Chapter Summaries

Yang Fan’s forces invaded the Black Armored Beetle Clan’s Peril-Level Divine Kingdom and pushed through fierce resistance with poison and heavy losses. The Insect Race Demigod watched his forces and territory suffer, unable to understand why Yang Fan kept spending so recklessly.

• Yang Da purchased coordinates to the Black Armored Beetle Clan’s Divine Kingdom, and Yang Fan ordered the invasion while insisting the coordinates remain secret.
• Yang San led one billion troops through the Coordinate Channel and overwhelmed the clan’s initial defenders with the Ten Halls of Yama Formation.
• The Black Armored Beetle Clan counterattacked with swarms, poison, ambushes, and harassment, inflicting losses approaching one hundred million troops in a month.
• Yang Yi and Yang Da bought more than a thousand tons of C-grade insecticide, which devastated the insect swarm but also damaged the Divine Kingdom’s environment.
• The Insect Race Demigod tried to negotiate with Yang San and Yang Fan, but they ignored him as the costly invasion continued.

While Yang Fan studied during the Divine Kingdom War, his forces steadily advanced despite heavy losses. At a gathering with his friends, Wen Yushui revealed that she had broken through to Demigod, and Yang Fan proposed an investment strategy involving Spirit Core Veins.

• Yang Fan continued studying while Yang San's army fought the Black Armored Beetle Clan, growing to 1.5 billion troops as Yang Da supplied reinforcements and resources.
• Sima Pang invited Yang Fan, Ye Jianfeng, and Wen Yushui to Moon Fragrance Tower to discuss important matters.
• Wen Yushui arrived late, revealing that she had broken through to Demigod, and the others congratulated her.
• Sima Pang, Ye Jianfeng, Wen Yushui, and Yang Fan discussed Spirit Core Vein investments and the Origin Pill Corporation's plans.
• Yang Fan suggested buying related foundational resources before the corporation's integration push, while warning that the investment could carry significant risks.

Yang Fan and the others discussed the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, and Sima Pang explained its Divinity Screening and the rewards for surviving it. The group planned to cooperate in the first round, while Yang Fan wondered whether they could endure long enough to reach the later investment rounds.

• Yang Fan gave his companions Monkey Wine, surprising them with his more confident and thoughtful manner.
• Ye Jianfeng asked Sima Pang about the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, and Sima Pang described the Five Giants’ investment and rewards.
• Sima Pang explained that the first round would test how long contestants could endure escalating Divinity Pressure, with major rewards for lasting two or four hours.
• Sima Pang proposed that Yang Fan, Ye Jianfeng, Wen Yushui, and he take turns bearing the pressure to reach the two-hour mark.
• Yang Fan asked about pushing farther, and Sima Pang outlined the later rounds, including an S-Class Building investment for the top ten.

Yang Fan’s companions discussed preparing for the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, but twenty days later he sensed his believers dying and confronted Yang San. A recording revealed that Yang San’s army had launched its final battle against the Black Armored Beetle Clan, leaving the fate of the forces unresolved.

• Sima Pang explained that the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle’s first stage tested the Divine Kingdom’s environment and advised the group to strengthen theirs before the competition.
• Ye Jianfeng, Wen Yushui, and Yang Fan considered their preparations, while Yang Fan trusted the stability of his Divine Kingdom, which contained fifty thousand Spirit Veins.
• After twenty days of studying in the Virtual World, Yang Fan sensed that his believers were dying and entered his Divine Kingdom.
• Yang San knelt before Yang Fan and presented the record of the final battle against the Black Armored Beetle Clan.
• Yang San taunted the Black Armored Beetle Clan Demigod, then led the Human Race army in a full assault while Martial Disciples held the front line against the insect tide.

Yang Fan's forces defeated the Black Armored Beetle Clan, but mass self-detonations caused devastating losses and left the Divine Kingdom needing a long recovery. After learning the enemy Demigod had sacrificed his followers' future for a final strike, Yang Fan ordered a halt to foreign wars and assigned his commanders to rebuild and recover resources.

• The Black Armored Beetle Clan used mass self-detonations to shatter Yang Fan's formations and force Yang San's army to retreat and regroup.
• Yang San's reorganized army exterminated the Black Armored Beetle Clan, losing five thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, ten million Qi Refining cultivators, and nearly eight hundred million Fifth-Order Lifeforms.
• Yang Fan kicked and berated Yang San for the enormous losses, but Yang Da explained that the enemy Demigod had ordered his core believers to learn the Insectoid Self-Detonation Secret Art.
• Yang Fan ordered the Divine Kingdom to stop external wars and told Yang San to study a new defensive formation and retrain the troops.
• Yang Fan assigned Yang Er to recover assets from the defeated Divine Kingdom and Yang Yi to compensate fallen believers and replenish Fifth-Order forces.

Yang Fan redirected his plans toward developing the Mechanical Path, then absorbed the Black Armored Beetle Divine Kingdom Core and expanded his Divine Kingdom. After rebuilding his forces and adjusting his investments, he prepared to pursue safer conquests and gained one hundred First-Tier Artificial Lifeforms.

• Yang Da urged Yang Fan to develop Intelligent Weapons, explaining that the Mechanical Divine Kingdom could provide automated defenses and reduce battlefield losses.
• Yang Fan postponed expanding the Metamorphosis Pods and ordered Yang Da to establish Mechanical Path research, cultivate Artificial Lifeforms, and pursue Second-Tier advancement.
• Yang Er completed the Black Armored Beetle Divine Kingdom's development, yielding buildings and resources worth three hundred million Divinity Points, and Yang Fan absorbed its core to expand his Divine Kingdom to 19.5 million square kilometers.
• Yang Fan decided to purchase two more War-Type High-End Artificial Lifeforms, named Yang Si and Yang Wu, and favor safer attacks on weaker Divine Kingdoms using Standard-Level coordinates.
• Yang Da redirected resources toward Dragonfish Animal Husbandry, Monkey Wine brewing, and Spirit Veins while the Divine Kingdom recovered from the war.
• Ten days later, the Divine Kingdom had restored its losses and produced one hundred First-Tier Artificial Lifeforms, which Yang Fan equipped with Fully Automatic Intelligent Weapons.

Yang Fan saw how the Divine Kingdom’s factions had flourished and visited the Virtual World to celebrate his mother Sun Rong’s birthday. He gave his parents valuable Fountains of Life, leaving them astonished by his generosity.

• Yang Fan’s Divine Kingdom developed into four thriving factions: the Immortal Alliance, the Myriad Forms Martial Court, the Mechanical Civilization, and the Elven Kingdom, with the City of Trade serving as their shared hub.
• Yang Fan descended into the Virtual World to visit his parents for Sun Rong’s birthday, where he also met Luo Bing and Luo Rou.
• Sun Rong explained that her birthday banquet had kept her busy and told Yang Fan that the Xuanming Group had given Yang Tiexin two Medium Ore Veins and a 10% company share for his believers’ mining work.
• Yang Fan handed his parents cards containing ten Fountains of Life each and urged them to develop their Divine Kingdoms and strive to become Demigods.
• Sun Rong and Yang Tiexin tried to refuse the expensive gifts, but Yang Fan knew they were abundant in his Divine Kingdom and of little value to him.

Yang Fan checked in with his family and learned that his Divine Kingdom now earned over 1 billion Divinity Points per month. As the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle approached, he continued studying and considered how to use the Divine Kingdom’s remaining land.

• Yang Tiexin told Yang Fan that Lin Lang had dissolved their Divine Vassal Contract and that Old Luo was overseeing the family’s Divine Kingdom.
• Luo Bing and Luo Rou told Yang Fan about their studies, then discussed the Luo Family’s hopes for their future with him.
• Yang Fan returned to Primordial City and continued studying, reflecting that lasting fulfillment came from knowledge, strength, and understanding.
• Before the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, Yang Fan reviewed his Divine Kingdom’s status and confirmed that its monthly income had surpassed 1 billion Divinity Points.
• Yang Fan considered cultivating high-end Spirit Plants on unused land but hesitated because the work would divert Qi Refining Realm believers from other pursuits.

Yang Fan joined Sima Pang, Ye Jianfeng, and Wen Yushui at the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, where he learned about Sima Pang’s powerful older brother, Sima Tianci. As the gathering began, Sima Pang mingled with the city’s elite while Yang Fan and his companions watched from the sidelines.

• Yang Fan left his Divine Kingdom and met Sima Pang, Ye Jianfeng, and Wen Yushui before entering the Heaven-Pressure Realm.
• Yang Fan saw thousands of Human Prodigies gathered and sensed that some of the older students were far stronger than Sima Pang and Ye Jianfeng.
• Sima Pang introduced his older brother, Sima Tianci, an SS-grade Daoist Heir who had become a First-Order God and graduated early from Primordial Academy.
• Sima Pang told Ye Jianfeng and Wen Yushui that Sima Tianci was largely uninterested in romance and would likely enter a family-arranged marriage alliance.
• Sima Pang identified the four other First-Order Gods on the platform and greeted the many acquaintances who approached him, while Yang Fan and his companions stayed quiet.

Yang Fan and his companions endured the Divine Eye’s crushing pressure during the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, using Sima Pang’s formation to shift most of the burden onto him. As the assessment continued, Qin Lie noticed a girl from the Gu Family among the participants.

• Sima Tianci declined to announce the assessment, so Gu Changkong began the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle and summoned the platform.
• Sima Pang led Yang Fan, Wen Yushui, and Ye Jianfeng to a central position, where they formed a tight line before the Divine Eye opened.
• The Divine Eye unleashed pressure that forced many participants off the platform, while the four companions endured by sharing the burden mostly through Sima Pang.
• Yang Fan found the pressure almost imperceptible and observed that some upperclassmen and freshman groups near the center were also holding their positions.
• Gu Changkong explained that the Divine Eye adjusted its pressure automatically, and Qin Lie pointed out a girl from the Gu Family.

During the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, Gu Le gathered twenty people to exploit the team rotation rules, while Wen Yushui struggled under the rising pressure. Yang Fan rescued her by taking the front position himself, leaving Ye Jianfeng astonished at how easily he moved.

• Qin Lie pointed out that Gu Le had assembled twenty people to share the pressure and earn Divinity Points, embarrassing Gu Changfeng and Gu Changkong.
• After an hour, the pressure doubled, and Sima Pang retreated as Wen Yushui struggled to keep standing.
• Yang Fan lifted Wen Yushui and passed her to Ye Jianfeng before taking the front position and bearing most of the pressure.
• Ye Jianfeng marveled at Yang Fan's ease of movement, then helped steady Wen Yushui as she apologized for becoming a burden.

During the Divine Eye assessment, Yang Fan used Monkey Wine and Superalloy Robot Warriors to help his exhausted companions withstand the pressure. The group recovered enough to keep going, while the robots turned the trial platform into an unlikely wine-serving scene.

• Yang Fan asked Sima Pang whether he could materialize items from his Divine Kingdom, then gave Ye Jianfeng Monkey Wine to feed Wen Yushui.
• Wen Yushui drank the wine and recovered as its gentle energy restored her mind and body.
• Yang Fan offered Monkey Wine to Sima Pang and produced a barrel, but Ye Jianfeng could not lift it under the pressure.
• Yang Fan summoned four Superalloy Robot Warriors, which endured the pressure and took over supporting the group and serving wine.
• Sima Pang, Ye Jianfeng, and Wen Yushui asked for wine, and Yang Fan told them to drink as much as they wanted.

Yang Fan led his team through the Divine pressure assessment, using Monkey Wine and Superalloy Robot Warriors to help them endure. After Wen Yushui withdrew with her Divine Kingdom at its limit, she wondered whether Yang Fan was into her.

• The observers debated whether Yang Fan’s team had violated the same-year rule by bringing an upperclassman, and Sima Tianci offered to cover any rewards himself if they had.
• Yang Fan refused Ye Jianfeng’s offer to take the lead and said they could try to last three hours.
• At the two-hour mark, the Divine pressure surged and eliminated many participants, but Yang Fan remained calm while shielding his team.
• After two and a half hours, Wen Yushui withdrew to protect her Divine Kingdom, and Yang Fan sent a robot to carry her off the platform.
• Wen Yushui heard others praise Yang Fan’s considerate actions and wondered if he was into her.

Yang Fan helped exhausted competitors endure the Divine Eye’s pressure by feeding them energy-rich spirit food, while Sima Pang clung to him to keep standing longer. After the pressure ended, the arena scanned Yang Fan, and Han Wuji learned he was an unaffiliated first-year student and decided the Han Family would invite him.

• Yang Fan offered food to Ye Jianfeng and Sima Pang, but only Sima Pang could eat, swallowing hundreds of kilograms and recovering some strength.
• After three hours, Gu Le’s team collapsed, and Ye Jianfeng left the arena with a Robot supporting him.
• Sima Pang clung to Yang Fan’s leg while being fed, hoping to endure for four hours and calling Yang Fan his future big brother.
• The Divine Eye vanished and its pressure disappeared, causing Sima Pang to faint after he collapsed.
• A blue light scanned Yang Fan, and Han Wuji learned he was an unaffiliated first-year student before deciding the Han Family would invite him.

Yang Fan took the second-round test of the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle and placed first with a score far beyond the other contestants. The chapter ended with the crowd and Sima Tianci stunned by Yang Fan’s result.

• Gu Changkong ended the dispute over recruiting Yang Fan and announced the second round, which would test contestants across three paths and select ten for special contracts and an S-Class Building.
• The contestants divided among the Immortal Cultivation, Martial Arts, and Mechanical Paths, where Artificial Lifeforms measured their abilities.
• Yang Fan chose the Immortal Cultivation Path and demonstrated the Gengjin Riftblade Art, drawing on the technique cultivated by believers in his Divine Kingdom.
• The rankings placed Yang Fan first with 4,980 points, ahead of Qin Yang’s 4,020.
• The crowd fell silent at Yang Fan’s score, and Sima Tianci looked at him as a peer.

Yang Fan unexpectedly ranked first in the Prodigy God-Sealing Battle, leading the academy and major families to recognize him as a possible Peerless Monster. Sima Tianci arranged a final free-for-all so Yang Fan could reveal his strength, and Yang Fan decided to use the opportunity to win greater investment for his Divine Kingdom.

• Yang Fan learned that his score had surpassed Qin Yang's and realized his strike had relied on only part of his believers' power.
• Gu Changkong and the other Gods identified Yang Fan as a suspected Peerless Monster, and news of his potential spread to major families.
• Sima Tianci invited Yang Fan to join the Sima and Gu Families and told him to show his full strength in the final match.
• Sima Tianci ordered the ten contract winners to fight in a free-for-all in the Heaven-Pressure Realm, where the Undying Rule allowed them to attack without restraint.
• Yang Fan decided to stop hiding his strength and seek greater investment to accelerate the growth of his Divine Kingdom.

Yang Fan defeated Deng E and Han Chao with overwhelming speed, then crushed the other challengers using spells of all five elements. The observers realized he had developed his Divine Kingdom along an unusually broad path, though the cost and implications of that choice remained uncertain.

• Deng E and Han Chao attacked Yang Fan, but Yang Fan evaded Deng E’s punch, broke his arm, and kicked him out of the arena.
• Yang Fan swiftly slapped Han Chao out of the arena and knocked him unconscious.
• The remaining challengers joined forces and attacked Yang Fan with elemental spells and intelligent weapons.
• Yang Fan blocked their attacks with an earth mountain, then used five-element Spellcraft to eliminate the challengers one by one.
• Gu Changkong questioned why Yang Fan had developed all five elements instead of concentrating his Divine Kingdom’s resources on a single path.

Yang Fan faced Qin Yang in his first real-world battle and defeated him by snapping his A-rank saber with his bare fist. Deep within Primordial Academy, its leaders judged Yang Fan a Peerless Monster and debated whether his recorded Tenfold Timeflow Talent concealed a far stronger ability.

• Sima Tianci revealed that many of his believers possessed Dao Bodies and several elemental and spatial attributes, silencing the other geniuses.
• Qin Yang challenged Yang Fan to test the gap between an S-rank Blade God and a Peerless Monster, then attacked with a hundred-meter saber aura.
• Yang Fan read Qin Yang's movements and dodged his strike before breaking the A-rank saber with a precise punch, stunning everyone in the Heaven-Pressure Realm.
• Primordial Academy's leaders assessed Yang Fan's cultivation, martial, and mechanical development and rated him a Peerless Monster.
• The elders questioned whether Yang Fan's Tenfold Timeflow Talent had been misidentified, while One confirmed the original detection and another elder proposed that scarce resources had hidden his full potential.

One defended Yang Fan’s privacy and declared him a Peerless Monster, leaving investment choices to Yang Fan. After the assessment, Yang Fan went to Moon Fragrance Tower to meet Sima Tianci and consider the support major families could offer.

• One refused to inspect Yang Fan’s Divine Kingdom, citing Federation law, and warned the elders against violating it.
• One raised Yang Fan’s identity rating to Peerless Monster and opened the investment process, with Yang Fan to make the final choice.
• After Qin Yang yielded, Sima Tianci told Yang Fan to skip the elders’ pitches and meet him at Moon Fragrance Tower.
• Several students and Gods approached Yang Fan with praise and offers, but he politely declined to talk and left the Heaven-Pressure Realm.
• Yang Fan went to Moon Fragrance Tower, where a Lower-Order God manager welcomed him and led him to the top-floor private room.

Yang Fan met with Sima Tianci and Sima Pang after being rated a Peerless Monster, and received advice on choosing a faction. He left without committing to the Sima Family or the Gu Family, intending to weigh the investments offered by the major families.

• Sima Pang greeted Yang Fan enthusiastically and declared him another real big brother, while Sima Tianci sent the attendants away.
• Sima Tianci welcomed Yang Fan as a brother and explained that the major families would soon contact him with investment offers.
• Sima Tianci advised Yang Fan to choose among the Five Giants, compare their offers, and ensure their contracts allowed him to build his own faction.
• Sima Tianci admitted that he hoped Yang Fan would join the Sima Family or the Gu Family so he and Sima Pang could earn rewards for recruiting him.
• Sima Pang explained that he and Sima Tianci had a Gu Family mother and received resources from both families.
• Yang Fan thanked them but decided to consider the offers carefully before choosing a faction.