Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi returned to East Blade Military Academy and organized plans to address the shortage of instructors for overseas branch schools by training elite Source Energy Warriors. He left Nie Chang and Liu Qiying to prepare the Instructor Corps, Merit Exchange Platform, and Virtual Helmets while he focused on his own cultivation.

• Lin Yi decided that overseas branch schools needed powerful, experienced instructors and that the military should accelerate training a new generation of core fighters.
• Lin Yi told Nie Chang and Liu Qiying about the Blue Star Community and the proposed East Blade branch schools in several countries.
• Lin Yi announced a month-long Special Training Program for Source Energy Warriors with 200 points who were stuck at the Stardust Rank threshold.
• Lin Yi planned to select those who reached Stardust Rank to form the Source Martial Army Instructor Corps, which would teach, fight, and staff overseas branch schools.
• Lin Yi assigned Liu Qiying to coordinate the Merit Exchange Platform pilot with Dong Wang and tasked Nie Chang with receiving and testing fifty Virtual Helmets.

Lin Yi’s announcement of a month-long special training class drew applications from former East Blade Military Academy students and independent Source Energy Users who had reached 200 points but could not break through to Stardust Rank. On registration day, veterans including Zhao Gang, Sun Miao, Chen Yu, Zhou Yuxuan, and Adams returned to campus, impressing the current students.

• Nie Chang posted the special training class notice on the Source Martial Army network and the academy website, inviting eligible applicants to apply.
• Zhao Gang, Chen Yu, Zhou Yuxuan, and Adams applied after learning about the class, while other qualified Source Energy Users submitted applications through various channels.
• Students who had not yet reached 200 points felt frustrated but resolved to train harder and qualify for a future opportunity.
• On registration day, veterans and foreign alumni arrived at East Blade Military Academy wearing East Blade Emblems and greeted one another as old comrades.
• Rookie students recognized several returning veterans and admired their strength, while the academy’s atmosphere of learning and competition intensified.

Lin Yi began the Special Training Class with a lesson in Source Energy control, challenging the students to cut tofu into fine strands. He then tested the academy’s first Virtual Helmets and prepared the Virtual Classroom for use.

• Lin Yi demonstrated how to gather, compress, shape, and stretch Source Energy, then assigned the students to slice tofu into Wensi Tofu-style strands.
• Lin Yi coached Zhou Yuxuan, Chen Yu, Zhao Gang, and Adams as the students struggled to control their Source Energy and shattered plates or cut uneven tofu.
• Nie Chang told Lin Yi that the first fifty Virtual Helmets had arrived, and Lin Yi ordered them installed in a classroom in Teaching Building Three as the Virtual Classroom.
• Lin Yi entered the Illusion Martial Arts System, claimed administrator privileges, and fought virtual opponents so the system could record his abilities and build his model.
• Lin Yi left the system pleased with the test and looked forward to seeing the students try the helmets that afternoon.

Lin Yi introduced virtual helmets for combat training, and Chen Yu explored the system before challenging Lin Yi’s mirror image. The challenge ended instantly in failure, leaving Chen Yu impressed by Lin Yi’s strength and the rising number of attempts.

• Lin Yi announced that students would use virtual helmets in groups of fifty and explained that clearing all seven Foundation Level stages would show they were ready to attempt Stardust Rank.
• Chen Yu entered the Illusion Martial Arts System, registered his student ID and name, and found its combat modes and empty rankings.
• Chen Yu selected Lin Yi’s mirror image challenge, despite Lin Yi’s instruction to focus on the training stages.
• Lin Yi’s mirror image defeated Chen Yu before he could react, and the system returned him to the starting area.
• Chen Yu checked the challenge list and saw that Lin Yi had been challenged eighteen times.

Chen Yu started Basic Training Level 1, expecting an easy challenge against an opponent with the same Source Energy and no weapon or martial techniques. The Lin Yi Mirror Image defeated him in 1.5 seconds, leaving Chen Yu stunned by the gap in their skill.

• Chen Yu chose the Challenge Training Course and found that only Basic Training Level 1 was unlocked.
• Chen Yu selected his combat blade and learned he only had to withstand a bare-handed opponent with 200 points of Source Energy for 10 seconds.
• Chen Yu began the challenge against the Lin Yi Mirror Image and focused on defense as the countdown ended.
• The Lin Yi Mirror Image rushed Chen Yu, flicked his blade aside with two fingers, and brushed his throat to defeat him.
• Chen Yu returned to the Pure White Space and realized the mirror image had beaten him in 1.5 seconds.

Chen Yu and the other students endured their first virtual training against mirror images of Lin Yi, revealing how far they had to go. After learning Zhou Yuxuan lasted four seconds by fleeing, Chen Yu returned to practicing Source Energy control as the second group entered the virtual classroom.

• Chen Yu repeatedly challenged a mirror image with his own parameters but could not survive ten seconds, and he left the virtual training excited to improve.
• The first group left the Virtual Classroom and teased the waiting second group about the difficult training before they went inside.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan returned to cutting tofu while Liu Yuan guided the students who remained in the lecture hall.
• Chen Yu learned Zhou Yuxuan had lasted four seconds by retreating, while Chen Yu had lasted only two by fighting head-on.
• Zhou Yuxuan and Zhao Gang returned to practicing Source Energy control, and the second group began its virtual training.

Lin Yi expanded plans for virtual training and the Contribution Point System, then asked the General Staff to find isolated Large Nest leaders he could fight. He chose the Blazing Obsidian Python at Zifeng Tower as his first target.

• Liu Qiying reported that the Contribution Point System was ready for trial operation, and Lin Yi ordered it connected to the academy and army networks with guides posted online.
• Lin Yi told Liu Qiying to join the Special Training Class and work toward Stardust Rank.
• Lin Yi asked Nie Chang to request 500 more Virtual Helmets and a batch of tactical wrist devices for training, missions, and system alerts.
• Lin Yi asked Nie Chang to coordinate with the General Staff to identify isolated Leader Rank Abyss Beasts in Large Nests for combat practice.
• Nie Chang brought Lin Yi profiles of eleven suitable targets, including the nearby Blazing Obsidian Python at Zifeng Tower in Jinling City.
• Lin Yi chose the Blazing Obsidian Python as his first target and vowed to stop it from reaching Star Core Level.

Lin Yi prepared to hunt the Blazing Obsidian Python and planned to use the rewards from stronger beasts to upgrade his equipment and support his allies. After greeting the Jinling Settlement officials, he flew toward Zifeng Tower, where the target was marked at a threat value of 99900.

• Nie Chang informed the Jinling Settlement about the operation, and Zhang Weiguo promised full logistical support.
• Lin Yi decided to hunt Star Core Level Abyss Beasts soon to obtain a Star Source Constitution Evolution Fluid for Li Zhenguo and other useful rewards for his team.
• Lin Yi arrived at the Jinling Settlement, greeted Zhang Weiguo and the officials, and said he would leave as soon as he killed the target.
• Lin Yi flew toward Zifeng Tower while Zhang Weiguo and the others watched his approach on the Source Energy Monitor.

Lin Yi killed the Blazing Obsidian Python wrapped around Zifeng Tower, obtained a Gold-Veined Blue Crystal, and used it to create the Star Radiance aircraft. He flew toward Helu City Academy Headquarters, while Zhang Weiguo’s team watched the threat marker vanish and understood why Lin Yi had been invited to a high-level meeting.

• Lin Yi used black lightning-wrapped Little Steel Beads to pierce the Blazing Obsidian Python and destroy it without damaging Zifeng Tower.
• Lin Yi collected the Gold-Veined Blue Crystal and transformed it into the Star Radiance aircraft.
• Star Radiance reported its specifications and identified Lin Yi as its highest-privilege user.
• Lin Yi ordered Star Radiance to fly at maximum cruising speed toward Helu City Academy Headquarters.
• Zhang Weiguo and the monitoring staff watched the python’s marker disappear and Zhang Weiguo remarked that Lin Yi’s high-level meeting invitation made sense.

After Lin Yi eliminated the Blazing Obsidian Python, Li Zhenguo publicized the victory to strengthen support for the Blue Star Community. Lin Yi then planned to hunt down the remaining Leader Rank Abyss Beasts while visiting settlements and inspecting local Source Martial Army garrisons.

• Zhang Weiguo reported that Lin Yi had killed the Blazing Obsidian Python in Jinling in three seconds without damaging Zifeng Tower.
• Li Zhenguo ordered the foreign affairs department to announce the victory to member nations, prompting several countries to support the Blue Star Community and East Blade Military Academy.
• Lin Yi returned to East Blade Military Academy aboard Star Radiance and received the General Staff's announcement from Nie Chang.
• Lin Yi told Nie Chang he would eliminate the remaining Leader Rank Abyss Beasts from Large Nests one by one.
• Lin Yi asked Nie Chang to plan an efficient route and arrange settlement meetings, garrison inspections, and opportunities to identify promising students.

Lin Yi began a nationwide purge of Large Nests while planning to assess regional conditions, and the students and soldiers training against his virtual Mirror Image struggled to last even a few seconds. The chapter ended with Liu Yuan explaining that Lin Yi’s real strength far exceeded what the simulation displayed.

• Lin Yi told Nie Chang to begin the purge operation the next day, keep local inspections practical, and have the Special Training Class prepare to show him their results.
• Liu Qiying asked Lin Yi to try a Virtual Helmet, and Lin Yi agreed after assigning him to retrieve the class’s next training plan.
• Over half a month, Lin Yi flew across Xia Kingdom in the Star Radiance fighter and eliminated each Large Nest within seconds before meeting local leaders and inspecting garrisons.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan compared their short times against Lin Yi’s Mirror Image and found a popular forum thread about students being defeated by it.
• Liu Yuan revealed that Lin Yi’s Mirror Image had instantly defeated him and that even the Stardust Rank training stage fought like a precise combat system.

Lin Yi continued eliminating Large Nest bosses while students at East Blade struggled against his mirror image in the virtual challenge. After Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan discovered that steady Source Energy flow helped them last longer, Lin Yi headed back to Helu City to train the students for future battles against Star Core Level Abyss Beasts.

• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan discussed the challenge rankings and concluded that Lin Yi's mirror image was overwhelmingly powerful.
• Lin Yi collected the seventeenth Spirit Radiance Crystal after defeating a Large Nest boss in Northern Xia Kingdom, and noted the uneven development of the regional Source Martial Army.
• Lin Yi read the students' forum discussion and decided to give them guidance when he returned, especially Liu Yuan.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan found that keeping their Source Energy flow steady made Lin Yi's mirror image hesitate, helping them last 3.8 and 4.3 seconds in new attempts.
• Lin Yi finished hunting the Large Nest bosses that were convenient to reach and plotted a course back to Helu City to continue training the students.

After returning from his nationwide patrol, Lin Yi examined his spoils and discovered a versatile Soul Weapon. He gave Nie Chang a Tier 1 Source Energy Evolution Fluid, and Nie Chang began using it to reach Stardust Rank.

• Lin Yi returned to East Blade Military Academy with seventeen Spirit Radiance Crystals and inspected the items they contained.
• Lin Yi activated the Myriad Manifestation Type I Soul Refining Orb, testing its ability to transform into a sword and shield.
• Lin Yi decided to exchange most of his remaining spoils for merit points and planned to station an upgraded Sentry and force-field shields at the academy.
• Lin Yi chose the Tier 1 Source Energy Evolution Fluid for Nie Chang, whose cultivation had stalled far below Stardust Rank.
• Nie Chang accepted Lin Yi's gift, crushed the crystal, and took out the Evolution Fluid while Lin Yi stood guard.

Nie Chang used Evolution Fluid to raise his Source Energy above 2,000 points, then Lin Yi asked him to obtain secret intelligence on suitable Star Core Level Abyss Beast targets. Lin Yi approved the Merit System and gave Liu Qiying a Little Flying Ball, then waited for the target data while handling academy business.

• Nie Chang drank Evolution Fluid and raised his Source Energy level past 2,000 points.
• Lin Yi asked Nie Chang to request top-secret information about isolated early-stage Elite Rank Star Core Level Abyss Beasts from the General Staff.
• Liu Qiying submitted the completed Merit System plan, and Lin Yi signed it and gave him a Little Flying Ball for official business.
• Nie Chang reported that Zhou Donglai had classified the request as top secret and that the General Staff was compiling suitable beast data.
• Lin Yi reassured Nie Chang that he understood the danger of hunting a Star Core Level Abyss Beast, then handled the academy's administrative work while waiting for the data.

Liu Qiying reported that East Blade Military Academy and the Source Martial Army had joined the Integrated Merit Management Platform, and Lin Yi entrusted him with rare crystals to submit for merit. Lin Yi then gave Nie Chang two crystals to deploy a shield and station a Sentry at the academy before studying a report about a dangerous Giant Elephant Abyss Beast.

• Liu Qiying told Lin Yi that the Merit System had provisionally allocated 1.5 billion merit to the military academy and 8.7 billion to the Source Martial Army, and Lin Yi ordered notices and a platform shortcut posted online.
• Lin Yi gave Liu Qiying a suitcase and cookie tin filled with rare crystals to deliver to Minister Wang at the Equipment and Logistics Department, asking that as many as possible be offered through the Merit System.
• Nie Chang brought Lin Yi documents and photographs, and Lin Yi gave him two gold-veined blue crystals to deploy a shield and station the Sentry at the military academy.
• Lin Yi reviewed the documents and focused on a report about an early Star Core Level Giant Elephant Abyss Beast active northwest of the academy.
• Nie Chang returned to his office with the crystals and reflected on the responsibility of protecting the academy with the Sentry.

Liu Qiying carried Lin Yi’s crystals to the capital as East Blade Military Academy unveiled an Integrated Merit Management Platform stocked with powerful techniques, weapons, and devices. Students and officers reacted to the new system’s possibilities and high prices, while Liu Yuan considered its advanced offerings.

• Liu Qiying traveled to the capital with a box and biscuit tin of crystals Lin Yi had entrusted to him.
• Chen Yu found the Integrated Merit Management Platform on the academy forum and explored its listed techniques and equipment.
• Adams learned that the merit system was restricted to Xia Kingdom military academy students and Source Martial Army members.
• Officers at a Source Martial Army base examined costly offerings, including a Swift Shadow Fighter and a Dark Flame Spear.
• Chen Yu and Zhou Yuxuan browsed special devices, discovered they had zero merit, and resolved to work hard.
• Liu Yuan examined the Ultimate Technique Manuals and a Vanguard Type I Mechanical Guard, reflecting on what the system meant for him and the academy.

The military academy introduced a Merit System that energized its trainees and officers, while Lin Yi handed responsibility for the academy to Nie Chang and flew out to test his ideas. He reached a position near a Star Core Level Abyss Beast and observed the colossal creature without being detected.

• Liu Yuan reflected on the Merit System and the overwhelming gap between himself and the mysterious Principal.
• Trainees and officers discussed the Merit System’s items and how to earn Merit Points on the academy forum.
• Liu Qiying reported that the Merit System had launched successfully, and Lin Yi asked him to summon Nie Chang before leaving the academy in their care.
• Lin Yi took the Star Radiance Fighter to coordinates XM-DU and stopped 50 kilometers from a Star Core Level Abyss Beast.
• Lin Yi released his Soul Weapon and sensed the giant dark-purple elephant, which searched for him but could not detect his location.

Zhou Donglai put the military on alert while Lin Yi attacked the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant from fifty kilometers away. Lin Yi’s Black Silver Spike pierced the elephant’s shield and its head, leaving its fate unclear.

• Zhou Donglai ordered satellites to track Lin Yi’s Star-Glitter Fighter and put all East Wind short-range ballistic missile units on Level One alert.
• Lin Yi used rule suppression to hinder the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant’s control of Source Energy, causing it to rampage and devastate the Gobi.
• Lin Yi transformed the Soul-Weapon Myriad-Phenomena Sphere into a black lightning-infused Black Silver Spike.
• The Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant formed a thick Source Energy shield, but Lin Yi’s Black Silver Spike pierced it and struck through the elephant’s head.

Lin Yi killed the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant and obtained an advanced Shadow Print Device, then hunted defensive Star Core Level Abyss Beasts until he found the Star Source Initial Evolution Fluid. He headed for the Dragon Abyss Supreme Command Center, intending to settle his concerns about Li Zhenguo and focus on training students to clear smaller nests.

• Lin Yi killed the Abyss-Underworld Giant Elephant, and Zhou Donglai canceled the missile units’ standby status and ordered the battle footage classified.
• Lin Yi discovered that the elephant’s crystal contained an advanced Shadow Print Device, then flew off to search for a defensive Abyss Beast holding what he needed.
• Lin Yi killed a giant tortoise and a stone giant, finding a shield generator and a rule manual instead of his target.
• Two days later, Lin Yi killed a Crystal-Armored Beast and found the Star Source Initial Evolution Fluid inside its crystal.
• Lin Yi set course for the Dragon Abyss Supreme Command Center and planned to train Stardust Rank students to clear miniature and small nests.

Lin Yi brought a medicine made from a Star Core Level Abyss Beast's Spirit Radiance Crystal to treat Li Zhenguo's organ failure. Li Zhenguo urged Lin Yi not to risk himself fighting stronger Abyss Beasts, warning that he was irreplaceable to the Xia Kingdom.

• Lin Yi contacted Zhou Donglai and said he was heading to Dragon Abyss to resolve Li Zhenguo's health problems.
• Zhou Donglai told Li Zhenguo that Lin Yi had killed Star Core Level Abyss Beasts, and Li Zhenguo said the military should prioritize supporting and protecting Lin Yi during the transition.
• Zhou Donglai met Lin Yi at the landing pad and explained that Li Zhenguo's condition stemmed from organ failure caused by age and years of overwork.
• Lin Yi showed Li Zhenguo a blue medicine that appeared after he shattered a Spirit Radiance Crystal dropped by a Star Core Level Abyss Beast.
• Lin Yi explained that he had taken a chance on the crystal yielding a better Evolution Fluid, and Li Zhenguo cautioned him against risking his life against Leader Rank Abyss Beasts.