Chapter Summaries

Su Shijie uncovered Tian Nuote’s plan to ambush the cargo ship and prepared to counter it. After Tal completed his final communication, Tian Nuote killed him and headed for the ship, intent on torturing Su Shijie before killing him.

• Su Shijie learned through Tal that Tian Nuote planned to ambush the ship near a mining planet in the Elf Star Domain.
• Tian Nuote showed Tal the Norton Family’s Void Stone mine and reflected on his stalled path to becoming a demigod and his hatred of Su Shijie.
• Tian Nuote ordered Tal to contact Su Shijie and learned that the cargo ship was about to leave the asteroid belt.
• Tian Nuote killed Tal to eliminate the only witness to his plan, then flew toward the ship’s route to attack Su Shijie.

Su Shijie confronted Tian Nuote after the latter destroyed a freighter, then used his spacetime abilities to defeat and erase the powerful Calamity Tier. With Tian Nuote gone, Su Shijie prepared to hunt Contamination Sources and step beyond the protections of his status as an international student.

• Tian Nuote destroyed the freighter and left Su Shijie as its sole survivor, protected by his Domain Field.
• Tian Nuote threatened Su Shijie and the civilization he came from, but Su Shijie vanished and began attacking him with Spacetime Rift.
• Tian Nuote repeatedly fled and begged for his life while Su Shijie carved him apart and tested whether he had a hidden trump card.
• Su Shijie combined Spacetime Affinity, Spacetime Fluctuation, Spacetime Rift, and Metal Empowerment to erase Tian Nuote completely.
• Su Shijie cleared away Tian Nuote's lingering obsessions and resolved to sweep through Contamination Sources without worrying about future threats.

After killing Tian Nuote, Su Shijie raided the Norton Family’s Void Stone mine using his Sea Tribe disguise. He spared the mine’s guards after stripping them of their equipment, leaving them to suspect that a hegemonic civilization’s powerhouse had killed Tian Nuote.

• Su Shijie regretted destroying Tian Nuote’s body and decided to take the Norton Family’s mining stockpile as compensation.
• Su Shijie located the mine’s warehouse and confronted its two Transcendent guards and the assembled security force.
• Su Shijie learned that Tian Norton had recently inspected the mine, then revealed that he knew of the Calamity’s fate and ordered the guards to surrender their equipment.
• When a guard questioned his demand, Su Shijie erased him with a Domain Field strike that pierced the dwarf planet.
• Su Shijie took the guards’ Spatial Equipment and battle armor, overcoming the interference between the many rings with his spacetime ability, and let the survivors live.

Su Shijie destroyed the mineral asteroid after forcing its guards to flee, then searched for a black market and tracked a departing ship when he found the market deserted. He caught up to the raiders’ transport in the asteroid belt, appearing at its window and knocking to get inside.

• Su Shijie gave the guards thirteen counts to leave the asteroid, then detonated it with his Domain Field after they escaped.
• Su Shijie consolidated the contents of about one hundred and thirty Space Rings and considered how to sell the stolen battle armor.
• Su Shijie used the Star Race positioning disk’s star map to locate a nearby black market, but found its asteroid outpost empty.
• Su Shijie detected a faint signal from a departing spaceship and pursued it through the asteroid belt using Spacetime Affinity.
• A Wood Elf captain and his mixed-race raiders discussed the destroyed mining planet when Su Shijie appeared outside their ship and knocked on the window.

After the Norton Family’s Void Stone mining planet was destroyed, Isara Anyu fled with his raider crew and reluctantly let Su Shijie aboard their ship. Su Shijie sensed Isara Anyu’s intense fear and confronted him, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Isara Anyu learned that a powerful figure had destroyed the Norton Family’s mining planet and decided to flee, suspecting the attack might be connected to a recent burst of radiation.
• Su Shijie, whose ship had broken down, clung to Isara Anyu’s spacecraft, and Isara Anyu ordered his crew to let him aboard.
• A small Raccoon Person warned Su Shijie not to cause trouble and explained that the black market had emptied after the mining planet’s destruction.
• Su Shijie questioned the crew about the attack as the small Raccoon Person led him through the ship to the bridge.
• Su Shijie noticed that Isara Anyu was far more afraid than an ordinary transcendent should be and asked whether he feared him.

Su Shijie intimidated Isara Anyu and his crew by letting them believe he was a demigod. He settled in for the ride to the Draco-D Exchange and asked Isara to tell him about his family and experiences.

• Su Shijie told the crew that they should show each other respect, while Isara Anyu said he would drop Su off at the nearest Draco-D Exchange.
• Su Shijie silently told Isara that he was afraid, and Isara mistook the message for a demigod's soul attack.
• Isara stood up respectfully, and the crew followed his lead, fearing Su Shijie might be a Calamity or demigod.
• Su Shijie praised Isara's knowledge, asked about his family and experiences, and took a seat for the journey.

Su Shijie learned more about demigods from Isara Anyu and traveled with him to Giant Lizard City, a booming black market near the Elf Race and Sky Feather Race border. There, Su Shijie planned to trade stolen goods for an unregistered personal spacecraft before letting Isara Anyu go.

• Isara Anyu explained that demigods could overwhelm opponents through their soul-based transformation, even when their destructive power seemed comparable to a Calamity’s.
• Su Shijie and Isara Anyu arrived at Giant Lizard-D, whose business had surged after Feather Qin City fell into chaos.
• Isara Anyu described how Giant Lizard City’s lord had brought in allies and expanded the city to handle its growing trade.
• Su Shijie told Isara Anyu to take him to buy and sell goods, then leave on his own.
• Su Shijie planned to exchange his stolen supplies for an unregistered personal spacecraft to separate himself from his Sea Tribe identity.

Su Shijie sold his armor in Giant Lizard City, bought a refurbished spacecraft, and obtained new alternate identities from the intelligence organization Information. He learned that the Succubus Tribe was investigating the Feather Qin City incident, leaving him concerned that the matter involving Tian Huanye remained unresolved.

• Isara Anyu brought Su Shijie to a black-market buyer, where Su Shijie negotiated a premium for his armor and sold more than a hundred suits for 450 million Feather Coins.
• The Pig-headed Man recognized that Su Shijie's armor had likely come from a recent incident, but Su Shijie warned him to keep quiet.
• Su Shijie bought a refurbished personal spacecraft and sent Isara Anyu away after finishing his purchases.
• Su Shijie visited Information and bought a batch of alternate identities without revealing his personal details.
• A Spirit Tribe staff member told Su Shijie that the Succubus Tribe was gathering information about the Feather Qin City incident, and Su Shijie left concerned about Tian Huanye.

Su Shijie and Delis entered Giant Lizard City under separate identities to attract the Succubus Tribe’s attention and compete for the city’s vacant Third and Fourth City Lord positions. Their arrival stirred questions about Feather Qin City’s collapse and brought them face to face with several local Calamities.

• Su Shijie reunited with Delis and arranged for them to enter Giant Lizard City as Ace, while he separately concealed the movements of his Sea Tribe identity and ship.
• Su Shijie and Delis decided to compete for Giant Lizard City’s vacant city lord positions, knowing their connection to Feather Qin City would draw suspicion.
• The pair visited intelligence agencies, then went to the city’s management center and were welcomed into a hidden hall.
• Su Shijie recognized Lü Su among the Calamities gathered to discuss the city lord positions.
• The assembled Calamities recognized Delis as Feather Qin City’s former Third City Lord and questioned her about the city’s fate and her companion.

Su Shijie and Delis attended the gathering to choose Giant Lizard City’s next ruler, but Duo Saladin selected Lü Su and Maya instead. Before they could leave, Ivona arrived seeking Delis, and Su Shijie recognized the Succubus grand duke as the person he had hoped to draw out.

• Lü Su confirmed Su Shijie was a formidable Calamity, prompting a High Elf who had mocked him to apologize.
• Delis claimed that Evil God Cultists with Soul-Devouring Insects had killed Feather Qin City’s Great City Lord and Second City Lord.
• Duo Saladin chose Lü Su and Maya to join him in ruling Giant Lizard City, while the rejected contenders received gifts and travel expenses.
• A rejected Half-Elf leered at Delis and suggested rebuilding Feather Qin City with her, while Su Shijie considered robbing him.
• A powerful aura spread across Giant Lizard City, and Saladin went to speak with the visitor.
• Ivona called for Delis to come out and talk, enchanting people across the city as Su Shijie recognized her as Tian Huanye’s mother.

Grand Duke Ivona confronted Su Shijie and Delis about what happened in Feather Qin City, but Delis responded with open hostility. As Ivona’s anger rose aboard the ship, Gale watched footage of her arrival while Duo Saladin wondered what had happened in the city.

• Duo Saladin and the other Calamities urged Su Shijie and Delis to speak with Grand Duke Ivona outside.
• Delis invited Ivona to their spacecraft, and the group left the port for the starry sky.
• Ivona asked Su Shijie and Delis what they knew, and Delis insulted her over her dead child.
• Ivona’s aura surged in anger, but Delis continued mocking her appearance and suspected she wanted to compete for favor.
• In Giant Lizard City, Gale admired surveillance footage of Ivona, while Duo Saladin worried about the situation in Feather Qin City.

After Su Shijie turned Ivona into a follower, he recovered from their encounter and discussed how to handle the ongoing investigation into her and the Sky Feather Race. Ivona proposed keeping the investigation active while avoiding further suspicious incidents, then offered to accompany Su Shijie and carry out his task.

• Su Shijie woke beside Ivona and Delis, overwhelmed by their seduction, and told them to get dressed so they could discuss serious matters.
• Su Shijie asked Ivona about Tian Huanye's investigation, and she confirmed that it covered both her and the Sky Feather Race.
• Ivona advised against focusing on Tian Huanxin, judging him unlikely to pose a serious threat to Su Shijie.
• Ivona cautioned that no one connected to Tian Nuote should meet with an accident soon, since people might draw conclusions without proof.
• Ivona planned to report that she had received information and would investigate before carrying out Su Shijie's task, while Delis continued her original assignment.
• Delis realized Ivona intended to leave her behind and thought bitterly that she had helped save Ivona only to be repaid with betrayal.

Su Shijie recruited Duo Saladin as a follower and learned that the Sky Feather Race secretly had Fallen Angels, powerful rulers of the Dark Starfield. Saladin revealed a plot against Su Shijie and pointed him toward a Fallen Angel domain in Canis Major.

• Ivona returned to her ship while Su Shijie and the Third City Lord went back to meet Duo Saladin.
• Su Shijie spoke with Saladin alone and made him a follower, restoring his rechargeable Sanctification ability.
• Saladin explained that Fallen Angels were Sky Feather descendants contaminated by Sanctification, including God-tier beings who ruled the Dark Starfield.
• Saladin revealed that he descended from a Fallen Angel and invited Su Shijie to visit a Dark Dominion in Canis Major.
• Saladin told Su Shijie that Gale had proposed ambushing him and Delis for Feather Qin City's wealth, but Saladin had refused.

Gale went to meet Duchess Ivona, who killed him under orders from Su Shijie and took his Calamity Battle Armor and storage ring. Su Shijie then traced the Evil God Cultists in Giant Lizard City and prepared to infiltrate their ranks to locate Contamination Sources.

• Saladin gave Gale Duchess Ivona's contact information after explaining that she wanted the two newcomers punished.
• Gale flew to Ivona, stripped off his battle armor at her command, and was crushed by her Domain Field.
• Ivona reported Gale's death to Su Shijie and handed over his Calamity Battle Armor and storage ring.
• Su Shijie searched Giant Lizard City and identified seven or eight Evil God Cultists, all at Evolutionary Tier Nine.
• Su Shijie recognized the aura of Brother 'Chaos' and planned to gain an identity among the cultists to find their headquarters and Contamination Sources.

Su Shijie infiltrated a group of Evil God Cultists, exposed their weaknesses, and brought them to meet Duo Saladin, who convinced them to cooperate with his church. After learning about their sect’s network and the dangers surrounding Prometheus, Su Shijie decided to target lesser Contamination Sources first.

• Su Shijie entered the cultists’ hideout, scolded them for their security flaws, and used his peak Transcendent aura to assert control.
• Su Shijie persuaded the cultists to swear secrecy in exchange for meeting the local church’s leader.
• Su Shijie brought the group to a safe house, where Duo Saladin revealed himself as the City Lord and demonstrated his shared Evil God faith.
• The cultists agreed to cooperate, handed over their tokens, and explained how their Spirit Tribe sect maintained ties with other churches.
• Su Shijie learned that a corrupted Calamity had survived the Prometheus incident and killed a Sky Feather Race demigod, so he decided to avoid that Planet-level Contamination Source for now.

Su Shijie infiltrated a supposedly easy Super Contamination Source on an abandoned mining planet, expecting to consume it unnoticed. He discovered that the source was only the leaking aura of a wounded, concealed Fallen Deity, which recognized his unusual means of entry.

• Su Shijie left with Delis, met Ivona, and converted her three succubus maids before reaching the Charm Kingdom with several captured spacecraft.
• Ivona briefed Su Shijie on the mining planet’s Contamination Source and its two Catastrophe-level guards as they approached aboard the Feather Qin.
• Su Shijie used his disguised identity as Ace and slipped into curvature, leaving Ivona and Delis to continue along their planned route.
• Su Shijie entered the hidden subspace and found a colossal, injured Flame Demon beside the Contamination Source.
• The Flame Demon opened its eyes and said that reaching it required a level-twenty spacetime trait and devout faith, while Su Shijie realized it was a Fallen Deity hiding and recovering.

Su Shijie deceived a wounded Flame Demon true god with a convincing account of recent events and won a mission to contact the lord of Abyssal City. Douglas Onon Flame of Fire granted him the body of a God's Emissary, leaving Su Shijie poised to carry the message to Canis Major.

• Su Shijie used his ability to read emotions and acted like a fervent Evil God Cultist while answering the Flame Demon's questions about his sect.
• Su Shijie described the Spirit Tribe's flight and the new subspace, persuading the Flame Demon that the God of Light and Shadow and Blades would soon arrive to deal with the Sacred Source.
• The Flame Demon ordered Su Shijie to swear loyalty and travel to Canis Major to tell the lord of Abyssal City that he accepted the previously proposed conditions.
• Su Shijie swore to complete the mission, concealed his true thoughts with fabricated memories, and accepted Douglas Onon Flame of Fire's gift of the body of a God's Emissary.

Su Shijie escaped the Contamination Space with Douglas’s True God thought and secretly dragged it into his subconscious, where it was corrupted by the terrifying entity at his soul core. He ordered his retainers to report the danger to the Goddess of Joy and fled after erasing the trail.

• Su Shijie escaped the Contamination Space and fled through curvature with Douglas’s True God thought embedded in his subconscious.
• Su Shijie trapped the thought with Soul Tendrils and dragged it toward his soul core.
• Douglas’s split-soul consciousness awakened, but the entity at Su Shijie’s core corrupted the thought and turned it black.
• Su Shijie disinfected the corrupted thought, then ordered his retainers to report the emergency and sacrifice Delis’s identity if needed.
• Delis used Ivona’s public authorization codes to report Douglas to the Goddess of Joy and described him as a True God.
• Su Shijie and his retainers switched ships, destroyed the Feather Qin, and erased the records of Delis’s disposable identity.

After the clash with True God-tier beings, Su Shijie decided to abandon the Feather Kingdom and investigate Contamination Sources in the Flame Demon Star Domain instead. While traveling there, he studied the cleansed thought of a Fallen True God and discovered it let him wield a weakened form of the Edict authority.

• Ivona advised Su Shijie to avoid the Feather Kingdom’s Contamination Sources and operate in the Flame Demon Star Domain, and Su Shijie agreed.
• Su Shijie decided to return to the Bright Starfield first and leave traces that explained his long stay in the Flame Demon Star Domain, while Ivona offered to provide an identity for him.
• Su Shijie, Ivona, and Delis set course for the Flame Demon Star Domain aboard the renamed, unregistered Soy Sauce, using Illegal Star Gates.
• Su Shijie sent Ivona and Delis out of his room and began studying the gains from his trip, including contamination from the thought of a Fallen True God.
• Su Shijie used the thought to merge his spacetime traits into a weakened Edict, creating and controlling a highly symmetrical construct of solidified space.

Su Shijie combined Temperature Control with his spatial abilities to create powerful low- and high-energy attacks, then learned that the Sun God had destroyed a Fallen True God tied to the Succubus Tribe’s escape. As the ship reached the Flame Demon Star Domain, Su Shijie planned to keep using separate identities and illegal routes to protect himself while heading toward Elf Country.

• Su Shijie chose Temperature Control as a new trait and combined it with Spacetime Affinity, Spacetime Rift, and Spacetime Fluctuation to create a tiny region resembling absolute zero and develop the Ice Seal attack.
• Su Shijie tested how he could store and release energy through Ice Seal and considered whether his new techniques could kill demigods, though he might die alongside them.
• Ivona told Su Shijie that the Sun God had spent seven days refining a Fallen True God of the Flame Demon Race, whose escaped thought could not be found.
• Ivona revealed that the Fallen True God was connected to the Succubus Tribe’s flight and that the clan leader may have fled to the Bright Starfield after learning his secret.
• After the spaceship reached the Flame Demon Star Domain through an illegal star gate, Su Shijie planned to travel to Elf Country under Ivona’s identity and use Delis to continue shuttling the ship between regions.