Chapter Summaries

Elder Zheng intervened in the battle against Babata’s forces, but a mysterious messenger swiftly killed General Iva and placed Blue Star under Myriad Worlds Company’s protection for one year. The messenger entrusted Elder Zheng with an exclusive Game Pod for Jiang Yan, while Blue Star residents turned their attention to a new Heavenly Ladder livestream.

• Elder Zheng left Blue Star and repelled General Iva’s Corpse Refining Cloth, then warned Babata that he was willing to die fighting him.
• A mysterious voice ordered the Star Planet People to retreat, and General Iva was erased after challenging it.
• The messenger placed Blue Star under Myriad Worlds Company’s protection for one year and sent an exclusive Game Pod for Jiang Yan, whom Elder Zheng caught.
• Babata accepted defeat and fled, while the Martial Saints wondered whether Jiang Yan was the college entrance exam’s Top Scholar.
• Blue Star residents discussed the voice from space and crowded into a newly started Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder livestream.

Jiang Yan streamed his climb on the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder, revealing that he was the College Entrance Exam’s Top Scholar and crushing opponents as he advanced. His victories enraged Star Planet’s Grand Marshal Babata, who ordered their Prince to enter the ladder and challenge him.

• Jiang Yan showed viewers his public Status Panel, and the Live Stream Room recognized him as the Top Scholar of the College Entrance Exam.
• Jiang Yan confirmed his identity and drew attention from Star Planet viewers, who mocked his title and boasted that their genius ranked above him.
• Jiang Yan defeated Yan Yanluo in the Duel Arena and defended his place on the ladder.
• Jiang Yan beat another opponent with a strike of Saber Intent, rising to ranking 9500 and startling the Star Planet viewers.
• Babata watched Jiang Yan’s stream at Star Planet’s highest council meeting and ordered his ministers to send their Prince into the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder.

Dai Li Si reluctantly entered the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder under Babata’s orders as Jiang Yan climbed the ranks and drew the attention of both planets. Their long-awaited match began, leaving both races watching as they traded insults over Dai Li Si’s appearance.

• Dai Li Si cursed Babata but entered the Game Pod after a messenger delivered the Grand Marshal’s order.
• Jiang Yan defeated opponents with his newly mastered Ice Seal technique, rising through the ranks as Blue Star and Star Planet viewers fought in the comments.
• Jiang Yan insulted the Star Planet People on the livestream and continued winning until his rank reached 9105.
• Blue Star officials watched the approaching match, and Qin Wufeng told Old Zhao that Jiang Yan had a strong chance of winning.
• Dai Li Si matched with Jiang Yan at rank 9100, and viewers from both planets erupted as they saw his inverted-triangle-shaped head.

Jiang Yan defeated Dai Li Si, known as Triangular Head, with invisible blade attacks that revealed his mastery of Blade Intent and astonished the Blue Star Martial Saints. After accepting cross-rank matchmaking, Jiang Yan was matched against a rank 6000 opponent and waited for the next battle.

• Dai Li Si recognized Jiang Yan and charged him with a hurricane, but Jiang Yan's Blade Intent rebounded the attack and wounded him.
• Jiang Yan walked toward Dai Li Si, striking him repeatedly with invisible blades until a Chaos Sword finished the fight.
• Cangyuan Saber Saint recognized Jiang Yan's Blade Intent and explained how extraordinary it was for an eighteen-year-old to master it.
• Jiang Yan won, reached rank 9100, and accepted the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder's cross-rank matchmaking.
• Jiang Yan read the arguing comments in his Live Stream Room and was matched with an opponent ranked 6000.

Jiang Yan continued his undefeated climb up the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder, drawing growing crowds and gifts to his live stream. After defeating a streamer and rising past the top thousand, he faced a fellow saber cultivator and won, leaving his ranking poised to climb further.

• Star Planet viewers sent Jiang Yan gifts and debated his growing popularity as new viewers discovered his stream.
• Jiang Yan killed Yao Yao with a single strike and advanced to a ranking of 3000.
• Jiang Yan kept winning until he reached the top thousand without a defeat, while viewers began to believe his promise to reach first place.
• Jiang Yan drew his saber to fight a fellow saber cultivator, whose blade shattered under their clash.
• The saber cultivator admitted defeat, reflected on his Dao Heart, and faded from the Duel Arena.

Jiang Yan climbed the Heavenly Ladder to rank 10, defeating powerful opponents and drawing attention across Blue Star. As the top-ranked players began matching with him, he was paired with Wang Hai, who wondered whether the eighteen-year-old was a true prodigy or an easy opponent.

• Jiang Yan won his way into the top hundred and defeated Kashu by breaking through his protective Light Screen with a dual-cast greatsword.
• After a defeated Saber Cultivator sent him a spaceship and asked to learn his techniques, Jiang Yan said his strike had relied on effort.
• Jiang Yan defeated Yuan Qi and continued climbing until he reached rank 10 on the Heavenly Ladder.
• Jiang Yan's rise captivated viewers and drew the attention of people across Blue Star, while officials watched his progress closely.
• Wang Hai entered the Heavenly Ladder after a month away and matched with Jiang Yan, then questioned whether the young challenger was a dragon or a worm.

Jiang Yan defeated Wang Hai and rose to eighth place on the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder. He then challenged the first-place AI and was startled by its human appearance, which belonged to the absent champion Luo An.

• Wang Hai attacked Jiang Yan with his Pure World Green Lotus, but Jiang Yan survived the explosions and countered with a Wind Dragon slash.
• Jiang Yan overwhelmed Wang Hai with repeated Frozen Prison attacks, and Instant Kill Law killed Wang Hai after his Defensive Green Lotus shattered.
• Jiang Yan rose to eighth place and learned that Simulated Battle used AI copies of offline players.
• Jiang Yan challenged the first-place AI, Luo An, and was surprised that the champion's face looked human.

Jiang Yan defeated the AI Luo An and claimed first place in the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder War Zone. His victory drew massive attention, and Elder Zheng left the Blue Star High Council in a rush.

• Wang Hai saw Jiang Yan challenging Luo An and called a friend to watch, though he doubted Jiang Yan could win.
• Jiang Yan fought Luo An with his blade, flames, lightning, and Doppelgangers, gradually wearing down the AI's defenses.
• Jiang Yan predicted where Luo An would dodge and struck him, triggering the Instant Kill Law and Four Leaf Clover to defeat him.
• The Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder announced Jiang Yan's first-place victory, and players flocked to his Live Stream Room after noticing he was only eighteen.
• Reporters gathered outside Shendu Martial University, while Elder Zheng vanished from his seat in the Blue Star High Council.

After reaching the top of the Heavenly Ladder, Jiang Yan received a dedicated Game Pod and Supreme Martial Artist Authority from Elder Zheng. He returned to the Combat Space to fight Wuhuan, but after apparently killing him, Jiang Yan realized Wuhuan’s Copy talent might have created more than one copy of him.

• Jiang Yan escaped the crowd of Shendu Martial University students and returned to his villa, where Principal Qin warned him that Elder Zheng was waiting outside.
• Elder Zheng gave Jiang Yan a dedicated Game Pod from the Myriad Worlds Heavenly Ladder and gifts from the people of Blue Star, including a QR code that unlocked Supreme Martial Artist Authority.
• Jiang Yan entered the Combat Space and challenged Wuhuan, who killed him twice with Instant Kill Law and Four Leaf Clover.
• Jiang Yan finally triggered Instant Kill Law and Four Leaf Clover himself, apparently cutting Wuhuan in half.
• Jiang Yan saw Wuhuan stand up unharmed and suspected that Wuhuan’s Copy talent had copied more than one version of him.

Jiang Yan battled Wuhuan repeatedly while cultivating, advancing his martial arts and breaking through to Fourth Grade Inner Gang Late Stage. He discovered he could enter Myriad Worlds Great World in his true body, then accepted Wandering Swordsman Thirteen’s duel challenge with a wager.

• Jiang Yan fought Wuhuan through repeated deaths and revivals, improving his saber arts while remaining unable to learn Wuhuan’s revival rules.
• Jiang Yan removed the Spirit Gathering Devices’ filtering step and cultivated with eleven devices, breaking through to Fourth Grade Inner Gang Mid Stage and later Late Stage.
• Jiang Yan used his Supreme Martial Artist Authority to obtain a top-grade spirit herb, healing Old Wang’s injuries and restoring his cultivation.
• Jiang Yan’s Heavenly Gap Astonishing Swan advanced to Dragon’s Flight, and his Bloodthirsty Bone Frenzy reached Great Accomplishment.
• Jiang Yan entered Myriad Worlds Great World, where the Divine Martial Space let him descend in his true body and use the game’s revival attempts.
• Wandering Swordsman Thirteen challenged Jiang Yan to a duel, and Jiang Yan accepted with a wager of one hundred thousand Myriad Worlds Coin.

Jiang Yan discovered that Wuhuan’s revival mechanism triggered only after Wuhuan damaged him, then tried to find a way to kill Wuhuan without being injured. He faced the added dangers of Wuhuan’s defenses and Rebound and charged into battle as he mastered a new technique.

• Jiang Yan defeated Wandering Swordsman Thirteen in a blade duel, refused his invitation to team up, and returned to his routine of combat, monster hunting, and cultivation.
• Jiang Yan observed Wuhuan pursuing him and slowing after landing a hit, then confirmed that Wuhuan revived only after damaging him.
• Jiang Yan concluded he had to avoid injury while breaking Wuhuan’s Protective Gang Shield and defeating him, but Wuhuan’s defenses and Rebound left little room for error.
• Jiang Yan mastered a technique and charged at Wuhuan with Finality: Return to One.

Jiang Yan defeated Wuhuan, mastered the final form of the Six Paths Heavenly Tribulation Slash, and received two Orange Traits, only to learn that newbie protection had ended. He failed the new Insectoid Cataclysm dungeon and returned to cultivation, determined to grow stronger before trying again.

• Jiang Yan used Finality: Return to One to kill Wuhuan and obtained Soul Intimidation and Unrivaled Presence.
• The Combat Space announced the end of newbie protection, permanently opened the defeated Wuhuan dungeon, and created the Insectoid Cataclysm instance.
• Jiang Yan entered the insect-filled dungeon and fought the endless Sub-Insects with Abyssal Thunder Annihilation Slash until his Protective Gang Shield broke and he lost his first life.
• Jiang Yan revived but was overwhelmed by the swarm before he could even see the Queen Insect, then exited the Combat Space.
• Jiang Yan entered the Cultivation Room, trained with eleven Spirit Gathering Devices, ordered potions, and continued Qi Absorption despite noticing that the medicines had grown less effective.

Elder Zheng told Qin Wufeng about Tian Yuan Star and the Token that could either summon its experts or recommend a Blue Star prodigy for study there. After considering the looming threats to Blue Star, Elder Zheng revealed that Jiang Yan had made him reconsider how to use the opportunity.

• Elder Zheng asked Qin Wufeng what he thought of Jiang Yan, then explained that Luo An was human but came from Tian Yuan Star rather than Blue Star.
• Elder Zheng recounted how Tian Yuan Star’s expedition team had judged Blue Star’s martial arts immature, and how Luo An’s strength had demonstrated the gulf between their martial development.
• Qin Wufeng took comfort in learning that Luo An’s realm was roughly equivalent to a Fifth Grade Perfection martial artist on Blue Star, while Jiang Yan had already surpassed him.
• Elder Zheng showed Qin Wufeng a Token from Tian Yuan Star that could summon experts to aid Blue Star or send one Blue Star prodigy there to study.
• Elder Zheng explained that he had once considered using the Token to save Blue Star during Babata’s attack, but had decided to preserve it until Jiang Yan appeared.

Elder Zheng sent Qin Wufeng to persuade Jiang Yan to study Tian Yuan Star, hoping to preserve Blue Star’s Martial Dao as Babata’s attack approached. Jiang Yan agreed to go but insisted he would return in a year, confident he could learn Tian Yuan Star’s Martial Dao and stop Babata.

• Elder Zheng told Qin Wufeng that Jiang Yan must survive and carry on Blue Star’s Martial Dao, so Qin Wufeng should send him to Tian Yuan Star without revealing the full danger.
• Qin Wufeng visited Jiang Yan, who looked exhausted after spending three days and nights in the Combat Space trying to hold back an insect tide.
• Qin Wufeng told Jiang Yan that Tian Yuan Star had more advanced Martial Dao and that the higher-ups wanted him to study there.
• Jiang Yan realized Qin Wufeng was hiding the reason for his trip, and Qin Wufeng admitted that Blue Star could not stop Babata a year later.
• Jiang Yan agreed to study on Tian Yuan Star but said he would return in a year, declaring that he could learn its Martial Dao in that time.
• After Qin Wufeng left, Jiang Yan resumed cultivating and looked forward to exploring Tian Yuan Star’s Martial Dao.

Jiang Yan left Blue Star for Tian Yuan Star with Teacher Su and Cheng Wu, where he learned that martial artists could awaken multiple apertures. Cheng Wu believed Jiang Yan’s lack of Xiantian aperture talent left him with little potential, while Jiang Yan began asking about Luo An.

• Jiang Yan said goodbye to Old Wang, packed his belongings and Spirit Gathering Device, and prepared to leave Blue Star.
• Teacher Su and Cheng Wu arrived at the Capital City Warrior Building, where Elder Zheng welcomed them and Jiang Yan joined them aboard their spaceship.
• On the journey to Tian Yuan Star, Cheng Wu explained that martial artists there could awaken apertures both Xiantian and postnatally, and that multiple apertures greatly increased potential.
• Cheng Wu said Jiang Yan could only have one postnatal aperture and advised him that going to Tian Yuan Star would be pointless.
• Jiang Yan asked how many apertures Luo An had opened, and Cheng Wu held up three fingers.

Jiang Yan learned about Tian Yuan Star’s aperture cultivation from Cheng Wu, then sparred with him in a Game Pod and defeated him with one punch. Cheng Wu was left questioning whether opening more apertures truly made someone stronger.

• Cheng Wu told Jiang Yan that he had opened four apertures and explained that apertures enhanced talent rather than granting one talent each.
• Cheng Wu challenged Jiang Yan to a spar in the spaceship’s online Duel Arena and used a Luminous Secret Art to display his apertures.
• Cheng Wu offered to fight with thirty percent of his strength, but Jiang Yan knocked him down with a single punch and badly injured his arm.
• Cheng Wu made excuses for his loss, then began doubting whether opening more apertures was truly better.

Jiang Yan arrived at Silver Radiance Academy on Tian Yuan Star, where Teacher Su warned that he would be sent back to Blue Star if he failed a Final Exam. After settling into a dorm with Cheng Wu, Jiang Yan used a smart cube to search for Tian Yuan Star’s prodigies.

• Jiang Yan reached Silver Radiance Academy and learned that passing every Final Exam over the next two semesters was required for him to stay.
• Teacher Su assigned Cheng Wu to share a dormitory with Jiang Yan, and Cheng Wu eagerly agreed after hearing he could earn Academic Credits.
• Cheng Wu explained that Academic Credits could help students recover from poor Final Exam results, while Jiang Yan questioned his confidence because he prized those credits so much.
• Jiang Yan compared his strength with Cheng Wu’s four-aperture cultivation and wondered how he would fare against Tian Yuan Star’s strongest prodigies.
• Jiang Yan asked to borrow Cheng Wu’s Communicator, and Cheng Wu instead offered to take him to buy one.
• Jiang Yan searched the smart cube for prodigies and found reports about the Snow Maiden opening thirteen apertures and Cang Yue possessing twelve Innate Apertures.

Jiang Yan used Spirit Aperture Source Fluid and successfully opened another aperture, which increased his Doppelganger limit and strengthened him. He then asked Cheng Wu how to obtain more fluid at Silver Radiance Academy and learned that clearing floors in the Tower of Stars could earn exchange points.

• Jiang Yan bought Spirit Aperture Source Fluid with Tian Yuan Coins and refined it, with Heaven Rewards Diligence increasing his chance of opening an aperture.
• Jiang Yan opened an aperture, and his Doppelganger limit rose from two to three as his abilities improved.
• Jiang Yan decided to seek more Spirit Aperture Source Fluid and asked Cheng Wu about ways to obtain it at Silver Radiance Academy.
• Cheng Wu said students could earn points by placing in the top ten of the Final Exam and exchange them for Spirit Aperture Source Fluid.
• Cheng Wu explained that clearing every ten floors of the Tower of Stars also awarded points that could be exchanged for the fluid.

Cheng Wu accompanied Jiang Yan to the Tower of Stars while Tian Yuan Star students mocked Blue Star Martial Dao and dismissed Jiang Yan’s abilities. Cheng Wu challenged them to bet on whether Jiang Yan could pass the thirtieth floor, but the chapter ended before Jiang Yan’s climb began.

• Students at Silver Radiance Academy looked down on Jiang Yan because Human Martial Arts had portrayed Blue Star Martial Dao as weak.
• Cheng Wu grew angry when the students mocked him for associating with Jiang Yan, while Jiang Yan headed for the Tower of Stars to earn points.
• Jiang Yan disappeared into the tower before Cheng Wu could speak with him, and Cheng Wu told the students they would soon see what he could do.
• Cheng Wu proposed a points wager on whether Jiang Yan could pass the thirtieth floor, provoking the students into defending Tian Yuan Martial Dao.

Jiang Yan entered the Tower of Stars and began rapidly climbing its floors, while Cheng Wu was forced into a wager that Jiang Yan would reach the fortieth floor. Jiang Yan reached the thirty-first floor in minutes, and the chapter left him impatient over an eight-second loading delay.

• A braided girl raised the wager against Cheng Wu to whether Jiang Yan could reach the fortieth floor, and the surrounding students forced Cheng Wu to accept.
• Cheng Wu and the others watched the Tower of Stars leaderboard as Jiang Yan finished creating his character and entered the tower.
• Jiang Yan instantly defeated opponents on successive floors and reached the twentieth floor in five minutes, earning first-clear point rewards.
• Jiang Yan reached the thirtieth floor in under eight minutes, surprising the students and raising Cheng Wu's hopes of winning the wager.
• Jiang Yan advanced to the thirty-first floor after ten seconds and complained that his character had taken eight seconds to load.