Chapter Summaries

On the first day of the Arena Melee, Luo Shen entered Group 1’s battle determined to make a strong impression for Man Luo, despite finding the other contestants unimpressive. After an old rival recognized him in the preparation hall, Luo Shen targeted the man and his companions as the battle began.

• Luo Shen arrived at the Group 1 preparation hall on Island 009527 and judged the contestants too weak to make a convincing challenge.
• A short, blade-wielding man confronted Luo Shen, recalling how Luo Shen had slaughtered a crowd that once tried to kill him in World Zone 100.
• The short man left with his companions rather than risk provoking Luo Shen further, but his outburst drew Luo Shen’s attention.
• The host introduced the hundred contestants, and spectators from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire loudly cheered for Luo Shen as “Blade Maniac.”
• When the Arena Battle began, Luo Shen released his fiery-red domain and charged at the short man and his companions, who scattered and fled.

Luo Shen dominated Group 1’s Arena Melee, killing twenty contestants and earning a place among the ten survivors who qualified to compete for the 900 slots. His performance made him famous across the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield and beyond.

• After Luo Shen ignored their alliance, three Stellar-level geniuses attacked him, and he killed all three with one slash.
• Luo Shen pursued the short man who had shouted his nickname, killed him and six of his teammates, and left the other contestants wary of him.
• The Arena Melee ended with ten survivors, including Luo Shen, who had killed twenty contestants.
• Spectators across the Black Dragon Mountain Starfield celebrated Luo Shen’s success, and his name spread through the Qianwu Universe Country as he was hailed as its top genius.

Luo Shen, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God all advanced from the Arena Melee, then studied the one-on-one matchups that would determine who qualified to represent the Qianwu Universe Country. After winning his first two battles, Luo Shen faced Hong in the arena, where their domains collided as the crowd cheered.

• Luo Shen's rise drew headlines across several starfields, while Thunder God, Luo Feng, and Hong also passed the Arena Melee.
• The one-on-one matchups revealed that Luo Feng could face Rong Jun in the fourth round, while Thunder God received an easy schedule and Hong might face Luo Shen in the third round.
• Luo Shen and Hong agreed to fight at full strength if they met, and the one-on-one arena battles began on July 23rd.
• Luo Shen defeated a Bearman Race swordsman in his first match and a Mind Controller in his second.
• Luo Shen and Hong met on Island No. 12138, and their Flame Domain and Light Domain clashed when the battle began.

After Luo Shen demonstrated his overwhelming mastery of space techniques and Luo Feng defeated Rong Jun in the Reincarnation Battle, the Qianwu Country Lord recognized Luo Shen as a contender for the overall championship. He began personally teaching Luo Shen the Flowing Blood secret technique, leaving him to study its first nine sets before their next meeting.

• Luo Shen defeated Hong in the Reincarnation Battle, but Hong gained insight from fighting him and continued improving.
• Luo Feng used five golden illusionary swords against Rong Jun, who ultimately won by exploiting his superior movement technique and knocking Luo Feng unconscious.
• Luo Shen’s display of more than a thousand illusionary bodies strengthened his reputation as the Qianwu Universe Country’s top genius and a rival to Bolan.
• The Qianwu Country Lord summoned Luo Shen and demonstrated the first nine sets of the Flowing Blood manual’s sword techniques with a saber.
• The Qianwu Country Lord promised to demonstrate the techniques every three months and told Luo Shen to save his questions for their next meeting.

After the three-year Reincarnation Battle ended, Luo Shen encouraged Hong to join the Qianwu Secret Realm, then reflected on his growing mastery of space and his plans to impress the Virtual Universe Company. On September 4, he demonstrated his superior movement technique by evading Luo Feng’s attacks, leaving Luo Feng wondering why he was so much faster.

• Luo Shen told Hong that the Qianwu Country Lord had ordered geniuses who comprehended an Origin Law but missed the Virtual Universe Company headquarters to join the Qianwu Secret Realm.
• Hong said he had already rejected the Time World Lord and would enter the Qianwu Secret Realm if accepted.
• Luo Shen recalled that he had fully comprehended the first nine Space Essence Profundities through practicing the Flowing Blood sword techniques.
• Luo Shen resolved to clear all seven Trial Towers to showcase his talent to the Chaos City Lord.
• On September 4, Luo Shen evaded Luo Feng’s attacks for more than ten minutes without striking back, exposing the gap in their movement techniques.
• Luo Feng gave up and asked Luo Shen why he was so much faster despite their similar bodies.

Luo Shen, Luo Feng, and Thunder God joined the Qianwu Universe Country team for the Genius Battle finals and encountered the famed Death God Bolan. Luo Shen believed his recent mastery of Space Essence had made him strong enough to defeat Bolan.

• Luo Shen told Luo Feng that fully comprehending Space Essence would let him match Luo Shen’s ability to stay close while changing direction, but Luo Feng said he was still far from that level.
• Luo Shen, Luo Feng, and Thunder God traveled to the floating island gathering point and joined the other Qianwu Universe Country finalists.
• Lord Thirteen led the team to the Virtual Universe continent, where they were assigned Building 002 among teams from 1,008 universe countries.
• Other finalists recognized Luo Shen and Luo Feng but failed to recognize Thunder God, who muttered that he would one day make them notice him.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng spotted Death God Bolan, whom the finalists regarded as Luo Shen’s chief rival, while Luo Shen privately judged that his recent gains gave him a decisive advantage.

Luo Shen awakened to the gap between himself and true power after Nine Swords Venerable’s influence unsettled the contestants, then spent the night inventing a powerful earth-and-fire fusion technique. The chapter ends with the finals about to begin as a fellow Qianwu genius asks Luo Shen if he played with explosives.

• Luo Shen realized Nine Swords Venerable had moved him effortlessly, renewed his resolve to strengthen himself, and comprehended Steady as a Mountain True Intent.
• Nine Swords Venerable explained that the contestants would enter individual Trial Spaces, where the top 100 would be accepted directly and ranks 101 through 7300 would compete for 900 more slots.
• Luo Shen experimented with earth and fire origin energies through Space Essence Profundity throughout the night and successfully fused them.
• Luo Shen named his new secret technique Planet Big Bang and recognized that it marked a clear direction for his cultivation.
• The 1,000 Qianwu Universe Country geniuses gathered in Building 002 to await the finals, and one asked Luo Shen whether he had played with explosives.

Luo Shen entered the Trial Space and began the first Trial Tower, where he used Planet Big Bang to kill all 10,000 Bloodmane Mammoths and jump to second place in the rankings. The observers marveled at his power as he advanced to the next level.

• Luo Feng and Thunder God complained that Luo Shen’s experiments had kept them awake, and Luo Shen apologized for the disturbance.
• The geniuses were teleported into the Trial Space, where Luo Shen learned the rules and flew into the first Trial Tower.
• Bolan rapidly earned 10,000 points by clearing the first level, prompting Luo Shen to begin fighting.
• Luo Shen created more than a thousand Illusionary Bodies and unleashed Planet Big Bang on the Bloodmane Mammoths.
• Luo Shen earned 10,000 points and reached second place, astonishing Thirteen Generals and the other immortals.

Luo Shen widened his lead over Bolan by using the Trial Towers to refine Planet Big Bang, while Bolan fought his way through the sixth tower and reached the Zerg Mother Nest. Thunder God was eliminated, leaving Luo Shen and Luo Feng to continue the contest.

• The Thirteen Generals admired Luo Shen’s secret technique and decided he should inform the country lord about Luo Shen’s potential.
• Luo Shen cleared the first Trial Tower in under three days, then used stronger gatekeepers in later towers to improve Planet Big Bang and his understanding of fire, earth, and Space Origin Laws.
• Luo Feng continued climbing steadily as his Mosha Clan Clone’s comprehension of the Space Origin Law improved.
• Thunder God was eliminated by the Zerg Mother Queen on the seventh floor of the third Trial Tower and watched Luo Shen and Luo Feng’s rankings rise.
• Bolan cleared the first floor of the sixth Trial Tower, caught up to Luo Shen’s starting point, and advanced through the next floors to face the Zerg Mother Nest.

Luo Shen discovered that emerald-green genetic energy could neutralize the repulsion between earth and fire, allowing him to forge a condensed orange blade aura. He entered the seventh Trial Tower and began clearing its first floor with ease, astonishing the watching geniuses and Immortals.

• Bolan wiped out the Zerg Warriors and their Mother Nest, becoming the first to enter the seventh Trial Tower and reclaim first place.
• Luo Shen realized that emerald-green genetic energy could help fuse earth and fire energy, then shaped the fused power into an orange blade aura.
• Luo Shen slaughtered the newly bred Blood Mantises, killed the Zerg Mother Queen, and entered the seventh Trial Tower.
• The Central Plaza crowd watched Luo Shen fight the Bloodmane Mammoths and saw him kill them far more easily than Bolan had.
• Luo Shen approached clearing the first floor while remaining untouched, leaving the watching geniuses and Immortals stunned.

Luo Shen cleared the fourth level of the seventh Trial Tower and began fighting the Mechanical Puppets on the fifth level. Nine Swords Venerable recognized Luo Shen’s mastery of spatial law and saber technique, while an email revealed that a powerful figure had stepped forward to claim him as a disciple.

• The immortals and Nine Swords Venerable watched Luo Shen evade the Bloodmane Mammoths with precise movements and use a devastating saber technique.
• Nine Swords Venerable judged that Luo Shen had reached Proficiency-level in the Space Law and might clear all seven Trial Towers.
• After receiving an email from within the company, Nine Swords Venerable concluded that nobody else needed to compete to take Luo Shen as a disciple.
• Luo Shen defeated the thousand Fei Hou on the fourth level by combining energy attacks, saber strikes, and Illusionary Bodies.
• Luo Shen entered the fifth level and began evading attacks from one hundred Mechanical Puppets while preparing to destroy them with material attacks.

Luo Shen cleared the seventh and final Trial Tower by destroying the Zerg Mother Nest and its Tiger Beetle warriors, earning the highest ranking with 77,777,770,000 points. Chaos City Lord sent Venerable Guiyi to meet him, and the chapter left Luo Shen under the attention of a powerful potential mentor.

• Luo Shen defeated the Cang on the sixth level and entered the final Trial Tower, where a Zerg Mother Nest continuously bred Tiger Beetle warriors.
• Luo Shen used his Absolute Domain and Planet Big Bang—Family Reunion Edition to destroy the Zerg forces and clear all seven Trial Towers.
• The geniuses in the Virtual Universe plaza saw Luo Shen at the top of the rankings with 77,777,770,000 points and wondered why he had not appeared.
• Nine Swords Venerable teleported Luo Shen to meet Venerable Guiyi, who said Chaos City Lord had sent him to see the genius who cleared every tower.
• Venerable Guiyi recognized Luo Shen's talent in Space Law and asked whether he had comprehended the first nine Space Essences.

Luo Shen impressed Venerable Guiyi with his Space Law talent and received personal guidance and a new secret technique, drawing the Chaos City Lord’s interest. After Luo Feng was finally eliminated from the trials, Luo Shen was left awaiting the next stage of his cultivation.

• Venerable Guiyi told Luo Shen he would guide and assess him for up to a hundred years, and gave him the secret technique “Myriad Manifestations Return to Unity.”
• Luo Shen studied the new technique alongside “Flowing Blood,” while Venerable Guiyi periodically answered his questions and demonstrated the laws.
• Within ten months, Luo Shen advanced through the thirteenth to sixteenth profound Space Essences at an astonishing pace.
• Venerable Guiyi reported Luo Shen’s progress to the Chaos City Lord, who promised to accept him as a personal disciple if he comprehended all thirty-six initial Space Essences during thirty years in Chaos City.
• Luo Feng was eliminated after reaching the sixth Trial Tower, and he retained third place in the overall universe rankings.

Nine Swords Venerable announced the rewards and finals rules, then the one-on-one arena battles began. Luo Shen defeated Opatra with ease, while Luo Feng won his match and resolved to beat everyone except Luo Shen and Bolan; Galexi also defeated his opponent using an illusion.

• Nine Swords Venerable announced the core-layer rewards and rules, selecting competitors for the arena battles based on their trial and elimination-round performances.
• Some geniuses protested the rules, but Nine Swords Venerable silenced them with his pressure and began the matches.
• Luo Shen defeated Opatra after evading his twin Illusionary Bodies and striking him down with one attack.
• Luo Feng defeated Utvisk in a few exchanges and resolved to become the strongest competitor beneath Luo Shen and Bolan.
• Galexi defeated his opponent with a glance, leaving the victim unable to fight.

Nine Swords Venerable announced the twenty geniuses advancing to the next round, and the system assigned Luo Shen to fight Galexi. Their battle began with Galexi’s illusion invading Luo Shen’s mind, but Luo Shen fought back and shattered the illusion.

• Nine Swords Venerable announced the twenty contestants who would compete for a place in the top ten.
• Luo Shen watched the other contestants recover and wondered whether Luo Feng would face Galexi.
• The system assigned Luo Shen to fight Galexi, while Luo Feng faced Guslo, Rong Jun faced Jiang Mo, and Bolan faced Lancelot.
• Luo Shen provoked Galexi, who vowed to show him the power of true illusion techniques.
• When Nine Swords Venerable started the battles, Galexi invaded Luo Shen’s mind with psychic force, but Luo Shen unleashed his will and shattered the illusory world.

Luo Shen defeated Illusion Demon Galexi after breaking through his Double Illusion Realm, securing a place among the Arena Finals’ top ten. Nine Swords Venerable announced the ten winners’ rewards and entry to the Taichu Secret Realm, then explained the upcoming match rules.

• Galexi trapped Luo Shen in a Double Illusion Realm, but Luo Shen recognized the second illusion and shattered it with his will.
• Luo Shen overwhelmed Galexi with his Absolute Domain and defeated him, entering the top ten.
• Bolan and Qianshui watched Luo Shen’s victory as the remaining arena winners were decided.
• Luo Feng defeated Guslo with the second level of the Yan Shen Bing, the Thorn Heaven Style, joining Bolan, Qianshui, Luo Shen, and six others among the ten victors.
• Nine Swords Venerable awarded each of the ten geniuses 1,000 Origin Units and permission to enter the Taichu Secret Realm, then announced the rules for the next matches.

The 10-to-5 Arena Finals began, and Luo Shen defeated Rong Jun with his overwhelming fused Domain and a single saber strike. Luo Shen, Bolan, Wuka, Ai Chen, and Long Yun advanced to the top five.

• Nine Swords Venerable announced the five Arena Finals matchups, including Luo Shen versus Rong Jun and Bolan versus Luo Feng.
• Luo Shen unleashed his five-colored Domain, suppressing Rong Jun and nearly halving his combat strength.
• Rong Jun charged with his strongest strike, but Luo Shen knocked aside his saber and defeated him with Five Elements Mutual Generation.
• Bolan defeated Luo Feng, while Wuka and Ai Chen also won their matches.
• Long Yun defeated Qianshui after their prolonged battle, completing the top five alongside Luo Shen, Bolan, Wuka, and Ai Chen.

Luo Shen defeated Bolan in the final match of the Genius Battle, securing first place and entry to the Primal Secret Realm. After the competition ended, Luo Shen and Luo Feng returned to Nine Star Bay, where a burly man in black armor was waiting outside their residence.

• Bolan opened the final match against Luo Shen with his Illusionary Bodies, but Luo Shen’s five-law domain overpowered his domain.
• Luo Shen repeatedly countered Bolan’s attacks and told him that splitting his focus between the Space and Wind Laws had wasted his potential.
• Luo Feng and Rong Jun watched the battle and resolved to improve until they could surpass Luo Shen and Bolan.
• Luo Shen unleashed more than ten thousand Illusionary Bodies and defeated Bolan with a strike across his forehead.
• The five-year Genius Battle ended, and the Virtual Universe Company arranged rewards and transport for the participants.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng returned to Nine Star Bay and found a burly man in black armor pacing outside their residence.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng prepared to leave Earth for the Virtual Universe Company, while Luo Shen arranged ties with the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and entrusted Earth’s affairs to Hong and Thunder God. On September 21st, a powerful Virtual Universe Company spaceship arrived at Bailan Star, carrying an Immortal who had mastered spatial teleportation.

• Black Dragon visited Luo Shen and Luo Feng, pledged the Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s support for Earth, and grew closer to Luo Shen.
• Kunshara led the Qianwu Universe Country delegation to arrange Hong and Thunder God’s entry into the Qianwu Secret Realm, then left the remaining matters to a World Master.
• Luo Shen, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God gathered on Luo Shen’s rooftop and discussed the long separation ahead, with Hong and Thunder God promising to protect Earth.
• Luo Shen reflected on leaving Earth for years of travel and cultivation in Chaos City.
• On September 21st, a Virtual Universe Company F9 spaceship arrived at Bailan Star, and Luo Shen recognized its leading middle-aged man as an Immortal capable of teleportation.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng traveled toward the company’s universal headquarters under the protection of Purple Annihilation King, while Luo Shen continued advancing his techniques. More than two years later, Venerable Guiyi tested his progress, and Luo Shen began studying a strike containing all thirty-six complete profundities.

• Purple Annihilation King personally escorted Luo Shen and Luo Feng after alien threats prompted the company to arrange extra protection.
• Luo Shen thanked Purple Annihilation King and spent the journey cultivating Flowing Blood and Myriad Manifestations Return to Unity.
• More than two years later, Venerable Guiyi tested Luo Shen’s twenty-ninth Flowing Blood set and his progress in Myriad Manifestations Return to Unity.
• Luo Shen performed the blade techniques, impressing Venerable Guiyi with his rapid comprehension of Space Essence Profundities.
• Luo Shen used the Slaughterfield’s simulated combat function to face a scarred opponent and study a strike containing all thirty-six complete profundities.