Chapter Summaries

An arrogant Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciple defeated Ding Jian with a single warblade strike, leaving the Azure Flame Sect’s disciples unwilling to challenge him. Qin Hao considered fighting for the Phoenix Feather Armor, which he thought might also suit Mu Ziqing.

• The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples mocked the Azure Flame Sect as Ding Jian and the arrogant young man began their fight.
• The young man’s warblade struck Ding Jian’s spear three times through rebounding force, overwhelming Ding Jian and sending him back injured.
• The young man challenged the remaining Azure Flame Sect disciples, but none stepped forward after seeing Ding Jian lose.
• Qi Long told Qin Hao that he might be able to defeat the young man and asked whether he would fight.
• Qin Hao considered the Phoenix Feather Armor’s value and thought it could benefit him or Mu Ziqing.

Du Lei stepped forward to challenge Kong Changfeng and quickly defeated him, giving the Azure Flame Sect its first victory in the exchange. The Phoenix Feather Armor remained the prize for winning three consecutive matches, while Qin Hao held back for now.

• Qin Hao told Qi Long and Ji Ziqi that the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace had many powerful disciples and that winning three matches in a row would be difficult.
• Du Lei answered Kong Changfeng’s challenge and appeared before him, drawing cheers from the Azure Flame Sect disciples.
• Du Lei insulted Kong Changfeng, demanded his name, and learned that his opponent was called Kong Changfeng.
• Du Lei struck Kong Changfeng twice with his Heavy Saber, overpowering his Origin Laws and making him spit blood.
• Du Lei kicked Kong Changfeng in the chest, broke his bones, and sent him flying, defeating him in an instant.

Du Lei defeated Kong Changfeng and then challenged the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace, defeating Leng Wenhai despite his mastery of thirty-one Ninth-Order Origin Laws. The Heavenly Palace disciples fell silent as Sovereign Xuan Sha praised Du Lei’s strength.

• Du Lei defeated Kong Changfeng, prompting the Azure Flame Sect’s Inner Disciples to celebrate.
• Du Lei challenged the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace, and Leng Wenhai stepped forward to fight him.
• Leng Wenhai attacked with his Seven-Leaf Fan, but Du Lei countered with successive moves of Ten Thousand Mountains and Seas.
• Du Lei sealed off Leng Wenhai’s escape routes and fractured his left shoulder with a Heavy Saber strike.
• Du Lei challenged the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace again as its disciples fell silent, and Sovereign Xuan Sha praised his victory.

Du Lei defeated Leng Wenhai, earning two consecutive victories and moving closer to the Phoenix Feather Armor, while the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples debated who could challenge him. Xuan Sha Sovereign summoned Fu Ze, a highly respected prodigy from the war-torn Sky Chief Small World, to fight Du Lei.

• Du Lei beat Leng Wenhai, and the Azure Flame Sect disciples celebrated his second straight win.
• Qin Hao noted that Du Lei’s victories came after three months of cultivation in the Heavenly Ruins, while the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples had not trained there.
• The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples complained about Du Lei’s win and discussed whether Fu Ze could defeat him.
• Xuan Sha Sovereign called Fu Ze to exchange moves with Du Lei, prompting the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples to part and make way for him.
• Fu Ze rose from cultivating and approached Xuan Sha Sovereign, while Storm Sovereign learned that Fu Ze had mastered forty-two Ninth-Order Origin Laws and came from the resource-poor Sky Chief Small World.

Fu Ze faced Du Lei in a fight for the Phoenix Feather Armor and easily evaded his powerful saber techniques. Qin Hao identified Fu Ze’s technique as Absolute Time, leaving the watching disciples stunned and Ji Ziqi pondering what she had learned.

• The Xuan Sha Sovereign sent Fu Ze of Sky Kui World to fight Du Lei for the Phoenix Feather Armor, and the spectators reacted to Fu Ze’s reputation and strength.
• Fu Ze appeared before Du Lei with astonishing speed and dismissed him, provoking Du Lei into attacking.
• Du Lei unleashed his Ten Thousand Mountains and Seas saber strikes, but Fu Ze dodged every attack with ease.
• Qin Hao explained that Fu Ze was warping time around himself and identified the technique as Absolute Time.
• Ji Ziqi and the other disciples wondered what Absolute Time meant, while Ji Ziqi considered the insight.

Qin Hao explained Relative Time and Absolute Time to the Azure Flame Sect disciples as Fu Ze used both to overwhelm Du Lei. Fu Ze defeated Du Lei and looked down on the sect’s disciples, leaving their challenge in a humiliating position.

• Ji Ziqi asked Qin Hao about Relative Time, and he explained that it created opposing flows of time with vastly different speeds.
• Qin Hao explained that Absolute Time could halt, accelerate, or slow time, and might even reverse spacetime at its pinnacle.
• The disciples watched Fu Ze use Relative Time and Absolute Time to evade every one of Du Lei’s attacks.
• Fu Ze appeared behind Du Lei and struck him, weakening his aura and making the outcome clear.
• Fu Ze stood above the defeated Du Lei and called the Azure Flame Sect’s geniuses disappointing.

Fu Ze defeated Du Lei and drew the Azure Flame Sect disciples’ anger, while Qin Hao considered two ways to overcome Fu Ze’s Time Laws. Fu Ze then chose Ji Yuanjie as his next opponent.

• Fu Ze defeated Du Lei with ease after using Absolute Time, winning the Phoenix Feather Armor and angering the Azure Flame Sect disciples.
• Ji Ziqi asked Qin Hao if he could defeat Fu Ze, and Qin Hao said he would not know until they fought.
• Qin Hao considered using Soul Suppression or his Self-World Sword Moves to break through Fu Ze’s Time Laws, and he grew eager to fight for the Phoenix Feather Armor.
• Fu Ze surveyed the Azure Flame Sect’s newly admitted Inner Disciples and ignored most of them.
• Fu Ze singled out Ji Yuanjie, noting that he had mastered forty-five Ninth-Order Origin Laws.

Fu Ze challenged Ji Yuanjie and dismissed him despite his mastery of fewer Ninth-Order Origin Laws. Ji Yuanjie stepped forward and revealed that he had begun to master the Creation Great Dao, but the chapter left the outcome of their fight undecided.

• Fu Ze called Ji Yuanjie barely worthy of being his opponent, prompting the Azure Flame Sect disciples to hope Ji Yuanjie would defend their honor.
• Ji Yuanjie accepted the challenge and walked toward Fu Ze as both sects watched.
• With each step, Ji Yuanjie released a different Ninth-Order Origin Law before forming an aura that suppressed the laws around him.
• Qin Hao recognized Ji Yuanjie's power as the Creation Great Dao, and Xuan Sha Sovereign and Storm Sovereign discussed his early mastery of it.
• Fu Ze reacted with surprise, while Xuan Sha Sovereign argued that Ji Yuanjie's limited grasp of the Great Dao would not overcome Fu Ze's superior command of the Time Laws.

Ji Yuanjie challenged Fu Ze with Mountain-River Resonance, a sword strike fueled by the Creation Great Dao and the surrounding Heaven and Earth. His attack pierced space and reached Fu Ze, who vanished just before it struck, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• The Azure Flame Sect Disciples celebrated after Ji Yuanjie revealed his Great Dao resonance, while Qin Hao cautioned himself that comprehending a Great Dao did not guarantee victory.
• Du Lei, still frustrated by his defeat to Fu Ze, hoped Ji Yuanjie would defeat Fu Ze and erase the shame of his loss.
• Ji Yuanjie faced Fu Ze and announced that he had developed Mountain-River Resonance from the Creation Great Dao; Fu Ze invited him to attack.
• Ji Yuanjie drew momentum from Heaven and Earth, nearby Meteorites, and the eleven Void Judgment Battleships, impressing the watching disciples and Sovereigns.
• Ji Yuanjie thrust his sword at Fu Ze, piercing space with the strike, but Fu Ze stepped away and vanished before it reached him.

Fu Ze used Absolute Time and Destruction Space Devouring to defeat Ji Yuanjie, whose Creation Great Dao could only open a small breach in the Time Barrier. After the duel, Qi Long realized that Destruction Space Devouring could counterattack as well as shatter space.

• Ji Yuanjie’s sword opened a small gap in Fu Ze’s Absolute Time Barrier, surprising Fu Ze.
• Fu Ze used Destruction Space Devouring, creating a Black Hole that pulled Ji Yuanjie in and then struck him with a powerful counterattack.
• Ji Yuanjie was badly injured and withdrew, recognizing that Fu Ze would have killed him in a life-or-death battle.
• Qi Long realized that Destruction Space Devouring could attack an enemy, unlike Destruction Space Collapse.

After Fu Ze defeated Ji Yuanjie, the Azure Flame Sect Disciples hesitated to challenge him for the Phoenix Feather Armor. Qin Hao suddenly appeared before Fu Ze, stepping forward to face him.

• The Azure Flame Sect Disciples lost heart after Fu Ze defeated Ji Yuanjie, and no one volunteered to challenge him.
• Xuan Sha Sovereign praised Fu Ze and urged the Azure Flame Sect Disciples to send another challenger for the Phoenix Feather Armor.
• A burly Azure Flame Sect Disciple prepared to step forward, but a blur flashed past the crowd.
• Qi Long and the other disciples realized Qin Hao had vanished from beside them.
• Qin Hao appeared in front of Fu Ze, ready to challenge him.

Qin Hao stepped forward to challenge Fu Ze, who dismissed him as too weak to win. Qin Hao’s Sword Heaven and Earth shattered Fu Ze’s Time Barrier, leaving Fu Ze astonished.

• The disciples and elders discussed Qin Hao’s achievements in the Heavenly Ruins but doubted he could defeat Fu Ze.
• Qin Hao introduced himself to Fu Ze and drew a High-Grade Spirit Artifact sword.
• Fu Ze praised Qin Hao’s courage while insisting that Qin Hao was no match for him.
• Qin Hao unleashed Sword Heaven and Earth, striking Fu Ze’s Time Barrier.
• Fu Ze’s Time Barrier shattered, and Qin Hao remarked that it was not impressive.

Qin Hao shattered Fu Ze’s Time Barrier with a single sword strike, revealing how much stronger he had become after three months of cultivation in the Heavenly Ruins. Fu Ze was left stunned, realizing Qin Hao’s power exceeded what he had thought possible.

• Song Jingchen, Ji Yuanjie, Du Lei, and the Azure Flame Sect disciples doubted Qin Hao could defeat Fu Ze, whose Time and Space Laws made him formidable.
• Qin Hao struck Fu Ze’s Time Barrier, and the barrier shattered completely, shocking the Azure Flame Sect and Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples.
• The Storm Sovereign recognized Qin Hao’s attack as an application of the Power of the Two Realms and wondered why it was so powerful.
• Qin Hao realized his Self-World had grown enormously stronger after he integrated his mastered Origin Laws into it during three months of cultivation.
• Fu Ze examined the shattered barrier and realized Qin Hao had broken through a defense containing Relative Time and a measure of Absolute Time.

Qin Hao fought Fu Ze in a prolonged clash of sword strikes against Time Laws and Space Laws. After Fu Ze’s defenses and attacks weakened while Qin Hao’s power remained steady, Fu Ze conceded defeat.

• Fu Ze restored his Time Barrier, formed a Destruction Space black hole, and challenged Qin Hao to keep attacking.
• Qin Hao used Sword Heaven and Earth to strike the barrier and counter the black hole’s pull.
• Qin Hao and Fu Ze exchanged more than a thousand attacks without either gaining the upper hand.
• The watching disciples noticed Fu Ze’s Time Laws and Space Laws weakening while Qin Hao’s sword strikes remained unchanged.
• Fu Ze retreated from Qin Hao and admitted that he had lost.

Qin Hao defeated Fu Ze after Fu Ze conceded, stunning both sects and revealing that Qin Hao’s Origin Laws had not weakened during the fight. Xuan Sha Sovereign then called on third-ranked Xing Shijie to test Qin Hao in the arena.

• Fu Ze conceded to Qin Hao, and the Azure Flame Sect disciples celebrated while the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples reacted with disbelief.
• Fairy Yin suggested that Qin Hao might be exhausted, but Xing Shijie said his Qi-Appraising Art showed Qin Hao’s Origin Laws had not diminished.
• The Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace disciples reconsidered how many of them could defeat Qin Hao, while their first-ranked disciple continued cultivating without noticing the battle.
• The Storm Sovereign explained Qin Hao’s progress and praised his potential to Xuan Sha Sovereign and the other Sovereigns.
• Xuan Sha Sovereign called Xing Shijie into the arena to exchange moves with Qin Hao.

After Qin Hao defeated Fu Ze, Xuan Sha Sovereign chose Xing Shijie, the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace’s third-ranked genius, to challenge him. Xing Shijie recognized that Qin Hao had held back and unleashed his strongest Thunder Laws technique, Myriad Tribulations Thunderclap, as their battle began.

• Xuan Sha Sovereign called Xing Shijie out to face Qin Hao, and Xing Shijie calmly accepted.
• Fu Ze warned Xing Shijie that Qin Hao was unusual, but Xing Shijie mocked Fu Ze for being weak and continued toward the fight.
• Xing Shijie told Qin Hao that he had barely used his Origin Laws against Fu Ze and demanded that he fight at full strength.
• Qin Hao acknowledged that he had more techniques to reveal, while Xuan Sha Sovereign grew more interested in him.
• Xing Shijie declared Myriad Tribulations Thunderclap his strongest move and sent countless lightning bolts toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao used Battle the World to break through Xing Shijie's Myriad Tribulations Thunderclap and nearly defeat him. Though shaken and wounded by the backlash, Xing Shijie refused to concede and asked Qin Hao to use the sword strike again.

• Xing Shijie's Myriad Tribulations Thunderclap pierced Qin Hao's Sword Heaven and Earth, though its power weakened before reaching him.
• Qin Hao unleashed Battle the World, and its Sword Qi sliced through the lightning and inflicted backlash on Xing Shijie.
• Xing Shijie narrowly dodged the weakened strike but refused to concede and asked Qin Hao to show it again.
• Qin Hao agreed and warned Xing Shijie to be careful before naming the strike Battle the World.

Qin Hao defeated Xing Shijie in the Two-Sect Exchange and drew the attention of the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace’s top geniuses. Zhao Wei, ranked first among its Disciples, stepped forward to challenge him.

• Qin Hao stopped his sword strike just before it hit Xing Shijie, who thanked him and flew back badly injured by his own lightning backlash.
• The Azure Flame Sect Disciples celebrated Qin Hao’s victory, while Qi Long and Ji Ziqi wondered when he had learned his powerful sword move.
• Xuan Sha Sovereign asked Storm Sovereign about Qin Hao’s background, and Storm Sovereign explained that Qin Hao came from the impoverished Southern Reach of the True Martial Continent.
• After Qin Hao’s victories over Fu Ze and Xing Shijie silenced the Myriad Seas Heavenly Palace Disciples, Zhao Wei appeared and challenged him.

Zhao Wei challenged Qin Hao after revealing he had mastered the final move of the First Volume of the Flowing Light Sword Scripture. Their duel began with Zhao Wei’s sword moves clashing against Qin Hao’s Battle the World, and Zhao Wei continued the fight with Wrath of the Firmament.

• Zhao Wei praised Qin Hao for defeating Xing Shijie and said he had gained an insight at the Heavenly Ruins, mastering the final move of the Flowing Light Sword Scripture’s First Volume.
• Zhao Wei named his four sword moves and asked to test them against Qin Hao’s Battle the World.
• Qin Hao and Zhao Wei began their match, with Zhao Wei’s Phantom Doppelgangers striking and cracking Qin Hao’s Sword Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Hao unleashed Battle the World, and Zhao Wei answered with Starfall Shatters the Void, whose Sword Qi shattered on impact.
• Zhao Wei immediately switched to Wrath of the Firmament.

Qin Hao and Zhao Wei clashed with their strongest sword techniques, and Qin Hao added a trace of Voidless Qi to strengthen Battle the World. Zhao Wei stabilized Flowing Light Returns to Origin during the fight, then stopped and thanked Qin Hao, leaving Qin Hao surprised that he might concede despite the Phoenix Feather Armor being at stake.

• Zhao Wei unleashed Flowing Light Returns to Origin, gathering tens of thousands of Sword Qi streaks into his Long Sword.
• Qin Hao infused Battle the World with a trace of Voidless Qi, and the two exchanged hundreds of powerful attacks.
• Zhao Wei studied Qin Hao's sword move during the fight and stabilized the violent power in his Long Sword.
• Zhao Wei stopped fighting, thanked Qin Hao for helping him make a breakthrough, and said there was no point in continuing.
• Qin Hao reminded Zhao Wei that three consecutive wins would earn him the Phoenix Feather Armor.