Chapter Summaries

Wan Junming fled through the Burial World naked after spending all his points to escape, while Ying Ming Hao’s failed fishing trip turned into a beachside tickling battle with his companions. The group ended the day laughing together as the sunset fell over the beach.

• Wan Junming discovered that he had no points left to buy clothes, then fled from Scavengers who spotted him and shot him with arrows.
• Wang Zhu and Lin Qinqin teased Ying Ming Hao for failing to catch fish, and they and the others repeatedly smacked the back of his head.
• Lin Xue accidentally slapped Ying Ming Hao when he failed to dodge, so he chased her and tickled her in retaliation.
• Ying Ming Hao tickled Lin Qinqin, Wang Zhu, Liu Quer, Lin Zihan, and the others until they joined in the playful chase.
• Ying Ming Hao used Yun Qingyi as a makeshift shield, and the group laughed and played together on the beach.

After seven days, Lin Qi and the others emerged, and Ying Ming Hao confirmed that the hidden threats had been eliminated. He distributed spoils taken from Luo Bai and Wan Junming, upgrading the group’s armor and arming several allies with Blue-Flame Gatlings.

• Lin Xue glared resentfully at Lin Qi while Ying Ming Hao asked how the group’s seven days had gone.
• Lin Qi told Ying Ming Hao that all the problems had been cleaned up.
• Ying Ming Hao gave armor fragments to Lin Yong, Zhao Bufan, and the others, and their armor absorbed them and rose to lower second grade.
• Ying Ming Hao upgraded his Burial Life Blade with a fragment and distributed Blue-Flame Gatlings to Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Yun Qingyi, Yu Wanchuan, and himself.
• Ying Ming Hao reflected on the treasures and resources he had taken from Luo Bai and Wan Junming, regretting that his soul search of Wan Junming had been incomplete.

After surviving the elimination tournament, Ying Ming Hao and the other heavenly prodigies returned with generous rewards, while Jin Dongni realized his plot against them had failed. Back at the South Sea Residence, Ying Ming Hao secretly visited Liu Quer and Jin Nainai.

• The surviving heavenly prodigies emerged from the Burial World after more than a third of their ranks had died, and Jin Dongni announced their spirit stone rewards.
• Ying Ming Hao complained that his reward was too small, while Wan Junming used his spirit stones through the system to obtain a fine outfit.
• Jin Dongni left in anger after seeing Ying Ming Hao and his companions survive, and the heavenly prodigies prepared for the next round in three days.
• During the return journey, Ying Ming Hao discreetly gave Su Yan the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda fragments and exchanged other valuable items.
• After reaching the South Sea Residence, Ying Ming Hao slipped away and entered Liu Quer and Jin Nainai's room, where he carried them to the bed.

Palace Master Jin questioned the Central Saint Palace’s Heavenly Prodigies after their operation failed against powerful fighters from other regions. He spared their lives but ordered them to fight on the Starry Battlefield for ten years, leaving their survival to fate.

• Palace Master Jin demanded that Jin Wei explain the failed operation, and Jin Wei blamed the strength of Zhang Jie, Liu Jiaojiao, Xuan Qiwu, and Shanyu Aying.
• Fan Yusi admitted that he could not defeat Xuan Qiwu despite giving his all.
• Palace Master Jin questioned the other leading Heavenly Prodigies, whose accounts mostly confirmed that their assignments had failed.
• Palace Master Jin accused the group of endangering the sect’s long-standing plans and sentenced them to ten years on the Starry Battlefield after the tournament.
• Jin Wei and the others kowtowed and thanked Palace Master Jin for sparing their lives.

The Central Saint Palace leaders debated whether to launch an all-out war against the Seven Great Regions after their plot was exposed, weighing the risks of outside invasions and internal resistance. Palace Master Jin ordered Elder He to exploit future chaos to eliminate disloyal Misty Sect experts.

• The Third Elder and the Left Protector urged the Central Saint Palace to attack the Seven Great Regions immediately, but the Great Elder warned that a costly war could invite hostile worlds to invade.
• The Chief Steward argued that conquering the South Sea Continent and North Sea Continent would give the Central Saint Palace resources and strategic leverage, while an old woman warned that neither region would fall quickly.
• Palace Master Jin asked Elder He about the Misty Sect, and Elder He reported that about sixty-five percent of its powerful experts were under control while the rest remained loyal to Old Palace Master Du.
• Palace Master Jin demanded that Elder He find Du Busi, then instructed him to use a future war among the powers to deal with the Misty Sect's defiant elders.
• Elder He understood that he could send the disloyal elders to the front lines, where they would either be executed for refusing to fight or likely die in battle.

Ying Ming Hao learned from Jin Nainai how she had killed Luo Bai and celebrated with her and Liu Quer. He promised the two women he would make their relationship public after becoming Sect Master of the Misty Sect, while the next tournament round was scheduled for the following day.

• Ying Ming Hao regretted that Luo Bai had escaped his earlier attempt to kill him.
• Jin Nainai told Ying Ming Hao and Liu Quer that she had killed Luo Bai after he sent her a message during the matches.
• Ying Ming Hao praised Jin Nainai and celebrated with her and Liu Quer.
• Ying Ming Hao apologized that he could not give Jin Nainai and Liu Quer public status, and both women said they accepted their secret relationship.
• Ying Ming Hao promised to be with them openly once he became Sect Master of the Misty Sect, despite Jin Nainai reminding him that the tournament continued the next day.

The second round of the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament began, with contestants forming alliances and preparing to battle for places among the top hundred. Ying Ming Hao and Wang Baishun organized their side and assigned opponents, leaving both alliances facing off on the platforms.

• Jin Dongni announced the second round’s rules, including the hundred-contestant limit for each cultivation realm and the challenge period.
• The Heavenly Prodigies took their platforms and formed teams, while projectors broadcast the tournament across the Xuanhuang World.
• Ying Ming Hao and Wang Baishun agreed to join forces, gathering the Great Qin Dynasty’s allies and contestants from several regions.
• The Central Region, Western Region, Overseas Immortal Isles, and Demon Race contestants formed a larger opposing alliance.
• Shanyu Ada, Huo Xiaoman, Ling Caichen, Wang Baishun, and Ying Ming Hao each chose an opposing Heavenly Prodigy to fight as the two sides prepared to clash.

Jin Su and Wang Baishun led their forces into close combat on the Tournament Platform, while Ying Ming Hao used Odeu’s attack to kill a Misty Sect disciple and turn the South Sea fighters against the Western Region. Ying Ming Hao then struck Theodore, leaving him wounded and bewildered by Ying Ming Hao’s fluctuating strength.

• Jin Su and Wang Baishun charged at the head of their respective forces, and both sides clashed in close combat.
• Ying Ming Hao mocked Odeu as they fought, then wounded him when Odeu lost his temper.
• Odeu’s cross-shaped sword missed Ying Ming Hao and fatally pierced the Misty Sect disciple hiding behind him.
• Ying Ming Hao blamed the Western Region fighters for the disciple’s death and urged the South Sea fighters to avenge Junior Brother Zhao.
• Ying Ming Hao disarmed Odeu and struck Theodore’s left arm, knocking him backward into the crowd.

Ying Ming Hao and his allies used the chaos of battle to make Western Region Heavenly Prodigies kill Misty Sect disciples by accident, then retaliated against the enemies who had betrayed them. As their targets began to avoid them, Ying Ming Hao spotted Han Jingfeng, Lin Zihan’s sworn enemy.

• Ying Ming Hao charged into the Western Region ranks and drew several Heavenly Prodigies into a fight while pretending to struggle.
• Ying Ming Hao dodged a spear thrust, causing it to pierce a Misty Sect disciple behind him, and Liang Yi attacked the spear wielder in revenge.
• Ying Ming Hao and his companions continued setting up accidental kills, and five or six Heavenly Prodigies died.
• Ye Qingxuan, Lin Hai, Liang Yi, and the others realized Ying Ming Hao was using borrowed blades to retaliate against their betrayers.
• The betrayed Heavenly Prodigies began avoiding Ying Ming Hao and his allies, so Ying Ming Hao fixed his gaze on Han Jingfeng of the Han Family.

Han Jingfeng fought Yuan Xianyi but was overwhelmed when Ying Ming Hao arrived with a crowd of enemies and secretly sabotaged him. Han Jingfeng ended the chapter badly wounded on the ground, unable to rise or surrender.

• Yuan Xianyi challenged Han Jingfeng, and the two fought as Han Jingfeng struggled against his opponent’s superior strength.
• Yuan Xianyi unleashed the Ape Strike Technique, and Han Jingfeng countered with the Profound Ice Spear Art while hoping reinforcements would arrive.
• Ying Ming Hao charged in with more than a dozen enemies pursuing him, bringing them directly to Han Jingfeng.
• Ying Ming Hao parried Yuan Xianyi’s blows but maneuvered the other enemies toward Han Jingfeng and blocked his escape.
• Ying Ming Hao secretly disrupted Han Jingfeng’s defenses, allowing enemies to wound him and Yuan Xianyi to strike him with an iron club.
• Han Jingfeng crashed to the ground coughing blood and could barely move or beg for mercy.

Shanyu Ada stopped Yuan Xianyi from killing Han Jingfeng, foiling Ying Ming Hao’s scheme to use the fight against Yuan Xianyi as cover. Ying Ming Hao turned his fury on the Western Region’s Heavenly Prodigies and later attacked Odeu by surprise, leaving the battle still raging.

• Shanyu Ada intercepted Yuan Xianyi’s lethal strike against Han Jingfeng and rescued him.
• Ying Ming Hao realized Ye Qingxuan, Wan Junming, and the others had seen through his plan, then attacked the Western Region’s Heavenly Prodigies and quickly overwhelmed them.
• The tournament battles continued across the Martial Platforms, with the South Sea Continent’s Heavenly Prodigies gaining the advantage over the Western Region and Northern Territory’s Demon Race.
• Ying Ming Hao abandoned his plan to kill Han Jingfeng and went after Odeu while Odeu fought Yang Fanyuan.
• Odeu evaded Ying Ming Hao’s sneak attack but suffered a deep wound across his back, then cursed Ying Ming Hao for his lack of martial honor.

Ying Ming Hao joined the battle after Odeu was struck by a sneak arrow, then teamed up with Wang Baishun and Su Yan against Jin Bei and Jin Su's group. Jin Su called for reinforcements, and Jin Mingyue arrived with several fighters to surround the three.

• Ying Ming Hao challenged Odeu while Yang Fanyuan left to join Yang Fanzhou's fight against Ning Huai's group.
• Odeu bragged about his exploits until a sneak arrow struck him in the buttocks, and Lin Zihan summoned Ying Ming Hao to help her.
• Ying Ming Hao left Odeu incapacitated and went to assist Lin Zihan while Wang Baishun and Su Yan fought the opposing Heavenly Prodigies.
• Ying Ming Hao attacked Jin Bei and joined Wang Baishun and Su Yan, prompting Jin Su to call for reinforcements.
• Jin Mingyue and several fighters arrived and surrounded Ying Ming Hao, Wang Baishun, and Su Yan.

Su Yan, Ying Ming Hao, and Wang Baishun faced a group of Central Region fighters while their allies were occupied elsewhere. Su Yan overwhelmed his opponents with an enormous cleaver, Ying Ming Hao pressured his enemies with a long spear and provoked Shishi, who unleashed her zither technique against him.

• Wang Baishun, Ying Ming Hao, and Su Yan found that their allies were tied down fighting opponents across the Martial Platform.
• Ying Ming Hao drew a six-point-six-meter spear, Su Yan brought out a forty-meter cleaver, and Wang Baishun compared his shorter halberd with their oversized weapons.
• Jin Su led an attack on Su Yan, but Su Yan’s Unrivaled Windmill sent several opponents flying and forced the rest to retreat.
• Wang Baishun fought Jin Su, Fang Ziduo, Fang Zishao, and others in a clash of halberds and spears.
• Ying Ming Hao used his long spear to drive back Jin Mingyue, Shishi, and their companions while taunting Shishi about her zither playing.
• Shishi answered Ying Ming Hao’s mockery by unleashing her Demonic Music Around the Ears zither technique.

Ying Ming Hao fought Jin Mingyue and the other Heavenly Prodigies on the Martial Platform, mocking Shishi’s music while turning aside their attacks. He defeated them by dangling Jin Mingyue, another female disciple, and Shishi from his spear, then let them down after the Supervising Elder intervened.

• Ying Ming Hao parried Jin Mingyue and the other Heavenly Prodigies’ attacks while teasing Shishi about her music.
• Jin Mingyue tried to strike Ying Ming Hao’s vulnerable spot, but he dodged and stood on her spear before knocking the surrounding Heavenly Prodigies away.
• Ying Ming Hao hooked Jin Mingyue’s legs with his spear and left her dangling, then lifted another female disciple and Shishi as they attacked him.
• Jin Mingyue, Shishi, and the other disciple repeatedly surrendered while spectators protested and Jin Nainai watched with interest.
• The Supervising Elder ordered Ying Ming Hao to stop, and Ying Ming Hao lowered the three girls to the ground.

Ying Ming Hao and the allied regions eliminated the Central Region’s Heavenly Prodigies, leaving more than four hundred fighters on the Martial Platform. When the remaining factions began fighting, Ying Ming Hao’s group attacked the Northern Territory, and the battle left Han Jingfeng wounded and several fighters dead.

• Ying Ming Hao, Su Yan, and their allies defeated the remaining Central Region fighters and drove them off the Martial Platform.
• The surviving factions formed up, exchanged assurances about preserving their friendship, then attacked one another.
• Ying Ming Hao’s group charged the Northern Territory to target Han Jingfeng, while Ying Ming Hao and Su Yan killed several opponents.
• A mustached warrior from the North Sea Continent shielded Han Jingfeng from Ying Ming Hao’s spear, but Ying Ming Hao struck Han Jingfeng across the back.
• Shanyu Ada attacked Ying Ming Hao in anger, but Fatty Zhang intercepted him and knocked him backward with his hammer.

Ying Ming Hao fought to kill the wounded Han Jingfeng, but the Northern Territory and North Sea Continent Heavenly Prodigies rescued him and blocked the South Sea Continent alliance. As Ying Ming Hao turned his fury on his attackers, Lin Qinqin intervened and dragged back a fleeing Japanese warrior.

• Zhang Ze joined Fatty Zhang against Shanyu Ada, but Shanyu Ada held his own against both of them.
• Han Jingfeng threatened Ying Ming Hao with the power of the Han Family, and Ying Ming Hao smashed him into the Martial Platform.
• Lin Zihan launched Arrow Rain Filling the Sky, but Northern Territory Heavenly Prodigies shielded Han Jingfeng and carried him to safety.
• The regional forces pinned down Su Yan, Ye Hua, Zhao Bufan, and their allies, preventing Ying Ming Hao and the others from reaching Han Jingfeng.
• Ying Ming Hao killed a Northern Territory Heavenly Prodigy and pierced a Japanese warrior, while three streaks of cold light killed another attacker before his saber struck.
• Lin Qinqin used her White Bone Whip to pull a wounded Japanese warrior back as he tried to flee.

Lin Qinqin, Little Red, Little Green, and Miss Shui’s allies killed two more North Sea warriors while Ying Ming Hao’s group continued defeating their opponents. Shanyu Ada fought Lin Yong, Lin Hao, Zhang Zhe, and Zhang Ze together, and their battle continued with neither side gaining the advantage.

• Lin Qinqin and Little Red and Little Green killed a wounded Japanese Warrior, while Miss Shui, Shui Ying'er, and Shui Huo'er killed another North Sea warrior.
• Lin Family and Japanese elders watched from the stands, furious but unwilling to interfere in the legitimate competition.
• Ying Ming Hao’s companions had killed numerous Northern Territory and North Sea Heavenly Prodigies, while Han Jingfeng fled the Martial Platform with one ally remaining.
• Lin Yong, Lin Hao, Zhang Zhe, and Zhang Ze surrounded Shanyu Ada, who accused Lin Yong of betraying the Northern Territory by attacking him.
• Lin Yong rejected Shanyu Ada’s appeal and said he would kill him alongside Han Jingfeng over their feud.
• Fatty Zhang attacked Shanyu Ada, and the five fought fiercely as the other Heavenly Prodigies retreated to give them room.

Ying Ming Hao fought off attacks from Sun Dao, Sata Taito, and Misaki before agreeing to a temporary alliance against their rival groups. He sent Sun Dao’s faction after Ye Qingxuan and Wan Junming’s group, then led his own allies to reinforce Su Yan against the Southern Territory’s Heavenly Prodigies.

• Ying Ming Hao blocked Sun Dao’s surprise strike while Ye Hua intercepted three other ambushers and helped hold the attackers back.
• Sun Dao proposed a truce so the two sides could eliminate weaker fighters before settling their conflict.
• Ying Ming Hao pointed out that Ye Qingxuan, Wan Junming, Yu Huohuo, and Jiang Zhiqing were holding back, and persuaded Sun Dao, Sata Taito, and Misaki to attack them instead.
• Ying Ming Hao called Lin Zihan, Gu Xinghai, Wang Teng, Xu Feng, and the others to stop fighting and clear the way for Sun Dao’s group.
• Ying Ming Hao led his allies to reinforce Su Yan and Wang Baishun against the Southern Territory’s Heavenly Prodigies, breaking the stalemate.

Ying Ming Hao’s forces broke through and joined the battle, turning the tide against Ling Caichen’s side. As the fighting intensified around Huo Xiaoman, a giant intervened to block Ying Ming Hao’s blade and revealed himself as a powerful defender.

• Ling Caichen realized his forces were caught between attacks, while Su Yan turned to fight Zheng Fei and the other Heavenly Prodigies.
• Su Yan used the Demon-Slaying Sword to burn through Zheng Fei’s venomous insects as both sides fought to a stalemate.
• A mysterious woman used zither music to deflect Lin Zihan’s arrow and launched a long-range counterattack against him.
• Ying Ming Hao struck at Huo Xiaoman, but a giant stepped between them and blocked the Burial Life Blade with his body.
• Ying Ming Hao and the others were shocked by the giant’s immense size and strength, while Wang Baishun and Huo Xiaoman paused their fight.

Wang Baishun took the Great Qin Dynasty's fighters away after Ying Ming Hao whispered to him, leaving the Northern and Southern Screen Kingdoms to join Huo Xiaoman's alliance against the South Sea Continent. The factions prepared for a confrontation while Huo Xiaoman mocked the Central Saint Palace, and Fatty Zhang ended the chapter by teasing his beautiful big sister about her relationship with Huo Shan.

• Ying Ming Hao whispered to Wang Baishun, who led the Great Qin Dynasty's Heavenly Prodigies away toward Ye Qingxuan and his companions.
• Long Chen, Xu Feng, Huang Mao, and the others blocked the Northern and Southern Screen Kingdoms' fighters from escaping, so Huo Xiaoman invited Ji Bin and Chu Lihua to ally with her.
• Ji Bin and Chu Lihua agreed to join Huo Xiaoman's forces against the South Sea Continent, while Ying Ming Hao warned them to surrender and Zheng Fei challenged them to fight.
• Su Yan cursed Zheng Fei for repeatedly releasing poisonous mist, which had left Su Yan and the women nearby sick and struggling to suppress their gas.
• Huo Xiaoman swaggered up to the giant Huo Shan and taunted Ying Ming Hao's side, while Central Saint Palace's Jin Su and Jin Mingyue angrily watched from the Martial Platform.
• Fatty Zhang teased his beautiful big sister about her relationship with Huo Shan after he and his companions defeated Shanyu Ada at serious cost to themselves.