Chapter Summaries

Xi Xiu rejected Ye Yunhan’s attempt to reclaim her, while A Xian reminded him that Xi Xiu had Anvile and the Qing Family behind her. Ye Yunhan learned that Qing Zhixun was Xi Xiu’s partner, ended the call, and resolved to investigate her mother.

• Ye Yunhan accused Xi Xiu of hiding her talent to bargain with him, and A Xian said Xi Xiu was an honorary Anvile noble with no reason to rely on the Ye Family.
• A Xian told Ye Yunhan that Xi Xiu also had the Qing Family’s support, prompting him to check her file for her partner’s identity.
• Ye Yunhan saw that Xi Xiu had bonded with Qing Zhixun and accused her of concealing it to spite him.
• Xi Xiu called Ye Yunhan vicious, and he decided not to antagonize her further because he might benefit from her success.
• Ye Yunhan ended the call after claiming that he was still Xi Xiu’s father, then decided to investigate her biological mother.

Xi Xiu learned that Ye Yunhan and the Wang family were digging into her origins and considered revealing the truth about the forbidden experiment to stop the Ye Family from claiming her. As the Qing Family learned Ye Zhenwei was close to recovering, Xi Xiu's proposed way to settle the matter remained unresolved.

• Ye Yunhan asked the Wang family to investigate Hong Xixiu's mother, hoping to uncover leverage against Xi Xiu and the Qing Family.
• Xi Xiu blocked Ye Yunhan and ordered Deng Guanghuai and Lei Qingru to investigate the Wang family and keep them occupied.
• Xi Xiu discussed exposing the experiment with A Xian, but A Xian warned that doing so could damage Xi Xiu's future and Wei Lanshan's reputation.
• Xi Xiu considered Ye Zhenwei's recovery the best way to stop Ye Yunhan, while Qing Zhixun learned that Fu Xuan had completed Ye Zhenwei's surgery and that she could recover within days.
• Qing Zhixun told Qing Wenxu about Ye Yunhan's plans and Xi Xiu's past, and Qing Wenxu recalled that the Qing Family had distrusted Ye Zhenwei from the start.

Qing Wenxu and Qing Zhixun discussed how to punish the Wang Family and keep Ye Zhenwei under control after her body was repaired and her Mental Power began to regress. Xi Xiu told Lin Rumei and Boranlan that she would not return to the Ye Family, leaving the two women to accept that she would pursue her own path.

• Qing Wenxu agreed with Qing Zhixun's plan to strike back at the Wang Family for targeting Xi Xiu.
• Qing Wenxu explained that Ye Zhenwei's body was recovering, but her Mental Power had stopped expanding and might be regressing; the Elders planned to monitor her and send her away from Gaia after she woke.
• Qing Zhixun urged Qing Wenxu to send Ye Zhenwei to Tianning Star to replace Ye Yunhan, reducing her access to Xi Xiu and Alliance information.
• Qing Zhixun asked Qing Wenxu to help deal with the Wang Family, and Qing Wenxu agreed to protect the Qing Family's own.
• Xi Xiu told Lin Rumei and Boranlan that she would not return to the Ye Family, and Lin Rumei suggested they arrange a video call.

Xi Xiu met Li Zhengfeng aboard Jiuxing's Starship and analyzed data tied to Qin Jian and Qin Hongjun, which the Elder Council hoped would help them anticipate future threats. More than ten days later, the Hanhai People massed a fleet in Musar near Aura, and Aura's leaders prepared to defend against an attack.

• Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Qing Zhixun secretly traveled to Jiuxing's Starship, where Li Zhengfeng showed them newly discovered data and Xi Xiu identified its uses.
• Qing Zhixun connected the Elder Council, which learned that Qin Jian had supplied Qin Hongjun's plans for the Eternal Robots and Bio-constructs.
• Xi Xiu and the others returned to the base and resumed their ordinary routines.
• The Hanhai People assembled twenty thousand Starships and two hundred carriers in Musar, one light-year from Aura, and waited while observing the Alliance's response.
• The Alliance distributed a combat manual with guidance on fighting Combat Robots, while Enweit prepared for a possible hidden transmission attack.
• Qing Yuhui arrived in Aura and convened a meeting with Enweit and Aura's ruling nobles, who concluded that Aura's forces could handle the assembled Hanhai troops.

Aura prepared to defend itself against the Hanhai People, with Enweit heading to the border to join Musar and put Xi Xiu’s teachings into practice. Qing Yuhui saw how much Aura had changed, while Xi Xiu praised Enweit as he set out for battle.

• Qing Yuhui consulted the Elder Council, and Aura transferred warriors from the Tianwei garrison and Tian'ao Fortress to support its defenses.
• Enweit took his personal guard team to the border to rendezvous with Musar, while Aura prepared its weapons, supplies, and forces for war.
• Qing Yuhui visited Aura and was surprised by the Aola People's new hospitality and the planet's orderly, welcoming atmosphere.
• Enweilian apologized to Qing Yuhui for Aura's past discourtesy and explained how Hong Xixiu had helped bring about the Aola People's changes.
• Enweilian and Manli decided to explore the Alliance after the crisis, while Qing Yuhui left confident that Aura would repel the Hanhai People.
• Xi Xiu answered Enweit's call aboard his starship, praised his growth and Aura's Star Lord, and Enweit happily accepted her approval.

Enweit thanked Xi Xiu for training him and sought her advice before leading Aura’s forces against the Hanhai People. He prepared to coordinate with Tian'ao Fortress, while Xi Xiu encouraged him to trust himself and act cautiously.

• Enweit thanked Xi Xiu for guiding his training, and she urged him to protect Aura and its people.
• A Xian encouraged Enweit to stand firm against the Hanhai People, and Xi Xiu reminded him to prepare backup, retreat, and battle plans.
• Enweit asked whether Xi Xiu might be transferred to Tian'ao, then explained that he worried about friction between Aura’s soldiers and the humans at the fortress.
• Xi Xiu reassured Enweit about working with humans, and A Xian urged him to take the first step toward better relations.
• Enweit described his initial dealings with Berik and his nervousness about coordinating with human officers, and Xi Xiu promised to prepare practical advice for him.

Enweit’s intelligence revealed that the Hanhai People and several allied systems were preparing to invade Aura, unaware that the Aola People had changed their military practices. After intense training, Xi Xiu and A Xian rested in the forest, where Xi Xiu reflected on the battles still ahead.

• Enweit persuaded Aura’s leaders to cooperate more closely with humans, and Aura secretly strengthened its warriors through academy training and his plans.
• Enweit received intelligence through Nine Stars’ channels that the Hanhai People and the Musar, Inkuila, and Samuel Systems were preparing to attack and seize Aura’s energy.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian reached the forest, where Ebony and Night Soul Grass foraged while Xi Xiu reviewed 909’s training and the team’s progress.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian reflected on their grueling combat practice before climbing a tree and falling asleep in the cold forest.
• Xi Xiu woke to find Ebony curled beside her and Night Soul Grass sleeping on A Xian’s head, then thought about the peace she hoped to enjoy after defeating the monsters.

Xi Xiu and A Xian received an urgent Level Two mission after armed, unidentified intelligent lifeforms appeared on Yuanri. As their teams reached the planet, Xi Xiu identified the creatures as human-faced beings with eight tentacles, and the soldiers prepared to investigate them.

• A Xian pushed Night Soul Grass from her hair, and Xi Xiu had Ebony make it a vine nest where it could rest.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian received orders to join a five-team deployment to confront unidentified armed lifeforms in Yuanri, then packed and assembled with their teammates.
• Xi Xiu assigned training duties to the soldiers staying behind before her group departed with the other teams aboard two Starships.
• During the flight, Xi Xiu and Xie Qingzhu agreed their teams would work together on the planet's western side.
• Xi Xiu refined the creatures' blurry images and discovered their human faces were paired with eight flexible tentacles, which A Xian found repulsive.

Xi Xiu and Team 909 studied the strange Tentacled Creatures and traveled to Moda to investigate them. After learning about the Moda People and coordinating with Star Lord Asik, Xi Xiu landed her Starship on the icy planet to begin the mission.

• Xi Xiu recognized that the creatures resembled concepts from Qin Jian's system, which the Central Brain was close to cracking.
• Team 909 studied the creatures during the journey, and Xi Xiu decided they would investigate their strength before fighting.
• Xi Xiu's Starships arrived above Moda, homeworld of the short, snow-white Moda People, during the planet's harsh winter.
• Star Lord Asik briefed Xi Xiu on the creatures, which had been contained behind a Protective Shield, and gave her team permission to enter Moda.
• Xi Xiu adjusted her team's equipment for the cold and landed one Starship on the ice fields, where its exterior blended into the surroundings.

Xi Xiu and the Yuanri warriors met Moda’s Star Lord Asik, who explained that an unknown force had targeted Moda and that he had requested their support. Asik revealed that the strange creatures were contained near Moda Star and that the God of Stars had given him an instruction, which he left unexplained.

• Xi Xiu’s group and Xie Qingzhu’s group traveled to Moda’s Central City and arrived at Asik’s office building.
• Asik welcomed the warriors with Sida and assessed them favorably after seeing their respectful conduct.
• Asik explained that he had requested Yuanri’s help because he sensed a greater danger and did not trust the Elder Council with his warning.
• Xi Xiu assured Asik that the garrison would support Moda and asked him to give them any task within their ability.
• Asik said the strange creatures were contained 0.1 light-years from Moda Star and mentioned that the God of Stars had instructed him.

Xi Xiu and Asik prepared an investigation into the unknown creatures, whose Mental Power could control other beings. The chapter ended with the Moda unable to identify controlled warriors or explain how the creatures’ power worked.

• Xi Xiu agreed to form an investigation team, and Asik arranged Moda assistance and observation-point access.
• Xi Xiu and Xie Qingzhu planned to inspect the observation point, gather firsthand data, and have Moda make disguise devices for entering the creatures’ Starship.
• Asik warned that warriors below 2S Mental Power must stay away from the creatures because they could be seduced or controlled.
• Asik showed footage of a creature erasing its opponent’s Mental Power and making it obey commands, then said they needed to capture one alive to learn more.
• Xi Xiu asked whether controlled warriors could be identified, and Sida said they looked no different from others while the Moda still had no explanation or solution.

Xi Xiu and A Xian went to Moda’s observation station to investigate creatures searching for a rumored object that supposedly gave the Moda People foresight. As the creatures remained trapped in a simulated Moda Star, Sida explained the history behind the rumor and the mistrust it had caused.

• Xi Xiu decided to take A Xian and the others to the observation station while Xie Qingzhu stayed aboard the Starship to command the operation.
• A Xian warned Wu Jingyang and Anvile about the creatures’ ability to control people below 2S.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian’s group reached the observation platform and helped set up an invisible net that prevented the creatures from escaping or sending information out.
• The Moda People simulated Moda Star’s central region, and surveillance showed that the creatures were searching for something.
• Sida told Xi Xiu and A Xian that the rumor of an object granting the Moda People foresight was false and explained their unusual brains and the history of conflict over the rumor.
• A Xian and Sida discussed how outsiders persisted in believing what they wanted, while Sida recalled the Alliance’s restrictions against wars between species.

Xi Xiu and A Xian infiltrated the creatures' ranks to capture specimens and gather intelligence. After disguising themselves as two sedated creatures and taking their communication terminals, they cracked the passwords and successfully passed as their targets.

• Xi Xiu reviewed the observation data, learned the creatures had been ordered to attack Moda, and decided to capture one for study.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian used a Stealth Fighter to enter the simulated area, set teleportation coordinates, and sent a robot to listen in on the creatures.
• The creatures' leader ordered an attack on Moda's shielding devices after the group suspected the landing area was deceptive.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian sedated two creatures, disguised themselves as them, and placed teleportation devices on the unconscious pair.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian took the creatures' communication terminals, cracked their passwords, and used the creatures' genetic information to make the terminals accept them.

Xi Xiu and A Xian disguised themselves as the tentacled creatures and infiltrated their Starship to gather intelligence. They discovered the creatures ate intelligent beings’ brains, used Star Beast genes to grow extra limbs, and were preparing to fire a barrier-breaking weapon.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian used the Moda People’s disguise device to blend into the creatures’ gathering and followed them aboard their Starship.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian recorded the Starship’s interior and transmitted their observations to the Alliance observation station.
• The creatures attached themselves to the walls and drank a transparent nutrient containing what appeared to be brain tissue.
• Xi Xiu investigated the creatures’ weapons and memorized the parameters of a device resembling the Jingsu Alliance’s barrier-breaking weapon.
• A Xian discovered that the creatures’ leader ate the brains of its own kind, while Xi Xiu found that Star Beast genes had given the creatures extra tentacles and that juveniles were raised to become soldiers.

Xi Xiu and A Xian returned from infiltrating the creatures’ Starship with specimens and intelligence, prompting the Moda People to prepare for war. As the creatures breached the barrier, Xi Xiu and Xie Qingzhu led forces to surround them and draw them away from Moda Star.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian escaped as the creatures’ leader fired the Starship’s weapons, then returned safely with specimens for the Moda People to study.
• Xi Xiu warned Sida about the creatures’ corrosive mucus, and she and A Xian described their unusual feeding, strength, and leadership challenges.
• After learning the creatures had broken through the barrier, Xi Xiu led the remaining people back to the Starship while the Moda warriors prepared to fight.
• Asik raised Moda Star’s protective barrier, equipped the population with weapons and escape tools, and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
• Xi Xiu divided the warriors into teams and joined Xie Qingzhu in leading an encirclement, planning to lure the creatures away from Moda Star.

Xi Xiu, Sida, and the Moda People lured the unknown creatures to a barren planet disguised as Moda Star and prepared to trap them there. As the creatures began landing, Xi Xiu led the charge while the Moda forces took their positions for battle.

• Sida and the Moda People altered a barren planet and its Star Chart to make it look like Moda Star, while Xi Xiu changed the creatures’ Star Chart to direct them there.
• The creatures discovered the first deception but, after seeing the simulated starport and Moda ships unloading cargo, believed they had found the real planet.
• Xie Qingzhu and the Moda warriors sealed the starfield after the creatures entered the barren planet’s capture range, while Xi Xiu hid among the unloading crews and went to the surface.
• The creature leader divided its forces into numbered territories and sent warriors down first to test the Moda People and hunt for food.
• The Moda People evacuated most of the planet’s inhabitants and positioned their fighters around the surface and in space as Xi Xiu ordered them to prepare for battle.
• Xi Xiu rushed to meet the first creature approaching the ground, and Sida was stunned when he could not keep up with her.

Xi Xiu and the warriors used the Moda People’s agent to defeat several creatures, but the creatures adapted by hiding the openings in their suckers and forced the team to retreat. The Moda People’s research revealed an unknown gene in the creatures, suggesting they came from beyond the Jingsu Alliance or the other side of the Star Domain Gate.

• Xi Xiu used her auxiliary weapon and the Moda People’s agent to immobilize and kill the first creature, then quickly defeated two more.
• The warriors learned to combine the agent with their mechs’ precision-targeting system, raising their hit rate and accelerating their attacks.
• The creatures twisted their tentacles together to hide the suckers’ openings, ending the warriors’ advantage, so Xi Xiu ordered a retreat behind the safety barriers.
• Xi Xiu had the warriors tow away the creatures’ Starship, trapping both sides on the desolate planet.
• A Xian and the Moda People examined a creature’s remains and found an unknown gene alongside Hanhai, Inquira, and Huovian genes.
• Sida recalled that unknown genes could indicate creatures from beyond the Jingsu Alliance or the other side of the Star Domain Gate.

A Xian and Sida discussed the Anvile predecessors who had entered the Star Domain Gate and the threat of the unknown organisms they brought back. As the warriors struggled to find a way to defeat the creatures, Xi Xiu learned they needed to hold out for five hours until Moda could develop a weapon, with reinforcements still three hours away.

• A Xian told Sida that the Anvile predecessors who had not returned from the Star Domain Gate had been loaded into robotic bodies and brought unknown things back, but she could no longer recognize them and would have to fight them.
• Xi Xiu and the others considered combat plans, while their analysis showed the creatures were fast, powerful, and difficult to lure or restrain.
• Xi Xiu sent battle data and observations to the team and the Yuari base, prompting Qing Zhixun to dispatch six teams expected to arrive in three hours.
• Sida estimated that Moda needed at least three hours to develop a weapon and that the warriors had to hold the planet for five hours without letting the creatures reach the Starship.
• Xi Xiu judged that the current forces could hold out for three hours using robot warriors and mechs until reinforcements arrived.

Xi Xiu planned to exploit the creatures’ need to eat by testing them with Moda robots while the soldiers awaited reinforcements. Meanwhile, Ye Zhenwei awakened on Gaia, recovered, and asked to leave, leaving Fu Xuan uncertain about her changed behavior.

• Xi Xiu and Sida agreed to test whether the creatures became slower when they went without food, and Xi Xiu sent Qi Mang with Moda robots to gather data during a two-hour battle.
• Zhang Xiaoxiang left Yuanri Base, while Nan Hejia, Liang Jingxian, and others transferred there from Tianwei Base, hoping to reunite with Xi Xiu.
• Fu Xuan cleared the sedatives from Ye Zhenwei, who awakened on Gaia and remembered nearly dying after exhausting her Mental Power in Tianwei.
• Ye Zhenwei completed her rehabilitation, thanked Fu Xuan, and asked to leave, while Fu Xuan remained suspicious of her sudden change in manner.

Ye Zhenwei tried to understand why the Alliance’s attitude toward her had changed and decided that Yue Qila and Zhang Jixing had exposed her plan with Yuan Chuhong. While preparing to play innocent, she searched the Star Net and learned that the Anvile Bloodline belonged to someone else, deepening her anger toward the Qing Family.

• Fu Xuan told Ye Zhenwei that he had found a way to treat her after studying images from Aifolan’s consciousness, including scenes of experiments on the Moda People.
• Fu Xuan informed Ye Zhenwei that the Elder Council had arranged a residence for her in Central City and that she would receive a month’s supply of medication.
• After Fu Xuan left, Ye Zhenwei suspected that Yue Qila and Zhang Jixing had revealed her whereabouts to the Alliance Council.
• Ye Zhenwei recalled how Yuan Chuhong had persuaded her to join his plan by promising her power without the work and restrictions imposed by the Alliance.
• Ye Zhenwei searched Star Net for information about the Qing Family and learned that Jing Xi had revealed her partner and child, while the Anvile Bloodline belonged to someone else.
• Ye Zhenwei felt nauseated by Qing Zhixun and recalled how Qing Zhixun had repeatedly prevented her from meeting Qing Shihao.