Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing entered the arena battle looking exhausted, but revealed that he had comprehended the Space Law and defeated the contestants who attacked him. After the match, he returned to sleep while Hong continued striving to comprehend a Law.

• The Black Dragon Mountain Empire’s emperor, World Masters, and ministers criticized Cao Bing’s exhausted appearance and questioned his temperament.
• A contestant mocked Cao Bing and charged at him, but Cao Bing used Space Trap to distort the distance and killed him with a saber strike.
• Several contestants attacked together, but Cao Bing trapped them with Space Trap and killed them one by one as the rest failed to escape.
• The empire’s officials realized Cao Bing had displayed the power of the Space Law and fell silent after criticizing him.
• Cao Bing returned to his room and fell asleep, while Hong resumed cultivating because he was the only one in their group who had not comprehended a Law.

Cao Bing and the others prepared for the one-on-one arena matches, studying intelligence on their opponents. They discovered that Hong would face the formidable Rong Jun in the third round, leaving Hong determined to fight despite his doubts about winning.

• Cao Bing woke after three days of sleep and returned to cultivation before the arena matches began.
• Cao Bing, Luo Feng, and Lei Shen checked their match lists and found they had avoided Rong Jun, but Hong was scheduled to face him in the third round.
• Cao Bing showed Hong and the others Rong Jun’s battle videos, and they saw him crush nearly every opponent with his saber technique and command of the laws.
• Hong admitted he could not find an opening in Rong Jun’s attacks, while Luo Feng said they would have to see what happened in the fight.
• Hong joked that the losers’ bracket might suit him, but his fighting spirit remained strong as he looked forward to challenging Rong Jun.

Cao Bing and the others advanced through the first three arena matches, while Hong faced Rong Jun in a fierce battle. Hong was pushed to his limits and fell behind Rong Jun’s law-powered attacks.

• Cao Bing defeated the Nine-Hand Clan genius in his first arena match by blocking his punches and killing him with an eighteen-blade assault.
• Cao Bing easily won his second and third matches, while Lei Shen narrowly beat an opponent who had comprehended laws.
• Cao Bing and the others went to watch Hong’s third match against Rong Jun.
• Hong used his exceptional domain control to hold his own, but Rong Jun’s savage great-blade attacks gradually overwhelmed him.
• Hong was driven toward the arena’s edge as his body and mind neared their limits.

Hong lost to Rong Jun in the arena, but the battle helped him glimpse the rhythm of the Light Law. After being revived, Hong reunited with Cao Bing, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng, and looked ahead to using the next three years of matches to improve.

• Hong gathered his power into a final spear strike as Rong Jun attacked with his blade, and the clash ended with Rong Jun severing Hong's upper body while Hong pierced Rong's shoulder.
• Rong Jun acknowledged Hong as a strong warrior, while Luo and Jiang Tianchen discussed Hong's talent and Luo's slim chance of taking him as a disciple.
• After being revived, Hong calmly told Cao Bing and the others that he had lost, and they discussed Rong Jun's strength and possible hidden trump card.
• Hong revealed that he had touched upon the rhythm of the Light Law, delighting Cao Bing, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng.
• Hong resolved to use the next three years of round-robin matches as training to comprehend the Light Law.

During the four and a half years of rest and cultivation, Cao Bing and the other Earth contestants grew stronger, while Cao Bing advanced his Space Law comprehension and several techniques. He remained just short of crossing the threshold of the law and continued cultivating.

• Cao Bing spent nearly all of the four and a half years cultivating, missing Hong's celebration and later discovering Hong had moved more than ten bottles of his treasured wine.
• Cao Bing grew closer to Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng as the Earth quartet improved their strength.
• Cao Bing became more familiar with the Space Law and described himself as being near its threshold, though a ravine still separated him from crossing it.
• Cao Bing advanced Eight Directions Shadow Capture from eight illusory clones to thirty-two and raised Slow-motion Intent to forty-fivefold will slow motion.
• Cao Bing improved Wuxu enough to make weaker beings overlook him and taught the technique to Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen.

The chapter recapped Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen’s progress in law comprehension and secret techniques before the finalists gathered on the eve of the competition finals. Hong introduced his friends to Cao Bing and the others, and the reunion ended with Rong Jun approaching Hong.

• Hong had comprehended the Light Law, while Lei Shen advanced with the aid of his Myriad Tribulations Lightning Crystal and Luo Feng’s clones made rapid progress in the Gold and Space Laws.
• Luo Feng and the others met in the martial arena the day before the finals and teased one another about spending years in cultivation.
• Lei Shen explained that Hong had gone to speak with friends he had met during the Reincarnation Battles.
• Hong brought Cao Bing and the others over and introduced them to Feng Lun, Ye Ba, Fei Yi, and his other friends.
• Fei Yi joked about Hong and Cao Bing resisting illusions, and the group laughed as Luo Feng and Lei Shen joined the conversation.
• Rong Jun walked up and greeted Hong, who stepped forward to welcome him.

Rong Jun reunited with Hong before Lord Thirteen arrived to lead Ganwu Universe Country’s thousand selected geniuses into the pinnacle showdown. Thirteen warned them that only Rong Jun was certain to advance, provoking the others to prove him wrong as he teleported the group away.

• Rong Jun approached Hong, praised his improvement, and greeted Cao Bing and the others.
• Lord Thirteen appeared and overwhelmed the gathered geniuses with his Immortal-level presence.
• Thirteen announced that he would lead the thousand selected contestants in the competition against other universe countries.
• Thirteen told Rong Jun that he was the only contestant certain to advance, drawing protests from the other geniuses.
• Thirteen challenged the contestants to prove their strength, then teleported the group away.

Cao Bing and the other Ganwu Universe Country geniuses arrived at the Peak Genius Competition and surveyed their formidable rivals, including Bolan, the Death God. The gathered competitors were suddenly summoned before the immortals, where Nine Sword Venerable welcomed them to the competition.

• Thirteen led the Ganwu Universe Country team to Building 0825 and assigned everyone rooms.
• Cao Bing, his brothers, and Feng Lun explored the plaza, where they saw famous competitors including Ai Chen, Rong Jun, and Bolan.
• Cao Bing judged that Bolan's mastery of the Space Secret Method made him an opponent he had little chance of defeating.
• A mysterious power transferred the more than one million geniuses into a vast square formation before the immortals.
• Nine Sword Venerable appeared and welcomed everyone to the Peak Genius Battle hosted by Virtual Universe Company.

Nine Sword Venerable announced the Peak Competition rules, and Cao Bing proposed using the Trial Towers’ time limits to gain extra cultivation time. As the four brothers prepared for the contest, Hong and Lei Shen left to train, while Cao Bing believed Hong’s exceptional talent would go unnoticed without a test of willpower.

• Nine Sword Venerable explained that one million geniuses would challenge seven Trial Towers, with the top one hundred earning direct core spots and the next 7,100 advancing to arena battles for the remaining places.
• After Nine Sword Venerable and the Immortal-level powerhouses departed, Cao Bing gathered Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen and suggested delaying each floor’s completion to use the allotted time for cultivation.
• Lei Shen and Hong welcomed Cao Bing’s plan, and Luo Feng said he was confident he could aim for the top ten with more training time.
• Hong and Lei Shen left to cultivate, acknowledging that Luo Feng and Cao Bing had the best chances of securing core spots.
• Cao Bing reflected that Hong’s talent in cultivating the heart would remain hidden because the competition had no willpower trial, and he doubted his own willpower could match his brothers’.

Cao Bing cleared the first Trial Tower’s opening level, then used the remaining time on each level to cultivate while Hong, Lei Shen, and Luo Feng followed the same strategy. As the Earth contestants’ rankings began to rise, Cao Bing reached the fourth Trial Tower and quickly defeated its tougher Blood-Haired Mammoths.

• Cao Bing slaughtered the Blood-Haired Mammoths on the first level, left one barely alive, and spent the remaining time cultivating.
• Thirteen watched the rankings and saw that Hong, Lei Shen, Cao Bing, and Luo Feng had all cleared the mammoths before using the Trial Tower to cultivate.
• Cao Bing and the other Earth contestants stayed on each level until the final moment, causing their rankings to rise gradually over time.
• On the fourth Trial Tower, Cao Bing noted that each Blood-Haired Mammoth wielded dense Domain power and worried about how the next levels would challenge his companions.
• Cao Bing used Eight Directions Shadow Capture to kill the fourth tower’s mammoths, leaving one alive with its limbs severed.

Cao Bing and Luo Feng defeated the Zerg Empresses in their Trial Towers and resumed cultivating, while Hong and Lei Shen struggled against the Green Mantises. Hong and Lei Shen ultimately destroyed their nests with their strongest moves and advanced to the next Trial Tower, earning Thirteen’s approval for reaching the top thousand.

• Cao Bing used eight shadow-clones to kill a thousand Green Mantises, then wounded the Zerg Empress and destroyed her nest.
• Luo Feng defeated his own Zerg Empress and entered cultivation soon afterward.
• Hong and Lei Shen struggled to eliminate their Green Mantises and failed twice to destroy the nests before another batch hatched.
• Hong unleashed a black-and-white dragon that pierced through his nest and several Green Mantises, allowing him to advance.
• Lei Shen formed a net of eighteen lightning bolts that sliced apart the Green Mantises and nest, then advanced as well.
• Thirteen watched Hong and Lei Shen’s final attacks and approved of their progress into the top thousand.

Cao Bing fought through the fifth Trial Tower and pushed into the sixth, defeating increasingly powerful opponents with his techniques and Slow-motion Intent. He cleared six floors of the sixth tower but was overwhelmed on the seventh, ending his Trial Tower battle.

• Cao Bing destroyed the Green Mantises and, after ten days of fighting, killed the Zerg Empress on the seventh floor of the fifth Trial Tower.
• Cao Bing used thirty-two Phantom Clones and Starlight—Meteor Shower to defeat the ten thousand law-wielding Blood-Haired Mammoths on the first floor of the sixth tower.
• Cao Bing spent a day and night killing the Nine-headed Pythons on the second floor, then used Slow-motion Intent to break the Duo Luo Clan Fighters' formations and clear the third floor.
• Cao Bing defeated the Flying Snipes on the fourth floor and destroyed the Mechanical Puppets on the fifth, though the battle left his original body seriously wounded.
• Cao Bing barely killed the Starry Sky Beast, Cang, on the sixth floor by using Two Poles Star at the brink of death.
• Cao Bing lasted less than an hour against the law-wielding Green Mantises, Blood Mantises, and Zerg Empress on the seventh floor before the insects overwhelmed him and ended his Trial Tower battle.

The trial competition ended with Bolan in first place, Cao Bing second, and Luo Feng third, while Hong and Lei Shen also ranked in the top thousand. As their fame spread, Cao Bing remained confident that Earth was protected, and Thirteen warned the contestants that the arena battles would determine the final rankings.

• Bolan took first place, Cao Bing took second, and Luo Feng took third after reaching the third floor of the Trial Tower.
• Hong ranked 886th and Lei Shen ranked 907th, and the four Earth-born contestants drew attention to their planet.
• Cao Bing, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen had already agreed to close Earth and the region concealed by Hu Yanbo to unauthorized visitors.
• Cao Bing reasoned that Earth's secrets were unlikely to attract powerful visitors, and that the Virtual Universe Company would protect them if anyone abused their status.
• Ganwu Universe Country claimed three of the top ten spots, but Thirteen sternly reminded Cao Bing, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun that the arena battles would decide the final rankings.

Cao Bing and Luo Feng watched Hong and Lei Shen fight for places in the Virtual Universe Company, and Hong defeated the favored Galexi with a sudden spear strike. Though Galexi missed qualification, Snow Mirror Marquis accepted him as a disciple and offered him a place in the Doomsday Secret Realm.

• Hong and Lei Shen each won their first two arena matches, with both enduring difficult fights and serious injuries.
• As the third round began, Hong drew Galexi, a contender favored to finish in the top ten, and Cao Bing expressed confidence that Hong would win.
• Galexi used spiritual illusions against Hong, but Hong pierced his heart with a spear and won the match.
• Immortals marveled at Hong's willpower, while Thirteen could not explain the Earth-born geniuses' unexpected strength.
• Snow Mirror Marquis offered Galexi discipleship and a chance to train in the Doomsday Secret Realm, and Galexi accepted.

Cao Bing advanced through the ranking battles and faced Hashidagen, whose mastery of the Water and Wood Laws let him bombard Cao Bing relentlessly. Cao Bing broke through the barrage with his Starlight—Space Scar and defeated Hashidagen, leaving the competition’s next stage ahead.

• Hong defeated Galexi, while Lei Shen advanced after killing his opponent half a second later.
• The Virtual Universe Company assigned 800 geniuses, including Hong and Lei Shen, directly to the Doomsday Secret Realm and suppressed their protests with Immortal-level auras.
• Cao Bing defeated a youth who had crossed the threshold of the Wind Law with Cross—Extreme Shadow String Kill.
• After a data comparison narrowed the field to twenty, Cao Bing fought Hashidagen, a Mental Master who had crossed the thresholds of the Water and Wood Laws.
• Cao Bing sent seven Phantom Clones through Hashidagen’s relentless barrage, then pierced his final attack with Starlight—Space Scar and defeated him.

Cao Bing and Luo Feng faced off in the arena, with Cao Bing ultimately defeating his younger brother after their techniques clashed. The top-ten matches had been set, leaving the remaining arena battles still to come.

• The finalized top-ten matchups included two internal battles, Cao Bing against Luo Feng and Qian Shui against Jiang Mo.
• Luo Feng opened with the Swordfish Formation, but Cao Bing broke it apart and defended against the nine golden swords with the Asura Saber Technique.
• Cao Bing used Starlight to break through Luo Feng’s defenses, while Luo Feng narrowly blocked the strike with the Yan Shen Armament.
• Luo Feng unleashed the Heaven-Piercing Form, but Cao Bing countered with thirty-two concentrated Starlights and shattered the golden sword.
• Luo Feng’s incomplete Heavenly Sword Form also collapsed under Cao Bing’s Meteor Shower, and Cao Bing surrounded and cut him down with Extreme Shadow String Kill.

After defeating Cao Bing in their internal match, Luo Feng learned that Cao Bing would face Bolan, the most formidable genius in their group. Cao Bing opened the duel with a powerful surprise technique and entered a fierce close-combat exchange with Bolan.

• Luo Feng complained that Cao Bing had fought ruthlessly, while Hong and Lei Shen teased Luo Feng for hiding the Heavenly Sword Form.
• Hong asked whether Cao Bing could defeat Bolan, and Cao Bing admitted he lacked confidence in a prolonged battle but planned to attack with his strongest burst.
• Thirteen grew furious when Cao Bing was matched against Bolan after his hopes of three Ganwu Universe Country fighters taking second through fourth place had already been disrupted.
• After an hour, Cao Bing and Bolan met in the arena, and Cao Bing launched his Slow-motion Intent and Asura technique.
• Cao Bing used Space Trap to expand the space around Bolan, wearing away many of Bolan's Phantom Clones before they clashed at close range.

Cao Bing unleashed his strongest techniques against Bolan in a rapid, escalating battle. Bolan survived Cao Bing’s final attack but suffered his first serious injury in the tournament, while Cao Bing collapsed with a shallow sword wound.

• Cao Bing used his afterimage clones and Space Trap to contain Bolan’s phantom bodies and set up his major attacks.
• Cao Bing’s Starlight, Starburst, Mountain Cleaver, and Meteor Shower eliminated Bolan’s phantom bodies, but Bolan countered with blood-moon sword radiances.
• Cao Bing and his last clone attacked from opposite sides with Two Poles Star as Bolan identified the threat and struck back.
• Bolan remained standing with his left arm and shoulder gone, while Cao Bing collapsed with a shallow wound to his chest.

After the Peak Genius Competition, Cao Bing and Luo Feng joined Hong and Lei Shen in celebrating their results and saying farewell to their families before leaving Earth. At White Orchid Star, a Virtual Universe Company World Master greeted Cao Bing and Luo Feng as Highnesses and invited the four aboard an F-class spaceship for the three-year journey to the company.

• Bolan and Long Yun took the two Primal Secret Realm slots, while Cao Bing, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen entered the Virtual Universe Company's core.
• Cao Bing, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen celebrated on Earth and spent time with their families before preparing to leave for at least a hundred years.
• Cao Bing and the others departed for White Orchid Star as their families, leaders, and the Divine Arrow Squad gathered to see them off.
• A black F-class spaceship arrived at White Orchid Star to collect the four, and Babata explained its value to Lei Shen.
• World Master Sha Shu greeted Cao Bing and Luo Feng as Highnesses, then invited all four aboard for the journey to the Virtual Universe Company.

Cao Bing and Luo Feng arrived at Rain Aspect Mountain, where they met their assigned staff and explored the Virtual Universe Company's points exchange system. Cao Bing warned Luo Feng against spending all his points, leaving them to reconsider their planned purchases.

• Sha Shu guided Cao Bing, Luo Feng, Hong, and Lei Shen around Rain Aspect Mountain, but Hong and Lei Shen had to remain in the Doomsday Zone while Cao Bing and Luo Feng entered the Taichu Zone.
• Cao Bing met his steward Zadask and guard commander Zeliel, both peak World Masters who could teach him during the three years of travel.
• Cao Bing examined the Virtual Universe Company's treasure vault and found himself unsure which items would best serve him.
• Cao Bing contacted Luo Feng, who said he and Babata had already chosen what to buy with their points.
• Cao Bing advised Luo Feng to avoid spending points on weapons or using all his points before they reached the company's headquarters.