Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary:

The Universe Alliance Takes Shape

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Shui, posing as the newly named “Wolong Venerable,” manipulates Galaxy Lord into reconsidering his response to the Beast God Corpse crisis.
• He argues that Galaxy Lord should not try to protect every race that received part of the corpse. Instead, Galaxy Lord should ally with Black Lotus Master and Liulan Star Lord, eliminate weaker races, and divide their resources.
• Fang Shui’s real goal is to prevent the creation of a massive Northern Border Alliance. By encouraging Galaxy Lord to form a smaller coalition, he hopes the Primordial Universe will develop only a limited “Nine Regions Alliance.”
• Galaxy Lord accepts Fang Shui’s strategy and recruits him as a guest elder. He also rewards him with the high-level supreme treasure armor, the Beast King Armor.
• Seven days after the Thousand Treasure River expedition, Chaos Lord gathers the Human Race’s participating Venerables and Universe Overlords to distribute rewards. The expedition yielded 525 supreme treasures, and 400 are converted into Supreme Treasure Points.
• Rather than requesting treasure points, Fang Yan asks Chaos Lord to place Shadow King, Heart Scar Venerable, and Wind Shadow Venerable under his command. He also announces plans to transform the Black Heaven Secret Realm and its surrounding starfields into a new force called the Heavenly Court.
• At the Black Heaven Secret Realm, Fang Yan prepares to receive allied forces. Flint Lord arrives with Yan Eagle Lord, while Hai Tian Venerable and his crystal fleet also appear, marking the beginning of the new alliance’s formation.

Character Developments

• Fang Shui/Wolong Venerable: Reveals himself as a highly calculating strategist. He uses flattery, fear, and political manipulation to influence Galaxy Lord while secretly advancing his own larger plan. His acceptance of the Beast King Armor confirms his growing position within Galaxy Lord’s faction.
• Galaxy Lord: Shifts from passive uncertainty to aggressive action under Fang Shui’s guidance. He embraces a predatory alliance strategy and appears impressed by Wolong’s value, believing the strategist is worth more than countless ordinary subordinates.
• Fang Yan: Demonstrates authority and long-term vision by requesting talented individuals instead of conventional rewards. His decision to establish the Heavenly Court marks a major step toward building an independent power base.
• Chaos Lord: Acts as the Human Race’s leader and rewards expedition participants fairly, but he is surprised by Fang Yan’s unusual request.
• Flint Lord and Yan Eagle Lord: Their arrival shows that old friendships and personal trust are helping strengthen Fang Yan’s emerging coalition.

Significant Themes

• Political manipulation and strategic control: Fang Shui shapes the balance of power without openly revealing his true intentions.
• The strong preying on the weak: The proposed alliance is founded on ruthless expansion and the destruction of weaker races.
• Alliance-building: Both Galaxy Lord and Fang Yan begin constructing competing power blocs, suggesting an impending struggle over the future political order.
• Long-term planning: Fang Yan’s recruitment of future talents and establishment of the Heavenly Court show that true power depends on preparation rather than immediate wealth.
• Public appearance versus hidden motives: Fang Shui’s exaggerated humility conceals his ambition, while Fang Yan’s polite behavior masks the scale of his plans.

Character Interactions

• Fang Shui repeatedly provokes and guides Galaxy Lord, turning his anxiety over the Beast God Corpse into support for a violent alliance strategy.
• Galaxy Lord rewards Fang Shui with the Beast King Armor, cementing their temporary partnership.
• Chaos Lord and Fang Yan interact over the expedition rewards; Fang Yan’s request to command three promising figures reveals his intention to build a personal faction.
• Fang Yan welcomes Flint Lord and politely meets Yan Eagle Lord, establishing mutual respect and confirming the importance of Flint Lord’s longstanding friendship.
• The arrival of multiple allied forces at the Black Heaven Secret Realm signals that Fang Yan’s Heavenly Court is beginning to take shape.

Chapter Summary: “Taking Hai Xi as a Disciple”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race formally welcomes Flint Lord, Yan Eagle Lord, Hai Tian Venerable, and representatives of several hundred races into the Hong Alliance.
• Chaos Lord announces that the alliance’s expansion has been unanimously approved. Fang Yan reads out the alliance covenant, which requires members to protect one another, participate in joint operations, and keep alliance intelligence secret.
• Flint Lord and Yan Eagle Lord become Hall Masters, while Hai Tian Venerable becomes a Seven-Star Member. The new members and their territories are connected to the Hong Alliance’s virtual network.
• Chaos Lord praises Fang Yan for bringing in two Universe Lords, hundreds of Overlords, thousands of Universe Venerables, and millions of Kings, though Fang Yan credits Origin’s strength for making the expansion possible.
• After the ceremony, Hai Tian Venerable asks Fang Yan to accept Hai Xi, the Sea Sky Race’s Saintess, as his disciple.
• Fang Yan agrees, making Hai Xi his fourth disciple. Hai Xi eagerly accepts and presents him with a sea-blue pearl.
• Fang Yan observes that Hai Xi’s ten bodies—created through the Sea-Heaven Nine Colors technique—would only allow her to become an exceptionally talented Universe Venerable through ordinary cultivation. He proposes that she instead follow the Gu Master Lineage, which could allow her to surpass Hai Tian Venerable.
• Fang Yan accepts the Water Element Pearl offered for Hai Xi and gives Hai Xi the cosmic treasure Farewell Tears, granting her true body teleportation and improving her survivability.
• He sends Hai Xi with Mo Yao to the Initial Universe so she can select her own Chaos Stele.
• Meanwhile, Fang Yan continues guarding Primal Star No. 02078 and acquires four treasures, including a fragment of a Top-Tier Treasure.
• A messenger carrying a strand of the Wind Beast God’s azure fur arrives and informs Fang Yan that his teacher wishes to meet him. The messenger self-destructs after delivering the coordinates and meeting time.
• One year later, Fang Yan meets the injured but living Wind Beast God in a barren starfield. The Wind Beast God refuses to explain his condition but expresses approval of Fang Yan’s progress and acknowledges his new title, Myriad Sword Demon Venerable.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates growing political influence by helping expand the Hong Alliance. He becomes Hai Xi’s master and takes responsibility for guiding her unusual potential. His relationship with the Wind Beast God is shown to remain respectful and close.
• Hai Xi: Moves from being the Sea Sky Race’s sheltered Saintess to Fang Yan’s fourth disciple. She is enthusiastic, nervous, and eager for instruction. Her ten-body foundation gives her extraordinary potential if cultivated through the Gu Master Lineage.
• Hai Tian Venerable: Shows concern for Hai Xi’s future and willingly entrusts her to Fang Yan, recognizing that the Sea Sky Race’s limited inheritance cannot help her reach her full potential.
• Chaos Lord and the Human Race leaders: Treat the alliance expansion as a major strategic success and formally integrate the new races into the Hong Alliance.
• Wind Beast God: Appears injured and secretive, suggesting that he has recently faced danger or conflict. Despite this, he remains composed and proud of Fang Yan’s achievements.

Significant Themes

• Alliance and collective strength: The Hong Alliance’s expansion emphasizes cooperation among many races against common threats.
• Mentorship and succession: Hai Tian Venerable entrusts Hai Xi to Fang Yan so that the younger generation can surpass the limits of inherited traditions.
• Potential versus environment: Hai Xi’s talent alone is insufficient within the restricted Sea Sky Race inheritance, but the right cultivation path may transform her future.
• Responsibility and trust: By accepting Hai Xi as his disciple, Fang Yan assumes responsibility for her development, while Hai Tian Venerable places great trust in him.
• Hidden danger: The Wind Beast God’s unexplained injuries and secret meeting introduce a sense of looming danger and foreshadow future conflict.
• Strategic growth: Fang Yan’s acquisition of treasures, political achievements, and expanding network of allies reflects his increasing power and influence.

Important Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Chaos Lord: Chaos Lord publicly credits Fang Yan with the alliance’s successful expansion, while Fang Yan modestly attributes it to Origin’s strength.
• Fang Yan and Hai Tian Venerable: Hai Tian asks Fang Yan to take Hai Xi as a disciple, and Fang Yan responds by proposing a more powerful cultivation route for her.
• Fang Yan and Hai Xi: Hai Xi nervously asks whether she may call him “Master.” Fang Yan accepts her, treats her affectionately, and gives her a life-saving treasure.
• Fang Yan and Mo Yao: Fang Yan orders Mo Yao to guide Hai Xi to the Initial Universe and help her choose a Chaos Stele.
• Fang Yan and the Wind Beast God: Their reunion is brief but emotionally significant. Fang Yan worries about his teacher, while the Wind Beast God cuts off questions about his injuries and instead praises Fang Yan’s accomplishments.

Chapter Summary: “Using Human Connections”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wind Beast God reveals that Kaven Lord, formerly a Top Universe Overlord, obtained a mysterious evil object in the Universe Ocean. The object has elevated him to a Second-Order Universe Master and can erode the origin of the Primordial Universe.
• Because Wind Beast God is being hunted and cannot act openly, he asks Fang Yan to use the power and connections of the Human Race to eliminate Kaven Lord and destroy the object.
• Wind Beast God explains that he feels responsible for protecting the Primordial Universe, including its countless ordinary lives. His sense of duty convinces Fang Yan to accept the mission.
• Wind Beast God gives Fang Yan intelligence on ninety-eight locations where Kaven Lord might appear, along with a golden toad whose purpose is not yet explained. He then departs, asking Fang Yan to visit him for a drink if he survives.
• Fang Yan gathers several powerful allies in the Virtual Universe: Chaos Lord, Giant Axe Lord, Void Gold Master, Dragon Walker Lord, Qing Dong Lord, and Hei Lian.
• The group agrees to help despite having to delay their search for treasures on the Primal Star. Fang Yan chooses a smaller team—himself, Chaos Lord, Giant Axe Lord, and Hei Lian—because they are sufficient to kill Kaven Lord.
• Fang Yan explains that searching all ninety-eight locations manually would take too long, and sending weaker investigators risks Kaven Lord enslaving them.
• He obtains detailed recordings of the possible locations from Chaos Lord and memorizes them so that he can use Fixed Immortal Travel to reach each one instantly.
• Since Fixed Immortal Travel cannot carry external objects, Fang Yan devises a two-clone strategy: Spring Autumn Cicada Clone handles movement, while Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone transports the golden toad through divine kingdom teleportation.
• Fang Yan begins visiting the suspected locations, first arriving at a dark red nebula before continuing toward the Scarlet Ring Starfield.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates loyalty, strategic intelligence, and growing leadership. He accepts a dangerous mission not for personal gain but to protect the Primordial Universe.
• His respect for Wind Beast God deepens when he recognizes the Beast God’s willingness to sacrifice himself for innocent lives, despite being hunted by the universe.
• Fang Yan also realizes how much he can rely on his allies. Their willingness to abandon valuable opportunities purely because he asked for help moves him deeply.
• Wind Beast God is portrayed as self-sacrificing and responsible. Though wanted by the entire universe, he remains committed to defending the Primordial Universe and its weakest inhabitants.
• Chaos Lord, Giant Axe Lord, Void Gold Master, and Dragon Walker Lord reveal their trust and loyalty toward Fang Yan by volunteering without expecting rewards.
• Fang Yan’s tactical confidence is evident in his decision to reduce the assault team and use his clones and teleportation abilities creatively.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and sacrifice: Wind Beast God believes that being nurtured by the Primordial Universe obligates him to protect it, even at great personal cost.
• Trust and human connections: Fang Yan succeeds not only through his own strength but through the bonds he has formed with powerful allies.
• Loyalty beyond self-interest: The Human Race’s leaders assist Fang Yan despite having no direct benefit and potentially losing access to valuable treasures.
• Strategic cooperation: The chapter emphasizes that overwhelming strength is not always necessary; careful planning, division of labor, and specialized abilities can accomplish difficult goals.
• Protection of the innocent: The danger posed by the evil object is framed not merely as a political threat but as a danger to ordinary beings throughout the Primordial Universe.

Important Character Interactions

• Wind Beast God and Fang Yan share a mentor-student conversation in which Wind Beast God entrusts him with the mission. Fang Yan accepts after understanding the Beast God’s motives.
• Wind Beast God pats Fang Yan’s shoulder and invites him to drink together if they both survive, adding emotional warmth to their otherwise urgent farewell.
• Fang Yan appeals to the Human Race’s leading figures, and they immediately agree to support him.
• Fang Yan respectfully evaluates each ally’s combat strength, assigning Chaos Lord, Giant Axe Lord, and Hei Lian to the main operation while allowing Void Gold Master and Dragon Walker Lord to remain in reserve.
• The group’s willingness to follow Fang Yan confirms the strength of their personal trust and the influence he has gained within the Human Race.

Summary of “Si Fan’s Flight for Her Life”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone uses Fixed Immortal Travel to search more than sixty suspicious locations across the Primordial Universe for Si Fan and Kaven Lord.
• At the Fallen Star Sea, the golden toad finally reveals a direction by opening its eyes: its crimson eye brightens when pointed toward Si Fan’s location.
• Fang Yan immediately pursues the signal. Meanwhile, Si Fan is fleeing through the ruined galaxy while being relentlessly chased by Kaven Lord, a powerful Universe Lord.
• Si Fan uses her Time Pause ability to slow Kaven Lord, but the technique affects him for less than half a breath because of the difference in their cultivation levels.
• Just as Kaven Lord prepares to capture Fang Yan with a sinister, enslaving dark-gold net, Fang Yan reverses time around him, forcing Kaven Lord’s movements backward.
• Si Fan instinctively shields Fang Yan from the attack, believing he is alone and urging him to escape so he will not be enslaved.
• Fang Yan reveals that reinforcements have already arrived: his Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone, Chaos Lord, and Giant Axe Lord emerge through Divine Kingdom teleportation.
• Fang Yan equips the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone with the Hei Lian armor, raising its strength to that of a Second-Order Universe Master.
• The three powerful allies form a defensive triangle around Fang Yan and prepare to confront Kaven Lord.
• Kaven Lord recognizes the danger of facing three Universe Lords but remains confident and attacks with his enormous dark-gold net.
• Fang Yan and Chaos Lord combine their domains—Tianxi World and Thousand Treasure River—to suppress Kaven Lord’s movements.
• Giant Axe Lord launches a devastating sequence of attacks with the Blood Pivot Great Axe. His first eight strikes destroy Kaven Lord’s dark-gold net.
• The ninth, tenth, and eleventh axes severely injure Kaven Lord, destroying his arms and causing more than forty percent of his divine body to collapse.
• The chapter ends as Fang Yan charges Kaven Lord while billions of golden swords from Tianxi World rain down upon the weakened enemy.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates patience, strategic coordination, and overwhelming preparation. Rather than arriving alone, he organizes multiple clones and summons elite allies before confronting Kaven Lord.
• Si Fan: Despite exhaustion and desperation, she remains courageous and protective. She instinctively places herself between Fang Yan and the enslaving attack, willing to risk death because she believes the Ancestral God Cult can revive her.
• Kaven Lord: Initially dominant and confident, he becomes increasingly pressured and frightened as Fang Yan’s forces arrive. His confidence collapses once his defensive net is destroyed and his divine body suffers severe damage.
• Chaos Lord: Acts as a calm commander, directing Si Fan to retreat and coordinating the combined domain attack.
• Giant Axe Lord: Displays immense physical strength and growing battle excitement. His repeated axe strikes overwhelm Kaven Lord through sheer power.
• Fang Yan’s clones: Work in precise coordination, with the golden toad serving as a tracking tool and the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone functioning as both a combatant and a protective force.

Significant Themes

• Preparation versus arrogance: Kaven Lord expects to dominate Si Fan and Fang Yan, but Fang Yan’s careful preparations turn the confrontation against him.
• Protection and sacrifice: Si Fan’s decision to protect Fang Yan reveals her willingness to sacrifice herself, even though she believes he is not strong enough to survive the attack.
• The reversal of power: The pursuit begins with Si Fan fleeing helplessly, but the arrival of Fang Yan’s allies transforms the scene into Kaven Lord’s desperate struggle for survival.
• Teamwork and coordination: Fang Yan’s clones, Chaos Lord, and Giant Axe Lord combine tracking, temporal abilities, domain suppression, armor, and overwhelming physical attacks.
• Misunderstanding and comic relief: Si Fan assumes Fang Yan is isolated and vulnerable, while Fang Yan already has reinforcements in place. Her outdated understanding of his strength creates a humorous contrast with the actual situation.
• Overwhelming force: The battle emphasizes the destructive scale of Universe Lord-level combat, with domains distorting space and Giant Axe Lord’s attacks damaging Kaven Lord’s divine body directly.

Character Interactions

• Si Fan urges Fang Yan to flee and offers herself as a shield, showing deep concern for his survival.
• Fang Yan corrects her misunderstanding by revealing the arrival of his other clones and allies.
• Chaos Lord takes command of the battlefield and asks Si Fan to withdraw, treating her as someone to protect while the stronger combatants engage Kaven Lord.
• Fang Yan, Chaos Lord, and Giant Axe Lord fight as a coordinated formation, combining their abilities to trap and overwhelm Kaven Lord.
• Kaven Lord’s hostile confidence turns into alarm as the three Universe Lords systematically destroy his defenses.

Chapter Summary: “Northern Prison Master”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Kaven Lord is badly injured after being attacked by Fang Yan, Chaos Lord, and Giant Axe Lord. Despite being surrounded, he attempts to use his secret technique, “The Evil Net Spreads Wide, Yet I Alone Slip Through,” to escape.
• Black Universe Lord suddenly intervenes through a black spatial rift. He strips the sinister energy from Kaven Lord’s body, condenses it into a dark-gold sphere—the evil object—and declares that he only wants the object before leaving the Primordial Universe.
• Fang Yan chooses not to oppose Black Universe Lord, recognizing the danger of confronting a Fifth-Order Universe Master.
• Just as Black Universe Lord prepares to retreat, an unseen attack pierces Kaven Lord’s brow and destroys his divine body. The attacker is revealed to be Northern Prison Master, who claims the evil object for himself.
• Northern Prison Master steals the object directly from Black Universe Lord’s hand, openly provokes him, kicks him in the face, and flees into the Fallen Star Sea.
• Black Universe Lord pursues him, leaving the others behind. Northern Prison Master’s boldness and ability to steal from a Fifth-Order Universe Master shock everyone.
• Giant Axe Lord considers chasing after Northern Prison Master, but Fang Yan advises against it. Instead, Giant Axe Lord and Chaos Lord divide Kaven Lord’s remaining supreme treasures.
• Fang Yan gives up his share of the spoils and turns his attention to Si Fan, offering to escort her back to the Ancestral God Cult.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates caution and strategic judgment by refusing to challenge Black Universe Lord or pursue Northern Prison Master. He secretly recognizes Northern Prison Master’s true identity as Sitting Mountain Guest.
• Black Universe Lord is shown to be immensely powerful but suffers public humiliation when Northern Prison Master steals the evil object and kicks him before escaping. His suppressed fury drives him to give chase.
• Northern Prison Master is introduced as arrogant, fearless, and exceptionally capable. Although he presents himself as a Third-Order Universe Master, his actions reveal extraordinary power and confidence. His true identity is implied to be Sitting Mountain Guest, a former God King.
• Kaven Lord dies after his escape attempt is interrupted. His possessions become the spoils of Giant Axe Lord and Chaos Lord.
• Giant Axe Lord remains eager for battle and treasure, wanting to pursue Northern Prison Master, but respects Fang Yan’s decision not to do so.
• Chaos Lord acts as a steady, powerful ally throughout the confrontation.
• Si Fan is overwhelmed and confused by the rapid succession of events. Her concern for Fang Yan and willingness to accompany him reveal growing trust and attachment.

Significant Themes

• Power and humiliation: Even the most powerful figures can be publicly challenged. Black Universe Lord’s humiliation emphasizes Northern Prison Master’s extraordinary confidence.
• Hidden identities and deception: Northern Prison Master disguises himself as a Third-Order Universe Master, concealing his true nature and intentions.
• Strategic restraint: Fang Yan shows that survival sometimes requires refusing valuable opportunities and avoiding unnecessary conflict.
• The pursuit of dangerous power: The evil object remains a source of conflict among the strongest beings, suggesting it may threaten the Primordial Universe.
• Composure amid chaos: The chapter contrasts the calm decision-making of Fang Yan and Chaos Lord with Black Universe Lord’s suppressed anger and Northern Prison Master’s provocative recklessness.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan, Chaos Lord, and Giant Axe Lord cooperate to defeat and contain Kaven Lord.
• Black Universe Lord confronts the trio but negotiates only with Fang Yan, who tactically withdraws from the dispute.
• Northern Prison Master directly challenges Black Universe Lord, steals the evil object, humiliates him, and escapes.
• Fang Yan prevents Giant Axe Lord from recklessly pursuing Northern Prison Master.
• Fang Yan gives Kaven Lord’s treasures to Giant Axe Lord and Chaos Lord, strengthening their cooperative relationship.
• Fang Yan reassures Si Fan that he will attend her younger brother’s birth and personally escorts her home, while Si Fan’s actions suggest she wants to remain close despite her verbal reluctance.

Three Swords Alliance — Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Decades after Fang Yan’s avatar killed Kaven Lord, the newly expanded Three Swords Alliance officially holds its founding ceremony in Galaxy Palace.
• Led by Galaxy Lord, Black Lotus Master, and Liulan Star Lord, the alliance claims control over 137 surrounding races and declares its intention to resist the Human and demon races.
• Fang Shui, Fang Yan’s disguised identity, is publicly praised for his role in negotiating and organizing the alliance. Galaxy Lord appoints him military advisor, granting him authority equal to a Universe Lord and access to the alliance’s Venerable-level resources.
• Galaxy Lord boasts that the alliance may eventually establish itself throughout the Primordial Universe and Universe Ocean. Fang Shui privately mocks these ambitions, recognizing that the alliance is far weaker and looser than the Human Race’s true strategic threats.
• The celebration is interrupted when Northern Prison Master violently smashes through Galaxy Palace’s gates. He ridicules the alliance as a rabble and challenges its legitimacy.
• Northern Prison Master deliberately provokes Galaxy Lord, then retreats, enticing Galaxy Lord, Black Lotus Master, Liulan Star Lord, and the alliance’s other powerful members into pursuit. Fang Shui stays behind, avoiding involvement.
• Several days later, the Three Swords Alliance issues a universe-wide wanted order against Northern Prison Master, threatening anyone who aids or associates with him.
• Meanwhile, the Crystal Race Sacred Lord successfully breaks through to become a Universe Strongest. He immediately declares the Crystal Race a pinnacle race and orders a grand ceremony to announce his advancement.
• Despite his hostility toward or rivalry with the Human Race, the Sacred Lord decides to invite humanity to the ceremony as well.
• Fang Yan receives news of the breakthrough in the Virtual Universe. His expression turns grave, signaling that the Sacred Lord’s advancement may significantly alter the balance of power.

Character Developments

• Fang Shui/Fang Yan: Demonstrates exceptional skill as a spy and manipulator. He successfully gains the trust of the Three Swords Alliance’s leaders and secures a position with extensive authority, while privately treating the alliance as a manageable and insignificant threat.
• Galaxy Lord: Becomes increasingly proud and ambitious after forming the alliance. His confidence turns into fury when Northern Prison Master publicly humiliates him, prompting an impulsive pursuit.
• Northern Prison Master: Establishes himself as bold, arrogant, and deliberately provocative. Rather than directly fighting the alliance, he attacks its prestige and lures its leaders away from their headquarters.
• Crystal Race Sacred Lord: Reaches the level of Universe Strongest, transforming both his personal status and the Crystal Race’s position. His calm declaration of supremacy shows increased authority and confidence.
• Black Lotus Master and Liulan Star Lord: Support Galaxy Lord’s leadership and immediately join the pursuit of Northern Prison Master, reinforcing their commitment to the alliance.
• Crystal Race officials, especially Changhui Lord: Treat the Sacred Lord’s breakthrough as the beginning of a new era for the race and obey his orders without hesitation.

Significant Themes

• Deception and divided loyalties: Fang Shui’s public humility conceals his true identity and motives. His success reflects the power of patience, acting, and infiltration over direct force.
• Political ambition versus actual strength: The Three Swords Alliance celebrates itself as a major power, but Fang Yan recognizes that its loose structure and limited scale make its claims exaggerated.
• Pride and provocation: Galaxy Lord’s grand confidence collapses into anger when Northern Prison Master insults the alliance, showing how pride can make powerful figures act recklessly.
• The shifting balance of power: The Crystal Race’s Sacred Lord becoming a Universe Strongest introduces a major new force into the Primordial Universe and threatens to reshape existing rivalries.
• Public image and legitimacy: Northern Prison Master attacks the alliance not merely physically but symbolically, challenging whether a coalition of races deserves to be called a true alliance.

Character Interactions

• Galaxy Lord publicly honors Fang Shui, elevating him from a useful negotiator to the alliance’s military advisor; Fang Shui responds with convincing humility.
• The three alliance leaders present a united front during the ceremony, though their confidence appears inflated.
• Northern Prison Master directly taunts Galaxy Lord, insulting the alliance and provoking him into pursuit.
• Black Lotus Master and Liulan Star Lord follow Galaxy Lord, while the other alliance members join the chase, leaving Fang Shui behind.
• The Crystal Race Sacred Lord gives Changhui Lord orders regarding the announcement and ceremony, demonstrating his newly established authority.
• The decision to invite the Human Race hints at an important future confrontation or political maneuver involving Fang Yan and the newly empowered Crystal Race.

Chapter Summary: “Hell Race” (Revised Edition)

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race’s leaders meet in the Virtual Universe to discuss the rise of the Crystal Race. The Crystal Race Sacred Lord has become a Universe Strongest, making the Crystal Race a new peak race.
• Because the Human Race’s teacher is secluded while attempting to create an Eighth-Order Secret Technique, the race’s top leaders must collectively handle major political and military decisions.
• The leaders identify the Hell King, a Fifth-Order Universe Master, as a potentially greater threat. If he also becomes a Universe Strongest, the Primordial Universe would contain four peak races: the Human, Demon, Crystal, and Hell Races.
• Chaos Lord proposes cooperating with the Demon Race to repeatedly harass the Hell King, hoping to exhaust him and create an opportunity to kill him before he breaks through.
• Dragon Walker Lord suggests involving the newly elevated Crystal Race as well, since the Crystal Race would not want another rival peak race to emerge. The plan is approved, and Chaos Lord intends to negotiate personally with the Crystal Palace.
• On Primal Star 02078, Fang Yan reflects that the plan is fundamentally misguided. He remembers that the Hell Race’s future Universe Strongest is not the Hell King, but the mysterious Demon Ancestor, who has apparently not yet adopted that title.
• Fang Yan summons the Fallen Angel and asks whether she knows of the Demon Ancestor. She does not, reinforcing his suspicion that the title only became known after the eventual breakthrough.
• The chapter then shifts into a private and increasingly provocative encounter involving Fang Yan, the Fallen Angel, and Nether Lotus Lord. Fang Yan’s behavior is affected by the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast, causing him to act more impulsively and domineeringly than usual.
• He uses Tianxi World to transform the room into a private palace and forces Nether Lotus Lord into the encounter. The scene ends with Nether Lotus Lord quietly requesting that no fourth person be present next time.

Character Developments

• Chaos Lord demonstrates his role as the Human Race’s chief strategist. He reacts pragmatically to the Crystal Race’s rise and focuses on preventing the Hell Race from gaining equal status.
• Giant Axe Lord remains openly aggressive and resentful toward the Crystal Race, but quickly supports the proposal to eliminate the Hell King.
• Void Gold Master provides a more measured perspective, emphasizing that the Crystal Sacred Lord’s breakthrough was inevitable rather than a lucky accident.
• Dragon Walker Lord shows political insight by recognizing that the Crystal Race’s ambitions can be used to secure cooperation against the Hell Race.
• Fang Yan is distinguished by his superior knowledge of future events. He understands that the leaders’ plan targets the wrong individual, but keeps this information to himself.
• Fallen Angel continues to behave flirtatiously and provocatively toward Fang Yan. Despite her playful attitude, she is highly perceptive and notices his unease, attempting to comfort or distract him.
• Nether Lotus Lord remains cold, proud, and resistant, but is overpowered and compelled to participate in Fang Yan’s private actions. Her final remark suggests that, despite her anger and humiliation, she may be willing to return under different circumstances.
• Fang Yan displays a more controlling and impulsive side, with the chapter explicitly attributing this shift to the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast’s influence.

Significant Themes

• Political balance and power competition: The emergence of the Crystal Race threatens to reshape the Primordial Universe’s hierarchy.
• Preemptive warfare: The Human Race considers eliminating a potential rival before he can reach the Universe Strongest realm.
• The limits of strategic knowledge: The leaders make a logical plan based on available information, while Fang Yan knows their assumptions are wrong because of his awareness of future events.
• Manipulation and alliance-building: The Human, Demon, and Crystal Races may cooperate temporarily despite their broader rivalries.
• Loss of control and influence: Fang Yan’s behavior raises questions about external forces affecting personality and judgment.
• Dominance and coercion: The private subplot emphasizes power imbalance, submission, and the complicated relationship between Fang Yan and the two women.

Character Interactions

• The Human Race’s leaders debate how to respond to the Crystal Sacred Lord’s breakthrough and the Hell King’s potential advancement.
• Chaos Lord and Giant Axe Lord favor direct pressure against the Hell King, while Dragon Walker Lord expands the strategy into a three-race alliance.
• Fang Yan questions the Fallen Angel about the Demon Ancestor, revealing his hidden knowledge and concern over the future.
• The Fallen Angel attempts to comfort and seduce Fang Yan, while he alternates between restraint and dominance.
• Nether Lotus Lord reacts with anger and humiliation to Fang Yan’s commands, contrasting sharply with the Fallen Angel’s willing enthusiasm.
• The Fallen Angel actively provokes and involves Nether Lotus Lord, creating a tense dynamic between the two women centered on Fang Yan’s authority.

Chapter Summary: The Chaos Plan

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan connects to Chaos Lord in the Virtual Universe after withdrawing from his cultivation on Primal Star.
• Chaos Lord informs him that Darkness Venerable has successfully broken through to become a Universe Lord. Because the Crystal Race Sacred Lord has also advanced and the Hell Race and Demon Race remain threatening, Darkness Lord will remain a hidden trump card rather than publicly announcing his breakthrough.
• Chaos Lord then presents a larger concern: the human race’s existing genius-selection system depends heavily on recommendations from universe countries, major organizations, and the Virtual Universe Company. This gives talented individuals without background or connections little chance to be discovered.
• He proposes a new, fairer competition open to all Universe-level human cultivators across the 1,299 advanced universe countries.
• Stellar-level contestants are excluded because most cannot afford the Virtual Universe sensors required to participate. Universe-level cultivators, while still burdened by the cost, can generally purchase them.
• Each advanced universe country will select its 1,001 strongest contestants, who will then compete in a final event held in the Virtual Universe.
• Chaos Lord names the event the “Universe Human Pinnacle Powerhouse Battle.”
• To demonstrate the human leadership’s seriousness, Chaos Lord wants a highly respected figure to preside over the inaugural tournament.
• He chooses Fang Yan, explaining that Fang only needs to appear at important moments and speak publicly while an assigned team handles the tournament’s practical affairs.
• Fang questions whether it is suitable for him, as a member of the Giant Axe Dojo, to host an event associated with the Virtual Universe Company.
• Chaos Lord resolves the issue by declaring that the tournament will be jointly organized by the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Dojo, with the two organizations alternating responsibility every 5,000 years.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates political awareness and strategic judgment. He immediately understands the importance of Darkness Lord’s concealed breakthrough and recognizes the structural unfairness in the current genius-selection system.
• Fang also sees the tournament as beneficial to his own long-term plans, particularly his work involving the Tianxi Puppet clone and the Gu Master lineage inheritance.
• Chaos Lord is portrayed as both pragmatic and reform-minded. He balances the need to conceal a newly advanced Universe Lord with the desire to improve the human race’s talent-discovery system.
• Chaos Lord also shows considerable trust in Fang by selecting him as the face of the first tournament and anticipating potential institutional objections.

Significant Themes

• Fairness versus privilege: The chapter criticizes a system in which talent alone is insufficient without access, connections, or organizational sponsorship.
• Institutional reform: The new competition represents an attempt by humanity’s leadership to create a more transparent path for exceptional individuals to rise.
• Strategic concealment: Darkness Lord’s breakthrough illustrates the importance of hiding strength during a dangerous period of geopolitical tension.
• Cooperation within the human race: The joint organization by the Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Dojo emphasizes unity over rivalry.
• Opportunity and recognition: The tournament is designed to ensure that previously overlooked geniuses can be seen by humanity’s highest authorities.

Character Interactions

• Chaos Lord speaks to Fang Yan as a trusted subordinate and adviser, inviting his opinion rather than merely issuing an order.
• Fang responds respectfully but critically, asking practical questions about affordability, fairness, and organizational legitimacy.
• Their discussion develops from Darkness Lord’s breakthrough into a broader conversation about humanity’s future, showing their relationship as one based on mutual confidence and strategic cooperation.
• Chaos Lord’s decision to appoint Fang as host also strengthens Fang’s public standing and links him symbolically to both major human factions.

Chapter Summary: “Reactions from All Sides”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chaos Lord announces the first Universe Human Pinnacle Powerhouse Battle, jointly organized by Virtual Universe Company and Giant Axe Dojo.
  • The competition will cover all 1,299 Advanced Universe Countries.
  • Participants will be selected beginning at the Universe level, with the final rounds held in the Virtual Universe.
  • The top 2,000 contestants may freely choose to join either major power.
  • Publicity begins immediately, while the official competition will start in ten years and last approximately three years.
• Fang Yan accepts responsibility for helping coordinate the event, privately amused because he already knows many of the future winners.
• At Violet Gold Island, Fang Yan visits Xin Qing after nearly ten years of secluded cultivation under Dark Feather King’s guidance.
  • He interrupts her planned breakthrough to the Domain Lord level and tells her to enter the competition instead.
  • Xin Qing worries that her Battle Emperor Tribe origins exclude her from the Human Race event.
  • Fang Yan reassures her that belonging to the Human Race depends on one’s heart and allegiance, not bloodline or racial name.
  • He promises to formally accept her as his personal disciple if she wins first place, motivating her to vow victory.
• In the Flame Punishment Starfield, the hidden Flame God Race learns of the competition.
  • Cao Benqi, a highly gifted Universe-level ninth-rank youth with seventy-twofold genetic amplification, reacts with contempt toward Human geniuses.
  • Driven by arrogance and ambition, he declares that he will crush the competition, claim the top position, and force a Universe Venerable to take him as a disciple.
• In Chaos City, Hai Xi discovers that she cannot participate because she has just advanced to the Domain Lord level, exceeding the competition’s Universe-level limit.
  • She angrily blames Kandri for not informing her sooner and invokes his promise to obey her after taking her Sea-Heaven Nine Colors.
  • Kandri placates her with a sea-blue pearl, easing her anger.
• Ganwu returns after defeating ten Marquis-level Tianxi Puppets and arrives at Xun Universe Palace.
  • Upon seeing Hai Xi, he experiences an intense reaction from his newly nurtured Nine Nether Imperial Sea Clone.
  • Hai Xi’s water-based nature profoundly resonates with him, causing Ganwu to become instantly fascinated or enamored.
  • Kandri notices Ganwu’s strange behavior and protectively steps between him and Hai Xi.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan takes on a greater leadership role by helping organize a major Human Race event. He also demonstrates foresight, already knowing which competitors may eventually succeed.
• Xin Qing gains confidence in her identity. Fang Yan’s reassurance helps her reject feelings of alienation and accept herself as human. His promise of personal discipleship gives her a powerful new goal and deepens her devotion to him.
• Cao Benqi is established as an arrogant but exceptionally talented rival. His immense genetic potential, confidence, and desire for recognition position him as a major threat in the upcoming battle.
• Hai Xi remains impulsive, spoiled, and emotionally expressive, but her frustration reveals her strong desire to prove herself to her teacher. She is also shown to possess an unusual natural appeal to water-based life.
• Kandri acts as a patient and indulgent senior brother toward Hai Xi, repeatedly calming her despite her unreasonable complaints.
• Ganwu experiences a sudden, instinctive attraction to Hai Xi due to the resonance between her water-based nature and his Nine Nether Imperial Sea Clone.

Significant Themes

• Identity and belonging: Fang Yan argues that humanity is defined by allegiance and inner conviction rather than ancestry, allowing Xin Qing to embrace the Human Race despite her Battle Emperor Tribe bloodline.
• Talent and competition: The battle brings together powerful young figures from across the universe, emphasizing different forms of excellence—Fang Yan’s foresight, Xin Qing’s potential, and Cao Benqi’s genetic strength.
• Ambition and recognition: Xin Qing seeks the status of personal disciple, while Cao Benqi wants to stand at the top and be chosen by a Venerable.
• Mentorship and loyalty: Fang Yan’s guidance shapes Xin Qing’s future, while Kandri’s relationship with Hai Xi shows a more playful but protective form of mentorship.
• Fate and instinctive attraction: Ganwu’s reaction to Hai Xi suggests that powerful biological or spiritual resonances may influence relationships beyond conscious choice.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Chaos Lord: They cooperate on planning the Human Race competition, with Chaos Lord trusting Fang Yan to help execute it.
• Fang Yan and Xin Qing: Their meeting combines instruction, emotional reassurance, and a major promise. Fang Yan validates her humanity and challenges her to win the competition.
• Cao Benqi and the Flame God Race elders: His clansmen reinforce his arrogance instead of challenging him, highlighting his privileged status and confidence.
• Hai Xi and Kandri: Hai Xi complains dramatically about being excluded, while Kandri patiently apologizes and bribes her with a prized pearl.
• Ganwu, Hai Xi, and Kandri: Ganwu’s sudden fascination with Hai Xi creates immediate tension. Hai Xi is confused and uneasy, while Kandri becomes wary and protective.

Chapter Summary: “Three Rising Stars?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ganwu catches Kandri confronting Hai Xi and immediately assumes he is bullying their newly advanced junior sister. He attacks Kandri before allowing him to explain, sending him flying out of Xun Universe Palace.
• Hai Xi realizes Ganwu is especially protective of her and encourages his behavior by accusing Kandri of lacking sincerity and hiding news about the powerhouse battle.
• Ganwu becomes delighted when Hai Xi praises his Golden Horned Beast form. He offers her a ride, and the two fly joyfully over Chaos City while Kandri returns battered and concludes that Ganwu has become another “junior-sister fanatic.”
• Ten years later, the first preliminary rounds of the Human Universe Pinnacle Powerhouse Battle begin across numerous virtual world zones.
• In Gulun Universe Country’s Ninth World Zone, Cao Benqi, competing under the name “Yan Emperor,” rapidly dominates the field. Despite physical restrictions in the Virtual Universe, his exceptional comprehension of the Law of Fire allows him to defeat ordinary geniuses with ease.
• Cao Benqi finishes first in his zone with an overwhelming points advantage and earns direct advancement to the finals. His appearance leads immortals to suspect that he belongs to the rare Flame God Race, a race sought by Lord Myriad Sword Demon Venerable.
• In Flame Ruins Universe Country’s Seventh World Zone, Huo Buyi uses a Universe-level clone of the Flame-Space Race to participate under a new identity. Following his teacher Flame Ruins Lord’s instructions, he annihilates thousands of opponents with fused Flame-Space Laws and advances as first place.
• In Yuanchen Universe Country’s Third World Zone, the mysterious Xin Qing demonstrates terrifying mastery of the Water-Space Fusion Law. She effortlessly freezes and destroys a coordinated thirty-person assault, temporarily taking first place and securing direct advancement.
• After the preliminaries, the first-place contestant from each of the one hundred zones in every high-level universe country advances directly to the finals. Cao Benqi, Huo Buyi, and Xin Qing emerge as three particularly notable rising stars among nearly 130,000 seeded finalists.

Character Developments

• Ganwu: Reveals an exaggeratedly protective and affectionate attitude toward Hai Xi. His mood changes instantly from infatuation to aggression when he thinks Kandri has mistreated her, then shifts to childish delight when she praises him.
• Hai Xi: Quickly learns how to exploit Ganwu’s favoritism, siding with him against Kandri and enthusiastically joining him in flight. Her playful confidence and social awareness become more apparent.
• Kandri: Is portrayed as confused and unfairly punished, unable to understand why Ganwu attacks him. His final reaction suggests resignation at Ganwu’s growing obsession with Hai Xi.
• Cao Benqi / Yan Emperor: Establishes himself as arrogant, powerful, and ambitious. He believes ordinary human geniuses are beneath him and openly intends to prove his superiority in the finals.
• Huo Buyi: Demonstrates overwhelming power but also some hesitation about bullying weaker contestants. His obedience to Flame Ruins Lord’s command contrasts with his private concern that their strategy is excessive.
• Xin Qing: Remains calm, disciplined, and mysterious. Her determination to meet her senior’s expectations drives her flawless performance, while her unknown origins make her an object of intense interest.

Significant Themes

• Protective favoritism and comic rivalry: Ganwu’s treatment of Hai Xi creates humorous conflict and shows how affection can distort judgment.
• The rise of hidden geniuses: The competition reveals several extraordinary contestants whose abilities, identities, or origins were previously unknown.
• Power versus reputation: Cao Benqi, Huo Buyi, and Xin Qing each dominate their zones, immediately attracting attention and establishing reputations before the finals.
• Mystery and concealed identities: Huo Buyi competes through a clone and false identity, while Xin Qing has no traceable background. Cao Benqi’s possible connection to the Flame God Race also hints at larger forces behind the tournament.
• Ambition and expectations: Cao Benqi seeks recognition, Huo Buyi follows his teacher’s expectations, and Xin Qing strives to fulfill her senior’s command to win.

Important Character Interactions

• Ganwu and Kandri: Their confrontation is the chapter’s main comic interaction. Ganwu misinterprets Kandri’s actions, attacks him, and refuses to hear his defense.
• Ganwu and Hai Xi: Hai Xi flatters Ganwu, and he responds by treating her affectionately, offering her a ride and taking her flying.
• Huo Buyi and Flame Ruins Lord: Huo Buyi questions whether their tactics are too harsh, but Flame Ruins Lord dismisses his concern and orders him to continue fighting seriously.
• Xin Qing and the thirty-person team: The team attempts to defeat her through cooperation, but she neutralizes them effortlessly, emphasizing the enormous gap in power.
• The watching immortals and the rising stars: Observers react with surprise and concern, particularly regarding Cao Benqi’s possible Flame God Race heritage and Xin Qing’s unknown identity.

Summary: “Peak Powerhouse Battle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• 130,000 contestants materialize on the Virtual Universe’s Reception Plaza for the Human Race Genius Battle.
• The arrogant Cao Benqi immediately dismisses the other competitors, but takes interest in the mysterious Huo Buyi, who casually ignores his attempt to provoke him.
• The cold and composed Xin Qing arrives, radiating an intimidating chill. Huo Buyi recognizes that she possesses an unusual water-and-space fusion.
• Fang Yan, the Myriad Sword Demon Venerable, appears and announces the competition’s brutal rules: only 2,000 contestants will survive and advance.
• The rewards are revealed:
  • Ranks 1–2: First-Class Genius treatment and 10,000 Chaos Units
  • Ranks 3–20: Second-Class Genius treatment and 1,000 Chaos Units
  • Ranks 21–200: Third-Class Genius treatment and 100 Chaos Units
  • Ranks 201–2,000: Fourth-Class Genius treatment and 10 Chaos Units
  • All advancing contestants may cultivate in the Initial Universe for thirty years.
• The contestants are transported into separate trial spaces containing seven towers and forty-nine floors.
• Cao Benqi easily advances through the early floors, treating the enemies as little more than a warm-up. On the seventh floor of the first tower, however, he encounters a ninth-level Universe-level illusion or incarnation of Fang Yan surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Gu Worms.
• The trial designs have been altered because the Machine Race and Insect Race were destroyed. Their former enemies have been replaced by Tianxi Puppets and Fang Yan’s own Gu Path techniques.
• In the seventh Trial Tower, Cao Benqi reaches the fourth floor before being instantly defeated by stronger Tianxi Puppets. He is ranked third.
• Huo Buyi deliberately hides his true strength and stages his defeat on the sixth floor of the seventh Trial Tower, earning second place.
• Xin Qing reaches the seventh floor of the seventh Trial Tower but is defeated by Fang Yan’s technique, “Endless Wind and Rain, Hearing the Thunder.” Despite losing, her performance places her above Cao Benqi and demonstrates her exceptional ability.
• The chapter ends by introducing Wei Dejiao, who emerges after failing on the second floor of the Seventh Trial Tower and is crushed by despair when he sees the rankings.

Character Developments

• Cao Benqi: Begins as arrogant and contemptuous, believing the competition is beneath him. The enormous rewards awaken his competitiveness, but his confidence is shattered when he is effortlessly defeated by a Tianxi Puppet. Even so, placing third proves that he is one of the strongest contestants.
• Huo Buyi: Reveals himself to be highly perceptive and much stronger than he appears. He deliberately suppresses his speed and fakes defeat to secure second place while concealing his actual abilities. His playful self-satisfaction contrasts with his outwardly calm behavior.
• Xin Qing: Remains quiet, disciplined, and emotionally restrained. Her progress to the seventh floor surpasses Cao Benqi’s achievement and establishes her as a powerful contender. Her defeat by Fang Yan leaves her dissatisfied rather than humiliated, showing her determination to improve.
• Fang Yan: Demonstrates overwhelming authority as the competition’s organizer and as the creator of the trial challenges. His battle techniques and replicated presence serve as the ultimate benchmark for the contestants.
• Wei Dejiao: Is introduced as a more ordinary contestant whose confidence is devastated by the gap between his performance and the leading competitors.

Significant Themes

• Power and arrogance: Cao Benqi’s early disdain is challenged by the trials, emphasizing that even a great genius can quickly encounter someone far stronger.
• Concealed strength and deception: Huo Buyi’s deliberate underperformance shows that rankings do not necessarily reflect a contestant’s true power.
• The scale of genius: Requiring 130,000 contestants to compete for only 2,000 places highlights the extreme competitiveness of the Human Race’s strongest talents.
• Overwhelming authority: Fang Yan’s presence and techniques establish the vast gap between the contestants and the highest-level powerhouses.
• Determination after defeat: Xin Qing accepts her loss but immediately recognizes that she is still “not enough,” framing failure as motivation for continued growth.
• Changing cosmic order: The replacement of the Machine Race and Insect Race enemies reflects the consequences of their destruction and shows Fang Yan’s growing influence over the competition’s design.

Character Interactions

• Cao Benqi and Huo Buyi: Cao Benqi attempts to assert dominance, but Huo Buyi dismisses him casually, creating immediate tension and revealing the difference between Cao’s visible arrogance and Huo’s hidden confidence.
• Huo Buyi and Xin Qing: After both are eliminated, Huo Buyi praises Xin Qing’s achievement and reassures her that reaching the seventh floor is already remarkable. His words provide a rare moment of acknowledgment between two elite contestants.
• Cao Benqi and Fang Yan’s trial incarnation: Their confrontation turns into a harsh lesson, as Cao Benqi realizes that Fang Yan’s simulated strength is far beyond his own.
• Xin Qing and Fang Yan: Xin Qing reaches Fang Yan’s trial on the seventh floor but is decisively defeated by his “Endless Wind and Rain” technique, reinforcing Fang Yan’s superiority.
• The contestants and Fang Yan: His announcement of the rules and rewards transforms the crowd from dismissive spectators into desperate competitors driven by ambition, fear, and the promise of immense advancement.

Chapter Summary: “Plans Change”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Trial Tower rankings are announced:
  • Xin Qing places first, reaching the seventh layer.
  • Huo Buyi places second, reaching the sixth layer.
  • Cao Benqi places third, reaching the fourth layer.
  • Wei Dejiao places fourth, reaching the second layer.
• Wei Dejiao is devastated by the results. Having believed himself to be the greatest genius of his generation in Quan Peak Universe Country, he realizes that the wider universe contains talents far beyond him.
• Fang Yan announces the next stage of the competition:
  • The top 200 contestants automatically qualify to choose a faction.
  • Contestants ranked 201st through 14,600th must compete for 1,800 remaining positions.
  • Everyone ranked 14,001st or lower is eliminated immediately.
• The elimination rule causes widespread outrage. Contestants accuse the organizers of unfairness and demand a reassessment, arguing that luck and differing trial difficulty affected their rankings.
• A King-Level Immortal from Gulun Universe Country violently silences the protesters, while a Taibai Universe Country Immortal reminds everyone that the rules were personally established by the powerful Myriad Sword Demon Venerable.
• The contestants learn that Myriad Sword Demon Venerable was once known as Red Lotus King, a terrifying figure who reportedly slaughtered all the King-Level Immortals of the Mudvine Tribe and drove their Venerable into hiding. This revelation ends the protests.
• The arena matches proceed rapidly, determining the third- and fourth-tier geniuses. Only forty contestants remain to compete for the two first-tier and eighteen second-tier positions.
• Cao Benqi confidently declares that one of the two first-tier spots belongs to him and that the others may fight over the remaining position.
• Before the decisive battles can begin, Fang Yan suddenly attacks Huo Buyi with a blood-red ray. Huo Buyi is disqualified for violating the competition rules and begins dissolving into crimson particles.

Character Developments

• Wei Dejiao experiences a major psychological setback. His confidence and belief in his own exceptional status collapse when he sees how far he stands beneath Xin Qing, Huo Buyi, and Cao Benqi.
• Cao Benqi remains extremely arrogant and self-assured, assuming that his own qualification for a top position is unquestionable.
• Huo Buyi is abruptly removed from the competition. His calm acceptance suggests that he understands the reason for his punishment, though the nature of his violation is not yet revealed.
• Fang Yan demonstrates absolute authority and overwhelming power by ending the protest and disqualifying Huo Buyi without explanation or resistance.
• The various universe-country leaders reveal their fear and respect for Fang Yan’s identity and past reputation, emphasizing the enormous gap between ordinary contestants and true cosmic powers.

Significant Themes

• The vastness of the universe and the limits of individual talent: Wei Dejiao’s defeat reinforces that being unrivaled in one region does not make someone exceptional on a universal scale.
• Harsh meritocracy and the finality of ranking: The competition treats rankings as decisive, leaving no room for excuses about luck or unequal circumstances.
• Power and authority: The contestants’ protests disappear instantly once they understand who controls the event and the terrifying history behind that authority.
• Unexpected reversals: Just as the competition appears ready to determine the final elite rankings, Huo Buyi—one of the strongest contenders—is suddenly eliminated.
• The fragility of confidence and plans: Cao Benqi assumes the outcome is already decided, but Fang Yan’s intervention shows that circumstances can change without warning.

Character Interactions

• Wei Dejiao has no direct confrontation with the top three, but their rankings profoundly affect his self-image.
• The protesting contestants clash with the universe-country leaders, who force them to accept the rules and prevent them from challenging Fang Yan’s authority.
• The leaders’ discussion of Fang Yan’s former identity as Red Lotus King frightens the younger contestants and changes the atmosphere from rebellion to submission.
• Cao Benqi openly challenges the remaining competitors through his boast that he will claim one of the first-tier spots.
• Fang Yan directly intervenes against Huo Buyi, ending his participation and leaving the remaining contestants stunned.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Reception Plaza is stunned when Myriad Sword Demon Venerable Fang Yan disqualifies Huo Buyi, the current second-ranked contestant, for violating an undisclosed rule. His place is awarded to Fu Congtiaoji, who had ranked forty-first and had just been eliminated.
• Cao Benqi challenges the fairness of the Virtual Universe competition, claiming that his seventy-two-times genetic level and true physical strength are being suppressed by the simulation. He demands a real-world battle against Xin Qing, the Trial Tower’s top performer.
• Xin Qing accepts, revealing that her own Gu Worms and Gu Master techniques were also unavailable in the Virtual Universe, meaning she too has been fighting under significant restrictions.
• Rather than reject their request, Fang Yan declares Xin Qing and Cao Benqi First-Class Geniuses in advance and removes them from the ranking competition. He also creates an additional First-Class Genius position for the remaining thirty-eight contestants.
• Fang Yan allows the contestants to challenge either Xin Qing or Cao Benqi for their newly granted positions. No one dares to do so.
• The remaining contestants compete in a single-elimination arena tournament for the final First-Class Genius slot. Wei Dejiao, originally ranked fourth, defeats a series of increasingly strong opponents and wins the tournament.
• Fang Yan announces that Xin Qing and Cao Benqi will eventually fight publicly at the Virtual Universe Company headquarters, before the upper leadership of humanity.
• The betting market collapses into chaos after Wei Dejiao’s unexpected victory. Many gamblers lose heavily because they had expected Xin Qing, Cao Benqi, or Huo Buyi to dominate.

Character Developments

• Huo Buyi: His sudden disqualification demonstrates that even a highly ranked contestant is vulnerable to Fang Yan’s absolute authority and hidden rules. The chapter hints that Huo Buyi may have been involved in a broader scheme connected to the Flame Ruins Lord.
• Fu Congtiaoji: Moves from despair after elimination to ecstatic disbelief when he is unexpectedly promoted into the top forty.
• Cao Benqi: Displays immense confidence and arrogance, openly asserting that the Virtual Universe cannot represent his true power. His challenge to Xin Qing establishes him as a dangerous, unconventional powerhouse.
• Xin Qing: Remains calm and accepts Cao Benqi’s challenge without hesitation. Her response also emphasizes that she has been fighting while unable to use her most important Gu Master abilities.
• Fang Yan: Shows flexibility and authority by changing the competition’s structure instead of rigidly enforcing its original format. He appears pleased by the opportunity to showcase Xin Qing and Cao Benqi in a future public battle.
• Wei Dejiao: Benefits most from the altered rules. With Xin Qing and Cao Benqi removed from the ranking contest and Huo Buyi disqualified, he seizes the opportunity and proves himself by winning the tournament.

Significant Themes

• Fairness versus formal rules: Fang Yan demonstrates that rules can be altered when they risk suppressing genuine talent. His decision suggests that the competition’s purpose is to identify true geniuses, not merely rank contestants under artificial conditions.
• Hidden strength and incomplete measurement: Both Xin Qing and Cao Benqi possess abilities that the Virtual Universe cannot reproduce. Their rankings therefore fail to represent their full potential.
• Opportunity amid upheaval: Wei Dejiao’s victory shows how sudden changes can create openings for overlooked or previously disadvantaged individuals.
• Power and authority: Fang Yan’s decisions are final, and even powerful contestants hesitate to challenge him. His control over the event reinforces the enormous influence of the Myriad Sword Demon Venerable.
• Spectacle and public recognition: The future battle between Xin Qing and Cao Benqi is transformed into a major public event, elevating personal rivalry into a matter of importance for the entire Human Race.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan strips Huo Buyi of his qualification and awards the position to Fu Congtiaoji.
• Cao Benqi confronts Fang Yan and challenges Xin Qing to fight outside the Virtual Universe.
• Xin Qing accepts Cao Benqi’s challenge, creating a highly anticipated rivalry.
• Fang Yan mediates between them by granting both First-Class Genius status and arranging their future public duel.
• Wei Dejiao defeats multiple opponents in the tournament, ultimately securing the final First-Class Genius position.
• The contestants and gamblers react collectively to the unexpected results, especially Wei Dejiao’s rise from fourth place to tournament champion.

Chapter Summary: “Fang Yan’s Plan”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wei Dejiao unexpectedly wins the championship despite having overwhelming odds of 107 to 1. Major gamblers who bet on favorites such as Cao Benqi and Xin Qing lose enormous fortunes, with some even taking their own lives by entering a black hole.
• A minor Stellar-level gambler who bet 100 Universe Coins on Wei Dejiao wins 10,700 Universe Coins, becoming the day’s largest ordinary betting winner.
• The Virtual Universe issues a warning revealing the disastrous consequences of the betting event: hundreds of millions lost money, millions lost more than half their assets, and many families suffered conflicts.
• The true mastermind behind the profitable wager is revealed to be Fang Yan, who instructed his disciple Ganwu three days earlier to bet everything on Wei Dejiao.
• Ganwu’s 1,000,000 Chaos Units become 107,000,000 Chaos Units. Fang Yan allows Ganwu to retain the money and manage it as a fund for the cultivation of his junior brothers.
• Ten years later, the participants of the Genius Battle arrive at the Virtual Universe Company headquarters. Wei Dejiao is treated with new respect as the champion.
• Cao Benqi and Xin Qing reunite and prepare to fulfill their old promise to fight one another. Fang Yan appears and personally opens the Void Martial Arena to preside over their battle.
• Five powerful Venerables, including Ice Peak Venerable and Yuan Chen Lord, observe the fight.
• Cao Benqi reveals a powerful seventy-twofold punch, but Xin Qing counters with her Gu-based technique. Her fifth-rank Phantom Ice Gu and the killer move “Slightly Cold Weather” freeze the arena and instantly incapacitate him.

Character Developments

• Wei Dejiao rises from an obscure and underestimated genius to the champion of the entire battle, gaining prestige and recognition.
• Ganwu becomes extremely wealthy and is entrusted by Fang Yan with managing the fortune for the benefit of their sect or family. His loyalty and excitement toward Fang Yan deepen.
• Fang Yan is shown to be highly calculating and far-sighted. His prediction of Wei Dejiao’s victory demonstrates his insight, while his refusal to personally claim the winnings emphasizes his focus on long-term cultivation.
• Cao Benqi remains proud and battle-hungry, eager to challenge Xin Qing after ten years. However, his confidence is overwhelmed by the gap between his strength and hers.
• Xin Qing reveals that she is a Gu Master and has advanced to the Universe level, with soul strength comparable to a World Lord. Her power is far greater than other observers expected.

Significant Themes

• The danger of gambling and greed: The betting frenzy destroys fortunes and families, contrasting reckless speculation with Fang Yan’s informed, strategic decision-making.
• The value of foresight: Fang Yan’s successful prediction shows the importance of understanding hidden strength rather than relying on public reputation or odds.
• Power beyond appearances: Wei Dejiao’s victory proves that conventional assessments can be misleading, while Xin Qing’s Gu Master abilities surprise everyone.
• Mentorship and responsibility: Fang Yan does not hoard the winnings; instead, he places Ganwu in charge of using the wealth to support the cultivation of future disciples.
• The widening gap between geniuses: The battle highlights how quickly exceptional cultivators can surpass their former peers over ten years.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Ganwu share a trusting master-disciple relationship. Fang Yan gives Ganwu both the winning strategy and responsibility over the resulting fortune.
• Ganwu’s ecstatic reaction contrasts with Fang Yan’s calm attitude, emphasizing their different personalities.
• Cao Benqi approaches Xin Qing to honor their old agreement to fight, displaying rivalry and mutual recognition.
• Fang Yan intervenes as mediator and judge, turning their personal challenge into a formal battle before powerful observers.
• The watching Venerables provide an external perspective on the fight, but even they can only observe as Xin Qing decisively defeats Cao Benqi.

Chapter Summary: Ice Peak Lord

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Xin Qing defeats Cao Benqi by activating a fifth-turn Gu Worm and freezing him into an ice sculpture, Ice Peak Venerable recognizes the extraordinary strength of her soul and suspects she has cultivated both the Ice Peak lineage and Beast God Path.
• Ice Peak Venerable appears before Xin Qing and offers to personally accept her as a disciple, promising that his guidance could help her become a future Venerable.
• Xin Qing respectfully but firmly refuses, declaring that she will have only one teacher in this life: Fang Yan.
• She quotes Fang Yan’s teachings about remaining pure, resolute, and true to one’s principles. Her words unexpectedly inspire Ice Peak Venerable, allowing him to understand the final insight blocking his advancement.
• Ice Peak Venerable breaks through from Universe Venerable to Universe Lord. The Primordial Universe’s Law Ocean descends, bathing him in multicolored law light.
• After completing his breakthrough, Ice Peak Lord acknowledges that he owes Xin Qing a favor before departing.
• Fang Yan then transports two thousand geniuses to the Initial Universe and Chaos City. While the others leave with the guide, Xin Qing remains behind, feeling lonely because Fang Yan is absent.
• Fang Yan consoles her by explaining that separation and danger are unavoidable on the path of cultivation. He warns that even he may one day become someone others want dead—or someone Xin Qing might be forced to oppose.
• Xin Qing responds with fierce loyalty, declaring that if anyone tries to kill Fang Yan, she will kill them first.

Character Developments

• Xin Qing: Demonstrates exceptional soul control, loyalty, conviction, and emotional attachment to Fang Yan. Her refusal to accept Ice Peak Venerable as a second teacher reveals her unwavering devotion and independence.
• Fang Yan: Acts as Xin Qing’s protector and mentor. He remains modest about his influence, though his teachings indirectly trigger Ice Peak Lord’s breakthrough. He also shows a darker, realistic understanding of cultivation’s dangers.
• Ice Peak Venerable/Ice Peak Lord: Moves from admiration of Xin Qing to genuine enlightenment through her words. He finally breaks through to the Universe Lord realm and acknowledges his debt to her.
• Yuan Chen Lord and Flame Ruins Lord: React with surprise to Ice Peak Venerable’s attempt to recruit Xin Qing and quickly recognize the significance of his breakthrough.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty and teacher-disciple bonds: Xin Qing values her relationship with Fang Yan above the opportunity to learn from a powerful Universe Lord.
• Personal conviction: The chapter emphasizes remaining true to oneself rather than pursuing status or advantages.
• Enlightenment through unexpected sources: Xin Qing’s repetition of Fang Yan’s teachings gives Ice Peak Venerable the insight he lacked for countless years.
• Separation and danger on the cultivation path: Advancement requires accepting loneliness, uncertainty, and the possibility of conflict with former allies.
• Protective devotion: Xin Qing’s final declaration shows that her loyalty to Fang Yan has become fierce and absolute.

Important Character Interactions

• Ice Peak Venerable and Xin Qing: He offers her discipleship; she refuses while honoring him, then unintentionally provides the insight that enables his breakthrough.
• Xin Qing and Fang Yan: Their mentor-student relationship is shown to be deeply emotional. Fang Yan protects and advises her, while Xin Qing openly pledges to defend him.
• Ice Peak Lord and Fang Yan: After breaking through, Ice Peak Lord acknowledges Fang Yan indirectly by thanking Xin Qing and owing her a favor.
• Fang Yan and Xin Qing after the breakthrough: Fang Yan warns her about future separation and possible hostility, prompting her vow to eliminate anyone who threatens him.

Chapter Summary: “Refining Yan Emperor”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After seeing Xin Qing off, Fang Yan hurried to the Xun Universe Estate, only for the gates to slam shut in Ganwu’s face. Ganwu assumes Fang Yan is angry because of a misunderstanding over dividing rewards, then takes Hai Xi and drags Kandri away to meet the gathered geniuses.
• Fang Yan reveals that he has captured Cao Benqi, the future Yan Emperor and second-strongest member of the Battle Race. Cao Benqi is frozen in ice and helpless before Fang Yan.
• Fang Yan unleashes numerous Gu Worms—including Heart-Piercing, Mind-Confounding, Wisdom-Blinding, and Will-Weakening Gu—to penetrate Cao Benqi’s body and weaken his resistance.
• Using the Rank Six Wisdom Dao Immortal Gu, Freehand Immortal Gu, Fang Yan performs the killing move Heart Cleansing and Self-Reformation. The technique rewrites how Cao Benqi interprets his own memories, transforming his arrogance, cruelty, and decisiveness into humility and remorse.
• Cao Benqi submits willingly after the process, believing Fang Yan has enlightened him. Fang Yan intends to use Cao Benqi’s identity and influence within the Flame God Race to obtain treasures such as the Tribulation Armor, Soul Pearls, Flame God Halberd, and potentially the Star Tower.
• Meanwhile, Kandri enthusiastically explains the eighteen Chaos Steles to the two thousand geniuses. He advises them to choose a cultivation path suited to themselves rather than simply selecting the strongest lineage. He even creates multiple clones to explain different steles simultaneously.
• Fang Yan decides that the Hell Race is the more urgent concern. He suspects the unknown Demon Ancestor poses the true danger and believes the plan to have the Demon and Crystal Races harass the Hell King in shifts will fail.
• To infiltrate the Hell Race, Fang Yan transforms his Cosmic Wind Haze Beast clone into a strange dark-purple sword that matches the Hell Race’s aesthetic. He uses Fixed Immortal Travel to send the disguised clone away.
• The chapter ends with Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone appearing on Primal Star 02078, where it has been left to guard the area.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan becomes increasingly calculating and ruthless. He treats Cao Benqi not as an individual to be rescued but as a “defective product” to be modified and exploited politically. His strategic focus shifts from long-term schemes involving Yan Emperor to the immediate threat posed by the Hell Race and Demon Ancestor.
• Cao Benqi/Yan Emperor undergoes a drastic psychological transformation. Fang Yan’s technique destroys his former arrogance and cruelty, replacing them with humility, shame, reverence, and apparent loyalty. However, this change is artificially imposed, making his submission part of Fang Yan’s manipulation.
• Ganwu remains energetic and socially confident but is confused by Fang Yan’s rejection. He quickly abandons the issue and focuses on introducing Hai Xi to the geniuses.
• Hai Xi appears innocent and sensitive, becoming worried that Ganwu has offended their teacher.
• Kandri demonstrates an unexpected talent for teaching. He is highly enthusiastic while guiding the geniuses through the Chaos Steles and uses clones to handle multiple groups.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation versus genuine enlightenment: Fang Yan presents Cao Benqi’s transformation as moral correction, but it is actually a controlled alteration of personality designed to serve Fang Yan’s interests.
• Power over identity and memory: The chapter emphasizes that changing how someone interprets their memories can fundamentally reshape their personality without visibly enslaving their soul.
• Strategic exploitation: Fang Yan repeatedly views people, treasures, and political identities as resources to be used in larger schemes.
• Preparation and infiltration: The disguised sword form shows Fang Yan’s reliance on careful planning, camouflage, and specialized abilities rather than direct confrontation.
• Choosing one’s own path: Kandri’s explanation of the Chaos Steles introduces the idea that the best path is not necessarily the strongest, but the one most compatible with an individual’s talents and nature.
• Hidden threats: The unknown Demon Ancestor is presented as a more serious danger than the openly discussed conflict between the major races.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan’s manipulation of Cao Benqi dominates the chapter. Cao Benqi begins terrified and resistant but ends by kneeling and pledging loyalty after Fang Yan alters his mind.
• Ganwu, Hai Xi, and Kandri provide comic relief outside the estate. Ganwu reassures Hai Xi while dragging Kandri away after the gates close.
• Kandri engages directly with the two thousand geniuses, patiently categorizing the eighteen Chaos Steles and advising them on how to choose a suitable inheritance.
• Fang Yan interacts primarily with his own clones and creations, coordinating the transformation of the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast and deploying it into Hell Race territory.

Chapter Summary: “Sitting Mountain Guest Appears”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan travels through the dangerous Death Corridor into Hell Race Territory, searching for the Hell Race Universe Lord who possesses a scorpion tail—the likely identity of the future Demon Ancestor.
• He discovers and kills Shimu Marquis, a slime-like Hell Race Marquis Immortal, using Time Pause, a sword strike, and the soul technique Memory Kill. He then searches Shimu Marquis’s memories for information.
• Fang Yan identifies Annihilation Lord as his target after seeing his scorpion tail. Annihilation Lord is battling and pursuing a massive special lifeform known as the Mountain Range Giant.
• Fang Yan intervenes, activating Blood Sun Remnant and confronting Annihilation Lord. He intends to delay him until Chaos Lord and other human experts can arrive.
• Before the battle can escalate, a mysterious Universe Strongest appears and suppresses both Fang Yan and Annihilation Lord. The figure is revealed to be Sitting Mountain Guest.
• Sitting Mountain Guest focuses on the Mountain Range Giant, who reveals his name as Craftsman God. Impressed by his dedication to artifact refinement, Sitting Mountain Guest agrees to let him accompany him, though he refuses Craftsman God’s request to become his disciple.
• Sitting Mountain Guest orders Fang Yan not to kill Annihilation Lord yet. He explains that Annihilation Lord is the Hell Race Universe Lord most likely to break through and become a Universe Strongest.
• Sitting Mountain Guest offers to forge a supreme treasure for the Human Race in exchange for sparing Annihilation Lord until his own plan is complete.
• Fang Yan negotiates cleverly, asking instead for Sitting Mountain Guest’s help upgrading his own incomplete supreme treasure. He agrees to restrain the Human Race only if Sitting Mountain Guest accepts this condition.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates his growing strength by effortlessly killing a Marquis Immortal and directly challenging a second-tier Universe Lord. However, he also shows caution and political intelligence, recognizing Sitting Mountain Guest’s hidden agenda and turning the proposed bargain to his own advantage.
• Annihilation Lord: Is established as a powerful second-tier Universe Lord and a potential future Universe Strongest. His confidence collapses when Sitting Mountain Guest appears, revealing the overwhelming gap between Universe Lords and Universe Strongests.
• Craftsman God: His obsession with artifact refinement becomes central to his character. He shows humility and ambition by kneeling to request Sitting Mountain Guest’s guidance, beginning what appears to be an important mentorship or association.
• Sitting Mountain Guest: Reveals himself as a powerful and manipulative planner. He is preparing Craftsman God for a larger role—possibly connected to Cao Benqi—and appears to be selecting Annihilation Lord as a future opponent for Yan Emperor.

Significant Themes

• Power hierarchy: The chapter emphasizes the enormous difference between Universe Lords and Universe Strongests. Sitting Mountain Guest effortlessly extinguishes Fang Yan’s ultimate technique and halts the battlefield.
• Strategic patience: Immediate victory is less important than long-term plans. Fang Yan must postpone killing Annihilation Lord because of Sitting Mountain Guest’s broader scheme.
• Mentorship and destiny: Sitting Mountain Guest seeks talented individuals connected to artifact refinement, suggesting that personal guidance can redirect the future of the cosmic powers.
• Negotiation and self-interest: Fang Yan refuses to accept a vague offer on behalf of the Human Race and instead secures a personal benefit by demanding help with his incomplete supreme treasure.
• Hidden identities and future threats: The search for the Demon Ancestor’s scorpion tail links Annihilation Lord to a major future danger, while Sitting Mountain Guest’s intervention hints at even larger plots.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan kills Shimu Marquis and searches his memories for intelligence.
• Fang Yan confronts Annihilation Lord in battle, with both exchanging powerful attacks before Sitting Mountain Guest interrupts.
• Sitting Mountain Guest questions Craftsman God about his artifact-refinement path, then invites him to accompany him.
• Sitting Mountain Guest forbids Fang Yan from killing Annihilation Lord yet and explains the strategic reason.
• Fang Yan challenges the terms of Sitting Mountain Guest’s offer, successfully negotiating personal assistance in exchange for delaying the Human Race’s attack.

Chapter Summary: Conditions for Advancement

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan negotiates with Sitting Mountain Guest and Annihilation Lord over whether the Human Race should kill Annihilation Lord.
• Fang Yan offers a bargain: if Sitting Mountain Guest can upgrade his peak domain treasure, Tianxi World, into a Supreme Treasure, the Human Race will refrain from harming Annihilation Lord until Sitting Mountain Guest’s plans are complete.
• Sitting Mountain Guest agrees, but demands a special material: Hell King’s true body, which is a metal throne and supposedly the most suitable “world core” for Tianxi World’s advancement.
• Fang Yan accepts the condition and asks Sitting Mountain Guest to forge the treasure once Hell King’s body is obtained.
• Sitting Mountain Guest and Craftsman God Venerable depart. Fang Yan immediately returns to Human Race territory using Fixed Immortal Travel, leaving Annihilation Lord astonished by his untraceable teleportation.
• Fang Yan informs Chaos Lord that the Human Race will temporarily spare Annihilation Lord, but may continue infiltrating Hell Race territory.
  Meanwhile:
• The rebuilt Galaxy Palace becomes the headquarters of the Three Swords Alliance, led by Galaxy Lord.
• Mantis Heart Lord, bringing the remnants of the Insect Race and millions of troops, requests entry into the alliance.
• Galaxy Lord accepts and appoints her as the alliance’s fourth Alliance Master.
• The alliance decides to expand westward while the Human, Demon, Crystal, and Hell Races are distracted by conflict.
• Galaxy Lord assigns Crouching Dragon Strategist Fang Shui to conquer 317 surrounding clans, giving him six Universe Overlords and an army of 300,000 immortals.
• Fang Shui begins the campaign by targeting the Water Star Race.
• Water Star Overlord attempts to negotiate partial territorial retention and self-governance, but Fang Shui falsely declares that the Water Star Race has refused surrender and attacked first.
• The Three Swords Alliance launches an assault, with six Universe Overlords crushing the Water Star Race’s front-line forces.
• Fang Shui prepares to use his Immortal Dao killing move, “Blood Rain, Howling Wind,” through the Sixth-Turn Rain Sword Immortal Gu.

2. Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates political boldness and strategic flexibility. He is willing to make a temporary alliance with Sitting Mountain Guest, even though the required sacrifice—Hell King’s true body—would involve confronting a powerful Fifth-Order Universe Master.
• Fang Yan also shows authority over Annihilation Lord, silencing him when he objects to the proposed deal. His rapid return to Human Race territory emphasizes the mystery and power of his movement techniques.
• Sitting Mountain Guest remains enigmatic and calculating. He recognizes Tianxi World’s origin as part of Craftsman God Venerable’s inheritance and demands a rare, highly specific material rather than simply agreeing to forge it.
• Annihilation Lord is humiliated and frustrated, realizing that his survival is being negotiated by stronger powers. He is also surprised by Fang Yan’s teleportation ability.
• Galaxy Lord strengthens his position as alliance leader by welcoming the Insect Race and immediately directing the alliance toward territorial expansion.
• Mantis Heart Lord emerges as a significant new political and military force. Her joining the alliance increases its strength, but Fang Shui instinctively senses that she is dangerous and difficult to assess.
• Fang Shui reveals himself as ruthless and manipulative. Rather than genuinely negotiate, he uses Water Star Overlord’s attempt at compromise as a pretext for war, showing that his goal is swift conquest rather than diplomatic submission.
• Water Star Overlord is portrayed as pragmatic and protective of his race, attempting to preserve part of its territory and autonomy before being betrayed.

3. Significant Themes

• Power as a bargaining commodity: Annihilation Lord’s fate is discussed as a negotiable resource, while treasures, materials, territory, and entire races are treated as assets in larger political calculations.
• Transformation through sacrifice: Advancing Tianxi World requires Hell King’s metal throne, suggesting that major growth and evolution demand the destruction or appropriation of another powerful existence.
• Strategic alliances and temporary loyalties: Fang Yan’s agreement with Sitting Mountain Guest and Mantis Heart Lord’s admission into the Three Swords Alliance show how major factions cooperate when their interests temporarily align.
• Expansion during chaos: The Three Swords Alliance exploits the larger races’ conflicts to seize territory and attract more followers.
• Manipulation and pretext for violence: Fang Shui demonstrates how diplomacy can be used deceptively. He deliberately misrepresents Water Star Overlord’s words to justify an attack.
• Uncertainty beneath apparent cooperation: Although the alliance welcomes Mantis Heart Lord, Fang Shui immediately senses that her presence may conceal deeper motives, hinting at future internal tension.

4. Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Sitting Mountain Guest: Their negotiation forms the chapter’s opening conflict. Fang Yan offers protection for Annihilation Lord in exchange for treasure advancement, while Sitting Mountain Guest sets the difficult condition of obtaining Hell King’s body.
• Fang Yan and Annihilation Lord: Annihilation Lord protests the proposed use of Hell King’s throne, but Fang Yan firmly orders him to remain silent, establishing Fang Yan’s dominance in the discussion.
• Sitting Mountain Guest and Craftsman God Venerable: The two depart together after the agreement, implying that their own plans remain in progress and largely hidden.
• Galaxy Lord and Mantis Heart Lord: Galaxy Lord welcomes her and the Insect Race into the Three Swords Alliance, elevating her to equal leadership rather than treating her merely as a subordinate.
• Galaxy Lord and Fang Shui: Galaxy Lord entrusts Fang Shui with a major military campaign, showing confidence in his planning ability and ruthlessness.
• Fang Shui and Mantis Heart Lord: Mantis Heart Lord watches Fang Shui after his appointment, while Fang Shui becomes wary of her, establishing mutual suspicion.
• Fang Shui and Water Star Overlord: Their attempted negotiation collapses when Fang Shui twists Water Star Overlord’s conditional surrender into an alleged act of defiance, immediately triggering the attack.
• Fang Shui and the alliance’s Universe Overlords: Fang Shui directs the six Overlords into battle and uses their overwhelming force to begin the conquest of Water Star Race Territory.

Chapter Summary: “Slaying the Master”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Shui unleashes a terrifying formation using 14,014 Mortal Gu, creating trillions of blood-red sword phantoms that rain down over the entire Mercury Race Territory.
• Water Star Overlord and the entire Water Star Race are annihilated without distinction. The Mercury Territory is reduced to a silent, bloodstained wasteland.
• Fang Shui declares the massacre a warning to all surrounding races: surrender to the Three Swords Alliance, or suffer the same fate. He orders the army to spread the message.
• Although the massacre appears to strengthen the Alliance’s territorial control, Fang Shui privately realizes it will frighten the surrounding 316 races into fleeing or submitting to rival powers, making future recruitment difficult.
• Three days later, news of the Water Star Race’s destruction spreads, causing widespread panic wherever the Three Swords Alliance is mentioned.
• Fang Yan learns that the Crystal Race Sacred Lord has captured Guahe Venerable to lure out Wind Beast God. Wind Beast God appears and is nearly killed by the Crystal Race in the Scarlet Starfield.
• Using Fixed Immortal Travel, Fang Yan instantly teleports to the battlefield after receiving an image of Wind Beast God’s desperate situation.
• Fang Yan announces that Wind Beast God is his teacher, leading observers to assume he has come to rescue him.
• Instead, Fang Yan personally kills Wind Beast God by piercing his chest and using the secret technique Sorrow.
• Fang Yan then uses Cosmic Wind Haze to devour Wind Beast God’s corpse in front of the Crystal Race and numerous observers, leaving only the Beast God’s heart in his hand.

Character Developments

• Fang Shui reveals a ruthless, calculated side. His massacre is not merely revenge or conquest but a deliberate political act intended to intimidate every surrounding race.
• He also demonstrates strategic foresight, understanding that excessive brutality may expand the Alliance’s territory while making other races unwilling to join it.
• Fang Yan displays extraordinary decisiveness and deception. Rather than openly opposing the Crystal Race, he presents himself as Wind Beast God’s disciple and appears to intervene on his behalf.
• Fang Yan’s actions suggest that he is pursuing a deeper objective, likely connected to obtaining or devouring Wind Beast God’s power, treasures, or body.
• Wind Beast God, already severely wounded and without his supreme treasures, is betrayed—or appears to be betrayed—by the disciple he may have trusted.
• Crystal Race Sacred Lord and the surrounding observers are shocked because Fang Yan’s actions exceed even the brutality expected in the Primordial Universe.

Significant Themes

• Terror as political strategy: Fang Shui uses mass slaughter to force obedience and establish the Three Swords Alliance’s reputation.
• The cost of intimidation: Fear may secure submission, but it can also drive potential allies away.
• Betrayal and moral transgression: Fang Yan’s killing and devouring of his teacher violates one of the most deeply condemned relationships in the universe.
• Appearance versus reality: Fang Yan claims to be Wind Beast God’s disciple, causing everyone to expect rescue, but he instead delivers the killing blow.
• Power and opportunism: Both Fang Shui and Fang Yan treat death as a means to a larger strategic objective rather than as an emotional or moral event.
• Shock and reputation: The chapter emphasizes how extraordinary actions can reshape how entire races and powerful figures perceive an individual or alliance.

Character Interactions

• Fang Shui commands the Three Swords Alliance’s forces and instructs them to spread the threat of the Water Star Race’s fate.
• Dragon Walker Lord urgently informs Fang Yan of Wind Beast God’s capture and observes the battle from afar.
• Fang Yan confronts the Crystal Race Sacred Lord and Changhui Lord, claiming Wind Beast God as his teacher.
• Wind Beast God reacts with confusion when Fang Yan appears, unaware that Fang intends to kill him.
• Fang Yan’s sudden attack leaves the Crystal Race and the distant observers stunned, as does his subsequent public devouring of Wind Beast God’s corpse.
• Changhui Lord condemns Fang Yan as a “demon,” while the Crystal Race Sacred Lord struggles to comprehend the unprecedented act.

Chapter Summary: “Heavenly Court Affairs”

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Scarlet Starfield, Fang Yan stores the Wind Beast God’s heart after devouring his former teacher. Enraged, the Crystal Race Sacred Lord attacks him with a golden spear.
• Before the attack can land, Humanity Palace appears and completely blocks the strike. Chaos Lord emerges, confronts the Crystal Race Sacred Lord, and rescues both Fang Yan and Dragon Walker Lord.
• Chaos Lord openly acknowledges that Humanity is bullying the Crystal Race, but the Crystal Race Sacred Lord is unable to retaliate. The incident severely damages the Crystal Race’s reputation and highlights the overwhelming foundation of the established Human Race.
• Inside Humanity Palace, Chaos Lord questions Fang Yan’s future reputation after publicly killing and devouring his teacher. Fang Yan remains calm and dismisses concerns about condemnation, revealing his emotionally detached and unpredictable nature.
• Three days later, Human Race leaders meet in the Virtual Universe to discuss the consequences of Fang Yan’s actions. They worry that the title “Teacher Devourer” could damage internal unity and the reputation of the Giant Axe Dojo.
• Fang Yan proposes creating a separate organization called the Heavenly Court, which he had secretly prepared in advance using the Black Heaven Secret Realm and several powerful subordinates.
• The leaders approve the plan. The Heavenly Court will be established one year later in the northwestern region of Human Race territory.
• The chapter concludes in Fang Yan’s Divine Kingdom. He brings out the Wind Beast God’s heart and prepares to use his Spring Autumn Cicada Clone, suggesting that he intends to study, absorb, or otherwise exploit the heart’s Wind and Cosmic Dao Laws.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates extraordinary confidence and emotional composure after killing his teacher. He accepts that others may view him as ruthless, but he refuses to let public opinion limit his ambitions. He also reveals himself as a strategic planner who anticipated the need for an independent organization long before the political discussion occurred.
• Chaos Lord: Protects Fang Yan without hesitation and asserts Humanity’s dominance over the Crystal Race. However, he is deeply puzzled by Fang Yan’s character, unable to determine whether Fang Yan is devoted, heartless, or simply operating according to an entirely different set of values.
• Crystal Race Sacred Lord: Suffers a major humiliation. His attack is effortlessly blocked by Humanity Palace, and he realizes that his newly risen race lacks the resources to challenge the established Human Race.
• Giant Axe Lord and other Human Race leaders: Initially worry about the political and moral consequences of Fang Yan’s actions, but ultimately recognize the practical value of creating an organization suited to Fang Yan’s methods.

Significant Themes

• Power and political hierarchy: The confrontation demonstrates the difference between individual strength and the deeper foundations of an established race. Even a Universe Strongest is helpless against Humanity’s superior Supreme Treasures and organizational power.
• Reputation versus usefulness: Fang Yan’s actions are morally shocking, but the Human Race leaders prioritize stability and strategic benefit over conventional morality.
• Individuality outside established systems: The Heavenly Court is designed for powerful figures who do not fit traditional institutions or standards of conduct.
• Loyalty and moral ambiguity: Fang Yan’s killing of his teacher contrasts with his earlier support for other Human Race figures, making his loyalties difficult to interpret.
• Expansion and domination: The Heavenly Court’s purpose is not merely defense. It will suppress foreign races, recruit them, and serve as Humanity’s external military and strategic arm.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan directly defies the Crystal Race Sacred Lord, refusing to retreat even when threatened.
• Chaos Lord intervenes, blocks the Sacred Lord’s attack, rescues Fang Yan, and verbally humiliates the Crystal Race by admitting that Humanity is bullying them.
• Chaos Lord and Fang Yan discuss the consequences of Fang Yan’s actions, revealing Chaos Lord’s uncertainty about Fang Yan’s personality and motivations.
• During the leadership meeting, Giant Axe Lord and Void Gold Master raise concerns about Fang Yan’s reputation and position within the Human Race.
• Fang Yan responds by presenting the Heavenly Court as a separate, unofficial force that can absorb unconventional or morally questionable powerhouses.
• The Human Race leaders accept Fang Yan’s proposal but warn him not to allow the Heavenly Court to create internal turmoil.