Recaps

Qin Hao dodged Wang Xuan’s first three increasingly fast sword strikes, leaving Wang Xuan unable to explain how he had survived. Wang Xuan accused Qin Hao of using a treasure to predict his attacks, and Qin Hao challenged his pride.

• Qin Hao used his Wind Sword Domain and Rain Sword Domain to evade Wang Xuan’s second strike, which struck the Arena after Qin Hao had moved away.
• The crowd and Wang Xuan’s followers were stunned that Qin Hao remained unharmed, while Fang Ming regretted provoking him.
• Wang Xuan launched a faster third strike using his First-Order Fast-Slow Domain, but Qin Hao dodged it as well.
• Wang Xuan insisted Qin Hao could not have evaded the third strike without a predictive treasure, and Qin Hao told him to admit that someone else was better.

Sword Demon Elder Huang explained that Qin Hao used his Wind Sword Domain and Rain Sword Domain to sense Wang Xuan’s attacks, while Jiao Hong grew anxious about Qin Hao’s rapid improvement. Wang Xuan then revealed his strongest technique, the Lightning Sword Art, and prepared to use it against Qin Hao.

• Sword Demon Elder Huang told the other High Rank Saint Martial Grandmasters that Qin Hao was anticipating Wang Xuan’s strikes through his Wind Sword Domain and Rain Sword Domain.
• The Grandmasters praised Qin Hao’s skill and continued watching, while Elder Huang hoped the young swordsmen would finish their fight without becoming bitter enemies.
• Jiao Hong noticed Qin Hao’s strength and understanding of the Laws had advanced in three days, and he hoped Wang Xuan would kill him.
• Wang Xuan declared that Qin Hao had enraged him and announced that his strongest technique was the Lightning Sword Art.
• Wang Xuan’s aura grew fierce as thunder sounded around him, and Fang Lang anxiously watched after betting three million Low-Grade Spirit Stones on Qin Hao.

Qin Hao held his own against Wang Xuan’s Thunderclap with three sword domains and Past Form from the Time Laws, but Wang Xuan changed tactics with Gap-Seeking. After repeated strikes disrupted Qin Hao’s sword, he retreated as Lu Yuan declared that Qin Hao was going to lose.

• Wang Xuan attacked with Thunderclap, and Qin Hao met him with three sword domains and Past Form from the Time Laws.
• Qin Hao and Wang Xuan exchanged more than a hundred blows before both pulled back, with Wang Xuan visibly more exhausted.
• Wang Xuan grew furious that Qin Hao had kept pace without using his destruction sword domain and launched Gap-Seeking.
• Wang Xuan adjusted his lightning sword at the point of impact, repeatedly knocking Qin Hao’s sword aside and numbing his arm.
• Qin Hao retreated, and Lu Yuan announced that Qin Hao was going to lose.

During his duel with Wang Xuan, Qin Hao understood how Wang Xuan’s Lightning Sword found openings and answered it by merging his sword domains into a vastly stronger Destruction Sword Domain. Qin Hao sent Wang Xuan flying, leaving him shocked by the gap in their strength.

• Spectators expected Qin Hao to lose, while Swordmasters from the City Lord’s Manor watched Wang Xuan’s sword technique with growing interest.
• A Swordmaster admitted he was no match for Wang Xuan and left, surprising Steward Liu and the armored man.
• Qin Hao realized Wang Xuan twisted the Lightning Sword at the instant of impact, changing its angle and aura to exploit weaknesses.
• Qin Hao stopped retreating and merged his Wind Sword Domain, Rain Sword Domain, and Sword Domain into a powerful Destruction Sword Domain.
• Qin Hao struck Wang Xuan with the Long Sword, overpowering the Lightning Sword and hurling Wang Xuan backward.

Qin Hao defeated Wang Xuan by unleashing his Sword of Destruction against Wang Xuan’s strongest Lightning Sword Art move. As Wang Xuan appeared to leave the Arena, he suddenly attacked Qin Hao at close range.

• Wang Xuan launched Frenzied Lightning, but Qin Hao’s Sword of Destruction destroyed the lightning and left Wang Xuan badly injured.
• Wang Xuan admitted defeat, dropped his sword, and began walking toward the edge of the Arena while the spectators stared in shock.
• Fang Ming panicked because he feared Fang Lang would take his Token, and he cursed Wang Xuan for losing.
• Wang Xuan drew a Treasure Sword beside Qin Hao and tried to kill him with a sudden point-blank thrust.
• Fang Lang shouted that Wang Xuan was despicable and shameless as the Cloudwing Beast grew frantic.

Qin Hao thwarted Wang Xuan’s sneak attack with the Heavenly Dragon Armor and killed him in the Sword Pool Tournament. The crowd hailed Qin Hao, whose victory was expected to shake up the Southern Region Domain Group’s Hidden Dragon Ranking.

• Wang Xuan tried to kill Qin Hao with a surprise thrust after dropping his Lightning Sword, but Qin Hao’s Heavenly Dragon Armor stopped the blade.
• Qin Hao retaliated and pierced Wang Xuan’s chest before he could retreat.
• Wang Xuan died on the Arena floor, and Qin Hao took his Storage Spirit Ring.
• The Central Plaza erupted in cheers for Qin Hao, and spectators predicted that his name and ranking would soon spread across the Southern Region Domain Group.

After Qin Hao killed Wang Xuan, Fang Ming and Lu Yuan tried to flee Sword Pool City, but Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast stopped them with help from Steward Liu. They surrendered their possessions and escaped, while Qin Hao and Fang Lang celebrated their winnings.

• The crowd learned that Wang Xuan had died, and Fang Ming and Lu Yuan panicked and tried to leave the square.
• Fang Lang spotted the pair and sent the Cloudwing Beast after them; Lu Yuan attacked it, prompting Qin Hao to intervene.
• Steward Liu used an invisible force to pin Fang Ming and Lu Yuan to the ground and prevent further fighting.
• Fang Lang demanded their possessions, and both men handed over their Storage Spirit Rings before fleeing.
• The crowd discussed Fang Lang's enormous betting payout and admired Qin Hao.

Qin Hao continued fighting challengers in Sword Pool City, showing such skill and restraint that his opponents learned from him and improved their Sword Domains. The plaza’s swordsmen grew eager to spar with him as he advanced to fifty-two consecutive wins.

• Steward Liu offered Qin Hao half an hour to rest after his fifty-first victory, but Qin Hao chose to keep fighting.
• A burly Saint Martial Realm Fourth-Layer Peak swordsman challenged Qin Hao, who fought him seriously while holding back until the man conceded.
• After the fight, the burly swordsman cultivated in the plaza and advanced his Sword Domain from Fifth-Order to Fifth-Order Peak.
• Spectators realized Qin Hao’s guidance had helped the burly swordsman break through, and more swordsmen hurried to challenge him.
• Qin Hao exchanged moves with successive challengers, who conceded and praised what they had learned from his instruction.

Qin Hao continued his winning streak in the Sword Pool Tournament, defeating increasingly formidable opponents, including City Lord's Manor Swordmasters. After reaching seventy-nine consecutive wins, he faced the powerful Heavy Sword Bull as his next opponent.

• Qin Hao reached sixty consecutive wins as several fighters who had faced him broke through, and a Swordmaster from the City Lord's Manor stepped onto the Arena.
• Cao Da challenged Qin Hao, fought him with a fast and precise sword technique, and conceded after Qin Hao found an opening.
• Qin Hao continued winning against stronger opponents, reaching seventy-five consecutive victories and nearing his eightieth win.
• Qin Hao defeated a City Lord's Manor B-Rank Swordswoman at the Saint Martial Realm Sixth Layer after several hundred exchanges and unleashed his Destruction Sword Domain.
• The woman told Qin Hao that Heavy Sword Bull would be his next opponent, and Qin Hao looked toward the final City Lord's Manor Swordmaster.

Qin Hao fought Bull and learned that the City Lord's Manor's A-Rank Swordsmen were its strongest elites. Bull warned him about Shen Jian, the strongest A-Rank Swordsman, and Qin Hao resolved to surpass him.

• Bull challenged Qin Hao to use the Sword of Destruction, and Qin Hao defeated him with a strike that used only part of its power.
• Qin Hao advised Bull that a Heavy Sword's true weight lay in its Domain, and Bull accepted that B-Rank Swordsmen could not match Qin Hao.
• Bull explained the City Lord's Manor's four swordsmanship ranks and warned Qin Hao that the A-Rank Swordsmen were much stronger.
• Bull revealed that Shen Jian had won ninety-two consecutive matches at last year's Sword Pool Tournament and had defeated Bull decisively.
• Qin Hao heard that Shen Jian was now the strongest A-Rank Swordsman and resolved to surpass him.

Qin Hao won ninety-nine consecutive matches at the Sword Pool Tournament, putting him one victory away from a hundred and drawing a massive crowd eager to see him face Shen Jian. At the City Lord’s Manor, the Sword Pool City Lord told Shen Jian that Qin Hao’s streak had created a chance for him to enter the Sword Grotto.

• Qin Hao defeated Bull, reached eighty consecutive wins, and declared that he intended to win a hundred and enter the Sword Grotto.
• Qin Hao continued winning against increasingly powerful challengers, using the Sword of Destruction more often without unleashing its full power.
• Qin Hao reached ninety-nine consecutive wins, and more than a hundred thousand spectators gathered to await his final match.
• The Sword Pool City Lord reminded Shen Jian of his promise to send him into the Sword Grotto and explained that Qin Hao’s ninety-nine wins had given him a chance to enter.

The Sword Pool City Lord arranged for Shen Jian to challenge Qin Hao’s hundredth match, offering the final Sword Body Pill as the prize. Shen Jian arrived at the Central Plaza, where the City Lord announced the stakes before their battle began.

• The Sword Pool City Lord told Shen Jian that defeating Qin Hao would qualify him for the Sword Grotto and offered the Sword Body Pill as the battle’s prize.
• Shen Jian accepted the challenge, determined to defeat Qin Hao and claim the Sword Body Pill.
• Shen Jian arrived at the Central Plaza as the crowd anticipated Qin Hao’s hundredth match.
• Qin Hao and Shen Jian greeted each other, and the Sword Pool City Lord appeared to watch the final battle.
• The Sword Pool City Lord announced that the winner of Qin Hao and Shen Jian’s battle would receive the Sword Body Pill.

Qin Hao faced Shen Jian in the battle for a hundred consecutive victories, with a Sword Body Pill and access to the Sword Grotto at stake. Shen Jian trapped Qin Hao in a unique space with his Celestial Cycle Stars Sword Art and began attacking with its first two moves.

• The Sword Pool City Lord offered a Sword Body Pill as the prize for the winner, and Qin Hao learned from Lingxiaozi that a treasure in the Former Master's hall could greatly enhance its effects.
• The Sword Pool City Lord took his seat as Qin Hao and Shen Jian prepared to fight without holding back.
• Shen Jian revealed that his Teacher had helped him develop the Celestial Cycle Stars Sword Art, and Qin Hao suspected that the Sword Pool City Lord was his Teacher.
• Shen Jian used the first move, Sun, Moon, and Stars, to draw Qin Hao into a unique space filled with star-born Sword Qi.
• Qin Hao countered with his Destruction Sword Domain and destroyed the incoming Sword Qi, but Shen Jian began the second move, Heaven and Earth Reversed.

Qin Hao fought Shen Jian in the final battle of his Hundred Consecutive Wins, revealing his powerful Sword of Destruction against Shen Jian’s sword techniques. As Shen Jian’s strongest move threatened to overwhelm him, Qin Hao revealed a Seventh-Tier Peak Time Domain, shocking the Sword Pool City Lord.

• Shen Jian transformed the Arena with Black Sword Qi, and Qin Hao recognized the technique as Heaven and Earth Reversed.
• Qin Hao unleashed his full Sword of Destruction and shattered Shen Jian’s Black Sword Qi, revealing that he had concealed much of his strength.
• Shen Jian drew a second sword and unleashed Cosmic Star Array, a move strengthened by Heaven and Earth Momentum that Qin Hao believed he could not block.
• Qin Hao’s Time Domain spread across the Arena and slowed both fighters’ attacks.
• The Sword Pool City Lord recognized Qin Hao’s aura as a Seventh-Tier Peak Time Domain and called him a monster.

Qin Hao defeated Shen Jian with his peak Seventh-Order Time Domain and achieved Hundred Consecutive Wins, earning the Sword Body Pill and an invitation to enter the Sword Grotto. The chapter ends with Jiao Hong asking the Heavenly Fiend Organization’s receptionist about its plans.

• Qin Hao revealed his peak Seventh-Order Time Domain, and Shen Jian conceded defeat.
• Shen Jian congratulated Qin Hao on his Hundred Consecutive Wins and left the Arena, vowing to keep pursuing the Sword Dao.
• The Sword Pool City Lord gave Qin Hao the Sword Body Pill, invited him to the City Lord’s Manor in three days to visit the Sword Grotto, and announced that a statue would be erected in his honor.
• Qin Hao left the Arena with the Cloudwing Beast, while Fang Lang declared that he would train for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Jiao Hong asked the Heavenly Fiend Organization’s receptionist what the organization had planned.

The Heavenly Fiend Organization canceled its contract with Jiao Hong after learning Qin Hao was favored by the Sword Pool City Lord, while Jiao Hong continued plotting to kill him. Qin Hao learned that his Time Doppelganger could seek the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation, which would enhance the effect of his Sword Body Pill.

• Woman returned Jiao Hong's four million Low-Grade Spirit Stones and canceled the Heavenly Fiend Organization's deal because Qin Hao's talent and the Sword Pool City Lord's favor made him too risky to target.
• Woman left, and Jiao Hong vowed to wait for another chance to kill Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao asked Lingxiaozi how to use the Sword Body Pill, and Lingxiaozi told him to wait for his Time Doppelganger to challenge the Myriad Formations Hall for the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation.
• Lingxiaozi explained that the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation was adapted from the legendary Grand Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation, which could transform a Warrior's Sword Dao aptitude.
• Qin Hao asked about setting up the Grand Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation, but Lingxiaozi said its rare materials and lost method made it unattainable, then advised him to combine the smaller formation with the Sword Body Pill.

Qin Hao’s Time Doppelganger passed the Myriad Formations Hall trial in half an hour, allowing Qin Hao to prepare the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation. As Qin Hao began refining its materials to improve his Sword Dao affinity, the Sword Pool City Lord sensed the formation’s Heavenly Dao Power and wondered what Qin Hao was doing.

• Qin Hao had his Time Doppelganger challenge the Myriad Formations Hall while he cultivated in the Guest Room.
• White-Clad Qin Hao returned within half an hour, successful but dusty, and urged Qin Hao to set up the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation.
• Lingxiaozi provided Qin Hao with the formation instructions and its sole set of materials, and Qin Hao studied the required refining sequence.
• Qin Hao set up the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation and felt Heavenly Dao Power descend into it.
• Qin Hao began refining the Three-Origin Immortal Wood, while the Sword Pool City Lord sensed the power and speculated that Qin Hao was taking the Sword Body Pill.

After refining the materials for the Small Marrow-Cleansing Sword Formation and taking the Sword Body Pill, Qin Hao gained an extraordinary affinity for the Sword Dao. Lingxiaozi explained that greater geniuses existed beyond the True Martial Continent, and Qin Hao resolved to reach the Star Sea.

• The Sword Pool City Lord sensed a terrifying force around Qin Hao's inn, concluded Qin Hao might have drawn forth the Power of Heaven and Earth, and decided to take him to the Sword Grotto in three days.
• Qin Hao carefully refined the formation materials for two days and nights while his ability to sense the Sword Dao steadily improved.
• Qin Hao swallowed the Sword Body Pill, and both he and White-Clad Qin Hao perceived the world as a realm of swords, with White-Clad Qin Hao seeing strands of time as swords.
• Lingxiaozi congratulated Qin Hao and told him that Sword Saint Body geniuses and greater worlds existed beyond the True Martial Continent.
• Qin Hao resolved to strengthen his Sword Heart and declared that he would set out for the Star Sea before long.

Qin Hao visited the Sword Pool City Lord after the Sword Body Pill greatly improved his Sword Dao affinity, and saw a statue honoring his hundred consecutive wins. The city lord warned him against relying solely on Destruction Laws, leaving Qin Hao with a clearer direction for his cultivation.

• Qin Hao familiarized himself with his improved Sword Dao affinity, then left Fang Lang and the Cloudwing Beast to cultivate while he went to the City Lord's Manor.
• Qin Hao saw a statue of himself in the Central Plaza, commemorating his hundred consecutive wins, and received respectful greetings at the manor.
• The Sword Pool City Lord confirmed that Qin Hao had absorbed the Sword Body Pill exceptionally well and praised his talent.
• The Sword Pool City Lord cautioned Qin Hao that the Destruction Sword Domain could lead him toward an extreme and urged him to balance opposing forces.
• Qin Hao reflected on the Life Laws as a counterbalance to the Destruction Laws and thanked the city lord for giving him a new direction for cultivation.

Qin Hao learned that reaching the Azure Flame Grand Tournament’s Top Ten would require much greater strength, then entered the hidden Sword Grotto to seek the One-Armed Sword Saint’s ultimate move. The Sword Pool City Lord hoped Qin Hao would master Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.

• The Sword Pool City Lord warned Qin Hao that the tournament’s Top Ten contestants could fight Venerables and urged him to improve before the event in a year and a half.
• The Sword Pool City Lord took Qin Hao to the hidden Sword Grotto outside Sword Pool City and explained that it held ten thousand Treasure Swords and the Sword Formation Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.
• The Sword Pool City Lord told Qin Hao to comprehend the Sword Grotto’s secret and sent him inside as the Mountain Peak opened.
• Qin Hao entered the Sword Grotto, and the Mountain Peak closed behind him.
• The Sword Pool City Lord expressed hope that Qin Hao would inherit the One-Armed Sword Saint’s ultimate move, then vanished.

Qin Hao explored the Sword Grotto and rapidly studied the One-Armed Sword Saint’s inscriptions, strengthening his sword domains. He did not yet discover that the grotto contained the Saint’s ultimate technique, while three Spirit Artifact spirits watched his arrival.

• Qin Hao found countless Treasure Swords in the Sword Grotto, including more than a thousand Heaven Grade swords and three Spirit Artifacts.
• Qin Hao approached the inscription “Unrivaled Sword Dao” and used his Destruction Sword Domain to overcome the Sword Qi guarding it.
• Qin Hao recognized the grotto’s inscriptions and Sword Marks as the One-Armed Sword Saint’s Cultivation Notes and began studying them.
• Qin Hao comprehended the notes quickly, stabilizing his Wind Sword Domain, Rain Sword Domain, and Sword Domain and bringing them close to advancing.
• Lingxiaozi revealed that the One-Armed Sword Saint’s ultimate technique, Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, lay within the grotto and that Qin Hao had to discover it himself.
• Three Artifact Spirits watched Qin Hao approach, and the younger boy asked whether they should send the other swords to chase him out.

Qin Hao studied the One-Armed Sword Saint’s Cultivation Notes for seven days and advanced all three of his Domains, but he found no manual for “Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.” He began cultivating and contemplating in the Sword Grotto while the three Artifact Spirit Brothers assessed his strength.

• Second Brother persuaded Big Brother and Third Brother to let Qin Hao study the Cultivation Notes rather than drive him away.
• After seven days of study, Qin Hao advanced his Wind Sword Domain and Rain Domain to the Fourth Tier and his Sword Domain to the Fifth Tier.
• Qin Hao felt the Destruction aspect intensify his urge to unleash the Sword of Destruction, and he resolved to cultivate the Life Laws when he could.
• Qin Hao discovered the notes did not contain the manual for “Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin,” so he sat down to contemplate and cultivate toward the Saint Martial Realm.
• Third Brother told his brothers that Qin Hao had advanced all three Domains, and Second Brother revealed that Qin Hao had fused them into a Destruction Domain.
• Big Brother said Qin Hao had comprehended their master’s Cultivation Notes perfectly, then fell silent.

As Qin Hao cultivated in the Sword Grotto, he watched a blade of grass grow and gained a new understanding of the Life Laws, easing the destructive impulse within him. His True Essence reached its limit, and he began breaking through from True Martial Realm Ninth Layer Peak to Saint Martial Realm First Layer.

• Big Brother allowed Qin Hao to continue cultivating because he had understood Master's Cultivation Notes, though the brothers still refused to accept him as their master.
• Qin Hao strengthened his Sword Domains while worrying that his growing Destruction Sword Domain was making him want to destroy everything.
• Qin Hao watched a blade of grass survive the Sword Grotto's dangers, grow, blossom, and bear fruit over the course of a month.
• Qin Hao gained a new understanding of the Life Laws, and the urge to destroy the world within him diminished.
• Qin Hao sensed his Dantian's True Essence beginning to transform and actively circulated the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art to advance toward Saint Martial Realm First Layer.

Qin Hao broke through from the True Martial Realm Ninth Layer Peak to the Saint Martial Realm Third Layer as his nine Spiritual Vortices became True Essence Springs and unlocked the Third Floor of the Supreme Sword Tower. The Heavenly Laws Chapter, the fourth chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, appeared in his mind, and Qin Hao discovered that his springs connected to a pool capable of storing True Essence.

• Qin Hao's first four Spiritual Vortices exploded into True Essence Springs, bringing him to the Saint Martial Realm First Layer and undoing the Supreme Sword Tower Third Floor's Seal.
• The Heavenly Laws Chapter, the fourth chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, appeared in Qin Hao's mind.
• Qin Hao continued absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy as the remaining Spiritual Vortices transformed into True Essence Springs.
• The formation of the sixth True Essence Spring raised Qin Hao to the Saint Martial Realm Second Layer, and the ninth raised him to the Third Layer.
• Qin Hao discovered that the nine True Essence Springs connected to a True Essence Pool where he could store True Essence, and estimated that his strength could trouble a Saint Martial Realm Seventh Layer Grandmaster.

After his breakthrough in the Sword Grotto, Qin Hao discovered that the Heavenly Laws Chapter could accelerate his comprehension of Origin Laws, though he needed to master a Ninth-Order Domain before cultivating it. As he continued searching for the hidden Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, the three Spirit Artifact brothers sent Treasure Swords to drive him out.

• Qin Hao advanced from True Martial Realm Ninth Layer Peak to Saint Martial Realm Third Layer, and his Three Great Domains each advanced by one stage.
• Qin Hao read the Heavenly Laws Chapter and learned it could speed up his comprehension of Origin Laws, but he could not cultivate it until he mastered a Ninth-Order Domain.
• Qin Hao decided to remain in the Sword Grotto and search for the hidden Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, despite finding no clue after more than a month.
• The three Spirit Artifact brothers discussed the One-Armed Sword Saint's order to drive out anyone who entered the Sword Grotto, then Third Brother sent several Heaven Grade Treasure Swords after Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao sensed five streams of Sword Qi rushing toward him.