Chapter Summaries

Su Jianchen defeated Yuan Hong by revealing the realm of Man and Sword as One, and Wang Teng gained that realm along with several valuable attributes. Leng Qianxue then defeated the Fifth Prince, while Wade was eliminated again and Number Three of the Parax Family grew increasingly anxious as Wang Teng still had not fought.

• Su Jianchen defeated Yuan Hong, earning praise from powerful experts and drawing the attention of the other top competitors.
• Wang Teng collected attributes from the match, gaining Saint-level Metal Talent, Saint-level Sword Combat Technique Talent, and Man and Sword as One.
• Leng Qianxue rejected the Fifth Prince's offer of help and severely injured him, winning their match.
• Berkta advanced without facing a strong opponent, while Wade was eliminated again.
• Number Three of the Parax Family watched the competitors dwindle and panicked because he and Wang Teng still had not been matched.

Wang Teng defeated and killed Malthus with a lightning brick after Malthus tried to attack and surrender, intensifying the Parax Family's feud with him. The Imperial Son then swiftly defeated Huang Xinghua, setting up further attention on the leading contestants.

• Malthus attacked Wang Teng with the Sea Whale Flame, but Wang Teng blocked his saber strike and rushed toward him.
• Before Malthus could surrender, Wang Teng's Thunderclap Brick struck him, and Wang Teng beat him until he died.
• Wang Teng won the match, collected Malthus's Attribute Bubbles, and returned to his seat as spectators and contestants reacted to the killing.
• The Imperial Son faced Huang Xinghua, a talented descendant of the Huang Family, in the next match.
• The Imperial Son destroyed Huang Xinghua's saber attacks with sword light and held his sword to Huang Xinghua's throat, defeating him.
• Su Jianchen opened his eyes and watched the Imperial Son after Huang Xinghua's defeat.

The Imperial Son defeated Huang Xinghua with a powerful sword strike, and Wang Teng collected attributes that revealed two God Level battle techniques. After two days of rest, the final Resurrection Battle began with seventy-one contestants remaining.

• The Imperial Son defeated Huang Xinghua, while spectators compared his strength with Wang Teng's and wondered whether Huang Xinghua or Yuan Hong would be revived.
• Wang Teng collected Huang Xinghua's Yellow Sky One Saber attributes and learned that the one-strike technique was a God Level saber art.
• Wang Teng collected the Imperial Son's Hegemon Overlord Twelve Swords (Sword One) and Man and Sword as One attributes, then wondered whether the Imperial Son's techniques came from a royal or personal inheritance.
• The round of matches ended with seventy-one people remaining, and the contestants began the Resurrection Battle after resting for two days.

The final Resurrection Battle narrowed to Yuan Hong, Huang Xinghua, and Wade before Huang Xinghua defeated Yuan Hong with his Yellow Sky One Saber. Wang Teng won his wager with Stretche, who had to strip off his shirt and shout that he was an idiot.

• Seventy-one martial warriors fought in the final Resurrection Battle as Yuan Hong and Huang Xinghua rapidly eliminated opponents, while Wade survived through his slippery movement.
• Wang Teng chose Huang Xinghua to win and accepted Stretche’s wager that the loser would remove his shirt and shout, “I’m an idiot.”
• After Wade admitted defeat, Yuan Hong and Huang Xinghua fought, and Huang Xinghua’s Yellow Sky One Saber shattered Yuan Hong’s axe attack and defeated him.
• Stretche honored the wager by taking off his shirt at the stone platform’s edge and shouting, “I’m a fucking idiot!”

After Stretche humiliates himself by fulfilling his bet with Wang Teng, Huang Xinghua defeats Yuan Hong and advances to the top thirty-six. Yue Qiqiao then defeats Ji Tiankuang by revealing her Water Moon Domain, which Wang Teng copies and begins studying.

• Stretche shouts that he is an idiot and removes his clothes to fulfill his bet, while Wang Teng mocks him and Stretche vows to get revenge.
• Huang Xinghua defeats Yuan Hong in the final Resurrection Battle match and advances to the top thirty-six.
• Wang Teng collects attribute bubbles from Huang Xinghua’s battle and plans to gather more when Huang Xinghua fights again.
• Two days later, Yue Qiqiao faces Ji Tiankuang in the first top thirty-six selection match and breaks his domain with her Water Moon Domain.
• Yue Qiqiao defeats Ji Tiankuang, earning cheers from the Yuan Yue Race and praise from its clan leader, Yue Ronghua.
• Wang Teng collects the battle’s attribute bubbles, learns the Water Moon Domain, and begins incorporating its insights into his Yellow Springs Domain.

Wang Teng watched Huang Xinghua lose to Ji Haochen, then advanced Yellow Sky One Saber and strengthened his Yellow Springs Domain by collecting their attribute bubbles. He faced the Third Prince in the next match and revealed that his Thunder Profound Meaning had reached tenth-level perfection, leaving the Third Prince stunned.

• Huang Xinghua used Yellow Earth One Saber Slash against Ji Haochen, but Ji Haochen's Domain of Water absorbed the attack and defeated him.
• Wang Teng collected the attribute bubbles from the match, advancing Yellow Sky One Saber to proficient and increasing his Yellow Springs Domain's power.
• Wang Teng was matched against the Third Prince, who accused him of being lowborn and challenged his confidence in his talent.
• The Third Prince used perfected Metal, Water, and Thunder Profound Meanings, while Wang Teng countered his first two with perfected Fire and Earth Profound Meanings.
• Wang Teng revealed his own tenth-level perfected Thunder Profound Meaning, surprising the Third Prince.

Wang Teng revealed three perfected mysteries and a third-rank Fire Element Domain, then countered the Third Prince’s metal-and-lightning Fusion Domain with his own Fusion Domain. He shattered the Third Prince’s domain with a flaming stone sphere, leaving the Third Prince swallowed by the blast.

• Wang Teng revealed three perfected mysteries, shocking the Second Prince, the other spectators, and the Third Prince.
• The Third Prince attacked with his second-rank Golden Sword Domain, but Wang Teng resisted it with his third-rank Fire Element Domain.
• Wang Teng’s domain overwhelmed the Third Prince’s Golden Sword Domain, prompting the Third Prince to reveal his metal-and-lightning Fusion Domain.
• The Third Prince’s attacks could not penetrate Wang Teng’s Fusion Domain, which combined fire and stone.
• Wang Teng sent a massive flaming stone sphere crashing through the Third Prince’s domain and shattered it, swallowing the Third Prince in the blast.

Wang Teng defeated the Third Prince by crushing his Fusion Domain and knocking him unconscious with the Thunderclap Brick, then collected his dropped attributes. The competition advanced to the top thirty-six, and Wang Teng’s next opponent was the mysterious, bloodthirsty Falamo.

• The Third Prince charged Wang Teng again after losing, and Wang Teng struck him repeatedly with the Thunderclap Brick until he lost consciousness.
• Wang Teng collected the Third Prince’s Attribute Bubbles, gaining talents, powers, and comprehension of the Gold Thunder Sword Domain.
• The Parax Family discussed using the royal family’s anger against Wang Teng, while the royal family’s middle-aged man defended him and hoped the defeat would teach the Third Prince humility.
• Wang Teng told the Second Prince and Ji Haochen that the Third Prince had already had reason to resent him over the One-Horned Giant Whale’s horn.
• The competition concluded with thirty-six contestants advancing, and Xiahou Zun defeated Wei Chang in the opening match of the next round.
• Wang Teng’s name was paired with Falamo’s, the cloaked contestant who had killed his previous opponents without mercy.

Wang Teng fought Falamo and overcame the Lizardscale warrior’s atavistic strength with his Dragon Blood Battle Body. When Falamo’s cloak was destroyed, it revealed demonic markings associated with the Darkness Breed, leaving the spectators shocked and suspicious.

• Wang Teng entered the arena despite the Second Prince warning him that Falamo seemed strange, and the two began a fierce fight.
• Wang Teng’s Five Elements Fist sent Falamo flying and damaged his cloak, while Falamo revealed an atavistic beastlike left arm with powerful metal Profound Meaning attacks.
• Wang Teng activated his Dragon Blood Battle Body and battered Falamo, cracking his atavistic arm and tearing away his cloak.
• The spectators saw black demonic markings on Falamo’s face and suspected that he was a member of the Darkness Breed who had concealed his Darkness Power.

Wang Teng fought Falamo after the Lizardscale martial artist revealed his demonic patterns and attacked the Genius Competition. Wang Teng destroyed Falamo’s Black Mist Domain with his Light Source power and defeated him, while Falamo’s identity as a Mixed Blood Breed remained unexplained to the watching crowd.

• Falamo’s cloak shattered, revealing demonic patterns, and the military generals prepared for possible interference while deciding to let Wang Teng handle him.
• Falamo revealed his hostility toward humanity, and Wang Teng recognized him as a Mixed Blood Breed before Falamo engulfed them in his Black Mist Domain.
• Falamo attacked Wang Teng with black mist and a demonic lizard head, but Wang Teng resisted the domain and its Spirit Vision Eye.
• Wang Teng used his Light Source power and Light Fist to dissolve the black mist, drive Falamo from hiding, and pummel him.
• The black mist dispersed, and Wang Teng emerged holding the defeated Falamo as the arena fell silent.

Wang Teng defeated Falamo, revealed him as a Mixed Blood Breed, and considered the danger and injustice surrounding Mixed Blood Breeds. After the Imperial Son won his match, the top eighteen were set, and Wang Teng prepared for the battle for the top ten.

• Wang Teng defeated Falamo and handed him over to the Military Department for interrogation as spectators and officials celebrated.
• Wang Teng confirmed to the Second Prince that Falamo was a Mixed Blood Breed and questioned whether all Mixed Blood Breeds were enemies.
• Wang Teng absorbed insights from the battle and began merging the Black Mist Domain into his Darkness Domain.
• The Imperial Son defeated Lu Tai with a domineering sword technique, and Wang Teng gained attributes from their match.
• The top eighteen contestants were announced, and they were given ten days to rest before the battle for the top ten.

After the top eighteen were decided, Wang Teng met Chongshan King and the Seven Great Starry Sky Academies' examiners, who questioned him about Falamo and his views on Mixed Blood Breeds. The examiners then sent Wang Teng to interrogate Falamo while debating which academy should recruit him.

• Major Maxwell escorted Wang Teng to meet the military generals and the Seven Great Starry Sky Academies' examiners, while the other competitors envied his invitation.
• Wang Teng greeted Chongshan King and the examiners, who introduced their academies and jokingly competed to attract him with promises of beautiful students.
• General Fu Xinglan confirmed that Falamo was a Mixed Blood Breed sent to ambush genius martial warriors, and Wang Teng explained how he recognized him from encounters in a Low-level Darkness World.
• Wang Teng said the world was not simply black and white when asked what he thought of Mixed Blood Breeds, surprising the examiners.
• Gong Han asked Wang Teng to interrogate Falamo, and Wang Teng agreed to try.
• After Wang Teng left, the examiners praised his talent and character and argued over which academy he should choose.

Wang Teng interrogated the captured Falamo and learned that many Mixed Blood Breeds had secretly infiltrated their world, then warned General Fu Xinglan and the examiners. After the Military Department ordered inspections of the competitors, Wang Teng reunited with the others, who discussed the Seven Great Starry Sky Academies and the fight for the top ten.

• Wang Teng used Bewitch Heart on Falamo and learned that numerous Mixed Blood Breeds had entered their world, though Falamo did not know whether others were competing in the Genius Competition.
• Wang Teng reported Falamo's information and the suspected base location to General Fu Xinglan and the examiners, who ordered an investigation and checks of the competitors.
• Wang Teng suggested that even the top eighteen competitors should be checked for possible impostors, and the examiners agreed to investigate everyone.
• Wang Teng returned to the War Star and reassured the Second Prince, Ji Haochen, Timothy, and the others that the inspection was routine.
• Wang Teng told the group that the Seven Great Starry Sky Academies had urged him to meet their senior sisters, and the competitors resolved to fight for the top ten.
• Wang Teng and the Imperial Son exchanged battle intent as Wang Teng said that he still had to win first place to secure his prospects.

The top-ten stage of the Genius Competition began, with each contestant expected to fight the other seventeen. Wang Teng volunteered to compete first and asked to fight all seventeen opponents at once to save time, leaving the contestants and spectators stunned.

• Eighteen contestants appeared above Arena Continent as viewers cheered for Wang Teng, whose popularity had surpassed the Imperial Son.
• The Light Sphere announced that rankings would be determined by victories in matches against the other seventeen contestants, and that contestants could choose the competition order.
• When no one volunteered to compete first, Wang Teng stepped forward and asked whether he could fight all seventeen at once.
• The contestants and observers reacted with disbelief and anger, while Wang Teng's supporters and military associates worried about his choice.
• The Light Sphere asked Wang Teng why he had made the request, and he replied that he wanted to save time.

Wang Teng challenged all seventeen remaining contestants at once to save time, provoking the Second Prince and the others into accepting a group battle. He overwhelmed the sixteen who attacked first with his presence and Slaughter Intent, and the chapter ended as they launched their physical assault.

• Wang Teng asked to fight all seventeen contestants at once, and the Light Sphere approved his request.
• The Second Prince, Ji Haochen, Timothy, and the others agreed to face Wang Teng together, while the Imperial Son chose to fight him last.
• The Second Prince and fifteen others combined their presences to suppress Wang Teng, but his presence met theirs head-on.
• Wang Teng unleashed powerful Slaughter Intent and forced the sixteen contestants to retreat, defeating them in the contest of presence.
• Gant attacked Wang Teng with a poison-coated scythe, and the other contestants rushed in as the battle began.

Wang Teng fought sixteen genius warriors at once, revealing formidable Five Elements Source Power and using his clones and Domain to turn the battle in his favor. After defeating Yue Qiqiao, Leng Qianxue, Situ Wan'er, and Rabbit Little Eight with his Domain, he pursued the four women as Yue Qiqiao cried out.

• Wang Teng struck Stretche with his Five Elements Fist, badly injuring him and shocking the spectators with his five elemental source powers.
• Landon, Gant, Ji Haochen, Timothy, and Rabbit Little Eight attacked Wang Teng, but he created six clones to hold back the surrounding warriors.
• Wang Teng chased Rabbit Little Eight with his Thunderclap Brick, then fought Yue Qiqiao, Leng Qianxue, and Situ Wan'er when they intervened.
• Wang Teng trapped the four women in his Domain, where their combined Domains failed to withstand his Falling Fire Meteors and shattered.
• Wang Teng pursued the defeated women, and Yue Qiqao cried out as violet light flickered in his hand.

Wang Teng knocked Yue Qiqiao, Rabbit Little Eight, Situ Wan'er, and Leng Qianxue out of the competition before confronting Stretche and Landon. After Stretche used Half Dragon Transformation, Wang Teng activated his Ancient God Body and beat Stretche to death, leaving the match in uproar.

• Wang Teng struck Yue Qiqiao, Rabbit Little Eight, Situ Wan'er, and Leng Qianxue with his brick and gently sent the unconscious women out of the battlefield.
• Wang Teng attacked Stretche and Landon, who responded by fusing their Flame Domains and engulfing him in fire.
• Wang Teng emerged unharmed, revealing a Heaven and Earth Strange Fire that forced the fused flames to retreat.
• Stretche absorbed a drop of dragon blood and transformed into a half-dragon, then fought Wang Teng alongside Landon and Berkta.
• Wang Teng activated his Ancient God Body, overwhelmed Stretche, and stomped him into the ground until he died.

Wang Teng killed Stretche, then defeated Berkta and began battling Jiang Weisheng. After Landon conceded, Jiang Weisheng was driven onto the defensive and called for help.

• Wang Teng killed Stretche with his Ancient God Body, and observers recognized the technique as an Ancient Race inheritance.
• Landon conceded and left the battlefield when Wang Teng charged at him.
• Wang Teng defeated Berkta by repeatedly smashing him into the ground until he lost consciousness.
• Wang Teng attacked Jiang Weisheng, who revealed his Thunder Element abilities and clashed with Wang Teng's thunder sword strikes.
• Wang Teng overwhelmed Jiang Weisheng with superior Thunder Element profundity, prompting Jiang Weisheng to shout for help.

Jiang Weisheng, Gant, Ling Yangxu, and Su Jianchen joined forces to attack Wang Teng, but he countered their assaults and trapped the remaining competitors in his Yellow Springs Domain. He revealed that it had reached the fourth level, then unleashed a dark blue rainstorm that began dissolving their domains.

• Jiang Weisheng called for help, and Gant, Su Jianchen, and Ling Yangxu broke free from their opponents to surround Wang Teng’s true body.
• Ling Yangxu and Jiang Weisheng struck with their Thunder Domains, but Wang Teng summoned a Thunder Battle Spear and blasted them backward.
• Wang Teng countered Su Jianchen’s sword strike with his own, then used his Yellow Springs Domain to engulf Gant, the Second Prince, Ji Haochen, and the others.
• The Second Prince and the other five unleashed their domains, but they could not break Wang Teng’s Yellow Springs Domain, which he revealed had reached the fourth level.
• Wang Teng summoned a dark blue rainstorm, and its raindrops began silently dissolving the six opponents’ domains.

Wang Teng defeated sixteen genius martial warriors in a single match and took temporary first place in the Genius Competition. After the battered opponents surrendered and the event announced a three-day break, Wang Teng returned to the spectators’ area and challenged the Imperial Son to take his turn.

• Wang Teng’s dark blue domain vanished, revealing the defeated Second Prince and the other opponents, including badly injured Su Jianchen, Ling Yangxu, and Jiang Weisheng, and battered Gant.
• The Second Prince admitted defeat, and spectators across the Great Qian Empire celebrated Wang Teng’s victory while officials and family representatives reacted to his rise.
• Ji Haochen, Timothy, Su Jianchen, Gant, and the remaining opponents surrendered or left the battlefield, and the Light Sphere declared Wang Teng the temporary first-place competitor with sixteen victories.
• The Light Sphere ordered a three-day rest before the matches continued, and Wang Teng collected the Attribute Bubbles left around the arena.
• Back in the spectators’ area, Wang Teng told the Imperial Son that it was his turn to compete.