Recaps

Newcomer Jin challenged veteran geniuses in the Cosmic Stele domain, but an overwhelming force of will struck him and the crowd. A silver barrier stopped the force, and its rebuke left everyone pinned to the ground.

• Veteran geniuses mocked the newcomers, and Jin used his Star God Will to pin three of them in place.
• Jin warned the veterans to remember his name, while Chu Tiannan recognized him as one of the likely top ten on the rankings.
• An immense force of will shattered Jin’s pressure, severely injured him, and sent him flying toward Chu Tiannan.
• Chu Tiannan prepared to use his Chaos Pupils, but a silver barrier appeared first and stopped the overwhelming force.
• A quiet voice said, “Enough,” then an unseen pressure pinned everyone present, including Chu Tiannan, to the ground.

Elder Ling stopped the conflict in Five Emperors City and reprimanded the Emperor-Ranked Star Gods, while Chu Tiannan learned that Elder Ling’s power surpassed what he could perceive. As Chu Tiannan left, Mo Er told his uncle, the Blood Marquis Emperor, that Chu Tiannan had eliminated Mo Da, and the emperor fixed a hostile gaze on him.

• Elder Ling forced the Keluoba Emperor, Blood Marquis Emperor, and Starfall Emperor to admit their fault and deducted five points from Franklin Academy.
• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that Elder Ling was likely stronger than a Cosmic Venerable and was supported by a lord's universe.
• Elder Ling dismissed the newly admitted geniuses, and Mo Er ran to greet his uncle, the Blood Marquis Emperor.
• Mo Er told the Blood Marquis Emperor that Chu Tiannan had eliminated Mo Da, making the emperor’s expression turn grim.
• Chu Tiannan sensed the Blood Marquis Emperor staring at him, met his gaze without fear, and left with Luo'er and the others.

Chu Tiannan and his companions chose the spacious Enraptured Heart Pavilion as their residence in Five Emperors City. At its entrance, they found Bo Jue, Alita, Jin, and an unfamiliar noble competing for the same estate.

• Chu Tiannan's group selected Enraptured Heart Pavilion so everyone would have room to cultivate.
• Xian'er decided to let go of her feelings for Chu Tiannan and focus on becoming someone who could support him.
• Chu Tiannan recognized Bo Jue, Alita, and Jin at the estate entrance, along with an unfamiliar noble whose Star God Power suggested he was at least King-Granted level.
• Bo Jue politely asked the others to let him have the estate.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er joined Bo Jue, Alita, Jin, and Lin Lei in renting the estate after a tense dispute over who could claim it. The five entered together, and Chu Tiannan and Luo'er began looking around hand in hand.

• Chu Tiannan arrived at the estate gates with Luo'er and found Bo Jue, Alita, Jin, and Lin Lei there.
• Alita realized Luo'er was Chu Tiannan's girlfriend, while the noble youth asked Luo'er about her Emperor-Granted title.
• Bo Jue offered compensation to persuade the others to give up the estate, but Alita and Jin objected to him monopolizing it.
• Chu Tiannan and the others braced for a fight until Bo Jue asked whether they were renting the estate too.
• Bo Jue, Alita, Jin, Lin Lei, and Chu Tiannan each paid ten thousand battle merits and entered the estate.
• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er held hands as they admired the estate's scenery.

Chu Tiannan and his companions explored their new manor, and Lin Lei used his soul-based magic to bring its scenery to life. The group began claiming floors of the castle, while Shasha rebuked Luo Wang for assuming they would share the fourth floor.

• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er admired the manor and said they liked it.
• Lin Lei animated the manor’s plants and created illusory creatures with his soul-based magic, delighting Xian'er, Shasha, Tian'er, and the others.
• Alita touched the magical sea creatures and warmed to the lively surroundings, while Bo Jue dismissed the display and claimed the first floor.
• Lin Lei claimed the second floor, and Jin claimed the third floor before vanishing.
• Luo Wang suggested that he and Shasha take the fourth floor, and Shasha smacked him on the head and glared at him.

The group assigned rooms in the castle, with Chu Tiannan taking the top floor for its rooftop terrace. Later, he looked out over Five Emperors City and felt overwhelmed by the immense tower that challenged the city’s geniuses.

• Shasha insisted on sharing rooms with Xian'er and Tian'er rather than staying with Luo Wang, and Luo'er agreed that the men should room together.
• Shasha invited Alita to join the women, and Luo'er welcomed her.
• The group assigned Bo Jue, Lin Lei, and Jin to the first three floors, Luo Wang and Tian Xing to the fourth, and the women to the fifth.
• Chu Tiannan took the sixth floor and its rooftop terrace so he could cultivate there.
• At night, Chu Tiannan saw the enormous white-jade tower overlooking Five Emperors City and felt its powerful fluctuations overwhelm him.
• Someone behind Chu Tiannan asked what was wrong.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er nearly kissed on the rooftop before Alita interrupted them, stirring painful memories she tried to suppress. After Alita ran into Lin Lei, Luo'er kissed Chu Tiannan herself.

• Chu Tiannan sensed a faint fluctuation and pulled Luo'er behind him, raising his Chaos Sword and chaos domain.
• Alita appeared at the stairway, apologized for interrupting, and headed downstairs.
• The sight of Chu Tiannan and Luo'er stirred Alita's precious memories, which she forced herself to suppress.
• Lin Lei ran into Alita and said he needed to speak with her.
• Chu Tiannan lowered his guard and asked Luo'er if he had hurt her; Luo'er put her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er reaffirmed their love and discussed his determination to grow strong enough to overcome the obstacles posed by her clan. Their quiet moment ended when Alita confronted Lin Lei over the title he had given her.

• Luo'er teased Chu Tiannan for acting sleazy, then worried that her remark about her clan had hurt him.
• Chu Tiannan told Luo'er he wanted to become stronger so no one could stand in the way of their relationship.
• Luo'er assured Chu Tiannan that choosing him was her right, regardless of what her father thought.
• Chu Tiannan promised he would not hold Luo'er back, while she secretly found his earnestness endearing.
• Lin Lei complained that Alita had attacked him over the title Angel Emperor, and Alita drew her blade in anger.

Alita attacked Lin Lei after he gave her the title Angel Emperor, and the two battled above Enraptured Pavilion Manor. Their clash ended with the onlookers staring in surprise at Lin Lei fighting Alita with his staff at close range.

• Chu Tiannan and Luo'er wondered why Alita and Lin Lei had started fighting.
• Lin Lei explained that he had given Alita the title Angel Emperor to match the other two-character titles.
• Alita called Lin Lei disgusting and struck him with her saber, breaking through his Crystal Wall barrier.
• Lin Lei fought back with his staff as their attacks collided above the manor.
• Jin, Xian'er, Tian'er, and the others arrived and watched the battle's aftershocks fade.
• Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, Xian'er, and Tian'er stared in surprise at Lin Lei fighting Alita at close range.

Lin Lei fought Alita while explaining that he was a battle mage, an outcast among mages. The confrontation remained unresolved as Alita recognized the word “outcast” from her own past.

• Lin Lei held Alita's mechanical blade at bay with his flowing-light staff, surprising Chu Tiannan.
• Alita demanded that Lin Lei give up the Battle Emperor title, and Lin Lei refused.
• Lin Lei shouted that he was a battle mage and an outcast among mages, leaving Chu Tiannan, Luo'er, and Devour Dog confused.
• Alita remembered that people had called her an outcast before she left Earth and the Milky Way.
• Lin Lei warned Alita that he would fight back if she pushed him too far.

Lin Lei told Alita, Chu Tiannan, and the others why he rejected mage titles and sought to become Battle Emperor. He left them knowing that he planned to challenge the ruler, avenge his family, and eventually resurrect them.

• Alita clashed blades with Lin Lei, who stopped attacking and began recounting his past.
• Lin Lei explained that he had been a talented young mage until his body rejected the ruler's law attribute and he gained space magic as a Strength Martial Artist, becoming a battle mage.
• Lin Lei revealed that the ruler imprisoned his clan and parents after learning his mother was a Martial God from another universe nation.
• Lin Lei said his family abandoned him to save him, and he entered the Genius Battle seeking revenge and the title of Battle Emperor.
• Chu Tiannan, Alita, and the others fell silent, and Tian'er asked whether Lin Lei's story explained why he wanted Battle Emperor rather than giving Alita the title of Angel Emperor.

Lin Lei and Alita cleared up their dispute over the title of Battle Emperor, and Alita revealed her lonely past before leaving. The estate settled down again as Jin pursued Xian'er and the others returned to the castle.

• Lin Lei explained that he had kept the title of Battle Emperor to spite the ruler and said he still would not give it up, while Alita agreed not to fight him for it.
• Alita told Lin Lei and Chu Tiannan that she had been created to fight and had lost the human father and boy she once loved, then declared her title was Angel Sovereign and vanished in purple light.
• Jin approached Xian'er to get acquainted and offered to protect her, but she rejected him and flew toward the castle as he followed.
• Tian Xing took Tian'er back toward the castle, and Lin Lei returned there after briefly greeting Chu Tiannan and Luo'er.

Chu Tiannan and Luo'er arrived at the Branch Academy Temple, where veterans gathered to meet the newest cohort of geniuses. A young Luo God Clan veteran saw Luo'er holding hands with Chu Tiannan and became jealous, determined to find out who he was.

• Chu Tiannan entered the Branch Academy Temple and marveled at the hundreds of thousands of geniuses gathered there.
• Veteran geniuses admired the newcomers, and a horned young man praised the beautiful girls among them.
• A young man in yellow recognized Luo'er as the princess of his race and warned his companion not to pursue her.
• The young man in yellow saw Luo'er holding Chu Tiannan's hand and struggled to control his anger.
• The Luo God Clan veteran fixed his gaze on Chu Tiannan and vowed to discover who he was.

Chu Tiannan learned about the Five Great Academies and sensed that someone was watching him among the gathered geniuses. He met the gaze of the Blood Marquis Emperor, who viewed him as a threat and resolved to make him pay for defeating Mo Da.

• Chu Tiannan asked Devour Dog about the Branch Academy Temple, and Devour Dog explained the five academies and their strengths.
• Chu Tiannan felt excited to learn that many Cosmic Venerables had emerged from the Five Great Academies, while Luo'er noticed his reaction.
• Devour Dog warned Chu Tiannan that someone was watching him, but Chu Tiannan could not identify the observer.
• Luo'er fixed her gaze on a young man in yellow, who looked away when he sensed her watching him.
• Chu Tiannan spotted the Blood Marquis Emperor, who recognized him as the one who had eliminated Mo Da and vowed to make him pay.

The Seven Masters of the Five Academies appeared before the 170,000 newly arrived geniuses and introduced themselves. Chu Tiannan learned from Luo'er that the seven were all Cosmic Lords whom even Venerable Luo God addressed as teachers.

• Seven powerful figures appeared before the Branch Academy Temple, and Chu Tiannan suspected they were Cosmic Venerables because he could not sense their auras.
• The leader introduced the seven as professors from the Five Great Academies of Five Emperors City, collectively called the Seven Masters of the Five Academies.
• The newly arrived geniuses erupted into cheers, while Chu Tiannan admitted that he had never heard of the seven.
• Xian'er explained that the Seven Masters were renowned across humanity, and Luo'er revealed that all seven were Cosmic Lords who had greatly contributed to their race.

Chu Tiannan learned that the seven figures on the platform were Cosmic Lords, and Snow Mastiff Lord explained the Five Great Academies’ hundred-thousand-year term for talented students. The academy assignment ceremony began as the Star Stone was presented.

• Luo'er told Chu Tiannan that the seven people on the platform were Cosmic Lords.
• Tian Xing marveled at the Cosmic Lords, while Tian'er explained why Cosmic Lords were called the greatest fighting power beneath the stars.
• Snow Mastiff Lord introduced himself as a professor and headmaster of the Five Great Academies and explained that students would cultivate there for a hundred thousand years.
• Snow Mastiff Lord raised a stone pillar bearing the Star Stone and said it would assign the newcomers to their academies.
• Snow Mastiff Lord declared that the academy assignment ceremony had begun.

The Star Sphere assigned new students to the Five Great Academies, placing Xian'er, Tian'er, Tian Xing, Jin, and the top-ranked newcomer Bo Jue in Offenlight Academy. Its decision to send Bo Jue there instead of Franklin Academy sparked an uproar, which the Snow Mastiff Lord silenced before calling Alita.

• Xian'er was assigned to Offenlight Academy, and its senior students applauded her.
• Tian'er and Tian Xing were also assigned to Offenlight Academy, with Tian Xing saying he hoped to become stronger.
• Jin was assigned to Offenlight Academy despite his strong urge to kill, earning cheers as an Emperor-Ranked Star God.
• Bo Jue asked to attend Franklin Academy, but the Star Sphere assigned him to Offenlight Academy, saying Franklin would ruin his future.
• The other academies protested the decision until the Snow Mastiff Lord ordered silence and called Alita.

Alita chose Offenlight Academy because she wanted to grow quietly, prompting protests from the other academies that the Snow Mastiff Lord shut down. Chu Tiannan was then called to the stage, where the seven Cosmic Lords greeted him with approving smiles and nods.

• Alita told the Star Sphere she wanted to grow quietly, and it assigned her to Offenlight Academy.
• Senior students from the other academies protested that Offenlight had three of the top ten recruits.
• The Snow Mastiff Lord defended the Star Sphere’s decision and deducted five points from everyone in Franklin Academy.
• Chu Tiannan was called to the stage as the crowd questioned how an Upper Star God had interrupted the Genius Battle.
• The seven Cosmic Lords turned to Chu Tiannan and smiled and nodded at him.

Chu Tiannan chose Offenlight Academy after the star sphere offered him a choice between it and Franklin Academy. Luo'er was assigned to Saint Rodimen Academy but requested Offenlight instead, leaving the ceremony stunned.

• The seven Cosmic Lords showed favor toward Chu Tiannan, drawing resentment from the Blood Marquis Emperor.
• The star sphere offered Chu Tiannan a choice between Franklin Academy and Offenlight Academy, and he chose Offenlight Academy.
• Chu Tiannan encouraged Luo'er before she stepped onto the platform for her assignment.
• The star sphere identified Luo'er as a descendant of the Luo God and assigned her to Saint Rodimen Academy.
• Luo'er requested Offenlight Academy, astonishing the crowd and prompting the star sphere to warn that it was not the right path for her.

The sorting placed Luo'er and several top geniuses in Offenlight Academy, drawing envy from the other academies and suspicion toward Chu Tiannan. After the Snow Mastiff Lord issued the students their badges and explained the virtual-world activities, the geniuses left to begin academy life.

• Luo'er firmly chose Offenlight Academy despite the star sphere's attempt to persuade her otherwise.
• The sorting concluded with Bo Jue, Jin, Luo'er, Alita, and Lin Lei assigned to Offenlight Academy, which received half of the top ten geniuses.
• Luo Ji Emperor ordered Jiao Western Emperor to investigate Chu Tiannan's background.
• The Snow Mastiff Lord gave each genius an academy badge and explained how students could earn battle merits in the virtual world.
• The Snow Mastiff Lord and the other Cosmic Lords departed, and the geniuses left the sorting hall.

The eleven Enraptured Pavilion Manor geniuses were assigned to Offenlight Academy, where Bo Jue rejected their offer of friendship and Jin failed to get Xian’er to dinner. Chu Tiannan and Luo’er encountered Luo Ji Emperor, whose hostile soul probe Chu Tiannan repelled, and Luo’er explained that he was her uncle and that she wanted to keep the Luo God Clan from targeting Chu Tiannan.

• The eleven Enraptured Pavilion Manor cultivators discovered they had all been assigned to Offenlight Academy, and Lin Lei and Tian’er welcomed the chance to become comrades.
• Bo Jue said he did not want friends and teleported away, while Jin invited Xian’er to dinner and she refused.
• As Chu Tiannan left with Luo’er, he sensed the Blood Marquis Emperor watching him, and Luo’er urged him to hurry.
• Chu Tiannan met the gaze of Luo Ji Emperor of Saint Rodimen Academy and resisted his soul assault; Luo Ji Emperor then left after looking at Luo’er and snorting at Chu Tiannan.
• Luo’er told Chu Tiannan that Luo Ji Emperor was her uncle and that she had been avoiding him to prevent the Luo God Clan from targeting Chu Tiannan.

Chu Tiannan attempted to split his soul and Life Core to cultivate the Chaos Profound Truth, but the pain forced him to stop. The Devour Dog explained that success would create another Chu Tiannan just like him.

• Chu Tiannan gathered Chaos Power and Soul Power and began a ritual to split his soul and Life Core.
• Chu Tiannan endured intense pain but failed, coughed up blood, and collapsed before completing the process.
• The Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that he had completed half the attempt and could try again when his soul and will were stronger.
• Chu Tiannan asked what benefit splitting his soul would bring, and the Devour Dog said it would create another identical Chu Tiannan.

Devour Dog explained how Soul Division in Two could let Chu Tiannan double his combat power, while Chu Tiannan considered his partial progress. He decided to spend battle merits repairing his Chaos Armor and then looked toward the giant white tower in Five Emperors City, planning to visit it.

• Devour Dog told Chu Tiannan that Soul Division in Two could create an equally powerful version of himself and overcome the difficulty of controlling two Chaos Weapons.
• Devour Dog said the technique could double Chu Tiannan's combat power and let him challenge even an Emperor-Ranked Star God.
• Chu Tiannan reflected that he had already separated his soul outside his body, but had not completed Soul Division in Two.
• Chu Tiannan checked the repair costs for his Chaos Armor and learned the work would cost fifty million battle merits with his Heaven-Tier Treasure Soul.
• Chu Tiannan agreed to have the Virtual World Group repair the armor, then looked toward the giant white tower in Five Emperors City and decided to go see it.

Chu Tiannan visited the Heaven-reaching Tower, learned its rules from Old Bart, and entered to begin his challenge. After Bo Jue cleared the first floor, Old Bart shared the achievement with the newcomers, wondering how far Bo Jue would climb.

• Chu Tiannan arrived at the immense Heaven-reaching Tower and met its keeper, Old Bart.
• Old Bart explained that the tower had twenty-eight floors grouped into four ranks, and that challengers had to defeat each floor's guardian to earn increasing battle merits.
• Old Bart told Chu Tiannan that Bo Jue had already entered the tower, then received word that Bo Jue had cleared the first floor on his first attempt.
• Inspired by Bo Jue's success, Chu Tiannan rushed into the Heaven-reaching Tower to challenge it.
• Old Bart sent Bo Jue's record to the newcomers and wondered which floor Bo Jue would reach.

Luo'er discovered that Chu Tiannan had gone to the Heaven-reaching Tower, then received a visit from Luo Sheng Emperor, who asked about her cultivation and her relationship with Chu Tiannan. The chapter ended with Luo'er answering that her breakthrough to emperor-granted had come naturally, while Luo Sheng Emperor pressed her about Chu Tiannan.

• Luo'er learned that Bo Jue had cleared the first floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower and guessed that Chu Tiannan had gone there too.
• Luo Sheng Emperor appeared in Luo'er's room after sealing the surrounding space, and Luo'er greeted him respectfully.
• Luo Sheng Emperor reminisced about their childhood and said he had come to visit her on behalf of their clansmen.
• Luo'er apologized for not choosing an academy belonging to the Luo God Clan, and Luo Sheng Emperor told her to cultivate diligently and warned her against rushing her growth.
• Luo'er explained that she had naturally reached emperor-granted, and Luo Sheng Emperor asked what relationship she had with Chu Tiannan.