Chapter Summaries

Yun He lay low in World Zone 66 while contestants came to attack him, then set out to hunt the strongest fighters in a nearby city. He began the harvest by killing a giant man on a rooftop and locating fifteen powerful auras.

• Yun He decided to conserve his strength early in the tournament, while Luo Feng also kept a low profile to practice the Phantom Sword Style.
• Xu Xin found Yun He’s ranking in World Zone 66, and Luo Ping and Luo Hai reacted to the low rankings of Yun He, Luo Feng, and Hong as Thunder God rose into the top 100,000.
• Over twenty days, Yun He killed more than a hundred contestants who tried to sneak up on him, reaching 180,234 points and rank 95,007.
• Yun He stood up and flew toward a nearby city, planning to target the strong contestants who had survived the early tournament.
• Yun He killed a burly man on a rooftop with a single sword beam, sensed fifteen powerful auras in the city, and headed toward the closest one.

Yun He hunted powerful contestants in World Zone 66, rapidly climbing the rankings after defeating Huo Yan and other fighters. His rise, alongside Luo Feng’s, stirred excitement across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

• Yun He challenged and killed Huo Yan with a swift sword strike, gaining enough points to reach rank 5,127 in World Zone 66.
• Yun He killed two men who had gathered near Huo Yan’s building and continued seeking contestants with strong auras.
• Yun He hunted through the city and climbed to rank 185 with 2,852,749 points.
• Luo Feng reached 128th place in the First World Zone, while Yun He surged into the top two hundred of his World Zone.
• People across the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated Yun He, Luo Feng, and Nabini’s tournament rankings.

Yun He secured first place in the 66th World Zone, while Luo Feng finished 51st, earning the Black Dragon Mountain Empire four places among the top 1,001. As the tournament neared its end, Yun He reflected on his path and the slaughter that had strengthened his resolve.

• On the final day, Luo Feng rose to 51st and Yun He surged into first place in the 66th World Zone with more than 100 million points.
• Citizens and officials of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrated Yun He and Luo Feng, and the emperor ordered that Yun He be heavily rewarded.
• With over two hours left, Yun He had nearly 150 million points and felt certain that first place was secure.
• Yun He rested and reviewed his growth, from arriving in the world to receiving the system's enhancements and developing his law talent.
• Yun He calmed his killing intent and emerged from his reflections with a stronger inner self and a more resolute, confident gaze.

Yun He waited out the preliminary tournament and watched the Ganwu Universe Country’s arena battles unfold, while Luo Feng advanced through the grueling competition. Nearly three years later, Luo Feng entered the final arena as one of the country’s top geniuses, and Yun He anticipated his future breakthrough.

• Yun He qualified through the preliminary elimination tournament and blocked the flood of calls and emails he received afterward.
• Yun He left the Virtual Universe, returned to Qiu Long Star, and decided to free the Dream Shell Clan twin girls after the genius battle.
• A silver-robed man explained the arena battle rules to the 100,100 qualifiers, and the arena melees eliminated Hong and Nabini while Luo Feng advanced.
• Savage Rong Jun defeated Luo Feng, who then fought in the reincarnation battle for more than two years before the Ganwu Universe Country’s 1,000 representatives were chosen.
• Luo Feng arrived at Martial Arena No. 00001, greeted Savage Rong Jun, and prepared to enter the arena as Yun He watched and considered his improving mastery of the Yan Shen Armament.

Yun He and the other top geniuses of the Ganwu Universe Country gathered for the Peak Genius Tournament, where Lord Thirteen’s overwhelming presence showed Yun He the distance between himself and the powerful. Lord Thirteen singled out Savage Rong Jun as the only one certain to avoid elimination and told the rest that they had essentially no hope.

• Lord Thirteen announced that the universe-wide competition would begin in a year and a half, giving the selected geniuses time to improve.
• The chapter described Bolan, Savage Rong Jun, and the Prince of Manka Star as leading contenders, and explained that many law-comprehending geniuses were secretly trained rather than risked in the Giant Axe Arena.
• On September 6, 2070, Yun He arrived at the Ganwu gathering point and stood apart while other geniuses dismissed his former World Zone victory.
• Luo Feng and Savage Rong Jun arrived, and all one thousand Ganwu geniuses gathered before Lord Thirteen appeared and introduced himself as their delegation leader.
• Lord Thirteen told Savage Rong Jun that the ruler had high hopes for him, then told the other geniuses that they had essentially no hope.

Yun He and the Ganwu Universe Country geniuses arrived at the Virtual Universe Company's tournament plane, where other teams focused their attention on Rong Jun. While the contestants settled into their assigned rooms, their Immortal leaders discussed the promising competitors and the long odds of reaching the highest ranks.

• The Scale-Armored Giant dismissed the Ganwu geniuses' doubts and led them to the tournament plane, where their team was assigned Building 0825.
• Other universe countries' geniuses recognized Rong Jun as Ganwu's standout contestant and largely ignored the rest of the team.
• The Scale-Armored Giant handed out room tokens, giving Rong Jun number 1, Luo Feng number 2, and Yun He number 108; Yun He went to his room to rest.
• The Scale-Armored Giant joined the Immortal leaders in Restaurant No. 1, where they discussed Rong Jun, Luo Feng, and the Noah Universe Country's genius Bolan.
• The leaders reflected on the uncertainty of a genius's future, citing Venerable Nine Swords as an exceptional former tournament champion who rose to greatness.

Yun He and the other geniuses learned the Peak Genius Tournament’s elimination rules before being sent to individual trial spaces. He chose to keep a low profile while aiming for the top ten, then began the first Trial Tower by cutting down the Blood-Haired Mammoths.

• Yun He and the other participants were compelled to gather, where a teal-robed man explained that only the top 7,300 would survive the trial round and compete for core-member positions.
• The next morning, the Virtual Universe Company teleported all the geniuses to separate trial spaces, each containing seven Trial Towers with seven floors apiece.
• Yun He decided not to attempt clearing every tower and planned to use the Law of Light and some of the Time Law to finish among the top ten without attracting too much attention.
• Yun He entered the first floor of the first Trial Tower, where he had to face 10,000 Blood-Haired Mammoths.
• Yun He swung his longsword and swept through the charging mammoths with arcs of sword light.

During the Genius Battle trials, the Qian Wu Universe Country’s Thirteen and the Qian Wu Country Lord discovered that Yun He’s mastery of Light and nascent time-stop laws made him a strong contender alongside Rong Jun. The Country Lord learned Yun He was living on Qiu Long Star and looked toward him with interest.

• Thirteen and the other Immortals watched Rong Jun rise to twelfth place as he swiftly killed Flying Hou.
• The Immortals noticed Yun He climbing to fifteenth place and watched him evade Flying Hou with time-stop techniques while striking them down.
• Thirteen recognized Yun He’s time-stop law comprehension and emailed the Qian Wu Country Lord about his abilities.
• The Qian Wu Country Lord rebuked the Immortals responsible for nurturing Qian Wu Secret Region’s young geniuses, then dismissed them from that work.
• The Qian Wu Country Lord read Thirteen’s report, judged Yun He no worse than Rong Jun, and turned his attention toward Qiu Long Star.

Yun He cleared the seventh floor of the first Trial Tower by defeating its Zerg Mother Emperor after discovering that a mixed hole in his sea of consciousness could absorb her soul attacks. He was teleported to the first floor of the second Trial Tower.

• Yun He entered the seventh floor and found a Zerg Mother Nest in the desert.
• Yun He split open the nest, and the Zerg Mother Emperor emerged and attacked him with spiritual force and charm.
• Yun He recognized that he lacked soul defenses and worried about stronger soul attackers in later trials and arena battles.
• Yun He formed a mixed hole in his sea of consciousness, which swallowed the Mother Emperor's soul attacks.
• Yun He killed the Mother Emperor with a sword beam and was teleported to the second Trial Tower.

Yun He and Luo Feng advanced through the Trial Towers as most contestants were eliminated, earning places in the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer. Their success sent the Black Dragon Mountain Empire into celebration, and Luo Feng's run ended with him ranked third in total points.

• Yun He noticed that the second Trial Tower's Blood-Haired Mammoths were much stronger, while the towers' increasingly difficult floors eliminated most contestants.
• Rong Jun and Yun He were eliminated in the fifth Trial Tower, placing 13th and 14th in total points, while Luo Feng continued and rose to 42nd.
• Only Bolan, Candita, Yi Feng, and Luo Feng remained in the trials, and Yun He and Luo Feng's Core Layer qualification made them heroes throughout the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.
• Luo Feng reached the first floor of the sixth Trial Tower before dying, finishing third in total points and prompting celebrations across the empire and Ganwu Universe Country.

After the trials, Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Yun He prepared for the final arena battles while Thirteen warned them not to underestimate their rivals. Three rounds of fights selected 900 more geniuses for the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer, and the chapter ended as the victors returned to the plaza.

• Thirteen announced that Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Yun He had qualified directly for the Core Layer, while most of the Ganwu Universe Country geniuses were eliminated and sent toward the Qian Wu Secret Region.
• Thirteen warned Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and Yun He that trial rankings did not reliably predict combat strength and urged them to prepare for future battles.
• Rong Jun told Luo Feng and Yun He that he hoped to face and defeat them in the arena, and Luo Feng welcomed the challenge.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that contestants ranked 101st through 7,300th needed to win three consecutive arena matches to earn a place.
• The 7,200 contestants fought three rounds, with half eliminated each round, and the final 900 victors appeared in the plaza.

Venerable Nine Swords announced the rewards and final ranking process for the 1,000 contestants, but the rules excluded 800 from the final arena battles. After the excluded contestants protested and were suppressed by Immortals, Yun He, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun reflected on how little their genius mattered before they became powerful.

• Venerable Nine Swords announced the rewards for each rank and said the final arena battles would begin the next day.
• The Virtual Universe System selected 200 contestants for one-on-one battles, leaving the other 800 assigned to the Apocalypse Secret Realm without a chance to compete.
• The Three-Eyed Youth and other excluded contestants protested the rules, but 1,008 Immortals forced them to the ground.
• An ethereal voice told the protesting contestants they could leave the Virtual Universe Company if they objected, and several Immortals warned them against arrogance.
• Yun He, Luo Feng, and Rong Jun discussed how the company viewed them as one batch among many, and Yun He urged them to respect powerful experts.

Yun He advanced through two arena battles to enter the top ten of the genius competition, where he joined Bolan, Luo Feng, and eight others. Venerable Nine Swords announced that the ten would next compete for the top five and the first- and second-place positions, with pairings based on how quickly they had won.

• Venerable Nine Swords began the final battles, and Yun He defeated the Rock Youth to enter the top 100 and qualify for the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
• The Virtual Universe System selected Yun He and nineteen others for the next round of battles.
• Yun He defeated Opat with his sword light, drawing notice from the other contestants and immortals.
• Bolan, Qian Shui, Luo Feng, and the other victors secured the ten places, with Rong Jun defeating Gusiluo in the longest battle.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that the top ten would compete for the top five and first and second place, pairing contestants according to their previous victory times.

The top ten began their final arena matches, and Yun He defeated Wuka with his time-law sword attacks. Bolan, Qian Shui, and Jiang Mo also advanced, leaving Luo Feng and Long Yun as the last pair still fighting.

• The finishing times set the matchups, pairing Bolan with Rong Jun, Yun He with Wuka, Qian Shui with Ai Chen, Luo Feng with Long Yun, and Jiang Mo with Lancelot.
• Thirteen learned that Yun He had ranked among the top two, giving Ganwu Universe Country three contestants in the top ten.
• Luo Feng told Yun He he hoped to fight him, and Yun He warned him to watch out for Long Yun.
• Yun He overwhelmed Wuka with a stream of time-law sword attacks and killed him with a final strike between the brows.
• Bolan defeated Rong Jun, while Qian Shui beat Ai Chen and Jiang Mo defeated Lancelot, securing three places in the top five.
• Luo Feng continued attacking Long Yun, but Long Yun endured the Yan Shen Armament's Sky Piercing Style as their arena shrank.

Long Yun’s formidable earth-and-space domain defeated Luo Feng and two other top-five contestants, but Yun He and Bolan broke through his defense. Yun He and Bolan secured first and second place, with their final ranking still undecided.

• Long Yun used his domain to suppress Luo Feng’s attacks and defeated him as the arena shrank.
• Long Yun easily defeated Jiang Mo and Qian Shui in the top-five Reincarnation Battle.
• Yun He battered Long Yun through his defensive domain and defeated him.
• Long Yun lost to Bolan as well, placing third, while Yun He and Bolan secured the top two places.
• Yun He and Bolan’s final ranking remained to be determined.

Yun He conceded the final Genius Battle to Bolan, then prepared to leave Qiu Long Star for the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters and the Initial Universe. Before departing, he freed La Bei and La Lei, secured their future, and urged them to grow stronger before trying to save their clanswomen.

• Yun He conceded to Bolan in the final battle, and the tournament ended with Bolan taking first place and Yun He second.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced the tournament results and said the selected geniuses would gather at the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters before going to the Initial Universe.
• Luo Feng acknowledged Yun He's strength and resolved to keep working hard, while Yun He encouraged him.
• Yun He freed La Bei and La Lei, gave them the castle and arranged jobs for them, then advised them to build their strength before rescuing other Dream Shell Clan members.
• A Virtual Universe Company spaceship arrived, and Yun He departed as the twins tearfully bid him farewell.

Yun He traveled toward the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters with Immortal Gu Luo and explored Yuxiang Mountain in the Virtual Universe. After learning about its five regions and seeing Thunder Island, Yun He prepared to enter the Primal Region.

• Immortal Gu Luo introduced himself as a high-level Immortal Army Lord and escorted Yun He aboard an F-class spaceship bound for the company's headquarters.
• Gu Luo explained the Four Great Secret Realms and led Yun He into the Virtual Universe Company's Virtual Headquarters.
• Yun He learned that Yuxiang Mountain was divided into five regions, with the Primal Region reserved for a small number of elite members.
• Gu Luo showed Yun He the public region and pointed out Thunder Island, where the company's Immortals and stronger experts lived.
• Gu Luo led Yun He toward the entrance to the Primal Region, which he could not enter himself.

Gu Luo escorted Yun He to the Primal Region, where administrator Aitor welcomed him and showed him to Estate 115. Yun He learned that the powerful Immortal God Ke Yin had been assigned as his guard commander by the Zhouguang Country Lord, leaving him wary of the attention.

• Gu Luo stopped at the boundary of the Primal Region, and Yun He continued along the road to its entrance.
• Aitor welcomed Yun He and explained the Primal Region’s estates, residents, and the status of its Highnesses.
• Aitor brought Yun He to Estate 115, where Ke Yin and the estate’s guards and servants greeted him.
• Aitor introduced Ke Yin as Yun He’s guard commander and estate steward, then left them to tour the grounds.
• Yun He asked why Ke Yin served him, and Ke Yin revealed that the Zhouguang Country Lord had ordered the assignment.

Yun He explored his new residence and the Virtual Universe Company’s treasure vault, then received advice from Zhouguang Country Lord about his understanding of light and time laws. He chose affordable foundational manuals instead of Zhouguang Country Lord’s costly secret manual and prepared to advance to the Universe Level.

• Ke Yin showed Yun He the enormous training facility and his villa before taking his leave.
• Yun He browsed the treasure vault and read the Virtual Universe Company’s message, which urged him to reach the Universe Level and focus on combat strength, origin laws, and secret techniques.
• Zhouguang Country Lord wrote that Yun He’s law applications were crude and recommended the first three levels of the Zhouguang Secret Manual.
• Yun He discovered the Zhouguang Secret Manual cost 100,000 points, while the manuals Chen Shi and Drifting Blood covered the 108 time and space essences at a much lower price.
• Yun He bought Chen Shi and Drifting Blood for 1,820 points and prepared to advance to the Universe Level.

Yun He attempted a carefully planned breakthrough to the Universe Level, using his mixed hole to replace the miniature black hole forming in his dantian. The breakthrough triggered a strange epiphany in which he witnessed a black hole grow until space within its reach crumbled.

• Yun He began his Universe Level breakthrough aboard the spaceship, drawing in cosmic energy and light until the ship was plunged into darkness.
• The nine stars in Yun He's dantian expanded and exploded, and he placed his mixed hole at the center as a miniature black hole formed.
• Yun He's mixed hole absorbed the black hole and unleashed a vast gravitational vortex, prompting Gu Luo to immobilize everyone aboard the spaceship.
• A strange fluctuation froze the spaceship and its occupants while Yun He entered an unconscious epiphany.
• Yun He witnessed a star evolve into a black hole that grew over countless ages until space within its gravitational reach ceased to exist.