Chapter Summaries

Tiandao defeated the Corrosive Scale Wolf and Sky-Rending Spider, ended the Beast Tide in Panshi City, and began organizing aid for survivors. In Subspace, the Zodiac learned of his growing strength and decided to accelerate its search for the Key as Enit began to waver.

• Tiandao disrupted the Corrosive Scale Wolf and Sky-Rending Spider's coordinated domains, wounded the spider, and trapped the wolf in a replicated Gluttony Domain.
• Tiandao killed the Sky-Rending Spider with a combined Vector Force Line, then blasted apart the weakened Corrosive Scale Wolf with Taotie Breath.
• Tiandao slew the remaining Star Beasts across Panshi City, healed injured civilians, cleared paths through the ruins, and contacted Caroline to coordinate rescue efforts.
• Tiandao sensed the Zodiac probing Panshi City but went to the stadium to prioritize survivors and evacuation.
• In the Starry Vault Hall, the Black Shadows learned that Tiandao had killed both Calamity-class Star Beasts and resolved to accelerate their search for the Key as Aries said Enit was wavering.

After the Beast Tide devastated Panshi City, Tiandao and Jing Liuli helped rescue survivors and coordinate relief efforts. With Caroline arranging medical aid and reconstruction supplies, Jing Liuli chose to remain in the city and continue helping civilians.

• Tiandao reached the stadium, where Jing Liuli had protected more than one hundred thousand concertgoers with her Daydream barrier, and replenished its energy.
• Jing Liuli shared a map of damaged fan gathering points, and Tiandao marked hidden shelters for the rescue forces to search.
• Tiandao cleared Star Beasts and debris while Jing Liuli comforted survivors, and together they rescued a little girl trapped beneath steel rebar.
• Caroline reported that medical aid and supplies had arrived, organized searches for missing concertgoers, and prepared plans for temporary housing and reconstruction.
• Jing Liuli decided to stay in Panshi City to help the civilians, and Tiandao agreed to arrange her favorite snacks and food.

Tiandao, Caroline, and Jing Liuli worked together to clear hazards, soothe civilians, and support Panshi City’s reconstruction while sharing warm meals and memories of Ember Base. They stayed on to help rebuild, and the chapter ended with the three wishing each other good night.

• Caroline arranged warm desserts for Jing Liuli, and Tiandao suggested that he and Caroline could return to Ember Base someday.
• Tiandao cleared routes through Panshi City while Caroline coordinated reconstruction supplies and Jing Liuli accompanied him to purify residual energy and comfort workers.
• At the temporary rest station, Caroline reported that temporary housing would soon be ready and asked Jing Liuli to comfort frightened civilians.
• The three worked together to restore the settlement’s water supply after debris and Star Beast energy blocked the underground pipes.
• Tiandao, Caroline, and Jing Liuli shared dessert and childhood stories at Ember Base before retiring for the night.

Tiandao, Caroline, and Jing Liuli completed Panshi City's recovery efforts, helped a trapped child, and held a charity concert to lift residents' spirits. With the city rebuilding, the three set off for the old Ember Base to revisit their home and childhood keepsakes.

• Tiandao and Caroline agreed to return to the old Ember Base site after finishing their work in Panshi City.
• Jing Liuli comforted the children with candy and a Daydream illusion while Tiandao completed the city's final energy purification.
• Tiandao opened a safe passage through a residual Star Beast energy barrier, and Jing Liuli guided a trapped boy out of an unstable warehouse.
• Caroline confirmed that Panshi City's purification and temporary housing were complete, and the three celebrated their work.
• Jing Liuli held a charity concert in Panshi City, giving residents hope as Tiandao and Caroline helped organize it.
• Tiandao, Caroline, and Jing Liuli flew toward Ember Base to check whether their childhood keepsakes were still there.

Tiandao, Caroline, and Jing Liuli revisited Ember Base, where old keepsakes and childhood memories brought them closer together. After Jing Liuli left for a charity gala, Tiandao and Caroline began inspecting the base, while the chapter ended by revealing Yun Meng atop a giant lava monster at sea.

• Jing Liuli, Caroline, and Tiandao traveled to Ember Base and explored its preserved core area.
• Jing Liuli found her childhood candy tin, and Caroline recovered her star-chart notebook from the observation deck.
• The three spent the afternoon sharing childhood stories before Jing Liuli left for preparations for a charity gala in Martial Arts Heavenly Capital.
• Tiandao revealed that he had secretly eaten the snacks Jing Liuli hid as a child, then he and Caroline entered the base to inspect its protective facilities.
• Yun Meng appeared atop a small-mountain-sized lava monster in another sea.

Yun Meng returned to Ember Base and reunited with Tiandao and Caroline, then set off for Martial Arts Heavenly Capital to meet Jing Liuli. As Tiandao and Caroline restored the base and prepared to surprise Liuli with her old candy tin, Yun Meng hinted that Liuli would be needed for a matter involving other Starborn.

• Yun Meng flew Xiao Jin, now a Calamity-class Purgatory Demon Dragon, back to Ember Base after teasing it for getting lost.
• Tiandao retrieved Jing Liuli's old candy tin from the dormitory ceiling, and he and Caroline agreed to save it for her return.
• An energy alarm alerted Tiandao and Caroline to Yun Meng's arrival, and she explained that Tiandao had contacted her and that Doctor had sent her to the base.
• Yun Meng learned that Jing Liuli had gone to Martial Arts Heavenly Capital for a charity gala and decided to go there and bring her back.
• Yun Meng departed on Xiao Jin, while Tiandao and Caroline stored the tin and resumed checking the base's defenses.
• At the charity concert venue, Jing Liuli sneezed, wondered if Tiandao and Caroline were thinking of her, and offered the staff late-night snacks.

Yun Meng surprised Jing Liuli at the charity gala rehearsal, teasing her about sweets and childhood training while watching her perform. After rewarding Jing Liuli for her successful song, Yun Meng reunited with Tiandao and Caroline, and Tiandao returned a hidden jar of Jing Liuli’s old candy.

• Yun Meng arrived at the gala on the Purgatory Demon Dragon and teased Jing Liuli, taking a bite of her mango mousse and recalling an embarrassing childhood incident.
• Jing Liuli fled backstage to prepare for rehearsal, then learned from Caroline’s message that Caroline and Tiandao were on their way.
• Jing Liuli performed “Daydream” at the gala, and Yun Meng watched with pride before giving her a warm drink as a reward.
• Tiandao and Caroline arrived, and Jing Liuli complained that Yun Meng had bullied her.
• Tiandao gave Jing Liuli the old tin of candy she had hidden at the base, and Yun Meng affectionately chided her for accusing her of bullying after receiving a reward.

During Jing Liuli’s charity gala performance, the Abandoned Star Pirate Gang sabotaged the venue and tried to attack her, but Yun Meng, Tiandao, Caroline, and Xiao Jin stopped them. After Jing Liuli finished her song, Yun Meng brought Star Beasts from her Cloud Kingdom to join the group as they prepared for a greater crisis.

• Jing Liuli performed at the gala while Yun Meng watched from her seat atop Xiao Jin.
• A saboteur from the Abandoned Star Pirate Gang caused an electrical failure and rushed Jing Liuli, but Yun Meng, Tiandao, Caroline, and Xiao Jin subdued him.
• Jing Liuli returned to the stage and finished her song, then received a charity trophy after the gala.
• Xiao Jin retrieved Jing Liuli’s forgotten cake and shared it with her after shrinking to a pet-like size.
• Yun Meng opened a gateway to her Cloud Kingdom, and several Star Beasts came out to help the group face the coming crisis.

Yun Meng revealed her history as an Association prodigy who was expelled after choosing to resist during the turmoil twenty years ago, and she led the group toward Ember Base to hear the Doctor’s full account. On the way, their Star Beasts lightened the tense journey with playful antics while remaining alert to danger.

• Yun Meng told Tiandao, Jing Liuli, and Caroline that she had been recruited into the Association at fourteen, became one of its Seven Heroes, and was removed after opposing its cautious approach during a split twenty years earlier.
• Yun Meng explained that the Doctor rescued her from the Confinement Tower, and that her Cloud Dream Star Source awakened during their escape, creating the Cloud Kingdom.
• Yun Meng revealed that the General President, Enit, had helped them escape and said the old turmoil had only been suppressed; she then announced that they would return to Ember Base to learn the whole truth from the Doctor.
• During the flight, Xiao Jin and Ink Shadow tussled over candy, while the Flowing Light Sparrow Bird exposed Jing Liuli’s hidden stash and Yun Meng rationed sweets for everyone.
• The Star Beasts briefly prepared for danger when they saw stardust outside, then relaxed when it proved harmless, and the group continued toward Ember Base.

Doctor Dragon revealed the history of the Star Beast-human peace contract, his own origins as the Calamity-class Star Beast Cang Ming, and the truth behind the Star Project. With the General President’s old wounds worsening and war approaching, he told Tiandao that he had three years to prepare to lead the New Federation and the Star Beast Royal Court toward a decisive confrontation.

• Doctor Dragon explained that the fifty-year contract between Enit and the Star Beast Royal Court was about to expire, and that both sides intended to pursue their own aims afterward.
• Doctor Dragon revealed that Enit had slain three Legendary Star Beasts but suffered an old injury that the Royal Court planned to exploit when it erupted.
• Doctor Dragon disclosed that he had once been Cang Ming, a Calamity-class dragon-shaped Smart Machine Star Beast, and that he and Enit had jointly conceived the Star Project.
• Doctor Dragon said he had become the first Starborn by using himself as an experimental subject, while he and Enit had staged a rift to protect their research from its opponents.
• Doctor Dragon told Tiandao and the others that the General President could suppress the coming crisis for at most three years and that Tiandao was the only candidate to take his place.

Doctor tasked Tiandao and the others with preparing for a decisive conflict three years later, while Tiandao agreed only because mastering his fused powers would protect his own freedom. After a year of training, Tiandao neared legendary-grade strength, and the group prepared to confront Federation factions conspiring with the Royal Court’s radicals.

• Tiandao refused to become the Federation’s guardian but accepted a three-year preparation period and priority access to cultivation resources to master the fusion of Star Core and Star Source powers.
• Doctor assigned Yun Meng to train with Xiao Jin, Jing Liuli to practice coordinated combat with Ink Shadow, and Caroline to improve defenses and develop suppressive weapons.
• Tiandao trained in the Star Power Amplification Chamber as Yun Meng, Jing Liuli, and Caroline honed their own skills with the Star Beasts.
• After a year, Tiandao could control his fused powers and neared legendary grade, while secret alliances formed between Federation powers and the Royal Court’s radicals.
• Doctor proposed luring the conspirators into attacking Ember Base, assigning the group to trap, track, and intercept them so they could gather intelligence.
• Tiandao resolved to crush anyone who threatened his independence as the group continued preparing for the conflict ahead.

After a week of intense training, Tiandao joined his companions for a meal and agreed to balance his training with rest and support from the others. Doctor then announced that their plan was nearly ready, and the group prepared for the first targets to take the bait, with the vanished Ember set to reappear as Glimmer.

• Jing Liuli persuaded Tiandao to join her, Ink Shadow, Yun Meng, and Xiao Jin for roasted Star Beast jerky after his training.
• Caroline told the group that her Suppression Potion could disable high-level Star Beasts for about fifteen minutes, and she planned to refine it with Spirit Fox's saliva.
• Yun Meng, Caroline, and Jing Liuli warned Tiandao that exhausting himself could harm his foundation, and Tiandao agreed to rest and adjust his training.
• Doctor contacted the base and said the plan was nearly ready and the first targets would likely take the bait within half a month.
• Yun Meng reinforced the flame traps and warning arrays, Caroline returned to the laboratory, Jing Liuli inspected the hidden passages, and Tiandao headed to the training grounds as Ember was poised to reappear as Glimmer.

Tiandao and the Glimmer Squad prepared for an approaching attack, training, refining recovery potions, and securing Ember Base. At midnight, the warning devices activated, and Tiandao ordered everyone to follow the plan as the attackers arrived.

• Tiandao left the kitchen to train, while Jing Liuli and Ink Shadow inspected the base for intrusions.
• Caroline refined a recovery potion for Tiandao with help from the Spirit Fox.
• Yun Meng and Xiao Jin set layered traps and Star Energy warnings around the base perimeter.
• Caroline delivered the recovery potion to Tiandao, and the team reported that their preparations were complete.
• At midnight, the warning devices glowed, and Tiandao told the team to proceed according to plan as several figures sprang into action.

Three intruders with Dark Star Envoy traits attacked the base, but Tiandao and the others captured them before they could reach the core. The team discovered the captives carried prohibited control chips linked to a powerful remote operator and prepared to investigate the technology and reinforce the base.

• Yun Meng and Xiao Jin triggered the perimeter traps as Tiandao attacked the three infiltrators, while Jing Liuli and Ink Shadow disabled two of them.
• Caroline and the Spirit Fox disrupted the final intruder’s burning Star Source, allowing Tiandao to suppress and bind all three captives.
• Caroline identified Quantum Docking Chips in the captives and detected signs that someone had remotely controlled them from at least ten kilometers away.
• Tiandao ordered the captives transferred to the deepest dungeon for signal analysis, assigned Caroline and Jing Liuli to investigate the chips, and tasked Yun Meng with strengthening the perimeter defenses.

Tiandao and his allies uncovered the Iron Dome Family’s renewed effort to control Star Envoys with quantum interface chips and traced its operation to an abandoned factory. Tiandao and Jing Liuli infiltrated the factory, where Tiandao confronted Tie Jin and the Iron Dome Family’s advanced Smart Machines.

• Caroline and Jing Liuli identified the captured Dark Star Envoys’ chips as banned Iron Dome Family technology and traced their control signals to an abandoned factory.
• Tiandao concluded the Iron Dome Family was testing its Mechanoid Legion Project, while Yun Meng reported reconnaissance signals near the base and prepared its defenses.
• Tiandao assigned Caroline to monitor and crack the chips, Yun Meng and Xiao Jin to defend the base, and Jing Liuli to accompany him to destroy the factory’s production equipment.
• Tiandao and Jing Liuli traveled in disguise to the factory, but Smart Machine guards detected them and attacked as they approached the core laboratory.
• Tiandao held the guards back while Jing Liuli entered the factory, then Tie Jin appeared with high-grade Smart Machines and challenged Tiandao’s domain with one of his own.

Tiandao and Jing Liuli attacked an Iron Dome Family factory, where they fought Tie Jin and uncovered the family’s Miracle Stone research and hidden Smart Machine factories. They escaped with the stolen data, while Tie Jin survived and the conflict with the Iron Dome Family continued.

• Tie Jin activated Mechanoid Dominion, retook control of the Smart Machines, and attacked Tiandao, who destroyed several machines while fighting off the factory’s forces.
• Jing Liuli infiltrated the third underground level, disabled the laboratory’s equipment, restrained two researchers, and used Spirit Fox to retrieve the Iron Dome Family’s research and deployment data.
• Tie Jin revealed that the giant Dome Mecha carried part of the Miracle Stone: Law’s authority, allowing it to resist Tiandao’s Vector Field and wound him.
• After receiving Jing Liuli’s data, Tiandao interfered with the mecha’s internal circuits, struck its core perception module, and forced Tie Jin to trigger an explosion.
• Tiandao and Jing Liuli escaped the factory as the Dome Mecha exploded, while Tie Jin survived the blast and crawled from the ruins.
• Jing Liuli sent the stolen data to Caroline and Yun Meng as Tiandao and the others headed back to base.

After returning from the battle with Iron Dome Family data, Tiandao and his companions treated his injury, analyzed Tie Jin’s Backup Factory, and prepared the base’s defenses. Jing Liuli held a supervised livestream that nearly revealed Tiandao, while a faint signal and Tie Jin’s escape left the group expecting another attack.

• Tiandao returned to the base with Jing Liuli, where Yun Meng greeted them and Caroline treated Tiandao’s wound while analyzing the Iron Dome Family data.
• Caroline, Yun Meng, and Jing Liuli arranged defenses against Tie Jin’s expected attack, including strengthening the shield, setting perimeter traps, and using Xiao Jin and Jing Liuli’s abilities for protection and warning.
• Jing Liuli asked to borrow the base’s livestream equipment for the Star Net Live Broadcast Gala, and Caroline agreed under strict supervision.
• During Jing Liuli’s livestream, Tiandao accidentally crossed the camera’s edge, prompting Caroline to blur the footage and Jing Liuli to redirect the fans’ attention to the Spirit Fox.
• After the livestream, Caroline warned Jing Liuli to be more careful, while Tiandao watched the group share a relaxed moment at the base.

Jing Liuli and the others enjoyed a brief, warm respite at their base while Caroline tracked Tie Jin’s reappearing signal and warned that his Backup Factory was likely beneath an abandoned starport in the western Federation. The next morning, Jing Liuli agreed to use only a thread of Dream Power to sense the starport, despite the danger of detection.

• Caroline found that Tie Jin’s weak communicator signal had returned near an abandoned starport, while Jing Liuli arranged for her fan club to keep livestream attention from exposing the base.
• Tiandao and Caroline warned Jing Liuli not to investigate Tie Jin with Dream Power because his Mechanoid Dominion Field could cause a dangerous backlash.
• Yun Meng brought cookies, and the group shared a relaxed meal while discussing the Iron Dome Family’s Smart Machines and their ability to absorb Star Beast energy.
• Through the night, Caroline tracked Tie Jin’s signal, Tiandao stood guard, and Yun Meng and Xiao Jin checked the base perimeter as Jing Liuli fell asleep with the Spirit Fox.
• The next morning, Caroline said Tie Jin’s Backup Factory was probably underground beneath the western Federation’s abandoned starport, and Jing Liuli began sensing the area with a carefully limited thread of Dream Power.

Jing Liuli sensed Tie Jin’s Backup Factory beneath the Abandoned Starport, and the Glimmer Squad prepared and began a raid to destroy it. After fighting patrol Smart Machines and disabling a sensor trap, the group headed toward a weak point in the factory’s energy barrier, while Tie Jin waited for them underground.

• Jing Liuli used Dream Perception to locate Tie Jin’s Backup Factory and identify a weak point in its energy barrier, allowing Caroline to plan the raid.
• Caroline assigned roles for the mission, and Jing Liuli posted a message telling her fans she would be away from streaming until she returned with a surprise.
• The team ate breakfast, finalized their routes and precautions, changed into combat gear, and set out for the Abandoned Starport.
• Tie Jin watched the Glimmer Squad’s approaching vehicle and declared that Tiandao and Jing Liuli had finally arrived.
• Jing Liuli detected a sensor trap and two patrol Smart Machines, while Caroline cracked the trap and Tiandao, Yun Meng, and Xiao Jin fought the machines with Jing Liuli’s help.
• Caroline warned that more Smart Machines were coming, and the team followed Tiandao toward the eastern ventilation duct entrance to the energy barrier’s weak point.

Tiandao’s group fought through Tie Jin’s ambush at the abandoned factory while Caroline and Jing Liuli broke the Energy Barrier to reach the Backup Factory. Jing Liuli entered to hack the control system as Caroline and Spirit Fox held off Tie Jin, with Tiandao and Yun Meng racing to join them.

• Jing Liuli sensed Tie Jin’s Smart Machine forces approaching, and Caroline led the group into an abandoned control room while Tiandao covered their retreat.
• Caroline disrupted the Smart Machines’ signals as Jing Liuli identified their weak points, then the group fought their way toward the ventilation duct entrance.
• Caroline and Jing Liuli attacked the Energy Barrier together, but Tie Jin arrived with guards and ordered them killed.
• Caroline and Spirit Fox fought Tie Jin while Jing Liuli broke the barrier, then Jing Liuli entered the Backup Factory to hack its control system and contacted Tiandao and Yun Meng.
• Tie Jin wounded Caroline as she and Spirit Fox held him back, while Tiandao and Yun Meng broke through the encirclement and rushed toward them.