Chapter Summaries

After completing the Penglai Heaven-Piercing Refinement, Jiang Ye ranked first among all new students and helped Xishan Province rise to nineteenth place in the Federation rankings. Penglai University’s professors introduced themselves, and Jiang Ye was asked to choose his teacher.

• The new students returned to the hall, where the rankings showed Jiang Ye first overall and Xishan Province nineteenth in the Federation.
• The students from Xishan Province celebrated Jiang Ye’s achievement, and Zhao Qingli congratulated him on making a name for himself.
• Bai Qiudao welcomed the students and announced that the top hundred could freely choose their teachers.
• The professors introduced themselves, including Chen Yuntian, who promised his students could reach Four Breaks within seven years, and Zhu Honglie, who pledged to support his disciples.
• Bai Qiudao asked Jiang Ye which teacher he would choose.

Jiang Ye chose Zhu Honglie as his teacher, and Penglai University granted him Upper Class A benefits while postponing his Superior Class A Contract until he proved himself. After settling into his new residence and learning about the Starry Sky Rank and upcoming competitions, Jiang Ye resolved to train hard and win the Freshman Competition.

• Jiang Ye chose Zhu Honglie as his teacher because Zhu had saved his adoptive father, and several other top students selected their mentors.
• Zhu Honglie told Jiang Ye that the school had upgraded his benefits to Upper Class A but would reconsider his contract after the Freshman Competition, where he expected Jiang Ye to place in the top ten.
• Zhu Honglie explained that the top ten freshmen would enter the Twenty-Five School Genius Cup and urged Jiang Ye to aim for first place to prove his worth despite having Primitive Talent.
• Jiang Ye received a residence in the Heavenly Character Zone, discovered his unlimited access to Starry Sky Rank challenges, and received 900,000 Federal Coins and 500,000 points.
• Jiang Ye began training and resolved to win the Freshman Competition before striving to compete in the Twenty-Five School Genius Cup and Star War.

Jiang Ye cultivated, bought more resources from Zhao Qingli, and attended his first class with Zhu Honglie, where he began choosing a weapon art. After Zhu Honglie recommended spearmanship, Jiang Ye found the Great Sun Spear Technique and was drawn to it.

• Zhao Jingxue learned that Jiang Ye had chosen Zhu Honglie as his teacher and urged Zhao Qingli to aim for the top hundred in the Freshman Competition.
• Jiang Ye improved his Star Martial Advancement Method to 32% and checked Penglai University's cultivation resource prices.
• Jiang Ye ordered more Martial Ginseng and Martial Ganoderma from Zhao Qingli, then asked her about other rare cultivation resources.
• Jiang Ye arrived at the Starry Sky Teaching Building and met Zhu Honglie and the other freshmen for their first class.
• Zhu Honglie transformed the training room into a library and advised Jiang Ye to choose spearmanship.
• Jiang Ye browsed the spear techniques and found the Great Sun Spear Technique, created by White Dragon.

Jiang Ye chose the Great Sun Spear Technique, received an intensive cultivation plan from Zhu Honglie, and began training while ordering a Mystic Grade spear and Yellow Grade armor. He entered the Independent Starry Sky to pursue First Rank and found his first opponent was his former class monitor, Zhao Qingli.

• Jiang Ye selected White Dragon's Great Sun Spear Technique, and Zhu Honglie assigned him nineteen hours of daily training and weekly progress assessments.
• Zhu Honglie explained that the students would undertake dangerous live combat missions every three months, with rewards worth at least five million yuan.
• Jiang Ye befriended Deng Yunfei, who encouraged him to challenge the Starry Sky Rank and reminded him to order his free Star Weapon and armor.
• Jiang Ye ordered the Black Dragon · Dawn spear and Yellow Grade Starry Sky Battle Armor, then rapidly learned the basics of the Great Sun Spear Technique through practice.
• Jiang Ye entered the Independent Starry Sky, began matchmaking, and was paired with Zhao Qingli, his former class monitor from Ancheng.
• Jiang Ye and Zhao Qingli prepared to fight as their first battle began.

Jiang Ye fought Zhao Qingli in the Virtual Starry Sky, using their match to improve his Great Sun Spear Technique. He unleashed its first ultimate move and defeated her, leaving Zhao Qingli relieved that her investment in him had paid off.

• Jiang Ye chose a Black Dragon Spear while Zhao Qingli selected a miaodao, and their match began.
• Jiang Ye and Zhao Qingli clashed fiercely, with Jiang Ye's attack-speed boost helping him keep up as both improved their techniques.
• Zhao Qingli asked Jiang Ye to stop holding back, and they escalated their attacks against each other.
• Jiang Ye used the Great Sun Spear Technique's first ultimate move, Sunrise in the East, and pierced Zhao Qingli before she could block it.
• Zhao Qingli acknowledged Jiang Ye's victory and felt relieved that the family resources she had invested in him had not gone to waste.

Jiang Ye won ten consecutive Starry Sky Rank matches, reviewed his spear training, and ordered Gray Market goods to investigate unlocking new achievements. The items arrived at Penglai University the next morning, leaving him ready to test whether they would reveal new achievements.

• Jiang Ye reflected on his imperfect Sunrise in the East technique and tapped Match Again to pursue a ten-win streak.
• Zhao Qingli admitted Jiang Ye had beaten her head-on and resolved to train for the Freshman Competition.
• Jiang Ye won nine more matches, including a hard-fought battle against a late-stage First Break opponent, reaching ten consecutive wins.
• Jiang Ye returned to the villa, saw his Great Sun Spear Technique improve from 31% to 40%, and reviewed his questions for Zhu Honglie.
• Jiang Ye ordered 250,000 Federal Coins' worth of Gray Market items to investigate unlocking new achievements, then trained his will in the Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder.
• The next morning, Jiang Ye received a message that his order had arrived at Penglai University.

Jiang Ye tested equipment from the Gray Marketplace and unlocked new system achievements that granted Void Targeting and supernatural perception. He began examining himself with a biological microscope, and the system announced another achievement.

• Jiang Ye fired the Supernatural Sniper Rifle at a boulder on Dragon Bone Mountain and unlocked the Void Targeting title and its ranged-combat reward.
• Jiang Ye sent the Intelligent Hive Drone to scout the area and unlocked Observe All Phenomena, gaining a perception ability that could penetrate objects but strained his Sea of Consciousness.
• Jiang Ye recalled the drones and tested four more items, but none unlocked achievements.
• Jiang Ye examined his body with the High-Magnification Biological Microscope, and the system announced a new achievement.

Jiang Ye used Keen Observation to see life energy and meridian routes, then improved rapidly under Zhu Honglie’s instruction. After a month of intense training and ten days of Primary Starry Sky Refinement, he reaffirmed his goal of taking first place in the Freshman Competition.

• Jiang Ye unlocked Keen Observation with a biological microscope and discovered that it let him see life energy and his own meridians.
• Jiang Ye demonstrated the Great Sun Spear Technique, and Zhu Honglie identified his mistakes and showed him how to correct them.
• Jiang Ye used Keen Observation to study Zhu Honglie’s Circulation Route and improved his Great Sun Spear Technique and Nine Luminaries Stepping Star under Zhu Honglie’s guidance.
• Jiang Ye followed an intense daily training routine for a month while consulting Zhu Honglie and challenging the Starry Sky Rank and Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder.
• Jiang Ye joined Yun Qing'er, Xu Haoran, and the others for Primary Starry Sky Refinement and spent ten days in the Refining Pool.
• Jiang Ye learned that Chen Zilu’s Star Sea Nectar was worth two million and decided to contact her after winning first place in the Freshman Competition.

After Jiang Ye endured ten days in the Primary Starry Sky Refinement Pool, his strength surged, drawing the attention of Penglai University's seeded freshmen and teachers ahead of the Freshman Competition. Two months of cultivation passed, and the Class of 2326's competition arrived.

• Shen Changxi learned Jiang Ye had lasted ten days in the Primary Starry Sky Refinement Pool, and Chen Yuntian urged her to win the Freshman Competition by defeating him.
• Liu Wanxiao discussed Jiang Ye's talent with Gu Xuantong, who expected him to place at least second and said he could crush Jiang Ye.
• Zhu Honglie planned to apply for the S-Class Fortress Judgment field mission for Jiang Ye after the Freshman Competition, while keeping his progress secret from Elder Bai.
• Jiang Ye returned from the Primary Refinement, found his life force had at least doubled, and came close to the late stage of First Break.
• Jiang Ye trained for two more months, and the Freshman Competition for Penglai University's Class of 2326 began in late October.

Jiang Ye defeated a peak First Break opponent in the Starry Sky Arena and prepared for his promotion match, then learned the Freshman Competition would begin the next day. The million-point champion reward made him determined to win.

• Jiang Ye defeated a burly young man from Jihai University with Blazing Sun Across the Sky, reaching 799 Starry Sky Rank matches.
• Jiang Ye reviewed his progress in the Star Martial Advancement Method, Nine Luminaries Stepping Star, and Great Sun Spear Technique, then chose not to attempt his promotion match yet.
• Jiang Ye received the rules for Penglai University's Freshman Competition, which would begin on October 31 and determine its champion through rapid elimination rounds.
• Jiang Ye read that the champion would receive one million points and resolved to win the competition to cover his growing training expenses.

As Penglai University’s freshmen prepared for the competition, Jiang Ye equipped his Starry Sky Battle Armor and Black Dragon · Dawn before receiving Zhu Honglie’s challenge to aim for first place. On October 31, the Freshman Competition began, and Jiang Ye entered the Independent Starry Sky to compete.

• Penglai University’s freshmen reacted excitedly to the competition’s rewards, while Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao declared their intentions to win the championship.
• Jiang Ye tested his Starry Sky Battle Armor and took up the Mystic Grade Star Weapon Black Dragon · Dawn before flying to the teaching building.
• Zhu Honglie set competition goals for his students, telling Jiang Ye to reach at least the top ten and try to take first place.
• Zhu Honglie said he would assign practical missions according to the students’ competition results, then began Jiang Ye’s lesson.
• On October 31, Jiang Ye received the competition notification, entered his virtual pod, and connected to the Independent Starry Sky.

Jiang Ye entered the Freshman Competition preliminaries and defeated Lin Yushu in under three seconds, revealing that he had reached the peak of First Break. The university’s senior teachers were stunned, while Zhu Honglie hinted that Jiang Ye could achieve far more than a top-ten finish.

• Jiang Ye was matched against Lin Yushu, and the two caught up briefly before choosing their weapons.
• Jiang Ye and Lin Yushu began their duel in the arena as university seniors watched the preliminary matches.
• Jiang Ye defeated Lin Yushu in less than three seconds using strength that met the peak of First Break.
• The teachers were shocked by Jiang Ye’s rapid progress, and Zhu Honglie said the preliminaries were only the beginning.

Jiang Ye advanced through the freshman competition to the top-fifty round, where he teamed up with Deng Yunfei against three other contestants. After eliminating one opponent with a single spear thrust, he unleashed his strongest attack on the two remaining fighters.

• Lin Yushu lost to Jiang Ye in one strike and learned that Jiang Ye had reached the peak of First Break.
• Jiang Ye promised Lin Yushu he would aim for the top ten, then quickly advanced through the top-five-hundred, top-two-hundred-fifty, top-one-hundred, and top-fifty rounds.
• Jiang Ye found himself grouped with Deng Yunfei and three other freshmen, and he agreed to team up with Deng Yunfei.
• The three opposing freshmen allied against Jiang Ye and Deng Yunfei, but Jiang Ye killed the short, thin contestant with one spear thrust.
• Jiang Ye charged the two remaining opponents and unleashed the Great Sun Spear Technique’s twelfth form, Blustering Wind, Rain of Spears.

Jiang Ye defeated Deng Yunfei to secure a place in the top ten of Penglai University’s Freshman Competition, while the teachers marveled at his strength and debated his chances against the other leading contenders. The top-ten matches began as Jiang Ye looked forward to facing Shen Changxi and Liu Wanxiao.

• Jiang Ye quickly defeated a peak First Break opponent, then teamed with Deng Yunfei to eliminate two more competitors.
• Jiang Ye overwhelmed Deng Yunfei with his spearwork and knocked him out of the arena with Sunrise in the East.
• Jiang Ye entered the top-ten bracket, earning a guaranteed 100,000 points and qualification for the Twenty-Five School Alliance Genius Cup.
• The teachers praised Jiang Ye’s performance, while Chen Yuntian noted that Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, and Yun Qing'er had also stood out.
• Ten minutes later, the 2326 Freshman Competition at Penglai University officially began its top-ten matches.

Jiang Ye watched the Top Ten matches in the Starry Sky Arena and saw Shen Changxi, Liu Wanxiao, and Yun Qing'er win decisively. He then defeated Cai Hua in half a minute, leaving the crowd stunned by his victory.

• Jiang Ye met Xu Haoran and Zhao Qingli in the stands after the Top Ten competitors were announced.
• Shen Changxi defeated Lei Xiao with a single sword strike after knocking aside his spear.
• Liu Wanxiao beat his female opponent with three slashes.
• Yun Qing'er overwhelmed her bald opponent with more than a hundred blows from her warhammer.
• Jiang Ye defeated Cai Hua with a spear beam in half a minute.

Jiang Ye defeated Liu Wanxiao with the first secret move of the Great Sun Spear Technique, then advanced to the championship round after Yun Qing'er unexpectedly let him win. Yun Qing'er fought at full strength against Shen Changxi, who defeated her with the third finishing move of the Crimson Moon Sword Technique.

• Jiang Ye defeated Liu Wanxiao by dodging his Ten Thousand Tides attack and striking with Sunrise in the East.
• Elder Bai praised Jiang Ye's spear technique and said he was qualified for the S-Class Fortress Judgment operation.
• Jiang Ye defeated Yun Qing'er in the championship round after she told him to attack with all his strength and barely fought back.
• Shen Changxi faced Yun Qing'er and unleashed Moon Fall, defeating her after she attacked relentlessly with her war hammer.
• The teachers were astonished that Shen Changxi had comprehended the Crimson Moon Sword Technique's third finishing move.

Shen Changxi revealed that she had comprehended the Crimson Moon Sword Technique’s third ultimate move, and Jiang Ye entered the final determined to defeat her. The chapter ended as Jiang Ye and Shen Changxi began their championship match.

• Shen Changxi defeated Yun Qing'er with the third ultimate move, Moon Fall, stunning the school leaders and audience.
• Yun Qing'er told Jiang Ye she had drawn out Shen Changxi’s trump card, and Jiang Ye thanked her and vowed to take first place.
• Jiang Ye and Shen Changxi took the stage for the freshman competition final and discussed the strength of her ultimate move.
• When the match began, Shen Changxi attacked with her sword while Jiang Ye unleashed his full strength and Martial Aura.

Jiang Ye fought Shen Changxi in the Starry Sky Arena, using his hidden speed and Keen Observation to counter her escalating attacks. After Shen Changxi unleashed Moon Fall, Jiang Ye teleported behind her and struck with Nine Luminaries Stepping Star, leaving the match’s outcome unclear.

• Jiang Ye’s increased attack speed and a sudden damage boost forced Shen Changxi back, but she recovered without exposing an opening.
• Shen Changxi activated the second tier of Gale Domain and overwhelmed Jiang Ye with a storm of sword strikes.
• Jiang Ye activated Keen Observation, tracked Shen Changxi through her rapid attacks, and met her Star Breaker technique with Blazing Sun Across the Sky.
• Shen Changxi followed Star Breaker with Moon Fall while maintaining Divine Speed.
• Jiang Ye used Gale Step and Martial God Instant Track to appear behind Shen Changxi, then attacked with Nine Luminaries Stepping Star as Moon Fall descended.

Jiang Ye defeated Shen Changxi in the Freshman Competition final by striking her with his strongest attack as she unleashed Moon Fall, winning by a split second. The teachers recognized his talent and planned to publicize his victory before finalizing his Superior Class A Contract, which could bring him a fortune.

• Jiang Ye and Shen Changxi both suffered devastating injuries in their final exchange, but the arena declared Jiang Ye the winner because he died a split second later.
• The teachers concluded Jiang Ye had reached Minor Accomplishment in his Starry Sky Secret Technique and praised his performance, while Elder Bai noted Shen Changxi’s lack of combat experience.
• Jiang Ye reunited with his friends, explained how he had counterattacked during Moon Fall, and was announced as first place in the competition, ahead of Shen Changxi and Yun Qing'er.
• Shen Changxi asked Jiang Ye to add her on V-Chat so they could spar, and the two admitted they each felt they had lost.
• Zhu Honglie and the teachers agreed Jiang Ye deserved a Superior Class A Contract, and Elder Bai proposed promoting his victory first so his status and fortune would rise.

After Jiang Ye won Penglai University’s Freshman Competition, Elder Bai concealed his suspected Secondary Martial Bone Awakening to prepare him as a surprise contender for the Twenty-Five School Genius Cup. Jiang Ye returned to training and received his Upper Class A benefits before earning the Far-Reaching Fame title and the Talent Reconstruction reward.

• Elder Bai ordered the teachers to hide Jiang Ye’s suspected Secondary Martial Bone Awakening and have Zhu Honglie prepare a new cultivation plan for him.
• Jiang Ye reviewed his techniques, reflected on his loss to Shen Changxi, and resumed practicing the Great Sun Spear Technique.
• Zhao Qingli celebrated Jiang Ye’s victory, and Zhao Jingxue agreed to stop interfering with her family resources.
• Jiang Ye received notice of his Upper Class A benefits, Genius Cup qualification, and one million campus points, then bought Martial Ginseng and Martial Ganoderma.
• Jiang Ye unlocked the Far-Reaching Fame title and received the Talent Reconstruction reward.