Chapter Summaries

At a gathering of High-Order Metahumans, Li Hao tried to win Ling Shuang over with an SS-rank Phoenix Tail Flower and promises of the Li Family’s support, but she rejected him. When she claimed she already had a partner, Xu Jingming stepped forward and identified himself, provoking Li Hao’s fury.

• Li Hao offered Ling Shuang an SS-rank Phoenix Tail Flower, but she refused it and his promises of the Li Family’s resources.
• Ling Shuang told Li Hao she had no favorable feelings toward him and demanded that he stop pursuing her.
• Li Hao refused to give up, and Xu Jingming mocked him for pestering Ling Shuang.
• Ling Shuang declared that she already had a partner, enraging Li Hao, who demanded to know who it was.
• Xu Jingming stepped in front of Ling Shuang and told Li Hao that he was her partner.

Xu Jingming declared that he was Ling Shuang’s partner, then sent Li Hao flying when Li Hao attacked him. He warned Li Hao to stop harassing Ling Shuang and took the Phoenix Tail Flowers before Li Hao fainted.

• Xu Jingming announced that he was Ling Shuang’s partner, stunning the onlookers and leaving Lin Hui and Mu Bing to discuss their apparent compatibility.
• Li Hao accused Ling Shuang of using Xu Jingming as a pretend partner, then realized she had accepted Xu Jingming’s claim.
• Li Hao transformed with his Unicorn Lizard ability and attacked Xu Jingming, who dodged and struck him with a lightning-powered kick that sent him crashing into the ground.
• Xu Jingming warned Li Hao that he would kill him if he harassed Ling Shuang again, and Li Hao trembled and agreed.
• Xu Jingming pulled the Phoenix Tail Flowers into his Space Ring as compensation, and the injured Li Hao fainted while the onlookers stared in disbelief.

Xu Jingming defeated Li Hao and claimed the Phoenix Tail Flower, then faced Li Hao’s bodyguard Zhang Heng when he demanded an explanation. As Zhang Heng challenged Ling Shuang, Xu Jingming stepped in and revealed the aura of a Seventh-Order Metahuman.

• Xu Jingming one-shotted Li Hao and took the Phoenix Tail Flower, shocking the gathered curators.
• Zhang Heng rushed out to protect Li Hao and demanded to know who had injured him, and Xu Jingming admitted it.
• Su Qingli told Gu Ming that Xu Jingming could handle Zhang Heng, while Ling Shuang supported Xu Jingming’s actions.
• Zhang Heng blamed Xu Jingming for attacking Li Hao and demanded an explanation on the Li Family’s behalf.
• Zhang Heng challenged Ling Shuang, but Xu Jingming stepped forward and unleashed his aura, revealing himself as a Seventh-Order Metahuman.

Xu Jingming revealed that he had reached the seventh order, causing Zhang Heng to retreat rather than fight him. Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang entered the Director Conference as the center of attention, while Hu Jinyu learned that Xu Jingming had confronted Li Hao and worried about the Li Family’s reaction.

• Xu Jingming stepped forward and revealed his seventh-order strength, shocking the gathered directors and vice-curators.
• Zhang Heng refused to fight Xu Jingming, claimed he would not bully someone younger, and flew away with the injured Li Hao.
• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang discussed the risk that the Li Family might retaliate against his relatives and their businesses, then entered the Conference Hall.
• Word of Xu Jingming’s breakthrough spread through the hall, and he and Ling Shuang took seats beside Su Qingli in the first row.
• Hu Jinyu heard what had happened outside and worried that the Li Family would hold him accountable for Li Hao’s conflict with Xu Jingming.

At Thunder Martial Hall’s 189th Director Conference, Su Qingli announced major overseas appointments that reshaped the Melbourne Branch. Ling Shuang became branch director and Xu Jingming became vice-curator, while Liu Shan was demoted, and the reason for his removal was left for a video.

• Liu Wei reviewed Thunder Martial Hall’s growth and reported that it had recruited four Eighth-Order Grandmasters over the past year.
• Su Qingli began announcing formal appointments for domestic and overseas branches.
• Su Qingli announced that Liu Shan was demoted from branch director to vice-curator, Ling Shuang became Melbourne Branch director, and Xu Jingming became vice-curator.
• The appointment stunned the conference attendees, and Hu Jinyu realized Ling Shuang had misled him.
• Su Qingli began playing a video to reveal why Liu Shan had been removed.

Xu Jingming’s recorded victory over Feng Kuan exposed the Heaven’s Mandate Sect’s infiltration and demonstrated that Xu Jingming had reached A-rank Eighth-Order Middle Position strength. Su Qingli secured Liu Shan’s demotion and transfer while appointing Ling Shuang and Xu Jingming as Vice-Curators, leaving Xu Jingming with greater authority and access to Thunder Martial Hall resources.

• The holographic recording showed Xu Jingming overpowering and killing Feng Kuan even after Feng Kuan used the Divine Blood Secret Technique to reach Eighth-Order Middle Position.
• Su Qingli revealed that Feng Kuan was a Heaven’s Mandate Sect member who had arranged an assassination attempt on Ling Shuang, and she called for Liu Shan to be removed as Curator.
• Hu Jinyu argued that Liu Shan should remain Acting Curator, but Gu Ming supported Su Qingli, and Liu Shan agreed to transfer to the Sydney Branch as Vice-Curator.
• Su Qingli announced appointments that made Ling Shuang Curator and Xu Jingming Vice-Curator of the Melbourne Branch.
• Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming that his new position granted him access to most of the Melbourne Branch’s resources, subject to her approval for key resources.

After the Director Conference, Xu Jingming gained attention from Thunder Martial Hall leaders and gave Ling Shuang the Phoenix Tail Flower he had taken from Li Hao. Eva then informed him that his Thunder Martial Hall authority had been raised to deputy director level.

• After the conference, directors and guests crowded around Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang to introduce themselves and exchange contact details.
• Zheng Ren invited Xu Jingming to visit Jiangnan, but Xu Jingming said he could meet his family in the Virtual World.
• Liu Shan left early to return to Sydney and prepare to take up his post, determined to reclaim the Melbourne Branch.
• Xu Jingming went to Ling Shuang Villa and gave Ling Shuang the Phoenix Tail Flower, which she said could help her reach the Eighth-Order Upper Position within a year.
• Eva told Xu Jingming that his Thunder Martial Hall authority had been raised to deputy director level.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang received upgraded Thunder Martial Hall permissions and explored the benefits and Director Mall. After buying a Scarlet Cloud-grade Warplane and damaged Energy Modules, Xu Jingming planned their trip back to Magic City, where Ling Shuang would meet Song Qiuyun and the other girl.

• Xu Jingming discovered that his permissions had risen to Vice-Curator, while Ling Shuang’s had risen to Director, and they discussed the monthly Points, Director Mall, resource authority, and inspectors that came with their roles.
• Xu Jingming found a Scarlet Cloud-grade Warplane in the Director Mall and added it to his cart.
• Eva spotted twenty-four damaged Energy Modules, explaining that more modules would let her activate higher-grade Civilization Relics, and Xu Jingming bought them all.
• Xu Jingming decided to wait for the warplane and Energy Modules to arrive before returning to Magic City with Ling Shuang.
• Xu Jingming said he would tell Song Qiuyun and the other girl to prepare for their arrival, while Ling Shuang felt shy about meeting her former student as a potential sister.

Xu Jingming returned to Modu Metahuman University with Ling Shuang, after telling Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan that he would bring back another sister. The two women waited at the school gates and were stunned when the newcomer turned out to be Principal Ling.

• Xu Jingming told Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan he would return to Magic City with someone they had met before, prompting them to guess who the new sister was.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan waited at the university gates while Deep Blue Society members discussed Xu Jingming’s strength and speculated that he was arriving.
• A warplane landed outside Modu Metahuman University as tourists and students watched.
• Xu Jingming stepped off the warplane, followed by Ling Shuang in a black gown.
• Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan recognized Ling Shuang as Principal Ling and stared in shock.

Xu Jingming returned to Magic University with Ling Shuang and reunited with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan. The girls discovered that Ling Shuang was the person Xu Jingming had meant to bring home, leaving them stunned.

• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang arrived at Magic University, where students and travelers reacted with excitement to seeing them.
• Xu Jingming greeted Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, then Ling Shuang teleported all four of them to her villa.
• Ling Shuang welcomed the two girls and offered to make tea, while they remained uneasy about accepting such treatment from an Eighth-Order Grandmaster.
• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang revealed that the girls had not understood who he was bringing back.
• Jiang Chuxuan realized Ling Shuang was the person Xu Jingming had mentioned, and Song Qiuyun reacted with shock as Ling Shuang prepared to explain.

Li Changfeng decided the Li Family would oppose Xu Jingming rather than give up its plans for Thunder Martial Hall, while Xu Jingming revealed his seventh-order breakthrough and shared valuable cultivation resources with Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan. The chapter left the Li Family preparing to target Xu Jingming’s family as a restrained warning.

• Li Yang reported that Li Hao would recover, though the SS-rank lightning in his body would cause him agony for more than ten days.
• Li Yang proposed compensating Xu Jingming, but Li Changfeng rejected reconciliation because the Li Family would not abandon Thunder Martial Hall.
• Li Changfeng told Li Yang to target Xu Jingming’s family without going too far because the General Councillor was protecting him.
• Xu Jingming confirmed to Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan that he had become a Seventh-Order Grandmaster.
• Xu Jingming gave Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan a large collection of cultivation resources, including several S-rank items.

Xu Qingwan’s business came under pressure when suppliers canceled contracts and customers demanded early deliveries, but she decided not to burden Xu Jingming. Meanwhile, Xu Jingming visited Yang Zhentian to seek guidance on creating an SSS-Class Body Tempering Technique, leaving his teacher stunned by the request.

• Xu Jingming invited Xu Qingwan’s family to dinner in the Virtual World, then left Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan with Ling Shuang to organize their resources.
• Xu Qingwan learned that several suppliers were terminating their contracts while customers demanded delivery, and she suspected someone was targeting her business.
• Xu Qingwan chose not to tell Xu Jingming about the crisis and planned to seek other suppliers instead.
• Xu Jingming visited Yang Zhentian, who confirmed the reports of his strength and relationship with Ling Shuang.
• Xu Jingming showed Yang Zhentian the Divine Blood Secret Technique and asked for guidance in creating an SSS-Class Body Tempering Technique based on the Divine Lightning Undying Body.

Xu Jingming sought help with creating an SSS-rank Body Tempering Art, then hosted a family dinner with Ling Shuang, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan. His aunt Xu Qingwan learned Ling Shuang’s powerful background and wondered what remarkable woman Xu Jingming might bring home next.

• Xu Jingming asked Yang Zhentian for guidance on creating an SSS-rank Body Tempering Art, and Yang Zhentian suggested that Director Su could find a Ninth-Order Martial Saint to help.
• Xu Jingming visited Yang Zhentian to study the Divine Blood Secret Technique and gave him two bottles of S-rank exotic fruit wine before leaving.
• Ling Shuang told Xu Jingming that Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan could reach the fourth order within months, and he promised them another surprise when he returned to Great Xia.
• Xu Jingming brought Ling Shuang, Song Qiuyun, and Jiang Chuxuan to Tiandu Restaurant in the Virtual World and invited Xu Qingwan, Tang Daolin, and Tang Qi to dinner.
• Xu Qingwan learned about Ling Shuang’s status and background, then privately wondered whether Xu Jingming would one day bring home a Ninth-Order Martial Saint.

Xu Jingming learned that the Li Family was targeting his aunt’s and the Song Family’s businesses, and used Thunder Martial Hall’s resources and his own future faction to counter the pressure. The Li Family escalated its vendetta, while Master Zhou revealed to Li Hao that he belonged to the Heaven’s Mandate Sect and offered to help him get revenge.

• Xu Jingming offered his aunt Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs from Thunder Martial Hall, and Ling Shuang revealed he was a Seventh-Order Grandmaster and Melbourne Branch Vice-Curator.
• Song Feng told Xu Jingming that the Li Family’s pressure had damaged the Song Family’s businesses, so Xu Jingming proposed promising future partnerships to factions that continued working with them.
• Song Feng spread Xu Jingming’s offer, and Li Yang ordered the Li Family to keep suppressing the Song Family.
• Master Zhou treated Li Hao by removing Xu Jingming’s Du Tian Divine Lightning, while Li Hao raged over his defeat.
• Master Zhou revealed to Li Hao that he was a member of the Heaven’s Mandate Sect and offered to help him take revenge himself.

Xu Jingming brought Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan to Jiang Chuxuan's secluded villa, where Ling Shuang studied the Thunder Sea Meditation Technique. After Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan schemed to draw Ling Shuang into their bedroom, Ling Shuang struggled to concentrate and finally went inside.

• Xu Jingming chose Jiang Chuxuan's villa for the night and invited Ling Shuang to come along, though she planned to study the Thunder Sea Meditation Technique.
• Xu Jingming guided Ling Shuang in the living room while Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan bathed together.
• Jiang Chuxuan told Song Qiuyun they needed Ling Shuang to help them keep up with Xu Jingming, and the two devised a way to draw her in.
• Ling Shuang tried to study despite the sounds from the bedroom, then shut out the noise with her Space Power but still could not focus.
• Ling Shuang realized Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan were provoking her on purpose, put away the manual, and entered the bedroom.

After Xu Jingming returned to Great Xia, his influence helped the Song Family prosper despite the Li Family’s attempt to blacklist them. Thunder Martial Hall announced his appointment as Vice-Curator of its Melbourne Branch, and news of his Seventh-Order breakthrough silenced critics and stunned Catherine and Su Yu.

• Xu Jingming spent several days sightseeing and training with Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, and Ling Shuang, while his plan to help the Song Family brought it new business and increased profits.
• Li Yang ended the Li Family’s campaign against the Song Family, recognizing that it could neither pressure Xu Jingming nor isolate the Song Family; Li Hao recovered and began learning survival techniques from Master Zhou.
• Thunder Martial Hall named Xu Jingming Vice-Curator of its Melbourne Branch, prompting online debate about whether his strength was sufficient for the position.
• Thunder Martial Hall posted evidence that Xu Jingming had reached the Seventh Order and footage of his battle with Feng Kuan, prompting widespread celebration and silencing his critics.
• Catherine regretted that Xu Jingming had returned to Great Xia without telling her, while Su Yu accepted that he could not match Xu Jingming’s pace and resolved to follow his own progress.

Xu Jingming said goodbye to Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan and prepared to return to Oceania with Ling Shuang. After learning that a valuable Civilization Relic might be hidden in Japan, he planned to travel there as well.

• Xu Jingming farewelled Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chuxuan, promising to return in a month.
• Eva presented Xu Jingming with twenty-four repaired Energy Modules, bringing his total to fifty-five, and explained that ten more could unlock a valuable relic left by a Tier 9 mental-type metahuman.
• Eva identified Japan as the likely location of the mental-type metahuman's Civilization Relic, and Xu Jingming said he would go there after returning to Oceania.
• Song Qiuyun warned Xu Jingming that powerful American metahumans were stationed in Japan, but he dismissed the danger.
• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang boarded the Scarlet Cloud-grade Warplane and departed for Oceania.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang returned to Melbourne, where Thunder Martial Hall members welcomed them at the aviation port. Ling Shuang brought Xu Jingming to the Melbourne Branch Treasure Vault to collect Energy Modules, and he learned that its contents were strictly recorded and charged to the Martial Hall account.

• Lü Zheng and Han Li led Thunder Martial Hall members in welcoming Ling Shuang and Xu Jingming as they arrived in Melbourne.
• Xu Jingming asked about Gan Gui and learned that he had gone to Sydney with Liu Shan.
• Xu Jingming introduced himself to Lü Zheng and Han Li, then teleported away with Ling Shuang.
• Ling Shuang brought Xu Jingming to the Melbourne Branch Treasure Vault and explained how its Artificial Intelligence controlled access and recorded items taken.
• Xu Jingming admired the equipment and resources but gave up on borrowing SS-rank equipment when Ling Shuang explained that all items taken would be charged to the Martial Hall account.

Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang arranged repairs for the damaged Energy Modules and discussed staffing the Melbourne martial hall. He chose an SSS-Class Black Soul Combat Suit and planned to test its defenses in the Virtual World arena.

• Smart Brain reported eleven damaged Energy Modules, and Eva determined that ten could be repaired to meet the requirements for opening the Japanese Civilization Relic.
• Xu Jingming and Ling Shuang agreed to use a vacant villa laboratory for Eva and discussed recruiting another Vice-Curator and promoting Lü Zheng or Han Li.
• Xu Jingming asked Smart Brain to show the SSS-Class equipment available in the treasure vault.
• Ling Shuang advised Xu Jingming that a custom weapon would be preferable, while a standard combat suit would serve him well for now.
• Xu Jingming selected the SSS-Class Black Soul Combat Suit and planned to test its defenses in the Virtual World arena.

Xu Jingming prepared to travel to Japan after buying an SSS-class Black Soul Combat Suit and ten damaged Energy Modules, which Eva would repair. In the Virtual World, Sakuragi Rin reported that she had gathered over ten thousand ferocious beasts for him, and Xu Jingming arranged to arrive in Asahikawa City in thirteen hours.

• Xu Jingming spent 13.3 billion Blue Star Coins on the combat suit and Energy Modules, then asked Eva to repair the modules before his trip to Japan.
• Sakuragi Rin received Xu Jingming's message and met him in the Virtual World after training at the Heavenly Defense Dojo.
• Sakuragi Rin told Xu Jingming she had gathered over ten thousand ferocious beasts, including more than three thousand fourth-order beasts and fewer than a thousand fifth-order beasts.
• Xu Jingming praised Sakuragi Rin and said he would arrive in Asahikawa City in thirteen hours.
• Sakuragi Rin warned Xu Jingming that Japan's early warning system might detect his warplane, then sent him the landing address.