Chapter Summaries

Great Commander Qiyue accepted Red-Eyed Demon King’s offer to kill Qin Hao in exchange for guaranteed advancement to Demon King. As Red-Eyed Demon King battled Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord, he revealed that Blood Leech Divine Lord had promised him a Blood Soul Stone for Qin Hao’s death.

• Great Commander Qiyue judged that he could defeat Qin Hao and agreed to Red-Eyed Demon King’s offer of advancement to Demon King in exchange for killing him.
• Red-Eyed Demon King urged Great Commander Qiyue to finish the task quickly, and Qiyue flew toward Qin Hao.
• Red-Eyed Demon King told Blood Leech Divine Lord that he would kill Qin Hao and deliver his head.
• Blood Leech Divine Lord promised Red-Eyed Demon King a Blood Soul Stone for killing Qin Hao.
• Red-Eyed Demon King recognized the Blood Soul Stone as a treasure that could help him advance to Ruling Demon King.

The Red-Eyed Demon King accepted the Blood Leech Divine Lord’s offer to kill Qin Hao and sent Great Commander Qiyue after him, while the two Demon Lords continued battling. Unaware of the threat, Qin Hao stood over the corpses of seven enemies he had slain with one sword strike as Great Commander Qiyue approached.

• The Red-Eyed Demon King agreed to pursue Qin Hao for the Blood Soul Stone and asked Great Commander Qiyue to kill him, while the Red-Eyed Demon King and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord continued their stalemated fight.
• The Blood Leech Divine Lord, enraged by his son’s death, arranged for Qin Hao to be killed and accidentally crushed the Seven-Star Ancestral God messenger with his surging pressure.
• Qin Hao used Sword Annihilation to kill seven Half-Step Divine Lord Outer Realm Demon Spirits, leaving five weakened enemies before him.
• Qin Hao reflected that deeper understanding of the destruction Sword Dao True Meaning embryo could make Sword Annihilation strong enough to contend with an Eternal Divine Lord, as Great Commander Qiyue continued toward him.

Qin Hao prepared another Destruction Sword Dao strike against Commander Moxian and four other Half-Step Divine Lord Outer Realm Demon Spirits, while Great Commander Qiyue concealed himself nearby and planned a sneak attack. Qiyue unleashed Demonflame Burst as Qin Hao's sword light emerged, leaving the Heavenly Palace forces shouting a warning.

• Qin Hao raised the Heavenly Abyss Sword and gathered his Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning to attack the five remaining demon spirits.
• Commander Moxian and the other four demon spirits joined forces, using demonic qi attacks to try to stop Qin Hao's strike.
• Great Commander Qiyue secretly watched the battle and decided to use Demonflame Burst to severely wound or kill Qin Hao, disregarding the five demon spirits fighting him.
• Qin Hao's sword light pierced the dense demonic qi as Great Commander Qiyue launched two blue-flamed palms with Demonflame Burst.
• The watching demon spirits recognized Qiyue, and the Heavenly Palace fighters shouted to warn Qin Hao about the sneak attack.

Qin Hao killed Commander Moxian and four other Half-Step Divine Lords, but Great Commander Qiyue unleashed a devastating blue-flame attack while allies were held off. Qin Hao was engulfed in the flames, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Star Lord Lingguang and more than a dozen Half-Step Divine Lord cultivators rushed to stop Great Commander Qiyue from attacking Qin Hao.
• Great Commander Qiyue urged the Outer Realm Demon Spirits to intercept Qin Hao's rescuers, and the two sides resumed fighting across several star regions.
• Commander Moxian and four other Half-Step Divine Lords joined forces against Qin Hao's sword radiance, but it pierced and destroyed them.
• Great Commander Qiyue's two demon-qi palms exploded above Qin Hao, spreading eerie blue flames that ignited the surrounding demon spirit demonic qi.
• The blue flames engulfed Qin Hao as the watching cultivators feared that the Sword Martial Lord was about to die.

Qin Hao survived Great Commander Qiyue’s Demonflame Burst by using his expanded Void Space to extinguish the Azure Flames. He walked through the inferno and prepared to strike back, while Qiyue still believed he had killed him.

• Great Commander Qiyue ambushed Qin Hao with Demonflame Burst after Qin Hao slew twelve Half-Step Divine Lords.
• Qin Hao resisted the Azure Flames with his ancestral god power but found they were too powerful to extinguish with Sword Annihilation alone.
• Qin Hao activated his Destruction Sword Dao True Meaning and Void World True Meaning, forming Void Space that extended ten zhang around him.
• The Azure Flames went out as soon as they entered Qin Hao’s Void Space, and he walked through the inferno unharmed.
• Qin Hao declared it was his turn to strike, while Great Commander Qiyue remained convinced the flames had killed him.

Qin Hao survived Great Commander Qiyue’s Demonflame Burst and emerged unharmed, then overpowered Qiyue in their ensuing fight. He left Qiyue gravely wounded, and the watching cultivators recognized Qin Hao as a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord.

• Great Commander Qiyue anticipated killing Qin Hao and advancing to the Demon King realm, but saw Qin Hao walking out of the deep-blue flames.
• Star Lord Lingguang and the watching cultivators realized Qin Hao had survived as the flames went out around him.
• Qin Hao challenged Great Commander Qiyue and sent the Heavenly Abyss Sword at him.
• Qin Hao’s sword cut through Qiyue’s fists and pursued him as he tried to flee.
• Qin Hao struck Qiyue in the back, gravely wounding him and reducing his life demonic qi by at least seventy percent.
• The watching Half-Step Divine Lord cultivators declared Qin Hao a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord and Number One beneath the Divine Lords.

Qin Hao proved himself a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord by severely wounding Great Commander Qiyue, who fled toward the Red-Eyed Demon King. The Red-Eyed Demon King attacked Qin Hao from five star regions away, and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord moved to intercept the blow.

• Star Lord Lingguang and Great Commander Qiyue recognized that Qin Hao had reached the strength of a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord.
• Great Commander Qiyue fled toward the Red-Eyed Demon King, and Qin Hao pursued him with another sword strike.
• Great Commander Qiyue grew an extra pair of legs to speed up his escape and cried out to the Red-Eyed Demon King for help.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King decided to save Great Commander Qiyue and attacked Qin Hao with a powerful punch from five star regions away.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord reacted to the Red-Eyed Demon King's attack and slashed at the incoming fist with his warblade.

The Red-Eyed Demon King struck at Qin Hao while Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord was occupied stopping a second attack. Qin Hao used his final moments to kill Great Commander Qiyue before the demon king’s punch reached him, leaving Qin Hao facing the incoming blow.

• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord recognized Qin Hao’s strength and tried to intercept the Red-Eyed Demon King’s punch aimed at him.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King blocked Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord’s slash with a second full-strength punch, allowing his first attack to race toward Qin Hao.
• Great Commander Qiyue rushed toward the incoming punch, hoping it would save him from Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao prepared to endure the attack using his void space, self-void world, and Star Armor’s breastplate, while deciding to kill Great Commander Qiyue first.
• Qin Hao accelerated the Heavenly Abyss Sword and split Great Commander Qiyue in two, killing him before the Red-Eyed Demon King’s punch arrived.

Qin Hao killed Great Commander Qiyue, then survived the Red-Eyed Demon King's long-range punch by combining three Dao Divine Weapons. Badly injured, he escaped the Void Land and began healing, vowing to kill the Red-Eyed Demon King next time.

• Qin Hao killed Great Commander Qiyue with a single sword strike just before the Red-Eyed Demon King's fist reached them.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King's punch shattered Qin Hao's Void Space and Self-Void World, then drove him into the Void Land.
• Qin Hao used the Star Armor's Breastplate, the Supreme Sword Tower, and the Primordial Feathered Wings to block most of the punch's power, but he suffered grievous injuries.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King's fist dissipated, and Qin Hao swallowed healing treasures and pills while circulating the Great Dao Spirit-Seizing Art.
• Qin Hao vowed to kill the Red-Eyed Demon King and cleaved open space with the Heavenly Abyss Sword to escape the Void Land.

Qin Hao returned from the Void Land alive after surviving Red-Eyed Demon King's punch, stunning both the Heavenly Palace cultivators and the Outer Realm Demon Spirits. Red-Eyed Demon King's plan to claim the Blood Soul Stone was ruined, while Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord rejoiced that Qin Hao had survived.

• Red-Eyed Demon King and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord fought to a stalemate, while Red-Eyed Demon King celebrated what he believed was Qin Hao's death and his coming reward.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord and the other Heavenly Palace cultivators grieved, believing Qin Hao had perished in the Void Land.
• A streak of sword radiance tore open space, and Qin Hao emerged from the Void Land, badly injured but alive.
• Star Lord Lingguang, Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord, and the surrounding Half-Step Divine Lords reacted with shock and relief at Qin Hao's return.
• Red-Eyed Demon King raged when he realized Qin Hao had survived and his deal with Blood Leech Divine Lord had failed.

After surviving the Red-Eyed Demon King’s punch, Qin Hao avoided confronting him directly and retaliated by slaughtering the Outer Realm Demon Spirits’ Half-Step Divine Lords. He had killed more than thirty when the Red-Eyed Demon King finally demanded that Qin Hao face him.

• The Divine Lords watching were astonished that Qin Hao had survived the Red-Eyed Demon King’s punch.
• Qin Hao charged at a nearby five-clawed Outer Realm Demon Spirit rather than risk fighting the Red-Eyed Demon King.
• The Qiankun Sect Half-Step Divine Lord held the Five-Clawed Commander in place, allowing Qin Hao to kill him with one sword strike.
• Qin Hao raced through the star regions and killed more than thirty Half-Step Divine Lord Outer Realm Demon Spirits as other cultivators helped prevent their escape.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King, angered by the mounting losses, roared at Qin Hao to stop and face him directly.

Qin Hao continued killing the outer realm demon spirits while the Red-Eyed Demon King was held off, until Dao Lord Suxin joined Profound Lord Mingji and forced the demon forces to retreat. After the battle turned, Qin Hao watched the Dao-Origin Divine Lords fight and discussed the Divine King Realm and the great Dao origin with Star Lord Lingguang.

• Qin Hao killed the Half-Step Divine Lord outer realm demon spirit despite the Red-Eyed Demon King's demand that he stop.
• The Red-Eyed Demon King tried to reach Qin Hao, but the Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord kept him occupied.
• Dao Lord Suxin arrived to aid Profound Lord Mingji, and together they drove back the two Great Demon Kings.
• The Great Demon Kings ordered the demon spirits to retreat, and the Red-Eyed Demon King withdrew without killing Qin Hao or obtaining the Blood Soul Stone.
• Qin Hao watched Dao Lord Suxin's swordsmanship and told Star Lord Lingguang that Divine Lords needed to comprehend the great Dao origin to advance to Divine Kings.

Qin Hao learned that the Windshadow Goddess was likely in the dangerous Ninefold Demon Abyss, where he already needed to go to find a Star Armor fragment. He resolved to head there as soon as possible, despite the Demon God Hall’s control of the region.

• Qin Hao explained the Outer Realm Demon Spirits to Star Lord Lingguang and revealed that he had become a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord.
• Qin Hao thought about finding Jiang Han in the Heavenly Luo Sacred Ground and obtaining the Time Crystal fragment in the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Star Lord Lingguang revealed that he had spent nearly a hundred epochs divining the Windshadow Goddess’s whereabouts.
• Star Lord Lingguang said the Windshadow Goddess was likely in the Ninefold Demon Abyss, a perilous region controlled by the Demon God Hall.
• Qin Hao realized the Ninefold Demon Abyss also held a Star Armor fragment and resolved to go there as soon as possible.

After the battle, Qin Hao learned that Windshadow Goddess might be trapped in the dangerous Ninefold Demon Abyss and vowed to prepare before seeking her. Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord warned that the Demon God Hall would target Qin Hao more fiercely, then summoned him to meet Dao Lord Suxin and Profound Lord Mingji for a reward and protection.

• Star Lord Lingguang told Qin Hao that Windshadow Goddess might be in the Ninefold Demon Abyss, and Qin Hao said he would prepare before going to find her.
• The surviving Half-Step Divine Lords thanked Qin Hao for killing most of the enemy Half-Step Divine Lords and saving them.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord praised Qin Hao and warned that the Demon God Hall might send Ordinary Demon Kings or even Ruling Demon Kings after him.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord told Qin Hao that Dao Lord Suxin and Profound Lord Mingji had summoned him to grant him a reward and protect him.

Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord brought Qin Hao before Dao Lord Suxin and Profound Lord Mingji, where Dao Lord Suxin examined his destruction Sword Dao True Meaning embryo and offered him guidance. After seeing Qin Hao demonstrate Sword Annihilation, she gave him a scroll of her sword dao insights to help him improve.

• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord took Qin Hao away from the Half-Step Divine Lords to receive a reward and protection from the threat of the outer realm demon spirits.
• The remaining cultivators speculated about Qin Hao’s reward as they returned toward Qiankun Continent, and Star Lord Lingguang hoped Qin Hao might one day rescue Windshadow Goddess from the Ninefold Demon Abyss.
• Qin Hao paid his respects to Dao Lord Suxin and Profound Lord Mingji, and told Dao Lord Suxin he had recently grasped the destruction Sword Dao True Meaning embryo and created a Pseudo-Mid-Rank Perfect Secret Art.
• At Dao Lord Suxin’s request, Qin Hao used Sword Annihilation to demonstrate his sword strike, impressing the gathered Heavenly Palace Divine Lords with its power.
• Dao Lord Suxin assessed Qin Hao’s sword strike and gave him a scroll of her sword dao insights to help strengthen his destruction Sword Dao True Meaning.

Dao Lord Suxin gave Qin Hao her Sword Dao insights and brought him to the Heavenly Palace, where he learned about its defenses and the rarity of Divine Lords. Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord declared that Qin Hao’s talent made him almost certain to become a Divine Lord, perhaps even a Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

• Dao Lord Suxin gave Qin Hao a scroll containing her Sword Dao insights and offered to answer his questions.
• Dao Lord Suxin brought Qin Hao and the others into the Heavenly Palace, a sealed world that was itself a Dao Divine Weapon.
• Dao Lord Suxin warned Qin Hao not to reveal his Origin World Reconstruction plan because she suspected traitors within the Heavenly Palace.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord explained how Divine Lord Heaven and Earth Tokens allowed entry to the Heavenly Palace and said Qin Hao might receive one for his contributions.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord told Qin Hao that the Heavenly Palace had eighteen Elders and 1,729 Divine Lords, then said Qin Hao might become a Dao-Origin Divine Lord.

Qin Hao arrived at the Heavenly Palace for an Elders' Council convened in his honor, while Blood Leech Divine Lord learned of his exceptional strength and secretly observed the meeting. Dao Lord Zhǐtiān’s divination revealed that Blood Leech Divine Lord had arranged the attempt on Qin Hao’s life, prompting Divine Lord Redcloud’s fury.

• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord told Qin Hao that the Heavenly Palace’s Eighteen Elders had convened an Elders' Council and that he would be its central figure.
• Blood Leech Divine Lord learned that Qin Hao had survived the Red-Eyed Demon King’s attack and possessed the strength of a Limit Half-Step Divine Lord.
• Blood Leech Divine Lord received notice of the Elders' Council, suspected it concerned Qin Hao, and used his token to observe the Heavenly Palace remotely.
• Divine Lord Redcloud learned from Dao Lord Zhǐtiān’s divination that Blood Leech Divine Lord had offered the Red-Eyed Demon King a Blood Soul Stone to kill Qin Hao.
• Divine Lord Redcloud concluded that Blood Leech Divine Lord had been behind the Red-Eyed Demon King’s attack on Qin Hao.

Qin Hao attended an Elders’ council at the Heavenly Palace, where Azure Dragon Dao Venerable praised his battlefield merits and asked about his path to becoming a Divine Lord. The Elder proposed that Qin Hao remain in the Heavenly Palace until he reached that realm, while Blood Leech Divine Lord recognized the plan as a threat to his designs.

• Divine Lord Redcloud decided he needed to warn Qin Hao about Blood Leech Divine Lord and began planning how to prevent an attack at the Ancient Heavensea Ruins.
• Qin Hao entered the Heavenly Palace and paid his respects to the Eighteen Elders and the assembled Divine Lords.
• Heavenly Punishment Divine Lord identified Azure Dragon Dao Venerable as the council’s presiding Elder and explained his favorable view of Qin Hao.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable praised Qin Hao’s strength and asked how he planned to break through to the Divine Lord realm.
• Blood Leech Divine Lord suspected Azure Dragon Dao Venerable intended to keep Qin Hao protected in the Heavenly Palace.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable invited Qin Hao to stay in the Heavenly Palace and cultivate until he attained the Divine Lord realm.

At the Heavenly Palace's Elders' Council, Qin Hao rejected the safer option of staying to cultivate and chose to face life-and-death trials while pursuing the origin world reconstruction plan. The Elders unanimously entrusted him with an unknown treasure, leaving its purpose and power a mystery.

• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable and the Divine Lords urged Qin Hao to stay in the Heavenly Palace, where he would be protected from the Demon God Hall and receive guidance.
• Qin Hao considered Dao Lord Zhǐtiān and Dao Lord Suxin's quiet support for his plan to reconstruct the origin world and decided that staying would hinder his search for fragments.
• Qin Hao told Azure Dragon Dao Venerable that life-and-death trials could bring great breakthroughs and achievements, and that he would not hide away from danger.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable praised Qin Hao's resolve and asked the Elders for their opinions; they agreed to let Qin Hao venture out.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable announced that the Elders had unanimously entrusted Qin Hao with an item and sent a streak of golden light into his body.
• Blood Leech Divine Lord wondered whether the unknown treasure could protect Qin Hao or help him become a Divine Lord.

The Heavenly Palace awarded Qin Hao the Heaven-Piercing Banner, a damaged Pseudo-Dao Divine Weapon that could protect him from powerful attacks. Azure Dragon Dao Venerable also gave him a Divine Lord Heaven and Earth Token, leaving Qin Hao with ways to defend himself and call for help if the Demon God Hall targeted him.

• Blood Leech Divine Lord decided that after killing Qin Hao, he would claim the treasure the Heavenly Palace had granted him.
• Qin Hao found a golden triangular banner in his Mindscape and sensed that it could contend with the Supreme Sword Tower.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable explained that the Heaven-Piercing Banner was a damaged Pseudo-Dao Divine Weapon capable of blocking attacks from powerful opponents.
• The Heavenly Palace gave Qin Hao the Heaven-Piercing Banner to improve his chances of surviving an attack from the Demon God Hall.
• Azure Dragon Dao Venerable gave Qin Hao a Divine Lord Heaven and Earth Token that let him contact Heavenly Palace Divine Lords for help.