Chapter Summaries

Tian Huanye learned that the Justice Goddess had rejected his reserved competition slot after Su Shijie reported it, and he took the setback as an insult from an inferior human. He enlisted Sata to bring Su Shijie to him, then waited in his palace, intending to punish him.

• Tian Huanye flew into a rage after learning that the Justice Goddess had rejected his reserved slot because Su Shijie had reported it.
• Tian Huanye sent the injured catwoman for treatment and contacted Sata, ordering him to bring Su Shijie over in Huanye's name.
• Sata eagerly accepted, seeing Huanye's order as a chance to retaliate against Su Shijie for years of humiliation.
• Tian Huanye studied Su Shijie's image and waited for him, planning to demand an apology and punish him.

Su Shijie refused to surrender his Radiant God Race tournament slot to Huanye and rejected Sata’s attempt to bring him in for questioning. He appealed to the Justice Goddess for arbitration, leaving Sata and the watching crowd caught off guard.

• Li Chuandao warned Su Shijie that Sata was using Huanye’s influence to seize him, but Su Shijie refused to give up his tournament slot.
• Sata arrived with Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe members, shook Su Shijie’s dormitory, and demanded that he come see Huanye.
• Li Chuandao and Mutual Aid Association directors intervened, while John Williams advised Su Shijie to apologize and seek mediation.
• Su Shijie addressed the gathered students, framing the dispute as an attempt to undermine the Radiant God Race’s fair tournament.
• Su Shijie requested that the Justice Goddess arbitrate, accusing someone of attacking a tournament contestant and leaving Sata confused.

Su Shijie called on the Justice Goddess to judge Sata’s attack, and she fined and deported Sata while awarding the Sand Tribe’s reduced study-abroad quota to humanity. When Sata rejected the ruling and attacked, Professor Isaac subdued him and summoned Tian Huanye, leaving Huanye rushing over in confusion.

• Su Shijie requested a Justice Goddess ruling and explained that Sata had attacked him.
• The Justice Goddess fined Sata 170,000 Feather Coins, ordered his deportation, and transferred 300 Sand Tribe study-abroad places to humanity.
• Sata refused the ruling and charged at Su Shijie, who made him explode with a casual strike.
• Professor Isaac crushed Sata with his Domain Field after he tried to attack again.
• Sata invoked Lord Huanye, so Professor Isaac angrily called Huanye over.
• Tian Huanye’s palace shattered, and he hurried to Professor Isaac without knowing why he had been summoned.

After Isaac rebuked Huanye and expelled Sata, Torres backed Su Shijie against Huanye’s threats, keeping the dispute within the academy. When John Williams blamed Su Shijie for endangering the Earth Federation, Su Shijie revealed that he possessed Human Tribe Imperial Bloodline.

• Isaac scolded Huanye, ordered him to leave, and had the half-dead Sata sent back to the Sand Tribe for expulsion.
• Huanye taunted Su Shijie, but Torres confronted him and insisted academy disputes stay within the academy.
• Huanye backed down and left, and Su Shijie thanked Torres for intervening.
• John Williams criticized Su Shijie for offending the Sky Feather Race, while Ma Panpan defended him.
• Su Shijie challenged John Williams over his contributions to the Federation, then revealed that he possessed Human Tribe Imperial Bloodline.

Su Shijie's Imperial Bloodline was exposed, provoking alarm and opportunistic attention from the gathered trainees while John Williams was blamed for revealing it. Back in his dormitory, Su Shijie told Nan Mingxi he had chosen the moment deliberately, and Nangong Ye began considering how to protect and promote him in the Feather Kingdom.

• The trainees deduced that Su Shijie possessed an Imperial Bloodline and realized Ma Panpan had been brought in to take the blow.
• The Canine Tribe princess and a Little Fishman Tribe chieftain's son tried to approach Su Shijie, while Ma Youliang mourned the exposure.
• The trainees condemned John Williams for endangering a human Imperial Bloodline, and Su Shijie left for his dormitory.
• Su Shijie reassured Nan Mingxi that he had revealed his bloodline deliberately to gain status and access to greater benefits in the Feather Kingdom.
• Nangong Ye contacted Su Shijie, learned he was pursuing a secondary path, and considered notifying Dawn and raising Su Shijie's importance through diplomatic channels.

Su Shijie refined his Myriad Streams Convergence technique while news of his Imperial Bloodline spread through the academy, drawing concern from Prometheans who secretly plotted against him. As the Galaxy Fighting Competition approached, Su Shijie chose to travel on a Feather Kingdom ship and look around before the event, leaving his plans to use it as bait in motion.

• Su Shijie continued developing Myriad Streams Convergence, hoping to gain new Bloodline Traits by combining different factions.
• Promethean exchange students celebrated Su Shijie's Imperial Bloodline, but their Transcendent ordered Tarak to track him and report when he left the academy.
• The Radiant God Race's Galaxy Fighting Competition finalized the Foreign Languages Academy's two slots for Su Shijie and Torres.
• Torres offered Su Shijie a place aboard a Feather Kingdom ship, but Su Shijie declined to travel with him so he could explore along the way.

Su Shijie prepared to travel alone to the Galaxy Fighting Competition, whose unusual rules and immense rewards drew the attention of many factions. After discovering he had set out alone, Prometheus agents planned to hunt him, while Su Shijie tested the Flying Feather’s systems and prepared to lure pursuers into an ambush.

• Su Shijie used a hypnotic suggestion to keep Nan Mingxi from following him and reassured her that Torres would help protect him.
• Su Shijie learned the Galaxy Fighting Competition’s age limit, power restrictions, rewards, and location at Galaxy Continent.
• Su Shijie accepted the Flying Feather spacecraft and refused to travel with the Sky Feather instructor or Torres’s group.
• Tarak told Lord Takson that Su Shijie had departed alone and revealed that he had placed a tracking chip on the spacecraft.
• Lord Takson suspected Su Shijie might be using an insect clone as protection, but decided to recruit allies for an attack.
• Su Shijie tested the Flying Feather’s speed and found that his Electromagnetic Induction could interfere with its signal systems.

Su Shijie studied his ship’s navigation data and prepared to enter the Feather Qin-C Dark Starfield, where he hoped to arrange a hunt for his enemies. Disguised as Ling Yin, he reached Feather Qin City and discovered its sparse entry rules.

• Su Shijie examined the ship’s star map, recorded nearby Contamination Sources, and chose the Feather Qin-C Dark Starfield as his destination.
• Su Shijie used a divine oracle to guide Tarak and considered the Catastrophes and possible hidden threats surrounding his enemies.
• Su Shijie disabled parts of the ship’s systems to simulate interference, then disguised himself as Ling Yin before departing for Feather Qin City.
• Su Shijie traveled through warp for about two days and studied how the ship’s Domain Field interacted with distorted space.
• Su Shijie scanned the dark asteroid belt, found Feather Qin City’s entry notices, and read its rules against killing in the main district, forced buying and selling, and port theft or damage.

Su Shijie arrived at the Dark Starfield black market and sought ways to make money and trade intelligence. At the Information Hut, he revealed that two Calamities would soon pass nearby, and the succubus receptionist said she needed to report it to her superiors.

• Su Shijie landed at the Dark Starfield spaceport and used his Transcendent aura to deter hostile onlookers.
• Boris offered to guide Su Shijie to the Information Hut and explained that it sold unregistered terminals and listed jobs.
• Su Shijie followed Boris to the Information Hut, where a succubus receptionist greeted him and offered to assess any intelligence he had.
• Su Shijie told the receptionist that two Calamities would soon pass nearby.
• The succubus receptionist reacted with shock and said she needed to report the information before the Information Hut could offer him a price.

Su Shijie sold the Third City Lord intelligence about an approaching Calamity in exchange for ten million Feather Coins and a new identity. After confirming the payment and changing his disguise, he began revealing that Calamities from the Sand Tribe and the Beast Tribe were coming.

• The Third City Lord met Su Shijie and questioned him about his Calamity intelligence.
• Su Shijie identified the target as the only Calamity of a certain civilization and negotiated a fee of ten million Feather Coins.
• The Third City Lord arranged payment and provided Su Shijie with a Spirit Tribe gel mask and a terminal for a new identity.
• Su Shijie used his Domain Field to change his disguise, confirmed the money had arrived, and began disclosing the incoming Calamities from the Sand Tribe and the Beast Tribe.

Su Shijie learned that the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe might send Calamity Tiers to the Dark Starfield, then explored Feather Qin City for ways to earn money. He entered the Bloody Arena and registered to challenge its powerful Blood Elf defender for a prize of 17.43 million Feather Coins.

• Su Shijie told the Third City Lord that the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe might come to the Dark Starfield, and she asked him to stay while she checked the information.
• Su Shijie accepted a tracking wristband and explored Feather Qin City, where he searched for ways to make money.
• Su Shijie discovered the Bloody Arena and learned about its fights, wagers, and arena defense matches.
• A Transcendent succubus warned Su Shijie that the current defender was a powerful Blood Elf with a Divine Bloodline.
• Su Shijie learned that the defender's prize pool had reached 17.43 million Feather Coins and registered to challenge them on credit.

Su Shijie entered Feather Qin City’s Bloody Arena and challenged its reigning Transcendent champion, Bloodthirster. He resisted Bloodthirster’s mental attack, defeated him with his Domain Field, and won the match.

• Su Shijie learned the arena’s rules and chose to challenge the Transcendent champion rather than enter the Evolutionary Tier arena.
• Bloodthirster mocked Su Shijie as a traitor, and the crowd gathered to watch their match.
• Bloodthirster attacked Su Shijie with a Spirit Spear, but Su Shijie endured it without pausing.
• Bloodthirster created seven convincing illusions to attack from multiple directions.
• Su Shijie used his Domain Field to find Bloodthirster’s real body and punch him into the arena ring.
• Bloodthirster conceded, and the arena declared Su Shijie, contestant Ace, the winner.

Su Shijie defeated the Bloodthirster, completed his Gourmet profession during six days of arena defense, and faced a Green Demon Calamity who challenged him on the final day. Su Shijie bet heavily on himself, leaving the old Green Demon worried that he had walked into a trap as their fight was about to begin.

• The Bloodthirster admitted defeat, asked how Su Shijie had broken his illusions, and left after warning him not to lose the arena defense.
• Su Shijie earned arena prize money and betting winnings, then rested and compiled the Gourmet profession over the next six days.
• A gaunt old Green Demon arrived as a challenger on the final day, and the city crowd began placing bets.
• The spectators realized the challenger was a Calamity, and the odds shifted sharply in his favor.
• Su Shijie bet all seventeen million Feather Coins he had on himself, prompting the old Green Demon to suspect Su Shijie had deliberately lured him into a losing wager.

Ace revealed himself as a Calamity Tier fighter in the Bloody Arena, won Lü Su’s forfeit, and accepted the City Lords’ invitation to Feather Qin City’s mansion. He met the three City Lords and assessed the Great City Lord as a powerful opponent.

• Ace and Lü Su revealed their Calamity Tier strength, and Lü Su conceded after their Domain Fields clashed.
• Ace praised Lü Su’s control, while Lü Su regretted betting on the match and accepted his loss without hostility.
• A City Lord invited Ace and Lü Su to the mansion, and the spectators agreed to give Ace his reward early.
• Ace and Lü Su flew to the City Lord’s Mansion, where Ace met the Great City Lord, Second City Lord, and Third City Lord.
• Ace told the City Lords he had expected to be slightly stronger than the Great City Lord, whose Domain Field matched his own.

Lü Su obtained Void Spirit Flowers from Feather Qin City, while Su Shijie persuaded the City Lords to join a plan to ambush the Sand and Beast Tribes. Meanwhile, Takson assembled an overwhelming force to hunt the Queen of Blades and her allies, confident that their target could not counter them.

• The Great City Lord agreed to provide Lü Su with two Void Spirit Flowers and sell him the rest at cost, and Lü Su promptly left.
• Su Shijie proposed that Feather Qin City's three City Lords help ambush a Sand or Beast Tribe territory in exchange for half the spoils, and they agreed.
• Takson tracked his target to the Dark Starfield and, after Tarak warned him of possible dangers, arranged for both the Sand Tribe emperor and the Beast Tribe Great Shaman to join the hunt.
• Prometheus, the Sand Tribe, the Beast Tribe, and Tian Huanye brought a large force aboard the spacecraft to kill the Human Transformation Tier Imperial Bloodline and deal with the Queen of Blades.

Su Shijie and the three City Lords ambushed the Sand Emperor and Beast Tribe Great Shaman in the asteroid belt, overwhelming them with four Calamities. As the attackers gradually forced the two to reveal their trump cards, the Sand Emperor finally threw a handful of fine needles, making two City Lords retreat in alarm.

• The Third City Lord asked Su Shijie how he had lured the two Calamities away from their ancestral planets, and he said he had found something they could not refuse.
• Tian Huanye, Takson, the Sand Emperor, and the Beast Tribe Great Shaman entered the asteroid belt aboard a spacecraft, which was crushed by an external force; only the Sand Emperor and Great Shaman escaped.
• Su Shijie and the three City Lords surrounded the two survivors and demanded their surrender, while the Sand Emperor and Great Shaman offered terms to be released.
• Su Shijie and the City Lords attacked, steadily restricting the Sand Emperor and Great Shaman as the pair fought back with their weapons and concealed abilities.
• The Sand Emperor threw a handful of fine needles from his Space Ring, prompting the Third City Lord and Great City Lord to retreat.

Su Shijie witnessed the Sand Emperor fall to the Ox Hair Needles, then ambushed and killed the Great City Lord and Second City Lord. The Beast Tribe Great Shaman revealed his hidden Evil Spirit Transformation and threatened to become a Contamination Source that would devour Feather Qin City.

• The Sand Emperor unleashed Ox Hair Needles that devoured him and multiplied, forcing the Third City Lord to evade them with her Domain Field.
• The Beast Tribe Great Shaman accused the Earth Federation of arranging the battle, and the Great City Lord was caught by Su Shijie's spacetime power and killed.
• Su Shijie struck down the Second City Lord with a mental attack and electromagnetic flying swords while the Third City Lord remained trapped dealing with the Ox Hair Needles.
• The Beast Tribe Great Shaman accused Su Shijie of targeting Feather Qin City's wealth, then transformed into a huge twisted spirit body after revealing Evil Spirit Transformation.
• The Beast Tribe Great Shaman threatened to become a Contamination Source and devour Feather Qin City, warning that Su Shijie would face judgment.

Su Shijie defeated the Beast Tribe Great Shaman, turned Delis into his believer, and claimed Feather Qin City's hidden treasures. The chapter ended with him discovering the city’s prized Star Race Templar Warrior armor.

• The Third City Lord begged Su Shijie for help as the Beast Tribe Great Shaman transformed into an evil spirit, but Su Shijie drained the Great Shaman with his Soul Tendrils.
• Su Shijie used Spacetime Stasis to freeze the Soul-Devouring Insects, then made the Third City Lord open her mind and transformed her into a believer named Delis.
• Delis offered to reveal Feather Qin City's hidden vaults, and Su Shijie ordered her to collect its wealth and later visit the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe without creating a Contamination Source.
• Delis led Su Shijie to a hidden vault, where he found a rare Star Race Templar Warrior armor suit with warp travel and numerous advanced defenses.

After looting Feather Qin City and gathering more resources from the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe, Su Shijie resumed his journey to Galaxy Continent. He arrived via the Radiant God Race’s stargate and discovered that the destination lay amid a vast cluster of black holes.

• Su Shijie counted the spoils from Feather Qin City and learned from Delis how wildly Calamity Tier strength varied.
• Delis flew the captured spaceship to collect goods from the Sand Tribe and Beast Tribe while Su Shijie returned to his Flying Feather.
• Su Shijie repaired the ship’s communications and positioning systems, checked the news, and messaged Nan Mingxi and the two little ones that he was safe.
• Su Shijie traveled through Skyfeather Civilization and Radiant God Race stargates toward Galaxy Continent, briefly observing the Radiant God Race’s star-bound home.
• Su Shijie emerged near the Galactic Core Black Hole Cluster and realized Galaxy Continent lay at the gravitational equilibrium point between the black holes.

Su Shijie arrived at Galaxy Continent and learned that its unstable wilderness and dangerous wormholes made the settled regions small and difficult to maintain. After reaching Radiant City, he sensed the overwhelming presence of a god and considered how to keep his own strength and traits concealed.

• Su Shijie entered Galaxy Continent, where a Mechanical Squid robot explained that unstable Psionic Wormholes and shifting terrain limited the areas civilizations could occupy.
• Su Shijie studied the continent’s dangers and resources, then suspected the Radiant God Race had organized the competition because it had discovered a restricted wormhole or subspace entrance.
• Su Shijie flew to Radiant City and saw its vast Elf Race territory and enormous wooden structures.
• Su Shijie sensed a sacred figure atop the city’s central tower and realized that directly confronting a True God might expose him.
• Su Shijie decided he could reveal his True God Bloodline to disguise his traits if necessary, but hoped to avoid doing so.