Chapter Summaries

After surviving the Rat Tide, Zhou Ying'er returned to Mingyue Residential Area with the Rose Squad and reunited with her family. The squad worried about retaliation from the Cheng Family, and Zhou Ying'er told Zhou Hao that Cheng Jin would never come to pick her up again.

• Zhang Yi and Zheng Ru questioned Cheng Jin's motive for causing the beast tide and why the Invincible War God had rescued only Zhou Ying'er.
• Shen Hong urged the Rose Squad to consider the Cheng Family's potential retaliation, then decided they would rest in the base city until the Rat Tide incident was resolved.
• Zhou Ying'er arrived at the train station and reunited with Wang Rong and Zhou Hao, while Shen Hong and the others went home separately.
• Wang Rong welcomed Zhou Ying'er home and asked her to stay away from the Wilderness Zone, and Zhou Ying'er agreed to remain home until after the New Year.
• Zhou Hao asked why Cheng Jin had not come to meet her, and Zhou Ying'er frowned and said Cheng Jin would never come again.

Zhou Ying'er and Shen Hong worried that the Cheng Family would retaliate against the Rose Squad, while Commander Chu lamented that the family would escape serious punishment. Zhou Hao went to the Cheng Family mansion and confronted its leaders during a meeting, where Old Master Cheng suspected he was the Invincible War God.

• Zhou Ying'er told Shen Hong she feared the Cheng Family might target Zhou Hao, and Shen Hong said the Rose Squad would stay inside the Base City if necessary.
• Commander Chu argued that the Cheng Family's ten-billion-dollar compensation was inadequate, but was told further action would be difficult without conclusive evidence.
• Zhou Hao flew to Kyoto Base City because he had heard about the danger facing his sister and the Rose Squad.
• The Cheng Family removed Cheng Jin's Father as patriarch and Old Master Cheng ordered them to erase everything related to the girl Cheng Jin had pursued.
• Zhou Hao entered the Cheng Family meeting, and Old Master Cheng asked whether he was the Invincible War God who had saved the Rose Squad.

Zhou Hao annihilated the Cheng Family’s descendants, and Kyoto’s leaders agreed to reveal the family’s role in causing the Rat Tide. After receiving new check-in rewards, Zhou Hao acquired a smart fighter and considered traveling to Mist Island to seek Babata, while wondering whether to take a master.

• Zhou Hao killed Old Master Cheng and the Cheng Family’s third-generation descendants in the Conference Hall with flying daggers.
• Councilor Jia identified the killer as the Invincible War God, and the conglomerate heads supported revealing the Cheng Family’s responsibility for the Rat Tide.
• Shen Hong told Zhou Ying’er that the Cheng Family had been exposed and nearly wiped out, clearing the Rose Squad of blame.
• Zhou Hao checked in at Limit Martial Hall headquarters and received the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade technique, a King-class Smart Fighter, and increases to his Mental Master and Warrior talents.
• Zhou Hao bought a villa in Hongning Base City, flew back to Jiangnan, and trained as he considered visiting Mist Island and meeting Babata.

Zhou Hao searched the Australian Continent for Mist Island while weighing the risks of entering the Meteorite Star Ship, then visited the Limit Martial Hall headquarters for New Year’s and obtained an advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle. The chapter left him preparing to master the weapon and its Heavenly Escape technique.

• Zhou Hao spent three months scanning the Australian Continent for Mist Island but had not found it.
• Zhou Ying'er and Zhou Hao visited Shen Hong, who gave them tickets to Hongning Base City, and Zhou Ying'er agreed to test his physical fitness the next day.
• At the Limit Martial Hall headquarters, Zhou Hao signed in and received the advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle, an Ancient Civilization Gravity Room, and increases to his Mental Master and Warrior Talents.
• Zhou Hao watched Councilor Liu and the masked Iceberg Councilor arrive, then argued with Zhou Ying'er about whether he could become a Councilor himself.
• That night, Zhou Hao claimed the advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle and examined its Heavenly Escape technique and 1,008 intricately patterned blades.

Zhou Hao practiced the advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle and later joined a Youth Training Camp physical fitness test in Mingyue Residential Area. Though he looked too young and punched with poor form, his result stunned Manager Zhu and Instructor Fei.

• Zhou Hao tested the advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle’s four forms in the Wilderness Zone, finding that Peacock Spreading Feathers had astonishing destructive power.
• Over the New Year, Zhou Hao accompanied Zhou Ying'er by day and practiced with the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle and signed in at the Limit Martial Hall headquarters by night.
• On February 15, 2042, Zhou Ying'er brought Zhou Hao to the sixth floor of the Limitless Gym, where Manager Zhu and Instructor Fei tested children for the Youth Training Camp.
• The other five children failed to meet Instructor Fei’s requirements, and Zhou Hao stepped up to the Punch Force Tester.
• Zhou Hao struck the target with an untrained-looking punch, and the staff member reported a punch power of 1,310 kg, leaving Manager Zhu stunned.

At the Limitless Gym, four-year-old Zhou Hao stunned everyone by demonstrating Beginner General-level punch power, prompting the military and competing martial halls to race to recruit him. The chapter ended when a towering representative of the Thunderclap Martial Hall arrived asking for the genius.

• Zhou Hao first registered a punch-force reading of 1310 kg, then struck the target again and produced a reading of 10121 kg.
• Manager Zhu and Instructor Fei realized Zhou Hao had Beginner General-level punch power and had Zhang Yi test the machine, confirming it was functioning.
• Instructor Fei contacted Councilor Jia of the Huaxia Military while Manager Zhu called Inspector Wang to alert the Limit Martial Hall and Lord Hong.
• Manager Zhu and Instructor Fei argued over which organization should recruit Zhou Hao, then began grappling as Shen Hong and the Rose Squad watched.
• A giant-bear-like figure burst into the sixth-floor entrance and asked where the genius was, and Manager Zhu and Instructor Fei realized the Thunderclap Martial Hall had learned about Zhou Hao.

After Zhou Hao, a four-year-old Beginner General, drew the attention of Earth’s major powers, their representatives gathered at the Limitless Gym to compete for his allegiance. They offered Zhou Hao and his sister Zhou Ying'er elite training and resources, while Jia Yi argued that the military should take responsibility for nurturing him.

• Hong and Thor learned of Zhou Hao’s abilities and agreed to let their organizations compete for him rather than appear in person.
• Representatives from the Limit Martial Hall, Thunderclap Martial Hall, military, HR Alliance, and other powers arrived at the gym, where Inspector Liu, Inspector Jiao, and Jia Yi disputed who had the right to train Zhou Hao.
• The representatives agreed to state their offers, while several recognized that Zhou Ying'er might influence her younger brother’s decision.
• Inspector Jiao offered Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er places in the Thunderclap Martial Hall’s Global Elite Training Camp and priority access to resources.
• Inspector Liu countered with home visits for Zhou Hao and resource support for Zhou Ying'er, while the HR Alliance offered councilor guidance, free resources, and a villa for their mother.
• Jia Yi rejected the offers as harmful to Zhou Hao’s development and insisted that the military should train him.

Zhou Hao chose to join the HR Alliance after demanding that his sister, Zhou Ying'er, receive the same cultivation benefits as him. The Isadora Family Consortium agreed on the condition that he reach High-level General and cultivate a valuable secret technique to the third level within a year, and Zhou Hao left the decision about moving to the Elite Training Camp open for half a month.

• Zhou Hao told the faction representatives he would join whoever granted Zhou Ying'er the same cultivation benefits he received.
• The representatives sought approval from their superiors, but the Isadora Family Consortium offered to meet Zhou Hao's request if he fulfilled demanding cultivation conditions within a year.
• Zhou Hao chose the HR Alliance, and the Isadora Family Consortium representative welcomed him.
• Hong and Thor discussed Zhou Hao's choice and doubted whether he could master the required secret technique in time.
• At No. 117, Zhou Hao told the Isadora Family representative he would answer in half a month, then reassured Zhou Ying'er that he would not have joined any faction without her.
• Zhou Ying'er told Zhou Hao not to sacrifice his future for her and offered to cook because she was happy.

Zhou Hao realized that strengthening his consciousness was the key to breaking through to the Planetary level, but chose to keep searching for Mist Island before turning to Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9. He and Zhou Ying'er left for the Global Elite Training Camp, while Wang Rong stayed behind in Mingyue Residential Area.

• Zhou Hao practiced controlling the Heaven-Piercing Shuttle and concluded that his consciousness, not his Mental Power, was preventing his breakthrough.
• Zhou Hao decided to search for Mist Island for up to two more months before considering Ancient Civilization Ruins No. 9.
• Zhou Hao checked in at Limit Martial Hall headquarters and received a Space Wristwatch, a Black God Suit, and talent increases.
• A representative told Wang Rong that Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er were leaving for the Elite Training Camp and that they could return once a month.
• Wang Rong chose to stay in Mingyue Residential Area, packed supplies for the children, and said goodbye as Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er departed by fighter jet.

Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er arrived at the Global Elite Training Camp, where Teacher Xia Jing belatedly welcomed them and explained the camp’s fierce competition. The chapter ended as Xia Jing led them to the Trial Tower for testing, while other trainees openly doubted they would meet the conditions for their promised resources.

• An Isadona Corporation representative escorted Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er to the camp, warned Zhou Hao to stay humble, and left them waiting outside for hours.
• Xia Jing arrived apologetically, took Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er inside, and introduced them to the Black Dragon Sculpture and the camp’s facilities.
• Xia Jing gave Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er dorm rooms and warned that their continued access to promised resources would depend on their performance and points ranking.
• Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er ordered food by telephone, and Xia Jing treated them to lunch the next day before taking them to the Nine-story Tower.
• Other trainees recognized Zhou Hao, questioned whether he could meet the HR Alliance Chairperson’s conditions, and Xia Jing explained why they resented the siblings’ resource benefits.

Zhou Ying'er and Zhou Hao entered the Trial Tower to take its first-floor A-rank test. Zhou Ying'er was eliminated quickly, while Zhou Hao passed with ease, leaving his abilities on display to the training camp instructor.

• Xia Jing explained how the Virtual Helmets connected to the Trial Tower and described its combat tests.
• Zhou Ying'er entered the first-floor test but was eliminated in less than five minutes, and Xia Jing comforted her.
• Xia Jing warned Zhou Hao that his training camp ranking and the resources it brought depended on his performance.
• Zhou Hao chose combat equipment and prepared to use the third level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade in the A-rank test.
• Zhou Hao killed all fifty Low-level General Ferocious Bulls in three minutes and twenty seconds and passed the test.

Xia Jing discovered that Zhou Hao had passed the Grade A assessment in just 3 minutes and 20 seconds, then secured more Trial Tower time so he could continue testing. Zhou Hao passed the first floor’s Grade B and Grade C assessments and chose to advance to the next floor.

• Xia Jing heard that Zhou Hao had passed the Grade A assessment in 3 minutes and 20 seconds and arranged an extra hour of Trial Tower time.
• Xia Jing learned from Zhou Ying'er that Zhou Hao had only practiced basic Stake Standing and had not studied warrior manuals or combat techniques.
• Xia Jing told Zhou Ying'er that Zhou Hao had passed Grade A and explained that his speed placed him among the training camp’s top fifty performers.
• Zhou Hao used his mastered movement technique and the third level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade to pass the first floor’s Grade B assessment in 10 minutes and 35 seconds.
• Zhou Hao defeated the Grade C assessment’s two hundred Ferocious Bulls in 21 minutes and 12 seconds, then agreed to proceed to the next floor.

Zhou Hao emerged from the Trial Space after passing the second floor’s B-level test on his first attempt, astonishing Xia Jing and the trainees who had gathered outside. His unprecedented result left Xia Jing convinced that the four-year-old was a true genius.

• Wang Ning argued that Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er had likely passed the A-level test, while other trainees mocked her.
• When the scheduled trial time passed, Xia Jing told the waiting trainees he had arranged a ten-minute extension.
• Zhou Hao emerged at one ten and told Xia Jing he had passed the second floor’s B-level test but failed the C-level test because time ran out.
• Zhou Hao explained that he had killed one hundred Iron Armored Scorpions in the C-level test before the Trial Space expelled him, leaving Xia Jing and the trainees stunned.
• Xia Jing praised Zhou Hao as a genius and realized his trial result put his combat ability among the camp’s top one hundred.

After Zhou Hao’s Trial Tower results astonished Earth’s factions, Hong intervened to shield him from recruitment pressure while the HR Alliance upgraded the treatment offered to Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er. The siblings settled into Jiangnan Pavilion at the Global Elite Training Camp, where Zhou Hao began considering how to secretly improve his sister’s strength.

• Zhou Hao’s Trial Tower results spread across Earth, and factions concluded that he would become an expert beyond the War God Level.
• Hong told Thor to let Zhou Hao train at the camp and warned other factions not to disturb him, then began making calls.
• Chairperson Isadora removed the restrictions on Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er's benefits and ordered the HR Alliance to show the siblings her family’s sincerity.
• Xia Jing led Zhou Hao and Zhou Ying'er to their pavilion, which they named Jiangnan Pavilion, and warned Zhou Hao to be cautious of recruitment efforts.
• Zhou Hao considered using Spirit of Grass and Wood to raise Zhou Ying'er's strength, and the siblings accepted an invitation to a welcome banquet from Wang Ning, Yang Kuo, and the other students.

Zhou Hao discovered Mist Island and watched Hong battle the Cloud-Soaring Vine. He signed in at the lake and received four valuable rewards.

• After Zhou Ying'er fell asleep, Zhou Hao secretly left the training camp and searched the Australian Continent while caring for her with Spirit of Grass and Wood.
• A week later, Zhou Hao followed several fighter jets to a fog-covered island in a lake and recognized it as Mist Island.
• Hong arrived and attacked the Cloud-Soaring Vine that struck at him above the island.
• While the other powerhouses watched Hong fight, Zhou Hao signed in and obtained a Cloud-Piercing Vine Sapling, a Wood Essence Crystal, a Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart, and a Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart.

Hong struggled against the Cloud-Soaring Vine and the King-level Monsters in Mist Island's lake, then took the vine away by the next day. At the Elite Training Camp, Zhou Hao's mastery of Xia Jing's saber technique left his teacher helpless, and Zhou Hao later returned to Mist Island to check in and obtain three treasures.

• Hong killed the Sky-Swallowing Eel but faced another King-level Monster while fighting the Cloud-Soaring Vine, so he asked Thor to help after recovering.
• The third and fourth speakers tried to approach the Cloud-Soaring Vine but were driven back by its vines.
• Zhou Hao demonstrated Xia Jing's saber technique flawlessly, prompting Xia Jing to stop restricting his lessons and assign Zhou Ying'er an extra hour of practice.
• Zhou Hao returned to Mist Island, where announcements warned that a Beast Emperor had appeared in the lake and the island's vegetation had been stripped away.
• Zhou Hao checked in at Mist Island and obtained a Wood Essence Crystal, a Ten-Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart, and a Thousand-Year Willow Wood Heart.

Babata released Wood Essence Crystals beneath Mist Island to lure Zhou Hao toward the Meteorite Star Ship, drawing powerful aquatic monsters and the world’s factions to the island. Hong tried to kill the Beast Emperor but was forced to retreat, leaving the treasure inaccessible for now.

• Babata released Wood Essence Crystals into the underground river, causing aquatic monsters to fight over them and grow stronger.
• The world’s factions detected the rising number of King-level Monsters, and Hong returned to Mist Island with Thor as Councilors gathered over the lake.
• Zhou Hao watched as Hong warned the Councilors to wait, then prepared to confront the Beast Emperor despite lacking confidence in his newly acquired Cloud-Soaring Vine.
• Hong fought the shrimp-like Beast Emperor underground but emerged injured and failed to kill it, with Thor helping him escape its tentacles.
• Hong said he would recover and try again later, while Babata fumed at his failure to defeat the monster.

Zhou Hao waited for his strength to grow while secretly watching Zhou Ying'er hunt, then entered the training camp’s monster hunt for the first time. As students watched the Black Dragon Ranking late that night, Zhou Hao rapidly climbed past more than ten places.

• Zhou Hao cultivated with Wood Essence Crystals and expected his physical fitness to reach the Planetary level in less than a month.
• Zhou Ying'er entered City No. 1001 to hunt monsters, and Zhou Hao secretly followed her as she fought and improved.
• Zhou Ying'er returned that night and discovered she had risen one place on the Black Dragon Ranking, then teased Zhou Hao for being below her.
• On April 2, Zhou Hao went to hunt monsters while Zhou Ying'er and Xia Jing warned him to stay cautious.
• Late that night, students saw Zhou Hao climb more than ten places on the Black Dragon Ranking in about twenty minutes.

Zhou Hao’s leap to the top of the training camp rankings stunned the trainees and drew the attention of Hong and Thor. The chapter ended with Thor and numerous powerful Councilors arriving at the camp, each hoping to take Zhou Hao as a disciple.

• Trainees discovered that Zhou Hao had reached second place after his first day of monster hunting and learned he had advanced to the fifth floor of the Trial Tower.
• Zhou Hao overtook Jonas and took first place, giving his sister Zhou Ying'er the prospect of receiving the top-ranked trainee’s cultivation benefits.
• Hong was shocked by Zhou Hao’s Trial Tower progress and suspected he had inherited an Ancient Civilization Relics legacy.
• Thor told Hong he intended to try to take Zhou Hao as his disciple, while Hong declined to compete because he was recovering from injuries.
• On April 3rd, Thor and numerous Councilors arrived at the training camp, and Thor said they would each rely on their own abilities to win Zhou Hao as a disciple.

Zhou Hao rejected Thor as a teacher and challenged him in the Wilderness Zone, revealing Mental Power and weapon-control abilities far beyond what Thor expected. He fought to complete a special Sign-in System mission that would reward him with the First Tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex.

• Thor asked Zhou Hao to become his disciple, but Zhou Hao said Thor could not teach him and suggested he teach Zhou Ying'er instead.
• Thor offered to accept Zhou Ying'er as a registered disciple if Zhou Hao became his student, but Zhou Hao refused and asked Thor to take him to the Wilderness Zone.
• Thor brought Zhou Hao to an abandoned building, where Zhou Hao revealed Mental Power stronger than a High-level War God and challenged him to a fight.
• Zhou Hao summoned 1,008 curved blades of the Advanced Heaven-Piercing Shuttle, shocking Thor with his ability to control them.
• Zhou Hao intended to defeat Thor and earn the First Tribulation of the Nine Tribulations Secret Codex through a special Sign-in System mission.