Chapter Twenty-Nine: Surpassing the Limits of Life! S+ Rating

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 0, you achieved sudden enlightenment in the “Daoist Canon Technique,” preserving a breath of innate true qi. Thanks to your help, Granny Lin became spry and agile, catching lizards in abundance. With no lack of food, you grew up healthy and strong.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 1, human trafficker Li Mao tried to sell you. You killed him with a single punch, seizing his luxurious residence and food supplies, stepping into a life of modest prosperity.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 6, you eliminated every hoodlum and scoundrel nearby, eradicating all tragic fates caused by their existence at the root.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 6, while searching for cultivation resources, you saved Ji Qinghuan and accepted her as your follower. You taught her the path of immortality, fulfilling her childhood dream—to build a harmonious and beautiful nation. She trusts, depends on, is grateful to, and deeply admires you!]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 6, under your guidance, three hundred thousand cultivators emerged on Angel Star, bringing about a world-shaking transformation. You forged a new chapter in history.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 7, Ji Qinghuan burned her life force, awakening her Dao Bones, and desperately gathered spiritual stones for you.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 11, in a miniature world where no Golden Core cultivator had ever emerged, Ji Qinghuan gave you a one-in-a-billion chance, helping you attain the Golden Core stage.]

[Fate-defying Destiny Alteration Succeeded: At age 11, spiritual energy revived, and the Celestial Race descended. Breaking through to the Golden Core stage, you slaughtered all invaders, creating a new era in history. Your future shines with boundless brilliance.]

[Congratulations! You have broken through your life’s limit a year ahead of time!]

[You have gained 90,000 Walking Points (total 100,000 after claiming).]

[You have acquired Ji Qinghuan’s personal white silk stockings.]

[Your Silver-Quality Dragon Elephant Body has been upgraded to the First Transformation Dragon Elephant Body.]

[Your Silver-Quality Wisdom Card remains unchanged.]

[With your nearly miraculous performance, you have surpassed the limits of destiny and twice rewritten history, earning an S+ rating. The reward for your rating will be settled after your soul returns.]

[Would you like to return?]

“No!” Lin Qiye refused outright.

To return now would be a total loss.

Besides, he had only achieved an S+ rating; he would not be satisfied until he secured an SS rating.

“But... this run was truly challenging. If not for Ji Qinghuan giving me that one-in-a-billion chance, all my investments would have been for nothing.”

“Fortunately, the rewards are quite generous. Ninety thousand Walking Points—triple the total reward from my first life! The First Transformation Dragon Elephant Body is a huge boost!”

“But... why on earth did I receive Ji Qinghuan’s personal white silk stockings?”

Lin Qiye was baffled.

“What about my ‘Daoist Canon Technique’? My Nine-Colored Divine Thunder Body? My supreme cultivation method and Dao Bones!”

Lin Qiye couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

“It seems I must achieve an SS rating to obtain the two most vital treasures.”

Lin Qiye exhaled deeply.

The “Daoist Canon Technique,” a divine art deduced at the cost of forty thousand Walking Points—leaving it behind would be a loss that gnawed at his heart.

And those supreme Dao Bones and the Nine-Colored Divine Thunder Body he had happened upon—if he couldn’t take them with him, the loss would be immeasurable.

After all, in the next hundred runs, he might never again encounter such a miraculous Dao Bone!

He must acquire them!

He must!

Lin Qiye’s eyes blazed, a fierce longing rising deep within his gaze.

Though he sensed that securing an SS rating would be exceptionally difficult, for the sake of those two heaven-defying treasures—

So what if it meant risking everything?

“No matter how hard it gets, I must earn that SS rating! Even if I have to stake my life, so be it—after all, I’ve already surpassed the limits of destiny.”

“Next up—time to rack up points like mad!”

Lin Qiye silently steeled his resolve.

But—

Just as Lin Qiye was reflecting in his mind—

A thunderous cheer erupted from the capital of the Xia Kingdom.

It snapped Lin Qiye back to reality.

He saw that millions of citizens had taken to the streets of the capital, their cheers and jubilation echoing everywhere!

“The Lord Sovereign has won! He cut those demon gods down like chopping melons and slicing vegetables—slaughtered them like dogs!”

“What demon gods? Before our Lord Sovereign, they’re nothing but a pack of fools.”

“The great Lord Sovereign has once again saved his people!”

“Long live the Lord Sovereign!”

“Long live the Lord Sovereign!”

The people cheered and bowed in reverence toward the direction where Lin Qiye had fought.

As for the three hundred thousand cultivators, they stood rooted to the spot, stunned, recalling the sight of Lin Qiye suspending a million falling stars and sending them back into space.

That scene had been too awe-inspiring.

It was as if a deity had shaped creation itself.

It was breathtakingly magnificent.

Even more so than the subsequent slaughter of five hundred demon gods.

“Do you think we... can ever reach the Lord Sovereign’s level?”

“Probably not. The Lord Sovereign is a god!”

“But maybe... just maybe?”

The cultivators murmured among themselves, their eyes filled with shock, relief at having survived, and longing for the future.

However—

As the entire nation celebrated in exultation—

Lin Qiye remained absolutely clear-headed.

He could not bring himself to rejoice.

Now was not the time for joy.

He shook his head.

He brought out the live broadcast equipment typically used for national celebrations.

Standing atop the city gate, he broadcast his voice and image to every corner of the Xia Kingdom through advanced technology.

On screen—

Lin Qiye’s expression was grave.

“My citizens, I must solemnly announce something.”

“Today’s disaster has not yet truly been resolved! We have only won a meager, insignificant victory!”

As he spoke, Lin Qiye led his people to look up at the sky.

In the depths of the heavens, fissures stretched across the void, weaving a spiderweb that spanned the cosmos.

Snow-white spiritual energy poured down like a celestial river.

“Do you see those rifts at the end of the universe? Beyond them... lie our enemies!”

“Today was their first incursion! Our Xia Kingdom nearly suffered utter defeat!”

“If not for Commander Ji Qinghuan, who over these past four years repeatedly braved shattered meridians, day after day enduring the agony of magma burning her organs, every moment, every second...

If not for Commander Ji Qinghuan, who sacrificed seventy years of her lifespan to forge spiritual stones for me, helping me break through to the Golden Core stage...

Then today, we could not have withstood the invasion of these extraterrestrial beings! Our nation would have been annihilated—our people wiped out!”

“I want to thank Ji Qinghuan! The entire Xia Kingdom—every last one of us—owes her our gratitude!”

Lin Qiye’s voice was raspy.

He turned to look at Ji Qinghuan.

Then bowed deeply before her.

Ji Qinghuan was stunned.

Tears shone in her eyes—moved, joyful, even sweet...

A radiant smile blossomed at her lips, dazzling enough to enchant generations.

The wind stirred atop the city wall, lifting her beautiful wine-red hair.

Below, the citizens stood frozen, a wave of bittersweet emotion welling up and leaving their eyes burning.

“So... it was Commander Ji Qinghuan who sacrificed seventy years of her life, enduring four years of searing agony within magma, to bring us today’s victory...”

“Can a human truly endure the pain of magma burning their organs? I can barely stand bathwater at forty degrees, yet magma is fourteen hundred degrees! Even iron would melt!

But for our victory, Commander Ji Qinghuan endured it for four whole years! Every time, she fought until her meridians were on the verge of snapping, risking everything!”

“Such willpower, such courage, such spirit—it brings tears to the eyes of even heroes!”

“I’m in tears... I never realized how much agony Commander Ji Qinghuan suffered, what a heavy price she paid for our victory today!”

“Tears are streaming down my face! Commander Ji Qinghuan is a true heroine! She has sacrificed so much for the Xia Kingdom.”

“Thank you, Commander Ji Qinghuan! Thank you!”

Whenever they pictured the scene of organs being scorched by magma, their scalps prickled instinctively.

The sentimental wept openly.

The rational grew silent, tears glimmering in their eyes.

All were moved by Commander Ji Qinghuan’s harrowing sacrifice.

After a few minutes—

Millions of citizens in the capital bowed deeply to Ji Qinghuan in gratitude.

“Thank you, Commander Ji Qinghuan! Thank you! You are our guardian too—you shielded us from falling stars, we all saw it with our own eyes!”

Soon after—

In a thousand cities across the Xia Kingdom, citizens everywhere stood solemnly, removed their hats, and bowed toward the capital at a ninety-degree angle, maintaining the salute for a full minute.

In that moment—

Ji Qinghuan enjoyed the highest honor possible on Angel Star.

To this—

Lin Qiye smiled softly in his heart.

Yet on the surface, his expression remained cold and stern.

“Next, I must tell all citizens a grim truth.

Although I have repelled the first invasion of the Divine Tiger Clan,

Their strongest remain, and they still covet the Xia Kingdom. They will invade again—a second time, a third, perhaps even ten times!

If they ever succeed, we will be doomed for all eternity.”

“So—should our thirty million citizens simply wait to die?!”

Lin Qiye’s voice was grave and unyielding.