Recaps

Dongguan left Kabu Village and entered Revered Light City, where he planned to rent a courtyard and settle in for a while. Yana stayed behind determined to improve her blade techniques so she could eventually go to Cave City.

• Dongguan said goodbye to Yana and Dake, declining to take Yana as his disciple because he knew he would eventually leave the secret realm.
• Dake suggested that Yana go to Cave City earlier than planned, and she agreed to work toward mastering the second layer of her family's blade techniques.
• Dongguan traveled to Revered Light City and learned that the city reserved its true authority for Universe Level cultivators and Domain Lords.
• Dongguan exchanged a planetary-level crystal core for entry, then hired an errand boy to show him the city's courtyard residences.
• Dongguan chose to rent a thousand-core courtyard residence for five years so he could cultivate and explore the caves.

Dongguan explored Revered Light City, learned about the Underground Cavern, and finally entered it for the first time. There, Gewo discovered Dongguan’s inexperience and offered to guide him, hoping to benefit from his potential.

• Dongguan learned about Revered Light City from Aier, visited the Library and Street of Treasures, and prepared for his first trip into the Underground Cavern.
• Dongguan registered as Guan, paid 100 cores for a replacement Underground Cavern Token, and approached the cavern entrance.
• Gewo met Dongguan at the entrance and pulled him through the cavern’s boundary into a plaza where falling was not required.
• Gewo laughed after realizing Dongguan had never entered the cavern before, then explained that he was at Profound Level and offered to show Dongguan the ropes.
• Gewo said he saw promise in Dongguan and hoped Dongguan would repay his investment after becoming stronger, and Dongguan accepted his help.

Dongguan explored the Underground Cavern with Gewo, learned about Dark Beasts and the Light God Temple, and concealed his true strength and intentions. After killing a swarm of Dark Beasts, he grew suspicious that something was wrong with the continent or Gewo’s understanding of genius.

• Gewo explained that the Underground Cavern connected to the Dark Beasts’ world and warned Dongguan against raising Dark Beasts or absorbing their crystal cores.
• Gewo planned to train Dongguan against progressively stronger Dark Beasts, while Dongguan decided to conceal his domain and reveal only enough strength to defeat a Star Level Nine opponent.
• Gewo learned Dongguan had the light attribute and assumed an enemy was preventing him from joining the Light God Temple; Dongguan let the explanation stand and continued into the cavern with him.
• Gewo and Dongguan killed a swarm of Planetary Level insect-like Dark Beasts, and Gewo collected their crystal cores while explaining the value of an Insect Mother’s core to the Light God Temple.
• As they ventured deeper, Dongguan questioned why comprehending a domain at Star Level counted as peerless genius and suspected that something was wrong with the secret realm or Gewo’s understanding.

Dongguan and Gewo defeated an Insect Mother in the Underground Cavern, and Dongguan discovered that Gewo was far less capable against soul attacks than his cultivation suggested. Gewo explained the cavern’s dangers and the continent’s beliefs about the Light Lords and Dark Lord, leaving Dongguan suspicious and determined to gather crystal cores before pursuing a way out of the secret realm.

• Gewo and Dongguan uncovered an enormous hollow filled with insect Dark Beasts and found an Insect Mother guarded by a swarm.
• Dongguan swept aside the insects and killed the Insect Mother with his Lightforged Blade, while Gewo struggled against its soul attack.
• Gewo explained that he was unharmed but inexperienced with soul attacks, and Dongguan asked him for information about the Underground Cavern.
• Gewo described the cavern’s depth ranges and the six common categories of Dark Beasts, prompting Dongguan to compare them to the Primal Universe’s races.
• Gewo praised the Light Lords and described the Dark Lord, while Dongguan grew suspicious of their supposed power and resolved to gather crystal cores before seeking a way out.

After more than a year hunting in the Underground Cavern, Dongguan grasped a trace of the light law and learned he had passed a Life-and-Death Selection, while planning to escape the Secret Realm. On Earth, Luo Feng briefed the world about the universe, Zhang Gui worried about Dongguan, and a ship approached Earth as Zhang Gui broke through to Star Level.

• Dongguan killed a metal-and-darkness Composite Dark Beast, then met Aido, who revealed that Dongguan had passed the Life-and-Death Selection and gave him a token to attend the Light God Temple.
• Aido identified himself as Gewo's father and City Lord of Revered Light City, and Dongguan realized a Domain Lord had entered the Underground Cavern despite the stated restrictions.
• Luo Feng held a Global Summit, shared what he had learned in space, and presented his plan to provide Purple Light Dew to the world.
• Hong and Thunder God showed Luo Feng and Zhang Gui the items Dongguan had entrusted to them, while Luo Feng told Zhang Gui he had been unable to contact Dongguan.
• Zhang Yu decided to travel into space to register accounts and citizenship, and Zhang Gui broke through to Star Level First Rank as both a Psychic and a warrior.
• A spaceship emerged from a wormhole a little over two light-years from Earth.

After leaving the Underground Cavern, Dongguan received a Life-and-Death Token and decided to enter the selection at the Light God Temple. He began its first test, a monster-fighting trial, while other participants waited to see his score.

• Dongguan emerged from the Underground Cavern with a Life-and-Death Token and learned that the preliminary finals were a month away.
• Dongguan found another man occupying his rented house, ordered him to resolve the lease dispute with Meng Luo, and left for the Light God Temple.
• Dongguan presented his token at the temple and learned that only the top 6,400 test takers would advance.
• Dongguan put on the helmet, entered a simulated wasteland, and started killing increasingly numerous and powerful monsters to raise his score.
• Gu Luo and the other waiting participants discussed Dongguan's early start and watched for his result.

Dongguan rose to 176th place in the Life-and-Death Selection before emerging from the virtual trial, while five Cave City geniuses began their own tests. The bishop judged Dongguan a likely contender for the top few hundred but said he still had to prove himself in the Preliminary Finals.

• Dongguan’s points and ranking climbed as he killed dark beasts, eventually reaching 7,192nd place and then entering the top 6,400.
• Meng Jin, Pietri, Shahua, Lunia, and Gu Luo abandoned their plan to wait and entered the selection after seeing Dongguan’s rapid progress.
• The bishop told City Lord Aido and Gewo that Dongguan’s domain and blade techniques could place him among the top 500 or even top 200, though the top ten remained unlikely.
• Dongguan reached 187th place and charged the fifth-order Insect Mother, but fell before reaching her and finished ranked 176th.
• Dongguan emerged from the virtual world and left the tower, while the bishop declined to meet him until after the Preliminary Finals.

Meng Luo learned that the renter he had wronged was Dongguan, a powerful Life-and-Death Selection contestant, and the Meng family offered access to its treasured books as an apology. Dongguan accepted and continued gathering information at the Library, preparing to finish reading before the Preliminary Finals.

• Meng Luo discovered that Aier had arranged to rent Dongguan's courtyard twice, and the Meng patriarch ordered him to compensate both tenants and pay for the trouble himself.
• Meng Jin recognized Dongguan's appearance and revealed that Dongguan ranked 176, had scored tens of millions, and would be targeted in the Five-Person Decisive Battle.
• Gewo told Dongguan that his Life-and-Death Token let him read freely at the Library, and Dongguan rapidly searched its books for information about the continent, the Light Capital, and the Void Battlefield.
• The Meng patriarch arrived with Meng Luo and Meng Jin and offered Dongguan access to the Meng family's books, including treasured collections, as an apology.
• Dongguan accepted the offer and asked the Meng patriarch to identify which books counted as new additions missing from the Meng family's collection.

Dongguan learned more about the Void Battlefield and resolved to use the Life-and-Death Selection to reach it and obtain a wood-attribute immortal crystal. At the Five-Person Decisive Battle, he watched several contestants fight before his own match began.

• Dongguan discovered that a wood-attribute Immortal commanded one of the nine Void Battlefield armies, and considered obtaining that Immortal's crystal as a way to leave.
• Gewo and Meng Luo waited for Dongguan, who emerged from his room shortly before the battle and went with them to the Light God Temple.
• The bishop ordered Gewo to leave and brought Dongguan, Meng Jin, and Shahua into the Virtual Space to watch the matches.
• Mingweis defeated Shahua and three other opponents at once, and Fili likewise eliminated four contestants in her match.
• Dongguan watched the battles and learned that many of the 1,280 qualifiers would likely die in the Life-and-Death Selection.
• After the 184th match, Dongguan's turn to fight began.

Dongguan defeated four opponents by adapting his fighting style, breaking through to a sixth-level domain, and comprehending a trace of the Light Law. Meng Jin then unexpectedly won his match, leaving Revered Light City with two contestants in the finals.

• Dongguan faced four opponents working together and used his Light Domain to break the Battle-Axe Burly Man's earth domain.
• Dongguan adjusted his fighting style as the opponents attacked, gradually taking control of the battle and drawing the Gold-Robed Youth's interest.
• Dongguan defeated the White-Robed Youth, the Blood-Armored Man, the Battle-Axe Burly Man, and the Purple-Robed Woman, breaking through to a sixth-level domain and comprehending a trace of the Light Law.
• Meng Jin unexpectedly won after his opponents fought among themselves and he delivered the final blow to the highly ranked contestant.
• The bishop celebrated that Revered Light City had two contestants in the finals, with Shahua also among the top 6,400.

After passing the trial, Dongguan and Meng Jin learned that they would travel to the Light Capital in a month for the Life-and-Death Selection. Dongguan spent the month studying a combat art, and as the departure approached, the City Lord’s attempted visit left him wishing he had a clone.

• Dongguan and Meng Jin learned from the bishop that they had passed and would be taken to the Light Capital in a month, where they would face the Life-and-Death Selection.
• Gewo learned that both Dongguan and Meng Jin had passed and warned them that few contestants returned alive from the selection.
• Dongguan ordered Meng Luo to keep others away, then asked Qiong for a manual to improve his combat strength and began studying the Lightforging Battle Art.
• The Meng family ancestor arranged for Bai Cong to train Meng Jin, and City Lord Aido offered him access to the bishop for cultivation advice.
• City Lord Aido went to see Dongguan, but Dongguan remained in seclusion after the visit interrupted his practice and regretted not having a clone.
• A month passed, bringing Dongguan and Meng Jin closer to their journey to the Light Capital.

Dongguan, Meng Jin, and the bishop traveled through the Light Cloud and a Divine Kingdom Passage to Light Capital, where the bishop explained how Light Lords gained servants. Dongguan realized the Life-and-Death Selection might lead to Soul Enslavement and began planning to escape as he arrived at the finals venue.

• The bishop led Dongguan and Meng Jin through the White Tower to the Light Cloud, where the weakened suppression allowed them to fly.
• Dongguan asked about exchanging Insect Mother crystal cores, and the bishop said he could trade them in Light Capital but could not replenish his supply there.
• The bishop brought them through a stone stele into an Army Lord's Divine Kingdom and explained that Light Lords could make humans their servants through soul-bound contracts.
• Dongguan recognized the contract as Soul Enslavement, resolved to conceal his fear and seek a way to escape, and learned that finalists might be prioritized for service to a newly descended Light Lord.
• The bishop led Dongguan and Meng Jin through the Divine Kingdom Passage to Light Capital, where they arrived at a plaza near the arena with several thousand people gathered.

Nihemo revealed himself as a Light Lord and demonstrated his power to the geniuses gathered in the Light Capital. Dongguan advanced his light-law comprehension after seeing Nihemo’s manifested eyes, drew Nihemo’s favor, and then listened as the Life-and-Death Selection finals rules were about to be announced.

• Nihemo declared himself a Light Lord and used his pressure to demonstrate his strength to the gathered geniuses.
• Nihemo manifested numerous eyes, and Dongguan’s Spirit Eye helped him cross the threshold of the light law and advance his domain to the seventh level.
• Nihemo recognized Dongguan, praised him, and said he looked forward to Dongguan joining his ranks.
• Dongguan privately considered the risks of Nihemo’s attention and decided to pursue the opportunity to reach universe level.
• Nihemo announced that ten spirit-level contestants and ninety profound-level contestants would join his ranks, with the most outstanding eligible to become his servants.
• Nihemo yielded the platform to a world lord, who began announcing the finals rules for the Life-and-Death Selection.

The World Lord explained the year-long Life-and-Death Selection, including virtual duels, lethal blood battles, forfeits, and point rewards. Dongguan explored his Light Void Realm room and discovered that the exchange treasury offered wood-attribute divine power crystals he needed, though at a steep price.

• The World Lord announced seven cycles of virtual duels and blood battles, where losers died and contestants could forfeit only if they met the required duel-win threshold.
• The World Lord explained that duel victories earned points for secret arts and treasures, and that strong performers generally faced weaker opponents in blood battles.
• Meng Jin realized his low ranking and limited chances of winning made survival difficult, while Dongguan considered whether he might help him if they were matched.
• The World Lord and the bishops left, and Dongguan and Meng Jin went to their assigned rooms.
• Dongguan entered the Light Void Realm, had Qiong record the available secret arts, and reviewed the treasury's exchanges.
• Dongguan learned that wood-attribute divine power crystals could replenish Qiong's energy, but their high cost would leave him little for other purchases.

Nihemo watched Dongguan and Mingweis, while Dongguan began official duels and studied light-based Secret Arts. After Meng Jin lost twice, he asked Dongguan for guidance, and Dongguan invited him to challenge him in the Light Void Realm for lessons.

• Nihemo watched Dongguan browse the exchange list and decided he could give him wood-attribute immortal crystals if his performance pleased him.
• Mingweis won his official duel with a single spear thrust, then began studying a Secret Art.
• Dongguan defeated a white-armored man by using the Lightforging Battle Art to merge his domain with the man's light domain, then returned to cultivating with Spectrum Analysis.
• Fili defeated Meng Jin in his first duel, and the white-armored man defeated him in his second, telling him that facing Dongguan was like facing Meng Jin.
• Meng Jin asked Dongguan for cultivation guidance, and Dongguan agreed to teach him through direct challenges in the Light Void Realm.

Meng Jin learned from Dongguan, awakened a domain, and won his first final-round duel, though he still faced the Blood Battle. Dongguan received a bye and set out to explore Light City, while on Earth Luo Feng introduced several figures to the wider universe as the Nolan Mountain Family’s fleet approached.

• Meng Jin repeatedly lost to Dongguan in practice, but improved under Dongguan’s instruction and nearly comprehended a domain.
• Meng Jin awakened a domain during his duel with Huimo Wu and defeated him, earning his first victory in the finals.
• Meng Jin finished the matches with three wins and seven losses, leaving him to fight in the Blood Battle, while Dongguan received a bye.
• Dongguan left his room to explore Light City before the Blood Battle began.
• Luo Feng welcomed Hong, Thunder God, Zhang Yu, Zhang Gui, and seven powerful outsiders on Earth, then arranged for them to learn about the universe and obtain Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship.
• The Nolan Mountain Family’s fleet approached Earth, while another spaceship was closer and would arrive first.

Dongguan was caught in an assassination attempt on Nihemo and helped the Light Lord escape the attacker, who was killed by a World Lord. Afterward, Dongguan questioned his role in the incident and condemned the Secret Realm’s corrupt state, prompting Nihemo to order an investigation into the Real Person Society.

• Dongguan explored the Light Capital and learned that Nihemo was making a procession.
• A burly four-eyed attacker struck at Nihemo, whose golden crystal core sought refuge with Dongguan.
• Following Nihemo’s directions, Dongguan fled the attacker through the city as the crystal core’s white shield protected him from a blow.
• A World Lord arrived, killed the attacker, and restored Nihemo to his Gold-Robed Youth form.
• Dongguan discussed the assassination with Qiong, while a hidden figure mourned Kui Zhe and secretly reported what had happened.
• Dongguan lamented that the world had become filthy, and Nihemo ordered a thorough investigation of the Real Person Society’s remnants.

Dongguan learned Nihemo’s account of the Real Person Society and received enchanted equipment after giving Nihemo a Hand Cannon. As Nihemo investigated the society and prepared to awaken the Divine Venerable, the society’s leaders and stranded outsiders discussed their plans in the Void Battlefield.

• Dongguan questioned Nihemo about the Real Person Society, and Nihemo described it as a weak group that opposed the Light Lords.
• Dongguan showed Nihemo a Hand Cannon and gave him access to a ring of research items; Nihemo took one Hand Cannon, paid Dongguan with twenty immortal crystals, and enchanted his Lightforged Blade and Force Battle Suit.
• Nihemo learned that the Real Person Society had withdrawn from the Light Capital and moved many forces to the Void Battlefield, then ordered preparations to awaken the Divine Venerable.
• Five Real Person Society figures discussed their failed attempt to kill the new Light Lord and their uncertain dealings with outsiders, reaffirming that their hope lay beyond the continent.
• A Purple-Armored Man and his stranded expedition team debated how to bargain with the Real Person Society and decided to gather resources in batches while avoiding sending their people out without secure coordinates.

Dongguan offered to sacrifice his final match and 1,024 special points to help Meng Jin advance, but their duels matched them against other opponents. Dongguan faced second-ranked Fili while Meng Jin fought top-ranked Mingweis, leaving both battles underway.

• Dongguan defeated contestant number 33, then continued training and coaching Meng Jin as their records diverged.
• Dongguan offered to lose their next match to give Meng Jin the win he needed, and Meng Jin accepted the help gratefully.
• Nihemo objected to Dongguan spending time and wealth on Meng Jin, then ordered the Origin World Lord to make arrangements.
• Dongguan and Meng Jin entered formal duels at the same time, but Dongguan was matched against Fili rather than Meng Jin.
• Dongguan pressed his attack against Fili in the misty mountains as she chose to fight a battle of attrition.
• Meng Jin fought Mingweis on a grassland, overcame his despair, and charged as Mingweis sent spears of light at him.

Dongguan and Meng Jin were assigned to fight each other in a blood battle, where Meng Jin broke through to the Profound Level but was defeated by Dongguan's Lightforging technique. Dongguan honored Meng Jin's final wish by sending his body and belongings home, then realized Nihemo had arranged the deadly match.

• Dongguan defeated Fili, then told Meng Jin that Mingweis had been overwhelmingly strong in their virtual duel.
• Dongguan and Meng Jin received blood battle notices naming each other as opponents, and Meng Jin declined Dongguan's challenge while spending his final days exploring the Light Capital.
• Before the blood battle, Meng Jin asked Dongguan to return his remains and belongings to the Meng family in Revered Light City, and Dongguan agreed.
• Meng Jin broke through to the Profound Level during the fight, but Dongguan used Lightforging to pierce his heart and cut his throat, winning the battle.
• Dongguan spent a special point to send Meng Jin's body and belongings home, then recognized Nihemo's role in arranging their match.

Dongguan defeated Mingweis and dominated the remaining battles, earning a place among the ten Star Level victors of the Life-and-Death Selection. He arrived at the Sacred Land with the other selected geniuses, where the Emissary opened the way inside for their cultivation period.

• Dongguan defeated the White-Armored Youth in the third cycle, then won his fourth and fifth cycles and faced Mingweis in the sixth.
• Mingweis’s spear array initially kept Dongguan at bay, but Dongguan revealed his eighth-level domain and mastery of the Light Law, closed the distance, and beheaded him.
• Dongguan defeated his sixth-cycle blood-battle opponent and swept through the seventh-cycle duels, including fights against Fensi, Maoleize, and Sangluo, securing a place among the final ten.
• Dongguan entered the Sacred Land with the other nine Star Level victors and ninety Universe Level geniuses, where he planned to break through to Universe Level during the hundred-year cultivation period.
• The Emissary gathered the hundred geniuses and brought them to a platform, then opened a gate leading to a beach beside a golden ocean inside the Sacred Land.

Dongguan entered the sacred land, broke through to Universe Level, and learned about its cultivation opportunities and his newly evolved bloodline ability. While he began cultivating beneath a Kras Tree, an alien fleet arrived near Earth and its scouts attacked Sand Sea Villa, leaving Zhang Gui fighting to rescue Zhang Yu.

• Dongguan and the other cultivators broke through after entering the sacred land, and he was assigned to Island Ninety-One for a hundred years of cultivation.
• Dongguan studied the sacred land’s rules, learned how its Kras Trees and ocean could aid cultivation, and decided to postpone challenging other island occupants.
• Dongguan asked Qiong about his new Mental Space ability and learned that he had barely reached a personal Second-Level Bloodline.
• An alien fleet neared the Solar System, and its captain ordered an attack on Zhang Yu’s family to earn credit by capturing the Star Level cultivator’s relatives.
• At Sand Sea Villa, Zhang Gui found Zhang Yu unconscious and captive among the aliens, then charged at them to save his mother.

Dongguan watched Zhang Gui and Zhang Yu through his Spirit Eye as the Nolan Mountain aliens attacked Earth, then resolved to focus on becoming stronger while trapped in the Cosmic Secret Realm. On Earth, Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God learned that a much larger Nolan Mountain fleet would arrive within days, and Luo Feng left to seek help by purchasing Earth through Biyan Star.

• Dongguan saw Zhang Gui rescue Zhang Yu from the aliens, then later glimpsed her awake with Zhang Gui, Hong, and Thunder God; he vowed to use his time in the Secret Realm to grow stronger.
• Zhang Gui awakened his Flame Domain and used his Fire Illusion Eye to take Zhang Yu from Buluo, but the aliens pursued them.
• Luo Feng saw footage of the chase, while Hong and Thunder God also learned of the attack; all three moved to help Zhang Gui.
• Luo Feng and his allies captured the alien force aboard its spaceship and learned that the Nolan Mountain Family's follow-up fleet could reach Earth in less than three days.
• Babata told Luo Feng he could reach Biyan Star in time to purchase Earth, and Luo Feng departed as Hong and Thunder God went to check on the awakened Zhang Yu.

After Nolan Mountain’s forces threatened Earth, Zhang Yu revealed the immense fortune Dongguan had left her and funded Luo Feng’s purchase of powerful Universe Level slaves. As the enemy fleet arrived, Luo Feng raced back toward Earth while the Golden Horned Beast moved to delay the invasion.

• Zhang Yu learned that Nolan Mountain’s forces planned to reach Earth in three days, and she warned Hong, Thunder God, and Zhang Gui that becoming Earth Lord might not prevent the invaders from attacking covertly.
• Zhang Yu gave Luo Feng 100 million Universe Coins, then revealed she had enough wealth to buy Universe Level slaves; she arranged to fund the purchase of six Universe Level Sixth Order slaves.
• Luo Feng negotiated with a Slave Trader and bought the six slaves for 4.8 billion Universe Coins after they were delivered to Bailan Star in one day and fifteen hours.
• A fleet entered the Solar System, and Pula wondered whether Buluo and the others had been defeated before setting his sights on Earth.
• The Golden Horned Beast rose from a crater on Mars and flew toward space to lure the invaders and buy Earth more time, while people on Earth hoped the delay would be enough.

Luo Feng lured the Nolan Mountain fleet toward Mars while his Golden Horned Beast avatar killed a squad, prompting Nolan Mountain to send Tuoleiwu to investigate Earth. Tuoleiwu threatened Earth until Xu Xin sent Meng Yi and six other slaves to fight him, as Luo Feng arrived near the Solar System with six Universe Level Sixth Order slaves.

• Pula spotted Luo Feng’s Golden Horned Beast near Mars and ordered the fleet to pursue it, but Luo Feng burrowed underground and ambushed the Star Level squads hunting him.
• After a squad was slaughtered, Pula contacted Nolan Mountain, who ordered the fleet to keep the beast from escaping and sent Baikaluo to help capture it.
• Nolan Mountain ordered Tuoleiwu to investigate Earth, and Tuoleiwu left for the planet with only a few Planetary Level personnel to guard his ship.
• Tuoleiwu inspected the Machine Race spaceship beneath the Bermuda Triangle, then appeared on Earth’s screens and threatened to destroy cities unless its leaders came out of hiding.
• Xu Xin ordered Meng Yi and six other ninth-order Star Level fighters to confront Tuoleiwu, and the two sides clashed as Luo Feng’s ship emerged from the Dark Universe near the Solar System with six Universe Level Sixth Order slaves.