Recaps

Qin Hao saved Yun Chang from Duanmu Jie’s attack in the Flame River and drove Duanmu Jie back with a sword strike. Yun Chang claimed the high-grade divine artifact Long Staff, while Yan Zijun resolved to kill Qin Hao, whom he saw as his greatest rival for Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.

• Duanmu Jie attacked the retreating Yun Chang, who was falling toward the Flame River.
• Qin Hao arrived and struck Duanmu Jie’s saber with a sword strike, sending Duanmu Jie flying, then steadied Yun Chang.
• Qin Hao recognized Duanmu Jie’s intent to kill them and told Yun Chang to take the divine artifact before they dealt with Duanmu Jie.
• Yun Chang seized the high-grade divine artifact Long Staff, and Qin Hao continued forward with him.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang passed Duanmu Jie and caught up near Luan Bing, while Duanmu Jie changed course and continued along the other side.
• Yan Zijun saw Qin Hao drive Duanmu Jie back and decided to find an opportunity to kill him.

The Amber Crystal Man revealed Ancestral God Lingchang’s palace at the end of the Flame River, hoping Qin Hao would prove worthy of the inheritance. Qin Hao and the others raced toward it under crushing pressure, while Qin Hao used the strengthened Flame Chaos Origin to advance his comprehension.

• The Amber Crystal Man decided to help Qin Hao after admiring his resolve and Character, and made the palace appear at the end of the Flame River.
• Qin Hao, Yan Zijun, Duanmu Jie, Luan Bing, and Yun Chang spotted the palace and hurried toward it, with Yan Zijun farthest ahead.
• The palace’s appearance intensified the Flame Chaos Origin and the pressure in the river, leaving Yun Chang struggling to keep up.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang to comprehend the Flame Chaos Origin to offset some pressure, then began comprehending it himself as they continued forward.

Yan Zijun feared Qin Hao would reach Ancestral God Lingchang’s Palace first, so he used the Soul Enslavement Seal on the exhausted Duanmu Jie. Duanmu Jie partly resisted but agreed to join forces against Qin Hao, leaving Yan Zijun ready to attack.

• Qin Hao and Yun Chang steadily advanced through the Flame River’s pressure, closing the distance to Yan Zijun.
• Yan Zijun realized Qin Hao might reach the Palace first and decided to stop him before he could claim Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Yan Zijun used the Soul Enslavement Seal on the exhausted Duanmu Jie, but the attempt did not fully control him.
• Yan Zijun spoke to Duanmu Jie through the seal and persuaded him to join forces against Qin Hao.

Duanmu Jie and Yan Zijun joined forces to attack Qin Hao and Yun Chang before they reached Ancestral God Lingchang's Palace. Qin Hao blocked Yan Zijun's strike but was overwhelmed by the Flame River's pressure, leaving Yun Chang to face Duanmu Jie's saber attack.

• Duanmu Jie agreed to cooperate with Yan Zijun, but insisted they deal with Yun Chang before Qin Hao so he could claim the Long Staff.
• Unable to catch up with Qin Hao and Yun Chang, Duanmu Jie decided to attack before they reached Ancestral God Lingchang's Palace.
• When the Flame River's pressure forced Qin Hao and Yun Chang to stop, Duanmu Jie struck at Yun Chang while Yan Zijun attacked both of them from upstream.
• Qin Hao blocked Yan Zijun's palm strike with the Heavenly Abyss Sword but was battered by the Flame River's pressure and could not stop Duanmu Jie's attack.
• Yun Chang summoned the Long Staff and swung it at Duanmu Jie to protect Qin Hao.

Yun Chang was gravely injured by Duanmu Jie and began falling into the Flame River, while Qin Hao chose to try to save him rather than flee toward Lingchang Palace. As Yan Zijun prepared to attack Qin Hao and Duanmu Jie claimed Yun Chang’s high-grade divine artifact, the Amber Crystal Man warned Qin Hao that he had little time left.

• Yun Chang clashed with Duanmu Jie, was badly wounded, and fell toward the Flame River under its immense pressure.
• Duanmu Jie seized Yun Chang’s Long Staff, while the Amber Crystal Man watched to see whether Qin Hao would pursue revenge or the palace.
• Qin Hao used chaos origin and his world power to catch Yun Chang, but the pressure tore apart part of his power.
• Yun Chang urged Qin Hao to live, but Qin Hao refused to abandon him and insisted they had to return together.
• Yan Zijun prepared to strike Qin Hao, and the Amber Crystal Man warned Qin Hao to leave before he too fell into the Flame River.

Qin Hao leaped into the Flame River with Yun Chang rather than abandon him, while his attack forced Duanmu Jie into Yan Zijun’s control. Yan Zijun then turned toward Luan Bing, and the Amber Crystal Man admired Qin Hao’s choice as he watched from outside the river.

• Qin Hao continued trying to pull the badly injured Yun Chang to safety as Yan Zijun and Duanmu Jie attacked them.
• Qin Hao slashed at Duanmu Jie, then released his hold and leaped into the Flame River with Yun Chang as Yan Zijun’s palm struck the empty air.
• Duanmu Jie blocked Qin Hao’s sword strike but was overwhelmed by the river’s pressure, allowing Yan Zijun to enslave his Divine Soul.
• Yan Zijun stopped Duanmu Jie and turned toward Luan Bing, intending to seize the remaining chance at Ancestral God Lingchang’s Inheritance.
• The Amber Crystal Man understood that Qin Hao had jumped in to save Yun Chang and wished he could grant him his master’s inheritance.

Qin Hao jumped into the Flame River to save the unconscious Yun Chang, but the river’s pressure and heat overwhelmed them both. He could not bring Yun Chang into the Supreme Sword Tower because Lingchang Cave Abode’s formation had sealed their space, leaving Qin Hao searching for another way to survive.

• The Amber Crystal Man believed Qin Hao would die in the Flame River and warned that the remaining half-step true gods would perish if no one obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Qin Hao struggled against the Flame River’s immense heat and pressure after falling in.
• Qin Hao saw that Yun Chang had lost consciousness under the river’s even stronger pressure and worried that he would die.
• Qin Hao opened the Supreme Sword Tower and tried to bring Yun Chang inside, but Lingchang Cave Abode’s formation had sealed their space and prevented them from entering it.
• Qin Hao considered whether he could manifest his self-world inside the Flame River.

Qin Hao endured the Flame River’s pressure with his formidable Willpower, then manifested his self-world to shield himself and Yun Chang from the flames. The barrier was already cracking, leaving them in danger as Yun Chang remained unconscious.

• Qin Hao realized the Flame River’s pressure tested Willpower and endured it, while the heat and pressure began damaging his divine body.
• Qin Hao saw that Yun Chang’s body was cracking and his life aura was rapidly weakening, so he manifested his self-world around them.
• The self-world shrank to less than ten square meters but greatly reduced the pressure and heat reaching Qin Hao and Yun Chang.
• Qin Hao sensed the Flame Chaos Origin battering and cracking his self-world, and concluded he had to reduce its effects before the barrier shattered.
• Qin Hao blamed Yan Zijun and Duanmu Jie for their predicament but focused on finding a way to survive.

Inside the Flame River, Qin Hao cultivated the dense Flame Chaos Origin, strengthening his mastery and stabilizing his Self-World enough to protect Yun Chang. He discovered that the Flame Power released as he comprehended the Origin was painfully remolding and strengthening his divine body.

• Qin Hao sensed that the Flame Chaos Origin inside the river was vastly denser than outside and decided to cultivate it as a possible way to survive and leave.
• Qin Hao checked Yun Chang, whose life force was stabilizing under the protection of his Self-World, and began comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin.
• Qin Hao's mastery of the Origin grew, slightly reducing the pressure on his Self-World and allowing Yun Chang's cracked divine body to begin healing.
• After several days, Qin Hao realized that comprehending more of the Origin made Flame Power pour into him, causing increasing pain as it remolded and strengthened his divine body.

Qin Hao continued comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin as its Flame Power painfully tempered his Divine Body. Yun Chang awoke in a small safe region inside the Flame River, feared Qin Hao was dead, and heard his voice from a nearby cluster of flames.

• Qin Hao realized that comprehending more of the Flame Chaos Origin drew in stronger Flame Power and strengthened his Divine Body, so he resumed his efforts to master it.
• As Qin Hao continued comprehending, the Flame Power tore wounds in his Divine Body, while his Self-World grew more stable against the Flame Chaos Origin's pressure.
• Yun Chang woke up injured inside a roughly ten-square-meter safe region and realized he had survived falling into the Flame River.
• Yun Chang could not find Qin Hao and feared his Big Brother had sacrificed himself to save him, so he cried out in despair.
• Yun Chang heard Qin Hao's faint voice, and a nearby cluster of flames surged upward as a muffled groan came from within it.

Yun Chang discovered that Qin Hao had survived inside the Flame River and was enduring a powerful tempering process as he comprehended the Flame Chaos Origin. While guarding him, Yun Chang recovered from his injuries and began trying to comprehend the origin himself, combining it with his rule chaos origin to withstand the pressure.

• Yun Chang spotted Qin Hao sitting within the flames and learned that Qin Hao had protected them with his self-world.
• Qin Hao explained that Flame Power was pouring into his body and resumed Cultivation despite the excruciating pain.
• Yun Chang stood guard and vowed to make Yan Zijun and Duanmu Jie pay for trapping them in the Flame River.
• Yun Chang healed his injuries and then began comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin alongside his rule chaos origin.

Qin Hao endured the Flame River’s power as it strengthened his divine body, bringing him close to the Heaven and Earth True God level. When the Flame Power suddenly surged beyond what he could withstand, he received the first turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body and began cultivating it to survive.

• Qin Hao endured the Flame Power’s agony and strengthened his Divine Body Power to the level of a Low-Grade Divine Artifact.
• Qin Hao continued tempering his body and comprehending the Flame Chaos Origin as he approached the Heaven and Earth True God level.
• The Flame River boiled, and a sudden surge of Flame Power threatened to burst Qin Hao’s body apart.
• Qin Hao received the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body technique through the Flame Power and began circulating its first-turn cultivation method.

The Flame River erupted, trapping its remaining challengers under crushing pressure as Yan Zijun and Luan Bing struggled to advance. The Amber Crystal Man discovered that Qin Hao and Yun Chang had survived, and realized Qin Hao was cultivating in the flames and had fulfilled Ancestral God Lingchang’s conditions for inheritance.

• The Flame River boiled and its pressure intensified, leaving the Half-Step True Gods unable to retreat safely.
• Yan Zijun, nearing Lingchang Palace, tried to push onward through the eruption while draining Duanmu Jie’s life force to endure the pressure.
• Luan Bing used her ice-and-snow aura to resist the flames and ran forward as the pressure threatened to kill them both.
• The Amber Crystal Man traced the eruption to Qin Hao, whom he found alive and absorbing Flame Power while Yun Chang guarded him.
• The Amber Crystal Man realized Qin Hao had fulfilled all three conditions for Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance, which lay within the Flame River rather than Lingchang Palace.

Qin Hao survived his plunge into the Flame River and used the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body to withstand its flames, rapidly strengthening his divine body. The Amber Crystal Man appeared and revealed that Qin Hao had found the inheritance Ancestral God Lingchang had hidden in the Flame River.

• Qin Hao circulated the first turn of the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body, turning the Flame River’s power from a threat into a force that tempered his divine body.
• Yun Chang stayed near Qin Hao and guarded him while he cultivated in the flames.
• As the flames subsided, the Amber Crystal Man arrived unseen by Yun Chang and approached Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao rose to greet the Amber Crystal Man and realized his divine body had grown powerful enough to approach the Eternal True God level.
• The Amber Crystal Man told Qin Hao that the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body was Master’s inheritance and that Qin Hao was the only one to enter the Flame River, endure its pressure, and comprehend the Flame Chaos Origin.

The Amber Crystal Man explained that Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance required Comprehension, Willpower, and Character, and revealed why earlier geniuses who mastered the Flame Chaos Origin had been rejected. He judged Qin Hao worthy because he had risked himself to save Yun Chang, leaving Qin Hao closer to receiving the legacy.

• The Amber Crystal Man explained that the Flame River tested Comprehension and Willpower through the Flame Chaos Origin, which grew stronger farther along the river.
• He told Qin Hao that many earlier geniuses had mastered the Flame Chaos Origin, some faster than Qin Hao, but none had received the Master's Legacy.
• The Amber Crystal Man revealed that one gifted genius had ambushed and killed his companion to obtain the inheritance.
• Qin Hao understood that Ancestral God Lingchang valued Character above Comprehension and Willpower because betrayal had led to his death.
• The Amber Crystal Man praised Qin Hao for leaping into the Flame River rather than abandoning Yun Chang, and said Yun Chang would otherwise have died.

Qin Hao learned from the Amber Crystal Man how the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body could grant power from the Eternity True God level up to that of a Divine Lord. The Amber Crystal Man told him to focus on mastering the body-refining technique, and denied him access to Ancestral God Lingchang’s other techniques and treasures.

• The Amber Crystal Man confirmed that Qin Hao had obtained the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body and explained that its first turn granted Eternity True God-level combat strength.
• The Amber Crystal Man described how each turn increased the technique’s power, with the ninth reaching the level of a Divine Lord who could easily defeat Ancestral Gods.
• Qin Hao considered the possibility of using the technique to gain Ancestral God-level strength and save Star Sea Heaven and Earth, but the Amber Crystal Man urged him to focus on the present.
• Qin Hao asked whether Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance included other techniques and treasures, and the Amber Crystal Man refused to give him anything beyond the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body.

Qin Hao obtained Ancestral God Lingchang's inheritance and was transported with Yun Chang to Lingchang Palace, keeping the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body secret. As the other Half-Step True Gods were brought to the exit, Yan Zijun finally reached the palace after enduring the Flame River.

• The Amber Crystal Man warned Qin Hao to cultivate the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body diligently and rely on his own strength, then sent Qin Hao and Yun Chang out of the Flame River.
• Qin Hao realized that obtaining the inheritance had allowed everyone in the Flame River to survive, and decided to hide the Nine-Turn Indestructible Body from everyone but Yun Chang.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang that he had obtained Ancestral God Lingchang's Inheritance and explained that the Half-Step True Gods were being transported to Lingchang Palace.
• Half-Step True Gods were swept through the Flame River in separate fiery spaces toward Lingchang Palace.
• Yan Zijun crawled out of the Flame River and entered Lingchang Palace, relieved to have reached its end.

Yan Zijun reached Lingchang Palace expecting Ancestral God Lingchang's Inheritance, but found the palace empty and erupted in rage. Luan Bing joined him, then thousands of surviving Half-Step True God contestants were suddenly transported into the hall.

• Yan Zijun consumed more pills to recover and entered Lingchang Palace, convinced his costly journey would earn him the inheritance.
• Yan Zijun found the palace empty, searched its central hall and side halls, and raged that the inheritance was nowhere to be found.
• Luan Bing arrived and calmly concluded that the Ancestral God Inheritance was not in the palace.
• Spatial fluctuations transported several thousand surviving Half-Step True God contestants from the Flame River into the hall, where they found Yan Zijun and Luan Bing.

The Half-Step True Gods were transported to the Palace at the end of the Flame River, where Yan Zijun and Luan Bing realized neither had gained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance. Yan Zijun suspected someone else had received it and prepared to kill everyone, until Qin Hao and Yun Chang arrived.

• The Half-Step True Gods found themselves in the Palace and saw that Yan Zijun and Luan Bing had not obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Yan Zijun reasoned that someone among the newcomers must have inherited it and considered killing everyone to find the successor.
• Luan Bing also suspected someone present had obtained the inheritance and studied the crowd for clues.
• Gu Fengchen arrived, confused by the sudden gathering, and recognized Qin Hao and Yun Chang when they appeared.
• Gu Fengchen greeted Qin Hao and Yun Chang, drawing Yan Zijun’s and Luan Bing’s attention to them.

Qin Hao and Yun Chang returned from the Flame River, prompting Yan Zijun to suspect Qin Hao had obtained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance. Qin Hao and Yun Chang confronted Yan Zijun over his earlier attack, and Yan Zijun brought out the Earth Baleful Pill as the fight began.

• Yan Zijun and Luan Bing saw Qin Hao and Yun Chang alive and suspected Qin Hao had gained Ancestral God Lingchang’s inheritance.
• Gu Fengchen told Qin Hao and Yun Chang that the Flame River’s upheaval had nearly killed him and speculated that someone had obtained the inheritance.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang turned toward Yan Zijun to settle their feud, and Yan Zijun accused Qin Hao of stealing the inheritance from him.
• Qin Hao challenged Yan Zijun over causing him to fall into the Flame River, while Yan Zijun threatened to kill him and enslave his divine soul.
• Yun Chang joined Qin Hao in surrounding Yan Zijun and watched Luan Bing, while Yan Zijun summoned the Earth Baleful Pill.

Yan Zijun swallowed an Earth Baleful Pill to boost his strength and attacked Qin Hao with the Sun-Extinguishing Palm. Qin Hao met the blow with the Heavenly Abyss Sword and split Yan Zijun’s enormous palm in two, leaving the Palace stunned.

• Yan Zijun revealed an Earth Baleful Pill, whose killing intent frightened the people in the Palace.
• Yan Zijun swallowed the pill, greatly increasing his strength, and threatened to kill Qin Hao before its power damaged his divine soul.
• Qin Hao dismissed Yan Zijun’s threat, while Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen watched in alarm.
• Yan Zijun struck Qin Hao with the Sun-Extinguishing Palm, and Yun Chang and Gu Fengchen tried to intervene.
• Qin Hao channeled his Divine Body Power into the Heavenly Abyss Sword and split Yan Zijun’s palm strike in two, silencing the Palace.

Qin Hao split Yan Zijun’s palm strike, but Yan Zijun used the Earth Baleful Pill to unleash the Soul Devouring Seal against him. The soul-level attack bypassed Qin Hao’s sword, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Qin Hao cleaved Yan Zijun’s palm strike in two with the Heavenly Abyss Sword, astonishing everyone in the Palace.
• Yun Chang cheered Qin Hao while keeping watch on Luan Bing, and Luan Bing realized she could not match his slash.
• Yan Zijun became furious at Qin Hao’s taunts and launched the Soul Devouring Seal, sending black vapor spikes and palm strikes at him.
• The black vapor poisoned several Half-Step True Gods, forcing them to retreat as they feared for their souls.
• Qin Hao slashed at the two incoming spikes, but his physical attacks passed through them because the Soul Devouring Seal targeted the soul.

Yan Zijun struck Qin Hao with soul-poisoned spikes and followed up with palm attacks, but Qin Hao’s powerful divine body survived them. As the poison began to split Qin Hao’s divine soul and resisted both chaos origin and world power, Qin Hao decided to burn it away with flame chaos origin, even if the flames scorched his soul.

• Yan Zijun’s Soul Devouring Seal spikes pierced Qin Hao’s divine soul, but Qin Hao expelled and destroyed them with his soul power.
• Qin Hao’s vision blurred as he slashed through three of Yan Zijun’s giant palms, then took several more blows that sent him skimming across the ground.
• Yun Chang attacked Yan Zijun in anger, but Yan Zijun’s blood-red killing intent corroded Yun Chang’s claws and wounded him.
• Qin Hao realized the spikes had poisoned his divine soul and tried to purge the poison with chaos origin, then world power, but both became sluggish.
• Qin Hao decided to use flame chaos origin to burn away the soul poison, accepting that the flames might also scorch his divine soul.

Qin Hao used the flame Chaos Origin to burn away Yan Zijun’s soul poison while everyone watched, mistaking his pain for a final act of desperation. As the flames receded, Qin Hao launched a sudden sword strike at Yan Zijun, who realized the poison had been neutralized.

• Qin Hao engulfed himself in flames by activating the flame Chaos Origin, astonishing the onlookers and revealing that he had mastered it.
• Yan Zijun mocked Qin Hao, assuming the flames were a futile attempt to take his own life because the soul poison supposedly made suicide impossible.
• Luan Bing recognized the flame Chaos Origin and watched Qin Hao with new wariness as others speculated about how he had mastered it in the Flame River.
• Qin Hao discovered that the flames were burning away the soul poison, and his dizziness began to fade as the fire subsided.
• Qin Hao sent a sudden sword strike toward Yan Zijun, who realized Qin Hao had neutralized the poison.

Qin Hao recovered from Yan Zijun’s soul poison and badly wounded him, while Yun Chang intercepted Duanmu Jie. Yan Zijun begged Luan Bing for help, but she rejected his promise and called him a dead man.

• Qin Hao’s Heavenly Abyss Swords broke through Yan Zijun’s defenses and split open his left shoulder.
• Yan Zijun summoned Duanmu Jie, but Yun Chang blocked him and forced him into battle.
• Qin Hao attacked Yan Zijun again, rejecting his claim that their fight was a misunderstanding.
• Yan Zijun asked Luan Bing to help kill Qin Hao, but Luan Bing refused and called Yan Zijun a dead man.