Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing dominated the selection matches and earned a place in Martial God Mountain’s Inner Circle, then traveled there with the other trainees. After arriving, he met Hong Bai, the Immortality expert who would oversee their training for the next three hundred years.

• Xu Qing defeated Gu Kang Lei with his superior Flowing Light Domain, while Thomas won his own match and later prevailed in the arena challenge.
• Xu Qing refused to draw lots for the final Inner Circle spots and proposed an arena challenge; the others declined to fight him, so he advanced without a match.
• Thomas defeated the three challengers with his three Domains, including Extreme Yang Domain, and Xu Qing reminded him of their bet about running naked.
• Two months later, Xu Qing and the other trainees arrived at Martial God Mountain, where Moli introduced the site and then left them in the reception hall.
• Hong Bai greeted the trainees, led them through a Star Gate to Martial God City, and explained that he would supervise their training for the next three hundred years.

Xu Qing explored Martial God City, entered the Martial God Statues, and experienced profound insights from several sculptures before learning how to earn Contribution Points. He chose to hunt the Five Divine Beasts and climb Martial God Mountain with Thomas, and they arrived at its ominous foot.

• Xu Qing toured Martial God City with Buckwheat, chose a residence, and learned that the city’s ninety-nine Martial God Statues held the cultivation insights of supreme beings.
• Elder Ku Rong opened the stone gate to the statues, and Xu Qing experienced visions of a nine-clawed dragon, a radiant fish, auroras, and a blazing planet.
• After ten days inside the statues, Hong Bai ended the students’ session and explained that they would need Contribution Points to return.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing how to earn Contribution Points, and Xu Qing decided to hunt the Five Divine Beasts before attempting the mountain’s summit.
• Thomas asked to join Xu Qing, and the two flew to Martial God Mountain, where its immense height and threatening aura warned them of the danger ahead.

Xu Qing and Thomas hunted the Five Divine Beasts together, then learned around a campfire about humanoid plant monsters that preyed on trainees. Xu Qing exposed one disguised as Thomas and set out with Se Lei to find the real Thomas.

• Xu Qing ambushed and killed a Golden Beast with Thomas, then carried the injured Thomas to safety and took the beast's tail.
• Xu Qing and Thomas counted seven beast tails and agreed to keep hunting rather than climb Martial God Mountain until they could each handle a Five Divine Beast alone.
• At a campfire, a trainee warned the group that humanoid plants could imitate their victims and attack people at night.
• Xu Qing realized the Thomas beside him was a monster and pierced its head with his spear, burning it with black flames.
• Se Lei revealed that the real Thomas had likely been replaced while gathering firewood and might still be alive, so Xu Qing went searching with her.

Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas traveled together through Martial God Mountain, discovering that its dangers seemed tailored to their abilities and that its law manifestations offered powerful chances to improve. After Se Lei and Thomas studied Wood and Yin laws, respectively, the chapter ended with Se Lei watching Xu Qing overpower a formidable water beast and becoming increasingly impressed by him.

• Xu Qing and Se Lei reasoned that Martial God Mountain adjusted its dangers to each trainee's strength, then rescued Thomas from vines and branches.
• Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas joined forces and protected Se Lei while she studied a manifestation of the Wood Attribute Laws.
• The group continued onward, and Thomas studied a manifestation of the Yin Attribute Laws while Xu Qing and Se Lei guarded him.
• Se Lei defeated approaching water beasts with her Green Vines, then watched Xu Qing fight a powerful water beast in a nearby stone forest.
• Xu Qing wore down the water beast with his seemingly inexhaustible stamina, leaving Se Lei awed by his strength and flushed with excitement.

Xu Qing, Thomas, and Se Lei hunted Special Five Divine Beasts to collect pieces of a Laws Map, drawing the attention of Gu Kang Lei and two older members, Qiao Si and Raven. Qiao Si revealed their scheme at the campfire and held a sword to Xu Qing’s neck, demanding the scales.

• Xu Qing defeated a Special Water Beast, and Thomas found a scale that Buckwheat identified as part of a map showing the distribution of Laws.
• The trio decided to collect the map pieces, killed a Special Fire Beast, and took its special scale while Xu Qing removed its heart to conceal their tracks.
• Gu Kang Lei and his companions dismissed the trio’s actions, but Qiao Si and Raven recognized that they were collecting a Laws Map and pursued them.
• After half a month, Xu Qing, Thomas, and Se Lei had collected the metal, wood, water, and fire scales but had yet to find the Earth Beast.
• Buckwheat warned Xu Qing that two people were approaching, and Thomas handed Xu Qing the collected scales before Qiao Si and Raven arrived.
• Qiao Si explained the Laws Map to the group, then placed a sword against Xu Qing’s neck and demanded the scales.

Xu Qing and his companions clashed with Qiao Si and Raven over a map, but Xu Qing’s sudden breakthrough to a sevenfold domain let him overwhelm Qiao Si and win. After the veterans left, they found Xu Qing’s group camped nearby and changed their route to avoid them.

• Qiao Si offered Xu Qing 1,100 Contribution Points for the map while Raven threatened the group with his sword, but Xu Qing turned the tables by appearing beside Qiao Si and threatening him.
• Se Lei and Thomas revealed their domains and drove back Raven’s black domain, leaving Xu Qing’s group in control.
• Qiao Si said killing was forbidden but threatened to cripple Xu Qing if he refused; Xu Qing attacked, and he and Qiao Si discovered they both had sixfold domains.
• Xu Qing spent five Free Attribute Points on the Nine Stars Across the Sky secret art, raised his Aurora Domain to sevenfold, and defeated Qiao Si.
• Xu Qing and his companions left with the map, while Qiao Si and Raven lamented losing 3,000 Contribution Points and considered robbing other new students.
• Qiao Si and Raven turned back after spotting Xu Qing’s group camping nearby, then changed routes when Thomas waved and invited them to play again.

Xu Qing deepened his understanding of the Light Laws while Se Lei and Thomas protected the cave from five Five Divine Beasts. After the trio killed thirty-seven beasts and divided their rewards, Xu Qing decided to spend his Contribution Points on comprehending the Martial God Statue.

• Xu Qing studied the Light Laws inside a cave while Se Lei and Thomas fought five Five Divine Beasts outside.
• Thomas provoked the beasts by attacking their backs, then lured them away so Xu Qing could finish studying.
• Thomas returned pursued by the beasts, and Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas worked together to kill all five.
• Xu Qing and his companions collected 3,700 Contribution Points for killing thirty-seven Five Divine Beasts, and Xu Qing divided the points according to their contributions.
• Xu Qing gave Thomas and Se Lei 1,000 points each from Senior Qiao Si's contribution, then asked Buckwheat how to spend his remaining points.
• Buckwheat advised Xu Qing to prioritize comprehending the Martial God Statue, and Xu Qing left to eat before heading to the city center.

Xu Qing entered the Aurora Universe Statue’s space and began studying its shifting mural, which seemed closely compatible with his Nine Stars Across the Sky ultimate art. After two days of comprehension, he discovered that he had gained a Free Attribute Point and wondered whether studying Martial God Statues accelerated its accumulation.

• Kuruo Elder opened the stone gate and sent the waiting martial artists into their chosen statue areas for ten days of comprehension.
• Xu Qing chose the Aurora Universe Statue and followed Kuruo Elder’s advice to spend only one of his two available opportunities.
• Xu Qing entered the misty space and studied the mural’s green aurora and black flames, which reminded him of the Nine Stars Across the Sky ultimate art.
• After two days of focused comprehension, Xu Qing found that his Free Attribute Points had increased from zero to one and suspected the statue had accelerated their accumulation.

After spending ten days comprehending the Martial God Statue, Xu Qing learned that newcomers could stay in Martial God City for only one year and discovered he had gained five Free Attribute Points. Thomas explained that completing stages connected to their chosen statues could earn more chances to comprehend them and let students choose increasingly powerful mentors.

• Xu Qing left his ten-day comprehension session with a deeper understanding of the Light Laws and learned from Buckwheat that newcomers could stay in Martial God City for one year.
• Xu Qing checked his panel and found that he had gained five Free Attribute Points during his time before the Martial God Statue.
• Xu Qing contacted Se Lei and Thomas, and Thomas explained that students could earn statue-comprehension opportunities by completing training stages and assessments.
• Thomas told Xu Qing and Se Lei that clearing three, six, or nine stages could earn them the right to choose a Saint Monarch Rank, Saint King Rank, or Saint Venerable Rank mentor, while ten stages could earn them an Emperor-rank mentor.
• Thomas revealed that no student in the previous hundred classes had cleared the first ten stages within their first year.

Xu Qing went alone to Martial God Mountain to test his spear technique and absorb the insights from his recent statue comprehension. After killing a Gold Beast, he planned his next cultivation goals and flew toward a Five Divine Beast.

• Xu Qing told Thomas and Se Lei to keep comprehending the statues while he entered Martial God Mountain alone.
• At the mountain entrance, a Universe Rank resident argued with the administrator about entering alongside a Domain Rank warrior, was slapped, and left threatening revenge.
• Xu Qing entered the mountain and flew toward a place where the Light Laws manifested, avoiding the tall trees.
• Xu Qing killed a Gold Beast with one spear strike and collected its tail.
• Xu Qing discussed his plans with Buckwheat, including raising his domain and attempting the Saint Venerable Rank trials.
• At Buckwheat's reminder, Xu Qing flew toward a Five Divine Beast.

After further studying the Aurora Universe Chart, Xu Qing made a small breakthrough and joined Thomas and Se Lei for another enlightenment session. Ten days later, the three set out together for Martial God Mountain, where Xu Qing reflected on the Mountain Gate Administrator’s standing.

• Xu Qing studied the lightning light laws on a mountain peak and practiced his spear techniques, stabilizing a faint trace of lightning light at his spear tip.
• After saving a thousand Contribution Points, Xu Qing returned to Martial God City and reserved another enlightenment session at the Martial God Statue.
• Thomas and Se Lei emerged from their enlightenment and told Xu Qing they had both broken through before agreeing to wait for him at the residence.
• Xu Qing entered the Martial God Statue area for another session, and Kuruo Elder privately praised him as a rare, promising seedling.
• Ten days later, Xu Qing, Se Lei, and a late-arriving Thomas gathered before Martial God Mountain and headed to the gate.
• Xu Qing recalled that the Mountain Gate Administrator had remained at his post after a clash with a second-generation powerhouse, who had since been driven out.

Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas explored Martial God Mountain, studied its Laws Maps, and trained through battles as they prepared for the Mountain Climbing Ladder. After they left the mountain, the Mountain Gate Administrator secretly met Kuruo Elder and announced that he wanted to take a disciple.

• The Mountain Gate Administrator warned Xu Qing that the Mountain Climbing Ladder would appear in a month and that he must avoid injury if he hoped to climb it.
• Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas exhausted their Laws Maps, fought a Special Water Beast, and collected new maps while continuing to improve their understanding of the laws.
• The three speculated about Martial God Mountain's Inner, Middle, and Outer Circles, and Xu Qing suggested that traveling as a team might blur the differences between their challenges.
• After ten days of training, Xu Qing, Se Lei, and Thomas emerged from Martial God Mountain with changed temperaments.
• The Mountain Gate Administrator met Kuruo Elder unseen by the warriors in the plaza and said that he wanted to take a disciple.

Xu Qing began cultivating in Martial God City, studying spear-technique carvings left by Bai Meng and receiving guidance from Kuruo Elder on the Aurora Universe Statue. After three months of comprehension and practice, he advanced his domain to the eighth level, while Wu Shanqing secretly headed for an ancient ruin in search of Rakshasa Race inheritance.

• Kuruo Elder and the Mountain Gate Administrator argued over which of them would compete to take Xu Qing as a disciple.
• Xu Qing discovered Bai Meng’s spear-technique statues and floor carvings on his rooftop, which Thomas had arranged for him to live near.
• Wu Shanqing rushed toward the No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins to seek his ancestral inheritance, while Dark Soul watched him and informed Xu Qing through Buckwheat.
• Kuruo Elder advised Xu Qing to comprehend the aurora, flames, and time in that order before entering the Aurora Universe Statue.
• Xu Qing focused on the aurora during comprehension and continued training and combat practice over the following months.
• After two comprehension sessions and three months of cultivation, Xu Qing gained 19 Free Attribute Points and advanced his domain to the eighth level.

Xu Qing broke through to the sixteenth level of the Nine Stars Across the Sky Secret Method and perfected the Flowing Water Defense Secret Technique, then joined his companions to begin the Aurora Universe Statue trial. The chapter left Xu Qing and the other students at the edge of a lightning-filled canyon, ready to jump into the trial.

• Xu Qing decided to join the upcoming Mountain Climbing Ladder and take on the trials to find a suitable teacher.
• Xu Qing used attribute points to reach the fifteenth and sixteenth levels of the Nine Stars Across the Sky Secret Method, but hit a Radiant Rank limit.
• Buckwheat explained that Xu Qing would need to reach the Cosmic Rank before advancing the secret method further, while Xu Qing's domain reached ninth-level perfection.
• Xu Qing perfected the Flowing Water Defense Secret Technique over the next half month and prepared to enter the Aurora Universe Statue trial.
• Xu Qing met Thomas and the other students at the Virtual Network headquarters, where an administrator brought them to the canyon trial site.
• The administrator told the twenty-three students to jump into the canyon, explaining that their trials varied and deeper progress brought greater benefits.

Xu Qing entered Wind Thunder Valley and defeated the guardians through the eighth stage, drawing the attention of Martial God Hall’s leaders. He advanced into the ninth stage as the City Lord ordered his information classified.

• Xu Qing defeated Blade, Spear, and Sword on the first three platforms, then beat Blade again on the fourth stage.
• Xu Qing cleared the fifth stage against Spear and overcame Sword’s shifting sword rhythm on the sixth by unleashing his ninth-level domain.
• Outside the valley, Tie Yuan announced that Xu Qing had reached the sixth stage, and Thomas proudly identified him as his boss.
• The Mountain Gate Administrator discussed Xu Qing’s talent with Thunder Light Saint King and Rain Butterfly Saint King, and considered contacting Purple Star Saint Venerable about mentoring him.
• Xu Qing reached the eighth stage, prompting the City Lord to order Tie Yuan to classify his information.
• Xu Qing appeared in the ninth stage as news of his progress spread among Martial God Hall’s upper ranks.

Xu Qing defeated “Sword” in Wind Thunder Valley’s ninth trial by pushing his speed beyond the suppression of the Time Domain, gaining insight into the connection between light and time. His achievement made him highly sought after as a potential disciple, and the chapter left him with invitations, a list of possible teachers, and a summons from Martial God City’s City Lord.

• Xu Qing fought “Sword,” discovered that his opponent’s domain controlled time, and defeated him by accelerating until he could remain in flowing-light form inside it.
• After clearing the ninth trial, Xu Qing gained a new insight into time while news of his achievement spread among powerful figures in the Human Race.
• Pity Flower Saint Lord told Flying Feather Saint Venerable that Xu Qing had cleared the trial, but Flying Feather rejected him after learning Xu Qing was the newcomer who had refused his invitation.
• Tie Yuan told Xu Qing that his trial results were classified and that he could choose among fifty-four Eternal Life Rank experts or wait for a Saint Venerable to approach him.
• Back at his residence, Xu Qing decided to study the Aurora Universe Statue, then received the teacher list and an invitation to meet Martial God City’s City Lord.

After clearing the sixth stage, Xu Qing reunited with Zhou Tong and their friends, revealed how powerful he had become, and helped secure Dou Dou’s future. He returned to Martial God City resolved to find a way to stay closer to Zhou Tong after leaving, while weighing his options for choosing a teacher.

• Xu Qing visited Zhou Tong on Ten Stars Island, learned she had reached Star Rank through the Ten Stars Secret Sect, and met her colleagues at her research studio.
• Xu Qing reunited with Ning Zhan Kong and learned that his master had become the Solar System’s first Cosmic Rank expert; the two fought to a draw despite Ning Zhan Kong using ninety percent of his strength.
• Xu Qing gave Zhou Tong three hundred billion Virgo Coins for Dou Dou’s lifespan potion, and Wang Mu said he would train to become strong enough to protect the Solar System.
• Dou Dou told Xu Qing that Zhou Tong often cried because she missed him, so Xu Qing decided to seek work closer to her after leaving Martial God City.
• Xu Qing returned to Martial God City and considered choosing either a Saint King Rank or Saint Venerable Rank powerhouse as his teacher.

Long Shan visited Xu Qing to offer him an apprenticeship under Purple Star Saint Venerable, and Xu Qing accepted after learning that his master valued family and loyalty. Xu Qing then went to the City Lord’s Mansion, where a robotic steward greeted him and said the City Lord was waiting inside.

• Long Shan introduced himself as a Saint King Rank expert and explained that the creator of the Aurora Universe Statue was his late master, the Aurora Lord.
• Long Shan asked Xu Qing whether he would accept Purple Star Saint Venerable as his master, and Xu Qing asked about the Saint Venerable’s character and values.
• Long Shan said Purple Star Saint Venerable valued loyalty and affection, so Xu Qing agreed to become his disciple and planned to pay his respects after leaving Martial God City.
• Xu Qing took the City Lord’s letter and went to the Central Residence to meet the mysterious City Lord.
• A humanoid robot greeted Xu Qing and said the City Lord was waiting inside, leaving Xu Qing surprised when it introduced itself as the City Lord before correcting itself.

Xu Qing met the Martial God City Lord, Purple Star Saint Venerable, and Kuruo Elder, and learned that Kuruo would become his master instead of Purple Star. Kuruo welcomed Xu Qing as his disciple and gave him powerful weapons and protections before beginning to guide him.

• Xu Qing met Purple Star Saint Venerable and Kuruo Elder in the City Lord's Mansion, where Purple Star explained that the City Lord would decide whom Xu Qing would serve.
• The Martial God City Lord declared that Xu Qing would become Kuruo Elder's disciple, and Purple Star endorsed the decision, citing Kuruo's success in teaching disciples.
• The City Lord warned Xu Qing that Kuruo was an Emperor Rank expert who guarded humanity, then told him to cultivate well under his new master.
• Xu Qing returned to the central square, where Kuruo used his power to draw Xu Qing away from the crowd and formally accepted him as a disciple.
• Kuruo gave Xu Qing the Shocking Void Spear, the Myriad Origin Heart, the Scarlet Fate River, and a soul mark that could restore him even after death.

Xu Qing studied Domain Unification and Four Dimensions Unification under Kuruo Elder, then set out with Thomas and Se Lei to explore West Mountain. At the city gate, they learned that two students had died after visiting it, leaving them wary before their own exploration.

• Kuruo Elder taught Xu Qing to condense his domain into his spear and explained how Four Dimensions Unification prepared him for the Universe Rank.
• Kuruo Elder explained that laws could fuse along a Path of Fusion and urged Xu Qing to visit West Mountain for a possible surprise.
• Xu Qing invited Thomas and Se Lei to explore West Mountain, and they set out together.
• At the city gate, Thomas spoke with students from their batch and learned that two people had died during an earlier West Mountain exploration.