Chapter Summaries

Yun Shenwei mastered the first kind of red power, defeated the Red Lion King, and led his companions through the First Layer. At the portal to the Second Layer, a strange group led by Oub confronted them, leaving Zhang Badao to ask whether they should pursue or rest.

• Yun Shenwei used the red energy to complete his evolution, defeated the Red Lion King, and learned that he had to seek two other kinds of power.
• The system brought Yun Shenwei back to the safe zone, where he reassured his companions and urged them to prepare for the journey ahead.
• Zhang Badao and the others shared a meal, then fought through successive monster attacks using teamwork and strategy.
• Yun Shenwei and his companions reached the portal to the Second Layer, where Oub and a group of colorful humans shoved past them and mocked them.
• Oub taunted Yun Shenwei and Zhang Badao before his group entered the Second Layer, and Zhang Badao asked whether they should follow or rest.

Yun Shenwei and his companions entered the Second Layer, a lethal frozen world where cracking ice and hidden black bears threatened everyone. After Oub taunted Yun Shenwei, Yun Shenwei used a system ability to let his group fly across the ice to safety, leaving their rivalry unresolved.

• Yun Shenwei led his group through the portal to the Second Layer, where the freezing cold killed some newcomers.
• The ice cracked beneath travelers, and Yun Shenwei ordered his companions to scatter and regroup on safe ground.
• Black bears erupted from beneath the snow and attacked people from multiple empires as they tried to reach shore.
• Oub mocked Yun Shenwei, who retorted that Oub's pride came from his ancestors' status.
• Yun Shenwei used a system ability to make his companions fly for ten seconds, and they crossed the ice to shore.

Yun Shenwei fought the second stage’s Dark Warriors and learned that each could revive ten times. After choosing a lightning bow skill and defeating them, he faced Dark Miyamoto Musashi, who attacked immediately.

• Yun Shenwei ordered Zhang Badao to lead the others away while he fought the stronger Armored Warriors.
• Yun Shenwei learned from the System that the Dark Warriors could each revive ten times.
• Yun Shenwei chose the Thunder and Lightning Bow and Arrow as his Core Skill.
• Yun Shenwei repeatedly killed the Dark Warriors until they vanished after their tenth defeat.
• Dark Miyamoto Musashi appeared and immediately slashed at Yun Shenwei with his katana.

Yun Shenwei and his companions fought Dark Miyamoto Musashi while Yun recovered from using his Core Skill. Zhang Badao wounded the enemy at the cost of his own life, and Yun stepped in to protect him.

• Dark Miyamoto Musashi challenged Yun Shenwei, who dodged because he was weakened after using his Core Skill.
• Zhang Badao and the others attacked Dark Miyamoto Musashi with their weapons and Core Technology Energy Chips while Yun recovered.
• Dark Miyamoto Musashi overwhelmed the group, killing several fighters and leaving Zhang Badao desperate to retaliate.
• Zhang Badao pushed his Tech Chip to its limit, broke through Dark Miyamoto Musashi's defense, and wounded his armor, but was gravely injured.
• Zhang Badao struck Dark Miyamoto Musashi's wound again with the Pear Blossom Mountain Splitting Axe, and the enemy hurled the weapon back at him.
• Yun Shenwei recovered his strength and moved in front of Zhang Badao as Dark Miyamoto Musashi prepared to kill him.

Yun Shenwei escaped Dark Miyamoto Musashi’s illusions, killed him, and led his injured companions toward the eastern teleportation point on the Second Layer. He found the Green Dragon Crescent Blade by a river, fought off rival teams, and seized the blackened weapon.

• Yun Shenwei used the system’s power to break through Dark Miyamoto Musashi’s illusions, then killed him before he could reveal Yun Shenwei’s origins.
• Yun Shenwei recovered Dark Miyamoto Musashi’s backed-up data, returned to his companions, and treated their injuries.
• Yun Shenwei told Zhang Badao and the others to head toward the easternmost teleportation point on the Second Layer.
• At the system’s urging, Yun Shenwei led the group to the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, where they encountered several rival teams.
• Yun Shenwei ordered Zhang Badao and the others to hide, fought the rival teams, and grabbed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

Yun Shenwei took the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and focused on eliminating the Darkness Soul within it, but the gathered empire experts attacked him to seize the weapon. He repelled their first assault and entered a battle of attrition against their combined attacks, using the Darkness Soul’s power to drain them.

• Yun Shenwei ignored the experts’ demands for the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and resolved to remove its Darkness Soul without destroying the weapon.
• An empire expert ordered his followers to attack Yun Shenwei, and Yun Shenwei swung the blade to unleash a black furious dragon that annihilated them.
• Yun Shenwei challenged the remaining fighters and said he would become the first person to clear the Second Layer.
• An expert from the Never-Setting Powerful Alliance formed a six-pointed star formation with others and fired a powerful attack at Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei and the gathered fighters exchanged attacks, and the Darkness Soul’s resilient power began consuming most of their combined strength.

Yun Shenwei used the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to destroy greedy challengers, then faced two opponents wielding dark divine artifacts. He agreed to a three-way battle after arranging for their weaker companions to stay out of it.

• Yun Shenwei unleashed the Azure Dragon's power and killed the greedy fighters who tried to seize his Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
• Zhang Badao praised Yun Shenwei, who led his companions onward through battles against figures from other empires.
• Yun Shenwei encountered two fighters wielding the dark Eighteen Foot Serpent Spear and dark Mandarin Duck Swords, and they challenged him to settle who would lead them.
• Yun Shenwei proposed that their weaker companions leave the battlefield, and the two opponents agreed to fight with their full strength.

Yun Shenwei faced Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu after their divine weapons’ Dark Power corrupted them and drove them to slaughter. He warned the people to flee and prepared to stop the two Blackened leaders to protect everyone else.

• Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu unleashed the Weapon Spirits of their divine weapons, the Mandarin Duck Swords and Eighteen Foot Serpent Spear.
• Dark Power corrupted both men as they attacked, turning their eyes blood-red and clouding their minds.
• Yun Shenwei heeded the system’s warning and dodged their attacks while trying to wear them down.
• Yun Shenwei warned the surrounding people and Zhang Badao to escape; those who listened avoided the Blackened leaders’ rampage.
• Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu slaughtered people and destroyed buildings, so Yun Shenwei decided to eliminate them to protect the survivors.

Yun Shenwei used Azure Dragon skills to confront Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu, urging them to abandon Darkness Power, but both transformed into divine-beast forms and rejected him. The system revealed that the sealed Dark Vermilion Bird would emerge after the battle, and Yun Shenwei resolved to win and face all four corrupted divine beasts.

• Yun Shenwei wielded the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and unleashed Azure Dragon Heavenly Throne Seal and Azure Dragon Sky-Breaking Hand.
• Yun Shenwei urged Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu to return to their former selves, but Mao Tianyu insisted that darkness was absolute power.
• Mao Tianyu transformed into a winged, three-eyed tiger-like beast, while Jian Wushuang's weapon became a Black Tortoise.
• The system explained that the four divine artifacts represented the divine beasts and revealed that the sealed final beast was the Dark Vermilion Bird.
• Yun Shenwei learned that the Vermilion Bird would appear after the three beasts determined the battle's outcome and resolved to win and claim the powers of all four divine beasts.

Yun Shenwei used the Green Dragon Crescent Blade to defeat Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu’s darkened divine beasts, then faced the awakened Dark Vermilion Bird. After it transformed into the Dark Halberd, he unleashed his strongest Azure Dragon Crescent Demon Sealing Slash, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Yun Shenwei enlarged the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and split the fused dark monster apart, separating Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu’s divine beasts.
• Yun Shenwei struck again, splitting the White Tiger and Black Tortoise, and Jian Wushuang and Mao Tianyu’s bodies shattered as the darkness weakened.
• The Dark Vermilion Bird awakened beneath the ground and absorbed the remaining dark power.
• Yun Shenwei summoned Red Hare and attacked the Dark Vermilion Bird with a powerful Demon Sealing Slash, but the blow left him off balance.
• The Dark Vermilion Bird transformed into the Dark Halberd, and Yun Shenwei’s strongest slash suppressed it before a deafening impact.

Yun Shenwei learned that killing Dark Phoenix could draw the endlessly reviving Hell Messenger, but the system urged him to press on and gain the power of four divine weapons. He used light and the other divine weapons to endure the Sky-Piercing Halberd’s darkness, leaving him swinging it as its hidden power emerged.

• Dark Phoenix warned Yun Shenwei that killing him could bring Hell Messenger after him.
• Yun Shenwei asked the system about Hell Messenger, and it advised him to eliminate Dark Phoenix and said the four divine weapons could help him defeat Hell Messenger.
• Yun Shenwei used the three divine weapons to suppress Dark Phoenix until the phoenix was forced into the cracked Sky-Piercing Halberd.
• The system warned Yun Shenwei that failing to withstand the halberd’s trial could kill him or leave him powerless against Hell Messenger, and it agreed to lend him light in exchange for Hell Messenger’s Energy Chip.
• Yun Shenwei grabbed the Sky-Piercing Halberd, resisted its Darkness Power, and repeatedly swung it to consume the darkness within.

Yun Shenwei destroyed Dark Phoenix and confronted Hell Messenger, who claimed mastery over the four divine weapons. Yun Shenwei summoned the Light Aura of the Four Divine Beasts and prepared to strike with their combined power.

• Dark Phoenix burned itself to ashes after Yun Shenwei refused to spare it, and the Sky-Piercing Halberd returned to its bright form.
• Yun Shenwei examined the restored Sky-Piercing Halberd and felt the weapon’s immense pressure.
• Hell Messenger appeared on a dark altar and threatened to kill Yun Shenwei.
• Yun Shenwei charged Hell Messenger and attacked with all four divine weapons, but Hell Messenger said he had modified them with Darkness Power and knew them better.
• Yun Shenwei formed a hand seal that summoned the Four Divine Beasts in pure Light Aura, then declared that their combined power would defeat Hell Messenger.

Yun Shenwei fought the Hell Three Swordsmen until he fused the four divine weapons into one and gained the upper hand. The swordsmen fled, leaving the Hell Messenger to beg Yun Shenwei for mercy.

• The Hell Messenger summoned the Hell Three Swordsmen, who warned Yun Shenwei to surrender.
• Yun Shenwei rejected their warning and fought all three as the Hell Messenger rested to recover its strength.
• Outnumbered and injured, Yun Shenwei asked the system for help, and it told him to fuse the four divine weapons.
• Yun Shenwei continued fighting until the four divine weapons merged, filling him with greater power.
• The Hell Three Swordsmen recognized the danger and fled, while the Hell Messenger pleaded with Yun Shenwei to spare it.

Yun Shenwei confronted Hell Messenger over his slaughter of innocent treasure seekers and refused to forgive him. Hell Messenger split his body and weapon to fight to the death, and their battle with the Ruyi Jingu Bang began threatening the Second Layer.

• Yun Shenwei condemned Hell Messenger for killing treasure seekers and corrupting the four divine artifacts.
• Hell Messenger split into two bodies and divided his blade, drawing on dark purple flames to boost his power at the cost of his life.
• Yun Shenwei summoned the merged Ruyi Jingu Bang and rejected Hell Messenger's demand for mercy.
• Hell Messenger charged Yun Shenwei at full speed, and they clashed fiercely across the Second Layer.
• Yun Shenwei and Hell Messenger's battle shook the Second Layer and threatened the contestants caught there.

Yun Shenwei defeated the Hell Messenger with the Ruyi Jingu Bang and cleared the Second Layer. He led his companions toward the Third Layer after giving them items in exchange for their loyalty, and found that the passage gate had opened.

• Yun Shenwei used the Ruyi Jingu Bang to kill the Hell Messenger and clear the Second Layer.
• The system warned Yun Shenwei that powerful individuals had already reached the Third Layer and urged him to hurry onward.
• Yun Shenwei led his companions toward the Third Layer, and Zhang Badao joined them after the battle.
• Yun Shenwei gave items to Zhang Badao and the others, telling them to work for him and prove their usefulness.
• Yun Shenwei led the group to the passage and discovered that the gate had opened after his victory.

Yun Shenwei led his group into a sea of Tech Chips, using the system to identify which ones were dangerous and urging his companions to press on for the rewards. When a disguised chip released a horde of technological monsters, he ordered the group to form a defensive line.

• The system explained that parasitic creatures born from emotions could inhabit Tech Chips and grow stronger through feelings such as hatred and rage.
• Zhang Badao worried that fighting through the chips would waste time, but Yun Shenwei persuaded the group to keep going for the opportunities they offered.
• Yun Shenwei warned the group to avoid circular chips, identify uncertain chips for him, and follow his lead.
• Yun Shenwei smashed a disguised circular evil creature, and the group followed his instructions as they advanced.
• Someone opened a disguised triangular chip, awakening an evil creature that infected nearby chips and unleashed technological monsters.
• Yun Shenwei ordered the group to gather behind their defenders, use the equipment he had provided, and attack the monsters.

Yun Shenwei learned how to evade the triangular monsters and weaken the disc creatures, helping his companions survive their attack. A mysterious ancient Tech Warship then appeared on the Third Layer, and Yun Shenwei led everyone out of its path after the system warned him of its danger.

• Yun Shenwei asked the system for the monsters’ weaknesses and learned that circling could evade triangular monsters while concentrated attacks could weaken the disc creatures.
• Yun Shenwei unleashed a shockwave that killed many disc creatures, then told Zhang Badao and the other inventors to move in circles to avoid the triangular monsters.
• A strange rift opened in the sky, and an ancient Tech Warship emerged as the creatures made way for it.
• Yun Shenwei followed the system’s warning and led his companions away from the warship.
• Zhang Badao saw attackers’ strikes reflected back by the warship, and he understood why Yun Shenwei had urged them to stay clear.

After his teammates were separated, Yun Shenwei chose to board the Cosmic Battleship rather than search for them, hoping to claim its treasures and reach the Fourth Layer. Guided by the system, he entered the relatively safe Tenth Area, defeated its guards, and headed for the area’s gate with the monsters’ Chips.

• Yun Shenwei’s teammates were scattered when a Tech Warship appeared, and the system warned him that searching for them would lead him into a trap.
• The system told Yun Shenwei that boarding the Cosmic Battleship could let him win treasures and reach the Fourth Layer, while warning that he would face monsters and rival geniuses.
• Yun Shenwei asked the system to help keep him safe, and the system revealed that treasures aboard the warship could help it evolve.
• When the Cosmic Battleship appeared again, Yun Shenwei followed the system’s guidance and boarded directly into the Tenth Area.
• Yun Shenwei defeated the area’s guards with his Sniper Rifle, Battle Qi, and Heavenly Flames, collected their Chips, and walked toward the gate.

Yun Shenwei fought his way through the robot army aboard the Cosmic Battleship while heading for the Tenth Area and its special armor. After reflecting the robots’ attacks with Yellow Energy Orbs, he forced them to retreat temporarily.

• The Romance System warned Yun Shenwei to avoid direct combat and reach the Tenth Area to obtain a special suit of armor.
• A Robot Legion surrounded Yun Shenwei and opened fire, but he dodged a blast that tore open a dimensional rift.
• Yun Shenwei charged the robots, combining battle aura with his energy as he fought at close range.
• Yun Shenwei used a Yellow Energy Orb to block and reflect the barrage with his heavy sword, then knocked down several robots.
• The Robot Legion ordered its units to withdraw and wait for Yun Shenwei’s invincible state to end before using their ultimate attack.

Yun Shenwei used the Fighting God Flame to absorb the robots’ fire and destroy the Heavy Robots, then purified and captured the Robot Leader. With the Robot Leader restored to its original form, Yun Shenwei cleared the stage.

• Yun Shenwei pressed his attack as the Robot Leader retreated, but Heavy Robots arrived and blocked his path with a cannon barrage.
• Yun Shenwei unleashed the Fighting God Flame, which absorbed the robots’ Flame Power and evolved into a giant.
• Yun Shenwei ordered the Fighting God Flame to keep absorbing energy and attack, and it destroyed the robots while he fought alongside it.
• Yun Shenwei defeated and captured the Robot Leader, then used the system’s power to purge its dark corruption.
• The restored Robot Leader bowed to Yun Shenwei after returning to its righteous form.