Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming returned to Star Dome Academy after completing the mission and asked Ye Li to meet him. Ye Li agreed, then was astonished to learn that he had already completed the first level of the Origin Core Secret Tome.

• One warned Xu Jingming that he had thoroughly offended Colt, but Xu Jingming dismissed the concern and entered cultivation.
• The Eternal Star Alliance law enforcement team took over the evidence, and Xu Jingming told them Colt had asked him to seal it away.
• Xu Jingming and his teammates returned to Star Dome Academy, where Yan Ji and Moon Shadow thanked him for leading the mission.
• Xu Jingming messaged Ye Li to say he had learned the Origin Core Secret Tome and wanted to meet her and his master.
• Ye Li agreed to visit Xu Jingming the next day, then reacted with astonishment when Shadow relayed that he had completed the tome's first level.

Ye Li believed Xu Jingming had lied about mastering the first level of the Origin Core Secret Tome and went to confront him. She tested his claim with the Origin Core Resonator, which confirmed he had truly completed his cultivation.

• Ye Li dismissed Xu Jingming’s message as a lie and decided to visit him immediately.
• Ye Li appeared at Xu Jingming’s home and warned him of the consequences if he had summoned her under false pretenses.
• Xu Jingming insisted he had completed the first level and invited Ye Li to verify it.
• Ye Li brought out the Origin Core Resonator, a device made by her teacher to measure progress in the secret tome.
• Xu Jingming touched the resonator, and it glowed brilliantly, proving his claim was true.

After Xu Jingming proved he had completed the first level of the Origin Core Secret Tome, Ye Li took him to meet the Frost Crown Dominator. The Frost Crown Dominator accepted him as her fourth and youngest personal disciple and promised to introduce him to his senior siblings.

• Ye Li apologized to Xu Jingming for doubting his claim after seeing his progress in the Origin Core Secret Tome.
• Ye Li contacted the Frost Crown Dominator, received permission to bring Xu Jingming, and transported him to Heavenly Peak Mountain.
• The Frost Crown Dominator examined Xu Jingming and confirmed that his life origin core, genetic level, and soul showed he had completed the tome's first level.
• The Frost Crown Dominator formally accepted Xu Jingming as her personal disciple, and he bowed to her as his teacher.
• The Frost Crown Dominator told Xu Jingming about Ye Li and his two other senior siblings, and said she would introduce them when the opportunity arose.

The Frost Crown Dominator passed Xu Jingming the Star Core Thunder Gang Body, a T0 Level Body Tempering Technique, and explained why he should focus on it rather than the Refining Spirit Technique. When Xu Jingming learned its first stage required a Blazing Thunder Star Core, she transported him into the real cosmos to help him begin cultivating.

• The Frost Crown Dominator explained that Xu Jingming could learn either a T0 Level Body Tempering Technique or a Refining Spirit Technique, but his current mental strength was too low for the latter.
• Xu Jingming agreed to focus on body tempering, and the Frost Crown Dominator transmitted the Star Core Thunder Gang Body into his mind.
• Xu Jingming learned that the technique had nine stages and that its first stage required drawing origin thunder gang from a Blazing Thunder Star Core.
• Ye Li reassured Xu Jingming that T0 Level techniques required outside assistance, and the Frost Crown Dominator promised to create the conditions he needed.
• The Frost Crown Dominator transported Xu Jingming from Heavenly Peak Mountain into the depths of the real cosmos without any perceptible Space Law fluctuation.

The Frost Crown Dominator demonstrated her overwhelming power by freezing the Blazing Thunder Star Core, then sent Xu Jingming into its center to begin cultivating the Star Core Thunder Gang Body. Ye Li guarded him as he prepared to use the first-level method, Lead Thunder into Marrow.

• Xu Jingming watched the Frost Crown Dominator teleport them to the Blazing Thunder Star Core and learned that he would cultivate the Star Core Thunder Gang Body there.
• The Frost Crown Dominator froze the entire quasar with a single word, stopping its lightning, energy reactions, and radiation.
• The Frost Crown Dominator teleported Xu Jingming and Ye Li near the frozen quasar and instructed them to enter its core.
• Ye Li used her Space Law to bring Xu Jingming to the core, where they found a chamber of frozen Origin Thunder Gang.
• Ye Li agreed to guard Xu Jingming and control the released Thunder Qi while he prepared to begin Lead Thunder into Marrow.

Xu Jingming cultivated the first level of the Star Core Thunder Gang Body as the Frost Crown Dominator released the lightning crystals around him. After ten days, he completed the tempering and emerged with a powerful new body, leaving Ye Li startled when he stood up without his combat suit.

• Xu Jingming sat in the spherical space and began circulating the Star Core Thunder Gang Body cultivation method.
• Ye Li told the Frost Crown Dominator that Xu Jingming was ready, and the Dominator released the frozen Origin Thunder Gang from the lightning crystals.
• Xu Jingming absorbed the lightning through his body and endured ten days of pain as it tempered his bones, marrow, and internal organs.
• The final layer of crystals dissolved, and Xu Jingming’s Nirvana Divine Lightning merged with the blue-violet lightning, shattering the cocoon around him.
• Xu Jingming completed the Star Core Thunder Gang Body and discovered his body now carried a powerful lightning aura.
• Xu Jingming stood up without his combat suit, and Ye Li froze in surprise.

Xu Jingming successfully cultivated the first level of the Star Core Thunder Gang Body and left the Blazing Thunder Star Core with Ye Li. The Frost Crown Dominator assessed his progress, advised him to advance gradually, and gave him three valuable cultivation rewards.

• Xu Jingming realized his clothes had been destroyed by the lightning and hurriedly dressed while Ye Li turned away.
• Xu Jingming showed Ye Li his new Thunder Qi and reported that his Blood Qi had increased by 200 billion after ten days of tempering.
• Ye Li used Space Law to take Xu Jingming out of the Blazing Thunder Star Core to meet the Frost Crown Dominator.
• The Frost Crown Dominator confirmed Xu Jingming had reached the first level of the Star Core Thunder Gang Body and said he would likely need to reach the Cosmic Tier before attempting the second level.
• The Frost Crown Dominator promised Xu Jingming 500,000 Star Dome Academy Points, two months of free cultivation in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, and a Source of Annihilation Law.

Xu Jingming received Frost Crown Dominator’s rewards and Ye Li’s Heavenly Thunder Wings secret art, then repaid Ye Li the 300,000 Points he owed her. He left for the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, with the Monster Hunting Competition 71 days away.

• Frost Crown Dominator gave Xu Jingming 500,000 Points, two months of access to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, and the Source of Annihilation Law.
• Ye Li congratulated Xu Jingming on becoming Frost Crown Dominator’s personal disciple and gave him the T2-Level Heavenly Thunder Wings secret art.
• Xu Jingming offered to repay Ye Li the 300,000 Points he owed, and Ye Li accepted the transfer after he insisted.
• Ye Li reminded Xu Jingming that the Monster Hunting Competition would begin in 71 days and that students had to gather seven days before departure for Blood Refinement Star.
• Xu Jingming said he would go to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm and flew there in a streak of golden light.

Xu Jingming returned to the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm and used his Origin Points to raise his level to Star Tier Rank 5. With twenty million points left and two months to gather more, he headed deeper into the Thunder Beast Zone to hunt.

• Ye Li watched Xu Jingming leave and reflected that his talent and character made him an extraordinary disciple.
• Xu Jingming entered the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm with sixty days of free access granted by the Frost Crown Dominator.
• Xu Jingming traveled deep into the Thunder Beast Zone and chose a secluded valley to add points.
• Xu Jingming spent ninety million Origin Points to advance from Star Tier Rank 2 to Star Tier Rank 5, and the lightning energy surged into his body.
• Xu Jingming assessed his new strength, then flew toward the deeper Thunder Beast Zone to obtain more Origin Points.

Two months later, four Star Dome Academy students encountered a Star Peak Violent Thunder Vajra in the Thunder Beast Zone. Xu Jingming appeared just in time to kill it with one strike, leaving the team stunned.

• Lei Lie, Lin Wei, Zhou Ming, and Su Qing discussed the approaching Monster Hunting Competition and the Eternal Star Alliance’s poor prospects.
• Zhou Ming sensed a powerful Thunder Beast, and the team identified it as a Star Peak Violent Thunder Vajra.
• Lei Lie ordered the four students to flee as the Violent Thunder Vajra charged after them and threatened Zhou Ming.
• Xu Jingming struck the Violent Thunder Vajra with dark gold lightning, severing its head and killing it instantly.
• Lei Lie, Su Qing, and Lin Wei recognized Xu Jingming and stared at him in disbelief.

Xu Jingming displayed his overwhelming strength in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, earning a huge reward of Origin Points and leaving Lei Lie’s team stunned. After learning he ranked among Star Dome Academy’s top thousand Star Tier students, he hunted for another half day before leaving the realm ahead of the Monster Hunting Competition.

• Xu Jingming killed a Star Peak Thunder Beast with a single strike, collected its Thunder Crystal, and gained 37,000 Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming reviewed his upgraded status panel, which showed Star Tier Rank 6, powerful Laws, and 2.216 million Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming flew away using his perfected Heavenly Thunder Wings, astonishing Lei Lie and his team, who resolved to repay him for saving their lives.
• One told Xu Jingming that his strength placed him among Star Dome Academy’s top thousand Star Tier students, while the strongest students had entered the Origin stage.
• Xu Jingming hunted for another half day, gained several hundred thousand Origin Points, and left the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm.

After recovering from two months of hunting in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, Xu Jingming prepared to join the Eternal Star Alliance contestants for the Monster Hunting Competition. He met Moon Shadow on the way, revealed that he had reached Star Tier Rank 6, and arrived with her at the crowded assembly plaza.

• Xu Jingming rested in seclusion after returning from the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Realm, then equipped his Sky Dome Battle Robe and prepared to leave for the assembly.
• Moon Shadow arranged to meet Xu Jingming in the air, and they flew together toward the assembly plaza.
• Moon Shadow sensed that Xu Jingming had grown much stronger, but she did not believe his claim that he had reached Star Tier Rank 6.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow chatted about the competition, academy training, and Elf Starfield customs as they traveled.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow reached the assembly plaza, where thousands of powerful Star Tier contestants had gathered.

Xu Jingming and his friends gathered at the plaza for the Monster Hunting Competition, where the arrival of Star Peak experts Luo Li and Chi Huang excited the contestants. Prince Taro approached Moon Shadow and was shocked to sense that Xu Jingming had already reached Star Tier Rank 6.

• Xu Jingming, Moon Shadow, Lan Yu, Yan Ji, and Beth met at the plaza and discussed the Monster Hunting Competition and its powerful contestants.
• Luo Li arrived in an ice-blue shuttle, drawing attention as an academy Star Peak expert who had mastered Destruction and Wind Law origins.
• Chi Huang arrived and joined Luo Li, prompting excitement over the academy's formidable competition lineup.
• Taro approached Moon Shadow and greeted her friends, then recognized Xu Jingming's aura and realized he had reached Star Tier Rank 6.

Xu Jingming revealed that he had reached Star Tier Rank 6, prompting Taro to assume he relied on heavenly treasures and to disparage his prospects. Moon Shadow and her companions expressed concern, while Xu Jingming remained confident; the chapter ended as Ye Li arrived above the crowded square.

• Taro identified Xu Jingming as Star Tier Rank 6, astonishing Moon Shadow, Lan Yu, Yan Ji, and Beth.
• Taro guessed that Xu Jingming had used heavenly treasures, then warned him that relying on them could damage his foundation and future cultivation.
• Taro invited Moon Shadow to team up for the Monster Hunting Competition, but she refused and indicated she would travel with Xu Jingming and her companions.
• After Taro left, Moon Shadow, Lan Yu, Yan Ji, and the others warned Xu Jingming about overusing heavenly treasures, and he reassured them that he knew what he was doing.
• As nearly a hundred thousand people gathered in the square, Ye Li and another figure emerged from rippling space and descended from the sky.

Ye Li and Instructor Colt led the students aboard the star carrier Voyager 7 for the journey to Blood Refinement Star. After warning Xu Jingming to stabilize his recently increased Star Tier Rank 6, Ye Li introduced Luo Li as his guide for the competition, leaving him surprised by the special arrangement.

• Ye Li announced that she and Instructor Colt would lead the Monster Hunting Competition team.
• The students boarded Voyager 7, which was scheduled to reach Blood Refinement Star in seven standard Stellar Days.
• Ye Li summoned Xu Jingming and warned him that using a heavenly treasure to reach Star Tier Rank 6 could leave his Origin Energy unstable.
• Xu Jingming accepted Ye Li's advice to refine his current realm and strengthen his foundation.
• Ye Li introduced Luo Li and said she had asked her to guide Xu Jingming and help him earn more Points.

Xu Jingming declined Luo Li’s offer to guide him during the first three months of the Monster Hunting Competition and chose to act alone. Ye Li agreed to waive the team requirement for his rank, while Luo Li’s circle later questioned his decision and his confidence.

• Ye Li offered to have Luo Li accompany Xu Jingming for the competition’s first three months, but Xu Jingming refused and said he planned to act alone.
• Ye Li agreed to handle the rule requiring Star Tier Rank 6 contestants to join a team, and told Xu Jingming the competition would begin after their arrival at Blood Refining Star.
• Luo Li wished Xu Jingming well outside Ye Li’s room, then returned to her private area and told her companions about Ye Li’s request.
• Mia criticized the plan to have Luo Li guide Xu Jingming, and Luo Li firmly reminded her to respect Ye Li’s order.
• Brandon guessed Xu Jingming had refused because he knew his limits, but Luo Li privately wondered whether he had acted with confidence before dismissing the thought.

Xu Jingming trained in the T4 Abyssal Thunder Technique while Chi Huang learned about Xu Jingming's role in exposing Collins and decided to challenge him. The chapter left Xu Jingming heading out to meet Moon Shadow as Chi Huang set out to find a powerful Star Tier Rank 6 cultivator to confront him.

• Students discussed Xu Jingming's exemption from forming a team for the upcoming Monster Hunting Competition.
• Chi Huang's companions said Colt had been in a bad mood because his son Collins was under investigation for colluding with demons and selling demon materials.
• Chi Huang learned Xu Jingming had exposed Collins and heard rumors that Xu Jingming was allowed to act alone despite his recent rapid advancement.
• Chi Huang decided to find a qualified Star Tier Rank 6 cultivator to challenge Xu Jingming and vent Colt's anger.
• Xu Jingming practiced the Abyssal Thunder Technique, then accepted Moon Shadow's invitation to meet and left his suite.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow set out to share a meal, while Yan Ji teased Moon Shadow about her feelings before leaving with Beth. As Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow entered the mothership’s bustling entertainment district, someone mocked Xu Jingming from the crowd.

• Xu Jingming met Moon Shadow outside their rooms and said he had booked a restaurant.
• Yan Ji and Beth came out nearby, and Yan Ji teased Moon Shadow about going on a date with Xu Jingming.
• Yan Ji and Beth headed to the shopping district, leaving Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow to go to their reservation.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow entered the entertainment district and attracted curious looks from other students.
• A voice from the crowd mockingly called out to Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming faced public accusations from Barton, a Star Tier Rank 6 student backed by Chi Huang, for receiving permission to act alone. After Barton challenged him to a physical fight in the arena, Xu Jingming calmly said he could deal with him without going there.

• Barton accused Xu Jingming of abusing his connection to Ye Li to avoid forming a team, drawing the crowd’s attention.
• Moon Shadow began to confront Barton, but Xu Jingming stopped her and addressed Chi Huang before challenging Barton to prove whether he was qualified to act alone.
• Barton accepted the opening, taunted Xu Jingming, and challenged him to fight in the mothership’s training arena.
• Moon Shadow warned Xu Jingming that Barton was a powerful Star Tier Rank 6 expert, but Barton pressed him to fight in person.
• Xu Jingming declined to go to the arena and said he could take care of Barton without the trip.

Xu Jingming knocked out Barton with a single punch, stunning Moon Shadow, Chi Huang, and the onlookers with his overwhelming physical strength. He left with Moon Shadow while Chi Huang decided to test him again during the upcoming Monster Hunting Competition on Blood Refining Star.

• Barton challenged Xu Jingming, but Xu Jingming sent him flying with one lightning-fast punch and knocked him unconscious.
• Moon Shadow was stunned by Xu Jingming’s strength and wondered how he had advanced so quickly without relying on heavenly treasures.
• Xu Jingming taunted Chi Huang, then left with Moon Shadow after Chi Huang declined to fight aboard the starship.
• Onlookers and Chi Huang’s companions discussed Xu Jingming’s extraordinary physical strength, which he had used without Lightning or the Destruction Law.
• Chi Huang decided to find another chance to test Xu Jingming once the Monster Hunting Competition began on Blood Refining Star.