Chapter Summaries

The Unlucky Starship, the 3344 Ship, and two small attack ships defeated a Raider fleet by disabling its controls with a Digital Logic Warship. After the Raiders surrendered, the Unlucky Starship moved to capture the attack ship carrying the two Supremes, and the Water Attribute Supreme went to warn them about a possible sneak attack.

• The Unlucky Starship, the 3344 Ship, and two small attack ships maneuvered through the Raiders’ fire and damaged several enemy ships.
• Hua Xiezhi forced the Raiders to reveal that their fleet was losing control to a Digital Logic Warship.
• The Raiders’ small ships stopped maneuvering, their weapons fell silent, and they surrendered their fleet and crew.
• The luxury starship stopped firing, while the Fire Attribute Supreme and Water Attribute Supreme wondered about the power of Digital Logic Warships.
• The Unlucky Starship approached the attack ship carrying the two Supremes as the small ships surrounded it, and the Water Attribute Supreme went to warn them of a possible sneak attack.

The Unlucky Starship’s crew destroyed and captured attack ships after their Supremes refused to surrender, then enlisted the robbed luxury starship to help clear the battlefield. The surviving attackers were taken prisoner, and the two ships prepared to cooperate.

• The Water Attribute Supreme confirmed that the Unlucky Starship had more Supremes aboard, and four Supremes emerged from the other attack ships.
• The crew ignored the attackers’ offer to compensate them and destroyed the first attack ship, killing one Supreme and freezing another.
• Paranoid, Mu Yu, Qinghu, and Qu Jianlei subdued a disguised female Supreme after she attacked them, and Qu Jianlei killed her when she tried to surrender.
• The Unlucky Starship disarmed another attack ship and captured its crew without further resistance.
• Hua Xiezhi agreed to send an attack ship to support the luxury starship as the crews began clearing the battlefield.

Qu Jianlei’s group and the luxury starship’s crew captured the enemy’s remaining ships and prisoners, but an Above Supreme ambushed them while they searched the mothership. Qu Jianlei and Paranoid escaped immediately, while the attacker confronted the stranded Fire Attribute Supreme.

• The Fire Attribute Supreme’s crew helped salvage eleven intact Small Ships and three barely usable ones, then joined Qu Jianlei’s group in surrounding the enemy’s two main ships.
• Hua Xiezhi ordered the starship crew to surrender, and Qu Jianlei, Qinghu, and the Fire Attribute Supreme boarded, detained eleven people, and found three concealed locators.
• Qu Jianlei stopped Mu Yu from entering the mothership, then joined Paranoid and the Fire Attribute Supreme in escorting out its twenty-three crew members.
• An overwhelming Coercive Pressure erupted aboard the mothership, leaving the Fire Attribute Supreme barely able to move as he shouted a warning about an Above Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei and Paranoid used Instant Flash to escape, while Qinghu and Mu Yu also fled under their contingency plan.
• An Above Supreme appeared beside the Fire Attribute Supreme, surprised that only one Supreme remained within reach.

An Above Supreme tried to seize the mothership and capture the unconscious Water Attribute Supreme, but Bentley, Qu Jianlei, and the Paranoid stopped him with repeated Thunder Dragons and starship fire. The Above Supreme remained alive and struggling under the barrage, while the observers feared for their own Supreme.

• The Above Supreme’s attempt to capture more Supremes failed when most evaded his Mental Attacks, though he knocked the Water Attribute Supreme unconscious.
• The Above Supreme rushed out of the mothership despite Attack Ship fire and reached for the unconscious Supreme, while Bentley prepared a Thunder Dragon from the 3344 Ship.
• Bentley struck the Above Supreme with lightning as he grabbed the Ice-Armored Water Attribute Supreme, and Qu Jianlei followed with another Thunder Dragon.
• The Paranoid and Bentley added further lightning strikes, forcing the Above Supreme to release the Water Attribute Supreme as the 3344 Ship and nearby Attack Ships opened fire.
• Qu Jianlei, the Paranoid, and Bentley kept striking the Above Supreme with Thunder Dragons while the starships blanketed him with artillery, leaving him alive but struggling.
• The observers recognized the attacker as an Above Supreme and were shocked that three Electromagnetic Art users were fighting him, while some worried about their own Supreme.

Qu Jianlei and the allied Supremes restrained Above Supreme with combined arts and concentrated starship fire, but he survived the bombardment. The Fire Attribute Supreme rescued his injured companion and marveled at the group’s strength as Above Supreme remained frozen and weak.

• Qinghu created Golden Silk Entangling Lock, bound Above Supreme, and adjusted the threads to strengthen their electrical shocks.
• Qu Jianlei had Hua Xiezhi urge the other starships to attack, and the allied ships concentrated their fire until Above Supreme stopped moving.
• Qu Jianlei and Paranoid found Above Supreme still alive, bound him with another Metal Attribute art, and Qu Jianlei froze him in ice.
• The Fire Attribute Supreme carried the injured Water Attribute Supreme back to the luxury starship for treatment.
• The Fire Attribute Supreme praised the group’s combat and warning abilities, then defended their failure to warn him as tacit understanding.

After defeating an Above Supreme, Qu Jianlei negotiated with the Fire Attribute Supreme over their losses and the captured ships, then sent his team away while leaving the Keros siblings under the other side’s protection. The chapter ended with the Fire Attribute Supreme’s crew wondering whether the powerful artificial intelligence they had witnessed would change the nature of space warfare.

• The Fire Attribute Supreme learned that his companion had suffered a severe Mental Attack and further injuries, leaving his chances of recovery poor.
• The Fire Attribute Supreme approached Qu Jianlei as Qu Jianlei’s team collected the captured ships and the frozen Above Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei offered the Fire Attribute Supreme two Attack Ships to help offset his side’s losses and asked him to look after the Keros siblings on Blue Bay Star.
• The Fire Attribute Supreme agreed, and Qu Jianlei’s group departed aboard the Unlucky Starship while Hua Xiezhi and Claire stayed behind with the Keros siblings.
• After Qu Jianlei’s Supremes left, the Fire Attribute Supreme’s crew discussed their revealed abilities and questioned whether their artificial intelligence would change space warfare.

After the battle, Fire Attribute Supreme warned the others not to speculate about the Raiders’ capabilities, while Hua Xiezhi monitored the luxury starship’s crew and learned the Raiders were the rebel organization Skywalkers. The group reunited with Qu Jianlei, who planned to use the captured Above Supreme, First One, for an experiment.

• Fire Attribute Supreme forbade further discussion of the group’s artificial intelligence, movement techniques, and other exposed abilities, then ordered the captives interrogated.
• Hua Xiezhi monitored the interrogations and learned that the Raiders were Skywalkers, who had targeted the passengers to steal treasures, recruit Supremes, and build their reputation.
• The luxury starship and its passengers reached Blue Bay Star, where Hua Xiezhi and Claire escorted Keros and his sister away before leaving with jump equipment.
• Hua Xiezhi rejoined Qu Jianlei’s group and reported what she had learned about Skywalkers and the other side’s reaction.
• Qu Jianlei said he planned to experiment on the captured Above Supreme, First One, and Hua Xiezhi worried that she had become like the people she despised.

Qu Jianlei stayed behind to build a new base and experiment with controlling an Above Supreme using his Mental Strength, while his team managed affairs across the region. Two years later, Paranoid, Mu Yu, and Bentley set out to find him just as his experiment ended in the Above Supreme’s self-destruction.

• Qu Jianlei told the team he would remain behind to conduct experiments, and Old Lady Jia volunteered to guard him while Mu Yu took responsibility for the others.
• Qinghu arranged for Rhine to sell their ships and procure materials, then asked her to help protect You You and Fourth Boss from officials investigating them; Rhine paid for a government shake-up with two million.
• Old Lady Jia reported that Qu Jianlei had built a new base and freed the Unlucky Starship, and the team visited Zi Hong Star, Paradise Star, and Homestead Star over the following months.
• After another year and a half, Bentley prepared to ask Qu Jianlei about advancing to Above Supreme, and Rhine reported that Nutrient Solution wanted to meet him.
• Paranoid, Mu Yu, and Bentley left to find Qu Jianlei, who stared at a massive pit and realized the Above Supreme had self-destructed.

Qu Jianlei spent months erasing an Above Supreme’s consciousness, then took possession of and repaired the body. When he tried to use techniques through the shell, it exploded, destroying the vessel and the piece of divine sense he had placed inside it.

• Qu Jianlei gradually erased the Above Supreme’s Mental Strength, and Old Lady Jia confirmed that its consciousness had dispersed.
• Qu Jianlei used The Art of Doppelganger to possess the body and discovered its original Water Attribute and the theory behind its breakthrough.
• Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia discussed how the Above Supreme had rebuilt his attributes and why he had used Fire Attribute techniques.
• Qu Jianlei repaired the shell until it could move, then tried to make it cast a technique.
• The shell exploded into a massive pit, destroying Qu Jianlei’s separated divine sense, and Old Lady Jia asked if he was all right after seeing blood at his mouth.

After destroying the Above Supreme body in an experiment, Qu Jianlei recovered insights into the path to Above Supreme and the Nascent Soul Realm, which he discussed with Old Lady Jia. Their conversation ended when Qu Jianlei sensed the Unlucky Starship approaching and hinted that something had happened.

• Qu Jianlei accidentally triggered a destructive reaction while testing the Golden Arrow Art, destroying the Above Supreme body and injuring his divine consciousness.
• After resting for three days, Qu Jianlei told Old Lady Jia that memories retained in the body had given him a clearer understanding of advancement to Above Supreme and a framework for the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Qu Jianlei shared his theories about the body’s memories and returning essence to the world, while Old Lady Jia asked whether his ideas came from his inheritance.
• Old Lady Jia connected Qu Jianlei’s use of the term Nascent Soul to secrets from the Primal Warrior records and mentioned that Golden Core cultivators underwent Passing Thunder Tribulation before advancing.
• Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia discussed the advancement insights over several days, until Qu Jianlei sensed the Unlucky Starship approaching and said it was coming.

Qu Jianlei returned to Tianbing Star after two years of research and met with Nutrient Solution, who revealed that Sante had carried a bounty exceeding ten billion. Qu Jianlei admitted Sante was dead, and Nutrient Solution asked whether he was interested in confronting other Above Supremes in the Resistance Camp.

• Paranoid, Mu Yu, and Bentley visited Qu Jianlei’s base, where he shared his research progress, taught them the Mountain Shattering techniques, and gave Bentley his perfected Supreme breakthrough method.
• Qu Jianlei learned that Nutrient Solution was waiting on Tianbing Star and left the base with the others to return there.
• Nutrient Solution told Qu Jianlei that Sante was a wanted criminal whose bounty had risen above ten billion after evidence showed he had become Above Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei revealed that Sante had died after self-destructing during Qu Jianlei’s attempt to study his advancement, and said Sante had belonged to the Resistance Camp.
• Nutrient Solution told Qu Jianlei that the Resistance Camp had other Above Supremes and asked whether he was interested.

Qu Jianlei discussed a trip to the Maiden Star Region with Nutrient Solution, who urged him to leave soon because Sante’s death had drawn dangerous attention. Qu Jianlei learned that Nutrient Solution was connected to a mysterious woman suffering backlash and offered to help her, while Nutrient Solution considered arranging more Calculation Units for him.

• Qu Jianlei told Nutrient Solution he wanted the bodies of Above Supremes to study their advancement paths, then heard Nutrient Solution’s proposal to visit the Maiden Star Region.
• Nutrient Solution explained that Sante’s death made it safer to leave and lie low, and Qu Jianlei realized their pursuers might have traced them through Rhine’s connections.
• Nutrient Solution said he was also following a mysterious woman and could not reveal her identity, but disclosed that she suffered backlash known to Above Supremes.
• Qu Jianlei said he was willing to help the woman out of gratitude for her support, while clarifying that he could not promise to solve her problem.
• Nutrient Solution asked whether Qu Jianlei needed Calculation Units, and said he would ask the woman about providing some.

Qu Jianlei’s group settled on Qingyuan Star, the noble fief world known as Fu Gui Star, and secured a secluded base under the Gustin Family’s lease. After weeks of preparation and cultivation, Qu Jianlei completed a preliminary calculation of the Five Elements Battle Array.

• Qu Jianlei chose to strengthen his group before traveling to the Maiden Star Region, and everyone studied the Mountain Shattering Art while Paranoid tested its power.
• Qu Jianlei’s group cleared their traces, traveled aboard the Unlucky Starship to Qingyuan Star, and met a Gustin Family steward who recognized Nutrient Solution’s token and Secret Code.
• Qu Jianlei ordered the hired workers kept away from the main manor and required his group to take control of its alarms and surveillance systems.
• The group prepared the manor’s equipment and facilities, then spent more than a month cultivating in seclusion while Claire occasionally visited the workers’ residential area.
• Qu Jianlei presented his preliminary calculation of the Five Elements Battle Array, which he had developed after experiencing its power in an earlier ambush.

Qu Jianlei realized his Five Elements Battle Array could not be tested because the team lacked Fire and Wood users, so he considered recruiting Nutrient Solution, who had a Fire Attribute and a technique to temporarily raise his cultivation. The team decided to suppress their cultivation to A-rank and have Zi Jiuxian join the test, leaving the array’s trial still ahead.

• Qu Jianlei discovered that his team lacked the Fire and Wood Attributes needed to test his Five Elements Battle Array.
• The Paranoid, Old Lady Jia, Mu Yu, and Qinghu discussed the difficulty of recruiting suitable members and suggested Nutrient Solution as a Fire Attribute user.
• Qu Jianlei agreed to trust Nutrient Solution but chose to have everyone suppress their cultivation to A-rank rather than rely on Nutrient Solution’s marked secret technique.
• Nutrient Solution arrived at the main manor and confirmed that he could temporarily raise his cultivation, though doing so required replenishing Qi and Blood.
• Zi Jiuxian volunteered to join the test with her Sand Attribute, while the Paranoid and Qinghu agreed to observe.

Qu Jianlei and his companions spent four months refining the Five Elements Battle Array until five A-ranks could trap and potentially kill several Supremes. Their research drew unwanted attention from nearby nobles, and Qu Jianlei’s group killed intruders who came to spy on them before defending those actions under the Fief Law.

• Qu Jianlei’s team practiced the Five Elements Battle Array, and their first joint attack damaged the Martial Arts Practice Field.
• The team repeatedly tested and improved the formation over four months, developing enough power for five A-ranks to trap two or three Supremes and slowly grind them down.
• Marquis Stephen’s family sought to discuss the formation, but Qu Jianlei refused to meet them and directed other curious nobles back to the marquis.
• Noble retainers began infiltrating the territory to gather information, and Qu Jianlei’s group and the hired workers killed more than a dozen intruders, including two A-ranks.
• Authorities investigated the deaths, but the steward defended the killings by citing the Fief Law.

The Stephen Family accused the tenants of stealing its Five Elements Array and sent six Supremes to Gustin Territory to demand an explanation. Mu Yu refused to prove their innocence, and as the Stephen Supremes attacked, Qu Jianlei and the others revealed a Supreme Five Elements Battle Array.

• The Stephen Family first claimed a dead collateral descendant belonged to them, then returned with armed vehicles and six Supremes to confront the tenants.
• The Gustin guards barred the Armored Vehicles but allowed the off-road vehicles to proceed to the manor.
• Mu Yu and Paranoid met the six Supremes, and the Water Attribute Supreme accused them of stealing the Stephen Family's Five Elements Array.
• Mu Yu refused to prove their innocence, so the Water Attribute Supreme attacked and Paranoid struck him hard enough to break his Ice and Rock Armor.
• As the Stephen Supremes prepared to focus their attacks, four more auras joined Mu Yu and Paranoid, revealing a Supreme Five Elements Battle Array.

The Stephen Family’s forces attacked the Gustin Family manor, but the Five Elements Battle Array and its Supremes trapped and suppressed them. After the Water Attribute Supreme called for everyone to die together, Stephen forces summoned three warships, which arrived and began firing warning shots as the conflict escalated.

• More than a dozen A-ranks and several B-ranks jumped from the off-road vehicles, but five immense auras and the Five Elements Battle Array immobilized and trapped them.
• The Metal Attribute Supreme broke free of the vines and charged the Wood Attribute Supreme, but the female Earth Attribute Supreme ordered him back to protect their side.
• The injured Water Attribute Supreme tried to form a hand seal, was struck before he could finish, and then crushed a signal device while threatening to take everyone down with him.
• At the manor gate, Stephen forces realized the alarm device had shattered and ordered three company-class warships and all Armed Merchant Ships to provide support.
• The three warships reached Gustin Territory, received permission to fire warning shots, and launched a white flare toward the manor.

Qu Jianlei’s team destroyed all three Company-Class Warships that attacked the Gustin estate, then rejected the trapped Supremes’ surrender. The City Garrison arrived to investigate, and the butler defended the counterattack as lawful under the Fief Law.

• After Hua Xiezhi said the warships were not their concern unless they attacked on the ground, Qu Jianlei unleashed an energy pillar that destroyed the first warship.
• Qu Jianlei’s team destroyed the other two warships, shocking the crews, the trapped Supremes, and the onlookers into realizing the Five Elements Battle Array’s power.
• The Water Attribute Supreme surrendered and appealed to noble dignity, but Mu Yu refused to accept the surrender and said the attackers could not decide when the war ended.
• Two City Garrison warships arrived to investigate, and the butler warned them not to enter Gustin Family territory.
• When the City Garrison questioned the destruction of ships outside the territory, the butler called it an Extended Law counterattack and urged them to review the Fief Law.

After the Stephen Family’s forces were defeated, Nutrient Solution negotiated compensation from their surviving leaders. He secured agreement to a massive debt, then announced that he had further demands.

• The city guards left after recording evidence and declined to intervene in the battle on Gustin Family land.
• The trapped Stephen Family forces exhausted their Inner Breath, and Paranoid restrained the survivors after the Battle Formation was withdrawn.
• Nutrient Solution recovered his A-rank cultivation and went with Hua Xiezhi to negotiate with the prisoners.
• Nutrient Solution killed two A-ranks who challenged him and forced the Water Attribute Supreme to identify himself as the person in charge.
• Nutrient Solution demanded one hundred billion in Unregistered Silver Notes, and the Water Attribute Supreme agreed to pay in installments.
• Nutrient Solution required a thirty percent down payment, confined the prisoners until the debt was repaid, and introduced additional demands.

After the Stephen Family’s attack failed, Water Attribute Supreme negotiated with Nutrient Solution over the release of the detained survivors and returned to report the terms. The Stephen Family raised its defenses and summoned the returning forces to the Tribunal Chamber for questioning.

• Nutrient Solution demanded at least two satisfactory Divine Script Treasures and refused to release the detained Supremes before receiving compensation.
• Water Attribute Supreme was allowed to visit his clansmen under the butler’s escort, but Nutrient Solution took his Item-Storing Talismans and claimed their contents as spoils of war.
• Water Attribute Supreme showed the four bodies to the waiting Stephen Family forces and warned them that the enemy had sealed everyone’s cultivation and could destroy them if they tried to leave.
• Water Attribute Supreme told the A-rank commander that the Five Elements Battle Array had destroyed three warships and outmatched the Empire’s current battle-formation research.
• The Stephen Family activated its defenses, and the Old Ancestor ordered everyone returning from the failed attack to report to the Tribunal Chamber for questioning.