Chapter Summaries

Gu Yanchang urged Wang Chen to join the Empire’s new superpower system, and Wang Chen agreed to remain in the Empire and help develop it. Gu Yanchang then questioned him about the Holy Fire Society’s power source, but Wang Chen said he had seen no Holy Fire in the Temple on Senhai Star.

• Gu Yanchang explained that the Emperor had approved the Imperial Superpower System and asked Wang Chen to help build it.
• Wang Chen agreed to participate, deciding that staying in the Empire would let him continue developing his strength in the Star Sea world.
• Gu Yanchang described the Empire-wide arrests of Holy Fire Society members, many of whom had superpowers and included an Imperial Marquis.
• Gu Yanchang asked why Wang Chen had not reported the Holy Fire in the Temple on Senhai Star.
• Wang Chen said he had found only frenzied cultists in the Temple and had killed them all.

Wang Chen avoided Gu Yanchang’s questions about the Holy Fire and agreed to undergo further experiments for Xu Zhen’s research. After receiving the Emperor’s invitation to the Holy Radiance Celebration, he left the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet and traveled toward the Imperial Capital.

• Gu Yanchang pressed Wang Chen to reveal the Holy Fire’s location, but Wang Chen said he did not know.
• Xu Zhen redirected the meeting toward establishing the Empire’s superhuman ability system, and Wang Chen agreed to further experiments at the institute’s headquarters.
• Xu Zhen gave Wang Chen a Holy Radiance Celebration Invitation bestowed by the Emperor, leaving Gu Yanchang unable to continue questioning him.
• Wang Chen told Tang Mi and Akemi about the invitation and offered to take them to the celebration.
• Wang Chen formally resigned from his post in the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet while retaining his military status, then traveled toward the Imperial Capital.
• Five days later, Wang Chen’s interstellar cruise ship reached the star region of Holy Light Star.

Wang Chen arrived at Holy Light Star and was taken to Imperial Guard One, where he would undergo the second round of experiments and tests on his superpowers. He settled into the research base’s dormitory as Xu Zhen left for a mission.

• Wang Chen admired Holy Light Star from the Space Cruise Ship and told Ge Qiang he planned to stay until after the Holy Radiance Celebration.
• Ge Qiang offered Wang Chen help if he encountered trouble, and the two exchanged contact information.
• Wang Chen disembarked and met Captain Shia, who piloted him to Imperial Guard One.
• Captain Shia brought Wang Chen to the base, where Xu Zhen welcomed him and showed him to his dormitory.
• Xu Zhen told Wang Chen he had a mission and asked Captain Shia to assist him; Wang Chen settled in and looked toward Holy Light Star.

Wang Chen discovered that Professor Dawson’s superpower experiment was designed to harm him and resisted the professor’s attempt to force him to cooperate. He had Dawson and the laboratory staff detained and called for a Security Bureau investigation.

• Wang Chen toured the Holy Light Research Institute base with Captain Shia before arriving for his scheduled experiment with Professor Dawson.
• Wang Chen refused to undergo the invasive procedures after realizing Professor Dawson had malicious intentions.
• Professor Dawson ordered two A-Class Combatants posing as staff to seize Wang Chen, but Wang Chen knocked them unconscious with his Psionic Power.
• Wang Chen disarmed another staff member, aimed the weapon at Dawson, and ordered the laboratory doors opened.
• Wang Chen accused Dawson of being an Alliance spy and asked Captain Shia to summon the Security Bureau.
• Armed soldiers detained the laboratory staff, and Xu Zhen hurried to the scene.

Wang Chen refused to continue cooperating with the Holy Light Research Institute after Professor Dawson’s experiment endangered his life. Dawson was killed before he could reveal what he knew, and the Imperial Security Bureau’s preliminary report left Wang Chen to pursue the truth on his own.

• Wang Chen rejected Xu Zhen’s apology and ended his cooperation with the Institute, demanding an explanation for the threat to his safety.
• After Wang Chen left, Xu Zhen pressed Dawson for the truth, but an A-Class Combatant killed him and then committed suicide; another security officer surrendered.
• Wang Chen spent five days in his residence while the Imperial Security Bureau investigated the incident.
• Gu Yanchang gave Wang Chen the preliminary investigation report, which blamed Dawson’s actions on himself and described his killer as having lost control of his reason.
• Wang Chen accepted the report without comment and decided he would need to uncover the mastermind through his own strength.

Wang Chen enjoyed a quiet month at his villa on Holy Light Star while working toward a breakthrough beyond the seventh ring. After receiving an invitation from Count Lind, he prepared to attend the coming-of-age ceremony of the earl’s second daughter, Xuan Ya.

• Wang Chen used his Psionic Power to sense Holy Light Star and merge his aura with the planet as he sought to break through the seventh ring.
• A maid delivered Count Lind’s invitation to Wang Chen for his second daughter’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Wang Chen accepted the invitation and asked his steward about Xuan Ya so he could choose an appropriate gift.
• Five days later, Wang Chen boarded a hovercar and headed to Count Lind’s manor for the ceremony.

Wang Chen attended Lin Xuanya’s coming-of-age ceremony at Lind Manor and presented her with an ancient rapier that she admired. When a young noble mocked the gift as cheap, an elderly guest identified its material as Star Core Gold, leaving the guests astonished.

• Wang Chen arrived at Lind Manor and greeted Count Lind, his wife, and Lin Xuanya.
• Wang Chen congratulated Lin Xuanya and gave her a long mahogany box as a coming-of-age gift.
• Lin Xuanya opened the box and recognized the exquisite rapier inside as Rose Thorn, which she immediately liked.
• An arrogant young noble mocked Wang Chen for giving Lin Xuanya what he called a cheap alloy sword.
• An elderly guest stated that Rose Thorn had been forged from Star Core Gold, and the young noble blurted out in disbelief.

At Lin Xuanya’s coming-of-age gathering, Wang Chen’s Star Core Gold gift impressed Baron Cai Bai, who recognized it and struck up a conversation with him. The ceremony then began while the other nobles continued to keep Wang Chen at a distance.

• An elderly nobleman identified Thorn Rose as a rapier forged from Star Core Gold, causing the rude young nobleman to swallow his angry retort.
• Count Lind welcomed Wang Chen into the hall and offered him the Lind family’s specialty wine.
• Baron Cai Bai introduced himself to Wang Chen, and they discussed the sword, Wang Chen’s reputation as the Empire’s strongest esper, and the mysteries of the universe.
• Cai Bai revealed that Xu Zhen had told him about Wang Chen, invited him to visit, and gave him a business card before leaving.
• Wang Chen waited as the nobles kept their distance, and Lin Xuanya’s coming-of-age ceremony officially began.

At Lin Xuanya’s coming-of-age ceremony, Wang Chen met Yu Feifei, the famous singer and Akemi’s cousin, and learned she was also a superpowered individual. When a nobleman pressured Yu Feifei to drink, Wang Chen used his Psionic Power to force the man to drink the wine himself and warned her not to rely entirely on her abilities for safety.

• Wang Chen watched Count Lind and his wife crown Lin Xuanya at her coming-of-age ceremony, then prepared to leave the reception.
• Yu Feifei approached Wang Chen, and they discovered she was Akemi’s cousin and had heard about him from her family.
• Wang Chen recognized that Yu Feifei was a superpowered individual and spoke with her about her career and manner.
• A nobleman invited Yu Feifei to dance and pressured her to drink wine after she refused his advances.
• Wang Chen seized the wineglass and used his Psionic Power to force the nobleman to drink, then warned Yu Feifei to take precautions for her own safety.

Wang Chen left Count Lind’s gathering after confronting noble youths over Zihao, then forged protective rings for Tang Mi and Akemi at home. Completing the rings triggered a breakthrough to Eight Rings, opening his perception of the planet and revealing a new path ahead.

• Yu Feifei thanked Wang Chen for helping her avoid a tampered drink and left the gathering.
• Noble youths confronted Wang Chen over Zihao, but Count Lind arrived, defended him, and escorted him away.
• Count Lind told Lin Xuanya that Wang Chen had caught the emperor’s attention and urged her to seek out exceptional companions.
• Wang Chen refined Star Core Gold into two rings intended to protect Tang Mi and Akemi.
• After finishing the Protection Rings and infusing them with source power, Wang Chen synchronized with the planet and advanced to Eight Rings.

After stabilizing his Psionic Power Eight Rings breakthrough, Wang Chen received the Imperial Security Bureau’s findings on Professor Dawson’s case and began working with Xu Zhen and Cai Bai on the Empire’s superpower system. The chapter left them refining Wang Chen’s proposal while Cai Bai pursued the possibility of preserving his consciousness and achieving immortality.

• Wang Chen realized that his breakthrough on Holy Light Star had connected him to the planet, bringing him protection, warnings of danger, and amplified power.
• Xu Zhen gave Wang Chen the investigation results, which identified Imperial Councilor Edward as the man behind Professor Dawson’s murder attempt and confirmed Edward had died during his arrest.
• Wang Chen accepted the investigation’s conclusion and chose to wait for any hidden mastermind to act before retaliating.
• Cai Bai explained that he had joined the new Imperial Superpower Administration Bureau to study superpowers and hoped to preserve his brain and achieve immortality.
• Wang Chen, Cai Bai, and Xu Zhen discussed Wang Chen’s proposed superpower classifications and worked together to refine the system.

Wang Chen reunited with Tang Mi and Akemi, celebrated with them at the Holy Radiance Celebration, and was unexpectedly summoned to meet the Holy Light Emperor. The brief audience ended with Wang Chen gaining imperial recognition and protection.

• Wang Chen welcomed Tang Mi and Akemi to Holy Light Star and gave each of them a ring, promising they could remain together.
• Wang Chen spent several happy days sightseeing and dining with Tang Mi and Akemi before the Holy Radiance Celebration began.
• Wang Chen attended the celebration at Victory Square with Tang Mi and Akemi, then watched the imperial family’s parade and the Holy Light Emperor’s address.
• The Holy Light Emperor summoned Wang Chen and more than a dozen others to the palace, praised their service, and presented them with imperial gifts.
• Wang Chen left the audience having been noticed by the Emperor, gaining a reputation that made him difficult for ordinary people to target.

After becoming the Imperial Superpower Administration Bureau’s S1 Chief Advisor, Wang Chen was asked by General Xu Shaocheng to find his missing son on Tampas Star. Xu Shaocheng insisted Xu Chengzhi was still alive because his twin sister could sense him telepathically.

• Wang Chen saw Tang Mi and Akemi off after their visas expired, then remained on Holy Light Star for his duties.
• The Imperial Superpower Administration Bureau opened, adopting Wang Chen’s proposed classifications and appointing him Chief Advisor and the Empire’s only S-rank superpowered individual, S1.
• Wang Chen learned that his new position allowed him to settle on Holy Light Star, though Tang Mi and Akemi would need separate approval or his merits to join him.
• Major General Xu Shaocheng visited Wang Chen and explained that his son Xu Chengzhi had disappeared with three special task forces during a mission on Tampas Star three months earlier.
• Xu Shaocheng asked Wang Chen to go to Tampas Star and bring Xu Chengzhi back, saying his son was alive because he shared a telepathic connection with his twin sister.

Xu Shaocheng asked Wang Chen to rescue his son, Xu Chengzhi, from the dangerous Tampa Star and offered him a noble estate and the Xu family's support for a Glorious Noble title. Wang Chen accepted the mission, drawn by the chance that Tampa Star held an Origin of the World.

• Xu Shaocheng explained that Xu Yuanyuan sensed Xu Chengzhi was still alive, but the Imperial Joint Fleet had abandoned rescue efforts after equipment failed and Tampa Star proved dangerously mutated.
• Xu Shaocheng offered Wang Chen ownership of a vast estate on Holy Light Star, whether or not the rescue succeeded.
• Xu Shaocheng promised the Xu family's full support in making Wang Chen a Glorious Noble if he rescued Xu Chengzhi.
• Wang Chen considered the risks and the possibility that Tampa Star contained an Origin of the World, then agreed to try the rescue.

Wang Chen studied classified records about the Nether Race and learned that Tampa Star, his destination, was a radiation-altered world where survivors might still remain. After landing there on a search-and-rescue mission, he discovered that an unseen force suppressed his Psionic Power and found Xu Chengzhi’s landing ship overgrown and badly corroded.

• Wang Chen read that the Nether Race had seized Tampa Star and that Imperial communications with the planet had been lost.
• A sergeant told Wang Chen that the frigate was nearing Tampa Star, and Wang Chen prepared for the landing and search-and-rescue operation.
• Wang Chen’s landing craft made a rough but successful forced landing on Tampa Star, and he emerged without needing a filtration device.
• Wang Chen found that the planet’s vegetation had mutated and an invisible energy suppressed both him and his Psionic Power.
• Wang Chen set out on foot and discovered Xu Chengzhi’s landing ship, which was covered in vines and looked centuries old.

Wang Chen searched Tampas Star for Xu Chengzhi, fighting off swarms of insects and a pack of wolf-like beasts while finding no trace of him. After spending the night in a cave, Wang Chen continued searching and reached an abandoned city.

• Wang Chen began searching within a hundred kilometers of the wrecked landing craft, relying on his Psionic Power because the planet's strange energy blocked support from orbit.
• Wang Chen used Psionic Power to repel swarms of flying insects, then fled when more insects arrived.
• Wang Chen killed more than a dozen wolf-like beasts with his shotguns, and the surviving beasts fled.
• Wang Chen searched from a high point but found no sign of Xu Chengzhi, then sheltered overnight in a cave during a storm.
• Wang Chen resumed his search the next morning, traveled more than a hundred kilometers, and entered an abandoned city overgrown with vegetation.

Wang Chen searched the ruined city for Xu Chengzhi and his Special Operations Team, then rescued Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian from a giant lizard. After learning that the siblings came from struggling Base D01359, he agreed to go there in hopes of finding clues.

• Wang Chen detected a disturbance in his Psionic Power and found Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian fleeing a giant lizard.
• Wang Chen shot and killed the lizard before it could catch the siblings.
• Wang Chen showed Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian photographs of Xu Chengzhi and the Special Operations Team, but they did not recognize anyone.
• Zhang Shen told Wang Chen that more than three hundred people remained in Base D01359 and offered to take him there.
• Wang Chen treated Zhang Shen's wound and gave the hungry siblings energy bars.

Wang Chen followed Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian into Base D01359, where he searched for the people in his photograph. He reached a bar and found Tie Hu, but the chapter ended before he could ask him about them.

• Zhang Shen and Zhang Qian ate the energy bars Wang Chen gave them and warned that Hunters made the surface dangerous after dark.
• Zhang Shen led Wang Chen through the underground passages to Base D01359, where Wang Chen paid five energy bars to enter.
• Wang Chen told the guards he came from A00023 and showed them a photograph, but they had not seen the people pictured.
• Wang Chen entered the base's main area, and Zhang Shen took his sister home after directing him to Tie Hu.
• Wang Chen entered a crowded bar and asked for Tie Hu, who stood up and identified himself.

Wang Chen confronted Tie Hu and his men at a bar in Base D01359, then asked the bar owner whether he had seen the missing special task force. Lu Kui and Zhang Shen arrived, and Wang Chen revealed that the Empire had retaken the Tampas Star Cluster and sent him to investigate the vanished force.

• Tie Hu demanded Wang Chen's supplies and clothes, but Wang Chen defeated him and the other bar patrons in a fight.
• Wang Chen disarmed the bartender and showed him photographs of the missing people, but neither the bartender nor Tie Hu's men recognized them.
• Zhang Shen arrived with Lu Kui and other Base D01359 residents, and Lu Kui introduced himself as a technical engineer.
• Wang Chen told Lu Kui that he had parachuted onto Tampas Star to investigate the vanished special task force and said the Empire had retaken the star cluster three months earlier.
• Wang Chen showed Lu Kui the recent production date on an energy bar, convincing him and the others that the Empire had returned.

Wang Chen learned that the survivors of Base D01359 had been oppressed and deprived of supplies, then prepared to investigate the nearby bases. Nether Race hunters attacked the base, and Wang Chen began fighting them after they smashed through its gate.

• The survivors of Base D01359 celebrated the Empire’s return, while Lu Kui exposed how Tie Hu and the bar owner had seized supplies and oppressed them.
• Lu Kui told Wang Chen that the base’s supplies were dangerously low and that nearby B00785 Base held tens of thousands of survivors.
• A survivor warned that Nether Race hunters were attacking the main gate, and Wang Chen ordered Lu Kui to keep the crowd under control.
• Wang Chen reached the gate and saw the hunters break through the steel door.
• Wang Chen fired his shotgun at the Nether Race hunter that charged into the base.