Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming told Yang Zhentian that he planned to leave Magic University for Thunder Martial Hall's Genius Training Camp, and his teacher gave him the original Thunder Undying Body manual and advice. At Magic City High-Speed Rail Station, Song Qiuyun and another young woman arrived and ran into Xu Jingming's arms.

• Xu Jingming visited Yang Zhentian and confirmed that he had killed a Sixth-Order Lower-Rank Metahuman and advanced to Fourth-Order High-Rank with his Thunder Undying Body at the Sixth Level.
• Xu Jingming told Yang Zhentian that he had applied for early graduation and planned to join Thunder Martial Hall's Genius Training Camp.
• Yang Zhentian gave Xu Jingming the original Thunder Undying Body manual, his improvement ideas, and Fan Ren's contact information.
• Song Qiuyun messaged Xu Jingming that she and her companion were leaving the Wilderness Area and would reach Magic City around six.
• Song Qiuyun and the white-haired young woman arrived at Magic City High-Speed Rail Station and ran into Xu Jingming's arms.

Xu Jingming reunited with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan after returning from Japan and told them he was leaving Magic University for the Genius Training Camp. The three spent the evening together at Jiang Chuxuan’s villa, where the women proposed staying with him for the night.

• Xu Jingming picked up Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, who chided him for going to Japan without telling them.
• Xu Jingming told the women about his recent accomplishments and his plan to leave Magic City for the Genius Training Camp, and they agreed to keep in touch through their Virtual Immersion Pods.
• Xu Jingming learned that Jiang Chuxuan had visited the Yangcheng Wilderness Area to gather a rare herb and that Song Qiuyun had advanced to second-order high-rank.
• Xu Jingming sparred with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan at Jiang Chuxuan’s villa, but both women soon conceded defeat.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan decided that they would both stay with Xu Jingming that night and told him their plan.

Magic University approved Xu Jingming’s early graduation while proposing to retain his enrollment and grant him the remaining S-rank resources. Ling Shuang resigned as vice-principal to return to Thunder Martial Hall, and Xu Jingming learned the terms of the university’s arrangement.

• Tan Feng and the vice-principals agreed that Xu Jingming could graduate early, while Tan Feng proposed retaining his enrollment until he received his diploma three years later.
• Ling Shuang asked Tan Feng to approve her resignation and return to Thunder Martial Hall; Tan Feng approved and awarded her a premium SS-rank resource.
• Ling Shuang decided not to call Xu Jingming that night because he had just returned from the Relic Space and was with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan.
• Xu Jingming discovered that his stamina was unusually strong and attributed it to the dragon-type ferocious beast used to forge his Thunder Undying Body.
• Ling Shuang called Xu Jingming the next morning and told him he could act freely while enrolled, and that Magic University would issue his three remaining S-rank resources together.

After securing his place at Magic University and joining Thunder Martial Hall’s Genius Training Camp, Xu Jingming founded the Deep Blue Society with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan. On June 17, he left Magic City for a new stage of his journey.

• Xu Jingming learned that Magic University would retain his student status and agreed to join Thunder Martial Hall’s Genius Training Camp, planning to fly to Ningnan City on June 17.
• Song Qiuyun suggested starting a society, and Xu Jingming, Jiang Chuxuan, and Song Qiuyun decided to name it the Deep Blue Society.
• Xu Jingming sold his Relic Space spoils for 3.14 billion Great Xia Coins, distributed credits to Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, and acquired six S-rank Cultivation Resources.
• Xu Jingming registered the Deep Blue Society, which recruited nearly eight hundred members, mostly freshmen and second-year students.
• Xu Jingming spent his remaining days with Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, Tang Qi, and Zhou Mingyang before leaving Magic City for Ningnan City on June 17.

At Magic City Airport, Xu Jingming reflected on rising Origin Energy and the growing danger from ferocious beasts while waiting for his instructor to contact him. Ling Shuang arrived and revealed that she was his instructor for the Thunder Martial Hall Genius Training Camp, leaving with him for Thunder Martial Hall.

• Xu Jingming read news about the sudden rise in S-rank ability wielders and the emergence of three Ninth-Order Beast Emperors, and concluded that Blue Star was entering troubled times.
• Xu Jingming noted that public attention had shifted away from Blood Sword and decided he preferred not to be recognized.
• Xu Jingming waited at Magic City Airport for his unknown instructor, wondering why they had not contacted him.
• Ling Shuang approached Xu Jingming, and he realized she was the instructor Director Su had appointed.
• Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming she had left her post as Magic University's vice principal and was returning to Thunder Martial Hall, where she would be his teacher.

Xu Jingming traveled with Ling Shuang to Ningnan City to join Thunder Martial Hall’s Genius Training Camp, learning about its intense competition and rival factions. Ling Shuang warned that he might be targeted for belonging to Director Su’s faction, but he welcomed the challenge, and she took him through a Space Gate toward their destination.

• Ling Shuang explained that Thunder Martial Hall’s training camp made students compete for resources and was divided between Director Su’s faction and Vice-Curator Hu Jinyu’s faction.
• Ling Shuang warned Xu Jingming that he might face pressure as a recruit of Director Su, but Xu Jingming said he would defeat anyone who provoked him.
• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang boarded a commercial flight and arrived in Ningnan City after an uneventful journey.
• Ling Shuang explained that Ningnan City’s many powerful metahumans and military groups were drawn there by No. 4 Devil’s Nest and the headquarters of two martial halls.
• Ling Shuang grabbed Xu Jingming and led him through a Space Gate, leaving the airport behind.

Xu Jingming arrived at Thunder Martial Hall’s Global Headquarters and was introduced to the Genius Training Camp and his new residence. Other students recognized him and debated whether rumors that he had killed a Sixth-Order Metahuman were true.

• Xu Jingming saw the Ninth-Order Lightning Type dragon beast spinal column at the headquarters gate, and Ling Shuang explained its origin.
• Liu Wei greeted Xu Jingming, led him through the headquarters, and described the Genius Training Camp and its facilities.
• Xu Jingming registered his identity at Villa No. 234, where he would live during the five-year program.
• Students recognized Xu Jingming and argued over whether he had really killed a Sixth-Order Metahuman in Relic Space No. 9.

Ling Shuang returned to Thunder Martial Hall and took up a Special-Grade Tutor position before Xu Jingming met Su Qingli to formalize his enrollment in the Genius Training Camp. Su Qingli accepted him as her personal disciple and gave him the Divine River Contemplation Technique to study.

• Ling Shuang met Su Qingli, learned about her Special-Grade Tutor position and student Xia Lan, and mentioned that she had introduced Xu Jingming to the leadership.
• Xu Jingming arrived at Su Qingli’s villa, where she praised his rapid advancement and recognized that his strength exceeded what others had reported.
• Xu Jingming reviewed and signed the contract to join Thunder Martial Hall’s Genius Training Camp for five years.
• Su Qingli accepted Xu Jingming as her personal disciple and presented him with the SS-rank Spirit Refinement Art, the Divine River Contemplation Technique.

Xu Jingming learned that his Mental Strength already qualified him to study the Refining Spirit Art, so Su Qingli gave him the manual and recommended three A+ rank lightning techniques. She also presented him with her former Radiant Lightning Staff, leaving him equipped to begin his path as an elementalist.

• Xu Jingming told Su Qingli that an SS-rank Saint Essence Fruit had greatly increased his Mental Strength, and she confirmed it exceeded the 6,000-point requirement.
• Su Qingli gave Xu Jingming the original Divine River Contemplation Technique and showed him the Thunderball Technique, Lightning Chain, and Thunder Barrier.
• Su Qingli explained why the three A+ rank techniques suited Xu Jingming better than costly S-rank spells and told him where to find their manuals.
• Su Qingli advised Xu Jingming to study the Refining Spirit Art first, though he planned to visit the Library and use his remaining Ability Points to learn the techniques.
• Su Qingli gave Xu Jingming her former Lightning Type Elemental Weapon, the Radiant Lightning Staff, as a gift for becoming her disciple.

Xu Jingming received an advanced-grade Lightning-type Elemental Weapon from Su Qingli, who warned him about Wang Dong and the faction backing Vice-Curator Hu Jinyu. Meanwhile, Wang Dong planned to recruit Xu Jingming or suppress him, leaving Xu Jingming unaware that his arrival had already drawn the faction’s attention.

• Su Qingli gave Xu Jingming the advanced-grade Radiant Lightning Staff and explained that Wang Dong was the trainee he should watch most closely.
• Xu Jingming returned to Villa No. 234 and began studying the SS-rank Divine River Contemplation Technique.
• At Villa No. 13, Wang Dong and his companions discussed Xu Jingming’s arrival and his potential as a recruit.
• Wang Dong ordered his faction to recruit Xu Jingming first and suppress him if he refused.
• Chen Hai chose Fan Ren, Xu Jingming’s senior brother from Modu Metahuman University, to approach him.

Xu Jingming struggled to understand the SS-rank Divine River Contemplation Technique, but planned to rely on the system once he grasped its basics. His senior brother Fan Ren welcomed him with an extravagant dinner, leaving Xu Jingming wondering why Fan Ren was being so generous.

• Xu Jingming spent the afternoon studying the Divine River Contemplation Technique and decided to keep working until he understood its basics.
• Fan Ren visited Xu Jingming’s villa, introduced himself as his senior brother, and invited him to dinner.
• Fan Ren led Xu Jingming to Following Star Garden and explained the training camp’s traditional commercial street.
• Fan Ren ordered a luxury set meal costing 6.88 million, and Xu Jingming was startled by the price and puzzled by Fan Ren’s generosity.

Xu Jingming joined Senior Brother Fan Ren for an extravagant dinner, where Fan Ren tried to recruit him into Vice-Curator Hu Jinyu’s camp. Fan Ren explained Hu’s influence over Thunder Martial Hall, but Xu Jingming had not yet agreed to join.

• Fan Ren treated Xu Jingming to a 6.88-million set meal and offered him the company of four women, but Xu Jingming declined.
• Xu Jingming and Fan Ren shared a meal and drinks, and Fan Ren used his lightning ability to heighten the taste of his wine.
• Fan Ren revealed that Vice-Curator Hu Jinyu intended to recruit Xu Jingming into his camp and admitted that he belonged to it.
• Fan Ren explained that Hu Jinyu had more influence than Director Su Qingli despite her position as a Ninth-Order Law Saint.
• Fan Ren urged Xu Jingming to join Hu Jinyu’s camp, arguing that it controlled vital cultivation resources.

Xu Jingming refused Fan Ren’s attempt to recruit him for the vice-curator’s camp, revealing that Su Qingli had already given him an SS-rank Spirit Refinement Art. Fan Ren accepted his choice and offered him a welcome gift, while Wang Dong and Chen Hai began planning to test and suppress Xu Jingming at the upcoming assessment tournament.

• Xu Jingming told Fan Ren he would not join the vice-curator’s side, and Fan Ren realized Su Qingli had given him her SS-rank Spirit Refinement Art.
• Fan Ren accepted Xu Jingming’s decision, warned him to avoid clashing with Wang Dong, and gave him an A+ rank cultivation resource as a welcome gift.
• Xu Jingming returned to his villa to study the Refining Spirit Technique while Fan Ren reported his refusal to Wang Dong and Chen Hai.
• Wang Dong inferred that Su Qingli had offered Xu Jingming the SS-rank art and asked Chen Hai about the first-year assessment tournament coming in just over a month.
• Chen Hai agreed to target Xu Jingming in the tournament, while Wang Dong warned him not to underestimate Xu Jingming’s combat strength.

Xu Jingming broke through to the first level of the SS-rank Divine River Contemplation Technique, greatly increasing his Mental Strength, then went to Thunder Martial Hall’s Library to study three A+ rank Battle Techniques. There, Xia Lan and her friends noticed him as he entered.

• Xu Jingming spent thirteen hours studying the Divine River Contemplation Technique and used 14,000 Ability Points to reach its first level, raising his Mental Strength to 7289 Hz.
• Xu Jingming checked his updated system panel and decided to study the three Battle Techniques Director Su had recommended.
• Xu Jingming arrived at Thunder Martial Hall’s Library and borrowed the original manuals for Lightning Chain, Thunderball Technique, and Thunder Barrier to read inside.
• Xia Lan met two friends at the Library, where they asked her about her new master, Ling Shuang.
• One of Xia Lan’s friends noticed Xu Jingming and exclaimed that he was handsome.

Xu Jingming studied three Battle Technique manuals at the Library, where he reunited with Xia Lan and met Yang Dan and Zhou Xiaoman. After just over four hours, he had read all three, leaving the others wondering whether he had truly studied them.

• Xia Lan recognized Xu Jingming at the Library and, encouraged by Zhou Xiaoman, went with her friends to greet him.
• Xu Jingming explained that Director Su had assigned him a task, and Xia Lan introduced him to Yang Dan and Zhou Xiaoman.
• Xia Lan noticed Xu Jingming had three Battle Technique manuals, while she had only been assigned one, and the group settled down to study.
• Xu Jingming read all three manuals in just over four hours, astonishing Yang Dan and Zhou Xiaoman with his speed.

Xu Jingming mastered three A+ rank Battle Techniques by spending his remaining Ability Points, then left the library to inform Su Qingli before heading to the Wilderness Area. Xia Lan’s friends teased her that he had left to get her attention, leaving her flustered and unable to concentrate on her manual.

• Xu Jingming spent 1,200 Ability Points to master Lightning Chain, Thunderball Technique, and Thunder Barrier, using up all his points.
• Xu Jingming told Xia Lan and her friends he had to leave, then carried the manuals to the front desk and headed out.
• Zhou Xiaoman and Yang Dan speculated that Xu Jingming had flipped through the manuals to catch Xia Lan’s attention.
• Xia Lan doubted their explanation, but her friends insisted he was interested in her and teased her about accepting him.
• Xia Lan gave up on reading and went to train in the Practical Training Building.

Xu Jingming visited Su Qingli at Thunder Martial Hall’s headquarters to ask permission to go to No. 4 Devil’s Nest. Su Qingli urged him to focus on cultivating the Divine River Contemplation Technique, but he revealed that he had already learned it.

• Xu Jingming went to Thunder Martial Hall’s global headquarters and met Su Qingli in her training room.
• Su Qingli explained that she trained in a Gravity Room set to five hundred times gravity and had once reached Grandmaster-level swordsmanship.
• Xu Jingming asked to visit No. 4 Devil’s Nest, but Su Qingli told him to focus on becoming an official Elementalist and offered him money.
• Xu Jingming declined the money and told Su Qingli that he had already learned the Refining Spirit Art and the Divine River Contemplation Technique.
• Su Qingli froze in surprise when Xu Jingming said he had learned the techniques.

Xu Jingming amazed Su Qingli by mastering the Divine River Contemplation Technique in just over a day, then planned a long solo trip to No. 4 Devil's Nest. Su Qingli gave him her SS-rank sensory Battle Technique, Heart Net, and he headed to the Practical Training Building to try the Gravity Room.

• Xu Jingming demonstrated his greatly increased Mental Strength, confirming to Su Qingli that he had mastered the Divine River Contemplation Technique.
• Su Qingli praised Xu Jingming’s talent and approved his plan to enter No. 4 Devil's Nest alone for one or two months.
• Xu Jingming chose to return for the Genius Training Camp assessment competition on July 28th rather than have his slot removed.
• Su Qingli gave Xu Jingming her SS-rank sensory Battle Technique, Heart Net, and suggested he study it during his trip.
• Xu Jingming left for the Practical Training Building to experience the Gravity Room before departing.

Su Qingli told Ling Shuang that Xu Jingming had mastered the SS-rank Refining Spirit Art and was heading to No. 4 Devil's Nest, prompting them to discuss his talent and safety. At the Genius Training Camp, Xu Jingming went to test a Gravity Room, while the other trainees watched to see how much gravity he could withstand.

• Su Qingli asked Ling Shuang to monitor the Space Talisman's fluctuations while Xu Jingming stayed at No. 4 Devil's Nest, then revealed that he had successfully started the Refining Spirit Art.
• Ling Shuang marveled at Xu Jingming's talent, and Su Qingli admitted she had called her partly to show off her disciple.
• Xu Jingming entered the Practical Training Building and reunited with Lin Hui, who explained the camp's Gravity Rooms and their costs.
• Lin Hui pointed out the free experiential Gravity Room, and Xu Jingming chose to use his monthly free half hour.
• The trainees turned their attention to Xu Jingming, eager to see how much gravity he could withstand.

Xu Jingming tested his limits in the Gravity Experience Room, stunning the watching students by easily enduring thirty times gravity. He then asked to raise it to sixty times, leaving the crowd waiting to see whether he could withstand the immense pressure.

• Xu Jingming entered the Gravity Experience Room and began with five times gravity before raising it to fifteen times.
• Xu Jingming showed no difficulty at fifteen times gravity, surprising students who expected him to withstand only around ten or twenty times.
• Xu Jingming raised the gravity to thirty times, drawing shocked reactions from Lin Hui and the other Metahumans watching.
• Xu Jingming moved and jumped easily at thirty times gravity, proving he could do more than merely endure it.
• Xu Jingming said training under increased gravity was more effective and asked the room to raise the multiplier to sixty times.