Chapter Summaries

Jin Yao mobilized a beast ambush against the Human Race’s prodigies while Xu Jingming flew to aid Luo Li, who was being surrounded by five top-ranked contestants. As Luo Li and her teammates prepared to fight, Mia spotted Xu Jingming approaching.

• Jin Yao learned Hidden Thorn had fallen and ordered the beasts to ambush the Human Race’s prodigies when their battle was at its fiercest.
• Jin Yao used a map of Blood Refinement Star to see the contestants converging on Luo Li, then led dozens of beasts toward their gathering point.
• Xu Jingming flew northeast toward Luo Li, drawing ridicule from many Virtual Universe spectators and concern from his family, while Niki trusted his confidence.
• Luo Li saw Louis, Kate, Soros, Eric, and Barton closing in on her and prepared to fight alongside her three remaining teammates.
• Mia spotted a coordinate on her Smart Armguard and wondered if it represented Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming arrived as five top contenders cornered Luo Li and her teammates, interrupting their attack. Louis and the others recognized him as their next target and challenged his confidence in his speed.

• Luo Li realized Louis, Kate, Fara, Eric, and Ira had surrounded her team and rejected her attempt to split the two rival factions.
• Louis attacked Luo Li from behind, but she blocked his dark strike with an ice shield.
• Kate, Fara, Ira, and another fighter joined the attack, trapping Luo Li as she prepared to fight back.
• Xu Jingming sped between Luo Li and the attackers, asking whether five against one was bullying and offering to join the fight.
• Fara identified Xu Jingming as the Eternal Star Alliance contestant who had taken Chi Huang's place at seventh, and Louis declared that Xu had become their next target.

Xu Jingming revealed his Destruction Origin and unleashed his full combat form, shocking the Eternal Gods watching and overwhelming the four top Star Tier geniuses with his aura. The battle on Blood Refinement Star had only just begun, but Xu Jingming already seemed far stronger than a peak Star Tier fighter.

• Xu Jingming combined the Lightning and Destruction Origins in his Nihility Divine Lightning, shocking Ye Li and Colt in the VIP Hall.
• Ye Li told Ross and Aiden that Xu Jingming had won the previous Eternal Star Alliance Talent Tournament and risen from peak Starlight to peak Star in three years, leaving them stunned.
• Xu Jingming released Moon Shadow, who moved beside Luo Li and watched him with complete trust.
• Xu Jingming transformed with his Fourth Level Purple Nightmare Demonic Body and Star Core Thunder Gang Body, surrounding himself with Demonic Qi, Nihility Divine Lightning, and Thunder Qi.
• Louis and the other three geniuses felt Xu Jingming's crushing pressure and realized his aura had surpassed the peak of Star Tier.

Xu Jingming confronted Louis and the others, stunning Luo Li and her teammates with his overwhelming aura. He critically wounded Fara with one spear thrust, and Eric fled as the others faced the threat.

• Luo Li, Mia, and the other teammates were shocked when Xu Jingming’s aura intimidated Louis and his group.
• Xu Jingming charged at Fara to test his newfound strength.
• Fara activated her Life’s Sanctuary, but Xu Jingming pierced through it and struck her chest with the Black Gold Lightning Prison Spear.
• Fara’s Rescue Badge shield activated after the attack left her critically wounded and unconscious.
• Xu Jingming judged Fara weaker than he had expected, while Eric turned and fled.

Xu Jingming overwhelmed the top contestants in the Monster Hunting Competition, eliminating Louis and claiming first place on the Points leaderboard. The victory sparked an uproar among the hundreds of millions of spectators in the Virtual Universe’s central venue.

• Xu Jingming blasted Louis, Kate, Eric, and Ira with his Thunderlight World Annihilation Cannon, destroying their defenses and triggering emergency shields for three of them.
• Xu Jingming mocked Louis and reflected that the Origin Core Secret Tome had greatly amplified his power.
• Xu Jingming struck Louis with a bolt of black lightning, activating his emergency shield and eliminating him.
• Xu Jingming checked the Points ranking and saw his name rise above Louis’s to take first place.
• Spectators in the Virtual Universe’s central venue erupted into discussion over Xu Jingming’s victory.

Xu Jingming crushed the top five contestants in the Monster Hunting Competition and claimed first place, stunning the arena and revealing his extraordinary strength. Ye Li won her wager, while the eliminated contestants—including Chi Huang—watched the replay in disbelief.

• Xu Jingming defeated Louis, Kate, Eric, and the other top contestants in a one-against-five fight, taking first place and thrilling the Eternal Star Alliance supporters.
• Jiang Chuxuan, Ling Shuang, Aimes, Su Qingli, Ye Lan, and the children celebrated Xu Jingming's victory in the VIP box, while Niki watched in awe.
• Ye Li declared that she had won her wager, and Aiden and Ross conceded after recognizing Xu Jingming as a peerless genius.
• Eliminated contestants on Blood Refinement Star watched a replay of Xu Jingming's victory and learned that he had advanced from Starlight Peak in just over three years.
• Chi Huang stared at Xu Jingming on the screen and repeated in shock that he had won one against five.

After Xu Jingming defeated five top geniuses, Luo Li and her teammates thanked him, and he prepared to leave with Moon Shadow. Their departure was interrupted when Cosmic Tier Beasts broke out of their restricted zones and triggered an emergency evacuation.

• Xu Jingming accepted Luo Li and her teammates’ thanks and contact information after saving them from elimination.
• Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow said goodbye to Luo Li and the others and prepared to leave the ancient forest.
• Dozens of powerful beasts, including several Cosmic Tier Beasts, rushed toward the contestants, and Xu Jingming warned Moon Shadow to be ready to flee.
• The contestants’ Smart Armguards announced a maximum-threat beast riot and ordered everyone nearby to evacuate.
• Four Cosmic Tier security experts, led by a stern-faced Cosmic Peak man in silver armor, appeared in the forest.

The Blood Wolf Dominator descended over Blood Refinement Star, crushing four Cosmic Tier experts and putting Xu Jingming and his companions in mortal danger. Ye Li appeared with three others and confronted the Dominator.

• The demon beasts welcomed the Blood Wolf Dominator as it emerged in the sky above Blood Refinement Star.
• The Dominator’s immense presence twisted the planet’s gravity and caused widespread devastation.
• The Blood Wolf Dominator killed four Cosmic Tier experts with a thought, leaving Xu Jingming, Luo Li, Mia, and the others terrified.
• Ye Li arrived with three figures and angrily confronted the Blood Wolf Dominator.

Ye Li revealed Dominator-level combat power and engaged the Blood Wolf Dominator, buying time for the survivors on Blood Refined Star. Xu Jingming faced the surrounding Demon Beasts and chose to fight rather than flee, while Moon Shadow feared for his safety.

• Ye Li confronted the Blood Wolf Dominator, who wounded Ross, Aiden, and Colt with his pressure.
• Ye Li destroyed the Blood Wolf Dominator's crimson attack with her sword and unleashed power near the Dominator Rank.
• Ye Li and the Blood Wolf Dominator began a fierce battle in the starry sky.
• Xu Jingming saw that three Cosmic Tier beasts and forty-two Star Peak beasts had surrounded his group on Blood Refined Star.
• Xu Jingming told Moon Shadow to join Luo Li and the others, but she grabbed his arm and urged him to run.
• Xu Jingming decided to test his strength against the Demon Beasts, confident he could escape if necessary.

Xu Jingming faced Jin Yao and the beast horde, instantly killing Jin Yao with a spear strike. With the beasts charging to avenge their prince, Xu Jingming flew straight into the oncoming tide.

• Moon Shadow trusted Xu Jingming, while Luo Li joined him and offered to hold back four Star Peak beasts.
• Xu Jingming unleashed his full strength and faced Jin Yao and the beast horde alone.
• Jin Yao attacked Xu Jingming with a spatial traverse and a golden beam, but Xu Jingming pierced him with one spear strike and killed him.
• Xu Jingming realized Jin Yao's combat skills were weak because the Demon Race on Blood Refinement Star lacked access to their higher-ups' combat inheritances.
• The three Cosmic Tier Beasts and more than forty Star Peak beasts charged Xu Jingming to avenge Jin Yao, and he flew into the horde.

Xu Jingming summoned a powerful Demonic Energy Clone and used two Thunderlight World Annihilation Cannons to annihilate more than forty Star Peak Beasts, leaving Luo Li stunned by how much strength he had hidden. He then charged the three Cosmic Tier Beasts, and his reinforced body withstood the Spiked Bone Demon Bear’s claw without being injured.

• Xu Jingming summoned a Demonic Energy Clone that matched his strength, shocking Luo Li.
• Xu Jingming and his clone swept the battlefield with two Thunderlight World Annihilation Cannons, killing more than forty Star Peak Beasts.
• Luo Li realized Xu Jingming had held back when he fought Louis and the others, while Xu Jingming turned his attention to the three Cosmic Tier Beasts.
• Xu Jingming and his clone charged the Cosmic Tier Beasts, dodging their attacks as they closed in.
• The Spiked Bone Demon Bear struck Xu Jingming on the head, but his Thunder Qi absorbed most of the force and his scales were left unbroken.

Xu Jingming killed a Cosmic Tier Spiked Bone Demon Bear and then fought the Bloodwing Dragon Bat and Rock Armor Earth Dragon at once. His allies watched in awe as Fara hoped Lady Ye Li could hold on until the battle ended.

• Xu Jingming endured the Spiked Bone Demon Bear's claw, pierced its head with his spear, and destroyed its Life Core with Nihility Divine Lightning.
• The system awarded Xu Jingming 210,000 Origin Points for killing the Cosmic First Order Beast.
• The Bloodwing Dragon Bat and Rock Armor Earth Dragon attacked Xu Jingming's true body and Demonic Energy Clone together, and he charged into the assault.
• Luo Li, Mia, Louis, and the others watched Xu Jingming battle both Cosmic Tier Beasts and marveled at his strength.
• Fara said their lives might be safe if Lady Ye Li could hold on, and resolved to repay Xu Jingming after the battle.

Xu Jingming killed the Bloodwing Dragon Bat and Rock Armor Earth Dragon after defeating three Cosmic Tier Beasts in a fierce battle on Blood Refining Star. Luo Li, Moon Shadow, Louis, and the others watched in disbelief as he emerged victorious despite being only Star Tier.

• Xu Jingming waited for the Bloodwing Dragon Bat to weaken, then pierced its shields with the Instant Hell Thunder Spear and destroyed its Life Core with Nihility Divine Lightning.
• Xu Jingming charged the Rock Armor Earth Dragon as his Demonic Energy Clone self-destructed, shattering the beast’s rock armor and severely wounding it.
• Xu Jingming pierced the Rock Armor Earth Dragon’s chest and destroyed its Life Core, killing the final Cosmic Tier Beast.
• Xu Jingming reflected that the fight had taken nearly eight minutes and that his strength still fell short of the Star Tier limit.
• Luo Li, Moon Shadow, Louis, and the others stared in shock at Xu Jingming’s victory over three Cosmic Tier Beasts.

Xu Jingming and Ye Li helped turn back the attack on the Human Race’s prodigies, and Radiant Dominator arrived to kill Blood Wolf Dominator. Ye Li credited Xu Jingming for slaying the three Cosmic Tier Beasts as Radiant Dominator acknowledged her strength.

• Moon Shadow, Luo Li, and the others thanked Xu Jingming for defeating the Cosmic Tier Beasts, while he worried about the mentors’ battle.
• Ye Li gained the upper hand against Blood Wolf Dominator after learning Xu Jingming had slain the three beasts.
• Radiant Dominator arrived, froze Blood Wolf Dominator in space, and destroyed him.
• Radiant Dominator praised Ye Li for protecting the Human Race’s prodigies, and Ye Li credited Xu Jingming for saving them from the Cosmic Tier Beasts.

Radiant Dominator rewarded Xu Jingming for protecting others and defeating the monsters with a Martial Domain Pass, then took over supervision of Bloodforge Star so the Monster Hunting Competition could continue. Xu Jingming spent the next month slaughtering monsters and ended the competition as its undisputed first place.

• Radiant Dominator recognized Xu Jingming's merit and gave him a Martial Domain Pass for cultivation.
• Radiant Dominator treated Aiden, Ross, and Colt, then announced he would personally oversee Bloodforge Star for the next month while the competition continued.
• The livestream resumed after Radiant Dominator vanished, and Niki suspected that an unexpected event had disrupted the broadcast.
• Xu Jingming hunted monsters without restraint for a month, rapidly increasing his points and leaving Luo Li far behind.
• More than three hundred thousand contestants gathered at the central platform, where Xu Jingming stood as the competition's undisputed first place.

Xu Jingming returned from a month of hunting with 630 million Origin Points and decided to save them for a breakthrough to the Cosmic Tier. At the competition’s conclusion, his overwhelming score secured first place for himself and the Eternal Star Alliance.

• Xu Jingming reviewed his system panel and chose to save his Origin Points for a Cosmic Tier breakthrough rather than upgrade his abilities.
• Yan Ji, Beth, and Lan Yu congratulated Xu Jingming and Moon Shadow, while Luo Li’s team greeted them and Chi Huang avoided Xu Jingming.
• Ye Li announced the final rankings after the four Eternal Gods returned to the platform.
• Xu Jingming took first place individually with 3,442,712 Points, far ahead of Luo Li in second place.
• The Eternal Star Alliance won the faction ranking with 11,372,121 Points, aided by Xu Jingming’s kills of six Cosmic Tier Beasts.

Xu Jingming won first place in the Monster Hunting Competition and received valuable rewards as the contest concluded. As the factions prepared to leave Blood Purgatory Star, Colt grew more hostile toward Xu Jingming, while Ye Li privately summoned him to meet in the Virtual Universe.

• Ye Li announced Xu Jingming as the individual points champion and awarded him a Blood Purgatory Badge, an SS1 Level Star Origin Pill, and the Void Shadow Shuttle.
• Ye Li declared the Eternal Star Alliance first in the faction rankings, followed by the Godslayer Martial Hall and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, and ended the competition.
• Ye Li summoned the Voyager 7 carrier and directed the Eternal Star Alliance contestants to board for their return.
• Ross and Aiden praised Ye Li after witnessing her strength, while Colt resented the attention she received and vowed not to tolerate Xu Jingming's arrogance.
• Xu Jingming watched Blood Purgatory Star recede and planned to break through to the Cosmic Tier before seeking more monsters to harvest for Origin Points.
• Ye Li sent Xu Jingming a Mental Strength message asking him to meet her in the Virtual Universe after he returned to his room.

After the Monster Hunting Competition, Xu Jingming told Frost Crown Dominator and Ye Li that he planned to use a Star Origin Pill to break through to the Cosmic Tier. Frost Crown Dominator began explaining the importance of the Life Core and introduced the Life Seed, which Xu Jingming did not know about.

• Moon Shadow joined Xu Jingming in his room, but he entered the Virtual Universe to meet Ye Li and Frost Crown Dominator.
• Frost Crown Dominator praised Xu Jingming for turning the competition around and killing three Cosmic Tier Beasts.
• Xu Jingming said he planned to use a Star Origin Pill to attempt a breakthrough, and Ye Li warned him that failure could damage his vitality.
• Xu Jingming remained confident, and Ye Li offered to guard him during the breakthrough.
• Frost Crown Dominator explained that Cosmic Tier cultivators formed a Life Core and described two ways to condense one, including using a Life Seed.
• Xu Jingming asked Frost Crown Dominator what a Life Seed was.

Frost Crown Dominator offered Xu Jingming a top-grade Life Seed and suggested he seek the Elf Race’s superior Eternal Core through Moon Shadow. As Ye Li announced his academy reward, Xu Jingming was distracted by Moon Shadow appearing naked in reality, with her image overlapping Ye Li’s in his view.

• Frost Crown Dominator explained that Life Seeds helped cultivators form stronger Life Cores and revealed she had prepared a top-grade one for Xu Jingming.
• Ye Li suggested Xu Jingming pursue the Elf Race’s Eternal Core, and Frost Crown Dominator proposed trading a top-grade Life Seed and her personal favor for it through Moon Shadow.
• Ye Li told Xu Jingming that the academy had awarded him three million Points for his performance in the Monster Hunting Competition.
• Xu Jingming noticed Moon Shadow emerge naked from the bathroom, and her figure overlapped Ye Li’s in his simultaneous view of reality and the Virtual Universe.

Ye Li showed Xu Jingming the joint treasure trove and advised him on valuable secret treasures and special permissions while Moon Shadow distracted him in reality. Xu Jingming rushed out of the Virtual Universe once Ye Li finished, leaving her puzzled by his haste.

• Ye Li displayed the joint treasure trove of the three factions and advised Xu Jingming to consider secret treasures and special permissions.
• Moon Shadow seduced Xu Jingming in reality while he tried to listen to Ye Li's explanations in the Virtual Universe.
• Xu Jingming hid his distraction by claiming he was tired from fighting on Blood Refinement Star.
• Ye Li finished explaining the treasure options and said she would send Xu Jingming direct access authorization.
• Xu Jingming hurriedly disconnected from the Virtual Universe, and Ye Li wondered why he seemed so anxious to leave.