Chapter Summaries

After Shi Tingyan defeated Dongfang Lin by using Qin Hao’s momentum of heaven and earth as Destiny Might, the Azure Flame Grand Tournament’s final match between Qin Hao and Qi Long was announced. Qin Hao’s supporters and the watching Creations anticipated the fight, which could bring him to the Azure Flame Sect’s attention.

• Observers realized Shi Tingyan had adapted Qin Hao’s momentum of heaven and earth, using Destiny Might to suppress Dongfang Lin’s Origin Laws and win the match.
• The referee declared Shi Tingyan the winner and announced that Qin Hao would face Qi Long for first place in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament.
• The crowd discussed Qi Long’s Sixth-Order Perfection Space Laws and Qin Hao’s ability to suppress opponents with the momentum and power of heaven and earth.
• Disciples at the Myriad Phenomena Hall cheered for Qin Hao, while Qi Yuelan and Qin Yuntian watched the final match with anxious hope.
• King Zhenyan thought Qin Hao’s insight into the Power of the Two Realms might let him attain Marquis Conferment, while King Yongtai considered the significance of fusing Origin Laws into oneself.

Ancestor Yanshi gained the might of Creation from Demon Ancestor Yin and learned that he was expected to help eliminate Qin Hao, Qi Long, and other tournament contestants. As Qin Hao and Qi Long began their final battle, both revealed their intent to fight at full strength.

• Ancestor Yanshi refined most of the Sunflame Nether Spring and gained the might of Creation, though Demon Ancestor Yin warned that he still needed to comprehend it to truly break through.
• Demon Ancestor Yin explained that Qin Hao and Qi Long could become Marquis-Rank Creation Great Experts and ordered Ancestor Yanshi to kill them and as many of the Top 100 contestants as possible.
• Ancestor Yanshi pledged his service to the Blood Demon Race and watched the tournament with killing intent.
• Qi Long summoned six Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and used the Space Laws against Qin Hao.
• Qin Hao decided to use fifty percent of his Sword Heaven and Earth Power and formed the Sword Qi Storm from the Three Great Origin Laws.

Qin Hao revealed that he had held back against Ji Ziqi, then faced Qi Long with fifty percent of his Sword Heaven and Earth Power. Qi Long launched his Space Shattering and Spatial Disorder attacks, but Qin Hao’s Half-Step Dual-Layer Space resisted them as their clash began.

• Qin Hao poured fifty percent of his Sword Heaven and Earth Power into his Sword Qi Storm, causing the spectators and Ji Ziqi to realize he had not fought her at full strength.
• Qi Long acknowledged Qin Hao’s strength and said he was finally qualified to make him go all out.
• Qi Long attacked with six Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and used Space Shattering to break apart the Sword Qi Storm’s surrounding space.
• Qi Long used Spatial Disorder to thrust his sword through space and into the Sword Qi Storm.
• Qin Hao reasoned that his Half-Step Dual-Layer Space would protect Sword Heaven and Earth from Qi Long’s techniques, and the two attacks met in a bizarre clash.

Qin Hao and Qi Long fought across the Arena, using spatial powers to deflect and redirect each other’s attacks. As the battle left spectators unable to follow their movements, King Zhenyan recognized that Qin Hao had manifested the Power of the Two Realms after less than half a year of study.

• Qi Long sent six Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and his Long Sword at Qin Hao, but Qin Hao’s Half-Step Dual-Layer Space redirected their attacks behind him.
• Qin Hao unleashed his Sword Qi Storm at Qi Long, whose Spatial Disorder dispersed the swords before they could strike.
• Qin Hao and Qi Long continued their fierce exchange, shifting unpredictably around the Arena while their spatial abilities thwarted each other’s attacks.
• Spectators across the Five Directions Worlds watched in disbelief as the pair’s movements became too fast and strange to follow.
• King Zhenyan realized Qin Hao had achieved the Manifestation of the Power of the Two Realms in less than half a year.

King Zhenyan realized Qin Hao had reached the Celestial Phenomenon Realm of the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram in less than half a year and judged that he had King-Sealing potential. As Qin Hao and Qi Long continued their even fight, Qi Long stopped after thousands of exchanges and told Qin Hao no one had fought him like this in a long time.

• King Zhenyan recognized Qin Hao’s Spatial Overlap as a manifestation of the Power of the Two Realms and concluded that Qin Hao had entered the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
• King Zhenyan reasoned that Qin Hao’s rapid progress gave him King-Sealing potential, though he believed Qin Hao had only just entered the realm.
• King Zhenyan reflected that Qin Hao and Qi Long were both exceptional talents as he watched their ongoing battle.
• Qin Hao and Qi Long traded thousands of lethal blows across the Arena, neither gaining the upper hand.
• Qi Long stopped attacking, looked at Qin Hao with exhilaration, and said it had been a long time since anyone had fought him like this.

Qi Long revealed that he had advanced his Space Laws to the Seventh Order and unleashed his ultimate move, Death Space—Collapse, against Qin Hao. The move formed a black hole that swallowed everything nearby, while four King-Rank Creation experts recognized that Qi Long’s technique had touched upon the Way of Space.

• Qi Long praised Qin Hao’s sword technique, then revealed that his Space Laws had advanced from Sixth-Order Perfection to the Seventh Order.
• Qi Long explained that his insights in the Two Realms Heavenly Dao Diagram had allowed him to master Death Space, a move he could not safely use before his breakthrough.
• Qi Long declared Death Space—Collapse and brought the Flowing Light Sword down toward Qin Hao.
• Qi Long’s strike collapsed space across a vast area, pulling in six Five-Clawed Golden Dragons, Qin Hao’s trapped Origin Law swords, and even the Power of the Two Realms.
• King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, King Lingyi, and the Bloodthirsty King recognized the move as touching upon the Way of Space and said Qi Long might reach King-Rank Creation.

Qin Hao unveiled Sword Heaven and Earth, fully manifesting a second space and overwhelming Qi Long. The move caused Two Realms Island to collapse, killing several nearby Grandmasters as the four King-Rank Creations rushed to intervene.

• King Zhenyan and the other three King-Rank Creations recognized Qi Long’s Space Collapse and Qin Hao’s potential to manifest the Two Realms World Boundary Power.
• Qi Long’s Death Space affected Qin Hao’s Half-Step Dual-Layer Space, collapsing part of its second layer and revealing the power of his attack.
• Qin Hao unleashed Sword Heaven and Earth, fully forming the second space and enveloping Qi Long in its pressure.
• King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, King Lingyi, and the Bloodthirsty King realized Two Realms Island was collapsing and rushed toward the Virtual Projection.
• Qin Hao’s second space and Qi Long’s collapsing black hole destroyed the Arena’s surrounding space, killing at least seven or eight Ninth Layer of Saint Martial Realm Grandmasters.

Qin Hao and Qi Long fought inside Qin Hao’s fully formed Sword Heaven and Earth, and their attacks began destroying Two Realms Island. King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, King Lingyi, and the Bloodthirsty King arrived as the collapse threatened the Central Continent Domain, and King Zhenyan moved to contain it.

• Qin Hao’s battle with Qi Long shattered space around the First Arena, forcing the contestants to flee.
• Qin Hao revealed the complete Sword Heaven and Earth, forming a second layer of space and suppressing Qi Long within it.
• Qi Long unleashed Death Space—Collapse, drawing in matter and causing Qin Hao’s world to collapse inward.
• Qin Hao and Qi Long clashed with Yellow Springs Road and Qi Long’s Black Hole attack, destroying the First Arena and damaging the Second Arena.
• King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, King Lingyi, and the Bloodthirsty King arrived as the destruction threatened the Central Continent Domain.
• King Zhenyan urged the other three to help stop the collapse and struck toward the failing space.

Qin Hao and Qi Long’s battle caused Two Realms Island to collapse, and four King-Sealing-Rank Creation experts failed to contain the spreading destruction. The collapse reached the Central Continent Domain, while a mysterious pair of enormous eyes appeared above the island.

• King Yongtai, King Lingyi, the Bloodthirsty King, and King Zhenyan used their Divine Strength to try to stop Two Realms Island from collapsing.
• King Zhenyan admitted he could not truly control the island, and the four experts realized they needed Qin Hao and Qi Long to stop fighting.
• Qin Hao and Qi Long continued battling inside Sword Heaven and Earth, accelerating the collapse across tens of thousands of zhang.
• Space began twisting beyond the Holy City, and Marquis Yanshan, Marquis Chiling, Marquis Zhanyun, King Shayu, and other Creation experts raced out to respond.
• A terrifying power swept across Two Realms Island, and a pair of enormous, icy eyes appeared above it in surprise.

The Two Realms Diagram Spirit appeared and contained the damage caused by Qin Hao and Qi Long’s battle, allowing their fight to continue. As Qi Long’s Space Origin Law ran low, he conceded to Qin Hao and accepted defeat.

• The Two Realms Diagram Spirit descended, drawing respectful greetings from King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, King Lingyi, and the Bloodthirsty King.
• The Two Realms Diagram Spirit watched Qin Hao and Qi Long fight within Sword Heaven and Earth and used the Power of the Two Realms to confine the collapsing space to the First Arena.
• King Zhenyan and the others stayed back when the Two Realms Diagram Spirit allowed the battle to continue, while spectators awaited its outcome.
• Qi Long realized his Space Origin Law was nearly exhausted, while Qin Hao’s fighting spirit and dense Origin Laws remained undiminished.
• Qi Long conceded to Qin Hao, acknowledged him as a worthy opponent, and walked away.

Qin Hao defeated Qi Long in the Grand Tournament, though he realized Qi Long’s Death Space—Collapse had nearly exhausted his Sword Heaven and Earth and could have turned the battle against him. After the ruined arenas were revealed, the Two Realms Diagram Spirit appeared and hinted that Qin Hao would learn more about his power at the Azure Flame Sect, before Qin Hao was declared the winner.

• Qin Hao put away the Setting Sun Sword as Qi Long conceded, and he recognized Qi Long as his strongest opponent yet.
• Qin Hao sensed that Qi Long’s Death Space—Collapse had destroyed most of his Sword Heaven and Earth and weakened his Origin Laws.
• Qin Hao withdrew Sword Heaven and Earth, revealing that all ten Arenas had been flattened and bringing the fighters, including Mu Ziqing, Yang Yi, and Qiao Chuyu, back into view.
• Qin Hao and Qi Long sensed the Two Realms Diagram Spirit, who spoke of Qin Hao’s Manifestation of the Power of the Two Realms and said he would understand more at the Azure Flame Sect.
• The Middle-Aged Referee announced Qin Hao as the winner, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

Qin Hao defeated Qi Long and won the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, stirring celebrations across Two Realms Island and the True Martial Continent. As Qin Hao reflected on the stronger geniuses he might face elsewhere, the Two Realms Diagram Spirit prepared to reclaim Two Realms Island and reminded King Zhenyan to reach the Azure Flame Sect on time.

• Qin Hao's victory over Qi Long prompted thunderous cheers across Two Realms Island, while King Zhenyan and the other experts recognized Qin Hao's mastery of the Manifestation of the Power of the Two Realms.
• Virtual Projections spread news of Qin Hao's win across the True Martial Continent and the Four Worlds, and people celebrated his potential to help defend against the Blood Demon Race.
• At Myriad Phenomena Hall, Sea Ancestor, Stone Ancestor, Qin Yuntian, and Qi Yuelan celebrated Qin Hao's first place as Southern Reach faction leaders offered congratulations and requested invitations to a victory feast.
• Qin Hao calmed himself and considered that other Small Worlds might have geniuses even more exceptional than him, while the Two Realms Diagram Spirit approvingly observed his composure.
• The Two Realms Diagram Spirit said he would inspect tournaments in other worlds and take back Two Realms Island, then told King Zhenyan to reach the Azure Flame Sect on time.

Qin Hao won first place in the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, alarming Demon Ancestor Yin and Ancestor Yanshi with his rapid progress. Demon Ancestor Yin promised Qin Hao would not reach the Azure Flame Sect and prepared to use Ancestor Yanshi to help kill him, while Ancestor Yanshi suspected someone on the True Martial Continent was secretly allied with the Blood Demon Race.

• The Two Realms Diagram Spirit sent King Zhenyan, King Yongtai, and the other experts away, and every Virtual Projection of the tournament cut off.
• Ancestor Yanshi and Demon Ancestor Yin learned that Qin Hao had taken first place, and both became determined to eliminate him.
• Ancestor Yanshi urged Demon Ancestor Yin to kill Qin Hao, but Demon Ancestor Yin told him to wait and promised Qin Hao would not reach the Azure Flame Sect.
• Ancestor Yanshi offered to ambush Qin Hao in the Southern Reach, but Demon Ancestor Yin warned that King Zhenyan and the other King-Sealing-Rank experts would kill him if he entered the True Martial Continent openly.
• Demon Ancestor Yin explained that Ancestor Yanshi could enter the True Martial Continent using his human body and ordered him to stay ready to act.
• After Demon Ancestor Yin left, Ancestor Yanshi suspected a powerful figure on the True Martial Continent was secretly working with him.

King Zhenyan announced the Azure Flame Grand Tournament rankings, with Qin Hao in first place and Qi Long in second, and told the Top Hundred to gather in a month without breaking through to the Venerable Martial Realm. The contestants learned that the Azure Flame Sect’s Spirit Pool would help them build True Essence before their breakthroughs, which could carry them as high as the Ninth Layer.

• King Zhenyan announced Qin Hao, Qi Long, and Ji Ziqi as the tournament’s top three and listed the rest of the Top Hundred.
• King Zhenyan said the contestants would receive their rewards at the Azure Flame Sect, then ordered them to gather again in a month and forbade them from breaking through before then.
• Qin Hao looked forward to his first-place rewards, including a Chaos Cultivation Technique and three months in the Heavenly Ruins.
• A contestant explained that the Azure Flame Spirit Pool helped tournament disciples accumulate True Essence before breaking through to the Venerable Martial Realm.
• The contestants were stunned to hear that Spirit Pool cultivation could let the strongest reach the Ninth Layer in a single breakthrough.

Qin Hao learned that the Azure Flame Spirit Pool could rapidly raise cultivation according to a disciple’s Origin Laws, and considered how Qi Long’s stronger laws could give him an advantage. King Zhenyan dismissed the other ninety tournament participants and congratulated the Top Ten, who were to remain behind.

• Qin Hao realized that the Azure Flame Spirit Pool raised Cultivation Realm based on a Warrior’s Martial Dao Realm and saved time spent accumulating Spiritual Qi.
• A young man explained that Preparatory Disciples could use the pool only once after the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, while Official Disciples could return by spending Azure Flame Points.
• Qin Hao estimated that his Fifth Tier Destruction Laws could let him reach the Fifth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm, while Qi Long’s Seventh Tier Time Laws could let him reach the Seventh Layer.
• Mu Ziqing told Qin Hao she looked forward to cultivating at the Azure Flame Sect, and Qin Hao was glad they would go together before he fulfilled a promise to her.
• King Zhenyan ordered the ninety contestants outside the Top Ten to leave and return in one month, then praised the ten remaining disciples for their performance.

King Zhenyan warned the ten Azure Flame Grand Tournament geniuses that the Alien Races might kill them before they could reach Creation, and offered them safety in the Holy City or a dangerous return to their families. He then revealed that Ancestor Yanshi had vanished after Blood Demon Origin Demonic Qi was found at the Shi Family, leaving Qin Hao in particular at grave risk.

• King Zhenyan praised Qi Long and Qin Hao for their battle, then warned that the Alien Races could target the ten Official Disciples because of their potential.
• King Zhenyan offered the ten a choice between staying in the Holy City under his protection for a month and returning home at mortal risk.
• King Zhenyan told Qin Hao that Ancestor Yanshi had been due for severe punishment for interfering with the tournament and oppressing a younger Human Race member.
• King Zhenyan revealed that Marquis Yanshan and Marquis Chiling found Blood Demon Origin Demonic Qi at the Shi Family, while Ancestor Yanshi had vanished and remained at large.
• King Zhenyan suspected Ancestor Yanshi had joined the Blood Demon Race and warned Qin Hao that his personal grievance made him especially vulnerable; Qin Hao realized the Shi Family was doomed.

Qin Hao and the other Azure Flame Grand Tournament finalists decided to return to their home worlds despite the danger posed by the Blood Demon Race and other enemies. King Zhenyan warned them that only their own strength could protect them, and the chapter ended with Qi Long and King Lingyi exchanging a few words.

• Qin Hao realized that Ancestor Yanshi and Demon Ancestor Yin were both threats to him, making his situation especially dangerous.
• Qin Hao told King Zhenyan he would return to the Southern Reach to see his family and friends before beginning cultivation at the Azure Flame Sect.
• Qi Long chose to return to the Torch Dragon World, Ji Ziqi chose the Ten Directions World, Shi Tingyan said he had nowhere to go, and Dongfang Lin, Sun Wei, and the others also planned to return home.
• King Zhenyan warned Qin Hao and the other nine that their enemies would pursue them across the Star Sea, and urged them to rely on their own strength.
• Qi Long thanked King Lingyi, who acknowledged his performance and said he could only give his best.

After the Azure Flame Grand Tournament, Marquis Zhanyun warned Dongfang Lin against arrogance, while King Yongtai revealed Jing Hong was his disciple and rewarded Qin Hao for taking first place. Qin Hao received a protective token and a powerful flying treasure as the group prepared for what came next.

• Marquis Zhanyun rebuked Dongfang Lin for underestimating his opponents and urged him to keep a low profile while pursuing cultivation.
• Jing Hong knelt before King Yongtai and admitted he had let his teacher down, revealing that King Yongtai was his master.
• King Yongtai praised Qin Hao and gave him a partial Yongtai Token that could protect him from one strike by a King-Sealing-Rank Creation on the True Martial Continent.
• King Yongtai gave Qin Hao the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat, a High-Grade True Treasure whose speed could match an ordinary Creation Great Expert.
• Jing Hong reacted with shock and disappointment because he had hoped to receive the flying boat if he won the tournament.

King Yongtai gave Qin Hao the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat after explaining that Qin Hao’s victory over Xiang Wuqing had won him a Hundred-Refined Worldstone in a wager. Qin Hao bonded with the boat and learned of its remarkable speed, then wondered whether he should tell King Zhenyan about the Azure Li Lord’s situation.

• True Person Ling Yuan told Qin Hao that King Yongtai had wagered the Thunderclap Bow against Marquis Zhanyun’s Hundred-Refined Worldstone on the outcome of Qin Hao’s fight with Xiang Wuqing.
• King Yongtai gave Qin Hao the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat, and Qin Hao accepted it with gratitude.
• King Yongtai helped Qin Hao overcome the boat’s Artifact Spirit’s resistance, allowing Qin Hao to imprint his Spiritual Sense on it and test its exceptional speed.
• King Yongtai told Qin Hao the boat had served him for many years and would be useful in the Star Sea, and Qin Hao promised to take good care of it.
• Qin Hao recalled the Azure Li Lord’s request to inform Lord Zhenheng and Lord Minhai of her situation, then hesitated over whether to tell King Zhenyan.

Qin Hao decided to keep Azure Li Lord’s situation from King Zhenyan for now and prepared to leave the Holy City aboard the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat. After saying farewell to the tournament competitors, he invited Shi Tingyan to visit the Southern Reach and set off with Mu Ziqing, several seniors, and Yang Yi.

• Qin Hao chose not to tell King Zhenyan about Azure Li Lord and received the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat before leaving the hall.
• Qi Long and the others made plans to return home, while Qin Hao invited Shi Tingyan to visit the Southern Reach and Shi Tingyan agreed.
• Qin Hao enlarged the Wave-Cleaving Flying Boat and waited for Elder Shuixian, True Person Ling Yuan, and Venerable Tianming.
• Elder Tianyi joined the group, and Qin Hao picked up Yang Yi before flying south from the Holy City at great speed.