Extra: Lin Yi's Death (8.3K)
Beyond the porthole, the river of stars flowed on without end.
Twisted bands of light, hazy nebulae, and silent, immense rocky planets formed the eternal backdrop of this frigid universe.
Lin Yi stood before the enormous curved observation window in the cockpit of the Star Ripple, gazing at the magnificent scene, his heart surging with emotion.
He opened his palm. A badge hovered above it, made of the most basic alloy. Its edges were badly worn, but at its center was a clear relief of a blue planet—his home, Blue Star.
At the urging of his thoughts, the badge slowly revolved, giving off a faint yet steadfast blue glow.
Just forty-one standard days ago, during a desperate battle with interstellar pirates in the Dark Dust-3J Star Domain, Lin Yi had gained a new insight into the cosmic laws of Metal while on the brink of death. The ninety-nine Star Cores that had lain dormant within him for so long had finally completed their last resonance. His frenzied Source Energy broke through its invisible shackles and formed the first dazzling vortex in his Source Sea.
Star Nebula level!
He, Lin Yi, had stepped into the Star Nebula realm!
How many generations of Blue Star's prodigies had seen their hopes buried by the chasm between Star Core level and Star Nebula level?
A probability of one in a thousand—so cold it was despairing.
And Blue Star, his home, designated by the Purple Gold Star Alliance as resource planet "TC-YHLHXB-ZJ-G-7392113," had finally welcomed its own Star Nebula-level powerhouse after waiting nearly seven thousand years.
That powerhouse was him, Lin Yi.
At the first opportunity, he had used the Pan-Spirit Alliance Virtual Network to send news of his successful breakthrough across the endless Star Sea, back to the azure