Recaps

Qu Jianlei’s starship disabled Strathford’s defenses and fire-control system, then three fighters descended to take control of the base. Paranoid cut down a Wood Attribute Supreme and demonstrated his strength, leaving the base stunned as the military watched nearby.

• The person in charge realized that Xiao Hu had breached Strathford’s control system and saw six fortresses destroyed before the fire-control system began failing.
• The person in charge weighed surrendering as the starship opened its hatch and three fighters descended, ordering Strathford’s people to put down their weapons.
• A Wood Attribute Supreme attacked with Entangle, but Paranoid struck him down with a Golden Wheel before his spell could form.
• Paranoid slashed the Golden Wheel through more than twenty sturdy buildings before stopping near the ecological sphere’s trees, and the base’s people wondered whether he was an Above Supreme pretending to be weak.

Paranoid, Qu Jianlei, and the Above Supreme confronted Duo Gan’s people at Strathford, crushing their resistance and demanding Duo Gan’s whereabouts. The chapter ended with the Above Supreme threatening to kill one person for every answer the Water Attribute Supreme withheld.

• Paranoid slashed through more than twenty houses, intimidated the Supremes and A-ranks, and descended toward the planet.
• The Above Supreme threatened to kill Duo Gan’s people unless Duo Gan appeared, prompting the person in charge to order everyone to stop fighting and surrender.
• Qu Jianlei struck a government A-rank with lightning after he mocked Duo Gan’s people, and the government personnel stayed silent as a doctor tried to save him.
• Paranoid killed an Earth Attribute A-rank who tried to treat the Wood Attribute Supreme, saying the man should have asked permission first.
• The Water Attribute Supreme said Duo Gan was not in Strathford, but the Above Supreme demanded to know where she was and killed his A-rank assistant when he refused to answer.

Jia Shuiqing forced Kefu to reveal that Duogan was nearby in seclusion, while making clear that her pursuit concerned a grudge involving Primal Warriors. Kefu agreed to lead her to Duogan after giving up on stalling for reinforcements.

• Jia Shuiqing threatened the people on Strathford Star and told the Water Attribute Supreme that her conflict with Duogan involved Primal Warriors.
• Kefu asked to speak with Jia Shuiqing privately and revealed that Duogan was in seclusion nearby.
• Jia Shuiqing rejected Kefu's request to mediate and warned him when she suspected he was stalling for Duogan.
• Kefu admitted he had been waiting for other security forces to arrive, then agreed to take Jia Shuiqing to Duogan.

Kefu led Qu Jianlei’s group toward Duo Gan while Jia Shuiqing and Qu Jianlei prepared contingencies in case the journey was a trap. After two days, they reached the dangerous Energy Turbulence Zone at the edge of the Smiling Face Star Cluster, where Kefu and Tang Lide confirmed Duo Gan was located.

• Qu Jianlei told Paranoid that he had planted hidden Logic Bombs on Strathford Star in case the group was trapped or betrayed.
• Tang Lide joined Kefu’s starship, and Jia Shuiqing allowed him to move about freely; Tang Lide and Kefu realized their hosts were confident they could control the situation.
• Nutrient Solution told Kefu and Tang Lide that Duo Gan was not qualified to be called an Exalted One, prompting them to ask about Primal Warrior inheritance and a stable path to Above Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei warned Kefu and Tang Lide that they could be spared if they did not attack, while Kefu admitted he expected to die for failing Lord Duogan.
• After two days and two nights, the starship reached the Energy Turbulence Zone, and Kefu and Tang Lide confirmed Duo Gan was inside.

Qu Jianlei and the others entered the Energy Turbulence Zone to reach the celestial body where Duo Gan was cultivating. They discovered its strange conditions could refine the bond between body and spirit, then entered its Star Corona to investigate further.

• Qu Jianlei confirmed there were no spatial anomalies, and the Unlucky Starship carried the group into the Energy Turbulence Zone.
• Kefu identified a black, high-temperature celestial body as Duo Gan’s secluded cultivation site, and the starship approached as far as its shields allowed.
• Qu Jianlei, Old Lady Jia, Nutrient Solution, and Paranoid left the starship and approached the celestial body while Kefu and Tang Lide stayed behind.
• The four discovered that the celestial body could refine the integration of body and spirit, which affected their control of their bodies after the Body Seizure.
• The four entered the Star Corona, where the Chaotic Energy pressure eased despite the higher temperature, and Qu Jianlei identified the celestial body as mostly gaseous with little solid matter and no liquid.

Qu Jianlei and his companions explored a scorching, turbulent celestial body whose electromagnetic forces disrupted their perception and powers. They breached a barrier into a lightning-filled space and began widening the opening so they could enter safely.

• Qu Jianlei led Old Lady Jia, Nutrient Solution, and Paranoid deeper into the celestial body after they found that its core damaged Mental Strength.
• The group endured chaotic currents, flying stones, rising heat, and electromagnetic interference as they advanced.
• Qu Jianlei discovered an elastic barrier ahead, and Paranoid's Golden Wheel bounced off it.
• Nutrient Solution's spear tore open the barrier, revealing a space filled with lightning, while Qu Jianlei sent a Thunder Dragon through the opening.
• Qu Jianlei formed stone shields into a doorway as Paranoid blocked the leaking lightning and Old Lady Jia and Nutrient Solution guarded him.

Qu Jianlei and his companions entered a lightning-filled barrier and searched for Duo Gan, discovering a powerful figure near the center. Nutrient Solution confronted her, but the figure revealed overwhelming Mental Strength and attacked before confirming her identity.

• Qu Jianlei entered the barrier alone, tested its dangers, then signaled Old Lady Jia, Paranoid, and Nutrient Solution to follow.
• Qu Jianlei proposed recording the lightning’s aura for an Array Plate that could distinguish friend from foe, and the group continued toward the core.
• Nutrient Solution sensed a humanoid figure with Fire Element laws beyond the Supreme level near the center, and Paranoid’s lightning attack barely affected it.
• Nutrient Solution pierced a false figure with her Fire Crystal dagger, waking a more solid figure who released the Coercive Pressure of an Above Supreme.
• The figure spread Mental Strength that carried electromagnetic force, dismissed Qu Jianlei and his companions as little ants, and formed a Big Hand to attack Nutrient Solution.

Nutrient Solution used the Soul Suppressing Bell to weaken the figure, then retreated so Jia Shuiqing and First One could confront her. The figure discovered that both women were powerful Above Supremes and realized she had provoked a formidable group, but she prepared to fight back.

• The figure attacked Nutrient Solution with a giant hand infused with fire and electromagnetic energy, but Nutrient Solution blocked it with the Soul Suppressing Bell.
• Nutrient Solution rang the bell twice, collapsing the giant hand and leaving the figure dizzy and disoriented.
• Old Lady Jia sent Nutrient Solution a message from First One to retreat, and Nutrient Solution flashed more than forty kilometers away.
• Jia Shuiqing appeared with a Wooden Umbrella, and the figure tried to flee by merging into the lightning.
• Jia Shuiqing used Ice Seal to trap the figure, who realized Jia Shuiqing was at least half a realm above Above Supreme.
• The figure noticed Nutrient Solution speaking with the man beside her and, believing he might also be Above Supreme, resolved to fight with everything she had.

Qu Jianlei and his companions captured Duo Gan after Jia Shuiqing froze her, then confronted her over attacks on the Luo Family and an ambush. Duo Gan offered compensation and denied ordering the attacks, while Paranoid realized she had mistaken him for someone else.

• Qu Jianlei decided to kill the captured figure whether or not she was Duo Gan, and Jia Shuiqing loosened the Ice Seal enough for her to speak.
• Duo Gan identified herself and offered a complete artifact as compensation for trying to take Nutrient Solution’s artifact.
• Qu Jianlei accused Duo Gan’s people of raiding the Luo Family, and she denied ordering it but accepted responsibility for failing to control her subordinates.
• Paranoid accused Duo Gan’s descendants of ambushing them with the Five Elements Battle Array, and Duo Gan mistook him for Chaoyun.
• Paranoid admitted that Duo Gan had mistaken him for someone else.

Paranoid recognized Duo Gan as Senior Gao, a former pursuer he had believed dead, and asked Qu Jianlei to spare her. After she was released, Qu Jianlei confronted her about her relative’s ambush on the team, and Duo Gan acknowledged that the offense still demanded a price.

• Old Lady Jia and Nutrient Solution teased Paranoid about Duo Gan until she revealed her face and Old Lady Jia recognized her as Senior Gao.
• Paranoid recalled his long history of fighting and fleeing from Duo Gan, then learned she had only wanted to know whether he was alive and wished him well with Mu Yu.
• Paranoid asked Qu Jianlei to spare Duo Gan, and Old Lady Jia released her from the cold energy trapping her.
• Nutrient Solution and Duo Gan discovered that both could use Nascent Soul Realm techniques, while Nutrient Solution reflected that they had both taken the wrong path.
• Qu Jianlei told Duo Gan that her elder brother’s descendant had ambushed the team with an Above Supreme Five Elements Battle Array, and Duo Gan accepted that the offender had to pay for it.

Duo Gan negotiated with Qu Jianlei’s team after her defeat, accepting responsibility for her subordinates’ actions and agreeing to surrender her Divine Script Treasures and other possessions. The team refused her offer to join, but agreed that she could sell them treasures in the future if she acquired them without using extreme methods.

• Duo Gan offered to teach the Five Elements Battle Array, but Qu Jianlei said the team had already figured it out and demanded all her Divine Script Treasures, artifacts, weapons, and research insights instead.
• Paranoid warned Duo Gan not to provoke anyone with an exceptionally formidable Five Elements Battle Array, then admitted he was looking for a solution to a problem with his Above Supreme cultivation.
• Qu Jianlei explained that Duo Gan’s subordinates had seized a longsword from the Luo Family during an academy Mystic Territory Trial and had pressured Xingluo Academy, prompting Duo Gan to accept responsibility.
• Paranoid asked Duo Gan to discipline her subordinates and provide all her Divine Script Treasures, explaining that his team urgently needed them.
• Duo Gan asked to join the team, but Nutrient Solution and Old Lady Jia refused because they distrusted her motives and the team’s information barrier.
• Duo Gan asked whether she could sell the team Divine Script Treasures in the future, and Qu Jianlei agreed on the condition that she avoid extreme methods.

Duo Gan left the sealed planet with Paranoid, Nutrient Solution, and the others after agreeing on compensation, hoping to learn more about their cultivation and leader. She joined them aboard the Unlucky Starship, where Kefu and Tang Lide learned she had been injured but remained unrestricted, and Duo Gan threatened to deal with them after they returned.

• Duo Gan tried to exchange information about the planet and magical artifacts, but Nutrient Solution warned that her cultivation path might be wrong.
• Nutrient Solution and Qu Jianlei opened the barrier, and Duo Gan explained how Fire Attribute users could pass through it directly.
• Duo Gan asked about the team's leader, and Paranoid warned her that the leader and two others were more formidable than he was.
• Duo Gan boarded the Unlucky Starship and sensed its artificial intelligence, but Paranoid gave her only a brief explanation.
• Kefu and Tang Lide boarded and discovered Duo Gan was alive and still an Above Supreme; she told them she had been injured and threatened to deal with them after their return.

Duo Gan returned to Strathford Star, dealt with the military’s challenge, and arranged compensation and secrecy after learning what had happened during her absence. After gathering treasures for Qu Jianlei and investigating the Luo Family, she came back with Little White Sweet’s Longsword and two captured Supremes who had misused her name to seize it.

• The Unlucky Starship returned to Strathford Star, where Duo Gan stopped the military from escalating the confrontation and Kefu learned that its four passengers had Above Supreme combat power.
• Duo Gan arranged an investigation into the Luo Family, ordered treatment for the injured Wood Attribute Supreme, and forbade her subordinates from discussing the artificial intelligence.
• Duo Gan dismissed Tang Lide with an Item-Storing Talisman, warned him not to repeat the title “Exalted One,” and imposed punishment on Kefu for his faults.
• Over the next half month, Duo Gan gathered magical artifacts, weapons, Divine Script materials, and talismans for Qu Jianlei, then left to handle the Luo Family’s affairs.
• Duo Gan returned with Little White Sweet’s Longsword and two captured Supremes, discovering they had used her name to seize it and had concealed their actions from Kefu.

Duo Gan brought two corrupt Supremes to Qu Jianlei’s group, where Paranoid claimed one for a clone experiment, and she later ordered an investigation into Luo Hanshuang. On the return journey, the group inspected their recovered treasures and landed on a desolate planet to test them, where the Silver Shuttle proved difficult for anyone but Qu Jianlei to control.

• Duo Gan captured two Supremes involved in extortion, robbery, and murder, then handed them over to Qu Jianlei’s group for punishment.
• Paranoid took the Metal Attribute Supreme for a clone experiment and admitted that creating a clone might help solve a hidden problem with his body.
• Duo Gan asked Qu Jianlei’s group how to contact them about future treasure finds, and Nutrient Solution suggested Strathford could hire outside workers later.
• After leaving, Duo Gan summoned her assistant and ordered an investigation into the Luo Family of Sky Hook, especially Luo Hanshuang.
• Qu Jianlei and the others sorted through recovered artifacts and weapons, and Qu Jianlei considered teaching Claire to use a broken Nine Section Whip.
• The group landed on a hot, barren planet to test their artifacts; Qu Jianlei controlled the Silver Shuttle smoothly, but Paranoid struggled to use it and Old Lady Jia asked to try.

Qu Jianlei and his companions tested magical artifacts, deciding who might use the Silver Shuttle while discovering that a damaged seal was difficult to control. Qu Jianlei then went off to test Golden Core Realm talismans, and Nutrient Solution learned he was seeking a better Thunder Cultivator artifact for Lao Ben.

• Old Lady Jia tested the Silver Shuttle and found its power lacking, while Nutrient Solution struggled to operate it.
• Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution discussed giving the Silver Shuttle to Lao Ben, but Paranoid tried to keep it for Mu Yu before Old Lady Jia allowed him to hold it temporarily.
• Qu Jianlei tested the damaged seal, found that it consumed much of his spiritual energy, and passed it to Old Lady Jia after Nutrient Solution failed to use it.
• Qu Jianlei traveled away from the group to test a Golden Core Realm Gold Spear Art talisman.
• Nutrient Solution confronted Qu Jianlei, who explained that he was looking for a specialized magical artifact for Lao Ben as a Thunder Cultivator.

Qu Jianlei and his companions discussed sharing responsibility and Paranoid’s hidden psychological strain before testing the Divine Script talismans. The Golden Spear talisman proved powerful enough to challenge Paranoid’s defenses, leaving the team convinced that the talismans could protect them but needed to be used cautiously.

• Nutrient Solution urged Qu Jianlei to share his burdens, and Old Lady Jia explained that Paranoid’s aggression had been fueled by anxiety about his hidden danger.
• Qu Jianlei disclosed that he had talismans in his Item-Storing Ring but had hesitated to let the team use them, and the group agreed to test their effects.
• Paranoid volunteered as the target for a Golden Spear talisman and tried to evade it with Instant Flash, but the spear tracked him across distances of up to twenty kilometers.
• Paranoid blocked the Golden Spear with Gold Shields and seized it after retreating, but the talisman nearly broke through his defenses.
• Qu Jianlei and his companions concluded that the talismans could provide valuable protection but might draw suspicion and jealousy, then decided to test the others.

Qu Jianlei and the others tested talismans, recovered on the planet, and prepared to leave after making progress with their cultivation and crafting. As their ship headed for Celestial Hook Star, they wondered whether Duo Gan’s unusual celestial space might have been a magical artifact, while a military fleet arrived to investigate the planet.

• Qu Jianlei and the others discovered that a Golden Core Realm Fireball Talisman could track targets within five hundred kilometers, and Qu Jianlei theorized that breaking spatial continuity might evade a spell’s aura lock.
• Paranoid asked the group to stay so Jia Shuiqing could refine the seal and he could forge a clone, and they spent a month recovering at a temporary base.
• Paranoid completed his clone, Jia Shuiqing made the seal usable, and Qu Jianlei successfully made talisman paper from an A-rank exotic beast hide but failed to draw a talisman.
• The group boarded the Unlucky Starship and left the planet, unaware that a military fleet arrived five days later to investigate a possible appearance of Exotic Energy.
• Nutrient Solution wondered whether Duo Gan’s unusual celestial space was a magical artifact, and Qu Jianlei and Paranoid considered the possibility.

After returning from their confrontation with Duo Gan, Qu Jianlei’s team distributed the recovered magical artifacts and weapons and discussed whether Yuanyuan might join them. The chapter ended with Mu Guang reporting that a Supreme who knew nothing about the team wanted to trade a magical artifact for membership.

• Qu Jianlei and his companions returned from settling their debts with Duo Gan, and Mu Yu hurried to greet Paranoid and ask about the encounter.
• Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution distributed the recovered magical artifacts and weapons, and Qu Jianlei offered to teach Claire whip techniques before Xiang Xue also volunteered to learn.
• Qinghu told Nutrient Solution that Yuanyuan planned to attempt a breakthrough to Supreme, and Nutrient Solution directed her to discuss Yuanyuan with Qu Jianlei.
• Qinghu explained that Yuanyuan had only recently regained her freedom after years of official suspicion, and Qu Jianlei said they could consider compensating her while warning that she must understand the team’s nature.
• Mu Guang told Qu Jianlei that a Supreme wanted to exchange a magical artifact for a place on the team, and assured him that the newcomer knew nothing about them.

Mu Guang’s search for intact artifacts led the team to consider protecting the long-missing Supreme Mage, while the group also arranged a reunion with Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan arrived at the villa and asked to see Ran Bingluan, now known as First One.

• Mu Guang told the team that Mage, a longtime association partner who had fled the Redemption Battlefield, wanted protection in exchange for an intact artifact.
• Qu Jianlei and the other Supremes agreed to consider the deal, but decided Mage would have to wait until an Above Supreme could meet him away from Celestial Hook Star.
• Nutrient Solution suggested giving Mage work on Zi Hong Star, and Qu Jianlei asked that Xiao Moshan and Xiao Qin first be asked whether they wanted to keep traveling.
• Yuanyuan left Celestial Hook Star under a false identity after Qinghu offered her a chance to join the group.
• Hua Xiezhi brought Yuanyuan to Qinghu, and Yuanyuan asked whether Ran Bingluan was there; Qinghu said he was now their First One.

Yuanyuan joined Qu Jianlei’s team and learned that Nutrient Solution had once guided her cultivation, while the team prepared to meet Supreme Mage on Ironwood Star. Mu Guang met Mage and arranged a visit with the team’s Above Supremes, leaving Mage to decide whether to trust their strength and offer up any remaining magical artifacts.

• Yuanyuan agreed to join Qu Jianlei’s team, and Nutrient Solution revealed that she had given Yuanyuan her inherited cultivation technique and that it needed alterations.
• Yuanyuan learned that the team had several Supreme members and received an Identification Badge before Fourth Boss and You You chose to return to the main force.
• Qu Jianlei’s group traveled to Ironwood Star to meet Supreme Mage, bringing Mu Guang, Xiang Xue, Nutrient Solution, and Old Lady Jia.
• Mu Guang showed Mage an Identification Badge, refused his request for one, and disclosed that the team had more than one Above Supreme.
• Mage agreed to visit the Above Supremes that night, while Mu Guang advised him to consider offering any other magical artifacts he had.

Mage met Qu Jianlei’s group to negotiate over his complete artifact, hoping to secure protection and support for cultivation. He retrieved the sealed Dragon Binding Rope, which Qu Jianlei identified as an artifact for Supremes, but the group’s casual reaction left Mage unsure of its value to them.

• Mage met Qu Jianlei, Nutrient Solution, and Old Lady Jia at a hotel, where Nutrient Solution revealed her Above Supreme aura and asked about his artifact.
• Xiang Xue offered Mage a business and protection, while Mage bargained for better cultivation support; Qu Jianlei said they would discuss terms after examining the artifact.
• Mage retrieved the Item-Storing Talisman from a park with Mu Guang accompanying him, then brought it back to the hotel.
• Nutrient Solution opened the box and handed the intact green Dragon Binding Rope to Qu Jianlei, who identified it as an artifact for Supremes.
• Nutrient Solution, Jia Shuiqing, and Mu Guang examined the rope, and Mage watched their casual, somewhat disappointed reactions.

Mage negotiated compensation for the artifact and traded frontline intelligence to Qu Jianlei and his companions. He revealed that enemy forces had breached two Information Barrier Breaches while the Empire refused to send reinforcements.

• First One offered Mage 150 billion for the artifact, including protection and industry compensation, and Mage asked for cultivation conditions instead of half the cash.
• Qu Jianlei agreed to provide Mage with a Super Qi Gathering Array, and Mage asked how he could earn additional benefits by sharing frontline information.
• Mage revealed that the Federation and Alliance had intensified their offensive and captured two breaches, prompting Qu Jianlei and the others to question the severity of the fighting.
• After the group refused Mage's requests for an Identification Badge and information about advancing to Above Supreme, he asked to save his reward for a future exchange.
• Mage explained that the Empire had rejected the garrison's request for reinforcements, and that troops had been killed, captured, or driven to surrender after the two breaches fell.

Mage reported the Empire’s use of the Ultimate Graveyard and shared information about several artifacts before leaving for Paradise Star. There, Mu Guang became interested in an artifact held by the young Sural, but Qu Jianlei questioned whether it suited him.

• Mage told Qu Jianlei, Old Lady Jia, Nutrient Solution, and Jia Shuiqing that the Empire had activated the Ultimate Graveyard after two breaches fell, and that infiltrators had been operating for five days.
• Mage shared more than a dozen verified artifact leads, including the Invisibility Cloak’s location, and received two billion before leaving to reach Paradise Star.
• Mage secretly made his way to Paradise Star, where Qu Jianlei and the others had already arrived.
• Mu Guang proposed pursuing a four-sided scraper artifact held by Sural, explaining that he wanted it to strengthen his attacks and hoped the team’s influence would help secure it.
• Qu Jianlei asked Mu Guang whether he wanted an artifact for restraint instead.

Qu Jianlei weighed how to distribute two magical artifacts, and Mu Guang yielded a binding rope to Qinghu while accepting that Lao Ben was better suited to the Four-sided Blade. Mage took over the guesthouse and investigated the team, growing more astonished by its secrecy and the suspicious disappearances of its enemies.

• Mu Guang declined the Dragon Binding Rope, and Qu Jianlei said he would give it to Qinghu because Mu Guang already excelled at binding spells.
• Qu Jianlei judged that the Four-sided Blade might suit the Electromagnetic Attribute, so Mu Guang agreed not to compete with Lao Ben for it and asked Qu Jianlei to find him another artifact later.
• Nutrient Solution praised Mu Guang for putting the team first and questioned Qu Jianlei about his extensive knowledge of magical artifacts.
• Mage received a message directing him to the Cloud Mist Mountain guesthouse, where he completed the handover and received a Super Qi Gathering Array from the team.
• Mage investigated the guesthouse’s history and found that the team’s identities remained hidden despite several enemy Supremes dying or disappearing under suspicious circumstances.

Qu Jianlei’s team discussed a potential recruit, received a Dragon Binding Rope, and resolved to seek magical artifacts through purchase rather than force. After Qu Jianlei successfully made Talisman Ink, Mu Guang reported a bounty to recover a stolen magical artifact, and Qu Jianlei immediately ordered the team to act.

• Fourth Boss asked Qu Jianlei to consider recruiting an old comrade from the Living Dead Organization after Fourth Boss reached the Supreme Realm, and Qu Jianlei agreed to the plan.
• Qu Jianlei gave Qinghu the Dragon Binding Rope, which she began sacrificially refining.
• Nutrient Solution and Old Lady Jia brought Qu Jianlei a list of magical artifacts, and he decided the team should first approach their owners about purchasing them.
• More than a month later, Qu Jianlei successfully compounded Talisman Ink and prepared to experiment with drawing talismans.
• Mu Guang told Qu Jianlei that someone had posted a bounty to recover a magical artifact stolen by a Supreme from the Resistance, and Qu Jianlei ordered everyone to act.