Chapter Summaries

Qin Heng reunited with Qin Yi and learned that the Sealing Heaven Lord would take his son as a disciple for thirty Void Ember Years. Qin Yi returned home to say goodbye to his family before leaving for a long period of training.

• The Sealing Heaven Lord allowed Qin Heng to see Qin Yi, who emerged from the void and attacked him before recognizing his father.
• Qin Yi learned the Sealing Heaven Lord's identity, promptly apologized, and formally asked him to become his master.
• The Sealing Heaven Lord said he would take Qin Yi away for thirty Void Ember Years, equivalent to 4,438 Earth years, and promised to return him if he proved himself.
• Qin Heng brought Qin Yi home, where Fang Lingxue and Qin Heng's parents joyfully welcomed him back and learned about his new apprenticeship.
• Qin Yi said goodbye to his friends, while Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue discussed whether he had romantic feelings for Sister Little Fish.

Qin Heng said farewell to Qin Yi as the Sealing Heaven Lord arrived to take the boy as his disciple, then the three Eternal Lords relocated the Solar System. In Summer City, Qin Heng reunited with reincarnated figures and the Goddess of War, who named him Earth’s leader while leaving her own future uncertain.

• Qin Yi said goodbye to his grandparents and parents before departing with Qin Heng to meet the Sealing Heaven Lord, Wind Whisper, and Lan Xuan Ke.
• The Sealing Heaven Lord accepted Qin Yi as his disciple, while Wind Whisper and Lan Xuan Ke gave him gifts.
• Lan Xuan Ke used his void space to carry the compressed Solar System through the Void Passage toward Garrison Province.
• Qin Heng went to Summer City to bring its residents along and reunited with the Goddess of War and reincarnated friends including Zhang Daoping, Lu Xiao, and Wang Jianming.
• The Goddess of War told the reincarnated New Era powerhouses to follow Qin Heng as Earth’s leader, while saying she might later return to the Eastern Embrace Clan.

Qin Heng and the Earth Lineage left Garrison Province for the Azure Mist Star System, where Lan Xuan Ke helped them choose a location for their new home. The chapter ended with Lan Xuan Ke destroying a star to make room for Earth's star system.

• Qin Heng uprooted Summer City and stored it, along with its residents, inside the Immortal Abode.
• Qin Heng and the Goddess of War joined Lan Xuan Ke and Wind Whisper, while Sealing Heaven Lord departed and invited Qin Heng to visit the Heaven Marquis Dynasty.
• Lan Xuan Ke led the group through the Azure Mist Star System to Purple Snow Star.
• Qin Heng chose a location between Purple Snow Star and Azure Extremes Star for the Earth Lineage's homeland.
• Lan Xuan Ke selected a star with a mass matching Earth's star system and effortlessly turned it into energy to clear the location.

Qin Heng watched Lan Xuan Ke relocate the Solar System, then returned to Earth and reunited with his family. He brought them to Summer City in the Immortal Abode World, where they met the returning Goddess of War and Wang Daoyi.

• Lan Xuan Ke restored the Solar System to the Material World, and Qin Heng discussed leaving Summer City in the Immortal Abode World until the Eternals planned a new planet.
• Qin Heng returned to Earth, reassured Fang Lingxue that Qin Yi was training with the Sealing Heaven Lord, and recounted his experiences to his family and Wang Daoyi.
• Qin Heng told his family that the Goddess of War, Dong Huaiyue, had returned, then brought them to Summer City in the Immortal Abode World.
• Wang Daoyi greeted the Goddess of War and recalled how he had guarded Nansha Base City in her absence.

Wang Daoyi received the Nine Forms Spear Technique, while Qin Heng and Earth's leaders planned how the Earth Lineage would develop in the Azure Mist Star System. After Purple Snow Star and Azure Extremes Star were transformed into habitable worlds, Qin Heng moved Summer City and over a million Earthlings to Purple Snow Star.

• Wang Daoyi asked the Goddess of War for the Nine Forms Spear Technique, and she demonstrated it before giving him the Ninefold Calamity Spear.
• Chen Yu joined the discussion about Earth's future, and the Goddess of War studied the Small Samsara Sutra in hopes of recovering memories from her past life.
• Earth's leaders agreed to limit contact with foreign races while building up Earth's population, cultivation, and military strength.
• Lan Xuan Ke and Wind Whisper decided to transform Purple Snow Star and Azure Extremes Star into habitable planets linked by a stable Space Channel.
• Over about five months, Summer City remained in Qin Heng's immortal residence as its citizens cultivated with the treasures there.
• After the two planets were transformed, Qin Heng moved Summer City and over a million Earthlings to Purple Snow Star.

Qin Heng settled Summer City on New Purple Snow Star and began a long period of cultivation while helping his family and Earth develop. Eight years after Qin Yi left Earth, Fang Lingxue reached Star Lord First Order and took Qin Heng to Dark Feather City to visit their son.

• Qin Heng placed Summer City on New Purple Snow Star, and Wind Whisper opened a miniature Void Passage beneath it for travel to the Moon.
• Qin Heng set a goal of reaching peak Star Lord Eighth Order and mastering his secret arts before the Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition, then began seclusion in his Immortal Abode.
• The Goddess of War devoted herself completely to cultivation, while Qin Heng's incarnation remained outside to spend time with his family and handle matters involving alien races.
• Qin Heng helped Fang Lingxue overcome her cultivation bottleneck, and his parents' physiques grew close to Transcendent strength.
• Eight years after Qin Yi left Earth, Fang Lingxue reached Star Lord First Order; she then took Qin Heng to Dark Feather City to see their son.

Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue arrived in Saint Dragon City and learned from Sealing Heaven Lord that Qin Yi was still cultivating and could not meet them yet. They began exploring the vast city, where Qin Heng planned to return for the Genius Competition in three years.

• Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue transferred to Saint Dragon City and decided to explore while hoping to see Qin Yi.
• Qin Heng contacted Sealing Heaven Lord, who told him that Qin Yi was suppressing his cultivation to temper his divine soul and had not yet broken through.
• Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue chose to explore Saint Dragon City instead of traveling to Dark Feather City, and Qin Heng looked ahead to the Genius Competition there.
• Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue studied the city's enormous map and learned that its faction steles listed only select leaders and prodigies under Eternal Grade oversight.

Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue explored Saint Dragon City and learned about the Juegu Dynasty’s twelve Kings and their forces. Qin Heng then discussed the Dragon Race’s political troubles with Xuan Nie and Yan Feng, who explained how the struggle for providence shaped the dynasty’s conflicts.

• Qin Heng examined the 102 force monuments and learned how the twelve Kings of Juegu and their factions were organized.
• Fang Lingxue imagined Qin Heng and their descendants becoming Kings and even competing across generations in the Genius Competition.
• Qin Heng and Fang Lingxue toured Saint Dragon City and saw its many dragons and other races.
• Qin Heng asked Xuan Nie about the turmoil tied to his past-life death, and Xuan Nie said one of his hunters had served the Myriad Forms Saint Emperor.
• Yan Feng explained that the Ancient Emperor had prevented the Myriad Forms Saint Emperor from devastating the Dragon Race while the Dragon Emperor was rebuilding.
• Qin Heng and Yan Feng discussed the value of allies and descendants in surviving the Eternal Realm’s struggle for providence.

Qin Heng spent decades cultivating quietly as Purple Snow Star and the Earth Lineage grew, while his family and allies advanced in strength. By the time he was over three hundred, he considered striking at his enemies but chose to wait until after the Genius Competition and the opportunity from the Void Ember God.

• Qin Heng visited Yu Nuo to thank her for protecting the Earth Lineage and promised to repay her favor once he became Eternal; after he left, Yu Nuo worried about surviving her father's impending calamity.
• Purple Snow Star grew to more than four thousand Star Lords in eight years, attracting unaffiliated Star Lords and races seeking Eternal protection while rejecting those unwilling to contribute.
• Qin Heng cultivated and trained in seclusion, reached the Star Lord Seventh Order in 2192 and the Eighth Order in 2314, while Qin Yi and other members of the Earth Lineage also advanced.
• By 2241, New Purple Snow Star and New Azure Extremes Star had become prosperous Eternal planets, and Purple Snow Star had 7,600 Star Lords; by 2387, Earth had become one of its top ten medium-sized races.
• Qin Heng considered confronting powerful elders and hunting Fire Wolf Chang Tian and Golden Mosquito, but restrained himself because Wind Whisper had left and Lan Xuan Ke was Purple Snow Star's only Eternal.
• Qin Heng decided to wait until after the Genius Competition, claim the opportunity bestowed by the Void Ember God, and then settle accounts with his enemies.

In 2542, Qin Heng and his companions learned that the Selection Tournament for the Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition had begun and decided to compete. They reached the Eastern Ancient City Life and Death Arena, where the registration queue had already formed.

• Qin Heng, the Goddess of War, Yan Feng, and their companions discussed their goals for the Genius Competition after hearing the selection news.
• Qin Heng brought his companions and Earthling Star Lords into the Soul Dimension and encouraged them to test their strength in the tournament.
• The group arrived at Purple Snow Garden, where Qing Mo and Rong Xu anticipated Qin Heng's performance and Xuan Nie praised his strength.
• Qin Heng led the competitors to the Life and Death Arena and found only a few hundred people ahead of them in the registration lines.

Qin Heng and his companions passed the Void Ash God Kingdom’s Selection Tournament, with the Goddess of War defeating the Magma Puppet in a single blow. Afterward, Qin Heng watched his clansmen compete and caught up with Shi Zheng, who told him the genius group still hoped to challenge him.

• Qin Heng entered the Life and Death Arena’s selection and passed by evading the Magma Puppet’s attacks for ten exchanges without striking back.
• Yu Ling and Yan Feng also passed by enduring their ten exchanges, while the Goddess of War shattered her Magma Puppet with one punch.
• Qin Heng stayed to watch the Earth Lineage Star Lords compete as the Immortal Mansion Five Person Group cleared selection.
• Shi Zheng joined Qin Heng in the stands and explained that the genius group had become a discussion group whose strongest members still wanted to fight Qin Heng.
• Qin Heng declined to discuss future duels and continued watching the Selection Tournament.

Qin Heng watched the Star Lords of the Earth Lineage struggle through the Selection Tournament, then learned that his son Qin Yi had competed under Dark Feather King Manor’s name. Qin Yi warned him that unusual security and behavior at the manor suggested something major had happened.

• Xu Wen lasted ten exchanges against the Magma Puppet and qualified, while only nine of the Earth Lineage’s sixty-seven Star Lords passed the selection.
• Shi Zheng told Qin Heng that the Shattered Kingdom had 803 eligible Star Lords and estimated the scale of the competition across the Eastern Ancient Holy Land.
• After the tournament, Qin Heng’s group waited for the official competition while the Goddess of War and Yan Feng continued cultivating, and Yu Ling and Xuan Nie explored the nearby stars.
• Several Earth years later, Qin Yi told Qin Heng he had passed the Selection Tournament under Dark Feather King Manor and hoped to face his father in the Overall Competition Zone.
• Qin Yi reported that Princess Yu Nuo had rarely left her quarters, Dark Feather King’s palace had increased its guards, and his master had grown unusually serious, suggesting a major event at the manor.

Qin Heng learned that Dark Feather King was alive but locked in a dangerous battle with the divine will inside a fragment of an Outer God's Remains, and warned Qin Yi to prepare for the worst. As the Dynasty Competition approached, Qin Heng received his assignment for the first round.

• Qin Yi told Qin Heng that Dark Feather King Manor had been troubled for centuries and that Yu Nuo had barely left home since returning.
• Qin Heng promised to help Yu Nuo if she asked and later asked Lan Xuan Ke to quietly investigate Dark Feather King's situation.
• Lan Xuan Ke learned that Dark Feather King had encountered Outer God's Remains and was struggling against its lingering divine will, which might seize his body.
• Qin Heng warned Qin Yi not to spread the news and to be ready to flee if Dark Feather King fell under the Outer God's control.
• The Void Ash God Kingdom finalized the competition schedule, and Qin Heng received notice that he would compete in Juegu Dynasty Virtual World No. 2 in two seasons.

The first round of the Void Ash God Kingdom Genius Competition began, and Qin Heng and his companions watched the Goddess of War fight in World No. 1. She quickly rose to sixth place with 489 points, securing her advancement.

• Qin Heng learned that he had been assigned to Match No. 2, while the Goddess of War was in Match No. 1 and his other companions were scattered across different matches.
• The first round began in summer 2566, and Qin Heng set up a giant-screen cinema so Earth’s Star Lords could watch the Goddess of War compete.
• The contestants’ realms were suppressed to Star Lord First Order, and the rules required them to kill for points while avoiding more than 100 deaths to qualify among the top 100,000.
• The Goddess of War used metal gauntlets to kill her first opponent, a Metal Lifeform, and earned one point.
• Four hours into the match, the Goddess of War attacked a crowded plateau and killed hundreds of contestants, reaching 489 points and sixth place in the arena.

The Goddess of War advanced from the first round in sixth place, and Qin Heng entered World No. 2 determined to conceal his strength. He used the Space Law to kill opponents from afar, and his score suddenly surged to the top of the leaderboard.

• The Goddess of War finished the first round with 34,800 kills and ranked sixth, then returned to the stands and challenged Qin Heng to show what he could do.
• Qin Heng entered World No. 2, checked his score and revivals, and transformed the Shape-shifting Heart into a Flying Blade.
• Qin Heng used spatial ripples to send the Flying Blade across vast distances, killing a charging Hippo Star Lord and then other unseen opponents.
• After Qin Heng spotted a large melee around a giant volcano, he attacked the gathered Star Lords from 18,000 kilometers away and rapidly increased his score.
• The confused survivors checked the rankings and found Qin Heng at the top with 385 points, far ahead of the veteran prodigy Jue Gang, who had 93.

Qin Heng encountered Tie Xiwu, a disciple of the Myriad Forms Saint Emperor, and fought him in the arena. After overcoming Tie Xiwu’s blood lightning and secret arts with his powerful self-healing and spatial techniques, Qin Heng killed him, leaving spectators stunned by Purple Snow Star’s strength.

• Qin Heng accumulated more than 8,000 points but fell to seventh place after finding few opponents.
• Qin Heng detected a powerful Raptor Star Lord, exchanged names with Tie Xiwu, and agreed to fight him.
• Qin Heng and Tie Xiwu traded attacks, and Tie Xiwu’s blood lightning badly injured Qin Heng before his body quickly healed.
• Qin Heng used Myriad Mirrors and then Shattered Void to pierce Tie Xiwu and kill him.
• Purple Snow Star and the Earthlings celebrated Qin Heng’s victory, while Tie Xiwu’s friends and family wondered about Qin Heng’s background.

Qin Heng fought Tie Xiwu's companions Yu Zhaozhao and Mu Yunsheng after Tie Xiwu brought them to challenge him. Qin Heng defeated Yu Zhaozhao with his True Self Universe, leaving the others stunned by the power of his spatial secret art.

• Qin Heng encountered Tie Xiwu again, and Tie Xiwu introduced Yu Zhaozhao and Mu Yunsheng, who had come to duel him one at a time.
• Yu Zhaozhao challenged Qin Heng to a physical combat battle, and they fought fiercely with their weapons and Celestial Body Path strength.
• Yu Zhaozhao unleashed her Metal Law secret art, Skyfall, but Qin Heng met it with his spear technique and neither fighter was seriously hurt.
• Qin Heng used his True Self Universe to control the space around Yu Zhaozhao, shifted her into the path of his spear, and defeated her in one move.
• Qin Heng explained that his teacher, Azure Extremes Lord, had created the True Self Universe and described how it could be broken, while Tie Xiwu and Mu Yunsheng realized how formidable he was.

Qin Heng effortlessly defeated Yu Zhaozhao, leaving her and the other geniuses stunned by the gap between them. He placed fifth in the first-round qualification competition and returned to the Martial Arts Arena, where his friends celebrated and Shi Duan Tian discussed the next round.

• Qin Heng defeated Yu Zhaozhao, and Mu Yunsheng declined to fight because he could not break Qin Heng's True Self Universe.
• Yu Zhaozhao, Tie Xiwu, and Mu Yunsheng reflected on their defeat and agreed that Qin Heng's talent and strength surpassed theirs.
• Qin Heng finished fifth with 61,092 points, while Gu Yu led his group with over 110,000 points.
• Qin Heng returned to the Martial Arts Arena, where Xuan Nie congratulated him and Qin Heng teased him about his chances in the Overall Competition Zone.
• Shi Duan Tian told Qin Heng he had placed 189th and described the upcoming twenty-person team competition, in which the top two contestants would advance.
• Qin Heng encouraged Shi Duan Tian to compete confidently, and Shi Duan Tian asked him to aim for a top-hundred placement if he was eliminated.

Qin Heng watched the Juegu Dynasty Competition Zone and assessed the performances of several young geniuses, including Qiang Lan, Yan Feng, Yu Ling, and Xuan Nie. After the first round, thirteen Earth Lineage contestants had advanced, though Qin Heng expected only Wang Daoyi to have a chance of reaching the Overall Competition Zone.

• Qin Heng watched Zhao Yue’s match and saw Qiang Lan kill him with one strike, then learned that Qiang Lan belonged to the Heaven Heart Clan and was a formidable prodigy.
• Qin Heng listed Qiang Lan among the competition’s experts, while Qiang Lan later kept a low profile and finished with just over three thousand points.
• Yan Feng advanced with only a little over eight hundred points, while Yu Ling and Qi Feng also advanced; Lu Xiao died repeatedly but barely secured advancement.
• Wang Daoyi struggled without his Equilibrium Domain’s full advantage but advanced, and Xuan Nie transformed into a huge dragon and crushed most opponents.
• The first round selected one million Star Lords, and thirteen Earth Lineage contestants besides Qin Heng and the Goddess of War advanced; Qin Heng thought only Wang Daoyi might reach the Overall Competition Zone.

Qin Heng learned that Qiang Lan, a dangerous opponent in his second-round group, was the direct disciple of the Heaven Heart Clan’s Supreme Elder. As the audience gathered at Arena No. 87, Qin Heng prepared for the matches ahead.

• The second-round draw placed Qin Heng, Kano, and Qiang Lan in the same group, where each contestant would fight nineteen matches.
• Qin Heng and his companions compared their group assignments, while Yan Feng’s group also contained two high-scoring opponents.
• Qin Heng arrived at Arena No. 87 as Star Lords gathered to watch the second-round battles.
• Wind Whisper and Lan Xuan Ke met Qin Heng at the venue, and Wind Whisper described the benefits of cultivating under the Holy Emperor.
• Wind Whisper warned Qin Heng that Qiang Lan was the direct disciple of the Heaven Heart Clan’s Supreme Elder, the powerful Demon Chief Lord.