Recaps

Chu Tiannan cultivated the Law of Chaos in the East Cang Continent's central region and learned Angel Phantom. He stood with a new mark on his forehead and said the skill could bring Chaos Phantom's combat power close to the speed of light.

• The chapter described how Demon Beasts grew stronger toward the continent's center and how its cities granted powerful enhancements.
• Chu Tiannan cultivated atop a massive tree while Demon Beast remains kept other creatures away.
• Chu Tiannan finished cultivating and revealed the six-pointed chaos mark and holy-light wings he gained from learning Angel Phantom.
• Chu Tiannan said Angel Phantom could bring Chaos Phantom's combat power close to the speed of light.

Chu Tiannan learned the two-winged Angel Phantom, greatly improving his movement speed and bringing his Chaos Phantom’s combat speed close to the speed of light. He then prepared to absorb Primal Stones, starting cautiously in a secluded spot.

• Chu Tiannan recognized speed as the main weakness in his combat ability.
• He learned the two-winged Angel Phantom, which boosted his movement speed and enhanced his already fast Chaos Phantom.
• Chu Tiannan decided to fuse with Primal Stones and noted how many his human body and Bauhinia Star Beast Clone could absorb.
• He found a secluded place inside a tree trunk and prepared to try devouring ten Primal Stones at once.

Chu Tiannan devoured ten Primal Stones and endured an unbearable eruption of power inside his body. His energy burst through the forest, killing every living creature for dozens of li.

• Chu Tiannan devoured ten Primal Stones and initially felt only a growing warmth within him.
• His bloodline erupted with powerful Cosmic Qi, and the resulting pain left him curled up inside a tree trunk.
• Chu Tiannan gritted his teeth and endured the torment, which threatened to overwhelm his body.
• The torrent melted everything he wore except the Chaos Cloak as he cried out in agony.
• Chu Tiannan's power surged through the surrounding forest, killing every creature across dozens of li.

Chu Tiannan endured the painful fusion of 1,086 Primal Stones in the virtual world, using his Star Domain Level physique to survive the scorching torrents. After recovering, he tested his greatly increased strength and prepared to continue.

• Chu Tiannan lay unconscious in a skeletal tree while scorching torrents surged through his body for two hours.
• The torrents faded, and Chu Tiannan recovered as a warm current restored his exhausted strength.
• Chu Tiannan reflected that fusing so many Primal Stones had been agonizing, even with his powerful physique and careful preparations.
• Chu Tiannan punched through the air, tearing the ground and breaking a D9-hard ancient tree with his improved strength.
• Chu Tiannan put on a black combat suit and stood ready, his aura sharp and dangerous.

Chu Tiannan continued fusing with Primal Stones to increase his physical strength, despite fearing the pain. After adapting to a second batch of ten, he emerged stronger and ready to keep pushing himself.

• Chu Tiannan estimated that his physical strength had reached the second stage of the Star Domain level, and Devour Dog told him he could fuse with many more Primal Stones if he endured the pain.
• Chu Tiannan hesitated at the thought of suffering again, then resolved to grow stronger so he could revive his family and companions, keep Luo'er by his side, and return to the Origin World.
• With Devouring System's help, Chu Tiannan fused another ten Primal Stones while a Chaos Domain sphere concealed his aura.
• Chu Tiannan endured the second fusion with less pain as his body adapted, and the process took only about twenty minutes.
• Chu Tiannan noticed his physical strength had increased after his body absorbed the scorching torrent.

Chu Tiannan endured the painful bottleneck after devouring 100 Primal Stones and raised his strength to the peak of star domain level second stage. He recalled Leo’s sacrifice and vowed to avenge him, while a powerful Holy Light Imperial Clan genius remained a looming threat.

• Chu Tiannan devoured Primal Stones until he reached 100, then suffered a painful cultivation bottleneck that Devour Dog had forgotten to warn him about.
• By dawn, Chu Tiannan’s presence had grown powerful enough to make star domain level third stage Demon Beasts avoid him.
• Chu Tiannan remembered how Holy Light Imperial Clan geniuses had taken Leo hostage after he killed Wu Tianfeng and Wu Changle.
• Leo self-detonated rather than let Chu Tiannan surrender to the enemy, but his sacrifice only slightly injured the law third stage geniuses.
• The Holy Light Imperial Clan geniuses threatened Chu Tiannan with retaliation from Wu Dongtian and their wider clan, but Chu Tiannan killed them with a sword beam.

Chu Tiannan blamed himself for Leo’s death and set out toward Storm City as the first stage of the Genius Battle neared its end. Meanwhile, Wu Dongtian learned that Wu Tianfeng had been eliminated and vowed to punish the person responsible.

• Chu Tiannan condemned the Holy Light Imperial Clan and resolved to fight them after avenging Leo.
• Wu Dongtian learned that Wu Tianfeng’s soul imprint had vanished and ordered two men to bring Chu Tiannan to him.
• Wu Dongtian identified Chu Tiannan as a likely culprit and vowed to kill him after fusing with the Primal Stone.
• Chu Tiannan traveled through the ancient forest toward Storm City, the gateway to the second stage of the Genius Battle.

Chu Tiannan hurried toward Storm City while learning that Xian Yue and Liu Ben had been eliminated from the Genius Battle. He assessed the remaining Heaven Dou contenders’ chances and continued toward the city as the first stage neared its end.

• Chu Tiannan ran toward Storm City, complaining that flying drained too much soul will.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that Xian Yue and Liu Ben had been eliminated after ranking outside the top four hundred million.
• Chu Tiannan accepted their elimination, noting that both had reached only the law second stage peak amid exceptionally powerful competitors.
• Devour Dog reported that Xian'er, Tian Xing, and Tian'er were still rising in the rankings, while the other Heaven Dou Imperial Family contestants had stalled outside the top ten million.
• Chu Tiannan saw Storm City in the distance and decided to go there as the first stage approached its end.

Chu Tiannan prepared to face the storms guarding Storm City while Devour Dog pushed him to cultivate with Primal Stones. Inside the nearly full city, Xian'er worried that Chu Tiannan would not arrive in time and resolved to save him a place.

• Devour Dog explained that Storm City admitted only people with the potential to become powerhouses, and Chu Tiannan took Primal Stones to meditate.
• Chu Tiannan’s howl rang through the surrounding mountain forests as he trained.
• Storm City had admitted only 250,000 of the East Cang Continent’s 250 million geniuses, and Tian Xing’s group of four had entered.
• Xian’er, now at the law fourth stage, waited for Chu Tiannan and drove people away when she was unhappy.
• Xian’er saw that she ranked in the universe’s eight hundred thousands while Chu Tiannan remained below several hundred million, and decided to keep a place for him.

Xian'er worried that Chu Tiannan's low ranking would keep him from reaching Storm City, while Tian'er questioned his chances. Meanwhile, Chu Tiannan continued training by devouring Primal Stones and showed signs of adapting, though his cultivation remained unfinished.

• Tian'er doubted that Chu Tiannan could reach Storm City because his ranking was below three hundred million, and Xian'er defended him.
• Xian'er left to find someone she disliked and beat them into elimination.
• Chu Tiannan spent three days cultivating inside an abyss that devoured Primal Stones, gradually enduring the pain more steadily.
• Chu Tiannan opened his eyes with a brief abyss-like gaze, and the devouring abyss began to dissipate.

Chu Tiannan fused 1,086 Primal Stones and reached the quasi-fourth stage, though he remained short of true law fourth stage. With only five days left in the first phase and his Primal Stones depleted, he reacted in dismay to how much he had spent.

• Chu Tiannan changed into a new combat suit after his body was damaged during the fusion.
• Devour Dog congratulated Chu Tiannan on gaining a ten-percent increase to his bodily functions and reaching the quasi-fourth stage.
• Chu Tiannan sensed silver light in his Chaos Power, marking his law power's advance to the intermediate stage.
• Chu Tiannan realized he could defeat Wu Tianfeng and the other Holy Light Imperial Clan members without Leo self-detonating if he returned to East Dragon City.
• Chu Tiannan noticed that only five days remained before the first phase ended, and Devour Dog said his Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving had gained forty percent additional damage and his Primal Stones were gone.
• Chu Tiannan lamented the loss of over a hundred thousand Primal Stones.

Chu Tiannan and Devour Dog lamented the Primal Stones spent advancing Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving into a Platinum Light Weapon before Chu Tiannan hurried toward Storm City. In the forest, bandits ambushed him with corrosive nets, and their leader emerged after Chu Tiannan destroyed the first attack.

• Chu Tiannan questioned the loss of over a hundred thousand Primal Stones, and Devour Dog explained how many attempts it had taken to advance Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving into a Platinum Light Weapon.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that he needed more Primal Stones and warned him to reach Storm City before its limit of two hundred and fifty thousand geniuses was reached.
• Chu Tiannan rushed through the forest but was caught in an ambush of nets spread through the trees.
• Chu Tiannan cut apart the first nets with Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving, then stopped when a second set of corrosive black nets appeared.
• A dozen bandits emerged from behind the trees and their leader mocked Chu Tiannan for breaking their traps.

Chu Tiannan encountered Fu Liang and his band of rejected geniuses, who robbed others in hopes of reducing Storm City's population and opening its teleportation point. Though Chu Tiannan sympathized with their plight, he fought them and defeated the entire group, leaving Fu Liang gravely wounded and terrified.

• Fu Liang demanded that Chu Tiannan surrender his Primal Stones and battle merits, then explained that Storm City had rejected him and the other geniuses.
• Fu Liang revealed that the group planned to eliminate geniuses so Storm City would fall below its population limit and open the teleportation point.
• Chu Tiannan warned Fu Liang and his men not to underestimate him, but they attacked together, trusting their numbers.
• Chu Tiannan killed Fu Liang's men one by one and severed Fu Liang's leg, leaving him bleeding and stunned by Chu Tiannan's strength.

Chu Tiannan slaughtered Fu Liang and his group, gaining Primal Stones and enough battle merits to rise dramatically in the rankings. As he weighed how to spend his stones, he sensed someone hiding nearby and called them out.

• Chu Tiannan defeated more than a dozen law third stage geniuses without drawing his Light Weapon.
• Chu Tiannan collected the group’s bracelets, and Fu Liang died after hearing Chu Tiannan mock their weakness.
• The ranking notification placed Chu Tiannan at 157829130, lifting him roughly six hundred million places.
• Chu Tiannan found over thirty thousand Primal Stones and debated whether to improve his attack or defense.
• Chu Tiannan sensed someone concealed nearby and asked whether all geniuses liked skulking around.

Chu Tiannan encountered Holy Light Imperial Clan princes Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi, who had been ordered to capture him. As Wu Zhendi attacked with his giant turtle, Wu Kaishan immobilized Chu Tiannan with soul will.

• Chu Tiannan sensed someone nearby and confronted the stranger who emerged from behind an ancient tree.
• Wu Kaishan identified himself as the Holy Light Imperial Clan’s second prince and introduced his third brother, Wu Zhendi.
• Wu Zhendi declared that the first prince had ordered them to capture Chu Tiannan for killing their fourth brother.
• Chu Tiannan dismissed the princes and said he had been looking for them on his way to Storm City.
• Wu Zhendi launched his giant turtle at Chu Tiannan, who tried to retreat.
• Wu Kaishan used soul will to freeze Chu Tiannan’s movements, revealing himself as an illusionist.

Chu Tiannan faced Wu Zhendi and Wu Kaishan, who tried to capture him after he had defeated Wu Tianfeng. He learned that Wu Dongtian was absent and nearing the quasi-fourth stage, then drew the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving as chaos energy spread around them.

• Wu Zhendi struck Chu Tiannan with his giant turtle, but Chu Tiannan took little damage and stood his ground.
• Wu Kaishan sealed off Chu Tiannan's escape while Wu Zhendi demanded that he surrender.
• Chu Tiannan asked whether Wu Dongtian had come, and Wu Zhendi revealed that the First Prince was a Law Golden Rankings genius with the potential to reach the law fourth stage.
• Chu Tiannan used Wu Zhendi's revelation to assess Wu Dongtian's strength as quasi-fourth stage and quietly spread a chaos fluctuation through the space.
• Wu Kaishan sensed that something was wrong and ordered an immediate attack, but Chu Tiannan drew the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving.

Chu Tiannan revealed his Platinum Light Weapon and countered Wu Zhendi’s attack by unleashing his Chaos Domain. The darkness engulfed Wu Zhendi and the giant tortoise beast, where Wu Zhendi prepared to use his Holy Light Black Tortoise.

• Chu Tiannan drew Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving, and Wu Kaishan realized it was a Platinum Light Weapon rather than the Bronze one described in the intelligence report.
• Wu Kaishan ordered Wu Zhendi to attack, and Wu Zhendi launched a huge punch with his Gold Light Weapon gauntlets.
• Chu Tiannan swung his sword and spread his Law of Chaos, swallowing Wu Zhendi and the giant tortoise beast in a dark domain.
• Wu Zhendi found himself trapped in the darkness and declared that he would use his Holy Light Black Tortoise.

Chu Tiannan withstood Wu Zhendi’s Holy Light Fist inside the Chaos Domain, then faced Wu Zhendi’s ultimate technique, Holy Light Black Tortoise. Wu Zhendi launched the attack while warning that he would leave Chu Tiannan alive.

• Wu Zhendi struck Chu Tiannan with a Holy Light Fist, but the Chaos Domain’s currents dissolved the attack.
• Chu Tiannan emerged unharmed behind a barrier and explained that a real Chaos Domain could shred Wu Zhendi.
• Wu Zhendi gathered Holy Light from the giant tortoise beneath him into his fists.
• Wu Zhendi unleashed Holy Light Black Tortoise, his ultimate technique in the first stage, and vowed not to eliminate Chu Tiannan outright.

Wu Zhendi unleashed his powerful Holy Light Black Tortoise attack against Chu Tiannan, convinced it would kill him and leave him free to claim Chu Tiannan’s treasures. Chu Tiannan recognized the technique’s strength but remained confident that his recent progress could let him withstand it.

• Wu Zhendi sent the Holy Light Black Tortoise surging through the Chaos Domain with overwhelming law energy.
• Wu Zhendi dismissed Chu Tiannan and declared that the attack was too powerful to pull back.
• Chu Tiannan judged the attack comparable to Break but believed his recent progress gave him a chance to win.
• Wu Zhendi hoped to kill Chu Tiannan and planned to trade his platinum Light Weapon for platinum gauntlets.

Chu Tiannan used Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving to target the Holy Light Black Tortoise’s hidden weakness and break down the summoned beast. The tortoise’s power faded under the sword tornado, leaving Wu Zhendi’s confidence shaken.

• The Holy Light Black Tortoise charged at Chu Tiannan with overwhelming force, and he locked onto a vortex of weakness within it.
• Chu Tiannan drew Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving and unleashed the sword technique “Break” as a golden tornado.
• The two attacks collided and sent destructive waves across the Chaos Domain.
• Chu Tiannan’s sword tornado pierced the tortoise’s exterior and used its Chaos Attribute decomposition power to break it down.
• The Holy Light Black Tortoise weakened and was gradually devoured, unable to turn the battle around.

Chu Tiannan turned Wu Zhendi’s ultimate technique against him and annihilated Wu Zhendi and his Holy Light Black Tortoise inside the Chaos Domain. Outside, Wu Kaishan grew suspicious when his third brother failed to respond.

• Chu Tiannan used the Law of Chaos to devour Wu Zhendi’s ultimate technique and turn it into golden tornadoes.
• Wu Zhendi realized Chu Tiannan was stronger and tried to flee, but the Chaos Domain trapped him.
• Chu Tiannan attacked Wu Zhendi with the golden tornadoes despite his pleas and eliminated him along with the Holy Light Black Tortoise.
• Wu Kaishan waited outside the black mist, received no response to his soul transmission, and grew wary.

Chu Tiannan used the Platinum Light Weapon with Quasi-Fourth Stage law strength to kill Wu Kaishan after hiding from his soul detection. He left the battle confident that the weapon’s power could also let him defeat Wu Tianfeng in a single strike.

• Wu Kaishan scattered the black mist but could no longer sense Chu Tiannan or Wu Zhendi.
• Wu Kaishan realized something was wrong, then heard Chu Tiannan behind him.
• Chu Tiannan struck Wu Kaishan with the Platinum Light Weapon and killed him instantly.
• Chu Tiannan reflected that his weapon and Quasi-Fourth Stage law strength gave him enough power to kill Wu Tianfeng in one strike.

After Chu Tiannan eliminated Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi, his ranking rose to 6.7 million, provoking Wu Dongtian’s fury in Storm City. As Chu Tiannan rushed toward the city before its gates closed, Tian Xing One celebrated the defeat of the Holy Light princes.

• Chu Tiannan checked his ranking and claimed 170,000 Primal Stones after eliminating Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi.
• Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan that Storm City’s gates were about to close, and Chu Tiannan raced toward the city, ready to expend Cosmic Qi.
• Wu Dongtian learned that Chu Tiannan had attacked members of his imperial clan and swore to kill him.
• A young girl in Storm City recognized Chu Tiannan’s name and released the young man she had been about to eliminate.
• Tian Xing One saw Chu Tiannan’s ranking jump to 6.7 million and toasted his elimination of the Holy Light princes.

Tian Xing One celebrated Chu Tiannan’s victories over the Holy Light Imperial Clan’s twin talents, while Holy Light remained confident that Wu Dongtian would turn the wager around. The story then shifted to Storm City, where powerful contenders struggled to cross the storm barrier.

• The gathered universe kingdom lords discussed Chu Tiannan’s rise after he defeated Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi.
• Tian Xing One toasted fellow lords and credited Chu Tiannan with bringing honor to the Heaven Dou Universe Nation.
• Holy Light warned Tian Xing One that the contest was not decided and privately trusted Wu Dongtian’s strength.
• At Storm City, contenders entered the silver-gray storm, where most were wounded or killed before reaching the city.

Tens of millions of geniuses remained stranded outside Storm City because they could not cross its silver storm barrier. A black-cloaked young man arrived from the sky and looked upon the storm, leaving his next move unknown.

• The silver storm rejected or killed geniuses who could not withstand it, regardless of their battle merits.
• Tens of millions of excluded geniuses tried and failed to find a way into Storm City before the first stage ended.
• A black-cloaked young man streaked toward the crowd as the stranded geniuses mocked his chances.
• The young man landed and muttered that he had reached Storm City.