Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi awakened the golden Star Origin Body after a heavenly blessing and discovered that starlight could restore energy and temper bodies, though his own attributes remained capped. He asked Lu Hai to investigate Li Qianjie and Fu Yuan for bringing Ghost Spirits into reality, then left Lu Hai pursuing a Monster on patrol.

• Gu Tianci recognized the pillar of light as a Heavenly Blessing and instructed Gu He to find the two suspicious Newborns and summon Lie Hai for a talk.
• Lin Yi woke after his body was tempered, saw that he had reached Level 7, and discovered the Star Origin Body on his Attribute Panel.
• Lin Yi tested Starlight Force and found that it could restore Spiritual Power, Qi-Blood, and Spirit Power and temper bodies, but could not yet raise his maximum attributes.
• Gu Tianci told Lin Yi that Ancient Pool Village had no records of anyone surpassing the 55-point attribute limit or reaching a realm beyond Seven Stars.
• Back in reality, Lin Yi found Starlight Force denser than in Apocalypse World and called Lu Hai to investigate Li Qianjie and Fu Yuan for allegedly bringing Ghost Spirits into reality.
• Lu Hai agreed to investigate, then led his team after a Monster that emerged from the bushes during their patrol.

Lin Yi prepared Spiritual Artifacts and traveled with Liu Yuxi, Zhang Baichuan, and Liu Bo from Linhe City to Donghai City for Zhao Yilong’s auction, determined to obtain a Talent Stone. On the high-speed rail, he saw that many Ancient Pool Village players had already arrived, and two new passengers boarded at the next stop.

• Lin Yi finished two Spiritual Artifacts for Gu Chenghu, discussed his plans with Gu Yuan, and set off for Donghai City with Liu Yuxi.
• At the Linhe City Supernatural Center, Lin Yi met Zhao Shuang and Liu Bo, toured the facility, and learned Zhang Baichuan had gone to handle a suspected Newborn murder.
• Zhang Baichuan arrived, and he, Lin Yi, Liu Yuxi, and Liu Bo left for Donghai City with Lin Yi carrying several Spiritual Artifacts to trade at the auction.
• On the high-speed rail, Lin Yi read messages from Ancient Pool Village members who had arrived in Donghai City and planned to meet up.
• An elderly man and a younger companion boarded at the next stop, and the younger man noticed Zhang Baichuan and whispered to the old man.

Lin Yi arrived in Donghai City with Liu Bo and Liu Yuxi, learned about the powerful Born Ones gathering for Zhao Yilong’s auction, and met the Ancient Pool Village Team. The chapter ended when Lu Hai reported an Invasion Incident at The Bund, where water monsters had dragged tourists into the water.

• Lin Yi met wealthy Zhou Jin and his Ninth Rank bodyguard, Liu Hong, after they arrived in Donghai City.
• Lu Hai told Lin Yi’s group that famous foreign Born Ones, including Hans and Wunlaidar, had come for the auction, while Niu Jianjun and Consultant Sun were helping secure it.
• Lu Hai and Zhang Baichuan were summoned to the local Supernatural Center to stand by in case an Invasion Incident occurred.
• Lin Yi brought Liu Bo and Liu Yuxi to meet the Ancient Pool Village Team at a secluded bar.
• Lu Hai messaged Lin Yi that water monsters had struck The Bund and dragged several tourists into the water.

After a video revealed a Monster attacking The Bund, Lin Yi warned the Ancient Pool Village Team to stay cautious while Liu Bo went to support the Official forces. At the river, Niu Jianjun’s team failed to locate the hidden Monster, and Zhao Yilong stepped onto the water with a Protective Talisman to search for it.

• Qin Changsheng showed the group a video of a long red tongue dragging a tourist into the river at The Bund, and Lin Yi warned everyone to avoid unknown Invasion Incidents.
• Liu Bo received orders from Zhang Baichuan and left to support the response at The Bund.
• Niu Jianjun’s team searched the river, but the Monster attacked a police officer; Niu Jianjun severed its tongue and ordered ordinary officers to withdraw.
• Zhao Yilong arrived with a Protective Talisman and offered to locate the Monster, hoping to strengthen his reputation and the Black Card Alliance.
• Zhao Yilong changed into a gray Spiritual Artifact cloak and walked onto the turbulent river as the Official personnel watched.

Lin Yi helped defeat the river Monster while Zhao Yilong and Consultant Sun were trapped underwater by a Professional-level Wraith. Niu Jianjun entered the river to rescue them as the Official side awaited Captain Chen.

• Zhao Yilong attacked the Monster in the river but was seized by a Ghost Hand and dragged underwater.
• Lin Yi warned the Officials that a Ghost Spirit was beneath the river, and Consultant Sun dived in to assess the danger.
• Lu Hai asked Lin Yi for help, and Lin Yi used a borrowed Horn Shortbow to kill the wounded toad Monster with one arrow.
• Lu Hai's team retrieved the Monster's corpse, while Zhao Yilong and Consultant Sun remained missing beneath the river.
• Niu Jianjun jumped into the river to search for them as Yang Shu reported that Captain Chen was on his way.

Niu Jianjun was dragged into a strange river domain while searching for Zhao Yilong and Consultant Sun, and Chen Chu entered the river to rescue them. The Ghost Spirit disappeared and the Invasion Incident ended, while Liu Bo received recognition for lending Chen Chu the Peerless Good Sword.

• Niu Jianjun was seized by a hand underwater and dragged into a sunlit, desolate river domain, where he found no communication signal and headed upstream.
• Lin Yi watched Official personnel dismantle the toad Monster as Lu Hai waited anxiously for Captain Chen to arrive and rescue the missing men.
• Chen Chu arrived, borrowed Liu Bo's Peerless Good Sword with Lin Yi's approval, and jumped into the river.
• Zhao Yilong and Consultant Sun emerged with Chen Chu, who carried the exhausted Niu Jianjun and announced that the Ghost Spirit was gone.
• Chen Chu returned Liu Bo's sword and promised him credit for his contribution, while Zhao Yilong recognized the sword's exceptional quality and praised Lin Yi's forging ability.
• Lin Yi told Liu Bo to report anyone who coveted the sword, and Lu Hai agreed that greedy people sometimes needed to be taught a lesson.

Lin Yi learned that Jiang Hanxue suspected her missing husband came from Apocalypse World and tested whether Liu Yuxi’s exile ability could send her back to Gutang Village. The test succeeded, giving Lin Yi a second site to explore, while Liu Yuxi’s fear of a corpse beneath her bed left her sleeping in Lin Yi’s room.

• Lu Hai told Lin Yi that Captain Chen had forced and threatened a Ghost Spirit to release the group from the Riverbed Ghost Domain, and Lin Yi suspected human involvement.
• At the hotel, Lin Yi watched footage of his arrow striking the toad Monster underwater and sent the Ancient Pool Village Team away to prepare for the auction.
• Jiang Hanxue told Lin Yi that her vanished husband had left her an Activation Code, while her memories of him faded and everyone else denied he had existed.
• Lin Yi concluded Jiang Hanxue’s husband might truly have come from Apocalypse World, checked her with Spiritual Qi, and advised her to grow stronger before searching for him.
• Lin Yi asked Liu Yuxi to exile Jiang Hanxue; Jiang Hanxue used her Activation Code to return from the ruined village and then successfully logged into Gutang Village.
• Liu Yuxi told Lin Yi she feared a rotten skeleton was beneath her bed, so they switched rooms and she fell asleep in his bed.

Lin Yi signed Jiang Hanxue to a loyalty contract, drew a rare Golden talent that let him accommodate multiple professions, and attended Zhao Yilong’s auction hoping to secure a Talent Stone. The auction promoted Apocalypse Points as its currency, and Lin Yi began exchanging his Spiritual Artifacts for them.

• Lin Yi signed a contract with Jiang Hanxue and left her Blood Food and ox-horned beef to raise her Qi-Blood.
• Lin Yi drew the Golden Professional Container talent, which granted Talent Points when he changed professions, and decided he needed to win the Talent Stone at the auction to keep it.
• Newborns gathered at Zhao Yilong’s auction, where the Official’s registration requirements barred some attendees without registered information.
• Lin Yi and his companions discussed the auction, including a recent theft from Zhao Yilong’s Auction Treasure Vault, and Lin Yi took interest in the Phantom Talisman listed among the items.
• Zhao Yilong announced that Apocalypse Points would be used for most auction bids, with Niu Jianjun witnessing exchanges and valuations.
• Lin Yi went to exchange his Spiritual Artifacts for Apocalypse Points, and Niu Jianjun handed him the resource exchange table.

Lin Yi discovered that Duck Bieber had lured Watermelon Lover to Donghai City and likely killed him, then left to confront Duck Bieber despite Niu Jianjun's warning. The chapter ended with Duck Bieber openly admitting he had killed someone and storming out of the banquet hall.

• Lin Yi exchanged six Spirit Artifacts for 4,500 Apocalypse Points and received an Apocalypse Card showing a total of 6,100 points.
• Dugu Feng recognized Lin Yi, while Duck Bieber complained about him after Lin Yi and Niu Jianjun left the room.
• Lin Yi noticed Duck Bieber had traded Ox-Horned Beef Skewers and asked Wang Zilong to check whether anyone in the village had gone missing.
• Niu Jianjun's investigation linked Duck Bieber to Fang Donglai, also known as Watermelon Lover, whom Duck Bieber had tricked into traveling to Donghai City before he disappeared.
• Lin Yi declared that he would deal with Duck Bieber as Ancient Pool Village's Deputy Village Chief and rushed away, unable to be caught by Niu Jianjun.
• Duck Bieber admitted to Chang Kongkuo that he had killed someone, insulted him, and stormed out of the banquet hall.

Lin Yi confronted Duck Bieber for killing the newly arrived Descender Fang Donglai, beat him, and handed him over to the Official. The three flints Lin Yi took from Duck Bieber suggested the murder had been planned.

• Lin Yi confronted Duck Bieber at the banquet hall and accused him of killing a newly arrived Descender.
• Duck Bieber confessed that he had killed the Descender for Green Quality materials, and Lin Yi beat him in retaliation for the murder and his past mockery.
• Lu Hai and Feng Sushui arrived, but Lin Yi knocked Feng Sushui aside when he tried to intervene.
• Niu Jianjun stopped Lin Yi from continuing the beating and announced that Duck Bieber had been apprehended for murder.
• Lu Hai and Feng Sushui took Duck Bieber away, while Lin Yi examined the three flints he had taken from him.

After crippling Duck Bieber, Lin Yi prepared for the auction and joined a gathering of Professional-level experts in VIP Room 002. He faced hostility from a middle-aged expert surnamed Xing as the auction was about to begin.

• Zhao Yilong learned that Lin Yi had crippled Duck Bieber and ordered the banquet hall cleaned without confronting Lin Yi.
• Lu Hai told Lin Yi that Duck Bieber had confessed, but Niu Jianjun planned to keep him alive to extract benefits.
• Lin Yi discussed the upcoming auction with Lu Hai and Zhang Baichuan, who said he had just over 500 Apocalypse Points.
• Lu Hai recognized Yun Jin, a Newborn recruited by the Black Card Alliance, as the auction's host.
• Niu Jianjun invited Lin Yi to VIP Room 002, where Zhao Yilong had gathered Professional-level experts.
• A middle-aged man surnamed Xing challenged Lin Yi over the banquet hall incident, but Lin Yi stayed calm and sat beside Niu Jianjun.

Lin Yi attended Zhao Yilong’s auction, where he learned that several powerful Descenders were competing for the Talent Stone. After the auction’s second half began, Lin Yi bought Yellow Ironwood to use in making a bow.

• Niu Jianjun explained that Xing Jiu and Sang Zhegui were Professional-level powerhouses who resented him and the Official.
• Lin Yi told Niu Jianjun that he planned to bid on the Talent Stone, while Niu listed Xing Jiu and Captain Chen among the likely competitors.
• Zhao Yilong apologized for Xing Jiu’s earlier behavior, and Yun Jin began the auction.
• After the first half’s cash bids ended, bidders used Apocalypse Points to compete for valuable lots, including the Flowing Cloud Sword.
• Lin Yi won a piece of Yellow Ironwood for 350 Apocalypse Points and told Niu Jianjun he hoped to use it to make a bow frame.

Lin Yi obtained the Mirror Wraith Spirit Stone at the auction and learned that Niu Jianjun knew little about Eerie Spirit Cores. During a break before the finale, Lin Yi followed Niu Jianjun to meet Lin Caihuan, who offered a rare Blue Quality treasure for exchange.

• Lin Yi had Liu Bo bid 2,000 Apocalypse Points for the Mirror Wraith Spirit Stone, and Liu Bo won it without competition.
• Lin Yi offered to explain the spirit stone’s value to Niu Jianjun in exchange for an Eerie Spirit Core, but Niu Jianjun said the Official’s only known core was being researched.
• Hans won the Blood Red Long Spear for 7,200 Apocalypse Points after outbidding Niu Jianjun.
• Niu Jianjun agreed to help Lin Yi fund his bid for the upcoming Talent Stone before a five-minute auction break.
• Lin Yi and Niu Jianjun met Lin Caihuan, an officer from the Yangcheng Supernatural Center, who exchanged a Dragon Saliva Earth Mushroom for 3,000 Apocalypse Points and then presented another item.

Lin Yi pursued the Dragon Saliva Earth Mushroom at the auction while Lin Caihuan claimed the Purple Heart Spirit Fruit and later bid on a sealed Sequencer Inheritance. Lin Caihuan won the inheritance for 170,000 Apocalypse Points, leaving Niu Jianjun stunned by her claim that he was her master.

• Lin Caihuan said she had found a Purple Heart Spirit Fruit in an Earth Element Blood Fiend's stomach, and Niu Jianjun agreed to exchange it for the auction price it fetched.
• Lin Yi offered 3,000 Apocalypse Points and a piece of Flint for the Dragon Saliva Earth Mushroom, while Lin Caihuan learned that Lin Yi was Niu Jianjun's friend.
• Lin Yi and Niu Jianjun returned to the private room, where Xing Jiu mocked them and argued with Niu Jianjun before Sang Zhegui pulled him back.
• Sang Zhegui won the Phantom Talisman for 11,500 Apocalypse Points, and Wei Qiang won the Purple Heart Spirit Fruit for 14,000 Apocalypse Points.
• Lin Caihuan bid 17,000 Apocalypse Points for the sealed Sequencer Inheritance beast hide and claimed Niu Jianjun was her master.
• After confirming Lin Caihuan's bid, Yun Jin announced that she had won the beast hide for 170,000 Apocalypse Points.

The auction for the Talent Stone escalated as Xing Jiu tried to intimidate his rivals, while Lin Yi and Yang Shu continued bidding against him. Xing Jiu finally threatened the entire auction hall and demanded the stone, prompting Zhao Yilong to respond.

• Lin Caihuan won the Sequence Bearer inheritance, and Niu Jianjun protected her from Reincarnators who followed her upstairs.
• Yun Jin presented the Talent Stone, and Xing Jiu bid 16,000 Apocalypse Points while warning other bidders not to compete.
• An unidentified bidder provoked Xing Jiu and raised the price to 20,000 before Lin Yi joined the bidding at 23,000.
• Yang Shu bid 25,000 for Captain Chen, and Xing Jiu countered with 27,000 Apocalypse Points while threatening anyone who bid again.
• Xing Jiu demanded the Talent Stone and called for Zhao Yilong, who answered that Xing Jiu was making it hard for him to save face.

Lin Yi won the Talent Stone after Xing Jiu was expelled from the auction, then paid Zhao Yilong with rare resources. As the Descenders left, Niu Jianjun learned that Xing Jiu and Sang Zhegui might still be inside the building and warned someone to alert Lin Yi.

• Zhao Yilong revoked Xing Jiu's auction privileges and had him removed, while Sang Zhegui left after Zhao promised to hold his item.
• Lin Yi bid 30,000 Apocalypse Points for the Talent Stone after Yang Shu stopped bidding on Chen Chu's orders, and Yun Jin declared him the winner.
• Lin Yi settled his bill with two Water Algae Fruits and Blood Food, received the Talent Stone and Yellow Ironwood, and declined Zhao Yilong's offer to join the Black Card Alliance.
• Zhao Yilong warned his members not to underestimate Lin Yi and cautioned them that the alliance's future cooperation with the Official would restrict their actions.
• Zhao Yilong gave the auction guests bank cards containing 10,000 yuan each, winning praise from many Descenders.
• Lu Hai told Niu Jianjun that Xing Jiu and Sang Zhegui had disappeared into the building, and Niu ordered someone to warn Lin Yi.

Lin Yi absorbed the Talent Stone, then fought off an ambush by Professional-level Xing Jiu and Sang Zhegui. He nearly killed Sang Zhegui and crippled Xing Jiu, leaving the authorities to arrive as Xing Jiu begged to be arrested.

• Lin Yi sent Little Monster and the others away, then absorbed the Talent Stone using Spiritual Power.
• Xing Jiu and Sang Zhegui searched for Lin Yi, while Zhao Yilong watched them on surveillance and chose not to warn him.
• Lin Caihuan approached Lin Yi, but Sang Zhegui and Xing Jiu launched a coordinated attack; Lin Yi blocked them and fought back.
• Lin Yi overwhelmed Sang Zhegui with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique, leaving him barely alive, while Xing Jiu fled.
• Lin Yi caught Xing Jiu in a banquet hall and severed his thigh; when Niu Jianjun, Zhao Yilong, and the others arrived, Xing Jiu admitted he had coveted someone else's belongings and begged to be arrested.

Lin Yi killed Xing Jiu despite Niu Jianjun and Zhao Yilong urging him to spare him, and the Official authorities covered up the death. After recovering Sang Zhegui’s stolen items and learning about Ghost Controllers linked to the Dream Ghoul, Lin Yi prepared to leave Donghai City while Zhao Yilong investigated his strength.

• Lin Yi snapped Xing Jiu’s neck, and Niu Jianjun sealed the hall and arranged to conceal the killing by claiming Xing Jiu was being arrested.
• Lin Yi found Sang Zhegui dead and recovered his dropped items, including the Phantom Talisman and sealed inheritance, from Lin Caihuan.
• Niu Jianjun told Lin Yi that organized Ghost Controllers in Donghai City were connected to the Dream Ghoul incident in Ancient Pool Village, and Lin Yi explained how its influence spread.
• Lin Yi declined to clarify whether he had reached professional level and told Niu Jianjun he would leave Donghai City the next day.
• Zhao Yilong ordered his staff to analyze the available surveillance footage of Lin Yi’s fight and assess his true strength.

After devouring the Mirror Wraith Spirit Stone, Lin Yi gained the ability to create storage spaces from mirror mist and traveled back toward Linhe City with Liu Yuxi and Jiang Hanxue. On the train, he encountered Zhou Jin and learned that the Official had launched the Transcendent Forum for Newborns.

• Lin Yi returned to Ancient Pool Village, fed Er Huo, Solidified the Professional Container talent, and then used the Strange Stone in his chest to devour the Mirror Wraith Spirit Stone.
• Lin Yi recovered from the spirit stone’s aftereffects and discovered he could create Mirror Spaces by spending Spirit Power.
• Niu Jianjun told Lin Yi about the planned Spark Action as Lin Yi, Liu Yuxi, and Jiang Hanxue boarded the train to Linhe City.
• Li Xiangqiang warned Lin Yi that three Newborns had boarded at the last minute, while Zhou Jin and his bodyguard Liu Hong sought refuge in Lin Yi’s carriage from the men pursuing Liu Hong.
• Lin Yi cautioned Zhou Jin about Liu Hong, then learned Zhou had bought an Activation Code for his grandson.
• Lin Yi and his companions received the Official’s announcement about the Transcendent Forum, where Lin Yi browsed its guides and found no bounty cases listed for Linhe City.

Lin Yi learned that a Tiger Wraith had entered reality after a Reincarnator died and threatened a hotel in Donghai City. The crisis ended when the newly emerged Wraith Controller Alliance captured the Tiger Wraith, revealing that the organization had already gathered several members and Ghost Spirits.

• Lin Yi discovered that his access level prevented him from viewing bounties outside his city and reviewed the Official store and his personal information.
• After returning to Gutang Village, Lin Yi cleansed the Tiger Wraith Qi from Old Fourth Gu, who had been injured after leading Militia Squad Five to hunt a Ghost Spirit.
• Dugu Feng suggested that the Tiger Wraith had crossed into reality through the spatial passage created when Wei Hezi died, and Lin Yi learned that Wei Hezi had stayed at a hotel in Donghai City.
• Lin Yi contacted Niu Jianjun, who confirmed that the Tiger Wraith had occupied the Bulgari Hotel and warned that it could kill many people.
• Niu Jianjun told Lin Yi that the Wraith Controller Alliance had captured the Tiger Wraith and that seven or eight members, including someone resembling Li Qianjie, had appeared.