the Qianji Golden Body Art, then revealed his own Ice Force to keep pace with him. As Tuoba Tian’s speed and aura surged again, Ye Yun searched for a way to turn the fight around, having used nearly all his hidden techniques.

• Tuoba Tian activated the Qianji Golden Body Art, grew into a golden giant, and withstood Ye Yun’s punch while injuring his fist.
• Tuoba Tian challenged Ye Yun to fight at full strength, and Ye Yun put on the Frostheart before preparing to battle.
• Ye Yun clad himself in ice armor by gathering ice-attribute spiritual Qi, revealing that he had comprehended Ice Force and astonishing the spectators and sect leaders.
• Ye Yun and Tuoba Tian fought evenly as Ye Yun’s half-step Ice Force bolstered his defense and his icy strikes gradually consumed Tuoba Tian’s true Qi.
• Tuoba Tian’s aura surged and his speed increased more than threefold, leaving Ye Yun worried that he had no remaining option besides the Realm of No-Self.

Ye Yun endured Tuoba Tian’s powerful martial arts and won their match with a last-second counterattack, though he broke his right arm in the process. Anle King announced Ye Yun as the victor.

• Jue Wuxin recognized that Tuoba Tian had combined the Qianji Golden Body Art with the Gale Movement Technique, while Ye Yun studied the cost of sustaining them.
• Tuoba Tian unleashed the White Tiger Seven-Kill Form, forcing Ye Yun to enter the Selfless Realm and prepare a counterattack.
• Ye Yun dodged a strike to his vital point but blocked it with his right arm, breaking the bone, then struck Tuoba Tian’s head with an Ice Force punch.
• Tuoba Tian was sent crashing to the edge of the arena, while Ye Yun collapsed from exhaustion after heavily injuring him.
• Ye Yun asked Anle King to announce the result, and Anle King declared Ye Yun the winner over Tuoba Tian.

After defeating Tuoba Tian, Ye Yun faced Li Qinglian for the tournament championship with his right arm still unusable. As their final match began, Li Qinglian proposed a pact of three moves.

• Ye Yun defeated Tuoba Tian but broke his right arm, leaving him one victory from the championship.
• Ouyang Yan praised Ye Yun, while Murong Kuangshi and Li Fuhuan discussed the fighters’ chances of winning.
• Ye Yun spent an hour recovering, restoring most of his true qi but remaining unable to use his right arm in battle.
• Anle King began the final match between Ye Yun and Li Qinglian on Arena Two.
• Li Qinglian explained that he had to fight for the Great White Sword Sect, and then proposed a pact of three moves.

Ye Yun and Li Qinglian agreed to decide their match in three moves despite Ye Yun’s broken right arm. After Li Qinglian won the first exchange and Ye Yun won the second with his Fist Force, the two prepared for a final move using Li Qinglian’s Ten Thousand Swords Art.

• Li Qinglian proposed a three-move match so he could compete fairly with the injured Ye Yun, and Ye Yun accepted.
• Li Qinglian’s sword strike collided with Ye Yun’s punch, leaving Ye Yun kneeling and giving Li Qinglian the first win.
• Ye Yun’s Ninefold Waves Fist Art momentarily overwhelmed Li Qinglian, and Ye Yun stopped his ice-blue-gauntleted fist just short of Li Qinglian’s head to claim the second win.
• Ye Yun and Li Qinglian stood tied at one win apiece and agreed that Li Qinglian would make the first move in the final exchange.
• Li Qinglian warned that he could not perfectly control the Ten Thousand Swords Art, then tossed his treasured sword into the air as the crowd watched.

Ye Yun used Ice Force to form an ice tiger and counter Li Qinglian’s Ten Thousand Swords Art in the championship match. After the tiger began to weaken, Ye Yun detonated it to destroy the sword shadows and defeat Li Qinglian, claiming the champion’s throne.

• Li Qinglian unleashed a river of sword shadows at Ye Yun with the Ten Thousand Swords Art.
• Ye Yun entered the Selfless Realm and formed an ice tiger from Ice Origin Force, astonishing the sect masters watching from the pavilion.
• Ye Yun sent the ice tiger into the sword shadows, but Li Qinglian strengthened his attack until the tiger began to shrink.
• Ye Yun detonated the ice tiger, destroying the remaining sword shadows and blasting Arena Number Two apart.
• Ye Yun appeared behind Li Qinglian, who conceded defeat and congratulated him on winning the championship.

Ye Yun won the Great Dynasty Tournament for the Purple Extreme Sect, and the emperor and sect masters gathered to recognize his victory. After the emperor departed aboard Murong Kuangshi’s Puppet Mechanism Ship, Anle King was left to conduct the award ceremony.

• Li Qinglian conceded the match to Ye Yun and left the arena, while the crowd saw that Ye Yun had won the tournament.
• The Purple Extreme Sect disciples celebrated Ye Yun’s championship, and the Fifth Elder watched with surprise and admiration.
• The emperor praised Murong Kuangshi’s sect, while Murong Kuangshi downplayed Ye Yun’s win and Zhuang Feng challenged his claim that it came by luck.
• Ye Yun greeted the emperor and sect masters, and the emperor announced him as the tournament champion before encouraging the disciples to keep striving.
• Murong Kuangshi summoned his Puppet Mechanism Ship, and the emperor and sect masters departed, leaving Anle King to conduct the award ceremony.