Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi entered the Cosmic Arena, rapidly defeated weaker opponents, and met with Jiang Tao, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing, who told him about Blazing Sun Academy and the Hall Master’s impending breakthrough. After two days of training his spiritual power, Lin Qi made further progress with Divine Sense Thousand Threads.

• Lin Qi defeated Lu Ge and Amiya, then fought 100 matches in an hour and reached 5-Star Combat Power with a 100% win rate.
• Jiang Tao visited Lin Qi and compared their Arena records, while Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing told him about their rankings and introduced Blazing Sun Academy.
• Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing explained that the Hall Master had reached Sky Soaring Realm Peak and was preparing to break through to the Cosmic Second Realm.
• Lin Qi returned to the Arena to train his Martial Arts Skill and defeated a 5-Star opponent.
• Two days later, Lin Qi used Soul Marrow to cultivate Divine Sense Thousand Threads, increasing his spiritual power to 38,500.

Lin Qi joined Blazing Sun Academy after learning that Cosmic Arena achievements could earn Deep Space Coins, then explored the academy with the Mountain and River King. He found its courses and inheritances costly and began browsing teachers, leaving him weighing how to afford their instruction.

• Lin Qi raised his Cosmic Arena streak to 486 wins, improved his Spear Technique and Movement Technique, and learned that 500 consecutive wins could earn Deep Space Coins.
• The Mountain and River King invited Lin Qi to Blazing Sun Academy, and Lin Qi paid 30,000 Deep Space Coins to enroll.
• Lin Qi arrived at the academy and saw students from hundreds of civilizations before the Mountain and River King took him on a tour.
• The Mountain and River King explained the academy's courses, inheritances, and forum, which could help geniuses from weaker civilizations access training and reliable information.
• Lin Qi browsed the academy's course listings and found that instruction from powerful teachers cost more Deep Space Coins than he could readily afford.

Mountain and River King introduced Lin Qi to Blazing Sun Mountain, where students paid to fight Zerg trials and earn Deep Space Coins through the rankings. Lin Qi cleared the first gate and entered the second, where the Mother Empress struck him with a powerful Mental Shock.

• Mountain and River King explained the cost of lessons and showed Lin Qi Blazing Sun Mountain and the Blazing Sun List as ways to train and earn Deep Space Coins.
• Lin Qi paid 100 Deep Space Coins to enter the first gate and faced a Zerg Mother Empress and 100 Insect Race Warriors.
• Lin Qi resisted the Mother Empress's illusion, killed the Insect Race Warriors, and passed the first gate, reaching rank 88888 on the Blazing Sun List.
• Lin Qi entered the second gate, which required him to kill 300 Level 8 Insect Race Warriors, and prepared to defend against the Mother Empress.
• The Mother Empress hit Lin Qi with a Mental Shock that caused intense pain and disoriented him.

Lin Qi cleared the second trial of Blazing Sun Mountain, then died during the third trial after killing 401 Insect Race Warriors, rising to 99th on the Blazing Sun List. After he hid his civilization and exited, he learned that people had identified him as a genius from Earth Civilization, leaving his identity exposed.

• Liu Ming led Blade Stream Civilization into Blazing Sun Mountain after hearing others discuss its defeat by Earth Civilization and clashing with Horton.
• Lin Qi cleared the second trial in 35 minutes and 18 seconds, raising his rank to 999th before entering the third trial.
• Lin Qi fought 500 Insect Race Warriors, including 50 powerful Fire Ant Warriors, but died after killing 401; his rank rose to 99th.
• Lin Qi hid his civilization and exited the trial, while Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing noticed his new top-hundred ranking.
• Lin Qi met Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing, then learned that a widely circulated Fire Seed Trial video had revealed he was from Earth Civilization.

After Lin Qi reached 99th place on the Blazing Sun List, Mountain and River King urged him and the others to keep improving while concealing Earth Civilization. Lin Qi attended Fu Quan’s Spear Technique class, where the lesson on controlling the body’s cells offered a possible path to stronger martial arts.

• Mountain and River King explained that Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing could keep challenging higher ranks while Earth Civilization remained discreet, and said Blade Stream Civilization’s support group would arrive within a week.
• Lin Qi paid 1,000 Deep Space Coin to reserve Fu Quan’s class, then worried about how quickly training expenses were draining his savings.
• The academy dean learned that several Earth Civilization geniuses had entered the Blazing Sun List’s top 150 and remarked on the civilization’s unusual potential.
• Lin Qi hunted an Eighth Level Disaster Beast at Black Dragon Base, then increased his mental power to 39,000 by cultivating Divine Sense Thousand Threads.
• Lin Qi, Mountain and River King, and Li Tianxing attended Fu Quan’s Spear Technique class, where he taught that controlling the body’s cells could rapidly improve martial arts and lead toward Sixth Order Spear Technique.

Fu Quan taught Lin Qi and the other cadets how cells and Apertures worked together to improve Spear Technique, then recommended foundational books from the Myriad Laws Pavilion. Lin Qi bought several manuals and returned to his Training Ground with only 10,900 Deep Space Coins, worried that his remaining funds would not cover future classes and training.

• Fu Quan explained cellular and Aperture coordination in Spear Technique and answered cadets’ questions about choosing techniques suited to their bodies and abilities.
• Fu Quan recommended foundational manuals from the Myriad Laws Pavilion, and Lin Qi, Li Tianxing, and Huo Mingxuan decided to buy them.
• Unida told Huo Mingxuan that many Starfire Civilization manuals had already been acquired and authorized by other civilizations.
• Red Robe introduced the Myriad Laws Pavilion’s collection, and Lin Qi purchased four foundational books for 8,000 Deep Space Coins.
• Lin Qi returned to his Training Ground and saw that his balance had fallen to 10,900 Deep Space Coins.

Lin Qi strengthened his spear and movement techniques by studying cosmic manuals, then pursued his 500-win arena achievement. His 500th match began against Tar, an 8-Star galaxy-level genius, and the chapter ended as their fierce battle continued.

• Lin Qi studied cosmic races, the Blazing Sun Star Region, and the Cosmic Basic Spear Technique, then raised his spear technique to Fifth Order 66%.
• Lin Qi practiced the Cosmic Basic Movement Technique and raised his movement technique to Fifth Order 60%.
• Lin Qi won his 499th consecutive match against an 8-Star opponent and entered the arena for his 500th win.
• Lin Qi was matched against Tar, an 8-Star galaxy-level genius from the Myriad Seas Society, while millions of viewers watched.
• Lin Qi and Tar exchanged powerful spear attacks, recognized each other as formidable opponents, and charged back into battle.

Lin Qi defeated Tar in the Cosmic Arena, reached 500 consecutive wins, and raised his combat rating to eight stars before continuing to fight. Five days later, after learning about secret manuals and plans to explore the Otherworld, he joined Mountain and River King and Li Tianxing to welcome the Blade Stream Civilization’s Support Group to Blue Star.

• Lin Qi overwhelmed Tar’s spear attacks, defeated his Giant Shark Teeth with Iron Prison, and won the livestreamed battle, drawing ten million viewers and many new followers.
• The Cosmic Arena awarded Lin Qi 56,230 Deep Space Coins for reaching 500 consecutive wins, raised his Combat Power from six to eight stars, and improved his rankings; he started matchmaking again.
• A man in white told Tar that Yang Jian surpassed him in every aspect and warned him against complacency, prompting Tar to recommit himself to training and treat Yang Jian as a goal.
• Five days later, Fu Quan taught a class on secret manuals, and Lin Qi, Mountain and River King, and Li Tianxing discussed training, talent-enhancing treasures, and plans to explore the Otherworld.
• On September 16, the Blade Stream Civilization’s Support Group arrived at the Red Sky Martial Arts Hall headquarters, where Mountain and River King greeted Lin Qi and Jiang Tao.

Blue Star and the Blade Stream Civilization finalized a support and trade agreement, opening access to Deep Space Coins and the civilization’s goods. Crimson Emperor then announced that Blue Star’s Martial Artists could explore the Trial Planet alongside the newcomers, prompting excitement over its valuable resources.

• Patrol Envoy Tu Lan introduced two powerful new guards and warned that the Blade Stream Civilization’s ships had already entered the Solar System, while defense equipment was on its way.
• Liu Yu arrived with the Blade Stream Civilization’s Support Group, assured Blue Star’s leaders they would follow Cosmic Human Race Law, and outlined plans for technological, martial, and economic assistance.
• Liu Yu presented the Blade Stream Civilization’s trade catalog, and Lin Qi took particular interest in Aperture Piercing Liquid and the prices of other valuable goods.
• After three days of negotiations, Crimson Emperor announced that Merit Points could be exchanged for Deep Space Coins and that Blue Star’s War Home would carry the new catalog.
• Crimson Emperor urged Ninth Realm Martial Artists to take turns guarding their bases and explore the Trial Planet, warning that the Blade Stream Civilization could claim its valuable treasures if Blue Star did not act.

Lin Qi advanced his mental power to the Sky Soaring Realm and opened his eightieth aperture while Earth Civilization continued developing with the Blade Stream Civilization’s support. With the Blazing Sun List deadline approaching, he entered Blazing Sun Mountain to test his strength and pursue a higher rank.

• Lin Qi declined to risk entering the Trial Planet, bought two bottles of Aperture Piercing Liquid, and began cultivating with a Tier 3 Disaster Beast Crystal.
• The Blade Stream Civilization planned to exploit the Trial Planet’s resources while supporting Earth Civilization, and Lin Qi’s Blazing Sun List ranking rose to eighty-fifth.
• Lin Qi used five pieces of Soul Marrow to reach the Thousand Threads realm, breaking through to the Sky Soaring Realm and gaining a five-hundred-meter perception range.
• Lin Qi opened his eightieth aperture, then used the Ancient Blood Vine and entered the Cosmic Virtual World before the Blazing Sun List deadline.
• Lin Qi met Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing at Blazing Sun Mountain, where Lei Ze, Liu Ming, Frezer, Unida, and Hobbes also arrived to compete.

Lin Qi passed the Blazing Sun Mountain Third Stage and rose to rank 66 on the Blazing Sun List before entering the Fourth Stage. He failed to kill all the required enemies within three hours, but his ranking climbed to 32.

• Lin Qi killed the 500 Zerg warriors in the Third Stage and completed it in one hour and fifteen minutes, rising from rank 85 to rank 66.
• Lin Qi entered the Fourth Stage, which required him to kill 1,000 Zerg warriors and the Insect Race Mother Empress within three hours.
• Lin Qi fought through the Zerg warriors with his spear techniques and Gold Domain, while enduring the Mother Empress's stronger mental attacks and the enemies' ranged assaults.
• When time ran out, Lin Qi still faced 200 Zerg warriors and the Mother Empress, so he failed the trial but rose from rank 66 to rank 32.
• The trial offered Lin Qi the option to pay 100 Deep Space Coins to continue the Fourth Stage.

Lin Qi left Blazing Sun Mountain ranked 32nd after rising 53 places, earning 60,000 Deep Space Coins and drawing attention from other academy geniuses. He entered the Cosmic Arena to continue his winning streak and found that his next opponent was Lei Ze.

• Lin Qi left the fourth stage of Blazing Sun Mountain, having improved his Spear Technique and Movement Technique with Ancient Blood Vine.
• Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing were overwhelmed at the third stage, while Lei Ze left ranked 55th and Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing reached 97th and 98th.
• The Blazing Sun List showed Lin Qi in 32nd place, prompting Liu Ming, Lei Ze, and other geniuses to congratulate him and discuss supporting Blue Star.
• Lin Qi received 60,000 Deep Space Coins for his ranking and logged off with Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing.
• Lin Qi used his remaining Ancient Blood Vine effects to enter the Cosmic Arena, where his next opponent was Lei Ze.

Lin Qi, competing as Yang Jian, defeated Lei Ze to complete 1,000 consecutive Cosmic Arena wins and raised his combat power to 9-Star. He unlocked Sky Soaring Realm matchmaking and began his first fight against Di Luo, whose opening attack met Lin Qi’s counter.

• Lin Qi used his Golden Shield and spear techniques to withstand Lei Ze’s Frost attacks before piercing Lei Ze’s heart with Flashing Shadow Myriad Gleams.
• Yang Jian’s victory drew eighty million viewers, and Tar watched before returning to matchmaking; Lei Ze reviewed the battle and suspected Yang Jian was Lin Qi but chose not to reveal him.
• Lin Qi received 200,000 Deep Space Coins for reaching 1,000 wins, bringing his total to 300,000, and his combat power rose from 8-Star to 9-Star.
• Lin Qi spent 100,000 Deep Space Coins to unlock Sky Soaring Realm matchmaking and was paired with Di Luo, a 3-Star Sky Soaring Realm Martial Artist.
• Di Luo rose into the air and sent Flowing Water Blade Forces at Lin Qi, who answered by firing a hundred Spear Gang Forces.

Lin Qi defeated the Sky Soaring Realm Martial Artist Di Luo in the Cosmic Arena, then spent Deep Space Coins on new cultivation supplies and upgraded equipment. Earth Civilization’s rising Blazing Sun List rankings drew attention from Blade Stream Civilization and Blazing Sun Academy, and Lin Qi received and bound his new armor.

• Lin Qi fought Di Luo in the Cosmic Arena and defeated him with a spear thrust through the neck, winning despite Di Luo’s Sky Soaring Realm and 3-Star Combat Power.
• After the battle, Lin Qi gained progress in his spear and movement techniques and noted that the Ancient Blood Vine’s effects were weakening.
• Lin Qi exchanged Deep Space Coins for four bottles of Aperture Piercing Liquid, Enhanced Ninth Level Armor, and a Black Gold Dragon Spear.
• Sky Blade Liu praised Liu Ming’s Blazing Sun List ranking and discussed Earth Civilization’s many highly ranked geniuses, including Lin Qi at 32nd place.
• A Blazing Sun Academy official reported Earth Civilization’s strong rankings to the academy’s dean, who anticipated its prospects in the coming Deep Space Genius Competition.
• Lin Qi received his new equipment, bound the Enhanced Ninth Level Armor with his blood, and put it on as it adjusted to his body.

Lin Qi tested his new armor and Black Gold Dragon Spear, then joined Black Dragon Base’s attack through three Space Gates. He killed the Thunder Horn Rhino and drove the Mountain Moving Ape back through a Space Gate, before continuing the hunt.

• Lin Qi tried on his new armor and discovered that the Black Gold Dragon Spear greatly amplified his Gang Jin and pierced the Martial Arts Room’s alloy wall.
• Black Dragon Base opened three Space Gates, and four Ninth Level Disaster Beasts emerged as Martial Artists and the Military attacked.
• Lin Qi used the Black Gold Dragon Spear to break through the Thunder Horn Rhino’s defenses, withstand its attacks, and kill it for 17 million Merit Points.
• The Mountain Moving Ape fled through a Space Gate when Lin Qi approached, leaving Pei Hongfeng alive.
• Lin Qi and Pei Hongfeng discussed the Mountain Moving Ape’s growing strength, then Lin Qi continued hunting Calamity Beasts.

Crimson Emperor prepared to protect Blue Star from approaching Cosmic Fugitives, then broke through to the Cosmic Second Realm. As the Blazing Sun List rewards were settled, Lin Qi entered the Fourth Stage of Blazing Sun Mountain and set his sights on first place.

• Tu Lan warned Crimson Emperor that powerful Cosmic Fugitives would reach Blue Star within three months and reported that the first phase of the Planetary Defense Platform would soon be installed.
• Crimson Emperor entered seclusion to break through, while Lin Qi resolved to grow stronger before the fugitives arrived.
• During Spring Festival, Lin Zhen told Lin Qi and Fang Huiyi that their unborn children were Dragon-Phoenix Twins, and the family celebrated Crimson Emperor's breakthrough to the Cosmic Second Realm.
• Liu Yu recognized Crimson Emperor's rapid breakthrough and began arranging for the Blade Stream Civilization to help Blue Star against the Cosmic Fugitives.
• Lin Qi consumed Ancient Blood Vine and entered Blazing Sun Mountain for the Blazing Sun List settlement, while the War God announced that he would break through after the rankings.
• Lin Qi began the Fourth Stage trial, used his strengthened mental power to resist the Insect Race Mother Empress, and prepared to challenge for first place.

Lin Qi passed the Blazing Sun Mountain Fourth Stage and rose to second place, then failed the Fifth Stage but claimed first place on the Blazing Sun List. As the onlookers discussed the rankings, Lin Qi’s name appeared above Troy’s with five stages cleared.

• Lin Qi used his 100 Apertures to slaughter the Fourth Stage’s Insect Race Warriors and kill the Insect Race Mother Empress, passing the trial and rising from 25th to second place.
• Lin Qi began the Fifth Stage, where the Mother Empress’s stronger mental attacks and the assault of 3,000 Insect Race Warriors overwhelmed him after more than three hours.
• After respawning, Lin Qi chose to leave the trial, having risen to first place on the Blazing Sun List despite failing to clear the Fifth Stage.
• A bronze-skinned woman reached the Fifth Stage but decided it was her limit and exited Blazing Sun Mountain to prepare for her breakthrough to the Sky Soaring Realm.
• The spectators watched Earth Civilization’s rankings rise, while War God and Mountain and River King discussed Lin Qi, Sun Sheng, and Li Tianxing’s potential.
• Lin Qi’s name appeared in first place with five stages cleared, replacing Troy at the top of the Blazing Sun List.

Lin Qi reached first place on the Aperture Refinement Realm Blazing Sun List, received a large reward, and learned about the upcoming Deep Space Genius Competition. After discussing Earth Civilization’s progress and his cultivation plans, he defeated a powerful Galaxy-Level Genius in the Cosmic Arena.

• Lin Qi emerged from Blazing Sun Mountain after reaching the Fifth Stage and surpassing Troy, then exchanged congratulations with Lei Ze, Liu Ming, Hobbes, and other geniuses.
• Hobbes told Lin Qi that the Deep Space Genius Competition would begin in three years, and Lin Qi received 450,000 Deep Space Coins for his ranking and trial achievement.
• Jiang Tao told Lin Qi he planned to visit No. 9 Ruins after the Spring Festival, while War God gathered the Earth Civilization group to leave Blazing Sun Academy.
• Mountain and River King told Lin Qi that the Otherworld expedition had yielded technology and resources but cost several Ninth Realm Martial Artists their lives.
• The dean learned that Lin Qi had claimed first place and reached the Fifth Stage, and decided to meet Lin Qi and Troy ahead of the Deep Space Genius Competition.
• Lin Qi defeated Lan Zheng, a 9-Star Galaxy-Level Genius, in the Cosmic Arena.

Lin Qi met Yao Chen, the dean of Blazing Sun Academy, who praised his talent, promised him resources, and answered questions about Blazing Sun Mountain. Meanwhile, Crimson Emperor learned that a spaceship of suspected Cosmic Fugitives would reach Blue Star in three days, leaving Earth facing an imminent threat.

• Lin Qi reviewed his Cosmic Arena rankings and improved his spear and movement techniques after fighting powerful opponents.
• Lin Qi visited his uncle Fang Zhe's family, where Fang Lin shared that she had become an SSS-rank genius at the Azure Sky Institute.
• Crimson Emperor learned that an unidentified spaceship would reach Blue Star in three days, and Tu Lan warned that its occupants were likely Cosmic Fugitives who had to be eliminated.
• Lin Qi met Yao Chen at Blazing Sun Academy, where Yao Chen praised Earth's achievements and said he had sent Lin Qi a gift to help him progress in the Sky Soaring Realm.
• Yao Chen told Lin Qi that only three people in the academy's history had reached Blazing Sun Mountain's sixth stage, including Qin Ling, Crimson Emperor of Earth Civilization.

Yao Chen told Lin Qi about the Deep Space Genius Competition and urged him to reach the Sky Soaring Realm before it began in three years. Lin Qi bought Divine Aperture Liquid to advance his cultivation, then joined a Star Control Hall meeting where the leaders prepared to confront Cosmic Fugitives approaching Blue Star.

• Yao Chen explained the competition’s two realm divisions, selection rounds, rewards, and protections, and Lin Qi resolved to work toward qualifying.
• Yao Chen privately hoped Lin Qi, Frezer, Unida, Hobbes, and Troy would join top powers, while Lin Qi bought eight bottles of Divine Aperture Liquid for 400,000 Deep Space Coins.
• Crimson Emperor convened a Star Control Hall meeting, where Sun Sheng and Li Tianxing discussed the competition and Qin Yue warned that Cosmic Fugitives were coming.
• Crimson Emperor and Liu Yu reported that a ship carrying fugitives from the Triangulum Galaxy was approaching Blue Star, with at least a hundred Sky Soaring Realm Martial Artists expected.
• Crimson Emperor ordered the available Ninth Realm Martial Artists to return and join a coordinated attack, while Liu Yu and Tu Lan pledged support.
• Sun Sheng volunteered to fight the fugitives, and Lin Qi considered taking part as the meeting concluded.