Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming sampled expensive ferocious beast meat at Modu Metahuman University before visiting Weapon Academy dean Yang Zhentian to seek him as a master. There, he met third-year student Tan Mingyang, and both were ushered in because Yang was already waiting for them.

• Xu Jingming ate a dish made from ferocious beast meat at the university cafeteria.
• Xu Jingming found Yang Zhentian’s villa and met Tan Mingyang, who had also come to ask Yang to take him as a master.
• Tan Mingyang explained the upcoming Freshman Competition and said he had repeatedly failed to meet Yang’s standard for discipleship.
• A butler welcomed Xu Jingming and Tan Mingyang, saying Yang Zhentian was already waiting inside.
• Xu Jingming and Tan Mingyang entered the villa, while Tan Mingyang wondered why Yang was waiting for them.

Xu Jingming met Yang Zhentian, dean of the Weapon Academy, and demonstrated his S-rank Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. Yang accepted him as his thirty-second disciple and gave him two manuals, while Tan Mingyang began the usual test to become Yang’s disciple.

• Yang Zhentian brought Xu Jingming to the training room to assess his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, while Tan Mingyang stayed behind with Senior Apprentice Liu for a sparring test.
• Xu Jingming summoned Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, and Yang Zhentian admired the S-rank ability’s power and aura.
• Yang warned Xu Jingming that becoming his disciple could expose him to his enemies, and Xu accepted the risk and performed the disciple ceremony.
• Yang welcomed Xu Jingming as his thirty-second disciple and told him that three of his senior apprentices still attended the university.
• Yang gave Xu Jingming the Limit Ability Training Method and the Thunder Undying Body manual.

Xu Jingming received Yang Zhentian’s training plan and studied the school’s top-tier Limit Ability Training Method. He used his system to advance to a First-Order Low-Rank Metahuman, leaving him with greatly enhanced power and lightning.

• Yang Zhentian explained his S-rank Thunder Undying Body and advised Xu Jingming to train his fists and spear while using the Limit Ability Training Method until he became a Metahuman.
• Xu Jingming accepted Yang Zhentian’s study plan and encountered Tan Mingyang, who was shocked to learn that Xu Jingming had secured the mentor’s guidance.
• Xu Jingming studied the Limit Ability Training Method in his villa and sensed Origin Energy.
• Xu Jingming spent Ability Points to advance from an Awakener to a First-Order Low-Rank Metahuman, strengthening his physique, spirit, and Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

After advancing to First-Order Low-Rank, Xu Jingming studied Thunder Undying Body and learned that he needed Lightning Type ferocious beast blood to lay its foundation. Yang Zhentian prepared Storm Giant Bear essence blood and planned to combine it with Xu Jingming’s annual S-rank Resource to exchange for an SS-rank Resource.

• Xu Jingming checked his new attributes, noted the gains from using a top-tier cultivation method, and decided to adapt to his strength before advancing further.
• Xu Jingming studied Thunder Undying Body and learned that its first level required Lightning Type ferocious beast blood as a foundation.
• Xu Jingming visited Yang Zhentian, who was surprised by how quickly he had advanced and offered Seventh-Order Storm Giant Bear essence blood for his foundation.
• Yang Zhentian learned that Xu Jingming could receive an S-rank Resource and proposed combining it with the essence blood to exchange for an SS-rank Resource.
• Yang Zhentian left to arrange the exchange, while Uncle Fu brought Xu Jingming fruit and waited with him.

Yang Zhentian used the essence blood of an Eighth-Order Lower Position Thunder Tyrant Dragon to forge Xu Jingming’s Thunder Undying Body foundation over five days. The process succeeded, leaving Xu Jingming with a fierce aura and berserk lightning.

• Yang Zhentian obtained the SS-rank Thunder Tyrant Dragon essence blood and brought Xu Jingming to the training room.
• Yang Zhentian applied the essence blood to Xu Jingming’s back and used Wind Fire True Lightning to refine it into his bloodline.
• Xu Jingming endured five days of intense pain as the lightning transformed his blood vessels, meridians, and bones.
• Liu Ming waited at Villa No. 23 and learned that Xu Jingming was being forged with Eighth-Order beast essence blood.
• A dragon-like roar announced the foundation forging’s success, and Liu Ming rushed upstairs to see Xu Jingming radiating a dangerous aura with blood-red eyes and berserk blue-violet lightning.

Xu Jingming completed the Thunder Undying Body’s foundation with a record 98% absorption rate, gaining a major boost to his physique but briefly succumbing to the Thunder Tyrant Dragon’s violent influence. After receiving a gift from Liu Ming, he left Yang Zhentian’s villa and headed to the martial arts gym to test his new strength.

• Yang Zhentian and Liu Ming saw that Xu Jingming had absorbed 98% of the Thunder Tyrant Dragon blood essence, surpassing the previous record.
• Xu Jingming lost control under the blood essence’s violent influence, but Yang Zhentian’s voice brought him back to his senses and he explained the side effect.
• Xu Jingming checked his system panel and found his Qi-Blood had risen to 391, with the Thunder Undying Body listed as a new body-tempering ability.
• Liu Ming congratulated Xu Jingming and transferred him 200 credits as a greeting gift.
• Yang Zhentian sent Xu Jingming to rest and told him to return the next morning to learn fist and spear techniques with Liu Ming.
• Xu Jingming left the villa on June 22 and decided to test his enhanced strength at the martial arts gym.

Xu Jingming returned to his dormitory to shower after his Thunder Undying Body training and met his new roommate, Liu Wentao. The two set off for the martial hall, but Liu Wentao spotted a strikingly beautiful girl on the way.

• Xu Jingming noticed that forging the Thunder Undying Body had left impurities on his skin, so he turned back to the dormitory to shower.
• Xu Jingming met his roommate Liu Wentao, who recognized him as Jiangnan Province’s Provincial Top Scorer and peppered him with questions.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao chatted about their backgrounds, and Liu Wentao shared his ambition to command an army and fight ferocious beasts.
• Xu Jingming showered and changed, then left the villa with Liu Wentao to visit the martial hall.
• Liu Wentao spotted a beautiful girl walking beside another student and excitedly pointed her out to Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao visited Modu Metahuman University's Thunder Martial Hall to test their fist strength. After Liu Wentao ranked below one hundred thousand, Xu Jingming shattered the fist-strength record with a punch of 4,589 kilograms.

• Liu Wentao told Xu Jingming that Song Qiuyun was a First-Order High-Rank Metahuman with an A-Rank Natural Light-Type ability and Sichuan Province's top college entrance exam score.
• Song Qiuyun sensed Xu Jingming's intimidating aura as they passed, then dismissed it as her imagination.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao entered Thunder Martial Hall's public training room and learned about its fist-strength challenge rankings.
• Liu Wentao struck the target with 476 kilograms of force and ranked below one hundred thousand, drawing amused comments from the upperclassmen.
• Xu Jingming struck the target with 4,589 kilograms of force, earning the announcement that he had broken the record.

Xu Jingming broke the First-Order Metahuman punching-force record at Thunder Martial Hall, shocking the campus and earning credits. As word spread, Liu Ming admired his strength, Song Qiuyun grew curious about him, and a resentful young man vowed to reclaim his lost honor.

• Xu Jingming punched with 4,589 kilograms of force, took first place on the rankings, and broke a record that had stood for roughly ten years.
• The crowd questioned the result, but students accepted it after learning the test was controlled by the school's Artificial Intelligence, Eva.
• Xu Jingming received 400 credits for breaking the record, then escaped the crowd with Liu Wentao and continued testing in a private room.
• News of Xu Jingming's feat spread across campus, and Senior Brother Liu Ming compared his own past result unfavorably with Xu Jingming's strength.
• Song Qiuyun recognized Xu Jingming in a forum post and wondered about the ferocious-beast aura she had sensed around him.
• A young man in a Villa blamed Xu Jingming for his lost provincial top-scorer title and vowed to reclaim his honor.

Xu Jingming tested the powerful physical changes caused by the Thunder Undying Body, then visited Modu Metahuman University's Combat Skill Library to browse Lightning Type Battle Techniques. He discovered the library held SSS-rank and SS-rank skills, though he was not yet strong enough to learn them.

• Xu Jingming found that the Thunder Undying Body had greatly increased his strength, defense, recovery, height, and weight.
• Liu Wentao told Xu Jingming that students were discussing him on the school forum and challenging him.
• Xu Jingming went to the Combat Skill Library, where a teacher explained his S-rank access and directed him to the fourth-floor reading room.
• Xu Jingming asked Eva to display every Lightning Type Battle Technique above B-rank and saw skills ranging from SSS-rank to SS-rank.
• Xu Jingming learned that the most powerful Battle Techniques required higher ability ranks and orders than he currently possessed.

Xu Jingming selected four A-rank lightning battle techniques at the Combat Skill Library and used Ability Points to master them instantly. After returning to his student villa, he told Liu Wentao that he had S-rank library clearance, leaving Liu Wentao stunned.

• Xu Jingming chose Thunder Spear, Chain Lightning Spear, Lightning Flash, and Thunder Prison, then ignored Eva’s warning about their long learning time.
• After studying the manuals, Xu Jingming spent 800 Ability Points to raise all four techniques to beginner level and reviewed his updated system panel.
• Xu Jingming left the Combat Skill Library, ate dinner, and joined the freshman group chat, where students discussed their library clearance and tomorrow’s assembly.
• Liu Wentao told Xu Jingming about the freshman assembly and asked which techniques he had chosen; Xu Jingming said he had picked four A-rank techniques.
• Xu Jingming revealed that his clearance was S-rank, leaving Liu Wentao astonished that the university had a rank above A.

Xu Jingming tested his newly learned Battle Techniques, bought upgraded equipment, and revealed to Liu Wentao that he had an S-rank metahuman ability. At the freshman assembly, he drew everyone’s attention before Lei Zhou challenged him.

• Liu Wentao wondered why Xu Jingming had S-level permissions, while Xu Jingming tested four A-rank Battle Techniques and judged their energy costs manageable.
• Xu Jingming ordered a 210-kilogram E-rank Obsidian Spear, an E-rank Battle Suit, and E-rank Combat Boots through the school store.
• Xu Jingming told Liu Wentao that his S-rank metahuman ability had earned him S-level permissions.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao arrived at the freshman assembly, where students recognized Xu Jingming and gathered their attention on him.
• Lei Zhou called out to Xu Jingming and challenged him.

Lei Zhou challenged Xu Jingming to a public match after threatening his aunt’s business, and Xu Jingming agreed to fight him at noon in seven days. During the week that followed, Xu trained at Magic City Superpower University and advanced to first-order mid-rank, surprising Liu Ming before the scheduled match.

• Lei Zhou confronted Xu Jingming at the freshman assembly and challenged him, claiming Xu’s exam score benefited from his test venue.
• When Xu refused, Lei Zhou threatened his aunt Xu Qingwan’s company over an unpaid order, so Xu accepted a match at No. 3 Combat Arena seven days later.
• The freshman assembly covered university resources and the Combat Power Ranking, after which Xu began learning fist techniques from Liu Ming and spear techniques from Yang Zhentian.
• Xu followed a regular training routine for seven days and used ability points to advance to first-order mid-rank.
• Liu Ming noticed Xu’s breakthrough on July 1 and agreed to accompany him to the noon match, confident that Xu would overpower his opponent.

Xu Jingming faced Lei Zhou in a wagered arena match at Modu Metahuman University, where Lei Zhou’s opening attack failed to overcome him. The chapter ended with Xu Jingming defeating Lei Zhou in two swift spear strikes, leaving the freshmen stunned.

• Song Qiuyun argued that Xu Jingming’s success despite Jiangcheng’s limited resources showed he was stronger than Lei Zhou.
• Lei Zhou challenged Xu Jingming to wager their credits and money, and both transferred their stakes to referee Zhou Yun.
• Lei Zhou opened with Sinister Karma Fire and charged into a Flame Slash, drawing impressed reactions from the spectators.
• Xu Jingming used Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and blocked Lei Zhou’s slash with a basic spear thrust.
• Xu Jingming struck Lei Zhou with a second spear blow, sending him crashing into the arena cables and ending the match.

Xu Jingming overwhelmed Lei Zhou, who took a Blood Burst Pill to boost his strength and continue their match. Xu Jingming defeated him with a rapid chain of lightning techniques, and Zhou Yun declared him the winner.

• After Lei Zhou swallowed a Blood Burst Pill, Zhou Yun allowed the match to continue because no rules against taking pills had been established.
• Lei Zhou's boosted attacks failed to break Xu Jingming's lightning defense, and Xu Jingming matched him in strength with a spear strike.
• Lei Zhou retreated and used Flame Barrage, but Xu Jingming endured the explosions and struck him with Thunder Spear, wounding him.
• Xu Jingming trapped Lei Zhou with Thunder Prison, crossed the distance with Lightning Flash, and pierced his Flame Barrier with Chain Lightning Spear.
• Lei Zhou surrendered, but Xu Jingming redirected his spear into Lei Zhou's shoulder before Zhou Yun declared Xu Jingming the winner.

After defeating Lei Zhou, Xu Jingming received an invitation from the elite Spirit Fox Guild, then agreed to visit Magic City Center with Liu Wentao. He learned that his cousin Tang Qi would attend a nearby university, and Liu Wentao began assembling a group for the outing.

• Xu Jingming defeated Lei Zhou despite his Blood Burst Pill, and Lei Zhou accepted the loss and promised to keep paying Xu Jingming's aunt.
• Referee Zhou Yun transferred Lei Zhou's credits and money to Xu Jingming, bringing his totals to 422 credits and 7.31 million Great Xia Coins.
• Su Man invited Xu Jingming to join the Spirit Fox Guild, but Liu Ming intervened because guilds were not supposed to recruit freshmen before the Freshman Competition.
• Xu Jingming agreed to visit Magic City Center with Liu Wentao, and Song Qiuyun and Qi Dongxia decided to join after seeing Liu Wentao's forum post.
• Xu Jingming learned from Xu Qingwan that his cousin Tang Qi had been admitted to Linjiang Metahuman University and offered to meet her when she arrived.
• While Xu Jingming trained, Liu Wentao chose Qi Dongxia and Song Qiuyun for the outing and started picking additional companions.

Xu Jingming spent an evening exploring Huaihai Commercial Street with Liu Wentao, Li Wanting, Li Wanyue, Qi Dongxia, and Song Qiuyun, then returned to intensive training. Fifteen days later, he advanced to First-Order High-Rank, upgraded Thunder Undying Body and Chain Lightning Spear, and prepared to visit the Wilderness Area to replenish his Ability Points.

• Xu Jingming cultivated Thunder Undying Body before meeting Liu Wentao and four girls for an outing in downtown Magic City.
• Xu Jingming met the twins Li Wanting and Li Wanyue, whose Healing Holy Water abilities could combine to reach A-rank effects, and agreed to consider them for a future team.
• Xu Jingming reunited with Song Qiuyun and met her roommate Qi Dongxia; the group ate and shopped together on Huaihai Commercial Street, where Song Qiuyun bought several combat suits.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao walked Song Qiuyun and Qi Dongxia to their dormitory, then returned to their own dorm after the outing.
• Fifteen days later, Xu Jingming spent 456 Ability Points to advance to First-Order High-Rank, raising his physique to 520 blood qi and spirit to 421 Hz.
• Xu Jingming used most of his remaining Ability Points to advance Thunder Undying Body to its second stage and Chain Lightning Spear to intermediate, then planned to tell his teacher and prepare for the Wilderness Area.

Xu Jingming revealed that he had advanced to First-Order High-Rank and reached the second level of the Thunder Undying Body, then fought Liu Ming to a standstill in combat training. After recovering, he told Yang Zhentian he planned to leave school for a trip to the Wilderness Area.

• Xu Jingming met Song Qiuyun on the way to the Teacher Villa District, and she suggested they spar sometime.
• Xu Jingming told Yang Zhentian and Liu Ming that he had advanced to First-Order High-Rank and reached the second level of the Thunder Undying Body.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Ming fought on Yang Zhentian's training field, with Liu Ming suppressing his strength to Second-Order Low-Level.
• After more than twenty minutes of combat, Xu Jingming ran out of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, and Liu Ming said Xu Jingming's strength was invincible at the Second Order.
• Xu Jingming told Yang Zhentian he planned to leave school for a while and travel to the Wilderness Area.

Xu Jingming prepared to enter the Yuanshui Wilderness Area for a month and a half of training, while Liu Ming was called back to fight with his guild in the southwest. At Moda’s Equipment Department, Xu Jingming found a spear that might suit him: the Dark Cloud Gale Spear.

• Yang Zhentian approved Xu Jingming’s plan to train in the Yuanshui Wilderness Area and shared survival advice with him alongside Liu Ming.
• Liu Ming told Yang Zhentian that his adventurer guild had summoned him to join the fighting in the southwest, where Wang Linyang would lead the team.
• Xu Jingming called Xu Qingwan to explain that he would be unreachable during school special training, then prepared supplies and equipment for his trip.
• Xu Jingming traveled to Moda’s Equipment Department to find a personalized spear suited to his need for both weight and speed.
• Zou Hai showed Xu Jingming the Dark Cloud Gale Spear as the only weapon on the floor that seemed to meet his requirements.

Xu Jingming bought the heavy Dark Cloud Gale Spear and selected missions to earn credits during a planned stay in the Wilderness Area. After purchasing combat gear outside the university, he set out for Yuanshui City.

• Xu Jingming tested the 260-kilogram Dark Cloud Gale Spear and impressed the students watching with his advanced spearwork and strength.
• Xu Jingming bought the Dark Cloud Gale Spear for 480 credits after pawning his Black Obsidian Spear for 100 credits.
• Xu Jingming opened the university mission system and selected three B-grade missions and one A-grade mission to complete in the Wilderness Area.
• Xu Jingming spent 2.1 million Great Xia Coin on a D-grade Combat Suit and Combat Boots, then took the 2 p.m. high-speed rail to Yuanshui City.