Chapter Summaries

Ling Feng chose to enter the Devouring great world, where the system explained that his strength matched the third stage of the Planetary Level but his mastery of laws gave him exceptional potential. After crossing over, he adapted to the world’s stronger energy and advanced to the fourth stage of the Planetary Level.

• Ling Feng chose the Devouring great world over The Great Ruler despite the system warning that he would begin near the bottom of its cultivation levels.
• The system explained that Ling Feng’s early-stage Dou Di strength equaled the third stage of the Planetary Level, while his understanding of the space origin law gave him potential beyond ordinary cultivators.
• Ling Feng accepted that starting over would help him grow and entered the black-hole passage to the Devouring great world.
• Ling Feng arrived in the starry void and felt the world’s higher-grade energy assimilating the energy within his body.
• Ling Feng circulated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art as his cells absorbed cosmic energy, pushing him to the fourth stage of the Planetary Level.

Ling Feng reassured Ling Qingzhu about their daughter and promised he would never forget them before leaving the Dou Qi Continent to seek greater strength. At the passage to the higher plane called The Great Ruler, he learned from the system that a dark vortex led to the supreme Plane Origin World, named Swallowed Star.

• Ling Feng explained that his breakthrough to Dou Di had awakened the Dou Di bloodline in Ling Yinyin, easing Ling Qingzhu’s worry.
• Ling Qingzhu confronted Ling Feng about his closeness to Ying Huanhuan, then accepted his promise that he had done nothing improper and asked him not to forget her and Yinyin.
• Ling Feng spent a month with Ling Qingzhu before explaining his plans to the women and breaking through the plane to become stronger and protect his family.
• Ling Feng reached a gate to the higher-tier plane The Great Ruler and asked the system about a dark vortex behind it.
• The system told Ling Feng that the vortex led to the Plane Origin World, the central world of the three thousand planes, called Swallowed Star.

Ling Feng chose to enter the great world of "Swallowed Star" despite the danger of starting at its lowest level, learning that his law comprehension gave him exceptional potential there. After crossing into the Devouring World, its energy transformed and strengthened him, leaving him at the fourth-tier planetary level.

• Ling Feng decided to enter the great world of "Swallowed Star" after the system confirmed its identity and warned him about the risks.
• The system explained that Ling Feng's early-stage Dou Di strength equaled the third-tier planetary level, but his mastery of the space origin law gave him far greater potential than ordinary planetary cultivators.
• Ling Feng accepted that returning to the bottom would help him grow, then flew into the black-hole passage to the Devouring World.
• Ling Feng emerged among the stars and felt the world's higher-grade energy assimilating the energy in his body.
• Ling Feng circulated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, absorbed the abundant cosmic energy, and advanced to the fourth-tier planetary level.

Ling Feng arrived on Qiu Long Star, used the Creation Divine Brush to make currency, and established himself with citizenship, a home, and access to the Virtual Universe. As he began exploring the virtual world, a Cosmic Humans-Peak Genius Tournament announcement appeared in the sky.

• Ling Feng learned from the system that he had arrived on Qiu Long Star in the Black Dragon Mountain Domain and received templates for the universe’s currencies.
• Ling Feng paid for a temporary visa with a Ganwu Coin, impressing the green-skinned entry official.
• Ling Feng created a native to learn the Universal Language and understand Qiu Long Star, then registered as a citizen of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
• Ling Feng opened a Virtual Universe Network account, bought an Intelligent Optical Computer and a villa, and connected to the virtual world from home.
• Ling Feng entered the Virtual Universe Network and saw an announcement for the Cosmic Humans-Peak Genius Tournament.

Ling Feng learned that the Peak Genius Tournament was beginning and registered after cultivating to Stellar Level One. The preliminary elimination began, and he was transported with the other contestants to his assigned Ninth World Zone.

• A universe-wide announcement launched the Peak Genius Tournament, and Ling Feng decided to compete for a chance to join the Virtual Universe Company as a Core Member.
• Ling Feng absorbed Heavenly Dao energy in seclusion and reached Stellar Level One, then successfully registered before the deadline.
• Ling Feng received the selection rules, which set all contestants’ physical attributes and psychic power to Star Level Nine for a fair competition.
• The preliminary elimination gathered 820 billion contestants from the Ganwu Universe Country across 100 World Zones, with only the top 1,001 in each zone advancing.
• Ling Feng checked his assignment to the Ninth World Zone and was transported with the other contestants when the competition began.

Ling Feng entered the Ninth World Zone, began killing contestants, and rapidly climbed into the qualifying ranks. After earning the nickname “Demon God,” he set out to find stronger opponents, attracting the attention of powerful fighters.

• Ling Feng received the World Zone rules and learned that killing contestants earned points based on their existing scores.
• Ling Feng killed a burly ambusher with his battle halberd and gained his first point.
• Ling Feng charged toward the fighting and climbed into the top thousand, prompting excitement among Black Dragon Mountain Empire viewers and its emperor.
• Ling Feng continued killing contestants until he reached rank 520, then decided to hunt stronger opponents to pursue first place.
• Ling Feng’s growing reputation earned him the nickname “Demon God” and drew the attention of powerful fighters in the Ninth World Zone.

Ling Feng used his domains and the Laws of darkness and devouring to kill four coordinated contestants in the Ninth World Zone, pushing his rank into the top fifty. He left his city to hunt powerful opponents elsewhere and pursue first place in the World Zone.

• Ling Feng detected four contestants who confronted him and refused his request to join their group.
• The four contestants attacked Ling Feng together, but his Soul-Calming Pearl blocked the black-clad man's mental assault.
• Ling Feng trapped the attackers with his domains and killed all four with his war halberd.
• The four contestants' points raised Ling Feng's rank to 45, and he decided to hunt strong opponents in other cities.

Ling Feng climbed to forty-fifth place in the Ninth World Zone, drawing cheers from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and interest from rival factions. As Hong struggled to qualify, he encountered Ling Feng, and their fight ended with both realizing they were Earthlings.

• Ling Feng reached forty-fifth place, prompting citizens and the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's emperor to celebrate his ranking and praise his performance.
• Hong, ranked 1,016th on the twenty-eighth day, decided he needed to earn enough points to reach the top 1,001.
• Hong tried to evade Ling Feng in the Golden City District, but Ling Feng found him and blocked his path.
• Hong attacked with his domain and spear, but Ling Feng countered with a pillar of fire and swiftly held his halberd to Hong's neck.
• Hong surrendered, and after they unknowingly spoke in the same Earth language, Hong and Ling Feng asked each other whether they were Earthlings.

Ling Feng recognized Hong as an Earthling but killed him after Hong warned him about a sneak attack. Seeking to climb the rankings, Ling Feng called the surviving fighters in Golden City District to his position and unleashed his devouring domain as they approached.

• Ling Feng learned that Hong was the head of the Limitless Martial Arts School, but insisted that they were strangers and kept him at halberd-point.
• Hong warned Ling Feng of an ambusher, and Ling Feng killed the attacker before killing Hong after exchanging names and adding Hong as a friend.
• Ling Feng checked his rank, saw that he had risen only one place, and sensed that other fighters were targeting him.
• Ling Feng roared a challenge across Golden City District, drawing the surviving experts toward him.
• Ling Feng activated Darkness · Great Devouring, spreading his domain of darkness around the approaching fighters.

Ling Feng slaughtered the Golden City District’s top contestants and claimed first place in the Ninth World Zone, earning a direct place in the thousand-contestant finals. Meanwhile, Hong and Thunder God were eliminated, and Hong revealed that Ling Feng had defeated him effortlessly.

• Ling Feng trapped the approaching geniuses in his darkness and devouring domain, killing nearly all of them and leaving Flame Demon as the lone survivor.
• Flame Demon attacked Ling Feng, but Ling Feng revealed a peak ninth-level flame domain and incinerated him.
• Ling Feng’s wrist screen showed him in first place with 310,000,000 points, securing direct advancement to the next round.
• Luo Hai and Luo Ping noticed Hong and Thunder God’s rankings drop, and Xu Xin contacted them to learn they had both been eliminated.
• Thunder God said Savage had killed him in one move, while Hong described being effortlessly subdued by an unnamed opponent.
• Hong pointed out Ling Feng at the top of the Ninth World Zone rankings, leaving everyone in the cabin stunned.

After taking first place in the Ninth World Zone, Ling Feng became the focus of factions eager to recruit him, so he turned away visitors and cultivated in seclusion. He emerged after reaching the second level of the Constant Star Stage and agreed to meet the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor’s persistent envoy team.

• Ling Feng waited out the preliminary selection with 450 million points, and the final rankings confirmed his first place in the Ninth World Zone.
• After leaving the Virtual Universe, Ling Feng received thousands of calls and emails, while the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor decided to reward him and other powerful figures sought information about him.
• Factions flocked to Qiu Long Star to court Ling Feng, so he instructed Susu to turn away visitors while he prepared for the finals.
• Ling Feng cultivated with the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art and broke through to the second level of the Constant Star Stage.
• Susu told Ling Feng that an envoy team sent by the Black Dragon Mountain Emperor, led by a high-ranking World Lord, had waited several days to meet him, and Ling Feng entered the Virtual Universe to see them.

Ling Feng met World Lord Butashka Chak and a delegation representing the Black Dragon Mountain emperor, who praised his victory in the Ninth World Zone and offered him rewards. Ling Feng accepted Qiu Long Star and its star system, cultivation resources, and the promise of the Kaiser Empire’s eight star systems if he reached the top thousand.

• Ling Feng appeared at a gathering in Nine Star Bay, where World Lord Butashka Chak and eight other powerful figures greeted him.
• Chak explained that he had come on the Black Dragon Mountain emperor’s behalf to meet Ling Feng and reward him for bringing honor to the empire.
• Chak introduced the Kaiser Empire’s emperor, Frieza, and the other Domain Lord-level attendees to Ling Feng.
• Chak granted Ling Feng Qiu Long Star and its star system, handed him cultivation resources in a Space Ring, and promised the Kaiser Empire’s eight star systems if Ling Feng made the top thousand.
• Ling Feng accepted the rewards and exchanged pleasantries with the delegation before seeing Chak and the others off two hours later.

Ling Feng accepted Chak’s resources but focused on reaching peak Star Level and securing territory on Earth before Luo Feng grew stronger. While he cultivated instead of watching the Ganwu arena battles, a Manka Star youth learned that Rong Jun and the mysterious Ling Feng could threaten his goal of winning the Peak Tournament; he remained confident he would take first place.

• Ling Feng inspected Chak’s Space Ring, found enough resources to reach peak Star Level, and considered claiming part of Earth as territory for his family.
• Ling Feng set his sights on reaching peak Star Level before the Peak Tournament and defeating rivals such as Jie Jun and Bolan.
• The Ganwu arena battles concluded without Ling Feng attending, and the winning geniuses began gathering intelligence ahead of the tournament three years later.
• On Manka Star, a Manka Star youth asked two World Lords about the strongest competitors from the Ganwu arena battles.
• The World Lords warned the youth that Rong Jun was a top-ten contender and that Ling Feng might be even stronger, but the youth insisted he would sweep aside his opponents and win first place.

Ling Feng joined the Ganwu Universe Country’s geniuses as the pinnacle finals began, drawing wary attention from Luo Feng and Jie Jun. After Lord Thirteen led them to the competition grounds, the other countries’ contestants focused on Rong Jun and overlooked most of the team.

• Ling Feng arrived at the gathering plaza, where contestants recognized him as the Ninth World Zone’s first-place finisher but questioned how strong he was.
• Luo Feng and Jie Jun assessed Ling Feng as a formidable, mysterious rival and warned that he should not be underestimated.
• Lord Thirteen used his Immortal God pressure to command the thousand Ganwu geniuses and introduced himself as their leader for the finals.
• Ling Feng and the Ganwu team arrived at Building 0825 on the finals continent, where contestants from other countries discussed Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Ling Feng.
• The other countries’ geniuses singled out Rong Jun as a top-ten contender, leaving the rest of the Ganwu team feeling overlooked.

Ling Feng arrived at the tournament residence and walked around the central plaza with Flame Demon Bick, who revealed his admiration for Ling Feng’s strength. Bick introduced Ling Feng to potential top-ten contender Ai Chen, while Ling Feng focused on her beauty.

• Immortal God Thirteen gave the contestants numbered room tokens, assigning Ling Feng token 3, Luo Feng token 2, and Rong Jun token 1.
• Flame Demon Bick invited Ling Feng to stroll through the plaza and admitted he cared that other contestants overlooked him.
• Ling Feng encouraged Bick to grow stronger and prove himself, while Bick predicted Ling Feng would defeat Rong Jun in a future duel.
• Bick introduced Ai Chen, the Light Sword, as a dangerous contender for the overall top ten.
• Ling Feng and Bick joked about Ai Chen’s beauty and whether Bick could make her his wife.

Ling Feng learned about the leading geniuses and the rules for the Peak Genius Tournament, then entered his trial space as the Trial Tower elimination round began. He set his sights on reaching the Seventh Trial Tower and surpassing Bolan’s record.

• Flame Demon Bick introduced Ling Feng to contenders including Phantom Demon Galesi, Qian Shui, and the Prince of Manka Star.
• Death God Bolan arrived at the plaza, and Ling Feng declared that he would claim first place in the finals.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that the tournament would begin with Trial Towers, followed by arena matches to select the Virtual Universe Company’s core members.
• The next day, all 1,008,000 participants were teleported to separate trial spaces.
• Ling Feng inspected the seven Trial Towers and resolved to reach the Seventh Tower, where Bolan had failed to clear the first floor.

Ling Feng cleared the first Trial Tower and advanced rapidly through the second, aiming to reach the seventh tower and surpass Bolan. As he fought on, the rankings stunned Thirteen by placing Ling Feng ninth.

• Ling Feng used Shadow Clones to clear the first six floors of the first Trial Tower and killed its Zerg Mother Emperor, then advanced to the second tower.
• Ling Feng recalled the Ancient Devouring Worm emperor in his Storage Ring and planned to raise her into a Zerg Legion.
• Ling Feng learned that each tower repeated the same opponents at increasing strength and set his sights on reaching the seventh tower and surpassing Bolan.
• Ling Feng charged into the second tower’s Nine-Headed Pythons with his War Halberd while the Immortal beings watched the rankings.
• Thirteen saw Ling Feng surge to ninth place in the rankings and stared at the screen in shock.

After Ling Feng’s strength in the Trial Towers drew the Immortal Gods’ attention, the chapter followed the remaining competitors and the public excitement over Ling Feng and Luo Feng reaching the top hundred. Ling Feng remained in the trials, and Thirteen became convinced he could reach the top ten.

• The Immortal Gods questioned Thirteen about Ling Feng, and Thirteen explained that Ling Feng had taken first in the preliminaries but had not fought in the arena matches.
• The Immortals watched Ling Feng on the fourth floor of the fourth Trial Tower as he used a thousand clones and a War Halberd to slaughter Flying Snipes.
• Feng Lun and Bulas arrived in the Central Plaza after being eliminated, and Feng Lun said he had reached the seventh floor of the third Trial Tower before a Zerg Legion overwhelmed him.
• The Virtual Universe Company announced that only five competitors remained, including Bolan, Luo Feng, and Ling Feng, and viewers across the human territories celebrated their progress.
• Thirteen watched Ling Feng fight and concluded that his domain, secret arts, and comprehension of multiple laws made him a strong candidate for the top ten.

Ling Feng reached the seventh floor of the Sixth Trial Tower and closed in on Bolan, impressing the watching geniuses and immortals. Bolan slaughtered thousands of Blood-Haired Mammoths but failed to clear the first floor of the Seventh Trial Tower, leaving four competitors in the trials.

• Ling Feng reached the seventh floor of the Sixth Trial Tower and rose to second place, drawing the attention of the geniuses, including the Manka Star youth and Rong Jun.
• Luo Feng saw Ling Feng closing in on Bolan and recognized him as a formidable rival while the immortals praised the showing of Ganwu Universe Country’s contenders.
• The immortals assessed Ling Feng as a likely top-ten contender with a chance of placing in the top five or even the top three.
• Bolan unleashed more than a thousand illusion bodies and killed 5,615 Blood-Haired Mammoths, but failed to clear the first floor of the Seventh Trial Tower and was ejected.
• Only Candita, Yi Feng, Luo Feng, and Ling Feng remained in the trials.

Ling Feng cleared the first floor of the Seventh Trial Tower, surpassing Bolan and taking first place in the trial rankings. The geniuses and immortals watching his broadcast were left stunned as he advanced to the next floor.

• Ling Feng cleared the Sixth Trial Tower, drawing the attention of the geniuses, Bolan, and the immortals watching his broadcast.
• Ling Feng saw that Bolan had been ejected after stopping on the first floor of the Seventh Trial Tower and resolved to claim first place.
• Ling Feng entered the Seventh Trial Tower's first floor and faced ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths, which were far stronger than those in the Sixth Tower.
• Ling Feng unleashed the Ice Ancestral Talisman and combined its power with the darkness and Devouring domains to freeze and destroy the mammoths.
• The system announced that Ling Feng had cleared the first floor and taken first place, and he was transported to the next floor as the plaza watched in shock.