Recaps

Xu Batian defeated Duanmu Xuan and claimed the top spot on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, then demanded the seat of honor at the Tea Gathering. Qin Hao challenged Xu Batian and charged at him with the Setting Sun Sword as Xu Batian struck back.

• Xu Batian used a thousandfold gravity attack to defeat Duanmu Xuan and declared himself the new host of the Tea Gathering.
• Xu Batian demanded that Duanmu Xuan give up the seat of honor, but Qin Hao objected that the Tea Gathering was not over.
• Xu Batian accused Qin Hao of killing his brother Xu Zhongjie, causing Dongfang Ting's death, and Slaying Mo Hong, while Qin Hao defended his actions.
• Despite warnings from Lin Zhang, Zuo Yichuan, Ding Qiongwei, and others, Qin Hao stayed to fight Xu Batian, hoping the gravity would help his Destruction Sword Domain break through.
• Xu Batian rushed at Qin Hao with his Flame Dragon Saber, and Qin Hao charged to meet him with the Setting Sun Sword.

Qin Hao fought Xu Batian on Absolute Immortal Peak, revealing that his Destruction Sword Domain was powerful enough to overwhelm Xu Batian’s gravity techniques. As Xu Batian raised the Gravity Domain to five hundredfold, Qin Hao unleashed Obliteration, leaving the gathered geniuses stunned.

• Qin Hao calmly blocked Xu Batian’s fiftyfold Gravity strike without moving.
• Xu Batian raised his Gravity Domain to hundredfold, but Qin Hao’s Destruction Greatsword shattered it and threatened Xu Batian’s True Essence.
• Xu Batian increased the Gravity to two hundredfold to suppress the destructive power spreading along his Flame Dragon Saber.
• Xu Batian unleashed five-hundredfold Gravity, while Qin Hao welcomed the pressure as a chance to strengthen his Destruction Sword Domain.
• Qin Hao released Obliteration, and a dense Destruction Aura swept across Absolute Immortal Peak, horrifying Duanmu Xuan, Xia Weize, Qi Mu, and the other spectators.

Qin Hao overwhelmed Xu Batian with his Destruction Sword Intent during the Hidden Dragon Gathering, forcing Xu Batian to unleash a twelve-hundredfold Gravity Domain. Qin Hao’s Sword Annihilation shattered the gravity and struck Xu Batian in the chest, leaving him gravely injured.

• Qin Hao’s Setting Sun Sword clashed with Xu Batian’s Flame Dragon Saber, and its Destruction Sword Qi eroded Xu Batian’s five-hundredfold Gravity Domain and sent him flying.
• Qin Hao focused on his Destruction Sword Intent as he neared the Ninth Order, while the spectators realized he had overpowered the newly crowned ranking leader.
• Xu Batian, enraged, unleashed A Thousand Jun Burdens and the Heaven and Earth Scripture, raising the gravity on Qin Hao to twelve hundred times normal.
• Qin Hao charged Xu Batian, and Duanmu Xuan recognized that Qin Hao’s Domain had reached the level of Laws.
• Qin Hao’s Sword Annihilation dispelled Xu Batian’s twelve-hundredfold gravity and struck his chest, breaking his breastbone and Meridians and sending him flying.

Qin Hao defeated Xu Batian in three sword strikes and began advancing his Destruction Sword Domain toward Ninth-Order. As Duanmu Xuan urged the defeated Warriors to look beyond the result, unfamiliar voices mocked the Southern Region Domain Group’s Hidden Dragon Gathering.

• Qin Hao defeated Xu Batian with three sword strikes, leaving him gravely injured and unable to accept the loss.
• The Warriors at Absolute Immortal Peak and across the mountain reacted in shock as Qin Hao claimed first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Qin Hao sat down and began a breakthrough, steadily advancing his Destruction Sword Domain toward Ninth-Order.
• Xu Batian realized Qin Hao’s fight had triggered the breakthrough and broke into anguished laughter.
• Duanmu Xuan told the others that one victory or defeat meant little and that the one who laughed last would be formidable.
• Unknown voices interrupted with scornful laughter, mocking the Southern Region Domain Group’s Hidden Dragon Gathering.

Five powerful geniuses from the Central Continent arrived at the Southern Region Domain Group's Hidden Dragon Gathering and challenged its competitors. After one of them killed Wang Kai with a single slap, the gathering's leaders confronted the visitors while Qin Hao remained focused on his breakthrough.

• Five Ninth-Layer Saint Martial Realm Grandmasters arrived at Absolute Immortal Peak, and Duanmu Xuan sensed that the young man at their center posed a deadly threat.
• The Central Continent visitors mocked the Southern Region Domain Group's geniuses, and Wang Kai stepped forward to protest.
• A red-robed young man struck Wang Kai dead with one slap, enraging the crowd and Xu Batian.
• Duanmu Xuan demanded to know who the visitors were and why they had killed someone, while the red-robed young man derided the gathering and its rankings.
• Xia Weize and Qi Mu accused the visitors of coming to crush the Southern Region Domain Group's geniuses, while Qin Hao continued his breakthrough to Ninth-Order.

Gu Feng and four other Devil Race geniuses confronted Qin Hao and the Southern Domain Group at Absolute Immortal Peak. Qu Yongyang challenged Duanmu Xuan, Xu Batian, Xia Weize, and Qi Mu to fight him together, and the chapter ended as the four unleashed their Ninth-Order Domains.

• Gu Feng recognized Qin Hao and revealed that all five Devil Race geniuses had been ordered by Demon Ancestor Yin to hunt him down.
• Qu Yongyang introduced himself as a Central Continent genius and mocked Xia Weize's Hidden Dragon Ranking before challenging four Southern Domain geniuses to fight him together.
• The handsome young man urged Qu Yongyang to finish quickly, making clear that the Central Continent group intended to leave after the fight.
• Qi Mu, Xia Weize, Duanmu Xuan, and Xu Batian accepted the challenge and released their Ninth-Order Domains around Absolute Immortal Peak.
• The crowd anticipated the fight and remarked that Qin Hao could have joined them, but he was still breaking through to a Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain.

Qu Yongyang revealed his overwhelming speed and phantom-image technique as he fought Duanmu Xuan, Xu Batian, Xia Weize, and Qi Mu. He left Xia Weize and Qi Mu severely wounded and unable to continue, while Duanmu Xuan and Xu Batian remained to face him.

• Qu Yongyang dismissed the four opponents and dodged their simultaneous attacks with his speed and phantom images.
• Qu Yongyang targeted Xia Weize, struck him from behind, and left him severely wounded and unable to fight.
• The spectators marveled at Qu Yongyang’s movement technique as he turned his attention to Qi Mu.
• Qu Yongyang evaded Qi Mu’s senses and struck him from behind, defeating him with a single palm strike.

Qu Yongyang revealed that he had mastered a Ninth-Order Space Domain, shocking the warriors gathered on Absolute Immortal Peak. Duanmu Xuan narrowly dodged Qu Yongyang’s attack and urged Xu Batian to join him in defeating the newcomer.

• Qu Yongyang mocked the Southern Region Domain Group’s geniuses and attacked Duanmu Xuan after defeating Xia Weize and Qi Mu in one move.
• Duanmu Xuan spread his Ninth-Order Wind-Fire Domain and detected Qu Yongyang’s repeated spatial movements.
• Duanmu Xuan recognized that Qu Yongyang cultivated a Ninth-Order Space Domain, and the warriors on Absolute Immortal Peak reacted with shock.
• Qu Yongyang appeared behind Duanmu Xuan and struck at him with Spatial Power.
• Duanmu Xuan used Wind-Fire Divine Wheel and narrowly dodged the blow.
• Duanmu Xuan told Xu Batian that Qu Yongyang’s command of the Space Domain was not especially advanced and proposed that they fight him together.

Qu Yongyang defeated Duanmu Xuan, Xu Batian, Xia Weize, and Qi Mu despite their combined attacks, displaying overwhelming control of the Space Domain. The Southern Domain Group placed its remaining hope in Qin Hao, who was still breaking through, and Qu Yongyang turned his attention to the claim that Qin Hao was their greatest genius.

• Duanmu Xuan and Xu Batian joined forces, using their Domains to restrain Qu Yongyang and attacking him together.
• Qu Yongyang evaded their attacks with refined Spatial Movement, struck Duanmu Xuan twice, and broke his shoulder and chest.
• Xu Batian attacked Qu Yongyang with the Flame Dragon Saber, but Qu Yongyang dodged and sent him flying with a counterattack.
• Qu Yongyang defeated Duanmu Xuan, Xu Batian, Xia Weize, and Qi Mu in less than ten breaths.
• The Southern Domain Group looked to Qin Hao, who was still breaking through, as its last hope, and Qu Yongyang asked whether Qin Hao was their greatest genius.

Qu Yongyang challenged Qin Hao after defeating Duanmu Xuan and Xu Batian, while the crowd urged Qin Hao to fight. Qin Hao advanced to the Saint Martial Realm Sixth Layer and broke through to the Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain, as three Venerables watched and speculated that the Central Continent fighters were Ascetic Cultivators.

• Qu Yongyang called for Qin Hao to come forward, and the crowd praised Qin Hao's Destruction Sword Domain and urged Qu Yongyang to wait for him to finish cultivating.
• Qu Yongyang studied Qin Hao and dismissed him as ordinary, while Gu Feng and the other three remained determined to kill him under Demon Ancestor Yin's orders.
• Qin Hao broke through from the Saint Martial Realm Fifth Layer to the Sixth Layer, surprising the crowd and the injured Duanmu Xuan and Xu Batian.
• Qin Hao's Destruction Sword Domain surged to the Ninth-Order, causing the crowd to celebrate his breakthrough.
• Venerable Tianming and two other Ninth-Layer Venerables assessed the Central Continent fighters and suspected the five were Ascetic Cultivators.

Qin Hao broke through to the Saint Martial Realm Sixth Layer and then advanced his Destruction Sword Domain to the Ninth Order, awakening a trace of the Destruction Origin Laws. As the Venerables and the crowd recognized his extraordinary potential, they looked to him as their best hope against Qu Yongyang.

• Venerable Tianming sensed Qin Hao break through to the Saint Martial Realm Sixth Layer and recalled how he had taken first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Qin Hao unleashed a much stronger surge of power and broke through to a Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain during the battle.
• Venerable Tianming and the other two Venerables sensed that Qin Hao's domain had reached its peak and contained a trace of the Destruction Origin Laws.
• The Venerables marveled at Qin Hao's talent, while the crowd on Absolute Immortal Peak cheered at the strength of his new domain.
• The crowd placed its hopes on Qin Hao defeating Qu Yongyang and proving that Central Continent geniuses could be beaten.

Qin Hao raised his Destruction Sword Domain to the Ninth Order and grasped some Destruction Origin Laws, growing confident that he could pass the Black Mirror Ninefold Trial. Lingxiaozi then told him that the masked Gu Feng had arrived among five Central Continent geniuses, leaving Qin Hao suspicious of their identities.

• Qin Hao discussed his progress with Lingxiaozi, who boasted that his Time Doppelganger might master the Time Laws within months.
• Qin Hao tested his Destruction Origin Laws and found that they had made his Destruction Sword Domain several times stronger.
• Qin Hao considered his chances in the Black Mirror Ninefold Trial and remembered that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament was approaching.
• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that five Central Continent geniuses had arrived and that one had defeated Duanmu Xuan and three others.
• Qin Hao learned that the masked Gu Feng was among the newcomers and suspected that Gu Feng's four companions also had hidden identities.

After reaching the Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain, Qin Hao judged Qu Yongyang’s Ninth-Order Space Domain to be no match for him and turned his attention to four powerful figures in the air, including the masked Gu Feng. Enraged by being ignored, Qu Yongyang charged at Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao’s Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain alarmed Qu Yongyang, Duanmu Xuan, Xu Batian, and the others, while Qu Yongyang trusted his insight into the Space Origin Law to keep him ahead.
• Qu Yongyang taunted Qin Hao over his place atop the Southern Region Domain Group’s Hidden Dragon Ranking, drawing angry protests from the crowd.
• Qin Hao sensed Qu Yongyang’s Ninth-Order Space Domain and decided it was no longer a serious threat after his breakthrough.
• Qin Hao studied four figures in the air, identifying the Handsome Youth and scarred man as powerful dual-domain experts and recognizing the masked Gu Feng by his aura.
• Qu Yongyang became furious when Qin Hao ignored him and charged straight at him, prompting the crowd and Duanmu Xuan to cry out in alarm.

Qin Hao used his Ninth-Order Destruction Sword Domain to shatter Qu Yongyang’s Space Domain and drive him to the brink of death. Gu Feng joined the fight to save Qu Yongyang, and Qin Hao welcomed the chance to test his power against both opponents.

• Qin Hao’s Destruction Sword Domain shattered Qu Yongyang’s Space Domain, preventing him from using Spatial Shift.
• Qin Hao’s Destruction Greatsword broke through Qu Yongyang’s Spatial Shield and gravely injured him.
• Qu Yongyang called for the other men to help, warning that he might unleash his Devil Race True Form if left to die.
• Gu Feng attacked Qin Hao with his Ninth-Order Water Domain while Qu Yongyang formed a giant palm from Spatial Power.
• Qin Hao faced both attacks without fear and said the fight was a perfect chance to test his Destruction Sword Domain.

Qin Hao overwhelmed Gu Feng and Qu Yongyang with a Destruction Greatsword formed at the Intent Realm Level and empowered by Half-Step Laws. As Qu Yongyang was left exposed, the Scarred Youth suddenly attacked him instead of helping him.

• Qin Hao taunted Gu Feng and Qu Yongyang for holding back their Demonic Bodies, then unleashed an Intent Realm Destruction Greatsword.
• Gu Feng recognized the strike’s Half-Step Laws and retreated, while Qu Yongyang was badly injured and called for his big brother to save him.
• Gu Feng and the others left Qu Yongyang without help as Qin Hao’s Destruction Greatsword bore down on him.
• The Scarred Youth called Qu Yongyang useless and swung his Great Saber at him.

Lu Yidao killed Qu Yongyang before he could reveal his Demonic Body, then clashed with Qin Hao. The remaining newcomers stayed silent, and Qin Hao concluded that all five had been transformed into members of the Devil Race.

• Lu Yidao struck Qu Yongyang down with a single slash as Qu Yongyang tried to gather Spatial Power and transform.
• Qin Hao's Destruction Greatsword collided with Lu Yidao's Great Saber, and Qin Hao was forced back three steps.
• The Red-Clad Woman protested Qu Yongyang's death, but the Handsome Young Man ended the argument and dismissed the matter.
• Gu Feng realized Lu Yidao had killed Qu Yongyang to stop him from revealing his Demonic Body, then retreated while keeping his distance from the others.
• Qin Hao watched the newcomers and became certain that all five had been transformed into members of the Devil Race.

Qin Hao realized Demon Ancestor Yin had sent Gu Feng and four Devil Race prodigies to kill him because he destroyed the Demon-Suppressing Pool. He challenged them all, but only Lu Yidao attacked, and Qin Hao unleashed Sword Annihilation against him.

• Qin Hao suspected Demon Ancestor Yin had ordered the prodigies to target him over the destruction of the Demon-Suppressing Pool and resolved to kill them first.
• Lu Yidao declared that Qu Yongyang was dead and Qin Hao was next, then revealed his powerful Blade Domain and Earth Domain infused with Half-Step Laws.
• Qin Hao challenged all four prodigies at once, shocking the gathered onlookers, while Gu Feng, the Handsome Young Man, and the Red-Clad Woman held back.
• Lu Yidao charged Qin Hao, who formed a Destruction Greatsword with his Setting Sun Sword and unleashed Sword Annihilation.

Lu Yidao unleashed a space-shattering strike with his Ninth-Order Blade Laws and Earth Domains, and Qin Hao appeared unable to defend himself. Qin Hao then revealed a Seventh-Order Vitality Sword Domain alongside his Half-Step Destruction Sword Domain and counterattacked, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Lu Yidao attacked Qin Hao with a strike powered by his Ninth-Order Blade Laws Domain and Half-Step Earth Laws Domain, tearing open space.
• Xu Batian, Xia Weize, Duanmu Xuan, and the onlookers feared Qin Hao could not withstand the attack, while Ding Qiongwei struggled against Lu Yidao's pressure.
• Lu Yidao assumed his pressure had pinned Qin Hao down and mocked him as the blade descended.
• The Handsome Youth sensed Qin Hao's Vitality Sword Domain growing toward the Eighth Order, and the Red-Clad Woman realized Qin Hao might wield two opposing Sword Domains.
• Qin Hao thrust out the Setting Sun Sword and unleashed his Half-Step Destruction Sword Domain together with his Seventh-Order Vitality Sword Domain, stunning everyone.

Qin Hao revealed that he could apply both his Destruction Sword Domain and Vitality Sword Domain at the Laws level, overwhelming Lu Yidao with Sword Annihilation. As Lu Yidao faced Qin Hao’s finishing strike, Li Xiuru attacked to stop him while Cai Yunni held back.

• The Red-Clad Woman recognized that Qin Hao’s seventh-order Vitality Sword Domain was nearing the eighth order, and Lu Yidao dismissed his strength while boasting about his own domains.
• Qin Hao unleashed Sword Annihilation, combining his Destruction and Vitality Sword Domains at the Laws level into a Giant Sword that suppressed Lu Yidao’s power.
• Lu Yidao retreated, but Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to close the distance and drive his Destruction Greatsword toward Lu Yidao’s chest.
• Cai Yunni remained wary and did not intervene, while Gu Feng resented how much Qin Hao had grown stronger in just over a year.
• Li Xiuru attacked Qin Hao to stop him, and Lu Yidao shouted for help as Qin Hao’s sword point nearly reached his chest.

Qin Hao killed Lu Yidao with one strike while fending off Li Xiuru’s attack, stunning the summit and winning the Southern Region Domain Group’s acclaim. Venerable Tianming judged Li Xiuru to be Qin Hao’s only remaining match and prepared to intervene as Li Xiuru’s expression darkened.

• Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Heaven's Far Away to pierce Lu Yidao with his Destruction Greatsword before Lu Yidao could unleash his Demonic Body.
• Li Xiuru’s Metal Domain palm strike clashed with Qin Hao’s two Sword Domains, but failed to stop him.
• The summit crowd reacted in disbelief to Lu Yidao’s death, then loudly celebrated Qin Hao and the Southern Region Domain Group.
• Venerable Tianming praised Qin Hao and decided he would intervene if Li Xiuru threatened to kill him.
• Li Xiuru’s face darkened after Lu Yidao died.

Li Xiuru tried to persuade Qin Hao to join the Devil Race, but Qin Hao refused and said he might join the Azure Flame Sect instead. Li Xiuru chose not to fight and departed, leaving Gu Feng and Cai Yunni alarmed.

• Li Xiuru invited Qin Hao to accompany him to Central Continent, promising that Demon Ancestor Yin would overlook the past and provide him with resources.
• Gu Feng and Cai Yunni warned Qin Hao that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament was fiercely competitive and that joining the Azure Flame Sect could leave him with few resources.
• Qin Hao rejected Li Xiuru's offer, unwilling to surrender his freedom to the Blood Demon Race.
• Gu Feng and Cai Yunni prepared to attack, but Li Xiuru remained still as Qin Hao readied his sword domains.
• Li Xiuru told Qin Hao farewell and turned to leave, prompting panic in Gu Feng and Cai Yunni.

Qin Hao refused to let Li Xiuru and his two companions leave and insisted on fighting them together. Despite warnings from the Southern Domain geniuses and Qi Mu, he declared that none of the three would leave Absolute Immortal Peak alive unless he died first.

• Li Xiuru sensed Venerable Tianming nearby and decided to withdraw rather than risk confronting him.
• Qin Hao blocked Li Xiuru's path and demanded that all three remaining Central Continent geniuses fight him together.
• Li Xiuru warned Qin Hao that blades had no eyes, prompting the Southern Domain geniuses to urge Qin Hao to stop.
• Venerable Tianming watched from the clouds and resolved to intervene if Qin Hao was in danger.
• Qi Mu stepped forward to dissuade Qin Hao, but Qin Hao said the fight was inevitable and that none of the three would leave.

After the Southern Region geniuses rallied behind Qin Hao, Li Xiuru proposed a group fight, and Qin Hao revealed that Li Xiuru would likely attack him even if he left Absolute Immortal Peak. Li Xiuru and his companions raised their Domain power, leaving both sides poised to battle.

• Qi Mu pledged to fight beside Qin Hao, inspiring the Southern Region geniuses to declare their support.
• Li Xiuru proposed that his three-person group fight Qin Hao and several chosen Southern Region geniuses.
• Duanmu Xuan and Xia Weize joined Qin Hao, and Xu Batian stepped forward after the crowd criticized his hesitation.
• Qin Hao asked Li Xiuru whether he could guarantee he would not attack him after they left Absolute Immortal Peak, and Li Xiuru avoided the question.
• Li Xiuru, Gu Feng, and Cai Yunni released their Domain power as the battle began to loom.

Qin Hao fought Li Xiuru while Duanmu Xuan, Qi Mu, Xu Batian, and Xia Weize tried to keep Gu Feng and Cai Yunni occupied. Li Xiuru’s Water Laws stopped Qin Hao’s attacks, pushing Qin Hao to unleash both Sword Domains as the battle continued.

• Duanmu Xuan assigned Qi Mu to help him hold off Cai Yunni, while Xu Batian and Xia Weize faced Gu Feng so Qin Hao could fight Li Xiuru alone.
• Gu Feng and Cai Yunni quickly forced their four opponents onto the defensive as the summit’s onlookers watched Qin Hao and Li Xiuru’s duel become decisive.
• Li Xiuru revealed his Mid-Grade Spirit Artifact, the Flood Dragon Sword, and used his Half-Step Water Laws and Ninth-Order Domains to block Qin Hao’s Destruction Greatsword.
• Qin Hao attacked with both the Destruction Sword Domain and Vitality Sword Domain, but Li Xiuru’s Water Shackles and Water Barrier still resisted his strike.
• Qin Hao resolved to use his full fighting strength against Li Xiuru, whose defense had withstood attacks powerful enough to kill Lu Yidao.

Qin Hao revealed the One-Armed Sword Saint’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin and unleashed thousands of swords against Li Xiuru. Li Xiuru answered with Golden Mountain Flood as the battle reached a new peak.

• Qin Hao believed he could now fight or even kill Jiao Hong without using the Demonic Qi Black Sphere.
• Duanmu Xuan and Qi Mu fought Cai Yunni while Xu Batian and Xia Weize fought Gu Feng, and both opponents focused on Qin Hao and Li Xiuru’s duel.
• Gu Feng and Cai Yunni thought Li Xiuru had the advantage until Qin Hao summoned ten thousand swords, including three Spirit Artifact swords.
• Li Xiuru recognized Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, and the spectators identified it as the One-Armed Sword Saint’s lost technique.
• Qin Hao ordered Jian Yi, Jian Er, Jian San, and the other swords to attack Li Xiuru with the combined force of Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.
• Li Xiuru acknowledged the attack’s near-Venerable power and countered with Golden Mountain Flood.