Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi received a box of Spirit Radiance Crystals, including a rare green crystal, along with his appointment as a major and special technical staff officer. After Captain Tianpeng's unit departed, Ren Yinuo began setting up communications equipment to contact General Staff Command.

• Lin Yi saw six white Spirit Radiance Crystals and one green crystal in the box and recognized the green one as proof that a middle-tier Stardust Rank Abyss Beast had been killed.
• Lin Yi accepted the crystals, appointment letter, and credentials, and promised to share his research with the Supreme Command.
• Captain Tianpeng said his mission was complete, and Lin Yi saluted as the armed helicopter departed into the night.
• Lin Ruiheng offered Ren Yinuo a place to rest, but she asked for a quiet, safe spot to establish communications with General Staff Command.
• Lin Yi agreed to help Ren Yinuo set up her equipment, then returned upstairs to Fujin Hall.

Lin Yi revealed the crystals and equipment the General Staff had given him, including a powerful spear technique that explained why they wanted him to switch weapons. He welcomed their investment and ended the chapter ready to face the Abyss Beasts if they attacked the next day.

• Lin Yi returned to the hall, where his family and companions congratulated him on becoming a major and asked to see his rewards.
• Lin Yi opened the case and identified fourteen Tier 1 Source Energy Crystals and six Spirit Radiance Crystals containing techniques, cultivation methods, armor, and a spear.
• Lin Yi touched the green crystal and learned Annihilation Strike, a formidable spear technique that required high-level Source Energy control.
• Lin Yi realized the General Staff had studied his combat footage and deliberately assembled a spear-based combat loadout around Annihilation Strike.
• Lin Yi told Zhou Jianjun that if the Abyss Beasts appeared the next day, they would walk into the line of fire.

Lin Yi demonstrated the Flowing Cloud Type I Light Armor and Abyss-Splitting Type I spear, then learned the remaining techniques from the crystals. He sent the others to rest and went to the rooftop to practice while the city remained under threat.

• Chen Yu and the others asked Lin Yi to open the equipment crystals, and he showed them the Flowing Cloud Type I Light Armor.
• Lin Yi activated the armor from its belt form, explained its defenses, and let it retract into the belt.
• Lin Yi expanded the Abyss-Splitting Type I spear from a miniature model, explained its abilities, then stored it in the belt.
• Lin Yi crushed and absorbed the remaining Technique Crystals, then told everyone to rest while he practiced upstairs.
• Lin Yi stored the Source Energy Crystals in his belt and stepped onto the rooftop, where he saw the ominously glowing Abyss Beast Nest in the dark city.

Lin Yi practiced his new techniques through the night, secretly simplifying Annihilation Strike into a weaker version called Star Shatterer and absorbing three Source Energy Crystals. When a giant beast emerged from the Nest at dawn, Lin Yi leaped from the rooftop to confront it, telling the others he would be right back.

• Lin Yi practiced Wandering Star Steps, Star-Splitting Spear Art, and Micro-Dust Art while pretending to be a beginner.
• Lin Yi secretly simplified Annihilation Strike into Star Shatterer, a weaker technique with a burst of power reaching Stardust Rank.
• Lin Yi absorbed three gray Source Energy Crystals, strengthening his body and increasing his Source Energy.
• A thunderous roar came from the Nest, and Zhou Jianjun, Chen Yu, and the others reported that a giant, rock-like creature was approaching with the wolf pack.
• Lin Yi dismissed the need to defend the building and leaped from the rooftop toward the approaching enemies.

After Lin Yi charged out to face the Abyss Beasts, Zhou Jianjun organized the group’s defenses while Ren Yinuo filmed Lin Yi’s fight. A detector revealed that the Giant Rock Abyss Bear’s Source Energy level far exceeded Lin Yi’s, leaving the group deeply worried.

• Zhou Jianjun ordered everyone downstairs and asked Li Jie to wear Lin Yi’s armor, but Zhou Yuxuan volunteered instead and agreed to guard the ladder.
• Ye Qingyu left with the others while Ren Yinuo stayed on the rooftop to record Lin Yi’s combat for the General Staff.
• Ren Yinuo saw the Giant Rock Abyss Bear lead more than fifty Abyss Wolves in coordinated formation as Lin Yi raced toward them using Wandering Star Steps.
• Chen Yu activated the Portable Source Energy Detector and found Lin Yi’s Source Energy level was 34, while the Giant Rock Abyss Bear’s was 200.

Lin Yi charged into the Abyss Wolves and killed their leader, the Giant Rock Abyss Bear, with a decisive spear strike. The wolves froze in fear as the bear’s body began to crumble into ash.

• Lin Yi dodged the Abyss Wolves’ corrosive acid while advancing toward the Giant Rock Abyss Bear.
• Lin Yi used his Flowing Cloud Armor to deflect attacks, knocked two wolves aside, and evaded the bear’s crushing paw.
• Lin Yi leaped onto the Giant Rock Abyss Bear’s shoulder and pierced its neck with the Abyss-Splitter Spear.
• Lin Yi twisted the spear in the bear’s neck, killing it as Zhou Jianjun, Chen Yu, Zhou Yuxuan, and Ren Yinuo watched.
• The Giant Rock Abyss Bear crumbled into ash, and the surrounding Abyss Wolves stood frozen in fear.

Lin Yi broke the Abyss Wolf pack by charging through its largest group, then stopped pursuing the survivors when his Source Energy ran low. After collecting the battlefield crystals, he found a Sentry Mechanical Dog inside the Giant Rock Abyss Bear’s crystal and headed back to Hongfu Restaurant.

• Lin Yi charged the largest group of Abyss Wolves and used the Flowing Cloud Armor to withstand their attacks while killing three with his spear.
• The Abyss Wolves lost their will to fight and fled, and Lin Yi pursued them until his Source Energy fell below ten percent.
• Lin Yi stopped the chase, waited until the wolves were gone, and collected ten ordinary gray crystals from the wolves he had killed.
• Lin Yi retrieved a high-grade gray crystal from the Giant Rock Abyss Bear and discovered it contained a Sentry Mechanical Dog.
• Lin Yi stored the crystals and headed toward Hongfu Restaurant.

After returning from the battle, Lin Yi gave Zhou Yuxuan the crystal from the miniature Mechanical Dog and agreed to let Ren Yinuo keep recording his combat for the General Staff. Back at the outpost, he reunited with the others and sat down to eat the dumplings Ye Qingyu had prepared.

• Zhou Jianjun and the others welcomed Lin Yi back, while Lin Yi noticed Zhou Yuxuan had hurriedly put on part of the Heaven-Equaling Battle Armor and Li Jie was missing.
• Lin Yi gave Zhou Yuxuan the high-grade gray crystal, explaining that he needed to use it to help his uncle and improve the outpost’s early-warning system.
• Ren Yinuo told Lin Yi she had recorded the battle for the General Staff, and Lin Yi allowed her to keep the footage and record him in the future.
• The group returned to Fujin Hall, where the waiting survivors welcomed Lin Yi and teased Ye Qingyu for preparing dumplings for him.
• Lin Yi thanked Ye Qingyu, ate a dumpling, and urged everyone to eat or continue studying the Guidance Technique.

Lin Yi assigned Zhou Jianjun and Zhou Yuxuan to oversee Hongfu Restaurant’s defenses while he prepared to scout a route to the Helu City Gathering Point. After learning headquarters was unlikely to prioritize rescuing the restaurant, he proposed clearing the route himself and asking the Gathering Point to send a small squad to help evacuate the survivors.

• Lin Yi tasked Zhou Jianjun with directing the defense and Zhou Yuxuan with assisting him and learning to operate the Sentry Mechanical Dog.
• Lin Yi refused Ren Yinuo’s request to accompany him to the Helu City Gathering Point, explaining that he needed to travel quickly and scout an evacuation route.
• Chen Yu suggested Ren Yinuo contact the Gathering Point through the General Staff, but she explained that Hongfu Restaurant’s distance and difficult approach made its rescue a low priority.
• Ren Yinuo revealed that headquarters had planned to bring Lin Yi to the Capital Base but had instead stationed her nearby because he was expected to stay and could survive within the Micro Nest.
• Lin Yi proposed scouting and clearing a route himself, then having the Gathering Point send a small squad to escort the more than four hundred survivors back to safety.
• Ren Yinuo agreed to contact the General Staff and present Lin Yi’s plan.

Lin Yi distributed Source Energy resources, trained while Ren Yinuo recorded him, and watched a new Giant Rock Abyss Bear leave the area. Believing the restaurant safe for now, he set out for the Helu City Gathering Point.

• Lin Yi gave Zhou Yuxuan Source Energy Crystals for the Mechanical Dog and Guidance Technique crystals to Lin Ruiheng and Zhang Haotian, reserving the last crystal for whoever mastered the introductory technique first.
• Lin Yi told Ren Yinuo he would cooperate with the General Staff, then restored his Source Energy on the rooftop while she filmed him practicing his techniques.
• A new Giant Rock Abyss Bear appeared near the Nest, briefly looked toward Hongfu Restaurant, then turned away and disappeared down a ruined street.
• Lin Yi concluded that the area was safe in the short term and announced he would leave for the Helu City Gathering Point at once.
• Lin Yi left the group in charge of the restaurant and headed for the rooftop exit.

Lin Yi continued clearing Abyss Wolves and helping trapped survivors as he made his way toward Helu City's settlement. At the checkpoint, a registration worker recognized him from the Hongfu Restaurant video and saw his identity card naming him a major and Special Technical Adviser to the General Staff Department.

• Zhang Hao and Xiao Xi heard Lin Yi announce that he had cleared the monsters outside their inn and urged them to come out briefly to find food.
• Lin Yi used the Portable Source Energy Detector and Abyss-Splitter Spear to clear Abyss Wolves while traveling toward the old city.
• Lin Yi reached Helu City's defensive perimeter, where soldiers and volunteers guarded the settlement and rescue vehicles traveled along the cleared road.
• Lin Yi registered at the checkpoint and said he knew a little about Source Energy.
• The registration worker recognized Lin Yi from the Hongfu Restaurant video, examined his stamped identity card, and discovered his official rank and appointment.

Lin Yi reached the settlement’s command center and reported that he had found a relatively safe route to evacuate more than four hundred survivors from Hongfu Restaurant. With Abyss Wolves likely to return, Zhang Weidong ordered a squad to assemble and prepare to move out.

• Wang Wenhai recognized Lin Yi’s identity and escorted him through the settlements to the military-controlled command center.
• Wang Wenhai explained that thousands of survivors were sheltering in the settlements, where supplies, medicine, space, and security were under severe pressure.
• Zhang Weidong welcomed Lin Yi into the Old Department Store Building, which had been turned into a command post and temporary stronghold.
• Lin Yi told Zhang Weidong he had cleared most of the Abyss Wolves along a route to Hongfu Restaurant and asked for an armed squad to help evacuate the survivors.
• Zhang Weidong agreed that there was no time to waste and ordered Captain Li to assemble the team.

Lin Yi coordinated a rescue convoy with Li Gang and arranged for Hongfu Restaurant’s survivors to prepare for evacuation. After lending the Armed Police Detachment his Source Energy Detector, he and Li Gang led the assembled convoy out toward the dangerous streets.

• Lin Yi asked Zhang Weidong to radio Captain Ren Yinuo and have Hongfu Restaurant prepare its supplies for evacuation.
• Li Gang assembled Mobile Unit One, armored vehicles, trucks, volunteers, and militiamen for the rescue mission.
• Lin Yi briefed Li Gang on the survivors, nearby Abyss Wolves, hidden survivors along the route, and his detector’s capabilities.
• Lin Yi offered to lend the Portable Source Energy Detector to the Armed Police Detachment, and Li Gang gratefully accepted.
• Li Gang ordered the convoy to move out, with a Breaker Vehicle in front and an armored vehicle guarding the rear.

Hongfu Restaurant’s 427 survivors began evacuating with the Helu City rescue convoy, but a Giant Rock Abyss Bear emerged from the Nest as they loaded the vehicles. More bears roared from other directions and Abyss Wolves converged, leaving the evacuation under immediate threat.

• After Ren Yinuo received word that the Helu City rescue team was coming, Zhou Jianjun and the others organized the survivors to pack food, medicine, and other supplies.
• Zhou Yuxuan’s Mechanical Dog detected approaching humans, and Chen Yu spotted the military convoy arriving outside Hongfu Restaurant.
• Li Gang ordered Zhou Jianjun to begin loading the 427 survivors and their supplies onto the vehicles while the soldiers watched the Abyss Wolves near the Nest.
• A Giant Rock Abyss Bear emerged from the Nest, prompting Li Gang to ready the convoy’s heavy weapons.
• Lin Ruiheng told Li Gang that Lin Yi had killed one of the bears before, but the new bear turned toward Hongfu Restaurant and other bears roared from nearby as Abyss Wolves began converging.

Lin Yi revealed that the nest was retaliatory and promised to handle the main threats himself. He killed the newly emerged Giant Rock Abyss Bear and more than thirty Abyss Wolves with a single spear strike, while two Giant Rock Abyss Bears remained.

• Lin Yi recognized that the nest was retaliatory and realized it had attacked the rescue convoy after repeated losses at Hongfu Restaurant.
• Li Gang proposed concentrating the convoy’s firepower against the three Giant Rock Abyss Bears while the other troops held off the Abyss Wolves.
• Lin Yi stopped Li Gang from issuing the order and said he would clear the main threats himself.
• Lin Yi leaped onto the Breaker Vehicle, powered up the Abyss-Splitter Spear, and unleashed Annihilation Strike—Star Shatterer.
• Lin Yi’s spear pierced the newly emerged Giant Rock Abyss Bear and exploded, destroying it and more than thirty Abyss Wolves in a burst of lightning.

Lin Yi defeated the Abyss creatures near Hongfu Restaurant and approached the nearby Nest, then returned with a claimed way to destroy it. He warned that attacking a Nest would draw Abyss Beasts and reinforcements, but resolved to destroy it once he reached Stardust Rank, and the convoy left for the settlement.

• Lin Yi retrieved the Abyss-Splitter Spear and walked toward the dormant Nest, stopping about ten meters away before returning without trying to destroy it.
• Lin Yi collected the Spirit Radiance Crystals dropped by the Giant Rock Abyss Bear and Abyss Wolves, then rejoined the convoy.
• Lin Yi told Ren Yinuo and Li Gang that his Source Energy had resonated with the Nest and revealed that concentrated Source Energy could destroy it over time.
• Lin Yi warned that neutralizing a Nest would summon its Abyss Beasts and could draw reinforcements from nearby Nests.
• Lin Yi urged the group to prepare to destroy the Nest near the settlement once he reached Stardust Rank, then ordered everyone to load the vehicles and depart.

Irelia analyzed Lin Yi’s Annihilation Strike and decided to preserve Star Frost Water and Cyan Gold Crystal for him. Back at the Helu City settlement, Lin Yi and his companions reported the rescue mission and shared information about Nests, leaving Command Headquarters to consider their findings.

• Irelia detected Lin Yi’s middle-stage Stardust Rank attack, recognized the trace of rules in his Annihilation Strike, and was astonished by how quickly he had grasped its essence.
• Irelia ordered the Light-Winged Sprite to seal away all Star Frost Water and half the Cyan Gold Crystal, hoping to prepare resources for Lin Yi.
• Lin Yi, Ren Yinuo, and Li Gang returned with the convoy to the Helu City settlement, where survivors from Hongfu Restaurant registered and received shelter and supplies.
• Lin Yi urged Ren Yinuo to have Command Headquarters compare data from different Nests, and she agreed to pass along his suggestion.
• Li Gang told Lin Yi that Captain He had been killed, then reported the completed rescue mission to Zhang Weidong, including Lin Yi’s strike against a Giant Rock Abyss Bear and more than thirty Abyss Wolves.

Lin Yi lent the settlement’s rescue team a Portable Source Energy Detector and agreed to help with future consultations and rescue operations. After settling in at the crowded camp, he reunited with his parents, learned how his companions had volunteered for different duties, and gave Chen Yu a valuable Spirit Radiance Crystal.

• Lin Yi handed Zhang Weidong the Portable Source Energy Detector and agreed to assist the settlement when appropriate.
• Lin Yi found his parents’ tent, reassured them, and gave them two Spirit Radiance Crystals containing the Basic Source Energy Guidance Technique.
• Lin Yi found Chen Yu waiting in their cramped shared tent and heard how their companions had joined the militia, rescue team, logistics team, and repair team.
• Lin Yi ate his ration and explained key points of the Guidance Technique to Chen Yu.
• Lin Yi gave Chen Yu a Spirit Radiance Crystal dropped by the Giant Rock Abyss Bear, and Chen Yu eagerly reached for it despite politely objecting.

Lin Yi prepared Chen Yu and the others for dangerous rescue missions, then told the General Staff he expected to reach Stardust Rank in ten days and could sustain an hour of Source Energy neutralization. After the military began preparing an operation against the Micro Nest near Helu City, Lin Yi cultivated steadily until he reached the breaking point before his breakthrough.

• Lin Yi gave Chen Yu a one-time-use freezing beam emitter called Frost to help protect the rescue team in an emergency.
• Ren Yinuo asked Lin Yi to estimate his progress toward Stardust Rank and whether he could neutralize a Micro Nest for an hour; he said he expected to break through in ten days and believed he could sustain the effort.
• The Supreme Command ordered forces and heavy equipment to assemble near Helu City, with the operation set to begin once Lin Yi's breakthrough was confirmed.
• Lin Yi spent the following days training, helping rescue survivors, and sharing intelligence with officers; he also saved hundreds of people from an Abyss Bear.
• After absorbing another Source Energy Crystal, Lin Yi felt his Source Sea had become saturated and realized he had reached the breaking point.

Lin Yi attempted to break through to the Stardust Rank on the Old Department Store Building rooftop, condensing twenty Source Energy crystals and feeding them with Level 2 source energy crystals. As his reading surged past 500, sentry Zhu Peng reported the abnormal rise to the Command Center.

• Lin Yi went to the rooftop to cultivate, where he found that Director Wang Wenhai had arranged a sheltered place for him.
• Lin Yi divided the mist in his Source Sea into twenty vortices and condensed them into unstable Source Energy crystals, completing the first step toward the Stardust Rank.
• Lin Yi absorbed energy from Level 2 source energy crystals, causing secondary crystals to begin forming around the twenty cores.
• On night watch, Zhu Peng used his Portable Source Energy Detector and noticed Lin Yi's rooftop reading rise from 370 to over 500.
• Zhu Peng called the Command Center to report Lin Yi's rapidly increasing life-force Source Energy level.