Chapter Summaries

Ye Fan attended a welcome banquet with Emperor Star Palace core disciples, where Ke Jingwu warned him about the powerful opponents waiting to challenge him. As the gathering ended, two top-ranked disciples offered Ye Fan generous terms and a chance to form an alliance.

• Wang Hao and Nangong Shu chose an outlying table, while Ye Fan joined Daili, Davis, and Ke Jingwu.
• Ye Fan confirmed that he had chosen Cave Mansion No. 7 and accepted seven challenge letters, surprising the other guests.
• Ke Jingwu warned Ye Fan about Tan Tai Xuan and Arthur Barker, and Davis promised to send him information about his opponents.
• Ke Jingwu introduced Ye Fan to a female martial artist from the Landy Family and a genius from the Rothschild Family, who both extended olive branches and offered generous terms.

After the banquet, Ye Fan rejected lavish recruitment offers from powerful families, determined to focus on cultivation. He entered the Legacy Temple, where the system rewarded him and the temple matched him with the Tier 3 Deity legacy of the Wind Thunder Spear God.

• Ye Fan left the banquet with Wang Hao and Nangong Shu, who praised the value of making the most of his first chance to receive a legacy.
• Nangong Shu asked whether any core geniuses had tried to recruit Ye Fan, and Ye Fan described offers from the Landy Family and the Rothschild Family.
• Ye Fan refused both offers, saying he believed his potential was worth far more and wanted to cultivate without distractions.
• Ye Fan reached the Legacy Temple, received three Enlightenment Points from the system, and was admitted as a first-class Martial God Legacy bearer.
• The temple examined Ye Fan's affinity for thunder, fire, and wind and his spear skills, then matched him with the Tier 3 Deity legacy of the Wind Thunder Spear God.

Ye Fan entered the Wind Thunder Spear God's ancient shell and experienced its battles, improving his spear technique and understanding of Wind-Thunder Conception. Meanwhile, a DuPont Family matriarch learned of Ye Fan's victory on Ziwei Emperor Star and hurried to secure his connection to her daughter Ai Wei.

• Ye Fan's consciousness entered an ancient shell and found himself facing a one-legged, bull-like beast in a chaotic world.
• The Wind Thunder Spear God fought the beast with a spear, and Ye Fan's mastery and conception improved as he experienced the battles.
• Ye Fan continued witnessing the Wind Thunder Spear God's battles against strange beasts, starry sky races, and humans, while learning its Wind-Thunder spear technique.
• A DuPont Family intelligence officer told the family's matriarch that Ye Fan had won the Emperor Star Tower preliminary battle and set the second-highest score in its hundred-year records.
• The matriarch ordered the family to help Ai Wei grow stronger so she could enter the Emperor Star Palace, then left to welcome her daughter and pursue Ye Fan.

Ai Wei rejected Polaina DuPont's offer to help her reach the Ziwei Emperor Star, resolving to grow stronger and reunite with Ye Fan. After spending nearly three months mastering the Wind Thunder Spear God Legacy, Ye Fan left the Legacy Temple as his newbie protection period neared its end.

• The Spirit of Inheritance connected Ai Wei to Polaina DuPont, who offered family support to help Ai Wei enter the Ziwei Emperor Star.
• Polaina DuPont revealed that Ye Fan had placed first in the Blue Star Youth Martial Arts Tournament and the Ziwei Emperor Star's freshmen opening battle, and said her family wanted Ai Wei back at his side.
• Ai Wei rejected Polaina's explanation, insisted Ye Fan would only love her, and hung up before deciding to work harder and earn a place on the Ziwei Emperor Star next year.
• Polaina DuPont privately said she expected Ye Fan to fall within the DuPont Family's grasp.
• Ye Fan mastered his Fifth-tier Spear Technique, Spear Technique Profound Meaning, and Spear Dao Star Art during his time in the Legacy Temple.
• After learning he had spent two months and twenty-five days in the temple, Ye Fan left as the newbie protection period approached its end.

After completing a first-class Martial God Legacy with a Flawless Grade evaluation, Ye Fan emerged from three months of seclusion stronger in his spear arts, Star Art, Psychic Power, and willpower. His battles against seven veteran core disciples were about to begin, and Long Qing believed Ye Fan could shake up Emperor Star Palace.

• Rumors spread that Ye Fan had accepted challenges from seven core Super Prodigies, with their wagered battles set to begin after his rookie protection period ended.
• Ma Yunteng told Long Qing that Ye Fan had earned a Flawless Grade evaluation in the Legacy Temple.
• Ma Yunteng reported that Ye Fan had advanced his spear mastery and Wind-Thunder Star Art to major accomplishment during the legacy.
• Long Qing praised Ye Fan's comprehension and welcomed the pressure he would bring to the veteran core disciples.
• Ye Fan emerged from the Legacy Temple after nearly three months, having raised his Psychic Power and willpower from level 36 to level 37.
• Daili greeted Ye Fan as Di Yi and Hambuyev arrived with her.

After three months of secluded cultivation, Ye Fan reunited with Daili, Di Yi, and Hambuyev, then spoke with his family and prepared for his coming battle. On the day his challenge against seven veteran core disciples began, crowds filled the Star Martial Arena, where Daili spotted a betting board.

• Daili, Di Yi, and Hambuyev welcomed Ye Fan out of secluded cultivation and learned he had gained much from the Martial God Legacy.
• Ye Fan treated his friends to a meal, read messages from his family, and spent an hour talking with them by phone.
• Ye Fan replied to Ai Wei and others, then returned to the Martial Arts Room to train for the battle three days later.
• Ye Fan's newcomer protection period ended, and he prepared to face seven veteran core disciples at the Star Martial Arena.
• Di Yi, Hambuyev, Daili, and other disciples paid for seats as spectators flocked to the arena.
• Daili noticed a betting board and suggested they bet on Ye Fan.

Ye Fan joined Di Yi, Hambuyev, and Daili at the Star Martial Arena, where they planned to bet on his matches against core students. After giving them betting points, Ye Fan arranged for Daili to place a large bet on his seventh match, provoking Taro Asō, who vowed to make him regret it.

• Ye Fan entered the Star Martial Arena and received one Enlightenment Point from the system.
• Daili told Ye Fan she planned to bet on him, and Ye Fan transferred one hundred Emperor Star Palace Points each to Daili, Di Yi, and Hambuyev.
• Daili, Hambuyev, and Di Yi each bet on Ye Fan's seventh match against Arthur Barker.
• Ye Fan tried to bet five thousand points on his own victory, but the recorder refused because betting on oneself was prohibited.
• Ye Fan asked Daili to place the five-thousand-point bet for him, and Taro Asō grew furious after seeing Ye Fan ignore him and threatened him.

Ye Fan faced Taro Asō in the seventh match after betting five thousand Emperor Star Palace points on himself, drawing skepticism from veteran disciples. He defeated the rank-twenty-ninth core disciple with one spear strike, securing his first victory and advancing his challenge toward the top twenty.

• Emperor Star Palace students and core disciples discussed Ye Fan's wager and doubted he could rise into the top twenty so soon.
• Gan Jiumei told the Yaoguang Star students that the Myriad Beasts Demigod wanted to guide Ye Fan, while Huyan Zhuoye vowed to catch up to him.
• Marcus watched Ye Fan from a private viewing room, hoping to see how much he had improved.
• Taro Asō entered the Star Martial Arena and warned Ye Fan that he would pay for his arrogance.
• Ye Fan matched Taro Asō's Martial Dao Skill and Conception, then used Weapon Control to disrupt Taro Asō's blade.
• Ye Fan pierced through Taro Asō's defense with one spear strike and sent him off the arena.

Ye Fan defeated Aso Taro with a single spear strike, then faced the spear genius Fang Yongnian in a fierce duel. He defeated Fang Yongnian after fifty exchanges, leaving the spectators astonished by how far he had advanced in only three months.

• Ye Fan defeated Aso Taro, whose lackeys accused him of a sneak attack, but Aso Taro admitted defeat and left.
• Davis, Ke Jingwu, and the Landy Family and Rothschild Family geniuses praised Ye Fan's rapid improvement and discussed betting on his next matches.
• Fang Yongnian challenged Ye Fan, explaining that he had once wanted to reclaim Ning Feiyu's cave dwelling but now wanted to test their Spear Art.
• Ye Fan and Fang Yongnian fought with nearly equal mastery until Fang Yongnian unleashed his God-Tier Spear Art, Ten Thousand Paths Spear Codex.
• Ye Fan used Three Thousand Thunder Illusions and his self-created Spear Art to find an opening, then stopped his Silver Dragon Spear at Fang Yongnian's chest.
• Fang Yongnian accepted defeat, thanked Ye Fan for showing mercy, and left as the spectators marveled at Ye Fan's skill.

Ye Fan swept through his third, fourth, and fifth matches, defeating Popov, Huo Yanyan, and another opponent with his lightning techniques, True Sun Fire, and wind-and-thunder avatars. He then faced Tan Tai Xuan, who entered the Star Martial Arena prepared to challenge him over Ning Feiyu's cave mansion.

• Sima Honglie and Ma Yunteng praised Ye Fan's precision and exceptional talent, with Ma Yunteng predicting he could become humanity's strongest Mountain Sea Realm martial artist.
• Tan Tai Xuan judged that Ye Fan was still unworthy of Ning Feiyu's cave mansion and believed she had a seventy percent chance of defeating him.
• Arthur Barker learned that Ye Fan had bet five thousand Emperor Star Palace Points on winning their possible seventh match and confidently dismissed Ye Fan's chances against a top-twenty core disciple.
• Ye Fan defeated Popov with lightning techniques, then beat Huo Yanyan with a spear strike empowered by True Sun Fire.
• Ye Fan summoned his wind and thunder avatars to win his fifth match, while Huyan Zhuoye despaired over the widening gap between them.
• Tan Tai Xuan stepped onto the arena and pointed her sword at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan faced Tan Tai Xuan in the Star Martial Arena after choosing Ning Feiyu’s former Cave Mansion No. 7, and their battle drew a crowd expecting her to avenge her senior brother. Tan Tai Xuan’s Heaven-Forged Silk-Rain Sword overwhelmed Ye Fan’s clones, leaving him poised to reveal the Ancient God Spear Technique.

• Ye Fan tried to explain his choice of Cave Mansion No. 7, but Tan Tai Xuan demanded that he defeat her before speaking.
• Ye Fan and Tan Tai Xuan began their duel on the Star Martial Arena, where she unleashed the God-tier Heaven-Forged Silk-Rain Sword.
• Ye Fan used Three Thousand Thunder Illusions to create Wind and Thunder clones, but Tan Tai Xuan’s layered Sword Light gradually suppressed them.
• The Wind and Thunder clones shattered under Tan Tai Xuan’s attack, while Daili worried that Ye Fan would lose.
• Ye Fan exhaled and prepared to reveal part of the Ancient God Spear Technique.

Ye Fan turned the battle against Tan Tai Xuan around by using the Tier 3 God-tier Ancient God Spear Technique, defeating her and shattering her sword. After winning, he told her that Ning Feiyu would want more human geniuses to carry on his spirit and protect their civilization.

• Emperor Star Palace students expected Ye Fan to lose, but Marcus believed he still had a hidden trump card.
• Ye Fan unleashed Ancient God Spear Technique—Wind Thunder Skybreaker and tore through Tan Tai Xuan’s Heavenly Edge Silk Rain Sword Light.
• Ye Fan’s spear strike pierced Tan Tai Xuan’s sword formation, knocked the Autumn Water Longsword from her hand, and cracked the weapon.
• Ma Yunteng and Sima Honglie recognized that Ye Fan’s Tier 3 Star Art had overwhelmed Tan Tai Xuan’s Tier 1 God-tier Star Art.
• Ye Fan apologized to Tan Tai Xuan and said Ning Feiyu would want human geniuses to inherit his spirit and lead humanity into the Cosmic Starry Sky.
• Tan Tai Xuan’s eyes regained a trace of light as she listened to Ye Fan.

Tan Tai Xuan let go of her grief over Ning Feiyu and began transforming her sword Dao, while Ye Fan prepared to challenge top-twenty core disciple Arthur Barker. Their battle began with a fierce clash of spear and lance.

• Tan Tai Xuan thanked Ye Fan, took her hairpin and cracked Autumn Water Longsword, and resolved to devote herself to the Martial Way.
• Sima Honglie and Ma Yunteng recognized that Tan Tai Xuan had untied her heart’s knot and begun nurturing Law Germination.
• Ye Fan recovered and prepared to face Arthur Barker, whose Earth-and-Fire techniques, armor, shield, and lance made him a formidable opponent.
• Arthur Barker entered the Star Martial Arena in full armor as Ye Fan summoned two Wind Thunder Avatars and unleashed Wind Thunder Skybreaker.
• Ye Fan and Arthur Barker charged and clashed weapons, while Arthur’s shield swept toward Ye Fan’s waist.

Ye Fan fought Arthur Barker in the Star Martial Arena, where Arthur revealed Earth Attribute Law Germination and trapped Ye Fan in the gravity space of Painted Prison. Ye Fan held his ground with his clones, but Arthur’s advantages in Martial Dao Skill and Artistic Conception left the fight at a critical point.

• Di Yi, Hambuyev, and Daili DuPont watched eagerly as Ye Fan faced Arthur Barker, with wagers and points riding on the outcome.
• Arthur Barker used an earthen-yellow shield to attack Ye Fan while his other shields blocked the two Wind-Thunder clones.
• Ye Fan evaded the shield strike, but Arthur’s round shield formed a circle around him and created a crushing gravity space called Painted Prison.
• Davis and Ke Jingwu recognized that Arthur had cultivated Earth Attribute Law Germination and combined it with the Emperor-tier high-grade Painted Prison technique to counter Ye Fan’s movement.
• Ye Fan and his two clones attacked Arthur with Wind Thunder Skybreaker, and the two fighters clashed with their spears inside the gravity space.
• Ye Fan felt suppressed by Arthur’s Martial Dao Skill and Artistic Conception and considered revealing more of his trump cards.

Ye Fan used his Space Attribute to evade Arthur Barker’s Painted Prison and wear him down during their duel. He spotted Arthur’s wavering resolve and launched the Ancient God Spear Art’s sure-kill strike, Wind Thunder Meteor Star.

• Arthur Barker pressed Ye Fan with his Fire Attribute spear technique, while Ye Fan’s Sky Breaking Shuttle struck Arthur’s shield but only forced him back.
• Ye Fan’s Martial Arts Mastery and Martial Dao Artistic Conception improved under the pressure, but he decided to avoid direct clashes and gradually exhaust Arthur.
• Ye Fan used his Space Attribute Dao Seed to jump beyond Arthur’s Painted Prison, shocking Arthur and the spectators.
• Ye Fan repeatedly escaped Arthur’s attempts to trap him, forcing Arthur to spend energy in pursuit while Ye Fan’s own Space Jump consumed his resources.
• Ye Fan noticed uncertainty in Arthur’s eyes and unleashed the Ancient God Spear Art’s sure-kill strike, Wind Thunder Meteor Star; the spear radiance vanished as Arthur sensed imminent danger.

Ye Fan overwhelmed Arthur Barker with a space-piercing spear strike, establishing himself as one of Emperor Star Palace’s strongest young disciples. Arthur conceded, leaving Ye Fan with a record-setting rise into the top twenty core disciples.

• Ye Fan’s Wind Thunder Meteor Star pierced Arthur Barker’s defenses and blasted him away, leaving him coughing blood despite his earth-attributed turtle-shell pendant.
• Arthur recognized that Ye Fan had mastered the Space Attribute, while spectators and palace figures marveled at his power and potential.
• Ma Yunteng and Sima Honglie noted that Ye Fan had reached the top twenty in only three months, surpassing Ma Yunteng’s thirteen-month record.
• Arthur, bloodied and unable to continue, conceded the match to Ye Fan.

After defeating Arthur Barker, Ye Fan entered the top twenty core disciples and became the center of attention at Emperor Star Palace. His challenge-match winnings pushed his Emperor Star Palace Points fortune past 120,000, and he resolved to spend it to grow stronger.

• Daili, Di Yi, Hambuyev, and the spectators celebrated Ye Fan’s victory over Arthur Barker, while Huyan Zhuoye gave up on competing with him.
• Marcus admitted that Ye Fan’s rapid progress had widened the gap between them, and Ke Jingwu considered how soon Ye Fan might challenge Fido Coleman.
• Arthur Barker congratulated Ye Fan, praised his potential, and accepted that he had become Ye Fan’s stepping stone.
• Ye Fan received wager winnings from seven victories, bringing his Emperor Star Palace Points total to more than 120,000.
• Ye Fan decided that using his wealth to improve his strength was better than hoarding it.

After his Star Martial Arena victory, Ye Fan collected his betting points and returned to his cave residence to review his battles and train. He defeated Number Two Ironclad Silver Guard, then asked Number One Ironclad Silver Guard for advice on how to improve quickly.

• Sima Honglie found that Ye Fan had 125,400 Emperor Star Palace points, impressing him and Ma Yunteng.
• Female martial artists and palace disciples crowded around Ye Fan after his arena battle, but he declined their attention and returned to his cave residence.
• Ye Fan reviewed his seven battles, then challenged Number Two Ironclad Silver Guard in the Martial Arts Room.
• Ye Fan gained control of the fight and defeated Number Two Ironclad Silver Guard with a spear strike.
• Ye Fan declined Number One Ironclad Silver Guard's challenge and asked him how to strengthen himself in the short term.

Ye Fan assessed ways to improve his strength and used the Emperor Star Palace marketplace to buy treasures for his vitality and physical cultivation. Meanwhile, Demigods gathered at the Martial God Hall Council and speculated that a newly emerged Human Race genius had prompted the meeting.

• Ye Fan reviewed his progress and identified his vitality, physical body, and Silver Dragon Spear as areas to strengthen.
• Can Jiu explained that powerful figures on Ziwei Emperor Star periodically scanned geniuses, so he stayed hidden in the Divine Fire Space, then advised Ye Fan to upgrade the Silver Dragon Spear into an Emperor Weapon.
• Ye Fan browsed the Emperor Star Palace marketplace and ordered one hundred Divine Blood Pills for 10,000 Emperor Star Palace Points.
• Ye Fan found the treasures needed to continue cultivating the Glazed Golden Body, noted their high cost, and reflected on the martial path's heavy resource demands.
• At the Martial God Hall Council, Wu Ying Demigod told the arriving Demigods that the meeting had likely been called because an unparalleled Human Race genius had emerged.

The Human Race’s Demigods gathered in the Martial God Hall to discuss Ye Fan’s extraordinary talent and decide whether to grant him the Divine Blessing. Long Qing said Ye Fan might surpass Ma Yunteng, and the council unanimously approved the blessing.

• The Demigods assembled as projections in the Martial God Hall’s Grand Council Chamber, and Long Qing, Elder Candle Flame, and Thor the Thunder God appeared.
• Elder Candle Flame praised Ye Fan’s emergence and said the Human Race’s future depended on young talents like him.
• Thor the Thunder God asked whether Ye Fan’s potential really rivaled Ma Yunteng’s, and Long Qing said Ye Fan might even surpass him.
• Ma Yunteng nodded seriously at Long Qing’s assessment, leaving Thor and the other Demigods stunned.
• Long Qing called for a vote on granting Ye Fan the Divine Blessing, and the Demigods unanimously agreed.