Chapter Summaries

Luo Shen lost a training battle before fully mastering the Space Origin Law mysteries, then arrived with Luo Feng at Virtual Universe Company headquarters after a three-year journey. The newcomers welcomed them, praising Luo Shen for defeating the older student Sima Yan.

• Luo Shen lost a prolonged training-ground duel after a flaw in his movement technique let his opponent overwhelm him, and he hoped Chaos City would help him complete his studies.
• Luo Shen reunited with Luo Feng aboard the spacecraft and discussed their progress, including Bolan's improved strength and new mastery of the Metal Origin Law.
• Purple Annihilation King announced their arrival, and Luo Shen and Luo Feng saw Virtual Universe Company's vast headquarters continent after traversing into the Original Universe.
• Luo Shen thanked Purple Annihilation King, then followed a golden-robed guide with Luo Feng into the headquarters hall.
• The assembled newcomers warmly greeted Luo Shen and Luo Feng, praising Luo Shen for killing Sima Yan in three strikes after accepting his challenge.

During the journey to the Initial Universe, Luo Shen gained two extraordinary rewards that transformed his Inner World, then vanished from the spaceship after a vast hand seized it and carried it to Chaos City. The remaining newcomers arrived without him, while Luo Shen’s whereabouts were left unknown.

• Nine Swords Venerable gathered the one thousand newcomers and teleported them to a biological spaceship that carried them toward the Initial Universe.
• As the spaceship passed through the universe passage, Luo Shen endured the chaotic time flow and received the Primal Ancestor's Micro-Universe Framework Method and the Heart of Origin.
• The Heart of Origin awakened Luo Shen's Inner World, drew in Chaos Energy, and began turning the illusory world into reality.
• A vast hand seized the spaceship and carried it to the skies above Chaos City after its owner identified himself as the City Lord.
• Nine Swords Venerable discovered that Luo Shen was missing, then sent the remaining 999 newcomers to meet the reception envoy and learn the rules.

Luo Shen opened the Primordial World, advanced his Fire Essence Clone to the Domain Lord level, and gained a Water Essence Clone and a gene-enhancing secret technique. After comprehending two Origin Law mysteries, he woke in Chaos City beside Venerable Guiyi, who led him toward the Chaos Ruins to meet his teacher.

• Luo Shen absorbed vast amounts of Chaos Energy as the Primordial World formed and expanded to 100,000 kilometers in diameter.
• The world’s central galaxy collapsed into a singularity that merged with its Boundary Film, while Luo Shen’s Fire Essence Clone advanced to the Domain Lord level.
• The Fire Essence Clone split, and golden blood transformed it into the Crimson Flame Fire Essence and created a Water Essence Clone; both reached a Life Gene Level of 1,000 times and gained the Fusion talent.
• Golden blood transformed Luo Shen and revealed the Method of Melting and Refining, raising his Life Gene Level to 20 times and helping him comprehend two Origin Law mysteries.
• Luo Shen woke in a plaza beside Venerable Guiyi, who led him to the Chaos Ruins and said he would meet his teacher.

Luo Shen entered the Chaos Ruins, where the Chaos City Lord accepted him as a personal disciple after confirming his mastery of the first thirty-six Space Essence Profundities. Venerable Guiyi then introduced him to the Chaos Steles, and Luo Shen finished examining their paintings to choose one for his seven-day study.

• Venerable Guiyi led Luo Shen into the Chaos Ruins and introduced him to the Chaos City Lord.
• The Chaos City Lord revealed that he knew Luo Shen had comprehended the first thirty-six Space Essence Profundities and asked him to become his disciple.
• Luo Shen accepted, performed the disciple-taking ceremony, and greeted Venerable Guiyi as his Second Senior Brother.
• Venerable Guiyi led Luo Shen through the City Lord's Mansion and explained the fifty-two Chaos Steles and his chance to study one for seven days.
• Luo Shen examined the paintings corresponding to all fifty-two Chaos Steles, then nodded when Venerable Guiyi asked whether he had chosen one.

Luo Shen chose the Giant Axe Chaos Stele and entered its chamber to study the Space Origin Law. By the second day, his comprehension had advanced rapidly, and the chapter ended as he continued cultivating.

• Luo Shen selected the Giant Axe Chaos Stele because its cultivation philosophy suited him and he wanted to draw inspiration from the Giant Axe Founder.
• Venerable Guiyi took Luo Shen to the Chaos Stele chambers, where Kandri opened the Giant Axe chamber for seven days of study.
• Luo Shen entered the chamber and immersed himself in the Giant Axe Chaos Stele’s paintings, focusing on the Space Origin Law’s 108 essences.
• The stele’s guidance accelerated Luo Shen’s sword-technique progress, and he understood the thirty-seventh technique on his second day before beginning the thirty-eighth.

Luo Shen discovered that comprehending the Chaos Stele had awakened an incomplete Axe True Meaning and greatly accelerated his grasp of spatial mysteries. After seven days, he was forced to leave the chamber and learned he would earn two Chaos Stele comprehension opportunities for every Giant Axe Tongtian Bridge level he cleared.

• Luo Shen’s thirty-seventh sword technique transformed axe marks into a battleaxe strike that split the chaos in his consciousness, leaving behind an incomplete Axe True Meaning.
• Luo Shen continued studying the Chaos Stele until he had comprehended the thirty-ninth sword technique, when a voice forced him out of the chamber.
• Venerable Guiyi explained that Luo Shen could gain more Chaos Stele opportunities by clearing levels of the Giant Axe Tongtian Bridge.
• Venerable Guiyi told Luo Shen that Chaos City Lord had granted him two comprehension opportunities per level cleared, up to forty if he reached the twentieth level.
• Venerable Guiyi sent Luo Shen to find a cultivation residence in Chaos City, and Luo Shen left City Lord’s Mansion.

Luo Shen claimed a cultivation residence in Chaos City and entered the Virtual Universe to attempt the Giant Axe Tongtian Bridge. After reuniting with Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka, he reached the first level’s checkpoint and chose to face a warrior gatekeeper.

• Luo Shen claimed a secluded cultivation residence near the City Lord's Mansion and sent Luo Feng its location before entering the Virtual Universe.
• Luo Shen appeared in the Virtual Universe and obtained permanent access to the Tongtian Bridge.
• Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka arrived to watch Luo Shen’s attempt, and Luo Shen agreed to let them observe.
• Luo Shen entered the Giant Axe Tongtian Bridge and reached the first level’s checkpoint.
• Luo Shen chose a warrior opponent, and the gatekeeper emerged wearing a similar battle suit and wielding a Ghostly Blade.

Luo Shen rapidly cleared the first four levels of the Tongtian Bridge, then challenged the fifth-level gatekeeper and demonstrated his superior speed and blade mastery. Luo Feng studied Luo Shen’s movements on the broadcast and gained insight, while Luo Shen’s fifth-level battle continued after he overwhelmed the gatekeeper’s strongest attack.

• Luo Shen used his movement technique to evade the first-level gatekeeper’s strike and defeated him with a close-range blade attack.
• Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka watched the broadcast as Luo Shen cleared the second, third, and fourth levels, and Luo Feng analyzed his movement technique.
• At the fifth level, Luo Shen chose a warrior opponent, who appeared in silver armor and attacked using Space Cutting.
• Luo Shen overpowered the gatekeeper, then swiftly broke through his thirty-six Illusionary Bodies and criticized his use of Space Cutting.
• The gatekeeper tried to attack again, but Luo Shen closed in with a reverse-grip blade strike that enveloped him in countless blade shadows.

Luo Shen defeated the sixth-level Tongtian Bridge gatekeeper and advanced to the seventh level, where he began fighting a warrior who wielded Spatial Pressure. His battle with the seventh-level gatekeeper was still underway at the chapter’s end.

• Luo Shen killed the fifth-level gatekeeper with his newly created Phantom Shadow strike, opening the passage to the sixth level.
• Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka watched Luo Shen’s fight, recognized how far ahead he was, and left to train; Luo Feng studied Luo Shen’s techniques.
• Luo Shen defeated the sixth-level gatekeeper by using his movement and blade techniques to pierce the gatekeeper’s chest and sever his head.
• Luo Shen reached the seventh level and chose to fight the warrior gatekeeper, who spread a domain of Spatial Pressure across the bridge.
• Luo Shen charged into the gatekeeper’s domain and swung his blade along the spatial ripples.

Luo Shen defeated the seventh-level Tongtian Bridge guardian, silencing doubts about the Chaos City Lord choosing him as a disciple. After digesting his insights, he ventured outside Chaos City to seek Chaos True Spirits and encountered a bear-like Chaos Beast.

• Luo Shen combined his understanding of the Laws of Water and Fire to defeat the blue-clothed guardian and clear the seventh level of the Tongtian Bridge.
• News of Luo Shen's achievement spread through the Virtual Universe Company and the other great factions, quieting criticism of the Chaos City Lord's decision to take him as a disciple.
• The Chaos City Lord and Venerable Guiyi discussed Luo Shen's talent, and the Chaos City Lord remarked that Luo Shen had many secrets and would show even more.
• After reviewing his progress, Luo Shen left his residence to explore Chaos City's third treasure, the Chaos True Spirits found inside Chaos Beasts.
• Outside the city, Luo Shen hid when a bear-like Chaos Beast appeared and considered whether to attack it.

Luo Shen hunted Chaos Beasts for their Chaos True Spirits, then returned to Chaos City to focus on cultivation and his goal of mastering all 108 types of Space Essence. Over the following years, the other geniuses advanced through the Tongtian Bridge, with Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun reaching new levels.

• Luo Shen killed a brown bear Chaos Beast, collected its Chaos True Spirit, and fled before hundreds of others swarmed the area.
• Luo Shen found that the Chaos True Spirit slightly changed the singularity in his Inner World, but its effects weakened after half a month of hunting, so he returned to the city.
• Luo Shen mastered the fortieth sword technique set of "Flowing Blood" and resolved to use his fourteen Chaos Stele study opportunities to comprehend the remaining Space Essence and pass the twelfth Tongtian Bridge level.
• All the geniuses in the Absolute Beginning Zone passed the first Tongtian Bridge level by their second year, and Bolan passed the sixth level in the fourth year before becoming Lord Noah's personal disciple.
• Luo Feng and Rong Jun passed the second Tongtian Bridge level, while the others who attempted it failed.
• In the tenth year, Luo Feng passed the third Tongtian Bridge level and became King Zhenyan's disciple, and Rong Jun passed the same level after him.

After twenty years of cultivation in Chaos City, Luo Shen completed the Flowing Blood secret technique and comprehended all 108 Space Essence Profundities. He challenged the eleventh level of the Tongtian Bridge and defeated its gatekeeper, while powerful figures watched his progress.

• Luo Shen spent years studying the Giant Axe Chaos Stele and passed the tenth level of the Tongtian Bridge, but lost to the eleventh-level gatekeeper.
• Luo Feng passed the fourth level of the Tongtian Bridge, while Rong Jun failed his attempt at the same level.
• Luo Shen reached Great Perfection in the Flowing Blood secret technique, comprehending all 108 Space Essence Profundities and the complete Axe True Meaning.
• Luo Shen told Venerable Guiyi that he could gain more enlightenment opportunities by passing two more levels, prompting Guiyi to suspect he had mastered every Space Essence Profundity.
• Luo Shen entered the Tongtian Bridge to challenge the eleventh level as Venerable Guiyi, Nine Swords Venerable, and the Qianwu Country Lord watched.
• Luo Shen defeated the eleventh-level gatekeeper after exchanging only several dozen blows.

Luo Shen defeated the twelfth-level Tongtian Bridge gatekeeper by using a technique that let him traverse the void, then challenged the thirteenth level while considering whether to reveal his Axe True Meaning. Three powerful observers watched, uncertain whether he could win.

• Luo Shen unleashed a void-traversing strike and defeated the twelfth-level gatekeeper, advancing to the thirteenth level.
• Luo Shen reflected that his Axe True Meaning could provide an even stronger attack, but decided to first test his own blade technique against the thirteenth-level gatekeeper.
• Luo Shen resolved to clear the thirteenth level to prove himself to the Human Race's higher-ups and began the fight.
• Venerable Guiyi, Nine Swords Venerable, and the Qianwu Country Lord debated Luo Shen's chances as they watched the battle begin.

Luo Shen combined the Axe True Meaning with his blade technique to defeat the thirteenth-level Tongtian Bridge gatekeeper, stunning humanity’s leaders and alarming rival races. Chaos City Lord shared the battle with Giant Axe Founder, who recognized the technique’s promise.

• Luo Shen used a strike inspired by Giant Axe Founder’s technique to clear the thirteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.
• The Insect Race Mother Queen ordered Luo Shen listed as its top target and called for more information about him.
• A leader of the Yan God Race chose to wait until Luo Shen entered the Outer Domain Battlefield before seeking an opportunity to attack him.
• The Demon Race, Mechanical Race, Crystal Race, and other neighboring peak races began investigating Luo Shen.
• Chaos City Lord sent Luo Shen’s battle video to Giant Axe Founder, who praised the strike and Luo Shen’s talent.

As the newcomers’ thirty years in Chaos City neared their end, Luo Shen continued trying to master the fourth illustration of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele. Nine Swords Venerable summoned the surviving geniuses, urged them to use their remaining time, and left Luo Shen still short of fully understanding the illustration.

• Giant Axe Founder warned Chaos City Lord that the Demon Race and Insect Race might target Luo Shen, so Chaos City Lord arranged protections for Luo Shen and his homeworld and planned to give him a life-saving token.
• Luo Shen reviewed his insights from the fourth illustration and continued cultivating, but remained a small step short of mastering it before leaving Chaos City.
• Princess Longyu reported that 817 of the original 1,000 geniuses survived, with Luo Shen leading after crossing the thirteenth Tongtian Bridge level and Luo Feng, Bolan, and Rong Jun among the other top performers.
• Nine Swords Venerable arrived in Chaos City and summoned all the surviving geniuses, criticizing their losses and telling them to make use of their remaining time before departure.
• Luo Shen and Luo Feng joined the other geniuses as they dispersed to cultivate and challenge the Tongtian Bridge.

Luo Shen encouraged Luo Feng to overcome his frustration over their widening strength gap, then visited the Chaos Ruins before leaving Chaos City. Chaos City Lord gave him a protective token and asked whether he would challenge the Tongtian Bridge’s fourteenth level.

• Luo Shen reminded Luo Feng of Hong and Thunder God's determination, lifting Luo Feng's spirits and prompting him to try for the Tongtian Bridge's sixth level.
• Luo Feng entered the Virtual Universe to make one final attempt, while Luo Shen went to the Chaos City Lord's residence to visit his teacher.
• Chaos City Lord arranged for Luo Shen to have a guard army commander and an instructor for his estate, and gave him a token that would summon Chaos City Lord in an emergency.
• Chaos City Lord asked Luo Shen whether he wanted to challenge the fourteenth level, while Bafen greeted Chaos City Lord at the Tongtian Bridge plane.

Luo Shen challenged the Tongtian Bridge’s fourteenth level and struggled against a guardian whose blade traversed the void. At the brink of defeat, he comprehended the complete fourth axe strike and defeated the guardian, impressing the Chaos City Lord and Venerable Guiyi.

• The Chaos City Lord arrived with Venerable Guiyi and watched Luo Shen challenge the fourteenth level of the Tongtian Bridge.
• Luo Shen found that the guardian’s void-traversing blade overwhelmed his defenses and severed his left arm.
• Luo Shen charged the guardian and fought desperately, but the guardian gradually cornered him with increasingly urgent attacks.
• As the guardian trapped him with blades from every direction, Luo Shen comprehended the complete fourth axe strike.
• Luo Shen used his newly comprehended strike to defeat the guardian, and Venerable Guiyi and the Chaos City Lord praised the technique’s promise.

After thirty years of cultivation in Chaos City, Luo Shen, Luo Feng, Bolan, and the other geniuses departed for their assigned secret realms. Luo Shen and Bolan arrived at the Primal Secret Realm, where they saw its 136 orbiting planets.

• The geniuses discussed their progress, including Luo Shen's fourteenth Tongtian Bridge level and Luo Feng's sixth, while Wuka complained that his friends had pulled ahead.
• Nine Swords Venerable announced that the Chaos City training period had ended and praised Luo Shen, Bolan, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun for their achievements.
• Luo Feng, Bolan, and Rong Jun resolved to keep pursuing Luo Shen as their benchmark.
• Nine Swords Venerable divided the 817 geniuses among the four secret realms, and Luo Feng left for Taichu while Luo Shen and Bolan headed to the Primal Secret Realm.
• After traveling through the Dark Universe, Luo Shen and Bolan arrived at the Primal Secret Realm and saw 136 massive planets moving in intricate orbits.

Luo Shen arrived at Wu Chen Space-Time and settled into his territory in the Primal Secret Realm. He spent most of his Tongtian Bridge rewards on strengthening his equipment, acquiring combat resources, and buying a new axe technique, leaving less than one million Points.

• Nine Swords Venerable sent Luo Shen and Bolan to the ships waiting for them, and Bolan vowed to catch up with Luo Shen.
• Rong Di and two other Immortals escorted Luo Shen to Wu Chen Continent, where guards welcomed him at his manor.
• Luo Shen toured his residence, then entered the Virtual Universe to spend 480,000 Points improving his Cloud Soaring Vine and 370,000 Points ordering a Sha Luo Flower.
• Luo Shen spent more than one million Points strengthening his Mechanical Race Spaceship and 770,000 Points buying battle blades, then acquired detection devices and a Fire God Origin Crystal.
• Luo Shen bought the axe secret technique "Axe Heaven Warping Earth" and used nearly all his remaining Points, expecting his combat power to improve greatly.

Luo Shen earned 81,000 Points by clearing the Immortal Altar, then challenged the Illusion Sea to test his willpower. He cleared the eleventh island with ease and continued toward the deeper islands.

• Luo Shen entered the Immortal Altar and passed its physical strength test, earning 81,000 Points.
• Luo Shen flew to the Illusion Sea, determined to test his Martial Heart and willpower.
• Luo Shen cleared the first ten islands, breaking the illusion of Nine Swords Venerable lecturing in Chaos City on the tenth island.
• Luo Shen cleared the eleventh island despite its pressure being comparable to that faced by a high-level Immortal Army Lord.