Chapter Summaries

Lin Yan used his wealth and influence to secure the Milky Way and prepare Earth for threats from the wider universe, while Earth began organizing martial artists to train on Tianlu Star. Half a year after his return, Lin Yan had established Earth’s defenses and settled into a peaceful routine as the Nuolanshan Family fleet neared its trap.

• Lin Yan welcomed Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng, who watched a news report announcing his claim to the Milky Way and Earth’s new martial-artist training program on Tianlu Star.
• Luo Feng told Hong and Thunder God that Xu Xin and Luo Hua were managing major Jiuzhou Company projects and had become wealthier through their shares.
• After returning from Fensun World, Lin Yan discovered He’s account held 1,379 Hun Yuan Units and bought Cosmic-level slaves, including two talented Cosmic Level Nine Mental Masters he bound with Slave Soul Seals.
• Lin Yan paid the Silver Blue Empire five hundred billion Cosmic Coin for the Milky Way and registered himself as Earth’s lord after obtaining the Nuolanshan Family fleet’s flight records.
• Lin Yan prepared Bio-chips and positions for the Nuolanshan Family fleet, intending to make its invading forces guard the Zerg Mother Nest at Shennongjia.
• Lin Yan reflected that Earth’s affairs were progressing smoothly and continued cultivating, guiding others, and spending time with his family and Wen Zhi'an.

Lin Yan discussed Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng’s training and proposed that they enter the Cosmic Trainee Mercenary assessment to seek the Thunder World Lord’s hidden treasure. After practicing his speed technique, Lin Yan arrived at the Ganwu Auction, ready to buy rare resources.

• Hong and Thunder God reported their progress in Domains, and Luo Feng said his Mental Power had reached Stellar level Tier 3.
• Lin Yan suggested the group take the Cosmic Trainee Mercenary assessment and revealed that the assessment world might contain a World within a World holding the Thunder World Lord’s treasures.
• Lin Yan told them he would buy rare fruits at the upcoming auction to cultivate their Mo Yun Vines, using their shareholder dividends to cover the cost.
• Lin Yan practiced the first level of “Mirror Flower Water Moon,” Divine Speed Storm, and asked Wind Queen to increase the training difficulty.
• On December 16, 2062, Lin Yan used his invitation to enter the Ganwu Auction’s Floating City.

Lin Yan attended the Ganwu Auction, where he bought supplies for his Plant Lifeforms and watched the bidding begin on an Extreme Divine Weapon. The auction had just started offering the weapon, and its bids were about to begin.

• Lin Yan entered the auction hall and learned that more than a million people were attending.
• Old Barto opened the auction with a vial of Dream River Mother Liquid, which sold for 1,400 Hun Yuan Units.
• Lin Yan declined to bid on Metal Lifeforms because raising one would add to his future expenses.
• Lin Yan bought fifteen units of Lan Ke Fruit for 2.7 Hun Yuan Units to support the Tai Sui Tree Spirit and his companions’ Mo Yun Vines.
• Old Barto introduced the Extreme Divine Weapon, explaining its forms and announcing seven weapons for auction.

Lin Yan bought an Extreme Divine Weapon, Life Fruits, Ting Wu’s Apothecary’s Handbook, and a Yan God Weapon at the Ganwu Auction. On the auction’s final day, the finale began with the warrior movement technique Phantom Shadow Illusionary Body.

• Lin Yan won an Extreme Divine Weapon for 4.31 trillion Cosmic Coins.
• Lin Yan bought 15 units of Lan Ke Fruits and four Life Fruits for 11 Hun Yuan Units.
• Lin Yan secretly bought Ting Wu’s complete Apothecary’s Handbook for 103 Hun Yuan Units despite a snake-haired World Lord advising him against it.
• Lin Yan bought the Yan God Weapon for Luo Feng for 3.7 Hun Yuan Units, to be deducted from their future shareholder dividends.
• On the tenth and final day of the Ganwu Auction, the finale began with the close-combat movement technique Phantom Shadow Illusionary Body.

Lin Yan bought the Phantom Shadow Illusionary Body secret technique for 430 Hun Yuan Units and a high-grade detection device at the auction. The auction concluded after an Immortal God won the Azure Snail Blade as its final item.

• The auctioneer introduced the Phantom Shadow Illusionary Body and explained that the Virtual Universe would restrict it to its buyer.
• Lin Yan decided the movement technique suited his Light Origin Law and Shadow talent, while other World Masters sought funds to bid for it.
• Bidders raised the price for the secret technique until Lin Yan won it for 430 Hun Yuan Units.
• Lin Yan later bought a detection device with a range of one hundred kilometers for 360 Hun Yuan Units.
• The Azure Snail Blade sold for 8,940 Hun Yuan Units, and Old Barto announced that the auction had ended.

After returning from the Ganwu Auction, Lin Yan equipped his friends and prepared their training facilities before testing the first form of the Extreme Divine Weapon. He successfully formed the Aurora Cone and began sparring with Ke En, leaving the weapon’s impact on Ke En’s warhammer unresolved.

• Lin Yan collected the auction goods on Bailan Star and returned to Earth with Ke En and five other slaves.
• Lin Yan gave Luo Feng and the others Lan Ke Fruit and handed Luo Feng the Yan God Weapon, while arranging a virtual laboratory for Wen Zhi'an and equipment for his underground base.
• Lin Yan traveled with Ke En to a planet, wore his newly matured Tai Sui Armor, and revealed the Extreme Divine Weapon.
• Lin Yan activated the weapon’s first form, the Aurora Cone, on his first attempt, astonishing Ke En.
• Lin Yan asked Ke En to spar and launched the Aurora Cone at Ke En’s purple warhammer.

Lin Yan mastered the opening of Splitting Light and Shadow, continued cultivating, and arranged migration opportunities for Peacock Country and other nations to Tian Yue Star. The chapter ended as the Virtual Universe announced the upcoming Peak Genius Battle, prompting Lin Yan to connect to the network.

• Lin Yan failed to form the second-form Sky Swallowing Cone, but Ke En was stunned by his attempt and saw hope in serving him.
• Lin Yan cultivated for several years, while Luo Feng and two companions returned from Thunder World with treasures from a World within a World.
• By 2066, Lin Yan successfully used Splitting Light and Shadow, and Wen Zhi'an celebrated her breakthrough to Stellar level with him.
• Lin Yan arranged for Peacock Country to relocate to Tian Yue Star and offered other nations the chance to migrate under his supervision.
• Wind Queen told Lin Yan that notices for the Peak Genius Battle had appeared across the Virtual Universe, and Lin Yan connected to the network.

As the Peak Genius Battle approached, Luo Feng tested his growing strength against a past version of Lin Yan and was defeated again. Lin Yan gathered Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God beneath the announcement, where they prepared to make their long-awaited debut.

• The Virtual Universe announced the Cosmic Humans—Peak Genius Battle across the Human Race, drawing excitement over the coming contest.
• Luo Feng challenged Lin Yan’s past self in Slaughter Space, but his Dun Tian Suo and Yan God Weapon attacks were both suppressed.
• Babata encouraged Luo Feng by pointing to his progress and the future potential of his Moshazhu Race clone, which was still incubating.
• Lin Yan requested a call, and Luo Feng joined Hong and Thunder God at Crescent Bay beneath the Peak Genius Battle announcement.
• Lin Yan asked whether they were ready and declared that the battle would let the world know his name.

Lin Yan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God prepared for the Peak Genius Battle, while billions of Stellar-level contestants registered across the universe. When the preliminary selection began, Thunder God and Lin Yan found themselves assigned to the same World Zone.

• Lin Yan assessed Hong and Thunder God's chances, and the four brothers vowed to give the Genius Battle everything they had.
• Lin Yan, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God registered after seeing more than 2.1 billion registrants in the Ganwu Universe Country.
• Geniuses across the universe, including Tu Man and Bolan, learned of the battle and prepared to compete.
• Registration closed with more than 822.5 billion contestants in the Ganwu Universe Country, and Lin Yan read the rules for the selection and its rewards.
• The Ganwu Country Lord sent the contestants into 100 World Zones for the preliminary selection.
• Hong said he was assigned to Zone 72 and Luo Feng to Zone 1; Thunder God learned he and Lin Yan were both in Zone 88.

Lin Yan entered World Zone 88 for the Cosmic Humans Peak Genius Battle and quickly killed an attacker with the Soul Seizing Seal. He then slaughtered a crowd of more than a thousand participants, rising to rank 217.

• Lin Yan and his companions wished each other luck before all participants were teleported to their World Zones.
• Lin Yan arrived in World Zone 88, checked the rules, and killed a dwarf Hunter who ambushed him, earning one point.
• Lin Yan assessed the crowded mountain forest and decided to fight openly rather than hide.
• Lin Yan used a golden storm to trap and kill more than a thousand participants, raising his score to 1,455 and his rank to 217.

Lin Yan rapidly climbed the World Zone 88 rankings by slaughtering opponents, while his family and friends watched from a spaceship. Seven days later, Chi Mei joined a group planning to kill Lin Yan, motivated by his dislike of Lin Yan being called “God.”

• Lin Tangtang and Wen Zhi'an watched the preliminary battles from a spaceship with Lin Yan's friends and family, and Lin Tangtang announced that Lin Yan had risen to rank 217.
• Lin Yan resolved to clear the mountain and rebuild the Tower of Void so he could defend against coordinated mental attacks.
• Seven days later, a gray-clothed young man gathered seventeen other competitors to form a group against Lin Yan, whom they called “God.”
• Chi Mei arrived, agreed to join the group, and said he wanted to kill Lin Yan because he disliked people calling him “God.”

On the eighth day of the preliminary round, Lin Yan was ambushed by twenty-three powerful contestants, including Chi Mei, while the Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s rulers watched anxiously. Lin Yan rejected a Royal Princess’s offer and provoked Chi Mei, who charged at him as the battle began.

• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s Emperor learned that twenty-three contestants were preparing to besiege Lin Yan and ordered his situation broadcast to the nobles.
• Lin Yan reflected that his ranking had stalled at ninety-seventh because opponents were avoiding him, then sensed an approaching group on a bloodied mountain road.
• A young man in gray revealed himself as the organizer of the ambush, and Lin Yan recognized him as someone who had escaped their earlier encounter.
• A Royal Princess offered to spare Lin Yan if he became her subordinate, but he insulted her and the assembled contestants.
• Lin Yan identified Chi Mei, told him to leave or return later, and Chi Mei answered with a threat before charging through crackling lightning.

Lin Yan fought Chi Mei and the other twenty-two contestants, revealing his mastery of the Extreme Divine Weapon and defeating them all. After the slaughter, Lin Yan’s ranking rose to eighth place.

• Lin Yan blocked Chi Mei’s attacks with his golden saber lotus, then showed that he had entered the threshold of the Origin Law.
• Chi Mei’s companions joined the fight, but Lin Yan evaded their attacks and resisted their mental assaults.
• Lin Yan summoned the Gem Sword and formed nine Aurora Cones, prompting the contestants to flee.
• Lin Yan’s Aurora Cones killed the Qianwu Royal Princess and the other contestants, then destroyed Chi Mei’s shield and killed him.
• Lin Yan’s wrist screen showed 7,427,890 points and rank eight.

Lin Yan defeated Chi Mei and twenty-two other experts, sending his ranking to eighth place in World Zone 88. His display of strength drew the attention of powerful figures in the Ganwu Universe Country and filled the Black Dragon Mountain Empire with pride and anticipation.

• Chi Mei was eliminated by Lin Yan, then confessed to his teacher, the Lightning Divine Spirit, that Lin Yan had wielded the Extreme Divine Weapon and formed nine Aurora Cones; the Lightning Divine Spirit confined him in Thunder Abyss for a hundred years.
• Tike reported Lin Yan's strength to Divine Lord Kunshalo, who decided to bring her to meet Lord Thirteen.
• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire's emperor watched Lin Yan's ranking rise to eighth after he killed twenty-three opponents and promised him a great reward.
• Lin Tangtang watched Lin Yan's victory with Wen Zhi'an, Jia Yi, and the others as citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated his achievement.

Thunder God survived the 88th World Zone preliminaries by hunting opponents and recalled how Lin Yan had saved him from Magic Bone. On the final day, Lin Yan arrived at Tianwu Peak to face Rong Jun, the Wildman, who declared that their battle would begin his Invincible Path.

• Thunder God killed a Blood Axe warrior and resolved to gather enough points to stay among the top thousand before heading to the central mountain.
• Thunder God recalled that Lin Yan had saved him from Magic Bone four days earlier, then chose to rely on his own strength in the preliminaries.
• News spread that Rong Jun, ranked second, would challenge Lin Yan, the top-ranked God, on the final day atop Tianwu Peak.
• Rong Jun waited on Tianwu Peak, and Lin Yan arrived as dusk fell.
• Rong Jun introduced himself as the Wildman and challenged Lin Yan to fight with his full strength, declaring that his Invincible Path began with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan and Rong Jun fought atop Tianwu Peak in the final stage of the preliminary round, revealing their mastery of powerful weapons and Origin Laws. Lin Yan unleashed the Sky Swallowing Cone and crushed Rong Jun, leaving the battle’s outcome settled.

• Lin Yan and Rong Jun clashed with their domains, and Lin Yan’s Aurora Cones wounded Rong Jun despite the latter’s defense.
• Rong Jun discarded his first saber and drew the Earth Splitting Saber, then used Space Origin Law to create a phantom-like duplicate.
• Rong Jun charged Lin Yan while facing nine Aurora Cones, but Lin Yan evaded his saber strike with a similar space-twisting technique.
• Lin Yan transformed the nine Aurora Cones into the Sky Swallowing Cone, whose Black Crystal Vortex overwhelmed Rong Jun’s Earth Domain and tore his body apart.

Lin Yan revealed that he had comprehended the Time Origin Law and defeated the Wildman Youth with the second form of the Extreme Divine Weapon. As the preliminaries continued, the spectators and Ganwu Universe Country’s Eternal Existence beings recognized Lin Yan as a leading contender for the Genius Battle’s top rankings.

• Lin Yan’s Black Crystal Vortex dissipated after he defeated the Wildman Youth, and the observers realized he had crossed the threshold of the Time Origin Law.
• Thunder God watched Lin Yan and recalled how Lin Yan had changed Earth Humanity’s fate since the Great Nirvana period.
• The Eternal Existence beings on Ganwu Continent praised Lin Yan’s abilities, compared him to Feng Yue, and discussed his likely ranking in the Genius Battle.
• Iron Military Lord explained that Lin Yan’s phantom-body technique came from a secret technique left by the Fensun World Lord.
• Lin Yan stood quietly atop the main peak as countless spectators witnessed his victory and learned his name.

The preliminary round ended, and Lin Yan and his companions reunited after qualifying for the next stage. Rong Jun studied Lin Yan’s Sky Swallowing Cone in a simulation and vowed to surpass him, while revealing his own deadly ambition against an unnamed emperor.

• The preliminary round ended, and Luo Feng learned that he had placed 19th, Hong 814th, Thunder God 367th, and Lin Yan first in the 88th World Zone.
• Luo Feng learned that Rong Jun, the Wildman, had fought Lin Yan and lost despite his exceptional Earth and Space Law comprehension.
• Lin Yan reunited with his family, Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng, and urged the three qualifiers to train for the arena finals.
• Rong Jun simulated a battle against Lin Yan’s Sky Swallowing Cone and saw his strongest saber technique fail to withstand it.
• Rong Jun vowed to surpass Lin Yan within five years and declared that he would eventually kill the emperor who had founded the empire.

Virtual Universe Company leaders discussed Lin Yan’s talent and decided to win him over with secret techniques for the Extreme Divine Weapon. The Ganwu Country Lord also sent Thirteen to deliver Lin Yan a gift and urged him not to disappoint.

• Golden Feather Marquis told Purple Lightning Marquis and Black Annihilation Marquis that Lin Yan, an External Member recruited by Man Luo, had wielded the second level of the Extreme Divine Weapon.
• Man Luo explained that he had granted Lin Yan access to the World Lord’s World and the company’s Public Lectures after Lin Yan promised he could reach the universe’s top hundred.
• Black Annihilation Marquis proposed asking Heavenly Xi Marquis of the Po Mirror Clan for secret techniques to give Lin Yan, and the other two marquises agreed to keep the plan private.
• The Ganwu Country Lord watched Lin Yan’s battle against Rong Jun and hoped Lin Yan would enter the Original Secret Realm.
• The Ganwu Country Lord gave Thirteen a silver, eye-shaped object and ordered him to deliver it to Lin Yan.

After the preliminaries, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire promised Lin Yan and Jiuzhou Company the Silver Blue Empire’s territory if he reached the universe’s top thousand. Man Luo also gave Lin Yan an Inheritance Crystal of Extreme Divine Weapon secret arts, leaving Lin Yan with new resources as he prepared to enter the Virtual Universe Company’s core.

• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire offered Lin Yan’s group the Silver Blue Empire’s seven remaining galaxies and promised not to interfere with their rule.
• Lin Yan explained to Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God that the empire likely believed they were disciples of a reclusive expert, then urged them to study information on their coming opponents.
• Lin Yan met Man Luo and arranged for the Virtual Universe Company to protect his territory and establish a branch in the Milky Way Galaxy.
• Man Luo presented Lin Yan with an Inheritance Crystal containing eight Extreme Divine Weapon secret arts, selected by Black Annihilation Marquis.
• Lin Yan accepted the crystal and thanked Man Luo, who cautioned him that many Genius Battle recruits failed to become Eternal Existences.