Recaps

Lin Yuan, feared as the Flame Demon, cleared the hundredth floor and defeated a swift contestant who wielded the Laws of Time and Light. With every floor stripped of hiding places and the surviving contestants reduced to a few floor lords, Lin Yuan began his final sweep.

• Marquis Golden Sword and Yunting discussed Lin Yuan's strong tournament performance while Marquis Yuankun compared disciples' results with other powerhouses.
• Lin Yuan encountered a white-robed contestant who dodged his fire domain and used a technique combining the Laws of Time and Light.
• The white-robed contestant unleashed Purification Annihilation, but Lin Yuan struck him down with Domain Suppression Slash and gained four hundred thousand points.
• Lin Yuan saw that he remained first with 1,825,312 points after clearing every building and stretch of terrain from the first floor to the hundredth.
• The contestants were forced into fights, leaving each floor with only one contestant or a small team, and Lin Yuan began his final sweep.

The preliminary tournament ended after Lin Yuan dominated the 17th World Zone, earning nearly three million points and advancing without needing to compete in the Arena Tournament. After teleporting back to the Nine Flame Sacred Land, he reunited with Ling, Resk, and Cohen, who compared their results.

• Lin Yuan finished first in the 17th World Zone with 2,809,879 points while the surviving Nine Flame Sacred Land students praised his strength.
• The Nine Flames Universe Kingdom's analysts reviewed Lin Yuan's battles and judged him a possible contender for the universe's top spot, though stronger geniuses remained.
• The preliminary tournament's countdown ended, and all survivors were teleported out as the final rankings were announced.
• Lin Yuan returned to the Nine Flame Sacred Land with the other surviving students and told Ling he had earned just under three million points.
• Ling and Resk shared their first-place scores, while Cohen admitted he had placed second after failing to defeat a rival Spirit Reader.
• Lin Yuan teased Cohen about entering the Reincarnation Tournament, but Cohen refused and logged out of the Virtual Universe.

After the Preliminary Tournament, Lin Yuan returned to Marquis Yuankun, who gave him the Space Echo manual to help him advance his Law of Space Origin comprehension and improve his chances of entering the Great Axe Secret Realm. Lin Yuan accepted it eagerly as Marquis Yuankun bought the costly technique for him.

• Bart reviewed the qualifiers and noticed that a contestant named Lin Yuan had ranked first in a World Zone, but he assumed the contestant was someone else with the same name as a former slave he had tried to recruit.
• Hui Guang apologized to his teacher for placing fifty-third, and the old man reassured him that the Lin Yuan who defeated him was one of the strongest geniuses in the universe.
• Lin Yuan told Marquis Yuankun that he had taken first place in his World Zone, and Marquis Yuankun praised his talent while comparing him with Brian and a Nanhu Universe Kingdom genius.
• Marquis Yuankun gave Lin Yuan the Space Echo manual, explaining that it could speed up early comprehension of the Law of Space Origin but would eventually reach a bottleneck.
• Lin Yuan agreed to cultivate Space Echo, and Marquis Yuankun ordered the expensive manual for more than five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units.

Lin Yuan began studying the Spatial Echo manual Marquis Yuankun had given him to improve his comprehension of space before the Warrior Battle finals. Meanwhile, Marquis Huanyu ordered Cohen to enter the Reincarnation Tournament for three years of combat training, and Lin Yuan encouraged Cohen to focus on learning rather than winning.

• Lin Yuan read Spatial Echo and learned that mastering its ten volumes could bring his Law Comprehension to the Peak King level.
• Lin Yuan quickly understood much of the manual’s first two layers and realized his comprehension already matched the third layer of the Heavenly Bridge, then began cultivating with his main body and clone.
• Marquis Huanyu told Cohen to enter the Reincarnation Tournament, surrender in its final match, and spend three years cultivating and reviewing his battles.
• Ling discussed Barry and Brian’s Preliminary Tournament results with Cohen, who confirmed he would spend the next three years in the Reincarnation Tournament.
• Lin Yuan advised Cohen to restrain himself in battle and prioritize experience and self-improvement, and Cohen agreed to take that approach.

After the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom’s tournament ended, Lin Yuan strengthened his comprehension of the Law of Space Origin and prepared for the Peak Grand Finals. He gathered with the kingdom’s thousand finalists, met Hui Guang, and departed under Lord Longxin’s leadership.

• Lin Yuan watched the group arena battles and arena duels, studying Cohen, Hui Guang, and other geniuses for inspiration in their use of Origin Laws.
• Over three years, Lin Yuan mastered the first two volumes of Space Echo, reached the fourth layer of the Heavenly Bridge in Law Comprehension, and mastered the fourth form of Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe.
• Marquis Yuankun discussed Lena’s strength with Lin Yuan, who said that his defense and improved comprehension gave him a chance against her.
• Lin Yuan arrived at the floating island, greeted the Nine Flame Sacred Land students, and chatted with Hui Guang before all one thousand finalists gathered.
• Lord Longxin addressed the finalists, singled out Lin Yuan and Brian as likely top-ten contenders, and led the group to the Peak Grand Finals venue.

Lin Yuan and the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom geniuses arrived at the Warrior Battle's Plane Space, where other teams discussed the Kingdom's leading contestants. Meanwhile, Longxin and the other team leaders gathered at Restaurant No. 1, where they discussed the contenders and Sailuo boasted about Nanhu's exceptional talent.

• Longxin led the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom team to Island 0012, where other geniuses speculated about Brian, Hui Guang, and the unknown Lin Yuan.
• Cohen joked with Lin Yuan about the other teams discussing him without recognizing him, while the Nine Flames geniuses reacted to the attention.
• Longxin distributed room number tags, and Lin Yuan received number 2 while Cohen, Ling, and Rex received 7, 4, and 5.
• Longxin told the geniuses they could rest or visit the plaza before the Great Axe Arena representative's evening announcement.
• At Restaurant No. 1, Longxin told the other team leaders that Lin Yuan was Marquis Yuankun's disciple and had the strength to reach the top ten.
• Sailuo arrived at the restaurant, where the team leaders praised Nanhu's prospects, and he agreed that his Universe Kingdom had an exceptional young talent.

Lin Yuan toured the central continent square, where he learned about rival geniuses including “Flash” Lena and spotted Barry. Lena arrived and went into a restaurant, where Venerable Erosion Fire appeared before the gathered Immortals.

• Lin Yuan visited the central continent square with friends from the Nine Flame Sacred Land and saw Brian surrounded by other kingdoms’ geniuses.
• Brian asked about Lena, then flew to her house after learning she was resting there.
• Cohen introduced Lin Yuan to rival geniuses Mo Feng, Mo Yu, and Zaka Fire Dragon, while Lin Yuan noticed Barry watching him confidently.
• Lena arrived at the square and went straight into a nearby restaurant as the gathered geniuses discussed her talent.
• Venerable Erosion Fire entered Restaurant No. 1, and the Immortals rose and greeted him respectfully.

Venerable Erosion Fire announced that more than a million geniuses would compete for places in the Great Axe Arena through a trial-space preliminary selection. Lin Yuan entered his trial space after advising his companions to take their time, and flew into the first trial tower.

• Venerable Erosion Fire welcomed the geniuses and explained that the top 100 would become Core Members, the next 7,200 would compete for 900 places, and everyone else would be eliminated.
• The next morning, Lin Yuan advised Ling, Cohen, and Resk to leave some opponents alive so they could study each battle and progress more carefully.
• More than a million geniuses were transported to their individual trial spaces.
• Lin Yuan checked the rules and point rewards for the seven trial towers, then flew into the first tower.

Lin Yuan slowly cleared the first floor of the first Trial Tower, using the time to cultivate between attacks. After ten days, he advanced to the second floor, where ten thousand Mountain-Shaking Apes awaited him.

• Lin Yuan entered the first floor, where he faced ten thousand Red-Eyed Fierce Wolves, and used his Domain and Thousand Mountain Axe to defeat all but one.
• Lin Yuan spent most of the ten-day limit cultivating while the final wolf remained trapped by his Domain.
• Military Lord Longxin checked the rankings and worried that several Nine Flames Universe Kingdom contestants, including Lin Yuan, were near the bottom because they were cultivating.
• Marquis Yuankun and Marquis Huanyu watched Lin Yuan's trial and discussed his patience and decision to clear the floors unhurriedly.
• Lin Yuan killed the last Red-Eyed Fierce Wolf as the ten days ended and advanced to the second floor, where ten thousand Mountain-Shaking Apes awaited him.

Lin Yuan steadily cleared the first four Trial Towers while allowing the Zerg Mother Empress's growing Soul Attacks to test his will. He entered the fifth Trial Tower, while Brian was eliminated in the sixth tower after a Soul Attack knocked him unconscious.

• Lin Yuan reached the seventh level of the first Trial Tower and observed that the Zerg Mother Empress's Soul Attacks grew stronger over time.
• Three Nine Flame Sacred Land students were eliminated in the third Trial Tower and discussed their results, noting Lin Yuan's low ranking because he had not yet emerged.
• Lin Yuan passed every level of the second and third Trial Towers while his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone studied Space Recollection and deepened his understanding of the Law of Space Origin.
• Lin Yuan spent ten days on the seventh level of the fourth Trial Tower, endured the Zerg Mother Empress's Soul Attacks, then destroyed the Zerg Mother Nest with Burning Sky and entered the fifth Trial Tower.
• Immortals watched Lin Yuan climb into the top five hundred and praised his will and Law of Fire Origin comprehension.
• Brian was eliminated on the seventh level of the sixth Trial Tower after the Zerg Mother Empress's Soul Attack made him pass out.

Ling returned to Central Plaza after reaching the seventh level of the Fifth Trial Tower, while Lena pressed on in the Sixth Trial Tower. Lena reached the Zerg Mother Nest and attacked the Zerg Mother Empress, but a Soul Attack left her briefly vulnerable and a Hunter Mantis severed one of her arms.

• Ling returned to Central Plaza ranked 54th, and Cohen and Resk congratulated her on her performance.
• Ling checked the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom rankings and learned that Barry had placed 87th after crossing the threshold of the Law of Time Origin.
• Sailo and other Immortals discussed Lena's chances of reaching the Seventh Trial Tower as she advanced through the Sixth Trial Tower.
• Lena dodged through the Zerg Warriors and reached the Zerg Mother Nest after nearly a full day.
• Lena's first attack blasted open the nest, but five Tiger Armor Zerg blocked her second attack and protected the Zerg Mother Empress.
• A Soul Attack briefly froze Lena, and a Hunter Mantis Zerg Warrior severed one of her arms as the Zerg Warriors swarmed her.

Lena was eliminated from the Sixth Trial Tower after fighting through Soul Attacks and Zerg Warriors, leaving Lin Yuan as the last contestant in the trial. Lin Yuan cleared the seventh level of the Fifth Trial Tower and entered the Sixth, where he faced ten thousand Red-Eyed Fierce Wolves.

• Lena turned to killing Zerg Warriors after losing an arm, but Soul Attacks overwhelmed her three days later and eliminated her on the seventh level of the Sixth Trial Tower.
• Mo Feng and Mo Yu advanced through the first level of the Sixth Trial Tower, while Zaka Fire Dragon reached the third level; the brothers were later eliminated, leaving Lin Yuan alone in the trial.
• Lin Yuan trained amid the Zerg Warriors on the seventh level of the Fifth Trial Tower, using Soul Attacks to temper his willpower and cultivate the second level of Ten Thousand Hearts Undying.
• Lin Yuan cleared the seventh level of the Fifth Trial Tower, impressing the watching Immortals with his abilities and Law Comprehension.
• Lin Yuan entered the first level of the Sixth Trial Tower and fought ten thousand Red-Eyed Fierce Wolves with his twin axes.

Lin Yuan unleashed his full strength in the Sixth Trial Tower, clearing its first three levels with his mastery of several Origin Laws and Secret Techniques. His use of a Time Origin technique surprised the watching Immortals, and Military Lord Longxin reported his talent to the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord.

• Lin Yuan used his Domain, axe techniques, Phantom Bodies, and Burning Sky to kill the Red-Eyed Fierce Wolves on the first level over two days.
• Immortals watching the battle praised Lin Yuan's Law Comprehension and debated whether he could clear the tower or outmatch Lena.
• Lin Yuan cleared the second level by using his speed to defeat the coordinated Mountain-Shaking Apes one by one.
• Lin Yuan used a Secret Technique based on the Law of Time Origin to kill all the Silver-Winged Sword-Tailed Eagles on the third level.
• The watching Immortals realized Lin Yuan had comprehended the Law of Time Origin, and Military Lord Longxin emailed the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord to report his talent.

Lin Yuan cleared the fourth through sixth layers of the Sixth Trial Tower and reached the seventh, where he faced an overwhelming Zerg tide. As observers expected him to reach his limit, his comprehension of Thousand Shadow Steps broke through, leaving the trial’s outcome uncertain.

• Lin Yuan defeated the hundred Gold-Fearing Hou Warriors on the fourth layer with long-range Secret Techniques, then shattered the Machine Race puppets’ energy cores on the fifth.
• Lin Yuan adapted to the ten Xun Starry Sky Giant Beasts’ speed and killed them all before proceeding to the seventh layer.
• The geniuses at the Central Plaza watched Lin Yuan reach the seventh layer and climb to third place, while Brian reconsidered his confidence and resolved to improve in Chaos City.
• Lin Yuan struggled to hold off the Zerg Warriors as his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone’s study of the Law of Space Origin neared a breakthrough.
• As Immortals predicted Lin Yuan would soon be defeated, he broke through in Thousand Shadow Steps, renewing their attention to the battle.

Surrounded by Zerg Warriors in the sixth Trial Tower, Lin Yuan broke through his Space Origin Law comprehension and advanced to first place, but he could not breach the Zerg Mother Nest. After enduring ten days of escalating Soul Attacks, he mastered the second level of Ten Thousand Hearts Undying, raised his Soul Will to Immortal Level, and received a guaranteed draw.

• Lin Yuan broke through in the Law of Space Origin and comprehended the fourth level of Ten Thousand Shadow Steps, letting him move through the Zerg swarm more effectively.
• Lin Yuan reached the Zerg Mother Nest and attacked it, but its shell resisted his techniques and elite Zerg Warriors forced him to retreat.
• Lin Yuan kept fighting and killing Zerg Warriors until he rose from second place to first, while increasingly powerful Soul Attacks battered him.
• On the final day, Lin Yuan endured the Soul Attacks and comprehended the second level of Ten Thousand Hearts Undying, advancing his Soul Will to Immortal Level.
• Lin Yuan received notice that he had earned a guaranteed draw from Numbers 0–10.

After claiming 2% Upper Origin Law Insight, Lin Yuan grew much stronger, destroyed the Zerg Mother Nest, and entered the Seventh Trial Tower. His sudden breakthrough astonished the geniuses and powerful figures watching the Warrior Battle, who waited to see how far he could advance.

• Lin Yuan claimed the 2% Upper Origin Law Insight, which greatly improved his understanding of the Law of Space Origin.
• Lin Yuan used his strengthened Burning Sky and Long Rainbow Rending Sky techniques to break into the Zerg Mother Nest and kill the Zerg Mother Empress.
• The trial transported Lin Yuan to the Seventh Trial Tower after restoring him to peak condition.
• The watching geniuses, Immortals, and experts were stunned by Lin Yuan’s sudden increase in speed and power.
• Longxin called the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord, who said he was watching Lin Yuan’s trial and would contact her afterward.
• Important figures from the Great Axe Arena and the other major powers focused their attention on how far Lin Yuan could progress in the Seventh Trial Tower.

Lin Yuan cleared the first two levels of the Seventh Trial Tower and reached the third before being eliminated, shocking the Human Race with his strength. After returning to the Central Plaza, he learned his companions' rankings, while slave trader Hass fled the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom after recognizing Lin Yuan as his former slave.

• Lin Yuan killed all ten thousand Red-Eyed Fierce Wolves and cleared the first level of the Seventh Trial Tower.
• Lin Yuan fought through the Mountain-Shaking Apes despite severe injuries, cleared the second level, and was restored before entering the third.
• Lin Yuan fought the Silver-Winged Sword-Tailed Eagles, killed dozens, and was eliminated with 28,097,770,000 points.
• Lin Yuan returned to the Central Plaza, where Ling, Resk, and Cohen shared their rankings and congratulated him.
• Sector Lord Bart regretted not doing more to keep Lin Yuan after recognizing him from the Great Axe Arena.
• Hass sold his assets and fled the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom after recognizing Lin Yuan as his former slave.

The Nine Flame Kingdom Lord’s agent killed the slave trader Hass, who had been plotting to escape Lin Yuan’s revenge. After Lin Yuan’s outstanding Warrior Battle performance, the kingdom lord awarded him a spaceship and the Flame Dragon Star Sector, then offered to take him as a disciple and gave him ten days to decide.

• Hass tried to flee and conceal his identity, but a black-clad agent identified and killed him with a Soul Attack.
• Military Lord Longxin announced that Lin Yuan and four other geniuses had earned places in the Great Axe Arena’s Core Layer.
• Longxin told Lin Yuan that the Nine Flame Kingdom Lord wanted to speak with him, and the lord praised his performance as the universe’s top genius in the Warrior Battle.
• The Nine Flame Kingdom Lord awarded Lin Yuan an F9-class spaceship and ownership of the Flame Dragon Star Sector, excluding the Red Flame Planet.
• The Nine Flame Kingdom Lord offered to take Lin Yuan as his disciple, gave him ten days to decide, and revealed that he had arranged Hass’s death.

After Lin Yuan’s success in the Warrior Battle attracted powerful beings seeking to teach him, he waited to choose a mentor and qualified for the Great Axe Arena’s Core Layer. As Venerable Erosion Fire began offering to take him as a disciple, an overwhelming figure appeared, leaving his arrival unexplained.

• Several Universe Country Lords praised Nine Flame Kingdom Lord for likely winning their wager with Lin Yuan’s talent.
• Lin Yuan received thousands of offers to become a disciple, then asked Marquis Yuankun for advice; his teacher urged him to wait before choosing Nine Flame Kingdom Lord.
• Marquis Yuankun’s senior disciples congratulated Lin Yuan after he agreed to wait the ten days Nine Flame Kingdom Lord had given him.
• Venerable Erosion Fire announced that the top 100 geniuses had secured places in the Great Axe Arena’s Core Layer, while the remaining geniuses would compete for entry.
• Venerable Erosion Fire summoned Lin Yuan and began offering to take him as a disciple, but a terrifying golden-haired figure appeared before them.
• Venerable Erosion Fire recognized the figure as his teacher and asked why he had come.

Lin Yuan became Lord of Void Gold’s nominal disciple and was assigned tests before he could become a direct disciple. After the Warrior Battle’s arena rounds, the finalists learned how the Core Layer’s rankings would determine their rewards and secret realm placements.

• Lord of Void Gold took Lin Yuan as his nominal disciple, named Venerable Erosion Fire his senior brother, and promised to reveal his tests before Lin Yuan entered Chaos City.
• Lord of Void Gold told Venerable Erosion Fire that Lin Yuan had exceptional Soul Will, unusual opportunities, and room to improve, and asked him to guide Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan rejoined Ji and Resk in the plaza, where he watched Cohen win his match, and the arena rounds ended with three geniuses from the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom advancing to the Core Layer.
• Venerable Erosion Fire announced that the strongest competitors would earn Hunyuan Units and places in the God Origin, God War, God Punishment, or Giant Axe Secret Realms.
• The geniuses learned that the Arena Finals would begin the next day and that the strongest twenty would compete in the real world; an email named one hundred candidates to face the top hundred on the rankings.

Lin Yuan advanced through the Peak Warrior Tournament and learned that the final showdown would take place near the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters. The top twenty were sent toward the Great Axe Arena branch for a broadcast tournament, while the other geniuses began their new paths.

• Lin Yuan celebrated becoming Lord of Void Gold's honorary disciple, informed Marquis Yuankun, and politely declined Nine Flame Kingdom Lord's offer.
• Venerable Erosion Fire began the finals, and Lin Yuan defeated Barry in the first round with a single strike of the Thousand Mountain Axe.
• The tournament selected the top twenty geniuses, including Lin Yuan, Lena, and Brian, to compete in the final arena showdown.
• Venerable Erosion Fire announced that the finals would be broadcast to the Five Great Giants and that the top twenty would travel by God Kingdom Teleportation to a Great Axe Arena branch near the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters.
• The tournament ended, and the geniuses were teleported away to begin their next stages of training and competition.

Lin Yuan said farewell to his friends and Master Marquis Yuankun before leaving Red Flame Planet with Brian for the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters. He began the journey by God Kingdom Teleportation, bound for the finals and the next stage of his cultivation.

• Lin Yuan met Marquis Illusion Cloud, who praised his trial tower performance and invited him to visit in Chaos City.
• Lin Yuan treated Cohen, Ling, and Resk to dinner, encouraged them to keep cultivating, and saw his friends depart for the headquarters.
• Lin Yuan bid farewell to Marquis Yuankun, who urged him to cultivate diligently and become a true powerhouse.
• Brian asked Lin Yuan to give his all when they met in the finals, and Lin Yuan agreed.
• Lin Yuan and Brian boarded Beven's spaceship to travel to an uninhabited area and use God Kingdom Teleportation together.

Lin Yuan and Brian arrived at the Great Axe Arena branch for the Warrior Battle finals, where the geniuses swallowed Dila Seeds to survive fatal injuries. Lin Yuan and Brian won their opening matches, and the top ten were set to fight for places in the top five.

• Beven used God Kingdom Teleportation to bring Lin Yuan and Brian to the Great Axe Arena branch, where staff told them the final battle would begin the next day.
• Venerable Erosion Fire gave each of the twenty finalists a Dila Seed that would protect them from fatal injuries or Soul Attacks, though triggering it would make them experience the sensation of death.
• Brian defeated a Spirit Reader from the Ape-man Race in a few exchanges, and the Dila Seed's vines revived his unconscious opponent.
• Lin Yuan blocked the bald youth's nine golden swords, then defeated him with Rift Wave Slash, triggering the Dila Seed's vines.
• The matches produced a top ten that included Lin Yuan, Brian, Lena, Zaka Fire Dragon, Mo Feng, and Mo Yu, and Venerable Erosion Fire announced that the top ten had qualified for the God Punishment Secret Realm.
• Venerable Erosion Fire paired the top ten for the next round by the time each had taken to win, matching the fastest victor Brian against Mo Yu.

The top five contestants were chosen, and Lin Yuan began the round-robin Samsara Battle by defeating Zaka*Fire Dragon and overwhelming Brian. His strike wounded the Dila Vine for the first time anyone in the audience could remember, and he then advanced past Mo Feng before facing Lena.

• Brian defeated Mo Yu after breaking through his defenses with relentless sword attacks, and Mo Yu conceded.
• The top five—Lin Yuan, Brian, Lena, Zaka*Fire Dragon, and Mo Feng—began the Samsara Battle.
• Lin Yuan used his fire technique to defeat Zaka*Fire Dragon, who believed Lin Yuan's power came from mastering all 108 essences of the Law of Fire Origin.
• Lin Yuan overpowered Brian and wounded the Dila Vine with his strongest strike, astonishing the spectators and influential figures.
• Mo Feng conceded to Lin Yuan at once, and the two brothers exchanged smiles after the match.
• Lin Yuan stepped into the arena to face Lena, his final opponent in the Warrior Battle.

Lin Yuan and Lena fought in the Warrior Battle, where Lena revealed a hidden ability that doubled her speed and left him unable to land a hit. Lin Yuan unleashed his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone’s Innate Secret Technique and struck Lena into the Dila Vine, stunning the arena spectators.

• Before the battle, Lena asked Lin Yuan how he had developed such powerful willpower, and he promised to tell her if she beat him.
• Lena moved twice as fast as she had in the Trial Tower, dodging Lin Yuan’s attacks while her Telepathic Weapon counterattacked.
• Lin Yuan realized Lena’s boost was likely an Innate Secret Technique, and the pair’s attacks reached a stalemate.
• Lin Yuan activated his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone’s Innate Secret Technique, Condense, and raised his strength and speed thirtyfold.
• Lin Yuan struck with Long Rainbow Rending Sky, blasting a huge crater into the Dila Vine and shocking the spectators and Venerable Erosion Fire.