Chapter Summaries

At Belobog’s alliance banquet, Lin Hai and Phantylia, disguised as Tingyun, shared an intimate moment on a secluded balcony. Sparkle discovered them and watched as Phantylia resumed kissing Lin Hai at his urging.

• Lin Hai drew the balcony curtains and kissed Phantylia while she wore Tingyun’s appearance.
• Phantylia admitted she enjoyed their secret role-playing near the banquet guests.
• Sparkle entered the balcony, recognized Phantylia, and teased the pair before settling in to watch.
• Lin Hai told Phantylia to continue, and she took the initiative to kiss him again under Sparkle’s gaze.

At a Belobog banquet, The Herta warned Lin Hai that an Interastral Peace Corporation reconnaissance ship had secretly approached and was likely targeting him or assessing the alliance. The Herta Space Station and Xianzhou Luofu trained their weapons on the ship, prompting Topaz to disarm and request a dialogue with Lin Hai.

• Sparkle and Phantylia discussed elaborate role-playing outfits and ways to reward Lin Hai.
• The Herta detected a cloaked IPC reconnaissance ship near Belobog and alerted Lin Hai that its approach was deliberate.
• The Herta Space Station and Xianzhou Luofu exposed their weapons and locked onto the reconnaissance ship.
• The Luofu and space station forced the ship's cloaking field to collapse, revealing its hull.
• Topaz announced that she and Aventurine had authority from the IPC board, disarmed the ship, and requested a dialogue with Lin Hai.

Lin Hai accepted Topaz and Aventurine’s surrender and sent them to Belobog’s guarded contemplation room. Before confronting the IPC envoys, he was waylaid by Sparkle, who tried out the seductive techniques Phantylia had taught her to encourage him.

• Lin Hai ordered the Luofu and space station to stand down, and Topaz and Aventurine landed and surrendered to the guards.
• Lin Hai told Bronya to take the two IPC envoys to the contemplation room, where they were locked inside.
• Sparkle intercepted Lin Hai in the corridor and said Phantylia had taught her new ways to encourage him.
• Sparkle kissed and teased Lin Hai, varying her rhythm and sounds as she tried to put her lessons into practice.
• Lin Hai praised Sparkle and let her continue encouraging him before his negotiations.

Lin Hai forced Topaz and Aventurine to accept Belobog's claim to a 100-light-year sphere around Jarilo-VI, then prepared to demonstrate his power in a broadcast across the starry sea. He stood above the Everwinter Mountain Range as the broadcast began.

• Sparkle encouraged Lin Hai before he went to meet Topaz and Aventurine.
• Lin Hai demanded that the IPC withdraw its unreported forces and personnel from a 100-light-year sphere centered on Jarilo-VI.
• Topaz and Aventurine accepted Lin Hai's terms after he made clear there was no room for negotiation.
• Lin Hai ordered The Herta and Sparkle to broadcast his declaration across the starry sea.
• Lin Hai, Topaz, and Aventurine flew to the Everwinter Mountain Range, where Lin Hai stood in midair as the broadcast began.

Lin Hai erased the Everwinter Mountain Range and crushed a distant star to demonstrate his power, declaring that he made the rules of the sea of stars. He returned to the banquet, where the guests resumed celebrating in fear and awe, while Topaz and Aventurine accepted that the balance of power had changed.

• Lin Hai erased the Everwinter Mountain Range and warned that anyone crossing Belobog's border would have body and soul destroyed.
• Sparkle broadcast Lin Hai crushing a distant star, triggering panic among the Interastral Peace Corporation, Penacony's Family representatives, the Astral Express crew, and other factions.
• Lin Hai told Topaz and Aventurine that he made the rules in the sea of stars, and they nodded in submission.
• Lin Hai returned to Qlipoth Fort and told the banquet guests to continue celebrating as though the demonstration had been entertainment.
• Topaz and Aventurine sat apart, realizing that the entire sea of stars had gained a sovereign who could not be defied.

Lin Hai and Firefly shared an intimate moment atop a city skyscraper as she openly embraced her desire to submit to and depend on him. He announced that he would hold a grand wedding and marry Firefly, Sparkle, and Seele together.

• Lin Hai and Firefly arrived on a skyscraper observation deck and admired the bustling city below.
• Firefly praised Lin Hai’s power, and he admitted that he enjoyed controlling women and feeling their dependence and submission.
• Firefly confessed that she wanted to be controlled by Lin Hai, and they kissed and embraced.
• Lin Hai told Firefly that he planned to hold a wedding that would draw the attention of the entire sea of stars.
• Lin Hai said he would marry Firefly, Sparkle, and Seele together in a grand wedding.

Lin Hai gathered Sparkle, The Herta, Bronya, Seele, Kafka, Cipher, Firefly, and Phantylia in Qlipoth Fort and announced that he planned to hold a wedding, inviting them to help plan it. After they shared ideas and went out to get food, Lin Hai began fondling The Herta’s foot in the SUV, leaving her mildly protesting but unangered.

• Lin Hai summoned the women to his bedroom and announced that he had decided to hold a wedding.
• Sparkle, Bronya, Seele, Kafka, Cipher, Firefly, and Phantylia proposed wedding ideas, while The Herta showed emotion at the news.
• Lin Hai listened as the women discussed venues, clothes, guests, the ceremony, and their honeymoon.
• When the discussion paused late at night, Lin Hai took the women out in a black SUV to find food.
• Lin Hai reached over and removed The Herta’s shoe, then stroked her stocking-covered foot as she remarked that distracting the driver violated traffic safety regulations.

Lin Hai and eight women shared a late-night feast at the Warm Snow Pavilion in Belobog, where they took turns feeding him and enjoying one another’s company. The chapter ended with them lingering together in the restaurant’s warm, peaceful atmosphere.

• Lin Hai and Sparkle, The Herta, Bronya, Seele, Kafka, Cipher, Firefly, and Phantylia arrived at the Warm Snow Pavilion, where the owner offered them a private room and a complimentary meal.
• Lin Hai declined the owner’s offer and ordered the restaurant’s signature dishes and warmed fruit wine at the usual price.
• Lin Hai drew Sparkle into his arms and fed her, then offered food to each of the other women at the table.
• Bronya, Seele, Kafka, Sparkle, Cipher, Firefly, The Herta, and Phantylia each served Lin Hai food or wine until his plate was piled high.
• Lin Hai ate the feast as the women laughed and talked around him, while the Belobog night breeze drifted through the open window.

Lin Hai and Sparkle shared an intimate moment in his parked SUV after dinner. Sparkle teased him by offering her stocking-clad foot, and Lin Hai began to caress her ankle as they stayed close together.

• Lin Hai parked the SUV on a secluded street, warmed the interior, and played quiet music.
• Lin Hai pulled Sparkle onto his lap, and they kissed passionately.
• Sparkle removed one ankle boot and teased Lin Hai about wanting to touch The Herta’s feet at the restaurant.
• Lin Hai held Sparkle’s ankle and stroked it through her stocking.

Lin Hai held a grand wedding on Jarilo-VI, with Bronya, Seele, Sparkle, The Herta, Kafka, Cipher, Firefly, and Phantylia as his eight brides. After three ceremonies united the guests of the sea of stars, Belobog, and their closest companions, the celebrations began and Lin Hai left with his brides for the bridal chamber.

• Belobog prepared an orbital wedding venue and welcomed guests and delegations from across the sea of stars.
• Lin Hai appeared on the orbital platform as the wedding guests gathered.
• Bronya, Seele, Sparkle, The Herta, Kafka, Cipher, Firefly, and Phantylia each arrived in wedding gowns and joined Lin Hai.
• Lin Hai declared that he took the eight women as his partners and pledged to share his life, strength, and fate with them.
• The group held three ceremonies on the orbital platform, in Qlipoth Fort, and in the Herta Space Station's observatory.
• Wedding banquets began across the star system, and Lin Hai took his eight brides to the bridal chamber in Qlipoth Fort.