Chapter Summary: The True Meaning of a Challenge

Key Plot Points

• Cang Yuan remains fixated on breaking Chen Ming's (Mystic Access/Limitless) defense from their previous Dust Ranking battle, declaring he'll willingly yield the top position regardless of the match outcome.
• Chen Ming interrupts to make his own request: he wants Cang Yuan to use Dragon Spirit (the Dragon Race's innate companion spirit power).
• Cang Yuan warns this is essentially a life-or-death technique—Dragon Spirit causes loss of rationality and Dragon Frenzy—but ultimately agrees out of respect for Chen Ming.
• Cang Yuan transforms into an azure-green dragon (Dragon Spirit form) and unleashes Azure Dragon Slash, his strongest Third Realm offensive move.
• Chen Ming enters Four Saints Unity (combining Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Sacred Spirits into his body) and counters with Scourge Strike—a pure Sacred Spirit Energy attack, deliberately not combining it with Eternal Storm or other abilities.

Character Developments

• Cang Yuan: Demonstrates obsessive dedication to the challenge against Chen Ming; values pursuit of strength over rank/position. Shows respect by granting Chen Ming's controversial request despite the cultural blasphemy it represents. Reveals an overbearing, savage side as Dragon Frenzy begins to take hold.
• Chen Ming: Confident to the point of indifference toward danger—he never considers the risk of facing a Dragon Frenzy berserker. Analytical in approach: he researched Dragon Spirit beforehand and deliberately chooses a "pure" attack to accurately measure the Spirit Source gap rather than overpowering Cang Yuan.

Significant Themes

• The true meaning of a challenge: Both fighters want something from the duel—Cang Yuan seeks to test his offense against Chen Ming's defense; Chen Ming seeks to measure Spirit Source disparity. A mutual exchange where both "get what they need."
• Obsession and pursuit of strength: Cang Yuan's lingering fixation from their previous encounter drives this entire confrontation.
• Respect between rivals: Cang Yuan's willingness to use a sacred, desperate technique shows the depth of his regard for Chen Ming.
• Power dynamics/secrets: Spectators misread Chen Ming as an "old monster" and question whether he'll reveal hidden abilities—keeping his true capabilities ambiguous.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and Cang Yuan negotiate terms of the spar, with Cang Yuan's stubbornness meeting Chen Ming's calm, fearless request for Dragon Spirit.
• Cang Yuan's laughter upon realizing both want to "gauge the gap"—dismissing the stakes in favor of the challenge itself.
• Crowd/spectator speculation about the fight: debating whether this is a grudge match due to Cang Yuan's immediate use of Dragon Spirit, and theorizing about Chen Ming's identity and potential hidden paths.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming (Limitless) faces Cang Yuan (Azure Dragon) on Arena No. [1].
• Cang Yuan uses Dragon Spirit, but Chen Ming's Four Saints Spear pierces through Azure Dragon Slash and injures Cang Yuan.
• The arena is damaged by Azure Dragon Slash, a first in Voidland's history.
• Cang Yuan returns to human form and concedes, acknowledging Chen Ming's victory.

Character Developments

• Cang Yuan: Realizes he has an opponent in the saint realm for the first time, which frustrates him as he's about to become a god. He decides to learn Chen Ming's true name and challenge him again once he's a god.

Significant Themes

• The limits of power and defense.
• The pursuit of perfection and the frustration of unmet expectations.
• The curiosity and desire to test one's limits against a worthy opponent.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and Cang Yuan: They have a tense, respectful exchange after their battle. Cang Yuan expresses his frustration at losing to Chen Ming and challenges him to a future rematch once he becomes a god. Chen Ming accepts the challenge.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming (Mystic Access) becomes an honored guest of the Dragon Race after his challenge matches with Cang Yuan.
• Cang Yuan gifts Chen Ming a dragon scale for easy communication, which Chen Ming accepts after assurance of privacy.
• Cang Yuan hints at a future meeting in the Chaos Star Domain, where the Blue Star Realm is located.
• Chen Ming wins first place on the King Ranking after his battle with Cang Yuan, earning experience, a Void Mark, Void Spirit Source, and leveling up.

Character Developments

• Cang Yuan values Chen Ming's potential and befriends him, seeing him as a future influential figure among humans.
• Chen Ming maintains his composure and dignity during the challenge matches, impressing Cang Yuan.
• Chen Ming becomes the first person to defeat Cang Yuan in a challenge match, earning respect and recognition.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and strength, with both characters striving to become gods.
• Friendship and respect between rivals, as seen in Cang Yuan's decision to befriend Chen Ming.
• The mystery surrounding Chen Ming's true identity and background.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and Cang Yuan engage in challenge matches, leading to mutual respect and friendship.
• Cang Yuan gifts Chen Ming a dragon scale, symbolizing their newfound friendship and alliance.
• Chen Ming and Cang Yuan discuss their paths to godhood, with Cang Yuan expressing eagerness to challenge Chen Ming again in the future.

Chapter Summary: Myriad Treasure Realm

Key Plot Points and Events

• After entering the Third Realm, Chen Ming’s Auspicious Clouds increase their absorption and fusion limit from seven to eight colors, excluding the Void Law. They can also handle eight colors of Void Law.
• Chen Ming worries that completing the full twelve-colored Auspicious Clouds may require reaching God Grade Class Changer, which would delay his plans to refine the Six-Flavored Elixir. He seeks a way to break through the limit early.
• He contacts 2B, who cannot provide an answer but directs him to Wonder Pivot, an allegedly all-knowing oracle located in the Third Layer of Dream Prefecture.
• Chen Ming returns to Dream Prefecture’s Third Layer, known as the Myriad Treasure Realm—an enormous treasury containing rare treasures, resources, and items capable of satisfying the special requirements needed for Spirit Sources to evolve to Saint-Tier.
• The realm is administered by Wonder Pivot, a Tianshu machine created by several ancestral gods of the Mecha Race rather than by a Class Changer.
• Because Chen Ming ranked first in the Dust, Ruins, and King rankings of the Extraterritorial Battlefield, he expects to use his rewards to obtain resources for Spirit Source evolution, including solutions for abilities such as the Yin-Yang Twin Fish and possibly the Starlight absorption requirement.
• Using the Bronze Bell, which evolved alongside the Withered Spirit Tree to Origin Tier, Chen Ming disguises his identity while entering the Myriad Treasure Realm.
• He arrives in a vast world of towering, glowing pavilion-like structures filled with countless treasures. Wonder Pivot identifies him and awards him 60,000 points for his three first-place rankings.
• The points can be spent on questions, resources, Eternal Attribute, Merit Points, and special items that assist Spirit Source evolution. Chen Ming discovers that one point can be exchanged for 100 Merit Points, though he recognizes that direct conversion is likely a poor use of the more valuable points.
• He asks whether the absorption and fusion limit of Auspicious Clouds can be broken. Wonder Pivot responds that answering the question will cost 100 points.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Becomes increasingly focused on advancing his Auspicious Clouds and completing the Six-Flavored Elixir before reaching godhood. He demonstrates greater strategic preparation by seeking outside knowledge, exploiting his ranking rewards, and using disguises to protect his identity.
• 2B: Serves as an informed guide who introduces Chen Ming to Wonder Pivot, reinforcing his role as a useful source of knowledge about the Mecha Race and the wider realms.
• Wonder Pivot: Is introduced as a powerful, machine-based administrator capable of answering questions and managing the resources of the Myriad Treasure Realm.

Significant Themes

• Seeking advancement beyond established limits: Chen Ming refuses to accept that twelve-colored Auspicious Clouds must wait until godhood and searches for an unconventional shortcut.
• Knowledge as a resource: Information itself has measurable value, with even a single answer requiring payment in precious points.
• Accumulated achievement and reward: Chen Ming’s success on the Extraterritorial Battlefield grants him access to the treasures and systems of the Third Realm.
• Hidden identity and preparation: His use of the Bronze Bell reflects the importance of secrecy and caution as his power and reputation grow.
• Vastness of the cultivation world: The Myriad Treasure Realm expands the setting by revealing a near-limitless treasury designed to support countless forms of Spirit Source evolution.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming contacts 2B to ask about breaking the Auspicious Clouds’ limit. Although 2B lacks an answer, he recommends Wonder Pivot.
• Chen Ming interacts with Wonder Pivot’s Tianshu System, which verifies his identity, calculates his battlefield rewards, explains the realm’s exchange functions, and charges him 100 points to answer his first question.

Chapter Summary: “Tianshu Curiosities”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming pays 100 ranking points to ask the Tianshu System about the limits of Auspicious Clouds absorption.
• Tianshu reveals that the First through Fifth Domains normally allow absorption of four, six, eight, nine, and eleven colors, respectively, excluding Void Law.
• The limit can be exceeded through the Eternal Strength Attribute: every 20% Eternal Strength allows a Class Changer to absorb one additional element or law.
• Chen Ming currently possesses 15% Eternal Strength, leaving him just short of the first threshold.
• He discovers that Eternal Attributes can be purchased for 5,000 points per 1%, with outside resources able to provide a maximum of 20% in each attribute.
• Despite the exorbitant cost, Chen Ming spends 25,000 points to gain 5% Eternal Strength, bringing him to 20% and allowing one additional element absorption.
• Tianshu converts five mysterious curiosities—including an exotic beast’s blood-red eye and a rune-engraved jade bone—into the purchased attribute.
• Chen Ming then travels to the third floor’s element absorption area, riding his two-colored Auspicious Clouds.
• He reaches the Mist Sea Gate of Dream Prefecture, an independent-space entrance costing another 10 points to enter.
• While waiting among other Class Changers, Chen Ming hears information about expensive curiosities that assist Auspicious Clouds absorption, alternate ways to earn points, and the news that Li Yan of the Canglan Race has achieved four-colored absorption.
• He investigates Tianshu’s resource-exchange system and finds that its buying and selling prices differ by roughly 50%, making it highly unfavorable. He decides not to sell his resources, especially since many of his possessions are too valuable or dangerous to reveal.

Character Development

• Chen Ming remains suspicious and critical of Tianshu, repeatedly recognizing its exploitative fees and calling it a “black-hearted” system.
• Despite his frustration, he demonstrates practical judgment: he is willing to spend heavily when the long-term benefits justify the cost.
• His purchase reflects his ambition to eventually achieve twelve-colored Auspicious Clouds, even though that accomplishment is beyond the reach of many ancient gods.
• He becomes increasingly cautious about exposing his powerful artifacts, such as the Cauldron of All Things and Golden Bowl, realizing that Tianshu may be connected to powerful gods or higher authorities.
• His disguise using the Bronze Bell shows his continued awareness of the need to conceal his identity and abilities.

Significant Themes

• Power comes at a price: Advancement through Tianshu requires enormous expenditures, emphasizing the economic barriers faced by even the strongest geniuses.
• Long-term investment over immediate strength: Chen Ming accepts that Eternal Strength will not greatly improve his current combat power but values its importance for future God Grade advancement.
• Institutional exploitation: Tianshu presents itself as a useful system but charges for nearly everything and profits heavily from unfavorable exchanges.
• Strategic secrecy: Chen Ming must balance gaining resources with protecting his rare treasures and hiding the extent of his power.
• Competition among geniuses: Reports of Li Yan’s four-colored absorption show that Chen Ming is advancing within a larger field of talented rivals.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming’s primary interaction is with the Tianshu System, which mechanically provides information, processes his payment, converts curiosities, and regulates access to the Mist Sea Gate.
• Through conversations among nearby Class Changers, Chen Ming passively gathers intelligence about:
  • Absorption-enhancing curiosities
  • Methods of earning points
  • Tianshu’s exploitative exchange rates
  • Li Yan’s progress
• Chen Ming does not reveal his identity to the surrounding Class Changers, maintaining his disguise and observing them without direct involvement.

Chapter Summary: “Lost Among the Masses”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming pays 10 points to enter the complete Mist Sea Domain, a stronger and denser version of the Mist Sea Shore Tide he previously encountered.
• Unlike the earlier area, the complete domain contains all ordinary elemental powers—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, and darkness—though it still lacks the three higher laws.
• Chen Ming notices that the Bronze Bell can no longer conceal or alter his appearance inside the domain.
• Several notable geniuses are present, including Xuanyuan Qingyu and Ji. The crowd also discusses Xing Beiwang, who has achieved level-43 mental manifestation and embarked on the Feather God Path.
• Chen Ming begins absorbing and fusing the water element into his Auspicious Clouds, since water is the only element on his Sacred Spirit Path that he has not yet incorporated.
• His fusion creates an enormous disturbance, with the mist sea forming towering pillars and violent ocean-like waves.
• Spectators debate whether Chen Ming has already begun the Sacred Spirit Path, having reportedly gathered the Four Saints. Some connect him to the legendary Human Race expert Limitless, who also follows the Four-Saints path.
• Chen Ming emerges from the waves on a Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud, shocking the crowd. Many speculate that he will continue toward the ultimate eight-colored form by absorbing the earth element.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates extraordinary progress in elemental fusion. His Auspicious Cloud advances from six colors to seven, confirming that he remains a major threat despite entering the more competitive Third Realm.
• His reputation changes in the eyes of others. Some believe he will be eclipsed by established Divine Realm geniuses, while others recognize that he may have independently created or embarked upon a powerful Divine Path.
• Xing Beiwang is established as a leading genius after achieving high-level mental manifestation and beginning the Feather God Path.
• Xuanyuan Qingyu and other elite figures from powerful races are shown to have already entered prestigious Divine Paths.
• Limitless is portrayed as a revered Human Race Supreme Saint, making comparisons between him and Chen Ming controversial and dangerous.

Significant Themes

• The widening gap between geniuses: Reaching the Third Realm separates ordinary prodigies from those with prepared Lineages, Divine Paths, and powerful backgrounds.
• Independent achievement versus inherited advantage: Chen Ming lacks the support enjoyed by Divine Realm geniuses, yet he may be forging a Divine Path of his own.
• Reputation and public perception: The crowd alternates between dismissing Chen Ming as a fading genius and marveling at his continued breakthroughs.
• Power revealed through spectacle: The violent elemental phenomenon and Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud visibly demonstrate Chen Ming’s growing strength.
• Mystery surrounding Chen Ming’s path: His connection to the Four Saints and possible relationship to Limitless remain unresolved, adding uncertainty to his future development.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming has no direct conversation with the other characters, but his actions become the focus of the surrounding Class Changers.
• The crowd debates his potential, with some predicting his decline and others defending his achievements.
• A Giant Spirit Race Class Changer supports Chen Ming’s reputation by revealing that he personally witnessed Chen Ming subdue the Azure Dragon Sacred Spirit.
• Discussions of Chen Ming’s possible connection to Limitless are abruptly shut down out of respect for the revered senior.
• The collective reaction to Chen Ming’s Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud shifts from skepticism to astonishment, reinforcing his ability to defy expectations.

Chapter Summary: “Unlocked Fusion Cheat”

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Mist Sea, Chen Ming reaches 20% Eternal Strength affinity, allowing him to fuse an additional elemental force.
• He decides to combine earth and darkness. Earth is necessary for completing the Five Elements connected to the Sacred Spirit Path, while darkness may strengthen his Shadowless ability’s Execution Threshold, particularly against powerful enemies such as World Beasts.
• Chen Ming begins the fusion according to Tianshu’s instructions, simultaneously combining the new elemental force once his fusion limit is reached.
• The Mist Sea undergoes a terrifying transformation: wind and mist vanish, black whirlpools form, and the earth element becomes so dense that it appears as black land and Abyss-like currents.
• Chen Ming’s Sacred Spirit Energy activates on its own, summoning the Four Saints Phenomenon—the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.
• The Four Saints clash with the black earth-and-darkness whirlpool, producing a massive energy disturbance that even affects the Cloud Platform Boundary.
• After the phenomenon subsides, Chen Ming is revealed to have successfully completed the fusion. His Auspicious Clouds reach the eighth color, confirming the unprecedented achievement of Eight-Color Fusion in the Third Realm.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates that he has genuinely embarked on the Sacred Spirit Path, beginning with the Four Saints. This places him among the foremost talents of the current era.
• His successful fusion confirms that his affinity energy and constitution can withstand an intensity of fusion far beyond what ordinary Class Changers could manage.
• His dark-element choice also potentially enhances his Shadowless ability’s execution effect, making him more dangerous against high-level opponents.
• Xuanyuan Qingyu recognizes the Four Saints Phenomenon and begins to suspect that Chen Ming may be connected to the mysterious “Four-Saints Limitless” from the King Ranking. Though she dismisses the possibility because of the senior figure’s overwhelming strength, she decides to cultivate a closer relationship with Chen Ming and considers visiting his Blue Star Realm.

Significant Themes

• Unprecedented talent and advancement: Chen Ming’s achievement surpasses established expectations and sets a new historical benchmark.
• Hidden power and mystery: Observers realize that Chen Ming possesses extraordinary secrets, particularly because his affinity energy allows him to perform fusions normally restricted by strict limits.
• Recognition and reversal of public opinion: Those who believed Chen Ming was losing his prominence are silenced when he reveals the Sacred Spirit Path and completes the fusion.
• The dangers and limits of power: Elemental and Spirit Source fusions are normally difficult and cannot be performed freely, emphasizing how exceptional Chen Ming’s abilities are.
• Divine Paths and political attention: Chen Ming’s progress attracts the attention of powerful figures and may eventually draw him into conflicts involving gods, divine races, and the mysterious Limitless expert.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming’s actions are mainly observed by the surrounding Class Changers, who react with shock and admiration as the fusion progresses.
• The spectators first focus on the elemental disturbance, then shift their attention to the Four Saints Phenomenon, which confirms Chen Ming’s Sacred Spirit Path.
• Xuanyuan Qingyu watches Chen Ming closely, compares him to the mysterious Four-Saints Limitless, and decides that building a stronger relationship with him may be strategically important.
• The broader reaction establishes Chen Ming as a figure whose achievements command attention from both ordinary observers and powerful forces across the realms.

Chapter Summary: "Escape into the Void"

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming completes absorbing and fusing earth and dark elements, reaching his current absorption limit. He realizes the combined six attributes form a Class Changer's Origin Limit, which caps how much elemental power/law energy he can absorb. His Eternal Attribute can raise this limit—20% Eternal Strength previously allowed him to fuse an extra element into his Auspicious Clouds.
• After the Mist Sea elemental tide subsides, his Auspicious Clouds begin shifting from eight colors toward nine.
• He uses the Void Mark (earned from reaching the summit of the Extraterritorial Battlefield) to enter Void Space. Inside the Void, almost all abilities are stripped away, including Sacred Spirit Energy. However, he discovers Absolute Domain still works, granting him a perception field—this makes mastering the Void Law far easier. He intends to fuse Void Law with water, earth, and dark elements.
• Watching from the Mist Sea/Cloud Platform boundary, bystanders see Chen Ming vanish again. Some knowledgeable geniuses recognize he has entered Void Space, noting his ambition to dabble in such a dangerous domain.
• Chen Ming quickly returns, his clouds now appearing nine-colored, and departs the Mist Sea Domain.
• At the Myriad Treasure Realm, the Bronze Bell disguises his Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds as three-colored to avoid attention.
• He purchases several Saint Grade resources needed for the Eternal Night Ice Mirror and spatial-type items.
• He discovers a useful artifact: the Ten-Directional Sacred Spirit Compass, which can automatically locate Sacred Spirit Beasts across an entire Class Changer world, priced at 5,000 points.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Ming deepens his understanding of his own Origins and limits, specifically the relationship between attribute energy, Eternal Attribute, and how much power he can absorb.
• He becomes more strategic: using the Void Mark not just for escape but as a cultivation opportunity.
• His mastery of Absolute Domain in the Void grants him a unique advantage, boosting his confidence in obtaining the Void Law.
• He is methodically resolving his Spirit Source issues: prioritizing the Eternal Night Ice Mirror while mapping out future goals like the Twelve-Colored Auspicious Clouds and the complete Void Law.

3. Significant Themes

• Limits and transcendence: The Origin Limit constrains power, but the Eternal Attribute offers a way to push beyond it.
• Risk versus reward: Entering the Void is highly dangerous, but Chen Ming turns it into an advantage.
• Perception as power: In a realm where perception is the greatest obstacle, Absolute Domain provides a crucial edge.
• Ambition and discretion: Chen Ming hides his true progress with the Bronze Bell, while others recognize and speculate about his boldness.

4. Character Interactions

• Mostly solitary chapter; Chen Ming interacts little with others.
• Observers at the Cloud Platform discuss his disappearance and realize he entered the Void.
• A brief exchange occurs where one person thinks they saw Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds, but another dismisses it as impossible.
• No direct dialogue with named characters; action is focused on Chen Ming's personal advancement.

Chapter Summary: Reflecting the Stars

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming acquires the Ten Directions Guidance Compass from the Myriad Treasure Realm for 5,000 points. The compass can locate Sacred Spirit Beast treasures in special regions and other worlds, making it valuable for his future travels along the Sacred Spirit Path.
• After browsing additional pavilions and exchanging for several treasures, Chen Ming begins using the Myriad Treasure Realm to fulfill the evolution requirements of his Spirit Sources.
• He selects the Star Dipper Chessboard, which requires it to absorb Starlight. The Tianshu System directs him to the Starwatch Tower.
• Chen Ming travels through a gateway passage into the Starwatch Tower region, a popular destination where visitors can view spectacular star-filled skies for one point.
• At first, he believes the sky is only a staged projection and worries that the Star Dipper Chessboard cannot absorb artificial starlight. A woman explains that the scenes are projected but represent real-time views of the heavens.
• Chen Ming notices Feather Race Class Changers, likely connected to Xing Jianyun and possibly possessing similar Star Dipper Chessboard Spirit Sources.
• Entering the central pavilion, Chen Ming discovers that Starwatch Tower is a Divine Artifact with the ability called “Reflect the Heavens.” Rather than transporting people beyond the realms, it projects a Class Changer’s Spirit Body into the distant worlds, functioning like a telescope across the Myriad Worlds.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming continues to invest heavily in tools and opportunities that support his growth. His purchase of the compass shows foresight and his willingness to spend resources for long-term advantages.
• He demonstrates increasing understanding of the Myriad Treasure Realm, recognizing that its gateway regions may provide solutions to otherwise difficult Spirit Source evolution conditions.
• His skepticism and curiosity lead him to investigate the Starwatch Tower rather than accepting its apparent function at face value.
• The unnamed woman acts as an informative guide, clarifying the nature of the projected stellar scenery.
• The appearance of Feather Race members hints at the broader influence of Xing Jianyun and suggests that Chen Ming’s rivals or potential allies are pursuing similar methods of advancement.

Significant Themes

• Resource and opportunity management: Chen Ming must spend points carefully, balancing expensive treasures against their future usefulness.
• Growth through specialized environments: The chapter emphasizes that powerful Spirit Sources evolve by meeting demanding, often unconventional conditions.
• Reality versus representation: The starry sky appears artificial, yet it faithfully reflects real celestial scenes, blurring the line between illusion and reality.
• The vastness of the worlds: Starwatch Tower reveals that the heavens and other realms are interconnected and observable through extraordinary artifacts.
• Competition and interconnected advancement: The presence of Feather Race cultivators suggests that powerful individuals and factions may be pursuing the same opportunities.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming interacts with the Tianshu System, which analyzes the Star Dipper Chessboard and provides directions for fulfilling its condition.
• An unnamed woman explains that Starwatch Tower’s projected skies are genuine reflections rather than fabricated images and points Chen Ming toward the central tower.
• Chen Ming observes Feather Race Class Changers and connects their presence to Thousand Feathers God and Xing Jianyun, suggesting a possible overlap in their goals.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming discovers Starwatch Tower's powerful functions: observing every Human Race realm and briefly projecting a Class Changer's Spirit Body billions of territories away to absorb true Starlight.
• Chen Ming tries to observe the Blue Star Realm but finds it "struck from the rolls" due to its location in the Chaos Star Domain. He plans to use its Spatial Node coordinates for observation.
• Chen Ming decides to use the Blue Star Realm's Starlight to evolve his Star Dipper Chessboard to Saint-Tier before observing it.
• Chen Ming uses Starwatch Tower's projection function to travel beyond the world, absorbing Starlight to evolve his Star Dipper Chessboard from Low-Tier to High-Tier.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates his strategic thinking and resourcefulness by planning to use the Blue Star Realm's Starlight to evolve his Spirit Source.
• Chen Ming shows determination and focus in evolving his Star Dipper Chessboard, successfully raising it to High-Tier.

Significant Themes

• The power of Spirit Sources and their evolution.
• The importance of resources and opportunities for growth.
• The vastness and mystery of the universe.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming interacts with Feather Race Class Changers, who are curious about his use of Starwatch Tower's projection function.
• Chen Ming's actions, such as using the projection function and evolving his Spirit Source, are observed by the Feather Race members, potentially causing them to feel depressed if they knew his identity.

Chapter Summary: “World Energy”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming realizes the Star Dipper Chessboard is not merely a cultivation tool but a powerful weapon of war. Its Black-and-White Twins can absorb stellar and world power, manifest miniature worlds, and bombard entire battlefields.
• He connects the chessboard’s destructive abilities to Xing Jianyun, the Thousand Feathers God, whose ancient title—“God of Slaughter in War”—came from annihilating countless foreign-race enemies. Chen Ming suspects the chessboard was central to her reputation.
• While cultivating in the Starwatch Tower, Chen Ming evolves the Star Dipper Chessboard to Mid-Tier. He suspects the tower may have been built specifically to nurture this artifact, possibly because it once belonged to Xing Jianyun.
• He learns that reaching Saint-Tier requires the chessboard to fuse with the starlight of a Class Changer world. The chessboard’s Black-and-White Pieces must resonate with a world’s World Light, forming stars or imitations of worlds.
• The two pairs of Black-and-White Chess Pieces gifted by Xing Jianyun prove extremely valuable. Since they were made from God Grade resources, they save Chen Ming from having to refine new pieces using scarce Saint Grade materials.
• Chen Ming spends 1,000 points to begin the Saint-Tier-related projection and encounters a small Level 9 Class Changer world. The chessboard resonates with its World Light rather than draining its energy, successfully evolving to High-Tier.
• At High-Tier, the chessboard’s domain becomes enormous, with connected grids containing vast spaces and the overall scale of a Spirit Source capable of forming its own realm.
• Chen Ming proceeds to the fourth floor of the Starwatch Tower, the highest observation platform, intending to use the final projection to observe the Blue Star Realm, his homeland.
• A Feather Race Class Changer attempts to learn about his origins and assumes he must come from a powerful world or lineage. When Chen Ming truthfully says he comes from a low-level world and is watching his homeland, she quickly loses interest.
• Chen Ming activates the Spatial Node and begins the final starwatching projection, paying 3,000 points.

Character Development

• Chen Ming gains a deeper understanding of the Star Dipper Chessboard’s true potential and strategic value. He sees it as a way to compensate for his lack of large-scale destructive power.
• He demonstrates increasing mastery and insight by distinguishing between true world-energy absorption and resonance with World Light.
• His ambitions expand beyond simply evolving the chessboard: he recognizes that its strength can continue growing even after reaching the Spirit Source’s highest formal grade, depending on his own cultivation and ability to materialize world power.
• Chen Ming remains humble and guarded about his origins, revealing only the truth that he comes from a low-level world without exposing his identity or abilities.

Significant Themes

• Power and warfare: The chessboard represents overwhelming battlefield destruction and reflects the brutal role Xing Jianyun once played in wars against foreign races.
• Inheritance and hidden value: Chen Ming only now understands the immense value of the chess pieces Xing Jianyun gave him, showing how powerful legacies may initially be underestimated.
• Growth beyond formal limits: Although Origin Tier is the highest Spirit Source grade, the chapter emphasizes that actual strength has no fixed ceiling. Power depends on cultivation, techniques, and the ability to manifest greater portions of world force.
• Homeland and identity: Chen Ming’s decision to observe the Blue Star Realm highlights his emotional connection to his origins, contrasting with the Feather Race genius’s dismissive attitude toward low-level worlds.
• Knowledge through observation: The Starwatch Tower allows Chen Ming to explore the vast realms beyond ordinary Class Changers’ reach, reinforcing the chapter’s sense of cosmic scale and mystery.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming internally reflects on Xing Jianyun’s past achievements and the relationship between her legendary military reputation and the Star Dipper Chessboard.
• A Feather Race Class Changer approaches Chen Ming on the observation platform, curious about his top-tier star-related Spirit Source and background.
• Chen Ming answers honestly but vaguely, explaining that he comes from a low-level world and is observing his homeland. Her interest fades immediately, revealing the social prejudice and status-consciousness surrounding powerful worlds and lineages.

Chapter Summary: “Chen Ming Has Manifested!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• During a Mental Leap from Dream Prefecture toward the Blue Star Realm, Chen Ming’s spiritual projection unexpectedly falls onto an enormous Spatial Path.
• He recognizes the route as the same passage that once connected the Blue Star Realm, the Desolate Star, and a secret realm fissure—but it has now expanded into a massive, stable “cross-realm expressway.”
• Chen Ming deduces that the path was recently constructed by the Human Race’s higher authorities, likely to connect the Desolate Star and the broader Chaos Star Domain rather than merely the Blue Star Realm.
• His Mental Leap accidentally overlaps with this path because Dream Prefecture is located in the Desolate Star, allowing him to travel part of the way along it.
• The Spatial Path eventually ends before the Blue Star Realm, forcing Chen Ming into a region of Boundary Turbulence outside the world.
• From outside, he observes the enormous blue world of the Blue Star Realm and reflects on the ruined Chaos Star Domain, formerly the Big Dipper Star Domain, which was devastated by the ancient Human-Blood Race war.
• Chen Ming speculates that the Human Race’s leaders may be investigating hidden secrets in the star domain, possibly linked to the old gods of Blue Star.
• He concludes that the new Spatial Path will bring more people—and potentially more trouble—to the Blue Star Realm.
• Chen Ming summons the Star Dipper Chessboard and begins fusing with the Blue Star Realm’s Starlight. The chessboard and the Black-and-White Twins expand into two colossal black-and-white peaks.
• His projected form becomes so immense that it appears like an ancient giant god standing beyond the heavens.
• In the Alliance’s northern border, Lu Shan sees Chen Ming’s gigantic manifestation in the sky and exclaims in shock, “Chen Ming has manifested!”

Character Development

• Chen Ming: Demonstrates greater awareness of inter-realm transportation and carefully analyzes the unexpected Spatial Path. His curiosity about the Human Race’s plans and the Chaos Star Domain’s history deepens, though he ultimately sets speculation aside to focus on strengthening himself.
• Lu Shan: Formerly an S-rank genius, he is reintroduced as a border watchman. His stunned reaction emphasizes the extraordinary scale and public visibility of Chen Ming’s current power.

Significant Themes

• Expansion and hidden plans: The newly built Spatial Path suggests that the Human Race is preparing for large-scale movement and activity in the Chaos Star Domain.
• Mystery of the ruined star domain: The devastated region may conceal secrets connected to the ancient war and Blue Star’s former gods.
• Growth of power: Chen Ming’s transformation from an individual traveler into a vast, godlike manifestation highlights his rapidly increasing strength.
• Impending change: The Blue Star Realm appears peaceful for now, but the new cross-realm connection foreshadows increased contact, opportunity, and conflict.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming has no direct conversation with others in the chapter, but he mentally interprets the actions of the Human Race’s higher authorities and considers their possible motives.
• Lu Shan indirectly encounters Chen Ming by witnessing his enormous manifestation, providing the chapter’s concluding reaction and emphasizing the impact of Chen Ming’s advancement on the wider world.

Key Plot Points

• The Alliance has been waiting a long time for the group that entered the rift; watchtowers are built and former Ten Great Teams members rotate guard duty.
• Lu Shan is assigned to guard duty and resents missing the frontlines; pessimistic rumors have spread that the vanished geniuses may be dead.
• Lu Shan suddenly sees a colossal, blurry projection of Chen Ming appearing in the sky above the valley and shouts in shock; Inspector Lin also sees it.
• Meanwhile, Chen Ming is merging Blue Star’s world energy with the black-and-white chess pieces of the Star Dipper Chessboard.
• Using this resonance, Chen Ming briefly observes Blue Star and discovers the Alliance is not being invaded — it is in the middle of a planned expansion war against the Exotic Beast Forest.
• Chen Ming’s projection causes a stir across the Alliance; Xia Chuan receives the news and is deeply moved, finally allowing himself hope.
• Chen Ming completes the resonance, and the path for the group’s return appears.

Character Developments

• Lu Shan: Frustrated and eager for glory, but becomes the first to witness Chen Ming’s return sign, shifting his cynicism into shock.
• Xia Chuan: A weary Saint and city lord, hardened by war, shows rare emotion: “As long as they’re alive, that’s enough.”
• Pei Jiuge: Bloodied from battle but visibly moved by the news, one of the many waiting for the returning geniuses.
• Chen Ming: Operating on a cosmic scale, he has grown beyond ordinary Class Changers—able to perceive and resonate with an entire world’s energy.

Significant Themes

• Hope vs. despair: The long disappearance breeds doubt, but a single sign reignites faith in the missing heroes.
• Ascension in scale: The younger generation has far surpassed the known limits of Blue Star’s Class Changers.
• Ongoing conflict: The Alliance’s expansion war shows the world has moved on in their absence, but still relies on their symbolic return.

Character Interactions

• Lu Shan’s frantic report clashes with Inspector Lin’s initial disbelief before the evidence appears.
• Xia Chuan receives and shares the news with nearby Saints, sparking a collective emotional response.
• Pei Jiuge, bloodstained and mid-war, turns back in silence—his movement showing shared hope without needing words.

Summary

1. Key Plot Points & Events

• Chen Ming projects himself to Blue Star Realm and successfully completes the evolution of the [Star Dipper Chessboard], then observes the realm's situation (appears stable) before departing.
• He returns through the same mysterious large [Spatial Path] connected from the Desolate Star to the Chaos Star Domain, speculating about its purpose (possibly prepared for a war against the Blood Race, though he doubts that).
• Back in the Myriad Treasure Realm, he learns that the World Beast War has been moved up: the Six Great Divine Realms jointly used special methods to prematurely draw out World Beasts (levels 41–48) fused with the Great Mist. This is done to counter the Desolate Star's level cap, which suppresses geniuses above level 40, and to boost morale before the Old God Zones open. The war begins in one day.
• Before joining the battle, Chen Ming spends 12,000 points to purchase two realm wonders—the [Yin-Yang Profound Pool] (10,000 points) and the [Black-White Clam] (2,000 points)—to cultivate his Yin-Yang Twin Fish Spirit Source. He combines both, placing the clam into the pool and the Twin Fish into it, expecting it to reach Saint-Tier.
• The chapter ends with Chen Ming ready to leave and participate in the upcoming World Beast War, intending to gather Mental Origin from the battle.

2. Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Displays continued strategic thinking—using accumulated resources wisely (points for treasures) and preparing his Strength Sources ahead of a major conflict. He reiterates his moral stance: kind toward fellow humans (won't slaughter other Human Race geniuses), but ruthless toward enemies. He remains calm, analytical, and forward-planning.
• The Human Race Higher-Ups: (Background) Implied to be actively orchestrating trials and now the early World Beast War as part of grooming the next generation and setting the stage for final decisive battles.

3. Significant Themes

• Preparation & Sacrifice: The chapter emphasizes forward planning—from Chen Ming's Spirit Source cultivation to the Six Great Divine Realms' decision to trigger the World Beast War early for strategic advantage.
• Morality vs. Pragmatism: Chen Ming's internal boundary—he will not harm human geniuses to harvest Mental Origin, but will freely kill World Beasts and enemies.
• Rising Stakes: The upcoming World Beast War and the approaching Old God Zones signal a shift from training/trials to genuine, large-scale combat.

4. Character Interactions

• Chen Ming inquires with nearby passersby about the rushed World Beast War news.
• He contacts [2B] (his AI/system assistant) to get details on the early war.
• He consults [Heavenly Pivot] (system) for the Spirit Source analysis of Yin-Yang Twin Fish, receiving specific purchase suggestions.
• Indirect interaction: Mentions the Six Great Divine Realms' geniuses cooperating to intercept the Great Mist (set up off-screen).

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Ming uses his remaining points in the Myriad Treasure Realm to cultivate his Spirit Sources, fully replenishing them and setting foot on the Sacred Spirit Path.
• He leads the two women out of Dream Prefecture, riding Auspicious Clouds back to the Desolate Star.
• On their way back, they encounter other Class Changers who share their excitement and plans for the World Beast War.
• A man claiming to walk the Spirit Source path of 'Drawing Sword' draws attention, stating he wants to challenge Chen Ming's name of Twenty Million.
• Chen Ming and the others board a golden flying boat to leave Dream Prefecture, and his transformation ability fails, revealing his true appearance to the other passengers.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming has fully replenished his Spirit Sources and is ready to evolve to Origin Tier and add more divine paths.
• The man with the 'Drawing Sword' path is confident but lacks practical experience and faces ridicule from others.

Significant Themes

• The power of Spirit Sources and the pursuit of strength.
• The confidence and ambition of young geniuses after their growth in Dream Prefecture.
• The revelation of one's true identity and the reactions it garners.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming interacts briefly with the man claiming to challenge his name of Twenty Million.
• Fellow travelers on the golden flying boat react with surprise and awe upon recognizing Chen Ming.
• The new City Lord of Qingqiu City welcomes the returning Class Changers with respect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Class Changers prepare to defend Qingqiu City and intercept the World Beast.
• The Great Mist Forbidden Zone appears, revealing a vast, eerie landscape filled with illusory scenes.
• The World Beast, a giant centipede, emerges from the Forbidden Zone, causing tremors and scattering the Great Mist.
• The World Beast damage ranking resumes, with Chen Ming still in the lead.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming, now more powerful, attempts to explore the Forbidden Zone using his Night Wanderer Land but finds nothing.
• 2B expresses interest in joining Chen Ming in the World Beast War.

Significant Themes

• The mysterious nature of the Great Mist Forbidden Zone and its illusory scenes.
• The power and threat posed by the World Beast.

Character Interactions

• Chen Ming and 2B discuss joining forces against the World Beast.
• The Class Changers from various Divine Realms gather and prepare to fight together.

Chapter Summary: “The Old Rankings Were Outdated”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Observers speculate that Chen Ming may have already been Level 40 during his previous battle and may have cultivated both the Spirit Source Path and the Sacred Spirit Path, explaining his extraordinary burst damage.
• The Giant Centipede World Beast enters the battlefield, triggering the creation of a massive Spatial Battlefield that gathers fighters from across different locations.
• The battlefield’s laws empower offensive abilities with world energy and ensure that attacks deal genuine damage. World Beasts are given immense health pools but effectively have no defensive abilities.
• Chen Ming immediately demonstrates his overwhelming strength. A single Light Arrow deals enough damage to place him at the top of the rankings, while Wang Teng and Ao Feng initially occupy the next positions.
• The chapter explains that the previous rankings are no longer reliable because the major geniuses have since entered the Third Realm and begun cultivating the Spirit Source Path, greatly increasing their strength.
• The full World Beast War begins, with fighters from all realms launching attacks simultaneously.
• Chen Ming prepares Poseidon’s Trident and uses Minor Scourge rather than Great Scourge. His goal is to build up his Stacking Attack ability and refresh the damage record that will later strengthen Great Scourge.
• His attack creates a devastating Thunder Halberd accompanied by overwhelming thunder and the phantom image of the Four Saints. Its sheer momentum interrupts other fighters’ spellcasting, astonishing everyone nearby.
• Although spectators believe Chen Ming has unleashed his famous “Twenty Million” attack, he has actually used only Minor Scourge.
• The attack deals 1.5 million points of world damage, raising Chen Ming’s total to nearly 25 million and leaving him firmly in first place.
• Chen Ming deliberately saves Great Scourge for an earlier World Beast rather than the final Level-48 beast, intending to maximize the benefits of stacking and reward accumulation.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: His growth is shown to be far beyond the outdated expectations of the other geniuses. His improved attributes, Sacred Spirit Energy, spatial understanding, and enhanced Heavenly Scourge make him even more dominant than during his previous battles. He is also revealed to be calculating and strategic, conserving Great Scourge while using Minor Scourge to improve his future damage.
• 2B: Remains closely attached to Chen Ming and eager to witness another “Twenty Million” attack. His exaggerated reactions provide comic relief, while his warning shows that he understands the World Beast’s remaining health and the tactical value of Chen Ming’s abilities.
• Other geniuses: Wang Teng, Ao Feng, Li Yan, Xuanyuan Qingyu, and the other participants are shown to have grown substantially since the old rankings were established, though they remain far behind Chen Ming’s current damage output.

Significant Themes

• Outdated measures of strength: Previous rankings and assumptions no longer reflect the participants’ current abilities after their advancement into the Third Realm and Spirit Source Path.
• Overwhelming individual power versus collective warfare: Although the World Beast battle involves fighters from every realm attacking together, Chen Ming’s single attacks still dominate the rankings.
• Strategic restraint and preparation: Chen Ming does not simply use his strongest attack immediately. He carefully builds his damage record and stacks abilities to maximize the eventual power of Great Scourge.
• Rapid growth and evolving genius: The chapter emphasizes how quickly the strongest characters have advanced, making earlier judgments obsolete.
• Spectacle and intimidation: Chen Ming’s attacks do more than inflict damage; their sound, aura, and visual grandeur disrupt nearby fighters and establish his overwhelming presence.

Character Interactions

• Spectators debate Chen Ming’s cultivation paths and attempt to explain his extraordinary performance.
• 2B stays beside Chen Ming, repeatedly asking when he will display his famous Twenty Million attack and then protesting when Chen Ming begins with an attack of enormous scale.
• Nearby fighters react with shock and frustration when Chen Ming’s thunderous attack interrupts their own spellcasting, despite everyone being on the same side.
• The surrounding geniuses acknowledge Chen Ming’s superiority as his damage total remains unchallenged at the top of the rankings.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The World Beast damage rankings reveal a major gap between geniuses from different worlds. Li Yan of the Canglan Race deals over one million damage, while Xuanyuan Qingyu of the Heavenly God Race exceeds 900,000.
• The narration notes that damage output does not fully determine combat strength, since different races specialize in areas such as speed, mental power, or endurance.
• Chen Ming shocks everyone by repeatedly dealing 1.5 million damage with his ordinary full-force attacks, proving that his strength does not depend solely on his restricted Twenty Million-damage ultimate skill.
• Chen Ming discovers that the Bi Fang Sacred Spirit grants his attacks an Eternal Burning effect. The damage-over-time effect can stack, increasing from 15,000 to 30,000 damage per interval.
• He uses Minor Scourge again, confirming that he can repeatedly unleash his lightning attack without significant strain.
• His overwhelming performance leads observers to seriously suspect that he is “Reminiscing the Past,” the mysterious figure ranked first on the Ruins Ranking. Chen Ming deliberately allows this suspicion, while keeping his Dust Ranking and King Ranking identities hidden.
• The Level-41 World Beast is quickly defeated by the combined attacks of geniuses from numerous worlds before it can launch a major counterattack.
• With the World Beast’s death, Desolate Star rises to Level 41. Chen Ming and the native inhabitants of the twelve surviving civilization cities all break through from Level 40 to Level 41.
• The final damage rankings show Chen Ming in first place with 26.5 million damage, vastly surpassing Li Yan and Xuanyuan Qingyu. His result causes widespread astonishment among those across Desolate Star.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: Establishes himself as an extraordinary powerhouse even without relying on his restricted ultimate skill. He gains a deeper understanding of the Bi Fang Sacred Spirit’s stacking damage effect and intentionally begins revealing his Ruins Ranking identity.
• Li Yan and Xuanyuan Qingyu: Their impressive offensive abilities are acknowledged, but they are decisively overshadowed by Chen Ming’s repeatable damage output.
• Other world geniuses: Their varied racial abilities and individual specialties are recognized, though their offensive power is shown to be far below Chen Ming’s.
• Desolate Star’s natives: After remaining trapped at Level 40, they finally break through alongside the world’s advancement, expressing immense relief and gratitude.

Significant Themes

• The gap between prodigies: The chapter emphasizes the enormous differences in offensive ability between geniuses from ordinary worlds and those from the Divine Realm or other top-tier civilizations.
• Hidden strength and identity: Chen Ming carefully manages which identities to reveal, using the Ruins Ranking persona to attract attention while protecting his other identities.
• Adaptability and experimentation: Rather than merely relying on raw power, Chen Ming tests and exploits the Bi Fang Sacred Spirit’s Eternal Burning ability.
• Collective victory versus individual dominance: Although the World Beast is defeated through the combined efforts of many geniuses, Chen Ming’s contribution overwhelmingly surpasses everyone else’s.
• Hope and liberation: The leveling of Desolate Star allows its long-suppressed inhabitants to break through, turning the battle into a moment of collective celebration.

Character Interactions

• The various geniuses are indirectly compared through the public damage rankings, with Chen Ming’s repeated attacks provoking shock and speculation.
• Observers debate whether Chen Ming is the mysterious “Reminiscing the Past,” ultimately finding the theory increasingly convincing.
• Chen Ming interacts with the World Beast through successive lightning attacks, testing the stacking effect of Eternal Burning.
• The gathered geniuses collectively assault the World Beast, while the surviving inhabitants of Desolate Star react emotionally to their long-awaited advancement.

Chapter Summary: “World-Class Impact”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Baihua Town becomes the gathering place for the remaining Blue Star Alliance participants after Chen Ming, Gu Feng, Qing Muyu, and their group cross the God-Wounded Battlefield.
• The Alliance learns through a world announcement that Chen Ming ranked first in the World Beast War, while Gu Feng and Qing Muyu also made the rankings. The news reassures and excites the Alliance members, who had been worried about their group’s safety.
• After the Level-41 World Beast is defeated, Chen Ming receives experience and a Spirit Origin Fragment but no World Law Fragment. He realizes that he had already secured that beast’s Law Fragment by dealing more than half of the damage in the previous battle.
• Chen Ming determines that maintaining the highest damage output will allow him to obtain the World Law Fragment from every remaining World Beast. He expects to collect eight more Law Runes before the early World Beast War ends at Level 48, helping repair Blue Star’s damaged laws.
• A Level-42 World Beast emerges in the Great Fog Forbidden Zone. Resembling a living volcano, it launches enormous lava meteorites that trigger catastrophic eruptions across the battlefield.
• Most participants retreat or combine their defenses, recognizing that World Beast attacks are empowered by World Laws and can cause enormous casualties.
• Chen Ming refuses to retreat. Instead, he uses the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit and expands his Absolute Domain to protect the entire surrounding area.
• Despite widespread disbelief, Chen Ming’s defense withstands both the meteorite’s impact and its subsequent explosion. While others are killed or badly injured, the area protected by his Black Tortoise remains completely unharmed. His Absolute Domain only registers minimal damage, shown as repeated “-1” losses.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming: His confidence and overwhelming strength are emphasized. He not only seeks to dominate the World Beast rankings but also demonstrates the ability to protect a large area from a world-class attack. His refusal to retreat highlights his fearless, composed nature.
• Gu Feng and Qing Muyu: Their appearance in the rankings confirms that they remain among the Alliance’s strongest participants, though they do not directly act in this chapter.
• Su Lingyue, Qing Muya, and the Alliance members: They are relieved and proud upon hearing of Chen Ming’s success. Their emotional reaction shows how much they rely on him as a stabilizing figure.
• 2B: Acts cautiously and warns Chen Ming to retreat, reflecting the reasonable fear shared by most participants. His reaction also emphasizes how extraordinary Chen Ming’s defense is.
• Other world geniuses: Initially underestimate the danger of the World Beast’s attack, then become terrified after witnessing its destructive power and Chen Ming’s successful defense.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and composure: Chen Ming remains calm in a situation that causes even elite fighters to panic, reinforcing his status as an exceptional genius.
• Protection versus self-preservation: While others focus on escaping, Chen Ming chooses to defend the entire area, presenting him as both a powerful combatant and a protector.
• World-level conflict: The World Beast War is portrayed as a catastrophic struggle governed by World Laws, far beyond ordinary battles.
• Hope and leadership: Chen Ming’s ranking and survival restore confidence among the Blue Star Alliance. His achievements make him a symbolic pillar for those still fighting.
• Repairing Blue Star: The collection of Law Runes becomes an important long-term objective, connecting Chen Ming’s immediate victories to the broader goal of restoring Blue Star’s damaged laws.

Character Interactions

• Alliance members celebrate and discuss Chen Ming’s world-ranking victory, strengthening their shared morale.
• 2B urges Chen Ming to retreat from the incoming volcanic attack, but Chen Ming dismisses the concern and continues attacking.
• Observing geniuses question Chen Ming’s sanity when he attempts to shield everyone with the Black Tortoise Sacred Spirit.
• The successful defense silences their doubts and demonstrates the vast gap between Chen Ming and the other participants.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After awakening Absolute Domain, Chen Ming gains absolute-level defense throughout the area covered by his mental manifestation. Damage taken inside the domain is transferred to the manifested Sacred Spirit rather than his physical body, effectively giving him two layers of survivability: his own condition and the Sacred Spirit’s integrity.
• Other Sacred Spirit Path users reveal that such protection is not normal. One fighter who had fused the Black Tortoise and Azure Dragon Sacred Spirits admits that his manifested spirit was shattered by the Volcanic World Beast’s eruption, proving Chen Ming’s defensive ability is exceptional.
• During the battle against the Level-42 Volcanic World Beast, Chen Ming repeatedly withstands its attacks and launches continuous Lightning Halberd and Minor Scourge attacks. Each strike deals roughly 1.5 million World Damage.
• Chen Ming’s damage rapidly surpasses everyone else’s. His ranking remains firmly in first place while the gap between him and the other top fighters grows dramatically.
• He discovers that Eternal Burning can currently stack up to eight times, leaving the World Beast with 120,000 damage over time even after Chen Ming stops attacking. Its effects will improve as his Sacred Spirit Energy increases.
• The combined assault kills the World Beast before it can unleash a second volcanic eruption. Chen Ming finishes with 15.63 million damage, far ahead of second place at 5.63 million.
• The battle settlement grants Chen Ming 22% of the damage share, 4.4 million experience, a World Law Fragment, and two Spirit Origin Fragments. He gives the Spirit Origin Fragments to Yue Xi to help charge her second Fox Spirit Tail.
• After checking his growing Stacking Attack state, Chen Ming begins preparing to target a Level-44 World Beast with his next Great Scourge.

Character Developments

• Chen Ming demonstrates that Absolute Domain makes him extraordinarily difficult to kill while allowing him to maintain overwhelming offensive pressure. His ordinary attacks function like other people’s ultimate abilities, enabling him to fight at peak intensity far longer than everyone else.
• His fusion-based path grows stronger with every increase in Sacred Spirit Energy, enhancing all five of his Sacred Spirits and improving effects such as Eternal Burning.
• Yue Xi continues progressing through Chen Ming’s support, using the Spirit Origin Fragments to advance toward her second Fox Spirit Tail.
• Other Class Changers become increasingly shocked and intimidated by Chen Ming’s sustained damage output, recognizing him as a near-unstoppable damage dealer.

Significant Themes

• The superiority of specialized power: Chen Ming’s fused Sacred Spirit Path proves far more powerful than ordinary users of the same path.
• Endurance versus burst power: While other fighters can unleash powerful attacks only briefly, Chen Ming can sustain ultimate-level attacks continuously.
• Growth through fusion: Combining multiple paths and Sacred Spirits creates compounding benefits, reinforcing the idea that higher-tier divine paths are built on layered, compatible abilities.
• Reliance and teamwork: Although Chen Ming dominates the rankings, the combined efforts of the other Class Changers are still necessary to defeat the World Beast quickly and prevent another eruption.

Character Interactions

• Sacred Spirit Path users compare their experiences with Chen Ming’s Absolute Domain, indirectly confirming that his Black Tortoise protection is uniquely powerful.
• Chen Ming’s performance causes nearby fighters to question how he can repeatedly use such devastating attacks without exhausting his mental power.
• After the battle, Chen Ming directly supports Yue Xi by giving her the Spirit Origin Fragments, linking his personal gains to the development of an ally.