Chapter Summaries

Martindun returned to Chaos City burdened by the death of his friend Gatsby and the rejection of Jenny, then attended King Kongnan’s lecture and discovered Guen’s remarkable Chaos Monument auxiliary Secret Methods. Reading them forced Martindun to confront his past prejudice and question whether he could ever catch up to Guen.

• Martindun returned to Chaos City, rejected Nuoding’s defense of bloodline superiority, and received another rejection from Jenny.
• Martindun attended King Kongnan’s lecture, where he saw Guen, the genius he had once vowed to surpass.
• After learning about Guen’s Secret Methods, Martindun bought Qianming Wheel and Demon Claw and studied their guidance and analysis of the Universe Chaos Monument.
• Martindun recalled how his prejudice had damaged his friendship with Gatsby, who later died on a dangerous mission, and how Gatsby’s loved one had blamed him.
• Martindun wondered whether he could catch up to Guen and what he was worth without relying on bloodline or other external advantages.

Guen prepared to leave Chaos City after reaching the Fifteenth Floor of the Heavenly Bridge and deciding he could not yet pass the Domain Lord Level Original Tongtian Mountain. He reviewed his need for points and his costly Auxiliary Lifeforms, then asked Moto to arrange an external assignment in a border region.

• Guen watched the gift from Feida Nation Lord bloom and reflected on his progress and the difficulty of advancing beyond the Fifteenth Floor of the Heavenly Bridge.
• Guen considered the enormous point rewards for passing the Original Tongtian Mountains and the resources he would need to cultivate his Secret Methods.
• Guen reviewed his sales income and decided he needed to earn more points through future assignments.
• Guen inspected his World Lord Level Demon Envoy and Star-Studded Sunflower, recalling their abilities and the vast costs of cultivating them.
• Guen asked Moto to apply for an external assignment in a border region.

After ten thousand years in Chaos City, Guen told his loyal companions to prepare for his departure and examined their cultivation. The chapter outlined Yanxing’s Flame Star Behemoth talents and techniques before Guen asked the group to help him when he left.

• Moto told Leisi, the Niehuo Thorn, and Yanxing that Guen was preparing to leave Chaos City.
• Guen entered the World Ring, found the three beings waiting instead of cultivating, and asked Yanxing about his progress.
• Yanxing told Guen he had reached the second level of Descent of the Flame Realm, while Guen considered the Flame Star Behemoth’s talents, inherited memories, and secret techniques.
• Guen assessed the rare materials required for Yanxing to cultivate Nine Realms Fire and decided he could support its minor stage.
• Guen told Leisi, the Niehuo Thorn, and Yanxing to prepare to help him when he left Chaos City, and they agreed.

Guen left Chaos City after spending 3,500 years there and returned to the Primordial Universe, where he waited for the Virtual Universe Company to decide whether he could take a post in the Hongshan Universe Nation. While he waited, he reflected on his old friends and their different paths.

• Guen said goodbye to King Kongnan, who wished him success, and left his residence in Chaos City.
• Guen noticed the Initial Universe had entered the Tai Chu stage and saw signs of its coming transformation before boarding a ship with Samoding.
• Guen arrived at the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, where Samoding explained that his appointment to oversee a Universe Nation branch required approval.
• Guen named the Hongshan, Leihe, and Feida Universe Nations as his preferred assignments, explaining that he hoped to visit the Aoyu Empire or return to the Fengyu Star System.
• Guen decided to wait for the assignment decision and recalled that Yingjun, Han, and Duolan had begun life-or-death trials, while Duota and Feimo continued pursuing missions.

Guen met with Hong Luo and Lante, then learned that Zuirong had secured the Supervisory Special Envoy post in the Hongshan Universe Nation before him. Guen accepted a post in the Leihe Universe Nation instead, leaving Kolong distressed that Guen would not be assigned to Hongshan.

• Guen learned that the Ghost Tomb Race’s attacks had delayed the second Peak Genius Tournament and told Hong Luo and Lante he hoped to serve in the Hongshan Universe Nation.
• The Virtual Universe Company informed Guen that Zuirong had applied for the Hongshan post first, so Guen submitted a new application for the Leihe Universe Nation.
• Guen’s new application was approved, and he departed aboard his Meixing Ship.
• Bode told Kolong and Ina that Guen would serve as a Supervisory Special Envoy in the Leihe Universe Nation instead of Hongshan.
• Kolong covered his face, sank onto the sofa, and asked to be left alone for a moment.

Guen arrived on Zichen Planet and received his appointment as Supervisory Special Envoy at the Virtual Universe Company's Leihe Branch. He traveled to Yanliu Island in the Virtual Universe, where his arrival filled the branch's long-vacant seat as its fourth great power.

• Guen and his escort reached Zichen Planet and flew openly over its cities to Yiliu City, alarming the inhabitants.
• Guen rented a luxurious manor, while visitors from Zichen Planet's great families failed to discover who he was.
• Guen received the Virtual Universe Company's appointment as Supervisory Special Envoy, with authority to investigate and monitor several departments.
• Guen told Moto to bring Samoding to the Leihe Branch, then teleported to Leihe Continent in the Virtual Universe.
• Guen arrived at Yanliu Island, where a pillar of light and a ringing bell announced that the fourth great power had taken his seat.

Guen arrived at the Leihe Branch office on Yanliu Island as its new Supervisory Special Envoy, where the three powerful department heads welcomed him with practiced warmth. He met the branch’s leaders and personnel, while the department heads recognized that Guen—not his Guard Army commander—would be the central figure in the coming inspection.

• Xueyinhou, Zhenkonghou, and the white-winged department head discussed Guen’s arrival and worried that he might investigate their affairs.
• Guen admired the palace on Yanliu Island, then went with Samoding to meet the assembled branch personnel.
• The crowd knelt and greeted Guen, and Xueyinhou warmly welcomed his junior brother while Zhenkonghou and the winged man praised his teacher and status.
• Xueyinhou introduced Zhenkonghou Nanluosa and Shengshayi, whose record of securing internal promotion places impressed Guen.
• Xueyinhou introduced Samoding as the Guard Army commander, then presented the 274 Immortal Gods and roughly 580 million key personnel to Guen.
• Guen said he would rely on the three department heads, and they agreed to assist him.

Guen inspected the Leihe Branch and learned how the Five Great Powers competed for control of military forces through competitive missions. After agreeing to let the branch hold a grand welcome banquet on Zichen Planet, he returned to the Primordial Universe and went to watch the second Genius Tournament.

• Guen toured the Leihe Branch and learned about the Virtual Universe Company's influence across commerce, martial training, and other fields.
• Xueyinhou explained the history of the Military Department and how competitive missions let the Five Great Powers vie for influence over armies.
• Guen told Xueyinhou, Zhenkonghou, and Shengshayi that he was already on Zichen Planet, and they arranged a grand welcome banquet for him.
• After the inspection, Guen returned to the Primordial Universe and discussed his ties to his teacher's followers with Samoding.
• Guen decided to watch the second Genius Tournament, noting that only 583 members of the first tournament remained.

Guen attended a grand welcoming banquet hosted by the three great powers of the Leihe Universe Nation and greeted its powerful guests. He reunited with young contestants and former peers, then walked toward a group of familiar people who had just arrived.

• The three great powers welcomed Guen to the lavish manor and began the banquet with him greeting prominent guests, including Lanli Wang.
• Guen recognized Montobeia, Pu'er, and Chao, encouraged them about their tournament losses, and told them he had watched their matches.
• The three young contestants entered the hall excited that Guen had noticed them, while Xueyinhou and Zhenkonghou remarked on his influence.
• Guen reflected on how serving away from home had changed his vitality and state of mind, then walked toward a newly arrived group with a genuine smile.

Guen welcomed old acquaintances from Tucha Planet and the Aoyu Empire to his banquet, reflecting on how many had died or struggled to advance. The arrival of rival Supervisory Special Envoy Nuoding turned the gathering tense, and Guen went inside to meet him.

• Tucha thanked Guen for helping the Tucha Empire, and Guen welcomed him into the banquet hall.
• Chen reunited with Guen, who gave him a World Ring of resources to help his unicorn reach Universe Level.
• Guen spoke with Lianda and other old acquaintances, learning that Chief Antler had reached Domain Lord Level while Luo Lei and Yan had died.
• Nuoding arrived in an F-Grade Spaceship with his undying bodyguard Dangzhuang and challenged Guen's authority at the banquet.
• Xueyinhou explained that Nuoding was a powerful, arrogant disciple of Canhe Wang, and Samoding said he had heard Nuoding's family descended from a Universe Master.
• Guen regained his composure and went into the hall to meet Nuoding.

At the banquet, Nuoding confronted Guen over Martindun abandoning their family’s Universe Master bloodline, and the two fought in a side hall. Guen pinned Nuoding down and slapped him while Samoding kept Dangzhuang at bay, until the three leaders sensed the clash and rushed in.

• The Immortal gods at the banquet treated Guen as an important guest while Nuoding drank alone and then asked Guen to speak privately.
• Nuoding accused Guen of leading Martindun to abandon their family’s noble bloodline and possess a member of the Longmeng Race.
• Nuoding attacked Guen, but Guen charged first and struck him before Dangzhuang’s Immortal Divine Power blasted Guen backward.
• Guen used his movement technique to reappear beside Nuoding, pinning him down and repeatedly slapping him as Samoding fought Dangzhuang.
• Xueyinhou, Zhenkonghou, and the third leader sensed the fight and rushed into the side hall.

Guen beat Nuoding in the banquet hall while Samoding and Dangzhuang fought around them, until Xueyinhou and the others intervened and ended the banquet. Before anyone could leave, a Machine Race Wood God Source Crystal struck the estate and exploded, unleashing a catastrophic blast that left everyone’s fate unclear.

• Guen sealed Nuoding’s energy and beat him while Samoding and Dangzhuang fought to protect their respective charges.
• Xueyinhou separated Guen and Nuoding, and Zhenkonghou dismissed the guests from the banquet.
• Nuoding insulted Dangzhuang, who silenced and pinned him down despite the three giants’ displeasure.
• A silver F-Grade Spaceship fired a Wood God Source Crystal into the estate, prompting Samoding, the three giants, and the other Immortals to shield those nearby.
• The Wood God Source Crystal exploded, tearing through space and sending a massive particle stream across the estate.

Nuoding’s deployment of a depleted Wood God Source Crystal devastated Gangsuicheng, but Zichen Planet’s defenses and the gathered Immortal Gods contained the blast. Beiliu, Shengshayi, and Lanli Wang rescued many civilians, while Xueyinhou began taking those involved into custody as reinforcements arrived.

• Nuoding’s Wood God Source Crystal exploded, destroying Gangsuicheng and injuring the Immortal Gods gathered there.
• Dangzhuang subdued Nuoding and condemned him for unleashing the blast.
• Beiliu, Shengshayi, and Lanli Wang entered the danger zone and saved civilians, though many people died.
• Xueyinhou and Zhenkonghou thanked the rescuers, and Zhenkonghou calmed the survivors with a soul technique.
• Xueyinhou ordered the people involved taken into custody and sealed the silver F-Grade Spaceship.
• Enormous Interstellar Warships emerged from the Dark Universe and approached Zichen Planet with Universe Warriors ready for battle.

After Nuoding’s explosion left Guen confined and Samoding facing an inquiry, Guen consulted King Kongnan about bloodline privilege and the Guard Army’s responsibility. King Kongnan warned that the ruling might be politically biased against the Universe Mercenary Alliance, leaving Guen ready to challenge an unfair outcome.

• Guen entered the Virtual Universe to tell King Kongnan about Nuoding’s explosion and voice his concern for Samoding.
• King Kongnan explained how powerful bloodlines foster inherited advantages and why some privileged geniuses resent being surpassed.
• King Kongnan said Samoding had failed his duty to prevent the conflict from escalating, while Nuoding would also be punished.
• King Kongnan warned that the Core Layer might restrict future meetings between Domain Lord geniuses and advised Guen to make a major protest if the ruling was unfair.
• King Kongnan revealed that the Virtual Universe Company might oversee the ruling and could hold a grudge against the Universe Mercenary Alliance, so Guen said he would alert Jiu Luo Wang and King Bingqi.

King Xuanzhong investigated the Zichen Planet explosion and delivered a severe verdict that punished Nuoding most harshly while also stripping officials of their posts and sentencing Guen to prison. Guen was furious that fighting back had earned him punishment, and the case left stationed Domain Lord geniuses afraid of similar judgments.

• King Xuanzhong arrived at the Zichen Planet Special Affairs Office to investigate the case on his master's orders, with King Penghe and King Jinye agreeing to a fair process.
• King Xuanzhong questioned Dangzhuang and Guen, who said Samoding had followed his orders and argued that he had been entitled to fight back after being insulted and attacked.
• Seven days after the explosion, the authorities stripped Dangzhuang and Samoding of their Guard Army commander positions, sentenced Guen to the First Star Domain Prison for a hundred years, and sent Nuoding to the Fifth Star Domain Prison for ten thousand years.
• The verdict shocked the Domain Lord geniuses stationed outside their home territories, who feared Nuoding's punishment could serve as a warning to them.
• Guen was furious that he had been sentenced despite considering himself a victim, and resented King Xuanzhong and the Virtual Universe Company.

King Xuanzhong rejected Guen’s request for review and sent him toward the Star Domain Prison, while King Kongxi intercepted his transport ship with Miaosui Island. She took Guen and the ship back to Zichen Planet for a few hours, leaving the transport crew at her mercy.

• King Xuanzhong rejected Nuoding’s and Guen’s requests and ordered them sent to the Star Domain Prison.
• King Kongxi expelled King Li Mei from Miaosui Island after suppressing him for a thousand years over his attempt to recruit her favorite.
• King Xuanzhong watched Guen’s transport ship depart and told King Penghe that provoking the Universe Mercenary Alliance pleased him.
• King Kongxi pulled Guen’s transport ship out of the Dark Universe and told its crew she would borrow them briefly to return to Zichen Planet.
• The transport crew accepted King Kongxi’s demand, and she drew their spaceship into Miaosui Island.

Guen met King Kongxi on Miaosui Island, where she revealed that she had come at Venerable Tanshi’s command to push him toward advancing to World Lord. After she changed his sentence to the Second Star Domain Prison and defeated King Xuanzhong, Guen accepted the challenge and prepared for his breakthrough.

• King Kongxi welcomed Guen to Miaosui Island and teased him before taking him away from the spacecraft.
• King Kongxi confronted King Xuanzhong near Zichen Planet and changed Guen’s sentence from a hundred years in the First Star Domain Prison to a hundred years in the Second.
• King Kongxi told Guen that Venerable Tanshi wanted him to stop lingering at the Domain Lord level and asked whether he could pass the Domain Lord-level Heavenly Mountain.
• Guen accepted the sentence change, and King Kongxi entered a sealed spatial rift with King Xuanzhong to fight him.
• King Kongxi returned with King Xuanzhong battered and revealed that she had reached King Invincible strength, while Guen decided to prepare for his breakthrough to World Lord.

King Kongxi used Miaosui Island to intimidate King Xuanzhong, then told Guen about the damaged Supreme Treasure and urged him to advance before entering the Star Domain Prison. Guen broke through to World Lord Level, formed World Power, and sensed the vast Origin Land of the Universe.

• King Kongxi mocked King Xuanzhong, then left with Guen and the Star Domain Prison group aboard Miaosui Island.
• King Xuanzhong feared that King Kongxi and her peers had produced another King Invincible, but was relieved she had not killed him.
• King Kongxi explained that Miaosui Island was a damaged Supreme Treasure that Eldest Senior Brother had patched up.
• King Kongxi urged Guen to reach World Lord Level before entering the Star Domain Prison, and Guen began his breakthrough.
• Guen formed World Power and sensed countless worlds and Universe Crystals in the Origin Land of the Universe.

Guen crossed into the World Lord Level and used the influx of World Power to create an enormous Internal World. Its Origin Bead, shaped in part by the Origin Mask, began nourishing his body and soul as he connected to the Origin Land of the Universe and immersed himself in the Laws.

• Guen directed the World Power flooding his Internal World, shaping its storms, towering tree, ocean, metal veins, and volcanoes.
• Guen expanded his Internal World to five million kilometers across, and Universe Crystals and simple life-forms appeared within it.
• Guen watched an Origin Bead form, recognizing the Origin Mask, Rain Beast Space Secret Method, Xueluo Crystal, and Guqiong Divine Light reflected in it.
• Guen realized the Origin Mask and his world structure were steadily strengthening his body and soul beyond their previous limits.
• Guen connected his consciousness to the Origin Land of the Universe and perceived the origins of the Laws with unprecedented clarity, forgetting he was being escorted to the Star Domain Prison.

Guen gained acknowledgment from the Law of Lightning Origin while Miaosui Island traveled toward the Star Domain Prison. After immersing himself in the Law of Lightning Ocean, he woke to learn that King Kongxi’s group had nearly reached their destination in just fourteen days.

• Miaosui Island returned to the Primordial Universe, and King Kongxi saw the Law of Lightning Origin descend upon Guen.
• A lightning-shaped mark appeared between Guen’s brows as the Origin Law’s power entered his Internal World and enveloped his Origin Bead.
• Guen entered the Law of Lightning Ocean and found that his comprehension of the law had accelerated dramatically.
• Guen woke in a desolate stretch of space and learned from the Marquis Immortal that Divine Kingdom Teleportation had shortened the journey to fourteen days.
• King Kongxi teased Guen that she had hurried because her senior brother’s time was precious and she did not want him to change his mind.