Chapter Summaries

Ye Li explained that Xu Jingming’s broad combat skills and exceptional physique made him formidable, but he needed to develop Spear Intent to advance further as a Martial Warrior. She lent him Points to buy equipment and then took him to train in the Origin Core Secret Tome.

• Ye Li praised Xu Jingming’s strength but questioned his choice to pursue both long-range and close-combat paths, while he said he wanted to master both.
• Ye Li demonstrated sword intent and explained that weapon intent came from resonance between a fighter and their weapon, then told Xu Jingming to study three manuals to learn Spear Intent.
• Xu Jingming admitted he had spent most of his Points on equipment for his planned trip to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm.
• Ye Li transferred Xu Jingming three hundred thousand Points and led him away to guide his cultivation of the Origin Core Secret Tome.

After Ye Li finished instructing him in cultivation, Xu Jingming received his new S1-level equipment and entered the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm. He learned that the realm offered cultivation and combat areas, while its Thunder Beast Zone posed the greatest danger.

• Ye Li spent the day teaching Xu Jingming the Origin Core Secret Tome and pointing out flaws in his cultivation, while he resolved to obtain origin points.
• Xu Jingming opened the delivered cases, tested the S1-level Black Gold Lightning Prison Spear, and changed into the Sky Dome Battle Robe.
• Xu Jingming traveled to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm and entered with thirty days of free access.
• Xu Jingming found that the realm's dense lightning energy increased the power of his Nirvana Divine Lightning by at least thirty percent.
• A guide explained the Cultivation Zone, Thunderstorm Zone, and dangerous Thunder Beast Zone, advising newcomers to avoid the last area.

Ye Li told the Frost Crown Dominator that Xu Jingming was exceptionally strong but lacked the comprehension to master the Origin Core Secret Tome soon. Xu Jingming entered the Thunder Beast Zone, killed a star first-order Thunder Howling Tiger, and discovered that it earned him three times the origin points of an ordinary beast.

• Ye Li reported that Xu Jingming had swept through their fight but seemed unlikely to comprehend the Origin Core Secret Tome within five hundred years.
• The Frost Crown Dominator accepted that Xu Jingming might fail to become her direct disciple, and Ye Li left in silence.
• Xu Jingming traveled to the crowded entrance of the Thunder Beast Zone and entered the mountain range despite warnings about rival hunters.
• Xu Jingming killed a star first-order Thunder Howling Tiger with his Lightning Punishment Technique and received 3,000 origin points.

Xu Jingming fought a herd of Thunder Beasts in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm and gained an initial understanding of Spear Intent. After collecting eight million Origin Points, he prepared to allocate points to raise his level and began the process underground.

• Xu Jingming killed a herd of twelve Thunder Beasts and refined his spear technique by fighting through instinct and his perception of the Lightning Law.
• Xu Jingming realized he had begun to understand the first stage of Spear Intent, resonance with the spear.
• Xu Jingming checked his system panel and saw that he had 8.054 million Origin Points and could allocate points to his level.
• Xu Jingming dug a safe chamber more than two hundred meters underground, sat down to prepare for a breakthrough, and told Deep Blue to begin allocating points.

Xu Jingming broke through to the Star Tier in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, dramatically increasing his strength and lightning control. He tested his new power by killing a Star Tier Rank 5 Thunder Beast with a single Lightning Punishment Technique strike.

• Xu Jingming spent 8 million Origin Points to break through from Star Brilliance Ninth Order to the Star Tier, raising his physique and Mental Strength to over 37 billion each.
• Xu Jingming assessed his increased Origin Energy and planned to earn more Origin Points by hunting stronger Thunder Beasts and using his clone.
• Xu Jingming traveled to a canyon to test his strength against a Star Tier Rank 5 Crimson Flame Thunder Lizard.
• Xu Jingming used the Lightning Punishment Technique to pierce the lizard’s crimson lightning net and destroy the beast with one strike.
• Xu Jingming received 24,000 Origin Points for killing the Crimson Flame Thunder Lizard and stared in disbelief at the power of his attack.

Xu Jingming used his Demonic Energy Clone to hunt Thunder Beasts and discovered it could earn Origin Points but lasted only one hour. Eighteen days later, as Tim tried to capture a rare Crimson Feather Flowing Gold Beast for Lillian, a bolt of dark gold lightning killed it, leaving its crystal behind.

• Xu Jingming created a Demonic Energy Clone and sent it to hunt Thunder Beasts while he hunted separately.
• Xu Jingming and his clone killed Thunder Beasts and gained Origin Points, with the clone earning nearly two hundred thousand in one hour.
• Xu Jingming learned that the clone dissipated after an hour even with Origin Energy remaining, and he planned to use its full reserves during future summons.
• Eighteen days later, Tim led a five-person team of Star Tier Rank 2 hunters through a dangerous part of the Thunder Beast Zone and tried to impress Lillian Klein.
• A Star Tier Rank 5 Crimson Feather Flowing Gold Beast appeared, but a streak of dark gold lightning struck and killed it before Tim could capture it.

Xu Jingming killed a Crimson Feather Flowing Gold Beast and refused Tim Carlos’s demand for compensation, then effortlessly blasted Tim aside. After revealing his identity as a Supreme Dominator’s disciple, Xu Jingming left, while Lillian considered his potential for the upcoming Monster Hunting Competition.

• Xu Jingming killed a Crimson Feather Flowing Gold Beast that Tim and his companions had intended to capture, then refused Tim’s demand for two Crystal Yuan in compensation.
• Tim attacked Xu Jingming verbally, and Xu Jingming struck him with Dark Gold Thunderlight, sending him crashing through dead trees.
• Tim threatened Xu Jingming by invoking the Carlos Family and the Immortal Dominator, but Xu Jingming introduced himself and invited Tim to find him at Star Dome Academy.
• Tim and his companions recognized Xu Jingming as the Star Abyss Death Realm prodigy and the Frost Crown Dominator’s disciple, and Tim backed down.
• Xu Jingming departed, while Lillian remarked that his talent could qualify him for the upcoming Monster Hunting Competition if his level and law comprehension were higher.

Xu Jingming left the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm after spending eighteen days hunting Thunder Beasts and gathering nearly nineteen million Origin Points, prioritizing Ye Li’s upcoming lesson and learning new combat skills. Moon Shadow mastered her first T4 Level combat skill and hurried to tell him, only to discover that Xu Jingming had already broken through to the Star Tier.

• One warned Xu Jingming that his free stay in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm was nearly over, and he decided to spend the remaining time hunting before leaving.
• Xu Jingming collected more Origin Points and exited the Thunder Realm, planning to return after earning more Points.
• Moon Shadow mastered the T4 Level combat skill Life Tree Pattern after failing to clear the Star Abyss Death Realm.
• Moon Shadow learned that Xu Jingming had returned to Island F-001 and flew there to announce her achievement.
• Moon Shadow told Xu Jingming she had mastered a T4 Level combat skill, then realized he had broken through to the Star Tier.

Xu Jingming accepted Beth’s invitation to gather and spend Points with the other students, then used his Origin Points to comprehend Spear Intent. He reached the Beginner level, leaving Moon Shadow stunned as his weapon mastery stirred the laws and resonated with heaven and earth.

• Moon Shadow invited Xu Jingming to Beth’s gathering in three days to exchange information about earning Points, and he agreed.
• Xu Jingming reviewed his 150,000 Points and decided to ask Senior Sister Ye Li for advice on choosing cultivation techniques.
• Xu Jingming spent 6,000,000 Origin Points to advance from Perfect Spear Technique to Beginner Spear Intent.
• Dark golden lightning erupted around Xu Jingming as he formed a translucent spear and perceived the laws of Lightning and Destruction in his movements.
• Moon Shadow witnessed the spear-shaped phantom and realized Xu Jingming had comprehended a weapon intent realm soon after reaching the Star Tier.

Xu Jingming comprehended spear intent and demonstrated its formidable power, shocking Moon Shadow and Ye Li. After Ye Li tutored him in the Origin Core Secret Tome, she worried that his understanding of cosmic mysteries lagged behind his martial talent and resolved to seek a way to keep him under her guidance if he failed his assessment.

• Moon Shadow saw that Xu Jingming had reached the Star Tier and comprehended spear intent in just a month, then returned to her island determined to train harder.
• Xu Jingming used spear intent to unleash a powerful strike that split an artificial hill without using Nirvana Divine Lightning.
• Ye Li arrived, recognized Xu Jingming's spear intent, and was astonished that he had mastered it so quickly.
• Xu Jingming credited Ye Li's loan of points for the manuals, and Ye Li congratulated him before beginning their discussion of the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Ye Li found Xu Jingming's progress in the tome ordinary compared with his weapon talent and resolved to ask the Frost Crown Dominator to keep him as her Nominal Disciple if he failed the assessment.

Ye Li advised Xu Jingming on cultivation after his breakthrough to the Star Tier, and he chose to wait for T0 Level techniques from the Teacher rather than study T4 Level ones. After learning ways to earn academy points, Xu Jingming received a list of four T5 Level combat skills to study.

• Ye Li explained that Star Tier cultivators should use laws directly instead of cultivating forms, and suggested Xu Jingming specialize in either Body Tempering or Refining Spirit.
• Ye Li offered Xu Jingming T4 Level techniques immediately or T0 Level techniques after he mastered the first level of the Origin Core Secret Tome and became the Teacher's Personal Disciple; Xu Jingming chose to wait for the T0 Level techniques.
• Ye Li described academy trials, missions, and competitions as ways to earn points, including double rewards for Xu Jingming's first three missions and a competition six months away.
• Ye Li left after promising to return the next month, and Xu Jingming resumed studying the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Number One delivered Ye Li's list of four T5 Level combat skills: Instant Hell Thunder Spear, Thunderlight Phantom Step, Heavenly Punishment Thunder Array, and Flash Thunder Spear.

Xu Jingming raised his Lightning and Destruction Law comprehension, bought two battle technique manuals, and headed to a gathering hosted by Beth. After the prodigies compared his progress with Roy’s, Roy stood and challenged him to a match.

• Ye Li advised Xu Jingming to focus on the Origin Core Secret Tome, but he decided to strengthen his combat skills as well.
• Xu Jingming spent origin points to raise his Lightning Law to the third level and his Destruction Law to the second level.
• Xu Jingming bought the manuals for Instant Hell Thunder Spear and Thunderlight Phantom Step and studied them for two days.
• At Beth’s gathering, Lan Yu and other prodigies praised Roy’s progress and doubted Xu Jingming could match him.
• Xu Jingming arrived at Beth’s island, and Roy stood up and challenged him to a match.

Xu Jingming accepted Roy’s challenge, and the disciples wagered on the outcome as Roy unleashed the Nine Heavens Sword Array. Xu Jingming shattered all nine sword lights with a single spear thrust, leaving Roy stunned by his strength.

• Xu Jingming agreed to fight Roy again, and the others gathered at the training grounds to watch.
• Moon Shadow bet 10,000 Points on Xu Jingming, while most of the others wagered on Roy.
• Roy prepared to prove himself, believing his mastery of the Nine Heavens Sword Array gave him a decisive advantage.
• Beth began the spar, and Roy formed the second level of the Nine Heavens Sword Array around Xu Jingming.
• Roy sent all nine sword lights toward Xu Jingming, who shattered them with one spear thrust before they could reach him.

Xu Jingming revealed that he had comprehended Spear Intent and defeated Roy’s Nine Heavens Sword Array with a single thrust, prompting Roy to concede. After discussing ways to earn Academy Points, Xu Jingming agreed to consider missions involving demons or beasts and learned about the Monster Hunting Competition.

• Xu Jingming broke Roy’s Nine Heavens Sword Array with a spear thrust, and Roy realized he had comprehended Spear Intent.
• Roy conceded and said he would challenge Xu Jingming again after mastering Sword Intent.
• Moon Shadow offered to split the 60,000 Points she had won betting on Xu Jingming, and the group transferred their Points.
• Beth described Academy missions and their bonuses for first-time and team completions, while Roy declined to join future missions.
• Xu Jingming agreed to consider missions involving demons or beasts, and Lan Yu told him about the Monster Hunting Competition held on a planet filled with beasts and demons.

Lan Yu explained the Monster Hunting Competition on Blood Refinement Star, where Star Tier contestants hunted demons and demonic beasts for a year while competing against one another. Xu Jingming focused on the chance to gain Origin Points and considered entering so he could grow strong enough to challenge the top contestants.

• Lan Yu described Blood Refinement Star, a hunting ground containing hundreds of millions of Star Tier demons and demonic beasts, including rare Emperor Blood beasts.
• Lan Yu explained that the year-long competition ranked surviving contestants by their kills and offered major prizes to the top ten.
• Lan Yu revealed that Star Dome Academy students could earn 30,000 Points by registering and surviving for thirty days, and explained that the academy struggled against the combat-focused Godslayer Martial Hall and Interstellar Mercenary Alliance.
• Xu Jingming considered using the competition to collect Origin Points and reach Star Peak, then asked about registration restrictions.
• Lan Yu said contestants could register through the Virtual Universe and would receive protective talismans that saved them from fatal danger but eliminated them from the competition.

Xu Jingming spent four months training in Star Dome Academy's Beast Trial Zone, greatly increasing his strength and saving Origin Points for upgrading the Origin Core Secret Tome. As the Monster Hunting Competition approached, Moon Shadow avoided Prince Taro's offer to protect her and hurried to meet Xu Jingming.

• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow agreed to enter the Monster Hunting Competition with their friends, then Xu Jingming began training in the Beast Trial Zone.
• Over four months, Xu Jingming earned nearly 42 million Origin Points, advanced to Star Tier Rank 2, and improved his abilities and techniques.
• Xu Jingming returned to the Eternal Day Archipelago with more than ten million Origin Points reserved for upgrading the Origin Core Secret Tome after Ye Li's next lesson.
• Prince Taro visited Moon Shadow and offered to protect her during the Monster Hunting Competition, citing his Star Peak strength.
• Moon Shadow spotted Xu Jingming arriving on Island F-001, excused herself, and flew to meet him, leaving Taro's smile frozen.

Xu Jingming returned from the monster training area and reunited with Moon Shadow, who had comprehended the Life Law. After learning he had reached Star Tier Rank 2, she invited him to join a Holy Spirit Cult investigation on Meteorite Star, and they arranged to leave in two days.

• Taro watched Moon Shadow leave and decided to wait for the Monster Hunting Competition to pursue his opportunity.
• Xu Jingming returned to his island, where Moon Shadow arrived and revealed that she had comprehended the Life Law and improved her Life Tree Pattern.
• Moon Shadow discovered that Xu Jingming had advanced to Star Tier Rank 2 and called him a freak.
• Moon Shadow showed Xu Jingming a C-Class mission to investigate the possibly demon-corrupted Holy Spirit Cult on Meteorite Star.
• Xu Jingming agreed to join Moon Shadow, Lan Yu, and Yan Ji on the mission, and they planned to depart in two days.

Xu Jingming prepared for an upcoming C-level mission by buying pills and learning the T5 Mental Type combat skill Mind Control. The next morning, Ye Li arrived to train him and revealed that she was leading Star Dome Academy’s Monster Hunting Competition.

• Xu Jingming bought Origin Pills, Detoxification Pills, and an S1 Healing Pill from the academy marketplace.
• Xu Jingming purchased the Mind Control manual and began studying it through the night.
• Xu Jingming practiced spear techniques the next morning, and Ye Li arrived at the training grounds.
• Ye Li noticed Xu Jingming had advanced to Star Tier Rank 2 and asked about his progress with the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Ye Li told Xu Jingming she knew he had registered for the Monster Hunting Competition because she was its leading instructor for Star Dome Academy.

Ye Li warned Xu Jingming to focus on the Origin Core Secret Tome and gave him a powerful healing pill before he left on an academy mission. Xu Jingming joined Moon Shadow, Yan Ji, and Lan Yu aboard the Silver Moon Wings, which set course for Meteorite Star.

• Ye Li urged Xu Jingming to spend less time hunting monsters and gave him an SS9 level Heavenly Return Pill for his mission.
• Xu Jingming completed a lesson with Ye Li and discovered that Deep Blue still could not help him improve the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Xu Jingming arrived at Island F-003, where Moon Shadow, Yan Ji, and Lan Yu were waiting beside the Silver Moon Wings.
• Lan Yu called Xu Jingming their boss, and Moon Shadow explained that her S1 level spaceship could travel at up to forty times the speed of light.
• The four boarded the Silver Moon Wings, which plotted a route to Meteorite Star and departed into space.

Xu Jingming used 500,000 Origin Points to raise Mind Control to max proficiency and tested it on Moon Shadow aboard the Silver Moon Wings. He easily controlled her, then released her, leaving Moon Shadow flushed and asking what he had done to her.

• Xu Jingming finished mastering Mind Control after three days of cultivation and raised it to max proficiency with 500,000 Origin Points.
• Moon Shadow told Xu Jingming that the spacecraft would reach Meteorite Star in an hour, and he asked her to help test his Mental Type combat skill.
• Xu Jingming used Mind Control to overcome Moon Shadow's mental defenses and make her obey several commands.
• Xu Jingming released Moon Shadow, and she realized she had been controlled but could not remember what she had done.
• Moon Shadow blushed and asked Xu Jingming what he had done to her.