Chapter Summaries

After Lin Yi explained Blue Star’s Source Energy shortage, Nie Chang realized the Source Sea Type I Crystal Makers could become vital if paired with a Vortex Type I. The army returned to Helu City to a jubilant welcome, while Nie Chang and a protected helicopter formation carried the battle footage and Lin Yi’s findings north to Supreme Command.

• Nie Chang recognized that Blue Star’s lack of Source Energy explained the Source Sea Type I Crystal Makers’ low output and saw their potential when paired with Lin Yi’s Vortex Type I.
• Nie Chang explained that the Dawn Project’s spoils belonged to the operation, and Lin Yi agreed to turn in the crystals under military regulations.
• Nie Chang decided to personally safeguard the Seven-Colored Crystal and report Lin Yi’s findings to Supreme Command.
• The troops cleared the battlefield and returned to Helu City, where residents celebrated their victory and welcomed them with food and cheers.
• Nie Chang and the special operations squads departed by Night Owl Armed Helicopter with the battle footage and recordings of Lin Yi’s explanations, escorted by four more helicopters.

After the Dawn Operation succeeded, Dragon Abyss’s senior officials discussed broadcasting the victory worldwide and using the recovered Vortex I Deep Space Source Energy Condenser to improve cultivation. They proposed building an advanced training camp around the device and prepared to ask Lin Yi for advice, while also considering how to reward him.

• Li Zhenguo announced that the Dawn Project had destroyed the Nightmare Pupil Nest in Helu City and brought the troops safely home.
• The leaders approved plans for a domestic and global broadcast announcing the victory, their first Stardust Rank powerhouse, and footage of the battle.
• The General Staff reported that the recovered Seven-Colored Crystals contained information about the Vortex I Deep Space Source Energy Condenser, which could create areas of high Source Energy concentration.
• The Academy of Sciences argued that the Vortex could help people learn Source Energy cultivation, and the General Staff proposed establishing an advanced training camp around it.
• Li Zhenguo ordered a call to Lin Yi for his advice and asked how the General Staff planned to reward him for his contributions.

Li Zhenguo approved a First-Class Merit and other rewards for Lin Yi, while the General Staff proposed inviting him to lead a new training camp. At a victory banquet in Helu City, Lin Yi was summoned to speak directly with Li Zhenguo.

• The General Staff proposed promoting Lin Yi to lieutenant colonel and granting him priority access to selected equipment blueprints, while leaving his honors undecided.
• Li Zhenguo decided that Lin Yi deserved an individual First-Class Merit, and the General Staff agreed to prepare the paperwork.
• The General Staff proposed asking Lin Yi to serve as Chief Instructor if the planned training camp was established, and Li Zhenguo approved the idea.
• Supreme Command contacted the Helu City settlement and requested an urgent call between Li Zhenguo and Lin Yi.
• Zhang Weidong informed Lin Yi at the victory banquet and escorted him to the communications room.

Lin Yi spoke with Li Zhenguo about using the Vortex Source Energy Condenser to establish an advanced training camp, and agreed to become its Chief Instructor. He named it the East Blade Training Camp, which Li Zhenguo approved.

• Lin Yi assured Li Zhenguo that he was recovering well and praised the settlement's logistical support.
• Li Zhenguo asked Lin Yi whether the Vortex Source Energy Condenser could support a training camp for Source Energy cultivators.
• Lin Yi endorsed the plan, explaining that concentrated energy, instruction, and talented trainees would accelerate cultivation.
• Li Zhenguo asked Lin Yi to serve as Chief Instructor, and Lin Yi accepted.
• Lin Yi proposed the name East Blade Training Camp and explained its meaning, and Li Zhenguo approved it.

After Lin Yi agreed to lead the East Vanguard Training Camp, Xia Kingdom publicly announced the victory at Luming District and praised his Stardust Rank strength. The news shifted other nations’ views of Xia Kingdom and revived interest in its proposed global coalition.

• Li Zhenguo announced that Lin Yi supported the training camp and would serve as chief instructor, then ordered departments to establish the East Vanguard preparatory group.
• Zhang Weidong thanked Lin Yi for praising the settlement’s logistical support during his call with Li Zhenguo.
• The Supreme Command Center announced that Operation Dawn had destroyed the Nightmare Pupil Nest, reclaimed Luming District, and killed 37,723 Abyss Beasts, including the Nest leaders.
• The broadcast credited Lin Yi with destroying the Nest’s core and killing its powerful leader, inspiring survivors with the prospect of counterattacking the Abyss Beasts.
• The North American, European, East Asian, and northern powers responded to Xia Kingdom’s victory by congratulating it, seeking information, and reconsidering or supporting the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition.

After recovering from the banquet, Lin Yi hunted Abyss Beasts through the night to gather materials and study their weaknesses. The next morning, he received a First-Class Merit, promotion to lieutenant colonel, and access to a catalog of equipment blueprints, where several items inspired a more ambitious training plan for East Vanguard Training Camp.

• Lin Yi left the settlement at night and hunted Abyss Beasts, collecting crystal materials while studying their traits and weaknesses.
• After returning at daybreak, Lin Yi met Ren Yinuo, who told him that Lieutenant General Nie Chang and an East Vanguard Training Camp work group had arrived.
• Nie Chang presented Lin Yi with a First-Class Merit, promoted him to lieutenant colonel, and gave him a catalog of blueprints for Source Energy equipment.
• Lin Yi spotted several potentially valuable blueprints and asked Nie Chang to send him items 3, 18, 24, 56, 77, and 112 for testing.

Lin Yi received the General Staff’s preliminary plan for the East Vanguard Training Camp and realized its unusual approval format placed the final review in his hands. He recognized the document as a test of his administrative judgment and told Liu Qiying the plan was comprehensive and carefully considered.

• Nie Chang named Lin Yi head of the preparatory working group and Chief Instructor, with Liu Qiying as director of the Preparatory Office and Lin Yi’s main contact.
• Liu Qiying presented Lin Yi with a preliminary camp plan that Nie Chang had provisionally approved and submitted to Lin Yi for review.
• Lin Yi recognized that the document’s format made him the final decision-maker rather than a mere adviser.
• Lin Yi read the condensed plan, judged it deliberately designed to test his administrative ability, and suspected Chief of the General Staff Zhou Donglai was behind the test.
• Lin Yi thanked Liu Qiying and described the plan as comprehensive and carefully considered.

Lin Yi approved the plan for the East Vanguard Training Camp after questioning its location, cohort size, and training arrangements. Afterward, Nie Chang told Liu Qiying that the camp’s success could lead to a new branch of the military.

• Lin Yi questioned Liu Qiying about the proposed camp location, its initial 800 trainees, and the training plan, and Liu Qiying and the planning group answered in detail.
• Lin Yi judged the proposal’s overall approach sound and formally approved it with his signature and the date.
• Nie Chang and Liu Qiying left to begin preliminary preparations, while Ren Yinuo remained Lin Yi’s assigned liaison.
• In the corridor, Liu Qiying asked whether he might join a proposed new branch of the military, and Nie Chang said its creation depended on the training camp’s results.
• Nie Chang urged Liu Qiying to help establish East Vanguard’s reputation, saying the future belonged to those who kept pace with the new era.

Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan were selected for the East Blade Source Energy training camp after Helu City held a nationwide-command selection. Lin Yi congratulated them and warned them that the training would be grueling.

• Wang Wenhai announced that Helu City's settlement had two recommendation slots for the East Blade training camp and began testing candidates on the Source Energy Basic Guidance Technique.
• Zhou Yuxuan answered most questions confidently, while Chen Yu answered the basics but admitted he did not know the advanced energy-containment technique.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan learned they had both made the selection and went to Lin Yi's tent to ask about the training camp.
• Lin Yi realized Chen Yu's selection may have partly reflected the settlement's goodwill toward him, but he accepted the decision and congratulated both candidates.
• Lin Yi warned Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan that the camp would be demanding, and they promised to work hard.

At the Dragon Abyss Command Center, officials planned to establish the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition after dozens of countries backed Xia Kingdom’s leadership and requested delegations. They also set preparations for the East Vanguard Training Camp and discussed a month-long campaign to clear the three remaining Micro Nests, with top students potentially joining as a final assessment.

• Qian Yongming reported that more than fifty-three countries supported joining the coalition, over forty favored Xia Kingdom taking a leading role, and twenty-seven requested to send delegations.
• Li Zhenguo ordered the foreign affairs department to finalize the coalition framework with the fifty-three core members and approve delegations under specific guidelines.
• Zhou Donglai reported that Lin Yi and Nie Chang were overseeing preparations for the East Vanguard Training Camp, which was expected to open in fifteen days.
• Li Zhenguo ordered a formal opening ceremony and a nationwide release of edited combat footage from Dawn Operation.
• Zhou Donglai explained that the remaining three Micro Nests could summon Leader Rank Abyss Beasts, and reported Lin Yi’s proposal to replenish heavy ammunition before attacking them in a month.
• Zhou Donglai said Lin Yi proposed selecting the best-performing camp students to join the Nest-clearing battles as their first-phase final assessment.

Li Zhenguo approved a nationally broadcast campaign to clear the Micro Nests around Helu City and invited foreign delegations to observe the training camp as Xia Kingdom launched the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition. In space, Irelia learned that Blue Star Civilization had surpassed one million assessment points and met the Level 1 junior civilization standard, largely through milestone rewards.

• Li Zhenguo ordered the General Staff to prepare a plan to clear the three Micro Nests around Helu City within a month and announced that he would attend the training camp opening ceremony, which would be broadcast nationwide.
• Li Zhenguo directed Qian Yongming to invite foreign delegations to the ceremony and offer each delegation two observer slots at the East Vanguard Training Camp.
• Zhou Donglai, Qian Yongming, and the deputy head of the economic department supported the plan, and Li Zhenguo established a joint coordination group led by Zhou Donglai and Qian Yongming.
• Xia Kingdom announced the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition, which more than fifty countries and forces joined.
• Irelia asked Xingyu for Blue Star Civilization's assessment report and learned that it had earned 1,262,560 points, meeting the Level 1 assessment standard.
• Xingyu showed Irelia that Blue Star's milestone rewards for Rise and Counterattack and United Against External Foes had driven its score past one million.

After learning that Blue Star Civilization had earned two major assessment milestones, Irelia examined other possible milestones and recognized the civilization’s potential. She ordered Xingyu to monitor Blue Star Civilization as closely as Lin Yi, leaving her newly raised hopes for its future unresolved.

• Irelia asked Xingyu to explain Blue Star Civilization’s Rise and Counterattack and United Against External Foes milestones, which had awarded points and raised its multiplier to 1.3.
• Irelia reviewed other milestones that rewarded resistance, research, sacrifice, survival, and the destruction of Abyss Beast Nests.
• Irelia realized the assessment could reward a civilization even if it failed, and reflected on the Human Race’s strength and the possibility of Blue Star earning a high rating.
• Irelia told Xingyu to raise Blue Star Civilization’s monitoring priority to Lin Yi’s level and provide comprehensive reports on its society, technology, and Global Union.

Lin Yi reflected on Xia Kingdom's rapid formation of the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition and briefly sensed a spark of insight while practicing with his spear. He supervised Liu Yuan's first cultivation session, recruited him as a teaching assistant, and anticipated that more Source Energy cultivators would soon emerge.

• Zhang Weidong told Lin Yi that the Blue Star Crisis Response Coalition had been officially announced to survivors, and Lin Yi felt relieved by humanity's stronger, more unified position.
• Lin Yi practiced spear techniques without Source Energy and briefly sensed an insight, but he let the fleeting feeling pass without dwelling on it.
• Liu Yuan told Lin Yi that he had mastered the Basic Source Energy Guidance Technique and asked for advice before his first cultivation session.
• Lin Yi warned Liu Yuan about the pain and risks, then watched over him as he endured the process and successfully opened his Source Sea.
• Lin Yi told Liu Yuan to rest and stabilize his Source Sea, then offered him a teaching assistant role at the East Vanguard Training Camp.
• Liu Yuan accepted the position, and Lin Yi reflected that the emergence of a second Source Energy cultivator heralded a larger wave.

A British delegation arrived in Helu City for the opening of the East Vanguard Training Camp and saw Xia’s organized reconstruction and military strength firsthand. The British met an unexpectedly large American delegation, revealing that both countries had chosen to pursue a place in Xia’s emerging order.

• The first eight hundred trainees settled in, and Xia completed preparations for the East Vanguard Training Camp’s opening.
• Sir Howard led a British delegation, including trainees Adams and Elizabeth, into Helu City, where they observed the settlement’s recovery and saw Lin Yi’s Flowing Shadow aircraft.
• A Xia staff member explained that Lin Yi patrolled daily to eliminate elite Abyss Beasts and described plans to restore Luming District and provide permanent housing.
• Sir Howard rebuked a junior delegate for questioning Xia’s use of private property during the crisis.
• Sir Howard’s British delegation encountered Mr. Williams and the larger American delegation at their hotel, and both leaders exchanged diplomatic pleasantries.
• Afterward, Sir Howard remarked that countries were seeking a new place in the world, while Williams urged his young delegates to seize opportunities in Xia.

Li Zhenguo arrived in Helu City to attend the East Blade Training Camp opening ceremony, where he and Lin Yi expressed mutual respect between the older and younger generations. The ceremony began with a recording of the Dawn Operation, leaving the cadets and foreign delegations stunned by Lin Yi’s destruction of the Black Flame Abyss Tiger.

• Li Zhenguo arrived by helicopter and met Lin Yi, praising his service to the Xia Kingdom.
• Lin Yi told Li Zhenguo that experienced leaders provided security for young people fighting on the front lines, and the two reached an understanding.
• Li Zhenguo and the others traveled to the camp, where the first eight hundred cadets and international delegations gathered for the opening ceremony.
• Nie Chang opened the ceremony and explained that the camp was established in Helu City because it was where humanity had begun to counterattack.
• The ceremony screened footage of the Dawn Operation, showing Lin Yi destroy Nightmare Pupil and annihilate the Black Flame Abyss Tiger with a steel bead.
• The cadets cheered Lin Yi’s display of power while the foreign delegations watched in shock.

At the East Vanguard Training Camp opening, Li Zhenguo praised Lin Yi and called on him to announce the camp rules. As Lin Yi reflected on how much stronger international cooperation was in this life, he entered a sudden state of enlightenment and unleashed a terrifying aura of violet lightning, leaving the entire plaza stunned.

• Li Zhenguo praised the Dawn Operation, the Global Union, and Lin Yi’s contributions, then urged the trainees to prepare to protect civilization.
• Nie Chang introduced Lin Yi as the camp’s Chief Instructor and invited him to announce the rules and address the gathering.
• Lin Yi recognized Elizabeth, Andre, and other delegates from his previous life, recalling their courage and sacrifices during past crises.
• Lin Yi reflected on the stronger state support and global cooperation in this life, and resolved that Blue Star Civilization had nothing to fear from the Civilization Promotion Assessment.
• Lin Yi seized a sudden insight and entered an unexplained state of enlightenment onstage.
• Violet lightning and an immense pressure surrounded Lin Yi, frightening the trainees and delegates into absolute silence.

Lin Yi explained how grasping rules allowed practitioners to advance beyond Stardust Rank, then used his Metal Element Rule to engrave the characters “East Blade” into a bluestone landmark. After urging the trainees to use their power to protect and advance humanity, he officially opened the East Vanguard Training Camp.

• Lin Yi apologized for losing control of his aura and promised the trainees a demonstration of his new insight.
• Lin Yi laid out three requirements for the trainees: obedience, hard work, and survival.
• Lin Yi explained how accumulating Source Energy and grasping a trace of a rule allowed a practitioner to form a Source Sea Star Core and reach Star Core Level.
• Lin Yi formed a Purple Lightning True Dragon and imprinted his understanding of the Metal Element Rule into the bluestone, creating the characters “East Blade.”
• Lin Yi urged the trainees to use their future power for protection and exploration, then declared the East Vanguard Training Camp officially open.

Lin Yi and the East Vanguard Training Camp activated equipment that filled the camp with Source Energy, while a pillar of golden light drew attention across several countries. As Li Zhenguo prepared to leave, he asked when Lin Yi could defeat the leader of a medium-sized Abyss Beast Nest, and Lin Yi said he could kill it with one strike as soon as it appeared.

• Nie Chang ordered the technicians to activate the equipment, and a golden pillar of light rose from the camp, visible across Xia Kingdom and neighboring countries.
• The trainees and visiting delegates felt the camp's high-concentration Source Energy nourish and invigorate them.
• Nie Chang ended the opening ceremony, and the trainees entered the camp eager to grow stronger and reach Stardust Rank.
• Li Zhenguo entrusted the training camp to Lin Yi and asked how soon he could face the leader of a medium-sized Abyss Beast Nest.
• Lin Yi held up one finger, then clarified that he meant the Nest leader would die in one strike when it appeared.

Lin Yi demonstrated enough power to kill a Leader-Rank Abyss Beast with one attack, while news of his rapid breakthrough reached Irelia aboard the Emerald Whisper Starship. Irelia learned that Lin Yi had reached the Star Vortex Rank and Level 3 of his personal assessment, leaving her awed by his growth and reflecting on how little time he had spent cultivating.

• Lin Yi clarified to Li Zhenguo that he could kill a Leader-Rank Abyss Beast with one attack, but it would exhaust all his Source Energy.
• Li Zhenguo and the others reacted with astonishment before Li Zhenguo hurried to carry the news back by helicopter.
• Irelia reviewed reports on Blue Star's progress aboard the Emerald Whisper Starship when Xingyu announced new good news.
• Xingyu told Irelia that Lin Yi had publicly used Rule Manifestation and Rule Imprinting, reached the Star Vortex Rank, and advanced his personal assessment to Level 3.
• Irelia watched the recording and realized Lin Yi had reached 12% rule comprehension after a brief enlightenment, despite having cultivated for less than thirty days.

Irelia compared Lin Yi’s speed of comprehending the rules with human geniuses from the Pan-Spirit Alliance and realized he might have extraordinary tournament potential. She decided to keep pursuing Lord Xu Chen’s contact sigil while investigating Lin Yi’s sudden rise to a Level 3 personal rating.

• Irelia asked Xingyu to find Pan-Spirit Alliance Genius Tournament competitors who had reached Star Vortex Rank rule comprehension in about 30 Blue Star days.
• Xingyu reported nine comparable Human Race geniuses, whose tournament placements ranged from 796th to 9,763th.
• Irelia concluded that Lin Yi might one day become powerful enough to resolve her family’s crisis, and resolved to keep helping him while pursuing Lord Xu Chen’s contact sigil.
• Irelia told Xingyu to display Lin Yi’s current point details and activated milestones so she could learn why his points and personal rating had surged.