Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao and his teammates entered the newly emerged Volcano Other Dimension Space to investigate its harsh terrain, despite warnings that rescue systems were incomplete. After surveying the Supply Point, Han Jiangxue and Li Weiyi headed west while Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan set out east toward the lava lake, hoping to find Lava Ghoul Witches.

• Jiang Xiao and the other students entered the Volcano Other Dimension Space, where extreme heat and volcanic ash made exploration difficult.
• Han Jiangxue led the team to the Supply Point and drew a rough map of the surrounding terrain.
• Han Jiangxue and Li Weiyi flew west toward the smoking volcano while Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan remained behind to explore east.
• Wu HaoYang suggested splitting up, but An YouYou refused.
• Jiang Xiao told Xia Yan he hoped to find Lava Ghoul Witches and obtain their Star Pearls, and they headed toward the lava lake.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan encountered a team being overwhelmed by a Lava Ghoul General in the volcano, and Xia Yan asked Jiang Xiao whether they should intervene. The chapter ended with Jiang Xiao answering her stern demand with an absurd question about having a child.

• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan trekked through the volcanic terrain and paused beside a lava lake.
• Xia Yan spotted a nearby team being pursued by a Lava Ghoul General and asked Jiang Xiao whether they should help.
• Jiang Xiao assessed the struggling team's weaknesses and noted that the terrain hindered the Magic System member's Vines.
• Xia Yan impatiently demanded a clear decision, while Jiang Xiao said they could help but did not need to.
• Jiang Xiao called Xia Yan his big bro and asked whether she could give birth to his child.

Xia Yan killed a Lava Ghoul General that had pursued Yuan Xuanchen’s team, and Jiang Xiao copied the team’s map information. As Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan reached a cave deeper in the mountains, they found a group of small red demons and Jiang Xiao tried calling one “Lakanishu.”

• Yuan Xuanchen called for help while his team fled a Lava Ghoul General, and Xia Yan killed the demon with one strike.
• Xia Yan asked Yuan Xuanchen for his team’s map as compensation for saving them, and Jiang Xiao copied its information.
• Jiang Xiao explained to Xia Yan that he had waited to intervene so they could gain the team’s gathered information.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan reached a cave surrounded by small red demons that had been stacked together to resemble a bonfire.
• As the red demons charged, Jiang Xiao tried to communicate with them by saying, “Lakanishu?”

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan fought a group of Lava Ghouls, then explored their cave after discovering the creatures’ unusual defenses. They heard a Lava Ghoul Witch deeper inside, and Xia Yan eagerly prepared to hunt it.

• Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao fought off the Lava Ghouls, with Jiang Xiao using Voice of Silence to stop four of them from forming Bursting Flame Balls.
• Seven Lava Ghouls fled and disguised themselves as a campfire, but Xia Yan killed them despite Jiang Xiao suggesting they preserve the creatures for the exam.
• Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao approached the nearby cave and went inside to investigate its terrain.
• A strange cry came from deeper in the tunnel, and Xia Yan identified it as a Lava Ghoul Witch and urged Jiang Xiao onward.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan found two Lava Ghoul Witches performing a ritual in a cave, but competition officials ordered them to leave and offered compensation. The officials then asked them to record the witches’ behavior, leaving Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan surprised that they were being told to watch.

• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan crept deeper into the hot cave and discovered two Lava Ghoul Witches dancing around a bonfire built by Lava Ghouls.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan realized the witches might be trying to have offspring, and Jiang Xiao lamented that he could not wait through their pregnancy.
• Competition staff contacted Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan, ordered them to gather monster intelligence and leave, and offered two Lava Ghoul Witch Star Pearls as compensation.
• Jiang Xiao negotiated for better compensation, accepted the offer, and asked to stay briefly to watch the witches.
• Xia Yan began carrying Jiang Xiao out, but the staff asked them to record the ritual for research, leaving them startled by the request.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan watched two Lava Ghoul Witches, then continued exploring the mountains and fighting Lava Ghouls. After nearly a day of travel, they reached the highest peak, where their teamwork and Jiang Xiao’s healing kept them going farther than the other contestants.

• Xia Yan stopped Jiang Xiao from watching the Lava Ghoul Witches directly and recorded them with his headband camera.
• Jiang Xiao teased Xia Yan about falling in love with him, and she threw him to the ground before they returned to their usual banter.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan traveled through the mountains for nearly twenty-four hours, fighting small Lava Ghoul groups and solitary Lava Ghoul Generals as Blessing eased their fatigue.
• Xia Yan charged a lone Lava Ghoul General, and she and Jiang Xiao killed it together and absorbed energy through their blades.
• The location map showed Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan had traveled farther into the mountains than any other contestants.

As the students in the hotel watched the competition broadcast, Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan fought a large group of Lava Ghouls and killed a Lava Ghoul Witch with their blades. Afterward, they agreed to use the same Star Skill-sealing tactic at the National Competition.

• Students at the hotel noticed Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan’s red dots far inside the volcano, while one student mocked their progress.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan encountered more than twenty Lava Ghouls and a Lava Ghoul Witch after two days in the volcanic wasteland.
• Jiang Xiao used Voice of Silence to suppress the creatures’ Star Skills while he and Xia Yan charged into the group with giant blades.
• Xia Yan killed the Lava Ghoul Witch, and the pair fought the remaining creatures until they fled; a hostile student at the hotel was removed after smashing a table.
• Xia Yan suggested they seal away Star Skills and rely on their blades at the National Competition, and Jiang Xiao agreed.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan hunted another Lava Ghoul Witch in the Volcanic Other Dimension Space, and Xia Yan used her Star Power Body to destroy the group quickly. They left with the Witch’s corpse, but Xia Yan forgot Jiang Xiao’s pack and squeezed him when he called her “baby.”

• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan noticed they had not encountered any Lava Ghoul Warriors during their three-day expedition and suspected the absence was part of the exam.
• Xia Yan decided to kill the Lava Ghoul Witch herself and told Jiang Xiao to activate Yearning Halo without using Silence.
• Xia Yan transformed into a giant Star Power figure and crushed the Lava Ghoul Witch and several Lava Ghouls with her enormous blade.
• Xia Yan picked up the Witch’s corpse and Jiang Xiao, then ran away without the Marching Pack containing their map.
• Jiang Xiao shouted for the pack, and Xia Yan squeezed him for calling her “baby,” prompting him to swear he would never call her that again.

Jiang Xiao’s team emerged from the volcanic competition exhausted, returned to the hotel, and slept through the aftermath. After waking, Jiang Xiao learned the results and award ceremony were imminent, and Hai Tianqing offered him a mysterious letter to get him to wake Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan.

• An LuMing greeted Jiang Xiao’s team as they left the Volcanic Other Dimension Space, and the exhausted contestants boarded buses and fell asleep.
• Han Jiangxue woke Jiang Xiao at the hotel and gave him two Lava Ghoul Witch Star Beads, which he absorbed to raise Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Silver Quality Lv.5.
• Jiang Xiao and Li Weiyi washed up and used Blessing to recover before Jiang Xiao fell asleep again.
• Hai Tianqing woke Jiang Xiao after he had slept for a day and night and told him the competition results and award ceremony would be announced around ten o’clock.
• Hai Tianqing gave Jiang Xiao two more Lava Ghoul Witch Star Beads from the organizers and offered him a mysterious letter if he woke Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan in time.
• Jiang Xiao used Blessing on Hai Tianqing after hearing about the letter, while Li Weiyi refused to get out of bed.

Jiang Xiao learned that his team had won the Second Wasteland Reclamation Competition, then attended the awards ceremony, where he was named MVP and received another Fallen Shadow Witch Star Pearl. He wondered whether to keep the pearl for himself and upgrade Voice of Silence before the national competition.

• Jiang Xiao received 10 Skill Points from the Inner Star Map, confirming that his team had won the competition.
• Security guards caught Jiang Xiao listening outside Room 306, but Xia Yan recognized him and dragged him into the room.
• Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan that the results would be announced soon and that his Bell Chime and Bearing Seal might improve in quality.
• The team attended the awards ceremony, where Jiang Xiao received a Fallen Shadow Witch Star Pearl and was named MVP.
• Jiang Xiao considered keeping the MVP Star Pearl to raise Voice of Silence toward Platinum Rank before the national competition.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue met Qin Wangchuan, who warned them that the Pioneering Legion wanted to recruit them as Pioneer Apprentices. Jiang Xiao remembered his agreement with Two Tails and realized he had already been reserved as a Night Watch Apprentice.

• Jiang Xiao browsed comments on his championship Weibo post during evening study until Han Jiangxue told him to put his phone away.
• Jiang Xiao spotted Qin Wangchuan outside the classroom and told Han Jiangxue that the young man from Central Avenue had come to see them.
• Qin Wangchuan introduced himself to Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan, then explained that he had come to warn them about the Pioneering Legion's interest in recruiting them as Pioneer Apprentices.
• Han Jiangxue questioned Qin Wangchuan's motives, while he assured the siblings he would try to represent them and protect their freedom to choose.
• Jiang Xiao recalled Two Tails's letter and concluded that he had already been reserved as a Night Watch Apprentice.

Jiang Xiao and his teammates received offers from the Beijiang Province Star Warrior Association and several universities, including Northern National Defense Science and Technology University. Han Jiangxue set her sights on Emperor Capital Star Warrior, while Principal Yan agreed Jiang Xiao could leave for a top university.

• Jiang Xiao celebrated having received two offers, and Zhou Yi served him and Xia Yan a late-night meal.
• The Beijiang Province Star Warrior Association admitted Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, and Li Weiyi by special exception, and Jiang Xiao asked for more Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads.
• Several universities sent invitations to recruit the team, but Han Jiangxue tactfully declined them after consulting with the school.
• Northern National Defense Science and Technology University offered the team admission, and Li Weiyi said he needed to discuss the invitation with his family.
• Han Jiangxue told Jiang Xiao she wanted to attend Emperor Capital Star Warrior, while Xia Yan reaffirmed that she did not want to join the military.
• Jiang Xiao asked Principal Yan to let him leave after graduation, and Principal Yan agreed on the condition that he attend a first-rate university.

As the college entrance examination approached, Li Weiyi announced he was leaving for an interview at Northern National Defense Science and Technology University, while Jiang Xiao sought rare Star Pearls to improve his team's abilities. The chapter ended with Principal Yan kicking Jiang Xiao out of his office and students spreading rumors about the incident.

• During practical training, Li Weiyi told Jiang Xiao, Xia Yan, and Han Jiangxue that he would leave for Liao Lian City to interview at Northern National Defense Science and Technology University.
• Li Weiyi promised to return for the college entrance examination, and Xia Yan said she planned to apply to a university in the capital.
• After Li Weiyi left, Jiang Xiao asked Xia Yan to help obtain Lava Ghoul Witch Star Pearls so he could upgrade his Star Skills.
• Jiang Xiao visited Principal Yan and argued that the school should reward the team with a Fallen Shadow Witch Star Pearl for Han Jiangxue to learn Voice of Silence.
• Principal Yan kicked Jiang Xiao out, and students circulated rumors mocking the principal and Jiang Xiao's request.

Jiang Xiao and his teammates were summoned to meet Pioneering Legion soldiers Qin Wangchuan and Zhang Bingyang, who invited them to become Pioneer Apprentices. Jiang Xiao revealed that he was already promised a Night Watch Apprenticeship and asked to join both, provoking Xia Yan to kick him out of the office.

• Xia Yan and Su Rou praised Jiang Xiao's 121-point English score, and Jiang Xiao joked about dreaming of being with Han Jiangxue.
• Liu Ye summoned Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, and Jiang Xiao to Principal Yan's office after Li Weiyi left for an interview in Liao Lian.
• Qin Wangchuan and Zhang Bingyang introduced themselves as Pioneering Legion soldiers and honored the Han and Xia families' pioneering predecessors.
• Qin Wangchuan described the training, Star Map plans, and Star Pearl support available to Pioneer Apprentices.
• Jiang Xiao said he had already been promised a Night Watch Apprenticeship and asked whether he could become both kinds of apprentice.
• Xia Yan kicked Jiang Xiao through the office door, and his scream echoed through the teaching building.

After Han Jiangxue rejected the Pioneering Army’s offer, Jiang Xiao tried to join as an apprentice but remained committed to Two Tails and the Night Watch Legion. Principal Yan rewarded the trio with Star Pearls, leaving Jiang Xiao to decide whether to use his Fallen Shadow Witch Star Pearls to upgrade Voice of Silence or save them for Han Jiangxue.

• Jiang Xiao told Qin Wangchuan he wanted to become a Pioneer Apprentice, and Qin explained that the Pioneering Army and Night Watch Legion could not train him simultaneously.
• Qin Wangchuan suspected Jiang Xiao’s Night Watcher instructor was a Light Chaser, but Jiang Xiao stayed loyal to Two Tails and stopped negotiating after the Pioneering Army withdrew.
• Principal Yan gave Han Jiangxue two Star Pearls and Xia Yan one, then told Xia Yan to repair the door she had broken.
• Jiang Xiao identified Han Jiangxue’s Star Pearls as Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads and Xia Yan’s as a Fallen Shadow Assassin Star Pearl.
• Jiang Xiao considered upgrading his Gold-quality Voice of Silence with his Fallen Shadow Witch Star Pearls or saving them for Han Jiangxue to try absorbing.

Li Weiyi returned to class after securing early admission to a key military academy, while his teammates prepared for exams and the National High School League. Wu HaoYang arrived at Jiangbin No. 1 High School to challenge Xia Yan, and the chapter ended with Jiang Xiao confronting him by threatening to tell the teacher he had skipped class.

• Li Weiyi announced his admission to the class with Li Qingmei, and Ye Lanxiang assigned him classroom duties while requiring him to accompany Jiang Xiao's team in practical exams.
• Wu HaoYang came to Jiangbin No. 1 High School and loudly challenged Xia Yan to a one-on-one fight.
• With Xia Yan away, Wu HaoYang invited other students to spar, then swept Xing Lang back with his wooden blade and demanded a worthy opponent.
• Su Rou livestreamed the confrontation as the students grew embarrassed that no one would fight Wu HaoYang.
• Jiang Xiao arrived with grilled cold noodles and told Wu HaoYang he would report him to the teacher for skipping class, making Wu HaoYang awkwardly plead with him not to.

Jiang Xiao watched Xia Yan fight Wu HaoYang, then met a mysterious foreign girl who called herself Caesar and demanded to know where the creature that let people see the future had gone. After Caesar escaped into the crowd, Jiang Xiao was left shaken by the encounter and held Han Jiangxue’s hand to reassure himself she was real.

• Jiang Xiao recognized Wu HaoYang as Qian Zhuang and urged him to fight Xia Yan before buying him grilled cold noodles.
• Xia Yan borrowed Han Jiangxue’s Wooden Great Blade and fought Wu HaoYang as students and Su Rou watched and cheered.
• A blond, blue-eyed girl took Jiang Xiao’s hand, called herself Caesar, and asked where the Star Beast that let him see the future had gone.
• Caesar threatened Jiang Xiao and slipped away through the crowd after warning that liars would have their hearts torn apart.
• Jiang Xiao used Silence to quiet the students and ran after Caesar, but Hai Tianqing dispersed the crowd before Jiang Xiao could find her.
• Han Jiangxue found Jiang Xiao alone, and he held her hand tightly to reassure himself she was real.

Jiang Xiao tried to regain focus on his studies and prepare for the National High School League as Han Jiangxue’s exceptional talent made her famous nationwide. The chapter ended with Xia Yan offering Jiang Xiao a Lava Ghoul Witch Star Pearl.

• Jiang Xiao’s distraction over the mysterious girl hurt his history test results, so Han Jiangxue continued helping him study for the College Entrance Examination.
• As the National High School League approached, Jiang Xiao focused on the competition and read through the contestants’ profiles with Li Weiyi.
• Han Jiangxue’s thirty Star Slots drew national attention, and her fame surged across Weibo and CCTV news.
• Xia Yan called Jiang Xiao outside and offered him a surprise if he said something nice.
• Jiang Xiao reached behind Xia Yan and discovered that she was holding a Lava Ghoul Witch Star Pearl.

Jiang Xiao absorbed Xia Yan’s Lava Ghoul Witch Star Beads and upgraded Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Gold quality, discovering that both Star Skills had gained new effects. He and Xia Yan prepared to test Bell Chime’s stronger healing before Han Jiangxue interrupted them.

• Xia Yan gave Jiang Xiao four Lava Ghoul Witch Star Beads, and he absorbed them to raise Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Gold Quality.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that Gold Bearing Seal could mark a target from a distance and could be removed.
• Jiang Xiao tested Gold Bell Chime and found that its sound calmed him and Xia Yan, while its description no longer limited healing to the body.
• Jiang Xiao asked Xia Yan if he could cut her to test Bell Chime’s healing, and Xia Yan offered to cut him instead.
• Han Jiangxue came out of the training room and asked what Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan were doing.

As the National High School League approached, Jiang Xiao and his teammates learned that the competition would be held in Chang'an and prepared for the dangers of its surrounding Other Dimension Spaces. The chapter ended with Xia Yan admiring Jiang Xiao's Gold Star Skills and asking him to show his Star Map whenever she needed encouragement.

• Jiang Xiao studied the National High School League roster and learned that Yuan Qinghua had reached the Star River Stage, drawing attention away from Han Jiangxue.
• Hai Tianqing told the team he would lead them to Chang'an for the competition, and Han Jiangxue and Li Weiyi discussed why the Ancient Imperial Tomb would be a dangerous examination site.
• Hai Tianqing announced that intensive training would begin the next day and promised to prepare plans for the Other Dimension Spaces around Chang'an.
• After training, Xia Yan asked Jiang Xiao to show his Star Map, admired its Gold Star Skills, and asked him to display it whenever she needed confidence.