Chapter Summaries

Li Yuan recovered, continued cultivating, and prepared to travel to Jiangbei Martial Arts University for its invitation event. Meanwhile, Lin Lanyue awakened the ability to cultivate the Nirvana Divine Canon, and the chapter ended as the university’s flying vehicle arrived to take the students away.

• Li Yuan returned home, reassured his aunt that he would compete for a spot on the special training list, and cultivated until his life level and fist technique improved.
• Lin Lanyue completed a second spiritual awakening, raising her physical fitness beyond Level 10 and meeting the requirements to cultivate the Nirvana Divine Canon.
• Lin Lanyue’s Second Brother explained that their father had gone to Luo Bu Sea because the Star Realm there might expand to Level 3, then told her to prepare for the college entrance exam and the Lineage inspection.
• On March 14, Xu Bo brought Li Yuan, Lin Lanyue, Gu Qianghan, and ten other students to the school field for their trip to Jiangbei Martial Arts University.
• A large Second Order flying vehicle landed on the field, and Xu Bo told the students to board.

Senior Ming singled out Li Yuan for a special training contract during the trip to Jiangbei Martial Arts University, while Lin Lanyue drew attention because of her family connections. At Kunlun Martial Arts University, Fan Jin revealed Li Yuan’s exceptional technique and mental power, prompting the school to provisionally rate him A-grade and investigate him further.

• Senior Ming tested the students with his aura, praised their potential, and offered Li Yuan a special training contract at Jiangbei Martial Arts University.
• Senior Ming acknowledged Lin Lanyue’s father, surprising the school staff, then told the students that observers from the five prestigious schools would evaluate them.
• On the aircraft, Dong Haifeng questioned Li Yuan about his abilities, and Lin Lanyue rebuked him for prying into Li Yuan’s privacy.
• At Kunlun Martial Arts University, Fan Jin urged the evaluators to assess Li Yuan, citing his top-tier technique, Blue Star Youth Ranking placement, strong mental power, and existing B-level Contract with the Starfire Martial Hall.
• Dean Li provisionally rated Li Yuan A-grade and assigned Fan Jin to prepare a detailed evaluation report within five days.

Li Yuan arrived at Jiangbei Martial Arts University and learned that its War Fortress served as both the Main Teaching Building and a military base. As the students gathered for a brutal Cage Melee assessment, Lin Lanyue helped Li Yuan identify potential rivals, and the chapter ended with Wu Dongdong surprising Gu Qianghan.

• Li Yuan and the other students arrived at Jiangbei Martial Arts University, where a guide explained the War Fortress's military purpose and the students' duty as reserve soldiers.
• Lin Lanyue told Li Yuan that the evening's Martial Arts Technique assessment would be a Cage Melee and pointed out several strong students, including Tian Dazhuang and Wang Yu.
• Li Yuan agreed to help Lin Lanyue during the practical combat assessment, while keeping her exceptional physical fitness to himself.
• A new group of students arrived from Jiang City, and Lin Lanyue pointed out Wu Dongdong to Gu Qianghan.
• Wu Dongdong rushed over to greet Gu Qianghan, who tried to flee before she reached him.

Li Yuan toured Jiangbei Martial Arts University, learned about its benefits and the province’s elite students, and prepared for the invitation event’s cage melee. After hearing that the winner of each round would receive five hundred thousand Blue Star Coins, he set his sights on first place.

• Li Yuan met Wu Dongdong, Jiang City’s top student in the January Adjustment Exam, and she agreed to spar with him on the Combat Network.
• Li Yuan toured Jiangbei Martial Arts University, learned about its student subsidies and resource rankings, and resolved to enter one of the Five Great Prestigious Schools.
• Wu Dongdong ate four large servings of nutritious food, and Lin Lanyue explained that her unusual digestion required extra cultivation resources.
• Li Yuan and Gu Qianghan entered their assigned Martial Arts Room apartment and connected to the university’s virtual combat space with Lin Lanyue and the other visiting students.
• A Black Robe man announced the six-round cage melee, where students would fight with identical Level 10.0 attributes for prizes, and Li Yuan declared that he would target first place.

The Cage Melee began after the students learned about its cash rewards and the attention of the Five Great Prestigious Schools. Tian Dazhuang immediately demonstrated his exceptional saber technique, leaving Li Yuan impressed as the battle continued.

• Gu Qianghan, Wu Dongdong, Tian Dazhuang, and Wang Yu each considered how the rewards could help them and their families.
• The host announced that the invitational was an early college entrance examination and started the first round with 200 students.
• Li Yuan spotted Gu Qianghan, Tian Dazhuang, Tan Bing, and Dong Haifeng among the fighters, while Lin Lanyue explained that the contestants had been grouped by exam scores before selection.
• As the melee began, Tian Dazhuang killed Gu Qianghan with one slash, then swiftly cut down a spear fighter.
• Gu Qianghan returned to his seat in last place, while Li Yuan recognized Tian Dazhuang's Fourth Stage saber technique and Lin Lanyue said his skill might rank among the Blue Star Youth Ranking's top thirty.

Tian Dazhuang, Wang Yu, and Wu Dongdong dominated the first three matches of the invitation event, while Lin Lanyue also placed second in her match. Li Yuan entered the fourth match, leaving Kunlun Martial Arts University’s observers worried when they saw the strong Wu Luo appear beside him.

• Tian Dazhuang overwhelmed the other students in the first match and took first place, prompting observers to rate his technique and potential highly.
• Wang Yu dominated the second match with her saber and shield, and Li Yuan judged Tian Dazhuang’s footwork stronger than hers.
• Wu Dongdong and Lin Lanyue excelled in the third match, with Lin Lanyue finishing second after Wu Dongdong helped protect her from being surrounded.
• Li Yuan joked with Gu Qianghan during the break, then entered the fourth match with a spear and light armor.
• Fan Jin realized that Wu Luo, who had also ranked in the top 1,000 of the Blue Star Youth Ranking, had appeared beside Li Yuan and worried that the matchup was troublesome.

Li Yuan revealed Fourth Stage spear technique in the fourth Cage Melee, overwhelming the other participants and drawing the attention of the prestigious schools. Kunlun University decided to offer him an S-level Special Training Contract and help him become a Source Martialist, even without awakened Martial Arts Spirituality.

• Lin Lanyue worried that Wu Luo, who had scored 394 in Martial Arts Technique, might threaten Li Yuan, while Dongdong urged her to trust him.
• When the fourth Cage Melee began, Li Yuan attacked a nearby opponent first and killed him with a single spear thrust.
• Wu Luo recognized Li Yuan's Fourth Stage technique and tried to flee, but Li Yuan pursued him while killing two more participants who got in his way.
• Li Yuan's display stunned the spectators, including Lin Lanyue, Dongdong, Gu Qianghan, and the observers from the Five Great Prestigious Schools.
• Fan Jin's dean instructed him to offer Li Yuan an S-level Special Training Contract and promise that Kunlun University would help him become a Source Martialist and create his own cultivation method.

Li Yuan won the Cage Melee after defeating Wu Luo and Xiong Xiaocheng, revealing his Fourth Stage spearmanship to the students at the Invitation Event. After the event ended, the vice dean of Kunlun Martial Arts University Sixth Academy arrived to offer him an S-level special training invitation.

• Li Yuan killed Wu Luo after overpowering his saber-and-shield defense, then continued eliminating participants across the arena.
• Li Yuan defeated Xiong Xiaocheng in the final duel and became the last student standing.
• Students and Tian Dazhuang reacted to Li Yuan’s strength, while Li Yuan told Lin Lanyue that his spearmanship had broken through the previous day.
• The remaining Cage Melees concluded, and Li Yuan received five hundred thousand Blue Star Coins for first place.
• A bald, burly vice dean of Kunlun Martial Arts University Sixth Academy visited Li Yuan and offered him an S-level special training invitation.

Li Yuan met Kunlun Martial University’s Dean Li and Fan Jin, who offered him an S-level Special Training Contract and explained why his talent justified their high expectations. The chapter ended with Dean Li arguing that Li Yuan’s physical, spiritual, and comprehension talents made him an exceptional candidate to create a cultivation method.

• Li Yuan questioned Dean Li and Fan Jin’s identities, then accepted their invitation to talk privately after receiving Kunlun Martial University’s official S-level invitation.
• Dean Li revealed that Li Yuan was one of four S-level students and that Kunlun had come to recruit him first because his spiritual power was unusually strong.
• Fan Jin explained how Advanced Cultivation Methods let people absorb Source Power and why the civilization’s Spirit Awakening system prioritized those compatible with such methods.
• Li Yuan asked why he qualified for S-level despite lacking awakened spirituality, and Dean Li said his physical, spiritual, and comprehension talents were all exceptional.
• Dean Li concluded that Li Yuan’s Fourth Stage skills at seventeen and a half showed he had the comprehension needed to create a cultivation method.

Li Yuan reviewed Kunlun Martial University’s S-level Special Training Contract and accepted it, believing the school offered him the strongest support for developing his talents. After the contract was approved, Dean Li warned him to meet the national college entrance examination cutoff, and another recruiter arrived too late to make an offer.

• Dean Li and Fan Jin explained why Li Yuan’s talents and comprehension could make him a strong candidate for becoming a Level-29 Source Martialist or even a Flying Martialist.
• Dean Li and Fan Jin described Kunlun Martial University’s resources and support, and Li Yuan examined the contract’s benefits and conditions.
• As Dean Li and Fan Jin were leaving, Li Yuan announced he would sign the S-level Contract with Kunlun Martial University.
• Li Yuan and Dean Li signed the contract, received approval, and exchanged private V accounts; Dean Li told Li Yuan that his first one-million-Blue-Star-Coin subsidy would arrive within a week, provided he met the national cutoff.
• A woman in black robes arrived by aircraft and learned that Li Yuan had already signed a special training contract with Dean Li.

Li Yuan kept his S-level Special Training Contract with Kunlun Martial University despite an attempt by Donghai Martial Arts University to recruit him. After Gu Qianghan learned the contract’s value and significance, he asked Li Yuan to look after him at university, while Li Yuan considered the importance of making friends.

• The woman in black from Donghai Martial Arts University offered to pay Li Yuan’s breach-of-contract penalty, but learned Kunlun would require fifty million Blue Star Coins because Li Yuan had signed an S-level contract.
• The woman in black recognized Li Yuan’s exceptional mental-strength talent, praised Dean Li’s decision, and left without trying to poach him.
• Li Yuan turned away offers from Xiajing, Nanhai, and Jixing Martial Arts Universities, each of which offered an A-level contract.
• Gu Qianghan figured out that Li Yuan had already received an S-level contract and explained that such slots could be worth one hundred million Blue Star Coins and were reviewed annually.
• Gu Qianghan said he planned to apply to Kunlun Martial University and asked Li Yuan to look after him there; Li Yuan agreed and reflected that he needed friends and helpful seniors.

Li Yuan trained his spear and reflected on his ambitions before learning that the upcoming Star Realm Creature practical assessment carried a death risk and was now required for special training. He chose to participate and received a mysterious video from Lin Lanyue as the students headed back to their dormitories.

• Li Yuan practiced his spear, improved his spear technique, and resolved to keep cultivating as he considered his chances at the prestigious universities and his future as a martial artist.
• Over the invitation activities, observers learned that Li Yuan had signed an S-level contract with Kunlun Martial University, though Li Yuan did not know that the news was circulating among them.
• A teacher announced that the practical assessment against Star Realm Creatures had a 1.2% death rate, and the burly man beside her warned students not to fear the danger.
• The teacher explained that practical assessment participation was required for special training contracts and announced cash rewards for students based on their results.
• Li Yuan told Lin Lanyue he would participate because his contract required it, and Lin Lanyue sent him a video file to watch later on the Virtual Network.

Li Yuan signed up for Jiangbei Martial University’s practical combat assessment and considered his chances, finances, and unexplained Spirit Nourishment. He watched Lin Lanyue’s classified video about the Moon Demon Star Realm, where the assessment would take place, and learned about its creatures.

• Li Yuan and Gu Qianghan discussed the practical combat assessment, and Li Yuan signed the death liability waiver and agreed to participate.
• Li Yuan assessed the elite students’ physical fitness, recognized Wu Dongdong as a formidable rival, and resolved to aim for the top ten and its reward.
• Li Yuan wondered whether killing Star Realm Creatures was necessary to gain Spirit Nourishment and questioned the origins of his Divine Palace.
• Li Yuan watched Lin Lanyue’s video and discovered that Jiangbei Martial Arts University controlled a secret Level-One Star Realm connected to the Moon Demon Civilization.
• The video described the Star Realm’s role as the practical combat assessment site and introduced Moon Demon creatures, their abilities, and their distribution.

Li Yuan reviewed a leaked video about the Combat Assessment, then continued training and prepared for the test. He joined the students gathering at Jiangbei Martial Arts University, collected his protective gear and weapons, and boarded a train headed for the assessment site.

• Li Yuan memorized the classified assessment video, deleted the local evidence, and decided to use the information to kill more Star Realm Creatures and raise his spirituality level.
• Gu Qianghan questioned Li Yuan’s relentless training, and Li Yuan explained that he enjoyed becoming stronger; Gu Qianghan trained a little longer after their conversation.
• Li Yuan slept in a bed before the assessment, then assembled with 976 students and heard the burly man urge them to complete the test and return alive.
• Li Yuan received protective gear and a Positioning Ring Watch, then chose a spear, shortsword, and dagger for the assessment.
• Li Yuan and the other students entered a building and descended to a vast underground station, where enclosed trains waited.

Li Yuan and the other students traveled into the Moon Demon Star Realm for their practical examination, where they learned the rules and were deployed across the test area. After the exam began, Li Yuan headed toward a Moon Demon Wolf gathering site and encountered three wolves.

• A burly man announced the examination rules, including the ban on killing other students, the points system, and the option to call for rescue at the cost of halved points.
• The train crossed the spatial convergence point, and Li Yuan and Lin Lanyue endured the crossing more easily than the other students.
• The students arrived in the Moon Demon Star Realm, where Li Yuan noticed that the officers present were below the Second Order and wondered whether stronger martialists could not enter.
• Li Yuan was dropped near Blade Mountain, identified the nearby Moon Demon Wolf No. 5 Pack gathering area, and waited for the examination to begin.
• After the examination started, Li Yuan walked several kilometers and encountered three Moon Demon Wolves, one of which Divine Palace Investigation identified as a level 8.2 creature that could yield Spirit Nourishment.

Li Yuan killed Moon Demon Wolves throughout the examination grounds and raised his Spiritual Awakening Level, then encountered Dong Haifeng in danger from a pack led by a Ranked Moon Demon Wolf. He killed the leader in two spear strikes, leaving Dong Haifeng and the remaining wolves stunned.

• Li Yuan killed three adult Moon Demon Wolves and received Spirit Nourishment, raising his Spiritual Awakening Level to 0.9%.
• Li Yuan continued hunting Moon Demon Wolves, earning examination points and discovering that stronger creatures gave him more Spirit Nourishment.
• Dong Haifeng was pursued by a large pack of Moon Demon Wolves after killing wolf pups, and a Ranked Moon Demon Wolf joined the chase.
• Li Yuan rushed in to confront the Ranked Moon Demon Wolf despite Dong Haifeng warning him to retreat.
• Li Yuan killed the leader with two spear strikes, bringing his Spiritual Awakening Level to 5.7% and terrifying the remaining wolves.

Li Yuan killed Moon Demon Wolves, reached first place in the assessment, and attracted the attention of officers considering him for a military opportunity. Later, surrounded by the No. 1 pack, he reached Spiritual Awakening Level 10 and triggered a Source Power Infusion as the Wolf King charged at him.

• Li Yuan pursued the fleeing Moon Demon Wolves, killed nearly ten, and reached 46 points to retake first place while Dong Haifeng thanked him for saving his life.
• Dong Haifeng realized Li Yuan did not see him as a rival, while officers watching the assessment praised Li Yuan's combat ability and decided to give him a slot.
• By three in the afternoon, fewer than two hundred students remained in the assessment, and Li Yuan was surrounded by the No. 1 pack, including a level 12.1 Wolf King.
• As Li Yuan continued killing wolves, his Spiritual Awakening Level rose to 10%, and the Divine Palace Panel announced that one Source Power Infusion could be guided.
• The Moon Demon Wolf King leaped from its boulder and charged at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan fought the Moon Demon Wolf King and its pack until his stamina nearly ran out, then broke through to Fourth-Stage movement technique and killed the Wolf King with a decisive spear strike. Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong arrived to help drive off the remaining wolves, and Li Yuan checked his Divine Palace Panel as he recovered.

• Li Yuan used the first Starry Sky Spear form to kill six Moon Demon Wolves, but the level 12 Wolf King and its pack forced him onto the defensive.
• Officers watching the battle debated rescuing Li Yuan, while Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong followed the trail of wolf corpses toward him.
• As Li Yuan's stamina waned, he grasped the essence of Fourth-Stage Dragon Movement Technique and began dodging the wolves with greater ease.
• The Wolf King launched an all-out attack, and Li Yuan pierced its heart with a spear strike before killing another wolf and frightening the pack into retreat.
• Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong charged in, helped scatter the surviving wolves, and Li Yuan collapsed from exhaustion and saw that his Spiritual Awakening Level was 12.8%.

Li Yuan finished first in the practical combat assessment after killing the Level 12 Moon Demon Wolf King, then learned that the military wanted to recruit him. As the chapter ended, a military officer was also trying to recruit Tian Dazhuang, praising him as the best student in the group.

• Lin Lanyue and Wu Dongdong returned to find Li Yuan had killed the Moon Demon Wolf King, and the three waited together for the assessment to end.
• Li Yuan saw that his Spiritual Awakening Level had reached 12.8% and noticed his movement technique had advanced to the Fourth Stage.
• The students returned to the War Fortress, where Li Yuan saw the bodies of eight students who had died during the assessment.
• Officer Ji commemorated the dead, announced that 293 students had passed, and specially praised Li Yuan for killing the Level 12 Wolf King.
• Officer Ji invited Li Yuan to join the military, while officer Wang separately made the same offer to Tian Dazhuang.

Li Yuan refused the military’s offer to break his Starfire Martial Hall contract but accepted a one-million-Blue-Star-Coin sponsorship. After returning to Jiangbei Martial University, he trained until his movement technique advanced and then entered the Mind World to investigate Source Power Infusion.

• Li Yuan declined the military’s recruitment offer out of loyalty to Starfire Martial Hall, then accepted a sponsorship of one million Blue Star Coins from Officer Ji.
• Officer Wang proposed spreading a rumor that the military had offered Li Yuan an S-level Contract so Starfire Martial Hall might improve his terms.
• Li Yuan and Tian Dazhuang discussed their possible futures in the military and shared their hopes of pursuing ambitious lives.
• Lin Lanyue explained that the military sponsored promising, less wealthy students to build personal bonds in case their help was needed in the future.
• Li Yuan trained with his spear until his movement technique improved from Fourth Stage 1% to 2%, then entered the Mind World to examine Source Power Infusion.