Chapter Summaries

Li Yang used Teleportation Anchors to help the Nature Department take on dangerous bounty missions while rapidly cultivating to the Peak Fourth Grade Realm. She obtained Life Extract Liquid for Lianxin, and the chapter ended with her going to Li Yaowan’s institute for another batch as her lifespan limit held back her progress.

• Li Yang and Li Yaowan agreed that Li Yang would use Spatial Teleportation and make Teleportation Anchors for the Nature Department’s bounty missions.
• Li Yang’s cultivation surged, startling Jiang Yuqing as she filled ten Star Apertures in a day and later reached the Fourth Grade Realm Sixth Stage.
• Li Yaowan told Li Yang that the institute had extracted several nutrient liquids, including valuable Life Extract Liquid, and Li Yang asked her to extract more for Lianxin.
• Li Yang gave Lianxin one of the three extracted drops, increasing his lifespan and raising Li Yang’s daily lifespan increase by one hundred years.
• Li Yang reached the Peak Fourth Grade Realm in about half a month, while Jiang Yuqing struggled to keep pace.
• After Li Yaowan reported that another batch of Life Extract Liquid was ready, Li Yang teleported to her office and noted that her ninety-thousand-year lifespan limit was holding her back.

Li Yang learned about the Star Souls of her teachers and their history, then discovered Lu Yanbie had gone to the Single-Horn Domain, a venue for life-and-death fights. After using the Life Extract Liquid to raise her Physique Points, she faced a new task for Lianxin that left her wondering what he wanted.

• Li Yaowan explained that Li Yang should consider her Star Soul before reaching the Fifth Grade Realm, and Li Yang thought she might inherit her teacher’s love of sunflowers.
• Li Yaowan revealed that Shen Binghua and Cheng Rui had once shared a pair of Star Souls shaped like wings, but Cheng Rui disappeared after their separation.
• Li Yaowan told Li Yang that Lu Yanbie had left his domain for the Single-Horn Domain, where fighters battled opponents of higher grades.
• Li Yang gave the Life Extract Liquid to Lianxin, completed the unlock task, and spent her 100,000 years of lifespan on Physique Points.
• Lianxin unlocked a task requiring someone to tell him he was liked, and Li Yang asked whether he missed his own kind.

Li Yang completed a task by telling Lianxin she liked him, gaining 200,000 years of lifespan and preparing to travel to the Single-Horn Domain to search for Lu Yanbie. A new task to clear out Heart Worms raised concerns about Lianxin, while Li Yang got ready to leave under a false identity.

• Li Yang realized Lianxin might want affection, told him she liked him, and promised to sacrifice her lifespan for him if needed.
• Lianxin returned her affection, and Li Yang gained lifespan as the task was completed and used the reward to raise her physique and spirit points.
• Li Yang received a new task to clear out Heart Worms and resolved to watch Lianxin for signs of trouble.
• After harvesting Star Plants and preparing to break through, Li Yang told Li Yaowan she was ready to depart for the Single-Horn Domain.
• Li Yaowan gave Li Yang a bound cross-domain communicator, information about the Single-Horn Domain, and a cover identity as a Fourth Grade mixed-blood member of the Fire Fox Clan.

Li Yang traveled to the Single-Horn Domain under a prepared Fire Fox mixed-blood identity to approach Lu Yanbie and gain his trust. After arriving, a thief stole her communicator, and she pursued him through the chaotic city using Sister Longevity’s tracking directions.

• Li Yaowan gave Li Yang a detailed Fire Fox mixed-blood identity and instructed her to contact Lu Yanbie through an informant in the Single-Horn Domain.
• Li Yang left Huaxia, traveled through the Army Breaker Transit Point, and arrived in the Single-Horn Domain.
• Li Yang adjusted to the domain’s thin Starlight and prepared to contact the informant, but a concealed thief snatched her communicator.
• Li Yang spent 5,000 years of lifespan to have Sister Longevity track the thief, then chased him through the city.
• The thief considered abandoning the communicator but kept it, believing it might contain valuable star coins, while Li Yang continued following Sister Longevity’s directions.

Li Yang pursued the Golden Rat clansman who stole her communicator, but he lured her into the Star Plundering Society, forcing her to kill its members with a temporary Eighth Grade Realm boost. She recovered her communicator and cornered the thief, who then guessed she relied on a secret treasure and began plotting to steal it.

• The Golden Rat clansman led Li Yang to the Star Plundering Society, where its members attacked her despite her explaining that she was only chasing a thief.
• Li Yang summoned Chen Ri, used Risking Life to reach the Eighth Grade Realm, and killed the gathered Star Plundering Society members with Scythe of Ice.
• Li Yang ended Risking Life and caught up with the Golden Rat clansman, who returned her communicator and begged for mercy before trying to flee.
• Li Yang blocked the Golden Rat clansman's escape and refused to spare him because he had stolen her communicator and nearly caused her death.
• The Golden Rat clansman realized Li Yang's power-up likely came from a secret treasure and began plotting to steal it from her.

Li Yang killed a Golden Rat thief who threatened Lianxin, then met Qing Teng, her informant, and learned about Lu Yanbie’s disguise and the Single-Horn Domain’s Life-and-Death Battle. Qing Teng told her where to find Lu Yanbie after dark, leaving Li Yang to prepare to enter the deadly arena.

• The Golden Rat attacked Lianxin, but Li Yang froze him, severed his hand, and killed him before fleeing the scene with Lianxin.
• Li Yang contacted Qing Teng, who came to meet her and warned her about the dangers and criminal clans in the Single-Horn Domain.
• Qing Teng explained that Lu Yanbie was disguised as a female Fire Fox half-blood using a secret treasure and showed Li Yang photos of both appearances.
• Qing Teng told Li Yang to visit the Illusory Mist Tavern after dark, obtain a letter of recommendation, and register for the Life-and-Death Battle, where Lu Yanbie was expected to appear.
• Qing Teng explained that contestants earned merit points by killing and could make far more from livestream tips and betting shares.

Li Yang prepared to approach Lu Yanbie through the Life-and-Death Battle while investigating her own advancement to the Fifth Grade Realm. After learning she could use a high-grade object as a reference when condensing her Star Soul, she asked Lianxin about his lotus-like true form.

• Qing Teng warned Li Yang that an Eighth Grade Realm Grandmaster had arrived in the Single-Horn Domain and described the destruction of the Star Plundering Society, which Li Yang realized she had caused.
• Li Yang decided to enter the Life-and-Death Battle to get close to Lu Yanbie, then returned to the Blue Crystal Realm Domain to harvest Star Plants and prepare for her advancement.
• Jiang Yuqing asked to accompany Li Yang to the Single-Horn Domain, and she agreed on the condition that he avoid the Life-and-Death Battle.
• Li Yang spent 5,000 years of lifespan to ask Sister Longevity for guidance on condensing a Star Soul and learned that a higher-grade reference object could improve its talent.
• Li Yang realized Lianxin's lotus-like true form might serve as a reference for her pear-blossom Star Soul and asked him about it.

Li Yang entered her Spirit Sea with Lianxin to study his lotus form and condense her Star Soul, spending 80,000 years of lifespan to gain an insight. She successfully advanced to the Fifth Grade Realm, and a vast pear-tree phenomenon filled the Blue Crystal Realm Domain as its people hailed her as a Venerable One.

• Lianxin agreed to reveal his true form in Li Yang’s Spirit Sea so she could use it as a reference for her Star Soul.
• Li Yang struggled to condense her Star Soul and spent 80,000 years of lifespan to gain an insight while observing Lianxin.
• Li Yang’s 150 Star Apertures converged and formed a dazzling Star Soul inspired by her teacher’s name for her, Little Pear Blossom.
• A golden pear tree appeared over the Blue Crystal Soil, and pear blossoms fell across the Blue Crystal Realm Domain.
• Yu Hongyuan announced that Li Yang had advanced to the Fifth Grade Realm, while Jiang Yuqing marveled at her Star Soul and the Blue Crystal Clan knelt to congratulate her.

After Li Yang advanced to the Fifth Grade Realm, she discovered that her Star Soul looked like a tiny pear blossom and was rated extremely poor, though it held a chance to surge to Ninth Grade caliber. She began cultivating and harvesting Star Plants, and her Star Soul suddenly surged during cultivation, filling her level 1 progress bar to 100 percent.

• Li Yang manifested her fingertip-sized pear blossom Star Soul and learned that the advancement phenomenon had filled the Blue Crystal Realm Domain, leaving her unsure what her Star Soul could do.
• Lianxin reassured Li Yang that her Star Soul might grow, and she decided to harvest Star Plants and prepare for the Life-and-Death Battle.
• Sister Longevity updated the system, which showed Li Yang's Star Soul quality as extremely poor but gave it a chance to surge to Ninth Grade caliber.
• Li Yang tested Scythe of Ice and found that her Fifth Grade Realm strength had increased, but harvesting Star Plants now yielded far less lifespan.
• Li Yang spent 100,000 years cultivating, and Sister Longevity reported that her Star Soul had surged to Ninth Grade caliber and reached 100 percent progress at level 1.

Li Yang discovered that her Star Soul had gained a chance-based Ninth-Grade quality by using Lianxin as its reference, greatly improving her talent and reducing the lifespan needed to advance. She brought Jiang Yuqing to the Single-Horn Domain to enter the Life-and-Death Battle and seek Lu Yanbie, while he realized she had destroyed the Star Plundering Society.

• Li Yang thanked Lianxin, saw her Star Soul reach Ninth Grade through a chance-based event, and renamed Little Pear Blossom “Schrödinger's Pear Blossom.”
• After harvesting Star Plants, Li Yang contacted Jiang Yuqing, who learned her Star Soul had already maxed out its first tier.
• Li Yang and Jiang Yuqing used a Teleportation Anchor to reach the Single-Horn Domain and entered the Illusory Mist Tavern, where patrons discussed the Star Plundering Society's destruction.
• Jiang Yuqing deduced that Li Yang had destroyed the society using the Scythe of Ice, but kept his discovery to himself.
• Li Yang waited in the tavern for Lu Yanbie while listening as patrons discussed the Life-and-Death Battle and the powerful squads that had entered.

In the Illusory Mist Tavern, Li Yang tried to attract Lu Yanbie’s attention by presenting herself as an ambitious risk-taker who could help earn huge tips in the Life-and-Death Battle. Lu Yanbie watched her while seeking money for the Star Origin Pills he needed to advance to the seventh grade realm and pursue revenge.

• Li Yang approached a sixth-grade gray wolf and offered to serve as bait so he could surprise and kill stronger contestants for tips, but he rejected her.
• Li Yang repeated her offer to other sixth-grade Star Wielders, while Jiang Yuqing recognized that she was trying to display her value without approaching Lu Yanbie directly.
• A spectator suggested that Li Yang target popular squads, and her eager reaction drew Lu Yanbie’s attention.
• Lu Yanbie considered how badly he needed money to buy Star Origin Pills and safely convert his Star Soul into an Origin Soul.

Li Yang staged a bold performance at the Illusory Mist Tavern and used Qing Teng’s edited video to attract attention before the Life-and-Death Battle. She prepared to use the Invincible Shield to convince Lu Yanbie to team up with her, leaving her ready to make a splash with him in the secret realm.

• Lu Yanbie noticed Li Yang’s ambition but dismissed her as too weak to be a useful teammate.
• Li Yang rejected weaker applicants at the tavern, registered for the battle, and left without approaching Lu Yanbie.
• Li Yang sent Qing Teng footage of her performance, and Qing Teng posted an edited video that drew attention and speculation on the spectator forum.
• Qing Teng steered forum discussion toward the idea of someone teaming up with Li Yang to kill a famous squad, prompting Lu Yanbie to reconsider her as a potential partner.
• Li Yang bought a suitable Star Weapon, prepared for the battle, and warned Jiang Yuqing not to bet on her too early.
• Li Yang planned to demonstrate the Invincible Shield to Lu Yanbie and use its power to persuade him to team up with her.

On the day of the Life-and-Death Battle, Li Yang waited to enter the secret realm while learning how the contest’s rewards and popularity rankings encouraged contestants and spectators to embrace cruelty. After her number, 4444, was called and drew attention, she entered the realm and sensed teleportation Star Curses on her communicator.

• Li Yang arrived at the Life-and-Death Battle venue with Jiang Yuqing and refused an offer to team up with a contestant she judged too weak.
• Li Yang learned that contestants were selected by numbered badges and that reward rules encouraged popular contestants to stay and fight, even provoking infighting.
• Qing Teng gave Li Yang a locator to track Lu Yanbie, whose number was 3618, and explained how the device could help monitor him.
• The crowd recognized Li Yang as the owner of number 4444 and discussed her reputation and the attention she might attract inside the realm.
• When the called contestants were teleported into the secret realm, Li Yang sensed several teleportation-type Star Curses attached to her communicator.

Li Yang entered the Life-and-Death Battle secret realm, secured a hiding place, and confirmed that her Teleportation Anchor worked. She set out to draw Lu Yanbie’s attention, then deliberately approached a seven-person team that recognized her and prepared to attack.

• Li Yang hid inside a hollow tree and had Lianxin watch the entrance while she inspected the strange realm.
• Li Yang confirmed she could activate her Teleportation Anchor and used a locator to find Lu Yanbie three kilometers away.
• Li Yang decided to expose herself to a Fifth Grade Realm team before Lu Yanbie moved too far away.
• Li Yang left her hiding place and approached a seven-person team, which recognized her as the Fire Fox from the Illusory Mist Tavern and agreed to kill her for the reward.
• The seven-person team prepared an ambush, and Li Yang pretended to notice them before running off in one direction.

Li Yang used the Invincible Shield to survive a seven-person squad’s attack, drawing the attention of spectators and Lu Yanbie. Lu Yanbie killed the squad and then asked Li Yang what her secret treasure cost, leaving her wary of his intentions.

• Li Yang led the seven-person squad toward Lu Yanbie, who recognized her but initially chose not to intervene.
• As the squad attacked, Lu Yanbie warned Li Yang to give up, and she activated the Invincible Shield to block their strikes.
• Spectators recognized Li Yang’s secret treasure and sent her popularity soaring, while the squad decided to keep attacking in hopes of claiming it.
• Lu Yanbie used a Spirit Department Star Skill to immobilize and kill all seven attackers.
• Li Yang cautiously watched Lu Yanbie’s golden Star Soul as he asked her the price of her secret treasure.

Li Yang cautiously negotiated an alliance with Lu Yanbie while keeping the lifespan-burning Invincible Shield active. She agreed to help him target the three favored teams, but still doubted his intentions as their partnership began.

• Lu Yanbie told Li Yang to put away the Invincible Shield, and she explained that it burned her lifespan before asking him to team up.
• Lu Yanbie promised he would not kill her or take the treasure, while Li Yang remained wary and weighed whether to trust him.
• Viewers reacted to Lu Yanbie’s power and imagined the pair taking on favored teams, while Li Yang’s popularity rose into the top twenty and Jiang Yuqing gained Shock Points.
• Lu Yanbie revealed that he wanted Li Yang to act as bait so he could surround and kill the three favored teams, and he said the Invincible Shield was of no use to him.
• Li Yang agreed to team up but kept the shield active and asked whether Lu Yanbie would take her tips.

Li Yang teamed up with Lu Yanbie and used her Invincible Shield as bait so he could ambush and kill a six-person squad. As they continued hunting contestants, the Tiger-Sheep Squad suddenly seized the top seven places in the popularity rankings with a notorious tactic.

• Li Yang took down the Invincible Shield and teamed up with Lu Yanbie after confirming he had no intention of stealing it.
• Li Yang reminded Lu Yanbie that he had saved her by killing the seven-person squad, then hinted that meeting him might be good luck; Jiang Yuqing understood she was probing whether he could witness the Nature Department’s extermination.
• Lu Yanbie chose a six-person squad, and Li Yang drew its members into attacking her shield while he immobilized and killed them.
• Li Yang and Lu Yanbie’s successful ambush boosted their popularity, and Li Yang continued using the shield despite Lu Yanbie warning her about the cost to her lifespan.
• The Tiger-Sheep Squad surged into the top seven popularity spots, and the chapter revealed that its members raised pigs before slaughtering them en masse.

Li Yang and Lu Yanbie decided to attack the recovering Tiger-Sheep Squad, hoping to eliminate the notorious team and make two other popular squads suspect each other. Li Yang approached the area where the squad was celebrating, while Lu Yanbie stayed behind.

• Lu Yanbie sensed the Tiger-Sheep Squad after learning they had detonated 289 Star Wielders at once.
• Li Yang persuaded Lu Yanbie to attack while the squad was weakened, arguing that its elimination could turn the other two popular squads against each other.
• Lu Yanbie agreed to the plan and shared a rough location, avoiding precise mental detection by the squad’s Spirit Department member.
• Li Yang set out alone and carefully appeared at the edge of the area where she sensed the squad’s blood qi.
• The Tiger-Sheep Squad celebrated its massacre and the tips it had earned.

Li Yang lured the Tiger-Sheep Squad into attacking her Invincible Shield while Lu Yanbie concealed himself nearby. Lu Yanbie struck when the squad was distracted, controlling five members and killing them, while the captain and the Spirit Department member resisted.

• Li Yang entered the Tiger-Sheep Squad's detection range, and the captain ordered his team to capture her and push their kill count higher.
• A Tiger-Sheep Squad member charged Li Yang and bounced off her Invincible Shield, prompting the squad to recognize it as a valuable treasure.
• All seven members attacked Li Yang, burning through ten thousand years of her lifespan as the audience watched in alarm.
• Lu Yanbie unleashed his spiritual pressure, taking five squad members under his control while the captain and the spiritualist resisted.
• Lu Yanbie swiftly used Star Skills to kill the five controlled members, and spectators praised his strength.

Li Yang and Lu Yanbie defeated the Tiger-Sheep Squad captain and mentalist after Li Yang risked herself to protect Lu Yanbie. She discovered the captain had carried spores from the Flower of Evil, which Lianxin purified, and ended the chapter relieved but troubled as her lifespan increased.

• Li Yang rushed in front of Lu Yanbie and used her Tree Garment to buy time to activate the Invincible Shield against the Tiger-Sheep captain's attack.
• Lu Yanbie recovered with a pill and used his Star Soul to destroy the mentalist's Spirit Sea, then killed the captain as he hesitated to forfeit the battle.
• Li Yang gained 100,000 years of lifespan when spores scattered from the captain's body vanished against her shield.
• Li Yang queried the source of the lifespan and learned she had harvested the Flower of Evil's spores.
• Li Yang learned that Lianxin had purified the spores because their symbiosis prevented them from parasitizing her, and thanked him as her lifespan rose again.