Synopsis

This chapter opens with Pavilion Master Baekli recognizing the protagonist has attained the fourth light but emphasizes their initial fight using only the third light as a tactic. The protagonist reveals he used poison smeared on a dagger, causing Baekli to become hampered. Despite Baekli's powerful Jade Cavern techniques, the poison impairs him, and the protagonist displays further advancement, implying a shift in power dynamics. The chapter ends with the protagonist showing the true form of his art, challenging Baekli's power.