Chapter Summaries

Zi Ye demonstrated a living Heavenly Origin Artifact that converted Primal Chaos Stones into three-year Origin True Stones and could repair itself. Jing Ci and Yu Sui eagerly tried to feed it more stones, but it shut down after swallowing over a hundred.

• Zi Ye separated Yu Sui and Jing Ci when their playful rivalry turned against him, then used a soft-bodied Heavenly Origin Artifact to restrain and tickle them.
• Zi Ye fed Primal Chaos Stones into the artifact, which transformed them into three-year Origin True Stones with cultivation-stone effects.
• Yu Sui tested the stones while Zi Ye explained that the artifact used Upper Star Seas technology, artificial intelligence, and a self-repairing Origin True Stone core.
• Jing Ci and Yu Sui began feeding the artifact piles of Primal Chaos Stones, hoping to produce more stones for the Infinite Star Sea.
• The artifact swallowed over a hundred Primal Chaos Stones and then went on strike.

Zi Ye explained the Celestial Origin Device’s safeguards to Yu Sui and Jian Ci, then welcomed Esteemed House’s fleet and relatives to the Infinite Star Sea. Jade Esteemed Elder arrived and exchanged courteous greetings with Zi Ye.

• Zi Ye restored the Celestial Origin Device after it shut down, explained its self-correction and protective features, and warned the girls not to remove it from its operating environment.
• Yu Sui and Jian Ci argued over what to name the device, and Yu Sui pouted when Zi Ye did not comfort her.
• Several dozen warships from Esteemed House arrived at the core zone’s main star, carrying Jade Esteemed Elder, Lei Ying, Zi Xiao, Bai Yan, Zi Guang, Lei Wen, and others from the Land of Myriad Races.
• Zi Ye welcomed the visitors with Jian Ci and Yu Sui, and teased Yu Sui about how she compared with her twin sister.
• Zi Ye praised Jade Esteemed Elder’s appearance and prestige, and she replied with praise for his accomplishments before asking him to call her by her name.

Zi Ye hosted Yu Shu at the Star Hall, where they discussed trade between the Infinite Star Sea and Yu Shu’s Supremacy Sect. He agreed to the cooperation and left Yu Shu answering his teasing questions about what her sister had said of him.

• Zi Ye welcomed Yu Shu and led her to the Star Hall with Yu Sui, Jing Ci, and Lei Ying.
• Yu Shu praised the Star Hall and told Zi Ye that major merchant associations and Supremacy Sects were seeking trade with his cultivation-stone merchant association.
• Yu Sui and Yu Shu bickered about mixing official business with their private reunion, while Jing Ci and Zi Ye tried to smooth things over.
• Yu Shu offered her Supremacy Sect’s merchant associations as partners for new trade routes in the Infinite Star Sea.
• Zi Ye agreed to the cooperation but said the partners would need to follow the Infinite Star Sea’s safeguards and terms.
• Yu Shu praised Zi Ye’s handling of affairs, and he asked what her elder sister had said about him and what Yu Shu herself thought.

Zi Ye offered Jing Ci a place in his family, but she withdrew before answering, prompting Yu Sui to go after her. Zi Ye told Yu Shu he planned to reach the Upper Star Sea, and Yu Shu asked to join him.

• Yu Shu teased Yu Sui about her praise of Zi Ye and her supposed interest in him.
• Zi Ye offered to become Jing Ci’s sworn elder brother after realizing she missed her family, but Jing Ci left without accepting.
• Yu Shu told Yu Sui that Jing Ci was unwilling because she had feelings for Zi Ye, and Yu Sui went to persuade her.
• Zi Ye told Yu Shu that he planned to travel to the Upper Star Sea and that Yu Sui intended to accompany him.
• Yu Shu asked Zi Ye if he was confident he could cross the boundary, then said she would go with him.

Yu Shu asked Zi Ye to take her to the Upper Star Sea, offering to serve him for a hundred years so she could stay with her twin sister, Yu Sui. She disguised herself as Yu Sui at the banquet, leaving the real Yu Sui to take her place among Zi Ye’s companions.

• Yu Shu asked Zi Ye for a chance to travel to the Upper Star Sea and offered to serve at his command for a hundred years.
• Yu Shu explained that she wanted to accompany her twin sister, Yu Sui, because she feared Yu Sui would not be safe alone.
• Zi Ye agreed to let Yu Shu come along, and Yu Shu insisted on following him while disguised as Yu Sui.
• Yu Shu used her disguise to take Yu Sui’s place at the banquet, where the real Yu Sui gave a nervous speech as a venerable elder.
• Yu Shu sat beside Zi Ye at the banquet and asked how he thought her deception had gone.

Zi Ye and the crew of the Star Warship entered the Prosperous Zone, where its enormous presence drew swarms of nearby vessels. After Yu Shu ordered the scouts to leave and reported the remaining threats, Zi Ye commanded the crew to destroy any ships that stayed without a valid reason.

• The Star Warship arrived in the Prosperous Zone and attracted the attention of numerous nearby factions and scouting vessels.
• Yu Shu used the ship's transmission system to contact the surrounding warships and ordered them to report why they were following or leave the route.
• Hundreds of vessels departed, while more than a hundred pink- or red-marked powers remained and questioned why the Star Warship had entered their region.
• Yu Shu reported that she had warned the remaining ships to leave or be treated as hostile, and asked Zi Ye for further instructions.
• Zi Ye ordered the crew to destroy any vessel that stayed beyond the deadline without a valid reason.

Zi Ye ordered the destruction of three factions’ warships after they refused to leave, then considered the consequences and prepared to head for the prosperous region’s trade hub. As Zi Xiao, Lei Ying, and the others gathered to go, Yu Shu changed her mind and decided to join them.

• Yu Shu annihilated the three warships that ignored the expulsion order, and Zi Ye put their factions on the unfriendly forces list.
• Zi Ye reviewed information about the factions while relaxing with Yu Shu, then discussed the likely response to the attack.
• Yu Shu said the factions could seek revenge if they wanted, while Zi Ye explained that the Infinite Star Sea needed to demonstrate its strength.
• The group prepared subsidiary ships for travel to the prosperous region’s trade hub, and Zi Ye chose to accompany the others rather than stay behind.
• After suggesting that she remain to guard the ship, Yu Shu changed her mind and said she was going too.

As the starfield warship approached Sublime Star, Zi Ye discussed training and future commands with Lei Ying, Qing Su, and Yu Yi. Before Yu Yi could make her request, an attack crippled the warship and destroyed several key systems.

• The warship entered Sublime Star’s orbital commercial district and came under the temporary control of Sublime Star City.
• Bai Yan reassured the others that smaller Star-class Warships were following the same route, while Lei Ying and Qing Su discussed their ambitions to become captains.
• Zi Ye promised Lei Ying and Qing Su command of Star-class Warships after they returned, with the condition that they would step down and retake exams if a major accident occurred.
• Zi Ye offered Yu Yi the chance to become a star or starfield lord, but an explosion interrupted her before she could respond.
• Alarms announced that the protective shield had ruptured and the left-side Earth Origin Artifact engine, the Heavenly Origin Artifact main cannon, and the star-eye had been destroyed.

After a devastating surprise attack on the neutral port, Zi Ye protected the people in the core cabin with her upgraded Heaven-element device and escaped the bombardment. As an enemy Star Warship pursued them, she realized the attack was likely aimed not at her group but at the Star River Warship docked nearby.

• Yu Shu ordered the damaged ship sections abandoned and sealed the core cabin as a powerful attack destroyed the ship’s defenses.
• Zi Ye summoned her combined Heaven-element flying shuttles, shielding everyone in the core cabin from the blasts and orbital weapons.
• Yu Shu spotted a rugby-shaped Star Warship charging at them, and Zi Ye piloted the defensive platform toward the ground to evade it.
• The pursuing Star Warship released unmanned aircraft, but their attacks could not penetrate Zi Ye’s defensive barrier.
• Zi Ye concluded that the enemy’s real target was probably the Star River Warship docked outside the prosperous district.

Zi Ye fought back against the forces that had ambushed his warship, using his twelve Heavenly Origin Artifacts to devastate their defenses and destroy a massive cannon. As thousands of Origin Force warriors gathered, the enemy trapped him in a cage of lasers and spatial rifts.

• Zi Ye ordered Yu Shu to evacuate everyone while he stayed behind to counterattack.
• Yu Shu activated an earth-origin artifact and vanished with the others, leaving Zi Ye free to fight.
• Zi Ye enlarged the elemental shuttle and used his twelve Heavenly Origin Artifacts to destroy orbital weapons, warships, and other defenses.
• Zi Ye struck the enemy’s charging defensive cannon with a beam of spacetime light, splitting it and triggering a massive explosion.
• Thousands of Origin Force warriors rose to confront Zi Ye, but the enemy trapped him inside a contracting cage of lasers and spatial rifts.

I fought the Celestial Origin Armament wielder Yun Heng after her attack sank my Star Region battleship, then agreed to pause the battle while she investigated the conflict. Yun Heng offered ownership of a third-grade mineral-resource star as temporary compensation, pending the investigation's findings.

• I used the twelve Elemental Flying Shuttles to evade Yun Heng's Flowing Light Shattered Shadow and counterattacked with a sword strike that destroyed six of her flying wings.
• I accused Yun Heng of attacking my Star Region battleship, which had sunk into the sea with several of my companions aboard.
• More than a dozen races launched surprise attacks, and I killed the attackers with ruptured space, frightening the surrounding elemental force wielders.
• Yun Heng asked to investigate a possible misunderstanding involving the Fearless Starlight Alliance, and I agreed to pause the fighting if she provided a reason or guarantee.
• Yun Heng identified herself as the Star Region Lord of the Glory Star Region and offered a third-grade mineral-resource star as compensation while the investigation proceeded.

Zi Ye accepted Yun Heng’s compensation and learned that the Brave Martial Clan had used false intelligence to provoke the attack on his fleet. After killing two officials who threatened him, he demanded Yun Heng decide whether she would join the coming war.

• Yun Heng offered Zi Ye a jade scroll and promised to investigate the officials responsible for the attack.
• Yun Heng’s investigation revealed that the Brave Martial Clan had supplied false intelligence, with funding from the Ba Cao Clan, and bypassed her judgment to authorize the strike.
• An official from the Brave Martial Clan defended the attack, while an official from the Hongyu Clan threatened Zi Ye and the Infinite Star Sea.
• Zi Ye seized and killed the Hongyu Clan official, then killed another fleeing official as Yun Heng tried to stop him.
• Yun Heng warned Zi Ye that killing local officials could trigger a war among the Prosperous Zone’s factions, and Zi Ye pressed her to state her decision.

Zi Ye demanded that Yun Heng help force the Wuyong Clan and Hongyu Clan out of the Prosperous Zone, but she refused to join the war and agreed only to mediate. Zi Ye gave her three days to deliver their response before he attacked, leaving Yun Heng unsettled by his sudden shift from menace to ease.

• Yun Heng rejected joining the war but agreed that the conflict spreading through the Prosperous Zone should be prevented.
• Zi Ye demanded that the Wuyong Clan and Hongyu Clan leave the Prosperous Zone within seven days and surrender their fixed industries to the Infinite Star Sea.
• Zi Ye revealed that the Jun Heaven Alliance now served the Infinite Star Sea and warned Yun Heng that he could use the Star River Battleships to defeat the two clans.
• Yun Heng refused to join Zi Ye’s campaign, fearing that he might later conquer her starfield, but agreed to act as an intermediary.
• Zi Ye gave Yun Heng three days to bring back an answer, and she ordered officials to notify both clans to relocate their populations.
• Yu Shu and Zi Ye’s other relatives and friends arrived, and Yun Heng watched Zi Ye relax as though their earlier confrontation had never happened.

Zi Ye secured supplies and compensation from Yun Heng after the attack on his starship, then agreed to spend two days exploring Freedom Starport. As the others split into sightseeing groups, Yun Heng transformed into the image of a wealthy heiress to accompany Zi Ye and Yu Shu.

• Yu Shu warned Yun Heng that Infinite Star River's warships were ready to attack Freedom Starport, while Zi Ye said Yun Heng would try to persuade the troublemaking forces to surrender.
• Yun Heng promised to provide supplies, cover expenses, compensate for losses, and give Zi Ye's group a comparable warship.
• Zi Ye suggested that everyone spend two days exploring Freedom Starport, and Yun Heng offered to guide them.
• Lei Ying and the others formed smaller groups and left with Yun Heng's guides after Yu Shu reminded them to let Zi Ye attend to business.
• Zi Ye asked Yun Heng when they would set out, and Yun Heng changed her clothes and styling into the appearance of a wealthy heiress.

Yun Heng, Yu Shu, and Zi Ye prepared to go shopping in the Free Star Harbor, with Zi Ye dressing like a guard to protect the two extravagantly dressed Star Lords. He showed them his luxurious floating vehicle, whose upper-tier Dreamfall Sand construction and spatial features impressed them.

• Yun Heng and Yu Shu changed into elegant travel outfits, while Zi Ye dressed in battle clothes and changed his hair to gold.
• Yu Shu teased Zi Ye about looking like a Starry Sky Guard, and he agreed to protect the two Star Lords.
• Zi Ye summoned a luxurious floating vehicle and explained that it was made entirely of rare upper-tier Dreamfall Sand.
• Yun Heng and Yu Shu boarded the vehicle and saw its spacious interior, intelligent features, and ability to produce drinks and snacks.

Zi Ye’s attempt to mediate an argument between Yu Shu and Yun Heng was interrupted by an attack on their vehicle. He went out to confront the assailants, who might have been space pirates or an assassination unit.

• Yu Shu and Yun Heng argued over the risks of governing resource-rich star domains and accused each other’s factions of exploiting the Prosperous Zone.
• Zi Ye tried to calm the two women and redirect their discussion, but neither would stop trying to get him to take her side.
• Attackers fired beam cannons at the vehicle, which dodged and returned fire, destroying two enemy vehicles.
• Eight Yuan Force warriors in Earth Origin Artifact armor surrounded the vehicle, and Yun Heng offered to fight them.
• Zi Ye flew out to face the attackers and killed the first warrior to charge him with a single greatsword slash.

Zi Ye learned that Wu Ming’s New Star Federation had mistaken his vehicle for a prison transport and attacked while trying to rescue the warrior who fought Freedom Starport. He revealed that he was that warrior and invited the Federation to join the Infinite Star Sea, leaving Wu Ming to weigh the offer as Yun Heng warned against the alliance.

• Zi Ye stopped Wu Ming’s group with his spacetime-element sword and learned they were New Star Federation warriors who had mistaken his vehicle for a prison transport.
• Wu Ming explained that his group had come to rescue the hero captured after fighting Freedom Starport, and Zi Ye revealed that he was the warrior they sought.
• Zi Ye invited Wu Ming’s Federation to join the Infinite Star Sea and oppose the Prosperous District’s corrupt forces.
• Zi Ye told Wu Ming that the Martial Valor Clan and Grand Universe Clan might face a starfield war if they refused to leave the Prosperous District.
• Yun Heng warned Zi Ye that the New Star Federation were notorious space pirates, but Zi Ye defended their resistance and argued that recruiting them could prevent further reckless actions.

Zi Ye confronted Yun Heng over her ties to the Wuyong and Hongyu clans, then offered to help her take control of her star domain in exchange for their territories. After meeting the New Star Federation’s local leader, Wu Shun, Yun Heng revealed that she recognized his role as the Free Starport’s chief business officer, shocking him when he realized who she was.

• Zi Ye challenged Wu Ming and Yun Heng to explain their actions and the rebel forces, and Yun Heng said the Free Starport development plan had been arranged by the previous generation.
• Zi Ye proposed that Yun Heng join her, gain control of her star domain, and let Zi Ye take the Wuyong and Hongyu territories; Yun Heng asked for time to consider.
• Zi Ye exchanged contact information with Wu Ming, told him to stop causing chaos, and had him contact her superior through a private line.
• Wu Ming warned that Zi Ye’s alliance with the New Star Federation would throw the star domains into chaos, but Yu Shu argued that the vested-interest groups were the ones at risk.
• Wu Ming invited Zi Ye and the others to meet at a luxurious hotel, where he introduced his grandfather, Wu Shun, as the local New Star Federation branch leader.
• Yun Heng identified Wu Shun as the Free Starport’s largest supplier and chief business officer, and Wu Shun realized she was Master Yun.

Zi Ye pitched the Infinite Star Sea’s industrial and military strength to Wu Shun, seeking the New Star Federation’s partnership, and gave him three days to decide. Wu Shun agreed to contact the Federation elders and offered to cover Zi Ye’s expenses in Star Harbor, where Zi Ye and his companions began exploring the city.

• Zi Ye urged Yun Heng and her companions to join the Infinite Star Sea, while Yun Heng insisted they were still considering the offer.
• Wu Ming explained to Wu Shun that the New Star Federation needed help establishing itself in the Prosperous Zone and that the Martial Valor Clan had attacked Zi Ye over captured warships.
• Zi Ye showed Wu Shun and the others the Infinite Star Sea’s cultivation-stone production, essence stones, warships, and fabrication chamber, then gave the Federation three days to decide on partnership.
• Wu Shun agreed to contact the Federation elders and offered to pay for Zi Ye’s expenses in Star Harbor; he assigned Wu Ming to assist him.
• Zi Ye, Yu Shu, and their companions went shopping with Wu Ming and Wu Shuang, and Yun Miao was surprised to discover a black-market trading house underground.

Zi Ye visited the Wu Family’s trade association with Yu Shu and accepted a large batch of rare materials in exchange for a star-domain-grade heavenly-origin artifact. Wu Shun offered the artifact as Free Star Harbor’s defensive armament, and the Wu Family’s growing ties to Zi Ye left them dependent on his protection.

• Wu Ming and Wu Shuang offered Zi Ye and Yu Shu the trade association’s delivery services and introduced the auction markets.
• Zi Ye selected one hundred higher-grade materials, then had Yu Shu arrange a star-domain-grade heavenly-origin artifact for the Wu Family.
• Wu Ming and Wu Shuang thanked Zi Ye, while Wu Shun offered to use the artifact to defend Free Star Harbor, pleasing Yun Heng.
• The Wu siblings showed Zi Ye the family’s other businesses and treasures, and Yun Heng marveled at the reach of their industries.
• The Wu Family’s new position beside Zi Ye made it difficult for them to leave and left them reliant on his protection from other families.