Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping attempts to enter the Martial Arts Space but finds the gate shut and immovable.
• Cat Immortal explains that Xia Ping needs a Cosmic Virtual Network account to enter, providing him with fake identities.
• Xia Ping chooses the name "Wu Wudi" (Martial Invincible) for his account, angering Cat Immortal who warns him about the implications of such a name.
• Xia Ping enters the Martial Arts Space and is transported to a Novice Village, surrounded by ancient buildings and primeval forests.
• He is greeted by a group of curious, mythical-looking children who question his presence in the Novice Village.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Shows arrogance and a desire to stir up trouble by choosing the name "Wu Wudi." He is unfazed by Cat Immortal's warnings, indicating his confidence and disregard for potential consequences.
• Cat Immortal: Exhibits concern for Xia Ping's safety and well-being, warning him about the dangers of the universe and the implications of his chosen name. It shows frustration and exasperation with Xia Ping's actions but ultimately allows him to proceed.

Significant Themes

• The importance of names and their implications in a world where strength is the only law.
• The dangers and treacheries of the universe, as warned by Cat Immortal.
• The curiosity and innocence of youth, as displayed by the children in the Novice Village.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping and Cat Immortal: Xia Ping disregards Cat Immortal's warnings, leading to frustration and exasperation from the senior.
• Xia Ping and the children in the Novice Village: The children view Xia Ping with curiosity, puzzlement, and even disdain, highlighting their innocence and lack of understanding of the adult world.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping is teleported to the Novice Village, a virtual space for lower-level users, where he encounters a group of children with unique physical features, representing various human races in the universe.
• Xia Ping is mistaken for a primitive human (savage) by the children due to his ordinary appearance.
• A chubby boy and a young boy in a black suit challenge Xia Ping, demonstrating their formidable strength as fifth- and sixth-heaven Grandmasters, respectively. Xia Ping easily defeats them both with casual palm strikes.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Realizes the vast disparity between his current strength and the universe's standards. He remains calm and composed despite being underestimated and provoked.
• The Children: Display curiosity, naivety, and powerful martial arts abilities for their age, showcasing the diversity and strength of human races in the universe.

Significant Themes

• Diversity and Unity: The children represent various human races, highlighting the diversity within humanity and their unity in the virtual space.
• Perception vs Reality: Xia Ping is perceived as weak due to his ordinary appearance but proves to be incredibly strong, challenging the children's initial impressions.
• Power Dynamics: The children's powerful martial arts abilities at such a young age emphasize the power dynamics in the virtual space and the universe at large.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the children, who initially treat him with curiosity and disregard but later show respect after witnessing his strength.
• The chubby boy and the young boy in a black suit challenge Xia Ping, leading to brief but intense martial arts exchanges, demonstrating their competitive nature and eagerness to test their skills against a stronger opponent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping, a native of the Cloud Sky Realm, is bullied by a group of children in the Novice Village of the Martial Arts Space.
• He easily subdues them, revealing his immense strength and martial prowess.
• The children reveal that Xia Ping can leave the Novice Village by either passing the trial at the Martial Arts Academy or opening his Purple Mansion (advancing to the King Realm).
• The Cat Immortal explains that the Martial Arts Space contains trials with significant rewards, including powerful treasures, secret manuals, Universal Coin, and even the chance to become a Sage's personal disciple.
• Xia Ping learns about the Universal Heaven-Reaching Express Company, which can transmit items and information across the universe instantly but requires a large amount of Universal Coin for each transmission.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Demonstrates his incredible strength and martial skill, showing no fear or hesitation when facing the children. He also shows curiosity and eagerness when learning about the potential rewards in the Martial Arts Space.
• The Children: Initially arrogant and troublemaking, they become subdued and obedient after Xia Ping's display of power. They reveal useful information about the Novice Village and the Martial Arts Academy.
• The Cat Immortal: Stays silent until Xia Ping asks for advice, then provides valuable information about the Martial Arts Space, its trials, and the Universal Heaven-Reaching Express Company.

Significant Themes

• Power and Strength: Xia Ping's display of power over the children highlights the importance of strength in the Martial Arts Space and the universe at large.
• Opportunity and Reward: The Martial Arts Space's trials represent an opportunity for growth and reward, encouraging Xia Ping (and the reader) to seize such opportunities when they arise.
• Neutrality and Trust: The Universal Heaven-Reaching Express Company's neutrality and guarantee of privacy emphasize the importance of trust and impartiality in the universe.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the children, initially as an adversary but later as an informant, learning about the Martial Arts Academy and the ways to leave the Novice Village.
• Xia Ping interacts with the Cat Immortal, who provides crucial information about the Martial Arts Space and the Universal Heaven-Reaching Express Company, highlighting their symbiotic relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping learns about the Universal Heaven-Reaching Express Company, which can transport items across the universe, but the shipping fees are exorbitant (millions to tens of billions of Universal Coins).
• He discovers that the only way to earn Universal Coins within the Cloud Sky Realm is by completing tasks in the Martial Arts Space.
• Xia Ping finds out that the Star Sect left no Universal Coins behind, and the Martial Arts Academy assessment costs ten Universal Coins per attempt.
• He meets a group of children and learns that one of them, Jiajia, has 1.3 million Universal Coins in her bank account.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping shows excitement and determination in earning Universal Coins to purchase powerful technology.
• The Cat Immortal expresses frustration and helplessness about the Star Sect's financial situation.
• Xia Ping demonstrates adaptability and resourcefulness by asking the children for help to pay for the assessment.

Significant Themes

• Wealth and Power: The chapter emphasizes the importance of wealth (Universal Coins) in purchasing power and technology, which can provide security and status.
• Accessibility and Barriers: Xia Ping faces barriers to earning Universal Coins and accessing the Martial Arts Academy assessment, highlighting the challenges in achieving his goals.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the Cat Immortal, showing understanding and empathy for the cat's situation.
• He meets a group of children, demonstrating patience and adaptability in communicating with them to find a solution to his problem.
• Xia Ping shows curiosity and interest in Jiajia's wealth, hinting at his ambition and desire for power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping, an "indigenous person," learns about the children's wealth and sees an opportunity to borrow money.
• He convinces the children to lend him their money, promising to pay them back over a hundred years with annual installments.
• Xia Ping successfully borrows a total of 23 million Universal Coins from the children.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Shows cunning and persuasiveness in convincing the children to lend him money. He demonstrates a lack of scruples in his methods but intends to repay them eventually.
• The Children: Display a mix of naivety, greed, and trust in Xia Ping, leading them to lend him their money without fully understanding the consequences.

Significant Themes

• Greed and Naivety: The children's desire for more money and toys clouds their judgment, making them vulnerable to Xia Ping's scam.
• The Wealth Gap: The stark contrast between the children's wealth and the struggles of ordinary people highlights the vast wealth disparity in their society.
• Indigenous People: Xia Ping's status as an "indigenous person" is used to his advantage, with the children underestimating his intelligence and cunning.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the group of children, using their greed and naivety to convince them to lend him their money.
• The children interact with each other, competing to lend their money to Xia Ping and expressing their excitement about earning money annually.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Children in the Novice Village panic and log off as they realize it's time for school, fearing their homeroom teacher's severity.
• Xia Ping enters the Martial Arts Academy to take the assessment, where he encounters a Saint Phantom, an Energy Puppet simulating a Saint's martial cultivation.
• The Saint Phantom suppresses its strength to match Xia Ping's level and initiates the assessment, beginning with a powerful punch.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping shows determination and focus as he prepares to face the Saint Phantom.
• The Saint Phantom demonstrates its formidable power and martial prowess.

Significant Themes

• The fear of authority (represented by the homeroom teacher) and the dread of school.
• The vast gap between ordinary martial artists and Saints, highlighting the challenges in Xia Ping's path.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the guard at the Martial Arts Academy entrance.
• Xia Ping and Cat Immortal discuss the Saint Phantom's capabilities and the assessment's purpose.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping faces the Saint Phantom, an Energy Puppet representing the strength of the Grandmaster Fourth Heaven Realm.
• The Saint Phantom demonstrates terrifying speed and power, throwing a thousand punches per second, creating an overwhelming momentum.
• Xia Ping uses the Northern Underworld Body Protection Art to defend but struggles to neutralize the force and spiral energy of the punches.
• The battle reaches a stalemate, with neither side able to defeat the other.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping realizes the vast gap between his current skills and the Saint Phantom's martial arts, understanding that he needs to improve his destructive power.
• Xia Ping's resilience and determination grow as he continues to fight despite the Saint Phantom's overwhelming strength.

Significant Themes

• The vast difference in skill and power between Xia Ping and the Saint Phantom highlights the theme of personal growth and the pursuit of strength.
• The struggle against an seemingly invincible opponent emphasizes the importance of perseverance and finding one's own path to victory.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping and the Saint Phantom engage in a fierce battle, with the Saint Phantom displaying no emotions or fatigue, focusing solely on defeating Xia Ping.
• Xia Ping learns from the Saint Phantom's techniques, gaining insight into the power of spiral energy and the essence of the opponent's style.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping engages in a fierce battle with a Saint Phantom for ten days and nights, aiming to learn its martial arts.
• He masters the Spiral Qi Energy and integrates the Saint Phantom's fist style.
• Xia Ping defeats the Saint Phantom with a single punch, demonstrating his mastery of the Spiral Force.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping evolves his martial arts experience rapidly due to the intense, life-or-death combat.
• He gains a deeper understanding of the Spiral Force, transforming his internal Qi and punching power.
• The Cat Immortal is impressed by Xia Ping's feat, calling him a "freak."

Significant Themes

• The importance of practical experience and combat in mastering martial arts.
• The power of perseverance and determination in overcoming challenges.
• The gap between Xia Ping's abilities and those of average martial artists.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the Saint Phantom, learning from it and eventually defeating it.
• The Cat Immortal observes Xia Ping's progress and reacts with surprise and admiration.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Jiajia, a six-year-old princess of the Ye family, is tricked by a native into lending him a substantial amount of money (23 million Universal Coins) in the Cosmic Virtual Network's Novice Village.
• The native promises to pay back 13,000 Federal Coins annually for a hundred years, but the Ye family realizes this is a scam as there's no interest and the amount returned is just the principal.
• The Ye family decides to find and confront the native, realizing he must have deliberately crippled his cultivation to enter the Novice Village and scam the children.

Character Developments

• Ye Jiajia: Shows innocence and naivety, easily tricked by the native's promise of annual earnings.
• Ye Mengyao: Realizes the scam, becomes furious, and decides to confront the native.
• Ye's Parents and Relatives: Get involved, express anger, and decide to find the native to settle the score.

Significant Themes

• Greed and deceit: The native exploits the children's naivety and desire for easy earnings.
• Pride and honor: The Ye family feels insulted that someone dared to scam them and decides to teach the native a lesson.

Character Interactions

• Ye Jiajia and Ye Mengyao: The younger sister looks up to her older sister and expects her praise for the 'deal' she made.
• Ye Mengyao and her parents/relatives: They discuss the situation, express anger, and decide to find the native together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Children from prominent families across the Lingyun Kingdom are swindled out of their New Year's savings by an unidentified con artist.
• The total amount scammed is twenty-three million Universal Coins, involving several influential families.
• The families cannot report the incident to the police as the scam is legally classified as a private, interest-free loan, and the children are considered to have full civil capacity at three years old.

Character Developments

• The con artist, though not named, is revealed to be strategic and cunning, exploiting legal loopholes and targeting the children of wealthy families.
• The families' children are portrayed as naive and easily manipulated, falling for the con artist's scheme.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The wealthy families' inability to seek justice through legal means highlights the power imbalance in society.
• Exploitation of Vulnerability: The con artist preys on the children's naivety and the families' desperation to retrieve their money.
• The Law of the Jungle: The families' decision to take matters into their own hands underscores the harsh reality that sometimes, justice must be served outside of legal channels.

Character Interactions

• The families' representatives discuss the situation, expressing their outrage and humiliation.
• They try to find legal recourse but are thwarted by the law's interpretation of the incident.
• The families decide to take matters into their own hands, planning to infiltrate the Novice Village to confront the con artist.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping emerges from the Martial Arts Academy after passing his trial, feeling refreshed and stronger.
• He finds the Novice Village crowded with adult men, mostly hardened thugs, who surround him with hostile intent.
• The men reveal they're there to collect debts Xia Ping owes, accusing him of swindling money from young masters of noble families.
• Xia Ping defends himself, presenting IOUs and arguing that his actions were legitimate loans, not fraud.
• He tries to convince the men that their money was donated to help the poor, but they remain unconvinced and aggressive.
• The scarred man among them decides to use force, attacking Xia Ping.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping demonstrates his quick thinking and smooth-talking abilities, trying to charm and confuse his opponents.
• The thugs show their aggressive and violent nature, growing impatient with Xia Ping's words and deciding to use force.

Significant Themes

• Deception vs. Truth: Xia Ping uses his silver tongue to deceive and confuse his opponents, while the thugs seek the truth about his actions.
• Power Dynamics: The thugs attempt to use their physical power to intimidate and coerce Xia Ping, while he uses his words to try and maintain control.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with the group of thugs, trying to charm, confuse, or reason with them, while they grow increasingly hostile and aggressive.
• The thugs interact among themselves, with some briefly considering Xia Ping's words before being snapped out of it by their leader.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Scarface, a former As-You-Will Realm cultivator, attacks Xia Ping with the Mountain Fist Technique, aiming to kill him.
• Xia Ping counters with a single punch, using his Spiral Force technique, which obliterates Scarface.
• The remaining group, enraged by Xia Ping's arrogance, decides to attack him together.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping demonstrates his immense power and confidence, showing no fear against multiple opponents.
• Scarface's overconfidence leads to his defeat, highlighting the danger of underestimating opponents.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics of the cosmos, where strength determines respect and influence.
• The dangers of underestimating opponents and overconfidence in battle.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping and Scarface: Xia Ping's overwhelming power and Scarface's underestimation lead to the latter's defeat.
• The group and Xia Ping: The group's anger at Xia Ping's arrogance leads them to attack him together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A group of experts, including a sword grandmaster, a palm technique user, and a broadsword wielder, attack Xia Ping simultaneously.
• Xia Ping, having fought the Saint Phantom for ten days, remains unfazed by their combined assault.
• Xia Ping defeats each expert with a single, powerful punch, demonstrating his overwhelming strength and the destructive power of his Spiral Force.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Proves his unstoppable power and growth after facing the Saint Phantom, demonstrating his ability to defeat multiple grandmasters with ease.
• The attacking experts: Reveal their formidable techniques but are ultimately no match for Xia Ping's power.

Significant Themes

• Power and Growth: Xia Ping's power and skill have grown significantly after his battle with the Saint Phantom, allowing him to defeat multiple grandmasters with ease.
• Invincibility: Xia Ping's character is further established as unstoppable and invincible, as he faces and defeats multiple powerful opponents without any sign of struggle.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping vs. Sword Grandmaster: Xia Ping effortlessly destroys the sword grandmaster's Sword Qi and annihilates him with a single punch.
• Xia Ping vs. Palm Technique User: Xia Ping absorbs the power of the palm technique user's attack and kills him with a punch.
• Xia Ping vs. Other Experts: Xia Ping defeats the remaining experts with ease, demonstrating his overwhelming power and the destructive nature of his Spiral Force.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping, deeply immersed in comprehending the Spiral Force, unknowingly defeats and forces out all his opponents in the virtual network.
• The defeated players, unable to log back in for a month, return to the real world.
• The noble scions gather to discuss the failed mission and watch the recorded video of Xia Ping's fight.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping demonstrates immense martial prowess, mastering a Saint-level martial art, the Spiral Force.
• The scarred man and his group realize their underestimation of Xia Ping and feel ashamed for their failure.
• The noble scions are shocked by Xia Ping's skill and begin to suspect he has powerful backing.

Significant Themes

• The power of martial arts and the gap between cultivators.
• The importance of understanding one's opponent before engaging in combat.
• The consequences of underestimating an opponent.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with his opponents remotely, defeating them all without any direct conversation.
• The scarred man and his group interact with the noble scions, reporting their failure and showing them the recorded video.
• The noble scions discuss Xia Ping's identity and background among themselves.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping, a young man, threatens the noble families that if he can't beat them, he'll enter the Novice Village to beat their children.
• The noble families are outraged and refuse to accept Xia Ping's threat.
• They decide to temporarily keep their children out of the Martial Arts Space but plan to find experts to eliminate Xia Ping in the Novice Village.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping: Shows extreme confidence and lack of fear, willing to take on children to prove his dominance.
• The Noble Families: Display their power and influence, refusing to be threatened and vowing to eliminate Xia Ping.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the abuse of power.
• The importance of reputation and honor.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping vs. The Noble Families: Xia Ping's threat provokes the noble families, leading to a standoff.
• The Noble Families among themselves: They discuss strategies to deal with Xia Ping, displaying their unity and determination.

Key Plot Points and Events

• News of Xia Ping's actions reaches the Ye Family, enraging Ye Mengyao.
• Ye Mengyao sends an angry message to Xia Ping, threatening him.
• Xia Ping receives the message and responds with a lengthy lecture on traditional gender roles, advising Ye Mengyao to focus on domestic duties.
• Xia Ping logs off from the virtual network to rest.
• Ye Mengyao becomes furious upon reading Xia Ping's response and shares it with her friends.

Character Developments

• Ye Mengyao: Shows her protective side towards her younger sister and is enraged by Xia Ping's actions. Her anger escalates after reading Xia Ping's response, leading her to share it with her friends.
• Xia Ping: Demonstrates his stubborn and chauvinistic views, provoking Ye Mengyao further. He remains unfazed by her threats and lectures her on traditional gender roles.

Significant Themes

• Gender Inequality: Xia Ping's views on women's roles spark outrage in Ye Mengyao, highlighting the theme of gender inequality and the struggle for women's rights.
• Provocation and Retaliation: Xia Ping's actions and words provoke Ye Mengyao, leading to a cycle of retaliation and escalation between them.

Character Interactions

• Ye Mengyao and Xia Ping: Their interaction is filled with tension and provocation, with Ye Mengyao expressing her anger and Xia Ping responding with lectures on traditional gender roles.
• Ye Mengyao and her friends: Ye Mengyao shares Xia Ping's message with her friends, inviting them to share her outrage and possibly join her in retaliating against Xia Ping.

Key Plot Points and Events

1. Xia Ping's provocative statements in the chat group anger numerous women, including Ye Mengyao's friends.
2. Ye Mengyao shares Xia Ping's actions and words, further enraging her friends.
3. The women decide to temporarily seal their cultivation and enter the Novice Village to teach Xia Ping a lesson.

Character Developments

1. Xia Ping: His actions and words continue to anger those around him, particularly women. He remains unaware of the growing threat against him.
2. Ye Mengyao: She becomes more determined to expose and punish Xia Ping for his actions.
3. Ye Mengyao's friends: They are outraged by Xia Ping's behavior and are willing to help Ye Mengyao teach him a lesson.

Significant Themes

1. Gender inequality and women's rights: Xia Ping's views on women's roles spark outrage and highlight the theme of gender equality.
2. Justice and retribution: The women are driven by a desire to punish Xia Ping for his actions, emphasizing the theme of justice and retribution.

Character Interactions

1. Xia Ping and Ye Mengyao: Their conflict deepens as Ye Mengyao shares Xia Ping's actions with her friends, further fueling their desire to confront him.
2. Ye Mengyao and her friends: They bond over their shared outrage against Xia Ping and plan to work together to teach him a lesson.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping advances to the fifth heaven of the Grandmaster Realm, enhancing his Pure Yang Indestructible Art and Star-Drawing Technique.
• He gains 400 million Hate Points for making a name for himself in the universe and inciting the hatred of many cosmic powerhouses.
• Xia Ping realizes that he can't return to the Novice Village immediately due to the increased danger from offended aliens.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping's strength and mental energy significantly improve after his promotion, showcasing his rapid growth and potential.
• Cat Immortal expresses shock at Xia Ping's natural talent and his tendency to stir up trouble.

Significant Themes

• The theme of rapid growth and power-up is emphasized as Xia Ping's strength increases.
• The theme of consequences and danger is introduced as Xia Ping realizes the risks of returning to the Novice Village.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping interacts with Cat Immortal, asking about the rules of the Novice Village and receiving explanations about adult visitors.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping learns about a starship in the Relic Base, damaged but repairable.
• Repairing the starship requires materials like Flame Copper, Nine-Layer Stone, and Venus Star Iron, along with engineering equipment and opening a wormhole, costing at least one billion Universal Coins.
• Xia Ping realizes earning this amount is nearly impossible for a native of the Cloud Sky Realm.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping shows excitement and determination in repairing the starship but is daunted by the cost.
• Cat Immortal displays arrogance and expertise in starship technology but understands Xia Ping's limitations.

Significant Themes

• The vastness and danger of the universe, contrasting with the Cloud Sky Realm.
• The importance of wealth and resources in the universe, with one billion Universal Coins being a significant amount.
• Xia Ping's ambition and determination to improve his spaceship and explore the universe.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping and Cat Immortal have a teacher-student dynamic, with Cat Immortal sharing its knowledge and Xia Ping asking for help in modifying his spaceship.
• Xia Ping is in awe of the starship's capabilities and the universe's vastness, while Cat Immortal is dismissive of Xia Ping's initial understanding of space travel.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xia Ping reveals a spaceship, which surprises the Cat Immortal.
• The Cat Immortal warns Xia Ping about the value and danger of his spatial artifact (Space Ring).
• The Cat Immortal offers to upgrade the spaceship, listing the required materials and their costs.

Character Developments

• Xia Ping demonstrates his incredible luck and nonchalance about possessing a valuable spatial artifact.
• The Cat Immortal shows expertise in spaceship engineering and understanding of the cosmic hierarchy.

Significant Themes

• The vastness and chaos of the universe, where power and wealth determine one's safety and status.
• The importance of keeping a low profile when possessing valuable treasures.

Character Interactions

• Xia Ping and the Cat Immortal discuss the spaceship and its upgrade, with the Cat Immortal providing valuable insights and warnings.
• Xia Ping expresses his desire to improve the spaceship's capabilities to face stronger opponents.