Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming trained under sixty times gravity, displaying a physique strong enough to astonish the training camp’s Metahumans. Xia Lan and the others then watched him use Lightning Chain and realized he might have learned multiple A+ rank Battle Techniques in a single afternoon.

• Xu Jingming endured sixty times gravity and continued running, jumping, and punching, while the Metahumans outside marveled at his strength.
• Xia Lan, Zhou Xiaoman, and Yang Dan joined the crowd and discovered that Xu Jingming was training at sixty times gravity.
• Xu Jingming formed a Golden Lightning barrier around himself, and Xia Lan recognized the A+ rank Battle Technique Thunder Barrier.
• Xu Jingming then used Lightning Chain, prompting Xia Lan to conclude that he might have learned three A+ rank Battle Techniques that afternoon.

Xu Jingming tested his limits in the Gravity Room, endured up to eighty times gravity in secret, and prepared to enter No. 4 Devil's Nest. News of his public feat spread through the training camp, where students ranked him among its First Tier powerhouses, while Chen Hai believed he could surpass Xu Jingming in the coming assessment match.

• Xu Jingming trained under sixty times gravity and entered a sealed Gravity Room to avoid revealing his full limit.
• Xu Jingming used Thunder Extreme State and discovered he could endure eighty times gravity, crediting his Thunder Undying Body, divine blood, and SS-rank ability.
• Xu Jingming prepared supplies for two months and set off for No. 4 Devil's Nest the next morning.
• Students in the Thunder Martial Hall Genius Training Camp heard about Xu Jingming's performance and regarded him as a Sixth-Order-level fighter and a First Tier powerhouse.
• Chen Hai dismissed Xu Jingming's achievement, noted that he could withstand ninety-two times gravity, and looked forward to the assessment match.

Xu Jingming entered No. 4 Devil's Nest alone and traveled to Nankang Ruins in search of Fifth- and Sixth-Order ferocious beasts. He found a pack of White Bone Wind Wolves and prepared to attack them with Lightning Chain.

• Xu Jingming arrived at Entrance No. 5 of No. 4 Devil's Nest and drew attention as a young Elementalist carrying a Lightning Type-exclusive Elemental Weapon.
• Xu Jingming studied his map, chose Nankang Ruins as his hunting ground, and decided to travel on foot to avoid attracting dangerous flying ferocious beasts.
• The captain of the Blazing Fire Team invited Xu Jingming to join, but Xu Jingming declined and entered the Demon Cave alone.
• Xu Jingming reached Nankang Ruins after two hours and encountered twelve Fifth-Order White Bone Wind Wolves.
• Xu Jingming raised his Radiant Lightning Staff and used Lightning Chain against the wolf pack.

Xu Jingming used the Radiant Lightning Staff to slaughter beasts across several ruins, gaining enough Ability Points to advance to Fifth-Order Lower. More than a month later, a Black Dragon Legion five-star squad headed to the Hengyang Ruins to capture the mysterious Lightning Type expert responsible for the slaughter.

• Xu Jingming killed a pack of twelve Fifth-Order White Bone Wind Wolves with Lightning Chain and gained 5,450 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming spent eleven days clearing the Nankang Ruins, then twelve days clearing another location, earning 220,000 Ability Points in total.
• Xu Jingming spent 180,000 Ability Points to advance from Fourth-Order Upper to Fifth-Order Lower and continued to the next location.
• A six-person Black Dragon Legion five-star squad received orders to capture the Lightning Type expert who had swept through three City Ruins in one month.
• The squad learned the expert was in the Hengyang Ruins and hurried there to apprehend him.

After more than a month hunting in No. 4 Devil's Nest, Xu Jingming spent Ability Points to learn Heart Net and Thunder God Descends before preparing to return for the Genius Training Camp assessment. A squad from the Black Dragon Legion arrived, apparently looking for him, but was surprised to find that his aura was only Fifth-Order Lower.

• Xu Jingming killed eight Fourth-Order Upper beasts and one Fifth-Order Lower beast, earning 2,800 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming reviewed his progress and decided to spend his Ability Points before returning to the training camp.
• Xu Jingming upgraded Thunder God Descends and Heart Net, discovering that Heart Net could sense and predict activity across a wide area.
• Xu Jingming detected six Metahumans approaching and sensed that they carried no killing intent.
• The six Black Dragon Legion members arrived and questioned whether they had found the right person when they sensed Xu Jingming was only Fifth-Order Lower.

After Black Dragon Legion captain Wu Shuo confirmed that reports of Xu Jingming slaughtering beasts had been a misunderstanding, he warned Xu about restrictions on powerful Metahumans and recommended Senbai Canyon for hunting stronger beasts. As Xu prepared to leave the Demon Cave, a sudden surge of Origin Energy suggested that a treasure had appeared nearby.

• Wu Shuo introduced himself and explained that the Black Dragon Legion had investigated Xu after he cleared three City Ruins.
• Wu Shuo reminded Xu that his combat strength meant he should avoid large-scale slaughter of low-level beasts and suggested Senbai Canyon as a better place to hunt.
• Wu Shuo told Xu that the Black Dragon Legion was invited to the Thunder Martial Hall assessment competition, and Xu learned that other factions attended each year.
• Xu collected valuable materials from nine beast corpses and considered seeking higher-level beasts to improve his Ability Point gains.
• A vast stream of silver-white Origin Energy gathered at a distant spot, and Xu suspected that Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had appeared.

Xu Jingming found six SS-rank Yuan Spirit Fruits ripening in No. 4 Devil's Nest, but a Dragon Spear Guild squad claimed the area and ordered him to leave. Nearby, Black Dragon Legion squad members recognized his strength and headed toward the disturbance.

• Xu Jingming sensed Origin Energy gathering and rushed toward its source, while the Black Dragon Legion squad discussed his ability to defeat Sixth-Order ferocious beasts.
• Captain Wu Shuo and his squad detected the disturbance and went to investigate.
• Xu Jingming found a tree bearing six ripening Yuan Spirit Fruits, valuable treasures that could accelerate Origin Energy absorption.
• A five-man Dragon Spear Guild squad confronted Xu Jingming and claimed the fruits and surrounding area as its territory.
• Xu Jingming challenged the guild's claim, and one of its members mocked him for being a Fifth-Order Metahuman.

Xu Jingming defeated the Dragon Spear Guild team with one Thunderball Technique and let them leave. When Team 12 of the Black Dragon Legion arrived, Captain Wu Shuo offered to split the six Yuan Spirit Fruits evenly, but Xu Jingming said he wanted all of them.

• Xu Jingming used Thunderball Technique to badly injure the Dragon Spear Guild team after its captain threatened him over the Yuan Spirit Fruits.
• The bald captain admitted defeat, and Xu Jingming let him and his four teammates leave.
• Team 12 of the Black Dragon Legion arrived, and Wu Shuo praised Xu Jingming for defeating the team alone.
• Wu Shuo proposed that Xu Jingming and Team 12 split the six Yuan Spirit Fruits evenly.
• Xu Jingming rejected the offer and said he wanted all six fruits.

Xu Jingming demanded all the treasures from Wu Shuo's Black Dragon Legion team, but their confrontation was interrupted by a King-Level Azure Fang Mad Lion. While Wu Shuo led his team to retreat, Xu Jingming stayed behind to test himself against the beast.

• Xu Jingming insisted that his greater strength entitled him to all the treasures, and Wu Shuo's team prepared to teach him a lesson.
• A roar announced the arrival of a Fifth-Order Lower-Rank Azure Fang Mad Lion, which Wu Shuo identified as a powerful King-Level beast.
• Wu Shuo explained the beast's threat and urged everyone to retreat before it attacked.
• Wu Shuo and his team began withdrawing, but Xu Jingming refused to leave and said he wanted to fight the Azure Fang Mad Lion.

Xu Jingming fought the Sixth-Order King-Level Azure Fang Mad Lion to test his newly upgraded SS-rank Battle Technique, Thunder God Descends. The technique greatly increased his casting speed, and he unleashed a barrage of lightning attacks against the wounded beast.

• Wu Shuo and the Black Dragon Legion's 12th Team left Xu Jingming alone with the Azure Fang Mad Lion beside the Yuan Spirit Fruit Tree.
• Xu Jingming entered Thunder Extreme State and used Thunder Barrier to withstand the lion's barrage of earth-element stones.
• Xu Jingming activated Thunder God Descends, summoning a lightning humanoid phantom and discovering that he could cast Battle Techniques far faster.
• Xu Jingming conjured seven Thunder Spears and struck the Azure Fang Mad Lion three times, injuring it and slowing its movements.
• The Azure Fang Mad Lion went Berserk and attacked with stones and earth-element arms, but Xu Jingming evaded or blocked its attacks.
• Xu Jingming unleashed Thunderball Technique, Lightning Chain, and Heavenly Lightning Art against the wounded Azure Fang Mad Lion.

Wu Shuo’s team fled No. 4 Devil’s Nest and saw a distant display of powerful lightning before reporting the danger. Xu Jingming killed the Azure Fang Mad Lion with Heavenly Lightning Art, collected its corpse, and turned toward the six ripe Yuan Spirit Fruits.

• Wu Shuo and the 12th Team discussed Xu Jingming, Cao Ren, and the King-Level Ferocious Beast as they hurried toward the exit.
• The team felt a sacred lightning aura from miles away and continued on to report what they had found.
• Xu Jingming struck the barely surviving Azure Fang Mad Lion with four bolts of Heavenly Lightning Art and killed it.
• Xu Jingming gained 750 Ability Points, stored the Azure Fang Mad Lion’s corpse in his Space Ring, and went to pick the six ripe Yuan Spirit Fruits.

After harvesting six Yuan Spirit Fruits in the No. 4 Devil's Nest, Xu Jingming returned to Thunder Martial Hall and revealed his breakthrough to fifth order. He offered four fruits to Su Qingli and Ling Shuang, leaving them to react to his gift.

• Xu Jingming harvested all six Yuan Spirit Fruits, and the tree withered after its fruit was picked.
• Xu Jingming left the No. 4 Devil's Nest and returned to Thunder Martial Hall headquarters after more than nine hours of travel.
• Xu Jingming met Su Qingli and Ling Shuang at Su Qingli's villa, where Su Qingli sensed that he had advanced to fifth order.
• Xu Jingming took out four Yuan Spirit Fruits and offered two each to Su Qingli and Ling Shuang.

Xu Jingming shared Yuan Spirit Fruits and cultivation resources with Su Qingli and Ling Shuang, who arranged to have the fruits refined into pills. Back at his villa, he spent 30,000 Ability Points raising Thunder Barrier to Perfect Level Proficiency.

• Xu Jingming offered Yuan Spirit Fruits to Su Qingli and Ling Shuang, and they agreed to take one each and arrange for an alchemist to refine them.
• Xu Jingming gave Su Qingli four Yuan Spirit Fruits and six kinds of S-rank Cultivation Resources to use in refining Yuan Spirit Pills.
• After Xu Jingming left, Su Qingli and Ling Shuang discussed his luck and Ling Shuang's plan to attend his assessment match despite a Li Family member being there.
• Xu Jingming checked his system panel and chose to improve Thunder Barrier, a defensive Battle Technique.
• Xu Jingming spent 30,000 Ability Points to raise Thunder Barrier to Perfect Level Proficiency.

Xu Jingming perfected his Thunder Barrier and advanced his Divine River Contemplation Technique, raising his Mental Strength to 9830 Hz. After preparing to sleep before the assessment, he arrived as the Thunder Martial Hall Genius Training Camp’s first-year assessment trial drew a large crowd eager to see how he would perform.

• Xu Jingming perfected Thunder Barrier, gaining instant casting and the ability to control its size and protect others; No. 1 assessed its defense as able to withstand attacks from a Sixth-Order Peak A-rank Elemental Metahuman.
• Xu Jingming spent 60000 Ability Points to advance the Divine River Contemplation Technique to Second Level, increasing his Mental Strength from 8621 Hz to 9830 Hz.
• Xu Jingming considered improving his S-rank Thunder Undying Body into an SS-rank technique using Teacher Yang’s guidance, then left the training room to rest before the assessment.
• On July 28, the Thunder Martial Hall Genius Training Camp began assessments for all 62 first-year students at No. 1 Gymnasium.
• Jiang Luo, Lei Yaoyang, and Wang Gu attended the assessment, while spectators gathered in anticipation of Xu Jingming’s performance.

As the Genius Training Camp assessment matches approached, students speculated that Xu Jingming was avoiding a fight with Chen Hai. Xu Jingming finally arrived and challenged Chen Hai’s claim that he was a coward.

• Jiang Luo and Wang Gu discussed Xu Jingming’s talent and his invitation to the Genius Training Camp.
• Students debated Xu Jingming’s strength and speculated that he had gone to the Demon Cave to avoid fighting Chen Hai.
• Xia Lan told Zhou Xiaoman and Yang Dan how Xu Jingming had become Magic University’s Rookie King after returning from the Wilderness Area.
• With the assessment less than half an hour away and Xu Jingming still absent, Chen Hai called him a coward who would never amount to anything.
• Xu Jingming arrived at the arena entrance and told Chen Hai that he could not beat even one of his fingers.

Xu Jingming arrived at Thunder Martial Hall’s Genius Training Camp assessment and openly challenged Chen Hai, drawing attention to the conflict within the hall. Su Qingli arrived shortly before the match began, and Liu Wei started announcing the assessment rules.

• Xu Jingming told Chen Hai he could attack for a minute without landing a hit, and Chen Hai accepted the challenge.
• Xu Jingming sat with Lin Hui and explained that he had just returned from No. 4 Devil's Nest.
• Wu Shuo and his teammates recognized Xu Jingming and discussed his escape from a King-Level Ferocious Beast.
• Su Qingli arrived with Deputy Directors Hu Jinyu and Gu Ming, and the gathered representatives greeted them.
• At nine, Liu Wei addressed the crowd and began announcing the first-year assessment rules.

Xu Jingming entered the Fifth Order and chose to defend the 3rd Arena, surprising the trainees and worrying Chen Hai. After more than an hour without challengers, Wei Chang stepped forward to face him, and Xu Jingming prepared to reveal his full strength.

• Liu Wei explained the arena assessment rules and divided the grounds into six arenas for trainees of different ranks.
• Chen Hai headed to the 5th Arena, while Xu Jingming revealed that he had reached the Fifth Order and went to defend the 3rd Arena.
• Su Qingli and Deputy Director Hu Jinyu discussed Xu Jingming's rapid advancement as he took up his Flowing Cloud Gold Peak Spear.
• After more than an hour without a challenger, Wei Chang entered the 3rd Arena, and Xu Jingming welcomed him as his first opponent.

Xu Jingming faced Wei Chang, who relied on his petrified body and Alloy Shield to defend rather than attack. Xu Jingming pierced through every layer of his defenses with one spear strike, leaving the match’s outcome to be resolved.

• The audience heard Xu Jingming tell Wei Chang to feel honored, while Ling Shuang realized he was showing off to bolster Su Qingli’s influence.
• At the start of the match, Wei Chang used Body Petrification, grew into a stone giant, and challenged Xu Jingming to break through his defense.
• Wei Chang hid behind his Alloy Shield and used Bedrock Defense, hoping to force a draw within the fifteen-minute time limit.
• Xu Jingming entered Thunder Extreme State, used Lightning Flash to close the distance, and launched Thunder Piercing Demon Slaughter Spear.
• Xu Jingming’s spear pierced Wei Chang’s shield and stone defenses, and Du Tian Divine Lightning annihilated the right half of Wei Chang’s stone body.

Xu Jingming decisively defeated Wei Chang in the arena, then waited for his chance to challenge Chen Hai. During the lunch break, he learned that the man pursuing Ling Shuang was Li Hao of the powerful Li Family.

• Xu Jingming pierced Wei Chang’s S-rank Alloy shield and knocked him unconscious with a single attack, prompting the medical team to carry Wei Chang away for treatment.
• Ling Shuang rejected Commander Li’s attempt at small talk, and he concealed his anger as he sat beside her.
• No one else challenged Xu Jingming after his victory, so he cultivated on the 3rd Arena while waiting to face Chen Hai.
• Xu Jingming told Lin Hui that Chen Hai would not get away from him, then went to the cafeteria with Lin Hui and Xia Lan.
• Lin Hui identified Ling Shuang’s suitor as Li Hao, a young master of the Li Family, which had three ninth-order powerhouses.

Xu Jingming learned more about Ling Shuang’s past and Li Hao’s pursuit of her while gossiping with Lin Hui. After the arena-defense stage, Xu Jingming challenged Chen Hai in the free challenge stage, drawing the crowd’s attention and Li Hao’s amused gaze.

• Lin Hui told Xu Jingming that Li Hao was a powerful Li Family heir who had pursued Ling Shuang for years, but she repeatedly rejected him.
• Lin Hui shared gossip about rankings of attractive instructors and students, while Xu Jingming said he would not interfere in Ling Shuang’s private life.
• Chen Hai worried that he could not beat Xu Jingming, and Wang Dong encouraged him to exploit Xu Jingming’s earlier offer to endure a minute of attacks.
• Five students, including Xu Jingming, remained after the arena-defense stage ended and the free challenge stage began.
• Xu Jingming challenged Chen Hai, and the spectators watched eagerly as Li Hao looked on with amusement.