Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming reached the Supply Base with Jiang Chuxuan after crossing the rat-infested Wilderness Area, then slept for two days while recovering. With the Rat Tide still causing a lockdown and school starting soon, he decided to return to Modu Metahuman University with Jiang Chuxuan.

• Xu Jingming carried Jiang Chuxuan to the Supply Base after sprinting from the mountains in Thunder Extreme State, then collapsed from exhaustion and was given a guest room by Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang.
• Xu Jingming slept for two days and two nights while Jiang Chuxuan stayed beside him, and he woke fully recovered.
• Jiang Chuxuan told Xu Jingming that the Rat Tide still filled the Wilderness Area and that the Supply Base remained under defense.
• Xu Jingming decided to return to school that afternoon because the lockdown could last and the Freshman Competition was approaching, and Jiang Chuxuan agreed to go with him.
• Jiang Chuxuan gave Xu Jingming a signed photo, which he kept after saying he wanted an ordinary one for his high school friend.

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chuxuan returned to Modu Metahuman University after their trip to the Yuanshui Wilderness Area, where Jiang Chuxuan kissed him goodbye. After reaching the school, Jiang Chuxuan looked up Xu Jingming online and discovered that he was a freshman.

• Xu Jingming sold his ferocious beast materials for 8 million Great Xia Coins and said farewell to Grand Supervisor Wang Chuang.
• Jiang Chuxuan drove Xu Jingming back to Modu Metahuman University in her ice-blue sports car.
• Xu Jingming walked Jiang Chuxuan to Villa No. 103, where she kissed his cheek before hurrying inside.
• Jiang Chuxuan searched the university forum for Xu Jingming and learned that he had enrolled as a freshman that year.

Xu Jingming returned to school after a fruitful trip to the Wilderness Area and reported his mission materials, earning 871 credits. He headed to the Combat Skill Library to use his Ability Points to learn S-rank Combat Skills.

• Xu Jingming returned home, organized his gear, and checked his status, finding himself at Second-Order High-Rank with 3,712 Ability Points.
• Xu Jingming reunited with Liu Wentao, who was relieved he had survived the Rat Tide and shocked by his breakthrough; Xu Jingming warned him not to enter the Wilderness Area yet.
• Liu Wentao told Xu Jingming that Song Qiuyun had visited the villa several times while he was away, and Xu Jingming decided to ask her what she needed.
• Xu Jingming submitted three B-rank missions and one A-rank mission, earning 871 credits, including 540 for the Flame Flower.
• Xu Jingming learned that Yang Zhentian was away from school, then went to the Combat Skill Library to learn S-rank Combat Skills.

Xu Jingming selected Heavenly Lightning Art and Netherworld Lightning Armor as the S-rank lightning Combat Skills he wanted to learn, then used Ability Points to master Heavenly Lightning Art at the beginner level. As he left the library after one in the morning, a Rank Three White Ring Black Feather Eagle flew overhead, giving him a chance to test the skill.

• Xu Jingming asked Eva to show him the S-rank Lightning Type Combat Skills and compared their manuals.
• Xu Jingming chose Heavenly Lightning Art and Netherworld Lightning Armor, noting that Heavenly Lightning Art would help him learn the SSS-rank Myriad Prison Heavenly Thunder Edict.
• Xu Jingming studied Heavenly Lightning Art for more than six hours, then spent 1,600 Ability Points to learn it at the beginner level.
• Xu Jingming decided to return the next day to learn Netherworld Lightning Armor and left the Combat Skill Library after one in the morning.
• A White Ring Black Feather Eagle flew over the university, and Xu Jingming considered using it to test Heavenly Lightning Art.

Xu Jingming tested the S-rank Heavenly Lightning Art by destroying a Third-Order White Ring Black Feather Eagle, then headed back to the Combat Skill Library to study another technique. On his way out the next morning, he met Song Qiuyun, who reminded him of their promised spar and insisted she was ready.

• Xu Jingming used the Heavenly Lightning Art to annihilate a White Ring Black Feather Eagle and learned the technique had long range but consumed substantial Ability.
• The students at the plaza were shocked by the lightning strike, while a tall, lean young man watched Xu Jingming leave thoughtfully.
• Xu Jingming went to the Combat Skill Library early the next morning, and Liu Wentao decided to train after seeing his dedication.
• On his way through the crowded dormitory area, Xu Jingming thought of contacting Liu Ming after finishing his Battle Technique studies.
• Xu Jingming encountered Song Qiuyun, who asked whether he remembered promising to spar with her, and she protested when he questioned whether she was sure.

Song Qiuyun arranged a spar with Xu Jingming, concealing that she had reached Second-Order Low-Level while he had advanced to Second-Order High-Rank. They met in his villa’s training room, where Song Qiuyun revealed a Fangtian halberd, leaving Xu Jingming surprised as their match was about to begin.

• Song Qiuyun insisted on sparring with Xu Jingming and went to change into a battle suit.
• Xu Jingming returned to Villa No. 32, where Liu Wentao said Song Qiuyun had previously come looking for him and asked to watch their match.
• Song Qiuyun told Qi Dongxia she had concealed her recent breakthrough to Second-Order Low-Level and wanted to test Xu Jingming’s strength.
• Song Qiuyun and Qi Dongxia arrived at Xu Jingming’s villa, and the group went to the second-floor training room.
• Song Qiuyun summoned a Fangtian halberd from her Space Ring, surprising Xu Jingming.

Song Qiuyun challenged Xu Jingming to a fight after reaching Second-Order Low-Level, but discovered he had advanced to Second-Order High-Rank. He easily countered her halberd techniques with his spear, then revealed that his spear technique was Master-level.

• Song Qiuyun entered the training room with her halberd and challenged Xu Jingming, who revealed his Second-Order High-Rank strength and Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
• Song Qiuyun chose to continue fighting after Xu Jingming agreed not to attack first.
• Song Qiuyun activated Dawn Light and used her halberd techniques, but Xu Jingming blocked her attacks with his spear.
• Xu Jingming neutralized Song Qiuyun's rapid halberd slashes and dozens of blades of light without losing his steady breathing.
• Song Qiuyun asked whether Xu Jingming's spear proficiency exceeded Advanced, and he confirmed that it was Master-level.

Xu Jingming defeated Song Qiuyun in a spar and learned that her rapid cultivation came from her distinguished family background. After mastering the S-rank Netherworld Lightning Armor, he planned where to hunt for more Ability Points and learned that his cousin Tang Qi would arrive in Magic City the next afternoon.

• Song Qiuyun conceded defeat to Xu Jingming and invited him to lunch, while Qi Dongxia congratulated him before leaving with her.
• Liu Wentao told Xu Jingming that Song Qiuyun was the great-granddaughter of Eighth-Order Grandmaster Song Daoyuan and had received exceptional cultivation resources.
• Xu Jingming spent four hours studying Netherworld Lightning Armor, then used 1,400 Ability Points to master it at Beginner level.
• Xu Jingming checked nearby Wilderness Areas and decided to visit Tongxiang and Yangcheng after his first week of classes to hunt Ferocious Beasts.
• Xu Jingming spoke with his aunt Xu Qingwan, who told him that Tang Qi would arrive in Magic City at three o'clock the next afternoon; he agreed to pick her up.

Xu Jingming tested his new S-rank Netherworld Lightning Armor and visited his teacher, Yang Zhentian, who revealed that senior brother Liu Ming had been badly injured in the southwest campaign. The chapter left Xu Jingming shocked by Liu Ming’s missing limbs and weakened aura.

• Xu Jingming formed the Netherworld Lightning Armor and assessed its defenses, endurance, and ability to retaliate against attackers.
• Xu Jingming received a message from Yang Zhentian and went to his villa, where Yang noticed Xu Jingming had reached Second-Order High-Rank and gained a dangerous aura.
• Xu Jingming told Yang that a squad had tried to murder his group and steal their belongings, and offered him a bottle of S-rank Earth Spirit Spring.
• Yang told Xu Jingming to give a bottle to Liu Ming, explaining that Liu had been badly injured during the southwest campaign.
• Uncle Fu wheeled Liu Ming into the room, and Xu Jingming saw that his senior brother had lost both legs and his right arm, while his aura had fallen below Xu Jingming’s.

Xu Jingming learned that his senior Liu Ming had survived a disastrous mission in which Wang Linyang used the Ashen Guild as bait, then left Yang Zhentian’s villa to meet Song Qiuyun for lunch. Their conversation turned to Xu Jingming’s intimidating presence, and Song Qiuyun asked why she could sense an aura like a ferocious beast’s coming from him.

• Yang Zhentian explained that Wang Linyang had used Liu Ming’s Ashen Guild to lure out and kill a seventh-order beast, leaving fewer than a hundred of its more than two thousand members alive.
• Xu Jingming learned that the Ashen Guild’s families had taken Wang Linyang to Military Court, while Yang Zhentian planned to bring Liu Ming to a healing Grandmaster instead of attending the freshman competition.
• Xu Jingming left Yang Zhentian’s villa after giving him a bottle of S-rank earth spirit spring and hoped Liu Ming could recover from his injuries.
• Song Qiuyun invited Xu Jingming to lunch at Qingya Residence, where his fearsome aura startled the server into leading them to a private room.
• Song Qiuyun teased Xu Jingming about claiming to be kind and approachable, then asked why he gave off an aura like a ferocious beast.

Xu Jingming explained his beastly aura to Song Qiuyun over a meal, then spent the rest of the day training. The next afternoon, he went to the Magic City High-Speed Rail Station to meet his cousin Tang Qi, who arrived with Meng Di and Zhou Mingyang, both eager to learn how much Xu Jingming had improved.

• Song Qiuyun asked Xu Jingming about his beastly aura, and he said it might come from absorbing ferocious beast blood essence to cultivate his battle techniques.
• Xu Jingming and Song Qiuyun ate together and discussed his plans to pursue both close-combat and elemental training.
• Xu Jingming declined Song Qiuyun's invitation to go downtown, returned to his villa, and continued training through the next day.
• Xu Jingming left to meet Tang Qi at the Magic City High-Speed Rail Station as she arrived with Meng Di and Zhou Mingyang.
• Zhou Mingyang and Meng Di guessed Xu Jingming had reached First-Order Metahuman, while Tang Qi doubted his progress would be ordinary.

Xu Jingming reunited with Tang Qi, Zhou Mingyang, and Meng Di after they arrived in Magic City, and they caught up on the changes since the entrance exam. He revealed that he had reached Second-Order High-Rank, leaving the three stunned as they traveled toward Modu University City.

• Xu Jingming met Tang Qi at the station, took her suitcase, and greeted Zhou Mingyang and Meng Di.
• Xu Jingming and the three newcomers chatted as he led them from the station and they took a taxi to Modu University City.
• Tang Qi guessed Xu Jingming was First-Order High-Rank, but he revealed that he had reached Second-Order High-Rank a month earlier.
• Xu Jingming showed a faint arc of lightning, and Tang Qi, Zhou Mingyang, and Meng Di sensed its dangerous aura and accepted that his rank was real.

Xu Jingming reunited with his cousin and friends, then prepared to attend Modu Metahuman University's opening ceremony and Freshman Competition. On the way, Song Qiuyun admitted she could not beat him and set her sights on second place, while Li Chengzhi emerged as a potential rival.

• Xu Jingming brought Tang Qi, Zhou Mingyang, and Meng Di to Modu University City, then saw Tang Qi off at Linjiang Metahuman University.
• On September 1, Xu Jingming trained before Liu Wentao called him to gather for the opening ceremony and Freshman Competition.
• Xu Jingming and Liu Wentao encountered Song Qiuyun and Qi Dongxia, who were heading to the ceremony in combat suits with unusual weapons.
• Song Qiuyun said she aimed for second place because Xu Jingming had already defeated her, while Qi Dongxia aimed for the top fifty.
• Liu Wentao said Xu Jingming, Song Qiuyun, and Li Chengzhi were the only freshmen known to have reached the Second Order, and Song Qiuyun stayed cautious about Li Chengzhi.

Students, teachers, and guild recruiters gathered at Modu Metahuman University's No. 3 Training Field ahead of the Freshman Competition, anticipating the arrival of S-rank Lightning Type awakener Xu Jingming. The presidents of the Meteor Guild and Ashes Guild arrived to recruit him, leaving spectators to speculate which guild he would choose.

• Teachers and upperclassmen discussed the S-rank freshman Xu Jingming and looked forward to the Freshman Competition.
• Jiang Chuxuan attended the competition to confirm what she had learned about Xu Jingming.
• Spirit Fox Guild vice president Su Man briefed her members on recruiting high-performing freshmen.
• Meteor Guild president Wu Yuan and Ashes Guild president Wei He arrived with their teams, drawing attention from the other guild recruiters.
• Su Man decided Spirit Fox Guild would focus on recruiting other Provincial Top Scorers, while spectators debated whether Xu Jingming would join the Meteor Guild or the Ashes Guild.

Xu Jingming and the other freshmen attended the opening ceremony at Modu Metahuman University, where Vice-Principal Ling Shuang explained the school’s ratings, rankings, missions, and credit systems. When a freshman called for fairness, Ling Shuang declared that students had to compete for resources, leaving Xu Jingming eager to prove himself.

• Xu Jingming and Song Qiuyun’s group joined the freshmen gathered for the opening ceremony.
• Ling Shuang arrived through a space portal and introduced herself as one of the school’s Vice-Principals.
• Ling Shuang announced the class’s ability-rank distribution, including one S-rank awakener, and described the resources and opportunities available to students.
• After a freshman complained that the competitive systems were unfair, Ling Shuang unleashed her Eighth-Order Grandmaster aura and said Modu had never promised fairness.
• Xu Jingming welcomed the school’s fierce competition and felt that he had chosen the right university.

Ling Shuang announced the Freshman Competition’s format, rewards, and clearance rankings before the first round began. Xu Jingming and his friends watched as Li Chengzhi provoked Xu Jingming, drawing Song Qiuyun’s ire.

• Ling Shuang explained the two-stage Freshman Competition, its prizes, and the clearance levels students could earn.
• Sun Qingxue said teachers would watch the competition and might choose outstanding freshmen as exclusive disciples.
• Xu Jingming welcomed the chance to win the ten-cubic-meter Space Ring, which could hold his spear.
• Eva selected more than a hundred freshmen, including Li Chengzhi, to compete in the first round.
• Li Chengzhi made a throat-slitting gesture at Xu Jingming, and Song Qiuyun tightened her grip on her halberd.

Xu Jingming entered the second round of the freshman competition, where the teachers discovered he had reached Second-Order High-Rank. The round began, and he unleashed his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning as his overwhelming aura shook the arena.

• The first round ended with Li Chengzhi defeating thirty-six opponents and advancing to the second stage.
• Li Chengzhi boasted to Xu Jingming about his result, while Xu Jingming showed little reaction.
• Meteor Guild President Wu Yuan said Xu Jingming was stronger than First-Order High-Rank but did not explain how he knew.
• Eva selected Xu Jingming for the second round, and he entered the arena with his Dark Cloud Swift Wind Long Spear.
• The teachers sensed that Xu Jingming had reached Second-Order High-Rank and reacted with shock.
• When the second round began, Xu Jingming unleashed his Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and auras far stronger than the other freshmen's.

Xu Jingming revealed that he was a Second-Order High-Rank Metahuman, stunning the freshmen and spectators. Shi Liao used his A-rank Mental ability to unite the other 102 contestants against him, but Xu Jingming remained confident and began forming a Thunder Spear.

• Xu Jingming unleashed the aura of a Second-Order High-Rank Metahuman, shocking the freshmen, upperclassmen, Meteor Guild, and Jiang Chuxuan.
• Li Chengzhi realized Xu Jingming had shattered his plan to gain fame, but took comfort in seeing Shi Liao on the arena.
• Shi Liao announced that the 102 other freshmen should join forces against Xu Jingming, then used his hypnotic voice to rally them under his command.
• Xu Jingming located Shi Liao among the contestants and dismissed the idea that he was at a disadvantage.
• Xu Jingming planted his Dark Cloud Gale Spear and gathered lightning in his hand to form a Thunder Spear.

Xu Jingming faced a coordinated assault from Shi Liao and more than eighty freshman metahumans. He eliminated Shi Liao’s group with a single Thunder Spear and emerged unharmed from the remaining attacks, leaving the freshmen and spectators stunned.

• Shi Liao ordered the freshman metahumans to swarm Xu Jingming with close-range, elemental, and support abilities.
• Xu Jingming threw his Thunder Spear through Shi Liao’s earth wall, and its explosion eliminated Shi Liao and the metahumans shielding him.
• Despite being eliminated, Shi Liao urged the remaining freshmen to continue attacking Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming stepped through the barrage unharmed, using lightning to deflect the attacks and demonstrating his overwhelming S-rank ability.

Xu Jingming defeated all 102 freshmen in the second round of the first stage, overwhelming them with his speed, strength, and spear skill. He advanced alone, while the other contestants were assigned to compete again for the remaining four places.

• The upperclassmen and teachers watched Xu Jingming block attacks with his Thunder Net and recognized his Thunder Spear proficiency and physical strength.
• After Shi Liao was eliminated and his persuasion ability faded, the remaining freshmen hesitated to attack Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming charged into the freshmen, blocked their attacks, and defeated all 102 in less than a minute.
• Artificial Intelligence Eva announced Xu Jingming as the sole advancing contestant but could not select four others.
• Sun Qingxue assigned the remaining 102 contestants to an eleventh round to determine four more advancing contestants.