Chapter Summaries

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.

Qin Hao refused Situ Yu’s increasingly extravagant offers for the Luo Spirit Diagram manual, which Qin Hao had bought for two thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals because it contained potent sword qi. Situ Yu raised his offer to one hundred thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals, while the stallholder broke down over his lost fortune.

• Qin Hao sensed powerful sword qi surging from the Luo Spirit Diagram manual as Situ Yu approached with his companions.
• Situ Yu offered Qin Hao four thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals for the manual, but Qin Hao refused because he needed it for his cultivation.
• Situ Yu raised his offer to ten thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals, and Qin Hao again refused to sell.
• Situ Yu offered one hundred thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals and warned Qin Hao not to be greedy.
• The middle-aged stallholder collapsed to his knees, begging Qin Hao to return the manual as he lamented the fortune he had lost.

Qin Hao refused Situ Yu’s offer of one hundred thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals for the Luo Spirit Diagram, insisting that he needed the manual. Situ Yu attacked him in the street, but Qin Hao met his strike with sword qi and blocked it.

• Situ Yu offered Qin Hao one hundred thousand Chaos Spirit Crystals for the Luo Spirit Diagram, while onlookers urged Qin Hao to accept.
• Qin Hao refused to sell the manual, and Situ Yu grew angry at his dismissal.
• Yun Chang and the other three companions stood beside Qin Hao and supported his decision.
• Situ Yu attacked Qin Hao and his companions with a hand-blade strike, and Qin Hao countered with a sword strike.
• Qin Hao’s sword qi collided with Situ Yu’s saber qi, and Qin Hao successfully blocked the attack.

Qin Hao's ancient book revealed itself as the High-Rank Peerless Art, the Heavenly Mist Sword Diagram, drawing greed from Situ Yu and the onlookers. Qin Hao put it away and left with his companions, while a mocking voice challenged Situ Yu over his attempt to seize it.

• Situ Yu and Qin Hao clashed with Saber Qi and Sword Qi, prompting Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, Ancestor Xu, and Situ Yu's followers to prepare for a melee.
• The shockwaves peeled away the ancient book's outer pages, revealing golden pages that released a powerful surge of Sword Qi.
• The middle-aged stallholder recognized the Heavenly Mist Sword Diagram as a High-Rank Peerless Art and fainted after realizing what he had sold.
• Situ Yu demanded that Qin Hao hand over the diagram, but Qin Hao put it away and told Yun Chang and the others to leave.
• As Qin Hao's group departed, a laughing voice accused Situ Yu of abusing his family's influence to seize possessions in Dragon Marquis City.

Xiao Mingxuan intervened when Situ Yu threatened Qin Hao over the Heavenly Mist Sword Diagram, forcing Situ Yu to leave rather than risk violating Dragon Marquis City's ban on fighting. After Xiao Mingxuan departed, Qin Hao judged him stronger than Situ Yu and continued toward the Colosseum.

• Xiao Mingxuan arrived and sided with Qin Hao, citing Dragon Marquis City's rules against fighting.
• Situ Yu threatened Qin Hao and Xiao Mingxuan, but left when Xiao Mingxuan challenged him and the risk of causing trouble became clear.
• Xiao Mingxuan offered to arrange protection for Qin Hao if he ever needed to leave Dragon Marquis City, and the two parted courteously.
• The crowd dispersed, and Qin Hao continued toward the Colosseum with Yun Chang, Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Ancestor Xu.
• Qin Hao said Xiao Mingxuan had mastered all seven Chaos Origins and was stronger than Situ Yu, though Qin Hao could defeat him if he used his full abilities.

Xiao Mingyi revealed that Qin Hao had defeated him in two sword strikes, shocking Xiao Mingxuan and the others with Qin Hao’s hidden strength. Meanwhile, Situ Yu raged over his humiliation and loss, directing his fury and killing intent toward Xiao Mingxuan and Qin Hao.

• Qin Hao and Yun Chang’s group left the roadside stalls and returned to the Colosseum.
• Xiao Mingyi told Xiao Mingxuan that Qin Hao had defeated him in two sword strikes during a Random Arena battle.
• Xiao Mingyi described Qin Hao’s formidable Sword Laws and peerless art, leading Xiao Mingxuan and his companions to realize they had underestimated him.
• Xiao Mingxuan said he was eager to see what might happen if Qin Hao encountered Situ Yu, then warned his companions to keep a lower profile.
• Situ Yu smashed objects and cursed Xiao Mingxuan over the lost treasure and his public humiliation, while his killing intent toward Qin Hao grew.