Chapter Summaries

The Dao Heaven Sect sent a Nascent Soul Fifth Layer disciple to challenge the Heavenly Dao Sect in the first match, while a new rule limited each contestant to one battle in the round. The challenger revealed himself as Lin Haitian, an eighth-ranked Heavenly Palace true disciple, just as the Heavenly Dao Sect still had not chosen a fighter.

• A Dao Heaven Sect elder announced that each contestant could fight only once during the first ten matches, apparently hoping to keep Xiao Yan from fighting repeatedly.
• Xiao Yan and the Heavenly Dao Sect disciples joked about the other side mistaking him for their strongest disciple, though he agreed the rule was no problem.
• A black-robed Dao Heaven Sect disciple took the arena and taunted the Heavenly Dao Sect, displaying Nascent Soul Fifth Layer cultivation.
• The Heavenly Dao Sect disciples stayed calm, and spectators speculated that Xiao Yan was being saved for stronger opponents.
• The challenger removed his robe and mask and revealed himself as Lin Haitian, an eighth-ranked Heavenly Palace true disciple known as the Sea King.

A mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect fighter revealed himself as Di Buyu, the Heavenly Palace’s fallen first True Inheritor, now a puppet. He overwhelmed Lin Haitian in the life-and-death arena and left the Heavenly Palace’s eighth True Inheritor dead.

• A hat-wearing fighter appeared for the Heavenly Dao Sect, and Lin Haitian attacked him with a surge of water-attributed spiritual energy.
• The fighter dispelled Lin Haitian’s attack with a finger and revealed his face, shocking Lin Haitian and the crowd as Di Buyu.
• An elder of the Dao Heaven Sect explained that Di Buyu had been refined into a puppet after his fall three years earlier.
• Lin Haitian unleashed his ocean technique against Di Buyu, who pierced through it with a crimson spear.
• Di Buyu drove his spear into Lin Haitian’s chest and killed him instantly.

After Heavenly Dao Sect's Di Buyu killed Lin Haitian, Chen Hao volunteered for the second match to take revenge on the Dao Heaven Sect disciple who had once humiliated him. The crowd and Lin Yan dismissed Chen Hao as weak, until Chen Hao revealed he had reached Golden Core Great Perfection.

• Di Buyu killed Lin Haitian, prompting excitement among the onlookers and anger among the Dao Heaven Sect disciples.
• When Dao Heaven Sect required Heavenly Dao Sect to choose the next contestant, Chen Hao volunteered to face the disciple who had once tried to make him kneel.
• Xiao Lingxi worried that Chen Hao was not yet in the Nascent Soul realm, but Chen Hao insisted his opponent would come out if he challenged him.
• The crowd assumed Chen Hao was being sent as cannon fodder, while the disciple he had chosen revealed himself as Heavenly Palace's seventh true disciple, Lin Yan.
• Lin Yan mocked Chen Hao and declared he would make him kneel, but Chen Hao challenged his strength and revealed his cultivation had reached Golden Core Great Perfection.

Chen Hao revealed that he had reached Golden Core Great Perfection and faced Lin Yan, a Sixth-Level Nascent Soul true disciple of the Heavenly Palace. After Chen Hao’s water dragon overcame Lin Yan’s Red Lotus Flame, the two clashed again with hammer and blade, and the fight remained unresolved.

• The crowd was stunned when Chen Hao revealed his Golden Core Great Perfection cultivation, and Lin Yan tested him with his pressure without forcing him to yield.
• Lin Yan unleashed his Sixth-Level Nascent Soul aura and attacked Chen Hao with the Red Lotus Flame, forming a fire dragon.
• Chen Hao summoned a massive blue hammer and sent out a water dragon that defeated Lin Yan’s fire dragon, shocking the spectators.
• Lin Yan realized Chen Hao cultivated water and dismissed him as trash, while Chen Hao challenged him and charged forward.
• Lin Yan summoned a crimson blade and used Red Lotus Blazing Slash, while Chen Hao swung his hammer upward to meet the attack in midair.

Chen Hao fought Lin Yan with twin hammers, steadily overcoming the Nascent Soul cultivator’s confidence and breaking his saber. As Chen Hao shattered his Golden Core to unleash a final strike, he declared that even those dismissed as ants could turn things around.

• Lin Yan unleashed his Sunburning saber art, while Chen Hao summoned a second hammer and met the attack head-on.
• Chen Hao’s hammer proved tougher than Lin Yan’s saber, and Lin Yan grew fearful as Chen Hao’s successive strikes drove him back.
• Lin Yan predicted Chen Hao’s Golden Core body would fail before it could defeat him, but Chen Hao’s aura suddenly grew stronger.
• Chen Hao struck Lin Yan twice more, splitting his saber in half and forcing his hands to bleed.
• Chen Hao began gathering power for a third hammer strike as his Golden Core shattered into energy, and he declared that even ants could have their day to turn things around.

Chen Hao killed Lin Yan in the second match, took revenge, and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage as the Heavenly Dao Sect celebrated its second victory. The Heavenly Palace’s Niu Shan entered the third match, and Ye Qingyao took the field to face him.

• Chen Hao defeated Lin Yan, pierced his Nascent Soul, and killed him in the arena.
• Chen Hao achieved the Nascent Soul stage, and the crowd celebrated the Heavenly Dao Sect’s second consecutive victory.
• A black-robed Heavenly Palace disciple volunteered for the third match and leaped into the arena.
• Xiao Lingxi asked Ye Qingyao to face the stronger Sixth-Level Nascent Soul opponent, and Ye Qingyao accepted.
• The black-robed man revealed himself as Niu Shan, the Heavenly Palace’s sixth true disciple, and leered at Ye Qingyao while threatening her.

Ye Qingyao killed Niu Shan with a concealed clone and a single strike, stunning the spectators at the arena. Meanwhile, Su Bai infiltrated the true Heavenly Palace and discovered Heavenly Venerables refining nine enormous cauldrons, leaving him focused on the four unfinished ones.

• Ye Qingyao faced Niu Shan, whose battle axe and lewd threats made the spectators expect her defeat.
• Ye Qingyao let Niu Shan’s axe strike a clone, then appeared behind him and cut his throat with her dagger.
• The crowd marveled at Ye Qingyao’s instant victory, while the black-robed disciples discussed her concealment and warned one another to stay alert.
• Su Bai searched the Heavenly Palace, flew beyond the world, and found a vast palace hidden in the heavens beyond the heavens.
• Su Bai discovered dozens of Heavenly Venerables refining nine giant cauldrons and fixed his attention on the four unfinished ones, which had no guards.

Su Bai used his concealment technique to steal an unfinished giant cauldron from the Heavenly Palace’s forge and replace it with a copy. Meanwhile, Heavenly Dao Sect’s victory at the Immortal Alliance Assembly left a gambling braggart being force-fed, while Su Bai cautiously moved toward another cauldron.

• Su Bai examined the enormous cauldrons and learned that the Heavenly Palace planned to complete nine of them and forge a Supreme Immortal Cauldron.
• While the Heavenly Venerables focused on the fifth cauldron, Su Bai stored an unfinished cauldron in his Storage Ring and replaced it with an identical copy.
• Old Chrysanthemum briefly suspected something was amiss, but the other Heavenly Venerables dismissed his concern and returned to their work.
• Su Bai resumed moving toward a second unfinished cauldron, wary of the Heavenly Venerables’ vigilance.
• At the Immortal Alliance Assembly, spectators celebrated Heavenly Dao Sect’s victory and laughed about a young man’s impossible food-eating wager.
• Two burly men pinned down the young Golden Core Realm man and force-fed him, threatening that billions of jin still awaited him.

Xiao Yan stepped forward to fight in the fourth life-and-death match after the Dao Heaven Sect lost three in a row. In the crowd, Liu Yanran watched him from under her new name, Ruyan, and wondered whether she regretted breaking off their engagement.

• The Dao Heaven Sect demanded that the Heavenly Dao Sect send out a fighter, and the young man on the Black Qilin vowed to fight personally and kill an opponent.
• Xiao Yan volunteered for the fourth match, drawing loud cheers from the spectators as he ascended the stage.
• Xiao Yan recalled how far he had risen in four years and silently thanked his Master for helping him change his fate.
• Liu Yanran, who had joined another sect and taken the name Ruyan, listened as her senior sister praised Xiao Yan and condemned Liu Yanran for breaking off their engagement.
• Watching Xiao Yan stand calmly on the arena, Liu Yanran touched her tears and wondered if she regretted abandoning him.

Xiao Yan faced Lin Tian'ao, the Arrow King and one of Heavenly Palace's Four Heavenly Kings, in the arena. Xiao Yan revealed his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Third Layer and began fighting Lin Tian'ao, whose armor withstood Xiao Yan's ruler strike.

• Lin Tian'ao introduced himself as a seventy-eight-year-old Half-Step Spirit Transformation and challenged Xiao Yan, while the spectators identified him as the Arrow King.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Third Layer and met Lin Tian'ao's arrow with the Mystic Iron Ruler.
• Xiao Yan charged Lin Tian'ao and struck with the Heaven-Splitting Ruler.
• Lin Tian'ao summoned armor that endured Xiao Yan's blows, though the impact forced him back and churned his blood and qi.

Xiao Yan fought Lin Tian'ao, whose Nine Arrows Shooting the Sun failed to overcome Xiao Yan’s Mystic Iron Ruler and Eternal Heaven-Opening Ruler. Xiao Yan broke Lin Tian'ao’s bow, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lin Tian'ao unleashed Myriad Arrows Volley, but Xiao Yan blocked the arrows with the Mystic Iron Ruler and struck Lin Tian'ao, cracking his armor.
• Lin Tian'ao used Nine Arrows Shooting the Sun, and Xiao Yan shattered the fused first three arrows with Space-Rending Ruler.
• Lin Tian'ao fired his stronger Fourth Arrow, but Xiao Yan met it with Mountains-and-Rivers Ruler.
• Lin Tian'ao spent his blood essence to launch the Fifth Arrow, the Life-Seizing Arrow, at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used Eternal Heaven-Opening Ruler to break Lin Tian'ao’s Fifth Arrow and cleave his bow in two.

Xiao Yan defeated Lin Tian'ao after agreeing to fight without weapons, then beat him to death in the arena. The spectators celebrated as the Heavenly Palace lost one of its Four Great Heavenly Kings.

• Lin Tian'ao demanded that Xiao Yan put down his weapon and fight him unarmed, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Lin Tian'ao tried to steal the Mystic Iron Ruler but could not lift it, allowing Xiao Yan to kick him away.
• Xiao Yan used his greater speed and strength without the ruler to repeatedly strike Lin Tian'ao, who could not fight back.
• Xiao Yan recalled Lin Tian'ao killing ninety young geniuses and continued attacking as the spectators cheered.
• Xiao Yan delivered a final punch that killed Lin Tian'ao and shattered the arena floor.

After Xiao Yan killed Lin Tian'ao, the Heavenly Dao Sect won the fourth life-and-death duel, intensifying the crowd’s awe and the Heavenly Palace’s anger. The fifth match began with Xiao Lingxi facing a powerful black-robed Heavenly Palace disciple.

• Xiao Yan urged the referee to announce the fourth duel’s result, and Red Moon Venerable accepted the outcome after Nameless warned against breaking the agreement.
• The Heavenly Palace referee declared the Heavenly Dao Sect the winner, and Xiao Yan returned to his sect’s lineup amid cheers.
• Zhuge Feng watched a silent black-robed Heavenly King while the Heavenly Palace disciples chose their Third Brother to fight the fifth match.
• Xiao Lingxi volunteered to face the Heavenly Palace’s contestant, and Xiao Yan warned her to be careful.
• Xiao Lingxi entered the arena, introduced herself as the Heavenly Dao Sect’s second personal disciple, and stood before the black-robed fighter.

Xiao Lingxi fought Haifeng, Heavenly Palace’s third true disciple, and revealed that she commanded Spatial Power. She killed him with a single sword, winning the fifth match for Heavenly Dao Sect.

• The crowd watched Xiao Lingxi take the arena against Haifeng, who revealed himself as Heavenly Palace’s third true disciple and boasted of his strength.
• Haifeng attacked Xiao Lingxi with a silver trident, but Spatial Power twisted its path and left her unharmed.
• Xiao Lingxi struck with her sword and used Spatial Power to seal Haifeng’s movements.
• Xiao Lingxi’s sword pierced Haifeng’s chest, killing him instantly and securing her victory.

Han Feiyu volunteered for the sixth Life and Death Battle, confident that his fortune and hidden strength could overcome the Demon Heavenly King. The Demon Heavenly King took the field for the Heavenly Palace, intent on winning back a round while the Twin Heavenly Kings were still on their way.

• Xiao Lingxi killed the Heavenly Palace’s third-ranked true disciple, bringing Heavenly Dao Sect’s record to five victories.
• Zhuge Feng warned that the Demon Heavenly King’s Magic Die could temporarily boost him to Spirit Transformation, while Mu Lingxian offered to fight.
• Han Feiyu volunteered, saying his fortune would counter the Demon Heavenly King’s Saint Hand, while keeping his true Nascent Soul Sixth Layer strength secret.
• The Demon Heavenly King stopped a Dao Heaven Sect disciple from entering and announced that the Heavenly Venerable had ordered the Heavenly Palace not to lose again.
• The Demon Heavenly King rode his Bai Ze onto the arena and faced Han Feiyu, saying he would win a round before the Twin Heavenly Kings arrived.

Lu Fanyun began his final magic performance against Han Feiyu, confident that his exceptionally high die rolls would carry him to Spirit Transformation. Han Feiyu survived Lu Fanyun’s opening attack by hiding in a defensive artifact, and Lu Fanyun prepared his ultimate technique.

• Lu Fanyun rolled a ninety-nine for Fortune and a ninety-four for terrain, then used cards to form a path to the arena.
• Su Bai returned after secretly replacing the four unfinished giant cauldrons and watched the sixth match begin.
• Han Feiyu introduced himself as Li Yufei, the Heavenly Dao Sect’s sixth disciple, and faced Lu Fanyun.
• Lu Fanyun sent a card that transformed into a giant hand, but Han Feiyu hid inside a jade-bottle artifact that withstood the blow.
• Lu Fanyun turned his die blood-red and prepared to use his ultimate technique, Gamble with Heaven... cultivation.

Lu Fanyun gambled his cultivation to roll above eighty and kill his opponent, but his die landed on one, stripping away his Half-Step Spirit Transformation cultivation. He threw again to restore his strength, only for it to land on one a second time, leaving the arena stunned.

• Lu Fanyun tossed his blood-red die, expecting a high number that would let him temporarily enter Spirit Transformation.
• The die landed on one, and Heaven stripped Lu Fanyun of his Half-Step Spirit Transformation cultivation, leaving him at Nascent Soul First Layer.
• Lu Fanyun accused Heaven of toying with him and threw the die again to try to restore his cultivation.
• The second throw also landed on one, stunning everyone in the arena.

Lu Fanyun repeatedly lost wagers against Heaven, reducing his cultivation until his final bet cost him his life. Han Feiyu emerged from the bottle after the Demon Heavenly King's death, leaving the spectators stunned by his improbable victory.

• After Lu Fanyun lost his second wager, his cultivation fell to the Golden Core First Layer.
• Lu Fanyun threw the dice again, rolled a one, and was reduced to First-Level Foundation Establishment.
• Lu Fanyun wagered his life to reclaim his cultivation, rolled another one, and died.
• Han Feiyu walked out of the bottle, and the spectators discussed how he had won through Lu Fanyun's terrible luck.

Han Feiyu secured Heavenly Dao Sect’s sixth victory when the Demon Heavenly King killed himself, but Dao Heaven Sect changed the rules for the next two matches and summoned the Twin Heavenly Kings. As the Twin Heavenly Kings challenged Heavenly Dao Sect, an “elder” carrying an iron staff stepped onto the arena alone.

• Han Feiyu celebrated his unexpected win, and a Dao Heaven Sect disciple threatened him before an elder stopped the disciple from entering the seventh match.
• A Dao Heaven Sect elder declared that the seventh and eighth matches would be fought as a two-person team battle, and Nameless accepted.
• The Twin Heavenly Kings descended on an Azure Dragon and a Vermilion Bird, then dismounted after Venerable Xuan Ba reminded them mounts could not fight.
• The Twin Heavenly Kings demanded two opponents, but a man carrying an iron staff walked onto the arena alone, shocking the crowd because he looked like the “elder” who had sent Jian Feng out in the Core Battle.

Zhuge Feng entered the Disciple Battle and shocked the crowd by revealing he was the Heavenly Dao Sect’s eldest disciple, not an elder. The age test confirmed he was twenty-two with Eightfold Nascent Soul cultivation, leaving the audience amazed by the sect’s apparent abundance of prodigies.

• Zhuge Feng stepped onto the arena, prompting the crowd and Dao Heaven Sect disciples to accuse the Heavenly Dao Sect of sending an elder to fight in a disciple match.
• Zhuge Feng calmly announced that he was the Heavenly Dao Sect’s eldest disciple.
• The Heavenly Palace referee demanded that Zhuge Feng prove his age and summoned a testing stele.
• Zhuge Feng touched the stele, which revealed his bone age was twenty-two and his cultivation was Eightfold Nascent Soul.
• The crowd erupted in disbelief and marveled at the Heavenly Dao Sect’s remarkable disciples.