Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Three days after receiving the Fire Refinement Secret Manual, Tian Shi returns to report his progress to Wang Yu.
• Although Tian Shi modestly claims to have learned little, he demonstrates that he can condense seven crimson flames, an impressive achievement considering the first level’s maximum is nine.
• He uses the flames to enhance his body and launches a powerful fire-infused punch. Wang Yu observes that Tian Shi has reached sixteen times Force Amplitude and refined his Artistic Conception far beyond expectations.
• Pleased with Tian Shi’s progress, Wang Yu praises him and brings him to the palace’s Preaching Ground for personal instruction.
• Wang Yu explains the nature of Force Amplitude: it reflects how efficiently a warrior can control and mobilize their internal strength. Its theoretical limit is one hundred times.
• He reveals that Tian Shi has already surpassed most Planetary-level warriors and possesses exceptional talent.
• Wang Yu explains that the Fire Refinement Secret Manual has seven levels. The first corresponds to the Planetary-level, while the second is normally intended for Star-level warriors.
• Despite this, Wang Yu expects Tian Shi to master the second level while still at the Planetary-level.
• Wang Yu introduces the concept of Domain, a realm above Artistic Conception, and declares that Tian Shi’s goal is to perfect the second level of the manual and comprehend a Domain.

Character Developments

• Tian Shi proves to be far more talented than he realizes. In only three days, he reaches seven condensed flames, sixteen times Force Amplitude, and a refined Artistic Conception.
• His humility and insecurity remain evident, as he fears disappointing Wang Yu and genuinely underestimates his own abilities.
• Tian Shi’s confidence grows after receiving Wang Yu’s praise, and he becomes intensely focused when learning about Force Amplitude and higher realms of technique.
• Wang Yu shifts from testing his disciple to actively mentoring him. He recognizes Tian Shi as a rare genius and raises his expectations accordingly.
• Wang Yu’s ambitions for Tian Shi expand: he no longer views him as merely talented, but as someone capable of reaching the elite ranks of the universe.

Significant Themes

• Hidden genius and self-perception: Tian Shi does not recognize how extraordinary his progress is, while Wang Yu can accurately assess his potential.
• Mastery through control: Strength is not merely about possessing power, but about controlling and applying it efficiently.
• Talent versus ordinary standards: Wang Yu emphasizes that a true genius must achieve what normal warriors cannot, such as cultivating higher-level techniques early.
• Mentorship and high expectations: Wang Yu’s praise strengthens Tian Shi, but his ambitious requirements also place great responsibility on his disciple.
• Progression toward greater realms: The chapter establishes a hierarchy from Force Amplitude to Artistic Conception and finally Domain, foreshadowing Tian Shi’s future development.

Character Interactions

• Tian Shi respectfully reports to Wang Yu and demonstrates his cultivation before him.
• Wang Yu carefully evaluates Tian Shi’s performance, recognizing the significance of his rapid improvement.
• After praising him, Wang Yu personally leads Tian Shi to the Preaching Ground and gives him a detailed lesson on strength control.
• Tian Shi listens with complete concentration, asking no questions but reacting with surprise as Wang Yu reveals the limits of Force Amplitude and the possibility of cultivating the second level.
• The chapter ends with Wang Yu setting Tian Shi an extraordinary challenge: achieve the second level of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual and comprehend a Domain while still at the Planetary-level.

Chapter Summary: “Slave Trader”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tian Shi is shocked by the possibility of comprehending a domain at the Planetary level, a feat associated with the universe’s greatest geniuses.
• Doubting whether he can meet Wang Yu’s expectations, Tian Shi receives encouragement from his teacher. Wang Yu tells him that if he cannot yet trust himself, he should trust his teacher’s judgment.
• Inspired, Tian Shi regains his confidence and vows to work hard without disappointing Wang Yu.
• Wang Yu examines Tian Shi’s use of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual, identifying five major flaws in his technique. Tian Shi is astonished by how easily Wang Yu recognizes mistakes he had not noticed.
• Thanks to the Preaching Ground’s tenfold teaching effect and his extraordinary comprehension, Tian Shi immediately corrects one of the errors after a single lesson.
• Wang Yu predicts that Tian Shi may perfect the first level of the manual within a year and should have no difficulty entering the second level. The main challenge will be whether he can reach its peak and comprehend a domain.
• Wang Yu wonders whether cultivating secret manuals counts as a system achievement. He concludes that it likely does not, since powerful beings could effortlessly master low-level techniques and exploit the system for unlimited rewards.
• Meanwhile, War God Star continues developing. Star-level instructors arrive to train one hundred million Apprentice-level citizens, while large numbers of slaves are delivered.
• The prominent Universe-level slave trader Sha Luo personally arrives at War God Star with a shipment, including one hundred superior Star-level slaves with sixth-grade bloodlines.
• Wang Yu welcomes Sha Luo at a banquet, but privately suspects that Sha Luo’s visit is not merely a gesture of gratitude. He believes the slave trader may be investigating him as a potentially wealthy and vulnerable target.

Character Developments

• Tian Shi grows from an insecure beginner into a more confident disciple. His faith in Wang Yu strengthens, and his exceptional comprehension becomes increasingly clear.
• Wang Yu acts as both mentor and strategist. He encourages Tian Shi through deliberately authoritative reassurance while carefully monitoring his progress and considering how the system’s achievement mechanics work.
• Sha Luo is introduced as an experienced, influential slave trader with business interests across several nations. His polished friendliness suggests that he may have motives beyond simple courtesy.
• Venina continues serving as Wang Yu’s capable administrator, respectfully managing the arrival and reception of an important guest.

Significant Themes

• Confidence through mentorship: Tian Shi’s self-doubt is overcome through his trust in Wang Yu, emphasizing the role of a powerful teacher in shaping a young genius.
• Talent and rapid growth: Tian Shi’s ability to correct mistakes immediately demonstrates the difference between ordinary cultivation and true genius.
• Power and perspective: Wang Yu’s advanced realm allows him to see flaws in techniques that seem profound to Tian Shi, highlighting how knowledge depends on one’s level of understanding.
• System limitations and exploitation: Wang Yu considers whether secret-manual cultivation can generate rewards, recognizing that unrestricted rewards would create an exploitable loophole.
• Suspicion beneath diplomacy: The banquet between Wang Yu and Sha Luo appears cordial, but Wang Yu remains alert to the possibility that commercial friendliness conceals ulterior motives.
• Development and expansion: The growing territory, influx of teachers, and purchase of slaves show Wang Yu steadily building his power base.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Tian Shi: Wang Yu reassures Tian Shi, strengthens his confidence, and provides detailed technical instruction. Tian Shi responds with admiration, renewed determination, and intense attentiveness.
• Venina and Sha Luo: Venina formally welcomes Sha Luo and escorts him to Wang Yu’s palace, reflecting the respect owed to a Universe-level figure.
• Wang Yu and Sha Luo: The two exchange courteous greetings and share a banquet. Sha Luo presents himself as a grateful business partner, while Wang Yu politely listens and privately evaluates his intentions.

Chapter Summary: “Colluding with Star Bandits”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sha Luo leaves War God Star and enters the Virtual Universe to meet the notorious Blood Fang Star Bandits.
• At a secluded bar on White Dragon Sea Island, he meets their leader, Quinn “Blood Fang,” and vice leaders Harold “Bone Crusher” and Hawthorne “Poison Sting.”
• Sha Luo presents Wang Yu as a wealthy newcomer to the Blue Silver Empire. Wang Yu has:
  • Deposited ten million Universe Coins.
  • Spent hundreds of thousands on slaves and other purchases.
  • Offered unusually high wages to recruit Star-level instructors.
• Sha Luo reveals that Wang Yu is a talented but relatively inexperienced Second-Order Universe-level fighter, formerly associated with the Ganwu Dojo and recently promoted to a One-Leaf Qian Wu Adept.
• The bandits conclude that Wang Yu is likely a “fat sheep” who can be killed and robbed without provoking significant retaliation.
• Quinn initially postpones the attack because the group is preparing an even larger operation. He orders Sha Luo to continue investigating Wang Yu’s background and connections.
• Hawthorne argues that Wang Yu should be killed immediately, since either he or Harold could easily defeat him.
• Hawthorne deliberately recommends that Harold undertake the mission, mentioning Harold’s expensive Moyun Vine cultivation and financial difficulties. This both pressures Harold into accepting and subtly warns Quinn that Harold’s strength is increasing.
• Quinn assigns Harold to kill Wang Yu and orders Sha Luo to guide him and prevent Wang Yu from escaping.

Character Developments

• Sha Luo: Reveals his ruthless, opportunistic nature by attempting to sell Wang Yu’s information to the star bandits. Although outwardly submissive, he is anxious about the bandits’ dangerous internal politics and worries Harold may blame him for the situation.
• Quinn: Demonstrates cautious leadership. He recognizes Wang Yu’s value but prioritizes the bandits’ larger operation and orders additional intelligence-gathering before acting.
• Harold: Appears aggressive and financially strained after investing heavily in his Moyun Vine. He accepts the mission despite being angered by Hawthorne’s manipulation.
• Hawthorne: Shows himself to be calculating and politically cunning. He avoids taking the mission while subtly provoking suspicion toward Harold and using the situation to undermine his rival.
• Wang Yu: Does not appear directly, but his recent wealth, rapid advancement, and mysterious background establish him as the target of a planned ambush.

Significant Themes

• Greed and exploitation: Wang Yu is viewed not as a person but as a source of wealth and resources.
• Deception and manipulation: Sha Luo hides his true intentions, while Hawthorne manipulates both Harold and Quinn through carefully chosen remarks.
• Power and reputation: The bandits assess whether Wang Yu’s affiliations—particularly with the Ganwu Dojo—are strong enough to protect him.
• Internal conflict among criminals: Despite their cooperation, the bandits distrust and scheme against one another.
• Caution versus opportunism: Quinn favors waiting and gathering information, while Hawthorne pushes for an immediate, low-risk profit.

Character Interactions

• Sha Luo adopts a servile attitude toward the three bandits, knowing their reputations and strength make resistance impossible.
• Hawthorne and Harold engage in a silent power struggle, with Hawthorne using polite language to place Harold in danger and increase Quinn’s suspicion of him.
• Quinn acts as the final authority, balancing the bandits’ internal rivalry against the potential profit of attacking Wang Yu.
• Sha Luo becomes directly entangled in the conflict when Quinn orders him to assist Harold, turning his attempt to profit from the scheme into a potentially dangerous obligation.

Chapter Summary: “Mentor, Someone Wants to Harm Me!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu meets an intelligence broker in a private bar after purchasing information about slave merchant Sha Luo.
• The broker reveals that both Wang Yu and Sha Luo independently hired him to investigate one another, allowing him to profit from both sides while remaining neutral.
• Wang Yu learns that Sha Luo has close connections to the notorious Blood Fang Star Bandits and obtains slaves from their raids.
• The Blood Fang group includes:
  • Blood Fang Quinn, a Universe-level 9th Order expert and their leader.
  • Bone Crusher Harold, a Universe-level 7th Order vice commander.
  • Poison Sting Hawthorne, a Universe-level 8th Order vice commander.
• Wang Yu concludes that Sha Luo likely approached him to assess his strength and may have already contacted the bandits to ambush or rob him.
• Although Wang Yu expects to become much stronger once his medicine arrives and grants him vast Lord Points, he worries about facing all three bandit leaders together, especially if they possess powerful weapons such as high-grade laser cannons.
• Rather than confront them alone, Wang Yu contacts his mentor, Yoda, with the message: “Mentor, someone wants to harm me!”
• Yoda immediately arrives, listens to the situation, and offers to personally protect Wang Yu’s planet, War God Star, for ten years.
• Yoda refuses payment, explaining that he wants to establish a favorable relationship with Wang Yu.
• He reveals that he is over ninety thousand years old, has only four or five thousand years left to live, and has repeatedly failed to break through from the Universe level to the Domain Lord level despite countless life-or-death battles.
• Yoda explains that he is now gathering connections to protect his family and inheritance after his death. He believes Wang Yu’s exceptional talent gives him a strong chance of eventually becoming a Domain Lord.
• Wang Yu accepts the favor sincerely. Yoda receives War God Star’s coordinates and promises to arrive in ten days.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu demonstrates caution, financial confidence, and strategic thinking. Instead of recklessly fighting the bandits, he investigates Sha Luo and seeks assistance from a stronger ally.
• His growing strength is emphasized: despite recently reaching the Universe level, he has already attained the Ninth Layer of Domain comprehension, placing him on par with veteran powerhouses in terms of realm.
• Mentor Yoda is revealed to be extremely old, powerful, and emotionally burdened by his inability to break through to the Domain Lord level.
• Yoda’s willingness to protect Wang Yu shows his recognition of Wang Yu’s extraordinary potential and his desire to secure a powerful future ally for his family.
• Wang Yu develops a deeper respect and emotional connection toward Yoda after learning about his mentor’s struggles and limited remaining lifespan.

Significant Themes

• The law of the jungle: Wealth and opportunities attract stronger predators when the owner lacks the strength to defend them.
• Caution and preparation: Wang Yu’s investigation prevents him from being caught off guard by Sha Luo and the Blood Fang Star Bandits.
• Mentorship and mutual benefit: Yoda’s help is both genuine generosity and a strategic investment in Wang Yu’s future.
• Legacy and mortality: Yoda’s approaching death forces him to think about his family’s survival and the protection of his inheritance.
• Talent versus limitations: Wang Yu’s rapid progress contrasts with Yoda’s immense experience and years of struggle without a breakthrough.
• Favor and relationships: In the powerful world of cultivators, personal connections may be more valuable than money and can determine the survival of entire families.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and the intelligence broker: They conduct a professional transaction, with the broker secretly profiting from both sides while maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Wang Yu and Sha Luo: Their relationship is outwardly commercial but secretly adversarial, as both investigate the other’s background and intentions.
• Wang Yu and Yoda: Wang Yu seeks help indirectly, while Yoda immediately takes the initiative and offers protection without demanding payment. Their conversation shifts from a security matter to a heartfelt exchange about Yoda’s declining lifespan, failed ambitions, and hopes for Wang Yu’s future.

Chapter Summary: “3 Billion Planetary-levels!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu reflects on his decision to seek Mentor Yoda’s protection rather than rapidly advancing himself to Universe-level ninth order. Although he could potentially use resources or his system to increase his strength, doing so might reveal a priceless treasure and attract even more powerful enemies.
• He concludes that owing Yoda a favor is the safest option. Yoda’s influence, reputation, and connections within the Ganwu Dojo would deter Blood Fang and other star bandits from attacking.
• Ten days later, Mentor Yoda arrives at War God Star aboard a D7-class spaceship. Wang Yu hosts a welcoming banquet.
• Yoda advises Wang Yu to stop focusing so narrowly on managing his territory and instead explore Universe Secret Realms. He argues that dangerous adventures and life-or-death battles are the fastest ways to gain wealth, unlock potential, and become a true expert.
• Wang Yu politely agrees but privately rejects the advice. Because his system allows him to grow through adding points, he sees dangerous adventures as unnecessary risks. He also believes his responsibility toward hundreds of billions of citizens makes preserving his life especially important.
• During the banquet, Wang Yu learns from Venina that the long-awaited Planetary Evolution Potions have arrived.
• He immediately orders their distribution to three billion selected Apprentice Grade citizens.
• On War God Star, three million Planetary-level workers efficiently distribute three billion potions. Every selected citizen receives one and is ordered to consume it and begin the prescribed breakthrough technique.
• Yoda senses the enormous wave of breakthroughs as hundreds of millions of cultivators begin advancing toward the Planetary-level.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Becomes more determined to protect his identity, resources, and life. He demonstrates strategic caution, valuing stable growth and the safety of his population over risky adventures. He also begins transforming his territory on a massive scale by elevating three billion citizens.
• Mentor Yoda: Is established as a concerned and experienced mentor. He genuinely wants Wang Yu to grow stronger through hardship rather than merely seeking personal benefit from their relationship. His advice also reveals his belief that great experts are forged through danger and combat.
• Venina: Continues to serve as Wang Yu’s highly capable administrator, coordinating the distribution of billions of potions through a vast organizational hierarchy.

Significant Themes

• Safety versus ambition: Wang Yu rejects the traditional path of risking one’s life for rapid advancement, choosing controlled growth instead.
• Responsibility and leadership: Wang Yu justifies his caution by emphasizing his duty to hundreds of billions of citizens whose lives depend on him.
• Wealth and cultivation: The chapter highlights how extraordinarily expensive energy accumulation is and how powerful treasures can provoke deadly conflicts.
• Mentorship and differing philosophies: Yoda believes hardship is essential for greatness, while Wang Yu’s system gives him a safer, unconventional route to power.
• Mass empowerment: The distribution of three billion evolution potions marks a major effort to strengthen Wang Yu’s entire civilization rather than only himself.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Yoda discuss the future of Wang Yu’s territory and cultivation strategy. Yoda urges him to adventure, while Wang Yu hides his true reasons for refusing.
• Wang Yu and Venina communicate through the report about the potion shipment and the immediate order to begin distribution.
• Yoda witnesses the astonishing results indirectly when he senses the mass breakthroughs occurring across War God Star.

Chapter Summary: “Stepping Across the Threshold of the Origin Laws!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu’s Star-level and Planetary-level personnel oversee the mass breakthrough of three billion Apprentice Grade 9th Order subjects.
• Each subject consumes a Planetary Evolution Potion and practices a secret breakthrough method. The potion compensates for their weak bloodlines, allowing all of them to successfully advance to the Planetary Level.
• Instructor Yoda is shocked that Wang Yu spent millions of Universe Coins to create billions of Planetary-level warriors. He questions their practical value, since such weak fighters would be ineffective in serious battles.
• Wang Yu refuses to explain his true purpose, confident that the benefits cannot be judged superficially.
• The system rewards him with three billion Origin Energy for the mass breakthrough, raising his Lord Points to 10.9 billion.
• Wang Yu spends the necessary points to deepen his comprehension of the Water Origin Law from 1% to 2%, crossing the crucial “law threshold.”
• This breakthrough grants him a major qualitative increase in combat power. He realizes that crossing the law threshold is vastly superior to merely possessing a high-level domain.
• Wang Yu assesses his strength and concludes that he may need to reach approximately the Universe-level 4th Order to confidently defeat the three Blood Fang leaders, who are all at least Universe-level 7th Order with 7th-layer domains. He is relieved that Mentor Yoda can provide support if necessary.
• Meanwhile, the Blood Fang Star Bandits raid and plunder a small fleet before meeting the slave trader Sha Luo in the Blue Silver Empire’s territory.
• Sha Luo reports that Wang Yu has remained on his master star and has not detected the trap. He claims the planet’s external detection systems can be jammed, allowing Blood Fang to appear without warning and prevent Wang Yu from escaping.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Demonstrates strategic confidence, immense wealth, and growing strength. His successful crossing of the Water Origin Law threshold significantly elevates his combat potential and status. He also reveals that he is pursuing goals beyond ordinary military calculations, using the mass breakthrough for a hidden purpose.
• Instructor Yoda: Becomes astonished and confused by Wang Yu’s reckless-seeming expenditure. His reaction emphasizes how unusual Wang Yu’s plans are, even to powerful experts.
• Harold, “Bone Crusher”: Is shown as a ruthless and powerful bandit leader. He casually destroys a fleet, executes some captives, and treats the raid as routine business.
• Sha Luo: Continues acting as a subordinate and informant for Blood Fang. He is confident that his surveillance and interference measures have concealed the impending attack.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond appearances: Wang Yu’s mass production of weak Planetary-level warriors appears useless to conventional observers, but the chapter suggests that their value lies in a deeper, undisclosed strategy.
• The importance of law comprehension: Crossing the law threshold represents a dramatic transformation in strength, far surpassing incremental improvements in domains or base cultivation.
• Wealth as a means to power: Wang Yu converts enormous financial resources into breakthroughs, influence, and strategic advantages.
• Confidence versus underestimation: Others see Wang Yu’s choices as irrational, while he remains certain that they will eventually prove worthwhile.
• Predatory strength and survival: Blood Fang’s raid illustrates the brutality of the universe, where weaker fleets are easily destroyed and exploited by superior powers.

Character Interactions

• Instructor Yoda directly challenges Wang Yu about the cost and purpose of elevating three billion people. Wang Yu responds cryptically, refusing to reveal his plans.
• Wang Yu mentally evaluates how Yoda might support him against Blood Fang, showing that he views their relationship as both mentorship and a practical alliance.
• Harold and Sha Luo meet to exchange plunder and discuss the planned attack on Wang Yu.
• Sha Luo reassures Harold that Wang Yu is unaware of the danger, setting up an impending confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Universe-level Attack!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Harold, a vice commander of the Blood Fang Star Bandits, receives War God Star’s coordinates from Sha Luo and immediately travels there in a D4-class Universe Spaceship.
• Confident that Wang Yu is only a relatively weak Second-Order Universe-level warrior, Harold intends to capture him and seize his considerable wealth.
• The Blood Fang fleet arrives at War God Star with ten ships: one D4-class vessel and nine C9-class ships. Wang Yu correctly deduces that only one vice commander has come.
• Wang Yu and Mentor Yoda decide to confront the invaders rather than allow them to retreat. Wang Yu reveals that he has crossed the Origin Laws Law Threshold, making him a top-tier Universe-level warrior.
• Harold, Sha Luo, and thousands of pirates descend upon the planet. Their combined pressure terrifies the population, forcing many Planetary- and Star-level warriors to collapse or faint.
• Sha Luo introduces Harold and arrogantly demands that Wang Yu come out and surrender his wealth. Harold bluntly orders Wang Yu to hand over everything in exchange for his life.
• Wang Yu remains completely calm and behaves as though he is welcoming guests. His composure confuses Sha Luo and makes him suspect that Wang Yu possesses a hidden advantage.
• Instead of responding directly to Harold’s demand, Wang Yu mentions that another “distinguished guest” is present on War God Star, causing both Harold and Sha Luo to react with surprise.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Demonstrates exceptional confidence and strategic control. His revelation that he has crossed the Origin Laws Law Threshold shows that his strength is far greater than Harold assumes. He intends to use the confrontation to establish his reputation by killing a Blood Fang vice commander.
• Mentor Yoda: Initially worries that killing a vice commander will provoke the Blood Fang Star Bandits, but immediately supports Wang Yu after learning of his breakthrough. He recognizes the opportunity to help Wang Yu establish authority.
• Harold: Appears arrogant, ruthless, and overly confident. He values speed and efficiency, seeing Wang Yu primarily as a source of wealth. He underestimates Wang Yu’s true strength and becomes impatient with Sha Luo’s theatrical intimidation.
• Sha Luo: Reveals his cruel nature and enjoyment of controlling others through fear. Unlike Harold, he notices Wang Yu’s unusual calmness and begins to suspect that the situation may not be as simple as expected.
• Tian Shi: Experiences the overwhelming terror of genuine Universe-level power for the first time. His fear deepens his understanding of the universe’s danger, but an assignment from Wang Yu suggests that he may have an important role in the coming confrontation.
• Venina and the residents of War God Star: Their helplessness under the invaders’ pressure emphasizes the massive gap between Star-level and Universe-level warriors.

Significant Themes

• The overwhelming power gap between levels: The chapter stresses that Universe-level warriors are vastly superior to Planetary- and Star-level fighters, capable of devastating entire regions and incapacitating weaker beings through sheer pressure.
• Underestimation and hidden strength: Harold assumes Wang Yu is weak because of his apparent cultivation level, while Wang Yu secretly possesses a breakthrough that makes him far more dangerous than expected.
• Fear versus composure: The population reacts with panic and despair, whereas Wang Yu remains calm, highlighting his confidence and control.
• Establishing authority: Mentor Yoda views the potential killing of a Blood Fang vice commander as a way for Wang Yu to build a reputation and discourage future enemies.
• Predation and greed: Harold and Sha Luo view Wang Yu and his people as targets to exploit, reflecting the brutality of the universe and the pirates’ belief that strength grants the right to dominate others.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Mentor Yoda: They discuss whether to reveal their strength. Wang Yu insists on confronting the vice commander, and Yoda agrees after learning of Wang Yu’s breakthrough.
• Sha Luo and Harold: Sha Luo attempts to intimidate Wang Yu through formal introductions and public humiliation, while Harold grows impatient and demands immediate surrender.
• Wang Yu and the invaders: Wang Yu responds to their threats with polite calm rather than fear, undermining their attempt at intimidation.
• Tian Shi and Wang Yu: Though they do not meet directly in the chapter, Wang Yu sends Tian Shi a task, indicating that he is preparing his disciple for the unfolding battle.
• Wang Yu and the wider population: Wang Yu’s calm appearance contrasts sharply with the terror of the people, positioning him as their potential protector against the invading Universe-level forces.

Summary of “Can We Reconcile?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sha Luo and Harold launch an attack near the palace on War God Star, intending to deal with Wang Yu.
• Their situation changes abruptly when Yoda, the immensely powerful Giant Axe Warrior, emerges from the palace. Wang Yu had apparently anticipated the danger and arranged for Yoda to protect him.
• Yoda recognizes Harold as the vice captain of the Blood Fang space pirates and refuses to let him withdraw peacefully.
• Harold activates his Second-Order Universe-level Moyun Vine, transforming it into battle armor, but Yoda dismisses its limited strength.
• Harold attempts to flee to a D4-class Universe Spaceship, believing it will protect him. Yoda traps him within his Ninth-Layer Light Domain, overwhelming Harold’s Seventh-Layer Golden Domain and slowing him almost completely.
• Yoda attacks Harold with overwhelming force. Their battle shakes War God Star, though Yoda’s control prevents damage to the planet’s weaker inhabitants.
• Wang Yu confronts Sha Luo, who desperately claims the attack was a misunderstanding and asks to reconcile. Wang Yu kills him instantly with a saber strike infused with Origin Laws.
• Wang Yu then eliminates several hundred Ninth-Order Star-level Blood Fang pirates merely by passing through them.
• After ordering everyone to attack, Wang Yu’s forces begin exterminating the remaining space pirates. Tian Shi and the citizens use B-grade laser guns to kill Planetary-level enemies.
• The system confirms that killing enemies stronger than oneself counts as an achievement and grants rewards. This establishes a potentially valuable method for strengthening Wang Yu’s citizens in the future.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Reveals his foresight and preparation by having Yoda present as protection. His calmness and effortless killing demonstrate how far his strength and mastery of the Origin Laws have advanced. He also continues testing the system’s achievement mechanics.
• Yoda: Shows overwhelming confidence and power. He treats Harold as a manageable opponent, suppresses the battle to protect War God Star, and takes personal responsibility for eliminating the Blood Fang vice captain.
• Harold: Shifts from arrogance to panic once Yoda appears. He attempts diplomacy, then escape, and finally desperate resistance, but is completely outmatched.
• Sha Luo: His betrayal or misjudgment is exposed. He becomes terrified when he realizes Yoda was not merely advising Wang Yu and pleads for mercy, but Wang Yu kills him without hesitation.
• Tian Shi and the citizens: Begin actively participating in combat. Tian Shi proves capable of using the laser gun effectively, while the citizens’ involvement demonstrates their growing importance under Wang Yu’s leadership.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of miscalculation: Sha Luo falsely assumes Wang Yu is unprotected, leading Harold and the Blood Fang pirates into a trap.
• Overwhelming power and hierarchy: The gap between cultivation levels is emphasized, particularly through Yoda’s Ninth-Layer Domain suppressing Harold’s Seventh-Layer Domain and Wang Yu effortlessly killing Sha Luo.
• Preparation and strategic planning: Wang Yu’s decision to train citizens and prepare weapons allows even weak fighters to contribute meaningfully.
• Achievement through adversity: The system rewards individuals for defeating stronger enemies, turning the invasion into an opportunity for long-term growth.
• Mercy versus ruthlessness: Harold asks to withdraw and Sha Luo asks to reconcile, but neither receives mercy because they initiated the attack and pose continuing threats.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Yoda: Their cooperation is revealed to be deliberate and trusting; Yoda acts as Wang Yu’s protector and immediately supports him against the attackers.
• Yoda and Harold: Yoda taunts Harold, rejects his attempt to retreat, and defeats him through superior domain mastery and physical strength.
• Wang Yu and Sha Luo: Sha Luo tries to deny responsibility and seek reconciliation, but Wang Yu responds with a calm, decisive execution.
• Wang Yu and his citizens: Wang Yu directs them to attack and has prepared them with laser weapons, allowing them to test and benefit from the system’s achievement rewards.
• Tian Shi and the space pirates: Under Wang Yu’s instruction, Tian Shi uses his weapon to kill enemies above his level, earning system rewards and validating Wang Yu’s strategy.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Star-level guards surround the fleeing space pirates, leaving them trapped between being killed while escaping or destroyed by laser fire.
• Wang Yu ignores the minor battles and joins Mentor Yoda, who is fighting Harold, a powerful space pirate and Universe-level 7th Order expert.
• Harold is already being overwhelmed by Yoda’s Dark Domain and greatsword attacks. His Moyun Battle Armor allows him to endure the assault temporarily.
• When Wang Yu enters the battlefield, Harold assumes that Sha Luo has already been killed by him.
• Wang Yu launches a seemingly gentle saber strike infused with the profundity of the Water Origin Law. The attack breaks through Harold’s Golden Domain, cuts through the supposedly extremely durable Moyun Battle Armor, and severs Harold’s arm.
• Harold realizes in horror that Wang Yu has surpassed the domain level and crossed the threshold of the Origin Laws.
• With Harold gravely wounded, his domain compressed, and his movements restricted by Yoda, the combined attacks of Yoda and Wang Yu overwhelm him. Harold is killed by Wang Yu’s saber.
• Wang Yu takes Harold’s spatial ring but finds only twenty to thirty million Universe Coins’ worth of possessions. He concludes that Harold spent most of his wealth cultivating his Moyun Vine and considers the ring useful as a cover for explaining his future wealth.
• Yoda praises Wang Yu’s astonishing progress, noting that mastering the Origin Laws makes a future breakthrough to the Domain Lord Level virtually certain and even makes reaching the World Lord level possible.
• Wang Yu privately reveals that, through his ability to use Lord Points, he believes even higher realms and complete comprehension of the Origin Laws are attainable.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Demonstrates a dramatic leap in power by using Origin Law-level saber techniques despite recently reaching the Universe level. He becomes increasingly confident in his future advancement and views his citizens’ efforts as the source of the Lord Points needed for further growth.
• Harold: Shifts from arrogant confidence to terror and desperation after discovering Wang Yu’s true level. His reliance on the Moyun Battle Armor proves useless against Wang Yu’s profound technique, and he dies regretting his decision to come.
• Mentor Yoda: Continues to dominate Harold in combat and recognizes Wang Yu’s extraordinary talent. He is astonished and delighted by Wang Yu’s breakthrough, suggesting that Wang Yu may one day reach the World Lord level.
• Sha Luo: Though not shown directly, his death is confirmed through Harold’s deductions. His failure to delay Wang Yu contributes to Harold’s defeat.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming talent and rapid advancement: Wang Yu’s progress far exceeds normal expectations, emphasizing his exceptional potential.
• The superiority of understanding over raw strength and equipment: Harold’s powerful domain and armor cannot withstand Wang Yu’s deeper comprehension of the Origin Laws.
• The inevitability of power hierarchies: Crossing the Origin Law threshold transforms Wang Yu’s future, making higher breakthroughs almost guaranteed compared with the uncertain prospects of ordinary Universe-level experts.
• Resource and collective development: Wang Yu’s advancement depends on accumulating Lord Points through the labor and growth of his citizens, linking his personal rise to the prosperity of his followers.
• Pride and irony: Wang Yu’s declaration that Harold should feel proud to die by his saber sounds villainous, prompting Yoda’s amused reaction.

Character Interactions

• Harold pleads with Yoda for mercy, but Yoda rejects his appeal because of Harold’s history of slaughter and piracy.
• Wang Yu silently joins the battle, shocking Harold with the depth of his saber technique.
• Wang Yu and Yoda coordinate their attacks: Yoda suppresses Harold with his Dark Domain while Wang Yu exploits the weaknesses in Harold’s domain with flowing saber strikes.
• After the battle, Yoda enthusiastically congratulates Wang Yu, while Wang Yu modestly attributes his achievement to luck. Yoda dismisses this modesty, insisting that such mastery cannot be achieved through luck alone.

Chapter Summary: “The Emperor Arrives in Person”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu and Mentor Yoda completely annihilate the invading Blood Fang Star Bandit forces, including the notorious Universe-level deputy commander “Bone Crusher” Harold.
• The people of War God Star, who had been overwhelmed by fear during the attack, are left stunned by how quickly Wang Yu defeats the invaders. Their admiration and reverence for him rise dramatically.
• After ordering Venina to manage the aftermath, Wang Yu returns to the palace with Yoda and reports Harold’s death to the Blue Silver Empire, sending battle footage and offering them the corpse so they can claim the bounty.
• The Blue Silver Empire is shocked to discover that Wang Yu, despite having reached the Universe level less than a year earlier, has already crossed the Origin Laws’ threshold.
• His achievement convinces the empire’s upper echelon that Wang Yu has extraordinary potential. He is expected to reach the Domain Lord level and may even have a chance of becoming a World Lord.
• Wang Yu asks to meet Emperor Ivan so that he can seek a recommendation to join the Virtual Universe Company. Ivan agrees immediately—and, rather than summoning Wang Yu to the imperial capital, personally travels to War God Star.
• Ivan arrives in an advanced E2-class universe spacecraft and hosts a banquet for Wang Yu and Yoda. He praises Wang Yu for killing Harold and damaging Blood Fang, portraying the victory as a major service to the Blue Silver Empire.
• Wang Yu politely accepts the praise but internally recognizes that Ivan is exaggerating the importance of Blood Fang’s defeat. He understands that the empire’s Domain Lord-level powers could have eliminated the bandits if they had truly considered them a serious threat.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: His reputation and political value grow sharply after revealing his ability to cross the Origin Laws’ threshold. He becomes more cautious and perceptive, recognizing that Ivan’s extraordinary courtesy must conceal a purpose. Wang Yu also shows ambition by seeking entry into the Virtual Universe Company rather than remaining confined to the relatively limited environment of an elementary universe nation.
• Mentor Yoda: His connection with Wang Yu becomes publicly known. By personally helping Wang Yu defeat Harold, Yoda strengthens Wang Yu’s credibility and demonstrates his continued support.
• Emperor Ivan: He presents himself as gracious, approachable, and respectful, treating Wang Yu and Yoda as equals. However, Wang Yu suspects that Ivan’s friendliness is motivated by political or strategic interests.
• The people of War God Star: Their fear and confusion after the attack transform into intense respect and worshipful admiration for Wang Yu.
• The Blue Silver Empire’s leadership: They shift from viewing Wang Yu as a recently advanced Universe-level fighter to recognizing him as a rare genius with the potential to become a major powerhouse.

Significant Themes

• Power and status: Crossing the Origin Laws’ threshold dramatically changes how Wang Yu is viewed. Talent at this level grants him influence even among established powers.
• Political courtesy and hidden motives: Ivan’s personal visit demonstrates the value of Wang Yu’s potential, but Wang Yu understands that excessive hospitality usually signals an ulterior motive.
• The indifference of the powerful: The chapter emphasizes that higher-level powerhouses often ignore the suffering caused by weaker villains unless those villains become too troublesome or violate important taboos.
• Villains as trials for geniuses: Criminal organizations such as Blood Fang and the Fire Phoenix Group may be deliberately tolerated because they provide challenges through which talented younger fighters can gain experience.
• The unequal value of life: Despite the existence of powerful protectors, countless weaker beings remain exposed to violence, slavery, and exploitation because the ruling powers do not consider every death worth intervening over.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu assigns Venina responsibility for handling the aftermath, showing his reliance on capable subordinates.
• Wang Yu communicates with Jimmy and the Blue Silver Empire, using the defeat of Harold both to claim the bounty and to pursue his larger goal of joining the Virtual Universe Company.
• Jimmy acts as an intermediary, recognizing Wang Yu’s exceptional value and helping arrange his meeting with Ivan.
• Ivan praises both Wang Yu and Yoda during the banquet, while Yoda explains that he aided Wang Yu because of their existing relationship.
• Wang Yu responds respectfully to Ivan’s compliments but remains internally skeptical, carefully analyzing the emperor’s words and the broader political reality behind them.

Chapter Summary: Introduction to the Virtual Universe Company

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ivan informs Wang Yu that the 100 million Universe Coin bounty has been transferred. Wang Yu accepts it as legitimate income that can help conceal his other wealth and activities.
• Wang Yu explains that he wants to join the Virtual Universe Company, but not as a cultivated genius or elite. Instead, he seeks an official administrative position that will provide powerful backing and greater freedom.
• Ivan initially tries to persuade Wang Yu to follow the genius route, which offers more resources and cultivation opportunities. Wang Yu refuses, arguing that:
  • The genius path imposes strict obligations and restrictions.
  • He can obtain ordinary resources through his own strength.
  • Advancement in Origin Laws and secret techniques depends mainly on comprehension rather than material resources.
  • He primarily wants protection while quietly developing his territory.
• Ivan explains that Wang Yu may be eligible for an External Deacon position because he has already crossed the threshold of the Origin Laws and is expected to reach the Domain Lord level.
• He emphasizes that such positions require not only strength but also practical ability and administrative competence. Those who perform poorly may be transferred to less desirable assignments, including the Universe Army.
• Ivan describes the structure of the Ganwu Branch of the Virtual Universe Company:
  • Commerce Department: Handles business, resources, and financial distribution.
  • Martial Department: Manages experts and recruits and cultivates geniuses.
  • Military Department: Exercises partial authority over the Universe Armies.
• Ivan reveals that he is an External Deacon in the Martial Department, while the clan ancestor who founded the empire holds an important position in the Commerce Department.
• Wang Yu chooses the Commerce Department, believing it best suits his goals. He secretly intends to use his system to produce rare resources and spend his own wealth to generate profitable results, effectively treating the organization as protection for his development.
• Ivan agrees to recommend him to an important Commerce Department official, while warning that Wang Yu will likely need to complete a mission proving his abilities.
• Wang Yu accepts immediately, grateful for the opportunity. The group drinks together, and Ivan begins to ask about Wang Yu’s plans for managing his territory and cultivating in seclusion.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu demonstrates strategic foresight and independence. Rather than pursuing prestige or maximum cultivation resources, he prioritizes freedom, security, and long-term development.
• He reveals confidence in his business abilities and shows that he intends to leverage his hidden resources without exposing the full extent of his capabilities.
• Ivan shifts from seeing Wang Yu as a conventional cultivation genius to recognizing him as someone suited for administrative and commercial work. He respects Wang Yu’s decision and offers practical assistance.
• Yoda gains a greater understanding of the Virtual Universe Company’s enormous influence and organizational power.

Significant Themes

• Freedom versus resources: The chapter contrasts the benefits of institutional cultivation with the restrictions imposed by powerful organizations.
• Hidden strength and strategic concealment: Wang Yu deliberately seeks a legitimate identity and external protection while keeping his true capabilities and wealth concealed.
• Power through administration and wealth: The chapter presents commerce and resource control as forms of influence equal to martial strength.
• Competence beyond cultivation: Advancement within a major organization depends not only on power but also on practical ability, performance, and political connections.
• Protection through affiliation: Joining a major power is portrayed as a way to avoid danger and gain security in a universe filled with powerful threats.

Character Interactions

• Ivan advises Wang Yu to pursue the genius route, but Wang Yu calmly explains why he prefers an official position.
• Ivan provides information about the External Deacon role and the structure of the Ganwu Branch, while Wang Yu listens with feigned surprise despite already knowing much of it.
• Wang Yu and Ivan reach an agreement for Ivan to recommend him to the Commerce Department.
• Yoda reacts with genuine astonishment to Ivan’s description of the Virtual Universe Company’s authority, contrasting with Wang Yu’s deliberately restrained response.
• The chapter ends with Ivan asking about Wang Yu’s plans for his territory, suggesting that their discussion—and possibly Wang Yu’s future arrangements—is not yet complete.

Chapter Summary: “The Emperor’s Request”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu confirms that after completing his energy accumulation, he plans to break through directly to the Domain Lord Level. He has no fixed plans for what he will do afterward.
• Emperor Ivan reveals that he has reached the limit of what secluded cultivation can offer and intends to seek advancement on the dangerous Extraterritorial Battlefield, where even Domain Lords, World Lords, and Immortals can die.
• Because the Blue Silver Empire requires a Domain Lord to guard it, Ivan asks Wang Yu to temporarily take over that responsibility after his breakthrough.
• Ivan offers Wang Yu one billion Universe Coins for guarding the empire for one thousand years, along with broad authority over military affairs, finances, and personnel.
• Wang Yu accepts the proposed value but asks for territorial rights instead of direct payment. He requests management rights over ten thousand life-bearing planets surrounding War God Star in the Hunyuan Galaxy.
• After calculating the long-term economic value of the territory, Ivan agrees. The arrangement is set as compensation for one thousand years of service, while the Blue Silver Empire technically retains ownership.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu demonstrates foresight and pragmatism. Although he appears to be deciding his future after reaching the Domain Lord Level, he has already chosen to remain mostly within his own territory because the Virtual Universe allows him to handle many affairs safely. Guarding the empire therefore becomes a profitable side arrangement.
• He also shows ambition and strategic thinking by choosing productive territory over a one-time monetary reward. His request would allow him to expand and develop War God Star’s surrounding region.
• Emperor Ivan is revealed to be dissatisfied with remaining stagnant despite his privileged position. He is willing to abandon comfort and risk his life on the Extraterritorial Battlefield to seek a breakthrough.
• Ivan also shows political calculation. Though generous, he views the territorial grant as conditional and assumes that the agreement can be renegotiated or revoked if Wang Yu leaves or becomes uncooperative.
• Mentor Yoda serves as the voice of shock and perspective, emphasizing both the lethal danger of the battlefield and the enormous value of the compensation Wang Yu is offered.

Significant Themes

• Growth versus comfort: Ivan’s decision reflects the idea that remaining in a safe environment leads to stagnation, while true advancement requires danger and hardship.
• The cost of power: The Extraterritorial Battlefield is portrayed as a brutal proving ground where cultivation gains must be tested against real death.
• Strategic use of resources: Wang Yu values long-term economic and territorial benefits over immediate wealth, showing the importance of planning for future influence.
• Political responsibility and power: Ivan’s position as emperor does not free him from cultivation limits or administrative burdens. Maintaining the empire requires powerful guardians, while authority is granted with conditions.
• Trust mixed with calculation: Ivan and Wang Yu negotiate cordially, but both understand that the arrangement is ultimately based on mutual benefit rather than pure loyalty.

Character Interactions

• Ivan first discusses Wang Yu’s future cultivation plans, then reveals his own intention to enter the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
• His request surprises both Wang Yu and Yoda, especially because Ivan is an emperor with a comfortable position and still chooses to face extreme danger.
• Ivan appeals to Wang Yu by offering substantial compensation and nearly complete administrative authority over the empire.
• Wang Yu counters with his own conditions, prompting Ivan to reconsider the financial consequences of granting control over a concentrated region of ten thousand planets.
• Their negotiation ends in agreement, but Ivan’s internal thoughts reveal that he still views Wang Yu as a promising yet ultimately manageable Domain Lord under the shadow of his clan ancestor’s World Lord-level power.

Chapter Summary: “Have the Mentor Stay from Now On”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu and Emperor Ivan agree that Wang Yu does not need to reach the Domain Lord Level before receiving control of ten thousand life planets. The planets are transferred to him immediately, with their income serving as the Blue Silver Empire’s support for his cultivation.
• Mentor Yoda initially plans to leave, since Blood Fang’s failed attack means he no longer needs to guard Wang Yu. Wang Yu instead proposes that Yoda move his entire family to War God Star.
• Wang Yu promises to protect Yoda’s family, while Yoda’s presence will strengthen Wang Yu’s territory and help train future experts.
• Yoda accepts and begins arranging the relocation, despite having to abandon some existing interests.
• The Blood Fang Star Bandits learn that Harold has been killed. Realizing that both Yoda and Wang Yu are far more dangerous than expected, leader Quinn decides to abandon their current stronghold and withdraw from the region.
• News of Wang Yu crossing the Law Threshold of the Origin Laws spreads throughout nearby lower-tier nations and reaches influential figures in the White Dragon Sea Empire.
• Wang Yu’s reputation and potential assessment rise sharply. He is no longer merely considered a likely Domain Lord, but someone with World Lord-level potential.
• Numerous powerful figures and organizations begin contacting him to seek alliances, business opportunities, or his favor, though Wang Yu responds only superficially.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu demonstrates increasing political and strategic maturity. Rather than accepting a one-time payment, he chooses long-term planetary income and uses his growing wealth to develop his territory.
• He also proves loyal and reciprocal toward those who help him. His offer to protect Yoda’s family reflects both gratitude and practical foresight.
• Wang Yu begins transitioning from an individual cultivator into a true territorial lord. He recognizes the need to recruit capable subordinates and establish a structured system of instruction rather than handling everything himself.
• Mentor Yoda becomes deeply impressed and emotionally moved by Wang Yu’s integrity. Having witnessed the fickleness of powerful figures, he values Wang Yu’s willingness to honor favors and provide genuine protection.
• Yoda agrees to remain connected to Wang Yu’s territory by relocating his family and potentially serving as its chief instructor.
• Quinn, leader of Blood Fang, shows caution and intelligence by abandoning the region instead of pursuing revenge after realizing that Wang Yu’s future power could threaten even him.
• Hawthorne is relieved by Quinn’s decision, recognizing that retreat is the safest course.

Significant Themes

• Long-term investment versus immediate gain: Wang Yu chooses stable income from planetary territory over a one-time billion Universe Coin payment.
• Mutual loyalty and repayment: The relationship between Wang Yu and Yoda is built on reciprocal assistance, contrasting with the common betrayal and ingratitude among powerful individuals.
• Power as protection and influence: Wang Yu’s growing strength allows him to protect allies, attract followers, and establish a secure base.
• The importance of mentorship and organization: Yoda’s value lies not only in his combat power but also in his ability to train instructors and cultivate future generations of experts.
• Reputation and social status: Once Wang Yu’s potential becomes known, powerful people quickly seek his friendship, demonstrating how influence follows recognized strength.
• Pragmatism and survival: Blood Fang’s retreat emphasizes that even ruthless organizations must avoid provoking opponents whose strength and future potential are overwhelming.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Emperor Ivan: They negotiate the transfer of the ten thousand planets, reaching an arrangement that benefits both Wang Yu’s cultivation and the Blue Silver Empire’s interests.
• Wang Yu and Mentor Yoda: Their conversation shifts from Yoda’s planned departure to a deeper alliance. Wang Yu offers protection for Yoda’s family, and Yoda accepts with gratitude and trust.
• Wang Yu and Yoda’s family: Though the family does not appear directly, their relocation becomes a major step in integrating Yoda’s bloodline and influence into Wang Yu’s territory.
• Quinn and Hawthorne: They assess the danger posed by Wang Yu and Yoda. Despite envy and alarm, Quinn chooses retreat over reckless revenge.
• Wang Yu and newly interested factions: Numerous organizations and powerful figures attempt to establish relationships with him, but Wang Yu keeps these interactions limited, recognizing that their interest is driven primarily by his rising strength and potential.

Summary: “Profits at the Star Level”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Venina reports that Wang Yu’s territory has received intelligent optical computers, evolution potions, and 10,000 Star-level slaves with sixth-grade bloodlines. Universe-level slaves are still in transit.
• The Imperial Administrative Office has provided nearly all the manpower it can, so Wang Yu begins recruiting citizens and establishing a training system.
• Wang Yu orders high-end intelligent optical computers for all management staff, guards, instructors, and future recruits, while also covering their Virtual Universe fees.
• A shipment arrives containing 1,000 tons of Azure Wave Marrow and 10,000 Stellar-level Evolution Potions. Because the requested quantities are enormous and resources are scarce, Venina explains that obtaining the full order would cost tens of millions of Universe Coins and might require expensive long-distance purchases.
• Wang Yu accepts receiving only half the requested supply for now. He plans to use the System Shop secretly and gradually, avoiding unnecessary attention.
• He orders 10,000 ninth-order Planetary-level citizens to consume the potions and advance to the Star-level. The first successful breakthrough triggers a system reward of 10,000 Origin Energy.
• Wang Yu analyzes the profitability of cultivating citizens. Planetary-level individuals provide the best return on investment, while Star-level breakthroughs are less profitable and Universe-level forceful cultivation is extremely expensive, slow, and damaging to one’s foundation.
• He decides to focus primarily on mass-producing Apprentice- and Planetary-level citizens, while directly purchasing or recruiting Universe-level experts instead. He plans to test the usefulness of a single First-Order Universe-level slave.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu continues to reveal himself as extraordinarily wealthy and pragmatic. He views territory management, citizen cultivation, and even breakthroughs primarily through the lens of efficiency, cost, and long-term profit.
• He becomes more strategic about concealing his resources. Rather than openly purchasing massive quantities, he intends to use the System Shop and distribute resources gradually.
• Wang Yu also recognizes the value of industrial development. He plans to train pharmacists and other craftsmen, using unlimited System Shop materials to accelerate their growth and gain system rewards.
• Venina has adapted to Wang Yu’s lavish spending. She no longer questions the value of his extravagant investments and is increasingly confident in managing his territory.
• Wang Yu’s understanding of the system deepens as he compares rewards and cultivation costs across different power levels.

Significant Themes

• Investment and profitability: The chapter treats cultivation as an economic enterprise, comparing the cost of resources with the rewards generated by stronger citizens.
• Mass development versus elite cultivation: Large numbers of lower-level citizens create greater returns, while elite experts require disproportionate resources and provide less economic benefit.
• Efficiency and resource scarcity: Even with great wealth, rare materials cannot always be obtained quickly, forcing Wang Yu to balance speed, cost, and secrecy.
• The dangers of artificial advancement: Rapidly raising Universe-level experts produces weak foundations, prevents domain comprehension, and limits future potential.
• Wealth, power, and concealment: Wang Yu’s financial strength is immense, but he must avoid revealing too much. Strategic secrecy is as important as spending.
• Building a self-sustaining territory: Beyond buying slaves and potions, Wang Yu aims to create industries, train specialists, and turn his territory into a productive system.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Venina: Their exchange demonstrates Wang Yu’s demanding but generous leadership. He insists that everyone serving him receive the best equipment, while Venina efficiently reports shortages, costs, and logistical problems.
• Venina’s hesitation over the enormous purchase shows her practical awareness, while Wang Yu’s calm approval emphasizes the vast difference between their financial perspectives.
• Wang Yu delegates the mass breakthrough project to Venina, who organizes the citizens’ advancement.
• Wang Yu’s internal reasoning contrasts with his outwardly casual decisions: he appears willing to spend freely, but privately calculates profitability, political risks, and the best use of system resources.

Chapter Summary: “Managing the Ganwu Dojo”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu reflects on the difficulty of nurturing talented individuals, realizing that powerful figures such as the Giant Axe Founder and Primal Chaos City Leader are not unwilling to help others; rather, most people lack the ability to benefit from the opportunities offered to them.
• He summons his eldest disciple, Tian Shi, in the Virtual Universe and takes him to two locations:
  1. The Ganwu Dojo, where Tian Shi will officially become a student.
  2. The Killing Fields, where Tian Shi can gain combat experience.
• Wang Yu explains that Tian Shi’s cultivation realm has advanced quickly, but his practical fighting experience remains insufficient. Tian Shi becomes enthusiastic at the prospect of battling strong opponents.
• They teleport to Golden Leaf Island, the Ganwu Dojo’s exclusive Virtual Universe plane. Wang Yu explains that the Ganwu Universe Country contains more than a hundred million galaxies, each with its own Ganwu Dojo.
• They arrive at the Hunyuan Galaxy Dojo, where instructor Mu Ai greets Wang Yu. Since Wang Yu is now a One-Leaf Qian Wu Adept, Mu Ai becomes his subordinate.
• Wang Yu reviews the training arrangements he previously ordered. All Star-level students and the top one hundred Planetary-level students have begun using the Killing Fields, with Wang Yu paying their expenses.
• Wang Yu announces an expanded sponsorship program: any Planetary-level student who reaches a Force Amplitude of twelve times or a Mind Force Amplitude of ten times may receive ten days of Killing Fields training.
• Mu Ai is deeply encouraged, recognizing that Wang Yu intends to invest heavily in improving the dojo’s overall strength.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Demonstrates growing maturity and responsibility as a leader. Rather than focusing only on his own cultivation, he takes his role as Qian Wu Adept seriously and seeks to develop the students under his authority. He also shows considerable generosity by financing their Killing Fields training.
• Tian Shi: Shows absolute trust in Wang Yu and readily accepts his teacher’s arrangements. He becomes visibly excited when told he can fight powerful opponents, revealing a strong natural enthusiasm for combat and competition.
• Mu Ai: Initially the highest-ranking instructor of the Hunyuan Galaxy Dojo, he willingly accepts Wang Yu’s authority and becomes an enthusiastic subordinate. He admires Tian Shi’s privileged position as Wang Yu’s personal disciple and is thrilled by Wang Yu’s plans for the dojo.

Significant Themes

• The limits of talent and opportunity: Great resources and instruction are not enough by themselves; only those with sufficient talent can truly benefit from them.
• Mentorship and responsibility: Wang Yu views leadership as more than status. He believes a teacher or superior should actively provide resources and guidance to help others grow.
• Practical experience versus theoretical cultivation: Tian Shi’s rapid improvement in realm and secret techniques must be balanced by actual combat experience.
• Investment in collective strength: Wang Yu’s sponsorship program shows his intention to raise the strength of the entire dojo rather than nurture only a few exceptional individuals.
• Hierarchy and privilege: Tian Shi’s position as Wang Yu’s disciple grants him access to resources, protection, and opportunities that ordinary students can only envy.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu instructs Tian Shi as both a teacher and mentor, explaining the purpose of the Ganwu Dojo and Killing Fields while encouraging him to face stronger opponents.
• Mu Ai respectfully welcomes Wang Yu and recognizes his new authority over the dojo.
• Mu Ai greets Tian Shi warmly but privately envies the advantages that come with being a powerful expert’s personal disciple.
• Wang Yu questions Mu Ai about the dojo’s progress, then outlines broader training opportunities for students. Mu Ai responds with gratitude and enthusiasm, confident that the new policy will motivate students to cultivate harder.

Chapter Summary: “How Teachers Solved Problems”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu establishes recruitment standards for his dojo: students should reach a Force Amplitude of twelve or a Mind Force Amplitude of ten at the Planetary level. Because his dojo’s students come from a relatively poor and ordinary region, he keeps the standards achievable rather than excessively demanding.
• He orders Mu Ai to relocate the Ganwu Dojo from its original planet to War God Star. The dojo has over one hundred thousand students, many with families and deep ties to their home planets, making the move potentially unpopular.
• To solve the problem, Wang Yu offers generous relocation subsidies:
  • 10,000 White Dragon Coins for each Planetary-level student
  • 1 million White Dragon Coins for each Star-level student
  • 10 million White Dragon Coins for each instructor
    Mu Ai is immediately reassured that the relocation will proceed smoothly.
• Wang Yu, Tian Shi, and Mu Ai travel to the Killing Fields on White Dragon Sea Island. Wang Yu rents a private Meditation Room for one million Universe Coins for a century.
• Wang Yu explains the Killing Fields’ two major training areas:
  • Slaughter Space: Practicing against virtual opponents tailored to the user’s level and weaknesses.
  • Decisive Battle Space: Fighting real opponents and earning a one-to-nine-star combat rating.
• Tian Shi chooses to enter the Decisive Battle Space rather than fight virtual opponents, eager to test himself against real people.
• Wang Yu meets the dojo students training there. He finds no exceptional geniuses among them; most are merely average talents with seventh- or eighth-grade bloodlines.
• He gives the students and instructors access to the Killing Fields, paying all expenses. In particular, instructors receive ten days of funded training, an enormous benefit because high-level training can cost hundreds of millions of White Dragon Coins per day.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Demonstrates a practical, wealthy, and direct leadership style. He solves logistical and political problems with financial incentives, provides resources freely, and focuses on improving his subordinates rather than imposing unrealistic demands.
• Mu Ai: Initially becomes anxious about managing the dojo’s relocation, fearing student resistance and blame. Wang Yu’s subsidy plan relieves him, and he becomes enthusiastic about carrying out the order.
• Tian Shi: Continues to show ambition and respect toward Wang Yu. He is excited by the opportunity to train in the Killing Fields and immediately seeks real combat, declaring that he intends to reach a nine-star rating.
• The Dojo Students and Instructors: They are revealed to be generally competent but not outstanding. Their access to Wang Yu’s resources gives them a rare opportunity to improve substantially.

Significant Themes

• Wealth as a solution to practical problems: Wang Yu repeatedly resolves difficulties through generous financial support, showing how immense wealth and power can overcome resistance, inconvenience, and limited resources.
• Investment in talent and subordinates: Rather than demanding immediate results, Wang Yu provides training opportunities and resources so that others can develop.
• Realistic leadership: Wang Yu balances ambition with the actual quality of his students, setting standards that are challenging but attainable.
• The gap between ordinary and exceptional talent: Despite his search, Wang Yu finds no further geniuses comparable to Tian Shi, emphasizing how rare extraordinary talent is.
• Self-driven improvement: The Killing Fields offer powerful tools, but success depends on how individuals choose to use them. Wang Yu provides guidance and resources, while Tian Shi must create his own achievements.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu reassures Mu Ai about the relocation by presenting the subsidy plan, transforming Mu Ai’s anxiety into confidence.
• Wang Yu introduces Tian Shi to the Killing Fields and explains how he can use them to identify and overcome his weaknesses.
• Tian Shi expresses gratitude and vows not to disappoint his teacher, while Wang Yu clarifies that he will not impose strict requirements on him.
• Wang Yu delegates the explanation of the Killing Fields to Mu Ai, placing Mu Ai in a mentoring role toward Tian Shi.
• Wang Yu later meets the other students, evaluates their abilities, and supports them financially, while privately recognizing that the region produces few exceptional talents.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Yu reflects on the limitations of his reward from Emperor Ivan: ten thousand life planets sound impressive, but are insignificant by universal standards. This reinforces how difficult it will be to populate his territory with enough talented citizens to satisfy the system’s future lord-rank requirements.
• He realizes that naturally discovering geniuses will be extremely difficult. Even individuals considered Third-Class Elites by the Virtual Universe Company are exceptionally rare, and competition from other powerful factions makes recruiting them uncertain.
• Wang Yu develops a new strategy: instead of merely searching for geniuses, he will manufacture talent by using wealth and rare treasures to improve ordinary people’s bloodlines, cultivation, comprehension, and potential.
• He considers powerful treasures such as Purple Fire Ape Wine, which can instantly create a Universe-level warrior, and Ice-Fire Fruit Wine, which can guarantee a World Lord’s breakthrough into Immortality. Although these treasures are outrageously expensive, Wang Yu’s system-generated wealth makes the strategy possible in principle.
• He examines the System Shop’s Bloodline Evolution Potions:
  • The standard potion can raise someone to a sixth-grade bloodline, with a chance of reaching fifth grade.
  • The S-Type potion can raise someone to a fourth-grade bloodline, with a chance of reaching third grade.
  • More expensive potions can directly create Universe-level or Domain Lord-level bloodlines.
• Wang Yu decides to first give Tian Shi a Universe-level Bloodline Potion, then select other promising individuals to receive S-Type potions. He believes other weaknesses can be compensated for with additional treasures.
• While watching Tian Shi fight students in the Killing Fields, Wang Yu receives an email from Emperor Ivan about his proposed entry into the Virtual Universe Company.
• Ivan teleports to Wang Yu’s meditation room and explains that Supervisor Lawrence, a World Lord in the Commerce Department’s White Dragon Sea Branch, will handle Wang Yu’s application. Joining should be easy, but obtaining the position of External Deacon will require Wang Yu to pass an assessment.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu: Becomes more pragmatic and ambitious. He abandons reliance on luck and conventional talent recruitment, deciding to use his overwhelming financial resources to directly cultivate powerful citizens. He also begins planning his advancement within the Virtual Universe Company, specifically targeting the Commerce Department because it can provide access to talented individuals and valuable resources.
• Tian Shi: Continues training and fighting in the Killing Fields. He remains Wang Yu’s first major success in cultivating a high-level talent and is now being considered for a significant bloodline enhancement.
• Emperor Ivan: Demonstrates continued support for Wang Yu by personally arranging his introduction to the Commerce Department and facilitating contact with Supervisor Lawrence. His position managing the Killing Fields also highlights his influence within the Virtual Universe Company.
• Supervisor Lawrence: Introduced as the World Lord who will decide Wang Yu’s admission into the Commerce Department and oversee the assessment for the External Deacon position.

Significant Themes

• The scarcity of genius: True talent is portrayed as extraordinarily rare, even across vast civilizations and countless planets. High standards for elite warriors make naturally produced geniuses difficult to find.
• Wealth as a substitute for talent: The chapter emphasizes Wang Yu’s belief that sufficient resources can overcome nearly any limitation, including bloodline weakness, cultivation bottlenecks, law comprehension, and even breakthroughs to Immortality.
• The cost of power: Although Wang Yu possesses enormous wealth by ordinary standards, the treasures capable of creating top-tier experts remain extraordinarily expensive. His resources are vast but still limited relative to the scale of his population and ambitions.
• Subjective identity and territory: A person counts as Wang Yu’s citizen if they sincerely identify as a member of his territory, suggesting that territorial power depends not only on ownership but also on loyalty and personal recognition.
• Institutional advancement: Wang Yu recognizes that joining the Virtual Universe Company, especially its Commerce Department, will provide better access to resources, elites, and recruitment opportunities than operating independently.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu internally compares his situation with famous geniuses such as Luo Feng, Thunder God, and Hong, using their early achievements to understand how demanding the Virtual Universe Company’s elite standards are.
• Wang Yu and Emperor Ivan meet in the Killing Fields. Ivan lightly reproaches him for renting a meditation room instead of asking for a favor, while Wang Yu politely dismisses the expense as insignificant.
• Their conversation then shifts to Wang Yu’s application. Ivan explains the organizational structure of the Virtual Universe Company and clarifies that Supervisor Lawrence will decide Wang Yu’s future in the Commerce Department.
• The chapter ends with Wang Yu learning that entry is likely, but the External Deacon position will depend on his performance in an upcoming assessment.

Chapter Summary: “Resource Procurement”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ivan assigns Wang Yu a procurement assessment on behalf of the Commerce Department. He must buy one billion Universe Coins’ worth of rare resources within ten years, while maintaining the listed average purchase prices.
• The list contains one hundred valuable materials, including Silver Fluid and Azure Wave Marrow. Their prices are high because of scarcity and practical demand, demonstrating that a resource’s grade does not determine its market value.
• Passing the test will make Wang Yu an External Deacon of the Virtual Universe Company; failure will leave him as an ordinary staff member.
• Wang Yu accepts confidently because the System Shop has unlimited supplies of the required materials at prices roughly ten percent below the designated rates. He considers buying extra resources to enhance his reputation.
• Tian Shi enters the Killing Fields’ Decisive Battle Space and fights over two hundred matches in half a day. With his understanding of Artistic Conception and seventeenfold Force Amplitude, he wins every battle and rises to a five-star rating.
• Wang Yu receives a small reward for Tian Shi’s achievement but decides that manipulating the Killing Fields would not be worthwhile or practical.
• Wang Yu reflects on the dangers of gaining wealth or power too quickly. He believes that becoming extraordinarily strong or wealthy would attract powerful enemies who might assume he possessed a supreme treasure.
• After Tian Shi finishes fighting, Wang Yu advises him to consider specializing in a particular weapon rather than relying exclusively on fists and gauntlets.

Character Developments

• Wang Yu demonstrates confidence, resourcefulness, and strategic thinking. His System Shop makes the procurement assessment easy, but he deliberately considers how to use the opportunity to build status rather than merely pass.
• He also shows increasing caution. Despite possessing ways to grow rapidly, he recognizes that excessive wealth or strength would expose him to dangerous attention.
• Tian Shi proves himself to be an above-average Planetary-level fighter, winning hundreds of matches without defeat and quickly improving his Killing Fields rating.
• Tian Shi remains humble and respectful toward Wang Yu, treating him as a teacher and taking his advice seriously. He begins an important decision about his future combat style.

Significant Themes

• Value versus grade: A resource’s usefulness, scarcity, and demand can make it vastly more valuable than other materials of the same grade.
• Business ability and connections: Success in commerce depends not only on money but also on procurement methods, supply networks, and judgment.
• Caution in a dangerous universe: Rapidly displaying wealth or power can provoke powerful enemies, so Wang Yu chooses to remain inconspicuous.
• Mentorship and specialization: Wang Yu encourages Tian Shi to make a thoughtful long-term choice about his weapon and fighting path rather than forcing him into one style.
• Practical versus ultimate power: Small rewards and ordinary gains matter less than obtaining truly overwhelming strength or resources capable of deterring major powers.

Important Character Interactions

• Ivan and Wang Yu: Ivan explains the procurement challenge and warns Wang Yu that meeting the quantity requirement at the required prices will be difficult. Wang Yu’s easy acceptance surprises Ivan.
• Wang Yu and Tian Shi: Wang Yu praises Tian Shi’s rapid advancement, then advises him to carefully select a primary weapon. He emphasizes that fists are still a valid choice, but specialization may allow Tian Shi to develop more deeply.
• Tian Shi’s response: He listens respectfully and begins seriously considering which weapon best suits him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tian Shi spends ten days testing different weapons in the Killing Fields before deciding that the straight sword suits him best.
• Wang Yu approves his choice and gives him a tier-three top-grade force weapon: a sleek, snow-white straight sword. Tian Shi immediately finds it comfortable to wield.
• Wang Yu warns Tian Shi not to rely too heavily on virtual battles, since the lack of real death could dull his instincts in genuine life-or-death combat. He promises to arrange real tempering missions once Tian Shi becomes stronger.
• Tian Shi’s cultivation advances rapidly under Wang Yu’s guidance and the system’s enhanced preaching effect. Within six months, his Force Amplitude rises from sixteenfold to twentyfold, he perfects the first tier of the Fire Refinement Secret Manual, and begins the second.
• Emperor Ivan officially transfers management rights over ten thousand life planets to Wang Yu. Wang Yu begins developing them as a source of wealth, using potions to evolve their inhabitants.
• In six months, thirty billion subjects reach the Planetary level, while stronger individuals rapidly advance through the Planetary and Star levels using resources supplied by Wang Yu.
• Instructor Yoda begins moving most of his clan to War God Star in exchange for Wang Yu’s future protection. The main lineage and eighty percent of the clan migrate, while two Universe-level experts and the remaining members stay behind to preserve the clan’s original interests.
• With Yoda, the arriving clan expert, and purchased Universe-level slaves, Wang Yu now commands seven Universe-level experts. This makes his faction extremely powerful within a primary universe nation.
• Wang Yu earns over forty billion Universe Coins in half a year, raising his Origin Law comprehension to five percent—far beyond ordinary Domain Lord standards and comparable to a weaker World Lord.
• The chapter then shifts to Humanity’s Supreme Council, held in the Virtual Universe. Hundreds of Universe Venerables gather at the Hall of Gods.
• Qian Wu Country Lord arrives and is teased by fellow Venerables for becoming a relatively idle universe country lord. A joking exchange leads to a proposed spar between Flame Crystal Country Lord and Mang Ya Venerable, with several attendees placing bets.
• The banter distracts everyone from Qian Wu’s embarrassment. His current status is explained: after dying three times during the previous Original Star conflict and losing his supreme treasure, he became too poor to continue risking himself in battle and was forced into the position of universe country lord.

Character Developments

• Tian Shi: Makes an important personal decision by choosing the sword as his weapon. His confidence and dedication grow, and his cultivation progresses at an extraordinary rate under Wang Yu’s tutelage. He also gains a clearer understanding of the difference between virtual training and real combat.
• Wang Yu: Demonstrates his role as a powerful and thoughtful mentor by providing Tian Shi with a superior weapon while emphasizing disciplined training. His influence and faction expand rapidly through planetary development, wealth accumulation, and the recruitment of Universe-level experts.
• Instructor Yoda: Shows strong faith in Wang Yu by relocating most of his clan to War God Star. His decision reflects his willingness to sacrifice convenience and some existing interests for the protection of a future Domain Lord.
• Qian Wu Country Lord: Is portrayed as a once-bold combatant who has been humbled by repeated deaths and severe losses. His forced retirement from frontline combat leaves him sensitive to ridicule and uncomfortable with his diminished status.
• The Universe Venerables: Their teasing and gambling reveal their long history, camaraderie, and relaxed relationships despite their immense power.

Significant Themes

• Choosing one’s own path: Tian Shi’s weapon selection symbolizes the importance of finding a fighting style that personally suits a cultivator rather than blindly following another’s expectations.
• Real combat versus simulated training: Wang Yu stresses that virtual battles are useful but cannot replace the fear, danger, and judgment required in actual life-and-death encounters.
• Rapid growth through resources and guidance: Tian Shi and Wang Yu’s subjects advance quickly because talent is combined with powerful instruction, secret techniques, potions, and abundant resources.
• Building power through organization: Wang Yu’s strength is no longer merely personal; he creates wealth, develops planets, gathers followers, and forms a faction capable of influencing an entire primary nation.
• The cost of power and failure: Qian Wu’s decline illustrates how repeated death and the loss of treasures can permanently alter a powerful cultivator’s position, forcing even former heroes into less prestigious roles.
• Camaraderie among veterans: The Supreme Council scene balances the chapter’s serious developments with humor, showing that ancient warriors maintain friendship and competitive spirit despite their dangerous lives.

Character Interactions

• Wang Yu and Tian Shi: Their teacher-disciple relationship deepens as Wang Yu grants Tian Shi a sword, advises him on combat discipline, and promises future real-world trials.
• Wang Yu and Instructor Yoda: Yoda’s clan pledges itself to Wang Yu’s protection, strengthening Wang Yu’s emerging faction.
• Wang Yu and his subjects: Through Vinina and his broader organization, Wang Yu oversees the mass evolution and advancement of billions of inhabitants.
• Qian Wu and the Universe Venerables: Fellow veterans mock Qian Wu’s comparatively quiet life as a universe country lord, though their teasing is ultimately good-natured.
• Flame Crystal Country Lord and Mang Ya Venerable: Their playful argument escalates into a proposed duel, prompting others to place wagers and turning the council’s waiting period into a lively social event.

Chapter Summary: “Opening the Seventh Battlefield”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Humanity’s powerful beings gather at Gods Mountain for a supreme meeting. More than three thousand Universe Venerables attend through consciousness avatars.
• The meeting is held in the Hall of Gods, where divine thrones are arranged according to the strength and status of each participant. The Universe Masters sit above the Universe Venerables, with the Giant Axe Founder and the absent Origin Ancestor occupying the central black thrones.
• Primal Chaos City Leader announces that:
  • A major Extraterritorial Battlefield campaign will begin in one thousand years.
  • A new battlefield will open in one hundred years.
  • Since six battlefields already exist, the new one will be called the Seventh Battlefield.
  • Yan Emperor has been appointed to lead its opening.
• The Universe Venerables react uneasily because Yan Emperor is notorious for his arrogance, violence, and disregard for Humanity’s weaker powerful beings. He has even killed a Universe Venerable in anger in the past, though that individual was later resurrected.
• After the meeting, Ice Peak Master openly objects to Yan Emperor’s appointment, arguing that he is more dangerous to Humanity’s own forces than to its alien enemies.
• Primal Chaos City Leader and Giant Axe Founder defend the decision. Yan Emperor possesses several peak treasures and is probably a disciple of Sitting Mountain Guest, an exceptionally powerful and influential treasure-refining master.
• Humanity hopes that giving Yan Emperor responsibility will encourage him to join the faction more fully and strengthen its relationship with Sitting Mountain Guest. However, if Yan Emperor fails disastrously, he may be restricted to participating only in Universe Master-level battles.

Character Developments

• Yan Emperor is established as arrogant, volatile, and difficult to control. His minimal response to the appointment—merely saying “Mm”—reinforces his contemptuous attitude, even toward senior leaders.
• Giant Axe Founder demonstrates pragmatic leadership. Although he recognizes Yan Emperor’s flaws, he prioritizes Humanity’s long-term strategic interests and the need to gain Sitting Mountain Guest’s support.
• Primal Chaos City Leader acts as a restrained administrator and mediator, announcing decisions and attempting to prevent further conflict among the Universe Masters.
• Ice Peak Master emerges as Yan Emperor’s strongest critic, voicing the resentment and distrust shared by many other Universe Masters.
• Sitting Mountain Guest, though absent, becomes highly influential in the chapter. His reputation and possible connection to Yan Emperor shape Humanity’s major political decision.
• The absent Origin Ancestor symbolizes Humanity’s lost strength. His suppression leaves the faction weaker and less independent than it once was.

Significant Themes

• Political pragmatism versus personal resentment: Humanity’s leaders dislike Yan Emperor but tolerate him because his relationship with Sitting Mountain Guest may provide crucial advantages.
• Power and dependence: Humanity’s weakened position forces it to rely on figures such as Sitting Mountain Guest rather than simply imposing its will through overwhelming strength.
• Leadership and responsibility: The decision to place Yan Emperor in charge is both a test of his loyalty and an attempt to integrate a dangerous but valuable ally.
• Decline from former glory: The Universe Masters privately lament that, if the Origin Ancestor had not been suppressed and Giant Axe Founder possessed a supreme treasure, Humanity would not need to appease arrogant figures like Yan Emperor.
• Internal danger: The chapter suggests that conflict within Humanity’s own faction may be nearly as threatening as the coming war against the demons, bugs, and machines.

Character Interactions

• The Universe Venerables speculate about the purpose of the meeting before Noah predicts that a new battlefield may be opened.
• Primal Chaos City Leader formally announces Yan Emperor’s appointment and receives only a dismissive acknowledgment from Yan Emperor.
• Ice Peak Master challenges the leadership’s decision, warning that Yan Emperor could injure or kill Humanity’s own forces.
• Giant Axe Founder rejects Ice Peak Master’s proposal, explaining that Yan Emperor must be given another chance because of his probable connection to Sitting Mountain Guest.
• The other Universe Masters reluctantly accept the decision, despite sharing Ice Peak Master’s dissatisfaction and concern.