Chapter Summaries

Xi Xiu and the Jingsu forces fought the Star Beasts while investigating Yarosla’s reinforcements, whose cautious behavior suggested they might be Alliance fleets acting against orders. Xi Xiu sent Arivik to capture one of their ships, and he surrounded the rescue fleet as Yarosla questioned its poor performance.

• The Star Beasts used the light from their scales to hypnotize the soldiers and break through the First Defense Line, but the Second Defense Line repelled them with goggles and new weapons.
• Xi Xiu ordered specialists to examine the soldiers for aftereffects and remain alert to possible control by something implanted in the Star Beasts.
• Arivik reported that Yarosla’s reinforcements hid aboard their Starships, and Xi Xiu sent his data to Qing Zhixun, the Nine Stars’ information officer, and Xu Jiusong for comparison with fleets ignoring orders.
• Wei Lanshan told Xi Xiu that Unknown Starfields had appeared across the Alliance, and Xi Xiu sent soldiers to support Arivik and ordered him to capture a rescue-fleet ship.
• Arivik surrounded Yarosla’s rescue fleet, whose crews held back their fire, while Yarosla criticized their performance to Buda.

Arivik’s robots infiltrated the enemy flagship while Gray confronted its captain, exposing the captain’s divided loyalties and learning that his family had not taken Xi Xiu’s strength seriously. The captain warned his Patriarch that the crisis on Siyun could ruin their escape route, but the Patriarch insisted that fortune came from risk, leaving Fourth angry and disillusioned.

• Yarosla ordered Buda to send soldiers in enemy uniforms to provoke a confrontation and create an opening for Arivik’s robots to enter the flagship.
• Arivik’s robots followed the fighters into the flagship, where Yarosla’s people deliberately let them reach the command room.
• Gray warned the captain that Xi Xiu had defeated the Lord’s strongest warrior, revealing that the captain’s information about her strength was outdated.
• Gray provoked the captain over his hidden identity and left after the robots had obtained the information they needed.
• The captain contacted his Patriarch and warned that the events on Siyun could destroy their escape route.
• The Patriarch defended the family’s plans as a risk worth taking, while Fourth objected that their actions had harmed Siyun’s people and betrayed their earlier promises.

A Si’s family committed itself to Qin Hongjun’s plan despite A Si’s fears, and the family head considered capturing Hong Xixiu to exploit her Mental Power. At Liuning Fortress, Arivik’s team identified the opposing Starships as Alliance vessels assigned to the Dashi Family, leaving them to question why the powerful family had joined the fight.

• The family head reprimanded A Si for putting the Alliance before his family and said he had arranged a way out if their plan failed.
• A Si told the family head that Gray had revealed Hong Xixiu was stronger than Ye Zhenwei, and the family head grew eager to capture her.
• A Si questioned how they could take Hong Xixiu when even Q could not defeat her, but the family head urged him to find a trap.
• Arivik’s team examined the masked crew’s Starships and found their configuration matched the Alliance’s 96th Fleet.
• Gu Peidong traced the Starships’ serial numbers to the Dashi Family, prompting Deng Huabo to question why the powerful family had taken such a risk.

Arivik and the western district fought the Dashi Family’s Starships as A Si realized the Alliance had uncovered the operation and the western district was far stronger than its records claimed. After the enemy’s systems were replaced and their Starships were struck, Jiang Li'an identified the soldiers they sent into space as members of the 96th Fleet, leaving Gu Peidong questioning whether they knew the mission’s target.

• Arivik ordered the western district to fight while the Alliance investigated, and Olivia deployed the fighters and small Starships in formation.
• A Si discovered that the Alliance had frozen his permissions and that Liuning’s western district had concealed its strength; he also found Arivik’s records classified.
• A Si ordered his crew to prepare for battle and switch to their own systems, after which the Dashi Family’s Starships began counterattacking.
• Jiang Li'an led the western district’s fighters in an attack that struck several enemy Starships and forced their crews to abandon them.
• Arivik suspected the enemy soldiers were not Dashi Family private troops, and Jiang Li'an identified them as soldiers of the 96th Fleet.

Arivik and Kong Lingxue interrogated captured Dashi Starship soldiers and proved they had knowingly attacked Liuning’s Western District despite recognizing its insignia. After the Elder Council confirmed the soldiers’ ties to the Dashi Family’s rebellion, Alliance Guards were sent to take them for punishment.

• Arivik ordered the Western District warriors to capture enemy soldiers alive, and Jiang Li'an seized several dozen after destroying their fighters.
• Arivik and Kong Lingxue questioned the prisoners, who claimed they had believed the Western District was hostile and had only followed orders.
• Kong Lingxue showed that the soldiers had ignored Liuning’s insignia and refused to answer contact attempts for sixty-two minutes.
• Arivik played a recording of the soldiers discussing their anti-Alliance intentions, and they stopped denying their guilt.
• Kong Lingxue sent the evidence to Gaia's Elder Council, which confirmed the soldiers’ connections to the Dashi Family’s rebellion and arranged for Alliance Guards to take them away.

Jiang Li'an’s forces captured the Dashi Fleet while Xi Xiu’s soldiers destroyed the first wave of Star Beasts. A new Star Beast tide then erupted across space and Siyun Star, where Xi Xiu organized the defense as Arivik returned and asked to join the battle.

• Arivik told Jiang Li'an to capture the Dashi flagship within two hours because Xi Xiu had warned that a Star Beast tide was approaching.
• Jiang Li'an surrounded the Dashi Starships, and her forces captured A Si after the Dashi Fleet collapsed.
• Xi Xiu’s soldiers killed the trapped Star Beasts and rested, but vortices soon brought another wave into space and onto Siyun Star.
• Xi Xiu divided her soldiers into teams of six to attack the powerful Star Beasts, while her group joined the ground battle.
• Arivik returned with his men and asked Xi Xiu to assign them a battlefield.

Xi Xiu and the warriors faced a prolonged Star Beast invasion on Siyun while investigating how to collect data from the dangerous star region. With Alliance technology unable to reach its center or destroy it safely, the chapter left them relying on killing the Star Beasts and awaiting laboratory progress.

• Xi Xiu ordered the returning warriors to rest before heading back to the battlefield, while Fan Zhengan coordinated with the Alliance's scientists.
• A Xian and the others discussed the exhausting battle, and Nan Hejia looked forward to fighting larger Star Beasts to improve her skills.
• Xi Xiu and Li Zhengfeng determined that Alliance robots could not safely reach the star region's center and existing weapons could not destroy it.
• A Xian concluded that the warriors would have to kill every Star Beast for now as Xi Xiu estimated the laboratories needed at least fifteen days to make progress.
• Xi Xiu asked A Xian what she learned from the battle, and A Xian said the armored Star Beasts required tremendous strength to defeat.

Xi Xiu prepared her warriors for another day of fighting after the Star Beasts devastated Siyun Star, while A Xian warned that the Star Domain Gate’s broken survival balance could allow its most powerful beasts to appear. Xi Xiu accepted that if they encountered those threats, they would have no choice but to fight.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian recorded their battle experiences, and Xi Xiu shared Jing Xi’s Star Beast guide with the group leaders.
• Xi Xiu and the others spent the night behind the protective barrier as Star Beasts battered it, then woke to find Siyun Star’s vegetation and buildings devastated.
• Sixi comforted Xi Xiu, who then reviewed Qi Mang’s compiled battle findings and sent useful advice to the warriors before their next mission.
• A Xian examined the Star Beast data and told Xi Xiu that one species’ appearance meant the Star Domain Gate’s balance had broken, potentially allowing Hu Jing Beasts and two other top-tier Star Beasts to emerge.
• A Xian said Anvile had informed the Elder Council, and Xi Xiu resolved that they would fight if they encountered the powerful beasts.

Xi Xiu and her team fought the Star Beasts on Siyun, mourned and recovered fallen warriors, and learned that Liuning would soon face an attack. Xi Xiu and the others planned to use Combat Robots in the next battle while guarding against Qin Hongjun and Qin Jian’s interference.

• Xi Xiu, Arivik, Li Zhengfeng, and the other warriors separated the Star Beasts with protective barriers and killed them one by one, but warriors continued to die.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian helped recover and identify fallen warriors’ remains, then arranged for them to be sent home for burial.
• Qing Zhixun told Xi Xiu that an unidentified force was heading toward Liuning Fortress, and Xi Xiu worried that someone might betray them as Ye Zhenwei had.
• Xi Xiu, Arivik, and Li Zhengfeng agreed to use Combat Robots to reduce warrior losses, with the robots fighting in separate zones while remaining able to support the warriors.
• Li Zhengfeng warned that Qin Hongjun and Qin Jian could have hidden plans, so the group agreed they needed to reconsider their preparations.

Xi Xiu decided to destroy the newborn star region that was sending Star Beasts toward the Alliance, and left Siyun Star with A Xian and Ebony to carry out the mission. She left Li Zhengfeng to guard the western district, while the worsening battle at Liuning continued to demand reinforcements.

• Xi Xiu asked Li Zhengfeng when his system could be taken over, then arranged safeguards in her robots' programs and had their codes replaced.
• Long Xingxue brought the Snow Dragon Group to reinforce the fighting, while its deputy commander prepared to intercept starships heading for the Liuzhao Galaxy System.
• As Star Beasts continued to emerge and the Alliance lacked precise data on destroying their source, Xi Xiu decided to destroy the newborn star region with Ebony.
• Xi Xiu asked Li Zhengfeng to watch over the western district and concealed her plan from Wu Jingxian, knowing A Xian would otherwise join her.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian set off in a stealth starship piloted by Arivik, aiming to destroy the star region before sunrise.

A Xian and Xi Xiu prepared to enter the newborn starfield and destroy it, while Arivik agreed to deliver their weapons at the crucial moment. As the mission approached, Li Zhengfeng’s battlefield on Siyun Star grew more dangerous when Mechs joined the Star Beasts.

• Arivik said the Alliance could endure a war of attrition, but A Xian insisted that no territory could be sacrificed.
• A Xian said she and Xi Xiu would enter the newborn starfield, and she reported that Wu Jingyang’s calculations gave them a seventy percent chance of success.
• Xi Xiu and the Central Brain simulated the detonation plan, while Arivik agreed to pilot the Starship and time the weapon delivery.
• Xi Xiu told A Xian that Ebony would scout ahead and that they would use Xue Fanhui’s latest weapons to break through the starfield’s simulated Star Domain Gate.
• Li Zhengfeng activated surveillance on Siyun Star as Star Beasts spread across the battlefield and Mechs appeared during the ground battle.

Xi Xiu and A Xian prepared to enter the newborn star domain and destroy it using newly developed weapons. After receiving detailed instructions and saying goodbye to the others, they piloted a spacecraft into its depths, leaving their allies waiting anxiously for their return.

• After Xi Xiu left, Fan Zhengan took command of Siyun with Li Zhengfeng assisting him, while the Nine Stars people agreed to defend one battlefield against the Mechs.
• Fan Zhengan informed Xi Xiu that the Mechs were the missing citizens of the Yuanri Star System, led by Siyun's Star Lord, Yarosla, and seeking to turn Siyun into another Yuanri.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian met Wu Jingya and the Alliance experts led by Claudir near the newborn star domain to prepare for their mission.
• Claudir explained the risks, coordinates, protective equipment, and detonation plan, warning Xi Xiu and A Xian that they might have to detonate the weapon manually if the spacecraft systems failed.
• Wu Jingya explained that Anvile had brought ten powerful new shells designed to destroy the star domain, and Xi Xiu memorized the instructions before departing with A Xian.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian piloted the spacecraft into the depths of the star domain as Claudir and the others waited anxiously, while Wu Jingya trusted they would return safely.

Xi Xiu and A Xian launched weapons into a newborn star region to destroy the force that let Star Beasts reach Siyun Star. After confirming the region had returned to normal, they made it back safely and reunited with everyone.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian calculated launch coordinates near the star region and prepared five waves of weapons while communications failed.
• The first two waves veered off course, but Xi Xiu used their explosions to guide the third wave to the target and the fourth wave to complete the mission.
• Ebony carried the craft out of the star region, and Xi Xiu sent Claudir the data she had recorded.
• The equipment confirmed that the star region had returned to normal and Star Beasts could no longer use its force to reach Siyun Star.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian's signals returned, easing everyone's fears, and Wu Jingya welcomed them back.

Xi Xiu and the Alliance prepared to defeat Qin Hongjun's powerful Mechs while keeping Li Zhengfeng protected from capture or a backup consciousness. On the battlefield, Xi Xiu faced an arrogant Mech whose attacks were fast but whose strength fell short of Q's.

• After Liuning's warriors wiped out the remaining Star Beasts, Xi Xiu reviewed the Mechs' combat data and devised a plan to counter their lethal Martial Skill programs.
• Xi Xiu warned Li Zhengfeng that Qin Hongjun might create a backup consciousness of him, so Li Zhengfeng agreed to fight alongside the Dark Department instead of alone.
• Xi Xiu visited the injured warriors, saw how badly the battles had depleted their forces, and entered the battlefield before dawn the next day.
• Arivik escorted Li Zhengfeng to the western battlefield while Fan Zhengan, Wang Zichun, Ulia, and Buhete led teams in other directions.
• Xi Xiu encountered a heavily mechanized Mech who taunted her and attacked, but she twisted his arm and recognized that his strength was below Q's.

Xi Xiu fought a modified mech on Siyun Star, overcoming his lethal Martial Skills, metal net, and thermal weapons. After destroying his eyes and Teleportation Device, she trapped him and waited while recording the encounter.

• Xi Xiu dodged the mech’s attacks and realized his Martial Skills were no match for her speed.
• The mech deployed a metal net, but Xi Xiu cut through it with her longsword, and Ebony gathered the severed net.
• The mech hid among the ruins and fired thermal weapons, but Xi Xiu used her Mental Power to locate him and shot out his mechanical eye.
• Xi Xiu evaded his bullets, then destroyed his Teleportation Device and mechanical legs when he tried to escape.
• Xi Xiu recorded the disabled mech for five minutes, waiting for him to speak or surrender.

Xi Xiu returned from clearing the Mechs on Siyun Star and joined Qing Zhixun’s forces at Liuning Fortress, where the enemy had advanced far beyond expectations. Qing Zhixun laid out a plan to trap the scattered invaders, and Xi Xiu deployed her troops to their assigned positions as the enemy entered the Fifth Defense Line.

• Xi Xiu and Long Xingxue discussed the battle against the Mechs, and Xi Xiu approved using discarded robots to support the Snow Dragon Group in the northwest corner.
• After twenty days of fighting, the Mechs were mostly cleared, and Xi Xiu led Liuning’s survivors back to the fortress three days later.
• Xi Xiu found that the enemy had reached beyond the Sixth Defense Line and learned from Qing Zhixun that the First Defense Line had fallen while the Second Defense Line had been abandoned deliberately.
• Qing Zhixun explained his plan to lure the enemy into a trap at the Third Defense Line, and Xi Xiu agreed to deploy her troops to designated positions.
• The enemy entered the Fifth Defense Line and split up, while Xi Xiu’s soldiers began moving toward their assigned coordinates.

Xi Xiu assessed the enemy forces and their likely origins before reaching her position on the First Defense Line, where both sides’ fleets waited without firing. She reviewed the wider war and received reassuring updates about several Homeworlds, though Blue Rain remained a crucial concern for the Alliance’s food supply.

• Xi Xiu reviewed Qing Zhixun’s deployment data and learned that the enemy had powerful forces, including unfamiliar creatures, but its commander remained unidentified.
• Xi Xiu and Arivik concluded that Qin Hongjun’s forces might be built from the consciousnesses of Alliance warriors believed dead, allowing him to replenish his army as long as he had metal and mechanical bodies.
• Xi Xiu’s Starship reached its assigned position on the First Defense Line, where Qing Zhixun’s silver fleet faced Qin Hongjun’s black Starships without either side opening fire.
• Xi Xiu learned that Anvile remained calm, Aura’s defenses held against Musar and Hanhai, and Hai Suomiao and Yan Lanxi continued guarding Miu Run Star.
• Xi Xiu worried about Blue Rain, but the Alliance had spread its crops to other planets and had enough food production to avoid a crisis for ten years.

Xi Xiu and the others assessed the damage Qin Hongjun’s forces had inflicted and investigated how he had obtained enough energy to create artificial Star Domain Gates. Xi Xiu identified old mining sites in the Snowy Region as a likely source of the energy ore, leaving the Alliance with locations to investigate.

• Alliance troops reinforced Blue Rain as citizens, many of them retired soldiers, took up arms, while survivors from devastated star systems were relocated to safety.
• Xi Xiu and the others discussed the spread of Qin Hongjun’s Eternal Robots, and Xi Xiu said the old death soldiers had likely lost much of their original Martial Skills.
• A Xian reported that researchers on Anvile had found a way to create something like a Star Domain Gate, but the energy figures left the group baffled.
• Xi Xiu requested all Alliance images of the Snowy Region from Chu Zekuan and examined them for signs of where Qin Hongjun had obtained the energy.
• Xi Xiu spotted changes and mine shafts across the Snowy Region and marked locations for investigation, while Chu Zekuan questioned how the ore had been transported and processed.

The Alliance prepared to defend Tianwei’s energy-rich subsidiary planets as Qin Hongjun’s forces attacked them, while Jingsu’s citizens learned of the Alliance’s sacrifices and the traitors aiding the enemy. Ye Zhenwei and Xilo remained determined to seize Jingsu, with Xilo threatening to kill those who criticized her.

• Chu Zekuan reviewed the Snowy Region data and planned to search for remnants of the energy ore so the Alliance could develop weapons against future newborn star domains.
• The Alliance evacuated stranded Tianwei citizens, concealed its newly discovered energy planets, and mined their resources while preparing robot miners to become combat units.
• Qin Hongjun’s Mechs attacked Tianwei’s subsidiary planets, but they could not alter the Alliance robots’ programs and were ordered to fight them directly.
• Footage of the robots’ desperate defense reached Jingsu’s citizens, and the network exposed Qin Hongjun’s supporters, including Ye Zhenwei’s flight from the battlefield.
• Ye Zhenwei read the hostile comments aboard her Starship, and Xilo promised to kill everyone who had insulted her.

Ye Zhenwei tried to expose her relationship with Hong Xixiu, but the Central Brain blocked her, so she continued toward Haian Fortress to confront Qing Shihao. Qing Shihao prepared the fortress defenses, while Qing Zhixun warned him that Ye Zhenwei might have an artificial program installed in her brain.

• Ye Zhenwei logged into Jingsu’s network to reveal her relationship with Hong Xixiu, but the Central Brain blocked her signal and prevented her from publishing anything.
• Ye Zhenwei decided to settle the score with Qing Shihao at Haian Fortress, and the Central Brain alerted the Elder Council to her location.
• Qing Wenxu warned Qing Shihao that Ye Zhenwei was approaching Haian Fortress and urged him to be careful.
• Qing Shihao and the commanders added three defense lines and discussed who might be supporting Ye Zhenwei’s attack.
• Qing Zhixun called Qing Shihao and said Ye Zhenwei might have an artificial program installed in her brain.