Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan fought side by side against a group of Female Archers and Male Spears, while his Yearning Halo replenished their vitality and Star Power. After the team defeated every enemy, Jiang Xiao began carving a tongue twister into Xia Yan’s arm.

• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan cleared the way together, with Jiang Xiao’s Green Glow knocking Male Spear into a tree and drawing vitality and Star Power from him.
• Xia Yan beheaded Male Spear and absorbed energy from his corpse under Jiang Xiao’s Yearning Halo, while Jiang Xiao healed her with Blessing and Bell Chime.
• Jiang Xiao noticed Xia Yan was overflowing with vitality and told her to stab herself, then withdrew the halo and took her hand.
• Han Jiangxue swept the last two Female Archers toward Li Weiyi’s shield, and they fell into her Shattered Space.
• After the team wiped out all four Female Archers and four Male Spears, Jiang Xiao rolled up Xia Yan’s sleeve and began carving a tongue twister into her arm.

Jiang Xiao and his team tested the Yearning Halo’s effects and continued through the Sacred Ruins, where they found signs that another squad had cleared their route. After avoiding a large group of ape ghosts, Xia Yan swore she could never fall in love with Jiang Xiao, prompting him to think of her as Xia Shiqi.

• Jiang Xiao realized the Yearning Halo drained his Star Power while weakening enemies and absorbing their vitality and Star Power.
• The team collected and evenly divided the Star Pearls, then discussed getting more White Ghost Star Pearls to upgrade Jiang Xiao’s Blessing.
• The group found corpses, charred ground, and fallen trees along their route, suggesting another training squad had already passed through.
• After hearing a large population of ape ghosts nearby, Han Jiangxue ordered the team to detour north and target only small groups.
• Xia Yan teased Jiang Xiao, then swore she could never fall in love with him; Jiang Xiao thought of her as Xia Shiqi.

Jiang Xiao's team followed a savage into a dark tunnel and encountered a larger force passing nearby. As the tunnel shook, they pursued the savage toward a distant woman's stern voice.

• Jiang Xiao's team spotted a lone savage boiling water and followed him to a cave in a hill.
• Han Jiangxue led the team into the narrow tunnel, while Xia Yan carried a flame for light and Li Weiyi went back to call Hai Tianqing.
• The team felt the ground tremble and Xia Yan recognized the sensation as an army passing through, so Han Jiangxue ordered them to keep moving.
• A savage with glowing purple eyes approached the group, then turned and ran when they stayed silent.
• Han Jiangxue closed her Shattered Space and ordered a pursuit as the tunnel shook behind them and a woman's voice echoed from ahead.

Xia Yan, Jiang Xiao, and Han Jiangxue found two savages living in a small recess in the tunnel, and Xia Yan quickly killed them both. After Hai Tianqing and Li Weiyi returned, the group considered why a Savage Female Witch had been alone with a low-ranking savage and decided to search the branching tunnels for more shelter.

• Han Jiangxue marked the fork while Xia Yan and Jiang Xiao followed the voice and found a male and female savage in a narrow alcove.
• Jiang Xiao used a bouncing medical light wave to check the right-hand tunnel, then confirmed there were no other savages nearby.
• The Savage Female Witch activated Yearning and Dawn, but Xia Yan skewered her and the male savage with her giant blade.
• Li Weiyi and Hai Tianqing returned and reported that they had blown up the entrance while savages fled from pursuing ape ghosts.
• Hai Tianqing suggested the Savage Female Witch might have been exiled, and Jiang Xiao joked that she and the male savage had eloped.
• Jiang Xiao searched the alcove, found only stone bowls and food scraps, and urged the group to explore the other tunnel branches for more rooms.

Han Jiangxue’s squad discovered a savage army battling a horde of Ape Ghosts in a canyon, then she used her spatial abilities to steal Savage Witches and corpses from the fight. She sent Li Weiyi and Hai Tianqing to secure the tunnel while she, Jiang Xiao, and Xia Yan continued scavenging, leaving the group to retreat once the battle turned decisively.

• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan led the squad through the tunnel, and everyone emerged after the beast howls faded.
• Han Jiangxue led the squad toward the fighting and found hundreds of savages and nearly a hundred Ape Ghosts slaughtering one another in a canyon.
• Han Jiangxue stayed hidden and pulled a dead savage corpse from the battlefield, ordering Xia Yan to check it for Star Pearls.
• Han Jiangxue used her spatial abilities to seize a Savage Female Witch and told Li Weiyi and Hai Tianqing to collapse the tunnel entrances except for one secured exit.
• Han Jiangxue sent Jiang Xiao to inspect another corpse while she continued searching the battlefield for more Savage Witches.

Jiang Xiao and his companions escaped the Ape Ghosts after harvesting Savage Female Witch Star Pearls, then took shelter in a blocked cave tunnel. Xia Yan carried the exhausted Han Jiangxue and teased Jiang Xiao about sharing a bed, leaving him joking about the three of them squeezing together.

• Jiang Xiao collected enough Savage Female Witch Star Pearls to bring his Yearning Halo to Silver Quality (7/10).
• Han Jiangxue spotted Ape Ghost reinforcements and ordered the group to retreat as her Star Power ran low.
• Jiang Xiao offered to carry Han Jiangxue, but Xia Yan lifted her in a bridal carry and hurried ahead.
• The three returned to the tunnel, where Hai Tianqing and Li Weiyi had blocked the other entrances with stones.
• Han Jiangxue decided they would shelter for several days, rest, and later scout the area.
• Xia Yan led Jiang Xiao to prepare Han Jiangxue's bed and teased him about the two of them sharing it, prompting him to ask whether all three could squeeze together.

After Han Jiangxue failed to absorb a Star Skill, Jiang Xiao speculated that her Star Map might reject necromancer-style abilities. The team’s rest was interrupted by an ape demon and human intruders, and they encountered the buzz-cut man who had tried to steal their Star Pearls.

• Han Jiangxue failed to absorb Star Skills from the Savage Male Witch Star Pearls, while Jiang Xiao’s Yearning and Dawn reached Silver Quality Lv.3.
• Jiang Xiao suggested Han Jiangxue might be better suited to Fire Element Star Skills, and he and Xia Yan argued over his theory.
• The team heard explosions, human shouts, and ape demon roars coming through the tunnels.
• Han Jiangxue ordered Li Weiyi to lead the team toward the intersection rather than flee outside into the ape demons’ encirclement.
• At the fork, Xia Yan recognized the buzz-cut man who had tried to steal their Star Pearls among the figures stumbling into the passage.

Li Weiyi’s team kept a hostile Awakened group from joining them as Ape Ghosts pressed in from multiple tunnels. After Han Jiangxue used Shattered Space to remove a flaming attacker, the team was trapped between attacks, and Jiang Xiao smashed a wall to open an escape route.

• Han Jiangxue ordered Li Weiyi to block the left fork, forcing the fleeing Awakened group to run toward the other branch.
• Jiang Xiao discovered that the group was breaking through the wall to reach his team, while Hai Tianqing boosted their Star Power with his Gray White Scepter.
• Han Jiangxue opened Shattered Space and blasted the flaming Awakened into it, then closed the space as Ape Ghosts charged through the breach.
• Ape Ghosts attacked from both ends of the tunnel, and Jiang Xiao received skill points for a Nebula First Kill and an Over-Level Kill.
• Jiang Xiao warned that he had broken through the wall and smashed it with his Green Glow-covered fist.

Jiang Xiao’s squad escaped the Ape Ghouls by breaking through a tunnel wall, only to face the Ape Ghoul King, whose Star Power Body sent Jiang Xiao flying into the forest. Injured and separated from his teammates, Jiang Xiao spotted Buzz Cut and another person running toward him with Ape Ghouls in pursuit.

• Jiang Xiao smashed through the tunnel wall with Gold Quality Cyan Glow, and the squad escaped into the forest.
• The Ape Ghoul King appeared and attacked the squad with its Star Power Body.
• Han Jiangxue tried to save Jiang Xiao with Barren Wind, but the Ape Ghoul King’s palm struck him and sent him flying.
• Jiang Xiao landed in the forest, healed himself with Blessing, and used Bell Chime to detect nearby people.
• Jiang Xiao saw Buzz Cut and another teammate running toward him with a group of Ape Ghouls behind them.

Jiang Xiao escaped the grass vines and turned the trial-takers’ attempt to use him as a decoy against them with his Blessing Star Skill. He fled with the Great Blade as the ape ghosts overwhelmed Buzz Cut.

• The female trial-taker trapped Jiang Xiao with grass vines and tried to use him as bait while she and Buzz Cut ran past.
• Jiang Xiao Blessed the female trial-taker, causing her to fall, and the ape ghosts tore her apart as Buzz Cut fled.
• Jiang Xiao cut himself free and tried to Bless Buzz Cut, but Buzz Cut dodged the first two beams and attacked with Exploding Flame.
• Jiang Xiao dodged Buzz Cut’s charge and successfully Blessed him, making him stumble into the ground.
• Jiang Xiao grabbed the Great Blade and ran while Blessing Buzz Cut again; the ape ghosts surrounded and overwhelmed Buzz Cut.

Jiang Xiao spent a Skill Point to advance from the Star Dust Stage to the Star Cloud Stage while fighting a pack of Ape Ghoul. He used Decoys to escape, but the creatures surrounded him and knocked him to the ground.

• Jiang Xiao ran through the Deep Forest as five Ape Ghoul pursued him, then fought them with his Wooden Great Blade and Green Glow.
• Jiang Xiao invested one Skill Point and reached the Star Cloud Stage, sending three charging Ape Ghoul flying with the surge of Star Power.
• Jiang Xiao created Decoys to split the pursuing Ape Ghoul, but some of the creatures intercepted a Decoy and collided with one another.
• Jiang Xiao was surrounded by a pack of Ape Ghoul and spun his blade to defend himself, but one tackled him to the ground.

Jiang Xiao fought through a swarm of ape ghosts, using Bell Chime to heal and upgrading his Xia Family Blade Art to Silver Quality. He broke through the encirclement and, while fleeing toward a distress signal, stabbed an attacking ape ghost into the ground.

• Jiang Xiao used Green Glow and Bearing Seal to knock an ape ghost away, then used Bell Chime to heal himself.
• Jiang Xiao summoned a Decoy and spent Skill Points to upgrade Xia Family Blade Art to Silver Quality Lv.0.
• Jiang Xiao charged through the ape ghosts with newly learned blade techniques while another Decoy bought him time.
• Jiang Xiao spotted red distress flares through the trees and ran toward them.
• Jiang Xiao dodged an ape ghost's attack with a midair flip, then stabbed it through the waist and back with his wooden blade.

Jiang Xiao upgraded Yearning to Gold Quality and used it to drain an Ape Ghost for Star Power and life force, restoring his strength as he fled. Surrounded by the pursuing horde, he discovered the Ape Ghosts could identify his Decoys by his Star Map and concealed it to split them up again.

• Jiang Xiao decided to upgrade Yearning rather than waste Skill Points restoring only his Star Power.
• Jiang Xiao spent 30 Skill Points to raise Yearning to Gold Quality and activated it alongside Dawn.
• Jiang Xiao drained the Ape Ghost impaled on his Wooden Great Blade, recovering Star Power and life force until it died.
• Jiang Xiao dodged the Ape Ghosts with a slide tackle but found more than a dozen blocking his route to the signal flare.
• Jiang Xiao realized the Ape Ghosts recognized the real him by his Star Map, concealed it, and sent out another Decoy to divide their pursuit.

Jiang Xiao used his Skill Points to strengthen Abundant Star Power and Xia Family Blade Art while fighting off the Ape Ghosts. After killing one and absorbing its life force, he was ambushed and badly injured, but managed to heal himself and crawl to his knees.

• Jiang Xiao upgraded Abundant Star Power to Silver Quality and used it to recover Star Power while fleeing the Ape Ghosts.
• Jiang Xiao used his Decoy and the trees to split the pursuing Ape Ghosts, then upgraded Xia Family Blade Art to Silver Quality Lv.3.
• Jiang Xiao lured an Ape Ghost into striking his Decoy, paralyzed it with Blessing, and stabbed it through the waist and abdomen with his Wooden Great Blade.
• Jiang Xiao fled with the wounded Ape Ghost impaled on his blade, absorbing its life force through Dark Gold Yearning.
• A hidden Ape Ghost struck Jiang Xiao in the waist and sent him crashing to the ground, where he endured the pain, absorbed more life force, and used Bell Chime and Medical Light to recover.

Jiang Xiao fought off a pack of Ape Ghosts by upgrading his Xia Family Blade Art and using his skills until Han Jiangxue and the others arrived. He survived, and Han Jiangxue knelt beside him, apologizing before his usual gesture eased her worry.

• Jiang Xiao spent 30 Skill Points to raise Xia Family Blade Art to Silver Quality Lv.6, then attacked the encircling Ape Ghosts with his Decoy and blade.
• Xia Yan heard the battle and found Jiang Xiao fighting more than a dozen Ape Ghosts with precise blade techniques.
• Jiang Xiao used Blessing to disrupt a leaping Ape Ghost, drove it into the ground, and skewered two more enemies in the crater.
• Han Jiangxue's group arrived, and she used Barren Wind to send Jiang Xiao into the forest before he could be caught in the fight.
• Han Jiangxue healed Jiang Xiao and cradled his head, apologizing as he joked with her and made his familiar gesture.

Jiang Xiao reunited with Han Jiangxue, Li Weiyi, and Xia Yan, and helped them defeat the Berserk Ape Ghouls. After collecting the Star Pearls, the team met the Guardians on their way back to the Supply Point.

• Han Jiangxue and the others arrived to help Jiang Xiao, while Li Weiyi and Xia Yan engaged the Ape Ghouls and Han Jiangxue controlled the battlefield.
• After the Ape Ghouls activated Berserk, Xia Yan asked Jiang Xiao to fight alongside her, and Han Jiangxue agreed to their plan.
• Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan worked together to kill the Ape Ghouls one at a time as Han Jiangxue used Barren Wind and Shattered Space to assist them.
• The team wiped out the remaining Ape Ghouls, collected their Star Pearls, and ran south.
• The children encountered the Guardians searching the area and felt reassured that the battle was over.

The team reunited with Hai Tianqing and returned from the armory, shaken by the danger and the trainers’ deaths. Jiang Xiao reflected on his gains and his limited Star Slots, leaving the team with orders to keep the armory’s bloody events secret.

• The Guardian Legion led the team back toward the supply point, and Hai Tianqing reunited with them after escaping the Ape Ghoul King with the guards’ help.
• Xia Yan and the others discussed the armory’s dangers, while Jiang Xiao explained that the Buzz Cut team had entered through the cave and that its surviving members likely died.
• Xia Yan gently checked on Jiang Xiao after learning he had killed two trainers who had used him as a decoy, and he told her he had a good teacher.
• Hai Tianqing told the children to keep the events in the armory secret.
• Jiang Xiao reviewed his Skill Point gains, new Gold-quality Star Skills, and plans to improve Green Glow while weighing other skills against his limited Star Slots.

Jiang Xiao returned to Earth with Hai Tianqing, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan after their armory mission, then separated from them and went to see Two Tails. The chapter ended with Jiang Xiao leaning against her as she asked whether he had been wronged.

• Hai Tianqing led the group out of the armory and drove them back to Garden Community, telling them to rest before returning to school.
• Xia Yan persuaded Han Jiangxue to join her to shop and sell their Star Pearls, while Jiang Xiao chose to go home alone.
• Jiang Xiao spotted the black sedan still parked in the community and realized Two Tails was likely still in apartment 701.
• Jiang Xiao accompanied a deliveryman to Two Tails's apartment, joking that she was his girlfriend before knocking on her door.
• Two Tails opened the door, let Jiang Xiao lean against her, rubbed his head, and asked whether he had been wronged.

Jiang Xiao returned home and found Two Tails on leave, where she comforted him and shared dinner with him. After she deduced that he had killed someone and discussed the dangers he might face, she offered to stay indefinitely, leaving Jiang Xiao wondering how to make use of her presence.

• Jiang Xiao hugged Two Tails when he arrived, and she comforted him before asking what had happened.
• Two Tails served dinner while Jiang Xiao washed up, and she asked why he seemed tired.
• Two Tails guessed that Jiang Xiao had killed someone, and he explained that someone trying to harm him had harmed themselves instead.
• Two Tails warned Jiang Xiao that he might have to strike even when an opponent did not intend to harm him, and he told her about meeting the Ape Ghoul King in the Armory.
• Two Tails explained why the Ape Ghoul King's Star Skill did not suit her and offered to stay indefinitely while the army did not call her back.
• Jiang Xiao wondered how he should make use of Two Tails's offer.

Jiang Xiao asked Two Tails to train him in physical combat, then revealed his rare Star Map and One Star Double Technique. Two Tails agreed to oversee his future Star Skill choices, leaving Jiang Xiao to continue school and wait for her recommendations.

• Jiang Xiao asked Two Tails to teach him blade work, dagger use, unarmed combat, and physical conditioning so he could fight more effectively.
• Two Tails said Jiang Xiao should choose a defensive Star Skill for his remaining Star Slot, but Jiang Xiao admitted he had absorbed the Yearning Halo.
• Jiang Xiao explained that his parents had left him a Gold-quality Yearning Star Pearl, then revealed that his first four Star Slots each held One Star Double Technique.
• Two Tails saw Jiang Xiao's Big Dipper Nine Stars Chart and concluded that his unusual Star Map might explain his rare absorption ability and Star Cloud Stage.
• Two Tails told Jiang Xiao to ask Han Jiangxue about any other Star Pearls and said she would approve his future Star Skills and find suitable Star Pearls for him.
• Jiang Xiao agreed to keep attending school and competing without absorbing more Star Skills until Two Tails had time to choose them.