Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao tested the newly upgraded Star Stealth, discovering that he could freely manipulate and transfer his Star Power, though he could not retrieve it once released. He and Xia Yan experimented with its uses until Jiang Xiao transformed into Xia Yan and imitated Two Tails’ voice, ending with delight at Two Tails’ praise.

• Xia Yan celebrated Jiang Xiao’s Star Stealth reaching Starry Quality and proposed calling the quality Big Colored Diamond.
• Jiang Xiao released large amounts of Star Power, creating a dense, transparent stream that startled Xia Yan, and learned he could not pull the released energy back.
• Jiang Xiao used the bamboo bear cub as a Star Power source and discussed transferring drained Star Beast energy into the Calamity Shadow Ruins for cultivation.
• Jiang Xiao discovered he could seal and adjust his Star Power to disguise his Star Power Stage, and he and Xia Yan tested whether he could compress the energy into a weapon or shield.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan argued over ways to drain an opponent’s Star Power, then Jiang Xiao transformed into Xia Yan and imitated Two Tails’ voice.
• Two Tails praised Jiang Xiao, and he excitedly celebrated the compliment.

After the peninsula became safe, Team Seven of the Pioneering Army completed its mission and prepared to return home. The team reached headquarters, where children greeted the returning soldiers with flowers, and Chen Qidao told them they would board a plane that afternoon.

• Jiang Xiao and his team helped dispose of flower-type Star Beasts by sending them through a Space Gate, while Xia Yan advanced to the Star River Intermediate Stage and Jiang Xiao transformed his Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao used his upgraded Vice Minister Star Skill to transform into Xia Yan so convincingly that he upset her and stopped doing it.
• On December 18, Team Seven completed its mission and returned to headquarters, where children offered them flowers.
• Chen Qidao congratulated the team, explained that he had declined a celebration banquet, and ordered them to rest before boarding a plane at three o'clock.
• Jiang Xiao asked Han Jiangxue whether she disliked children, and she said that two months of missions had made her too guarded.

Jiang Xiao and Team Seven returned from their Jindalai mission, resumed their studies, and received Pioneering Army medals for their accomplishments. The Spark Medal earned Jiang Xiao 300 Skill Points, and its appearance beside his Crescent Moon Medal in the Inner Star Map sparked a clash between the two medals.

• Qin Wangchuan welcomed Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, and Gu Shi'an back from their 54-day mission, then ordered them to prepare for exams.
• Jiang Xiao and Gu Shi'an studied from past exam papers while Han Jiangxue diligently caught up on classes; Jiang Xiao also reflected on his work and achievements during the semester.
• On January 15, Qin Wangchuan presented the four team members with Spark Medals at a ceremony for the Pioneer Apprentice Army.
• Jiang Xiao received 300 Skill Points from his Pioneering Medal and watched its Spark Medal appear beside the Crescent Moon Medal in his Inner Star Map.
• The Crescent Moon Medal shone with silver light and suppressed the Spark Medal's flames, leaving Jiang Xiao wondering whether medals from different military branches could fight.

Jiang Xiao discovered that the Upper Dimension’s snowfields connected back to the people he had been searching for, ending his months of wandering without a destination. He reunited with Yuan Yuan, Zhang Songfu, Hu Wei, and Cang Lan’s group and promised Yuan Yuan she would someday see the stars and moon.

• After the award ceremony, Jiang Xiao sent Two Tails a photo of his certificate and Spark Medal, and Han Jiangxue caught him awkwardly showing off his battlefield-discipline citation.
• Jiang Xiao woke with a hangover, worried about the message he had sent, and planned to train during winter vacation before he, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan flew home.
• On the flight, Jiang Xiao realized he had found an old acquaintance in the Upper Dimension and understood that its snowy terrain was not endless.
• Jiang Xiao flew past the Beacon Tower and into the valley, where he entered the darkness of Zhang Songfu’s night-sky domain.
• Zhang Songfu called out to Hu Wei and Cang Lan when he recognized Jiang Xiao, and Yuan Yuan ran to hug Jiang Xiao’s leg.
• Jiang Xiao comforted Yuan Yuan and promised that one day he would let her see the stars and moon.

Jiang Xiao returned to the Upper Dimension after mapping the Snowfield’s repeating terrain, but he had not found an exit. He told the others he could find them again and began answering Zhang Songfu’s questions about home.

• After landing in DC District, Jiang Xiao took Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan to buy books for a child he had found in the Upper Dimension, explaining that he had also found the road to the soldiers’ dwelling.
• Jiang Xiao showed Cang Lan, Hu Wei, and Zhang Songfu his map and explained that the Snowfield consisted of three identical areas connected by a boundary that had sent him back to his starting point.
• When Hu Wei asked whether Jiang Xiao had found an exit, Jiang Xiao apologized and said he had not, but promised he could find them again if he returned.
• Jiang Xiao asked the group what they wanted, then took Zhang Songfu outside and told him that his aunt and uncle were doing well.
• Zhang Songfu wept as Jiang Xiao described his aunt’s retirement and his uncle’s health.

Jiang Xiao prepared supplies and Star Pearls for the Upper Snowfield survivors, where Cang Lan asked him to take Yuan Yuan out. After returning to Earth, he sought Han Jiangxue’s Lily of the Valley Being Star Bead so he could fulfill his promise to show Yuan Yuan the stars and the moon.

• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan discussed which supplies and Star Pearls would best help the Snowfield survivors, settling on Shadow Crow Star Beads and Flame Master Puppet Star Pearls.
• Jiang Xiao worried over what to bring for Yuan Yuan and the other survivors in the Upper Snowfield.
• Cang Lan asked Jiang Xiao to take Yuan Yuan out, while Hu Wei asked him to bring books for the child.
• Jiang Xiao returned to Earth and told Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue that he would fill his Star Skill Slots and leave immediately.
• Jiang Xiao asked Han Jiangxue for the Lily of the Valley Being Star Bead so he could show Yuan Yuan the stars and the moon.

Lure Jiang Xiao filled a new Nine Stars Chart with Star Techniques while discussing how to use a New Star Chart to summon weapons and increase his combat power. He revealed a blood-red Great Blade Star Map to Xia Yan before preparing to head to the Snowfield.

• Lure Jiang Xiao rejected Han Jiangxue’s suggestion to switch to a warrior-type Star Map because he needed to retain access to medical Star Techniques.
• Lure Jiang Xiao explained that he wanted to use a Great Blade Star Map to materialize weapons and compensate for gaps in his Star Techniques, and he argued that Transform Star into Weapon depended on understanding rather than Star Power realm.
• Lure Jiang Xiao absorbed Star Pearls to fill the Nine Stars Chart with Lily Thread, Lily of the Valley Mist, White Starfall, Blue Starfall, Sharpness, Perception, Shadow Crow, Green Glow, and Endurance.
• Jiang Xiao packed supplies and told Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan he would send his Decoy to the Snowfield and return in two or three days.
• Jiang Xiao showed Xia Yan his blood-red Great Blade Star Map and named it the Blade of Flash and Flair.

Jiang Xiao returned to the Sacred Ruins to battle White Ghosts, while Lure Jiang Xiao brought a mature Bamboo Bear into the Calamity Shadow Ruins. Back home, Jiang Xiao found the cub, named it Whining Bear, and fell asleep using it as a pillow.

• Jiang Xiao spent three days fighting White Ghosts and White Ghoul Witches in the Sacred Ruins and absorbed their Silver Quality Star Pearls before returning home.
• Lure Jiang Xiao carried a mature Bamboo Bear and supplies into the Sacred Ruins, then transformed into a giant raven and flew with the bear to the Upper Snowy Plains.
• Jiang Xiao returned home, found Han Jiangxue and Second Yan absent, and entered the Calamity Shadow Ruins to plan improvements to his living area.
• The cub had grown to eighty centimeters and greeted Jiang Xiao; he fed it bread and sausages, then named it Whining Bear, nicknamed Ying Bear.
• Jiang Xiao fell asleep with Whining Bear as his pillow while Swaying Chime and Black White Candle Fire floated nearby and sang softly.

Jiang Xiao returned home and made plans with Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan to train inside the Calamity Shadow Ruins. He successfully transformed his Bloody Great Blade Star Map into a weapon, which his Inner Star Map named Flashy Blade.

• Jiang Xiao woke in the Calamity Shadow Ruins, returned home, and joined Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan for spicy food.
• Han Jiangxue agreed to cultivate in the ruins, and she and Jiang Xiao set a month-long schedule for combat, cultivation, and rest.
• Jiang Xiao proposed farming Star Pearls in the armory to upgrade Yearning and Dawn, and the trio entered the ruins to plan a rest area.
• Xia Yan asked Jiang Xiao to try Transform Star into Weapon after he revealed his Bloody Great Blade Star Map.
• Jiang Xiao pulled the blade from his chest, completed the transformation, and received the name Flashy Blade from his Inner Star Map.

Jiang Xiao discovered that the Bloody Great Blade judged his weapon techniques and let him transform a star into a weapon before the Star Sea Stage. After the blade accepted one of Xia Yan’s joking styles, Jiang Xiao demonstrated its enormous attack and passed out.

• Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan questioned Jiang Xiao after he manifested the Bloody Great Blade, and he explained that the Star Map had tested his mastery of great blade techniques.
• Jiang Xiao manifested the blade again and realized it had assembled itself from the movements he had practiced repeatedly against a boulder.
• Jiang Xiao told Xia Yan that the Bloody Great Blade had acknowledged her Xia Family Blade Art’s Fourteenth Style, “A Letter of Divorce.”
• Jiang Xiao raised the Bloody Great Blade and said “Konkkinder, Konkkinder” as a gigantic blade shadow plunged from the sky into the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Han Jiangxue found Jiang Xiao unconscious after the blade shadow vanished without damaging the ground.

Jiang Xiao recovered after exhausting his Star Power with Transform Star into Weapon, then trained with Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan in the armory for nearly a month. As he prepared to return home for the New Year, he teased Xia Yan about taking Han Jiangxue to a movie on Valentine’s Day, and Xia Yan knocked him into the forest and called him a scumbag.

• Jiang Xiao woke after being unconscious for two days, and Han Jiangxue learned that using A Letter of Divorce had drained his Star Power.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that his Xia Family Blade Art had risen to Platinum Quality Lv.4 and resolved to keep summoning the Great Blade to improve his skill.
• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan entered the armory and followed Han Jiangxue’s demanding training plan, hunting Ape Ghoul Kings and Savage witches and collecting Star Pearls.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan used Domain Tear to locate creatures in the forest, helping Jiang Xiao farm Star Pearls efficiently.
• On February 12, 2018, Jiang Xiao attacked a Savage team and told Xia Yan he and Han Jiangxue planned to see a movie on Valentine’s Day.
• Xia Yan knocked Jiang Xiao into the forest, then killed the Savage Female Witch and called Jiang Xiao a scumbag.

Jiang Xiao discovered that Diamond Yearning could absorb vitality and Star Power separately, then discussed cultivation and a future trip to the Dragon Cave with Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan. The trio returned to the armory, while Jiang Xiao considered upgrading more Star Skills and contacting Chief Instructor Qin before next semester’s practical combat class in Jinmen.

• Jiang Xiao upgraded Yearning and Dawn to Diamond Quality and learned that Yearning could absorb or grant vitality and Star Power in any combination.
• Jiang Xiao tested Yearning on Xia Yan and confirmed he could absorb only Star Power without affecting her vitality.
• Han Jiangxue revealed that she had reached the threshold of the Star River Late Stage after cultivating in the Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao promised to take Han Jiangxue to the Dragon Cave once she advanced further, and Xia Yan said she would train and sleep at his place.
• Han Jiangxue teleported the trio back to the armory, and Jiang Xiao considered upgrading more Star Skills and messaging Chief Instructor Qin.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue celebrated at home before Jiang Xiao discovered the people he had been searching for in the Snowfield's Upper Dimension. He brought them supplies and a bamboo bear for Yuan Yuan, who was delighted to meet it.

• Jiang Xiao learned that Two Tails could not return for New Year's, while Han Jiangxue stayed home after Xia Yan went to celebrate with her family.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue made dumplings, set off firecrackers, and played with a Flame Little Puppet; Jiang Xiao posted a photo of Han Jiangxue online.
• As they left the elevator, Jiang Xiao said he had finally found the people he had been searching for and hurried home with Han Jiangxue to boil dumplings.
• In the Snowfield's Upper Dimension, Jiang Xiao delivered supplies and a bamboo bear to Zhang Songfu and the family in the canyon.
• Yuan Yuan rushed out to meet her new playmate, tripped into the snow, and watched the bamboo bear curiously.

Jiang Xiao gave Cang Lan, Hu Wei, and Yuan Yuan supplies and Star Pearls that could help them explore beyond their snowbound home. The visit ended with He Yun, a missing member of the Pioneering Army who had helped develop the Snowfield, appearing in the canyon dwelling.

• Yuan Yuan climbed onto the sleeping Bamboo Bear, and Cang Lan struggled with guilt over bringing her daughter into a world of endless snow.
• Jiang Xiao gave the family clocks, books, daily necessities, medicines, and Shadow Crow Star Pearls so they could fly and explore with him.
• Jiang Xiao gave Hu Wei Flame Master Puppet Star Pearls for warmth, protection, and companionship, then gave Cang Lan Lily of the Valley Being Star Pearls to help her take Yuan Yuan beyond the Snowfield.
• He Yun arrived at the dwelling, and Jiang Xiao identified him as Pioneering Army member 042001, who had disappeared in 1999.
• Jiang Xiao explained that Pioneering Army squads 037 and 042 had developed the Snowfield Other Dimension Space.

He Yun led Jiang Xiao away from the others and explained that the Sacred Ruins might project creatures into the Lower Dimension rather than serve as Space-Time Tunnels. He revealed a layered map of dimensions and said he was a Decoy, leaving Jiang Xiao stunned by the implication that He Yun recognized him as one too.

• He Yun raced up a cliff and through the snowy forest, with Jiang Xiao following as a crow, until they reached the Beacon Tower.
• He Yun told Jiang Xiao that he believed a Space-Time Tunnel connected the Upper and Lower Dimensions, though he had never found it, and described the Sacred Ruins as a possible projection device high in the sky.
• He Yun drew a diagram showing Earth, the Lower-Dimension Other Dimension Space, and the Upper-Dimension Other Dimension Space connected by gates and tunnels.
• He Yun described Other Earth as a primitive world where Earth creatures and Other Dimension creatures shared a continent and fought for survival.
• He Yun said he had found the burned Snowy Forest, Beacon Tower, and canyon after Jiang Xiao left, then revealed, “I'm the Decoy,” and asked Jiang Xiao what he was.

Jiang Xiao learned that He Yun had spent nineteen years protecting stranded people and had no reliable way home, but He Yun offered to guide him to a projector and the buried gate to Other Earth. He Yun also urged Jiang Xiao to join his old Pioneering Army unit, while Jiang Xiao affirmed his commitment to the Volunteer Corps and shared news of his Spark Medal.

• He Yun revealed that his decoy was Platinum quality and that he had left it behind to protect stranded social trainees while he went to Other Earth.
• Jiang Xiao and He Yun discussed the shifting Space-Time Tunnel and agreed that no dependable route back to Earth was known.
• He Yun offered to show Jiang Xiao the projector and the underground gate to Other Earth, despite Jiang Xiao being only at the Star River Initial Stage.
• He Yun praised Jiang Xiao's service and said he would guide him, then explained that his old unit, Opening the Heavens, had been pioneering squad number 42.
• He Yun urged Jiang Xiao to take his place in the Pioneering Army, but Jiang Xiao said he was doing well in the Volunteer Corps and mentioned receiving a Spark Medal.
• He Yun celebrated hearing that Jiang Xiao had earned the Spark Medal.

Jiang Xiao learned from He Yun about the human survivors and dangerous factions on Other Earth, including He Yun’s blind Magic System teammate. He left to return to the canyon residence, intending to take Yuan Yuan to see the stars and moon before joining He Yun again.

• Jiang Xiao told He Yun about the Other Dimension disasters spreading across Earth, and He Yun wondered whether the two worlds were merging.
• He Yun explained that humans on Other Earth gathered in safer places and sometimes relied on intelligent creatures, while he wandered with a blind, twenty-six- or twenty-seven-year-old Magic System woman.
• He Yun said he wanted a combat-type teammate to protect the woman, but she refused to tell Jiang Xiao her name and doubted his strength.
• Jiang Xiao told He Yun he would summon a stronger Decoy and return after a day, and He Yun agreed to show him the way to Other Earth later.
• Jiang Xiao flew back toward the canyon residence, resolved to keep his promise to take Yuan Yuan to see the stars and moon.

After returning to Earth, Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue about Other Earth and decided to spend Skill Points to grow stronger before rejoining He Yun. His Star Power reached Star River Stage Lv.10, but he feared that advancing to Star Sea with the wrong Star Map could cost him the chance to understand the Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart.

• Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue about meeting He Yun and the events in the Upper Dimension, including giving supplies to the soldiers.
• Jiang Xiao decided to raise his Star Power stage so he could better support He Yun in Other Earth.
• Jiang Xiao spent 800 Skill Points and reached Star River Stage Lv.10, but could not advance further.
• Jiang Xiao suspected Star Sea advancement required understanding a Star Map and nearly tried it with his Great Blade Star Map.
• Jiang Xiao stopped when he realized Star Sea enlightenment might benefit the Great Blade Star Map instead of his primary Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart, and Han Jiangxue comforted him.

Jiang Xiao learned from Qin Wangchuan and Yang Chensan that advancing to the Star Sea Stage had no special threshold, so he planned to train in the Calamity Shadow Ruins and keep studying his Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart. He then put his arm around Han Jiangxue while Lure Jiang Xiao showed Yuan Yuan an imagined Chang’e beneath the stars, leaving Jiang Xiao worried that Yuan Yuan might repeat his comparison to his mother.

• Jiang Xiao asked Qin Wangchuan and Yang Chensan whether understanding a Star Map was required to advance to the Star Sea Stage, and both said cultivation and physical transformation were what mattered.
• Jiang Xiao concluded that his body might be lagging behind his rapidly growing Star Power and planned to train in the Calamity Shadow Ruins while ensuring the Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart received his Star Sea enlightenment.
• Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue that he planned to visit Other Earth with Senior He Yun, then explained that he was watching the stars with Yuan Yuan in the canyon.
• Jiang Xiao put his arm around Han Jiangxue and told her not to interrupt because Yuan Yuan was laughing at the starry sky.
• Lure Jiang Xiao told Yuan Yuan the legend of Chang’e and conjured her before him, after which Yuan Yuan whispered that she was prettier than his mother.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue prepared for intensive cultivation, while Xia Yan began studying the Greatsword. As the siblings trained in the volcano, Lure Jiang Xiao followed He Yun's instructions to search the sky for the mysterious projector.

• Black White Candle Fire woke Jiang Xiao, who returned home and found Han Jiangxue preparing breakfast.
• Jiang Xiao learned that Xia Yan had chosen a teacher specializing in the Huaxia Greatsword, and he and Han Jiangxue discussed her training and future Star Skills.
• The siblings cleaned out their home, stocked the Calamity Shadow Ruins with supplies, and began training in the volcano dimensional space in Licheng.
• On the twelfth day, He Yun stopped at a cliff and told Lure Jiang Xiao to fly straight upward until he spotted the projector.
• Lure Jiang Xiao marked the cliff on his map, transformed into a crow, and flew into the sky.