Arc 11Triple Domain Rising

Lin Yi expanded Silver Blue Civilization, mastered the Space Rule, and rose to prominence after killing Talolanke. As fame and new alliances gathered around him, he faced three Kunmo prodigies at Cans Space Station and pursued Barot after defeating Gragu.

  • Lin Yi arranged for the Shina Family to buy planets on favorable terms and leased others to the Silver Blue Civilization, which launched childbirth subsidies and expanded rapidly.
  • Lin Yi fused the Life and Metal Rules, cleared the twentieth floor of the Infinite Tower, upgraded Xuanji, and used the Void Escape Shadow Shuttle and Kongsha to master the Space Rule and form a Triple Domain.
  • Zhen Yu relocated the Solar System to Star Domain K-89, where Lin Yi coordinated a settlement plan with the Shina Family and Silver Blue Commonwealth, then returned to Blue Star and ordered civic and military reforms.
  • Qian Huan taught Lin Yi about the Time Rule, the River of Time, and Space-Time Clones, while Lin Yi revised the East Blade Mercenary Corps’ training and resolved to target the Kunmo Race’s Blade Prince.
  • Lin Yi cleared the thirtieth floor of the Infinite Tower, became a third-tier genius, and received Hui Yao’s Star Vortex Twin Lotus before leading the East Blade Mercenary Corps to defend Broken Blade Outpost.
  • Lin Yi killed Talolanke with his Triple Domain, helped rout the Kunmo forces, and became famous after the Legion broadcast the battle, and he then organized public partnerships and invested military merit in cultivation resources.
  • Lin Yi negotiated tournament rewards with three companies and resumed raids against the Kunmo Race, prompting Lord Blood Blade to send Gragu, Salis, and Barot to confront him at Cans Space Station.
  • Lin Yi endured the three prodigies’ Blood Rule technique, killed Gragu, and drove Salis and Barot into separate retreats before choosing to pursue Barot.
Chapters 252–277 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 252Secrets of the Divine, Aili's Thoughts (58K)

After Lin Yi attended his sect’s gathering and received enormous gifts, he told Irelia about them and asked how to allocate one hundred thousand life-bearing planets. Irelia warned him against giving planets away outright and proposed separate arrangements that would protect his interests and prevent future conflict.

  • At the Star Banquet Platform, Lin Yi listened as his senior brothers and sisters discussed the Minggu Secret Realm, a newly ascended Eternal Deity, Bing Zhi’s breakthrough, and Mu Yan’s imprisonment for secretly sacrificing civilizations.
  • Zhen Yu left to inspect Sin Prison, and the gathering ended; Cang Ming told Lin Yi that his promised items and permissions would become available soon.
  • Lin Yi returned to his cultivation room and summoned Irelia, who initially assumed he had fallen for a Virtual Network scam when he told her about the one hundred thousand life-bearing planets.
  • Lin Yi explained the sect gathering and his senior siblings’ gifts, then proposed giving some planets to the Shina Family and letting the Silver Blue Civilization use the rest through merit.
  • Irelia advised Lin Yi to sell planets to the Shina Family at a discount and lease planets to the Silver Blue Civilization in exchange for merit, preserving his control and avoiding resentment or future disputes.

Ch. 253The Debt Collector, Clan Leader, Go Quickly (42K)

Lin Yi and Irelia agreed to sell the Shina Family life-bearing planets at a 60 percent price, with payment deferred so the family would owe Lin Yi and be bound more closely to him. As the clan leaders faced mounting shortages and internal dissent, news of Lin Yi’s offer sent Clan Leader Liyue rushing to meet him on the Virtual Network.

  • Irelia proposed setting a high enough price for the planets that the Shina Family would need to borrow from Lin Yi, making him the clan’s biggest creditor and strengthening their alliance.
  • Lin Yi accepted Irelia’s plan to charge 60 percent and defer part of the payment, then asked her to arrange a Virtual Network meeting with Clan Leader Liyue.
  • Oran reported that the Shina Family’s energy and specialty resources were dwindling and that shortages were hurting cultivation, morale, and discipline.
  • Elder Lishan and the other leaders urged Liyue to seek short-term resources, while Liyue worried that approaching other factions could complicate the family’s relationship with Lin Yi.
  • Oran revealed that Lin Yi had received 100,000 life-bearing planets and wanted to discuss selling some to the Shina Family at a discount.
  • The elders urged Liyue to meet Lin Yi immediately, and she suspended the meeting and headed for the Virtual Network connection pod.

Ch. 254A Personal Think Tank, Come Inside with Me

Lin Yi arranged discounted planet sales for the Shina Family, then announced that the Silver Blue Civilization would lease his remaining planets through a merit system and pursue rapid population growth. The chapter ended with the newborn subsidy policy transforming daily life on Blue Star, as Chen Ming and Li Li considered having another child.

  • Lin Yi offered the Shina Family life-bearing planets at sixty percent of market value, and Irelia and Liyue negotiated to pay part of the cost over time.
  • Lin Yi decided to upgrade Xuanji into a personal strategic think tank and summoned the Blue Star Federation's leadership to discuss the planets.
  • Lin Yi told the leaders he owned one hundred thousand life-bearing planets and proposed leasing them for merit points while launching a major childbirth incentive policy.
  • The Commonwealth announced annual subsidies of 300,000 Star Coins for citizens under twenty-eight, including retroactive payments for existing minors.
  • The policy sparked excitement, marriage registrations, and demand for family-related services across Blue Star.
  • Chen Ming and Li Li discussed giving their six-year-old son Doudou a sibling.

Ch. 255Ten-Year Deadline, One-Third (45K)

Lin Yi used a Life Source Fruit and ten years of accumulated Spirit Enlightenment Qi to fuse the Life Rule with the Metal Rule, reaching the second-level domain. After a year refining his new power, he challenged the Infinite Tower and cleared the twentieth floor, leaving his progress drawing attention.

  • Lin Yi prepared Silver Blue Civilization for rapid growth by purchasing and arranging delivery of vast quantities of basic supplies.
  • Over ten years, Silver Blue Civilization expanded while the East Blade Mercenary Corps grew more independent under Lin Yi's restrained leadership.
  • Lin Yi consumed the Life Source Fruit and used his accumulated Spirit Enlightenment Qi to fuse the Life Rule and Metal Rule, achieving a second-level domain.
  • Lin Yi spent the following year refining his domain and then announced to Kenkes, Amber, and the others that he would challenge the Infinite Tower alone.
  • Lin Yi rapidly cleared the eighteenth and nineteenth floors, attracting attention from observers at the tower.
  • Lin Yi formed Domain Armor and defeated the twentieth-floor phantom with a single strike, clearing the floor.

Ch. 256The Woman in Palace Attire, the Beginning of Revenge

After clearing Level 20 of the Infinite Tower, Lin Yi celebrated with his companions and arranged a high-potential upgrade for Xuanji using materials supplied through Star Firefly. Two years later, Xuanji awakened as a Star Domain Rank Intelligent Life, and Lin Yi tasked her with researching the Void Escape Shadow Shuttle and discreetly investigating the Zilies Family.

  • Lin Yi cleared Level 20 with a second Rule Domain, then celebrated with Kenkes, Amber, and Star Firefly and said he planned to study the Space Rule.
  • Lin Yi asked Star Firefly for help upgrading Xuanji, and she provided a plan using specialized Machine Race materials and offered to arrange their purchase.
  • After two years, Lin Yi received the materials and spent three days and nights rebuilding Xuanji's core, transforming her into a lifelike woman in palace attire.
  • Xuanji reported that she had become a stable Star Domain Rank Intelligent Life with greatly enhanced computing, sensing, defense, and strategic simulation abilities.
  • Lin Yi ordered Xuanji to research the Void Escape Shadow Shuttle and quietly gather information on the Zilies Family.

Ch. 257First Insight into Space, A Deity Descends (49K)

Lin Yi used the Void Escape Shadow Shuttle during curvature travel and raised his Space Rule comprehension to twelve percent, surpassing his agreement with Zhen Yu. After Zhen Yu arrived at the Border Legion Headquarters Fortress and verified Lin Yi’s Rule Imprinting, he told him to prepare to shift galaxies in three days.

  • Xuanji reported that the Void Escape Shadow Shuttle’s mental journey usually lasted four to five minutes, so Lin Yi decided to use it during curvature travel.
  • Lin Yi and Irelia took his Shanming-class Ship beyond the fortress’s monitoring range, where Lin Yi combined the Shadow Shuttle with Spirit Enlightenment Qi to study the Space Rule.
  • After the mental journey ended, Lin Yi used his remaining Spirit Enlightenment Qi to consolidate his insights and reached twelve percent Space Rule comprehension.
  • Lin Yi returned to the fortress, recovered, and told Zhen Yu that his domain had reached the second level and his Space Rule comprehension had reached ten percent.
  • Zhen Yu arrived at the fortress, asked Lin Yi to demonstrate Rule Imprinting, and approved the spatial mark Lin Yi created.
  • Zhen Yu told Lin Yi to prepare because they would shift galaxies in three days.

Ch. 258Debt, Senior Brother's Generosity (52K)

Lin Yi learned that Zhen Yu planned to move the Solar System and prepared an emergency plan while keeping the news from the fortress leadership. Zhen Yu borrowed Clan Merit to obtain Kongsha, then arrived at Blue Star to begin relocating the Solar System as Lin Yi prepared to study the Space Rule.

  • General Luger questioned Lin Yi about the Eternal Deity detected inside the fortress, and Lin Yi said the visitor was his senior brother, Zhen Yu.
  • Lin Yi chose not to reveal Zhen Yu's planned return and instructed Xuanji to prepare an emergency plan for after the relocation.
  • Zhen Yu visited Lord Qiuyuan at the Sin Prison and borrowed Clan Merit to acquire Kongsha for his newest junior brother.
  • Zhen Yu exchanged Clan Merit for Kongsha, a treasure that created a temporary space for accelerated insight into the Space Rule.
  • Three days later, Zhen Yu appeared at the fortress and transported Lin Yi to the Solar System.
  • Zhen Yu gave Lin Yi Kongsha and explained that he could use it to study the Space Rule during the star system's relocation.

Ch. 259Silver Blue Moves, Lord Qiuyuan's Interrogation (5K)

Lin Yi watched Zhen Yu relocate the Solar System and used the demonstration to fully comprehend Space Rules and begin fusing the Metal, Life, and Space Rules into a Triple Domain. Zhen Yu then reported Lin Yi’s unprecedented breakthrough to Lord Qiuyuan, who scrutinized his claim.

  • Lin Yi crushed Kongsha and used Spirit Enlightenment Qi to enhance his comprehension while Zhen Yu demonstrated how to enclose and relocate the Solar System.
  • Lin Yi fully comprehended Space Rules and achieved an initial fusion of the Metal, Life, and Space Rules into a Triple Domain.
  • Zhen Yu praised Lin Yi’s breakthrough, cautioned him to keep refining his Triple Domain, and left after confirming the Solar System had settled in its new Star Domain.
  • Zhen Yu returned to the Obsidian Hall and told Lord Qiuyuan that Lin Yi had fully comprehended Space Rules in ten minutes.
  • Lord Qiuyuan questioned whether Zhen Yu’s report was true, and Zhen Yu insisted that he had witnessed Lin Yi’s complete comprehension himself.

Ch. 260Special Genius List, Zhen Yu's Request

Zhen Yu asked Lord Qiuyuan to admit Lin Yi to the Human Race's Special Genius Training List, and learned Lin Yi could qualify early by winning the Pan-Spirit Alliance Genius Tournament. Lin Yi judged he could reach the required domain fusion in time, then sent relocation plans to the Shina Family and Silver Blue Commonwealth as they began settling into their new Star Domain.

  • Zhen Yu asked Lord Qiuyuan to place Lin Yi on the Special Genius Training List, but Lord Qiuyuan said Lin Yi would need to win first place in the Pan-Spirit Alliance Genius Tournament to qualify early.
  • Zhen Yu calculated Lin Yi could compete in two more tournaments and urged him to strive for first place in an encrypted message.
  • Lin Yi estimated that his Spirit Enlightenment Qi could let him comprehend enough rules to reach six-domain fusion within a thousand years, and possibly seven-domain fusion, then promised Zhen Yu he would do his best.
  • Lin Yi instructed Xuanji to send relocation reports and emergency plans to the Silver Blue Commonwealth leadership and Liyue, and to schedule a meeting in thirty minutes.
  • Liyue confirmed the Shina Family had been moved with the Solar System to Star Domain K-89, then ordered the clan to follow Lin Yi's settlement and emergency response plan.
  • Li Zhenguo and the Silver Blue Commonwealth leadership began executing Lin Yi's plan and awaited his meeting.

Ch. 261Silver Blue: 01K, the Forgotten (52K)

Lin Yi led a meeting that established the Silver Blue 01K Plan and deepened cooperation between the Silver Blue Commonwealth and the Shina Family. After realizing Zhen Yu had left him behind in the New Star Domain, Lin Yi decided to travel back to the K-77 Star Domain later and visited Blue Star incognito to see how his home had changed.

  • Lin Yi explained that Zhen Yu had relocated the Solar System through an agreement and would ensure the Silver Blue Civilization's standing in the Purple Gold Star Alliance remained unaffected.
  • Lin Yi proposed Azure Wave Star as the Shina Family's homeworld and a dispersed settlement plan to strengthen ties with the Silver Blue Civilization.
  • Lin Yi, Li Zhenguo, Zhou Donglai, and the Shina Family representatives agreed on the Silver Blue 01K Plan, covering development, technology, military, cultural exchange, and East Blade Mercenary Corps reforms.
  • Lin Yi discovered that Zhen Yu had left him in the New Star Domain without arranging his return to the Frontier Legion Fortress, so he planned to travel with the next East Blade reinforcement fleet.
  • Lin Yi ordered Xuanji to conceal his identity and movements, then used the Space Rule to reach Blue Star and quietly observe the transformed Helu City.

Ch. 262Four No-Notice Visits, Reunited After a Century

Lin Yi observed the Silver Blue Civilization’s social tensions and signs of change before visiting East Blade Interstellar Military Academy. There, he recognized a former Wildcat squad mercenary training as a cadet and surprised Vice Principal Nie Chang with an unannounced visit.

  • Lin Yi listened to residents discuss interstellar pressure, cultural insecurity, and misuse of Star Sea Cradle Project subsidies as he toured the city.
  • Lin Yi heard people criticize Lin Xuan’s reckless behavior and gossip about Lin Yao’s admirers, then saw signs of efforts to address civic problems.
  • Lin Yi visited East Blade Interstellar Military Academy and watched cadets train, recognizing a former Wildcat squad member among them.
  • Lin Yi entered Nie Chang’s office and stood silently until Nie Chang looked up, recognized him, and froze in shock.

Ch. 263He Was Back (5K)

Lin Yi secretly visited East Blade Military Academy, discussed Blue Star's progress and problems with Nie Chang, and announced he would travel with the third batch of reserve corps members. He reunited with his family, and news of his return quickly spread among Blue Star's powerful families.

  • Lin Yi surprised Nie Chang at East Blade Military Academy, and Nie Chang described the civilization's rapid progress alongside its social and institutional problems.
  • Lin Yi told Nie Chang he would return to the East Blade Mercenary Corps with the third batch of reserve corps members, then left to visit his family.
  • Lin Yi reunited with Lin Ruiming and Zhou Jinghua, greeted Ye Qingyu, and gave her a small gift.
  • Lin Ruiming called Lin Yao and Lin Xuan home after telling them that Lin Yi had returned.
  • Lin Yao left a Source Energy salon, while Lin Xuan abandoned a night of racing and drove home carefully after speaking with Lin Yi.
  • People at the salon and racetrack relayed news of Lin Yi's return to their families, triggering a stir among Blue Star's upper circles.

Ch. 264Hints and Warnings, I'm Playing My Cards Face Up (56K)

Lin Yi returned to Silver Blue Planet, reformed family and government affairs, and asserted the Silver Blue Civilization’s independence to outside powers. After spending more than ten days overseeing changes, he boarded the Morning Star with the third group of East Blade Mercenary Corps recruits and departed for the Star Sea.

  • Lin Yi gave Lin Yao a Moonlight Stone pendant and warned her not to lose sight of her goals, while he cut off Lin Xuan’s extra training resources until he met the East Blade Mercenary Corps reserve standards.
  • Lin Yi arranged a meeting with Silver Blue officials and outside representatives after confirming with Xuan Shu that he could disclose limited information about his senior siblings.
  • Lin Yi revealed that Qian Huan had given him life-bearing planets and Zhen Yu had moved the Solar System, then presented the Red Gold Guard as an enforcer of Silver Blue law.
  • Lin Yi criticized internal problems and upgraded Xuanji into a Star Domain Rank Intelligent Life to support oversight and governance; he then spent more than ten days directing reforms and cooperation plans.
  • Lin Yi boarded the Morning Star with 3,500 recruits, and the transport ship departed as Nie Chang reflected on the changes Lin Yi had brought to Blue Star.

Ch. 265Sorry, Senior Sister (48K)

Lin Yi met with Qian Huan, who warned him about the risks of choosing the Time Rule and pursuing a difficult Higher Rule as his future core law. Despite her advice to keep a safer fallback, Lin Yi remained confident in his path.

  • Xuanji relayed Qian Huan’s invitation, and Lin Yi accepted a Virtual Network meeting with his Third Senior Sister.
  • Qian Huan praised Lin Yi’s progress and agreed to guide his cultivation while Zhen Yu guarded the Sin Prison.
  • Lin Yi told Qian Huan he had chosen the Time Rule, and she explained how rule choices shaped a cultivator’s foundation and future prospects.
  • Qian Huan warned that perfecting a Higher Rule as a core law could prove too difficult and urged Lin Yi to consider keeping a more manageable advanced rule as a fallback.
  • Lin Yi thanked Qian Huan for her concern but declared that he was confident he could succeed.

Ch. 266The Iron Law of Time, the Mystery of the Ancient Jade

Qian Huan tested Lin Yi’s resolve and knowledge before teaching him the Time Rule’s Iron Law: the past could be traced, but the future could not be touched without catastrophic backlash. Lin Yi connected the law to his rebirth and the Ancient Jade, then learned that the Time Rule’s true power emerged through its fusion with space, which could produce abilities such as clones and resurrection.

  • Qian Huan approved Lin Yi’s firm choice to pursue the difficult Time Rule and explained why resolve was essential to cultivating a powerful Law.
  • Lin Yi admitted that he knew little about the Time Rule or its fusion with the Space Rule, so Qian Huan began explaining the River of Time and its Iron Law.
  • Qian Huan said the past and present existed in the River of Time, while touching the undefined future caused backlash that even Supreme Existences could not withstand.
  • Lin Yi wondered whether the Ancient Jade had reversed time or simulated six thousand years of future memories, and he questioned how it related to his rebirth and Purple Mist Space.
  • Qian Huan explained that the Time Rule’s strength came from fusing with the Space Rule, producing supreme abilities including clones and resurrection.

Ch. 267Assessment Considerations, A New Direction (58K)

Qian Huan explained the risks and uses of Space-Time Clones and resurrection, including how Illusion Law enabled Civilization Assessment proctors to revive the dead through Soul Imprint Reshaping. After she urged Lin Yi to focus on mastering the Time Rule, he returned to the Morningstar and ordered Xuanji to make the East Blade Mercenary Corps more combat-focused and begin planning an assassination of the Kunmo Race's Blade Prince.

  • Qian Huan demonstrated Space-Time Clones and explained that they required time power to maintain, while resurrecting someone by retrieving them from the River of Time demanded far greater strength and carried deadly risks.
  • Qian Huan revealed that Illusion Law users could resurrect assessment casualties more efficiently by recording deaths, retrieving Soul Imprints, and rebuilding bodies with the Life and Death Laws.
  • Qian Huan warned Lin Yi not to attempt resurrection at his current level, encouraged him to practice clones after mastering the Time Rule, and gave him introductory books to study.
  • Lin Yi returned to the Morningstar and ordered Xuanji to redesign the East Blade Mercenary Corps' training and mission assessments around combat growth rather than minimizing casualties.
  • Lin Yi instructed Xuanji to gather intelligence on the Kunmo Race's Blade Prince and draft an assassination plan, resolving to settle the old grudge.

Ch. 268The Current Speaker

After returning to the Border Legion, Lin Yi challenged the Endless Tower solo and rapidly cleared the floors needed to advance from the fourth tier to the third tier. His achievement drew the training camp’s top geniuses to recognize him as a rising leader of the Human Race.

  • After a year and a half of cultivation and training recruits, Lin Yi returned to the Border Legion and decided to earn more points by challenging the Endless Tower.
  • Lin Yi’s teammates gathered to watch as he entered solo mode, and he swept through the floors at startling speed.
  • News of Lin Yi’s progress brought Longge Xingtong, Youlan Yingge, Hui Yao, and other prominent geniuses to the tower.
  • Lin Yi cleared the thirtieth floor and emerged as a newly advanced third-tier genius, drawing congratulations from the gathered prodigies.
  • Hui Yao urged the Human Race geniuses to support Lin Yi, while Lin Yi recognized that he now represented the Human Race’s highest-ranked member in the camp.

Ch. 269Star Core "Extreme Realm" (54K)

After entering the Third-Tier Sequence, Lin Yi spent most of his new points on a weapon, armor, and a cultivation aid before attending a banquet hosted by Hui Yao. There, Hui Yao revealed his own Star Core bottleneck and offered Lin Yi a Star Vortex Twin Lotus to help him advance.

  • Hui Yao and the Human Race geniuses congratulated Lin Yi on his promotion, and Lin Yi accepted Hui Yao’s invitation to a banquet at the Star Sea Pavilion.
  • Lin Yi summoned Xuanji and redeemed Space Splitter, a Void Walker Suit, and a Star Heart Fragment, spending 450,000 points.
  • Lin Yi attended Hui Yao’s banquet with Kenkes, Mo Yuan, and the rest of his team, where the Human Race geniuses toasted his promotion and Qing Feng, Cang Lan, Mo Yu, and Ling He spoke with him.
  • Hui Yao privately asked Lin Yi about his Source Energy progress, and Lin Yi said he had condensed ninety-one Star Cores.
  • Hui Yao explained that he had reached 299 Star Cores but remained stuck before the third domain, then offered Lin Yi his nearly expired Star Vortex Twin Lotus.

Ch. 270When I Appeared Before You

Lin Yi accepted Hui Yao’s gift, returned to Frontier Legion Fortress 93778, and led the East Blade Mercenary Corps to reinforce Broken Blade Outpost. After Lin Yi’s arrival drew the Blade Prince, Talolanke, toward the battlefield, Talolanke set out to hunt him.

  • Lin Yi thanked Hui Yao for his goodwill and received a Star Vortex Twin Lotus, then returned to the fortress with the new prospective members and reunited with Irelia and Nightingale.
  • Lin Yi directed Xuanji to track Talolanke and accepted a mission to reinforce Broken Blade Outpost, where Commander Bert’s forces were close to defeat.
  • Lin Yi briefed his troops, created a high-grade Space Beacon aboard the East Blade, and sent the corps into battle by orbital drop.
  • Lin Yi used his Gold Domain to devastate the Kunmo Race vanguard, rally the defenders, and reveal his presence to the enemy.
  • Talolanke received word that Lin Yi had joined the battle and redirected the Blood Tooth toward the frontline to hunt him.

Ch. 271How Does This Feel?

Lin Yi waited at Broken Blade Outpost for Blade Prince Talolanke to take the bait, then revealed his Triple Domain and Space Rule when Talolanke arrived. He overwhelmed Talolanke in battle and killed him, leaving Lin Yi victorious on the battlefield.

  • Lin Yi defended Broken Blade Outpost and planned to give up the hunt if Talolanke did not appear within four days.
  • Talolanke arrived in a crimson blast, announced his challenge, and sensed Lin Yi’s Triple Domain as Lin Yi unleashed his hidden power.
  • Talolanke tried to flee, but Lin Yi used the Space Rule to intercept him and knocked him into a crater with a powerful kick.
  • Talolanke launched successive attacks, including a field-wide molten-rock assault, but Lin Yi used Space Splitter to counter them.
  • Lin Yi impaled Talolanke with Space Splitter, taunted him, and then destroyed him with the combined force of his Rules.

Ch. 272You're Famous (5K)

Lin Yi killed Blade Prince Talolanke, led the defeat of the Kunmo forces, and allowed the Legion to use the battle footage in a morale-boosting promotional video. After weeks in seclusion, he discovered that the video had made him famous across the Human Race.

  • Lin Yi revealed his Triple Domain, killed Talolanke, and helped the Star Realm Army and East Blade Mercenary Corps drive back the Kunmo forces at Broken Blade.
  • General Luger offered Lin Yi twenty million military merit and paid him one hundred thousand military merit for permission to use the battle footage in a promotional video.
  • The Legion broadcast the video across the K-77 Star Domain, showing Talolanke's death as vengeance for fallen soldiers and inspiring the troops to fight.
  • Lin Yi spent three weeks consolidating what he had learned from Talolanke before checking his Virtual Network messages.
  • Xuanji told Lin Yi that he had become famous.

Ch. 273Star Sea Hot Topic, the Feel-Good Novel's Hero (51K)

After killing Talolanke, Lin Yi learned that a military promotional video had made him popular across Human Race society. He organized a team to manage the attention and partnerships, then turned to reviewing his military merit and the Star Realm Army’s exchange list.

  • Xuanji explained how Lord Tiange ordered Lin Yi’s promotional video screened across the Kunmo Race border war zone, after which it spread on Star Sea News and drew widespread attention.
  • Lin Yi read public comments praising his Triple Domain and battlefield victory while discussing his background, Irelia, and his rise to fame.
  • Xuanji told Lin Yi that merchants, media companies, factions, and individuals had sent him numerous partnership and connection requests.
  • Lin Yi convened Liyue, Irelia, Li Zhenguo, Zhou Donglai, and others to plan how to manage his public image, partnerships, and risks.
  • The group established a Lin Yi External Affairs Coordination Group and agreed to prioritize reputable military, academic, and research partners while rejecting unsuitable offers.
  • After the others left, Lin Yi encouraged Irelia to ignore the online gossip, then returned from the Virtual Network and asked Xuanji to show his military merit balance and the Star Realm Army’s exchange list.

Ch. 274Supplementary Agreement, Dominating Level 2

Lin Yi spent his military merit on resources to strengthen his Source Energy and aid his Time Rule comprehension, then negotiated tournament-based rewards with three corporate partners. After the partnerships made headlines, he led the East Blade Mercenary Corps back to Level 2 battlefields to hunt the weakened Kunmo Race forces.

  • Lin Yi exchanged 7.4 million military merit for a complete Star Heart and three drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, then spent another 10 million on the Sands of Time.
  • Lin Yi absorbed the Star Heart during a month of cultivation, rapidly condensing more Star Cores.
  • Lin Yi negotiated supplementary tournament rewards with Star Dome Dynamics, Tree of Life Pharmaceuticals, and Source Core Tech, tying major benefits to his performance in the Pan-Spirit Alliance Genius Tournament.
  • The three companies publicized their partnerships and highlighted Lin Yi's potential tournament success, sparking debate across the Star Sea network.
  • After learning that the Kunmo Race had scaled back its offensive following Talolanke's death, Lin Yi ordered the East Blade Mercenary Corps to resume operations and hunt enemies in Level 2 battlefields.

Ch. 275The Offer Sounds Good, But I Refuse (52K)

After forty years of devastating the Kunmo Race on Level 2 Battlefields, Lin Yi was ambushed by three of its strongest Star Core prodigies while responding to an attack on Cans Space Station. They offered to let him withdraw, but Lin Yi refused and prepared to fight.

  • Lin Yi's repeated raids forced the Kunmo Race to seek help from Lord Blood Blade, who sent Gragu, Salis, and Barot to confront him.
  • Lin Yi accepted an emergency mission to defend Cans Space Station and used his Shadow Shuttle Ship to reach the besieged station.
  • Lin Yi anchored a Space Beacon to his ship, entered the battle, and used his Gold Domain to destroy Kunmo forces and stabilize the defensive line.
  • Gragu, Salis, and Barot appeared and tried to persuade Lin Yi to leave, warning that their combined attack could wound him.
  • Lin Yi assessed the three Kunmo prodigies and refused their offer to let him withdraw.

Ch. 277A Fake Was Still a Fake

Lin Yi fought three Kunmo prodigies after they burned their essence blood to temporarily reach the Triple Domain, then killed Gragu by accepting Barot’s counterattack and quickly healed his own injury. Salis and Barot fled in different directions, and Lin Yi chose to pursue Barot.

  • Lin Yi surprised Salis with a spatial spear strike, but she escaped with only a damaged shoulder before the three Kunmo prodigies activated their Blood Rule secret technique.
  • Gragu, Barot, and Salis temporarily reached the Triple Domain by burning their essence blood and attacked Lin Yi together.
  • Lin Yi endured their coordinated assault and waited for their power to weaken before exploiting a gap in their teamwork to strike Gragu from behind.
  • Barot hit Lin Yi with a fatal-looking attack, but Lin Yi killed Gragu, healed his shoulder, and suppressed the lingering foreign energies.
  • Salis and Barot fled in separate directions, and Lin Yi chose to pursue Barot because Salis's Distortion Rule would make her harder to catch and defeat.
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