Chapter Summaries

Rimuru used the Ice Desolation World Lord’s inheritance to help Gu Ce break through to Planetary Level Fourth Stage and revealed the legacy’s valuable weapons and wealth. Gu Ce left the vanished ruins and told Thor how he had gained the inheritance, while Rimuru explained why Gu Ce had been chosen over him.

• Rimuru explained that the Ice Desolation World Lord had left behind millions of Hunyuan Units, a World Ring, and other assets for his inheritor.
• Rimuru gave Gu Ce a Sky's End Ice Crystal Fruit, which helped him break through to Planetary Level Fourth Stage and gain a Pure Water Body.
• Gu Ce inspected the World Ring and learned about the Ice Desolation Sword and the Miao God Weapon.
• Gu Ce emerged from the ruins as they collapsed, then told Thor the general story of receiving the inheritance.
• Thor reacted in disbelief that Gu Ce had reached Planetary Level Fourth Stage in two days, and Rimuru explained that Gu Ce had been selected for his learning ability, willpower, and comprehension.

Gu Ce returned from Antarctica after reaching Planetary Level Fourth Stage and defeating a group of King-level Monsters, then revealed his strength and inheritance to Hong. He left with advanced equipment and supplies from Hong, while Thor considered the threat posed by the Monster Emperors.

• Thor recognized that Gu Ce had become the Second Strongest on Earth and offered him a Patrol Envoy position, but Gu Ce proposed taking a Council Leader seat instead.
• Gu Ce flew to the nearby sea and used his Wave Sword Technique to slaughter the gathered King-level Monsters, including a giant lobster.
• Thor saw Gu Ce's power and wondered whether he, Hong, and Gu Ce could challenge Earth's two Monster Emperors.
• Thor brought Gu Ce to Hong at the Limitless Martial Arts School headquarters, where Hong learned that Gu Ce had reached Planetary Level Fourth Stage and obtained an ancient civilization's inheritance.
• Gu Ce gave Hong and Thor warrior manuals, weapons, and universal knowledge, then selected a Heaven-Escaping Shuttle, a gravity chamber, Spirit of Plants and Trees, and Dragon Blood from Hong's supplies.
• Thor objected to Gu Ce addressing him as Brother Thor, but Gu Ce argued they should treat each other as equals.

Gu Ce tested Luo Feng’s resolve and set him a challenge to accelerate his growth, then became the War God Palace’s third Council Leader. Hong announced that humanity would launch an all-out offensive against the monsters on October 8, leaving the War Gods preparing for battle.

• Gu Ce offered Luo Feng exclusive access to the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber and other rewards if he killed a Lord-level Monster alone or mastered the third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade before October 1st, and Luo Feng accepted.
• Gu Hechang, badly injured and hiding from a powerful Mechanical Guard in Bronze City’s weapons area, heard someone call him “Uncle” and offer help.
• Hong announced that Gu Ce had joined the War God Palace as its third Council Leader, a decision the other Council Leaders and Councilors had approved.
• Hong announced that Hong, Thor, and Gu Ce would restrain the Monster Emperor while the other leaders fought the beast tides in an all-out offensive beginning October 8th.
• Jia Yi and the assembled War Gods welcomed the campaign, and Hong sent them to prepare defenses against the beast tides.

Gu Ce rescued his uncle, helped his father and uncle reach the Planetary Level, and studied the Ice Desolation World Lord's inheritance as his Six Eyes evolved. After establishing himself as Earth's Third Council Leader, he joined the leaders in preparing a counteroffensive against the monsters, which Hong officially launched.

• Gu Ce used Blue Heart Dew to heal Gu Hesheng, then broke into the ruins and rescued Gu Hechang, giving him the recovered treasures to distribute.
• Gu Ce helped Gu Hesheng and Gu Hechang reach the Planetary Level and began studying techniques from the Ice Desolation World Lord's inheritance.
• Gu Ce discovered that Six Eyes had raised his Gene Multiplier to Triple Gene and let him observe the operating patterns of the Law of Water.
• Luo Feng mastered the third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, received Dragon Blood and the Heaven-Escaping Shuttle, and Gu Ce sent him to Ruins No. 9 for training.
• Gu Ce defeated Thor, Mohandesen, and the other challengers, earning the position of Third Council Leader.
• Hong and the leaders of various nations agreed to launch a counteroffensive, and Hong announced its beginning on October 8.

Gu Ce awakened his Water Domain while fighting sea monsters, allowing humanity to launch a successful counterattack on land. He then led Hong and Thor into the ocean and volunteered to face the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor.

• Gu Ce split the sea with his Wave Sword Technique, drawing out and killing the East Sea Azure Dragon.
• More than a dozen King-level Monsters attacked, and Gu Ce bound them with his newly formed Water Domain before killing them.
• Humanity’s united forces hunted down King-level Monsters on land, securing a major victory with minimal losses in Huaxia.
• Gu Ce led Hong and Thor into the sea to confront the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor, then volunteered to fight it.

Gu Ce killed the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor, helping humanity reclaim dominance over Earth, then departed with Hong and Thor to explore the universe. The Black Dragon Ship left Earth, and Rimuru confirmed that it had recorded the planet’s coordinates for a future return.

• Gu Ce used his Water Domain and Wave Sword Technique to kill the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor, while Hong and Thor eliminated nearby King-level Monsters.
• Gu Ce, Hong, and Thor abandoned their search for the missing Thunder Dragon Emperor and returned to land, where the remaining monsters suffered another defeat.
• Humanity celebrated October 8 as the day it reclaimed dominance over Earth, and Gu Hesheng became a Patrol Envoy of the Lightning Martial Arts School.
• On November 1, Gu Ce agreed with Rimuru to leave Earth, and Hong and Thor joined him aboard the repaired Black Dragon Ship.
• The Black Dragon Ship departed Earth, and Rimuru recorded its spatial coordinates so they could return from the Dark Universe.

Gu Ce, Hong, and Thor reached Qiulong Star, registered as citizens, opened Virtual Universe accounts, and visited Universe First Bank to claim the Ice Desolation World Lord’s funds. They found 2.817561 million Hunyuan Units, and Rimuru laid out the cultivation goals Gu Ce needed to pursue.

• The Black Dragon Ship landed on Qiulong Star, where Gu Ce paid the docking fee and Rimuru explained the local currency to Thor and Hong.
• Gu Ce, Hong, and Thor registered as citizens of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and opened 10,000-year Virtual Universe accounts.
• Gu Ce took Hong and Thor to Universe First Bank, where the branch manager recognized the Ice Desolation World Lord’s four-star account.
• Gu Ce discovered the account held 2.817561 million Hunyuan Units, more than Rimuru had expected, and transferred the funds to his own account.
• Rimuru said Gu Ce needed to reach Stellar Level and improve his Law comprehension and sword technique to have a chance at the Genius Battle.

Gu Ce helped Hong and Thor prepare to cultivate and urged them to grow strong enough to protect Earth. After a local shop proved unable to supply his requested items, he considered using the Virtual Universe Company to buy a Planetary Level Nutrient Pod.

• Hong and Thor told Gu Ce they wanted to become Cosmic Mercenaries, and he offered to buy cultivation supplies for them once they reached Stellar Level.
• Gu Ce warned them about slavery in the universe and told them the Peak Genius Battle would take place in ten years.
• Gu Ce transferred Hong and Thor 1 Hunyuan Unit each and advised them to join the Qianwu Dojo while keeping their wealth discreet.
• Gu Ce visited a rare treasure shop seeking Azure Wave Marrow, Wood Essence Crystals, and Cloud-Piercing Vine saplings, but the shop could not supply most of what he wanted.
• Rimuru suggested buying a Planetary Level Nutrient Pod through the Virtual Universe Company, and Gu Ce agreed before the group bought available supplies and prepared to register at the Qianwu Dojo.

Gu Ce returned toward Earth with Hong and Thor after buying slaves, spaceships, and supplies, while Rimuru revealed a powerful sword purchased for him. The group headed into the Dark Universe for Earth, and Gu Ce began examining the Cloud Sea Dragon Hunter.

• Gu Ce bought 1,000 Stellar Level Ninth Stage Spirit Readers and warriors, bonus Planetary Level Ninth Stage slaves, and Huangyang Star.
• Hong and Thor returned from the Qianwu Dojo, and Gu Ce bought spaceships for the group and their cargo.
• Gu Ce met a Virtual Universe Company delivery on Huangyang Star and received a Nutrient Pod and two other purchases.
• Rimuru revealed that one purchase was the Fifth-Order Top-Grade Force Weapon Cloud Sea Dragon Hunter and a matching Force Battle Robe.
• Gu Ce examined the sword's law patterns as Rimuru explained its power, then ordered the group to continue toward Earth.

After returning to Earth, Gu Ce spent a year cultivating, advancing to the Stellar Level while developing his sword techniques and Water Domain. He also helped Earth’s leaders and Luo Feng’s family, and the chapter ended with Luo Feng emerging from Ruins No. 9.

• Gu Ce kept Rimuru’s Demon Killer Clan skin after explaining Six Eyes, then returned to Earth and entered a Nutrient Pod to cultivate.
• Gu Ce trained in the Virtual Universe, raised his Water Domain to the third level, and practiced the Ice Desolation Sword Technique without relying on his domain.
• During the 2057 New Year, Gu Ce let Hong and Thor arrange Virtual Universe access for Earth’s people, and he also gave Gu Hechang and Gu Hesheng access.
• Gu Ce reached Planetary Level Ninth Stage and mastered the second form of the Ice Desolation Sword Technique, then practiced combining it with his domain.
• Hong and Thor reached Planetary Level Ninth Stage, while Gu Ce advanced his Water Domain to the fifth level and crossed the threshold of the Law of Water.
• Gu Ce broke through to the Stellar Level on December 30, and Luo Feng emerged from Ruins No. 9 the next day.

After more than a year in Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9, Luo Feng reunited with Gu Ce and his family, learning that Gu Ce had reached Stellar Level. Gu Ce then brought Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor to Mist Island to find an undiscovered inheritance ruin.

• Gu Ce greeted Luo Feng at the underground base and arranged for him to clean up after his long stay in the ruins.
• Gu Ce took Luo Feng home, where Luo Feng discovered that Luo Hua could walk and had become a General Level martial artist after receiving a Spirit of Plants and Trees.
• Luo Feng reunited with Xu Xin, and Hong and Thor joined the Luo family for a meal.
• Gu Ce told Hong and Thor that he planned to enter the universe to train after Luo Feng inherited the ruin, while they would wait until reaching Stellar Level.
• Gu Ce brought Luo Feng, Hong, and Thor by spacecraft to Mist Island, where he said the inheritance ruin was located.

Gu Ce brought Luo Feng to Babata, who accepted him as Hu Yanbo’s disciple and began preparing him for training in the universe. Gu Ce then set Luo Feng a three-month challenge to kill the Thunder Dragon Emperor before leaving Earth to adventure, entrusting Earth’s safety to Hong, Thor, and Luo Feng.

• Gu Ce had Rimuru train Babata and reminded it of their bargain to find an heir for Hu Yanbo.
• Babata examined Luo Feng, accepted his qualifications, and led him to pay respects to Hu Yanbo; Luo Feng became Hu Yanbo’s disciple and received inheritances including the Soul Seal.
• Babata told Luo Feng about the universe and Gu Ce’s talent, then relayed Gu Ce’s challenge: kill the Thunder Dragon Emperor within three months to earn a great gift, or go mine on Mars.
• Gu Ce told Hong and Thor that he expected them to reach the Stellar Level soon and planned to return before the Genius Battle began in 2066.
• Gu Ce left Earth to adventure while Hong and Thor agreed to guard it, with Luo Feng and Gu Ce’s purchased slaves helping protect the planet.

After reaching Stellar Level, Gu Ce discovered that Six Eyes had granted him the ability to analyze the Essence of Laws, a power that could make him a target for assassination. He and Rimuru planned to travel to the Ku Hai Secret Realm, where Gu Ce could temper himself and study the Law of Water.

• Gu Ce learned that his Gene Multiplier had risen to fivefold and that Six Eyes had gained the Innate Secret Art: Analysis, which could analyze the Essence of Laws.
• Rimuru warned Gu Ce to keep the ability secret, and Gu Ce agreed that revealing his potential could invite attacks from other races.
• Rimuru described the Ku Hai Secret Realm, its resources and sea beasts, and how its changing seas offered opportunities to comprehend the Law of Water.
• Gu Ce said he would use the secret realm to improve his combat experience and study the Law of Water, while Rimuru explained that the journey from Huangyang Star would take more than two months.
• Gu Ce collected E-grade nutrient supplies on Huangyang Star, then prepared to travel to Qiongling Star and board a Universe First Bank ship to the secret realm.

After two months of cultivation, Gu Ce reached Stellar Level fourth rank and traveled to Qiongling Star to prepare for the Ku Hai Secret Realm. In the Virtual Universe, he demonstrated his new space-law incarnation and perfected sword technique, then resumed training with an opponent matched to his comprehension.

• Gu Ce left the Nutrient Pod at Stellar Level fourth rank and arrived on Qiongling Star, where a Yanfeng Clan Domain Lord escorted him to await the spacecraft to the Ku Hai Secret Realm.
• Gu Ce met Xie Peng, a talkative Blue Silver Clan member who had come to train in the Water Domain, then entered the Virtual Universe.
• Gu Ce used Myriad Incarnations and his seventh-level Water Domain to counter the White-robed Man's Ice Seal technique and defeat him with his Cloud Sea Sword Technique's first form, Wave.
• Rimuru said Gu Ce was strong enough to enter the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm and had a chance at the Taichu Secret Realm, but Gu Ce said he aimed higher and wanted a thousand incarnations and a perfected second sword form.
• Gu Ce summoned another White-robed Man whose water and space-law comprehension matched his own and continued training.

Gu Ce traveled toward the Ku Hai Secret Realm, met Diamant, and continued developing his abilities during the voyage. Before entering the realm, he told Luo Feng about the Golden Horn Beast egg on Earth and revealed that his gift was the Black Dragon Mountain X81 Spaceship.

• A Universe First Bank Domain Lord explained the secret realm's rules and warned the trial participants against fighting or killing one another.
• Gu Ce declined Xie Peng's invitation to team up, then introduced himself to Diamant Lori Mohand, who also planned to act alone.
• During the fifteen-day voyage, Gu Ce improved his Origin Laws of Space and mastered the first level of Myriad Incarnations, gaining the ability to create three incarnations.
• Rimuru connected Gu Ce with Luo Feng, who reported killing the Thunder Dragon Emperor and asked about his promised gift.
• Gu Ce told Luo Feng that a Golden Horn Beast egg had been on the ocean floor and that the Black Dragon Mountain X81 Spaceship had been sent to his home; Babata explained the beast's potential to Luo Feng.
• Gu Ce entered the Ku Hai Secret Realm aboard the spaceship.

Gu Ce entered the Ku Hai Secret Realm’s Sky Sea to hunt powerful sea beasts, while Diamant fought a sea beast after fleeing his imperial home. Elsewhere, Gu Shan detected a Cloud Shark pack slaughtering creatures nearby and led Xie Peng, Xifo Wei, and Mu Yuanli in the opposite direction.

• Gu Ce entered the Sky Sea with Rimuru and set out to hunt ninth-rank Stellar Level and Universe-Level sea beasts.
• Diamant recalled fleeing the imperial capital after his elder brother forced him out, then attacked a massive octopus with his spear.
• Xie Peng explored the Sky Sea with Xifo Wei, Gu Shan, and Mu Yuanli, and the group noticed something approaching.
• Gu Shan used his Listening Spring Innate Secret Art to hear a slaughter five hundred kilometers away and identified a Cloud Shark pack.
• Xie Peng, Xifo Wei, and Mu Yuanli refused to call for help, so Gu Shan agreed to flee with them in the opposite direction.

Gu Ce hunted Sea Beasts in the Ku Hai Secret Realm and tested his sword against a regenerating Desert Sea Octopus. Meanwhile, Xie Peng and his companions escaped a Cloud Shark pack in Xifo Wei's spaceship and discovered a valuable Ku Hai Crystal Source, leaving them to plan how to claim it.

• Gu Ce learned that Hong had reached the Stellar Level before Thor, then asked Rimuru to find him a Universe-Level Sea Beast to fight.
• Xie Peng and Diamant fled from a Cloud Shark pack and boarded Xifo Wei's C9-grade spaceship with their companions.
• Mu Yuanli spotted a Ku Hai Crystal Source embedded in the forehead of the Universe-Level Cloud Shark leading the pack, and the group discussed how to seize it.
• Gu Ce fought a third-rank Universe-Level Desert Sea Octopus, severed two tentacles, and saw them regenerate.
• The Desert Sea Octopus fled behind a maze of water vortexes, and Gu Ce split into three incarnations to pursue it.

Gu Ce killed a powerful Desert Sea Octopus with a new sword move, then rested as his Ku Hai Secret Realm mission neared completion. Meanwhile, Xie Peng and the others faced an unexpected collapse of the Sky Sea, a Cloud Shark empowered by a Ku Hai Crystal Source, and a spatial rift beneath their drifting spaceship.

• Gu Ce used his three incarnations to distract the Desert Sea Octopus and struck it with a prototype sword move he considered calling “Sea Split.”
• Gu Ce discovered the Desert Sea Octopus was still alive, finished it off, collected its Sea Beast Gel, and learned from Rimuru that his body had nearly reached the condition of a second- or third-stage Universe Level warrior.
• Gu Ce entered an E-grade Nutrient Pod to strengthen his body while waiting for the Sky Sea to sink and offer another chance to comprehend the Law of Water.
• After more than a month of failing to approach the Great Cloud Shark, Xifo Wei and the others noticed the seawater receding far earlier than expected.
• A Cloud Shark absorbed the Ku Hai Crystal Source, gained a Water Domain, and attacked the group’s C9-Grade Spaceship before turning to devour other Cloud Sharks.
• As the disabled spaceship drifted out of the Sky Sea, a spatial rift appeared beneath it without anyone aboard noticing.

Gu Ce fought a Cloud Shark as the Sky Sea began sinking and the Ku Hai Secret Realm underwent a dangerous mutation. When a vortex swept his spacecraft away, a giant hand rescued him from the water.

• Gu Ce emerged from his Nutrient Pod, reached Stellar Level seventh rank, and prepared to witness the Sky Sea sink.
• Gu Ce tracked down a Universe Level sixth-rank Cloud Shark and attacked it with his Sea Split and Wave techniques.
• As the Cloud Shark died, bubbles filled the water and the Sky Sea's currents, gravity, and temperature began rising.
• Gu Ce tried to escape the growing vortex in his spacecraft, but a Giant Star Whale struck it and the current swept it away.
• A giant hand broke through the water, grabbed Gu Ce's spacecraft, and lifted him out of the Sky Sea.

Gu Ce learned that the Ku Hai Secret Realm’s abnormalities came from the surviving Divine Kingdom of the dead Ku Hai Divine Lord. Lord Hafa offered Gu Ce compensation by inviting him to explore it with Universe First Bank, and Gu Ce agreed.

• Aidera told Gu Ce that the Ku Hai Secret Realm had belonged to the Ku Hai Divine Lord and that Lord Hafa was coming to investigate its abnormalities.
• Lord Hafa arrived, learned Gu Ce’s background, and offered him a Ku Hai Crystal Marrow and a waived ticket fee as compensation.
• After learning Gu Ce had crossed the threshold of the Law of Water, Hafa explained that the Divine Lord’s Divine Kingdom remained connected to the secret realm.
• Hafa said his teacher, Cangyuan Hou, would open the Divine Kingdom and invited Gu Ce to join the exploration as an investment in his future.
• Gu Ce accepted Hafa’s invitation to enter the Divine Kingdom.