Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan cultivated in seclusion while Liu Jing organized a major response to the discoveries in Flying Snake Valley and the Tianliang Race mobilized to contest the area. After Li Yuan’s strength increased, a powerful presence approached his cave and called his name.

• Li Yuan hid in a cave and cultivated while Liu Jing secretly watched over him nearby.
• Liu Jing reported Flying Snake Valley’s strategic value, secured support to send exploration and military units, and moved to clear the Tianliang encampment.
• Logan led the remaining Tianliang Warriors in retreat and reported the Seven Star Human Race’s presence to Xueshu.
• Xueshu alerted the Tianliang main encampment, whose leaders voted to fight for Flying Snake Valley and sent Delgado and Mori to reinforce him.
• Li Yuan’s cultivation raised his life level from Level 19.0 to Level 19.1, then he sensed someone approaching and prepared his spear.
• A deep voice called out to Li Yuan as the powerful presence neared his cave.

Li Yuan and Liu Jing planned to seize the three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits while the Flying Snakes were distracted. Liu Jing launched a direct assault to draw the tribe away, leaving Li Yuan lurking near the canyon floor as the battle began.

• Liu Jing found Li Yuan and confirmed that Flying Snake Valley held abundant Blood-Vitality Source Ganoderma, while the Tianliang Race settlement had been abandoned.
• Liu Jing warned that the Tianliang Race might return and proposed that Li Yuan take the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits while he drew away the Flying Snakes.
• Li Yuan descended into Flying Snake Valley and sent Liu Jing a signal that he was safe and in position.
• Liu Jing leaped into the canyon, killed several Flying Snakes, and provoked tens of thousands of them into attacking.
• Li Yuan waited near the canyon floor as the Flying Snakes surged upward toward Liu Jing.

Li Yuan descended into Flying Snake Valley while Liu Jing drew the tribe away from the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree. Finding more than fifty powerful Flying Snakes guarding the tree, Li Yuan forced his way through their ring and left himself less than a hundred meters from the fruit.

• Liu Jing fought waves of First-Order Flying Snakes on the mountain wall, drawing the two Second-Rank Flying Snakes away from the canyon floor.
• Li Yuan descended toward the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree and discovered more than fifty Level 19 Flying Snakes surrounding it.
• Li Yuan sent Liu Jing four messages to signal that he could no longer infiltrate unseen, and Liu Jing replied that he should proceed.
• Li Yuan crept to within fifty meters of the tree, then charged the guards and broke through their defensive ring with his spear.
• The Flying Snakes around the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree roared as Li Yuan charged to within a hundred meters of it.

Li Yuan endured the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree’s spiritual pressure and seized all three unripe Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits while Liu Jing fought off the Flying Snakes above. The Flying Snakes rushed back to the canyon floor, and Li Yuan was left facing a dangerous escape.

• Li Yuan broke through the Flying Snake perimeter and pushed toward the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree as the Level 19 Flying Snakes tried to stop him.
• The tree’s spiritual pressure struck Li Yuan within fifty meters, but he forced himself onward while the Flying Snakes stayed outside its dangerous range.
• Liu Jing fought the two Second-Rank Flying Snakes and many others on the cliffside, conserving his strength as he worried about Li Yuan.
• The Flying Snakes heard the commotion below, realized their home had been raided, and dove toward the canyon floor; Liu Jing followed them down.
• Li Yuan reached the tree, plucked all three unripe Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits, stored them in his combat suit, and prepared to flee.

Li Yuan seized the three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits and escaped the Flying Snake swarm after the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree collapsed. He then confronted the returning Second-Rank Flying Snake, injuring it as they fought along the cliff.

• Li Yuan plucked the three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits, causing the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree to collapse and lose its spiritual pressure.
• Liu Jing sent Li Yuan an urgent message that the Second-Rank Flying Snake was returning, and Li Yuan charged toward him through thousands of attacking Flying Snakes.
• Li Yuan killed more than forty Flying Snakes and broke out of the swarm, then climbed the cliff while fending off further attacks.
• The Second-Rank Flying Snake attacked Li Yuan, but he dodged its claws and widened an existing wound with a spear thrust.
• Li Yuan fled up the cliff as the Second-Rank Flying Snake pursued him, and he repeatedly evaded its attacks while wounding it with his spear.

Liu Jing saved Li Yuan from the Flying Snake King by using his Burning Star secret technique to engage the stronger beast, while Li Yuan fled up Flying Snake Valley. Li Yuan escaped the pursuing Second-Rank Flying Snake and neared the cliff top as a furious howl rose from below.

• Liu Jing killed a Second-Rank Flying Snake, then warned Li Yuan to run when a Level 25.1 Flying Snake King emerged from the mist.
• The Flying Snake King attacked Li Yuan, but Liu Jing intercepted its strike and told Li Yuan to escape while he still had Source Power.
• Liu Jing unleashed Burning Star and charged the Flying Snake King, drawing it away from Li Yuan as they fought deeper into the canyon.
• Li Yuan fled up the canyon while the injured Level 21.3 Second-Rank Flying Snake and other Flying Snakes pursued him.
• Li Yuan fought off the pursuing snakes, burst through the clouds, and approached the cliff top as a furious howl echoed from the valley below.

Li Yuan returned to Flying Snake Valley and helped kill a Second-Rank Flying Snake while Liu Jing fought the Flying Snake King from within its body. After the king’s death, Li Yuan pulled the badly injured Liu Jing from its corpse and gave him a purple pill, refusing to accept that he would die.

• Li Yuan decided to return to the valley floor and killed the Second-Rank Flying Snake with a spear strike to its head.
• Liu Jing entered the Flying Snake King’s wound and destroyed its heart with Star Explosion.
• The dying Flying Snake King lunged at Li Yuan, injured him, and then succumbed to its wounds.
• Li Yuan used Divine Palace Investigation to confirm the king’s death and rushed into its wound to search for Liu Jing.
• Li Yuan dragged Liu Jing from the corpse, fed him a purple pill, and told him he would not die.

Li Yuan revived Liu Jing with the Source Purple Life-Prolonging Pill, then escaped Flying Snake Valley with him while fighting off the pursuing Flying Snakes. After reporting the battle to the base, Li Yuan continued toward Outpost No. 3, while three Tianliang Race figures arrived above the valley searching for him.

• Li Yuan gave Liu Jing the Source Purple Life-Prolonging Pill, which restored his vitality and regrew his missing limbs, though the pain made him pass out.
• Li Yuan carried Liu Jing away, cut the Flying Snake King's horn from its corpse, and left the valuable claws behind.
• Li Yuan fought through the Flying Snakes pursuing him and escaped Flying Snake Valley with Liu Jing.
• Li Yuan fled more than thirty kilometers, reported the battle to the base, and concealed the three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits.
• Three Tianliang Race figures reached the canyon above Flying Snake Valley, and a burly man asked Xueshu where the Seven Star Human Source Martialist was.

The Tianliang Race discovered that Flying Snake Valley held a likely Source Crystal Mineral Vein and decided to watch the area while calling for reinforcements. After Liu Jing awakened from his injuries, he revealed that the battle had restored his former strength and helped him break through to Mind-Micro-Perception.

• Delgado, Mori, and Xueshu found the Flying Snake corpses and battle traces, then discovered signs of a small Source Crystal Mineral Vein beneath Flying Snake Valley.
• Delgado, Mori, and Xueshu chose to monitor the valley and request support rather than withdraw, fearing the Seven Star Human Civilization would claim it first.
• At Outpost No. 3, the purple-robed woman decided to lead an advance team to Li Yuan and Liu Jing while Han Chong requested reinforcements, including possible aid from Outpost No. 4.
• Li Yuan carried the unconscious Liu Jing more than a hundred kilometers from the valley before Liu Jing woke and climbed down.
• Liu Jing's injuries and old hidden wounds had healed, raising his life level to 25.6, and he offered Li Yuan the three Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits and twenty billion Blue Star Coins.
• Liu Jing told Li Yuan that his technique had broken through to Mind-Micro-Perception during the battle.

After Liu Jing recovered and broke through to Mind-Micro-Perception, Li Yuan gave him a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit in exchange for one billion Blue Star Coins. They went into seclusion to consume their fruits, and Li Yuan's spiritual power began rising rapidly.

• Liu Jing recovered from his injuries and attained Mind-Micro-Perception, while Li Yuan declined his offer of two billion Blue Star Coins.
• Li Yuan gave Liu Jing a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, and Liu Jing agreed to pay one billion Blue Star Coins for it.
• Liu Jing contacted the base, reported his recovery and breakthrough to Han Chong, and requested that available teams and Alliance support be sent.
• Li Yuan and Liu Jing traveled to a cave by the river to cultivate while they awaited the base's response.
• Li Yuan consumed his Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, and its power rapidly transformed into spiritual power, raising his level from 28.4 and continuing to climb.

After consuming a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, Li Yuan raised his mental power to Level 29.9 before the Great Sun Jade Platform erupted and forced him to suppress the blazing sun within his Mind World. As he endured its light and the stars emerged, his mental power broke through to Level 30.0, leaving the Mind Divine Palace’s dangerous transformation underway.

• Li Yuan’s mental power climbed to Level 29, raising his Spiritual Awakening Cap to 35%, while the fruit continued to strengthen him.
• Liu Jing awakened after consuming his fruit, found his mental power had increased six or sevenfold, and resolved to pursue Level 28.
• After three hours of cultivation, Li Yuan reached Level 29.9 as the fruit’s effects nearly ran out.
• The Great Sun Jade Platform erupted, transported Li Yuan’s consciousness into the starry sky, and sent painful sunlight toward him.
• Li Yuan suppressed the blazing sun’s radiance, revealing the stars, whose light nourished his mental awareness.
• Li Yuan’s mental power broke through from Level 29.9 to Level 30.0.

Li Yuan’s mental power broke through to the Feitian Tier while he struggled to suppress the blazing sun in his Mind World. After the pressure faded, he discovered that his new Divine Sense let him merge with heaven and earth at will and sense the mysteries of Source Power, leaving him poised for much faster growth.

• Li Yuan’s mental power reached level 30, raising his Spiritual Awakening Cap to 40% as he continued suppressing the blazing sun.
• Li Yuan’s mental pressure repeatedly overwhelmed Liu Jing, who fled the cave and realized Li Yuan might have reached the Feitian Tier.
• After more than ten minutes, Li Yuan’s mental pressure dissipated, and Liu Jing began regarding him as an expert on his own level.
• Li Yuan sensed everything around him through Divine Sense and found he could merge with heaven and earth at will and perceive the power of the Law.
• Li Yuan’s Divine Palace Panel showed mental power at level 30.2, Life Level at 19.2, and improved spearwork and movement technique; he decided not to raise his Spiritual Awakening further inside the Mingxu Star Realm.

Li Yuan advanced his cultivation by creating a method to awaken more Life Stars and quickly perfected the Han Shen Mental Secret Technique with his Feitian Tier mental strength. As reinforcements prepared for battle, Liu Jing urged him to return to Xia Country instead of joining the war with the Tianliang Race.

• Li Yuan decided to awaken Life Stars through his own method rather than rely on another Spirit Guidance, and he lit up more than 7,000 stars despite six failures.
• Li Yuan assessed the secrets of the Mind Divine Palace and sensed that Liu Jing was nearby after the earlier mental pressure alerted him.
• Li Yuan cultivated Han Shen and perfected the Second-Order Mental Secret Technique in about two hours, then used the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra to recover.
• Liu Jing told Li Yuan that another Source Martialist would arrive shortly and asked whether his mental strength had truly reached Feitian Tier.
• Liu Jing advised Li Yuan to return to Xia Country and stay out of the coming war with the Tianliang Race.

Li Yuan persuaded Liu Jing to let him join the fight for Flying Snake Valley by revealing how powerful his perfected Han Shen mental attack had become. As the battle began, Li Yuan pursued and killed the fleeing Tianliang Sacred Land disciple Xueshu, leaving the clash for Flying Snake Valley underway.

• Liu Jing warned Li Yuan about the danger of possible high-level Second Order Tianliang experts and urged him to leave, but Li Yuan demonstrated that his mental attack could disrupt even a powerful Source Martialist.
• Liu Jing agreed to let Li Yuan join the battle, requiring him to flee if ordered and leave once the Mechanical Legion arrived; Miao Wei then arrived and reported that the legion was 400 kilometers away.
• Liu Jing, Li Yuan, and Miao Wei reached Flying Snake Valley, where Delgado, Mori, and Xueshu were waiting with Tianliang warriors.
• Liu Jing and Delgado clashed, while Miao Wei fought Mori; Xueshu fled, and Li Yuan pursued him at a speed that surpassed his apparent level.
• Li Yuan struck Xueshu with Han Shen, disrupted his mind, and killed him with a spear thrust before tearing apart his corpse.

Li Yuan used mental attacks to help Liu Jing and Miao Wei kill the three Tianliang Race powerhouses during the battle. With Delgado, Mori, and Xueshu dead, the survivors prepared to search their bodies.

• Li Yuan killed Xueshu with a spear strike after stunning him with Han Shen, then rushed toward the main battlefield.
• Delgado and Mori broke away from Liu Jing and Miao Wei to attack Li Yuan, but Liu Jing stopped Delgado and drove him back.
• Li Yuan stunned Mori with Han Shen and struck his throat, giving Miao Wei time to cut through Mori’s battle suit and kill him.
• Li Yuan used another mental attack to distract Delgado, allowing Liu Jing to kill him with a slash across the neck.
• Miao Wei joined Liu Jing, and they decided to search the three dead Tianliang Race powerhouses for valuables.

Li Yuan, Liu Jing, and Miao Wei cleared Flying Snake Valley and prepared for another battle over a Source Crystal Mineral Vein. Liu Jing sent Li Yuan back to Outpost No. 3 and arranged to credit him as the vein’s first discoverer, while Tianliang Race leaders reviewed the defeat and identified him as a possible SSS-level genius.

• Li Yuan and Miao Wei searched the fallen Tianliang experts’ belongings, and Liu Jing estimated the spoils were worth 150 million Blue Star Coins, to be split equally among them.
• Liu Jing, Li Yuan, and Miao Wei swept Flying Snake Valley, killing more than 150 Tianliang Warriors and countless Flying Snakes.
• Liu Jing sent Li Yuan back to Outpost No. 3 with the spoils, then told Miao Wei that a small Source Crystal Mineral Vein beneath Flying Snake Valley would likely draw the Tianliang Race back into battle.
• Liu Jing instructed Miao Wei to list Li Yuan as the vein’s first discoverer and kept the vein’s significance from him so he would leave safely.
• Tianliang Race leaders watched recordings of the battle, recognized Liu Jing’s improved strength, and suspected Li Yuan was a hidden SSS-level genius of the Seven Star Human Civilization.

Li Yuan returned to Outpost No. 3, sold the spoils from Flying Snake Valley, and saw his wealth rise to more than 1.2 billion Blue Star Coins. After days of quiet training, his spear art advanced toward Star River Convergence, and he prepared to hunt more Alien Races before returning home.

• Haiden persuaded the Tianliang Source Martialists to report the suspected SSS-level human genius and consider a future assassination in the Wanhan Star Realm.
• Han Chong welcomed Li Yuan back to Outpost No. 3 and arranged an appraisal that valued the spoils at 270 million Blue Star Coins before taxes.
• Li Yuan split the proceeds with Miao Wei and received Liu Jing's 936 million Blue Star Coin transfer, bringing his wealth to more than 1.2 billion.
• Li Yuan resolved to sell his remaining Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit, save for an Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit for Uncle, and prepare to buy resources for becoming a Source Martialist.
• As the Alliance deployed a large Mechanical Legion and built factories near the base, Li Yuan trained and advanced his spear art toward Star River Convergence.
• On January 26, Li Yuan decided to hunt more Alien Races before returning to Xia Country and competing in the Global University Martial Arts Tournament.

Li Yuan hunted through the Demon Insect Cave, killed its Second-Rank leader, and raised his Spiritual Awakening Level to 37.3% before returning toward Outpost No. 3. Meanwhile, Dean Hai learned of Li Yuan’s achievements and arranged for Li Yang to verify them and escort him back to Kunlun Martial University.

• Li Yuan chose the Demon Insect Cave as his final training ground and left Outpost Base No. 3 to hunt its demon insects.
• Li Yang told Dean Hai that Li Yuan had earned a 150-point trial evaluation, reached Level 19 physical qualities, and awakened Feitian-Tier spiritual power.
• Dean Hai ordered Li Yang to verify the report and safely escort Li Yuan back, then privately told Principal Lao Fang that Li Yuan was an exceptional talent.
• Li Yang set out for Jiangnan Province two days later to meet Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan killed more than a thousand demon insects and defeated the Second-Rank Demon Insect with his Han Shen mental technique and Starry Sky Spear Technique.
• Li Yuan searched the Mother Nest, raised his Spiritual Awakening Level to 37.3%, and headed back to Outpost No. 3.

Li Yuan sold valuable Demon Insect materials, said farewell to Liu Jing, and returned to Xia Country with Shi Xiao. As Tianliang Civilization began plotting against a mysterious SSS-level genius, Li Yuan reunited with Li Yang and detected a nearby Level 19.4 target that could yield Spirit Nourishment.

• Li Yuan sold a First-Order mother insect egg and Demon Insect materials for 320 million Blue Star Coins before taxes.
• Liu Jing told Li Yuan that she had credited him as the first discoverer of a Source Crystal Mineral Vein and would report his contributions for Alliance merits and a future reward.
• Li Yuan and Shi Xiao left Outpost No. 3 and returned to Xia Country.
• Tianliang Civilization approved more support for the Mingxu Star Realm, sent additional martialists, and ordered an investigation and assassination plan targeting the unknown SSS-level genius.
• Li Yang met Li Yuan and Shi Xiao after their return, then asked Li Yuan to speak with him privately.
• Li Yuan spotted someone descending from an aircraft and used Divine Palace Investigation to identify a Level 19.4 target that could yield Spirit Nourishment.

Li Yuan detected a man who might be an alien spy and had the military place him under surveillance, then demonstrated his Feitian Tier mental power to Li Yang. Li Yang confirmed that Li Yuan would receive a Feixing quota and urged him to aim for a top result in the Global University Martial Arts Tournament, then asked to buy his Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.

• Li Yuan used Divine Palace Investigation on a man in a leather jacket and suspected he was an alien spy, so Li Yang ordered officers to monitor and investigate him.
• Li Yuan communicated with Li Yang through Divine Sense Transmission and demonstrated his mental attack, confirming his Feitian Tier mental power.
• Li Yang praised Li Yuan's rapid growth and explained that the Alliance was protecting him because the Alien Races might target him for assassination.
• Li Yang told Li Yuan about the Seven Star Martial God Inheritance quotas on Feixing and urged him to compete for a top-three finish in the Virtual War.
• Li Yang asked Li Yuan whether he was willing to sell him the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.