Recaps

Ye Qingyue remembered how she had once passed Ice Dragon's Roar to Lu Yuan, while he continued crushing the Virtual Universe trial. As Star Evolution Realm beasts appeared, Lu Yuan unleashed Frost Domain and took control of the arena.

• Ye Qingyue recalled meeting Lu Yuan, giving him Ice Dragon's Roar, and later building a family with him after he cured her Black Scale Disease.
• Lu Yuan rapidly slaughtered successive waves of beasts as the Virtual Universe increased the trial's difficulty.
• After Lu Yuan eliminated the Star Core Realm beasts, several Star Evolution Realm beasts appeared and attacked him.
• Lu Yuan activated Frost Domain, blanketing the arena in ice and suppressing the beasts while amplifying his own ice-type skills.

Lu Yuan withdrew from the virtual audition rather than reveal his Devil Form, then learned he had placed 997th and qualified for the second round. Su Yaqing also advanced, placing in the nine hundred eighty-thousands, and celebrated with him.

• Lu Yuan swept through the lower-ranked beasts in his Frost Domain until three Star Evolution Realm fourth-rank beasts suppressed it with their own domains.
• Lu Yuan considered using his Devil Form but rejected it to keep his trump card hidden, then ended his virtual trial and returned to Nebula Manor.
• Lu Yuan found his wives watching him with admiration, but they dispersed without explaining their reaction.
• Su Yaqing asked Lu Yuan for his final rank, and he told her he had placed 997th.
• Su Yaqing kissed Lu Yuan to celebrate his result and told him she had placed in the nine hundred eighty-thousands and advanced to the second round.

Lu Yuan teased Su Yaqing about exercising his rights as her husband, then reassured her that he was only joking because she was still exhausted from the previous night. The story left off when Celicia approached Lu Yuan and told him she wanted intimacy.

• Su Yaqing joked that Lu Yuan's praise sounded like Versailles, and Lu Yuan teased her in return.
• Su Yaqing panicked at Lu Yuan's suggestion of another round because she was still sore and weak from their intimacy the previous night.
• Lu Yuan gently stroked Su Yaqing's hair and reassured her that he was joking and would not push her while she was exhausted.
• Celicia walked over to Lu Yuan and said that she wanted him.

Lu Yuan and Su Yaqing traveled by spaceship to Giant Salt Star for the second round of the Galaxy Genius Exchange Meeting, while Gu Li hoped to recover her true body and draw closer to Lu Yuan. The seven-day journey began with Lu Yuan cultivating as he prepared to compete for points, glory, and the champion’s reward.

• Lu Yuan woke beside Su Yaqing after spending the night with her and reflected that his Star Evolution Realm made precautions unnecessary.
• Lu Yuan and Su Yaqing left Nebula Manor aboard Gu Li’s spaceship and set course for Giant Salt Star.
• Su Yaqing greeted Gu Li aboard the ship, while Gu Li felt embarrassed because Lu Yuan had discovered her peeping the previous night.
• Lu Yuan began cultivating during the seven-day voyage to stabilize his Star Evolution Realm foundation.
• Gu Li eagerly anticipated finding the Silver Dragon Star and recovering her true body, and she also hoped to openly stay by Lu Yuan’s side.

Lu Yuan and Su Yaqing arrived at Giant Salt Star’s space station, where a million second-round prodigies had gathered. As the crowd watched and discussed them, Lu Yuan reassured the nervous Su Yaqing, and they continued forward together.

• Lu Yuan piloted the spaceship to its berth at the space station above Giant Salt Star and brought Su Yaqing ashore.
• Lu Yuan and Su Yaqing entered the crowded station, where competitors from across the galaxy had gathered before the next round.
• The prodigies recognized Lu Yuan and discussed his age, cultivation, and reputation while also admiring Su Yaqing.
• Su Yaqing grew nervous under the crowd’s attention and gripped Lu Yuan’s hand.
• Lu Yuan used Spiritual Power to reassure Su Yaqing, who regained her composure and walked beside him.

At the tournament’s Space Station, Quila struggled to understand Lu Yuan’s breakthrough into the Star Evolution Realm, then grew jealous when Aiselandier greeted Lu Yuan with a smile. The crowd began speculating about the two as Quila kept his resentment to himself.

• Quila was shocked that Lu Yuan had reached the Star Evolution Realm in only a year and could not understand how he had cultivated so quickly.
• Aiselandier arrived at the Space Station, drawing the crowd’s attention as spectators praised her chances of winning the tournament.
• Aiselandier smiled at Lu Yuan, while Su Yaqing watched with a knowing, cheerful expression.
• Quila remembered Aiselandier’s past rejection and grew jealous, but he did not dare act against Lu Yuan.
• The spectators noticed Aiselandier’s smile and began circulating rumors that she and Lu Yuan shared a close relationship.

Lu Yuan and the other prodigies gathered at the space station fell silent as Milky Way Galaxy lord Tuoba Feng arrived and warned them about the dangers of the year-long tournament on Giant Salt Star. As Tuoba began introducing the invited judges, several powerful figures flew into the station.

• Lu Yuan dismissed the crowd's speculation about his connection to a woman and focused on the coming battle on Giant Salt Star.
• Tuoba Feng arrived at the space station, and his presence silenced the million assembled prodigies.
• Lu Yuan recognized Tuoba Feng and resolved to ask him about Silver Dragon Star after the tournament, hoping to end Gu Li's long-held obsession.
• Tuoba Feng welcomed the prodigies and warned them not to risk their lives for rankings because their Protection Bracelets could fail.
• The prodigies answered Tuoba Feng as one, and he began introducing the invited judges as several powerful figures flew in.

Ying Luan appeared as the chief judge of the Galaxy Genius Exchange Meeting, surprising the million contestants with her Star Extreme Realm status. She addressed the contestants about the year-long trial on Giant Salt Star, while Lu Yuan recognized the faint warmth she showed only toward him.

• Ying Luan arrived to serve as chief judge so she could see what her junior brother Lu Yuan could accomplish.
• Tuoba Feng introduced Ying Luan as a Star Extreme Realm powerhouse, prompting astonishment and speculation among the contestants.
• Ying Luan briefly smiled after locating Lu Yuan in the crowd, though the other contestants wondered if she had been looking at them.
• Ying Luan told the contestants they would spend the next year hunting alien races and competing for points on Giant Salt Star.
• Lu Yuan reflected on Ying Luan's contrasting public aloofness and private care, and felt grateful to be Hua Rong's disciple.

Lu Yuan and the other contestants collected Safety Protection Bracelets and teleported from the Space Station to Giant Salt Star as the year-long second round of the Galaxy Genius Exchange Meeting began. Separated from Su Yaqing in the savage wilderness, Lu Yuan looked forward to hunting alien races and growing stronger.

• Lu Yuan and Su Yaqing joined the orderly lines to collect their Safety Protection Bracelets, while Quila glared at Lu Yuan and Aiselandier calmly fastened her own bracelet.
• After the million prodigies had activated their bracelets, Ying Luan opened the teleportation passage and announced the second round's start.
• Lu Yuan teleported to Giant Salt Star and found himself alone in its vast, dangerous wilderness, separated from Su Yaqing.
• Lu Yuan surveyed the wilderness and anticipated a year of slaughter and increased strength.

Lu Yuan arrived on Giant Salt Star and discovered that its wilderness teemed with low-tier alien beasts. He unleashed Frost Domain and began sweeping through them for Sublimation Points, then flew toward another densely populated area to continue hunting.

• Lu Yuan used his Ice Wings to fly above Giant Salt Star and spread his Spiritual Power across the surrounding territory.
• Lu Yuan detected countless Star Core Realm beasts and decided to kill them in bulk rather than search for higher-tier targets.
• Lu Yuan activated Frost Domain, slowing and binding the beasts across a vast area without spending extra Primal Energy to strengthen it.
• Lu Yuan swept a giant Ice Blade through the beast-dense zone, killing countless beasts, including two Scaled Beasts trapped in a cave.
• Lu Yuan received a continuous stream of Sublimation Points and headed toward another beast-dense zone to hunt again.

During the first month of the Giant Salt Star trial, Lu Yuan relentlessly swept across the wastelands, slaughtering foreign races and accumulating Sublimation Points. He defeated even Star Evolution Realm beasts with his superior Frost Domain, and his growing stock of points soon let him add points.

• A month passed as the million prodigies fought and died across Giant Salt Star.
• Lu Yuan hunted without resting, spreading his Frost Domain as he flew across the planet’s wastelands and ruins.
• Lu Yuan slaughtered large numbers of low-order and high-order Star Core Realm beasts, earning increasingly greater Sublimation Point rewards.
• Lu Yuan encountered Star Evolution Realm beasts but suppressed their domains with his stronger Frost Domain and killed them.
• Lu Yuan’s Sublimation Points soared, and the time to add points soon arrived.

After a month of hunting on Giant Salt Star, Lu Yuan spent his accumulated Sublimation Points to strengthen Frost Domain and advance his cultivation. With his power increased, he set off to continue hunting.

• Lu Yuan reviewed his gains from a month of nonstop hunting and saw he had accumulated 240 million Sublimation Points.
• Lu Yuan chose to upgrade Frost Domain first, spending 100 million points to raise it to the Second Level and expand its range and suppressive effects.
• Lu Yuan realized he could upgrade more than one attribute and spent another 125 million points to advance from Star Evolution Realm First Order Lower Rank to Middle Rank.
• Lu Yuan put away the system panel and flew across Giant Salt Star, declaring that the slaughter would continue.

After five months of hunting on Giant Salt Star, Lu Yuan had reached the Star Evolution Realm Third Order Lower Rank and greatly strengthened his Frost Domain while keeping his Devil Form hidden. He discovered a concealed steel fortress in the desert and hovered above it, astonished that he had never detected it before.

• Lu Yuan let other contestants pass, planning to wait until later in the trial to plunder their accumulated points.
• He spent five months hunting powerful alien beasts, gaining vast numbers of Sublimation Points and advancing his realm and Frost Domain.
• Lu Yuan considered how his unused Devil Form might raise his combat power, but avoided revealing his Demon Bloodline to the competition authorities.
• While flying over the desert, Lu Yuan spotted an enormous steel fortress that concealed itself from his Spiritual Power detection.

Lu Yuan encountered two Machine Race guards outside the hidden fortress on Giant Salt Star and confirmed they were at the peak of the ninth stage of the Star Core Realm. After detecting that his combat power exceeded their limits, the guards activated Overload Mode, leaving them ready to fight.

• Lu Yuan saw two mechanical life-forms emerge from the fortress and recognized them as members of the Machine Race.
• Lu Yuan sensed the guards' cultivation and found both were at the peak of the ninth stage of the Star Core Realm.
• Lu Yuan realized the fortress's isolation formation had concealed the guards from his spiritual perception.
• The Machine Race guards detected Lu Yuan and reported that his combat power exceeded their judgment limit.
• The two guards activated Overload Mode, powering up their bodies and unlocking their armed modules.

Lu Yuan defeated two overloaded ninth-stage Star Core Realm Machine Race guards outside the Giant Steel Fortress and learned that they yielded substantial Sublimation Points. The fortress then deployed over a thousand third-stage Star Evolution Realm Machine Race lifeforms to confront him, leaving Lu Yuan facing a force matched to his realm.

• Lu Yuan attacked the two overloaded guards with Spinning Ice Sky Rush and dodged their missile barrage by reading its trajectories with his Spiritual Power.
• The guards assessed Lu Yuan as a third-stage Star Evolution Realm opponent and transmitted the data to the fortress's central master-control core.
• Lu Yuan pierced and froze both guards with the Ice Soul Silver Spear, destroying them and earning 1,100,000 Sublimation Points from each.
• As Lu Yuan prepared to enter the fortress, its gates opened and more than a thousand Machine Race lifeforms assembled outside.
• Lu Yuan sensed that every deployed Machine Race lifeform was at the third stage of the Star Evolution Realm and realized the fortress had arranged a force to match him.

Lu Yuan used his Frost Domain to suppress a Machine Race army of more than a thousand, then destroyed the entire force with Ice Blade Piercing Kill. He gained enormous Sublimation Points, while the machines sent an urgent threat assessment to the Central Control Core before they were annihilated.

• Lu Yuan decided to attack the more than a thousand Machine Race life-forms gathered before him for their Sublimation Points.
• The Machine Race units entered Overload Mode and prepared to fire while Lu Yuan watched their absolute obedience and willingness to sacrifice themselves.
• Lu Yuan released his fourth-layer Frost Domain, slowing the machines and their weapons by more than ninety percent.
• The restrained machines transmitted data about Lu Yuan's domain and combat power to the Central Control Core.
• Lu Yuan unleashed Ice Blade Piercing Kill and destroyed the entire Machine Race formation.
• Lu Yuan received tens of millions of Sublimation Points for each machine he killed.

Lu Yuan wiped out the Machine Race army guarding the Giant Steel Fortress and gained 75 billion Sublimation Points. He began pouring points into his strength before continuing his assault on the fortress.

• Lu Yuan annihilated more than a thousand Machine Race life-forms and felt no pity for them.
• Lu Yuan checked the system panel and saw that he had gained 75,000,450,000 Sublimation Points.
• Lu Yuan compared the Machine Race’s concentrated forces with the scattered beasts he had hunted before and decided the machines offered far greater point-farming efficiency.
• Lu Yuan fixed his gaze on the Giant Steel Fortress and resolved to kill every Machine Race life-form inside it.
• Lu Yuan called on the system to add points and began allocating them in a frenzy.

After slaughtering a Machine Race legion, Lu Yuan spent nearly all his Sublimation Points to raise Frost Domain from the fourth level to the eighth, gaining overwhelming range and suppression. As he prepared to attack Steel Fortress, a beautiful Elf woman approached across the desert.

• Lu Yuan gained 75 billion Sublimation Points from killing the Machine Race life-form legion.
• Lu Yuan spent points to upgrade Frost Domain from the fourth level through the fifth, sixth, and seventh levels to the eighth, leaving 450,000 points.
• Lu Yuan tested his eighth-level Frost Domain, which covered more than a hundred kilometers and could suppress most Star Evolution Realm opponents by over ninety percent.
• As Lu Yuan prepared to head to Steel Fortress, a gray-haired Elf woman in a silver-white battle suit rapidly approached him.

Lu Yuan reunited with Aiselandier on the Salt Desert battlefield and learned she had over six million points, far more than his own. He then asked what would happen if he defeated her and took her points, leaving Aiselandier stunned.

• Lu Yuan recognized Aiselandier and cautiously spread his Frost Domain while she approached the battlefield.
• Aiselandier explained that she had sensed Lu Yuan and come to greet him, then discovered the hidden Steel Fortress nearby.
• Lu Yuan asked to see Aiselandier's points, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan saw Aiselandier had 6,240,190 points, compared with his 990,050, and she reassured him about the gap.
• Lu Yuan asked whether defeating Aiselandier would let him take a huge haul of points, leaving her bewildered.

Lu Yuan tested Aiselandier by unleashing his Frost Domain, which overwhelmed her Grass Domain and left her stunned. Aiselandier realized his domain was a higher level than her own.

• Aiselandier accepted Lu Yuan's teasing challenge, assuming he was joking because he was only at the third rank of the Star Evolution Realm.
• Lu Yuan unleashed his Frost Domain and slowed Aiselandier without harming her.
• Aiselandier activated her seventh-level Grass Domain to defend herself and prepare a counterattack.
• Lu Yuan's Frost Domain froze the emerging vines and suppressed the growth of Aiselandier's domain.
• Aiselandier was shocked to realize Lu Yuan's Frost Domain was higher-level than her Grass Domain.

Lu Yuan and Aiselandier tested their domains, reaffirmed their friendship, and agreed to enter the Giant Steel Fortress together. They explored its vast mechanical interior but found no Mechanical Lifeforms along the way.

• Lu Yuan withdrew his eighth-layer Frost Domain, and Aiselandier released the vines she had used to bind him.
• Aiselandier asked why Lu Yuan had remained calm, and he told her it was because they were friends.
• Lu Yuan explained that his Frost Domain had reached the eighth layer, and Aiselandier was astonished by his rapid progress to the third tier of the Star Evolution Realm.
• Lu Yuan invited Aiselandier to explore the Giant Steel Fortress and fight monsters together, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier flew into the fortress and were amazed by its immense, intricate mechanical interior.
• The pair flew deeper into the fortress without encountering a single Mechanical Lifeform.

The Five Beauties watched Lu Yuan’s trial footage and saw him meet the Elf Princess, Aiselandier. After realizing they were friends, they welcomed the idea that she might become another sister.

• Xia Qingyin, Jiang Xuanran, Celicia, Shamirra, and Ye Qingyue gathered around the broadcast when Lu Yuan appeared on screen.
• Shamirra admired Aiselandier’s beauty, while Celicia worried that she might fight Lu Yuan.
• The women saw Lu Yuan and Aiselandier calmly converse and realized they were friends.
• Ye Qingyue suggested Aiselandier might soon become a new sister, and the other women eagerly agreed.

Elf Empress Vierveia watched a projection of her daughter Aiselandier smiling beside Lu Yuan on Giant Salt Star. Seeing her daughter finally look relaxed brought Vierveia’s guilt and longing to the surface, and the chapter ended with her silently shedding tears.

• Vierveia watched a projection of Aiselandier standing beside Lu Yuan on Giant Salt Star.
• Vierveia recalled how an old incident had made Aiselandier distant and caused her to avoid her mother.
• Vierveia remembered wanting to explain that the past had never been Aiselandier’s fault, but she had been unable to reach her.
• Vierveia saw Aiselandier smile freely beside Lu Yuan and realized he had helped her lower her guard.
• Vierveia’s composure broke, and she silently watched the projection with tears in her eyes.

Vierveia watched Aiselandier smile beside Lu Yuan and approved of the young man for bringing her daughter comfort and companionship. As the projection shifted away, Vierveia hoped they would both return safely from Giant Salt Star.

• Vierveia saw Aiselandier smile in the projection and felt affection, guilt, and relief that her daughter had found someone she could trust.
• Vierveia watched Lu Yuan remain composed and gently suppress Aiselandier's Domain during their test, and she recognized his talent and considerate nature.
• Vierveia decided that Lu Yuan could be a good companion for Aiselandier and silently approved of him, asking him in her heart to protect and cherish her daughter.
• Vierveia worried about the dangers on Giant Salt Star, including the Machine Race's forbidden ground and the Mechanical Dragon, and wished for both young people to return safely.
• The projection switched to other contestants, and Vierveia remained standing with a tender, relieved smile.

Lu Yuan and Aiselandier found the Steel Fortress eerily empty, then discovered that its Mechanical Lifeforms had merged into a Star Dome Realm Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex. Realizing they could not win, they chose to flee.

• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier explored the silent Steel Fortress but found their spiritual detection blocked and no Mechanical Lifeforms in sight.
• Lu Yuan agreed with Aiselandier to withdraw from the fortress.
• A tremendous roar shook the fortress as a giant mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex rose from the core restricted zone.
• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier realized the Mechanical Lifeforms in the fortress had combined to form the colossal creature and could not determine its strength.
• Aiselandier identified the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex as a Star Dome Realm powerhouse, and Lu Yuan ordered them to run.