Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming returned from an S-rank mission to discover he had taken first place on the newly introduced Glory Ranking, and he met Yao Fang, who ranked second. Vice-Principal Ling Shuang praised his work and asked to use his battle footage to promote missions, then questioned his unusual method of killing enemies.

• Xu Jingming learned that completing his solo S-rank mission had put him first on the Glory Ranking, and Yao Fang approached him to make friends.
• Yao Fang submitted his Heaven's Mandate Sect mission and rose to second place on the Glory Ranking.
• Vice-Principal Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming that Jinning City had sent a letter of thanks praising his mission performance.
• Ling Shuang explained that Teacher Chen Lin had returned to Jing University after Xu Jingming learned Thunder God Finger.
• Xu Jingming agreed to let Modu Metahuman University post his combat footage, and Ling Shuang asked about his unusual way of killing enemies.

Xu Jingming gave Ling Shuang a Divine Blood Secret Technique manual and learned that Magic University would protect his family after his S-rank mission. He accepted a mission to hunt Divine Blood Envoys, then visited Yang Zhentian and Liu Ming, where Liu Ming speculated Xu might earn a spot in the National College League.

• Ling Shuang warned Xu Jingming about creatures that could survive having their heads pierced, and Eva agreed to remove footage of his key S-rank Battle Techniques from promotional videos.
• Xu Jingming handed Ling Shuang a Space Ring and Divine Blood Secret Technique manual, but she returned them because the manual lacked its crucial cultivation details.
• Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming to report family members for Magic University's protection against Heaven's Mandate Sect retaliation, and he gave Eva his aunt's family's information.
• Xu Jingming accepted an A-rank mission to investigate and kill two suspected Divine Blood Envoys on Chaoyang Street, then decided to visit Yang Zhentian before pursuing it.
• Yang Zhentian said he had found a direction for improving the Thunder Undying Body Battle Technique, while Liu Ming explained that faulty mission intelligence had forced him to abandon his current mission.
• Liu Ming praised Xu Jingming for completing an S-rank mission and speculated that he might earn a spot in the National College League.

Xu Jingming learned that Magic University had selected him for its College League team, then received permission from Yang Zhentian to handle missions without requesting leave. He defeated Liu Ming in a spar, leaving Liu Ming determined to watch the National College League in person.

• Yang Zhentian told Xu Jingming that he had been selected as a confirmed member of Magic University's College League team.
• Xu Jingming asked Yang Zhentian how to manage the intensifying bloodthirsty side effects of his Thunder Undying Body, and Yang advised him to channel them rather than suppress them.
• Yang Zhentian granted Xu Jingming permission to handle his affairs without requesting leave, and Xu said he planned to continue taking Heaven's Mandate Sect missions.
• Yang Zhentian refereed a spar between Xu Jingming and Liu Ming, during which Xu's Du Tian Divine Lightning overwhelmed Liu's Jade Pivot True Lightning.
• Xu Jingming defeated Liu Ming, who admitted he could not win and decided to attend the National College League in person.

Xu Jingming hunted Heaven's Mandate Sect Divine Blood Envoys to build his Ability Points, then advanced to Third-Order Middle-Rank. A month later, he topped the Glory Ranking, drawing a crowd of students eager to see whether his battle videos matched reality.

• Xu Jingming completed A-rank missions against Divine Blood Envoys and, with occasional help from Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, accumulated Ability Points.
• On New Year's Day, Xu Jingming spent 17,000 Ability Points to advance to Third-Order Middle-Rank, increasing his physique and mental strength.
• Xu Jingming planned to keep hunting Divine Blood Envoys and gain experience against human Metahumans before entering the Thunder Secret Realm and competing in the College League.
• At the next Glory Ranking refresh, Xu Jingming took first place with three S-rank, six A-rank, and four B-rank missions completed.
• Hundreds of students gathered in the Mission Hall, discussing Xu Jingming's ranking and battle videos while waiting to see him collect his reward.

Xu Jingming arrived at the Mission Hall to collect his Glory Ranking rewards and drew attention for reaching Third-Order Middle-Rank and earning the nickname Thunder Emperor. The ranking reset began, and the instructor announced Xu Jingming’s first-place reward, leaving the other students astonished by his record.

• Xu Jingming arrived at the Mission Hall, where students discussed his rapid cultivation and his Thunder Emperor nickname.
• Xu Jingming greeted Yao Fang and met Shen Dongling, who recognized his unusual physique and strength.
• Xu Jingming told Yao Fang that Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan were preparing for their Final Exams.
• A Fifth-Order instructor announced the first Glory Ranking reset and began distributing rewards.
• The instructor announced that Xu Jingming had ranked first after completing missions and killing 978 Heaven's Mandate Sect Disciples, earning one S-rank Resource and 3,000 credits.
• The students exclaimed in shock at Xu Jingming’s record of nearly a thousand kills in a month.

Xu Jingming collected his first-place Glory Ranking reward and then searched the Combat Skill Library for a Lightning Type A-rank fist technique. He chose Thunder Dragon Fist, hoping to build on his fist technique while his spearmanship remained at a bottleneck.

• Xu Jingming received three thousand credits and a bottle of Sixth-Grade Guiyuan Pills for ranking first after killing nearly a thousand Heaven's Mandate Sect members.
• Xu Jingming declined Yao Fang's suggestion that he rely on Song Qiuyun's family, while Kong Shi and Yao Fang collected the second- and third-place rewards.
• Xu Jingming left the Mission Hall and went to the Combat Skill Library to find an A-rank Lightning Type fist technique.
• Xu Jingming asked Eva to filter the options and selected Thunder Dragon Fist.

After mastering Thunder Dragon Fist, Xu Jingming met with Vice-Principal Ling Shuang, who had advanced to Eighth-Order Middle Position at only thirty-four. She approved his plan to train in the Jiangnan Thunder Secret Realm during winter vacation and warned him to use her talisman if he faced mortal danger.

• Xu Jingming used the Deep Blue System to master the A-rank Thunder Dragon Fist and planned to test it with Yang Zhentian.
• Ling Shuang summoned Xu Jingming to her office, where he noticed her greatly strengthened aura and learned she had advanced to Eighth-Order Middle Position.
• Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming she was thirty-four, leaving him astonished by her age and rank.
• Xu Jingming said he planned to train in the Jiangnan Thunder Secret Realm during winter vacation, and Ling Shuang confirmed her teleportation range could reach it.
• Ling Shuang warned Xu Jingming that Heaven's Mandate Sect might target him and told him to crush her talisman if his life was in danger.

Xu Jingming learned the Thunder Dragon Fist from Yang Zhentian and received a Sixth-Grade Guardian Talisman before testing the effects of a Sixth-Grade Guiyuan Pill. The chapter ended with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan challenging him to a two-on-one spar before their final exam.

• Yang Zhentian taught Xu Jingming the Thunder Dragon Fist and gave him Jiang Luo's contact information for his upcoming trip to the Thunder Secret Realm.
• Yang Zhentian gave Xu Jingming a Sixth-Grade Guardian Talisman, and Xu Jingming accepted it after learning Principal Ling Shuang could teleport him to the Secret Realm if needed.
• Xu Jingming took a Sixth-Grade Guiyuan Pill and cultivated, increasing his physique from 2523 to 2534 Qi-Blood and his mental strength from 2014 to 2026 Hz.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan arrived in battle suits and asked Xu Jingming to spar with them together, provided he did not use his spear.

On the eve of Modu Metahuman University's final exam, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan sparred with Xu Jingming and discovered how far his strength exceeded theirs. After a grueling training session, Song Qiuyun decided to choose Li Chengzhi as her practical combat target for the exam.

• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan visited Xu Jingming under the pretense of preparing for the final exam and asked him to spar.
• Xu Jingming defeated Song Qiuyun almost instantly, then offered to suppress his strength to Second-Order Low-Level so the spar could continue.
• Even with his strength suppressed, Xu Jingming kept Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan on the defensive while exposing flaws in their moves and Battle Techniques.
• After more than an hour, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan were exhausted, while Xu Jingming remained steady.
• Song Qiuyun resolved to choose Li Chengzhi as her practical combat target, and Li Chengzhi inexplicably shuddered while cultivating.

Xu Jingming aced the freshmen’s final exams and remained Modu Metahuman University’s undisputed number one as the semester ended. Just as winter vacation began, Captain Cai Ju called to report that Leng Chang had been rescued by the Heaven's Mandate Sect.

• Xu Jingming earned a perfect score on the morning exam, and he passed his academy assessments with near-perfect marks.
• Song Qiuyun chose Li Chengzhi for the practical combat assessment and defeated him, while no one challenged Xu Jingming.
• The instructor gave Xu Jingming full marks, and the first semester ended with him still ranked number one among the freshmen.
• Captain Cai Ju called Xu Jingming and told him that Leng Chang had been rescued by the Heaven's Mandate Sect.

After learning that the escaped Heaven's Mandate Sect bishop Leng Chang might target him, Xu Jingming reassured Song Qiuyun and finished the semester with friends before setting out for winter vacation. He met his cousin Tang Qi outside Modu University City, where his advancement and collection of Space Rings shocked her.

• Cai Ju told Xu Jingming that Leng Chang had escaped after Heaven's Mandate Sect broke into the prison, and Xu Jingming warned Song Qiuyun that she and Jiang Chuxuan should stay alert.
• Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, Liu Wentao, and Qi Dongxia shared a farewell dinner and discussed their winter vacation plans.
• After the semester ended, Xu Jingming waited outside Modu University City and helped Tang Qi with her suitcase.
• Tang Qi realized Xu Jingming had advanced to Third-Order Middle-Rank, then watched him store her suitcase in a Space Ring.
• Xu Jingming offered Tang Qi a choice of several extra Space Rings, leaving her stunned.

Xu Jingming returned to Jiangcheng with Tang Qi and reunited with his aunt’s family, unaware that the Heaven’s Mandate Sect was plotting revenge. Unable to reach his family because of Magic University’s security, the sect’s bishop assigned Leng Chang to target one of Xu Jingming’s high school classmates.

• Xu Jingming gave Tang Qi, Zhou Mingyang, and Meng Di Space Rings before they traveled together to Jiangcheng.
• Xu Jingming and Tang Qi entered the heavily guarded Still Lake District, where Magic University had stationed Metahumans near Xu Qingwan’s home.
• Xu Jingming reunited with Xu Qingwan and Tang Daolin and enjoyed a meal with his aunt’s family.
• The Heaven’s Mandate Sect bishop decided not to attack Xu Jingming’s family because the district’s defenses would make the attempt too difficult.
• Leng Chang persuaded the bishop to let him target Xu Jingming’s class monitor instead, and the bishop assigned him four Third-Order Peaks.

Xu Jingming returned to Jiangcheng, told his aunt and uncle about the Heaven's Mandate Sect threat, and gave his family valuable cultivation resources. After cultivating and training at his villa, he confirmed he would attend his high school class dinner the next evening.

• Xu Jingming explained Magic University's protection program and the Heaven's Mandate Sect threat to Xu Qingwan and Tang Daolin.
• Xu Jingming offered his aunt and uncle Space Rings, then gave them B-rank Cultivation Resources and Second-Rank Elixirs; Tang Qi and her parents were astonished by their value and Xu Jingming's growth.
• Xu Jingming returned to his government-allocated villa in Jiangcheng and agreed with Lin Qingyuan to attend the class dinner at Fuding Restaurant the next evening.
• Xu Jingming took an Origin Returning Pill and cultivated, increasing his blood qi and mental power by around ten points each.
• Xu Jingming spoke with Zhang Hao and Liu Jie, confirmed he would attend the dinner, and looked forward to seeing his old friends.

Xu Jingming reunited with his classmates at Fuding Restaurant, where his powerful presence and success impressed them. Meanwhile, Leng Chang manipulated Lin Qingyuan’s mother into luring her to a nearby park and sent two Metahumans to capture her; Lin Qingyuan left the reunion, unaware of the danger.

• Class 5 gathered at Fuding Restaurant and discussed Xu Jingming’s rise to the Metahuman realm while waiting for him.
• Xu Jingming arrived, greeted Lin Qingyuan, and reunited with his friends Zhang Hao and Liu Jie before chatting with his classmates.
• Leng Chang learned Lin Qingyuan was at the reunion, controlled her mother into calling her to the park, and sent Li Qing and Qian Rui to carry out his plan.
• After noticing that her mother sounded strange, Lin Qingyuan left the restaurant to go out, while Xu Jingming remained surrounded by classmates.

Xu Jingming rescued Lin Qingyuan from Heaven's Mandate Sect assassins who had lured her to an abandoned park. After interrogating one of the attackers, he learned the bishop and another powerful Metahuman were at Lin Qingyuan's home, where her parents were still alive.

• After girls left the reunion, Zhang Hao and Liu Jie teased Xu Jingming about his popularity, and Xu Jingming noticed Lin Qingyuan was missing.
• Lin Qingyuan went to an abandoned park after receiving a call from her mother, but two Heaven's Mandate Sect Metahumans ambushed her and revealed they were targeting her because of Xu Jingming.
• A Third-Order Peak Metahuman attacked Lin Qingyuan, but Xu Jingming arrived and killed him with Golden Lightning.
• Xu Jingming pinned the other attacker with a Thunder Spear and tortured him with lightning until he revealed that the bishop and another Third-Order Peak Metahuman were at Lin Qingyuan's home.
• The attacker told Xu Jingming that Lin Qingyuan's parents were alive when the sect members left, and Xu Jingming killed him with Golden Lightning.

Xu Jingming rushed Lin Qingyuan to her home after she feared her parents had been taken, then discovered Leng Chang and his men inside. The chapter left Xu Jingming facing Leng Chang after killing one of his accomplices.

• Lin Qingyuan told Xu Jingming that someone had called her from her mother's phone and feared for her parents, so he carried her at high speed to Li River District.
• Xu Jingming vaulted over the residential complex's raised security gate and entered while Lin Qingyuan waited outside and called the Public Security Bureau.
• Leng Chang discussed the Heaven's Mandate Sect's plans with a Third-Order Peak Metahuman while Lin Qingyuan's parents lay unconscious.
• The black-clad Metahuman went to answer the door and Xu Jingming killed him by thrusting his lightning-wreathed spear through the reinforced door.
• Xu Jingming tore open the door and entered, shocking Leng Chang, who recognized him.

Xu Jingming defeated Leng Chang after the Heaven's Mandate Sect leader threatened Lin Qingyuan's family, then killed him despite his offer of intelligence and valuable technology. He reported the sect's whereabouts to Vice-Principal Ling Shuang and arranged for Eva to conceal the identities and relocate the families of his aunt and friends.

• Leng Chang offered Xu Jingming information about Heaven's Mandate Sect remnants and unreleased technologies in exchange for his life, then disclosed that the remnants gathered at the abandoned Chaoyang Machinery factory.
• Leng Chang explained that the sect's intelligence network had helped him locate Lin Qingyuan and that he had targeted her because she had helped Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming killed Leng Chang with Golden Lightning, explaining that preventing future threats mattered more than the technology or information he could provide.
• Xu Jingming disposed of Leng Chang and the other corpse, then reported the intelligence to Vice-Principal Ling Shuang.
• Xu Jingming asked Ling Shuang to have Eva hide the information and move Xu Qingwan's, Lin Qingyuan's, Zhang Hao's, and Liu Jie's families; Ling Shuang agreed to arrange it through Magic University.

Xu Jingming protected Lin Qingyuan’s family from the Heaven's Mandate Sect and gave her a D-rank cultivation resource in gratitude for her past help. After rejoining his classmates, he urged Zhang Hao and Liu Jie to prepare to move for safety and gave them money and cultivation resources, leaving them stunned by his generosity.

• Xu Jingming told Lin Qingyuan that her parents were safe but unconscious, and the Public Security Bureau confirmed they would wake the next day after examining them.
• Xu Jingming gave Lin Qingyuan a First-Grade Guiyuan Pill, explaining that it was thanks for arranging training opportunities for him during high school.
• Xu Jingming and Lin Qingyuan returned to Fuding Restaurant, where their classmates celebrated and Zhang Hao and Liu Jie shared their worries.
• Xu Jingming told Zhang Hao and Liu Jie about the Heaven's Mandate Sect attack and said they should move soon for their families' safety.
• Xu Jingming gave Zhang Hao two million and gave both Zhang Hao and Liu Jie D-rank cultivation resources before leaving by taxi.

After helping his friends settle into their new homes, Xu Jingming traveled to Hedong City to enter the Thunder Secret Realm with Senior Brother Jiang Luo. He passed the guarded entrance and saw the realm’s city and endless lightning storm for the first time.

• Xu Jingming checked on Lin Qingyuan, Zhang Hao, and Liu Jie's families, then boarded a train from Jiangcheng to Hedong City.
• Jiang Luo met Xu Jingming at the station and drove him toward the Thunder Secret Realm, telling him about his work at Thunder Martial Hall.
• Xu Jingming and Jiang Luo presented their credentials to the soldiers guarding the towering wall, and the gate opened for them.
• Xu Jingming drove through the darkness beyond the gate and emerged into a brightly lit city beneath a vast, ceaseless thunderstorm.

Xu Jingming arrived at the Thunder Secret Realm with Jiang Luo, who explained how the realm was hidden and introduced its Thunder Beasts and Thunder Crystal Cores. Jiang Luo gave Xu Jingming a powerful core and advised him to be cautious when entering the Thunderstorm Zone; afterward, he took Xu Jingming to his villa accommodations.

• Jiang Luo explained that Thunder Martial Hall had made the Thunder Secret Realm an independent space, with the city serving as a place for Ability users to live and the Thunderstorm Zone containing the true realm.
• Jiang Luo took Xu Jingming to Qu Xiang Restaurant, where he described Thunder Beasts and explained that their Thunder Crystal Cores contained usable lightning.
• Jiang Luo gave Xu Jingming a fourth-order top-grade Thunder Crystal Core as a welcome gift and demonstrated how a weaker core could be used to temper the body.
• Jiang Luo warned Xu Jingming that he should avoid using the powerful core until he knew what lightning intensity he could withstand and cautioned him against rushing into the Thunderstorm Zone.
• Jiang Luo took Xu Jingming to a two-story villa where he would be staying.