Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan gave Li Yang the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit in exchange for help supporting his family, then cultivated while Li Yang entered seclusion. Meanwhile, Star Lord Baishan approved a second-class Martial God Inheritance slot for Li Yuan, while Fang Hai said a first-class slot depended on his teacher.

• Li Yang explained that the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit could improve his spiritual power, and Li Yuan gave it to him to consume.
• Li Yang agreed to seek a Dragon Heart Spirit Fruit for Li Yuan's uncle, arrange treatment for his aunt, and advise on cultivation for Li Yuan's younger siblings.
• Li Yang entered seclusion with the fruit, while Li Yuan and Shi Xiao stayed at the base and Li Yuan began cultivating.
• Li Yuan endured the Great Sun's pain in the Mind Divine Palace, strengthening his spiritual power from level 30.1 to 30.2.
• Star Lord Baishan told Fang Hai that Li Yuan should receive Xia Country's second-class Martial God Inheritance slot, while a first-class slot depended on Dongfang Ji.

Fang Hai secured a second-class Martial God Inheritance quota for Li Yuan, while Li Yang broke through to Feitian-tier spiritual force after using Li Yuan’s Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit. Li Yang rewarded Li Yuan with a Source Purple Life-Prolonging Pill and warned that Li Yuan’s rapid growth would soon carry him beyond what Kunlun Martial University could offer.

• Fang Hai told Star Lord Baishan that Li Yuan had earned a second-class quota and could gain a higher one through future accomplishments, while Fang Hai continued to delay his own breakthrough in trust of his master’s judgment.
• Li Yuan sensed a powerful mental fluctuation and learned from Li Yang that his spiritual force had broken through to the Feitian Tier, aided by Li Yuan’s Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruit.
• Li Yang gave Li Yuan a Source Purple Life-Prolonging Pill as further compensation for the fruit, and Li Yuan accepted it.
• Li Yang brought Li Yuan and Shi Xiao back to Kunlun Martial University and told Li Yuan he might graduate within two years because the school could no longer keep pace with his growth.
• The aircraft landed at Kunlun Martial University’s affiliated airport as Li Yang urged Li Yuan to cherish his remaining campus days.

Li Yuan met Dean Hai and learned that Star Lord Baishan had approved him for Xia Country’s only Second-Grade Martial God Inheritance Quota, along with the expectations and trials ahead. As Li Yuan set his sights on surpassing the global tournament predictions, Principal Yu informed Yin Man that she had not received this year’s Second-Grade quota.

• Li Yang brought Li Yuan to meet Dean Hai, who praised Li Yuan’s achievements and revealed that Star Lord Baishan had approved him for the Second-Grade Inheritance Quota.
• Dean Hai explained the inheritance quota ranks and said that killing a Flying Alien Race member as a Source Martialist was an unspoken standard for a First-Grade quota.
• Dean Hai set Li Yuan the goal of reaching the global top ten and striving for the top five in the Virtual War, which began on February 8.
• Li Yang told Li Yuan that he and Jin Huguo were the only students at their school with Fifth-Stage skill, while Li Yuan privately resolved to aim higher than the predicted rankings.
• Principal Yu told Yin Man that she had not been selected for Xia Country’s Second-Grade Martial God Inheritance slot.

Yin Man and Dantai Feng learned that Li Yuan had been chosen for Xia Country’s second-class Martial God Inheritance slot before the tournament, and Yin Man grew determined to challenge him. Li Yuan continued cultivating and preparing for the Virtual War, which began with the release of the tournament schedule and rules.

• Principal Yu told Yin Man that two Star Lords had awarded Li Yuan the slot she had hoped to compete for, and Yin Man resolved to test his strength.
• Dantai Feng learned Li Yuan had received the slot, accepted the decision, and planned to pursue first place in the preliminaries.
• Li Yuan refined his spear techniques and discussed Yin Man’s strength with Dantai Feng, saying he was not afraid to face her.
• Li Yuan practiced until midnight and improved both his spear technique and movement technique realms by one percent.
• On February 3, Li Yuan spoke with An Nong and Gu Qianghan before their Smart Ring Watches received the Global University Martial Arts Tournament 2044 Virtual War schedule and rules.

Li Yuan studied the Global University Martial Arts Tournament rules, registered, and set his sights on winning the Star Realm Battlefield and reaching the top of the finals. As registration closed with over six million entrants, he received a 50,000 Blue Star Coins transfer from Li Tianyou.

• Li Yuan read the tournament rules and decided to aim for first place in the Melee Tournament's Star Realm Battlefield, hoping to face Blue Star's strongest young fighters.
• Li Yuan continued cultivating, guided classmates who visited, and registered for the tournament on the Starry Sky Fighting Net.
• Alien Race spies monitored the competition and planned to identify and assassinate top geniuses, while Hamon vowed to defeat Yin Man and claim first place for Huaqi Country.
• Registration ended on February 7 with more than six million entrants, as Li Yuan's spear and movement techniques steadily improved.
• Li Yuan received a message that Li Tianyou had transferred 50,000 Blue Star Coins into his bank account.

Li Yuan gave his determined former classmate Li Tianyou ten million Blue Star Coins to support his cultivation and learned from Professor Ming that Li Tianyou had ranked second in a mental willpower assessment. As Li Yuan continued training and advanced his spear technique, the Global University Martial Arts Tournament was about to begin.

• Li Tianyou repaid Li Yuan the fifty thousand Blue Star Coins he had borrowed and explained that he was training under Professor Ming at Jiangbei Martial University.
• Li Yuan transferred ten million Blue Star Coins to Li Tianyou as a loan to help him buy cultivation resources and pursue becoming a Source Martialist.
• After noticing Li Tianyou's large resource orders, Professor Ming called Li Yuan and revealed that Li Tianyou had ranked second in the willpower assessment and had earned a place in the Martialist Class.
• Li Yuan reflected on Li Tianyou's perseverance, continued cultivating, and raised his spear technique from Fifth Stage 27% to Fifth Stage 29%.
• At 7:30 p.m. on February 8, 2044, the Global University Martial Arts Tournament was about to begin.

Li Yuan spoke with his family, cultivated until his life level reached 19.6, and entered the Global University Martial Arts Tournament preliminaries. He quickly passed with 4,000 points, while Dantai Feng joined late and seized first place with a record-breaking score.

• Li Yuan reassured Chen Hui and Li Changzhou about their treatment and promised to buy a treasure for Li Changzhou, while Li Changzhou later urged Chen Hui not to interfere with Li Yuan’s choices or burden him with favors.
• Li Yuan cultivated the Heavens of Stars until his life level rose to 19.6, then planned to enter a Level 2 Star Realm after becoming a Source Martialist.
• Li Yuan arrived at the tournament viewing space, checked the preliminary rankings, and entered the Virtual War while deciding not to reveal his full strength.
• Li Yuan defeated the level 18 opponents with ease, reached 4,000 points, passed the preliminaries, and returned to practicing his spear.
• Dantai Feng entered the preliminaries late and climbed to first place with 310,000 points, drawing the attention of students around the world.

Dantai Feng’s preliminary victory drew worldwide attention, while Tian Dazhuang broke through to Mind-Micro-Perception and other contenders resolved to improve. The Star Realm Battlefield melee began, and Li Yuan was assigned to the Seventh Battlefield, where the Starfire Martial Hall’s Blue Star Headquarters Hall Master singled him out to watch.

• Dantai Feng’s score of over 310,000 points revealed his Fifth Stage technique mastery, prompting teachers to warn their elite students about him.
• Tian Dazhuang broke through to Mind-Micro-Perception during training, while Yin Man, Baichuan Ming, and Nevsky reacted to news of Dantai Feng’s strength.
• Li Yuan read messages from Li Yang, Dantai Feng, and Tian Dazhuang, then continued training and resolved to contend with the world’s other geniuses.
• Officials assigned about 420,000 contestants to ten Star Realm Battlefields, and Li Yuan learned he would compete in the Seventh.
• As the melee began, Li Yuan and Jin Huguo vowed to strive for first place on their respective battlefields.
• The Star Lord of Starfire Martial Hall’s Blue Star Headquarters ordered the broadcast focused on Li Yuan, who appeared in the Wasteland Star Realm.

Li Yuan entered the Star Realm Battlefield and quickly killed a contestant and a herd of Star Realm Creatures, drawing attention for his Fifth Stage skill. As he continued hunting, spectators debated his strength and compared him with other rising geniuses.

• Li Yuan reviewed the battlefield rules and decided to kill every contestant and Star Realm Creature he encountered.
• Li Yuan killed a Fourth Stage contestant in one spear strike, then wiped out nearly a hundred wild-yak-like Star Realm Creatures and reached rank 1834.
• Li Yuan used his sharp perception to find and kill a contestant hiding behind a tree.
• Viewers in the higher-level viewing space recognized Li Yuan's Fifth Stage Unity of Heaven and Man and wondered why a Star Lord was watching him.
• Students across the Battle Spaces watched the rankings, while Kunlun Martial University students compared Li Yuan with Jin Huguo and expected Li Yuan to rise further.

Li Yuan slaughtered his way up the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield rankings and defeated Vikram and Malfoy, breaking into the top ten. He ended the chapter in seventh place, drawing the attention of spectators around the world.

• Yin Man killed Gu Qianghan, who returned to the spectator stands and watched Li Yuan's ranking rise with An Nong.
• Li Yuan ambushed a group of contestants fighting Star Realm Creatures and killed six in one exchange, then hunted down the survivors and climbed the rankings.
• Vikram and Malfoy defeated Guan Ying by fighting her together, then fled when they encountered Li Yuan.
• Li Yuan caught Vikram and Malfoy, killed them both with two spear strikes, and entered the battlefield's top ten.
• Li Yuan rose to seventh place, surpassing Han Haochang, as spectators across the Tournament Space noticed his ranking.

Li Yuan defeated Han Haochang and Petrovich in the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield, rising to first place and revealing Fifth-Stage skill. Meanwhile, Jin Huguo faced Huaqi Country’s Hamon, who overwhelmed him after recognizing that Jin had recently reached the Fifth-Stage Heaven-Human Realm.

• Li Yuan entered the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield’s top ten, drawing attention from viewers, university students, and hidden forces.
• Li Yuan killed Han Haochang after overpowering his twin-sword defense, then rose to third place as viewers realized he might possess Fifth-Stage skill.
• Li Yuan killed Petrovich and took first place in the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield, setting his sights on points leader Hoffman.
• Jin Huguo encountered Hamon in the First Star Realm Battlefield, and the two fought over their rivalry from the previous year.
• Hamon recognized Jin Huguo’s recent Fifth-Stage breakthrough but drove him into an absolute disadvantage with his saber attacks.

Jin Huguo mortally wounded Hamon before dying, while Nevsky defeated Dantai Feng by revealing his Fifth Stage Intermediate Rank strength. As the melee continued, Li Yuan searched the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield for Hoffman, killing everything in his path.

• Jin Huguo severed Hamon's arm and stabbed him with a thrown saber before Hamon killed him; Hamon then let a Star Realm Creature kill him because his wound was fatal.
• Li Yang and Dean Xu discussed Jin Huguo's defeat and anticipated a clash between Li Yuan and Hoffman as the battlefield contracted and survivors fought.
• Lin Lanyue learned from Wu Dongdong that Li Yuan had reached Fifth Stage and watched as Dantai Feng encountered Nevsky.
• Dantai Feng abandoned his shield and unleashed a furious saber assault, but Nevsky countered with his Thousand Axe Combo and killed him.
• Li Yuan noticed Jin Huguo and Dantai Feng had lost, searched for Hoffman, and continued killing creatures and contestants as his points rose.

Li Yuan fought Hoffman in his first Fifth Stage duel and, after being pushed onto the defensive, comprehended the third level of Starry Sky Intent during battle. He unleashed Star River spear techniques to defeat Hoffman, establishing himself as the strongest contender on the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield.

• Xia Country spectators watched Jin Huguo, Dantai Feng, and Zhu Tong lose their Fifth Stage duels as Li Yuan and Hoffman prepared to clash.
• Li Yuan initially overwhelmed Hoffman with his spear, but Hoffman switched to dual scimitars and wounded Li Yuan with his faster, more agile attacks.
• Li Yuan relied on his Starry Sky Spear Technique to defend against Hoffman's assault while the two fought to a stalemate.
• During the battle, Li Yuan comprehended Star River Convergence and transformed his defense into a powerful offensive spear technique.
• Li Yuan overpowered Hoffman, severed his arm, and killed him with a spear thrust through the neck.

Li Yuan defeated Hoffman, reached first place in the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield, and qualified directly for the finals. After the Melee Tournament ended, he returned to cultivation, while an agent in a small African country marked him for elimination as an SSS-level threat.

• Li Yuan used the True Intent of Star River Convergence to defeat Hoffman, stunning the spectators and prompting the Star Lord to leave.
• Dean Xu and Li Yang discussed Li Yuan's rapid progress and his chances of winning the tournament, while Dantai Feng considered how Li Yuan's advancement might affect his own future.
• Li Yuan reached Fifth Stage Intermediate Rank with 30% proficiency in spear and movement techniques, then waited out the final minutes of the battlefield.
• The Melee Tournament ended, and Li Yuan took first place in the Seventh Star Realm Battlefield, earning a direct place in the finals.
• Li Yuan logged out of the Virtual Network and resumed cultivating, while an agent recorded his strength and recommended activating measures to eliminate him.

After Li Yuan’s Global University Martial Arts Tournament victory, a promotional campaign made him and Dantai Feng famous, while Li Yuan trained through the night and awakened a second Star Pulse. The chapter revealed that a Black Robe figure had engineered the publicity to provoke the Alien Races, and Li Yuan’s cultivation ended with his Star Pulse level rising to 11.

• Li Yuan discovered that Starfire Martial Hall had released a viral promotional video praising him and Dantai Feng, and he suspected someone was deliberately pushing them into the public eye.
• Li Yuan practiced his spear outdoors until dawn, deepening his comprehension and raising his spear technique from Fifth Stage 30% to 31%.
• Li Yuan entered the Life Star Space and branded more Life Stars, drawing on his improved skill and spiritual force.
• A suited young man reported to the Black Robe figure that the videos had spread widely among the public and Flying Martialists, while Senior Baishan secretly observed Spark University.
• Li Yuan’s cultivation triggered the initial awakening of his second Star Pulse, raising his Star Pulse level from 10 to 11.

Li Yuan awakened part of his second Star Pulse, investigated its cultivation benefits, and became a public sensation while following the Starfire Martial Hall’s instructions to remain at Kunlun Martial University. In the Wanhan Star Realm, a purple-robed figure persuaded Number Three to send a Blood Shadow Clone to assassinate Li Yuan, despite recognizing that the publicity was a trap.

• Li Yuan awakened more than 12,960 Life Stars on his second Star Pulse and concluded that it raised his Star Pulse level and cultivation efficiency.
• Li Yuan called Provincial Hall Master Yang, who told him to stay at Kunlun Martial University and visit buildings around campus while the Martial Hall monitored the situation.
• Li Yuan spent the week cultivating and cautiously visiting Black Dragon Building as his video views and social media followers surged.
• A purple-robed figure in the Wanhan Star Realm reviewed information about Li Yuan and contacted Number Three to request an assassination.
• Number Three initially refused because Li Yuan appeared to be bait, but the purple-robed figure insisted that Li Yuan’s threat made the risk necessary and offered three Blood Demon Heart Fruits.
• Number Three agreed to send a Blood Shadow Clone to kill Li Yuan.

Li Yuan trained for the Virtual War finals, received updates from Li Yang about his rewards and the Alien Race investigation, and learned that Lin Lanyue was leaving for the dangerous Lieyu Star Realm. After she departed, Li Yuan worried about her while a mysterious figure called Blood Shadow set out toward Kunlun Martial University.

• Li Yuan practiced his spear technique and reflected on how slowly his Fifth Stage skills were improving.
• Li Yang visited Li Yuan, told him that a Dragon Spirit Heart Fruit was being sent to Jiang City for his uncle, and said Li Yuan had qualified for a Third-Class Gold Medal.
• Li Yang reported that the suspected spy was an Alien Race member from the Tianliang Race and updated Li Yuan on the brutal fighting and pending rewards in the Mingxu Star Realm.
• Lin Lanyue told Li Yuan she was leaving for Feixing to enter the Lieyu Star Realm, and they promised to meet again after she returned alive.
• After ending the call, Li Yuan continued training as Blood Shadow left a small-town house and headed toward Kunlun Martial University.

Number Three infiltrated Kunlun Martial University and attacked Li Yuan, believing him to be an ordinary First-Order Martialist. A mysterious black-robed figure killed Number Three’s Blood Shadow Clone with a raindrop, and Li Yuan recognized the figure’s overwhelming presence.

• Number Three sent his Blood Shadow Clone toward Li Yuan’s villa, evading Kunlun Martial University’s guards and concealed defenses.
• Number Three mistook Li Yuan’s Feitian Tier soul for a nearby guardian and waited for a chance to attack.
• When Li Yuan came outside to receive breakfast, Number Three launched a sudden sword strike, and Li Yuan countered with the mental secret technique Han Shen.
• A raindrop shot across the sky and struck Number Three’s Blood Shadow Clone, destroying it after Number Three recognized the attack as Law Profundity.
• Li Yuan looked up and saw a young black-robed figure hovering a thousand meters above him, whose presence seemed godlike.

Li Yuan learned that Fang Hai, Kunlun Martial University’s Principal, had protected him from an assassination by Shadow. Fang Hai captured Shadow after revealing their history, and Shadow realized Fang Hai had been waiting for him for more than thirty years.

• Fang Hai killed Shadow’s clone with a raindrop and vanished, while Li Yuan recovered from the encounter.
• Dean Hai and a white-robed woman arrived, identified the black-robed protector as the Principal, and explained that the assassination plot had been arranged to expose Shadow.
• Dean Hai revealed that the Principal was Fang Hai, Star Lord of the Seven Star Alliance and Hall Master of Xinghuo Blue Star Headquarters, who guarded the Kunlun Star Realm.
• Shadow fled into the wilderness, but Fang Hai pursued him with another rain attack, severely injured him, and bound him.
• Fang Hai told Shadow that they had last met more than thirty years earlier, when Shadow had tried to assassinate him three times, and noted that Shadow had advanced only from Level 31 to Level 33.

Fang Hai captured the Tianliang assassin Number Three, who killed himself by detonating his Source Core before Fang Hai could question him. Fang Hai and Star Lord Baishan went to meet Li Yuan, who was brought aboard a hidden aircraft and recognized Baishan.

• Number Three revealed that he had repeatedly tried and failed to assassinate Fang Hai, then detonated his Source Core to avoid capture.
• Fang Hai survived the blast, gathered Number Three’s weapons, and explained to Star Lord Baishan that the assassin had died before they could question him.
• Fang Hai and Star Lord Baishan discussed the trap that had used Li Yuan as bait and decided to visit him at Kunlun Martial University.
• Fang Hai summoned Li Yuan and carried him to a concealed flying saucer above the school, where Star Lord Baishan was waiting.
• Li Yuan recognized the elderly man as Senior Bai Shan.