Chapter Summaries

Luo Zhiyuan advanced through the first six floors of the Trial Tower by defeating each floor’s beasts and machines, often spending most of the allotted time cultivating or resting. He arrived on the seventh floor as the rankings shifted and the trials grew more difficult.

• Luo Zhiyuan hid from the Blood-Haired Mammoths with his Light Domain, then killed all ten thousand with Soul-Extinguishing Arrows before moving on.
• Luo Zhiyuan discovered that the Nine-Headed Pythons could detect him despite his optical invisibility, and cleared the second floor with Mental Shocks and Time Flow.
• Luo Zhiyuan used Yaori and Historical Phantoms to defeat the soulless Tuoluo Race Warriors, then cleared the Feihou on the fourth floor with Soul Secret Techniques and Hypnosis.
• Luo Zhiyuan fought through the laser-firing Mechanical Puppets on the fifth floor, using Yaori to disrupt them until the trial transported him onward.
• Luo Zhiyuan faced ten Cang Starry Sky Behemoths with Domains and, ten days later, reached the seventh and final floor.

Luo Zhiyuan defeated and studied a Star Level Zerg Mother Emperor in the first Trial Tower, then moved on to the second tower and asked Bulieni for soul-control techniques. The chapter left him ready to study a technique from his teacher’s collection.

• Luo Zhiyuan resisted the Zerg Mother Emperor’s soul attack and killed the waves of Zerg Warriors she sent against him.
• Luo Zhiyuan split the Zerg Hive with Yaori, then suppressed the Mother Emperor’s consciousness and examined her ten thousand soul fragments.
• Luo Zhiyuan accidentally restored the Mother Emperor’s awareness with a Mental Shock, and Yaori killed her when she tried to escape.
• Luo Zhiyuan entered the second Trial Tower and, after returning to reality, asked Bulieni to find him Soul Secret Techniques for controlling Soul Slaves.
• Bulieni explained that low-level Mother Emperors were exceptionally rare, then selected a Soul Secret Technique for Luo Zhiyuan to study.

Luo Zhiyuan studied the Zerg Mother Emperor’s soul while advancing through the Trial Towers, eventually becoming the last contestant still in the trial space. After killing the Mother Emperor on the seventh level of the fifth tower, he entered the sixth tower alone.

• Luo Zhiyuan discovered that killing Zerg Warriors dimmed soul fragments in the Mother Emperor’s Consciousness Ocean, and he experimented with the connection between her soul and the Warriors she controlled.
• Luo Zhiyuan killed the Mother Emperor after ten days and advanced to the third Trial Tower, where he used Charm on a Blood-Haired Mammoth.
• Ai Chen saw Luo Zhiyuan and Bolan lingering at levels to use their remaining time for training, then decided to train herself.
• Bolan failed on the first level of the seventh Trial Tower, leaving Luo Feng and Luo Zhiyuan as the final two contestants; Luo Feng advanced to third place before leaving the trial space.
• Luo Zhiyuan struggled to suppress the Mother Emperor on the seventh level of the fifth Trial Tower, so he held her off while investigating her soul.
• Ten days later, Luo Zhiyuan killed the Mother Emperor with his fifth-stage Yaori and entered the first level of the sixth Trial Tower as the last contestant still inside.

Luo Zhiyuan defeated the Zerg Mother Emperor in the Sixth Trial Tower and, after observing her Soul Secret Technique, understood how to complete the first layer of Soul Parasitism. He left the Mother Emperor dead and had finally mastered the technique.

• Luo Zhiyuan cleared the Sixth Trial Tower levels and struggled to break through the Mother Nest on the seventh floor.
• Luo Zhiyuan and his nine Historical Phantoms broke open the Mother Nest, then used Soul-Extinguishing Arrow to leave the Mother Emperor with only ten soul fragments.
• Luo Zhiyuan recognized the similarity between the Mother Emperor's technique and Soul Parasitism, and Bulieni explained that Old Mystic had created the technique using traits of the Mother Emperor's soul.
• Luo Zhiyuan formed 101 points in his Consciousness Ocean and used them to create a sphere that enveloped the Mother Emperor's Consciousness Ocean.
• Luo Zhiyuan's parasitic cocoons spread through the Mother Emperor's soul fragments and consumed them, killing her as he mastered the first layer of Soul Parasitism.

Luo Zhiyuan cleared the first two levels of the Seventh Trial Tower by killing every beast with his Soul-Extinguishing Arrows and phantoms, drawing attention from the geniuses and Immortals. On the third level, he reconsidered ending his run and put on a black bracelet as he prepared to reveal more of his abilities.

• The Immortals discussed Luo Zhiyuan’s strange Soul Secret Technique while Ronghuo considered his potential.
• Luo Zhiyuan used Godly Evasion, Time Flow, and his Historical Phantoms to kill all ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths and take first place on the first level.
• Bolan, Gusiluo, Rong Jun, Luo Feng, and Ai Chen watched Luo Zhiyuan’s progress and reacted to his display of strength.
• Luo Zhiyuan killed all ten thousand Nine-Headed Pythons on the second level and advanced to the third.
• Luo Zhiyuan tested Yaori against a Tuoluo Race Warrior, then decided to investigate the Mother Emperor’s secrets instead of deliberately failing the level.
• Luo Zhiyuan took a black bracelet with white patterns from his Space Ring and put it on his left wrist.

Luo Zhiyuan revealed that he could wield the Shadow Divine Weapon's second level, using the Phantom Ring to destroy the Tuoluo Race Warriors and clear the third level. He was teleported to the fourth level as Ai Chen and Bolan watched his display.

• Luo Zhiyuan used the Darkless Ring to kill one Tuoluo Race Warrior by sending nine rings in sequence to build up their speed.
• Luo Zhiyuan assembled the Shadow Divine Weapon into its second-level Phantom Ring and launched it against the remaining 999 Tuoluo Race Warriors.
• The Phantom Ring cut through the linked domains and killed the Tuoluo Race Warriors, astonishing the Immortal Experts.
• Thirteen praised Luo Zhiyuan's mastery of the Shadow Divine Weapon, while Bolan studied its attacks and Ai Chen watched with shock before renewing her resolve.
• Luo Zhiyuan cleared the third level five minutes later and was teleported to the fourth.

Luo Zhiyuan cleared the first six levels of the trial tower before confronting a World Lord Level Zerg Hive on the seventh. He failed to defeat the Mother Emperor and returned to the plaza ranked first with 67,777,777,000 points.

• Luo Zhiyuan recovered after defeating the Feihou on the fourth level, then used the Radiant Shadow Domain to destroy the Mechanical Puppets on the fifth.
• Luo Zhiyuan used Time Flow and the Radiant Shadow Domain to kill the ten Cang on the sixth level, then entered the seventh.
• Luo Zhiyuan saw the World Lord Level Zerg Hive and chose to fight its warriors, killing the first one with the Soul Parasitism Technique.
• Luo Zhiyuan sent ten Soul Parasitism phantoms into the Mother Nest, but the Mother Emperor corroded them and Zerg Warriors killed him.
• Luo Zhiyuan returned to the plaza and saw that he had placed first with 67,777,777,000 points.

After the Peak Genius Competition trials and Qualification Battle, Luo Zhiyuan and Bolan were expected to claim the two places in the Primal Secret Region, while Ai Chen vowed to fight her way there later. Luo Zhiyuan returned to his World Ring to prepare for advancement and checked on Xingxing, who had reached the ninth rank of Domain Lord Level.

• After the arena competition determined the top 1,000 contestants, Nine Swords Venerable announced the rewards and Secret Realm placements tied to each ranking.
• Nine Swords Venerable explained the final arena matches, and Luo Zhiyuan reviewed the rules for selecting entrants to the four Secret Realms.
• Ai Chen told Luo Zhiyuan she would compete for a place in the Taichu Secret Region and later challenge for the Primal Secret Region; he encouraged her to catch up with him.
• Luo Zhiyuan entered his World Ring and asked Xingxing to clear space around the lake so he could raise his energy to the ninth rank of Star Level.
• Xingxing told Luo Zhiyuan it had reached the ninth rank of Domain Lord Level and was progressing in the Law of Wood, though it had not begun comprehending the Law of Space.

Luo Zhiyuan advanced through the Virtual Universe Company's final selection and learned that his presence had changed the top ten's matchups. As the arena battles approached, Luo Feng worried that his ten-year-old son might be getting too close to Ai Chen.

• Luo Zhiyuan rested in the Secret Realm Spirit Marrow, then entered the final selection and quickly defeated his first two opponents with Mental Shock.
• Luo Zhiyuan watched Bolan, Rong Jun, Luo Feng, and Ai Chen win their matches, and shared a playful exchange with Ai Chen.
• The top ten were announced as Luo Zhiyuan, Bolan, Qianshui, Luo Feng, Jiang Mo, Lancelot, Wuka, Ai Chen, Long Yun, and Rong Jun.
• Nine Swords Venerable paired Luo Zhiyuan against Rong Jun, Bolan against Long Yun, Qianshui against Ai Chen, Luo Feng against Wuka, and Jiang Mo against Lancelot.
• Luo Zhiyuan advised Ai Chen about facing a Controller, while Luo Feng worried that his son was already dating and wondered how to intervene.

Luo Zhiyuan fought Rong Jun in a close-combat duel, using swordsmanship, speed, and his Light Wings instead of his usual Soul Secret Technique. After Rong Jun admitted defeat, he asked Luo Zhiyuan to strike him with the Soul Secret Technique, and Luo Zhiyuan began to comply.

• Luo Zhiyuan chose to test his swordsmanship against Rong Jun, who attacked with his War Blade and Earth Origin Law.
• Luo Zhiyuan used the Shadow-Splitting Sword to wound Rong Jun, then evaded his counterattacks with speed and illusions.
• Rong Jun expanded his Earth Origin Law domain, but Luo Zhiyuan dodged outside it and left him badly wounded.
• Bolan, Ai Chen, Luo Feng, and Jiang Mo won their matches on the other arenas while watching Luo Zhiyuan and Rong Jun fight.
• Luo Zhiyuan revealed that his Light Wings and use of the Law of Time had helped him outrun Rong Jun, who admitted defeat and asked to experience his Soul Secret Technique.
• Luo Zhiyuan put away his sword and enveloped Rong Jun in a white spherical phantom with his Soul Secret Technique.

Luo Zhiyuan defeated Jiang Mo and then sent his father, Luo Feng, out of the arena while helping him recognize a flaw in his weapon control. After the tournament moved to its third round, Luo Zhiyuan faced Ai Chen, who revealed a transforming sword and battle dress.

• Luo Zhiyuan defeated Jiang Mo with the Shadow-Splitting Sword after testing his defenses.
• Luo Feng and Luo Zhiyuan clashed with their divine weapons, and Luo Feng realized he needed more precise control over his attacks.
• Luo Zhiyuan used the Radiant Shadow Domain to overwhelm Luo Feng and knock him out of the arena.
• Luo Feng joined Rong Jun after the match, and the two former contestants left together to drink and chat.
• Luo Zhiyuan met Ai Chen in the third round, and she transformed her white sword into a longsword and battle dress covered in Law Secret Patterns.

Luo Zhiyuan defeated Ai Chen and Bolan to win the Universe Human Peak Genius Selection Tournament, while Ai Chen defeated Luo Feng. The Nine Swords Venerable announced the final rankings, and the tournament ended.

• Ai Chen used Flowing Light Nine Variations and the Law of Time against Luo Zhiyuan, but he evaded her attacks and guided her during their duel until she gave up.
• Luo Zhiyuan defeated Bolan with a swift attack that used the Law of Time, leaving Bolan unsure how he had been eliminated.
• Luo Feng fought Ai Chen using the Yan Shen Armament, but her attacks and mastery of the Law of Time earned her the victory.
• The Nine Swords Venerable announced Luo Zhiyuan in first place, Bolan second, Ai Chen third, Luo Feng fourth, and Jiang Mo fifth, concluding the tournament.

After the Genius Tournament, Luo Zhiyuan befriended Wuka, Rong Jun, Ai Chen, and Bolan, and they discussed supporting one another as Virtual Universe Company disciples. Back in his estate, Luo Zhiyuan reflected on the losses caused by repeated attacks and looked forward to the future.

• Luo Zhiyuan received notice that a ship would pick him up in ten days, then met with Wuka, Rong Jun, and Luo Feng on the plaza.
• Wuka introduced himself to Luo Zhiyuan, who called over Ai Chen and Bolan so they could meet as well.
• Wuka joked about Luo Zhiyuan and Bolan defeating Luo Feng, and Luo Zhiyuan changed the subject before Luo Feng grew more annoyed.
• The group discussed the dangers of factional struggles and training missions, and agreed to look out for one another at the Virtual Universe Company.
• After they logged out, Luo Zhiyuan surveyed his diminished estate and chose not to replace the guards lost in earlier attacks.

A Zerg Mother Emperor set out with Qika to enslave Luo Zhiyuan, who was unaware of the danger as he reunited with the Luo Family in the Virtual Universe. When a Zerg assault struck his manor, Luo Zhiyuan took shelter in his Machine Race Spaceship and joined the fight.

• The Zerg Mother Emperor learned of Luo Zhiyuan’s talent and ordered Qika to take her to him so she could prioritize Soul Enslavement.
• Qika brought the Mother Emperor into his God Kingdom and traveled toward Qingyu Planet.
• Luo Zhiyuan reached the second level of the Soul Parasitism Technique and shared a meal with the Luo Family in the Virtual Universe.
• Bulieni warned Luo Zhiyuan that a World Lord Level attacker and more than a thousand Zerg Warriors had reached the manor.
• Luo Zhiyuan brought himself, the bedroom, and the cultivation room into his Machine Race Spaceship, and Bulieni piloted it into the air to attack the Zerg Warriors.

Luo Zhiyuan survived the Zerg Mother Emperor’s attack and turned the tables by Soul Enslaving her, then arranged for her to return to the Zerg as a spy. After the Mengluo Wing Race’s Blood Wing King arrived and killed Qika, he took Luo Zhiyuan away to Chaos City for protection.

• Qika attacked Luo Zhiyuan’s Machine Race Spaceship, but Bulieni trapped him with the spaceship’s laser net while the Zerg Mother Emperor attacked Luo Zhiyuan’s soul.
• Luo Zhiyuan resisted the soul attack, used his Shadow Race Clone to immobilize the Mother Emperor, and Soul Enslaved her with Soul Parasitism.
• Luo Zhiyuan named the Mother Emperor Isala and ordered her to return to the Zerg as an infiltrator while communicating with him through a human Soul Slave’s Virtual Universe account.
• Luo Zhiyuan released Qika so he could take Isala away, then told the Mengluo Wing Race’s Seventh Elder that the Zerg had attacked him.
• Blood Wing King arrived, revealed that he had killed Qika, and ordered Luo Zhiyuan to accompany him to Chaos City ahead of schedule.

Luo Zhiyuan traveled with Blood Wing King to Chaos City in the Initial Universe, where the City Leader arranged to question him personally. Before entering the City Leader Mansion, Luo Zhiyuan and Bulieni prepared a partial explanation for his identity.

• Blood Wing King took Luo Zhiyuan through his God Kingdom and traveled toward Chaos City aboard a Purple Luan Flower spaceship.
• Luo Zhiyuan worried the Chaos City Leader would expose his forged identity, so Bulieni advised him to claim he had inherited Bulieni and conceal any connection to the Old Mystic.
• Blood Wing King guided the ship through the Cosmic Passage, noticed Luo Zhiyuan was unaffected by its time distortion, and delivered him to a Black-Robed Envoy in the Initial Universe.
• The Black-Robed Envoy brought Luo Zhiyuan to the City Leader Mansion and left him at the entrance.
• A white-robed Minotaur arrived with the City Leader's order to take Luo Zhiyuan inside for questioning.

Luo Zhiyuan met the Chaos City Leader in the Chaos Ruins and began comprehending the Origin Law of Light. In less than half a month, he gained its recognition and advanced to become a first-rank Universe Level Spirit Reader.

• The White-Robed Messenger led Luo Zhiyuan through the City Leader Mansion to the Chaos Ruins and left him to enter alone.
• Luo Zhiyuan entered a vast battlefield filled with corpses and encountered the Chaos City Leader, whose overwhelming presence nearly forced him to his knees.
• Luo Zhiyuan saw the laws manifested by the Chaos City Leader and began comprehending the Origin Law of Light, while the City Leader watched with interest.
• After days of contemplation, Luo Zhiyuan gained the Origin Law of Light's recognition, and a white mark and law patterns appeared on him and his Shadow Race Clone.
• As Luo Zhiyuan absorbed the universe's energy, his nine fireballs transformed into a Vortex Galaxy with a black hole, and he advanced to become a first-rank Universe Level Spirit Reader.

The Chaos City Leader confirmed that Luo Zhiyuan was not soul-enslaved, heard the truth behind his false identity, and decided to test him as a potential disciple. He required Luo Zhiyuan to break through the Tenth Layer of the Heavenly Bridge before leaving Chaos City.

• The Chaos City Leader told Luo Zhiyuan that he had gained the Origin Law of Light's recognition and confirmed that he had not been soul-enslaved.
• The Chaos City Leader confronted Luo Zhiyuan about his falsified identity, and Luo Zhiyuan explained his inheritance, his wish to protect his family, and his connection to Luo Feng.
• The Chaos City Leader was pleased by Luo Zhiyuan's concern for family and humanity, and decided to take him as a disciple because of his temperament and talent.
• The Chaos City Leader offered Luo Zhiyuan a chance to become an unofficial disciple if he passed a test, followed by another test for personal discipleship.
• The Chaos City Leader told Luo Zhiyuan to stay in Chaos City and break through the Tenth Layer of the Heavenly Bridge before the other geniuses arrived, leaving Luo Zhiyuan anxious about the challenge.

Luo Zhiyuan learned about Chaos City’s treasures and studied rubbings of its fifty-two Chaos Steles before choosing the difficult Universe Chaos Stele. He entered its cultivation chamber to begin his seven-day study under the Chaos City Leader’s expectations.

• The White-Robed Messenger explained Chaos City’s treasures, the Chaos Steles, and the seven-day study period to Luo Zhiyuan.
• Luo Zhiyuan examined the fifty-two stele rubbings and narrowed his choice to the Giant Axe, Universe, and Phantom Light Chaos Steles.
• Luo Zhiyuan chose the Universe Chaos Stele despite the White-Robed Messenger’s warning that its combined Space and Time laws would be difficult to master.
• The White-Robed Messenger escorted Luo Zhiyuan to the Universe Chaos Stele chamber and introduced him to its guardian, Candery.
• Luo Zhiyuan entered the chamber filled with chaotic currents as the heavy door closed behind him.

Luo Zhiyuan used Flowing Time to extend his comprehension of the Universe Chaos Stele, then left the Cultivation Chamber when Candery called him out. After settling into a Cultivation Residence, he realized he had mastered all the mysteries in the stele’s first diagram.

• Luo Zhiyuan examined the twelve diagrams on the Universe Chaos Stele and used Flowing Time to accelerate his comprehension tenfold.
• Luo Zhiyuan trained alongside his avatars in the World Ring and focused on the first diagram’s Laws of Time and Space.
• Candery’s call woke Luo Zhiyuan and drove him out of the Cultivation Chamber, where Candery noticed the profound fluctuation in the Law of Time.
• Luo Zhiyuan claimed a Cultivation Residence, reviewed what he had learned, and studied the Law Secret Patterns on its Rooftop.
• Luo Zhiyuan realized the first diagram contained nine spatial mysteries and three temporal mysteries, and he had mastered them all.