Recaps

Chu Tiannan reached Storm City and recognized that its silver storm was made of rapidly spinning light blades. While the watching geniuses mocked him, he meditated to recover his Cosmic Qi, and three red figures plunged into the storm and crossed more than halfway through.

• Chu Tiannan studied the silver storm and sensed that its danger came from spinning silver light blades rather than ordinary wind.
• He saw the dejected geniuses gathered outside Storm City and heard them mock his chances of entering.
• Chu Tiannan checked that a day remained, then sat down to recover his Cosmic Qi inside a faint Chaos Domain.
• Three red figures streaked into the storm and penetrated more than halfway through in moments.

Three powerful newcomers charged into the silver storm but were thrown back before reaching Storm City. Chu Tiannan finished recovering and prepared to enter the city.

• Three flame-like figures flew into the silver storm without testing it, drawing the attention of the watching geniuses.
• The three pushed nearly two-thirds of the way through as the storm’s blades of light grew denser and stronger.
• The storm shredded their clothes, disrupted their flight, and spat them back out.
• Chu Tiannan stopped meditating, stretched, and said he had recovered enough to enter Storm City.

Chu Tiannan recovered his strength and found a gap in the silver storm guarding the way to Storm City. Ignoring the crowd’s jeers, he charged through the barrier with his Chaos Domain and vanished from sight.

• Chu Tiannan restored his body to peak condition and studied the silver storm.
• Chu Tiannan spotted a barely visible gap in the storm while nearby geniuses mocked his attempt.
• Chu Tiannan accelerated toward the gap and charged into the silver storm.
• Chu Tiannan unleashed his Chaos Domain and broke through the storm before its blades could surround him.

Chu Tiannan broke through the silver storm and reached Storm City, where he unexpectedly spotted a familiar figure waiting beneath the gate. The chapter ended as he descended toward the city.

• Chu Tiannan burst through the silver storm, stunning the geniuses who had watched him enter.
• The gathered geniuses discussed how unusually cleanly Chu Tiannan had crossed the storm and compared him to other powerful entrants.
• Chu Tiannan followed the blades of light through the storm’s final stage and wondered where Xian'er and his companions were staying.
• Chu Tiannan emerged from the storm and saw a graceful figure in blue meditating beneath Storm City's gate.

Storm City’s talent-based entry system kept most East Cang geniuses out, while the Ocean Queen meditated undisturbed before its gates. She noticed a handsome young man in black, who recognized her as Xian’er.

• Storm City’s silver storm screened geniuses by their talent and admitted only those deemed capable of becoming powerhouses.
• Tens of millions of aspiring entrants remained outside the city with no chance to enter.
• A newcomer questioned why a girl was cultivating before Storm City’s gates, and another genius identified her as the Ocean Queen.
• The Ocean Queen stopped meditating and looked toward a handsome young man in black.
• The young man recognized her as Xian’er and asked what she was doing there.

Chu Tiannan reunited with Xian'er outside Storm City and discovered that she had inherited the Ocean Law and reached a quasi-fourth-stage level. Xian'er feared Chu Tiannan had been eliminated and threw herself into his arms.

• Chu Tiannan saw Xian'er beneath Storm City's gates and was surprised to find her there.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that Xian'er had inherited the Ocean Law and reached a law level close to the fourth stage.
• Chu Tiannan compared Xian'er's rapid progress with his own difficult cultivation of the Law of Chaos.
• Xian'er approached Chu Tiannan and stared at him as he awkwardly asked how she had been.
• Xian'er threw herself into Chu Tiannan's arms and said she had feared he was eliminated.

Chu Tiannan reunited with Xian'er, who was relieved to find him alive but accidentally injured him with her powerful embrace. As Xian'er led him into the city, onlookers recognized him as the man wanted by the Holy Light Imperial Clan and speculated about a clash with Wu Dongtian.

• Xian'er hugged Chu Tiannan tightly after fearing he had been eliminated, and he reassured her that no one capable of defeating him might be there yet.
• Xian'er accidentally cracked Chu Tiannan's rib, and he healed it with a recovery potion and his Emperor Claw Star Beast bloodline power.
• Xian'er explained that the Genius Battle's violence had changed her and recalled how an earlier ambush had affected her sister, Xian Yue.
• Xian'er took Chu Tiannan by the hand and led him into the city, where geniuses recognized him from the Holy Light Imperial Clan's capture notice.
• Onlookers discussed Chu Tiannan's wanted status and his potential conflict with Wu Dongtian, and Xian'er asked whether he had offended the Holy Light Universe Country.

Chu Tiannan told Xian'er that he had killed Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi after they tried to intercept him, leaving Wu Dongtian as the only Holy Light Imperial Clan member still alive. Xian'er brought Chu Tiannan to the Heaven Dou Universe Nation's compound, where the resident geniuses welcomed her with respect as their powerful and protective big sister figure.

• Xian'er asked Chu Tiannan about the Holy Light Imperial Clan, and he admitted that he had eliminated its members except Wu Dongtian.
• Xian'er told Chu Tiannan that Wu Dongtian had fought her to a draw after Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi attacked Tian Xing while he protected Tian'er.
• Chu Tiannan revealed that Wu Kaishan and Wu Zhendi had tried to intercept him and were already dead.
• Xian'er brought Chu Tiannan into the Heaven Dou Universe Nation's compound and called out to Tian Xing and Tian'er.
• The geniuses in the courtyard greeted Xian'er respectfully because she was the strongest among them and protected them.

Chu Tiannan returned to the Heaven Dou Universe Nation and reunited with Xian'er, Tian'er, and the other geniuses. As they gathered around him and debated his strength, Xian'er and Tian'er regarded his arrival as the return of a king.

• Chu Tiannan joked with Xian'er after seeing the other geniuses greet her respectfully.
• Xian'er held Chu Tiannan's arm and began introducing him, but Tian'er rushed over and embraced him first.
• Tian'er introduced Chu Tiannan to the gathered geniuses, who discussed his modest ranking and mysterious strength.
• The crowd's curiosity and eagerness to test Chu Tiannan grew, while Xian'er and Tian'er saw his arrival as the return of the king.

Chu Tiannan returned to the courtyard and learned that Tian Xing was facing trouble at a critical point in his breakthrough. Outside Tian Xing’s room, Chu Tiannan sensed the immense, mutated power of law that made each advancement a battle against Tian Xing’s former self.

• Chu Tiannan returned, and the courtyard’s residents greeted him while Xian'er and Tian'er bickered over his attention.
• Tian'er explained that she and Xian'er had shared an ancient Ocean Law inheritance and both had advanced to the quasi-fourth tier.
• Chu Tiannan asked where Tian Xing was and heard that he was at a critical point in his breakthrough, but something had gone wrong.
• Tian'er led Chu Tiannan to Tian Xing’s room, where he felt the immense pressure of Tian Xing’s power of law.
• Tian'er explained that Tian Xing’s Combat Law had mutated beyond supreme unyieldingness and supreme yang to vajra indestructibility, making each advancement require him to defeat his former self.

Chu Tiannan entered Tian'er’s room to help him endure the dangerous Combat Law fluctuations, while Devour Dog explained how the Heaven Dou Imperial Family cultivated that law. Devour Dog revealed that Chu Tiannan could absorb some of its power to strengthen his Emperor Claw Star Beast bloodline.

• Chu Tiannan asked Tian'er why his law attribute was water, and Tian'er said he had inherited it from his mother.
• Chu Tiannan entered the room despite Xian'er warning that she could not help him, and he raised a chaos barrier against the red Combat Law power.
• Devour Dog explained that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family used Combat Law and advanced by defeating their former selves.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that absorbing the Combat Law’s pure-yang power would improve his physical strength.

Chu Tiannan learned he could devour the combat law power surrounding Tian Xing without harming his breakthrough. As Tian Xing’s new Battle Phantom clashed with his third-order Law Phantom, Chu Tiannan contained the resulting storm and called on his Chaos Phantom to act.

• The Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that devouring the law power around Tian Xing would not interfere with Tian Xing’s advancement.
• Tian Xing formed his new rainbow-lit Battle Phantom to face the third-order Law Phantom manifested from his past self.
• The two Law Phantoms attacked each other with staffs, and their collision unleashed a law storm through the room.
• Chu Tiannan formed a Chaos Domain to contain the storm and told his Chaos Phantom it was time to act.

Tian Xing completed a breakthrough inside his room while the others waited outside, and he emerged having reached the quasi-fourth stage. He credited Chu Tiannan with helping him, while Xian'er and Tian'er continued arguing over their feelings for Chu Tiannan.

• Tian'er sensed the Law of Chaos sealing Tian Xing's door and told the gathered youths they had to wait for news.
• Xian'er and Tian'er argued about which of them had a chance with Chu Tiannan, and Xian'er said he already liked someone.
• The Law of Chaos faded, and Tian Xing emerged with a much stronger presence and a rainbow-light emblem on his forehead.
• Tian Xing said he had reached the quasi-fourth stage and thanked Chu Tiannan for helping him avoid serious injuries.

Chu Tiannan revealed the strength and imposing aura he had gained after helping Tian Xing advance, impressing the other geniuses. The group discussed the unprecedented strength of the upcoming Genius Battle and planned to attend Storm City’s auction.

• Chu Tiannan emerged with a sharpened presence after the Emperor Claw Star Beast’s defenses had strengthened through Chaos devouring the red phantom.
• Chu Tiannan noticed that his aura was hurting some of the geniuses and drew it back in.
• Tian'er celebrated that Heaven Dou Universe Nation had four experts with quasi-fourth-stage laws, while Xian'er explained that the strongest contenders would exceed that level.
• Chu Tiannan judged that the tournament’s top contenders might have fourth-stage laws or exceptionally advanced soul wills.
• Tian Xing invited Chu Tiannan to attend Storm City’s auction after the four continents merged, and Chu Tiannan agreed.

After the first stage ended, the system announced that only one million geniuses remained across the four continents and that the second stage would begin in a week. Chu Tiannan and his companions visited Storm City's auction, where he reflected on the Virtual World Group's wealth.

• The system announced that 250,000 geniuses in Storm City had passed the first stage and that 78 million others on the East Cang Continent had been eliminated.
• Chu Tiannan and the other surviving geniuses learned that only one million contenders remained across the four continents.
• The geniuses began cultivating during the weeklong break before the second stage.
• Chu Tiannan's group of four arrived at Storm City Auction, which Tian Xing said offered a chance to relax and obtain treasures.
• Chu Tiannan looked at the auction entrance and considered the Virtual World Group's immense wealth.

Chu Tiannan and his companions entered Storm City’s crowded auction venue, where he spotted Wu Dongtian and renewed his resolve to kill him. The chapter ended with Wu Dongtian arriving alongside a powerful young man as they wondered about the auction’s finale item.

• Attendants led Chu Tiannan, Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Xian'er to their assigned seats in the auction venue.
• Tian'er and Xian'er bickered over the size of the plaza, while Tian Xing warned that exceptionally powerful geniuses were attending.
• Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing noticed Wu Dongtian entering, and Chu Tiannan recalled Wu’s attempt to have him killed.
• Chu Tiannan told his companions to take their seats and deal with Wu Dongtian later.
• Wu Dongtian spoke with a powerful young man addressed as Brother Wang and asked about the auction’s finale item.

Chu Tiannan attended the crowded auction hoping to learn about treasures related to the second stage, but Wu Dongtian ambushed his group inside the hall. After Chu Tiannan protected Xian'er, Tian'er, and Tian Xing, Tian Xing confronted Wu Dongtian and launched an attack.

• Chu Tiannan and his companions found their seats at the auction, where Chu Tiannan worried that he lacked the Primal Stones needed to upgrade his weapon.
• Wu Dongtian spotted Chu Tiannan and quietly left his companion, intending to confront him.
• Wu Dongtian launched a powerful attack at Chu Tiannan's group, but Chu Tiannan pulled Tian Xing aside and pushed Xian'er and Tian'er out of its path.
• Tian Xing angrily confronted Wu Dongtian, who dismissed him as a loser and told him to stand down.
• Tian Xing, now a Quasi-Fourth Stage expert, swung at Wu Dongtian to settle their earlier score.

Tian Xing attacked Wu Dongtian in the auction house after breaking through to Quasi-Fourth Stage, but Wu Dongtian blocked his strikes with ease. The clash left Wu Dongtian revealing power beyond the Quasi-Fourth Stage.

• Tian Xing launched a palm strike at Wu Dongtian, who caught it and discovered Tian Xing had reached Quasi-Fourth Stage.
• Tian Xing redirected the strike and forced Wu Dongtian several steps backward with the Combat Law.
• Wu Dongtian mocked Tian Xing and mentioned Ocean Queen Xian'er, provoking Tian Xing to summon his Tiandou Staff.
• Tian Xing swung the Tiandou Staff at Wu Dongtian, who blocked it with one hand and a saber.
• Wu Dongtian's holy light great saber shone as his law intensity rose beyond the Quasi-Fourth Stage.

Wu Dongtian revealed that he had reached the law fourth stage and overwhelmed Tian Xing and Tian'er. Just as his saber was about to strike them, a platinum dragon-scale longsword intercepted it.

• Wu Dongtian's aura surged to the law fourth stage, startling Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing.
• Wu Dongtian struck Tian Xing back, and Tian'er caught him and dispersed the force inside his body.
• Wu Dongtian pursued Tian Xing and Tian'er with another saber strike while Xian'er struggled to intervene.
• Wu Dongtian's attack drew awe from nearby geniuses as he closed in on Tian Xing and Tian'er.
• A platinum dragon-scale longsword flew into the path of Wu Dongtian's descending saber and blocked it.

Chu Tiannan stepped in to stop Wu Dongtian from attacking Tian Xing, and the two faced off in the auction square. Wu Dongtian revealed that he had identified Chu Tiannan through soul imprints, while onlookers watched to see how the confrontation would unfold.

• Chu Tiannan blocked Wu Dongtian's saber with the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving and held his ground against the pressure of Wu Dongtian's fourth-stage laws.
• A burly young man accompanying Wu Dongtian dismissed Chu Tiannan as a clown who would only be worth taking seriously at the law fourth stage.
• Chu Tiannan shifted his weapon against Wu Dongtian's saber, scraping the two Platinum Light Weapons together.
• Wu Dongtian said Chu Tiannan had eliminated his people and that soul imprints had revealed Chu Tiannan's appearance before Wu Kaishan and another man were eliminated.
• People in the auction square reacted with surprise, while a white-clad young man in the front rows watched the confrontation with interest.

Chu Tiannan challenged Wu Dongtian in Storm City's auction square, drawing attention from the surrounding geniuses. Wu Dongtian threatened the Heaven Dou Universe Nation group, and Chu Tiannan invited him to attack.

• Chu Tiannan reminded Wu Dongtian that he had killed geniuses from the Holy Light Universe Country.
• Onlookers debated Chu Tiannan's strength and speculated that the Ocean Queen was backing him.
• Wu Dongtian threatened to wipe out the Heaven Dou Universe Nation group as his saber's power grew.
• A handsome young genius dismissed Chu Tiannan as too weak to matter and watched the confrontation for amusement.
• Chu Tiannan increased his law power and challenged Wu Dongtian to test his threat.

Wu Dongtian pressured Chu Tiannan to surrender and threatened the people of Heaven Dou Country, but Chu refused and challenged him. As the two unleashed their law powers, Wu Dongtian struck with his saber, leaving their clash underway.

• Wu Dongtian used his fourth-stage law power to press Chu Tiannan and demanded that Chu blow himself up in exchange for sparing the people of Heaven Dou Country.
• Chu Tiannan refused, saying he had eliminated the other threats and would not yield to Wu Dongtian.
• Wu Dongtian released his Law of Holy Light across the trading square, prompting the surrounding geniuses to flee.
• Chu Tiannan countered with his Law of Chaos, while Tian'er and the others watched and Xian'er expressed confidence in him.
• Wu Dongtian declared that Chu had wasted his chance and swung his saber, sending holy light toward him.

Chu Tiannan faced Wu Dongtian’s attack and revealed that his strength was greater than his quasi-fourth-stage level suggested. After blocking Wu Dongtian’s saber without injury, he challenged him to fight again and threatened to kill him.

• Xian'er and the others watched warily as Wu Dongtian prepared to fight Chu Tiannan.
• Wu Dongtian unleashed a powerful holy-light saber strike aimed at Chu Tiannan’s head.
• Chu Tiannan blocked the strike with the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving and remained unharmed.
• Wu Dongtian and the onlookers were surprised when Chu Tiannan showed no sign of being overwhelmed.
• Chu Tiannan knocked Wu Dongtian’s saber aside and declared that Wu Dongtian was unqualified to threaten Heaven Dou Country.

Chu Tiannan confronted Wu Dongtian in the trading hall, drawing the attention of Storm City's geniuses and a white-robed young man. Their clash began as Chu Tiannan struck first, while others watched to see whether his quasi-fourth-stage strength could challenge Wu Dongtian.

• Wu Dongtian threatened to kill Chu Tiannan, while nearby geniuses welcomed someone challenging a powerhouse from a super divine country.
• A white-robed young man complained that Chu Tiannan had insulted those at the law fourth stage, and Steward Lai assured him that Wu Dongtian was no match for him.
• Chu Tiannan sneered at Wu Dongtian and launched a powerful strike with the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving.
• A burly young man accompanying Wu Dongtian watched with interest as the battle revealed Chu Tiannan's strength was greater than it seemed.

Chu Tiannan clashed with Wu Dongtian in Storm City, matching the stronger fighter despite his quasi-fourth-stage law strength. After Wu Dongtian’s saber strike erupted in a cloud of smoke, Chu Tiannan walked out unharmed, leaving the fight unresolved.

• A burly young man was astonished that Chu Tiannan could challenge Wu Dongtian despite the gap between their law stages.
• Wu Dongtian blocked Chu Tiannan’s Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving with his own Platinum Light Weapon saber and counterattacked.
• The collision of their weapons sent waves of law power across the gathered geniuses, who raised barriers to protect themselves.
• Wu Dongtian knocked aside Chu Tiannan’s longsword and slashed at him with a powerful saber strike.
• Chu Tiannan emerged from the smoke after taking Wu Dongtian’s strike head-on.