Chapter Summaries

Xu Jingming chose the Black Flame Demon Nest as his next target and traveled toward it in the Dark Monarch. After speaking with Lin Qianxue, he disguised himself as a vulnerable Cosmic Tier Three human to lure demons into attacking him.

• Xu Jingming selected the Black Flame Demon Nest, a nearby Demon Race stronghold, as his target.
• Lin Qianxue summoned Xu Jingming, noticed his breakthrough in the Origin Core Secret Tome, and advised him to stay cautious on the Outer Domain Battlefield.
• Xu Jingming left without telling Lin Qianxue his plan and took the Dark Monarch toward the Black Flame Demon Nest.
• After three days, Xu Jingming reached a star region one light-year from the stronghold and switched to a low-grade A9 spaceship.
• Xu Jingming revealed his Cosmic Tier Three aura and ordered Number One to slow the ship to sublight speed so demons would notice him.

Xu Jingming encountered and easily killed a squad of ten demons near the Black Flame Demon Nest, then discovered that their leader’s ring contained a demon remnant soul. The soul mistook Xu Jingming’s fused bloodlines for those of the Pure-blooded Royal Clan and entered his glabella, leaving him to confront it in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Xu Jingming left the Virtual Universe after his spaceship warned that ten demons were approaching.
• The Unicorn Demon and its nine subordinates surrounded Xu Jingming’s spaceship and attacked him when he came outside.
• Xu Jingming annihilated all ten demons with Black Nihility Divine Lightning and gained 31 million Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming had One collect the spoils and tried to probe the Unicorn Demon’s ring with his Mental Strength.
• Xu Jingming activated the ring with his blood, releasing a demon remnant soul that mistook his bloodlines for those of the Twin Royal Clan and possessed him.
• Xu Jingming closed his eyes and entered his Sea of Consciousness to confront the remnant soul.

Xu Jingming subdued a succubus Dominator Rank Remnant Soul that emerged from a ring, but discovered he could not destroy her. He returned to reality and searched Star Dome Academy’s combat technique library for ways to control, enslave, or bind her.

• A seductive succubus phantom tried to seize Xu Jingming’s body, but the Ice Heart Crown protected his Sea of Consciousness and helped him trap her.
• Xu Jingming crushed the phantom’s Soul Body until she became a petite purple-haired girl, then learned that her remaining soul was impossible for him to destroy.
• The girl revealed that she was a Dominator Rank expert and offered Xu Jingming power and status if he released and helped her.
• Xu Jingming returned to reality, inspected the dark red ring, and concluded that the Remnant Soul was no immediate threat.
• Xu Jingming entered Star Dome Academy’s combat technique library and searched for techniques involving soul control, enslavement, and contracts.

Xu Jingming spent more than a month studying and perfecting Soul Contract Imprint while harvesting Origin Points by killing demons near the Black Flame Demon Nest. He then used 4 billion Origin Points to advance the Nine Revolutions Spirit Tempering Method to its second level, triggering a massive surge in his mental strength.

• Xu Jingming exchanged 200,000 Points for the T2 Level Soul Contract Imprint and began studying it in the Virtual Universe.
• Xu Jingming killed fifteen approaching demons with Nihility Divine Lightning, earning nearly 40 million Origin Points while the Demon Loli mocked him and urged him to join the Demon Race.
• Xu Jingming continued slaughtering demon patrols and hunting parties near the Black Flame Demon Nest, accumulating 5.4 billion Origin Points over about a month.
• Xu Jingming upgraded Soul Contract Imprint to perfected mastery by spending 300 million Origin Points.
• Xu Jingming spent 4 billion Origin Points to advance the Nine Revolutions Spirit Tempering Method from its first level to its second, causing his Mental Sea and Mental Strength to surge.

After his Refining Spirit Technique breakthrough more than doubled his Mental Strength, Xu Jingming tried to enslave the Demon Loli, but she easily destroyed his Soul Contract Imprint. He retaliated by spanking her, and she later gave him the T0 Level Heart-Eating Mark, expecting that he would be unable to learn it.

• Xu Jingming's breakthrough raised his Mental Strength to 9,324.64 billion Hz, and he returned to the Sea of Consciousness to try to enslave the Demon Loli.
• The Demon Loli let Xu Jingming's Soul Contract Imprint hit her, then shattered it and mocked his technique and Mental Strength.
• Xu Jingming grabbed and spanked the Demon Loli, who could not fight back while restrained by the Ice Heart Crown and his Mental Strength.
• The Demon Loli formed a purple Soul Barrier that prevented Xu Jingming from grabbing her again, then taunted him.
• The Demon Loli sent Xu Jingming information about the T0 Level Heart-Eating Mark, hoping he would fail to learn the technique because only the Succubus Race could cultivate it.

Xu Jingming used his system to learn the Succubus-exclusive Heart-Eating Mark and enslaved the succubus girl despite her belief that humans could not cultivate it. He left her in agonizing pain and ordered her to answer his questions.

• The succubus girl gave Xu Jingming the Heart-Eating Mark, expecting him to be unable to cultivate the Succubus-exclusive technique.
• Xu Jingming spent 500 million Origin Points to learn the Heart-Eating Mark at beginner level.
• Xu Jingming condensed the technique into a heart-shaped mark and sent it through the silver screen into the succubus girl's Soul Body.
• The Heart-Eating Mark took root in the succubus girl's soul, giving Xu Jingming a connection that let him sense her location and emotions.
• Xu Jingming activated the mark to inflict soul pain on the succubus girl and demanded that she answer his questions.

Xu Jingming learned that the succubus trapped in his Sea of Consciousness was Vera, a former Immortal Dominator, and considered whether to kill her for Origin Points. He chose to keep her as a source of Demon Race knowledge and help luring demons, and Vera resentfully called him Master under the Heart-Eating Mark's control.

• Vera told Xu Jingming that she was the Desire Dominator, an Immortal Dominator whose Remnant Soul had hidden in the Space Ring for ten eons.
• Xu Jingming confirmed that Vera had been Dominator Rank and considered killing her for Origin Points.
• Vera offered to guide Xu Jingming's cultivation, explain Demon Race weaknesses, and gather demons for him to hunt.
• Xu Jingming decided Vera was more valuable alive and told her to call him Master.
• Vera struggled against her humiliation but submitted to the Heart-Eating Mark and called Xu Jingming Master.

Xu Jingming learned that Vera could use a wide-area Charm Technique to draw nearby Cosmic Tier demons to him, making her valuable for gathering targets. Vera agreed to cast it but needed Mental Type treasures, and Xu Jingming offered several S Level ones after admitting he had no SS1 Level treasure.

• Vera took control of Xu Jingming's spacecraft and boasted that her abilities surpassed One's.
• Xu Jingming asked Vera how they could attract a large number of demons, and she proposed using her T1 Level Charm Technique.
• Vera explained that the Charm Technique could draw Cosmic Tier demons from within ten million kilometers while leaving Eternal Tier demons unaffected.
• Vera requested an SS1 Level Mental Type heavenly treasure to supply the Mental Strength needed for the technique.
• Xu Jingming admitted he had no SS1 Level treasure and presented several S Level Mental Type heavenly treasures, which Vera reluctantly agreed to refine.

Vera used her Charm Technique to draw hundreds of Cosmic Tier demons toward Xu Jingming, who began fighting the first wave while absorbing their Demonic Qi to cultivate his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body. The battle was underway as his spear strikes killed demons and earned him Origin Points.

• Vera absorbed S-rank treasures, grew into her adult form, and spread her Charm Technique across the starfield to lure demons toward the spaceship.
• Vera estimated that at least two hundred Cosmic Tier demons would arrive, and Xu Jingming praised her plan.
• More than fifty demons arrived, led by a Cosmic Ninth Order Unicorn Demon, and charged Xu Jingming.
• Xu Jingming activated his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body and Heavenly Thunder Wings, then absorbed Demonic Qi as he attacked the demons with his spear.
• Xu Jingming pierced demons’ Life Cores with precise spear thrusts, annihilating them with Nihility Divine Lightning and gaining Origin Points.

Xu Jingming slaughtered successive waves of demons drawn in by Vera’s Charm Technique, earning nearly 12 billion Origin Points in three days. With the local demons nearly exhausted and enough Mental Type resources collected, he ordered Vera to find a concealed planet so they could regroup before moving on.

• Xu Jingming killed the Cosmic Ninth Order Unicorn Demon and wiped out the remaining members of the first wave, gaining Origin Points and advancing his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body.
• Vera collected 203 Space Rings, and Xu Jingming found only three portions of S-rank Mental Type resources among their contents.
• Xu Jingming fought wave after wave of demons for three days, bringing his total Origin Points to 11.98 billion and collecting fourteen portions of S-rank Mental Type resources.
• Vera told Xu Jingming that the number of demons arriving had sharply declined because they had nearly wiped out the local population.
• Xu Jingming ordered Vera to find a concealed planet so they could rest and regroup before moving to another hunting location.

Xu Jingming traveled to a remote barren planet and used Origin Points to raise his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body and cultivation level, leaving Vera stunned by his rapid breakthroughs. After assessing his new strength, he prepared to move farther away with Vera so she could use her Charm Technique.

• Xu Jingming landed on a remote barren planet and used Deep Blue to advance his Purple Nightmare Demonic Body from the Fourth Level to the Fifth Level.
• Xu Jingming spent Origin Points to break through from Cosmic Tier Three to Cosmic Sixth Tier in moments, astonishing Vera.
• Xu Jingming assessed his increased physique, Mental Strength, and combat power, estimating that he was roughly at the level of a Three-star General.
• Vera explained that the Demon Race accepted kin killing one another for strength and resources, and said she had no reason to betray Xu Jingming while bound to him.
• Xu Jingming told Vera to prepare to move farther away so they could use her Charm Technique.

Lin Qianxue discovered that Xu Jingming had amassed over forty-four million Military Merit while hunting demons on the Outer Domain Battlefield. His slaughter drew the attention of the Black Flame Demon Nest, and an Eternal Tier Flame Demon arrived to confront him.

• Lin Qianxue failed to find Xu Jingming at headquarters or reach him through the Virtual Universe, then confirmed with Duke that Xu Jingming was missing.
• Lin Qianxue checked Xu Jingming's profile and watched his Military Merit climb from over forty-four million to over forty-eight million, realizing he was fighting on the battlefield.
• The Demon Heart Pool showed that over four thousand Demon Race warriors had died, prompting the Black Flame Demon Nest's Eternal Tier Demons to investigate.
• The Bone Armor Demon ordered the Flame Demon to hunt down whoever had caused the deaths, and the Flame Demon set out from the Demon Hall.
• After finishing another wave of demon hunting near the Black Flame Demon Nest, Xu Jingming was confronted by the arriving Flame Demon.

Xu Jingming escaped an Eternal Tier Flame Demon with the Void Shadow Shuttle and set course for 102 Planet Fortress. As he sorted through his spoils, Vera told him about precious World Rings that could store Space Rings and living beings.

• An Eternal Tier Flame Demon attacked Xu Jingming, but he escaped a million kilometers away with the Void Shadow Shuttle before it could catch him.
• Xu Jingming boarded the Dark Monarch spacecraft and entered warp travel, while Vera recovered from her fright.
• Xu Jingming asked Vera why her Charm Technique had drawn an Eternal Tier Demon, and she explained that the Black Flame Demon Nest had investigated the many deaths.
• Xu Jingming decided to avoid the Black Flame Demon Nest and ordered Vera to set their destination to 102 Planet Fortress.
• Xu Jingming began sorting the seized Space Rings, and Vera explained that a World Ring could store both Space Rings and living beings.

Xu Jingming used the Origin Points from his battlefield kills to raise his Lightning and Destruction Origins to the Seventh Level, making him a powerful Six Star General despite being only Cosmic Sixth Order. After returning to Planet Fortress 102 with a backpack full of loot, he encountered Joel and the Bloodhammer Battle Team, who mocked him.

• Vera told Xu Jingming that her lost Space Ring and seized territory held valuable treasures, and offered to guide him to secret bases in the Demon Territory.
• Xu Jingming sorted the loot, gained 19.14 billion Origin Points, and spent most of them raising his Destruction Origin and Lightning Origin to the Seventh Level.
• Xu Jingming tested his strength in the Virtual Universe and found he reached Five-star General normally and nearly Seven Star General with the Purple Nightmare Demonic Body activated.
• Three days later, Xu Jingming landed at Planet Fortress 102 and carried his loot to the main building to exchange it for Military Merit.
• Joel and the Bloodhammer Battle Team recognized Xu Jingming and mocked him, doubting that he had gathered anything valuable on the battlefield.

At the military merit exchange floor, Xu Jingming accepted Joel’s wager that his loot would be worth more than Carlos’s, with Lin Qianxue guaranteeing the stakes. After Carlos’s loot was appraised at 457,000 Military Merit, Xu Jingming began unloading a mountain of Space Rings, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Joel mocked Xu Jingming and challenged him to compare his loot with Carlos’s, promising to pay double the difference if Xu Jingming won.
• Xu Jingming agreed to the wager and said he would pay five million Military Merit if he lost.
• Lin Qianxue arrived, guaranteed Xu Jingming’s stake, and told him they would speak in her office after the wager was settled.
• Carlos placed his loot on the inspection platform, and the exchange window appraised it at 457,000 Military Merit.
• Xu Jingming dumped his Tactical Backpack onto the platform, revealing a towering pile of Space Rings.

Xu Jingming appraised his spoils at the exchange center, secured the forty million Military Merit Joel owed him, and revealed his rapid advancement to Lin Qianxue. After Xu Jingming said he planned to leave Wildfire Squad and act alone, Lin Qianxue gave him a Thunderstorm Crystal and the Furious Thunderstorm combat skill as a welcome gift.

• Xu Jingming's 3,043 Space Rings were appraised at 22.564 million Military Merit, stunning everyone at the exchange center.
• Xu Jingming demanded the forty million Military Merit Joel had wagered, and Joel transferred it before storming away and warning him about the Hundred-Regiment Ranking Battle.
• Xu Jingming followed Lin Qianxue to the regimental commander's office and revealed that his displayed aura had reached Cosmic Tier Three.
• Xu Jingming told Lin Qianxue he planned to leave Wildfire Squad and act alone, and she agreed that his strength qualified him to do so.
• Lin Qianxue gave Xu Jingming a Thunderstorm Crystal and the T2 combat skill Furious Thunderstorm as a welcome gift.

After receiving a Thunderstorm Crystal and the Furious Thunderstorm manual from Lin Qianxue, Xu Jingming spent his military merit on resources for Vera and prepared to hunt a new Demon Race stronghold. He chose the Corrupt Poison Swamp and planned to tell the Wildfire Squad before leaving.

• Xu Jingming thanked Lin Qianxue for her gifts, then put the Thunderstorm Crystal and Furious Thunderstorm manual away without using them yet.
• Vera explained that a one-square-kilometer World Ring cost three billion military merit, far beyond Xu Jingming's means.
• Xu Jingming spent 100 million military merit on mental resources for Vera and 30 million on pills to restore origin energy and mental power.
• Vera surveyed the star map and identified the Corrupt Poison Swamp, which had few demons and only one weak Eternal Tier demon.
• Xu Jingming chose the Corrupt Poison Swamp as his next target and called Captain Duke and the others to invite them to a meal before departing.

After revealing his Cosmic Tier Three strength and Two-star General combat power, Xu Jingming told the Wildfire Squad he would leave to act alone. He departed for the Corrupt Poison Swamp aboard the Dark Monarch, aiming to reach the Cosmic Peak before returning.

• At a banquet in Xiaoyaotian, Xu Jingming revealed that his strength had risen to Cosmic Tier Three and that he could fight at the level of a Two-star General.
• Xu Jingming told Duke, Lyle, Shi Shan, and You Yue that he planned to leave the Wildfire Squad and act alone.
• Duke, Lyle, Shi Shan, and You Yue accepted Xu Jingming's decision and bid him farewell after the gathering.
• Xu Jingming left Xiaoyaotian and went to the Planetary Fortress Aviation Port.
• Xu Jingming ordered Vera to take the Dark Monarch to the Corrupt Poison Swamp, declaring he would return only after reaching the Cosmic Peak.

Eight months later, Xu Jingming had reached combat power comparable to an Eternal Second Order cultivator, but he still could not kill one because their Divine Bodies rapidly regenerated. Meanwhile, Lin Qianxue received a compulsory summons to explore the Starfall Secret Realm, an opportunity she hoped would help her reach the Eternal Tier.

• The supreme commander ordered Nine Swords Sovereign to gather the strongest Cosmic Tier combatants for the Starfall Secret Realm, which was expected to open within three months.
• Lin Qianxue received the summons and prepared to leave, hoping its military merit rewards would let the Ember Battle Team surpass Blood Hammer and help her break through to the Eternal Tier.
• In a Virtual Universe battle, Xu Jingming repeatedly overwhelmed an Eternal Second Order opponent but failed to kill him as the opponent's Divine Body regenerated each time.
• Xu Jingming ended the simulated battle, and Vera explained that he needed to be three levels stronger to inflict effective damage on an Eternal cultivator's Divine Body.

After eight months of rapid growth, Xu Jingming could defeat Eternal Second Order demons but still could not kill them and claim their Origin Points. He received a mandatory summons to explore the Starfall Secret Realm and decided to report to Aries Planet.

• Xu Jingming reviewed his improved status and lamented that he still could not kill Eternal Tier enemies despite his Eternal Second Order combat strength.
• Vera suggested using rare Origin poison to kill Eternal Tier enemies, but Xu Jingming rejected the costly option and preferred to grow stronger.
• Vera informed Xu Jingming that Nine Swords Sovereign had issued him a mandatory summons to explore the Starfall Secret Realm.
• Xu Jingming learned that the secret realm opened about once every million years and would be entered by Human Race and Alien Race members alike.
• Xu Jingming agreed to comply with the summons and ordered Vera to set a course for Aries Planet in the Third War Zone.