Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao learned that the top Martial Star ranking scores covered several days and that first place offered an S-grade Origin Power Liquid, pushing him to train harder. He broke through to Peak Martial Master and prepared to pursue the top ranking.

• Jiang Hao read the planet classification guide and discovered that Dragon Star was a fallen First-Class Planet now ranked Third-Class and guarded by one Martial Venerable.
• Jiang Hao checked the overall Military Merit ranking and saw Jiang Huai in first place with 15,200 points, while he ranked sixty-sixth with 8,000.
• Jiang Hao learned that the first-place settlement reward included S-grade Origin Power Liquid and decided to improve his training and earn more Military Merit.
• Jiang Hao devised a demanding daily schedule and spent 5,000 Military Merit on Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence.
• Jiang Hao consumed the essence and broke through to Peak Martial Master, then vowed to start farming scores the next day.

Jiang Hao returned to the Seventh Base and turned in enough crystals to seize first place with 26,500 Military Merit. Though he led Jiang Huai by 4,000 points, he considered the margin unsafe and left to strengthen himself before hunting stronger beasts.

• Jiang Hao killed dozens of Martial Master Level Blood Armored Beasts in the Blood-colored Wasteland and collected their crystals.
• At the Seventh Base Mission Hall, students mocked Jiang Hao for remaining in 66th place while Jiang Huai led with 22,500 Military Merit.
• Jiang Hao submitted his crystals, earning 18,500 points that day and raising his total to 26,500.
• The ranking list moved Jiang Hao to first place, ahead of Jiang Huai by 4,000 points.
• Jiang Hao exchanged his Military Merit for five Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essences and planned to refine them before hunting Grand Martial Master Grade Blood Qi Fierce Beasts.

After two days of seclusion, Jiang Hao greatly increased his blood qi and entered the Wilderness to earn Military Merit. There he met Jiang Huai, realized he had misunderstood him as a rival, and then killed an Earth-Splitting Demon Bear in one strike.

• Jiang Hao consumed five Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essences, raising his blood qi to 1765 and his Sun-level Bone Structure proficiency.
• Jiang Hao checked the rankings and saw Jiang Huai in first place with 38,500 Military Merit, ahead of his 26,500.
• Jiang Hao went into the Wilderness’s Core Area and met Jiang Huai, who revealed that he had earned his points over four or five days rather than competing with Jiang Hao at his pace.
• Jiang Hao sensed a Grand Martial Master-grade Fierce Beast and found an Earth-Splitting Demon Bear in a valley.
• Jiang Hao used Spear Soul and Dragon Roar Nine Heavens to kill the Earth-Splitting Demon Bear in one strike, earning five hundred Military Merit.

Jiang Hao amassed an overwhelming Military Merit lead by slaughtering Grand Martial Master Grade Fierce Beasts, leaving the rankings far behind. Instructor Han Ya secretly watched him kill a late-stage Grand Martial Master in one strike and realized he had found an unparalleled genius.

• Jiang Hao hunted Grand Martial Master Grade Fierce Beasts with his Spear Soul, movement technique, and spear skill, earning 20,000 Military Merit in a day.
• Jiang Huai saw Jiang Hao's score leap to 46,500 and gave up trying to compete for first place.
• Jiang Hao submitted 90 Grand Martial Master Grade Crystals at Seventh Base, raising his total to 91,500 and opening a crushing lead over Jiang Huai.
• Han Ya grew suspicious of Jiang Hao's extraordinary results and followed him into the wilderness to observe him.
• Jiang Hao killed a late-stage Purple-eyed Thunder Tiger with one thrust, and Han Ya recognized his exceptional abilities and celebrated finding a genius.

Jiang Hao accepted Han Ya’s offer of early entry to the Origin Power Secret Realm in exchange for representing the Seventh Base and winning its upcoming Base City Grand Competition. After Han Ya took him away, rumors spread while Jiang Hao’s top spot on the rankings stopped climbing, relieving Jiang Huai.

• Han Ya offered Jiang Hao an Instructor Privilege Card and early access to the Origin Power Secret Realm, explaining its benefits to aptitude and Martial Dao Will.
• Han Ya asked Jiang Hao to represent the Seventh Base in the Base City Grand Competition and win first place, and Jiang Hao accepted the deal.
• The next morning, Han Ya flew off with Jiang Hao, prompting trainees to speculate about where he had gone.
• Jiang Hao’s ranking score stopped at 91,500, and Jiang Huai felt relieved that it was no longer increasing.

Jiang Hao entered Martial Star’s Origin Power Pool and used the Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance to absorb its energy at an extraordinary rate, impressing Han Ya and the Silent Martial Venerable. After three hours, he remained vigorous and had already surpassed the previous record by draining at least ten centimeters from the pool.

• Han Ya brought Jiang Hao into the Origin Power Secret Realm and explained the pool’s dangerous energy and the former prodigy’s three-hour record.
• Jiang Hao entered the Origin Power Pool, where its energy rapidly increased his Root Bone proficiency.
• Jiang Hao circulated the Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance and created a huge vortex that pulled Origin Power Liquid into his body.
• Han Ya watched in astonishment as the Silent Martial Venerable remarked that Jiang Hao’s Stance Training was extraordinary.
• The Origin Power Liquid advanced Jiang Hao’s Bone Structure and Spear Soul while sharpening his understanding of his techniques.
• After three hours, Jiang Hao remained energetic and had lowered the pool’s water level by at least ten centimeters, breaking the previous record.

Jiang Hao absorbed Origin Power Liquid for ten hours, transforming his Martial Bone and Spear Soul while draining half a meter from Seventh Base's pool. Han Ya recognized his extraordinary gains but refused to let him return for more.

• Han Ya watched Jiang Hao absorb Origin Power Liquid for ten hours and panicked when the pool's water level fell by half a meter, threatening Seventh Base's quota.
• Jiang Hao stopped absorbing and evolved his Martial Bone to Radiant Moon Grade, gaining greater capacity, faster cultivation, and moonlight protection.
• Jiang Hao's Spear Soul advanced to Second Ring, doubling his perception range and raising two Heaven-grade Martial Skills to Minor Accomplishment.
• Jiang Hao emerged from the pool and told Han Ya about his evolutions, while Han Ya marveled at his strength and decided the lost Origin Power Liquid had been worth it.
• Jiang Hao asked when he could return to absorb more, and Han Ya told him to scram.

After strengthening his martial foundation, Jiang Hao tested his combat strength in the Starry Sky Trial Tower and broke the rookie record by reaching Floor 27. He defeated a Grandmaster-level gatekeeper but was instantly killed by the Mid Grandmaster on the next floor, while Jiang Huai accepted the news with characteristic calm.

• Jiang Hao asked Han Ya where he could safely test his newly strengthened abilities, and Han Ya directed him to the Starry Sky Trial Tower.
• Jiang Hao sped through Floors 1 to 20, defeating the gatekeepers with little effort and clearing Floor 20 with Moon Tide.
• Jiang Hao beat the Grand Martial Master Perfected gatekeeper on Floor 23, breaking the previous rookie record set by an Invincible Martial Venerable.
• Jiang Hao cleared Floors 25 and 26, defeating a Half-step Grandmaster and then a Grandmaster-level gatekeeper at the cost of severe virtual injuries.
• A Mid Grandmaster killed Jiang Hao on Floor 27, ending his trial with the highest score on the tower’s rankings.
• Jiang Huai received the global notification about Jiang Hao’s Floor 27 score and told his companion that such a feat was normal for a pervert.

After Jiang Hao’s Trial Tower record and Military Merit lead left Martial Star’s newcomers stunned, he spent his accumulated rewards on Qi and Blood Essences and began secluded cultivation. He started breaking through to Grand Martial Master and expected to finish within seven days.

• Ye Qingxuan saw Jiang Hao reach Floor 27, accepted that she could not catch up to him, and left to hunt Blood Qi Fierce Beasts.
• Jiang Hao’s Military Merit rose to 115,000 and then 140,000 over two days, widening his lead over Jiang Huai until people stopped checking the Ranking List.
• Jiang Hao calculated that he had 115,000 Military Merit left after earlier purchases and used his Instructor Privilege Card discount to buy thirteen Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essences.
• Jiang Hao entered the Gravity Cultivation Room, raised the field to 30x, and began refining the essences with the Nine Revolutions Barbaric Dragon Stance.
• After a day, Jiang Hao had refined two essences and gained 200 Qi and Blood, beginning his push toward Grand Martial Master.

Jiang Hao broke through from Peak Martial Master to early-stage Grand Martial Master, forming a Desolate Dragon Qi Vortex and testing his new power. After emerging from seclusion, he received a message from Instructor Han Ya saying the Base Grand Competition had changed.

• After seven days of cultivation, Jiang Hao reached the Peak Martial Master Blood Energy limit of 2,999 points.
• Jiang Hao consumed the final Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence, shattered his bottleneck, and advanced to early-stage Grand Martial Master.
• Jiang Hao transformed his Blood Energy into dark gold Gang Qi and formed a Desolate Dragon Qi Vortex in his dantian.
• Jiang Hao released Gang Qi beyond his body and pierced the Special Alloy Wall with a finger.
• Jiang Hao checked his Personal Panel, then received messages from Han Ya summoning him to her office about a change to the Base Grand Competition.

Jiang Hao visited Han Ya after breaking through to Grand Martial Master, and his powerful manifested Gang Qi astonished the instructor. Han Ya explained that the Base Grand Competition had been replaced with a brutal seven-day contest on Asura Island, whose rewards inspired Jiang Hao to aim for first place.

• Jiang Hao entered Han Ya's office, where Han Ya tested his new strength with peak Martial King pressure.
• Jiang Hao's Dark Gold Gang Qi formed a Desolate Dragon manifestation that resisted Han Ya's pressure and damaged the office.
• Han Ya told Jiang Hao that the tournament had been canceled and participants would compete on Asura Island for seven days, hunting Fierce Beasts and fighting over score beacons.
• Han Ya revealed that Silent Martial Venerable had proposed the new rules after noticing Jiang Hao's performance in the Origin Power Secret Realm.
• Han Ya described the rewards for the top base and individual, including guidance from Silent Martial Venerable, a Heaven-grade technique, and a chance to comprehend the Martial God Stele.
• Jiang Hao resolved to claim first place, and Han Ya warned him to keep training before the competition in more than two months.

Jiang Hao revealed that he had broken through to Grand Martial Master, spent most of his remaining Military Merit on new cultivation resources, and accepted a dangerous mission to hunt a berserk Half-step Grandmaster beast. The chapter left him preparing to face the Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast despite warnings from the staff member and other students.

• Jiang Hao entered the Mission Hall with a powerful Grand Martial Master aura, and the staff member confirmed his breakthrough after he admitted it.
• Jiang Hao learned the prices of Grand Martial Master-grade Qi and Blood Essence and Grandmaster-grade Qi and Blood Crystal Cores, then bought three Essences and Alloy Repair Fluid for 48,000 Military Merit.
• Jiang Hao asked the staff member to filter missions targeting Grand Martial Master Perfected beasts or Half-step Grandmaster beasts with high bounties.
• Jiang Hao chose and accepted the 50,000-Military-Merit mission to hunt the berserk Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast at Black Water Pool.
• The staff member and nearby students warned Jiang Hao that the beast was exceptionally dangerous, but Jiang Hao proceeded with the mission.

Jiang Hao entered Black Water Pool and killed a Half-step Grandmaster Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast with one spear. He collected its Grandmaster Grade Qi and Blood Crystal Core and set his sights on hunting Early Grandmasters for more Military Merit.

• Jiang Hao entered the poisonous Black Water Pool, protected by his Dark Gold Gang Qi.
• The Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast attacked Jiang Hao, but he caught its tail and withstood its blow.
• Jiang Hao pierced the beast's skull with one spear before it could unleash its strongest attack, killing it instantly.
• Jiang Hao took the beast's incomplete Grandmaster Grade Qi and Blood Crystal Core, worth 10,000 Military Merit.
• Jiang Hao calculated that the mission reward and core would earn him 60,000 Military Merit and resolved to hunt Early Grandmasters.

Jiang Hao killed the Half-step Grandmaster Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast and an Early Grandmaster Azure Wing Wind Demon Wolf, then returned to Seventh Base to claim his rewards. His haul left the Mission Hall stunned, and he spent nearly all his Military Merit on five Grand Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence.

• Jiang Hao entered the Azure Wing Mountain Range and killed an Azure Wing Wind Demon Wolf by dodging its wind blades and striking its vulnerable waist.
• Jiang Hao took the wolf's Grandmaster Crystal Core and decided to return to Seventh Base to report his completed mission before hunting again.
• Jiang Hao presented the Black Scale Flood Dragon Beast's horn and Crystal Core, along with the Azure Wing Wind Demon Wolf's Crystal Core, at the Mission Hall.
• The employee confirmed Jiang Hao had earned 70,000 Military Merit, bringing his balance to 82,000.
• Jiang Hao exchanged 80,000 Military Merit for five Grand Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence and left the stunned Mission Hall.

After refining eight pieces of Grand Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence, Jiang Hao raised his Qi and Blood to 4699, just short of the Martial Master Mid Stage. He emerged from seclusion to find Seventh Base under Red Alert because a newly born Martial Venerable Beast had united the Fierce Beasts for an unprecedented assault, and Jiang Hao saw the coming Beast Tide as a chance to gain Military Merit and reach the Grandmaster realm.

• Jiang Hao refined all eight pieces of Grand Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence over twelve days, increasing his Qi and Blood from 3099 to 4699.
• Jiang Hao judged that his strength had doubled and left seclusion, still 301 Qi and Blood short of the Martial Master Mid Stage.
• Jiang Hao found Seventh Base under its highest-level Red Alert, with students and Instructors preparing for battle.
• A student told Jiang Hao that a Martial Venerable Rank Blood Qi Fierce Beast had appeared three days earlier and summoned Fierce Beasts of every rank to form a Beast Tide against humanity.
• Jiang Hao welcomed the Beast Tide as an opportunity to earn Military Merit and possibly reach the Grandmaster realm before the quarter ended.

Jiang Hao charged into the Beast Tide at North Gate and killed two Grandmaster-level Fierce Beasts on his own. Chief Instructor Han Ya arrived to find him standing over their corpses, astonished that a Grand Martial Master could defeat two Grandmasters so quickly.

• Han Ya ordered Seventh Base’s personnel to defend the four gates as the Beast Tide approached.
• Jiang Hao leaped from the North Gate wall and confronted three Grandmaster-level Beast Kings and the advancing Fierce Beasts alone.
• Jiang Hao stopped the Ironclad Rhinoceros’s charge with his spear and impaled the Shadow Leopard with a precise strike.
• Jiang Hao killed the Ironclad Rhinoceros with Dragon Roar Nine Heavens, leaving the nearby Fierce Beasts and defenders stunned.
• Han Ya arrived at North Gate and questioned whether Jiang Hao was really a Grand Martial Master after seeing the two slain Beast Kings.

Jiang Hao revealed his Second Ring Spear Soul and killed the Mid Grandmaster Earth Splitting Violent Bear at the North City Gate. With the gate secure, he headed for the East Gate to hunt more Grandmaster Fierce Beasts for their crystal cores.

• The Earth Splitting Violent Bear prepared to attack, but Jiang Hao insisted on facing it alone despite the instructors’ warnings.
• Jiang Hao manifested his Second Ring Spear Soul, shocking Han Ya, the instructors, and the students.
• Jiang Hao used Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart and Dragon Roar Nine Heavens to pierce the bear’s skull and kill it.
• Jiang Hao collected the bear’s crystal core and counted his three Grandmaster kills as 30,000 Military Merit.
• Jiang Hao told Han Ya that he would support the other gates, then rushed toward the East Gate while the stunned defenders watched.

Jiang Hao raced between the gates of Seventh Base, rescuing students and killing Grandmaster Fierce Beasts with overwhelming speed. He collected nine Grandmaster-level crystal cores and planned to use their Military Merit to buy Qi and Blood Essence.

• At the East Gate, Jiang Hao killed a Blood-eyed Demonic Ape as it attacked students, then swiftly slew the three other Early Grandmaster Fierce Beasts.
• At the West Gate, Jiang Hao used Dragon Roar Nine Heavens to kill a flying Void-Rending Eagle and took its crystal core.
• At the South Gate, Jiang Hao seized the final strike against a wounded Mid Grandmaster Blood Qi Fierce Beast and collected its core.
• Stories of the dark-gold fighter spread across Seventh Base as people identified him as Jiang Hao, a newly promoted Martial Master.
• Jiang Hao counted nine Grandmaster-level crystal cores worth ninety thousand Military Merit and decided the reward could buy enough Qi and Blood Essence to reach Martial Master Mid Stage.

Jiang Hao returned to the North City Gate and slaughtered Grand Martial Master Fierce Beasts by himself, earning Military Merit while students watched in shock. As clips of his rampage went viral on the Seventh Base Forum, he pushed deeper into the Beast Tide to find more beasts to kill.

• Jiang Hao leaped from the city wall into the Beast Tide and used Moon Tide to wipe out the Fierce Beasts around him.
• The veteran and new students watched Jiang Hao kill Grand Martial Master Fierce Beasts with ease, and one new student's Martial Dao Heart shattered.
• Students at the North Gate posted videos of Jiang Hao's rampage on the Seventh Base Forum, where the posts quickly went viral.
• Jiang Hao collected Grand Martial Master Qi and Blood Crystal Cores and charged deeper into the Beast Tide to keep farming Military Merit.

Jiang Hao exchanged the spoils from the Beast Tide for 270,000 Military Merit, pushing his ranking far ahead of every other student. After Han Ya showed the other Base Cities’ Chief Instructors proof of Jiang Hao’s feats, Jiang Hao spent his earnings on Qi and Blood Essence and left the Mission Hall.

• Jiang Hao poured a mountain of Beast Cores onto the Mission Hall counter, and the staff counted 360 Grand Martial Master Grade Blood Qi Crystals and nine Grandmaster Grade crystals.
• The settlement credited Jiang Hao with 270,000 Military Merit, raising his Martial Star Military Merit Ranking total to 502,000.
• Chief Instructors from other Base Cities challenged Han Ya over Jiang Hao’s score, and Han Ya claimed Jiang Hao had killed nine Beast Kings and hundreds of Grand Martial Master Grade Fierce Beasts.
• Han Ya showed the Chief Instructors a video of Zhi Cang, and they ended the call in disbelief.
• Jiang Hao exchanged his Military Merit for sixteen Grand Martial Master Grade Qi and Blood Essence, then left the Mission Hall.
• A screenshot of Jiang Hao’s settlement spread across the Seventh Base Forum, keeping countless people awake that night.