Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi gave Li Zhenguo the [Star Source Initial Evolution Elixir], restoring his health and granting him Stardust-level source energy. Li Zhenguo summoned a meeting at the Dragon Abyss Command Center, where he announced Lin Yi’s Star Core-level victory and the elixir’s effects.

• Lin Yi reassured Li Zhenguo that he could not be replaced and urged him to drink the elixir.
• Li Zhenguo drank the [Star Source Initial Evolution Elixir] and regained his health and youth, while reaching the Stardust level.
• Li Zhenguo thanked Lin Yi and said he wanted to witness him lead the fight against the main nest.
• Li Zhenguo asked Lin Yi to stay for a meeting and obtained his permission to reveal the Star Core-level kill and the elixir’s effects.
• At the command center meeting, Li Zhenguo announced that Lin Yi had killed a Star Core-level Abyssal Beast and that its dropped elixir had restored him.

Li Zhenguo told Xia Country’s leaders that Lin Yi had killed a Star Core-level Abyssal Beast and that evolution fluid had restored his health and raised him to Stardust level. The meeting planned to use the news and future access to evolution fluid to strengthen the Blue Star Community, while Lin Yi also arranged overseas support missions and an operation against the Small Nest in Helu City.

• Li Zhenguo revealed his recovery and Stardust-level strength, then proposed announcing Lin Yi’s Star Core-level victory at the Crisis Response Coalition meeting and connecting community members to the Merit System.
• Commander Wang raised concerns that other countries might gain an unfair advantage by exchanging national contributions for evolution fluid, and Lin Yi explained that the fluid could also come from Blue Gold-Veined Crystals.
• Lin Yi said he would establish Eastern Edge branch schools abroad and clear dangerous Abyssal Beasts from those countries’ Large Nests, and Li Zhenguo assigned the Foreign Affairs Department to coordinate.
• Lin Yi announced that he planned to destroy the Small Nest in Helu City after the special training class graduated, and Zhou Donglai agreed that the General Staff would coordinate military support.

Lin Yi set a Stardust-level Small Nest extermination mission as the Special Training Class’s graduation assessment and urged the students to train for it. As the assessment approached, the class and Xia Country’s military prepared for the operation, while students made rapid progress toward Stardust level.

• Lin Yi told Liu Yuan that only Stardust-level students could join the Small Nest graduation assessment and ordered merit rewards and extra training opportunities for those who advanced.
• Liu Yuan announced the assessment in the class chat, prompting students to discuss the dangers and rally one another to train.
• The Special Training Class intensified its source energy, tactical coordination, and battlefield survival training as troops and supplies gathered near East Peak Military Academy.
• Lin Yi explained that Small Nest reinforcements included stronger, more varied Abyssal Beasts and stressed that teamwork mattered more than individual strength against stronger enemies.
• As graduation neared, more students attempted to reach Stardust level, and those who had advanced practiced together in virtual training rooms and on the training grounds.

With the Small Nest extermination operation two days away, Lin Yi taught the newly advanced Stardust-level students how to understand and apply Rules. He left them with the principle that rule expression should match both the situation and the cultivator’s heart.

• Liu Yuan told Lin Yi that everyone in the training class had advanced to Stardust level, so Lin Yi scheduled a lecture on Rule Comprehension.
• The special training class students and available instructors gathered at East Peak Military Academy to hear Lin Yi explain that Rules were understandings of the universe’s laws, not fixed techniques.
• Lin Yi demonstrated how his metal-element Rule could take different forms and incorporate concepts such as Sharpness and ferocity.
• Lin Yi showed how to vary Rule expression and intent for groups of enemies, powerful individuals, or situations requiring precise control.
• Lin Yi told the students that cultivating Rules also required cultivating the heart, and ended the lecture by urging them to reflect on his lesson.

After Lin Yi’s lesson on Rules, Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan entered Endless Mode to test their abilities. Chen Yu fought through escalating waves of Abyssal Beasts, but depleted his Source Energy as a breach threatened the outpost.

• Lin Yi left the classroom after explaining Rule manifestation and inner alignment, and Chen Yu urged Zhou Yuxuan to put the lesson into practice.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan entered the Virtual Classroom and activated Endless Mode.
• Chen Yu appeared at Outpost 7 as the first Abyssal Beast wave attacked and charged over the wall to fight.
• Chen Yu fought increasingly difficult waves, killing elites and striking a Leader-level beast that threatened the wall, but nearly exhausted his Source Energy.
• The commander cut down the beasts at the breach and ordered the defenders to conserve Source Energy, rotate in shifts, and use the fortifications.

Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan fought through Endless Mode using sharply different tactics, but both were overwhelmed as the waves grew stronger. Chen Yu restarted after holding for eight waves, while Zhou Yuxuan resolved to learn a powerful offensive move after holding for nine.

• Chen Yu changed from reckless attacks to conserving source energy and coordinating with other warriors, but the eighth and ninth waves overwhelmed the defensive line and he failed after eight waves.
• Chen Yu recognized that poor energy management, weak coordination, and inadequate recovery had caused his failure, then selected Restart.
• Zhou Yuxuan stayed behind the wall and used precise, low-cost ice darts to target weak points and support the defenders, earning the commander's approval.
• Zhou Yuxuan's attacks proved insufficient against the stronger waves, and he was overwhelmed after holding for nine waves.
• Zhou Yuxuan concluded that he needed to spend merit points on an offensive move because his current techniques lacked decisive power against Leader-level Abyssal Beasts.

Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan improved through repeated failures in Endless Mode before their training sessions ended. Lin Yi watched the students’ progress and reflected that he had designed the mode to prepare Blue Star for the brutal Species Battlefield and the civilization assessment ahead.

• Chen Yu adapted his tactics, led a flank defense during the eleventh wave, and reached wave eleven before the defense collapsed.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan continued training, refining their teamwork, energy use, and combat techniques through repeated attempts.
• Their virtual training ended when their allotted time ran out, and they laughed after asking each other how far they had gotten.
• Lin Yi browsed students’ forum posts about Endless Mode and noted their growing understanding of its challenges.
• Lin Yi considered how Endless Mode was intended to prepare Blue Star for interstellar warfare, and how civilization assessments reflected nearby alien races.

East Peak Military Academy’s forces launched an assault on Small Nest No. 7, while Lin Yi watched from above to assess the cadets for future leadership and the Training Corps. As the Abyssal Beast tide struck the defensive line, Chen Yu used his training to command his squad and hold his sector.

• Nie Chang ordered the assembled forces to move out and destroy Small Nest No. 7.
• Lin Yi arrived above the nest in the Starflare fighter and monitored the battlefield, evaluating cadets for future roles.
• The ground forces encircled the nest, and ten Stardust-level instructors began Source Energy Neutralization, drawing out a powerful beast tide.
• Nie Chang ordered the forces to engage as tanks, helicopters, and combat squads met the charging Abyssal Beasts.
• Chen Yu directed his squad’s fire and fought elite beasts with measured strikes, coordinating with an ordinary student to kill a Thorn Scorpion.
• During a lull, Chen Yu restored his Source Energy with a crystal while his squad held the defensive line.

During the battle, Lin Yi observed the trainees’ improved tactics while eliminating Abyssal Beasts too powerful for them to face. He left weaker but still dangerous enemies for the students to fight as a test, especially Liu Yuan and the other rising talents.

• Zhou Yuxuan used stealth, precise attacks, and terrain to protect his sector while refining his team’s tactics.
• Zhao Gang used endurance and a deflecting shield technique to turn aside an elite One-Horned Abyss Rhino, while Adams aided trainees across the battlefield.
• Lin Yi monitored the trainees’ performances and erased Abyssal Beasts that threatened the defensive line.
• Nie Chang warned that powerful reinforcements from the Medium Nest had entered the battlefield.
• Lin Yi used the Myriad Forms Sphere to eliminate Abyssal Beasts with over 10,000 Source Energy Units, leaving weaker threats for the trainees to face.

Liu Yuan awakened the Azure Skybreaker Sword technique and killed a Shadow Hunter, while Chen Yu, Zhou Yuxuan, Zhao Gang, Adams, and Sun Lei defeated a powerful Lava Giant Rhinoceros through teamwork. As the battle continued, Lin Yi watched the students improve and recorded potential future pillars of Blue Star Civilization.

• Liu Yuan faced a Shadow Hunter and, under deadly pressure, unleashed the Azure Skybreaker Sword technique for the first time, killing it with one strike.
• Lin Yi recognized that Liu Yuan had reached the threshold of rules and considered how much earlier students might master special techniques with proper instruction and pressure.
• Zhou Yuxuan directed Sun Lei, Zhao Gang, Adams, and Chen Yu as they coordinated their attacks against a Lava Giant Rhinoceros.
• Sun Lei and Zhao Gang blocked the beast's charge, Adams disrupted its senses, and Zhou Yuxuan injured its hind leg so Chen Yu could strike its exposed neck.
• The five students defeated the Lava Giant Rhinoceros, while Lin Yi watched the ongoing battle and recorded promising students for Blue Star Civilization's future.

After the Small Nest was destroyed, Lin Yi established the Source Martial Army Instructor Corps and announced overseas branch assignments. Chen Yu learned he had been selected for the corps and proposed as an overseas principal, then decided to ask Lin Yi for a chance to go to English to look for his missing third uncle.

• Lin Yi announced that the Source Martial Army Instructor Corps had been established and that members would train others while receiving extra merit points.
• Lin Yi said some corps members would be sent abroad as principals of East Peak Military Academy branches under the Blue Star Community agreement.
• Chen Yu received notice that he had joined the Instructor Corps and was proposed for a two-year overseas principal assignment.
• Chen Yu learned that Zhou Yuxuan and a few others also received proposed overseas assignment notices, while Zhao Gang and the rest did not.
• Chen Yu told Zhou Yuxuan he hoped to go to English to search for his missing third uncle, and Zhou Yuxuan encouraged him to speak with Lin Yi.

Chen Yu asked Lin Yi to appoint him to the England branch so he could search for his third uncle, and Lin Yi agreed. Lin Yi changed his travel plans to escort Chen Yu there, while English officials prepared to welcome them with advice from Elizabeth.

• Chen Yu explained his plans and his search for his third uncle, and Lin Yi agreed to appoint him principal of the England branch.
• Lin Yi promised to ask English officials to check survivor records and told Chen Yu to stay safe and work hard.
• Lin Yi instructed Liu Qiying to make England the first stop on his trip and arrange to escort Chen Yu personally.
• English officials discussed how to welcome Lin Yi and invited Elizabeth to advise them.
• Elizabeth said Lin Yi preferred practical, sincere cooperation over elaborate ceremony and described Chen Yu as reliable and a close friend of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi arrived in England to establish an East Peak branch campus, meet with returning graduates, and offer help against Abyssal threats. He announced that he would eliminate the Leader-level Abyssal Beasts in England’s six large nests without requiring any preparations.

• Lin Yi landed at the former university campus in his Starflare fighter jet with Chen Yu and Adams.
• Elizabeth and the other East Peak Military Academy graduates welcomed Lin Yi, and the English Speaker greeted him on behalf of the officials.
• Lin Yi introduced Chen Yu as the new principal of the East Peak branch campus and asked England to support his work.
• Lin Yi offered to assess the returning graduates’ cultivation and answer their questions during his half-day visit.
• Lin Yi announced that he would eliminate the Leader-level Abyssal Beasts in England’s six large nests, then told the startled officials that no preparations were needed.

Lin Yi demonstrated the Myriad Forms Sphere’s power at the Lundon Tower Branch Campus, secretly destroying six dangerous nest leaders and sending their Spirit Shine Crystals to the Starflare Fighter. As the campus tour continued, English officials discreetly verified the threats’ destruction, leaving Elizabeth embarrassed by their caution.

• Lin Yi transformed the Myriad Forms Sphere into six black blades, astonishing the Speaker, officials, Elizabeth, and the East Peak students.
• Lin Yi silently killed the six nest leaders across England, and their Spirit Shine Crystals flew to the Starflare Fighter.
• The Speaker’s security official quietly contacted military personnel to verify that the six threats had been eliminated, then returned and discreetly confirmed it to the Speaker.
• Lin Yi noticed the official’s actions, while Elizabeth and Adams realized what the English officials were doing and felt awkward.
• Chen Yu reassured Elizabeth with a wink, and she resumed guiding Lin Yi around the branch campus.

Lin Yi asked England to help locate Chen Yu’s missing relative, Chen Hang, and Chen Hang was found working at a settlement in southern England. The chapter ended as English officials asked Chen Hang whether he was related to Chen Yu.

• Lin Yi asked the English Speaker to notify Chen Yu if they found Chen Hang in survivor records or resettlement work.
• Half a month later, Chen Hang registered supply distributions at a settlement in southern England.
• Chen Hang recalled how Xia Country’s growing influence had improved conditions for its citizens stranded in England.
• Two English officials approached Chen Hang and asked whether he had a relative named Chen Yu.

English officials found Chen Hang and brought him to the Eastern Edge Source Warrior Academy English Branch, where he reunited with his nephew Chen Yu. Chen Yu introduced him to Elizabeth, the renowned British Rose and one of English's main pillars.

• Chen Hang feared Chen Yu had gotten into trouble, but English officials told him Chen Yu had asked them to find his family.
• The officials explained that Chen Yu was the Principal of the Eastern Edge Source Warrior Academy English Branch and escorted Chen Hang to Lundun Tower Settlement.
• Chen Hang washed up and changed into formal clothes before the convoy took him to the academy.
• Chen Yu greeted his Third Uncle, and the two joyfully reunited.
• Chen Yu introduced Elizabeth as his classmate and good friend, the renowned British Rose.

Chen Hang reunited with Chen Yu in England and struggled to understand how much the world had changed. Meanwhile, Lin Yi prepared Zhou Yuxuan to lead East Peak’s America branch campus and planned to make America feel his power firsthand.

• Chen Hang greeted Elizabeth and asked Chen Yu what had happened during the months of isolation and what the situation was back home.
• Lin Yi continued delivering principals to overseas East Peak branch campuses, and America reversed its stance by applying to join the Blue Star Community and inviting a campus.
• Lin Yi chose Zhou Yuxuan to lead the America branch campus, and Zhou outlined a gradual plan to establish East Peak’s training standards and influence.
• Lin Yi approved Zhou’s plan and said America needed a direct demonstration of his deterrent power.
• Lin Yi revealed that he had reached Stardust level Tier 3 with 13,100 Source Energy points and prepared to show America what force could do.

Lin Yi arrived in America to establish East Peak Military Academy's American branch and demonstrated overwhelming power before the country's leaders and students. He sent fifteen dark cones toward America's fifteen registered large nests, leaving the gathered crowd watching their black trails slash across the sky.

• Governor Charles Norton and American officials gathered with Andre and East Peak students to welcome Lin Yi at the former West Hall Military Academy.
• Lin Yi and Zhou Yuxuan emerged from the Starflare Fighter, and Lin Yi's source energy and soul pressure overwhelmed the people on the ground.
• Lin Yi landed, acknowledged Norton, and announced the establishment of the East Peak America Branch.
• Lin Yi transformed the Myriad Forms Sphere into fifteen dark cones and said they were headed for America's fifteen registered large nests.
• The fifteen cones shot in different directions, their long black trails visible across America.

Lin Yi demonstrated overwhelming power to Governor Norton by destroying fifteen Abyssal Beast nests, then guided the East Peak students before leaving. On the way back, he decided to focus on raising his Rule Comprehension to 100% and mastering his first Rule Domain before the Civilization Advancement Assessment ended.

• Lin Yi obliterated fifteen Abyssal Beast nests and summoned their crystal deposits into the Starflare Fighter, shocking survivors across the country.
• Governor Norton acknowledged Lin Yi’s power, and Lin Yi said he hoped East Peak Branch Campus students could study in a safer environment.
• Lin Yi left Zhou Yuxuan to handle the officials and spent an hour answering Andre and the other students’ questions.
• Lin Yi boarded the Starflare Fighter and departed for East Peak Military Academy without saying farewell.
• On the way back, Lin Yi reflected on Blue Star’s overseas branch campuses and resolved to reach 100% Rule Comprehension and master his first Rule Domain before the assessment ended.

Lin Yi spent a year and a half studying the Gold Element Rule and testing his insights against Abyssal Beasts, but his comprehension stalled at 31.5%. He turned to the Spiritual Enlightenment Qi accumulated in his Purple Mist Space, which had built up enough for 12 minutes of enlightenment.

• Lin Yi studied the Gold Element Rule by the sea and tested techniques against Abyssal Beasts, recording their strengths and flaws.
• Lin Yi added Rule-derived ultimate techniques to the Merit System, where students eagerly sought manuals such as Flowing Gold Bind.
• After a year and a half, Lin Yi found that his Rule Comprehension had reached only 31.5% and was barely advancing.
• Lin Yi realized the Spiritual Enlightenment Qi accumulated in his Purple Mist Space could provide 12 minutes of enlightenment.