Chapter Summaries

Topaz rescued the gravely wounded Aventurine from Lin Hai and agreed to relay his demand that Belobog control a one-light-year sphere around Jarilo-VI. As they escaped toward the Corporation, they realized the mission had failed and were ordered to report everything they knew about Lin Hai’s strength.

• Topaz landed on the snowy battlefield, treated Aventurine, and brought him aboard her aircraft.
• Lin Hai demanded that no armed force or large vessel enter Belobog’s one-light-year sphere of influence without notice and permission, and Topaz promised to relay the demand.
• Topaz and Aventurine fled Jarilo-VI, and Topaz explained Lin Hai’s terms after they reached space.
• Aventurine recalled that Fu Xuan and the Xianzhou warships had stayed away, concluding that Fu Xuan had observed the battle and chosen not to intervene.
• A senior Interastral Peace Corporation executive ordered Topaz and Aventurine to return and demanded a detailed report on Lin Hai’s combat strength.

Belobog celebrated Lin Hai’s victory over the Interastral Peace Corporation as he warned that the conflict might resume. Bronya privately embraced and kissed him, then insisted on thanking him more intimately.

• Belobog’s citizens celebrated Lin Hai for defeating the invaders and shooting down their warship.
• At Qlipoth Fort, Lin Hai celebrated with Sparkle, The Herta, Seele, and Bronya, while Sparkle teased him about giving him special encouragement.
• Lin Hai warned that the Interastral Peace Corporation might return and said Belobog would welcome them only if they followed its rules.
• Bronya thanked Lin Hai on behalf of Belobog, embraced him, and kissed his cheek before asking to speak privately.
• In the bedroom, Bronya kissed Lin Hai and told him she wanted to thank him in her own way.

After leaving Qlipoth Fort to join Belobog’s victory celebration, Lin Hai and Sparkle slipped away from the others and shared an intimate moment beneath the fireworks. Phantylia noticed their closeness and, sensing what had happened at the bench, grew even more curious about Lin Hai’s secret.

• Lin Hai and Bronya left the bedroom, and Lin Hai suggested that everyone go out to enjoy Belobog’s celebration.
• Lin Hai and Sparkle became separated from The Herta, Seele, and Bronya in the crowd and watched fireworks together.
• Sparkle drew Lin Hai into a nearby alley, where they shared an intimate encounter before settling together on a bench.
• Sparkle promised Lin Hai another morale boost when they returned, and they later left the bench together.
• Phantylia approached the empty bench, recognized the lingering scent of life energy, and became more curious about Lin Hai.

Lin Hai spent the late-night celebrations with Seele, discussing Belobog’s future and the Company’s likely return before they privately shared an intimate moment that strengthened them both. Later, Bronya joined him on a snowy path, where their reunion turned affectionate.

• Sparkle vanished into the crowd, and Seele appeared beside Lin Hai as they continued through the quieter streets.
• Lin Hai and Seele agreed that the Company would likely return in force, and Seele asked to grow stronger so she could protect Belobog alongside him.
• Lin Hai and Seele went into a secluded garden, where their intimate union increased Lin Hai’s power and strengthened Seele’s command of her Path.
• Phantylia appeared at the garden entrance after they left and grew more curious about Lin Hai and the women around him.
• Bronya ran to Lin Hai on a snowy path, embraced him, and shared a passionate kiss with him.

Bronya joined Belobog’s survivors in song while Lin Hai and The Herta celebrated South City’s rapid reconstruction and their reunion. After reviewing Aventurine’s report, the Interastral Peace Corporation classified Lin Hai as a peak Emanator and began preparing a major force against Jarilo.

• Bronya joined the remaining revelers around a bonfire and sang a Belobog folk song with them.
• Lin Hai met The Herta in South City, where automated construction equipment built with her technology was rapidly rebuilding the city.
• Lin Hai and The Herta discussed salvaging the Corporation’s crashed warship for its technology and materials, then kissed.
• Aventurine completed an encrypted report describing Lin Hai’s strength and sent it to the Corporation’s core database.
• The Corporation’s analysts assessed Lin Hai as a peak Emanator, and executives ordered fleets, forbidden weapons, and Grade A specialists mobilized for Jarilo.

Lin Hai traveled from Belobog to Penacony, where Kafka agreed to become his woman and formed a contract bond with him. He used her Contract Lucky Star to take them both to the snowy wilderness outside Belobog, leaving Kafka stunned by his power.

• Lin Hai left Belobog and used Firefly's Contract Lucky Star to travel to Penacony.
• Lin Hai found Firefly sleeping in the hotel's Dream Pool and met Kafka as she emerged from another room.
• Kafka asked about Lin Hai's ability to travel instantly, and he offered to share it if she became his woman.
• Kafka accepted, kissed Lin Hai, and a Kafka-specific Contract Lucky Star formed when he touched her foot.
• Lin Hai activated Kafka's Lucky Star and transported them from Penacony to the snowy wilderness outside Belobog, astonishing her.

Lin Hai brought Kafka from a frozen snowfield to his modern world, where her Path Power stopped responding, then took her out to sample late-night food. After Kafka enjoyed the meal and flirted with him, she agreed to try the extraordinary pleasure he promised through their soul link.

• Kafka admired the snowfield before Lin Hai transported them to his world.
• Kafka discovered she could not use her Path Power and learned from Lin Hai that his world followed different rules.
• Kafka changed into casual clothes and went with Lin Hai to a night market.
• Kafka enjoyed spicy crayfish and skewers, and she and Lin Hai shared food while teasing each other.
• Kafka asked Lin Hai for a more exciting experience, and she agreed to try the pleasure he promised.

After Lin Hai and Kafka deepened their relationship at the KTV, the Contract Lucky Star awakened new power in them: Kafka grew stronger, and Lin Hai’s physical abilities doubled. They ended the chapter atop a skyscraper, where Kafka said that the world’s suppression of her had weakened.

• Lin Hai and Kafka kissed at the KTV, and their intimacy awakened a surge of power in Kafka.
• Kafka sensed that her strength had broken past its former limits, while the contract fully sealed into a Concentric Knot between her and Lin Hai.
• The completed contract sent energy into Lin Hai, doubling his basic physical attributes and greatly increasing his strength.
• Lin Hai tested his new power by leaping from the KTV window and landing atop a skyscraper.
• Kafka joined Lin Hai on the roof and told him that becoming his woman had weakened the world’s suppression on her.
• Lin Hai said Kafka’s power in this world would grow even further as she received more of his affection.

Lin Hai spent a quiet evening with Kafka in Penacony before returning to his own world and activating another Lucky Star. Fu Xuan appeared in his home, and Lin Hai confirmed that she had been brought to a different world.

• Lin Hai and Kafka returned to Penacony, where Kafka suggested they use the Dream Hotel’s facilities to relax.
• After bathing, Kafka left to retrieve the unused fare for her canceled trip to Jarilo-VI.
• Lin Hai reflected on the women he had met and decided to use his next Lucky Star.
• The Lucky Star summoned Fu Xuan into Lin Hai’s home, where she recognized him and asked where she was.
• Lin Hai showed Fu Xuan the modern city outside and confirmed that she was in another world.

Fu Xuan examined the Lucky Star after Lin Hai summoned her and learned that becoming his woman was the only known way for them both to grow stronger. She returned to the Xianzhou to study the artifact, then discovered that it could also bring Lin Hai to her.

• Lin Hai showed Fu Xuan the Lucky Star and said it could make them both stronger if she became his woman.
• Fu Xuan examined the Lucky Star, then followed Lin Hai's instructions to use it to return to her home on the Xianzhou.
• Fu Xuan ordered trusted subordinates to analyze the Lucky Star, but the Xianzhou's instruments and secret arts could not determine its nature.
• Fu Xuan suspected The Herta might also have studied the Lucky Star and wondered whether it could make her stronger.
• Fu Xuan tightened her grip on the Lucky Star, causing Lin Hai to appear in the sealed chamber and confirming that the artifact enabled two-way teleportation.

Lin Hai told Fu Xuan that the Contract Lucky Star could lead her to become his woman, then discussed his plans for Belobog and his confrontations with the Interastral Peace Corporation. He invited the Xianzhou Alliance to join him and, when Fu Xuan hesitated, challenged her to attack him at full strength.

• Lin Hai shocked Fu Xuan by revealing that The Herta was his woman and that women linked to activated Contract Lucky Stars had ultimately become his women.
• Fu Xuan questioned whether the Lucky Star meant she would also become Lin Hai's woman, and he said that possibility was very great.
• Lin Hai told Fu Xuan he sought to change outdated rules, hoped for peace and cooperation with the Xianzhou Alliance, and intended to force the Interastral Peace Corporation into cooperation through confrontation.
• Fu Xuan warned Lin Hai that the corporation could retaliate with overwhelming force and questioned whether he could defeat it, even with powerful allies.
• Lin Hai asked Fu Xuan whether she would invite the Xianzhou Alliance to stand with him, then claimed he could face the corporation alone.
• Lin Hai challenged Fu Xuan to attack him with all the power she could muster, and Fu Xuan prepared to test his strength.

Fu Xuan tested Lin Hai and discovered his physical defense and strength had increased dramatically, prompting her to propose a Blood Alliance between him and the Xianzhou Luofu. Lin Hai accepted the idea of an alliance and asked to meet the Luofu’s senior leaders, while Fu Xuan was tempted by the possibility of growing stronger through him.

• Fu Xuan struck Lin Hai’s shoulder with a concentrated beam of power, but his skin remained unharmed and the force numbed her arm.
• Lin Hai suggested that his strength had grown exponentially, and Fu Xuan realized the Contract Lucky Star might explain his rapid increase in power.
• Fu Xuan concluded that conventional military force could no longer control Lin Hai and formally proposed a Blood Alliance on behalf of the Xianzhou Luofu.
• Lin Hai asked to meet the Luofu’s leaders who could approve the alliance, and Fu Xuan agreed to arrange talks with the general and other decision-makers.
• Lin Hai told Fu Xuan she could also grow stronger, and she turned away, feeling tempted by the prospect of a new path to power.

After Lin Hai visited Fu Xuan’s secret chamber, Fu Xuan told Jing Yuan that Lin Hai’s power and growth exceeded their expectations and urged the Xianzhou to secure his support. Jing Yuan agreed to meet Lin Hai on the Luofu, while Fu Xuan proposed a blood alliance to prepare for coming changes.

• Fu Xuan recovered from her encounter with Lin Hai and went to speak with Jing Yuan on the Luofu.
• Fu Xuan told Jing Yuan that Lin Hai had appeared in her secret chamber and could bypass the Luofu’s defenses, then left without incident.
• Fu Xuan judged Lin Hai to be a potential ally whose strength might exceed even the peak of Emanator level, and Jing Yuan questioned how rapidly he had grown.
• Jing Yuan decided to meet Lin Hai on the Luofu so he could assess him directly, and he and Fu Xuan agreed to avoid provoking a conflict.
• Fu Xuan proposed a blood alliance, arguing that an ordinary partnership would not secure the Xianzhou’s position as Lin Hai’s power and influence grew.

Lin Hai summoned Sparkle, and the two reunited passionately after she discovered he had been with Kafka and Fu Xuan. The next morning, they shared a tender moment in bed and planned to go out for breakfast.

• Lin Hai used the Contract Lucky Star to summon Sparkle because he missed her.
• Sparkle detected unfamiliar scents on Lin Hai and questioned him until he admitted he had spent time with Kafka and Fu Xuan.
• Sparkle reacted with excitement rather than jealousy, and she and Lin Hai kissed passionately.
• The next morning, Sparkle kissed Lin Hai awake and cuddled with him as they discussed going out for breakfast.
• Lin Hai agreed to treat Sparkle but said he wanted to stay in their warm, tender embrace a little longer.

Lin Hai and Sparkle spent the morning at a five-star hotel, enjoying its pool and breakfast together. Sparkle offered to dress as an investigator and dance for Lin Hai, and he ordered her the uniform for a special show that night.

• Lin Hai drove Sparkle to a five-star hotel, where they paid to reserve the pool and adjoining gym for themselves.
• Lin Hai and Sparkle played in the pool and exchanged affectionate compliments and kisses.
• Sparkle changed into a robe that concealed the kiss marks on her neck and collarbone before meeting Lin Hai for breakfast.
• Sparkle showed Lin Hai a video of a woman dancing in an investigator uniform and offered to perform a dance for him.
• Lin Hai ordered Sparkle the uniform with expedited delivery, and Sparkle promised to prepare for their show that night.

Lin Hai helped Sparkle put on a black investigator's uniform, and the two spent an intimate evening together. Fu Xuan arrived afterward to discuss an alliance with Lin Hai and arranged for him to meet Jing Yuan the next day.

• Lin Hai helped Sparkle dress in the investigator's uniform, and she danced for him before he carried her to the bed.
• Fu Xuan arrived in Lin Hai's bedroom and saw Sparkle asleep in the uniform while Lin Hai sat at his laptop.
• Lin Hai took Fu Xuan outside so they would not wake Sparkle, and she told him Jing Yuan wanted to meet in person before deciding on an alliance.
• Fu Xuan arranged a meeting with Jing Yuan for the next day at noon in her quiet chamber at the Divination Commission.
• Lin Hai told Fu Xuan he would protect Belobog and Sparkle, and promised to protect Fu Xuan too if she became his woman; she felt a faint anticipation.

Sparkle woke after spending the night with Lin Hai and discovered Fu Xuan meeting him in the hotel garden. Sparkle challenged Fu Xuan to consider whether she could resist becoming one of Lin Hai’s women, and the three went to lunch as Fu Xuan adjusted to the world’s restrictions.

• Sparkle woke alone in the hotel room and noticed the lingering scent of someone who had recently visited.
• Sparkle spotted Lin Hai and Fu Xuan in the garden and leaped down from the rooftop to join them.
• Fu Xuan introduced herself, and Sparkle described her relationship with Lin Hai as a wild, direct bond rather than a romantic love story.
• Sparkle suggested that every woman summoned by the Contract Lucky Star ended up with Lin Hai, while Fu Xuan insisted she could choose her own path and grow stronger through cultivation.
• Sparkle asked whether Fu Xuan could resist the pleasure of life with Lin Hai, and Fu Xuan agreed to wait and see what would happen.
• Lin Hai invited Sparkle and Fu Xuan to lunch and explained that the world’s rules left Fu Xuan with little power and an ordinary woman’s appetite.

Lin Hai and Sparkle openly flirted over lunch and continued their passionate affection at the hotel pool while Fu Xuan watched. Fu Xuan was left alone with an unfamiliar longing and a sense of being shut out from their intimacy.

• Sparkle ordered an elaborate meal, and Lin Hai and Fu Xuan chose their own dishes as they sat together at the hotel restaurant.
• Sparkle repeatedly fed Lin Hai and leaned into his affectionate touches while Fu Xuan tried to ignore their flirting.
• Sparkle invited Lin Hai and Fu Xuan to swim, and Fu Xuan agreed so she could observe Lin Hai at ease.
• Sparkle and Fu Xuan changed into swimsuits, then joined Lin Hai at the heated pool.
• Sparkle wrapped herself around Lin Hai and kissed him passionately while Fu Xuan watched from the other end of the pool.
• Fu Xuan tried to cool her burning cheeks underwater, then swam away feeling lonely and longing for a closeness she lacked.

Sparkle pushed Fu Xuan into an intimate encounter with Lin Hai at the pool, then coaxed her to visit him alone that night. Lin Hai clarified that he meant they should prepare to leave for the Xianzhou Luofu, and Fu Xuan confirmed that their meeting with Jing Yuan was arranged.

• Sparkle encouraged Fu Xuan to embrace Lin Hai and shoved him toward her in the pool.
• Lin Hai held Fu Xuan's wrist and kissed her forehead, leaving her flustered.
• Fu Xuan fled the pool, and Sparkle followed her out while Lin Hai remained alone.
• Sparkle coaxed Fu Xuan to Lin Hai's room and pushed her inside before leaving them alone.
• Lin Hai explained that he meant they should set off for the Xianzhou Luofu, and Fu Xuan said she had arranged their meeting with Jing Yuan.

Lin Hai explored the Xianzhou Luofu with Fu Xuan, where Jing Yuan recognized him and invited him to share local food. After a cordial conversation, Jing Yuan proposed a spar, and the three arrived at a secluded training ground to begin.

• Lin Hai disguised himself with a veiled hat and walked through the Luofu night market with Fu Xuan.
• Jing Yuan recognized Lin Hai, asked how he had reached the Luofu, and invited him and Fu Xuan to sample local snacks.
• Lin Hai and Jing Yuan exchanged compliments and discussed food, culture, and their respective realms while avoiding sensitive political topics.
• Jing Yuan proposed a spar with Lin Hai and asked Fu Xuan to witness.
• Jing Yuan led Lin Hai and Fu Xuan to a guarded training ground beside a secluded cliff.