Chapter Summaries

Luo Feng and the leaders of Earth began a coordinated global assault on the monsters, with Hong and Dongguan assigned to hunt the two Beast Emperors. As humanity mobilized, the Golden Horned Beast hatched near Hawaii.

• Luo Feng met Zhang Gui at the War God Palace and learned that Zhang Gui had reached Planetary Level Nine in both cultivation paths.
• The leaders finalized assignments to locate and hunt the King-level Monsters, while Qiong reported that an unknown intelligence had briefly scanned Luo Feng’s aura at Dongguan’s home.
• Humanity’s fifty-two base cities mobilized, and Yang Bei and the Jiangnan War Gods prepared to protect Laser Cannon teams and their city.
• Luo Feng said goodbye to his family and departed alone to fight the monsters, while Hong and Thunder God also set out for their assignments.
• Dongguan flew toward the Hawaiian Islands to hunt the Thunder Dragon Emperor, and Zhang Gui’s mother encouraged him to join the monster hunt.
• The Golden Horned Beast cracked its egg and emerged into the ocean.

Dongguan used his newly awakened Eye of Cause and Effect to find and capture the hatched Golden Horned Beast, then killed the Thunder Dragon Emperor. After reporting both monster emperors' deaths, he and Hong split up to help clear the remaining monster strongholds in Western Europe and South America.

• During his flight, Dongguan recalled Qiong explaining that his spirit eye had awakened the Eye of Cause and Effect, a talent for sensing danger and opportunities that he had to use cautiously.
• Near the Hawaiian Islands, Dongguan followed a karmic line to the Golden Horned Beast and captured it, then defeated and killed the Thunder Dragon Emperor as the monster fled.
• Dongguan reported to the War God Palace that his mission was complete, and news of the Thunder Dragon Emperor's death spread alongside the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor's death, encouraging humanity's forces.
• After reviewing the global campaign, Dongguan and Hong agreed that Dongguan would head to Western Europe while Hong went to South America to hunt the remaining monsters.

Venina fought King-level Monsters with a new Laser Cannon, driven by grief over Li Yao and A Wei, while humanity completed its campaign to reclaim Earth. After the monster crisis ended, Hong warned the leaders that dangers from the universe remained and urged them to limit future conflicts, leaving the strongest figures with a fragile agreement.

• Venina bound the Fanged Rabbit-Rat King to the Eiffel Tower and ordered the Laser Cannon team to fire, killing it despite her injuries.
• Venina attacked the Flame-Horned Boar King near Berlin, and Dongguan finished it after the cannon failed to kill it.
• Humanity cleared the remaining King-level Monsters, reclaimed much of Earth's surface, and established nature reserves for surviving monster species.
• Hong showed the War God Palace a video of Universe Level fighters and warned that extraterrestrial powers might threaten Earth.
• After the meeting, Hong asked nine other leaders to limit conflicts between Earth's factions, and they agreed without promising how long they would uphold it.

Dongguan examined the captured Golden Horned Beast and decided against possessing it after Qiong warned that its metal attribute could hinder his path to immortality. Meanwhile, Luo Feng learned Xu Xin was pregnant with twins, then met Dongguan, who revealed he wanted to discuss a trade.

• Dongguan studied the Golden Horned Beast's secret patterns and considered possessing it or giving it to someone else.
• Qiong warned Dongguan that possessing a Golden Horned Beast with an incompatible Origin Force attribute could make attaining immortality harder, so he abandoned the idea.
• Dongguan loosened the force field and offered the Golden Horned Beast a piece of its eggshell, but the cub refused to eat.
• Xu Xin told Luo Feng she was pregnant, and Babata confirmed that she was carrying twin boys.
• Babata warned Luo Feng that Dongguan knew about Hu Yanbo's inheritance, but Luo Feng reasoned that Dongguan likely had another reason for raising it.
• Dongguan arrived at Luo Feng's home and said he wanted to discuss a trade.

Luo Feng refused to trade Earth's coordinates or possess the Golden Horned Beast, but after his twin sons were born, he reconsidered and went to Dongguan to accept the Possession opportunity. The chapter ended with Dongguan handing him the Golden Horned Beast and its remaining eggshell.

• Dongguan showed Luo Feng the captured Golden Horned Beast and explained its supreme bloodline and cloning ability, offering it as an opportunity in exchange for a Space Secret Technique.
• Dongguan asked for Hu Yanbo's techniques for concealing Earth's coordinates and returning through the Dark Universe, but Luo Feng refused to risk Earth's safety or become a monster.
• Dongguan explained why Luo Feng was suited to Possession and kept the Golden Horned Beast at Sand Sea Villa, where it refused to eat.
• In January 2059, Xu Xin gave birth to twin boys, and Luo Feng named them Luo Ping and Luo Hai.
• After spending a week with his family, Luo Feng went to Sand Sea Villa and decided to possess the Golden Horned Beast, so Dongguan handed it and its eggshell to him.

Dongguan prepared to leave Earth and travel through space, while arranging protections and resources for those he left behind. He departed in the Qiongluo Ship, expecting to return in a little over a year, though his return would take far longer.

• Zhang Gui practiced with his spear as Dongguan explained how to advance toward a domain, and Qiong reported that the Qiongluo Ship could fly but still needed repairs before entering the Dark Universe.
• Luo Feng refused to give Dongguan Earth’s coordinates, and Dongguan told him about the Black Dragon Mountain X81 Spaceship in Ruins No. 12 and asked him to watch over Zhang Yu and Zhang Gui.
• Dongguan warned Hong and Thunder God about the dangers and attractions Earth held for powerful beings, then entrusted them with resources, techniques, and knowledge to distribute.
• Dongguan advised Hong and Thunder God to be cautious about identifying Earth as their place of origin when registering in the universe, since multiple domain-level geniuses from one planet could attract attention.
• Dongguan said farewell to Zhang Yu, Zhang Gui, and Luo Feng, then boarded the Qiongluo Ship and left Earth.

Dongguan left Earth and traveled through space, where sunlight and a discussion with Qiong led him to grasp a sliver of the time law. Five months later, he had advanced his time technique and trained with Thousand-Leaf Grass, but Qiong urged him to balance it with other essential techniques.

• Dongguan admired Earth from space and told Qiong that he considered it his homeworld, while Qiong warned that his Qiong Luo Race identity needed to remain concealed.
• Direct sunlight gave Dongguan a new direction for advancing his domain, and he departed Earth aboard the spaceship bound along the route his mother had taken.
• While discussing how distant light could reveal images of the past, Dongguan realized he had grasped a sliver of the time law and asked Qiong to retrieve Flow of Time.
• Dongguan entered the Nutrient Pod and studied Flow of Time in the Virtual Space as his body developed during the five-month journey.
• Dongguan reached the beginner stage of Twofold Speed and used Thousand-Leaf Psychic Control to destroy a training target, though Qiong noted that his control remained poor.
• Qiong advised Dongguan to keep cultivating Body Transformation, Heavenly Blade, Light Control, and Soul Altar alongside his time and psychic techniques.

After a spatial storm swept Dongguan’s spaceship into an unknown cosmic secret realm, he chose to head toward the vast Void Continent because returning was too dangerous. With the ship’s supplies dwindling, Dongguan began practicing Body Transformation as they approached the continent.

• Dongguan studied Soul Altar while absorbing nutrient solution and advanced to Stellar Level Seven after more than five months in the Nutrient Pod.
• Qiong warned Dongguan that the ship had been caught in spatial turbulence containing destructive dark energy, and its F9-class shield was running low on wood-attribute immortal crystals.
• Dongguan spotted a weaker-looking route through the storm and ordered Qiong to steer the spaceship through it.
• After escaping the storm, Dongguan and Qiong found themselves in an unfamiliar region and identified the vast landmass ahead as a likely Cosmic Secret Realm.
• With only 31.9% of their stored wood-attribute immortal crystals remaining and the return route impractical, Dongguan ordered the ship to head for the Void Continent and began practicing Body Transformation.

Dongguan entered the Light and Dark Continent, survived an attack by a colossal creature outside its clouds, and rescued Kabu Village from a Dark Beast raid. He accepted Dake’s offer to stay in the village while he explored the continent.

• A colossal tentacled creature attacked Dongguan’s spaceship outside the continent, but the Wood God Shield protected it as Qiong guided it through the clouds.
• Dongguan noticed the continent below and ordered Qiong to land in a safe wilderness area.
• A pack of Dark Beasts attacked Kabu Village, overwhelming its defenders and threatening Dake and his daughter, Yana.
• Dongguan killed the attacking Dark Beasts with his white saber and collected their crystal cores.
• The village chief and Dake thanked Dongguan, and Dake offered him a room in his home, where Dongguan settled in for a few days.

Dongguan learned about the Many-Eyed People, the Light Kingdom, and the continent’s settlements while preparing to travel from Kabu Village to Cave City. After attending a banquet honoring him for fighting off the Dark Beasts, he introduced himself as Guan and planned to use stolen memories to support his cover as a wandering cultivator.

• Dongguan reviewed what he had learned about the Many-Eyed People, the continent’s power structure, and the Dark Beasts, and decided to head to Cave City after a short stay in Kabu Village.
• Qiong told Dongguan that reaching Universe Level would take uncertain time, despite his talent and comprehension of the time law.
• Dake invited Dongguan to the village chief’s banquet, where the villagers thanked him for defending them from the Dark Beasts.
• Dongguan gave his name as Guan and ate with the villagers, reflecting on how ordinary food there compared with rare treasures on Earth.
• Dongguan used the scholar’s and a traveler’s experiences as his own backstory after erasing parts of their memories.

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.