Chapter Summaries

Lin Shuang was transported to a Stellaron-struck world and fell into Acheron's arms, where a Harem System ordered her to confess to Acheron. After Acheron protected her and gave her a Synesthesia Beacon, Lin Shuang considered using their relationship to gain power and survive.

• Acheron fought off Rift creatures and the Destruction Legion in the ruins of a world affected by a Stellaron.
• Lin Shuang fell through a wormhole into Acheron's arms, and her Harem System activated with a mission to propose love to Acheron.
• Acheron swiftly destroyed the enemies surrounding them and administered a Synesthesia Beacon so Lin Shuang could understand her.
• Acheron introduced herself as a Galaxy Ranger and asked Lin Shuang how she had opened a wormhole; Lin Shuang said her name and denied causing it.
• Lin Shuang weighed the danger of traveling with Acheron against the need to earn card draws through an intimate relationship with her.

Lin Shuang tried to turn her connection with Acheron into a marriage ceremony to earn a system reward, and Acheron agreed to take part. They prepared an improvised ritual in a ruined house, but Acheron questioned Lin Shuang just as the ceremony was about to begin.

• Acheron explained that she had landed on the ruined planet by chance and offered to escort Lin Shuang beyond the Stellaron’s influence.
• The system recognized Acheron as Lin Shuang’s lifesaver and awarded Lin Shuang a White Card draw, which produced a Storage Card that could hold only one item.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron that a ceremony from her homeland could grant her power and asked Acheron to cooperate; Acheron agreed.
• Lin Shuang gathered supplies and prepared an improvised wedding ritual, including a brazier, red clothes, and red fabric to cover their heads.
• As Lin Shuang raised the fabric to cover Acheron’s head, Acheron looked into her eyes and asked her a question.

Lin Shuang completed a wedding ritual with Acheron, concealing its meaning while Acheron grew suspicious and briefly revealed her white-haired, scarlet-eyed state. The system accepted the ceremony as an overcompleted novice mission, and the two exchanged wedding rings.

• Lin Shuang guided Acheron through crossing the brazier, bowing, and exchanging cups while hiding the ritual’s intimate meaning.
• As Lin Shuang tied Acheron’s hair, Acheron’s hair turned white and she confronted Lin Shuang for being dishonest before returning to her usual state.
• Lin Shuang finished the ritual and received a purple draw and a pair of ordinary wedding rings, though the system warned that her shortcut downgraded future rewards.
• Lin Shuang offered Acheron a ring, and Acheron removed her glove, accepted it, and put the second ring on Lin Shuang’s hand.
• Lin Shuang confirmed that the ritual was complete and thanked Acheron for indulging her.

Lin Shuang’s purple reward gave her a powerful body and a durable greatsword, but the weapon was a toy whose flames and music were only effects. After Lin Shuang said she planned to find the Stellaron, Acheron warned her about the dangers and offered to take her with her.

• Lin Shuang drew a replica Herrscher of Flames of Corruption Core and transformed into armor-wearing, greatsword-wielding form.
• Lin Shuang discovered that her core had limited energy and that her greatsword played music and projected flames, though it was surprisingly durable and could smash through a wall.
• Acheron tested the greatsword, judged it usable as a weapon, and smiled at Lin Shuang’s embarrassment over its sound effects.
• Lin Shuang decided to seek the Stellaron as a possible power source for her core and considered storing it with her Storage Card.
• Acheron warned Lin Shuang not to approach the Stellaron and offered to take her away, then pointed out that Lin Shuang lacked combat skill and that stronger monsters waited near it.

Acheron warned Lin Shuang against approaching the Stellaron, then began training her to strengthen her will and combat skills. After Lin Shuang survived another punishing sparring lesson, Acheron gave her a peach as a reward.

• Acheron objected when Lin Shuang said she wanted to use the Stellaron, warning that its power could lead her to destruction and promising to stop her if necessary.
• Lin Shuang explained that she hoped to seal the Stellaron in a card and use it as an energy source because she could not draw power from a Path.
• Acheron refused to help Lin Shuang obtain a Stellaron and told her to raise her sword so she could temper her will before they parted.
• Acheron attacked Lin Shuang with her scabbard during training, and Lin Shuang managed to block the blow and land safely after being sent flying.
• Acheron praised Lin Shuang's improvement, gave her a peach, and sat down to eat one herself.

Acheron regained her sense of taste after biting Lin Shuang’s peach, then became overwhelmed by the sweetness and her memories, biting Lin Shuang as she sought the taste of blood. After Lin Shuang comforted her, Acheron took a photo of her smile and saved Lin Shuang’s words about making up for the sweetness she had lost.

• Acheron tasted Lin Shuang’s peach and was startled when its sweetness returned a sense of taste that The Nihility had taken from her.
• Acheron asked to taste Lin Shuang’s peach, then grabbed her and bit her in a frenzy as she chased the remembered flavors of sweetness and blood.
• Lin Shuang stopped resisting and supported Acheron until she calmed down, then asked what had happened.
• Acheron explained that her taste and memories were damaged and that the peach had revived a flavor she thought she could never taste again.
• Lin Shuang encouraged Acheron to seek out wonderful foods and make up for the sweetness she had lost.
• Acheron photographed Lin Shuang with her words written in the image, and Lin Shuang let her keep it.

Lin Shuang spent ten days training under Acheron, learning to fight Rift monsters and the Anti-Matter Legion as they moved toward the Stellaron. Acheron then began the next stage by attacking Lin Shuang with killing intent, leaving her frozen under the power of The Nihility.

• Acheron gave Lin Shuang a spare phone and Credits before sending her to clear monsters in the ruined city.
• Lin Shuang endured days of dangerous monster fights and gradually improved her combat skills and energy control under Acheron's harsh training.
• Lin Shuang defeated an Outer Void Ice with her greatsword and learned they were approaching the Stellaron, where monsters were growing stronger and more numerous.
• Acheron told Lin Shuang that the next stage of training was fighting her with intent to kill.
• Acheron sent Lin Shuang flying through abandoned buildings, then released the power of The Nihility, leaving Lin Shuang unable to move.

Acheron discovered that her erosion by The Nihility had stopped after meeting Lin Shuang, while Lin Shuang repeatedly escaped its influence when their rings flashed. Acheron suspected the rings and their ritual were responsible, but Lin Shuang insisted the ring was only symbolic, leaving Acheron unconvinced.

• Acheron sensed that The Nihility was no longer eroding her and wondered whether meeting Lin Shuang and their ritual had caused the change.
• Lin Shuang escaped Acheron's test of The Nihility when her ring flashed, and Acheron revealed that her power came from the path of The Nihility.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron the ring was only a token from the ritual, and Acheron touched her own ring without pressing the matter.
• Acheron resumed training Lin Shuang, who escaped The Nihility again when both rings flashed.
• Acheron concluded that the rings could resist The Nihility, while Lin Shuang blamed another power and denied that the ring had any special ability.
• Lin Shuang tried to reassure Acheron that the ring was merely symbolic, but Acheron smiled and said she knew.

Lin Shuang and Acheron continued their journey, with Acheron secretly recording their time together as she worried her memories might fade. They reached a ruined spaceport and fought their way toward the Stellaron, whose influence Lin Shuang began to feel more strongly.

• Acheron accepted Lin Shuang’s denial about the rings and began taking photos and videos to preserve their memories together.
• Acheron changed Lin Shuang’s training, making her fight monsters while enduring the pressure of Acheron’s power.
• Lin Shuang and Acheron entered a ruined spaceport filled with Fragmentum creatures and members of the Anti-Matter Legion.
• Lin Shuang fought through the monsters with a flame-forged greatsword as Acheron followed and recorded her.
• Acheron directed Lin Shuang toward the Stellaron near a collapsed launch tower, and Lin Shuang said its temptation was making her uncomfortable.

Lin Shuang sealed the Stellaron in her Storage Card and tried to use its power through her greatsword, nearly losing control until Acheron intervened. She then connected the card to the sword safely and learned she could channel the Stellaron’s energy in a controlled way.

• Lin Shuang used her Storage Card to capture the Stellaron, stopping the noise in her head and beginning to reopen interstellar routes.
• Lin Shuang released the Stellaron and placed it directly in her greatsword, causing its violent energy to overwhelm her.
• Acheron rushed into the flames, pulled Lin Shuang to safety, and returned the Stellaron to the Storage Card.
• Lin Shuang inserted the Storage Card into her greatsword, allowing her Herrscher Core to convert the Stellaron’s energy safely.
• Lin Shuang summoned flames and celebrated with Acheron as she demonstrated her new power.

Lin Shuang and Acheron found a small spaceship and set a course for a nearby inhabited planet, discussing where Lin Shuang might travel next and promising to share stories in Penacony. After sleeping for a day aboard the ship, Lin Shuang logged into a game and challenged an online player named Silver Wolf, unaware of the possibility that the player was the real one.

• Acheron warned Lin Shuang not to reveal her cards or her ability to use Stellaron energy, then explained that the ruined planet would likely remain devastated even after the Stellaron was dealt with.
• Lin Shuang and Acheron discussed traveling to Penacony, the Xianzhou, and Azur Star, and Acheron promised to share drinks with her in Penacony if her memories lasted until then.
• Acheron and Lin Shuang repaired a small spaceship, set its autopilot toward a nearby inhabited planet, and took off.
• Acheron refused to rest, while Lin Shuang went to bed and slept for an entire day.
• Lin Shuang entered a full-dive game, messaged an online player called Great God Silver Wolf of the Gaming Realm, and accepted a match invitation.

Lin Shuang and Acheron approached a starport, where they spotted a Xianzhou starskiff from the Minghuo Merchant Group. When an explosion sent it crashing, they decided to investigate, while Tingyun and the crew faced an attack by Abundant Doses aboard the doomed ship.

• Lin Shuang provoked Silver Wolf during an online game by posting crude messages about her, won a close match, and apologized after Silver Wolf threatened to defeat her offline.
• Acheron told Lin Shuang she would refit the old spacecraft with better equipment so Lin Shuang could use it to travel the galaxy.
• Lin Shuang and Acheron reached a busy starport and identified a nearby Xianzhou starskiff as belonging to the Minghuo Merchant Group.
• An explosion knocked the starskiff off course, and Acheron sensed the power of Abundance aboard it; Lin Shuang agreed to go help.
• Tingyun learned that an Inner Core Master had infiltrated her merchant group and that Abundant Doses had disabled communications and activated every escape pod.

Lin Shuang and Acheron reached the crashed star skiff, where Lin Shuang fought through Abundance spirit beasts and headed toward the cockpit. Tingyun and her colleagues were losing ground to the attackers when Lin Shuang’s song approached through the passage.

• Tingyun encouraged her colleagues to brace for impact, hiding that her earlier divination had predicted smooth sailing.
• Lin Shuang and Acheron leaped from their spacecraft and descended toward the falling star skiff as rescue ships launched too late to prevent its crash.
• After the star skiff crashed in a valley, Lin Shuang entered its cargo hold and killed the Abundance spirit beasts Kui Mu and Lou Jin.
• Lin Shuang hurried toward the cockpit after hearing fighting, while Acheron followed behind her.
• Tingyun stalled the Abundant Doses Inner Core Master as his forces pressed the wounded merchant group.
• A song and waves of heat emerged from the passage, surprising Tingyun, her colleagues, and the attackers.

Lin Shuang and Acheron rescued Tingyun and the Minghuo Merchant Group by defeating the Inner Core Master and the Abundant Doses attackers. Tingyun thanked Lin Shuang and grew curious about her and Acheron, while Lin Shuang struggled not to pet Tingyun’s tail and ended up standing close beside Acheron.

• Lin Shuang burst into the battle and struck the Inner Core Master with her flaming greatsword as Acheron arrived behind her.
• Lin Shuang overpowered the Inner Core Master, pinned him to the floor, and defeated him, causing the remaining Abundant Doses members to retreat.
• The Minghuo Merchant Group commented on the music coming from Lin Shuang’s weapon, embarrassing her until she dismissed the greatsword.
• Tingyun introduced herself and thanked Lin Shuang and Acheron, while the system raised Tingyun’s favorability to 75 and awarded Lin Shuang a green card draw.
• Tingyun’s tail brushed Lin Shuang’s hand, and Acheron asked whether it was pretty; Lin Shuang praised Acheron and moved to stand close beside her.

Lin Shuang and Acheron reached a city with Tingyun after rescuing the Minghuo Merchant Group, and Tingyun arranged their stay while openly teasing Lin Shuang. Tingyun left to handle the merchant group's troubles, while Lin Shuang and Acheron settled into a luxurious hotel and could contact her if they needed anything.

• Tingyun invited Lin Shuang and Acheron to leave the damaged starskiff and accompany her to the city, where a life-support device helped Lin Shuang breathe in the polluted air.
• Lin Shuang asked Acheron whether she had fought well, and Acheron praised her decisive sword strikes before revealing she had seen Lin Shuang playing games during the journey.
• Lin Shuang told Acheron she could wake or message her whenever she wanted, and Acheron quietly agreed.
• Tingyun told Lin Shuang and Acheron that their expenses in the city would be covered and agreed to accompany them during their stay.
• The port authorities arranged transportation, a guide, and recovery of the starskiff, and Tingyun took Lin Shuang and Acheron to a luxurious hotel inside the protected city.
• Tingyun gave Lin Shuang her contact information, teased that she wanted to carry Lin Shuang home, then left to attend to the Minghuo Merchant Group's affairs.

Lin Shuang fed Acheron fruit and helped her savor the flavors she had regained, then drew an unusual hair-care and massage skill. She arranged supplies to try it on Acheron after they returned from exploring, leaving Acheron curious about what she had ordered.

• Lin Shuang fed Acheron several fruits, and Acheron said she would work to make tasting them a habit.
• Acheron took a candid photo of Lin Shuang feeding her and bluntly said Lin Shuang's swordsmanship had too many openings to look cool.
• Lin Shuang used her green draw and received a restricted-class hair-care technique with extensive massage and grooming knowledge.
• Lin Shuang decided to try the technique on Acheron and asked the hotel front desk to prepare supplies.
• Acheron asked Lin Shuang what she had arranged for the front desk to prepare.

Lin Shuang took Acheron to refit their spaceship, then arranged a night of food and skincare to help her relax. As Lin Shuang massaged Acheron, the treatment left Acheron relaxed and receptive, and Lin Shuang began massaging her body.

• Lin Shuang and Acheron had the Minghuo Merchant Group pay for a full overhaul of their spaceship at the planet's largest refitting shop.
• Lin Shuang led Acheron around to sample local specialties, taking note of the foods and flavors Acheron liked.
• Lin Shuang returned to the hotel with skincare supplies she had ordered and offered to give Acheron a relaxing treatment.
• Acheron bathed, then lay on the sofa while Lin Shuang applied ointment and massaged her hair and scalp.
• Acheron relaxed under Lin Shuang's care and agreed to let her treat her body next.
• Lin Shuang warmed essential oil and began massaging Acheron's back.

After Lin Shuang’s massage helped Acheron sleep peacefully, Acheron woke feeling unusually relaxed and found that Lin Shuang had prepared her clothes, blade, and fruit. Lin Shuang also received a message from Tingyun inviting her to meet the leaders of the Sky-Faring Commission.

• Lin Shuang massaged Acheron until Acheron fell asleep, then carried her to bed and arranged her belongings nearby.
• Acheron dreamed that a flame-wreathed white-haired girl led her through memories of her past and her first meeting with Lin Shuang.
• Lin Shuang woke and saw Tingyun’s message asking her to meet the leaders of the Sky-Faring Commission.
• Acheron woke in Lin Shuang’s room, remembered how she had lost control during the massage, and felt embarrassed but deeply relaxed.
• Acheron noticed Lin Shuang had left her clothes, blade, and fruit beside the bed, then ate the fruit.

Lin Shuang enjoyed a meal Tingyun brought and revealed that she had made her own hair and skincare ointment. Tingyun noticed Lin Shuang’s improved appearance and grew curious about her tail-care skills, while Acheron remained asleep and the meeting with Yukong had yet to happen.

• Lin Shuang agreed to meet Yukong after Tingyun said the Sky-Faring Commission’s head wanted to thank her for her help.
• Lin Shuang found Acheron still deeply asleep, then welcomed Tingyun, who arrived with lunch and drinks for her and Acheron.
• Tingyun served Xianzhou dishes, and Lin Shuang enjoyed them before saving half for Acheron.
• Tingyun spotted Lin Shuang’s skincare ingredients and noticed her hair and skin looked and smelled better than the day before.
• Lin Shuang admitted she had made ointment and cared for her hair, and Tingyun became curious about whether Lin Shuang could improve her tail care.

Lin Shuang prepared an ointment and tended to Tingyun’s fluffy tail, giving her an unexpectedly intense and relaxing treatment. Tingyun was left flushed and exhausted, while Lin Shuang left the room to let them both recover.

• Tingyun offered her tail to Lin Shuang and agreed to let her provide care.
• Lin Shuang mixed an ointment scented to resemble Tingyun and led her to a private room.
• Tingyun lay facedown while Lin Shuang combed and massaged ointment into her tail.
• Tingyun’s body tensed and relaxed under Lin Shuang’s touch until she was too weak to resist the soothing treatment.
• Lin Shuang covered Tingyun with a warm towel, offered her a bath, and left the room so they could both calm down.