Chapter Summaries

Moon Shadow boldly revealed her feelings to Xu Jingming, and the two became intimate in the cave pool. Afterward, she said she was happy and had been trying to win him over for some time, before they embraced again.

• Moon Shadow noticed Xu Jingming looking at her differently and chose to reveal herself rather than cover up.
• Moon Shadow told Xu Jingming that she wanted him to look and undressed before him.
• Xu Jingming confirmed that Moon Shadow understood what she was doing, then embraced her and took her into the pool.
• Three hours later, Moon Shadow rested in Xu Jingming's arms, and he asked whether she regretted what happened.
• Moon Shadow said she was happy and had finally won him over, then the two became intimate again.

After spending hours together, Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow dressed and set off to find a natural treasure Moon Shadow had sensed. They flew toward it with Xu Jingming carrying her, and Moon Shadow delighted in the thought that the powerful Xu Jingming was hers now.

• Xu Jingming lifted Moon Shadow from the pool, dried them with Nirvana Divine Lightning, and watched her dress.
• Moon Shadow showed new tenderness toward Xu Jingming and agreed to search for the natural treasure she could sense to the southeast.
• Xu Jingming summoned his Golden Thunder Wings and carried Moon Shadow out of the cave at tremendous speed.
• Xu Jingming explained that his Heavenly Thunder Wings were a T2 Level flight-type combat skill he had mastered perfectly.
• Moon Shadow called Xu Jingming a monster, then said she was happy because he was hers and his strength made her even happier.

Xu Jingming used his Lightning Origin to kill a Star Peak beast guarding a hidden valley. He and Moon Shadow reached the valley’s depths and discovered a patch of more than twenty exotic flowers and rare herbs.

• Moon Shadow sensed a heavenly treasure in a valley and pointed it out to Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming detected a Star Peak beast and killed it instantly with a golden lightning strike.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow examined the beast’s remains, and Moon Shadow identified its scales as those of a Golden Armored Dragon Lizard.
• Moon Shadow led Xu Jingming into the valley, where they found a concealed cave and a patch of exotic flowers and rare herbs.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow discovered rare treasures in the Golden Armored Dragon Lizard’s hoard, including a Moonflower Grass that could enhance Moon Shadow’s Silver Moon Bloodline. Xu Jingming guarded her as she began consuming it.

• Moon Shadow identified the hoard’s Exotic Flowers and Herbs, including an SS7 Yuan Pattern Grass that could help Xu Jingming reach Star Peak.
• Moon Shadow recognized the silver-white plant as an SS9 Moonflower Grass that could optimize her Silver Moon Bloodline and might help it evolve into the Moon God Bloodline.
• Moon Shadow worried that consuming the Moonflower Grass during the competition would attract interference, but Xu Jingming reassured her and offered to stand guard.
• Moon Shadow harvested the other herbs, then activated her Silver Moon Bloodline and began absorbing the Moonflower Grass’s moonlight energy.

Moon Shadow consumed the SS9 Level Moonflower Grass, creating a pillar of moonlight that drew competitors to the valley. Xu Jingming guarded her as Blood Axe Locke arrived, eager to settle their grudge in a direct fight.

• Moonflower Grass activated around Moon Shadow and sent a vast pillar of silver-white light into the sky.
• Competitors from across the surrounding region headed toward the valley, drawn by the energy of the apparent heavenly treasure.
• Xu Jingming rose before the pillar and warned the arriving competitors that the treasure already belonged to him.
• Several competitors recognized Xu Jingming as the scavenger who had stolen their monster kills, but hesitated to attack while watching one another.
• Blood Axe Locke arrived, recognized Xu Jingming, and declared that Moon Shadow’s absorption of the herb would prevent him from escaping.
• The gathered competitors welcomed the prospect of Blood Axe eliminating Xu Jingming while they watched.

Xu Jingming revealed his Star Tier Rank 9 strength and defeated wave after wave of contestants with his lightning, remaining beside the moonlight pillar as Moon Shadow completed her breakthrough. When the pillar entered Moon Shadow and she opened her eyes, more than five hundred eliminated contestants were waiting outside the valley.

• Blood Axe attacked Xu Jingming, but Xu Jingming struck him down with golden lightning, revealing that he was Star Tier Rank 9.
• Xu Jingming unleashed a Lightning Domain and eliminated the dozen or so contestants who attacked him together.
• Over the next hour, Xu Jingming defeated every group that came to the valley, including Star Peak fighters and an alliance team of more than thirty people.
• The moonlight pillar gradually entered Moon Shadow, and the eliminated contestants waited outside the valley as Xu Jingming continued his one-sided battles.
• Moon Shadow opened her eyes and saw more than five hundred First Aid Badge shields, while the eliminated contestants blamed her for drawing them to Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming consumed the SS7-grade Yuan Pattern Flower and broke through to Star Peak while the eliminated contestants debated his strength. The breakthrough left him one step from the Cosmic Tier, as Moon Shadow remained nearby and the other contestants dismissed his prospects of advancing soon.

• Moon Shadow told Xu Jingming that absorbing the Moonflower Grass had improved her Silver Moon Bloodline by at least ten percent, and he prepared to consume the Yuan Pattern Flower.
• Xu Jingming swallowed the entire Yuan Pattern Flower, unleashing a powerful surge of Origin Energy that raised his aura toward the Star Tier Rank 9 limit.
• Blood Axe and the eliminated contestants questioned how Xu Jingming could wield such overwhelming power despite suspecting that heavenly treasures had raised his strength.
• Xu Jingming's aura broke through to Star Peak, and the pressure forced Moon Shadow to retreat and shield herself.
• Blood Axe recognized that Xu Jingming was one step from the Cosmic Tier, while the others claimed his reliance on pills would make that breakthrough difficult.

After absorbing the Yuan Pattern Flower, Xu Jingming reached Star Peak and decided to continue the Monster Hunting Competition with Moon Shadow. A rescue expert learned that Xu Jingming had defeated hundreds of contestants and planned to report his strength to Lady Ye Li.

• Xu Jingming absorbed the Yuan Pattern Flower's medicinal essence and broke through to Star Peak, bringing his Origin Energy close to the Star Tier limit.
• Moon Shadow worried that she would hinder Xu Jingming, but he persuaded her that her treasure-sensing ability made her a valuable partner.
• Xu Jingming carried Moon Shadow out of the valley on his Golden Thunder Wings to search for more monsters, leaving hundreds of eliminated contestants behind.
• Blood Axe told a rescue expert that Xu Jingming had defeated the contestants, including several Star Peak fighters.
• The rescue expert decided to report Xu Jingming's strength to Lady Ye Li.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow hunted monsters together, driving his competition ranking into the top twenty while she climbed into the top ten thousand. With ten hours remaining before contestants’ livestreams were forced on, Xu Jingming spent 740 million Origin Points to advance his Destruction Law into the Destruction Origin, causing a terrifying phenomenon across Blood Refinement Star.

• Moon Shadow guided Xu Jingming to monster-gathering areas as he hunted with Lightning, rapidly accumulating Origin Points and rising to fifteenth place with 75,000 points.
• Xu Jingming helped Moon Shadow’s ranking climb from around 270,000th to the top ten thousand by leaving some monsters for her to kill.
• After two months, Xu Jingming returned with Moon Shadow to their cave, where she mistakenly thought he wanted intimacy before the forced livestream began.
• Xu Jingming explained that he was preparing to advance his Destruction Law, then used 740 million Origin Points to reach the first level of Destruction Origin.
• The Destruction Origin’s arrival darkened the sky and frightened the contestants across Blood Refinement Star, while Moon Shadow watched Xu Jingming in awe.
• Xu Jingming opened his eyes after the breakthrough, and the golden lightning around him turned black.

Xu Jingming discovered that his lightning had transformed into T2-Level Nihility Divine Lightning, then spent the next hours with Moon Shadow before the Monster Hunting Competition’s final stage began. As the contestants’ coordinates were about to be revealed, the competition’s live broadcast opened before a vast audience.

• Xu Jingming saw that his ability had advanced from Nirvana Divine Lightning to T2-Level Nihility Divine Lightning and tested its immense destructive power.
• Moon Shadow congratulated Xu Jingming, and they spent time together in the cave while waiting for the contestants’ coordinates to be revealed.
• Eight hours later, a huge audience gathered in the Virtual Universe to watch the Monster Hunting Competition broadcast.
• Lucas introduced the competition, showed the top hundred contestants, and announced that all contestants’ coordinates would be revealed in one hour.

Xu Jingming’s family and Niki watched his rise to fifteenth place in the Monster Hunting Competition, worried that the coordinate reveal would make him a target. As the final stage began, Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow left their cave ready to fight.

• Xu Jingming’s family gathered in a VIP box to watch the competition, and his children eagerly cheered for him.
• Su Qingli noted that Xu Jingming had reached fifteenth place, while Ye Lan worried that revealing the contestants’ coordinates would make him a target.
• Niki joined the group and warned that veteran elites would likely target Xu Jingming once his coordinates were revealed.
• Xu Jingming finished preparing with Moon Shadow and led her out of their hidden cave as the countdown began.
• The contestants’ coordinates were revealed, starting the final stage of the Monster Hunting Competition.

The final month of the Monster Hunting Competition began as contestants’ coordinates were revealed, and Xu Jingming appeared on the livestream beside Moon Shadow. As the mentors wagered on the individual champion, Ye Li chose Xu Jingming to represent the Eternal Star Alliance.

• The Monster Hunting Competition’s final month began, revealing the coordinates of more than seventy thousand contestants and broadcasting their live feeds.
• Xu Jingming’s family spotted him beside Moon Shadow, and the women recognized her as the Elf Race Princess and teased that she had become another sister.
• Niki remarked that Xu Jingming had won over Moon Shadow, one of the Elf Race’s most exceptional Silver Moon Bloodline bearers.
• Ross proposed that the four team-leading mentors wager SSS-Class resources on which faction would produce the champion.
• Aiden chose Blood Edge Eric, Colt chose Chi Huang, and Ye Li joined the wager by choosing Xu Jingming.

Ye Li wagered a rare treasure on Xu Jingming after learning of his strength, while Xu Jingming spotted Chi Huang on the contestant map and set out to confront him. The chapter ended with Xu Jingming carrying Moon Shadow toward Chi Huang at extraordinary speed.

• Ye Li explained that Xu Jingming had reached Star Peak and might have comprehended the Lightning Origin, then bet a Stellar Sea Crystal on him.
• Ross chose Louis and wagered a Soulfragrance Fruit, while Aiden and Colt placed matching stakes.
• Xu Jingming scanned the contestant map and found Chi Huang, ranked seventh, about three thousand kilometers away.
• Xu Jingming told Moon Shadow to follow him and carried her in his arms.
• Xu Jingming unfurled his perfected Heavenly Thunder Wings and sped toward Chi Huang.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow flew to confront Chi Huang, who dismissed Xu Jingming as a scavenger and welcomed the chance to defeat him. The chapter ended with Xu Jingming arriving above Chi Huang’s team and recognizing Taro among them.

• Taro spotted Xu Jingming racing toward Chi Huang’s location, and Chi Huang decided to face him.
• Ross mocked Ye Li over the apparent confrontation, while Colt welcomed the chance for Chi Huang to teach Xu Jingming a lesson; Ye Li remained confident in Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming carried Moon Shadow across more than three thousand kilometers and stopped above Chi Huang’s team.
• Xu Jingming surveyed the five Star Peak cultivators below and recognized Taro among them.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow confronted Chi Huang's team, where Taro challenged Xu Jingming over Moon Shadow. Xu Jingming's Nihility Divine Lightning nearly killed Taro and left Chi Huang and the others stunned.

• Chi Huang mocked Xu Jingming for traveling with Moon Shadow, while Taro grew jealous and asked to fight Xu Jingming himself.
• Taro tried to persuade Moon Shadow to leave Xu Jingming and join him, but she angrily rejected him.
• Xu Jingming attacked Taro with Nihility Divine Lightning after Taro's disrespectful demand.
• Taro's inherited armor was annihilated, and the lightning wounded him so severely that his emergency shield activated.
• Chi Huang and the rest of his team stared in shock at Xu Jingming's attack.

Xu Jingming defeated Taro and revealed that he had reached Star Peak and mastered Lightning Origin, shocking the Chi Huang Squad and the Virtual Universe audience. He challenged Chi Huang and his three remaining squad members to attack him together.

• Xu Jingming mocked Taro after defeating him with Nihility Divine Lightning and landed beside Moon Shadow.
• Xu Jingming released his Star Peak aura and Lightning Origin, stunning Chi Huang's squad with how quickly he had advanced.
• The Chi Huang Squad's live feed exposed Xu Jingming's strength to hundreds of millions of viewers, while Colt realized Ye Li had known about his progress.
• Chi Huang acknowledged Xu Jingming's monstrous talent and regarded him with new seriousness.
• Xu Jingming told Chi Huang and his three remaining squad members to come at him together, enraging them.

Xu Jingming effortlessly eliminated Leo with one spear thrust, then faced Chi Huang as the furious genius revealed his Fire and Space Origins. Xu Jingming charged at Chi Huang one-handed while keeping Moon Shadow in his arms.

• Leo attacked Xu Jingming with his Golden Lion Shakes Heaven Hammer, but Xu Jingming destroyed the hammer and pierced Leo with the Black Gold Lightning Prison Spear, triggering Leo's emergency shield.
• Xu Jingming taunted Chi Huang and his remaining teammates, saying they should attack together instead of coming one at a time.
• Chi Huang erupted with Star Peak Origin Energy and revealed his Fire Origin and Space Origin.
• Moon Shadow tried to leave Xu Jingming's embrace, but Xu Jingming held her and said he would take her with him while he fought.
• Xu Jingming charged at Chi Huang with one hand on his spear and Moon Shadow still in his arms.

Xu Jingming effortlessly blocked Chi Huang’s attacks while holding Moon Shadow, then overwhelmed him with his spear and protective Thunder Qi. Chi Huang’s Empty Ash Slash failed to pierce Xu Jingming’s defense, leaving him dumbfounded.

• Chi Huang attacked Xu Jingming with Empty Flame Slash, but Xu Jingming blocked it one-handed with his spear while carrying Moon Shadow.
• Xu Jingming’s counterstrike revealed his intermediate Spear Intent and forced Chi Huang back, injuring his hand.
• Xu Jingming pressed Chi Huang with more than a thousand spear attacks, overpowering his defenses in less than ten seconds.
• Chi Huang used Empty Ash Slash, a costly T3 Level technique that formed nine sequential saber strikes around Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming protected himself and Moon Shadow with the Thunder Qi of Star Core Thunder Gang Body, shattering all nine saber strikes and leaving Chi Huang dumbfounded.

Xu Jingming defeated Chi Huang while holding Moon Shadow, rising to seventh place and revealing that he was already a Personal Disciple of the Frost Crown Dominator. After eliminating Chi Huang’s teammates, he spotted top-ranked fighters converging on Luo Li and realized the Eternal Star Alliance was being targeted.

• Xu Jingming pierced Chi Huang with his spear and defeated him, taking seventh place in the tournament.
• Spectators and Xu Jingming’s companions celebrated his victory, while Colt struggled to believe Chi Huang had lost.
• Ye Li told Colt that Xu Jingming had already become the Frost Crown Dominator’s Personal Disciple before going to Blood Refining Star.
• Xu Jingming eliminated Chi Huang’s two remaining teammates with a Thunderlight World Annihilation Cannon, but his ranking did not improve.
• Xu Jingming noticed top fighters from the Godslayer Martial Hall and Cosmic Mercenary Alliance converging on Luo Li and realized they were encircling the Eternal Star Alliance.

Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow left Chi Huang behind and headed toward Luo Li, while Moon Shadow declared that Xu Jingming could take on five opponents. Elsewhere, Jin Yao gathered the beasts on Bloodforge Star for a planned escape, but learned that Hidden Thorn had disappeared.

• Chi Huang tried to provoke Xu Jingming into challenging stronger opponents, but Xu Jingming said he would deal with Chi Huang after the competition.
• Moon Shadow defended Xu Jingming, then clasped his hand and confidently told Chi Huang to watch him take on five opponents.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow flew off toward the golden points near Luo Li, leaving Chi Huang and his eliminated teammates behind.
• In a swamp on Bloodforge Star, Star Peak and Cosmic Tier beasts discussed escaping with help from the Demon Emperor and killing human prodigies.
• Jin Yao arrived, and the beasts knelt because he was an atavistic member of the Emperor Blood Demon Race.
• Jin Yao asked why Hidden Thorn had not arrived, and a beast reported that Hidden Thorn's aura had vanished two months earlier and that the Human Race might have killed him.