Vol. 8The Return and the Abyss

Lu PingAn led the resistance to victory over the Aus, developed his Law and Life Investor paths, and returned to Earth. He built influence in Ancient City and entered an Abyssified examination realm as a covert proctor, where he saved the candidates after revealing his power.

  • Lu PingAn rallied survivors at Homeland Fortress, developed new professions through the Forbidden Great Library, and helped defeat the Aus’ air and artillery advantages.
  • Skala’s assault on the mountain trenches failed, leaving the Aus with heavy losses as Marvin Hord’s executives and mercenaries ignored his demands.
  • Lu PingAn redirected a nuclear bomb toward the Aus headquarters and led the East Country People to defeat the Aus, then helped organize the conquered world’s development.
  • Lu PingAn studied Law Decrees and Chris’s life and profession to build his own Law while preparing his team to leave as the Nirvana Plan proceeded.
  • Lu PingAn advanced to Tier 4 as a Life Investor, used his Law Decree to transform weapons, and returned to Earth amid growing international tensions.
  • Lu PingAn moved his parents into the Municipal Government Compound and visited relatives who had once lent his family money.
  • Lu PingAn took a position in Ancient City, chose the Abyss Decapitation Sword, and trained candidates for the Temporary Explorer Qualification examination.
  • Lu PingAn entered the Abyssified examination realm as a disguised proctor, tested the candidates against monsters, and rescued them after crushing a Berserk Horned Demon.
Chapters 702–801 Read from ch. 702

Arc 29The War for Homeland Fortress

Lu PingAn united scattered survivors, turned Homeland Fortress into a base for resistance, and used the Forbidden Great Library to develop new professions. After defeating the Aus’ air and artillery advantage, he forced them to attack the defenders’ mountain trenches, leaving the war grinding into a costly assault.

  • Lu PingAn left his recuperation to recruit researchers and gather scattered camps, then exposed an Aus messenger’s offer of reconciliation and killed him.
  • Lu PingAn rallied survivors through public accounts of Aus brutality, took control of Three-in-One and the Radio Tower, and organized revenge squads around Homeland Fortress.
  • Lu PingAn built the Forbidden Great Library, sold and studied profession knowledge, and worked with Big Cat to create new paths including Rider (Bone) and a Runner-based Fire Driver system.
  • As the Aus advanced, Lu PingAn used broadcasts to rally the defenders and promised to bring them home if they won.
  • The East Country People sheltered behind Divine Bone barriers and, with Lu PingAn’s help, used captured Air Beasts and Sky Knights to counter the Aus air attacks.
  • The East Country Suicide Sky Cavalry and Independent Regiment destroyed the Aus Sky Knights and artillery, while Lu PingAn advanced to third-tier Black Holy Grail Holder.
  • Lu PingAn ordered the troops not to pursue and instead encouraged independent fighters to strike Aus bases and supply convoys, aiming to draw the weakened enemy into the mountain defenses.
  • Skala’s assault failed as the Aus lost most of their uphill attackers, and Marvin Hord’s executives and mercenaries ignored his angry demands.
Chapters 702–726 Summaries Read

Arc 30From Victory to Law

Lu PingAn led the East Country People to defeat the Aus, then turned to developing the conquered world and strengthening his own equipment and abilities. As Shenzhou’s arrival remained uncertain, he pursued the Law User path and began using Chris’s philosophy to guide the Law he would eventually choose.

  • Lu PingAn spotted the descending Cosmic Star One and evacuated everyone before intercepting it, redirecting its nuclear bomb toward the Aus headquarters and surviving the blast.
  • Lu PingAn announced the Aus defeat, rejected their offer of peace, and led the East Country People through a final battle that ended with the Aus forces routed.
  • Fang Yunyun proposed a Special Development Zone, and the leaders agreed to let the authorities manage the world while battle participants received shares and compensation.
  • Lu PingAn expanded the Rebirth Merchant Guild’s trade and manufacturing, then experimented with Divine Bone and Spin Force Stone equipment and worked with Fang Wen on a combat mech for Zhi Xi.
  • Lu PingAn hunted down Ke Ya by unleashing the Hungry Ghost Blood Pool, killed her, and displayed her corpse in A3 District.
  • Lu PingAn studied Law Decrees and the Law User profession, deciding to use the Sophist’s shortcut to acquire its rules while building his own Law.
  • The Mirror and Ice God brought Red Star soldiers, who cooperated with the Eastern Kingdom survivors under the Nirvana Plan as other groups sought Ship Tickets and Lu PingAn’s team prepared to leave.
  • Lu PingAn studied profession guides and spent Life Points on self-created Law Decrees, then concluded that Chris’s life and profession could help him choose his own Law.
Chapters 727–751 Summaries Read

Arc 31The Life Investor Returns

Lu PingAn advanced into a Life Investor, used his Law Decree to empower weapons and build influence, then returned to Earth as international tensions grew. He brought his parents to the city and prepared for a government commission and a visit to relatives.

  • Lu PingAn challenged Chris’s life-consuming route to apotheosis and proposed merging their Logics, then focused on building an investment-based path of shared victory.
  • Lu PingAn sold information and career guidance through Conscience Contracts, advanced to Tier 3 Law User, and created the Lawful Notes that let him record and analyze Law Decrees.
  • Lu PingAn reached Tier 4 as a Life Investor and used Breathing of All Things and Life Investment to awaken and transform weapons, including the Storm Lance.
  • Lu PingAn sold limited enchanting slots before his group boarded the Return Home Ship, then demanded tax relief and compensation for the returning Explorers.
  • Lu PingAn paid his Courtyard’s rising maintenance costs, expanded and renovated it, and strengthened Investment enough to auction slots to other Professionals.
  • Lu PingAn returned to Xiao An City as officials praised his role in saving the Four Cities, while news reported worsening international conflicts and an urgent UT meeting.
  • Lu PingAn chose to stay home, dismissed his companions for a month, and went to visit his parents after learning the authorities wanted him for a private commission.
  • Lu PingAn persuaded his parents to move into the Municipal Government Compound by saying he planned to marry and would need their help raising a child, then visited relatives who had once lent his family money.
Chapters 752–776 Summaries Read

Arc 32The Abyss Examination

Lu PingAn built his influence in Ancient City, took up the Abyss Decapitation Sword, and trained for a dangerous explorer examination while learning combat skills from Kun Ba. He entered the Abyssified realm as a covert proctor, where the candidates faced waves of monsters and Lu PingAn revealed his power to save them.

  • Lu PingAn accepted a position in Ancient City, expanded the Temporary Security Brigade, and chose the Abyss Decapitation Sword as his reward.
  • Lu PingAn recruited Law Decree-level Professionals and traveled to Changping to prepare candidates for the Temporary Explorer Qualification examination.
  • Lu PingAn trained with Kun Ba in the Four Skills and began practicing Physical Exhaustion while Xia Qin advanced under Kun Ba's guidance.
  • Lu PingAn reviewed the examination's death waiver, learned the trial would take place in an Abyssified realm, and chose to serve as a proctor for its promised rewards.
  • Lu PingAn tested the candidates in a simulated battle, urged the unprepared to withdraw, and offered harsh training to the fifteen who remained.
  • Lu PingAn attended Changping's opening ceremony as tensions with Ancient City rose and competitors made him a target at the under-thirty Games.
  • Lu PingAn entered the examination realm in disguise, tested candidates' teamwork with staged threats, and judged several groups unfit after they were wiped out.
  • Lu PingAn observed the candidates fighting demons, then revealed his strength by crushing a Berserk Horned Demon and retrieving the candidates after their retreat.
Chapters 777–801 Summaries Read
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