Recaps

Lie Kong found Qin Hao in the Lingchang Cave Abode and tried to seize him, but chose to capture the nearby half-step true gods as well to conceal his interest in Qin Hao’s treasures. As he launched his attack, the Formless Ancestor and the other guardians sensed the threat and sprang into action.

• Lie Kong located Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen in the outer Swamp Region after searching for the Lingchang Cave Abode for decades.
• Lie Kong recognized Qin Hao’s ten thousand swords realm and decided to capture him for the Supreme Sword Tower and Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Lie Kong worried that targeting Qin Hao alone would expose his motives, so he planned to seize all nearby half-step true gods.
• Lie Kong sent an enormous palm down over Qin Hao, Gu Fengchen, and the surrounding area.
• The Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and Starfall Lord sensed the attack, and the Formless Ancestor shouted in anger.

A burly Ancestral God attacked the Lingchang Cave Abode during the Qiankun Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly, trying to seize Qin Hao and the other Half-Step True Gods. As Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen were pulled into the air, three Qiankun Sect guardians launched counterattacks.

• Phantom Shadow True God, the Starfall Lord, and the Formless Ancestor discovered the intruder and attacked him from outside the Lingchang Cave Abode.
• The burly man realized three guardians had found him but pressed on, aiming to capture Qin Hao and obtain the Supreme Sword Tower and Primordial Feathered Wings.
• After killing an Insect Beast, Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen were caught beneath the intruder's enormous palm as its suction force lifted them and thousands of other contestants.
• Qin Hao tried to activate the Primordial Feathered Wings, then saw three immense palms approaching as the Qiankun Sect's Ancestral God elders counterattacked.

Qin Hao and the other half-step true gods were caught in a Three-Star Ancestral God's enormous palm, but the Qiankun Sect elders and Lingchang Cave Abode's formation weakened its grip. Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen struck back, though their attacks could not harm the Ancestral God's palm.

• Qin Hao rejected using his incomplete Primordial Feathered Wings and kept the Supreme Sword Tower as his fallback escape.
• The burly Ancestral God intensified the suction, pulling Qin Hao, Gu Fengchen, and the other half-step true gods toward his palm.
• The Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and Starfall Lord struck the palm, tearing it open and weakening the suction.
• Shock waves from the Ancestral Gods' clash triggered Lingchang Cave Abode's formation, which attacked the palm and weakened it further.
• Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen attacked the palm with their swords, but neither they nor the other half-step true gods could injure it.

Ancestral God Lie Kong abandoned his attempt to seize the Half-Step True Gods when the Lingchang Cave Abode's formation and the Qiankun Sect elders thwarted him, then fled as the Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and the Starfall Lord gave chase. His shattered palm continued attacking the contestants, and just as it disintegrated, Qin Hao, Gu Fengchen, and the others were struck by a shock wave.

• Ancestral God Lie Kong gave up capturing the Half-Step True Gods after the cave abode's formation shattered his palm and he sensed the Formless Ancestor approaching.
• Ancestral God Lie Kong mocked the Qiankun Sect and fled, while the Formless Ancestor, Phantom Shadow True God, and the Starfall Lord pursued him into a fierce battle.
• Qin Hao and the other contestants continued attacking Lie Kong's weakening palm as the Lingchang Cave Abode's formation bombarded it.
• The enormous palm disintegrated, and a shock wave swept toward Qin Hao, Gu Fengchen, and the others, alarming them just as they began to relax.

Ancestral God Lie Kong’s attack sent deadly shockwaves across the sky, forcing Qin Hao, Gu Fengchen, and thousands of half-step true gods to seek shelter inside the Lingchang Cave Abode. The formation blocked the shockwaves, leaving the survivors within the dangerous cave abode alongside Yan Zijun.

• Ancestral God Lie Kong’s palm shockwaves killed numerous half-step true gods and overwhelmed Qin Hao and Gu Fengchen’s attacks.
• Qin Hao urged Gu Fengchen and the other contestants to dive into the Lingchang Cave Abode for protection from its formation.
• Thousands of half-step true gods entered the formation’s reach, and it blocked the incoming shockwaves.
• Contestants in the outer Swamp Region reacted to the deaths and argued over whether those inside the cave abode would survive.
• Yan Zijun resented that Qin Hao and the others had entered the cave abode after he had lost nearly all his enslaved subordinates getting there.

Yan Zijun spotted Qin Hao in the Depths of Lingchang Cave Abode and focused on reaching Ancestral God Lingchang’s Cultivation Palace to claim the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body. Qin Hao watched Yan Zijun approach the palace and wondered whether it held Lingchang’s treasures and inheritance.

• Yan Zijun recognized Qin Hao and ordered Situ Yu to keep watch on him, while Situ Yu sensed that Qin Hao had grown much stronger.
• Yan Zijun identified the ancient palace as Ancestral God Lingchang’s Cultivation Palace and resolved to obtain the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body above all other treasures.
• Yan Zijun led his slaves toward the palace, sending some ahead to scout while they guarded him.
• Qin Hao noticed Yan Zijun’s destination and considered whether the palace contained Ancestral God Lingchang’s treasures and inheritance.

Qin Hao and the other Half-Step True Gods sought a way into Ancestral God Lingchang’s Palace, but invisible restrictions killed several who rushed ahead. As Qin Hao tested the restrictions with world power, the white-veiled Luan Bing used an Ice-Sealing Art and began moving downward.

• Qin Hao decided to explore Lingchang Cave Abode rather than risk crossing the Sea of Mist again.
• Several Half-Step True Gods flew toward the Palace and were killed by unseen restrictions and Insect Beasts.
• Qin Hao and the others found that Divine Sense and chaos origin could not detect the restrictions.
• Luan Bing used her Ice-Sealing Art to envelop herself in white mist and moved downward, drawing astonished looks from the crowd.

Luan Bing and Duanmu Jie detected the restrictions in the Lingchang Cave Abode and raced toward Lingchang Palace to seek Ancestral God Lingchang’s Treasures. Qin Hao revealed that he could sense a safe route too, and led Gu Fengchen onward.

• Qin Hao recognized that Luan Bing had created her own Chaos Origin, while Gu Fengchen described her immense combat experience as a Gladiator.
• Luan Bing moved ahead through the restrictions, prompting Duanmu Jie to reveal his ability to perceive them and set off toward Lingchang Palace.
• Gu Fengchen told Qin Hao that Duanmu Jie was a renowned genius from the Immortal Thunder Continent.
• Qin Hao told Gu Fengchen to follow him because he could sense a safe path through the restrictions.
• Qin Hao used the power of his Self-World, an embryonic Heavenly Dao, to detect the restrictions and guide Gu Fengchen toward Lingchang Palace.

Qin Hao, Duanmu Jie, and Luan Bing navigated the restrictions on the way to the Lingchang Palace, while Gu Fengchen and the other Half-Step True Gods followed their routes. After a perilous journey, they reached the palace and found Yan Zijun and four others already at its entrance.

• Duanmu Jie recognized Qin Hao as a formidable rival and continued cautiously through the restrictions alongside Luan Bing.
• Qin Hao avoided the red areas he sensed, and Gu Fengchen followed his exact route to pass through safely.
• The Half-Step True Gods realized they could follow Qin Hao and Duanmu Jie's paths, but many died after stumbling into restrictions or being pushed off course.
• After more than half a day, the group descended to an area with fewer restrictions and hurried toward the Lingchang Palace.
• Qin Hao saw Yan Zijun, Situ Yu, and three others at the palace entrance, and Yan Zijun entered first.

Yan Zijun and his companions entered Lingchang Palace and found themselves beside a vast Flame River, where a massive creature began emerging from a shedding rock. Yun Chang escaped a sealed stone chamber into the same area, spotted Situ Yu, and faced the creature’s icy gaze.

• Yan Zijun entered Lingchang Palace with Situ Yu and the others, but they appeared on a platform beside a vast river of flames instead of finding Lingchang’s treasures.
• A huge rock began shedding its stone surface, releasing powerful pressure that churned the Flame River and opened an archway in a nearby rock wall.
• Yun Chang escaped the stone chamber where a Teleportation Restriction had trapped him and emerged near the Flame River.
• Yun Chang recognized Situ Yu and considered killing him, recalling their conflict over Qin Hao and the Sword Diagram in Dragon Marquis City.
• A horned head emerged from the shedding rock, and its icy eyes made Yun Chang’s heart jolt.

Qin Hao and the other Half-Step True Gods reached Lingchang Palace, where a sudden wave of intense heat suggested Yan Zijun had triggered something inside. They entered in pursuit of Ancestral God Lingchang’s treasures, leaving thousands of others to swarm after them.

• Qin Hao, Luan Bing, and Duanmu Jie accelerated toward Lingchang Palace after learning Yan Zijun had entered, while a reckless Half-Step True God died after straying from the safe route.
• Qin Hao reached the palace entrance with Duanmu Jie and Luan Bing and noticed that intense heat had arisen after Yan Zijun went inside.
• Duanmu Jie and Luan Bing entered Lingchang Palace, and Gu Fengchen warned Qin Hao to be careful before following him inside.
• Thousands of surviving Half-Step True Gods rushed toward the palace entrance, hoping to claim Ancestral God Lingchang’s treasures.

Qin Hao and the other Half-Step True Gods were transported from Lingchang Palace to a scorching, mysterious space, where they encountered a powerful Crystal Man radiating Ancestral God Pressure. Qin Hao found Yun Chang and learned that Yan Zijun’s slaves had died, leaving him wary of moving closer.

• Qin Hao entered Lingchang Palace, touched a scarlet Teleportation Restriction, and was transported to a jagged-rock platform amid extreme heat.
• Qin Hao sensed Ancestral God Pressure and saw a crystal-bodied being emerging from rock beside a Flame River.
• Qin Hao spotted Yan Zijun, Situ Yu, Luan Bing, and Duanmu Jie near the Crystal Man and felt renewed hostility toward Yan Zijun.
• Qin Hao saw Yun Chang, but Yun Chang warned him not to move or speak, so Qin Hao stopped before approaching.
• Qin Hao noticed the corpses of Situ Yu and Yan Zijun’s other slaves and stayed where he was.

Qin Hao and the other Half-Step True Gods discovered countless treasures suspended above the Flame River, but Yan Zijun and Yun Chang stayed back as others rushed to claim them. The river’s flames incinerated everyone who approached, leaving Qin Hao wary of the treasures.

• Half-Step True Gods appeared beside the Flame River and saw the awakening Crystal Man, while Qin Hao remained cautious after noticing Situ Yu and the others’ corpses.
• The cultivators discovered vast numbers of Ancestral God Lingchang’s treasures floating above the river and rushed toward them.
• Duanmu Jie charged for the treasures, but Qin Hao held back after noticing Yan Zijun and Yun Chang had not moved.
• The first Half-Step True God to reach the river was engulfed by flames that consumed his powers and burned him to ashes.
• Flames engulfed every Half-Step True God who approached the river, killing them and scattering their souls.

The Crystal Man's Ancestral God Pressure caused the Flame River's flames to kill those who approached, leaving the survivors to realize their movements were being controlled. After shedding his stone shell, the Crystal Man revealed that he had served Ancestral God Lingchang and addressed the gathered Half-Step True Gods with a chilling smile.

• Qin Hao realized the Crystal Man had sealed off the Flame River with his Ancestral God Pressure, and Duanmu Jie recalled stopping just short of being burned to death.
• The rock covering the Crystal Man fell away, revealing his transparent amber-like body as he gazed at the Flame River with emotion.
• The Crystal Man said that no one had come since his master fell, leading Qin Hao and the others to recognize Ancestral God Lingchang as his master.
• When an elderly Half-Step True God cautiously addressed him, the Crystal Man looked over the crowd and remarked that many people had come after his master's death.

Amber revealed that only Half-Step True Gods could enter the Lingchang Cave Abode and compete for Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance and treasures. He directed them to the Flame River, where the first to reach its end would have a chance to claim the inheritance, leaving the crowd eager to set off.

• Amber explained that the cave abode would collapse if an Ancestral God tried to enter, and that Half-Step True Gods alone qualified for Lingchang’s legacy.
• Qin Hao wondered why Ancestral God Lie Kong had attacked the cave abode and suspected there was more to it, unaware that Lie Kong’s true target was him.
• Amber introduced himself and told the gathered Half-Step True Gods that Lingchang’s treasures lay in the Flame River and his inheritance waited at its end.
• Yan Zijun resented that Qin Hao and others had entered the core region by chance, but accepted that they were eligible to compete for the inheritance.
• Qin Hao asked how they would leave the Flame River, but Amber told him he would find out after entering and urged everyone to begin.
• Amber said the farther they traveled along the Flame River, the more treasures they could obtain, and that the first to reach its end would have a chance at the inheritance, prompting an uproar.

Yan Zijun and the others rushed into the Flame River to seek Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance and treasures. Qin Hao reunited with Yun Chang, then entered the river with Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen, wary that its trial was more dangerous than it seemed.

• Yan Zijun, Duanmu Jie, Luan Bing, and the other cultivators charged toward the Flame River after the Amber Crystal Man announced the inheritance trial.
• Qin Hao waited for Yun Chang, reunited with him, and introduced him to Gu Fengchen.
• Yun Chang told Qin Hao that Situ Yu and his companions had been killed by the Amber Crystal Man after Yan Zijun sent them to test him.
• Qin Hao warned Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen that reaching the river’s end might not guarantee the inheritance and could carry serious risks.
• Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen entered the Flame River, where its heat ignited Qin Hao’s clothing before he extinguished the flames.
• The three proceeded cautiously as thousands of Half-Step True Gods advanced through the river and fought over Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Half-Step True Gods fought over treasures in the Flame River’s Central Region, where Qin Hao recognized that enduring the river’s rising pressure and heat was the real trial. After the Bearded Man knocked several contenders into the lethal flames and claimed a Mid-Grade Divine Artifact, the survivors learned how deadly the river was.

• Half-Step True Gods clashed throughout the Central Region as they scrambled to seize Divine Artifacts and other treasures.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen that the trial lay in enduring the stronger pressure and flames farther upstream, then continued onward.
• The Bearded Man attacked more than twenty Half-Step True Gods competing for a glowing treasure, and his slash knocked several into the Flame River.
• The flames killed those who fell into the river, prompting the survivors to realize that falling in meant certain death.
• While the others were distracted, the Bearded Man seized the Mid-Grade Divine Artifact and celebrated its great value.

Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen advanced deeper into the Flame River, where increasing pressure and heat slowed most of the Half-Step True Gods. They collected valuable treasures along the way while Duanmu Jie, Luan Bing, and Yan Zijun pressed on toward the river’s end and the chance to obtain Ancestral God Lingchang’s Inheritance.

• The Bearded Man claimed a Mid-Grade Divine Artifact after driving off the other Half-Step True Gods who competed for it.
• Qin Hao warned Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen that the Flame River’s Ancestral God might made its flames deadly, even for an Eternal True God.
• Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen continued deeper into the Flame River as its pressure and heat intensified and many Half-Step True Gods fell behind.
• Yun Chang seized a Crystal Bottle containing three True God-Level Pills, and the trio began collecting other unattended treasures.
• The Half-Step True Gods near Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen watched jealously as the three gathered treasures while they struggled to advance.

Qin Hao and his companions advanced through the Flame River, where the pressure and heat grew stronger and treasures became scarcer. After a half-step true god fell into the flames and died, Qin Hao questioned whether the river truly tested willpower as the Amber Crystal Man had claimed.

• Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen collected many treasures as they traveled farther into the Flame River, but the heat and pressure intensified.
• A desperate young man tried to force his way forward, lost his balance, fell into the Flame River, and died.
• Yan Zijun mocked the dead man and continued toward the front, while Duanmu Jie, Luan Bing, and two other half-step true gods pressed on cautiously.
• Qin Hao considered the Amber Crystal Man's claim that the Flame River tested talent and willpower, and wondered how it tested willpower if sheer endurance had not saved the young man.

As the Flame River’s pressure and heat forced most Half-Step True Gods to stop, Gu Fengchen ran out of strength and parted ways with Qin Hao and Yun Chang. He abandoned his pursuit of Ancestral God Lingchang’s Inheritance but spotted a treasure as he turned back to search the area.

• Many Half-Step True Gods stopped advancing or perished when they could no longer withstand the Flame River.
• Qin Hao, Yun Chang, and Gu Fengchen continued forward while most of the others fell behind.
• Gu Fengchen’s chaos origin dwindled, and he said the pressure and heat had reached the limits of what he could endure.
• Qin Hao accepted Gu Fengchen’s decision to stop, and Gu Fengchen declined Yun Chang’s offer to help him continue.
• Gu Fengchen turned back to search for nearby treasures, hoping to find a High-Grade Divine Artifact.
• Gu Fengchen spotted a treasure flashing in the flames and hurried toward it.

As Qin Hao and Yun Chang advanced along the Flame River, Qin Hao discovered that its crushing pressure came from a powerful Flame Chaos Origin derived from light chaos origin. He began studying it while walking, hoping to strengthen his light chaos origin and continue farther along the river.

• Qin Hao noticed that the Flame River’s pressure intensified whenever flames rose and burst.
• Qin Hao realized the river’s flames were a unique Flame Chaos Origin derived from light chaos origin.
• Qin Hao switched to using light chaos origin to resist the pressure, reducing its effects slightly.
• When a powerful wave of pressure struck the group, Qin Hao deliberately let some of it reach him so he could study the Flame Chaos Origin.
• Qin Hao sensed the Flame Chaos Origin agitating his divine soul and focused on studying it.

Qin Hao briefly let the Flame River’s pressure into himself and gained a tiny insight into the Flame Chaos Origin, though he recognized that pursuing it could be fatal. The Amber Crystal Man explained that Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance required three great conditions, while Yan Zijun pushed ahead hoping to reach the river’s end first.

• Qin Hao found that his growing resistance to the Flame River came with a dangerous chance to comprehend the Flame Chaos Origin, and he decided to test the method before telling Yun Chang.
• The Amber Crystal Man watched the Half-Step True Gods fight over treasures and judged that most lacked the Comprehension and Willpower required for the inheritance.
• The Amber Crystal Man noticed Qin Hao had begun comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin, but believed he had sensed only its outermost layer and might still fail the inheritance’s most important third condition.
• Yan Zijun advanced several hundred meters at the front of the Flame River, then saw that the flames ahead still seemed endless and renewed his resolve to reach the end.

Yan Zijun, Duanmu Jie, and Luan Bing watched as Qin Hao advanced through the Flame River with surprising ease, while Qin Hao helped Yun Chang comprehend the Flame Chaos Origin. The Amber Crystal Man recalled his former master and grew intensely interested in Qin Hao.

• Yan Zijun noticed Qin Hao and Yun Chang closing in on him, then forced himself onward through the Flame River's pressure by circulating his strength and taking pills.
• Duanmu Jie and Luan Bing saw Qin Hao's steady progress and continued toward the river's end.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang that the Flame River's pressure came from its Flame Chaos Origin and guarded him while he began comprehending it.
• Yun Chang quickly grasped a sliver of the Flame Chaos Origin, reducing the pressure on himself, and followed Qin Hao as they advanced.
• The Amber Crystal Man watched Qin Hao help Yun Chang, recalled how his master had met his end, and developed a strong interest in Qin Hao.

Qin Hao and Yun Chang advanced along the Flame River by comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin in its pressure, while Duanmu Jie grew desperate to secure Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance. The appearance of a Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact gave Duanmu Jie a sudden chance to improve his resistance.

• Qin Hao and Yun Chang comprehended the Flame Chaos Origin as they moved forward, while Yan Zijun, Luan Bing, and Duanmu Jie only endured the pressure.
• Duanmu Jie worried that Qin Hao and Yun Chang would overtake him and considered killing his rivals to claim Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang continued advancing with little difficulty, and Yun Chang searched for nearby treasures as they drew within a few thousand meters of Duanmu Jie and Luan Bing.
• Duanmu Jie prepared to attack Qin Hao and Yun Chang, then froze with joy when a Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact appeared between him and Luan Bing.

Duanmu Jie and Yun Chang raced to claim a Rule-Type High-Grade Divine Artifact Long Staff in the Flame River. Yun Chang moved faster than Duanmu Jie, but Duanmu Jie attacked him, sending him staggering backward under the strike and the river's pressure.

• Duanmu Jie spotted the High-Grade Divine Artifact Long Staff and rushed toward it, hoping it would let him withstand the Flame River's pressure and reach Ancestral God Lingchang's Inheritance.
• Yun Chang saw the Long Staff and sprinted toward it, quickly overtaking Duanmu Jie despite starting farther away.
• Yan Zijun and Luan Bing reacted to Yun Chang's speed, while the Amber Crystal Man watched with interest and wondered how much Flame Chaos Origin Qin Hao had comprehended.
• Duanmu Jie, enraged that Yun Chang was about to reach the Long Staff first, slashed at him with a Great Saber.
• Yun Chang met the attack with his Metal Gauntlets, but the impact and Flame Chaos Origin's pressure sent him staggering backward.