Recaps

Qin Hao preserved Divine Lord Yunlan’s divine soul in the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror and brought in the sword containing her beloved’s divine soul. As Yunlan began recovering inside the mirror, Qin Hao learned that Demon King Huyan had survived and grown stronger.

• Qin Hao released the water surrounding Divine Lord Yunlan and drew in her divine soul the instant her body shattered.
• Qin Hao told Heavenly Origin Divine Lord that Yunlan’s soul was safe and that he would reconstruct her divine body when he had gathered enough treasures.
• Divine Lord Yunlan found herself inside the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror and discovered that Qin Hao had brought her beloved’s sword there as well.
• Qin Hao instructed Yunlan to recover inside the mirror, where she could cultivate and prepare to become a Law Divine Lord.
• Qin Hao recalled that Demon King Huyan had survived and increased in strength, and his expression darkened.

Qin Hao realized Demon Venerable Ten Thousand Balefuls had likely saved and strengthened Demon King Huyan, making the threat to him more urgent. After Huyan and Blood Leech Divine Lord escaped, Eugene announced that his bottleneck had loosened and he could attempt to become a Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

• Qin Hao concluded that Demon Venerable Ten Thousand Balefuls had probably intervened to save Demon King Huyan and increase his strength.
• Qin Hao resolved to reconstruct his origin world quickly because a Great Demon King could threaten him beyond his ability to resist.
• Ancient Demon Eugene and Blood Crow Captain returned after failing to catch the fleeing Demon King Huyan and Blood Leech Divine Lord.
• Blood Crow Captain warned Qin Hao that the Demon God Hall might send a Great Demon King next time, and Qin Hao recognized how inadequate his strength remained.
• Ancient Demon Eugene told Qin Hao that his bottleneck had loosened and he could attempt to break through to become a Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

Qin Hao congratulated Ancient Demon Eugene on nearing a breakthrough to Dao-Origin Divine Lord while warning him to focus on cultivation. After the Heavenly Palace Divine Lords arrived, they learned Qin Hao had preserved Divine Lord Yunlan's Divine Soul, then exchanged farewells and cautions before Qin Hao prepared to leave for the Starshatter Sea.

• Eugene told Qin Hao that he could attempt a breakthrough to Dao-Origin Divine Lord, and Qin Hao and their companions congratulated him.
• Eugene warned Qin Hao to be cautious of Demon King Huyan and Blood Leech Divine Lord while he secluded himself to cultivate.
• Six Heavenly Palace Divine Lords arrived and feared Divine Lord Yunlan had died, but Heavenly Origin Divine Lord revealed that Qin Hao had preserved her Divine Soul.
• The Heavenly Palace Divine Lords warmly thanked Qin Hao and warned one another that the Demon God Hall might arrange ambushes.
• After the visitors departed, Qin Hao turned to Heavenly Origin Divine Lord and prepared to set out for the Starshatter Sea.

Qin Hao traveled to the Starshatter Sea and sensed a fire Origin Divine Crystal Shard in the Extreme Cosmos Great World. He discovered that a Half-Step Divine Lord from the Heavenly Palace was speaking with a garrison commander from the Demon God Hall, suggesting the two enemies had reached an understanding.

• Qin Hao left Heavenly Origin Divine Lord and set out alone for the Starshatter Sea while Ancient Demon Eugene, Blood Crow Captain, and the others cultivated inside the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror.
• During the three-month journey, Qin Hao studied the mysteries of time and space and deepened his understanding of time.
• Qin Hao arrived at the desolate Starshatter Sea and entered without encountering any obstacles.
• Qin Hao sensed a fire Origin Divine Crystal Shard in a volcanic crater in the Extreme Cosmos Mountain Range.
• Qin Hao detected a seven-star Ancestral God Commander and other garrison troops at the crater, along with a Half-Step Divine Lord speaking with the commander.

Qin Hao secretly watched Commander Crimson Nether pressure Ancestral God Xu Huai into betraying the Heavenly Palace and luring Ancestral God Cang Cheng into a trap. Xu Huai agreed to bring Cang Cheng to the volcanic crater in three days, but a sudden arrival left him trembling before turning despair into relief.

• Qin Hao used his Divine Sense to investigate Commander Crimson Nether and Ancestral God Xu Huai meeting above the volcanic crater.
• Commander Crimson Nether reminded Ancestral God Xu Huai that their past collusion and Ancestral God Luo Wei’s death left him with no place in the Heavenly Palace.
• Commander Crimson Nether pressured Xu Huai to lure Ancestral God Cang Cheng to the crater, and Xu Huai agreed to bring him there in three days.
• A figure suddenly appeared opposite Ancestral God Xu Huai, who turned pale and trembled before seeming relieved.

Qin Hao arrived in the Starshatter Sea and revealed that Ancestral God Xu Huai had betrayed the Heavenly Palace by defecting to the Demon God Hall. He ordered Xu Huai’s execution and summoned witnesses to the Extreme Cosmos Great World, while Ancestral God Cang Cheng and the others set out to meet him.

• Commander Crimson Nether discovered Qin Hao behind him, but Qin Hao’s pressure pinned him in place and left him despairing.
• Ancestral God Xu Huai recognized Qin Hao as Divine Lord Jian Wu and bowed to him, feeling shame and pain.
• Qin Hao announced across the Starshatter Sea that Xu Huai had betrayed the myriad races and the Heavenly Palace, and declared that he would be executed.
• Cultivators across the Starshatter Sea erupted in anger and disbelief after hearing Qin Hao’s announcement.
• Ancestral God Cang Cheng gathered the other Ancestral Gods and led them toward the Extreme Cosmos Great World to pay their respects to Qin Hao.

Qin Hao met the Ancestral Gods stationed in the Starshatter Sea and exposed Ancestral God Xu Huai’s betrayal. As Commander Crimson Nether blamed Xu Huai for their failure, Xu Huai faced the anger of his former allies with his reasons still undisclosed.

• Ancestral God Cang Cheng led the Starshatter Sea’s Ancestral Gods to pay their respects to Qin Hao, who thanked them for their service.
• Qin Hao asked Ancestral God Xu Huai if he had anything to say, and Xu Huai admitted his guilt to the gathered Ancestral Gods.
• Ancestral God Cang Cheng and the others condemned Xu Huai, and Cang Cheng demanded to know why he had betrayed them.
• Ancestral God Xu Huai stayed silent while Qin Hao recognized his pain but could not excuse the deaths caused by his betrayal.
• Commander Crimson Nether blamed Xu Huai for refusing to lure Cang Cheng to the Starshatter Sea sooner and threatened that they would all die.

Qin Hao exposed Commander Crimson Nether’s coercion of Ancestral God Xu Huai and revealed that Xu Huai’s wife, Zhi Lan, was still alive. After reuniting the couple and rendering Commander Crimson Nether unconscious, Qin Hao left, while Xu Huai and the others tried to understand what would happen next.

• Commander Crimson Nether revealed that Ancestral God Xu Huai had helped cause Ancestral God Luo Wei’s death and threatened to kill Xu Huai’s wife using a Demon Spirit Soul Brand.
• Ancestral God Xu Huai admitted he had acted under coercion to protect his wife and asked Qin Hao to kill him after Commander Crimson Nether claimed she was dead.
• Qin Hao told Xu Huai that his wife was alive, then brought Zhi Lan before him, and the couple reunited.
• Commander Crimson Nether was stunned by Zhi Lan’s survival, then lost consciousness when Qin Hao neutralized the threat of his Demon Spirit Soul Brand.
• Ancestral God Xu Huai thanked Qin Hao, who left to attend to something else, leaving Xu Huai, Zhi Lan, Ancestral God Cang Cheng, and the others behind.

Qin Hao found the fire divine crystal in the volcano and subdued the Rock Lifeform guarding it, bringing the creature into his Void Cave World. He then discovered that Ancestral God Xu Huai and Zhi Lan had died together.

• Qin Hao descended into the magma and found a fire divine crystal guarded by a rock creature he could not detect with his divine sense.
• Qin Hao fought the Rock Lifeform, weakened it with repeated sword strikes, and captured it inside his Void Cave World.
• Qin Hao suppressed the Rock Lifeform in his Void Cave World and retrieved the fire divine crystal.
• Qin Hao sensed an unexpected development in the volcano's crater and teleported to investigate.
• Qin Hao found Ancestral God Xu Huai dead beside Zhi Lan, who had stabbed herself in the chest.

Qin Hao traveled to the Qingming Star Region to find an origin divine crystal shard but initially could not sense it. After searching most of the region, he found a planet where his Origin Divine Crystal briefly glowed, leaving him convinced the shard was nearby.

• Qin Hao left the Starshatter Sea after informing Ancestral God Cang Cheng of Xu Huai and Zhi Lan's deaths.
• The Blood Leech Divine Lord recruited Divine Lord Jintian to help track Qin Hao, and Jintian relayed that the Golden Palace Venerable Emperor had told him to prepare.
• Qin Hao reached the prosperous Qingming Star Region, found and eliminated members of the Demon Spirit Society, but could not sense the shard at first.
• Qin Hao searched the region using the origin divine crystal shards he had collected and found nothing across more than half of it.
• Qin Hao arrived at another planet and saw the Origin Divine Crystal in his hand briefly glow, indicating that the origin divine crystal shard was there.

Qin Hao searched a planet in the Qingming Star Region for an origin divine crystal shard after the Origin Divine Crystal briefly reacted there, but found nothing. He realized the signal had been delayed and located the shard hidden in the void between planets before entering a spatial rift.

• Qin Hao searched the entire planet repeatedly but found no trace of the origin divine crystal shard.
• Qin Hao realized the Origin Divine Crystal might have reacted after he had already flown past the shard between planets.
• Qin Hao retraced his route slowly through the void while sensing for the shard.
• The Origin Divine Crystal began to shine as Qin Hao passed the shard's hidden location.
• Qin Hao confirmed he had found the shard and tore open a spatial rift, entering it.

Qin Hao found and obtained a Space Divine Crystal Shard in the eighty-ninth layer of Deep-Layer Space, then decided to seek another shard in the Mist-Vanishing Sea. After Dao Lord Zhǐtiān warned him that a powerful doppelganger guarded the sea, Qin Hao focused on learning that Li Tian Sage Lord’s true self was elsewhere.

• Qin Hao followed the Origin Divine Crystal’s sensing through Deep-Layer Space to the eighty-ninth layer.
• Qin Hao discovered and shattered a transparent space concealing a Space Divine Crystal Shard, then claimed it.
• Qin Hao reviewed the five remaining shard locations and chose to travel to the Mist-Vanishing Sea before approaching the more dangerous sites.
• Qin Hao contacted Dao Lord Zhǐtiān for information about the Mist-Vanishing Sea.
• Dao Lord Zhǐtiān warned Qin Hao that Li Tian Sage Lord had left a likely Dao-Origin Divine Lord-level doppelganger to guard the sea and advised him not to go.
• Qin Hao seized on Dao Lord Zhǐtiān’s revelation that Li Tian Sage Lord’s true self was not in the Mist-Vanishing Sea.

Qin Hao learned that Li Tian Sage Lord’s true self had left the Mist-Vanishing Sea, but a powerful Split Doppelganger remained there. Despite the danger and the worsening war against the Demon God Hall, Qin Hao decided to enter the sea while the true self was away.

• Dao Lord Zhǐtiān told Qin Hao that Li Tian Sage Lord’s true self had pursued Dao Lord Zhenyue, who sought revenge for Dharma Lord Qingyan’s death.
• Dao Lord Zhǐtiān explained that Li Tian Sage Lord’s Split Doppelganger had grown strong enough to wield Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord combat strength.
• Dao Lord Zhǐtiān warned Qin Hao that the Split Doppelganger could threaten his life, but Qin Hao judged that this was his best chance to enter the Mist-Vanishing Sea.
• Dao Lord Zhǐtiān offered to ask Dao Lord Zhenyue to delay Li Tian Sage Lord and said he was investigating the locations of Ancestral God Xuantu and Ancestral God Guyan.
• Qin Hao ended his communication with Dao Lord Zhǐtiān and set out for the Mist-Vanishing Sea.

Qin Hao entered the Mist-Vanishing Sea under the concealment of the Mirror Lake Profound Heaven Mirror, avoiding detection by its guards and Li Tian Sage Lord's Split Doppelganger. He located the Origin Divine Crystal Shard in the Heavenly Water Great World, but sensed a powerful top-tier Law Divine Lord there and weighed the risk of being discovered.

• Qin Hao used Profound Water Protection to conceal his aura and defend himself before entering the Mist-Vanishing Sea.
• The guards at the entrance failed to detect Qin Hao as he passed into the sea.
• Qin Hao sensed Li Tian Sage Lord's Split Doppelganger and judged that he could not contend with its Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord strength.
• Qin Hao located the Origin Divine Crystal Shard in the Heavenly Water Great World.
• Qin Hao sensed a formidable top-tier Law Divine Lord in the great world and suspected the other party had not yet obtained the shard.

Qin Hao entered the Heavenly Water Great World to search for an Origin Divine Crystal shard, but discovered that top-tier Law Divine Lord Yintao was nearby. He stayed to look for an opening, though approaching the shard could expose him to Li Tian Sage Lord's dangerous Split Doppelganger.

• Qin Hao traveled cautiously through the Mist-Vanishing Sea and arrived above the Heavenly Water Great World without using his Divine Sense.
• Qin Hao sensed a powerful Divine Lord inside the world and entered despite the risk to his search.
• Qin Hao recognized the aura as Divine Lord Yintao, one of Li Tian Sage Lord's two top-tier Law Divine Lords.
• Qin Hao sensed that the Origin Divine Crystal shard was extremely close to Divine Lord Yintao and worried that Yintao might already possess it.
• Qin Hao stayed in the Heavenly Water Great World and flew slowly around it, waiting for an opening to approach the shard.

Qin Hao entered the Heavenly Water Great World and searched for a way to collect the Origin Divine Crystal Shard while avoiding Divine Lord Yintao. In the Mist-Vanishing Sea, Li Tian Sage Lord sensed an unexplained disturbance, suspected Dao Lord Zhenyue had sent someone, and increased his vigilance.

• Qin Hao stayed clear of Divine Lord Yintao and began exploring the Heavenly Water Great World for a chance to take the Origin Divine Crystal Shard.
• Li Tian Sage Lord sensed a powerful presence enter the Mist-Vanishing Sea and suspected it was connected to Dao Lord Zhenyue.
• Li Tian Sage Lord recalled how Dao Lord Zhenyue had attacked him after learning he was responsible for Dharma Lord Qingyan's death.
• Li Tian Sage Lord searched the Mist-Vanishing Sea but detected no outsiders, then resumed cultivating while repeatedly sweeping the area with his divine sense.

Qin Hao discovered a Canglan Pillar containing Water-Intent Great Dao Origin in the Heavenly Water Great World and learned it belonged to an ancient Canglan Formation. Blood Crow Captain revealed that three other Canglan Pearls existed, leaving Qin Hao hopeful he could master Four-Aspect Canglan.

• Li Tian Sage Lord's Split Doppelganger sensed a faint disturbance from Qin Hao entering the Mist-Vanishing Sea but could not locate or identify him.
• Qin Hao found a guarded, hundred-thousand-foot Canglan Pillar and sensed Water-Intent Great Dao Origin within it.
• Blood Crow Captain explained that the pillar housed a Canglan Pearl in an ancient formation once established by a divine king.
• Qin Hao learned that recreating the formation would not work in the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain and that its origin had accumulated over countless reincarnation epochs.
• Blood Crow Captain said three other Canglan Pearls, combined with this one, should let Qin Hao master Four-Aspect Canglan.

Qin Hao discovered that the Heavenly Water Great World contained a Canglan Grand Formation and decided to seize its Canglan Beads so he could master Four-Aspect Canglan before confronting Li Tian Sage Lord. He plunged underwater to retrieve the beads, uncertain whether Divine Lord Yintao would notice.

• Blood Crow Captain concluded that the Heavenly Water Great World held four Canglan Pillars and that their beads could let Qin Hao cultivate Four-Aspect Canglan.
• Qin Hao and Blood Crow Captain reasoned that Divine Lord Yintao had stayed in the Heavenly Water Great World to cultivate without knowing the origin divine crystal shard was part of the formation.
• Qin Hao judged that Li Tian Sage Lord's Split Doppelganger was his greatest threat, but Four-Aspect Canglan could let him contend with it.
• Qin Hao decided to take the Canglan Beads despite the danger that Li Tian Sage Lord's true self might return and the risk of delaying his cultivation if he missed the chance.
• Qin Hao plunged into the seawater to reach the Canglan Beads beneath the pillars and asked Blood Crow Captain whether Divine Lord Yintao would notice their removal.

Qin Hao reached the seabed and used Four-Aspect Canglan to take the eastern Canglan Pearl, triggering damage to the Canglan Pillar. He hurried toward the southern pillar to seize the other pearls before Divine Lord Yintao noticed.

• Qin Hao descended to the base of the eastern Canglan Pillar and found the Canglan Pearl, which contained the Water-Intent Great Dao origin.
• Qin Hao used Four-Aspect Canglan to bypass the pearl’s defenses, and the Canglan Water Dragon took the pearl and returned it to him.
• The Canglan Pillar cracked after Qin Hao removed its pearl, so he asked Blood Crow Captain where the other three pearls were.
• Blood Crow Captain identified the southern, Western Region, and northern locations, and Qin Hao set out for the southern Canglan Pillar at full speed.

Divine Lord Yintao cultivated within a hidden formation that concentrated Water Heaven and Earth Mysteries, hoping to master water Dao intent and become a Dao-Origin Divine Lord before Li Tian Sage Lord could claim the formation. After a mysterious disturbance, he discovered the mysteries had suddenly grown much thinner.

• Divine Lord Yintao reflected on how the formation had helped him rise to become a top-tier Law Divine Lord and believed it could aid his breakthrough.
• Divine Lord Yintao resumed cultivating, using the concentrated Water Heaven and Earth Mysteries to comprehend water true meanings and pursue Dao intent.
• A shockwave spread from the formation's core, causing space and the Water Heaven and Earth Mysteries to fluctuate.
• Divine Lord Yintao checked the four stone pillars and his Ancestral God subordinates, found them unharmed, and blamed the disturbance on the old formation.
• Divine Lord Yintao began cultivating again, then realized the Water Heaven and Earth Mysteries had grown much thinner.

Divine Lord Yintao discovered that three Canglan Pillars had sunk after their Crystal Orbs were taken and realized someone was targeting the formation’s last core. Qin Hao reached the northern pillar first and grabbed the fourth Canglan Pearl as Yintao rushed toward him.

• Divine Lord Yintao noticed the Water Heaven and Earth Mysteries thinning and found that the eastern Canglan Pillar had sunk slightly.
• Divine Lord Yintao detected the southern and western pillars sinking too and realized the Crystal Orbs beneath them had been taken.
• Divine Lord Yintao understood that the intruder was stealing the formation’s cores and hurried toward the northern pillar.
• Qin Hao reached the northern Canglan Pillar and used the Canglan Water Dragon to grab its pearl while Divine Lord Yintao approached.

Qin Hao seized the fourth Canglan Pearl despite Divine Lord Yintao discovering him and demanding that he surrender the treasures. As they raced toward the Canglan Formation’s core, Qin Hao concluded he had to claim the Origin Divine Crystal Shard before Divine Lord Yintao alerted Li Tian Sage Lord.

• Qin Hao chose to secure the fourth Canglan Pearl rather than risk pursuing the Origin Divine Crystal Shard first.
• The Canglan Water Dragon caught the fourth Canglan Pearl and spat it to Qin Hao, who seized it as Divine Lord Yintao arrived and recognized him as Qin Hao, Divine Lord Jian Wu.
• Divine Lord Yintao demanded that Qin Hao return the Canglan Pearls, but held back from attacking because he feared exposing the Canglan Formation to Li Tian Sage Lord.
• Qin Hao refused to hand over the Pearls and flew toward the Sea Island, while Divine Lord Yintao pursued him and tried to negotiate.
• Qin Hao told Blood Crow Captain that leaving would also alert Li Tian Sage Lord and decided to seek the Origin Divine Crystal Shard before Divine Lord Yintao gave up his reservations.

Qin Hao and Divine Lord Yintao reached the Sea Island while arguing over the Canglan Pearl, but Li Tian Sage Lord sensed the hidden water-intent great dao origin and descended into the Heavenly Water Great World. He recognized Qin Hao as Divine Lord Jian Wu, and Divine Lord Yintao realized his secret treasure land would be exposed and that he would be punished.

• Qin Hao refused to hand over the Canglan Pearl, while Divine Lord Yintao hesitated to attack for fear of alerting Li Tian Sage Lord.
• Qin Hao and Divine Lord Yintao reached the Sea Island, where Qin Hao sensed that the origin divine crystal shard was located.
• Li Tian Sage Lord detected powerful water-intent great dao origin and an unfamiliar Divine Lord aura, then descended into the Heavenly Water Great World.
• Li Tian Sage Lord spotted Qin Hao and Divine Lord Yintao and recognized Qin Hao as Divine Lord Jian Wu.
• Divine Lord Yintao realized Li Tian Sage Lord would discover the Canglan Formation and grew furious at Qin Hao.

Divine Lord Yintao attacked Qin Hao, who retaliated with the Nine Abyss Sword Tide and badly wounded him. As Li Tian Sage Lord had already arrived, Qin Hao’s chance to seize the origin divine crystal shard remained in doubt.

• Divine Lord Yintao blamed Qin Hao for alerting Li Tian Sage Lord and attacked him in anger.
• Qin Hao realized Li Tian Sage Lord had arrived and feared he could no longer reach the origin divine crystal shard.
• Qin Hao answered Yintao’s attack with the Nine Abyss Sword Tide, combining two Canglan Water Dragons with three true meanings.
• Divine Lord Yintao was shocked by the attack’s power as the small water swords pierced his palm.
• The sword tide mangled Yintao’s hand and reduced his life divine power and life aura by more than forty percent.

Qin Hao severely wounded Divine Lord Yintao, drawing Li Tian Sage Lord’s attention and fury. With Li Tian Sage Lord poised to intervene, Qin Hao refused to retreat and launched a stronger attack intended to kill Yintao before facing the greater threat.

• Li Tian Sage Lord sensed Qin Hao’s sword strike and was shocked that it had reduced Divine Lord Yintao’s life divine power by forty percent.
• Li Tian Sage Lord realized that Divine Lord Yintao had concealed the Canglan Formation and grown furious when Qin Hao attacked his general.
• Qin Hao refused to release the Blood Crow Captain and the others, reasoning that Li Tian Sage Lord would discover them regardless and that killing Yintao could weaken his forces.
• Qin Hao combined Four-Aspect Canglan’s water dragon with Nine Abyss Sword Tide and sent the transformed Flowing Water Treasure Swords toward Divine Lord Yintao.
• Divine Lord Yintao sensed that Qin Hao’s attack threatened his life.