Chapter Summaries

After thirty years in the Mandala Empire ruins, Lu Yuan led Green Field City as Sky City set sail in search of the Human Mother Civilization. The city completed a three-month voyage and landed near the former Shali Clan ruins to rest and gather resources.

• King Insect Lu Da reported that all 132 awakened insectoids and 422 deployed soldiers had returned to Sky City.
• Lu Yuan left a statue in the imperial palace honoring the Mandala Empire and preserving knowledge for future civilizations.
• Lu Yuan declared Sky City's departure, and the city lifted off using its Pandora Crystal anti-gravity system and propellers.
• During the three-month voyage, scouts spotted an enormous phoenix-like red bird, which noticed the Opium Poppy Tree but did not attack.
• Sky City landed near the former Shali Clan ruins, where Lu Yuan ordered his people and insectoids to begin mining and extracting resources.

Lu Yuan’s team watched a spatial shadow destroy their decoy boat, then debated whether to abandon the ocean ruin or find a way to investigate it. Rat Gongye pointed them toward Shu Tongtie’s broken Star Mirror, which could reveal the ruin’s past if paired with Information Retrospection.

• The surveillance footage showed a black shadow emerge from the mist, devour the two pigs, and smash the boat despite the Hypnosis Spirit Speech Rune activating.
• Lu Yuan argued that the shadow’s brief appearance and use of spatial abilities made it unlikely to be a monster, though the group remained wary of confronting it.
• Rat Gongye gave Lu Yuan an Underwater Breathing Pearl and advised the group that the shadow might be a dragon-like anomaly.
• Rat Gongye told Lu Yuan that Shu Tongtie possessed a broken historical mirror that required Information Retrospection to work.
• Lu Yuan offered Legendary Grade Innate Roller Steel as collateral, and Shu Tongtie handed him the Fragment of the Star Mirror.

Lu Yuan presented the investigation’s findings about a vast insectoid breeding facility filled with valuable fungi and dangerous ancient creatures, prompting humanity to plan a cautious approach. A sudden eruption and conflict among the insectoid populations turned the rift into a battlefield, leaving Lu Yuan to wonder whether the survivors might grow beyond their original limits.

• Lu Yuan reported that more than three hundred insect species were trapped in the rift and that its fungal resources could greatly strengthen humanity.
• Lu Yuan warned that the rift contained at least twelve insectoid populations and powerful ancient creatures, but argued that humanity should not abandon its resources.
• A Ratfolk Artisan offered two hundred Spiritual Rhyme for each Naked Colorful Cap Mushroom, urging Lu Yuan to seize the fungi.
• An earthquake and rising lava forced Lu Yuan to evacuate the stronghold and order drones to investigate the rift.
• Lu Yuan watched the insectoid populations fight in a catastrophic battle and realized that the survivors might become stronger than their original limits.

Lu Yuan’s Mountain Moving Project stirred ideals among Green Field Civilization’s people and even the ratfolk, leading Rat Gongye to experience an eruption of inspiration. With Lu Yuan’s help, Rat Gongye completed a pair of Legendary Equipment mirrors called Morning Rise Fall, which could communicate over long distances and might also enable teleportation.

• Lu Yuan and Seashell discussed their ideals after Lu Yuan realized that the energy spreading through society was people’s ideals.
• Green Field City released the Mountain Moving Project White Paper, and Lu Yuan’s speech inspired the population to volunteer for the twenty-year construction effort.
• Young human workers explained to Rat Gongye that the project would leave a lasting mark, prompting him to reconsider his focus on earning spiritual essence.
• Shu Huangfeng prepared to depart with most of the ratfolk, leaving a life stone and servant ratfolk with those staying behind as Rat Gongye watched them go.
• Rat Gongye’s inspiration erupted, and he decided to create two mirrors with long-distance communication and possible teleportation functions.
• Lu Yuan assisted Rat Gongye with glyphs, and they completed the Legendary Equipment Morning Rise Fall after a day and a night.

Lu Yuan’s team investigated the ruins of a vast submerged civilization and found evidence that it had reached at least the Third Industrial Revolution, with a volcano possibly serving as an idealistic superweapon. After learning that a powerful Mirage Dragon guarded the site, they sent a disguised speedboat carrying two pigs to observe it, leaving the team watching the boat’s surveillance feeds.

• Lu Yuan ordered everyone to keep the ruins secret and organized teams to question orcas, scout from the air, and analyze recovered artifacts.
• Scientists found evidence of advanced technology, and aerial reconnaissance revealed glyph structures around an active volcano that might have been a powerful weapon.
• Seashell reported that orcas said the Mirage Dragon attacked large creatures near the volcano, created mirages, and could suppress the volcano’s eruptions.
• Lu Yuan chose to investigate cautiously, and Jin Dongliang proposed sending a disguised boat with monitoring equipment and pigs as bait.
• The team launched a shark-disguised speedboat carrying two pigs toward the volcano while they watched its surveillance feeds.

As the lunar landing force gathered, Lu Yuan brought the Four Great Calamities together and declared that the Ghost Race was behind the Era Disaster. The World Will shielded the alliance from the [God] on the moon, and Lu Yuan led the force toward the lunar battlefield as battles erupted across Pangu Continent.

• The 108 Wisdoms [Gui] and three thousand [Demons] arrived to join the Iron Key Alliance, and Lu Yuan ordered them to prepare technological weapons.
• Eighty-one [Yao], led by the Nine-Headed Divine Dragon, appeared and submitted to Lu Yuan's authority; thirty-six frightened [Guai] also arrived and agreed to protect warriors with their spatial abilities.
• Lu Yuan declared across Pangu Continent that the Ghost Race caused the Era Disaster, revealing that those imprisoned on the moon were members of the Ghost Race.
• The [God] on the moon tried to strike Lu Yuan's force, but the World Will blocked it, and Lu Yuan led the alliance into the Era Fortress to travel to the moon.
• Blood Rain fell as calamity creatures and sealed [Gui] emerged across the world, while Demon Solomon called for the civilizations to unite and possess a [God].
• The [God] of the Luang Civilization leaped from its spacecraft and fought a [Gui], beginning the world's decisive battle.

Lu Yuan visited Green Field City's Third Educational Campus, where he discussed educational fairness and gifted students before meeting the exceptionally talented Zhou Sirui. He took a group of children to the Hall of Artisans to see the Alliance competition site, where participants were awaiting results and exchanging knowledge.

• Lu Yuan taught an introductory Artisan Studies class to young students and discussed with Principal Bei Tao how the school balanced resources for children with different aptitudes.
• Principal Bei Tao told Lu Yuan that Zhou Sirui had reached 15 Spirit points at age five, and Lu Yuan went to meet him in the library.
• Lu Yuan read advanced research books beside Zhou Sirui, whose competitiveness grew as he watched Lu Yuan read rapidly.
• Lu Yuan explained the Buzhou Alliance's idealist competition and the importance of research, talent, and training young artisans.
• Zhou Sirui admitted he had entered the Alliance Elementary Artisan Knowledge Competition, while Bei Tai declared that he would win it.
• Lu Yuan took the children by hoverbus to the Hall of Artisans, where participants awaited the competition results and exchanged knowledge.

Lu Yuan kept the wolf that had followed him and began taming it for companionship, carefully establishing his authority before feeding and petting it. A week later, Old Wolf had grown comfortable with him and obeyed when he used a fish to command it to sit.

• Lu Yuan let the wolf stay outside his shelter while he cooked fish and ate before offering it food.
• Lu Yuan gave Old Wolf two cooked fish, and it eagerly finished the meal.
• Lu Yuan slowly petted Old Wolf's head, and the wolf tolerated his touch.
• Over the next week, Lu Yuan petted Old Wolf, handled its fur, and picked fleas off it.
• When Old Wolf growled at him, Lu Yuan ordered it to kneel and showed it a small fish, making it sit at once.

Lu Yuan sought the Ancient Insect’s advice after a nuclear strike failed to stop the ghost threatening Green Field City. As the Monster consumed Quincy City’s population, the Ancient Insect asked to see the footage, and a vast killing force descended over the city where Jin Bote was resisting.

• A nuclear explosion briefly dispersed the black shadow, but it reformed and continued toward Quincy City.
• Lu Yuan realized Green Field City was also in danger and contacted the Ancient Insect through the Immortal Palace.
• The Ancient Insect admitted it had forgotten how it survived a ghost before and asked Lu Yuan to send footage so it could identify the threat.
• The Monster absorbed the consciousness of eight million Blue Peng People and rejoiced at gaining a rich source of Idealistic Energy.
• Jin Bote and the Dream Ability Users failed to unite the citizens’ consciousness strongly enough to resist the Monster.
• A vast killing force descended over Quincy City, disabling its lights and devices as Jin Bote’s thoughts drifted away.

Lu Yuan and the Upper Council established a new social welfare system that distributed most of Green Field Mountain’s output to the public and assigned resource allowances by talent grade. The policy sparked excitement as people claimed their benefits, while Lu Yuan and Old Cat watched the public debate over its fairness and sustainability.

• Lu Yuan proposed sharing Green Field Mountain’s output, and the Upper Council discussed welfare levels, talent assessments, and safeguards against corruption and private trading.
• The Upper Council established five talent grades, with different resource allotments and paths for promotion; criminals received D-grade status, while Lu Yuan personally reviewed S- and A-grade cases.
• The government announced that ninety-five percent of Green Field Mountain’s output would go to civilian use and gave more than four hundred thousand people B-grade training standards for four years.
• Sha Kaner, Lu Ying, and other soldiers visited Green Field Supermarket to claim annual resources, while Sha Kaner hesitated over what to buy and the younger soldiers eagerly chose goods and cultivated.
• Lu Yuan delivered a recorded speech encouraging people to keep building civilization, then joined Old Cat to read public reactions to the new welfare policy on the government forum.

Old Cat reached Sky City with four Shali People and contacted Lu Yuan, who had been transformed into a Life Tree and was still guarding the Opium Poppy Tree. After Lu Yuan supplied weapons, explosives, food, and a clone to help them restore order, Old Cat proposed that he lead the surviving Shali Clan and raise Sky City again.

• Old Cat led four Shali People through the sewers toward Sky City, where they found dried animal carcasses that could help ease the food shortage.
• Lu Yuan answered Old Cat's radio call and explained that he had become a Life Tree while fighting the monster, and Old Cat reported that only a little over ten thousand Shali People remained and rioters were threatening their village.
• Lu Yuan sent rifles, a cannon, explosives, and about two tons of food through the sewers, then began growing a humanoid clone to help the Shali People.
• Old Cat asked Lu Yuan to give the survivors a sign of hope and pointed out that many Shali People had God's Skill and could potentially integrate with humanity.
• Old Cat urged Lu Yuan to lead the Shali Clan and rebuild Sky City, arguing that the city could help them travel back to the human world more efficiently.

As night first fell over Pangu Continent, Duo Mu waited for Turtle Immortal to reveal the truth behind the calamity at Kunlun Summit. Turtle Immortal explained that the myths’ use of Infinite Qi had dragged the deadly Yin World toward Pangu Continent, while Lu Yuan chose to keep listening despite the danger to his soul.

• After night appeared and Senior Brother vanished, Duo Mu questioned Turtle Master, who promised to reveal the truth at Kunlun Summit in seven days.
• Duo Mu crafted an Eternal Lamp, sent the Undying Giant Turtle away, and sharpened his Immortal Slaughtering Sword as mythical leaders gathered at Kunlun Mountain.
• On the seventh day, Turtle Immortal warned the myths that learning the truth was dangerous and told those who had not used Infinite Qi to leave.
• Lu Yuan resisted the urge to exit the historical illusion and stayed as Turtle Immortal explained that Pangu Continent was the Yang World and that Infinite Qi had drawn the Yin World toward it.
• The revelation caused Lu Yuan intense soul pain and shattered his vision before the historical illusion protected him.
• Turtle Immortal told the myths that Infinite Qi had brought mental deterioration and blood sacrifices had helped preserve their sanity, but he said there was no way to fight the Yin World’s rule.

Lu Yuan discovered that the Donkey-Head Monster had destroyed his communicator, then watched the little Metal Ball turn its broken parts into a strange makeshift body. The ancient machine’s intelligence began speaking, leaving Lu Yuan facing an unexpected first contact with an unknown civilization.

• Lu Yuan heated and hammered the black gemstone while learning that the little Metal Ball could understand simple instructions and had warned him about the Donkey-Head Monster.
• Lu Yuan found his communicator ruined by a black, foul-smelling handprint and realized the Donkey-Head Monster had damaged it during their fight.
• The little Metal Ball used Lu Yuan’s dagger to enter the communicator, where it tried to repair the device and began speaking through a salvaged speaker.
• The Metal Ball admitted it could not repair the communicator and had damaged it further while fitting a speaker that enabled cross-species communication.
• The Metal Ball crawled out with wires and parts attached, forming a bizarre cat-like mechanical body, then reconnected its speaker and sighed in satisfaction.

Lu Yuan discussed the limits and underestimated potential of technological paths with Hai Zhiyun, then agreed to strengthen students’ psychological education. After Sky City reached a vast tropical grassland, Colonel Lu Ying prepared a new class of students for treasure hunting and assigned each one a partner.

• Hai Zhiyun argued that technological items and idealism-materialism paths might be stronger than people believed, while Lu Yuan urged her to focus on developing technology.
• Hai Zhiyun warned Lu Yuan that some young people had developed a sense of superiority, and he promised to strengthen psychological education through a new mindset course.
• Sky City crossed the fissure and moved slowly over an enormous tropical grassland filled with unfamiliar wildlife, lakes, and rivers.
• Colonel Lu Ying taught thirteen-year-old students how to search for minerals, avoid danger, and use detectors, explaining that Black Iron Mine produced regular sine-wave readings and mithril had gentler waves.
• Lu Ying handed out survival backpacks and told the students they would each receive a partner to accompany them for at least a day.

Lu Yuan and his companions captured a one-eyed snake person and used Mandala Fruit medicine to restore its intelligence. The old creature claimed to be an archaeologist trapped in the palace, and Lu Yuan decided to investigate the pool it said could help him.

• Duke Magmette used the Powered Armor’s roar to scatter the snake people, and Lu Yuan captured the unusually strong one-eyed snake person with the Immortal Binding Rope.
• Lu Yuan fed the captive Mandala Fruit medicine, restoring its intelligence while rapidly aging its body.
• The snake person warned the group to hide as the ghost’s cold aura spread through the Snake People Palace, then explained that memory loss was a consequence of hiding from the monster.
• The snake person claimed to be an archaeologist from a royal snake race who had been trapped in the palace and asked Lu Yuan to bring spring water from the pool.
• Lu Yuan doubted the creature’s story but agreed to investigate the pool beyond the palace wall.

Lu Yuan prepared to use Space Blink to enter the Lize Civilization’s Safe Zone while the Lize people and Human Civilization coordinated and watched. The chapter ended as humanity learned that Lu Yuan was about to arrive in the Lize city.

• Lu Yuan asked the Lize people to illuminate their Safe Zone’s light screen and clear an open area so he could locate a safe place to cross inside.
• After the Lize people completed the preparations, Lu Yuan left Old Cat and Old Wolf behind and used the monster’s Farsight Cornea to search for light from the Safe Zone.
• Lyon welcomed Lu Yuan before a crowd of excited Lize people and contacted Human Civilization to share the news.
• Li Chunhong and Zhang Hui discussed the Lize Civilization and developments in other cities before the Seventh Branch initiated a joint contact with humanity.
• Zhang Hui spotted Lu Yuan outside the Safe Zone, and Lyon clarified that Lu Yuan intended to breach it and visit the Lize city.

Lu Yuan showed his Legendary Level gloves to artisans, then gave Seashell and Old Cat gifts that let them experience new sensations. Old Cat ran off to enjoy being petted on campus, while Seashell teased Lu Yuan with a pillow before he chased her.

• Lu Yuan revealed his Legendary Level gloves and explained that he had crafted them from Painted Skin hide to improve his perception of Extraordinary Rhythm.
• Guo Jinzi and the other artisans borrowed the gloves, but they fought over wearing them instead of researching them.
• Lu Yuan gave Seashell and Old Cat new clothes, and Seashell ran off to change while Old Cat delighted in its newfound sense of touch.
• Old Cat shapeshifted into a gray cat and ran around campus, enjoying being petted by students before a young man tried to take it to the lost-and-found center.
• Seashell used her Charm skill to trick Lu Yuan into burying his face in a sponge pillow, and Lu Yuan chased her after she laughed at him.

The Red Bull Alliance and Yan Snake Civilization attacked the Human Alliance under powerful interference fields, but the Great Mirage Dragon overwhelmed their forces. The Human Eighteen Civilizations arrived with reinforcements and ordered both enemies to surrender.

• The Red Bull Alliance and Yan Snake Civilization activated powerful fields as their forces attacked the Human Alliance, whose Cryo-Lasers and shields slowed the Minotaur Flesh Puppets.
• Colonel Lawrence piloted a Giant Snake Armor against a Minotaur Puppet while the Yan Snake Civilization held back and watched for an advantage.
• The Great Mirage Dragon arrived at extraordinary speed, broke a Minotaur Puppet with one strike, reflected enemy attacks, and froze several war machines.
• The Great Mirage Dragon sent Lawrence’s Giant Snake Armor flying, and Lawrence surrendered; the dragon spared him and concealed itself in the fog.
• The Red Bull Alliance and Yan Snake Civilization considered escalating with Ox Ghost and Hydrogen Bombs, but Giant God Soldiers and Insectoid Warriors arrived as reinforcements.
• Old Cat announced that the Human Eighteen Civilizations had come to support the Human Alliance and demanded that both enemy civilizations withdraw their fields and lay down their weapons.

Lu Yuan awoke after five years of recovery and reunited with Sea Snail Miss as humanity celebrated the New Year and rebuilt after the war. He explained his discovery of the Eternal level and surveyed Green Field City's military advances before considering making Sea Snail Miss an Innate Mythical; the chapter ended as they approached the Evil Dragon Clan's small world.

• Lu Yuan awoke from the Hibernation Pod on New Year's Day, five years after the battle, and reunited with Sea Snail Miss.
• Lu Yuan told Sea Snail Miss that using his powerful ability had cost him half his lifespan, but he had comprehended the Greedy Demon God's heart and believed the Eternal level could overcome that cost.
• Lu Yuan revealed that another being might be pursuing the Eternal level and suspected the Time Aberration, the Weaver, had come from beyond Pangu Continent.
• Lu Yuan and Sea Snail Miss surveyed Green Field City's improved Electromagnetic Cannons, radiation lasers, Ark Shields, and plans to revive Demon: Painted Skin.
• Lu Yuan considered using Profound Yellow Qi in the Qiankun World to make Sea Snail Miss an Innate Mythical, and told her his world had evolved again.
• Lu Yuan and Sea Snail Miss rode north and reached ripples marking the entrance to the Evil Dragon Clan's small world.

Jin Bote awoke after months in a chaotic dream and learned that the Blue Roc Civilization had been devastated, while the survivors remained sheltered by humanity. He rallied the Blue Peng elites to work toward their people’s future as he stayed behind to resist the monster’s influence.

• Seashell explained that Jin Bote could use a little Luck because the monster considered him one of its own, and Lu Yuan outlined humanity’s plans to activate True Paradise and build a Dream Network with the Blue Roc Civilization’s Luck.
• After the meeting, Lu Yuan worried that he would be arrested as a fugitive, while Sea Snail Miss told him the Dream Network project could take decades or longer.
• In the tenth month, Jin Bote awoke, learned that his soul was partly contaminated and his city lay in ruins, and thanked humanity for sheltering his people.
• Jin Bote gathered more than five thousand Blue Roc elites and urged them to stop grieving, work hard, and help secure their civilization’s future.
• Jin Bote said he would remain with humanity to resist the monster, and the Blue Peng elites left the meeting determined to rise and strive.