Chapter Summaries

Xia Chujian killed Haidagong Yi Ha and watched the Haidagong attack the fleeing Shang People before exposing herself to fight them. The chapter left her battling the armed Haidagong while trying to avoid being hurt by the force of their bullets.

• Xia Chujian shot Haidagong Yi Ha and made it appear that Zhong Tian had killed it and then himself.
• The Shang People tried to flee, but around a hundred Haidagong rose from the water, burned more than two hundred of them, and ate them.
• The remaining Shang People surrendered and blamed Zhong Tian for killing Haidagong Yi Ha.
• A tall Haidagong sensed Xia Chujian, leapt into the air with a Verosha Double-Barreled Semi-Automatic Submachine Gun, and was killed by her sniper fire.
• Xia Chujian's invisibility failed, and she attacked the Haidagong as they formed defensive groups and fired their old submachine guns at her.
• Xia Chujian's mecha resisted the bullets, but their impact threatened to injure her inside, so she tried to avoid taking direct hits.

Xia Chujian killed the Haidagong attacking Shang People on Sea Island, then used Da Zhao Shi’s voice to make the survivors believe she was their king. After forcing them to accept her authority, she declared that Senze Star belonged to the Shang People and that they would reclaim it from the Haidagong.

• Xia Chujian killed all one hundred Haidagong on Sea Island while avoiding harm to the Shang People, then took weapons and ammunition from the corpses.
• After a Shang Person ambushed her, Xia Chujian killed him and claimed to be Da Zhao Shi, prompting the Shang People to kneel and follow her.
• Xia Chujian questioned Jing Shi about the clash and learned that Zhong Tian had killed Yi Ha, while the Haidagong were training Shang People and wanted human food to preserve their lifespans.
• Xia Chujian killed Jing Shi and two other Shang People who questioned or doubted her, then demanded to know who supported her and who opposed her.
• Xia Chujian declared that Senze Star belonged to the Shang People and said the Beichen Empire supported their effort to drive out the Haidagong.

Xia Chujian impersonated Da Zhao Shi to turn the Shang People against the Haidagong and learned of the forces threatening her mission. When Haidagong reinforcements arrived, she ordered the Shang People to form up and opened fire on their leader.

• Xia Chujian questioned the Shang People captains, learned that ten thousand elite Haidagong were stationed nearby and that the rest were scattered around the Equator, and killed one captain for speaking too slowly.
• Xia Chujian discovered that the Haidagong controlled the Longevity Flying Fish trade and had been giving the Shang People defective breeding humans, while Teng Mu revealed their plan to ally with the Haidagong for a joint military operation.
• Xia Chujian urged the Shang People to seek rule over the seas, and the captains and soldiers rallied to her call to resist the Haidagong.
• A veiled female Haidagong arrived with forces riding Crocodile Dragons and threatened the Shang People, so Xia Chujian ordered them to form up and fired three shots at her.

Xia Chujian led the Shang People in defeating the Haidagong, then secured the human remains and collected Crocodile Dragon skins. She entered the freezing seabed to search for the Haidagong lair, with A Wu leading the way.

• Xia Chujian revealed the Haidagong's gill weakness and ordered the Shang People to kill the five hundred attackers, though two thousand Shang People died in the battle.
• A Wu drained the Crocodile Dragons, and Xia Chujian burned the Shang People and Haidagong corpses while securing the human remains in the ice cellar.
• Xia Chujian ordered the Shang People to keep drilling and follow no orders but hers, then learned from Teng Mu that the Haidagong's radar was usually off because they lacked energy.
• Xia Chujian dove underwater in Stealth Mode and encountered mutated sea creatures as the water grew colder and the seabed froze.
• A Wu transformed into a glowing lanternfish and swam ahead, while Seven Lù suggested it had caught the Crocodile Dragons' scent.

Xia Chujian discovered a Haidagong stronghold beneath the seabed and learned that its people planned to attack the Beichen forces to obtain living humans and restore their immortality. She overheard Tima and Keli discussing Lord Tula’s approaching death and a possible way to test human food on newborn Haidagong.

• Xia Chujian followed A Wu into an ice chamber and discovered abundant Special Metal deposits beneath the ice.
• Tula and his subordinates discussed the Haidagong’s loss of immortality, their dependence on Starry Sky Yuan-chu eggs, and the dwindling effects of dead human food.
• Tula ordered first-level combat readiness and instructed Tima to command the Shang People army in seizing Beichen airships without openly breaking with Beichen.
• Xia Chujian hid beneath A Wu and used Seven Lù to decipher Tima and Keli’s conversation.
• Tima and Keli discussed Tula’s impending hundredth birthday and wondered whether giving human food to newborn Haidagong might have a different effect.

Xia Chujian discovered that the Haidagong had been feeding on Starry Sky Yuan-chu eggs and killed Keli and Tima after they emerged from the damaged eggs. She rescued A Wu, while the last intact egg remained in the ice chamber.

• Keli and Tima entered a guarded chamber containing three giant Starry Sky Yuan-chu eggs, and Xia Chujian followed them inside.
• Xia Chujian learned from Seven Lù that the Haidagong had eaten the eggs to survive, but doing so cost them their immortality.
• Keli and Tima feasted inside two damaged eggs, and Xia Chujian shot and killed them as they emerged.
• Xia Chujian used the door system to let A Wu into the chamber, where it changed back into a tiny white dog.
• Xia Chujian considered taking the intact egg but realized it was too large to carry away.

Xia Chujian discovered that A Wu had opened the giant egg, revealing a Starry Sky Yuan-chu cub named A Yuan, who attached herself to Xia Chujian. Xia Chujian followed Tula to its Ice Cave and watched A Yuan eat it, then prepared to continue her mission against the Haidagong.

• A Wu clawed open the giant egg, and a Starry Sky Yuan-chu cub emerged, shifting between a little Girl and a snow-white Little Chubby Bird.
• A Yuan sat on Xia Chujian’s shoulder, and A Wu announced that it had finally found her.
• Xia Chujian locked the Ice Room and went with Seven Lù to the Ice Cave hall to target Tula.
• Tula ordered the Haidagong to prepare to wipe out the Shang People, and Xia Chujian secretly followed it to its Ice Cave.
• A Yuan attacked and ate Tula, then returned to Xia Chujian’s shoulder with a round, full belly.

Disguised as Tula, Xia Chujian explored the Haidagong base and learned that Beichen Military was seeking Longevity Flying Fish, which had mutated from Starry Sky Yuan-chu eggs. She ordered a thousand elites assembled to confront the Shang People on the sea, leaving her poised to lead the Haidagong out.

• Xia Chujian melted Tula's body, took her cloak and gear, and walked through the Haidagong base disguised as Tula.
• Xia Chujian learned that the Longevity Flying Fish were kept in an enormous Ice Cave, where only three remained in cages.
• A Haidagong told Xia Chujian that the fish had hatched from mutated, incompletely developed Starry Sky Yuan-chu eggs and lacked the original creatures' traits.
• The Haidagong explained that Beichen Military wanted the fish and believed Starry Sky Yuan-chu could improve human bloodlines and boost Gene Evolution.
• Xia Chujian ordered the Haidagong to gather a thousand elites so they could leave in thirty minutes and show the Shang People on the sea something fierce.

Xia Chujian secured the Ice Room containing the Longevity Flying Fish, then led the Haidagong into battle against the Shang People and helped them wipe out the island’s defenders. Afterward, she prepared to face the more than seven thousand surviving Haidagong herself.

• Xia Chujian had Seven Lù modify the Ice Room’s lock and learned that its door could not be forced open, securing the three Longevity Flying Fish inside.
• Xia Chujian had Seven Lù scan Tula’s old books, then learned that the Haidagong had annihilated a thousand Shang People and agreed to lead the remaining Haidagong into battle.
• Xia Chujian rallied the Haidagong, who charged the island wearing Crocodile Dragon Skin helmets and overcame the Shang People’s rifle fire.
• The Haidagong killed the Shang People on the island, and Xia Chujian burned their corpses to ashes with her silver-white flames.
• Xia Chujian saw that more than seven thousand Haidagong remained and revealed the helmet of her Shao Siming Mecha as she prepared to fight them alone.

Xia Chujian and her Alien Beasts A Wu and A Yuan wiped out the Haidagong and Crocodile Dragons at a Sea Island base, securing the three Longevity Flying Fish. After checking the island and learning more about A Yuan’s appetite, she headed back and asked Seven Lù to connect to Chu Qingchen’s group’s airships so she could watch their Mecha training.

• Xia Chujian sent A Wu and A Yuan into battle, where they overwhelmed the Crocodile Dragons and Haidagong while she supported them with her weapons.
• A Wu drained the Crocodile Dragons, and A Yuan absorbed the energy of all eight thousand Haidagong as Xia Chujian checked that no Shang People or Haidagong remained alive on the Sea Island.
• Seven Lù explained that the eight thousand Haidagong had much weaker Energy Fields than Tula and that the Starry Sky Yuan-chu had eaten a plant before the Haidagong appeared.
• Xia Chujian decided to return and bring people back for the spoils, then asked Seven Lù to connect to the five airships near the Equator so she could check on the Starry Sky Marines’ Mecha practice.
• Seven Lù told Xia Chujian to get closer to the airships before it could take them over.

After finding the Longevity Flying Fish's Nest near the South Pole, Xia Chujian prepared her crew to fly there overnight. Before departure, she decided to visit Qiu Zijun and Ye Shijie, while leaving A Wu and A Yuan in her room.

• Xia Chujian returned to her Interstellar Airship and told Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Sun Jiahao, and Li Dali that she had found the Longevity Flying Fish's Nest, concealing how many fish remained.
• Xia Chujian and her crew chose to fly south that night and set out in half an hour.
• Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan asked Xia Chujian what to do about Qiu Zijun and Ye Shijie, and Xia Chujian decided to speak with them after showering.
• Xia Chujian left A Wu and A Yuan in her room, and A Wu swore to stay put while she went to see the others.

Xia Chujian warned Ye Shijie that the Shang People had snipers and weapons from the Beichen Galaxy, and he urged an immediate retreat. She explained that she would leave after completing her mission, then told Qiu Zijun that her airship would depart in fifteen minutes; Qiu tried to persuade her to take them along by invoking her family’s status as one of the Four Great Earls.

• Xia Chujian secretly contacted Ye Shijie and warned him that the Shang People had snipers and Thermal Weapons obtained from countries in the Beichen Galaxy.
• Ye Shijie argued that they should return immediately, but Xia Chujian said she had a mission to complete and did not intend to flee without a fight.
• Ye Shijie told Xia Chujian that he and Qiu Zijun had rescued a silent, injured youth from Crocodile Dragons, and Xia offered to bring him medicine.
• Xia Chujian told Qiu Zijun that her airship would leave in fifteen minutes to carry out a mission and refused Qiu’s request to join them.
• Qiu Zijun said her family was one of the Four Great Earls and explained that noble titles in the Beichen Empire were hereditary.

Xia Chujian refused Qiu Zijun’s request for protection from the Qiu Family, then left for the South Pole to retrieve the Longevity Flying Fish. She warned her team that the Haidagong and Shang People had vast numbers and modern weapons, leaving them to prepare for a battle they could not win alone.

• Xia Chujian told Qiu Zijun she could not promise to help without a guarantee that Earl Qiu would cover for her, and left with her team.
• After watching Xia Chujian’s airship depart, Qiu Zijun persuaded Ye Shijie to follow it, and they tracked its power magnetic field signal.
• Xia Chujian told Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Sun Jiahao, and Li Dali that the Longevity Flying Fish were in an Ice Room beneath the South Pole and explained the Haidagong’s weaknesses.
• Xia Chujian warned her team that around ninety thousand Haidagong and more than eighty thousand Shang People remained, and that the Shang People had thousands of Type 37 Rifles.
• Xia Chujian explained that their force of just over five thousand could not defeat the combined enemy numbers alone, and stressed that the mission was to capture the Longevity Flying Fish, not exterminate the locals.

Xia Chujian prepared to withdraw with the three Longevity Flying Fish while Chu Qingchen’s team learned that roughly forty thousand Shang People and unidentified creatures were advancing on their position. Chu Qingchen sent the Starry Sky Marines to ambush them, leaving the Marines unaware that the enemy had conventional thermal weapons.

• Xia Chujian ordered Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan to bring two more Interstellar Airships so the team could transport the three Longevity Flying Fish and withdraw.
• Chu Qingchen’s team argued over their mission, while Chu Qingchen received a warning that the Shang People were launching a surprise attack.
• Chu Qingchen activated the radar and discovered about forty thousand armed Shang People and unidentified humanoid creatures approaching the five airships.
• Chu Qingchen rallied the Starry Sky Marines, and Zhuo Hanchen ordered them to take up ambush positions around the station.
• Hui Zhifeng warned Chu Qingchen that the enemy had conventional thermal weapons, but Chu Qingchen did not reply.

Hui Zhifeng went to inspect the ambush while Chu Qingchen misled the Starry Sky Marines about the attackers’ numbers and weapons. The Marines discovered the Shang People’s plan to seize airships and cruisers to invade the Beichen Empire, leaving them debating whether to retreat or risk fighting to stop the threat.

• Hui Zhifeng left the airship despite Chu Qingchen’s warning, while Lü Luyu dismissed concerns about the Marines’ safety.
• The five thousand Starry Sky Marines spotted the Shang People and their accomplices carrying guns, and their captains prepared to retreat.
• Chu Qingchen told Captain Fang Ping that around forty thousand attackers were armed with outdated weapons and ordered the Marines to attack.
• The Marines overheard the attackers discussing plans to capture airships and cruisers, infiltrate the Beichen Empire, and breed humans to replace its population.
• The Marine captains debated whether to continue retreating after realizing the invasion threat could endanger several planets.

The Starry Sky Marines fought the Shang People and Haidagong to stop them from capturing the airships and attacking the Beichen Empire, while Chu Qingchen joined the battle. After five minutes, the Marines had suffered devastating losses, and only two team captains remained.

• Fang Ping and the other captains chose to fight after the Shang People and Haidagong threatened the Marines’ homes, then redeployed their teams to attack the enemy formation.
• The enemy split into five columns and charged the Interstellar Airships, prompting the captains and Chu Qingchen to order an attack.
• Chu Qingchen and four other Elite Pilots flew out in Combat Aircraft and strafed the invading force, killing hundreds of Shang People.
• The Starry Sky Marines launched their coordinated assault, but the Haidagong counterattacked with heavy weapons and inflicted severe casualties on the fifth team.
• The fifth team’s surviving Marines detonated concealed explosives as they fell, and the other teams continued fighting despite receiving their comrades’ final messages.
• After five minutes, two thousand Marines had died, over one thousand had lost combat ability, and only two of the five captains remained as they discussed tactics.

Fang Ping warned Xia Chujian that Shang People and Haidagong had ambushed Chu Qingchen’s force to seize its airships and cruisers, while Xia Chujian learned Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng were under attack too. After discovering the attackers had advanced weapons, Xia Chujian abandoned her plan to use A Yuan and ordered both teams to retreat to the Starry Sky Cruisers.

• A captain led four surviving Marines to plant remote-detonated explosives in four Interstellar Airships, then destroyed them after Haidagong forces boarded and took off.
• Fang Ping sent Xia Chujian battlefield footage and warned her that the attackers intended to seize the Starry Sky Cruisers and invade the Beichen Empire.
• Xia Chujian forwarded the footage to Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng, who reported that Shang People and Haidagong were ambushing their forces as well.
• Xia Chujian explained the Haidagong’s weakness and considered combining forces and releasing A Yuan, but Seven Lù discovered the attackers were targeting the airships and carried sophisticated firearms.
• Xia Chujian decided the mission was a trap and ordered Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng to withdraw to the Starry Sky Cruisers.

Xia Chujian learned that Shang People and Haidagong had trapped Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng’s forces and planned a rescue while preparing her Marines for battle. The chapter ended with Sun Jiahao asking what had happened to the First Interstellar Fleet’s Marines.

• Xia Chujian told Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng to rig their grounded airships with remote-controlled explosives, draw in the enemy, and hold out until she arrived with support.
• Xia Chujian ordered Sang Yadi and Chen Yansheng to bring down the remaining four Interstellar Airships and sent Chen to check whether Chu Qingchen’s D499 Starry Sky Cruiser had been occupied, authorizing him to shoot it down if necessary.
• Sang Yadi accepted Xia Chujian’s orders and contacted Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan to redirect them to bring down all four airships.
• Xia Chujian broadcast a pre-battle speech to her Marines, telling them that nearly all five thousand Marines from the First Interstellar Fleet had been killed.
• Sun Jiahao stopped the Marines’ shocked chatter and asked Xia Chujian what had happened to the First Interstellar Fleet’s forces.

Xia Chujian destroyed an enemy-occupied Interstellar Airship and used A Yuan to kill the Haidagong who escaped it. She ordered the D499 Starry Sky Cruiser blown up as a precaution, then headed to reinforce the other fleets.

• Xia Chujian explained that forty thousand Shang People and Haidagong had overwhelmed the First Interstellar Fleet’s five thousand Marines, and ordered her crew to prepare to retreat after shooting down the captured Interstellar Airship.
• Seven Lù revealed that it had installed a backdoor in the enemy airship and set its self-destruct program while Xia Chujian fired the Magnetic Railguns at it.
• Xia Chujian launched A Yuan from a Combat Aircraft, and A Yuan immobilized and drained the Haidagong who had escaped the exploding airship.
• Chen Yansheng reported no signs of life aboard the D499 Starry Sky Cruiser, and Xia Chujian ordered him to destroy it; he detonated explosives in its engine exhausts.
• Xia Chujian returned to her Interstellar Airship and continued toward the fleets under attack, still troubled by how the Haidagong had escaped the first explosion.

Xia Chujian rescued the surviving Marines of the First Interstellar Fleet and gathered more than fifteen thousand Beichen soldiers after Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng destroyed their captured airships with the enemy inside. Facing roughly ninety thousand Shang People and Haidagong with no airships left to use as bait, she proposed that the forces retreat to their Starry Sky Cruisers and report the enemy to the Military Department.

• Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, Chen Yansheng, and Sang Yadi joined Xia Chujian with four Starship Airships and their Marines.
• Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng detonated high-energy bombs inside ten captured Interstellar Airships, killing the Shang People and Haidagong who had entered them.
• Xia Chujian found about five hundred First Interstellar Fleet survivors in the Marine Plant Forest, and Fang Ping identified and registered them aboard her airship.
• Xia Chujian gathered Lin Xiaoxiao and Xu Teng’s Marines with the rescued survivors and had all the troops purified, cleaned, and verified.
• Xia Chujian warned the assembled forces that they faced about forty thousand Shang People and fifty thousand Haidagong, then proposed an immediate retreat to their Starry Sky Cruisers.