Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao gave Mu Yi a giant blade and urged him to pursue a pure agility-combat path before asking Two Tails to rescue him from a rampaging Lava Ghoul Witch in the Calamity Shadow Ruins. After Two Tails defeated it, Jiang Xiao obtained its Star Pearl and discovered that Little Little had found his stash of snacks.

• Mu Yi asked Jiang Xiao for an autograph, and Lu Renjia explained that Mu Yi had been wasting resources trying to learn Medical Star Techniques.
• Jiang Xiao gave Mu Yi his giant blade and told Lu Renjia to say he was waiting for Mu Yi at Emperor Capital Star Warrior as a pure agility-combat warrior.
• Jiang Xiao called Two Tails into the Calamity Shadow Ruins to save him from a Gold Rank Lava Ghoul Witch that was beating up Lure Jiang Xiao.
• Two Tails swiftly defeated the Lava Ghoul Witch and threw its Star Pearl to Jiang Xiao, who found that its Bell Chime and Bearing Seal skills were still Silver Quality.
• Jiang Xiao coaxed Little Little away from the fight, but it ate a whole bag of spiced beef cubes along with the packaging.

Jiang Xiao killed the Lava Ghoul Witch and absorbed its Star Pearl, upgrading Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Platinum Quality. He discovered that the upgraded skills could mark groups and spread healing between them, but the healing turned the fleeing Lava Ghoul into a synchronized, aggressive force charging toward him.

• Jiang Xiao and Lure Jiang Xiao fought the Lava Ghoul Witch, its underlings, and three Lava Ghoul Generals, while Two Tails shot the Witch through the head with a Dark Silver arrow.
• Lure Jiang Xiao took the dead Witch’s Star Pearl as the surviving Lava Ghoul gathered around one of their number and then fled.
• Jiang Xiao’s Star Map upgraded Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Platinum Quality, and he found he could mark multiple targets at once and cancel the marks at will.
• Jiang Xiao used Bell Chime on Lure Jiang Xiao, causing its healing waves to leap between the marked Lava Ghoul and heal the group.
• The healed Lava Ghoul stopped fleeing, formed up, and charged Jiang Xiao with synchronized attacks.

Jiang Xiao tested the upgraded Bell Chime and Bearing Seal while fighting Lava Ghouls, then completed a grueling journey with Two Tails to the outskirts of the volcanic Sacred Ruins. He passed the Night Watch Army checkpoint and continued toward the smoking volcano, wondering whether the ruins lay inside it.

• Jiang Xiao discovered that his Platinum Bell Chime could calm emotions, while Two Tails felt no change because she was already composed.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails fought the Lava Ghouls, and Little Little’s Ice Roar killed the creatures within its range.
• Jiang Xiao tested Bell Chime and Bearing Seal, finding that Bell Chime could direct up to three beams through six leaps and that Bearing Seal could mark selected groups.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails traveled for a day through the volcanic region, with Little Little cooling and carrying the exhausted Jiang Xiao.
• Two Tails presented their identification documents at the Night Watch Army checkpoint, and the soldier let them pass toward the Sacred Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao rested across Little Little’s back as they approached the smoking volcano and wondered whether the Sacred Ruins were inside it.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails inspected a Night Watcher-guarded Sacred Ruins in the Volcanic Other Dimension Space, where Lava Ghouls poured through a Portal. Two Tails then pushed Jiang Xiao from their flying horse to test his training, and he used Star Beads, Light of Reversal, and Space-Time Gap to land safely before she ordered him to run.

• Jiang Xiao spotted Lava Ghoul Witches, and Two Tails warned him that the open, heavily watched Sacred Ruins was no place to collect Star Pearls.
• Two Tails showed Jiang Xiao the Portal, where Lava Ghouls poured out in chaotic waves and Night Watchers kept watch.
• Two Tails offered to let Jiang Xiao experience the battle below, then flew away with him after he refused to jump.
• Two Tails pushed Jiang Xiao from the horse, but he returned with Space-Time Gap and clung to Little Little.
• Two Tails kicked Jiang Xiao off again, and he absorbed Lava Ghoul Star Beads, used Light of Reversal and Space-Time Gap, and landed safely.
• Two Tails ordered Jiang Xiao to run, and he shouted that he liked Qin Wangchuan.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails devised a way to train Gold Rank Lava Ghoul Witches inside the Calamity Shadow Ruins so they might eventually become Platinum Rank. They captured more witches and left Little Little to control the battles, while it waited hopefully for more snacks.

• Jiang Xiao explained that the Lava Ghoul Witches had already crossed the threshold to Gold Rank and proposed training them further inside the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Two Tails approved the plan but said Little Little should control the battlefield, and Jiang Xiao reluctantly agreed to put his mount to work.
• Jiang Xiao kicked a seventh Gold Rank Lava Ghoul Witch into the ruins as he and Two Tails continued capturing witches.
• Little Little intimidated the newcomer with an Ice Roar, then watched as the six veteran witches charged and attacked it.
• Little Little returned its attention to a package of beef jerky and hoped Jiang Xiao would bring more snacks.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails returned from the Volcanic Other Dimension Space and drove toward Jiangbin City for New Year's. On the way, Jiang Xiao urged Two Tails to embrace life beyond duty and questioned her about Three Tails, while Two Tails affirmed she had chosen him for his loyalty.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails cleaned up at the military camp, then decided to drive back to Jiangbin City instead of going to an armory.
• Jiang Xiao tied Two Tails' hair and invited her to spend New Year's with him, but she initially refused.
• Jiang Xiao suggested that Two Tails send dumplings to Little Little and argued that small comforts could become precious memories during a life of military service.
• Two Tails said she should not meet Han Jiangxue because her poor attitude might spoil Jiang Xiao's New Year's.
• Jiang Xiao deduced that Three Tails had deeply hurt Two Tails and was connected to her decision to take him as an apprentice.
• Two Tails denied that Jiang Xiao's lack of strength had mattered, explaining that she valued the loyalty flowing through his blood.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails reunited and prepared New Year goods together, while Han Jiangxue returned home for the holiday. The chapter left the three of them celebrating a brighter New Year as Jiang Xiao and Two Tails put up Spring Festival couplets.

• Jiang Xiao returned home, found Two Tails sleeping in his bed, and later discovered she had left without saying goodbye.
• Two Tails came back the next afternoon, and Jiang Xiao took her shopping for New Year goods; photos of the pair appeared on Weibo.
• At the farmers' market, Jiang Xiao bought dumpling filling and wrappers, and Two Tails questioned why they would make dumplings instead of buying frozen ones.
• Han Jiangxue returned from vacation, and the siblings welcomed Two Tails to spend the New Year with them.
• On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Han Jiangxue visited her parents' photograph while Jiang Xiao and Two Tails put up Spring Festival couplets at Room 701.

Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails celebrated New Year's Eve together, exchanging gifts and sharing dinner before visiting Little Little in the Calamity Shadow Ruins. The holiday ended with Han Jiangxue keeping both of Jiang Xiao's chibi figurines, while the Lava Ghoul Witches still showed no sign of evolving.

• Two Tails joined Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue in making dumplings, and she told Jiang Xiao that other-dimensional openings had risen sharply and the unstable front was moving east.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails set off firecrackers, then the three shared New Year's Eve dinner; Two Tails gave Jiang Xiao 17 Di Jin Zhe Star Beads, and he gave her a handmade hair tie.
• After midnight, Jiang Xiao and Two Tails brought the leftover food and dumplings to Little Little in the Calamity Shadow Ruins, where Jiang Xiao tested Lights of Reversal on several Lava Ghoul Witches without causing them to evolve.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that he had mixed up the brocade pouches containing the chibi figurines for Han Jiangxue and himself, and Han Jiangxue confiscated both figures and hung them on her phone case.

Jiang Xiao raised Earth Light, Star Stealth, and Vice Minister to Platinum, discovering that Vice Minister could transform him into several Different Dimension Creatures and create decoys in those forms. As Jiang Xiao and Two Tails drove toward the Daxi City Armory, they planned to test whether a White Ghoul Witch disguise could help him explore the Upper Snowfield and find a missing Pioneering Army or Night Watch predecessor.

• Jiang Xiao absorbed ten Di Jin Zhe Star Beads, raising Earth Light, Star Stealth, and Vice Minister to Platinum and removing the first two skills’ side effects.
• Jiang Xiao tested Vice Minister’s transformations, changing his appearance, height, weight, and skin color and successfully imitating several humanoid creatures, including a Lava Ghoul Witch.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that a decoy summoned while he was a Lava Ghoul Witch also appeared in that form, though it could not transform back or use Star Skills.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails drove toward the Daxi City Armory and discussed restarting the Upper Snowfield plan by sending a White Ghoul Witch-shaped decoy among the White Ghosts.
• Two Tails advised Jiang Xiao to try the disguise carefully, and Jiang Xiao asked what he should do if he found a missing Pioneering Army or Night Watch predecessor; Two Tails fell silent.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails entered Daxi City’s Armory to find Savage Female Witches and collect their Star Pearls. After Jiang Xiao’s Platinum Grand Blessing crippled an Ape Ghoul King, he wondered whether he had healed it to death.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails reached the Armory and ran toward the Saint Ruin, looking for Savage Female Witches.
• Jiang Xiao charged into a forest ambush and discovered a large Savage group with many Female Archers and Savage Female Witches.
• Jiang Xiao fought through the Savages, but an Ape Ghoul King killed the Female Witch he had caught.
• Jiang Xiao used Platinum Grand Blessing on the Ape Ghoul King while the Savages and Ape Ghouls fought each other.
• The Ape Ghoul King collapsed, and Jiang Xiao asked Two Tails if he had healed it to death.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails hunted Savage Female Witches until his Yearning and Dawn skills reached Platinum, revealing that Yearning could either drain or restore vitality and Star Power. He tested its new time-marking effect on a group of Savage Male Knives and grew stronger as they exhausted themselves attacking him.

• Jiang Xiao decapitated the Ape Ghoul King with Two Tails' help, then gathered Savage Female Witch Star Beads while Two Tails directed the hunt.
• Jiang Xiao absorbed the ninth Gold Quality Savage Female Witch Star Bead, raising his skills to Platinum and changing Yearning so it could transfer vitality and Star Power in either direction.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails tested the Platinum aura and discovered that its rotating time markings caused different effects for each of them.
• Jiang Xiao let four Savage Male Knives attack him, gaining vitality and Star Power as their strength and energy drained away.
• Abundant Star Power upgraded to Silver Quality Lv.4, and the exhausted Savage Male Knives fled while Two Tails watched.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails returned to Earth after gaining a Platinum Star Slot and bringing fourteen Savage Female Witches into the Calamity Shadow Ruins. After selling Star Pearls in Jiangbin City, Jiang Xiao decided to buy Two Tails a spacious car as thanks.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails returned to Earth, and he added fourteen Savage Female Witches to the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Two Tails explained that the creatures had formed three factions, and she assigned Little Little to keep them in check.
• Jiang Xiao discussed helping Little Little advance in rank once Two Tails had more Star Power than it did.
• Jiang Xiao sold twelve Ape Ghoul Star Pearls and an Ape Ghoul King Star Pearl at Ruifeng Trading House for 322,000 yuan.
• Jiang Xiao decided to buy Two Tails a spacious car after the school year ended.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails trained in the Snowfield Sacred Ruins as Jiang Xiao slaughtered White Ghosts and Two Tails watched his fighting technique. Meanwhile, Jiang Xiao’s White Ghost Witch disguise explored the Upper Dimension, where it spotted a group of creatures that included a real White Ghost Witch.

• Jiang Xiao fought Silver Rank White Ghosts in the Sacred Ruins, using Lights of Reversal to raise the ranks of five Brass Rank creatures while Two Tails controlled the battlefield.
• Jiang Xiao sent White Ghosts into the Calamity Shadow Ruins, where the creatures inside temporarily stopped fighting each other to attack the newcomers and Little Little fed on one.
• Two Tails admired Jiang Xiao’s massive-blade technique and decided she might ask him to teach her.
• Jiang Xiao Witch used its White Ghost Witch disguise to frighten off a Gold Rank White Ghost and continued west through the Upper Dimension in search of traces of its predecessors.
• Jiang Xiao Witch carved the character “Night” into a tree near a cliff, then saw a group of creatures below, including a real White Ghost Witch.

After surviving seven days of being hunted in the Upper Dimension, Jiang Xiao returned to the Snowfield Sacred Ruins and struggled with the purpose of his mission and the cost of Two Tails’ training. Two Tails admitted that she believed repeated deaths would forge him into a stronger warrior, while privately hoping she would be the one to die and Jiang Xiao the one to return home.

• Jiang Xiao abandoned his post to slaughter White Ghosts, and Two Tails followed him into the Calamity Shadow Ruins to talk.
• Jiang Xiao told Two Tails that he had died twenty-nine times during his search and doubted he could find his way home or help the people he sought.
• Two Tails urged Jiang Xiao to return, but he chose to keep training and collecting Star Pearls with her at his side.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao that three Savage Female Witches had died, and Jiang Xiao defended Little Little while suggesting they use a hot-air balloon.
• Jiang Xiao accused Two Tails of wanting him to die, and she explained that she believed facing death would make him fight harder to survive.
• Two Tails called dying in battle a form of glory and privately hoped she would be the one to die while Jiang Xiao returned home.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails returned from the Sacred Ruins after his Green Glow and Endurance reached Diamond quality, and he tested his new strength on the way home. Over a late-night feast, he thanked Two Tails for training him and prepared to compete in the World Cup, while she reminded him to honor the twenty-nine fallen soldiers.

• Jiang Xiao’s Green Glow and Endurance reached Diamond quality, and a Diamond Star Slot appeared on his Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart.
• Jiang Xiao used his enhanced strength and Diamond Green Glow to fight off White Ghosts, then filled the Calamity Shadow Ruins with more creatures before leaving the Snowfield with Two Tails.
• Jiang Xiao tested Green Glow on a lone White Ghost, and Two Tails measured the strike’s range at forty-eight to fifty-two meters.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails returned to Garden Community, where Two Tails ate the barbecue Jiang Xiao bought and then joined him in a much larger takeout feast.
• Jiang Xiao thanked Two Tails for helping him grow stronger, and she told him to earn a good ranking and live up to his twenty-nine deaths and the twenty-nine fallen heroic souls.

Jiang Xiao returned to Emperor Capital City for school while Lure Jiang Xiao studied Star Pearls for a purification skill and prepared a room for Two Tails. At the university, Jiang Xiao learned that Qin Wangchuan had added Gu Shi'an’s missed training to his workload, and he ended up smoking with them.

• Two Tails gave Lure Jiang Xiao a message listing three Star Pearls with offensive and purification abilities, including the Rock Pillar Spirit’s Stone Spirit Stone Brain.
• Lure Jiang Xiao decided to buy Two Tails a large bed, rearranged her room, and moved Jiang Xiao’s trophies and championship photo into the bookcase.
• Jiang Xiao landed in Emperor Capital City, ordered a large bed for Two Tails, and headed to Imperial Capital Star Warrior University.
• Jiang Xiao found Qin Wangchuan and Gu Shi'an smoking in his dormitory and learned Gu Shi'an had missed training to go on an off-campus mission.
• Qin Wangchuan told Jiang Xiao that Gu Shi'an would rest and that his training volume would be counted against Jiang Xiao, who picked up a cigarette and joined them.

During an overnight training session, Jiang Xiao broke through to the Star Cloud Peak, surprising Qin Wangchuan. Over breakfast, Jiang Xiao asked Qin Wangchuan to recommend him for the World Cup individual event, but Qin Wangchuan refused, leaving Jiang Xiao determined to prove his ability.

• Qin Wangchuan drove Jiang Xiao through an all-night run, repeatedly hitting him with a soccer ball and urging him to advance beyond the Star Cloud Stage.
• Jiang Xiao sensed a surge of Star Power, kicked the ball back toward Qin Wangchuan, and reached the Star Cloud Peak without absorbing a Star Pearl.
• Qin Wangchuan resumed training Jiang Xiao and praised his composure, while Jiang Xiao joked that the Night Watch Army's instructors trained better.
• Jiang Xiao and Qin Wangchuan ate breakfast, and Jiang Xiao asked about teacher recommendations for the school tournament and the World Cup.
• Jiang Xiao asked Qin Wangchuan to recommend him for the World Cup individual event, but Qin Wangchuan refused because he considered it a matter of national honor.
• Jiang Xiao told Qin Wangchuan that he would prove his strength and persuade him.

Jiang Xiao fought Qin Wangchuan in the Martial Arts Arena, impressing him with his close-combat skills before Qin used mist and binding Star Skills to trap him. Qin offered Jiang Xiao a Letter of Recommendation if he escaped, and Jiang Xiao immediately broke free, leaving Qin to suspect he had been pretending to struggle.

• Jiang Xiao defended himself against Qin Wangchuan’s attacks with exceptional blade skills and taunted him about his unsettled fighting style.
• Qin Wangchuan released dense mist that countered Jiang Xiao’s Silence and used black lines to bind him.
• Qin Wangchuan explained Jiang Xiao’s weaknesses and challenged him to escape within five minutes in exchange for a Letter of Recommendation.
• Jiang Xiao abruptly broke free and appeared beside Qin Wangchuan, who realized Jiang Xiao might have been faking his struggle.

Jiang Xiao received Qin Wangchuan’s recommendation for the World Cup, then revealed his Star Map and discussed his rare teleportation skill with him. Qin Wangchuan insisted that Jiang Xiao register the skill with the Star Association, and Jiang Xiao left to gather his documents.

• Qin Wangchuan gave Jiang Xiao a recommendation letter but told him he would need to earn recognition from other Pioneering Instructors.
• Jiang Xiao explained that he had recently absorbed the Space-Time Gap Star Skill, and Qin Wangchuan warned him not to stray from his support-focused strengths.
• Jiang Xiao reluctantly showed Qin Wangchuan his Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart, including its platinum-grade Space-Time Gap Star Slot.
• Qin Wangchuan urged Jiang Xiao to register the Space-Time Gap with the Star Association and told him to bring his identification and certificates.
• Jiang Xiao returned to his dormitory for his documents and noticed that he still lacked his Pioneering Army and Night Watch officer certificates.

After receiving his Star Warrior Association registration, Jiang Xiao sought a second Letter of Recommendation for the World Cup selection and invited Fang Xingyun to lunch. Fang Xingyun read Qin Wangchuan’s recommendation and questioned why Jiang Xiao kept his Star Slots secret.

• Qin Wangchuan helped Jiang Xiao complete his registration, then wrote him a Letter of Recommendation after their sparring match.
• Jiang Xiao called Fang Xingyun to ask for another recommendation, and she invited him to eat hot pot at Seven Virtues Yuan.
• Fang Xingyun drove Jiang Xiao to the restaurant, where he fell asleep in the car after training through the night.
• Jiang Xiao showed Fang Xingyun Qin Wangchuan’s Letter of Recommendation and assured her its claims were accurate.
• Fang Xingyun read the letter and asked whether Jiang Xiao hid his Star Slots because he felt inferior or feared making others feel inferior.