At a Skyblade Order gathering, Chase shocks everyone by choosing a Broken Coreblade and vowing to forge it into an eighth‑realm oathblade to save the Order. Leaders warn that if he fails to reach the eighth realm and cultivate a blade soul within three years, the Order will vanish and he will be sacrificed to the heavens. Chase swears to burn his soul rather than fail. Mr. York outlines the eight Blade Path realms and orders everyone to use their blood to awaken Coreblades. The episode ends on Chase’s oath and a looming three‑year deadline before the Thunder Trial.