Chapter 152, "Brandon's Blade Style vs Legion's Basic Spear Techniques", is the clearest early answer because Basic Spear Techniques gets a payoff that changes the stakes.

Chapter 153, "Origin Spear", is the clearest early answer because it turns Origin Spear's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 298, "Disciple Instruction Before Ascension, Millionfold Return! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Dragon Spear into a new phase or setting. The setup is Lu Changsheng at this moment also didn't care whether the Disciple..., but the pressure keeps building through Grandmaster Taiyuan, Situ Kong, and even Grandmaster Taixu, when they....
Chapter 167, "Seizing the Mirror, He Yuanhun's Confidence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Basic Strength's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is From the moment he emerged, the Mirror Immortal Camp was no longer a..., but the pressure keeps building through The reason Xia Hong had this confidence was that after breaking....
Chapter 167, "Seizing the Mirror, He Yuanhun's Confidence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Basic Strength's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is From the moment he emerged, the Mirror Immortal Camp was no longer a..., but the pressure keeps building through The reason Xia Hong had this confidence was that after breaking....
Chapter 541, "The Rebirth of the Female Sword Immortal! (4K)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cultivation Techniques's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Only later, overnight, the Heavenly Sect was attacked by the Demon..., but the pressure keeps building through The process of Heavenly Sect's destruction was known only to the....
Chapter 999, "Hellfire", is the clearest early answer because it turns Black Space Spear's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 997, "Battling the Imperial Guards alone", is the clearest early answer because it turns Black Space Spear's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 906, "Spoils", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 751, "Out of hands", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 241, "Attack!", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The setup is If Higson had plenty of loopholes in their deal—that was: they could..., but the pressure keeps building through He simply couldn't betray him or his party directly..