Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi learned that the Eternal Ruins’ Spirit Time House could provide him with a hundred days of genuine time, then claimed his fifth class advancement mission and sought advice from Nangong Ling. He traveled to the Imperial Capital to exchange Merit Points, where the clerk’s reaction to his identification hinted that his records were surprising.

• Lin Yi realized that the Spirit Time House’s time could earn him Skill Points at its own rate and decided its Merit Point cost was worthwhile.
• Lin Yi claimed his fifth class advancement mission, which required an A-class arena victory, a high-level Royal Tier World BOSS kill, Unfreezing Silver Spring, and an Abyss Descent Dungeon clear.
• Nangong Ling told Lin Yi that Shenxiao’s S-class arena required Second Year status to challenge the Ten Prodigies, explained how he could advance, and shared leads on the material and World BOSS.
• Lin Yi learned that Shenxiao would soon pass Antarctica and traveled by teleportation array to the Imperial Capital to exchange Merit Points.
• At the Great Xia Professional Alliance Army Headquarters, Lin Yi presented his Class User identification after explaining that he had no military ID, and the clerk’s expression changed when she looked up his information.

Lin Yi visited the Merit Hall and discovered that his achievements had earned him the rank of major and a special exchange discount. After arranging three days in the Antarctic Ice Cave, he returned to the Imperial Capital teleportation array with plans to clear his assessment and compete in the arena before entering the Abyss Descent Dungeon.

• Lin Yi’s credentials revealed that, at eighteen and not yet enlisted, he held the rank of major with one First-Class Merit, one Special Merit, and 108,669 Merit Points, prompting the soldiers and officers to salute him.
• Ma Tianyou, Chief of Staff of the Sharp Sword Army’s Ninth Winged Cavalry Unit, ordered everyone to sign confidentiality contracts and privately praised Lin Yi for rescuing hostages on two islands in Little Japan.
• Lin Yi told Ma Tianyou that he would join the pioneering operation for the World Dungeon on Abyss Descent Layer 30, and Ma Tianyou welcomed his decision and expedited his exchange.
• Lin Yi used his merit discount to exchange for three days in the Antarctic Ice Cave.
• Lin Yi returned to the Imperial Capital teleportation array and planned to clear his Level Up Assessment, win first place in the arena, and enter the Abyss Descent Dungeon the next day.

Lin Yi sought to advance to Second Year at Nuwa Academy so he could challenge the Shenxiao Ten Prodigies, but his lack of qualifying mission experience forced him to take the Level Up Assessment. The assessment began with Lin Yi assigned to protect ten researchers in a dangerous archaeological ruin.

• A teacher rejected Lin Yi's S-class and SS-Rank missions as proof of the required D-class mission experience, so Lin Yi chose the Level Up Trial instead.
• Uncle Lin explained that repaired combat puppets were used to assess students with insufficient mission records and said Nuwa Academy's mentors considered Lin Yi someone without a Priest's Soul who only fought and killed.
• Lin Yi's Second Year Level Up Assessment was announced to the watching students and was described as two stages focused on protecting people.
• The first stage placed Lin Yi in a simulated underground ruin with ten friendly Protection Targets and hostile combat puppets attacking from several entrances.
• The Protection Targets scattered to retrieve artifacts and urged Lin Yi to buy them time, beginning the first stage.

Lin Yi protected the excavation team from level 8 combat puppets, but several targets ran outside his shield to investigate the ruins. He destroyed the puppets with a gravity spell, leaving Wu Fang furious and Lan Ruoxi defending his methods.

• Lin Yi used Holy Light Sanctuary to shield all ten Protection Targets from the level 8 puppets during the timed assessment.
• Wu Fang criticized Lin Yi for relying on violence, while Lan Ruoxi pointed out how effectively his spell protected the targets.
• Several Protection Targets ran out of the shield to investigate a supposed prehistoric miracle, forcing Lin Yi to choose between restraining them and letting them pursue their research.
• Lin Yi used Gravity Chaos to destroy the attacking puppets, and he and the targets continued studying the ruins unharmed.
• Wu Fang demanded that level 9 puppets be sent in, while Lan Ruoxi urged her to accept that Lin Yi's methods suited his strengths.

Lin Yi cleared the first round flawlessly, then healed and teleported thirty wounded refugees to an escape airship during the second round. The trial paused when a panicked refugee took a woman hostage and claimed the airship could not carry everyone, forcing Lin Yi to make a choice.

• Lin Yi waited out the first round and received a flawless evaluation for keeping all ten Protection Targets unharmed.
• The second round placed Lin Yi amid a battlefield with thirty injured refugees who had to reach an escape airship two kilometers away.
• Lin Yi used Holy Light Sanctuary to shield the refugees and Rain of Light to heal their wounds and calm them.
• Lin Yi used Winding Warp to transport all thirty refugees to the airship entrance after deciding he could not maintain protection along the evacuation route.
• A wounded man held a woman hostage and claimed the airship could carry only thirty people, prompting the trial to pause and demand Lin Yi make a choice.

Lin Yi faced a hostage dilemma in the assessment and used a hidden spell to save the hostage while killing her attacker. The Gate of Heaven appeared, revealing that he had used a Holy Light Tier 9 spell and might still earn a perfect evaluation.

• Lan Ruoxi and Wu Fang discussed whether to sacrifice a rescuer or kill the hostage-taker to save the others.
• Lin Yi decided against sacrificing himself and used two lines of True Words before continuing the assessment.
• When Time Stop ended, the hostage-taker tried to stab the woman, but Lin Yi used the Gravity Domain to turn the dagger against him.
• The wounded man kept moving and bleeding, making Wu Fang realize something was wrong.
• Golden clouds and heavenly palaces filled the assessment area as Lan Ruoxi and Uncle Lin identified Lin Yi's spell as Gate of Heaven.

Lin Yi used the Gate of Heaven to protect all thirty-one people through the escape airship deadline, earning Wu Fang’s recognition and passing the second assessment flawlessly. He advanced to second year after just over fifty-one days and broke Shenxiao’s fastest promotion record.

• Lin Yi kept the deranged man alive while refusing to heal him, as attackers resumed firing on their position.
• Lin Yi used Gravity Domain to pull everyone who had boarded the escape airship back out, then let the airship depart without anyone aboard.
• Lan Ruoxi explained that the Gate of Heaven absorbed damage for all allied targets, leaving Lin Yi and the other thirty people unharmed.
• Wu Fang accepted that Lin Yi’s approach had succeeded, and Uncle Lin announced that Lin Yi had passed the second stage with a flawless evaluation.
• Lin Yi advanced to second year, broke Shenxiao’s fastest promotion record, and received a one-time reward.

Lin Yi broke the school advancement record, gained enough Academic Credits and task credit to become a third-year student, and chose a Dark Element Skill Book as his reward. After learning the book would arrive the next day, he received a message saying his equipment was at +19 and he was needed to decide whether to push it to +20.

• Uncle Lin told Lin Yi that breaking the 281-day advancement record in just 51 days had earned him 230,000 Academic Credits, enough to qualify for third year.
• Lan Ruoxi confirmed that Lin Yi's S-class task record satisfied the remaining advancement requirement, making him a third-year student without another assessment.
• Students posted the news of Lin Yi's unprecedented advancement across the academy forum.
• Lan Ruoxi told Lin Yi he could choose an Epic Grade item or a Rare Profession Skill Book, and Lin Yi requested a Dark Element Skill Book.
• A treasury official said the Dark Element Skill Book would be retrieved from the Imperial Capital First Treasury and delivered to Lin Yi the next day.
• Lin Yi received a message saying his equipment had reached +19 and he needed to come decide whether to push it to +20.

Lin Yi watched Sun Dachuan enhance his Annihilation Waist Armor to +20, gaining another Gem Slot, then let him practice on the Annihilation Gloves. Both pieces became Divine Artifacts, and equipping them updated Lin Yi’s set effect.

• Lin Yi arrived at Sun Dachuan’s hideout and learned that Sun had accidentally enhanced the Annihilation Waist Armor to +19 and found a method with a 65% chance of reaching +20.
• Lin Yi agreed to the attempt, and Sun Dachuan successfully enhanced the waist armor to +20, creating a Divine Artifact with an additional Gem Slot.
• Lin Yi handed Sun the +15 Annihilation Gloves to practice on, and Sun enhanced them to +20 as well.
• Lin Yi equipped the Annihilation Waist Armor and Hand of Annihilation, and the set effect updated to recognize a three-piece set.

After improving his Nirvana Set with Sun Dachuan’s help, Lin Yi announced that he would challenge the Shenxiao Ten Prodigies and claim first place in the arena. He arrived before a packed crowd and declared his goal, leaving the challenge about to begin.

• Lin Yi activated the Nirvana Set’s three-piece effect, increasing his Finger Snap damage bonus tenfold, and planned to repay Sun Dachuan for his hard work.
• Lin Yi treated Sun Dachuan to hotpot and told him he planned to challenge the Shenxiao Ten Prodigies and fight for first place.
• Sun Dachuan explained the Ten Prodigies’ privileges and warned Lin Yi that losing a challenge could cost him resources and Dungeon access for months.
• A huge crowd gathered at Shenxiao Arena to watch Lin Yi, and the host introduced him before asking about his goal.
• Lin Yi calmly declared, “First place!”

Lin Yi asked to bypass the usual promotion matches by fighting ten opponents at once so he could reach the top hundred faster. Shenxiao Academy’s four deans approved the unprecedented match, and Lin Yi was teleported into the arena to face his ten selected opponents.

• The host explained that Lin Yi had to earn an S-class rating and enter the top hundred before challenging the Shenxiao Ten Prodigies, and that he would need ten victories to qualify.
• Lin Yi asked to fight all ten selected opponents simultaneously, shocking the host and the audience.
• The crowd roared for approval, and Shenxiao Arena’s referees sought a decision from the four deans.
• Xiao Yunsheng, Lan Ruoxi, and Huang Shaotian approved Lin Yi’s request, while Lin Qi remained silent and Lan Ruoxi said he agreed too.
• The host announced the ten-versus-one match, and Lin Yi’s ten opponents appeared with him on the battlefield.

Lin Yi faced ten Class Users who treated him like a raid boss, but his defense rendered their coordinated attacks useless and he defeated them instantly with Gravity Crush. After his record and rank were updated, the arena announced that Li Chengyu, the tenth seat of the Ten Prodigies, would challenge him next.

• One of the ten opponents rallied the group, and they used a timeout to plan a party-style attack on Lin Yi.
• The ten opponents arranged themselves in formation, and the warrior taunted Lin Yi while an Assassin attacked from behind and the others unleashed their skills.
• Lin Yi's defense stopped the attacks from dealing more than one damage, and he defeated all ten with Gravity Crush.
• The audience erupted as the arena displayed Lin Yi's record of 17 wins and his rank of 98.
• The host announced that Li Chengyu of Chiyou Academy, the tenth seat of the Ten Prodigies, would face Lin Yi next.

Lin Yi instantly killed Li Chengyu, the lowest-ranked Ten Elite, and claimed his place as the new lowest-ranked Ten Elite. As Chiyou Academy spectators fought with Fuxi Academy supporters, Li Guangyu accepted Lin Yi’s next challenge.

• Li Chengyu entered the arena and declared that he would defend the Ten Elites’ glory against Lin Yi.
• At the start of the match, Lin Yi snapped his fingers and killed Li Chengyu instantly by slamming him into a support pillar.
• The host declared Lin Yi the winner and welcomed him as the new lowest-ranked Ten Elite.
• Chiyou Academy spectators accused Lin Yi of cheating, and their argument with Fuxi Academy supporters escalated into fights around the venue.
• The host announced that Li Guangyu, Chiyou Academy’s top warrior student and fifth-ranked Ten Elite, had accepted Lin Yi’s next challenge.

Lin Yi faced Li Guangyu, the fifth-ranked Ten Prodigy and older brother of the warrior he had just defeated. He used the Hand of Void to neutralize Li Guangyu’s attacks and death-immunity skills, leaving another corpse in the arena.

• Li Guangyu arrived at the arena furious that Lin Yi had gravely wounded his younger brother, Li Chengyu.
• The match between newly appointed tenth seat Lin Yi and fifth seat Li Guangyu began before a cheering crowd and the academy heads.
• Li Guangyu unleashed a mountain-shattering punch, but Lin Yi nullified its force and then reduced Li Guangyu’s health to nearly zero with a finger snap.
• Lin Yi removed Li Guangyu’s death-immunity and health-locking effects, prompting Li Guangyu to activate Blood Rage Frenzy.
• Lin Yi explained that brothers should be neat and tidy, then used the Hand of Void to erase Li Guangyu’s remaining protections and kill him.

Lin Yi defeated Li Guangyu and claimed the fifth seat among Shenxiao's Ten Elites, then chose to challenge third-ranked Ouyang Heng. Ouyang began charging a gravity Forbidden Spell as their match was about to start.

• Lin Yi crushed Li Guangyu in the arena, and the crowd celebrated his victory as he took the fifth throne.
• Qin Ming accepted his disciples' humiliating defeat after seeing the gulf between them and Lin Yi, while Xiao Yunsheng wondered whether his academy's top student could do better.
• The referee announced Lin Yi could challenge Ouyang Heng or Yuan Benchu, and Lin Yi chose third-ranked Ouyang Heng.
• Ouyang Heng confronted Lin Yi and claimed he would show him the true essence of magic.
• As the countdown neared zero, Ouyang Heng cast Gravity Domain and began charging the Forbidden Spell Great Desolation Star Meteor, shaking Shenxiao Arena.

Ouyang Heng summoned a Tier 9 Forbidden Spell meteor, but Lin Yi revealed his superior control over gravity and took command of the spell. The chapter ended with Ouyang Heng injured and kneeling as Lin Yi redirected the meteor toward him.

• Ouyang Heng summoned a blazing meteor above Shenxiao Arena, alarming the audience and prompting the host to explain the arena's protections.
• Xiao Yunsheng recognized that Ouyang Heng was struggling to sustain the Forbidden Spell and suspected Lin Yi was preparing a counterattack.
• Ouyang Heng demanded that Lin Yi kneel and surrender, then accelerated the meteor toward him when Lin Yi exposed his weakness.
• Lin Yi raised one finger and deployed Gravity Domain, instantly shattering Ouyang Heng's domain and injuring him.
• Ouyang Heng fell to his knees, and Lin Yi redirected the meteor toward him with effortless control.

Lin Yi defeated Ouyang Heng so decisively that Ouyang begged for mercy, then cancelled the meteor spell with a wave of his hand. As the crowd urged Lin Yi to challenge for first place, Ten Elites' Second Seat Wei Shengtian arrived to fight him, and her words at the countdown's end stunned the venue.

• Xiao Yunsheng watched Lin Yi control and dismiss Ouyang Heng's Forbidden Spell with ease and regretted not recruiting him earlier.
• Ouyang Heng broke down, surrendered, and was escorted from the arena as spectators abandoned him and cheered for Lin Yi.
• The host announced that Lin Yi had reached third place among the Ten Elites but could not challenge the top two until they were contacted.
• Wei Shengtian arrived, introduced herself as the Ten Elites' Second Seat, and explained that Xiao Ling had told her about Lin Yi's challenge.
• Lin Yi shook hands with Wei Shengtian, who revealed her surprising strength despite being a Priest, and the countdown began for their match.
• When the countdown reached zero, Wei Shengtian said something that threw the venue into an uproar.

Wei Shengtian conceded her Ten Elites seat to Lin Yi, who learned he could challenge First Seat Chu Xi after he returned from the Myriad Realms Battlefield. Lin Yi then discovered his Abyss Descent Invitation was for Black Earth, a tower-defense Dungeon offering a rare chance to obtain or upgrade an SSS Rank talent.

• Wei Shengtian conceded to Lin Yi, honoring her promise to give up her seat if a Nuwa Academy student entered the Ten Elites.
• Lan Ruoxi told Lin Yi that First Seat Chu Xi was away on the Myriad Realms Battlefield and would likely return in three or four days.
• Lin Yi met Cheng Xiao, Nangong Ling, Sun Dachuan, and Feng Sanyou at the Teleportation Hall and checked his Invitation Letter, which named the Black Earth Dungeon on floor fourteen.
• Cheng Xiao and Nangong Ling explained that Black Earth was a global tower-defense Dungeon where entrants defended and upgraded Small Wooden Houses against waves of Shadow Demon Creatures.
• Nangong Ling told Lin Yi that surviving one hundred days in Black Earth could reward a rare chance to obtain an SSS Rank talent or upgrade one, leaving Lin Yi stunned.

Lin Yi and his companions entered the Black Earth Dungeon, a frontline challenge meant to prepare for the Eternal Night Royal Palace raid. Inside, Lin Yi found that the absolute darkness swallowed ordinary light, while the Heart of Darkness and a powerful Light spell drove back the strange black substance; the darkness began closing in again as Cheng Xiao checked on the group.

• Cheng Xiao explained that clearing waves could earn talent rewards, but upgrading the lighthouses for the future Eternal Night Royal Palace raid mattered more than blindly pushing ahead.
• Lin Yi and his companions traveled to East Africa and found that other National Factions had already entered the Dungeon and cleared many monsters near its entrance.
• Lin Yi opened the stone gate with his invitation, triggering Annihilation 5 difficulty, and Nangong Ling, Cheng Xiao, Sun Dachuan, Feng Sanyou, and Lin Yi entered.
• Lin Yi found himself surrounded by absolute darkness, which swallowed his flame and quickly consumed a sphere of light.
• Lin Yi used the Heart of Darkness and a high-tier Light spell to drive back the black substance, then heard Cheng Xiao ask if everyone was safe as the darkness began to return.

Lin Yi entered the Eternal Night Dungeon, saw the Beautiful Country team’s towering lighthouse and learned that the Shadow Demon Lord had never been permanently defeated. After his teammates were muted for keeping him awake, Lin Yi evolved a Dark Element skill into the Void System and discovered he had to raise it to an existing tier before the effect was reversed.

• Lin Yi heard that each teammate had a separate Small Wooden House, while Cheng Xiao and Nangong Ling described the lighthouses they had built in earlier runs of the Dungeon.
• Cheng Xiao explained that the Shadow Demon Lord’s many escape and survival methods had prevented any team from killing him permanently, and said they needed Lin Yi’s help.
• Lin Yi looked across the dark Black Earth and saw the Beautiful Country team’s lighthouse shine brighter after they cleared the 50th wave and earned the Eternal Blazing Sun Ray.
• Sun Dachuan and Feng Sanyou kept Lin Yi awake by asking to talk, so the administrator muted them in the team voice chat.
• Lin Yi used a Dark Element Skill Book, which evolved the Dark Blade Technique into the Void System, then received a warning that he had to raise it to an existing tier within the time limit.