Chapter Summaries

Li Qi pursued Sa Lin and the other Machine Race Immortals after they rejected his demands and fled into the Spatial Interlayer. The group ventured into the Divine Kingdom Layer, and a huge spatial fragment struck three of the fleeing Immortals.

• Li Qi entered the Moyun Vine’s encirclement and rejected Sa Lin’s escalating offers, choosing to kill the Machine Race Immortals for military merit and a chance to fight King Melting Metal.
• Sa Lin told the others to flee, and the four Machine Race Immortals escaped into the Spatial Interlayer while the Moyun Vine and Li Qi pursued them.
• Li Qi followed the Immortals into the dangerous depths of the Spatial Interlayer as they dodged enormous fragments and entered the Divine Kingdom Layer.
• Sa Lin ordered the group to keep flying toward the Spatial Torrent Layer, and a spatial fragment over ten million kilometers wide struck the three Immortals ahead.

Li Qi defeated Sa Lin and survived the alien Immortal’s self-destruction with help from the Kuyu Ancient Tree. After completing his 1 billion military merit quota, he chose to continue fighting alone and planned to pursue the Virtual Universe system’s 30 trillion quota.

• A spatial fragment killed three of Sa Lin’s fleeing companions, leaving Sa Lin to face Li Qi alone.
• Li Qi struck Sa Lin with his spear and Moyun Vine, weakening him until Sa Lin’s divine body fell below half its strength.
• Sa Lin detonated his remaining divine body and ordered his mechanical puppets to self-destruct, but Li Qi used the No. 2 Branch Tree’s Kuyu Cage to block the blast and captured the puppets.
• Li Qi collected the spoils and read an Army System message confirming that he had completed his 1 billion military merit quota.
• Li Qi chose to continue fighting on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield, then selected the option to act alone.

Li Qi weighed how to meet his thirty-trillion military merit quota, deciding to seek Marquis Immortals while hiding his ability to kill King Immortals until he received Frost Armor. He returned to the Universe Battlefield, collected a rich haul of mechanical puppets, and released Fortress, Flash, and the rest of his team.

• Li Qi reviewed the military merit rewards and resolved to pursue Marquis Immortals rather than kill ordinary Immortals for his quota.
• Li Qi judged that revealing the ability to kill King Immortals would invite assassination, so he planned to wait for Frost Armor and meanwhile display only enough strength to kill an Early Marquis Immortal.
• Li Qi planned to visit the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield after saying goodbye to Fortress and the others, and reflected on his family's upcoming Peak Genius Battle.
• Li Qi returned to the Universe Battlefield, where Moyun Vine delivered nearly a thousand intact High Marquis Immortal-level mechanical puppets among his spoils.
• Li Qi stored and assessed the mechanical puppets, then released Fortress, Flash, and the other ten team members from his World Ring.

Li Qi revealed that he had destroyed the Tang Sai–Sa Lin Squad, completed his military merit quota, and said farewell to Fortress and the others as he set off for the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield. After learning that King Melting Metal stood behind the defeated squad, Fortress’s team decided to leave the Universe Battlefield for the Dunyun Secret Realm, while a Machine Race member received a call after losing contact with his servant.

• Li Qi told the squad that he had destroyed the Tang Sai–Sa Lin Squad, which had possessed twenty G-grade Alloy Mechanical Puppets.
• Li Qi said he had completed his one billion military merit quota and would leave to pursue his teacher’s training mission in the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield.
• Li Qi warned Fortress that Sa Lin’s master was King Melting Metal, prompting Fortress’s team to plan a move to the Dunyun Secret Realm Battlefield.
• Li Qi gave Fortress thirty F9-grade Alloy Mechanical Puppets as a farewell gift and departed for the Endless Island Secret Realm Battlefield.
• Fortress and the others returned toward the military base, while a Machine Race member in Yulan World received a call after his servant’s message arrived and the servant became unreachable.

King Melting Metal and King Far Light agreed to cooperate in hunting Li Qi and offered 200,000 Yu Lan units for continuous information on his whereabouts. After learning that the Machine Race had targeted him, Li Qi reconsidered his plans for the Endless Island Secret Realm.

• King Melting Metal negotiated with King Far Light and agreed to give him forty percent of the kill reward if they hunted Li Qi together.
• King Melting Metal issued a 200,000 Yu Lan unit bounty for continuous coordinates identifying the Moyun Vine World Lord, drawing interest from Immortals in the Machine Race camp.
• Li Qi examined the treasures taken from the three Immortals he had killed and decided to refine a flying mind weapon before exploring the Endless Island Secret Realm.
• Li Qi studied the secret realm’s history and reflected on the Human Race’s strength and his own potential with the Origin-Weight Compliant Body.
• Li Qi heard two Machine Race Immortals discussing the bounty, realized King Melting Metal had targeted him, and decided he would need to change his plan.

Li Qi avoided exposing himself to the Machine Race bounty by traveling toward 092 Barracks Base, but agreed to rescue Youli’s Golden Horn Race army from an Insect Race attack. The chapter ends with Youli struggling to hold off the Insect Race Immortal Green Mantis as the Golden Horn forces were being overwhelmed.

• Li Qi chose to keep his identity hidden, switched to the Dark Chi near the secret realm entrance, and set course for 092 Barracks Base.
• Li Qi passed a Machine Race ambush squad at the entrance without attacking, then entered the Endless Island Secret Realm.
• Youli contacted Li Qi through an allied distress call and asked him to save his Golden Horn Race army from the stronger Insect Race army.
• Li Qi agreed to help Youli and redirected the Dark Chi toward the rescue coordinates.
• The Insect Race army pressed its advantage over Youli’s forces, while Youli struggled to defend himself against Green Mantis.

Li Qi arrived to rescue Youli, a Golden Horn Race Immortal being worn down by a Green Mantis Immortal, but revealed himself to be a World Lord rather than the powerful Immortal the Golden Horn Race expected. He charged into the fight anyway, and the chapter ended as the Green Mantis Immortal’s blade light slashed toward him.

• Youli promised his beleaguered clansmen that a human expert was coming, lifting their morale as the Insect Race army continued its assault.
• The Green Mantis Immortal kept suppressing Youli while secretly waiting for a human rescuer, and prepared Zhuluo to ambush the newcomer.
• Li Qi watched the Green Mantis’s blade technique from the Dark Chi and decided to test his Sky Rift Claw against it.
• Li Qi arrived in the Dark Chi, stored the ship, and appeared as a World Lord, disappointing the Golden Horn Race and reassuring the Insect Race army.
• Youli urged Li Qi to help his clansmen instead, but Li Qi charged at the Green Mantis Immortal and told Youli to leave the duel to him.
• The Green Mantis Immortal sent a golden blade light toward Li Qi as Youli warned him not to approach.

Li Qi intervened in the battle between Youli and Yaliete, revealing strength far beyond an ordinary World Lord and a Marquis-level Moyun Vine. Yaliete and Zhuluo were trapped, and after warning their camp about Li Qi, they faced a desperate fight with no clear escape.

• Li Qi blocked Yaliete’s golden blade light and told Youli to leave and help his people.
• Zhuluo emerged from Yaliete’s World Ring, but Li Qi summoned Moyun Vine, whose Marquis-level power forced Yaliete and Zhuluo to try to flee.
• Youli trapped Yaliete while Moyun Vine divided the opponents, and Li Qi struck Zhuluo hard enough to destroy 0.03% of his divine body.
• Zhuluo warned Yaliete that Li Qi might rival a Peak Marquis Immortal or Early King Immortal, and Yaliete sent Li Qi’s information to the Insect Race camp.
• The camp’s Immortals dismissed the prospect of challenging Li Qi, leaving Yaliete and Zhuluo despairing as Li Qi approached.
• Yaliete burned his Immortal divine power and charged at Youli in fury as Moyun Vine closed around him.

Li Qi fought the Insect Race Immortal Yaliete while the Moyun Vine battered the gray serpent Immortal Zhuluo, and he gained a new understanding of the Space Law from Yaliete’s blade technique. As Youli drove the Insect Race army into retreat, Li Qi prepared to end the duel with Yaliete, who had sent his gathered intelligence to his race.

• Yaliete burned his immortal divine power and attacked Youli, who suffered heavy damage before asking Li Qi for help and retreating to aid his clansmen.
• Li Qi arrived and crushed Yaliete’s powerful blade attack with his Space Law technique, leading Yaliete to recognize Li Qi’s King Immortal combat power.
• Li Qi fought Yaliete at close range and used his resilience to withstand attacks while studying the mantis’s secret technique.
• Youli returned to the island battlefield, routed the Insect Race army, and killed three fleeing World Lords before wondering how Li Qi was faring.
• The Moyun Vine continued to overwhelm Zhuluo, whose divine body had lost more than twenty percent.
• Li Qi understood the Space Law insight in Yaliete’s blade technique, then launched Sky Rift: Edge Annihilation as Yaliete uploaded his intelligence and prepared for defeat.

Li Qi killed Yaliete, collected the battle spoils, and declined Youli’s invitation to visit Lasuo World before continuing to Base 092. The Insect Race resolved to send a Peak King Immortal after him, while Li Qi arrived at the base and settled into his assigned residence.

• Li Qi killed Yaliete with the Sky Rift Claw, and Moyun Vine collected the spoils left by Yaliete and Zhuluo.
• Li Qi checked his military merits, learned that he had earned 1.9 billion in the battle, and decided to reach Base 092 quickly because the Machine Race and Insect Race might target him.
• Youli thanked Li Qi and invited him to Lasuo World, but Li Qi declined and departed aboard Dark Chi.
• The Insect Race intelligence system identified Li Qi as the likely human World Lord and decided to send a Peak King Immortal who had comprehended Space Teleportation to eliminate him.
• Li Qi arrived at Base 092, entered the base, and chose to rest in the residence assigned to him as a free soldier.

Li Qi settled into his private villa at Base 092 and planned how to use the next three hundred years to improve his strength while concealing his identity. As he and his Kuyu Ancient Tree bodies pursued separate training, more than three hundred years passed.

• Li Qi met Marquis Ya Yu, learned how Base 092 assigned residences by strength, and used an alias while claiming to be from humanity’s Giant Race branch.
• Li Qi prioritized cultivating the Origin-Weight Compliant Body, learning a flight-type movement technique, and improving the Vast Sky spear technique, while putting Sky Rift aside.
• Li Qi began cultivating the Origin-Weight Compliant Body with his human true body inside a World Ring.
• No. 2 Branch forged a fifth-tier Space Law mind weapon and began work on a sixth-tier flying mind weapon.
• Number One Clone Tree studied Space Law secret patterns while the Kuyu Ancient Tree clone comprehended the Space Law.
• Li Qi and his three Kuyu Ancient Tree bodies continued their separate studies and cultivation until more than three hundred years had passed.

As the Peak Genius Battle began, Li Qi watched his family compete in the Qian Wu Universe Country qualifiers and assessed their chances. He found the contestants weaker than in his own session, leaving Ron with a good chance to advance, and spotted a competitor who had comprehended a trace of the laws.

• Li Qi asked Ron, Eric, Geli, and Arthur about their preparations, while Arthur taunted Geli and the brothers argued over their relative strength.
• Li Qi encouraged Ron, who hoped to enter the Qian Wu Secret Realm, and promised to watch the competition through the grand finals as long as his family remained in it.
• The Peak Genius Battle began, and Li Qi watched Geli fight savagely in district 15 and Ron hold his position in district 7.
• After observing contestants across many worlds, Li Qi judged the current field weaker than his own session and concluded Ron had a strong chance of placing among the Qian Wu Universe Country's top 1,000.
• Li Qi reflected on the Molten Secret Realm's growing resources and reputation, then finally noticed a contestant who had comprehended a trace of the laws.

Ron Royce lost in the World Qualifiers to a contestant who had comprehended a trace of the Lightning Law, but he received an invitation to enter the Qian Wu Secret Realm. Li Qi reflected on his long-term training and his need to stay hidden, while his three elder brothers advanced to the Arena Stage, where the fight for the top 1,000 began.

• Li Qi watched a Lightning Law contestant defeat opponents near Ron Royce and predicted the two would meet.
• Ron Royce lost to the Lightning Law contestant, then received an invitation to the Qian Wu Secret Realm and planned to spend time with his wife before leaving.
• Li Qi assessed his progress after more than three hundred years of training and resolved to remain hidden while improving his body, spear technique, flight, and defense.
• Li Qi watched his three elder brothers pass the World Qualifiers, though none took first place in their respective competitions.
• After ten days of rest, the Arena Stage began, with contestants competing for places among the Qian Wu Universe Country's top 1,000.

Li Qi learned the arena-stage rules and watched his younger brothers compete in the Qian Wu Universe Country qualifiers. Thirteen, Eric, and Nineteen advanced through the first four rounds, but Nineteen was suppressed and appeared to lose in the fifth round, leaving his qualification uncertain.

• Nineteen and Thirteen explained that contestants would fight five elimination rounds, then compete in groups of five, while those eliminated faced an unusually grueling Losers' Reincarnation Battle.
• Ten days later, Li Qi attended Thirteen's first-round match with their parents; Thirteen defeated Harry with an overwhelming downward slash.
• Eric and Nineteen also won their first-round matches, and all three brothers kept winning through the second, third, and fourth rounds.
• In the fifth round, Nineteen failed to defeat an opponent who had comprehended a trace of the Earth Origin Law, and the shrinking arena let the opponent's domain suppress him.

After Nineteen lost his arena battle, Thirteen roused him from despair and urged him to qualify through the Losers' Reincarnation Battle. Nineteen later made the Qian Wu Universe Country's list of 1,000, but his email left Li Qi surprised.

• Li Qi and Eric worried that Nineteen's low spirits after his arena loss would prevent him from enduring the five-year Losers' Reincarnation Battle.
• Thirteen slapped Nineteen, criticized his careless defeat, and challenged him to reach the Peak Genius Battle finals.
• Nineteen resolved to qualify, and Li Qi encouraged him while reflecting on his own mysterious memories and ambition to become a Universe Master.
• Big Brother and Thirteen qualified for the list of 1,000, while Nineteen fought in the Losers' Reincarnation Battle and his family stopped contacting him so he could focus.
• After the battle ended, Nineteen emailed Li Qi to report that he had qualified, and the message surprised Li Qi.

After Nineteen reached the Qian Wu Universe Country’s top 1,000 and revealed his talent for the Time Law, Li Qi advised him to seek Aurora King’s tutelage to prepare for the Peak Genius Battle finals. Aurora King accepted Arthur Royce as an honorary disciple and set tests for him to become a personal disciple, then trained him for three years before the battle began.

• Nineteen told Li Qi that he had perceived the Time Law, entered the Qian Wu Universe Country’s top 1,000, and received offers from powerful Immortal Deities.
• Li Qi recommended that Nineteen apprentice under Aurora King, and Nineteen agreed and accepted Aurora King’s invitation to meet.
• Aurora King offered Arthur Royce tutelage and set tests requiring him to enter the Giant Axe Battle Arena’s core layer and reach a specified secret realm.
• Arthur accepted Aurora King as his master, received the first two volumes of the Aurora Codex, and discussed his Time Law comprehension with his teacher.
• Aurora King guided Arthur for three years, and the Peak Genius Battle began.

The Qian Wu Universe Country geniuses arrived at the Peak Genius Battle finals, where Military Lord Kou Ji judged their prospects as poor and the Immortals discussed the weak standard of this year’s competition. After Venerable Jin Mu announced that the battle would begin the next morning, Li Qi prepared to watch and wondered how his brothers had improved.

• Military Lord Kou Ji gathered the Qian Wu Universe Country finalists, criticized their chances of reaching the universe’s top 1,000, and led them to the finals venue.
• The team received Building 0002 and numbered badges; Nineteen received badge 1, Eric received badge 2, and Thirteen received badge 31.
• At Restaurant No. 1, Military Lord Kou Ji confirmed that Arthur Royce had become Aurora King’s disciple, while the Immortals debated his potential and the weak quality of this year’s contestants.
• Venerable Jin Mu appeared before the Immortals, then gathered the teams and announced that the Genius Battle would begin the next morning.
• Li Qi paused his cultivation and entered the Virtual Universe to watch the competition, wondering whether his brothers could reach the Giant Axe Battle Arena’s core layer.

Li Qi watched the Peak Genius Battle qualifiers and discovered that his eldest brother Eric Royce had hidden remarkable strength. Thirteen and Nineteen were eliminated before the top 100, while Eric qualified directly for the top 1,000, leaving Nineteen’s hopes of entering the Giant Axe Battle Arena’s core layer to the Samsara Battle.

• Li Qi watched the qualifier rules and added livestreams of Eric Royce, Nineteen, and Thirteen to his screen.
• Li Qi noticed Eric’s exceptional swordsmanship and movement, and realized his eldest brother had concealed his strength.
• Military Lord Kou Ji and the other Immortal Deities recognized Eric as Li Qi’s brother and marveled at the Royce family’s talented geniuses.
• Thirteen was overwhelmed by Azure-Eyed Wolves in the third battle arena and was eliminated.
• Nineteen cleared the third arena but was eliminated in the first wave of the fourth, while Eric survived that wave and earned enough points to place in the top 100.
• Li Qi concluded that Eric had qualified directly, while Nineteen would have to earn a core-layer spot through the first Samsara Battle.

The Peak Genius Battle main event began, and the first 1,000 contestants qualified for the Giant Axe Battle Arena’s core layer. Nineteen advanced through his group, while Eric and Nineteen prepared for the next stage and Thirteen departed for training in the Qian Wu Secret Realm.

• Thirteen admitted that he had been eliminated, promised to improve his Movement Technique in the Qian Wu Secret Realm, and left Eric and Nineteen after they vowed to meet again as Immortal Deities.
• Venerable Jin Mu announced that the top 100 qualifier contestants would enter the core layer directly and explained how the remaining 6,000 would compete for the other 900 places.
• Li Qi watched Nineteen defeat his opponents and secure a perfect record in Group 081, earning a place in the core layer.
• Venerable Jin Mu announced the secret-region rewards for the top 1,000 and the next rounds to determine who would qualify for the higher regions.
• Li Qi compared Nineteen’s path with Eric’s preferential route and speculated that the other major powers selected the same number of geniuses for Chaos City as the Giant Axe Battle Arena and Virtual Universe Company.

Li Qi watched Nineteen lose his chance to advance further in the Genius Battle while Eric qualified for the God-Initial Secret Region, then advised his brothers about the dangers awaiting them at the Giant Axe Battle Arena. After Eric and Nineteen departed the competition, the chapter ended with an enraged white-robed man wrecking his study in the God-Initial Secret Region.

• Nineteen defeated a Spirit Reader in the second-round group battle but lost his next match to Moli, while Eric defeated Luqiya and qualified for the God-Initial Secret Region.
• The third-round grouping placed Moli and Yiguo Kuo in Eric's group, preventing Eric from securing a Hunxu Secret Region slot.
• Li Qi reassured Thirteen that he no longer held the Blazing Behemoth against him and urged him to cultivate carefully in the Qian Wu Secret Realm.
• After Eric and Nineteen returned from the Genius Battle Space, Li Qi warned them about assassination risks and urged them to spend time with their parents before leaving for training.
• Li Qi departed, and a white-robed man roared in fury amid the wreckage of his study in the God-Initial Secret Region.