Chapter Summaries

After Zhang Daowen entered seclusion, Ji He exploited the power vacuum to centralize authority in Star City, beginning with the Energy Organizations and later targeting the Tiger Soul Research Institute. He imprisoned Dean Hu and took Zhang Daowen’s former seat as Star City’s Highest Decision Maker, explaining that he had carried forward his teacher’s ideals.

• After learning Zhang Daowen had entered seclusion, Ji He began a plan to reclaim authority, using his disciples to stir conflict between the Energy Organizations and the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
• Ji He acted as a mediator while deepening the dispute, and the Star City Highest Council temporarily placed the Energy Organizations under his control.
• Over the following years, Ji He expanded his influence, then accelerated his power grab after his dying teacher urged him to act without hesitation.
• Ji He had Dean Hu summoned to military headquarters and imprisoned him before he could denounce Ji He at the council meeting.
• With the Tiger Soul Research Institute isolated, Ji He took the principal seat at the Star City Highest Council meeting and became Star City’s Highest Decision Maker.
• Afterward, Ji He told Lin Zhengyuan that he had taken up the ideals of his admired teacher and begun his own journey.

Ji He recruited imprisoned Li Zhan to unite Star City’s frontline battle squads, then used him to build a powerful United Battle Corps before poisoning him with Madness Factor and reclaiming the force for the Military Department. Li Zhan saw through Ji He’s scheme and challenged whether his chosen path was right as Ji He left him imprisoned.

• Ji He decided to integrate Star City’s frontline battle squads into the Military Department and recruited imprisoned Li Zhan to lead the effort.
• Li Zhan returned to Wings of the Grim Reaper, expanded it, and later became commander-in-chief of a joint frontline force with Ji He’s support.
• Li Zhan led the joint force to defeat the Holy Shield Domain Field, then kept the force together as a United Battle Corps.
• Ji He secretly added Madness Factor from Tian Shu’s blood to Li Zhan’s wine, causing Li Zhan to lose control and return to Star City.
• Ji He used three commanders who had served under Li Zhan to transfer the United Battle Corps into the Military Department while Li Zhan was imprisoned.
• Li Zhan confronted Ji He about using him, and Ji He said history would judge his plan before leaving the cell.

Ji He strengthened Star City through universal military service and plans for Dawn New City, then arranged Lin Zhengyuan’s death to eliminate Silver Moon Clan Leader candidate Yin Tong without exposing humanity’s involvement. The assassination succeeded, leaving Lin Zhengyuan and Yin Tong dead as Ji He concealed his grief and continued his work.

• Ji He absorbed the Star City West Supply Zone squads into the military and imposed three years of service on all eighteen-year-olds, despite resistance.
• Ji He ordered residents to marry and have more children to supply labor for Dawn New City, earning public resentment and accusations of tyranny.
• Ji He learned that Yin Tong opposed the alliance with humanity and devised a plan to kill him without making the Silver Moon Race suspect humanity.
• Ji He persuaded Lin Zhengyuan to serve as the sacrifice, then staged repeated assassination attempts and blamed them on the Spirit Race.
• At the Silver Moon Clan Leader coronation, Lin Zhengyuan detonated a miniature Spirit Energy Nuclear Bomb, killing himself and Yin Tong.
• Ji He emerged from the blast under the Silver Moon elders’ protection and concealed his grief over Lin Zhengyuan’s sacrifice.

After the Silver Moon Race apologized for the explosion, Ji He concluded that humanity needed to prepare for the Silver Moon Race’s future divergence and launched sweeping reforms to strengthen Star City and maintain his control. As protests grew and his time ran short, Ji He stood alone in the snow, longing to live long enough to shape humanity’s future.

• The joint investigation blamed the spiritual energy explosion for killing three humans and five Silver Moon Race members, and the Silver Moon Race apologized to Star City.
• Ji He decided humanity must prevent the Silver Moon Race from becoming an independent threat, reorganized military command, redirected resources, promoted population growth, and reformed education and public faith in Feng Qi.
• After some reformers tried to overthrow faith in Feng Qi, Ji He ordered their arrest and public executions, then introduced stricter resource oversight and competitive funding for research institutions.
• Ji He identified the Rift Sky God Clan as Star City’s greatest surrounding threat and resolved to devise a plan to eliminate it.
• In the snow near the New Year of Dawn 419, Ji He told Xiao Jie to let citizens protest, then remained alone, yearning for more time to reform Star City and secure humanity’s future.

Ji He prepared a war against the Rift Sky God Clan, seeking to turn Star City's allies into a joint force and disperse the Rift Sky Domain Field for resources. Winter City promised support, and Ji He began plans to draw in the Silver Moon Race and Spirit City, leaving the campaign's preparations underway.

• Ji He persuaded the Star City Highest Council to support a future war and proposed joint military exercises with the Silver Moon Race and Mist Race.
• Ji He visited the Mist Lord and secured the Mist Race's Domain Field construction technology while keeping his reasons secret.
• Ji He traveled to Winter City, where the Dawn Army agreed to provide combat support if war came.
• Ji He ordered the Dawn Expeditionary Group to recover technology and engineering components from the Silver Serpent Empire Ruins as part of a plan to entice the Silver Moon Race.
• Ji He decided to visit Spirit City and seek its support, aiming to assemble a massive allied army against the Rift Sky God Clan.

Ji He secured Elf City's promise to support Star City and shelter its people, then set a trap involving the Silver Moon Race and the Silver Serpent Empire ruins. He launched a secret attack on the Rift Sky Domain Field as it began expanding toward human territory.

• Ji He negotiated with the Elf King, offering Elf City one-tenth of the battle's Spirituality Resources and refuge in Star City in exchange for troops; the Elf King agreed, choosing to preserve a path to survival for Elf City's residents.
• Ji He recorded the Elf King's decision in the Database and sealed the intelligence under Highest Authority for Feng Qi's future reference.
• In Dawn Year 422, Ji He sent a newly constructed Domain Field device to the military and confirmed that the Silver Serpent Empire relics had nearly all been transported.
• Ji He arranged for Star City to reveal Silver Serpent Empire relics and the image of its War Machine to the Silver Moon Race, enticing its leaders to seek access to the newly descended Domain Field.
• After the Silver Moon Race took the bait, Ji He directed a secret military operation and Star City launched an attack on the Rift Sky Domain Field.
• At the northern front, Ji He watched the Rift Sky Domain Field expand toward human territory and begin devouring the newly descended Domain Field.

The Silver Moon Race discovered that the Silver Serpent Empire was their ancestral civilization and sought to reclaim its inheritance after the Rift Sky God Clan swallowed the newly descended Domain Field. Ji He agreed to help gather allies for war while secretly ensuring the Silver Moon Race would not obtain the Ultimate War Weapon.

• The Silver Moon Race's elders confirmed that the Silver Serpent Empire was their ancestor and celebrated the technology and resources it had left behind.
• The Silver Moon Race learned that the Rift Sky Domain Field had swallowed the unknown Domain Field, and its Grand Elder proposed declaring war to reclaim their inheritance.
• At Star City's council, the Silver Moon Clan Leader promised humanity the Rift Sky God Lord's Miracle Divine Object and a share of the spoils in exchange for support.
• Ji He agreed to seek aid from the Mist Race, Winter City, and the Central District, and offered participating allies shares of the Rift Sky Domain Field's resources.
• After the Silver Moon delegation left, Ji He ordered Star City to prepare for war and secretly arranged for the Ultimate War Weapon to remain in the Silver Serpent Empire's ruins.

In Year 423 of the Dawn, Ji He welcomed the Mist Race, Winter City, and Elf City reinforcements and gathered the allies to prepare for war against the Rift Sky God Clan. After shaping a joint battle plan and accepting command of the Allied Forces, he left the story poised for the coming campaign.

• Ji He analyzed how the Rift Sky God Clan used grand displays and the Rift Sky God Lord’s Miracle Seal to intimidate rivals and gain territory without fighting.
• Ji He welcomed the Mist Race reinforcements, then received the Dawn Army from Winter City and accompanied Elf City’s forces to the Silver Moon Race’s fortified frontline city.
• Ji He convened a prewar meeting, explained the Rift Sky God Lord’s ability to seal one target’s consciousness and abilities, and argued for an opening focused on probing the enemy rather than a costly assault.
• The five factions agreed that the Silver Moon Race would attack head-on, humanity would advance from the west, the Mist Race and Winter City would attack from the east, and Elf City would provide mobile support.
• Ji He accepted the Silver Moon Clan Leader’s proposal to command the Allied Forces, despite having no firsthand experience in warfare.

Ji He led the allied forces to destroy the Rift Sky Domain Field and later struggled to accept that age and failing health might force him to step down. After a young girl delivered Feng Qi’s advice, Ji He began to make peace with his regrets while still holding on to his desire to advance humanity’s future.

• Ji He commanded the allied forces through a long campaign, executed a Rift Sky God Clan envoy, and launched the final assault after thirteen years on the front lines.
• The allied forces used the Dawn Sword to help defeat the Rift Sky God Clan, collapsed the Rift Sky Domain Field, and forced the Rift Sky God Lord to flee with the Miracle Seal.
• Ji He gave ten percent of his side’s spoils to replenish the Silver Moon Race’s resources, hoping they would use their recovered legacy records to help humanity develop.
• In 445 of the Dawn calendar, Ji He’s failing health made him question whether he should relinquish leadership of Star City.
• Ji He visited Feng Qi’s Hero Statue, severed the faith connection that was beginning to form, and wept over his wish to keep working for humanity.
• A young girl relayed Feng Qi’s message about accepting regrets and continuing onward, and Ji He murmured that he would entrust his lingering echoes to the mournful wind.

Ji He used the years Feng Qi had gained him to prepare Star City for a future beyond his rule, launching the Spirit Beast Breeding Program and helping Chen Zhao rise. He ultimately provoked the citizens into overthrowing him and was executed, leaving Star City poised to reform and prosper.

• Ji He returned home, summoned Liao Jie, and ordered him to wholeheartedly assist Chen Zhao's growth.
• Ji He launched the Spirit Beast Breeding Program, arranged for a breeding farm and a hundred Miracle Birds, and established a Spirit Beast breeding major in Star City's academies.
• Over the next fourteen years, Ji He pushed Star City's development and resource consumption, while Chen Zhao's opposition movement grew into a powerful force.
• Ji He told Liao Jie to continue assisting Chen Zhao with reforms and rejected Liao Jie's reluctance to hurt him.
• At the end of year 459, citizens overthrew Ji He, paraded him through Star City, and imprisoned him before executing him five days later.

Feng Qi reflected on Ji He’s sacrifices and the reforms that ushered Star City into a new era, while confronting the risk that guiding believers would eventually exhaust his Spiritual Power. He planned to build consciousness channels and a database with Wei Wei’s team, then watched Xiao You return to work and looked forward to Star City’s future.

• Feng Qi recalled how Ji He rose to power, reformed Star City, and chose his own death to pave the way for a stable new era.
• After Ji He’s death, Star City reorganized its council and research departments, with the Tiger Soul Research Institute preparing to return.
• Feng Qi realized that guiding the growing number of believers was slowly consuming his Spiritual Power, and he planned to build consciousness channels with Wei Wei to let them travel without his guidance.
• Wei Wei and her team continued developing a consciousness database, with Xiao You’s spell-weaving ability providing possible technical support.
• Xiao You visited Feng Qi, doubted her usefulness, and returned to help Wei Wei after he reassured her.
• Feng Qi watched Star City through its Hero Statues and anticipated the arrival of new stars in the coming era.

After poor grades left Mu Feng with few choices, his father chose Spirit Beast Breeding Studies at Wisdom Academy for him. Mu Feng arrived at the rundown academy and began to face the future he had tried to avoid.

• Mu Feng showed his disappointing report card to his father, who scolded him for his poor academic and physical scores.
• Mu Feng and his father compared academy programs, and his father chose Spirit Beast Breeding Studies at Wisdom Academy as the path with room to advance.
• Mu Feng submitted his preference and received an admission notice from Wisdom Academy.
• Mu Feng boarded the vehicle to Wisdom Academy after his father gave him repeated instructions.
• Mu Feng toured the neglected academy grounds, saw students working in a Spiritual Field, and doubted the school’s claims about its history and prospects.

Mu Feng struggled to stay awake during a spirit beast breeding lesson until the teacher explained why human care was essential and warned that negligent breeders could be imprisoned. The chapter left Mu Feng realizing that his supposedly easy major carried serious responsibilities and legal risks.

• Mu Feng tuned out his lesson and reflected on the harsh era under Ji He and the conflicting opinions about Ji He's legacy.
• The teacher described the three categories of spirit beasts: Companion, Battle, and Functional Spirit Beasts.
• The teacher explained that mechanized breeding had failed because spirit beasts raised without human contact became wary or hostile toward people.
• The teacher warned that breeders whose negligence caused spirit beasts to turn on humans could be investigated and sent to prison.
• Mu Feng shuddered at the prospect of imprisonment and regretted that his father had chosen this major for him.

Mu Feng struggled to adapt to Wisdom Academy and studied spirit-beast breeding after learning that serious professional mistakes could lead to severe punishment. When a former student was executed for an error that caused a military squad’s deaths, Mu Feng became determined to study hard.

• Unable to sleep, Mu Feng studied Introduction to Spirit Beast Breeding and read Ji He’s preface and Feng Qi’s comment in the Database.
• Mu Feng kept his goal of doing only enough to pass while adjusting to Wisdom Academy’s demanding studies and austere cafeteria.
• Mu Feng’s teacher announced that a former student’s breeding error had caused a frontline Wolf Cavalry investigation squad to be wiped out.
• Mu Feng searched the Database and found that the failed mission involved mount spirit beasts transferred from A-76 Breeding Farm.
• Three days later, the teacher showed the class footage of the former student’s execution, and Mu Feng resolved to study as hard as he could.

Mu Feng, a pressured Spirit Beast Breeding Studies student, learned that he had been selected for a month-long exchange at Dawn Academy. After arriving, he was overwhelmed by the academy’s advanced facilities, rich spiritual energy, comfortable dormitory, and lavish cafeteria, and began to understand the advantages of a top academy.

• Mu Feng reflected on the risks of spirit beast breeding and his father’s hopes that he would succeed or serve on the front lines.
• His teacher announced that Mu Feng had earned Wisdom Academy’s slot to study at Dawn Academy, and Mu Feng agreed to go.
• Mu Feng arrived at Dawn Academy and was impressed by its grand entrance, spiritual energy infrastructure, statues, and technology.
• Mu Feng settled into a well-equipped dormitory room at Dawn Academy.
• Mu Feng ate at the free buffet in the academy cafeteria and marveled at the difference between Dawn Academy and Wisdom Academy.

Mu Feng toured Dawn Academy and was drawn into a student project on Spirit Beast Bloodline Editing Technology. As he studied the theory that spirit beasts shared a common ancestor and that their bloodlines could be strengthened through ancestral reversion, he developed a strong desire to keep learning.

• Mu Feng toured Dawn Academy’s Spirit Beast Studies facilities and attended a class whose interactive teaching and focus on spirit beast growth impressed him.
• Mu Feng joined a student team researching Spirit Beast Bloodline Editing Technology and grew invested as they gathered information, divided tasks, and wrote a paper.
• Mu Feng learned how Star City’s failed attempts to improve spirit beast bloodlines had led scholars to question whether spirit beasts had a common origin.
• Mu Feng studied evidence for Spirit Beast Origin Theory, including compatible spirit core structures, weakening bloodlines across generations, and an experiment in which ancestral reversion increased a spirit beast’s potential.
• Mu Feng learned the hypothesis that a wounded Spirit Ancestor had divided into spirit beasts, whose evolution weakened them to conserve resources, and that bloodline editing research now aimed to reverse that process.
• Mu Feng became fascinated by the research and felt eager to continue exploring Spirit Beast Studies.

Mu Feng returned to Wisdom Academy after a month at Dawn Academy, where his interest in spirit beast ancestral evolution had grown. He tried to settle back into ordinary life, but the academy’s poor food left him furious.

• Mu Feng studied Bloodline Editing Technology and became fascinated by the unknown forms and abilities spirit beasts might gain through ancestral evolution.
• Mu Feng said goodbye to the Dawn Academy students and rode back to Wisdom Academy, regretting that he had not studied hard enough to attend Dawn Academy.
• On the bus, Mu Feng reflected on Ji He’s reforms, including the Spiritual Field cultivation zone, and how later generations viewed Ji He differently from people who lived in his era.
• Mu Feng returned to Wisdom Academy, unpacked, and went to sleep before starting his routine again the next morning.
• At breakfast, Mu Feng found the food far worse than what he had eaten at Dawn Academy and complained that the vegetable soup was unbearably salty.

Mu Feng completed his studies at Wisdom Academy and reflected on ancestral evolution, his future work, and the friends he was about to leave behind. After the graduation ceremony, he accepted his role in Star City's development, though he worried about what would become of his troublesome classmates.

• During a breeding lesson, Mu Feng wondered what ancestral evolution might do to a Spiritual Turnip Pig, then set the speculation aside to focus on class.
• Mu Feng attended classes on spirit beast postpartum care and continued studying despite his reluctance.
• Three years later, Mu Feng graduated at twenty-one and reunited with friends who teased him about his abilities and future assignment.
• The principal delivered a heartfelt farewell, welcoming graduates back to the academy's orchard, and Mu Feng felt a renewed sense of belonging to Wisdom Academy.
• After giving a speech as an Outstanding Graduate, Mu Feng drank fruit wine with his friends and said he had accepted his future work as a contribution to Star City's development.
• As graduation ended, Mu Feng looked at his friends and wondered how many of them would end up in prison or face execution.

After graduating from Wisdom Academy, Mu Feng returned home, reunited with his aging father, and received the family’s Faith Statue of Feng Qi. He left for A-32 Breeding Farm near Dawn City, still uncertain whether he could change his ordinary future, and arrived at a new beginning.

• Mu Feng returned to his father’s Spiritual Food Store after four years away and helped him through the busy lunch service.
• Mu Feng’s father celebrated his graduation, and the two discussed his upcoming assignment to a Breeding Farm.
• Mu Feng’s father gave him a miniature Faith Statue of Feng Qi as the Mu family heirloom and urged him to establish a faith connection.
• After caring for his drunken father, Mu Feng wondered whether he should work harder rather than accept a mediocre future.
• Fifteen days later, Mu Feng boarded a train for A-32 Breeding Farm near Dawn City, reflecting on his uncertain future as he traveled.
• After passing through the still-developing Dawn City, Mu Feng arrived at a station north of the city three days later.

Mu Feng arrived at A-32 Breeding Farm and learned that he would eventually manage the isolated facility alone, but his mentor Xie She’s passion for spirit beasts changed his outlook. After studying Xie She’s decades of unusual breeding observations, Mu Feng began developing theories for improving spirit beast bloodline potential, and three years passed as he prepared for Xie She’s retirement.

• Mu Feng reported to A-32 Breeding Farm and learned from Xie She that only the two of them worked there and that Mu Feng would take over after Xie She retired.
• Mu Feng gradually adjusted to life at the farm, learned breeding practices from Xie She, and helped prepare the fifth-floor habitat for twenty-eight Wind Walker Wolf cubs.
• Mu Feng noticed Xie She treating the cubs with a poisonous spirit herb and learned that it strengthened Wind Walker Wolves without harming them.
• Mu Feng realized Xie She’s observations could be important to Spirit Beast Studies and began studying and organizing his notebooks about six beneficial spirit materials.
• Three years later, Mu Feng had uncovered several unconventional breeding methods and developed theories for improving spirit beast bloodline potential, one month before Xie She’s retirement.