Arc 46Trade Star’s Calamity

Ye Qiyan helped expose Zhuxing Tu’s schemes, save Trade Star from the Wasteland, and destroy the False Gods threatening it. After gaining the Calamity Card and fighting off the Flashstars, he uncovered Christine’s plan to revive Trade Star’s dead and found a remnant of Life’s authority.

  • Zhuxing Tu and Ye Qiyan fought Vainsol, destroyed the Black Market terminal, and learned that the plague and the planet’s collapse still threatened Trade Star.
  • Ye Qiyan used the Vaccine Mouse to weaken the plague, then persuaded Ailei to restore Trade Star as a Platform World and hold it together with her permissions.
  • As monsters invaded, Ye Qiyan took his train into the Wasteland and led his companions in killing forty-five C-Rank False Gods, including the God of Machine Blood.
  • Zhuxing Tu used a True God-level power to stitch Trade Star back together, while Ye Qiyan learned that the World-Extinguishing Witch’s actions had disrupted fate.
  • Ye Qiyan entered Imaginary Number Space, claimed the Calamity Card · Imaginary Number Frenzy, and killed the Imaginary Sea Weng with its own power.
  • Ye Qiyan returned to find Flashstars attacking Trade Star and learned that they were trying to take Ailei’s body and soul, while Wu Yuanshan fought them in the starry sky.
  • Ye Qiyan discovered Christine’s hidden sanctuary and the Trade Star Second Life Source, then questioned and killed the Apostle of Life.
  • Ye Qiyan found a glass orb holding a wisp of Life’s authority and gave it to Lisette before turning to the Apostle of Life’s blood.
Chapters 1126–1150 Vol. 12 Read

Ch. 1126One of the Twelve · Vainsol

Zhuxing Tu confronted Vainsol at the Black Market terminal, where he revealed his plan to make the planet fall, and Ye Qiyan shot him with a Blasphemy Card. Vainsol survived, but Ye Qiyan revealed their exchange had been broadcast live and targeted the terminal with Dimensional Strangulation to disrupt his plan.

  • Vainsol praised Zhuxing Tu's power before they argued about his return from the Wasteland and his intentions for the world.
  • Zhuxing Tu attacked Vainsol with a Star Spear, but he blocked it and declared that he would make the planet fall.
  • Wu Yuanshan arrived as his Zodiac Cards fought Wasteland monsters, and Vainsol condemned the gathering of Card Sequence holders.
  • Ye Qiyan used the Blasphemy Card's Annihilation-Verdict and shot Vainsol in the skull, but Vainsol survived and rose again.
  • Ye Qiyan revealed that the confrontation had been broadcast live and used Dimensional Strangulation to target the Black Market terminal beneath Vainsol.

Ch. 1127Lies!

Ye Qiyan, Wu Yuanshan, and Zhuxing Tu destroyed the Black Market terminal tower and seemingly killed Vainsol, but Ye Qiyan realized the End had not occurred and suspected Vainsol was still alive. Zhuxing Tu revealed that she had staged events to obtain her fourteenth Fate Card.

  • Ye Qiyan attacked the Black Market terminal tower’s weak points while Vainsol defended, and Wu Yuanshan joined the assault as the plague corrupted Black Market employees.
  • The terminal tower was destroyed, cutting off Black Market services across the worlds.
  • Zhuxing Tu explained that she had altered the tower’s fate and brought Yuanshan, then used fate-reversing power to crush Vainsol into apparent death.
  • Vainsol warned that the Wasteland would still overwhelm the planet, and Zhuxing Tu’s smile vanished when he mentioned her dead little sister.
  • Ye Qiyan noticed that the End had not occurred and confronted Zhuxing Tu, who said she wanted to obtain her fourteenth Fate Card.

Ch. 1128Zhuxing Tu Was Bad at Lying

Zhuxing Tu revealed that she was searching Trade Star for the fourteenth Fate Card while trying to stop Vainsol’s plague from spreading through the Black Market. As monsters invaded the planet and Train Conductors joined the fight, Ye Qiyan suspected that Zhuxing Tu’s dead little sister was Ailei.

  • Zhuxing Tu admitted that the fourteenth Fate Card was somewhere on Trade Star and said she needed to find it before the Black Market fell.
  • Zhuxing Tu explained that Vainsol planned to spread his plague through the Black Market terminal and the Train Conductors’ Invitation Cards.
  • Ye Qiyan doubted Zhuxing Tu’s account, though she claimed she had concealed his other identity from everyone present.
  • Wu Yuanshan accused Zhuxing Tu of holding back and staging her performance, then left to fight the monsters invading Trade Star.
  • Other Train Conductors joined the battle, and Ye Qiyan asked Zhuxing Tu whether her dead little sister had been Ailei.

Ch. 1129The person of trade · Christine

Christine revealed that she had arranged for Viensol to spread the [Trade] Plague through Black Market terminals so she could leave Trade Star and reclaim her Train. As the Plague spread and Ailei’s condition worsened, Ye Qiyan opened the bottle of [Vaccine Mouse] while the battle continued.

  • Zhuxing Tu stayed silent, then vanished as Ye Qiyan left the star domain to protect Ailei and collect his Train Coins.
  • Christine admitted to Mr. Order that she had made a deal with Viensol and intended to leave Trade Star and take back her Train.
  • Mr. Order chose not to stop Christine and used an Order Card and his blood to fill two empty card slots, deciding to help her in return for a favor.
  • Christine leaped from the rooftop, leaving Mr. Order and the sleeping Resource Baron behind.
  • The [Trade] Plague spread throughout Trade Star, worsening Ailei’s condition despite the Black Market’s attacks on the Monsters.
  • Ye Qiyan pulled the stopper from the bottle of [Vaccine Mouse] atop the Dragon’s head.

Ch. 1130The galaxy in Ailei's eyes

Ye Qiyan used the remaining potion to fight the plague on Trade Star, then returned to the Hot Spring Inn after Zhao Lin reported that Ailei was waking. When Ailei opened her eyes, her left eye resembled a galaxy, and Ye Qiyan asked who she was.

  • Ye Qiyan scattered the remaining potion across Trade Star, where white mice formed from a C-Rank God's death began devouring the True God's [Trade] plague.
  • Miatila explained that consumables could be stronger than endlessly usable things of the same rank, and Ye Qiyan reflected on the growing monster tower threatening Trade Star.
  • Zhao Lin messaged Ye Qiyan that Ailei seemed to be waking, so he handed control to Eve and returned to the Hot Spring Inn.
  • Ye Qiyan found Zhao Lin caring for Ailei and learned that the potion had eased her pain; Ailei soon opened her eyes.
  • Ye Qiyan saw that Ailei's left eye had become galaxy-like and asked who she was, but Ailei said she was still Ailei.

Ch. 1131This Is the Only Way~

After awakening with Zhuxing Tu’s eye, Ailei discovered that the Black Market terminal had been destroyed and learned Ye Qiyan was responsible. Ye Qiyan used his Demon Cards to control Ailei and make her restore the planet as a Platform World, setting a quest in motion to protect the Trade Star from the Wasteland.

  • Ailei recalled that Zhuxing Tu had transferred their mother’s Platform Lord permissions to her and asked Ye Qiyan why Zhuxing Tu’s eye was with her.
  • Ailei tried to access the Black Market but saw that its terminal had been reduced to ruins, and Ye Qiyan admitted that he had destroyed it.
  • Ye Qiyan used Redemption, Bewitchment, and Rebellion to calm and control Ailei, persuading her that no one had died and that she should trust him.
  • Ye Qiyan asked Ailei to use her Platform Lord powers to turn the planet back into a Platform World, and she agreed under his influence.
  • Miatila activated top-level permissions, and the Main System announced the planet’s transformation into a Platform World and issued Train Conductors a quest to protect the Trade Star from falling into the Wasteland.

Ch. 1132Platform World: Trade Star

Ye Qiyan used a top-tier permission to turn the Trade Star’s surroundings into a Platform World, trapping Train Conductors there as monsters invaded. As Ailei and Zhao Lin prepared to defend the planet, Ye Qiyan sent WALL-E to pursue the treasures sought by Zhuxing Tu and Mr. Christine.

  • Ailei gained control over the area within the horizon, but could only slow the Trade Star’s fall and could not fully restore it.
  • Ye Qiyan’s Platform World permission prevented Train Conductors from leaving by their usual methods, and the Train System required them to complete the quest or spend 30,000 Train Coins to depart.
  • Ye Qiyan left the Hot Spring Inn, while Zhao Lin reassured Ailei and prepared to fight as the monsters’ tower reached the world.
  • Zhao Lin summoned her Game Spaces and the Ultimate Conductive Dinosaur, declaring that she would face Qiyan with confidence and that the planet’s story would have a happy ending.
  • Ye Qiyan retrieved the Anchor Point in District 9, brought out the Super-Order Anchor train, and gave WALL-E the Teleportation Prohibition Anchor Point to pursue the prizes sought by Zhuxing Tu and Mr. Christine.

Ch. 1133Christine's Escape/Zhuxing Tu's Fourteenth Fate?

Christine used the Reciprocator to restart the Train System, escaped Trade Star with Xiang, and left the Black Market behind, triggering a catastrophic planetary collapse. Ailei survived by spending all her Permissions to stabilize Trade Star, but Zhuxing Tu appeared and found that her fourteenth Fate Card Sequence had still not been born.

  • Christine revealed that she had built the Black Market around her train and used the Reciprocator to meet the restart conditions for the Train System.
  • Christine chose to become a Train Conductor again, said goodbye to Xiang, and fled Trade Star for the Wasteland.
  • Trade Star split open with massive fissures, and the resulting earthquake devastated nearly 70% of the planet outside the protected Main City.
  • Ailei used all her Permissions to stabilize Trade Star, then collapsed from the planet’s suffering.
  • Zhuxing Tu appeared at the Hot Spring Inn, questioned Ailei about why her fourteenth Fate Card Sequence had not been born, and asked Zhao Xiaomei for an explanation.

Ch. 1134A fallen soul hypnotized by fate~

Zhuxing Tu realized that her plans to obtain the fourteenth Fate Card had been manipulated by a Fate that had not yet been born. She blamed Zhao Lin’s bad luck for worsening her frenzy, while Ye Qiyan returned and confronted her as she explained what she had discovered.

  • Zhuxing Tu asked Zhao Lin about Ye Qiyan and revealed that she believed the fourteenth Fate Card plan had deceived her.
  • Zhao Lin tried to escape, but Zhuxing Tu trapped her in Star-Colored Bubbles as falling debris and monsters threatened them.
  • Ye Qiyan returned and held Ebony to Zhuxing Tu’s head, while she told him that Christine had escaped and that Wasteland Species had noticed the area.
  • Zhuxing Tu explained that Fate’s Whisper had led her to expect Ailei’s sacrifice to produce an item that could create the fourteenth Fate Card.
  • Zhuxing Tu concluded that the unborn Fate had controlled her all along, and Ye Qiyan suggested there was something wrong with her head.

Ch. 1135The Leading Man on the Stage

As monsters descended on Trade Star, Zhuxing Tu explained that Ailei was burning her soul to keep the planet intact and warned Ye Qiyan that his efforts had made it a target for divinity-seeking monsters. She asked whether he was willing to become the leading man in the unfolding struggle over Trade Star.

  • Ye Qiyan asked Zhuxing Tu whether she still wanted to see the Fourteenth Fate Card, and she said he had already eased her desire to obtain it.
  • Zhuxing Tu explained that Ailei's life was bound to Trade Star, and the planet would crumble when Ailei's soul was exhausted.
  • Zhuxing Tu said Trade Star had become a fragile realm between the Wasteland and a world, attracting monsters seeking fragments with a portion of Wasteland authority.
  • Doors opened in the sky, and groups of C-Rank divinities began climbing toward Trade Star despite the Top-Level Train Conductors defending it.
  • Zhuxing Tu confronted Ye Qiyan with a fragment of Trade Star and asked whether he was sure he wanted to play the leading man in its stage play.

Ch. 1136It Was Time for Us to Hunt Gods!

Ye Qiyan left the battlefield aboard the [Evil Machinery of the Transcendent Order] train to hunt the gods gathering in the Wasteland. Zhuxing Tu secretly concealed his departure from everyone except Zhao Lin and Wu Yuanshan.

  • The High Gods in the Void God Court ordered their C-Rank gods, believers, and Enders to seize the planet's land and reclaim the Wasteland's authority.
  • Ye Qiyan weighed ways to kill the incoming C-Rank gods and take their God Cores, while Zhuxing Tu urged him to reveal his Blasphemy Ring and accept the attention it would bring.
  • Ye Qiyan freed Zhao Lin from Zhuxing Tu's bubble, recalled his companions, and announced that they would move the battle elsewhere.
  • Ye Qiyan boarded the [Evil Machinery of the Transcendent Order] train, powered its Valstrax Drive, and set off through the sky toward the Wasteland to hunt gods.
  • Zhuxing Tu revealed that she had lied about wanting others to see Ye Qiyan's Blasphemy Ring, then used fate to hide the train's departure from the planet, though Zhao Lin and Wu Yuanshan remained unaffected.

Ch. 1137The Blasphemy Ring Appeared!!! Single Godslaying Count: Thirty-One!

Ye Qiyan landed in the Wasteland and revealed a second Card Sequence ring, the Ring of Blasphemy. He unleashed it against the False Gods, killing thirty-one as the chapter ended.

  • The False Gods watched Ye Qiyan’s train break through the world’s barrier and descend into the Wasteland.
  • Ye Qiyan stepped out of the landed train with Red Tears, Lisette, and the others while the False Gods gathered to attack.
  • C-101-Mechanical and Flesh sensed that Ye Qiyan’s presence negated the God Sequence Path and warned its god not to approach.
  • Ye Qiyan appeared above the clearing with two Card Sequence rings and summoned the Blasphemy Ring.
  • The False Gods wept and vanished, and Ye Qiyan’s single godslaying count reached thirty-one.

Ch. 1138Next, Leave It to Them!

Ye Qiyan sent his companions through the shattered doors to hunt the remaining C-Rank False Gods while he defended himself against the surrounding monsters. Lisette entered the strongest God’s chamber and prepared to fight Stone Lion, the top-ranked C-Rank God.

  • Ye Qiyan chose God Cores for all the rewards and let his companions take over hunting the remaining False Gods.
  • Ye Qiyan ordered his Mechs and Demons to break through the doors and bring back the False Gods’ heads.
  • Gluttony devoured the frenzied Believers around Ye Qiyan, while Lancelot led the remaining Mechs in defending him from Wasteland Monsters.
  • Ye Qiyan summoned the New Green World and waited for his companions as the Train and its weapons crushed the enemies outside.
  • Stone Lion failed to contact the Void God Court and watched Lisette enter its chamber, intent on finishing the fight quickly so she could return to Ye Qiyan.

Ch. 1139Take their heads

Ye Qiyan’s companions defeated the False Gods waiting beyond the doors, while Lisette beheaded the Stone Lion God and fulfilled her master’s order. On the Trade Star, Zhuxing Tu and Wu Yuanshan witnessed Ye Qiyan’s Blasphemy Ring, and Wu Yuanshan made a thirteenth Zodiac Card depicting a cat.

  • Giant Eagle and Ye Qiyan’s other companions fought and defeated the False Gods inside their respective doors.
  • Lisette used her accelerated time and the Talisman of Ten Thousand Laws Destruction to kill the Stone Lion God and take its head intact.
  • Zhuxing Tu saw the Blasphemy Ring and remarked that she wished Ye Qiyan belonged to her alone.
  • Wu Yuanshan realized Ye Qiyan possessed three Blasphemy Cards and chose to create a thirteenth Zodiac Card.
  • Wu Yuanshan’s blank card became a Cat Zodiac Card, and cat ears appeared on her head.

Ch. 1140On this day, he killed his first False God with his own hands

Ye Qiyan entered the last door and found the God of Machine Blood, the first False God he had ever faced, now a C-101. After learning it had been made from the original C-14’s body and hearing its warning about Void, Ye Qiyan killed it himself.

  • Eve and Hunt killed the two C-Rank False Gods that fled from their doors.
  • Ye Qiyan recognized the final False God as the God of Machine Blood, which he had first encountered at Ten Directions Rice City.
  • The God of Machine Blood explained that its will had been placed in the original C-14’s body and warned Ye Qiyan about Void.
  • The God of Machine Blood attacked Ye Qiyan, who fought it seriously and destroyed its lower body with Full Moon.
  • Ye Qiyan released Black Sun Bullet and killed the God of Machine Blood with his own hands.

Ch. 1141[Weather: Purification Fire Rain]

The God of Fate, Stavichia, told the Void God Court that all forty-five C-Rank Gods had fallen and warned them away from the Trade Star, but God King Uru vowed the humans could not protect it. On the Wasteland, Ye Qiyan faced the arrival of Purification Fire Rain, an End caused by the Wasteland Sun, with the Trade Star receiving only 50% exemption.

  • Stavichia told the Void God Court that all forty-five C-Rank Gods were dead and that the World-Destroying Witch had deliberately left a message for it.
  • Stavichia warned that the witch said the Void God Court was unworthy of the Trade Star, but Uru rejected the warning and threatened the humans.
  • Ye Qiyan chose to turn the False God of Machinery and Flesh into a consumable and noticed strange static appearing on the Great Sun.
  • Crimson clouds formed as bells rang across the Wasteland, and Ye Qiyan sent his companions back onto the train.
  • Miatila announced that the Trade Star had only 50% protection from the End, and Ye Qiyan learned that Purification Fire Rain came from the Wasteland Sun.

Ch. 1142Would That Being Be the Strongest Transcender?

Ye Qiyan watched a Sun-powered cataclysm devastate the Wasteland before using the Anchor to return to the Trade Star. There, he learned Zhuxing Tu had helped preserve the planet, but Wasteland Species called Flashstar had discovered it.

  • Ye Qiyan asked Miatila about the being unleashing the firestorm, and she explained that it wielded full Sun authority and that some extreme weather came from True Gods fighting.
  • Ye Qiyan used the Anchor to voyage back to the Hot Spring Inn on the Trade Star.
  • Ye Qiyan found Zhao Lin, Wu Yuanshan, Zhuxing Tu, and the recovering Ailei at the inn, and Zhao Lin described the firestorm and the shattered Star Ring.
  • Wu Yuanshan explained that Zhuxing Tu had summoned a True God-level being and stitched the planet back together, while Zhuxing Tu credited Ye Qiyan with disrupting fate and killing the False Gods.
  • Zhuxing Tu warned that the moon would soon bring night and that Wasteland Species called Flashstar had noticed the isolated planet.

Ch. 1143A strange intermission

After the Trade Star survived the Wasteland Sun’s end, Zhuxing Tu explained that a Flashstar was approaching and revealed hints of her hidden abilities. Moonlight restored temporary peace, but Ye Qiyan saw monsters gathering again and was joined by Mr. Order, who recognized him as Ye Qiyan.

  • Zhuxing Tu told Ye Qiyan that the Flashstar was approaching from the starry sky and that Wasteland Species traveled mostly at night.
  • Ye Qiyan connected the Flashstar to the elemental orb that had helped Cool Moon come into being, then used appraisal on Zhuxing Tu and saw her title, World-Extinguishing Witch, and corrupted Train Level.
  • At 00:00:01, the Eternal Moon rose, the Wasteland Sun sank, and the end sweeping across the Trade Star vanished.
  • Ye Qiyan saw monsters gathering beyond the horizon as Wu Yuanshan and Zhao Lin led Train Conductors to hold them off, while Zhuxing Tu controlled Ailei's World Permission.
  • Mr. Order appeared beside Ye Qiyan, asked for a beer, and addressed him as Ye Qiyan.

Ch. 1144The Reincarnation Spring's Seal Key (Level 1)

Ye Qiyan met Lu Cangxiao, who gave him a key to a secret realm tied to the Reincarnation Spring and said it could help the Planetary Will survive. Lu Cangxiao left through an Order Gate, while Ye Qiyan decided to investigate the key and wondered whether his Card Sequence had finished forming.

  • Mr. Order joined Ye Qiyan, shared shrimp crackers with him, and introduced himself as Lu Cangxiao, one of the eleven surviving first-generation Human Train Conductors.
  • Ye Qiyan gave Lu Cangxiao his True Name, and Lu Cangxiao recognized Altos as a false identity.
  • Lu Cangxiao offered Ye Qiyan the Reincarnation Spring's Seal Key and explained that Christine had left a contingency the Planetary Will needed to survive.
  • Ye Qiyan accepted the key and showed Lu Cangxiao the Blasphemy Ring, but Lu Cangxiao refused to change his path and departed through an Order Gate.
  • Ye Qiyan asked what had happened to the first generation, then decided to investigate the key and check whether his Card Sequence had finished forming.

Ch. 1145[Calamity Card · Imaginary Number Frenzy!]

Ye Qiyan used Imaginary Number Navigation to reach the Card Sequence hidden in a barrier and claimed his sixth Calamity Card. He left the Imaginary Sea Weng raging outside the barrier as the new sequence was named Imaginary Number Frenzy.

  • Zhuxing Tu admired Ye Qiyan’s Dynamic Carriage Skin and asked about his trip to the Waters of Reincarnation, but he refused to tell her who the Mecha Angel was.
  • Ye Qiyan activated Imaginary Number Navigation with Fang · Imaginary Number Mechanism Snake and found the Card Sequence’s barrier in Imaginary Number Space.
  • Ye Qiyan stabilized the train’s position, set an Anchor Point inside the barrier, and used Voyage to enter it.
  • The planet-sized Imaginary Sea Weng attacked the barrier, but Ye Qiyan ignored it and climbed the altar’s 777 steps.
  • Ye Qiyan touched the Card Sequence, which named itself Calamity Card · Imaginary Number Frenzy.

Ch. 1146The death of the Imaginary Sea Weng/[Imaginary Number · Space-Eroding Spear]

Ye Qiyan claimed the Imaginary Number Raging Tide Calamity Card and used its power to kill the Imaginary Sea Weng. The system rebuilt the Wasteland Species into the Space-Eroding Spear, which became eternally bound to Ye Qiyan.

  • Ye Qiyan took the Calamity Card, weakening the altar’s barrier and prompting the Imaginary Sea Weng to swallow him and the surrounding space.
  • Ye Qiyan activated Miatila’s Dynamic Carriage Skin ability, opening a gate through the Imaginary Sea Weng and drawing on the Void Realm’s power.
  • Ye Qiyan used the Imaginary Number Raging Tide to seize control of the Imaginary Sea Weng’s power and unleash a devastating tide.
  • The Imaginary Number Raging Tide drowned and killed the Imaginary Sea Weng.
  • The system reconstructed the Imaginary Sea Weng’s organs and core into the Level 12 Imaginary Number · Space-Eroding Spear, which became eternally bound to Ye Qiyan.

Ch. 1147Leaving Imaginary Number Space / Thirty-one Hours Later

Ye Qiyan returned from Imaginary Number Space to discover that its altered time flow had left him away from Trade Star for thirty-one hours. Zhao Lin reported that the Flashstars had arrived and were fighting Wu over Ailei’s body and soul, while Cool Moon pointed out that stars were falling from the sky.

  • Ye Qiyan tested the Space-Eroding Spear, decided to keep it for now, and returned to the train through the Anchor.
  • Ye Qiyan reached Trade Star twelve seconds after leaving the imaginary sea and learned from Miatila that he had been gone for thirty-one hours.
  • Ye Qiyan messaged Zhao Lin to ask what had happened during his absence.
  • Zhao Lin told Ye Qiyan that the Flashstars were trying to take Ailei’s body and soul, and that Wu was fighting them in the starry sky.
  • Cool Moon appeared beside Ye Qiyan and pointed toward the falling stars.

Ch. 1148Wasteland Species · Flashstar

Ye Qiyan’s defenses destroyed an attack by the Flashstar Clan, and Gluttony absorbed the Stone Seed left by their strongest fighter. After seeing Flashstars continue to attack Wu Yuanshan among the stars, Ye Qiyan checked on Ailei through Zhao Lin and entered the Trade Transfer Plant to inspect the Reincarnation Pool.

  • Twelve Flashstars descended toward Ye Qiyan, but Eve destroyed nine before the remaining three reached him.
  • Lisette translated the Flashstars’ demand for submission, and Ye Qiyan sent Augustine, Lancelot, and Giant Eagle to fight them.
  • Augustine and Lancelot destroyed the two weaker Flashstars, while Giant Eagle killed Thunder Sword Twelve and brought back its Stone Seed.
  • Ye Qiyan let Gluttony digest the Stone Seed, gaining it extra power, then used Pride to see Wu Yuanshan fighting Flashstars among the stars.
  • Ye Qiyan asked Zhao Lin about Ailei, learned that she was safe in Zhao Lin’s Game Space, and asked to be contacted when she woke.
  • Ye Qiyan arrived at the Trade Transfer Plant containing the Reincarnation Pool and went inside to investigate.

Ch. 1149[Trade Star · Protocol · Second Life Source]

Ye Qiyan discovered that the Reincarnation Spring preserved the souls of Trade Star’s dead, then found Christine’s hidden Second Life Source and the imprisoned Life Apostle. Christine’s message asked him to break the jar and promised payment, leaving the dead’s return to his decision.

  • Ye Qiyan entered the hidden sanctuary and learned from Lisette that the lake contained the souls of Trade Star’s dead and that its water preserved them.
  • Ye Qiyan sent Nanite Swarms to search the lakeshore, then used Ascension to awaken the golden Nanite Beedrill’s potential.
  • The Nanite Swarms led Ye Qiyan to a forest hut, where he appraised a chained, burned woman as an Apostle of Life.
  • Ye Qiyan summoned the Raven Demon and Decision Mech to dig beneath the hut, revealing a jar identified as the Trade Star Second Life Source.
  • Ye Qiyan read Christine’s message explaining the Second Life Contract and asking him to break the jar so the dead could awaken.

Ch. 1150[A glass orb containing a wisp of [Life]'s authority]

Ye Qiyan questioned the dying Apostle of Life, learned that Christine had captured her and that Death had killed Life, then granted her the death she wanted. He found a glass orb containing a wisp of Life’s authority and entrusted it to Lisette, leaving him to deal with the bottle of blood.

  • Ye Qiyan used his Demon Cards to speak with the Apostle of Life and offered to trade questions for answers before killing her.
  • The Apostle of Life confirmed Christine had captured her, said the blood in the bottle could save many people, and pointed out one drop of Reincarnation Spring in the lake.
  • The Apostle of Life told Ye Qiyan that Death had killed Life, and he shot her after she thanked him.
  • Ye Qiyan found a glass orb containing a wisp of Life’s authority among the ashes and learned it could prevent his death once after his Stamina reached zero.
  • Ye Qiyan gave the orb to Lisette to keep and turned his attention to the bottle of the Apostle of Life’s blood.
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