Recaps

Qingwu and the others used the Blazing Sun Formation to seal the Youying Power inside the Soul-Sealing Casket. The group prepared to escort it to Eastern Yin City, with Qingwu warning them that the journey would take at least half a year and that they would have to reinforce the formation every three days.

• Qin Hao, Divine King Ziyang, Jing Lie, Li Yunchan, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang formed the Blazing Sun Formation, and Qin Hao's section shone brighter than Jing Lie's.
• Qingwu brought out the Soul-Sealing Casket, and its Youying Power conjured phantom images that Qin Hao quickly dispelled.
• Divine King Ziyang and the others also resisted the Youying Power, though Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang recoiled in fear.
• The Blazing Sun Formation wrapped golden threads around the Soul-Sealing Casket and stopped its Youying Power from leaking out.
• Qingwu said the trip to Eastern Yin City would take at least half a year, ordered the group to reinforce the formation every three days, and warned them against causing trouble.

Qingwu assigned the Soul-Sealing Casket containing the Youying Soulstone to Qin Hao, but Wei Suhe objected and ended up carrying it himself. Qin Hao and the others set out for Tianquan City's Teleportation Array, while Qingwu worried that trouble could endanger Divine King Ziyang.

• Qingwu explained that the Blazing Sun Formation would hold the seal for only three days and told Qin Hao to carry the Soul-Sealing Casket.
• Wei Suhe objected that Qin Hao was too weak to guard the casket, so Qingwu tossed it to Wei Suhe and made him responsible for it.
• Qingwu ordered the group to set out, and Divine King Ziyang led Jing Lie, Zang Dajiang, Wei Suhe, and Qin Hao from the courtyard.
• Wei Suhe secured the casket and glared at Qin Hao, while Li Yunchan offered to protect Qin Hao if danger arose.
• Qin Hao and the others headed toward Tianquan City's Teleportation Array, and Qingwu hoped nothing would happen to the casket or Ziyang.

Qin Hao and his companions arrived at Azure Wave Island, the isolated ocean-covered stop on their route to Eastern Yin City. Divine King Ziyang warned that their journey would cross the dangerous Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone, where chaotic Dao-Origin and Star Pirates threatened the escort mission.

• Qin Hao and the others used Tianquan City's Teleportation Array and felt the strain of long-distance travel, though Divine King Ziyang was unaffected.
• The group arrived at Azure Wave Island, which Divine King Ziyang explained had only one connection and few cultivators.
• Divine King Ziyang said the journey to Eastern Yin City would take about half a year and pass through the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone.
• Qin Hao recalled that the zone's chaotic Dao-Origin and powerful Star Pirates made it perilous, after a past attempt to purge it ended in a devastating defeat.
• Divine King Ziyang warned the group to stay alert as they would spend at least half a month crossing the zone's edge, and Qin Hao recognized it as a major threat to the Youying Soulstone escort.

Divine King Ziyang led Qin Hao and the others through the starry sky while they repeatedly resealed the Soul-Sealing Casket. After three months, they reached the dangerous Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone, where they had to cross despite the threat of Star Pirates.

• Divine King Ziyang led the group into the starry sky, and Jing Lie and Wei Suhe showed hostility toward Qin Hao.
• Divine King Ziyang steadily increased their flying speed, but Qin Hao kept up effortlessly despite being an Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord.
• The group traveled for three months, stopping every three days to reform the Blazing Sun Formation and reseal the Soul-Sealing Casket.
• Qin Hao recognized the mist-shrouded expanse ahead as the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone before Divine King Ziyang confirmed it was the most dangerous stretch of their journey.
• Divine King Ziyang explained that going around the zone would take far too long, so the group prepared to cross through it and face the Star Pirates.

Qin Hao and Divine King Ziyang’s group entered the dangerous Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone, where the chaotic Dao-Origin challenged outsiders. Nearby, Liu Hou sensed their arrival and eagerly prepared to seize the opportunity.

• Qin Hao traveled with Divine King Ziyang’s group, concealing his full speed while cultivating and observing powerful warships along the way.
• Qin Hao thought about obtaining the Worry-Free Divine Amber and returning to the Tianquan Cave Abode, while missing Mu Ziqing and the others.
• Divine King Ziyang led the group into the mist-shrouded Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone without stopping.
• Liu Hou, a Middle Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord who had lived in the zone for more than ten thousand Epochs, complained that its remoteness left him short of resources.
• Liu Hou sensed spatial fluctuations from the group’s entry and realized that potential prey had arrived.

Liu Hou spotted Qin Hao’s group entering the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone and reported them as targets to the Hall Master. Qin Hao sensed a watcher and learned Star Pirates were nearby, leaving the group on guard as they continued onward.

• Liu Hou saw Divine King Ziyang and five other cultivators in the mist and decided to rob them for their treasures.
• Liu Hou sent the Hall Master a message reporting the group’s cultivation levels and calling them a fat sheep.
• Qin Hao observed that the mist and chaotic Dao-Origin suppressed his vision and divine sense as his group traveled deeper into the zone.
• Qin Hao sensed someone spying on the group, and Divine King Ziyang warned that Star Pirates were nearby.
• Qin Hao asked Eugene and Blood Crow to check the mist, learned they had seen Liu Hou hiding behind a rock, and ordered them to watch for danger.

Divine King Qiang Heng and his Star Pirates learned that a group including a Lower Divine King was approaching their territory in the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone. After weighing the danger against his subordinates’ need for plunder, Qiang Heng decided to lead an ambush, leaving the story as the pirates set out.

• Liu Hou reported that six cultivators, including a Lower Divine King, were approaching and might be carrying valuable supplies.
• Divine King Qiang Heng questioned whether the group was escorting cargo and considered the risks of attacking another Lower Divine King.
• Qiang Heng decided his forces could suppress the Lower Divine King and overwhelm the other cultivators.
• Divine King Qiang Heng ordered everyone to set out and pull off a big score, and his subordinates cheered.

Divine King Qiang Heng gathered his Star Pirates and planned an ambush against Qin Hao and his companions in the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone. As the pirates approached, Qin Hao sensed a Lower Divine King drawing near.

• Liu Hou reported that six travelers, including a Lower Divine King and an Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord, were moving through the mist with hidden cargo.
• Divine King Qiang Heng assigned his subordinates targets and ordered them to end the attack quickly.
• Qiang Heng led the seven Star Pirates toward the travelers.
• Qin Hao adapted to the zone’s Spiritual Energy and Dao-Origin while the others struggled to find their direction.
• Qin Hao sensed a powerful Lower Divine King approaching from ahead and to the left.

Qin Hao sensed an approaching Star Pirate group led by a Lower Divine King before Divine King Ziyang and warned the others. The group recognized the enemy’s overwhelming Divine King pressure as it spread through the mist.

• Qin Hao sensed a Lower Divine King, two Half-Step Divine Kings, and Dao-Origin Divine Lords approaching through the mist.
• Qin Hao stopped and warned the group, while Jing Lie and Zang Dajiang scolded him for slowing them down.
• Divine King Ziyang and the others failed to detect the enemies at first, and Jing Lie accused Qin Hao of toying with them.
• Divine King Ziyang suddenly sensed danger, released his Divine King strength, and shouted that they were under attack.
• An even stronger Divine King pressure spread from the mist, and Zang Dajiang realized they had encountered a Divine King Star Pirate.

Qin Hao and the others faced a Star Pirate attack led by a Lower Divine King while escorting the Youying Soulstone. Divine King Ziyang ordered them to fight, and the chapter ended as he recognized the opposing Divine King as Qiang Heng.

• Zang Dajiang warned that the Youying Soulstone’s power could kill them if it leaked during battle.
• Divine King Ziyang threatened the group with the wrath of Divine King Blazing Axe, Divine King Dongyin, and the Mercenary Hall if they fled.
• Qin Hao resolved to protect the Youying Soulstone and preserve his chance to obtain the Worry-Free Divine Amber.
• Divine King Ziyang ordered the group to prepare for battle as nine Star Pirates emerged from the mist.
• The nine enemies confronted Qin Hao’s group, and Divine King Ziyang recognized their leader as Divine King Qiang Heng.

Divine King Qiang Heng challenged Divine King Ziyang for the Myriad Origins Treasure Pavilion’s cargo and proved stronger in their opening clash. As the divine kings resumed fighting, Qiang Heng’s seven companions attacked Qin Hao’s group, leaving Qin Hao confronted by Liu Hou and another High Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

• Divine King Qiang Heng recognized Divine King Ziyang and proposed they join forces to rule the region, but Divine King Ziyang refused.
• Divine King Qiang Heng demanded the cargo and struck Divine King Ziyang, whose counterattack lost their first exchange and revealed Qiang Heng’s advantage.
• Qin Hao judged that both divine kings could easily defeat Devil Master Thunder Prison outside the Desolate Dust Turbid Domain and silently raised his guard.
• Divine King Qiang Heng attacked Divine King Ziyang again while Liu Hou and the other seven charged Qin Hao’s group of five.
• Liu Hou and another High Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord closed in on Qin Hao, while their companions targeted the others, including Li Yunchan.

Qin Hao faced Liu Hou and Cai Tao in the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone, where they dismissed him as far weaker than themselves. Qin Hao’s sword strike killed Cai Tao instantly, leaving Liu Hou stunned.

• Liu Hou and Cai Tao charged Qin Hao, each believing the Early-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord would be easy to defeat.
• Cai Tao reached Qin Hao first and attacked with a powerful warblade slash.
• Qin Hao thrust the Star Sea Sword toward Cai Tao, and their attacks collided in a burst of light.
• A giant sword formed from the clash and cut Cai Tao in two.
• Liu Hou froze in shock as he watched Cai Tao die.

Qin Hao instantly killed Cai Tao and Liu Hou with a single sword strike, while Divine King Qiang Heng and Divine King Ziyang remained locked in battle. Qin Hao assessed the four fights and saw Jing Lie and Li Yunchan facing multiple opponents.

• Liu Hou realized Qin Hao had instantly killed High-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord Cai Tao, whose Divine Soul and Life Divine Power were destroyed.
• Liu Hou was struck by Qin Hao's Sword Radiance and annihilated before he could understand what had happened.
• Qin Hao ignored Cai Tao and Liu Hou, judging that only Divine King Qiang Heng could threaten him while Divine King Ziyang kept Qiang Heng occupied.
• Qin Hao observed that Divine King Ziyang was suppressed in the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone but that killing either Divine King would be difficult.
• Qin Hao surveyed the four battlefronts and saw two Half-Step Divine Kings attacking Jing Lie, while Li Yunchan faced a peak-stage and a High-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

Qin Hao finished his fight with Liu Hou and Cai Tao almost instantly, then rushed to save Li Yunchan while Wei Suhe and Zang Dajiang struggled against their Star Pirate opponents. Wei Suhe was knocked back and sensed Youying power leaking from the Soul-Sealing Casket, leaving the mission in immediate danger.

• Qin Hao decided to save Li Yunchan first because she was fighting two Star Pirates and her death could weaken the Blazing Sun Formation.
• Qin Hao flew toward Li Yunchan, drawing Wei Suhe's, Zang Dajiang's, and their opponents' attention.
• Wei Suhe's and Zang Dajiang's opponents realized Qin Hao had killed Liu Hou and Cai Tao, and they roared for revenge.
• Wei Suhe's opponent caught him off guard with a punch and sent him hurtling ten thousand meters through the starry sky.
• Wei Suhe sensed Youying power seeping from the Soul-Sealing Casket against his chest.

Wei Suhe struggled to fight while containing the unstable Soul-Sealing Casket, whose weakening Blazing Sun Formation began to crack and release Youying Power. As Qin Hao moved toward Li Yunchan, Wei Suhe hurled the casket at him, leaving Qin Hao to face the escaping power.

• Wei Suhe sensed the Youying Power surging inside the Soul-Sealing Casket after his opponent's attacks shook it.
• The peak-stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord struck Wei Suhe again, and the clash cracked the Blazing Sun Formation and let Youying Power seep out.
• Wei Suhe feared the escaping power would kill him and blamed Qin Hao for making him responsible for the casket.
• Seeing Qin Hao nearby, Wei Suhe threw the Soul-Sealing Casket at him and shouted that Qin Hao should die first.
• Qin Hao recognized the casket and sensed Youying Power escaping as it hurtled toward him.

Qin Hao resisted the Soul-Sealing Casket's Youying power after it trapped him in an illusion, managing to halt its advance with his divine soul power. As he swallowed a costly divine soul pill to recover, an immense wave of divine sense swept toward him from within the Youying power.

• The Soul-Sealing Casket's Youying power pulled Qin Hao into an illusion of the Myriad Phenomena Hall, where he saw Mu Ziqing beckoning him.
• Qin Hao's divine soul attacked on its own and shattered the illusion, revealing that the Youying power had already nearly reached him.
• Realizing he could not escape, Qin Hao drove his divine soul power against the Youying power and blasted a gap through it.
• Qin Hao poured out more divine soul power until he stopped the Youying power and made it begin to retreat.
• The strain injured Qin Hao's divine soul, so he swallowed a divine soul pill before sensing an immense wave of divine sense within the Youying power.

Qin Hao suppressed the Youying power and began repairing the Blazing Sun Formation on the Soul-Sealing Casket. Wei Suhe struggled against a Star Pirate, then froze when he saw Qin Hao holding the casket in a sacred light.

• Qin Hao sensed an overwhelming divine sense emerge from the Youying Soulstone, then vanish, and wondered whether it had come from remnants left inside the stone.
• Qin Hao forced the Youying power back into the Soul-Sealing Casket and caught it as it flew toward him.
• Qin Hao examined the cracked Blazing Sun Formation and used divine soul power to repair it, weakening the Youying power’s influence.
• Wei Suhe fought a peak-stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord Star Pirate and anxiously tried to escape before the Youying power formed soul wind.
• Wei Suhe glanced toward Qin Hao and froze when he saw the Soul-Sealing Casket shining in Qin Hao’s hands.

Qin Hao discovered that the Youying Power had never escaped the Soul-Sealing Casket, while Divine King Ziyang fought Divine King Qiang Heng in the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone. Ziyang was preparing to abandon the escort mission, but then realized the casket had not leaked any power.

• Wei Suhe concluded that the Youying Power he had sensed escaping was an illusion, and dismissed Qin Hao's survival as luck.
• Qin Hao held back from attacking Wei Suhe and headed toward Li Yunchan, deciding to save her first and settle their score later.
• Divine King Ziyang and Divine King Qiang Heng fought fiercely, with Qiang Heng gaining the upper hand in the chaotic Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone.
• Ziyang considered using his costly trump card, then decided he should abandon the escort mission rather than risk his life.
• Ziyang noticed that the Soul-Sealing Casket had not leaked any Youying Power.

Divine King Ziyang discovered that the Soul-Sealing Casket had vanished from Wei Suhe and realized Qin Hao had taken it. He saw Qin Hao wielding the casket with its Blazing Sun Formation restored, after Qin Hao had killed two Dao-Origin Divine Lords.

• Divine King Ziyang searched the four battlefields for the Soul-Sealing Casket but found no trace of it on Wei Suhe, Zang Dajiang, Jing Lie, or Li Yunchan.
• Qin Hao suddenly struck at Li Yunchan’s opponents with a powerful sword attack.
• Divine King Ziyang noticed Qin Hao and realized he had overlooked him because Qin Hao appeared to have no enemies.
• Divine King Ziyang spotted the corpses of a middle-rank and a High-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord that Qin Hao had killed.
• Divine King Ziyang sensed the Soul-Sealing Casket in Qin Hao’s hands and detected that Qin Hao had suppressed the leaked Youying Power and restored the Blazing Sun Formation.

Qin Hao rescued Li Yunchan by killing a High Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord instantly and badly wounding a Peak-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord, convincing Divine King Ziyang that Qin Hao was a Reincarnated Great Expert. Deciding to stay and use the Myriad Origins Treasure Pavilion’s final remaining use of his trump card, Divine King Ziyang turned back to face Divine King Qiang Heng with renewed confidence.

• Qin Hao’s sword strike split the High Rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord attacking Li Yunchan and annihilated his divine soul.
• The sword-sea aftershocks sent the Peak-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord flying and left him with less than half his life divine power.
• Divine King Ziyang concluded that Qin Hao was a Reincarnated Great Expert with a potentially formidable life-saving trump card of his own.
• Divine King Ziyang chose not to flee, reasoning that Qin Hao would complete his mission and that leaving would waste the chance to use his own trump card.
• Divine King Ziyang prepared to spend the Myriad Origins Treasure Pavilion’s last of three uses of its trump card and confronted Divine King Qiang Heng with a surging aura.

Divine King Ziyang unleashed a powerful attack against Divine King Qiang Heng, while Li Yunchan was close to defeat in her own battle. A black-robed swordsman intervened, killing one of Li Yunchan’s enemies and badly wounding the other.

• Divine King Qiang Heng suspected Divine King Ziyang had reinforcements when Ziyang resolved to fight instead of fleeing.
• Divine King Ziyang charged Qiang Heng with a glowing half-spear, radiating enough power to threaten him.
• Li Yunchan, weakened by the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone, feared she would die while fighting two Dao-Origin Divine Lords.
• A sudden sword strike killed the high-rank Dao-Origin Divine Lord attacking Li Yunchan and blasted the peak-stage opponent away, cutting his Life Divine Power by at least half.
• Li Yunchan turned and saw a calm black-robed man holding a starlit treasure sword behind her.

Qin Hao saved Li Yunchan and revealed overwhelming strength by killing two powerful Dao-Origin Divine Lords. As Divine King Qiang Heng escaped after clashing with Divine King Ziyang, Li Yunchan grew curious about Qin Hao’s identity.

• Li Yunchan realized Qin Hao had saved her and recalled how she had once chosen to stay near him because she thought he was weak.
• Qin Hao killed a Peak-Stage Dao-Origin Divine Lord with a strike from the Star Sea Sword, leaving Li Yunchan stunned.
• Divine King Qiang Heng fled into the mist after being wounded by Divine King Ziyang.
• Divine King Ziyang vowed to kill Qiang Heng the next time they met.

After Divine King Qiang Heng fled, the Star Pirates scattered and the badly wounded survivors regrouped. Jing Lie and Wei Suhe both misjudged Qin Hao’s role in the battle, leaving his decisive contribution unknown to everyone, including Qin Hao himself.

• Divine King Qiang Heng fled, prompting the remaining Star Pirates to escape into the Mist.
• Divine King Ziyang stayed behind to try to repair his broken spear, while Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang survived with severe injuries.
• Jing Lie noticed that Qin Hao remained unharmed beside Li Yunchan and silently vowed to kill him later.
• Wei Suhe saw the two dead Star Pirates near Li Yunchan and assumed she had killed them with her sword technique.
• Qin Hao had actually killed both Dao-Origin Divine Lord Star Pirates with a single sword strike each, though Wei Suhe and the others did not know it.

Li Yunchan thanked Qin Hao and followed him, while Jing Lie grew jealous and planned to deal with him after the escort reached Eastern Yin City. The group reunited with Divine King Ziyang, whose half-spear had exhausted its power after defeating Divine King Qiang Heng.

• Li Yunchan thanked Qin Hao, then flew after him when he tried to leave; Qin Hao continued toward Divine King Ziyang without acknowledging Jing Lie and the others.
• Jing Lie became furious at Li Yunchan's closeness to Qin Hao, but delayed attacking him until after they delivered the Youying Soulstone to Eastern Yin City.
• Wei Suhe told Jing Lie and Zang Dajiang that Qin Hao held the Soul-Sealing Casket and insisted that the Youying Power he had sensed was a hallucination.
• Jing Lie decided not to kill Qin Hao because someone needed to safeguard the Soul-Sealing Casket, and he resolved to deal with him later.
• Jing Lie, Wei Suhe, and Zang Dajiang joined Qin Hao and Li Yunchan before Divine King Ziyang and respectfully greeted him.
• Jing Lie noticed that Divine King Ziyang's half-spear had become an ordinary object after using up its three attacks to severely wound Divine King Qiang Heng.

Divine King Ziyang treated Qin Hao with unexpected deference as the escort party continued toward Eastern Yin City. Li Yunchan sought Qin Hao’s guidance on sword Dao and suggested they study together after arriving, while the Dongyin Sword Monument emerged as a major reward for completing the mission.

• Divine King Ziyang put away his broken spear, showed Qin Hao unusual courtesy, and urged the group to leave the Sun-Chasing Sundial Zone quickly.
• Jing Lie and the others followed Ziyang while wondering about his changed attitude toward Qin Hao.
• Li Yunchan caught up to Qin Hao, praised his sword Dao, and asked to spar and discuss her questions in Eastern Yin City.
• Qin Hao recalled that completing the escort mission would earn the party permission to study Divine King Dongyin’s Sword Monument.