Ch. 404A World Where Everyone Competes to Be Less Terrible
Qin Mu explained to Luo Feng how brutal and lawless the Cosmic Secret Realms and other Human Race societies were, and why he hoped China could bring order through lawful governance. He planned to build a Swarm Network alongside China's development, then returned to cultivation and research as Luo Feng began transforming his Golden Horn Beast Clone.
- Qin Mu showed Luo Feng reports of sects in Lanpo Continent that slaughtered billions for cultivation, and Luo Feng agreed that China could govern such places better.
- Qin Mu compared the Human Race with the Mechanical, demon, and prison races, concluding that humanity was merely less terrible than the others.
- Qin Mu recounted how China enforced the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's existing laws with insect race World Masters and explained his hope that China could eventually reform the Human Race.
- Qin Mu revealed his plan to use Living Armor and the Swarm Network to build a spiritual network comparable to the Virtual Universe, while Luo Feng agreed that major change would have to wait until they were stronger.
- Qin Mu and Luo Feng discussed their clones and the Nine Tribulations Scripture, then Luo Feng began transforming his Golden Horn Beast Clone while Qin Mu resumed his research.