Chapter Summaries

Zhou Fan and his companions found the Beast King, Three-Tails Isobu, in the Secret Realm’s central lake. He ordered Zhao Qiu, Duan Fei, and Jiaoxin to capture the enormous turtle alive and left them to fight him for training.

• Zhou Fan approached a blue Crystal Pillar in the lake, but water columns attacked him and forced him back to shore.
• Mutant beasts emerged from the lake, and Zhao Qiu, Duan Fei, and Jiaoxin fought them off using their abilities.
• Zhao Qiu challenged the Beast King, prompting a giant three-tailed turtle to rise from the lake.
• Zhou Fan recognized the Beast King as Isobu, a Fourth Tier, Five Stars tailed beast, and ordered his companions to capture him alive.
• Jiaoxin released three masks and charged Isobu first.

Jiaoxin, Zhao Qiu, and Duan Fei defeated Three-Tails, but Ruan Qingqing and her group arrived and claimed the Beast King for themselves. The confrontation ended with Ruan Qingqing warning them to leave, while Jiaoxin explained her family’s history and power.

• Jiaoxin, Zhao Qiu, and Duan Fei attacked Three-Tails together and knocked it unconscious.
• Zhou Fan prepared to finish Three-Tails as the others moved to bring it ashore.
• Ruan Qingqing surrounded Three-Tails with Crystal Pillars and demanded that Zhou Fan’s group leave it to her.
• Zhao Qiu and Duan Fei protested, but Ruan Qingqing threatened them with another Crystal Style attack.
• Jiaoxin identified Ruan Qingqing as an S-Rank crystal-type Superpower user from the Ruan family and explained that her family intended to return to the Imperial Capital.

Ruan Qingqing of the Ruan family tried to claim the Beast King after arriving at the Chaos Secret Realm, and she defeated Zhao Qiu and Duan Fei in battle. Zhou Fan stepped in to end the delay, and he suddenly appeared in front of Ruan Qingqing as she taunted him.

• Ruan Qingqing claimed the Beast King belonged to whoever could take it, prompting Zhao Qiu to challenge her.
• Ruan Qingqing shattered Zhao Qiu’s attacks with crystal techniques and sent him flying.
• Duan Fei and Jiaoxin attacked Ruan Qingqing together, but she blocked Jiaoxin’s fireball and flung Duan Fei away with a crystal dragon.
• Zhou Fan pulled Zhao Qiu back and said the group should finish the confrontation quickly because the Ruan family had arrived.
• Ruan Qingqing mocked Zhou Fan for hiding behind a mask, but he suddenly appeared right in front of her.

Zhou Fan defeated Ruan Qingqing and confronted the Ruan family over the Three-Tails. When Ruan Hai sent the family guards to attack him, Zhou Fan unleashed a devastating fire technique that tore through their defenses.

• Ruan Qingqing attacked Zhou Fan with Crystal Release techniques, but he evaded her attacks and appeared behind her.
• Zhou Fan grabbed Ruan Qingqing, shattered her Crystal Shield with a kick, and sent her crashing into the ground.
• Ruan Hai identified himself as the Ruan family's third elder and ordered Zhou Fan to give up the Three-Tails.
• Zhou Fan refused to yield the Beast King, and Ruan Hai ordered dozens of guards to attack him.
• Zhou Fan combined Kamui with Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance, breaking through the guards' defenses and tearing through their ranks.

Zhou Fan battled Ruan Hai, overpowering his crystal techniques with the Gunbai and Susanoo. Just as Zhou Fan was about to defeat him, the supposedly dead Three-Tails attacked Susanoo with a barrage of Miniature Tailed Beast Bombs.

• Ruan Hai used his hereditary crystal techniques to fight Zhou Fan, whose Gunbai absorbed and reflected the force of Ruan Hai’s crystal dragon.
• Zhou Fan attacked Ruan Hai with the Star Shatter Halberd, then enlarged it with Susanoo and shattered Ruan Hai’s crystal shield.
• Ruan Hai summoned twin crystal dragons and Crystal Pillars, but Susanoo’s Crow Tengu Armor blocked his attacks.
• The Three-Tails revealed that it had been playing dead and struck Susanoo with a pitch-black energy sphere.
• The Three-Tails fired several Miniature Tailed Beast Bombs at Susanoo.

Zhou Fan turned the Ruan family's and Three-Tails' combined attack against them, subdued Three-Tails as his Summoning Beast, and took the Crystal Pillar. As he prepared to leave, Ruan Qingqing insisted on fighting despite her defeat, and Zhou Fan told her she was too weak.

• Three-Tails revealed it had been feigning unconsciousness and attacked Zhou Fan, while Ruan Hai and Ruan Qingqing joined in with a crystal dragon.
• Zhou Fan restored Susanoo's power, caught Three-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, and hurled it through the crystal dragon toward the Ruan family.
• Zhou Fan used Sharingan Genjutsu to subdue Three-Tails and bind it as his Summoning Beast.
• Zhou Fan used Kamui to take the Crystal Pillar, then turned to leave as the injured Ruan Qingqing challenged him again.
• Zhou Fan looked at Ruan Qingqing and told her she was too weak.

Zhou Fan defeats Ruan Qingqing with Tsukuyomi and leaves the Chaos Secret Realm, while news of Dawn’s overwhelming victory spreads across the Southern and Central Districts. He has gained over twenty thousand emotion points and plans to wait for She Wan to return so he can capture Number Four, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki.

• Zhou Fan tells Ruan Qingqing she is too weak, phases through her Crystal Blade, and subjects her to Tsukuyomi after she attacks him again.
• Ruan Hai and the Ruan family stop advancing when Zhou Fan’s Sharingan frightens them, and Zhou Fan leaves with Zhao Qiu and the others.
• Reports about the Chaos Secret Realm battle trend online, drawing attention to Dawn’s leader and his masked appearance.
• Zhou Fan gains over twenty thousand emotion points in two hours and reflects that his display of power was not intentional.
• Zhou Fan considers capturing Number Four, the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, and expects She Wan to come looking for him.

After the Ruan family learned that Madara Uchiha and [Dawn] had defeated them, Ruan Qingfeng ordered an investigation while Ruan Qingqing withdrew in shock. At Xinghai University, Xi Yan summoned Zhou Fan, Zhao Qiu, and Lin Qianqian and began explaining the mysterious Void Rifts.

• Ruan Hai told Ruan Qingfeng that Madara Uchiha and [Dawn] had overwhelmed the Ruan family, and Ruan Qingfeng ordered his people to investigate them.
• Ruan Qingqing left for her room, visibly shaken by her defeat.
• Zhao Qiu and Zhou Fan discussed the online reaction to their Chaos Secret Realm exploits and were summoned to Xi Yan's office.
• Zhou Fan noticed that Lin Qianqian's aura had grown steadier and more mysterious.
• Xi Yan explained that Void Rifts were temporary spatial passages created by abnormal storms that connected different planets or spaces.

Xi Yan explained the Void Rift that had appeared in Xia Country and told Zhou Fan, Zhao Qiu, and Lin Qianqian that the Superpower General Bureau would hold a National Competition to decide who could enter it. Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian refused guaranteed spots and chose to compete, while Zhao Qiu would have to qualify through the contest.

• Zhao Qiu feared that the Void Rift would bring an invasion, but Xi Yan explained that people and beasts could not use it to travel to Blue Star.
• Xi Yan said the newly appeared Void Rift had the strongest energy readings on record and could offer the students a chance to grow stronger.
• Xi Yan announced that the Superpower General Bureau would hold a National Competition, with high-ranking participants qualifying to enter the Void Rift after it stabilized.
• Xi Yan offered Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian guaranteed spots, but Zhou Fan declined so he could earn his place through the competition.
• Lin Qianqian also declined a guaranteed spot and looked forward to competing alongside Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan learned that the National Competition would take place in the Imperial Capital and arranged to meet Xia Qingran there. Meanwhile, Dongfang Yue, Bai Yu, and Ye Chen looked ahead to confronting Zhou Fan, leaving the competition set up as a gathering of rivals.

• Xi Yan told Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu that they would leave for the Imperial Capital in half a month to compete in the National Competition.
• Zhou Fan messaged Xia Qingran, who replied that she would meet him and cheer for him, explaining that her account had been hacked.
• Dongfang Yue vowed to defeat Zhou Fan at the National Competition and avenge his humiliation at Xinghai University.
• Bai Yu defeated three opponents in Genjutsu and resolved to overcome Zhou Fan after her loss to him in the Illusory Forest.
• Ye Chen anticipated Zhou Fan's arrival in the Imperial Capital and eagerly looked forward to fighting him.

Xinghai University prepared to send its contestants to the National Competition, where Zhou Fan finally met Yuan An, the university’s strongest student. Yuan An greeted Zhou Fan and proposed that they bring honor to their university together.

• Xinghai University announced its hundred places for the National Competition and reserved twenty-five for each year, with Zhou Fan, Lin Qianqian, and Zhao Qiu receiving direct invitations.
• After the two-week preparation period, Luo Luodong led Xinghai University's contestants to the Imperial Capital on Seven-Colored Divine Sparrows.
• Freshmen discussed the unfamiliar senior contestants and compared Zhou Fan, the strongest freshman, with Yuan An, the university's strongest student.
• Yuan An approached Zhou Fan, introduced himself, and said he hoped they would bring honor to Xinghai University together.

Zhou Fan and the Xinghai University competitors traveled by Seven-Colored Divine Sparrows to the Imperial Capital for the National Competition. After passing inspection at the Guardian Great Wall, they entered the city and arrived at the competition venue.

• Yuan An politely shook hands with Zhou Fan before returning, and Luo Luodong ordered everyone to depart.
• The students and their escorts flew north for ten hours, with Zhao Qiu admiring the scenery before falling asleep.
• Luo Luodong woke the group as they neared the Imperial Capital, and they saw the towering Guardian Great Wall.
• General Shen checked Luo Luodong's credentials and inspected the Seven-Colored Divine Sparrows before allowing them through.
• Luo Luodong identified the Heavenly Pivot Tower as the Superpower General Bureau's headquarters, and staff guided the flock to the competition venue.

Zhou Fan and the Xinghai University delegation arrived in the Imperial Capital for the National Competition, where they met the principals and delegations of the other three elite universities. Lin Ya led the assembled schools to their arranged hotels before the competition began.

• Xi Yan welcomed Zhou Fan and the Xinghai University delegation at the plaza, where other schools had already gathered.
• Jiang Lei arrived with Xuan Kun University, and the gathered students discussed its top freshman, Nangong Chen, and his potential rivalry with Zhou Fan.
• Hai Wencang and Yan Feng arrived with Hailan University and Heavenfire University, completing the four elite universities' arrival.
• Lin Ya arrived on behalf of the Superpower General Bureau and led the participating schools to their hotels.

Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu prepared for the National Competition, which brought together fourteen hundred students from twenty-four universities. At the opening ceremony, Lin Ya revealed that the competition would select one hundred people to enter the dangerous Void Rift, and the rules were about to be announced.

• Zhao Qiu discussed the competition’s strongest freshmen with Zhou Fan, who was busy chatting with Xia Qingran.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu went to sleep after deciding to visit Xia Qingran after the competition.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu arrived at the Trial Grounds as the National Competition began.
• Lin Ya welcomed the fourteen hundred competitors and explained that the competition would select one hundred participants for the Void Rift.
• Lin Ya announced rewards for the top two hundred competitors and began to introduce the competition rules.

Lin Ya announced that the National Competition’s first round would send candidates into the Myriad Phenomena Forbidden Zone for a three-day hunt, where Beast Soul Marks would attract increasing numbers of Mutant Beasts. Zhou Fan was randomly teleported into the forest, killed an ambush of Mutant Beasts, and decided to test how much attention his marks could draw.

• Lin Ya explained the Forbidden Zone assessment, its points system, and the risk that accumulating Beast Soul Marks would draw more Mutant Beasts and reset an eliminated candidate’s score.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu discussed the assessment, and Lin Ya declared the three-day round underway as the candidates entered teleportation arrays.
• The candidates were randomly scattered throughout the Myriad Phenomena Forbidden Zone, and Zhou Fan arrived alone in a forest.
• Zhou Fan burned several Mutant Beasts that ambushed him, earning points and ten Beast Soul Marks.
• Zhou Fan examined the Beast Soul Marks and decided to see how many Mutant Beasts they would attract.

University principals discussed their promising freshmen as the National Competition assessment began in the Myriad Phenomena Forbidden Zone. Several top contestants displayed their abilities and set their sights on first place, while Lin Qianqian resolved to surpass Zhou Fan.

• Jiang Lei, Hai Wencang, Yan Feng, and Xi Yan discussed the standout freshmen from their universities while watching the assessment broadcasts.
• Nangong Chen killed a pack of Demon-Scale Wolves and headed deeper into the forest to increase the pace.
• Gu Ning and Gu Yu burned a vast section of forest with their fire powers and declared that they would take first place.
• Pan Haining slaughtered water-type mutant beasts in a lake and looked forward to facing the other standout contestants.
• Lin Qianqian used Explosive Tags to repel every mutant beast that approached and vowed to win first place and prove she had overtaken Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan surged far ahead in the assessment by killing mutant beasts without slowing down, despite the Beast Soul Mark mechanic making heavily marked contestants more likely to be swarmed. He effortlessly wiped out dozens of beasts at once, leaving spectators and officials uncertain whether he had misunderstood the risk or was simply strong enough not to care.

• Zhou Fan reached 1,090 points and 110 Beast Soul Marks, far surpassing the other contestants on the leaderboard.
• Jiang Lei and Hai Wencang questioned whether Zhou Fan understood that accumulating marks would draw more mutant beasts, while Xi Yan trusted that he had his reasons.
• Spectators debated Zhou Fan's strategy and predicted he might be eliminated if he could not survive the growing attacks.
• Zhou Fan continued hunting in the Myriad Phenomena Forbidden Zone, killing every beast that approached him with ease.
• A Beast King led dozens of mutant beasts in a charge, but Zhou Fan used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to kill them all at once.
• Zhou Fan wondered why having so many Beast Soul Marks had not made any apparent difference to the attacks.

Zhou Fan grew bored of the beginner area, reached the intermediate area, and fought off its fourth-tier mutant beasts. His daring move shocked the observers, but he remained eager to continue deeper into the zone.

• Zhou Fan followed the map toward the intermediate area after finding the beginner-area fights too easy.
• At the end of the first day, Zhou Fan led the rankings with 3,500 points, far ahead of the other examinees.
• Zhou Fan crossed into the intermediate area at noon the next day and blocked a demon wolf’s attack without using Kamui.
• Observers were shocked that Zhou Fan entered the dangerous area with so many Beast Soul Marks, while Lin Ya and Jiang Lei believed in his strength.
• Zhou Fan killed ten fourth-tier, two-star demon wolves and continued deeper into the intermediate area.

Zhou Fan dominated the Intermediate Forbidden Zone, prompting other examinees to speed up their point gathering and driving the exam into chaos. After reaching 5,500 points and seeing Lin Qianqian close behind, he headed for the Advanced Area as the second day ended with over two hundred examinees eliminated.

• Zhou Fan killed a group of Red-Scaled Giant Lizards in the Intermediate Forbidden Zone with ease.
• Nangong Chen, Pan Haining, Gu Ning, and Gu Yu accelerated their point gathering after Zhou Fan’s lead widened, and the principals debated the disruption.
• Zhou Fan reached 5,500 points and 540 Beast Soul Marks, while Lin Qianqian climbed to 4,700 points in second place.
• Finding the Intermediate Area too easy, Zhou Fan checked his map and set off for the Advanced Area.
• The second day ended with examinees collecting points faster than planned and more than two hundred people eliminated.

Zhou Fan rescued Zhao Qiu from a pack of Mutant Beasts, then agreed to take him along into the Advanced Area. After entering the dangerous region, they set out to find its Beast King, where they encountered several Fourth Tier beasts.

• Zhao Qiu was chased by a growing pack of Fourth Tier Mutant Beasts and called for Zhou Fan to save him.
• Zhou Fan killed more than half the pursuing beasts with his Star Shatter Halberd and Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs, while the rest fled.
• Zhao Qiu asked to accompany Zhou Fan to the Advanced Area, and Zhou Fan agreed.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu entered the Advanced Area, startling the assessment spectators and losing the Bright Crows' coverage.
• Zhou Fan and Zhao Qiu encountered several Fourth Tier, Four Stars Mutant Beasts and decided to fight their way toward the area's Beast King.