Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming entered the Ninth World Zone and used powerful illusions to slaughter millions of participants. After rising to rank one, he found the massacre boring and decided to end it early.

• Qin Ming tested his weakened body and psychic power, then equipped his weapons and flew into the sky to begin hunting.
• Qin Ming trapped more than a hundred nearby participants in the Mountain of Knives Hell illusion, causing them to surrender and kill themselves.
• As Qin Ming flew through the forest, he used illusions to kill participants while thousands attacked him from afar and others fled.
• Qin Ming protected himself with nine Thousand Jun Seals and continued slaughtering participants across several thousand kilometers.
• Qin Ming checked his wrist screen and saw that he had gained 3,369,087 points and reached rank one in the Ninth World Zone.
• Finding the slaughter boring because no one had crossed the threshold into the Laws, Qin Ming decided to end the massacre early.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng stunned spectators with their overwhelming performances in the Genius Battle preliminaries, prompting the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor to seek ties with their clansmen. After Qin Ming dominated the Ninth World Zone, he began planning how to gather resources for his future cultivation in Chaos City and Virtual Universe Company missions.

• Spectators learned that Qin Ming subdued opponents through a large-scale illusion while Luo Feng swept through the First World Zone with the Phantom Sword Style.
• The Black Dragon Mountain Emperor ordered his people to befriend Qin Ming and Luo Feng’s clansmen, offering them a thousand star systems.
• Jia Yi and his companions watched Qin Ming, Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and other Earth Lineage participants achieve strong results, while Jia Yi explained that he had advanced to the Cosmic Level.
• On the nineteenth day, a Golden Armor participant warned Qin Ming that high-ranking contestants planned to join forces against him, but Qin Ming dismissed the threat after defeating the zone’s challengers.
• Qin Ming reached 6.23732 billion Points and sat on a mountaintop to plan for Chaos City, including preparing resources and equipment for his Mountain Range Giant Avatar.
• Qin Ming decided he would use Irina and future mission worlds to plunder resources, and recalled someone whose supplies he believed he could take.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng passed the preliminary round of the Peak Genius Battle, and Qin Ming arranged for Hong and Thunder God to become official members of the Ganwu Secret Realm. After discovering the Fire Phoenix Group’s crimes and learning Pan Xi possessed an immense fortune in Locke Divine Water, Qin Ming set out for the Cuilang Starfield to deal with him.

• The preliminary round ended, with Qin Ming scoring 6.2 billion Points and Luo Feng taking first place in their World Zone with over 500 million Points.
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng confirmed that Hong had passed, and Qin Ming decided to make Hong and Thunder God official members of the Ganwu Secret Realm.
• Qin Ming reviewed the Fire Phoenix Group’s records, learned of its abuses, and targeted Pan Xi, who carried Locke Divine Water worth 6.337 billion Hunyuan.
• Qin Ming asked Alex to prepare for a trip to the Cuilang Starfield, where Alex had already left a teleportation coordinate.
• Qin Ming and his guards departed aboard an E-grade peak spacecraft and vanished through Divine Kingdom Teleportation.

Qin Ming killed Pan Xi and destroyed the Fire Phoenix Group, freeing its enslaved planets before claiming the Locke Divine Water hidden among Pan Xi’s possessions. After three years of cultivation, Qin Ming prepared to enter the final match of the Peak Universe Genius Battle.

• Qin Ming and Alex traveled to the Bane Asteroid Cluster, where Alex’s guards and Alex killed Pan Xi despite his powerful plant life-forms.
• Qin Ming ordered the Fire Phoenix Group and its collaborators wiped out and its slave planets freed, restoring freedom to more than a trillion humans.
• Qin Ming discovered the Locke Divine Water hidden in a silver plaque and secured the treasure worth 6.3 billion Hunyuan Units.
• Qin Ming sold some Locke Divine Water, bought ten million Peak Realm Lord Zerg corpses, and returned to the Ganwu Secret Realm to cultivate.
• Three years passed, and Qin Ming prepared for the final match of the Peak Universe Genius Battle.

Qin Ming joined the Peak Genius Battle finals as the celebrated “Yama,” alongside Luo Feng and the other Ganwu Universe Country contestants. After Lord Thirteen announced his expectations for Qin Ming and Luo Feng, the group arrived at the finals venue, where Qin Ming looked ahead to the Trial Towers.

• Qin Ming arrived among the Ganwu Universe Country contestants, and Luo Feng explained that his illusion-based killings in the preliminaries had earned him the nickname “Yama.”
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng reunited with Hong and discussed their improvements, while Luo Feng revealed that his Special Lifeform Clone had greatly boosted his Space Law comprehension.
• Lord Thirteen took charge of the 1,000 Ganwu contestants and said he expected Qin Ming and Luo Feng to contend for the top two spots, while naming Rong Jun as another strong contender.
• Lord Thirteen led the contestants to the finals continent, where geniuses from other Universe Countries gathered and focused their attention on Qin Ming and Luo Feng.
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng returned to their rooms to avoid the crowd, and Qin Ming anticipated the upcoming Trial Towers.

As the Peak Genius Battle began, Qin Ming entered his trial space and rapidly climbed the Trial Towers by overwhelming their first opponents. The Undying watched his performance closely, and Thirteen hinted that Qin Ming’s true abilities would exceed their expectations.

• Thirteen told the gathered Undying that Qin Ming’s strength surpassed Bolan’s, though Qin Ming had hidden his abilities during the preliminaries.
• Nine Swords Venerable summoned the million-plus finalists and explained the Trial Tower rules and selection process.
• The next morning, Qin Ming was teleported to his trial space, where seven towers would determine his score and survival.
• Qin Ming entered the first tower and used psychic power to make 10,000 Blood-Haired Mammoths slaughter one another, then advanced to the second level.
• As the Undying monitored the contestants, Qin Ming used the Universe Suppressing Tower against a Toro Clan Warrior with no soul, and Thirteen said his mastered level would exceed expectations.

Qin Ming raced through the Trial Towers, drawing attention across the universe as his strength and ranking far surpassed the other competitors. He reached the Seventh Trial Tower and faced Blood-Haired Mammoths whose attacks carried origin laws, but declared they still were not enough for him.

• Qin Ming destroyed the Zerg Hive on the Seventh Layer of the first Trial Tower with his God-Suppressing Weapon and advanced to the second tower.
• Qin Ming swiftly crushed the stronger opponents in the Trial Towers, and Nine Swords Venerable and countless viewers began watching his progress.
• Qin Ming's battle video spread through the Virtual Universe as citizens celebrated his first-place ranking, while Luo Feng's ranking fell near the bottom.
• Undying beings discussed the geniuses' performances as competitors were eliminated in growing numbers, and Qin Ming advanced to the Seventh Trial Tower.
• Qin Ming faced ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths whose attacks contained origin laws, then activated the Illusion Spirit Eye and said the challenge was still not enough.

Qin Ming used his Earth Domain, illusions, and Void Seal techniques to clear the first two layers of the Seventh Trial Tower, drawing the attention of the Genius Battle’s spectators and powerful beings. After recovering from the second layer’s demands, he entered the third layer, where metal lifeforms awaited him.

• Qin Ming formed the Third Layer of God-Suppressing Weapon and crushed the Blood-Haired Mammoths on the first layer of the Seventh Trial Tower.
• The watching geniuses and Undying beings marveled at Qin Ming’s strength, while Rong Jun abandoned his desire to challenge him.
• Bolan saw Qin Ming’s lead on his wrist screen, resolved to keep pursuing him, and advanced into the next layer of the Sixth Trial Tower.
• Qin Ming used his Earth Domain, Void Seal, illusions, and halberd to defeat the Nine-Headed Serpents on the second layer, while Nine Swords Venerable and Lord Ganwu watched his progress.
• After resting and recovering his strength and spiritual force, Qin Ming entered the third layer of the Seventh Trial Tower.

Qin Ming used the Sixth Level of the God-Suppressing Weapon to annihilate the Machine Race Puppets and clear the Fifth Layer of the Seventh Trial Tower. His feat drew the attention of a powerful being in Chaos City, who summoned Lord Ganwu.

• Qin Ming formed the Mountain Giant and crushed the Toro Clan Warriors on the Third Layer before clearing the Flying Roars on the Fourth Layer.
• Lord Ganwu, Beizunzhe, and Nine Swords Venerable watched Qin Ming’s progress and discussed his potential and hidden strength.
• Qin Ming entered the Fifth Layer and judged that the Machine Race Puppets’ coordinated weapons made the Mountain Giant and Space Prison too risky.
• Qin Ming unleashed the Sixth Level, Universe World, and used World Force to destroy all one hundred Machine Race Puppets.
• Nine Swords Venerable reported Qin Ming’s feat, and a great being in Chaos City ordered Lord Ganwu to come see him.

Lord Ganwu met with Lord of Chaos City to explain Qin Ming’s extraordinary talents, and Lord of Chaos City offered to take Qin Ming as his disciple. Before Lord Ganwu could answer, a black-robed figure appeared and argued that Qin Ming’s interest in the Soul Path made him a better fit as his disciple.

• Lord Ganwu entered the Virtual Universe and greeted Lord of Chaos City, who congratulated him on finding Qin Ming.
• Lord Ganwu described Qin Ming’s Soul Split talent, Mountain Range Giant Avatar, powerful soul, and rapid progress in Space Law comprehension.
• Lord of Chaos City recognized Qin Ming’s potential to become a Cosmic Lord and decided to take him as his disciple.
• A black-robed figure appeared before Lord Ganwu could answer and asked Lord of Chaos City to let Qin Ming become his disciple because Qin Ming wished to follow the Soul Path.

Lord of Chaos City and Lord of Darkness both sought to take Qin Ming as their disciple after learning of his extraordinary talents. Lord Ganwu refused to choose for Qin Ming, leaving the decision to him.

• Lord of Chaos City summoned Lord Ganwu and learned about Qin Ming's Clones, soul talent, and Law Comprehension, then decided to recruit him before he cleared the Trial Tower.
• Lord of Darkness appeared and revealed that he also wanted Qin Ming, whose soul cultivation matched his own path.
• Lord Ganwu explained that Qin Ming's Mountain Range Giant Clone had reached a Life Level of three hundred and fifty times and that he had found no suitable soul-type Special Lifeform for Qin Ming's Second Avatar.
• Lord of Darkness offered Qin Ming several powerful soul-type Special Lifeform remains and offered to lend Lord Ganwu the 3.8 Treasure Points he owed.
• Lord Ganwu declined to let debt relief decide Qin Ming's future and said Qin Ming must choose his own master.
• Lord of Darkness declared that he intended to take Qin Ming as his disciple, and Lord of Chaos City agreed to let Qin Ming decide.

Qin Ming defeated the Seventh Layer’s Zerg Queen and passed the final Trial Tower layer, drawing the attention of two Cosmic Lords. As he faced them, Lord Ganwu urged him to choose the master best suited to him.

• Lord of Darkness vanished after agreeing with Lord of Chaos City to let Qin Ming choose between them.
• Qin Ming easily defeated the Fifth and Sixth Layers, then confronted thousands of Zerg Warriors and their Queen on the Seventh Layer.
• Qin Ming used Universe World, Soul Blades, and Black Hole Battle Body to fight through the Zerg while resisting the Queen’s Soul Attack.
• Qin Ming broke into the Mother Nest and killed the Zerg Queen with his halberd, causing the remaining Zerg Warriors to lose control.
• After passing the Trial Tower, Qin Ming appeared before Lord of Chaos City and another Cosmic Lord, while Lord Ganwu urged him to choose his master.

Qin Ming chose the Lord of Darkness over the Lord of Chaos City as his master because he wanted to follow the soul path. After the Lord of Darkness welcomed him as his seventh personal disciple and promised help with his Second Avatar, Lord Ganwu received five Treasure Points for supporting Qin Ming.

• The Lord of Chaos City and the Lord of Darkness each offered to take Qin Ming as a personal disciple, and the Lord of Darkness tested Qin Ming's will with an overwhelming illusion.
• Qin Ming chose the Lord of Darkness, declaring that he wished to walk the soul path, and bowed to him as his teacher.
• The Lord of Darkness welcomed Qin Ming as his seventh personal disciple, told him to keep his identity secret, and promised to introduce his senior brothers and provide materials for his Second Avatar.
• Qin Ming told Lord Ganwu about his choice, and Lord Ganwu received five Treasure Points that would clear his debts and leave enough to acquire a treasure.

Qin Ming became the first contestant to clear the Seventh Trial Tower, drawing acclaim and confirming his place as the Genius Battle’s champion. Luo Feng finished second, while hostile races began gathering intelligence on Qin Ming, who remained protected in the Ganwu Secret Realm.

• Qin Ming’s success stunned the Venerables, and Lord Ganwu rewarded Beizunzhe and his friends while explaining that Qin Ming’s achievements had changed his own fortunes.
• Qin Ming returned to the plaza and thanked Lord Ganwu and Beizunzhe as the assembled geniuses recognized his overwhelming strength.
• Luo Feng advanced into the Seventh Trial Tower with Yan Shen Bing’s Sky Sword Form, killed 182 Toro Clan Warriors, and finished second overall behind Qin Ming.
• The Genius Battle rankings sparked celebrations and widespread publicity across Ganwu Universe Country, especially for Qin Ming, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun.
• A Soul-Enslaved Undying reported Qin Ming’s rise to his master, while the Machine Race, Demon Race, and other hostile powers set spies searching for information about him.
• Qin Ming stayed in the Ganwu Secret Realm under Lord Ganwu’s protection, leaving the hostile races unable to find an opening to strike.

The Genius Battle’s final rounds selected the top 1,000 and assigned the four Secret Realm ranks, while Qin Ming, Luo Feng, and Bolan claimed the three Primal Secret Realm places. With the competition concluded, the young geniuses prepared to head to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters and the Initial Universe.

• The arena eliminations selected 900 additional geniuses, and Nine Swords Venerable announced the rewards and Secret Realm placements for the final rankings.
• The Virtual Universe system’s finals rules excluded 800 geniuses from competing for the top ranks, and the Undyings quelled their protests with Consciousness Pressure.
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng easily won their early finals matches, and the system selected twenty contestants for the next stage.
• Qin Ming, Luo Feng, and Bolan advanced to the top five, then placed first, second, and third after competing against one another and the other finalists.
• Nine Swords Venerable declared the Genius Battle over and told the selected geniuses they would be taken to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters before traveling to the Initial Universe.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng broke through to the Cosmic Level and traveled with Lord Ganwu to Chaos City in the Initial Universe. Lord Ganwu brought them to the City Lord’s Mansion, where Qin Ming’s powerful new teacher learned he had arrived.

• Qin Ming stopped suppressing his strength, broke through to the Cosmic Level, and prepared to bring his Mountain Range Giant Avatar to Chaos City.
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng joined Lord Ganwu on a Divine Kingdom teleport to the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, then traveled through the universe passage into the Initial Universe.
• Lord Ganwu explained the visible Cosmic Operation Laws and warned Qin Ming to meet his other teacher before beginning his studies.
• Lord Ganwu led Qin Ming and Luo Feng through Chaos City toward the City Lord’s Mansion as its powerful residents noticed their arrival.
• Two experts inside the City Lord’s Mansion sensed them and one told his companion that Qin Ming had arrived.

Qin Ming paid his respects to Lord of Darkness in Chaos City and met his powerful senior brothers, who gave him precious treasures. Lord of Darkness warned him to protect himself from death and soul control, then offered him Special Lifeform materials to choose from for a second avatar.

• Lord Ganwu brought Qin Ming and Luo Feng to the City Lord's Mansion and explained the Chaos Tablets and the rules of Chaos City.
• Qin Ming entered the Inner Mansion, met Lord of Darkness, and formally bowed to him as his teacher.
• Lord of Darkness introduced Qin Ming to Lord Youhou, Palace Master of Heavenly Eclipse, Venerable White Wind, and Venerable Kandeli, who each bestowed a valuable treasure.
• Lord of Darkness warned Qin Ming that his previous disciples had fallen despite their talents and treasures, and stressed that he must avoid being soul-controlled.
• Lord of Darkness offered Qin Ming dozens of Special Lifeform materials, including several soul-type options, for nurturing a second avatar.

Qin Ming examined twenty-three Soul-Type Special Lifeform materials and chose the Soul River as his Second Avatar after confirming his Clone Talent could nurture it. Lord of Darkness warned that nurturing such powerful avatars would make breaking through to Undying extraordinarily difficult, but Qin Ming accepted the risk and prepared to begin his training in Chaos City.

• Qin Ming reviewed the Soul-Type Special Lifeform materials and was especially tempted by the powerful, soul-devouring Soul River.
• Qin Ming told Lord of Darkness that he wanted the Soul River as his Second Avatar and confirmed his Clone Talent could nurture it.
• Lord of Darkness warned Qin Ming that his powerful avatars could make his eventual breakthrough to Undying nearly impossible, but Qin Ming vowed to become the strongest.
• Lord of Darkness gave Qin Ming access to seek cultivation guidance and asked Venerable Kandeli to look after him in Chaos City.
• Venerable Kandeli took Qin Ming to choose a Chaos Tablet.

Qin Ming and Luo Feng chose their Chaos Tablets, then entered their respective chambers to study them. Qin Ming became deeply immersed in the Darkness Chaos Stele’s insights until seven days passed and calls from outside woke him.

• Venerable Kandeli guided Qin Ming and Luo Feng to examine the fifty-two Chaos Tablet rubbings, allowing Qin Ming to take his time.
• Qin Ming chose the Darkness Chaos Stele, while Luo Feng chose the Nine Universe Chaos Stele.
• Venerable Kandeli led them to the Chaos Tablets, where Qin Ming noticed Kandeli’s many guarding Clones, and Lord Ganwu departed for the Ganwu Universe Country.
• Qin Ming studied the Darkness Chaos Stele and shared its insights with his Mountain Range Giant Avatar, gaining new understanding of space laws and the soul.
• After seven days, calls from outside jolted Qin Ming out of his immersion, and he reluctantly walked toward the bronze door.

After comprehending the Darkness Chaos Stele, Qin Ming settled into his Chaos City residence and entered the Heavenly Bridge Plane with Luo Feng to test their strength. Qin Ming began his challenge on the Darkness Heavenly Bridge, choosing a Martial Warrior opponent on the First Layer.

• Venerable Kandeli told Qin Ming to challenge the Heavenly Bridge and directed him to a residence where earlier Darkness Chaos Stele cultivators had left insights.
• Venerable Kandeli also directed Luo Feng to a nearby residence, and the two disciples thanked him before setting out.
• Qin Ming found his residence, explored the Virtual Universe, and applied for permanent access to the Heavenly Bridge.
• Guardian Bafen explained that the Heavenly Bridge had fifty-two paths matching the Chaos Tablets and described the rewards for passing its layers.
• Qin Ming and Luo Feng set off toward the Darkness and Nine Universe Heavenly Bridges, respectively, and Qin Ming chose a Martial Warrior opponent for his first challenge.