Chapter Summaries

Luo Shen hunted monsters in City 1001 while aiming to claim first place on the Black Dragon Ranking for its cultivation rewards. When Luo Feng was cornered by two Azure-backed Zang Oxen, Luo Shen arrived and killed one of them.

• Luo Shen’s strength after consuming Dragon Blood let him kill thirteen monsters in City 1001, and he decided to pursue the Black Dragon Ranking’s top spot for its Gravity Chamber, trial room, and other rewards.
• Luo Feng encountered two Azure-backed Zang Oxen but chose to flee rather than fight both at once.
• The oxen attacked Luo Feng together, and he used his movement technique and telekinetic power to evade them while wounding one only slightly.
• Luo Feng called for Ashen when the Azure-backed Zang Oxen chased him and nearly trapped him.
• Luo Shen rushed in and used Wind Thunder Galloping Star to knock one Azure-backed Zang Ox down and cut its throat.

Vinina and Candice plotted to use the August life-and-death trial to take revenge on Luo Shen, while his rapid rise in the Training Camp rankings alarmed Candice. Retnas then approached Luo Shen for a betting match, and Luo Shen questioned his motives.

• Vinina reassured Candice that he would keep his place as the Polainas Family heir and vowed to make Luo Shen pay for Li Wei’s death.
• Candice told Vinina that Luo Shen had entered the Training Camp’s top five and said the August life-and-death trial would offer a chance to act against him.
• William reported that Luo Shen had climbed to third place, and Candice became furious at his continued rise.
• William suggested recruiting Retnas to challenge Luo Shen, and Candice agreed that Retnas would fear losing his top ranking to the newcomer.
• Candice met Retnas, and the two agreed to work together against Luo Shen.
• Retnas approached Luo Shen about a betting match, and Luo Shen asked whether he intended to defend Candice.

Luo Shen refused Retnas’s 5-billion-coin spar wager, then focused on hunting monsters and improving his training results. He passed the Trial Tower’s second-floor C-stage trial in just over 18 minutes, raising his Combat Power Amplitude above 16 as the month’s ranking cutoff approached.

• Retnas challenged Luo Shen to a spar for 5 billion Huaxia Coins, but Luo Shen refused and warned him not to let others manipulate him.
• Luo Shen continued hunting monsters while Luo Feng’s ranking climbed to around 110th place after teaming up with him.
• Luo Shen found that the Gravity Chamber increased the Five Hearts Vortex’s energy circulation by about half.
• Luo Shen briefly reached first place on the Black Dragon Ranking before Retnas and Chu Qiang overtook him again.
• Luo Shen entered the Trial Tower and killed all 200 Ironclad Scorpions in 18 minutes and 21 seconds, passing the second-floor C-stage trial.
• Luo Shen calculated that his Combat Power Amplitude had exceeded 16 and wondered how the trainees outside would react to his new ranking.

Luo Shen cleared Stage A of the Trial Tower’s third floor and widened his lead to secure first place on the Black Dragon Ranking. Retnas failed to overtake him, while Li Yao and Vinina remained determined to kill Luo Shen over Li Wei’s death.

• Retnas accused Luo Shen of gaining Points through a betting match, but Luo Feng explained that Luo Shen was in the Trial Tower and Chu Qiang defended his achievement.
• Retnas noticed his lead was less than a hundred Points and approached Candice, whose grudge against Luo Shen he hoped to use to reclaim first place.
• Luo Shen killed all one hundred Golden Vultures on the third floor’s Stage A in 18 minutes and 18 seconds.
• Retnas returned after arranging a betting match with Candice and found that Luo Shen’s lead had grown to several thousand Points, leaving him convinced he could not catch up.
• Luo Shen’s rise drew attention from powerful groups around the world, while Vinina vowed that he would die when he left the base city’s boundaries and Li Yao silently shared her hostility.

In April, Luo Shen refined his saber skills until he reached the Artistic Conception Level and perfected Wind Thunder Galloping Star. He tested his strength against Inspector Wang, who recognized Luo Shen’s exceptional potential, and Luo Shen finished the month ranked first again.

• Luo Shen used his April training hours to study secret techniques and practice in the Gravity Chamber and Trial Tower.
• On the 14th, Luo Shen perfected Wind Thunder Galloping Star at 7.5 times explosive power and advanced his saber art to the Wind Thunder Artistic Conception.
• Luo Shen challenged Inspector Wang in a private virtual arena, where his explosive power let him pressure the Inspector at first.
• Inspector Wang became serious and used Unity of Man and Nature saber and movement techniques to gain a slight advantage over Luo Shen.
• Inspector Wang concluded that the Elite Training Camp offered too little for Luo Shen and decided to report his potential.
• On the morning of the 29th, Luo Shen once again took first place in the rankings.

Luo Shen continued training and growing stronger before Inspector Wang brought him to meet Hong. Their first eye contact left Luo Shen awed by Hong’s overwhelming will.

• Retnas despaired after Luo Shen earned nearly a third more Points than him and claimed first place for a second consecutive month.
• Luo Shen trained his movement and blade techniques, noted that his physical fitness had reached Mid-level War God, and received Inspector Wang’s message arranging a meeting with Hong.
• Inspector Wang drove Luo Shen to the Limitless Martial Arts Academy headquarters, where Luo Shen mistakenly headed toward the interstellar transport ship before learning Hong was waiting at his home.
• Luo Shen entered Hong’s plain home and stood before him as Hong sat silently with his eyes closed.
• Hong opened his eyes, and Luo Shen felt the world disappear as he sensed the strength of Hong’s indomitable will.

Hong summoned Luo Shen, assessed his strength and potential, and discussed whether he should remain at the Elite Training Camp. The conversation left Luo Shen unimpressed by the promise of power on Earth, and Hong had yet to respond to his challenge to the topic.

• Luo Shen held firm against Hong’s oppressive aura, and Hong laughed, withdrew his pressure, and invited him to sit.
• Hong revealed a spatial storage device while preparing tea, and Luo Shen recognized it as a rare treasure on Earth.
• Hong noted that Luo Shen had reached War God-level strength and said the Elite Training Camp would offer him little benefit now.
• Hong asked about Luo Shen’s plans, then praised his rapid rise and suggested he could become a Councillor and gain great authority.
• Luo Shen told Hong that his comments about status did not address their topic, dismissing the importance of power confined to Earth.

Luo Shen studied Hong’s library to understand True Collection and rethink how his martial arts techniques fit together. After a month of research, he discovered a flaw in how he released power, then spent a quiet night beneath the stars.

• Luo Shen asked Hong to use his library so he could study ancient texts and learn how to apply True Collection.
• Luo Shen reconsidered his blade techniques, questioning whether Lightning Flash and Wind Thunder Galloping Star were constrained by the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.
• Luo Shen spent a month researching, realizing that movement, blade techniques, and force generation needed to be unified rather than treated as separate components.
• Luo Shen tested a hand blade and noticed it produced only a little over ten times his strength instead of the expected twelve to fifteen times.
• Luo Shen suddenly understood the flaw in his hand blade’s power, then later set down his book and sat on the villa rooftop beneath the stars.

While contemplating True Collection, Luo Shen formed an Inner World that fused his spiritual will, body, and Gene Energy, granting him flight and immense strength. He left the chapter realizing his current Apprentice-level body could not safely unleash his full power before reaching War God Peak.

• Luo Shen entered a profound state of bodily awareness as his understanding of True Collection deepened.
• Luo Shen's breathing, pulse, and heartbeat vanished before a strange rhythm fused his Gene Energy, spiritual will, and physical strength.
• Luo Shen formed an Inner World and discovered he could fly by drawing on its power.
• Luo Shen unleashed a punch that created a vast shockwave, and his Black God Suit covered him after the blast destroyed his clothes.
• Luo Shen judged the punch to be only twenty to thirty times his strength and concluded his Apprentice-level body could not reach the hundredfold limit safely.

Luo Shen returned to the Elite Training Camp aboard Hong’s fighter jet on the day of the life-and-death expedition, surprising Luo Feng and the trainees. Hong revealed Luo Feng’s Mind Controller ability, while Luo Shen let events unfold to draw out the Polainas Family and prepare to deal with his enemies.

• Luo Shen stepped off Hong’s fighter jet and reunited with a stunned Luo Feng at the training camp.
• The trainees alerted their backers that Luo Shen had returned, and Candice informed Li Yao and Vinina.
• Hong used his domain to make a dramatic entrance after Luo Shen’s arrival stole the crowd’s attention.
• Hong recognized Luo Feng’s powerful Mind Controller ability, exposing it to the crowd.
• Luo Shen accepted that Li Yao and Vinina would target both him and Luo Feng, hoping to draw his enemies out together.

Luo Shen reassured Luo Feng that Li Yao and his wife would soon die, then led him across the Australian Continent to Mist Island to obtain the Spirit of Plants and Trees. The pair reached a vast lake near their destination, while Luo Feng still did not know Luo Shen’s plan.

• Luo Shen told Luo Feng that Li Yao and his wife would not live much longer and promised Luo Feng’s family would be safe.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng arrived in the Australian Continent, where the students were left to survive until the aircraft returned on the twenty-ninth.
• Luo Shen refused the other students’ invitations and set off with Luo Feng toward Mist Island to obtain the Spirit of Plants and Trees.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng raced across the Australian wilderness, avoiding monster-heavy areas and smashing through any monsters that tried to stop them.
• After about an hour, Luo Shen and Luo Feng stopped at a huge lake near Mist Island.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng reached Mist Island’s vast, fog-shrouded lake, where Luo Shen promised a treasure that could help Luo Feng reach Councillor level. They flew toward the island, but a sound-wave attack disrupted Luo Feng’s flight, and blue lightning surged from the lake around them.

• Luo Feng saw powerful monsters in the lake and questioned whether they could safely reach the island at its center.
• Luo Shen told Luo Feng that a treasure on the island could make him a peak High-level War God Mind Controller or even a Councillor-level powerhouse, and Luo Feng agreed to go.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng flew over the lake, with Luo Shen revealing that he could fly and was stronger than ordinary Councillors despite not having broken through.
• A sharp sound-wave attack disrupted Luo Feng’s concentration and caused him to fall before he recovered control near the water.
• Blue lightning erupted from the lake in countless arcs, leaving Luo Feng with nowhere to dodge.

Luo Shen rescued Luo Feng from the Electric Eel Monsters and led him onto Mist Island to search for Spirits of Plants and Trees. Using the power of his Inner World to sense the trees’ life pulses, he found nine powerful willows, including the Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Tree King, as Luo Feng started to approach them.

• Luo Shen dispersed the Electric Eel Monsters’ lightning attack and blasted the monsters beneath the lake, then carried Luo Feng to Mist Island.
• Luo Shen explained that the juvenile Cloud Soaring Vine was likely keeping the aquatic monsters away from the island.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng searched the island but found no Spirits of Plants and Trees or Man-eating Flower.
• Luo Shen used his Inner World to sense the trees’ life pulses and followed several powerful ones through the forest.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng found nine towering willow trees, and Luo Feng moved toward them as Luo Shen tried to stop him.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng discovered that Mist Island’s willow trees were Spirits of Plants and Trees, and they attacked them to obtain their powerful benefits. Meanwhile, Vinina and Li Yao tracked the brothers to Australia and set out to avenge Li Wei, leaving them headed toward a confrontation.

• Luo Shen explained that the attacking willow trees were Spirits of Plants and Trees whose effects surpassed Dragon Blood, and Luo Feng decided he had to obtain one to grow stronger and protect his family.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng agreed to fight the trees together as their branches settled around them.
• Vinina and Li Yao tracked Luo Shen’s communication watch to an island in Australia, dismissed the possibility of a trap, and flew there with their companions to avenge Li Wei.
• On Mist Island, Luo Shen split one willow tree with a powerful saber strike while Luo Feng’s three throwing knives struck the Willow Tree King.
• Luo Shen intercepted the Willow Tree King’s branches, then attacked another willow as the injured king shook violently.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng defeated the Willow Tree King and claimed the Thousand Year Willow Heart, while Li Yao and Vinina arrived at Mist Island with a laser cannon to kill them. As the lake’s fog dispersed and a massive vine emerged, Vinina saw a black-clad figure leap into the air and attack it.

• Luo Shen cut through the Willow Tree King’s branches while Luo Feng repeatedly struck its trunk with throwing knives.
• Luo Shen felled the Willow Tree King, and the two brothers destroyed the remaining six willow trees.
• Luo Shen gave the Thousand Year Willow Heart to Luo Feng, who expected it to help him reach War God Peak as a Mind Controller.
• Li Yao and Vinina brought a laser cannon to Mist Island, but dense fog made it difficult to target Luo Shen and Luo Feng.
• A huge blackish-purple vine rose from Mist Island and dispersed the fog, prompting Li Yao to order a retreat.
• Vinina saw a black figure leap into the air and swing a war blade at one of the vines.

Luo Shen fought the Cloud Soaring Vine on Mist Island while Li Yao recognized him and ordered a laser cannon attack. Luo Shen survived the first blast but was injured, and the cannon began charging for another shot.

• Luo Shen severed the Cloud Soaring Vine’s tendrils as it attacked him above Mist Island.
• Li Yao recognized Luo Shen and ordered Vinina’s group to aim their laser cannon at him and kill him.
• Luo Shen wondered whether Babata had lured Luo Feng away, then continued trying to subdue the juvenile Cloud Soaring Vine.
• A laser cannon locked onto Luo Shen and fired, forcing him to complete the third move, “Lone Wild Goose,” to cleave the beam apart.
• The strike shattered Luo Shen’s SS-grade battle blade, and the laser cannon below began charging again.

Luo Shen killed Li Yao and Vinina after surviving the laser cannon attack, then subdued the Cloud Soaring Vine on Mist Island and made it acknowledge him as its master. The vine reacted excitedly to a fragrant scent of rice and plunged a tendril underground.

• Luo Shen destroyed the laser cannon and killed Isaacson and Kitahara Tsuyoshi before confronting Li Yao.
• Luo Shen killed Li Yao, and Vinina died after launching a suicidal attack; a surviving American begged for mercy and was ordered to dispose of their bodies.
• Luo Shen overwhelmed the weakened Cloud Soaring Vine, ripped it from the ground, and beat it into submission.
• Luo Shen made the Cloud Soaring Vine shrink and drink his blood, establishing a mental connection and learning it could meld with him as armor.
• Luo Shen noticed a strong rice fragrance, and the Cloud Soaring Vine revealed itself and sent a tendril underground.

Luo Shen collected more than a hundred Wood Essence Crystals underground while Babata tried to lure him deeper toward the Yunmo Star Ship. Luo Feng emerged from the ship with newfound confidence after receiving the Yunmo Star inheritance and reunited with Luo Shen underground.

• Luo Shen found a Wood Essence Crystal and decided to gather more while avoiding the Yunmo Star inheritance, which he believed belonged to Luo Feng.
• Luo Shen sent the Cloud Soaring Vine underground to collect Wood Essence Crystals as Babata watched and grew frustrated that he would not descend farther.
• Babata continued releasing Wood Essence Crystals to lure Luo Shen, while Luo Feng questioned Babata about its actions.
• Luo Shen gathered more than a hundred Wood Essence Crystals before the supply stopped, then learned through the Cloud Soaring Vine that Luo Feng had left the Yunmo Star Ship.
• Luo Shen met Luo Feng underground, noticed his newfound confidence, and heard Luo Feng praise him for subduing the Cloud Soaring Vine.

Luo Feng revealed Yunmo Star and its inheritance to Luo Shen, then persuaded him to join the faction. While Luo Feng fused with the Soul Crystal aboard the Yunmo Star Ship, Luo Shen cultivated with a Wood Essence Crystal and broke through to the Planetary level.

• Luo Feng told Luo Shen that Babata had chosen him as Yunmo Star’s inheritor and explained the danger Earth faced from powerful forces in the universe.
• Luo Feng invited Luo Shen to join Yunmo Star, and Luo Shen accepted, seeing the inheritance and training as an opportunity.
• Luo Feng and Luo Shen stayed aboard the Yunmo Star Ship to cultivate, with Luo Feng preparing to fuse with the Soul Crystal and Luo Shen aiming to reach the Planetary level.
• Following Babata’s nine connected movements, Luo Shen absorbed cosmic energy and a Wood Essence Crystal to open and expand his dantian.
• Luo Shen formed a miniature planet of red hexagonal crystals in his dantian and released fiery red force energy through his body.

Luo Shen reached the Planetary level and awakened the rare Nine Refinements Body, then collapsed in midair as a mysterious sphere in his sea of consciousness announced that his life gene level had increased and his first clone, Fire Essence, had been nurtured. He was left questioning the sphere’s identity and purpose, but it gave him no answer.

• Luo Shen’s Planetary-level transformation awakened Nine Refinements Body, strengthening his skin and muscles and allowing him to wield fire.
• Luo Shen tested his new power, then flew over Mist Island and reflected on his plans to leave Earth with Luo Feng and pursue the Cosmic Peak Genius War.
• Luo Shen suddenly lost consciousness in midair, fell, and recovered before hitting the ground.
• Luo Shen entered his sea of consciousness to investigate, but a tremendous shock overwhelmed him.
• A mysterious sphere displayed that Five Hearts Vortex - Instinct had reached perfection, his Life Gene Level had increased to 3, and his first clone, Fire Essence, had been nurtured.
• Luo Shen questioned the sphere about its origin and purpose, but it remained silent.