Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan used his Frost Domain to suppress a Machine Race army of more than a thousand, then destroyed the entire force with Ice Blade Piercing Kill. He gained enormous Sublimation Points, while the machines sent an urgent threat assessment to the Central Control Core before they were annihilated.

• Lu Yuan decided to attack the more than a thousand Machine Race life-forms gathered before him for their Sublimation Points.
• The Machine Race units entered Overload Mode and prepared to fire while Lu Yuan watched their absolute obedience and willingness to sacrifice themselves.
• Lu Yuan released his fourth-layer Frost Domain, slowing the machines and their weapons by more than ninety percent.
• The restrained machines transmitted data about Lu Yuan's domain and combat power to the Central Control Core.
• Lu Yuan unleashed Ice Blade Piercing Kill and destroyed the entire Machine Race formation.
• Lu Yuan received tens of millions of Sublimation Points for each machine he killed.

Lu Yuan wiped out the Machine Race army guarding the Giant Steel Fortress and gained 75 billion Sublimation Points. He began pouring points into his strength before continuing his assault on the fortress.

• Lu Yuan annihilated more than a thousand Machine Race life-forms and felt no pity for them.
• Lu Yuan checked the system panel and saw that he had gained 75,000,450,000 Sublimation Points.
• Lu Yuan compared the Machine Race’s concentrated forces with the scattered beasts he had hunted before and decided the machines offered far greater point-farming efficiency.
• Lu Yuan fixed his gaze on the Giant Steel Fortress and resolved to kill every Machine Race life-form inside it.
• Lu Yuan called on the system to add points and began allocating them in a frenzy.

After slaughtering a Machine Race legion, Lu Yuan spent nearly all his Sublimation Points to raise Frost Domain from the fourth level to the eighth, gaining overwhelming range and suppression. As he prepared to attack Steel Fortress, a beautiful Elf woman approached across the desert.

• Lu Yuan gained 75 billion Sublimation Points from killing the Machine Race life-form legion.
• Lu Yuan spent points to upgrade Frost Domain from the fourth level through the fifth, sixth, and seventh levels to the eighth, leaving 450,000 points.
• Lu Yuan tested his eighth-level Frost Domain, which covered more than a hundred kilometers and could suppress most Star Evolution Realm opponents by over ninety percent.
• As Lu Yuan prepared to head to Steel Fortress, a gray-haired Elf woman in a silver-white battle suit rapidly approached him.

Lu Yuan reunited with Aiselandier on the Salt Desert battlefield and learned she had over six million points, far more than his own. He then asked what would happen if he defeated her and took her points, leaving Aiselandier stunned.

• Lu Yuan recognized Aiselandier and cautiously spread his Frost Domain while she approached the battlefield.
• Aiselandier explained that she had sensed Lu Yuan and come to greet him, then discovered the hidden Steel Fortress nearby.
• Lu Yuan asked to see Aiselandier's points, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan saw Aiselandier had 6,240,190 points, compared with his 990,050, and she reassured him about the gap.
• Lu Yuan asked whether defeating Aiselandier would let him take a huge haul of points, leaving her bewildered.

Lu Yuan tested Aiselandier by unleashing his Frost Domain, which overwhelmed her Grass Domain and left her stunned. Aiselandier realized his domain was a higher level than her own.

• Aiselandier accepted Lu Yuan's teasing challenge, assuming he was joking because he was only at the third rank of the Star Evolution Realm.
• Lu Yuan unleashed his Frost Domain and slowed Aiselandier without harming her.
• Aiselandier activated her seventh-level Grass Domain to defend herself and prepare a counterattack.
• Lu Yuan's Frost Domain froze the emerging vines and suppressed the growth of Aiselandier's domain.
• Aiselandier was shocked to realize Lu Yuan's Frost Domain was higher-level than her Grass Domain.

Lu Yuan and Aiselandier tested their domains, reaffirmed their friendship, and agreed to enter the Giant Steel Fortress together. They explored its vast mechanical interior but found no Mechanical Lifeforms along the way.

• Lu Yuan withdrew his eighth-layer Frost Domain, and Aiselandier released the vines she had used to bind him.
• Aiselandier asked why Lu Yuan had remained calm, and he told her it was because they were friends.
• Lu Yuan explained that his Frost Domain had reached the eighth layer, and Aiselandier was astonished by his rapid progress to the third tier of the Star Evolution Realm.
• Lu Yuan invited Aiselandier to explore the Giant Steel Fortress and fight monsters together, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier flew into the fortress and were amazed by its immense, intricate mechanical interior.
• The pair flew deeper into the fortress without encountering a single Mechanical Lifeform.

The Five Beauties watched Lu Yuan’s trial footage and saw him meet the Elf Princess, Aiselandier. After realizing they were friends, they welcomed the idea that she might become another sister.

• Xia Qingyin, Jiang Xuanran, Celicia, Shamirra, and Ye Qingyue gathered around the broadcast when Lu Yuan appeared on screen.
• Shamirra admired Aiselandier’s beauty, while Celicia worried that she might fight Lu Yuan.
• The women saw Lu Yuan and Aiselandier calmly converse and realized they were friends.
• Ye Qingyue suggested Aiselandier might soon become a new sister, and the other women eagerly agreed.

Elf Empress Vierveia watched a projection of her daughter Aiselandier smiling beside Lu Yuan on Giant Salt Star. Seeing her daughter finally look relaxed brought Vierveia’s guilt and longing to the surface, and the chapter ended with her silently shedding tears.

• Vierveia watched a projection of Aiselandier standing beside Lu Yuan on Giant Salt Star.
• Vierveia recalled how an old incident had made Aiselandier distant and caused her to avoid her mother.
• Vierveia remembered wanting to explain that the past had never been Aiselandier’s fault, but she had been unable to reach her.
• Vierveia saw Aiselandier smile freely beside Lu Yuan and realized he had helped her lower her guard.
• Vierveia’s composure broke, and she silently watched the projection with tears in her eyes.

Vierveia watched Aiselandier smile beside Lu Yuan and approved of the young man for bringing her daughter comfort and companionship. As the projection shifted away, Vierveia hoped they would both return safely from Giant Salt Star.

• Vierveia saw Aiselandier smile in the projection and felt affection, guilt, and relief that her daughter had found someone she could trust.
• Vierveia watched Lu Yuan remain composed and gently suppress Aiselandier's Domain during their test, and she recognized his talent and considerate nature.
• Vierveia decided that Lu Yuan could be a good companion for Aiselandier and silently approved of him, asking him in her heart to protect and cherish her daughter.
• Vierveia worried about the dangers on Giant Salt Star, including the Machine Race's forbidden ground and the Mechanical Dragon, and wished for both young people to return safely.
• The projection switched to other contestants, and Vierveia remained standing with a tender, relieved smile.

Lu Yuan and Aiselandier found the Steel Fortress eerily empty, then discovered that its Mechanical Lifeforms had merged into a Star Dome Realm Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex. Realizing they could not win, they chose to flee.

• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier explored the silent Steel Fortress but found their spiritual detection blocked and no Mechanical Lifeforms in sight.
• Lu Yuan agreed with Aiselandier to withdraw from the fortress.
• A tremendous roar shook the fortress as a giant mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex rose from the core restricted zone.
• Lu Yuan and Aiselandier realized the Mechanical Lifeforms in the fortress had combined to form the colossal creature and could not determine its strength.
• Aiselandier identified the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex as a Star Dome Realm powerhouse, and Lu Yuan ordered them to run.

Lu Yuan and Aiselandier escaped the Steel Fortress after restraining the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex with their Domains, but the monster broke free and pursued them. When Aiselandier offered to stay behind so Lu Yuan could flee, he chose to face the enemy with her.

• Aiselandier used Grass Domain and Lu Yuan used Frost Domain to bind and freeze the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, then they fled the fortress together.
• Outside the fortress, Lu Yuan suggested that he and Aiselandier part ways, and she reluctantly agreed.
• The Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex broke through the vines and ice, emerged from the fortress, and targeted them with its weapons.
• Aiselandier drew her Holy Sword and stepped in front of Lu Yuan, urging him to escape while she held the monster back.
• Lu Yuan refused to leave Aiselandier behind and declared that he would face the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex with her.

Aiselandier and Lu Yuan prepared to face the Star Dome Realm Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, with Aiselandier using Elf Morph to take the lead and Lu Yuan supporting her with Frost Domain. The chapter ended with Aiselandier hovering before the restrained dragon and challenging it to fight.

• Lu Yuan told Aiselandier he would not abandon her, and she resolved to protect him by taking the mechanical dragon head-on.
• Aiselandier instructed Lu Yuan to maintain Frost Domain while she activated Elf Morph and transformed into a powerful Elf form.
• Aiselandier unleashed Grass Domain, binding the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex with vines and trees.
• Lu Yuan moved to a safe position and used Frost Domain to freeze the dragon's armor, weapons, and energy lines.
• Aiselandier rose into the sky with the Elf Holy Sword and declared that she would fight the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Aiselandier fought the Star Dome Realm Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex while Lu Yuan maintained his Frost Domain to slow it down. The tyrannosaurus broke through their restraints and unleashed a devastating cannon attack that drove Aiselandier backward as she struggled to defend herself.

• The Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex broke through most of Aiselandier's vines and ice, while Lu Yuan kept his Frost Domain active despite being unable to fight it directly.
• The tyrannosaurus dived at Aiselandier and swept its bladed tail at her, but she dodged and struck its armor with her Holy Sword without leaving a mark.
• The tyrannosaurus fired a crimson beam at Aiselandier, who blocked it with layers of vine shields as Lu Yuan's Frost Domain slowed the machine and gave her a brief respite.
• The tyrannosaurus overloaded its mechanical units, shattered much of the ice, and fired its World-Ending Annihilation Cannon at Aiselandier.
• Aiselandier summoned the Ten Thousandfold Verdant Wood Guard, but the cannon destroyed its barriers in succession and blasted her thousands of meters backward.

Aiselandier and Lu Yuan fought to wear down the Star Dome Realm Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, with Lu Yuan secretly slowing it through Frost Domain while Aiselandier endured its attacks. After her Grass Domain reached its eighth layer, their combined attrition drained and destroyed the dragon, leaving Aiselandier badly wounded.

• Lu Yuan intensified his Frost Domain, slowing the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex long enough for Aiselandier to bind it with vines.
• The dragon broke free and wounded Aiselandier with a close-range claw strike, but she refused to retreat.
• Aiselandier advanced Grass Domain to the eighth layer and drew the desert’s grass and wood essence into a vast forest that relentlessly eroded the dragon.
• The Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex repeatedly attacked and broke free while Lu Yuan and Aiselandier continued their combined assault.
• The dragon’s aggregate core ran out of energy and fractured, causing its body to disintegrate and crash apart as Aiselandier remained gravely wounded.

Lu Yuan caught Aiselandier as she fell after the battle and carried her into the empty Steel Fortress. When she asked him to treat her severe chest wound, he overcame his hesitation and prepared healing spirit fluid, realizing no one could see them.

• Aiselandier lost consciousness and fell from the sky, and Lu Yuan caught her and brought her safely to the ground.
• When Aiselandier said she could no longer stand, Lu Yuan carried her into the cleared Steel Fortress and laid her on the floor.
• Aiselandier's Elf Morph faded, revealing her torn battle suit and a deep chest wound.
• Aiselandier asked Lu Yuan to treat the wound, and he hesitated because of its private location and his guilt over her injury.
• Lu Yuan took out EX9-rank healing spirit fluid and realized the empty fortress had no one watching, then prepared to treat Aiselandier.

Lu Yuan treated Aiselandier’s severe chest wound with healing spirit fluid inside the Steel Fortress. After the injury stopped bleeding and healed to a faint scar, he told her the treatment was complete and stepped back.

• Lu Yuan knelt beside the weakened Aiselandier and prepared healing spirit fluid.
• Lu Yuan carefully applied the spirit fluid to Aiselandier’s wound, soothing her pain and healing the injury.
• Aiselandier quietly allowed Lu Yuan to treat her and felt an unfamiliar warmth as she watched him.
• Lu Yuan finished treating the wound, told Aiselandier it would stop bleeding and the pain would fade, then stepped back.

After recovering from her injuries, Aiselandier teased Lu Yuan about treating her wound, then confessed her feelings through a kiss. The chapter ended with them kissing in the Steel Fortress.

• Aiselandier recovered her strength and changed into a clean battle dress.
• She asked Lu Yuan whether her chest had felt soft, and he awkwardly admitted that it had.
• Aiselandier joked that Lu Yuan had made it impossible for her to marry, while he defended himself by saying he had only treated her wound at her request.
• Aiselandier reflected that her feelings came from Lu Yuan's care and loyalty, not from the accidental touches during treatment.
• Aiselandier held Lu Yuan's face and kissed him, pressing close against him.

Aiselandier and Lu Yuan shared their first kiss, and she asked whether he had kissed anyone before. Lu Yuan admitted he already had six women, and after Aiselandier accepted his honesty, she noticed his visible arousal and teased him about it.

• Aiselandier kissed Lu Yuan, becoming flustered while he remained composed and experienced.
• Aiselandier asked whether the kiss had been Lu Yuan's first, and he said it was not.
• Lu Yuan told Aiselandier that he already had six women and explained that he wanted to be honest with her.
• Aiselandier accepted his past and said nothing in her response to suggest jealousy or hesitation.
• Aiselandier noticed the bulge in Lu Yuan's combat suit and asked what was wrong, leaving him embarrassed as he blamed it on his desire breaking through his restraint.

In the Steel Fortress, Aiselandier offered to comfort Lu Yuan, but he explained that he wanted her first time to be special. After she described how elves could conceive through the Life Giant Tree, Lu Yuan asked if she could help him another way, and Aiselandier shyly asked which way he meant.

• Aiselandier offered to satisfy Lu Yuan, but he turned her down, making her think he might dislike her.
• Lu Yuan reassured Aiselandier that he wanted her first time to be precious and not happen in the Steel Fortress.
• Aiselandier proposed that they make a child after the Galaxy Genius Exchange Meeting and explained how elves reproduced through the Life Giant Tree.
• Lu Yuan asked Aiselandier if she could help him in another way, and she nervously asked which way he wanted to use.

After parting from Aiselandier on Giant Salt Star, Lu Yuan’s senior sisters Ying Luan and Die tried to watch his arena match from Canglong Supernatural Ability Academy. Their query first failed, raising fears that he had been eliminated, but the system then verified their permissions and prepared to display his results.

• Aiselandier thanked Lu Yuan after sharing her life force with him, and they embraced before separating in the sand.
• Ying Luan finished cultivating and invited Die to watch Lu Yuan’s live battles on Giant Salt Star.
• Die dismissed Lu Yuan aloud but stayed, privately acknowledging his extraordinary talent and rapid growth.
• Ying Luan and Die’s attempt to retrieve Lu Yuan’s arena data failed, and Die wondered if he had been eliminated.
• The system passed the permission check and began loading Lu Yuan’s real-time arena results.