Chapter Summaries

Li Qi spent his last days on Kuka Planet with his family before leaving for the dangerous Stellar Training Camp. As he departed, his family accepted his choice and wished him to stay safe.

• Royce and Ivanko learned that Li Qi would enter the Stellar Training Camp and planned to wait for his privileges before moving against the Holt Family.
• Li Qi reunited with his family, comforted Little Eighteen, and spent several days playing with his younger siblings.
• Garibuel confronted Li Qi about the dangers of the Stellar Training Camp, learned that he remained determined to go, and advised him to consider whether his choices were worth the risk.
• Garibuel told Huo Lu that Li Qi still planned to leave, while Li Qi tried to make his worried parents happy during his final days at home.
• When the spaceship arrived, Li Qi said goodbye to his parents and left Kuka Planet for the Stellar Training Camp.

Li Qi accepted the Stellar Training Camp agreement and began using a nutrient pod aboard Sand Sea 1 to reach Planetary Level Ninth-Order. Eight days later, a crew member discovered that Li Qi had consumed eight units of Nutrient Fluid and rushed to investigate.

• Borsway welcomed Li Qi aboard Sand Sea 1 and offered him a final choice to refuse the Stellar Training Camp or accept its life-and-death training agreement.
• Li Qi accepted the agreement, and Borsway showed him a C-grade nutrient pod and the Gene Origin Energy Cultivation Method intended to speed up his enhancement.
• Li Qi entered the nutrient pod and began absorbing its Nutrient Fluid at an unusually rapid rate.
• Eight days later, a Universe Level crew member found that only twelve units of A-grade Nutrient Fluid remained and realized Li Qi had absorbed eight units.
• The alarmed crew member exclaimed that no ordinary person could absorb so much and went to check on Li Qi.

Borsway discovered that Li Qi consumed an extraordinary amount of Nutrient Fluid while remaining at Planetary Level sixth rank, then watched him absorb even more during a breakthrough to seventh rank. Convinced Li Qi was a Special Life, Borsway ordered his crew to keep supplying him and left to report to the Molten Emperor.

• A Universe Level crewman found Li Qi absorbing his ninth unit of Nutrient Fluid while still at Planetary Level sixth rank and alerted Borsway.
• Borsway examined Li Qi and suspected he might be a Special Life because of his abnormal Nutrient Fluid consumption.
• Borsway ordered the crewman to prepare more Nutrient Fluid and waited for Li Qi to break through to Planetary Level seventh rank.
• Li Qi broke through, rapidly absorbed the Nutrient Fluid in the pod, and required repeated injections as his cellular genes drew in energy.
• Borsway concluded that Li Qi was a Special Life, ordered the crewman to supply him with all available A-grade Nutrient Fluid, and left to report to the Molten Emperor.

The Molten Sector Lord learned that Li Qi Royce had consumed an extraordinary amount of Nutrient Fluid and concluded that he had encountered a rare opportunity. Seeing Li Qi as a possible answer to the Qian Wu Ruler’s trial task, he decided to meet him.

• Borsway reported to the Molten Sector Lord that Li Qi Royce had absorbed nearly ten units of Nutrient Fluid while being strengthened, leading him to suspect Li Qi was a Special Life.
• The Molten Sector Lord rejected the Special Life theory based on Li Qi’s records and decided that Li Qi had encountered an opportunity.
• The Molten Sector Lord ordered Borsway to keep the news secret and transfer the crew to Molten Emperor Star when the spaceship reached Sand Sea Planet.
• The Molten Sector Lord promised Borsway a place as his accompanying personal guard after Borsway completed his remaining eight years of service.
• The Molten Sector Lord recalled his long struggle to complete the Qian Wu Ruler’s trial task and decided to meet Li Qi Royce, whose talent might help him succeed.

After his nutrient-pod enhancement, Li Qi discovered that his domain had reached the second level and realized the Sand Sea 1 crew might have uncovered his unusually high life gene multiplier. Borsway promised to keep the secret, but the chapter ended with the Molten Emperor contacting Li Qi directly.

• Li Qi completed his enhancement, reached the eighth rank of the Planetary Level in Gene Origin Energy, and expanded his domain to cover the chamber.
• Borsway told Li Qi that the Sand Sea 1 lacked enough Nutrient Fluid to advance him to the ninth rank and asked him to conceal the matter.
• Li Qi realized the Nutrient Fluid shortage could have exposed his life gene multiplier, while Borsway assured him the crew would keep the secret.
• Borsway brought Li Qi to a temporary room and advised him to read the Stellar Training Camp messages.
• A communicator projection introduced Gurete Freiming as the Molten Emperor, shocking Li Qi.

Li Qi learned that his life gene level was thirty-two times higher than normal, and the Molten Sector Lord promised to keep the secret while warning him not to reveal it. The next day, Li Qi read about the Stellar Training Camp and its points system, including wagers between new and veteran students, and decided to explore the camp.

• The Molten Sector Lord told Li Qi that his life gene level was thirty-two times higher and promised to keep the secret, while warning that the Empire would stop protecting it if Li Qi revealed it.
• The Molten Sector Lord said Sand Sea 1's crew would be confined to Molten Emperor Star for ten thousand years and invited Li Qi to meet him in the Molten Secret Realm.
• Li Qi considered why the Molten Sector Lord had protected him and suspected that his talent was valuable to the Empire's training system.
• Li Qi read the Stellar Training Camp's messages and learned that the Empire operated three camps, that outsiders could join, and that points were earned through initial rewards and trial missions.
• Li Qi learned that new students could wager points against veteran students during their first three days and decided to visit the Stellar Training Camp.

Li Qi received his Stellar Training Camp rewards and decided to learn more about the camp after noticing an invitation to a points betting duel. When Rolando challenged him to a match for 20 points, Li Qi agreed but began to add a condition.

• Li Qi received 100 initial points, 100 bonus points for comprehending a domain, and a Blood Blade Cone reward for comprehending a planetary-level domain.
• Li Qi recalled that weapons and battle suits likely required points, then decided a betting duel might help him gather information.
• Rolando discussed newcomer Ian’s strength and the Molten Secret Realm with two fellow trainees, who hoped to survive ten trial missions and leave the camp.
• Rolando spotted Li Qi arriving in the plaza and introduced himself before the other trainees could approach.
• Rolando judged Li Qi to be a likely weak newcomer and proposed a betting duel for 20 points, and Li Qi agreed but began to qualify his answer.

Li Qi wagered 50 points against Rolando and defeated him in the Battle Space by revealing his domain. Rolando returned to the plaza having lost the wager and realized Li Qi was a Planetary Level domain genius.

• Li Qi challenged Rolando to a 50-point wager, and Rolando accepted.
• Li Qi and Rolando entered the Battle Space, where both used Cloud Sky Swords as Spirit Readers.
• Rolando charged Li Qi at close range, but Li Qi's green domain slowed him and left him unable to defend against a sword strike.
• Li Qi killed Rolando and won the battle.
• Rolando returned to the plaza, lost 50 points, and recognized Li Qi as a Planetary Level domain genius.

Li Qi paid Rolando for intelligence about the Stellar Training Camp’s Trial Missions and learned about their dangers and the conditions for leaving. The chapter left Li Qi focused on the high casualty rate and the revelation that his Second Father, Ron Royce, had died during a Trial Mission.

• Rolando explained that he lost 50 points to Li Qi after Li Qi defeated him with a domain.
• Li Qi offered Rolando 20 points for information, and Rolando accepted the wager and explained the three types of Trial Missions.
• Rolando described how his Second Father, Ron Royce, had died in a border patrol mission after a trusted friend betrayed him.
• Rolando told Li Qi that Hunting Missions had high casualty rates, and Li Qi recalled the Stellar Training Camp’s reported 47% casualty rate.
• Rolando explained the Trial Mission requirements trainees had to meet before leaving the Stellar Training Camp, then began to mention another way to leave.

Rolando explained the hunting missions and other Stellar Training Camp rules to Li Qi, including the dangers of planetary hunts and how points could be used. Li Qi admitted defeat and left the Virtual Universe, while Rolando received his wager winnings and envied Li Qi’s domain.

• Rolando told Li Qi that passing through the Stellar Training Camp could let him enter the Molten Secret Realm, then described the three dangerous hunting mission types.
• Li Qi considered the risks of hunting missions and asked how many points were needed to enhance his strength and exchange for secret manuals.
• Rolando asked why Li Qi was only Planetary Level Eighth-Order despite being a domain genius, and Li Qi said he had comprehended a domain while traveling to camp.
• Rolando advised Li Qi to buy Force Battle Armor and B-grade flying knives, and Li Qi thanked him before admitting defeat and leaving the battle space.
• Rolando received twenty points from the wager and lamented that he had never comprehended a domain.

Li Qi arrived at the Sand Sea Stellar Training Camp, where Borsway helped him strengthen his Gene Origin Energy and protect the secret of his high life gene level. After receiving approved breakthrough resources, Li Qi advanced to the Stellar Level and began raising his Gene Origin Energy.

• Li Qi and Borsway arrived at Sand Sea Planet, and Borsway explained that the Sand Sea 1 crew had been reassigned under the cover story of spacecraft repairs.
• Borsway brought Li Qi to a restricted enhancement room and used its Nutrient Fluid chamber to raise Li Qi's Gene Origin Energy to the peak of Planetary Level Ninth-Order.
• Li Qi applied for Stellar Level breakthrough resources, received approval, and collected the materials from the camp.
• After resting for five days, Li Qi fused his nine miniature planets into a stellar sphere and broke through to the Stellar Level.
• Li Qi consumed the second set of breakthrough resources and began raising his Gene Origin Energy to the Stellar Level.

Li Qi exchanged points for a first-order Heavy Defense Disc and Force Battle Armor, then used most of his remaining points to enhance his Gene Origin Energy to Stellar Level Third-Order. After adapting to his increased strength, he applied for a trial mission.

• Li Qi compared first-order Mental Force Weapons and exchanged 89 points for a Heavy Defense Disc, then spent 80 points on Force Battle Armor.
• Li Qi considered buying the Soul-Piercing Needle secret technique but chose to spend 60 points on Nutrition Cabin enhancement instead.
• Borsway met Li Qi at the enhancement chamber and watched over him as he entered the Nutrition Cabin.
• After several days of enhancement, Li Qi's Gene Origin Energy rose from Stellar Level First Order to Stellar Level Third-Order.
• Li Qi adapted to his stronger body in the training room, then applied for a trial mission.

Li Qi completed a three-month mineral collection mission on Red-13N and earned 94 points, where he unexpectedly passed Marcel Holke, the disgraced former instructor who had exiled him from Zhaoguang Academy. Back at camp, Li Qi chose to spend most of his points on Nutrition Cabin enhancement to improve his strength rather than save for the Soul-Piercing Needle manual.

• Li Qi landed on Red-13N with the other trainees and received a three-month mission to collect thirteen types of minerals.
• Li Qi entered a mine to gather minerals, while Marcel Holke recognized him and worried about the fate of his family.
• Li Qi worked as a miner for three months, filled several mineral quotas, and earned 94 points, placing near the top of the trial.
• Li Qi considered saving points for the Soul-Piercing Needle but decided to spend 80 points on Nutrition Cabin enhancement to raise his Gene Origin Energy and Spirit Reader levels.

Li Qi led his squad on a six-month Smuggling Inspection Trial Mission, working with the Imperial Inspection Department to seize contraband. Near the mission’s end, the inspection squad planned an ambush near Honglanke Star, and Li Qi joined them in hiding on Satellite W-997 to await the smuggling ship.

• Li Qi upgraded his Gene Origin Energy to Stellar Level Four, applied for a Trial Mission, and learned he would lead a five-member squad on a Smuggling Inspection Patrol Mission.
• Li Qi met his four squad members, earned their willingness to follow his lead, and joined a five-man Imperial Inspection Department team on a planet along a busy route in the Molten Empire.
• Over the following months, Li Qi’s team helped inspect spacecraft and seize smuggled goods as they traveled from planet to planet.
• As the mission neared its end, the inspection squad captain briefed the captains on intercepting a smuggling ship before it reached Honglanke Star.
• Li Qi concealed his criticism of the crude ambush plan, echoed the captain’s salute to the Molten Emperor, and joined the inspection ship as it hid behind Satellite W-997.

Li Qi and his team prepared to investigate a smuggling ship, then joined the Empire inspection team in a surprise boarding operation. After the inspection ship rammed the cargo vessel, its crew abandoned the cargo and tried to escape.

• Li Qi told his teammates about the rough plan and decided they would follow their battle plan if the smugglers resisted.
• The Lizardman captain and the Wolfman discussed their delayed cargo pickup and the valuable shipment aboard their ship.
• The inspection team spotted the smuggling ship near Satellite W-998 and prepared to board without issuing a warning.
• The inspection ship rammed the cargo vessel after using radar shielding to approach unseen.
• The Lizardman and Wolfman ordered the crew to retreat after the engine room was badly damaged.

Li Qi and his team fought two smugglers inside a cargo ship, using their domain and customized weapons to overwhelm them. The One-Eyed man was gravely wounded, while Lilo lost an arm as he tried to flee.

• Li Qi and his teammates entered the cargo ship’s lower corridors and encountered the One-Eyed man and Lilo.
• Li Qi blocked the One-Eyed man’s attack with his Heavy Defense Shield and coordinated his team’s counterattack.
• Li Qi’s female teammate used psychic throwing knives to keep Lilo from reaching the One-Eyed man.
• Li Qi’s domain slowed the One-Eyed man, allowing three teammates to wound him repeatedly through his combat suit.
• The One-Eyed man urged Lilo to run, and Li Qi sent his Round Blade Disc after him, severing Lilo’s left arm.

Li Qi and his team pursued the smugglers into the cargo hold and discovered thousands of frozen people being trafficked as slaves. After Lilo killed one of them to provoke the team, Li Qi killed Lilo and was left shaken by the cruelty he had witnessed.

• Li Qi’s team killed the One-Eyed man while Lilo escaped, and Li Qi led the others in pursuit.
• Lilo drew Li Qi and the team into the ship’s low-temperature cargo hold, where they found rows of metal boxes.
• Lilo tore open a box and revealed a living person frozen inside, exposing the ship’s human trafficking.
• Lilo smashed the helpless captive to death, enraging Li Qi, who overwhelmed him with psychic power and killed him with the Round Blade Disc.
• Li Qi looked over the thousands of boxes and felt the weight of witnessing the universe’s cruelty firsthand.

Li Qi’s patrol team helped eliminate a smuggling crew and learned about the Molten Empire’s ban on slave trading and the Molten Emperor’s strength. After the patrol ended, Li Qi received 140 points, including a perfect-evaluation bonus, and wondered why the department had rated him so highly.

• Li Qi’s team cleared the lower cargo hold and found that the smugglers had recently fled, then waited for orders.
• A teammate explained that the Molten Empire prohibited slave trading, making smuggled Phantom Wing Race slaves far more valuable there.
• Li Qi learned that the Molten Emperor was a world master who had defeated an immortal god head-on.
• The inspection team reported that the smugglers had been eliminated, and the recovered slaves would be settled on life planets in the empire.
• After completing the patrol, Li Qi received 140 points, including a 30-point bonus for a perfect evaluation.
• Li Qi wondered why the Imperial Inspection Department had given him a perfect evaluation.

After completing his second trial mission, Li Qi claimed the Blood Blade Cone and exchanged points for the Soul-Piercing Needle secret art. He mastered its second layer and applied for his third trial mission, the hunting mission.

• Li Qi received the Blood Blade Cone and exchanged 104 points for the Soul-Piercing Needle, leaving him with 51 points.
• Li Qi tested the Blood Blade Cone's flight, attack, and composite forms in the Virtual Universe and found that it greatly increased his strength.
• Li Qi began practicing the Soul-Piercing Needle and reached the Myriad Needle Realm after more than ten days.
• After over half a year and two consultations with Universe-level instructors, Li Qi mastered the Needle-Stabbing Realm.
• Li Qi cultivated for another month, then applied for his third trial mission.

Li Qi studied the Planet Hunting Mission’s rules and realized the criminals had arrived on Qikunli Star first, leaving trainees vulnerable to ambush and betrayal. As he planned to hunt alone and hide after a month, Nahu'en Gul confronted the other criminals over his territory assignments.

• Li Qi reviewed Qikunli Star, the criminal profiles, and the mission’s rewards and rules, noting that trainees could form teams or kill each other without restriction.
• Li Qi realized the criminals might obtain trainees’ equipment and communicators, and that their early arrival gave them time to prepare the planet.
• Li Qi decided to act alone, spend one month completing the basic beast-hunting mission, then hide for the rest of the three-month trial.
• On Qikunli Star, Nahu'en Gul faced two rival criminal groups after a seventh-rank criminal challenged the territory he had assigned.
• Nahu'en Gul stood and picked up his first-rank origin force battle axe.