Chapter Summaries

A haughty, powerful man entered the hall and swept the gathering with his overwhelming will. Hargreave was shocked as the chapter ended.

• Bai Yang and the others turned toward the hall's entrance.
• Brolin tried to slip away and hide among the crowd.
• A pale, beardless man with violet eyes and a vertical eye between his brows strode into the hall.
• The man's will swept over everyone, revealing him as an Undying powerhouse.
• Hargreave reacted with shock.

Wote and Meng Huo confronted Kunsharo in the Virtual Universe, driven by their grudge and intent to kill him despite the Ganwu Country Lord's protection. The confrontation ended with Meng Huo vowing to hunt Kunsharo down, even if it took billions of years.

• Kunsharo asked Meng Huo and Wote why they had surrounded him in the Virtual Universe.
• Wote said he no longer feared consequences and wanted to crush Kunsharo's spirit to vent his anger.
• Meng Huo said Wote had been his brother and swore to kill Kunsharo, no matter how long it took.
• Meng Huo challenged Kunsharo to hide beneath the Ganwu Country Lord's protection for the rest of his life.

Meng Huo noticed Brolin but could not remember his name, while Hargreave and Brolin reacted with alarm. The chapter ended with Meng Huo asking Bai Yang who Brolin was.

• Meng Huo spotted Brolin in imperial formal attire and vaguely recognized him.
• Meng Huo wondered whether Brolin had offended Bai Yang.
• Hargreave's expression changed, but he stayed silent.
• Brolin turned deathly pale and nearly stopped breathing.
• Meng Huo asked Bai Yang who Brolin was.

On June 21, 2065, Bai Yang received his second Star Rank system draw and drew [Past Simulation] again. The five-year simulation began with him becoming Mingye, the only son of a wealthy family in the Shanhai Realm, and starting to learn martial arts.

• Bai Yang received his second system draw at Star Rank, a year and a half after the apprenticeship ceremony ended.
• Bai Yang drew [Past Simulation] again.
• The simulation began with Bai Yang traveling to the Shanhai Realm and becoming the wealthy family's only son, Mingye.
• Mingye declined to go into business and began learning martial arts on his own.
• By the second year, experts in Rock Ocean City had heard that there was...

Bai Kaluo approached Earth aboard a D3-class spacecraft, intent on avenging his teacher. The chapter left him nearing his destination as he trained in the Killing Field.

• On October 28, 2065, Bai Kaluo's axe-shaped D3-class spacecraft streaked toward the Solar System.
• Bai Kaluo said he was about to reach Earth and avenge his teacher.
• Bai Kaluo watched the Solar System through the spacecraft's exterior-view simulation.
• Bai Kaluo spent his days training in the Killing Field.

Bai Kaluo struggled against Bai Yang, whose greater strength, speed, and swordsmanship let him punish even the smallest flaws. The chapter left Bai Kaluo preparing to use Hundred Blades.

• Bai Kaluo recognized that his strength and speed were inferior to Bai Yang's.
• Bai Kaluo relied on technique and his comprehension of the laws as their blades clashed repeatedly.
• Bai Yang exploited every flaw in Bai Kaluo's blade technique with fierce attacks.
• Bai Kaluo began to invoke Hundred Blades.

Luo Feng reunited with Hong and Thor after Bai Yang rushed to meet Bai Kaluo's spaceship. The group teased one another and Bai Yang agreed to give them advance notice next time.

• Luo Feng relaxed when he saw that nothing had happened to their third brother.
• Luo Feng joked that Thor had been the most anxious person aboard the spaceship.
• Hong smiled and asked Bai Yang to let them know in advance next time.
• Bai Yang agreed and reflected that he had rushed off as soon as he saw Bai Kaluo's spaceship enter the solar system.

Bai Yang searched the auction for the flesh and blood of a Time-Space Nightmare Beast. Old Man Wu confirmed that the beast was rare in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, though Bai Yang had seen records of it appearing at previous auctions.

• Old Man Wu noticed Bai Yang looking around and asked what he was searching for.
• Bai Yang said he had come hoping to find a Time-Space Nightmare Beast's flesh and blood.
• Old Man Wu remarked that the beast, one of the Demon Race's eighteen imperial clans, was rare in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.
• Bai Yang said records showed the beast had appeared at previous auctions and had not been especially expensive.

Bai Yang reviewed Illusion Form King's life and discovered that the secret art Seven Forms of Bright Illusion was based on the laws of space. He noticed something unexpected just as he was about to dismiss it.

• Bai Yang examined Illusion Form King's life story and found that he had lived a solitary life filled with trickery.
• Bai Yang learned that most of Illusion Form King's schemes targeted other races and that he had fought actively beyond the domain.
• Bai Yang noted Illusion Form King's mastery of spatial laws, movement techniques, and the secret art Seven Forms of Bright Illusion.
• Bai Yang began to skip the spatial movement technique because he thought it could not help him, then noticed something was wrong.

Bai Yang watched his fleshy primordial embryo grow in a biological modulation chamber and sensed a second body developing alongside his original one. After absorbing nutrient solution, the embryo became a monster over a meter tall and crawled out of the chamber.

• Bai Yang watched the fleshy primordial embryo grow in the biological modulation chamber.
• Bai Yang sensed another version of himself inside the chamber, with both bodies sharing one consciousness but having separate perceptions.
• The embryo absorbed nutrient solution and transformed from a blue lump of flesh into a monster over a meter tall.
• Bai Yang directed his new body to crawl out of the modulation chamber.

The Genius Battle registration opened, and the Earth quartet signed up before returning to training. After registration closed, they gathered in Nine Star Bay and reacted to the enormous number of applicants.

• The Virtual Universe Company's official website published the Genius Battle information on March 9, 2066.
• The Earth quartet signed up and went back to training.
• Registration closed on April 16, and the quartet received confirmation emails.
• The quartet gathered in a manor in Nine Star Bay on Black Dragon Mountain Island.
• They discussed that over 822.5 billion people in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom had registered, making the competition fierce.

Bai Yang's relatives and friends gathered in a rented spaceship above District 31 to watch the Ganwu Universe Kingdom preliminaries. Star Guardian prepared to commentate on the battlefield.

• The Ganwu Universe Kingdom held preliminaries without an online livestream because there were so many contestants.
• Spaceships hovered above each world zone and offered viewers rentable seats with battlefield viewing and tracking functions.
• Bai Yang's relatives and friends rented a large private room aboard a spaceship above District 31.
• Star Guardian appeared as a ten-centimeter-tall human before a screen and provided commentary.

Bai Yang left the devastated city to seek more points, determined to advance today even if he had to keep killing. The remaining contestants feared he might return, while one witness noted that he had not even used his domain.

• Bai Yang decided not to wait twenty days and resolved to earn enough points to advance that day.
• Bai Yang left the city center and headed toward another city.
• The contestants left behind avoided fighting nearby, fearing Bai Yang would return.
• A witness remarked that Bai Yang had not even used his domain.

Bai Yang killed the Chi Hu brothers, and the contestants in the city center fled after realizing he had comprehended the Law of Origin. The city descended into chaos as everyone feared they could not defeat him.

• Bai Yang killed the Chi Hu brothers.
• The contestants saw that Chi Hu was dead and recognized Bai Yang as an expert who had comprehended the Law of Origin.
• The contestants fled for their lives, and the city center fell into chaos.

Thor described how terrifying Rong Jun was and said he had followed Bai Yang’s advice to avoid him. The group discussed their arena battles, and Bai Yang agreed that Rong Jun was formidable.

• Thor recounted his encounter with Rong Jun at the Nine Star Bay estate.
• Thor said he had followed Bai Yang’s instructions and avoided Rong Jun.
• Bai Yang said Rong Jun was terrifying and was not surprised Thor could advance as long as he avoided him.
• Someone began telling Bai Yang that Xiaohai had been startled when Bai Yang suddenly killed himself.

Bai Yang knew he had to win more decisively than Luo Feng if he wanted the Virtual Universe Company to match him against Rong Jun in the Arena Finals. The countdown ended, and the match began.

• Bai Yang judged that he needed to perform more forcefully than Luo Feng had to secure a match against Rong Jun.
• Bai Yang noted that Rong Jun had won his group in three minutes, while Luo Feng had taken around five minutes.
• The commentator counted down to the start of Bai Yang's match.
• The countdown ended, and the arena match began.

Bai Yang defeated the Ganwu Imperial Family's geniuses and the remaining fighters on the arena, shocking both the spectators and the major powers' observers. He left no opponents alive.

• Bai Yang cleared out the largest group of Ganwu Imperial Family geniuses on the arena.
• He turned to the scattered stragglers and found them easy to defeat.
• Bai Yang laid down sword threads and killed the final group of fighters.
• The spectators and observers from the major powers reacted with shock at the slaughter.

The arena filled with spectators cheering for their favored contestants as Rong Jun and Bai Yang appeared at opposite ends. The match began with the two facing each other.

• Spectators packed the billion-seat arena and cheered for their admired contestants.
• Spectators from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and the Gold Sword Empire proudly cheered for their empires.
• Rong Jun appeared barefoot with tangled hair and an imposing aura.
• Bai Yang appeared in white robes, holding a longsword.
• The match officially began with Rong Jun and Bai Yang at opposite sides of the arena.

Bai Yang and Duan Mingfeng exchanged powerful blows, and both were forced back. They remained ready to continue fighting.

• Duan Mingfeng’s radiance surged as Bai Yang changed his sword style and clashed with the Earthsplitter Blade.
• Their weapons trembled and flew apart after their final strike.
• Rong Jun noted that Bai Yang had resisted [Interference] and [Edge Break] despite not cultivating the Metal Laws, and recognized his deep comprehension of [Heaviness].
• Bai Yang and Duan Mingfeng each retreated several steps and steadied themselves.
• Bai Yang asked whether they should continue.

Rong Jun acknowledged Bai Yang's victory and challenged him to fight again during the remaining reincarnation battles and the period of rest. Bai Yang intended to widen the gap between them and make Rong Jun concede wholeheartedly.

• Bai Yang asked Rong Jun whether he had anything to say after their fight.
• Rong Jun said he had guarded against Bai Yang's Light Body ability but had been misled by his time ability.
• Rong Jun admitted Bai Yang had won this time but said the outcome might differ next time.
• Bai Yang said he would widen their gap and make Rong Jun concede wholeheartedly.
• Rong Jun offered to fight Bai Yang anytime during the next three years of reincarnation battles and the period of rest.