Recaps

Qin Hao and Liu Er visited Dragon Marquis Arena, where Qin Hao learned about the Colosseum’s costly duels and cultivation facilities. Inside, Qin Hao watched two half-step true gods fight and recognized that the heavy-saber wielder had mastered four complete chaos origins while suppressing his cultivation for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly.

• Liu Er explained the Colosseum’s Dueling Space, Insight Space, gladiator ranks, and fees to Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao paid the entry fee for himself and Liu Er, and they entered Dragon Marquis Arena.
• Qin Hao surveyed the packed arena and watched a heavily attended duel between two half-step true gods wielding sabers.
• Qin Hao sensed that the heavy-saber wielder had perfected four chaos origins and realized he was suppressing his cultivation for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly.

Qin Hao watched Fan Dao and Situ Yu fight and measured their strength against his own, recognizing them as formidable rivals for the Qiankun Sect recruitment assembly. Fan Dao unleashed a powerful finishing strike that sent Situ Yu flying.

• Qin Hao assessed Fan Dao and Situ Yu’s abilities and concluded he would struggle to defeat either without revealing the Primordial Feathered Wings.
• Liu Er identified Fan Dao as a celebrated Gold Medal Gladiator and Situ Yu as a leading talent of the Situ Family.
• Qin Hao reflected on the gap between his strength and theirs, then resolved to face Heavensea’s many geniuses rather than give up.
• Fan Dao accelerated his heavy saber strike with a surge of divine strength, leaving Situ Yu no choice but to block it head-on.
• Fan Dao’s strike overwhelmed Situ Yu and sent him flying.

Fan Dao defeated Situ Yu in the Colosseum, while Qin Hao considered the strength and hidden abilities of both fighters. He then recognized the Silver Badge Gladiator Yanyun as Ancestor Yanyu and learned that Yun Chang, Wu Yin, and She Xu had also become Gladiators.

• Fan Dao slashed Situ Yu from the arena and won, drawing cheers from the spectators.
• Qin Hao suspected Situ Yu had withheld his trump card to keep it secret, and learned that defeated contestants could enter the Insight Space.
• Wang Cheng entered the arena for his match as spectators and Liu Er discussed his strength.
• Silver Badge Gladiator Yanyun appeared, and Liu Er described his long career and winning streak.
• Qin Hao recognized Yanyun as Ancestor Yanyu, whose real name was Fu Yanyun, and named Yun Chang, Wu Yin, and She Xu as his fellow Gladiators.

Qin Hao learned that Yun Chang and the others had become Gladiators after being sold as slaves, but had already won enough matches to earn the right to leave the Colosseum. He discovered that Gladiators could earn Chaos Spirit Crystals and enter the Insight Space, then questioned whether the matches were deadly.

• Qin Hao realized he had spent two epochs wandering the Murky Space and had greatly deepened his understanding of the Sword Dao Inheritance.
• Liu Er told Qin Hao that Yan Yun and the other three had won ten thousand matches and could regain their freedom by paying Chaos Spirit Crystals.
• Liu Er explained that silver-badge Gladiators earned a share of match fees and that Yan Yun had accumulated more than three hundred thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals.
• Liu Er described how Gladiators and challengers gained access to the Insight Space through matches, and Qin Hao concluded that the benefits gave Yun Chang and the others reason to stay.
• Qin Hao watched two badly injured fighters in the arena and asked Liu Er whether Colosseum matches were not life-threatening.

Qin Hao learned that the Colosseum’s Dueling Space could resurrect its fighters and realized Yun Chang and the others were safe as Gladiators. After Ancestor Yanyu defeated Wang Cheng, Qin Hao secretly contacted him and arranged for the four to meet.

• Qin Hao discovered that the Colosseum’s Arena was a space between the Illusory Void and reality, and Liu Er explained that its Formation could resurrect fallen Gladiators and challengers.
• Liu Er told Qin Hao that the Qiankun Sect prohibited wanton slaughter in its cities and that challengers had to pay Chaos Spirit Crystals to recover, while Gladiators were resurrected for free.
• Qin Hao concluded that Yun Chang and the others could grow stronger as Gladiators and hoped they would eventually travel with him to the Qiankun Sect.
• Ancestor Yanyu fought Wang Cheng for an hour before defeating him and sending him out of the Arena.
• Qin Hao used his Devouring Doppelganger and self-world to contact Ancestor Yanyu, who agreed to bring Yun Chang and the others to meet him.

Qin Hao reunited with Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin at the Colosseum after two epochs apart. He explained how he survived Murky Space and returned to Heavensea, then asked how they had become Gladiators.

• Qin Hao watched several Colosseum duels and learned that cultivators paid Chaos Spirit Crystals to enter its Insight Space.
• Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin reunited with Qin Hao, and the five went to the Everlasting Peace Inn.
• Qin Hao told them that he escaped Commander Kun Yun's attack, wandered Murky Space, and found a Fogbound Prison that supplied him with resources.
• Yun Chang explained that the four had issued a Bounty Order in Dragon Marquis City to search for Qin Hao, but no one accepted it.
• Qin Hao described finding Heavensea's spatial barrier and returning through a partly intact spacetime passage, then asked how the four had become Gladiators.

Qin Hao reunited with Yun Chang and the others in Heavensea, where they explained how they had become Gladiators at Dragon Marquis City's Colosseum. The five resolved to prepare for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly, which was thirty thousand years away, though their chances of passing remained slim.

• Yun Chang recounted how bandits captured the four companions and sold them to Dragon Marquis City, where the Colosseum selected them as Gladiators; he had later killed the remaining bandits who captured them.
• Ancestor Yanyu explained that the Qiankun Sect established the Colosseums and that the five were on the Qiankun Continent, where the sect was the largest power.
• Ancestor Xu said the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly would take place in thirty thousand years and that joining the sect could provide the resources they needed.
• Yun Chang and Ancestor Yanyu explained that passing the assembly required strength comparable to defeating a Gold Medal Gladiator, while even Fan Dao would have only a fifty- or sixty-percent chance.
• Ancestor Xu and Yun Chang urged Qin Hao to train at the Colosseum, offering Chaos Spirit Crystals and noting that strong performances might earn him extra points or direct admission.

Qin Hao decided to train at the Colosseum during the next thirty thousand years so he and his companions could prepare for the Qiankun Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly. His first Gladiator Token match paired him with Yun Chang, who eagerly welcomed the chance to fight him.

• Qin Hao and the four companions agreed to pursue the Qiankun Sect together and attend its recruitment assembly in thirty thousand years.
• Qin Hao planned to cultivate the light, darkness, and earth chaos origins while strengthening his Sword Dao arts, especially the Unerring Sword Scripture.
• Qin Hao returned to the Colosseum, paid one thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals, and received a silver Gladiator Token.
• Qin Hao poured chaos origin into the token, which named Yun Chang as his first opponent.
• Yun Chang reacted with excitement and looked forward to fighting Qin Hao.

Qin Hao entered the Colosseum to practice the Unerring Sword Scripture in a spar with Yun Chang. The fight began with Yun Chang’s Spatial Overlap surrounding Qin Hao as Qin Hao prepared his first sword move.

• Ancestor Yanyu and the others discussed the matchup, and Qin Hao cautioned that without his doppelgangers he might not be stronger than Yun Chang.
• Ancestor Yanyu reminded Yun Chang to spar for practice rather than fight only to win, and Yun Chang agreed.
• Qin Hao and Yun Chang entered the arena, where spectators doubted Qin Hao could match Yun Chang’s record and strength.
• Yun Chang spread his rule chaos origin and trapped Qin Hao within his Spatial Overlap, which Qin Hao recognized as a powerful technique.
• Qin Hao drew the Heavenly Abyss Sword to begin using the Unerring Sword Scripture, and Yun Chang sensed its mysterious presence.

Qin Hao tested the Unerring Sword Scripture against Yun Chang’s Spatial Overlap but could not break even its first layer. After executing all sixty-four forms, he realized he had copied their movements without incorporating the No-Sword Realm, and asked Yun Chang to attack him without holding back.

• Qin Hao began practicing the Unerring Sword Scripture against Yun Chang, whose layered space withstood every strike.
• Spectators mocked Qin Hao for failing to break through, while Yun Chang suspected he was practicing the Middle-Tier Peerless Art.
• Qin Hao continued through all sixty-four forms while observing his attacks and searching for what was wrong.
• Qin Hao realized his sword moves had cadence but lacked spirit because he had not incorporated the No-Sword Realm.
• Qin Hao told Yun Chang he had found the problem and asked him to attack without holding back.

Qin Hao used a battle with Yun Chang to refine the Unerring Sword Scripture by integrating the no-sword realm into its strikes. After Spatial Overlap defeated him, Yun Chang urged him to make use of the Insight Space, and Qin Hao was pulled away to cultivate there.

• Qin Hao began incorporating the no-sword realm into the Unerring Sword Scripture as Yun Chang attacked him with Spatial Overlap.
• Qin Hao's first two strikes shattered layers of Yun Chang's cubic spaces, but he remained dissatisfied with their power.
• Qin Hao performed more than thirty opening strikes and found that integrating the no-sword realm grew harder as the scripture advanced.
• Yun Chang's Spatial Overlap crushed Qin Hao's divine body while Qin Hao concentrated on the sword scripture.
• Yun Chang congratulated Qin Hao on completing the fight and told him to study in the Insight Space, which then pulled Qin Hao away.

Qin Hao entered Insight Space hoping its accumulated insights could help him integrate the no-sword realm into the Unerring Sword Scripture. He explored stars containing brief Cultivation scenes from powerful predecessors, but gained little before moving on to another star.

• Qin Hao entered Insight Space and discovered that its predecessors' insights appeared as countless stars.
• Qin Hao entered a star and watched a rugged figure unleash powerful spear thrusts before declaring that he had understood something.
• Qin Hao realized the scene showed only an isolated moment and was expelled from the star.
• Qin Hao entered another star and watched a young man punch through a world formed from his own power.
• Qin Hao gained only meager understanding from the two scenes and turned toward the next star.

Qin Hao studied the cultivation insights left by Half-Step True Gods and realized that conviction was the missing spirit behind the Unerring Sword Scripture. As the insight space pulled him back, he emerged in the Colosseum with a clearer understanding of the no-sword realm.

• Qin Hao observed a burly body-refinement cultivator whose divine body had reached the True God Realm.
• The burly cultivator declared his conviction that body refinement could make his divine body rival a High-Grade Divine Artifact, then struck the ground with a seemingly gentle punch that unleashed immense destruction.
• Qin Hao recognized that the cultivators whose insights he had watched all possessed powerful conviction in their chosen paths.
• Qin Hao concluded that his Unerring Sword Scripture had lacked spirit because his conviction in the no-sword realm was not firm enough.
• Qin Hao was pulled from the insight space and returned to the spectator stands of the Colosseum.

After leaving the Insight Space, Qin Hao challenged the silver badge gladiator Qiu Wei to practice the Unerring Sword Scripture in actual combat. The battle began with Qin Hao’s improved sword realm halting Qiu Wei’s charge, but Qiu Wei still insisted Qin Hao could not defeat him.

• Qin Hao left the Insight Space, chose another silver badge challenge, and drew Qiu Wei as his opponent.
• Yun Chang and the others watched from the gladiators’ cultivation area, worrying that Qiu Wei’s close-combat style would hinder Qin Hao’s practice.
• Qiu Wei dismissed Qin Hao as an ordinary sword cultivator and claimed victory was certain.
• Qin Hao revealed a stronger no-sword realm and attacked with the Unerring Sword Scripture’s first sword, Saint Emperor Slash.
• Qiu Wei charged and punched Qin Hao’s sword, but the strike stopped his advance and forced him to take Qin Hao seriously.

Qin Hao deepened his understanding of the Unerring Sword Scripture and the no-sword realm while battling Qiu Wei. He defeated Qiu Wei with a powerful sword strike, and the Insight Space transported him inside.

• Qin Hao integrated the no-sword realm into the Unerring Sword Scripture and realized he needed more combat experience to improve further.
• Qin Hao unleashed the scripture’s sword strikes against Qiu Wei, who could not get close and suffered severe injuries.
• Spectators recognized Qin Hao as the fighter Yun Chang had defeated two days earlier and marveled at how much his strength had improved.
• Qin Hao cleaved Qiu Wei’s divine body in half, winning the fight, and the Insight Space transported him inside.
• Yun Chang watched Qin Hao win and said that the sword move would have beaten him two days earlier.

Qin Hao trained in the Insight Space and fought in the Colosseum, steadily mastering the Unerring Sword Scripture. He eventually reached perfection and could defeat Yun Chang and the others instantly, while the Qiankun Sect recruitment remained a distant challenge.

• Qin Hao reflected that his improved fusion of the No-Sword Realm and the Unerring Sword Scripture had let him defeat Qiu Wei, but he still doubted his chances of joining the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao studied cultivators' insights and comprehended the dense chaos origin in the Insight Space for two days.
• Qin Hao defeated the Silver Badge Gladiator Yang Jing after an hour, drawing attention to his rapid progress and sparking debate over whether he could join the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao continued alternating between the Insight Space and Colosseum battles, eventually fighting every Silver Badge Gladiator and the other four gladiators, including Yun Chang and Ancestor Yanyu.
• Qin Hao perfected the Unerring Sword Scripture and the No-Sword Realm, then suppressed his strength in practice battles so Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu could improve; despite their progress, he could still defeat them instantly.

Qin Hao completed his earth chaos origin and assessed his chances of defeating Fan Dao and joining the Qiankun Sect. He decided to enter random-match battles to pursue the ten thousand swords realm and earn Chaos Spirit Crystals.

• Qin Hao perfected his earth chaos origin after entering the Insight Space a thousand times, bringing his perfected chaos origins to five.
• Qin Hao judged that he could probably defeat Fan Dao but still had only a fifty-to-sixty-percent chance of joining the Qiankun Sect.
• Qin Hao decided that mastering the ten thousand swords realm was his best way to strengthen his chances and advance his larger plan.
• Qin Hao chose random-match battles to gain combat insights while keeping his strength hidden from familiar Gold Medal Gladiators.
• Qin Hao noted that random battles required each combatant to stake ten thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals, giving him a chance to replenish his dwindling supply.

Qin Hao entered his first Random Duel at the Colosseum, where he was matched against the masked sword expert Xiao Mingyi. The two prepared to fight, and Xiao Mingyi opened with a heavy sword strike.

• Qin Hao paid ten thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals to enter a Random Duel despite the Colosseum attendant's warning.
• Qin Hao learned that the Qiankun Sect Envoy had arrived in Dragon Marquis City and activated his duel token.
• Xiao Mingyi also activated a Random Duel token, hoping to hone his skills before the Qiankun Sect recruitment assembly.
• Qin Hao and Xiao Mingyi appeared in the secluded Dueling Space and sized up each other's swordsmanship and strength.
• Xiao Mingyi launched a two-handed strike at Qin Hao with his Unedged Heavy Sword.

Qin Hao faced Xiao Mingyi in the Random Arena and overwhelmed him with the Unerring Sword Scripture. After Xiao Mingyi was driven back by Qin Hao’s first attack, Qin Hao launched an even more powerful sword move, leaving Xiao Mingyi stunned.

• Xiao Mingyi attacked Qin Hao with Unedged Heavy Sword, confident that his earth-infused slash would win.
• Qin Hao answered with the Unerring Sword Scripture’s twenty-sixth sword, Golden Dragon Strikes the Shore, and clashed with Xiao Mingyi’s Black Tiger Tyrant Sword.
• The clash sent Xiao Mingyi stumbling dozens of steps backward, while Qin Hao retreated only half a step.
• Xiao Mingyi struggled to identify Qin Hao and prepared to fight again, believing he might be a genius from another city.
• Qin Hao appeared in front of Xiao Mingyi and unleashed the Unerring Sword Scripture’s thirty-fourth sword, Heavenly Thunder Wheel, whose pressure left Xiao Mingyi frozen in shock.

Qin Hao defeated Xiao Mingyi in a matched duel but failed to gain insight into the ten thousand swords realm. Before entering the insight space, he learned that registration for the Qiankun Sect Disciple Recruitment Assembly had begun and joined Yun Chang and the others.

• Qin Hao overwhelmed Xiao Mingyi with the thirty-fourth strike of the Unerring Sword Scripture, cleaving him in two and winning the duel.
• Qin Hao judged Xiao Mingyi to be near the level of a Gold Medal Gladiator and reflected that he still had not grasped the ten thousand swords realm.
• Qin Hao left the dueling space and reviewed the fight before planning to enter the insight space the next day.
• Yun Chang contacted Qin Hao to tell him that registration for the Qiankun Sect Disciple Recruitment Assembly had begun, so Qin Hao decided to register first.
• Qin Hao met Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Ancestor Xu, and Wu Yin, who praised his relentless cultivation over the past thirty thousand years.

Qin Hao and his companions went to register for the Qiankun Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly and saw the overwhelming number of powerful competitors in Dragon Marquis City. Their confidence faltered, but Qin Hao urged them not to give up before the assembly began.

• Qin Hao led Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu out of the Colosseum to register for the Qiankun Sect.
• The group saw Dragon Marquis City crowded with half-step true gods and reached the registration lines at the City Lord's Manor.
• Qin Hao recognized the Dragon Marquis City Lord and the Qiankun Sect Envoy as Eternity True Gods.
• Yun Chang spotted Situ Yu, while Ancestor Yanyu noticed Fan Dao among the formidable competitors gathered to register.
• Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, Ancestor Xu, and Yun Chang worried that their chances of joining the sect were slim, but Qin Hao told them it was too early to give up.

Qin Hao and his four companions registered for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly, where they encountered the Xiao Family geniuses and other contenders. Xiao Mingyi recognized Qin Hao from their arena fight and learned of his impressive record, while Xiao Mingxuan focused on his rivalry with Situ Yu.

• Ancestor Yanyu and Yun Chang urged Qin Hao to pursue admission to the Qiankun Sect even if the others had to support him, but Qin Hao insisted they register together.
• While waiting in line, Qin Hao recognized Xiao Mingyi, the masked sword wielder he had defeated, and learned from Yun Chang that Xiao Mingxuan, Situ Yu, and Bao Weiyuan were Dragon Marquis City’s three great geniuses.
• Xiao Mingyi recognized Qin Hao and checked his records, discovering that Qin Hao had fought thousands of Colosseum battles with a ninety-seven-percent win rate.
• Xiao Mingxuan told Xiao Mingyi that Situ Yu and Bao Weiyuan were his main rivals in the assembly and singled out Situ Yu as a particular threat.

After registering for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly, Qin Hao and his companions learned that this year’s contest involved a secret realm and coveted rewards, including a Life and Death Dao Foundation Pill. On their way back to train, Qin Hao sensed terrifying Sword Qi from an ancient book at a street stall.

• Qin Hao and his four companions registered for the Qiankun Sect’s Disciple Recruitment Assembly and received Qiankun Tokens.
• Qin Hao learned that the assembly would involve a secret realm and that first place could win a Life and Death Dao Foundation Pill.
• Qin Hao resolved to secure a place in the Qiankun Sect and help Yun Chang and his three companions join as well.
• Yun Chang and the others felt daunted by the many geniuses in Dragon Marquis City but recovered their resolve.
• Qin Hao sensed sharp Sword Qi resonating with his no-sword realm and traced it to an ancient book held by a man at a stall.

Qin Hao sensed that an ancient book at a roadside stall contained Sword Qi that could help him advance toward the ten thousand swords realm, and he resolved to obtain it. After another buyer walked away from the stall, Qin Hao picked up an ancient book as the stall owner eagerly tried to sell him a peerless art.

• Qin Hao sensed Sword Qi in an ancient book and believed studying it could help him comprehend the ten thousand swords realm and improve his chances at the Qiankun Sect's Disciple Recruitment Assembly.
• Qin Hao browsed the stalls with Yun Chang and the others while listening to a plainly dressed middle-aged man bargain for an ancient book containing the Luo Spirit Diagram.
• The stall owner lowered his asking price from five thousand to three thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals, angering the plainly dressed middle-aged man, who called him a swindler and left.
• Qin Hao approached the stall, picked up an ancient book, and prompted the stall owner to enthusiastically offer him a middle-tier peerless art.

Qin Hao bought the Luo Spirit Diagram after sensing a hidden Sword Dao peerless art inside its ancient book. Just as an even stronger surge of sword qi emerged, Situ Yu demanded the manual.

• Qin Hao found a Sword Dao peerless art concealed within the Luo Spirit Diagram manual, though Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu did not sense it.
• Qin Hao negotiated the stallholder down from four thousand to two thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals and bought the manual.
• The stallholder celebrated his first sale after three days and privately mocked Qin Hao, unaware of the manual’s hidden value.
• The Luo Spirit Diagram manual released a stronger surge of sword qi, and Situ Yu called out that he wanted it.