Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming learned that obtaining a T7 Dharma Form would take years of effort, then arrived at the Noah Holy Land and prepared for his rank assessment. Black Feather showed him his residence and explained that the entire planet served as the Holy Land’s cultivation grounds.

• Xu Jingming found the T7 Nirvana Lightning Ring in the store but learned it cost 10 billion Credit Points, which would take about thirty years to earn.
• Eva explained that higher-grade Dharma Forms were difficult to cultivate, though she encouraged Xu Jingming to attempt a T7 Dharma Form.
• Xu Jingming spent the journey practicing Demon Beast battles in the Virtual Universe, then saw the Noah Empire’s ten homeworlds when the warship arrived.
• Black Feather welcomed Xu Jingming to the Noah Holy Land and rewarded Ye Lan and the others with 100,000 Credit Points for their mission.
• Black Feather escorted Xu Jingming to his residence in Zone B and told him to gather at the Demon Beast Trial Area for his rank assessment the next morning.
• Black Feather revealed that the entire planet was the Noah Holy Land, filled with combat trial areas and cultivation grounds.

Xu Jingming received E1-rank armor and a spear, then flew to the Demon Beast Trial Area for the newcomer assessment. On the way, he met Ke Lan, another newcomer from a neighboring residential area.

• Ye Lan told her teammates she would attend the assessment with her mentor because a member of the Giant Spirit Race was taking part.
• Xu Jingming equipped his new E1-rank armor and spear and looked forward to earning Credit Points at the Holy Land.
• Xu Jingming set out for the Demon Beast Trial Area the next morning.
• Xu Jingming met Ke Lan in flight, and the two introduced themselves as newcomers heading to the assessment.

Xu Jingming and Ke Lan reached Noah Holy Land’s Demon Beast Trial Area for the talent assessment, where they learned that Eternal Level experts would attend because Ramon of the Giant Spirit Race was participating. As the assessment neared, Xu Jingming resolved to show his abilities and attract their attention.

• Xu Jingming and Ke Lan flew to the vast Demon Beast Trial Area and learned about each other’s strength and the Holy Land’s rich cultivation environment.
• Ke Lan explained that Ramon, a juvenile member of the Giant Spirit Race who would become Cosmic Level upon adulthood, had drawn Eternal Level experts and certified Level 1 Geniuses to the assessment.
• Xu Jingming and Ke Lan registered for the assessment and received numbers 534 and 535.
• Ramon arrived with a nearly imperceptible Cosmic Level guardian, attracting the attention of the gathered geniuses.
• Xu Jingming noticed the guardian’s sharp perception, while Ramon ignored the other candidates and closed his eyes to rest.

Cosmic Peak powerhouse Nein explained the twenty-four-hour demon beast assessment, while Eternal Gods gathered to observe and offer mentorship. The assessment began, and Xu Jingming and Ramon entered the trial area determined to prove their talent.

• Nein appeared in the plaza and explained how demon beast kills, personal strength, and the option to withdraw would determine each student's assessment rating.
• Blacklight arrived as an Eternal God, darkening the sky, and Xu Jingming sensed the overwhelming power of his Darkness Origin.
• Several other Eternal Gods arrived, and Xu Jingming focused on Lu Wen, while Ramon learned that six Noah Empire Pillars of the Nation would offer him a chance to choose a master after the assessment.
• At nine o'clock, Nein started the assessment, and Ramon leaped into the trial area while Xu Jingming charged in with pitch-black Lightning.

Ye Lan noticed Xu Jingming taking part in the assessment and watched his projection as he entered the Demon Beast Trial Area. Xu Jingming killed a Fifth-Order Star Radiance Void Shadow Wolf and received unfamiliar Origin Points, leaving him wondering what they were.

• Black Feather activated holographic projections of the 1,078 newcomers, while six Eternal Gods discussed competing to recruit Ramon based on his performance.
• Ye Lan spotted Xu Jingming on projection No. 534 and became curious about why he had entered the assessment.
• Xu Jingming declined Ke Lan's offer to act together and flew deeper into the trial area to find powerful demon beasts.
• Xu Jingming detected a hidden Void Shadow Wolf with his Purple Heaven Divine Eyes and prepared to fight it.
• Xu Jingming killed the Fifth-Order Star Radiance Void Shadow Wolf with his spear and Chaos Divine Lightning, earning 40 Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming wondered why the kill had awarded Origin Points rather than Ability Points and why the reward was so small.

Xu Jingming upgraded his Destruction Domain with Origin Points and slaughtered demonic beasts during the trial, hoping to attract the attention of the Eternal Gods. Ye Lan recognized that his power surpassed an ordinary Thunder and Lightning Domain and asked her mentor Niki to examine him, who identified the Destruction Domain.

• Xu Jingming reviewed the upgraded system interface, learned that 1 Origin Point equaled 100 million Ability Points, and spent 70 Origin Points to raise his Destruction Domain to the fourth level.
• Xu Jingming left the Void Shadow Wolf's valuable corpse behind because it belonged to the holy land, then continued deeper into the trial zone.
• The Eternal Gods focused on Ramon, while Ye Lan noticed Xu Jingming had killed a Fifth-Order Star Radiance Void Shadow Wolf and began questioning his true ability.
• Xu Jingming hunted demonic beasts using his Thunder and Lightning Domain and Destruction Domain, while Ye Lan concluded he performed at the Level 1 Genius standard.
• Ye Lan asked her mentor Niki to inspect projection 534, and Niki recognized Xu Jingming's power as the Destruction Domain.

Niki discovered that Xu Jingming had independently mastered the Fourth Level Destruction Domain and decided to recruit him after the assessment. After upgrading his Destruction Domain to the fifth level, Xu Jingming realized he needed to find Ramon to attract the Eternal Gods’ attention, but first he rested to recover his nearly depleted abilities.

• Niki reviewed Xu Jingming’s background and recognized him as a rare genius who had mastered the Destruction Domain without a mentor.
• Niki decided to privately invite Xu Jingming to become her disciple after the assessment and praised Ye Lan for helping her notice him.
• Xu Jingming killed a Fourth-Order Star Radiance Flame Spirit Monkey and accumulated enough Origin Points to upgrade his Destruction Domain.
• Xu Jingming upgraded his Destruction Domain from the fourth level to the fifth level, hoping to face stronger demon beasts without fleeing.
• Xu Jingming realized the Eternal Gods might not have noticed him and decided to search for Ramon, but he rested first because his supernatural abilities were nearly exhausted.

Xu Jingming found Ramon and killed the Star Radiance Sixth-Order Thorn Gold Dragon with his Fifth Level Destruction Domain, drawing the Eternal Gods’ attention. After learning Xu Jingming came from a low-Origin-Energy native planet, Blacklight moved to claim him as a student.

• Xu Jingming recovered, then flew deeper into the trial zone to search for Ramon.
• Xu Jingming found Ramon fighting a powerful Gold Thorn Dragon and charged in to help.
• Xu Jingming’s spear strike killed the Thorn Gold Dragon, revealing his Fifth Level Destruction Domain and impressing the observers.
• Niki praised Xu Jingming’s strategy, while the Eternal Gods discussed his domains and Lu Wen asked Black Feather for his information.
• Black Feather revealed Xu Jingming’s young age and humble origins, and Blacklight declared that he would take Xu Jingming as his student.

Xu Jingming earned Level 1 Genius certification and the attention of the Eternal Gods after proving his strength in the trial area. Black Feather summoned him and Ramon to meet them, while Ke Lan and the other candidates reacted to Xu Jingming’s sudden rise.

• Lu Wen insisted that he wanted Xu Jingming as a student, and Niki decided that they would each try to win him over.
• Xu Jingming and Ramon introduced themselves, agreed to work together, and fought through the trial area until the assessment ended.
• Black Feather announced that Xu Jingming and Ramon were among the five candidates certified as Level 1 Geniuses.
• Black Feather praised Xu Jingming and summoned him and Ramon to meet the Eternal Gods.
• Xu Jingming left with Ramon as the candidates on the plaza marveled at his success, and Ke Lan realized how formidable his friend was.

Xu Jingming met six Eternal Gods and chose Lu Wen as his master after Lu Wen offered generous resources and agreed to deal with the Demon Race member on Xu Jingming’s home planet. Ramon also chose a master, receiving a Flame Law Seed from Kaiyi.

• Blacklight and the other Eternal Gods offered Xu Jingming resources and guidance, including manuals, equipment, cultivation resources, and access to a secret realm.
• Lu Wen offered to send a Cosmic Level expert to eliminate the Star Peak Demon Race member on Xu Jingming’s home planet and help the planet enter the Interstellar Era.
• Xu Jingming chose Lu Wen as his master, and Lu Wen promised to grant him a Lightning Law Seed if he met certain requirements.
• The other Eternal Gods congratulated Lu Wen, and Ramon then chose Kaiyi as his master.
• Kaiyi gave Ramon a Flame Law Seed, deepening Ramon’s understanding of the Flame Domain.

After becoming Lu Wen’s disciple, Xu Jingming received guidance, manuals, and resources, then chose to cultivate the demanding Thunder Abyss Sun Eater Form. The chapter ended with Xu Jingming heading back to Area A, determined to master it within a hundred years to earn the Lightning Law Seed.

• After the apprenticeship ceremony, Xu Jingming and Ramon received residences in Area A and initial resources from Black Feather.
• Lu Wen brought Xu Jingming to his mountain villa and introduced Jace as the senior brother who would handle his regular lessons.
• Jace and Lu Wen explained how difficult the destruction law was and advised Xu Jingming to cultivate the light law, but Xu Jingming chose to persist with destruction.
• Lu Wen offered Xu Jingming the Thunder Abyss Sun Eater Form, and Xu Jingming selected it before receiving several manuals and resources.
• Lu Wen set a hundred-year deadline for Xu Jingming to complete the Dharma Form in order to obtain the Lightning Law Seed.
• Jace told Xu Jingming that only two of Lu Wen’s disciples had mastered the Dharma Form over tens of thousands of years, but Xu Jingming remained confident in the Deep Blue System.

Xu Jingming settled into his luxurious new residence in Noah Sacred Land and examined the resources and manuals he had received. News of his appointment as an Eternal God’s disciple spread, prompting factions to consider recruiting him, while the Heaven Punishment Hunter Group decided to keep its usual rules.

• Xu Jingming parted from Jace, who agreed to accompany him to his hometown in five days, then arrived at his Area A residence, A-708.
• Xu Jingming explored the villa, inspected his new Space Ring and its contents, and began studying Teacher Lu Wen’s cultivation manuals.
• News spread that Xu Jingming and Ramon had become disciples of an Eternal God, and students were astonished by Xu Jingming’s talent and Destruction Domain mastery.
• Baker ordered Ye Lan to recruit Xu Jingming into the Sprout Association, and Ye Lan set out for his residence.
• A member of the Heaven Punishment Hunter Group asked Thor whether to invite Xu Jingming and Ramon, but Thor ordered him to follow the group’s usual rules.

Xu Jingming used his system to advance his Thunder Abyss Sun Eater Form to beginner and rapidly condensed its Dharma Form, astonishing Ye Lan. He left the destroyed residence with a Thunder Halo, having briefly manifested the Dharma Form True Body.

• Xu Jingming struggled to engrave the Thunder Abyss Sun Eater Form diagram, while Eva reassured him that Dharma Form cultivation took time.
• Xu Jingming spent 1,000 Origin Points to upgrade the form to beginner, and his mental power rapidly engraved its patterns.
• Chaos Divine Lightning surged from Xu Jingming and formed the Dharma Form True Body, destroying residence A-708.
• Ye Lan arrived, recognized the premium T7 Level form, and was shocked that Xu Jingming had condensed it within hours.
• Xu Jingming tested the Thunder Giant's power before it dispersed into a Thunder Halo.

Xu Jingming discovered that condensing the Thunder Abyss Devouring Sun Dharma Form had evolved his ability into Sun Devouring Divine Lightning, and Ye Lan apologized for misjudging him. She invited him to join the Sprout Association, but he questioned what concrete benefits it offered.

• Xu Jingming checked his system panel and realized his Chaos Divine Lightning had evolved into Sun Devouring Divine Lightning, greatly empowered by his new Dharma Form.
• Xu Jingming told Ye Lan he had only reached the Dharma Form's beginner stage and asked her to keep his achievement secret.
• Ye Lan apologized for treating Xu Jingming poorly aboard the spacecraft, and he accepted her apology.
• Ye Lan explained that arrogant members of Noah's imperial family were among the people to avoid in the Holy Land.
• Ye Lan invited Xu Jingming to join the Sprout Association, and he interrupted her pitch to ask what benefits membership provided.

Xu Jingming rejected Ye Lan’s invitation to join the Sprout Association and headed back to the Demon Beast Trial Area. After learning about hunter groups that offered free Warp Ship access, he considered joining one after becoming strong enough to hunt more powerful demon beasts.

• Xu Jingming asked Ye Lan about her home planet and realized her sheltered upbringing explained why she saw no problems with the Sprout Association.
• Xu Jingming declined Ye Lan’s invitation and flew to the Demon Beast Trial Area, while Ye Lan decided to invite him again later.
• Eva explained that organizations usually charged membership fees, but hunter groups issued optional missions and provided members with free Warp Ships.
• Xu Jingming learned that joining the Heaven Punishment Hunter Group required killing a common-blood Star Radiance Peak demon beast alone.
• Xu Jingming decided to keep hunting in the trial area before considering a hunter group, since he could not afford a Warp Ship.

Xu Jingming grew stronger by hunting demon beasts, then headed to the Myriad Lightning Pool to temper his physique before returning to Blue Star. There, Noah Cohen, a Noah Empire crown prince, decided to recruit him after condensing his Dharma Form.

• Xu Jingming spent five days killing demon beasts, advanced to Fourth-Order Star Radiance, and raised his Thunder and Lightning Domain to the Eleventh Level.
• Xu Jingming traveled to the Myriad Lightning Pool, where the staff activated permanent free access granted by Lord Lu Wen.
• Xu Jingming noticed Noah Cohen and his companions discussing their imperial family status, then left the administrative hall.
• Noah Cohen recognized Xu Jingming and decided to recruit him after condensing his Dharma Form, while his companions disparaged Xu Jingming's talent.
• Noah Cohen entered the Myriad Lightning Pool with two beauties as an attendant went to prepare resources.

Xu Jingming purged the demonic beast essence blood from his body in the Myriad Lightning Pool, then used Origin Points to begin cultivating the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning Tattoo. The lightning he drew away disrupted Koen’s attempt to condense a Dharma manifestation, and Koen flew off to confront whoever was responsible.

• Xu Jingming endured the lightning in the Myriad Lightning Pool until it purged all demonic beast essence blood impurities from his body, breaking his Three Transformations Divine Lightning Undying Body in the process.
• Xu Jingming spent 700 Origin Points to advance the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning Tattoo to its first level, absorbing lightning as purple patterns emerged beneath his skin.
• Xu Jingming’s cultivation drew lightning from dozens of kilometers around him and created an empty zone in the surrounding region.
• Koen’s Dharma manifestation failed to condense when the lightning he was absorbing repeatedly surged toward Xu Jingming instead.
• Koen angrily flew toward the source of the disturbance, followed by his two female guards.

Xu Jingming mastered the first level of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning Tattoo, greatly boosting his strength, then faced Crown Prince Koen after Koen accused him of disrupting his cultivation. Koen attacked, and Xu Jingming met his lightning claw with a lightning-covered punch, revealing his Fourth-Order Star Radiance strength.

• Xu Jingming used the system to master the first level of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning Tattoo, increasing his Qi-Blood and physical strength.
• Xu Jingming tested the activated lightning tattoos and found they amplified his speed, strength, and Sun Devouring Divine Lightning.
• Koen arrived with two women and accused Xu Jingming of disrupting his attempt to condense a Dharma Manifestation in the public Myriad Lightning Pool.
• Xu Jingming rejected Koen's demand for an apology and submission, and compared Koen's arrogance to Redding, whom he had killed.
• Koen attacked Xu Jingming with Mad Thunder Claw, and Xu Jingming answered with a lightning-covered punch as Koen realized he had reached Fourth-Order Star Radiance.

Xu Jingming defeated Koen and his two companions at the Myriad Lightning Pool, then left Koen furious and eager for revenge. Koen sought help from two princes: Brendan refused to get involved, while Tyr planned to challenge Xu Jingming publicly in the Virtual Universe.

• Xu Jingming shattered Koen's lightning claw and defeated Koen and the two Star Radiance women, then left without killing the royal heir.
• Eva warned Xu Jingming that provoking royalty would bring trouble, but he dismissed her concerns and trusted his strength to grow.
• Koen went to Thirteenth Prince Brendan for help, but Brendan refused and saw Koen's conflict as an opportunity to approach Xu Jingming.
• Koen sought Ninth Prince Tyr, who agreed to challenge Xu Jingming openly through a Fourth-Order Star Radiance fighter in the Virtual Universe.
• Tyr proposed that Xu Jingming would receive 200 million Credit Points if he won, but would have to apologize and serve one hundred years of confinement if he lost.

Xu Jingming completed the Star Core Meditation Method, then set off with Jace aboard a fast spaceship bound for Blue Star. On the journey, he told Jace about his clash with Koen in the Myriad Lightning Pool, and Jace was stunned to learn that Xu Jingming had already finished cultivating the Body Tempering Technique.

• Xu Jingming spent 900 origin points to raise the Star Core Meditation Method to its first stage, increasing his mental power to 210 million He.
• Xu Jingming considered finding stronger lightning battle techniques and earning credit points by hunting beasts whose corpses he could sell.
• Jace arrived in a Shuttle S-200, and Xu Jingming left with him for Blue Star.
• Jace noticed Xu Jingming had reached Fourth-Order Star Radiance, and Xu Jingming explained that the Sacred Land's dense origin energy and his new cultivation technique had helped him advance.
• Xu Jingming recounted his encounter with Koen in the Myriad Lightning Pool, and Jace reassured him before realizing he had already completed the Body Tempering Technique.