Chapter Summaries

Yang Bo discovered that Anti-Government Armed Forces members had brought Energy Stones worth billions to Paradise Island and planned to challenge Bart in gladiatorial combat. After the stones sold and Allen invited Bart to target the outsiders’ money, Yang Bo headed back to Paradise Island.

• Yang Bo watched six Anti-Government Armed Forces escorts negotiate with a Paradise Island representative and inspect Energy Stones worth about 130 billion Blue Coins.
• Yang Bo learned the escorts were Modified Humans and suspected they had come to target Bart; he decided to let them sell the stones, defeat them in combat, and then rob the buyers as Clown.
• The Paradise Island representative agreed to arrange a gladiatorial match despite knowing the outsiders might be plotting against Bart, and Yang Bo decided to leave clues implicating him.
• The Energy Stones sold for 115 billion Blue Coins, with the Carter Family buying two-thirds and the Wu Family buying the rest.
• Allen called Bart about outsiders carrying tens of billions or more, and Yang Bo immediately set off for Paradise Island.

Yang Bo accompanied Allen and Bart to the Gladiator Arena, where a foreign fighter’s taunt led Bart to incinerate him with his Fire Superpower. A silver-haired man then challenged Bart to fight in the ring, and Bart had yet to answer.

• Allen and Bart argued with Yang Bo about the outsiders’ wealth and the gladiator match they had come to watch.
• At the arena, a white-skinned bald fighter called Number 27 killed his dark-skinned opponent and announced that he would challenge every man in the Aquamarine Empire.
• Number 27 threw a bottle that struck Yang Bo, prompting Bart to blast him with his Fire Superpower.
• Bart dismissed the arena crowd’s objections and said that bullying people was part of his daily life.
• A silver-haired man challenged Bart to enter the ring and fight him.

Yang Bo accepted Shabar’s five-match challenge after the Modified Humans provoked him and wagered 100 billion Blue Coins. The first match began as Yang Bo recognized links to the Xia Family and prepared to fight Chatel in a mecha battle.

• The Silver-haired Middle-aged Man challenged Bart to five contests, and Bart agreed to the 100-billion-Blue-Coin wager.
• Yang Bo suspected the challengers were assassins and planned to use their identities against the Carter and Wu Families while keeping some alive.
• Bart and Shabar’s sides drew lots, and the first contest was the Mecha Unlimited Arena Competition.
• Yang Bo identified the group as likely connected to the Xia Family, which had once conducted human-modification experiments before joining the Anti-Government Armed Forces.
• Yang Bo chose a Generation 14 mecha with two Laser Guns, while Chatel selected a Generation 15 Air Superiority Mecha with missiles, bombs, and an Energy Gun.
• The match began on Paradise Island’s fog-shrouded mecha arena, with both pilots tracking each other on radar.

Bart defeated Chatel in three seconds by using a light Laser Gun to disable Chatel’s mecha systems while his Heavy Laser Gun threatened the cockpit. Bart then entered a second match against Xia Song in a Mecha Restricted Combat Arena Match, and Yang Bo suspected his opponents might tamper with the mechas or use an unusual ability.

• Chatel used his Modified Human abilities and master-level control speed to launch his mecha toward the island’s high ground and fire two missiles at Bart.
• Bart used his Heavy Laser Gun as a decoy, then struck Chatel’s energy emitters with a light Laser Gun while the heavy weapon threatened the cockpit.
• Shabar surrendered on Chatel’s behalf, and Chatel’s missiles exploded after the match ended; Bart won in three seconds.
• Bart demanded a second match, and Shabar drew a Mecha Restricted Combat Arena Match against Xia Song.
• As Yang Bo selected his mecha, he wondered whether Xia Song’s side might have tampered with it or possessed an ability like his Charge ability.

Yang Bo chose a Generation 13 Mecha and outmaneuvered Xia Song’s attempt to attack him with a Mental Power technique. After implanting a Mental Seed in Xia Song’s Soul Avatar, Yang Bo discovered the Xia Family’s conspiracy and its plans to poison an entire territory if its attack failed.

• Yang Bo chose a Generation 13 Mecha, while Xia Song unexpectedly chose a training mecha, drawing surprise from spectators and bettors.
• As the match’s betting window dragged on, Yang Bo sensed Xia Song’s Mental Power approaching and sealed his cockpit, but Xia Song’s Soul Avatar remained inside.
• Yang Bo implanted a Mental Seed in the Soul Avatar, then jumped out of his cockpit, threatened the host, and forced the match to start immediately.
• When Yang Bo returned to his cockpit, the Mental Seed entered Xia Song’s brain and revealed that Xia Song was a Zhang Family infiltrator working with the Alliance Anti-Government Armed Xia Family.
• Yang Bo learned that the Xia Family Head was plotting with the Watson Family and planned to poison the entire territory if their attack failed.

Yang Bo, posing as Bart, defeated Xia Song after Xia Song’s Soul Spike made Bart’s mecha appear out of control, then used the incident to disguise his abilities as cultivation aftereffects. Back on March Star, Yang Bo considered how to exploit the Xia Family Head’s secrets and target the Anti-Government Armed Forces.

• Xia Song attacked Bart with a Soul Spike, and Bart’s mecha darted around the arena as though he had lost control.
• Bart’s mecha struck Xia Song’s mecha and knocked it out of the arena, winning the match in ten seconds while Xia Song fainted.
• Bart claimed his erratic behavior came from lingering cultivation aftereffects, and Jerry Butler and Ning Xue accepted his explanation.
• Shabar worried that another loss would cost his family a hundred billion, while Xia Song apologized for underestimating Bart.
• Yang Bo returned to March Star and considered impersonating the Xia Family Head to rob Energy Stones and sell information about him.

Yang Bo, disguised as Bart, defeated Xia Ming in the unrestricted Arena Match with a powerful Fire Energy Ray, winning the best-of-five duel. Shabar’s group saw Bart as an even greater threat and renewed their resolve to kill him.

• Yang Bo overheard Shabar’s group discuss infiltrating Bart Territory if they lost the next match, then planned to exploit Shabar’s connections for profit.
• Yang Bo returned to Devon Star as Bart and told Ning Xue and Allen that he was ready to win back the 100 billion.
• The draw selected an unrestricted individual Arena Match, prompting Shabar to hope Bart’s symptoms would hinder him.
• Xia Ming entered the arena in silver battle armor, but Bart’s Fire Energy Ray destroyed him moments after the match began.
• Bart’s victory secured the best-of-five duel, while Shabar and his companions clenched their fists and vowed that Bart had to die.

Bart killed his opponent with a concealed Fire Energy Ray, prompting others to suspect that he was weakened afterward. Meanwhile, Yang Bo used the aftermath to secure more money from Paradise Island and prepared to steal Energy Stones from the Carter Family and the Zhang Family.

• Bart used a nearly undetectable Fire Energy Ray to kill his opponent, startling the Old Nobles and even the Altena Family.
• Shabar returned furious over losing 100 billion and two trusted subordinates, then assigned Xia Song to lead an operation against Bart with Chatel and Xia Bai providing support.
• On Paradise Island, Allen praised Bart, while Yang Bo claimed he had paid a heavy price to reveal his trump card.
• Yang Bo demanded another 200 million Blue Coins from the Paradise Island manager, and Allen agreed to investigate the auction participants' funding accounts.
• Yang Bo returned to prepare an operation to steal Energy Stones from the Carter Family and the Zhang Family, planning to use Super Mirror Image Camouflage.

Yang Bo staged a raid on the Carter Family’s Energy Stone vault, stealing its stock and destroying part of the building while Shabar’s group prepared to infiltrate Bart’s territory. He returned the loot to March Star and planned further raids that would frame Shabar and his companions.

• Yang Bo ordered Jerry Butler to stage an anti-infiltration drill and deploy hundreds of thousands of reconnaissance devices around the territory.
• Shabar and his companions traveled to Wan Dao City and rented a yacht to approach Bart’s territory underwater.
• Yang Bo released three clown mirror images near the Carter Family, then used his own clown form to break into its Energy Stone vault.
• Yang Bo looted the vault, trapped the workers inside, and destroyed half the building with a bomb before escaping as the Carter Family’s defenses pursued him.
• The Carter Family reported the attack and demanded an investigation, while Yang Bo returned the stolen Energy Stones to March Star.
• Yang Bo planned to raid the Zhang Family and damage Shabar’s group’s yacht so the attacks would implicate them.

Yang Bo used animal transformations and a fabricated Clown attack to destroy the Zhang Family’s alarm system and loot its manor on Devon Star. He escaped over the sea disguised as a black goose before the Planet Guard Fleet arrived.

• Yang Bo transformed into a black goose, flew to Shabar’s yacht, then became a giant octopus and dragged it into an ocean trench.
• Yang Bo flew to the Zhang Family’s island among the local geese and set up four Super Mirror Images with an alarm Laser Cannon and radar.
• Yang Bo used the detectors to locate the Alarm System’s command center, knocked out its manager, and destroyed the center with an Electromagnetic Bomb.
• Yang Bo’s Clown doubles and explosives wrecked the Zhang Family Manor and looted its vault of valuables and Energy Stones.
• The Planet Guard Fleet arrived after the attack, while Yang Bo escaped in goose form among a flock of seabirds.

After robbing the Zhang Family Manor, Yang Bo evaded the search by transforming into a goose and returned to March Star with his haul. Shabar and his companions became the authorities’ primary suspects, and Yang Bo planned to use Shabar’s identity to turn the Carter Family and the royal family against him.

• The Zhang Family Manor attack killed more than twenty people, destroyed valuables, and prompted Devon Star nobles to place their territories on high alert.
• Yang Bo, disguised as a goose, flew with a flock past the search detectors, returned to the forest, transformed into Bart, and drove back to his territory.
• Shabar and his companions discovered their yacht was missing and were taken in for questioning after the authorities suspected them of helping the Clown terrorists.
• Investigators found discrepancies in the group’s accounts and diving records, noted their connection to the stolen Energy Stones, and listed them as primary suspects.
• Yang Bo returned to March Star with his loot and planned to reveal Shabar’s identity to the Carter Family and the royal family.

The Zhang Family watched footage of Clown robbing and destroying their Devon Star vault, while Yang Bo counted his stolen Energy Stones and planned his next moves. After the Zhang Family learned Shabar's group had been summoned by the authorities, Yang Bo decided to sell information about Shabar.

• The Zhang Family reviewed footage showing Clown using a Mecha Bomb to breach their vault, steal Energy Stones and Energy Metal, and destroy the remaining valuables with another explosion.
• The Zhang Family suspected several possible enemies, sent a member to Devon Star to investigate, and learned that the authorities had summoned Shabar's group of four for questioning.
• Yang Bo assessed his Energy Stone haul on March Star, considered making Space Mecha, and planned to sell information about Shabar through the Free Mercenary Guild.
• Yang Bo cooked dinner with Su Wei, Annie, and Siya, then joined them online as they discussed the Zhang Family attack and its possible links to internal conflicts.
• Yang Bo privately decided to sell out Shabar the next day for another source of income.

Shabar and his companions remained suspects in the attacks on the Carter and Zhang families, while Yang Bo sold the Carter Family information about Shabar’s alchemy abilities for 100 billion Blue Coins. The Carter Family learned that Shabar might become a Grandmaster Alchemist and suspected the Zhang Family had been protecting him.

• Prosecutors pressed Shabar to explain his whereabouts and open his Space Box, while he refused because it contained dangerous secrets.
• The Carter and Zhang family leaders argued over whether Shabar and his companions were responsible, and the Carter Family suspected the Zhang Family knew more than it admitted.
• Yang Bo arrived on Devon Star, saw the authorities’ bounty notice for Shabar and his companions, and contacted the Ace Agent to offer information to the Carter Family.
• Yang Bo told the Carter Family’s Clan Leader that Shabar was close to becoming a Grandmaster Alchemist specializing in Energy Poison, and the Clan Leader agreed to pay 100 Billion Blue Coins after verification.
• The Carter Family concluded that the Zhang Family had known about Shabar’s value and cursed them for trying to protect him.

The Carter Family seized Shabar and tried to force him to swear loyalty by threatening to destroy the Xia Family. After learning his secret had been sold for 100 billion Blue Coins, Shabar was imprisoned while Yang Bo considered selling the information to the royal family.

• The Carter Family decided to seize Shabar before the Zhang Family could act and use him to gain leverage.
• Carter Family nobles attacked Devon Star's prosecutorial agency, injured staff, and took Shabar to their territory.
• The Carter Family Clan Leader accused Shabar of plotting to release Energy Poison and demanded that he swear loyalty within three days or the Xia Family would be destroyed.
• Shabar asked how the Carter Family knew he was nearing Grandmaster Alchemist status, and the Clan Leader said someone had sold them the information for 100 billion Blue Coin.
• The Carter Family imprisoned Shabar, while Yang Bo celebrated receiving the payment and considered selling the information to the royal family.

Yang Bo watched the investigation into the Devon Star attacks stall while he prepared Bart’s Ultra-High Temperature Material auction and continued Ning Xue and Bai Lu’s mech training. As the Empire tightened security, Bart reassured Ning Xue about their wedding and her family’s auction allocation, then left to check the laboratory after learning Su Wei and the others were looking for him.

• Yang Bo delayed selling information until Xia Song was safe, while the Zhang Family considered how to free Xia Song and use the Anti-Government Armed Forces for its products.
• The Empire traced bomb materials and the Laser Cannon to the Alliance but found no evidence identifying the attackers, and its searches failed to locate the four Clowns.
• Yang Bo, disguised as Bart, trained Ning Xue and Bai Lu as testing reports confirmed his Ultra-High Temperature Material and drew dozens of companies to the auction.
• After the Empire warned noble territories to strengthen defenses, Ning Xue asked whether their wedding would proceed, and Bart said the terrorists might already have fled.
• Bart promised Ning Xue’s family a portion of the auction material at the lowest bidding price, and Ning Xue concluded that Bart was her true family.
• Yang Bo learned through March New’s Super Mirror Image that Su Wei and the others were looking for him, then left to check the laboratory and prepare for the auction.

Yang Bo separated the Black Rock Honeybees and arranged for a new garden, then appeared as Bart to auction exclusive Ultra-High Temperature Material quotas by industry. The companies reconsidered their private price agreement, while Bart left the representatives weighing the new terms and Baris Levin reflecting on her encounter with him.

• Yang Bo used his Mental Power to separate the fighting Black Rock Honeybees, put the non-mutated bees into a container, and threw the mutated bees into the water.
• Yang Bo took the non-mutated hive and its honey home, then hired a company to build a garden behind his villa.
• Yang Bo, disguised as Bart, told the auction attendees he would award one exclusive Ultra-High Temperature Material partner in each field to the highest sealed offer.
• Bart warned the companies that material output would be limited, cooperation could continue indefinitely, and he could custom-process difficult components.
• Baris Levin approached Bart to discuss cooperation, but he declined her offer and left.
• Company representatives contacted their headquarters to reconsider their bids, while Baris Levin pondered Bart's behavior.

Yang Bo oversaw bids for annual allotments of Ultra-High Temperature Material, laying out its approved applications and strict contract terms. The bids reached an average of 170 million per ton, and the chapter ended with Yang Bo reading online gossip about Ning Xue and the woman Bart had once pursued.

• Yang Bo introduced eleven application categories for Ultra-High Temperature Material and answered questions about Energy Stones and Energy Bombs.
• Bart set annual allotments at one hundred tons per field and distributed bidding documents with strict terms that gave him broad rights over delivery, inspection, and contract termination.
• Online discussions speculated about Bart’s potential earnings and the disappearance of Royal Appointed Pharmacist Brian while Yang Bo waited for bids.
• Yang Bo opened the bids and saw that the communications company offered the highest price, 280,000 per kilogram, while personal protective equipment received the lowest bid.
• Online commenters shifted to gossip about Ning Xue, Bart, and the woman Bart had pursued, leaving Yang Bo baffled by their off-topic discussion.

Bart secured lasting profits from Ultra-High Temperature Material, protected himself from family interference, and strengthened his ties with the Ning and Altena Families. As his business and influence grew, the Wu Family plotted against him, while Su Ruoxin tried to meet him on Devon Star.

• Bart’s annual Ultra-High Temperature Material income drew envy and anger from competitors and the Wu Family, which renewed its plan to have him killed with help from the Zhang Family.
• Yang Bo announced that Ning Xue’s family would receive one hundred tons of material annually at the lowest price and donated 50 billion to the Altena Family fund, making it harder for either family to turn against him.
• Yang Bo reassured Ning Xue, congratulated White and the other scientists on their shares, and returned to March Star to oversee production and component preparations.
• Yang Bo, Su Wei, Annie, and Annesia chose a garden design for their villa and began the nearly five-billion-coin Flower Fruit Mountain project.
• Zhang Bozhen gathered materials from Mutated Creatures and prepared to auction some of the high-quality Gene Evolution Serum he had obtained, while March Star property prices continued rising.
• Su Ruoxin sought a meeting with Bart on Devon Star, but Bart told Jerry Butler to make her come to him; Su Ruoxin recognized that her father was protecting Bart because of his growing wealth and political influence.

Yang Bo advanced his plans involving the Carter and Zhang Families while arranging a subsidy for his high-tech company and continuing his work as Ninth Mister. Meanwhile, Zhang Bozhen prepared a livestreamed auction to strengthen his position, but suspected someone might try to disrupt it.

• Yang Bo learned that Xia Song and the other suspects had been released on bail after Shabar pledged loyalty to the Carter Family, while the Zhang Family supported Xia Song's bid to control the Alliance Anti-Government Armed Xia Family.
• Yang Bo contacted Allen about securing subsidies for his Ultra-High Temperature Material, and Allen told his grandfather that Bart seemed to have stopped fooling around; his grandfather revealed Bart's new female butler and his involvement with royal princesses.
• Yang Bo told Jerry Butler to submit the subsidy application, checked on the arriving mecha and Agate's talent search, and ordered a reward policy to encourage people in his territory to have children.
• After training Ning Xue and Bai Lu in mecha combat, Yang Bo agreed to process another batch of medicinal materials for Zhang Bozhen as Ninth Mister.
• Zhang Bozhen decided to livestream an auction across the network to build fame and attract allies, and he ordered security to ensure it could proceed despite his suspicion that someone would try to stop it.

Zhang Bozhen asked Yang Bo to help prevent buyers from colluding at the Gene Evolution Serum auction, and Yang Bo agreed to support the bidding if needed. After reaching Devon Star the next day, Yang Bo received a list of more than twenty suspicious people to investigate.

• Butler Niu suggested that Zhang Bozhen ask Ninth Mister to investigate suspicious people, and Zhang Bozhen agreed to send him the list.
• Zhang Bozhen decided Yang Bo should support the auction bidding in case buyers colluded, then called him for help.
• Yang Bo agreed to bid if the Gene Evolution Serum failed to reach Zhang Bozhen's reserve price of 250 million per dose.
• Zhang Bozhen told Yang Bo that a high-end mecha and a higher-level Energy Cannon would be provided to defend his territory.
• After arriving on Devon Star the next day, Yang Bo received Zhang Bozhen's list of more than twenty people suspected of targeting the auction and agreed to investigate them.