Chapter Summaries

After awakening his past-life memories in the Swallowed Star world, Li Jing drank Purple Light Dew and became a Quasi-Martial Artist. His Card Draw System activated, and he saw a limited UR card offering peak Apprentice Level spirit reader talent.

• Li Jing reflected on awakening his memories too late to befriend Luo Feng before Luo Feng rose to power, and worried about surviving the Nolan Shan Family crisis.
• Li Jing decided to drink the Purple Light Dew and pursue martial arts, hoping to reach the Universe Level someday.
• Li Jing drank the Purple Light Dew, and his physical fitness improved until his strength reached the Apprentice First Order.
• The Card Draw System activated in Li Jing's mind as he prepared to visit the Limits Dojo.
• Li Jing learned the system's card pools refreshed monthly and saw that the current limited UR card granted peak Apprentice Level spirit reader talent, which he resolved to obtain.

Li Jing became a Quasi-Martial Artist after absorbing Purple Light Dew and began cultivating the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Method. With the practical combat assessment three days away and a need to earn money for his card-drawing plan, he finally sensed a trace of cosmic energy the night before the test.

• Li Jing decided he needed to obtain peak Apprentice Level Spirit Reader talent and hurried to improve his strength before major events in Luo Feng’s rise and the coming Universe Genius Battle.
• At the Limits Dojo, Li Jing passed the physical tests for Quasi-Martial Artist-level strength, speed, and reflexes under Jiang Nian’s supervision.
• Li Jing passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment the next morning, gaining the Five Hearts Facing Heaven cultivation method and eligibility for a practical combat assessment.
• Li Jing spent the next two days practicing the cultivation method at home, hoping to sense cosmic energy before the practical combat assessment.
• On the night before the assessment, Li Jing finally sensed a hint of an opportunity to grasp cosmic energy.

After sensing cosmic energy and improving his strength, Li Jing passed the combat assessment by killing twelve monsters and signed with the Limits Dojo. He moved into Mingyue Residential Area and prepared to use his Card Draw System for ten consecutive draws.

• Li Jing absorbed cosmic energy for two hours, raising his punching force to 1,570 kilograms.
• Li Jing traveled to the Northern Military Region and entered Monster Town for the combat assessment.
• Li Jing hunted twelve monsters, including an Ironfur Wild Boar, and earned praise when the results were tallied.
• Instructor Jiang Nian offered Li Jing a contract, and Li Jing chose to sign with the Limits Dojo and move into Mingyue Residential Area.
• Li Jing opened the Card Draw System and asked it for ten consecutive draws.

Li Jing used a ten-pull to gain major improvements to his strength, movement technique, and blade technique. He left the draw far stronger and more skilled, confident he could fight Advanced Beast Soldier monsters as he pursued the strength and money needed for the limited UR card.

• Li Jing spent 9 million Huaxia Currency on a ten-pull and drew six Beginner Strength Cards, one Intermediate Strength Card, an equipment card, a Beginner Movement Technique Experience Card, and an Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card.
• Li Jing used the seven Strength Cards, raising his punching force from 1,570 kilograms to 2,670 kilograms and bringing his physical attributes to the Intermediate Warrior level.
• Li Jing used the Beginner Movement Technique Experience Card and advanced his movement technique from Basic Level major mastery to Basic Level perfection.
• Li Jing used the Intermediate Blade Technique Experience Card and raised his blade technique from Basic Level major mastery to Proficient Level minor mastery.
• Li Jing concluded that his techniques would let him fight Advanced Beast Soldier monsters despite his Intermediate Warrior-level physical attributes.

Luo Feng welcomed his former instructor Jiang Nian and offered to fund the promising new martial artist Li Jing. Meanwhile, Li Jing found himself unable to afford the manuals he wanted and decided to reveal his talent to secure investment and grow stronger.

• Luo Feng received Jiang Nian at West Lake Villa and listened as he discussed the Limits Dojo and its new recruit, Li Jing.
• After Jiang Nian described Li Jing's assessment results, Luo Feng offered him a 100 million Huaxia Currency credit on Limit Home.
• Li Jing browsed cultivation manuals but found that he could not afford the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade or the Phantom Blade Technique.
• Li Jing decided to seek money for more card draws by showing Jiang Nian his talent and pursuing support from other institutions if necessary.

Li Jing visited Jiang Nian and revealed dramatic gains in his physical fitness and combat skills. Jiang Nian recognized his extraordinary potential and promised to report him to the dojo for investment, including cash to support his cultivation.

• Li Jing called Jiang Nian, who invited him to Villa 86 and said he had good news for him.
• Jiang Nian told Li Jing that Luo Feng had granted him 100 million in Limit Home purchasing credit after hearing about his performance.
• Li Jing asked Jiang Nian to help convert the credit into cash, then demonstrated a punching force of 2,671 kilograms, a speed of 46.7 meters per second, and strong nerve reactions.
• Li Jing demonstrated movement technique at the peak of the Basic Level and blade technique at minor mastery in the Specialized realm, surpassing Jiang Nian's own blade skill.
• Jiang Nian declared that Li Jing had the potential to become a Councilor Level powerhouse and promised to report his talent to the dojo's upper management for investment and possible cash support.
• Li Jing accepted the prospect of genius terms, intending to use any cash to advance his cultivation and rely on his own earnings afterward.

Li Jing proved his abilities to Wu Tong and signed a generous new warrior contract with the Limits Dojo, receiving 100 million Huaxia Currency. He returned to his villa and spent the money on eleven ten-pulls, ending with a legendary purple SSR card.

• Jiang Nian introduced Li Jing to Wu Tong, who asked him to repeat his tests so the dojo could report his abilities to headquarters.
• Wu Tong sent Li Jing’s test video up the chain, and the Limits Dojo offered Li Jing a new warrior contract with 100 million Huaxia Currency and other benefits.
• Li Jing signed the contract, and the initial payment was transferred to his account.
• Li Jing returned to his villa and began spending his funds on card draws, getting mostly white cards in his first several ten-pulls.
• Li Jing’s later draws improved, and his final ten-pull yielded a legendary purple SSR card.

Li Jing assessed the rewards from 110 card draws, then used strength, technique, comprehension, and aptitude cards to improve his body and abilities. His movement and blade techniques advanced sharply, and he realized his natural comprehension was now strong enough to justify a Limits Dojo genius contract; he was about to use the Intermediate Aptitude Card.

• Li Jing sorted the 110 cards, noting that the equipment and monster materials could fund another ten-pull, while many Advanced Beast Soldier materials had yielded a major loss.
• He identified the green, blue, and purple cards, including comprehension and aptitude cards, equipment, Junior Beast General Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat materials, and a Junior Blade Technique Talent.
• Li Jing used 67 Strength Cards, raising his strength from 2,670 to 11,370 kilograms and reaching the threshold for a Junior War General.
• He used movement and blade technique experience cards, advancing his movement technique to minor mastery of the subtle realm and his blade technique to perfect specialization.
• Li Jing used Junior and Intermediate Comprehension Cards, improving his comprehension enough to believe he now qualified for the Limits Dojo's genius contract.
• Li Jing prepared to use the Intermediate Aptitude Card.

Li Jing used an Intermediate Aptitude Card and a Junior Blade Technique Talent Card, gaining strength and reaching Perfect Level blade technique. He planned to sell his spare equipment and use Luo Feng’s investment to buy a better combat suit, then checked his updated stats.

• Li Jing endured the Intermediate Aptitude Card’s painful cellular restructuring, then cultivated for four hours and raised his physical strength to 14,400 kilograms.
• Li Jing concluded that his aptitude and cosmic-energy absorption had improved, and estimated that his bloodline was now eighth grade.
• Li Jing used the Junior Blade Technique Talent Card and rapidly mastered the basic blade movements, breaking through to Perfect Level blade technique.
• Li Jing judged that his talent could let him eventually reach Artistic Conception Level, though reaching Planetary Level before the Cosmic Human Genius Battle remained uncertain.
• Li Jing decided to sell his spare suits, equipment, and monster materials for about 40 million, and use Luo Feng’s 100 million investment to buy suitable gear.
• Li Jing opened his personal panel to check his updated stats.

Li Jing reviewed his improved attributes, bought new combat equipment and the first three forms of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, and began learning the technique. He planned to enter the Wilderness Zone to build strength and earn nine billion Huaxia Currency before the limited card pool ended.

• Li Jing saw that his bloodline had risen to eighth grade and considered how far Aptitude Cards might improve it.
• Li Jing spent his 100-million Huaxia Currency allowance and two million of his own money on series 6 equipment, then claimed the first three forms of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade for free.
• A Limit Home employee delivered Li Jing's purchases and warned him not to copy or teach the copyrighted manual.
• Li Jing practiced the first form and learned how it generated two hidden-force layers for 1.4 times his force.
• Li Jing planned to enter the Wilderness Zone, starting in smaller settlements, to gain combat experience and earn nine billion Huaxia Currency for the limited Spiritual Force talent card.

Wu Tong arranged for Li Jing to join Zhang Jian’s Bloodthirsty Squad and train in the Wilderness Zone. On Bailan Star, Hong and Thunder God shared the news with Luo Feng, and their joking eased the brothers’ tension over the approaching Nolanshan Family Fleet.

• Wu Tong called Zhang Jian and asked the Bloodthirsty Squad captain to take the eighteen-year-old Intermediate Warrior Li Jing into the Wilderness Zone.
• Zhang Jian agreed, seeing Li Jing’s specialized saber technique and growth potential as an asset to the squad.
• Wu Tong sent Zhang Jian Li Jing’s contact information and advised him to wait until the next day to get in touch.
• On Bailan Star, Hong told Luo Feng and Thunder God that the Limits Dojo had recruited Li Jing, an eighteen-year-old saber specialist with the potential to reach Planetary Level.
• Thunder God teased Luo Feng about losing his title as Earth’s greatest genius, and the three brothers laughed together.

Li Jing sold his equipment, used new card draws to raise his strength to Intermediate War General Level, and set out alone from Warrior Supply Base No. 004 for County Town No. 156. He entered the Wilderness Zone despite the guard’s concern that a lone martial artist faced overwhelming danger.

• Luo Feng told Hong and Thunder God that he had invested in Li Jing, and the three brothers returned to their work after relaxing together.
• Li Jing sold equipment at the HR Alliance Mall for 40 million Huaxia Currency and traveled to Warrior Supply Base No. 004.
• Li Jing spent 36 million Huaxia Currency on 40 card draws, used the strength and movement technique cards, and raised his physical strength to 17,500 kilograms.
• Li Jing left the Supply Base alone and headed for County Town No. 156, a hunting ground he had chosen for its plentiful Beast General Level monsters.
• The guard watched Li Jing leave alone and worried that he would not return safely.

Li Jing ignored the Bloodthirsty Squad’s calls and went alone to county town No. 156 in the Wilderness Zone to hunt monsters. He left the town’s first beast horde leader, a Junior Beast General Bloodthirsty Tank, dead.

• Zhang Jian failed to reach Li Jing and asked Wu Tong to confirm the number; Wu Tong guessed Li Jing was absorbed in practicing a newly acquired secret manual.
• Li Jing traveled through the Wilderness Zone, killing lone Beast Soldier monsters without stopping to collect their materials.
• Li Jing entered county town No. 156 and surveyed the streets from a rooftop, selecting a small horde led by a Junior Beast General Bloodthirsty Tank.
• Li Jing approached the horde’s lair and dodged the attacks of its fifteen Beast Soldier underlings with his Minute Subtlety Level Movement Technique.
• Li Jing killed all fifteen underlings and struck the Bloodthirsty Tank’s unarmored weak spot behind its ear, killing it.

Li Jing harvested valuable materials from a Bloodthirsty Tank, reviewed his combat mistakes, and hunted a pack led by an Intermediate Beast General Tiger Mastiff along with several other Beast Generals. After thinning the monsters around his refuge, he rested and cultivated, while Zhang Jian called him again from Yangzhou City.

• Li Jing stripped the Bloodthirsty Tank of its valuable materials and left its corpse and the lesser monsters behind to be eaten by other monsters.
• Li Jing reviewed his fight, recognized flaws in his movement and his all-or-nothing attack, and resolved to improve his combat experience.
• Li Jing chose an Intermediate Beast General Tiger Mastiff and its pack as his next target, then returned with materials from two Tiger Mastiffs.
• Li Jing killed five more Junior Beast Generals, reducing the local monster population and prompting some monsters to flee the area.
• Li Jing rested in an apartment, decided to move to a new hunting ground the next day, and cultivated using Ninefold Hunyuan and the Five Hearts Facing Heaven Method.
• Zhang Jian waited another day in Yangzhou City and called Li Jing's communicator again.

Zhang Jian and Wu Tong discovered that Li Jing had entered the Wilderness Zone alone, despite being only an Intermediate Warrior. They waited for news and considered trying to track him, while Zhang Jian decided he would not recruit Li Jing even if he survived.

• Zhang Jian called Li Jing, got no answer, and hurried to Wu Tong's home to report his concern.
• Wu Tong and Zhang Jian went to Li Jing's villa, found him absent, and suspected he had gone to the Wilderness Zone.
• Wu Tong learned that Li Jing had left Warrior Supply Base No. 004 alone that morning, with no known destination.
• Wu Tong planned to await new information and report Li Jing's disappearance to his superiors in hopes of tracking him by satellite.
• Zhang Jian left and resolved not to recruit Li Jing into the Bloodthirsty Squad, while Wu Tong watched him go dejectedly.

Li Jing cultivated and spent six days hunting monsters across County Town No. 156, growing stronger and collecting a huge haul of materials. After learning that the remaining Beast Generals had gathered under the local overlord, he headed for Warrior Supply Base No. 004 to sell his spoils.

• Li Jing rested after a cultivation session that increased his physical strength by 100 kilograms, then set out the next day to hunt monsters in the eastern part of County Town No. 156.
• Li Jing hunted Beast Generals so relentlessly that their numbers fell sharply, prompting some to gather under the Advanced Beast General and drawing the attention of a War General squad.
• The squad captain suspected a powerful monster or human expert was thinning the Beast Generals and decided to leave for County City No. 217.
• After six days, Li Jing had killed 113 Beast Generals and filled several backpacks with valuable materials, so he set off for Warrior Supply Base No. 004.
• Li Jing's physical strength reached 18,100 kilograms, his movement and saber techniques improved, and he mastered the first layer of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, giving his strikes 1.4 times their normal power.

Li Jing returned to Warrior Supply Base No. 004 and sold HR Alliance manager Yang Lin core materials from 121 Beast General Level monsters for 1.3652 billion Huaxia Currency. Equipped with two empty tactical backpacks, he headed back toward County Town No. 156 to retrieve more materials, while a military officer reported his movements.

• Li Jing presented his credentials and entered Warrior Supply Base No. 004, where a young soldier wondered why a lone Beginner Warrior was entering the Wilderness Zone.
• Li Jing visited HR Alliance purchasing manager Yang Lin and offered him monster materials for appraisal.
• Yang Lin appraised core materials from 37 Intermediate and 84 Junior Beast General Level monsters at 1.3652 billion Huaxia Currency, and Li Jing accepted the price.
• Li Jing received the money and asked Yang Lin for a larger tactical backpack, which Yang Lin gave him as a gift.
• Li Jing left the Supply Base with two empty backpacks and headed toward County Town No. 156, while the military officer in charge reported his movements.

Wu Tong learned that Li Jing had survived six days alone in the Wilderness Zone and hurried with Zhang Jian toward Warrior Supply Base No. 004 to recruit him into the Bloodthirsty Squad. Meanwhile, Li Jing recovered his stored monster materials and prepared to return to the base, determined to grow stronger and pursue the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer.

• Wu Tong received word that Li Jing had returned safely to Warrior Supply Base No. 004 before heading back into the Wilderness Zone.
• Wu Tong concluded that Li Jing's six-day survival showed careful judgment and resolve, not reckless foolishness.
• Wu Tong called Zhang Jian, who eagerly agreed to wait at Warrior Supply Base No. 004 and invite Li Jing into the Bloodthirsty Squad.
• Li Jing found the monster materials he had stored in County City No. 156 untouched and packed them into his two backpacks.
• Li Jing reflected on the need to grow stronger, join the Virtual Universe Company's Core Layer, and eventually gain access to better card pools and greater security.

Vladimir reassigned Li Jing’s Elite Training Camp place to Sang Kui'er, assuming Li Jing had died in the Wilderness Zone. Li Jing returned to Warrior Supply Base No. 004 with a haul of monster materials, where Wu Tong and Zhang Jian approached him about the Bloodthirsty Squad.

• Vladimir approved a standard genius contract for Sang Kui'er and ordered that Li Jing’s Elite Training Camp place be given to him.
• Li Jing calculated that selling his remaining monster materials would earn him enough for more than 3,000 card draws, and hurried to Warrior Supply Base No. 004.
• Li Jing encountered Wu Tong and Zhang Jian outside the base, carrying two backpacks full of spoils from the Wilderness Zone.
• Wu Tong introduced Zhang Jian as captain of the Bloodthirsty Squad and said they had come specifically to find Li Jing.
• Zhang Jian offered to accompany Li Jing while he sold his materials, hoping to build goodwill before inviting him to join the squad.

Li Jing returned to Warrior Supply Base No. 004 with a large haul and let Wu Tong and Zhang Jian accompany him to sell his monster materials. Zhang Jian hoped to impress Li Jing and recruit him into the Bloodthirsty Squad, but he remained unaware of Li Jing’s true strength and the value of his haul.

• Li Jing agreed to let Wu Tong and Zhang Jian accompany him, partly so they could see the results of his hunt.
• A soldier who had seen Li Jing leave six days earlier was surprised to see him return safely and felt ashamed of having underestimated him.
• Li Jing greeted the soldier kindly, then headed to the HR Alliance’s purchasing station to sell his materials.
• Zhang Jian offered to negotiate with supervisor Yang Lin, but Li Jing said Yang Lin had already given him fair prices before.
• Zhang Jian privately planned to use the sale to demonstrate his value and strengthen his invitation for Li Jing to join the Bloodthirsty Squad.