Recaps

Ancestor Yanshi watched Qin Hao’s tournament match against Xiang Wuqing and plotted to kill him if he remained a threat. In the Holy City, Marquis Zhanyun revealed that Xiang Wuqing had created a Third-Grade Divine Ability called the Heartless Blade Technique.

• Ancestor Yanshi celebrated Qin Hao’s eighty-four consecutive victories but feared he could reach the Top Ten and join the Azure Flame Sect as an Official Disciple.
• Ancestor Yanshi decided to discover who was helping Qin Hao and find a way to kill him.
• Marquis Zhanyun told the gathered Creation Great Experts that Xiang Wuqing had suppressed his cultivation and trained for five years to prepare for the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• Marquis Zhanyun revealed that Xiang Wuqing had created the Heartless Blade Technique, which he and King Huayao had confirmed was a Third-Grade Divine Ability.

Marquis Zhanyun praised Xiang Wuqing’s self-created Third-Grade Divine Ability and challenged King Yongtai to bet on Xiang Wuqing’s fight against Qin Hao. King Yongtai accepted by staking the Thunderclap Bow, leaving the wager set before the battle began.

• The Creation Great Experts learned that Xiang Wuqing had created a Third-Grade Divine Ability and praised Marquis Zhanyun.
• Marquis Zhanyun asked King Yongtai to wager on Xiang Wuqing defeating Qin Hao, offering a Hundred-Refined Worldstone.
• King Yongtai hesitated because he could not be certain Qin Hao would win.
• King Yongtai accepted the wager and staked the Thunderclap Bow, a Mid-Grade Spirit Treasure as powerful as a High-Grade Spirit Treasure.

Qin Hao faced Xiang Wuqing in the ninth Arena as Xiang Wuqing unleashed the Heartless Blade Technique with Fifth Tier Perfection Blade Laws. Qin Hao met the escalating attacks with Watertight Defense, and the battle continued beneath Xiang Wuqing’s relentless Saber Force.

• Marquis Zhanyun accepted King Yongtai’s wager of the Thunderclap Bow against the Hundred-Refined Worldstone, with King Zhenyan and the others witnessing it.
• Xiang Wuqing revealed his Fifth Tier Perfection Blade Laws, alarming the contestants who knew the power of his Heartless Blade Technique.
• Xiang Wuqing began the fight with Mountains and Rivers Never Meet, and Qin Hao answered with Watertight Defense.
• Qin Hao steadily strengthened his Sword Net as Xiang Wuqing unleashed successive moves of the Heartless Blade Technique.
• Xiang Wuqing’s unending Saber Force engulfed Qin Hao and his Sword Net as their battle continued.

Qin Hao defended against Xiang Wuqing’s relentless Heartless Blade Technique, switching between defensive sword moves as Xiang’s strikes repeatedly tore through his Sword Nets. After Qin Hao survived all eight strikes, the watching contestants recognized the terrifying strength of both fighters, and Kong Yan realized Qin Hao had not used his full strength in their earlier battle.

• Xiang Wuqing unleashed the first four strikes of his Heartless Blade Technique, forcing Qin Hao to raise Watertight Defense to full power before the Sword Net broke.
• Qin Hao switched to Gap-Seeking, but Xiang’s fifth and sixth strikes broke through its fifty-percent defense and drove Qin Hao backward.
• Qin Hao increased Gap-Seeking’s defensive power as Xiang’s seventh and eighth strikes tore through the Sword Net, then used Watertight Defense to stop the final strike.
• The contestants praised Xiang Wuqing’s attack and Qin Hao’s defense, while Kong Yan concluded that Qin Hao had held back during their previous fight.

Xiang Wuqing unleashed his ninth strike, a two-blade attack whose Heartless Blade Technique carried a trace of the Way of Cause and Effect. The strike disrupted Qin Hao’s defense and mind, but Qin Hao recovered his clarity as the attack continued.

• Creation Great Experts watching the fight judged that Xiang Wuqing had the advantage, though neither fighter had shown his full strength.
• Qin Hao blocked Xiang Wuqing’s eighth strike using most of his defensive power and felt eager to push his sword moves further.
• Xiang Wuqing launched his ninth strike with two blades, combining Heartlessness triumphs over feeling with the five elements’ transformations.
• A Creation Great Expert identified a trace of the Way of Cause and Effect in the strike, and Marquis Zhanyun explained that Xiang Wuqing’s Heartless Blade Technique had touched that Great Dao.
• Qin Hao’s Sword Net faltered under the strike’s influence, but he quickly regained his clarity and realized the technique had tried to affect his mind.

Qin Hao resisted the influence of Xiang Wuqing’s Way of Cause and Effect and countered his powerful saber strikes with layered defenses and a phantom image. He appeared behind Xiang Wuqing and severed his right arm, shocking the spectators.

• Qin Hao recognized that Xiang Wuqing’s saber strikes carried a trace of the Way of Cause and Effect but resisted their effect.
• Shi Tingyan, Ji Ziqi, Dongfang Lin, Jing Hong, Sikong Xuan, Wu Xuan, and Sun Wei watched the duel and assessed the fighters’ strength.
• Qi Long noticed that Qin Hao had not been affected and realized Qin Hao had grown stronger since the Advancement Round.
• Qin Hao used Gap-Seeking and Watertight Defense to form two Sword Nets, which Xiang Wuqing’s enhanced saber strikes shattered.
• Qin Hao’s phantom image drew Xiang Wuqing’s strikes while Qin Hao’s sword cut off Xiang Wuqing’s right arm.
• The spectators recovered from the strikes’ influence and realized Qin Hao had severed Xiang Wuqing’s arm.

Qin Hao used Spatial Teleportation to sever Xiang Wuqing’s arm, then struck him through the chest and won their match. Ancestor Yanshi realized Qin Hao was likely to enter the Top Ten and feared the consequences, while Demon Ancestor Yin reminded him that he had no choice.

• Qin Hao used Spatial Teleportation to evade Xiang Wuqing’s Heartless Blade Technique and severed Xiang Wuqing’s right arm with a counterattack.
• Qin Hao teleported in front of the wounded Xiang Wuqing and pierced his chest with the Setting Sun Sword.
• The Referee declared Qin Hao the winner after Xiang Wuqing vanished from the Arena.
• Ancestor Yanshi recognized that Qin Hao’s victory made him a strong contender for the Top Ten and worried that Qin Hao might join the Azure Flame Sect as an Official Disciple.
• Demon Ancestor Yin contacted Ancestor Yanshi and told him that he had no choice.

Ancestor Yanshi accepted Demon Ancestor Yin’s offer and fled, while Qin Hao defeated Xiang Wuqing in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament. King Zhenyan suspected Qin Hao was cultivating the Power of the Two Realms, and King Yongtai claimed Marquis Zhanyun’s wagered treasures.

• Demon Ancestor Yin promised Ancestor Yanshi a breakthrough to the Creation Realm, and Ancestor Yanshi agreed to leave with him.
• Qin Hao defeated Xiang Wuqing after blocking his Heartless Blade Technique and using a Spatial Teleportation Divine Ability.
• The Creation Realm experts praised Qin Hao, and King Zhenyan realized his strength far exceeded what his displayed Origin Laws could explain.
• King Zhenyan suspected Qin Hao had been cultivating the Power of the Two Realms inside the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram.
• King Yongtai took the Hundred-Refined Worldstone and Thunderclap Bow from Marquis Zhanyun as his winnings.

King Yongtai’s intuition about Qin Hao was vindicated when Qin Hao reached the tournament’s upper ranks, winning King Yongtai a wager with Marquis Zhanyun. King Zhenyan learned that Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing were engaged and came from the Southern Reach, while their allies recounted Qin Hao’s destruction of the Demon-Suppressing Pool.

• King Yongtai took Marquis Zhanyun’s Hundred-Refined Worldstone and Thunderclap Bow after Qin Hao’s victory, and Marquis Zhanyun admitted that King Yongtai’s judgment impressed him.
• King Zhenyan said Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing were among the tournament’s greatest dark horses and asked the True Martial Continent’s Venerables about their origins.
• Elder Shuixian revealed that Mu Ziqing was her personal Disciple from the Hundred Immortals Palace and that Qin Hao was Mu Ziqing’s fiancé.
• True Person Ling Yuan and Venerable Tianming explained that Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing came from the Southern Reach and had studied at the Myriad Phenomena Hall.
• True Person Ling Yuan recounted Qin Hao’s rise, and the assembled experts grew grim at his encounter with the Demon-Suppressing Pool before laughing when they learned he had destroyed it.

Elder Shuixian told King Zhenyan and King Yongtai that Ancestor Yanshi had threatened Qin Hao and trapped Tianshui City and the Myriad Phenomena Hall in formations to force Qin Hao to help Shi Youbing. King Yongtai investigated and returned to the Holy City even angrier, his killing intent filling the hall.

• True Person Ling Yuan and Venerable Tianming told the gathered experts that Devil Race Members had hunted Qin Hao again, prompting the leaders to suspect his talent was the real reason.
• Elder Shuixian reported that Ancestor Yanshi had threatened Qin Hao and placed two Ninth-Order Origin Law formations around Tianshui City and the Myriad Phenomena Hall to make Qin Hao help Shi Youbing enter the Azure Flame Sect.
• The Holy City's great hall erupted in outrage over Ancestor Yanshi's attempt to rig the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, and King Yongtai departed to investigate.
• King Yongtai returned to the hall with a darker expression and surging killing intent.

King Zhenyan ordered Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling to bring Shi Youbing and Ancestor Yanshi in for judgment over their threat against Qin Hao. While Qin Hao continued fighting and cultivating on Two Realms Island, the Shi Family was captured, but Ancestor Yanshi was conspicuously absent when the captives arrived.

• King Zhenyan condemned Ancestor Yanshi for threatening Qin Hao and sent Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling to bring him and Shi Youbing in.
• Qin Hao reviewed his fight with Xiang Wuqing, concluded he had used only part of his strength, and sensed his Destruction Laws nearing the Fifth Tier.
• Qin Hao fought Chai Rong, Jiao Yuqing, and Pang Xuan, while Pang Xuan and Jiao Yuqing lost their chances at the Top Ten.
• Xiang Wuqing lost to Ao Xiner, Sikong Xuan, Shi Tingyan, and others after his defeat by Qin Hao, falling out of contention for the Top Ten.
• Marquis Yanshan, Marquis Chiling, and the Venerables brought hundreds of injured Shi Family captives, including Shi Youbing and Venerable Tiansheng, before King Zhenyan, but Ancestor Yanshi was missing.

Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling brought the Shi Family Head, Shi Youbing, Venerable Tiansheng, True Person Qiyuan, and other Shi Family members before King Zhenyan, but Ancestor Yanshi had vanished. Marquis Chiling revealed that the Shi Family Hall contained the source Demonic Qi of a Blood Demon Race Creation Great Expert, raising suspicion that the Shi Family had betrayed the Human Race.

• Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling captured the Shi Family members they found, including Venerable Tiansheng and True Person Qiyuan, but could not locate Ancestor Yanshi.
• Venerable Tiansheng and True Person Qiyuan planned to blame Ancestor Yanshi for his actions and presented themselves as innocent.
• King Zhenyan questioned Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling for bringing in the entire Shi Family when he had ordered the arrest of only Ancestor Yanshi, the Shi Family Head, and Shi Youbing.
• Venerable Tiansheng and True Person Qiyuan protested the arrests, while True Person Ling Yuan and Venerable Tianming accused them of knowing what the Shi Family had done.
• Marquis Chiling said the Shi Family Hall contained source Demonic Qi belonging to a Blood Demon Race Creation Great Expert and declared that the Shi Family might have colluded with the Blood Demon Race.

King Zhenyan ordered the arrest of the Shi Family after Marquis Yanshan presented evidence that dense Blood Demon Origin Demonic Qi had recently been found in the family hall. With Ancestor Yanshi missing, the Shi Family faced judgment for suspected treason, and the search for him began.

• Marquis Chiling declared that every Shi Family member would be arrested and handed over to King Zhenyan for judgment.
• Marquis Yanshan showed a Crystal Ball recording the discovery of dense Blood Demon Origin Demonic Qi in the Shi Family Hall.
• Venerable Tiansheng and True Person Qiyuan denied that the Shi Family had betrayed the Human Race, but could not explain the Blood Demon presence or Ancestor Yanshi's disappearance.
• King Zhenyan ordered the arrest of all Shi Family members and assigned King Yongtai responsibility for the operation.
• King Zhenyan ordered Ancestor Yanshi pursued dead or alive and said the Shi Family would be handed to the Azure Flame Sect after the tournament.

The Azure Flame Grand Tournament's Advancement Round ended with Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing among the Top Ten. The Top Ten matches began, and Qi Long's opening attack swallowed Mu Ziqing in a single strike.

• King Yongtai sent a hundred thousand Armored Soldiers to hunt the Shi Family and ordered an investigation into the Devil Race as Venerables searched for Ancestor Yanshi.
• The Advancement Round ended with Qin Hao, Mu Ziqing, and eight other contestants making the Top Ten after Xiang Wuqing and Wu Xuan lost their places.
• The Myriad Phenomena Hall celebrated Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing's success, while Creation Great Experts and Venerables discussed the likely leaders of the final rankings.
• The referee announced the first round of Top Ten matches, pairing Qi Long with Mu Ziqing and Qin Hao with Jing Hong.
• Qi Long attacked Mu Ziqing with a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, which swallowed her as she vanished into starlight.

Qi Long killed Mu Ziqing instantly by wielding Sixth-Order Perfection Gale Laws, and she warned Qin Hao that he might have another hidden Origin Law. Ji Ziqi then defeated Sikong Xuan in one move, leaving Qin Hao to suspect that she also possessed Time Laws.

• Qi Long used Sixth-Order Perfection Gale Laws fused with a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon to kill Mu Ziqing before she could summon her Phoenix Divine Beast.
• The contestants reacted to Qi Long's strength, while the other top competitors assessed him and Sikong Xuan worried about his chances.
• Mu Ziqing revived and told Qin Hao that she had sensed another unusual kind of Origin Laws inside Qi Long's dragon.
• Ji Ziqi countered Sikong Xuan's Heavy Sword, Ten Thousand Jun with thunderbolts and killed him in one move.
• Qin Hao sensed that Ji Ziqi's Thunder Tribulation Laws were near Sixth-Order and suspected she had also mastered Time Laws.

Qin Hao watched the top warriors’ battles while cultivating, eager to test his Sword Heaven and Earth and advance his Destruction Laws. Dongfang Lin defeated Ao Xiner with his body-refinement technique, leaving Qin Hao to continue watching the tournament and cultivating.

• Qin Hao reflected on the hidden abilities of Qi Long, Ji Ziqi, and Sikong Xuan, then resumed cultivating his Destruction Laws while watching the matches.
• Ao Xiner summoned a Four-Clawed Golden Dragon formed from Fifth Tier Jade Source Laws and attacked Dongfang Lin.
• Ao Xiner used Fifth Tier Perfection Space Laws to make the dragon strike from behind, but Dongfang Lin revealed powerful golden body refinement.
• Dongfang Lin shattered the dragon’s skull with his fists, killing it and gravely injuring Ao Xiner.
• Dongfang Lin struck Ao Xiner with one punch and killed her.

Dongfang Lin defeated Ao Xiner before Shi Tingyan and Sun Wei began a fierce saber fight. Shi Tingyan revealed the Fate Laws and overwhelmed Sun Wei, declaring that first place in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament was his.

• Dongfang Lin defeated Ao Xiner and left the Arena as Shi Tingyan and Sun Wei prepared to fight.
• Sun Wei and Shi Tingyan exchanged hundreds of saber strikes, matching each other with their fire Laws.
• Sun Wei raised his True Flame Laws to Sixth-Order Perfection, prompting Mu Ziqing to warn that Shi Tingyan was in danger.
• Shi Tingyan released the Fate Laws, which Mu Ziqing identified as the embryonic form of the Way of Fate.
• Shi Tingyan declared Sun Wei destined to lose and struck him down as the Fate Laws made Sun Wei's flames tremble.

Shi Tingyan defeated Sun Wei with a strike empowered by Fate Laws, and Qin Hao prepared to face Jing Hong in the battle for the top ten. Jing Hong revealed that Qin Hao had advanced his Destruction Laws to Fourth-Tier Perfection, and Qin Hao acknowledged it as their match began.

• Shi Tingyan used his Fate Laws to weaken Sun Wei and defeated him with a single slash, prompting the referee to announce his victory.
• The spectators and other geniuses recognized Shi Tingyan's Fate Laws as a serious threat.
• Qin Hao went to the arena to face Jing Hong, whom he regarded as a formidable opponent likely skilled in Sixth-Tier Great Wilderness Laws.
• Jing Hong greeted Qin Hao and revealed that he had sensed Qin Hao's Destruction Laws had reached Fourth-Tier Perfection during the recent rounds.
• Jing Hong praised Qin Hao's talent and admitted he was no match for him, startling the crowd.
• Qin Hao acknowledged his breakthrough and released the aura of his Fourth-Tier Perfection Destruction Laws.

Qin Hao fought Jing Hong, who revealed that he was King Yongtai's Disciple and wielded Sixth-Order Great Wilderness Laws. After more than a hundred exchanges, Jing Hong began to tire while Qin Hao grew more energized, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Jing Hong released his Sixth-Order Great Wilderness Laws and transformed Qin Hao's surroundings into a vast desert.
• Jing Hong shattered Qin Hao's Watertight Defense, but Qin Hao used Shadowless Trace to drain the force from his punch.
• Qin Hao used Near at Hand, Far Away to match Jing Hong's rapid movements, and the two clashed across the Arena.
• The Creation experts recognized Jing Hong's fighting style and identified him as King Yongtai's Disciple.
• After over a hundred exchanges, Jing Hong's hands began to sting and tremble, while Qin Hao became increasingly eager to keep fighting.

Qin Hao faced Jing Hong’s strongest technique, the Great Wilderness Dragon Tornado, and broke into it with his sword. As Jing Hong compressed the tornado, Qin Hao unleashed three Yellow Springs Road strikes that engulfed the Arena, leaving the battle’s outcome unseen.

• Jing Hong withdrew from their close fight and warned Qin Hao that he would end the match with his strongest move.
• Jing Hong unleashed Four Wastes, Eight Extremes, creating the Great Wilderness Dragon Tornado with his Great Wilderness Laws.
• Qin Hao entered the tornado, defended against its sandstorm, and used Yellow Springs Road to cut a gap through it.
• Jing Hong contracted the tornado to increase its power, closing the gap Qin Hao had made.
• Qin Hao charged into the contracted tornado and unleashed three Yellow Springs Road sword beams, filling the Arena with ghostly green light.

Qin Hao defeated Jing Hong in a direct clash, astonishing the spectators and drawing the attention of the other contenders. Jing Hong accepted his loss and vanished from the Arena, while King Yongtai and the experts in the Holy City reacted to Qin Hao’s decisive victory.

• Qin Hao emerged from the fading Great Wilderness Dragon Tornado with Jing Hong wounded and his Sixth-Tier Great Wilderness Laws unstable.
• The crowd and contenders, including Sikong Xuan, Ao Xiner, Sun Wei, Qi Long, Dongfang Lin, Shi Tingyan, Ji Ziqi, and Mu Ziqing, reacted to Qin Hao’s victory and assessed his strength.
• Jing Hong admitted defeat as Qin Hao’s Destruction Laws continued to weaken him, then asked to spar again after they reached the Azure Flame Sect.
• Jing Hong dissolved into Starlight, saddened that he had disappointed his teacher.
• King Yongtai was shocked by Qin Hao’s decisive victory, and Creation Great Experts and High-Rank Venerables argued in the Holy City’s great hall.

The Creation Great Experts debated whether Qin Hao had created a Fourth-Rank Divine Ability after he defeated Jing Hong, and they recognized his chances of reaching the top five. The next round was announced, pairing Qin Hao against Mu Ziqing, who urged him to fight without holding back.

• Creation Great Experts argued over whether Qin Hao's Yellow Springs Road was a self-created Fourth-Rank Divine Ability.
• King Zhenyan silenced the hall, then concluded that Qin Hao's sword strike had likely reached the fourth rank and could give him a chance at the top five.
• The referee declared Qin Hao the winner and announced the next round's matchups, including Qin Hao versus Mu Ziqing.
• Qin Hao agreed with Mu Ziqing to use only basic sword techniques when they fought.
• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao to give his best effort and warned that losing to her before defeating the other contestants could prompt the Azure Flame Sect to investigate him.

Qin Hao watched the second round of the Azure Flame Tournament as the likely top five took shape, with Shi Tingyan securing a place and Sun Wei set to compete with Qin Hao for the last spot. Qin Hao then faced his lover Mu Ziqing, and their match turned into a public display of their shared swordsmanship and affection.

• Qi Long defeated Sikong Xuan instantly with his Sixth-Order Gale Laws and Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
• Ao Xiner lost to Ji Ziqi, and Shi Tingyan defeated Jing Hong to secure a place among the top five.
• Dongfang Lin defeated Sun Wei despite being scorched by Sun Wei's Sixth-Order True Flame Laws.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing faced each other as the crowd speculated about their relationship.
• Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing fought using only the Clear Wind Sword Technique, and Qin Hao coached Mu Ziqing during their exchange.

Qin Hao defeated Mu Ziqing, then prepared to face Sun Wei for a place in the top five. As the other matches concluded, he absorbed the Two Realms’ power and broke through to Fifth-Tier Destruction Laws.

• Qin Hao coached Mu Ziqing during their sword fight and defeated her when she briefly lost focus, giving him his second consecutive win.
• Leaders at the Myriad Phenomena Hall congratulated Qin Yuntian and Mu Changfeng on Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing’s prospects, while Qi Yuelan and Qin Yuntian discussed arranging their marriage.
• The Referee announced that Qin Hao would face Sun Wei, whose Sixth-Order Perfection True Flame Laws made him a formidable opponent.
• Qi Long, Dongfang Lin, Ji Ziqi, and Shi Tingyan won their matches; the deaths of Jing Hong and Ao Xiner brought down the Two Realms’ power.
• Qin Hao drew in Destruction Laws from the power and broke through to the Fifth Tier, startling the other contestants and alarming Sun Wei.

Qin Hao broke through to Fifth-Tier Destruction Laws and faced Sun Wei in the arena. He overwhelmed Sun Wei with repeated Yellow Springs Road strikes, leaving Sun Wei flying backward as the battle’s outcome became clear.

• Qin Hao advanced his Destruction Laws to the Fifth Tier and decided to reveal the breakthrough in his fight with Sun Wei.
• Sun Wei unleashed True Flame Berserk Saber from the start, hoping to defeat Qin Hao and secure a place in the top five.
• Qin Hao met Sun Wei’s attack with Yellow Springs Road instead of using his defensive Sword Moves or Sword Qi Storm.
• Qin Hao repeatedly used Yellow Springs Road because his Destruction Laws drew on his Self-World and seemed nearly inexhaustible, while Sun Wei’s True Flame Laws were almost depleted.
• Qin Hao’s Dark Green Swordlight overwhelmed Sun Wei’s three saber strikes and sent him flying backward.