Recaps

Jia Lie Jun endured the Great Desolation Tablet’s barren trial as his Origin Energy drained away, while the other Desolate Hall disciples failed one by one. Though his pillar of light seemed close to fading, it remained intact for several days longer than anyone expected.

• Jia Lie Jun awakened in a lifeless wasteland and kept moving despite the land draining his Origin Energy.
• Jiang Hao collapsed in the trial, dissolved into points of light, and was rescued by Chen Zhen after his pillar of light shattered.
• Ying Xiaoxiao explained the trial to Ying Huanhuan, who insisted Jia Lie Jun would not be discouraged by failure.
• Fang Yun, Song Zhou, and Pang Tong failed one after another, leaving Jia Lie Jun as the only remaining participant.
• Jia Lie Jun’s pillar of light dimmed until it seemed ready to collapse, but it remained intact for several more days.

Jia Lie Jun survived the Great Desolation Tablet’s trial and received the Great Desolation Scripture. The Tablet Spirit tasked him with returning within three years with two Ancestral Talismans to destroy the thing sealed beneath the tablet.

• Jia Lie Jun used the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and his multicolored flames to survive the desolate space, restoring his strength as the world shattered.
• The Great Desolation Tablet enveloped Jia Lie Jun in golden light, revealing its Tablet Spirit and prompting Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, and Qi Lei to celebrate his success.
• Jia Lie Jun saw black patterns spreading across the ancient tablet and used his flames to hold back the black mist they released.
• The Tablet Spirit explained that two Ancestral Talismans were needed to destroy the creature it had suppressed and offered Jia Lie Jun the Great Desolation Scripture in exchange for his help within three years.
• Jia Lie Jun agreed to the deal, and the Tablet Spirit warned him to keep the matter secret before revealing the Great Desolation Scripture.

Jia Lie Jun successfully inherited the Great Desolation Scripture and received two Desolation Pearls from the Great Desolation Tablet. Five days later, Hongya Cave challenged Dao Sect while its strongest disciples were secluded, and Jia Lie Jun hurried to the front hall to face the threat.

• Jia Lie Jun absorbed the Great Desolation Scripture as crowds waited around the Great Desolation Tablet.
• Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiaoxiao, Wu Dao, Chen Zhen, and Qi Lei witnessed Jia Lie Jun emerge successfully, his desolate aura withering the nearby earth and trees.
• The Great Desolation Tablet gave Jia Lie Jun two Desolation Pearls and asked him to bring back the Ancestral Talisman.
• Jia Lie Jun rejoined the Desolate Hall disciples, and Ying Huanhuan blushed as she recalled their wager.
• A Desolate Hall disciple told Jia Lie Jun that Hongya Cave had challenged Dao Sect and that the sect had lost two of its first three matches.
• Jia Lie Jun left the Martial Arts Hall to assist in the challenge while Ying Huanhuan fought the fourth match.

Jia Lie Jun arrived at Hongya Cave’s martial contest as Ying Huanhuan fought Song Yan, and he stepped in when Huo Zhen interrupted the duel. After Ying Huanhuan left the final match to him, Jia Lie Jun prepared to face Huo Zhen.

• Jia Lie Jun entered the hall, where Dao Sect disciples welcomed him after he had comprehended the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Ying Huanhuan battled Song Yan, a top Hongya Cave disciple, and gained the upper hand with her Formless Bodhi Sound.
• Huo Zhen intervened to shatter Ying Huanhuan’s attack, but Jia Lie Jun appeared and effortlessly destroyed Huo Zhen’s palm strike.
• Jia Lie Jun mocked Huo Zhen, while Ying Huanhuan assigned him the final match and warned him not to lose.
• Jia Lie Jun teased Ying Huanhuan about a promised condition, making her blush and call him a bastard before she went to the viewing platform.

Jia Lie Jun fought Huo Zhen in the fifth match and overwhelmed the Hongya Cave disciple with his Azure Dragon Arm and scale techniques. Huo Zhen’s Hongya Demonic Mountain Body and Nirvana Golden Body failed to protect him, and he ended the exchange badly wounded as the Dao Sect disciples cheered.

• Jia Lie Jun volunteered for the fifth match, and Huo Zhen was chosen to fight him.
• Huo Zhen opened with Cave Mountain Fist, but Jia Lie Jun stopped the blow and used his Azure Dragon Arm to slam Huo Zhen into the platform hundreds of times.
• Huo Zhen activated Hongya Demonic Mountain Body and attacked with a Hongya Demonic Spear, but Jia Lie Jun blocked it with an azure scale shield.
• Jia Lie Jun scattered the shield’s scales at Huo Zhen and used his lightning-fast movement to close in.
• Jia Lie Jun shattered Huo Zhen’s Nirvana Golden Body with an Azure Dragon Palm, sending him flying and leaving him cut and bleeding.
• The Dao Sect disciples cheered while the Hongya Cave disciples looked dejected.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Huo Zhen after breaking Hongya Cave’s Scripture technique with the Great Wasteland Prison Hand. Elder Zheng tried to intervene, but Chen Zhen protected Jia Lie Jun and drove Huo Zhen away.

• Huo Zhen unleashed Hongya Cave’s Scripture, summoning a massive mountain and formation to crush Jia Lie Jun.
• Jia Lie Jun summoned the Great Desolation King’s phantom and used the Great Wasteland Prison Hand to shatter the mountain.
• Huo Zhen was injured by the backlash, then Jia Lie Jun struck him with the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and sent him crashing into a pit.
• Elder Zheng rushed in to attack Jia Lie Jun, but Chen Zhen blocked him and their clash sent Huo Zhen flying hundreds of meters.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Hongya Cave’s challenge and prepared for Dao Sect’s approaching hall trial. After Ying Huanhuan fulfilled her wager by playing the zither for him, he woke feeling unusually refreshed.

• Jia Lie Jun defeated Huo Zhen, and Chen Zhen rebuked Hongya Cave’s elder before the visitors admitted defeat and left.
• Chen Zhen asked Jia Lie Jun about his preparation for the hall trial, and Jia Lie Jun said he would do his best.
• News of Jia Lie Jun’s victory spread through Dao Sect, raising his standing among the disciples as he wondered about the Dou Qi Continent.
• Ying Huanhuan confronted Jia Lie Jun about their wager and warned him that her jade talisman could transmit what happened to her father.
• Ying Huanhuan played the emerald-green zither for Jia Lie Jun, who fell asleep and later woke feeling refreshed.

Jia Lie Jun comforted Ying Huanhuan after Wang Yan returned to the Dao Sect intent on taking revenge on the Yuan Sect, then attended the Hall Examination. The examination began with the Desolate Hall counting on Jia Lie Jun to help improve its standing.

• Wang Yan returned to the Dao Sect and told Ying Huanhuan he would not hold back against Ying Xiaoxiao during the Hall Examination.
• Jia Lie Jun reassured Ying Huanhuan and acknowledged Wang Yan’s resentment toward the Dao Sect, while Wang Yan challenged anyone who wanted to stop him to defeat him.
• Ying Huanhuan left to inform Ying Xiaoxiao, and time passed until the day of the Hall Examination.
• Jia Lie Jun arrived at the crowded examination grounds and joined the Desolate Hall disciples, who welcomed him and hoped he would help raise their hall’s rank.
• Jia Lie Jun saw Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao among the Heavenly Hall disciples, and Pang Tong and the others teased him about pursuing Ying Huanhuan before Qing Ye did.

The Dao Sect’s Hall Trials began, and Jia Lie Jun faced Ying Huanhuan in his first match. After Jia Lie Jun easily shattered her opening attack, Ying Huanhuan summoned the Formless Bodhi Sound and prepared a stronger assault.

• Ying Xuanzi ordered the Hall Trials to begin, and Qi Lei reminded the disciples that the matches were sparring, not fights to the death.
• Jia Lie Jun drew the A-5 match assignment and took his place on an arena, where Ying Huanhuan arrived as his opponent.
• Jia Lie Jun noticed Medusa watching from among the Desolate Hall disciples, and Ying Huanhuan grew irritated by their apparent closeness.
• Ying Huanhuan attacked with emerald sound waves, but Jia Lie Jun crushed them with his hand.
• Ying Huanhuan used the Formless Bodhi Sound, All Beings Aspect, causing an enormous bodhi tree to appear as zither music filled the mountain peak.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Ying Huanhuan in their match, disarming her and winning after she refused to concede. Their embarrassing encounter stirred reactions among both halls and left Qing Ye troubled by Ying Huanhuan's behavior toward Jia Lie Jun.

• Ying Huanhuan summoned a copy of Jia Lie Jun, but he destroyed it with an azure beam and disrupted her zither music.
• Jia Lie Jun burned away Ying Huanhuan's Bodhi leaves, pulled the zither from her hands, and declared that she had lost.
• When Ying Huanhuan tried to reclaim the zither, Jia Lie Jun struck her backside with it, and she left the platform in embarrassment and anger.
• A Dao Sect steward declared Jia Lie Jun the winner, and Desolate Hall disciples teased him about his treatment of Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Xiaoxiao comforted her sister and considered teaching Jia Lie Jun a lesson, while Ying Xuanzi and Qi Lei reacted to the incident.
• Qing Ye watched Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan's exchange and grew uneasy about Ying Huanhuan's unusual behavior.

Jia Lie Jun faced Qing Ye in the hall trials’ climactic match, with the Desolate Hall hoping he would break its history of finishing last. The two began their confrontation, and Qing Ye’s hostility over Ying Huanhuan set the stage for their battle.

• Wang Yan defeated a Flood Hall disciple without fighting, and Jia Lie Jun won two more matches to advance to the finals.
• A deacon announced that Qing Ye of Earth Hall would face Jia Lie Jun of Desolate Hall, drawing an excited response from the crowd.
• Pang Tong warned Jia Lie Jun about Qing Ye’s strength and mastery of the Earth Emperor Scripture, while Desolate Hall disciples rallied behind Jia Lie Jun and the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Ying Xiaoxiao said the match was too close to call, and Ying Huanhuan admitted she did not know which fighter she wanted to win.
• Qing Ye demanded that Jia Lie Jun stay away from Ying Huanhuan if he lost, and Jia Lie Jun rejected his demand and criticized his conduct.
• The deacon announced the start of the match as Qing Ye’s Origin Energy surged across the platform.

Qing Ye and Jia Lie Jun exchanged powerful body-tempering attacks before Qing Ye used the Earth Core Heavenly Origin Hand. Jia Lie Jun summoned the Great Wasteland Prison Hand, leaving their next clash imminent.

• Qing Ye shattered Jia Lie Jun’s azure scale shield, but Jia Lie Jun formed Azure Dragon Arms and sent Qing Ye flying with a punch.
• Qing Ye activated the Earth Origin Profound Body and fought Jia Lie Jun in a fierce exchange that ended with Qing Ye crashing into a crater.
• Jia Lie Jun rained flaming arrows onto Qing Ye, who emerged injured and weakened.
• Qing Ye used the Earth Core Heavenly Origin Hand to create a giant hand that pursued Jia Lie Jun through the sky.
• Jia Lie Jun gathered Origin Energy, Spiritual Power, Devouring Power, and Desolate Strength, then summoned the Great Wasteland Prison Hand.

Jia Lie Jun fought Qing Ye’s Earth Emperor Scripture and was trapped inside the Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal, which suppressed his Origin Energy. He awakened the Heavenly Dragon Qi within him and began breaking the seal.

• Jia Lie Jun and Qing Ye’s palms collided, and their attacks unleashed a devastating energy storm.
• Qing Ye used the Earth Emperor Scripture’s Earth Emperor God Sealing Seal to trap Jia Lie Jun inside a dark-yellow sphere that drained his Origin Energy.
• Ying Xiaoxiao warned that the seal could leave Jia Lie Jun unable to escape, while Wu Dao and Chen Zhen remained confident in him.
• Jia Lie Jun drew on the Heavenly Dragon Qi in his dantian, causing the sphere to shake as he struck from within.
• Qing Ye tried to reinforce the seal, but the blood-red runes shattered and an azure beam pierced through the sphere.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Qing Ye after breaking free of the Earth Dragon God Sealing Seal and overwhelming him with his Azure Dragon transformation. After Desolate Hall celebrated its victory over Earth Hall, the competition continued until Ying Xiaoxiao was called to face Wang Yan.

• Jia Lie Jun transformed with azure scales and Dragon Wings, then battered Qing Ye despite Qing Ye activating a Heavenly Grade Spirit Treasure.
• Jia Lie Jun cracked Qing Ye's armor and knocked him unconscious, winning the match for Desolate Hall.
• Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Huanhuan discussed Jia Lie Jun's strength, while Wang Yan sensed danger in him.
• The deacon announced Jia Lie Jun's victory, and Desolate Hall disciples congratulated him for ending their long run in fourth place.
• After more matches, the deacon called Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan to compete, and both landed on the platform.

Ying Xiaoxiao fought Wang Yan to stop him from taking command of the Dao Sect disciples at the sect competition. After they clashed evenly, she unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Scripture, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved as her colossal sword descended.

• Wang Yan and Ying Xiaoxiao agreed to settle their dispute in battle, while Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xuanzi watched with concern.
• Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan exchanged sword techniques, and neither gained an advantage despite the destruction they caused to the arena.
• Ying Xiaoxiao resolved to stop Wang Yan from seizing command of the Dao Sect disciples, and Wang Yan warned her that the Yuan Sect would show no mercy at the sect competition.
• Ying Xiaoxiao invoked the Heavenly Emperor Scripture and sent the Great Heaven Cloud-Swallowing Sword crashing down toward Wang Yan, splitting the platform.

Wang Yan defeated Ying Xiaoxiao in the hall examination, raising concern that he would lead Dao Sect disciples into a disastrous clash with Yuan Sect. Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan advanced to the final match for command of the sect competition, and Wang Yan launched the fight without holding back.

• Wang Yan used the Great Heaven Cloud-Swallowing Sword to clash with Ying Xiaoxiao, then seized her blade and wounded her before knocking her down and placing his greatsword at her throat.
• The deacon declared Wang Yan the winner after Ying Xuanzi approved the result, and Wang Yan returned to his seat.
• Ying Xiaoxiao warned Ying Huanhuan that Wang Yan could endanger Dao Sect disciples in the sect competition, while Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao hoped Jia Lie Jun could stop him.
• Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan won their remaining matches and advanced to the final, whose victor would become the hall examination champion and command Dao Sect disciples in the sect competition.
• Wang Yan opened the final by rushing Jia Lie Jun and swinging his black greatsword at Jia Lie Jun's head.

Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan fought fiercely, with Jia Lie Jun gaining the upper hand through his dragon transformations and overwhelming speed. Wang Yan countered Jia Lie Jun’s final attacks, and the chapter left them facing off as Jia Lie Jun summoned the Azure Dragon Immovable Bell.

• Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan clashed with the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and Wang Yan’s greatsword, sending both fighters flying.
• Jia Lie Jun attacked with his Dragon Wings and dragon claws, breaking Wang Yan’s Nirvana Golden Body and battering him into a crater.
• Jia Lie Jun brought the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree down on Wang Yan, but Wang Yan blocked it with a precisely aimed greatsword strike.
• Jia Lie Jun fired the Desolate Demonic Eye at Wang Yan, who cut the gray beam apart and counterattacked with a storm of sword light.
• Jia Lie Jun formed the Azure Dragon Immovable Bell to defend against Wang Yan’s sword attack.

Jia Lie Jun faced Wang Yan’s deadly Black Demon Mirror technique and unleashed the Great Desolation Scripture, drawing energy from the earth. The chapter ended with that power surging around Jia Lie Jun as Wang Yan realized the danger he faced.

• Jia Lie Jun struck Wang Yan through the Azure Dragon Bell’s defense, sending him flying.
• Wang Yan used his blood essence to summon the Black Demon and warned that the technique had killed powerful Nirvana Realm experts before.
• Wang Yan’s Black Demon Descent attacked Jia Lie Jun, shaking the mountain and splitting the ground.
• Jia Lie Jun invoked the Great Desolation Scripture, rapidly turning the mountaintop barren.
• Deep yellow energy rose from the earth and enveloped Jia Lie Jun as he discovered he could control it.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Wang Yan in the hall examination final, then declined command of the Dao Sect disciples in favor of Ying Xiaoxiao. Wang Yan left after recovering, but promised to return and follow Jia Lie Jun’s command during the sect competition.

• Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan unleashed their strongest attacks, and the resulting energy storm badly injured them both.
• Wang Yan conceded just before Jia Lie Jun’s Immortal Origin Ancient Tree struck him, and then he fainted.
• Chen Zhen announced Jia Lie Jun as the hall examination champion and granted him command of the Dao Sect disciples for the sect competition.
• Jia Lie Jun asked that command be given to Ying Xiaoxiao, and Ying Xuanzi approved the change while directing Jia Lie Jun to claim his reward after a day of rest.
• Wang Yan recovered, left with his black greatsword, and told Jia Lie Jun he would return for the sect competition and follow his command.

After winning the hall trial and handing command to Xiao Xiao, Jia Lie Jun received a reward from Ying Xuanzi. He chose and refined the Card of Stillness, gaining control of a Spirit Treasure that could briefly halt an opponent.

• Jia Lie Jun recovered from the battle and met Chen Zhen, who praised his performance and took him to see Ying Xuanzi.
• Ying Xuanzi thanked Jia Lie Jun for stopping Wang Yan and passing command to Xiao Xiao, then offered him one of three treasures as a reward.
• Jia Lie Jun chose the plain black wooden plaque over a crimson ruler and black armor.
• Ying Xuanzi explained that the Card of Stillness could briefly stop an opponent and that Jia Lie Jun's Spiritual Power could activate it.
• Jia Lie Jun refined the Card of Stillness with his blood and formed a connection with it.

Jia Lie Jun received the Card of Stillness and prepared for the upcoming sect competition before returning with Medusa to the Dou Qi Continent. They arrived in the desert and found Yue Mei fleeing two Dou Wang attackers.

• Jia Lie Jun tested the Card of Stillness, and Ying Xuanzi warned him to train for the sect competition and protect the Dao Sect disciples.
• Jia Lie Jun told Medusa he planned to return to the Dou Qi Continent, and the two traveled to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Jia Lie Jun and Medusa heard an explosion and rushed toward it.
• Yue Mei fled two Luoyan Empire Dou Wang experts, but her injuries forced her to fall from the sky.
• The two men attacked Yue Mei with golden geese, and she met their attack with the Dou Qi she had left.

Jia Lie Jun rescued Yue Mei and learned that the Poison Sect, Golden Goose Sect, and Mulan Valley had driven the Jia Ma Empire and Snake-People Tribe to the brink of defeat. He reached Black Mountain Fortress as the enemy forces began their assault, led by Yan Luo Tian and the Mulan Three Elders.

• Jia Lie Jun appeared in time to destroy the Golden Goose Sect attackers’ weapons and save Yue Mei, then killed the two men by crushing them in a spatial cage.
• Yue Mei told Jia Lie Jun and Medusa that the Poison Sect, Golden Goose Sect, and Mulan Valley had joined forces and inflicted heavy losses on the Jia Ma Empire and Snake-People Tribe.
• Jia Lie Jun, Medusa, and Yue Mei flew to Black Mountain Fortress, where Jia Lie Jun recognized Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bo Dong, Nalan Jie, and Snake-People Tribe leaders preparing the defenses.
• Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong rallied the defenders when the enemy’s war drums sounded and the attack began.
• Yan Luo Tian and the Mulan Three Elders arrived above the battlefield, alarming Hai Bo Dong and the other defenders.

Jia Lie Jun arrived at Black Mountain Fortress just in time to save the Snake-People Tribe leaders from Yan Luo Tian’s killing blow. With Medusa and another ally arriving, Jia Lie Jun prepared to face Yan Luo Tian while Medusa took on the Mulan Three Elders.

• Yan Luo Tian and the Mulan Three Elders overwhelmed Hai Bo Dong and the Snake-People Tribe leaders, leaving the defenders badly injured and Black Mountain Fortress on the brink of falling.
• Yan Luo Tian summoned a golden goose and sent it to annihilate the wounded Snake-People Tribe leaders.
• Jia Lie Jun appeared and tore the golden goose apart with his dragon claw, prompting the Jia Ma Empire’s soldiers to cheer.
• Medusa arrived with another figure, and the Snake-People Tribe leaders knelt to greet her as their queen.
• Jia Lie Jun said he would fight Yan Luo Tian while Medusa handled the Mulan Three Elders, and Jia Xing Tian warned her about their Three Beasts Savage Art.

Medusa easily overwhelmed the Mulan Three Elders, while Jia Lie Jun attacked Yan Luo Tian after the Golden Goose Sect leader tried to surrender. Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong also discussed the Misty Cloud Sect’s hunt for Xiao Yan and the mysterious attacker who had killed its elders.

• Medusa unleashed a gray energy beam that rapidly drained the three blood-red beasts summoned by the Mulan Three Elders, leaving them unable to resist her.
• Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong discussed the slaughter of Misty Cloud Sect disciples and elders, and considered whether Xiao Yan was responsible.
• The Misty Cloud Sect had learned from Xiao Family members in Wutan City that a powerful, mysterious person had pursued Xiao Yan, though the sect still doubted he had been killed.
• Medusa attacked the Mulan Three Elders as Jia Lie Jun told Yan Luo Tian that he was next.
• Yan Luo Tian offered to withdraw and pay double compensation, but Jia Lie Jun struck first and shattered his golden wing shield with a dragon claw.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Yan Luo Tian and the Mulan Three Elders, then confronted the Poison Sect leader and recognized her as Xiao Yi Xian. He showed her that he could withstand and suppress her Calamity Poison Body, but she remained doubtful that it could be cured.

• Jia Lie Jun shattered Yan Luo Tian’s golden shield and sent the Dou Zong flying into a crater, prompting cheers from the Jia Ma Empire’s soldiers.
• Jia Lie Jun struck down the Mulan Three Elders with a Desolate Blade, and the Golden Goose Sect and Mulan Valley disciples fled.
• Jia Xing Tian warned Jia Lie Jun that the black-robed Poison Sect leader was a dangerous opponent, but Jia Lie Jun swiftly removed her mask and recognized Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she had become the Heavenly Poison Girl and described how her Calamity Poison Body had killed villagers and driven her from a village in the Chu Yun Empire.
• Jia Lie Jun took Xiao Yi Xian’s wrist and demonstrated that he could endure and suppress her poison, while she remained convinced that curing the Calamity Poison Body was extraordinarily difficult.