Chapter Summaries

Ying Ming Hao helped Yun Qingyi pressure his opponent from below the Martial Platform, forcing her to concede after she became distracted and afraid of a sneak attack. As Ying Ming Hao left to deal with other challengers, Wang Baishun and Lin Xue continued their fierce match, with Lin Xue already wounded and Lin Qi unable to help.

• Ying Ming Hao stayed below the Martial Platform while Yun Qingyi attacked the woman, and the steward ruled that Ying Ming Hao was outside his jurisdiction.
• The crowd’s heckling and the threat of an attack from behind distracted the woman until she conceded to Yun Qingyi.
• Yun Qingyi reflected that he needed to break through in cultivation before continuing against Heavenly Prodigies, while Ying Ming Hao left to confront other challengers.
• Wang Baishun fought Lin Xue viciously, wounding her as she refused to give up.
• Lin Qi watched anxiously from his own match, unable to go to Lin Xue’s aid.

Ying Ming Hao intimidated Wang Baishun with a poisoned, barbed arrow, allowing Lin Xue to turn the fight around. Wang Baishun fell beneath her attacks, but his lecherous behavior enraged her and she charged him again with her Jade Sword.

• Wang Baishun taunted Lin Xue and attacked her, but she mocked his inability to defeat Ying Ming Hao.
• Ying Ming Hao aimed a poisoned arrow at Wang Baishun, frightening him into guarding his backside and weakening his defense.
• Lin Xue stabbed Wang Baishun repeatedly while he fought one-handed, but he refused to surrender.
• A sound like a drawn bowstring made Wang Baishun drop his saber and cover his backside, and Lin Xue drove her sword through him.
• Lin Xue beat Wang Baishun as he stared at her legs, then drew her Jade Sword and attacked him again in fury.

Ying Ming Hao’s intimidation helped Yun Qingyi, Yu Wanchuan, Lin Xue, Jie Kong, Xuan Chengzi, and others advance, but the other Heavenly Prodigies turned his tactics against him when his own matches began. He defeated his first opponent despite their threats, and the rest surrendered, leaving him to win with ease.

• Ying Ming Hao visited the other competitors and used his threats to make many Heavenly Prodigies give up, helping Yun Qingyi, Yu Wanchuan, Lin Xue, Jie Kong, Xuan Chengzi, and others advance.
• Hundreds of Heavenly Prodigies surrounded Ying Ming Hao’s Martial Platform with poisoned arrows aimed at him, while the steward ignored the confrontation.
• A Heavenly Prodigy from the Song Family attacked Ying Ming Hao, who split his halberd and wounded him with his Burial Life Blade.
• Ying Ming Hao warned the surrounding Heavenly Prodigies, and they put away their weapons rather than challenge him.
• Ying Ming Hao’s next opponents surrendered as soon as they faced him, allowing him to win his matches without further fighting.

Ying Ming Hao watched the eliminated contestants fight for the remaining spots while helping his companions recover and making new bargains with Jiang Zhiqing and Lu Shen. He blackmailed Lu Shen with the secret of his affair with his sister-in-law, a secret Ying Ming Hao had learned after becoming involved with her himself.

• Ying Ming Hao gave Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, and the others handfuls of pills, then cheered indiscriminately for the contestants fighting on the Martial Platform.
• Jiang Zhiqing and Lu Shen won eight successive rounds and secured their places, and Ying Ming Hao went over to congratulate them.
• Jiang Zhiqing dodged Ying Ming Hao, but he embraced Lu Shen and whispered about Lu Shen's affair with his eldest brother's wife.
• Lu Shen agreed to become Ying Ming Hao's follower and handed him several valuable Storage Rings after Ying Ming Hao threatened to speak with his eldest brother.
• Ying Ming Hao had learned the secret through gossip that eventually reached Zhao Yuan's girlfriend, whom he had visited disguised as Zhao Yuan.
• Lu Shen's sister-in-law begged Ying Ming Hao not to expose her affair, and he ended up listening to her grievances for a day and a night before continuing to visit her to discuss life and aspirations.

Ying Ming Hao disrupted Wang Zhu while she cultivated, but she steadied herself and reached the perfected Mystic Immortal realm. He then visited Lin Zihan as she prepared for the tournament finals, and the two teased each other affectionately.

• Ying Ming Hao touched Wang Zhu's hair and inhaled her fragrance while she tried to break through, nearly disrupting her cultivation.
• Wang Zhu recited the Calming Mantra, regained her composure, and successfully advanced to the perfected Mystic Immortal realm.
• Ying Ming Hao left Wang Zhu and noticed Lin Zihan cultivating on the Martial Platform.
• Lin Zihan explained that she and other disciples had kept their cultivation at the perfected Golden Immortal Realm to improve their chances in the tournament.
• Ying Ming Hao sat beside Lin Zihan, held her hand, and teased her as she tidied his hair and restrained his wandering hand.

The Heavenly Prodigy Tournament’s final elimination round began, with Ying Ming Hao heavily favored to advance. He faced Liu Qingfeng, who admitted they were destined to be enemies while keeping the reasons for his loyalty to Luo Bai and his guilt over Liu Quer to himself.

• Ying Ming Hao spent the morning bonding with Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Ye Hua, and the other women before the competition.
• The sect stewards published strength rankings, divided contestants into groups, and the factions opened betting tables; Ying Ming Hao had already profited by wagering on himself.
• The Misty Sect’s Third Elder explained the elimination rules, and the Heaven’s Chosen drew lots for their matches.
• Ying Ming Hao entered the first batch of fights and drew his acquaintance Liu Qingfeng as his opponent.
• Ying Ming Hao asked Liu Qingfeng why he kept opposing him, and Liu Qingfeng said circumstances had forced him to become Ying Ming Hao’s enemy.

Ying Ming Hao toyed with Liu Qingfeng until he surrendered, then continued provoking the people around him. He turned his attention to Wang Zhu, openly mocking and bullying her while the onlookers stayed silent.

• Ying Ming Hao feigned a hard-fought duel with Liu Qingfeng, who surrendered and fled to Liu Quer when he feared Ying Ming Hao's attention.
• Luo Bai tried to kiss Liu Quer, but she turned away and told him to stop fooling around in front of the crowd.
• Jie Kong and Xuan Chengzi dragged Ying Ming Hao away from Liu Quer as the others watched warily.
• Ying Ming Hao chatted at Wang Zhu while Qiu Yajing answered him, and the Azure Blood Sect disciples fell silent whenever he came near.
• Ying Ming Hao insulted the Azure Blood Sect disciples, then draped an arm over Wang Zhu and demanded that she stop ruining the market.

Zhao Bufan defeated and killed a Corpse Puppet Sect fighter who attacked him, then refined his soul into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Across the Martial Platform, numerous prodigies advanced to the next round, while Little Green and Little Red won their matches but suffered severe injuries.

• A Corpse Puppet Sect fighter sent five puppets against Zhao Bufan and attacked him with a puppet of his own.
• Zhao Bufan unleashed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, fought the fighter at close range, and destroyed his puppet.
• Zhao Bufan stunned the exposed fighter with a soul attack, killed him, and refined his soul into the banner.
• Jie Kong, Xuan Chengzi, Yu Wanchuan, Lin Xue, Yun Qingyi, Liu Jingyuan, Ye Qingxuan, Yang Fanyuan, Zhang Yu, and Jiang Zhiqing advanced after defeating their opponents.
• Little Green and Little Red won hard-fought matches but sustained severe injuries, leaving their ability to recover before the next round uncertain.
• Gu Xinghai, Cai Dagui, Qiu Yajing, Wang Zhu, and other prodigies also advanced to the next round of finals.

Lin Zihan, Lin Yong, and Qi Qing each won their tournament fights, with Qi Qing defeating a Zhang Family Heavenly Prodigy who had underestimated her. The chapter ended with the Zhang Family fighter collapsing unconscious after Qi Qing mocked him while he was being treated.

• Lin Zihan used the Long Rainbow Bow to overwhelm her opponent, dodged his charge, and knocked him down with a powerful kick to advance to the next round.
• Lin Yong used his Dragon Fist Gauntlets to overpower a Backing Mountain Sect Body Refining cultivator and win after five or six hundred exchanges.
• Qi Qing pretended to be weak against a Zhang Family Heavenly Prodigy, then revealed her strength and sent him flying with one punch.
• Several Zhang Family Heaven's Chosen gave their injured fighter precious pills, and Qi Qing's mocking concern angered him so much that he spat blood and collapsed unconscious.

Qing Yu narrowly defeated a powerful Leopard Spirit in a fierce Martial Platform battle, while Lin Hao remained locked in a stalemate with a Confucian disciple from Starwind Academy. Ying Ming Hao distracted the opponent’s devoted supporter by flirting with her and offering to divine her marriage prospects.

• Qing Yu and the Leopard Spirit fought fiercely, then revealed their true forms and continued their battle in the air and on the ground.
• Qing Yu used his superior combat skills and bloodline heritage to seize the Leopard Spirit and slam him into the ground, narrowly winning.
• Lin Hao and a Confucian disciple from Starwind Academy traded blows with their Rulers as their Righteous Qi clashed, but neither could gain the upper hand.
• Ying Ming Hao approached a Starwind Academy woman who was cheering for the disciple and gradually distracted her with flattery.
• Ying Ming Hao took the woman’s hand and began divining her marriage prospects with the Heavenly Prodigy, while she stopped focusing on the fight.

Lin Hao defeated the Heavenly Prodigy from Starwind Academy after Ying Ming Hao distracted him, while Zhang Ze and Jiang Lingfeng fought prolonged, chaotic duels before winning with Ying Ming Hao’s dirty tactics. The chapter ended with both exhausted victors and their opponents writhing on the ground.

• The Heavenly Prodigy from Starwind Academy saw Ying Ming Hao holding his junior sister’s hands, lost his temper, and was knocked unconscious by Lin Hao.
• Ying Ming Hao urged Lin Hao to call him brother-in-law, but Lin Hao ignored him.
• Zhang Ze battled a sword genius from Heavenly Sword Mountain, while Jiang Lingfeng fought a spear expert from the Xu Family, and both matches reached a stalemate.
• Ying Ming Hao and the spectators shouted advice, and Zhang Ze and Jiang Lingfeng began using dirty moves against their opponents.
• After the duels dragged on for hours, Zhang Ze and Jiang Lingfeng used Ying Ming Hao’s Groin Kick to disable their opponents and narrowly win.

Ying Ming Hao watched the tournament as Fatty Zhang, Ye Hua, the Shui sisters, Ye Yuan, Long Chen, and Li Yin fought on the Martial Platforms. Several contestants advanced or surrendered, while Long Chen killed his stubborn opponent, and Ying Ming Hao fled after provoking the Shangguan Family Heavenly Prodigy.

• Fatty Zhang used Ying Ming Hao’s artifact-forging method to gain the advantage over an earthfire-bodied opponent, while Ye Hua and the Shui sisters won their duels.
• Shui Huo’er drove a Pure Nun Convent Heavenly Prodigy to surrender with her Red-Tasseled Long Spear.
• Ying Ming Hao distracted Ye Yuan’s Shangguan Family opponent by flirting with his younger sister, giving Ye Yuan a chance to attack until the Heavenly Prodigy surrendered.
• Ying Ming Hao ran away when the enraged Shangguan Family Heavenly Prodigy charged after him, while his younger sister silently clutched the Starlight Diamond Pendant he had given her.
• Long Chen killed his opponent with a claw strike after the man refused to surrender.
• Li Yin nearly tamed a Demon Race opponent with his Beast-Taming Art, forcing him to surrender.

Ying Ming Hao and the other Heavenly Prodigies fought through the second round, with winners advancing and eliminated contestants battling for the remaining finals spots. The fifty who survived those matches were given only half a day to rest before the finals began.

• Ying Ming Hao’s Northern Blade Sect opponent surrendered before their match began, and Ying Ming Hao left the platform to watch the other fights.
• Zhao Bufan defeated a monk from the Lesser Aspect Temple, Yang Fanyuan and Yang Fanzhou overwhelmed their opponents, and Ye Qingxuan killed a Heaven’s Chosen of the Murong Family.
• Gu Xinghai, Cai Dagui, Qiu Yajing, Wang Zhu, Liu Jingyuan, Yun Qingyi, Zhang Yu, Lin Xue, Yu Wanchuan, and others won their matches and advanced.
• Jie Kong forced a Plain Maiden Sect disciple to surrender against his Diamond Shield, while Xuan Chengzi used the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram to defeat a nun from the Pure Nun Convent.
• The second-round winners rested while eliminated contestants fought for fifty remaining places in the finals, and the survivors received half a day to recover.

The top-hundred tournament began with competitors drawing lots, and Ying Ming Hao and Little Green advanced directly after drawing blanks. Ye Qingxuan defeated Liu Qingfeng after a long sword exchange, and Gu Xinghai and Little Red stepped up for the next match.

• The Third Elder announced the tournament rules, including random pairings, automatic advancement for blank draws, and three days of challenges.
• Ying Ming Hao and Little Green drew blanks, while Zhao Bufan, Yu Wanchuan, and the others drew opponents.
• Ye Qingxuan and Liu Qingfeng fought with their swords until Liu Qingfeng conceded and left the arena.
• Gu Xinghai and Little Red took the stage for the next match.

Gu Xingchen and Jie Kong faced off in the tournament after Ying Ming Hao threatened Gu Xingchen to protect Little Red. Gu Xingchen defeated Jie Kong, beat him badly, and forced a mysterious black pill into his mouth.

• Ying Ming Hao threatened Gu Xingchen while Gu Xinghai fought Little Red and deliberately held back until she conceded.
• Gu Xingchen and Jie Kong were paired to fight, and Jie Kong tried to persuade his junior brother to spare him by recalling their bond.
• Jie Kong and Gu Xingchen clashed with matching Prayer Bead Divine Nets, then traded attacks for several hundred rounds.
• Jie Kong used the Great Compassion Palm while Gu Xingchen unleashed the Arhat Fist, and Gu Xingchen sent him flying.
• Gu Xingchen pummeled Jie Kong until his face was swollen, then forced a pitch-black pill into his mouth.

Wang Zhu and the other Heavenly Prodigies fought through the tournament before the Challenge Tournament began, where Ying Ming Hao faced the Heavenly Prodigy he had previously injured. Ying Ming Hao overwhelmed his opponent with a barrage of arrows, but the battle was still underway.

• Wang Zhu defeated Wang Zhu again, knocking out several of her opponent’s recently regrown teeth.
• The matches below the saint realm ended at night, and the Heavenly Prodigies began challenging one another after a short recovery period.
• Ying Ming Hao advised Little Green and another defeated competitor to wait until the final stretch before challenging anyone.
• Jiang Zhiqing, Lu Shen, Wang Guodong, and others lost after repeated challenges, then waited for a chance to challenge later.
• The Heavenly Prodigy injured by Ying Ming Hao challenged him, and Ying Ming Hao used poisoned arrows and then a Hundred Arrows Volley to attack.
• The opponent deflected Ying Ming Hao’s first volley with his Whirlwind Sword Arts, but struggled to withstand the hundreds of arrows that followed.

Ying Ming Hao defeated a Heavenly Prodigy with a humiliating arrow attack, but fled when the monstrous Hua appeared and carried the unconscious victim away. He hid behind Wang Zhu and used Qiu Yajing as a shield on another Martial Platform.

• Ying Ming Hao kicked the Heavenly Prodigy from behind, broke his armor, and shot him in the backside, knocking him unconscious.
• The spectators recoiled from the attack, while several female Heavenly Prodigies admired Ying Ming Hao.
• Hua charged through the crowd, lifted the unconscious Heavenly Prodigy, and carried him away.
• Ying Ming Hao ran to another Martial Platform and hid behind Wang Zhu, pulling Qiu Yajing in front of him as a shield.

Ying Ming Hao was beaten by Wang Zhu and Qiu Yajing after grabbing their clothes, then pretended to be badly hurt until the tournament battles drew his attention. He watched the Heavenly Prodigies holding the Top Hundred positions and considered how they might stand against the Great Qin Dynasty in the future.

• Wang Zhu and Qiu Yajing chased down Ying Ming Hao and, with help from other Heavenly Prodigies, beat him for grabbing them.
• Ying Ming Hao faked severe pain when Lin Xue and Yu Wanchuan came to help him, briefly making them and the two women doubt how badly they had beaten him.
• After resting, Ying Ming Hao watched Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, Shui Furong, and other contestants defend their Martial Platforms and Top Hundred places.
• Ying Ming Hao observed the many powerful Heavenly Prodigies gathered for the tournament and considered them future pillars of the South Sea Continent and obstacles to the Great Qin Dynasty's eastward advance.

Ying Ming Hao advanced through the Mystic Immortal realm ranking matches by killing a Wu Family Heavenly Prodigy with Spatial Slash, revealing his mastery of spatial power to the crowd. He moved up to a higher platform as the remaining competitors continued fighting.

• The Challenge Tournament's three-day period ended, and Lin Zihan, Qing Yun, and Ying Ming Hao's other acquaintances secured places in the top hundred.
• After the lower realms' ranking matches concluded, the Mystic Immortal realm competitors drew lots and took their places on the platforms.
• Ying Ming Hao faced a Wu Family Heavenly Prodigy and killed him with Spatial Slash before the opponent could react.
• Ying Ming Hao searched the corpse for valuables and advanced to a higher Martial Platform as the crowd and Wu Family cultivators reacted to his display of spatial power.
• The first Mystic Immortal realm matches ended, with two other Heavenly Prodigies dead and Little Red, Little Green, and several Breeding Farm disciples relegated to the bottom-fifty matches.

Ying Ming Hao defeated Wang Baishun on the Martial Platform and killed him after Wang tried to surrender. He provoked Wang Bailin, who was stopped from attacking him, while spectators and Misty Sect disciples looked on in disapproval.

• Ying Ming Hao demanded that Wang Baishun submit, but Wang chose to fight after weighing the shame of surrender against the risk of defeat.
• Luo Bai, Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, and others cheered Wang Baishun on as Ying Ming Hao launched a sudden attack that broke his cleaver and badly wounded him.
• Wang Baishun tried to surrender, but Ying Ming Hao trapped him with Death Kaleidoscope and killed him with Spatial Slash.
• Ying Ming Hao took Wang Baishun's Storage Rings and taunted Wang Bailin, who charged at him but was stopped by the supervising Steward.
• Ying Ming Hao continued provoking Wang Bailin, while spectators and Misty Sect disciples judged his behavior harshly.