Chapter Summaries

Li Chen tested Mo Li's full strength and learned that her hidden bonus coefficient was only 1.55. Noah speculated that Prite People had lower genetic potential than Earth Humans, leaving Li Chen to consider the Prite Civilization's reliance on genetic modification.

• Mo Li unleashed her strongest attacks, and Li Chen blocked them until her final strike shattered his lightsaber and knocked him into the sea.
• Mo Li confirmed she had gone all out, while Li Chen emerged unharmed and decided to upgrade the Star-Level Shelter's weapons and equipment.
• Noah calculated Mo Li's hidden bonus coefficient as 1.55, surprising Li Chen because her genes had never been modified.
• Noah suggested that Prite People had a racial disadvantage compared with Earth Humans, and Li Chen considered that this might explain the Prite Civilization's focus on genetic modification.

Li Chen suspected that the Prite Civilization planned to evolve Earth Humans before capturing them for life science research. After expanding production and upgrading his equipment, he bought a blueprint to strengthen the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen reasoned that the Prite People had brought Mo Li and Mo Yue to Earth to evolve humans and use them for research.
• Li Chen asked Noah whether the Prite People's evolution bonus coefficient was fixed, but Noah said it did not know.
• Li Chen returned to the Star-Level Shelter, assigned Mo Li other tasks, and ordered production lines expanded five to ten times.
• Li Chen upgraded his weapons and equipment production lines to Tier 10, set them to run at full speed for a month, and equipped himself with Ninth Generation gear.
• Li Chen found a Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint in the System Shop and exchanged 500 billion Evolution Energy for it.

Li Chen dismantled a Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint to unlock its synthesis formula, then discovered that recreating it would require enormous resources. He chose to use the blueprint on his two-star shelter, and the upgrade began with the shelter’s functions and automated defenses temporarily suspended.

• Li Chen searched for a synthesis formula for the Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprint but found none, so he used the dismantling function instead.
• Li Chen paid 5 trillion Evolution Energy to insure the dismantling, which returned the blueprint’s materials and permanently activated its synthesis formula.
• Li Chen saw that synthesizing a Lv1 blueprint required 100 million Evolution Energy and 10 million First Generation Level 8 Energy Crystal Cores, so he declined to make another one.
• Li Chen used the blueprint to upgrade his Star-Level Shelter, beginning an irreversible process that suspended the shelter’s functions and automated defenses.

Li Chen oversaw the Star-Level Shelter’s upgrade while monitoring the surrounding region for enemy attacks. After three hours, the shelter reached three stars, gaining stronger defenses, greater capacity, and its own Super Energy Barrier.

• Li Chen began the shelter upgrade and spread his Mental Power across Y Province and Dragon Country to watch for threats.
• The upgrade cut off the shelter’s energy and halted its operations, but Noah explained the process and reassured the residents.
• As the upgrade continued, commanders warned that an alien invasion might be near and urged everyone to prepare for battle.
• After three hours, the shelter expanded dramatically, and its residents welcomed the changes without major unrest.
• Noah announced that the shelter had reached three stars with protection level S, and Li Chen checked its upgraded specifications.
• Li Chen discovered that the upgraded shelter had gained its own Super Energy Barrier.

Li Chen upgraded the Star-Level Shelter to four stars, greatly increasing its size, capacity, and defenses. After learning the upgrade blueprint could enhance the Super Energy Barrier directly, he used one to strengthen it.

• Li Chen synthesized two Star-Level Shelter Upgrade Blueprints after assessing the shelter’s defenses against potential alien attacks.
• Li Chen used a blueprint to upgrade the Star-Level Shelter to three stars, expanding it beyond Donghai City and raising its capacity to tens of millions.
• Li Chen used another blueprint to upgrade the shelter to four stars, increasing its dimensions, population capacity, and defenses against Gene Evolution Tier 8 Peak attacks.
• Li Chen asked Noah whether the blueprint could enhance the Super Energy Barrier, and Noah confirmed it could.
• Li Chen used the blueprint to strengthen the Super Energy Barrier.

Li Chen confirmed that multiple Star-Level Shelters existed beyond Earth and enhanced his shelter’s barrier to withstand attacks from Gene Evolvers at Tier 9 Peak. He then upgraded the shelter to five stars, reassured worried survivors, and received ten limited-time Evolution Resources gift packs.

• Li Chen learned from Noah that other Star-Level Shelters existed, but none were on Earth.
• Li Chen enhanced the shelter’s Super Energy Barrier so it could defend against physical and mental attacks from Gene Evolvers at Tier 9 Peak.
• Li Chen synthesized another upgrade blueprint and began upgrading the shelter, prompting survivors to speculate about an impending threat.
• Li Chen used an all-channel broadcast to explain the upgrade and calm the survivors.
• The shelter reached five stars, unlocking new functions and awarding Li Chen ten limited-time Evolution Resources Super Deluxe Gift Packs.

Li Chen used an Evolution Resources Super Deluxe Gift Pack and discovered its rewards were calculated using Mo Yue’s Gene Evolution level. With the resources available, he chose to evolve his Bronze Bloodline and commanded Noah to begin the upgrade.

• Li Chen examined the gift pack rules and realized that rewards depended on the highest Gene Evolution level among people, not zombies.
• Li Chen used the gift pack and received vast quantities of Energy Crystal Cores and 550 quadrillion Evolution Energy.
• Li Chen concluded that Mo Yue’s level determined the reward quality and noticed that the system counted the Prite People as humans.
• Li Chen checked his attributes and decided to evolve his Bronze Bloodline rather than advance his Gene Evolution level.
• Li Chen ordered Noah to evolve his bloodline, and a surge of energy began transforming his body.

Li Chen evolved his Bloodline talent into Silver Bloodline—Unique, gained True Damage, and gathered enough resources for a Gene Evolution breakthrough. Before he could begin, Xu Ruoxi told him that several neighboring International Shelters wanted to meet and reveal secrets.

• Li Chen's Bronze Bloodline evolved into Silver Bloodline—Unique, granting extra True Damage to ordinary and mental or telekinetic attacks.
• Li Chen considered the powerful shelters that had yet to join the fighting and suspected they were pursuing a larger conspiracy against Dragon Country.
• Li Chen used his nine limited-time gift packs, gaining Energy Crystal Cores and enough Evolution Energy to bring his total above 600,000 quadrillion.
• Li Chen asked Noah to display huge Energy Energy totals in larger units, and Noah changed his balance to 60 quintillion.
• Xu Ruoxi called Li Chen to report that several International Shelters around Dragon Country wanted to meet and tell him secrets.

Li Chen held an encrypted video conference with representatives of the international shelters around the Dragon Nation, which had asked to meet with him. The representatives revealed that their shelters wanted to become affiliated with the Star-Level Shelter.

• Li Chen agreed to speak with the international shelters and prepared for the video conference.
• Xu Ruoxi reported that the armed forces of every shelter had surrendered and were traveling to the Star-Level Shelter with civilian survivors.
• Li Chen noticed through Noah's identification that the supposed decision makers on the call were actually low-level commanders, but he did not expose them.
• Xu Ruoxi and Mo Li pressed the commanders to speak freely and assured them the conference was not being livestreamed.
• The commanders asked the Dragon Nation to accept their shelters as affiliates of the Star-Level Shelter.

Dozens of International Shelters’ Low-Level Commanders asked Li Chen for forgiveness and protection after their leaders disappeared and their resources were taken. Li Chen agreed to consider their request, leaving their chances of becoming subordinate shelters dependent on a review of their information and sincerity.

• The Low-Level Commanders apologized to Li Chen, blaming the White-Headed Sam Empire Shelter and Hua Ju Laboratory for their past hostility.
• They explained that their leaders had taken the Evolution Resources and vanished, leaving the remaining Commanders abandoned and desperate for protection.
• Li Chen consulted Mo Li while the Commanders in the Conference Room waited for his decision.
• Mo Li told the representatives to submit detailed information about their populations, military strength, and resources for assessment.
• The International Shelter representatives thanked Li Chen and ended the calls, relieved that he had given them a chance to apply.

Li Chen prepared to strengthen the Star-Level Shelter and himself after suspecting international leaders were plotting, then received an invitation to United Kingdom Headquarters’ peace talks. The talks appeared unlikely to succeed, as no member-state leaders or representatives had arrived.

• Li Chen told his commanders to prioritize Dragon Nation’s survivors, distribute Evolution Fluid, and strengthen the shelter’s defenses while he prepared to break through.
• Li Chen ordered the Android Warrior Cultivation Pods upgraded to Level 10 and instructed Chewy Candy to improve her strength.
• Li Chen said he would rescue the five captured Rescue Shadow Organization members after his breakthrough, then told the United Kingdom Headquarters that he would consider its peace-talks invitation.
• At York United Kingdom Headquarters, three officials waited more than ten hours for member-state leaders or representatives to attend the peace talks, but none arrived.

Mo Yue recovered enough to address the rising power of the International Shelter Decision Makers and ordered them to stop Li Chen from unifying Earth. She revealed that three hundred advanced Star Destroyer Motherships were heading to Earth, leaving the leaders frightened and questioning why so many ships had been sent.

• The three leaders of the United Kingdom chose to wait longer and pursue a peaceful alliance among the world's shelters.
• At Hua Ju Laboratory Headquarters, International Shelter leaders and commanders arrived to take Inferior Evolution Fluid as more Restricted Zones were established.
• Mo Yue, recovering in her room, told the gathered Decision Makers that reaching Gene Evolution Tier 10 only brought them to the threshold of becoming Evolvers.
• The leaders flattered Mo Yue and eyed her unusually potent Evolution Resources, while she ordered them to stop Li Chen from unifying the planet and promised more resources if they obeyed.
• Mo Yue warned that three squadrons of advanced Star Destroyer Motherships—three hundred ships in total—were on their way, frightening the Decision Makers.
• Trujillo asked Mo Yue why so many Star Destroyer Motherships were coming to Earth, and the other leaders shared his confusion.

Mo Yue persuaded the human Decision Makers to remain loyal by promising them the Evolution Resources carried by the Star Destroyer Motherships. Meanwhile, Li Chen began his Tier 11 evolution in a remote mountain range, while Mo Li and the Zombie Kings prepared to protect him from Mo Yue and other enemies.

• Mo Yue claimed that the Star Destroyer Motherships were escorting Mining Ships carrying Energy Ore, exciting the Decision Makers with the prospect of abundant Evolution Resources.
• The Decision Makers pledged loyalty to Mo Yue and condemned Li Chen, after which Mo Yue dismissed them and decided to check on her “little pets.”
• Li Chen used Space Movement to reach a remote mountain range with Mo Li and the First and Second Generation Zombie Kings.
• Li Chen began his Tier 11 evolution after consuming enormous quantities of Evolution Energy and Energy Crystal Cores, while his companions formed a Mental Barrier around him.
• Mo Li instructed the Zombie Kings to prioritize Li Chen’s safety and use their Space Movement advantage to escape if Mo Yue or another enemy attacked.

Mo Yue released thousands of enslaved monsters to attack the Star-Level Shelters, hoping to force Li Chen to use his resources to evolve his forces. She believed the threat of the monsters and her Three Hundred Star Destroyer Motherships would make Li Chen follow her plan.

• Mo Yue inspected the monsters in the B1 Restricted Zone, which Ma Gudian reported ranged from Gene Evolution Tier 9 Peak to mid-Tier 11.
• Mo Yue ordered ten of the strongest monsters to guard her and commanded the rest to destroy the Star-Level Shelters.
• Mo Yue shut down the underground Energy Shield, and the monsters broke through the workshop ceiling and charged out.
• Mo Yue planned to make Li Chen spend his alien-provided Evolution Resources to strengthen his subordinates and army.
• Mo Yue expected news of her Three Hundred Star Destroyer Motherships to further pressure Li Chen into improving his forces.

Mo Yue sensed that Li Chen was breaking through again and decided to keep her strongest monsters nearby rather than send them after him. She named the monsters and took Tyrannosaurus Rex and Thunder Dragon to inspect the other Restricted Zones, where she expected more transformed companions to await.

• Mo Yue sensed Li Chen's familiar aura spreading from afar and concluded that he was breaking through again.
• The ten powerful monsters communicated with Mo Yue through Mental Power, and she ordered them to guard the area and kill unauthorized intruders.
• Mo Yue renamed the Tyrannosaurus Rex Monster Decision Maker Tyrannosaurus Rex and named another monster Thunder Dragon, then gave names to the others.
• Mo Yue took Tyrannosaurus Rex and Thunder Dragon to check the other Restricted Zones for Decision Makers and commanders transformed by the Inferior Evolution Fluid.
• Mo Yue expected the new monsters to strengthen her Dinosaur Guard and wondered whether Li Chen would dare approach.

Mo Yue expanded her Dinosaur Guard army and ordered thousands of monsters to attack the Dragon Kingdom while sending five captured Shadow Organization members to Ma Gudian for research. Near the Dragon Kingdom, a huge blast struck the Fruit Kingdom Shelter, and Du Tejialei received no response over the radio as he sensed a terrifying aura.

• Mo Yue released more than six thousand powerful monsters from Restricted Zones and ordered them to attack the Dragon Kingdom and its Star-Level Shelter.
• Mo Yue increased her Dinosaur Guards to fifty, ordered them to guard key points, and summoned Ma Gudian to study five unconscious Shadow Organization captives and copy their genetic data.
• Ma Gudian took the captives away while Mo Yue consumed Energy Crystal Cores and Evolution Fluid.
• A scientist told Du Tejialei that monitoring equipment had detected strange energy fluctuations beneath the ocean near the Fruit Kingdom Shelter.
• A tremendous blast shook the underground shelter, and Du Tejialei got no answer over the radio before sensing an overwhelming aura.

Du Tejialei and the Fruit Kingdom Shelter came under a devastating attack, while other shelters across the Dragon Nation were assaulted as well. Earlier, Xu Ruoxi learned that the Star-Level Shelter had completed a Breakthrough Evolution Chamber based on Li Chen’s idea.

• A terrifying aura overwhelmed Du Tejialei and killed his weaker subordinates before they could send an SOS Signal.
• Du Tejialei’s trusted subordinate was pierced and killed, and Du Tejialei fired his Energy Cannon at the huge shadow outside.
• Du Tejialei unleashed his Mental Power, but a massive foot smashed through the wall and flattened him.
• A colossal beast left the Fruit Kingdom Shelter, while attacks struck shelters across the Dragon Nation and some sent SOS Signals to the Star-Level Shelter.
• An engineer told Xu Ruoxi that the Energy Absorption Chamber was complete, and she went to inspect the Breakthrough Evolution Chamber.

Xu Ruoxi learned that the Star-Level Shelter’s new Breakthrough Evolution Chamber could help evolvers break through while supplying the shelter with energy. Before she could tell Li Chen, a vast horde of powerful unknown creatures attacked the Dragon Nation, and its forces prepared to intercept them.

• An engineer explained to Xu Ruoxi how the Star-Level Shelter’s defenses enabled the creation of the Breakthrough Evolution Chamber and described its capabilities.
• When alarms sounded, Xu Ruoxi sent Doctor He to safety and returned to the Underground Command Center, where staff reported that more than ten International Shelters had lost contact amid creature attacks.
• Xu Ruoxi ordered commanders to stop their evolution preparations and told all combat units to assemble and prepare for battle.
• Noah detected thousands of high-energy targets approaching from several directions, and Xu Ruoxi learned that they were living creatures moving at nearly seven times the speed of sound.
• Xu Ruoxi ordered the Dragon Nation’s forces to enter combat status, and border defenses locked onto the creatures and opened fire as footage showed the horde crushing everything in its path.

As Li Chen continued his Tier 11 breakthrough, Xu Ruoxi and the Dragon Kingdom's shelters prepared to defend against thousands of powerful Monster Decision Makers approaching from beyond the borders. The invaders came within range of the shelters' weapons, and a coordinated barrage struck the monsters at the front of their advance.

• Xu Ruoxi and the commanders identified the approaching monsters as an unknown threat and ordered survivors into shelters while preparing long-range defenses.
• Mo Li, the First Generation Zombie King, and the Second Generation Zombie King sensed the invaders but stayed behind to protect Li Chen during his breakthrough.
• Thousands of Monster Decision Makers left Hua Ju Laboratory and rushed toward the Dragon Kingdom, destroying shelters and survivors along the way.
• Dragon Kingdom forces tracked the approaching monsters with satellites, drones, and radar, then launched missiles and fired their shelter weapons.
• The concentrated barrage hit the foremost Monster Decision Makers and sent them flying into the air.

Dragon Country’s shelters launched a massive counterattack against 5,500 invading Monster Decision Makers, killing 145 before the survivors combined their Mental Power into a huge defensive barrier. The remaining monsters endured the bombardment, and Xu Ruoxi ordered another attack as reconnaissance drones struggled to observe the battlefield.

• Dragon Country’s shelters struck the advancing Monster Decision Makers with missiles, Electromagnetic Energy Cannons, and Particle Energy Cannons, killing 145 of them.
• A late Tier 10 Monster Decision Maker halted the group and led thousands of monsters in forming a defensive barrier more than fifty kilometers wide.
• Xu Ruoxi and the shelter commanders confirmed that 5,355 monsters remained and ordered another round of fire.
• Brigade Commander Chen Kaiming reported that powerful Mental Power interfered with reconnaissance equipment and destroyed several drones.
• Xu Ruoxi ordered the drones to stop reconnoitering and commanded the shelters to fire.