Recaps

Chu Tiannan survived Wu Dongtian’s Floating Dragon Seal with the Dragon Soul Shield and regained much of his strength. When Wu Dongtian fled, Chu Tiannan sent over a hundred Heavenly Sin Mirage Dragons after him, leaving the fight’s outcome decided.

• Chu Tiannan’s Dragon Soul Shield blocked the Floating Dragon Seal’s suppression, and he withdrew the barrier after its single-use defense was spent.
• Chu Tiannan recovered his strength and resolved to finish the fight quickly before visiting the ruins and searching for the woman he missed.
• Wu Dongtian realized his attack had failed and fled by burning Holy Light to escape Chu Tiannan’s Law Domain.
• Chu Tiannan launched over a hundred Heavenly Sin Mirage Dragons at the fleeing Wu Dongtian, and their golden streaks rapidly closed in.

Wu Dongtian fled from Chu Tiannan, hoping to escape the desert region and refine the Floating Dragon Seal, but a black-robed figure intercepted and killed him. The killer claimed the seal as Wu Dongtian’s body fell from the sky.

• Wu Dongtian used his Law of Holy Light to flee, fearing Chu Tiannan’s strength and trying to avoid elimination from the Genius Battle.
• Wu Dongtian planned to escape Chu Tiannan’s pursuit and refine the Floating Dragon Seal as his trump card.
• A sudden sword strike split Wu Dongtian’s body in half and killed him.
• A black-robed figure emerged and turned his attention to the Floating Dragon Seal.

After killing Wu Dongtian, Chu Tiannan gained a major boost in battle merits and claimed the Floating Dragon Seal as spoils. The Precious Treasure acknowledged him as its master, while Devour Dog excitedly said the map was an enormous blessing.

• Chu Tiannan saw that killing Wu Dongtian had raised his ranking substantially and realized that the remaining million competitors faced the true beginning of the Genius Battle.
• Chu Tiannan searched Wu Dongtian's wristband for treasures but found no Primal Stones, since Wu Dongtian had already traded them away.
• Chu Tiannan used a drop of blood to make the Floating Dragon Seal acknowledge him as its master.
• The Floating Dragon Seal responded to Chu Tiannan's powerful soul will, revealed its true power, and settled as a golden pattern on the back of his hand.
• Devour Dog celebrated Chu Tiannan's acquisition of the seal and called the map an enormous blessing.

Chu Tiannan and Devour Dog learned that nearby ruins held a Heaven-Tier Treasure Soul needed to repair the Chaos Armor, and they resolved to claim it. Meanwhile, Laiduo begged for his life, but Xian'er demanded that his eyes be gouged out before he was released.

• Devour Dog found a map indicating that ruins in the forest region contained a Heaven-Tier Treasure Soul.
• Chu Tiannan realized the soul could restore the Chaos Armor and agreed that they had to obtain it.
• After Wu Dongtian and Wang Sha were defeated, the other geniuses fled, leaving Laiduo bound in the desert.
• Laiduo offered compensation and begged Chu Tiannan and the others to spare him.
• Xian'er said they could release Laiduo only after gouging out his eyes.

Xian'er moved to gouge out Laiduo's eyes after defeating him, while Chu Tiannan let her act. Chu Tiannan stopped Laiduo from self-destructing and arranged for Xian'er to receive the battle merits before the group rested at camp.

• Xian'er threatened to gouge out Laiduo's eyes, and Chu Tiannan stepped aside to let her approach.
• Laiduo cursed the group and began swelling his body to self-destruct.
• Chu Tiannan used the Floating Dragon Seal to suppress Laiduo before he could self-destruct.
• Chu Tiannan delivered the final blow with Xian'er's weapon so she would receive the battle merits.
• The group rested at camp and gathered around a table covered with maps.

Chu Tiannan and the others discovered that their maps were pieces of a larger map of the Heavenly Secret Continent. The assembled map was still incomplete, and Chu Tiannan concluded they would have to eliminate other participants to complete the route.

• Tian'er sensed that something was missing from the maps, though she could not explain what.
• Chu Tiannan arranged the maps held by the Heaven Dou Country geniuses and assembled them into part of a larger map.
• The group saw that the map showed a route and destination but was missing many sections.
• Chu Tiannan added the map pieces belonging to Wu Dongtian and Wang Sha, then concluded they would need to eliminate others to obtain the complete route.

Chu Tiannan compared the incomplete treasure map with the map of the Heavenly Secret Continent and chose Maple Forest Valley as the group's next destination. The group prepared to face the dangerous valley, which lay on the only route into the ruins.

• The geniuses pieced together maps taken from their opponents, making their large map more complete.
• Tian Xing asked Chu Tiannan what they should do next, while the Heaven Dou Country geniuses deferred to Chu Tiannan's judgment.
• Chu Tiannan compared the treasure map with the map of the Heavenly Secret Continent and pointed to Maple Forest Valley as their next destination.
• Xian'er recognized Maple Forest Valley, and Tian Xing warned that the perilous valley was the only route into the ruins.

Chu Tiannan led the Heaven Dou Universe Nation geniuses to Maple Forest Valley, the dangerous route to the ruins, and warned that only those at quasi-fourth stage or above could likely survive. The group spotted an azure, long-necked Demon Beast within the valley, leaving even Xian'er concerned about crossing.

• The geniuses surveyed Maple Forest Valley, where powerful Demon Beasts made the only route to the ruins perilous.
• Chu Tiannan proposed splitting into two groups and warned that anyone below quasi-fourth stage would probably not survive the crossing.
• Tian Xing questioned how dangerous the valley could be, and Chu Tiannan pointed out a Demon Beast ahead.
• The group recognized an azure, long-necked figure in the forest, and Xian'er said it made their journey troublesome.

Xian'er and Chu Tiannan warned the Heaven Dou Country geniuses that the powerful Demon Beast in Maple Forest Valley made traveling together too dangerous. The entire group chose to withdraw and seek a safer route, leaving Chu Tiannan and his companions to face the challenge.

• Xian'er agreed with Chu Tiannan that they would need to split into two groups to pass through Maple Forest Valley.
• Chu Tiannan warned the geniuses that the Demon Beast ahead might be stronger than him and advised those seeking a safe place in the top hundred thousand to withdraw.
• Lydia announced that she would withdraw because she was the last member of her family in the Genius Battle and could not risk elimination.
• The other Heaven Dou Universe Nation geniuses followed Lydia's lead and unanimously chose to withdraw.

Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing parted from the competitors who chose to stay behind, while Devour Dog reflected on the lethal cosmic battles beyond humanity. Chu Tiannan and his companions then entered Maple Forest Valley, where they encountered towering ancient trees.

• The competitors who remained behind bade farewell to Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing, promising to wait in the safe zone.
• Chu Tiannan lamented how cruel it was to have strength and talent but still fall short.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that the cruelties of the Genius Battle were gentle compared with the dangers faced by countless races across the universe, and silently mourned his old master.
• Chu Tiannan and three companions traveled through Maple Forest Valley and stopped among its ancient trees.
• Xian'er marveled at the immense trees as the group observed the valley's beautiful but mysterious and dangerous surroundings.

Chu Tiannan and his companions discussed rumors of Law Fifth Order geniuses and Star Realm Level soul wills while traveling through Maple Forest Valley. Devour Dog revealed that humanity was in its second golden age and hinted at a secret about the human race.

• Chu Tiannan and the others studied their route through Maple Forest Valley and agreed not to act recklessly around its powerful Demon Beasts.
• Tian Xing and Tian'er told the group that rumors from Storm City described geniuses suspected of reaching Law Fifth Order and possessing Star Realm Level soul wills.
• Devour Dog appeared before the group, shocking Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Xian'er as a high-level intelligent lifeform.
• Devour Dog confirmed that his old master had encountered a genius with a Star Realm Level soul will and said humanity was experiencing its second golden age.
• Devour Dog explained that a gag order prevented him from revealing more, then told Chu Tiannan that humanity had another secret.

Devour Dog revealed that the Universe Genius Battle had once been held in reality as a deadly contest, and recounted how his first master entered it. He ended by revealing that the Star Realm Level soul-will genius who hunted his master was a girl.

• Devour Dog told Xian'er, Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Chu Tiannan that the Universe Genius Battle had once taken place in reality.
• Tian Xing questioned whether the battle could have been held outside the virtual world, while Chu Tiannan wondered if the Galaxy Level expert his Teacher had encountered came from that era.
• Devour Dog explained that his first master, who was Chu Tiannan's teacher, entered the old reality-based Genius Battle with him.
• Devour Dog recalled how his master fought through the brutal competition using his talent and the Law of Chaos.
• Devour Dog revealed that the formidable genius who hunted his master was a girl with a Star Realm Level soul will.

Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan and the others how a catastrophic ancient Genius Battle left only three survivors and led humanity to move the competition into the virtual world. After hearing about the powerful opponents awaiting them, Chu Tiannan and his companions renewed their resolve to compete.

• Devour Dog recounted the ancient Genius Battle and explained that the old master’s actions left only three geniuses alive.
• Devour Dog said humanity’s leaders moved later Genius Battles into the virtual world to protect young competitors from dying in reality.
• Devour Dog warned that this tournament might bring geniuses with Law Fifth Order strength or Star Realm Level soul will.
• Chu Tiannan reflected on his own opportunities and resolved that he still had a chance to become stronger.
• Xian'er rallied Chu Tiannan and the others, and they joined hands and vowed to give it their best.

In Maple Forest Valley, a Dragon-Horned Rhinoceros approached the forbidden waterfall despite the warnings of its elders. A rainbow light shot out and erased it, leaving the ancient figure within the waterfall undisturbed.

• Demon Beasts thrived in Maple Forest Valley, where a towering, mysterious figure dwelled inside the waterfall.
• A Dragon-Horned Rhinoceros separated from its herd and approached the waterfall, ignoring its elders’ warnings.
• The rhinoceros sensed danger and tried to flee, but a streak of rainbow light enveloped it and made it disappear.
• The valley returned to stillness, and the figure remained motionless beneath the waterfall.

Chu Tiannan and his companions reached Maple Forest Valley and spotted the sleeping Jade Water Golden-Eyed Beast, whose talent made it immune to water-attribute laws. They decided to avoid provoking it and continue toward their objective, though Xian'er and Tian'er were interested in its talent.

• Chu Tiannan and the other three arrived above Maple Forest Valley and saw the waterfall at its center.
• Xian'er explained that the Waterfall of Life was said to be where the valley’s Demon Beasts originated.
• Chu Tiannan spotted the sleeping Jade Water Golden-Eyed Beast and suggested they go around it.
• Tian'er recognized the beast as immune to water-attribute laws and noted that she and Xian'er would be ineffective against it.
• Tian Xing lamented that the virtual-world beast could not grant them its talent, while the two women said they wanted it.
• Chu Tiannan warned that the beast was not their objective and urged the group to keep a low profile.

Chu Tiannan and the others chose a detour around a powerful Demon Beast and proceeded toward Maple Forest Valley. As they flew along the canyon’s edge, a swarm of hostile creatures spotted them and approached.

• Chu Tiannan asked Devour Dog whether killing the Demon Beast could earn him a replacement bloodline, and Devour Dog said the outcome was uncertain.
• Chu Tiannan persuaded the group to prioritize the Genius Battle and avoid risking a fight with the unknown Demon Beast.
• Xian'er proposed a detour through Maple Forest Valley, and Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Chu Tiannan agreed.
• The group followed Xian'er along the upper edge of the waterfall, where flight was disabled over Ghost's Dread below.
• A swarm of black-winged creatures spotted Chu Tiannan and the others from ten thousand kilometers away and flew toward them with killing intent.

Chu Tiannan and his companions were spotted by a flock of Heavenly Zhui while flying through Maple Forest Valley, and they tried to outrun the aerial Demon Beasts. A second flock appeared directly ahead, leaving Chu Tiannan ready to fight as the group faced a dangerous head-on charge.

• Chu Tiannan warned Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Xian'er that Heavenly Zhui were watching them.
• The group accelerated to escape, but the Heavenly Zhui pursued and signaled other flocks.
• Chu Tiannan and the others continued toward the edge of Maple Forest Valley, hoping to avoid fighting the numerous Demon Beasts.
• A flock of Heavenly Zhui appeared ahead, and Chu Tiannan drew Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving and declared that they would charge through.

Chu Tiannan, Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Xian'er fought through a flock of Heavenly Zhui that surrounded them near the waterfall. After killing more than twenty birds, they faced the leader and seven other Heavenly Zhui at the Star Domain Level, Eighth Stage.

• Over a hundred Heavenly Zhui surrounded Chu Tiannan, Tian Xing, Tian'er, and Xian'er and began closing in for an attack.
• Chu Tiannan led the group into a head-on charge, killing ten Heavenly Zhui with his Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving.
• Tian Xing killed six Heavenly Zhui, Tian'er killed five, and Xian'er restrained more than a dozen with the Sea Emperor Law.
• The group killed over twenty Heavenly Zhui, provoking the leader, who sent seven Star Domain Level, Eighth Stage birds rushing at them.

Chu Tiannan and the others were ambushed by seven eighth-stage Heavenly Zhui Kings and fought to survive without drawing on his costly Controller power. Chu Tiannan used his Chaos Domain to sever one beast’s wing, and the wounded Heavenly Zhui King fell among predators drawn by its blood.

• Tian Xing urged the group to break out after seven Heavenly Zhui Kings attacked them.
• Chu Tiannan and the others dodged and counterattacked as the beasts pressed them from all sides.
• Tian Xing fought off two Heavenly Zhui Kings and felt relieved he had not brought the other geniuses into danger.
• Chu Tiannan used his Chaos Domain and Chaos Break to cut off one Heavenly Zhui King’s wing.
• The wounded beast crashed to the ground, where nearby Demon Beasts gathered around it.

Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing fought the Heavenly Zhui Kings while Demon Beasts devoured two fallen ones and evolved. Chu Tiannan realized the distant Heavenly Zhui King had split its power into eight portions, controlling the attackers through an ability like creating clones.

• Demon Beasts devoured the two fallen Heavenly Zhui Kings, leaving only their skeletons.
• Demon Beasts that ate the Heavenly Zhui Kings evolved and gained several star-domain levels.
• The remaining Heavenly Zhui Kings continued attacking while their distant leader watched without joining the fight.
• Chu Tiannan and Tian Xing recognized that the Heavenly Zhui Kings were weaker because their leader had split its power into eight portions and controlled them from afar.

Chu Tiannan defeated a Heavenly Zhui King clone during the battle in Maple Forest Valley. A rainbow light then emerged from the waterfall and dragged the dying clone into the water, leaving Chu Tiannan astonished.

• Chu Tiannan and the others fought the Heavenly Zhui Kings in the sky above Maple Forest Valley.
• Chu Tiannan used the Chaos Domain and Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving to kill one Heavenly Zhui King clone.
• Xian'er formed a barrier from the waterfall and river to protect Tian Xing and Tian'er from the battle's shockwave.
• The wounded Heavenly Zhui King clone crashed beside the waterfall and tried to move.
• Rainbow light swept from the waterfall, swallowed the dying clone, and dragged it underwater.

Chu Tiannan and the others fought the remaining Heavenly Zhui King clones after the clones grew stronger, and Tian Xing and the girls unleashed powerful techniques to meet the threat. The battle continued as Chu Tiannan watched the mysterious waterfall, where the spreading tremors abruptly stopped.

• Rainbow light pulled the dying Heavenly Zhui King back into the waterfall, and Chu Tiannan asked the Devour Dog what it had seen.
• The Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan to stay away from the waterfall, while the four remaining Heavenly Zhui King clones grew stronger after three were defeated.
• Chu Tiannan joined Tian Xing, Xian'er, and Tian'er as they struggled against the strengthened clones.
• Tian Xing summoned Battle Phantom and struck at the Heavenly Zhui Kings with his Battle Staff.
• Xian'er and Tian'er formed a rippling water barrier and summoned two identical figures in blue-and-gold battle armor.
• The figures' tremors sent weak Demon Beasts fleeing, but the tremors stopped when they reached the waterfall, which Chu Tiannan observed.

Tian Xing, Xian'er, and the others destroyed the Heavenly Zhui King’s seven Clones, but the commander remained at full strength. As the weakened fighters faced it, the waterfall began showing signs of an impending change.

• Chu Tiannan noticed that the waterfall remained untouched by the battle’s tremors and suspected something was wrong.
• Xian'er and her ally unleashed Sea Emperor Dragon Wave, killing two Heavenly Zhui King Clones at the cost of most of their strength.
• Tian Xing struck down the last Clone, while rainbow light grew more visible and unsettled within the waterfall.
• The Heavenly Zhui King commander flew forward at full strength, leaving Tian Xing and the others dismayed that destroying its Clones had accomplished nothing.

The Heavenly Zhui King arrived after Chu Tiannan and his companions defeated its Clone, forcing the exhausted group to retreat. As Xian'er and Tian'er withdrew, Chu Tiannan stayed behind to cover them and clashed with the King.

• The Heavenly Zhui King appeared, saw its Clone had been killed, and took command of the remaining Heavenly Zhui.
• Tian Xing, Xian'er, and Tian'er admitted they had spent too much energy to keep fighting and agreed to retreat.
• Chu Tiannan nodded and prepared to cover the retreat, relying on the Chaos Domain and the distant Bauhinia Star Beast to replenish his strength.
• The Heavenly Zhui King charged at the group, while Xian'er pulled Tian'er away and urged Chu Tiannan to fall back.
• Chu Tiannan blocked the King’s beak attack with Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving, and the two began a fierce clash that shattered the mountainside.

Chu Tiannan fought off the Heavenly Zhui King and sent Tian Xing, Xian'er, and Tian'er to safety. Left alone, he prepared to use his Controller soul will as a mysterious being awakened at the rainbow-lit waterfall.

• Chu Tiannan blocked the Heavenly Zhui King's beak, then struck its head and sent it crashing into a mountainside.
• Xian'er wanted to help Chu Tiannan, but Tian'er urged her to recover and trust him.
• Chu Tiannan signaled Tian Xing to protect the two girls, and Tian Xing followed them away.
• With his companions gone, Chu Tiannan put away the Dragon Scale Heaven-Deriving and prepared to use his Controller soul will.
• As the Heavenly Zhui King moved to attack, an invisible force suppressed the world and the being at the waterfall opened its blue eyes.