Recaps

After transmigrating into the Swallowed Star universe as a seventeen-year-old advanced martial arts student, Sett reunited with Luo Feng and tested his abilities at the martial arts center. Sett showed strong punch power but lagged behind Luo Feng in speed, leaving both close to the Martial Artist threshold.

• Sett was pulled through a vortex while playing League of Legends and woke in class in Yi'an District No. 3 High School.
• Sett recovered the original Sett's memories, learned he was an orphan and an advanced martial arts student, and realized Luo Feng was his close friend.
• Sett went with Luo Feng to the martial arts center and saw his punch strength measure 840 kg, while Luo Feng's measured 810 kg.
• Yang Wu started the speed test, where Luo Feng ran at 24 meters per second and Sett reached 22.5 meters per second.
• Yang Wu praised both students' progress, and Sett wished him luck on his next Martial Artist assessment.

The Primal Universe granted Sett four Innate Secret Techniques, and their arrival greatly increased his strength. After testing himself, Sett discovered he already met the Martial Artist assessment thresholds and planned to keep training before taking the exam with Luo Feng.

• On Origin Continent, the giant seated figure left Hao Tian in charge for up to three cycles while Hao Tian managed the ledger of weapons for Universe 2456.
• Sett returned home, reassured his adoptive parents about becoming a Martial Artist, and reflected on his new life in the world of Swallowed Star.
• Sett received four Innate Secret Techniques—Pummel, Haymaker, Facebreaker, and The Show Stopper—and learned that they would unlock at higher cultivation levels and improve with use.
• Sett celebrated his new abilities on the rooftop, then decided to become a Martial Artist and test his strength the next day.
• Sett tested at 1,280 kg of punching strength and 28 meters per second, exceeding the Martial Artist thresholds, but chose to keep practicing and take the exam with Luo Feng.

Sett encouraged Luo Feng to pursue Xu Xin and become stronger, then discovered that his Pummel ability doubled his strength. After thugs ambushed Sett, he defeated them and learned Zhou Huayang had sent them, leaving Sett aware of the connection to Zhang Haobai.

• Sett urged Luo Feng to confess his feelings to Xu Xin, and he revealed that she belonged to the powerful Xu Family of the HR Alliance.
• Zhang Haobai grabbed Xu Xin, but Sett threw him out of the classroom, and Xu Xin invited Sett and Luo Feng to dinner.
• Luo Feng decided to focus on becoming a Martial Artist, while Sett worried that less exam stress might prevent Luo Feng's strength from surging.
• Sett tested Pummel at the martial arts school and discovered that it doubled his punching strength.
• A group of thugs ambushed Sett, but he defeated them and forced their leader to name Zhou Huayang as the person who hired them.

Sett trained toward the Martial Artist assessment, reassured his parents that he and Luo Feng would soon qualify, and used Xu Xin’s family ties to stop Zhang Haobai from pursuing her. Zhang Haobai paid Sett fifty thousand yuan and called himself his underling, while the college entrance exams arrived and Sett reflected on his second chance at student life.

• Sett told his parents that his punching force had reached 900 kilograms and that he planned to take the Martial Artist assessment with Luo Feng.
• Sett trained at the martial arts school with Luo Feng and Yang Wu, then teased Luo Feng about his date with Xu Xin.
• Sett told Zhang Haobai that Xu Xin was the Xu Family’s daughter, and Zhang Haobai later gave Sett a bank card with fifty thousand yuan while asking to become his underling.
• Zhang Haobai secretly resolved to deal with Sett once he became a Martial Artist, while his father noticed that he had begun training diligently.
• The college entrance exams arrived, and Sett joined the students in tearing up their books as he reflected on his renewed youth.

During the college entrance exams, Sett slept through the tests while Luo Feng fainted during math and later said he felt strong enough to be a Quasi-Martial Artist. Sett visited him in the hospital, and they planned to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment together after Luo Feng recovered.

• Sett and Luo Feng entered No. 1 High School for the college entrance exams, where they saw a Martial Artist overseeing security.
• Sett slept through the exams, and Luo Feng fainted during the math test on June 9.
• After the exams ended, Sett visited Luo Feng in the hospital, where Luo Feng said he had recently become much stronger and might qualify as a Quasi-Martial Artist.
• Sett told Luo Feng and his parents that he also expected to pass the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, and he and Luo Feng agreed to test their strength together after Luo Feng recovered.
• Sett went home and reassured Xiahai that he was ready for the assessment, then enjoyed dinner and time with his parents.

Sett and Luo Feng tested their abilities at the martial arts hall, where both showed strength and speed above the Martial Artist threshold and were urged to pursue martial arts. The chapter ended with them rejecting college and setting their sights on the July 1 assessment.

• Sett met Luo Feng at the martial arts hall and measured a punch strength of 1,250 kilograms, while Luo Feng recorded 1,120 kilograms.
• Luo Feng ran at 28 meters per second, and Sett reached 29 meters per second, surprising both men.
• Jiang Nian and Yan Luo praised Sett and Luo Feng, urged them to take the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, and explained the benefits of joining the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
• Sett convinced Luo Feng that military school would waste his potential, and they agreed to prepare for the July 1 assessment.
• Sett and Luo Feng crumpled their college application forms and tossed them toward the classroom trash can.

Sett, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu passed the Quasi-Martial Artist Assessment at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. They signed up for next month’s dangerous Martial Artist Combat Assessment and learned how to cultivate Genetic Origin Energy.

• Sett met Luo Feng at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall headquarters, where Yang Wu joined them before the assessment began.
• Sett and Luo Feng impressed the instructors with punch-force scores of 1,260 and 1,130 kilograms, while Yang Wu passed the speed test with 25.1 meters per second.
• Sett, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu passed the nerve reaction test, becoming the only three participants to pass the assessment.
• Jiang Nian congratulated the three and had them sign applications for the Martial Artist Combat Assessment, scheduled for the first of next month.
• Jiang Nian explained the Five Hearts Towards the Sky cultivation method for absorbing Genetic Origin Energy, and the three called their families with the good news.

Sett sensed and absorbed Genetic Origin Energy, greatly increasing his strength, and he and Luo Feng impressed Instructor Jiang Nian with their test results. They joined the Extreme Martial Arts Hall and chose to move to Mingyue Residential Quarter.

• Sett absorbed cosmic energy for three hours, strengthening his body and increasing his power.
• Sett and Luo Feng trained and sparred throughout July, improving their combat skills before the practical assessment.
• Jiang Nian tested the pair: Luo Feng recorded a punch force of 3,208 kilograms and Sett recorded 3,920 kilograms, while both showed impressive speed and reflexes.
• Jiang Nian offered them early membership in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, and they agreed to join.
• At headquarters, the director confirmed their results, raised their manuals and equipment allowance to one hundred million each, and welcomed them after they signed contracts.
• Luo Feng and Sett chose Mingyue Residential Quarter as their new residence.

Sett told his family that he and Luo Feng had been offered money and villas to join the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, and the two families moved into neighboring homes in Mingyue Residential Quarter. The chapter left the families celebrating their new homes and sharing a meal together.

• Sett told Xia Hai and Jin Wenying that he and Luo Feng had shown exceptional strength and accepted offers to join the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
• Sett's family began moving to Mingyue Residential Quarter the next morning, and Xia Hai invited the neighbors to celebrate.
• Sett's family and Luo Feng's family met at the residential quarter entrance and moved into neighboring villas.
• Jin Wenying asked Sett to invite Luo Feng and his family to lunch, and both families went to a five-star hotel together.
• Sett joked with Luo Hua about sparring with Luo Feng, and the fathers argued over who would pay for the meal.

Sett and Luo Feng traveled to the Martial Artist Combat Assessment, where they made a bet with Thunder Dojo recruit Wan Dong over who would kill more monsters. The assessment began in Monster Town, and Sett entered alone, ready to face his first monsters.

• Sett said goodbye to his family and traveled with Luo Feng and Yang Wu to the assessment.
• At the military camp, Wan Dong challenged Sett and Luo Feng to compete in monster kills, and they agreed to a twenty-million bet against him.
• Officials explained that the candidates had twelve hours to kill monsters and that only the top sixty percent would qualify as Martial Artists.
• The candidates entered Monster Town, where Yang Wu and Luo Feng went off on their own to hunt.
• Sett put on his gloves and entered the hunt alone, determined to overcome his fear and use the monsters as the first steps on his path to strength.

Sett hunted monsters in Monster Town, killing several with his Innate Secret Technique, Pummel, while Luo Feng practiced his fighting skills and Wan Dong taunted him. Sett ended the night with eighteen monster kills, eager to continue the hunt.

• Sett killed an Iron-Bristled Wild Boar with Pummel, then followed the sound of meowing and killed a Shadow Cat.
• Sett fought two Shadow Cats, killed them, and then chased a Tiger Mastiff that fled from him.
• Sett found the Tiger Mastiff eating a Shadow Cat in an alley and crushed it by jumping from a rooftop.
• Luo Feng killed a Tiger Mastiff and later defeated two more while limiting himself to Beginner Warrior Level strength, then traded barbs with Wan Dong.
• Sett killed two Iron-Haired Porcupines and reached eighteen kills.

Sett, Luo Feng, and Yang Wu fought through the practical examination in Monster Town, and the test ended with Sett and Luo Feng posting the highest monster counts. Sett and Luo Feng believed they had beaten Wan Dong’s result and won their bet.

• Sett killed five Tiger Mastiffs, bandaged his wounds, and continued hunting as his strength and Force Application Technique improved.
• Luo Feng honed his footwork while fighting monsters and mastered Micro-level footwork before dawn.
• Yang Wu killed ten monsters, while Sett raised his tally to seventy-eight before the examination ended.
• An alarm summoned the Quasi-Martial Artists to the entrance, where an instructor addressed the dangers of fighting monsters and officials began counting their spoils.
• Yang Wu was credited with ten kills, Sett with eighty-two, and Luo Feng with sixty-eight; Sett and Luo Feng saw that Wan Dong had killed sixty-six and smiled over their bet.

After passing the Martial Artist Combat Assessment, Sett and Luo Feng turned down an offer from the Thunder Dojo and joined the Hunting Gun Squad. Sett returned home to celebrate, then prepared for his first trip to the Wilderness Zone by buying training manuals and equipment.

• Wang Heng offered Sett and Luo Feng special training contracts to join the Thunder Dojo, but both refused because they had already joined the Extreme Martial Arts Hall.
• Sett returned home, where Jin Wenying worried over his wound and took him to the hospital; his family celebrated his new status as a Martial Artist.
• Jiang Nian introduced Sett and Luo Feng to Chen Fan, who invited them to join his Hunting Gun Squad, and both accepted.
• Sett bought the first level of Heavenly God Fist, custom A6-grade knuckle guards, D5-grade combat gear, and other equipment through Extreme Home.

Sett and Luo Feng joined Chen Fan’s Hunting Gun Squad and prepared for their first mission in the Wilderness Zone. After meeting Xu Xin at the HR Alliance Mall, the squad left the supply base at dusk and entered the Wilderness Zone.

• Chen Fan introduced Sett and Luo Feng to Zhao Yong and Yang Hui over a meal, then announced that the squad would leave for City 048 in five days to help the newcomers learn the Wilderness Zone.
• Sett practiced the first level of the Heavenly God Fist but still struggled to find the right feeling.
• Sett and Luo Feng met the other squad members at the HR Alliance Mall, where Luo Feng unexpectedly reunited with Xu Xin before heading out.
• The squad traveled by train from Jiangnan Base City to a military supply base, where Chen Fan explained why they would set out at night.
• At dusk, Chen Fan, Zhao Yong, Yang Hui, Sett, and Luo Feng left the supply base and entered the Wilderness Zone.

Chen Fan's team hunted monsters in the Wilderness Zone, giving Luo Feng and Sett a chance to fight. After Luo Feng defeated a wild boar, Sett brutally killed a Bull Beast and rejoined the group.

• Chen Fan and Zhao Yong killed a junior War General-level Blue-Blooded Deer while Luo Feng and Sett watched and collected its valuable parts.
• Luo Feng fought an Iron-Bristled Wild Boar, took a hard hit, then killed it after landing several wounds and cutting open its belly.
• Chen Fan advised Luo Feng to aim for a quick kill, and Luo Feng collected the boar's tusks before the team continued.
• Sett volunteered to fight a mid-level Soldier Bull Beast, broke its horns with his fists, and chased it down when it tried to flee.
• Sett killed the Bull Beast with two punches, collected its horns, and returned to his stunned teammates.

The Hunting Gun Squad reached City 048 after three days of travel and prepared to hunt monsters from a rooftop in the outskirts. As they watched the streets, Sett and Chen Fan spotted two monster groups about to fight over territory.

• Yang Hui shot and killed a venomous snake that nearly bit Chen Fan as the squad crossed a field toward an abandoned village.
• Chen Fan kept watch while the others rested, and the squad resumed its journey after a day of undisturbed sleep.
• Luo Feng improved his blade work and footwork while fighting monsters, while Sett relied on his strength and brutal punches.
• The Hunting Gun Squad reached City 048, where Chen Fan planned to train Luo Feng and Sett in the outskirts before hunting stronger monsters in the city.
• Sett and Chen Fan observed a wild boar's group and a gigantic wolf's group facing off, and the Grey Wolf finally sent its underlings charging.

Chen Fan’s team scavenged the battlefield after the Grey Wolf and Tusked Wild Boar killed each other, then spotted a group of Tiger Cats led by a mid-level beast general. Yang Hui aimed his sniper rifle at the three-tailed Tiger Cat and fired.

• The Grey Wolf and Tusked Wild Boar fought to the death, while most of their underlings also died or fled.
• Chen Fan sent Yang Hui to guard the team as he and the others harvested valuable monster parts from the battlefield.
• Yang Hui warned the team that a horde of monsters had appeared nearby, so the four men hurried back to the rooftop with their spoils.
• Luo Feng spotted more than a dozen Tiger Cats, and Chen Fan recognized their three-tailed leader as a mid-level beast general.
• Chen Fan woke Yang Hui, who aimed at the leading Tiger Cat and fired his sniper rifle.

Yang Hui’s shot crippled a Three-Tailed Tiger Cat, and Chen Fan’s team killed it and the other Tiger Cats in the area. After collecting the valuable parts and dividing the reward, the exhausted team rested for the night, while Sett called his mother to reassure her.

• Yang Hui shot the Three-Tailed Tiger Cat in the neck, and Chen Fan finished it off as the team charged into battle.
• Chen Fan, Zhao Yong, Sett, and Luo Feng fought the remaining Tiger Cats while Yang Hui watched for nearby monsters.
• The team killed more than a dozen Tiger Cats, collected their valuable claws and tails, and returned to the rooftop to rest.
• Chen Fan praised Yang Hui’s marksmanship and the team’s fighters, then split the reward and called an end to the day’s hunting.
• Sett washed the blood from his face and called Jin Wenying, who urged him to be careful.

Sett and Chen Fan’s group spotted an Advanced Beast General-level Silver Moon Fierce Wolf at night, then hunted an Intermediate Beast General-level Blue-Blooded Deer the next day. They killed the deer after Yang Hui’s machine-gun fire weakened it, but Sett was injured and the group withdrew to recover.

• Sett woke to a Silver Moon Fierce Wolf prowling the street, and Chen Fan identified it as a powerful Hunter and warned the group to wait for it to leave.
• The next day, Sett spotted a Blue-Blooded Deer surrounded by dozens of monsters, and Chen Fan ordered Yang Hui to snipe it.
• Yang Hui wounded the deer with two shots, and Chen Fan led the group downstairs to pursue it along its blood trail.
• The deer gathered its minions around itself, so Yang Hui used his machine gun to mow down most of the monsters before Chen Fan, Sett, and Luo Feng charged in.
• Sett and Luo Feng attacked the deer while Chen Fan killed the remaining monsters and fatally stabbed the deer in the neck.
• The deer flung Sett through the air, dislocating his hand, and Chen Fan reset it after leading the group into a nearby hotel to recover.

The ??? Hunter Squad finished a successful week of hunting in 048 Abandoned City before witnessing the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf and White-Haired Tiger King fight to the death. They salvaged both monsters’ valuable materials and returned safely to the military base, where Sett told his family he would be home soon.

• Chen Fan and Zhao Gao recalled the loss of Yang Hu and Liu Ming, and Luo Feng comforted the squad as they prepared to return.
• The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf and White-Haired Tiger King clashed, and the Tiger King appeared to defeat the badly wounded wolf.
• The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf sprang up and killed the unsuspecting Tiger King with a bite to its throat before dying itself.
• Chen Fan led the squad to collect the two monsters’ valuable materials while Yang Hui kept watch.
• The five squad members returned to the military base two days later, and Sett called his family to say he would be home soon.

Chen Fan and the Hunting Gun Squad sold their monster materials, divided the proceeds, and returned to the Base City. After Sett reunited with his family and resumed training, a mysterious voice greeted him.

• Chen Fan sold the squad's Beast Soldier and Beast General materials to Li He for 100.68 million and divided the money among the teammates.
• The squad returned to the Base City and sold the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf and White-Haired Tiger King materials to Lao Huang for 1.7 billion, splitting it evenly.
• Chen Fan and the others celebrated before Sett returned home, where Jin Wenying and Xia Hai checked him for injuries.
• Sett slept until nearly noon, then resumed practicing the Heavenly God Fist in the training room.
• A captivating voice suddenly said, "Hello, Sett."

Sett mastered the first level of the Heavenly God Fist and increased his punching power before meeting a mysterious visitor who revealed himself as Zhenyuan Venerable. After explaining his origins and recognizing Sett’s Innate Secret Technique, Zhenyuan Venerable offered to take him as a disciple.

• Sett mastered the first level of the Heavenly God Fist, raising his strength to 140% and his Pummel-enhanced punching power to 2.8 times normal.
• Zhenyuan Venerable appeared in Sett’s training room and explained the universe’s martial ranks, identifying Hong and Thor as Planetary Level Martial Artists.
• Zhenyuan Venerable showed Sett a White-Haired Tiger King and a Zerg Mother Empress, then told Sett how he survived his home planet’s monster crisis and eventually became powerful.
• Zhenyuan Venerable introduced himself as Qing Feng, also known as Zhenyuan Venerable, and recognized Sett’s secret technique as an Innate Secret Technique.
• Zhenyuan Venerable offered to take Sett as his disciple and help him grow stronger.

Sett left Earth with Zhenyuan Venerable to begin traveling through the universe, after saying goodbye to his family and Luo Feng in letters. Aboard Zhenyuan Venerable’s spaceship, Sett learned about the Dark Universe, then drank a powerful wine and passed out before learning the trials required to become a disciple.

• Zhenyuan Venerable offered to take Sett away from Earth, and Sett agreed after considering the offer.
• Sett spent his remaining days saying goodbye, then left letters for his family and Luo Feng explaining his departure and his origins.
• Sett advised Luo Feng to reveal that he was a Spirit Reader before leaving Earth with Zhenyuan Venerable.
• Zhenyuan Venerable brought Sett aboard his enormous spaceship and set course for Zhenyun Planet.
• Zhenyuan Venerable explained the Dark Universe during their journey and gave Sett a glass of wine as his first gift.
• Sett gulped down the wine and passed out, prompting Zhenyuan Venerable to call it a waste.

After drinking Zhenyuan Venerable’s wine, Sett dreamed that he broke through to the Planetary Level and avenged his parents by killing Chou Hao. He woke to learn that he had actually reached Planetary Level One, and went to the training room to adjust to his new strength.

• In his dream, Sett trained relentlessly until a planet formed in his sea of consciousness and he reached the Planetary Level.
• Sett flew to Freedom City and challenged Chou Hao, who had killed his parents, to a fight.
• Chou Hao wounded Sett with his Soul Sealing Strike, but Sett counterattacked with Sky-Rending Claw and killed him.
• Sett mourned his parents after avenging them, then woke beside Zhenyuan Venerable, who explained that the fight had been a dream.
• Zhenyuan Venerable told Sett that the wine had helped him reach Planetary Level One and that the remaining energy was sealed; Sett followed a robot to the training room.

Sett advanced to Planetary Level One, mastered a metal-element domain while studying Zhenyuan Venerable's Zhen Star Map, and arrived with him at Zhenyun Planet. Zhenyuan Venerable introduced Sett to King Zhenlian and left Sett in her care until he earned the Planetary Level Golden Giant Axe Warrior title.

• Sett tested his new Planetary Level One strength in the spaceship's training room.
• Zhenyuan Venerable showed Sett the Zhen Star Map, and Sett nearly comprehended it before awakening with a metal-element domain.
• Sett and Zhenyuan Venerable left the Dark Universe and arrived at Zhenyun Planet, where they explored the countryside and visited a market town.
• Zhenyuan Venerable introduced Sett to his friend King Zhenlian, then asked her to look after Sett until he obtained the Planetary Level Golden Giant Axe Warrior title.