Chapter Summaries

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.

After winning the Warrior Battle, Lin Yuan qualified for the Giant Axe Secret Realm and became a Core Member of the Great Axe Arena. His guard commander Watson brought him to God Axe City, where Lin Yuan arrived at his new estate and chose to begin cultivating in its cultivation room.

• Lena asked Lin Yuan how he defeated her so quickly, and they exchanged Virtual Universe account information.
• The final rankings placed Lin Yuan first and Lena second, earning both entry to the Giant Axe Secret Realm.
• Venerable Erosion Fire announced the Warrior Battle’s conclusion and said the top twenty would become Core Members of the Great Axe Arena.
• Watson introduced himself as commander of Lin Yuan’s Guard Army and invited him to visit the Great Axe Arena’s Virtual Headquarters.
• Watson showed Lin Yuan God Axe City and his estate, where more than a thousand guards and over ten thousand servants welcomed him.
• Lin Yuan declined a tour of the estate and asked Watson to take him to the cultivation room so he could practice his new insights.

During the three years before entering the Initial Universe, Lin Yuan received guidance from Venerable Erosion Fire and learned about the Chaos Steles and the trials required to become Lord of Void Gold’s personal disciple. After reuniting with the other geniuses, he boarded a ship bound for the Initial Universe.

• Venerable Erosion Fire advised Lin Yuan to choose the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele because it suited his usual path of comprehension and studied both Time and Space.
• Lord of Void Gold explained the trials Lin Yuan could pass to become his personal disciple and granted him thirty extra opportunities to study a Chaos Stele.
• Lin Yuan spent the next three years improving his comprehension of the Laws of Time and Space under Venerable Erosion Fire’s guidance.
• Lin Yuan joined the other top geniuses at the Virtual Universe Company’s headquarters, where Ling, Cohen, and the others greeted him.
• After all 1,000 geniuses boarded, Venerable Erosion Fire departed with them for the Initial Universe.

Lin Yuan and the other geniuses entered the Initial Universe and arrived in Chaos City, where they chose which Chaos Steles to study. Lin Yuan selected the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele, and he persuaded Cohen to choose the Flame Star Chaos Stele before the group headed to their study chambers.

• Venerable Erosion Fire brought the geniuses through the passage into the Initial Universe and warned them to make the most of their thirty years in Chaos City.
• A Reception Envoy led the newcomers through Chaos City and explained its treasures and rules.
• At the City Lord Mansion, Lin Yuan waited while the geniuses examined rubbings of the 52 Chaos Steles.
• Lin Yuan advised Cohen to choose the Flame Star Chaos Stele instead of the Giant Axe Chaos Stele, and Cohen accepted his advice.
• Lin Yuan chose the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele, while Lena chose the Eternal Universe Chaos Stele and Brian chose the Nine Universes Chaos Stele.
• The Reception Envoy recorded the geniuses' choices and led them to the chambers where they would study the Chaos Steles.

Lin Yuan studied the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele and was forced out of the chamber by a mental disturbance before he could reach its crucial second diagram. After Guardian Candri discovered Lin Yuan had thirty study opportunities and was a registered disciple of Lord of Void Gold, he let Lin Yuan reenter alone, while the other geniuses began challenging the Heavenly Bridge.

• Lin Yuan and six other geniuses entered the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele chamber and examined its nine diagrams.
• Lin Yuan focused on the first diagram, reviewing concepts he had already encountered through Space Echo and strengthening his understanding of the laws.
• A voice repeating “Come out” overwhelmed Lin Yuan and the other six geniuses, forcing them to leave the chamber.
• Lin Yuan asked Guardian Candri to let him study the stele again, and Candri found that he had thirty study opportunities and was a registered disciple of Lord of Void Gold.
• Candri let Lin Yuan reenter the chamber alone, where Lin Yuan began another seven-day study session as the other geniuses started challenging the Heavenly Bridge.

Lin Yuan settled into Chaos City after comprehending the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele and sought a secret technique to improve his understanding of the Law of Time Origin. With Venerable Erosion Fire’s advice, he used all 100,000 of his points to buy the first three volumes of Return to Ruins Evolution.

• Lin Yuan and his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone divided their study between the Chaos Stele’s Laws of Time and Space Origin.
• Marquis Illusion Cloud welcomed Lin Yuan, gifted him his illusion secret techniques and cultivation insights, and gave him a list of possible residences.
• Lin Yuan chose a residence with inscriptions left by earlier practitioners and learned from Baffin’s emails that Lena and Brian had passed the Fourth Layer of the Heavenly Bridge.
• Lin Yuan concluded that his understanding of the Law of Time Origin needed improvement and asked Venerable Erosion Fire for a suitable secret technique.
• Venerable Erosion Fire recommended Return to Ruins Evolution, which Lord of Void Gold had created to accompany the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele.
• Lin Yuan ordered the first three volumes of Return to Ruins Evolution, spending all 100,000 of his points.