Recaps

Qin Hao defeated and killed Zhou Likui with the Wind-Rain Greatsword, a domain nearing the second order, just as two Five Poisons Cult Elders arrived. He took Zhou Likui's Storage Spirit Ring and fled north on the Cloudwing Beast.

• Zhou Likui attacked Qin Hao with the strength he gained by merging with the Poisonous Insect Behemoth, but Qin Hao evaded his grasp.
• Qin Hao condensed the Wind-Rain Sword Domain into the powerful Wind-Rain Greatsword, which Zhou Likui recognized as nearing a second-order domain.
• The Wind-Rain Greatsword broke through Zhou Likui's poisonous mist and wounded him, forcing him to flee toward the riverbank.
• Qin Hao overtook Zhou Likui and struck him down despite the arrival of two Five Poisons Cult Elders.
• Qin Hao collected Zhou Likui's Storage Spirit Ring and fled north with the Cloudwing Beast.

Qin Hao killed Zhou Likui at the ferry crossing and fled north with the Cloudwing Beast while two Five Poisons Cult Elders pursued him. The witnesses and arriving Saint Martial Grandmasters learned of the fight and raced after Qin Hao, hoping to kill him or seize his treasures.

• Qin Hao escaped north after killing Zhou Likui, using Near at Hand, Far Away to outpace two Five Poisons Cult Elders while the Cloudwing Beast transformed into a Flame Bird and rode on his shoulder.
• The onlookers realized Qin Hao could rival a Saint Martial Realm first-layer grandmaster, and Liang Shaoyu led his family elders after him to await Liang Feng.
• Lei Yunkui and other True Martial Realm warriors also set off in pursuit, hoping to gain the True Dragon Skeleton or Dragon Pearl.
• Jiao Hong, the Five Poisons Cult Second Elder, and elders from the Soul-Slaughtering Sect and Heavenly Demon Valley arrived at the ferry crossing and hurried north after Qin Hao.
• Liang Feng arrived, learned Qin Hao had fled with Liang Shaoyu in pursuit, and raced after them to secure a share of the spoils for the Liang Family.

Qin Hao fled the Five Poisons Cult Elders and the Saint Martial Grandmasters closing in, then took shelter underground with Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast. Above them, Jiao Hong and the pursuers lost track of Qin Hao and reached the spot where he had vanished.

• Qin Hao accelerated his Near at Hand, Far Away technique, breaking through to four-meter leaps as stronger Saint Martial Grandmasters approached, but his true essence rapidly ran low.
• Qin Hao decided to use the Supreme Sword Tower to escape, then spotted Fang Lang hiding beneath a mound and followed him underground with the Cloudwing Beast.
• Fang Lang led Qin Hao to a stone chamber containing the cracked Sun, Moon, and Stars statues and warned him that Saint Martial Grandmasters were coming.
• Jiao Hong and the other pursuers crossed the mountain peak, discovered that their spiritual sense could no longer detect Qin Hao, and arrived at the place where he had vanished.

Jiao Hong and the other Saint Martial Grandmasters failed to find Qin Hao and suspected he was hiding near the Blood Refinement Domain. Qin Hao and Fang Lang remained concealed in an underground chamber, where Qin Hao revealed that he had killed Zhou Likui.

• Jiao Hong and the assembled Saint Martial Grandmasters searched the area after Qin Hao vanished, but found no trace of him.
• The group considered whether Qin Hao had entered the dangerous Blood Refinement Domain, while Jiao Hong concluded that Qin Hao was still nearby and ordered an expanded search.
• Lei Yunkui told Xie Zong to keep watch for Qin Hao and suspected that a lifesaving treasure from the Soul Ancestor had concealed him.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang hid with the Cloudwing Beast in an underground stone chamber, where the four Sun, Moon, and Stars statues blocked the grandmasters' spiritual sense.
• After the spiritual sense sweeps eased, Qin Hao thanked Fang Lang for helping them escape and explained that he had killed Zhou Likui.
• Fang Lang was astonished that Qin Hao had slain the Five Poisons Cult's renowned genius.

Qin Hao and Fang Lang hid with the Cloudwing Beast deep underground while Saint Martial Grandmasters and other experts bombarded the earth to find them. As the search intensified, Qin Hao decided they had to flee north toward the Blood Refinement Domain, and Fang Lang used his Earth-Hiding Domain to lead them through the earth.

• Fang Lang told Qin Hao that the Sun Martial Reach token had vanished, so he had headed toward the Demon-Suppressing Pool in search of another token.
• Explosions began shaking the earth above, and Fang Lang feared the experts had found their hiding place, but Qin Hao realized they were probing at random.
• As more Saint Martial Grandmasters joined the search, Qin Hao decided they could not remain underground and asked Fang Lang to guide them north using his Earth-Hiding Domain.
• Fang Lang concealed their auras as Qin Hao supported the Sun, Moon, and Stars Statues, and the three began traveling underground toward the Blood Refinement Domain.
• Fang Lang remarked that the assembled experts were seeking the True Dragon Skeleton and Dragon Pearl and wondered whether their commotion would attract the Blood Refinement Domain's Venerables.

Fang Lang told Qin Hao that the Blood Refinement Domain had been conquered a century earlier by Devil Race members allied with the Blood Demon Race from another Great World, leaving it saturated with Demonic Qi and watched by dangerous Venerables. After days of cautious underground travel, Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast reached the domain’s edge, but a powerful Spiritual Sense swept over them.

• Fang Lang explained that the Blood Demon Race had invaded the Azure Flame Great World and empowered Devil Race members, who seized the Blood Refinement Domain before Central Continent forces resisted them.
• Fang Lang revealed that his grandfather died fighting the Blood Demon Race’s followers and warned that the domain’s Demonic Qi and Venerables made it dangerous.
• Qin Hao decided to press on into the Blood Refinement Domain to escape the Saint Martial Grandmasters pursuing them.
• Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast traveled underground for several days, stopping repeatedly to avoid detection by Spiritual Sense.
• The group reached the edge of the Blood Refinement Domain, where Demonic Qi drifted toward them, and a violent sweep of Spiritual Sense scanned the space above them.

Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast hid beneath the earth as Jiao Hong sensed a faint trace of Qin Hao and launched a massive attack. The strike shook the area where more than a thousand experts were searching, leaving Jiao Hong’s allies fearing that it would attract a Venerable from the Blood Refinement Domain.

• Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast froze as Jiao Hong’s spiritual sense swept over them, then remained still while he searched the area repeatedly.
• Jiao Hong detected a faint fluctuation of Qin Hao’s aura and concluded that Qin Hao was hiding somewhere below ground.
• Liang Shaoyu, Lei Yunkui, and more than a thousand experts from several factions continued searching for Qin Hao without finding him.
• Jiao Hong charged toward the ground and unleashed a powerful attack that blasted the surrounding area and sent nearby experts flying.
• Lei Yunkui and other Saint Martial Grandmasters warned Jiao Hong that his attack might draw a Venerable from the Blood Refinement Domain.

Jiao Hong’s attacks exposed Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast hiding deep underground as spiritual senses closed in on them. With another shockwave bearing down, Qin Hao chose to flee into the deadly Demon-Suppressing Pool, and Fang Lang followed.

• Jiao Hong blasted the ground with full force, prompting Lei Yunkui and others to suspect Qin Hao was hiding below.
• The shockwave reached Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast underground, and Qin Hao realized their auras had been detected.
• Demonic qi surged through the tunnels, and Fang Lang identified the nearby Demon-Suppressing Pool as a death land containing a Fang Family Token.
• As Jiao Hong launched a second attack, Qin Hao led the others toward the Demon-Suppressing Pool instead of entering the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Fang Lang overcame his hesitation and followed Qin Hao into the Demon-Suppressing Pool.

Qin Hao and Fang Lang raced toward the Demon-Suppressing Pool while Jiao Hong and the other pursuers tried to stop them. Jiao Hong’s attack drove Qin Hao into the pool’s dense demonic qi, where he disappeared.

• Qin Hao and Fang Lang sped toward the Demon-Suppressing Pool as their presence alerted the experts aboveground.
• Jiao Hong and the other pursuers rushed underground, and Jiao Hong closed in while Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to flee.
• The surrounding demonic qi began influencing Fang Lang, and Qin Hao realized its danger before they had even reached the pool.
• Jiao Hong launched a giant palm at Qin Hao, who threw Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast ahead toward an opening in the earth.
• Qin Hao’s Wind-Rain Sword Domain shattered under the attack, and the resulting shockwave hurled him into the Demon-Suppressing Pool’s demonic qi.

Jiao Hong failed to capture Qin Hao, who escaped into the Demon-Suppressing Pool, leaving the pursuers wary of entering its deadly demonic qi. Determined to claim Qin Hao’s treasures, Lei Yunkui threw Xie Zong into the pool to test its dangers.

• Qin Hao escaped Jiao Hong’s attack by entering the Demon-Suppressing Pool, whose demonic qi corroded Jiao Hong’s strike.
• Jiao Hong identified the pool and drove off a Saint Martial Grandmaster who mocked his failure.
• The pursuers hesitated to enter the pool, despite their desire to seize Qin Hao’s treasures.
• Lei Yunkui decided that the treasures might help his doppelganger break through its bottleneck and resolved to enter the pool.
• Lei Yunkui seized Xie Zong and hurled him into the demonic qi to test its danger.

Lei Yunkui and Jiao Hong tested the Demon-Suppressing Pool’s lethal Demonic Qi by forcing others into it, then Lei Yunkui entered himself. Jiao Hong avoided the pool and ordered Liang Shaoyu to go in, leaving Liang Shaoyu preparing to comply.

• Lei Yunkui threw Xie Zong into the Demon-Suppressing Pool, where the Demonic Qi corroded him to death after two breaths.
• Lei Yunkui entered the pool himself to test its dangers, but the crowd could not tell whether he survived.
• Jiao Hong ordered a Saint Martial Grandmaster into the pool and overpowered him when he resisted, leaving his fate unknown.
• Jiao Hong turned to Liang Shaoyu and told him to enter the pool, dismissing Liang Feng’s plea.
• Liang Shaoyu agreed to go in and told Liang Feng that he might reach the heart of the Demon-Suppressing Pool.

Liang Shaoyu entered the Demon-Suppressing Pool to keep Liang Feng from confronting Jiao Hong, while Qin Hao struggled against the pool’s demonic qi as he descended. His willpower swordlet restored his clarity after the qi nearly drove him into demonic transformation, and he realized he needed to find Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast.

• Liang Shaoyu entered the Demon-Suppressing Pool, choosing to seek Qin Hao’s treasures rather than let Liang Feng attack Jiao Hong.
• Qin Hao used the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art and low-grade spirit stones to replenish his true essence and resist the pool’s corrosive demonic qi.
• Qin Hao found himself separated from Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast as a force pulled him deeper into the pool.
• The demonic qi stirred Qin Hao’s malevolence until he attacked a hideous face formed from the qi with the Setting Sun Sword.
• Qin Hao’s willpower swordlet calmed him and dispelled the face, revealing that the pool could cause warriors to undergo demonic transformation.
• Qin Hao feared Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast might succumb to the demonic qi and resolved to find them quickly.

Qin Hao called on Lingxiaozi when the Demon-Suppressing Pool’s dense demonic qi left him unable to locate Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast. His time clone used its time domain to find them, and Qin Hao rushed toward their location.

• Qin Hao realized the demonic qi had separated him from Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast and made it impossible to sense their whereabouts.
• Qin Hao contacted Lingxiaozi, who recognized the qi as resembling demonic qi from the Blood Demon Great World.
• Lingxiaozi explained that Qin Hao’s time clone could use its time domain to sense nearby locations, and Qin Hao summoned the clone.
• The time clone sensed Lei Yunkui, Liang Shaoyu, and several True Martial Realm experts falling nearby before locating Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast below.
• Qin Hao and his time clone used Near at Hand, Far Away to head toward Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast, after which the clone returned to cultivate.

Qin Hao saved Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast from the Demon-Suppressing Pool’s demonic qi, and the three reached its bottom. They discovered a Blood Demon Array and began searching for treasures as Lei Yunkui, Liang Shaoyu, and the others continued to fall above them.

• Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast neared the limits of their resistance to the demonic qi, and Qin Hao used his Wind-Rain Sword Domain to clear it and restore their senses.
• Qin Hao led Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast to the bottom of the Demon-Suppressing Pool, where they found the demonic qi less dense.
• Qin Hao spotted a vast pool, and Fang Lang identified it as a Blood Demon Array connected to the Blood Demon Great World.
• Fang Lang sensed his Fang Family Token nearby and said the area could hold precious treasures, so Qin Hao sent the Cloudwing Beast to search for them.
• Lei Yunkui, Liang Shaoyu, and the other True Martial Warriors plunged through the demonic qi, and some were corroded until no bones remained.

Jiao Hong and Old Ghost Lü sent True Martial Warriors into the Demon-Suppressing Pool after Qin Hao, whose treasures tempted many to risk the deadly Demonic Qi. Meanwhile, Qin Hao and Fang Lang followed the Cloudwing Beast deeper into the pool, collecting valuable treasures.

• A Saint Martial Grandmaster exploded in the Demon-Suppressing Pool, and Jiao Hong concluded that Saint Martial Grandmasters faced almost certain death while skilled True Martial Warriors had better odds of resisting the Demonic Qi.
• Old Ghost Lü urged the Five Poisons Cult warriors to enter the pool and seize Qin Hao and his treasures, promising generous rewards.
• A True Martial Realm Ninth Layer Peak warrior entered the Demonic Qi without immediately exploding, prompting many Five Poisons Cult and Soul-Severing Sect warriors to follow.
• Muffled explosions and screams came from the pool as many True Martial Warriors died, while the Saint Martial Grandmasters stayed behind.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang followed the Cloudwing Beast and gathered treasures, including Fire-Departing Spirit Soil, Heavenly Demon Sand, and Myriad Poisons Crystal.

Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast searched the Demon-Suppressing Pool and discovered an Immortal-Demon Tree that absorbed demonic qi. They found three masked True Martial Warriors gathered beneath it, and the chapter ended with the two groups sizing each other up.

• Qin Hao and Fang Lang agreed to divide the treasures they found into three equal shares for themselves and the Cloudwing Beast.
• The Cloudwing Beast sensed an exceptionally precious treasure and led Qin Hao and Fang Lang deeper into the pool.
• Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast found an Immortal-Demon Tree absorbing the surrounding demonic qi.
• Qin Hao sensed three people beneath the tree and saw that they were masked True Martial Warriors who watched the newcomers approach.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang stopped about five hundred meters from the tree, facing the three masked strangers.

Qin Hao and Fang Lang discovered that the Immortal-Demon Tree bore eight nearly ripe fruits, powerful treasures that could raise a martial soul and cultivation. As masked True Martial Warriors watched, a veiled woman with a formidable domain arrived, leaving the group facing another powerful rival for the fruits.

• Qin Hao and Fang Lang met three masked True Martial Warriors whose first-order domains marked them as powerful contenders.
• Qin Hao noticed eight glowing fruits on the Immortal-Demon Tree, and Fang Lang identified them as Immortal-Demon Fruits from the Blood Demon Great World.
• Fang Lang explained that each ripe fruit could raise a martial soul by one grade, boost cultivation, and grant origin laws.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang realized that the masked trio expected others to arrive, and the demonic qi beyond the clearing began to churn.
• A veiled woman appeared with early-stage true martial realm ninth-layer cultivation and a domain at least at the second order.

Powerful young geniuses gathered beneath the Immortal-Demon Tree as its eight fruits neared ripeness, and Mu Mingxuan, ranked twelfth on the Northern Domain Group Hidden Dragon Ranking, arrived with a fourth-tier ice-fire domain. Qin Hao and Fang Lang realized the newcomers had come to the Demon-Suppressing Pool for a purpose beyond the fruit, while the identity of the masked Xu Zhongjie emerged.

• The White-Robed Woman arrived at the Immortal-Demon Tree, followed by masked true martial seventh-layer fighters and a powerful Demon-Masked man with a third-order domain.
• Qin Hao and Fang Lang counted the growing crowd and worried that the Immortal-Demon Fruits would not be enough for everyone.
• Mu Mingxuan appeared with a fourth-tier ice-fire domain, and Fang Lang judged him to be a Half-Step Grandmaster who could rival a Saint Martial Realm fourth-layer Grandmaster.
• The Demon-Masked man recognized Mu Mingxuan as the twelfth-ranked talent on the Northern Domain Group Hidden Dragon Ranking and challenged him, but Mu Mingxuan ignored him and watched the tree.
• Qin Hao wondered what the others sought at the Immortal-Demon Altar, and Fang Lang identified the Demon-Masked man as Xu Zhongjie.

Qin Hao learned that the people gathered at the Immortal-Demon Tree included top-ranked talents Xu Zhongjie and Mu Mingxuan. As the first Immortal-Demon Fruit ripened and fell, Mu Mingxuan drove everyone back and caught it.

• Fang Lang identified the masked Xu Zhongjie as the thirty-fourth-ranked talent on the Southern Domain Group Hidden Dragon Ranking and described his formidable strength.
• Qin Hao asked Fang Lang about his ranking, and Fang Lang admitted he had not made the Hidden Dragon Ranking but vowed to reach the Central Continent.
• The Cloudwing Beast alerted Qin Hao as the first Immortal-Demon Fruit ripened and began to fall, prompting the gathered fighters to unleash their domains and rush for it.
• Xu Zhongjie and the White-Robed Woman raced toward the fruit as Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast joined the scramble.
• Mu Mingxuan unleashed his water-fire domain, sent Xu Zhongjie flying, and caught the falling Immortal-Demon Fruit.

Mu Mingxuan suppressed the competitors with his fourth-order water-fire domain, claimed an Immortal-Demon Fruit, and began cultivating. When two more fruits ripened, Qin Hao, Fang Lang, the Cloudwing Beast, and the others raced for them, but Xu Zhongjie blocked the right-side competitors with his vajra domain and reached for a fruit.

• Mu Mingxuan used his fourth-order water-fire domain to seize an Immortal-Demon Fruit, then swallowed it and began cultivating.
• Fang Lang doubted that he or Qin Hao could obtain one of the seven remaining fruits, but Qin Hao hinted that he had trump cards.
• Two Immortal-Demon Fruits ripened and fell, prompting Qin Hao, Fang Lang, the Cloudwing Beast, and the others to rush toward them.
• Xu Zhongjie outpaced two rivals with his third-order vajra domain and repelled their attacks, while his domain also stopped Qin Hao, Fang Lang, and the Cloudwing Beast.
• Xu Zhongjie reached for the fruit as a faint ripple passed through space unnoticed.

Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to pass through Xu Zhongjie's vajra domain and seize an Immortal-Demon Fruit. He stored it and drew his sword as the furious Xu Zhongjie pursued him, leaving them poised to fight.

• The White-Robed Woman used her frost domain to claim an Immortal-Demon Fruit on the left side of the tree.
• Qin Hao appeared beside Xu Zhongjie, seized the fruit he was reaching for, and flashed through the vajra domain to the ground.
• Xu Zhongjie realized Qin Hao had stolen the fruit and angrily chased after him.
• The White-Robed Woman and the others were astonished that Qin Hao had bypassed Xu Zhongjie's domain, while Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast celebrated his success.
• Qin Hao stored the fruit, drew the Setting Sun Sword, and challenged Xu Zhongjie's claim to it as he unleashed his Wind-Rain Sword Domain.

Qin Hao refused to surrender the Immortal-Demon Fruit and fought Xu Zhongjie, whose third-order vajra domain overwhelmed Qin Hao’s Wind-Rain Sword Domain. Qin Hao survived the crushing attack by activating his high-grade glazed body, leaving the two still facing off.

• Qin Hao mocked Xu Zhongjie for claiming the Immortal-Demon Fruit while avoiding a fight with Mu Mingxuan over the first fruit.
• Xu Zhongjie attacked Qin Hao with his third-order vajra domain, and Qin Hao answered with his Wind-Rain Sword Domain and Setting Sun Sword.
• Qin Hao’s Wind-Rain Greatsword cracked Xu Zhongjie’s vajra domain, but Xu Zhongjie restored it and pressed Qin Hao’s domain toward collapse.
• Xu Zhongjie’s vajra domain shattered Qin Hao’s Wind-Rain Sword Domain and struck him, but Qin Hao activated his high-grade glazed body and stopped the attack half a meter away.

Qin Hao blocked Xu Zhongjie's third-order Vajra Domain, forcing Xu Zhongjie to turn his attention to another Immortal-Demon Fruit. After Xu Zhongjie claimed the fourth fruit, Qin Hao swallowed his own to refine it and strengthen himself.

• Qin Hao used his jade-glowing body cultivation to withstand Xu Zhongjie's attack, shocking the onlookers and drawing the White-Robed Woman's attention.
• Qin Hao warned Xu Zhongjie that another Immortal-Demon Fruit was about to ripen, and Xu Zhongjie rushed to compete for it as it fell.
• Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast checked on Qin Hao, who admitted he was injured and asked them to guard him while he refined his fruit.
• Xu Zhongjie won the fourth Immortal-Demon Fruit after fighting off five challengers, while Qin Hao watched from a rock.
• Qin Hao swallowed his Immortal-Demon Fruit to begin refining it.

After taking an Immortal-Demon Fruit, Qin Hao discovered its aura could strengthen both his martial soul and glazed body, but he chose to focus on his martial soul while also cultivating his realm and comprehending origin laws. He and the other fruit-eaters continued refining their gains as Fang Lang watched enviously.

• The remaining five contestants returned to their positions around the Immortal-Demon Tree, unwilling to risk leaving the remaining fruits unguarded.
• Xu Zhongjie swallowed his Immortal-Demon Fruit after deciding to deal with Qin Hao later.
• Qin Hao’s fruit released immense spiritual qi and immortal-demon aura, causing his little sword martial soul and glazed stone soul to manifest.
• Qin Hao chose to prioritize advancing his martial soul, then used the fruit’s power to raise his cultivation and comprehend origin laws at the same time.
• Mu Mingxuan, Xu Zhongjie, and the White-Robed Woman cultivated their fruits while Fang Lang watched Qin Hao enviously.

Fang Lang failed to claim an Immortal-Demon Fruit after the Giant Ape Masked Youth knocked him away, and the Cloudwing Beast promised to compete for the next one. As the group waited for the last three fruits to ripen, Mu Mingxuan reached the Saint Martial Realm and raised his martial soul to mystic tier eighth grade, while Xu Zhongjie advanced to the True Martial Realm Ninth Layer peak.

• Fang Lang rushed for the fifth Immortal-Demon Fruit, but the Giant Ape Masked Youth struck him down and claimed it.
• Fang Lang returned to Qin Hao and the Cloudwing Beast, and agreed to guard Qin Hao while the Cloudwing Beast tried for a future fruit.
• The Giant Ape Masked Youth consumed his fruit, and the group waited tensely for the last three fruits to ripen.
• Mu Mingxuan broke through to the Saint Martial Realm First Layer, and his martial soul advanced to mystic tier eighth grade.
• Xu Zhongjie broke through to the True Martial Realm Ninth Layer peak, increasing the danger to Qin Hao and Fang Lang.