Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming tested his T5-level Mind Control on Moon Shadow, then arrived with her, Yan Ji, and Lan Yu on Meteorite Star to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult. The Eternal Star Alliance members waiting there watched their high-grade spacecraft descend and realized that important figures had arrived.

• Moon Shadow panicked after Xu Jingming briefly controlled her consciousness, but One played the recording and proved he had only tested a few movements.
• Xu Jingming told Moon Shadow that his Mind Control was T5 Level, astonishing her with how quickly he had mastered it.
• Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, Yan Ji, and Lan Yu reached Meteorite Star aboard the Silver Moon Wings and prepared to land in the Northern Hemisphere.
• An Eternal Star Alliance mentor explained that his group had handed the Holy Spirit Cult investigation to Star Dome Academy after spending twenty-three years without uncovering enough evidence.
• The mentor and his two students saw the Silver Moon Wings emerge in the sky and marveled at its power and luxurious appearance.

Xu Jingming and his companions arrived on Meteorite Star to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult, whose leaders were suspected of feeding believers to demons. Hughes explained that the planet lord supported the cult, leaving the group to investigate without his help.

• Hughes and Dylan watched the A-grade Silver Moon Wings land and welcomed Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, and their companions.
• Xu Jingming assessed Hughes, Dylan, and Thea, while Hughes worried that the visiting Star Tier cultivators might be too weak for the mission.
• Hughes took the group to Mystic Star City and explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had been rooted there for over two hundred years.
• Hughes showed evidence that hundreds of thousands of people disappeared each year and that their disappearance sites bore traces of Demonic Qi.
• Hughes revealed that planet lord Morey supported the Holy Spirit Cult, so he had avoided asking him to help investigate.
• Dylan muttered that he wondered where Xu Jingming's group had gotten the confidence to accept the mission.

Xu Jingming asserted Star Dome Academy’s authority and removed Dylan from the Holy Spirit Cult mission after Dylan insulted the team. Hughes outlined the Saint Appreciation Festival investigation plan, and Xu Jingming split the group between two plazas for the next morning’s operation.

• Yan Ji confronted Dylan over his mocking remark, and Hughes made Dylan apologize to the team.
• Xu Jingming ordered Dylan excluded from the mission and warned Hughes he would report any disobedience to an inspector; Hughes agreed and suppressed Dylan when he protested.
• Hughes explained that the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters appeared empty and identified Jade Dragon Plaza and Xihua Plaza as likely sites for disappearances during the festival.
• Xu Jingming assigned Hughes, Lan Yu, and Yan Ji to Jade Dragon Plaza, while Moon Shadow and Thea joined him at Xihua Plaza for the nine o’clock investigation.
• After Xu Jingming’s group left, Dylan predicted they would find no useful intelligence, and Thea warned him not to provoke the academy’s core members.

At the Holy Spirit Cult’s Saint Appreciation Festival, Xu Jingming initially found no sign of demons, but detected a mental suggestion hiding the disappearance of believers. The discovery convinced him that the cult was tied to demons and that his hunt for Origin Points could begin.

• Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, and Thea attended the Saint Appreciation Festival in Mystic Star City, where the High Priest performed apparent miracles for the gathered believers.
• Xu Jingming and his companions sensed no Demonic Qi during the peaceful celebration, and Thea explained that the cult’s missing believers had been traced to lingering Demonic Qi after smaller events.
• Xu Jingming used his Mental Strength to detect believers collapsing unconscious and being carried away by attendants, though the crowd ignored it.
• Xu Jingming identified a faint mental suggestion influencing everyone’s attention and concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult was hiding something.
• Xu Jingming welcomed the discovery, believing demons were present and his chance to gain Origin Points was near.

Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, and Thea traced the Holy Spirit Cult’s abducted believers to a concealed mountain base protected by an S-18 Concealment Array. Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow entered the perimeter, but the guards and Sacred Priest seemed unable to see them, leaving Thea stunned.

• Xu Jingming followed white-robed attendants carrying unconscious believers to a convoy of disguised, undetectable hover vehicles.
• The convoy traveled into the wilderness and reached a hidden Holy Spirit Cult base built into a mountainside.
• Moon Shadow identified the surrounding pillars as an S-18 Concealment Array, a controlled technology associated with the Eternal Star Alliance.
• Xu Jingming decided to enter the base immediately, and Moon Shadow and Thea followed despite Thea’s concerns about the Sacred Priest guarding the entrance.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow approached the entrance openly, but the guards and Sacred Priest showed no reaction, baffling Thea.

Xu Jingming used Mind Control to learn about a Holy Spirit Cult base and led Thea and Moon Shadow inside, where seven Star Tier Flame Demons and many lower-ranked demons were feeding. The chapter ended with the demons mistaking Xu Jingming’s group for new blood food.

• Xu Jingming controlled a holy priest and learned that the base held seven Star Tier Flame Demons and over two hundred Star Brilliance Tier demons.
• Thea chose to join Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow despite his warning, while secretly sending a message to her teacher for support.
• Hughes, Lan Yu, and Yan Ji received Thea’s message and headed toward the base.
• Xu Jingming’s group followed the priest through the guarded base and descended underground to the demons’ lair.
• The group opened the lair’s alloy door and found demons feasting on blood food; a Flame Demon asked whether the three Star Tier cultivators were new food.

Xu Jingming killed the demons gathered in the hall, including a Star Tier Rank 5 leader, while Thea and Moon Shadow watched in shock. As Xu Jingming considered how few Origin Points he had gained, he sensed demons converging on the building and recognized a demon assembly.

• Thea feared the seven Star Tier demons and more than a hundred Star Brilliance Tier demons, but Xu Jingming activated the mission recording and challenged them.
• Xu Jingming killed a Star Tier Rank 3 demon with one spear sweep, then pierced the Star Tier Rank 5 demon’s armor and destroyed its head.
• Xu Jingming unleashed Nirvana Divine Lightning and annihilated the remaining demons, leaving Thea and Moon Shadow astonished by his strength.
• Xu Jingming was dissatisfied with the Origin Points he had gained and wondered how many demon nests were on Meteorite Star.
• Xu Jingming sensed countless demonic auras converging on the building and realized the demons were assembling, which delighted him.

Xu Jingming unleashed the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Array against a massive demon horde surrounding the base. After annihilating hundreds of demons in one attack, he shocked Moon Shadow and the others with the strength of his Lightning and Destruction Laws.

• Hughes, Yan Ji, and Lan Yu flew toward the base after Thea reported finding the Holy Spirit Cult's secret base.
• A horde of hundreds of demons, including three Star Tier Rank 6 demons, appeared in the sky and alarmed Hughes.
• Xu Jingming rose into the air and stopped Moon Shadow from using her life-saving trump card, saying the demons were no threat.
• Xu Jingming cast the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Array, killing the entire demon horde within seconds.
• Hughes, Lan Yu, Yan Ji, and Moon Shadow were shocked by Xu Jingming's combat skill and his advanced mastery of the Lightning and Destruction Laws.

Xu Jingming faced a Star Tier Rank 7 Giant Tank Demon and revealed the full power of his third-level Purple Nightmare Demonic Body. He blocked the demon’s attack and prepared to kill it.

• Moon Shadow and the others were stunned when Xu Jingming’s laws and strength drew the attention of a Star Tier Rank 7 Giant Tank Demon.
• Moon Shadow offered to use a Green Sprout Crystal against the demon, but Xu Jingming chose to fight it himself.
• Xu Jingming transformed with his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body, prompting the Giant Tank Demon to recognize a Demon Lord Bloodline and accuse him of stealing it.
• The Giant Tank Demon attacked Xu Jingming with an energy blade, but Xu Jingming blocked the strike with his spear and numbed the demon’s arm with lightning.
• Xu Jingming challenged the Giant Tank Demon and declared that it should die.

Xu Jingming overwhelmed the Giant Tank Demon, but the demon threatened to trigger Demon Seeds implanted in fifty million humans. Xu Jingming rejected its bargain and prepared to kill it, so the demon crushed the Rune to detonate the Seeds.

• Xu Jingming used his lightning-enhanced spear to beat the Giant Tank Demon and shattered its armor with Instant Hell Thunder Spear.
• Xu Jingming severed three of the demon’s bone wings, and the wounded demon revealed that it had implanted Demon Seeds in fifty million humans.
• Moon Shadow urged Xu Jingming to accept the demon’s terms, but he reminded her of the Bell Star System disaster and argued the demon could not be trusted.
• Xu Jingming concluded the Seed victims could not be saved and decided to kill the culprit.
• The Giant Tank Demon roared that fifty million humans would die with it and crushed the blood-red Rune.

After the Giant Tank Demon demonized millions of people to cover his escape, Xu Jingming absorbed the Demonic Qi, grew stronger, and killed him. Xu Jingming then unleashed Nirvana Divine Lightning on the Demonic Creatures and discovered that killing them gave him Origin Points.

• The shattered blood-colored runes demonized tens of millions of people, and the resulting Demonic Qi threatened to contaminate Meteorite Star.
• The Giant Tank Demon fled, while Moon Shadow offered Xu Jingming the Green Sprout Crystal to stop him.
• Xu Jingming absorbed the Demonic Qi without losing control, and his aura grew stronger as the Giant Tank Demon realized he was in danger.
• Xu Jingming caught up to the Giant Tank Demon and killed him with the Black Gold Lightning Prison Spear and Nirvana Divine Lightning, earning 14,000 Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming spread Nirvana Divine Lightning across hundreds of kilometers to kill the Demonic Creatures and discovered that their deaths earned him Origin Points.

Xu Jingming unleashed a vast Lightning Domain across Meteorite Star, precisely killing Demonic Creatures and destroying the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters in Mystic Star City. He ended the purge with 72.154 million Origin Points, while Dylan watched in disbelief at Xu Jingming’s power.

• Xu Jingming spread his Nirvana Divine Lightning across the northern hemisphere and killed Demonic Creatures without harming ordinary people.
• Xu Jingming struck Demonic Creatures hiding in buildings and underground passages as his Origin Points rapidly increased.
• Dylan saw Demonic Creatures transform in the street and realized demons were present on Meteorite Star.
• Dylan recognized Xu Jingming commanding the Thunder Sea and watched him destroy the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters with a massive lightning strike.
• Xu Jingming concluded that Mystic Star City’s Demonic Creatures had mostly been cleared and checked his total of 72.154 million Origin Points.

After earning 72.154 million Origin Points from defeating the demons, Xu Jingming helped organize the hunt for the remaining demonic creatures on Meteorite Star. Once Moon Shadow and the others contained them, Xu Jingming used 30 million points to advance the Origin Core Secret Tome, triggering a painful transformation and a brief sensation that the universe was rejecting him.

• Xu Jingming saw that he had earned 72.154 million Origin Points and set out to help eliminate the remaining demonic creatures across Meteorite Star.
• Moon Shadow offered Space Sealing Balls, and Xu Jingming split the group up to search for and contain the creatures.
• Xu Jingming collected the fallen demons' Space Rings and cleared four gatherings while Moon Shadow and the others confined the remaining creatures.
• After receiving the containment coordinates, Xu Jingming flew to a remote cave to test the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Xu Jingming spent 30 million Origin Points to reach the tome's first stage, endured a painful bodily and spiritual transformation, and briefly sensed the universe trying to erase him.

After cultivating the Origin Core Secret Tome, Xu Jingming endured the universe’s rejection and discovered that his abilities had grown dramatically despite no change appearing on his system panel. Number One assessed his ordinary combat strength as equivalent to a Star Peak expert who had perfected a basic cosmic law, and Xu Jingming flew toward Moon Shadow’s coordinates.

• Xu Jingming recovered from the universe’s rejection after cultivating the Origin Core Secret Tome and found that his system panel showed no attribute changes.
• Xu Jingming asked Number One to assess his strength and demonstrated how his Nirvana Divine Lightning had become more powerful and responsive.
• Xu Jingming tested the Flash Thunder Spear, which created a vast golden lightning sun and proved far stronger than before.
• Number One assessed Xu Jingming’s normal combat strength as equivalent to a Star Peak expert who had perfected a basic cosmic law.
• Xu Jingming celebrated his new strength and flew toward the coordinates Moon Shadow had sent him, intending to grow stronger and later become Frost Crown Dominator’s disciple.

Xu Jingming joined Moon Shadow to clear Demonic Creature gathering points across Meteorite Star and gained millions of Origin Points. Meanwhile, Planet Lord Morey was ordered to offer the Eternal Star Alliance members an S1 Level resource to keep the planet’s hidden dealings secret, and he set out to negotiate.

• Xu Jingming arrived at Moon Shadow’s first coordinate and she remarked that he seemed different, though she could not identify any change.
• Xu Jingming absorbed Demonic Qi from the trapped Demonic Creatures before killing them, gaining nearly four million Origin Points, then followed Moon Shadow to the next location.
• Morey told a blurry figure that Giant Tank Demon was unreachable, the Demon Seeds had erupted, and the Eternal Star Alliance might uncover their transactions.
• The blurry figure ordered Morey to offer an S1 Level resource to silence the Alliance members and to reveal a little of their background if they refused.
• Morey decided to negotiate rather than flee and left the Planet Lord’s Estate.

After earning 110 million origin points and returning to the stronghold, Xu Jingming discovered evidence that a decades-long demon-material trade had been fueled by harvesting demonic creatures on Meteorite Star. As the group examined the ledgers, planetary lord Morey arrived and asked to meet them.

• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow returned to the villa stronghold, where Dylan apologized for his earlier disrespect and Xu Jingming accepted without concern.
• Xu Jingming proposed dividing the spoils, but Hughes reported signs of a large-scale trade in demon materials on Meteorite Star.
• Xu Jingming searched the Giant Tank Demon's Space Ring and found harvested demon parts, transaction ledgers, and communication devices.
• The group read the ledgers and learned that the trade had continued for hundreds of years, costing countless ordinary lives.
• Morey, the planetary lord of Meteorite Star, arrived outside the villa and requested permission to meet the group.

Xu Jingming confronted Morey, the planetary lord of Meteorite Star, after uncovering his role in the demon-material trade. Morey offered the group S1 resources and threatened them with Colt’s backing, but Xu Jingming captured him and left the investigation to the Eternal Star Alliance.

• Morey entered Xu Jingming’s villa and asked the group to conceal the demon-material trade in exchange for S1 cultivation resources.
• When the group did not agree, Morey warned them that Lord Colt, a Personal Disciple of the Time Dominator, stood behind him.
• Xu Jingming recognized Colt’s name but believed Colt likely knew nothing about the crimes committed in his name.
• Xu Jingming attacked Morey with Nirvana Divine Lightning and imprisoned him in a lightning cage.
• Xu Jingming said he had already rejected Colt once and decided to leave Morey’s investigation to the Eternal Star Alliance.

After Xu Jingming reported the crimes on Meteorite Star, the Eternal Star Alliance dispatched a Cosmic Tier investigation team and ordered the group to wait for a handover. Xu Jingming distributed the demon spoils, then planned to conceal his rapid future breakthroughs by adding Origin Points inside the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm.

• Xu Jingming received notice that a Cosmic Tier criminal investigation team would arrive in three hours to take over the Meteorite Star case.
• Hughes worried that the investigation might offend the Time Dominator, but Lan Yu reassured him that Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow had powerful mentors of their own.
• Xu Jingming told Hughes, Thea, and Dylan that the authorities would handle the investigation, then began dividing the mission spoils among the team.
• Xu Jingming gave the demon materials to the investigators as evidence and distributed the remaining treasures, keeping roughly half for himself and giving Hughes and Thea five percent.
• Xu Jingming calculated that his share of the spoils was worth about forty billion Cosmic Coin and that he had 110 million Origin Points remaining.
• Xu Jingming decided to spend his Origin Points after returning to Star Dome Academy, inside the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, and to keep his rapid breakthroughs discreet.

Colt learned that his son Collins had traded in demon materials across more than two thousand planets and ordered him to erase his connections and hide. Colt planned to handle the Star Dome Academy investigation team led by Xu Jingming, believing Xu would not dare oppose a Peak Eternal God.

• Collins contacted Colt in panic and confessed that he had traded in demon materials on Meteorite Star and other planets.
• Colt berated Collins for betraying the Human Race and warned that the Eternal Star Alliance would punish him if it obtained evidence.
• Collins revealed that the illegal businesses involved more than two thousand planets, and Colt ordered him to cut all ties and destroy records.
• Collins identified Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, and other new Star Dome Academy students as the investigators on Meteorite Star.
• Colt told Collins to hide in a remote starfield while he dealt with Xu Jingming, whom he believed would not dare defy him.

Xu Jingming refused Colt’s offer to suppress his findings about Meteorite Star, insisting that the mastermind behind its centuries of crimes should not escape punishment. Colt ended the call in fury after threatening Xu Jingming over his defiance.

• Colt called Xu Jingming and asked him to omit his extra findings about Meteorite Star from the official report.
• Colt offered Xu Jingming two hundred thousand Star Dome Academy Points and a protected core-team place in the Monster Hunting Competition in exchange for his silence.
• Xu Jingming rejected Colt’s offers, saying he would earn Points himself and could ask Ye Li about joining a core team.
• Xu Jingming said he wanted the mastermind behind Meteorite Star’s crimes held accountable, provoking Colt’s anger.
• Colt accused Xu Jingming of arrogance, warned him that most Genius Battle champions did not survive to reach great heights, and cut off the call.