Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Outside Chaos City”

Key Plot Points and Events

• News spreads that Bolan has taken a World Lord as his master, shocking many because Venerable Nine Swords had previously intended to accept him.
• Luo Feng worries that Bolan’s decision may offend Venerable Nine Swords and place Bolan—or Bolan’s teacher—in danger. His teacher, Zhenyan King, silently reinforces the seriousness of the situation.
• Uka reassures Luo Feng that the Virtual Universe Company will protect Bolan’s teacher because he is a core member of the Primal Secret Region and has two exceptionally talented disciples, Si Yao and Bolan.
• Luo Feng confirms that Bolan publicly knelt and begged to become the World Lord’s disciple, but refuses to explain why.
• Uka repeatedly pressures Luo Feng for information about the mysterious senior. Luo Feng remains firm and reveals nothing.
• Qian Min arrives, throws Uka out of Luo Feng’s residence, and challenges him to fight. Uka accepts, and the two leave for the Battle Space.
• The Chaos City Lord learns that Bolan has chosen another master and recognizes that Venerable Nine Swords will likely be angry. He decides to compensate Nine Swords in some way.
• The story then shifts to Li Yilin, who is fighting Chaos Beasts outside Chaos City. He effortlessly kills a World Lord-level beast but ignores the resulting Chaos True Spirit because it is useless to him.
• The system observes the Chaos Beast’s Soul Flame, discovering it to be almost blank and lacking meaningful consciousness.

Character Developments

• Luo Feng: Shows loyalty and gratitude toward his senior, worrying about the consequences of Bolan’s choice. He recognizes his own lack of power but resolves to focus on cultivation rather than remain helplessly anxious. His refusal to disclose information demonstrates discipline and trustworthiness.
• Uka: Remains curious, persistent, and socially bold. Despite his status as a prince, he behaves shamelessly when seeking gossip and is quick to accept Qian Min’s challenge when provoked.
• Qian Min: Displays a direct, forceful personality. She protects Luo Feng’s privacy and easily intimidates Uka, suggesting confidence in her own strength.
• Bolan: Though absent from the chapter, he is characterized as decisive and unconventional. His willingness to kneel publicly before a World Lord indicates the importance he places on this master.
• Chaos City Lord: Demonstrates awareness of the political consequences of Bolan’s decision and takes responsibility for managing Venerable Nine Swords’ displeasure.
• Li Yilin: Appears overwhelmingly powerful compared with the Chaos Beasts in the outer region. His indifference to the Chaos True Spirits suggests that ordinary treasures and low-level opponents no longer benefit his cultivation.

Significant Themes

• Master-disciple relationships and loyalty: The chapter emphasizes how powerful teachers influence the futures of geniuses, while also showing the risks involved in choosing one master over another.
• Political balance and institutional protection: The Virtual Universe Company must protect promising talents and prevent personal conflicts between powerful figures from damaging future geniuses.
• Powerlessness versus cultivation: Luo Feng’s frustration highlights the gap between caring about a situation and possessing the strength to change it. His response is to improve himself.
• Value depends on level: The Chaos True Spirit is a precious resource for most cultivators, but Li Yilin finds it worthless, emphasizing his extraordinary advancement.
• Comedic friendship amid serious stakes: Uka and Qian Min’s quarrel provides comic relief while contrasting with the serious political implications of Bolan’s decision.

Character Interactions

• Luo Feng and Uka: Uka probes Luo Feng for secrets about Bolan’s master, while Luo Feng repeatedly refuses to speak.
• Uka and Qian Min: Their hostile but playful confrontation escalates into a formal challenge to fight in the Battle Space.
• Luo Feng and Zhenyan King: Zhenyan King communicates his concern through a silent, solemn gesture rather than words.
• Chaos City Lord and Gui Yi: The Chaos City Lord sends instructions to arrange compensation for Venerable Nine Swords.
• Li Yilin and the Chaos Beasts: Li Yilin treats the outer-region beasts as insignificant opponents, killing them effortlessly and continuing deeper into the area.

Key plot points and events

• The system admires the Chaos Beasts’ pure, “blank-page” soul flames. Li Yilin explains that their experiences and emotions could eventually color them.
• Li Yilin asks whether his clone can check in with the system. The system refuses, impatiently pointing out that they share one soul.
• He travels cautiously into a rocky region where the Chaos Beasts are powerful enough to challenge him. The system advises him to keep his combat awareness from interfering with his reflexes.
• While moving through the boulders, Li Yilin thinks fondly of Marquis Lei Xu, whose guidance and growing friendship he earned through talent, generosity, and tact. He also reflects on his assigned teacher, Marquis Duo Kong, and his preference for training in the Initial Universe.
• A Diamond Ape Chaos Beast ambushes him with a roar that distorts his senses, trapping him in an illusion of an ordinary street and a happy moment with his sister, Li Linxi.
• Li Yilin recognizes the illusion’s emotional pull, shares a final toast of milk tea with her, and breaks free. Back in the rocky field, he evades the beast’s attack and finds himself surrounded by more than a dozen Diamond Apes.
• Instead of losing his temper, he laughs, activates the second level of the Thunder Dragon Art, and prepares to fight with a lightning-formed Thunder Dragon Claw.

Character developments

• Li Yilin shows growing confidence in his combat judgment and emotional resilience. The illusion briefly draws him into a cherished memory, but he remains composed and breaks through it.
• His memories reveal that he values loyalty and affection, and that he deliberately nurtures relationships without taking others’ kindness for granted.
• The system remains blunt and impatient, but also acts as a practical combat adviser.
• Marquis Lei Xu is absent, yet the memories show how Li Yilin’s considerate behavior has turned a transactional relationship into genuine mutual regard.

Significant themes

• Emotions and identity: The Chaos Beasts’ souls are initially pure, while lived experience gives them emotional color.
• Memory and attachment: Li Linxi’s appearance makes the illusion compelling, but Li Yilin’s affection for her does not leave him helpless.
• Discipline under pressure: Effective combat requires alertness without letting vigilance disrupt instinctive reactions.
• Reciprocity and trust: Li Yilin’s thoughtful generosity helps transform mentorship into lasting friendship.

Character interactions

• Li Yilin and the system exchange a brief, tense discussion about whether his clone can access it; the system rejects the idea and later offers combat advice.
• Li Yilin recalls how his persistence, gifts, and genuine care strengthened his bond with Marquis Lei Xu.
• In the illusion, Li Yilin shares milk tea and a quiet moment with Li Linxi, then wishes her happiness before breaking free.
• The Diamond Ape attacks Li Yilin with an illusion and leads a group of its kind against him; he answers with a direct counterattack.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yilin fights a group of Diamond Ape chaos beasts, using Thunder Dragon Step, Phantom Bodies, his war blade, and thunder and time laws. He wounds the lead ape, then kills a weaker one by surprise.
• The dead beasts leave behind chaotic energy and chaos true spirits. Li Yilin destroys a true spirit rather than collecting it, choosing to keep fighting under pressure instead of showing his full strength.
• His battle technique and law control improve through the prolonged struggle, and the exertion gradually strengthens his soul. He eventually unleashes a powerful “Thunder Prison” attack that cuts down three apes.
• The noise attracts a much larger horde—possibly hundreds or a thousand—so Li Yilin retreats rather than face them.
• Elsewhere, the Ox-Beast Clone lies in wait on a barren planet. Meng Natoxin, a high-status Space-Time Nightmare Beast, detects the clone before his Immortal guard does.
• The guard attacks the clone without permission. The clone reveals its enormous form and counters the guard’s fireball with lightning.
• When the guard grabs him to protect him, Meng Natoxin angrily strikes him. The guard submits, acknowledging that Meng Natoxin’s recent advances have made him stronger.

Character developments

• Li Yilin remains composed under pressure and deliberately limits his power, treating danger as a means to improve. The fighting sharpens his laws and strengthens his soul.
• The Ox-Beast Clone shows tactical patience and caution, using concealment to observe its targets. It recognizes Meng Natoxin as a potentially valuable connection to powerful figures.
• Meng Natoxin is proud, quick-tempered, and intolerant of his guard’s presumptuous behavior. His recent breakthrough has made him more powerful than the Immortal assigned to protect him.
• The scaled Immortal guard is anxious to please Meng Natoxin and redirects his frustration toward the clone. He is also increasingly deferential because his charge has surpassed him.

Significant themes

• Growth through hardship: Li Yilin accepts risk and strain as catalysts for greater strength.
• Power and restraint: Li Yilin chooses not to unleash his full abilities, while Meng Natoxin’s growing power reshapes the hierarchy between him and his guard.
• Ambition and opportunity: The clone sees Meng Natoxin’s status as a chance to gain access to stronger beings.
• Pride and obedience: Meng Natoxin’s authority governs the guard’s behavior, even when the guard acts with protective intentions.

Character interactions

• Li Yilin fights the Diamond Apes alone, exploiting openings and adapting as the battle intensifies.
• The Ox-Beast Clone challenges Meng Natoxin and his guard, while the guard responds with hostility and attacks first.
• The guard’s attempt to shield Meng Natoxin provokes the very anger he meant to avoid; Meng Natoxin strikes him, and the guard immediately submits.

Plot points

• The Monster Race Immortal Yi Wu fails to overpower the Ox-Beast Clone. Meng Natoxin, angered by the failure, calls him useless and dismisses him.
• Meng Natoxin questions the clone, who introduces himself as Lin, a clanless Mangniu Beast from a secret realm with an affinity for Space Law. Lin offers little explanation, suggesting Meng can verify his background through official records.
• Impressed by Lin’s talent and strength, Meng invites him to become a follower. He promises cultivation resources and the possibility of helping Lin’s species rise in status.
• Lin readily accepts. Meng sets the expectation that Lin become an Immortal within a thousand years and says he intends to go to the Outer-Domain Battlefield after his own breakthrough.
• Lin privately reveals his real identity as Li Yilin and his motives: he is using the disguise to gain access to the Monster Race’s upper ranks, while concealing his exceptional hundredfold life-gene level. He also considers the advantages of being positioned among the Monster Race.
• After accepting food and promises from Meng, the overstuffed clone leaves the planet with him.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Natoxin shifts from suspicion to enthusiasm. He sees Lin as a promising future ally, though his private fondness for Lin’s soft fur also colors his attention. He is confident in his own charm and leadership.
• Lin / Li Yilin presents himself as an eager, straightforward follower while carefully concealing his true identity and larger agenda. He tolerates Meng’s pressure because the prince can help him gain standing.
• Yi Wu is humiliated by his failure and obeys Meng without protest.
• Meng and Lin’s relationship begins as a transactional alliance: Meng offers resources and advancement, while Lin accepts for access and protection rather than genuine loyalty.

Significant themes

• Appearances and deception: Lin’s convincing disguise masks a much greater power and a different identity.
• Ambition and survival: Both characters treat alliances as steps toward future power and opportunity.
• Power, status, and patronage: Meng’s imperial position lets him recruit followers and offer resources; Lin hopes to use that hierarchy to secure his own place.
• Trust versus self-interest: Their agreement looks mutually beneficial, but each has private motives.

Meng Natoxin investigated the Ox-Beast Clone’s background while traveling through Monster Race territory and confirmed that Lin’s account was true. With the royal prince satisfied, the Ox-Beast Clone was poised to integrate into the Monster Race as his follower.

• Meng Natoxin ordered Man Wu to verify the Ox-Beast Clone’s story while they traveled aboard his spaceship.
• Li Yilin questioned the system about check-ins and learned that accumulating ten thousand would unlock soul flame points, a currency that could buy Supreme Treasures.
• Man Wu’s report revealed that Venerable Jiying, Mi Azuo, had subdued Lin after the Miyue Ape Race invaded the secret realm where he lived.
• Meng Natoxin learned that Venerable Jiying had given Lin a Monster Race identity and sent him away to maintain peace with his clansmen.
• Meng Natoxin approved Lin as a potential follower, and the Ox-Beast Clone closed his eyes in satisfaction.

Exhausted from a month of fighting, Li Yilin sought a way to strengthen his soul before accepting Ice Peak Master as his teacher in the Virtual Universe. Ice Peak Master’s instruction rapidly advanced Li Yilin’s understanding of space-time law, and their first lesson ended with Li Yilin mastering the fortieth essence.

• Li Yilin returned to Chaos City drained from nonstop fighting, and the system urged him to study the Ox-Beast Clone’s inherited secret techniques instead of fixating on the Thunder Dragon technique.
• As Li Yilin considered the Spirit Bestowal technique, he received an important email from Venerable Guiyi and learned that the Chaos City Lord had recommended him to a teacher in the Virtual Universe.
• Li Yilin entered a snowy plane, followed a servant into an icy palace, and met Ice Peak Master.
• Ice Peak Master offered to take Li Yilin as his disciple, and Li Yilin accepted, explaining that he had already taken the Chaos City Lord as his teacher.
• During a month of instruction, Ice Peak Master resolved Li Yilin’s cultivation questions and demonstrated space-time law essences; Li Yilin mastered the fortieth and gained insights into the next two.