Chapter Summaries

After the World Cup, Jiang Xiao and the National Team returned to Huaxia, where they received honors, publicity duties, and rewards. The chapter ended with Jiang Xiao asking Imperial Capital Star Warrior University for Void Calamity Shadow Star Beads as part of its World Cup rewards.

• Jiang Xiao and the National Team arrived at Imperial Capital International Airport on July 15, 2017, and received a warm welcome from fans and reporters.
• The National Star Warrior Association awarded Jiang Xiao five Void Calamity Shadow Star Beads and Han Jiangxue three, while Jiang Xiao calculated that he still needed one more to upgrade both of his Space-Type Star Skills to Diamond Quality.
• Jiang Xiao and the National Team completed interviews and promotional activities, and Jiang Xiao learned that the Star Association would keep his World Cup trophy on display for six months.
• Imperial Capital Star Warrior University kept Jiang Xiao, Hou Mingming, Zhao Wenlong, and Song Chunxi's team for promotional work before bringing them back to discuss their World Cup rewards.
• Vice Principal Yang Chensan gave Jiang Xiao a cash reward, but Jiang Xiao ignored the money and repeatedly asked for Void Calamity Shadow Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue reviewed three Star Pets Emperor Capital Star Warrior University offered them, each suited to different weaknesses and combat needs. Jiang Xiao found the Bamboo Bear especially appealing, but the siblings had not yet chosen a pet.

• Vice Principal Yang Chensan offered the siblings a chance to capture a Star Pet and said Jiang Xiao could still pursue the Void Calamity Shadow Star Bead.
• Jiang Xiao and Yang Chensan discussed the Chongming Bird, and Han Jiangxue examined its perception, scouting, and combat abilities.
• Yang Chensan presented the Giant Troll Flame King as an offensive protector for Jiang Xiao, who thought Two Tails would be a much better choice.
• Jiang Xiao examined the Bamboo Bear's six Star Skills and was amused by its laziness-and-gluttony Negative State.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue considered star-pet and Star Skill options before deciding to head home for vacation. After Jiang Xiao messaged Two Tails asking for a Calamity Shadow Ruins Star Pearl, she ordered him to report to the northwest immediately.

• Principal Yang explained the Bamboo Bear’s strengths, laziness, and risks as a star pet, while Jiang Xiao considered whether his Bell Chime could help manage it.
• Principal Yang offered Han Jiangxue Star Pearl options and asked her to decide by the start of sophomore year; he reminded Jiang Xiao to prepare for his freshman make-up exams.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue planned to return home and visit Xia Yan, while Jiang Xiao considered testing whether a Diamond Level Decoy could unlock a Star Map.
• At Xia Yan’s rented home, Jiang Xiao found two Swaying Chimes playing and asked what to do with them.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao to report to the northwest immediately after he asked for a Calamity Shadow Ruins Star Pearl as a reward; Jiang Xiao hurriedly replied that he was wrong.

Jiang Xiao returned to Jiangbin City with Han Jiangxue, prepared to resume training in the Snowfield, and reunited with Two Tails. Two Tails brought him a Void Calamity Shadow Star Bead, leaving Jiang Xiao eager to upgrade his star skills while she settled into the home.

• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan returned to Jiangbin City, and the siblings cleaned their dusty home before counting their Star Pearls.
• Jiang Xiao decided to return to the Snowfield to farm Star Pearls and upgrade Decoy, and Han Jiangxue insisted on joining him.
• Two Tails arrived at Jiang Xiao's home on August 5 and praised him for fulfilling his promise after the World Cup.
• Two Tails gave Jiang Xiao a Void Calamity Shadow Star Bead, and he hurried off to study it.
• Jiang Xiao told Two Tails that he had recruited an arrogant girl into the Night Watch Army for her to train, while Two Tails found a wardrobe full of denim hot pants.

Jiang Xiao upgraded Space-Time Gap and Calamity Shadow Ruins to Diamond quality and tested his expanded teleportation ability. After discovering he could teleport across Jiangbin City and take Two Tails with him, he began preparing to test his improved Calamity Shadow Ruins.

• Jiang Xiao absorbed nine Void Calamity Shadow Star Beads, raising Space-Time Gap and Calamity Shadow Ruins to Diamond quality.
• Jiang Xiao failed to teleport to Neon and the imperial capital, but successfully traveled from his home to Xia Yan's villa in Jiangbin City.
• Jiang Xiao returned home and startled Two Tails, then explained that his upgraded Space-Time Gap could teleport him farther.
• Jiang Xiao connected Light of Reversal to Two Tails, whose Star Power raised his Star River Stage to Lv.2.
• Jiang Xiao touched Two Tails' shoulder and teleported them both to the doorway, confirming that Diamond Quality Space-Time Gap could carry another person.
• Two Tails asked Jiang Xiao to test whether Calamity Shadow Ruins had also improved.

Jiang Xiao discovered that his Calamity Shadow Ruins had expanded into a vast space, then discussed Two Tails’ Light Chasing Squads and possible Star Pets over a meal with her, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan. Two Tails favored the Bamboo Bear for its versatility, while Jiang Xiao ended the gathering by drunkenly joking that he should knock her out and try embedding her in his Star Map.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails explored the expanded Calamity Shadow Ruins and estimated it was about 60 by 60 meters and ten meters high.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao that Tiangou and the Shadow Crow had joined her command, Da Sheng was her choice for a vacant captain position, and Hou Mingming could be tested alongside him.
• Jiang Xiao bought skewers and drinks, and Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan joined him and Two Tails for lunch.
• Two Tails judged Xia Yan unsuited to the Night Watch and said Hou Mingming’s potential depended on her combat output.
• Han Jiangxue showed Two Tails information about the Bamboo Bear, Chongming Bird, and Giant Troll Flame King, and Two Tails recommended the Bamboo Bear for its versatility.
• After Two Tails said she could do what the Giant Troll Flame King could do, Jiang Xiao joked that he should knock her out and try embedding her in his Star Map.

Jiang Xiao tried to absorb Two Tails while she slept, but she caught and restrained him before accepting the hot honey water he had brought. Later, Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails entered the Snowfield and efficiently hunted White Ghoul Witches, leaving Jiang Xiao with 101 Silver Quality Star Pearls and a plan to raise Blessing and Decoy to Diamond Quality.

• Jiang Xiao sneaked into Two Tails's room to test whether he could absorb her, but she woke, twisted his arm behind his back, and pinned him down.
• Jiang Xiao gave Two Tails hot honey water, then left after she told him to go.
• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails set out for the Snowfield while Xia Yan stayed home, and Han Jiangxue gave Jiang Xiao a Great Blade.
• The trio fought their way to the Sacred Ruins, where the Night Watch Army welcomed Jiang Xiao and prepared a cabin for them.
• Han Jiangxue used her Flame Puppets, Barren Wind, and Ice Roar to support Jiang Xiao and Two Tails as they hunted White Ghoul Witches, though an accidental vitality transfer caused Han Jiangxue to faint and the battle to turn chaotic.
• After eight hours, Jiang Xiao collected 101 Silver Quality White Ghoul Witch Star Pearls, enough to raise his Platinum Quality Blessing and Decoy by one minor level.

After Jiang Xiao unlocked Diamond Quality Blessing and Decoy, the immense power of Blessing left him incapacitated, while summoning the upgraded Decoy nearly drained his Star Power. The chapter ended with the Decoy revealing a Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart filled with empty Star Slots.

• Jiang Xiao absorbed a Silver Quality White Ghoul Witch Star Pearl and unlocked Diamond Quality Blessing and Decoy.
• Jiang Xiao used Diamond Quality Blessing, producing eight enormous pillars of Holy Light, but the skill overwhelmed him and left him dazed for thirty seconds.
• Two Tails warned Jiang Xiao not to use Blessing at that level again because its effect on him was too strong.
• Jiang Xiao summoned a Diamond Quality Decoy at the cost of eight shares of Star Power, replacing his previous Platinum Decoy.
• The new Decoy discovered a Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart with nine empty Star Slots as Han Jiangxue and Two Tails watched in astonishment.

Jiang Xiao tested the limits of his lure and discovered that it lacked his Inner Star Map and could not retain Star Skills when replaced. After Han Jiangxue learned about his dangerous trips to the Upper Dimension and his plans to search for their missing parents, Jiang Xiao comforted her and decided she should absorb the Black Void's End Star Bead.

• Han Jiangxue and Two Tails examined Lure Jiang Xiao and found that he had a Star Map but no Inner Star Map or its special benefits.
• Lure Jiang Xiao absorbed five White Ghost Star Beads before gaining Bronze Green Glow in one of his nine Star Slots.
• Jiang Xiao summoned a replacement lure, and the previous lure shattered while the new one appeared with a spiral mask and nine empty Star Slots.
• Jiang Xiao revealed that he had repeatedly entered the Upper Dimension to investigate human traces and had seen a human-built cabin there.
• Han Jiangxue worried about Jiang Xiao's life and confronted Two Tails, but Jiang Xiao and his lure separated them and reassured her.
• Han Jiangxue hugged Jiang Xiao, who promised their goals would come true and considered having her absorb the Black Void's End Star Bead.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails tested how Lure Jiang Xiao’s body behaved when killed, while planning the Star Skills he would need in the Upper Dimension. Two Tails arranged trips to acquire several Star Beads, then decided they would stay in the Calamity Shadow Ruins and train until Jiang Xiao’s Star Skills advanced beyond Diamond Quality.

• Jiang Xiao urged Han Jiangxue to absorb the Black Void's End Star Bead, arguing that its mobility Star Skills would strengthen their team.
• Lure Jiang Xiao and Two Tails planned a Star Skill setup that included Ghost Tiger perception, Shadow Crow escape skills, and Star Demon healing techniques.
• Two Tails killed Lure Jiang Xiao to test whether his body contained a Star Pearl, and found none; his corpse dissolved into starlight after about eight minutes.
• Two Tails arranged for Jiang Xiao to obtain Star Demon and Ghost Tiger Star Beads in Yanzhao and Dameng Province.
• Two Tails decided they would remain in the Calamity Shadow Ruins and keep killing until Jiang Xiao’s Star Skills leveled up again.

Jiang Xiao returned home with Han Jiangxue and Two Tails, and the group made plans for their upcoming trips and training. Han Jiangxue failed to absorb a Black Void's End Star Skill at first, but succeeded with her final Star Pearl, advancing to the Star River Intermediate Stage and gaining a powerful spatial barrier skill.

• Jiang Xiao persuaded Han Jiangxue to rest and arranged for Two Tails to accompany him to the third-level Star Down in Dameng Province.
• At home, Han Jiangxue planned to visit a Star Cave with Xia Yan and He Xu, while Jiang Xiao planned to travel with Two Tails.
• Han Jiangxue failed to absorb a skill from her first Black Void's End Star Pearl, then used the remaining two in succession until her sixteenth Star Slot lit up.
• Han Jiangxue advanced to the Star River Intermediate Stage and demonstrated a spatial barrier that transported the trio to another part of the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao kissed Han Jiangxue's hand and called her the Lady God of Magic, prompting Xia Yan to scold him.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails traveled to a public Other Dimension training ground in Under the Starry Sky, where they discussed the spreading Sacred Ruins and the soldiers stranded in the Upper Dimension. Two Tails avoided meeting old comrades who wanted to join her Light Chasing Group, but Jiang Xiao challenged her reasoning and she told him to switch to his Decoy and absorb the Ghost Tiger Star Beads.

• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao that Sacred Ruin openings were becoming less frequent but spreading across a wider area, and she described the Night Watch Army’s goal of creating an independent Light Chasing Group.
• Jiang Xiao explained that he intended to find the stranded Night Watch Soldiers in the Upper Dimension and bring back what they had learned, and Two Tails urged him not to place too much pressure on himself.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails reached the military camp outside Ulan City and entered the Under the Starry Sky Other Dimension with Hou Zihou.
• Hou Zihou gave Two Tails Ghost Tiger Star Beads gathered by her former comrades, who hoped she would visit them, but she left without seeing them.
• Two Tails said she avoided the soldiers because only two qualified for her special team, and Jiang Xiao argued that those not selected would still feel honored.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao to switch to his Decoy and absorb the Star Beads.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails hunted Ghost Tigers so Lure Jiang Xiao could absorb Star Skills, then prepared to meet Two Tails’s former comrades. The chapter ended as Jiang Xiao recognized that Two Tails was looking forward to reuniting with the Night Watch Soldiers and promised to look after her.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails killed a Ghost Fox, but Jiang Xiao chose not to absorb its Fearful Roar Star Skill.
• Jiang Xiao used Domain Tear to locate creatures in the forest while he and Two Tails hunted Ghost Tigers and avoided wolf packs.
• After absorbing 35 Ghost Tiger Star Beads, Lure Jiang Xiao gained Silver Agility and Silver Perception, and the pair ended their mission with 41 Star Beads saved.
• Two Tails used her Lava Body to dry her clothes, while Lure Jiang Xiao tested his new Perception Star Skill and noticed her preparing to speak.
• Two Tails asked Jiang Xiao to maintain Nine Tails’s state and stay sober while she reunited with her former Night Watch Soldier comrades.
• Jiang Xiao promised to protect Two Tails and not drink, then Lure Jiang Xiao teased her for hiding how moved she was.

Jiang Xiao attended a lively Bonfire Banquet with Two Tails and the Night Watch Army, then tested Hou Yanhuan in a friendly fight. After the celebration, Two Tails asked why Jiang Xiao had joined the team, and he jokingly ruled out her beauty.

• Jiang Xiao watched the soldiers sing and celebrate while Hou Zihou told him that Hou Yanhuan was likely to be chosen for the commander’s team.
• Two Tails called Jiang Xiao over, told him he could eat, and asked him to test Hou Yanhuan.
• Jiang Xiao and the drunken Hou Yanhuan fought until Hou Yanhuan nearly used a Star Power technique, then stopped without a clear victor.
• Jiang Xiao returned to the riverbank as the soldiers resumed celebrating, then carried the drunken Two Tails to her tent.
• Two Tails asked why Jiang Xiao had willingly joined the team, and Jiang Xiao joked that it was not because of her beauty.

Jiang Xiao traveled with Two Tails while experimenting with Star Pearls and gaining new Star Skills for Lure Jiang Xiao. Two Tails ended the trip by pointing out that Little Jiang Xue might not have gathered enough Star Demon Star Pearls for him.

• Two Tails woke after seven hours of sleep, drove Jiang Xiao away from the Night Watch Army camp, and discussed Hou Yanhuan as a possible Defense Warrior for their team.
• Jiang Xiao absorbed Silver Explosive Arrow after using nine Ancient Martial Archer General Star Pearls, then tested the fiery arrow inside the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Two Tails suggested that Jiang Xiao absorb Shadow Crow Star Beads for their scouting and escape abilities.
• Jiang Xiao spent thirty-nine Gold Quality Shadow Crow Star Beads and gained Silver Phantom Crow and Gold Shadow Crow, but failed to absorb Chaotic Crow.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao to buy more Star Demon Star Pearls because Little Jiang Xue might have underestimated how many he needed.

Jiang Xiao’s Decoy mastered Silver White Starfall and Blue Starfall with unusual ease, filling all nine of its Star Slots. After showing off to Two Tails, it demanded that she teach it Transform Star into Weapon.

• Jiang Xiao flew around the Calamity Shadow Ruins as a Shadow Crow and told Two Tails that he wanted to experience every Star Skill.
• Han Jiangxue returned with Star Demon and Star Ghost Star Pearls and told Jiang Xiao to have the Decoy absorb them before school resumed.
• The Decoy absorbed White Starfall after five Star Demon Star Pearls and Blue Starfall after six more.
• The Decoy showed Two Tails its completed Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart and asked her to teach it Transform Star into Weapon.
• When Two Tails silently dismissed the request, the Decoy turned into a crow and cawed beside her ear.

After sending Lure Jiang Xiao into the Upper Dimension, Jiang Xiao’s Decoy faced an Upper Dimension White Ghost in the Snowfield. He turned the fight around by transforming into a crow and attacking from the air, but his noisy battle drew White Ghosts and White Ghoul Witches from across the forest.

• Two Tails left before Jiang Xiao’s Snowfield trip and warned him that she might summon him to assess Light Chasing Group members; Hou Mingming contacted her about joining the Northwest Night Watch Army.
• Jiang Xiao entered the Jiannan Village Snowfield on August 26, stayed in the Sacred Ruins for two days, and returned home on August 28, while Lure Jiang Xiao began his journey in the Upper Dimension.
• Lure Jiang Xiao confronted a Gold Rank White Ghost, but it used a giant tree as a shield and hurled it toward him as it charged.
• Lure Jiang Xiao jumped from a cliff, transformed into a crow to evade the White Ghost, and repeatedly blasted it with arrows from the air.
• The fight attracted countless White Ghosts and White Ghoul Witches, which rushed toward Lure Jiang Xiao as he called to them from above.

Lure Jiang Xiao hunted White Ghosts in the Upper Dimension, using their Gold Quality Star Beads to try to learn Gold Quality Cyan Glow and Endurance. He finally replaced Cyan Glow and kept stealing beads from the battlefield as he pursued Endurance.

• Lure Jiang Xiao used Explosive Arrow to stun a White Ghost, killed it with his giant blade, and absorbed its Star Bead, but did not learn Cyan Glow or Endurance.
• Lure Jiang Xiao transformed into a crow and watched two White Ghoul Witch-led teams clash, then stole Star Beads from the fighting White Ghosts.
• Lure Jiang Xiao repeatedly snatched Star Beads from corpses amid the expanding battle and finally learned Gold Quality Cyan Glow.
• Lure Jiang Xiao avoided approaching a torn-apart White Ghoul Witch and continued seeking White Ghosts so he could learn Gold Quality Endurance.
• Lure Jiang Xiao used Green Glow to peck a White Ghost eight meters away, then searched its prey's skull and flew off with its Star Bead.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue returned to Emperor Capital Star Warrior, took their makeup exams, and resumed student life while serving as sentries for the Pioneering Army. Qin Wangchuan and newly enlisted Song Chunxi arrived, and Qin presented Jiang Xiao with a Pioneering Army officer’s certificate, leaving him surprised at the prospect of serving in two armies.

• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue studied for their makeup exams on the flight back, and Jiang Xiao’s photos and jokes about possibly being held back went viral online.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue took the original first-year final exam questions as their makeup exams, then Jiang Xiao gave a conventional speech at the opening ceremony.
• Jiang Xiao reported his Star Pet plan to Vice Principal Yang Chensan, while Han Jiangxue chose a Platinum fire-type Star Pearl as her World Cup reward.
• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan began standing guard at the Pioneering Army office after class while Qin Wangchuan and Song Chunxi were away.
• Qin Wangchuan returned with Song Chunxi, who had become a regular member of the Pioneering Army and was assigned to the university stationing and patrol team.
• Qin Wangchuan gave Jiang Xiao a Pioneering Army officer’s certificate, surprising Jiang Xiao, who was already in the Night Watch Army.

Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao received Pioneering Army credentials, while Xia Yan was assigned an assessment in Desperate Cave before she could become a full member. The Four-person Team prepared to begin its practical course, with Jiang Xiao remaining tied to the Pioneering Army despite his Volunteer Corps status.

• Qin Wangchuan made Han Jiangxue a full member and assigned Jiang Xiao to the special Volunteer Corps, while Xia Yan received the rank of Second Lieutenant but still needed an assessment.
• Qin Wangchuan set Xia Yan’s full-membership assessment in Desperate Cave and ordered the Four-person Team to begin its Pioneer Apprentice practical course the next morning.
• Song Chunxi explained that she would remain at Emperor Capital Star Warrior University as squad leader and prospective Pioneering Instructor while Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan continued their studies.
• The Four-person Team studied Desperate Lineage creatures, discussed a battle plan, and took turns standing watch before setting out in uniform the next morning.
• Jiang Xiao took a photo in his Pioneering Army uniform and sent it to Two Tails with the message that the army could only keep his person.