Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi used the Spirit Enlightenment Qi to raise his understanding of the rules to 52.1% and prepared to let his forces handle the coming small Abyss Tide. Ten days later, the Wildcat squad arrived at Nest B-07 to clear its perimeter.

• Lin Yi gathered all the Spirit Enlightenment Qi in the Purple Mist Space and increased his rule understanding from 31.5% to 52.1%.
• Lin Yi recognized that enlightenment grew harder beyond 50%, resolved to seek more resources, and decided to conceal his true strength by displaying only 41% rule understanding.
• Lin Yi measured 55,600 Source Energy and looked forward to seeing whether the Source Martial Army and Instructor Corps could withstand the small Abyss Tide without his intervention.
• Ten days later, Old Cat led the Wildcat squad to Nest B-07 in the Cangwu Hills and ordered his team to clear perimeter Abyss Beasts and collect low-grade crystals.

Old Cat’s team entered the perimeter of a Small Nest to clear Abyss Beasts and collect merit, hoping to earn enough for Nightingale’s training manual. After defeating several Bone-Eroding Dogs, they continued toward the Nest’s core, where a sudden change occurred.

• Monkey, Big Bear, Nightingale, Bamboo Pole, and Old Cat prepared for the mission, and Old Cat promised to exchange their merit for Nightingale’s manual.
• The team entered the forest in a defensive formation and advanced toward the Abyss Beasts’ territory.
• Old Cat coordinated the team as they defeated three Bone-Eroding Dogs without injuries and collected their crystals.
• The team continued deeper into the Nest, clearing scattered beasts and watching Nightingale’s merit rise.
• Three kilometers from the Nest’s core, the team prepared to turn toward another area when a sudden change occurred.

The Wildcat squad narrowly escaped a Nest riot after warning the military, then received 100,000 Merit points for reporting the Abyss Tide. After seeing urgent response missions appear, they rode back toward the battlefield to fight alongside the main force.

• Monkey's detector revealed a Nest riot at B-07, and Old Cat ordered the squad to abandon their haul and flee.
• Monkey sent the military a warning, and the squad received an evacuation notice before a saturation strike hit the area behind them.
• Monkey checked their Merit account and discovered the squad had been awarded 100,000 points for confirming and reporting the Abyss Tide.
• Old Cat and the squad celebrated how the points could fund Nightingale's manual and upgrades to their gear and motorcycles.
• Old Cat chose to join the urgent response effort, and the five rode back toward the battlefield to kill Abyss Beasts.

At the East Blade Military Academy headquarters, Lin Yi and Nie Chang oversaw Xuanji’s automated response to a small-scale Abyss Tide. Zhao Gang’s Instructor Corps detachment held the line at Nest B-07, and the chapter left them assigned to confront an approaching Bloodthirsty Blade Lord.

• Xuanji briefed Lin Yi and Nie Chang on the Abyss Tide and automatically dispatched forces to assault high-threat targets and rescue trapped squads.
• Zhao Gang and his Third Mobile Detachment defended the Cangwu Hills line alongside the Source Martial Army and civilian Source Warriors.
• Zhao Gang’s squad coordinated attacks to topple and destroy a charging Thick-Armored Tyrant.
• The defense line received an alert that a Bloodthirsty Blade Lord with a Source Energy level of 17,900 was approaching, and Zhao Gang’s detachment was assigned to engage it.

As Zhao Gang’s team prepared to confront the Bloodthirsty Blade Lord, the Grey Hawk squad fought to survive a beast outbreak in the B-04 Small Nest. After a Leader Rank beast passed their building, it turned back toward them.

• A Source Martial Army officer directed Zhao Gang’s team to handle the Bloodthirsty Blade Lord while the defense line dealt with the other Abyss Beasts.
• Zhao Gang assigned his teammates roles for Plan C as the Bloodthirsty Blade Lord charged toward them.
• A-Jie and the Grey Hawk squad barricaded themselves in an office tower and retreated floor by floor as Abyss Beasts broke through their defenses.
• Fatty’s Detector revealed a Leader Rank beast with a Source Energy reading of 17,900 approaching the building.
• The beast passed beyond the Detector’s range, but then stopped and turned back toward the building.

As a Leader Rank Abyss Beast climbed toward the survivors, the Source Martial Army arrived by helicopter and launched a rescue. The beast drew Zhang Zhen onto the rooftop while Wildcat and Venom Fang raced downstairs to find the Grey Hawk squad, reaching the 25th floor.

• Fatty spotted the Leader Rank Abyss Beast returning to the building, but then detected fast-moving green rescue signals and heard a helicopter approaching.
• Zhang Zhen ordered his team to draw the Bloodthirsty Blade Lord onto the rooftop while protecting the survivors inside.
• The helicopter's rockets struck the Bloodthirsty Blade Lord, enraging it and diverting its attention from the building.
• Zhang Zhen engaged the beast as Wildcat and Venom Fang entered the stairwell to locate and evacuate the Grey Hawk squad.
• Wildcat and Venom Fang fought past low-rank Abyss Beasts and reached the 25th floor.

Wildcat and Venom Fang rescued the exhausted Grey Hawk squad and escorted them to the rooftop for helicopter evacuation. Captain Zhang Zhen waited with a Gold-Veined White Crystal, and A-Jie left wondering what troubles even someone so powerful might carry.

• The Grey Hawk squad struggled to hold back Abyss Beasts until Wildcat cut down the attackers threatening Xiao Ling.
• Wildcat and Venom Fang identified themselves as the Source Martial Army Instructor Corps and escorted the five Grey Hawk members up to the roof.
• Venom Fang spotted Zhang Zhen waiting on the rooftop, tossing a Gold-Veined White Crystal as the helicopter hovered nearby.
• Wildcat reported that all five members of the Grey Hawk squad had been rescued without serious injuries.
• Zhang Zhen told the squad to board the helicopter while he brought up the rear, and A-Jie wondered what troubles the captain might have.

Lin Yi reviewed Xia Kingdom’s successful response to the Abyss Tide and refused to aid other Blue Star Community nations before they requested help. In England, Arthur Kirkland and Huben Squad held the Anvil Position while Chen Yu and Elizabeth killed the Rotting Nest Mother, leaving the defenders to clear the remaining Abyss Beasts.

• Xuanji reported that Xia Kingdom had eliminated most of the Stardust Rank Abyss Beast units, and Lin Yi surveyed the country’s coordinated response.
• Lin Yi examined the struggling battlefronts in other member states and told Nie Chang that they should not intervene without an official request for assistance.
• Arthur Kirkland led Huben Squad in defending the Anvil Position and coordinating with local soldiers against the Abyss Beasts.
• Arthur and his squad worked with the defenders to kill an Elite Rank Corrosive Behemoth.
• Chen Yu and Elizabeth killed the Leader Rank Rotting Nest Mother, prompting cheers across the defensive line.
• Arthur ordered Huben Squad to continue clearing the remaining Abyss Beasts.

As the global Abyss Tide began to recede, Lin Yi erased five overwhelming threats in Africa and learned that the continent’s uncontrolled Nests were nearing a catastrophic collapse. He decided to lead a Blue Star United Expeditionary Force into Africa after the current fighting ended, with Liu Yuan as deputy commander.

• Xuanji reported that major defenses across Europe and the Americas were pushing back the Abyss Beasts, then flagged five highest-level distress signals from Africa.
• Lin Yi briefly left the command center, and the five spreading African red zones vanished from the map when he returned.
• Xuanji reported that most global Abyss Tides were contained or stabilizing, while uncontrolled African Nests were expanding and threatening Commonwealth member states.
• Lin Yi recalled Africa’s fall in his previous life and resolved to stop its Nests before they became a global threat.
• Lin Yi ordered the Blue Star Community to form a United Expeditionary Force for Africa, named himself commander and Liu Yuan deputy, and Nie Chang accepted the task of drafting a plan.

Irelia learned that Lin Yi’s rule comprehension had leapt to 41% after another enlightenment, and she put her Azure Wave life planet up for consignment while seeking planets like Blue Star. Five days after the Abyss Tide subsided, the Blue Star Community reviewed its defenses, and Congo pleaded for urgent help as neighboring nations collapsed under spreading Nests.

• The Xingyu Little Sprite reported that Lin Yi’s rule comprehension had reached 41%, and Irelia confirmed the increase came from a recent state of enlightenment.
• Irelia ordered the Azure Wave life planet listed for consignment and requested information about life planets in the Purple Gold Star Alliance region with ecosystems like Blue Star’s.
• Five days after the Abyss Tide subsided, the Blue Star Community’s Strategic Defense Agency director reviewed the defense campaign and called for stronger intelligence sharing, rapid-response forces, and joint Nest-clearing plans.
• Representatives from England, the Ross Kingdom, America, and other nations described their defenses and raised requests for greater cooperation and support.
• The representative from Congo thanked the Xia Kingdom and East Blade Military Academy for their aid, then warned that surrounding nations had fallen and pleaded for support to prevent his region’s civilizations from disappearing.

The Blue Star Community approved Lin Yi’s proposal to form a united expeditionary force and sent troops to Congo to confront the Abyss Tide crisis. Fifteen days later, Lin Yi arrived to take command of the assembled twelve-thousand-strong force and promised to lead them to victory.

• The Xia Kingdom representative proposed a joint expeditionary force to eliminate out-of-control Nest sites in Africa, with Lin Yi as supreme commander and Liu Yuan as deputy commander.
• Delegates from member states overwhelmingly supported the initiative, and the Blue Star Community adopted the resolution.
• Member states announced troop and material contributions, while Xia Kingdom’s Merit System opened a high-reward mission for eligible Source Warriors.
• Fifteen days later, twelve thousand allied troops assembled at Congo’s international airport under Liu Yuan’s command.
• Lin Yi arrived in a streak of golden light, awed the assembled soldiers, and declared that he would lead them to victory.

Li Rui recorded his nearly two years in the African Expeditionary Army, from its first deployments and multinational missions to his own rise to the third stage of the Stardust Rank and acceptance into the Instructor Corps. As his squad prepared to clear a mine, they received an alert that Lin Yi would attempt to break through to the Star Core Level in a live broadcast the next morning.

• Li Rui recalled arriving in Africa and the order to rest before beginning clearance operations around the camp.
• Li Rui described how his squad learned to coordinate with Karl, Iris, and soldiers from other nations while clearing Abyss Beasts and destroying a Small Nest.
• Li Rui recorded the Expeditionary Army's expansion of forward bases and his decision to extend his service, later becoming acting leader of a multinational squad.
• Li Rui reached 10,000 Source Energy points, entered the third stage of the Stardust Rank, and applied to join the Source Martial Army Instructor Corps.
• Li Rui learned that his Instructor Corps application had been approved as his squad prepared to enter a canyon mine.
• Li Rui and his squad received an alert announcing that Lin Yi would attempt a Star Core Level breakthrough, with the process broadcast live to the Expeditionary Army and member states.

Lin Yi demonstrated his breakthrough from the pinnacle of Stardust Rank to the Star Core Level in a livestream watched across Blue Star. After condensing his Source Crystals into a core and absorbing vast amounts of Source Energy, he completed the breakthrough and revealed his new level.

• News of Lin Yi's imminent breakthrough spread across Blue Star, drawing Source Warriors and officials to watch the livestream.
• Lin Yi used the Micro-Thought Mimicry Device and Xuanji to show viewers his Source Sea and explain how rules and control could condense his 999 Source Energy Crystals into a core.
• Lin Yi compressed the crystals around his Metal Element Rule power, forming a dark core as a massive Source Energy vortex gathered over the expeditionary camp.
• Lin Yi absorbed external Source Energy and reinforced the growing core with golden strands of rules for an hour.
• The vortex dissipated, the rules withdrew into Lin Yi, and he announced that he had reached the Star Core Level.

Lin Yi demonstrated Star Core-level combat techniques to Blue Star’s warriors while revealing the existence of Star Vortex Level, then fought and killed the Thunder Dragon at Mount Everest. He ended the broadcast with advice for future warriors and collected the beast’s Spirit Radiance Crystal.

• Lin Yi explained that Star Core-level warriors should focus on understanding and using the rules, and revealed that ten percent rule comprehension marked the threshold for Star Vortex Level.
• Lin Yi described Star Core flight and the Star Source Secret Canon, while promising to upload insights from his breakthrough to the Merit System.
• Lin Yi flew to Mount Everest and identified the Thunder Dragon as a Star Core Level Six Leader Rank Abyss Beast with slightly more than six percent understanding of the Metal Element Rule.
• Lin Yi limited his rule use to roughly the Thunder Dragon’s level and demonstrated how to deflect its attacks, pierce its lightning breath, and disrupt its large-scale attack.
• Lin Yi fused his rules, soul power, Source Energy, and combat technique into a strike beneath the Thunder Dragon’s reverse scales, killing it and claiming its Gold-Veined, blood-red Spirit Radiance Crystal.

After returning to East Blade Military Academy, Lin Yi handed Liu Qiying the Watcher defense system blueprint and Spirit Radiance Crystals for merit, then ordered a high-level meeting. He arrived at the Dragon Abyss underground command center, where personnel welcomed him after his breakthrough to Star Core.

• Lin Yi returned to East Blade Military Academy and summoned Nie Chang and Liu Qiying.
• Lin Yi gave Liu Qiying the Thunder Dragon crystal, which contained the Watcher defense system blueprint, and instructed him to have experts assess it.
• Lin Yi gave Liu Qiying three cases of Spirit Radiance Crystals for merit and asked him to deliver them to the logistics Equipment Department.
• Lin Yi ordered Nie Chang to propose a high-level meeting with the Supreme Command Center in his name.
• Lin Yi flew to the Dragon Abyss underground command center, where personnel saluted him and congratulated him on reaching Star Core.

After reaching Star Core Level and killing the Thunder Dragon, Lin Yi proposed a full-scale counteroffensive against the Abyss Beast Nests. He urged the leadership to leave Dragon Abyss and begin by reclaiming the capital.

• Li Zhenguo welcomed Lin Yi and praised his breakthrough and victory over the Thunder Dragon, while the officials applauded.
• Lin Yi asked the leaders whether they wanted to change their work environment, prompting speculation about relocating or upgrading Dragon Abyss.
• Lin Yi revealed that he wanted preparations for a full-scale counteroffensive against the Abyss Beast Nests within the country.
• Lin Yi named the Giant Nest in the capital as the first target and argued that their strength made victory possible despite the expected sacrifices.
• Lin Yi called on the leaders to leave Dragon Abyss, return to the surface, and reclaim the capital and the lost territory.

After the leadership approved preparations for the Capital Reclamation Campaign, the Source Martial Army opened sign-ups for Operation Dawn, drawing eager applicants from across Xia and East Blade’s international community. Elizabeth asked to join personally, and alumni worldwide rallied behind her request as the campaign gathered momentum.

• Zhou Donglai, Dean Dong, Zhao Bin, Wang Shuo, and the other leaders pledged their support, and Li Zhenguo ordered preparations for the Capital Reclamation Campaign to begin.
• Four days later, the Wildcat Squad received the highest-priority announcement for Operation Dawn, a mission to eliminate the capital’s giant Main Nest and reclaim the city.
• Old Cat led the Wildcat Squad in applying, while Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan also signed up for the battle.
• Elizabeth contacted Chen Yu to ask about joining the operation as a civilian Source Warrior, then posted an appeal explaining why England wanted to repay Xia’s support.
• East Blade alumni and students from branches around the world flooded Elizabeth’s post with messages of support and requests to join the campaign.

Lin Yi opened Operation Dawn and eligible combat missions to volunteers across the Blue Star Community, turning the planned campaign into a united offensive against the Abyss Nest. As foreign Source Warriors arrived in Helu City, Elizabeth and Andre reunited with Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan and traveled to East Blade Military Academy for a visit.

• Chen Yu reported Elizabeth's request and the foreign students' willingness to fight, and Lin Yi opened Operation Dawn to eligible volunteers across the Blue Star Community.
• Lin Yi ordered Xuanji to make unrestricted Merit System combat missions available to all Commonwealth member states, and foreign Source Warriors began traveling to Xia Kingdom.
• Zhang coordinated the influx of international aircraft at Nanyang International Airport as Elizabeth and her English team arrived in Helu City.
• Chen Yu greeted Elizabeth and her team, while Andre reunited with Zhou Yuxuan at another airport exit with the America team.
• Chen Yu arranged for Elizabeth, Andre, and the other visiting Source Warriors to tour East Blade Military Academy during the five-day Special Exchange Day.
• The international teams rode a hover bus through Helu City and saw its rebuilt streets, advanced infrastructure, and numerous Source Energy Condensers.

Elizabeth and the England team toured East Blade Military Academy, discovering its powerful training facilities, the Intelligent Life Xuanji, and its memorial to fallen heroes. Chen Yu revealed that Principal Lin Yi might establish a Star Core Special Training Class, leaving Elizabeth resolved to prove herself in the coming battle against the Giant Nest.

• Chen Yu explained the Source Energy Enrichment Zone and showed the visitors the East Blade Stone, where warriors sought insight into its inscriptions.
• The bus passed through the Gate of Judgment, and Xuanji verified the visitors and welcomed them to East Blade Military Academy.
• Chen Yu showed Elizabeth and the England team the academy’s training facilities and explained how Xuanji assisted students with instruction and combat practice.
• The visitors paid their respects at Hero Plaza’s memorial stele and its countless names.
• Chen Yu told Elizabeth that Principal Lin Yi might create a Star Core Special Training Class for students who met demanding requirements.
• Elizabeth regarded the academy as a place where she could grow and resolved to prove her worth in the coming battle against the Giant Nest.

Lin Yi approved General Staff’s plan to draw the capital’s Giant Nest forces toward a fortified position at the Large Nest and defeat them defensively with fewer losses. Operation Dawn entered active preparation as fighters across the Blue Star Community accepted missions and gathered for the northern battlefield.

• Nie Chang presented General Staff’s four-step plan to clear the Large Nest, fortify it, neutralize its Source Energy, and ambush the Giant Nest’s reinforcements.
• Lin Yi approved the strategy and ordered Nie Chang to tell Zhou Donglai to refine its details without changing its overall approach.
• The Merit System issued construction, supply, reconnaissance, and combat missions as Operation Dawn preparations accelerated.
• Old Cat accepted a reconnaissance and clearance mission for the Wildcat squad, while Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan received assault and tactical-support assignments.
• Elizabeth’s team was assigned to screen the left flank, and Andre’s team was designated as a mobile reserve force.