Recaps

Qin Hao and Elder Shuixian broke Ancestor Yanshi’s Black Flame Grand Formation and saved Tianshui City and the Myriad Phenomena Hall. Elder Shuixian treated Qin Yuntian, whose cultivation recovered to the True Martial Seventh Layer.

• Elder Shuixian deployed Qin Hao’s Minor Anomaly Formation Flag between Tianshui City and the Myriad Phenomena Hall, using Time Turbulence to suppress the Ninth-Order Origin Laws.
• Elder Shuixian struck the weakened formation with her Ninth-Order Water and Golden Radiance Laws, breaking the Black Flame Grand Formation over Tianshui City.
• Tianshui City celebrated its freedom, while Qin disciples from the Martial Hall captured those who had sought to harm the Qin family.
• Elder Shuixian used her Water Laws to drive the Darkness and Flame Laws from Qin Yuntian’s body, then gave him Healing Pills.
• Qin Yuntian’s condition improved and his cultivation recovered to the True Martial Seventh Layer, relieving Qin Hao and Qi Yuelan.

Qin Hao and Elder Shuixian broke the Black Flame Grand Formation at Myriad Phenomena Hall with help from the Time Laws of Qin Hao’s Minor Anomaly Formation Flag, ending the crisis. Qin Hao returned to Tianshui City, supplied his family with treasures, and prepared to return to the Primordial Domain with Elder Shuixian while keeping the Shi family and Ancestor Yanshi in mind.

• Qin Hao went with Elder Shuixian to Myriad Phenomena Hall after his father recovered his cultivation.
• Elder Shuixian attacked the Black Flame Grand Formation, and Qin Hao’s Time Laws caused its power to scatter outward instead of striking those inside.
• Sea Ancestor and the others thanked Elder Shuixian and learned that Qin Hao’s time formation had helped break the formation.
• Qin Hao told Ancient Sword Venerable what he knew about Chen Jianqing and reassured Mu Changfeng about Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao returned to Tianshui City, gave his parents more than ten thousand treasures, and said he would return to the Primordial Domain with Elder Shuixian the next day.

Qin Hao left for the Myriad Phenomena Hall with Elder Shuixian, then traveled with her to the Hundred Immortals Palace. After learning Mu Ziqing had emerged from seclusion, he reunited with her and ended the chapter carrying her into Ziqing Pavilion despite her protest that it was broad daylight.

• Qin Hao told the Sea Ancestor he would not act rashly against the Shi Family and gave Elder Shuixian the Minor Anomaly Formation Flag to keep its formation running.
• Qin Hao and Elder Shuixian traveled to the Hundred Immortals Palace, where Mu Ziqing had emerged from seclusion after hearing that the Black Flame Grand Formation had been broken.
• Mu Ziqing asked Qin Hao why he had not told her about the danger to the Myriad Phenomena Hall and Tianshui City, and Elder Shuixian urged her to return to seclusion after resting.
• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao she had reached Fourth-Tier Wind Laws and Fire Laws at Perfection and had almost finished refining the Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul.
• Mu Ziqing demanded that Qin Hao stop hiding things from her, and Qin Hao swept her into Ziqing Pavilion as she protested that it was broad daylight.

Qin Hao trained in the Destruction World while preparing for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament and learned that his study had revealed the fifth chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, the Rules Chapter. As the tournament drew near, Fang Lang arrived in Holy City and tried to contact Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao reunited with his Time Doppelganger, continued studying the Time Laws, and told Zhuge Hong and Jian Changfeng that the Black Flame Grand Formation had been broken.
• Qin Hao vowed to deal with the Shi Family at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament and entered the Supreme Sword Tower to cultivate the Destruction Laws.
• Qin Hao sensed that a mysterious force kept the Destruction World in balance and believed understanding it could help him break through his bottleneck.
• With fifteen days left before the tournament, Saint Martial Grandmasters flocked to Holy City to register.
• Fang Lang arrived in Holy City after two years of Secluded Cultivation, reached the Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm, and tried to contact Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao discovered that studying the Destruction World had brought forth the fifth chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, the Rules Chapter.

Qin Hao unlocked the Fifth Chapter of the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art, the Rules Chapter, while studying what kept the Destruction World from collapsing. Elder Ling explained how rules connected the Great Dao to the Origin Laws and revealed the hierarchy of Creation and Nirvana experts, leaving Qin Hao newly aware of the Star Sea’s most powerful figures.

• Qin Hao discovered that the Rules Chapter had appeared in the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art and asked Elder Ling about it.
• Elder Ling explained that the Great Dao used rules to govern how Origin Laws operated, and Qin Hao realized the chapter taught him how to control and use those laws.
• Qin Hao asked Elder Ling what Marquis-Rank and King-Sealing-Rank Creation Great Experts were, and Elder Ling described the ranks of Creation experts across the Star Sea.
• Elder Ling told Qin Hao that Sovereigns ruled domains and were divided into Ordinary Sovereigns, Heaven and Earth Sovereigns, and Great Dao Dominators.
• Qin Hao reflected that the Time Sword Lord must be a top-tier Great Dao Dominator.

Qin Hao studied the Rules Chapter to understand how the Laws Method differed from simply wielding Origin Laws. In the Western Wasteland, Jing Hong’s immensely powerful teacher sent him to win first place at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.

• Lingxiaozi warned Qin Hao that reaching the highest ranks required far more than exceptional talent, and Qin Hao vowed to continue pursuing the Martial Way.
• After Lingxiaozi left, Qin Hao reread the Rules Chapter and tested how Destruction Laws could be applied, but concluded that ordinary attacks and techniques were not the true Laws Method.
• In the Western Wasteland, Jing Hong spoke with his burly teacher, whose presence and power far exceeded anything Jing Hong had encountered before.
• The teacher told Jing Hong to take first place at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, and Jing Hong accepted the command.
• The teacher dispersed the Dragon Tornado with a wave, and Jing Hong departed in a single step; he was the secluded disciple who had once defeated Zhuge Hong in one move.

Shi Tingyan killed the mid-stage Level Five Illusionary Golden Flood Dragon after revealing his mastery of Fifth Tier Fire Laws and forcing the demon to turn back and fight. He headed northwest to join the Azure Flame Sect, while other Level Five Great Demons emerged and celebrated that he had left.

• Shi Tingyan stood among the corpses of thousands of monsters as the Illusionary Golden Flood Dragon arrived and vowed to kill him.
• The dragon attacked with Fourth Tier Gold and Water Laws, but Shi Tingyan revealed Fifth Tier Fire Laws and made it flee.
• Shi Tingyan used his power to compel the dragon to turn around and charge back at him, then killed it.
• Shi Tingyan reflected that he had come to this world fifteen years earlier and set off northwest to join the Azure Flame Sect.
• After Shi Tingyan left, other Level Five Great Demons emerged and discussed the dragon’s death and the tens of thousands of demons he had killed.

Qin Hao strengthened his Four Great Sword Moves while cultivating the Rules Chapter, then left seclusion to reunite with old acquaintances gathering in the Holy City. The group began assembling ahead of the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.

• Qin Hao deduced a Laws Method from the Rules Chapter, increasing the power of his Four Great Sword Moves by at least thirty percent.
• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that Zhuge Hong and Jian Changfeng had left seclusion, and Qin Hao stopped cultivating to meet them.
• Zhuge Hong told Qin Hao that Chen Jianqing had reached the Holy City and Mu Ziqing was coming, while Qin Hao discovered messages from many other old acquaintances.
• Qin Hao invited his contacts to meet together, and he, Zhuge Hong, and Jian Changfeng reunited with Chen Jianqing, who had reached the Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm.
• Fang Lang, Lin Zhang, and the others arrived, and Fang Lang greeted Qin Hao before questioning the people gathered there.

Qin Hao and his companions gathered in Holy City to discuss the fierce competition expected at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. When Mu Mingxuan arrived with Qiao Chuyu, she spotted Mu Ziqing beside Qin Hao and left without joining them, prompting Mu Ziqing to question Qin Hao.

• Yang Yi, Lin Zhang's powerful eldest senior brother, joined Qin Hao and the others as they discussed the tournament and the many formidable entrants in Holy City.
• Mu Ziqing and Ji Yue arrived, and the group speculated that only a few of them had a chance to stand out in the tournament.
• Mu Mingxuan appeared on the street with Qiao Chuyu, and Zhuge Hong explained the Ancient Martial Gate's Holy Maiden veil tradition.
• Qiao Chuyu noticed Mu Ziqing beside Qin Hao, declined Mu Mingxuan's invitation to join the group, and quietly left.
• Mu Ziqing pinched Qin Hao's waist and asked what he had done to Qiao Chuyu, leaving him in pain.

Qin Hao and his companions watched top Potential Rankings geniuses Sikong Xuan and Pang Xuan meet and vow to defeat each other at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. After the group traded jokes about who could reach the Top Ten, Fang Lang urged everyone to register before the deadline.

• Mu Mingxuan came upstairs, and the others noticed that his strength had grown until he matched Ji Yue.
• Sikong Xuan and Pang Xuan clashed through controlled pressure at a registration point, then each promised to defeat the other at the tournament.
• Fang Lang said Qin Hao was stronger than Sikong Xuan and Pang Xuan, while Lin Zhang backed Yang Yi and Ji Yue praised Mu Ziqing.
• Lin Zhang teased Qin Hao about Mu Ziqing and his former senior sisters, drawing an angry warning from Qi Mu.
• Fang Lang changed the subject and led the group toward registration, noting that only five days remained before it closed.

Qin Hao and his companions registered for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament and learned about its three rounds and extraordinary rewards. When Qin Hao discovered that the Top Three could cultivate in the Heavenly Ruins, Lingxiaozi reacted with shock and revealed that even the Former Master had paid an enormous price to enter.

• Lin Zhang and Fang Lang fled the private room, and Yang Yi led the others to register for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Qin Hao registered successfully and examined an identity Jade Slip that showed his cultivation, age, points, and rank.
• Qin Hao and the others learned that the tournament had three rounds and could last more than half a year, with a severe first-round elimination.
• The group learned that the Top Hundred could join the Azure Flame Sect and that the Top Three would receive three months of cultivation in the Heavenly Ruins.
• Qin Hao asked Lingxiaozi about the Heavenly Ruins, and Lingxiaozi revealed that the Former Master had paid an enormous price to enter.

Qin Hao learned that the Heavenly Ruins were a Human Race sacred cultivation land and resolved to reach the Azure Flame Grand Tournament’s top three to enter them. Five days before the tournament, a Flying Boat arrived through a Spatial Rift carrying Saint Martial geniuses from the Torch Dragon World and the Ten Directions World.

• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that the Heavenly Ruins were a true Human Race Sacred Land close to the World Origin and urged him to reach the tournament’s top three.
• Qin Hao resolved to seize the chance to enter the Heavenly Ruins despite the difficulty and uncertainty of future tournaments.
• A massive Spatial Rift opened above the Holy City, alarming the crowd and prompting Qin Hao to suspect a Blood Demon attack.
• Lingxiaozi identified the rift as a passage to the Star Sea, and a huge Flying Boat emerged from it.
• Geniuses from the Torch Dragon World and the Ten Directions World descended from the Flying Boat, and the True Martial Continent’s competitors eagerly awaited the tournament.

With the Azure Flame Grand Tournament five days away, Qin Hao returned to train but was confronted by Shi Fang, who threatened him on Shi Youbing’s behalf. Qin Hao promised a surprise at the tournament, and Shi Youbing mistakenly believed Qin Hao would help him enter the Azure Flame Sect.

• Geniuses from other worlds arrived for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, and Qin Hao and Yang Yi chose to train while Lin Zhang and Fang Lang stayed to look around.
• Qin Hao rented an ordinary Guest Room and began preparing for the tournament as Mu Ziqing focused on strengthening her Undying Phoenix Remnant Soul.
• Shi Fang visited Qin Hao and demanded that he support Shi Youbing, threatening the Myriad Phenomena Hall and Tianshui City.
• Qin Hao told Shi Fang to promise Shi Youbing a tremendous surprise at the tournament, then sent him away with a threat.
• Shi Youbing heard Shi Fang’s report and wrongly concluded that Qin Hao would help him become a disciple of the Azure Flame Sect.

As the Azure Flame Grand Tournament began, Qin Hao and the others joined hundreds of thousands of young Saint Martial Grandmasters gathered outside the Holy City. The crowd included many participants from other worlds, and dozens of Creation Great Experts appeared overhead as the tournament was about to proceed.

• Shi Youbing reviewed his improved Gold and Earth Laws and expected to enter the Azure Flame Sect with his Inner Disciple Token and Qin Hao's support.
• After five days of cultivation, Qin Hao heard the announcement that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament was beginning and regretted not having more time to strengthen his Four Great Sword Moves.
• Qin Hao, Mu Ziqing, and their companions left the Holy City with thousands of other participants, and Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing promised to try to join the Azure Flame Sect together.
• The participants assembled on a plain in numbers far exceeding expectations, including many Warriors from the Torch Dragon World and the Ten Directions World.
• Dozens of Creation Great Experts appeared above the gathered participants.

King Zhenyan announced that five worlds would compete in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, making the contest far more difficult. He revealed greatly increased rewards for the Top Hundred, including a Chaos Cultivation Technique and entry to the Heavenly Ruins for the Top Three, and Lingxiaozi urged Qin Hao to win first place.

• Qin Hao watched dozens of Creation Great Experts arrive, and King Zhenyan identified himself as the tournament inspector.
• King Zhenyan announced that the True Martial Continent, Torch Dragon World, Ten Directions World, Heavenflame Continent, and Eastern Splendor Continent would compete.
• King Yongtai silenced the uproar with his pressure after Warriors from the original three worlds protested the last-minute additions.
• King Zhenyan announced that the Top Three could enter the Inner Gate and cultivate in the Heavenly Ruins, while first place would receive a Chaos Cultivation Technique.
• Lingxiaozi grew excited in the River of Time and urged Qin Hao to claim first place.

King Zhenyan announced extraordinary Azure Flame Grand Tournament rewards, prompting Qin Hao and other contenders to resolve to fight for first place. He then began explaining the three-round tournament, starting with a six-month battle inside the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram.

• Lingxiaozi told Qin Hao that the tournament's top three would enter the Inner Gate and that its prizes included Chaos and Great Dao Cultivation Techniques, which were rarer and more powerful than Divine Abilities.
• Qin Hao realized the expanded tournament and generous rewards might signal a major development among the Star Sea Myriad Races, but he resolved to compete for first place.
• Sikong Xuan and Pang Xuan each resolved to claim first place after considering the tournament's rewards.
• Jing Hong learned that his teacher was King Yongtai, a King-Rank Creation Great Expert, and vowed not to disappoint him; Shi Tingyan also looked toward the tournament with renewed hope.
• King Zhenyan announced that the Azure Flame Grand Tournament had three rounds and that the elimination round would place participants in the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram to fight for six months.

The Azure Flame Grand Tournament began, and Qin Hao was transported to Two Realms Island for the six-month Elimination Round. He chose to spend the first five months cultivating, but Kui Huo appeared and attacked him before he could reach a secluded place.

• King Zhenyan explained the Elimination Round's rules, including the contestants' revival chances, scoring, and advancement ranks.
• The entrants were transported into the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram, and Qin Hao arrived alone in a mountain valley.
• Qin Hao discovered he could contact his Time Doppelganger but not Lingxiaozi, then decided to cultivate for five months before gathering points in the last month.
• Qin Hao set off toward a nearby mountain to find a secluded cultivation spot.
• Kui Huo of the Heavenflame Continent appeared, mocked Qin Hao for lacking an aura of Laws, and attacked him with a fist wreathed in Fire Laws.

Qin Hao killed Kui Huo with a single sword strike, then hid in a cave to continue deducing the Laws Method as the Azure Flame Grand Tournament’s battles escalated. At the Holy City, King Yongtai asked Marquis Zhanyun about King Huayao’s injuries, and Marquis Zhanyun said they were not good.

• Qin Hao revealed his Fourth Tier Destruction Laws and killed Kui Huo with one swift sword strike.
• Qin Hao checked his jade slip, saw his score rise to one and his rank reach 506,378th, then carved a cave and concealed himself to cultivate.
• Contestants across Two Realms Island fought and died, and some began to be eliminated within half a day.
• Creation Great Experts and Venerables watched the tournament in the Holy City as Marquis Zhanyun recalled that he was the only survivor among the top ten from his tournament.
• King Yongtai asked Marquis Zhanyun about King Huayao’s injuries, and Marquis Zhanyun replied that they were not good.

The Creation experts discussed the Alien Race threat and the lack of King-Rank guardians on the Heavenflame Continent and Eastern Splendor Continent. As they watched the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, Xiang Wuqing slaughtered contestants, while Zhuge Hong appeared in the projection at the Myriad Phenomena Hall.

• The experts learned that King Tianyan and King Huayao were recovering from grave injuries, leaving their worlds without King-Rank guardians, and pledged mutual aid through King Zhenyan.
• King Yongtai asked King Zhenyan about the Heavenly Ruins, the Chaos Cultivation Technique, and the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram, but King Zhenyan had no major news.
• King Zhenyan and the other experts watched Xiang Wuqing kill contestants with his Blade Laws, including Lin Zhang, while Marquis Zhanyun identified him as a talent from the Eastern Splendor Continent.
• True Person Ling Yuan lamented Lin Zhang's wasted potential and focused instead on his eldest disciple, Yang Yi.
• The crowd at the Myriad Phenomena Hall watched the projection as Zhuge Hong appeared holding a black staff.

Zhuge Hong defeated a Third-Order law wielder from the Torch Dragon World with his Nine Ritual Staff Technique and rose to rank 364,568 in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. At the Myriad Phenomena Hall, the gathered leaders and Disciples watched Zhuge Hong, Jian Changfeng, and other Southern Reach contestants compete.

• Zhuge Hong fought a dual-blade Warrior from the Torch Dragon World, who had reached Third-Order Blade Laws.
• Zhuge Hong unleashed his Nine Ritual Staff Technique, disarmed the Warrior, and defeated him, using the opponent's first revival chance.
• Zhuge Hong checked his jade slip and saw that his rank had risen to 364,568, though he knew he still needed to climb higher.
• The Sea Ancestor, Stone Ancestor, Limitless Ancestor, Ancient Sword Venerable, and others watched the tournament at the Myriad Phenomena Hall as its Disciples cheered Zhuge Hong.
• The virtual Projection showed Jian Changfeng, who had been killed by a genius from the Ten Directions World after defeating several contestants, and had reached 500,000th place.

Mu Ziqing and Chen Jianqing rose through the Azure Flame Grand Tournament rankings while Qin Hao's rank fell, puzzling everyone. When the projection revealed Qin Hao calmly practicing Cultivation, a disciple guessed he planned to wait before making his move.

• Chen Jianqing climbed into the top three hundred thousand, and Mu Ziqing broke into the top hundred thousand.
• The Limitless Ancestor acknowledged Ji Fenglan's disappointment and allowed her to travel for experience after the tournament.
• Qin Yuntian and Qi Yuelan admired Mu Ziqing and considered the formalities of a marriage between her and Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao's rank plummeted, so Sea Ancestor used Water Laws to reveal him practicing Cultivation amid the competitors.
• A Myriad Phenomena Hall Disciple guessed Qin Hao would cultivate for the first months, then fight for points near the end.

As the Azure Flame Grand Tournament continued, Qin Hao chose Secluded Cultivation while Shi Youbing relied on Mystic Gate Earth Escape to survive and climb the rankings. The chapter ended when Shi Youbing encountered seven or eight powerful Dragon-Riding geniuses from the Torch Dragon World.

• The leaders watching the tournament praised Qin Hao's plan to cultivate for most of the six-month Elimination Round before climbing the rankings near its end.
• More than a hundred thousand contestants had been eliminated after half a month, while Jian Changfeng, Duanmu Xuan, Xia Weize, and Lin Zhang had fallen around five hundred thousandth place.
• Ancestor Yanshi discovered that Qin Hao was in Secluded Cultivation and saw that Shi Youbing was hiding underground with Mystic Gate Earth Escape.
• Shi Family members celebrated Shi Youbing's growing ranking and his ability to evade danger using the Divine Ability.
• Shi Youbing stopped after sensing seven or eight Saint Martial Grandmasters ahead, and observers recognized them as powerful Dragon-Riding warriors from the Torch Dragon World.

Shi Youbing watched a powerful Torch Dragon World genius ride a conjured Golden Dragon across the tournament grounds, drawing attacks from warriors eager to claim his points. As Gao Bo joined the charge, Shi Youbing remained hidden underground and worried at how much stronger Gao Bo had become.

• Shi Youbing hid underground with Mystic Gate Earth Escape as a golden-robed Torch Dragon World genius rode a massive conjured Golden Dragon across the sky.
• Gao Bo killed a green-skinned warrior with one blow from his giant axe, raising his ranking into the top eighty thousand.
• Gao Bo and more than a dozen other warriors charged toward the dragon-riding genius, hoping to kill him and take his points.
• Shi Youbing recognized Gao Bo and realized the former Potential Rankings No. 43 had grown stronger than him and mastered at least Fourth Tier Giant Axe Laws.

Shi Youbing watched from underground as Qi Long, the Torch Dragon World's Dragon Holy Son, revealed Fifth Tier Origin Laws and slaughtered the Warriors who attacked him. Qi Long killed Gao Bo too, leaving his strength unmistakable.

• Shi Youbing decided to avoid the attackers and leave rather than risk fighting them.
• A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared in the sky with a calm, horned young man standing on its back as Gao Bo and a dozen Warriors charged.
• The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon revealed Fifth Tier Origin Laws and killed three attackers with a sweep of its tail.
• The dragon pursued the fleeing Warriors, killing several more until Gao Bo was the only attacker left alive.
• Gao Bo suspected the young man was Qi Long, the Dragon Holy Son, and Qi Long's dragon tore him apart.

Shi Youbing hid underground after the young Five-Clawed Golden Dragon killed Gao Bo and the others, but the Torch Dragon World talent found him. Shi Youbing repeatedly tried to escape with Mystic Gate Earth Escape, only to realize his pursuer had cut off every route, and the chapter ended as the dragon struck him down.

• Shi Youbing watched from underground as the Torch Dragon World talent reached seventh place and announced that killing him would earn sixth.
• Realizing the talent had found him, Shi Youbing activated Mystic Gate Earth Escape and fled through the earth.
• The Torch Dragon World talent did not seem to follow, and Shi Youbing continued escaping until he sensed the talent ahead of him.
• Shi Youbing changed direction repeatedly, but each time the talent's presence reappeared in his path, convincing him that escape was impossible.
• The Torch Dragon World talent declared the game over, and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon brought its claw down on Shi Youbing.