Chapter Summaries

Luo Feng and Hong advanced through the arena melees, while Thunder God was eliminated, and Luo Feng’s display of Origin Law comprehension drew the attention of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. The chapter ended with Hong quietly confronting the gap between his prospects and Luo Feng’s.

• Luo Feng swept through Group 133’s arena melee, earning cheers from spectators across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
• Luo Feng and Hong passed the arena melee over the following five days, but Thunder God was eliminated.
• Wang Yi and the others received World Master Butashifeng and God Lord Kunshaluo at Nine Star Bay.
• Kunshaluo told Luo Feng that the Lord of Ganwu Country would reward him if he entered the universe’s top 1,000 and joined the Virtual Universe Company, but would recruit him into the Ganwu Secret Realm otherwise.
• After the visitors left, Hong reflected on his limited chances of reaching the top 1,000, and Wang Yi and the others gave him space to think.

Hong faced Aivain in the first round of the one-on-one arena battles and struggled against the silver-haired expert’s lightning-powered Psionic Weapon. Under mounting pressure, Hong broke through during the fight, leaving Aivain and the watching experts astonished.

• The chapter explained that the tournament’s winners would advance through four rounds while the losers faced lengthy Reincarnation Battles, and Luo Feng was scheduled to meet Rong Jun in the fourth round.
• Hong entered his first one-on-one match against Aivain as Wang Yi and Thunder God watched with concern.
• Aivain attacked Hong with a lightning-wreathed Psionic Weapon, repeatedly forcing him back and putting him at a disadvantage.
• Hong endured Aivain’s increasingly fierce attacks by combining his domain, spear technique, and martial understanding, but he neared his limit.
• Hong’s spear suddenly began to overpower Aivain’s weapon, and the watching experts realized that Hong had broken through during battle.

Hong broke through to a trace of Law Comprehension and won three battles before falling to the Loser's Bracket. Luo Feng then faced Rong Jun in a fierce fourth-round arena match, which ended with Rong Jun revealing a startling new technique.

• Hong gained a trace of Law Comprehension during his first battle and defeated Aivain as the shrinking arena forced them together.
• Hong won his next two battles but lost his fourth to a powerful Law genius, sending him to the Loser's Bracket.
• Luo Feng won his first three arena battles and met Rong Jun in a heavily publicized fourth-round showdown on Island No. 00001.
• Luo Feng used three Golden Phantom Swords to pressure the bloodied Rong Jun, while spectators and powerful figures praised both fighters.
• Rong Jun discarded his first war blade, drew his oversized Earth Splitting Saber, and charged as three Savage youths appeared around him.

Luo Feng defeated Rong Jun and secured a place in the Genius Battle’s final showdown, while Thunder God left Earth to train under Thunder Lord. Wang Yi spent more than a year with his family before returning to the Ganwu Secret Realm, where the chapter left him prepared for the final day of the Reincarnation Battle.

• Luo Feng killed Rong Jun in the arena, winning his fourth consecutive battle and securing a spot while Rong Jun fell into the Loser's Bracket.
• Wang Yi watched Luo Feng’s victory and resolved to keep working hard rather than fall behind him.
• Wang Yi and Luo Feng saw Thunder God depart Earth for the Ganwu Universe Kingdom to train under Thunder Lord.
• Wang Yi stayed with his family for more than a year before returning to the Ganwu Secret Realm under pressure from the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.
• On the final day of the Reincarnation Battle, Wang Yi completed the third layer of Myriad Lines Flow and prepared to leave his training grounds.

The thousand representatives of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom prepared for the Universe Grand Showdown, with a year and a half before the universe-wide clash began. Wang Yi mastered the second layer of the Flame God Weapon and, on September 6, 2070, connected to the Virtual Universe as the decisive battle among the Universe Countries began.

• A towering organizer announced that the thousand geniuses had passed selection and would compete in the Universe Grand Showdown after a year and a half of further preparation.
• Luo Feng nurtured a Demon Slayer Race second clone, accelerating his progress in Space Law comprehension and body movement, while Hong continued cultivating under his teacher's guidance.
• Wang Yi mastered the Flame God Weapon's Second Layer, Phantom Moon Dance, using eighty-one blades in elusive, space-distorting trajectories.
• Wang Yi reflected that the Third Layer, Fire Flow Array, required him to control at least 729 blades and fuse his comprehension of Space and Fire Origin Laws.
• On September 6, 2070, Wang Yi returned to his villa after drinking with Ganwu Secret Realm geniuses and connected his consciousness to the Virtual Universe for the decisive battle.

Wang Yi, Luo Feng, and Hong arrived with the Ganwu Universe Kingdom delegation for the Genius Battle and met the attention of geniuses from across the Human Territory. After surveying several famous competitors, Wang Yi saw Death God Bolan and resolved to defeat him.

• Lord Thirteen led the thousand Ganwu Universe Kingdom geniuses into the Virtual Universe’s competition plane and assigned them rooms in Building 0825.
• Wang Yi received token 1, Luo Feng received token 2, and Hong received token 357 before the three went out to explore the central plaza.
• Geniuses from other Universe Countries recognized Wang Yi, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun as contenders for the top ten, while Wang Yi noticed Ai Chen and learned about her reputation.
• Wang Yi and the others spotted other notable competitors, including Illusion Demon Galesi, the Prince of Man Ka Star, and Qian Shui with her brother.
• Death God Bolan entered the plaza, drawing everyone’s attention, and Wang Yi resolved that he would defeat him.

Nine Swords Venerable announced the Trial Tower rules for the Peak Genius Battle, and the million-plus contestants began their individual trials. Wang Yi entered his Trial Space intending to use the towers to improve his strength, while the observers noticed he and Luo Feng were still on the first level.

• Nine Swords Venerable explained that the top 100 contestants would become Core Members, ranks 101 through 7,300 would compete in arena duels for 900 places, and everyone else would be eliminated.
• Wang Yi was teleported to Trial Space No. 0279377 and reviewed the Trial Tower rules and point rankings.
• Wang Yi planned to take his time in the towers, train toward clearing the sixth tower, and prepare to defeat Bolan.
• Thirteen observed the Ganwu Universe Kingdom contestants, noting Rong Jun's strong ranking and Hong's low ranking as Hong used the trial for training.
• Thirteen saw that Wang Yi and Luo Feng were still taking their time on the first level of the first Trial Tower.

Wang Yi mastered the third layer of the Flame God Weapon while clearing the third Trial Tower, then entered the fourth alongside Luo Feng. Hong was eliminated on the fourth tower’s first layer, while the Ganwu powerhouse noticed Wang Yi’s weapon and movement technique.

• Wang Yi and Luo Feng continued through the Trial Towers as public attention focused more on other competitors, including Rong Jun and Bolan.
• Wang Yi used the insights of his Flame Star Beast and Void Insectoid Race Clones to reach the threshold of the Flame God Weapon’s third layer, the Fire Flow Array.
• Wang Yi killed the Zerg Mother Queen, cleared the third Trial Tower, and entered the fourth Trial Tower alongside Luo Feng.
• Hong was eliminated on the first layer of the fourth Trial Tower, placing 15,722nd overall.
• The giant in the Scale Armor Battle Robe watched Luo Feng and Wang Yi and recognized their similar movement techniques before noticing Wang Yi’s Flame God Weapon.

Wang Yi and Luo Feng became celebrated across the human territories as only five geniuses remained in the trials, while Wang Yi resolved to challenge Bolan for first place. Bolan cleared the sixth Trial Tower but failed at the first layer of the seventh, leaving Wang Yi, Luo Feng, Candita, and Yi Feng as the final four.

• The Virtual Universe Company named Bolan, Wang Yi, Luo Feng, Candita, and Yi Feng as the five geniuses still competing, and Wang Yi and Luo Feng were hailed as heroes in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
• Wang Yi continued battling Fei Hou in the fifth layer of the fifth Trial Tower and considered Bolan’s strengths and his own chances of defeating him.
• Wang Yi decided he would risk everything to win first place, even though he expected Bolan to know about his Flame God Weapon and prepare against it.
• Bolan challenged the first layer of the seventh Trial Tower and killed 5,615 Blood Mane Mammoths before being eliminated.
• Bolan’s elimination left Candita, Yi Feng, Wang Yi, and Luo Feng as the four remaining contestants.

As Luo Feng and Wang Yi advanced through the Sixth Trial Tower, Luo Feng cleared its first three layers before failing on the fourth, while Wang Yi continued onward. Wang Yi entered the Seventh Trial Tower after seventy days, becoming the last contestant still advancing.

• After Candita and Yi Feng failed, Luo Feng and Wang Yi were the only contestants left in the Trial Towers, and their performances made the Ganwu Universe Kingdom and Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrate.
• Luo Feng fought through the first layer of the Sixth Trial Tower, killing the Blood Mane Mammoths with eighteen Golden Phantom Swords and clearing the layer to take second place in the points ranking.
• Wang Yi killed the last mammoth in his own first-layer battle and advanced to the second layer, drawing Bolan's attention.
• Luo Feng cleared the second and third layers of the Sixth Trial Tower but failed on the fourth after exhausting his strength.
• Wang Yi slowly cleared the Sixth Trial Tower over seventy days and entered the Seventh Trial Tower as the only contestant still advancing.

Wang Yi faced 10,000 Blood Mane Mammoths in the First Layer of the seventh Trial Tower and unleashed the full power of his Flame God Weapon. Though his Mental Power ran dry and he fought on with one arm and a saber, he and the final mammoth fell together, leaving the trial’s outcome unclear.

• The million geniuses, immortals, and spectators across the universe watched Wang Yi enter the seventh Trial Tower, while Bolan and the other Peerless Geniuses observed from the plaza.
• Wang Yi confronted 10,000 Blood Mane Mammoths and used the Third Layer of the Flame God Weapon, Fire Flow Array, to slaughter them with 729 streams of light.
• As the mammoths broke through his attack, Wang Yi blocked them with the Crimson Moon Mirror and fought with afterimages while his Mental Power rapidly weakened.
• A mammoth took Wang Yi’s arm as only 1,000 remained, and he switched to a battle saber while continuing to fight alongside the weakening Flame God Weapon.
• Wang Yi and the last Blood Mane Mammoth fell together, leaving the watching plaza silent.

After Wang Yi cleared the first layer of the seventh Trial Tower, he finished first in the trials and became the leading rival to Bolan in the Genius Battle. The eliminated contestants were teleported away, while Wang Yi and the other finalists continued their journey.

• The Immortal Gods and the assembled geniuses praised Wang Yi's performance, and Bolan recognized him as a worthy opponent.
• Wang Yi appeared in the plaza as the Trial Tower selection ended, with the rankings placing him first, Bolan second, and Luo Feng third.
• Wang Yi's victory made him a celebrated figure across the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, and people across the Human Territory debated whether he or Bolan would win the overall Genius Battle.
• Hong returned to his room and vowed to keep cultivating, while Thunder God trained intensely and resolved to catch up with his brothers and friends.
• The eliminated geniuses were teleported away, leaving seven people in Building 0825 as the competition continued.

After the selection trials, the Virtual Universe Company assigned the 1,000 finalists to secret realms and announced that three of them could enter the Original Secret Realm. Wang Yi considered how the changed rules affected the coming arena finals, where he, Bolan, and Luo Feng were strong contenders for the three spots.

• Nine Swords Venerable announced that the 7,200 trialists ranked below the top 100 had to win three arena battles to qualify, and 900 ultimately succeeded.
• Nine Swords Venerable awarded the 1,000 selected geniuses secret-realm placements and announced three Original Secret Realm spots for their generation.
• The Virtual Universe system chose 100 contestants, including Wang Yi, Bolan, and Luo Feng, to compete for higher placements, while Immortal Gods silenced protests from excluded geniuses.
• Wang Yi, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun discussed the Virtual Universe Company's authority, and Wang Yi privately expected Bolan, Luo Feng, and himself to claim the three top spots.

Wang Yi advanced through the top hundred and defeated Yi Feng to enter the top ten of the Genius Battle. The next pairings set Wang Yi against Ai Chen, with Bolan facing Rong Jun and Luo Feng facing Long Yun.

• Wang Yi instantly defeated his three-eyed opponent and entered the top hundred.
• Nine Swords Venerable announced the 20 contestants selected to compete for the top ten, including Wang Yi, Bolan, and Luo Feng.
• Wang Yi defeated Yi Feng in the arena, becoming the second of the ten victors after Bolan.
• Qian Shui, Jiang Mo, Luo Feng, and the other finalists also won their battles, earning places in the top ten and access to the Primordial Secret Realm.
• Nine Swords Venerable announced that contestants would be paired by their victory times, placing Wang Yi against Ai Chen, Bolan against Rong Jun, and Luo Feng against Long Yun.

Wang Yi and Bolan faced off in the first match of the top-five Reincarnation Battle, with both using their signature speed and weapons to overwhelm the arena. Wang Yi revealed a sudden burst of speed imbued with the Time Origin Law, severed Bolan’s sword arm, and finished him with the Flame God Weapon, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Wang Yi defeated Ai Chen, Luo Feng beat Long Yun, and the five winners advanced to the top-five Reincarnation Battle.
• The first match pitted Wang Yi against Bolan, whose speed and Space Law-powered phantoms drove Wang Yi into retreat.
• Bolan took injuries to evade Wang Yi’s attacks and closed in, appearing ready to defeat him at close range.
• Wang Yi drew his twin blades and suddenly accelerated with the Time Origin Law, severing Bolan’s sword arm.
• Wang Yi’s hidden Flame God Weapon attacks riddled Bolan with holes, and an Immortal God recognized the Time Origin Law.

Wang Yi defeated Bolan by revealing a strike that combined the Fire, Space, and Time Origin Laws, then won first place in the Peak Genius Battle. After the rankings were finalized, the selected geniuses received travel arrangements for the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, and Wang Yi planned to return to Earth to see his family first.

• Wang Yi severed Bolan's arm with a decisive strike, stunning the geniuses and Immortals watching the duel.
• The Immortals recognized that Wang Yi had crossed the thresholds of the Fire, Space, and Time Origin Laws, while Bolan vowed to defeat him in the future.
• Wang Yi won all four Reincarnation Battles and took first place, followed by Bolan, Luo Feng, Wuka, and Qian Shui.
• The purple-scaled man announced that the Peak Genius Battle had ended and told the selected geniuses they would travel to the Initial Universe after gathering at headquarters.
• Wang Yi entered Bailan Star as his destination so he could return to Earth and see his family before traveling to headquarters.

After returning to Earth to spend time with his family, Wang Yi left with Luo Feng for the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters. The two entered the Virtual Universe and were about to be teleported to its special headquarters plane.

• Wang Yi arrived near the Milky Way with help from Commander Bai Que and returned to Earth to see his family.
• Wang Yi and Lin Youyu revisited their old school and shared a tender moment together.
• On September 18, 2071, Wang Yi said farewell to his parents and children at Wang Family Castle.
• Wang Yi and Luo Feng boarded a Virtual Universe Company spaceship, where Immortal Zi Kun introduced himself as their escort.
• Zi Kun invited Wang Yi and Luo Feng into the Virtual Universe, and their assistants teleported them toward a special plane.

Wang Yi settled into the Original Secret Realm and considered how to use the Virtual Universe Company's resources to advance his cultivation. He planned to focus on time and space laws in Chaos City while weighing what that choice meant for his Flame Star Beast Clone.

• Wang Yi reviewed the six Cosmic level Highnesses in the Original Secret Realm and reflected on Luo Feng's prospects and Molo's past treachery.
• Wang Yi arrived at his estate, met the arrangements for his Immortal guard leader Jax, and requested an Immortal teacher proficient in time or space laws and Psionic Weapon.
• Wang Yi examined his three bodies' talents and the treasury, where he had 100,000 free points and access to resources for advancing his cultivation.
• Wang Yi considered the Flame Star Beast Clone's future evolution and hoped it would reach World Lord level during his time in Chaos City.
• Wang Yi planned to cultivate the Universe Chaos Stele and focus on time and space laws, while worrying that this path might conflict with his Flame Star Beast Clone's fire-and-space strengths.

Wang Yi searched the Virtual Universe Company's treasury for secret techniques for his Flame Star Beast Clone, then bought close-combat techniques for his Void Insectoid Race Clone. He asked Jax about a technique to aid his future study of the Universe Chaos Stele and learned of the Star River Saber Diagrams, created by Kedi.

• Wang Yi found nearly 3,800 Flame Star Beast secret techniques, but their high prices left him unable to afford the ones he wanted.
• Wang Yi considered earning points through the Tongtian Bridge or later cultivation missions, then chose Void Step and Void Blade for his Void Insectoid Race Clone.
• Wang Yi decided to save points for a foundational technique that could help him understand the Universe Chaos Stele before reaching Chaos City.
• Wang Yi asked Jax for advice, and Jax recommended the Star River Saber Diagrams, which cost 80,000 points and were created by Kedi.
• Wang Yi reacted with surprise when Jax named Kedi as the technique's creator.

Wang Yi bought Kedi’s Star River Saber Diagrams and began studying its insights into the Universe Chaos Stele and the laws of time and space. He planned to use the three years before reaching the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters to build a foundation for comprehending the stele.

• Wang Yi spent 56,000 points to buy the Star River Saber Diagrams, using his Original Secret Realm discount.
• Aitor contacted Wang Yi and told him the secret technique had arrived, so Wang Yi went to collect it.
• Wang Yi opened the case and found 220 volumes of the Star River Saber Diagrams.
• Wang Yi read the first volume and learned how the Universe Chaos Stele’s diagrams corresponded to Tongtian Bridge levels and explained the essences of time and space.
• Wang Yi studied the secret technique in the Virtual Universe, preparing for the three years before he could see the Universe Chaos Stele.