Chapter Summaries

Ji Xinghuo bought and used a True Essence Injection, then fused and upgraded the Acceleration ability, dramatically increasing his flight speed. After stocking up on Aether Refinement Solvent, he flew east and reached Olympia, where a new arc was set to begin.

• Ji Xinghuo bought three True Essence Injections from the Void Spirit Traveler and learned they enhanced recovery, endurance, metabolism, and toxin expulsion.
• Ji Xinghuo injected one dose, endured its transformation, and gained another opportunity to fuse an Ability Seed.
• Ji Xinghuo fused the Acceleration Ability Seed and tested its rapid starts, stops, and sharp turns.
• Ji Xinghuo accelerated to extreme speeds, upgraded Acceleration to level three, and found he could cruise above 220 meters per second.
• Ji Xinghuo bought thirty doses of Aether Refinement Solvent from the Cold Hill Chieftain and flew east toward Olympia.
• Ji Xinghuo arrived at Olympia after flying through the night.

Ji Xinghuo returned to Olympia, delivered Ren Mian’s gifts and message to Jiangnan Caiyi, then tried to travel to Earth through the Star Gate. After Astral Army forces moved to detain him, he evaded them by entering the Bhopal Star Gate and emerged under fire, facing a charging Celestial King.

• Ji Xinghuo reunited with Jiangnan Caiyi and told her Ren Mian was unable to return and had disbanded their Hunting Team.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Jiangnan Caiyi Ren Mian’s gifts and a Night Demon Ability Seed, then left after she agreed to join him on a future trip to the Bloody Highlands.
• Ji Xinghuo assessed the powerful guards at Olympia’s Star Gate and noticed a Legend from the Qian Yuan Society watching him.
• A female Swordsman and Astral Army soldiers accused Ji Xinghuo of posing a threat to Earth and tried to arrest him.
• Ji Xinghuo evaded the surrounding Legends and entered the Bhopal Star Gate, where he emerged amid gunfire and a charge by a Giant Spirit Martial General Celestial King.

Ji Xinghuo escaped the Bhopal Star Gate fortress and raced through the Indi Kingdom toward the Asia-Pacific Community border after the Qian Yuan Society ambushed him. When hypersonic missiles pursued him, he chose to destroy them and fired three arrows at them.

• Naraji Singh attacked Ji Xinghuo at Bhopal Star Gate, but Ji Xinghuo evaded him and raced through the fortress under heavy fire.
• Ji Xinghuo disabled the fortress defenses with an electromagnetic pulse and Dragon Chant, then slipped through the closing gate.
• Ji Xinghuo flew through Bhopal and headed north at high speed, calling Zhou Yishang to report the ambush and his plan to reach the border.
• Zhou Yishang offered to send people to meet Ji Xinghuo, who continued flying low through the Indi Kingdom to avoid detection.
• Three hypersonic missiles descended from low orbit and tracked Ji Xinghuo, so he drew his battle bow and fired three Tungsten Core Heavy Arrows at them.

Ji Xinghuo fought through the South Asia Alliance’s air defenses and fighter formations while flying north toward the Asia-Pacific Community. He crossed the border over Mount Everest and landed safely on its summit, where he reported his arrival to Zhou Yishang.

• Ji Xinghuo destroyed a hypersonic missile with a Tungsten Core Heavy Arrow, then evaded and blew up a wave of incoming Surface-to-Air Missiles.
• Ji Xinghuo disabled an air defense position with an arrow and an Electromagnetic Pulse while dodging orbital laser fire.
• Ji Xinghuo spotted four invisible fighter formations, shot down their drones and one piloted fighter, and let the escaping Pilot go.
• Ji Xinghuo continued north as the remaining fighters followed at a distance, then crossed the border over Mount Everest and watched them turn back.
• Ji Xinghuo landed on Mount Everest Summit, called Zhou Yishang, and told him he had flown into the country.

Ji Xinghuo returned to Chang'an after escaping the Bhopal Star Gate Fortress and reported the incident to Zhou Yishang. His investigation identified Feng Jiao and raised suspicion of Su Qingqiu, a powerful Astral Army commander, leaving Ji Xinghuo alone with Zhou Yishang to discuss the matter.

• Ji Xinghuo flew from Mount Everest to Chang'an with a Sword Enforcement Team and kept Shen Yucheng's information secret while traveling.
• Ji Xinghuo spoke with Zhao Manying, reassured her that he was safe, and told his family he was returning home.
• Ji Xinghuo reached Qinling Base, where Zhou Yishang, Min Chongwu, Ling Yufei, and Yan Xiao were stunned to learn he was a Super Esper.
• Ji Xinghuo described his return through the Star Gate, and Zhou Yishang ordered the Sharp Sword Bureau to identify the Swordsman who had inspected him.
• Ji Xinghuo identified Feng Jiao and found Su Qingqiu, a high-ranking Commander who had first spotted him at the Star Gate; Zhou Yishang then dismissed the others.

Ji Xinghuo and Li Hui uncovered a Supergravity Bomb buried at Mount Li Park, confirming that the Qian Yuan Society’s attacks on Ji Xinghuo were tied to a plot involving the Wingfolk. Li Hui went to alert the Head of State while Ji Xinghuo carried the bomb west into the desert to await further instructions.

• Ji Xinghuo told Zhou Yishang that Su Qingqiu had ordered Feng Jiao to detain him, but Li Hui said they needed evidence before they could act against her.
• Li Hui heard Ji Xinghuo’s account of the Star Gate incident and agreed to meet him at the Sharp Sword Bureau base.
• Ji Xinghuo flew Li Hui and Zhou Yishang to Mount Li Park, where they dug up a metal object buried beneath a tree.
• Li Hui identified the object as a Supergravity Bomb, and Ji Xinghuo revealed that Shen Yucheng had told him where it was hidden and explained the Qian Yuan Society’s connection to it.
• Li Hui ordered Ji Xinghuo to take the bomb away from Chang'an while he went to see the Head of State; Ji Xinghuo flew west into the desert with it.

Ji Xinghuo transported the Supergravity Bomb toward the Chaidamu Basin with Ye Tongjun and a Sharp Sword Bureau escort, but discovered that Ye Tongjun and two of the legendary swordsmen had betrayed the Bureau. After the ambush erupted, Ji Xinghuo fought back, and Ye Tongjun and the remaining enemy escaped into a sandstorm.

• Ji Xinghuo hid the real Supergravity Bomb inside Azure Rainbow and left an identical metal sphere in his pouch before meeting Ye Tongjun aboard an Aerospace Fighter.
• Ye Tongjun brought Ji Xinghuo and the escort to the Chaidamu Basin, where they waited for instructions from the director.
• Ye Tongjun demanded the item, then revealed her betrayal as neurotoxin incapacitated the Sword Enforcement Team and she shot at Ji Xinghuo.
• Ji Xinghuo evaded Ye Tongjun's shots and shattered the Aura Fighter's arm with a counterpunch, sending him crashing into a sand dune.
• A stone spike pierced the fighter as Ye Tongjun and another legendary escaped amid a sandstorm; Ji Xinghuo identified the remaining enemy as a Sandstorm Lord.

Ji Xinghuo fought Ye Tongjun, the Aura Fighter, and the Sandstorm Lord to protect the surviving Sword Enforcement Team members and the pilot. He captured Ye Tongjun and the Sandstorm Lord alive, then entered the wrecked Aerospace Fighter to treat the wounded.

• Ji Xinghuo defended the surviving swordsmen and attacked the Sandstorm Lord while Ye Tongjun ambushed him, but the Sandstorm Lord escaped underground.
• Ji Xinghuo killed the Aura Fighter, crippled Ye Tongjun, and stopped the Sandstorm Lord from killing her.
• Ji Xinghuo drew the Sandstorm Lord into a prolonged battle, then forged alloy javelins and shattered his sandstorm giant form twice.
• Ji Xinghuo struck the fleeing Sandstorm Lord with a Tungsten Core Heavy Arrow and brought his half-bodied captive back beside Ye Tongjun.
• Ji Xinghuo entered the wrecked Aerospace Fighter to treat the surviving swordsmen and pilot.

Ji Xinghuo survived Ye Tongjun’s ambush, helped expose the Qian Yuan Society’s infiltration, and handed the Supergravity Bomb to the Great Xia Army after the Head of State began a purge. He returned to Chang'an and found Zhao Manying waiting at home.

• Ji Xinghuo treated the surviving swordsmen, and Singing Wind emerged from the fighter to learn that Ye Tongjun and the two Xuanyuan Swordsmen had been defeated.
• A Jiaolong-class battleship arrived under Pei Zonggang’s command and took Ji Xinghuo and the wounded and dead aboard.
• Zhou Yishang told Ji Xinghuo that the Head of State had interrogated the conspirators and launched an operation to purge the Qian Yuan Society’s domestic forces.
• Li Hui told Ji Xinghuo the operation was over and that the Head of State wanted to see him; Ji Xinghuo then handed the Supergravity Bomb to Pei Zonggang.
• Ji Xinghuo returned to Chang'an and found Zhao Manying waiting in his home.

Ji Xinghuo reunited with Zhao Manying and reaffirmed their relationship after returning from the Star Realm, where he had survived attacks and killed or captured three Legends. He gave Zhao Manying powerful treasures and abilities to help her grow stronger, leaving her deeply moved and eager to accept his gifts.

• Ji Xinghuo embraced Zhao Manying, confirmed that he wanted to continue their relationship, and told her about the ambush at the star gate and the dangers he had faced.
• Ji Xinghuo recounted his experiences in the Star Realm while leaving out Ren Mian, and Zhao Manying shared her championship victories and plans to challenge for Legend.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Zhao Manying a Paradise Gem, a Scarlet Emperor Blood Crystal, a True Essence Injection, and the Ability Seeds Manifold Barrier and Eye of Truth.
• Ji Xinghuo explained that Eye of Truth suited Zhao Manying's Quantum Mind better than it suited him, and Zhao Manying accepted the gifts, deeply moved.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Zhao Manying his Spirit Sword Bracelet, saying it would better complement her swordsmanship.

Ji Xinghuo gave Zhao Manying the Spirit Sword Bracelet and received ten billion Asia Yuan from her before going to meet Head of State Ji Daosheng. He met Ji Daosheng and a gathering of the Asia-Pacific Community’s leading Celestial Kings and officials, and Ji Daosheng welcomed him as a junior member of his family.

• Zhao Manying demonstrated her skill with the Spirit Sword Bracelet, controlling sixteen sword lights with precision, and Ji Xinghuo told her the weapon suited her.
• Zhao Manying transferred ten billion Asia Yuan to Ji Xinghuo as a token of her feelings, and the two kissed and spent time together before he prepared to leave.
• Ji Xinghuo traveled with Zhao Manying to the Head of State Residence, where Zhou Yishang met him and escorted him through security.
• Ji Xinghuo entered Ji Daosheng’s office, met the Head of State, and relaxed after Ji Daosheng greeted him warmly.
• Ji Daosheng introduced Ji Xinghuo to seven Celestial Kings and prominent government officials, then said Ji Xinghuo could count as a junior member of his family.

Ji Daosheng revealed that he was considering Ji Xinghuo for his close circle of trusted allies, despite Ji Xinghuo’s individualism and refusal to sacrifice himself. Ji Xinghuo accepted the President’s expectations, leaving Li Hui to explain the details of the offer.

• Ji Daosheng praised Ji Xinghuo’s boldness, while Zhu Xiaorong challenged him and showed hostility toward him as a potential rival for electromagnetic Ability Seeds.
• Ji Xinghuo realized the meeting brought together Ji Daosheng’s longtime comrades and the powerful Aberrants he had cultivated, forming a trusted family that ruled the Asia-Pacific Community.
• Ji Daosheng explained that he had once rejected Ji Xinghuo for putting personal interests first, especially after Ji Xinghuo fled into the Star Realm without the Sharp Sword Bureau’s knowledge.
• Ji Daosheng asked whether Ji Xinghuo would sacrifice himself to save the country and its people, and Ji Xinghuo said he would not.
• Ji Daosheng made an exception because he considered Ji Xinghuo’s talent unmatched and hoped he would contribute to the nation, its people, and humanity.
• Ji Xinghuo accepted Ji Daosheng’s expectations, and Ji Daosheng sent him to Li Hui for more information.

After the Head of State accepted Ji Xinghuo into his inner circle, Li Hui explained the resources, authority, and duties that came with the decision. Ji Xinghuo learned he could choose three Ability Seeds and considered saving one for a rare Titanium Cobalt Dragon Body expected within two years.

• Ji Xinghuo followed Li Hui to Sharp Sword Bureau headquarters and reflected on his new position and the obligations it brought.
• Li Hui told Ji Xinghuo that the Head of State wanted him to contribute his strength to the nation and promised the community’s support.
• Li Hui explained that Ji Xinghuo would receive the highest clearance, minister-level authority, and a nominal promotion to deputy director of the Sharp Sword Bureau; Ji Xinghuo accepted the arrangement on the condition that he avoid daily operations.
• Li Hui offered Ji Xinghuo support from the Astral Department and permission to choose three Ability Seeds from the Esper Reserve for his own use.
• Li Hui recommended that Ji Xinghuo save one choice for a Titanium Cobalt Dragon Body, a rare Starfall Ability Seed that might arrive within two years, and Ji Xinghuo agreed to wait.

Ji Xinghuo learned about the head of state's covert saint-making plan and examined evidence that exposed the Qian Yuan Society's domestic network and its connection to Wei Tianyuan. The group’s overseas forces remained a concern as Ji Xinghuo asked Li Hui what would happen next.

• Li Hui explained the covert group's privileges, its role in the head of state's plan, and that only thirty-five of its sixty-seven members were still alive.
• Ji Xinghuo read the investigation file and learned that the Qian Yuan Society had infiltrated institutions worldwide through more than three hundred spies, including Su Qingqiu and Ye Tongjun.
• The records revealed that Shi Daoyuan had reported Ji Zongbang after Ji Zongbang stole the Rotating Magnetic Field intended for Shi Daoyuan, accidentally helping expose the Qian Yuan Society.
• Ji Xinghuo learned that the head of state’s interrogation had cleared the Shi family and identified Wei Tianyuan, the Star Wanderer, as the spies’ handler.
• Li Hui estimated that the Qian Yuan Society had at least three Celestial Kings, and Ji Xinghuo asked about its overseas forces.

Ji Xinghuo learned that the Asia-Pacific Community had informed other countries about the Qian Yuan Society and was secretly preparing to absorb the South Asia Alliance. After Zhao Manying began fusing an Ability Seed, Ji Xinghuo's siblings arrived and revealed that ADC had ranked him first on the Sky Ladder.

• Li Hui told Ji Xinghuo that the Qian Yuan Society's Stargate remained uncertain, and said the President planned to act against the South Asia Alliance within three years.
• Ji Xinghuo declined to help with routine Qian Yuan Society work, then Zhou Yishang congratulated him on becoming a deputy director.
• Ji Xinghuo returned home and guarded Zhao Manying while she used Expansion Oddities to fuse an Ability Seed.
• Ji Xinghuo's siblings visited, and Zhong Ming told him that the Sky Ladder rankings had updated.
• Ji Xinghuo saw that ADC had ranked him first and described him as the strongest person below Celestial King, citing a video of his escape from the Bhopal Star Gate fortress.

Ji Xinghuo watched a leaked video of his escape from the Indi Kingdom, learned that ADC had ranked him first on the Sky Ladder, and discussed the backlash his strength might provoke. He shared cultivation funds and rare resources with his family, while Zhao Manying joined them after fusing with the Eye of Truth; the chapter ended with Ji Xinghuo choosing to keep his appearance private.

• Ji Xinghuo watched ADC's video of his escape from the Indi Kingdom and realized an unknown faction had leaked footage revealing his speed and maneuvers.
• Ji Xinghuo told his family he was a Super Esper, and Wang Zizhen warned that ADC's praise could draw challenges from Legendary Aberrants.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Ye Dongyun two billion Asia Yuan, a Flora Heart, and other resources to help her begin training as a Plant Witch.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Zhong Ming rare Expansion Oddities, five Super-Limit Ability Seeds, and an Acceleration Ring, while promising Liangqiu Feiyan and Wang Zizhen resources if they passed their aptitude tests.
• Zhao Manying emerged after fusing with the Eye of Truth and told the family she had once fought Ji Xinghuo, who had already been Sky Ladder First.
• Ji Xinghuo refused to release a photo of himself and spent the evening chatting with his family before his siblings left and Zhao Manying stayed overnight.

Zhao Manying challenged Ji Xinghuo to a rematch to test her newly fused Eye of Truth and measure the gap between them. Ji Xinghuo defeated her on Mount Hua and caught her as she fell, and she asked him to love her.

• Zhao Manying asked Ji Xinghuo for a duel, and he agreed to fight her at the mountaintop where they had dueled the previous year.
• Ji Xinghuo flew Zhao Manying to Mount Hua, where she used her sword lights, kinetic abilities, and Spiral Force to wound and pressure him.
• Ji Xinghuo unleashed his full power, broke through Zhao Manying's defenses, and sent her flying from the mountaintop.
• Ji Xinghuo caught the badly injured Zhao Manying and asked whether she wanted to continue fighting.
• Zhao Manying accepted her defeat and told Ji Xinghuo to love her.

After spending the night together on Mount Hua, Ji Xinghuo accompanied Zhao Manying to Empyrean Star Club, where he agreed to help her teammate Qi Feng enter the Star Realm with them. The team began training without Shi Renzhong, and Ji Xinghuo left the club still wondering about the Shi family's connection to the Qian Yuan Society.

• Ji Xinghuo and Zhao Manying spent the night on Mount Hua together and watched the sunrise from the summit.
• Ji Xinghuo drove Zhao Manying home, then took her to Empyrean Star Club for tactical training ahead of her team's home match.
• Ji Xinghuo considered whether Shi Hongyi or the rest of the Shi family had known about Shi Daoyuan's role in the Qian Yuan Society, though he had no evidence.
• Qi Feng asked Ji Xinghuo to take him along when Ji Xinghuo and Zhao Manying entered the Star Realm, and Ji Xinghuo agreed.
• Wang Chaogeng started training without Shi Renzhong, who was absent, and Ji Xinghuo left the club.

Ji Xinghuo reunited with Lu Yunhai and fulfilled his promise by giving him two valuable Ability Seeds, then met Chi Zhonglin and Zhuo Ligetu to deliver their promised gifts. He told Chi Zhonglin that Ren-jie had disbanded their team and gave him a bag from her, leaving Chi Zhonglin suddenly eager to become Ji Xinghuo’s little brother.

• Ji Xinghuo met Lu Yunhai outside Wutong Archery Hall and gave him an Azure Sky Fruit, which Lu Yunhai recognized as an Expansion Oddity.
• Ji Xinghuo gave Lu Yunhai the Super-Limit Ability Seeds All-Around Vision and Winged People's Feather, and Lu Yunhai accepted them.
• Lu Yunhai told Ji Xinghuo that he was marrying Fang Yinping on the twentieth and asked him to be his best man; Ji Xinghuo agreed.
• Ji Xinghuo visited Chi Zhonglin and Zhuo Ligetu, giving Chi Zhonglin Earth Pulse and Zhuo Ligetu Rapid Self-Healing.
• Ji Xinghuo told Chi Zhonglin that Ren-jie had disbanded their team and handed him a bag from her, prompting Chi Zhonglin to cling to Ji Xinghuo’s leg and ask him to take care of him.

Ji Xinghuo met Chi Zhonglin and Zhuo Ligetu but declined to form a permanent team, then visited Yan Wenzhu at the Astral Department to request support. After reviewing the resources available to him, he asked for everything except the options that might expose his secrets.

• Chi Zhonglin and Zhuo Ligetu argued over joining Ji Xinghuo, but he told them he had no plans to form a permanent team.
• Ji Xinghuo warned Chi Zhonglin to stop insulting Aberrants outside the Sky Ladder's top thousand, then left the club without accepting Chi's offer to call in women.
• Ji Xinghuo learned Jing Ji and Yuan Chongzhen were still in the Star Realm, so he went to the Astral Department to meet Yan Wenzhu.
• Yan Wenzhu promised the Astral Department would provide Ji Xinghuo with whatever resources it had and presented him with a list of options.
• Ji Xinghuo said he wanted all the listed resources except ability advancement, coaching teams, and Class Template analysis and planning.