Chapter Summaries

Su Jian slaughtered the Blood Sword Pavilion’s attackers, then faced the Pavilion Master’s full-strength strike in a head-on clash. Their enormous silver and blood-colored Sword-Rays collided, but the outcome remained unresolved.

• The Pavilion Master ordered the Blood Sword Pavilion’s elders and disciples to surround Su Jian, but Su Jian used Sword Intent Flowing Light Body to evade them and kill dozens with the Thirteen Fate-Defying Swords.
• As Su Jian continued killing, the Pavilion’s remaining fighters lost their nerve, and a late God Emperor senior member warned the Pavilion Master that Su Jian was too powerful to defeat.
• Su Jian mocked the Pavilion Master for the Pavilion’s bloody cultivation methods, prompting the Pavilion Master to attack with a concealed Sword-Ray that cut Su Jian’s cheek before Su Jian shattered it.
• The Pavilion Master unleashed a thousand-zhang blood-colored Sword-Ray, and Su Jian chose to meet it head-on with a thousand-zhang silver Sword-Ray.
• The two Sword-Rays collided, and the blood-colored blade began cracking under the silver blade’s impact.

Su Jian survived the Blood Sword Pavilion Master's perfected Blood Shadow Soul-Severing Thrust and revealed an even greater Sword Intent. The Pavilion Master attacked with Blood-Stained Heavenly Sword while Su Jian countered with Great Thousand Light Sword, and their battle devastated the Blood Sword Pavilion.

• Su Jian and the Blood Sword Pavilion Master shattered their opposing sword-rays, and the resulting shock wave killed many Pavilion disciples and injured others.
• The Pavilion Master used Blood Shadow Soul-Severing Thrust, but Su Jian shielded his throat with his sword and survived, though he was wounded and hurled through several halls.
• Su Jian's Sword Intent surged and suppressed the Pavilion Master's bloody Sha Qi, prompting the Pavilion Master to covet his Sword Intent as an offering to his sword.
• The Pavilion Master unleashed Blood-Stained Heavenly Sword, and Su Jian answered with Great Thousand Light Sword as their attacks collided across the battlefield.
• Their Sword Qi aftershocks killed more disciples and reduced the Blood Sword Pavilion's grounds to ruins, while survivors fled.

Su Jian defeated and killed the Blood Sword Pavilion Master after their sword duel escalated into a clash of ultimate techniques. With the pavilion in ruins and its surviving forces still hiding nearby, Su Jian turned his attention to the terrified remnants.

• Su Jian and the Blood Sword Pavilion Master traded devastating attacks and remained evenly matched through more than ten thousand sword clashes.
• The Blood Sword Pavilion Master unleashed Blood Light Swallows the Sun Sword, and Su Jian answered with One Sword Opens the Heavens.
• Su Jian's sword overwhelmed and shattered the pavilion master's attack, then pierced his chest while the exhausted master could not defend himself.
• Su Jian disarmed the dying pavilion master and killed him with a net of sword-light fragments.
• Su Jian took a healing pill and surveyed the ruined pavilion, while its surviving forces watched in terror from hiding.

Su Jian destroyed the Blood Sword Pavilion, killed its Pavilion Master, and unleashed a ten-thousand-mile sword domain to slaughter the sect’s survivors. He confronted the last fleeing late God Emperor elder, who begged for mercy, then tried to appear defiant when he realized Su Jian would not spare him.

• Su Jian declared, “I Am the Sword World!” and filled the surrounding ten thousand miles with a sword domain that turned the air, grass, leaves, and dust into weapons under his control.
• Blood Sword Pavilion disciples and elders tried to flee, but Su Jian’s Sword-Rays pierced them; only a late God Emperor elder managed to carve a path toward the domain’s edge.
• Su Jian intensified his attacks on the fleeing elder with two sword torrents, wounding him badly, then appeared in front of him and blocked his escape.
• The elder abandoned resistance and begged Su Jian to spare his life, but Su Jian mocked his cowardice and said he could have respected him had he stood his ground.
• The elder realized his pleas had failed, changed tactics, and declared that he would never submit, pretending to face death with resolve.

Su Jian killed the remaining members of the Blood Sword Pavilion, then received Mu Yan’s message ordering him back to Kunlun Holy Land to join the front lines against the strange lifeforms. Meanwhile, Qin Haoran cultivated in the True Dragon Clan’s territory until Long Qingqing came to summon him to a celebration.

• Su Jian rejected the elder’s feigned defiance and killed him with a sword strike.
• Su Jian slaughtered everyone trapped in the Sword World, destroying the Blood Sword Pavilion, then meditated to recover from his severe wounds and exhaustion.
• Su Jian received Mu Yan’s message ordering the disciples to return to Kunlun Holy Land and prepare to fight the strange lifeforms, and he set out for the sect.
• Cultivators who entered the Blood Sword Pavilion’s ruins found no survivors and celebrated the destruction of the force.
• Qin Haoran cultivated in the True Dragon Clan’s territory, and Long Qingqing entered his residence to tell him the celebration started that day.

Qin Haoran went with Long Qingqing to hear Long Jing expound on the Dao, but the True Dragon Clan’s hostility toward their relationship escalated into a confrontation. Long Qingqing defended Qin Haoran from her clansmen, and a powerful young man appeared to challenge him.

• Long Qingqing explained that she wanted to be with Qin Haoran despite the clan’s objections, and invited him to hear Long Jing expound on the Dao.
• Qin Haoran and Long Qingqing walked through the streets holding hands, and Qin Haoran pulled her into his arms, provoking the watching Dragon Clan youths.
• A group of Dragon Clan men surrounded Qin Haoran and abused him, while Long Qingqing stood in front of him and unleashed her late God Emperor pressure.
• A hostile young man with late God Emperor cultivation emerged and directed his pressure at Qin Haoran, but Long Qingqing moved to shield Qin Haoran again.

Long Han confronted Long Qingqing over her relationship with Qin Haoran, accusing him of cowardice and unworthiness. Qin Haoran declined to fight to avoid disrupting the True Dragon Clan celebration, but the crowd mocked him, and Long Han left after warning that others would target him.

• Long Han unleashed his dragon might and challenged Long Qingqing's choice of Qin Haoran, but she angrily rejected his right to judge her.
• Long Han accused Qin Haoran of hiding from the clan's prodigies, while Long Qingqing defended him and explained that he had stayed quiet to spare her trouble.
• Long Qingqing prepared to fight Long Han, but Qin Haoran stepped in front of her and said he would teach Long Han a lesson while refusing to fight before the celebration.
• The True Dragon Clan members mocked Qin Haoran as a coward, and Long Han expressed disappointment before warning that others in the clan wanted to drive him out.
• Long Han departed, and the gathered clan members dispersed toward the celebration square.

Qin Haoran accompanied Long Qingqing to the True Dragon Clan’s Saint Emperor scripture lecture, where the gathered clanspeople mocked him and Long Yu warned them that the elders would oppose their relationship. Qin Haoran declared he would overcome anyone who stood in their way, then waited for the ceremony while identifying several powerful rivals watching him.

• Long Qingqing comforted Qin Haoran after clanspeople mocked him, and he said he was waiting for a proper chance to prove his strength.
• Long Qingqing led Qin Haoran into the celebration plaza, where the crowd ridiculed him and she nearly confronted them before he calmed her.
• Long Yu warned Long Qingqing that the elders might force Qin Haoran to leave or eliminate him, but Qin Haoran said he was prepared to overcome every obstacle.
• Long Yu acknowledged Qin Haoran’s confidence and revealed that he also intended to challenge him, while warning that stronger prodigies awaited.
• Long Qingqing promised to protect Qin Haoran from the elders, and he insisted he would face the clan’s opposition himself.
• As they waited for the ceremony, Qin Haoran sensed several powerful rivals watching him and judged some of them to be peak God Emperor experts.

Long Ying stopped Qin Haoran from ascending a white jade lotus platform, arguing that an outsider lacked the True Dragon Clan’s bloodline and qualifications. After Qin Haoran claimed his bloodline was stronger, Long Ying agreed to test the claim, leaving the dispute unresolved as Long Qingqing’s mother intervened and the clan’s celebration awaited Long Jing’s Dao lecture.

• As the celebration began, Long Ying seized Qin Haoran’s arm and challenged his right to ascend a white jade lotus platform.
• Long Qingqing defended Qin Haoran as a Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, but Long Ying dismissed his bloodline as inferior to the True Dragon Clan’s.
• Qin Haoran argued that his strength qualified him for a platform and claimed his bloodline was stronger than theirs, provoking Long Ying to unleash Saint Emperor pressure.
• Long Qingqing’s mother arrived, dispelled the pressure, and reproached Long Ying for making trouble before Long Jing’s Dao lecture.
• Long Ying agreed to postpone the broader dispute but demanded to verify Qin Haoran’s bloodline, promising him a platform if his claim proved true.

Qin Haoran proved his bloodline was stronger than Long Ying’s by defeating and devouring the golden True Dragon bloodline in their test. Long Ying accepted the loss, leaving Qin Haoran entitled to ascend the white jade lotus platform.

• Long Ying challenged Qin Haoran to compare their bloodlines using a drop of blood, and Qin Haoran agreed.
• Qin Haoran and Long Ying manifested dragon phantoms from their blood; the golden True Dragon initially gained the upper hand.
• Qin Haoran’s purple-gold dragon revealed its greater power, defeated the golden True Dragon, and devoured its weakened blood essence.
• Qin Haoran calmly asked whether his victory qualified him to ascend the white jade lotus platform, while Long Ying and the gathered clansmen reacted with shock and disbelief.
• Long Ying questioned how the True Dragon bloodline could lose, but accepted the wager and acknowledged that he had to honor the bet.

Qin Haoran won the bloodline contest against Long Ying, earning Madam Long’s acceptance and securing his place beside Long Qingqing at the True Dragon Clan’s grand ceremony. As newly ascended Saint Emperor Long Jing began teaching the gathered clansmen, he recounted how a human girl’s victory over him in the Nether Blood Divine Kingdom’s deathmatch arena had sparked his breakthrough and escape.

• Long Ying admitted that Qin Haoran was qualified, then stormed away in humiliation.
• Long Qingqing celebrated Qin Haoran’s victory, and Madam Long accepted him and thanked him for easing the clan’s opposition.
• Madam Long told Long Qingqing and Qin Haoran to take their places on the jade platform before the grand ceremony began.
• Long Jing appeared as the True Dragon Clan’s newly ascended Saint Emperor, and the clansmen gathered to hear his discourse.
• Long Jing recalled how a human girl defeated him in the deathmatch arena, prompting him to comprehend the Saint Emperor Realm, break through, and escape to the True Dragon Clan.
• Long Jing expounded on the Saint Emperor Realm, and his listeners gained insight into their cultivation difficulties.

Saint Emperor Long Jing’s Dao lecture transformed the million cultivators gathered at the celebration, bringing Qin Haoran and Long Qingqing close to breakthroughs. Saint Emperor Long Ying then announced compulsory, unrestricted combat challenges, leaving Long Qingqing fearing that Qin Haoran would be targeted by the True Dragon Clan’s powerful rivals.

• Saint Emperor Long Jing lectured on the Dao for several months, and the gathered cultivators gained major insights and cultivation advances.
• Qin Haoran came within one final step of the Peak God Emperor Stage, while Long Qingqing expected to reach it after seclusion.
• The celebration square shook, and Saint Emperor Long Ying appeared and announced a round of combat discussions with compulsory challenges and few restrictions.
• The cultivators reacted with excitement and alarm as they realized stronger fighters could challenge weaker opponents and settle grudges.
• Long Qingqing feared that Qin Haoran’s rivals would force him into successive battles and exhaust him.

Qin Haoran welcomed the True Dragon Clan’s martial contest as a chance to prove himself and win acceptance for his relationship with Long Qingqing. He accepted Long Han’s challenge and, despite the clan’s doubts, broke Long Han’s arm with a single punch.

• Qin Haoran reassured Long Qingqing that he would defeat the clan’s prodigies and use the contest to establish himself.
• Stone arenas rose across the square, and members of the True Dragon Clan began challenging one another.
• Long Han challenged Qin Haoran, while spectators and elders doubted Qin Haoran’s worth; Madam Long urged them to wait and see.
• Qin Haoran and Long Han exchanged blows, and Long Han realized Qin Haoran’s strength matched or exceeded his own.
• Long Han unleashed his Origin-Returning Dragon Extreme Fist, but Qin Haoran met it head-on and broke Long Han’s arm, sending him flying.

Qin Haoran decisively defeated Long Han, even after Long Han transformed into his true dragon form, and accepted Long Yu’s challenge. Their fight began with Qin Haoran’s sharp finger strike hitting the golden scales on Long Yu’s back.

• Long Han rose after his initial defeat, transformed into his true dragon form, and attacked Qin Haoran with the Vast Sea Dragon Roar.
• Qin Haoran countered Long Han’s roar and overwhelmed him with a barrage of punches until Long Han lost consciousness.
• Long Ying declared Qin Haoran the winner, and Qin Haoran challenged the other True Dragon Clan experts.
• Long Yu entered the arena, revealed his peak God Emperor cultivation, and exchanged attacks with Qin Haoran.
• Qin Haoran fired a purple finger strike at Long Yu’s back, but Long Yu blocked it with golden dragon scales.

Qin Haoran fought Long Yu in the True Dragon Clan arena and gradually gained the upper hand despite their difference in cultivation. Long Yu, driven into a furious retreat, transformed into his enormous golden True Dragon form.

• Qin Haoran and Long Yu traded fierce attacks, and Qin Haoran matched the peak God Emperor with his purple divine power and precise counterattacks.
• Long Yu intensified his assault, but Qin Haoran broke through his golden palm imprints with Divine Qilin Splits the Void, while Long Yu countered with Long Ying Thousand Kills.
• The spectators and elders were astonished by Qin Haoran’s strength, and Madam Long was pleased as Long Qingqing proudly watched him fight.
• Qin Haoran began forcing Long Yu back, unsettling Long Yu as his sense of superiority crumbled.
• Long Yu roared that Qin Haoran would not use him as a stepping stone, then transformed into a huge golden True Dragon and filled the arena with his draconic might.

Qin Haoran and Long Yu fought in their dragon forms, with Qin Haoran enduring severe injuries to trap Long Yu and blast him with a concentrated attack. His strike pierced Long Yu and left the arena’s defensive formation cracked, while the outcome of the battle remained undecided.

• Qin Haoran transformed into a Purple-Gold Divine Dragon whose draconic pressure matched Long Yu’s True Dragon might.
• Long Yu wounded Qin Haoran with his claws, but Qin Haoran struck Long Yu with his tail and broke several of his scales.
• Qin Haoran tore himself free from Long Yu’s jaws despite worsening his own injuries, then bit Long Yu’s neck and coiled around him.
• Long Yu activated Dragon Scale Gold Armor to repel Qin Haoran, who fired a purple ball of Divine Power directly into Long Yu’s wound.
• Qin Haoran’s attack broke through the armor, pierced Long Yu’s body, and cracked the arena’s defensive formation.

Qin Haoran used Qilin techniques and deceptive afterimages to defeat the peak God Emperor Long Yu, leaving him gravely injured and unable to continue. Long Ying reluctantly declared Qin Haoran the winner, while Long Qingqing celebrated his victory as proof that the elders could no longer dismiss him.

• The audience saw that Qin Haoran’s attack had cracked the Saint Emperor-level arena formation and severely wounded Long Yu.
• Qin Haoran transformed into a Qilin and used Qilin Steps and afterimages to evade Long Yu’s Dragon Breath attacks.
• Qin Haoran struck Long Yu’s head with Qilin Tramples the Heavens, leaving him motionless and gravely injured.
• Qin Haoran asked Long Ying to confirm the result, and Long Jing and Madam Long acknowledged that Long Yu could not win.
• Long Ying announced Long Yu’s defeat and Qin Haoran’s victory.
• Long Qingqing cheered, believing Qin Haoran’s victory would silence the elders who opposed her choosing him.

After Qin Haoran defeated Long Han and Long Yu, Saint Emperor Long Ying approved his relationship with Long Qingqing. The celebration ended with a conflict over whether Qin Haoran would join the True Dragon Clan permanently or remain loyal to Kunlun, and Saint Emperor Long Ying angrily confronted him.

• Qin Haoran challenged Long Qingqing's remaining suitors, but Saint Emperor Long Ying announced that the clan's Saint Emperors had approved him as her partner.
• Qin Haoran reunited with Long Qingqing, and Madam Long welcomed him to stay with her daughter and become part of the True Dragon Clan.
• Madam Long explained that the clan expected Qin Haoran to sever his ties with his sect so it could nurture him as its future Saint Emperor.
• Qin Haoran declared that he would never abandon Kunlun, while Long Qingqing asked her mother why he could not belong to both the clan and his sect.
• Saint Emperor Long Ying reappeared and rebuked Qin Haoran for refusing to choose between Kunlun and the True Dragon Clan.

Qin Haoran refused Saint Emperor Long Ying’s demand to join the True Dragon Clan, choosing to remain loyal to his sect while promising Long Qingqing he would return as a Saint Emperor to marry her. As Long Ying tried to kill him, an unknown power froze him, and a huge spatial rift opened above the celebration square as the True Dragon Clan’s Saint Emperors gathered.

• Saint Emperor Long Ying demanded that Qin Haoran join the True Dragon Clan or leave, but Qin Haoran refused to abandon his sect.
• Qin Haoran apologized to Long Qingqing and promised to return as a Saint Emperor to ask for her hand, and she vowed to wait for him.
• Saint Emperor Long Ying attacked Qin Haoran, but an unknown force froze Long Ying and his Saint Emperor power in place.
• A massive spatial rift tore open above the celebration square, drawing the True Dragon Clan’s Saint Emperors to the scene.
• Qin Haoran suspected that whoever had opened the rift had come for him.

Ye Chen tore through space to protect Qin Haoran after Long Ying tried to kill his disciple, then demanded that Long Ying kowtow and apologize. When the True Dragon Ancestor refused, Ye Chen attacked Long Ying, and the chapter ended with the Ancestor moving to block his blows.

• Qin Haoran recognized Ye Chen as his master, and Ye Chen promised to settle matters with the True Dragon Clan.
• Ye Chen attacked Long Ying with a golden Sword-Ray, but a dragon roar from the ancestral grounds destroyed most of its power and freed Long Ying.
• The True Dragon Ancestor appeared and tried to defuse the conflict, but Ye Chen demanded that Long Ying kowtow to Qin Haoran.
• When the True Dragon Ancestor rejected the demand, Ye Chen tried to seize Long Ying with a Great Dao hand, and the Ancestor intervened to protect him.
• Ye Chen charged at Long Ying with a killing blow, while the True Dragon Ancestor summoned three dragon phantoms to block him.