Chapter Summaries

After Insects attacked Muye Star, the Alliance uncovered eggs disguised as gravel and launched an urgent cleanup. Qing Zhixun and the others suspected Qin Hongjun was responsible, but the insects’ origin remained unknown.

• Young visitors without Protective Suits were devoured on Muye Star, while a family wearing the suits survived; footage spread across the Star Net and prompted warnings and orders to stay home.
• Alliance Guards and biologists found that the Insects’ eggs resembled lifeless gravel, then moved citizens to temporary settlements and treated the soil and affected areas.
• Xi Xiu, A Xian, He Yinlei, and Flora discussed the Insects’ rapid growth and disguise; A Xian and He Yinlei suspected their master had altered them and said Qin Hongjun needed to be stopped.
• Qing Zhixun and Fang Jinyu traced the outbreak to eggs carried in the luggage of two families from the Mingzhao Star System, whose members had become hosts and died.
• Fang Jinyu confirmed that the dead families had no genetic matches to Qin Hongjun, leaving the source of the eggs and the families’ reason for traveling to Muye Star unexplained.

Fang Jinyu traced the insect outbreaks to families lured by anonymous messages promising a Mental Power breakthrough, but the Insects spread through most of the Jingsu Alliance despite repeated warnings. The crisis worsened as larvae survived cleanup efforts and the divided Ye Family failed to defend the Tianning Star System, forcing Fang Jinyu to request reinforcements.

• Qing Zhixun asked Fang Jinyu to investigate the affected families’ social records, medication use, and Mental Power breakthroughs.
• Fang Jinyu discovered that the families had received anonymous emails promising a breakthrough method in exchange for delivering packages to designated locations.
• The Alliance issued repeated warnings, but people continued investigating the offers, and Insects spread through most of the Alliance’s star systems.
• Some insect eggs survived cleanup, and the larvae hid in forests before growing large enough to hunt intelligent lifeforms.
• The Ye Family’s internal factions refused to help defend Tianning Star System, allowing its Insects to mature into adults.
• Fang Jinyu asked Ying Pingyan for support at Tian'ao Fortress.

As the Insects attacked the Tianning Star System, Ye Yunhan refused to share his forces with the Alliance Guards, while other families stepped in to fight. Fang Jinyu and Qing Zhixun discussed the Ye Family’s power struggle and a plan for a new Guard Team, as the Elder Council warned that the Alliance would not prioritize rescuing the system if its internal conflicts continued.

• Ye Yunhan refused to cooperate with the Alliance Guards because he feared the Ye Family would seize the forces he had reclaimed.
• Fang Jinyu reported the Ye Family’s refusal to the Elder Council, which sent additional personnel and allowed other families to offer help.
• Several families sent elite forces to join the Alliance Guards and fight the Insects, giving the exhausted soldiers a chance to rest.
• After the first day of battle, Fang Jinyu told Qing Zhixun how Ye Yunxuan and the Ye Family had taken Ye Yunhan’s power while Ye Zhenwei was asleep.
• Fang Jinyu proposed gathering soldiers from the Fang Family and other families into a Guard Team to monitor activity around the star systems, and Qing Zhixun agreed.
• Qing Wenxu informed Qing Zhixun that the Elder Council would not prioritize reinforcing the Tianning Star System in a large-scale war unless it resolved its internal problems, while Ye Yunhan’s adjutant urged him to focus on the system’s safety.

Ye Yunhan sent Tianning Star's soldiers to help the Alliance Guards fight the Insects after realizing that withholding them could cost him support, but the delayed response led to widespread deaths and rapid Insect evolution. Fang Jinyu and the Alliance struggled against the tougher, genetically modified Insects as the threat to Jingsu continued to grow.

• Ye Yunhan sent Tianning Star's soldiers to join the Alliance Guards while he stayed behind to defend the main planet.
• Fang Jinyu and Ying Pingyan decided to evacuate some Tianning Star citizens, but soldiers found many residents dead after Insects consumed them underground.
• The Alliance ordered underground facilities closed, and Yuanri moved its soldiers' training to the Virtual Network.
• Fang Jinyu joined Tian'ao Fortress's soldiers to fight Insects that were far tougher and larger than the ones Xi Xiu and Qing Zhixun had faced.
• Xi Xiu explained that the Insects' genes had been modified again, while Qing Zhixun told Fang Jinyu their shells had grown much harder and their abdomens were no longer vulnerable.

Fang Jinyu organized a heavy mech unit to fight the Insects after Qing Zhixun explained their weaknesses and warned that orbital weapons were a dangerous last resort. As the battle began, Fang Jinyu drew an Insect’s fury so his partner could locate its consciousness storage areas.

• Qing Zhixun told Fang Jinyu that direct Mental Power attacks required power above 3S and suggested using starship cannons only as a last resort.
• Fang Jinyu and Ying Pingyan formed a three-thousand-soldier heavy mech unit and headed to the battlefield.
• Fang Jinyu paired with As, coordinated the team’s communications, and used biologists’ findings to plan how to locate the Insects’ consciousness storage areas.
• Fang Jinyu approached an Insect in his mech and baited it into attacking so As could judge its aura and search for the storage areas.
• The Insect became enraged after failing to reach Fang Jinyu’s mech or its occupant.

Fang Jinyu and As killed an Insect by blinding it, targeting its scattered consciousness regions, and attacking its abdomen, then shared their tactics to clear the infestation. After fifteen days, the surviving Insects were gone, but possible eggs remained, and Tianning Star’s citizens were relocated while the Ye Family and other warriors stayed behind.

• Fang Jinyu blinded the Insect with light cannons while As identified its scattered consciousness regions and pinpointed targets for specialized weapons.
• Fang Jinyu drew the Insect’s attacks as As struck its consciousness regions, then they attacked its protected abdomen and prepared to destroy it from within.
• Fang Jinyu and As killed the first Insect and shared their combat experience, helping the soldiers clear the remaining Insects more quickly.
• Fang Jinyu and Ying Pingyan spent fifteen days clearing the Insects, while soldiers in protective gear handled the eggs and the Elder Council arranged to relocate the citizens.
• Ye Yunhan and the Ye Family chose to remain on Tianning Star, where the ruined Central City and the loss of the family’s dominance left him facing a greatly reduced share of power.

After the Ye Family’s collapse, Ye Yunhan focused on finding the children created through Wei Lanshan’s experiments, hoping to use them to restore the family’s power. He planned to force one child to return by threatening to expose her origins, despite knowing the Alliance would uphold the children’s right to refuse.

• The Ye Family fractured after losing public support, and Ye Yunhan mourned its decline and Ye Zhenwei’s continuing unconsciousness.
• Ye Yunhan learned that Subject 95 had been found in an Orphanage, but her poor health and limited talent led him to leave her there.
• Using genetic matching, Ye Yunhan found two other children with strong 3S Mental Power who served at Haian Fortress and the Tianwei Garrison.
• Ye Yunhan resolved to make one of the remaining children return to the Ye Family, even if he had to reveal her origins and ruin them both.
• Despite his loyal subordinates’ objections and the Alliance’s laws, Ye Yunhan remained determined to reclaim the Ye Family’s power on Tianning Star.

After Ye Yunhan sought contact with the two children whose genetic information linked them to the Ye Family, Boranlan consulted Lin Zeyu and chose to meet him. She also asked about Tiantian and Subject 99, ending her conversation with concern about Tiantian’s condition.

• Ye Yunhan requested the girls’ IDs and arranged to speak with them, while both agreed because they wanted to learn what had happened to the other children from their escape.
• Boranlan contacted Lin Zeyu, who explained that Ye Yunhan wanted her to return to the Ye Family and told her she could choose between the family and the Starry Sea.
• Boranlan decided how to respond to Ye Yunhan and asked Lin Zeyu for Tiantian’s address so she could send her things.
• Boranlan asked Lin Zeyu about Subject 99, and he explained that Wei Lanshan had kept the child’s appearance hidden and had provided the children with equipment that helped them survive.
• Boranlan spoke with Lin Rumei, and they hoped they might meet Subject 99 someday before Boranlan expressed concern about Tiantian’s worsening condition.

Boranlan chose to return to the Ye Family, while Lin Rumei decided to build a life with her partner and support Boranlan from afar. As upgraded Insects threatened Yuari Station, Zhang Xiaoxiang’s ambition put his teammate Yuan Hui in danger during their mission.

• Boranlan and Lin Rumei discussed their choices: Boranlan decided to return, while Lin Rumei planned to hold a partnership ceremony with Yu Wensheng and apply to serve at his station.
• Lin Rumei’s partner supported her refusal to help the Ye Family, and Lin Rumei resolved to support Boranlan if she returned.
• Ye Yunhan celebrated after learning that his two daughters had agreed to meet him.
• Upgraded Insects overran a remote planet near Yuari Station, so Qing Zhixun sent Wang Zichun’s team, including Zhang Xiaoxiang, to fight them in Protective Suits.
• When their attacks failed, Zhang Xiaoxiang ordered Yuan Hui to act as bait so he could attack the Insect from behind, leaving Yuan Hui shocked and disillusioned.

Yuan Hui refused Zhang Xiaoxiang’s plan to use him as bait, and Wang Zichun recalled him before the maneuver could cost him his life. Zhang Xiaoxiang returned to battle under Buhete’s supervision, where Buhete’s harsh tactics left him battered and nearly caught in an explosion.

• Yuan Hui rejected Zhang Xiaoxiang’s order to approach the Insects and contacted Wang Zichun for help.
• Wang Zichun recalled Yuan Hui and warned Zhang Xiaoxiang that his plan violated regulations.
• Zhang Xiaoxiang fought alone, killed three Insects, then retreated from their hunting range.
• Wang Zichun paired Zhang Xiaoxiang with Buhete as an assistant, placing Buhete in charge of the attack.
• Buhete’s demands and tactics left Zhang Xiaoxiang badly shaken, and Zhang Xiaoxiang injected himself with a painkiller.
• Buhete planted an explosive in an Insect and Zhang Xiaoxiang barely escaped the blast before criticizing Buhete for nearly getting him swallowed.

Zhang Xiaoxiang challenged Buhete to a fight after Buhete provoked him, then joined him in pursuing more kills and merit. Their mission led them into a forest where powerful King Insects surrounded them, leaving Zhang Xiaoxiang facing an immediate attack on his mecha.

• Buhete provoked Zhang Xiaoxiang by questioning his combat ability, and Zhang Xiaoxiang challenged him to a match after the mission.
• Over two days, Zhang Xiaoxiang and Buhete killed more than a hundred adult Insects and took first place on the mission leaderboard.
• Zhang Xiaoxiang proposed targeting an area with more Insects to earn additional merits, and Buhete agreed to the challenge.
• At the new mission site, they encountered unusually large Insects and more than a dozen King Insects that used Mental Power to command their underlings.
• When Zhang Xiaoxiang asked Buhete for a solution, the two argued, and an Insect lunged at Zhang Xiaoxiang's mecha with its purple-glinting pincers.

Zhang Xiaoxiang and Buhete struggled to kill the rapidly breeding Insects, prompting Wang Zichun to evacuate the citizens and plan a mass bombing. During the evacuation, Zhang Xiaoxiang learned about the Zhang Family’s ambitions and thought of his partner, Kuang Biru.

• Zhang Xiaoxiang and Buhete worked together for more than four hours to kill a King Insect, but newly hatched larvae quickly grew by consuming its body.
• Wang Zichun reported that the teams could not kill the Insects quickly enough, and Qing Zhixun ordered him to evacuate the citizens and lure the Insects together for bombing.
• Wang Zichun and the Alliance Guards moved the citizens to a space isolation zone, where professionals would check them for dormant eggs.
• Zhang Xiaoxiang approached the Zhang Family children and learned that their missions involved gaining control of both the Elder Council and the Supreme Commander position.
• Zhang Xiaoxiang thought of his partner, Kuang Biru.

Wang Zichun’s forces contained and destroyed the Insects on the planet, then returned to the garrison as the Alliance faced a new outbreak near Gaia. The biologists discovered that the Insects had mutated again.

• Wang Zichun evacuated the planet’s citizens to an aerial quarantine facility while soldiers pushed the Insects toward the desert.
• Wang Zichun’s soldiers captured the Insects with specially developed nets and destroyed them in sealed desert tubes using weapons containing inhibitors.
• Wang Zichun assigned Zhang Xiaoxiang to Buhete’s squad as deputy captain, and Zhang agreed in hopes of earning more merits.
• Qing Zhixun convened an emergency defense meeting after Insects appeared across more than a dozen star systems and devastated an Administrative Star near Gaia.
• Biologists examining the latest outbreak discovered that the Insects had mutated again.

Xi Xiu and A Xian led a garrison mission to an Administrative Star overrun by mutated Insects. After studying the robots’ battle data, Xi Xiu organized the warriors into teams of four and sent them into battle.

• Mutated Insects spread across several of Yuanri’s Administrative Stars, and Xi Xiu and A Xian were dispatched to one of them.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian prepared their starship against possible Insect attacks before teleporting to the ground with the team.
• Hungry Insects swarmed toward the arriving warriors, while Combat Robots engaged them first to gather battle data.
• Xi Xiu and Qiu Shaorong concluded that warriors needed to fight in teams of four, then used the ranking system to assign teams.
• Xi Xiu separated Yang Jiuqing and Hu Yingyi to lead their own teams and prepared to enter battle with A Xian.

Xi Xiu and her team fought a king insect in the southeast area, exploiting a weak spot at the roots of its wings to disable it. She then isolated the insect from the soil where it had been laying eggs.

• Xi Xiu sent the teams out to hunt insects and ordered them to return to camp before sunset.
• Xi Xiu led Aona, Nide, and Kassel against a king insect while Qi Mang kept it occupied.
• Xi Xiu identified a weak patch at the insect's wing roots and directed her team to attack it when its wings opened.
• Aona and Xi Xiu struck the insect's wing roots, allowing Nide and Kassel to deliver a decisive attack.
• Xi Xiu used the Isolation Device to separate the weakened insect from the soil filled with its eggs.

Xi Xiu and her team fought the Insects, then worked through the night to improve the Combat Robots’ battle programs so they could finish the planetary cleanup within five days. The chapter left them preparing to resume the battle at dawn with a faster combat mode.

• Xi Xiu shared the first battle’s findings, and the team killed the next Insects more quickly as she adjusted the Combat Robots’ programs.
• A Xian fought the Insects and vowed to make Qin Hongjun answer for the suffering he had caused the Alliance’s citizens.
• Xi Xiu led the team back to their airborne camp, where the soldiers were disinfected and checked for Insect eggs before resting.
• Flora told He Yinlei about the psychological strain of fighting the Insects, and He Yinlei said they expected to clear the planet in about five days.
• Xi Xiu, A Xian, Qiu Shaorong, and Qi Mang designed and tested a new combat program using their battle data, then uploaded it to the robots before dawn.

Xi Xiu and A Xian led warriors and Combat Robots in a desperate effort to eradicate the Insects in their sector and prepare to reinforce another forest. Meanwhile, Fang Jinyu struggled to dispatch enough forces to support twenty star systems, leaving garrisons to rotate their strongest teams through the missions.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian split from their teams so they could kill Insects faster, while staying close enough to provide support.
• Xi Xiu's group and the other warriors fought through the day, killed Insects, and placed their corpses in Isolation Devices for transport to a desert processing site.
• Xi Xiu checked the other teams' progress and ordered them to finish the mission within four hours before returning to midair to rest.
• Flora recorded the warriors' colorful mechas hovering in the sky as a keepsake during their break.
• Fang Jinyu dispatched Alliance Guards to support twenty star systems, and the Elder Council ordered garrisons and frontier posts to send teams in rotating deployments.

Xi Xiu’s team completed its mission on Yuanri without losing a soldier, then learned that Zhen had joined the battle in Sulaina and proved her strength. On the way back, Xi Xiu’s soldiers treated their wounded after another group’s failure to fight properly, and Tarasha hinted that the team captain’s background explained their behavior.

• Xi Xiu killed the last Insect on Yuanri, and her team finished clearing the area and monitoring for newly hatched Insects.
• Xi Xiu and Qiu Shaorong led their team to the planet’s frozen north, where they helped another group eliminate the Insects and eggs without losing any soldiers.
• Zhen joined the fighting in Sulaina after securing a safe place for the children, and Xi Xiu watched her battle and sent her advice on how to improve.
• Xi Xiu’s team supported other groups and found Hu Yingyi, Yang Jiuqing, and several soldiers injured after their allies hesitated during combat.
• Flora questioned the other soldiers’ conduct, and Tarasha explained that their captain was not a military academy graduate assigned by the Central Brain; he confirmed Flora’s guess about Gaia.

After returning from their mission, Xi Xiu and 909 learned about the Insects’ advance and the Alliance’s defensive measures. They began investigating Aifolan’s influence on men, and Xi Xiu concluded that Aifolan carried both an ethereal purity and an alluring aura at once.

• Xi Xiu checked the injured warriors and received Elisa’s report that Belka’s people were training on the transit planet, whose defenses had been strengthened and space routes closed.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian answered Elisa’s training questions and warned her to stay alert for the Insects.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu that the Insects had reached Anvile’s borders, where Wu Jingyang and the nobles were guarding defense lines and using measures to detect and destroy them.
• Wu Jingyang shared Anvile’s tested anti-Insect methods with the Elder Council, which ordered star systems to adopt them as Alliance Guards returned to protect Gaia.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian studied Aifolan’s videos, and Xi Xiu explained that Aifolan combined an ethereal, pure aura with an allure that seemed to captivate men.

Xi Xiu and A Xian suspected Aifolan was connected to the Insects after finding irregularities in her file and discussing the men drawn toward Mingyun Star. As millions headed there, the Alliance concealed the star chart and prepared defenses while Xi Xiu waited for information from Gaia.

• Xi Xiu reviewed Aifolan's file and noted that no one had seen her during a ten-day stay in the school's infirmary, while her eyes appeared purple despite records stating they were black.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian speculated that Aifolan might have another identity and could be drawing people to Mingyun Star as food for the Insects.
• Xi Xiu said Ximo and Sika had nearly gone to Mingyun again, but Suo Feihua had them knocked out and put into deep sleep.
• Qiu Shaorong and Su Jinbao reported that roughly ten million men across the Alliance were heading toward Mingyun Star.
• Xi Xiu explained that the Elder Council had concealed Mingyun's Star Chart to delay the travelers and give the Alliance Guards time to prepare.