Chapter Summaries

Luo Yuan integrated Creator God’s legacy into his cultivation system and gained the ability to draw on the universe’s Rule Power, giving him combat strength comparable to Hunyuan Lords despite not breaking through. He learned that Creator God authority could provide immense power but imposed a realm limit, while true transcendence depended on becoming a Universe Controller or pursuing an exceptionally difficult alternative path.

• Luo Yuan refined his cultivation system by combining Creator God’s legacy with methods and combat knowledge from other universes, greatly strengthening his techniques.
• Luo Yuan realized he could draw on the entire universe’s Rule Power and potentially defeat Hunyuan Lords, though he could not control the rules as a true Creator God could.
• Luo Yuan learned that Creator Gods relied on cosmic authority, could lose it if the rules rejected them, and were generally unable to advance beyond their realm while holding their positions.
• Luo Yuan learned that Creator Gods sought Inheritors so they could pass on their authority and pursue advancement, while Universe Controllers were extremely rare and could select a successor.
• Luo Yuan learned that someone could become a Creator God by inheriting authority or by creating and nurturing a universe, but the second route was exceedingly difficult and had no known successful Hunyuan Lord.
• Luo Yuan concluded that cosmic rules limited powerful beings to protect the universe, and that some high-level universes prohibited supernatural advancement altogether.

Luo Yuan considered the risks of creating a universe and concluded that inheriting one was the wiser path, while reflecting on the motives behind powerful figures’ support and his own use of soul control. As he prepared to battle other universes’ Inheritors, he recognized that his cultivation had reached a bottleneck and that he needed stronger opponents to improve.

• Luo Yuan weighed creating his own universe against inheriting one and decided that inheriting the current Creator God’s universe was safer and more practical.
• Luo Yuan recalled that the Creator God had selected him as the sole Inheritor and granted him access to the universe’s resources and guidance.
• Luo Yuan reasoned that powerful figures supported geniuses for mutual benefit, and he had used soul control to ensure his own subordinates stayed loyal.
• Luo Yuan contacted the Creator God and gathered information about the powerful Inheritors from other universes who joined battles between geniuses.
• Luo Yuan realized he had learned little from fighting powerhouses in his own universe and had reached a cultivation bottleneck that required improvement in every area.

Luo Yuan entered the battle of geniuses, where experts from different universes would compete for a chance to gain a Universe Controller’s inheritance. After discovering that the gathered geniuses were stronger than the old information suggested, he prepared to demonstrate his self-created techniques and gauge his abilities against theirs.

• Luo Yuan accepted the Creator God’s information about rival Inheritors and insisted on joining the battles to overcome his cultivation barrier and seek greater opportunities.
• Luo Yuan was teleported into a vast space where young experts had gathered, and he learned that the competition separated World-Level Hunyuan and Hunyuan Lord-level fighters.
• Luo Yuan observed the other geniuses and used investigative methods to assess their concealed auras, Secret Techniques, and Secret Patterns.
• Luo Yuan realized that the other experts were stronger than the outdated records indicated and considered that they had either grown stronger or hidden their true abilities in earlier battles.
• Luo Yuan prepared to use his self-created Secret Techniques to reveal his potential, attract the Universe Controller’s attention, and judge his standing among the geniuses.

Luo Yuan observed the gathered geniuses and Creator Gods while considering the narrow path from Creator God to Universe Controller. As the battle platform prepared to host the contest, he resolved to prove his strength and attract the hidden Universe Controller’s attention.

• Luo Yuan reflected on the importance of a steady will and noted that many arrogant geniuses mistook concealed strength for weakness.
• Luo Yuan recognized that becoming a Creator God still left him bound by cosmic rules, and that only a Universe Controller could escape those limits.
• Luo Yuan understood that Creator Gods hoped their Inheritors would win the coming contest, since their success could benefit both Inheritors and patrons.
• Luo Yuan and the other geniuses realized they stood on a battle platform surrounded by Creator Gods.
• The geniuses and Creator Gods prepared to display their abilities, knowing the Universe Controller was watching from elsewhere.

Luo Yuan began his first one-on-one battle in the Genius Battle, where the rules tested contestants’ strength, control, and stamina without risking their lives. He quickly gained the advantage over a human opponent from another universe, and the observing Creator Gods took notice of his self-created techniques.

• The Creator Gods watched the Genius Battle, hoping their chosen Inheritors would impress the Universe Controller and earn the chance to succeed it.
• The Cosmic Rules arranged the contestants into one-on-one matches inside barriers, with separate battlefields for different realms and repeated fights that tested their stamina and control.
• Luo Yuan received his battle roster and entered his first match against a human expert from another universe.
• Luo Yuan and his opponent used similar Martial Arts systems, but Luo Yuan’s self-created Secret Techniques were more refined and efficient than the legacy techniques his opponent used.
• Luo Yuan’s clear advantage drew the attention of many spectating Creator Gods.

Luo Yuan’s systematic Secret Techniques impressed the experts watching the Genius Battle, while he focused on learning methods from an Inheritor of another universe and incorporating them into his cultivation system. The chapter explained how the battles helped the Universe Controller assess potential Inheritors and how Creator Gods and other powerful experts served the Universe.

• The watching experts recognized that Luo Yuan had combined other legacies into a coherent, independent cultivation system rather than merely inventing isolated techniques.
• Luo Yuan focused on learning his opponent’s methods so he could strengthen his Secret Techniques with cultivation knowledge from another universe.
• The experts judged the Genius Battle as a way to assess the competitors’ abilities and distinguish potential Inheritors, not simply to crown the strongest fighter.
• The Universe’s rules required Creator Gods to keep improving or eventually pass on their positions to their Inheritors.
• The Universe Controller relied on former Creator Gods who retained Peak Creator God strength to defend critical locations while the Controller focused on cultivation and threats from other universes.

Luo Yuan treated the contest for the Universe Controller's inheritance as a chance to study other universes' combat methods and improve himself, rather than relying on powerful beings to shape his future. As the battle continued without a clear endpoint, the other Inheritors struggled to prove their worth while Luo Yuan remained confident he could forge his own path.

• The geniuses fought at full strength because powerful beings were watching and might reward strong performances with resources or inheritances.
• Luo Yuan decided that although the Universe Controller's inheritance could help him, he would rely on himself if he failed to obtain it.
• The ongoing battles wore down the Inheritors, who had to force opponents to concede or become unable to resist because deaths were forbidden.
• Luo Yuan considered creating a new multiverse a possible path beyond the limits imposed by existing cosmic rules.
• Luo Yuan treated the contest as an opportunity to study other geniuses' techniques, maintained his peak condition, and drew greater attention from the Superpowerful Beings.

Luo Yuan defeated a human powerhouse who conceded, then was matched immediately with another strong opponent as the battles continued without rest. He continued seeking advanced cultivation methods through combat, while the chapter explained how origin cores, inheritances, and these contests shaped the strength of powerhouses and the universe.

• Luo Yuan's human opponent recognized that Luo Yuan had learned and adapted his techniques, then conceded to preserve his dignity.
• The human powerhouse remained eligible for later challenge matches and their benefits despite losing.
• Luo Yuan was paired with another opponent whose aura was comparable to his, and prepared to learn from the fighter's advanced methods.
• Luo Yuan considered how inheritances shaped origin cores and how integrating other cultivation systems could strengthen his own path.
• The chapter described the battles as a way to test and improve geniuses while raising the strength and standing of their universes.

Luo Yuan fought an Inheritor from a higher universe and found that his opponent’s self-contained cultivation system could help him address the weaknesses in his own. As Luo Yuan adapted his opponent’s techniques through All Rivers Flow into the Sea, the opponent became alarmed and tried to discover how he was doing it.

• Luo Yuan reflected that fighting other universes’ geniuses offered rare opportunities to test himself and learn unfamiliar cultivation systems.
• Luo Yuan realized that his opponent cultivated by developing power within himself rather than relying on a universe’s rules, and he saw this system as a valuable reference.
• Luo Yuan recognized that his opponent came from a much higher-ranked universe and drew on his methods to grow stronger during their fight.
• The opponent noticed Luo Yuan using his own techniques and understood that Luo Yuan could learn abilities from other cultivation systems.
• The opponent eased his attacks and tried to uncover Luo Yuan’s secret, but Luo Yuan’s integrated origin core remained beyond his understanding.

Luo Yuan faced three geniuses at once in the ten-person free-for-all and used his growing strength and ability to master their methods to overwhelm them. As the other contestants recognized him as the greatest threat, he defeated and eliminated the three attackers, leaving the remaining geniuses to reconsider their fight.

• The ten surviving geniuses began a free-for-all to determine who would advance toward the Universe Controller's legacy.
• Three geniuses joined forces to attack Luo Yuan, while the others initially fought their chosen opponents or watched.
• Luo Yuan adapted to the attackers' methods, grew stronger during the battle, and turned their techniques against them.
• The other geniuses realized Luo Yuan was the greatest threat and considered joining forces against him.
• Luo Yuan unleashed powerful methods and defeated the three attackers, eliminating them from the contest.

Luo Yuan defeated three geniuses and faced the remaining six, using the battle to strengthen his combat ability as the Universe Controller and Creator Gods watched with interest. He prepared for the coming showdown against Hunyuan Lord-level geniuses, including opponents at the peak of that realm.

• The geniuses agreed to target Luo Yuan first, and he stopped concealing his strength and defeated the three surrounding him in an instant.
• The remaining six geniuses joined forces and surrounded Luo Yuan, forcing him into a larger battle.
• The Universe Controller and Creator Gods watched Luo Yuan, hoping he might become the Universe Controller's Inheritor and help them advance.
• Luo Yuan revealed powerful new methods and grew stronger in combat without increasing his cultivation.
• Luo Yuan judged his strength comparable to a mid-level Hunyuan Lord and considered the peak-level Hunyuan Lord geniuses awaiting him in the final showdown.

Luo Yuan held off six allied geniuses, adapting to their attacks and using their energy to strengthen his own as they realized they could not defeat him quickly. The battle continued while Luo Yuan considered the greater challenge posed by the Hunyuan Lord-level competitors and the mystery of the Universe Controller’s inheritance.

• Luo Yuan judged that the six geniuses’ coordinated assault was stronger than the earlier trio’s, but he remained confident he could outlast them.
• The six geniuses’ attacks failed to inflict much damage, while Luo Yuan learned their methods, exploited their weaknesses, and devoured energy from their techniques.
• The allied geniuses recognized Luo Yuan as a threat to their ambitions and decided to keep attacking in hopes of draining his energy.
• Luo Yuan considered the Hunyuan Lord-level geniuses his true competition and questioned whether he could defeat them and become the ultimate victor.
• The chapter explained that no Inheritor had yet emerged from the competitions, leaving the Universe Controller’s requirements and the path beyond cosmic rules unknown.

Luo Yuan defeated the six geniuses after using their battle as an opportunity to master their techniques, then prepared for the grand final against the strongest Hunyuan Lord genius. The two finalists cautiously exchanged long-range attacks, leaving the decisive fight underway.

• Luo Yuan learned the six geniuses' techniques, then unleashed his full strength and defeated them all.
• Luo Yuan rested while integrating what he had learned, and the higher-ups praised his composure.
• Luo Yuan received notice that the other battlefield had produced a victor and was transported to the grand final.
• Luo Yuan faced a burly Hunyuan Lord genius and considered breaking through his realm during their fight.
• Luo Yuan and the burly man probed each other, then traded long-range attacks to assess their abilities.

Luo Yuan fought a Hunyuan Lord-level genius in the final showdown, matching his opponent despite his lower cultivation and improving as he learned during battle. The fight became a contest of endurance, leaving the opponent astonished and the result undecided.

• Luo Yuan and the burly man tested each other's strength, and Luo Yuan realized his opponent was stronger than the geniuses he had faced before.
• The Creator Gods watching recognized Luo Yuan's exceptional combat ability and considered supporting him even if he failed to obtain the Universe Controller's inheritance.
• Luo Yuan and the Hunyuan Lord-level genius closed in and fought at range and in close combat, with neither finding a weakness or gaining a decisive advantage.
• Luo Yuan treated the battle as an opportunity to improve, learning his opponent's methods and growing stronger as they fought.
• The Hunyuan Lord-level genius was shocked by Luo Yuan's endurance and continued growth, but persisted because he could not withdraw from the showdown.

Luo Yuan defeated the peak Hunyuan Lord after the Universe Controller ended their battle and named him the victor. He was then brought before the Universe Controller, who began speaking with him about the inheritance.

• Luo Yuan continued fighting the peak Hunyuan Lord, studying his opponent’s fused combat methods while the watching powerhouses judged Luo Yuan’s potential to be greater.
• The Universe Controller ended the battle and declared Luo Yuan the victor, and both fighters left the platform in beams of light.
• The Creator Gods stayed behind to await Luo Yuan’s final test, while they sought the favor of the Creator God who had taken him as an Inheritor.
• Luo Yuan arrived in a magnificent palace and met a kindly-looking old man who confirmed that he was the Universe Controller.
• The Universe Controller spoke peacefully with Luo Yuan and was pleased by his respectful, cautious manner.

Luo Yuan learned from the Universe Controller how the Independent Universe, its Source Laws, and the Controller’s legacy fit into the wider cosmos, then began the Inheritor’s trial at the Origin Temple. The chapter left him inside the temple, facing the powerful rule sources whose recognition he needed to obtain the legacy.

• Luo Yuan questioned the Universe Controller and learned that different Independent Universes had distinct Source Rules, so cultivation systems could only be fused safely within their own universe.
• The Universe Controller explained that his legacy revealed the Independent Universe’s fundamental Source Laws and could help its inheritor escape the universe’s constraints.
• Luo Yuan decided to pursue the legacy through the Inheritor’s trial while keeping open the possibility of developing his own Source Rules if he failed.
• The Universe Controller brought Luo Yuan to the Origin Temple, the control core embodying the Independent Universe’s rules, and explained that its recognition was required to inherit the legacy.
• Luo Yuan entered the Origin Temple and sensed its immense powers, including the strongest rule sources from which other rule runes evolved.

Luo Yuan began the Origin Temple’s first trial, which required him to merge cultivation systems from different universes before he could approach the Universe Controller’s inheritance. As he studied their origin cores, he found a more effective way to strengthen his foundation, but the trial and the inheritance still lay ahead.

• Luo Yuan entered the Origin Temple’s first level and learned that he had to prove he could merge different cultivation systems to qualify for the inheritance.
• Luo Yuan began combining the complete cultivation systems provided by the trial, hoping to refine his origin core and develop a system suited to himself.
• Luo Yuan discovered that cultivation systems from miniature universes within the same independent universe shared similarities that let their origin cores complement one another.
• Luo Yuan recognized that his earlier study of geniuses’ combat methods had neglected their origin cores and yielded limited improvements.
• Luo Yuan focused on mastering and merging the origin cores, realizing that doing so could greatly increase his power even if he failed to obtain the Universe Controller’s inheritance.

Luo Yuan reflected on the lonely path of cultivation and became more determined to complete the Origin Temple trial, believing that mastering different cultivation systems could lead him toward controlling his own fate. As he continued fusing Origin Cores, the Universe Controller watched him closely and hoped he would become his Inheritor.

• Luo Yuan resolved to keep advancing and complete the trial so he could grow strong enough to protect what he cared about.
• Luo Yuan reasoned that universes fostered competition and conflict to nurture supreme geniuses, while he refused to become one of the lives sacrificed by the Cosmic Rules.
• Luo Yuan used different cultivation systems to study their universes' Rule Power and considered how their Origin Cores could eventually be fused.
• Luo Yuan recognized that his talent and strength already rivaled Creator Gods despite being only a World-Level Hunyuan expert.
• Luo Yuan increased his efficiency at fusing cultivation systems and believed he could complete the first stage of the trial.
• The Universe Controller continued observing Luo Yuan because he hoped to make him his Inheritor and gain a chance to escape the Independent Universe's control.

Luo Yuan completed the first trial by fusing every cultivation system on the hall’s first floor, forming a powerful origin core and greatly strengthening himself. The Universe Controller took notice of Luo Yuan’s talent as he prepared to face the remaining trials.

• Luo Yuan immersed himself in fusing cultivation systems and gained a deeper understanding of cosmic rules.
• The Universe Controller watched Luo Yuan’s progress and became increasingly interested in his talent.
• Luo Yuan concluded that mastering cosmic rules mattered more than relying on fixed cultivation methods and secret techniques.
• Luo Yuan entered a state of selflessness and fused all the cultivation systems available on the first floor into a powerful origin core.
• Luo Yuan’s power resonated with the origin core, and he felt capable of contending with Creator Gods.
• Information appeared throughout the hall, confirming that Luo Yuan had passed the first trial, though he did not know how many trials remained.

Luo Yuan passed the cosmic rules’ compatibility test and entered an illusion that tested his loyalty by making him defend the universe from outside attackers. After fighting steadfastly despite the danger, he returned to the Origin Temple with his memories restored, apparently having passed.

• The Universe Controller praised Luo Yuan for completing the first trial and explained that he still had more trials to pass before approaching the inheritance.
• Luo Yuan passed the cosmic rules’ compatibility test with nearly one hundred percent integration, astonishing the Universe Controller.
• Luo Yuan reflected on his origins in another universe and his goal of transcending the current universe to return to Earth.
• The cosmic rules placed Luo Yuan in an illusion where he became a Guardian defending the universe, while his memories of Infinite Hunyuan Space were sealed.
• Luo Yuan fought on the front lines despite the danger, and the illusion vanished, returning him to the Origin Temple with his memories restored.