Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao explored a strange glowing sphere with He Yun, then returned to Earth and helped Han Jiangxue hunt Lava Ghoul Witches. After Jiang Xiao upgraded Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Diamond quality, Han Jiangxue began advancing toward Late Star River, and Jiang Xiao supplied her with Star Power until she successfully broke through.

• Jiang Xiao flew to the glowing sphere, tested it with Starfall and his crow wing, and discussed its possible role as a projection device with He Yun.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue defeated the Lava Ghoul Witch and celebrated completing their hunt in the volcanic dimension.
• Jiang Xiao teased Han Jiangxue by splashing mud at her, and she flung him into a puddle with Flame Rejection before pulling him back with a flaming whip.
• Jiang Xiao crushed the Lava Ghoul Witch's Star Pearl and upgraded Bell Chime and Bearing Seal to Diamond quality.
• Han Jiangxue began absorbing Star Power as she advanced, so Jiang Xiao carried her into the Calamity Shadow Ruins and used Light of Reversal to feed her energy from the Bamboo Bear.
• Han Jiangxue completed her breakthrough, and Jiang Xiao confirmed her success as Star Power spread around her.

Jiang Xiao discovered that Bell Chime could weave a healing net and sharpen teammates’ minds, then returned to school before He Yun sent him alone toward a dangerous route across Other Earth. The chapter left Jiang Xiao preparing to navigate the Snowfield and warning him to avoid Yanzhao Province.

• Jiang Xiao used Bell Chime on the Lava Ghoul Pack, and its beams multiplied into a dense net that bounced among the creatures.
• Han Jiangxue received the beams and gained a calm, clear mind, then defeated the Lava Ghouls with Ice Roar and lightning.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue returned home and resumed their studies at Emperor Capital Star Warrior.
• Jiang Xiao and He Yun reached a Snowy Forest, where He Yun directed Jiang Xiao toward a cave and its Space Gate without accompanying him.
• He Yun explained how Jiang Xiao could identify regions on Other Earth and ordered him to fly southwest to Stick Island while avoiding Yanzhao Province.
• Jiang Xiao joked that he might risk his life to learn a lesson, irritating He Yun.

Jiang Xiao searched for his location in the Upper Dimension by comparing what his crow form saw with a map of the northern region. He identified the Ussuri River and realized that following it southwest could lead him toward the Dragon Cave, prompting Han Jiangxue to urge him not to go.

• Jiang Xiao flew through the White Ghosts’ tunnels and passed through a Space Gate into Other Earth.
• Jiang Xiao surveyed the Snowfield and spotted a distant pillar of Holy Light before studying a map at the Pioneering Army office.
• Han Jiangxue, Gu Shi'an, and Xia Yan joined Jiang Xiao, who first mistook the Ussuri River for the Songhua River.
• Jiang Xiao recognized the Ussuri River and told Han Jiangxue it could guide him toward the Dragon Cave.
• Han Jiangxue grabbed Jiang Xiao’s arm and told him not to go.

Jiang Xiao’s decoy crow found a battle between the Savage Clan and Icebound Walkers on Island of Bang, where a powerful Ice Soul turned the tide with a devastating Ice Roar. The Ice Soul noticed the crow and beckoned it closer, leaving Jiang Xiao on Earth afraid he was about to be petted.

• Han Jiangxue urged Jiang Xiao to prioritize joining his squad and gathering intelligence rather than risking a trip to Other Earth, and told him to survive there until the end of the month.
• Lure Jiang Xiao reached Island of Bang and watched a group of Savage Clan Male Knives fight Ice Imps and Icebound Walkers.
• An enormous Ice Soul appeared and armed the Icebound Walkers with Ice Mist Armor, turning the battle in their favor.
• The Ice Soul unleashed a powerful Ice Roar that killed several fighters and drove the surviving Savage Clan members to flee.
• The Ice Soul spotted Jiang Xiao’s crow and beckoned it with an icy hand, while Jiang Xiao panicked on Earth and told Han Jiangxue he thought he was about to get petted.

Jiang Xiao escaped an encounter with the Icebound Walkers, then reunited with He Yun and met his silent, blindfolded companion. When Savages ambushed them, the woman killed them with Ink Flowers and controlled their corpses, leaving Jiang Xiao stunned by her power.

• Jiang Xiao perched on Tyrant Ice Soul's hand and escaped unharmed after the Icebound Walkers finished devouring Savage Male Spear.
• Jiang Xiao flew to the rocky beach, where He Yun's companion trapped him in a Star Power net before He Yun released him.
• Jiang Xiao met He Yun's blindfolded companion, who remained silent and ignored his greeting.
• The woman used Ink Flowers to kill the attacking Savages and control their corpses, while Jiang Xiao watched with He Yun.
• Jiang Xiao collected Star Pearls from the fallen Savages after the woman gestured toward them.

Jiang Xiao tried to speak with Blind Girl as He Yun built a boat for their trip to Ludong. After they set sail, a giant fish swallowed Jiang Xiao, the boat, and his companions, while Jiang Xiao’s main body reacted on Earth.

• He Yun had Jiang Xiao help cut down a tree and explained why they could not travel by using Space-Type Star Techniques.
• Jiang Xiao transformed into a crow to approach Blind Girl, who knocked him away and revealed a dangerous Ink Flower Star Skill.
• Jiang Xiao realized Blind Girl’s eyes were deliberately covered, but she stayed silent and crushed the Ink Flower she offered him.
• He Yun finished a wooden boat, and he, Jiang Xiao, and Blind Girl set off toward Ludong across the sea.
• A giant fish surged from the water and swallowed the boat and all three travelers; Jiang Xiao attacked its mouth with Green Glow as Blind Girl used a phantom whip and an air cannon to help He Yun escape.
• On Earth, Jiang Xiao abruptly stood up and struck a book against the table, then brushed off Han Jiangxue’s concern.

Jiang Xiao trained against Lure Jiang Xiao and reached Platinum Quality Lv. 5 in the Xia Family Blade Art before buying shaved ice and learning that Hai Tianqing planned to marry Xingyun. He agreed to witness their small wedding, while Hai Tianqing refused Jiang Xiao’s offer to help him return to the team.

• Jiang Xiao and Lure Jiang Xiao sparred with Great Blades until Jiang Xiao’s Xia Family Blade Art advanced to Platinum Quality Lv. 5, and Xia Yan ended their practice for the night.
• Jiang Xiao reflected on his weakness on Other Earth and planned to send Lure Jiang Xiao back with the Flashy Blade Star Chart and combat Star Skills after the Shadow Cave expedition.
• Jiang Xiao bought three cups of red-bean shaved ice and received Hai Tianqing’s message announcing his upcoming marriage to Xingyun.
• Hai Tianqing told Jiang Xiao that Xingyun’s family opposed their relationship because of his expulsion from the team.
• Jiang Xiao offered to help Hai Tianqing return to the team, but Hai Tianqing declined and said he would return only if the team needed him.
• Jiang Xiao agreed to witness Hai Tianqing and Xingyun’s wedding and asked for the time and place.

Jiang Xiao and his team entered the dangerous Jinmen Shadow Cave for training, where soul-damaging Fallen Shadow creatures lurked. After arriving, they were tasked with searching west for two missing Star Pearl collection teams, and Jiang Xiao suspected the search would lead underground.

• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, Gu Shi'an, and Instructor Jiang Hong traveled to Jinmen and entered the guarded military base containing the Shadow Cave's Space Gate.
• The team entered the Shadow Cave and reviewed their tactics for facing Fallen Shadow creatures, including the need to obey Han Jiangxue's commands and avoid leaving corpses within a Fallen Shadow Witch's sight.
• Instructor Jiang Hong told the team that two Star Pearl collection teams had lost contact a day earlier and that the Guardian Legion wanted them to search west and report any discoveries.
• Jiang Xiao agreed to lead the search, but he suspected the missing teams had been ambushed underground, where Xia Yan's Domain Tear Star Skill would be less effective.

Jiang Xiao’s team killed a Fallen Shadow Assassin and followed a cave entrance underground, where Gu Shi'an led them to a gathering of Fallen Shadow creatures. They waited for a duel to decide which creature would be eaten, planning to strike when the crowd gathered, while Xia Yan looked forward to collecting Star Pearls.

• Xia Yan sensed a Fallen Shadow Assassin hiding among rocks, and Han Jiangxue ordered Jiang Xiao to use Silence so Xia Yan and Gu Shi'an could train.
• Xia Yan killed the Assassin with her Greatsword, collected its Star Pearl, and found a cave entrance nearby.
• Gu Shi'an led the team through the cave using his double pupils to track Star Power, and they discovered twenty-three Fallen Shadow Warriors and two Fallen Shadow Witches watching a duel.
• Han Jiangxue identified the fight as a challenge for leadership and told the team to wait until the loser was surrounded before attacking.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue planned to open with Silence and Ice Roar, while Erha counted the Star Pearls they hoped to collect.

Jiang Xiao and his team attacked the Fallen Shadow Warriors and Witches during the succession feast, but their assault awakened a Fallen Shadow Demon that possessed Han Jiangxue and Gu Shi'an. Xia Yan arrived in time to pin the demon down and help the team attack it, leaving Han Jiangxue and Gu Shi'an pounding it into the wall.

• A new Fallen Shadow Warrior king killed the old king and led the others in devouring its corpse while two Fallen Shadow Witches watched.
• Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Gu Shi'an attacked the gathered creatures with Silence and Ice Roar, killing many Warriors and draining the Witches' Star Power.
• The fallen Warriors' souls surged toward the team, and a Fallen Shadow Demon possessed Han Jiangxue and Gu Shi'an before Jiang Xiao silenced it and freed the souls.
• Xia Yan rushed in, stabbed the demon with a Desperate Greatsword, and shoved a Bursting Flame Ball into its mouth.
• Han Jiangxue and Gu Shi'an joined Xia Yan in attacking the demon, while Jiang Xiao caught Xia Yan and praised her fighting.

Jiang Xiao’s team rescued two missing Guardian Army soldiers and learned another team was trapped inside the cavern. Han Jiangxue ordered them to charge in, and Gu Shi'an led the team into the fight.

• Jiang Xiao collected Star Pearls from the Fallen Shadow creatures while Han Jiangxue and Gu Shi'an searched the cavern.
• Han Jiangxue ordered Gu Shi'an to keep leading the team, and over the next three days they defeated more Fallen Shadow groups while Gu Shi'an grew cautious and disciplined.
• Xia Yan detected a torn piece of military uniform near another cavern, and the team found two missing Guardian Army soldiers fleeing from it.
• Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, Gu Shi'an, and Jiang Xiao rescued the soldiers and fought back the pursuing Fallen Shadow creatures.
• A rescued soldier warned Han Jiangxue that another team was trapped inside, so Jiang Xiao said they should kill their way in and Han Jiangxue ordered Gu Shi'an to charge into the cavern.

Gu Shi'an, Xia Yan, Han Jiangxue, and Jiang Xiao fought their way through the Underground Cave, wiping out a large Fallen Shadow force but finding no sign of the missing human team. Deeper inside, the chapter ended with Zheng Zhong carrying Zhang Xiyue away from six dead soldiers as she insisted she could save them.

• Gu Shi'an charged into the cave while Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao supported the advance with Flame Puppets, Barren Wind, Ice Roar, and Silence.
• Jiang Xiao found a Fallen Shadow Witch trapped by a Flame Puppet, struck it with Light of Reversal, and Xia Yan moved in to kill it if it evolved.
• The team pushed through more than a hundred Fallen Shadow enemies, then continued searching after finding no human rescue team.
• Zhang Xiyue refused to retreat from six soldiers with ghostly white flames in their eyes, while Tong Yunhai ordered Zheng Zhong to control her.
• Zheng Zhong carried Zhang Xiyue away and told her the soldiers, including Su Ming and Wu Yi, were already dead.

Tong Yunhai’s squad fought through the tunnels while the Fallen Shadow Demon controlled fallen soldiers and their tormented souls. Just as the squad’s front line was silenced and Ghostfire Su Ming and Ghostfire Wu Yi attacked, Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao arrived to intercept them.

• Zheng Zhong and Tong Yunhai led their squad in retreat as Ghostfire Su Ming broke through their defenses and the Fallen Shadow Demon surrounded them with ghostfire soldiers and soul entities.
• Tong Yunhai ordered a retreat, and Shi Lei stayed behind to attack the pursuing soul entities with Shadow Blade Wrath while the others fought through Fallen Shadow Warriors.
• Tong Yunhai trapped the soul entities and Ghostfire Wu Yi in a bronze cauldron, but Ghostfire Wu Yi and Ghostfire Su Ming broke it open with their Star Maps.
• The squad’s frontline fell silent, and Ghostfire Su Ming and Ghostfire Wu Yi charged Tong Yunhai and Shi Lei.
• Xia Yan intercepted Ghostfire Su Ming while Jiang Xiao blocked Ghostfire Wu Yi, then looked up at the six weeping soldier souls.

Jiang Xiao stayed behind in the tunnel to kill the Fallen Shadow Demon while Han Jiangxue evacuated the survivors. After the soldiers’ ghosts vanished, Jiang Xiao gathered their bodies and resolved to take them home.

• Han Jiangxue arrived with Gu Shi'an and Flame Puppets, then teleported Tong Yunhai’s group and the rescued soldiers out of the cavern.
• Jiang Xiao blinked back into the tunnel and used Voice of Silence to expose the Fallen Shadow Demon, then killed it with a deep-red great blade.
• The controlled soldier corpses collapsed, and the soldiers’ ghosts gathered around Jiang Xiao before fading away.
• Jiang Xiao tried Platinum Blessing on the soldiers but found they were too long dead to heal.
• Jiang Xiao arranged the soldiers’ bodies against the stone wall and resolved to take them back to their team and home.

After the Shadow Cave mission, Jiang Xiao returned to the Calamity Shadow Ruins to prepare a stronger combat build for his Decoy and upgrade Voice of Silence. The upgrade unexpectedly gave Diamond Voice of Silence an imprisonment effect, and its first use injured Han Jiangxue before Jiang Xiao healed her.

• Jiang Hong reported that both missing squads had been found, though two soldiers had been devoured by creatures of the Fallen Shadow lineage.
• Jiang Xiao left the others after returning to Earth, then gathered Star Pearls in the Calamity Shadow Ruins while Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan visited Whining Bear.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue discussed equipping the Decoy with a Flashy Blade Star Chart and possibly adding Desperate Blade to improve its chances of survival.
• Jiang Xiao upgraded Voice of Silence to Diamond Quality, gaining an imprisonment effect that suppressed Star Techniques, disrupted Star Power, and slowed those inside its area.
• The newly expanded Silence Domain struck Han Jiangxue and left her bleeding and unable to speak, so Jiang Xiao used Diamond Bell Chime to heal her.

Jiang Xiao tested the changes to his newly advanced Star Skills with Han Jiangxue and invited her to Hai Tianqing and Fang Xingyun’s small wedding. He prepared a new Decoy for a trip to Other Earth, while Han Jiangxue worried over his expectation that the Decoy would die.

• Jiang Xiao discovered that Diamond Silence could be adjusted in intensity and that Diamond Resentment had a 5% chance to trigger a negative effect; he joked with Han Jiangxue until she tugged his ear.
• Jiang Xiao told Han Jiangxue that Hai Tianqing and Fang Xingyun would marry on June 23 and invited her to the small wedding.
• Jiang Xiao tested Diamond Light of Reversal on Han Jiangxue’s Flame Little Puppets, finding that it could connect up to nine targets and adjust its intensity.
• Xia Yan joined them, and Jiang Xiao replenished Whining Bear’s Star Power with Light of Reversal.
• Jiang Xiao summoned a masked combat Decoy, and Han Jiangxue suggested replacing its Brass Perception with the Ghost Tiger’s Silver-grade Perception; Jiang Xiao planned to buy Little Leaf Monkey Star Beads for the next Decoy.
• Jiang Xiao prepared to take the Decoy to the Snowfield, and Han Jiangxue realized that he expected it to die on its trip to Other Earth.

Jiang Xiao returned from the Calamity Shadow Ruins with a powerful new Star Skill combination and was summoned by Two Tails after reporting that his Bamboo Bear and Black White Candle Fire had fused. Two Tails recruited him for a bodyguard mission in Konkkinder, where assassins had already killed three leaders, and Jiang Xiao objected that the assignment might keep him away for years.

• Jiang Xiao completed his agile combat Star Skill combination, including the Platinum Quality Desperate Blade, and sent his Decoy into the Snowfield Sacred Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao told Two Tails that Bamboo Bear and Black White Candle Fire could share a Star Slot and that Bamboo Bear's Round Bamboo gained an ice-flame effect when they were together.
• Two Tails summoned Jiang Xiao to Jincheng so they could report the fused Star Pets to their superiors in person.
• Jiang Xiao met Two Tails at the Night Watch Army compound, where she described a faction that had assassinated three Konkkinder leaders and might be trying to deter foreign aid.
• Two Tails asked Jiang Xiao to serve as a bodyguard, and he protested that the mission could last years and that he was still a student.

Jiang Xiao reported the Black White Candle Bear’s fusion to Feng Yi and secured a compromise that let him keep the star pet while experts studied it during his mission in Konkkinder. As he traveled with Two Tails, she voiced her despair over the worsening star-beast crisis, and Jiang Xiao promised to share his recent discoveries with her.

• Jiang Xiao showed Feng Yi the fused Black White Candle Bear and agreed to wait while the Night Watch Army and research institutes discussed what to do with it.
• Feng Yi arranged for research experts to accompany Jiang Xiao and Two Tails to Konkkinder without interfering with their mission, allowing Jiang Xiao to keep his star pet for now.
• Two Tails took Jiang Xiao to Konkkinder to protect its leaders and eliminate an assassination squad, while Jiang Xiao called Han Jiangxue before departure and startled her with the news.
• During the flight, Jiang Xiao saw a Holy Ruins being destroyed and learned from Two Tails that alternate dimensions and Holy Ruins frequently opened across Central Asia.
• Two Tails worried that star beasts might eventually dominate the planet, and Jiang Xiao promised to privately report the progress of his recent missions.

Jiang Xiao learned that his mission in Minoa was to protect Bei Yu Toka, the hostile son of the influential Toka Couple, by staying close to him at the Star Warrior school. After choosing Hou Mingming as an assistant, Jiang Xiao entered the Martial Arts Arena and declared himself the school’s Mida Boss.

• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao that he had to protect Bei Yu Toka, whose parents held important positions in Konkkinder.
• Jiang Xiao learned that Bei Yu Toka hated himself and everyone around him, and that the Toka family could not afford trouble during the country’s turmoil.
• Jiang Xiao chose Hou Mingming as his assistant and asked Two Tails to arrange her enrollment.
• Mrs. Toka asked Jiang Xiao to be patient with her son, while Mr. Toka said he hoped Bei Yu Toka might make a friend.
• Jiang Xiao entered the Martial Arts Arena, introduced himself as a transfer student, and challenged the students to accept him as the school’s Mida Boss.

Jiang Xiao provoked the students at Minoa University and defeated Bei Yu Kato in a brief fight, then invited him to keep challenging him. He left the students stunned and set himself up as a target for Bei Yu, while Two Tails arranged his lodging.

• Jiang Xiao challenged the students to send their strongest fighter, then kicked a girl out of the arena when she attacked him with a whip.
• Jiang Xiao declared himself the students’ boss and identified the young man and young woman leading the two factions.
• Bei Yu Kato challenged Jiang Xiao, claiming the world champion title should have been his.
• Jiang Xiao used Diamond Silence to disrupt Bei Yu, then struck him and knocked him out of the arena.
• Bei Yu tried to stab Jiang Xiao with a concealed short spike, but Jiang Xiao shattered it against his forehead and invited Bei Yu to challenge or assassinate him again.
• Jiang Xiao asked Two Tails where he would stay, and she said arrangements would be made shortly.