Chapter Summaries

Han Bao anticipated that Shelter No. 36 would grow into a powerful force once Mr. Li Pingfei’s third-generation YZMM Gene Potion was ready, while Lin Xuankong urged him to carefully select new recruits. Han Liu then revealed two Seventh-Tier Berserker-level Source Beast Crystals, leaving Lin Xuankong delighted and wondering how he had obtained them.

• Han Bao calculated that the potion could help thousands of refugees awaken and let Shelter No. 36 build a force of powerful Gene Warriors.
• Lin Xuankong sent Han Bao to vet candidates for Shelter No. 36’s management and criticized Han Liu for neglecting the shelter’s work.
• Han Liu told Lin Xuankong that his latest trip had brought back something important and led him into a locked office.
• Han Liu opened a box containing two Seventh-Tier Berserker-level Source Stone Crystals, astonishing Lin Xuankong, who wanted to break through his cultivation bottleneck with them.
• Lin Xuankong marveled that Han Liu had obtained the crystals and wondered how he had managed it.

Han Liu brought Lin Xuankong two seventh-tier Ravager-level Source Stone Crystals and offered him one, teasing him to ask how he had obtained them. Han Liu began recounting how he had found two enormous Source Beast packs fighting, leaving Lin Xuankong to hear how he planned to claim the crystals.

• Han Liu presented Lin Xuankong with two Ravager-level Source Stone Crystals and said they could each keep one.
• Lin Xuankong examined a crystal and questioned how Han Liu had acquired two, while Han Liu tried to make him ask for the story.
• Han Liu explained that he had been hunting Source Beasts to help feed Shelter No. 36’s more than one hundred thousand residents.
• Han Liu discovered two large Source Beast packs battling, each led by a seventh-tier Ravager-level Source Beast, and hid nearby to profit from their fight.
• The two packs’ ninth-tier and eighth-tier beasts joined the battle, and both Ravager leaders eventually charged into the fighting.

Han Liu told Lin Xuankong how he had taken advantage of two wounded seventh-rank Ravager-level Dog Tribe Source Beast leaders to obtain two valuable Source Stone Crystals. Han Liu offered Lin one crystal, while Lin considered how to use it to break through to the seventh Life Tier.

• Han Liu recounted how the two Dog Tribe Source Beast leaders injured each other, letting him defeat them and claim their Source Stone Crystals.
• Lin Xuankong laughed at Han Liu's extraordinary luck and compared Han Liu's advantages with Han Bao's.
• Han Liu argued that Lin Xuankong was even luckier because he had obtained a seventh-rank Ravager Source Stone Crystal without leaving Shelter No. 36.
• Lin Xuankong asked whether Han Liu truly meant to give him one of the crystals, rather than save it for Han Yu or himself.
• Han Liu insisted that Lin Xuankong choose one crystal and said he wanted to see how powerful Lin's Water Drawing Technique and Ice Technique became after his breakthrough.

Han Liu gave Lin Xuankong a Ravager-class Source Beast Crystal, enabling Lin Xuankong to begin preparing for his breakthrough to the seventh Life Tier. Lin Xuankong also promised to help Han Liu reunite with Han Yu and left Shelter No. 36’s affairs to his trusted allies while he entered closed-door cultivation.

• Han Liu offered Lin Xuankong a Ravager-class Source Beast Crystal, and Lin Xuankong accepted it and promised to help him reach Shelter No. 1 and reunite with Han Yu.
• Lin Xuankong urged Han Liu to use the other crystal to break through to the seventh Life Tier and explained that their strength could clear the way between the shelters.
• Han Liu grew excited at Lin Xuankong’s vision of Shelter No. 36’s Gene Warriors becoming seventh-tier warriors and boasted that he would surpass Han Bao.
• Lin Xuankong reflected on the dangers of powerful Source Beasts and decided he needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible.
• After Han Liu left, Lin Xuankong called Han Bao and announced that he would enter closed-door cultivation, instructing him, You Rui, and Ma Long to manage the shelter.
• Han Bao agreed to guard Lin Xuankong’s office, and Lin Xuankong prepared to cultivate with the Ravager-class Source Beast Crystal.

After reaching the pinnacle of the Seventh Tier Life Tier, Lin Xuankong tested the dramatic improvements to his Water Drawing Technique and Ice Technique. He demonstrated precise control over water by silently filling Shelter No. 36’s tanks, then began testing his transformed Ice Technique.

• Lin Xuankong completed his transition to the Seventh Tier Life Tier and reached its pinnacle in only three days.
• Lin Xuankong discovered that his Water Drawing Technique could sense and control water within a radius of one hundred and twenty-eight meters.
• Lin Xuankong silently drew water from underground and filled the shelter’s dozen large tanks without anyone noticing.
• Lin Xuankong reflected that his transformed Water Drawing Technique could control beings with lower Life Tiers within its range.
• Lin Xuankong used his Ice Technique to shape a cup of water into a likeness of Li Xiaolan, then turned it into a lifelike ice sculpture.
• Lin Xuankong prepared to explore the Ice Technique’s further transformation.

Lin Xuankong tested how his transformed Ice Technique could withstand a powerful strike, then considered how his new abilities could trap seventh-tier enemies. When You Rui, Han Bao, Ma Long, Zhu Ling, Han Liu, and other Gene Warriors arrived at his office in alarm, Lin Xuankong opened the door and asked what had happened.

• Lin Xuankong struck his ice sculpture of Li Xiaolan with an eighth-tier alloy dagger, but the sculpture remained unharmed and shattered the dagger.
• Lin Xuankong concluded that his transformed Ice Technique could create ice durable enough to imprison powerful seventh-tier opponents for extended periods.
• Lin Xuankong reflected on Han Liu's newly awakened Special Genetic Ability, Nest, before hearing hurried footsteps outside his office.
• You Rui, Han Bao, Ma Long, Zhu Ling, Han Liu, and more than forty Gene Warriors gathered outside, looking tense and uneasy.
• Lin Xuankong opened the office door, received the Gene Warriors' salutes, and asked what had happened.

Lin Xuankong learned why the newly awakened Gene Warriors of Shelter No. 36 revered him and heard Captain General You Rui explain the Zhennan Royal Family’s role in Stone City’s survival. The chapter left Lin considering Wang Wenli a rare, benevolent Gene Warrior while You Rui contrasted him with Gene Warriors corrupted by power.

• Lin Xuankong inspected the newly awakened Gene Warriors, confirmed they had chosen the Elemental Gene Cultivation Path, and outlined his plan to establish an academy in Shelter No. 36.
• Lin Xuankong brought Captain General You Rui, Han Bao, and Han Liu into his office to hear why they had interrupted his cultivation.
• Han Bao explained that Shelter No. 36 faced an envoy’s order from the powerful Zhennan Royal Family, and Lin asked why the family had not reclaimed Northern River Province.
• You Rui described how the Zhennan Royal Family had protected Northern River Province’s major cities and sent Gene Warriors to Stone City, helping its shelters and refugees survive.
• You Rui said Wang Wenli’s order had likely saved Lin Xuankong, Han Bao, and Han Liu, and Lin praised Wang as unlike Xu Rong and Xu Chong.
• You Rui agreed that Gene Warriors often changed after gaining power but said Lin and Han Liu remained exceptions.

You Rui and Han Bao explained the Zhennan Royal Family’s history and revealed that Han Yu had been taken to the Yunqin Nation after Huang Wentao surrendered Shelter No. 1. Lin Xuankong learned that the Dingcheng Gene Organization had ordered the remaining shelters’ powerful Gene Warriors to gather at Shelter No. 12 and attack Huang Wentao, leaving him to decide whether Shelter No. 36 would join.

• You Rui described how the Zhennan Royal Family had promoted rules limiting Gene Warriors’ abuse of ordinary civilians.
• Han Bao reported that Huang Wentao had surrendered to the Yunqin Nation and that Jiao Hong now controlled Shelter No. 1.
• Han Bao explained that Han Yu had been taken to the Yunqin Nation and become a disciple of Jiao Yilan, prompting Han Liu to worry about her ties to their homeland.
• Lin Xuankong read the Zhennan Royal Family’s order for powerful Gene Warriors from the remaining shelters to gather at Shelter No. 12 and attack Huang Wentao.
• Lin Xuankong realized the shelter leaders had come to ask whether Shelter No. 36 would join the planned assault.

Lin Xuankong decided that Shelter No. 36 would join the coming confrontation between Tang Nation and Yunqin Nation, while keeping enough strength behind to protect its residents. As the team was assembled, You Rui discovered that Lin Xuankong and Han Liu had reached the seventh-tier Life Tier and asked how they had obtained the required Source Stone Crystal.

• Lin Xuankong agreed to travel toward Shelter No. 1 and Shelter No. 12 to assess the rival forces, and ordered Han Bao to select strong, dependable ninth-tier Gene Warriors with significant contributions to Shelter No. 36.
• Han Bao asked to join the expedition, and Han Liu requested to go so he could learn about his sister Han Yu; Lin Xuankong approved both requests.
• You Rui and Ma Long discussed who should stay behind, and Ma Long volunteered to guard Shelter No. 36 so You Rui could accompany Lin Xuankong.
• Lin Xuankong promoted Ma Long to deputy shelter chief in charge of security and authorized him to appoint new deputy captains.
• After Ma Long left, You Rui used her True Sight Special Genetic Ability to recognize that Lin Xuankong and Han Liu had advanced to the seventh-tier Life Tier, then asked how they had defeated a seventh-tier Ravager-level Source Beast and obtained its Source Stone Crystal.

Lin Xuankong discussed his cultivation and Shelter No. 36’s leadership with Captain General You Rui, who told him that the shelter depended on the hope and direction he provided. You Rui then warned that terrifying plant- and fungus-type Source Beasts had appeared in Yun Song Nation, leaving Lin Xuankong determined to grow stronger.

• Lin Xuankong concealed the true cause of his rapid cultivation and recounted how Han Liu had obtained two Ravager-level Source Stone Crystals.
• You Rui praised Han Liu for giving the crystals to Lin Xuankong and explained that his leadership gave Shelter No. 36 hope and cohesion.
• Lin Xuankong assured You Rui that the Source Beast disaster would soon end, but she doubted this and described rapidly mutating plant- and fungus-type Source Beasts in Yun Song Nation.
• You Rui reported that a fungus-type Source Beast near Mount Damang had roots spreading across several hills and warned that Yun Song Nation lacked the Gene Warriors to stop it.
• Lin Xuankong considered how hard such creatures would be for humanity to defeat and resolved to become stronger as their threat grew.

Lin Xuankong and You Rui prepared for the dangerous mission to Shelter No. 12 and the confrontation with Shelter No. 1, while Lei Che led Lin Hu and Lang Pu to hunt a Dog Tribe nest for Bai Dedong’s favor. The chapter left Lin Xuankong watching the nest as Lei Che prepared to attack it.

• You Rui warned Lin Xuankong that Yunqin Nation’s summoning Gene Warriors at Shelter No. 1 might have powerful battle pets, and Lin Xuankong promised to prepare for the mission.
• You Rui said Shelter No. 36’s engineers were making Eighth Tier alloy armor and ranged weapons for the operation.
• Lei Che told Lin Hu and Lang Pu that the Dog Tribe nest held more than twenty Predator-level Source Beasts and promised that hunting them could earn them pets from Bai Dedong.
• Lin Hu and Lang Pu pledged to follow Lei Che if they received his help becoming Gray Robe Lords.
• Lang Pu asked how Lei Che planned to attack the nest without drawing a Berserker, and Lei Che assured him his Mosquito Type pet could handle the hunt without a direct fight.
• Lin Xuankong watched the Dog Tribe nest from the ruins, preparing to test his blade.

Lei Che planned to poison the pond used by a Dog Tribe Source Beast pack with his Flying Mosquito’s potent toxin, while Lin Hu and Lang Pu learned both the power and cost of the toxin. The three then spotted an ordinary-looking stranger calmly approaching the pack, leaving them questioning what kind of Gene Warrior he was.

• Lin Hu realized Lei Che intended to contaminate the Dog Tribe pack’s pond with Flying Mosquito toxin instead of confronting the beasts directly.
• Lei Che explained that the toxin could incapacitate the pack for three days and could even affect powerful seventh-tier lifeforms, making Lin Hu and Lang Pu wary of him.
• Lin Hu praised Lei Che’s rare Pet Beast, and Lei Che privately resented how much toxin and resources he had to surrender to Bai Dedong.
• Lei Che noticed an ordinary-looking person strolling toward the Dog Tribe nest, and Lin Hu wondered whether the stranger was a Manifestation or Elemental Gene Warrior.

Lin Xuankong strolled through the Stone City ruins after reaching peak Seventh Tier, while Lei Che, Lin Hu, and Lang Pu struggled to guess his identity and strength. Lin Xuankong approached them after spotting their hiding place, and he discovered that Lei Che’s unusual Source Energy connected him to a powerful Flying Mosquito Source Beast.

• Lei Che, Lang Pu, and Lin Hu debated whether Lin Xuankong was a high-tier Elemental or Manifestation Gene Warrior, since his strength seemed impossible for an ordinary fighter to attain so quickly.
• Lin Xuankong enjoyed a relaxed walk after reaching peak Seventh Tier with Han Liu’s Abomination Source Stone Crystal and headed toward a large Dog Tribe Source Beast pack to test his abilities.
• Lin Xuankong spotted Lei Che, Lin Hu, and Lang Pu hiding in a ruined building and changed course to approach them, postponing his test so they would not see his Ice Technique and Water Drawing Technique.
• Lei Che decided to face Lin Xuankong, trusting in Bai Dedong’s backing and the Flying Mosquito Pet Beast, despite Lang Pu and Lin Hu’s unease.
• Lin Xuankong met the three men in the building and used True Sight to notice that Lei Che’s unusual Source Energy linked him to a powerful Flying Mosquito Source Beast preparing to attack.

Lin Xuankong questioned Lei Che, Lin Hu, and Lang Pu about Yunqin Nation’s inheritance, but learned Lei Che’s Flying Mosquito Pet Beast had come from Yunqin officials rather than a source art inheritance. The three lured Lin Xuankong close and launched a coordinated ambush, leaving him facing attacks from both sides.

• Lin Xuankong considered how Princess surpassed Lei Che’s Flying Mosquito Pet Beast and hoped to learn from Lei Che how to obtain Pet Beasts.
• Lin Xuankong confronted Lei Che, Lin Hu, and Lang Pu, who admitted they had joined Yunqin Nation’s Gene Warrior organization and urged him to join them.
• Lei Che secretly sent his Flying Mosquito Pet Beast behind Lin Xuankong while pretending to persuade him to join Yunqin Nation.
• Lin Xuankong asked about Yunqin Nation’s source art inheritance, but Lei Che said a White Robe Lord could help him obtain a Pet Beast instead.
• Lei Che, Lin Hu, and Lang Pu suddenly attacked Lin Xuankong at close range as the Flying Mosquito Pet Beast struck from behind.

Lin Xuankong froze Lei Che, Lin Hu, Lang Pu, and Lei Che’s Flying Mosquito Pet Beast after they tried to kill him, then killed Lin Hu when the others threatened and pleaded with him. He left Lei Che and Lang Pu alive for now and prepared to question them separately about Shelter No. 1 and the Yunqin Nation experts there.

• Lin Xuankong froze the three eighth-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors and the Flying Mosquito Pet Beast, leaving them unable to break free despite struggling for more than ten minutes.
• Lei Che demanded to know how Lin Xuankong had made such powerful ice, then threatened him with Yunqin Nation’s retaliation, while Lin Hu claimed their attack had only been a test.
• Lin Xuankong formed an Ice Blade and cut off Lin Hu’s head after becoming angry at their excuses and threats.
• Lei Che and Lang Pu panicked at Lin Hu’s death and begged Lin Xuankong to spare them, offering anything in exchange for their lives.
• Lin Xuankong said he would not kill Lei Che and Lang Pu directly, but would separate and question them, warning them not to conceal anything.

Lin Xuankong learned from Lei Che and Lang Pu that Yunqin Nation had hidden black-robed Origin Cultivators and a powerful Cloud Beast at Shelter No. 1, and that its summoning Gene Path could tame strong Source Beasts for warriors and their subordinates. He left with Lei Che and the Flying Mosquito Pet Beast, while Lang Pu remained trapped in ice and had to survive three days on his own.

• Lei Che and Lang Pu revealed Yunqin Nation’s presence in Shelter No. 1, including several black-robed Origin Cultivators and one who controlled a Cloud Beast.
• Lin Xuankong considered the danger posed by Cloud Beasts and decided to seek the summoning Gene Path’s cultivation and activation methods at Shelter No. 1.
• Lin Xuankong recognized the Flying Mosquito Pet Beast’s speed and cross-tier toxin as valuable, and Lei Che and Lang Pu offered to serve him.
• Lin Xuankong carried Lei Che and the trapped Flying Mosquito Pet Beast out of the building, leaving Lang Pu frozen behind.
• Lin Xuankong told Lang Pu the ice would loosen after about three days and that his survival depended on whether Source Beasts came to feed.

Lin Xuankong left Lang Pu trapped in ice and decided to preserve Lei Che and his Predator Flying Mosquito for their useful toxin. The next day, Lin Xuankong led You Rui, Han Liu, and the assembled Gene Warriors of Shelter No. 36 toward Shelter No. 12, where they would join the Dingcheng Gene Organization and continue on to Shelter No. 1.

• Lang Pu realized that Lin Xuankong had left him to face the danger of Stone City, and he regretted abandoning the disaster victims from Shelter No. 34.
• Han Liu taunted the ice-sealed Lei Che, while Lin Xuankong explained that Lei Che and his Predator Flying Mosquito would be spared for now.
• Lin Xuankong ordered Han Liu to provide Source Stone Crystals and Predator Source Beast flesh to strengthen the Flying Mosquito, whose toxin Lin Xuankong intended to use against future enemies.
• You Rui assembled the participating Gene Warriors outside Lin Xuankong's office and warned them to stay alert for Source Beast threats along the route.
• Lin Xuankong approved the assembled team's readiness and ordered everyone to depart for Shelter No. 12.

Shelter No. 36 arrived at Shelter No. 12, where Captain General You Rui learned that the Zhennan Royal Family had sent three renowned Seventh Tier experts to confront Shelter No. 1 over its defection and Han Yu’s handover. Han Bao’s questions about the envoys’ strength awakened Han Liu’s curiosity, and You Rui prepared to explain their abilities.

• Shelter No. 36’s small convoy reached Shelter No. 12 without encountering large Predator Source Beast packs or Berserker Source Beasts, leaving Han Liu disappointed that he had no chance to hunt them.
• Shelter No. 36 joined the armored convoys assembled at Shelter No. 12, and Lin Xuankong appointed You Rui to lead the group for the operation.
• Captain General Zhao Ming asked why Xu Rong was absent, and You Rui learned that Wang Yilong, Wang Wu, and Wang Sanbao had arrived as envoys from the Zhennan Royal Family to confront Shelter No. 1.
• You Rui and Zhao Ming discussed how the Tang Nation authorities would punish the Gene Warriors who had defected to Yunqin Nation and handed over Han Yu.
• Han Liu dismissed the envoys as irrelevant until Han Bao explained that Wang Yilong and his brothers ranked among Tang Nation’s strongest Seventh Tier experts, prompting Han Liu to ask You Rui about their abilities.

Han Liu asked about the Wang Family's Three Brothers' genetic abilities, but You Rui kept their secrets before Shelter No. 12's strength and equipment drew everyone's attention. A gigantic seventh-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior emerged from the training hall, leaving the gathered warriors stunned.

• You Rui said the Wang Family's Three Brothers kept their Special Genetic Abilities secret, then added that not all three concealed theirs.
• A formation of eighth-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors from Shelter No. 12 emerged, including several newly advanced warriors equipped with seventh-tier alloy gear.
• You Rui and Zhao Ming suspected the Wang Family's Three Brothers had supplied the equipment, while the other shelters' warriors watched with envy.
• Heavy footsteps shook the ground as an unusually massive seventh-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior emerged, standing about four meters tall.
• Han Liu stared up at the giant warrior and muttered that he was enormous.

Wang Sanbao gathered loyal Gene Warriors at Shelter No. 12 and ordered them to massacre the traitors at Shelter No. 1 while he and his brothers confronted Huang Wentao and Yunqin Nation’s black-robed powerhouses. He supplied more than thirty sets of Seventh Tier Alloy Equipment, which the warriors could keep if they each killed more than ten traitors.

• Wang Sanbao arrived at Shelter No. 12 and learned from Zhao Liang that five shelters had refused Huang Wentao’s summons.
• Wang Sanbao denounced Huang Wentao for defecting to Yunqin Nation and handing over Han Yu, then ordered the gathered warriors to kill the traitors at Shelter No. 1.
• Wang Sanbao said he and his brothers would handle Huang Wentao and the Yunqin Nation powerhouses while the gathered warriors fought Huang Wentao’s forces.
• Wang Sanbao ordered Zhao Liang to distribute the Seventh Tier Alloy Equipment brought by his brothers.
• Wang Sanbao revealed that the warriors could keep their equipment if they each killed more than ten traitors.