Arc 13Liuli’s Dream Breakthrough

Jing Liuli’s concert became a shared dream in which Tiandao helped her face her memories while fighting off the Starfrost Faction’s interference. After Jing Liuli awakened at Rank 3 Perfect, Tiandao accepted an invitation to the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Competition and prepared to challenge a martial arts tower.

  • Huan Qianyin escaped with Isabelle while Tiandao left Aurora Aria, and Shuang Yuan trapped Chen Kong and the others in the Ice Queen’s freezing domain.
  • Bai Kong used his Visionary to expose Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang in the blizzard, but Tiandao’s silver coin pierced the Ice Queen’s phantom and made it disappear.
  • Jing Liuli spoke with her concert audience about their dreams, then began a shared dream through the Star Dream Stones as Tiandao watched and entered the True Dreamscape.
  • Tiandao helped Little Liuli and her wounded father escape Star Beasts, brought them to Room 302, and fought Shuang Mo Bing and the Starfrost Faction away from the apartment.
  • Caroline defeated the Starfrost Faction Star Envoys at the concert while Jing Liuli chose to wake rather than risk forgetting the people important to her.
  • Jing Liuli completed her breakthrough at Rank 3 Perfect, gaining the ability to manifest dream creations in reality through her Star Source Daytime Dream.
  • Valentina invited Tiandao to the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Competition, and he agreed to enter as a commoner genius representing Star Envoys outside the four great families.
  • Jing Liuli used her Star Source to warm Danika on the freezing deck, while Tiandao and Caroline watched Martial Arts Heavenly Capital and planned to start with the nearest tower.
Chapters 303–327 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 303A 'Meteor' That Slashed Across the Sky

Huan Qianyin impersonated Jeremiah, rescued Isabelle, and escaped through the emergency passage. At the Seaside Concert Hall, Tiandao launched a silver coin across the sky and declared the farce over.

  • Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang agreed to hold off the Association while Jeremiah took Isabelle away.
  • Huan Qianyin, disguised as Jeremiah, carried Isabelle toward the escape passage as the real Jeremiah arrived and exposed the deception.
  • Huan Qianyin revealed herself and escaped with Isabelle, while the Movie Edition displayed her disguise abilities.
  • Tiandao watched Liuli's concert from the rooftop of Aurora Aria and flicked a commemorative silver coin into the sky like a meteor.
  • Tiandao put on his blindfold, left the rooftop, and said the farce was over.

Ch. 304The Future Controlled by Tiandao

Huan Qianyin escaped the Starfrost Faction’s underground base with Isabelle, and a hidden flashback revealed that Tiandao had previously asked her to rescue a friend from the faction. The Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers then expanded their domain against Chen Kong and the others, leaving the group surrounded by deadly ice and snow.

  • Huan Qianyin fled through the emergency passage carrying Isabelle, while Jeremiah explained that she had likely taken another commission.
  • The Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang brothers felt humiliated after failing to stop Huan Qianyin, and Chen Kong and Liu Ma laughed at their predicament.
  • The Movie Edition showed Tiandao asking Huan Qianyin to rescue a friend from the Starfrost Faction before she resumed her original mission.
  • The Dimensional Audience realized Tiandao had anticipated the situation and wondered what role his silver coin would play.
  • Shuang Yuan produced the Ice Queen’s Crystal Ball and expanded the domain, trapping Chen Kong and the others in a freezing world.

Ch. 305The Same Star Source in Different Hands Produced Completely Different Results

Chen Kong transformed into the powerful Bai Kong and fought the Shuang brothers, who hid inside the blizzard. Bai Kong used The Visionary to locate them and struck toward their hiding place.

  • Liu Ma and Jeremiah noticed Chen Kong’s sudden change in temperament and strength as he appeared before Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang.
  • Bai Kong’s first slash cracked the ice wall, but Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang summoned Ice Sculpture Warriors and concealed themselves in the snowstorm.
  • Bai Kong activated Star Source: The Visionary and imagined a Tidal Sound Tracking Screw (Imitation) to reveal living beings’ Star Energy.
  • The conch blast exposed Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang as two bright blue lights in the blizzard, and Bai Kong charged toward them with the Black Star.

Ch. 306Falling 'Falling Star,' the Perfect Cat-and-Dog Combination

Bai Kong revealed that his version of The Visionary could manifest Star Tools, then watched Tiandao Siming's silver coin destroy the Frost God Phantom before he could claim it as a feast. Backstage, Tiandao and Caroline shared cake while Jing Liuli discovered her hidden dessert was missing.

  • Bai Kong explained that his Visionary could manifest Star Tools, prompting Frost Yuan and Shuang Hang to summon the Ice Queen again.
  • Tiandao Siming's silver coin shot through the Ice Queen's brow and made the phantom dissipate, enraging Bai Kong.
  • At the concert hall, Caroline recognized that Tiandao was pretending not to know who had called his name.
  • Tiandao offered Caroline a piece of cake he had taken from Liuli's bag, and she accepted it while teasing him.
  • Jing Liuli returned backstage and panicked when she found her hidden cake missing.

Ch. 307To Perform Miracles as a Human Is What Makes an Epic

Jing Liuli accused Tiandao of taking her strawberry cake, but he revealed he had bought her a replacement, and she forgave him after eating it. As Liuli returned to the stage, Tiandao and Caroline discussed the Star Dream Stone and the final step in resolving the situation, trusting her to turn her singing into an epic.

  • Jing Liuli searched her bag for her missing strawberry cream cake, then accused Tiandao when he entered the dressing room.
  • Caroline revealed that Tiandao had given her a piece of Liuli’s cake, exposing his denial.
  • Tiandao gave Jing Liuli a replacement cake, and she forgave him while eating it.
  • Jing Liuli returned to the stage as the crowd cheered.
  • Tiandao told Caroline that someone’s attempt to use the Star Dream Stone to control Liuli’s dreams had helped her instead, and they went into the venue to see whether she could complete the final step.

Ch. 308Jing Liuli's Memories: An Ordinary Dream

At her concert, Jing Liuli invited fans to share their childhood dreams before revealing that her own dream was reunion. Her memory footage began in the same city tied to Tiandao’s side story, where Little Liuli passed a silver-haired boy without meeting him.

  • The Movie Edition camera revealed miniature Star Dream Stones hidden in glow sticks throughout the audience, forming a pattern connected to Jing Liuli’s singing.
  • Jing Liuli paused the concert and asked fans about their childhood dreams, then listened as audience members shared their hopes and lives.
  • Jing Liuli told the audience that her own dream was reunion, while Tiandao and Caroline watched from their reserved seats.
  • Jing Liuli’s memory footage showed Little Liuli walking through a city park with her father and cotton candy.
  • The footage showed a silver-haired boy hurrying past on the road as he and Little Liuli narrowly passed one another.

Ch. 309Jing Liuli's Memories

Jing Liuli's memory showed how her unconscious Star Energy control saved her from a fall as a child, and how young Tiandao noticed her power. The Dimensional Audience connected the memory to Liuli's exceptional Star Energy Control Precision and wondered about Yagami Rin's talent.

  • Little Liuli ran through the park with cotton candy, slipped on a watermelon rind, and was gently caught by her unconscious Star Energy before she hit the grass.
  • Little Liuli cried over her dirtied cotton candy, and her father comforted her and led her toward the park store to buy another.
  • Little Tiandao watched Little Liuli from across the street and realized that she could use her power unconsciously.
  • Little Liuli sensed someone watching, but traffic blocked her view of Tiandao, who crossed the street and went home.
  • The Dimensional Audience discussed Liuli's innate Star Energy control and speculated about Yagami Rin's abilities.

Ch. 310Sleep It Off and Everything Will Be Fine

The Movie Edition showed Tiandao’s childhood with his grandmother and Chen Xing and Chen Kong’s happy family dinner before revealing that Yun Meng rescued Little Liuli from a Star Beast in a ruined city. Yun Meng took Little Liuli and Tiandao with her, and the three disappeared into the darkness.

  • Little Tian Dao returned home, watched tokusatsu, and ate dinner with his loving grandmother.
  • Chen Xing and Chen Kong’s father promised the siblings they would move into a bigger house as their family shared dinner.
  • Little Liuli hid from Star Beasts until one broke into her room and threatened her.
  • Yun Meng killed the Star Beast, comforted Little Liuli with candy, and carried her away with Tiandao.
  • Yun Meng and Tiandao traveled through the Star Beast-infested city with the sleeping Little Liuli.

Ch. 311Change Was Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Jing Liuli slept through training while the Doctor told Yun Meng not to interfere with her natural Star Energy control. When Sak tried to wake her and take her pillow, her Dream Butterflies bound him and put him to sleep, leaving the other Starborn wary of her.

  • Yun Meng asked the Doctor whether Jing Liuli should be made to train, but he said that changing her natural approach could harm her talent.
  • Sak, dissatisfied with his eleventh-place ranking, confronted Jing Liuli while she slept, hoping to prove himself against a highly ranked Starborn.
  • Jing Liuli ignored Sak's scolding and rolled over with her pillow, prompting him to reach for it.
  • Dream Butterflies emerged from Jing Liuli and bound Sak's wrist before putting him to sleep.
  • The watching Starborn scattered without waking Sak, seeing Jing Liuli's effortless power as a warning.

Ch. 312Success Coach Tiandao

Tiandao comforted Jing Liuli after she admitted she still hoped her missing father would return, and persuaded her to become a famous star so he could find her. Jing Liuli embraced the dream, determined to become the world’s biggest star and earn enough to buy a safe home for herself and her father.

  • As the training grounds emptied, Tiandao woke Jing Liuli and asked what she cared about besides eating and sleeping.
  • Jing Liuli said she wanted to make lots of money to buy a huge house that monsters could not enter and a soft bed for her father.
  • When Tiandao asked what she would do if her father did not return for a long time, Jing Liuli said she would cry until he came out, as he had before.
  • Tiandao offered Jing Liuli candy, then suggested that becoming a famous star could help her father find her and earn money for the house and bed she wanted.
  • Jing Liuli excitedly hugged Tiandao and vowed to become the biggest, most famous star in the world so her father could find her.

Ch. 313In My Voice

At Jing Liuli’s New Year’s concert, she shared her simple dream and introduced a new song Tiandao had given her, “In My Voice.” Caroline suspected the song came from somewhere beyond their world but chose not to question Tiandao, and Jing Liuli began to sing.

  • The Dimensional Audience debated whether Tiandao’s role as a helper to many characters meant he might become a villain later.
  • Jing Liuli told the concert crowd that her dream was for everyone to stay happy and keep gathering together for years to come.
  • Jing Liuli introduced “In My Voice,” a song given to her by an arrogant friend who wished to remain anonymous.
  • Caroline asked Tiandao whether he had written the song, and he explained that he had passed it on from someone else.
  • Caroline privately reasoned that Tiandao had brought the song from an unknown place and chose not to press him as Jing Liuli began singing.

Ch. 314The Best Dreamscape

Jing Liuli used her concert to begin a breakthrough ritual, weaving the audience into a shared dreamscape through the Star Dream Stone, Dream Butterflies, and her song. As she started guiding the dreams, Tiandao entered the True Dreamscape in his childhood form and left the initiative to her.

  • Jing Liuli drew on the Star Dream Stone and sent Dream Butterflies through the concert hall, creating a dreamscape that connected the audience.
  • Tiandao saw pale blue threads from Starfrost Faction members influencing the dreamscape but chose not to intervene, recognizing that they could help Jing Liuli if she endured the influence of Divinity.
  • Jing Liuli began singing, and the 120,000 concertgoers entered a shared dream filled with warm memories.
  • Jing Liuli saw a childhood memory with her father blur as the audience's dreams converged, and she began guiding the combined dreamscape.
  • Tiandao remembered Jing Liuli as a frightened child who had vowed to become a star and find her father, then entered the True Dreamscape in his childhood form.

Ch. 315Nightmare Descends

Caroline confronted the Starfrost Faction's Star Envoys as they tried to corrupt the core Star Dream Stone and turn Jing Liuli into Frost God's agent. The story shifted to Jing Liuli's dream, where a Star Beast attack frightened her and began turning the concert's shared dream into a nightmare.

  • Caroline stood between the Starfrost Faction's Star Envoys and Jing Liuli, while the awake Star Envoys advanced toward the stage to corrupt the core Star Dream Stone.
  • Caroline refused to let the Starfrost Faction disrupt her friend's concert, and its members surrounded her with a spreading net of frost.
  • The Movie Edition's camera switched to Jing Liuli's dream, where Little Liuli and her father fled from a pack of Rotting Plague Rats.
  • Liuli's dad tried to protect her from two rats blocking their escape, while Jing Liuli's fear affected her in reality and began unsettling the audience.

Ch. 316The Cold Little Tian Dao

In Jing Liuli’s dream, her injured father tried to protect her from two Rotting Plague Rats until the young Tiandao appeared and killed them. Tiandao led Liuli and her father away from danger, leaving Little Liuli in awe of her rescuer.

  • Liuli's Dad, wounded by the Rotting Plague Rats, shielded Little Liuli and tried to reassure her.
  • A Rotting Plague Rat lunged at Little Liuli, and Liuli's Dad was injured again while blocking its attack.
  • Tiandao threw a can to distract the rats, then killed one with a kick and the other with a branch infused with star energy.
  • Tiandao warned Liuli's Dad that more Star Beasts were approaching and led him and Little Liuli away.
  • Liuli's Dad thanked Tiandao and asked his name, and Tiandao identified himself while slowing his pace for the injured man.
  • Little Liuli watched Tiandao in admiration as she gradually stopped crying.

Ch. 317Some People Are Born Different

Little Tian Dao brought Liuli and her injured father to his home, where his grandmother welcomed and cared for them. When Shuang Mo Bing approached the building, Little Tian Dao sensed him and left the kitchen, promising his grandmother he would return soon.

  • Little Tian Dao led Liuli and her father through the Star Beasts to Room 302 and changed his voice before greeting his grandmother.
  • Little Tian Dao introduced the pair as people he had rescued, and his grandmother invited them inside and bandaged Liuli's father's wound.
  • Liuli's father and daughter settled in while the grandmother and Little Tian Dao prepared dinner.
  • Shuang Mo Bing appeared outside Room 302, studied the window, and entered the residential building.
  • Little Tian Dao sensed something, reassured his worried grandmother, and went out, saying he would be back soon.

Ch. 318I May Have Grown Weaker, But That Doesn’t Mean You’ve Become Stronger Than Me

In Jing Liuli’s Dream World, Tiandao confronted Shuang Mo Bing and the Starfrost Faction Star Envoys, revealing that he could still wield powerful Star Energy despite his weakened child form. As Shuang Mo Bing attacked with his Eternal Frost Mask, Tiandao summoned his Quantum Cube and prepared to unleash Purgatory: Rashomon (Pseudo).

  • Tiandao detected Shuang Mo Bing outside Room 302 and led him away from the apartment building to keep their fight from disturbing Jing Liuli’s dream.
  • Shuang Mo Bing brought four Starfrost Faction Star Envoys and warned Tiandao that dying in the dream would still cause him pain in reality.
  • Tiandao formed Vector Control—Azure and pierced one Starfrost Faction Star Envoy, causing him to exit the dream.
  • The remaining Starfrost Faction Star Envoys fired at Tiandao, but he evaded the bullets as Shuang Mo Bing activated his Eternal Frost Mask and sent ice and snow toward him.
  • Tiandao produced his Quantum Cube and summoned a massive black coffin with Purgatory: Rashomon (Pseudo).

Ch. 319The Strong Never Complain About Their Environment, Because the Environment Is What the Strong Wrecked

Tiandao used a law-bearing black coffin to overwhelm Shuang Mo Bing and the Starfrost Faction in the Dream World. Shuang Mo Bing withdrew, and Tiandao returned toward the residential building after seeing Grandma and Little Liuli at home.

  • Tiandao summoned a black coffin whose law-filled aura shocked Shuang Mo Bing.
  • Tiandao opened the coffin, which sucked in two Starfrost Faction Star Envoys and erased them.
  • Shuang Mo Bing judged that continuing the fight would be pointless and ordered the remaining Starfrost Faction Star Envoys to leave.
  • Tiandao shrank the coffin into a Quantum Cube, saw Grandma and Little Liuli through Room 302’s window, and walked toward the residential building.

Ch. 320Weaving Faith from Dreams, a True God Host

Tiandao explained that Jing Liuli could turn her dreams into belief and become a God Host, making her awakening ritual effectively impossible to fail. He returned to Grandma’s home, where he shared a warm meal-time moment with Liuli.

  • Tiandao explained that Liuli’s dreams could weave a nearly real belief, allowing her to manifest a God’s phantom and eventually become a God among mortals.
  • The Dimensional Audience realized that Liuli’s power could make her a formidable God Host, though Tiandao remained confident that she could not defeat him.
  • Tiandao knocked on Room 302’s door and Grandma welcomed him home with hot soup.
  • Little Liuli offered Tiandao a grape she had saved for him, and he thanked her before Grandma scolded him for eating without washing his hands.
  • Tiandao brought Liuli a stool so she could reach the faucet, and she carefully washed her hands beside him.

Ch. 321Caroline's Fighting Style: Silver Flash

Caroline used her Quantum Ghost abilities to defeat the Starfrost Faction Star Envoys at Seaside Concert Hall Aurora Aria and secure the venue with surveillance and teleportation anchors. With Tiandao guarding Liuli’s Dreamscape, Caroline saw Jing Liuli herself as the only remaining risk to the Breakthrough Ritual.

  • Caroline’s Datamation immobilized the Starfrost Faction Star Envoys as their bodies began turning into pixel-like data.
  • Caroline used Data Throwing Knives to disrupt the Star Envoys’ thoughts, teleport between anchors, and wound them with a data-contaminating energy blade.
  • Caroline defeated the remaining Star Envoys and recalled her Data Throwing Knives.
  • Caroline used a Tactical Tablet to review the concert hall’s data and monitor the twelve hidden Data Throwing Knives covering the venue.
  • Caroline looked toward Jing Liuli, whose brows furrowed in her dream, and recognized that Liuli was the only point where the Breakthrough Ritual could fail.

Ch. 322Even the Best Dreams Have a Time to Wake Up

As snow fell in the real concert hall and Jing Liuli’s dream, Jing Liuli remembered the people she feared forgetting and chose to wake. Before Tiandao returned to the concert, she revealed her ambition to give everyone beautiful dreams, leaving him amused that she might blame him if her plan went wrong.

  • Caroline watched snow fall in Aurora Aria’s concert hall and stayed focused on preventing even the smallest chance of trouble.
  • Little Liuli brought Tiandao lunch on the snowy rooftop and told him she had regained her memories a few days earlier.
  • As Jing Liuli’s dream shook and began to crumble, she said she had decided to wake because she feared forgetting the people important to her.
  • Jing Liuli told Tiandao she wanted to turn the world into one enormous dream where everyone could reunite with the people they missed.
  • After Tiandao said she did not need his approval, Jing Liuli joked that she would claim he supported her if anyone opposed her; Tiandao then woke in the concert hall.

Ch. 323When Airheadedness Ran Deep, She Naturally Turned 'Black'

Jing Liuli proposed using her Dream Power to turn the world into a dream, while the battle in the Starfrost Faction’s underground base continued. The Frost God ritual began at the Seaside Concert Hall, leaving the Frostsound Family’s future in Jing Liuli’s hands.

  • Jing Liuli suggested turning the world into a dream, prompting the Dimensional Audience to debate whether her plan could influence and control people.
  • Jeremiah appeared to struggle against Chen Kong, Liu Ma, and Vivian while Chen Xing fought Shuang Yuan and Shuang Hang in the burning prison area.
  • Chen Xing lost herself in battle and unleashed her full strength, but Jeremiah warned her that she might burn Chen Kong, who had just broken free of Bai Kong’s control.
  • Danika sat unharmed amid Chen Xing’s Bloodflame, eating tomato-flavored chips as the underground base began to shake.
  • Shuang Yuan, Shuang Hang, and Jeremiah sensed the Frost God’s Extreme Cold Aura from the Seaside Concert Hall and realized the ritual had begun.
  • Jeremiah stopped slacking and looked toward the concert hall, where Jing Liuli’s breakthrough would also decide the Frostsound Family’s future.

Ch. 324The Concert Ends, Jing Liuli's New Ability: Make the False Real

Jing Liuli completed her Secondary Perfect Awakening during the concert, gaining the ability to make dream creations real, with their power growing according to how many people recognize them. The chapter ended with the Dimensional Audience realizing her fame could turn fictional stories into reality.

  • The Frost God Phantom appeared behind Jing Liuli as she sang, and snowflakes gathered around it while her dream butterflies joined its power.
  • The Ice Queen touched Jing Liuli's brow, then condensed into a crown that merged into her body.
  • Jing Liuli awakened at Rank 3 Perfect, and her Star Source gained the ability to manifest dream creations in reality.
  • The Movie Edition revealed that a creation's strength depended on Jing Liuli's Star Energy and how widely people knew and recognized it.
  • The Dimensional Audience realized Jing Liuli could use her fame to make fictional stories and abilities real, and compared her cheat with Tiandao's.

Ch. 325Valentina, the General President's Secretary

After Jing Liuli displayed her awakened Star Source at the New Year concert, Valentina arrived at the hotel on behalf of General President Enit to speak with Tiandao. Tiandao left the others to meet with her privately, anticipating the reason for her visit.

  • Jing Liuli surrounded herself with ice mist and dream butterflies as the concert audience celebrated the New Year.
  • Tiandao and Caroline discussed Jing Liuli's new abilities and the way she used her Star Source Daytime Dream.
  • The next morning, Jing Liuli, Danika, Tiandao, Caroline, Liu Yao, and Mei Ling spent time together in the hotel room.
  • Valentina entered the room and told Caroline that Enit had sent her to contact someone.
  • Tiandao returned Danika's controller and invited Valentina to discuss her business with him in the study.

Ch. 326Departure, Martial Arts Heavenly Capital

Valentina gave Tiandao an invitation to the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Competition in Martial Arts Heavenly Capital, and he agreed to compete as a commoner genius for the General President. Tiandao prepared to leave, knowing the competition would pit him against the four great families as the Association sought to reshape its leadership.

  • Valentina asked Tiandao about Doctor Dragon, but Tiandao said he did not know Doctor's current situation.
  • Valentina explained the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Competition and gave Tiandao an invitation and an agreement promising a reasonable reward.
  • Tiandao accepted the invitation and agreed to participate as a commoner genius, representing Star Envoys outside the four great families.
  • After Valentina left, Tiandao joined Liu Yao, Jing Liuli, and Danika, and Liu Yao warned that the four great families would resist outsiders claiming the remaining Floating City positions.
  • Tiandao explained that the General President wanted to limit the families' control of Association branches, and he said he had no intention of cooperating with anyone.

Ch. 327Heavenly Martial Arena

Tiandao and the others traveled by steam airship toward Martial Arts Heavenly Capital, where he would need seven Martial Arts Emblems to enter the Heavenly Martial Arena. The group arrived within sight of the vast city, and Tiandao went to review his Movie Edition rewards before their journey ended.

  • Jing Liuli brought Danika onto the freezing deck and used her Star Source to create a little sun that warmed them.
  • Danika suggested building a snowman, but Mei Ling came to bring Jing Liuli inside for ginger tea, and Jing Liuli dragged Danika along with her.
  • Liu Yao welcomed Jing Liuli and Danika with ginger tea while Tiandao and Caroline watched Martial Arts Heavenly Capital from the window.
  • Caroline asked which martial arts tower Tiandao planned to challenge first, and he said they would start with the closest one.
  • Tiandao returned to his room to sort through his Movie Edition gains while the airship still had half a day's journey to go.
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