Arc 2The Turbid Abyss Trial

Chu Yuan advanced his Fire Domain and Illusory Space technique while retaliating against the Radiance Empire and exploring the Star Ripple Secret Realm. After escaping the native purge with valuable treasures and a Great Void Spirit Crystal, he returned to Stardust Island as Kangas prepared to challenge the Trial Tower.

  • Chu Yuan defeated Teng Kai, collected 300 billion Black Dragon Coins, and learned that Ge'er had won Luo Na's affection.
  • Chu Yuan revealed his Virtual Universe Company membership and Star Level 9 advancement to Sake, then provided Bloodline Evolution Agents for his family.
  • Chu Yuan challenged Stardust Island's Trial Tower, cleared its first three floors, and was defeated on the fourth.
  • Chu Yuan evolved the Star-Eating Grass, then pursued and killed Modu and Elijah after they attacked his fleet and stole its treasures.
  • Chu Yuan slaughtered the captured fighters from Elijah and Modu's bloodlines, advanced his Fire Domain to the sixth layer, and set off for the Turbid Abyss Continent.
  • Chu Yuan found the Great Void Spirit Crystal underground, fused with it to raise his life genes to a hundredfold, and developed a fighting Space Phantom.
  • Chu Yuan and his bodyguards fought through the native purge and escaped the Turbid Abyss Continent aboard the Dragon Abyss after destroying a pursuing spaceship.
  • Chu Yuan appraised the recovered Star Ripple Sand, advanced his Fire Domain to the eighth stage, and returned to Stardust Island as Kangas drew a crowd for his Trial Tower challenge.
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Ch. 26Countless Stars Had Already Poured into the Black Hole You Wanted to Explore

Chu Yuan defeated Teng Kai in the Virtual Universe and learned that Teng Kai had attacked Ge'er over Luo Na, whom Ge'er had won over. Ge'er revealed he was already staying with Luo Na at a hotel, while Zhuo Jia asked to learn his ways.

  • Chu Yuan defeated Teng Kai after eighty hammer strikes and made him transfer 300 billion Black Dragon Coins.
  • Teng Kai explained that he had attacked Ge'er because he believed Ge'er had stolen Luo Na, whom Teng Kai had courted for two centuries.
  • Chu Yuan pointed out that Ge'er had won Luo Na over in two months and advised Teng Kai not to be a simp.
  • Ge'er video-called Chu Yuan from the Star Hotel and said Luo Na had come to comfort him; he also claimed he had not left the hotel in a month.
  • Zhuo Jia asked Chu Yuan to find out if Ge'er was taking disciples, and Chu Yuan teased him about his dream of exploring black holes.

Ch. 27Dad's shock: is my son really this much of a genius?

Chu Yuan told his father Sake that he had reached Star Level 9, joined the Virtual Universe Company, and become the disciple of a Peak World Lord, leaving Sake stunned by his son's achievements. Chu Yuan then revealed that he had bought three Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agents for Sake and his two older brothers.

  • Sake boasted to his longtime sworn enemy about winning their latest fight before Chu Yuan entered and asked whether he had won.
  • Chu Yuan told Sake he had reached Star Level 9 and joined the Virtual Universe Company, and Sake initially thought he was joking.
  • After Yunya emailed to confirm the news, Chu Yuan told Sake that his teacher had been a Peak World Lord, and Sake excitedly demanded the full story.
  • Chu Yuan explained that he had comprehended the Fire Domain, advanced it to the third stage in a year, and attracted the attention of a Virtual Universe Company executive.
  • Chu Yuan revealed that he had bought three Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agents for Sake, Yunya, and his second older brother, and Sake said Chu Yuan should keep one for himself.

Ch. 28Are You an Idiot If You Don't Flaunt Your Connections?

Sake told his father Leinuo that Chu Yuan had comprehended a domain, become a Peak World Lord’s disciple, and joined the Virtual Universe Company. Leinuo revealed he had secretly been a Domain Lord for ten thousand years, then urged Sake to flaunt Chu Yuan’s powerful connections and hold a ten-year family banquet.

  • Chu Yuan told Sake he had already used a Bloodline Evolution Agent and promised to buy more for the family when his clearance improved.
  • After leaving the Virtual Universe, Sake visited Leinuo on Leinuo Star and told him Chu Yuan’s news.
  • Leinuo doubted Chu Yuan was really Sake’s son, then learned Chu Yuan had bought three Domain Lord Level Bloodline Evolution Agents.
  • Leinuo revealed his Domain Lord aura and told Sake he had broken through ten thousand years earlier, keeping it secret to protect himself.
  • Sake suggested canceling a celebration, but Leinuo told him to hold a ten-year rolling banquet and show off Chu Yuan’s connections.

Ch. 29Stardust Island

After Chu Yuan became a World Lord’s disciple and joined the Virtual Universe Company, the Leinuo Family and the Purple Radiance Empire celebrated his achievement. Chu Yuan arrived at Stardust Island, learned about its Trial Towers and the path to the company’s core, and resolved to challenge them despite their difficulty.

  • Sake hosted a lavish banquet as Leinuo Family leaders celebrated Chu Yuan’s success, and Kasi even asked to become his disciple.
  • News of Chu Yuan’s achievement spread across the Purple Radiance Empire, and major powers sent gifts to the Leinuo Family.
  • Chu Yuan arrived on Stardust Island, where Ruofeng welcomed him and explained the island’s manors, villas, and public lectures.
  • Ruofeng told Chu Yuan that clearing the tenth floor of the Star Level Trial Tower could earn entry to the Apocalypse Secret Region, but required deep Origin Law comprehension.
  • After learning that no one had cleared the tower’s tenth floor in 800,000 years, Chu Yuan resolved to challenge it rather than wait for the next Genius Battle.

Ch. 30Challenging the Trial Tower

Chu Yuan challenged the Trial Tower after Telian cleared its ninth floor, and he swiftly defeated the first two guardians with his Third-Level Fire Domain. He faced the third-floor guardian, who warned him that he would not advance, as the next battle began.

  • Telian cleared the ninth floor of the Star Level Trial Tower, and he invited the gathered geniuses to celebrate at the Mountain and Sea Tower.
  • Ruofeng encouraged Chu Yuan to test his strength, and Chu Yuan entered the Trial Tower as the watching geniuses speculated about how far he would get.
  • Chu Yuan selected a warrior opponent and used his Third-Level Fire Domain to burn the first-floor guardian to ashes.
  • Chu Yuan overwhelmed the second-floor guardian’s Second-Level Fire Domain and killed him with Ash Annihilation Blade: Heavenly Light.
  • Chu Yuan arrived on the third floor, where its guardian warned him to return after ten years of cultivation.

Ch. 31Making a name

Chu Yuan defeated the black-armored warrior and cleared the third floor of the Trial Tower, but the silver-armored warrior on the fourth floor killed him with a single strike. After Chu Yuan left the tower, the other geniuses discovered he was only thirty-two and began to regard him as a formidable future rival.

  • Chu Yuan and the black-armored warrior fought evenly until Chu Yuan found an opening and killed him, clearing the third floor.
  • On the fourth floor, the silver-armored warrior demonstrated a lightning-fast blade technique and killed Chu Yuan with one strike.
  • Chu Yuan analyzed how the warrior's speed and stronger domain had overwhelmed him after he was transported outside the Trial Tower.
  • The geniuses noticed Chu Yuan's third-floor result on the rankings and learned that he was a thirty-two-year-old core member of the Leinuo Family.
  • Jiabase and the other geniuses lost their disdain for Chu Yuan, while Telian recognized him as a potential rival.

Ch. 32The sensation Chu Yuan caused

After Chu Yuan cleared three layers of the Trial Tower, Ruofeng discussed the rewards with him, and news of his achievement stirred the Star Level geniuses on Stardust Island. Chu Yuan returned to Water Dragon Planet with his goals largely achieved and revealed the treasures his fleets had collected.

  • Chu Yuan received 700 million Universe Coins for clearing the first three Trial Tower layers, while Ruofeng explained that clearing the tenth layer would earn ten trillion.
  • Kangas learned of Chu Yuan’s achievement and regarded him as an interesting potential rival, though he remained confident in his own strength.
  • Jiulufen dismissed Chu Yuan’s achievement and focused on surpassing Kangas and entering the Apocalypse Secret Region.
  • Geniuses on Stardust Island debated whether Chu Yuan could eventually catch up to Kangas and Jiulufen, who were preparing to challenge the tenth layer.
  • Chu Yuan returned to Water Dragon Planet aboard the Dragon Abyss spaceship and revealed more than two thousand storage rings and bracelets filled with spoils from his fleets.

Ch. 33A Spending Spree, and Still Not Enough Money

Chu Yuan spent most of his accumulated wealth on resources to evolve his Star-Eating Grass and on weapons for his own protection. After the Star-Eating Grass reached Cosmic Level Fifth Order, he placed it in a cultivation pod to continue evolving toward Universe Level 9.

  • Chu Yuan sold treasures, expanded his search fleets to 500, and ordered resources for the Star-Eating Grass’s eighteen-main-vine evolution plan.
  • Chu Yuan bought a Flame Void Saber and a D9-class laser gun, leaving himself with only 1 Hunyuan Unit.
  • After the deliveries arrived, Chu Yuan fed the Star-Eating Grass an expensive fruit, and it evolved into eighteen main vines that spread across an island.
  • Feiluan identified the Star-Eating Grass as Cosmic Level Fifth Order, and Chu Yuan placed it in a cultivation pod to continue its evolution.

Ch. 34Breaking Through to the Fourfold Domain, the Fleet Comes Under Attack

Chu Yuan broke through to the fourfold Fire Domain and sensed the Fire Origin Law, while his No. 1 treasure-hunting fleet came under attack in the Xiaohua Empire. Modu killed two escaping slaves and caught up with the Universe Level 8 survivor.

  • Chu Yuan bound himself to the Flame Void Saber and cultivated his Fire Domain, reaching the fourth stage after two months.
  • Chu Yuan sensed the Fire Origin Law but chose to postpone challenging the Trial Tower until he could clear its tenth layer at once.
  • Modu destroyed a C9-Class Spaceship belonging to Chu Yuan’s fleet, killing everyone aboard except three Universe Level slaves.
  • Modu killed two Universe Level 1 slaves and used his Wind Domain to pin down the Universe Level 8 slave before striking him with his saber.

Ch. 35So what if you're a Domain Lord? Dare steal my treasures, and you'll still die!

Modu killed Nuodi and looted the First Fleet, but failed to find its railgun. Chu Yuan traced the attack to a likely Domain Lord and waited for the stolen trackers to reappear; 28 days later, Feiluan located a cluster of them moving rapidly.

  • Modu killed Nuodi, searched the fleet’s wreckage and storage rings, and left with treasures worth over 450 billion Universe Coins, but found no railgun.
  • Chu Yuan learned that the First Fleet had been destroyed and reviewed footage showing an armored Domain Lord killing his three universe level slaves.
  • Feiluan identified 27 possible culprits, while Chu Yuan suspected the Radiance Empire’s Domain Lords and discovered that 348 trackers remained at the attack site.
  • Chu Yuan ordered Feiluan to monitor the trackers and vowed to kill the thief who had murdered his people and stolen the fleet’s treasures.
  • After 28 days, Feiluan detected 162 trackers clustered together and moving rapidly.

Ch. 36It Depended on Whom the Law Was Used Against

Chu Yuan tracked the Domain Lord who had stolen treasures worth 450 billion Universe Coins to Blue Radiance Star in the Radiance Empire. After arriving, he prepared a railgun and laser rifle attack on the Domain Lord’s palace.

  • Chu Yuan identified six groups of decoys and ordered his fleets to pursue all of them while he waited for the real killer to reveal his location.
  • After seven days, nine trackers located the killer in the Radiance Empire, and Chu Yuan set out with six Universe Level 8 bodyguards.
  • Feiluan reported that the killer remained on Blue Radiance Star and had not yet sold the stolen treasures.
  • Chu Yuan dismissed Feiluan’s warning about violating private territory and ordered the Dragon Abyss to stop ten million kilometers from the planet.
  • Chu Yuan ordered Feiluan to charge the D5-class railgun and gave Star Pupil No. 1 a D9-class laser rifle to prepare a follow-up shot at the palace.

Ch. 37The D9-class Laser Gun Shows Its Might, Blasting a Domain Lord to Death!

Chu Yuan killed Modu with a railgun and a follow-up laser-gun shot, then recovered the stolen treasures. Suspecting that Elijah would seek revenge, Chu Yuan waited in an asteroid belt to kill him too.

  • Chu Yuan ordered a railgun strike on Modu’s palace, leaving Modu grievously wounded but alive.
  • Star Pupil No. 1 fired the D9-class laser gun and killed Modu, while Xingtong Two retrieved Modu’s storage ring.
  • Chu Yuan recovered the treasures and decided to kill Elijah as well to prevent future retaliation.
  • Elijah lost contact with Modu, suspected an enemy attack, and flew away in a D8-class spaceship.

Ch. 38Sweep Through the Imperial Capital Star, Destroy the Radiance Empire!

Chu Yuan ambushed and killed Elijah, leaving the Radiance Empire without a Domain Lord to protect it. He sent four bodyguards toward the Imperial Capital Star and gathered more than two thousand descendants of Elijah and Modu on Red Earth Star, preparing to destroy the empire.

  • Elijah arrived at Blue Radiance Star, found no Domain Lords, and realized Modu had likely been killed.
  • Chu Yuan ordered the Dragon Abyss and Star Pupil No. 1 to attack Elijah’s D9-class spaceship, destroying it and killing him.
  • Feiluan confirmed Elijah was dead, and Xingtong Two retrieved his storage ring, which Chu Yuan found unimpressive.
  • Chu Yuan sent Black Blade One, Black Blade Two, Star Pupil No. 1, and Xingtong Two toward the Radiance Empire’s Imperial Capital Star while the Dragon Abyss withdrew.
  • After waiting six days on Red Earth Star, Chu Yuan received the four bodyguards and more than two thousand members of Elijah and Modu’s bloodlines.

Ch. 39One Man vs. Two Thousand: An Exhilarating Slaughter!

Chu Yuan forced more than two thousand captured Star Level fighters to attack him so he could hone his combat skills, and he slaughtered hundreds with the Flame Void Saber. Feiluo rallied the survivors into a combined attack, which Chu Yuan met with his fourth-stage Fire Domain as their energy beams collided.

  • Chu Yuan received the treasures taken from Imperial Capital Star, then ordered his bodyguards to seal off the area while he faced the captured fighters.
  • After Star Pupil No. 3 killed more than twenty loudmouths, Star Pupil No. 1 identified Feiluo as Elijah's favored son and the Radiance Empire's eighteenth prince.
  • Chu Yuan promised to release the captives if they could injure him, and Star Pupil No. 1 unlocked their electromagnetic restraints.
  • Chu Yuan charged into the crowd and killed hundreds with the Flame Void Saber while the bodyguards watched.
  • Feiluo rallied the remaining fighters to combine their Origin Force attacks, and Chu Yuan countered with his fourth-stage Fire Domain, causing the beams to collide in a massive energy blast.

Ch. 40Sixth-layer Domain, Comprehending the Fire Origin Law

Chu Yuan killed Feiluo and the surrounding Star Level fighters, then meditated amid the battlefield as his insights deepened. He emerged with a sixth-layer Fire Domain, a trace of the Fire Origin Law, and further progress in the Illusory Space secret technique.

  • Chu Yuan shattered Feiluo's Wind Domain, killed him, and cleaved through dozens of Star Level warriors.
  • Chu Yuan slaughtered the fleeing and begging enemies, and his Fire Domain broke through to the fifth layer during the battle.
  • Chu Yuan displayed a trace of the Illusory Space secret technique's intent, shocking Xiong Ba.
  • After killing every enemy, Chu Yuan sat in meditation for months while his six Universe Level bodyguards guarded him.
  • Chu Yuan comprehended a trace of the Fire Origin Law, advanced his Illusory Space secret technique, and raised his Fire Domain to the sixth layer.

Ch. 41A New 6-Star Opportunity, the Star Ripple Secret Realm

After killing Elijah and Modu, Chu Yuan returned to Water Dragon Planet and discovered a 6-star opportunity in the Star Ripple Secret Realm. He gathered information about the realm and set out to investigate it.

  • Chu Yuan refused to capture more Radiance Empire royals, reasoning that they posed no threat and that he could not eliminate all of Elijah and Modu’s descendants.
  • Chu Yuan returned to the Virtual Universe and learned that rumors about the deaths of Elijah and Modu and the Radiance Empire’s destruction had spread across Black Dragon Mountain.
  • Chu Yuan returned to Water Dragon Planet, where the Star-Eating Grass had evolved to Universe Level 9 with eighteen enormous main vines.
  • Chu Yuan asked Feiluan to list 6-star opportunities with death rates below 15%, and she identified the Star Ripple Secret Realm’s Turbid Abyss Continent.
  • Chu Yuan spent two days gathering intelligence about the Star Ripple Secret Realm, then departed aboard the Dragon Abyss.

Ch. 42The Danger-Ridden Turbid Abyss Continent

Chu Yuan entered the Star Ripple Secret Realm and traveled to the Turbid Abyss Continent, where he fought off a flock of Bat Eagles and headed toward a six-star opportunity. He and his companions then encountered an adventurer pursued by native fighters, and a powerful native arrived to strike the adventurer down.

  • Chu Yuan arrived at the Star Ripple Secret Realm aboard the Dragon Abyss spaceship and proceeded toward the Turbid Abyss Continent.
  • Chu Yuan learned that the continent’s natives, adventurers, and beasts all posed dangers, then ordered the spaceship to fire on a flock of Bat Eagles; the blast killed the strongest Bat Eagles and scattered the rest.
  • Chu Yuan landed in the Gobi desert with six Universe Level 8 bodyguards and set out toward the Heavenly River Mountain Range, planning to collect nearby four-star opportunities along the way.
  • Feiluan spotted four Universe Level combatants fighting, and Chu Yuan identified one as an adventurer battling three native fighters.
  • A Universe Level 9 red-haired native arrived and swung an iron hammer at the bearded adventurer, who could not evade the blow.

Ch. 43The underground world, the white sun

Chu Yuan's group reached the Heavenly River Mountain Range, harvested a valuable Blue Crystal Fruit Tree, and dug 170,000 kilometers underground to reach a hidden world. There, they found the white sun surrounding the treasure marked by the six-star opportunity.

  • After witnessing natives brutally kill an adventurer, Chu Yuan warned his group to avoid detection and kept moving toward the Heavenly River Mountain Range.
  • Guided by Feiluan, Chu Yuan's group entered a numbered waterfall and found a Blue Crystal Fruit Tree bearing valuable fruit 1,472 kilometers underground.
  • Chu Yuan ordered the Star-Eating Grass to uproot the tree and stored it in a World Ring.
  • Chu Yuan and his bodyguards dug through underground rock until they reached a vast, bright underground world 170,000 kilometers below the mountain range.
  • Following Feiluan's route, Chu Yuan found a brilliant white sun and saw a round crystal at its center, the treasure indicated by the six-star opportunity.

Ch. 44Great Void Spirit Crystal

Chu Yuan discovered a Great Void Spirit Crystal and learned it could enhance his Space Origin Law affinity, grant him clones, and raise his gene multiplier. Before he could claim it, a Hard Rock Race lifeform attacked, and Chu Yuan's Star-Eating Grass restrained it.

  • Feiluan identified the Great Void Spirit Crystal and explained its benefits and guaranteed fusion success to Chu Yuan.
  • A gigantic Hard Rock Race lifeform emerged from a mountain, and Feiluan explained its 30x gene level, strength, and stone-heart weakness.
  • Chu Yuan ordered Star Pupil No. 1 to test the rock lifeform with a laser gun, which repeatedly blasted its body apart without destroying its stone heart.
  • The rock lifeform reassembled and attacked Chu Yuan, but the Star-Eating Grass caught its projectiles and bound it to the ground.

Ch. 45100-Fold Genes, Crossing the Threshold of the Space Origin Law

Chu Yuan captured a Hard Rock Race Special Lifeform and fused with the Great Void Spirit Crystal, raising his life genes to a hundredfold and gaining a Life Core. After two months of training, he formed a true Space Phantom and crossed the threshold of the Space Origin Law.

  • The Star-Eating Grass restrained the rock man, extracted his stone heart, and brought it to Chu Yuan, who stored it for later sale.
  • Chu Yuan fused with the Great Void Spirit Crystal, and his life genes rose to a hundredfold as the crystal became his Life Core.
  • Chu Yuan learned that his Life Core could nurture up to three clones, each with life genes no more than fifty times those of his original body.
  • Chu Yuan discovered that he could sense the Space Origin Law far more clearly and began practicing the Illusory Space secret technique.
  • After two months of training, Chu Yuan condensed a true Space Phantom that could fight for less than half a second.

Ch. 46The Great Purge

Chu Yuan celebrated his rise in strength while a great purge drove three outsiders into the hidden underground world beneath the Heavenly River Mountain Range. After they threatened to seize his treasures, Chu Yuan ordered his bodyguards to kill their two Universe Level 8 fighters and reserve the red-skinned young man for him.

  • Chu Yuan celebrated his new strength and accomplishments with his six Universe Level bodyguards.
  • A Snake-man, an Ape-man spirit reader, and the Star Level 9 Fourth Highness fled native pursuers during the great purge and hid deep beneath the Heavenly River Mountain Range.
  • The three outsiders discovered the underground world, assumed it held treasures, and threatened whoever had arrived before them.
  • Feiluan detected the intruders and showed Chu Yuan their approach, while Chu Yuan decided to test himself against the Fourth Highness after killing his bodyguards.
  • Star Pupil No. 1 fired a D9-class laser gun, vaporizing both Universe Level 8 bodyguards and leaving the Fourth Highness stunned.

Ch. 47Once I Kill You, Your Treasures Will Still Be Mine

Chu Yuan killed a young man from the Tuta Family and led his bodyguards into battle against six native Universe Levels during a great purge. After his guards defeated the natives, Chu Yuan decided to fight their way out rather than wait for the purge to end.

  • Chu Yuan’s bodyguards cornered the fleeing young man, and Chu Yuan ordered them to kill him before taking his storage ring.
  • Feiluan detected six native Universe Levels approaching, and Star Pupil No. 1 shot the Universe Level 9 native with a laser gun.
  • Chu Yuan explained that the natives had begun a great purge, and his bodyguards charged into battle against the remaining natives.
  • Xingtong Two, Star Pupil No. 3, and the Black Blade bodyguards killed their opponents and brought Chu Yuan their treasures.
  • Chu Yuan rejected the suggestion to wait out the purge and ordered his group to fight their way out.

Ch. 48Breaking out of the encirclement

Chu Yuan and his bodyguards fought through a native ambush and escaped in the E2-class spaceship Dragon Abyss. As they climbed toward space, three D-class spaceships closed in on them.

  • Feiluan reported thirteen Universe Level natives had blocked every escape route, and Chu Yuan ordered Star Pupil One to kill the two strongest with the laser gun.
  • Star Pupil One shot down both Universe Level 9 natives, and Chu Yuan's bodyguards charged through the waterfall to begin the breakout.
  • A native attacked Chu Yuan, but the Star-Eating Grass killed him and six more natives before Chu Yuan summoned the Dragon Abyss.
  • Chu Yuan and his five bodyguards boarded the spaceship, and Star Pupil No. 1 killed a Universe Level 8 native before joining them as they escaped.
  • The Dragon Abyss rose through the clouds while Chu Yuan watched battles across the continent; then Feiluan detected three D-class spaceships approaching, two behind them and one ahead.

Ch. 49Returning fully laden

Chu Yuan escaped the Turbid Abyss Continent by ramming the Dragon Abyss through a D-class spaceship, killing the Domain Lord Hengshan. The natives launched a harsher purge of extraterrestrial adventurers while Chu Yuan traveled safely through the Dark Universe.

  • Chu Yuan ordered the Dragon Abyss to ram the D-class spaceship, destroying it and killing Hengshan before escaping into the Dark Universe.
  • Zhuoya returned to the Turbid Abyss Continent after an elder ordered him to reinforce the defenses, and he demanded that the purge continue until all extraterrestrial invaders were dead.
  • The natives intensified their searches, driving hidden adventurers into flight and killing many of them.
  • Two Universe Level 9 adventurers fled through the Heavenly River Mountain Range as their pursuers caught up, and the elf admitted he would thank Chu Yuan if the ordeal helped him break through.
  • Feiluan complained that the New Longyuan lacked powerful weapons, and Chu Yuan explained that World Lord Huoyao's backup ship could not have an E-class laser cannon.

Ch. 50The first form of the Flame Void Saber

Chu Yuan mastered the Prairie Fire Form of the Flame Void Saber after advancing his Fire Domain and deepening his grasp of the Fire Origin Law. Back on Stardust Island, he found a large crowd gathered to watch top-ranked Kangas challenge the Trial Tower.

  • Chu Yuan and Feiluan appraised the seized treasures, finding thirty tonnes of valuable Star Ripple Sand among mostly inferior loot.
  • Chu Yuan practiced the Flame Void secret technique for nine days, advancing his Fire Domain to the eighth stage and mastering the Prairie Fire Form.
  • Feiluan and Xiong Ba congratulated Chu Yuan, while Xiong Ba privately hoped Chu Yuan would one day avenge his former master.
  • Chu Yuan celebrated with his six bodyguards, then returned to Water Dragon Planet and visited the Virtual Universe's Trial Tower on Stardust Island.
  • Telian told Chu Yuan that Kangas's challenge had drawn more than a thousand spectators, and Chu Yuan questioned whether Kangas could clear the tenth layer.
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