Recaps

Qu Jianlei captured the Customs Enforcement Ship after defeating the Anti-Smuggling Team, then withdrew into the Asteroid Belt while explaining that he intended to make a show of force. The battered team members began heading home in the damaged Attack Ship and blamed the Norton Family for concealing that a Supreme was involved.

• Qu Jianlei ordered another attack on a fleeing Attack Ship, disabled it, and seized it with 8384’s Mechanical Arm.
• Qu Jianlei captured the Customs Enforcement Ship, left the Anti-Smuggling Team members the damaged Attack Ship, and warned them to tell the Norton Family and their superiors that the matter was not over.
• Qu Jianlei returned to 8384 and explained to Xiao Hu and Big Head Butterfly that he had come to make a show of force and needed time for the involved forces to react.
• Xiao Hu told Qu Jianlei that 3344 was following them from more than four hundred thousand kilometers away as they headed deeper into the Asteroid Belt.
• The stranded Anti-Smuggling Team members crowded into the damaged Attack Ship and blamed the Norton Family for provoking 8384 and hiding that Qu Jianlei was a Supreme.

Qu Jianlei returned to Godley after repairing the captured Customs Enforcement Ship and learned that the Empire might investigate his clash with the Anti-Smuggling Department. Li Ang confirmed Wanmi Mining would honor its agreement and stay out of the dispute, leaving Qu Jianlei determined to wait at the mine for whoever came after him.

• Qu Jianlei and Xiao Hu disabled the customs enforcement Smart Terminal, then spent ten days repairing the captured ship.
• Qu Jianlei arrived at Godley with High Imitation Warship 3344 following at a distance and found Li Ang waiting for him.
• Li Ang told Qu Jianlei that the Anti-Smuggling Team Members had been found after their Attack Ship malfunctioned and that the Skyblade Government intended to investigate.
• Qu Jianlei explained that the Norton Family had prompted the inspection, and Li Ang agreed that the temporary Anti-Smuggling Team Members had deserved a response.
• Li Ang confirmed that Wanmi Mining would continue its agreement with Qu Jianlei and would not get involved if the Anti-Smuggling Department came after him.
• Qu Jianlei decided to stay at the mine and wait for his pursuers, though three months remained before his next leave.

Qu Jianlei waited for the Imperial fleet’s response, then confronted unmarked military and Anti-Smuggling Department warships that arrived at Godley with Gotel. The visitors claimed they had come to resolve the aftermath of the battle, but the military demanded an explanation for his attack on the Anti-Smuggling Department fleet near Blue Elf Star.

• After a month without an attack, Qu Jianlei received word that two military warships and a Wanmi Mining merchant ship were approaching Godley, so he readied the 8384 Ship and the Attack Ship.
• Qu Jianlei warned Li Ang to remember his promise, and Li Ang assured him that the incoming ships meant no harm, but Qu Jianlei kept his warships ready.
• The three ships landed, and Gotel said Wanmi Mining was only there as a witness after Qu Jianlei challenged them for arriving unannounced.
• Qu Jianlei rebuked the military A-rank and challenged Sheriff, the Anti-Smuggling Department Supreme, to a fight to the death; Sheriff did not accept.
• The military A-rank said the military had come to support the Anti-Smuggling Department and asked how Qu Jianlei’s force should answer for attacking its fleet near Blue Elf Star.

Qu Jianlei and Sheriff clashed over the Anti-Smuggling Department’s captured warship and the casualties from the Transit Star incident. Their first round of negotiations ended without agreement, while Gotel tried to keep the dispute from disrupting Wanmi Mining’s cooperation.

• Qu Jianlei rejected Sheriff’s claim that his side had attacked legitimate anti-smuggling personnel, and Gotel backed him by questioning whether temporary hires could inspect an inspection-exempt ship.
• Qu Jianlei refused to discuss compensation for casualties and told Sheriff to pursue the Norton Family instead.
• Sheriff insisted that the Anti-Smuggling Department’s captured warship had to be returned, while Qu Jianlei called it spoil of war and threatened to keep it.
• The military A-rank suggested destroying the warship, but Sheriff rejected that option and Qu Jianlei proposed returning it only in exchange for a fifty-million repair fee or the people involved in the incident.
• Sheriff and Qu Jianlei stood and traded accusations before Gotel declared the first round of negotiations over.

Qu Jianlei and Sheriff resumed negotiations after their forces nearly clashed, with Gotel and Li Ang helping them find a compromise. They agreed that Qu Jianlei would provide a video showing the retired warship being destroyed, but Qu Jianlei questioned whether the Anti-Smuggling Department could trust the video without someone challenging it.

• Gotel ended the heated meeting and Li Ang assured Qu Jianlei that Wanmi Mining would help protect his interests.
• Qu Jianlei returned to his battered merchant ship and kept his vessels ready to respond quickly if a fight broke out.
• Gotel, Li Ang, Sheriff, and a military A-ranker discussed how the Anti-Smuggling Department had provoked the conflict and whether the retired warship should be returned or destroyed.
• Sheriff dropped his demand for the warship's return and asked Qu Jianlei to destroy it, record a video, and keep the video from being leaked.
• Qu Jianlei asked Sheriff what would happen if someone exposed the video as fake, and Sheriff reconsidered whether his subordinates could cause trouble again.

Qu Jianlei and Sheriff settled their dispute over the Anti-Smuggling Department warships, then Qu Jianlei completed a convincing video of their destruction and obtained approval to land on Blue Elf Star. He left without meeting Sheriff that time, but returned three months later and contacted him after landing without trouble.

• Qu Jianlei and Sheriff argued over the warships’ destruction until Gotel agreed to accompany the process and Wanmi accepted joint liability.
• At a banquet, Sheriff praised Hongjingtian’s combat ability and Qu Jianlei toasted him after Sheriff acknowledged that Qu Jianlei had honored their agreement.
• The military A-rank asked whether Qu Jianlei had another warship nearby, and Qu Jianlei avoided confirming its origins as both sides departed amicably.
• Two months later, Qu Jianlei finished the fabricated destruction video with Xiao Hu’s help and took it to Blue Elf Star with Gotel.
• After the Anti-Smuggling Department approved the video, Qu Jianlei refused to land and left, promising to buy Sheriff a drink another time.
• Three months later, Qu Jianlei landed 8384 on Blue Elf Star without trouble and sent a message to Sheriff’s Wristwatch.

Qu Jianlei met Sheriff at Elf Home, where Sheriff sought his favor and shared the Anti-Smuggling Department’s plans against the Norton Family. Sheriff also revealed that the Norton Family successor Qu Jianlei had killed had an unusually powerful Master, introducing Qu Jianlei to the Primal Warriors’ Master-Disciple System.

• Sheriff drove Qu Jianlei to Elf Home, complained about the fallout from their previous negotiations, and asked him to bring him along when he next met Rhine.
• Sheriff said he had arranged for the Anti-Smuggling Department to deal with the B-rank Ice Attribute who attacked Qu Jianlei and had listed the Norton Family for strict investigation.
• Qu Jianlei recounted how he had encountered and killed the Norton Family successor, and Sheriff explained that the man had been B-rank at thirty and was being groomed by his family.
• Sheriff revealed that the Norton Family successor had an Above Supreme Master who was only half a step from Above Supreme.
• Sheriff explained that the Master-Disciple System came from the Primal Warriors, though the Empire discouraged Awakened Ones from forming such factions.

Qu Jianlei left the Transit Star after preparing his hidden base, then ended his long guard contract at Godley and departed for the Iron Scraps Star System. He arrived at Titan territory, where its guards asked whether he would be allowed to land.

• Qu Jianlei learned that Jia Shuiqing was rumored to be the master of someone nearly at Above Supreme, and told Sheriff he would handle the matter if it involved her.
• Qu Jianlei finished securing and furnishing his underground base, rested, and left for Godley while strange black soil continued moving upward beneath the site.
• Qu Jianlei told Li Ang he wanted to leave the mine, and Gotel later agreed to arrange a replacement while keeping Qu Jianlei's ship hangar available for his visits.
• An Armed Merchant Ship arrived to take over the mine, and Qu Jianlei immediately launched the 8384 Ship; nearby mines reacted with relief at his departure.
• Qu Jianlei traveled to the Iron Scraps Star System, where Titan's guards recognized the 8384 Ship and asked whether they would be prevented from landing.

Qu Jianlei negotiated with Titan over the Norton Family’s withdrawn shares and received the share transfer agreements. He then traveled to Tianbing Star, where he stopped a fast-moving attacker with Gravity Art, but the assailant fled and threatened him.

• Kelvin told Qu Jianlei that the Norton Family had quietly withdrawn its investment from Titan and that the other shareholders had bought its shares at a discount.
• Qu Jianlei agreed not to pursue Titan’s shareholders over the discounted purchase, and Titan’s Supremes approved sending him the relevant share transfer agreements.
• Qu Jianlei received the documents, warned Titan to maintain a clean break, and left Iron Scraps Star System aboard the 8384 Ship.
• Qu Jianlei stored the 8384 Ship at Transit Star, traveled through Skyblade, and arrived at Tianbing Star.
• A thin attacker charged at Qu Jianlei outside the starport, but Qu Jianlei used Gravity Art to slam him to the ground.
• The attacker recovered when the force lifted and fled, then turned back to threaten Qu Jianlei.

Qu Jianlei settled into Tianbing Star under the alias Tiantian, hired Chenchen as his guide, and learned that the Norton Family was seeking to restore its baronet title and obtain official protection. After days of shopping and waiting, he spotted a peak B-rank woman and told Chenchen to bring her over, claiming he had once pulled off her skirt.

• Qu Jianlei ignored a youth’s threats, hired Chenchen as his guide, and arranged lodging and shopping under the alias Tiantian.
• Qu Jianlei checked his room for surveillance and learned that Rhine’s Wristwatch could not be located and the Norton Family had applied to restore its baronet title.
• Qu Jianlei rejected Xiao Hu’s suggestion to use Rhine’s connections and decided to wait while the Norton Family’s plans became clearer.
• Qu Jianlei spent several days shopping and dining with Chenchen, who asked him to invest in her, but he said investing in himself was better.
• Qu Jianlei spotted a peak B-rank woman and told Chenchen to invite her over, saying he had once pulled off her skirt.

Qu Jianlei reunited with Xiang Xue on Tianbing Star and learned that the Divine Script Society was hunting Panda and investigating improved cultivation techniques, including ones linked to the Garbage Star. After hearing that the Norton Family had harmed someone connected to him, he went to Changxiang Technology to take revenge, arriving in armor as the chapter ended.

• Qu Jianlei learned that Aunt Liu had been badly injured by the Divine Script Society after Xiang Xue shared the cultivation technique he had given her with two people.
• Xiang Xue told Qu Jianlei that the Divine Script Society had three Supremes in the Hope Star Region and was investigating Panda and other providers of improved techniques.
• Qu Jianlei learned that the Norton Family had donated a treasure related to the Primal Warrior and that someone connected to him had been wronged by them.
• Qu Jianlei told Xiang Xue he was going on a killing spree and headed to Changxiang Technology, a Norton Family factory.
• A helmeted Qu Jianlei arrived outside the factory, formed a hand seal, and put on red Ion Purification Armor.

Qu Jianlei destroyed two Norton Family factories in separate attacks, first posing as a Fire Attribute Supreme and then as an Earth Attribute Supreme. As the Norton Family gathered to plan its response, they learned the imperial honors ceremony would be held on the Capital Star.

• Qu Jianlei warned the Changxiang Factory workers to leave, then used Meteor Fire Rain to destroy the factory and its power hub.
• The Norton Family delayed sending investigators because it feared an Earth Attribute Supreme might be lying in ambush.
• Qu Jianlei destroyed another Norton Family factory with meteors and Earth Spikes, while its guards and workers escaped without casualties.
• The Norton Family strengthened defenses on Tianbing Star and gathered family members into three castles.
• Qianfeng Norton questioned the elders about how to respond to the attacks, but their discussion turned into an argument over the family’s business strategy.
• A middle-aged man arrived and announced that the imperial honors ceremony would be held on the Capital Star, shocking the gathered elders.

Qu Jianlei learned that the Norton Family would have to travel to Capital Star for its investiture ceremony, giving him a chance to strike at them. He left Tianbing Star for his territory to recover, where activating the Gathering Spirit Array made the space tremble.

• Qu Jianlei learned from Xiang Xue that the imperial investiture ceremony would take place on Capital Star in half a year, and realized the Norton Family would have to travel there.
• Qu Jianlei warned Xiang Xue not to investigate further and declined to stay on Tianbing Star waiting for the Norton Family.
• Qu Jianlei left for Transit Star, then traveled to Blue Elf and returned to his seaside cave to recover.
• Qu Jianlei searched the cave for three days after sensing something wrong, then activated the Gathering Spirit Array, which made the space tremble.

Qu Jianlei returned to the Garbage Star after recovering and traveling through jump space, using a repaired Anti-Smuggling Warship alongside the 3344 Ship. The chapter ended with him recognizing the Hong-character Settlement Area and sensing the radiation there.

• Qu Jianlei left the cavern, settled his docking fees, and flew the 8384 Ship back to the Abandoned Mining Planet.
• Qu Jianlei encountered Iron Filings' Ship Team, kept his identity as an Ice Attribute Supreme, and learned that Titan had cut ties with the Norton Family.
• Qu Jianlei jumped through space with the Anti-Smuggling Warship and arrived in the Hope Star Region.
• Qu Jianlei stopped two Bida Freight ships and obtained a star map that included the restricted Garbage Star.
• Qu Jianlei approached the Garbage Star, had Xiao Hu check for surveillance, and ordered the warship to land near the thick haze.
• Qu Jianlei flew out of the ship, recognized the Hong-character Settlement Area, and sensed that its radiation affected his Mental Strength.

Qu Jianlei searched Garbage Star for Bentley, Hua Xiezhi, and other clues, finding little in the settlement areas before reaching the Tian-character District. There, he discovered a large group of unusually strong young Awakened Ones and found that his former estate had been exposed, leaving Bentley and the others’ whereabouts uncertain.

• Qu Jianlei landed in the hills, hid the 3344 Ship in a Ship Hangar, and searched the Hong-character Settlement Area and nearby mountains in a Space Mech.
• Qu Jianlei found no trace of Cindy or Claire while searching the Zhou-character and Yu-character Settlement Areas.
• Qu Jianlei rested in a cave in the Xuan-character Settlement Area, then used an Autocannon to repel attacking Mutated Beasts and left their carcasses for a nearby hunting team.
• Qu Jianlei crossed into the Tian-character District and recognized a large group of young, powerful Awakened Ones as likely members of the Divine Script Society.
• Qu Jianlei found that his former estate beside Tai Du had been discovered and abandoned, but he could not determine where Bentley and Hua Xiezhi were hiding.

Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi hid in a Tian Er Residential Area town, but a Tai Du City Garrison inspection threatened to expose them. As soldiers searched their house, an enemy attack elsewhere disrupted the inspection, leaving the source of the disturbance unknown.

• Hua Xiezhi traded a Laser Pistol for Nutrient Solution, then returned to the mud-brick house where she and Xiao Moshan were hiding.
• Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi learned that Tai Du City Garrison troops were conducting the latest identity check and discussed escaping if their cover was exposed.
• Hua Xiezhi reported that San Zhi Shou's family, Black Carpenter, and his apprentice had been taken away during the inspection.
• Three City Garrison soldiers demanded the couple's identification and declared their plaques fake before beginning a search of the house.
• The ground trembled, and a Handheld Transceiver ordered Squad Three to hold position while the other troops engaged an enemy attack.

Qu Jianlei pursued the Divine Script Society warriors around Qian Jing, slaughtering them and the City Garrison as they tried to stop him. After he killed Qi Ming, Qi Qiang began to invoke their origins, but Qu Jianlei’s attack left him horrified.

• Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi wondered whether the City Garrison’s sudden trouble offered an opportunity, and Xiao Moshan decided to scout through the Underground Passage.
• Qu Jianlei headed toward Qian Jing to draw out his missing comrades and killed the City Garrison squad that opened fire on him.
• Qu Jianlei cut down the reinforcements and threatened the City Garrison until most of them stopped attacking.
• Divine Script Society warriors retreated toward Qi Ming and Qi Qiang while coordinating counterattacks, and Qu Jianlei pursued them.
• Qi Ming and Qi Qiang confronted Qu Jianlei, but he killed Qi Ming and left Qi Qiang horrified as Qi Qiang tried to invoke their origins.

Qu Jianlei reunited with Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi after slaughtering the forces pursuing them, and learned that Bentley and Claire had been captured. He prepared to help rescue them after Xiao Moshan revealed he had already collected an Item-Storing Talisman from the battlefield.

• Qu Jianlei killed Qi Ming and routed the remaining fighters, then hunted down fleeing Awakened Ones and City Garrison soldiers.
• Qu Jianlei found Xiao Moshan, who explained that Lao Ben and Claire had been captured and that Judy had died.
• Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan went to Hua Xiezhi's location and found her guarding a concealed Wood Attribute Rank C fighter.
• Qu Jianlei reunited with Hua Xiezhi, learned she had reached Rank B, and told her he had become Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei said he would clean up the battlefield, but Xiao Moshan revealed he had already collected an Item-Storing Talisman.

Qu Jianlei reunited with Hua Xiezhi and Xiao Moshan, let them support him from the shadows, and heard how the Awakened Ones had tracked down their group. The chapter left Bentley and Claire captured and Qu Jianlei preparing to act against their enemies.

• Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi recognized Qu Jianlei and offered to help him take revenge, but he warned them that the enemy had at least two Supremes and told them to stay cautious.
• Qu Jianlei replenished his spiritual energy with a Rank A Crystal while Hua Xiezhi explained what had happened after he left.
• After Wei Wushuang and Jia Mali died, a new First One of the Patrol Office traced the cultivation methods to Hua Xiezhi and her companions; Ma Long was tortured to death and Black Panther disappeared.
• Hua Xiezhi, Xiao Moshan, Bentley, and the others fled to the Tian-character District, then hid in the wilderness as the Awakened Ones closed in.
• Hua Xiezhi and Xiao Moshan returned from gathering intelligence to find their Secret Vault surrounded, and they watched Bentley and Claire get captured.

After learning that Hua Xiezhi and Xiao Moshan had been hiding in a small town near Qian Jing, Qu Jianlei went to confront the outsiders threatening them. He crushed the city’s resistance and inspired the locals, while a householder turned a gun on a Modified Warrior.

• Hua Xiezhi and Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei they had hidden near Qian Jing for three months and still did not know whether Bentley and their other companion were alive.
• Qu Jianlei told them to stay hidden, then went to Qian Jing and challenged the outsiders from Central City.
• When a Modified Warrior ordered the City Garrison to fire a city-defense cannon, Qu Jianlei dodged the Thermobaric Bomb, killed the coerced soldiers, and chopped the Modified Warrior into mincemeat.
• Qu Jianlei warned the townspeople not to help or conceal the outsiders, and witnesses were emboldened by his strength and support.
• A male homeowner aimed a Gauss Gun at a Modified Warrior and demanded to know whether he had enjoyed the man’s wife.

Qu Jianlei forced Qian Jing’s authorities to search for foreign operatives, then traveled to Zuo Jing and found the Divine Script Society preparing to fight. He suspected the Society had sent its missing forces as reinforcements after Qian Jing’s defeat.

• Qu Jianlei attacked the City Garrison base in Qian Jing, where the demoralized soldiers and their defenders were killed.
• Qu Jianlei ordered the city lord to organize house-to-house searches, killed him when he refused, and compelled the Third Boss to take charge.
• Hua Xiezhi and Xiao Moshan helped expose City Garrison squads that were protecting people, and the offenders and households hiding Modified Warriors were executed.
• The Third Boss carried out the search until dawn, then received Qu Jianlei’s order to kill those they had found and make everyone share responsibility.
• Qu Jianlei flew to Zuo Jing and found Divine Script Society members gathered beside the City Garrison base, ready to resist.
• Qu Jianlei noticed that Zuo Jing’s Society forces were much smaller than Qian Jing’s and suspected the missing members had gone as reinforcements.

Qu Jianlei attacked the Divine Script Society’s strongholds across the Tian-character District to protect Xiao Moshan and Hua Xiezhi’s identities, killing the teams in Zuo Jing and You Jing. He avoided Hou Jing and hid near Tai Du, where he prepared for the enemy’s Supreme after the 3344 Ship arrived.

• Qu Jianlei decided to destroy the Divine Script Society’s Zuo Jing stronghold and used Mental Attacks to disable Ximi before killing him.
• Qu Jianlei slaughtered the Awakened Ones and Modified Warriors in Zuo Jing, sparing City Garrison troops who did not fire, then took an Item-Storing Talisman.
• Qu Jianlei flew to You Jing and killed its team, while some City Garrison troops chose not to shoot him.
• The Divine Script Society’s surviving Rank As gathered in Tai Du and debated whether to retaliate while waiting for Central City’s Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei bypassed Hou Jing, dug a cave in the wilderness near Tai Du, and prepared for the Supreme after the 3344 Ship arrived.

Qu Jianlei ambushed the Divine Script Society’s two Supremes before they could join Tai Du City’s Awakened Ones, cutting the Wood Attribute Supreme nearly in two. As the Metal Attribute Supreme kept attacking and called for warship support, a small attack ship appeared, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Qu Jianlei recovered his spiritual energy with ten capsules, concealed the hangar entrance, and waited outside Tai Du for the incoming Supremes.
• A company-class warship landed, and its Metal and Wood Attribute Supremes discussed searching for their enemies and attacking with support from Modified Warriors.
• Qu Jianlei ambushed the Wood Attribute Supreme with a Mental Attack and a slash, then struck again and split his body in two.
• The Metal Attribute Supreme’s Heart Piercing Arrow hit Qu Jianlei but failed to penetrate his two layers of armor, revealing that he was also Metal Attribute.
• The Metal Attribute Supreme added armor and repeatedly fired Heart Piercing Arrows while waiting for the warship to join the fight.
• A small attack ship suddenly appeared, startling the Metal Attribute Supreme as he prepared to continue the battle.

Qu Jianlei battled the Metal Attribute Supreme while Xiao Hu’s Attack Ship supported him, using repeated Mental Attacks and calculated movements to evade the Heart Piercing Arrows. The Metal Attribute Supreme tried to block Qu Jianlei’s Golden Wheel Art with instant spells, setting up a direct contest of power.

• Xiao Hu’s Attack Ship destroyed the Company-Class Warship’s newly launched Attack Ship with a single shot.
• Qu Jianlei used Mental Attacks and a swift movement technique to evade the Metal Attribute Supreme’s Heart Piercing Arrows, while the Supreme endured the attacks and continued forming seals.
• Qu Jianlei weakened the Supreme’s control with golden needles and another Mental Attack, then evaded the tracking arrows again.
• Qu Jianlei summoned a two-meter Golden Gear and sent it toward the Metal Attribute Supreme.
• The Metal Attribute Supreme cast Gold Shield twice to block the Golden Wheel Art rather than trying to dodge.

Qu Jianlei defeated the Wood Attribute Supreme and then killed the Metal Attribute Supreme by exploiting a weakness he uncovered during their fight. After the Company-Class Warship crashed, he ordered Xiao Hu to leave no one alive.

• Qu Jianlei used his movement technique and Mental Strength attacks to wear down the Metal Attribute Supreme while the Wood Attribute Supreme remained mortally wounded.
• Qu Jianlei battered the Metal Attribute Supreme, discovered a weak spot near his left kidney, and pierced it with a Four-Edged Awl.
• Qu Jianlei stabbed the Metal Attribute Supreme through both eyes, killed him, and took a sachet and a Gourd Pendant from his body.
• The Company-Class Warship was hit and crashed as people on the ground prepared to fire on Qu Jianlei.
• Qu Jianlei confirmed Xiao Hu should kill everyone, and the Attack Ship's guns and cannons opened fire across the area.