Arc 2From Chaos City to Home

Qin Ming became Chaos City Lord’s personal disciple, survived a demanding cultivation mission, and secured his place in the Primal Secret Realm before taking an Inspector Envoy post in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. He returned to his family on Lanfeng Planet and ended the arc thinking of Earth.

  • Chaos City Lord named Qin Ming his thirty-second personal disciple and recommended the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele for his study.
  • Qin Ming studied the stele, cleared the first eight levels of the Heavenly Ruins Bridge, and deliberately lost at the ninth before the watching geniuses.
  • After thirty years in Chaos City, Qin Ming received a Star Crystal Beast from Chaos City Lord and later used it to cultivate a Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone.
  • Qin Ming failed to resist the ninth island of the Illusion Sea, then completed his clone and chose the dangerous Blood Luo World mission.
  • In Blood Luo World, Qin Ming killed the Lord of Lingbi City, failed to fuse with a Blood Luo Crystal, and strengthened his will in the Ancient God Ruins.
  • Qin Ming defeated Ailuos and three veteran members in the Qualification Battle, retained his Primal Secret Realm place, and chose a Ganwu Universe Kingdom post.
  • The Virtual Universe Company appointed Qin Ming Inspector Envoy of the Ganwu Branch, and he attended a reception before traveling to Lanfeng Planet.
  • Qin Ming reunited with his family, warned them not to misuse his position, and stood beneath the night sky thinking of Earth.
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Ch. 26Becoming a Disciple

Qin Ming met Chaos City Lord in Chaos Ruins, where the City Lord tested his identity and praised his talent. Chaos City Lord took Qin Ming as his personal disciple, making him the thirty-second disciple under his tutelage.

  • Venerable Guiyi escorted Qin Ming to Chaos Ruins while Ganwu Kingdom Lord remained behind.
  • Qin Ming entered the ruins and paid his respects to Chaos City Lord.
  • Chaos City Lord explained that he had investigated Qin Ming and watched him to ensure he was not an infiltrator or someone who had seized another body.
  • Chaos City Lord declared Qin Ming a genius who surpassed Kedi, and Qin Ming accepted his praise without reservation.
  • Chaos City Lord offered to take Qin Ming as his personal disciple, and Qin Ming accepted.
  • Chaos City Lord named Qin Ming his thirty-second personal disciple.

Ch. 27The Way of the Beast God (Happy New Year)

Chaos City Lord urged Qin Ming to pursue the Way of the Beast God and recommended two Chaos Steles for his first studies. After settling Qin Ming in Chaos City, Ganwu Kingdom Lord promised to protect the Qin Family while Qin Ming focused on cultivation.

  • Chaos City Lord explained the Ancestral God Sect and Beast God Inheritance, encouraging Qin Ming to follow the Way of the Beast God toward the Universe Master realm.
  • Chaos City Lord recommended the Gravity Chaos Stele or Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele and granted Qin Ming fifty opportunities to study whichever he chose.
  • Venerable Guiyi guided Qin Ming and Ganwu Kingdom Lord to an independent courtyard near the City Lord Mansion and the 52 Chaos Tablets.
  • Venerable Guiyi explained Qin Ming's access to Chaos City resources and offered to answer his cultivation questions.
  • Ganwu Kingdom Lord asked Qin Ming to call him Brother Ganwu and promised to keep the Qin Family safe in the Primal Universe.

Ch. 28Arrival (Happy New Year)

Qin Ming chose the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele and settled into cultivation in Chaos City, using it as a supplement to the insights from his Jin World clone. Three years later, the newest Genius Tournament recruits arrived, including Ruoxi, who became his neighbor but did not approach him.

  • Qin Ming selected the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele and began studying its Gold and Space laws before returning to his courtyard to cultivate through his Jin World clone.
  • Three years later, nearly a thousand Virtual Universe Company geniuses arrived in Chaos City, including Ailuos and Ruoxi.
  • Qin Ming sensed the newcomers but chose to continue cultivating rather than join them at the City Lord's Manor.
  • Ruoxi selected the empty courtyard beside Qin Ming's and hesitated outside his door before deciding not to disturb him.
  • Qin Ming noticed Ruoxi had stood outside but returned to his cultivation, while Ruoxi focused on choosing a Chaos Stele and working hard to catch up.

Ch. 29Heavenly Bridge

After years of cultivating in Chaos City and advancing his Law Comprehension through Jin World, Qin Ming went to test himself on the Heavenly Bridge. He reached the Heavenly Ruins Bridge as a crowd of geniuses gathered to watch his challenge.

  • Qin Ming decided to challenge the Heavenly Bridge and earn points after years of cultivation.
  • Qin Ming entered the Virtual Universe, and news of his arrival at the Heavenly Bridge Plane spread among the geniuses.
  • Ruoxi heard that Qin Ming was challenging the bridge and logged in to watch.
  • Guardian Bafen explained how the Heavenly Bridge related to the fifty-two Chaos Tablets and noted Qin Ming’s special access to study the Heavenly Ruins Chaos Stele.
  • Qin Ming chose the Heavenly Ruins Bridge and entered it.

Ch. 30The Pressure of the "Old Hands"

Qin Ming advanced through the Heavenly Bridge, defeating opponents with ease before deliberately stopping at the ninth level to conceal his true strength. His achievement spread across the Virtual Universe Company’s secret realms and left even veteran geniuses shaken by the gap between them.

  • Qin Ming chose to face warriors on the Heavenly Bridge and cleared the first six levels with a single move each.
  • Qin Ming fought for dozens of moves at the seventh level and hundreds at the eighth before defeating both opponents.
  • Qin Ming deliberately suffered a narrow defeat at the ninth level and returned to the plaza, satisfied that he had shown enough without revealing his full ability.
  • Qin Ming left the Tongtian Bridge Plane after acknowledging Guardian Bafen, while the watching geniuses reacted with awe and envy.
  • News of Qin Ming’s ninth-level result spread through Chaos City and the Virtual Universe Company’s secret realms, shocking veteran geniuses who had thought themselves stronger than him.

Ch. 31Life in Jin World

After Qin Ming reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge, the Primal Secret Realm veterans panicked and began training desperately to keep their places. In Jin World, Qin Ming continued strengthening his foundation as a child, and the Heye Tribe chief agreed to tell him and Amu about his adventures.

  • The Primal Secret Realm veterans feared Qin Ming would displace them and spent their accumulated resources on techniques and dangerous training missions.
  • Qin Ming told Amu that he was delaying his breakthrough to reach the pinnacle of law comprehension before entering adolescence, hoping to surpass True God.
  • The Heye Tribe chief praised Qin Ming’s patience and ambition and offered to help him.
  • Amu asked the chief to share stories about his travels and battles, and the chief began recounting his past adventures.

Ch. 32Star Crystal Beast

The Heye clan chief told Qin Ming and Amu how the army had forged him into a Void True God and urged them to seek its opportunities when they were ready. Thirty years later, Qin Ming prepared to leave Chaos City, and Chaos City Lord gave him a rare Star Crystal Beast with exceptional law affinity and the ability to create life-linked clones.

  • The Heye clan chief recounted his dangerous service in the Eastern Army, where he found an inheritance, earned military merit, broke through to Void True God, and eventually returned to protect his tribe.
  • The Heye clan chief encouraged Qin Ming and Amu to treat the tribe as their foundation and the army as an essential path toward becoming powerful.
  • Thirty years passed in Chaos City, and Qin Ming's cultivation period ended as he prepared to return to the Primal Universe and enter his assigned secret realm.
  • Qin Ming visited Chaos City Lord before leaving, and Chaos City Lord noted that he had never sought guidance because his cultivation had progressed smoothly.
  • Chaos City Lord presented Qin Ming with a Star Crystal Beast, explaining that it could double law-comprehension speed, create independent clones from other creatures' tissue, and let the main body recover if a clone survived.

Ch. 33Leaving

Qin Ming received the Star Crystal Beast from Chaos City Lord but postponed possessing it until he reached Virtual Universe Company Headquarters, where he planned to choose a suitable clone form. After thirty years in Chaos City, he and the surviving geniuses left the Initial Universe to be sent to different secret realms for dangerous training.

  • Chaos City Lord gave Qin Ming the Star Crystal Beast and warned him to rely on his own strength as well as his clones.
  • Qin Ming decided not to possess the Star Crystal Beast until he reached Headquarters, where he could search the Virtual Universe Company's treasury for a suitable life gene sample.
  • Venerable Tianyu learned that 793 of the 1,000 geniuses remained alive and that Qin Ming had passed the ninth level of the Heavenly Bridge.
  • Qin Ming, Ruoxi, and the other surviving geniuses boarded a spacecraft and departed Chaos City.
  • After the spacecraft entered the Primal Universe, a King Rank Immortal announced that the geniuses would be divided among four secret realms and face dangerous training and life-or-death missions.

Ch. 34Choosing

Qin Ming arrived at the Primal Secret Realm, where he received Manor 114 and a powerful guard force arranged by Venerable Guiyi. He began searching the Virtual Universe Company's records for a suitable special lifeform for his next clone, but concluded that the Golden Horned Behemoth could not be used.

  • Venerable Tianyu took Qin Ming and Ailuos to the Primal Secret Realm, where Aituo'er welcomed them and assigned Qin Ming Manor 114.
  • Qin Ming met his Guard Army, including its commander Aisi, a King Rank Immortal sent by Venerable Guiyi.
  • Qin Ming ordered that no one disturb him in his cultivation chamber and connected to the Virtual Universe.
  • Qin Ming asked Xiaoye to retrieve records on special lifeforms with talents suitable for clones.
  • Qin Ming considered the Golden Horned Behemoth as a clone choice but realized the Primal Universe's laws forbade using a clone to nurture another clone.

Ch. 35The Space-Time Nightmare Beast

Qin Ming chose the Space-Time Nightmare Beast as his first clone because of its exceptional gene level and affinity for time and space, but its ten-million-point price was beyond his means. He asked Chaos City Lord for help, and his teacher agreed to provide the points while seeking the required approval.

  • Xiaoye showed Qin Ming compatible lifeforms, and he chose the Space-Time Nightmare Beast after learning about its abilities and 180-times gene level.
  • Qin Ming reviewed the beast’s history and realized its ten-million-point cost was far beyond his current funds.
  • Qin Ming contacted Chaos City Lord and asked him to provide the points or help obtain permission to exchange for the beast.
  • Chaos City Lord agreed to pay the ten million points as a gift and said the exchange still needed special approval.
  • Qin Ming thanked his teacher and felt more confident about his future with the Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone and insights from the Jin World.

Ch. 36The First Clone

Qin Ming received the Space-Time Nightmare Beast life tissue and used the Star Crystal Beast’s innate clone ability to begin cultivating it. While the clone developed, he entered the Virtual Universe and considered the training options available to him.

  • Chaos City Lord arranged for Qin Ming’s request to obtain the Space-Time Nightmare Beast tissue to be approved and paid the ten million points on his behalf.
  • King Tieyun delivered the tissue to Qin Ming’s manor, and Qin Ming verified and accepted the sealed sample.
  • Qin Ming released the sleeping Star Crystal Beast, entered its body, and awakened its ability to nurture clones.
  • Qin Ming used the Star Crystal Beast to begin cultivating a Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone, a process expected to take years or longer.
  • Qin Ming entered the Virtual Universe and reviewed the living and learning options available to geniuses in the Primal Secret Realm.

Ch. 37Sinking

Qin Ming earned points by reaching a force score of 100 on the Immortal Altar, then advanced through the Illusion Sea to the ninth island. There, he suddenly found himself living as an ordinary office worker, where he met the new CEO, Ruoxi, whose name seemed familiar from his dream.

  • Qin Ming scored 100 on all five strikes at the Immortal Altar and earned 50,000 points.
  • Qin Ming cleared eight islands in the Illusion Sea, astonishing the Black Scaled Elder, and entered the ninth island's illusion.
  • Qin Ming awoke in the life of an overworked wage slave and wondered whether his memories of power in the universe had been a dream.
  • Qin Ming's coworker told him the new CEO was young and beautiful and named Ruoxi, a name Qin Ming thought he recognized.
  • Qin Ming saw Ruoxi introduced as the new CEO and was stunned by her beauty.

Ch. 38The Fall

Qin Ming became trapped in the ninth island’s illusion, where he lived a peaceful family life with Ruoxi and their daughter, Qin Xue. When Qin Xue’s question stirred memories of his real life among the stars, he recognized the illusion but chose to remain in its warmth.

  • Qin Ming married Ruoxi, and they had a daughter named Qin Xue, settling into a happy family life inside the illusion.
  • The Black Scaled Elder realized Qin Ming was immersed in the ninth island’s illusion and watched without interfering.
  • As Qin Xue grew, Qin Ming occasionally felt an unexplained emptiness, but family life quickly distracted him.
  • On Qin Xue’s fifth birthday, her question about what lay beyond the sky triggered fragments of Qin Ming’s real memories.
  • Qin Ming remembered the stars, Chaos City, and his promise, but reassured Ruoxi and chose to hold Qin Xue rather than follow the call to wake.

Ch. 39Ten Years Later

Qin Ming failed the ninth Illusion Sea trial after choosing to remain in an illusion of family happiness, then resolved to temper his will. Ten years later, his Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone finished hatching and he accepted a Dangerous Level cultivation mission, pausing as he spotted Blood Luo World on the list.

  • Qin Ming succumbed to the ninth island's illusion and returned to the Virtual Universe after living an entire life within it.
  • Qin Ming recognized that his will had not been tested by hardship and decided to strengthen it through study and cultivation missions.
  • After ten years, Qin Ming's Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone finished hatching with a gene level 180 times that of an ordinary life form.
  • Qin Ming transformed the clone into his human form and selected a Dangerous Level cultivation mission despite a warning that his first-mission mortality rate could reach 78.2%.
  • Qin Ming scanned the 186 mission locations and paused when he saw Blood Luo World.

Ch. 40Blood Luo World

Qin Ming prepared his Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone and traveled to Blood Luo World to undertake a dangerous mission while hiding his identity as an outsider. After entering the world disguised as a native, he killed a Desolate Beast with a glance and continued into the forest.

  • Qin Ming accepted the Blood Luo World mission, raised his clone to the peak of Universe Level, and learned the world's languages and customs.
  • Qin Ming traveled to Blood Luo World, saw Sky Erosion Palace, and continued alone in a disguised spacecraft.
  • Qin Ming disguised himself as a native, entered Blood Luo World, and landed in a primeval forest.
  • A Desolate Beast attacked Qin Ming, and he killed it with the force of his will before disappearing into the forest.

Ch. 41Kill

Qin Ming entered Sky Eagle City seeking a Blood Luo Crystal, chose the notorious Lord of Lingbi City as his target, and killed him after discovering him overseeing a village massacre. The chapter ended with Qin Ming killing a child he believed the lord had possessed and taking the lord’s spatial storage device.

  • Qin Ming gathered information at the Blood Claw Tavern and chose the Lord of Lingbi City, a notorious tyrant, as his target.
  • Qin Ming arrived near Spirit Wall City during a massacre and killed the guards who were about to execute a surviving child.
  • Qin Ming confronted the Lord of Lingbi City and killed him with a single sword strike.
  • The child accused Qin Ming of arriving too late, and Qin Ming suspected the dead lord had possessed him with a soul technique.
  • Qin Ming stabbed the child, then took the Lord of Lingbi City’s spatial storage device.

Ch. 42Caution

Qin Ming failed to fuse with the Blood Luo Crystal after discovering that its life-origin energy repelled his Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone. He set out for the Ancient God Ruins to temper his will instead.

  • Qin Ming erased the massacre’s traces and watched the site for ten days to make sure no survivors or strange visitors appeared.
  • Qin Ming tested the Blood Luo Crystal by pressing it against a wound in his palm, but its violent energy overwhelmed him and the crystal expelled it.
  • Qin Ming concluded that the Blood Luo Crystal’s Gold-Space origin was incompatible with his Space-Time Nightmare Beast clone.
  • Qin Ming chose to temper his will in the Ancient God Ruins and boarded a spacecraft bound for the distant site.

Ch. 43Evil Aura

Qin Ming entered the Ancient God Ruins to train his will against its Killing Will and Evil Aura Energy. After enduring the assault for an unknown stretch of time, he adapted to the first stage and emerged with a noticeably stronger will.

  • World Lords at Sky Erosion Palace watched Qin Ming fly toward the Ancient God Ruins and reaffirmed their duty to stop Blood Luo World natives from crossing the eighteenth layer of clouds.
  • Qin Ming descended through the blood mist and encountered the ruins’ enormous craters and powerful evil aura.
  • Qin Ming ventured deeper until the Killing Will and Evil Aura Energy could challenge his will without overwhelming him, then sat beside a crater to train.
  • Qin Ming endured the ruins’ fragments of madness and corrosive energy for an unknown length of time while holding on to his clarity.
  • Qin Ming opened his eyes, said he had adapted to the first stage, and recognized that his will had grown stronger.

Ch. 44Secret Realm Qualification Battle

After nearly ninety years training in the Ancient God Ruins, Qin Ming returned to prepare for the upcoming Universe Level Qualification Battle. He reported completing one Blood Luo World mission and awaited an in-person verification at Manor 114.

  • Qin Ming tried fusing with a Blood Luo Crystal again, resisted its Killing Will longer than before, but failed because his life essence was incompatible.
  • Qin Ming spent nearly ninety years advancing deeper into the Ancient God Ruins and enduring increasingly powerful Will Impacts.
  • Qin Ming received the Virtual Universe Company's email announcing the Universe Level Qualification Battle, where five members would fight for two retained Primal Secret Realm spots.
  • Qin Ming left the Blood Luo World, told escort Morlock that he had not become a Blood Warrior, and boarded a spacecraft to the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters.
  • Qin Ming applied to confirm his Blood Luo World mission completion, reporting that he had obtained one Blood Luo Crystal but had not become a Blood Warrior.
  • A Virtual Universe Company spacecraft landed at Qin Ming's Manor 114 to verify his completed mission.

Ch. 45The End

Qin Ming completed his Blood Luo World mission and reflected on advancing to Domain Lord after the Qualification Battle. He won all four matches and secured first place in the Primal District, guaranteeing his place in the Primal Secret Realm.

  • Three staff members verified Qin Ming's Blood Luo Crystal and credited him with ten thousand points for completing the mission.
  • Qin Ming decided to postpone his breakthrough to Domain Lord until after the Qualification Battle.
  • An Immortal overseer gathered Qin Ming, Ailuos, and three veteran members and explained the round-robin rules.
  • Qin Ming won against Ailuos and the three veterans in exactly three moves per match.
  • Qin Ming earned four points, took first place, and retained his place in the Primal Secret Realm.

Ch. 46Domain Lord

Qin Ming reached Domain Lord Level, accepted the Virtual Universe Company's assignment to the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, and began his body enhancement. After other geniuses questioned his decision, Ruoxi called him, and their conversation ended with Qin Ming confirming where he would go.

  • The Virtual Universe Company confirmed Qin Ming had reached the first level of Domain Lord, gave him a Silver Nutrient Pod, and offered him a regional post.
  • Qin Ming chose to serve in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, and the company said his appointment would take at least a month to approve.
  • Qin Ming entered the pod to begin his body enhancement while Rain Phase Mountain's geniuses debated his decision to leave the secret realm so soon.
  • Ruoxi requested a call after hearing Qin Ming's news, and Qin Ming answered after recalling his Illusion Sea test.
  • Ruoxi asked Qin Ming which Universe Country he had chosen, and he replied that he was going to the Ganwu Universe Kingdom.

Ch. 47Banquet

After three years of travel, Qin Ming arrived at Qiongyu Planet to take up his post as Inspector Envoy of the Virtual Universe Company’s Ganwu Branch. Powerful figures across the Ganwu Universe Kingdom gathered to welcome him at a grand banquet, where the chapter leaves off as the guests assemble in his manor.

  • Half a year after Qin Ming’s brief call with Ruoxi, the Virtual Universe Company officially appointed him Inspector Envoy of the Ganwu Branch.
  • Qin Ming traveled from the Primal Secret Realm to the Ganwu Universe Kingdom, and news of his investigative authority put the kingdom’s upper ranks on edge.
  • The Ganwu Branch invited the kingdom’s major factions and officials to a reception banquet for Qin Ming.
  • The Virtual Universe Company built the Qin Family Manor on Qiongyu Planet, where more than a million servants awaited Qin Ming.
  • Aisi and the guard force escorted Qin Ming to the manor, where Black Annihilation Marquis, Purple Lightning Marquis, and Golden Feather Marquis personally welcomed him.
  • The reception banquet began in the manor’s main hall, attended by the Ganwu Universe Kingdom’s most powerful figures.

Ch. 48Hu Yanbo

Qin Ming attended a banquet marking his appointment as Inspector Envoy and was introduced to powerful figures in the Ganwu Universe Kingdom. He noticed Hu Yanbo, who discussed Qin Ming’s rapid rise with Babata, while neither man knew how their paths might later connect.

  • Purple Lightning Marquis welcomed Qin Ming as the new Inspector Envoy, and the guests raised their glasses to him.
  • Golden Feather Marquis introduced Qin Ming to King Qianlong, who conveyed the Ganwu Kingdom Lord’s greetings.
  • Black Annihilation Marquis introduced Qin Ming to Extinction Blade King Moro and other prominent Marquis Immortals.
  • The department heads pointed out Hu Yanbo, and Qin Ming wondered when the legendary figure would die.
  • Hu Yanbo and Babata discussed Qin Ming’s rise and Domain Lord Ninth Stage strength, and Babata suggested they get closer to him.
  • Qin Ming raised his glass to Hu Yanbo, who returned the greeting before withdrawing from the crowd.

Ch. 49No. 3

Qin Ming decided he might visit Earth to cultivate before traveling back to his family on Lanfeng Planet. Meanwhile, an alien assassination squad began covertly infiltrating his homeworld ahead of his arrival.

  • Qin Ming considered Hu Yanbo’s potential and resolved to visit Earth once his Inspector Envoy duties were in order.
  • Qin Ming left Qiongyu Planet with the Guard Army and headed for Lanfeng Planet, unaware that hostile alien forces had ranked him third on their assassination list.
  • A black-clad squad leader ordered the 3rd Infiltration Squad to spy on Qin Ming’s family, defenses, and habits on Lanfeng Planet.
  • The 3rd Infiltration Squad secretly landed on Lanfeng Planet and scattered into the surrounding world.
  • Qin Family guards discussed Qin Ming’s expected return after hearing that Qin Xue, Qin Lan, and Qin Shou had come back, and Young Master Qin Xiao had mentioned his Third Uncle.

Ch. 50Departure for Earth

Qin Ming returned to the Qin Family estate after nearly two centuries apart and reunited with his family. After warning the family to obey the law despite his status, he ended the night thinking of Earth.

  • Qin Ming arrived at the Qin Family estate, where Qin Lan, Qin Shou, and Qin Xue welcomed him.
  • Qin Ming reunited with his parents, Qin Feng and Lin Wan, and old ancestor Qin Shanhai, then greeted the gathered family elders.
  • During the welcoming banquet, Qin Ming discussed his Inspector Envoy assignment and suggested the family could later expand its business and connections.
  • Qin Ming warned the family not to break the law or rely on his position for protection, and Qin Shanhai promised to keep the family in line.
  • Qin Ming stood beneath Lanfeng Planet's night sky and murmured that he was thinking of Earth.
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