Arc 15The Sacred Tree and the Next Realm

Lin Yi rose through the ranks, mastered Space-Time, and claimed the Sacred Tree Secret Realm’s treasures while surviving a Deity Rank Tree Spirit. As the races prepared for the No. 1 Secret Realm, he perfected the fusion of Life and Space-Time, revived fallen warriors, and returned to the Purple Gold Star Alliance.

  • Lin Yi joined Star Silence Squad, learned Dominator Hengshi was gravely injured, and promised Lord Xuanyan he would seek Chronology Anchor Stones when strong enough.
  • Lin Yi trained his Space Law, replaced his clone, and helped Star Silence Squad defeat the Shadow-Flitting Locust Queen and the Edge-Devouring Squad captain.
  • Lin Yi perfected Space and Time, fused them into a Space-Time Law Mark, and entered the Sacred Tree Secret Realm with the alliance’s prodigies.
  • Lin Yi advanced to Star Domain Rank by hunting Tree Spirits and gathering Sacred Source Fruits, then teamed up with Ya Xi to pursue a grove guarded by powerful Tree Spirits.
  • A Deity Rank Tree Spirit struck Lin Yi and Ya Xi with its Divine Kingdom Projection, forcing Ya Xi out and driving Lin Yi to recover before returning for the grove.
  • Lin Yi killed the grove’s guardian, seized the Sacred Source Crystal and fruit grove, and was struck by the projection before Lord Yuehua took him to recover.
  • Lin Yi learned the races had agreed to a hundred-epoch ceasefire to prepare for No. 1 Secret Realm, then sold Sacred Source Crystals and trained his Law of Life to 77%.
  • Lin Yi perfected the Law of Life and fused it with Space-Time, regained his ability to summon Time-Tracing Clones and resurrect the dead, reorganized the Star Source Society, and returned to the Purple Gold Star Alliance.
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Ch. 354The Line of Racial Decline

Lin Yi accepted the role of Vice Commissioner of the Purple Gold Star Alliance Executive Committee and agreed to join the Star Silence Squad. After learning that Human Race Dominator Hengshi had been gravely wounded, Lin Yi resolved to focus on growing stronger and met with the Star Source Society.

  • Lin Yi accepted Ming Luo's offer to become Vice Commissioner, then agreed to try joining Ming Luo's Star Silence Squad.
  • The Battlefield System certified Lin Yi as Ordinary Deity Rank because his clone wielded the Fearless War God, and people across the Fortress reacted to the news.
  • Lin Yi met Captain Yue Ming and Lan at Star Dust Afterglow, joined the squad, and arranged to review its battle records before discussing their first mission.
  • Yue Ming and Ming Luo told Lin Yi that Dominator Hengshi had been ambushed and gravely wounded, and explained how the Human Race could lose its powerful-race standing if he fell.
  • Lin Yi left the bar and arrived at a meeting with the Star Source Society, whose members saluted him as Your Excellency Lin Yi.

Ch. 355The Crisis Was Imminent

Lin Yi warned the returning Myriad Secret Realm survivors to protect the Star Source Society’s secrets, then planned how to spend his resources to strengthen himself and upgrade Xuanji. He learned from Lord Xuanyan that Dominator Hengshi was gravely injured and deteriorating, leaving the Human Race in peril, and asked what role Xuanyan expected him to play.

  • Lin Yi told the Star Source Society members to seek help or self-detonate rather than risk capture, and warned that they would soon be reassigned or return to their clans.
  • Lin Yi reviewed his resources and had Xuanji design a plan to obtain Deity Rank equipment, cultivation treasures, secret techniques, and materials for her upgrade.
  • Lin Yi approved Xuanji’s plan and used the Battlefield System to meet Lord Xuanyan in the Virtual Network.
  • Lin Yi told Xuanyan that his main body would return to Origin Star while his clone joined the Star Silence Squad’s missions, then asked about Dominator Hengshi’s injuries.
  • Xuanyan explained that six enemy Dominators had ambushed Hengshi, leaving him gravely wounded and suffering temporal disorder; the Spirit Race had stabilized him, but his condition continued to deteriorate.
  • Xuanyan warned that the Human Race was in danger if the war continued or the Spirit Race’s Supremes could not treat Hengshi, and Lin Yi asked why Xuanyan said he would eventually need to help.

Ch. 356Still Too Weak

Lord Xuanyan told Lin Yi that the Human Race was gathering Chronology Anchor Stones to slow Dominator Hengshi’s injuries and had temporarily lost the ability to resurrect its fallen experts, including Ninth Senior Brother Cang Ming. Lin Yi accepted Lord Xuanyan’s law insights, traveled toward Origin Star, and joined his squad in choosing a first mission to hunt Space-Devouring Jellyfish.

  • Lord Xuanyan explained that Chronology Anchor Stones from the Time Corridor could slow Dominator Hengshi’s deterioration, and Lin Yi agreed to gather them when he became strong enough.
  • Lord Xuanyan admitted that Lin Yi’s rewards had been reduced by the Human Race’s strained resources and revealed that its fallen experts were near the bottom of the Pan-Spirit Alliance’s Resurrection Sequence, putting Cang Ming at risk of becoming a Sunk One.
  • Lord Xuanyan gave Lin Yi seven crystals containing his insights into the Laws of Life, Death, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, and Lin Yi left for Origin Star while his clone prepared to join the squad.
  • Lin Yi’s clone met Yue Ming, Ming Luo, and Lan at the Star Dust Afterglow tavern and agreed that their first mission should avoid especially dangerous opposition.
  • Yue Ming accepted Mission S-7731 to exterminate a Space-Devouring Jellyfish broodmother and its offspring, and the squad arranged to depart aboard the Star Silence in twenty-four standard hours.
  • Lin Yi reviewed his mechanical body’s combat modules and had Xuanji gather intelligence and combat records on the Space-Devouring Jellyfish.

Ch. 357The Plan for an Aggressive Breakthrough

Lin Yi returned to Origin Star amid wartime security and learned that Yong Yan planned to leave his bodyguard post to earn Clan Merits for reviving his daughter. After agreeing to delay the appointment of a replacement, Lin Yi resolved to accelerate his Space Law cultivation and arranged intensive training resources.

  • Yong Yan told Lin Yi that they would reach Origin Star through the Divine Kingdom teleportation channel and guided him through the Seventh Star Gate Hub to the heavily guarded Seventh Watcher Outpost.
  • Lin Yi arrived at his Manor and saw that the Star Source District had grown quiet as most Registry members had left for war missions.
  • Yong Yan revealed that his daughter Yong Qing had died in a border skirmish and that he planned to take high-risk missions to earn the Clan Merits needed to revive her.
  • Lin Yi agreed to request that the Human Race's Special Talent Training Registry's Management Committee suspend the assignment of a new Eternal Deity bodyguard, freeing combat forces for the front lines.
  • Lin Yi learned that few Registry members remained available on Origin Star and that he had already met his Battle Merit quotas through Powerful Deity Rank.
  • Lin Yi decided to intensify his Space Law training, reserved the Void Corridor and Space-Stabilizing Hall, ordered three auxiliary treasures, and began studying his Eldest Senior Brother's notes.

Ch. 358So Bad, How Embarrassing

Lin Yi watched a recording of his clone’s first battle with the Star Silence Squad and realized that his poor combat skills made him the squad’s weak link. He decided to strengthen his Laws while building experience, then entered the Void Corridor to cultivate his Space Law.

  • Lin Yi watched his clone struggle against the Space-Devouring Jellyfish, whose attacks damaged the Mechanical Divine Body before Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo helped defeat it.
  • Yue Ming gave Lin Yi’s clone an extra share of the battle rewards, and Lin Yi accepted while feeling embarrassed by the squad’s generosity.
  • Lin Yi asked Xuanji to analyze the clone’s combat mistakes and decided to improve his Law mastery while gaining practical experience.
  • Eight days later, Lin Yi traveled to the Void Corridor, received a Void Positioning Talisman, and entered the spatial cultivation zone.

Ch. 359I Have to Say Goodbye for a While

Lin Yi spent six months in the Void Corridor and two years in the Space-Stabilizing Hall, raising his Space Law comprehension to 81.7%. As the Star Silence Squad debated a risky mission, Lin Yi’s clone received news that led him to say goodbye to the team for a while.

  • Lin Yi used the Void Realm Source Core and other treasures to raise his Space Law comprehension to 53.7% in six months.
  • Lin Yi continued cultivating in the Space-Stabilizing Hall for two years and reached 81.7% comprehension of the Space Law.
  • Lin Yi headed back to his Manor, confident that his mastery of the Space and Time Laws would make him ready for the next mission.
  • Yue Ming and the Star Silence Squad considered a mission against Shadow-Flitting Locusts but decided to pass because Lin Yi was not yet ready for its risks.
  • After receiving a message from Xuanji, Lin Yi’s clone told Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo that they could take the mission, but he would have to say goodbye for a while.

Ch. 360Still at the Bottom, But

Lin Yi’s main body rapidly mastered the first levels of two Space-Time secret techniques, bringing his combat strength to the threshold of the Powerful Deity rank. After his clone returned from the fortress, Lin Yi dismissed it, summoned a stronger replacement, and sent the new clone back to join the Star Silence Squad’s Shadow-Flitting Locust mission.

  • Lin Yi told Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo that he needed to return to Origin Star to replace his outdated clone, and Yue Ming accepted the mission while he traveled back by Divine Kingdom teleportation.
  • Lin Yi used Spirit Enlightenment Qi to reach basic mastery of Space-Time Rift and Veil of Illusion, and Xuanji assessed his actual combat strength at the threshold of the Powerful Deity rank.
  • Lin Yi’s clone arrived at the manor, transferred its accumulated Spirit Enlightenment Qi, and was disbanded so Lin Yi could summon a new clone with his improved Space Law comprehension.
  • Lin Yi’s new clone took over the Invincible War God-T714 body, confirmed its greater strength, and departed for the fortress aboard the Shadow Shuttle Ship.
  • Lin Yi decided to leave his other clone at the Surface Battlefield for now and gave the departing clone treasures for Aili’s cultivation.

Ch. 361Leave It to Me. Trust Me.

Lin Yi and the Star Silence Squad encountered the Shadow-Flitting Locust Nest just as the Shi Race’s Edge-Devouring Squad ambushed them. After revealing that his strength had reached the Powerful Deity level, Lin Yi stayed to fight the Queen Locust while Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo confronted the Shi Race squad; the chapter ended as Lin Yi countered the Queen’s attack.

  • Lin Yi rejoined Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo, then joined their mission to destroy a Shadow-Flitting Locust Nest in the XT-7783 Star Region.
  • The Star Silence Squad found the Nest, but the Edge-Devouring Squad arrived and used a Void-Disrupting Crystal to interfere with spatial travel.
  • Yue Ming ordered Lan and Ming Luo to retreat while she held off the Queen Locust, but Lin Yi offered to fight the Queen himself and revealed that he could now reach Powerful Deity level.
  • Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo charged the Edge-Devouring Squad to hold it back while Lin Yi stayed behind to face the Queen Locust and its swarm.
  • Lin Yi transformed the Sky-Escaping Shuttle into the Wheel of Time and Space and cut through nearly a hundred locusts before the Queen attacked him.
  • Lin Yi met the Queen Locust’s powerful Space blade with a swordlike slash of his hand.

Ch. 362You Go! I'll Hold Them Off!

Lin Yi severely wounded the Shadow-Flitting Locust Queen, then helped the Star Silence Squad defeat the Edge-Devouring Squad’s captain while the other three enemies escaped. He tracked down and killed the fleeing Queen Locust, returning with its divine core and valuable materials.

  • Lin Yi used Space-Severing Slash to sever the Shadow-Flitting Locust Queen’s limbs and ruin its wing, then secretly marked its wound with a Space-Time Imprint as it escaped.
  • Lin Yi appeared behind an enemy moth deity and killed it with the Wheel of Space-Time, prompting the Edge-Devouring Captain to burn its Divine Power so its three teammates could flee.
  • Lin Yi, Yue Ming, Ming Luo, and Lan worked together to wear down the captain until its final attack exhausted its Divine Power and it died.
  • Lin Yi followed the Space-Time Imprint to the badly wounded Queen Locust, found it hiding in a natural fold in space, and killed it.
  • Lin Yi returned to Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo with the Queen Locust’s divine core and valuable materials.

Ch. 363A Windfall and News of Edith

Lin Yi and the Star Silence Squad settled the spoils from their victory over the Shadow-Flitting Locust Nest and earned more than 230 million Battle Merit. After returning to the Fortress, Lin Yi planned to use his clone’s share to advance his Space Law and secret arts, while his main body prepared for cultivation; the chapter ended with Edith Lanxing requesting a meeting.

  • Lin Yi, Yue Ming, Lan, and Ming Luo assessed the loot and rewards, then agreed on a Battle Merit distribution that gave Lin Yi 30% and Yue Ming 35%.
  • Lin Yi revealed that his Space Law comprehension had reached 80%, and the squad decided to apply for a rest period after returning to the Fortress.
  • At the Fortress, deities greeted Lin Yi after news spread that he had displayed Powerful Deity-level strength and defeated the Edge-Devouring Squad's captain.
  • Lin Yi's main body received his clone's report and instructed Xuanji to exchange Battle Merit for Space Law cultivation resources and the next levels of Space-Time Rift and Veil of Illusion.
  • Xuanji told Lin Yi that Edith Lanxing had requested a meeting through the Virtual Universe Network.

Ch. 364News of the Supreme Sacred Tree Secret Realm

Lin Yi learned that the Spirit Race planned to open the Supreme Sacred Tree Secret Realm within ten to fifty years, giving him time to prepare for its cultivation opportunity and custom artifact. He then used specialized resources and a law-optimization environment to fully master Space Law, and turned his attention to fusing Space and Time.

  • Lin Yi met Edith in his virtual space, where she told him the Spirit Race was preparing to open the Supreme Sacred Tree Secret Realm and explained that its entrants would include other powerful cultivators.
  • Edith described how the Spirit Race would consult Lin Yi about the design of his custom artifact once his Secret Realm qualification was confirmed.
  • Lin Yi ordered Xuanji to monitor the opening announcement and help plan the artifact, then received the Void Dimension Anchor and Breath of Primordial Space.
  • Lin Yi went to the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws Returning to Source and combined its Space Law optimization environment with his cultivation aids and Spirit Enlightenment Qi.
  • After three and a half years of cultivation, Lin Yi raised his Space Law comprehension to 100%, fully mastering both Space and Time, and began considering their fusion.

Ch. 365Utter Silence

Lin Yi perfected his Space Law, fused it with his Time Law, and improved his secret arts before leaving the All-Encompassing Source Return Platform. Seven years later, he arrived at Sacred Tree Star for the Sacred Tree Secret Realm, where the gathered prodigies fell silent as an unidentified figure entered the hall.

  • Lin Yi used Spirit Enlightenment Qi to guide his perfected Time and Space Law Marks into a single Space-Time Law Mark, then created a fragile Space-Time Bubble.
  • Lin Yi spent the remaining time on the platform studying Space-Time Rift and Veil of Illusion before Xuanji reported that the Sacred Tree Secret Realm would open in seven standard years and that Lin Yi had been granted sixty days of comprehension.
  • Xuanji told Lin Yi that many of his Star Source Society companions had also qualified for the Secret Realm, and Lin Yi asked her to send them a reply and remind them to prepare for competition.
  • Seven standard years later, prodigies from across the Pan-Spirit Alliance gathered in the hall beneath the Sacred Tree on Sacred Tree Star.
  • The hall fell silent as the gathered prodigies rose and turned toward the entrance, where an unidentified figure stepped inside.

Ch. 366When It Rains, It Pours

Lin Yi attended the gathering before the Supreme Sacred Tree Secret Realm opened, where Edith warned him that the Spirit Race might reduce its military support to races with poor Battle Merit records. After Lord Yuehua explained the rules and marked the entrants, Lin Yi prepared to enter the Secret Realm with the Human Race’s worsening strategic position weighing on him.

  • Lanhe watched the prodigies show respect to Lin Yi, and a Spirit Race girl explained that his abilities, backing, and potential made him a figure even Star Domain Rank prodigies would hesitate to offend.
  • Lin Yi reunited with Edith, Qingye, Hui Yao, Valerie, Liuyun, and other Star Source Society members, who agreed to compete fairly in the Secret Realm while avoiding needless conflict.
  • Edith told Lin Yi that the Spirit Race might recall some forces from allied fronts and judge future support partly by each race’s Battle Merits; Lin Yi realized the Human Race could be especially vulnerable.
  • Lord Yuehua announced the Secret Realm’s rules, gave every entrant a protective Sacred Tree Mark, and confirmed that Lin Yi could remain inside for up to sixty days.
  • Lin Yi advised his companions to prioritize safety, avoid forcing others out, and compete for major opportunities on their own merits before they began meditating for the opening.

Ch. 368This Stuff Really Packs a Punch

The five Lords opened the Supreme Sacred Tree Secret Realm, and Lin Yi entered to seek resources that would strengthen his Source Energy. After killing a peak Star Domain Rank Tree Spirit and consuming its Sacred Source Fruit, he advanced to the fourth tier of Star Vortex Rank and improved his understanding of the Law of Life, then continued searching the aerial roots.

  • The five Lords opened the Sacred Tree Secret Realm, and Lin Yi entered after the Star Domain Rank geniuses.
  • Lin Yi surveyed the realm, chose to hunt Tree Spirits in the Star Domain Rank activity zone, and flew up a massive aerial root.
  • Lin Yi found a Sacred Source Fruit guarded by a peak Star Domain Rank Tree Spirit and killed the creature with Space-Time Bubble: Implosion.
  • Lin Yi consumed the fruit, completed his third Star Nebula, and formed a fourth with 387 Star Cores, reaching the fourth tier of Star Vortex Rank.
  • Lin Yi gained about 0.1% comprehension of the Law of Life, stored the Tree Spirit Core for Aili, and continued searching higher along the aerial roots.

Ch. 369Breaking Through to Star Domain Rank!

Lin Yi gathered Sacred Source Fruits in the Sacred Tree Secret Realm, reached the ninety-nine-Star Nebula Extreme Realm, and broke through to Star Domain Rank. With his new power, he headed toward the Secret Realm’s upper region.

  • Lin Yi formed his seventy-ninth Star Nebula and joined forces with Edith to drive off a World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit that had been pursuing her.
  • Edith shared the location of a grove containing sixteen Sacred Source Fruits, and Lin Yi collected them and absorbed them in a hidden tree hollow, reaching ninety-five Star Nebulae.
  • Lin Yi hunted peak Star Domain Rank Tree Spirits, gathered more Sacred Source Fruits, and formed his ninety-ninth Star Nebula.
  • Lin Yi fused his ninety-nine Star Nebulae into a Star Domain Singularity and broke through to Star Domain Rank.
  • Lin Yi adjusted to his new power, then flew toward the upper region of the Sacred Tree Secret Realm.

Ch. 370Slay a World-Deriving Rank Foe, Battle the Prodigies

Lin Yi hunted World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirits to strengthen his cultivation and pursue the Star Domain Extreme Realm. After teaming up with Ya Xi to defeat a powerful guardian, he beat her in their agreed duel and claimed the grove of Sacred Source Fruits, while Ya Xi paused as if she had something else to say.

  • Lin Yi killed a newly entered World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit, consumed its Sacred Source Fruit, and formed twenty-seven Star Nebulas in his Second Star Domain.
  • Over the next two days, Lin Yi hunted five more early-stage World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirits, formed his Fourth Star Domain, and advanced to the mid-stage of the Star Domain Rank.
  • Lin Yi discovered a grove of more than twenty World-Deriving Rank Sacred Source Fruits guarded by a powerful Tree Spirit and encountered Ya Xi, who proposed they join forces before dueling for the grove.
  • Lin Yi and Ya Xi worked together to kill the Tree Spirit, with Lin Yi finishing it using Flow Severing.
  • Lin Yi defeated Ya Xi by finding her true form inside her illusion domain and striking her with a Space-Time-powered punch; Ya Xi conceded the grove and began to leave.
  • Ya Xi stopped after taking a step away, apparently struggling with herself as though she wanted to say something.

Ch. 371A Proposal to Join Forces, Sudden Turmoil

Lin Yi and Ya Xi agreed to join forces against a peak World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit guarding a Sacred Source Fruit Grove and a large deposit of Sacred Source Crystal. When they reached the site, they found Paslan and Xikan already fighting the guardian, and a sudden green veil overwhelmed their concealment and restrained them.

  • Ya Xi told Lin Yi about the grove and Sacred Source Crystal, and proposed they meet after fourteen days to prepare before attacking the guardian together; Lin Yi agreed.
  • Lin Yi gathered more than twenty Sacred Source Fruits and spent the next fourteen days hunting Tree Spirits and absorbing fruits, expanding his Source Sea to twenty-one Star Domains.
  • Ya Xi met Lin Yi at the agreed platform, and they traveled together toward the grove and crystal using concealment techniques.
  • Lin Yi detected a battle near their destination, and he and Ya Xi approached cautiously before spotting Paslan and Xikan fighting the Tree Spirit.
  • Lin Yi proposed that they openly offer to join Paslan and Xikan against the guardian, but a deep-green veil suddenly descended, breaking their concealment and suppressing their energy and laws.

Ch. 372A Narrow Escape

Lin Yi escaped a Deity Rank Tree Spirit’s Divine Kingdom Projection with Ya Xi’s help, then recovered and resumed hunting Tree Spirits to grow stronger. He planned to return to the Sacred Source Fruit Grove later and investigate whether its treasures and guard could be taken before the Deity Rank being intervened again.

  • A Deity Rank Tree Spirit trapped Lin Yi, Ya Xi, Paslan, and Xikan in its Divine Kingdom Projection, seized the peak Yan Realm Tree Spirit, and struck the others hard enough to trigger their Life-Saving Seals.
  • Ya Xi used her secret art to briefly loosen the projection’s hold on Lin Yi, allowing him to escape through a spatial jump; the giant hand struck Ya Xi, and her Life-Saving Seal forced her out of the Secret Realm.
  • Lin Yi recovered with Lan-Source Crystals and suspected the Deity Rank Tree Spirit had been protecting the Sacred Source Fruit Grove and Sacred Source Crystal through its peak Yan Realm guard.
  • Lin Yi planned to regain his strength, grow stronger by hunting, and later return to investigate the grove and its guard before his time in the Secret Realm ran out.
  • Lin Yi hunted a late Yan Realm Tree Spirit with a Space-Time attack, then continued gathering Sacred Source Fruits and improving his combat control.

Ch. 373Upheaval in the Outside World

Edith and the other elites learned that the Pan-Spirit Alliance, Yuan Race, and Shi Race had suspended their war for a hundred eras to explore the mysterious No. 1 Secret Realm, but the reason remained hidden. Meanwhile, Lin Yi finished strengthening himself in the Sacred Tree Secret Realm and returned to the treasure platform, where he found the peak World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit still guarding it.

  • Edith and the elites discussed Lin Yi’s escape from a Deity Rank Tree Spirit’s Divine Kingdom Projection and speculated about how much stronger he had become.
  • A Pan-Spirit Alliance emergency notice announced a hundred-era ceasefire among the Spirit, Yuan, and Shi Races and made exploration of No. 1 Secret Realm their top priority.
  • Edith consulted Atra Lan Star, who ordered her to prepare for No. 1 Secret Realm and said it was more important than any secret realm before it.
  • Lin Yi completed thirty days of cultivation, reaching thirty-one internal Star Domains and raising his Law of Life comprehension to 21.7%.
  • Lin Yi concealed himself and traveled to the platform holding the Sacred Source Fruit Grove and Sacred Source Crystals, where he discovered the peak World-Deriving Rank Tree Spirit was still alive.

Ch. 374A Thunderous Strike; A Hefty Haul

Lin Yi killed a peak Yan Realm Tree Spirit, seized its Sacred Source Crystal and the entire Sacred Source Fruit Grove, then was gravely injured by a Divine Kingdom Projection before the Secret Realm expelled him. As Lord Yuehua treated him, Lin Yi learned that the Spirit Race expected him to compete in the newly revealed No. 1 Secret Realm.

  • Lin Yi ambushed the Tree Spirit at a moment when its World Power defenses faltered, damaged its soul with Space-Time Return to Silence, and annihilated it with his Space-Time Rift: Annihilation Line.
  • Lin Yi stored the Tree Spirit's Crystal Core and Sacred Source Crystal, then tore the Sacred Source Fruit Grove free and took it into his Storage Space.
  • A Divine Kingdom Projection attacked Lin Yi, and he ripped open a narrow gap to seize the grove before the giant hand struck him and the seven-colored light transported him away.
  • Lord Yuehua took the gravely injured Lin Yi from the great hall and placed him in a Seven-Colored Pool, where his body and soul began to recover.
  • The prodigies speculated that Lin Yi had risked everything to claim a valuable prize, while Lord Yuehua praised him for breaking through a Divine Kingdom Projection and urged him to perform well in the No. 1 Secret Realm.
  • Lin Yi resolved to recover before asking Xuanji about the No. 1 Secret Realm, and he smiled as he remembered that the Sacred Source Crystal and Fruit Grove were in his Storage Space.

Ch. 375Must Find Out

Edith arranged for a Life Source Crystal to be sent to Lin Yi, while Lin Yi recovered under Qing Lin’s treatment and studied her Law of Life techniques. After reconnecting with Xuanji, he learned that the three great races had suspended their war for one hundred standard epochs to prepare for the newly discovered No. 1 Secret Realm, and he sought a meeting with Lord Xuanyan to learn more.

  • Edith contacted her brother and asked him to send Lin Yi a Life Source Crystal through the Lan Star Family’s emergency channel.
  • Lin Yi left the healing pool and entered the Healing Hall, where Qing Lin used the Law of Life to treat him as he studied her precise techniques.
  • A Spirit Race staff member returned Lin Yi’s stored belongings, and he reconnected with Xuanji through his silver bracelet.
  • Xuanji told Lin Yi that the Pan-Spirit Alliance, the Yuan Race, and the Shi Race had agreed to suspend their war for one hundred standard epochs to prepare for the No. 1 Secret Realm.
  • Lin Yi concluded that the Secret Realm could reshape the balance of power and asked Xuanji to arrange a virtual meeting with Lord Xuanyan.

Ch. 376News of the No. 1 Secret Realm

Lin Yi learned from Lord Xuanyan that the No. 1 Secret Realm would become the new arena for competition during the hundred-era truce, and that its rewards could decide the races’ future standing. After sharing what he could with his companions, Lin Yi revealed to Ya Xi that he had returned to the dangerous site in the Sacred Tree Secret Realm and obtained fifteen Sacred Source Fruits and ten Sacred Source Crystals.

  • Lin Yi asked Lord Xuanyan about the No. 1 Secret Realm, and Xuanyan explained that it had ninety-nine levels, while promising to reveal the force pressuring the three races if Lin Yi reached the fiftieth floor.
  • Lord Xuanyan told Lin Yi that Dominator Hengshi would survive but remain unable to fight for at least ten thousand eras, and that the Human Race needed to improve its Battle Merit in the Secret Realm.
  • Lord Xuanyan urged Lin Yi to use the preparation period to strengthen himself, pursue higher floors, gather resources, and drive enemy entrants out to earn Battle Merit.
  • Lin Yi received Edith, Qingye, Hui Yao, Valerie, and other prodigies, declined their healing treasures so he could learn from World Lord Qing Lin, and advised them to focus on improving before entering the Secret Realm.
  • After two days of recovery, Lin Yi showed Ya Xi fifteen Sacred Source Fruits and ten Sacred Source Crystals and confirmed that he had succeeded in returning to the dangerous site.

Ch. 377Growth-Type Eternal Divine Artifact Armor

Lin Yi used his five-year stay on Sacred Tree Star to cultivate the Law of Life and commissioned a growth-type Eternal Divine Artifact armor. After three years at Ancient Tree Courtyard, his comprehension reached 77%, and he considered selling Sacred Source Crystals to fund the final push before No. 1 Secret Realm opened.

  • Lin Yi shared his Secret Realm spoils with Ya Xi, and they discussed how No. 1 Secret Realm would make Deity Rank cultivators the central competitors while quasi-deities became targets.
  • World Lord Qing Lin recommended Echo Valley of Life and Ancient Tree Courtyard for cultivating the Law of Life, and the Spirit Race later granted foreign talents five more years on Sacred Tree Star before escorting them home.
  • Lin Yi sold materials from Sacred Tree Secret Realm for 23,147,500 Gold War Merit and spent War Merit on a three-year Ancient Tree Courtyard term, a Life Source Pattern Crystal, and Dew of All Things Living.
  • Lin Yi met Master Astra at the Sacred Casting Institute and commissioned a growth-type Eternal Divine Artifact armor embryo that could evolve as he mastered Laws, though its completion would take one hundred standard years.
  • Lin Yi cultivated at Ancient Tree Courtyard for three years using the Dew of All Things Living, Life Source Pattern Crystal, Sacred Source Crystals, and Spirit Enlightenment Qi, raising his Law of Life comprehension from 21% to 77%.
  • After leaving Ancient Tree Courtyard, Lin Yi decided he might sell Sacred Source Crystals to finish mastering the Law of Life and instructed Xuanji to arrange a shuttle and contact Edith.

Ch. 378Though Liang Garden Is Lovely

Lin Yi sold four portions of Sacred Source Crystals to Edith, then spent nearly two years cultivating in the Ancient Tree Courtyard until he perfected the Law of Life and fused it with Space-Time. The fusion restored his ability to summon Time-Tracing Clones and resurrect the dead, and he left the courtyard ready to reunite with his old friends and revive the fallen warriors.

  • Lin Yi offered Edith four standard portions of Sacred Source Crystals for thirty-two million Gold War Merit, and Edith borrowed the funds from her brother to buy them.
  • Edith transferred the Gold War Merit to Lin Yi, received the four crystal boxes, and left after their friendly conversation.
  • Lin Yi renewed his access to the Ancient Tree Courtyard and obtained the Seed of Life Veins, Immortal Cyan Essence Liquid, and Halo of Primordial Vitality to support his cultivation.
  • Lin Yi combined the treasures with Sacred Source Crystals and Spirit Enlightenment Qi, perfected the Law of Life, and began fusing it with Space-Time.
  • Lin Yi completed the initial fusion, which relieved his soul's fatigue and restored his ability to summon Time-Tracing Clones and resurrect the dead.
  • After his Ancient Tree Courtyard access expired, Lin Yi left to reunite with his old friends and bring back the warriors who had fallen in the war.

Ch. 379Returning to the Human Race, Zichen's Reaction

Lin Yi made the Star Source Society public and returned with the Human Race prodigies to Origin Star before traveling to Zichen Star. His arrival stirred the Purple Gold Star Alliance’s leadership and major organizations into preparing a formal welcome.

  • Lin Yi proposed turning the Star Source Society into an elite public alliance, and its core members unanimously supported the plan.
  • Lin Yi and the core members screened applicants, admitting more than twenty prodigies as reserve members before the Spirit Race’s scheduled return date arrived.
  • Lin Yi and the other Human Race prodigies traveled from Sacred Tree Star to Origin Star, where they parted ways to prepare for No. 1 Secret Realm.
  • Lin Yi left his ordinary clone at his manor and traveled in his Fearless War God Clone to the Purple Gold Star Alliance.
  • Ming Luo informed the Alliance’s senior officials that Lin Yi was approaching Zichen Star and led preparations to welcome him.
  • The Star Realm Legion, Universal Mercenary Alliance, and Interstellar Chamber of Commerce each arranged gifts and welcome plans for Lin Yi’s return.
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