Chapter Summaries

Gu Ding and Scarlet began their long-awaited full-strength battle in the virtual world, while Karrot challenged Futu. Their opening exchange showed that Scarlet had grown powerful enough to match Gu Ding head-on, and the fight continued.

• Gu Ding and Futu lowered their challenge threshold as powerful contestants kept challenging them and losing points.
• Scarlet approached Gu Ding to fulfill their agreement, and Karrot challenged Futu instead.
• Scarlet transformed and revealed that he had gained a stronger sword soul and advanced his Sword Dao Domain since their last fight.
• Gu Ding activated Asura World Extinction and blocked Scarlet's attack, which cut through the surrounding terrain and astral forces.
• Gu Ding and Scarlet clashed directly, and their evenly matched attacks devastated the surrounding area.
• Scarlet pressed Gu Ding to reveal his true strength as Karrot and Futu's battle began.

Karrot unleashed his giant ape form and attacked Futu, but Futu blocked every strike with one hand. Their God Descent Arts clashed, and Futu’s projection overwhelmed Karrot’s, leaving Futu standing as the battle ended and Gu Ding and Scarlet’s fight continued.

• Karrot transformed into a towering crimson ape and struck Futu with his silver staff, but Futu stopped the blow with one hand.
• Karrot repeatedly attacked Futu for more than half an hour, and Futu blocked every strike without moving.
• Karrot summoned a Golden Giant Ape with his God Descent Art, and Futu answered with a white-robed projection of his own.
• Futu’s projection shattered the Golden Giant Ape’s staff phantom, causing Karrot to revert to human form and collapse asleep.
• Na Luo wrapped Karrot in a bedsheet as the spectators reassessed Futu’s strength, and Futu turned to watch Gu Ding and Scarlet’s ongoing battle.

Gu Ding defeated Scarlet with the Heaven Burning Seal and secured his promise to join the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. With less than six hours remaining in the virtual world game, Futu challenged Gu Ding to the final battle.

• Gu Ding and Scarlet ended their long warm-up fight and agreed that Scarlet would join Gu Ding's crew if he lost, while Gu Ding would arrange a battle between Scarlet and Bigge if Gu Ding lost.
• Scarlet summoned his Emperor Projection and attacked Gu Ding with Sand Rain Sword Burial, surrounding him with a vast storm of black sword light.
• Gu Ding used the Heaven Burning Seal to summon a giant flaming claw that shattered Scarlet's attack and struck him down.
• Scarlet accepted his defeat, told Gu Ding to find him on Sword Star, and agreed to join the Gu Ding Pirate Crew.
• After no other spectators volunteered to challenge him, Gu Ding accepted Futu's challenge to fight the final battle.

Gu Ding and Futu fought in the virtual world, each revealing powerful abilities as the crowd watched. After Futu destroyed Gu Ding’s five flame pythons, Gu Ding’s move continued, and their energy recombined into what appeared to be a true dragon.

• Gu Ding and Futu agreed to fight, and Futu summoned his Emperor Projection while Gu Ding called forth five enormous flame pythons.
• Futu pierced one python with a single blow, but a black-flame python’s tail sent him crashing through volcanoes.
• Futu returned unharmed and let the remaining pythons surround him, then concealed himself and destroyed all four in a surprise attack.
• Futu challenged Gu Ding to reveal a stronger move, and Gu Ding said his technique was not finished.
• The energy fragments of the pythons gathered and formed a horned, four-clawed creature that the crowd recognized as a true dragon.

Gu Ding’s Heaven-Burning technique summoned a true dragon that battered Buddha with devastating attacks, destroying Buddha’s first Emperor Projection. Buddha then recovered and revealed a second Emperor Projection whose rule-bending ability let it physically block the dragon’s next strike, before leaping toward the dragon.

• Gu Ding’s true dragon attacked Buddha with Five-Colored Flames, a dragon roar, and Blood Radiance, but Buddha survived with help from his first Emperor Projection.
• The true dragon struck Buddha with its claw, and their combined collision shattered the Emperor Projection and left Buddha barely standing.
• Purple energy healed Buddha, and he summoned a second Emperor Projection wearing a Blood-Colored Crown.
• The true dragon’s tail appeared to strike Buddha, but the second Emperor Projection blocked it directly by affecting the world’s rules.
• Sea Emperor explained the rule-bending ability to Gu Ding, while Scarlet and the other onlookers reacted in shock.
• The purple Emperor Projection leaped toward the flaming true dragon.

Gu Ding defeated Fu Tu after their battle escalated into a clash between Gu Ding’s Demon Face and Fu Tu’s golden eyeball, and Fu Tu conceded. Before Gu Ding could claim victory, an unseen attacker killed them both, removing them from the competition and leaving Si Kao Er and Miniana at the top of the rankings.

• Gu Ding and Fu Tu battled for over an hour, draining their God Source and destroying the surrounding terrain with their summoned powers.
• Fu Tu unleashed the ancient One-Eyed Clan’s golden eyeball, while Gu Ding summoned the Demon Face after encountering a black puppy in his Soul Space.
• Gu Ding’s Demon Face swallowed the golden rays, broke Fu Tu’s defenses, and forced Fu Tu to concede and offer him a God Source Restoration Elixir.
• A hidden attacker stabbed Fu Tu with a Black Dagger and pierced Gu Ding’s heart with a long saber.
• Gu Ding and Fu Tu fell, their names disappeared from the Ranking List, and Si Kao Er and Miniana took their places.

After Si Kao Er and Miniana ambushed Gu Ding and Fu Tu, Gu Ding mysteriously revived with his points reset while Fu Tu disappeared. Gu Ding tracked down and killed Si Kao Er, reclaiming the top spot on the Ranking List, while Liliath’s team went after Miniana.

• Si Kao Er and Miniana discussed their ambush: Miniana demanded half of Si Kao Er’s points, then they fled separately as Fu Tu revived Gu Ding and vanished.
• Liliath and the others found Gu Ding alive; after he woke, he told them what happened and learned his points and possessions had reset.
• Gu Ding decided to pursue Si Kao Er, while Liliath’s group set off after Miniana and agreed to try to capture her alive for Miko’s sake.
• Sea Emperor guided Gu Ding to Si Kao Er, who was hiding inside a volcano and pleaded to be spared when Gu Ding confronted him.
• Gu Ding incinerated Si Kao Er with Destruction Flame and reclaimed his four billion points, returning to the top of the Ranking List.

Liliath and Elsa tracked Miniana to her hiding place, but Miniana escaped and returned to the lake, where Miko offered to help her survive. Miniana gave her points to Miko by killing herself, moving him to second place on the ranking list, just as the game entered its final ten minutes.

• Liliath and Elsa found Miniana hiding in a lake, and they chased her through an underwater cave while Dokter guarded Miko.
• Miniana fled to lure Dokter away, then used her spatial ability to return to the lake and speak with Miko.
• Miko told Miniana he believed she had not worked with Si Kao Er and offered to let her kidnap him until the game ended.
• Miniana gave Miko her points by forcing his dagger into her own heart, and her name disappeared as Miko rose to second place.
• Liliath and the others returned and realized Miniana had chosen to give Miko her points; as the countdown reached ten minutes, the female voice spoke again.

The game’s final test unleashed rioting Peak-rank God creatures, leaving only 73 players, with Gu Ding finishing first and his companions surviving. After the group reunited and rested, Gu Ding began studying the True God inheritance he had obtained and discovered it was the Way of Destruction.

• The game announced a ten-minute ultimate test in which rioting virtual life-forms attacked players, and the final count fell to 73 survivors.
• Liliath, Elsa, and Dokter fought through the creatures while Gu Ding quickly defeated the fire-type horde in his area.
• The game ranked Gu Ding first, Miko second, Liliath third, Dokter fourth, and Elsa fifth, then reopened the exit function.
• Gu Ding and his companions left the game, slept, and gathered the next morning to share their experiences; Bigge said Scarlet had agreed to join the team and that they had wiped out the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple.
• Gu Ding entered Robert's domain to study the True God inheritance, where the Fire Control Hall Master revealed it was an ancient inheritance of the Way of Destruction.

Gu Ding mastered the True God technique Annihilate the Firmament and learned that the Federal Government had released a substitute list and summoned top players to collect physical rewards. After discussing the risks of entering the ruins, the group decided Miko would go with them.

• Gu Ding used Burning Heaven to cultivate Annihilate the Firmament, formed five energy nodes, and mastered its explosive combat skill.
• Gu Ding discovered he could activate the technique with physical energy and produce the same burst of power.
• The Federal Government released a list of 277 substitute candidates that excluded Futu, whose possible ties to the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple remained uncertain.
• Gu Ding and Sea Emperor received an email telling top-ranked players to collect physical rewards at a Federal Government outpost within three days.
• Gu Ding gathered his companions and discussed whether Miko should enter the ruins, while Miko said he wanted to fight alongside them.
• Gu Ding agreed that Miko would go with the group and reassured everyone that Sea Emperor could help them stay together.

The Gu Ding Team arrived at a Federal Government outpost on Da Shi Star to claim their rewards, startling locals who expected Interstellar Pirates to be violent. Gu Ding entered the reward exchange station and learned how Trial Arena points determined the rewards available, leaving the team to choose what they would claim.

• The Gu Ding Team landed on Da Shi Star and unnerved residents and military personnel, but ordered drinks and ice cream at a tavern before heading to Federal Hall.
• Administrator Billington welcomed the crew and led the members who had earned reward slots to an underground exchange room.
• Gu Ding entered the room alone, where Sky Emperor identified it as a SkyNet base station and scanned his identity.
• The exchange system confirmed that Gu Ding had 480 million points and explained the point costs for divine objects and spiritual objects.
• Gu Ding learned that Trial Arena points carried over between levels and that some Federal Government members had accumulated more than ten trillion points.

Gu Ding and his companions spent their reward points on equipment and cultivation materials before preparing to travel to the Federal Government Headquarters for the ruins mission. They agreed to split up, with the ship continuing its planned route while the ruins team would reunite with the others later.

• Sea Emperor advised Gu Ding to buy Holy Light gloves, Azure Jade Wood Armor, and Deep Sea Whale Pearls, and Gu Ding spent nearly all his points on the items.
• Liliath, Elsa, Dokter, and Miko selected their rewards with Sea Emperor's guidance, including soul-protecting equipment for Miko.
• Billington told the group to reach the Federal Government Headquarters plaza within two days of receiving their rewards, and Gu Ding agreed to return the next day to use the teleportation array.
• After collecting their rewards, Gu Ding and his companions decided that the ship would follow its original route while the ruins team found a way to reunite with the others later.
• Gu Ding entered Robert's domain and began cultivating the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body with Deep Sea Whale Pearls.

Gu Ding's group traveled from Da Shi Star to Giant Edge Star, where regional administrator Salamon verified their identities and revealed the danger behind the Federal Government's summons. Gu Ding chose to continue to the ruin, and Salamon prepared to take the group to the next teleportation array.

• Gu Ding's group arrived at Federal Hall, and Billington activated the teleportation array to send them to Giant Edge Star.
• Bigge's group finished gathering supplies and left Da Shi Star aboard Robert's ship.
• On Giant Edge Star, guards confirmed Gu Ding's group's identities and brought them to regional administrator Salamon.
• Salamon scanned the five travelers and explained that the Federal Government and the Darkness Clan planned to send one thousand demigods each into a dangerous Ancient Battlefield ruin fragment.
• Gu Ding decided to enter the ruin despite the risk, and Salamon offered to take the group to the teleportation array.

Gu Ding and his crew arrived at Federal Government Headquarters, prepared for the upcoming gathering, and encountered a provocative old man in the meeting hall. On the morning of the assembly, nearly all the selected candidates had arrived, and a Federal Government official stepped onto the platform.

• Before teleporting Gu Ding and his crew, Salamon warned them that the Darkness Clan used dangerous curses and toxins, and the group wondered why he had helped them.
• At Federal Government Headquarters, a guard explained the assembly schedule and registration arrangements, and Gu Ding found a sleeping old man in the hall.
• Gu Ding put source stones into the old man's pocket, but the old man accused the crew of stealing three stones and provoked Liliath before accepting three more from Gu Ding.
• Gu Ding and his crew booked a hotel, bought Purification Potions, antidotes, and God Source Replenishment Potions, then spent two days preparing for the gathering.
• At the meeting hall, Gu Ding spoke with Scarlet, Karrot identified Scarlet as a member of Gu Ding's crew, and Miniana and Hake watched Gu Ding from the crowd.
• By nine o'clock, 997 of the 1,000 selected candidates had arrived, and a middle-aged Federal Government official walked to the platform.

Three vacant slots were offered to twenty prisoners from the Gate of Purgatory, who would decide among themselves who received them. Yoland arrived to oversee the selection, and the chapter ended as he prepared to loosen their restraints and laid down rules for the contest.

• Bress announced that Kejins, Blanche, and Banya had forfeited their slots and introduced twenty replacement candidates from prison.
• Oldas joked about killing other candidates, and Bress warned that anyone who misbehaved would lose eligibility and be sent back to prison.
• Bress introduced Yoland, the former warden of the Gate of Purgatory, who appeared beside him without anyone noticing his arrival.
• Yoland teased Liliath and argued with her before turning his attention to the prisoners.
• Yoland said he would remove part of the prisoners’ restraints and let them choose the contest rules, forbidding deaths and any attacks on the 997 people who already held slots.

Yoland lifted the restraints on the nineteen contenders and partially unsealed Boyi, whose powerful Pupil Technique selected Zebiya, Oldas, and himself as the three reserve candidates. Yoland then revealed that the thousand chosen demigods would explore Ancient Ruins alongside the Dark Race and threatened severe punishment for anyone who leaked the secret.

• Yoland removed the nineteen contenders’ shackles and unsealed Boyi’s eyes and mouth, while the contenders began fighting.
• Gu Ding glimpsed Boyi’s immense aura, and Boyi noticed Gu Ding’s probing before turning his attention away.
• Boyi used his Pupil Technique to incapacitate the fighters, leaving Zebiya, Oldas, and himself as the last three contenders.
• Zebiya endured Boyi’s technique longer than Oldas and the Viking clansman, securing the final reserve slot; Bress announced the three selected candidates.
• Yoland explained that the demigods would serve as an advance force exploring Ancient Ruins with the Dark Race, warned them to prepare for danger, and threatened anyone who revealed the mission.

Gu Ding and the other prodigies were teleported to Ulan Star to enter the ruins, while Bress gave Oldas, Zebiya, and Boyi instructions for their mission. After the thousand entrants arrived, a military squad escorted them to a warehouse and warned them to stay inside because the Dark Race had appeared on the planet.

• Bress sent the prodigies to the ruins in groups of ten, with Gu Ding’s group entering first.
• Before sending Oldas, Zebiya, and Boyi, Bress warned them not to attack humans and gave Boyi a key that could unseal him for one hour.
• Bress told Oldas and Zebiya to map the ruins and gather information in exchange for a chance at freedom.
• Gu Ding and the other entrants arrived at Ulan Star, where soldiers directed each arriving group away from the teleportation array.
• After all one thousand entrants had arrived, a military squad led them to a warehouse and ordered them to remain there until morning because the Dark Race threatened them.

As Gu Ding and the others traveled to the ruins, Sea Emperor explained the Ancient Era and its powerful humans. At the entrance, Federal Government leaders Ha De Luo and Ba Er Sa Ze faced Night God as Ha De Luo opened the passage, and both camps began sending their demigods inside.

• Sea Emperor taught Gu Ding and the others about Ancient Era humanity and its cultivation ranks during their spaceship journey.
• The spaceship arrived at the ruins, where Ha De Luo and Ba Er Sa Ze met Night God in the void.
• Night God taunted the two human leaders while waiting for the Darkness Clan’s spaceship to arrive.
• Ha De Luo opened a white gate of light after Night God agreed that the Human Race Camp would enter first.
• Ha De Luo sent Gu Ding and the other human demigods through the gate, and Night God then ordered the Darkness Clan’s demigods to follow.

Gu Ding learned that the ruins were enormous and filled with powerful wraiths and blood demons as he and his companions tried to reunite. After Kabuli was crushed by a giant skeletal hand, an army of skeletons began rising from underground, prompting Sea Emperor to announce a third piece of bad news.

• Sea Emperor guided Miko to a cave and told Gu Ding that the team members had been scattered across the vast ruins.
• Sea Emperor warned Gu Ding and the others about powerful wraiths and blood demons lurking in the central region, and the separated companions hurried toward one another.
• Kabuli found a massive silver skeletal hand and tried to cut off one of its fingers, but the hand clenched and crushed him.
• Kabuli’s blood soaked into the skeleton, causing flesh to grow over its hand as a giant skull emerged and roared.
• Skeletons began crawling out of the ground across tens of thousands of kilometers, and Sea Emperor announced a third piece of bad news.

Ancient Remains awakened across the battlefield, and Gu Ding rushed toward Miko despite the danger. He fought a group of Skeleton Warriors, absorbed the Bronze Skeletons’ energy, and unleashed a stronger attack against two Silver Skeletons.

• Sea Emperor explained that the remains’ combat will had awakened them and warned that the skeletons would attack outsiders.
• Gu Ding told Sea Emperor to guide him to Miko by the shortest route and sprinted toward him.
• Two Silver Skeletons and twenty-three Bronze Skeletons charged Gu Ding, who fought them with the Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body, Berserk, and Devouring Flame.
• Devouring Flame consumed the Bronze Skeletons and their energy helped Gu Ding’s Myriad Manifestations Emperor Body enter cultivation.
• Gu Ding attacked the two Silver Skeletons with Annihilate the Firmament after Sea Emperor warned that the flames would take years to refine them.