Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “A True Monster”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• The top 1,000 contestants of the Universe Genius Battle are offered membership in the Virtual Universe Company’s core regions, with rewards and treatment determined by rank:
  • Ranks 101–1000: 10 Chaos Units and the Apocalypse Secret Realm.
  • Ranks 11–100: 100 Chaos Units and the Netherworld Secret Region.
  • Ranks 3–10: 1,000 Chaos Units and the Primal Secret Region.
  • Ranks 1–2: 10,000 Chaos Units and the Primordial Secret Realm.
• All contestants may enter the Initial Universe.
• Due to the unusually high quality of this batch, the Virtual Universe Company grants two places in the Primordial Secret Realm instead of the usual one. Luo Feng is pleased because he is confident he can secure one.
• Xiao Yang and his teacher, Void Ruins Venerable, watch the competition from Chaos City. Xiao Yang is present through an Avatar because his true body is cultivating and his Avatar cannot comprehend laws.
• The final battles determine the rankings:
  • Hong and Thunder God enter the top 100 but fail to reach the top ten, earning places in the Netherworld Secret Region.
  • Luo Feng advances into the top five and defeats every opponent except Bolan.
  • Bolan defeats Luo Feng in the decisive match and claims first place.
  • Luo Feng takes second place and enters the Primordial Secret Realm alongside Bolan.

2. Character Development

• Luo Feng demonstrates exceptional strength by overwhelming nearly every opponent and reaching second place. Although he loses to Bolan, his performance proves that he is clearly stronger than the rest of the contestants.
• Bolan is established as the strongest competitor of the batch. His Space Origin Law comprehension surpasses Luo Feng’s, allowing him to create several thousand phantom bodies with the Myriad Threads Flow.
• Hong and Thunder God perform respectably but reveal that they are not yet strong enough to compete with the very best geniuses.
• Xiao Yang continues to be portrayed as an extraordinary talent, despite not participating in the battle. After less than four years in Chaos City, he has passed the ninth level of the Celestial Bridge and mastered more than sixty law essences in both the Time and Space Origin Laws.
• Void Ruins Venerable becomes increasingly proud and hopeful regarding Xiao Yang’s future. He believes Xiao Yang may completely master both Origin Laws and pass the twelfth level of the Celestial Bridge before leaving Chaos City, potentially attracting the attention of an even greater expert.

3. Significant Themes

• Competition and hierarchy: The Virtual Universe Company rewards talent according to rank, emphasizing the vast differences in status and resources within the universe.
• The importance of opportunity: The additional Primordial Secret Realm slot allows Luo Feng to obtain a position he might otherwise have narrowly missed.
• True strength versus reputation: Bolan’s victory confirms that his arrogance is supported by genuine ability, while Luo Feng earns respect by decisively defeating everyone else.
• Mentorship and legacy: Void Ruins Venerable takes pride in Xiao Yang’s growth and hopes his disciple will eventually surpass him.
• Unmatched talent: Xiao Yang’s progress places him far beyond ordinary geniuses, suggesting that he may become an even more remarkable figure than the contestants currently competing.

4. Character Interactions

• The azure-robed representative formally announces the benefits and rules to the contestants, establishing the competitive stakes.
• Void Ruins Venerable and Xiao Yang watch the battle together while eating popcorn. The conversation reflects their relaxed teacher-disciple relationship and the Venerable’s playful confidence in their superiority.
• Void Ruins Venerable comments that Xiao Yang could have easily taken first place and used Bolan as a target to temper his arrogance.
• Xiao Yang reminds his teacher that he belongs to the same batch as Luo Feng and the others and will eventually leave Chaos City with them.
• The final confrontation between Luo Feng and Bolan serves as the chapter’s main competitive interaction, with Bolan’s stronger Space Origin Law comprehension ultimately deciding the outcome.

Chapter Summary: “Earth’s Four Titans Gather”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God reunite at Xiao Yang’s manor on Earth before departing for the Initial Universe and the Virtual Universe Company’s training arrangements.
• Hong and Thunder God are temporarily permitted to return home by the Dry Witch Secret Realm before leaving for an extended period.
• To conceal that the three geniuses originated from the same planet, they plan to board Virtual Universe Company spacecraft from different locations.
• During a farewell gathering, Thunder God and Hong thank Xiao Yang for advising them to join the Dry Witch Secret Realm. They recognize that his guidance gave them access to powerful teachers, inheritances, and resources, allowing them to become core geniuses rather than remaining vulnerable cosmic adventurers or potential slaves.
• Xiao Yang warns all three to hide their extraordinary states of mind and avoid the Illusion Sea. Their resistance to illusions is abnormally powerful: Thunder God can withstand Immortal-level illusions, while Hong can ignore even King-level illusions. Revealing this ability would attract dangerous attention from powerful experts.
• The three accept that they must conceal their greatest advantage for Earth’s safety. Xiao Yang feels guilty that they cannot openly display their talent and resolves to compensate them in the future.
• After leaving Earth, the three travel to different planets and board their spacecraft. They spend the journey cultivating the Time or Space Origin Laws rather than wasting points.
• Luo Feng purchases the secret technique Blood Drift for 800 points, while Hong and Thunder God already possess suitable techniques from the Dry Witch Secret Realm.
• Three years pass during their journey and cultivation.

Character Development

• Xiao Yang acts as the group’s protector and strategist. He remains focused on hiding Earth’s origins and the trio’s unusual mental talents, while privately feeling responsible for the sacrifices Hong and Thunder God must make.
• Hong and Thunder God show deep gratitude and loyalty toward Xiao Yang. Their experience in the Dry Witch Secret Realm has expanded their understanding of the universe and strengthened their confidence.
• Thunder God openly acknowledges how drastically Xiao Yang changed his fate, recognizing that without him, he and the others might have become slaves.
• Luo Feng continues to develop independently while following Xiao Yang’s guidance, investing his points in a useful secret technique and concentrating on law comprehension.
• All three departing geniuses demonstrate maturity by prioritizing Earth’s protection over personal fame or rapid advancement.

Significant Themes

• Gratitude and changed destiny: Xiao Yang’s advice transforms the others’ futures, elevating them from potential slaves or isolated adventurers to elite talents of the Virtual Universe Company.
• Concealment for protection: Extraordinary talent can bring danger as well as opportunity. The group must hide both their shared origin and their exceptional states of mind.
• Sacrifice for Earth: Hong and Thunder God willingly suppress their greatest advantages to protect their home planet.
• Friendship and mutual support: The four Earth-born geniuses remain united despite separating physically and pursuing different paths.
• Preparation and cultivation: The chapter shifts from competition to long-term training, emphasizing law comprehension, secret techniques, and careful planning.

Character Interactions

• The four share an emotional farewell banquet, with Hong and Thunder God raising their glasses to Xiao Yang in thanks.
• Xiao Yang downplays his role, attributing their success to their own talent, though they believe his guidance was decisive.
• Xiao Yang gives all three explicit warnings about the Illusion Sea and the need to conceal their resistance to illusions.
• Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng accept his instructions without complaint, placing Earth’s safety above their own immediate opportunities.

Chapter Summary: “Geniuses Arrive”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Earth quartet—Luo Feng, Hong, Thunder God, and Xiao Yang—drink with Rong Jun, Bolan, Ai Chen, and other geniuses at a tavern on Rain-Aspect Mountain Plane while awaiting their journey to the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters and the Initial Universe.
• After three years together, many of the Universe Genius Battle participants have formed close friendships, particularly the Absolute Beginning District members and several Heaven-Earth District members.
• Xiao Yang becomes part of the group after the geniuses learn he belongs to roughly the same generation as them. Rong Jun challenges him to a sparring match, but Xiao Yang defeats him instantly. Bolan and the others also challenge Xiao Yang and suffer the same result.
• Rather than becoming discouraged, the geniuses grow more determined. They believe that studying the Chaos Steles in Chaos City will eventually allow them to defeat Xiao Yang, and they arrange to challenge him again afterward.
• Once the final genius arrives, Nine Swords Venerable escorts the entire group to the Initial Universe.
• The geniuses are amazed by the Initial Universe’s Manifested Laws, realizing that cultivation there is many times more efficient than in the outside world. Even Hong and Thunder God, who have trained in special environments before, are shocked by the difference.
• At the City Lord Mansion, the group views the copied images of the Chaos Steles. Their first exposure immediately immerses them in profound law comprehension.
• The geniuses select the Chaos Steles best suited to their paths and begin entering the comprehension chambers.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: His overwhelming strength is confirmed when he defeats every challenger in a single move. He remains relaxed and welcomes the repeated challenges, partly because he can use an avatar while his main body continues cultivating.
• Bolan: He has become more integrated into the group and is now viewed favorably despite his aloof personality. Determined to surpass Xiao Yang, he chooses the Universe Chaos Monument so he can simultaneously comprehend the Time and Space Origin Laws.
• Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God: They understand that Xiao Yang’s power is far beyond what the others realize, so they quietly observe the other geniuses’ confidence with amusement. Each chooses a Chaos Stele suited to his own cultivation path.
• The other geniuses: Their admiration for Xiao Yang turns into renewed fighting spirit rather than fear. They believe the Initial Universe and Chaos Steles will give them the opportunity to close the gap.

Significant Themes

• Admiration among geniuses: Although the characters compete intensely, their shared talent creates mutual respect and friendship.
• Confidence versus true strength: The group confidently expects to defeat Xiao Yang after training, while Luo Feng and the others understand how unrealistic that belief is.
• The importance of environment in cultivation: The Initial Universe’s Manifested Laws demonstrate how profoundly a superior training environment can accelerate comprehension.
• Ambition and perseverance: Even repeated one-sided defeats only strengthen the geniuses’ determination to improve.
• Choosing one’s path: Each character selects a Chaos Stele that reflects his individual law-comprehension direction and personal strengths.

Character Interactions

• Rong Jun initiates the first challenge against Xiao Yang, prompting the others to test themselves as well.
• Bolan’s repeated fighting spirit and direct challenge show that he views Xiao Yang as a rival rather than merely an unreachable powerhouse.
• Xiao Yang responds casually to every challenge, highlighting the immense gap between him and the others.
• Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God share knowing looks and silently enjoy the other geniuses’ misplaced confidence.
• The group later discusses Chaos City and its treasures with Xiao Yang, relying on his experience and becoming increasingly eager to begin their own cultivation there.
• The final selections reflect each character’s individuality: Bolan chooses the Universe Chaos Monument, Luo Feng the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Hong the Illusion Heart Chaos Stele, and Thunder God the Myriad Calamities Chaos Stele.

Bolan studied the Universe Chaos Monument for seven days and made a breakthrough in the time origin law, then went to test his comprehension on the Celestial Bridge. He cleared the first level, and the gathered geniuses watched to see whether he could advance further.

• Bolan studied the Universe Chaos Monument and realized his understanding of the space origin law was incomplete, while his progress in the time origin law was slow.
• After seven days, Candri called the geniuses out of the meditation chamber, and Bolan regretted having to stop studying after crossing the time origin law's threshold.
• Bolan remembered the Celestial Bridge and went to the Celestial Bridge Plane, where many geniuses had failed to clear the first level.
• At Bafin's permission, Bolan attempted the Universe Celestial Bridge and quickly cleared its first level.
• Bafin judged that Bolan's strong space origin law comprehension was held back by his weaker time origin law comprehension.

Chapter Summary: “Xiao Yang’s Legend”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bafin, the intelligent lifeform overseeing the Celestial Bridge Plane, evaluates Bolan’s performance and potential.
• He recognizes that Bolan has exceptionally strong comprehension of the Space Origin Law, but his weaker understanding of the Time Origin Law limits him when using the Universe Chaos Monument.
• Bafin estimates that Bolan could perhaps have passed the third level with a Space-focused Chaos Monument, but with his current balance of laws, reaching the second level is already his practical limit.
• Bolan successfully defeats the second-level Celestial Bridge gatekeeper, though he suffers significant injuries. He then challenges the third level, but is quickly defeated.
• Despite this failure, the other young geniuses celebrate Bolan’s achievement because none of them—including Long Yun—had yet passed even the first level.
• After returning, Bolan asks Bafin about Xiao Yang. Bafin reveals that Xiao Yang arrived in Chaos City three or four years earlier and, after comprehending a Chaos Monument for the first time, passed the sixth level of the Celestial Bridge.
• This revelation shocks everyone, especially because Bolan has only passed the second level. Bafin’s account is intended to temper Bolan’s pride and emphasize the enormous gap between him and Xiao Yang.
• The other geniuses question whether Xiao Yang had already reached the Cosmic level before entering Chaos City, since such a high initial performance seems otherwise impossible. The excerpt ends before Bafin answers.

Character Developments

• Bolan: Demonstrates genuine talent by passing two levels in his first challenge, but his weaker Time Origin Law comprehension prevents him from progressing further. His pride and self-confidence are indirectly challenged when he learns of Xiao Yang’s vastly superior achievement.
• Bafin: Displays deep experience and sharp judgment. He fairly assesses Bolan’s strengths and weaknesses while deliberately revealing Xiao Yang’s record to curb Bolan’s arrogance.
• Xiao Yang: Though absent from the events, he becomes the chapter’s central figure through the extraordinary reputation of his achievements. His ability to pass the sixth level immediately after comprehending a Chaos Monument establishes him as an unprecedented genius.
• The other geniuses: Their admiration for Bolan shifts into shock and uncertainty after hearing about Xiao Yang. They begin questioning the source of his overwhelming strength.

Significant Themes

• True genius versus ordinary excellence: Bolan’s accomplishment is impressive among his peers, yet it appears modest compared with Xiao Yang’s achievements.
• Balanced comprehension: Mastery of only one Origin Law is insufficient when a cultivation path requires understanding of multiple laws, as Bolan’s weaker Time Origin Law demonstrates.
• Humility and self-awareness: Bafin believes talent must be accompanied by a proper mindset. Bolan’s arrogance has discouraged powerful figures from accepting him as a disciple.
• Reputation through achievement: Xiao Yang’s absence does not diminish his influence; his accomplishments alone reshape how the other geniuses view their own abilities.

Character Interactions

• Bolan approaches Bafin respectfully to ask about Xiao Yang, drawing the attention of the other geniuses.
• Bafin answers openly, using Xiao Yang’s achievements as a comparison meant to suppress Bolan’s arrogance.
• The surrounding geniuses react collectively: they celebrate Bolan’s success at first, then fall silent in disbelief when they learn that Xiao Yang passed six levels on his first attempt.
• Their final questions to Bafin focus on whether Xiao Yang had already reached a higher cultivation realm before entering Chaos City, highlighting their inability to explain his talent.

Chapter Summary: “Human Experts Shocked”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Baffin reveals that Xiao Yang was not even a hundred years old when he arrived in Chaos City and had only recently broken through, making his achievements far more astonishing than the other geniuses realized.
• He compares Xiao Yang’s performance with the records of nearly a thousand Universe Genius Battles:
  • 4,168 contestants passed the third Celestial Bridge level within thirty years.
  • 926 passed the fourth level.
  • Only 32 passed the fifth level.
  • None passed the sixth level.
• Xiao Yang, however, passed the sixth level during his very first comprehension of the Chaos Stele.
• Baffin then reveals that Xiao Yang had already reached the ninth Celestial Bridge level after only three or four years in Chaos City.
• The gathered geniuses, including Bolan, are stunned. Many become dispirited after realizing how far Xiao Yang surpasses even the strongest talents of their generation.
• News of Xiao Yang’s accomplishments spreads throughout the human race, shocking powerful experts who had previously been unaware of his progress.
• King-level Immortals begin applying to become Xiao Yang’s personal instructors, hoping to establish a relationship with someone almost certain to become a Venerable—and possibly something even greater.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: His reputation rises dramatically. His achievements establish him as an extraordinary, potentially historic genius with a strong likelihood of reaching the Venerable level or higher.
• Bolan: His confidence is shaken. Having believed himself comparable to the greatest geniuses in history, he realizes that Xiao Yang has already surpassed his expectations by an enormous margin.
• Baffin: He remains calm and somewhat indifferent to the geniuses’ loss of confidence, viewing them as replaceable talents unless they can withstand such pressure.
• The other geniuses: Many become confused, discouraged, or withdrawn after learning of Xiao Yang’s progress.
• Human experts: Their attitude toward Xiao Yang changes from limited awareness to intense interest, with King-level beings actively seeking opportunities to teach him.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary talent and comparison: Xiao Yang’s achievements redefine the standard of genius and expose the vast gap between ordinary prodigies and truly exceptional figures.
• The fragility of confidence: Even elite geniuses can be psychologically devastated when confronted with someone far beyond their expectations.
• Pragmatism of powerful institutions: The Virtual Universe Company treats geniuses as replaceable resources, valuing only those capable of surviving extreme setbacks.
• Investment in future power: The King-level experts’ sudden interest shows how political influence and personal connections shape relationships within the human race.
• Reputation and potential: Xiao Yang’s future promise becomes more important than his current strength, attracting powerful figures eager to associate themselves with a future Venerable.

Important Character Interactions

• Baffin and the geniuses: Baffin deliberately reveals Xiao Yang’s achievements, forcing the geniuses to confront the difference between their abilities and his.
• Baffin and Bolan: Baffin watches Bolan’s reaction as his confidence collapses, making Bolan’s defeat particularly significant.
• Xiao Yang and the wider human race: Although Xiao Yang does not appear directly, his achievements reshape how nearly all major human experts view him.
• King-level Immortals and the Virtual Universe Company: Numerous experts petition the company to become Xiao Yang’s instructors, hoping to gain prestige and establish ties with his future self.

Chapter Summary: “The Attention of Other Races”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Yang’s achievement of passing the ninth level of the World Celestial Bridge shocks many Human Race Venerables and King-level powerhouses.
• Although Void Ruins Venerable had previously informed some friends about Xiao Yang, only a small number of Venerables knew of him because information about genius disciples was limited to specific factions and officials.
• Many Venerables envy Void Ruins Venerable for possessing such an exceptional disciple. However, none attempt to take Xiao Yang from him, recognizing that Xiao Yang’s talent makes it likely that a Universe Master will soon accept him as a disciple.
• In the Dry Witch Secret Realm, Dry Witch Lord learns of Xiao Yang’s accomplishments and becomes extremely jealous and regretful. Since Xiao Yang originated from his universe country, Dry Witch Lord realizes he could have gained enormous contribution points—and possibly reduced his debts—if he had nurtured or recruited Xiao Yang.
• Xiao Yang had instead been directly brought into the Virtual Universe Company by Void Ruins Venerable, leaving Dry Witch Lord with no benefit.
• The chapter then shifts to a mysterious divine kingdom containing humans and enormous numbers of Immortal-level Zerg warriors living together peacefully. At its center is a powerful Zerg Mother Nest, attended by three respectful human servants.
• The Zerg Mother Nest is informed about Xiao Yang. The Zerg initially considers Bolan and Luo Feng the most notable recent human geniuses, but learns that Xiao Yang passed the Celestial Bridge’s sixth level on his first attempt and reached the ninth level within only three or four years.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: His rapid progress establishes him as an extraordinary genius whose potential may reach the level of a future Universe Master. His reputation is now spreading beyond the Human Race.
• Void Ruins Venerable: His decision to accept and sponsor Xiao Yang is validated, making him the object of envy among other Venerables.
• Dry Witch Lord: Revealed as greedy, regretful, and frustrated. He focuses not only on Xiao Yang’s talent but also on the enormous rewards and contribution points he might have gained by nurturing him.
• Human Race Venerables: They become increasingly aware of Xiao Yang’s value but acknowledge that only extremely powerful figures—likely Top Universe Overlords or Universe Masters—would qualify to take him as a disciple.
• Zerg Mother Nest: Introduced as a highly influential and powerful figure who immediately takes interest in Xiao Yang once informed of his unusual achievements.

Significant Themes

• Talent attracting universal attention: Xiao Yang’s progress is so rapid that it draws attention from powerful figures across rival races.
• Envy and missed opportunities: Dry Witch Lord’s reaction illustrates how others regret failing to recognize Xiao Yang’s potential earlier.
• The importance of backing and mentorship: Void Ruins Venerable’s early support gives him a privileged position in guiding Xiao Yang’s development.
• Power and political hierarchy: Even powerful Venerables understand that Xiao Yang’s value places him beyond their reach, emphasizing the vast difference between ordinary elites, Universe Overlords, and Universe Masters.
• Rival civilizations and hidden threats: The peaceful coexistence of humans and Zerg inside the divine kingdom hints at secret alliances or unusual arrangements, while the Zerg’s interest in Xiao Yang suggests that his rise may attract danger from humanity’s enemies.

Character Interactions

• Human Venerables discuss Xiao Yang’s achievements and privately envy Void Ruins Venerable, though they do not challenge his ownership of the disciple.
• Dry Witch Lord mentally compares his ordinary gains from nurturing other geniuses with the immense benefits Xiao Yang could have brought him, and considers confronting Void Ruins Venerable for a feast and drinks.
• Within the divine hall, three human attendants respectfully report Xiao Yang’s information to the Zerg Mother Nest.
• The Zerg Mother Nest listens calmly and reassesses the importance of human geniuses, shifting attention from Bolan and Luo Feng to the rapidly advancing Xiao Yang.

The Zerg, Demon Race, and Machine Race placed Xiao Yang at the top of their assassination rankings and began preparing to kill him. Unaware of the danger, Xiao Yang learned about the plots later and then followed Void Ruins Venerable to meet his mysterious grandmaster.

• The Zerg ordered agents to investigate Xiao Yang, ranked him No. 1 for assassination, and began planning an ambush in the Dry Witch Universe Country.
• The Demon Race and Machine Race received the intelligence and also put Xiao Yang at the top of their assassination rankings.
• Thunder God told Xiao Yang about the threat several days later, while Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God bought secret arts using the points they had saved.
• Xiao Yang decided he was not worried about assassination because he could cultivate through Heavenly Void's avatar and use it to bait enemies.
• Void Ruins Venerable summoned Xiao Yang and took him to meet his grandmaster, whose identity Xiao Yang suspected might be that of a Universe Master.

Key events and plot points

• Void Ruins Venerable takes Xiao Yang toward the City Lord Mansion, making Xiao Yang fear that his grandmaster might be Chaos City Lord—and that Luo Feng would then be his martial uncle.
• Instead of entering the mansion, they walk behind it to a huge, richly guarded manor, suggesting its resident is a powerful Universe Master.
• Inside a cyan palace decorated with golden patterns, Xiao Yang is overwhelmed by its dense cosmic energy and the imposing presence of a dragon-tailed figure.
• Meeting the figure’s gaze, Xiao Yang experiences a terrifying vision of countless beings dying in an Endless Blood Sea. He soon recovers, though he is shaken and drenched in sweat.
• The figure praises Xiao Yang’s strong will, then invites him to sit.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Yang reveals his anxious, humorous side as he imagines the implications of having Chaos City Lord as his grandmaster. Despite being only at the cosmic level, he withstands the figure’s intimidating presence, earning praise.
• Void Ruins Venerable appears entirely at ease in the manor, casually eating a spirit fruit. He and the imposing figure clearly have a close, familiar relationship.
• The dragon-tailed figure is revealed to be Void Ruins Venerable’s teacher. He teases Void Ruins about being a slacker but acknowledges his good fortune in taking Xiao Yang as a disciple.
• Void Ruins proudly claims Xiao Yang will surpass the figure’s own disciple, reinforcing his confidence in Xiao Yang and their affectionate, competitive banter.

Significant themes

• Master–disciple bonds: Discipleship is presented not only as teaching but as a source of status, resources, protection, and lasting loyalty.
• Power and hierarchy: The manor, its guards, and the palace’s overwhelming aura convey the immense privilege and strength of the Human Race’s highest ranks.
• Will under pressure: Xiao Yang’s ability to recover from the vision demonstrates that determination can matter even when facing a vastly more powerful being.

Chapter Summary: “The Mysterious Expert’s Trial!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The intimidating aura surrounding Xiao Yang’s mysterious visitor fades, revealing a benevolent presence. Xiao Yang recognizes him as the likely Dragon-Walking Lord of the Virtual Universe Company.
• Dragon-Walking Lord welcomes Xiao Yang warmly and gives him a black bead covered in silver-white secret engravings as a meeting gift. Void Ruins Venerable subtly encourages Xiao Yang to accept it, implying that it is extremely valuable.
• Dragon-Walking Lord serves Xiao Yang a cup of special red liquid. After drinking it, Xiao Yang’s affinity with the Fire Origin Law improves dramatically, affecting both his incarnation and Heavenly Void clone. He also gains a large number of Fire Origin Law insights.
• Dragon-Walking Lord formally reveals his identity as one of the Human Race’s upper-level leaders and one of the four administrators of the Virtual Universe Company.
• He explains that Xiao Yang’s talent has attracted the attention of an even more powerful figure, who has set him a trial:
  • Reach the twelfth level of the World Chaos Stele.
  • Conquer the Cosmic-level Primal Sky-Passing Mountain.
  • Complete both goals within thirty years while staying in Chaos City.
• If Xiao Yang succeeds, the mysterious expert will accept him as a disciple. If he fails, Dragon-Walking Lord will personally guide him, while Void Ruins Venerable remains his primary teacher.
• Xiao Yang immediately accepts the challenge. Dragon-Walking Lord promises to guide him once every three years and tells him to consult Void Ruins Venerable whenever necessary.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: Demonstrates respect, humility, and decisiveness. He is astonished by the enhancement from Dragon-Walking Lord’s drink and becomes highly motivated when he realizes the trial may lead to an extraordinary master. His confidence and ambition are reinforced when he accepts without hesitation.
• Dragon-Walking Lord: Is established as powerful but approachable, treating Xiao Yang kindly and generously. He recognizes Xiao Yang’s exceptional potential and takes responsibility for guiding him if the trial is unsuccessful.
• Void Ruins Venerable: Acts as Xiao Yang’s supportive teacher, quietly signaling that the gift should be accepted and clarifying the structure of the Virtual Universe Company’s leadership. His relaxed, somewhat shameless behavior—especially asking for another cup of the special drink—contrasts with Dragon-Walking Lord’s dignity.
• The Mysterious Potential Master: Though remaining unnamed, this figure is implied to be an exceptionally important existence, most likely the suppressed Primal Ancestor. The trial establishes this figure as Xiao Yang’s possible future master.

Significant Themes

• Recognition of extraordinary talent: Xiao Yang’s abilities have drawn attention from the highest levels of the Human Race.
• Mentorship and opportunity: The chapter presents multiple layers of guidance, from Void Ruins Venerable’s regular teaching to Dragon-Walking Lord’s support and the possibility of being accepted by an even greater expert.
• Trial as proof of worth: Xiao Yang must demonstrate his ability through difficult cultivation achievements rather than receiving special treatment automatically.
• Ambition and confidence: Xiao Yang’s immediate acceptance reflects his determination to pursue the highest possible path.
• Hidden identities and larger mysteries: The unknown expert’s description and Xiao Yang’s connection to the World Chaos Stele strongly suggest a link to Primal Ancestor, creating anticipation for future revelations.

Important Character Interactions

• Dragon-Walking Lord humorously criticizes Void Ruins Venerable for failing to show proper manners, while praising Xiao Yang’s respectful behavior.
• Void Ruins Venerable silently encourages Xiao Yang to accept the valuable black bead.
• Dragon-Walking Lord and Xiao Yang share a welcoming master-disciple-like exchange, including the gift and the Fire Origin Law-enhancing drink.
• Void Ruins Venerable explains the Virtual Universe Company’s leadership structure, while Dragon-Walking Lord delivers the trial and outlines the conditions for success.
• Xiao Yang’s enthusiastic acceptance earns Dragon-Walking Lord’s approval and establishes the expectations for their future relationship.

Chapter Summary: Soul-Calming Pearl and Soul-Nourishing Fluid

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dragon-Walking Lord gives Xiao Yang an extensive demonstration of the Time Origin Law, Space Origin Law, Fire-Space Fusion Law, and all ten Origin Laws. His explanations are clearer and more profound than Void Ruins Venerable’s, benefiting both Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable.
• Dragon-Walking Lord presents Xiao Yang with a World Ring containing cultivation resources and warns him to secretly bind the additional gift he has received.
• Xiao Yang reflects on his World Lord-level will, realizing that his past exposure to powerful ingredients—particularly the bolete mushrooms from the back mountain—likely strengthened it.
• He acknowledges that his will and state of mind are probably inferior to those of Hong, Thunder God, and Luo Feng because his own path has been relatively smooth and lacking in hardship.
• Back at Void Ruins Venerable’s villa, Xiao Yang’s true body arrives because the gift, a Soul-Calming Pearl, cannot be bound by his soulless Heavenly Void clone or incarnation.
• Void Ruins Venerable explains that the Soul-Calming Pearl is an extremely valuable soul-type ordinary Supreme Treasure, secretly refined by Dragon-Walking Lord.
• Xiao Yang successfully begins binding the pearl, although the process will take more than ten years. The pearl can protect him from soul attacks and give him time to self-destruct if threatened with soul enslavement or soul destruction.
• Void Ruins Venerable also gives Xiao Yang the pearl’s accompanying secret technique, though mastering it will likely require reaching the World Lord level.
• The World Ring contains a rare Zerg specialty called Soul-Nourishing Fluid, which enhances the soul and increases thinking speed.
• Xiao Yang consumes some of the fluid and immediately experiences a clearer consciousness and a three- to fourfold increase in thinking speed, greatly improving his future law comprehension.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang gains greater awareness of his own willpower and recognizes both his strengths and weaknesses. He also receives his first Supreme Treasure, significantly improving his survival ability.
• His increased thinking speed from the Soul-Nourishing Fluid gives him a major advantage in cultivation and law comprehension.
• Dragon-Walking Lord is established as an exceptionally profound expert in the Origin Laws and as a generous but cautious grandmaster who deliberately equips Xiao Yang for his trial.
• Void Ruins Venerable continues acting as Xiao Yang’s protector and mentor, explaining the treasures’ functions and emphasizing secrecy and self-preservation.

Significant Themes

• Power and realm disparity: Dragon-Walking Lord’s overwhelming will demonstrates how experts can suppress or even kill weaker beings through sheer presence.
• The importance of will and mental strength: Xiao Yang’s will has improved through rare resources, but he recognizes that true willpower is also shaped by hardship and tempering.
• Preparation and survival: The Soul-Calming Pearl gives Xiao Yang a crucial defense against soul-based attacks, highlighting the dangers of the wider cultivation world.
• Accumulation of advantages: Rare treasures, secret techniques, enhanced thinking speed, and expert guidance steadily strengthen Xiao Yang’s path toward higher realms.
• Secrecy surrounding powerful treasures: Both Dragon-Walking Lord and Void Ruins Venerable stress that Xiao Yang must conceal the Soul-Calming Pearl to avoid attracting danger.

Character Interactions

• Dragon-Walking Lord personally teaches Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable through demonstrations of the Origin Laws, creating a rare shared learning opportunity.
• He gives Xiao Yang resources and instructions while warning him to bind the Soul-Calming Pearl discreetly.
• Void Ruins Venerable brings Xiao Yang back, arranges for his true body to receive the treasure, and carefully explains how to use it.
• Xiao Yang follows Void Ruins Venerable’s guidance, binds the treasures, and tests the Soul-Nourishing Fluid, confirming its powerful effect.

Xiao Yang used a billion chaos units’ worth of universe crystals for ten quadrillion draws and obtained Level-7 Fire Dragon Fruit Seeds, which he planted and harvested to improve his law affinity. Meanwhile, the other geniuses trained harder after learning he had cleared the ninth level of the Celestial Bridge.

• Xiao Yang found that Soul-Nourishing Fluid temporarily nourished his soul and stacked with Enlightenment Tea Leaves, then resumed studying Universe Origin.
• After Xiao Yang’s Celestial Bridge achievement discouraged them from challenging him, Uka and the other geniuses stopped gathering and devoted themselves to studying the laws.
• Xiao Yang received a shipment that brought his stockpile to one billion chaos units’ worth of universe crystals and loaded it into the game.
• Xiao Yang launched ten quadrillion draws and found Level-7 Fire Dragon Fruit Seeds among the results.
• Xiao Yang planted and accelerated the Fire Dragon Fruits, then had four avatars eat them while another remained free to process newly obtained seeds.

Chapter 193 Summary: Fire Origin Law Acknowledgment

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Yang completes the collection of all Level 7 crops that enhance affinity with the eight Lower-tier Origin Laws. He also obtains Level 7 Pomegranates and Bamboo Shoots, giving him access to crops related to all ten Origin Laws.
• He discovers a new Level 7 crop, Bright Grass, which slightly improves a cultivator’s talent in the Light-Time Beast God Path for those below the Universe Master level.
• Xiao Yang ripens and harvests twenty Bright Grass plants. The grass’s juice is the edible portion and enhances talent, while the remaining plant can be forged into powerful battle armor that strengthens the Light, Time, and Light-Time Fusion Laws. It is described as one of the finest materials below the Supreme Treasure level.
• After finishing his lottery draws, Xiao Yang’s avatars join together to refine ten Level 7 Fire Dragon Fruits. They then begin refining Level 7 Pomegranates and Bamboo Shoots, which improve Space and Time Origin Law affinity and are considered higher priorities.
• Once the Fire Dragon Fruits are refined, Xiao Yang senses a dramatic increase in his Fire Origin Law affinity. He can now perceive the Fire Origin Law clearly not only in the Initial Universe but also, to a lesser extent, in the Primordial Universe.
• His accumulated insights rapidly deepen, triggering a major breakthrough. A fiery droplet enters his Origin Core, creating red secret patterns and a flame mark on his forehead. The same mark appears on his Heavenly Void avatar.
• Xiao Yang realizes that he has received acknowledgment from the Fire Origin Law, effectively confirming that his understanding has reached the required level.

Character Development

• Xiao Yang expands his cultivation resources and becomes increasingly versatile through the acquisition of crops connected to numerous Laws and cultivation paths.
• His affinity with the Fire Origin Law increases severalfold, allowing him to perceive and comprehend it with extraordinary clarity.
• He demonstrates that his prior insights from the World Chaos Stele, Universe Origin, and his study of Time and Space Laws have prepared him to achieve Fire Origin Law acknowledgment almost immediately once his affinity improves.
• His avatars continue to function as coordinated extensions of his cultivation, refining large quantities of valuable crops and sharing in the benefits of his breakthroughs.

Significant Themes

• Affinity as a catalyst for comprehension: Increased affinity transforms previously existing knowledge into rapid, powerful insight.
• Accumulation leading to sudden breakthroughs: Xiao Yang’s breakthrough is the result of years of preparation, accumulated Law insights, and resources rather than isolated effort.
• The versatility of treasures: Bright Grass illustrates how rare crops can provide multiple benefits, including talent enhancement and high-level crafting materials.
• Parallel cultivation through avatars: Xiao Yang’s multiple avatars allow him to refine resources and progress efficiently on several fronts at once.
• Recognition by the Laws: The Fire Origin Law’s acknowledgment symbolizes Xiao Yang reaching a major threshold in his understanding and cultivation.

Character Interactions

• The primary interaction occurs between Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable, who notices the breakthrough and asks whether Xiao Yang has received Fire Origin Law acknowledgment.
• Void Ruins Venerable correctly assumes that the acknowledgment is related to the Fire Origin Law rather than Space or Time. He notes that acknowledgment from either of those Laws would have allowed Xiao Yang to pass the fifteenth level of the World Celestial Bridge, hinting that Xiao Yang’s progress in those Laws has not yet reached that stage.

Chapter Summary: “Go Shock the Human Race Higher-Ups Again!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Yang gains the recognition of the Fire Origin Law at the Cosmic level, despite treating Fire as a secondary area of study behind the Time and Space Origin Laws.
• Void Ruins Venerable is deeply impressed by Xiao Yang’s talent, recognizing that his disciple’s achievement is extraordinary even for a Lower-tier Origin Law.
• Xiao Yang’s breakthrough creates a disturbance in Chaos City, attracting the attention of many experts and geniuses.
• His achievement is considered even more shocking than his earlier success in passing the tenth level of the World Celestial Bridge, since law recognition indicates that he is nearing complete mastery of a Lower-tier Origin Law and may eventually break through to Immortality.
• Xiao Yang continues cultivating in seclusion, focusing on the remaining difficult law essences of the Time and Space Origin Laws. After refining Level 7 Pomegranates and Bamboo Shoots, his affinity with these laws increases dramatically.
• Ten years after the geniuses arrive in Chaos City, the entire group has made unusually rapid progress. Their intense competition with Xiao Yang motivates them to cultivate harder and undertake more dangerous life-and-death training.
• The death rate among the geniuses becomes much higher than in previous Genius Battles, but the surviving members achieve exceptional results:
  • Bolan and Luo Feng pass the fourth Celestial Bridge level.
  • Rong Jun passes the third level.
  • Hong, Thunder God, and many others pass the second level.
  • All remaining geniuses pass at least the first level.
• Human Race experts consider this the strongest group of geniuses in nearly one hundred thousand Genius Battles, even without counting Xiao Yang.
• After sparring with Void Ruins Venerable and receiving guidance on his weaknesses, Xiao Yang prepares to challenge the Celestial Bridge again.
• Void Ruins Venerable encourages him, predicting that he can succeed and “shock the Human Race higher-ups once again.”

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: Demonstrates terrifying comprehension ability by gaining recognition of the Fire Origin Law while primarily studying Time and Space. His cultivation continues to advance rapidly, and he grows confident enough to attempt another Celestial Bridge challenge.
• Void Ruins Venerable: Becomes increasingly impressed by Xiao Yang’s monstrous potential. He acts as both mentor and sparring partner, offering practical combat advice and openly supporting Xiao Yang’s ambitions.
• The other geniuses: Xiao Yang’s achievements place immense pressure on them, but this pressure drives them to cultivate more fiercely and seek dangerous combat experience. Their collective strength develops far beyond expectations.
• Bolan and Luo Feng: Reach the fourth Celestial Bridge level, establishing themselves among the strongest members of the group.
• Rong Jun, Hong, and Thunder God: Continue revealing their exceptional potential, with Rong Jun reaching the third level and Hong and Thunder God advancing to the second.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary talent and potential: Xiao Yang’s casual mastery of Fire highlights how far beyond ordinary geniuses he is.
• Pressure as motivation: Xiao Yang’s overwhelming achievements push the other geniuses to train harder, causing both increased casualties and unprecedented improvement.
• The value of dangerous experience: Life-and-death battles against Chaos Beasts accelerate growth, showing that survival and advancement often require extreme risk.
• Recognition and status: Mastering a Lower-tier Origin Law represents a major step toward Immortality and carries immense significance within the universe’s power structure.
• Competition producing excellence: The rivalry among the geniuses creates an unusually strong generation, one judged superior to nearly all previous batches.
• Mentorship and preparation: Void Ruins Venerable’s guidance helps Xiao Yang refine his combat weaknesses before his next major challenge.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable: They discuss Xiao Yang’s Fire Origin Law breakthrough, spar in the Virtual Universe, and review his combat shortcomings. Void Ruins Venerable responds with admiration and encouragement.
• Xiao Yang and the Chaos City experts: Although Xiao Yang does not directly interact with them, his breakthroughs strongly influence their opinions and inspire awe among the city’s powerful residents.
• Xiao Yang and the other geniuses: His accomplishments indirectly shape their cultivation. He becomes a towering benchmark and source of pressure for the entire group.
• Human Race higher-ups and the genius group: The higher-ups tolerate the increased deaths because the survivors’ performance is so outstanding, viewing the batch as an exceptionally valuable generation.

Chapter Summary: The Twelfth Level of the Celestial Bridge!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Yang once again enters the World Celestial Bridge to continue his challenge.
• Bafin informs the experts monitoring Xiao Yang, while Void Ruins Venerable arrives with him. Numerous Human Race Venerables, King-level experts, and the current Genius Battle participants gather to watch.
• Contrary to expectations, Xiao Yang does not spend time re-challenging the eleventh level. He instantly defeats its guardian and proceeds directly to the twelfth level.
• Xiao Yang quickly gains the upper hand against the twelfth-level guardian, shocking the spectators because the difficulty between Celestial Bridge levels increases dramatically.
• After a fierce clash of identical spear techniques, Xiao Yang’s superior fusion of the Time and Space Origin Laws overwhelms the guardian. His attack destroys more than half of the guardian’s body, allowing him to finish the battle.
• Xiao Yang successfully clears the twelfth level of the World Celestial Bridge.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: Demonstrates an extraordinary increase in strength. In only thirteen or fourteen years, he advances from the sixth to the twelfth level, establishing himself as an unprecedented Cosmic-level genius. His confidence has also grown because of his Heavenly Void Clone and Game Space, which give him powerful advantages and greater security against assassination.
• Void Ruins Venerable: Gains further recognition for having discovered and supported Xiao Yang. Other experts jokingly express envy over his “insane luck.”
• Luo Feng, Bolan, Hong, Thunder God, Rong Jun, and several other geniuses: Unlike many peers who lose confidence after witnessing Xiao Yang’s overwhelming progress, they retain their fighting spirit. Their determination attracts the attention of the watching experts.
• Other geniuses: Many become discouraged, realizing that Xiao Yang’s progress is so far beyond theirs that catching up seems nearly impossible.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming genius and rapid growth: Xiao Yang’s advancement breaks normal standards, emphasizing the vast difference between ordinary talent and truly exceptional potential.
• Confidence versus despair: Xiao Yang’s achievement causes many geniuses to abandon hopes of surpassing him, while a select few maintain their ambition and competitive spirit.
• Hidden strength and strategic caution: Xiao Yang recognizes the danger posed by the alien races and understands that a genius of his level could be targeted. His special trump cards allow him to act openly instead of concealing his progress.
• Fusion of laws: The battle highlights the importance of combining the Time and Space Origin Laws, which makes Xiao Yang’s spear technique stronger than the guardian’s identical attack.

Character Interactions

• Bafin communicates Xiao Yang’s challenge to the watching experts and fellow geniuses.
• Void Ruins Venerable accompanies Xiao Yang and becomes the subject of playful envy among the other experts.
• The gathered Venerables, Kings, and geniuses observe Xiao Yang’s battle and react with astonishment.
• Xiao Yang and the guardian exchange matching spear techniques, but Xiao Yang’s superior mastery and fused laws decide the fight.
• The experts take note of Luo Feng and the other determined geniuses, intending to monitor their future development.

Xiao Yang passed the twelfth floor of the World Celestial Bridge by mastering all 108 essences of both the Time and Space Origin Laws, but lost on the thirteenth. After completing a mysterious expert’s trial, he was summoned to the City Lord Mansion, where he might take the Chaos City Lord as his master.

• Xiao Yang reached the thirteenth floor after killing its twelfth-floor guardian, astonishing the Venerables by displaying mastery of all 108 essences of both the Time and Space Origin Laws.
• Xiao Yang challenged the thirteenth-floor Martial Warrior guardian, fought at a disadvantage, and was defeated after more than ten minutes.
• Xiao Yang logged out of the Virtual Universe without returning to the Celestial Bridge space, and the watching powerful figures gradually dispersed.
• Void Ruins Venerable congratulated Xiao Yang for completing the mysterious expert’s trial and suggested that the expert might be the Chaos City Lord.
• Xiao Yang’s true body arrived, and the Dragon-Walking Lord told Void Ruins Venerable to bring him to the City Lord Mansion because he might become the Chaos City Lord’s disciple.

Chapter Summary: “Chaos City Lord!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Yang accepts the idea of becoming Chaos City Lord’s disciple. Although Chaos City Lord is known for being relatively stingy with gifts compared with Dragon-Walking Lord, Xiao Yang values the protection and guidance of a Universe Master more than material resources.
• The chapter contrasts the two potential mentors:
  • Dragon-Walking Lord is weaker but extremely generous, having already given Xiao Yang a soul-type Supreme Treasure.
  • Chaos City Lord is vastly wealthier and more powerful, but is famously fair and does not casually bestow treasures on his disciples.
• Void Ruins Venerable escorts Xiao Yang to the City Lord Mansion, where they meet Gui Yi Venerable, Chaos City Lord’s disciple and a powerful Universe Overlord.
• Gui Yi leads them into a secluded courtyard called “Chaos Ruins.” Upon entering, they are transported into a vast, desolate world filled with the corpses of extremely powerful beings.
• Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable encounter Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord among the corpses. Xiao Yang formally greets Chaos City Lord as his grandmaster.
• Chaos City Lord orders Gui Yi Venerable and Void Ruins Venerable to leave, preparing to speak privately with Xiao Yang about the apprenticeship.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang demonstrates a pragmatic attitude. He is not overly concerned about receiving resources because he already possesses other advantages and may eventually obtain powerful equipment through the game world. His main priorities are reliable backing and expert guidance.
• Chaos City Lord is established as powerful, composed, and fair-minded. His gentle response to Xiao Yang’s greeting suggests a welcoming attitude, though his decision to dismiss the others hints that the apprenticeship discussion will be important or confidential.
• Dragon-Walking Lord continues to appear as a generous benefactor and acts with authority, dismissing Void Ruins Venerable when the private meeting begins.
• Void Ruins Venerable remains Xiao Yang’s escort and supporter, but his shock at the Chaos Ruins reveals the extraordinary scale of Chaos City Lord’s hidden power and history.
• Gui Yi Venerable is shown to be respectful toward his teacher and responsible for guiding Xiao Yang safely through the City Lord Mansion.

Significant Themes

• Mentorship versus material wealth: Xiao Yang recognizes that guidance, protection, and status may be more valuable than gifts or treasures.
• Power and hidden history: The corpse-filled Chaos Ruins suggest the immense dangers Chaos City Lord has faced and the unknown history of the powerful beings he has defeated.
• Fairness and generosity: The chapter contrasts Dragon-Walking Lord’s personal generosity with Chaos City Lord’s strict sense of fairness.
• Hierarchy and respect: Formal greetings, titles, and obedience emphasize the rigid structure of the powerful cultivator world.
• Foreshadowing: The private meeting implies that Xiao Yang’s apprenticeship—or the reason Chaos City Lord has summoned him—may involve more than a simple ceremonial acceptance.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Yang and Void Ruins Venerable: Void Ruins escorts Xiao Yang and introduces him to the important figures at the City Lord Mansion.
• Xiao Yang and Gui Yi Venerable: Gui Yi welcomes Xiao Yang, explains the danger of Chaos City Lord’s slaughter-oriented clone, and guides him into the Chaos Ruins.
• Xiao Yang and Chaos City Lord: Xiao Yang respectfully addresses him as grandmaster, while Chaos City Lord responds kindly and personally examines him.
• Chaos City Lord and Gui Yi Venerable: Their teacher-disciple relationship is formal and obedient; Chaos City Lord sends Gui Yi away without discussion.
• Dragon-Walking Lord and Void Ruins Venerable: Dragon-Walking Lord orders Void Ruins to leave, ensuring that Xiao Yang’s upcoming conversation with Chaos City Lord remains private.

Chapter Summary: “Yuan!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the other guests leave, Dragon-Walking Lord and Chaos City Lord praise Xiao Yang for completing an extremely difficult test within only a few years.
• They recognize Xiao Yang’s extraordinary talents:
  • Exceptional comprehension of the Time and Space Origin Laws.
  • A powerful World Lord bloodline.
  • An unusually advanced clone ability that allows him to create clones with extremely high genetic levels, without the usual restrictions.
• Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord regret that Xiao Yang’s bloodline cannot be inherited, since it could otherwise potentially produce several powerful Human Race experts.
• Chaos City Lord reveals that a mysterious supreme powerhouse wishes to accept Xiao Yang as a disciple. This person is the creator of the World Chaos Stele and ranks above both Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord.
• Xiao Yang immediately agrees, correctly guessing that the prospective master is Primal Ancestor, whose true name is Yuan.
• Chaos City Lord brings Xiao Yang into the Virtual Universe and warns him that the meeting must remain absolutely secret. If alien races discovered Yuan’s involvement, they might attempt to assassinate Xiao Yang.
• In a special Virtual Universe plane, Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord escort Xiao Yang toward Yuan’s residence at the highest point of Thunder Island.
• During the journey, they explain Yuan’s immense historical importance:
  • He founded the Virtual Universe Company.
  • Chaos City Lord, Ice Peak Lord, and many other Human Race Universe Masters were his disciples or received his guidance.
  • He helped the Human Race rise from a powerful race into a peak race.
  • Even Giant Axe Founder owed him a debt.
  • Yuan was once unrivaled within the Primordial Universe, forcing other supreme powerhouses to flee when they encountered him.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang: Demonstrates humility despite possessing astonishing abilities. He is excited and resolute when offered the chance to become Yuan’s disciple, and he fully understands the danger of keeping the meeting secret.
• Chaos City Lord: Shows increasing approval of Xiao Yang’s talent, temperament, and potential. He acts as Xiao Yang’s guide and personally introduces him to his own teacher.
• Dragon-Walking Lord: Expresses admiration and some envy toward Xiao Yang, while emphasizing the immense danger posed by hostile alien races if Xiao Yang’s connection to Yuan becomes known.
• Yuan: Though he does not yet appear directly, he is established as the legendary founder and supreme leader who shaped the Human Race’s rise and personally guided many of its greatest experts.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary talent and potential: Xiao Yang’s bloodline, law comprehension, and clone technique place him far beyond ordinary geniuses.
• Humility despite power: Xiao Yang’s lack of arrogance impresses the older experts and confirms the strength of his character.
• Mentorship and legacy: Yuan’s influence extends through multiple generations of Human Race powerhouses, showing how great teachers shape the future of an entire race.
• Secrecy and danger: Xiao Yang’s potential makes him a major target, and even becoming Yuan’s disciple must be concealed to protect his life.
• Human Race advancement: Yuan’s past achievements highlight the long struggle and collective guidance that transformed humanity into a peak cosmic race.

Important Character Interactions

• Dragon-Walking Lord and Chaos City Lord jointly praise Xiao Yang and evaluate his abilities.
• Chaos City Lord offers Xiao Yang the opportunity to acknowledge Yuan as his master.
• Xiao Yang immediately accepts, strengthening his connection to the highest level of the Human Race’s leadership.
• Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord warn Xiao Yang about the consequences of revealing the meeting.
• While escorting him, they share their personal connections to Yuan and describe how deeply his guidance shaped the Human Race.

Chapter Summary: “Apprenticing Under Primal Ancestor!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chaos City Lord recounts Primal Ancestor’s former glory, describing him as virtually invincible in both the Primordial Universe and the Cosmic Sea. Under his leadership, the Human Clan reached its peak and became the strongest force in the universe.
• Chaos City Lord, Dragon-Walking Lord, and Xiao Yang arrive at a mysterious location in the Virtual Universe Origin Land, where they find a towering statue of Primal Ancestor.
• The statue radiates powerful fluctuations from the Ten Origin Laws and Eight Fusion Laws, giving Xiao Yang a sensation similar to communicating with the Primordial Universe Origin.
• Primal Ancestor asks Xiao Yang whether he is willing to become his disciple. Xiao Yang immediately accepts and formally greets him as his teacher.
• After Xiao Yang becomes his disciple, Primal Ancestor is able to manifest briefly in the Virtual Universe Origin Land. His imprisonment and suppression by the Primordial Universe have weakened slightly, suggesting that Xiao Yang may be connected to his eventual escape.
• Primal Ancestor explains that he cannot guide Xiao Yang continuously, but he may visit once every ten years for personal instruction. Xiao Yang can also consult Chaos City Lord whenever necessary.
• To conceal Primal Ancestor’s continued influence, Xiao Yang’s identity will be publicly presented as Chaos City Lord’s disciple.
• Primal Ancestor grants Xiao Yang access to the True World Chaos Stele and promises to send him the complete accompanying secret technique, World Origin.
• Chaos City Lord explains that the True World Chaos Stele is hidden deep within Chaos City and contains the complete principles Xiao Yang suspected were missing from the ordinary World Chaos Stele.
• Primal Ancestor asks Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord to leave so that he can personally guide Xiao Yang.

Character Developments

• Xiao Yang formally enters Primal Ancestor’s lineage, gaining an extraordinarily powerful teacher and access to rare cultivation resources.
• Xiao Yang’s observations confirm that the World Chaos Stele is incomplete, particularly regarding the full Time and Space Origin Laws. His insight and suspicions are validated.
• Primal Ancestor gains renewed hope of escaping his predicament. He senses that Xiao Yang may eventually become the key to weakening the Primordial Universe’s suppression.
• Chaos City Lord is revealed to be Primal Ancestor’s disciple and Xiao Yang’s new senior brother. He reacts with great excitement at Primal Ancestor’s brief manifestation and accepts the responsibility of protecting Xiao Yang’s identity.
• Dragon-Walking Lord remains respectful and silent, sharing in the reverence surrounding Primal Ancestor.

Significant Themes

• Legacy and succession: Xiao Yang becomes the newest inheritor of Primal Ancestor’s teachings, continuing the Human Clan’s strongest tradition.
• Hope amid imprisonment: Though Primal Ancestor remains unable to act freely, Xiao Yang’s arrival creates a possible path toward his eventual freedom.
• Hidden truths and secrecy: Xiao Yang’s true teacher must remain concealed, emphasizing the political and existential dangers surrounding Primal Ancestor.
• Cultivation through inheritance: The True World Chaos Stele and World Origin technique represent access to a deeper, more complete understanding of the universe’s laws.
• Reverence for greatness: The characters’ memories and reactions emphasize Primal Ancestor’s unmatched status and lasting influence over the Human Clan.

Character Interactions

• Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord respectfully honor Primal Ancestor and share memories of his former dominance.
• Xiao Yang is awed by Primal Ancestor’s statue and immediately accepts him as his teacher.
• Primal Ancestor warmly acknowledges Chaos City Lord as his disciple and names Xiao Yang his junior brother.
• Chaos City Lord is disappointed that Primal Ancestor can only appear briefly, but remains grateful that he can manifest at all.
• Primal Ancestor entrusts Chaos City Lord with guiding Xiao Yang between their limited meetings and personally begins Xiao Yang’s first instruction.

Chapter Summary: “Virtual Universe Origin!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord leave the Virtual Universe Origin Land after Primal Ancestor indicates he wishes to speak privately with Xiao Yang.
• Primal Ancestor explains that the complete True World Chaos Stele contains the secret method for creating the Virtual Universe. The version available to the Human Race through the fifty-two Chaos Steles is incomplete because the Virtual Universe technique is too valuable and dangerous to expose.
• Xiao Yang realizes that the laws surrounding the statue resemble the World Chaos Stele he previously studied, confirming why the place initially felt familiar.
• Primal Ancestor demonstrates the complete World Chaos Stele. The Ten Origin Laws and Eight Fusion Laws appear in perfect harmony.
• Xiao Yang, using his true body, Heavenly Void Clone, and ten avatars, immerses himself fully in comprehension. Under Primal Ancestor’s guidance, he gains unusually clear insights into the Time and Space Origin Laws and begins rapidly understanding the other Lower-tier Origin Laws.
• Xiao Yang enters a deep state of enlightenment while Primal Ancestor gradually becomes illusory, continuing to reveal the Virtual Universe Origin without reservation.
• Outside, Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord observe Xiao Yang’s progress. They discuss the possibility that he could inherit Primal Ancestor’s legacy and restore the Human Race to its former peak.
• Chaos City Lord learns that Xiao Yang’s Cloning Secret Technique has nearly no restrictions. He decides to use the Virtual Universe’s authority to search for powerful World Lord-level Special Life Forms whose bodies can help Xiao Yang further comprehend the Origin and Fusion Laws.

Character Development

• Xiao Yang: Demonstrates extraordinary potential, especially in comprehending multiple Origin Laws simultaneously. His suitability for the World Chaos Stele becomes even clearer, and he begins receiving the most complete instruction Primal Ancestor can provide.
• Primal Ancestor: Reveals his deep trust in Xiao Yang by exposing the complete World Chaos Stele and Virtual Universe Origin. He sees Xiao Yang as the greatest candidate in countless years for inheriting his legacy, though he admits the chance remains extremely small.
• Chaos City Lord: Shows strong concern for Xiao Yang’s growth and actively seeks ways to support him. His willingness to gather rare life materials reflects both his confidence in Xiao Yang and his hope for the Human Race’s future.
• Dragon-Walking Lord: Recognizes Xiao Yang’s potential and shares information about his Cloning Secret Technique, contributing to the discussion of how Xiao Yang can advance.
• The Human Race’s experts: Their envy and longing for Primal Ancestor’s guidance emphasize his unmatched status and the importance of Xiao Yang’s opportunity.

Significant Themes

• The value of knowledge and inheritance: The Virtual Universe Secret Method is treated as the Human Race’s greatest strategic and intellectual treasure.
• Hope for racial revival: Xiao Yang represents a possible return to the Human Race’s former greatness, especially if he can inherit Primal Ancestor’s legacy.
• The difficulty of supreme cultivation: Even Xiao Yang’s immense talent offers only a faint chance of mastering all Ten Origin Laws and Eight Fusion Laws.
• Mentorship and trust: Primal Ancestor’s direct guidance gives Xiao Yang access to insights unavailable through ordinary instruction.
• Collective survival and secrecy: The Human Race protects the Virtual Universe technique because rival races could use it to threaten humanity’s dominance.

Character Interactions

• Primal Ancestor privately teaches Xiao Yang and reveals the true nature of the World Chaos Stele.
• Chaos City Lord and Dragon-Walking Lord discuss Xiao Yang’s potential while watching over his enlightenment.
• Chaos City Lord asks about Xiao Yang’s cloning ability and proposes obtaining suitable life materials to aid his cultivation.
• Their conversation shows that Xiao Yang’s advancement has become a major concern and source of hope for the entire Human Race.