Chapter Summaries

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.

Chu Tiannan entered the Heaven-reaching Tower and challenged its first-floor guardian, a virtual simulation of the previous Chaos Lord. The guardian proved stronger than Chu Tiannan expected and decapitated him with a blade of chaos.

• Chu Tiannan reached the first floor and recalled that the eighth floor corresponded to the Cosmic Venerable level.
• The tower guardian appeared as a black-clad young man and explained that the Virtual World System had simulated the previous Chaos Lord’s complete data.
• Chu Tiannan attacked with a Great Heaven Rasengan, but the guardian countered with a faster, stronger one despite being only a Lower Star God.
• The guardian used a blade of chaos to slice off Chu Tiannan’s head before he could dodge.

After losing to the first-floor guardian, Chu Tiannan returned to the Heaven-reaching Tower to find Bo Jue’s rapid progress drawing a crowd of challengers. Bo Jue reached the fourth floor, and Chu Tiannan prepared to try the tower again.

• The black-clad guardian defeated Chu Tiannan and praised his solid foundations before Chu Tiannan was transported outside the tower.
• Old Bart explained that Bo Jue’s success had inspired many participants to challenge the tower, and Chu Tiannan spotted Jin and Lin Lei among them.
• Bo Jue defeated the fourth-floor opponent without drawing his sword, while Devour Dog predicted he would lose on the fifth floor.
• Chu Tiannan asked Old Bart to let him try again, then flew toward the Heaven-reaching Tower.

Chu Tiannan returned to the Heaven-reaching Tower and used the tower guardian’s own technique to defeat him. Meanwhile, the Luo Sheng Emperor urged Luo'er to put the Luo God Clan first, but she rejected his authority and asked what he would do if she insisted.

• Chu Tiannan challenged the tower guardian again and fought with a new rhythm that left the guardian struggling to respond.
• Chu Tiannan switched to the guardian’s rapid technique and struck him with the Great Heaven Rasengan, unleashing a devastating chaotic tornado.
• The Luo Sheng Emperor asked Luo'er about her relationship with Chu Tiannan and reminded her of her importance to the Luo God Clan.
• Luo'er accused the Luo Sheng Emperor of trying to eliminate those who approached her and threatened him over his interference.
• The Luo Sheng Emperor knelt and declared he would give his life for Luo'er, urging her to be rational, but she asked what he would do if she insisted.

Luo'er and the Luo Sheng Emperor reached an agreement: she had ten thousand years to become a Cosmic Venerable, while the clan would leave Chu Tiannan alone. After leaving her, the Luo Sheng Emperor learned that Chu Tiannan had cleared the first floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower.

• The Luo Sheng Emperor said the clan needed to eliminate anything that obstructed its plan, and Luo'er threatened him with her Luo God Sword.
• Luo'er told him she would decide her own affairs and forbade the clan from touching Chu Tiannan.
• The Luo Sheng Emperor gave Luo'er ten thousand years to become a Cosmic Venerable, threatening to kill Chu Tiannan if she failed.
• Luo'er accepted the deadline and asked the clan to stop pressuring her once she became a Cosmic Venerable.
• After leaving Enraptured Heart Pavilion Castle, the Luo Sheng Emperor received a notification that Chu Tiannan had cleared the first floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower.

After Luo Sheng Emperor ordered Luo Ji Emperor to watch Chu Tiannan and protect the princess, Chu Tiannan learned that the Luo God Clan had targeted him. He resolved to keep climbing the Heaven-reaching Tower, even if his pursuit of power drove him mad.

• Luo Sheng Emperor told Luo Ji Emperor to monitor Chu Tiannan and kill him if he disrespected the princess.
• Xian'er warned Chu Tiannan that Luo'er had gone to find him outside the Heaven-reaching Tower and left a note saying the Luo God Clan had targeted him.
• Chu Tiannan realized that his relationship with Luo'er had likely become known to her clan and that he urgently needed more strength.
• A tower guardian warned Chu Tiannan that he was close to madness and would not clear the second floor.
• Chu Tiannan cut the guardian in two with his Chaos Sword and insisted he would keep climbing even if he fell into madness.

Luo'er watched the Heaven-reaching Tower while Bo Jue stunned Five Emperors City by reaching the sixth floor on his first day. As Chu Tiannan continued his own challenge, a red-robed figure arrived at the Cosmos Pavilion to tell Darkness the news.

• Luo'er watched the battle screens as Chu Tiannan headed for the second floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower.
• The geniuses learned that Bo Jue had cleared five floors and begun challenging the sixth, and Old Bart passed the news to Five Emperors City's upper echelons.
• Chu Tiannan heard of Bo Jue's progress, took Devour Dog's advice to stay focused, and entered the second floor's Sky Realm.
• Powerhouses across Five Emperors City discussed Bo Jue and the Venerables' interest in recruiting him.
• A red-robed figure teleported into the Cosmos Pavilion and urgently told Darkness to stop cultivating because there was big news.

Dragonwalker Emperor told Darkness Emperor that Chaos had returned after a newcomer named Chu Tiannan activated the Chaos Universe Stele. Darkness Emperor left the Virtual World Network after learning that Chu Tiannan was challenging the Heaven-reaching Tower.

• Dragonwalker Emperor interrupted Darkness Emperor's meditation to bring him urgent news.
• Darkness Emperor dismissed the report that Bo Jue had set a Heaven-reaching Tower record as unrelated to him.
• Dragonwalker Emperor reminded Darkness Emperor of the history between the Darkness Clan and the Chaos Clan, then said Chaos had returned.
• Dragonwalker Emperor explained that Chu Tiannan, a newcomer in this year's Genius Battle, possessed a purer Law of Chaos and had activated the Chaos Universe Stele.
• Darkness Emperor reacted with surprise and thanked Dragonwalker Emperor for the news.
• Dragonwalker Emperor said Chu Tiannan had cleared the tower's first floor and was being watched, then teleported away as Darkness Emperor left the Virtual World Network.

The Darkness Emperor reported Chu Tiannan’s Chaos Law to the Darkness Sovereign, who assigned him a task. Meanwhile, Chu Tiannan reached the second floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower and challenged its guardian with a soul-based sword technique.

• The Darkness Emperor told the Darkness Sovereign that Chu Tiannan, a Genius Battle contestant, possessed the Law of Chaos.
• The Darkness Sovereign praised the Darkness Emperor and gave him a task.
• Chu Tiannan entered the second floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower on his second attempt and met its black-clad guardian.
• Chu Tiannan’s Shadowless Sword failed to overcome the guardian’s Chaos Power.
• Chu Tiannan infused his sword strike with soul will and unleashed First Heaven Soul Severing.

Chu Tiannan defeated the second-floor guardian and continued his climb of the Heaven-reaching Tower, while Bo Jue reached the sixth-floor challenge. As other challengers were eliminated, the crowd gathered to watch the two remaining climbers.

• Chu Tiannan defeated the black-clad second-floor guardian using his soul and chaos, then climbed to the third floor.
• Devour Dog explained that Chu Tiannan’s strength exceeded what the guardian had expected, and Chu Tiannan prepared to face the third-floor challenge.
• Old Bart alerted the tower’s higher-ups and spectators after Chu Tiannan’s victory.
• Bo Jue began fighting the sixth-floor guardian as the crowd watched and hoped he would set a record.
• Jin and Lin Lei were eliminated on the third floor and joined the spectators outside the tower.
• Only Bo Jue on the sixth floor and Chu Tiannan on the third remained inside the tower.

Chu Tiannan challenged the third floor of the Heaven-reaching Tower, where its guardian proved far stronger than the previous opponents. As the guardian counterattacked with eighteen powerful streams of sword qi, the battle remained unresolved.

• Jin and Lin Lei doubted that Chu Tiannan could challenge the third floor as an Upper Star God, while Lin Lei blamed his own weaknesses for not reaching the fourth.
• Xian'er worried about Chu Tiannan, but Luo'er expressed firm confidence that he would overcome any difficulty.
• Chu Tiannan confronted the third-floor guardian, who warned that the trick Chu Tiannan used on the second floor would not work again.
• Chu Tiannan launched a lightning-fast sword strike infused with Chaos Current and soul will, but the guardian blocked it and knocked him back.
• The guardian counterattacked with eighteen powerful streams of sword qi resembling the Shadowless Sword.