Chapter Summaries

Yan Feng fought Blood River in the Ranking Tournament, initially controlling the battle with careful techniques before Blood River revealed a secret method resembling Qin Heng’s Seed World Art. The fight remained unresolved as Qin Heng recognized the unexpected technique.

• Yan Feng entered the arena to face Blood River, and Qin Heng warned him that Blood River excelled at transformation and possession.
• Yan Feng used ice, fire, and evasive techniques to gradually weaken Blood River while conserving his strength.
• The watching Lords praised Yan Feng’s performance, and Qin Heng predicted that Yan Feng would win because Blood River relied more on survival than combat strength.
• Blood River formed a grain of blood-colored sand and launched it at Yan Feng, who dodged it by transforming into flames.
• The sand transformed the ground into blood mist, and Qin Heng realized Blood River had copied a version of his Seed World Art.

Blood River imitated several powerful secret arts during his battle with Yan Feng, but Yan Feng ultimately defeated him with Netherworld Fire. Blood River revived after the match, and the other geniuses resolved to defeat him quickly next time.

• After the Seed World Art failed, Blood River used the Ten Thousand Swords Slaying Immortal Formation and then imitated Mysterious Sparrow’s form to attack Yan Feng.
• Yan Feng unleashed blue Netherworld Fire, which burned Blood River’s divine soul and won the match for Yan Feng of Purple Snow Star.
• Blood River reappeared outside the arena, while Yan Feng warned the assembled geniuses that Blood River could use every secret art he had encountered without limit.
• Meng Xing told the group that Blood River had an extraordinary and secret origin, then refused to explain further.
• Qin Heng urged the others to kill Blood River in a single strike if they faced him again, as they continued toward the tournament’s top ranks.

Qin Heng faced Bone Mountain in the second round and countered the alien’s deathly domain and barrage of bone spikes. As Bone Mountain fused with a gigantic skeleton and brought down a colossal spear, Qin Heng abandoned his attack and shouted a sealing command.

• The first round ended after five hundred matches, and the referee system began the second round with Feng Qianxue’s match.
• The Goddess of War defeated Qiang Lan by using her time-based speed to land hundreds of punches, while Qiang Lan later told Qin Heng he had felt nothing because his senses were destroyed.
• Yan Feng defeated Mang Cang Tribe Huang Yun with his frost power in the forty-seventh match.
• Qin Heng entered the arena to fight Demon Territory Bone Mountain, whose gray mist slowed Qin Heng’s origin energy and filled him with deathly lethargy.
• Qin Heng drove back the mist with his True Self Universe, redirected Bone Mountain’s bone spikes, and created a spatial domain.
• Bone Mountain summoned a gigantic skeleton and merged with it as its colossal bone spear descended, but Qin Heng shouted, “Seal!”

Qin Heng defeated Bone Mountain in the ranking matches using his Little Black Room technique to neutralize a devastating attack. After watching Qionghai Jingyuan fight, Qin Heng and his companions discussed the contenders and the possibility that he and the Goddess of War might face each other in the final match.

• Qin Heng destroyed Bone Mountain's bone hammer with his Little Black Room technique, then defeated Bone Mountain with Great Collapse and won the match.
• Qiang Lan asked about the technique, and Qin Heng explained that he used it to trap enemies and buy time.
• Qionghai Jingyuan entered the arena in his Giant Whale form and quickly overwhelmed his opponent with star-filled waves.
• Qin Heng, Yan Feng, and the Goddess of War discussed the relative strength of the contenders and how their abilities might counter one another.
• The Goddess of War asked what Qin Heng would do if they met in the final match, and Qin Heng said he would fight her with everything he had.

Qin Heng continued through the Genius Competition while learning that Chang Tian and Golden Mosquito had vanished into the Star Ripple Realm. In the forty-fourth round, he was finally matched against Hong Zhen, a top prodigy with a perfect record, and the two prepared to fight.

• Lan Xuan Ke told Qin Heng and Yan Feng that Chang Tian and Golden Mosquito had fled the Eastern Ancient Holy Land, and they agreed to deal with them after the competition.
• Trackers lost Chang Tian and Golden Mosquito in the Star Ripple Realm, which Lan Xuan Ke described as a powerful realm ruled by the Star Ripple King.
• Qin Heng and the other contestants continued competing, and Qin Heng remained eager to face a seeded contestant.
• In round forty-four, the referee system matched Qin Heng against Hong Zhen of War King Manor, with both holding forty-three straight victories.
• Qin Heng and Hong Zhen greeted each other in the arena, summoned their weapons, and agreed to begin with a serious fight.

Qin Heng and Hong Zhen fought a fierce duel, with both unleashing powerful secret methods and rapidly recovering from devastating injuries. Qin Heng ultimately destroyed Hong Zhen and won, while Hong Zhen suffered his first loss and left the tournament.

• Qin Heng and Hong Zhen opened with an evenly matched clash, then traded relentless close-range attacks across the competition world.
• Qin Heng's Fleshly Body Void: Great Collapse collided with Hong Zhen's Myriad Things Extinguished, leaving both badly injured but alive as their bodies rapidly recovered.
• Qin Heng used the Seed World Art to shatter Hong Zhen's blade, but Hong Zhen continued attacking with a fierce barrage of punches.
• Qin Heng seized an opening and used Void Annihilation to destroy Hong Zhen's right arm, then trapped him in the True Self Universe and collapsed it.
• Hong Zhen's flesh began to reassemble, so Qin Heng ground away every fragment with Boundary Ripple Fist; the referee declared Qin Heng the winner, and Hong Zhen withdrew after his first defeat.

Qin Heng learned from Hong Zhen that Feng Qianxue and Mysterious Sparrow were far stronger than most of the competitors. The Goddess of War fought An Tu Jia in a brutal test of offense against defense, and the match ended with both preparing to decide the victor with one strike.

• Qin Heng and Hong Zhen discussed their duel, and Hong Zhen warned Qin Heng that Feng Qianxue and Mysterious Sparrow had crushed him in private sparring.
• Tuo Xu lost to Poison Thorn, then returned to Thunder Lord looking dejected and resentful toward Qin Heng.
• The Goddess of War battered An Tu Jia for twenty-eight minutes, shattering his protective secret art and turtle shell.
• An Tu Jia transformed into a giant Xuanwu and unleashed venom, while the Goddess of War rushed inside his body and injured him before he forced her back out.
• The Goddess of War and An Tu Jia agreed to decide the victor with one final strike and began gathering strength.

Dong Huaiyue defeated An Tu Jia by reversing the Black Tortoise phantom’s movement with her mastery of Time Power, drawing attention to her rapid progress and connection to Ancient Emperor. Myriad Things Lord and his allies then planned to target her and Qin Heng in the Old Universe, where Void Ember God could not observe them.

• Dong Huaiyue used Reincarnation Tribulation to reverse An Tu Jia’s attack, causing his Black Tortoise Battle Body to explode and giving her the victory.
• The crowd marveled at Dong Huaiyue’s Time Power, and Ancient Emperor revealed she had cultivated it for only three years and was Dragon Emperor Jue Mo’s disciple.
• Myriad Things Lord and his allies grew concerned that Dong Huaiyue and Qin Heng would thwart their ambitions in the Eastern Ancient Holy Land.
• Myriad Things Lord proposed sending their true bodies to the Old Universe after the competition, where they could attack Dong Huaiyue and Qin Heng beyond Void Ember God’s sight.
• A pair of starlit eyes beyond the arena dome closed as the five Lords finalized their plan.

Qin Heng defeated Zula and Thousand Sorrows to preserve his perfect record and establish himself as a leading championship contender. Meanwhile, the Void Ash God and other True Gods discussed the God Seedlings in his God Nation and the dangers awaiting them.

• Qin Heng overwhelmed Zula by trapping his summoned ant swarm in the Returning Ruins and destroying him in close combat.
• Qin Heng endured Thousand Sorrows's endless spore revivals for over an hour before eliminating his final spore with the Void Annihilation Secret Art.
• Spectators ranked Qin Heng among the top five contenders, alongside Mysterious Sparrow, Dong Huaiyue, and Meng Xing.
• Underworld God told Void Ember God that his God Seedling had died after encountering an Ancient God Slough in the Old Universe.
• Void Ember God said his disciple had already announced the competition rewards and argued that God Seedlings had to survive through their own strength, while another True God urged them to consider the benefits a future Saint Realm VIP could bring.

Qin Heng faced Thunderclap, the Dragon Race genius, in a clash between two undefeated contenders for the championship. After their evenly matched battle escalated, they agreed to settle it with one final strike, and Qin Heng unleashed Universe Origin as Thunderclap’s lightning attack descended.

• Qin Heng and Thunderclap were matched against each other while both still held perfect records, prompting Saint Emperors to wager on the outcome.
• Qin Heng activated Fleshly Body Void while Thunderclap transformed into a lightning-wreathed divine dragon, and their opening attacks failed to give either an advantage.
• Qin Heng’s spear strike and Thunderclap’s dragon attack collided, severely wounding both before their recovery abilities healed them.
• After another exchange left them evenly matched, Thunderclap proposed deciding the victor with one strike, and Qin Heng agreed.
• Thunderclap rose into the clouds to prepare his killing move as Qin Heng condensed Space Law into one fingertip and named his technique Universe Origin.

Qin Heng defeated Thunderclap with his self-created Universe Origin secret method, astonishing the competitors and Saint Emperors. The chapter ended with the Saint Emperors settling their wagers and discussing how Qin Heng had created the technique himself.

• Qin Heng unleashed Universe Origin, creating a vast Realm Wall and blasting Thunderclap more than a million kilometers away.
• The referee system declared Qin Heng the victor, and both fighters were restored to health after leaving the arena.
• Competitors gathered around Qin Heng to ask about his technique, while Hong Zhen regretted underestimating the gap between them.
• Ancient Emperor Gu Jian Yi collected the Saint Emperors’ Luck Crystal wagers, and they settled the payments through Yanwu Bank.
• Heaven Marquis Saint Emperor asked whether Qin Heng had learned the secret from Jue Mo’s cave abode, and Gu Jian Yi said Qin Heng had likely created it himself.

As the tournament passed its midpoint, Qin Heng established himself as the presumptive leader while the remaining undefeated contestants and other top contenders fought for rank. The five unbeaten contestants remained the leading group, while Blood River grew stronger by learning from each defeat.

• Qin Heng defeated Thunderclap with his self-created secret art, becoming the benchmark against whom the other contestants measured themselves.
• Yan Feng defeated Qionghai Jingyuan, the Goddess of War beat Han Ren, and Qin Heng erased An Tu Jia with his spatial secret art.
• Xuan Que defeated Thunderclap by revealing a Vermilion Bird form, while Meng Xing beat Slaughter No. 4 and Feng Qianxue defeated Yan Feng using flowers that embodied her Life Law.
• Yan Feng explained to Qin Heng and the Goddess of War that Feng Qianxue's body was an artifact puppet and warned them about her power.
• Qin Heng defeated Jing Yuan, Han Ren, and Slaughter No. 4 as the tournament passed its midpoint, leaving Qin Heng, Dong Huaiyue, Meng Xing, Xuan Que, and Feng Qianxue undefeated.
• Blood River kept losing to top contenders but grew stronger by copying their techniques, prompting speculation that he could become the strongest by the final rounds.

Qin Heng continued through the Genius Competition as the Goddess of War revealed a secret art that could kill opponents by tracing them back to childhood. He defeated Meng Xing but believed he had no way to counter the Goddess of War’s technique, leaving the championship race uncertain.

• Qin Heng defeated Yan Feng in the 549th round, while Yan Feng took his second loss and ranked eighteenth.
• The Goddess of War defeated Mysterious Sparrow by using the Source Tracing Method to kill his younger self in the Soul Dimension.
• The Goddess of War told Qin Heng and Yan Feng that the Source Tracing Method cost her an equal amount of her lifespan, and Qin Heng admitted he might have to lose to her.
• Qin Heng defeated Meng Xing in the 690th round after their tenth-tier secret arts clashed, with Universe Origin overpowering Extinction Star Ruins.
• Qin Heng’s Universe Origin remained incomplete, but it could become a far more powerful divine art after he entered the Eternal Realm.

Qin Heng watched Blood River battle the Goddess of War and learned from the Ancient Emperor that Blood River was not a living being, but a special test arranged by the Void Ember God. Qin Heng realized he and Feng Qianxue were the final undefeated contestants yet to face Blood River, and the chapter left him hoping to encounter Blood River soon.

• After 900 rounds, Qin Heng had defeated nearly all his strongest rivals, while Blood River had grown more powerful by absorbing their secret arts.
• Blood River endured the Goddess of War's attacks as a black tortoise, and her Source Tracing Secret Method failed to reveal his past before she won the match.
• The Ancient Emperor told Qin Heng that Blood River was not a living being and warned him that he absolutely could not lose to him.
• Qin Heng realized the tournament's match order was partly arranged by the Void Ember God, who was testing the contestants through Blood River.
• Qin Heng understood that he and Feng Qianxue were the last undefeated contestants yet to face Blood River, and that whoever faced him first would have the easier battle but would still be considered the loser.

Feng Qianxue, Meng Xing, the Goddess of War, and Mysterious Sparrow traded defeats, leaving Qin Heng as the only undefeated contestant. In round 998, Qin Heng faced Dong Huaiyue and asked her to fight at full strength, beginning their long-awaited duel in the arena.

• In round 933, Meng Xing defeated Feng Qianxue, ending her perfect record.
• In round 960, Feng Qianxue defeated the Goddess of War, leaving Qin Heng as the only undefeated contestant.
• Meng Xing defeated the Goddess of War in round 967, and Mysterious Sparrow defeated Feng Qianxue in round 980.
• As the tournament neared its end, Qin Heng remained undefeated, with only Feng Qianxue and the Goddess of War left among his major opponents.
• In round 998, Qin Heng told Dong Huaiyue to fight without holding back, and they agreed to test their martial arts with Ninefold Calamity Spears.
• Qin Heng and Dong Huaiyue moved within four meters of each other as spectators wondered whether they would actually fight.

Qin Heng and the Goddess of War fought in a match watched by martial artists throughout the universe, first clashing with physical spear techniques and then unleashing their secret arts. Their battle remained fierce and unresolved as time and space warped around them.

• Fang Lingxue confidently told Chen Yu that Qin Heng would win because he had never disappointed her.
• Qin Heng and the Goddess of War exchanged hundreds of spear strikes, with neither gaining a decisive advantage.
• The Goddess of War asked Qin Heng to use his secret arts, and he agreed as both fighters prepared their powers.
• Qin Heng used his Space Domain and mirror-image secret art, while the Goddess of War countered by seeing traces of the future and reversing time.
• The two traded time- and space-based secret arts, leaving the dueling ground warped and their movements impossible for spectators to follow.
• Yan Feng watched and realized that Qin Heng and the Goddess of War had held back when they fought him.

Qin Heng defeated the Goddess of War in a final clash of ultimate techniques and advanced to the last two matches. Afterward, she revealed she would return to her homeland once the competition ended, leaving Qin Heng to face the remaining contenders and prepare to champion the Pangu Clan.

• Qin Heng and the Goddess of War unleashed their strongest secret arts, destroying each other’s bodies in the process.
• Qin Heng revived from a drop of blood, and the referee system declared him the winner.
• The Goddess of War told Qin Heng she had not held back and praised him as Earth’s better guardian.
• The Goddess of War explained that Pan Hong’s return had reunited the Pangu Clan and that she would return to the Eastern Embrace Clan after the competition.
• Qin Heng vowed to defeat Feng Qianxue and Blood River, become champion, and take revenge on those who had targeted the Pangu Clan.

Qin Heng fought Feng Qianxue in the 998th round, using his spatial secret methods to counter her life-draining domain. He trapped her inside his Eternal Prison and struck again before she could recover.

• At the end of the 997th round, Blood River defeated Feng Qianxue after absorbing abilities from hundreds of prodigies, leaving Qin Heng as the only undefeated contestant expected to face him in the final.
• Qin Heng met Feng Qianxue in the 998th round, where she vowed to stop him despite having no chance at first place.
• Feng Qianxue covered the arena with her life domain and rapidly drained Qin Heng's vitality, while he appeared to do little to resist.
• Qin Heng revealed 360 figures emerging from spatial ripples and synchronized their movements to form the Returning Ruins—Eternal Prison around Feng Qianxue.
• Feng Qianxue burned her life origin and tried to break out, but the prison's first shock disrupted her power, and Qin Heng struck again before she could recover.

Qin Heng defeated Feng Qianxue with his newly revealed Eternal Prison, securing the Genius Competition championship before the final match against Blood River. As the other contestants’ matches continued, he explained why the prison could trap Feng Qianxue but not the time-roaming Goddess of War.

• Qin Heng used the Eternal Prison to crush Feng Qianxue’s defenses, and she destroyed her divine soul after admitting defeat.
• The referee announced Qin Heng’s 998th victory, leaving only Blood River between him and the end of the competition.
• Qin Heng returned to Lan Xuan Ke, Yan Feng, and Wind Whisper, who celebrated his victory and cautioned him about Blood River.
• The Goddess of War asked Qin Heng why he had not used the Eternal Prison against her, and Qin Heng explained that her ability to move through time made her difficult to trap.

Yan Feng lost to Thunderclap in the 998th round, fixing the competition rankings before Qin Heng faced Blood River in the final match. Blood River copied and combined the contestants’ secret arts, and Qin Heng struggled to evade his attacks as the battle continued.

• Thunderclap defeated Yan Feng after their exhausting duel, and the top ten rankings were established.
• The 999th round ended with Qin Heng matched against Blood River in the competition’s final battle.
• Qin Heng analyzed Blood River’s pure blood-attribute power and retreated when the fight began.
• Blood River attacked Qin Heng with copied techniques, including Thunderclap’s lightning, Han Ren’s soul art, and Yan Feng’s ice and fire.
• Qin Heng evaded Blood River’s attacks, then recognized the Seed World Art in the blood-red grain of sand Blood River sent toward him.