Chapter Summaries

Luo Xia attended the Qianwu Auction, where he learned about a rare Initial Universe Enlightenment Slot and watched an entire starfield sell during the warm-up. The main auction began with ninety-two metal-lifeform Berna Clan members, while Luo Xia had yet to decide whether to bid on anything.

• Luo Xia accepted the auction invitation, and he and Luo Feng asked Luo Hua about the funds he had invested; Luo Hua said he could recover about 2.8 trillion Cosmic Currency if he sold his holdings.
• Luo Xia left his family and traveled to the Qianwu Auction, where Babata explained that the Initial Universe offered better opportunities to comprehend the Source Laws.
• Luo Xia entered the enormous auction hall and learned that more than 1.82 million people had come, many drawn by the World Lord Enlightenment Slot for the Initial Universe.
• Old Barto opened the event with a warm-up auction, and the Tana Starfield, containing 668 star systems, sold for 1,000 Hunyuan Units.
• The main auction began with ninety-two Berna Clan metal lifeforms, which could fuse with spaceships and enable them to repair and upgrade themselves.

After the Qianwu Auction, Luo Xia and Luo Feng collected their purchases and began nurturing Mosha Race Second Clones from their Golden Horned Beast bodies. The brothers learned that their clones would take several years to mature.

• At the Qianwu Auction, Luo Xia bought Lan Ke Fruit, an Evolved Divine Weapon, and Mosha Skin, while major bidders competed for an Initial Universe Enlightenment Slot.
• Fifteen days later, Luo Xia and Luo Feng collected the auction items on Bailan Star and returned toward Earth with Di Fan and Melissa.
• Luo Xia gave the Lan Ke Fruit to cultivate the Moyun Vine and gifted the Evolved Divine Weapon to Luo Feng, explaining that its gold and space attributes suited him best.
• On Mars, Luo Xia cut off a piece of Mosha Skin and had Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast swallow it; Luo Xia's own Golden Horned Beast also began nurturing a Mosha clone.
• The brothers learned that Luo Feng's Second Clone would take three years and nine months to nurture, while Luo Xia's would take four years and seven months.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng resumed cultivation after celebrating the New Year, while Brolin sought Luo Xia’s treasures but was told by Hargrave to abandon the pursuit and focus on training for the approaching Peak Genius Battle. The announcement of the battle reached Earth, where Luo Xia and Luo Feng learned its format and rewards and looked forward to competing.

• Luo Xia and Luo Feng celebrated the Spring Festival with their family, then returned to cultivating their weapons and comprehending Source Laws.
• Brolin asked Hargrave to help locate Luo Xia and seize his treasures, but Hargrave judged the journey and risks too great and told him to drop the matter.
• Hargrave explained that the Holy Land was training its Disciples for the coming Peak Genius Battle, which would select Star-level geniuses across human territory.
• A proclamation announced that the Cosmic Human Peak Genius Battle was about to begin, stirring excitement across Black Dragon Mountain Island.
• Babata showed Luo Xia and Luo Feng the battle details: Universe Country selections would lead to a final, where the top thousand would earn prize money, Initial Universe access, and Virtual Universe Company core-member status.

Luo Feng and Luo Xia prepared for the Genius Battle as Babata explained how difficult it would be to rank among the universe’s top contestants. After registering and training, they entered the Qianwu Universe Country’s Preliminary Round, where they were assigned separate worlds and teleported to begin.

• Babata warned Luo Feng that reaching the Qianwu Universe Country’s top 1,000 would be difficult, while Luo Xia had the potential to rank among the universe’s best; Luo Feng set the country’s top 1,000 as his first goal.
• Geniuses across the universe prepared for the Genius Battle, and Luo Xia and Luo Feng registered and trained until the Virtual Universe Company sent them the selection rules.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng learned that over 822.5 billion Qianwu Universe Country participants would compete in a preliminary elimination, with the top 1,001 in each of 100 worlds advancing.
• On May 16, Luo Xia was assigned to World 23 and Luo Feng to World 1; they selected their equipment and wished each other luck.
• The countdown ended, and more than 800 billion participants vanished from the assembly area as they were teleported to their assigned worlds.

Luo Xia entered World Zone 23 and used himself as bait to lure contestants into fights, killing them with ease and hanging their corpses from a rooftop. After three days, he had earned 1,892 points but remained far down the rankings, while Luo Feng lay low in World 001 and practiced the Phantom Sword Style.

• Luo Xia arrived in the steel city of World Zone 23, read the rules, and chose a rooftop as his vantage point.
• Natu, a Golden-Winged Youth, attacked Luo Xia and was killed instantly; back in reality, Natu could not explain how he had been defeated.
• Luo Xia hung Natu’s corpse from a steel rod to attract other contestants, then killed and displayed those who came to challenge him.
• After three days and 66 kills, Luo Xia had 1,892 points and rank 120,232,024, and decided to wait for stronger contestants to raise his ranking faster.
• In World 001, Luo Feng hid in a house and practiced the Phantom Sword Style after killing several people.

Luo Xia and Luo Feng rose through the Genius Battle rankings after ten days of fighting, bringing unexpected honor to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Luo Xia reached 98th place, then faced Mo Lin, whose water-law mist concealed him as their duel began.

• Luo Xia spent ten days luring competitors with the corpses of his victims, earning the name "Corpse Hanger," before killing a fire-law expert and rapidly climbing the rankings.
• Luo Feng began slaughtering opponents in World Zone 1 and earned the name "Madman" as his ranking surged.
• Luo Feng reached 997th place and Luo Xia reached 98th, prompting Brolin, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's Emperor, and its citizens to celebrate their success.
• Luo Xia continued hunting in World Zone 23 as competitors fled from him, until Mo Lin challenged him and claimed he would take half his points.
• Mo Lin filled the area with water-law mist that blocked Luo Xia's spiritual-force perception, then disappeared into it as Luo Xia searched for him.

Luo Xia defeated Mo Lin, ranked twenty-fourth, and rose to sixth place in the Preliminary Round. His new ranking thrilled the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and his family, who hoped he could claim first place before the round ended.

• Mo Lin used illusions in his fog domain to attack Luo Xia, but Luo Xia read the air currents and evaded him.
• Mo Lin trapped Luo Xia in Heavy Water Space and attacked, but Luo Xia stopped the trident with the Law of Gold and killed him.
• Luo Xia skewered Mo Lin's corpse and threw it onto a distant skyscraper, frightening the contestants who witnessed the fight.
• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire's emperor celebrated Luo Xia's sixth-place ranking and promised him a generous reward.
• Luo Hai, Xu Xin, and Xu Gang celebrated Luo Xia's ranking and discussed his chance to reach first place and enter the later finals.

Luo Xia claimed first place in World Zone 23, while Luo Feng and Hong also advanced toward the Genius Battle finals. After Luo Feng won his arena match, the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor learned Luo Xia had likely gained the recognition of a Source Law and ordered Brolin to apologize; Three Axe Mountain’s Lord Military Master then visited Earth’s group and asked Hong to become his disciple.

• Luo Xia finished first in his World Zone, Luo Feng ranked fifty-first, Hong placed among the top thousand, and Thunder God was eliminated by a Law-comprehending opponent.
• Luo Xia reunited with his family, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God, then received a visit from Qianwu’s Divine Lord Kunshala and Black Dragon Mountain’s envoy Butashka, who offered rewards tied to the brothers’ final rankings.
• Hong and Luo Feng fought in the Arena Battle; Hong was eliminated by a warrior who had comprehended the Law of Water, while Luo Feng used the Evolved Divine Weapon to win a place in the finals.
• Jiang Tianchen and Butashka concluded that Luo Xia had gained Source Law recognition at the Star-level, and Brolin confessed his past enmity with Luo Xia, prompting the emperor to send Hargrave to make amends.
• Lord Military Master visited Luo Xia’s family, confirmed Luo Xia’s Source Law achievement, and privately offered to take Hong as his disciple; Hong hesitated because accepting would mean traveling with him for over twenty thousand years.

Luo Xia gained recognition from the Law of Gold Origin, while Luo Feng improved his Law of Gold comprehension after witnessing it and later obtained a Mosha Race Clone that strengthened his grasp of the Space Law. As the universe-wide Genius Battle finals began, Luo Xia and Luo Feng joined Qianwu Universe Country’s team, where other contestants and Undying beings discussed Luo Xia’s chances against Bolan.

• Luo Feng lost his Arena Finals match to Rong Jun, then advanced through the losers' bracket and qualified for the universe-wide finals.
• Luo Xia and his Golden Horned Beast received recognition from the Law of Gold Origin, and Luo Feng used the event to form seven phantom swords with the Evolved Divine Weapon.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng joined the top thousand Qianwu Universe Country geniuses, met Rong Jun, and heard Lord Thirteen announce that the finals would begin in a year and a half.
• A Manka Star youth learned about Luo Xia and Rong Jun and declared that he would claim first place in the Universal Total Ranking.
• Luo Feng's Mosha Race Clone finished gestating, demonstrated its replication talent and affinity with the Space Law, and helped him use Absolute Space more effectively.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng joined Lord Thirteen's team at the finals venue, where Luo Xia received number 1 and Undying beings debated whether he could defeat Bolan.

Luo Xia dominated the Genius Battle’s Trial Space, clearing the first six Trial Towers and surviving the Seventh Tower’s first floor with his fused Wind and Thunder Laws, while Bolan was eliminated there. Luo Xia began fighting ten thousand Nine-Headed Serpents on the Seventh Tower’s second floor as the geniuses and Undying beings watched.

• Luo Xia and Luo Feng toured the plaza, where they saw Aichen, Galesi, Manka Star’s prince, and Death God Boran before Nine Swords Venerable summoned the contestants and explained the trial rules.
• The next morning, Luo Xia entered his Trial Space and cleared every floor of the first Trial Tower with a single sword strike, drawing astonished reactions from Undying Thirteen and the other observers.
• Luo Xia and Bolan raced through the Trial Towers, and Luo Xia held first place as the Virtual Universe Company publicized the rankings.
• Luo Xia reached the Seventh Trial Tower and used the Wind and Thunder Laws to kill all ten thousand Blood-haired Mammoths on its first floor after seven days.
• Bolan entered the Seventh Trial Tower’s first floor, created thousands of Phantom Bodies, and killed 5,612 Blood-haired Mammoths before they overwhelmed him.
• Luo Xia advanced to the Seventh Trial Tower’s second floor, where he faced ten thousand Nine-Headed Serpents as the crowd watched.

Luo Xia revealed his recognition of the Law of Gold Origin and used it with the Thunder Law to cut down the Nine-Headed Serpents in the Seventh Trial Tower. As his stamina dwindled with thousands of serpents still alive, he realized he had to unleash his full strength to clear the floor.

• Luo Xia faced ten thousand Nine-Headed Serpents whose rapid regeneration made the Seventh Trial Tower seem impossible to pass.
• Luo Xia revealed that he had gained recognition from the Law of Gold Origin, shocking the contestants and Undying beings watching his trial.
• Luo Xia combined the Law of Gold Origin with the Thunder Law and killed the serpents with swift sword strikes that severed all nine heads at once.
• Luo Xia rapidly lost stamina as he fought, while at least seven thousand Nine-Headed Serpents remained.
• Luo Xia admitted he had underestimated the trial and decided he had to use his full strength to clear it.

Luo Xia cleared the third, fourth, and fifth floors of the Seventh Trial Tower by combining multiple Source Laws, but his body and mind were nearing their limits. On the sixth floor, facing ten Starry Sky Beasts, he rejected the urge to give up, enlarged himself with the second level of Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, and charged into battle.

• Luo Xia used his Wind Godspeed Domain and the Time Law to kill the remaining Nine-Headed Serpents, then weathered the Tuoluo Warriors and destroyed their exposed life cores with his Endless Sword Domain.
• Luo Xia used the Space Law to create over a thousand Phantom Bodies and killed the Feihou, clearing the fourth floor despite exhausting his stamina.
• Luo Xia combined the Space Law, Law of Gold, and Law of Wind to destroy the Mech Clan Puppets and clear the fifth floor.
• Luo Feng failed the first floor of the Sixth Trial Tower and learned that he ranked fourth overall, while Luo Xia advanced to the sixth floor.
• Luo Xia resisted the temptation to quit against the Starry Sky Beasts, grew to over a thousand meters tall with the second level of Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, and charged at them.

Luo Xia endured the Starry Sky Beast Cangs’ assault on the Seventh Trial Tower Sixth Floor and used his Heaven Opening secret method to kill the last five. After he was transported to the final floor, the watching Undyings and geniuses hoped he could clear it.

• Luo Xia fought ten Starry Sky Beast Cangs, killing three before his willpower faltered and he was forced to face the remaining seven one at a time.
• A Cang struck Luo Xia and injured him, prompting the watching geniuses and Undyings to doubt he could survive the floor.
• Luo Xia suffered further injuries and lost his sword-wielding right arm, but then unleashed his Heaven Opening secret method and trapped the five remaining Cangs in an embryonic world.
• Luo Xia killed all five Cangs and cleared the Sixth Floor, stunning the onlookers.
• Luo Xia was transported to the Seventh Floor, where the Undyings and geniuses hoped he could defeat the Zerg Queen and its mantises.

Luo Xia defeated the Zerg Queen and all the remaining Zerg Warriors, becoming the first to clear all seven Trial Towers. After returning to the plaza, he was celebrated by the geniuses of Qianwu Universe Country, then joined Luo Feng and four others as Undying Thirteen summoned them into Building 0825.

• Luo Xia used his speed to bypass the Zerg Warriors, cut open the Zerg Nest, and killed the Zerg Queen despite her illusions and seductive power.
• Luo Xia killed all 1,100 remaining Zerg Warriors and received confirmation that he had completed all seven Trial Towers.
• A mysterious voice restored Luo Xia and showed him a vision of a majestic figure, which he wondered might have been the Primal Ancestor.
• Luo Xia returned to the plaza, where Luo Feng and the other geniuses praised his achievement and Rong Jun vowed to catch up with him.
• Undying Thirteen announced that Luo Xia had taken first place, Luo Feng and Rong Jun had made the top 100, and three others had qualified to compete for the remaining spots.
• Undying Thirteen called Luo Xia, Luo Feng, and four other Qianwu geniuses into Building 0825.

After Luo Xia took first place in the trials and Luo Feng took fourth, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire granted them territories, stirring celebration and political resentment on Earth. The brothers prepared for the next day's Arena Finals, while Luo Xia set aside his questions about the mysterious figure he had seen.

• Citizens across the Qianwu Universe Country and Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated Luo Xia's first-place finish, and the emperor granted Luo Xia ten star systems and Luo Feng the Milky Way Galaxy.
• Earth's leaders questioned Luo Feng's new authority and considered proposing a united government, but a Blonde Lady stopped them to explain the Genius Battle's significance.
• Lord Thirteen praised Luo Xia, then warned Luo Feng and Rong Jun not to become complacent and announced the Arena Finals for the next day.
• Luo Xia wondered about the majestic figure he had seen after clearing the Seventh Trial Tower, then went to sleep.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng went to Central Plaza the next morning, where just over seven thousand contestants remained.

After the trials, Nine Swords Venerable announced the Genius Battle’s Arena Finals rules and the rewards for each rank, including entry to one of the Four Secret Realms. The system’s selection sparked protests, but the Virtual Universe Company refused to change its rules, and Rong Jun said he would compete for the second Origin Secret Realm slot alongside Luo Xia.

• Nine Swords Venerable confirmed that the top 100 trial contestants had qualified for the Virtual Universe Company’s core level and announced Arena Battles for the remaining contestants.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng watched the battles, and the final 900 Arena Battle winners joined the top 1000 contestants.
• Nine Swords Venerable announced the prizes and Secret Realm placements, including two Origin Secret Realm slots, then sent the Arena Finals rules to the contestants.
• The finals rules made Luo Xia the target of the final challenger, while contestants excluded from the finals protested the system’s selections.
• The Virtual Universe Company told the protesting contestants they could withdraw rather than follow its rules, and the Undying beings reprimanded them.
• Rong Jun explained that only 100 World Lords belonged to the Origin Secret Realm and said he would fight for its remaining slot.

After the Genius Battle’s decisive rounds began, Luo Feng advanced to the top ten but lost to Long Yun, while Bolan won the right to face Luo Xia. The chapter ended as Luo Xia and Bolan were teleported into the arena for their anticipated showdown.

• Babata explained that Luo Xia had secured a place in the Origin Secret Realm and that Boran was likely to claim the other place, while warning Luo Xia and Luo Feng that they would have to keep competing to retain their positions.
• At the decisive battles, Luo Feng defeated Utwisk and then overcame Phantom Devil Galaxie, while Boran defeated Blood Axe Tao and Rong Jun won his match against Gusiluo.
• Luo Feng fought Long Yun, who wielded both the Earth Source and Space Law, but lost after a hard battle; Bolan, Qianshui, Aichen, and Wuka also won their matches to enter the top five.
• Bolan won every match among the five victors and earned the right to challenge Luo Xia.
• As the crowd debated their strengths, Luo Xia and Bolan were teleported onto an enormous arena to begin their showdown.

Luo Xia defeated Bolan in the final showdown of the Genius Battle by cleaving through his Space Law technique with a single sword strike. After the competition ended, the Virtual Universe Company arranged transport for the winners to its Universe Headquarters, and the brothers returned to find their family away.

• Luo Xia and Bolan clashed at full strength, cracking the arena platform with the power of their Laws.
• Bolan used a life-burning secret technique to quadruple his strength, while Luo Xia activated his Golden Horned Beast enhancement.
• Bolan surrounded Luo Xia with thousands of Phantom Bodies and attacked with Blood Shadow Cross Kill, but Luo Xia split space with one sword strike and defeated him.
• Bolan vowed to win next time, and Nine Swords Venerable declared the Genius Battle concluded and announced that the winners would travel to the Initial Universe.
• Mana collected the contestants' addresses and explained that Virtual Universe Company F-class spaceships would take them to Headquarters in about three years.
• Luo Xia and Luo Feng returned to the Virtual Universe villa, but their family members were away, unaware that the Genius Battle had ended.

After placing first and in the top ten at the Genius Battle, Luo Xia and Luo Feng prepared to leave their family for a century in the Original Universe and traveled to Virtual Universe Company Headquarters. They learned about their new status and the Company’s four Secret Realms, arriving at Rainfall Mountain as members of the Origin and Primal Secret Realms.

• Luo Xia and Luo Feng celebrated their Genius Battle results with their family, then learned they would spend thirty years in the Initial Universe, equivalent to a hundred years in the Original Universe.
• Hong and Thunder God spoke with Luo Xia and Luo Feng about Earth’s vulnerability and urged them to become strong enough to protect humanity.
• Luo Xia said farewell to his family, entrusted their care to Melissa and Di Fan, and left with Luo Feng for Bailan Star.
• Sha Wu welcomed Luo Xia and Luo Feng aboard an F-class ship and explained that the Company called them Your Highnesses because they had entered the Origin and Primal Secret Realms.
• Sha Wu brought Luo Xia and Luo Feng into the Virtual Universe Company’s Headquarters realm and introduced Rainfall Mountain, where members of different Secret Realm zones could meet only in the Public Zone.

Luo Xia entered the Origin Secret Realm, toured his enormous Estate, and learned about the Virtual Universe Company's generous resources and training policies. After choosing supplies for his Golden Horned Beast and upcoming Mosha Race Clone, he met Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka, and they vowed to survive and rise together.

• Sha Wu escorted Luo Feng and Luo Xia to their respective zones, then Aydore welcomed Luo Xia into the Origin Zone and showed him Estate No. 113, where Lycael and a vast guard force awaited him.
• Luo Xia toured his Estate, and Babata showed him the Treasure Vault and an email explaining that the company would provide core members with free energy and physique improvements while they focused on combat, laws, and Secret Methods.
• Following Babata's advice, Luo Xia spent points on Treasures for the Moyun Vine and Golden Horned Beast and bought two Voidsky Blades for his future Mosha Race Clone.
• Luo Xia joined Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka at a Public Zone restaurant, where they discussed the gulf between their zones and the dangers facing their batch.
• Luo Xia, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Wuka raised their cups and pledged to survive, reach the pinnacle, and make humanity greater.