Recaps

Azure Flame Profound Venerable explained the Starsea Human Race’s ancient origins and revealed that Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Ancient Way was the powerful Seven Evolutions Great Dao. The Origin World’s shattering had cut off cultivation beyond Sovereign, leaving Qin Hao’s path uncertain.

• Qin Hao told Azure Flame Profound Venerable he would not give up on reaching the Martial Dao Peak despite the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way’s dangers.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable explained that the Star Sea’s races had once all been known as cultivators, before resource struggles divided them.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable said the Origin World had shattered, cutting off the path beyond Sovereign, though a higher realm had once existed.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable revealed that Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Ancient Way was the Seven Evolutions Great Dao, combining Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Time, and Space.
• Azure Flame Profound Venerable said Qin Hao’s Great Dao would have served him well in the unbroken Origin World, but that world had already shattered.

Qin Hao learned from the Azure Flame Profound Venerable that the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way could not reach the Nirvana Realm in the Star Sea, though its limits might differ in the Origin World. Refusing to accept that his Martial Way was over, Qin Hao chose to remain with the Dao Alliance and was assigned to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan.

• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable explained that the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way had no known path to the Nirvana Realm in the Star Sea and that mastering its seven core Great Daos was impossible.
• Qin Hao realized his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way remained incomplete despite his progress in several Great Daos, and he thanked the Azure Flame Profound Venerable for explaining its limits.
• Qin Hao chose to stay with the Dao Alliance and continue trying to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way, declaring that fate could be defied.
• The Azure Flame Profound Venerable reminded Qin Hao that he still owed two Assessment tasks and assigned him to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan instead of risking the Outer Battlefield.

Qin Hao was appointed an Inspector to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan, but learned that his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way left him unable to advance to the Sovereign Realm in the Star Sea. He refused to give up, insisting he would defy heaven and reach the Martial Dao Peak.

• Azure Flame Profound Venerable authorized Qin Hao to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan and promised to intervene if a Great Dao Dominator openly tried to seize his Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao reflected that his Heaven and Earth Ancient Way had left him with no hope of reaching the Nirvana Sovereign Realm in the Star Sea.
• Lingxiaozi admitted he had not realized Qin Hao was cultivating the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way, and Qin Hao told him he was still young and would not give up.
• The Ancient God confirmed he knew of no way to help Qin Hao ascend, while the Golden Radiance Lord offered help in exchange for his release from the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Qin Hao ignored the Golden Radiance Lord and declared that he would defy heaven and climb to the Martial Dao Peak; the Ancient God silenced the furious prisoner with his power.

News spread that Qin Hao’s Heaven and Earth Ancient Way prevented him from becoming a Sovereign, and Azure Flame Profound Venerable appointed him an Inspector to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan. Lord Zhuyou postponed his plan to seize Qin Hao’s Primordial Feathered Wings and decided to wait near the Mysterious Feather Great World for an opportunity.

• Sovereigns and others in the Chaos Immortal Domain discussed Qin Hao’s blocked path to Sovereignty and coveted the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Lord Zhuyou realized Azure Flame Profound Venerable’s appointment made an attack too dangerous, so he planned to wait for Qin Hao to reach the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• Huo Zongxiao asked Chi Zhong whether he had seen Qin Hao and lamented that Qin Hao might never become a Sovereign.
• Chi Zhong said he did not know where Qin Hao was, then returned to his cultivation residence after Huo Zongxiao left.

The Celestial Pivot Daoist learned that Qin Hao had cultivated the Heaven and Earth Ancient Way and resolved to seize the Primordial Feathered Wings before anyone else could. As Qin Hao teleported toward the Forget-Seated Palace on his way to the Mysterious Feather Great World, the Celestial Pivot Daoist set out to intercept him.

• The Celestial Pivot Daoist worried that Qin Hao would lose the Primordial Feathered Wings to another Great Dao Dominator and decided to strike first.
• He recalled that Azure Flame Profound Venerable had sent Qin Hao to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan's rebellion and planned to use his familiarity with the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• The Celestial Pivot Daoist revealed that the body he had taken had secretly advanced to Three-Tribulation Sovereign, aided by Xuanhuang Qi, and left for the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• Qin Hao arrived at the Dao Alliance's central teleportation hub and used its array to travel to the Forget-Seated Palace beyond the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• After Qin Hao vanished into the teleportation array, the Formation masters and onlookers discussed his Primordial Feathered Wings and his inability to advance to Sovereign.

Qin Hao traveled to the Mysterious Feather Great World to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan’s rebellion, while True Lord Zuowang secretly arranged to let the clan kill him. As Qin Hao arrived, Chi Zhong appeared from a hidden Formation nearby.

• Qin Hao arrived at Forget-Seated Palace, where a black-robed One-Tribulation Sovereign confirmed his identity and pointed him toward the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• The black-robed man reported Qin Hao’s arrival to True Lord Zuowang, who ordered the world sealed so people could enter but no one could leave.
• True Lord Zuowang decided not to attack Qin Hao himself and hoped the Mysterious Feather Clan would kill him for his Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Qin Hao flew for three months, reviewing what he knew about the missing Great Elder Lord Chunyu and the clan’s Second Elder, Chunhua Sovereign, and Third Elder, Chunyuan Sovereign.
• Qin Hao reached the Mysterious Feather Great World and descended toward it as Chi Zhong emerged from a hidden Formation nearby.

Qin Hao entered the Mysterious Feather Great World and headed for the Holy City to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan. On the way, he witnessed clan members hunting Tong Yu, and their leader ordered three Half-Step Sovereigns to kill Qin Hao so the plan would remain secret.

• Qin Hao surveyed the Mysterious Feather Great World and set out for the Mysterious Feather Clan's Holy City.
• Qin Hao spotted Mysterious Feather Clan experts pursuing the injured Tong Yu, who cultivated the Space Great Dao.
• Tong Yu noticed Qin Hao but changed course to avoid dragging him into the pursuit.
• The First Tribulation Sovereign saw Qin Hao and suspected he might be connected to the Second Elder.
• The First Tribulation Sovereign ordered three Half-Step Sovereigns to kill Qin Hao and continued pursuing Tong Yu.

Qin Hao intervened when Mysterious Feather Clan experts attacked him and pursued Tong Yu, who had been gravely wounded. After killing three Half-Step Sovereigns with one sword strike, Qin Hao appeared before their shocked general and the other pursuers.

• Qin Hao realized Tong Yu had fled to avoid involving him, while the Mysterious Feather Clan experts targeted Qin Hao to keep their plan secret.
• The One-Tribulation Sovereign struck Tong Yu down, leaving him barely alive as the pursuers celebrated capturing him.
• Three Mysterious Feather Clan Half-Step Sovereigns attacked Qin Hao, and he killed all three with a single sword strike.
• The Mysterious Feather Clan general reacted with shock and anger, then moved toward Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao appeared directly in front of the general and the gathered Mysterious Feather Clan experts.

Qin Hao confronted Mysterious Feather Holy Hall fighters and revealed that he was a Dao Alliance Inspector investigating their factional violence. After Tong Yu welcomed him as a chance to save the clan, the general rallied the others to kill Qin Hao and flee their world.

• Qin Hao questioned the Mysterious Feather Clan general about hunting Tong Yu and learned that the fighters belonged to the Third Elder’s faction.
• Qin Hao identified the Holy Hall’s leaders and asked why its members were fighting and what they were trying to conceal.
• Qin Hao revealed his Dao Alliance Inspector’s Order, frightening the fighters and giving Tong Yu hope that the clan could be saved.
• Qin Hao demanded that the fighters either die or reveal everything they had done.
• The general declared that the Human Race had oppressed the Mysterious Feather Clan and charged Qin Hao, leading the others to attack with him.

Qin Hao tested his newly advanced Great Dao Divine Body against the Mysterious Feather Clan fighters and slaughtered them with ease. He cornered the surviving general and demanded that he reveal everything the clan had done.

• The Mysterious Feather Clan general ordered his fighters to kill Qin Hao despite knowing he was a Dao Alliance Inspector.
• Qin Hao put away the Lingxiao Divine Sword and used his Great Dao Divine Body to fight the attackers barehanded.
• Qin Hao killed the Half-Step Sovereign and the remaining Mysterious Feather Clan fighters with single blows.
• Qin Hao spared the general and demanded that he tell him everything the clan had done.
• The general's expression twisted as he struggled with his decision.

Qin Hao killed the Mysterious Feather Clan general after challenging his belief that humans were responsible for the clan’s decline. He then found Tong Yu near death from severe injuries and poison, and asked what was happening with the Mysterious Feather Clan.

• Tong Yu watched Qin Hao kill the Mysterious Feather Clan experts and wondered how a Half-Step Sovereign could be so powerful.
• The general blamed humanity for the Mysterious Feather Clan’s decline, but Qin Hao pointed out that humans had allowed the clan to keep its Great World and Spirit Spring.
• The general rejected Qin Hao’s argument and attacked him, so Qin Hao killed him with the Lingxiao Divine Sword and the Power of the Destruction Great Dao.
• Qin Hao offered Tong Yu healing medicines, but Tong Yu refused because his Spirit Body was breaking apart and poison had invaded his Space Dao Resonance.
• Qin Hao asked Tong Yu what was happening with the Mysterious Feather Clan.

Tong Yu told Qin Hao that Chunyuan Sovereign had betrayed the Mysterious Feather Clan, killed the Great Elder with the Soul Race’s aid, and seized control of the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall. He explained the importance of the Thirty-Six Mysterious Feather Crystals, leaving Qin Hao aware that the Third Elder had taken power and the Second Elder’s fate remained unknown.

• Tong Yu told Qin Hao that Chunyuan Sovereign had allied with the Soul Race, killed the Great Elder, and attacked the Second Elder for refusing to betray the Human Race.
• Tong Yu explained that Chunyuan Sovereign had poisoned the elders with poison refined from the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring, captured the Second Elder, and taken control of the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.
• Tong Yu showed Qin Hao a Mysterious Feather Crystal and explained that the crystals sustained the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring and awakened its Great Dao power.
• Tong Yu revealed that the Mysterious Feather Spirit Venerable had left thirty-six crystals, with the three elders each guarding twelve, and condemned Chunyuan Sovereign for betraying the clan and the Human Race.

Tong Yu entrusted Qin Hao with a Blackfeather Crystal and begged him to save the Mysterious Feather Clan before dying. Qin Hao buried him, gathered the other fallen warriors’ possessions, and headed for the sealed Holy City to investigate the rebellion and the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.

• Tong Yu told Qin Hao that eighteen Blackfeather Crystals were needed to move the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring and entrusted him with one, asking him to save the Mysterious Feather Clan.
• Qin Hao promised to do what he could, and Tong Yu died while kneeling before him.
• Qin Hao buried Tong Yu without touching his possessions, then collected the Storage Star Rings of the other dead warriors.
• Qin Hao decided to visit the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall and set out for the Holy City, wary of Chunyuan Sovereign’s alliance with the Soul Race.
• Qin Hao reached the Holy City, where Sovereigns, Limit Creation experts, and Half-Step Sovereigns guarded the sealed approaches and barred everyone from leaving the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.

The Celestial Pivot Daoist infiltrated the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall and discovered Chunyuan Sovereign conspiring with World Master Lianxin to defect to the Soul Race. Their escape was delayed because the Forget-Seated Palace had sealed off the Mysterious Feather Great World, and the chapter ended with World Master Lianxin warning that Chunyuan Sovereign could not kill Qin Hao.

• The Celestial Pivot Daoist arrived at the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall through Heavencloud Palace’s Teleportation Array and hid near Chunyuan Sovereign.
• Chunyuan Sovereign used the Mysterious Feather Crystals and a Black Cauldron to summon World Master Lianxin’s projection.
• Chunyuan Sovereign reported that he had gathered the crystals and supporters ready to join the Soul Race, but World Master Lianxin told him to wait because the Forget-Seated Palace had sealed off the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• World Master Lianxin revealed that Qin Hao was coming to investigate the Mysterious Feather Clan’s rebellion, while the hidden Celestial Pivot Daoist realized the Soul Race was also interested in Qin Hao.
• Chunyuan Sovereign vowed to kill Qin Hao if he entered the Holy City, but World Master Lianxin told him he could not kill Qin Hao.

World Master Lianxin persuaded Chunyuan Sovereign to use the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring to seal Qin Hao, promising the Mysterious Feather Clan ten Great Worlds in return. Chunyuan Sovereign accepted, while Chunhua Sovereign watched him in dismay.

• The Celestial Pivot Daoist judged that only powerful Sovereigns could capture Qin Hao, whose Great Dao Essence, Heaven and Earth Dao Art, and Primordial Feathered Wings made him exceptionally dangerous.
• World Master Lianxin told Chunyuan Sovereign that Qin Hao was a gifted Half-Step Sovereign but would never reach the Sovereign Realm because Great Dao Miasma suppressed him.
• World Master Lianxin asked Chunyuan Sovereign to trap Qin Hao in the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring and bring him to the Soul Race, offering the Mysterious Feather Clan ten Great Worlds.
• Chunyuan Sovereign eagerly accepted the task, unaware that World Master Lianxin intended to seize the spring and Qin Hao's Primordial Feathered Wings without honoring his promise.
• Chunyuan Sovereign entered the side hall and boasted to the bound Chunhua Sovereign that he would lead the Mysterious Feather Clan to glory, but Chunhua called him mad.

Chunhua Sovereign warned Chunyuan Sovereign that the Soul Race’s offer of ten Great Worlds concealed its desire for the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring, and that Chunyuan’s betrayal had led to their eldest brother’s death. The Celestial Pivot Daoist arrived seeking Qin Hao, overpowered Chunyuan, and left him fearing that the Great Dao Power planted in his Dantian could kill him at any moment.

• Chunyuan Sovereign insisted the Soul Race’s offer would let the Mysterious Feather Clan prosper, while Chunhua Sovereign cautioned that the clan should not trust them with its Spirit Spring.
• Chunhua Sovereign revealed that Qin Hao had visited the Ancient Xuanhuang World, where the Celestial Pivot Daoist had fallen, and warned Chunyuan that the Primordial Feathered Wings might be in Qin Hao’s hands.
• Chunhua Sovereign reproached Chunyuan for betraying the Human Race and causing their eldest brother’s death, but Chunyuan defended his plans and coveted the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• The Celestial Pivot Daoist entered the hall and said that he had come because of Qin Hao.
• Chunyuan Sovereign attacked the Celestial Pivot Daoist, who revealed his strength as a Three-Tribulation Sovereign and seized him by the throat.
• The Celestial Pivot Daoist planted Great Dao Power in Chunyuan’s Dantian and threatened him with death unless he obeyed.

The Celestial Pivot Daoist poisoned Chunyuan Sovereign and forced him to help capture Qin Hao by activating the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring. Chunyuan accepted in exchange for treasure and a cure, while the Daoist warned him not to contact World Master Lianxin.

• The Celestial Pivot Daoist revealed that he had poisoned Chunyuan Sovereign and claimed the Primordial Feathered Wings as his own.
• The Daoist ordered Chunyuan Sovereign to activate the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring when Qin Hao arrived, weakening his wings and shattering the surrounding space.
• Chunyuan Sovereign agreed to help but demanded a Supreme Treasure in exchange.
• The Celestial Pivot Daoist gave Chunyuan a Half-Step Supreme Treasure as a deposit and promised a One-Star Heavy Treasure and a cure after Qin Hao was captured.
• The Daoist warned Chunyuan that contacting World Master Lianxin would trigger the poison, then left the hall.

The Chunhua Sovereign urged Chunyuan Sovereign to abandon his plan to take the Mysterious Feather Clan to the Soul Race, but Chunyuan Sovereign insisted Qin Hao would prove him right within seven days. Qin Hao arrived at the Mysterious Feather Holy City and began looking for information about the rebellion.

• The Chunhua Sovereign told Chunyuan Sovereign that his ambition had endangered the clan’s future and that he was their best hope of reaching Heaven and Earth Sovereign.
• Chunyuan Sovereign declared that Qin Hao would arrive within seven days, then loosened the Divine Pattern chains binding Chunhua Sovereign and left him in charge if his plan failed.
• The Chunhua Sovereign reflected that the Chunyu Sovereign could not have died so easily and wondered whether Chunyuan Sovereign understood the truth about his brother’s death.
• Qin Hao entered the desolate Mysterious Feather Holy City and observed its sparse population, nervous residents, and heavily guarded streets.
• Qin Hao went into a crowded restaurant to gather information and learned from the waiter that Spirit Stones, not Origin Crystals, were used for payment.

Qin Hao witnessed Mysterious Feather clanspeople condemn Chunyuan Sovereign’s plan to relocate them and join the Soul Race. When Holy Hall enforcers arrived to arrest the protestors, Qin Hao intervened and challenged their leader.

• A Burly Man denounced Chunyuan Sovereign and the planned relocation, accusing him of betraying the Human Race by aligning the Mysterious Feather Clan with the Soul Race.
• Other patrons joined the Burly Man in voicing resentment toward the Third Elder, while the waiter warned Qin Hao that unauthorized criticism could be a capital offense.
• More than twenty armored Mysterious Feather Clan soldiers surrounded the Restaurant, led by three young men including Senior Brother Wang and Dong Luo.
• Senior Brother Wang ordered Dong Luo to arrest the protestors, but Qin Hao used an invisible force to stop Dong Luo from grabbing the Burly Man.
• Qin Hao told Senior Brother Wang that Chunyuan Sovereign was oppressing the clan and warned that the Soul Race might not welcome them.

Qin Hao intervened when Mysterious Feather Holy Hall disciples threatened the Restaurant’s patrons, then revealed himself as a Dao Alliance Inspector investigating the Mysterious Feather Clan Great Elder’s death. He ordered the disciples to take him to the Holy Hall, where Senior Brother Wang secretly planned to make sure he never returned.

• Qin Hao stopped Dong Luo’s attack and refused Senior Brother Wang’s warning to leave the Restaurant.
• Dong Luo and another Holy Son attacked Qin Hao with their Nine-Curse Blazing Fists, but his defense sent their force rebounding and hurled them back.
• Qin Hao revealed his Dao Alliance Inspector Token and said he had come to investigate the Great Elder’s death.
• Qin Hao ordered Senior Brother Wang and the other two disciples to lead him to the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.
• Senior Brother Wang agreed to guide Qin Hao inside while secretly deciding that Qin Hao would not come back.

Qin Hao, the Dao Alliance Inspector, went to the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall as members of the Mysterious Feather Clan rallied behind him. Chunyuan Sovereign emerged with the Holy Hall’s powerful forces, while Chunhua Sovereign remained bound inside.

• Qin Hao left the Restaurant for the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall, followed by Senior Brother Wang, Dong Luo, another young man, and the Creation Armored Soldiers.
• A Burly Man urged the Restaurant’s patrons to support Qin Hao, and the crowd grew to thousands as Mysterious Feather Clan members joined them in the streets.
• Qin Hao called for Chunyuan Sovereign to meet him in the plaza outside the Holy Hall.
• Chunyuan Sovereign left the hall after Celestial Pivot Daoist warned him not to forget the Great Dao Poison, while Chunhua Sovereign remained restrained by chains that would take seven days to loosen.
• Chunyuan Sovereign led the Holy Hall’s Elders, generals, Sovereigns, Half-Step Sovereigns, and Limit Creations outside to face Qin Hao.

Qin Hao confronted Chunyuan Sovereign over Great Elder Chunyu Sovereign’s death, but Chunyuan confessed to the murder and vowed to lead the Mysterious Feather Clan to join the Soul Race. As Chunyuan’s followers attacked, Qin Hao sent three Doppelgangers into battle to capture him.

• Qin Hao told Chunyuan Sovereign he had come to investigate Great Elder Chunyu Sovereign’s death, while Chunyuan demanded that he leave the Mysterious Feather Holy Hall.
• Members of the Mysterious Feather Clan accused Chunyuan of murdering Chunyu, and Chunyuan threatened to kill them all if they did not fall silent.
• Qin Hao asked Chunyuan to accompany him to the Dao Alliance, but Chunyuan admitted killing the Great Elder and declared that he would lead the Mysterious Feather Clan to join the Soul Race.
• Qin Hao warned that the Mysterious Feather Great World was under lockdown, but Chunyuan ordered his followers to kill him.
• At least half of Chunyuan’s Sovereigns charged, and Qin Hao summoned his Time Doppelganger, Devouring Doppelganger, and Fire Doppelganger to attack them.

Qin Hao tested his strength against Chunyuan Sovereign, a Three-Tribulation Peak Sovereign, while his Three Doppelgangers fought Chunyuan's allies. Qin Hao held his own without using the Primordial Feathered Wings and realized he could contend with a Three-Tribulation Sovereign.

• Chunyuan Sovereign attacked Qin Hao, intent on capturing him and securing a way out of the Mysterious Feather Great World.
• Qin Hao met Chunyuan Sovereign's Warblade with the Heaven-Sealing Sword Art and endured dozens of exchanges without his Divine Strength waning.
• Qin Hao unleashed the Sword of Destruction with the Destruction Great Dao Essence, matching Chunyuan Sovereign's attacks.
• Qin Hao's Three Doppelgangers fought Chunyuan Sovereign's subordinates and suppressed the Sovereigns with their perfected Great Dao Power.
• Qin Hao concluded that, even without the Primordial Feathered Wings, he could contend with a Three-Tribulation Sovereign.

Qin Hao fought Chunyuan Sovereign and proved he could withstand the Three Tribulations Peak Sovereign without using the Primordial Feathered Wings. Chunyuan Sovereign then unleashed the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring to shatter space and suppress Qin Hao’s strength, preparing to kill him.

• Qin Hao reflected that his vast Life Divine Power and Great Dao Divine Body let him endure Chunyuan Sovereign’s attacks without injury.
• Chunyuan Sovereign realized he could not defeat Qin Hao through ordinary attacks and decided to use another means.
• Chunyuan Sovereign summoned twenty Mysterious Feather Crystals, causing the Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring to rise from beneath the Plaza.
• The Mysterious Feather Spirit Spring shattered space across the Plaza, leaving Qin Hao’s Primordial Feathered Wings suppressed.
• Chunyuan Sovereign taunted Qin Hao and declared that he would kill him.

Qin Hao discovered that the Chunyuan Sovereign had shattered space to suppress his Primordial Feathered Wings, then learned that Chi Zhong’s body had been seized by Celestial Pivot Daoist. Celestial Pivot Daoist demanded the wings and attacked when Qin Hao refused, leaving Qin Hao facing a Sovereign Secret Art he could not evade.

• Qin Hao found that Space Shattering had cut the power of his Primordial Feathered Wings roughly in half.
• Chi Zhong appeared beside the Chunyuan Sovereign and struck Qin Hao, sending him flying from the Plaza into the city.
• Qin Hao recognized that Celestial Pivot Daoist had seized Chi Zhong’s body, and Celestial Pivot Daoist admitted it before the assembled crowd.
• Celestial Pivot Daoist offered to spare Qin Hao if he surrendered the Primordial Feathered Wings, but Qin Hao refused and reunited his three Doppelgangers with his True Self.
• Celestial Pivot Daoist attacked Qin Hao with a Sovereign Secret Art that left him unable to dodge.