Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunhe returned home after half a year away and arranged protection for his family with three Flowing Silver Guards. He settled back on Earth, dealt with the aftermath of a crisis with Jia Yi, and left him with a Wood Gem to strengthen the country.

• Lu Yunhe returned to his family with Dong Nanbiao and introduced Flowing Gold, Flowing Silver, and Flowing Copper as his parents' robot bodyguards.
• Lu Yunhe reunited with Chen Ya and Lu Mingyuan, told his family about some of his experiences, and said he planned to stay on Earth for a while.
• Lu Yunhe arranged for the Divine Tree Avatar to find items that could help his parents grow stronger, while deciding that Lu Mingyuan should first temper his temperament.
• Jia Yi told Lu Yunhe that the people responsible for a recent crisis had been sentenced to death and personally executed.
• Lu Yunhe gave Jia Yi a Wood Gem, and Jia Yi thanked him for helping strengthen Earth's defenses.

Lu Yunhe began developing child-appropriate training methods that combined physical conditioning, meditation, and ancient culture, using his younger brother Lu Mingyuan as his first test subject. He left Lu Mingyuan exhausted but studying classical texts as the training program continued.

• Lu Yunhe corrected Lu Mingyuan's training poses, recorded data, and increased the difficulty when his brother complained.
• Lu Yunhe planned two foundational cultivation methods for children, combining simplified body-strengthening exercises with cultural lessons and meditation.
• Lu Yunhe put Lu Mingyuan through physical training, then guided him into sun-centered meditation until his mind calmed.
• Lu Yunhe ordered Lu Mingyuan to study ancient texts collected by Jia Yi and Dong Nanbiao, and began reading alongside him.

Lu Yunhe explained cultivation realms to Hong and Thor, then worked with them to annotate his First Set of Basic Martial Arts. After Hong and Thor spread the exercises through their factions, Lu Yunhe called on Jia Yi to find masters who could refine their cultural meaning.

• Lu Yunhe brought Hong and Thor together to discuss the Domain, the laws, and the stages of cultivation.
• Hong and Thor shared their insights into mental realms, while Lu Mingyuan listened and learned from the exchange.
• Lu Yunhe, Hong, and Thor annotated the First Set of Basic Martial Arts and agreed that its cultural core needed further work.
• Lu Yunhe named the exercises the First Set of Elementary and Middle School Radio Calisthenics.
• Hong and Thor returned to their factions and passed the Radio Calisthenics Martial Arts to their people.
• Lu Yunhe summoned Jia Yi to arrange for experienced masters to revise the cultural core of the martial arts manual.

Lu Yunhe approved the revised Second Set of Radio Calisthenics for nationwide distribution and began considering a combat-focused martial art for high school students. Meanwhile, his Divine Tree Avatar neared a breakthrough and cultivated a Divine Tree Fruit, which Lu Yunhe went to see in person.

• Jia Yi told Lu Yunhe that the First Set of Calisthenics had spread worldwide, and Lu Yunhe gave him the revised Second Set for distribution.
• The revised calisthenics spread through the country's base cities as people of all ages began practicing it.
• Lu Yunhe considered creating the First Set of High School Military Fist, based on Light-Heavy Intent.
• The Divine Tree Avatar prepared to break through to the Stellar level, using 10,081 White Zetsu to absorb Cosmic Primal Energy.
• Lu Yunhe realized his avatars needed energy accumulation but would not face bottlenecks during major breakthroughs.
• Lu Yunhe traveled to the Divine Tree Avatar and saw its enormous ten-thousand-meter trunk beneath the Pyramid.

Lu Yunhe used Divine Tree Fruits to accelerate his cultivation while the Divine Tree Avatar reached Stellar level and produced more fruits. After several months, Lu Yunhe broke through to Stellar level and drew a new monster avatar, Golden Dragon—Goldras.

• Lu Yunhe entered the Divine Tree Flower, ate a Planetary Level Divine Tree Fruit, and began refining its energy.
• The Divine Tree Avatar absorbed Cosmic Primal Energy with the White Zetsu and broke through to Stellar level.
• Lu Yunhe’s human body slowly absorbed Divine Tree Fruits, reaching Planet Ninth Stage as the Divine Tree Avatar devoted its efforts to producing more fruits.
• Lu Yunhe swallowed the final Stellar level Divine Tree Fruit, formed a star within his sea of consciousness, and reached Stellar level.
• Lu Yunhe summoned the Illustrated Compendium and drew Golden Dragon—Goldras, whose talents included Space-Time Realm.

Lu Yunhe summoned Golden Dragon - Goldras, whose Space-Time Realm threatened even the far stronger Divine Tree Avatar. After restricting its use on Earth, Lu Yunhe sent the avatars off aboard the Black Dragon Ship, leaving himself at Stellar Rank 1 and confident in his strength on Earth.

• Lu Yunhe summoned Golden Dragon - Goldras and discovered that its Space-Time Realm could devour objects and strengthen the avatar.
• Golden Dragon - Goldras's Space-Time Realm threatened the Stellar-level Divine Tree Avatar, so Lu Yunhe ordered it not to use the ability on Earth.
• Lu Yunhe recalled the Ultraman Avatar from the Sun and arranged for the Divine Tree Avatar and Golden Dragon - Goldras to travel with it aboard the Black Dragon Ship.
• Lu Yunhe returned to Jiangnan Base by himself and entered his home, having reached Stellar Rank 1 with powerful Domains and an initial grasp of the Light Origin Law.

The Golden Dragon Avatar began feeding on an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt and gained insight into the Time Law and Space Origin Law. Meanwhile, the Ultraman Avatar tested faster-than-light flight in the Dark Universe and arrived at Qiu Long Star with the Black Dragon Ship.

• The Black Dragon Ship dropped the Golden Dragon Avatar onto an asteroid, where he used his Space-Time Realm to devour its Space-Time Magnetic Field.
• Lu Yunhe considered how cheaply the Golden Dragon Avatar and Divine Tree Avatar could be maintained compared with the resource-hungry Ultraman Avatar.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar sensed the Time Law and Space Origin Law, used time abilities within his Space-Time Realm, and crossed their thresholds.
• The Ultraman Avatar entered the Dark Universe aboard the Black Dragon Ship, transformed into a Red Orb, and tested faster-than-light flight beside the vessel.
• The Ultraman Avatar returned to the ship to cultivate, and nine days later the Black Dragon Ship reached Qiu Long Star.

Lu Yunhe arrived at Qiu Long Star and used his Divine Tree Avatar’s illusion abilities to subdue a group of bandits and obtain money. With the Bandit Leader renamed Liutie as his guide, he flew toward Qiulong City.

• Lu Yunhe’s Black Dragon Ship left the Dark Universe, reached Qiu Long Star, and docked at the planet’s port.
• Lu Yunhe disguised his aura and flew toward Qiulong City, hoping to find startup money among the bandits along the route.
• A Bandit Leader and five subordinates confronted Lu Yunhe, but his illusion technique made them mistake their weapons and see him as their bodyguard.
• Lu Yunhe learned the bandits had one million Black Dragon Coins in total, kept the Bandit Leader and named him Liutie, and sent the other five into the Divine Tree’s Affiliated Space.
• Lu Yunhe and Liutie reached the outskirts of the enormous Qiulong City.

Lu Yunhe registered as a citizen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, opened Virtual Universe and bank accounts, and used the money he found to plan a large purchase at Qiu Long Star's slave market. He wanted Stellar Rank 1 slaves to turn into White Zetsu for producing Divine Tree Fruit, and the market manager went to consult his superiors about the enormous order.

• Lu Yunhe registered as a citizen, paid for a thousand years of Virtual Universe Network service, and briefly entered the Virtual Universe in human form.
• Lu Yunhe opened an account at the Universe Galaxy Bank and transferred 20 million Qianwu Coins from the Black Dragon Ship's former owner's account.
• Lu Yunhe went to Qiu Long Star's slave market to buy Stellar-level slaves for the Divine Tree Avatar.
• Lu Yunhe decided that Stellar Rank 1 warriors were the most cost-effective choice and asked the manager how many the market had.
• Lu Yunhe estimated that he wanted to buy ten to twenty thousand slaves, so the manager said he needed to report the order to his superiors.

Lu Yunhe bought twenty thousand Stellar Rank 1 warrior slaves from the slave merchant association and prepared resources for his Ultraman Avatar. After completing the handover outside Qiulong City, he sent the unconscious slaves, including Liutie, into the Divine Tree's Affiliated Space.

• Lu Yunhe agreed to pay half the cost upfront, and Director Hong Yu arranged to gather twenty thousand Stellar Rank 1 warrior slaves.
• Lu Yunhe sold scavenged materials and equipment, then bought Wood Gems and Crystal Yuan Stones for the Ultraman Avatar.
• Director Hong Yu delivered the twenty thousand slaves outside the city, and Lu Yunhe completed the ownership transfer and paid the balance.
• Lu Yunhe used Wood Release - Flower Tree Realm Descent to restrain and incapacitate the slaves, who could not resist because of their control chips.
• Lu Yunhe opened a Space Gate and sent all twenty thousand slaves, including Liutie, into the Divine Tree's Affiliated Space.

Lu Yunhe faced Supervisor Hong Yu, who attacked to seize his World Ring after discovering he could store living beings. Lu Yunhe revealed his Ultraman form and used three real bodies to kill Hong Yu, then remained standing with the Arc Blade Disc.

• Hong Yu confronted Lu Yunhe and tried to distract him with an offer to cooperate before attacking for his World Ring.
• Lu Yunhe transformed into his Ultraman form and activated the Third Level of the Arc Blade Disc against Hong Yu.
• Hong Yu unleashed his Dragon Fire Sword and Flame Dragon Domain, but Lu Yunhe's three apparent figures all attacked with real Arc Blade Discs.
• Lu Yunhe's attacks pierced Hong Yu's Force Armor, and one figure split the fire dragon and severed Hong Yu's head.

Lu Yunhe killed Hong Yu, sold his belongings on Qiu Long Star, and spent much of the proceeds on cultivation supplies and slaves before leaving to cultivate in an uninhabited star system. He planted the Divine Tree Avatar there so its White Zetsu could cultivate in the Original Universe.

• Lu Yunhe killed Hong Yu in one move, then looted and burned his corpse.
• Lu Yunhe sold Hong Yu's belongings at Treasure Pavilion for 550 billion Black Dragon Coins.
• Lu Yunhe spent 200 billion Black Dragon Coins on cultivation resources and another 100 billion on slaves, then left Qiu Long Star aboard a transport ship controlled by Dracion.
• Lu Yunhe traveled to an uninhabited star system and planted the Divine Tree Avatar on a barren planet.
• The Divine Tree Avatar produced one hundred thousand White Zetsu cocoons, which had to cultivate in the Original Universe rather than the Affiliated Space.

Lu Yunhe sent his avatars into seclusion to cultivate, while the Golden Dragon Avatar devoured a moon and reached the Stellar level. It then arrived at Earth’s Bermuda region and began pulling an ancient Mechanical Race Spaceship into its Space-Time Realm.

• Lu Yunhe assigned his avatars to cultivate, prioritizing the Divine Tree Avatar’s growth while the others trained alongside it.
• After half a year, the Golden Dragon Avatar devoured a moon near Jupiter and broke through to the Stellar level.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar wrapped itself in the Space-Time Realm and flew back toward Earth.
• At the Bermuda region, the Golden Dragon Avatar found the ancient silver-white Pyramid, an Immortal level Mechanical Race Spaceship.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar used the Space-Time Realm to suppress the area and began devouring the spaceship.

Lu Yunhe took control of the Mechanical Race Spaceship with help from the Golden Dragon Avatar and Dracion. The Golden Dragon Avatar then left the Solar System and began devouring planets in an uninhabited star system to study the Origin Laws of time and space.

• Lu Yunhe arrived as the Golden Dragon Avatar devoured the Mechanical Race Spaceship, which it then carried into the Space-Time Realm.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar gave Lu Yunhe a Space-Time Bubble so he could enter the frozen spaceship and reach its control room.
• Lu Yunhe connected Dracion to the control crystal, allowing Dracion to take control of the 1,200 Chaos Unit spaceship before it reappeared in Bermuda.
• Dracion reported that the spaceship had a powerful energy shield, intact propulsion, three Star Annihilation Main Cannons, and nine E3 Laser Cannons.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar left the Solar System by forcing its way into and out of the Dark Universe, arriving in an uncharted star system.
• The Golden Dragon Avatar devoured every planet in the system over less than three months, then headed toward another system because it could not envelop the star.

Lu Yunhe helped Earth’s martial artists advance while sharing Yunmo Star knowledge with Hong and guiding his cultivation. With Earth’s development underway, Lu Yunhe set out to explore and measure the Solar System before the Genius Battle.

• Dong Nanbiao told Lu Yunhe that the Light and Heavy Intentions Technique was being promoted nationwide, and that Earth’s laser cannons had begun killing Lord Level and King-Level Monsters.
• Hong told Lu Yunhe that he had comprehended a domain, and Lu Yunhe praised him and sent him Yunmo Star foundational knowledge from Apprentice to Cosmic level.
• Lu Yunhe told Hong not to spread the materials among humanity, explaining that he would find a way for Earth to make contact with the universe; Hong agreed and asked to share the knowledge with Thor.
• Lu Yunhe gave Hong further guidance on his domain, then decided to leave Earth and explore the Solar System to settle himself before the Genius Battle.
• After exploring Earth, Lu Yunhe flew from Earth to the moon and began traveling among the Solar System’s major planets.

After three years of training, the Ultraman Avatar reached the Stellar Ninth Stage but nearly exhausted Lu Yunhe’s funds on Virtual Universe battles. The Divine Tree Avatar then broke through to the Cosmic level, clearing the way for the Ultraman Avatar and Golden Dragon Avatar to advance as well.

• The Ultraman Avatar reached the Stellar Ninth Stage and reflected on three years of costly Slaughter Space training that had nearly spent his remaining Black Dragon Coins.
• The Divine Tree Avatar gathered energy from its White Zetsu and forest across an unnamed planet as it reached the limit of the Stellar level.
• The Divine Tree Avatar’s nine-star core collapsed and reformed around a Miniature Black Hole, marking its breakthrough to the Cosmic level.
• The Divine Tree Avatar’s breakthrough shattered the bottlenecks holding back the Ultraman Avatar and Golden Dragon Avatar, leaving them to accumulate energy before advancing.

Lu Yunhe reached Cosmic Level Three and chose to become a cosmic mercenary to earn resources for his cultivation. After registering and accepting his assessment, he learned that he and roughly one hundred other applicants had to personally kill one of the Thirteen Great Bandits of the Shattered Star Belt.

• The Golden Dragon Avatar, Ultraman Avatar, and Divine Tree Avatar successively reached the Cosmic level, and Lu Yunhe later advanced two of his avatars to Cosmic Level Three.
• With his resources nearly exhausted, Lu Yunhe ruled out the Giant Axe Fighting Arena and decided to apply as a One-star Mercenary.
• Lu Yunhe merged the Divine Tree Avatar into his body and returned to Qiu Long Star, where he registered as an adventurer and paid the mercenary assessment fee.
• After waiting ten days, Lu Yunhe accepted an assessment mission and went to the Assessment Hall with about one hundred Cosmic-level applicants.
• A Two-star Mercenary revealed that the applicants had to personally kill one of the Thirteen Great Bandits of the Shattered Star Belt, with the Virtual Universe System verifying the kill.

Lu Yunhe learned that the One-Star Mercenary Assessment required killing members of the Thirteen Great Bandits, with bounties and a share of their seized treasures as rewards. He refused to team up aboard the spacecraft and resolved to claim all the profits for himself.

• Lu Yunhe reviewed the assassination mission in the Shattered Star Belt and learned that the Thirteen Great Bandits were Cosmic-level outlaws with no Domain Lord-level members.
• The dark-faced Two-star Mercenary explained that killing a bandit would earn an assessor a bounty and count toward passing the assessment.
• The dark-faced man announced that successful assessors could keep ten percent of the treasures they seized, while the chief examiner and the Alliance would claim their shares.
• The assessors boarded a Universe Mercenary Alliance spacecraft, which barred outside communication as it carried them toward the Shattered Star Belt.
• An assessor invited Lu Yunhe to form a team, but Lu Yunhe refused and decided to claim the bounties and treasures for himself.

Lu Yunhe and more than a hundred other Cosmic level examinees entered the Shattered Star Belt to hunt the Thirteen Great Bandits for the One-Star Mercenary Assessment. The bandits detected the intruders and prepared to flee, while the examinees struggled to locate their scattered bases.

• The black-faced chief examiner dropped the examinees at the edge of the Shattered Star Belt, and they rushed in despite a Black Dragon Society member's attempt to address them.
• Lu Yunhe flew into the belt aboard the Black Dragon as the Thirteen Great Bandits met virtually to divide loot from a recent raid and argue over their losses.
• An alarm warned the bandits that enemies had breached their perimeter, prompting them to log off and prepare to escape with their loot.
• Lu Yunhe realized that searching the vast Shattered Star Belt would be harder than defeating the bandits, so the examinees used Detectors to seek out likely bases.
• The chief examiner sent his subordinates to surround the belt while the examinees spread across it in search of their targets.

Lu Yunhe found Seventh Bandit Black Eye’s hidden base after taking control of its enslaved guards, then subdued Black Eye with the Divine Tree Avatar’s illusion. He prepared to claim the bandits’ accumulated wealth instead of immediately killing Black Eye to complete his mission.

• Lu Yunhe blasted a decoy asteroid base and discovered its Stellar-level guards were slaves.
• Lu Yunhe used the Divine Tree Avatar’s illusion to control the slaves, who revealed that Seventh Bandit Black Eye was inside the asteroid.
• Lu Yunhe promised to help the leading slave deal with his slave chip if the information was true, then flew alone toward the base.
• Black Eye tried to ambush Lu Yunhe with a C2 Laser Cannon and attacked him on the asteroid’s surface.
• Lu Yunhe overwhelmed Black Eye with a glance, then turned to claim the Thirteen Bandits’ wealth.