Recaps

The Central Plains King watched his ten planted students die and realized his hidden network had been exposed and destroyed. Ximen Marshal then revealed that officers planted in the armies had also been eliminated, with their deaths disguised as various accidents and military incidents.

• The Central Plains King realized that all ten of his people at Hidden Dragon High Martial had been killed and that his broader plan had been exposed.
• Ye Changqing struggled to manage the furious students, while some students questioned why the military’s senior officials had come to the school.
• Ximen Marshal asked the Central Plains King for his thoughts and presented a list of thirty-seven West Army junior officers killed in battle.
• Ximen Marshal revealed that seventeen East Army officers had died fighting in camp, and the Southern Army’s Deputy Marshal reported fourteen deaths attributed to drinking.
• The Southern Army’s Deputy Marshal said five North Army officers had frozen to death after refusing to wear winter clothes.

The Central Plains King learned that his allies and agents had been wiped out in a series of supposed accidents, then accused the three Marshals of killing the future Crown Prince Consort. Marshal Dongfang revealed that they had come to spare the King and preserve his manor because of his father’s legacy, though the chapter ended with Ximen Marshal recalling pleas from old comrades to show the King some dignity.

• Minister Ding and the Marshals reported mass drownings and the destruction of several Lineages, including the Central Plains King's allies.
• The Central Plains King realized that all the people he had cultivated and all the Lineages supporting him were dead, and he collapsed in grief.
• The Central Plains King accused the three Marshals of killing the future Crown Prince Consort, and Marshal Dongfang called the events repayment for past wrongs.
• Marshal Dongfang explained that the Emperor had asked them to spare the Central Plains King and his manor out of respect for his father, the Invincible War God of the Continent.
• Marshal Dongfang revealed that Nan Zhengqian had prepared two hundred thousand troops to destroy the manor, while Ximen Marshal said old West Army comrades had begged him to leave the King some dignity.

Ximen Marshal and Marshal Dongfang severed the West Army’s ties with the Central Plains King while shielding him from legal pursuit, then returned his father’s Hundred Battles Saber to the West Army. The Central Plains King left without taking it, and Ye Changqing stopped Cheng Guying from challenging the marshals, leaving Jianghu grievances as the remaining path to vengeance.

• Ximen Marshal told Jun Taifeng that his father’s legacy and the West Army’s loyalty no longer protected him, then presented him with the Hundred Battles Saber.
• Jun Taifeng refused to take the saber, insisted he alone bore responsibility for his actions, and left after bowing to it.
• Ximen Marshal reclaimed the saber, while Marshal Dongfang declared that the Central Plains King’s crimes could no longer be pursued under national law.
• Cheng Guying nearly protested, but Ye Changqing pulled him back and explained that Jianghu grievances could still be pursued.
• Marshal Dongfang and Ximen Marshal stood by their decision to protect the Central Plains King after stripping away his support.

After Team Five’s planted spies withdrew from Hidden Dragon High Martial, the school prepared for the second stage of the inspection, a friendly match with three additional challenge bouts. The new rules eased the threat of death matches, but the opposing teams would still choose Hidden Dragon’s students.

• Team Two’s captain told Red Hair that Team Five could withdraw its eight exposed spies, and Red Hair chose to take them away rather than accept challenges.
• You Xiaoyu warned Red Hair that the eight would be wanted across the continent, while Red Hair agreed to protect them as best he could.
• The eight students withdrew, and Ye Changqing recognized them as spies and marked them as future Graduate Trial targets.
• Minister Ding announced the second stage: nine friendly bouts across three cultivation realms, followed by three challenges in which the opposing teams chose their targets.
• Ye Changqing learned that the opposing teams would select Hidden Dragon High Martial’s students, while Team One’s disciples remained unaware of the inspection’s hidden schemes.

After the Central Plains King left, the teams prepared for the second stage while Zuo Xiaoduo sensed that the other contestants were eager to target him. Li Chenglong explained why the Star Soul Continent had let the Witch Alliance and Dao Alliance witness the internal upheaval, just as Zhongzhong approached their conversation.

• Team Two and Team Five’s leaders competed for the chance to face Zuo Xiaoduo, while Zuo Xiaoduo felt uneasy under their attention.
• Li Chenglong concluded that the three Marshals had achieved their main objective by driving the Central Plains King away, though Gao Qiao’er suspected they were anticipating something else.
• Gao Qiao’er questioned why the Witch Alliance and Dao Alliance had been allowed to witness the Star Soul Continent’s internal conflict.
• Li Chenglong explained that the display warned the two alliances that the Central Plains King’s schemes and forces had been exposed, discouraging them from cooperating with him.
• Zhongzhong approached Zuo Xiaoduo and the others, inviting himself into their discussion.

Xiang Bing grew jealous as Gao Qiao'er praised Li Chenglong and hinted at her interest in him, while Zuo Xiaoduo teased the group. Xiang Bing's bottled-up anger erupted into a heated argument with Li Chenglong, ending with his question about whether he had mistreated her.

• Xiang Bing squeezed between Li Chenglong and Gao Qiao'er, forcing Li Chenglong to move to another seat.
• Zuo Xiaoduo teased Xiang Bing about Gao Qiao'er and Li Chenglong getting along, and Gao Qiao'er said she might invite Li Chenglong to meet her mother.
• Xiang Bing criticized Li Chenglong and tried to redirect Gao Qiao'er's interest toward Zuo Xiaoduo, but Gao Qiao'er defended her admiration for Li Chenglong.
• Xiang Bing complained about the leaders' delays, then snapped at Li Chenglong when he urged her to keep her voice down.
• Li Chenglong finally argued back, and Xiang Bing repeatedly called him a scumbag.
• Li Chenglong asked Xiang Bing whether he had mistreated her, setting off her fury.

Xiang Bing attacked Li Chenglong after growing jealous of his conversation with Gao Qiao'er, and the class watched as Wen Xingtian ordered Zuo Xiaoduo to break up the fight. The chapter left Li Chenglong bewildered about Xiang Bing’s feelings while Wen Xingtian lamented that the class kept encouraging the trouble.

• Xiang Bing knocked Li Chenglong down, beat him, and bit his shoulder while crying.
• Li Chenglong turned the tables and pinned Xiang Bing, but stopped when he saw her tears before she bit his cheek.
• Wen Xingtian ordered Zuo Xiaoduo to separate them, and Zuo Xiaoduo and Xiang Chong pulled them apart.
• Wen Xingtian told Li Chenglong to comfort Xiang Bing, but Li Chenglong protested that he was the one who had been beaten.
• Wen Xingtian reflected that Zuo Xiaoduo and the other students repeatedly provoked Xiang Bing’s jealousy for their amusement.

Li Chenglong awkwardly soothed Xiang Bing while Marshal Dongfang noticed the extraordinary Fortune Qi surrounding the students and asked about them. The marshals learned that Li Chenglong was the freshman acclaimed as A Generation's Military Strategist, just as the Dan Origin Realm matches were about to begin.

• Wen Xingtian ordered Li Chenglong to comfort Xiang Bing, and Li Chenglong stopped her crying by threatening to beat her.
• Marshal Dongfang spotted the immense Fortune Qi around the group and asked Ye Changqing who they were.
• Ye Changqing identified Xiang Bing as Vice Principal Xiang's great-granddaughter, then reluctantly named Li Chenglong.
• Beigong Hao and Ximen Lie recognized Li Chenglong as the freshman acclaimed as A Generation's Military Strategist, while Marshal Dongfang regretted revealing his interest.
• Minister Ding announced that the next round would feature sparring between Dan Origin Realm students.

Minister Ding presided over the dan origin realm matches, but You Xiaoyu and Bing Xiao Bing secretly fought over the draw and destroyed the lots. Their rivalry exposed that the Witch Alliance knew a dangerous secret, leaving the Left Route Heavenly King alarmed and demanding an investigation.

• Minister Ding announced the three Hidden Dragon High Martial students and the opponents drawn from the three teams, including Bu Yunxiao, You Xiaoyu, and Bing Xiao Bing.
• You Xiaoyu and Bing Xiao Bing secretly unleashed their power while trying to draw a particular opponent, destroying all six lots and nearly injuring Minister Ding.
• You Xiaoyu and Bing Xiao Bing accused each other of cheating and warned each other to show restraint in the match.
• The Left Route Heavenly King questioned You Xiaoyu about how the Witch Alliance learned the secret, and You Xiaoyu blamed Nan Zhengqian, Wu Tiejiang, or the Heavenly King himself.
• The Left Route Heavenly King ordered You Xiaoyu to investigate, and Minister Ding nervously prepared to draw six replacement lots.

Minister Ding completed the draw, pairing Li Chenglong with Bu Yunxiao for the first match. Li Chenglong entered the arena with a refined manner and introduced his Dragon-Sealing Sword, while the bewildered Bu Yunxiao responded in kind with a grand introduction to his own sword.

• Minister Ding completed the drawing and announced Li Chenglong versus Bu Yunxiao as the first match.
• Li Chenglong reassured Xiang Bing that he would not lose, then entered the arena and greeted the officials and Bu Yunxiao with elaborate courtesy.
• Li Chenglong asked Bu Yunxiao to rest before their fight, but Bu Yunxiao insisted they settle the match at once.
• Li Chenglong drew the Dragon-Sealing Sword and described its craftsmanship, length, weight, and sharpness.
• Bu Yunxiao drew Starlight and imitated Li Chenglong by praising his own sword, leaving the students and team leaders bewildered.

Li Chenglong and Bu Yunxiao fought an evenly matched sword battle after Li Chenglong’s calculated opening unsettled his opponent. As the fight intensified, Li Chenglong held firm against Bu Yunxiao’s relentless offense, while Xiang Bing watched anxiously and Zuo Xiaoduo teased her about Li Chenglong.

• Li Chenglong and Bu Yunxiao saluted and launched into a fierce sword fight.
• Xiang Bing worried that her earlier quarrel with Li Chenglong might affect his performance, and Zuo Xiaoduo assured her he would win.
• Zuo Xiaoduo teased Xiang Bing by claiming Li Chenglong had called out for her in his sleep, and Wen Xingtian seized him by the ear.
• Li Chenglong recognized Bu Yunxiao’s exceptional foundations and combat experience and gave the battle his full attention.
• Bu Yunxiao pressed a powerful, continuous offense while Li Chenglong defended steadily, leaving both sides astonished by their abilities.

Li Chenglong fought Bu Yunxiao in a prolonged sword duel that astonished the Dao Alliance and impressed the assembled marshals. As both combatants neared their limits, their Sword Qi approached Cloud Transformation power, and the battle remained unresolved.

• The Dao Alliance team leader grew worried as Li Chenglong matched Bu Yunxiao through nearly a hundred exchanges despite expecting Bu Yunxiao to win easily.
• Li Chenglong and Bu Yunxiao depleted their stamina and cultivation power, and their sword strikes began releasing Sword Qi that could split space.
• Red Hair, You Xiaoyu, and the marshals watched the two young fighters with growing respect, while Ximen Marshal and Marshal Beigong Hao each claimed Li Chenglong for their army.
• Marshal Dongfang quietly believed the other marshals had no chance of winning Li Chenglong over.
• The sword clashes quickened as both fighters' control reached its limit, while Zuo Xiaoduo calmly cracked sunflower seeds, confident in Li Chenglong.

Li Chenglong weathered Bu Yunxiao’s increasingly fierce sword attacks, waiting for his opponent to exhaust himself and reveal an opening. Bu Yunxiao unleashed his life-saving true essence in a final assault, and the chapter ended with his sword crashing down on Li Chenglong’s defenses.

• Li Chenglong adapted to Bu Yunxiao’s swordsmanship and patiently defended while waiting for his offensive to weaken.
• Bu Yunxiao grew impatient after more than a thousand exchanges and intensified his attacks with Starlight.
• Li Chenglong shifted almost entirely to defense as Bu Yunxiao’s sword qi and star radiance engulfed him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told the alarmed Xiang Bing that Li Chenglong was conserving his strength while Bu Yunxiao wore himself out.
• Bu Yunxiao spent all his life-saving true essence on a three-hundred-strike burst and plunged down with a thunderbolt-like blow against Li Chenglong’s protective sword light.

Li Chenglong defeated Bu Yunxiao in the first match, surviving his relentless assault before driving him off the platform with a counterattack. After claiming victory, Li Chenglong revealed he was a former student of Phoenix City Second High School, while Bu Yunxiao struggled to accept the loss.

• Bu Yunxiao exhausted his qi in a final assault, but Li Chenglong endured it and counterattacked as Bu Yunxiao retreated.
• Li Chenglong struck Bu Yunxiao with seven consecutive sword slashes, sending him off the platform and sealing his defeat.
• Minister Ding announced Li Chenglong as the winner, and Li Chenglong saluted Bu Yunxiao and named his former school, Phoenix City Second High School.
• Bu Yunxiao asked whether Li Chenglong was Hidden Dragon High Martial's top freshman, but Li Chenglong denied it and Team One's captain urged Bu Yunxiao to accept the loss.
• Hidden Dragon High Martial's students erupted in cheers after Li Chenglong's victory ended their streak of ten crushing defeats.

Li Chenglong’s victory was followed by You Xiaoyu’s bafflingly quick win over Xiang Chong. Zuo Xiaoduo could not understand You Xiaoyu’s hidden strength, and the next match was announced.

• Li Chenglong celebrated his win and returned to Class One as Xiang Bing laughed at the bite mark on his face.
• You Xiaoyu reluctantly entered the arena to face Xiang Chong, who challenged him with his Sky-Piercing Halberd.
• You Xiaoyu sent Xiang Chong flying out of the arena without visibly injuring him, winning before the spectators could understand what had happened.
• You Xiaoyu returned to cheers from Team Two and Team Five, while Xiang Chong and Wen Xingtian struggled to make sense of the defeat.
• Zuo Xiaoduo could not detect You Xiaoyu’s Qi Aspect or fate and wondered how someone at the Dan Origin Realm could conceal his abilities.
• The announcer called the third match between Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing.

Zuo Xiaoduo faced Bing Xiao Bing in the tournament, despite believing he had no chance of winning. Their meeting began with cheerful compliments that quickly turned into teasing, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Minister Ding noticed that contestants with names from the Xiao generation had been defeating Hidden Dragon High Martial's competitors.
• Wen Xingtian ordered Zuo Xiaoduo to fight after Zuo asked to concede, and Zuo reluctantly headed for the arena.
• Bing Xiao Bing eagerly greeted Zuo Xiaoduo, saying she had long wanted to meet him and liked him very much.
• Zuo Xiaoduo praised Bing Xiao Bing's looks but teased her for being too skinny and joked that she might have trouble finding a wife.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing exchanged contact details and traded ridiculous claims about their fighting styles before beginning their match. Their first clash left Bing Xiao Bing pushed back farther than Zuo Xiaoduo, and they charged into a second exchange.

• Bing Xiao Bing sincerely asked Zuo Xiaoduo to exchange contact details, and he saved her number before introducing himself as the Iron Fist Young Master.
• Bing Xiao Bing introduced herself as Iron Palm Floating on Water, and the pair traded exaggerated explanations of their fist and palm techniques.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing began their fight by colliding their legs, and Bing Xiao Bing was knocked back eight paces while Zuo Xiaoduo retreated five.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing shouted new attack names and crossed paths in a second, deafening clash.

Zuo Xiaoduo continued fighting Bing Xiao Bing in a series of head-on clashes, repeatedly forcing the supposedly stronger opponent to retreat. The observers realized Bing Xiao Bing was Great Shaman Bingming, and the chapter left Zuo Xiaoduo delighted as Bingming kept attacking with brute strength.

• Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing clashed again, and Bing Xiao Bing retreated nine steps while Zuo Xiaoduo retreated only four.
• You Xiaoyu and the Left Route Heavenly King realized Zuo Xiaoduo's foundations were more solid than Great Shaman Bingming's despite Bingming suppressing his cultivation.
• Marshal Dongfang and the other marshals recognized Bing Xiao Bing as Great Shaman Bingming and looked up Zuo Xiaoduo's information.
• Great Shaman Bingming attacked Zuo Xiaoduo relentlessly to regain face through direct clashes.
• Zuo Xiaoduo welcomed Bingming's strength-focused attacks and shouted that he liked Bing Xiao Bing.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing fought through hundreds of fierce clashes, with Zuo gaining the upper hand in their contest of strength. Bing Xiao Bing switched to the Ice Blade, and Zuo Xiaoduo eagerly asked what the weapon was called.

• Zuo Xiaoduo and Bing Xiao Bing exchanged hundreds of powerful leg and body collisions, but Bing Xiao Bing realized she could not match his strength.
• Zuo Xiaoduo grew more excited as he fought, and a surge of the Flame Sun True Scripture finally knocked Bing Xiao Bing seven meters back without moving Zuo's feet.
• Bing Xiao Bing rose into the air and proposed a weapons contest, drawing a piercing whistle from You Xiaoyu below.
• Bing Xiao Bing revealed the Ice Blade, whose icy power froze the platform and sent a deep chill across the sports field.
• Zuo Xiaoduo stopped to admire the saber and asked Bing Xiao Bing what it was called.

Zuo Xiaoduo wagered with Bing Xiao Bing for her Ice Soul Essence, hoping to obtain it for Zuo Xiaonian, and agreed to write whatever she dictated if he lost. The chapter left them preparing to continue their fight, with Zuo Xiaoduo determined to win.

• Bing Xiao Bing revealed her Cold Blade was forged from Ice Soul Essence, and Zuo Xiaoduo proposed wagering for a piece of it.
• Bing Xiao Bing described the Ice Soul Essence’s extraordinary powers and asked what Zuo Xiaoduo would stake if he lost.
• Zuo Xiaoduo offered a Demon King-level Inner Core, but Bing Xiao Bing suggested he write and sign a few words instead.
• Zuo Xiaoduo agreed to write whatever Bing Xiao Bing dictated if he lost and resolved to fight his hardest for the Ice Soul Essence.

Zuo Xiaoduo accepted Bing Xiao Bing’s challenge, wagering that he would win a weapon contest in exchange for the Ice Soul. As the experts watched, You Dongtian proposed betting on the match’s result with Great Shaman Liehuo, but the stakes grew beyond what You Dongtian could authorize.

• Bing Xiao Bing explained that the Ice Soul was hers and offered it as the prize if Zuo Xiaoduo won.
• Zuo Xiaoduo agreed to the wager, determined to obtain the Ice Soul for Nian Nian Cat.
• You Dongtian and the others discussed the uncertain outcome, while You Dongtian prepared to intervene if Zuo Xiaoduo lost and faced a humiliating demand.
• You Dongtian proposed wagering five percent of the Space Ruins proceeds with Great Shaman Liehuo, but Liehuo demanded a ten-percent stake.
• You Dongtian hesitated because he lacked authority to risk ten percent of the proceeds.

You Dongtian pushed the Left Route Heavenly King into agreeing to a ten-percent wager on Zuo Xiaoduo’s fight with Great Shaman Bingming, and both sides swore Heavenly Dao Oaths. Zuo Xiaoduo prepared to fight the disguised powerhouse at Dan Origin Realm strength, resolved to use his trump cards if necessary.

• You Dongtian pressured the Left Route Heavenly King to decide whether to bet, and the Left Route Heavenly King agreed to wager ten percent.
• Great Shaman Liehuo demanded a Heavenly Dao Oath, and You Dongtian and the Left Route Heavenly King swore to the wager.
• The Left Route Heavenly King reflected on how You Dongtian always shifted blame and credit onto him.
• Liehuo and the others finalized their wager, and Liehuo told Great Shaman Bingming not to lose.
• Zuo Xiaoduo backed away from Bingming and prepared to fight, deciding he would use his trump cards if needed.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Great Shaman Bingming prepared to fight over the ice soul essence, with the stakes raised to a tenth of the resources in the newly emerged Space Ruins. The chapter ended with Bingming demanding that Zuo Xiaoduo make his move.

• Zuo Xiaoduo decided he had to win the ice soul essence, while Bingming resolved not to lose because the wager now included a tenth of the Space Ruins’ resources.
• Bingming’s sentient ice soul spread frost flowers and intensified the cold around the stage, while Zuo Xiaoduo remained protected by his Flame Sun True Scripture.
• Zuo Xiaoduo drew Spirit Cat and boasted about the sword, then accused Bingming of hiding his true abilities and using underhanded tricks.
• The Left Route Heavenly King teased You Dongtian about Zuo Xiaoduo’s shamelessness, and the Right Route Heavenly King privately regretted missing a chance to extort him.
• Bingming told Zuo Xiaoduo to make his move, and Zuo Xiaoduo complained that Bingming had turned hostile after being called out.

Zuo Xiaoduo clashed with Great Shaman Bingming in an arena where his blazing Flame Sun True Scripture met Bingming’s freezing saber arts, creating clouds and a rainbow. As their weapon fight continued, Zuo abandoned footwork Bing Xiao Bing had countered and switched to his father’s dangerous Leftist Path and Side Gate.

• Zuo Xiaoduo released the full heat of Great Sun Flame Sun, colliding with Bingming’s ice field and filling the arena with mist, thunder, and a rainbow.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Great Shaman Bingming exchanged rapid sword and saber attacks beneath the clouds.
• Bingming carefully kept his cultivation at the Dan Origin Realm peak, fearing Zuo Xiaoduo would claim victory if he exceeded the limit.
• Bing Xiao Bing countered Zuo Xiaoduo’s Starry Sky Step with saber light that nearly struck his lower body, so he stopped using it.
• Zuo Xiaoduo switched to his father’s Leftist Path and Side Gate footwork, a powerful but spiritually costly technique meant to deliver a killing blow.

Zuo Xiaoduo fought Great Shaman Bingming with uncanny footwork and shifting sword techniques, drawing on movements and styles that reminded Bingming of an old rival. Zuo Xiaoduo regained some ground with poetic rain-themed sword routines, but Bingming exposed an opening and forced him back into defense.

• Zuo Xiaoduo used strange footwork to evade Great Shaman Bingming’s saber, while Bingming recognized similarities to a technique used by an old rival.
• Bingming’s saber gradually restrained Zuo Xiaoduo’s ordinary sword technique and threatened to exhaust his spiritual power.
• Zuo Xiaoduo unveiled the Misty Spring Rain Sword and recited a poem, briefly recovering lost ground as Bingming recognized the routine as the boss’s Silk Rain Sword.
• Bingming found an opening when Zuo Xiaoduo repeated the sword routine and cut his trouser leg, though the footwork helped him avoid injury.
• Zuo Xiaoduo launched the Spring Rain Is as Precious as Oil Sword with another poem, and Bingming recognized it as the boss’s Light Rain Sword.