Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Feifei meets his ancestor, Tang Ping, who reveals his multiple identities, including King Anle and the infamous internet celebrity.
• Tang Ping explains the Tang Family's method of raising descendants: "first you set the trap, then you lead others into it," encouraging them to cause trouble in trials for rewards.
• Tang Feifei leaves the Platinum Temple with his revived parents and cultivation resources, pondering the family's loan system.
• Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest meet; Mountain Sitting Guest expresses his approval of Tang Ping's steady progress and laments the loss of the Star Tower.

Character Developments

• Tang Feifei: Realizes the true power and identity of his ancestor, accepts the Tang Family's method of raising descendants, and leaves the Platinum Temple with newfound determination.
• Tang Ping: Reveals his multiple identities, explains the Tang Family's tradition, and receives praise from Mountain Sitting Guest for his steady cultivation progress.
• Mountain Sitting Guest: Reflects on his disciples' paths and growth, expresses regret over the loss of the Star Tower, and encourages Tang Ping to strive diligently.

Significant Themes

• The importance of steady cultivation progress and not rushing ahead.
• The consequences of overambition and disregarding one's limits.
• The Tang Family's unique method of raising descendants and the loan system.

Character Interactions

• Tang Feifei and Tang Ping: Ancestor and descendant meet, with Tang Ping revealing his true power and identities, and explaining the family's tradition.
• Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest: Master and disciple meet, with Mountain Sitting Guest expressing his approval of Tang Ping's progress and lamenting the loss of the Star Tower.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The author reflects on their writing journey over the past year, including the publication of their book across various platforms.
• They express gratitude to their top 100 readers who supported them through legitimate reading and helped improve their work.

Character Developments

• The author: Reflects on their past writing experiences, learns from mistakes, and sets new goals for the future.
• No significant character development as the chapter is non-fiction and focuses on the author's journey.

Significant Themes

• Gratitude: The author expresses deep appreciation for their readers' support.
• Learning and growth: The author reflects on their past experiences and sets new goals for the future.
• Perseverance: The author acknowledges the challenges of writing but continues to pursue their goals.

Character Interactions

• The author interacts with their readers, thanking them for their support and acknowledging their contributions to the writing process.
• No other character interactions as the chapter is a personal reflection by the author.

Detailed yet Concise

• The author looks back on their writing journey over the past year, highlighting their achievements and expressing gratitude to their top 100 readers.
• They reflect on their previous book, Braving the City, and the lessons they learned from its failure, emphasizing the importance of following one's heart in creation.
• The author sets a writing plan for the new year, aiming for at least three updates a day and breaking three million characters.
• They conclude the chapter by wishing their readers happiness, success, and prosperity in the new year.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mountain Sitting Guest, a renowned treasure-refining grandmaster, visits Tang Ping at the Sun Temple.
• He brings two Supreme Treasures: the Blood Cloud Hall and the Blood Cloud Pearl, offering them as part of a deal.
• Mountain Sitting Guest reveals that he wants Tang Ping to inherit the identity of the Blood Cloud Hall Lord, a notorious figure known for his unpredictable and ruthless nature, to increase his chances of becoming a Universe Supreme Being.

Character Developments

• Tang Ping: Shows ambition and eagerness for a life of blood and fire, but initially hesitates to accept the Blood Cloud Hall Lord identity due to his kind-hearted nature.
• Mountain Sitting Guest: Reveals his lifelong wish for one of his disciples to become a Universe Supreme Being and his belief in using the Blood Cloud Hall Lord identity to help Tang Ping achieve this.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and the desire for power.
• The path to becoming a Universe Supreme Being, which involves facing countless trials and tempering oneself through slaughter.
• The struggle between one's nature and the demands of the path to power.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest: The teacher-student relationship is shown, with Mountain Sitting Guest guiding Tang Ping and revealing his plans for him, while Tang Ping shows his ambition and initial reluctance to accept the Blood Cloud Hall Lord identity.
• Tang Ping's internal conflict: He grapples with his kind-hearted nature and his desire for a life of blood and fire, ultimately leading to his initial refusal of the Blood Cloud Hall Lord identity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mountain Sitting Guest reveals his true identity to Tang Ping and offers him a top-tier Treasure Palace, Blood Cloud Hall, and the special treasure Blood Cloud Pearl, but Tang Ping is unmoved.
• Mountain Sitting Guest offers Tang Ping a deal: if he kills 100 peak Cosmic Overlords or 10 Universe Masters, Mountain Sitting Guest will refine a Peak Treasure for him for free.
• Tang Ping expresses his disinterest in fighting and killing, and Mountain Sitting Guest leaves, saying that the strong always fight their way to the top.
• Tang Ping sends an email to Luo Feng, expressing his concerns about Luo Feng's well-being and criticizing Mountain Sitting Guest for not believing in Luo Feng's abilities.
• Luo Feng, after more than twenty thousand years of wandering the universe, decides it's time to return and break through to immortality. He receives emails from both Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest, complaining about each other.

Character Developments

• Tang Ping: Sticks to his peaceful and stable lifestyle, refuses to engage in unnecessary fighting and killing. He expresses his concern for Luo Feng's well-being and criticizes Mountain Sitting Guest for not believing in Luo Feng.
• Mountain Sitting Guest: Reveals his true identity to Tang Ping and offers him treasures to encourage him to fight and kill more. He complains about Tang Ping to Luo Feng, saying that Tang Ping is lazy and lacks martial virtue.
• Luo Feng: After more than twenty thousand years of wandering the universe, he has a complete transformation of his soul and reaches the level of an ordinary Universe Master. He decides it's time to return and break through to immortality. He receives emails from both Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest, complaining about each other, and decides to settle things with Tang Ping one-on-one later.

Significant Themes

• The importance of stability and peace in one's life, as seen through Tang Ping's perspective.
• The necessity of fighting and killing to become stronger, as seen through Mountain Sitting Guest's perspective.
• The complex relationships between master and disciple, and the tension between them.
• The importance of self-belief and confidence in one's abilities, as seen through Luo Feng's determination to break through to immortality.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping and Mountain Sitting Guest: There is tension between them due to their differing views on fighting and killing. Tang Ping criticizes Mountain Sitting Guest for not believing in Luo Feng, while Mountain Sitting Guest offers Tang Ping treasures to encourage him to fight more.
• Tang Ping and Luo Feng: Tang Ping expresses his concern for Luo Feng's well-being and criticizes Mountain Sitting Guest for not believing in Luo Feng. Luo Feng, on the other hand, decides to settle things with Tang Ping one-on-one later.
• Mountain Sitting Guest and Luo Feng: Mountain Sitting Guest complains about Tang Ping to Luo Feng, saying that Tang Ping is lazy and lacks martial virtue. Luo Feng, however, does not seem to take his complaints seriously.

Summary of "Breakthrough, First Take on Tang Ping" (Chapter from Beyond the Timescape-style cultivation novel)

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Feng breaks through to immortality within the Thousand Treasure River, causing an unprecedented surge of golden metal-attribute divine power that ripples spacetime across ten billion kilometers—a spectacle thousands of times greater than a typical Cosmic Venerable's ascension.
• Chaos City Lord observes the breakthrough but is less impressed due to having seen Tang Ping's far more terrifying breakthrough footage (a light-year-scale sea of law origin overturning), which Peng Gong had sent him.
• Chaos City Lord reflects on Mountain Sitting Guest's mysterious methods—specifically how both Tang Ping and Luo Feng bypassed the "iron law" that Universe Masters' genetic multipliers cannot exceed 100x, suggesting he may possess means to push Earthling evolution beyond all known limits.
• One year later: Luo Feng constructs his God Kingdom, deploying his Mosha Clan Clone, Golden Horned Beast Clone, and the 300,000+ km tall Nether Sea Clone (stored in World Rings) within it. His Nether Sea Clone, which holds practically limitless divine power, can resurrect the other clones if destroyed.
• Luo Feng logs into the Virtual Universe and discovers Tang Ping has been flaunting his wealth and comfort in the group chat "Falling Ink Star's Loving Family," sending massive red packets while arrogantly demanding challengers.
• Luo Feng discovers he has accumulated 1.23423 billion Hunyuan from Tang Ping's red packets over 20,000+ years—overcoming his initial moral outrage by rationalizing that keeping the money is "compensation for emotional damage" Tang Ping caused Hong and Thunder God.
• Luo Feng's plan: Challenge Tang Ping in a duel, defeat him spectacularly, and "teach him principles and ideals"—while keeping all the red packet money.

2. Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Achieves immortality and demonstrates massively over-leveled power. His confidence soars, and he transitions from awe of Tang Ping to eager rivalry. His pragmatic decision to keep Tang Ping's red packets shows a more cunning, humorous edge—he is no longer the naive youth but a mature powerhouse with strategic thinking.
• Chaos City Lord: Expresses paternal pride in Luo Feng ("you've done even better than I expected") while revealing a competitive grudge toward the Peng Gong Lineage—he hopes Luo Feng will surpass Tang Ping to "enjoy the expressions of everyone in the Peng Gong Lineage." He also meditates on Mountain Sitting Guest's shocking capabilities.
• Tang Ping (offscreen through chat messages): Portrayed as unabashedly smug, lounging among beauties, flaunting wealth, and provokingly daring others to fight him—suggesting he's been preparing for Luo Feng's challenge.

3. Significant Themes

• Transcendence of limits: Both Luo Feng and Tang Ping violate the universe's "iron laws" of genetic multipliers, raising questions about what methods (Mountain Sitting Guest's?) enabled this and what it means for the Human Race's potential.
• Rivalry as motivation: The friendly (if provocative) rivalry between Luo Feng and Tang Ping drives both to greater heights; Chaos City Lord is also invested in inter-lineage competition.
• Wealth and power dynamics: The red packets function as both a symbol of Tang Ping's overwhelming advantage and a comedic element showing how even top powerhouses are not immune to temptation (Hong and Thunder God's silence, Luo Feng's internal debate).
• Preparation and hidden strength: Luo Feng's elaborate God Kingdom construction and multi-clone strategies demonstrate that overwhelming personal power alone isn't enough—strategic preparation matters.

4. Character Interactions

• Chaos City Lord ↔ Luo Feng: A warm teacher-disciple exchange. Chaos City Lord praises Luo Feng's breakthrough, expresses satisfaction at his development, and gives approval for his plans. He seems amused at the looming Luo Feng/Tang Ping confrontation.
• Luo Feng ↔ Group Chat (Tang Ping, Hong, Thunder God): Luo Feng's anger at Tang Ping's arrogance transforms into Machiavellian scheming upon seeing the money. Hong and Thunder God silently collect red packets—their silence interpreted by Luo Feng as evidence of Tang Ping's bullying (though the narrative suggests they're simply enjoying the free wealth).
• Luo Feng (internal): His thought process swings from righteous indignation ("return it tenfold!") to pointed rationalization ("consider it compensation!")—a humorously relatable moment showing his pragmatic streak.

Tone and Significance

This chapter bridges Luo Feng's breakthrough to his long-awaited confrontation with Tang Ping. It establishes the power dynamics—Luo Feng is now an Immortal capable of rivaling Venerables, yet still uncertain against a Universe Master like Tang Ping. The chapter carries a confident, slightly playful tone, building anticipation for their fight while revealing the universe's shifting balance as Earth's two prodigies prepare to collide.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Feng challenges Tang Ping to a duel in a 100% realistic Killing Field.
• Luo Feng uses his four clones and Supreme Treasures to attack Tang Ping, but Tang Ping remains unfazed.
• Luo Feng uses his final move, a powerful strike that even Cosmic Overlords would find troublesome, but Tang Ping freezes time and space, halting Luo Feng's attack.
• Luo Feng, realizing the vast gap between a Universe Master and an immortal, logs off, followed by Thunder God, Hong, and Babata.

Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Shows off his newfound immortal combat power but is humbled by Tang Ping's strength, realizing the gap between realms.
• Tang Ping: Reveals he has broken through to the Universe Master realm, demonstrating his immense power and control over time and space.

Significant Themes

• The vast difference in power between realms (immortal vs Universe Master).
• The loneliness of being too powerful, as seen through Tang Ping's isolation.

Character Interactions

• Luo Feng and Tang Ping: Their duel highlights the difference in their realms, with Tang Ping's power overwhelming Luo Feng.
• Luo Feng, Thunder God, Hong, and Babata: They all log off to avoid Tang Ping's post-duel showboating.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Feng, after defeating Tang Ping, reviews the battle footage with Babata.
• Babata reveals that Tang Ping secretly broke through to the Universe Master realm and challenged her to a duel.
• Luo Feng learns that Tang Ping took around 20,000 years to reach the Universe Master realm, which he finds impressive but also unfair.
• Luo Feng decides to fight Fei Jing King and Chasing Insect King, who had caused him trouble in the past.
• Tang Ping sends away Brolin and her family, showing no intention to maintain a relationship with them.

Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Shows pride in his abilities and determination to improve. He accepts Babata's prediction that it will take ten billion years to catch up to Tang Ping.
• Tang Ping: Demonstrates his ruthless and pragmatic nature by sending away Brolin and her family without remorse, despite their past intimacy.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and the relentless pursuit of improvement.
• The ruthlessness and pragmatism of powerful beings in the universe.
• The disparity in talent and cultivation speed between Luo Feng and Tang Ping.

Character Interactions

• Luo Feng and Babata: They discuss Luo Feng's battle with Tang Ping, and Babata tries to motivate Luo Feng by predicting his future progress.
• Tang Ping and Brolin's family: Tang Ping sends them away, showing no concern for their feelings or the relationship they once shared. Brolin's family is shocked by his sudden coldness.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Brolin, a Domain Lord, is punished by Tang Ping for her disrespect and insubordination.
• Sun Ruowei, another maid, is given a chance to enter the Initial Universe by Tang Ping.
• Tang Ping disciplines Brolin and gives her two choices: leave or be demoted to the lowest-ranking maid.
• Tang Ping logs into the Virtual Universe and interacts with the chat group, sending a red packet.

Character Developments

• Brolin: Realizes the consequences of her actions and is humbled, begging to stay and serve Tang Ping.
• Sun Ruowei: Decides to take the risk and enter the Initial Universe, showing determination and ambition.
• Tang Ping: Shows his tough side, disciplining Brolin, and later interacts with the chat group, revealing his generosity.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and consequences of disrespecting authority (Brolin's punishment).
• Ambition and taking risks for personal growth (Sun Ruowei's decision).
• The duality of Tang Ping's character: indulgent and carefree in the physical world, diligent and responsible in the Virtual Universe.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping disciplines Brolin, showing no mercy despite her pleas.
• Sun Ruowei and Tang Ping: She chooses to enter the Initial Universe, and he agrees, showing a moment of warmth.
• Tang Ping interacts with the chat group, sending a red packet and engaging with the members.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Ping, a clone of the powerful Tang Ping, watches over the Cosmic Galaxy Bank headquarters in the Blood Fiend Secret Realm.
• Liu Hui, Tang Ping's brother, is nearing the Immortal Realm after years of training, along with his wife and daughter.
• Liu Hui fails an assessment, scoring 85 out of 90, and is punished by the God-Slaying Whip.
• Tang Ping scores 86 and also receives punishment, but less than Liu Hui.
• Liu Hui breaks through to Marquis Rank during his punishment, triggered by seeing Tang Ping's worse condition.

Character Developments

• Tang Ping: He remains calm and collected, using Liu Hui's failures and punishments to motivate him and his family. He also manipulates events to keep Liu Hui's emotional cycle in check.
• Liu Hui: He struggles with self-doubt after failing an assessment but quickly regains his optimism upon seeing Tang Ping's worse condition. This leads to his breakthrough to Marquis Rank.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and Motivation: Tang Ping manipulates events to keep Liu Hui and his family motivated and working hard.
• Brotherhood and Rivalry: Tang Ping and Liu Hui share a strong bond, with a healthy dose of competition and mutual support.
• Resilience and Perseverance: Liu Hui's ability to bounce back from failure and push through hardships is a significant aspect of his character development.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping and Liu Hui: Their dynamic is built on mutual support, competition, and manipulation, with Tang Ping orchestrating events to keep Liu Hui motivated.
• Liu Hui, his wife, and daughter: They form a supportive family unit, with Liu Hui's failures and breakthroughs driving his wife and daughter to work harder.

Chapter Summary: Peng Gong Lineage, Three Universe Masters Shine Together

Key Plot Points

1. Blood Fiend Secret Realm: Tang Ping and Liu Hui continue their rivalry—bickering, competing in cultivation, and roasting each other while remaining close brothers. Liu Hui's family steadily advances, nearing the Immortal Realm breakthrough bottleneck.
2. Liu Hui's Breakthrough Plan: Race education experts conclude Liu Hui's family can break through without entering the Initial Universe, relying on accumulated experience and Tang Ping's subtle influence. Tang Ping approves, citing the absurd cost of Initial Universe slots and wanting to keep Liu Hui around for fun.
3. Tang Ping's Sudden Disappearance: Mid-bicker, Tang Ping senses something, his aura shifts dramatically, and he vanishes—leaving Liu Hui shouting in confusion.
4. Wind-Thunder Venerable's Breakthrough: At Cosmic Galaxy Bank Headquarters, Wind-Thunder Venerable breaks through to become a Universe Master, triggering a massive cosmic phenomenon—black-and-white law vortices over a hundred kilometers in diameter, attracting the attention of countless Immortals and Cosmic Venerables.
5. Three Generations of Universe Masters: Tang Ping teleports to witness his master's breakthrough. Lord of Peng Gong, Wind-Thunder Venerable, and Tang Ping are now all Universe Masters—a historic first for the Human Race.
6. The Gift Demands: Wind-Thunder Venerable, still in her miniature form, shamelessly asks her master and disciple for gifts. She learns Tang Ping has three Peak Treasures from his teacher Mountain Sitting Guest and bemoans her master's stinginess (Lord of Peng Gong himself has no Peak Treasure).
7. Primitive Star Plot: Tang Ping proposes they team up to "pick up treasures" on Primitive Star—he'll be the damage-absorbing meat shield and bait, she'll be the ambush assassin, splitting gains fifty-fifty. Both agree with sinister laughter.

Character Developments

• Wind-Thunder Venerable: Breaks through to Universe Master (Tier-Five), revealing a playful, shameless, and greedy side utterly different from her fierce outside persona. She tries to negotiate her height to stay above Tang Ping but below her master out of petty pride.
• Tang Ping: Shows continued filial devotion to his master (teaching her secret techniques), casual attitude toward power, and a scheming, bandit-like streak when proposing the Primitive Star heist.
• Lord of Peng Gong: Jubilant over his lineage's achievement (fantasizing about bragging for millions of years), yet exasperated by his disciple and granddisciple's unorthodox, shameless behavior.
• Liu Hui: Left utterly confused and worried by Tang Ping's abrupt departure.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping & Liu Hui: Rivalry-turned-brotherhood; their bickering is affectionate, and Liu Hui panics when Tang Ping vanishes.
• Tang Ping & Wind-Thunder Venerable: Master-disciple dynamic reversed in humor—she's childish and demanding; he flatters her shamelessly and teaches her secret techniques. They plot together like "two bandits preparing for a robbery."
• Wind-Thunder Venerable & Lord of Peng Gong: She clings to his robe, begs for gifts, and mutters defiance under her breath, plotting to one day surpass him—while he knocks her forehead and lectures her about ambition.
• Lord of Peng Gong's Role: The proud yet weary patriarch, sighing over his unconventional disciples while internally elated at the miracle of three generations of Universe Masters.

Significant Themes

• The Peng Gong Lineage's Miracle: Three generations of Universe Masters is unprecedented in Human Race history—a source of immense pride and bragging rights.
• Master-Disciple Bonds: Relationships built on discipline mixed with affection, teasing, and mutual support—contrasting the serious exterior of such figures with their warm inner circle.
• Humor and Shamelessness: The absurdity of acting like bandits and begging for gifts despite being top-tier cosmic powers.
• Cultivation Progression: Breaking through to Universe Master is a monumental event with cosmic-scale phenomena, yet the novel frames it with levity and everyday concerns.
• Contrast Between Bravado and Reality: Even the strongest beings scheme, complain, and act petty within their trusted circles.

Summary of Chapter: "Sharing Hardship? Exploiting His Brother Without Limit"

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• In the Blood Fiend Secret Realm, Liu Hui notices a mysterious disappearance of many Soul Hall elders, instructors, and guards, sparking hopes of escape—but he ultimately gives up, preferring his rut.
• Tang Ping returns in lavish attire, claiming he awakened the talent “Vast Endowment” and was taken in by a great being, making him influential in the Soul Hall.
• However, the big shot orders intensified training for Tang Ping, and he has included Liu Hui’s name: both face doubled assessment difficulty and discipline from the Enforcement Corps, including whipping.
• Liu Hui attempts to disown Tang Ping and attacks him, but both are whipped by an enforcer into compliance with strict etiquette.
• Elsewhere, on Thunder Island, Luo Feng, now an Immortal, receives an elite residence near Venerable status, stirring jealousy among veteran Venerables—but after he kills Fei Jing King (an enemy comparable to a Venerable), they begrudgingly accept him.
• Tang Ping visits to congratulate Luo Feng, but reveals Fei Jing King was resurrected and spread rumors that Luo Feng owns at least six Supreme Treasures (including soul-type and flying palace-type), exposing him to Cosmic Overlord predators.
• Tang Ping offers to send sword qi and jokes about pulling “honey trap” schemes; Luo Feng declines, vowing to face any enemies head-on with killing intent.

2. Character Developments

• Liu Hui: Cowardly and lazy, he flatters Tang Ping when seeing his new status but recoils once hardship arrives. Falls back into docility under the enforcer’s whip, yet finds petty solace in shared suffering. Remains a comedic foil.
• Tang Ping: Emerges as a boastful, mischievous “brother” who enjoys teasing and exploiting his friends, but also shows loyalty—offering real support to Luo Feng and claiming he’ll “stand behind” him (while staying safe). His actual power and connections remain ambiguous.
• Luo Feng: Displays maturity and resolution. He embraces the burdens of his rapid rise, rejects scheming or relying on others, and embraces direct combat as the only path. His confidence grows after proving strength to the Venerables.

3. Significant Themes

• “Sharing hardship” as a darkly comedic twist: Brotherhood is tested by forced cooperation under suffering; Tang Ping’s “exploitation” of his brother is both playful and cruel.
• Cost of backing/ambition: New connections bring both advantages and escalated torments; power comes with dangerous attention (Supreme Treasure rumors).
• Realism of politics: Venerables’ attitudes shift only after Luo Feng demonstrates strength—a commentary on opportunistic respect.
• Against scheming: Luo Feng rejects Tang Ping’s sneaky “honey trap” idea, affirming a warrior’s direct path as more honorable and effective.

4. Character Interactions

• Tang Ping & Liu Hui: A chaotic, affectionate yet abusive dynamic—flattery, threats, physical comedy, and mutual whipping; they bond through shared misery.
• Tang Ping & Luo Feng: Teasing and camaraderie, with genuine concern masked by humor; Tang Ping offers practical help, Luo Feng politely refuses, showing respect and trust.
• Liu Hui & Enforcer: The whip enforces absolute discipline, instantly reducing Liu Hui’s resistance—highlighting the hierarchy’s crushing power.

Chapter Summary: “Divine Mountain Council Seats, Loose Tongues”

Key Plot Points and Events

• On Thunder Island, Tang Ping teases Luo Feng about the exposure of his Supreme Treasures. Although Tang Ping usually appears careless and unreliable, Luo Feng recognizes that the teasing is meant to comfort him and help him relax.
• Luo Feng receives an invitation to attend the Human Race’s Supreme Council, the highest-level gathering of the race. He and Tang Ping enter the Virtual Universe together.
• At the Mount of Gods, more than a thousand Cosmic Venerables gather before the Hall of Gods. Luo Feng receives friendly greetings from several Venerables, including Boswa, Thunderclap, and Blood Robe.
• Venerable Blood Robe warns Luo Feng that the revelation of his Soul-type and Flying Palace-type Supreme Treasures has made him a tempting target for alien powers. Luo Feng remains calm and confident that anyone who attacks him may instead suffer defeat.
• Boswa publicly raises the issue of why Tang Ping, rather than Luo Feng, is the First Elder of Earth. He pretends to defend Luo Feng while launching into an exaggerated mockery of Tang Ping and Wind-Thunder Venerable’s faction.
• Boswa claims Tang Ping became Wind-Thunder Venerable’s disciple through an overly dramatic display of crying and pleading, implying that he gained his status and resources through flattery.
• He then ridicules several members of Wind-Thunder Venerable’s faction:
  • Venerable Anle is accused of taking credit for work actually done by Marquis Justice and of remembering attractive women while forgetting ordinary officials.
  • Carefree King is mocked for neglecting his duty guarding the Sword Tomb in favor of farming at Luo Feng’s residence.
• The gathered Venerables laugh at Boswa’s stories, while Luo Feng grows increasingly uncomfortable and distances himself, fearing the consequences of Boswa’s reckless remarks.

Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Shows fatigue from years of solitary struggle and briefly wishes he could rely on Tang Ping. Despite possessing extraordinary treasures, he remains modest and socially cautious. He understands that Boswa’s speech will likely provoke dangerous retaliation.
• Tang Ping: Demonstrates his role as a loyal, affectionate friend. His teasing is actually an attempt to ease Luo Feng’s worries. His carefree and eccentric personality is reinforced through the stories Boswa tells.
• Venerable Boswa: Reveals himself as bold, mischievous, and extremely loose-tongued. Emboldened by his connection to the Virtual Universe Company and Chaos City Lord, he openly mocks powerful figures without recognizing—or caring about—the danger.
• Venerable Blood Robe: Acts as a realistic observer who explains the significance of Luo Feng’s Supreme Treasures and warns him about the envy and danger they attract.
• Wind-Thunder Venerable’s faction: Is portrayed humorously as unconventional and disorganized, though this portrayal largely comes from Boswa’s biased gossip.

Significant Themes

• Brotherhood and emotional support: Tang Ping’s teasing masks genuine concern, showing that friendship can provide comfort even when expressed through mockery.
• Power attracts danger: Luo Feng’s Supreme Treasures grant him immense strength but also make him a target for powerful enemies.
• Reputation and political tension: The Supreme Council is not merely a formal gathering; it is also a place where factions, status, and personal influence matter.
• Humor amid danger: Boswa’s gossip lightens the atmosphere while also creating the threat of serious consequences.
• Fearlessness versus recklessness: Luo Feng remains composed and measured, whereas Boswa mistakes having powerful backing for being invulnerable.

Character Interactions

• Luo Feng and Tang Ping share a warm, teasing brotherly relationship.
• Luo Feng greets several Venerables respectfully, demonstrating his growing acceptance among the Human Race’s elite.
• Blood Robe privately cautions Luo Feng about the danger posed by his exposed treasures.
• Boswa turns the council’s attention toward Luo Feng and Tang Ping, pretending to champion Luo Feng while insulting Tang Ping and his allies.
• The other Venerables enjoy Boswa’s stories and join in the laughter, while Luo Feng silently withdraws and worries about Boswa’s eventual punishment.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race’s experts are summoned to the Hall of Gods for a Supreme Council meeting.
• The meeting is called to celebrate the simultaneous breakthroughs of two new Universe Masters:

Lord of Wind-Thunder

• Lord of Peace and Joy, formerly Tang Ping
• Chaos City Lord explains and defends his past treatment of Luo Feng, clarifying that he did not recklessly give Luo Feng Supreme Treasures and that Luo Feng obtained most of them through his own opportunities.
• Lord of Peace and Joy is praised for possessing a Super Divine Body. He will guard the Human Race’s core territories and oversee the resurrection of experts below the Cosmic Overlord level, reducing the cost of resurrection.
• Tang Ping gives a formal introduction, revealing that:
  • He was born on Earth only slightly more than thirty thousand years earlier.
  • He married Luo Feng’s ninth-generation descendant.
  • He entered the Ganwu Secret Realm through Babata.
  • He became Wind-Thunder’s disciple.
  • He cultivated for twenty thousand years before breaking through to the Universe Master level.
  • He is now Earth’s First Elder.
• His astonishing rise leaves the gathered Venerables stunned.
• Venerable Boswa, who had previously insulted and slandered Tang Ping outside the hall, becomes terrified upon realizing Tang Ping is now a Universe Master and may know of his remarks.
• The chapter ends with the Human Race recognizing Tang Ping’s extraordinary achievement and the enormous missed opportunity of Venerable Ganyou, who had once encountered Tang Ping but failed to accept him as a disciple.

2. Character Developments

• Tang Ping / Lord of Peace and Joy: Publicly reveals his history and establishes himself as a powerful, mysterious, and exceptionally talented new ruler. Although he presents himself as low-profile and kind, his laughter and calm authority suggest confidence and a playful side.
• Luo Feng: Continues to be closely connected to Tang Ping as both family and friend. He struggles not to laugh during Tang Ping’s solemn speech and subtly intimidates Boswa by pretending to be concerned about him.
• Chaos City Lord: Demonstrates his authority, fairness, and protective attitude toward Luo Feng. His explanation removes the other Universe Masters’ doubts about favoritism.
• Lord of Wind-Thunder: Gains recognition as one of the Human Race’s newest pillars and appears pleased while receiving congratulations.
• Venerable Boswa: Changes from an arrogant critic into a terrified and humiliated figure, realizing that his earlier insults may bring disaster.
• Venerable Ganyou: Maintains a calm exterior despite having missed the chance to recruit Tang Ping. His restrained reaction hides deep regret over losing what would have been an unimaginably valuable investment.

3. Significant Themes

• The celebration of collective strength: The Human Race welcomes two new Universe Masters as a sign of growing prosperity and protection.
• Hidden talent and delayed recognition: Tang Ping’s rapid rise demonstrates that extraordinary individuals may remain unnoticed until they suddenly reach a position of immense power.
• The consequences of arrogance and slander: Boswa’s earlier insults become dangerous once Tang Ping’s true status is revealed.
• Luck, opportunity, and regret: Ganyou’s failure to recognize Tang Ping’s potential highlights how a single missed opportunity can have enormous consequences.
• Loyalty and fairness within leadership: Chaos City Lord’s defense of Luo Feng emphasizes the importance of impartiality and trust among the Human Race’s rulers.
• Humor amid solemnity: The grand political gathering is repeatedly undercut by Luo Feng and Tang Ping’s suppressed laughter, Ganyou’s hidden regret, and Boswa’s panic.

4. Character Interactions

• Giant Axe Founder and Chaos City Lord discuss the complaints surrounding Luo Feng, with other rulers defending Chaos City Lord’s decisions.
• Chaos City Lord formally announces the breakthroughs of Wind-Thunder and Peace and Joy, prompting mass congratulations from the Venerables.
• Tang Ping and Luo Feng exchange an unspoken humorous moment as both struggle not to laugh during Tang Ping’s formal appearance.
• Tang Ping’s gaze deliberately finds Boswa, signaling that he remembers the earlier insults.
• Luo Feng pretends to check whether Boswa is well, further frightening the already terrified Venerable.
• The gathered Venerables’ attention turns toward Ganyou, silently reminding him that he once encountered Tang Ping but failed to recognize his potential.

Chapter Summary: “Resurrection Insurance”

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Hall of Gods, Tang Ping announces that Cosmic Galaxy Bank is launching Resurrection Insurance, designed to manage and guarantee resurrection for members of the race.
• The insurance policy appears before every Cosmic Venerable. Initially, the Venerables are shocked by its high cost, believing Tang Ping is exploiting them.
• Tang Ping then reveals the true reason for the meeting: Primitive Star is about to open.
• He distributes detailed information about Primitive Star, explaining that it contains 10,081 stars surrounding the mysterious Origin Land of the Universe.
• Primitive Star is a legendary treasure ground filled with supreme treasures, rare materials, origin wonders, and ancient opportunities—but also catastrophic dangers.
• Its passages open only after immensely long intervals and remain open for one thousand eras. Anyone who fails to leave before they close will die completely, regardless of avatars, incarnations, or stored souls.
• The revelation that Resurrection Insurance can provide reliable or immediate resurrection transforms the Venerables’ view of the policy.
• They realize that paying for insurance allows them to enter Primitive Star and fight without fearing permanent death, potentially earning treasures worth vastly more than the insurance premiums.
• The Venerables immediately decide to purchase the insurance and prepare to risk everything in Primitive Star.

Character Developments

• Tang Ping demonstrates strategic foresight and business acumen. Although initially perceived as greedy, he reveals that Resurrection Insurance is intended to preserve the race’s strongest fighters during the coming crisis.
• The Cosmic Venerables shift dramatically from suspicion and resentment to admiration, reverence, and even fanatic enthusiasm toward Tang Ping.
• Luo Feng carefully studies the information about Primitive Star, emphasizing his growing awareness of the immense opportunities and dangers ahead.

Significant Themes

• Perception versus reality: Tang Ping’s seemingly exploitative insurance plan is revealed to be a practical strategy for protecting the race.
• Risk and reward: Primitive Star represents the ultimate gamble, where unimaginable treasures can be gained only by accepting almost certain death.
• Strategic preparation: Resurrection Insurance changes how powerful beings approach danger, allowing them to fight boldly rather than preserve themselves cautiously.
• Collective advancement: The opening of Primitive Star offers the Hong Alliance a chance to gain treasures, power, and influence for the future of the race.
• The limits of immortality: Even beings with avatars and alternate forms face true annihilation inside Primitive Star if they remain after its passages close.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping addresses the Venerables as a group, first presenting the insurance and then revealing Primitive Star’s opening.
• The Venerables initially react with silent criticism and distrust, interpreting the insurance as excessive profiteering.
• After learning about Primitive Star’s deadly conditions, they mentally reassess Tang Ping’s intentions and begin viewing him as a loyal protector and visionary leader.
• The entire hall’s mood shifts from tension and suspicion to excitement and determination, with the Venerables united in their resolve to buy insurance and enter Primitive Star.

Chapter Summary: “Death Spared, Punishment Inevitable”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race’s highest meeting concludes with the decision that, forty thousand years later, humanity will advance into the Primitive Stars.
• Luo Feng attends the meeting and learns from Venerable Blood Robe that such gatherings mainly announce decisions already made by the Universe Masters.
• Other Venerables gossip about Luo Feng’s strength, wealth, relationship to Lord of Peace and Joy, and his family’s charitable policies in the Milky Way Galaxy.
• Meanwhile, Venerable Boswa is devastated after the meeting, while Ganyou World Lord maintains his usual calm despite being heavily indebted.
• Boswa is summoned to the Virtual Universe Company’s Inspection Bureau and faces Honored One Guiyi over his serious offenses, including insulting Lord of Peace and Joy and damaging the Human Race’s interests.
• Boswa pleads for leniency toward his family, emphasizing his long service and lack of corruption.
• Although his crimes technically warrant execution, Lord of Peace and Joy chooses to spare his life.
• Boswa is stripped of all positions and privileges in the Virtual Universe Company and fined ten Supreme Treasure Points.
• If the fine is not paid within one hundred years, his entire family will be forced into dangerous missions without compensation until the debt is cleared.
• Relieved to be alive, Boswa thanks Guiyi, Chaos City Lord, and Lord of Peace and Joy for their mercy.

Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Appears increasingly prominent and wealthy within the Human Race, though some Venerables still underestimate his combat strength. His family’s compassionate social policies reveal his concern for ordinary humans.
• Venerable Boswa: Changes from a powerful, confident official into a shaken and humbled figure. He recognizes that he chose the wrong side and offended people far beyond his ability to challenge. His relief at escaping death shows both fear and a renewed determination to survive.
• Ganyou World Lord: Demonstrates remarkable composure under pressure, reinforcing his reputation as the Human Race’s foremost debtor.
• Lord of Peace and Joy: Though absent, he exercises decisive influence. His willingness to spare Boswa’s life reveals restraint, but the severe punishment proves that his forgiveness does not mean leniency.
• Honored One Guiyi: Acts as the stern enforcer of Human Race law, delivering the judgment and ensuring that Boswa acknowledges the higher authorities’ mercy.

Significant Themes

• Power and political hierarchy: Major decisions are made by the Universe Masters, while lesser officials are expected to obey rather than question them.
• Mercy versus punishment: Boswa avoids execution, but his social, political, and financial destruction is nearly complete. Mercy does not erase consequences.
• The cruelty of survival and influence: Boswa concludes that the universe has no permanent justice or glory—only shifting interests and power.
• Accountability before authority: No position or family background can shield someone who insults the Human Race’s rulers or harms its interests.
• Humanity and social responsibility: The debate over Luo Feng’s social programs contrasts utilitarian views of strengthening the race with compassion toward ordinary people.
• Hope after disgrace: Boswa’s survival leaves open the possibility of recovery, but only through enduring humiliation and repaying an enormous debt.

Character Interactions

• Luo Feng and Venerable Blood Robe: Blood Robe explains the true purpose of the highest meetings and the limited role of Cosmic Venerables in major decisions.
• The Venerables: Their conversations reveal jealousy toward Luo Feng, admiration for his connections, and differing opinions about whether ordinary humans deserve extensive support.
• Boswa and his secretary Xiao He: Their brief exchange shows Boswa trying to preserve normal administrative duties despite his impending downfall.
• Boswa and Honored One Guiyi: Guiyi confronts him directly, while Boswa abandons his former pride and pleads for his family’s protection.
• Boswa and the higher authorities: By formally thanking Chaos City Lord and Lord of Peace and Joy, Boswa acknowledges their power and accepts that his survival depends entirely on their mercy.

Summary: “Sweeping Out Evil, Cleansing the Territory”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ganyou World Lord sits in despair after accumulating 4.1 Supreme Treasure Points of debt through three failed adventures. His personal and universe-country income is automatically deducted toward repayment, but remains far too small to make a meaningful difference.
• He receives a reward of 100 Heavy Treasure Points from the Virtual Universe Company for previously nurturing and protecting the Lord of Peace and Joy. Instead of celebrating, Ganyou is tormented by regret that he failed to become the powerful figure’s disciple.
• Hoping to reverse his fortunes, Ganyou plans to purchase Resurrection Insurance and enter the Primitive Star again. However, the insurance price has risen above his reward because fraud and corruption—especially in his region—have increased the insurer’s risk.
• In response, Ganyou orders a sweeping anti-fraud campaign across Ganyou Universe Country and its associated territories.
• The campaign arrests countless fraudsters, destroys millions of scam operations, and exposes officials who accepted bribes or protected criminals. The most dramatic arrest is that of the Ninth Prince, a powerful imperial successor, who is sentenced to life in the Human Race First Prison.
• Other universe countries imitate Ganyou’s crackdown, suppressing fraud, illegal slave trading, corruption, and related crimes throughout the Human Race Territory.
• Some public “experts” criticize the improved social order, claiming that excessive lawfulness weakens humanity’s competitive instincts. These figures soon disappear, implying that they were secretly punished or silenced.
• After a thousand years, the insurance price returns to normal. Ganyou purchases Standard Resurrection Insurance and prepares to enter the Primitive Star, intending to use repeated resurrections to gamble his way out of debt.

Character Developments

• Ganyou World Lord changes from a depressed, regretful debtor into a determined risk-taker. His despair turns into a desperate resolve to stake everything on one final opportunity.
• His decision to launch the anti-fraud campaign is initially motivated by financial self-interest—the high insurance premium—but it produces broad improvements across society.
• Thirteen, his loyal subordinate, remains enthusiastic and supportive, celebrating the reward and worrying over Ganyou’s physical and emotional collapse.
• Old Hou and the other fraudsters embody arrogance and moral corruption. They justify their crimes as cleverness and assume political connections will protect them, but collapse when the law finally reaches them.
• The Ninth Prince is exposed as part of the corrupt system. His dramatic fall from luxurious authority to prison demonstrates that even elite figures are no longer immune to punishment.

Significant Themes

• Risk, greed, and gambling: Ganyou repeatedly treats his future as a gamble, believing that fortune can only be gained by taking extreme risks.
• Consequences of corruption: Fraud and bribery distort not only society but also increase the cost of protection and insurance for everyone.
• Justice and accountability: The crackdown shows that law enforcement can reach criminals at every level, including powerful officials and royalty.
• Irony and unintended consequences: Ganyou begins the campaign to lower his own insurance premium, yet his actions cleanse the entire Human Race Territory.
• Moral order versus savage competition: The chapter questions whether greed and lawlessness are necessary for survival in a harsh universe, ultimately portraying “twisted logic” defending corruption as suspect.
• Regret and missed opportunities: Ganyou’s anguish over failing to become Lord of Peace and Joy’s disciple drives his reckless plans and desire to restore his former status.

Character Interactions

• Thirteen tries to comfort and encourage Ganyou, first by celebrating the reward and later by reacting with alarm when Ganyou vomits blood.
• Ganyou interacts with the Virtual Universe Company envoy only briefly, responding coldly because the reward cannot solve his overwhelming debt.
• The fraudsters encourage one another and reinforce their belief that deception is justified, while relying on corrupt officials for protection.
• Law enforcement officers confront the fraudsters and the Ninth Prince with uncompromising authority, emphasizing the shift from a corrupt, permissive system to one governed by strict justice.
• Ganyou’s orders indirectly influence the entire Human Race Territory, as other universe countries adopt similar campaigns and collectively suppress criminal forces.

Chapter Summary: “Beauties of Every Race Enter the Hall”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After another ten thousand years, Liu Hui and his family reach the final bottleneck before immortality and enter the Initial Universe for secluded cultivation. Tang Ping accompanies them.
• Tang Ping casually claims that he is close to fully comprehending the Origin of Wind Laws, unintentionally—or deliberately—pressuring Liu Hui into working even harder. Liu Hui’s wife and daughter are similarly driven to cultivate without rest.
• Tang Ping returns his consciousness to the Solar System and summons the contestants of the latest Milky Way Beauty ranking.
• Unlike previous selections, most of the women are now powerful alien beauties from major universe countries and influential King-Rank or Venerable families. All are under twenty, yet many have already reached the peak of Star Rank or Universe Level.
• Tang Ping inspects the women, ordering them to serve him. Although they are proud descendants of powerful races, they suppress their resentment because of his overwhelming status and their families’ interests.
• He personally examines their racial traits and abilities, touching Qingwu’s snake tail, inspecting Xilan’s fins, unfolding Ling Yue’s wings, and asking Yao Ji to demonstrate the Fox Race’s Bewitchment Technique.
• Tang Ping also gives cultivation advice, causing the women’s initial hostility to gradually lessen. He orders them to return the following day and continue cultivating.
• After they leave, Tang Ping checks the results of his long-term plans, especially the Anti-Fraud Plan and Resurrection Insurance.
• The Anti-Fraud Plan has succeeded after being linked to insurance premiums: races and universe countries with poor security must pay higher premiums, giving powerful figures a financial incentive to suppress fraud. Public security in Human territory has improved significantly.
• However, Tang Ping discovers that his Resurrection Insurance has sold almost nothing: only two Standard policies and no Supreme policies.
• He learns that potential customers distrust him because he is a newly advanced Universe Master and fear being deceived. They also recognize that Supreme Insurance offers poor value, since the Primitive Star will remain open for millions of years and Standard Insurance already covers multiple possible deaths.
• Tang Ping is furious that the Venerables have outmaneuvered him, but he refuses to change the publicly announced rules because doing so would damage his dignity and could increase his financial losses.
• He then contacts Sun Ruowei and orders her to tell Qingwu that one of her Origin Force Nodes is obstructed and that he will personally visit her residence to clear it. He insists Sun Ruowei accompany him, claiming Qingwu might feel uneasy alone, though his motives are clearly suspicious.

Character Developments

• Tang Ping: Remains powerful, arrogant, self-satisfied, and fond of manipulating situations. He enjoys the attention and novelty of the alien beauties, while believing himself morally upright despite openly forcing them to serve him. His confidence is shaken when his insurance scheme fails, revealing that he underestimated the Venerables’ caution and intelligence. He quickly shifts from frustration to scheming against Qingwu.
• Liu Hui: Becomes intensely competitive after hearing Tang Ping’s progress in the Wind Laws. He cultivates obsessively, fearing that Tang Ping will widen the gap between them.
• Liu Hui’s wife and daughter: Follow his example and become equally tense and hardworking in cultivation.
• Ling Yue: A noble Wing Race descendant who reluctantly displays her magnificent wings for Tang Ping.
• Qingwu: A direct descendant of a powerful Snake Race Venerable. Though embarrassed and uncomfortable when Tang Ping touches her tail, she suppresses her feelings and obeys to protect her family’s interests.
• Xilan: Is startled and nervous when Tang Ping touches her fins, revealing her vulnerability beneath her gentle appearance.
• Yao Ji: Demonstrates her Bewitchment Technique despite shyness. Tang Ping’s criticism gives her specific guidance for improving it.
• Yingluo: The proud, straightforward Stone Race woman is particularly resentful of being treated as a servant, though she too must hide her resistance.
• Sun Ruowei: Responds flatly to Tang Ping’s questionable request, and her prolonged silence suggests she immediately understands his likely intentions.

Significant Themes

• Power and submission: The alien women’s beauty, status, and talent cannot protect them from being subordinated to someone overwhelmingly stronger.
• Manipulation disguised as benevolence: Tang Ping presents himself as fair and helpful, but his “guidance,” insurance schemes, and concern for Qingwu often conceal self-interest or predatory intentions.
• The importance of incentives: The Anti-Fraud Plan only succeeds once it is tied to financial consequences, demonstrating that economic pressure can accomplish what moral appeals cannot.
• Distrust and reputation: Tang Ping’s lack of an established reputation as a Universe Master causes customers to distrust his resurrection service, showing that power alone does not guarantee credibility.
• Calculation versus emotion: The Venerables carefully calculate the value of insurance, while Tang Ping reacts emotionally to their refusal to buy his products.
• Pride and dignity: Tang Ping refuses to revise his insurance rules because he will not publicly admit that his calculations were flawed.
• Racial diversity and exotic beauty: The chapter emphasizes the variety of alien bodies and cultures, presenting their unusual traits as attractive and compatible with human aesthetics.

Character Interactions

• Tang Ping pressures Liu Hui into more intense cultivation through a casual boast about his Wind Laws.
• He commands the alien contestants to serve him, establishing an unequal relationship based on strength and political necessity.
• He physically examines Qingwu, Xilan, and Ling Yue’s racial features, causing embarrassment and restrained discomfort.
• He critiques Yao Ji’s Bewitchment Technique while simultaneously acting as her instructor.
• His interactions with the women gradually shift from coercive inspection toward a mixture of teasing, cultivation guidance, and patronizing approval.
• Tang Ping’s discussion of insurance reveals his conflict with the broader Venerable community, whom he views as greedy and ungrateful.
• The chapter ends with Tang Ping arranging a private visit to Qingwu under the pretext of treating her cultivation problem, while Sun Ruowei silently recognizes the impropriety of his plan.

Chapter Summary: The Galaxy Under Martial Law, the Star Sea Gives Birth to Cangming

Key Plot Points and Events

• On October 1, 47288 AD, the entire Milky Way suddenly enters total martial law under the authority of the Luo Family. All interstellar travel is halted, routes are sealed, industries shut down, and residents are ordered to remain indoors because of unexplained space-time anomalies.
• Panic spreads throughout inhabited planets. People stockpile supplies, speculate about the end of the world, and discuss possible causes in the virtual universe. However, the Luo Family’s overwhelming control—and fear of the powerful “Lord of Peace and Joy”—prevents widespread rebellion.
• While the physical galaxy becomes silent, virtual platforms become extremely active. People flood games, livestreams, and discussion forums with theories ranging from alien invasions and cosmic monsters to the deployment of superweapons.
• Streamer Chu Rong secretly broadcasts from an uninhabited region at the edge of the Milky Way, using an advanced multidimensional detector to observe the galaxy beyond the reach of official surveillance. For three days, the detector records only normal celestial phenomena.
• The livestream unexpectedly becomes a shared moment of reflection. Viewers zoom in on their home planets and contemplate humanity’s smallness within the vast universe, as well as the struggles and achievements that allowed humanity to survive and expand. The audience begins posting messages praising humanity, its ancestors, its defenders, and the Lord of Peace and Joy.
• This reflective moment is abruptly interrupted when Chu Rong detects an unprecedented surge in space-time turbulence. The detector alarms, the livestream distorts, and viewers sense an immense presence or power emerging from the depths of space.
• A vast blue ocean materializes above the Milky Way. It spans several light-years, passes through stars and other cosmic bodies without physically disturbing them, and appears to exist partly outside ordinary space.
• The ocean’s space-time fluctuation registers as exactly zero—an impossible reading suggesting either that it does not belong to the universe or that it possesses the power to completely suppress space-time.
• The ocean eventually settles over the Solar System. By October 4, the mysterious phenomenon has become a reality above humanity’s home system, causing the entire universe to react in alarm.

Character Developments

• Chu Rong is introduced as a daring, opportunistic but genuinely committed livestreamer. Though he hopes to profit from the broadcast, he risks capture to provide firsthand information and becomes the first person to witness and announce the ocean’s arrival.
• His initial confidence and promotional enthusiasm give way to genuine fear and awe as the detector records impossible readings. His question—“What... is this?”—captures the confusion of everyone watching.
• The virtual audience develops from frightened and argumentative spectators into a unified community. Their shared view of the Milky Way and their home planets inspires humility, patriotism, and reverence for humanity’s history.
• The Luo Family is established as the dominant power controlling the Human Race Territory, while the unnamed Lord of Peace and Joy is portrayed as a near-unstoppable figure whose authority inspires terror and obedience.

Significant Themes

• Human insignificance and resilience: Humanity is shown as a tiny presence in an immense universe, yet its survival and expansion are the result of generations of sacrifice, warfare, and perseverance.
• Unity through shared perspective: Seeing the Milky Way and their home planets together causes people from across the galaxy to momentarily set aside their disputes and collectively “praise humanity.”
• The limits of knowledge: Scientific instruments, expert analysis, and advanced technology cannot explain the ocean or its zero-value space-time fluctuation.
• Order versus cosmic chaos: Martial law represents humanity’s attempt to impose control in response to unknowable cosmic forces, while the ocean embodies a power capable of overriding the universe’s normal laws.
• The arrival of the unknown: The ocean’s appearance marks a major cosmic turning point, suggesting the birth or emergence of an entity, realm, or phenomenon beyond conventional space-time.

Character Interactions

• Virtual users debate the cause of martial law, with some proposing cosmic monsters, alien attacks, or weapons deployment. Their exchanges range from serious speculation to dark humor.
• Chu Rong interacts with his audience through promotional appeals, while viewers defend him against accusations of exploiting the crisis.
• Expert viewers and former military personnel contribute technical analyses, working together to interpret the detector’s data.
• The livestream audience collectively shifts from casual speculation to shared awe, first celebrating humanity and then falling silent in fear when the ocean appears.
• Chu Rong’s final confused question functions as the chapter’s emotional climax, emphasizing that neither he nor the watching civilization understands the force now hovering over the Solar System.

Key plot points and events

• The chapter opens by placing the Solar System within the vast structure of the Primal Universe. Galactic and racial territories are shaped by black holes, dark energy, and expanding gravitational fields; their border conflicts unfold over timescales far beyond ordinary human lifespans.
• In the present, the Azure Divine Sea appears above the Solar System, its waves bending and disrupting spacetime. Even Universe Masters feel its overwhelming restraint, and they cannot teleport within it.
• Mountain Sitting Guest and the leaders Giant Axe, Chaos City Lord, and Lord of Peng Gong witness the scale of Tang Ping’s Divine Power body. Its size and capacity to draw on the Origin of the Universe astonish them.
• Giant Axe, Chaos City Lord, and Peng Gong record and share the sight. Their posts spread rapidly among Human Race Venerables, while powerful figures flood into a livestream of the phenomenon.
• Streamer Hua Rong briefly celebrates the incoming gifts, then realizes he has lost control of the broadcast and fears the consequences.

Character developments and interactions

• Mountain Sitting Guest is impressed by the true scale of his disciple’s body. He recognizes its advantages but privately worries that Tang Ping should focus on strengthening his Divine Power Path. The Supreme Laws prevent him from explaining everything he knows.
• Giant Axe, Chaos City Lord, and Peng Gong move from shock to excitement, recognizing the enormous strategic and economic value of Tang Ping’s divine body. Peng Gong is especially proud of his disciple’s disciple.
• Hua Rong shifts from delight at the livestream’s popularity to alarm when he can no longer control it.
• The three human leaders share their reactions publicly, helping turn a private revelation into a spectacle watched across the Human Race.

Significant themes

• Cosmic scale and limited perspective: Civilizations and their conflicts span millions of years, while individual lives are fleeting.
• Power and awe: Tang Ping’s Divine Sea demonstrates how a single being can challenge expectations about the universe’s strongest powers.
• The cost of revelation: The leaders’ posts spread news quickly, but the livestream’s loss of control hints at risks when extraordinary events become public.

Plot points and events

• Tang Ping’s Resurrection Insurance business booms after other powerful figures witness the scale of his divine body. Venerables rush to buy policies ahead of the Primitive Star’s opening, hoping to pursue supreme treasures with a guaranteed way back from death.
• Mountain Sitting Guest remains with Tang Ping and urges him to stop spending time on side ventures and focus on cultivation. Tang Ping shows him praise from Venerable Qian You and jokes about offering a discount on a future resurrection.
• Mountain Sitting Guest observes that Tang Ping has made the Milky Way Galaxy unusually safe and orderly, with even the poor and vulnerable cared for.
• He warns that ordinary lives—and even Immortals—will eventually end with the universe’s destruction. In his view, Tang Ping is sacrificing precious cultivation time on work that cannot change the Human Race’s larger fate.
• Tang Ping accepts the logic but says protecting ordinary people matters to them and brings him genuine happiness. He sees caring for the weak as part of his duty and believes happiness belongs at the heart of cultivation.
• Mountain Sitting Guest acknowledges that pursuing the Dao through what one truly loves can unlock great potential. He nevertheless worries about Tang Ping’s persistent womanizing, then agrees to leave him to his own path.
• Mountain Sitting Guest renews his offer to refine a treasure for each powerful enemy Tang Ping defeats on the Primitive Star. Tang Ping cheekily asks to borrow any unused or newly made treasures for “testing,” and his teacher departs in exasperation.

Character developments

• Tang Ping remains proud, playful, and shameless, but reveals a sincere philosophy: he values the immediate well-being of the people he protects, not only strength or status. His personal path is grounded in what makes him happy.
• Mountain Sitting Guest shifts from stern criticism to genuine respect for Tang Ping’s convictions. He recognizes the potential in following one’s true heart, though he remains embarrassed and concerned by Tang Ping’s flaws.

Significant themes

• Different paths to the Dao: cultivation need not follow one prescribed route; a person’s genuine passions can become a path to profound achievement.
• Meaning versus impermanence: even if lives and civilizations end, care and peace still matter to those who experience them.
• Duty and compassion: Tang Ping sees protecting the weak as a responsibility of the strong.
• Strength and practical virtues: Mountain Sitting Guest values power as essential to a race’s survival, yet recognizes that shamelessness can be useful in a ruthless world.

Character interactions

• Tang Ping’s joking boast about his looks and offer of a resurrection discount leave Mountain Sitting Guest speechless.
• Their central exchange contrasts Mountain Sitting Guest’s long-term, cosmic perspective with Tang Ping’s concern for people’s lived experience.
• Their parting banter—Mountain Sitting Guest offering rewards for battlefield victories and Tang Ping fishing for extra treasures—keeps their teacher-disciple relationship affectionate, candid, and comic.