Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan revealed the Heavenly Dao Thirteen Spears and challenged Di Cang’s God-Slaying Thirteen Spears in a direct contest. Xiao Yan crushed all twelve of Di Cang’s attacks, leaving Di Cang’s armor cracked and the fight unresolved.

• Di Cang declared that Xiao Yan would lose and brought out his spear.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had studied Di Cang’s spear art and created the Heavenly Dao Thirteen Spears.
• Xiao Yan’s first four spears overpowered Di Cang’s matching attacks, forcing him to retreat.
• Xiao Yan’s fifth and sixth spears again drove Di Cang backward as spectators watched in disbelief.
• Xiao Yan met Di Cang’s twelve spear attacks with twelve of his own and broke every God-Slaying spear.
• Xiao Yan’s remaining Spear Intent cracked Di Cang’s armor, establishing his decisive advantage.

Xiao Yan defeated Di Cang’s God-Slaying Thirteen Spears with his Heavenly Dao Thirteen Spears, forcing Di Cang to reveal a devastating Fourteenth Spear. Xiao Yan answered with his own Fourteenth Spear, the Spear of the Heavenly Dao, and left Di Cang kneeling, grievously wounded.

• Di Cang raged after Xiao Yan defeated his spearmanship, and Xiao Yan revealed that he had learned the God-Slaying Thirteen Spears from Di Cang’s clone before creating the Heavenly Dao Thirteen Spears.
• Di Cang unveiled his Fourteenth Spear, a god-devouring attack that formed a dark vortex and threatened to consume everything in its path.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had prepared his own Fourteenth Spear and thrust the Spear of the Heavenly Dao at Di Cang’s vortex.
• Xiao Yan’s spear erased the vortex, pierced Di Cang’s armor and chest, and shattered Di Cang’s dark-gold spear.
• Di Cang fell to his knees, and Xiao Yan taunted him for being unable to defeat the contestant ranked thirteenth.

Xiao Yan defeated Di Cang with spear techniques despite admitting they were not his strongest ability, shattering Di Cang’s confidence. Di Cang demanded a fight with Wu Wushuang, while the Human Realm observers predicted he would reveal his true weapon in the first match.

• Di Cang knelt after Xiao Yan pierced through his God-Devouring spear with Heavenly Dao.
• Xiao Yan told Di Cang that spear techniques were not his strongest ability, deepening Di Cang’s shock and despair.
• Di Cang demanded that Wu Wushuang appear so he could fight him and insisted he still had trump cards.
• Xiao Yan told Di Cang he was too weak to face Wu Wushuang, and Di Cang roared in humiliation.
• Zhuge Feng, Su Ling'er, Wu Wushuang, and Han Feiyu discussed Di Cang’s collapsing mentality and predicted he would reveal his true weapon in the first match.

Di Cang summoned the Heaven's Sin Blade and struck Xiao Yan with its first form, forcing Xiao Yan to retreat for the first time. Xiao Yan then announced that he had created a Fifteenth Spear after watching Di Cang's Fourteenth Spear, leaving the spectators stunned.

• The Seventh Divine General urged Di Cang to calm down and stick to the plan, but Di Cang ignored him and healed his wound.
• Di Cang summoned the Heaven's Sin Blade, which the spectators identified as the First Divine General's Epoch divine weapon.
• Di Cang unleashed the first form of the Seven Forms of Heaven's Sin, and Xiao Yan countered with the Fourteenth Form, Heavenly Dao, but was forced to take one step back.
• Di Cang celebrated his restored strength and challenged Xiao Yan to use his flames, but Xiao Yan said they would discuss that later.
• Xiao Yan announced that he had created a Fifteenth Spear by observing Di Cang's Fourteenth Spear, stunning Di Cang and the onlookers.

Xiao Yan revealed a new spear technique during his duel with Di Cang, turning Di Cang’s destructive attacks into creation and then breaking his third slash with an eternal force. The spectators recognized Xiao Yan’s extraordinary battle comprehension, and Old Man Tianji predicted that he would eventually rise above the Eternal Immortal Realm if he survived.

• Di Cang attacked Xiao Yan with the second form of the Seven Forms of Heaven’s Sin, Eradicate All Life, after dismissing Xiao Yan’s claim that he had created a fifteenth spear.
• Xiao Yan unveiled Endless Renewal, transforming Di Cang’s frozen blade energies from destruction into flowers, leaves, and streams of light.
• Di Cang unleashed the third form, Bury All Life, but Xiao Yan’s spear gained an eternal intent and shattered the attack, forcing Di Cang back and injuring his hands.
• Di Cang realized Xiao Yan had been learning and improving his spear technique during their battle, while the spectators marveled at his growth and questioned what the higher-ranked fighters could do.
• Old Man Tianji declared that Di Cang might reach the First Divine General’s realm, but Xiao Yan would rise above the Eternal Immortal Realm if he did not perish young.

Xiao Yan perfected his fifteenth spear and defeated Di Cang’s fourth strike, then revealed his nine flames as he finally began to use his true strength. The chapter left Xiao Yan rising above the arena like an Emperor of Fire, facing Di Cang with his flames unleashed.

• The Fifth Divine General felt uneasy about the Human Realm’s rising Heaven’s Pride, while the Seventh Divine General warned Di Cang that Xiao Yan was using him to improve his spear arts.
• Di Cang awakened the fourth rune of Heaven’s Sin Blade and unleashed the Fourth Form of the Seven Forms of Heaven’s Sin, Heaven-and-Earth Severance.
• Xiao Yan perfected his nameless fifteenth spear and used it to withstand Di Cang’s black-sun slash, leaving Di Cang kneeling and wounded.
• Di Cang insisted that he still had three slashes left, but Xiao Yan said it was his turn and let his red spear dissolve into flame.
• Xiao Yan summoned nine flames, including the Heavenly Dao Flame, and rose into the air with wings of fire.

Xiao Yan overwhelmed Di Cang’s fifth and sixth forms with his flames and Myriad Flames Eternal Ruler, leaving Di Cang gravely injured. Refusing to accept defeat, Di Cang sacrificed his natal essence blood to unleash the unfinished seventh form, a taboo-level strike that threatened to cost him his life.

• Xiao Yan stopped Di Cang’s fifth form with a flame barrier and shattered his sixth form with the Myriad Flames Eternal Ruler.
• Di Cang was hurled into the arena’s edge, suffered severe injuries, and could not believe Xiao Yan had broken a strike he had trained for thirty million years.
• The viewing-platform elders marveled at Xiao Yan’s power and questioned how a fighter ranked thirteenth could be so formidable.
• Di Cang ignored the Seventh Divine General’s warning and declared that either Xiao Yan would die or he would perish.
• Di Cang offered his natal essence blood to the Heaven’s Sin Blade and unleashed its seventh form, Heaven’s Sin, which Blood Moon Ancestor recognized as a strike approaching the Taboo.

Di Cang unleashed his forbidden Seventh Form of Heaven’s Sin, burning half his Natal Essence Blood, while Xiao Yan answered with the nameless Ultimate Flame formed from countless innate flames. Their powers collided with force approaching the Fifth Epoch, and the chapter left the spectators reeling at the possibility that this era held at least fifteen extraordinary prodigies.

• Di Cang burned half his Natal Essence Blood to unleash the Seventh Form of Heaven’s Sin, alarming the Golden Clan Ancestor and the Seventh Divine General.
• Xiao Yan summoned Ten Thousand Flames Return to One and formed an almost transparent, nameless Ultimate Flame.
• Xiao Yan sent the Ultimate Flame against Di Cang’s blade strike, and their opposing powers shook the battlefield and threatened everyone watching.
• Blood Moon Ancestor and the other old monsters judged the clash to be a contest between Daos with power approaching that of Fifth-Epoch Kings.
• The spectators realized that Xiao Yan and Di Cang were not the only potential prodigies of this era, since at least thirteen others had ascended the Ten-Thousand-Level Heavenly Ladder with Xiao Yan.

Chen Fan defeated Di Cang in their final clash, shattering the arena and ending the Celestial Court prodigy's legend of invincibility. The spectators recognized the defeat as a major blow to the Celestial Court and wondered how it could face the Human Realm's remaining fighters.

• Chen Fan's final attack broke through Di Cang's seventh form and shattered the arena.
• Di Cang knelt wounded and bewildered, realizing he had lost despite using every trump card.
• The Heaven's Pride Battlefield erupted as spectators celebrated Chen Fan's victory and questioned the strength of the Human Realm's higher-ranked fighters.
• Blood Moon Ancestor, the Golden Clan Ancestor, and the Purple Clan's patriarch reflected on Chen Fan's overwhelming strength and the beginning of a new era.
• The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Divine Generals recognized the defeat as a serious blow to the Celestial Court's morale and feared the thirteen Human Realm fighters yet to compete.
• Neutral-zone powerhouses marveled at Chen Fan's weapons, flames, spear techniques, and ability to create techniques during battle.

Xiao Yan defeated Di Cang in the first match, and the Fifth Divine General declared victory for the Human Realm. Di Cang left the arena in disgrace after the Seventh Divine General stopped him from risking his future, while Xiao Yan taunted him over his defeat.

• Di Cang tried to rise and keep fighting, but the Seventh Divine General suppressed his power and told him he had lost.
• The Seventh Divine General scolded Di Cang for losing control of his mindset and warned that using his final trump card could destroy his Dao Foundation.
• Di Cang accepted that Xiao Yan had outmaneuvered him and forced him to reveal his trump cards.
• The Fifth Divine General announced that the Human Realm had won the first match, and the spectators reacted with shock and debate over Di Cang's unused trump card.
• Di Cang told Xiao Yan he would remember him, and Xiao Yan mocked him by saying he should not think of fighting Senior Brother Wushuang until he could beat Xiao Yan.

After Xiao Yan defeated Di Cang, the Human Realm chose Xiao Lingxi to face Xuan Qingyi in the second match. The two women entered the repaired arena, leaving their duel about to begin.

• Di Cang was dragged from the arena, vowing to defeat Wu Wushuang and make the Human Realm pay.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Human Realm seats, where Su Ling'er and the others celebrated his victory.
• The Seventh Divine General said Di Cang needed time to recover, so Xuan Qingyi would handle the second match.
• Xiao Lingxi rose from the Human Realm seats and challenged Xuan Qingyi, drawing cheers from both sides.
• Xuan Qingyi and Xiao Lingxi stepped onto the repaired arena as the crowd awaited their duel.

Xiao Lingxi faced Xuan Qingyi in the second match of the Heaven's Pride Battlefield, where Xuan Qingyi demonstrated her extraordinary Formation Dao with a Wind-Fire Formation. Xiao Lingxi drew her ancient sword and revealed a remarkably pure Sword Intent, leaving their duel poised to begin.

• Xuan Qingyi and Xiao Lingxi entered the arena as spectators recognized their exceptional reputations and abilities.
• Xuan Qingyi greeted Xiao Lingxi and formed a grand formation with a single thought.
• Xuan Qingyi unleashed a Wind-Fire Formation that filled the arena with Nine Heavens Astral Wind and azure flames.
• Xiao Lingxi stood firm against the formation, drew her sword, and released a pure Sword Intent.

Xiao Lingxi shattered Xuan Qingyi’s Wind-Fire and Water-Thunder formations with two powerful sword techniques, revealing her extraordinary Sword Dao. Xuan Qingyi then formed a Five Elements Small World around Xiao Lingxi, leaving their battle poised to escalate.

• Xiao Lingxi used Extremity Penetration Sword Intent to strike the Wind-Fire Formation’s flaw and break it with one thrust.
• Blood Moon Ancestor identified Xiao Lingxi’s sword technique as Extremity Penetration Sword Intent, while the spectators and Celestial Court’s Divine Generals reacted to her strength.
• Xuan Qingyi formed the Water-Thunder Immortal Formation and unleashed freezing rain and lightning at Xiao Lingxi.
• Xiao Lingxi cut through the storm and split the Water-Thunder Immortal Formation with a hair-thin sword light.
• Xuan Qingyi formed a Five Elements grand formation that created a Small World around Xiao Lingxi.

Xiao Lingxi and Xuan Qingyi fought to a draw when their Sword Dao World and Five Elements World shattered together, then unleashed the Sword of Eternity and the Primal Chaos Immortal Formation against each other. As their supreme powers collided, Di Cang questioned whether Xiao Lingxi could really rank thirteenth and wondered who the real Wu Wushuang was.

• Xiao Lingxi and Xuan Qingyi's worlds collided and shattered together, leaving their first exchange a draw.
• Xuan Qingyi praised Xiao Lingxi's strength and summoned the Primal Chaos Immortal Formation, which threatened to devour Xiao Lingxi's Sword Intent and all laws.
• Xiao Lingxi recalled her master's teachings and wielded the Sword of Eternity, bringing the powers of past, present, and future to bear against primal chaos.
• The Sword of Eternity and the Primal Chaos Immortal Formation collided, tearing apart and remaking space-times and chains of cause and effect.
• Di Cang recognized Xiao Lingxi's strength and wondered if she could really be thirteenth, then questioned who the real Wu Wushuang was.

Xuan Qingyi and Xiao Lingxi ended their clash of the Primal Chaos Immortal Formation and the Sword of Eternity without a victor, leaving the spectators astonished by their equal strength. Xiao Yan revealed that Xuan Qingyi was the Heavenly Emperor’s daughter and warned that she had not yet shown the full extent of her power.

• Xuan Qingyi’s Primal Chaos Immortal Formation and Xiao Lingxi’s Sword of Eternity collided and vanished, while both women remained standing at their starting positions.
• The spectators and experts from both sides marveled that the two women had matched each other throughout the duel, and the Celestial Court’s Divine Generals recognized Xiao Lingxi’s absolute confidence and growing Sword Dao.
• Xiao Yan judged Xuan Qingyi more frightening than Di Cang because she could use powerful formations without paying a price and had not revealed her strongest arts.
• Xiao Yan revealed that Xuan Qingyi was the Heavenly Emperor’s daughter, whose blood carried the imprint of his Great Dao.

Xuan Qingyi unveiled the Primordial Unity Immortal Formation, forcing Xiao Lingxi to reach beyond the Sword of Eternity and comprehend Fate and causality. Xiao Lingxi named her new sword the Sword of Fate as their battle continued.

• Xuan Qingyi recalled her father's warning against arrogance and accepted that Xiao Lingxi surpassed her.
• Xuan Qingyi unleashed her Heavenly Emperor Bloodline and revealed the Primordial Unity Immortal Formation, which surpassed the Primal Chaos Immortal Formation.
• Xiao Lingxi considered what lay beyond time and realized that Fate and causality governed time and all things.
• Xiao Lingxi manifested the Fate River in one eye and the Web of Causality in the other.
• Xiao Lingxi raised her sword and declared, "This sword is called Fate!"

Xiao Lingxi’s Sword of Fate collided with Xuan Qingyi’s Primordial Unity Immortal Formation, creating a growing Point of Nothingness that forced the Taboo Kings to intervene. After they suppressed the catastrophe, the two powers remained locked in battle, with Xiao Lingxi’s Sword of Fate steadily overpowering Xuan Qingyi’s formation.

• Xiao Lingxi slashed the Primordial Unity Immortal Formation with the Sword of Fate, shocking the watching Epoch Kings.
• The clash between Fate and Primordial Unity shattered the arena and created an expanding Point of Nothingness that began devouring its surroundings.
• Blood Moon Ancestor, the Golden Clan Ancestor, the Purple Clan’s patriarch, and other powerful figures tried to contain the Point of Nothingness, but the Taboo Kings had to join forces to suppress it.
• Little War King, Mystic Ice Fairy, Di Cang, and the Seventh Divine General watched in shock as the two women displayed power beyond their expectations.
• Xiao Lingxi’s Sword of Fate steadily suppressed Xuan Qingyi’s Primordial Unity Immortal Formation, forcing Xuan Qingyi to struggle against its destined defeat.

Xiao Lingxi defeated Xuan Qingyi in the Heaven's Pride Battlefield, and Xuan Qingyi accepted the loss as a chance to understand her own limits and improve her state of mind. The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor reflected that an invincible heart could endure repeated defeats before ultimately prevailing.

• Xiao Lingxi shattered Xuan Qingyi's Primordial Unity Immortal Formation and won their duel.
• Xiao Lingxi told Xuan Qingyi she had sensed the power of her bloodline, and Xuan Qingyi explained why she had chosen to fight using only her own comprehension.
• Xuan Qingyi accepted her defeat, thanked Xiao Lingxi for helping her reach a higher state of mind, and recognized that Xiao Lingxi had also held back a final trump card.
• Xuan Qingyi and Xiao Lingxi smiled, left the arena side by side, and agreed to fight again after Xuan Qingyi found a path of her own.
• The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor said mindset determined everything and recalled a person who had lost repeatedly before becoming the strongest of his era.

The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor taught the Human Realm prodigies that defeat could forge an Invincible Heart, praising Xiao Lingxi for remaining clear-headed after her victory. At the Celestial Court, Di Cang struggled to accept his loss, then prepared to choose his opponent for the third match.

• The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor recounted how a man endured a hundred defeats, learned from each one, and ultimately became the Invincible One.
• The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor praised Xiao Lingxi for recognizing that Xuan Qingyi had not fought at full strength and urged her to remember that composure when facing future defeats.
• The Azure Mountain Saint Emperor explained that Di Cang's inability to accept defeat had driven him toward frenzy and the Demon Dao, while Xuan Qingyi had found peace and a path forward through losing.
• The three Divine Generals watched grimly as the Celestial Court fell behind the Human Realm, which still had at least two fighters ranked above Xiao Lingxi.
• Di Cang brooded over his defeat by the Grass-Biting Youth as the Seventh Divine General told him he could choose his opponent in the third match.

After losing to Xiao Yan, Di Cang tried to restore his Dao Heart by challenging Wu Wushuang, the Heavenly Dao Ranking’s first-ranked prodigy. When Wu Wushuang did not appear, Xiao Yan mocked Di Cang and offered to fight him again.

• The Seventh Divine General urged Di Cang to calm down and reminded him that the Celestial Court still had three matches left.
• Di Cang decided he needed to defeat Wu Wushuang to regain his confidence and challenged him from the arena.
• The crowd and the Divine Generals reacted to Di Cang’s high-stakes challenge as no one from the Human Realm answered.
• Xiao Yan mocked Di Cang for challenging Wu Wushuang after losing to him and offered to fight him again.