Recaps

After transmigrating into the world of Swallowed Star, Xu Ai used her system to create a clone based on Empress Ruthless. The clone immediately displayed extraordinary comprehension, reaching the Planetary Level and forming a Water Domain, leaving Xu Ai stunned by how quickly she might grow.

• Xu Ai examined her clone system and chose the Empress Ruthless template, setting her clone as a peak Apprentice-level Martial Artist and Spirit Reader.
• Xu Ai finalized the clone's background and randomized her life experiences, then found herself controlling both her own body and Empress Ruthless's through their merged soul power.
• Empress Ruthless spontaneously cultivated the Five Hearts Towards Heaven method and broke through to the Planetary Level.
• Empress Ruthless immediately comprehended a Water Domain and advanced it to two layers, astonishing Xu Ai with her potential.

Xu Ai pushed Xu Xin through an exhausting workout before Empress Ruthless visited the Xu Family. Empress Ruthless offered to take both cousins as disciples, and they accepted.

• Xu Xin told Xu Ai that Empress Ruthless was coming to the Xu Family, and Xu Ai persuaded her to exercise so they would make a good impression.
• Empress Ruthless arrived at the Xu Family compound and was welcomed by Xu Yunguo, Xu Yan, Xu Qing, and Xu Gang.
• After an hour of training left Xu Ai and Xu Xin exhausted, Empress Ruthless praised their effort and offered to take them as disciples.
• Xu Xin and Xu Ai both agreed to become Empress Ruthless's disciples, and Xu Yan sent them to shower and change.

Xu Ai continued training under Empress Ruthless and neared the Quasi-Warrior standards as she and Xu Xin discussed their classmates and Luo Feng. On their way home, a Black Crowned Golden Eagle flew over Yangzhou City and was killed by an unseen attacker, whom Xu Ai suspected was her master.

• Xu Ai and Xu Xin practiced Empress Ruthless's revised Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone Fist, while Empress Ruthless developed the Five Qi Towards Origin cultivation method and considered a new Guidance Technique.
• By May 2056, Xu Ai had improved her physical fitness and was close to qualifying for the June 1 Quasi-Warrior Assessment.
• At the school gate, Xu Xin greeted Xu Ai, and Xu Ai hurried her away after hearing someone mention Luo Feng's crush on Xu Xin.
• Xu Xin asked about Xu Ai's and Luo Feng's progress toward the assessment, and Xu Ai said Liu Ting was also nearly ready.
• Xu Ai spotted a large shadow overhead and covered Xu Xin's ears as a Black Crowned Golden Eagle's screech shattered nearby windows.
• A black blade struck the eagle and sent it crashing down; Xu Ai guessed that Empress Ruthless or another councilman had killed it, then led Xu Xin home.

Xu Ai met Liu Ting at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, where the two tested Xu Ai’s fitness and trained. Xu Ai fell just short of the punch-strength requirement for the upcoming Quasi-Warrior Assessment, then prepared to spar with Liu Ting.

• Xu Ai left Xu Xin at home and hurried to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to meet Liu Ting.
• Xu Ai scored 893 kilograms on the punch-strength test, 7 kilograms below the 900-kilogram standard, and Liu Ting praised her smooth technique.
• Xu Ai recorded a speed of 25.4 meters per second and dodged the Neural Response Tester’s shots 21 times without touching a red light.
• Xu Ai and Liu Ting discussed her chances of meeting the standard before the May 24 Quasi-Warrior Assessment, then went to a private training room to practice combat.
• Xu Ai chose a Longquan Sword and Liu Ting picked a broad-bladed greatsword before they left the changing room to spar.

Xu Ai and Liu Ting sparred at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, where Liu Ting showed off her progress with the Seven Kill Sword Technique and Xu Ai helped her practice. They trained late into the night and parted ways, leaving Xu Ai puzzled by Liu Ting’s dazed, crestfallen appearance after their showers.

• Liu Ting defeated Xu Ai during their sparring, and Xu Ai noticed Liu Ting had used a Force Application Technique while she had used Micro Level footwork.
• Liu Ting explained that she had mastered the first level of the Seven Kill Sword Technique and discussed her plans to enter the Basic and Elite Training Camps.
• Xu Ai and Liu Ting teased each other about becoming senior and junior sisters, then resumed sparring.
• Xu Ai fed Liu Ting moves during their training, helping Liu Ting use 1.2 times Force Amplitude with nearly every strike.
• Xu Ai and Liu Ting showered and went home after training, and Xu Ai wondered why Liu Ting looked dazed and crestfallen.

Xu Ai took the Xu Family's Quasi-Warrior Assessment and passed all three tests, then signed up for the Martial Artist Practical Examination. After learning the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method, she left already knowing it by heart and still intending to keep her cultivation results ordinary.

• Xu Gang welcomed Xu Ai to the Xu Family headquarters and oversaw the assessment, where twenty-seven candidates took part.
• Xu Ai passed the punch strength test with 903 kilograms and the speed test at 25.7 m/s.
• Xu Ai passed the neural response test with 29 hits without touching the red light, while eighteen candidates were eliminated across the tests.
• Xu Gang gave the nine successful candidates applications for the Martial Artist Practical Examination, and Xu Ai signed one.
• Xu Gang explained the Five Hearts Towards Heaven cultivation method, and Xu Ai left after being reminded not to share it.

Xu Ai began cultivating Genetic Origin Energy under Empress Ruthless’s guidance, and her first session dramatically improved her physique and strength. She entered the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber to continue training, beginning cautiously at five times normal gravity.

• Xu Ai declined Xu Gang’s offer of a celebration and went to Empress Ruthless’s villa to learn the Genetic Energy Cultivation Method.
• Empress Ruthless guided Xu Ai through her first cultivation session, helping her use the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown Guidance Technique while absorbing cosmic energy.
• After nearly fourteen hours, Xu Ai discovered she had grown about five centimeters and recorded a punch strength of 5,040 kilograms, a speed of 68 meters per second, and an unreadable nerve-response result.
• Empress Ruthless judged Xu Ai’s results sufficient for High-level Warrior training and considered which Vegetation Spirits she could safely use.
• Xu Ai and Empress Ruthless entered the Ancient Civilization Gravity Chamber, where Xu Ai activated five times normal gravity and struggled briefly to regain her balance.

After the college entrance examination, Xu Ai took Xu Xin to Hen Ren’s home and pushed her into an intense training regimen. Xu Xin reluctantly began preparing for the practical assessment, with two months left before it.

• Xu Ai spotted Luo Feng, Luo Hua, Wei Wen, and Yang Wu at the exam site and secretly photographed the group as an iconic moment.
• On the final exam day, Xu Ai photographed Luo Feng being carried away on a stretcher after he fainted, while Xu Xin asked about visiting him but eventually gave up.
• Xu Ai told Xu Xin that the exams were over and she needed to focus on training, then persuaded Xu Gang to drive them to Hen Ren’s home.
• Xu Ai calculated that Xu Xin needed to raise her punching force by at least 200 kilograms and her speed by 3 meters per second by July 1 to prepare for the August 1 practical assessment.
• Xu Ai assured the reluctant Xu Xin that Vegetation Spirits and hard training could help her reach the required targets.

Hen Ren visited Hong at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall to buy Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood for her disciples, and Hong advised her on how Xu Ai should use them. Before she left, Hong asked whether she planned to visit Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9, and Hen Ren said no.

• Hen Ren escaped the Thunder Dragon Emperor and sold four King-level Monsters to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for 300 billion.
• Hen Ren asked Hong for two portions each of Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood for Xu Ai and Xu Xin, and Hong confirmed Xu Ai's assessment results.
• Hong praised Xu Ai's combat skills and suggested sending her to the Elite Training Camp, but Hen Ren refused because she had better training resources at home.
• Thor arrived, learned Hen Ren only wanted Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood, and joined Hong's advice to wait before giving the substances to her disciples.
• Hong advised Hen Ren to let Xu Ai train in the Gravity Chamber before using Jade Marrow and Dragon Blood, then asked whether Hen Ren would visit Ancient Civilization Ruin No. 9; she said no.

Xu Xin reached Quasi-Martial Artist physical standards and took the Quasi-Warrior Assessment at the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, where she impressed the instructors with her strength and speed. Xu Ai observed the tests with Xu Gang, and the assessment continued with Luo Feng and the other students.

• Xu Ai gave Xu Xin a painful massage after Xu Xin completed nearly twenty days of brutal training and reached Quasi-Martial Artist physical standards.
• Xu Ai took Xu Xin and Xu Gang to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall for the Quasi-Warrior Assessment, where Luo Feng arrived among thirteen students taking the test.
• Luo Feng recorded a punch strength of 1,135 kilograms, while Xu Xin recorded 909 kilograms and passed the punch strength test.
• Xu Xin ran at 25.8 meters per second, and Yang Wu passed the speed test at 25.3 meters per second after failing it repeatedly.
• Luo Feng recorded a speed of 29.7 meters per second as the speed tests continued.

Xu Ai used Jade Marrow to improve her physical fitness while Xu Xin advanced through cultivation. After learning Luo Feng had been photographed at the detention center, Xu Ai arranged to get a copy of his record photo, unaware that the officer had already sent one out.

• Xu Ai swallowed Jade Marrow and trained under nine times gravity, reaching Intermediate War General-level physical fitness.
• Xu Xin successfully practiced 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven' and increased her punching power by more than two thousand kilograms.
• Xu Ai asked Xu Gang to find Luo Feng's detention record and obtain its photo, then kept the situation from Xu Xin.
• Xu Ai took a timestamped photo cuddling Xu Xin while Luo Feng was photographed in a prison uniform.
• A male police officer copied Luo Feng's detention photo and sent it out.

Hen Ren crossed the threshold of the Law of Water Origin and decided to develop a secret technique while waiting for a chance to learn from Luo Feng. Meanwhile, Xu Ai trained Xu Xin in Force Amplitude and movement techniques, but Xu Xin ended the sparring session before learning either skill.

• Hen Ren sensed the Law of Water Origin, considered creating a secret technique, and planned to seek Luo Feng's help in the future.
• Xu Ai demonstrated Force Amplitude and taught Xu Xin its principles, but Xu Xin could not grasp the technique yet.
• Xu Ai began teaching Xu Xin Micro Level Movement Technique by attacking her with a branch so she would practice dodging.
• Xu Xin stopped the lesson after Xu Ai repeatedly struck her, then left with the medicinal liquor to treat her bruises.
• Xu Ai watched Xu Xin go and admitted she was disappointed.

Xu Ai prepared for her actual combat assessment and traveled with Xu Xin and Xu Gang to a military camp, where they met Xu Gang’s friend Jiang Zheng. The chapter left Xu Ai and Xu Xin with Jiang Zheng’s girlfriend, Wu Rui, to collect their assessment gear.

• Xu Ai woke up after a late night with Xu Xin and Liu Ting, then ate a special breakfast before heading to her assessment.
• Xu Gang led Xu Ai, Xu Xin, and the HR Alliance group to the train station, where they joined the Thunder Dojo and Extreme Martial Arts Hall groups.
• Xu Ai, Xu Xin, and Xu Gang arrived at the military camp and met Jiang Zheng, an old college friend of Xu Gang’s.
• Jiang Zheng introduced his girlfriend, Wu Rui, and asked her to take Xu Xin and Xu Ai to collect the battle suits and weapons for their assessment.

Xu Ai and Xu Xin took part in the practical assessment in Monster Town, where their custom equipment and strong abilities helped them claim first and second place. After receiving their Martial Artist Licenses, they left the military camp with Xu Gang and the HR Alliance group, returning to Yangzhou City.

• Xu Ai and Xu Xin wore custom combat suits and weapons that Xu Gang and Jiang Zheng had arranged for the assessment.
• The military sent 1,736 Quasi-Martial Artists into Monster Town, and Xu Ai persuaded Xu Xin to hunt separately by claiming Hen Ren had ordered them to kill a hundred monsters each.
• Xu Ai lured groups of monsters together and killed them one at a time, while Zhuge Tao watched her performance and recognized her as Ruthless Councilor's disciple.
• Xu Ai finished with 102 monster ears and ranked first; Xu Xin later emerged with 99 ears and ranked second, while Luo Feng placed third with 57.
• After the assessment ended, Xu Xin and Xu Ai received their Martial Artist Licenses, then boarded a train with Xu Gang and the HR Alliance group to return to Yangzhou City.

Xu Xin and Xu Ai returned home after passing their Martial Artist combat assessment, where their family celebrated and discussed the military’s possible operation in City 0551. The chapter ended with Xu Ai and Xu Xin preparing to hunt in the Wilderness Zone while their brothers competed for seats beside them at dinner.

• Liu Ting welcomed Xu Xin, Xu Ai, and Xu Gang at the station, and the group returned to the Xu Family residence for a celebratory meal.
• Xu Qing and Liu Qingling discussed the military’s possible efforts to reclaim City 0551 and the danger posed by its King-level Monsters and potential Beast Tides.
• Xu Yan arrived and connected the family’s recent supplies and funding to possible military operations in the city.
• Xu Ming, Yang Sufang, and Xu Lie joined the family, and Xu Lie was surprised by how much Xu Ai and Xu Xin had changed since cultivating Genetic Origin Energy.
• Xu Ai and Xu Xin said they were ready to hunt in the Wilderness Zone, while Xu Lie expressed concern and tried to sit beside his sisters before Liu Ting claimed the seat.

Xu Ai joined Liu Qingling’s Willow Leaf Squad for a trip to the Wilderness Zone, while her family prepared her for the journey. She left with Liu Qingling and Xu Xin for the HR Alliance Mall, where the squad would gather before heading out.

• Xu Ai persuaded Liu Qingling to take her to City 0551’s Wilderness Zone, and Liu Qingling agreed to bring her along with the squad in two days.
• Xu Ai, Liu Ting, Xu Xin, and Liu Qingling woke up together before Xu Gang and Xu Lie arrived for breakfast; Xu Lie had returned home to recover from an arm injury.
• Xu Gang explained that Liu Qingling’s experienced Willow Leaf Squad would escort Xu Ai, and Liu Qingling contacted the squad members.
• Xu Xin decided to ride with them to the HR Alliance Mall, and Xu Ai packed gear for herself and Liu Qingling.
• Liu Qingling, Xu Ai, and Xu Xin drove away in a military off-road vehicle as the family urged them to stay safe.

Xu Ai joined Liu Qingling and the Willow Leaf Squad on their trip to the Wilderness Zone, leaving Xu Xin behind with Luo Feng at the HR Alliance Mall. The squad reached 0551 City and learned that preparations were underway for a military offensive to bring the city under human control.

• Liu Qingling gathered Xu Ai and the Willow Leaf Squad at the HR Alliance Mall, where Xu Xin saw them off and then realized she had left Luo Feng waiting alone.
• Xu Ai and the squad boarded a train for 0551 City, the planned site of humanity's first probe in its counteroffensive against the monsters.
• At the military garrison, Ye Yu and Jun Xia noticed that far more Martial Artists were present than usual.
• Liu Qingling collected the keys to the squad's usual villa from Lao Gao and learned the military was mobilizing to take control of 0551 City.
• Lao Gao told Liu Qingling that the Underground Alliance had raised monster purchase prices by 30% and advised her to hold onto materials that could be stored long-term.

Xu Ai joined Liu Qingling’s squad for her first outing into the Wilderness Zone and quickly killed an E-rank Iron-Horned Savage Bull. She learned that Qin Yi’s defensive amplitude technique, Immovable, had been inspired by a technique Hen Ren provided, leaving Hen Ren to consider improving her Force Amplitude method.

• Liu Qingling led Xu Ai and the squad from the Supply Base into the Wilderness Zone, where Jun Xia spotted five Iron-Horned Savage Bulls.
• Ye Yu assigned the squad to attack the monsters, and Yu Fei and Jun Xia quickly killed two D-rank bulls while the others engaged the rest.
• Xu Ai killed her E-rank Iron-Horned Savage Bull in one strike, surprising Liu Qingling and Qin Yi.
• Qin Yi explained how Immovable amplified her defense, and she described how she paired it with the Holy Shield technique.
• Hen Ren looked up the origins of defensive amplitude and realized her detailed Force Amplitude technique had inspired its creator to develop Immovable.

Ye Yu's group found a rare Golden Silk Demon Spider and launched a coordinated hunt, but the monster escaped their first assault. Ye Yu intercepted it as it climbed a building, though it blocked her strike and fled again.

• Xu Ai helped Ye Yu's group defeat a pack of One-horned Wild Boars, and they reached a residential building to rest for the night.
• Ye Yu spotted a Golden Silk Demon Spider feeding outside, and Liu Qingling explained its rarity, valuable materials, and dangerous abilities.
• Ye Yu assigned the group roles, and Liu Qingling led an attack while Qin Yi, Jun Xia, Yu Fei, Xu Ai, and Gu Zizhen supported her.
• The Golden Silk Demon Spider resisted their attacks with its claws and webs, then climbed a building to escape.
• Ye Yu descended from a rooftop and struck at the spider, but it blocked her slash, shot web at her, and fled.

Xu Ai’s team hunted in the Wilderness Zone, where Ye Yu taught Xu Ai how to scavenge and survive before they moved into City 0551’s middle zone. They began sniping monsters, but Xu Ai spotted the escaped Golden Silk Demon Spider nearby, leaving the team wary that it might be following them.

• After the Golden Silk Demon Spider escaped, Ye Yu and the others praised Xu Ai’s successful hunt and agreed to enter the middle zone the next day.
• During the night watch, Ye Yu taught Xu Ai to mark monster battles and nests so the team could scavenge valuable remains in the morning.
• The team collected monster parts at dawn, then traveled to City 0551’s middle zone and set up a high-rise as their base.
• Yu Fei sniped a High-level Beast General one-horned wild boar and a mid-level Earth Demon Beast after the team spotted them.
• Xu Ai spotted the Golden Silk Demon Spider eating a Reckless Bull, and the team asked Jun Xia to watch it over the coming days.

Xu Ai and her team moved toward the inner zone of City 0551, hunted monsters, and encountered the Golden Silk Demon Spider again. After it escaped, Xu Ai revealed that she could use ten times the Force Amplitude, astonishing her companions.

• Xu Ai's team found that the Golden Silk Demon Spider had disappeared, scavenged nearby, and moved toward the inner zone after encountering several other teams.
• The group settled in a hotel and spotted a Lord-level Monster's nest before beginning to hunt gray wolves nearby.
• Jun Xia sensed a hidden presence, and the team discovered the Golden Silk Demon Spider watching them in a nearby house.
• Xu Ai and the others fought the spider, but it anticipated Xu Ai's attacks and escaped across the rooftops.
• After the team relocated to avoid a Lord-level Monster, Ye Yu asked why the spider seemed afraid of Xu Ai, and Xu Ai revealed she could use ten times the Force Amplitude.

Xu Ai and the Willow Leaf Squad returned to the garrison, where they learned that a major battle to reclaim lost territory was approaching. Xu Ai decided to stay and fight, and the arrival of Councilor Zhu’s forces confirmed that preparations were underway.

• Yu Fei, Jun Xia, and the others returned to their villa after more than ten days in the Wilderness Zone and put off selling their monster materials until prices rose.
• The squad bathed and spent the night at the villa, then Ye Yu brought breakfast the next morning.
• Liu Qingling and the others discussed news that Councilor Zhu and many War God-level Martial Artists had arrived, and Xu Ai chose to stay for the coming battle despite her family’s urging.
• Liu Qingling promised to protect Xu Ai, while Ye Yu and the others agreed to stand by her.
• At the Supply Base, Lao Gao showed Liu Qingling and Xu Ai heavy trucks carrying equipment and weapons, explaining that the force belonged to Zhu Xi’s special operations squad.

As the campaign to retake City 0551 approached, Xu Ai and her companions registered to fight and watched the military prepare its forces. The vanguard began moving toward the city, and Xu Ai decided to use Dragon Blood to strengthen herself before the battle.

• Jia Yi and Hen Ren coordinated their plans for City 0551, while Hen Ren prepared to join Zhu Xi and Jia Yi against three King-level Monsters.
• Ye Yu took Xu Ai and the others to register for the campaign, where they learned about the military's equipment and benefits for participating Martial Artists.
• Xu Ai spotted Luo Feng registering with the Fire Hammer Squad and submitted her own form, leaving the equipment request blank because her existing gear was better than what she qualified for.
• Lao Gao estimated that the battle would begin in about a week, as the military gathered weapons and equipment and finished fortifying its base.
• The military sent tanks, troop carriers, and fighter jets toward City 0551 to destroy buildings sheltering monsters and establish a first line of defense.
• As Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, and Hen Ren headed for the city's central district, Xu Ai decided to take Dragon Blood to improve her strength before the fighting.

Xu Ai used Dragon Blood and came close to reaching Elementary War God Level, while Hen Ren killed the Pincer Crab King with her self-created Water Wave technique. Hen Ren then flew to support Zhu Xi against the Golden Monkey King, clearing nearby Lord-level Monsters while Zhu Xi fought the King.

• Xu Ai used Dragon Blood, endured its effects, and raised her physical abilities to just below Elementary War God Level.
• Hen Ren reached Chao Lake, where the Pincer Crab King sent two Lord-level crab monsters to test her.
• Hen Ren killed the crabs and then instantly slew the Pincer Crab King with her Water Wave secret technique.
• Jia Yi told Hen Ren that he was fighting in the Earth Dragon King's territory, while Zhu Xi asked her to support him against the Golden Monkey King.
• Hen Ren arrived at Zhu Xi's battle and sent her flying swords after the Lord-level Monsters, leaving Zhu Xi to fight the Golden Monkey King.

Hen Ren, Xu Ai, Luo Feng, and their allies helped defeat the monster wave at City 0551 and establish its defenses. A month later, Xu Ai helped suppress human traitors collaborating with monsters before Ye Yu sent her back to cultivate.

• Hen Ren wounded the Golden Monkey King and left Zhu Xi to finish it while Jia Yi fought the Earth Dragon King.
• Xu Ai's squad set out to kill Lord-level Monsters directing the wave, and Luo Feng joined the mission as a High-level Warrior.
• Xu Ai and Jun Xia helped Luo Feng's group escape after they found another Lord-level Monster, and Xu Ai said Hen Ren was coming to support them.
• Hen Ren, Jia Yi, Zhu Xi, and the War Gods broke up the monster wave over three days, then spent a month clearing City 0551 and building defenses.
• Xu Ai and Liu Qingling dealt with cultists who sided with the monsters, and soldiers arrested the ringleaders and executed the rest.
• Ye Yu told Xu Ai to return to her tent and cultivate after the area was secured.