Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao celebrated Two Tails’s return with a Crescent Moon Medal and learned that Han Jiangxue had gained powerful fire-type Star Skills, including One Star Double Technique. Convinced Han Jiangxue was ready for the Dragon Cave, Two Tails agreed to let her join, and Jiang Xiao began planning to find her a Platinum-quality Star Pet.

• Two Tails returned with Ash’s corpse and a Crescent Moon Medal and commendation for Jiang Xiao, earning him 3,000 Skill Points.
• Jiang Xiao stored his medals in the Calamity Shadow Ruins and learned that his reward included three Mist Ghost Shadow Star Pearls.
• Jiang Xiao told Two Tails that Han Jiangxue had gained One Star Double Technique with the Purge Incinerator Star Bead and had absorbed Skyfall Meteor Fire.
• Jiang Xiao explained that Han Jiangxue had left her Star Slots open for the Dragon Cave, and Two Tails agreed to let her join.
• Jiang Xiao decided to contact Emperor Capital Star Warrior about finding Han Jiangxue a suitable Platinum-quality Star Pet.

Han Jiangxue joined the Night Watch Army, and Jiang Xiao planned to find her a Soul Devouring Sea Star Pet. Two Tails then received approval for their void-training mission and took Jiang Xiao toward Heavenly Lake in Tibet, where the hidden Other Dimension Space was located.

• Two Tails told Han Jiangxue she would arrange for her to join the Night Watch Army, and Han Jiangxue agreed to follow her orders.
• Han Jiangxue asked Jiang Xiao to delay telling Principal Yang about her breakthrough so they could keep cultivating without interruptions.
• Jiang Xiao proposed searching the North Atlantic for a Soul Devouring Sea to become Han Jiangxue's Star Pet, and she agreed.
• A week later, Two Tails received a message approving their void-training mission and prepared to leave with Jiang Xiao.
• Jiang Xiao handed control of Calamity Shadow Ruins to Decoy Jiang Xiao, who was promptly attacked by Xia Yan.
• Two Tails and Jiang Xiao flew toward the imperial capital to catch a military aircraft bound for the void Other Dimension Space beside Heavenly Lake.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails entered the Void Other Dimension Space to investigate its creatures and encountered a teleporting Void Calamity Shadow. The creature overwhelmed Two Tails with rapid attacks, and Jiang Xiao joined the fight with Diamond Silence and Blessing.

• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails traveled through a guarded underground passage and entered the Void Other Dimension Space.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails moved away from the camp until their Star Power returned, then Jiang Xiao used Domain Tear to locate the Void Calamity Shadows.
• Jiang Xiao and Two Tails approached a gray-white, one-legged Void Calamity Shadow that could teleport.
• The Void Calamity Shadow teleported behind Jiang Xiao, but he kicked it away before it attacked Two Tails with its stone fists.
• Two Tails struggled to withstand the creature’s rapid assaults, so Jiang Xiao used Diamond Silence on both fighters and followed it with Blessing.

Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails fought the Void Calamity Shadows, using Silence and White Flame Heaven’s Illumination to defeat one and recover its Star Pearl and ruby eye. After deciding not to infuse the creatures to Diamond Quality, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue planned to test Wounding Tear against their weak magical defenses.

• Jiang Xiao used Diamond Silence to stun the Void Calamity Shadow and Two Tails, then used Blessing to make the creature collapse.
• Han Jiangxue struck the stunned Void Calamity Shadow with Deep Blue Scepter lightning, then burned its head with White Flame Heaven’s Illumination.
• A second Void Calamity Shadow ambushed Han Jiangxue, but Jiang Xiao wounded it, pursued it a thousand meters away, and severed its head.
• Jiang Xiao drained the defeated Void Calamity Shadow’s Star Power, took its Star Pearl, and removed its ruby-like eye to make Han Jiangxue a bracelet.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue agreed not to infuse the Platinum Rank creatures, fearing Diamond Quality enemies would be too dangerous.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue planned to restrain another Void Calamity Shadow with Silence and test Wounding Tear against it.

Jiang Xiao and his companions hunted a Void Calamity Shadow, allowing him to upgrade Space-Time Gap and Calamity Shadow Ruins to Starry Quality. When they entered the expanded Ruins, they found it transformed into a bright, mountainous landscape, where Xia Yan burst out of the ground.

• Jiang Xiao located a Void Calamity Shadow hiding underwater, and he and Han Jiangxue planned to pull it to the surface and kill it.
• Han Jiangxue used Barren Wind to lift the creature in a waterspout while Jiang Xiao killed it with Wounding Tear.
• Han Jiangxue carefully extracted the Star Pearl, and Jiang Xiao absorbed it, upgrading Space-Time Gap and Calamity Shadow Ruins to Starry Quality.
• Jiang Xiao opened a Space Gate that expanded to 10m*10m, and he, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails entered the transformed Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Xia Yan burst out of the rocky ground wearing a swimsuit and shielded her eyes from the sunlight.

Jiang Xiao discovered that upgrading Calamity Shadow Ruins had turned it into a vast world, making it impractical as a shared cultivation space, and the group discussed who else should absorb the star skill. He also found that Space-Time Gap could teleport him extremely far within the same dimension, though its full range remained untested.

• Jiang Xiao realized the expanded Calamity Shadow Ruins resembled a daytime Void Other Dimension Space and was too vast to fill with Star Power for cultivation.
• Han Jiangxue and Two Tails offered to absorb the Void Calamity Shadow Star Pearl, and Jiang Xiao supported giving trusted allies their own Calamity Shadow Ruins.
• Jiang Xiao asked Xia Yan to find a suitable place for their home, while she scolded him for upgrading his star skill without warning and demanded another Lure Jiang Xiao to spar with.
• Jiang Xiao tested Space-Time Gap and discovered that he could teleport extremely far within the same dimension without increased Star Power consumption.
• Jiang Xiao proposed testing whether he could teleport himself, Han Jiangxue, and Two Tails from Great Tibet back to North River after they left the ruins.

Jiang Xiao and Two Tails gathered Star Beads in the Void Other Dimension Space, where Two Tails acquired both the Calamity Shadow Ruins and Space-Time Gap Star Skills. After Jiang Xiao demonstrated that he could teleport them across great distances, Two Tails told him their Dragon Cave mission might be moved forward because another team had failed, then rushed with him to a newly opened Sacred Ruins.

• Jiang Xiao proposed having a Decoy learn Calamity Shadow Ruins, and Han Jiangxue agreed to let the Decoy absorb it while she waited.
• Two Tails absorbed the Calamity Shadow Ruins and Space-Time Gap Star Skills, and the trio collected 300 Void Calamity Shadow Star Beads over nearly twenty days.
• Jiang Xiao filled Two Tails' and Lure Jiang Xiao's Calamity Shadow Ruins with Star Power before the group left the Void Other Dimension Space.
• Two Tails received word that their Dragon Cave mission might be moved forward because another team had failed, and Jiang Xiao suggested they intervene sooner to save comrades.
• Jiang Xiao teleported Two Tails from North River to Sainia City, demonstrating the Space-Time Gap's long-distance precision.
• Two Tails spotted a newly opened Sacred Ruins and ordered Jiang Xiao to move with her as creatures began emerging from the sea nearby.

Jiang Xiao and his companions chose a lakeside location in the Calamity Shadow Ruins for a home, while Jiang Xiao and Two Tails trained in separate ruins. Lure Jiang Xiao took on building and gardening plans, and the chapter ended with him sparring against Two Tails as Jiang Xiao arranged for Star Pearls.

• Two Tails reported their encounter with a Sacred Ruins opening in the West Horse Kingdom, but her superiors rejected her suggestion and reprimanded her, leaving her injured after she crushed her phone.
• Jiang Xiao, Xia Yan, and Han Jiangxue surveyed a lakeside area in the Calamity Shadow Ruins and chose it as the site for a new home.
• Jiang Xiao reasoned that the ruins reproduced the Calamity Shadows’ habitat and planned to reshape the area, while Lure Jiang Xiao offered to build houses, grow plants, and raise Star Beasts.
• Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan entered the Calamity Shadow Training Space, while Jiang Xiao and Lure Jiang Xiao returned to the entrance and began organizing the home.
• In Two Tails’ Calamity Shadow Ruins, Lure Jiang Xiao sparred with Two Tails and explained that Jiang Xiao had gone out to order Star Pearls.

Jiang Xiao returned to Ruifeng Trading House to order more Little Stone Demon and Tree Hat Goblin Star Pearls, then visited the deep sea with the Soul Devouring Sea and Buzzing Whale. After absorbing the Buzzing Whale, he used its Star Power to try upgrading the Soul Devouring Sea, leaving its possible advancement to Diamond Rank unresolved.

• Jiang Xiao asked Manager Sun Sitian to gather as many Little Stone Demon and Tree Hat Goblin Star Pearls as possible, then teleported back to Room 701.
• Jiang Xiao brought the Soul Devouring Sea into the deep sea and reunited with the Buzzing Whale, which played happily but seemed to have no companions.
• The Buzzing Whale approached Jiang Xiao, who absorbed it into his Star Map and experienced its immense Star Power.
• Jiang Xiao realized the Soul Devouring Sea might be able to advance, removed the cloak, and used Light of Reversal with the Buzzing Whale's Star Power.
• The Soul Devouring Sea trembled as black mist gathered, and Jiang Xiao wondered whether it would reach Diamond Rank and remain obedient.

Jiang Xiao discovered that Soul Devouring Sea had reached Diamond Rank and wanted to become his star pet, so he paired it with Black White Candle Fire to create the new dependence form Black White Candle Soul. He left the villa with Han Jiangxue to test the transformed cloak in the sea.

• Soul Devouring Sea repeatedly tried to burrow into Jiang Xiao's chest, and Jiang Xiao realized it wanted to become his star pet.
• Jiang Xiao brought Black White Candle Fire to Soul Devouring Sea and had it use Dependence, successfully creating the Diamond Rank form Black White Candle Soul.
• Jiang Xiao examined Black White Candle Soul's new Star Skills and draped its cloak over Han Jiangxue for protection.
• Jiang Xiao took Han Jiangxue into the sea, where the cloak carried them through the Water Cannon and let her float safely underwater.

Jiang Xiao searched the Soul Devouring Sea domain for a youngling so Han Jiangxue could absorb a Soul Devouring Sea as a Star Pet. After an initial failure, Han Jiangxue successfully absorbed one, while Jiang Xiao learned that Two Tails refused the same Star Pet and continued hunting for another youngling.

• Jiang Xiao brought Han Jiangxue to Buzzing Whale, whose Sea Dream let her share its joy at meeting her through Jiang Xiao’s memories.
• Buzzing Whale scanned the domain and revealed a Soul Devouring Sea youngling, which Jiang Xiao weakened and gave to Han Jiangxue, but she failed to absorb it.
• Jiang Xiao offered the Soul Devouring Sea to Two Tails, who refused and challenged him to fight before revealing her choice for her final Star Slot.
• Half a month later, Jiang Xiao used Buzzing Whale to find another youngling while Han Jiangxue tested her Star Skills in the deep sea.
• Han Jiangxue absorbed the second Soul Devouring Sea, and Jiang Xiao celebrated her growth and hoped they could one day conquer the Dragon Cave.

Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue brought Buzzing Whale into Calamity Shadow World, where Gardener Pi began preparing a lake for it, and gave Xia Yan a Soul Devouring Sea cub to motivate her training. Jiang Xiao then visited Sun Sitian to collect Star Pearls, leaving Sun startled by his sudden appearances.

• Han Jiangxue suggested that Buzzing Whale could live in Calamity Shadow World, and Jiang Xiao asked the whale whether it wanted to go with them.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue brought Buzzing Whale into Calamity Shadow World, where Gardener Pi welcomed it and offered to build it a lake.
• Jiang Xiao gave Xia Yan a Soul Devouring Sea cub and displayed it with a Sea Soul Mask and Sea Soul Lamps as encouragement for her training.
• Jiang Xiao teleported to Sun Sitian’s shop and asked about the Star Pearls, but Sun said they were ready and asked whether Jiang Xiao had brought the money.
• Jiang Xiao teleported away to get the money, then returned almost immediately, startling Sun Sitian again.

Gardener Pi began preparing a lakeside home while the Buzzing Whale dramatically excavated the lake. Meanwhile, Jiang Xiao agreed to return to school and compete in the National Team selection, but after arriving in the Imperial Capital, he and Han Jiangxue encountered a Space Gate and offered their help.

• Gardener Pi asked the Buzzing Whale to enlarge the lake, but its powerful Impact dug a vast pit, so he decided to wait before growing a forest around it.
• Jiang Xiao discussed the World Cup with Two Tails, who agreed he could return to school as long as their mission took priority.
• Jiang Xiao sent breakfast to Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan, then flew with Han Jiangxue to the Imperial Capital while Two Tails stayed at home and Xia Yan trained in the Calamity Shadow World.
• At the airport, Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue followed an evacuation and learned that a Space Gate had opened near the South Plaza.
• Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue teleported to the plaza parking lot and offered the Triumphant Army soldiers assistance, but the soldiers said the Black Rock Mountain Space was under control and encouraged Jiang Xiao to win the championship.

Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao reported to Principal Yang Chensan after returning to school, where Han Jiangxue revealed she had reached the Star Sea Stage and Jiang Xiao asked to compete in both World Cup events. Principal Yang agreed to add Jiang Xiao to the recommended roster, and the siblings prepared to report to the Pioneering Army.

• Han Jiangxue told Principal Yang Chensan she had entered the Star Sea Stage and absorbed several new Star Skills.
• Principal Yang warned the siblings that the World Cup would take place amid global crises and urged them to represent Huaxia with confidence.
• Jiang Xiao asked to enter both the individual and team competitions, and Principal Yang agreed to add him to the school's recommended roster.
• Han Jiangxue summoned her Platinum Rank Star Pet, Soul Devouring Sea, and Principal Yang warned her not to use it to deceive competition judges.
• The siblings returned to Xia Yan's rental home, discussed finding different team leaders for the World Cup, and planned to report to the Pioneering Army the next day.

Jiang Xiao faced Qin Wangchuan’s anger over his team’s absence from the Pioneering Army, then revealed his medals and his assignment to the Dragon Cave mission. Qin Wangchuan reluctantly let Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue focus on World Cup training while keeping in contact, and the chapter ended with the author thanking readers for the novel’s first year.

• Jiang Xiao browsed and answered critical Weibo comments while Qin Wangchuan scolded him for leading Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan away from their unit.
• Jiang Xiao reminded Qin Wangchuan that Han Jiangxue had reached the Star Sea Stage and revealed that he had earned the second-grade Crescent Moon Medal twice.
• Jiang Xiao told Qin Wangchuan that he had received orders to join the Dragon Cave mission as a member of the Tail Feather Group.
• Han Jiangxue said she had also joined the Night Watch Army’s Volunteer Corps and would take part in the Dragon Cave mission, but Qin Wangchuan insisted he would not let her go.
• Qin Wangchuan told Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue to follow the school’s World Cup training arrangements and keep their communications open.

Jiang Xiao reunited with Liu Yang, Cai Yao, and Gu Shi'an at the Emperor Capital Star Warrior cafeteria and learned that the National Team would reserve him a spot in the individual competition. The friends discussed their upcoming training and selection, while Liu Yang vowed to earn one of the remaining team places.

• Jiang Xiao met Liu Yang and Cai Yao at the cafeteria, where Liu Yang revealed that he was entering the individual competition and Cai Yao would support him.
• Vice Principal Yang Chensan told Jiang Xiao that the National Team would guarantee him a place in the individual competition, but Jiang Xiao asked to compete in the selection instead.
• Liu Yang declared that he would claim a National Team spot even if the other places were guaranteed, and Cai Yao looked at him proudly.
• Gu Shi'an joined the group, and Liu Yang and Cai Yao joked that Gu Shi'an used Jiang Xiao's achievements to motivate the Pioneering Apprentices.
• Han Jiangxue said Xia Yan would not return until the selection competition, so the team would have to train through actual battles; the cafeteria chef warned Gu Shi'an not to smoke.

As the National Team group selection began, Jiang Xiaopi reunited with former teammates and rivals while his team prepared to compete. The chapter ended with Jiang Xiaopi planning to unleash his collection of new joke-based “styles” on the battlefield.

• Jiang Xiaopi and Han Jiangxue grew accustomed to Gu Shi'an's team-focused Star Skills, while Xia Yan continued training toward the Star Sea Stage.
• The National Team announced Jiang Xiaopi would compete as the defending World Cup champion, prompting an outpouring of support from his fans.
• Xia Yan returned from the Training Space, and Gu Shi'an joined the team as they prepared for selection.
• Chen Dapang led the Emperor Capital Star Warrior teams into the selection venue, where Jiang Xiaopi recognized Qian Zhuang and reunited with Li Weiyi.
• Yuan Qinghua greeted Jiang Xiaopi, and he reflected on their high school memories before resolving to reveal his new joke-based styles.

At the National Team assessment, the examiners singled out Han Jiangxue and confirmed she had reached the Star Sea Stage before calling her team to the front. Chief examiner Zuo Yiheng appointed Jiang Xiao's team to assess every competing team one by one, leaving the students facing a series of difficult matches.

• Zuo Yiheng confirmed Han Jiangxue's Star Sea Stage and asked her to display her White Flame Star Map, where he noticed several Star Slots remained unfilled.
• Han Jiangxue said she had reserved those Star Slots for the Star Pearls awarded to the World Cup champion.
• Zuo Yiheng called Gu Shi'an, Xia Yan, and Jiang Xiao to join Han Jiangxue, then challenged the other teams to face them.
• After no one volunteered, Zuo Yiheng pressured Magic Capital Star Warrior University and Xiangnan Military Academy into sending teams, while Jiang Xiao asked whether winning would advance his team.
• Jiang Xiao proposed fighting both challenger teams at once to earn direct advancement, but Zuo Yiheng instead declared that every team would be assessed by Jiang Xiao's team one by one.

Jiang Xiao's team defeated Magic Capital Star Warrior University's strongest squad through coordinated counters, with Jiang Xiao restraining Liu Ye and Wang Yujun while Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan attacked the rest. The victory left examiner Zuo Yiheng furious at Magic Capital's lack of teamwork.

• Han Jiangxue assigned her teammates roles for the match, directing Xia Yan to attack Yuan Qinghua, Jiang Xiao to restrain Liu Ye and Wang Yujun, and Gu Shi'an to guard her and expose shadows.
• At the whistle, Jiang Xiao silenced Wang Yujun and intercepted Liu Ye, while Han Jiangxue and Ye Hanzhen traded attacks and Gu Shi'an's Double Pupil shattered Yuan Qinghua's shadows.
• Xia Yan pressed Yuan Qinghua with her greatsword as Han Jiangxue used Black Void Instant Guard to withstand Ye Hanzhen's lightning and keep attacking him.
• Jiang Xiao defeated Liu Ye after more than a dozen exchanges, while his Silence kept Wang Yujun from supporting her team and Xia Yan subdued Yuan Qinghua.
• Han Jiangxue called for the next team, and Zuo Yiheng berated Magic Capital Star Warrior University's players for failing to coordinate their tactics.

After Han Jiangxue’s team defeated Magic Capital Star Warrior University, Chief Instructor Zuo Yiheng explained the losing team’s tactical mistakes and praised Han Jiangxue’s squad. The team then prepared to face Xiangnan Military Academy, discussing how to counter its powerful offense and considering sending Han Jiangxue into the enemy backline.

• Zuo Yiheng criticized Liu Ye for failing to coordinate with Yuan Qinghua and Ye Hanzhen for not freeing Wang Yujun from Jiang Xiao’s control.
• Zuo Yiheng pointed out how Jiang Xiao, Gu Shi'an, and Xia Yan had countered Magic Capital Star Warrior University’s fighters and praised Han Jiangxue’s team’s execution.
• Four soldiers from Xiangnan Military Academy took the field, including triplets Chen Chen, Chen Mu, and Chen Chao, and Han Jiangxue identified Xie Jiangqi as their tactical core.
• Han Jiangxue’s team assessed Xiangnan Military Academy as an offense-focused squad with powerful purification abilities but no hard-control Star Skills.
• Jiang Xiao suggested that Han Jiangxue teleport into the enemy backline if Xie Jiangqi stayed behind, while the team discussed avoiding excessive force against their opponents.