Recaps

Luo'er arrived at Zuixin Pavilion and used her Divine Light Domain to stop Venerable Luo Sheng and the Luo God Clan from attacking Chu Tiannan and his companions. After revealing her overwhelming strength, she sent a golden streak of light into Venerable Luo Sheng and told him to fulfill their agreement.

• Luo'er's Divine Light Domain spread across Zuixin Pavilion and halted the battle, immobilizing the Luo God Clan members.
• Luo'er appeared before Venerable Luo Sheng, who said he had come to fulfill their agreement, while Xian'er urged Luo'er to punish the clan for bullying them.
• Luo'er checked that Chu Tiannan was unharmed, greeted him after emerging from seclusion, and stopped him from speaking about her breakthrough.
• Luo'er intensified her domain until Venerable Luo Sheng nearly knelt and the Luo Ji Emperor and the others were forced to their knees.
• Luo'er sent a streak of golden light into Venerable Luo Sheng's forehead and told him he knew what to do to fulfill their agreement.

After emerging from a hundred thousand years of seclusion as a Cosmic Venerable Greater Perfection, Luo'er subdued Venerable Luo Sheng and the Luo Ji Emperor's group, then reminded Venerable Luo Sheng that their agreement had been fulfilled. She left the confrontation with her authority to make her own decisions affirmed.

• Luo'er demonstrated her strength to Venerable Luo Sheng by touching his forehead while her Divine Light Domain pinned the seven Invincible Emperors to the ground.
• Luo'er told the Luo Ji Emperor and the others not to anger her, then released Venerable Luo Sheng from her touch.
• Venerable Luo Sheng apologized to Luo'er, but she said he needed to apologize to Chu Tiannan for laying a hand on him despite her warning.
• Chu Tiannan asked Luo'er to let the matter go, and she withdrew her Luo God Domain.
• Luo'er told Venerable Luo Sheng that their agreement had been fulfilled and that he must not use the clan to pressure her again.

Luo'er returned to Chu Tiannan's side after asserting her independence and revealing her immense strength, while the others accepted that she had surpassed their expectations. As the former intake was summoned to welcome new geniuses, Chu Tiannan was abruptly defeated by the eighth-floor tower guardian, and the group set off together.

• Luo'er withdrew her Divine Light Domain and returned to Chu Tiannan, who realized she had reached cosmic venerable greater perfection.
• Luo Ji Emperor resented Chu Tiannan, but Venerable Luo Sheng departed, followed by the other Luo God Clan members.
• Luo Wang stayed with Luo'er and Chu Tiannan, while Lin Lei remarked that everyone had improved over the past hundred thousand years.
• Snow Mastiff Lord summoned the previous intake to the Branch Academy Temple in the virtual world to welcome the new geniuses.
• Chu Tiannan said he would keep challenging the tower, then revealed that the eighth-floor guardian had instantly killed him and agreed to go with the others.

Chu Tiannan attended the Branch Academy Temple’s assignment gathering while secretly returning to Earth to reunite with the Bauhinia Star Beast. After they fused, he felt his power reach a new peak.

• Chu Tiannan failed to overcome the eighth floor’s guardian in the Heaven-reaching Tower and left the connecting bridge.
• At the Branch Academy Temple, the Snow Mastiff Lord announced academy assignments as newcomers discussed Chu Tiannan and the Enraptured Heart Pavilion.
• Luo'er teased Chu Tiannan about having fangirls, while he used Divine Kingdom Teleportation to reach Earth.
• Chu Tiannan met the Bauhinia Star Beast above the Pacific Ocean, and the beast merged back into him.
• Chu Tiannan felt the Primordial Star Beast’s bloodline power and declared that he was complete with his old friend restored.

The Snow Mastiff Lord announced that the new geniuses would form Heavenly Ladder Teams after reaching their assigned universes, and Bo Jue explained that the teams would fight on battlefields against other races. Chu Tiannan and Luo'er were left wondering what the announcement meant, while the chapter ended with someone at the Enraptured Heart Pavilion studying information about the teams.

• The Snow Mastiff Lord told the geniuses they had to form Heavenly Ladder Teams and have their captains report their members.
• Xian'er asked what a Heavenly Ladder Team was, and Bo Jue explained that such teams fought on battlefields against other races.
• Bo Jue left for the Enraptured Heart Pavilion, and the others teleported away, leaving Chu Tiannan and Luo'er together.
• Luo'er told Chu Tiannan that they might not be able to join the same team as some people they knew.
• At the Enraptured Heart Pavilion, more than a dozen people watched someone study information about Heavenly Ladder Teams.

Chu Tiannan and his companions discussed forming Heavenly Ladder Teams after learning that teams should consist of members with comparable strength. Several friends chose to separate and seek teams of their own, leaving Chu Tiannan to consider what to do.

• Chu Tiannan read the Heavenly Ladder Team rules, which warned against letting close bonds shape team choices and offered a random allocation pool for mismatched geniuses.
• Lin Lei offered to take Tian'er with him to find a team, and Tian'er happily agreed to go wherever he went.
• Luo Wang said he and Shasha would find a team too, while Shasha showed reluctance at the thought of parting from Chu Tiannan.
• Tian Xing decided to find a team on his own and warned Lin Lei to protect Tian'er.

Chu Tiannan and his companions faced their coming separation, with several choosing to remain connected to him and the Enraptured Heart Pavilion. He made the pavilion their permanent base and promised they would meet again when they reached the peak.

• Lin Lei promised Tian Xing he would protect Tian'er with his life, and Tian'er showed her trust in him.
• Luo'er quietly chose to stay beside Chu Tiannan, and Alita joined her.
• Bo Jue said he had learned to trust the group and chose to stay with Chu Tiannan.
• Chu Tiannan secured permanent residency rights to the Enraptured Heart Pavilion and made it the group's permanent base.
• Chu Tiannan told everyone their parting was temporary and promised Xian'er, Tian'er, and Shasha he would always protect them.

Chu Tiannan said goodbye to Xian'er, Tian'er, and Shasha as their group prepared to part ways, reassuring them that they would meet again. Lin Lei and Jin departed with Tian'er and Xian'er, while Tian Xing also teleported away.

• Chu Tiannan promised to protect and support Xian'er, Tian'er, and Shasha, and the three girls threw themselves into his arms in tears.
• Chu Tiannan comforted the girls and said they might meet again when they had grown stronger.
• Luo Wang and Lin Lei told Chu Tiannan they would protect the women by their sides, and Lin Lei vowed to challenge him in the future.
• Chu Tiannan entrusted Xian'er's safety to Jin, who promised to protect her with his life.
• Lin Lei left with Tian'er, Jin teleported away with Xian'er, and Tian Xing departed after giving Chu Tiannan a thumbs-up.

After bidding farewell to Tian Xing, Luo Wang, and Shasha, Chu Tiannan prepared to lead his remaining companions to Heaven Universe. He and the others left Enraptured Heart Pavilion Castle through Divine Kingdom Teleportation to report to Butler Aode and meet the Heavenly Ladder Team’s new members.

• Luo Wang and Shasha said goodbye to Chu Tiannan, and he offered to help Shasha if she encountered trouble in the future.
• After Luo Wang and Shasha left, Chu Tiannan reflected on how their group might not meet again in the real world.
• Bo Jue asked Chu Tiannan to choose their next destination, and Chu Tiannan decided they would report to Heaven Universe and meet the team’s three newcomers.
• Chu Tiannan told his companions to set their coordinates at the estate, which he designated as their permanent base.
• Chu Tiannan used Divine Kingdom Teleportation to take Luo'er, Alita, and Bo Jue to Heaven Universe.

Chu Tiannan entered the Five Emperors City Lord's residence to meet his teacher and encountered an immensely powerful green-horned man. The man introduced himself as Qingzhui, an Azure Dragonkin and Chu Tiannan's second senior brother.

• Chu Tiannan arrived at the Five Emperors City Lord's gates, where two stone statue guards stopped him.
• Chu Tiannan identified himself as the City Lord's student, and a guard let him enter after confirming the City Lord expected him.
• Chu Tiannan wandered through the vast residence's quiet gardens and suspended corridors, unable to find his way.
• Qingzhui appeared before Chu Tiannan without giving off any detectable fluctuations.
• Qingzhui introduced himself as an Azure Dragonkin and Chu Tiannan's second senior brother.

Chu Tiannan met his senior brother Qingzhui and followed his directions to the Five Emperors City Lord’s hall, where he was confronted by the remains of humanity’s enemies. The City Lord assessed Chu Tiannan’s strength and sensed a Cosmic Venerable’s aura in his blood.

• Chu Tiannan greeted Qingzhui, who directed him to the City Lord and warned him not to use Teleportation in the suspended-corridor maze.
• Qingzhui watched Chu Tiannan leave and remarked that he looked very much like Lord Chaos Lord.
• Chu Tiannan reached the red hall and felt the powerful aura of his master before entering.
• The Five Emperors City Lord appeared among the corpses of humanity’s enemies and examined Chu Tiannan.
• The City Lord noted that Chu Tiannan had reached Lower Emperor-Granted in a hundred thousand years and sensed a Cosmic Venerable’s aura in his blood.

The Five Emperors City Lord discussed Chu Tiannan’s hidden power, the Primordial Star Beasts, and his Heavenly Ladder Team with him. He then prepared to see Chu Tiannan off as he was about to leave for the Heaven Universe.

• The Five Emperors City Lord recognized the cosmic venerable fluctuations in Chu Tiannan’s aura and revealed the Primordial Star Beast corpses he had collected.
• The Five Emperors City Lord explained that the Primordial Star Beasts were humanity’s allies and reassured Chu Tiannan that killing the Devour Star Beast on Earth had been an exception.
• Chu Tiannan confirmed that Luo'er, Alita, and Bo Jue, along with himself, were the four current members of his Heavenly Ladder Team.
• The Five Emperors City Lord explained that the other candidates could not keep pace with Chu Tiannan and that the team needed sufficient overall combat strength.
• The Five Emperors City Lord said he had come to see Chu Tiannan off before his departure for the Heaven Universe.

Chu Tiannan learned why Heavenly Ladder Teams had to consist of fighters with comparable strength, then continued climbing the Heaven-reaching Tower with his Mingdao clone. After they defeated the eighth-floor guardian but were instantly destroyed on the ninth floor, Chu Tiannan turned his attention to Illusion Star.

• The Five Emperors City Lord explained that combat-strength restrictions protected Heavenly Ladder Teams from missions too difficult for their members and gave Chu Tiannan a Floating World Pearl.
• Chu Tiannan left the city lord's estate, thinking that he would show his former teammates how things stood.
• Chu Tiannan and Mingdao defeated the eighth-floor guardian with intersecting beams of chaos and Mingdao light, then engulfed him in Chaos Sins.
• Chu Tiannan and Mingdao tried the ninth floor but were instantly obliterated, so Chu Tiannan decided not to try again.
• Chu Tiannan separated his Mingdao clone and pointed out Illusion Star as their next training ground.

Chu Tiannan entered the Ancient Wilderness Region outside Five Emperors City to find powerful creatures to fight, leaving the Bauhinia Star Beast behind as backup. Deep inside, a huge beast ambushed him, its scarlet eyes and sharp fangs closing in as he swung the Chaos Sword.

• Chu Tiannan sent Mingdao to Illusion Star and decided to explore the wilderness beyond Five Emperors City.
• He left the Bauhinia Star Beast at the region’s edge and entered the Ancient Wilderness Region alone with his Chaos Sword.
• Chu Tiannan sensed a huge creature approaching and turned to face its sudden attack.
• The creature lunged at Chu Tiannan with sharp fangs as he raised his sword, and its scarlet eyes filled his vision.

Chu Tiannan fought a savage Corpse Whale in Heaven Universe’s virtual world and then arrived at his lavish villa with Bo Jue, Alita, and Luo'er. He marveled at the immense universe and its starry sky.

• A Corpse Whale ambushed Chu Tiannan and bit down on the Chaos Sword qi, but Chu Tiannan blasted it away with the Chaos Current.
• Chu Tiannan recognized the beast as a Corpse Whale and prepared to test his strength against a member of the Demon Clan’s pinnacle races.
• Chu Tiannan, Bo Jue, Alita, and Luo'er appeared at Chu Tiannan’s villa estate in Heaven Universe.
• Bo Jue admired the residence, while Alita marveled at Heaven Universe’s scale and Chu Tiannan surveyed the surrounding area with his soul will.
• Luo'er gazed at Heaven Universe’s beautiful river of stars as Chu Tiannan admired the scenery with her.

Chu Tiannan and his team met the Genius Guard assigned to his villa complex and learned that new members from several major organizations would soon join their Heavenly Ladder Team. They waited for the newcomers, including one from the mysterious Western Heaven Papal Palace.

• Aode and several hundred members of the Genius Guard appeared before Chu Tiannan and welcomed him as the Chaos Emperor.
• Tu Man introduced himself as commander of the 099th Battalion and reported that his force included fifty King-Conferring Star Gods and one hundred and fifty Eternal Star Gods.
• Chu Tiannan dismissed the guards and asked Tu Man and Aode to remain with him.
• Bo Jue, Luo'er, and Alita asked why Chu Tiannan had told them to wait, and he explained that newcomers from the Cosmic Knight Alliance, the Death Arena, and the Western Heaven Papal Palace would soon arrive.
• Luo'er remarked that the Western Heaven Papal Palace rarely sent its core geniuses out and that its participation showed the team was important.

Chu Tiannan and his companions learned that mixed Heavenly Ladder Teams from humanity’s major factions had a history of producing powerful Cosmic Lords and Cosmic Thrones. As they considered the significance of their own team, three figures arrived by divine kingdom teleportation, leaving Chu Tiannan stunned by one newcomer’s six snow-fox tails.

• Bo Jue, Alita, and Chu Tiannan discussed how the human race’s major factions had each sent representatives to their Heavenly Ladder Team.
• Aode said he had never seen a Heavenly Ladder Team assembled from geniuses of different major factions, and Tu Man recalled a historic team whose members became mighty figures.
• Bo Jue, Alita, and Luo'er failed to find information about mixed teams, but Chu Tiannan used Asila’s records to discover their history and the power their members attained.
• Three pillars of divine kingdom teleportation light descended into the courtyard, and three figures emerged.
• Chu Tiannan stared at a graceful figure with six long snow-fox tails and swore in surprise.

Chu Tiannan unexpectedly reunited with the six-tailed Spirit Venerable, Cailing, at the Western Heaven Papal Palace. Cailing ran into his arms, calling him Master and crying that she had missed him.

• Chu Tiannan recognized the graceful six-tailed girl among the newcomers and stared at her in astonishment.
• Luo'er, Alita, and Bo Jue noticed Chu Tiannan's reaction and watched the newcomers approach.
• The Death God Venerable greeted Cailing and said he was glad she would be working with them.
• Cailing saw Chu Tiannan and froze, her expression shifting through delight, panic, astonishment, and excitement.
• Cailing threw herself into Chu Tiannan's arms and tearfully told him she had missed him.

Chu Tiannan reunited with Cailing, who explained how she had become Spirit Venerable, and Luo'er welcomed her as a friend. The reunion ended with Death God Venerable questioning why Chu Tiannan was on the Heavenly Ladder Team, prompting Bo Jue to warn him.

• Cailing tearfully embraced Chu Tiannan and explained that she had been taken away by an old gentleman so she could stay by his side and share his burdens.
• Cailing noticed Luo'er, apologized, and clarified that she and Chu Tiannan had no romantic relationship.
• Chu Tiannan told Luo'er how he had once rescued Cailing from a slave trader, and Luo'er embraced Cailing and asked her to stop calling them master and mistress.
• Alita called Chu Tiannan a scumbag, leaving Bo Jue confused about what he had done.
• Death God Venerable questioned why Chu Tiannan, at the Lower Emperor-Granted level, belonged on a team of Cosmic Venerables, and Bo Jue warned him to take back his words.

Cailing defended Chu Tiannan when Death God Venerable challenged him, revealing the strength of her soul attacks. After the tension eased, Cailing announced that she, Chu Tiannan, and Luo'er were new members joining the other four.

• Death God Venerable questioned whether Chu Tiannan belonged with the Granted Emperor Level Heavenly Ladder Team and directed his aura at him.
• Cailing stepped in and used her Ten Thousand Souls Pressure to attack Death God Venerable's soul in Chu Tiannan's defense.
• Luo'er and Chu Tiannan were surprised by Cailing's power, while Alita and Bo Jue also recognized its strength.
• A smiling young man in blue robes urged Death God Venerable to withdraw his pressure, and Death God Venerable complied before Cailing dismissed her attack.
• Cailing warned Death God Venerable not to target Chu Tiannan again, and he accepted her request.
• Cailing said that she, Chu Tiannan, and Luo'er were the three new members, bringing the group to seven.

Chu Tiannan’s new teammates introduced themselves, but Abu Luodi and Wu questioned whether he was strong enough to lead them. Chu Tiannan offered to prove his qualifications as captain, leaving the group ready to test his strength.

• Chu Tiannan welcomed the Cosmic Venerables as teammates and shook hands with Guardian Venerable Wu, who sensed unusual power in him.
• Abu Luodi, Cailing, Luo'er, Bo Jue, and Alita introduced themselves by their titles.
• Abu Luodi said he would not accept Chu Tiannan as captain unless Chu Tiannan was stronger than him, and Wu agreed that Chu Tiannan should demonstrate his abilities.
• Bo Jue warned that even he would not be able to defeat Chu Tiannan, but Abu Luodi still insisted on seeing proof.
• Chu Tiannan stepped forward and invited Abu Luodi to choose how he would prove himself fit to be captain.

Chu Tiannan accepted Abu Luodi’s challenge to prove he deserved to be captain, and the chapter left them clashing on the combat arena after Chu Tiannan’s attack suddenly intensified.

• Abu Luodi proposed that Chu Tiannan defeat him in a fight to earn his willing support as captain.
• Chu Tiannan accepted the challenge, and Aode raised a combat arena from the grounds.
• Cailing worried that Chu Tiannan was only at the Lower Emperor-Granted level, but Luo'er reassured her that he was stronger than he seemed.
• Chu Tiannan gathered Chaos Currents and used Teleportation to attack Abu Luodi with the Great Heaven Rasengan.
• Abu Luodi sensed the Rasengan grow several thousand times stronger and met it with blood-red ripples of law.

Chu Tiannan fought Abu Luodi and overwhelmed him with a Great Heaven Rasengan amplified by the Star God Force Multiplier and the Law of Mingdao. He left Abu Luodi driven back, while Cailing recognized that Chu Tiannan’s combat strength had reached the Cosmic Venerable level.

• Luo'er used the Luo God Domain to contain the shock waves from Chu Tiannan and Abu Luodi's clash.
• Tu Man watched Luo'er's domain with fervent admiration, seeing it as the power he had sought for countless years.
• Chu Tiannan's amplified Great Heaven Rasengan began to shake Abu Luodi's Death God Law, shocking Abu Luodi and Wu.
• Bo Jue recalled that Chu Tiannan had once pushed him through similarly overwhelming training.
• Chu Tiannan unleashed a powerful strike that sent Abu Luodi sliding back hundreds of meters, and Cailing proudly praised her master.

Chu Tiannan defeated Abu Luodi in a direct clash and was accepted as captain by the group. After the others departed, Chu Tiannan was left with Luo'er and Alita.

• Chu Tiannan drove Abu Luodi back with a single strike, impressing Wu and the others.
• Wu accepted Chu Tiannan as captain, and Abu Luodi acknowledged his defeat and called Chu Tiannan the boss.
• Cailing healed Abu Luodi and agreed that Chu Tiannan was their boss.
• Wu gave Chu Tiannan his virtual ID and left using Teleportation.
• Cailing took Abu Luodi with her as they departed, leaving Chu Tiannan behind.

After Cailing and the others departed, Chu Tiannan celebrated keeping his position and proposed that Alita become captain while he served as the team’s hidden ace. Bo Jue insulted Alita and fled from her pursuit, while Chu Tiannan and Luo'er shared a romantic moment.

• Chu Tiannan watched Cailing teleport away and remarked that she liked him even though she called him her brother.
• Chu Tiannan announced that he had held on to his position, and Alita challenged him to compete for captain.
• Chu Tiannan suggested that Alita lead while he became the team’s ace, and Bo Jue mocked the idea by calling the team weak.
• Alita took offense at Bo Jue’s insult, and he fled using Teleportation as she chased him.
• Chu Tiannan put his arm around Luo'er and said he wished time could stay frozen with her.
• Luo'er teased Chu Tiannan that he could stay by her side if he started calling her Luo God Lord.