Chapter Summaries

Paranoid revealed how he survived by dispersing his convergence and taking over an Above Supreme’s body, then discussed Jia Shuiqing’s failed advancement with her. He hinted that Qu Jianlei’s Qi Gathering Array might have helped her, leaving Jia Shuiqing wondering whether it involved spiritual energy.

• Paranoid recognized Old Lady Jia as Jia Shuiqing and explained that he had dispersed his convergence to pursue affinity with All Attributes.
• Paranoid said Qu Jianlei had helped him capture a Metal Attribute Above Supreme and erase the captive’s consciousness so he could use the body.
• Jia Shuiqing asked Paranoid for guidance about her advancement, and he initially told her that she was too old to advance again.
• Paranoid and Jia Shuiqing discussed the balance between Inner Refinement, Outer Refinement, and Spirit Refinement, as well as the gamble Jia Shuiqing had taken.
• Paranoid suggested that Qu Jianlei’s Qi Gathering Array might have shown Jia Shuiqing a way forward, and she asked if it involved spiritual energy.

Qu Jianlei gained Old Lady Jia's support after discussing spiritual energy and agreeing to help her obtain a Super Qi Gathering Array. With her joining the effort against the Divine Script Society, Xiao Hu found an opening, and Qu Jianlei decided to strike before all the enemy Supremes regrouped.

• Old Lady Jia examined Qu Jianlei's Exotic Energy, admitted her assumptions were mistaken, and asked him for some so she could experience using it.
• Qu Jianlei said he could provide Exotic Energy if Old Lady Jia helped obtain a Super Qi Gathering Array, and she agreed to rob one with Paranoid.
• Old Lady Jia offered to help Qu Jianlei deal with the Divine Script Society and its allies, and Qu Jianlei accepted her support.
• Old Lady Jia said her great-granddaughter Zi Jiuxian had advanced to A-rank and was working at Green Water Academy, while Xiang Xue complained that Qu Jianlei had given her the cultivation technique too late.
• Two days later, Xiao Hu reported that Numbers One and Three would attend a banquet while Numbers Two and Ten stayed behind, and Qu Jianlei decided to attack.

Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia traveled to a valley to prepare an ambush against Rank A One and Rank A Three while their allies targeted Rank A Two and the Hunting Squad. As they waited, Old Lady Jia revealed how thoroughly she had investigated Qu Jianlei and asked whether he had a way to extend her life, which he firmly denied.

• Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia agreed to attack Rank A One and Rank A Three at a valley while Paranoid, Bentley, and the others headed to a hotel to ambush Rank A Two and the Hunting Squad.
• At the valley, Old Lady Jia offered to create a natural-looking drizzle and asked Qu Jianlei to spare Taylor if he stayed out of the fight.
• Old Lady Jia traced Qu Jianlei's origins to Garbage Star and said she had investigated him because of his connection to Jiu Xian and his No Attribute.
• Old Lady Jia told Qu Jianlei to leave Jiu Xian alone because she could become a Supreme, and revealed that she had killed Jiu Xian's husband.
• Old Lady Jia said she had less than twenty years to live without more Exotic Energy and suspected Qu Jianlei could extend her lifespan, but he denied having such a method.

Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia discussed the Longevity Pills and sensed her control over Water Element energy as rain gathered over the valley. During the rain, Qu Jianlei ambushed the gathering’s Supremes, took their heads, and left Supreme Taylor frozen by Old Lady Jia’s attack.

• Qu Jianlei reconsidered giving Old Lady Jia a Longevity Pill after learning that she had discovered his background but kept it secret.
• Old Lady Jia demonstrated her fine control of Water Element energy, and Qu Jianlei told her to recover with spiritual energy and keep the cultivation method from Paranoid.
• As rain fell over the valley, Qu Jianlei used Mental Attack to knock down the Divine Script Society Supreme and the Earth Attribute Family Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei killed the Rank B Warrior and cut off the heads of the Divine Script Society Supreme and his Rank A attendant.
• Qu Jianlei killed the Earth Attribute Supreme and took three Item-Storing Talismans while Old Lady Jia struck Taylor with Mystic Ice Arrow, freezing him.

Qu Jianlei spared Taylor at Old Lady Jia’s request but poisoned him with Paraquat before leaving to support Paranoid’s team. Bentley’s Thunder Goat Horn turned the fight against an elite Hunting Squad, allowing Paranoid to kill them and withdraw before the military reinforcements intervened.

• Qu Jianlei restrained Taylor, took two Item-Storing Talismans, and left Paraquat on the ground before departing with Old Lady Jia.
• Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia learned that Bentley had unleashed a Supreme-level attack using the Thunder Goat Horn, then headed to their planned meeting point after Hua Xiezhi said Paranoid’s group had left the battlefield.
• Paranoid attacked a Supreme and fought the elite Hunting Squad, whose members used coordinated Dark and Electromagnetic Attribute techniques to hinder him.
• Bentley struck the Hunting Squad with a powerful electromagnetic attack, letting Paranoid slaughter its members and withdraw.
• The military reinforcements hesitated after sensing Bentley’s attack, then made a token pursuit before Bentley warned them off with another bolt of lightning.

After the Panda Team escaped Second Star’s search, they reunited with Xiao Qin and Claire and traveled onward under false identities to avoid suspicion. On Hope Star, Xiao Hu reported that the Divine Script Society’s three Supremes had joined forces with the Qingfeng Merchant Guild.

• Paranoid praised the group’s coordination after they escaped the battlefield, while the Second Star government prepared to search for those responsible for the deaths of three Supremes.
• Military inspectors searched the manor, but Qu Jianlei, Paranoid, and Bentley concealed themselves while Old Lady Jia, Hua Xiezhi, and Xiang Xue stayed in view.
• Xiao Qin and Claire arrived on Second Star, and Qu Jianlei’s group reunited with them before leaving for Fourth Star with Old Lady Jia traveling under a false identity.
• The group learned that the Divine Script Society’s Supreme on Fourth Star had fled, then left Xiao Qin and Claire behind and used forged documents to travel toward Hope Star.
• After the starship reached Hope Star, Xiao Hu told Qu Jianlei that the Divine Script Society’s three Supremes had joined forces with the Qingfeng Merchant Guild.

Qu Jianlei learned that the Divine Script Society had pressured Qingfeng Merchant Guild into joining forces and set a trap around their estate with five armed starships authorized to fire without further approval. After Old Lady Jia revealed the hidden defenses, Qu Jianlei investigated them with his team and prepared a plan while both sides spent a tense, rainy night expecting an attack.

• Qu Jianlei learned from Xiao Hu that Hawkstan had pressured Cessna and Qingfeng Merchant Guild into cooperating with the Divine Script Society.
• Qu Jianlei observed the guarded estate where the four Supremes from Qingfeng Merchant Guild and the Divine Script Society were staying.
• Old Lady Jia told Qu Jianlei that five hidden starships had unrestricted firing authorization and that the Divine Script Society wanted to capture at least two people alive.
• Qu Jianlei and his companions investigated the five starships during the rain and made arrangements to deal with them.
• The Divine Script Society and Qingfeng Merchant Guild remained on high alert overnight, fearing an attack by a Water Attribute Supreme.

Bentley and Qu Jianlei launched a coordinated attack on the City Garrison base after two days of intermittent rain kept its defenders on edge. Qu Jianlei overwhelmed the Divine Script Society’s Supremes, leaving the third Supreme disoriented as he fled.

• Hawkstan refused to disperse the rain clouds, and the Divine Script Society and Qingfeng Merchant Guild spent two days waiting for an attack.
• Bentley struck two Armed Merchant Ships with lightning, damaging them and preventing them from launching immediately.
• The attackers detonated bombs beside the other three warships as Hawkstan put on Golden Armor and readied the Sky Opening Axe.
• Qu Jianlei resisted Hawkstan’s attack, then used Mental Strength to freeze the Water Attribute Supreme and draped Purification Armor over him, blasting him into the air.
• Qu Jianlei targeted the Fire Attribute Supreme, whose defenses could not withstand Purification Armor, and disoriented him with a Mental Attack as he tried to flee.

Qu Jianlei and Paranoid attacked the Divine Script Society’s manor, killing three Supremes but failing to eliminate Cessna, who escaped into a fortified underground bunker. They withdrew to rendezvous with Old Lady Jia’s group, who arrived with an unconscious Water Attribute A-rank captive.

• Paranoid killed Hawkstan and the Water Attribute Supreme while Qu Jianlei pursued the Fire Attribute Supreme and cut off his head.
• Cessna survived by sheltering in an underground war fortress, and Paranoid’s Sky Opening Axe split the structure open without killing him.
• Qu Jianlei and Paranoid withdrew after destroying the manor’s defenses, taking several Item-Storing Talismans and the Sky Opening Axe.
• Qu Jianlei contacted Bentley, who said Old Lady Jia’s group was already withdrawing, and directed everyone to the fourth rendezvous point.
• Hua Xiezhi and Xiang Xue monitored the three damaged military warships as they rose into the air.
• The groups met thirty kilometers away, where Lao Ben carried an unconscious Water Attribute A-rank captive that Old Lady Jia’s group had brought back.

Qu Jianlei's team learned that the Divine Script Society and the military had prepared dangerous countermeasures, validating his cautious tactics during the raid. After escaping, the team discovered that Above Supreme Cessna had survived but remained unconscious, while Hope Star began a sweeping search.

• Bentley explained that Old Lady Jia had killed a Divine Script Society Above Supreme lying in ambush, while Bentley raided the base and rescued the others with two Item-Storing Talismans.
• Paranoid and Old Lady Jia questioned Qu Jianlei about whether a higher realm existed, then Old Lady Jia used Soul Searching Art and Truth Serum on the captured Water Attribute A-rank.
• The captive revealed that the Divine Script Society had begun mobilizing a powerful force against Panda, while the military had aimed Heavy Cannons at the manor and stationed observers there.
• Qu Jianlei's team quietly left under cover of rain, having escaped the military's planned bombardment by not pursuing a complete annihilation.
• Xiao Hu found a military message reporting that Cessna had survived being buried but remained unconscious, and Hope Star began searching and screening people as the Star Domain Government reacted angrily.

Qu Jianlei’s group returned to Second Star and prepared their estate for cultivation, while Old Lady Jia experienced spiritual qi’s effects in a Gathering Spirit Array. The chapter ended with Old Lady Jia and Paranoid emerging to find Qu Jianlei and Xiang Xue setting up a Calculation Unit cluster.

• Qu Jianlei decided the group had spent long enough traveling, and they returned to Second Star after regrouping with Claire and her companion on Fourth Star.
• Qu Jianlei and the others built a large underground Stone Chamber beneath Old Lady Jia’s estate and installed Gathering Spirit Arrays and defenses.
• Old Lady Jia cultivated beside Paranoid and discovered that spiritual qi repelled harmful influences and rules in her body while seeming to repair her cells.
• Paranoid finished cultivating, recognized the effects spiritual qi had on Old Lady Jia, and told her she had affected his cultivation.
• Old Lady Jia and Paranoid went aboveground, where they found Qu Jianlei and Xiang Xue adjusting a Calculation Unit cluster.

Qu Jianlei and his team continued developing cultivation methods and arrays while avoiding attention over the escalating Panda affair. When Cheng Qingshan reported that Xiao Moshan was under isolated investigation, Old Lady Jia agreed to intervene personally, leaving Xiao Moshan with a powerful advocate.

• Qu Jianlei prioritized the standard Qi Gathering Array and a Dark Attribute Cultivation Method, while Old Lady Jia obtained B-rank and A-rank methods for the team.
• Qu Jianlei deduced an improved B-rank Dark Attribute cultivation method as work on the Qi Gathering Array progressed, though the Teleportation Array remained difficult.
• Qu Jianlei discouraged Xiang Xue from visiting Zi Jiuxian because the Panda affair was escalating.
• Xiao Qin told Qu Jianlei that Cheng Qingshan had contacted her because Xiao Moshan was in trouble and under isolated investigation.
• Qu Jianlei called Cheng Qingshan, learned that Xiao Moshan needed an influential military voice, and offered to find a Supreme to help.
• Old Lady Jia contacted Cheng Qingshan herself and said she would personally intervene on Xiao Moshan's behalf.

Old Lady Jia secured Xiao Moshan’s release, and he traveled to Second Star to meet Qu Jianlei’s group. He revealed that he had found news about You You, but she was not doing well.

• Old Lady Jia called the relevant officials and insisted Xiao Moshan was innocent, and the military released him within two hours.
• Xiao Moshan reached Second Star seven days later and evaded surveillance while searching near the Old City Library.
• Xiang Xue found Xiao Moshan and brought him to meet Jia Shuiqing, Qu Jianlei, and the others.
• Qu Jianlei assured Xiao Moshan that he was free to leave, and Xiao Moshan explained that he had come to thank Jia Shuiqing and speak with Qu Jianlei.
• Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that he had found news about You You and that she was not doing well.
• Xiao Moshan recalled that his investigation on Garbage Star had uncovered missing supplies and improper management, which had led to him being wanted.

Xiao Moshan explained how he had remained detained and told Qu Jianlei that You You was still under investigation, prompting Qu Jianlei to consider rescuing her. After revealing that he was Panda, Qu Jianlei learned that the Divine Script Society and other interested parties were obstructing them, and Xiao Moshan urged him to rescue You You first and ask what she wanted.

• The military intelligence department protected Xiao Moshan from the military police, but he remained detained because he could not prove he had severed ties with Jian Lei's group and the Garbage Star massacres.
• Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that You You had endured torture and remained under investigation ten years after the events on Zalifu Star.
• Xiao Moshan said the Divine Script Society was making trouble for them and suggested joining forces with the Panda Team against it.
• Qu Jianlei revealed that he was Panda, surprising Xiao Moshan, who realized the team's powerful members included the two Supremes and a female A-rank Water Attribute Awakened One.
• Xiao Moshan explained that many interested parties were involved and advised Qu Jianlei to rescue You You first, then ask whether she wanted revenge.

Qu Jianlei, Old Lady Jia, and Paranoid traveled to Planet Three to help Xiao Moshan rescue You You, who had agreed to leave with Jian Lei. After Xiao Moshan took the money needed to arrange her escape, the three began investigating the planet’s Super Qi Gathering Arrays.

• Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that You You was being held on Planet Three and offered to investigate despite the risks.
• More than ten days later, Xiao Moshan contacted Qu Jianlei and said he had reached You You, who wanted to wander the stars with Jian Lei, but needed help carrying out a rescue.
• Qu Jianlei recruited Old Lady Jia and Paranoid; they agreed to travel to Planet Three and considered seizing Super Qi Gathering Arrays if an opportunity arose.
• Old Lady Jia borrowed an armed merchant ship, and the three Supremes used false identities and credentials to reach Planet Three.
• At a gym, Xiao Moshan asked Qu Jianlei for three million in unregistered banknotes to get You You out of the military zone for eight hours, and Qu Jianlei paid him.
• Paranoid sensed only one Super Qi Gathering Array, but Old Lady Jia insisted there were at least two and asked whether he could sense the one in a warehouse.

Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan rescued You You from an armed exchange in the wilderness, and she reunited with Qu Jianlei after being freed. As they drove away, Old Lady Jia sensed that Paranoid had encountered an opponent, though she believed it was a minor matter.

• Paranoid proposed taking a super array, but Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia focused on rescuing You You instead.
• Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan met You You's captors at an abandoned training ground and exchanged two million for her release.
• Xiao Moshan freed You You, and the group escaped after the captors learned they had backup nearby.
• Qu Jianlei checked You You for tracking devices, freed her sealed cultivation, and learned she needed two years to recover from her injuries.
• Xiao Moshan assured You You that her family would probably not be punished, while Qu Jianlei said Paranoid was holding the rear guard.
• Old Lady Jia sensed that Paranoid had encountered an opponent, and Xiao Moshan urged the group to stay cautious.

Qu Jianlei’s group escaped Planet Three after Paranoid killed three pursuers, though an A-rank Poison Attribute user left him temporarily affected. After they departed, the chapter revealed that the rescue had been arranged by corrupt prison operators for money, while a distant drone recorded the killings and exposed the danger of the group’s retaliation.

• Paranoid reported that he had killed three pursuers, including an A-rank Poison Attribute user whose poison clung to him.
• Qu Jianlei decided the group would continue to the starport, and the six of them boarded the Armed Merchant Ship and left Planet Three.
• After traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers, Qu Jianlei explained that he had guessed the pursuers held high positions and gambled that they would delay reporting the escape.
• The chapter revealed that prison operators had taken bribes to create a loophole and release You You, while a separate group pursued the rescuers for their money.
• A distant drone captured Paranoid killing the pursuers, leaving the operators afraid to report the incident because it would expose their own corruption.
• The operators recognized one of the rescuers as Gopher, a future Earth Attribute Supreme whom the military had strongly supported.

Qu Jianlei brought You You back to Second Star, where she reunited with her friends and began recovering while Xiao Moshan considered his uncertain future. Though Old Lady Jia promised to handle any fallout, Planet Three’s military discovered the pursuers’ disappearance and began investigating, leaving the threat unresolved.

• You You’s absence was discovered a day after she had escaped and reached the merchant ship, where she spoke with Xiao Moshan about Qu Jianlei and his rescue.
• Paranoid warned that Planet Three might issue a wanted notice, but Old Lady Jia insisted Second Star would not answer to outsiders; Qu Jianlei revealed the 3344 Ship and 8384 Ship had been waiting as backup.
• Qu Jianlei and his companions arrived safely on Second Star, where Bentley and Hua Xiezhi welcomed You You home and Claire admitted she barely remembered her.
• Qu Jianlei discussed Xiao Moshan’s risks and his decision to save You You; Xiao Moshan said he would consider the situation and might eventually travel with Qu Jianlei.
• You You rested, then began cultivating, while Xiao Moshan quietly left to investigate; Qu Jianlei remained wary that Planet Three’s troubles could reach the estate.
• Planet Three discovered that the three pursuers were missing, and a Supreme ordered an investigation even if it implicated Jia Shuiqing.

Qu Jianlei moved his group from the manor to Fourth Star as Old Lady Jia stayed behind to deal with trouble. He then sought information about the Living Dead and reunited with Fourth Boss, whom You You had hoped to meet.

• You You asked Qu Jianlei to find out how her family was doing and agreed to meet Fourth Boss if it could be arranged.
• Old Lady Jia told Qu Jianlei to leave the manor, and the group departed that night with only her and Paranoid remaining behind.
• Qu Jianlei and Bentley traveled to Fourth Star under false identities and found lodging after inspections had become more difficult.
• At Adventurer's Home, Qu Jianlei asked the Cleaners for information about the Living Dead's upper ranks and paid a deposit.
• A masked playboy delivered the information, and Qu Jianlei recognized him as Fourth Boss.

Qu Jianlei arranged for Fourth Boss to reunite with You You, and their meeting led Fourth Boss to ask to join Qu Jianlei’s team. The team agreed to consider him, and he offered to prove his loyalty.

• Qu Jianlei told Fourth Boss that You You had been rescued and offered to arrange a meeting, and Fourth Boss agreed to see her.
• Fourth Boss explained that he now led the Living Dead Organization, while Qu Jianlei questioned his ties to the Cleaners and his former deputy.
• Fourth Boss and You You spoke privately in his vehicle for nearly four hours, and You You later asked Qu Jianlei to let their team take in Zhenshan Fort.
• Qu Jianlei and the team discussed the request and agreed to hear Fourth Boss out, while Xiang Xue asked whether he would put the team before You You in a crisis.
• Fourth Boss said the team would come first and asked whether he needed to prove his sincerity by offering a token of allegiance.