[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d":3,"chapter-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-202":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lord of All Heavens: From a Wasteland Farm to a Divine Court of Myriad Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2344395,4582,"Chapter 202: Shadows Beneath the Star Dust Wasteland","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>A cold sensation spread from beneath her— the distinctive chill of black gravel mixed with fine metal shards, seeping through her tattered clothes and piercing her skin, forcibly dragging Xiang Lingna from the foggy depths of unconsciousness. She coughed violently, her throat parched with the metallic tang of rust and dust; every breath pulled at the pervasive aches throughout her body. Her vision gradually sharpened, revealing a landscape utterly alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was an endless, profound ink-blue, devoid of sun or moon, of familiar stars—only countless tiny particles, emitting a soft milky-white glow, drifted and hung suspended, as if a vast river of stars had been crushed and evenly scattered across the heavens. This was the Star Dust Sea, the drifting star domain Lin Mo had spoken of. These faint starlight particles provided the only illumination sufficient for sight, yet rendered everything more hazy, eerie, and unreal. The cold wind howled like a wailing ghost across the lifeless wasteland, whipping up biting black gravel that stung her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to sit up, and immediate, searing pain lanced through her right arm. Looking down, she saw the dark purple crystalline arm, extending to her shoulder, its cracks deeper than before; the once-flowing chaotic light within had dimmed drastically, save for a few stubborn emerald veins originating from the elf sapling, still faintly pulsing with life. The agony stole her breath, and memories surged like a tide— the Doctor’s cataclysmic hand, the wrench’s heroic self-destruction, Liyana’s sister’s explosive annihilation pulse, Lin Mo’s final awakening, and that insane, space-collapse-propelled death leap…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Awake?” A cold, hoarse voice sounded beside her, heavy with unmistakable exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Lingna turned her head and saw Ai Li kneeling on one knee nearby, tightly binding a gash on her ribs with strips of cloth torn from her own garments—still relatively clean. The wound’s edges were blackened, a vile mark left by shadow corruption, starkly visible even under the dim starlight. Ai Li’s face was paper-white, lips pressed thin; every movement drew beads of cold sweat to her forehead, yet her ice-blue eyes remained sharp, scanning the surroundings like a hawk. Beside her, Liyana lay still, eyes closed, breathing faint but steady, the dark purple crystals on her forehead and chest now silent, as if the earlier frenzy had never occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ai Li… your wound…” Xiang Lingna’s voice was raw and dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Won’t kill me.” Ai Li’s reply was brief and firm. She yanked the knot tight, wincing as pain twisted her lips, then rose to her feet, gazing farther out. “Can you move? We must leave immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Lingna followed her gaze and saw Lin Mo’s silhouette. He stood atop a massive, twisted hunk of metal a dozen meters away, gazing up at the star-dust-choked sky, his posture upright like a pine rooted in ruins. The intense radiance from absorbing star-crystals had receded, but a deep, powerful aura still slowly radiated from him, offering an inexplicable sense of calm. Zero’s console hovered beside him, its pale blue scanning beams sweeping repeatedly over the desolate, lifeless terrain, emitting a nearly inaudible hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zero, status?” Lin Mo didn’t turn, his voice steady, calm after immense upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Environmental scan ongoing,” Zero’s electronic tone remained logically detached, yet carried a faint hint of energy depletion. “Atmospheric composition: nitrogen 78%, oxygen 15% (below habitable standard), argon and trace inert gases 5.7%, radiation dust and unknown particles 1.3%. Warning: prolonged exposure to current oxygen levels and radiation will cause irreversible physiological damage to standard carbon-based lifeforms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surface temperature: currently minus twelve degrees Celsius, continuing to drop. Geological structure: primarily silicate rock layers and high-strength alloy debris. Multiple high-intensity energy residue signatures detected. Attribute analysis… resembles ancient elf technology, but mixed with strong star-dust radiation characteristics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life signal scan: detected extremely faint non-carbon-based life responses, sparse distribution, activity patterns unknown, currently not classified as threat. Warning: detected high-intensity unnatural spatial fluctuations in low orbit. Signature match: 98.7%… belonging to the Doctor’s fleet reconnaissance craft. Quantity: three. Orbital altitude decreasing. Estimated atmospheric entry and reconnaissance range in 1.7 standard hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of Zero’s reports thickened the air further. Oxygen deprivation, freezing cold, radiation, unknown lifeforms—and the Doctor’s reconnaissance craft descending like hounds! They had barely escaped one abyss, only to plunge into another perilous, alien wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo leapt down from the wreckage, landing beside Xiang Lingna and Ai Li. His gaze swept over Xiang Lingna’s cracked right arm and Ai Li’s blackened wound, his brow furrowing. “Can you hold on?” His question was terse, yet heavy with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Lingna gritted her teeth, using her functional left arm to push off the ground, enduring the agony as she rose. “I can.” She couldn’t become a burden now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Li merely nodded silently, readjusting Liyana on her shoulder. Her movements remained steady, but Xiang Lingna saw the muscles in her arms tremble from suppressed pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must find cover immediately, evade the recon craft’s scans.” Lin Mo’s gaze fixed on the distant, sprawling shadow—like a crouching beast—stretching across the horizon: the wreckage of the ancient elf ark. It lay silent upon the star-dust-lit horizon, its outline faintly revealing a massive bridge, a broken keel, and countless metallic structures jutting like gnarled tree roots—its scale beyond imagination, as if a sunken mountain of metal. “Go there! It’s our only chance—and it may hold what we need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time for hesitation. No other choice. The four (plus Zero’s hovering console) began their arduous trek. The black wasteland was littered with jagged metal shards and sharp crystalline rocks; walking was excruciating. The thin air made every breath a luxury, each inhale burning the lungs. The freezing wind sliced like knives, sapping their already meager warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Lingna trudged forward, stumbling with each step, her right arm’s agony and bodily weakness nearly toppling her several times—each time, Lin Mo’s arm shot out to steady her. His palm radiated a comforting warmth—not mere body heat, but pure star-dust energy, slightly dispelling the chill within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero’s console flew ahead, its pale blue scanning beams constantly adjusting to avoid regions with anomalous energy readings. “Detected a large structural depression three hundred meters ahead. Suspected impact crater or entrance passage. Recommended as initial concealment point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group perked up, quickening their pace. The closer they drew to the ark’s wreckage, the more they felt its immense scale and the ancient, chilling silence radiating from it. A faint odor—like ozone mixed with rusted metal—began to permeate the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they neared the edge of the depression Zero had indicated, Zero issued a sharp, low alert: “Warning! Detected rapidly approaching non-carbon-based life signals! Quantity: three! Velocity: extreme!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as Zero spoke, three small figures erupted from behind twisted metal debris to their left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies stood barely waist-high to Xiang Lingna, translucent and crystalline, resembling gray quartz, with rough surfaces that refracted starlight into bizarre patterns. Their limbs were short and thick, ending in hard, chisel-like crystalline tips. There was no distinct head—only a cluster of flickering, intermittent milky-white luminescence hovering above their torsos, likely their sensory organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These crystal creatures moved with astonishing speed, bouncing across the uneven terrain like marbles, emitting crisp “click-click” sounds as they charged straight toward the group. Their flickering halos seemed to radiate intense curiosity… or perhaps vigilance and hostility toward outsiders?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On guard!” Lin Mo growled, stepping forward to shield Xiang Lingna and Ai Li, who carried Liyana. A faint glow of star-dust energy began to swirl around him, radiating an invisible pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the three crystal creatures showed no reaction to Lin Mo’s aura. They halted mere meters away, their halos flashing violently, emitting a high-pitched, grating noise like nails scraping glass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, their short forelimbs slammed into the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground before them split open—dozens of sharp, gray crystalline spikes erupted from the black gravel, forming a treacherous barrier! These crystal spires gleamed with icy light, unmistakably razor-sharp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Highly aggressive! A warning to intruders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ai Li’s eyes hardened; instinctively, she moved to set Liyana down and counterattack—but Lin Mo raised a hand to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They… have no intent to kill. Only to drive us away.” Lin Mo stared at the creatures still clicking and flickering in place, his brow furrowing. He sensed their energy cores were weak—this was pure instinctual defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero’s console scanned rapidly: “Target analysis: silicon-based lifeform, provisional designation ‘Crystal Cluster’. Energy signature weak, structural strength moderate. Behavior pattern: territorial defense. Recommendation: evade, not eliminate. Their energy fluctuations may attract orbital reconnaissance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go another way!” Lin Mo decided instantly—he had no time for distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group immediately altered course, circling around the crystal spires and the three hostile cluster beings, hastening toward the opposite edge of the depression. The clusters, seeing them retreat, ceased pursuit. They remained where they stood, their halos dimming in frequency, emitting a few short, triumphant clicks before leaping nimbly back behind the metal debris and vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A minor incident—but it weighed heavier on everyone’s hearts. This wasteland wasn’t just hostile in environment—it harbored unknown native life, fiercely territorial toward the ark’s ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they reached the edge of the massive depression. It resembled a colossal impact crater—or perhaps a tear in the ark’s hull. The rim was steep, plunging into utter darkness below, like the gaping maw of a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detected stable internal structure… and faint atmospheric circulation signals,” Zero reported. “Probability of artificial construction: 87%.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might be their only refuge. Lin Mo descended first, sliding down the rocky, rubble-strewn wall. Ai Li followed, carrying Liyana. Xiang Lingna gritted her teeth and climbed after, while Zero hovered at the rear, on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall proved harder to scale than expected; loose stones tumbled constantly. As Xiang Lingna carefully descended, the crystalline right arm, riddled with cracks, brushed against an unremarkable black metal plate embedded in the rock—and suddenly, the few emerald veins within it flickered, faintly and without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a blurred, fragmented electronic voice—like a whisper across infinite time—sounded directly within her chaotic mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【…key… fluctuation… detected… damaged… welcome…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice cut off abruptly, as if an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Lingna froze, startled, staring at the black metal plate. It looked ordinary, indistinguishable from the surrounding rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingna? What’s wrong?” Lin Mo’s voice called up from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-nothing.” She shook her head, suppressing the storm within, and continued downward. Was it an illusion? Or was this ark… truly calling to her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they struggled to reach the crater’s bottom, their figures about to vanish into darkness, high above, three sleek, menacing reconnaissance craft—painted with dark purple patterns—slid soundlessly into the atmosphere. Their cold sensor beams, like searchlights, began sweeping methodically across the lifeless black wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>",1772,"2026-06-21T00:09:54.226Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1ccbc6afa26485a737326ceb4e740c51683dfa76ec6a5d1e3f65c87a11352887","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-203","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-201",247,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-cover.jpg"]