Recaps

After transmigrating into Hu Yanbo’s body, Xiao Feng discovered that Demon Hand King’s soul attack was dissolving his soul imprints and leaving him close to death. An Advance System offered him the seventh floor of the Void Tower, a top-tier soul defense technique, and he chose to obtain it.

• Hu Yanbo’s ship entered the Dark Universe, but Babata learned that Demon Hand King’s soul attack had struck his master before the escape.
• Xiao Feng realized he had taken over Hu Yanbo’s body after the original Hu Yanbo died, and that the attack was destroying his soul despite his intact divine body.
• Xiao Feng saw Hu Yanbo’s dead disciple and five barely living soul slaves, then considered preparing Babata to guide Luo Feng.
• Xiao Feng expected Babata to meet Luo Feng and hoped Luo Feng would eventually resurrect him through Reverse Time and Space.
• The Advance System appeared in Xiao Feng’s mind and offered him the seventh floor of the Void Tower in exchange for a lesson from its creator.
• Xiao Feng chose [Yes], hoping the soul defense technique would let him survive.

Xiao Feng survived Demon Hand King’s Soul Attack when his Void Tower advanced to the seventh level, then absorbed Hu Yanbo’s memories and accepted his new identity. As Hu Yanbo, he began planning how to grow stronger and fulfill the system’s advance conditions before Demon Hand King could attack again.

• Xiao Feng’s Void Tower restored itself and formed a seventh layer, suppressing Demon Hand King’s Soul Attack.
• Xiao Feng told Babata and the five wounded soul slaves that he had survived, and they celebrated his breakthrough.
• Xiao Feng spent several days absorbing Hu Yanbo’s memories and emerged identifying himself as Hu Yanbo as well as Xiao Feng.
• Hu Yanbo realized Demon Hand King could still kill him with physical attacks, so he resolved to use the system to gain strength.
• Hu Yanbo ordered Wu Ying, Xuan Yi, Jiu Xia, Green Vine, and Yan Yao to enter seclusion and began searching his memories for the creator of the Void Tower.

Hu Yanbo could not find direct information about Void True King, so he posted an anonymous six-star mission in the Universe Mercenary Alliance offering a huge reward for Void True King’s instruction. The unprecedented commission caused an uproar, and its referral fee drew the attention of mercenaries across the Ganwu Universe Country.

• Hu Yanbo concluded that he could not access Void True King’s private information and decided to use the Mercenary Alliance to attract him or his contacts.
• Hu Yanbo entered the Virtual Universe and went to the Universe Mercenary Alliance’s Mercenary Mission Posting Center on the Ganwu Continent.
• Hu Yanbo anonymously posted a six-star mission offering three million Hunyuan Units for Void True King’s instruction and a 100,000-Hunyuan-Unit referral fee.
• Babata questioned the enormous reward, and Hu Yanbo said Void True King’s guidance could help him face Demon Hand King, concealing that he had already perfected the seventh level of the Void Tower.
• The Mercenary Alliance announced the rare six-star commission, and the hall erupted as mercenaries reacted to its rewards.

Hu Yanbo paid Void True King three million hunyuan for a lesson on the seventh layer of the Void Tower, hoping to improve his soul defense. Void True King’s guidance cleared Hu Yanbo’s longstanding confusion, and he left with encoding for constructing the technique and an offer to contact the King with questions.

• Void True King accepted Hu Yanbo’s three-million-hunyuan request for a lesson on the seventh layer of the Void Tower.
• Void True King reviewed Hu Yanbo’s history and was impressed that he had reached Marquis Immortal alone within sixty million years.
• Void True King warned Hu Yanbo that the seventh layer was exceptionally difficult and could not be mastered from one lecture, but Hu Yanbo insisted on proceeding.
• Void True King explained how the seventh layer made soul defense come alive, and Hu Yanbo’s focused questions impressed him.
• Hu Yanbo said the lesson had cleared his longstanding confusion, and Void True King sent him the virtual universe encoding and offered to answer future questions when available.

After Void True King’s instruction refreshed Hu Yanbo’s advance, Hu Yanbo tested the system’s limits and used the advance to stabilize his undying body at the Early Marquis level. The chapter left him far more confident he could survive Demon Hand King and grow stronger step by step.

• Hu Yanbo saw that Void True King’s instruction had refreshed one available advance and concluded the system could make its requirements manageable.
• Hu Yanbo chose a stabilized undying body at the Early Marquis standard as his next target, hoping to improve his survival and divine power control.
• Hu Yanbo tried to advance directly to teleportation mastery, King-level Immortal status, and other stronger abilities, but the system marked them unavailable.
• Hu Yanbo accepted the system’s limits and took the advance to stabilize his undying body.
• Hu Yanbo’s soul imprint spread through every cell, completing his Early Marquis cultivation and raising his combat power to the equivalent of a High-level Marquis.
• Hu Yanbo concluded that Demon Hand King’s physical and soul attacks would no longer threaten him under ordinary circumstances.

Hu Yanbo sought a way to enter the Initial Universe and identified Panxi on Green Algae Star as the source of a valuable opportunity. He redirected the Yunmo Star Ship to capture Panxi and planned to use the coming wealth to buy access to an auction offering an Initial Universe slot.

• Hu Yanbo realized that studying a Chaos Stele in the Initial Universe was his next advance requirement, but he had no clear way to gain entry or afford a slot.
• Hu Yanbo hired the Shadow Pavilion to locate Panxi and received word that the slave trader had a temporary base on Green Algae Star.
• Hu Yanbo recognized Panxi as the person who had obtained an opportunity that would later transform his life, and ordered Babata to change course for Green Algae Star.
• Hu Yanbo told Wu Ying, Jiu Xia, and Green Vine to find Panxi and capture him alive.
• Hu Yanbo planned to use the wealth he expected to acquire from Panxi to seek a Marquis-level Immortal slot at an intermediate auction.

Hu Yanbo obtained Panxi’s silver plaque and discovered it contained a lake of Locke Divine Water worth 6.3 billion Hunyuan Units. He spared Panxi and gave him a chance to join Yunmo Star’s cultivation sanctuary after freeing his slaves.

• Wu Ying presented Panxi’s silver plaque to Hu Yanbo, who broke its seal and found a hidden world containing a vast lake of Locke Divine Water.
• Hu Yanbo calculated the water’s value at 6.3 billion Hunyuan Units and stored the sealed world in his World Ring.
• Hu Yanbo chose to spare Panxi and ordered him to release every slave he owned.
• Hu Yanbo gave Panxi a Memory Crystal Chip and told him to travel to specified coordinates for a chance to cultivate in his Divine Kingdom.
• Wu Ying returned Panxi to Green Algae Star.

Hu Yanbo searched upcoming intermediate auctions for a Marquis-level Immortal's Initial Universe entry slot but found none, leaving him worried about how to grow strong enough to escape Demon Hand King's threat. He contacted Void True King for help and began discreetly converting Locke divine water into Hunyuan units to prepare for a possible purchase.

• Hu Yanbo reviewed upcoming intermediate auctions and found no advertised Initial Universe entry slots for Marquis-level Immortals.
• Hu Yanbo concluded that waiting for a suitable auction could take thousands of years and feared Demon Hand King or one of his servants might find him.
• Hu Yanbo noticed Void True King in his contacts and messaged him, mentioning that he had completed the seventh level of the Void Tower and asking to exchange insights.
• Hu Yanbo anonymously contacted resource traders and auction organizers, then began selling Locke divine water in small batches to obtain Hunyuan units.

Void True King tested Hu Yanbo’s claim that he had mastered the seventh level of the Void Tower and confirmed his soul defense was genuine. Impressed by Hu Yanbo’s rapid progress, he invited him to explain what he wanted to discuss.

• Void True King read Hu Yanbo’s message claiming he had completed the seventh level of the Void Tower and summoned him to a virtual combat arena.
• Hu Yanbo arrived and greeted Void True King, who demanded he withstand one sword strike.
• Void True King sent a soul-targeting sword into Hu Yanbo’s seven-story tower, but Hu Yanbo remained unharmed.
• Void True King praised Hu Yanbo for perfecting the seventh level after only one explanation and asked what he wanted to discuss.

Hu Yanbo asked Void True King to help him obtain a cultivation slot in the Initial Universe, explaining that a recent windfall would cover the cost. Void True King agreed to apply for a slot at a discounted price, leaving Hu Yanbo to prepare and await word.

• Hu Yanbo told Void True King he wanted to enter the Initial Universe to study its laws and Chaos Steles, but could not find a suitable auction slot.
• Void True King offered to apply for an internal slot through the Universe Mercenary Alliance, but said Hu Yanbo would have to pay for it.
• Hu Yanbo said his recent exploration gains would be enough to cover the cost, surprising Void True King.
• Void True King agreed to apply for a slot at the discounted price of two hundred million hunyuan units.
• Hu Yanbo thanked Void True King and withdrew to prepare while Void True King considered his potential.

Hu Yanbo arrived at the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters and completed the procedures to enter the Initial Universe for study. He waited in the departure hall as the dedicated ship neared capacity.

• Babata told Hu Yanbo that the Yunmo Star Ship had reached the Virtual Universe Company Headquarters.
• Hu Yanbo saw the vast headquarters continent and marveled at its scale as the ship approached.
• Hu Yanbo followed the company’s guidance, docked the Yunmo Star Ship, and presented the credentials Void True King had provided.
• A silver-robed World Lord verified Hu Yanbo’s Marquis Immortal status and special referral, then escorted him to the Initial Universe waiting hall.
• The World Lord told Hu Yanbo that the dedicated ship would depart once at most two more participants arrived.

Hu Yanbo boarded the ship to the Initial Universe and witnessed its primordial laws at work during the journey. The ship approached Chaos City, where Sky Axe King urged the World Lords to make the most of their chance to cultivate.

• Hu Yanbo waited with the other cultivators until a white-robed man summoned them to board the ship bound for the Initial Universe.
• Hu Yanbo and the other Immortals entered the ship, where Sky Axe King welcomed them and began the voyage.
• The ship crossed into the Initial Universe, and Hu Yanbo saw chaos currents, spatial rifts, and the laws weaving space back together.
• The ship neared Chaos City, and Sky Axe King told the World Lords that many cultivators who trained there became Immortals.

Hu Yanbo arrived in Chaos City with a group of first-time visitors and was warned to respect the territories of those cultivating there. After seeing the City Lord’s Mansion and sensing its overwhelming inscription, he chose the Nine Universes Chaos Stele for his study.

• Hu Yanbo followed the Chaos City Guide through the city with the other newcomers, who were warned that trespassing on another’s territory would get them expelled from the Initial Universe.
• The group viewed the City Lord’s Mansion, and its inscription overwhelmed Hu Yanbo and several other visitors with its vast will.
• The Chaos City Guide brought the group to the corridor of Chaos Stele pictures and gave them half an hour to choose a stele to study for seven days.
• Hu Yanbo sensed the pictures, set aside tablets that did not suit his path, and chose the Nine Universes Chaos Stele for its principles of space.
• The Chaos City Guide recorded each visitor’s final choice on his bracer.

Hu Yanbo entered the Nine Universes Chaos Stele chamber and focused on the fifth diagram to deepen his understanding of spatial teleportation. He discovered how Space Resonance connected to the other branches of teleportation, gaining a clearer path for future study.

• The Black-Robed Envoy directed cultivators to their chosen Chaos Stele chambers and announced they had seven days to study.
• Hu Yanbo and the other Nine Universes Chaos Stele cultivators met Lord Kandri, the chamber guardian, and entered the cultivation chamber.
• Hu Yanbo examined the Nine Universes Chaos Stele and passed over the first four diagrams, which did not suit his purpose.
• Hu Yanbo focused on the fifth diagram and identified Space Resonance as one of the twelve branches of spatial teleportation.
• Hu Yanbo studied how Space Resonance related to void folding, coordinate positioning, and inanimate object teleportation, gaining a broader understanding of spatial teleportation.

After studying the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Hu Yanbo completed his previous advance and chose to advance his spatial-law comprehension toward High-level Marquis. The system offered three repayment paths, and he accepted the advance, gaining an immediate surge of insight into spatial teleportation.

• Hu Yanbo left the Chaos Stele chamber and settled in a residence in Chaos City to organize the insights he had gained from studying the Star System Chart.
• Hu Yanbo confirmed that studying a Chaos Stele had completed his previous advance and restored one available advance.
• Hu Yanbo decided to prioritize law comprehension and divine-body strength, aiming to reach High-level Marquis so Demon Hand King would no longer threaten him.
• Hu Yanbo requested an advance in High-level Marquis comprehension of spatial laws, and the system offered repayment through earning a Peak King expert's recognition, surviving a life-and-death battle, or studying a Chaos Stele ten times.
• Hu Yanbo accepted the advance and immediately gained profound insight into spatial laws, especially spatial teleportation.

Hu Yanbo consolidated his newly gained High-level Marquis law comprehension and decided to let his divine body strengthen naturally in Chaos City rather than spend his locke divine water. The Chaos City Lord noticed Hu Yanbo’s sudden progress, checked his records for signs of an alien spy, and continued to watch him.

• Hu Yanbo recognized that his law comprehension had advanced to the High-level Marquis realm, while his divine body still needed time and energy to catch up.
• Hu Yanbo decided to conserve his locke divine water and use his thirty thousand years in Chaos City to improve his divine body through natural cultivation.
• Hu Yanbo left his residence and flew toward a rooftop in Chaos City.
• The Chaos City Lord noticed Hu Yanbo’s breakthrough and rapid energy absorption, then reviewed his records and found that his recent progress differed sharply from his earlier abilities.
• The Chaos City Lord considered whether Hu Yanbo’s improvement came from accumulated insights or another fortuitous encounter, and kept part of his consciousness focused on him.

Hu Yanbo completed his breakthrough to High-level Marquis after hundreds of years of cultivation in Chaos City. A starlit powerhouse noticed his progress and decided he was worth recruiting into the Virtual Universe Company.

• Hu Yanbo’s unusual cultivation drew the attention of powerful beings watching over Chaos City.
• A starlit being checked Hu Yanbo’s records and realized he was advancing to High-level Marquis, far beyond what the outdated information suggested.
• The starlit being judged Hu Yanbo’s talent and potential worthy of recruitment into the Virtual Universe Company.
• Hu Yanbo continued absorbing cosmic energy and refining his divine body for several hundred years until his breakthrough stabilized.
• Hu Yanbo opened his eyes as a High-level Marquis and felt confident he could retreat safely if he faced Demon Hand King again.

After Hu Yanbo advanced to High-level Marquis, six powerful Kings gathered at his terrace and competed to recruit him into their organizations. Hu Yanbo respectfully greeted them while facing the pressure of their overwhelming presence.

• Babata congratulated Hu Yanbo on advancing his divine body and law comprehension to High-level Marquis.
• Void True King arrived with five other Kings, who discussed Hu Yanbo’s talent and their interest in him.
• The Kings’ arrival drew the attention of observers, and Immortal Gods realized Hu Yanbo was being offered a place in the Core Layer.
• Hu Yanbo sensed the Kings’ immense strength, steadied himself, and paid his respects to the honored Kings.

Several human powers competed to recruit Hu Yanbo, whose rapid rise to High-level Marquis made him a promising future King Rank expert. After hearing their offers, Hu Yanbo weighed the benefits and remained undecided.

• Void True King reflected on Hu Yanbo's achievements and the rewards officials could earn for recruiting a future King Rank expert.
• The Virtual Universe Company representative invited Hu Yanbo to join and offered to seek a Special King Rank Seed Training Contract, but could not guarantee it.
• Hu Yanbo questioned whether the uncertain contract was enough to outweigh the practical benefits of joining another power.
• Rift-Splitting King guaranteed a Superior King Rank Seed training contract, personal guidance, and a chance to study the Ancient War Stele for the Giant Axe Martial Arena.
• Representatives of the other powers presented their own offers, and Hu Yanbo compared the terms without deciding.

King Qian Cang raised the Universe Mercenary Alliance’s offer to a special-grade King Rank seed contract and promised Hu Yanbo broad freedom, persuading him by appealing to his desire to grow stronger without constraints. After learning Hu Yanbo had mastered the seventh level of the Void Tower, the other factions declined to match the offer, leaving the alliance in the lead.

• King Qian Cang offered Hu Yanbo a special-grade King Rank seed training contract and promised not to interfere unnecessarily with his choices while he grew stronger.
• Hu Yanbo was tempted by the alliance’s offer of exceptional freedom and improved training benefits.
• King Qian Cang privately asked Void True King to confirm that Hu Yanbo had perfected the Void Tower’s seventh level, and Void True King confirmed it.
• King Qian Cang judged Hu Yanbo’s soul talent worth the special-grade contract and challenged the other King Rank Immortals to raise their offers.
• Star Radiance King, Rift-Splitting King, Silver Radiance King, and the Universe Galaxy Bank representative declined to match the alliance’s terms.

Hu Yanbo accepted the Universe Mercenary Alliance’s special-class contract and became a provisional Core Member. After the other King Rank experts departed, he ignored the envy of onlookers and returned to his residence.

• Hu Yanbo decided to join the Universe Mercenary Alliance and bowed to Thousand Illusions King and Void True King.
• Thousand Illusions King welcomed Hu Yanbo and promised to send the special-class contract terms after discussing the matter.
• The King Rank experts congratulated Hu Yanbo and left, while watching Immortals reacted with envy and disbelief at the alliance’s offer.
• Thousand Illusions King provisionally entered Hu Yanbo as a Core Member and told him he could use the alliance’s basic Core Layer benefits.
• Void True King encouraged Hu Yanbo, then left; Hu Yanbo ignored the onlookers and flew back to his residence.

Hu Yanbo celebrated joining the Universe Mercenary Alliance Core Layer as a special-grade King Rank prospect, then claimed a palace in the heart of Glory Sacred Mountain. He signed the alliance’s generous training contract and prepared to pursue the Heavenly Bridge trials to advance beyond High-level Marquis.

• Hu Yanbo promised Babata a Mechanical Heart and recognized that his new privileges would let him seek access to the Heavenly Bridge for his repayment mission.
• An attendant guided Hu Yanbo to Glory Sacred Mountain, where he chose a palace site in the King Rank district’s innermost area among established Peak Kings.
• King Qian Cang contacted Hu Yanbo and teased him for choosing such a bold location for his palace.
• King Qian Cang presented Hu Yanbo’s special-grade King Rank prospect contract, offering Venerable guidance, a customized secret technique, King Rank equipment, and 300 million Hunyuan Units.
• Hu Yanbo reviewed the contract, accepted its terms by imprinting his soul mark, and thanked King Qian Cang and the alliance.

After three hundred years of studying the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Hu Yanbo unlocked another advance and chose to gain Initial King-level understanding of space law. He absorbed the overwhelming insights and began integrating them with his accumulated knowledge.

• Hu Yanbo completed ten Chaos Stele study sessions, and the Prepayment System made one advance available.
• Hu Yanbo considered advances to Barely King Rank and Initial King, whose repayment conditions required becoming a Universe Venerable's disciple, surviving life-or-death battles, and cultivating in Chaos City for thousands of years.
• Hu Yanbo planned to entrust Iron Sword Marquis and others with managing Earth and nurturing its promising people while he cultivated in seclusion.
• Hu Yanbo tried to advance to High King, but the system refused because he had not mastered one of the three great mysteries of space law.
• Hu Yanbo took an advance on Initial King-level space law insights and struggled to absorb the torrent, drawing on his studies and exchanges with King Rank experts.

After an epiphany at the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, Hu Yanbo underwent another breakthrough, astonishing Lord Kandri and Marquis Yan Chen. Kandri showed unusual confidence in Hu Yanbo’s future, leaving Yan Chen shocked and envious.

• Hu Yanbo emerged from the Bronze Gate and entered an epiphany while Kandri watched over him.
• Kandri used Space Lockdown to silence and restrain an approaching Immortal God as Hu Yanbo’s aura surged and his divine body absorbed cosmic energy.
• Hu Yanbo thanked Kandri, who praised his two breakthroughs in six hundred years and asked his name.
• Marquis Yan Chen recognized Hu Yanbo’s latest breakthrough and felt bitter envy over his own lack of progress.
• Kandri told Hu Yanbo to cultivate well and promised to treat him to a drink when he reached King Rank, leaving Yan Chen astonished.

Hu Yanbo absorbed cosmic energy in Chaos City and raised his divine power, shocking the powerful beings who witnessed his breakthrough. Star Radiance King regretted losing him to the Universe Mercenary Alliance, while King Qian Cang celebrated the news.

• Hu Yanbo absorbed cosmic energy on his rooftop, expanding his divine power while preserving the completeness of his soul.
• Star Radiance King and other powerful beings noticed Hu Yanbo's energy fluctuations and were astonished by his progress.
• Star Radiance King lamented that Hu Yanbo had joined the Universe Mercenary Alliance under King Qian Cang's Special-grade King Rank Seed contract.
• King Qian Cang received news of Hu Yanbo's breakthrough and called Void True King to celebrate the contract decision.