Chapter Summaries

Jiang Zhicheng fought through the arena melee, helping eliminate several martial arts halls while Heyang Martial Arts Hall tried to keep its lead over Monte Martial Arts Hall. The battle continued as Monte Martial Arts Hall eliminated Ha'er Martial Arts Hall and attacked the approaching Miya Martial Arts Hall fighter.

• Jiang Zhicheng knocked out fighters from Soto Martial Arts Hall and Miya Martial Arts Hall, but Monte Martial Arts Hall took the opportunity to eliminate both before he could finish them.
• Jiang Zhicheng defeated Aojin Martial Arts Hall's fighter and knocked out Kazi Martial Arts Hall's last fighter, while Qiubang Martial Arts Hall eliminated Mona Martial Arts Hall.
• Monte Martial Arts Hall claimed a point by eliminating Aojin Martial Arts Hall, bringing it within one point of Heyang Martial Arts Hall.
• Jiang Zhicheng knocked out Ha'er Martial Arts Hall's second fighter, and Yongjia Martial Arts Hall was eliminated after both its remaining fighter and Qiubang Martial Arts Hall's fighter fell.
• Jiang Zhicheng separated the Soto and Miya fighters, then used Meteor Fist to knock out Soto Martial Arts Hall's fighter.
• Monte Martial Arts Hall eliminated Ha'er Martial Arts Hall, abandoned its attack on Qiubang Martial Arts Hall, and punched the Miya Martial Arts Hall fighter as he rushed toward the alliance.

He Meng joined the Soto and Qiubang competitors to defeat the Monte Martial Arts Hall’s Level 8 fighter, then withdrew after weakening Qiubang and leaving the final match to the two remaining halls. The chapter ended with He Meng recovering and hoping Soto would meet his expectations.

• The Monte competitor revealed Level 8 strength and drove back the Soto and Qiubang competitors before He Meng intervened.
• He Meng and the other two competitors attacked together, forcing the Monte fighter to defend himself.
• He Meng unleashed his Meteor Shower, exhausting the Monte competitor until Qiubang defeated him.
• He Meng weakened the Qiubang competitor, retreated to the Soto competitor, and left the arena.
• Jiang Zhicheng called He Meng devious as He Meng began recovering and hoped Soto would do what he expected.

Heyang Martial Arts Hall defeated Mead Martial Arts Hall to reach the tournament’s top eight, then finished third in the round-robin final. The tournament ended with Muge Martial Arts Hall taking first place and the top teams receiving rewards.

• Heyang Martial Arts Hall was announced as the group winner, with Soto Martial Arts Hall also advancing.
• Heyang Martial Arts Hall drew Mead Martial Arts Hall and advanced to the top eight after Kang Yiwei won once and Jiang Zhicheng secured the deciding draw.
• The top eight teams began a round-robin final, with each team facing the others and earning points.
• Muge Martial Arts Hall finished undefeated, while Heyang Martial Arts Hall placed third after losing to Muge Martial Arts Hall and Duya Martial Arts Hall.
• The tournament’s organizing committee awarded the top eight teams White Jade Bamboo Fruits and Bamboo Rice according to their final rankings.

He Meng discussed graduating and future training with Jiang Zhicheng, who told him about Qi Caining’s unusual ability to evade attacks. He Meng submitted his graduation paperwork and planned to test himself in Relic Labyrinths, leaving after hinting that a team had helped him survive his last mission.

• He Meng promised Jiang Zhicheng he would wait until Jiang graduated before they tried to reach Planetary Level together.
• Jiang Zhicheng told He Meng that Qi Caining had dodged his attacks, and explained her background and recent transfer to Heyang Martial Arts Hall.
• He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng realized Qi Caining was overlooked and seemed to make opponents aim at the wrong place.
• He Meng asked Jiang Zhicheng to bring Qi Caining to meet him at Mingfeng Teahouse after he received his graduation certificate.
• He Meng applied for graduation with Teacher Zhu Wenbo and said he wanted to test himself in Relic Labyrinths after a difficult mission in which a team had helped him.

He Meng graduated from Heyang Martial Arts Hall as an Apprentice Level 9 Martial Artist and discussed his ambitions with Zhu Wenbo. He planned to explore the Relic Labyrinths, and Zhu Wenbo recommended the Spiral Labyrinth established by the Fifth Speaker.

• He Meng completed the graduation application and passed a test confirming his Apprentice Level 9 status.
• He Meng received official approval for graduating from Heyang Martial Arts Hall as an Apprentice Level 9 Martial Artist.
• Zhu Wenbo congratulated He Meng and urged him to reach Planetary Level in time for the Dojo Genius Battle.
• He Meng said he wanted to explore the labyrinths established by the Speakers, and Zhu Wenbo recommended the Spiral Labyrinth in Europe.

Lin Chenxing investigated a newly formed life-bearing planet and discovered the corpse of a peak World Lord whose death had carved a vast rift into its surface. After Star Pirates killed his clone on a nearby mineral planet, Lin Chenxing sent out a replacement and planned to travel there with another clone, though the journey would take nearly ten years.

• Star Pirates killed Lin Chenxing's clone on a mineral planet, but its body, armor, and weapons transformed into plants, leaving them only its spatial equipment to take.
• Lin Chenxing discovered a massive rift on an uncharted life-bearing planet and found a peak World Lord's corpse at its deepest point.
• Lin Chenxing recovered the damaged metal weapon from the corpse, then left as three spaceships arrived and Star Pirates began searching the rift.
• The Star Pirates pursued Lin Chenxing after finding the corpse empty, and his clone felt drawn to a mineral planet where the pirates attacked and killed him.
• Lin Chenxing received the clone's memories and sent out a replacement, planning to meet another clone and travel to the mineral planet to confront the Star Pirates.

He Meng learned that the Spiral Labyrinth confronted people with their fears and concluded that overcoming them was the key to reaching its end. Jiang Zhicheng then revealed why he believed Qi Caining had hidden potential, leaving her newly hopeful about becoming a heroine.

• Jiang Zhicheng warned He Meng that the Spiral Labyrinth manifested and pursued each visitor’s fears.
• He Meng reasoned that the labyrinth tested people by forcing them to overcome their fears, and Jiang Zhicheng decided to face it again after applying to graduate.
• Jiang Zhicheng explained that he and He Meng wanted to forge a brotherly bond like the Six Great Councilors and invited Qi Caining to join them.
• Jiang Zhicheng and He Meng told Qi Caining that she had unusually strong potential because she could dodge Jiang Zhicheng’s powerful punches.
• Qi Caining felt excited as her childhood dream of becoming a heroine returned.

Qi Caining accepted He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng’s proposal to become their sworn sister and help lead the Martial Arts Hall. The next day, He Meng challenged the students to regain their ambition and announced a support plan as Jiang Zhicheng prepared to leave for a trial after reaching Level 9.

• Qi Caining agreed to join He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng, who promised to recommend her for resources and responsibilities at the Martial Arts Hall.
• Jiang Zhicheng learned that his Star Level nephew would receive some of his family’s resources and that his lessons would become less frequent as his family urged him to reach Planetary Level.
• He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng decided that He Meng would give the Martial Arts Hall students a stern talk about their lack of progress.
• He Meng addressed nearly a thousand students, challenged them to pursue their ambitions, and warned that Jiang Zhicheng would soon leave for a trial after reaching Level 9.
• He Meng announced that Jiang Zhicheng would spar with students to select candidates for a support plan, then left the classroom.

He Meng traveled to Tamir City and entered the Spiral Labyrinth to train his courage. As he walked through endless darkness, he realized that prolonged isolation was bringing his deepest fear to the surface and forced himself to keep moving forward.

• He Meng said goodbye to Jiang Zhicheng and Qi Caining, then traveled to Tamir City near the Spiral Labyrinth.
• He Meng explored Tamir City for three days before packing supplies and heading to the labyrinth entrance.
• He Meng registered, collected a locator, and entered the labyrinth despite its risk of causing fatal fear.
• He Meng walked through silent darkness and realized the empty, lonely space itself might be what he feared.
• He Meng began to fear being trapped forever and thought of his waiting parents, Jiang Zhicheng, and Qi Caining.
• He Meng focused on moving forward, determined not to look back or give in to loneliness.

He Meng confronted the loneliness and past he had tried to leave behind in the labyrinth, only to become trapped in a sealed room. Meanwhile, the Strongest Tournament began, and the Blue Star fighters decided which of them would enter its selection battles.

• He Meng realized the labyrinth magnified what he feared and turned back toward the entrance, but the path ended in a featureless room and vanished behind him.
• The Strongest Tournament began for Universe Level humans, requiring applicants to win one hundred consecutive matched battles before the Universe Country Selection Battle.
• The chapter explained that the tournament's selection battles and grand finals used large melees and arena fights rather than the Genius Tournament's Trial Towers.
• At Lin Chenxing's residence, the Blue Star Universe Level fighters gathered and discussed the tournament; Luo Feng was occupied as a Virtual Universe Company Core Member, while Hong traveled with his teacher, Luo.
• Thunder God, Lin Chenxing, Mohanderson, and East stood out as the strongest Blue Star fighters, and the group agreed that only those who had crossed the threshold of the Origin of Laws would sign up.

He Meng was trapped in a shrinking room in the Labyrinth and fell into despair, triggering an emergency warning. After the test suddenly registered as passed, he realized the Labyrinth might use illusions and tried to wake himself to see where he really was.

• He Meng reviewed his time in the Labyrinth and realized he had tried to escape his fear rather than accept it.
• He Meng succumbed to despair in the shrinking room, and his locator warned that he was in distress.
• Labyrinth staff delayed noticing the alarm because they were distracted by the Peak Powerhouse Tournament, but He Meng's condition returned to normal before they could rescue him.
• He Meng emerged from the glass cylinder and reasoned that East might have used illusions in the Labyrinth.
• He Meng tried to wake himself so he could discover his real surroundings.

He Meng learned how the Spiral Labyrinth’s illusion worked and signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for compensation. Monster then brought him to the treasury to choose three treasures, leaving He Meng among shelves full of unusual items.

• Monster explained that the Labyrinth used He Meng’s locator as a medium to trap him in an illusion, and that he had walked into the equipment while under its influence.
• Monster told He Meng that only twenty-seven people had broken the illusion, including Absolute Blade Li Tianyu, and praised He Meng for waking up in the fifth-shortest time.
• He Meng signed the confidentiality agreement after learning its terms and the consequences for refusing to sign or revealing the secret.
• Monster led He Meng into the treasury and told him he could choose three treasures.

He Meng explored the treasury and learned how extensively Bamboo Mountain products shaped life and cultivation across Blue Star and beyond. He chose three kinds of Bamboo Fruit to prepare for the Dojo Genius Battle in about three years.

• He Meng examined the treasury's Bamboo Fruits and weapon series, admiring the many resources suited to Planetary Levels.
• Monster explained that Bamboo Mountain's grain, fruit, weapons, and cultivation resources were widespread across Blue Star and the Milky Way Galaxy.
• He Meng learned that Purple Extreme Bamboo Fruit had displaced Green Wave Marrow in popularity and that a Blade God Bamboo Seed would take about sixty years to yield blades.
• After surveying the treasury, He Meng chose Jade Bamboo Fruit, Green Jade Bamboo Fruit, and Yellow Bamboo Fruit to restore his body and prepare for the Dojo Genius Battle.

After several fruitless months exploring labyrinths, He Meng went to the Pacific Trial Base to begin training against ocean monsters. He registered for the trial and learned that killing weaker monsters could cost him contribution points, leaving him worried about how to avoid a negative balance.

• He Meng learned that Jiang Zhicheng had reached Apprentice Level 9 and that Qi Caining was building strength for a possible Dojo Genius Battle qualification.
• He Meng traveled to the Pacific Trial Base to train underwater before attempting the more demanding trial on Venus.
• He Meng registered for the Pacific trial, bought underwater combat gear and a War Blade, and asked about submarines.
• He Meng read the contribution-point rules and discovered that killing low-level monsters deducted points and a negative balance would prevent him from leaving the base.

He Meng began his underwater trial alone, fought fish-monsters and sharks, and searched a coral reef for Coral Spirit Glue. There, he overheard people planning to trigger a Beast Tide and lure out a newly Planetary Level Ray.

• He Meng bought a single-person submarine, declined Hodi Flynn's offer to join the Tasan Squad, and headed underwater alone.
• He Meng fought through schools of fish-monsters, then killed three ninth-rank fish before the rest fled.
• Shark-monsters were drawn by the blood; He Meng killed one, processed his haul in the safe zone, and left the carcasses behind.
• He Meng found Coral Spirit Glue in a colorful reef and overheard a group planning to trigger a Beast Tide and lure out a Planetary Level Ray.

He Meng discovered that the ocean Beast Tide was a Dojo mission and was taken to Mars by Hao Taotao, Xia Zhenlu, and Ye Zi. There, he learned that because he had discovered the mission, he would become a disciple of Lingzhu Dojo.

• Xia Zhenlu caught He Meng during the mission, and Hao Taotao recognized him and explained that the Dojo deliberately caused Beast Tides to help stalled Apprentice Level 9 fighters break through.
• Hao Taotao told He Meng that the council would decide his fate and that people who discovered the mission were considered lucky.
• He Meng watched Planetary Level fighters intervene as the monsters attacked the Pacific Trial Base, keeping casualties low.
• Xia Zhenlu, Hao Taotao, and Ye Zi took He Meng back to Mars after completing the mission.
• Xia Zhenlu and Hao Taotao explained that He Meng would register as a Lingzhu Dojo disciple because Dojos took in people who discovered their missions.

After completing the Peak Powerhouse Tournament preliminaries, Lin Chenxing checked on his clones’ business ventures and held the Lingzhu Dojo’s annual assembly. He offered He Meng the chance to become his second disciple if He Meng comprehended a domain after reaching Planetary Level.

• Lin Chenxing reviewed a clone’s dealings in the Jiayu Empire, where it had secured a regular Bamboo Fruit supply agreement and promised to offer Spirit Bamboo Weapons to the best bidder.
• Lin Chenxing noted that the Blue Star Lineage had spread Bamboo Fruits and Spirit Bamboo Weapons while keeping Bamboo Rice for its own disciples, and that nearby Star Pirates had learned not to provoke the lineage.
• Lin Chenxing observed the Lingzhu Dojo’s disciples and found He Meng, an Apprentice Level 9 newcomer who had joined after discovering someone on a Beast Tide mission.
• Lin Chenxing answered cultivation questions and had Star Level disciples assist those at Planetary Level.
• Lin Chenxing asked He Meng when he planned to break through and promised to make him his second disciple if he comprehended a domain at Planetary Level.

Lin Chenxing explored how his Thunder World plants were changing his domain while preparing for the tournament, then Xu Xin visited to ask how he had opened a sales channel in the Jiayu Empire. He learned that Three Realms Company had faced unseen obstruction there, and Xu Xin asked him to investigate before they tried again.

• Lin Chenxing explained that He Meng’s record in East’s Spiral Labyrinth showed he had the potential to become a core-level genius, and Xi Qing agreed that the pressure might help him comprehend a domain.
• Lin Chenxing’s three Thunder World plants changed after a century of cultivation, causing lightning and fire to appear in his domain and prompting him to study their connections with Wood.
• Lin Chenxing reflected that he was not confident of advancing through the tournament’s final selection and decided to treat it as a trial.
• Xu Xin visited Lin Chenxing and asked how he had arranged sales in the Jiayu Empire after Three Realms Company encountered resistance while trying to establish restaurants there.
• Lin Chenxing learned that the company had struggled to secure restaurant sites in Jiayu, and Xu Xin asked him to investigate the obstruction and help prepare another attempt.

Lin Chenxing learned that Jiayu Sacred Land controlled Jiayu Planet’s food and beverage industry, making it difficult for his clansmen to enter the market. He then asked Tai Gu about the Smoke Saint Secret Realm and prepared to visit it in search of King Qi Jade.

• Lin Chenxing asked Tai Gu Hesi about Jiayu Planet’s food and beverage industry and learned that Jiayu Sacred Land’s disciples blocked outside businesses unless they partnered with them.
• Lin Chenxing told Tai Gu that his business belonged to the Virtual Universe Company, and Tai Gu agreed that the company could not easily enter the local market.
• Tai Gu explained that the Smoke Saint Secret Realm contained a continent divided among warring countries and that its inhabitants’ kingly aura formed King Qi Jade.
• Tai Gu described how the highest-grade King Qi Jade formed when an emperor unified the continent and when a dynasty later collapsed.
• Lin Chenxing thanked Tai Gu, promised the Hesi Clan a larger share of Spirit Bamboo Weapons, and began preparing for his trip to the secret realm.

Lin Chenxing settled in Nine Springs Town and spent years quietly cultivating bamboo and teaching local children a simple set of boxing exercises. When Mo Jia used the strength he had gained from the exercises to rout a band of thieves, the chapter showed Lin Chenxing’s preparations beginning to bear fruit.

• Lin Chenxing told Tai Gu that technology had appeared in the secret realm, and Tai Gu said the realm was heading toward turmoil and asked him to look after his family’s people.
• Lin Chenxing chose Nine Springs Town as a base and revised his plan to train an emperor who could unify the realm and obtain powerful King Qi Jade.
• Lin Chenxing lived as a wanderer, secretly replaced some Green Pole with his Bamboo Seed, and helped the townspeople adopt the name bamboo for the plants.
• Lin Chenxing practiced boxing in the bamboo grove, and local children copied him; those who kept training grew stronger.
• Three years later, Mo Jia joined his family’s delivery trip to Tiger Mound City, where he used the boxing strength he had gained to break the thieves’ formation and send them fleeing.