Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen’s strength alarmed the major sects, as the Purple Sun Sect plotted to hire a Star Extremity expert to kill him while Jade Valley’s Zhuang Qingxian waited to see what happened. In the final round, Mo Yan pierced Tuo Ba Ku’s Protective True Qi, but his attack failed to injure him, leaving their match unresolved.

• Luo Xinglie and the Flowing Cloud Sect elders praised Ye Chen’s strength and looked forward to watching the competition with him and Xu Jing advancing.
• Tu Chongshan decided the Purple Sun Sect would hire an unaffiliated Early Star Extremity expert to kill Ye Chen, while Zhuang Qingxian chose to wait and see how the plan unfolded.
• Lin Yun and Mo Yan discussed Ye Chen’s weaknesses, and Mo Yan vowed to defeat him using his Sky Demon Eye.
• Ye Chen’s opponent in the final round conceded, and Mo Yan faced Tuo Ba Ku in the group’s second match.
• Tuo Ba Ku endured Mo Yan’s Sky-Piercing Hand without his Protective True Qi breaking, and Mo Yan used his Sky Demon Eye to pierce a weak point in that defense.
• Mo Yan’s finger force struck Tuo Ba Ku’s chest and sent him flying, but Tuo Ba Ku’s skin remained uninjured.

Tuo Ba Ku defeated Mo Yan by overwhelming him with his defense and Savage Eighteen Fists, while Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng acknowledged their coming Ranking Match fight. The tenth round ended with Xu Jing and Lin Qi securing places among the top twelve, leaving the new Hidden Dragon Rankings set.

• Tuo Ba Ku endured Mo Yan’s attacks, then countered with Savage Eighteen Fists and defeated him after Mo Yan’s desperate strikes failed.
• Murong Qingcheng told Ye Chen she would not concede to him in the Ranking Match, and Ye Chen recognized her as one of the strongest contestants.
• Xu Jing defeated her opponent and secured fourth place, guaranteeing her entry into the Hidden Dragon Rankings.
• Lin Qi defeated his higher-ranked opponent with a bloodied, reckless assault, making his qualification all but certain.
• The tenth round ended, and the top twelve contestants in each group qualified for the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

The ranked contestants received Dragon Vein Qi, which formed Dragon-Shaped Phantoms around them and revealed differences in their fortune. Sikong Sheng remained far ahead of the others, while Yan Chi Huo and Lin Yun vowed to surpass him in the competition.

• The Chief Referee ordered the eliminated youths to leave and told the seventy-two remaining contestants to stand on the martial platforms for the Dragon Vein Qi cleansing.
• Ye Chen, Xu Jing, and Lin Qi saw that returning contestants already had Dragon-Shaped Phantoms, while the newly ranked youths did not.
• Dragon-shaped qi surged from the abyss into the contestants, forming or enlarging their Dragon-Shaped Phantoms; Sikong Sheng's reached eight zhang two chi, while the newcomers' were only one zhang.
• Ye Chen and Xu Jing suspected that contestants could plunder Dragon Vein Qi by defeating their opponents, as Luo Xinglie explained its importance to individuals, families, and sects.
• Sikong Sheng declared that he would grow his phantom to nine zhang, while Yan Chi Huo and Lin Yun vowed to defeat him and claim Dragon Vein Qi.

After three days of rest, the seventy-two ranked contestants gathered to begin the Hidden Dragon Rankings Ranking Match, where each would face every other contestant. The referees selected ten seeded contestants, leaving Qian Yun resentful and determined to prove them wrong as the matches began.

• The Chief Referee announced a three-day rest before the Ranking Match, and the contestants and spectators dispersed.
• Ye Chen, Xu Jing, and their companion arrived on the fourth morning as the ranked contestants gathered on the combined fighting stage.
• The Chief Referee explained that the Super Points Tournament would span seventy-one rounds, with every contestant facing all seventy-one others.
• The referees selected Sikong Sheng, Yan Chi Huo, Li Daoxuan, Lin Yun, Bing Ling, Mo Yan, Tuo Ba Ku, Murong Qingcheng, Ye Chen, and Gu Youyun as seeded contestants, choosing Gu Youyun over Qian Yun in a tied vote.
• Qian Yun and the people of Sunset Cloud Gate were unhappy with his omission, and Qian Yun vowed to make the referees regret their choice.
• The Chief Referee announced the seeded contestants, and the Ranking Match began.

Ye Chen and the other young fighters competed in the Hidden Dragon Rankings, learning that victory let their Dragon-Shaped Phantoms plunder their opponents’ Dragon Vein Qi. After defeating Jiu Wuxue, Cui Xiao, and Gu Qing, Ye Chen’s phantom grew to five zhang seven chi, matching Murong Qingcheng and surpassing Tuo Ba Ku.

• Ye Chen and Xu Jing inferred that defeating opponents with stronger Dragon Vein Qi yielded greater gains, while Yan Chi Huo’s phantom barely changed after his opponent conceded.
• Ye Chen defeated Jiu Wuxue with a single sword strike, and his Dragon-Shaped Phantom grew to around one zhang six chi.
• Xu Jing defeated Qi Shaofeng after 158 moves, increasing her Dragon-Shaped Phantom to nearly three zhang.
• Across five rounds, Ye Chen’s phantom reached two zhang eight chi, while Tuo Ba Ku’s rose above four zhang five chi after defeating Zhang Feng.
• Ye Chen defeated Cui Xiao in the sixth round and absorbed enough Dragon Vein Qi to reach four zhang three chi.
• In the eighth round, Ye Chen broke Gu Qing’s Azure Cloud Ninefold Strike and explained its weakness; Gu Qing conceded, and Ye Chen’s phantom grew to five zhang seven chi.

Ye Chen discovered that Dragon Vein Qi replenished Essence, Qi, and Spirit as the Hidden Dragon Rankings matches continued. After Gu Youyun defeated Qian Yun with Stone King's Wrath, Ye Chen built his Dragon-Shaped Phantom to seven zhang by defeating Liu Chuan in the fortieth round.

• Ye Chen realized that Dragon Vein Qi restored his depleted Essence, Qi, and Spirit, which could further accelerate his cultivation.
• Gu Youyun endured Qian Yun's Purple Cloud Thunder Palm and defeated him with Stone King's Wrath.
• Ye Chen won his first eighteen matches, and his Dragon-Shaped Phantom grew as he plundered Dragon Vein Qi from defeated opponents.
• The competition continued into the next day, and Ye Chen's Dragon-Shaped Phantom reached six zhang and eight chi by the end of the thirty-ninth round.
• Ye Chen defeated Liu Chuan in the fortieth round with Heaven Shattering Clouds, and his Dragon-Shaped Phantom reached seven zhang.

Ye Chen defeated Qian Yun with one sword as the tournament’s remaining matches concentrated Dragon Vein Qi among the top contestants. After sixty-two rounds, the final nine rounds were set to feature only the Top Ten Seeded Contestants facing one another.

• Xu Jing defeated Wei Renjie by finding the weakness in his Wandering Dragon Blade and striking with Vast Shattering Kill Fist.
• Ye Chen instantly defeated Qian Yun with a single sword strike, leaving the audience stunned.
• Over the next two days, Ye Chen defeated three opponents with Dragon-Shaped Phantoms over seven zhang, growing his own phantom to around seven zhang five.
• Sikong Sheng reached eight zhang four, while the other leading contestants’ phantoms grew to between seven zhang two and seven zhang nine.
• The sixty-second round ended, leaving nine rounds in which the ten seeded contestants would face one another.

The Hidden Dragon Rankings entered its later rounds as Tuo Ba Ku defeated Gu Youyun, then Murong Qingcheng faced Bing Ling in a highly anticipated match. Murong Qingcheng gained the early advantage, but their battle remained unfinished.

• Ye Chen reaffirmed his goal of winning first place as the Flowing Cloud Sect headed to the competition grounds.
• Third Night narrowly defeated Wei Renjie in the opening match of the sixty-third round.
• Tuo Ba Ku endured Gu Youyun's Stone King's Wrath and won their match, growing his Dragon-Shaped Phantom by absorbing some of her Dragon Vein Qi.
• Murong Qingcheng and Bing Ling began their match, and Murong Qingcheng shattered Bing Ling's attacks with her Demonic Force Field.

Bing Ling lost to Murong Qingcheng after the Demonic Sky Art countered her ice techniques. Li Daoxuan and Yan Chi Huo then began a fierce duel, which remained unresolved as Li Daoxuan was forced from the clash with a scorched shoulder.

• Bing Ling used the Ice Void Great Rift Slash and Ice Spirit Explosion Annihilation Art against Murong Qingcheng, but Murong Qingcheng countered both with the Celestial Demon Hand Seal.
• Murong Qingcheng struck Bing Ling with Heavenly Repulsion, and Bing Ling admitted defeat.
• Li Daoxuan and Yan Chi Huo took the stage, and Yan Chi Huo challenged Li Daoxuan to defeat him within three moves while his saber remained sheathed.
• Li Daoxuan unleashed three swords, and Yan Chi Huo blocked them without drawing his Treasure Saber.
• Yan Chi Huo drew his saber and broke Li Daoxuan's sword Momentum, but Li Daoxuan answered with Void Slayer and the two exchanged dozens of attacks.
• Li Daoxuan was forced out of the clash with a scorched mark on his shoulder.

Ye Chen faced Devil Eye Mo Yan in the twenty-fifth match and countered his every technique, defeating him without allowing a single attack to land. Ye Chen’s Dragon-Shaped Phantom grew to seventy-eight feet as the spectators watched in silence.

• Yan Chi Huo defeated Li Daoxuan by half a move after their 198-move duel, and his Dragon-Shaped Phantom grew to eighty-two feet.
• Xu Jing defeated Fourth Night, Gao Feng defeated Wei Renjie, and Jiu Wuxue defeated Lin Qi in their matches.
• Ye Chen and Mo Yan began their duel after spectators debated how their ability to detect weaknesses would match up.
• Mo Yan’s Phantom Spirit Finger and Phantom Spirit Seven Severing Fingers failed to reach Ye Chen, who cut through each attack with his sword.
• Ye Chen evaded Mo Yan’s Demonic Spirit Finger and used sword strikes to strip away half of Mo Yan’s Protective True Qi.
• Ye Chen predicted Mo Yan’s Ghost Shadow Maze movements and held his sword at Mo Yan’s throat, forcing him to concede defeat.

Ye Chen’s decisive victory over Mo Yan led into the long-awaited match between Sikong Sheng and Lin Yun. Sikong Sheng overwhelmed Lin Yun with the Azure Sky Overlord Fist, reaffirming his dominance as the younger generation’s leading fighter.

• Li Daoxuan explained that Mo Yan lost because he lacked the speed and attack power to overcome Ye Chen’s fighting style.
• The Chief Referee declared Ye Chen the winner, and the matches continued while spectators awaited Sikong Sheng and Lin Yun.
• Sikong Sheng and Lin Yun faced each other in match thirty-one, and Lin Yun announced that he would reveal his true strength.
• Lin Yun attacked with the Four Heavenly Fire Spears and Heavenfall Strike, but Sikong Sheng extinguished his flames and dismantled his spear attacks with the Air-Expelling Palm.
• Sikong Sheng struck Lin Yun with the Azure Sky Overlord Fist, shattering his intent and sending him flying as he spat blood.

Lin Yun’s Bloodflame Break failed to defeat Sikong Sheng, and the sixty-fourth round began after the wounded fighters recovered. Li Daoxuan defeated Mo Yan before Tuo Ba Ku and Ye Chen began a fierce duel that ended with Tuo Ba Ku unleashing his Savage Dragon Strike.

• Lin Yun struck Sikong Sheng with Bloodflame Break, but Sikong Sheng absorbed and extinguished the flames before claiming victory.
• After the fighters recovered and the sixty-fourth round began, Li Daoxuan defeated Mo Yan with Void Slayer, leaving Mo Yan facing a third loss.
• Ye Chen recognized that Li Daoxuan’s Void Slayer combined an illusory attack with a hidden real one, and he noted that Yan Chi Huo had previously broken it head-on.
• Tuo Ba Ku faced Ye Chen and unleashed his full strength with Savage Eighteen Fists, while Ye Chen countered with a sword strike powered by fifty percent Sword Intent.
• Tuo Ba Ku’s defense withstood Ye Chen’s strongest strike, and he followed with Savage Dragon Strike as Ye Chen’s Sword Intent shook the air around him.

Ye Chen revealed sixty percent Sword Intent and defeated Tuo Ba Ku, raising his standing among the Hidden Dragon Rankings competitors. After Yan Chi Huo defeated Gu Youyun and Sikong Sheng beat Bing Ling, Lin Yun and Murong Qingcheng prepared to face each other.

• Ye Chen revealed sixty percent Sword Intent, overwhelmed Tuo Ba Ku’s attacks, and won their fight, bringing his Dragon-Shaped Phantom to eight zhang one.
• The Emotionless Sect’s Sect Master worried that Ye Chen’s Sword Intent made Li Daoxuan’s upcoming fight less certain, while other competitors reassessed Ye Chen’s strength.
• Yan Chi Huo defeated Gu Youyun with two saber strikes.
• Sikong Sheng shattered Bing Ling’s Ice Crystal Fist and absorbed her Dragon Vein Qi, growing his Dragon-Shaped Phantom to eight zhang seven.
• Lin Yun and Murong Qingcheng stepped up for their highly anticipated match.

Murong Qingcheng fought Lin Yun in the tournament, using her Demonic Force Field to withstand his attacks and turn his killing move against him. She defeated Lin Yun with Force Field Severance, leaving the spectators astonished.

• Lin Yun told Murong Qingcheng that she could not enter the top three and offered to concede if she gained the upper hand within ten moves.
• Murong Qingcheng and Lin Yun exchanged attacks as her Demonic Force Field resisted his spear techniques, while neither gained a clear advantage.
• Lin Yun unleashed Dark Flame Kill, but Murong Qingcheng condensed her force field to withstand the explosive strike unharmed.
• Lin Yun used Bloodflame Break as Murong Qingcheng countered with Force Field Severance, splitting his Protective True Qi and sending him crashing into the arena’s light screen.
• The spectators reacted in disbelief as Murong Qingcheng defeated Lin Yun, and the Soaring Demon Sect Master praised her Martial Arts realm.

After Lin Yun lost to Murong Qingcheng, the Hidden Dragon Rankings continued with more clashes among the leading contestants. The chapter ended as Ye Chen and Li Daoxuan prepared to duel for the title of the younger generation’s top swordsman in the Southern Zhuo Region.

• Yan Chi Huo criticized Lin Yun for underestimating Murong Qingcheng, while the Heavenfall Sect Master warned Lin Yun to take his remaining matches seriously.
• Sikong Sheng defeated Gu Youyun after allowing her to attack for thirty moves and praising her progress.
• Lin Yun defeated Bing Ling with Dark Flame Kill after her Ice Crystal Fist failed to overcome his attack.
• Murong Qingcheng countered Mo Yan’s techniques, wounded his shoulder, and forced him to stop attacking.
• The Chief Referee announced the match between Ye Chen and Li Daoxuan, prompting the crowd to anticipate a duel between the two leading swordsmen.

Ye Chen and Li Daoxuan tested their swordsmanship in an intense duel, with Ye Chen gaining the advantage through varied techniques and Lone Peak Annihilation. Li Daoxuan unleashed his soundless killing move, and Ye Chen stood still to face it.

• Li Daoxuan opened with Life Slayer, but Ye Chen met his sword and matched his attacks.
• Ye Chen used Lone Peak Annihilation to wound Li Daoxuan’s cheek, then asked him to use the killing moves he had used against Yan Chi Huo.
• Li Daoxuan’s Void Slayer concealed a second attack, but Ye Chen blocked it and countered, then pressured him with Little Heaven Shattering Clouds and Earth Shattering Shock.
• Ye Chen’s attacks sent Li Daoxuan flying and split his Protective True Qi, but Li Daoxuan recovered and declared that blocking his next sword would mean Ye Chen won.
• Li Daoxuan unleashed the soundless killing move, and Ye Chen remained still as its Sword Light approached.

Ye Chen defeated Li Daoxuan by blocking and splitting his soundless Sword Light, establishing himself as the leading young swordsman of the Southern Zhuo Region. Yan Chi Huo then began his match against Tuo Ba Ku, whose Dragon Roams the World attack swallowed him as the fight continued.

• Ye Chen used the Quick Sword Intent to block Li Daoxuan's soundless killing move and split its Sword Light in two.
• Ye Chen explained that Li Daoxuan's move was formidable but imperfect, and Li Daoxuan admitted defeat.
• Ye Chen absorbed Li Daoxuan's Dragon Vein Qi, while spectators recognized him as the foremost young swordsman and Yan Chi Huo resolved to fight him seriously.
• Yan Chi Huo faced Tuo Ba Ku in match thirty-three and broke through Tuo Ba Ku's Savage Eighteen Fists with a flaming saber slash.
• Tuo Ba Ku emerged from the flames and unleashed Dragon Roams the World, swallowing Yan Chi Huo in Dragon-Shaped Qi Force.

Yan Chi Huo defeated Tuo Ba Ku before the sixty-sixth round brought victories for Bing Ling and Yan Chi Huo and a concession from Murong Qingcheng to Li Daoxuan. Ye Chen then faced Lin Yun, whose opening attack Ye Chen cut apart as their match began.

• Yan Chi Huo struck Tuo Ba Ku with a series of blade attacks, and Tuo Ba Ku answered with Dragon-Shaped Qi Force uppercuts.
• Yan Chi Huo’s final slash sent Tuo Ba Ku crashing into the arena’s light screen, deciding the match in Yan Chi Huo’s favor despite Tuo Ba Ku’s minor injuries.
• In the sixty-sixth round, Bing Ling defeated Gu Youyun, and Yan Chi Huo easily defeated Mo Yan.
• Li Daoxuan struck Murong Qingcheng with his Soundless Sword Strike, but her Demonic Force Field deflected most of its power; she conceded before he could injure her further.
• Ye Chen faced Lin Yun, who attacked with waves of crimson flame, and Ye Chen charged through them and split them with his Star Scar Sword.

Ye Chen defeated Lin Yun and Murong Qingcheng by taking the initiative and disrupting their defenses, while Sikong Sheng defeated Tuo Ba Ku. The chapter left Ye Chen advancing toward a confrontation with Sikong Sheng, who dismissed him as no threat.

• Ye Chen overwhelmed Lin Yun with relentless sword attacks, pierced his Fire Origin Shield, and won after absorbing Lin Yun's Dragon Vein Qi.
• Sikong Sheng defeated Tuo Ba Ku without difficulty in their match.
• Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng began their battle, and Ye Chen used his speed and sword techniques to disrupt her Demonic Force Field.
• After several dozen exchanges, Murong Qingcheng conceded, giving Ye Chen another victory.
• A Suspended Mountain Core Disciple warned Sikong Sheng that Ye Chen was difficult to handle, but Sikong Sheng said Ye Chen's combat experience meant little against absolute strength.

Sikong Sheng defeated Li Daoxuan, and Yan Chi Huo beat Lin Yun with his Instant Kill Golden Flame Slash as the Hidden Dragon Rankings tournament approached its peak. In the sixty-eighth round, Ye Chen defeated Bing Ling, Yan Chi Huo defeated Murong Qingcheng, and Tuo Ba Ku narrowly outlasted Lin Yun, leaving the tournament’s remaining clashes ahead.

• Sikong Sheng shattered Li Daoxuan’s Soundless Sword Strike, won their match, and said he planned to leave the Southern Zhuo Region to seek stronger opponents.
• Yan Chi Huo defeated Lin Yun with Instant Kill Golden Flame Slash, breaking through Lin Yun’s defenses and taking his Dragon Vein Qi.
• Ye Chen defeated Bing Ling after several dozen moves in the sixty-eighth round.
• Yan Chi Huo broke through Murong Qingcheng’s Demonic Force Field and defeated her with Earth-Splitting Slash.
• Sikong Sheng defeated Mo Yan, while Li Daoxuan defeated Gu Youyun with his swordsmanship.
• Tuo Ba Ku narrowly defeated Lin Yun after their two-hour battle became a contest of stamina, and the day’s matches ended at night.