Chapter Summaries

Xia Zhi arrived in Xia Capital City, learned about Bonfire Palace and the Spark World, and met the Transcendences of Southern Territory Province at a welcoming banquet. After hearing about the dangers and rewards of the Transcendence Life and Death Battle, he chose to wait a full year before entering it so he could prepare.

• Hou Xiage showed Xia Zhi and Qin Yingxue Xia Capital City and explained how Bonfire Palace and the Spark World protected the Xia Clan.
• Xia Zhi arrived at his new residence, where he put his mother in charge of household affairs and met the steward Wang Tian.
• Xia Zhi attended a banquet hosted by Hou Xiage and met the other Transcendences of Southern Territory Province, who advised him about the upcoming Life and Death Battle.
• Shen Shaojun and the others warned Xia Zhi that the battle grew harder each round, while explaining its opportunities for training and earning contribution points.
• A Bonfire Palace disciple asked when Xia Zhi would begin the battle, and Xia Zhi chose to start in one year, the latest time allowed.

Xia Zhi spent twenty days cultivating with the Ocean Realm Stone and then focused on comprehending the world’s Origin Laws, rapidly improving his strength. As Bonfire Palace announced his upcoming Transcendence Life and Death Battle, Changfeng Knight Chi Qiubai heard his name and decided to attend.

• Xia Zhi drank spiritual liquid made from the Ocean Realm Stone and cultivated Heavenly Wind Battle Qi for twenty days, filling his sea of qi and strengthening his body.
• Xia Zhi studied the Myriad Realms Realm and immersed himself in comprehending the Origin Laws, while practicing secret arts and fighting with the Sun Moon Void Wheel.
• Bonfire Palace announced that Xia Zhi would undertake a Transcendence Life and Death Battle one year later, and the news spread through Xia Capital City.
• Chi Qiubai returned to his residence after two years away and asked his steward Alan about recent events.
• Alan told Chi Qiubai about Xia Zhi, the newly advanced Transcendent who was Extraordinary from Birth, and Chi Qiubai asked her to remind him of the battle date.

Xia Zhi prepared for his Transcendence Life and Death Battle as crowds and powerful figures gathered to watch the youngest Transcendent in countless years. He entered the arena and faced his first opponent, a towering Alchemical Life, as his mother watched anxiously.

• Xia Zhi persuaded Qin Yingxue to return to Tianfeng Territory after his battle to care for Xia Yi.
• Transcendents across Xia Capital City discussed Xia Zhi’s upcoming battle, and his companions arrived to escort him to Bonfire Palace.
• Xia Zhi met Cloudmist City Lord Bu Yueluo, Sikong Yang, Chi Qiubai, and other powerful spectators before the battle began.
• Demigods Chao Qing and Ye Mei wagered over how many matches Xia Zhi would win, while Mountain Lord He joined the gathered leaders.
• Xia Zhi entered the arena before a packed audience, stored a weapon rack, and sensed the battlefield as the first match began.
• A huge Alchemical Life crashed into the arena, and Qin Yingxue watched anxiously as it faced Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi cleared the first three battles of the Transcendence Life and Death Battle, defeating two Extraordinary Alchemical Beasts with overwhelming strength and killing an Extraordinary Native with an illusion. After the first round ended, he left to rest while the leaders debated his use of illusory mysteries.

• Xia Zhi blocked a giant bear Alchemical Life’s attack and knocked it out of the arena with a spear, impressing the spectators and Extraordinary powerhouses.
• Xia Zhi fought a giant black scorpion with twin war hammers and six manifested arms, then battered it out of the arena.
• An Extraordinary Native attacked Xia Zhi with bone blades and water mysteries, but Xia Zhi trapped it in an illusion and killed it with a flying knife.
• A majestic voice announced a one-hour rest before the second round, and Xia Zhi went to the arena’s resting area.
• Chao Qing criticized Xia Zhi’s use of illusion, while Old Madam Ye and the leaders discussed his talent and possible path toward Illusory Truth Intent; City Lord Bu left in irritation.

Xia Zhi defeated Hou Xiage’s Battle Qi Clone and revealed that his space-element abilities had reached the second level of the Myriad Realms Realm. He then cleared the fifth and sixth battles, leaving Cloudmist City’s leaders convinced of his extraordinary potential.

• Bu Yueluo warned Xia Zhi to pursue his space talent rather than rely on Illusory Truth Intent.
• Hou Xiage appeared as Xia Zhi’s fourth opponent, and Xia Zhi defeated his Battle Qi Clone with a space-shattering attack.
• Xia Zhi easily killed the lower-rank Extraordinary Native in the fifth battle using his space profundities.
• Xia Zhi defeated the middle-rank Extraordinary Native in the sixth battle by distorting and cutting space.
• Bu Yueluo and other leaders reacted with shock to Xia Zhi’s abilities, and Bu Yueluo declared that Cloudmist City would honor him.

Xia Zhi entered the third round of the Transcendence Life and Death Battle and defeated the Black Ape in the seventh match and the Ice Crystal Blood Phoenix in the eighth. The Bonfire Palace Lord proposed placing Xia Zhi on the Candidate Elder list after the battle, and Xia Zhi advanced toward a ninth match.

• After Xia Zhi’s sixth victory, Chao Qing and Old Madam Ye discussed whether he could comprehend the second-grade Space True Intent, and Chao Qing said he was the closest Xia Clan genius in countless years.
• The Bonfire Palace Lord arrived, praised Xia Zhi, and proposed that the Elder Council place him on the Candidate Elder list after the battle.
• Xia Zhi defeated the Black Ape in the seventh match by overpowering it in a hammer clash and blasting it from the arena.
• For the eighth match, Xia Zhi faced the Ice Crystal Blood Phoenix, which dodged his initial flying knives and froze him in dark ice.
• Xia Zhi bent space to escape the ice, combined his thirty-six flying knives into a curved blade, wounded the Blood Phoenix, and cut off its head to win the eighth match.

Xia Zhi defeated the Abyss Demon Fresa in the ninth match of the Transcendence Life and Death Battle, astonishing the Xia Clan with his mastery of Spatial Profundity. The tenth match began as a mercury-bodied God Realm Soldier appeared in the arena.

• The Bonfire Palace announced that Xia Zhi’s ninth opponent would be an Abyss Demon, drawing crowds and Demigods eager to witness the rare match.
• Xia Zhi rested during the half-hour break and entered a state of enlightenment while reflecting on his earlier battles and Spatial Profundity.
• Fresa descended into the arena, and Xia Zhi resisted the demon’s aura and black flames through his command of space.
• Xia Zhi’s Spatial Profundity prevented Fresa’s four-armed attacks from touching him, and Xia Zhi killed Fresa with his saber.
• The spectators celebrated Xia Zhi’s victory, while Xia Zhi anticipated facing a God Realm Soldier in the tenth match.
• A mercury-like droplet transformed into a man before Xia Zhi, beginning the tenth match.

Xia Zhi fought the God Realm Soldier in the tenth Transcendence Life and Death Battle, awakening a First-grade Time True Meaning and winning. He conceded the eleventh battle after exhausting his soul consciousness, then collapsed and was carried away to recover.

• Xia Zhi fought the God Realm Soldier, using the battle to refine his blade techniques as the mercury warrior shifted from defense to a fierce assault.
• When the God Realm Soldier struck at him, Xia Zhi unleashed a First-grade Time True Meaning that froze the surrounding space and let him cut the warrior’s chest armor.
• The God Realm Soldier acknowledged Xia Zhi’s victory, and Xia Zhi conceded the eleventh battle because his soul consciousness and battle qi were exhausted.
• Xia Zhi reunited with Qin Yingxue and the Transcendents from Southern Territory Province, then lost consciousness as he tried to reassure his mother.
• Mountain Lord He said Xia Zhi would recover after resting, and Chao Qing gave him a Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Birth to speed his recovery.

After recovering from his twelve-day coma, Xia Zhi learned that the Xia Clan had admitted him to its Candidate Elder training program. Bu Yueluo brought him to Crimson Cloud Mountain World, where he joined eight other young Transcendents and was ranked fifth.

• Xia Zhi awoke after twelve days unconscious and discovered that Elder Chao's Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Birth had strengthened his soul consciousness and protected his cultivation path.
• Xia Zhi trained through the night, and Bu Yueluo summoned him to Bonfire Palace and set him the goal of clearing the Hundred Battles Secret Chamber within twenty years.
• Bu Yueluo took Xia Zhi through a waterfall into Chiyun Mountain Space and explained that his Spatial and Time Profundities had earned him a place on the Candidate Elder List.
• Bu Yueluo introduced Xia Zhi to Sikong Yang and Gong Yu, who oversaw the Candidate Elder trainees at Crimson Cloud Mountain.
• Sikong Yang welcomed Xia Zhi as the ninth trainee, ranked him fifth, and told him that future rankings would depend on his progress.
• Bu Yueluo left Xia Zhi with Sikong Yang's message that she hoped he would remain first in the next rankings.

Xia Zhi joined the Xia Clan’s geniuses at Red Cloud Mountain, met his fellow cultivators, and learned how the mountain’s rankings and resources worked. He settled into cultivation, and five years passed after he entered the Crimson Cloud Mountain World.

• Xia Zhi met the other geniuses, while he privately resolved to be wary of Situ Hong and learned that Zhuo Yi’s Taiyin Body naturally attracted men.
• Gong Yu showed Xia Zhi the fifth-ranked bamboo building and warned him to focus on either Time or Space Profundity.
• Xia Zhi examined the ranking pillar, read the mountain’s guidebook, and learned about the cultivation resources and time limits for Candidate Elders.
• Xia Zhi consumed the Extraordinary Items provided for his rank and began cultivating at Red Cloud Mountain.
• Xia Zhi spent the next five years immersed in cultivation, though Zhuo Yi’s enthusiasm sometimes interrupted his quiet.

Dong Bo Lie welcomed his newborn son, Dong Bo Xue Ying, while Xia Zhi continued cultivating and became the leading genius of Crimson Cloud Mountain. The chapter ended as Sikong Yang and Gong Yu arrived to meet Xia Zhi and the other Flying Heaven-level geniuses.

• Dong Bo Lie anxiously waited while his wife gave birth, then named their healthy son Dong Bo Xue Ying and hoped he would become a Transcendent.
• Sikong Yang asked Gong Yu about the Crimson Cloud Mountain geniuses’ progress, and Gong Yu explained that Xia Zhi’s diligence and shared insights had helped the others improve.
• Gong Yu told Sikong Yang that Zhuo Yi had been visiting Xia Zhi on Chongyun Peak, while Xia Zhi remained focused on cultivation.
• Xia Zhi reflected on his progress in Space Shatter Profundity and Time Stop Profundity, then received Gong Yu’s message summoning him to Crimson Cloud Mountain.
• Xia Zhi and the other eight Flying Heaven-level geniuses gathered on Crimson Cloud Mountain, where Zhuo Yi blushed at Xia Zhi and Situ Hong resented his influence.
• Pu Yangbo announced Sikong Yang’s arrival, and the assembled geniuses watched Sikong Yang and Gong Yu fly toward them.

Xia Zhi impressed Sikong Yang and the others by defeating Sword Master with his saber techniques and Spatial Profundity, then asked to enter seclusion to study Time Profundity. He began using the Cosmic Dao Comprehension Art to send his insights to his main body in the Devouring the Starry Sky Universe.

• Sikong Yang assessed the nine prodigies through sparring, praising Pu Yangbo’s use of Spatial Profundity while criticizing Zhuo Yi and Situ Hong for their lack of progress.
• Xia Zhi defeated Sword Master by combining his saber techniques with Spatial Profundity, and Sikong Yang noted his breakthroughs in spatial profundities.
• Xia Zhi told Gong Yu that his Time Stillness Profundity could affect an area within a hundred meters, and Sikong Yang praised its potential to decide a battle.
• Sikong Yang revised the rankings, keeping Xia Zhi first, and Xia Zhi requested permission to enter seclusion to comprehend Time Profundity.
• Gong Yu ordered the others not to disturb Xia Zhi, who activated the courtyard formation and began circulating the Cosmic Dao Comprehension Art to transmit his insights to his main body.

Xia Zhi received a flood of insights from his Second Nascent Soul in the Great Xia World while the Black Dragon Mountain God Lord warned Hagreve not to provoke him or Luo Feng. With the Universe Genius Battle approaching, Xia Zhi continued preparing through cultivation, and the God Lord acknowledged him as a genius from his star domain.

• Xia Zhi turned down an invitation to join Sacred Land Black Dragon Mountain, and Luo Feng visited to spar after advancing in the Yan Shen Bing.
• Xia Tian returned from Earth, and Xia Zhi warned her and Luo Feng that something major was about to happen before retreating to cultivate.
• Xia Zhi received a torrent of knowledge from his Second Nascent Soul, including insights into the Great Xia World and its Saint level and Demigod realms.
• The Black Dragon Mountain God Lord summoned Hagreve and warned him not to provoke Xia Zhi or anyone around him.
• Hagreve admitted he had investigated Luo Feng after Brolyn told him about Luo Feng's World Within World treasures, then blamed Brolyn as he left the divine hall.

The Virtual Universe Company announced the Universe Human - Peak Genius Battle, prompting Xia Zhi, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God to learn about its rewards and decide to compete. They prepared to enter the once-in-a-lifetime contest despite Babata warning that the universe-wide competition would be extraordinarily difficult.

• A vast proclamation announced that the Universe Human - Peak Genius Battle would soon begin across the Human Territory.
• After a month in seclusion, Xia Zhi entered the Virtual Universe and joined Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God beneath the proclamation.
• Hong opened the official website, where the brothers learned that Star level humans could enter and that the top thousand would receive prize money, an Initial Universe comprehension slot, and Core Member status in the Virtual Universe Company.
• Babata warned that Xia Zhi alone had some chance of reaching the top thousand, citing the vast number of powerful and experienced geniuses in the universe.
• Xia Zhi urged the others to participate rather than regret missing their only chance, and the four brothers agreed to give the competition everything they had.

Xia Zhi entered the Third World Zone for the Universe Human Peak Genius Battle’s thirty-day preliminary selection and began hunting contestants to build his points. After quickly killing opponents in his building and outside a crowded tower, he continued into the tower as the slaughter spread across the city.

• Xia Zhi and his three brothers learned they had been assigned to separate World Zones and wished one another luck before teleporting into the competition.
• Xia Zhi appeared alone in the Third World Zone, learned its rules and Titan Star’s extreme gravity, and planned to hunt in one city before moving to others.
• Xia Zhi killed a burly contestant who approached him, earning his first point.
• Xia Zhi swept through the stone building, killing its sixty-two contestants with his saber techniques and Arc Saber Discs.
• Xia Zhi killed two contestants who rushed out to ambush him, then entered a nearby tower containing more than six thousand people.

Xia Zhi began the Genius Battle qualifiers by quietly cultivating, then launched a devastating slaughter on the tenth day using illusions and his mastery of the Space Laws. His ranking climbed to 762 as Luo Feng also surged to 997, making both men heroes to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

• Xia Tian watched the qualifiers with Qin Yiyi and Xia Dahai, tracking Xia Zhi, Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong as they fought in separate World Zones.
• On the first day, Xia Zhi killed thousands of participants, then withdrew to cultivate while Luo Feng and Hong also waited and Thunder God fought openly.
• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire's emperor celebrated Nabini entering the top 1001 and ordered his officials to monitor Xia Zhi's ranking.
• On the tenth day, Xia Zhi used illusions and his Arc Saber Disc to kill seventy-six attackers at once, then began hunting surviving geniuses across the city.
• Xia Zhi and Luo Feng's rankings soared as they slaughtered opponents, eventually reaching 762 and 997 respectively and stirring excitement throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

During the Genius Battle preliminaries, Xia Zhi defeated the East City District’s strongest fighter, Iron Fist, after revealing that he could wield the Universe God Weapon’s first form. He ranked 327th and planned to keep honing the weapon as the contest continued, while Iron Fist vowed to face him again in the elimination round.

• Xia Zhi killed the contestants hiding in a building and continued toward the city center, where Iron Fist confronted him.
• Iron Fist shattered Xia Zhi’s Arc Saber Disc and pressed him with his earth-type domain and powerful fists.
• Xia Zhi summoned the Universe God Weapon and formed its first technique, the Illusion Wave Axe.
• Xia Zhi used the Illusion Wave Axe to pierce Iron Fist’s defenses and kill him.
• Xia Zhi checked his new rank of 327 and resolved to use further battles to improve his control of the weapon.
• After returning to the Virtual Universe, Iron Fist, also known as Xiuka Luo, told his master that Xia Zhi had killed him and vowed to fight him again in the elimination round.

Xia Zhi killed Death God, left the city, and rose to sixty-seventh place in the Third World Zone, earning acclaim across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. He then entered another city, killed three attackers, and challenged its strongest expert, Flame Demon.

• Xia Zhi defeated Death God at the western edge of the city and departed for the next city.
• Xia Zhi's ranking rose to sixty-seventh, prompting the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor to celebrate and order rewards for Xia Zhi and Luo Feng.
• Luo Feng saw his ranking at eight hundred and seventy-second and set out to hunt in the First World Zone.
• Xia Zhi killed three Hei'e Race participants who were attacking a pointed-eared woman, then asked her who ranked first in the city.
• The woman named Flame Demon, and Xia Zhi flew into the city and challenged him with a roar.
• Flame Demon rose to meet Xia Zhi as the surviving participants fled the city center.

Xia Zhi mastered the first form of the Universe God Weapon and killed Kalon on the final day of the qualifiers, securing first place in the Third World Zone. He then waited in seclusion as the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated his rise to fame.

• Xia Zhi trained with sixteen shards of the Universe God Weapon, mastered the Illusion Wave Axe, and left the city where he had defeated Flame Demon.
• Xia Zhi climbed to third place by conquering seven cities, while Thunder God was eliminated by the Savage and spoke with Xia Tian and her family.
• Xia Zhi reached the final city and challenged Kalon, the Third World Zone's top-ranked contestant, after learning Kalon had killed several leading experts.
• Xia Zhi used the Illusion Wave Axe and its Time Laws to defeat and kill Kalon, raising his score above 135 million and taking first place.
• Xia Zhi secluded himself to calm his killing intent as citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated his achievement.

After the preliminaries ended, Xia Zhi reunited with his family and learned that his Universe God Weapon performed poorly because he was trying to wield its difficult Time Laws instead of relying on his stronger Space Laws. Meanwhile, the Ganwu Country Lord took notice of Xia Zhi and sent him a mysterious gift to help him compete for a place in the Primordial Secret Realm.

• Xia Zhi, Luo Feng, and Hong survived the final countdown, and all three qualified for the second round as Xia Zhi ranked first in his World Zone.
• Xia Zhi returned to Nine Star Bay, reunited with his family and brothers, and joined Luo Feng in testing their mental weapons in the Killing Field.
• Hong explained that Xia Zhi's Universe God Weapon depended mainly on Space Laws and that Xia Zhi was weakening it by relying on his limited understanding of Time Laws.
• Xia Zhi realized he could train by fighting an opponent configured to master the weapon's first level in the Killing Field.
• The Ganwu Country Lord summoned thirteen, asked about Xia Zhi's performance, and gave thirteen a crystalline sphere of light to deliver to him.