Recaps

At his sixteenth birthday celebration, Qin Ming’s long-gestating split consciousness was finally born and revealed that it belonged to a World Lord in Jin World. Qin Ming realized his second self had been born into the world created by Mountain Guest, giving him a powerful foothold in the Swallowed Star universe.

• Qin Ming reflected on his privileged life in the Qin Family and hid his identity as a transmigrator and his strange second consciousness.
• Qin Ming used the consciousness’s heartbeat, sensations, and immense aura to conclude that it was still gestating and might have an extraordinary origin.
• Qin Ming confirmed that Hu Yanbo was active in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom and used this to place himself before Luo Feng’s era.
• At his sixteenth birthday celebration, Qin Ming felt his split consciousness awaken as fireworks filled the sky.
• Qin Ming received a message from the split consciousness pledging loyalty to the God King of Jin and recognized Jin World as its home.
• Qin Ming sensed that his split self had been born at World Lord Level, with a foundation far stronger than his own.

Qin Ming discovered that his Jin World avatar gave him access to powerful resources and knowledge while its experiences were shared with his true body. As both bodies advanced rapidly, Qin Shanhai confronted him about the source of his extraordinary progress.

• Qin Ming realized his Jin World avatar could cultivate as a native and share its knowledge with his true body.
• In the Heye tribe, Qin Ming learned Jin World customs and cultivation techniques from the elder Heshi.
• Qin Ming’s true body revealed a domain, prompting Qin Shanhai to bring him into the Qin Family’s core and provide extensive support.
• Qin Ming’s avatar built a strong World Lord foundation and began studying laws while his true body advanced through the Planetary Levels and reached the Ninefold Domain.
• Qin Shanhai guarded Qin Ming’s attempt to break through to Star Level with Star Dew, then asked whether he had encountered a fortuitous opportunity.

Qin Ming learned that the Peak Genius Tournament had begun and secured the Qin Family’s full support as he prepared to compete. After registering, he set his sights on winning first place while geniuses across the Ganwu Universe Kingdom answered the call to compete.

• Qin Ming explained his sudden comprehension to Qin Shanhai, who gave him a Quicksand Token and further secured his place in the Qin Family.
• The Virtual Universe Company announced the Peak Genius Tournament across Human Territory, stirring geniuses and factions into action.
• Qin Ming resolved to compete for first place, and Qin Shanhai promised him family resources, training, and opponent intelligence.
• Qin Ming entered the tournament registration page and registered for the Ganwu Universe Kingdom competition.
• The Black Dragon Mountain God Lord promised titles, treasury rewards, and discipleship to Black Dragon Mountain geniuses who achieved high rankings.

The Peak Genius Tournament preliminaries began across the universe, and Qin Ming was transported to the Eighth World Sector to compete. He arrived with zero points in a simulated world where participants would fight for 30 days to qualify by ranking.

• The Heavenly Fire and Ganwu Kingdom Lords announced rewards to motivate their geniuses, while other powerful competitors prepared for the tournament.
• Registration closed with more than 952.7 billion Stellar Level participants in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, and Qin Ming reviewed the Virtual Universe Company’s rules for fair elimination battles.
• The Virtual Universe Company assigned participants to 100 World Zones and began transmitting them into the battlefields.
• Qin Ming arrived in the Eighth World Sector, learned its terrain and 30-day rules from his arm guard, and felt the zone’s strong gravity.

Qin Ming entered the month-long Genius Tournament trial and chose to hide his strength rather than hunt contestants early. As his family watched from a spaceship, nobles from other empires mocked Windfall Empire for its poor tournament record.

• Qin Ming killed the contestant who broke into his room, earned one point, and decided to wait until the final ten days before hunting stronger opponents.
• Qin Ming's family watched the battles and rankings from a spaceship, and Qin Lan told Qin Xue that Qin Ming was concealing his strength.
• Yu Guiwan discussed the Starfall Ancestor's Marquis-level power with the heir of Marquis Jinshui, who had been named his father's heir.
• The heir and other nobles questioned Fenglin Yizhen about Windfall Empire's absence from the rankings and ridiculed its past tournament results.

After spending most of the preselection hidden away, Qin Ming began hunting high-ranked opponents and rapidly climbed into the Eighth World Sector's top ten thousand. His rise thrilled the Qin Family and caught Fenglin Yizhen's attention, while Qin Ming's rank continued to climb.

• Fenglin Yizhen tried to reassure the other nobles about the Windfall Empire's performance while hiding his embarrassment.
• After twenty days of remaining in hiding, Qin Ming left his building and decided to target high-scoring contestants.
• Qin Ming defeated Talon with a single strike, then hunted down ranked opponents including Irene, Dunshan, and Angela over the next three days.
• Qin Ming's points and ranking surged, reaching rank 8742 in the Eighth World Sector's preselection.
• The Qin Family celebrated Qin Ming's breakthrough, and Fenglin Yizhen learned that the rising contestant was Qin Ming of the Windfall Empire.

Qin Ming’s rising tournament rank stirred pride across the Windfall Empire and earned praise from the Kaluo Empire’s emperor. In the Eighth World Sector, Qin Ming continued pursuing first place and killed a powerful opponent whose illusion could not affect him.

• Fenglin Yizhen and people across the Windfall Empire celebrated when Qin Ming entered the top ten thousand and climbed into the three thousands.
• The emperor of the Kaluo Empire contacted Qin Shanhai, confirmed Qin Ming was his descendant, and promised Qin Shanhai a reward after the preliminaries.
• Qin Shanhai told Qin Feng and the Qin Family that Qin Ming would attract offers from factions and might receive a reward from the Windfall Empire’s imperial family.
• Qin Ming decided to aim for first place in the Eighth World Sector rather than spend time in the later arena matches.
• A woman with the most points in a city tried to trap Qin Ming in an illusion and attack his throat, but his World Lord Level soul resisted her technique.
• Qin Ming dismissed the woman’s illusion and killed her with a flash of sword light.

Qin Ming killed a top-ranked illusionist and then defeated Reaper, whose Yan Shen Armament wielded the Phantom Sword Style. His points surged to rank 49, drawing widespread attention as he continued hunting powerful competitors.

• Qin Ming gained over nine million points after killing the strongest competitor in a city and left to seek another high-scoring target.
• Spectators across the Ganwu Universe Kingdom noticed Qin Ming's rise to rank 87 and speculated about his strength and strategy.
• Qin Ming entered another city and confronted Reaper, who attacked with the first stage of the Yan Shen Armament.
• Qin Ming shattered Reaper's phantom sword with a single precise strike and killed him.
• Qin Ming's points rose to 20,260,217 and his rank reached 49, prompting the city's hidden onlookers to flee.

Qin Ming finished first in the Eighth World Sector by defeating the top competitors, then returned to Lanfeng Planet to reunite with his family. As powerful organizations sought to contact him, he told Qin Shanhai to respond only to the Kaluo Empire, the Windfall Empire, and the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

• Qin Ming rose through the Eighth World Sector rankings by defeating leading competitors and claimed first place on the final day of the preliminaries.
• Qin Ming blocked the flood of calls and messages from powerful figures before withdrawing from the Virtual Universe.
• Qin Ming reunited with Qin Feng, Lin Wan, Qin Lan, Qin Shou, Qin Xue, and Qin Shanhai, who celebrated his victory.
• Qin Shanhai told Qin Ming that the Kaluo Emperor, Windfall Empire, and Ganwu Universe Kingdom had all sought contact, along with other forces.
• Qin Ming instructed Qin Shanhai to ignore other forces for now and respond only to the Kaluo Empire, the Windfall Empire, and the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

Qin Ming received the Liusha Star Sector as a reward and later joined the thousand geniuses chosen to represent the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. After an Immortal singled him out as the only one likely to reach the finals’ top thousand, Qin Ming left the Virtual Universe to avoid the challenges his assessment provoked.

• Qin Ming told his family to follow proper etiquette with the Kaluo, Windfall, and Ganwu powers and decline other visitors while he prepared for the finals.
• The Kaluo Emperor and a Windfall envoy granted Qin Ming the Liusha Star Sector, and Qin Ming realized their gift was meant to build goodwill rather than recruit him.
• Three years later, an Immortal Expert addressed the thousand Ganwu Universe Kingdom finalists and said only Qin Ming could currently reach the finals’ top thousand.
• The other geniuses focused resentful and skeptical looks on Qin Ming, while the silver-haired, heterochromatic-eyed illusion genius called out to him.
• Qin Ming ignored the woman and logged out of the Virtual Universe to avoid being challenged.

The Ganwu Kingdom Lord dismissed two Immortal Gods for failing to cultivate worthy young geniuses, then pinned his hopes on Qin Ming’s tournament potential. Meanwhile, Qin Ming continued strengthening his Jin World clone and helped Qin Xue practice after she reached the Planetary Level.

• The Ganwu Kingdom Lord relieved two Immortal Gods of their duties and assigned Colt, Edgar, and Conrad to cultivate the next generation.
• The Ganwu Kingdom Lord reviewed Qin Ming’s file and promised to take him as his personal disciple if he reached the top hundred in the finals.
• Qin Ming’s three-year-old clone fought evenly against a six-year-old Immortal boy in the Heye Tribe and won the exchange.
• Qin Ming chose to remain a World Lord so he could deepen his law comprehension during the most favorable period for cultivation.
• On Lanfeng Planet, Qin Xue asked Qin Ming to correct her combat techniques after reaching the Planetary Level, and Qin Lan caught them practicing.

On the day of the Genius Tournament finals, Qin Ming reassured his family that he intended to take first place, though they doubted his chances. He arrived at the Ganwu Universe Kingdom’s assembly point, where he provoked Ruoxi by failing to remember her after defeating her in the Eighth World Sector.

• Qin Ming told Qin Lan that he aimed to win the finals, while she quietly worried about his prospects.
• Qin Ming’s family wished him luck before he left their Virtual Universe residence for the finals.
• Qin Ming arrived at the Ganwu Universe Kingdom’s Floating Island assembly point and joined the gathering geniuses.
• Ruoxi confronted Qin Ming over his past victory, but he said he barely remembered her and had paid little attention to their fight.
• The remaining geniuses arrived, and all one thousand representatives of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom gathered on the Floating Island.

Qin Ming and the other Ganwu Universe Kingdom geniuses were escorted by Lord Thirteen to the finals venue, where rival teams mocked their chances. Ruoxi stood by Qin Ming and believed him when he declared his goal was to win first place.

• Qin Ming stood in a tense standoff with Ruoxi before Lord Thirteen arrived to lead the geniuses.
• Lord Thirteen recognized Ruoxi as the daughter of his King-level elder brother, One, and noticed her unusual interest in Qin Ming.
• Thirteen led the 1,000 Ganwu Universe Kingdom geniuses to their assigned building at the finals venue.
• Other teams mocked the Ganwu Universe Kingdom's chances, angering its geniuses.
• Ruoxi encouraged Qin Ming to make the top thousand, and he said he aimed to take first place; she firmly believed him.

Qin Ming reviewed the finals rules and entered the Trial Space, where he found seven towering Trial Towers. After seeing that the trial ended only when every contestant died, he wondered whether the Virtual Universe Company had underestimated what someone could achieve.

• Ruoxi told Qin Ming she believed he could take first place and urged him to do his best.
• Qin Ming read the finals rules: contestants would earn points in seven Trial Towers, with the top 100 qualifying directly for the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer.
• Qin Ming prepared calmly as the tournament finalists gathered and Stage One began.
• Qin Ming was transported to a meteorite with seven Trial Towers and checked his score and the tower rules.
• Qin Ming noted that the trial lasted until every contestant died and concluded that the Virtual Universe Company thought clearing all seven towers was impossible.

Qin Ming entered the First Trial Tower and swept through all seven levels by combining the Laws of Gold, Wind, and Earth. His astonishing rise through the trials drew the attention of the undying officials, who confronted Thirteen about underestimating him.

• Qin Ming entered the First Trial Tower and killed all 10,000 Blood-haired Mammoths in less than three minutes.
• Qin Ming cleared the remaining six levels of the First Trial Tower, destroying the Zerg Hive with a sword strike that fused three laws.
• Qin Ming entered the first level of the Second Trial Tower without pausing.
• The undying officials noticed Qin Ming's rapidly climbing score and praised his performance.
• The officials teased Thirteen for publicly rating Qin Ming as only a possible top-thousand contestant, while Thirteen said he had not expected much from his team's prodigies.

Thirteen watched Qin Ming dominate the rankings and advance through the fourth Trial Tower, astonishing the other Immortal leaders. Ruoxi saw his progress while carefully clearing the first tower and resolved to fight harder and reach the top thousand.

• Thirteen checked the live rankings and saw Qin Ming far ahead of the other contestants, already progressing through the fourth Trial Tower.
• The other Immortals teased Thirteen about Ganwu Universe Kingdom's outstanding contestant, while Thirteen hid his shock and kept watching Qin Ming.
• Ruoxi used illusions to separate and control groups of Blood-haired Mammoths rather than face the entire herd directly.
• Ruoxi checked the rankings and saw Qin Ming in first place on the fourth Trial Tower's third floor, with a vast lead over second place.
• Ruoxi recommitted herself to reaching the top thousand so she could close the distance between herself and Qin Ming.

As Qin Ming held first place in the Genius Tournament rankings, the Ganwu Universe Country and the Windfall Empire celebrated his achievement and embraced him as a hero. His family watched the rankings in stunned joy, while Qin Xue insisted that his victory was exactly what he had promised.

• People throughout the Ganwu Universe Country celebrated Qin Ming’s overwhelming lead and answered earlier taunts from other Universe Countries.
• Crowds in the Windfall Empire cheered Qin Ming and treated him as a legendary idol.
• Qin Shanhai, Qin Feng, Lin Wan, Qin Lan, and Qin Shou watched Qin Ming top the rankings and reacted with astonishment and delight.
• Qin Xue reminded Qin Shou that Qin Ming had promised to take first place and declared her confidence in her third brother.

Qin Ming entered the first level of the Seventh Trial Tower, where ten thousand Blood-haired Mammoths matched the strength of the tournament’s top hundred awaited him. As the universe’s most powerful observers watched, he finally unleashed his full power and revealed his Law of Space.

• The Ganwu Kingdom Lord watched Qin Ming’s progress and recognized his extraordinary talent, resolving to support him if he brought glory to Ganwu.
• Ruoxi and the eliminated contestants watched Qin Ming enter the Seventh Trial Tower and learned that its Blood-haired Mammoths rivaled the tournament’s top hundred.
• The gathered geniuses and powerful observers reacted in disbelief as Qin Ming revealed his Law of Space and unleashed his power.

Qin Ming cleared the first level of the Seventh Trial Tower by killing all 10,000 Blood-haired Mammoths with his extraordinary mastery of spatial movement and fused-law defense. As he prepared to challenge the next level, the Virtual Universe Company and the other Four Great Giants cut off the public broadcasts after recognizing the significance of his talent.

• Qin Ming used tens of thousands of spatially moving figures and his fused-law domain to withstand the Blood-haired Mammoths and cut them down.
• Qin Ming killed the final mammoth, completing the first level, while the watching geniuses looked on in awe.
• The spectators waited for Qin Ming to challenge the second level, but all public broadcasts suddenly went black.
• The Virtual Universe Company and the other Four Great Giants recognized that Qin Ming's law fusion and spatial understanding exceeded the bounds of an ordinary peerless genius.

Humanity’s leaders concealed Qin Ming’s extraordinary talent as he effortlessly cleared the first six levels of the Seventh Trial Tower. He faced the tower’s Zerg Hive on the seventh level, where the chapter left him preparing for a serious battle against a seemingly endless swarm.

• Humanity’s leaders suspended Trial Space broadcasts to limit attention on Qin Ming and protect him from rival races.
• Qin Ming defeated the Nine-Headed Pythons on the second level and the Metal Lifeforms on the third.
• Qin Ming cleared the fourth, fifth, and sixth levels without difficulty, demonstrating strength across multiple fields.
• Qin Ming reached the seventh level and faced a Zerg Hive capable of producing three thousand powerful warriors every twenty minutes.

Qin Ming faced the Seventh Trial Tower’s final challenge as Humanity’s most powerful leaders watched and debated his potential. As three thousand Zerg Warriors charged, he opened his eyes and made a seemingly ordinary sword thrust, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Venerable Tianyu and the country lords gathered to watch Qin Ming reach the Seventh Trial Tower’s seventh floor.
• The leaders praised Qin Ming’s talent and debated whether Ganwu Kingdom Lord could afford to cultivate him as a disciple.
• The country lords considered how Qin Ming would face the first wave of three thousand Zerg Warriors and what his performance would mean for his future support.
• Qin Ming waited until the Zerg Warriors charged, then revealed the clarity of his laws and raised his sword.
• Qin Ming thrust his sword forward just as its tip pierced the air.

Qin Ming erased all three thousand Zerg Warriors with an initial resonance of four Origin Laws, drawing the attention of the Human Race’s highest leaders. After he passed the seventh level, Chaos City Lord appeared before him and said he would not need to continue the Genius Tournament.

• Qin Ming used the powers of Gold, Wind, Earth, and Space to erase the three thousand Zerg Warriors in a single attack.
• Venerable Tianyu identified Qin Ming’s extraordinary affinity for the Universe Origin, and the Human Race classified his abilities as a highest-level secret.
• Chaos City Lord ordered Ganwu Kingdom Lord to protect Qin Ming and escort him to the Initial Universe.
• Qin Ming destroyed the unguarded Zerg Hive and passed the seventh level of the Seventh Trial Tower.
• Chaos City Lord met Qin Ming in a void filled with chaotic energy and told him the remaining stages of the Genius Tournament were unnecessary.

After revealing his mastery of law fusion, Qin Ming received the Chaos City Lord’s orders to cultivate in Chaos City, with Virtual Universe Company promising to protect his family. He returned to his quarters, left Ruoxi behind with a polite distance, and prepared to meet Ganwu Kingdom Lord for his journey to the Initial Universe.

• The Chaos City Lord told Qin Ming to enter the Initial Universe and promised protection for his family in the Primal Universe.
• Qin Ming returned to his quarters and received an encrypted notice detailing his journey to the Initial Universe.
• Ruoxi waited outside Qin Ming’s quarters, then congratulated him after he appeared and hurried away when he responded distantly.
• Qin Ming decided that romance would distract him from his dangerous path of cultivation and vanished from the Virtual Universe.
• Ganwu Kingdom Lord arrived above Lanfeng Planet in a terrifying display of power.

Ganwu Kingdom Lord took Qin Ming to the Initial Universe while Venerable Tianyu announced the Genius Tournament results and final-round rules. Ruoxi won three elimination matches and qualified for the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer, as the remaining contestants learned how they would compete for secret-realm placements.

• Ganwu Kingdom Lord descended on Lanfeng Planet, collected Qin Ming, and departed with him for the Initial Universe.
• Venerable Tianyu announced that contestants ranked second through one hundred had directly earned entry to the Core Layer and explained the elimination matches for the remaining competitors.
• Ruoxi won three consecutive arena matches, using her forbidden secret technique Eternal Instant to defeat her final opponent and qualify for the Core Layer.
• Venerable Tianyu announced the rewards and secret-realm placements for the tournament's top contestants, including an additional Primal Secret Realm place for second place.
• Venerable Tianyu outlined the final-round selections and matches, then stated that contestants who disagreed with the Virtual Universe System's choices could leave the company.

Qin Ming arrived in the Initial Universe with the Ganwu Kingdom Lord and learned why Chaos City offered rare opportunities to study the laws. They went to meet the Chaos City Lord, but a red-robed man named Venerable Guiyi greeted them first.

• Ruoxi was absent from the final list of 100 contestants, ending her run in the Peak Genius Tournament.
• Qin Ming reached the Initial Universe ahead of the other qualified geniuses under the Ganwu Kingdom Lord’s escort.
• The Ganwu Kingdom Lord explained how the Initial Universe’s visible laws aided cultivation, while Qin Ming compared them unfavorably with the Jin World.
• The Ganwu Kingdom Lord led Qin Ming through Chaos City to the Chaos City Lord’s Inner Mansion.
• At the Inner Mansion’s plaza, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord respectfully addressed the bald man in a red battle robe as Venerable Guiyi.