Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao offered to repay Su Qingning by helping her complete five S-rank missions and promised to assist her once in a future crisis. Su Qingning proposed a mission to collect Star Quenched Sand in the Sunken Star Sea, and Jiang Hao agreed to set out with her.

• Jiang Hao offered to help Su Qingning complete five S-rank missions and keep all the rewards, along with a promise to assist her once in a future crisis.
• Su Qingning accepted Jiang Hao's offer and revealed she had found an S-rank mission suited to them.
• Su Qingning sent Jiang Hao the mission details: they had to collect ten grains of Star Quenched Sand from the Shattered Star Belt in the Sunken Star Sea.
• Su Qingning explained that the Sunken Star Sea was a Martial Emperor Ancient Battlefield where physical strength and Blood Energy were suppressed, leaving Artistic Conception as the only usable power.
• Jiang Hao recognized that his Spear Domain gave him an advantage there and agreed to take the mission with Su Qingning.

Jiang Hao met Su Qingning at the Mission Hall, where students envied her for standing by him before he became a celebrated genius. Despite warnings about the Sunken Star Sea’s Law Suppression, Jiang Hao accepted an S-rank mission with Su Qingning, and they headed for the School Teleportation Array.

• Jiang Hao checked his supplies and went to the Mission Hall, where students recognized and admired him.
• Su Qingning joined Jiang Hao, and students remarked that she had supported him before his rise and now envied her for teaming up with him.
• Jiang Hao selected the S-rank Sunken Star Sea mission to collect Star Quenched Sand, despite the terminal warning that freshmen should stay away.
• Upperclassmen warned Jiang Hao that the Sunken Star Sea suppressed qi and blood and demanded mastery of Artistic Conception, but he accepted the mission with Su Qingning.
• Jiang Hao and Su Qingning left the Mission Hall together for the School Teleportation Array while the other students watched in disbelief.

Jiang Hao and Su Qingning arrived in the Sunken Star Sea, where the local laws suppressed physical strength and made Martial Dao Will the measure of power. Jiang Hao manifested a hundred-meter Spear Domain that stunned the students gathered in the entrance area.

• Jiang Hao and Su Qingning entered the Sunken Star Sea and felt its oppressive laws suppress their qi and blood and physical strength.
• Su Qingning explained that only will mattered in the Sunken Star Sea and manifested a three-meter sword phantom with her Sword Intent.
• Jiang Hao saw the weapon phantoms manifested by nearby students and decided to reveal his Spear Domain.
• Jiang Hao summoned hundreds of spear phantoms into a hundred-meter-wide domain, overwhelming Su Qingning's sword phantom.
• Zhang Meng and the other students mistook Jiang Hao for a Great Grandmaster and stared at him in awe.

Jiang Hao and Su Qingning entered the Sunken Star Sea’s Shattered Star Belt to search for Star Quenched Sand. Jiang Hao instantly killed a Grand Martial Master-level Void Shadow Leopard with his Spear Domain and found three grains of Star Quenched Sand in its corpse.

• Jiang Hao and Su Qingning crossed the gray fog and entered the Shattered Star Belt, where Su Qingning warned Jiang Hao about the concealed, aggressive Star Sea Exotic Beasts.
• A Void Shadow Leopard ambushed Jiang Hao and Su Qingning, revealing itself as a Grand Martial Master-level beast.
• Jiang Hao used his Spear Domain to pierce the Void Shadow Leopard’s head with a single spear strike, killing it instantly.
• A lurking squad of three Second-Year Students and a third-year senior saw Jiang Hao kill the leopard and fled in fear.
• Jiang Hao searched the leopard’s corpse and found three grains of Star Quenched Sand.

Jiang Hao used his Spear Domain to sweep through the Shattered Star Belt, killing Exotic Beasts while Su Qingning collected Star Quenched Sand. After gathering 1,520 grams, they left for the Teleportation Array with their haul.

• Jiang Hao effortlessly killed the Exotic Beasts that entered his Hundred Meter Spear Domain while Su Qingning collected Star Quenched Sand.
• Jiang Hao persuaded Su Qingning to keep gathering sand even after they had enough for the mission, explaining that he wanted it to strengthen his Martial Weapon.
• Jiang Hao spent most of the day slaughtering Exotic Beasts across the outer Shattered Star Belt as Su Qingning gathered the spoils.
• Su Qingning weighed their Star Quenched Sand and found they had collected 1,520 grams, leaving her astonished.
• Jiang Hao and Su Qingning headed toward the Teleportation Array with their haul.

After Jiang Hao and Su Qingning left the Sunken Star Sea, other students found the Shattered Star Belt’s outskirts completely cleared of beasts. The two submitted Su Qingning’s S-rank mission, and Jiang Hao learned his surplus Star Quenched Sand could be worth millions of Star River Points.

• Several student teams entered the Shattered Star Belt but found no Star Sea Exotic Beasts and discovered evidence that someone had swept through the area.
• The students blamed a powerful, unnamed senior for clearing the outskirts and left without gathering Star Quenched Sand.
• Jiang Hao and Su Qingning submitted ten grains of Star Quenched Sand and received a 100,000-point mission reward, which Jiang Hao transferred to Su Qingning.
• Jiang Hao asked the instructor about selling extra Star Quenched Sand and learned the university offered 3,000 Star River Points per grain.
• Jiang Hao realized his nearly three catties of Star Quenched Sand might be worth about three million points, and the instructor offered to connect him with a buyer.

Jiang Hao followed Mentor Wang He to the Artifact Refining Society to sell his Star Quenched Sand to the Martial King artifact refiner Tie Shan. He revealed a mountain of sand, leaving Tie Shan and Wang He stunned, and Tie Shan recognized him as the freshman who had defeated Yan Ge.

• Jiang Hao agreed to let Wang He introduce him to buyers for his Star Quenched Sand.
• Wang He took Jiang Hao to the Artifact Refining Society and explained that Tie Shan was a Martial King artifact-refining grandmaster who would buy the sand at 3,000 Star River Points per grain.
• Tie Shan assured Jiang Hao that he could buy all the Star Quenched Sand Jiang Hao had brought.
• Jiang Hao poured out a glittering mountain of Star Quenched Sand, stunning Tie Shan and Wang He.
• Tie Shan estimated the pile weighed at least three pounds and recognized Jiang Hao as the dark horse who had defeated Yan Ge.

Jiang Hao arranged to sell part of his Star Quenched Sand and use the rest to have Tie Shan upgrade his spear, [Sea Wave]. Tie Shan accepted the deal and promised to finish the reforging in three days.

• Tie Shan admitted he lacked enough liquid funds to buy all of Jiang Hao's Star Quenched Sand, and offered to pay one million Star River Points now and the rest later.
• Wang He inferred that Jiang Hao had swept through the Sunken Star Sea's outer region and reached at least the threshold of Grandmaster-level Martial Dao Artistic Conception.
• Jiang Hao explained that he wanted to sell one-third of the sand and use the remainder to upgrade [Sea Wave], with Tie Shan keeping any unused material as his fee.
• Tie Shan transferred one million Star River Points to Jiang Hao, took [Sea Wave], and promised to return the upgraded spear in three days.
• Jiang Hao left the Refining Room, and Wang He praised his future prospects.

Instructor Tie Shan and Wang He recognized Jiang Hao’s Martial Intent Materialization and compared his potential with Ye Qingxuan, Dragon Star’s top student. Jiang Hao spent Star River Points on cultivation supplies and began a three-day training session that raised his Blood Qi Intensity to 186.5.

• Tie Shan and Wang He concluded that Jiang Hao had mastered Martial Intent Materialization and could fight at the level of a Mid Martial Master.
• Wang He brought up Ye Qingxuan, whose talent and cultivation made her Jiang Hao’s strongest apparent rival, while Tie Shan admitted Jiang Hao’s hidden strengths made comparison uncertain.
• Jiang Hao checked his 1,200,000 Star River Points balance and spent 100,000 points on twenty bottles of Super-grade Nutrient Solution.
• Jiang Hao began seclusion to pursue a breakthrough and search for more nutrient solution beyond the monthly purchase limit.
• After three days of cultivation, Jiang Hao’s Blood Qi Intensity reached 186.5 and his Root Bone proficiency rose to 48.

Jiang Hao visited the Artifact Refining Society to collect his reforged spear and discovered that Tie Shan had made it a mid-grade King Weapon named Star River. He tested its power with two spear techniques and began refining his movements, leaving him eager to continue practicing.

• Jiang Hao hurried to the Artifact Refining Society after expecting his spear to be ready.
• Tie Shan presented the Star River Spear and explained that he had reforged it into a mid-grade King Weapon with Armor-Piercing and Rend attributes.
• Jiang Hao thanked Tie Shan and took up the spear, feeling that its weight suited his strength.
• Jiang Hao tested Star River with Falling Star and Pierce Cloud, and Tie Shan judged that he had reached Minor Accomplishment in both techniques.
• Jiang Hao identified flaws in his movements and prepared to practice again.

Jiang Hao rapidly refined his spear techniques, astonishing Tie Shan with how quickly he corrected and improved them. Impressed by Jiang Hao’s talent and fortune, Tie Shan offered him a long-term partnership gathering rare materials, and Jiang Hao welcomed the opportunity.

• Jiang Hao performed Falling Star Spear Technique again, eliminating its awkwardness and increasing its power.
• Jiang Hao adjusted Pierce Cloud to suit the Star River Spear, leaving Tie Shan stunned by his rapid improvement.
• Jiang Hao finished practicing and asked Tie Shan for advice, but Tie Shan could offer no useful corrections.
• Tie Shan praised Jiang Hao’s foundation and comprehension, then considered him a possible future rival to Ye Qingxuan.
• Tie Shan offered Jiang Hao paid work retrieving rare materials, and Jiang Hao eagerly saw the partnership as a chance to train and earn money.

Jiang Hao accepted Tie Shan’s request and left with the Star River Spear, while Gu Daoyi told his disciple Ye Qingxuan about Jiang Hao’s extraordinary growth and martial prowess. Ye Qingxuan recognized him as a potential rival for the National University Freshman Exchange Tournament but declared she would defeat him with one strike.

• Jiang Hao accepted Tie Shan’s request, took the Star River Spear, and left to await further instructions.
• Ye Qingxuan practiced her swordsmanship in her manor, and Gu Daoyi praised her mastery of the Cold Moon Sword Canon.
• Gu Daoyi told Ye Qingxuan that Jiang Hao had gained a hundred points of Blood Qi in a month and reached Martial Intent Materialization.
• Ye Qingxuan doubted the reports until Gu Daoyi confirmed them and described Jiang Hao’s victories over Grand Martial Master-level Exotic Beasts.
• Gu Daoyi named Jiang Hao and Ye Wudao as possible rivals for the upcoming tournament, and Ye Qingxuan vowed to defeat them with a single strike.

After ten days of seclusion, Jiang Hao’s Blood Qi exceeded 250 and his Root Bone improved greatly. Mentor Tie Shan contacted him with a job retrieving Sword Bamboo Shoot from the Sea of Sword Forest, a dangerous place suited to Jiang Hao’s Martial Dao Artistic Conception.

• Jiang Hao completed ten days of intense cultivation, raising his Blood Qi to 266.5 and his Root Bone Proficiency to 368.
• Tie Shan called Jiang Hao and praised his relentless cultivation despite being the university’s top freshman.
• Tie Shan offered Jiang Hao a job retrieving an auxiliary material for a special King Weapon he was forging.
• Jiang Hao accepted after learning that Sword Bamboo Shoot grew in the forbidden Sea of Sword Forest in the far north of Dragon Star.

Jiang Hao accepted Tie Shan’s job to collect Sword Bamboo Shoots in the Sea of Sword Forest, while Ye Qingxuan set out for the same place to seek a breakthrough in Sword Domain. Jiang Hao planned to visit his family on the way and bring them resources from the academy.

• Tie Shan offered Jiang Hao ten thousand Star River Points for each Sword Bamboo Shoot and asked him to collect as many as he could within the month.
• Ye Qingxuan told Gu Daoyi that she had reached a bottleneck in her sword training, and he recommended the Sea of Sword Forest as a place to break through.
• Ye Qingxuan vowed to leave for the Sea of Sword Forest and not return until she had achieved a breakthrough.
• Gu Daoyi predicted that Jiang Hao would also go there to collect Sword Bamboo Shoots and wondered how their spear and sword would compare.
• Jiang Hao decided to visit his family on the way and opened the academy mall to choose resources for Jiang Keke, Jiang Chuanning, and Shen Man.

Jiang Hao bought martial arts training and cultivation supplies for his family, then traveled from Federal Star River University to Rongguang City to visit them. He arrived homeward, where his family eagerly awaited a chance to hear about his recent achievements.

• Jiang Hao bought the Thunderous Wind Chasing Staff for Jiang Keke.
• Jiang Hao purchased the Evergreen Root Solidifying Stance for Jiang Chuanning, Shen Man, and Jiang Keke.
• Jiang Hao spent 300,000 Star River Points on Special-grade Nutrient Solution, leaving 355,000 points.
• Jiang Hao packed the purchases and traveled by high-speed Maglev Train from Federal Star River University toward Rongguang City.
• Jiang Hao's family welcomed his message that he was coming to visit and looked forward to asking about his achievements.

Jiang Hao returned home after two months away, and his dramatic transformation stunned Jiang Keke, Shen Man, and Jiang Chuanning. After they confirmed he was still their son and brother, the family shared a warm meal and caught up.

• Jiang Keke eagerly opened the door for Jiang Hao but was stunned by how much his appearance and presence had changed.
• Jiang Hao teased Jiang Keke, who marveled at his transformation and joked that he seemed to have cultivated immortality.
• Shen Man and Jiang Chuanning came to the entrance, and Jiang Chuanning hesitated to recognize Jiang Hao as his son.
• Jiang Hao proved his identity by recalling embarrassing childhood stories and Jiang Chuanning's secret hiding places.
• The family ate together as Shen Man filled Jiang Hao's plate and Jiang Chuanning proudly asked about his school life, cultivation, and missions.

Jiang Hao gave his family a fortune in cultivation resources and martial skills before leaving Rongguang City. On the train to Sea of Sword Forest, he resolved to hone his Spear Domain, while Ye Qingxuan arrived at the forest to comprehend the sword.

• Jiang Hao gave Jiang Chuanning, Shen Man, and Jiang Keke a hundred bottles of Special-grade Nutrient Solution each, along with martial skills suited to them.
• Jiang Chuanning worried that Jiang Hao had robbed the Federal Bank or emptied his school's warehouse, but Jiang Hao explained that he had earned the resources through missions and school bonuses.
• Jiang Hao said goodbye to his family at Rongguang City's high-speed rail station and boarded a train.
• Jiang Hao studied Instructor Tie Shan's mission details and planned to use Sea of Sword Forest's Sword Qi to sharpen his spear and advance his Spear Domain.
• Ye Qingxuan reached Sea of Sword Forest, sensed her Sword Intent stirring, and entered to comprehend the sword.

Ye Qingxuan entered the Sea of Sword Forest to temper her Cold Moon Sword Intent, while Jiang Hao sought Sword Bamboo Shoots and discovered that resisting the forest’s sword intent rapidly increased his Spear Domain proficiency. Jiang Hao began using a hundred-meter Spear Domain to scan for the shoots and train as he moved through the forest.

• Ye Qingxuan walked deeper into the Sea of Sword Forest, letting its violent sword qi refine her Cold Moon Sword Intent as she approached the Core Area.
• Jiang Hao entered the forest and searched for Sword Bamboo Shoots using the clues in his mission details, but found none after half an hour.
• Jiang Hao unleashed his Spear Domain across a thousand meters, provoking the forest’s sword intent to shatter it and injure him.
• Jiang Hao reduced his Spear Domain’s range and found that he could withstand the pressure at a hundred meters, though maintaining it strained his spiritual will.
• Jiang Hao received repeated Spear Domain proficiency increases while keeping the hundred-meter domain active and realized he could use it to scan for Sword Bamboo Shoots as he trained.

Jiang Hao used the Sea of Sword Forest’s intense Sword Intent to rapidly improve his Spear Domain and found a Sword Bamboo Shoot. As he approached it, a mantis-like Exotic Beast that could wield Sword Qi attacked him.

• Jiang Hao gained thirty Spear Domain proficiency points after enduring ten minutes of clashing with the forest’s Sword Intent.
• After resting, Jiang Hao repeatedly expanded his Spear Domain and pushed its range to one hundred and fifty meters.
• Jiang Hao sensed concentrated Sword Intent, located a Sword Bamboo Shoot, and cautiously approached it.
• A camouflaged mantis-like Exotic Beast ambushed Jiang Hao with a crescent-shaped blade of Sword Qi.
• The Exotic Beast launched two more streaks of Sword Qi at Jiang Hao with its Silver Bone Swords.

Jiang Hao used a battle with a Silver Blade Sword Mantis to refine his techniques before unleashing his Spear Domain and killing it instantly. Ye Qingxuan sensed the domain from afar and hurried toward Jiang Hao to discover who had wielded it.

• Jiang Hao fought the Silver Blade Sword Mantis, using the clash to improve his Soaring Dragon Flash and spear techniques.
• The Silver Blade Sword Mantis powered up for a killing blow, and Jiang Hao unleashed his Spear Domain.
• Jiang Hao empowered Moon Tide with the domain and killed the Silver Blade Sword Mantis in one strike.
• Ye Qingxuan sensed Jiang Hao's Spear Domain from two kilometers away and recognized its power.
• Ye Qingxuan raced toward the source of the Spear Intent to find out who had unleashed it.