Chapter Summaries

Xu Wuyi saved his team from five Red-Armored Commanders, killing them in under twenty seconds. After stabilizing the defensive line, he raced alone toward B1 Zone to aid the embattled fighters there.

• Li Shuang heard urgent calls for support from B1 Zone and C2 Zone as Red-Armored Commanders threatened several defensive lines.
• Five Red-Armored Commanders ambushed the rookies, and Xu Wuyi intercepted them before they could attack.
• Xu Wuyi killed all five commanders in under twenty seconds, stunning Li Shuang, Zhao Tie, and the team.
• Xu Wuyi told Li Shuang to hold the line and left for B1 Zone alone.

Xu Wuyi rescued the B1 Zone defenders and killed two Red-Armored Commanders before rushing toward the Grand Commander’s arrival. In C2 Zone, he killed one more commander and fought two others as the battle continued.

• Xu Wuyi arrived in B1 Zone, killed a Red-Armored Commander with his spear, and ordered the wounded to retreat.
• Xu Wuyi killed the second Red-Armored Commander, treated Martial Master Chen with a Life Potion, and held the defensive line as reports came in of collapsing zones and a Grand Commander’s descent.
• After Deputy Director Li ordered the Martial Masters to stop the Grand Commander at all costs, Xu Wuyi charged toward the strongest energy response.
• Xu Wuyi reached the devastated C2 Zone, killed a Red-Armored Commander, and told the five surviving Martial Artists to withdraw for treatment.
• Xu Wuyi fought the remaining two Red-Armored Commanders with God-Shocking and God-Sundering, then countered one attacker by thrusting his spear toward its eye.

Xu Wuyi defeated four Red-Armored Commanders as a Gold-Armored Great Commander began forcing its way through the rift. Tang Xiuqi severed the beast’s claw and slowed the rift’s expansion, but stayed behind to guard the unstable opening.

• Xu Wuyi killed the Red-Armored Commanders with his spear and drew admiration from the surviving Martial Artists.
• A Gold-Armored Great Commander reached through the rift, and the Martial Masters’ attacks failed to stop it.
• Tang Xiuqi arrived and used sword qi to sever the beast’s claw at the wrist.
• Tang Xiuqi sealed the rift’s edges enough to make it shrink, though it remained unstable.
• Tang Xiuqi told Fourth Senior Brother that the Dark Nether Rift was safe for now and that he had to guard this rift, then briefly praised Xu Wuyi’s foundation.

After the battle, Xu Wuyi saw the casualties and survivors while the garrison began securing the valley and stabilizing the rift. He found Wang Wenhai and Zhou Yun wounded near the command post, but the chapter ended before they spoke.

• The Dongjiang Garrison Corps entered the valley to rescue the wounded, recover Star Beast remains, and reinforce the defenses.
• Deputy Director Li thanked Tang Xiuqi, who explained that the rift still needed Space Stabilizers and a rune array to close it.
• Xu Wuyi learned from Zhao Tie that the second son of the Wu family and Little Wang had died, Lin Wei had suffered a spinal injury, and Old Chen had lost an arm.
• Xu Wuyi found Wang Wenhai badly wounded while Zhou Yun treated him, and Wang Wenhai called out to Xu Wuyi.

After the battle, Xu Wuyi reunited with his injured teachers and learned from Tang Xiuqi that the rift outbreak was part of a wider crisis tied to the Dark Nether Rift. The seal stabilized, and Tang Xiuqi returned to that front, leaving the survivors to face the aftermath.

• Xu Wuyi checked on Wang Wenhai and Zhou Yun, who praised his fighting and urged him to keep growing stronger.
• Wang Wenhai told Xu Wuyi that Tang Xiuqi had rushed over from the Dark Nether Rift, where Grandmaster Ren Bai was guarding against a greater threat.
• Xu Wuyi exchanged nods with Li Shuang, then followed Tang Xiuqi to watch the rift being contained by space stabilizers.
• Tang Xiuqi explained that a Beast King at the Dark Nether Rift had diverted its strength to open a second battlefield, and that the defenders had prevented disaster for Honghe and Yingang.
• Tang Xiuqi's fourth junior brother announced that the seal would be monitored and that the garrison corps and martial arts departments would handle follow-up matters and rewards.
• Tang Xiuqi and his fourth junior brother departed for the Dark Nether Rift, leaving the survivors watching in silence.

After the battle at the Dark Nether Rift, Xu Wuyi reckoned with the heavy casualties and resolved to grow strong enough to protect others. He returned home, recovered through practice and rest, then prepared to fly back to school with the Earth Fire Marrow Lamps and Meteor Iron Long Spear.

• Deputy Director Li reported that forty-seven Martial Artists had died and fifty-nine were seriously injured, while Xu Wuyi listened to the casualty figures in silence.
• Xu Wuyi left the valley alone, reflected on the battlefield and the responsibilities ahead, and walked back toward the city determined to become stronger.
• Xu Wuyi arrived home at two in the morning, cleaned his bloodied clothes, checked his superficial injuries, and practiced Heart Fire Refining Spirit for two hours.
• Xu Wuyi told his parents he would return to school that morning, packed the Earth Fire Marrow Lamps and Meteor Iron Long Spear, and declined Father Xu’s offer to take him to the spaceport.

Xu Wuyi returned to Star Martial University and broke through to Perfection in Wind-Settling Spear after a sudden enlightenment. Two days later, a Federation merit settlement notice arrived, interrupting his training.

• Xu Wuyi said goodbye to his parents, flew from Honghe City to Yuntai City, and returned to Star Martial University.
• Xu Wuyi practiced Wind-Settling Spear in his Cultivation Room and discovered that its Mastery realm had reached 100%.
• Xu Wuyi completed one hundred effective practice repetitions and gained a sudden enlightenment that revealed the spear art's unified intent.
• Xu Wuyi merged his true intents into Silk-Winding Force and advanced Wind-Settling Spear to Perfection.
• Xu Wuyi spent the afternoon consolidating his new realm and continued training over the next two days.
• Anna notified Xu Wuyi that he had received an encrypted Federation Martial Dao Department merit settlement message.

Xu Wuyi continued his training after earning 700 Federation Merit Points, steadily improving his Life Energy Level and Spiritual Strength. A representative of Red Star invited him to take its entry test, revealing that Hong Nianyi had recommended him.

• Xu Wuyi received 700 Federation Merit Points for his role in the Honghe-Yingang Border Zone interception battle and returned to spear training.
• Over the next half month, Xu Wuyi followed a steady training routine and studied Star Realm Rifts, otherworldly creatures, and higher cultivation realms.
• By September 17, Xu Wuyi's Life Energy Level had reached 32.5 and his Spiritual Strength had risen to 33.9.
• Fu Yun and Red contacted Xu Wuyi through the Star Martial Battle Net and invited him to take Red Star's entry test.
• Red explained that Hong Nianyi had recommended Xu Wuyi, and Fu Yun said she had insisted that he be invited by September.

Xu Wuyi learned about Red Star’s loose membership rules, benefits, and combat test, then agreed to take the test. He chose to challenge Hong Nianyi’s battle phantom, and the match was about to begin.

• Fu Yun and Red explained that Red Star required a combat test and outlined its benefits, confidentiality rule, and expulsion process.
• Red reported that Red Star had 287 members and had expelled four people in its twelve-year history.
• Fu Yun explained that Xu Wuyi could challenge one of nine battle phantoms whose Life Energy Level would be adjusted to match his.
• Xu Wuyi accepted the test and entered the challenge space with Fu Yun and Red.
• Xu Wuyi chose Hong Nianyi’s phantom and stepped into the sensing area without preparing.

Xu Wuyi challenged Hong Nianyi’s phantom, mistaking the three-minute survival test for a timed battle he had to win. After being badly wounded by her superior saber technique, he unleashed Furnace Boiling Blood and landed a spear strike that attached his Undying Flame to her arm.

• Fu Yun explained that the nine phantoms reproduced legendary fighters and that the challenge was to survive their attacks for three minutes, but Xu Wuyi entered the sensing area before hearing him out.
• Xu Wuyi misread the countdown as a deadline to defeat Hong Nianyi and braced himself for battle.
• Hong Nianyi’s phantom opened her eyes and attacked with a rapid sequence of saber strikes, forcing Xu Wuyi to defend with his Eight Directions Soul-Suppressing Spear.
• Hong Nianyi’s refined strength and combat skill overwhelmed Xu Wuyi’s defense, and her saber cut deeply into his left shoulder.
• Xu Wuyi activated Furnace Boiling Blood and traded wounds with Hong Nianyi, finally grazing her left arm with his spear and attaching his Undying Flame.

Xu Wuyi defeated Hong Nianyi's level 33 combat phantom by fusing his Mountain and Burn True Intents into Great Sun Atop the Mountain. The system recognized his victory and began updating the Nine Stars Monument record.

• Xu Wuyi planted the [Undying Flame] on Hong Nianyi's phantom, slowing her movements and giving him an opening.
• Xu Wuyi fused his Mountain and Burn True Intents, manifesting Great Sun Atop the Mountain and weakening Hong Nianyi's saber intent.
• Hong Nianyi unleashed a concentrated blade strike, but Xu Wuyi shattered it with a direct spear thrust.
• Hong Nianyi's phantom collapsed, and the challenge countdown stopped with Xu Wuyi victorious.
• The system confirmed Xu Wuyi had defeated Hong Nianyi's level 33 historical phantom in 1 minute 22 seconds and started updating his Nine Stars Monument record.

Xu Wuyi defeated Hong Nianyi’s phantom, passed Red Star’s test, and secured a place on the Nine Stars Monument. As he joined Red Star’s network, he recognized that his true intents of Mountain and Burn had begun to fuse, while members reacted to his achievement.

• Xu Wuyi’s battle record replaced Wu Feng’s on the Nine Stars Monument after he defeated Hong Nianyi’s phantom.
• Fu Yun welcomed Xu Wuyi to Red Star and explained that he had passed the test and would attract attention from other members.
• Xu Wuyi said he still fell short of Hong Nianyi’s strength, then accepted Fu Yun’s contact information and advice about Red Star.
• Xu Wuyi logged out and saw that Mountain and Burn had begun to fuse in his sea of consciousness.
• Xu Wuyi accessed the Red Star Network, where members discussed his victory and welcomed him.

After first blending his Mountain and Burn true intents, Xu Wuyi returned to reality and explored the Red Star Network, learning about its members, intelligence, and missions. He discovered the platform’s valuable information and saw that Wu Feng was stationed on the Astral Battlefield, then opened the mission board.

• Xu Wuyi examined how his Mountain and Burn true intents had begun to resonate, improving his circulation, perception, and combat power.
• Xu Wuyi opened the Red Star Network and read members’ comments welcoming him and asking him to choose a codename.
• Xu Wuyi searched the member directory and found Wu Feng, whose profile listed Life Energy Level 40+ and a posting at the Seventh Defense Zone on the Astral Battlefield.
• Xu Wuyi browsed the Intelligence Exchange and read practical reports on threats, secret realms, and ancient ruins.
• Xu Wuyi opened the Mission Posting section and saw that it had fewer posts but higher requirements.

Xu Wuyi explored the Red Star intranet, reviewed the Nine Stars Monument and its powerful former members, and decided to focus on consolidating his gains. He returned to spear practice, working to deepen the fusion of his mountain and burn true intents.

• Xu Wuyi reviewed missions and cultivation discussions, deciding not to take on dangerous missions while he still needed to digest his recent progress.
• Xu Wuyi examined the Nine Stars Monument and saw the records of Ye Guanlan, Nie Feng, Hong Nianyi, and other Red Star geniuses.
• Xu Wuyi recognized that his new ninth-place record could attract challengers and welcomed the chance to temper himself against stronger opponents.
• Xu Wuyi resolved to improve Heart Fire Refining Spirit, Hundred Refinements Furnace, his spear techniques, and the fusion of his two true intents.
• Xu Wuyi resumed training by guiding the mountain and burn true intents into a steady, restrained force through his spear and posture.

Xu Wuyi refined his martial arts through rigorous training and learned of several first-year students breaking through to Martial Master. Starry Sky Martial Institute’s Chu Shanhe then shocked observers by using the Blood Scripture to decisively defeat Song Xingxian in a spar.

• Xu Wuyi trained with the Nine Stars Monument phantoms, sharpening his combat skills and the fusion of his “Mountain” and “Burn” true intents.
• Xu Wuyi learned that Zhai Zidu and Wu He had registered as Martial Masters, and he looked forward to facing stronger peers.
• Zhao Qingwei became Star Martial University’s second Martial Master after completing her breakthrough registration.
• Song Xingxian and Chu Shanhe registered as Martial Masters at Starry Sky Martial Institute.
• Chu Shanhe defeated Song Xingxian in a brief spar by using the Blood Scripture to withstand his attacks and overwhelm him.

After learning that Chu Shanhe had mastered the Blood Scripture, Xu Wuyi became eager to test the legendary martial art and challenged him to a spar. They met in Starry Sky Martial Institute’s virtual training area, where the fight was about to begin.

• News and battle footage revealed that Chu Shanhe had used the Blood Scripture to overwhelm Song Xingxian in a spar.
• Xu Wuyi realized that Chu Shanhe’s extensive martial arts knowledge and training had prepared him to master the Blood Scripture, and he resolved to test it himself.
• Xu Wuyi contacted Chu Shanhe through Star Martial Battle Net and asked to spar; Chu Shanhe agreed and sent him a room code.
• Xu Wuyi joined Chu Shanhe in Starry Sky Martial Institute’s advanced training area, and they set their virtual bodies to Martial Master baseline parameters.
• Xu Wuyi and Chu Shanhe took their stances across from each other, ready to begin sparring.

Xu Wuyi and Chu Shanhe tested their combat skills, with Chu Shanhe demonstrating the Blood Scripture’s defensive qi-and-blood armor and overwhelming Xu Wuyi with relentless attacks. Xu Wuyi revealed his Undying Flame and struck the armor with it, beginning to burn and corrode Chu Shanhe’s defense.

• Xu Wuyi tested Chu Shanhe’s blood-and-qi armor with Wind-Settling Spear, but his spear could not pierce it.
• Chu Shanhe covered his body in flowing blood-and-qi armor and forced Xu Wuyi into a prolonged defensive retreat with enhanced martial arts.
• Chu Shanhe praised Xu Wuyi’s improved spear technique and asked about the flame from the Youth Tournament.
• Xu Wuyi summoned the Undying Flame, wrapped it around his Meteor Iron Long Spear, and met Chu Shanhe’s charge.
• Xu Wuyi’s spear tip struck Chu Shanhe’s armor, and the Undying Flame began corroding and burning its blood-and-qi energy.

Xu Wuyi defeated Chu Shanhe in a spar by combining the Undying Flame with his emerging Great Sun Atop the Mountain true intent. Afterward, Chu Shanhe discussed their martial paths, while Xu Wuyi admitted he did not know where his own path would lead.

• Chu Shanhe used the Blood Scripture's Blood Explosion to intensify his attacks, but Xu Wuyi activated his mountain and burn true intents.
• Xu Wuyi fused his true intents with the Undying Flame in a spear thrust that shattered Chu Shanhe's qi-blood armor and forced him back.
• Chu Shanhe conceded defeat and recognized that Xu Wuyi's flame and final strike had countered his Blood Scripture defenses.
• Xu Wuyi and Chu Shanhe discussed the Blood Scripture, Chu Shanhe's goal of becoming an Eight Ultimates Grandmaster, and Xu Wuyi's uncertain path.

After two months of secluded cultivation, Xu Wuyi refined his mental strength and stabilized the fusion of the true meanings of Mountain and Burn, while his Life Energy Level rose more slowly. He used the fused insight to precisely redirect his vitality and blood into underused meridians, ending the chapter as he advanced his Hundred Refinements Furnace practice.

• Xu Wuyi spent two months cultivating in Villa 7, raising his mental strength to about level 35.2 and his Life Energy Level from 32.5 to 33.0.
• Xu Wuyi learned that his six-person squadmates had all broken through to the Martial Master realm and sent them congratulations.
• Xu Wuyi reviewed his cultivation data and found that he could now almost consistently defeat Hong Nianyi's phantom in the Red Star Challenge Space.
• Xu Wuyi focused on the fused true meaning of Mountain and Burn and perceived it as bearing light and heat while nurturing life.
• Xu Wuyi used that perception to adjust his vitality-and-blood flow, channeling it into underused meridians and refining the operation of his Hundred Refinements Furnace.

Xu Wuyi watched the first-year Elite Combat Competition as Qiao Zhiyao displayed her overwhelming strength for East Academy. She defeated South Academy’s first representative in under ten seconds, leaving the freshman contest underway.

• Xu Wuyi felt that fusing his true intent had improved his vital energy and blood and increased the Hundred Refinements Furnace’s efficiency.
• Star Martial University announced the Departmental Competition results, with West Academy first, East Academy second, North Academy third, and South Academy last in the Team Points Competition.
• Xu Wuyi joined Shen Wei and Zhou Mingxuan to watch the first-year Elite Combat Competition, where Qiao Zhiyao’s Life Energy Level of 22.8 stood far above the other freshmen.
• Qiao Zhiyao defeated South Academy’s freshman representative with a single exchange, winning in less than ten seconds.