Ten Thousand Paths, One Sovereign - Episode 9

A young man is confronted by members of another clan, who threaten him by invoking their powerful leader, Maeve, a Level 3 Runebound cultivator. To prove himself, he deliberately confronts a powerful Level 9 Glyph Violetflame Lion, fighting it barehanded. The intense battle pushes him to his limits, and through this dangerous trial, he achieves a breakthrough, ascending to Level 1 Runebound.