Chapter Summaries

A brutal melee erupted across the Martial Platforms, where Ying Ming Hao and the leaders of four great sects fought off waves of Heaven's Chosen. The battle remained unresolved, with hundreds of opponents still surrounding Ying Ming Hao and the other top fighters.

• Ying Ming Hao eliminated more than a hundred contestants, while Wang Guodong and his fellow sect disciples were beaten and forced off the platform.
• Ying Ming Hao, Gu Xinghai, Qiu Yajing, and Cai Dagui remained among the last fighters on their platform and demonstrated their strength against large groups of opponents.
• Wang Zhu attacked Qiu Yajing with a sea of blood, Ding Lei clashed with Cai Dagui, and Chen Xingxing and Zhang Cheng pressured Gu Xinghai.
• Lin Xiulan used the Starwind Sword Arts to deflect Ying Ming Hao's attacks, while Meng Dacheng was badly injured and retreated after fewer than fifty exchanges.
• Xiao Yueleng, Zhao Ning, and Gu Xingchen held back against Ying Ming Hao, while hundreds of fighters continued attacking the leading combatants.

Ying Ming Hao continued fighting off the Heaven’s Chosen on the Tournament Platform, punishing the Murong and Fang Family leaders who had incited the crowd from safety. Despite mounting injuries, he remained calm when Lin Xiulan, Meng Dacheng, and several others coordinated an attack that left him surrounded.

• The Murong and Fang Family Heaven’s Chosen urged the others to attack Ying Ming Hao while staying out of the fight themselves, and the Zhu Family Heaven’s Chosen led a charge.
• Ying Ming Hao evaded the Zhu Family Heaven’s Chosen’s hammer, disarmed him, and wounded a North Sea Sect Heaven’s Chosen who tried to attack from behind.
• Ying Ming Hao knocked down the Murong Family’s Heaven’s Chosen and repeatedly stomped him before turning to batter the Fang Family’s Heaven’s Chosen.
• Ying Ming Hao continued fighting despite his injuries as Lin Xiulan struck at his armpit, Meng Dacheng attacked from the other side, and seven or eight more Heaven’s Chosen joined in.
• The spectators, Steward Jin, and Huang Rong worried for Ying Ming Hao, but he stayed composed as the coordinated assault closed around him.

Ying Ming Hao overwhelmed the Heavenly Prodigies on the Martial Platform, maiming Lin Xiulan, Meng Dacheng, and others before turning on Wang Zhu. After searching her clothes for a Storage Ring and accidentally exposing her, he tossed her aside as the crowd and Azure Blood Sect erupted in outrage.

• Ying Ming Hao severed Lin Xiulan’s right arm, then used her severed arm to help him sweep Meng Dacheng and the other attackers off their feet by cutting their legs.
• Ying Ming Hao mocked the injured fighters and charged at the remaining Heavenly Prodigies as the crowd watched in fear and Ye Qingxuan despaired.
• Ying Ming Hao seized Wang Zhu during her fight with Qiu Yajing, while Qiu Yajing guarded him from the other attackers.
• Ying Ming Hao searched Wang Zhu’s clothes and took her Storage Ring, accidentally pulling off her red lace bra and leaving the Martial Platform and spectators stunned.
• Ying Ming Hao put the bra back on Wang Zhu and tossed her aside as Azure Blood Sect elders and disciples raged at him.

Ying Ming Hao used a blood-colored meteorite taken from Wang Zhu to upgrade the Burial Life Blade during the competition. The blade reached Fourth-Grade and gained Bloodthirst as the spectators realized he had been after the treasure, though the Azure Blood Sect disciples still resented him.

• Wang Zhu wept as Azure Blood Sect disciples cursed Ying Ming Hao and took out their anger on the Misty Sect disciples beside them.
• Xiao Yueleng, Zhao Ning, and other female Heavenly Prodigies fled the Martial Platform when Ying Ming Hao turned toward them, while Qiu Yajing stayed because she had allied with him.
• Ying Ming Hao brought out a blood-colored meteorite, and the Burial Life Blade absorbed its melted liquid.
• The Burial Life Blade broke through from peak fifth grade to Fourth-Grade, gained the Bloodthirst skill, and began showing signs of awakening an artifact spirit.
• The spectators realized Ying Ming Hao had taken the meteorite from Wang Zhu to strengthen his weapon, though the Azure Blood Sect disciples remained furious with him.

Ying Ming Hao returned Wang Zhu’s Storage Ring in a way that made the crowd believe he was taking advantage of her, then offered her a miserly compensation. The Azure Blood Sect’s fury flared again as Wang Zhu’s sobbing grew louder.

• The Burial Life Blade absorbed the meteorite liquid, rose to mid-third grade, and began forming a fragile artifact spirit that needed treasures and fresh blood to grow.
• Ying Ming Hao approached the frightened Wang Zhu and shoved her Storage Ring back into her clothes while claiming he was only returning it.
• The crowd interpreted Ying Ming Hao’s actions as another attempt to take advantage of Wang Zhu, and the Azure Blood Sect’s disciples renewed their attacks and insults.
• The Misty Sect’s Third Elder, Lin Zihan, Ye Hua, and Ye Qingxuan reacted with shame, disbelief, and envy, while Fatty Zhang, Jie Kong, and Tao Yang cheered Ying Ming Hao on.
• Ying Ming Hao offered Wang Zhu one thousand lower-grade spirit stones, raised the offer to three thousand, and prompted her to sob even more bitterly.

Ying Ming Hao discovered that he had mistaken Wang Zhu of the Azure Blood Sect for Wang Zhu of the Joyous Union Sect and had humiliated the wrong person. He left Qiu Yajing to comfort Wang Zhu and chased Ding Lei across the Martial Platform, continuing to attack him as he tried to escape.

• Qiu Yajing pointed out that Ying Ming Hao had confused the two Wang Zhus, and the Wang Zhu of the Joyous Union Sect was watching from Martial Platform Eighteen.
• Ying Ming Hao realized his mistake and left Qiu Yajing to comfort the weeping Wang Zhu of the Azure Blood Sect.
• Ying Ming Hao chased Ding Lei and slashed at him, blaming him and the Joyous Union Sect for the mix-up.
• Ding Lei used Peach Blossom Slash as a feint and tried to flee toward the edge of the Martial Platform.
• Ying Ming Hao used Thunder Flash to intercept Ding Lei and kicked him back across the Martial Platform.

Ying Ming Hao beat Ding Lei until he confessed that he had fled because Ying Ming Hao was chasing him with a saber and that he was Wang Zhu’s lover. As Ying Ming Hao continued beating him, Cai Dagui and Gu Xinghai struggled against the Heavenly Prodigies and called for help.

• Ying Ming Hao pinned Ding Lei down and repeatedly beat him while demanding that he confess, leaving Cai Dagui and Gu Xinghai to face the attackers.
• Cai Dagui urged Ying Ming Hao to help, but Ying Ming Hao ignored him and kept beating Ding Lei.
• Ding Lei pleaded to confess, and Ying Ming Hao finally asked why he had fled; Ding Lei explained that Ying Ming Hao had pursued him with a saber and that he could not win.
• Ying Ming Hao asked about Ding Lei’s relationship with Wang Zhu, and Ding Lei confessed that they were lovers.
• Ying Ming Hao kept beating Ding Lei, blaming him for Wang Zhu’s actions, while Cai Dagui and the injured Gu Xinghai continued to struggle and call for help.

Ying Ming Hao reentered the Martial Platform battle and cleared out the Heavenly Prodigies surrounding Cai Dagui and Gu Xinghai. He defeated Xu Ran, scared him into unconsciousness, and drove nearly everyone else off the platform.

• Ying Ming Hao spared Ding Lei, then charged into the encirclement around Cai Dagui and Gu Xinghai and sent dozens of Heavenly Prodigies tumbling away.
• Ying Ming Hao rejected Xu Ran’s offer to stop fighting and battled his way toward him while Cai Dagui and Gu Xinghai caught their breath.
• Ying Ming Hao overwhelmed Xu Ran after Chen Xingxing, Zhang Cheng, Lu Ji, and the others retreated to the edge of the platform.
• Ying Ming Hao severed Xu Ran’s hands, then frightened him by threatening to cut him, causing Xu Ran to faint.
• Ying Ming Hao found the Martial Platform nearly deserted, while Ding Lei had fled despite promising to stay put.

Ying Ming Hao cleared nearly everyone from his Martial Platform while the other Heavenly Prodigies fought across the tournament, as spectators and sect elders recognized the gathering as a sign of the approaching Age of Great Contention. Xu Ran escaped the platform in terror after recovering consciousness, and Ying Ming Hao laughed at his flight.

• Ying Ming Hao eliminated all but a handful of contestants from his Martial Platform in under two hours.
• Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, Qing Yun, Shui Yanbin, and numerous other Heavenly Prodigies continued fighting across their platforms, drawing cheers from spectators.
• The elders of the major sects exchanged knowing looks as the vast tournament suggested that the Age of Great Contention was near.
• Su Yan unleashed a surge of flames across the Great Unity Realm Tournament Platform with his Pure Yang Sacred Body.
• Xu Ran recovered, checked that he was unharmed, then grabbed his spear and scrambled off the platform while Ying Ming Hao watched and laughed.

Wang Zhu confronted Ying Ming Hao over his groping and refused to accept his excuses or compensation. When he offered only thirty thousand lower-grade spirit stones, she attacked and bit into his neck, leaving the crowd stunned as the Azure Blood Sect disciples cheered her on.

• Wang Zhu broke away from Qiu Yajing and challenged Ying Ming Hao to touch her again, daring him to prove his courage.
• Ying Ming Hao apologized, claiming he had mistaken Wang Zhu for someone from the Joyous Union Sect, and offered to let her beat him without fighting back.
• Wang Zhu cursed Ying Ming Hao and rejected the drink he offered, suspecting it might contain aphrodisiacs.
• Ying Ming Hao offered thirty thousand lower-grade spirit stones, but Wang Zhu had expected top-grade stones and erupted in anger.
• Wang Zhu lunged at Ying Ming Hao, bit his neck, and clung to him as he howled and struggled to escape.
• The spectators watched in shock while the Azure Blood Sect disciples cheered Wang Zhu on.

Wang Zhu stubbornly clung to Ying Ming Hao and bit him while Qiu Yajing, Cai Dagui, Gu Xinghai, and several Lesser Aspect Temple disciples failed to pry her loose. Meanwhile, the martial platform battles continued, with newly advanced disciples holding their ground as the strongest Mystic Saint realm contenders emerged.

• Ying Ming Hao shouted for help as Wang Zhu wrapped around him and continued biting his neck.
• Qiu Yajing, Cai Dagui, and Gu Xinghai tried to separate Wang Zhu from Ying Ming Hao, but she bit Qiu Yajing and would not let go.
• Gu Xinghai called Gu Xingchen and the Lesser Aspect Temple disciples to help, but even their combined strength and Great Strength Vajra Hand failed to move Wang Zhu.
• The battles below the Saint Realm ended, while Zi Xuan, Zhou Duoduo, Shui Yanbin, Tao Yang, and Wu Bao held their ground on the quasi-saint platform.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, Song Bojian, Zhong Shuyao, and others dominated the Saint realm platform, while Lu Yuyao, Zhao Long, Lu Ding, He Qisheng, He Congyun, and Ye Kuang fought evenly on the Mystic Saint realm platform.
• Dong Pingsheng was identified as a leading contender for first place in the Mystic Saint realm, alongside Liu Shi, Ling Chen, and Ruan Wuhen.

The preliminary elimination round ended as Zhang Jie, Liu Jiaojiao, and other Heavenly Prodigies showed their strength, while several Misty Sect disciples were eliminated after exhausting themselves. Wang Zhu remained clinging to Ying Ming Hao as the challenge round was scheduled to begin after a half-day rest.

• Zhang Jie and Liu Jiaojiao suppressed veteran Heavenly Prodigies on the mystic saint realm platform, while Su Yan loudly cheered Zhang Jie and embarrassed her.
• Ye Rulan and He Lingyin fought fiercely on a quasi-saint realm platform as Zhao Bufan anxiously watched.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Yong, Shui Yihong, Tao Yang, Shui Yanbin, Tiger Howl, and others were eliminated, and the Third Elder sent them Essence-Origin Pills to restore their strength.
• Ying Ming Hao berated Qiu Yajing, Cai Dagui, and the others for failing to pull Wang Zhu away, while Wang Zhu continued clinging to him.
• The battles concluded with one hundred Heavenly Prodigies on every platform except Ying Ming Hao's, and Elder Huang announced a half-day rest before the challenge round.
• The Heavenly Prodigies and spectators stayed at the platforms, while Wang Zhu remained too exhausted and embarrassed to release Ying Ming Hao.

After Ying Ming Hao caught Wang Zhu during their struggle, she demanded compensation and secured his promise to help her place well in the competition. As they recovered on the Martial Platform, Wang Zhu realized she might be falling for him, while the spectators and elders reacted to their intimate scene.

• Wang Zhu demanded compensation from Ying Ming Hao, and they settled on one condition: he would do his best to help her achieve a good placing in the competition.
• When Wang Zhu released her bite and nearly fell, Ying Ming Hao caught her and held her close.
• Spectators cheered, while the Azure Blood Sect's elder and the Misty Sect's Third Elder grew furious over the scene.
• Wang Zhu felt her heart flutter as she looked at Ying Ming Hao and wondered if she had fallen for him.
• Ying Ming Hao released Wang Zhu, and they sat apart on the Martial Platform to recover as the competitors prepared for the next round.

Elder Huang opened the one-day challenge round, in which the Heavenly Prodigies had to remain among the one hundred occupants of their Martial Platform to advance. Ying Ming Hao’s platform filled with allies and invited disciples as he used its open spots to help others claim places.

• Elder Huang declared the challenge round open and announced that the one hundred Heavenly Prodigies remaining on each Martial Platform at the end of the day would advance.
• Xuan Chengzi, Jie Kong, Liu Jingyuan, and others joined Ying Ming Hao’s Martial Platform, followed by Wang Baishun and disciples from the Corpse Puppet Sect and Clearwind Sect.
• Ying Ming Hao suggested that Wang Zhu invite her close friends onto the platform, then teased her before she called them over.
• Ying Ming Hao invited Xiao Yueleng, Zhao Ning, and other disciples to claim the remaining spots, and Qiu Yajing, Cai Dagui, and Gu Xinghai also brought up people they knew.
• Xiao Yueleng and Zhao Ning thanked Ying Ming Hao and moved away from him, while Ying Ming Hao privately thought they had misunderstood his intentions.

Ying Ming Hao teased Jie Kong, Xuan Chengzi, Liu Jingyuan, and the others about their humiliating defeat by seductive monsters, while they tried to protect their reputations. Gu Xingchen reunited with Jie Kong and told him their Master still regretted expelling him, leaving Jie Kong unable to respond.

• Ying Ming Hao mocked his companions for looking depleted, and Xuan Chengzi, Jie Kong, and Liu Jingyuan hurriedly tried to silence him.
• Ying Ming Hao stomped on Xuan Chengzi and Liu Jingyuan's toes, then struck Jie Kong and others with Monkey Steals the Peach when they tried to stop him.
• Qiu Yajing asked Ying Ming Hao about the demonesses, but he tricked her by pointing toward a nonexistent challenge and slipped away with the others.
• Gu Xingchen greeted Jie Kong as his former senior brother and said their Master often spoke of him and regretted driving him out of the Lesser Aspect Temple.
• Jie Kong began to answer, but the words caught in his throat.

The Heavenly Prodigy Tournament’s challenge matches grew increasingly fierce as contestants targeted opponents they considered vulnerable, while powerful fighters held their ground. As the afternoon wore on, challengers kept streaming onto the Martial Platforms, and several of Ying Ming Hao’s allies were forced to defend their places.

• Heavenly Prodigies repeatedly challenged contestants across the platforms, while Ying Ming Hao’s group initially benefited from his intimidating presence and his interference in their fights.
• Wang Zhu defeated challengers who mistook her for an easy target, stabbing them until they fled severely injured.
• Little Green and Little Red were knocked off their platform after dozens of challenges, then recovered and fought their way back two hours later.
• Miss Shui, Lin Zihan, Lin Qinqin, and Ye Hua drove off challengers with their distinctive abilities and overwhelming strength.
• Zhao Bufan fought successive Corpse Puppet Sect challengers and severely injured each one, while Ye Qingxuan, Luo Bai, Zhao Yuan, and Su Mei discouraged attacks with their brutal blows.
• Shui Yanbin used Essence-Origin Pills to defeat challengers with renewed vigor, then furiously chased one who accused him of taking drugs.

After the challenge round ended, the Corpse Puppet Sect’s Third Elder announced a ten-match round in which Heavenly Prodigies drew lots and needed seven wins to advance. As matches began, stubborn fighters were killed while others surrendered, and Ying Ming Hao worried over the safety of his friends.

• The challenge round concluded, and Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Fatty Zhang, Qing Yun, Liang Hongyu, and other experts advanced.
• The Corpse Puppet Sect’s Third Elder announced three hours of rest, then explained that the next round would consist of ten matches, with seven wins needed to advance and a final fifty qualifying through elimination matches.
• Ying Ming Hao drew number ten on Martial Platform Number One and discovered Wang Zhu and Wang Guodong were on his platform with different numbers.
• Ying Ming Hao warned Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Fatty Zhang, Yu Wanchuan, and the others to surrender rather than risk their lives if they could not win.
• The first matches began, and some Heavenly Prodigies were killed for refusing to concede while others surrendered after a few exchanges.

Wang Zhu and the other Wang Zhu fought a bitter duel on the Martial Platform after years of resentment and rivalry. They unleashed their ultimate techniques against each other, and the chapter ended as their attacks collided.

• Wang Guodong won eight points after losing only one match and advanced to the next round.
• Wang Zhu and the other Wang Zhu faced each other in their final match, each blaming the other for humiliation and imitation.
• Wang Zhu and the other Wang Zhu defeated their earlier opponents and secured eight consecutive wins apiece.
• Wang Zhu gained the advantage with her blood sea techniques while the other Wang Zhu countered with the Joyous Union Sword Arts and fox illusions.
• Wang Zhu and the other Wang Zhu unleashed Heaven-Opening Sword Strike Gate and Phantom Devour, and their attacks collided with enough force to shake the Martial Platform.

Wang Zhu won her match and brutally beat her defeated opponent while searching for Ying Ming Hao, who had gone to threaten another fighter with a poisoned arrow. His intimidation helped Yu Wanchuan defeat the Heavenly Prodigy, leaving him humiliated as the competition continued.

• Wang Zhu defeated her opponent and slapped her repeatedly while Azure Blood Sect disciples cheered.
• Wang Zhu noticed Ying Ming Hao was missing, found him aiming a poisoned arrow at a fighter below another Martial Platform, and grew jealous.
• Ying Ming Hao threatened the Heavenly Prodigy’s vulnerable spot with his bow, distracting him as Yu Wanchuan attacked.
• The Heavenly Prodigy protested the interference, but the Steward let Ying Ming Hao remain because he had not broken a rule.
• Yu Wanchuan unleashed the ninth form of the Ethereal Sword Arts and defeated the distracted Heavenly Prodigy, who was left red-faced by the crowd’s reaction.

Ying Ming Hao humiliated the Heavenly Prodigy who challenged him by striking him with a poisoned arrow before the duel could begin, then moved on to watch Yun Qingyi’s match. The competition continued as Yun Qingyi took advantage of his opponent’s fear, while the chapter described how the contestants’ cultivation levels affected their chances of reaching the final hundred.

• The defeated Heavenly Prodigy accused Ying Ming Hao of interfering and challenged him to a duel, which Ying Ming Hao accepted despite Yu Wanchuan’s warning.
• As the Heavenly Prodigy stepped onto the Martial Platform, Ying Ming Hao shot him with a poisoned Feather Arrow, leaving him collapsed and unable to cry out.
• Ying Ming Hao mocked the Heavenly Prodigy’s disciples, told them to clean his arrow, and left as Yu Wanchuan blushed after his whispered remark.
• Ying Ming Hao went to Yun Qingyi’s Martial Platform, where his presence distracted Yun Qingyi’s female opponent and let Yun Qingyi press his attack.
• The chapter described how contestants’ cultivation levels and breakthrough strategies shaped their prospects, while several Heavenly Prodigies broke through during their fights and defeated their opponents.