Recaps

Jiang Changkong watched Zhang Hua try to blame him for the disaster caused by Wu Jun, then secretly followed the group while hunting Star Demons to gather power. He stayed near the group as Ying Yanxue recovered and continued building strength in the Star Demon-infested area.

• Zhang Hua accused Jiang Changkong of misleading the group and tried to keep Ji Ziling and the injured Ying Yanxue from leaving, while Ji Ziling defended her brother.
• Jiang Changkong withdrew into the shadows but decided to follow Zhang Hua's group and hunt Star Demons nearby.
• Jiang Changkong killed Star Qi-level Star Demons, discovering that their attacks could no longer injure him and gaining thousands of essence, qi, and spirit.
• Jiang Changkong continued hunting as Zhang Hua's group traveled, then stayed nearby when they paused for Ying Yanxue to recover.
• Jiang Changkong hunted through the day, bringing his essence, qi, and spirit to 31,830 and nearing the amount needed to perfect Three Water-Cutting Blades.

Jiang Changkong upgraded his three martial arts and reached the Early Nebula Level, then traveled to a river and slaughtered a squad of Star Demons. He overheard Wu Jun agreeing to murder Zhou Wen before four o’clock, and planned to withdraw quietly after learning of the plot.

• Jiang Changkong perfected the Three Water-Cutting Blades, upgraded all three martial arts, and advanced to the Early Nebula Level.
• Jiang Changkong traveled to a nearby river, where he filled his water bottles and defeated eight Star Demons, including an Early Nebula Level leader.
• Jiang Changkong continued hunting Star Demons until noon, then noticed Wu Jun and another young man sneaking away from the group.
• Li Yuantong ordered Wu Jun to ambush and kill Zhou Wen before four o’clock, saying it was what the senior wanted.
• Wu Jun agreed to kill Zhou Wen and then Jiang Changkong, while Jiang Changkong listened and quietly withdrew.

Jiang Changkong advanced to Mid Nebula Level by strengthening his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, then followed Wu Jun and recorded evidence as Li Yuantong tried to persuade Zhou Wen to frame him. When Li Yuantong and Wu Jun attacked Zhou Wen, Jiang Changkong intervened and overwhelmed them both, leaving Li Yuantong badly injured.

• Jiang Changkong spent the day killing Star Demons, used one thousand Essence, Qi, and Spirit to raise the Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique to minor mastery, and broke through to Mid Nebula Level.
• Jiang Changkong followed Wu Jun and secretly turned on his phone to record evidence.
• Li Yuantong urged Zhou Wen to blame Jiang Changkong for the deaths, but Zhou Wen refused and threatened to report the matter to the principal.
• Li Yuantong attacked Zhou Wen, and Wu Jun emerged to strike him from behind, but Jiang Changkong intercepted Wu Jun's sword with his bare hand.
• Jiang Changkong defeated and killed Wu Jun, then attacked Li Yuantong while Zhou Wen kept him from escaping.
• After Zhou Wen told him to kill Li Yuantong, Jiang Changkong continued beating the badly injured man.

Jiang Changkong saved Zhou Wen from Wu Jun and Li Yuantong, then killed them and concealed the evidence by recording their attempted attack. After leaving Zhou Wen to pursue Zhang Hua, he hunted Star Demons and upgraded the Taiji Fist Classic; the chapter ended with Zhou Wen reporting that Zhang Hua had found the bodies but no evidence.

• Jiang Changkong recorded Wu Jun and Li Yuantong's attempt to kill him and Zhou Wen, then killed both men and extracted their essence, energy, and spirit.
• Zhou Wen thanked Jiang Changkong for saving him, and Jiang Changkong explained that he had followed Wu Jun's group after Wu Jun nearly got him killed.
• Zhou Wen said he and the others planned to follow Zhang Hua and gather evidence that could damage his chances of becoming a professional martial artist.
• Jiang Changkong left Zhou Wen with his phone and supplies, hunted Star Demons, and used a thousand points to upgrade the Taiji Fist Classic.
• Jiang Changkong returned at night, and Zhou Wen told him Zhang Hua had found the bodies but that searches had uncovered no evidence.

Jiang Changkong hunted Star Demons by the river and used their blood and corpses to lure in more prey. After extracting a huge amount of essence, energy, and spirit, he found himself surrounded by a horde and fought his way forward, upgrading his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique to survive.

• Jiang Changkong learned from Zhou Wen that Star Demons could absorb Star Power, then spent the day hunting while Zhou Wen kept watch.
• Jiang Changkong killed four Star Demons by the river, including one at Mid Nebula Level, and upgraded Traceless Three Blades.
• Jiang Changkong bled Star Demons and piled up their corpses to lure more of them to the riverbank, killing each wave as it arrived.
• When the gathered essence, energy, and spirit reached 1,380, Jiang Changkong extracted it, releasing a foul stench that drew a horde of Star Demons.
• Surrounded by Star Demons, Jiang Changkong fought forward and poured his essence, energy, and spirit into Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique to restore his strength and survive.

Jiang Changkong exhausted himself fighting Star Demons, but his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique left him too tough for them to bite through. After the Star Demons dragged him to a shield shelter occupied by four Kexiang students, he tried to persuade them to let him inside before a Late Nebula Level Star Demon arrived.

• Jiang Changkong fought Star Demons from noon until sunset, then collapsed after exhausting his strength and Star Power.
• The Star Demons shattered their teeth and claws against Jiang Changkong's hardened body, then dragged him through the weeds when they could not eat him.
• The Star Demons dragged Jiang Changkong to a silver energy shield sheltering two men and two women, who feared he had been dismembered when the creatures attacked him.
• Jiang Changkong told the four Kexiang students that he could fight the Star Demons and asked them to let him inside so he could recover.
• A Late Nebula Level Star Demon approached as Jiang Changkong urged the Kexiang students to save him.

Jiang Changkong took refuge with four Kexiang School students after escaping a Star Demon horde, then recovered inside their barrier. He agreed to face the demons at dawn so the students could save their remaining resources to find their upperclasswoman.

• Jiang Changkong slipped through the silver shield as the four students’ golden sword light drove back the Late Nebula Level Star Demon.
• Zhang Xiaoyu, Liu Ya, Lu Hong, and Liu Jun gave Jiang Changkong food, water, and clothes, then told him they were Kexiang School students seeking their separated upperclasswoman.
• Jiang Changkong claimed he was an ordinary student and said his strong defense came from training Iron Cloth Shirt; he checked his progress and found Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique near Great Achievement.
• Jiang Changkong recovered through the night while the Star Demons waited outside the barrier, then accepted another flatbread from Zhang Xiaoyu.
• Lu Hong proposed acting at dawn, and Liu Jun warned that fighting the Late Nebula Level Star Demon would use up their remaining means.
• Jiang Changkong insisted he would rush out at dawn and kill the Star Demons while the four students waited inside the shield.

Jiang Changkong defeated thirteen Star Demons, including a Late Nebula Level opponent, then accepted a phone and Primordial Martial Compass from the Kexiang students. After they left, he absorbed the defeated Star Demon's essence, energy, and spirit, advanced his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique, and set out to find Brother Wen.

• Jiang Changkong charged the Late Nebula Level Star Demon while Liu Jun and the others fought off the remaining Nebula Level enemies.
• Jiang Changkong beat the Late Nebula Level Star Demon to death with his fists, then used the Taiji diagram to kill the other twelve Star Demons.
• Jiang Changkong refused Lu Hong's offer to travel together and accepted Zhang Xiaoyu's phone and Primordial Martial Compass so they could contact each other later.
• After Liu Jun and the others collected the Star Stones and left, Jiang Changkong returned to absorb the corpse's essence, energy, and spirit.
• Jiang Changkong upgraded his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique to Greater Mastery and sent Brother Wen a TechNet friend request.

Jiang Changkong used the Primordial Martial Compass to hunt Star Demons while traveling to meet Zhou Wen, but discovered that someone had altered Zhou Wen’s trail markers. After they reunited, a powerful attacker ambushed them, and Zhou Wen identified him as Super scholar Chen Sanyan.

• Jiang Changkong followed Zhou Wen’s location and the Primordial Martial Compass, killing Star Demons along the way while chatting with Liu Ya and the others.
• Jiang Changkong found a taiji-marked rock with an unfamiliar arrow, and Zhou Wen realized someone had changed the marker to mislead him.
• Jiang Changkong rushed toward Zhou Wen as they changed course and closed to within a hundred meters of each other.
• Jiang Changkong’s Primordial Martial Compass detected a Peak Nebula Level presence, and Zhou Wen joined him as the threat approached.
• A red saber strike targeted Zhou Wen, but Jiang Changkong shoved him aside and blocked the attack with Taiji diagrams.
• A blade-wielding figure emerged from the weeds, and Zhou Wen recognized him as Super scholar Chen Sanyan.

Jiang Changkong fought Chen Sanyan to keep him from killing Zhou Wen, despite Chen’s Peak Nebula strength and powerful saber. The fight left both men badly wounded, and Jiang ended the chapter standing with Chen’s saber after knocking him to the ground.

• Chen Sanyan attacked Zhou Wen, but Jiang Changkong sent Zhou flying to safety and blocked Chen’s saber strike.
• Jiang Changkong and Chen Sanyan exchanged blows, each injuring the other, while Zhou Wen escaped.
• Chen Sanyan refused to stop fighting and unleashed his Mystic Fire Saber, piercing Jiang Changkong’s shoulder with its saber energy.
• Jiang Changkong struck Chen Sanyan at close range, broke his bones, and forced him to release his saber.
• Jiang Changkong pulled the saber from his wound and used it to support himself as blood poured from his body.

Jiang Changkong killed Chen Sanyan despite his injuries and the Profound Fire Saber Qi, then regrouped with Zhou Wen. After sending Zhou Wen back toward the city, Jiang Changkong continued alone to follow Ji Ziling and the others and protect Yanxue.

• Chen Sanyan stood after suffering devastating injuries and believed Jiang Changkong had exhausted his strength, but Jiang Changkong killed him with a single saber strike.
• Jiang Changkong extracted Chen Sanyan's essence, energy, and spirit, strengthened the Taiji Fist Classic, and left to recover while avoiding detected power fluctuations.
• After stabilizing his injuries, Jiang Changkong contacted Zhou Wen and rushed to meet him, killing a Star Demon along the way.
• Jiang Changkong told Zhou Wen that Chen Sanyan had discovered him and urged him to return to the city; Zhou Wen agreed and asked Jiang Changkong to protect Yanxue.
• Zhou Wen gave Jiang Changkong his backpack and the Star Stone from a Star Demon he killed, then left the next day while Jiang Changkong continued alone.

Jiang Changkong hunted Star Demons while pursuing Zhang Hua's group, expelled the blade qi trapped in his body, and focused on strengthening Traceless Three Blades. He found Kexiang's people in the area and later saw Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue leave with only one Early Nebula Level student accompanying them, leaving him puzzled about Zhang Hua's decision.

• Jiang Changkong hid Chen Sanyan's death, concealed his injuries and blade, and set out alone with the Primordial Martial Compass to hunt Star Demons.
• Jiang Changkong hunted Star Demons through the night and raised Taiji Fist Classic to mastery, then expelled the remaining blade qi from his body and gained a small increase in strength.
• Jiang Changkong decided to focus on Traceless Three Blades and kept hunting while pursuing Zhang Hua's group, saving several Mid Nebula Level Star Stones for Ji Ziling.
• Jiang Changkong found Zhang Xiaoyu and three other people from Kexiang, avoided their well-equipped group, and spent the night hunting near Zhang Hua's party.
• At dawn, Jiang Changkong saw Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue leave with only one Early Nebula Level student and wondered why Zhang Hua let them go with so little protection.

Jiang Changkong exploited the golden-smoke orbs meant to lure Star Demons, gathering their essence, energy, and spirit while the students mistook him for a humanoid special Star Demon. After upgrading Traceless Three Blades, he returned to Zhang Hua’s group as they planned their next attempt to find the creature.

• Jiang Changkong watched Ji Ziling, Ying Yanxue, and Huang Mingye burn an orb, then left when he realized he could not safely take it.
• Jiang Changkong stole another burning orb from a group of Star Demons, and nearby students mistook his humanoid shape for a special Star Demon.
• Jiang Changkong used the orbs to lure Star Demons, collecting their essence, energy, and spirit and upgrading Traceless Three Blades to major mastery.
• Jiang Changkong decided to leave marks for Ji Ziling and returned to watch Zhang Hua’s group.
• Zhang Hua planned to search another direction with Cao Ye while Ji Ziling and the others stayed at their original location.

Jiang Changkong reunited with Ying Yanxue and Ji Ziling, learned Zhou Wen had safely left, and discovered Zhang Hua was still pursuing a special Star Demon. Ji Ziling treated Jiang Changkong’s wound and proposed stealing the Star Stones from the group’s backpacks when the hunt caused a distraction.

• Jiang Changkong left marked stones for Ying Yanxue and Ji Ziling, and Ying Yanxue followed them to meet him.
• Ying Yanxue asked Jiang Changkong to get help for Zhou Wen, but he showed her Zhou Wen was already on his way back.
• Ying Yanxue decided to keep pursuing the special Star Demon and deny Zhang Hua its special Star Stone.
• Ji Ziling joined Jiang Changkong, healed his knife wound, and learned Chen Sanyan had injured him.
• Ji Ziling told Jiang Changkong she planned to kick the Star Stones backpacks away during the coming chaos so they could take and split the stones.

Jiang Changkong, Ji Ziling, and Ying Yanxue used a Star Smoke Ball and a staged special Star Demon to lure Zhang Hua and his group into a swarm of Star Demons. As Zhang Hua’s team fought the horde, Jiang Changkong stole their backpacks and took the remaining Star Smoke Ball, then slipped away.

• Jiang Changkong told Ji Ziling that he had taken the Star Smoke Ball and posed as the special Star Demon, and they planned to use a swarm to draw Zhang Hua into battle.
• Jiang Changkong disguised himself in Star Demon hide while Ji Ziling killed Star Demons near the Star Smoke Ball to build up the lure.
• A large swarm arrived, and Jiang Changkong rushed past the Star Smoke Ball as the supposed special Star Demon while Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue pretended to pursue him.
• Huang Mingye called Zhang Hua, who arrived with Cao Ye and the others and charged after the supposedly powerful special Star Demon.
• Ji Ziling declared the swarm to be the special Star Demon’s subordinates, and Zhang Hua’s group attacked as Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue withdrew.
• Jiang Changkong slipped into the swarm, stole the group’s backpacks, took the remaining Star Smoke Ball, and left the battlefield.

Jiang Changkong harvested essence, energy, and spirit from the battlefield and advanced his martial arts, while Ji Ziling planned to use Peak Nebula-level Star Demon Blood to lure out the special Star Demon the next night. The chapter ended with Jiang Changkong changing camps and heading out to hunt more Star Demons.

• Zhang Hua's group argued over the Star Demon swarm, and Zhang Hua planned to use Star Smoke Balls, corpses, and fresh blood to lure the special Star Demon the next day.
• A Kexiang scout reported that the martial arts students had fought the Star Demon horde, while the Kexiang students mocked them and envied Jiang Changkong's toughness.
• Jiang Changkong harvested essence, energy, and spirit from the battlefield, raising Traceless Three Blades to Greater Mastery and spending his resources.
• Ji Ziling visited Jiang Changkong with Peak Nebula-level Star Demon Blood and planned to make Zhang Hua's group lose their Star Stones during the next day's operation.
• Jiang Changkong changed his camp for safety and went out to kill more Star Demons.

Zhang Hua and his allies lured out a special Star Demon, but it escaped during their attack as Jiang Changkong secretly stole their Star Stones. After the group discovered the theft and confronted Zhang Hua, he offered to compensate them with the special Star Stone if he obtained it.

• Zhang Hua and the others lured Star Demons with a blood-scented Star Smoke Ball and attacked when Ji Ziling spotted the special Star Demon.
• The special Star Demon wounded Ji Ziling with its rebound ability, then escaped as the Star Demon horde arrived.
• While Zhang Hua and the others fought the horde, Jiang Changkong circled back, stole Star Stones from their backpacks, and carried them away.
• That night, the group discovered their Star Stones were missing, and Ji Ziling scolded Zhang Hua for his carelessness.
• Zhang Hua offered to donate or sell the special Star Stone to compensate everyone if he obtained it.

Zhang Hua pressured Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue to make up for the Star Stone losses, while Jiang Changkong collected the Star Stones and used their essence, energy, and spirit to perfect Traceless Three Blades. He rejected Ji Ziling’s advice to leave and decided to stay hidden, hunt more Star Demons, and pursue the special Star Demon.

• Zhang Hua asked Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue to hunt Star Demons on the way back to make up for the losses, and Ying Yanxue agreed to settle accounts later.
• Jiang Changkong extracted essence, energy, and spirit from the Star Demon corpses, then hunted more Star Demons before meeting Ji Ziling.
• Ji Ziling gave Jiang Changkong three backpacks of Star Stones and urged him to leave, explaining that Zhang Hua would keep pursuing the special Star Demon.
• Jiang Changkong extracted the power from many Star Stones, perfected Traceless Three Blades, and strengthened Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique.
• Jiang Changkong decided to stay hidden and continue hunting Star Demons, hoping to improve his martial arts and obtain the special Star Stone.

Jiang Changkong watched Zhang Hua and the others try to lure out the special Star Demon while secretly hunting the scattered Star Demons and improving his strength. After the group finally found the special Star Demon and followed it to its lair, Zhang Hua decided they would attack that night.

• Jiang Changkong followed the Star Demons after Zhang Hua and the others stopped their search, killing small groups and collecting Star Stones.
• Jiang Changkong discovered the humanoid special Star Demon among a horde guarded by Nebula Level Star Demons, then retreated and used 4,534 essence, qi, and spirit to perfect his Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique and advance to Peak Nebula Level.
• For three days, Jiang Changkong continued hunting Star Demons while Zhang Hua, Ji Ziling, Ying Yanxue, and Cao Ye repeatedly used Star Smoke Balls to draw out the special Star Demon.
• On the fourth day, the special Star Demon appeared with two Peak Nebula Level guards, seized a Star Smoke Ball, and led a horde away as the four students retreated.
• Jiang Changkong watched as the four students followed the special Star Demon to its lair, where it fed on golden mist from the Star Smoke Ball.
• Zhang Hua rejected Ying Yanxue’s suggestion to wait and decided that the group would attack the special Star Demon that night.

Zhang Hua and Cao Ye led the martial arts school students in an attack on the special Star Demon, but its unexpected power left them badly wounded. Kexiang fighters arrived just in time to stop it and claim the special Star Demon for themselves.

• Zhang Hua insisted the group attack immediately, and Cao Ye gathered the other martial arts school students while Jiang Changkong watched from hiding.
• Zhang Hua, Cao Ye, Ji Ziling, and Ying Yanxue attacked the special Star Demon and its guards as the other students held back the surrounding Star Demons.
• The special Star Demon unleashed a powerful attack after Zhang Hua and Cao Ye mistook its skill for a recoil technique, leaving both men badly injured.
• The special Star Demon charged at Zhang Hua and Cao Ye, but a golden streak struck it and blocked its escape.
• A dozen golden-armored Kexiang fighters arrived, and their leader declared the special Star Demon hers before charging toward it.

Zhang Hua used a Star Power bomb to devastate the group and seize the wounded special Star Demon, but an unseen attacker cut off his hand before he could escape. The chapter left the attacker unidentified, though Zhang Hua recognized the strike as Chen Sanyan’s.

• Zhang Hua and Cao Ye challenged the Kexiang group, but Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue agreed to help fight the Star Demons in exchange for upgraded weapons.
• The Kexiang fighters refused to sell the special Star Stone, and the group fought the Star Demons as the battle intensified.
• Zhang Hua detonated a third-rank low-grade Star Power bomb, injuring the fighters and killing several people while blasting the Star Demons.
• Zhang Hua grabbed the nearly dead special Star Demon and fought off the Kexiang fighters, then an unseen attacker severed his left hand.
• Zhang Hua screamed Chen Sanyan’s name as blood poured from his wrist.

Chen Sanyan stole the special Star Demon from Zhang Hua, leaving Zhang Hua badly injured and the survivors trapped behind barriers. Kexiang’s Tang Ruoxi ordered Zhang Hua treated and said he would be handed over to the Federation, while the group learned Jiang Changkong had already returned to the city.

• Chen Sanyan attacked Zhang Hua, crippled his sword hand, and escaped with the special Star Demon as the Kexiang students prepared barriers against the gathering Star Demons.
• Ji Ziling healed the wounded survivors, while the injured students argued over whether Zhang Hua should receive treatment for causing the deaths and injuries with his Star Power bomb.
• Zhang Hua begged for forgiveness and promised to compensate the victims’ families, and Cao Ye urged the others to treat him so he could atone.
• Tang Ruoxi ordered Zhang Hua treated and his hand reattached, then announced that Kexiang would report the incident and turn him over to the Federation for using military ordnance.
• The survivors introduced themselves, and Ji Ziling explained that she had sent Jiang Changkong back to the city because the area was too dangerous.

Trapped behind weakening barriers and surrounded by Star Demons, the students discovered Jiang Changkong nearby and argued over whether to summon him for help. Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue drew their swords to stop Tang Ruoxi from contacting him, while the others pointed out that someone in another barrier could still reach him.

• As the Star Demons battered the four barriers, Tang Ruoxi estimated they might hold for less than two hours, and the students blamed Zhang Hua for their predicament.
• The students despaired over their dwindling chances until a monitoring device showed a lone young man nearby.
• Liu Jun recognized the figure as Jiang Changkong, and Liu Ya and Lu Hong argued that his strength could help them break through.
• Tang Ruoxi proposed contacting Jiang Changkong, but Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue refused to risk his life.
• After learning Jiang Changkong had not joined the martial arts school, Tang Ruoxi tried to contact Xiaoyu, and Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue drew their swords to stop her.

Jiang Changkong fought his way through a massive Star Demon horde to reach the four shields protecting Ji Ziling and the others. He arrived unharmed and sat down to catch his breath as the demons’ attacks shattered against him.

• After Tang Ruoxi called for help, Jiang Changkong charged into the Star Demon horde and blasted the attackers into blood mist with his bare hands.
• Students watching through surveillance were stunned as Jiang Changkong killed Star Demons of multiple Nebula ranks and drew many of them away from the shields.
• Jiang Changkong continued toward the shields without calling for anyone to join him, even killing a Late Nebula Level Star Demon with one punch.
• Jiang Changkong reached the four shields, destroyed a Star Demon that attacked him, and reassured the students that he was used to such attacks.
• Jiang Changkong sat down outside the shield to catch his breath while surrounding Star Demons clawed at him and broke their claws against his body.

Jiang Changkong protected the injured students through the night by repeatedly fighting the Star Demon horde, then led the group back toward the city with hundreds of Star Stones. On the journey, Tang Ruoxi tried to recruit him to Kexiang, but he kept his school choice undecided.

• Jiang Changkong recovered behind the shields, checked his martial arts progress, and resumed killing Star Demons in short bursts until dawn.
• After the horde dwindled, the students finished off the remaining Star Demons and collected the Star Stones; Ying Yanxue gave Jiang Changkong the stones they had gathered.
• Jiang Changkong declined to settle his reward with Kexiang until they returned to safety, and the group set out for the city.
• Tang Ruoxi asked Jiang Changkong to join Kexiang, while Ji Ziling urged him to say he had not chosen a school; Jiang Changkong kept his options open.
• The group returned uneventfully toward the city, and Jiang Changkong spoke with Tang Ruoxi about Kexiang and his reward without making a commitment.