Chapter Summaries

Venerable Nine Swords announced that the Peak Genius Tournament’s first round would rank over a million contestants by their Trial Tower points, directly eliminating everyone below 7,300th place. After Lin Mo explained the gap between Immortals and Universe Venerables, Luo Feng entered his trial space determined to reveal his abilities; the trial began with him appearing on a barren meteorite.

• Venerable Nine Swords explained the seven Trial Towers, awarding the top 100 contestants Core Member places and sending ranks 101 through 7,300 into arena battles, while eliminating everyone below them.
• Luo Feng asked Lin Mo about the azure-scaled man, and Lin Mo identified him as Venerable Nine Swords, an Intermediate Universe Venerable.
• Lin Mo explained that Universe Venerables were rare pillars of the Human Race, unlike even King-level Immortals, whom the upper echelon considered expendable in racial wars.
• Lin Mo urged Luo Feng to display his potential in the Trial Towers, and Luo Feng resolved to reveal his strength and insights into metal, space, and time.
• The tournament organizers teleported the million contestants to their individual trial spaces, and Luo Feng appeared on a vast meteorite in a lifeless star system.

Luo Feng began the final trial by charging through its first floors and quickly taking first place in the rankings. Thirteen watched Luo Feng's trial and was stunned to see him wielding the Yan Shen Armament while creating over a hundred spatial phantoms, realizing he could challenge Bolan for the overall lead.

• Luo Feng read the trial rules and entered the first Trial Tower, determined to establish an overwhelming lead.
• Luo Feng faced ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths on the first floor and attacked with the Yan Shen Armament.
• Luo Feng's points soared past ten thousand, placing him first and drawing astonished attention from the Immortals in the Central Plaza.
• Thirteen opened Luo Feng's live feed and saw him fighting ten thousand Nine-Headed Pythons with over a hundred spatial phantoms.
• Thirteen confirmed the fighter was Luo Feng and realized he might rival Bolan for first place in the overall rankings.

Luo Feng’s performance in the Trial Towers shocked the Immortal Gods and revealed him as a potential champion, while his feats were promoted across the universe. The chapter left the Black Dragon Mountain Empire celebrating its connection to the rising genius.

• After Luo Feng remained atop the leaderboard for half a day, a female Immortal from the Nine Star Universe Country watched his trial and discovered his hundred-plus clones and advanced Space Law comprehension.
• The Immortals in the square watched Luo Feng’s livestream, marveled at his strength, and praised Thirteen for keeping the Ganwu Universe Country’s contender secret.
• Luo Feng continued clearing the Trial Towers while casually spending time with Xu Xin, his parents, and his two sons on Earth.
• The Virtual Universe Company released a promotional video showing Luo Feng slaughtering Blood-Haired Mammoths with the Yan Shen Armament, exciting viewers across the Ganwu Continent.
• After seeing the video, Black Dragon realized Luo Feng could contend for the championship and rejoiced that he had granted Luo Feng ownership of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Luo Feng cleared the Sixth Trial Tower after using its strengthened opponents to prepare, then entered the Seventh Tower and fought ten thousand Blood-Haired Mammoths whose attacks contained Origin Laws. As he slaughtered them, his points passed ten billion, and the spectators began to doubt Bolan’s dominance.

• Luo Feng advanced through the Sixth Trial Tower, studying the stronger opponents and clearing each floor slowly before killing the Zerg Mother Emperor on the seventh floor.
• Luo Feng returned to Earth, shut himself in the cultivation room, and focused on facing the Seventh Trial Tower without distraction.
• Luo Feng entered the Seventh Trial Tower and recognized that the Blood-Haired Mammoths’ attacks contained Origin Laws.
• Luo Feng summoned over a hundred clones and used the Yan Shen Armament’s Phantom Sword Style to attack the mammoths.
• Luo Feng’s points soared past ten billion, while spectators in the Central Plaza watched him overwhelm the mammoths.
• The geniuses in the plaza compared Luo Feng with Bolan and began questioning Bolan’s claim to the championship.

Luo Feng fought his way through the Seventh Trial Tower's second floor and defeated ten thousand Nine-Headed Pythons after nine days of battle. Meanwhile, Bolan saw Luo Feng's lead and resolved to clear the Sixth Trial Tower and reclaim first place.

• Bolan saw Luo Feng's ten billion points and became determined to surpass him.
• Luo Feng cleared the Seventh Trial Tower's first floor by defeating the Blood-Haired Mammoths.
• Luo Feng entered the second floor and faced ten thousand intelligent Nine-Headed Pythons in a poisonous swamp forest.
• Luo Feng used his clones, the Yan Shen Armament's Sky Piercing Style, and his Gold Domain to fight the pythons.
• After nine days without rest, Luo Feng killed the final Nine-Headed Python and cleared the second floor, badly exhausted and injured.

Luo Feng reached the third floor of the Seventh Trial Tower, where he used the Yan Shen Armament’s Heavenly Sword Style to fight the Tuoluo Race Warriors before being overwhelmed and eliminated. Lin Mo reassured him that his performance was exceptional, and Luo Feng emerged in the plaza still leading the Genius Battle leaderboard by a wide margin.

• Luo Feng entered the third floor of the Seventh Trial Tower and attacked the thousand Tuoluo Race Warriors with his Heavenly Sword Style.
• Luo Feng fought for three days and killed more than a hundred Metal Lifeforms before exhaustion let a warhammer strike break his rhythm.
• Luo Feng fell to the Warriors’ combined assault and apologized to Lin Mo for his mistake.
• Lin Mo comforted Luo Feng, praising his progress and noting that he was likely the youngest finalist.
• Luo Feng appeared in the Central Plaza to stunned onlookers and saw that he remained first on the leaderboard, far ahead of Bolan.

The Trial Tower stage of the Peak Genius Tournament ended with Luo Feng in first place, and Thirteen gathered the five Ganwu Universe Country qualifiers. Thirteen told Luo Feng that the Ganwu Country Lord had noticed him and promised one million points if he defeated Bolan and won the tournament.

• The final contestants were eliminated from the Trial Towers, ending the stage with Luo Feng far ahead in first place.
• Thirteen led the Ganwu team back to its lodging and announced that Luo Feng, Rong Jun, and three other geniuses had advanced.
• Thirteen explained the Qualification Battle to the three other qualifiers and dismissed them, then asked Luo Feng and Rong Jun to stay.
• Thirteen told Luo Feng that the Ganwu Country Lord was pleased with him and offered one million points if he defeated Bolan and won the championship.
• Luo Feng vowed to give his best, and Thirteen turned his attention to Rong Jun.

Luo Feng and Rong Jun exchanged mutual respect after Thirteen urged Rong Jun to pursue the final top ten. Lin Mo explained the value of Virtual Universe Company points, and a congratulatory email from Hong left Luo Feng confronting the growing distance between himself and his old friend.

• Thirteen told Rong Jun to give his all in the final showdown, and Rong Jun and Luo Feng praised each other's strength before parting.
• Luo Feng asked Lin Mo about points, and Lin Mo explained that they could buy rare resources and were earned through missions and challenges.
• Luo Feng resolved to win the championship after learning that points were more valuable than the same amount of Hunyuan Units.
• Luo Feng read Hong's formal congratulatory email and felt the gulf between their status and strength.
• Luo Feng closed the email and reflected on the loneliness that came with leaving old companions behind.

Venerable Nine Swords announced that the top 100 contestants had earned direct entry to the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer, while the remaining 7,200 began arena matches to compete for 900 places. As Luo Feng watched the battles, he asked Lin Mo about Illusion Demon Galexi's techniques, and Lin Mo revealed that he had once become exceptionally skilled in illusions.

• Venerable Nine Swords confirmed that none of the top 100 contestants refused their direct entry to the Core Layer.
• Venerable Nine Swords sent the remaining 7,200 contestants into arena matches, where three consecutive wins secured a place in the final qualifying group and a loss meant elimination.
• Luo Feng joined the other top 100 contestants in the viewing area and watched the arena battles begin across thousands of screens.
• Luo Feng lost interest in most of the fights but paid attention to Illusion Demon Galexi, whose illusions quickly defeated opponents.
• Luo Feng asked Lin Mo about Galexi's illusions, and Lin Mo explained that his own study of illusions had once reached a level that could ensnare even Venerable Level wills.

Lin Mo assured Luo Feng that his willpower could withstand Galesi’s illusions, and Venerable Nine Swords announced the Genius Battle rewards. With Luo Feng and Bolan guaranteed places in the Primal Secret Region, the thousand finalists gathered the next morning for the championship matches.

• Lin Mo explained that Luo Feng’s Calming Art, the Golden Horned Beast’s will, and his law comprehension had made him resistant to Galesi’s illusions.
• The final arena matches ended, and the thousand surviving geniuses gathered before Venerable Nine Swords.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that all thousand would enter the Initial Universe, while Luo Feng and Bolan would each receive ten thousand Hunyuan Units and a place in the Primal Secret Region.
• The other geniuses speculated that Luo Feng and Bolan might fight less fiercely because both had secured Primal Secret Region places, but Luo Feng remained determined to defeat Bolan and win the championship.
• The thousand geniuses gathered in the plaza the next morning, nervous as the finals were about to determine their rankings and futures.

Luo Feng defeated his first arena opponent and secured a place in the top hundred of the Genius Battle. Venerable Nine Swords then named the twenty contestants selected to fight for the top ten, including Luo Feng, who rested before the next round.

• Venerable Nine Swords began the arena round, and the Virtual Universe System teleported 200 contestants into 100 arenas while the other 800 were eliminated from further competition.
• Luo Feng faced an azure-armored young man and defeated him with a single strike from the Yan Shen Armament.
• Luo Feng returned to the plaza after winning and qualified for the top hundred and the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced the twenty contestants selected for the next round, including Luo Feng, Bolan, Ai Chen, Wuka, Rong Jun, and Galesi.
• Luo Feng sat in the rest area and closed his eyes while the twenty contestants prepared for the matches to determine the top ten.

Luo Feng faced Illusion Demon Galesi in the Genius Battle’s second round, with a place in the top ten at stake. Galesi’s illusions failed against Luo Feng’s powerful will, and Luo Feng killed him with a single blade strike to advance.

• Luo Feng was matched against Galesi, whose illusions had defeated his previous opponents without a fight.
• Galesi attacked Luo Feng with a powerful illusion, but Luo Feng’s will resisted it without slowing his charge.
• Luo Feng mocked Galesi’s failed illusions and drew his Blood Shadow Battle Blade.
• Luo Feng cut through Galesi’s neck, defeating him and advancing to the tournament’s top ten.

Luo Feng defeated Illusion Demon Galexi almost instantly, while Rong Jun overcame Gusiluo after a prolonged fight, completing the top ten. Venerable Nine Swords announced that the fastest and slowest winners would face each other next, pairing Luo Feng against Rong Jun and leaving Thirteen torn between his two countrymen.

• Luo Feng resisted Galexi's illusions and beheaded him with a single slash.
• Rong Jun outlasted Gusiluo as the arena shrank, then split him in two with a slash.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that the ten victors had entered the top ten and earned places in the Primordial Secret Realm.
• Venerable Nine Swords explained that the next matchups would pair winners by speed, with the fastest facing the slowest.
• Thirteen realized that Luo Feng's near-instant victory and Rong Jun's last-finished battle meant the two would face each other, and he struggled to choose whom to support.

Luo Feng and Rong Jun agreed to fight without holding back, despite both representing the Ganwu Universe Country. As their arena showdown began, Rong Jun revealed his Earth Splitter blade and Luo Feng summoned the Yan Shen Armament, setting the stage for their clash.

• Rong Jun told Luo Feng he was glad to face him and demanded that Luo Feng use his full strength rather than show him pity.
• Luo Feng promised to end Rong Jun's run in the Genius Battle with his strongest move.
• Five new arenas appeared in the Central Plaza as the five final showdowns began.
• Rong Jun drew his heavy blade, Earth Splitter, and challenged Luo Feng to test their weapons against each other.
• Luo Feng summoned the Yan Shen Armament, and Rong Jun's fighting spirit surged as the duel began.

Luo Feng used his mastery of Metal, Space, and Time laws to defeat Rong Jun and secure a place among the tournament’s top five. The five finalists were announced, and Venerable Nine Swords explained the round-robin battles that would determine the champion and runner-up.

• At the start of their arena match, Rong Jun unleashed his Earth Domain while Luo Feng answered with a golden domain infused with Metal, Space, and Time laws, suppressing Rong Jun’s power.
• Rong Jun attacked with two space-law clones, but Luo Feng summoned over a hundred clones and unleashed the Yan Shen Armament’s third-stage Heavenly Sword Style, instantly killing him.
• The spectators and Immortal Gods were shocked by Luo Feng’s strength, and Immortal Thirteen hoped he would defeat Bolan and win the championship.
• The remaining arena matches ended, establishing Luo Feng, Bolan, Ai Chen, Wuka, and Long Yun as the top five.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced that each finalist would fight every other finalist once, with points deciding first and second place.

Luo Feng and Bolan dominated their first three matches, setting up a final battle for the Universe Peak Genius Battle championship. As they faced each other in the arena, Luo Feng overcame his nerves and prepared to follow Lin Mo’s tactics against Bolan’s weaknesses.

• Luo Feng defeated Long Yun in less than three seconds, while Bolan killed Wuka with a single sword strike after overwhelming him with clones.
• Luo Feng and Bolan each won their first three matches, leaving their final bout to decide the championship.
• The Immortal Gods argued over whether Bolan’s vast number of clones or Luo Feng’s stronger control and dual Law comprehension gave him the advantage.
• Lin Mo reminded Luo Feng to fight without fear and follow the tactics prepared from studying Bolan’s flaws.
• Luo Feng and Bolan faced each other in the arena, and both declared their intention to win the championship.

Luo Feng and Bolan fought an even, high-speed duel in the Peak Genius Tournament final, but Bolan’s increasingly reckless attacks began to expose an opening. Luo Feng stayed calm and seized the moment when Bolan’s movement faltered, setting up his counterattack.

• Bolan and Luo Feng unleashed their Wind and Gold Domains, which collided evenly as both used the Space Law to create numerous battle clones.
• Bolan’s thousand-plus sword-wielding clones attacked Luo Feng, whose copies countered with the Yan Shen Armament’s Heavenly Sword Style.
• Luo Feng and Bolan exchanged thousands of blows, alternately gaining the advantage through Bolan’s speed and Luo Feng’s use of the Time Law.
• Bolan grew impatient when he could not defeat Luo Feng, while Luo Feng remained calm and waited for an opening.
• After three minutes of relentless attacks, Bolan’s aura weakened slightly, and Luo Feng used the Time Law to make Bolan’s movement hitch as he changed direction.

Luo Feng exploited a brief opening to devastate Bolan’s clones, then overwhelmed him as Bolan’s confidence collapsed. With Bolan down to his final nine figures, Luo Feng called for one last head-on clash, and Bolan met the challenge with newfound acceptance.

• Luo Feng unleashed his reserved clones and struck Bolan with such precision that ninety percent of Bolan’s Phantom Bodies were dispersed.
• The watching geniuses were stunned, while the Immortals praised Luo Feng’s composure and battle sense; the Noah Universe Country’s team-leading Immortal inwardly cursed the turn of events.
• Bolan spat blood and panicked as he realized Luo Feng had read his movement technique, causing his proud Dao heart to shatter.
• Luo Feng pressed the attack with the Yan Shen Armament, reducing Bolan’s remaining figures to nine and leaving his defeat certain.
• Luo Feng called on Bolan to stop dodging and face him in a final clash, and Bolan’s panic gave way to seriousness and acceptance.

Luo Feng defeated Bolan in a climactic duel and claimed the Peak Genius Tournament championship. Venerable Nine Swords announced that the selections were complete and that the chosen geniuses would soon travel to the Initial Universe to cultivate.

• Bolan merged his remaining clones and unleashed his final strength as Luo Feng prepared his strongest ultimate strike.
• Luo Feng and Bolan's attacks collided, and when the light and dust cleared, Luo Feng stood victorious while Bolan died from his injuries.
• Luo Feng celebrated his victory with Lin Mo, who praised him and predicted he would surpass his own peak.
• Immortal Thirteen and the assembled geniuses and Immortals applauded the battle, and Venerable Nine Swords congratulated Luo Feng while acknowledging Bolan.
• Venerable Nine Swords announced the tournament's conclusion and said the selected geniuses would be taken to the Virtual Universe Company's headquarters before traveling to the Initial Universe.

After winning the Genius Battle, Luo Feng prepared to leave Earth for the Virtual Universe Company's Initial Universe, choosing Bailan Star as his pickup point to protect Earth's location. He told his family that his thirty years of cultivation would mean a hundred years passed on Earth, and they supported his departure.

• Luo Feng entered Bailan Star's coordinates as his pickup location and left the Virtual Universe to return to Earth.
• Babata welcomed Luo Feng back, and Lin Mo teased it about making up for the year it had spent indulging itself.
• Luo Feng walked through Jiangnan Base City, reflected on his coming departure, and asked his family to meet him.
• Luo Feng received an email from the Universe Galaxy Bank confirming a deposit of 10,000 Hunyuan Units and an upgrade to four-star status.
• Luo Feng told his family he had won the Genius Battle and would cultivate in the Initial Universe, where thirty years meant a hundred years would pass on Earth.
• Luo Feng's family expressed their reluctance but encouraged him to leave, with Luo Hua promising to look after the family.