Recaps

Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu fought through the Advanced Area as Zhou Fan focused on keeping Lin Qianqian from overtaking him on the leaderboard. They reached the Beast King’s territory and found Lin Qianqian there just as the Beast King appeared.

• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu battled mutant beasts in the Advanced Area, with Zhou Fan defeating most of them while Zhao Qiu fought in his Four Locks state.
• Zhou Fan checked the leaderboard and saw Lin Qianqian closing in on his first-place lead; Zhao Qiu urged him to stay ahead of her to maintain his authority as [Dawn]’s leader.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu pushed deeper into the area and reached an open clearing with a circular altar, where the Beast King was expected to appear.
• Lin Qianqian arrived after blasting several mutant beasts and noticed Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu.
• A mass of black mist appeared and formed into the Beast King.

Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian fought a Fifth Tier, 3-Star Three-Headed Demon Wolf during their assessment. The beast sealed Lin Qianqian’s superpower and nearly killed her, but Zhou Fan rescued her at the last moment.

• The Three-Headed Demon Wolf appeared, and Lin Qianqian insisted on fighting it for assessment points while Zhao Qiu stayed out of the battle.
• Lin Qianqian attacked with explosive paper techniques, but the beast endured the blasts and charged at her.
• Zhou Fan restrained the beast with Wood Release as Lin Qianqian prepared a massive paper bomb attack, but the wolf split into three bodies and escaped.
• The Three-Headed Demon Wolf created a black barrier that neutralized Lin Qianqian’s explosive tags and sealed her superpower.
• The beast struck Lin Qianqian and tried to attack again, but Zhou Fan carried her away with the Body Flicker Technique.

Zhou Fan rescued Lin Qianqian from the Three-Headed Demon Wolf, then fought it despite its barrier sealing their superpowers. After carrying Lin Qianqian out of the barrier, he killed the Beast King with Complete Body Susanoo, and the examination observers saw the devastation and his score rise.

• Zhou Fan used a Flying Thunder God mark to rescue the badly injured Lin Qianqian, but entered the Three-Headed Demon Wolf's sealing barrier and lost access to his spiritual energy.
• Zhou Fan carried Lin Qianqian as he dodged the Demon Wolf's attacks, refusing to abandon her when she urged him to flee alone.
• Zhou Fan activated the Seventh Gate, Peerless, and Sage Mode, then kicked the Demon Wolf's three divided bodies away.
• Zhou Fan carried Lin Qianqian beyond the barrier, regained his sealed power, and cut the fused Demon Wolf in half with Complete Body Susanoo.
• The scouting crow's screen showed a vast chasm and a split mountain, while Zhou Fan's leaderboard score rose by 5,000 points after he killed the Beast King.

Zhou Fan defeated the fifth-tier Beast King and dominated the first round of the assessment, finishing far ahead of the other examinees. After the scores were announced, Xi Yan shielded him from recruiters, and the examinees were told to rest before the second round.

• Zhou Fan defeated the Beast King, while Lin Qianqian treated her shoulder wound with Healing Talismans and thanked him for protecting her.
• Other examinees entered the Advanced Area, saw the ruined battlefield and Beast King's corpse, and recognized Zhou Fan's strength.
• The first-round results placed Zhou Fan first with over ten thousand points and Lin Qianqian second with five thousand, leaving the other prodigies far behind.
• Lin Ya announced that the first round had ended and that the second round would take place after two rest days.
• Recruiters crowded around Zhou Fan, but Xi Yan drove them off and told Zhou Fan to come to him if anyone harassed him.

Zhou Fan spent emotion points to obtain the other Kamui ability and upgrade his Sage Mode, leaving him eager to eventually redeem the Rinnegan. Meanwhile, Lin Qianqian thought about Zhou Fan but resolved to beat him in their next comparison to avoid another embarrassing punishment.

• Zhou Fan returned to his room, checked his nearly 80,000 emotion points, and redeemed the left-eye Kamui ability.
• Zhou Fan tested his dual Kamui and recognized its spatial offensive power as a major addition to his abilities.
• Zhou Fan bought advanced Sage Mode from the limited-time shop, gaining instant activation and a 30-minute duration.
• Zhou Fan considered his new combination of powers and wondered when he would be able to redeem the Rinnegan.
• Lin Qianqian recalled Zhou Fan protecting her, then resolved to defeat him in their next comparison so she would not lose another first-kiss-like punishment.

Zhou Fan woke to news of his overwhelming first-round victory and went to meet Xia Qingran for a meal at the Imperial Capital Restaurant. There he ran into Dongfang Yue and Dongfang Xuan, and Dongfang Yue prepared to challenge him before Xia Qingran intervened.

• Zhou Fan's first-round score of over twelve thousand sparked widespread discussion, far ahead of the other contestants.
• Xia Qingran called Zhou Fan, congratulated him, and invited him to lunch and dinner at the Imperial Capital Restaurant.
• Zhou Fan arrived at the restaurant and unexpectedly encountered Dongfang Yue and Dongfang Xuan.
• Dongfang Yue claimed his awakened pure yang flame would let him defeat Zhou Fan and stepped forward to attack him.
• Xia Qingran arrived and warned Dongfang Yue against fighting in the restaurant.

Xia Qingran stood up to Dongfang Yue and took Zhou Fan to dinner, where they caught up and discussed the National Competition and the Void Rift. Afterward, she agreed to show Zhou Fan around the Imperial Capital, and they spent the afternoon exploring together.

• Xia Qingran intervened when Dongfang Yue confronted Zhou Fan, then took Zhou Fan away with her.
• Xia Qingran treated Zhou Fan to dinner, and he complimented her new dress while asking about her family and Ice Spirit Body.
• Zhou Fan learned that the National Competition would select people to enter the Void Rift, while Xia Qingran already had a guaranteed entry spot.
• Xia Qingran agreed to wait for Zhou Fan so they could enter the Void Rift together.
• Xia Qingran became Zhou Fan's tour guide, and they spent the afternoon exploring the Imperial Capital.

After spending the day shopping with Xia Qingran, Zhou Fan was confronted by Ye Chen, a renowned Ye Family genius who demanded a fight. Ye Chen attacked when Zhou Fan refused, and Zhou Fan began to take him seriously as they prepared to move somewhere with more room.

• Zhou Fan and Xia Qingran spent the afternoon exploring the Imperial Capital, then shared dinner and watched a movie.
• As Zhou Fan walked Xia Qingran home, Ye Chen appeared and said he had come to fight Zhou Fan.
• Xia Qingran identified Ye Chen as the strongest of the Ye Family's younger generation and warned Zhou Fan about his reputation.
• Ye Chen explained that he had followed Zhou Fan's Forbidden Zone livestreams and wanted to battle him, but Zhou Fan refused because he was tired.
• Ye Chen attacked Zhou Fan, who dodged his fast, ferocious strikes and recognized him as a formidable opponent.
• Zhou Fan told Ye Chen to move somewhere with more room.

Zhou Fan and Ye Chen fought in the Heavenly Pivot Tower Training Arena, testing each other’s swordsmanship and superpowers. As Ye Chen broke through Zhou Fan’s flames, Zhou Fan activated Sage Mode and Unrivaled Under Heaven to counter him.

• Zhou Fan agreed to fight Ye Chen at the Training Arena despite Xia Qingran urging him to leave.
• Ye Chen and Zhou Fan revealed the general nature of their abilities before beginning the duel.
• Zhou Fan and Ye Chen exchanged sword strikes in a warm-up, with Zhou Fan using his Sharingan to counter Ye Chen’s superior swordsmanship.
• Ye Chen used Metal Control to seize Zhou Fan’s sword, but Zhou Fan escaped with the Substitution Technique and attacked with fire techniques.
• Ye Chen cut through Zhou Fan’s fire attacks and drove his sword through the flames, and Zhou Fan blocked it with the Star Shatter Halberd before activating Sage Mode and Unrivaled Under Heaven.

Zhou Fan and Ye Chen fought an intense duel, countering each other with weapons, abilities, and tactics. After Ye Chen shattered Zhou Fan’s Susanoo with his ultimate sword technique, Zhou Fan appeared behind him with Kamui Chidori as Ye Chen launched another attack.

• Zhou Fan used Army Breaker to drive Ye Chen back, then the two resumed their duel with halberd and sword.
• Ye Chen tried to seize Zhou Fan’s Star Shatter Halberd and attacked with metal fragments, but Zhou Fan blocked them and countered with fire and a surprise strike.
• Ye Chen stopped Zhou Fan’s halberd with an Alchemy Shield and pierced his shoulder with an iron wire, but Zhou Fan evaded it using Kamui and attacked with a water dragon.
• Zhou Fan used Flying Thunder God to strike at Ye Chen, who defended himself through Mind Reading, then avoided Sharingan Genjutsu and launched five powerful sword-energy strikes.
• Ye Chen’s sword energy destroyed Zhou Fan’s Crow Tengu Susanoo, but Zhou Fan appeared behind him with Chidori and activated Kamui Chidori as Ye Chen fired iron arrows.

Zhou Fan defeated Ye Chen after a prolonged clash of spatially empowered attacks, and Ye Chen left determined to challenge him again once he grew stronger. Xia Qingran checked Zhou Fan’s injuries and realized he enjoyed fighting as much as Ye Chen did.

• Zhou Fan broke through Ye Chen’s metal shield with Kamui Chidori and traded barrages of attacks with him in the Training Arena.
• Zhou Fan empowered his Yasaka Magatama with Kamui, and the ensuing explosions left both fighters wounded and Ye Chen’s metal shattered.
• Ye Chen admitted defeat, praised Zhou Fan’s strength, and said they would meet again in the Void Rift.
• Xia Qingran checked Zhou Fan’s injuries as they healed, and Zhou Fan joked that he could now defeat her in a fight.
• Xia Qingran warned that Ye Chen would keep seeking rematches, then realized Zhou Fan was a battle maniac too.

After escorting Xia Qingran home, Zhou Fan learned that she needed Xiaoyang Fruit to suppress her Ice Spirit Body before it became uncontrollable. The next morning, he began the National Competition’s second round with two randomly assigned teammates, entering a Secret Realm where they had to gather both Heaven and Earth Scrolls and reach extraction together.

• Zhou Fan escorted Xia Qingran home, where Qin Lin warned her that the approaching Void Rift might be her last chance to obtain Xiaoyang Fruit and control her Ice Spirit Body.
• Xia Qingran promised Qin Lin that she would get Xiaoyang Fruit for both of them.
• Head referee Lin Ya announced that the contestants would form random teams of three, collect a Heaven Scroll and an Earth Scroll, and reach the extraction point together within three days.
• Zhou Fan met his teammates, Mo Li from Changhai University and Zhao Hao from Fengyang University, and encouraged them to work together.
• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao entered the teleportation array to begin the second round.

Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao began the second assessment, which tested teamwork through a battle to steal and protect scrolls. Zhou Fan held their Heaven Scroll as the team set out to find an Earth Scroll, while observers debated whether his strength could overcome his teammates’ inexperience.

• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao received a Heaven Scroll, and Mo Li and Zhao Hao agreed that Zhou Fan should protect it.
• Zhou Fan asked about his teammates’ abilities, learned that Mo Li specialized in water-based damage and Zhao Hao in earth-based defense, and took charge as team captain.
• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao set out to steal another team’s scroll.
• At the judges’ platform, Jiang Lei predicted that Zhou Fan would finish first, while the principals discussed the assessment.
• Spectators debated whether Zhou Fan’s individual strength would be enough in a round that required teamwork and could eliminate a team if both teammates were defeated.

Zhou Fan hunted for an Earth Scroll, trapping a squad with vines and using Genjutsu to learn they had only a Heaven Scroll before letting them go. As squads clashed across the Secret Realm, three mysterious figures secretly entered and began searching for a target on their lord’s orders.

• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao found a squad fighting a Mutant Beast, and Zhou Fan told his teammates to stay safe while he handled the encounter alone.
• After the opposing squad defeated the Mutant Beast, Zhou Fan restrained its members with vines and demanded their scroll.
• Zhou Fan used Genjutsu: Sharingan to learn that the squad had a Heaven Scroll, then left without taking it because he needed an Earth Scroll.
• Squads across the Secret Realm began asking what scroll their opponents had, avoiding fights over matching scrolls and battling over different ones, while some teams ambushed others after their fights.
• Three mysterious figures slipped into the Secret Realm and set out to find their target without exposing their identities.

Zhou Fan’s team found an Earth Scroll after he swiftly defeated a black eagle and immobilized the team fighting it. They reached a wooden shelter for the night, where Zhou Fan’s Sharingan drove off another team, leaving them to continue toward the Evacuation Point the next day.

• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao found a team fighting a black eagle that carried an Earth Scroll.
• Zhou Fan used his Sharingan genjutsu to immobilize the fighters and Amaterasu to kill the black eagle, then took the Earth Scroll.
• Zhou Fan told Mo Li and Zhao Hao that they would not reach the Evacuation Point before dark and built a wooden house for the night.
• A team rushed from the forest to ambush them, recognized Zhou Fan by his Sharingan, and fled.

Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao traveled toward the Evacuation Point, but an ambush in a foggy forest forced them into a fight. Zhou Fan dodged the sonic attacks and located the hidden attacker, while Mo Li and Zhao Hao stayed behind to protect themselves.

• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao set out for the Evacuation Point after safely spending the night in the Wooden House.
• Teams along the way avoided attacking Zhou Fan, and Mo Li and Zhao Hao followed him without having to fight.
• A hidden attacker launched a sonic wave at the trio as they entered a foggy forest, and Zhao Hao blocked it with Earth Wall Technique while Mo Li counterattacked with Water Arrow Rain.
• Zhou Fan used Wind Release: Gale Palm to blow away some fog, then dodged repeated sonic attacks as the attacker moved around to conceal his position.
• Zhou Fan used the Body Flicker Technique to vanish from the attacker’s Sonic Wave Reconnaissance and appeared behind the young man with modified hands.

Zhou Fan fought off three attackers who had infiltrated the National Competition examination grounds and learned they had come for him, not the scrolls. Their leader, She Wan, then appeared and declared that he intended to have Zhou Fan.

• Zhou Fan defeated the blind sonic attacker and tried to question him, using Chidori Stream to force him to agree to talk.
• A white-haired bone attacker and a fat man joined the fight, and the three attackers struck Zhou Fan with a coordinated assault.
• Zhou Fan emerged unharmed and restrained the three attackers with Wood Release: Tree Binding Technique.
• A giant python attacked Zhou Fan, and She Wan crawled out of its belly.
• Zhou Fan recognized She Wan, a wanted criminal of the Esper Bureau, who said he intended to have him.

She Wan confronted Zhou Fan again, using thick mist and venomous snakes to counter his Sharingan while they fought to a standstill. She Wan revealed that Zhou Fan was feeling dizzy and weak, suggesting he had been poisoned, and the chapter ended before the trap's outcome was clear.

• She Wan sent his three companions away and challenged Zhou Fan alone, intent on capturing his body.
• She Wan used the Hidden Mist Technique to obstruct Zhou Fan's vision, then attacked with venomous snakes.
• Zhou Fan burned the snakes and exchanged attacks with She Wan, who used the Ten Thousand Snakes Formation.
• Zhou Fan relied on conventional Ninjutsu as the mist hampered his Sharingan, and neither fighter gained the advantage.
• She Wan told Zhou Fan that he was dizzy and unable to muster his strength, prompting Zhou Fan to suspect poison.

Zhou Fan fought She Wan while poisoned and blinded, using Sage Mode and Wood Release to withstand his attacks before revealing his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. She Wan summoned the Eight-Headed Serpent for a final clash, but Zhou Fan vanished and appeared behind him, beginning an ocular attack.

• She Wan poisoned Zhou Fan and used blinding light before transforming into a snake and attacking him.
• Zhou Fan relied on Sage Mode to sense She Wan, trapped him with Wood Release, and burned his swarm of white snakes with a flame barrier.
• She Wan summoned a giant white snake that swallowed Zhou Fan, but Zhou Fan’s Susanoo cut it apart and he reopened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• She Wan summoned the Eight-Headed Serpent, and it battled Zhou Fan’s armored Susanoo, regenerating its severed heads.
• Zhou Fan used Amaterasu on the Eight-Headed Serpent, which shed its skin to escape the flames, but then Zhou Fan disappeared.
• She Wan searched for Zhou Fan and found him behind him, where Zhou Fan began casting him into the darkness of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Zhou Fan trapped She Wan in a Sharingan genjutsu and demanded his submission, but She Wan detonated himself and escaped. She Wan then targeted Lin Qianqian for a temporary body, and their fight ended with her unleashing a furious paper-bomb attack.

• Zhou Fan offered She Wan the choice to serve him or die, but She Wan self-detonated to escape and Zhou Fan recognized that he had survived.
• She Wan fled Zhou Fan's perception and decided to find a temporary body before trying to acquire Zhou Fan's.
• She Wan spotted Lin Qianqian's team defeating a fourth-tier mutant beast and chose her as his next target.
• She Wan attacked Lin Qianqian, but she repelled his snakes with paper techniques and retreated from his poisonous gas.
• She Wan maneuvered behind Lin Qianqian and taunted her by comparing her unfavorably to Zhou Fan, prompting her to unleash the Mutually Multiplying Paper Bomb Technique with ten thousand sheets.

Lin Qianqian fought off She Wan’s attempt to possess her and continued toward the Evacuation Point with her teammates. Meanwhile, Zhou Fan and his teammates overcame several challengers and reached the Evacuation Point.

• Lin Qianqian blasted She Wan’s summoned snakes with Explosive Tags and broke free of his Snake Devouring Space using her Paper Style purification.
• Lin Qianqian overwhelmed She Wan with paper attacks, forcing him to retreat and escape as a small white snake.
• Lin Qianqian checked that her teammates were safe and led them toward the Evacuation Point.
• Zhou Fan, Mo Li, and Zhao Hao encountered teams on the way, defeating those who attacked them and passing teams that recognized Zhou Fan.
• Zhou Fan and his teammates reached the Evacuation Point.

At the Evacuation Point, Zhou Fan submitted his scrolls and accepted Gu Ning’s challenge to fight. Zhou Fan defeated Gu Ning with the Seventh Gate’s Daytime Tiger, while the other candidates watched.

• Zhou Fan and his companions reached the Evacuation Point, where Zhou Fan submitted their scrolls and passed the assessment.
• Gu Ning approached Zhou Fan and insisted on fighting him, and Zhou Fan reluctantly agreed.
• Gu Ning attacked with flame-enhanced Taijutsu, but Zhou Fan defended with Susanoo Armor and struck him beneath the ribs.
• Gu Ning unleashed a barrage of flaming fists, and Zhou Fan countered with the Sixth Gate’s Morning Peacock.
• Gu Ning fired his Heaven-Burning Fist, but Zhou Fan opened the Seventh Gate and defeated him with the Daytime Tiger.

Zhou Fan defeated Gu Ning, who accepted the loss and vowed to surpass him, while Zhao Qiu nearly challenged Gu Yu before learning how strong she was. At the Evacuation Point, Zhou Fan noticed traces of She Wan’s spiritual energy on Lin Qianqian and asked whether she had encountered him.

• Zhou Fan defeated Gu Ning, and Gu Yu tried to challenge him before Gu Ning stopped her and promised to beat Zhou Fan someday.
• Zhao Qiu stepped in to defend Zhou Fan and challenged Gu Yu, but the fight never happened; Mo Li told Zhao Qiu that Gu Yu was a Fourth Tier, Two Stars S-Rank genius.
• Zhao Qiu handed in his two scrolls, then met Lin Qianqian at the Evacuation Point as she arrived with two teammates.
• Zhou Fan leaned close to Lin Qianqian, noticed She Wan’s spiritual energy on her, and asked whether she had run into him.

Zhou Fan’s team completed the second round early, while the remaining teams continued competing until the exam ended on the third day. Lin Ya announced that the one hundred surviving teams had qualified for the final round, a free-for-all hunting match in which candidates would earn points by eliminating others.

• Zhou Fan warned Lin Qianqian to beware of She Wan, but she said he posed no threat to her.
• Zhou Fan told his team to rest before the third round, which would begin after the remaining teams finished the second round.
• Lin Ya, Yan Feng, and Hai Wencang discussed whether candidates should rely on teamwork or individual strength.
• The second round ended with one hundred teams, or three hundred candidates, qualifying; the rest were eliminated.
• Lin Ya explained that the final round would place all three hundred candidates in a Secret Realm, where each elimination earned one point.

The final round of the National Competition was about to begin as all 300 contestants prepared for a massive free-for-all in a Secret Realm. The Four Great Families arrived at the packed venue, bringing their patriarchs and leading young prodigies to watch the contest.

• Lin Ya explained that defeating contestants from the top ten would earn bonus points, and that eliminating an ordinary contestant earned one point.
• Two days later, the final round drew a full venue and a large online audience eager to watch the competition.
• Zhou Fan's fans joined the livestreams and predicted that he would win the championship.
• Ye Liufeng and Ye Chen arrived with the Ye Family and greeted Lin Ya and the four principals.
• Dongfang Bai and Dongfang Yue arrived with the Eastern Family, followed by Bai Xiao and Bai Yu of the Bai Family.
• Xia Chuan and Xia Qingran arrived with the Xia Family, completing the Four Great Families' arrival.