Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming entered the Thunderstorm Zone to train his Lightning Ability, where Thunder Martial Hall trainees challenged him to a competition. He declined and continued deeper into the zone, while Lei Yaoyang told the others to focus on their assessment.

• Jiang Luo drove Xu Jingming to the Thunderstorm Zone and introduced him to Instructor Wu Chuang and Thunder Martial Hall's trainees.
• Instructor Wu told the trainees they had six days to kill a Third-Order Peak Thunder Beast alone and praised Lei Yaoyang's strength and Lightning Type A-Rank Ability.
• Xu Jingming entered the Thunderstorm Zone, energized by its lightning, and planned to hunt beasts and observe natural lightning.
• A young man in white invited Xu Jingming to compete with the trainees in killing Thunder Beasts, but Xu Jingming refused and headed deeper into the zone.
• The young man in white called Xu Jingming timid, but Lei Yaoyang defended his choice and urged the group to resume their assessment.

Xu Jingming tested his strength against a Black Armor Thunder Bull in the Thunderstorm Zone, then began hunting Ferocious Beasts for Ability Points. Meanwhile, Vice-Principal Ling Shuang went personally to confront the Heaven's Mandate Sect's Magic City branch, appearing as its bishop threatened the Public Security Bureau and Magic University.

• Xu Jingming killed a First-Order High-Rank Black Armor Thunder Bull with one punch and gained 15 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming continued deeper into the Thunderstorm Zone to hunt Ferocious Beasts and seek enough Ability Points to advance.
• Ling Shuang decided to deal with the Heaven's Mandate Sect's Magic City branch herself and traveled through a Space Gate.
• The bishop welcomed powerful new recruits at an abandoned factory and discussed plans to rebuild the branch and oppose the Public Security Bureau and Magic University.
• Ling Shuang appeared through a Space Gate and confronted the bishop.

Ling Shuang annihilated Heaven's Mandate Sect's Magic City Branch and sealed its bishop away for the authorities. In the Thunder Secret Realm, Xu Jingming found few beasts to fight, but seeing a sixth-order Azure Feather Thunder Eagle seek out lightning gave him a bold idea for attracting nearby beasts with his Du Tian Divine Lightning.

• Ling Shuang killed everyone at Heaven's Mandate Sect's Magic City Branch except the bishop, then sealed him in an isolated space to suffer until the Public Security Bureau took custody.
• Xu Jingming found that the Thunderstorm Zone's Central Area had too few beasts to yield Ability Points efficiently, so he continued toward the Core Area.
• Xu Jingming tested the Core Area's lightning, protected himself with Du Tian Divine Lightning, and entered carrying the Azure Sky Black Flood Dragon Spear.
• Xu Jingming found few beasts in the Core Area and killed one Fourth-Order Low-Rank Thunder Beast with Heavenly Lightning Art.
• Xu Jingming spotted a sixth-order Azure Feather Thunder Eagle bathing in lightning in the Innermost Core Area and realized he might attract nearby beasts by unleashing Du Tian Divine Lightning.

Xu Jingming observed natural lightning in the Core Area, improving his control over Du Tian Divine Lightning, then tested whether the ability could lure Thunder Beasts in the Central Area. He attracted a pack of over a hundred beasts and began killing them for Ability Points.

• Xu Jingming hid in a tree in the Core Area and spent more than four hours observing the many forms of natural lightning.
• Xu Jingming improved his control over Du Tian Divine Lightning and returned to the Central Area to test whether it could attract Thunder Beasts.
• After resting and recovering, Xu Jingming unleashed Du Tian Divine Lightning, drawing nearby beasts toward him.
• Xu Jingming ran through the Thunderstorm Zone for more than two hours, gathering a pack of over a hundred beasts behind him.
• Xu Jingming turned to face the pursuing pack and used Thunder Prison and a Thunder Spear to kill and wound many beasts, rapidly gaining Ability Points.

Xu Jingming used his lightning ability to lure and slaughter a herd of ferocious beasts in the Thunderstorm Zone, earning a large number of Ability Points. On the assessment's final day, Lei Yaoyang and his team encountered Xu Jingming leading another herd, and Lei Yaoyang realized the beasts were chasing his Golden Lightning.

• Xu Jingming unleashed Du Tian Divine Lightning and his spear to kill more than a hundred ferocious beasts, gaining 1,813 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming collected materials and Thunder Cores from the corpses, then left to rest before continuing his hunt.
• Five days later, Lei Yaoyang and his Thunder Martial Hall team discussed their final assessment day and wondered whether Xu Jingming had already left the Thunderstorm Zone.
• Lei Yaoyang's team saw Xu Jingming running ahead of a herd of ferocious beasts, but the beasts ignored them and continued pursuing him.
• Lei Yaoyang realized Xu Jingming was using his Golden Lightning to lure the herd and wondered how he would face its Third-Order Peak beasts.

Xu Jingming wiped out a massive Ferocious Beast pack, then spent his accumulated Ability Points to advance to Third-Order High-Rank. Refreshed by the breakthrough, he headed back toward the Core Area to observe the Natural Lightning.

• Xu Jingming unleashed Golden Lightning that killed the weaker Ferocious Beasts, then slaughtered the rest of the pack in under two minutes as Lei Yaoyang and his companions watched in shock.
• Xu Jingming checked his system panel, found he had 23,421 Ability Points, and gathered materials before returning to his temporary base.
• Lei Yaoyang and Li Ming discussed Xu Jingming's strength and concluded that he could not yet kill Fourth-Order Ferocious Beasts across ranks.
• Xu Jingming spent nearly all his Ability Points to advance to Third-Order High-Rank, greatly increasing his physique, Mental Strength, and lightning range.
• Xu Jingming recovered some energy and set off for the Core Area to observe the Natural Lightning.

Jiang Luo worried that Xu Jingming had not returned after five days in the Thunderstorm Zone, so Instructor Wu Chuang went in to search for him. Xu Jingming reached the Core Area, then encountered a powerful Storm Thunder Bear and entered Thunder Extreme State to fight it; Wu Chuang spotted him amid the lightning.

• Jiang Luo waited at the Thunderstorm Zone entrance, concerned that Xu Jingming had been inside for five days without returning.
• Wu Chuang offered to search for Xu Jingming while hunting in the Thunderstorm Zone.
• Xu Jingming spent over six hours observing and simulating Natural Lightning in the Core Area before starting back.
• Xu Jingming encountered a Fourth-Order High-Rank Storm Thunder Bear and decided to test himself against it without relying on Heavenly Lightning Art.
• Xu Jingming entered Thunder Extreme State, spreading golden lightning and flames across a sixty-meter radius.
• Wu Chuang saw the vast lightning field and recognized Xu Jingming.

Wu Chuang found Xu Jingming challenging a Storm Thunder Bear in the Thunderstorm Zone and realized the Magic University freshman was far stronger than expected. As Xu Jingming traded blows with the beast, Wu Chuang began recording the fight for his trainees.

• Wu Chuang entered the Core Area after searching for Xu Jingming and found him preparing to fight a Storm Thunder Bear.
• The Storm Thunder Bear attacked Xu Jingming with lightning, but Xu Jingming's Golden Lightning overwhelmed it.
• Wu Chuang recognized Xu Jingming as Magic University's S-rank Lightning Type awakener and was astonished by his strength.
• Xu Jingming used Lightning Flash to appear before the Storm Thunder Bear and met its paw with a punch, matching it without retreating.
• Wu Chuang took out his camera to record Xu Jingming's battle for the Elite Training Camp trainees.

Xu Jingming tested his Thunder Undying Body against a Storm Thunder Bear, then fought it in close quarters and killed it with Thunder Dragon Fist. Wu Chuang watched in shock as Xu Jingming received 321 Ability Points for the kill.

• Xu Jingming blocked the Storm Thunder Bear’s strike, shattered its kneecap with a punch, and retreated from its counterattack.
• The Storm Thunder Bear unleashed its Thunder Storm, but Xu Jingming charged through it protected by Du Tian Divine Lightning.
• Xu Jingming activated Netherworld Lightning Armor and attacked the Storm Thunder Bear with a barrage of punches.
• Xu Jingming finished the severely wounded Storm Thunder Bear with Thunder Dragon Fist, blowing apart its head.
• Xu Jingming received 321 Ability Points, while Wu Chuang watched in disbelief.

After killing a Fourth-Order High-Rank Storm Thunder Bear, Xu Jingming met Wu Chuang, who recruited him to Thunder Martial Hall and watched him collect the beast’s valuable materials. Xu Jingming left the Thunderstorm Zone after six days and five nights and reunited with Jiang Luo, who took him back to rest.

• Xu Jingming defeated the Storm Thunder Bear, and Wu Chuang praised him and asked to use a recording of the battle as teaching material for Thunder Martial Hall.
• Wu Chuang invited Xu Jingming to join Thunder Martial Hall after graduation, but Xu Jingming said he would consider it.
• Wu Chuang told Xu Jingming that Jiang Luo was waiting outside and had asked him to check on Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming removed the Storm Thunder Bear’s Thunder Crystal Core, claws, and hide, then left the Thunderstorm Zone.
• Xu Jingming returned to the city district after six days and five nights, where Jiang Luo greeted him and offered to take him back to rest.

After the assessment, Wu Chuang showed Lei Yaoyang and the other Elite Training Camp graduates a recording of Xu Jingming fighting a Storm Thunder Bear, revealing his overwhelming strength. They learned that Xu Jingming was a nineteen-year-old freshman with an S-rank ability, and the chapter ended with them anticipating his appearance in the National College League.

• Lei Yaoyang reported that all eleven students completed their assessment tasks and that he had killed a Fourth-Order Low-Rank ferocious beast.
• Wu Chuang played footage of Xu Jingming defeating a Fourth-Order High-Rank Storm Thunder Bear, leaving Lei Yaoyang, Li Ming, and the others stunned by his combat strength.
• Wu Chuang explained that Xu Jingming was a nineteen-year-old first-year student at Magic University with an S-rank metahuman ability.
• Lei Yaoyang asked for a copy of the recording, but Wu Chuang decided not to upload it publicly so rival universities would not learn Xu Jingming's strength before the National College League.
• Lei Yaoyang and the others agreed to keep the footage confidential and looked forward to seeing Xu Jingming compete in the College League.

Xu Jingming woke after two days of sleep, learned that Heaven's Mandate Sect's Magic City branch had been destroyed, and began cultivating the Thunder Undying Body. At the sect's headquarters, the Grand Master ordered Blood Kill to assassinate Xu Jingming and destroy Thunder Martial Hall's Secret Realm.

• Xu Jingming woke in his Thunder Martial Hall villa and called Vice-Principal Ling Shuang, who told him the Magic City branch had been wiped out and warned him that the sect might still target him.
• Xu Jingming trained with his fists and spear, then used a Thunder Core to cultivate the Thunder Undying Body.
• An archbishop told the Heaven's Mandate Sect Grand Master that the Magic City branch had gone silent and asked whether to rebuild it.
• The Grand Master ordered a new branch established outside Magic City and asked where Xu Jingming was training.
• The Grand Master sent Blood Kill to kill Xu Jingming and destroy Thunder Martial Hall's Secret Realm.

After recovering, Xu Jingming used a Thunder Crystal Core to improve his physique, then visited the Thunder Tower to study Natural Lightning. He began observing lightning in a private chamber, expecting his control of Lightning Type abilities to improve rapidly.

• Xu Jingming finished cultivating the Thunder Undying Body with a Thunder Crystal Core, gaining three points of Qi-Blood, and messaged Jiang Luo that he had awakened.
• Xu Jingming cleaned up, went to the Commercial Street, and ate a large meal of Thunder Beast meat at Qu Xiang Restaurant.
• Xu Jingming used his Smart Bracelet map to find the Thunder Tower and entered to observe Natural Lightning.
• After Xu Jingming presented his S-rank Thunder Secret Realm Pass, a staff member granted him four hours in a private chamber on the 100th floor.
• Dense Blue Lightning burst from the chamber's ceiling, and Xu Jingming sat down to study it while using the Du Tian Divine Lightning to deconstruct and simulate it.

Xu Jingming used Fourth-Order Thunder Cores to extend his Thunder Tower training, then sold his accumulated beast materials and Space Rings for 311 million. After agreeing to stay for the Spring Festival auction, he prepared supplies and returned to the Thunderstorm Zone.

• Xu Jingming spent eleven more hours cultivating in the Thunder Tower and learned that higher floors required even rarer Thunder Cores.
• Xu Jingming met Jiang Luo at the Thunder Martial Hall and sold his Ferocious Beast materials and four Space Rings for a total of 311 million.
• Xu Jingming asked Jiang Luo why the Thunderstorm Zone had so few Ferocious Beasts, and Jiang Luo explained that hunters competed for Thunder Cores and the zone sometimes closed to let its population recover.
• Xu Jingming planned to return to the Thunderstorm Zone but agreed to stay in the city for the Spring Festival and attend the Thunder Martial Hall auction.
• Xu Jingming bought supplies and entered the Thunderstorm Zone again early the next morning.

Xu Jingming killed Fourth-Order Thunder Beasts in the Thunderstorm Zone, then exchanged their Thunder Cores for time observing Natural Lightning in the Thunder Tower. Meanwhile, Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan arrived in the Thunder Secret Realm to surprise him for New Year's Eve, but they did not know where he lived and called him for directions.

• Xu Jingming killed nine Fourth-Order Thunder Beasts in the Core Area and injured a Fifth-Order Thunder Beast before escaping, then left the Thunderstorm Zone with 14,000 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming exchanged his nine Fourth-Order Thunder Cores for thirty-seven hours on the Thunder Tower's hundredth floor and resumed observing Natural Lightning.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan arrived at the Thunder Secret Realm and passed the soldiers' inspection with their university passes.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan realized they did not know Xu Jingming's address, so Song Qiuyun called him.

Xu Jingming welcomed Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan to his villa for New Year’s Eve dinner after they arrived in the Thunder Secret Realm. The evening left his senior brother Jiang Luo bewildered when he arrived and found the two women with Xu Jingming.

• Xu Jingming ended his nine-hour training session in the Thunder Tower when Song Qiuyun called and revealed that she and Jiang Chuxuan had come to visit.
• Xu Jingming met the two women at the entrance and surprised them by having advanced to Third-Order High-Rank.
• Xu Jingming brought Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan to his villa, where they registered their B-Rank passes and settled into a shared bedroom.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan prepared to cook New Year’s Eve dinner, and Xu Jingming invited Jiang Luo to join them.
• Jiang Luo arrived and was bewildered to find Xu Jingming sitting with two beautiful young women.

Xu Jingming celebrated New Year's Eve in the Thunder Secret Realm with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, then attended Thunder Martial Hall's Spring Festival auction with them. There, he learned about Li Wanying and her powerful family after hearing her companions mock people who had bought entry passes.

• Xu Jingming welcomed Jiang Luo, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan to dinner, and Jiang Luo reserved two auction seats for the women.
• Song Qiuyun took rooftop photos of the three friends, and Xu Jingming invited the women to the auction.
• Xu Jingming accompanied Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan shopping before they celebrated the New Year with fireworks and exchanged greetings.
• Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan met Jiang Luo at Thunder Martial Hall and learned about the auction's attendance and entry rules.
• Li Wanying's companions mocked auction guests who had purchased entry passes, and Jiang Luo explained that she was the daughter of the powerful Li Family's head.
• Jiang Luo described Li Wanying's father Li Canghai and brother Li Shanglin before leading Xu Jingming and the women into the auction hall.

Xu Jingming attended a Thunder Martial Hall auction with Jiang Luo, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan, where he considered bidding on an S-rank spear and Fourth-Order Low-Rank Thunder Cores. The auction was about to begin, and he had not yet decided what to buy.

• Jiang Luo brought Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan to their seats among Thunder Martial Hall members, who praised the young visitors.
• Lei Yaoyang and his group spotted Xu Jingming and watched him from the fifth row.
• Jiang Luo explained how to use the seat's electronic screen to inspect items and place bids.
• Xu Jingming reviewed the 108 auction listings and learned that the event offered no SS+-rank resources or SS-rank battle techniques.
• Xu Jingming considered bidding on an S-rank spear and a bundle of five Fourth-Order Low-Rank Thunder Cores to upgrade his weapon and prepare for a breakthrough.

Xu Jingming attended the Thunder Martial Hall auction and bought Fourth-Order Thunder Cores before competing for an S-Rank spear that suited his growing strength. The Flowing Cloud Gold Peak Spear’s price climbed as he faced Li Wanying of the Li Family as the only other remaining bidder.

• The auction opened, and attendees bid on the first 35 items before Xu Jingming bought five Fourth-Order Low-Rank Thunder Cores for 44 million.
• Jiang Luo explained that Xu Jingming’s sharp price increase had discouraged lone hunters from competing for the Thunder Cores.
• Song Qiuyun and Chu Xuan spent tens of millions each on resources and Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs as the auction continued.
• The auctioneer introduced the S-Rank Flowing Cloud Gold Peak Spear, forged by Yu Wen with Kermier Alloy and Extreme Edge Alloy.
• Xu Jingming bid 550 million for the spear, then continued raising his bid as other buyers dropped out.
• Xu Jingming found himself competing against Li Wanying of the Li Family, seated in 0104.

Xu Jingming continued bidding against Li Wanying for an S-rank spear, angering her by refusing to yield to the Li Family’s influence. After raising the price to 650 million, he asked Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan to lend him money.

• Li Wanying offered the other bidder the Li Family’s friendship if they gave up the spear, then bid 620 million for her brother Li Shanglin.
• Xu Jingming raised the bid to 630 million, openly defying Li Wanying and drawing the auction hall’s attention.
• After realizing Xu Jingming was still competing, Li Wanying silently bid 640 million rather than risk having her bidding privileges revoked.
• Xu Jingming raised the price to 650 million and asked Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan to lend him money.