Chapter Summaries

After the Fish Spirit Tide devastated Jiang City, Li Yuan led a team against the invading creatures and learned his Spiritual Awakening Level could still rise. He visited his dying teacher Xu Bo in the hospital, where Xu Bo reflected on his life and introduced Li Yuan to Xu Ling.

• Xu Bo refused medical evacuation, ordered Li Yuan to lead a new team on another mission, and stayed behind to help rescue people trapped in the collapsed school.
• Li Yuan led his team through the ruins, killed a level 18 Fish Spirit Race Advanced Warrior, and received a Divine Palace notification that his Spiritual Awakening Level had reached 25.2%.
• Jiang City's forces largely cleared the Fish Spirit Tide by morning, though preliminary reports recorded more than 110,000 dead and over 120,000 injured.
• After missions ended, Li Yuan returned home to cultivate, recover from his injuries, and reflect on a martialist's duty to kill enemies and protect the nation.
• Li Yuan visited Xu Bo in the hospital and learned that even powerful allies could not cure his illness; Xu Bo said he was satisfied to have fought beside Li Yuan and introduced him to Xu Ling.

Li Yuan said goodbye to his dying teacher Xu Bo, who entrusted him with caring for his son Xu Ling and urged him to pursue greatness. After Xu Bo died and was honored for his service, Li Yuan returned to family life, where peace before his departure for the Mingxu Star Realm brought an indescribable change within him.

• Xu Bo revealed that Xu Ling was his son and asked Li Yuan to help him, and Li Yuan promised to treat him like a younger brother.
• Xu Bo encouraged Li Yuan to become a Flying Martialist and surpass the Feitian Tier, while Wan Qinghe warned Li Yuan that loss was part of a martialist's path.
• Lin Lanyue visited Xu Bo and told Li Yuan that even her father could not cure the Yanxing Blood Spirit Poison.
• Xu Bo died peacefully at age forty-eight, and his memorial service honored him posthumously with the First-Class Gold Medal.
• Li Yuan attended Xu Bo's memorial service, spoke privately with Xu Ling, and later received the First-Class Silver Medal for his actions during the Fish Spirit Tide.
• Two days before leaving for the Mingxu Star Realm, Li Yuan sat above his family home and felt a profound change as he watched his family enjoy a peaceful evening.

After returning from the First-Class Silver Medal award ceremony, Li Yuan achieved Unity of Heaven and Man, advancing his Starry Sky Intent and greatly improving his spiritual power and physical strength. He later tested his spear technique in virtual battles and broke through to the Fifth Stage, prompting a notice to major martial institutions.

• Li Yuan entered a state of spiritual epiphany beneath the stars and comprehended the Starry Sky Intent’s second stage, Star Dust Micro, along with Unity of Heaven and Man.
• By morning, Li Yuan’s life level, spiritual power, and willpower had risen, and he resolved to pursue his teacher’s hopes by reaching the Global University Martial Arts Tournament’s peak duels.
• Li Yuan practiced the Starry Sky Spear Technique, then entered the Starry Sky Fighting Net to test his insights in ranked matches.
• Li Yuan won fourteen consecutive matches before facing a Fifth Stage expert, whose attack forced his spear to draw upon the Power of Heaven and Earth.
• Li Yuan’s spear mastery advanced from Fourth Stage 99% to Fifth Stage 1%, and the fighting network notified the Starfire Martial Hall, Starry Sky Martial Hall, and Xia Country’s Martial Arts Hall.

Xia Country and the Starry Sky Martial Hall ordered Li Yuan’s information sealed after he was classified as an SSS-level User, while Fang Hai learned that Li Yuan might have reached Unity of Heaven and Man. The chapter left a Kunlun Martial University aircraft heading to Jiang City to verify Li Yuan’s breakthrough and determine whether he would receive a Feixing slot.

• Two Xia Country observers discovered that Li Yuan had been classified as an SSS-level User by order of a Star Lord and were told to stop observing him and seal their information.
• Yao Man was ordered to stop investigating Li Yuan and complied after learning that Xia Country had requested the information be sealed.
• Fang Hai visited Dean Hai and told him that Li Yuan was suspected of reaching Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Fang Hai asked Dean Hai to arrange an in-person verification in Jiang City; if Li Yuan’s breakthrough was confirmed, he would receive a Feixing slot, and otherwise the previous plan would proceed.
• An hour later, an aircraft took off from Kunlun Martial University and flew toward Jiang City.

Li Yuan trained until he entered Unity of Heaven and Man, then challenged the Transcendental Rank on Starry Sky Fighting Net. He defeated a horde of Second-Order Blood-Winged Snake Race opponents and became the first freshman of his year to reach the rank, leaving him eager to show Dantai Feng that he had surpassed him.

• Dean Hai sent Li Yang and Dean Xu to Jiang City to verify whether Li Yuan had reached Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Li Yuan refined his spear technique in the Martial Arts Room and grasped more of the second level of Starry Sky Intent, Star Dust Micro.
• Li Muhua brought Li Yuan breakfast milk and praised his spear technique, and Li Yuan encouraged him to keep training.
• Li Yuan won two Sun-Eclipsing Rank battles and entered the Transcendental Promotion Tournament.
• Li Yuan defeated more than ten Second-Order Blood-Winged Snake Race members and passed the promotion tournament.
• A woman in white congratulated Li Yuan as the first freshman of his year to reach Transcendental Rank, and Li Yuan declared that he had surpassed Dantai Feng.

Li Yuan reached the Transcendental rank on Starry Sky Fighting Net and attained Unity of Heaven and Man, prompting senior figures to visit him in Jiang City. Before Li Yuan headed to the Mingxu Star Realm, Li Yang delivered an item from Dean Hai that might save his life.

• The woman in white told Li Yuan that the Seven Star Alliance rewarded him 50 million Blue Star Coins and confirmed there were other freshmen with Fifth-Stage skill.
• Dantai Feng learned that Li Yuan had reached Unity of Heaven and Man and accepted being surpassed while continuing to train.
• Li Yang and Dean Xu arrived in Jiang City after learning of Li Yuan’s breakthrough, accompanied by Fei Gan.
• Li Yang and Dean Xu visited Li Yuan’s family, then Li Yuan took Li Yang to the soundproofed Martial Arts Room.
• Li Yang explained that the Principal had ordered information about Li Yuan sealed and said he had brought a life-saving item from Dean Hai for Li Yuan’s trip to the Mingxu Star Realm.

Li Yang gave Li Yuan a rare pill that could heal grievous injuries and warned him that his Fifth Stage skill made him a potential target for Alien Race spies. Li Yuan prepared for the Global University Martial Arts Tournament and departed for the Mingxu Star Realm expedition under a disguised identity.

• Li Yang gave Li Yuan a Source Purple Life-Prolonging Pill, explained its limits, and showed him how to conceal it in his Source Power Battle Suit.
• Li Yang praised Li Yuan's rapid progress to Fifth Stage skill, revealed that Xia Country valued him alongside Yu Jinghe, and ordered him to keep the breakthrough secret until the end of February.
• Li Yang warned that hostile Alien Races might target Li Yuan and explained that older students with Fifth Stage skill would make the Global University Martial Arts Tournament difficult, while setting a top-ten finish as his goal.
• Li Yang told Li Yuan to enter the Mingxu Star Realm through Entrance Number Three for a month-long life-and-death expedition, where he could use Fifth Stage skill under a fabricated identity.
• Li Yuan told Li Changzhou and Chen Hui that he was going to Feixing for specialized training and said he would be out of contact for a month.
• Li Yuan left aboard a specialized aircraft using the disguised identity Xu An.

Li Yuan and Shi Xiao entered the Mingxu Star Realm, where they learned about its dangers and saw signs of escalating conflict. After arriving at Base No. 3, they were summoned by an elderly Source Martialist, leaving Li Yuan shocked because a Level 1 Star Realm should trap anyone who reached that level.

• Li Yuan and Shi Xiao boarded a train with eight other martialists after two bloodied men were evacuated from the War Fortress.
• A military officer briefed the group on the Mingxu Star Realm, its alien civilizations, local forces, and the rule that Level 20 Source Martialists could not leave.
• Li Yuan endured the Inter-Realm Passage pressure with ease as the train carried the martialists into the Mingxu Star Realm.
• Li Yuan, Shi Xiao, and Yang Zhu saw the vast Ming Mountain after arriving at Base No. 3.
• An officer summoned Li Yuan and Shi Xiao to meet an elderly man in blue, whom Li Yuan identified as a Level 24 Source Martialist.

Li Yuan and Shi Xiao arrived at Base No. 3 in the Mingxu Star Realm, where Commander Liu Jing explained the dangers and missions facing the outpost. Li Yuan chose to explore alone, learned about the threats posed by Alien Races and other martialists, and set out on his first Star Realm expedition.

• Liu Jing explained that Base No. 3 had to rely on itself to fight nearby Alien Races, search for resources, and guard its territory, then asked Li Yuan and Shi Xiao to choose their missions.
• Li Yuan chose to explore alone after Liu Jing confirmed he qualified as a Level 19 martialist, while Shi Xiao joined Wu Qiong's squad.
• Liu Jing asked Li Yuan to bring back proof of his kills and warned him to watch for Tianliang Civilization lifeforms and other human martialists.
• A military officer briefed Li Yuan on the areas around the fortress and revealed that Liu Jing had guarded Base No. 3 for more than thirty years.
• After making preparations, Li Yuan left Outpost No. 3 alone to begin his first Star Realm exploration.

Li Yuan ventured deep into the Mingxu Star Realm, fighting Alien Races to improve his Spiritual Awakening Level and temper his spear technique. After ten days in the wilderness, he reached 28.9% Spiritual Awakening and encountered three human martial artists whose arrival had not triggered his Smart Ring Watch.

• Li Yuan left the War Fortress by aircraft and continued on foot into the wilderness, killing Alien Races along the way.
• He fought a pack of wolf-like Ranked Creatures, suppressed his strength to make the battle more challenging, and later gained Spirit Nourishment from stronger opponents.
• Li Yuan spent ten days roaming and fighting without returning to an observation point, steadily improving his Spiritual Awakening Level, spear realm, and physical fitness.
• Liu Jing reviewed Li Yuan’s uploaded battle footage and concluded that his relentless venture deserved full marks.
• At a mountain summit about six hundred kilometers from Outpost No. 3, Li Yuan reached 28.9% Spiritual Awakening and spotted three human martial artists approaching without a Smart Ring Watch alert.

Li Yuan ambushed three Tianliang Race scouts, killed two, and tortured the survivor into revealing that Tianliang forces were attacking Observation Point 19. After reporting the intelligence to the base, Li Yuan agreed to rush there and provide support.

• Li Yuan discovered three disguised Tianliang Race scouts and pretended to be a separated member of the Suzuki Squad.
• Li Yuan killed Weilao and Zhenhong, then crippled their leader and captured him for questioning.
• Li Yuan used an interrogation pill to force the surviving Tianliang Race member to reveal information about their forces.
• Li Yuan contacted the base and reported the Tianliang Race presence and attack on Observation Point 19.
• The base ordered Li Yuan to support the observation point, and he set out immediately.

After killing three Tianliang Warriors, Li Yuan learned that a squad was pursuing a human and raced toward Observation Point No. 19. He arrived to find the site overrun and many dead, then heard fighting inside and charged in.

• Li Yuan killed the wounded Tianliang Warrior and found a Life Detection Instrument among the bodies.
• Li Yuan learned that the Tianliang Warriors were hunting a human martial artist and headed toward Observation Point No. 19.
• Logan and Molong consumed Demon Blood Spirit Crystals, broke through the observation point’s defenses, and led their squad into battle against Wu Qiong, Shi Xiao, and the other human defenders.
• Li Yuan reached Observation Point No. 19, saw human and Tianliang corpses outside, heard fighting within, and rushed through the entrance.

Li Yuan reached Observation Point No. 19 and joined the desperate battle against the Tianliang Warriors, quickly killing several enemies before confronting their leader Molong. The chapter ended with Li Yuan trading blows with Molong while Shi Xiao and the other surviving human martialists watched.

• At Outpost No. 3, Liu Jing told Han Chong and the purple-robed commander that the delayed support squads could not save Wu Qiong and the others without risking the base.
• Li Yuan entered Observation Point No. 19, evaded a barrage of darts, and killed two Tianliang Warriors who tried to stop him.
• Li Yuan pursued the last fleeing warrior and then rushed into the hall, where he killed several Tianliang Warriors who were attacking the human martialists.
• Shi Xiao recognized Li Yuan and urged him to escape, but he charged toward Molong to protect her and the other survivors.
• Molong attacked Li Yuan with his battle axe, and Li Yuan held his ground as they clashed.

Li Yuan fought Molong and Logan at Observation Point No. 19, first holding them off with his spear technique and then revealing his Source Power Battle Suit to turn the tide. He killed Molong after the Tianliang captain’s Demon Blood Spirit Crystal ran out, while Logan fled and Li Yuan’s thrown axe pursued him.

• Li Yuan clashed with Molong, a Level 19.9 Tianliang Warrior, and shocked the battlefield with his spear skill, which Molong mistook for Mind-Micro-Perception.
• Logan joined Molong, and the two captains used their Demon Blood Spirit Crystals to overwhelm Li Yuan with attacks nearing Source Martialist strength.
• Li Yuan endured their assault until his body began to strain, then activated his Star Pulse and revealed his Source Power Battle Suit.
• Protected from most of their attacks, Li Yuan gained the upper hand against Molong and Logan as the power of their crystals weakened.
• When Molong’s crystal power ran out, Li Yuan pierced his throat and killed him.
• Logan fled toward the hall entrance, and Li Yuan threw a battle axe after him.

Li Yuan saved Observation Point No. 19 from the Tianliang Warriors, though Logan escaped, and the survivors began recovering from the attack. The chapter ended with Liu Jing revealing that Heavenly Treasures had likely emerged in Flying Snake Valley, about 300 kilometers away.

• Li Yuan failed to catch Logan but killed more than thirty Tianliang Warriors with help from Wu Qiong, Shi Xiao, and the other human martialists.
• The survivors thanked Li Yuan as they gathered the dead and secured the observation point; Shi Xiao followed him outside and reflected on how he had saved her.
• Logan fled through the wilderness, fearing both the Seven Star People and punishment from Lord Xueshu.
• Reinforcements and a base rescue team arrived, and Observation Point No. 19 resumed operations by the evening of January 13th, Blue Star time.
• Liu Jing told Li Yuan that interrogation had revealed likely Heavenly Treasures in Flying Snake Valley, roughly 300 kilometers from the observation point.

After learning that Tianliang Warriors were searching Flying Snake Valley for possible Heavenly Treasures, Li Yuan chose to investigate despite the danger and traveled toward the valley while hunting aliens. He reached Spiritual Awakening Level 30 and activated his third Source Power Infusion, then raced toward a nearby cave to handle it safely.

• Liu Jing briefed Li Yuan on the attack at Observation Point No. 19, the possible Heavenly Treasures in Flying Snake Valley, and the more than two hundred Tianliang Warriors led by Xueshu.
• Li Yuan decided to explore Flying Snake Valley alone, and Liu Jing sent him Wang Zhou's stored videos and route records.
• After resting and resupplying at Observation Point No. 19, Li Yuan promised Shi Xiao he would return within ten days and set out into the wilderness.
• Li Yuan hunted aliens while traveling toward Flying Snake Valley, raising his Spiritual Awakening Level from 29.7% to 30%.
• The Divine Palace activated Li Yuan's third Source Power Infusion, and he sprinted toward a nearby cliffside cave.

Li Yuan underwent his third source-power infusion in a secluded cave, and his physical and spiritual strength rose dramatically. Meanwhile, Dean Hai explained humanity’s harsh plans for tempering geniuses, and Xue Shu ordered a retreat from Flying Serpent Valley while leaving Logan behind to watch it.

• Li Yuan entered the cave and used the Mind Palace’s golden mist to absorb surging source power while nourishing his spiritual consciousness.
• Dean Hai told Li Yang that humanity’s leaders expected Li Yuan to face dangerous trials in hopes that he might surpass the Flying Heaven level.
• After Logan reported his defeat by Li Yuan, Xue Shu ordered the Tianliang warriors to withdraw and left Logan’s group to monitor Flying Serpent Valley for three days.
• Li Yuan regained consciousness after nearly eight hours and found that his life level had reached 19, his punching power had doubled, and his strength could contend with an entry-level Source Warrior.

Li Yuan infiltrated Flying Snake Valley, located a Tianliang Race camp, and captured intelligence from three warriors before entering the gorge’s mist-shrouded core to verify the reported Heavenly Treasures. He learned that Xueshu would return in two days if no Seven Star humans appeared, leaving Li Yuan racing to investigate before then.

• Li Yuan weighed the risks in Flying Snake Valley, concealed himself, and slipped past the numerous Black Feather Flying Snakes toward the gorge.
• After searching the mountain range, Li Yuan found a Tianliang Race camp and waited until he saw Logan among the warriors.
• Li Yuan ambushed three Tianliang Warriors on a patrol, killed two, and tortured the survivor until he revealed that Xueshu would return within three days if no Seven Star humans were found.
• Li Yuan killed the surviving warrior, used Flying Snakes to disguise the deaths as an attack, and headed toward the misty gorge center to verify the Heavenly Treasures' location.

Li Yuan secretly descended into Flying Snake Valley and discovered that its growing population of powerful Flying Snakes guarded vast quantities of Blood-Vitality Source Ganoderma. At the canyon floor, he found a Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree bearing three nearly mature fruits, revealing the source of the valley’s extraordinary value.

• Li Yuan entered the fog-shrouded canyon to investigate Xueshu’s activity and the unusual changes in Flying Snake Valley.
• He avoided patrolling Flying Snakes and discovered Blood-Vitality Source Ganoderma growing on the canyon walls.
• Li Yuan spotted more than a dozen plants in one stretch of cliff and inferred that the valley could support cultivation on a massive scale.
• He descended over 1,500 meters and saw hundreds of Blood-Vitality Source Ganoderma plants covering the canyon floor.
• Li Yuan discovered a ten-meter Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree at the center of the plants, bearing three fruits that were about to mature.

Li Yuan discovered three nearly mature Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits guarded by two Second-Rank Flying Snakes and chose to request support rather than risk taking them alone. After escaping a Flying Snake alarm, he reported his findings to Liu Jing, who promised to come and ordered him not to alert the enemy or engage the Tianliang Race.

• Li Yuan found a ten-meter Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Tree bearing three valuable fruits, but judged that he could not safely seize them from the two Second-Rank Flying Snakes and the surrounding swarm.
• Li Yuan spent over six hours exploring Flying Snake Valley, found no other Second-Rank Flying Snakes, and concluded that the valley's central area held its richest resources and strongest creatures.
• Li Yuan considered attacking alone, waiting for Xueshu and the Tianliang Warriors, or requesting reinforcements, then chose to contact the Outpost Base.
• When Li Yuan emerged from his cave, a Flying Snake spotted him and sounded an alarm, forcing him to kill dozens of pursuers as he fled more than fifteen kilometers.
• Li Yuan reached Liu Jing by Smart Ring Watch, reported the Flying Snake Valley's dangers and the Soul-Nurturing Ancient Spirit Fruits, and sent detection footage.
• Liu Jing told Li Yuan that he would come as soon as possible and ordered him not to alert the enemy or deal with the Tianliang Race people.