Recaps

Two years after Luo Feng left, Lin Chenxing, Thunder God, East, and Mohanderson devised a Dojo system to restore competition and improve talent training in the Blue Star Lineage. The chapter laid out the Dojo requirements, tournaments, and recruitment rules that would govern the new system.

• Thunder God complained that most Training Base students ignored his lessons and lacked the motivation to train.
• Lin Chenxing and East argued that the students needed goals and competition, while Mohanderson suggested restoring the old system.
• After three days of discussion, Lin Chenxing, Thunder God, East, and Mohanderson agreed to establish Dojos within the Blue Star Lineage.
• The four brothers set rules for Dojo approval, required power levels, and disbandment deadlines.
• The four brothers created the Dojo Ranking Battle, Dojo Genius Battle, and Dojo Rookie Battle, with tournament rankings shaping recruitment and rewards.

The Blue Star Lineage established eight dojos on Mars and developed Lin Chenxing’s Three Realms Plan into a system for cultivating talent and training fighters. The chapter ended with the Human Realm on Blue Star, the Heaven Realm on Mars, and the Earthly Realm on Venus firmly established.

• The Blue Star Lineage opened eight dojos on Mars, including Xi Qing’s dojo for female disciples.
• The dojos sent disciples to teach children at Blue Star’s martial arts halls and undertake life-or-death trials on Venus.
• The Blue Star Council coordinated martial arts halls, while newly advanced Planetary Levels and talented researchers were guided to Mars for further training.
• Mars grew into the Heaven Realm, housing nearly ten million people and more than fifteen hundred Planetary Levels across formal and external dojo membership.
• Venus became the Earthly Realm, with three defensive perimeters assigning fighters to manage monsters and defining training grounds for different power levels.
• The Three Realms framework was completed and took hold throughout the Blue Star Lineage.

At the Heyang City Municipal Martial Arts Hall, He Meng finally accepted Jiang Zhicheng’s challenge after enduring repeated taunts. As both prepared for an after-class fight, their instructor watched to see whether He Meng would apply for independent study and knew teachers would intervene if the bout became dangerous.

• Jiang Zhicheng challenged He Meng, while other students mocked He Meng and urged him to fight.
• The chapter described how Jiang Zhicheng’s early breakthroughs and privileged training had eclipsed He Meng, whose parents had taught him to defend his pride honorably.
• After the students continued provoking him, He Meng told them to be quiet and agreed to fight Jiang Zhicheng after class.
• Jiang Zhicheng applied for independent study to prepare, while He Meng attended class as usual and left the instructor relieved but concerned.
• The instructor and other teachers allowed student conflicts to test combat ability but planned to stop any fight that risked death or disability.

Jiang Zhicheng and He Meng sparred in the Martial Arts Hall, where Jiang used his experience and balanced technique to exploit He Meng’s weaker left side. After Jiang landed a heavy shoulder strike and launched a powerful follow-up, He Meng charged straight at him with a reckless counter.

• He Meng grew annoyed by Jiang Zhicheng’s defensive patience and attacked first, but their opening exchange ended with both boys breaking free and assessing each other.
• Jiang Zhicheng targeted He Meng’s left side and struck his left shoulder with a forward-driving punch.
• Jiang Zhicheng pressed his advantage and launched a Double-Barreled Strike with both fists.
• He Meng decided not to block and charged toward Jiang Zhicheng as a vision of a shooting star shattering a meteor filled his mind.

He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng woke in the Martial Arts Hall infirmary after injuring each other in their spar, and Jiang Zhicheng named He Meng’s improvised technique Meteor Strike. Jiang Zhicheng proposed becoming friends and gathering talented allies, while He Meng remained unsure how to respond.

• Teachers caught He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng after their spar sent them flying, and the students were told to move along.
• He Meng woke in the infirmary and learned from Jiang Zhicheng that both of them had suffered painful arm and shoulder injuries.
• Jiang Zhicheng asked about He Meng’s improvised move, and after hearing its inspiration, called it Meteor Strike.
• He Meng asked why Jiang Zhicheng was helping him, and Jiang Zhicheng said He Meng had earned the right to be his friend.
• Jiang Zhicheng proposed teaming up and gathering talented allies, while He Meng reflected on Jiang Zhicheng’s upbringing and stayed silent.

He Meng recovered in the Martial Arts Hall infirmary while Jiang Zhicheng used his family connections to help him, then the story jumped five years ahead to a Martial Arts Hall Tour Tournament in Heyang. The Nanlin City team arrived for its sixth challenge, having lost only once in its first five matches.

• The doctor examined He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng, prescribed rest and treatment, and agreed to help He Meng obtain recovery supplies at Jiang Zhicheng's request.
• Jiang Zhicheng recovered quickly after taking a Bamboo Mountain specialty and left the infirmary, while He Meng prepared to advance to third-stage classes after his fourteenth birthday.
• Five years later, the Heyang City Martial Arts Hall welcomed the visiting Nanlin City team for the Martial Arts Hall Tour Tournament.
• The tournament rules awarded points for age-group matches, with the top ten halls in each region advancing to the Blue Star final and the top eight receiving Council resources.
• Nanlin City had drawn lot number one and arrived at its sixth stop in Heyang, having lost only once in its first five challenges.

He Meng’s team competed in the 17–19 age group, and Jiang Zhicheng defeated Nanlin’s Level 7 captain to secure Heyang Martial Arts Hall’s victory. The chapter ended with the referee declaring Heyang the winner.

• He Meng told the instructor that the opposing team posed little threat and planned to let his teammates gain experience before he or Jiang Zhicheng took the anchor position.
• Fu Jingpeng lost the opening bout but wore down his opponent, and Kang Yiwei won the next two bouts.
• He Meng sent Jiang Zhicheng to face Nanlin’s Level 7 captain, who had already spent much of his strength defeating Kang Yiwei.
• Jiang Zhicheng dodged the captain’s attack, unbalanced him, and stopped his fist just short of the fallen fighter’s head.
• The referee declared Heyang Martial Arts Hall the winner of the fourth age group.

Jiang Zhicheng improved his Artistic Conception Level movement technique while Nanlin Martial Arts Hall completed its matches and Heyang Martial Arts Hall prepared to travel to Hening Martial Arts Hall. The chapter ended with He Meng reminding his group to focus on the upcoming challenge.

• Old Qi and Liang Fei discussed Jiang Zhicheng's talent and his likely future training with Xingyan Dojo.
• Liang Fei encouraged his defeated students and warned them to prepare for Sky Blade Martial Arts Hall's visit in five days.
• Jiang Zhicheng practiced with He Meng and the others for three days, learning the basics of his movement technique and succeeding more than 95 percent of the time.
• Nanlin Martial Arts Hall won its five subsequent Tour Tournament matches, with Kang Yiwei and the other competitors handling most of the bouts.
• After the teams rested, Liang Fei led Heyang Martial Arts Hall toward Hening Martial Arts Hall, while the competitors reviewed footage and He Meng's group joked over snacks on the bus.
• He Meng reminded Jiang Zhicheng, Zhuang Xin, and Fu Jingpeng that Hening's team might be difficult and that they should prepare.

After the Tour Tournament, Heyang Martial Arts Hall qualified for the Blue Star finals and learned it would compete in Group 4. He Meng, Jiang Zhicheng, and Kang Yiwei prepared for the group match as Group 4 entered the arena and the contest began.

• Heyang Martial Arts Hall finished third in East Asia after Jiang Zhicheng reached Apprentice Level 7 and forced draws against Lingcheng Martial Arts Hall and Muge Martial Arts Hall.
• The top ten teams from each region gathered on the Pacific island for the Blue Star Martial Arts Hall Tournament, where 320 teams were divided into groups and competed for places in the Ranking Tournament.
• Heyang Martial Arts Hall drew number 37 and joined Group 4 alongside teams including Monte Martial Arts Hall, which had several Apprentice Level 7 fighters.
• He Meng warned that the other teams might cooperate against Heyang Martial Arts Hall, while Jiang Zhicheng worried about Kurt Rian and Kang Yiwei offered to enter the arena first.
• Group 3's match ended, and Group 4 entered the arena as the pressure lifted and its match began.

Kang Yiwei and the allied martial arts halls fought through a shifting melee, with several competitors eliminated and points awarded. After Kang Yiwei and a Qiubang competitor injured each other and left the ring, Jiang Zhicheng entered as the other halls prepared to target him.

• The Soto, Miya, and Kazi competitors joined the fight against Qiubang, Aojin, and Mona, and all four halls replaced their competitors after the exchange.
• Yongjia and Ha'er each lost a competitor to Kang Yiwei and Heyang, while the remaining halls formed shifting alliances and attacked one another.
• Kang Yiwei and the Yongjia competitor coordinated against the Monte competitor, but the other halls redirected their fight toward the East Asian pair.
• The Yongjia competitor eliminated Mona's last Level 6 competitor, and Kang Yiwei knocked out Kazi's Level 6 competitor before attacking Qiubang.
• Kang Yiwei and the Qiubang competitor struck each other and were removed by the referee, earning a point for each side.
• Jiang Zhicheng replaced Kang Yiwei, and the other competitors joined forces to try to eliminate him.

Jiang Zhicheng fought through the arena melee, helping eliminate several martial arts halls while Heyang Martial Arts Hall tried to keep its lead over Monte Martial Arts Hall. The battle continued as Monte Martial Arts Hall eliminated Ha'er Martial Arts Hall and attacked the approaching Miya Martial Arts Hall fighter.

• Jiang Zhicheng knocked out fighters from Soto Martial Arts Hall and Miya Martial Arts Hall, but Monte Martial Arts Hall took the opportunity to eliminate both before he could finish them.
• Jiang Zhicheng defeated Aojin Martial Arts Hall's fighter and knocked out Kazi Martial Arts Hall's last fighter, while Qiubang Martial Arts Hall eliminated Mona Martial Arts Hall.
• Monte Martial Arts Hall claimed a point by eliminating Aojin Martial Arts Hall, bringing it within one point of Heyang Martial Arts Hall.
• Jiang Zhicheng knocked out Ha'er Martial Arts Hall's second fighter, and Yongjia Martial Arts Hall was eliminated after both its remaining fighter and Qiubang Martial Arts Hall's fighter fell.
• Jiang Zhicheng separated the Soto and Miya fighters, then used Meteor Fist to knock out Soto Martial Arts Hall's fighter.
• Monte Martial Arts Hall eliminated Ha'er Martial Arts Hall, abandoned its attack on Qiubang Martial Arts Hall, and punched the Miya Martial Arts Hall fighter as he rushed toward the alliance.

He Meng joined the Soto and Qiubang competitors to defeat the Monte Martial Arts Hall’s Level 8 fighter, then withdrew after weakening Qiubang and leaving the final match to the two remaining halls. The chapter ended with He Meng recovering and hoping Soto would meet his expectations.

• The Monte competitor revealed Level 8 strength and drove back the Soto and Qiubang competitors before He Meng intervened.
• He Meng and the other two competitors attacked together, forcing the Monte fighter to defend himself.
• He Meng unleashed his Meteor Shower, exhausting the Monte competitor until Qiubang defeated him.
• He Meng weakened the Qiubang competitor, retreated to the Soto competitor, and left the arena.
• Jiang Zhicheng called He Meng devious as He Meng began recovering and hoped Soto would do what he expected.

Heyang Martial Arts Hall defeated Mead Martial Arts Hall to reach the tournament’s top eight, then finished third in the round-robin final. The tournament ended with Muge Martial Arts Hall taking first place and the top teams receiving rewards.

• Heyang Martial Arts Hall was announced as the group winner, with Soto Martial Arts Hall also advancing.
• Heyang Martial Arts Hall drew Mead Martial Arts Hall and advanced to the top eight after Kang Yiwei won once and Jiang Zhicheng secured the deciding draw.
• The top eight teams began a round-robin final, with each team facing the others and earning points.
• Muge Martial Arts Hall finished undefeated, while Heyang Martial Arts Hall placed third after losing to Muge Martial Arts Hall and Duya Martial Arts Hall.
• The tournament’s organizing committee awarded the top eight teams White Jade Bamboo Fruits and Bamboo Rice according to their final rankings.

He Meng discussed graduating and future training with Jiang Zhicheng, who told him about Qi Caining’s unusual ability to evade attacks. He Meng submitted his graduation paperwork and planned to test himself in Relic Labyrinths, leaving after hinting that a team had helped him survive his last mission.

• He Meng promised Jiang Zhicheng he would wait until Jiang graduated before they tried to reach Planetary Level together.
• Jiang Zhicheng told He Meng that Qi Caining had dodged his attacks, and explained her background and recent transfer to Heyang Martial Arts Hall.
• He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng realized Qi Caining was overlooked and seemed to make opponents aim at the wrong place.
• He Meng asked Jiang Zhicheng to bring Qi Caining to meet him at Mingfeng Teahouse after he received his graduation certificate.
• He Meng applied for graduation with Teacher Zhu Wenbo and said he wanted to test himself in Relic Labyrinths after a difficult mission in which a team had helped him.

He Meng graduated from Heyang Martial Arts Hall as an Apprentice Level 9 Martial Artist and discussed his ambitions with Zhu Wenbo. He planned to explore the Relic Labyrinths, and Zhu Wenbo recommended the Spiral Labyrinth established by the Fifth Speaker.

• He Meng completed the graduation application and passed a test confirming his Apprentice Level 9 status.
• He Meng received official approval for graduating from Heyang Martial Arts Hall as an Apprentice Level 9 Martial Artist.
• Zhu Wenbo congratulated He Meng and urged him to reach Planetary Level in time for the Dojo Genius Battle.
• He Meng said he wanted to explore the labyrinths established by the Speakers, and Zhu Wenbo recommended the Spiral Labyrinth in Europe.

Lin Chenxing investigated a newly formed life-bearing planet and discovered the corpse of a peak World Lord whose death had carved a vast rift into its surface. After Star Pirates killed his clone on a nearby mineral planet, Lin Chenxing sent out a replacement and planned to travel there with another clone, though the journey would take nearly ten years.

• Star Pirates killed Lin Chenxing's clone on a mineral planet, but its body, armor, and weapons transformed into plants, leaving them only its spatial equipment to take.
• Lin Chenxing discovered a massive rift on an uncharted life-bearing planet and found a peak World Lord's corpse at its deepest point.
• Lin Chenxing recovered the damaged metal weapon from the corpse, then left as three spaceships arrived and Star Pirates began searching the rift.
• The Star Pirates pursued Lin Chenxing after finding the corpse empty, and his clone felt drawn to a mineral planet where the pirates attacked and killed him.
• Lin Chenxing received the clone's memories and sent out a replacement, planning to meet another clone and travel to the mineral planet to confront the Star Pirates.

He Meng learned that the Spiral Labyrinth confronted people with their fears and concluded that overcoming them was the key to reaching its end. Jiang Zhicheng then revealed why he believed Qi Caining had hidden potential, leaving her newly hopeful about becoming a heroine.

• Jiang Zhicheng warned He Meng that the Spiral Labyrinth manifested and pursued each visitor’s fears.
• He Meng reasoned that the labyrinth tested people by forcing them to overcome their fears, and Jiang Zhicheng decided to face it again after applying to graduate.
• Jiang Zhicheng explained that he and He Meng wanted to forge a brotherly bond like the Six Great Councilors and invited Qi Caining to join them.
• Jiang Zhicheng and He Meng told Qi Caining that she had unusually strong potential because she could dodge Jiang Zhicheng’s powerful punches.
• Qi Caining felt excited as her childhood dream of becoming a heroine returned.

Qi Caining accepted He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng’s proposal to become their sworn sister and help lead the Martial Arts Hall. The next day, He Meng challenged the students to regain their ambition and announced a support plan as Jiang Zhicheng prepared to leave for a trial after reaching Level 9.

• Qi Caining agreed to join He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng, who promised to recommend her for resources and responsibilities at the Martial Arts Hall.
• Jiang Zhicheng learned that his Star Level nephew would receive some of his family’s resources and that his lessons would become less frequent as his family urged him to reach Planetary Level.
• He Meng and Jiang Zhicheng decided that He Meng would give the Martial Arts Hall students a stern talk about their lack of progress.
• He Meng addressed nearly a thousand students, challenged them to pursue their ambitions, and warned that Jiang Zhicheng would soon leave for a trial after reaching Level 9.
• He Meng announced that Jiang Zhicheng would spar with students to select candidates for a support plan, then left the classroom.

He Meng traveled to Tamir City and entered the Spiral Labyrinth to train his courage. As he walked through endless darkness, he realized that prolonged isolation was bringing his deepest fear to the surface and forced himself to keep moving forward.

• He Meng said goodbye to Jiang Zhicheng and Qi Caining, then traveled to Tamir City near the Spiral Labyrinth.
• He Meng explored Tamir City for three days before packing supplies and heading to the labyrinth entrance.
• He Meng registered, collected a locator, and entered the labyrinth despite its risk of causing fatal fear.
• He Meng walked through silent darkness and realized the empty, lonely space itself might be what he feared.
• He Meng began to fear being trapped forever and thought of his waiting parents, Jiang Zhicheng, and Qi Caining.
• He Meng focused on moving forward, determined not to look back or give in to loneliness.

He Meng confronted the loneliness and past he had tried to leave behind in the labyrinth, only to become trapped in a sealed room. Meanwhile, the Strongest Tournament began, and the Blue Star fighters decided which of them would enter its selection battles.

• He Meng realized the labyrinth magnified what he feared and turned back toward the entrance, but the path ended in a featureless room and vanished behind him.
• The Strongest Tournament began for Universe Level humans, requiring applicants to win one hundred consecutive matched battles before the Universe Country Selection Battle.
• The chapter explained that the tournament's selection battles and grand finals used large melees and arena fights rather than the Genius Tournament's Trial Towers.
• At Lin Chenxing's residence, the Blue Star Universe Level fighters gathered and discussed the tournament; Luo Feng was occupied as a Virtual Universe Company Core Member, while Hong traveled with his teacher, Luo.
• Thunder God, Lin Chenxing, Mohanderson, and East stood out as the strongest Blue Star fighters, and the group agreed that only those who had crossed the threshold of the Origin of Laws would sign up.

He Meng was trapped in a shrinking room in the Labyrinth and fell into despair, triggering an emergency warning. After the test suddenly registered as passed, he realized the Labyrinth might use illusions and tried to wake himself to see where he really was.

• He Meng reviewed his time in the Labyrinth and realized he had tried to escape his fear rather than accept it.
• He Meng succumbed to despair in the shrinking room, and his locator warned that he was in distress.
• Labyrinth staff delayed noticing the alarm because they were distracted by the Peak Powerhouse Tournament, but He Meng's condition returned to normal before they could rescue him.
• He Meng emerged from the glass cylinder and reasoned that East might have used illusions in the Labyrinth.
• He Meng tried to wake himself so he could discover his real surroundings.

He Meng learned how the Spiral Labyrinth’s illusion worked and signed a confidentiality agreement in exchange for compensation. Monster then brought him to the treasury to choose three treasures, leaving He Meng among shelves full of unusual items.

• Monster explained that the Labyrinth used He Meng’s locator as a medium to trap him in an illusion, and that he had walked into the equipment while under its influence.
• Monster told He Meng that only twenty-seven people had broken the illusion, including Absolute Blade Li Tianyu, and praised He Meng for waking up in the fifth-shortest time.
• He Meng signed the confidentiality agreement after learning its terms and the consequences for refusing to sign or revealing the secret.
• Monster led He Meng into the treasury and told him he could choose three treasures.

He Meng explored the treasury and learned how extensively Bamboo Mountain products shaped life and cultivation across Blue Star and beyond. He chose three kinds of Bamboo Fruit to prepare for the Dojo Genius Battle in about three years.

• He Meng examined the treasury's Bamboo Fruits and weapon series, admiring the many resources suited to Planetary Levels.
• Monster explained that Bamboo Mountain's grain, fruit, weapons, and cultivation resources were widespread across Blue Star and the Milky Way Galaxy.
• He Meng learned that Purple Extreme Bamboo Fruit had displaced Green Wave Marrow in popularity and that a Blade God Bamboo Seed would take about sixty years to yield blades.
• After surveying the treasury, He Meng chose Jade Bamboo Fruit, Green Jade Bamboo Fruit, and Yellow Bamboo Fruit to restore his body and prepare for the Dojo Genius Battle.

After several fruitless months exploring labyrinths, He Meng went to the Pacific Trial Base to begin training against ocean monsters. He registered for the trial and learned that killing weaker monsters could cost him contribution points, leaving him worried about how to avoid a negative balance.

• He Meng learned that Jiang Zhicheng had reached Apprentice Level 9 and that Qi Caining was building strength for a possible Dojo Genius Battle qualification.
• He Meng traveled to the Pacific Trial Base to train underwater before attempting the more demanding trial on Venus.
• He Meng registered for the Pacific trial, bought underwater combat gear and a War Blade, and asked about submarines.
• He Meng read the contribution-point rules and discovered that killing low-level monsters deducted points and a negative balance would prevent him from leaving the base.

He Meng began his underwater trial alone, fought fish-monsters and sharks, and searched a coral reef for Coral Spirit Glue. There, he overheard people planning to trigger a Beast Tide and lure out a newly Planetary Level Ray.

• He Meng bought a single-person submarine, declined Hodi Flynn's offer to join the Tasan Squad, and headed underwater alone.
• He Meng fought through schools of fish-monsters, then killed three ninth-rank fish before the rest fled.
• Shark-monsters were drawn by the blood; He Meng killed one, processed his haul in the safe zone, and left the carcasses behind.
• He Meng found Coral Spirit Glue in a colorful reef and overheard a group planning to trigger a Beast Tide and lure out a Planetary Level Ray.