Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan defeated Lin Lanyue again in a Gold Rank Match, and her brother assessed Li Yuan as a martial arts prodigy despite his lack of Martial Arts Spirituality. After fighting 192 consecutive matches, Li Yuan raised his rank points to 496, one win short of 500.

• Li Yuan matched with Lin Lanyue again and defeated her by drawing her into a spear attack, earning ten rank points.
• Lin Lanyue vented about losing twice to Li Yuan, then took a call from her second brother, who praised Li Yuan’s technique and said he might qualify for the Blue Star Youth Ranking.
• Lin Lanyue reflected on how quickly Li Yuan had surpassed her, then resumed her Rank Matches.
• Li Yuan fought 192 battles from afternoon to night, winning 120 and losing 72, and raised his points from 112 to 496.

Li Yuan fought Xiu'er in a Gold Rank match and defeated her after she became distracted by her livestream audience. His victory brought him to 500 points, qualified him for a 50,000 Blue Star Coin reward, and placed him on the Blue Star Youth Ranking.

• Li Yuan began his final match, facing a Gold Rank opponent with 499 points.
• Xiu'er welcomed Li Yuan in her livestream arena, then tried to catch him off guard with a sudden spear attack.
• Li Yuan defended against Xiu'er's combinations while the audience urged her to attack and mocked the cautious fight.
• Xiu'er pressed forward, but Li Yuan seized an opening and pierced her throat with a sudden spear thrust.
• Li Yuan won 10 points, reached 500 Gold Rank points, qualified for the 50,000 Blue Star Coin reward, and ranked 4,684th globally among youths.

Li Yuan learned about the Blue Star Youth Ranking, set his sights on reaching the Meteor Rank, and trained after losing three matches. The Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Hall then received a file requesting an assessment of his eligibility for special admission as a Martial Arts Student.

• Li Yuan reviewed the Blue Star Youth Ranking rules and rewards with his new assistant, Xiaoyu, and learned that 44 ranked youths had reached Meteor Rank.
• Li Yuan decided to aim for Meteor Rank before turning eighteen to earn 500,000 Blue Star Coins.
• Li Yuan lost three Gold Rank matches against stronger opponents, dropping to 491 points, and confirmed that his historical peak of 500 points would still qualify him for the 50,000-coin reward.
• Li Yuan watched a Star Realm documentary with Li Qianqian and Li Muhua, then returned to his cultivation routine.
• The Jiangbei Province Martial Arts Hall received a file requesting a comprehensive assessment of Li Yuan for Martial Arts Student Special-Admission Qualification within ten days.

Li Yuan received 100,000 Blue Star Coins from a fighting-net reward and financial aid, then told his aunt the good news. Meanwhile, the school learned he had entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking and might be considered for special recruitment, though his teachers doubted he would qualify; Li Yuan ended the chapter unaware of the screening and still worried when his uncle did not answer his call.

• Li Yuan received two 50,000-coin payments while working on a math paper and tried to hide his excitement from the teacher.
• Director Wang asked Principal Tan Zhenlong for Li Yuan's information after the Martial Arts Bureau reported that Li Yuan had entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking.
• Principal Tan and Xu Bo discussed the possibility of special recruitment by the Five Great Prestigious Schools and doubted Li Yuan would qualify because he had not awakened Martial Arts Spirituality.
• Xu Bo decided not to tell Li Yuan about the screening, then reflected on his injuries and resolved not to give up.
• Li Yuan told his aunt, Chen Hui, about the payments and sent her proof; she urged him to tell his uncle during lunch break.
• Li Yuan called Li Changzhou, received no answer, and sent him a message and account screenshot before heading to the cafeteria.

After Li Yuan’s victory over Lin Lanyue made him famous at school, his uncle told him that the Starry Sky Martial Hall wanted to recruit him as a Probationary Member. The offer included free training resources but would bind him to join the Hall as an internal member once he became a martial artist, leaving him to weigh the commitment.

• Li Yuan and Wan Xiao joked about his growing fame and Lin Lanyue; Wan Xiao teased him by calling out that Li Yuan liked her, and Li Yuan greeted her as she passed.
• Li Yuan completed half an hour of the Basic Cultivation Method in the 4011 Martial Arts Room and received a call from Li Changzhou.
• Li Changzhou praised Li Yuan’s performance on Starry Sky Fighting Net and said Uncle Zhong wanted to recruit him into the Starry Sky Martial Hall.
• Li Changzhou explained the differences between registered members, internal members, and Probationary Members, including the resources and obligations attached to each.
• Li Changzhou warned Li Yuan that accepting early would make it much harder to terminate the contract later.

Li Yuan considered an early contract with Starry Sky Martial Hall while continuing to improve his spear technique. At the Guanshan District branch, Song Yi revealed evidence that Li Yuan’s exceptional Spiritual Power might make him worth signing in advance.

• Li Changzhou advised Li Yuan to meet Zhong Cheng, hear Starry Sky Martial Hall’s offer, and agree to nothing before consulting him.
• Li Yuan decided to keep training, then raised his spear technique from Third Stage 48% to 49%.
• Zhong Cheng told Song Yi that Li Yuan’s guardian had agreed to contact and that Li Yuan had not awakened Martial Arts Spirituality.
• Song Yi showed Zhong Cheng records of Li Yuan’s frequent virtual battles, and Zhong Cheng realized his Spiritual Power might have reached the martialist level.
• Song Yi estimated Li Yuan’s Spiritual Power at level 11 or higher and asked whether he qualified for an early contract.

Song Yi and Zhong Cheng discussed cultivating Li Yuan and decided to delay negotiations, while Li Yuan waited for the Starry Sky Martial Hall to decide on his contract. After the application passed as a D-level Contract, Zhong Cheng invited Li Yuan to the Martial Hall to discuss the terms.

• Song Yi told Zhong Cheng to wait before approaching Li Yuan, then authorized him to offer a C-level Contract and create a difference in treatment.
• Li Yuan told Chen Hui he preferred the Martial Arts Hall’s special recruitment route, though he would consider the Starry Sky Martial Hall’s contract terms.
• After more than half a month without news, Li Changzhou told Li Yuan that the contract application had stalled during review over Li Yuan’s Martial Arts Spirituality.
• Li Yuan worried that lacking an awakened Martial Arts Spirituality and a suitable Advanced Cultivation Method could limit his future, then improved his spear technique and life level through training.
• Zhong Cheng told Li Yuan that his application had passed as a D-level Contract and invited him to the Martial Hall on Sunday to discuss the terms.

Li Yuan weighed a possible D-level contract from the Starry Sky Martial Hall after Li Changzhou warned that it could restrict his martial arts future and urged him to focus on cultivation. Two days later, Starfire Martial Hall's new Guanshan Branch Hall Master arrived at Li Yuan's school and greeted Xu Bo.

• Li Yuan told Li Changzhou about Zhong Cheng's news, and Li Changzhou explained the costs and limitations of a D-level contract.
• Li Changzhou urged Li Yuan not to accept a restrictive contract just to ease the family's finances, and Li Yuan agreed to focus on training.
• Li Yuan resumed his usual routine and continued training over the next two days.
• Hall Master Wan arrived at the school with five men in black suits, and Principal Tan Zhenlong welcomed him.
• Hall Master Wan recognized Xu Bo, who greeted him and welcomed him to the school.

Xu Bo persuaded Hall Master Wan to inspect promising students from the ordinary classes, where Li Yuan’s physical test impressed the visiting hall master. The chapter ended with Li Yuan preparing to demonstrate his martial arts techniques.

• Hall Master Wan inspected the three Elite Classes but did not select any students for an early Martial Hall contract.
• Xu Bo asked Hall Master Wan to stay and evaluate several promising students from the ordinary classes, and Hall Master Wan agreed.
• Xu Bo brought Hall Master Wan and the school leaders to a Martial Arts Classroom, where Li Yuan and three other students were waiting.
• Hall Master Wan recognized Li Yuan’s name and watched as the other three students completed their physical tests.
• Li Yuan’s test showed his physical quality had risen to level 6.9 from 6.5, surprising Xu Bo and drawing Hall Master Wan’s interest.

Li Yuan impressed the school leaders and Starfire Martial Hall warriors with his rapid physical improvement and outstanding martial arts technique. After the tests, Hall Master Wan Qinghe spoke with him privately and offered him a B-level Contract that would upgrade to A-level if he awakened Martial Arts Spirituality.

• Li Yuan recorded physical fitness of level 6.9, fist strength of 454 kilograms, and explosive speed of 15.1 meters per second.
• Hall Master Wan recognized Li Yuan’s exceptional body control and near-perfect Basic Fist Technique, then asked Xu Bo to test his spear technique.
• Li Yuan fought Xu Bo with his spear and scored 374 points on the National College Entrance Examination standard.
• Instructor Xing judged that Li Yuan qualified for a D-level Contract without awakened Martial Arts Spirituality, though he could qualify for C-level if he awakened it.
• Hall Master Wan asked to speak with Li Yuan alone and offered him a B-level Contract with a passive upgrade to A-level upon awakening Martial Arts Spirituality.

Li Yuan learned that Hall Master Wan offered him a B-level Contract because he sensed Li Yuan’s unusually strong Spiritual Power, and he decided to keep the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra secret. After Li Yuan disclosed Starry Sky Martial Hall’s D-level offer, Hall Master Wan discovered that Li Yuan had entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking and called the offer an insult.

• Li Yuan questioned why Hall Master Wan offered him a B-level Contract before he had awakened Martial Arts Spirituality, and Wan explained that Li Yuan’s Spiritual Power seemed comparable to a First-Order Martialist’s.
• Hall Master Wan described how Spiritual Power affected advancement and said Li Yuan’s exceptional talent justified the contract; Li Yuan privately resolved to conceal the Great Sun Starry Sky Sutra and the Mind Divine Palace.
• Hall Master Wan offered Li Yuan a contract worth millions of Blue Star Coins, plus a possible one-million-coin personal sponsorship, and Li Yuan said he needed to discuss it with his family.
• Li Yuan told Hall Master Wan that Starry Sky Martial Hall had offered him a D-level Contract, and Wan checked his Smart Ring Watch.
• Hall Master Wan realized Li Yuan had entered the Blue Star Youth Ranking and said Starry Sky Martial Hall should have offered at least a C-level Contract, calling its D-level offer an insult.

Hall Master Wan offered Li Yuan a B-level Contract from the Starfire Martial Hall and explained how the Starry Sky Martial Hall had used its access to his fighting records to recruit him with a lower offer. Li Yuan received the contract and was left to weigh it against other opportunities with his family.

• Hall Master Wan summoned Xu Bo and Principal Tan and revealed Li Yuan’s extraordinary Spiritual Power talent, his B-level offer, and the Starry Sky Martial Hall’s earlier D-level Contract.
• Xu Bo explained that the Starry Sky Martial Hall controlled the fighting net and likely knew Li Yuan’s record, while Song Yi could have raised her offer later to win his gratitude.
• Principal Tan said the Martial Arts Hall might offer Li Yuan only a C-level Contract after its stricter review, and Hall Master Wan gave Li Yuan a month to consider his offer.
• Hall Master Wan asked Xu Bo and Principal Tan to keep the recruitment discussion confidential and offered Lin Lanyue a C-level Contract.
• Xu Bo explained why the Martial Arts Hall avoided risky offers, then received Hall Master Wan’s B-level Contract file and told Li Yuan to discuss his decision with his family.

After consulting his uncle, Li Yuan decided to sign with Starfire Martial Hall rather than wait for the Martial Arts Hall's offer. Hall Master Wan kept the B-level Contract terms, added one million points, and scheduled the signing for the next morning.

• Li Yuan told Li Changzhou about Starfire Martial Hall's offer and shared the B-level Contract documents.
• Li Changzhou urged Li Yuan to accept Hall Master Wan's sincere offer promptly and act with gratitude and integrity.
• Li Yuan told Xu Bo that he and his family had agreed to sign with Starfire Martial Hall.
• Xu Bo called Hall Master Wan, who confirmed the contract terms and added one million points to Li Yuan's sponsorship.
• Hall Master Wan scheduled the contract signing for ten the next morning, and Xu Bo told Li Yuan to eat and return to school before the signing.

Li Yuan officially joined the Starfire Martial Hall under a B-level Contract and explored the benefits and resources available to him. After seeing his new Martial Arts Room and checking his account in Starfire Space, he resolved to use his funds to help his family and strengthen himself for admission to one of the Five Great Prestigious Schools.

• Li Yuan and Chen Hui signed the B-level Contract, and Hall Master Wan welcomed Li Yuan as an official Starfire Martial Hall member, granting him annual funds and points along with a personal sponsorship.
• Instructor Xing arranged identity certifications and W3-level Membership Cards for Chen Hui, then showed Li Yuan around the Martial Hall and assigned him Martial Arts Room 7024 for six years.
• Li Yuan learned how the Martial Hall operated and discovered that points could buy training resources, services, and other goods.
• Li Yuan entered Starfire Space, checked his L3 account balance, and decided to use the Martial Hall's resources to improve his family's circumstances and increase his strength.

Li Yuan reviewed the benefits and limits of his early signing with Starfire Martial Hall, then asked Xiaoyu to create a cultivation plan tailored to him. The plan recommended costly physical resources, Second Order techniques, and expert instruction.

• Li Yuan concluded that attending a Martial Arts University remained essential despite his early signing with Starfire Martial Hall.
• Xiaoyu explained that his annual privileges had deducted 200,000 Cultivation Points and that the remaining points could only pay for non-physical services.
• Li Yuan reviewed Starfire ranks and the requirements for upgrading his B-level Contract to an A-level Contract, judging the Starry Sky Fighting Net route most attainable.
• Li Yuan asked Xiaoyu to make a personalized cultivation guidance plan and filled in more than a hundred details about himself.
• Xiaoyu presented a plan that included potions, medicinal baths, Second Order spear and movement techniques, and monthly lessons from a Second Order Source Martialist.

Li Yuan reviewed an expensive cultivation plan, received his Martial Hall rewards, and asked Xu Bo how to prioritize his training. Xu Bo urged him to use Basic Source Power Essence Pills, leaving Li Yuan with new hopes and pressure about reaching level 8.5 or 9.0 before the college entrance examination.

• Li Yuan chose a cheaper cultivation plan focused on physical training, medicinal baths, and sparring, while setting aside premium therapies and resources.
• Li Yuan received a 1,000,000 Blue Star Coin gift and a 1,200,000 Blue Star Coin Martial Hall payment, then learned that taxes had reduced his contract reward.
• Li Yuan returned to school and asked Xu Bo for advice about the intelligent system's cultivation plan.
• Xu Bo recommended that Li Yuan take one or two Basic Source Power Essence Pills each month, saying they could help him reach level 8.5 or 9.0 by the college entrance examination.

Xu Bo explained how Source Power, Advanced Cultivation Methods, and Source Power Essence Pills enabled martial artists to evolve, and why Li Yuan could not use an Advanced Cultivation Method suited to him. The chapter left Li Yuan planning to create one someday as he considered which secret manuals to obtain.

• Xu Bo demonstrated his explosive speed and explained why powerful martial artists needed Blood-Qi Potions and other concentrated energy sources.
• Xu Bo described the three ways to absorb Source Power and told Li Yuan that, without a compatible Advanced Cultivation Method, he would need to reach Level 19 to absorb it directly.
• Xu Bo recommended that Li Yuan use two Source Power Essence Pills a month and explained that Human Civilization had developed only seven universal Advanced Cultivation Methods.
• Li Yuan said he would strive to create an Advanced Cultivation Method suited to himself, and Xu Bo laughed and encouraged his ambition.
• Xu Bo recommended the Starry Sky Spear Technique and Dragon Movement Technique, then explained that he could not teach Li Yuan Second Order secret manuals because they were copyrighted.

Xu Bo explained Human Civilization’s martial arts copyright system and agreed to guide Li Yuan weekly, while concealing a worsening battlefield injury. Li Yuan bought two Second Order manuals and a Source Power Essence Pill, and Song Yi learned he had signed with Starfire Martial Hall under a B-level contract.

• Xu Bo explained that cultivation methods and many First Order manuals were free, while paid copyrights funded martial arts creators and talent access programs.
• Xu Bo agreed to guide Li Yuan in spear technique and movement technique every Wednesday, then suffered pain from an old battlefield injury after Li Yuan left.
• Li Yuan checked on Xu Bo by message, then used Cultivation Points to buy Dragon Movement Technique, Starry Sky Spear Technique, and a Source Power Essence Pill.
• Song Yi learned Li Yuan had refused her meeting after signing with Starfire Martial Hall, and Zhong Cheng told her the hall had offered him a B-level contract.
• Song Yi angrily ordered Zhong Cheng to leave.

Li Yuan secured Martial Hall Family Cards for Li Qianqian and Li Muhua, gave Chen Hui one million Blue Star Coins to support their training, and began studying the Starry Sky Spear Technique. Over the next two months, he trained between school, home, and the Martial Hall as the January Adjustment Exam drew closer.

• Song Yi learned that Wan Qinghe had given Li Yuan a B-level Contract and vowed to wait for him to fail.
• Li Yuan completed Family Cards for Li Qianqian and Li Muhua, giving them access to the Starfire Martial Hall and its training facilities.
• Li Yuan transferred Chen Hui one million Blue Star Coins so Qianqian could continue taking Basic Blood-Qi Potion and both siblings could pursue martial arts training.
• Li Yuan entered his virtual cultivation space, studied the Starry Sky Spear Technique, and trained under an intelligent instructor who taught him its five great killing moves.
• Li Yuan studied the Dragon Movement Technique, cultivated the Great Sun and Starry Sky Sutra, and continued training until more than two months had passed.

Li Yuan sharpened his spear technique in real combat with Fang Longhu and reviewed his progress toward the Fourth Stage. After another practice session, he took a Source Power Essence Pill, raising his Life Level from 7.7 to 7.8.

• Li Yuan defeated Fang Longhu by linking Qunshan Wanxiang with Rock Settles the Universe, and Fang Longhu praised his rapid progress.
• Li Yuan and Fang Longhu continued sparring, with Li Yuan noting that real combat improved his techniques faster than virtual training.
• Li Yuan checked his Divine Palace Panel and resolved to advance his spear technique before the January Adjustment Exam.
• Li Yuan practiced for another hour, then swallowed a Source Power Essence Pill and began absorbing its energy.
• Li Yuan's Life Level rose from 7.7 to 7.8 as his body absorbed Source Power.