Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming killed the human traitors Rod and Randy after defeating the demons, then consulted Lu Wen about the Demon Race’s presence on Silver Radiance Star. Lu Wen sent Jace to investigate and told Xu Jingming to wait, while Ye Lan struggled with the effects of her succubus bloodline.

• Bella said Rod and Randy would face imprisonment for betraying humanity, but Xu Jingming killed them with Golden Lightning, and Bella accepted his decision.
• Ye Lan asked Xu Jingming for help because she had overused her Demon Bloodline, while hiding her growing attraction to him.
• Xu Jingming contacted Lu Wen in the Virtual Universe and described the demonic attack on Silver Radiance Star.
• Lu Wen agreed the incident might be a Demon Race scheme and sent Xu Jingming's senior brother Jace to investigate, telling Xu Jingming not to act rashly until Jace arrived.
• Lu Wen asked about the Cosmic Genius War, and Xu Jingming said he was ready to compete.

After rescuing Princess Emily and stopping the Twin Demons, Xu Jingming decided to hunt down the remaining demons on Silver Radiance Star for Origin Points. As he prepared to remove Ye Lan’s Demonic Qi, she began undressing, leaving him shocked by the unexpected turn.

• Emily explained how she discovered that the Twin Demons had replaced her father and issued a mission to eliminate them.
• Xu Jingming offered to clear Silver Radiance Star of the remaining demons, while Bella and the Sirius members departed after their missions were confirmed complete.
• Emily arranged a luxurious residence, where Xu Jingming recovered his Origin Energy and Ye Lan cultivated until she had fully recovered.
• Xu Jingming began treating Ye Lan’s Demonic Qi, and she activated her Succubus Bloodline.
• Ye Lan slowly undressed, prompting Xu Jingming to ask what she was doing.

Ye Lan’s Succubus Bloodline awakened completely while Xu Jingming absorbed the Demonic Qi from her, leaving her with a Charm Mark that required essence to complete the awakening. She chose to ask Xu Jingming for help, ending by removing her battle suit from her chest.

• Xu Jingming pressed his hand to Ye Lan’s back and began absorbing her Demonic Qi.
• Ye Lan’s Succubus Bloodline flared, and a purple Charm Mark appeared on her lower abdomen.
• Ye Lan realized her full awakening had been triggered early by Xu Jingming’s high-ranking demonic form and that the Charm Mark needed essence to fade.
• Xu Jingming noticed Ye Lan’s unusual state and asked whether her bloodline’s side effects could be resolved.
• Ye Lan weighed the risks of failing the awakening against completing it with Xu Jingming’s help, then asked him to assist her.
• Ye Lan removed the silver-white battle suit from her chest, leaving Xu Jingming stunned.

After Ye Lan’s Succubus Bloodline fully awakened, she and Xu Jingming recovered and began sorting the demons’ spoils while waiting for his senior brother. Eva quickly discovered something valuable in the Twin Demon’s Space Ring.

• Ye Lan confirmed that the Charm Mark was full and that she would no longer suffer its side effects.
• Xu Jingming told Ye Lan that his senior brother would arrive in about seven hours, then brought out the Space Rings taken from the demons.
• Xu Jingming and Ye Lan split the Space Rings and began searching through their contents.
• Xu Jingming summoned Eva to appraise the items, and Ye Lan learned about Eva’s origins as an Elf Race expert transformed into an Intelligent Life.
• Eva examined the Twin Demon’s Space Ring and announced that it contained something S-rank.

Xu Jingming and Ye Lan appraised the spoils, then discussed how he might meet the requirements for a combat skill that could grant him the Twin Demon's clone ability. Ye Lan suggested raising his Blood Qi and Mental Strength to Star Tier levels, and Xu Jingming realized he might reach the necessary thresholds with further training and heavenly treasures.

• Eva revealed a Star Core Crystal worth at least 900 million Cosmic Coins, and Xu Jingming and Ye Lan finished appraising their spoils.
• Xu Jingming said the Star Tier demons’ Space Rings, including the Twin Demon's, had yielded nearly 1.6 billion Cosmic Coins, while Eva revealed his Abyss Arena matches earned 20.6 billion.
• Ye Lan praised Xu Jingming's strength but he cautioned that the Cosmic Human Race might have many hidden geniuses.
• Xu Jingming told Ye Lan he could not meet the Star Tier requirements for a combat skill, and she explained that the requirements might refer to Blood Qi and Mental Strength rather than life level.
• Xu Jingming checked his attributes and realized that raising both to around 8 billion with more training and heavenly treasures might let him cultivate the skill.

Xu Jingming used Origin Points to master his Body Tempering and Refining Spirit techniques, pushing both his physique and mental power to around 5.5 billion. After Ye Lan lent him Credit Points to buy resources for further breakthroughs, he carried her to the bedroom to repay her generosity.

• Xu Jingming spent 200,000 Origin Points to master the Purple Firmament Thunder Tattoo and Star Core Meditation Method, raising his physique to 5.46 billion Blood Qi and his mental power to 5.67 billion hertz.
• Ye Lan watched Xu Jingming's consecutive breakthroughs in astonishment and asked whether he usually trained that way.
• Eva scanned Xu Jingming and estimated that his Blood Qi and mental power were both around 5.5 billion, which Ye Lan recognized as far beyond an ordinary Star Brilliance Ninth Order cultivator.
• Xu Jingming browsed Noah Sacred Land's mall and chose Star Vortex Dragon Saliva Grass and a Nine Nether Soul Lotus, but he lacked 2.3 billion Credit Points to buy them.
• Ye Lan transferred Xu Jingming 3 billion Credit Points, and he ordered the two resources for delivery to Silver Radiance Star.
• Xu Jingming carried Ye Lan toward the bedroom, saying he would repay her generosity.

After Jace investigated Silver Radiance Star and eliminated the spatial rift that had brought the Twin Demon, Xu Jingming stayed behind to hunt demons and train with Ye Lan. When registration for the Cosmic Genius War opened, Xu Jingming signed up, with the battle scheduled to begin in ten Stellar Days.

• Jace arrived on Silver Radiance Star, noticed Ye Lan's disordered aura, and learned that Xu Jingming had reached Star Brilliance Ninth Order.
• Jace discovered that a spatial rift had brought the Twin Demon to Silver Radiance Star two years earlier, then erased the rift and reported that only low-ranking demons remained.
• Xu Jingming declined Jace's offer to stay and teach him, choosing to remain on Silver Radiance Star and consolidate his strength by fighting demons.
• Xu Jingming and Ye Lan spent several days clearing demons and cultivating together.
• The Eternal Star Alliance opened registration for the Cosmic Genius War, and Xu Jingming registered for the competition, which would begin in ten Stellar Days.

As registration opened for the Cosmic Genius War, powerful contenders and aspiring competitors across the universe prepared to compete. Xu Jingming learned that the resources he had purchased from the sacred land had arrived and left the Virtual Universe to collect them.

• The Star Torch Sovereign promised rewards to his empire’s prodigies and ordered his people to stop searching for Blood Kill’s identity until the Genius Battle began.
• Moon Shadow completed her Life Domain, touched the boundary of the Life Law, and vowed not to lose to Blood Kill again.
• A green-robed swordsman’s master declared that he should win the championship after the swordsman demonstrated his power against Star Tier beasts.
• Xu Jingming told Zhou Yuanwu, Aimes, Ling Shuang, and Su Qingli that he was Star Brilliance Ninth Order, while Zhou Yuanwu signed up and the others planned to watch or participate casually.
• Eva informed Xu Jingming that the resources they had purchased from the sacred land had arrived, so Xu Jingming left the Virtual Universe.

Xu Jingming absorbed two S8 Grade resources, dramatically increasing his Blood Qi and Mental Strength. Although he still fell short of the Star Tier threshold, he decided to use his Deep Blue System to raise his attributes directly.

• Ye Lan told Xu Jingming she would wait until they returned to the Holy Land to meet his other partners.
• A Cosmic Tier courier delivered Xu Jingming the Star Vortex Dragon Saliva Grass and the Nine Nether Soul Lotus.
• Xu Jingming absorbed both resources while Ye Lan guarded him against the resulting energy and lightning.
• Xu Jingming's Blood Qi rose from 5.46 billion to 6.83 billion, and his Mental Strength rose from 5.67 billion Hz to 6.78 billion Hz.
• Ye Lan noted that Xu Jingming still seemed short of the Star Tier threshold, so he decided to use his Deep Blue System to increase his attributes.

Xu Jingming used Origin Points to raise his Physique and Mental Strength, allowing him to advance the Purple Nightmare Demonic Codex to its Third Level while still at the Star Brilliance Tier. After absorbing the Twin Demon's essence blood, he gained a transformed demonic body and the Twin Demon's clone talent.

• Xu Jingming spent Origin Points to increase his Physique and Mental Strength, and Eva confirmed both attributes had risen.
• Xu Jingming saw a plus sign beside the Purple Nightmare Demonic Codex and upgraded it from the Second Level to the Third Level.
• Xu Jingming transformed into a powerful Purple Nightmare Demonic Body, frightening Ye Lan with his aura.
• Xu Jingming absorbed the Twin Demon's essence blood and fused their bloodlines, creating a new form with stronger scales and increased speed.
• Xu Jingming formed an identical clone using the Twin Demon's clone talent.

Xu Jingming tested his Demonic Energy Clone and learned that it could match his main body’s abilities but consumed Origin Energy rapidly. With the Cosmic Genius War approaching, he met his family and companions in the Virtual Universe to review the official announcement before returning to the sacred land.

• Xu Jingming discovered that his Demonic Energy Clone had no independent consciousness and was controlled by him, then sparred with Ye Lan to test it.
• Xu Jingming found that forming the clone used half his Origin Energy and that it consumed energy twice as fast as his main body, but he kept it as a powerful trump card.
• Xu Jingming resumed hunting demons on Silver Radiance Star, and six stellar days later registration for the Cosmic Genius War ended with four days remaining before the event.
• Xu Jingming entered the Virtual Universe and met Lu Yunji, Yuli, Aimes, Song Qiuyun, Jiang Chuxuan, and his children at his villa.
• Xu Jingming told Lu Yunji he would return to the sacred land in two days, then asked Eva to display the Genius Battle announcement.

Xu Jingming and his companions learned the scale and rules of the Cosmic Human Race Genius Selection Contest, and Xu Jingming aimed to win first place in his division. After returning to the Noah Empire Homeworld and introducing Ye Lan to the women, he spent time with his family until the preliminaries began.

• Xu Jingming and the others learned that the Star Torch Empire had over a trillion contestants and that the contest would select one thousand representatives from each High-level Cosmic Nation.
• Xu Jingming told Lu Yunji that the later stages would be more brutal, while privately planning to take first place in his division.
• Xu Jingming and Ye Lan cleared the Demon Race from Silver Radiance Star, and Xu Jingming gave Liu Wei Emily's contact information to explore trade relations.
• Xu Jingming and Ye Lan arrived at the villa on Imperial Capital Star, where Ye Lan introduced herself as Xu Jingming's woman and was warmly welcomed by the other women.
• Xu Jingming stayed at the villa with the women and his children for two days before the preliminaries began.

Xu Jingming entered the 65th Competition Zone of the Genius Battle and decided to pursue first place by making a high-profile start. After killing an attacker with golden lightning, he drew the attention of contestants across the city and prepared to unleash his Divine Thunder.

• The Genius Battle preliminaries began across the Human Race universe, and contestants were assigned to competition zones.
• Xu Jingming arrived in the 65th Competition Zone, where contestants had equalized Blood Qi and Mental Strength and earned Points by killing opponents.
• A confident young man attacked Xu Jingming from outside a skyscraper, but Xu Jingming killed him instantly with golden lightning.
• Xu Jingming chose to fly above the skyscrapers and openly challenge the other contestants.
• Contestants launched long-range attacks at Xu Jingming, who invoked Divine Thunder and unleashed golden lightning across the area.

Xu Jingming unleashed Haotian Divine Lightning across a city, killing over a thousand contestants and rapidly climbing the Genius Battle rankings. His results impressed Blue Star and the Noah Empire, where Eternal Gods envied his talent and Lu Wen took pride in having him as a disciple.

• Xu Jingming swept a ten-kilometer area with golden lightning, obliterating the contestants hidden throughout the city.
• Xu Jingming checked his Smart Armguard and saw that his 1,236 points had placed him 37,743rd, then flew east to continue hunting contestants.
• Song Qiuyun and the others watched Xu Jingming's ranking in the Virtual Universe, while Blue Star citizens celebrated his position among the top forty thousand.
• Black Feather reported that Xu Jingming had the highest ranking among Noah Empire contestants, prompting Noah to criticize the empire's other competitors.
• Niki and the other Eternal Gods asked Lu Wen how he had trained Xu Jingming, and Lu Wen credited his disciple's talent while taking pride in his progress.

Ethan confronted Lance over the year-long failure to solve Tiel’s death and said the Prophet Temple would provide results in five days. Meanwhile, Xu Jingming slaughtered his way into the top ten of Competition Zone 65, surprising officials of the Star Torch Empire.

• Ethan demanded an update on Tiel’s death, and Lance admitted the investigation had found no valuable leads.
• Ethan said he had contacted the Prophet Temple and would seek Lance’s cooperation if someone from the Noah Empire was responsible.
• Xu Jingming used T6 Level Haotian Divine Lightning to destroy the city in Competition Zone 65 and rapidly raised his ranking.
• The Noah Imperial Clan’s Eternal Gods watched Xu Jingming climb from the top ten thousand to the top hundred and worried that his pace would expose him to dangerous contestants.
• Twenty-five hours into the Genius Battle, Xu Jingming reached tenth place, displacing Luo Jiuchuan on the leaderboard.
• Star Torch Empire staff discovered that Xu Jingming came from the low-level civilization Noah Empire and reacted with shock at his top-ten ranking.

Xu Jingming entered the top ten in Competition Zone 65, earning Red Name status and drawing attention across the Noah Empire. After resting and dropping to fourteenth place, he recovered and resumed hunting, determined to catch up with first-place Steve.

• Xu Jingming's rise to tenth place shocked Noah Empire citizens and delighted Noah Sovereign and the Eternal Gods.
• The competition system gave Xu Jingming Red Name status, warning weaker contestants when they approached him.
• Xu Jingming stopped fighting and rested for six hours, causing his ranking to fall out of the top ten.
• After recovering, Xu Jingming saw that Steve led him by more than six million Points and suspected Steve had started in a larger city.
• Xu Jingming flew northeast and resumed killing contestants, sending his Points climbing again.

On the fifth day of the preliminary round, Xu Jingming used his T6 Lightning-element Thunderstorm Technique to wipe out thousands of contestants in Zone 65 and gain millions of Points. As he considered waiting for the zone to shrink if he could not find higher-ranked opponents, he received a warning that Lei Kuang, ranked fourth, had entered the area.

• Contestants across Zone 65 fled when they learned that Xu Jingming, the red-name powerhouse ranked fifth, was approaching.
• Xu Jingming unleashed his Thunderstorm Technique, destroying a vast city district and killing or injuring thousands of contestants.
• Xu Jingming checked his Points and noted that the mass elimination had earned him more than six million without changing his fifth-place rank.
• Xu Jingming decided he could wait for the final day's shrinking zone to reveal the top 100 contestants if he failed to find stronger opponents.
• Xu Jingming received a warning that Lei Kuang, ranked fourth, was within ten kilometers and anticipated that defeating him could raise him to second place.

The Prophet Temple traced Tiel’s death to a human wielding Lightning, the Destruction Domain, and a spear, leading Ethan and Lance to suspect Xu Jingming. Unaware that his identity was under suspicion, Xu Jingming faced Lei Kuang, the division’s fourth-ranked contestant, as their battle was about to begin.

• The Prophet Temple reversed spacetime and found that Tiel had been killed in one strike by someone who flew from the Spiritual Pivot Sacred Land and wielded Lightning, the Destruction Domain, and a spear.
• Ethan received a blurry image of the suspected killer and confronted Lance, who thought the figure resembled Xu Jingming.
• Ethan demanded the suspect’s name, and Lance admitted that the outline resembled a student from his Sacred Land but said he needed to report the matter to the ruler.
• Xu Jingming remained unaware that his identity had been exposed and stood above the city in the Virtual Universe’s 65th Division.
• Lei Kuang arrived and challenged the fifth-ranked Xu Jingming, while nearby contestants stopped to watch the impending clash.

Xu Jingming used the Lightning Law to kill Lei Kuang and take first place in the sixty-fifth region, leaving the other contestants terrified. In the Virtual Universe, Black Feather reported Xu Jingming’s victory to Noah, while Lance was about to reveal the Prophet Temple’s conclusion.

• Lei Kuang summoned his Burning Heaven Golden Body and attacked Xu Jingming with a crimson-gold fist.
• Xu Jingming used Thunder Punishment to shatter Lei Kuang’s Dharma Form and revealed the power of the Lightning Law.
• Lei Kuang recognized Xu Jingming as Blood Kill, but Xu Jingming killed him with golden lightning and gained over twenty-one million Points.
• Xu Jingming reached first place in the regional rankings, and the surviving contestants fled from him.
• Lance told Noah that the Prophet Temple had reached a conclusion, but Black Feather interrupted to announce Xu Jingming’s victory and rise to first place.

After Xu Jingming took first place in the competition region, Noah rewarded him and his family, then learned that Xu Jingming had killed Tiel. Noah and the Pillars of the Nation decided Xu Jingming would not be punished, leaving Noah to explain the decision to Ethan.

• Black Feather showed Noah and the Eternal Gods that Xu Jingming had reached first place in the Eternal Star Alliance rankings.
• Noah granted Xu Jingming the title of Pillar of the Nation Prodigy, Cosmic Level Expert treatment, and Noah Sacred Land cultivation resources for his family.
• Lance reported that Xu Jingming had killed Tiel, and Lu Wen explained that his Lightning Talisman had let him wield Star Realm strength.
• Niki, Lu Wen, and the other Pillars of the Nation supported not punishing Xu Jingming, judging that Tiel had likely provoked him.
• Noah settled the matter and said he would explain the decision to Ethan personally.