Chapter Summaries

Wang Chen confronted Mu Haitao about his newly awakened gravity-control ability and warned him against opposing the Empire, while Mu Haitao defended the Blue Collar Union’s campaign against Wanhai Group. Mu Haitao then revealed that Tampas Star’s environment had stabilized and superpower awakenings had become more frequent, leaving Wang Chen to suspect a connection to the underground Cave Mansion formation.

• Wang Chen sensed that Mu Haitao had awakened a superpower, and Mu Haitao demonstrated his gravity control.
• Wang Chen warned Mu Haitao that the Blue Collar Union could not resist the Empire, but Mu Haitao said he had formed it to protect residents and workers.
• Mu Haitao accused Wanhai Group of diverting supplies before Tampas Star fell, causing countless survivors to starve or die on the surface.
• Mu Haitao said reports of Wanhai Group’s crimes had gone unanswered and that the company still controlled Tampas Star’s reconstruction project.
• Mu Haitao told Wang Chen that Tampas Star had stabilized and that superpower awakenings and growth had increased, prompting Wang Chen to suspect the underground Cave Mansion formation was involved.

Wang Chen gave Mu Haitao a bag of Nether Crystals to help Tampas Star’s survivors and left for the Space Fortress. There, Wanhai Group’s Wan Bangda sought him out, and Wang Chen asked what the group wanted.

• Mu Haitao told Wang Chen that Tampas Star’s unusual environment had caused many survivors to awaken superpowers and proposed establishing a Superpower Administration Bureau headquarters or academy there.
• Wang Chen gave Mu Haitao a bag of Nether Crystals, and Mu Haitao thanked him on behalf of Tampas Star’s people and promised to use the wealth well.
• Wang Chen spent the night in Drexin City, then took a ground-rail shuttle to the Space Fortress the next morning.
• Wang Chen contacted Tang Mi and Akemi, who were pleased he would be going to Taiwu Star, and Akemi promised him a surprise.
• Wan Bangda, a manager from Wanhai Group’s External Affairs Department branch on Tampas Star, visited Wang Chen, who asked what the group wanted.

Wang Chen refused Wan Bangda’s attempt to buy his silence about the Wanhai Group’s actions on Tampas Star. After Wan Bangda sought Shadow Warrior support to eliminate him, an unmanned hovercar struck Wan Bangda and killed him, while Wang Chen watched from the hotel.

• Wan Bangda offered Wang Chen ten million Star Yuan to stay out of the Wanhai Group’s dispute with Xu Chengzhi and Mu Haitao and keep quiet about Tampas Star.
• Wang Chen rejected the bribe, and Wan Bangda left threatening revenge.
• Wan Bangda reported Wang Chen’s hostility to his superior and requested Shadow Warrior support to deal with him inside the space fortress.
• Wan Bangda’s superior agreed to consider the proposal and told him to keep Wang Chen in the space fortress for at least three days.
• An unmanned hovercar crashed into Wan Bangda, killing him, as Wang Chen watched from the hotel window.

Wang Chen returned to Holy Light Star and was questioned by Imperial Investigation Bureau investigator Luo Anguo about Wan Bangda’s death. Wang Chen revealed that Wanhai Group had tried to buy his silence over embezzlement and deaths on Tampas Star, and the interview ended with Luo Anguo invoking Wang Chen’s position as the Empire’s strongest superpowered individual.

• Wang Chen refused to go with Luo Anguo without a military arrest warrant, then agreed to speak after Luo clarified that he would not restrict Wang Chen’s freedom.
• Luo Anguo brought Wang Chen to Imperial Investigation Bureau headquarters and questioned him about Wan Bangda, whom Wang Chen recognized as a Wanhai Group manager.
• Luo Anguo said Wan Bangda had visited Wang Chen on Tampas Star and was crushed by an out-of-control flying car shortly afterward.
• Wang Chen said Wanhai Group had tampered with the underground base project, embezzled Imperial funds, caused survivors’ deaths, and tried to buy his silence.
• Luo Anguo told Wang Chen the Bureau suspected Wan Bangda’s death was deliberate, and then pointed out Wang Chen’s role as Chief Advisor of the Imperial Superpower Administration Bureau and the Empire’s strongest superpowered individual.

Wan Yaokun’s executives discussed Wang Chen’s suspected role in Wan Bangda’s death and the Wanhai Group’s conflict over Tampas Star. A dozen sabotaged Climber V robots then broke into Wan Yaokun’s conference room and killed him and attacked the executives.

• Wan Yaokun ordered his executives to analyze Wang Chen and heard their suspicion that Wang Chen had killed Wan Bangda.
• An executive said the group had arranged through the Investigation Bureau and Military Police Department to question and arrest Wang Chen.
• Another executive reported that the Xu family had agreed to transfer Xu Chengzhi to continue his service in the Azure Star Cluster.
• Wan Yaokun demanded that the executives manage the Tampas Star issue and ensure Wang Chen did not escape punishment.
• Twelve Climber V robots smashed through the conference room’s glass wall and attacked Wan Yaokun and the executives.
• Wan Yaokun’s terminal failed to activate his energy armor, and the robots slashed him to death before tower guards entered the bloodied room.

Wang Chen forced Luo Anguo to end his questioning after reminding him that the Investigation Bureau had no evidence or authority to target an Imperial Major. A massacre at Wanhai Tower then devastated the Wan Family, and the Holy Light Emperor demanded answers from the three bureau directors, leaving the Investigation Bureau director on his knees for arresting Wang Chen.

• Wang Chen denied responsibility for Wan Bangda's death and warned Luo Anguo that the Investigation Bureau was overstepping its authority.
• Luo Anguo received an urgent assignment, ended the questioning, and escorted Wang Chen out before rushing away.
• A terrorist attack at Wanhai Tower killed Wan Yaokun and thirty-eight senior executives, destroying much of the Wan Family's core leadership.
• The attack's news spread across the Star Sea Network, and Wanhai Group stocks plunged, causing trillions in losses.
• The Holy Light Emperor questioned the three bureau directors about how cleaning robots had breached Wanhai Tower and killed everyone in the conference room.
• The Holy Light Emperor confronted Director Chen over arresting Wang Chen, and Director Chen dropped to his knees and admitted his fault.

The Holy Light Emperor learned that Wang Chen had submitted thousands of Nether Crystals and a Nether Dragon Horn, and rewarded him while forcing Investigation Bureau director Chen Bangzhi to resign. He ordered a thorough investigation of Wanhai Group, then questioned whether Wang Chen had caused the Wanhai Tower bloodbath, but concluded that the truth did not matter.

• The Holy Light Emperor showed Chen Bangzhi three cases containing 13,765 recently condensed Nether Crystals from Wang Chen’s spoils on Tampas Star, revealing the scale of Wang Chen’s service to the Empire.
• Chen Bangzhi accepted the Holy Light Emperor’s order to resign and thanked him for sparing his dignity.
• The Holy Light Emperor promoted Wang Chen to Imperial Baron, granted him the Glorious Noble Title, and awarded him the Royal Starlight.
• The Holy Light Emperor ordered the bureau chiefs to investigate Wanhai Group thoroughly while avoiding social unrest, and they understood he expected them to satisfy him.
• After the bureau chiefs left, the Holy Light Emperor examined the Nether Dragon Horn Wang Chen had given him and asked the Captain of the Guards whether Wang Chen could have caused the Wanhai Tower bloodbath.
• The Captain of the Guards noted that Wang Chen had been at Investigation Bureau headquarters, 37.53 kilometers from Wanhai Tower, and the Holy Light Emperor decided that the truth did not matter.

After receiving the Glorious Noble title, Wang Chen met Princess Shiyu, claimed the Imperial yacht Starlight, and traveled to Taiwu Star. He arrived safely and surprised Tang Mi and Akemi with his new spaceship.

• Wang Chen attended an investiture ceremony presided over by the Emperor, while the Empire seized Wanhai Group and moved against the Wan Financial Consortium.
• Princess Shiyu confronted Wang Chen over Starlight, but he refused to return it and gave her a lollipop before leaving the palace.
• Wang Chen claimed Starlight at the Royal exclusive spaceport and spent five days learning to operate the luxurious, heavily armed spaceship.
• Wang Chen piloted Starlight alone to Taiwu Star, where he contacted Tang Mi and Akemi and showed them his new yacht.

After returning to Taiwu Star, Wang Chen tested and helped refine Akemi’s custom heavy mecha, which became the God of War Mecha. Once he armed three of them, the Nether Race invaded the Empire’s border regions.

• Wang Chen returned to Taiwu Star with Akemi and Tang Mi after five days aboard the Starlight.
• Akemi presented Wang Chen with the Valiant General III, a heavy combat mecha she had designed and built for him.
• Wang Chen piloted the mecha at the Third Mecha Research Institute, impressing the researchers with its mobility.
• Wang Chen, Akemi, and the institute’s staff refined the mecha for months, and the finalized design was renamed the God of War Mecha.
• Wang Chen obtained weapons and equipment for three God of War Mechas, spending over one billion Star Yuan.
• The Nether Race launched a massive invasion of the Empire’s border regions half a month after Wang Chen received the equipment.

Wang Chen joined the Empire’s war against the Nether Race, delaying his return to the Haotian Realm so he could help defend the Empire and test his God of War Mecha. He departed aboard the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet for the Iron Lion Star Cluster, where he confirmed to Zhao Kai that he had killed a Nether Dragon.

• The Nether Race launched a prepared invasion, capturing the North Sea Star Cluster and inflicting severe losses on Imperial forces as other border regions came under attack.
• Wang Chen answered the military summons because of his ties to the Empire, the chance to obtain a new Origin of the World, and his desire to test the God of War Mecha in battle.
• Wang Chen said farewell to Tang Mi and Akemi, then boarded the Radiance Cruiser and received a temporary promotion to lieutenant colonel.
• Zhao Kai briefed the fleet’s officers and ordered the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet to hurry to the Iron Lion Star Cluster, where Imperial defenders urgently needed reinforcements.
• Zhao Kai asked Wang Chen whether he had killed a Nether Dragon, and Wang Chen confirmed that he had.

The Seventh Rapid Response Fleet was ambushed by the Nether Legion near Star Gate No. 1, and Wang Chen deployed in his God of War Mecha to fight the Ghost Fighters. After shooting down more than thirty enemy fighters, he was surrounded and drew his Ship-Slaying Saber.

• Nether Warships emerged near Star Gate No. 1 and attacked the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet as Zhao Kai ordered an emergency turn to clear the Space Fortress's line of fire.
• The Radiance Cruiser and the Space Fortress fired on the Nether attackers, including three Nether Dragons, while the fleet launched its Combat Mechas against the Ghost Fighters.
• Wang Chen deployed alone as a Dragon Rider and used Psionic Power, missiles, and his particle cannon to destroy more than thirty Ghost Fighters.
• Dozens of Nether Fighters surrounded Wang Chen, and he drew his Ship-Slaying Saber.

Wang Chen cut through Ghost Fighters and saved a besieged destroyer, but the Nether Dragon devastated the Imperial fleet and threatened the Radiance. He unleashed a Psionic Storm to clear a path and flew toward the dragon as it prepared another attack on the flagship.

• Wang Chen killed five Ghost Fighters, then cleared the fighters clinging to a destroyer and defended it from the surrounding attackers.
• A Nether Dragon pierced the Radiance’s shield and damaged its bow, while two escort ships shielded the flagship and the Space Fortress drove the dragon away with its main cannons.
• Wang Chen saw the Nether Legion gaining the upper hand and unleashed a Psionic Storm that shattered the thought cores of Ghost Fighter pilots, opening a path through the enemy.
• Wang Chen flew his God of War Mecha toward the Nether Dragon, which had sunk a destroyer and two escort ships and began charging another breath attack at the Radiance.

Wang Chen used the God of War Mecha to cripple the Nether Dragon from within while evading its attacks, giving the Imperial Army time to counterattack. After the Space Fortress blasted apart much of the dragon’s head, Wang Chen struck its neck with all his Psionic Power, and half its head fell away as his saber shattered.

• The Nether Dragon destroyed an Imperial Destroyer with its breath and blasted away the mechas attacking it, but Wang Chen cut through its defenses and injected Psionic Power into its neck.
• Wang Chen evaded the Nether Dragon’s attacks while repeatedly striking it, disrupting its energy structure and preventing it from entering a Phasing state.
• The Imperial Army and Space Fortress counterattacked, destroying Nether Warships and Ghost Fighters as Wang Chen kept the Nether Dragon occupied.
• The Space Fortress’s main cannon struck the Nether Dragon’s head, blowing away more than half of it and leaving the dragon sluggish.
• Wang Chen plunged down and slashed through the Nether Dragon’s battered neck with his full Psionic Power, shattering the Ship-Slaying Saber as half the dragon’s head fell away.

Wang Chen helped destroy the Nether Dragon and the Imperial Army defeated the Nether Legion at the Star Gate, though the victory came at a heavy cost. After submitting his battle data, Wang Chen received leave and traveled to Lionheart City for a vacation.

• Wang Chen beheaded the Nether Dragon, then escaped its self-destruction with the God of War Mecha while the blast killed many Imperial Army troops and Nether forces.
• Wang Chen resupplied aboard the Radiance Cruiser and returned to battle as the Imperial Army drove the Nether Legion toward the Star Gate.
• The Imperial Army disrupted the Star Gate with space torpedoes and destroyed most of the retreating Nether Warships after an hour-long pursuit.
• Wang Chen uploaded his combat records, including his major role in destroying the Nether Dragon, while the Seventh Rapid Response Fleet counted heavy losses.
• The Seventh Rapid Response Fleet completed search-and-rescue operations and docked at the space fortress, and Wang Chen received leave to visit Lionheart City.

Wang Chen explored Lionheart City's chaotic nightlife and visited the VISE nightclub, where he spent lavishly and attracted attention. A slick-haired young man approached him with an offer of something exciting, and Wang Chen told him to leave.

• Wang Chen walked through Lionheart City, gave a flower-selling girl a hundred-yuan bill, and entered the VISE nightclub.
• Wang Chen paid his way past the queue and ordered cocktails at the bar.
• The bartender arranged a booth and two girls to keep Wang Chen company, and he ordered tens of thousands of Star Yuan worth of drinks.
• A slick-haired young man approached Wang Chen with a crystal chip and offered him something exciting.
• Wang Chen told the young man to scram.

Wang Chen left the nightclub after learning that the Black Dragon Society controlled the area, then fought off an ambush and fled the city on a stolen hover bike. Dozens of pursuers chased him into the outskirts, where he drew a shotgun.

• Wang Chen dismissed the Black Dragon Society’s threat, danced with two girls, and paid them before leaving VISE through the front entrance.
• Two assailants attacked Wang Chen with a metal bat, but he seized it, knocked them off their hover bike, and rode away on it.
• Dozens of riders pursued Wang Chen through Lionheart City, and one fired a particle beam at him.
• Wang Chen led the pursuers beyond the city and pulled a shotgun from the Sea of Stars Ring.

Wang Chen slaughtered most of the Black Dragon Society riders who attacked him, killed one survivor, and returned to his hotel without leaving identifying evidence. The next night, he revisited VISE Nightclub, where its owner, Master Qin, confronted him as armed personnel surrounded the booth.

• Wang Chen evaded the riders' Particle Beams and shot down their hoverbikes until the survivors fled.
• Wang Chen questioned a wounded rider, learned he belonged to the Black Dragon Society, and killed him.
• Wang Chen left the scene, returned to his hotel, and spent the night watching Lionheart City's skyline.
• Wang Chen returned to VISE Nightclub the following night and met its owner, Master Qin, instead of the promised girls.
• Master Qin revealed that he knew Wang Chen had killed Black Dragon Society members, while armed personnel surrounded Wang Chen and the nightclub emptied.

Wang Chen killed the Black Dragon Society gang gathered at VISE Nightclub and defeated Hei Kui and Qin Qi. After asking what lay beneath the floor, he provoked Qin Qi into transforming into a werewolf, and the fight continued.

• Hei Kui arrived and confronted Wang Chen over the deaths of his men, then ordered the armed Black Dragon Society members to attack.
• Wang Chen used Psionic Power to kill the armed men, and Hei Kui and Qin Qi attacked him together.
• Wang Chen stopped their weapons, killed Hei Kui with a counterstrike, and pulled the fleeing Qin Qi back into the room.
• Wang Chen asked Qin Qi what was beneath the floor, prompting Qin Qi to transform into a werewolf and attack.
• Wang Chen kicked Qin Qi into a wall, but Qin Qi survived and howled.

Wang Chen defeated Qin Qi and discovered a hidden altar beneath the nightclub, where an Eight-armed statue tried to corrupt his mind. He trapped the statue with the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil, which began consuming its evil power.

• Wang Chen killed Qin Qi’s werewolf underlings and subdued Qin Qi, who begged him to spare his family and then killed himself rather than reveal what lay below.
• Wang Chen found over seventy million Star Yuan in Qin Qi’s personal terminal and donated it to the Holy Light Charity Association before crushing the terminal.
• Wang Chen descended into a concealed passage, destroyed its traps, and reached a Cave Dwelling with an altar and an ancient bronze Eight-armed statue.
• The Eight-armed statue tried to invade Wang Chen’s mind, but the Primordial Dao Stele cleansed the corruption.
• Wang Chen activated the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil, trapping the statue and consuming its evil power.

People across Lionheart City transformed into beasts as an evil force was destroyed beneath the city. Wang Chen learned about the outbreak after finishing off the Eight-armed statue, but declined Zhao Kai’s offer to evacuate him.

• Residents across Lionheart City, including nobles, commoners, and superpowered people, suddenly transformed into monstrous beasts and plunged the city into chaos.
• Wang Chen used the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil to destroy the Eight-armed statue’s core, absorbing its evil power and raising his Eight Rings Psionic Power to about 30%.
• Wang Chen realized the statue had served as a vessel for an Evil God and that destroying it had prevented the entity from eventually threatening Iron Lion Star.
• Wang Chen returned to the surface and discovered the chaos in Lionheart City.
• Zhao Kai told Wang Chen that the Empire had sent Investigation Bureau and Security Bureau forces, and offered to evacuate him to the space fortress.
• Wang Chen declined Zhao Kai’s offer because he did not believe anything else on the planet could threaten him.