Recaps

Xu Jingming defeated Chen Hai and Cao Ren, then accepted a mission to investigate the destruction of Thunder Martial Hall’s branch in Myanmar. After attending Song Daoyuan’s birthday celebration and assembling a team, Xu Jingming departed for the Chaotic Triangle Area.

• Xu Jingming kept his promise not to attack for a minute, dodged Chen Hai’s strikes, and won when Chen Hai conceded.
• Xu Jingming accepted Cao Ren’s one-billion-coin wager, fought him as an Elementalist, and won with Thunder God Descends.
• Su Qingli gave Xu Jingming the Thunder Dragon Art, and he accepted an S-rank mission to investigate the destroyed Thunder Martial Hall branch in Myanmar.
• Xu Jingming recruited Lin Hui and Xia Lan, borrowed a hundred Lightning Type Body Tempering manuals, and traveled to Rong City with Song Qiuyun for her great-grandfather’s birthday.
• At the Song family banquet, Xu Jingming knocked Wang Mang unconscious after Wang Mang insulted Song Qiuyun, then met Cao Ren again.
• Xu Jingming assembled a mission team with Lin Hui, Xia Lan, Li Xiang, and Du Wan, whose ability could summon recently deceased people’s souls.
• Ling Shuang advised Xu Jingming to use his full strength while prioritizing his safety, and Xu Jingming departed with his team for the Chaotic Triangle Area.

Xu Jingming uncovered Lu Qi’s betrayal, gathered intelligence on the Black Lion Guild, and entered the Kanda Wilderness Area with Leng Yuexi. After evolving his Body Tempering Art and advancing his strength, he opened an ancient base where they found evidence that escaped beasts had killed the researchers.

• Hu Jinyu urged Wang Dong to spread rumors about Xu Jingming’s mission, while Xu Jingming and his companions flew to the Chaotic Triangle Area.
• Xu Jingming exposed Lu Qi’s ambush at the temporary base, defeated the attackers, and learned Lu Qi had betrayed Thunder Martial Hall after his memories were erased.
• Lu Qi’s soul pointed to the Black Lion Guild as a possible suspect, and Xu Jingming killed the Bloodscar Mercenaries after taking their money.
• Leng Yuechan brought Xu Jingming to the Spirit Fox Guild, where Leng Yuexi gave him intelligence about the Black Lion Guild’s attack.
• Xu Jingming encouraged rumors of his mission’s failure to raise the betting odds, borrowed Points from Ling Shuang, and wagered on his own success.
• Xu Jingming and Leng Yuexi hunted through the Kanda Wilderness Area, where Xu Jingming killed a Rat Tide and gained enough Ability Points to evolve Thunder Undying Body into the SS-rank Divine Lightning Undying Body.
• Xu Jingming tested his new Thunderstorm State, advanced to Fifth-Order Middle Position, mastered Thunder Dragon Art, and reached the ancient ruins with Leng Yuexi.
• Xu Jingming opened a buried alloy door with Du Tian Divine Lightning, and he and Leng Yuexi found a ruined research base where escaped beasts had killed the researchers.

Xu Jingming claimed the Thunder God’s inheritance and an AI companion from the 3rd Civilization Relic, then returned to the Chaotic Triangle Area to hunt Black Lion Guild raiders. After capturing Miao Pu’s allies, he challenged Miao Pu at the Guild Alliance meeting and began their fight.

• Xu Jingming and Leng Yuexi found Elemental Essences in a Civilization Relic, defeated its Gilded Guardians, and Leng Yuexi evolved her fire ability into Nine Nether Purple Flame.
• Xu Jingming raised his Divine Lightning Undying Body, then entered the 3rd Civilization Relic and received the Thunder Sea Meditation Technique, the damaged Radiant Lightning Ring, and Little Eva as his AI assistant.
• Big Eva revealed that Magma Giant Beasts had destroyed earlier civilizations and that an invisible membrane trapped Blue Star, while Xu Jingming learned that the beast had destroyed the Jin Kingdom.
• Xu Jingming killed Rick, Aaron, Albert, Mike, and the other William Family youths after they confronted him at the relic, then returned from the Kanda Wilderness Area.
• Xu Jingming reached Fifth-Order Middle Position, advanced his spear technique to Grandmaster level, and led his companions to capture Du Ma and the other Black Lion Guild raiders.
• Xu Jingming confronted Miao Pu outside the Guild Alliance meeting, accused him of leading the raid on the Thunder Martial Hall branch, and began fighting him with Lightning Gale Slash and a lightning spear.

Xu Jingming captured Miao Pu, recovered Thunder Martial Hall’s stolen supplies, and prepared for the Global Genius Exchange Competition while advancing his cultivation and repairing the Radiant Lightning Ring. As the competition neared, the Song Family split over Song Qiuyun’s proposed marriage, and contestants around the world began making their final preparations.

• Xu Jingming defeated Miao Pu, exposed his crimes, and recovered the stolen supplies from the Black Lion Guild with help from Eva.
• Xu Jingming completed his S-rank mission, earned rewards, and entered the Virtual World to register for the Global Genius Exchange Competition.
• Xu Jingming learned that the competition’s top hundred could enter the Qingfeng Secret Realm, where its Elemental Pools might restore his Elemental Essence.
• After Thunder Martial Hall executed Miao Pu and his accomplices, Xu Jingming returned to Great Xia and showed Su Qingli the SSS-rank Thunder Sea Meditation Technique.
• Xu Jingming arranged repairs for the Radiant Lightning Ring, shared Yuan Spirit Pills with Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, and Yang Zhentian, and taught Su Qingli Thunder God Descends.
• Xu Jingming trained in Myanmar for forty-three days, reached Fifth-Order Upper Rank, and returned to Great Xia before the competition.
• Xu Jingming tested the repaired Radiant Lightning Ring and found it amplified his lightning power, while Song Zhan split the Song Family after Song Feng rejected a marriage deal involving Song Qiuyun and Wang Mang.
• Xu Jingming reviewed the competition’s events and selection rules as Su Qingli, Yang Zhentian, Catherine, and Su Yu addressed their respective students and preparations.