Chapter Summaries

After completing his training on Arid Thunder Star, Lu Ming returned to Mysterious Thunder Hall and was summoned by its Hall Master. The Hall Master gifted him the Mysterious Thunder spear technique before Lu Ming prepared to leave, while the Hall Master reflected on his extraordinary potential.

• Lu Ming decided his journey on Arid Thunder Star was complete after obtaining the Beast God Statue and damaged supreme treasure Demon Sword, and he returned to Mysterious Thunder Hall.
• King Yanmei appeared and took Lu Ming to meet the Mysterious Thunder Hall Master, leaving the assembled deacons stunned by the personal summons.
• The Mysterious Thunder Hall Master praised Lu Ming’s will and explained that he had once wished to take him as a disciple before Lord of Dragon Passage did.
• The Mysterious Thunder Hall Master gifted Lu Ming his Mysterious Thunder spear technique, and Lu Ming promised not to tarnish its name.
• After King Yanmei escorted Lu Ming away, the Mysterious Thunder Hall Master said Lu Ming’s future might surpass Tian Shi’s.

Lu Ming returned to his estate and confirmed that he had completed both Arid Thunder Star missions, earning 130,000 points. He received the valuable Mysterious Thunder Spear Canon and resumed cultivation while his Inferno Clone set out on another mission.

• Lu Ming returned to his estate in Wu Chen Space-Time, where Kane and the guards welcomed him.
• Lu Ming applied to confirm his Arid Thunder Star mission completion, and a spacecraft verified both missions and awarded him 130,000 points.
• Lu Ming considered the value of the Beast God Statue, the damaged Annihilation demon sword, and the Mysterious Thunder Spear Canon he had received.
• Lu Ming studied the canon and recalled that the Mysterious Thunder Hall Master had taken over a Thunder Devouring Treant, gaining the ability to create clones.
• Lu Ming resumed cultivating the laws of lightning and time, while his Inferno Clone accepted a mission to Seven Flames Hall.

Lu Ming completed Seven Flames Hall’s missions, stole a Fire Beast God Statue, and cultivated in the Sky Flame Mountain Range. He discovered seven Divine General Inheritance Halls but learned the inheritance would not open for roughly 7,000 epochs, so he left that opportunity behind.

• Lu Ming arrived in Seven Flames Hall World and began exploring while investigating the Seven Flames Gods and the Fire Beast God.
• Lu Ming gathered the Seven Flames Stones and a Flame Spirit Crystal, then secretly stole a Fire Beast God Statue.
• Lu Ming stayed in the Sky Flame Mountain Range, where its powerful Flame Origin energy let him perfect the second level of the “tempering” secret method.
• Lu Ming discovered seven Divine General Inheritance Halls in Seven Flames Hall’s headquarters and realized the Seven Flames Gods had likely received their inheritances.
• Lu Ming consulted Senior Brother Suigu and learned that the next inheritance would not open for roughly 7,000 epochs, so he could not claim it.

After completing six perilous cultivation missions, Lu Ming returned from the Seven Flames Hall with valuable treasures and continued to grow stronger through exploration and training. At a gathering with his fellow geniuses, Liya abruptly vanished from the Virtual Universe, suggesting she had encountered serious danger on Viska Star.

• Lu Ming completed his Seven Flames Hall mission, returned to the Primal Secret Realm, and planned to take three more desperate-level missions before advancing to the Domain Lord level.
• Over six years, Lu Ming completed four perilous missions and gathered rare treasures, including a Mountain Kui Dragon egg, Giant God Potion Type 3, and damaged heavy treasures.
• Lu Ming consumed Giant God Potion Type 3, gained the ability to enlarge his body, and later drew the Purple Talent Adaptive Evolution.
• Tiffany gathered the twelve geniuses from their cohort, and the group discussed their missions and the death of Ert in a perilous mission world.
• When Tiffany asked whether Liya had encountered danger on Viska Star, Liya abruptly logged out of the Virtual Universe, leaving the group alarmed.

Lu Ming sent his Inferno Clone to rescue Liya, who was fleeing a Sixth Order World Lord of the Purple Winged Race on Viska Star. He killed her pursuer with one attack, leaving Liya safe and astonished by his strength.

• Lu Ming learned from Parker that Liya was being chased at Crystal Blue Snow Peak and promised to come to her aid.
• Liya fled through a blizzard on her Azure Sea Plate while her Cloud-Soaring Vine blocked the Purple Winged World Lord's attacks.
• Lu Ming arrived and confronted the pursuer, who attacked him with a bone-like world projection.
• Lu Ming used Azure Flame Flower Bloom to burn the Sixth Order World Lord to ashes in a single strike.
• Parker marveled at Lu Ming's strength, and Liya thanked him while wondering if this was his true power.

Liya realized her feelings for Lu Ming had taken root, and resolved to work harder to keep up with him. Meanwhile, Lu Ming infiltrated the Ancestral God Tomb and stole a pair of purple wings, escaping through repeated Void Teleportations as Purple Winged Race Immortals pursued him.

• Lu Ming left Liya after rescuing her, and she realized she was in love with him and wanted to keep chasing his back.
• Lu Ming confirmed that the Ancestral God Tomb was always guarded and decided to risk infiltrating it with his Inferno Clone.
• Lu Ming used Void Control to merge with space inside the tomb and chose a pair of mysterious purple wings as his target.
• Lu Ming grabbed the wings and repeatedly escaped with Void Teleportation after a Purple Winged Race Immortal used Space Lock.
• A lean Purple Winged Race Immortal pursued Lu Ming but initially could not catch up because he varied his teleportation route.

Lu Ming escaped Viska Star with the Purple Star Wings after Qingyu Palace Master killed the pursuing Purple Winged Race Immortal. Back on Wuchen Continent, he received a Blood Abyss Grass from Liya and began cultivating it for his future Desperate Level Mission.

• Qingyu Palace Master shattered the Purple Winged Race Immortal’s attack and killed him as Lu Ming escaped toward Viska Star’s atmosphere.
• Lu Ming thanked Qingyu Palace Master and inspected the intact purple wings in his Inner World, naming them the Purple Star Wings.
• Lu Ming returned to his private territory on Wuchen Continent and received a Blood Abyss Grass sent by Liya.
• Lu Ming recognized the Blood Abyss Grass as his and began cultivating it as a powerful battle aid for his upcoming mission.

Lu Ming revealed that he had mastered Huo Suo's Heart during his assessment with Venerable Chi Ting, demonstrating a Time Bind powerful enough to impress his senior brother. After Chi Ting predicted Lu Ming could pass the 12th floor of Tongtian Bridge, he taught him techniques based on lightning and time, and Lu Ming trained for another thirty years.

• Lu Ming sparred with Venerable Chi Ting and showed how much his War King Domain had improved.
• Lu Ming unleashed Huo Suo's Heart and used Time Bind to restrict Chi Ting's movement.
• Venerable Chi Ting praised Lu Ming's mastery of the Huo Suo Codex and said he could pass the 12th floor of Tongtian Bridge.
• Venerable Chi Ting demonstrated techniques based on the origins of lightning and time to help Lu Ming improve his comprehension.
• Lu Ming's Inferno Clone completed Desperate Level Mission training in the Lost Star System while his true body studied the Origin Laws of lightning and time for thirty years.

After spending thirty years exploring the Lost Star System, Lu Ming strengthened his Inferno Clone’s Life Origin and mastered the third level of the tempering secret technique. As his Silver Fortress Spaceship returned, Lu Ming gained recognition from the Flame Origin Law.

• Lu Ming’s Inferno Clone absorbed energy from a crimson planet for twenty-seven years, strengthening its Inferno Origin and mastering the third level of the tempering secret technique.
• Lu Ming recalled how his Inferno Clone had completed the crystal-search mission, explored the Lost Star System, and died seven times before finding the planet that transformed its Life Origin.
• Lu Ming left the Lost Star System and flew his Silver Fortress Spaceship toward the temple, where the monitoring World Lords prepared to receive him.
• As Lu Ming’s spaceship approached the temple, the Flame Origin Law descended and the World Lords recognized that Lu Ming had gained its recognition.
• A crimson drop of law energy merged into Lu Ming’s Mental Power Star Core and Force Star Core, and matching flame marks appeared on his forehead and his Inferno Clone’s.

Lu Ming gained recognition from the Flame Origin Law and returned to the Ninth Time-Space, while his true body completed the third diagram of the Cosmic Extreme Chaos Tablet. He prepared to challenge Tongtian Bridge and the Universe-level Primal Tongtian Mountain.

• Lu Ming entered the Flame Origin Law Ocean and immersed his consciousness in comprehending Flame Origin.
• Rob escorted Lu Ming to Fafnir, who brought him safely back to his personal territory in the Ninth Time-Space and sought to become his follower.
• Lu Ming reflected that his Inferno Clone's thirty years of resonance with Flame Origin had helped him gain recognition from its Origin Law.
• Lu Ming completed his comprehension of all seventy-two Time Law essences in the third diagram after roughly forty years of cultivation.
• Lu Ming connected to the Virtual Universe network to challenge Tongtian Bridge and the Universe-level Primal Tongtian Mountain.

Lu Ming returned to Tongtian Bridge after forty years and easily cleared the 12th floor, astonishing the gathered Immortal Gods. He continued toward the 13th floor, leaving the spectators uncertain whether he could clear it as well.

• Lu Ming greeted Lord Guardian Bafen and announced that he had a surprise before entering the Cosmic Extreme Tongtian Bridge.
• Lord Guardian Bafen notified powerful figures, and more than a hundred Immortal Gods gathered to watch Lu Ming's challenge.
• Lu Ming defeated the 12th-floor guardian with two strikes, clearing the floor effortlessly.
• Lu Ming saw that the 13th-floor bridge led toward a blazing star and continued onward to challenge it.
• The gathered Immortal Gods were shocked by Lu Ming's easy victory and wondered whether he could clear the 13th floor.

Lu Ming defeated the guardian of the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge with his Beast God technique, Cosmic First Cry, and continued toward the fourteenth level. Witnesses recognized that he had reached the first level of the true Path of the Beast God, though Lu Ming reflected that he had yet to master the Azure Thunder Seven Pulls or the Star Chart.

• Lu Ming chose to fight the warrior guardian, who wielded the Quenching Star Spear’s final form, Even the Immortal Can Be Defeated.
• The Flame Armor Man attacked with his time-traversing spear technique, while Lu Ming summoned a Beast God phantom and unleashed Cosmic First Cry.
• Lu Ming’s roar froze the Flame Armor Man, and his spear struck the guardian down, passing the thirteenth level.
• Immortal observers recognized the phantom as the Beast God of Thunder, while Venerable Sui Gu, Venerable Chi Ting, and the Mysterious Thunder Hall Master reacted to Lu Ming’s achievement.
• Lu Ming flew toward the fourteenth level and considered how his Beast God intent let him surpass his current law-comprehension level.

Lu Ming defeated the 14th-level Tongtian Bridge guardian with his Beast God technique, Cosmic First Cry, and then passed the 15th level as well. His achievement stunned the Human Race’s leaders and fellow geniuses, while the Silver-haired Elf Girl felt the gap between them widening.

• Lu Ming fought the 14th-level Flame Armor Man and overwhelmed him with Cosmic First Cry, killing him with the Beast God’s claw.
• Lu Ming passed the 14th level as the Tongtian Bridge extended toward the star’s core.
• The watching Venerables marveled at Lu Ming’s strength and discussed how his mastery of the Beast God path had made him capable of passing the 15th level.
• News spread that forty-year-old Universe-level warrior Lu Ming had passed the 15th level, leaving many geniuses astonished.
• Kun Zhou, Tiffany, and the others were unsurprised, while the Silver-haired Elf Girl lamented how far Lu Ming had outpaced her.

Lu Ming challenged and easily passed Primal Tongtian Mountain after clearing the 15th floor of Tongtian Bridge, setting records for the youngest and easiest passage. Chaos City Lord learned of Lu Ming’s progress and ordered Venerable Guiyi to protect him when he reached the Domain Lord level.

• Lu Ming arrived at Primal Tongtian Mountain, where the Minotaur, ape-man, and snake woman discovered he had passed the 15th floor of Tongtian Bridge.
• Lu Ming defeated the three gatekeepers from the mountain’s foot to its summit and passed Primal Tongtian Mountain with ease.
• The gatekeepers congratulated Lu Ming on becoming the youngest Human Race genius to pass the Universe level mountain and setting an exceptionally difficult record to break.
• Chaos City Lord learned of Lu Ming’s progress and reflected on his extraordinary rate of improvement.
• Chaos City Lord ordered Venerable Guiyi to protect Lu Ming during his Domain Lord stage.

After passing the 15th floor of Tongtian Bridge, Lu Ming broke through to Domain Lord level and examined how his Origin Core had transformed his Inner World and future cultivation. He accepted that the fusion would make immortality far harder, but expected it to grant him an exceptionally vast World Lord world and divine kingdom.

• The Demon Race leader learned that Lu Ming had passed the 15th floor and ordered that he be killed, even if the assassination had to wait for an opportunity outside Human Territory.
• Lu Ming decided to stop exploring cultivation worlds and began his breakthrough to Domain Lord level.
• Lu Ming's vortex galaxy collapsed into a singularity that fused with his Origin Core, while his true body and Inferno Clone evolved.
• Lu Ming learned that his singularity would nurture an Inner World through the Domain Lord levels before it became a true world at World Lord level.
• Lu Ming realized that his fused Origin Core would make breaking through to immortality exceptionally difficult, but could lead to an immense Inner World and divine kingdom.

After Lu Ming entered the Domain Lord level, the Virtual Universe Company confirmed his breakthrough, provided him with nutrient solution, and began arranging his assignment to the Jinlan Universe Kingdom. Lu Ming assessed his growing strength and wealth, then decided to sell a valuable treasure to fund his expensive plans.

• Three Virtual Universe Company deacons verified Lu Ming's Domain Lord breakthrough and delivered enough nutrient solution to strengthen him to the ninth level.
• The deacons told Lu Ming that he would be assigned to a universe kingdom, and he chose the Jinlan Universe Kingdom.
• After the deacons departed, Lu Ming calculated that his Inferno Clone could reach immense combat strength after advancing to the ninth Domain Lord level.
• Lu Ming asked Alice to inventory his assets and learned that he had 6.88 million points, alongside valuable treasures and mission rewards.
• Lu Ming weighed the cost of secret manuals, an F-class spaceship, and auxiliary lifeforms, then decided to sell one of his supreme treasures or Suigu's Blazing Heart Spear.

Lu Ming approved the design for his custom Ming God spaceship and met Liya to answer her feelings, beginning a relationship with her. He warned that his coming departure and the danger surrounding him would keep them apart and require them to conceal their relationship for now.

• Lu Ming approved the Ming God spaceship blueprint and ordered the Virtual Universe Company to build it quickly.
• Lu Ming emailed Liya, and she went to meet him at Dream Mist Garden.
• Lu Ming told Liya he had long known her feelings and confessed that he liked her; Liya said she felt the same.
• Lu Ming explained that he would soon leave for his home universe kingdom and that they might not meet in person for a long time.
• Lu Ming told Liya their relationship should remain hidden for her safety, and she accepted the separation and secrecy.

Lu Ming received his Domain Lord-level appointment as Supervisory Envoy of the Virtual Universe Company's Jinlan Branch and prepared to return to his homeland. Before leaving, he reunited with Lord of Dragon Passage, who arranged for Lu Ming's true body to remain hidden in Chaos City while his clones carried out the assignment.

• During the final three months before his assignment, Lu Ming and Liya met privately and confirmed their relationship as lovers.
• Lu Ming received an appointment naming him Supervisory Envoy of the Jinlan Branch and granting him the additional identity of Headquarters Envoy.
• Lu Ming contacted Senior Brother Suigu, who brought him to meet Lord of Dragon Passage at the Dragon Passage Divine Palace.
• Lord of Dragon Passage praised Lu Ming's rapid progress in the Time Law and the Path of the Beast God, then warned that his talent had drawn the attention of the Three Great Peak Races.
• Lord of Dragon Passage proposed hiding Lu Ming's true body and Origin Core in Chaos City while his clones performed the external assignment, and Lu Ming agreed.

Lord of Dragon Passage showed Lu Ming five special lifeforms available as materials for his second clone, including the mysterious Dreamy Starry Sky, whose life gene level exceeded 7,200 times that of a human. Lu Ming chose the Dreamy Starry Sky and received its material in a World Ring.

• Lord of Dragon Passage told Lu Ming he would receive a protective treasure after reaching the World Lord level and showed him five special lifeforms for a second clone.
• Lord of Dragon Passage described the Nine-Life Mystic Bird, Silver Kun, Black Crystal Divine Mountain, and Ancestral Star Tree, explaining their strengths and limitations.
• Lord of Dragon Passage revealed that the Dreamy Starry Sky was a unique, mysterious lifeform with a life gene level above 7,200 times that of a human.
• Lu Ming inferred that the Dreamy Starry Sky might resemble Lord of Star River and decided it suited his second clone better than the other options.
• Lord of Dragon Passage gave Lu Ming the Dreamy Starry Sky material in a crimson World Ring and hoped he would successfully nurture it.

Lu Ming traveled from the Primal Secret Realm to Jinlan Star with King Lianyan and his elite guard, using Lianyan’s divine kingdom for long-distance teleportation. He reunited with his parents and younger sister Axue at Magnolia Manor.

• Lu Ming departed the Primal Secret Realm aboard the Ming God spacecraft with King Lianyan and his guard army.
• After leaving the secret realm, King Lianyan used Divine Kingdom Teleportation to carry the spacecraft to the Lie Kong Star Domain in the Jinlan Universe Kingdom.
• Lu Ming ordered Alice to take the spacecraft to Jinlan Star so he could visit his family before returning to Abyss Star.
• Lu Ming and his entourage flew into Jinlan Main City, astonishing residents who saw his ten World Master attendants and large guard force.
• Lu Ming arrived at Magnolia Manor, where his parents and younger sister Axue greeted him.