Chapter Summaries

Qu Jianlei’s Digital Phantom Team helped stabilize tensions among the Black Zone’s major factions while searching for magical artifacts. Young Master’s starship encountered Duo Gan’s fleet, and Qu Jianlei recognized her as she arrived to meet him.

• The Digital Phantom Team refused to join forces with the Claire Family’s team, and the two groups agreed not to interfere with each other.
• The five major groups exchanged starship information and gradually established a fragile order in the Black Zone.
• Young Master’s starship encountered two unidentified vessels, and his bodyguard recognized the Above Supreme aura aboard them.
• Qu Jianlei contacted Duo Gan, who explained that she had come to the Black Zone seeking magical artifacts and had followed his team’s trail.

Duo Gan warned Qu Jianlei that the Bright Family wanted her to fight Digital Phantom, then agreed that they would compete for the magical artifact on their own merits. During the third search of the Black Zone, Bai Jinhan triggered a dangerous Space Ripple while investigating an abnormal Energy Mass, and Qu Jianlei alerted the fleet and offered a reward for confirming the discovery.

• Duo Gan told Qu Jianlei that the Bright Family wanted her to deal with Digital Phantom because they suspected the team might contact the Alliance.
• Duo Gan and Qu Jianlei agreed to compete for the magical artifact based on their own abilities, with Qu Jianlei offering to buy it if she found it.
• After two fruitless sweeps, Qu Jianlei organized a third search, distributed supplies, and authorized the fleet to attack suspicious targets.
• Bai Jinhan attacked an abnormal Energy Mass, triggering a Space Ripple that nearly caught Nelson's starship and earning Bai Jinhan a significant scientific discovery.
• Qu Jianlei warned the other starships about the Space Ripple and offered a reward to anyone who could confirm that the phenomenon was not isolated.

Qu Jianlei’s fleet discovered recently produced supplies hidden inside a celestial body, prompting Qu Jianlei to issue a Sealing Order as the starships searched the Black Zone more aggressively. As he investigated how to detect concealed spatial objects, Big Head Butterfly revealed it had devised an electromagnetic method resembling divine sense.

• Young Master's starship blasted apart a small celestial body and uncovered recently produced supplies, which Young Master identified as evidence of spatial technology.
• Young Master offered to keep cooperating and suggested Qu Jianlei issue a Sealing Order; Qu Jianlei agreed, and the order and discovery spread through the fleet.
• The fleet began bombarding suspicious celestial bodies and areas of empty space, and other teams soon copied the tactic.
• Qinghu suggested that the Alliance’s spatial technology might not be as advanced as Qu Jianlei assumed, leading him to consider using divine sense to detect a Stealth Array.
• Qu Jianlei realized divine sense searches would be impractical across the vast Black Zone, and Big Head Butterfly told him it had calculated an electromagnetic method for detecting similar fluctuations.

Qu Jianlei and Xiao Hu tested divine-sense imitation equipment, confirming that it could detect reactions from Stealth Arrays, though Xiao Hu wanted more testing before deployment. Their work was interrupted by news that a Thorn Flower Blossom subordinate ship had destroyed a vast Secret Camp hidden in the void, raising questions about how such a cache had been found.

• Xiao Hu designed compact divine-sense imitation equipment, and Qu Jianlei built the first set, which began smoking when powered on.
• Old Lady Jia's divine sense reacted to the equipment and destroyed it, confirming that its simulated frequency could affect a cultivator's divine sense.
• Qu Jianlei built six revised sets, and all successfully detected abnormalities around Stealth Arrays when scanned with divine sense.
• Xiao Hu persuaded Qu Jianlei to test the equipment themselves for several days before sending it to allied starships.
• News arrived that a Thorn Flower Blossom subordinate ship had destroyed a huge resistance Secret Camp in the void, with tens of millions of Energy Blocks inside.

Qu Jianlei’s team deployed hastily built Divine Sense Imitation Detectors to search for the Alliance’s Secret Camps, refining the equipment through several false alarms. They found a real camp on a small celestial body and uncovered supplies and an unusual Stealth Array, which Qu Jianlei began studying.

• Qu Jianlei concluded that Secret Camps were more likely to be hidden on celestial bodies and distributed four Divine Sense Imitation Detectors to friendly starships while instructing them to focus their scans on those bodies.
• The four starships agreed to keep the equipment confidential and followed Qu Jianlei’s plan, disguising their focus by occasionally firing into the void.
• Nelson’s starship reported a void anomaly that proved to be only an Energy Mass, and Qu Jianlei adjusted the detector; after two more false alarms, Young Master reported an anomaly on a small celestial body.
• Qu Jianlei confirmed that the celestial body held a Secret Camp but asked Young Master to keep the discovery confidential, then promised him payment as his starship departed.
• Old Lady Jia and the others entered the empty camp and found over twenty million Energy Blocks, an intact Attack Ship, and numerous Exotic Beast Crystals.
• Zi Jiuxian wondered whether the Alliance was trying to analyze or produce crystals, while Qu Jianlei observed that the Stealth Array differed from what he had seen before.

Qu Jianlei destroyed a Secret Camp, then investigated a new anomaly and discovered an Alliance Stealth Array linked to an automatically activated Defense Array. The chapter ended with him ordering Xiao Hu to keep attacking the concealed enemy base.

• Qu Jianlei dismantled an Alliance Stealth Array, took the supplies, planted replacement explosives, and destroyed the Secret Camp with the 1314 Ship.
• Qu Jianlei gave Young Master extra supplies and a small Attack Ship, while Old Lady Jia suggested Young Master's apparent greed might conceal his fear of being killed.
• After several false alarms and other teams' meager results, Young Master's starship found a celestial body concealed by three Stealth Arrays.
• Qu Jianlei told Young Master's starship to leave, then had the 1314 Ship prepare for combat and joined Old Lady Jia and Nutrient Solution in sensing the body.
• Old Lady Jia detected people and a starship, Nutrient Solution warned them to evade, and Qu Jianlei ordered Xiao Hu to fire at the arrays' Self-Destruct Devices.
• The enemy's Defense Array blocked the attacks, and Qu Jianlei recognized that the Alliance Stealth Arrays could connect to other arrays before ordering Xiao Hu to continue attacking.

Qu Jianlei recognized that the Secret Camp’s defenders used the Alliance’s Three Powers Battle Formation and warned the 1314 Ship as their coordinated attacks pursued it. Nutrient Solution appeared outside the ship and used the Soul Suppressing Bell to halt the merged attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Qu Jianlei ordered Xiao Hu to keep attacking after the Secret Camp’s defenses weakened, but the defenders activated Plan One and exposed a Battalion-Class Ship.
• Qu Jianlei spotted three groups of three attackers and realized they were using a Three Powers Array, possibly a Three Powers Correct Array.
• The three groups’ attacks merged and pursued the 1314 Ship despite Xiao Hu’s evasive maneuvers.
• Nutrient Solution Instant Flashed through the ship’s hull and summoned the Soul Suppressing Bell outside it.
• Nutrient Solution rang the bell, making the merged attack stall and leaving the 1314 Ship’s crew dizzy.

Qu Jianlei’s forces struck the Alliance’s hidden camp with artifacts, breaking its formations and overwhelming its defenses. Old Lady Jia’s Great Seal smashed through the camp’s Defense Array and badly deformed the Battalion-Class Ship, while the enemy’s remaining Supreme prepared to fight her.

• Nutrient Solution’s Soul Suppressing Bell disrupted the Three Powers Array, leaving the three Supremes unable to sustain their combined attack.
• The enemy began charging its Superparticle Cannon as Xiao Hu discovered that the Battalion-Class Ship had a Defense Array blocking attacks and data infiltration.
• Old Lady Jia launched her Great Seal toward the celestial body, and an enemy Supreme used the Blood Burning Forbidden Art to confront it.
• Old Lady Jia redirected the Great Seal toward the Battalion-Class Ship, pursuing two Supremes as they tried to reach its defenses.
• The Great Seal shattered the Defense Array and smashed into the Battalion-Class Ship, deforming its hull.

Old Lady Jia, Nutrient Solution, and Qu Jianlei’s group crippled the Secret Camp’s defenses and stopped its hidden Antimatter Annihilation Cannon before it could fire. As the battle ended, the enemy’s ships tried to flee or self-destruct, and Young Master returned but was ordered to wait outside until the battlefield was cleared.

• Old Lady Jia crushed the Battalion-Class Ship with her Great Seal, and Nutrient Solution’s Soul Suppressing Bell left the Supremes disoriented and caused the blood-burning Supreme to vomit blood.
• Xiao Hu targeted the charging Superparticle Cannon, while Qu Jianlei sensed a hidden weapon beneath it and split both weapons with his Sword Pill.
• Qu Jianlei identified the concealed weapon as an Antimatter Annihilation Cannon and destroyed it before it could launch or cause a catastrophic explosion.
• Xiao Hu disabled the fleeing Company-level Warships and Small Ships, while three Small Ships self-destructed and others shouted that Digital Phantom had attacked.
• Young Master returned and claimed he had come to help, but Qu Jianlei warned him to stay away until the battlefield traces were cleared.

After Digital Phantom destroyed an enemy camp, Qu Jianlei’s group interrogated prisoners and looted its supplies, but learned the magical artifact was elsewhere. Thorn Flower Blossom discovered the aftermath and tried to contact Digital Phantom, offering payment for Alliance prisoners.

• The Young Master discussed the battlefield cleanup request with Uncle Chen while 1314 Ship destroyed the remaining enemy firepower points and Mu Guang, Hua Xiezhi, and Jiu Xian searched the camp.
• Qu Jianlei’s group captured more than eighty prisoners, and the Young Master’s people looted the camp while requesting thirty percent of its Rank A Crystals.
• After two days of interrogation, Qu Jianlei learned that the magical artifact was not at the camp and that the enemy had two other hidden camps; the informed Supreme had died.
• Two Thorn Circle starships encountered Digital Phantom’s ships, but Digital Phantom told them to leave, and Thorn Flower Blossom support ships later found only the destroyed camp’s traces.
• Thorn Flower Blossom contacted Digital Phantom through an acquaintance and offered payment for prisoners, especially Alliance prisoners, which it valued far more than Rebel prisoners.

Qu Jianlei refused the teams’ demands to cooperate, then retaliated when Thorn Flower Blossom starships followed Digital Phantom ships for the third time, destroying their vessels and capturing their crews. He left the surviving Thorn members in custody and considered demanding Energy Blocks as ransom, while their Above Supreme began trying to explain the team’s actions.

• Qu Jianlei refused Thorn Flower Blossom’s requests to buy prisoners and acquire Digital Phantom’s detection technology, and he also rejected cooperation requests from the other teams.
• Qu Jianlei equipped the fleet’s remaining starships with imitation detectors and warned off ships that followed them, declaring that another incident would lead to a fight.
• When Thorn Flower Blossom starships followed Digital Phantom ships for the third time, Qu Jianlei ordered an attack and disabled the three vessels.
• Qu Jianlei had two requisitioned starships finish destroying the crippled Thorn vessels, while their crews escaped in pods, lifeboats, and Space Mechs.
• Nutrient Solution restrained and captured Thorn’s Above Supreme, and the Digital Phantom ships gathered the other survivors as prisoners.
• Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution discussed demanding Energy Blocks for ransom, and the captive Above Supreme began explaining that Thorn Flower Blossom meant no harm.

Nutrient Solution killed the Supreme after he mentioned Imperial Capital Academy, and Qu Jianlei’s group later met Thorn Flower Blossom’s representatives to discuss the destroyed ships and dead crew. The meeting ended with Qu Jianlei claiming the dead Supreme, Rotting Wood, had been an Alliance spy.

• Nutrient Solution killed the Supreme when she learned he had attended Imperial Capital Academy, and Qu Jianlei said they had lost no worthwhile ransom.
• Three days later, Thorn Flower Blossom arrived with six starships and requested a meeting after learning that Digital Phantom had destroyed three of their ships and captured their people.
• Qu Jianlei rejected Dao Lang’s proposal to cooperate and insisted Thorn Flower Blossom had provoked the conflict.
• Dao Lang questioned why Rotting Wood had been killed after surrendering, and Nutrient Solution revealed that she was Above Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei claimed Rotting Wood was an Alliance spy because he had shouted, “For the Alliance!” before he died.

Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution bullied Dao Lang over Rotting Wood’s death and demanded a ransom for the captives. Dao Lang agreed to pay, then asked a hidden senior to intervene against them.

• Qu Jianlei denied having evidence of Rotting Wood’s death and threatened to fabricate proof and expose more Alliance spies.
• Nutrient Solution claimed Rotting Wood had committed suicide by stabbing himself with her dagger, and Qu Jianlei asked Dao Lang whether he would ransom the captives from the three starships.
• Nutrient Solution threatened to use the prisoners as human experiment subjects, prompting Dao Lang to ask the ransom price.
• Qu Jianlei demanded one billion Energy Blocks, then raised the price to 1.1 billion after Dao Lang spoke disrespectfully.
• Dao Lang accepted the ransom to avoid provoking the two other Supremes and further destabilizing Thorn Flower Blossom.
• Dao Lang ended the call and respectfully asked a senior to intervene against Qu Jianlei’s group.

Dao Lang brought Old Tree to confront Digital Phantom, but Nutrient Solution challenged the Above Supreme rather than yield. Duo Gan arrived and persuaded Old Tree to stand down, yet Qu Jianlei resumed negotiations by demanding Energy Blocks in exchange for the captives.

• Dao Lang relied on Old Tree's protection as Old Tree revealed his aura and called for Nutrient Solution to speak with him.
• Nutrient Solution refused to defer to Old Tree and challenged him to a fight to the death.
• Dao Lang's fleet detected two approaching starships, and Old Tree warned them to withdraw.
• Duo Gan arrived, recognized Old Tree, and urged him to avoid an unnecessary conflict while Nutrient Solution explained that Dao Lang's side had caused trouble.
• Old Tree agreed to give Duo Gan face and stand down, but Qu Jianlei demanded the Energy Blocks in exchange for releasing the captives.

Qu Jianlei disbanded the search fleet after auctioning the captives and led fourteen starships out of the Black Zone. He left with two captured Company-level Warships and then turned back toward the Black Zone, worried that other teams might alert the military or target his gains.

• Dao Lang declined to explain Thorn Flower Blossom’s failed attempt to coerce Digital Phantom, and the two sides exchanged captives for Energy Blocks six days later.
• The Struggle Team found an Alliance Secret Camp, lost two starships in the battle, and drew scrutiny from Qu Jianlei, Duo Gan, and other teams over its possible gains.
• Qu Jianlei ended the search, sold the captives through anonymous bidding, and agreed to take fourteen starships out of the Black Zone.
• Young Master won a group of captives by raising bids against himself and followed Qu Jianlei after the fleet left, receiving one captured Company-level Warship.
• Qu Jianlei’s fleet challenged two military Company-level Warships to an inspection, then left the Black Zone with the captured vessels.
• Qu Jianlei told Young Master, Bai Jinhan, and Nelson that he planned to return to the Black Zone, fearing that others might turn against him or inform the military.

After Digital Phantom disbanded, the military arrived in the Black Zone to investigate its mysterious device and sent fleets to search for clues. Duo Gan refused to be questioned, revealed that the Core Ship carried at least two Above Supremes, and drove the regiment-level ship away with a massive illusory hand.

• The four major teams learned that Digital Phantom had disbanded, while the military arrived six days later and demanded information about its device.
• The military gathered reports and recorded coordinates from former Digital Phantom starships, then dispatched two fleets to investigate possible device sites.
• The military sent a battalion-class ship to find Duo Gan, but she refused to answer its questions and told it to wait elsewhere.
• The regiment-level ship approached Duo Gan and asked about the Core Ship, and she said it carried at least two Above Supremes.
• Duo Gan warned the regiment-level ship to stop questioning her, then slapped it hundreds of kilometers away with a gigantic illusory Big Hand.

Lord Duogan frightened a military regiment-level ship into retreat, while the military learned that another Resistance squad remained somewhere in the Black Zone. Qu Jianlei returned there aboard a captured warship, using Xiao Hu’s data-driven stealth improvements to resume exploring and wait near three undeveloped Stealth Arrays for potential visitors.

• Lord Duogan swatted a regiment-level ship from hundreds of kilometers away, and its crew fled after promising to report news about the artifact.
• The military found nothing at four searched coordinates, then learned through prisoners that the Resistance had three squads in the Black Zone and ordered the search to continue.
• Resistance prisoners revealed that their squad had orders to flee or self-destruct rather than fight Digital Phantom, and that informants were passing intelligence among the searchers.
• Qu Jianlei took a captured company-level warship into the Black Zone instead of the frequently seen 1314 Ship and asked Xiao Hu to improve its stealth using collected energy-fluctuation data.
• Qu Jianlei returned to explore the remaining Black Zone and wait near three undeveloped Stealth Arrays, hoping to catch Resistance or Alliance personnel retrieving supplies.

Qu Jianlei’s company-level warship searched the Black Zone, found several Stealth Arrays, and tested teleportation there. After encountering a battle between the Abyss Team and military ships, Qu Jianlei opened the public channel and identified his ship as Destiny.

• Qu Jianlei tested teleportation in the Black Zone, confirmed its energy use was higher, and set up a Stealth Array near the first discovery.
• Qu Jianlei assigned Bentley, Mu Guang, and Qinghu to stake out three Stealth Arrays while the warship continued its search.
• The warship encountered battles between starships, and Big Head Butterfly reported that the Resistance had only one squad left and foreign ships were appearing more often.
• The crew found a tiny Secret Camp on a meteor, but Qu Jianlei marked it without assigning anyone to stake it out.
• The warship spotted the Abyss Team fighting three military Small Ships, and the public channel carried accusations that Alliance spies were in the military.
• Qu Jianlei ordered Xiao Hu to receive the public channel and answered the fighters by identifying his ship as Destiny.

Qu Jianlei impersonated a Resistance ship to approach a battle, then destroyed three Attack Ships while rescuing Abyss’s Armed Merchant Ship. He captured fleeing Space Mechs and learned that Abyss’s Supreme had been taken prisoner by an Imperial Battalion-Class Ship.

• Qu Jianlei used Destiny’s identity to gain Abyss’s trust while his Company-level Warship joined the battle.
• Qu Jianlei’s ship destroyed two Small Attack Ships, then destroyed the third when it tried to flee.
• Abyss explained that an Imperial Battalion-Class Ship had tricked its forces and captured one of its Supremes.
• Qu Jianlei had Xiao Hu infiltrate Abyss’s systems and moved to capture the three fleeing Space Mechs.
• Abyss asked Qu Jianlei to hand over a fleeing Supreme, but he refused after learning that Abyss’s own Supreme had been captured.

Qu Jianlei captured an Alliance Above Supreme after destroying his Space Mech, then pursued the wounded Abyss starship while questioning the prisoner about the Divine Script Artifact. The prisoner recognized Hua Xiezhi’s Broken Blade as a Divine Script Weapon and was startled when she said she knew how to wield it through spiritual energy.

• Qu Jianlei’s Company-level Warship destroyed the Space Mech, and Qu Jianlei knocked out its Above Supreme pilot and brought him aboard.
• Qu Jianlei followed the fleeing Abyss starship in stealth, while the Abyss Team escaped in another direction.
• Qu Jianlei placed restrictions on the captive, and Hua Xiezhi threatened to fabricate recordings to force him to cooperate.
• Qu Jianlei demanded information about the Divine Script Artifact, but the prisoner accused them of selfishness and invoked the Alliance’s cause.
• Hua Xiezhi drew her Broken Blade, and the prisoner recognized it as a Divine Script Weapon before asking whether she knew how to wield it.
• Hua Xiezhi said she used spiritual energy, and the prisoner reacted with surprise that she knew about it.