Chapter Summaries

After surviving the dangerous advancement to Formal Transcendent Knight, He Kai learned that Wu Hua had died and began to suspect that He Yun had used them as test subjects. Leon gave He Kai a Knight Mech and urged him to endure until he was strong enough to seek justice, leaving He Kai determined to control his own fate.

• Leon told He Kai that he alone had survived the attempt to become a Formal Transcendent Knight, and He Kai mourned Wu Hua while fearing the dangers of advancement.
• He Kai resolved to grow stronger and wait until he could demand an answer from He Yun.
• The next day, Leon took He Kai to the Knight Order's warehouse and explained the tradition of giving newly promoted apprentices armor, weapons, and a Warhorse.
• Leon revealed that an important person's decision and a need to verify a result had cost the apprentices their lives, then warned He Kai to seek justice only when he was capable.
• Leon gave He Kai one of two prepared Knight Mechs and kept Wu Hua's mech for any descendants, while He Kai resolved to take control of his fate.

He Yun visited the North Wind Knight Order, where He Kai and two other Blue Star knights demonstrated their worth and received promises of support. He Yun signed a ceasefire agreement and a separate deal to promote the Fallen Angels and political reform, while He Kai set out for home with a new position instead of returning to the military.

• He Yun and the Blue Star Federation delegation watched the North Wind knights drill in space, focusing on He Kai in his gray-winged mech.
• After the drills, He Yun met He Kai and two other surviving knights and promised them important work and rewards.
• He Kai agreed to serve He Yun, trusting him as an elder and relative.
• He Yun signed a ceasefire agreement that returned the Sirius and Pegasus star systems to the Blue Star Federation and reopened communications and trade.
• He Yun's capital conglomerate representatives agreed to spread faith in the Fallen Angels, support a Confederation System, and change the Federation's regime.
• He Kai began his journey home with a new position, no longer able to return to the military.

He Kai learned why the He Family had arranged for him to become general manager of Odessa Mining Company: the post gave him influence over its mine protection team without drawing much attention. On his first day, he asserted control by ordering the office director transferred and decided to prove himself before seeking help from Deputy Commander Leon.

• He Wei explained that He Kai's military career had reached its ceiling and that the mining company post gave the He Family influence over its mine protection team.
• He Kai accepted the appointment, resolving to rely on the He Family to gain power and protect his own future.
• He Kai took up his post at Odessa Mining Company, where an office director complained that dismissing dispatched workers threatened production.
• He Kai ordered the chairman to replace the office director and send him to work in the mines.
• He Kai refused to contact Deputy Commander Leon yet, deciding to produce results first and draw on the Knight Order's strength later.

He Kai began training a new batch of mining escort recruits to produce Transcendent Knights for the He Family, despite scarce potions and a brutal schedule. He Wei delivered the supplies and a gift from Vice Commander Leon, leaving He Kai surprised by the contact from his former instructor.

• He Kai inspected the weak mining escort squad and took its new recruits to train them as potential Transcendent Knights.
• He Kai told the rookies that training would be dangerous and demanding, then used his Transcendent Knight pressure to frighten them into obedience.
• He Kai set the recruits on a compressed training program, knowing the He Family expected a thirty percent pass rate despite limited potions and talent.
• He Wei arrived with three hundred Training Supplement Potions, twenty Energy Potions, and a separate gift for He Kai.
• He Wei told He Kai that Vice Commander Leon had sent the gift and encouraged him to maintain his connections in the Dark Empire.

He Kai accepted Deputy Commander Leon’s potions while letting He Wei believe the He Family would repay the favor, then distributed the potions to his apprentices. He secretly infused them with gray Transcendent Power, using them to deepen corruption and obedience to the Dark Empire.

• He Kai opened Leon’s box and showed He Wei the letter offering recruitment and support.
• He Wei urged He Kai to keep the potions and promised the He Family would provide him with an adequate supply.
• After He Wei left, He Kai kept Leon’s favor separate from the family and ordered his apprentices to receive potions under his supervision.
• He Kai secretly added gray Transcendent Power to the apprentice potions, which intensified the jealousy of an apprentice who drank one.

He Wei recognized He Kai’s strong results and sent higher-talent apprentices to his camp as He Kai expanded his influence among them. He Kai contacted Leon for the first time in over half a year, learned the advancement potion’s success rate could not be reliably improved, and received intelligence about the He Family’s plans and the Dark Empire’s expansion.

• He Wei reviewed six months of reports, judged He Kai’s training effective, and ordered half the next batch of high-potential apprentices sent to Odessa.
• He Kai welcomed the new apprentices, including some with upper-middle talent, and built a connection with the He Family official who delivered them.
• He Kai continued cultivating the apprentices’ dependence on him, then contacted Leon and asked how to improve their odds of surviving the advancement potion.
• Leon suggested faith or years of training, and He Kai concluded the apprentices would have to take the risk.
• Leon told He Kai that the He Family had ordered Transcendent Armaments to form a Knight Order and warned him about the Dark Empire’s growing influence.

Daniel negotiated Qin’s support for the Blue Star Federation’s Bright Faction, which sought to resist the Dark Empire and save the Federation from internal corruption. Qin agreed to send knights and asked Daniel to serve as his son’s attendant, while Dennis returned home to report the successful meeting to Lucas.

• Daniel told Qin that his father wanted Great Xia’s help to bring hope to the Federation and explained that the Bright Faction had no one else it could fully trust.
• Qin agreed to assist and asked Daniel to become his son’s attendant, and Daniel accepted.
• Daniel left to consult with his father, while Qin sent knights to support the Bright Faction officials represented by Dennis.
• Dennis returned home and told Lucas that the meeting with Qin had gone smoothly.
• Lucas said he hoped they had made the right choice, explaining that he had sought cooperation because he opposed the Dark Empire and believed there was still hope.

Daniel became Prince Elvis’s attendant and began learning about the Great Xia Empire, while Lucas secretly allied with it and monitored the Dark Faction’s Transcendent Knights. The surveillance revealed a sudden wave of new Transcendents, and Lucas realized He Yun had advanced the Dark Faction’s plans faster than expected.

• Lucas advised Daniel to serve Elvis carefully, and Daniel agreed to become the prince’s attendant.
• Daniel met Elvis, endured the prince’s demanding schedule and knight training, and began questioning his assumptions about the Great Xia Empire.
• Lucas finalized a secret treaty with the Great Xia Empire and brought its equipment and armaments to the Commoner Faction without informing the cabinet or Director-General.
• The Commoner Faction used a disguised satellite and energy-monitoring equipment to locate He Kai and detect numerous weaker Transcendent reactions.
• Lucas realized the Dark Faction had rapidly created new Transcendent Knights and cursed He Yun for leaving him behind.
• He Wei praised He Kai after learning that forty percent of the apprentices had advanced, despite the deaths among those who failed.

He Kai improved his training camp’s advancement results and gained authority to keep extra knights, while Lucas’s faction planned to attack Odessa Mining Company and use the incident to pressure the He Family. Leon warned He Kai that the attack was imminent, and He Kai realized the political fallout mattered more than whether he survived.

• He Wei asked He Kai about his camp’s high success rate, and He Kai suggested that willpower, faith, and intuition from Transcendent Power might affect advancement.
• He Wei agreed to let He Kai extend the advancement period for talented trainees and gave him discretion over knights beyond the family’s minimum quota.
• After reconnaissance satellites revealed the training camp, Lucas’s faction planned to attack Odessa Mining Company under the guise of an interstellar pirate raid and use public opinion to target the He Family.
• List learned that He Kai had been targeted and sent a warning through the North Wind Knight Order.
• Leon warned He Kai that pirates would soon attack Odessa Mining Company, and He Kai realized the arranged political scandal was the greater danger.

He Kai learned that a pirate raid was coming and chose to fight his way out, following Leon’s advice to escape toward a surveillance satellite. When the pirates attacked Odessa Mining Company’s poorly defended headquarters, He Kai survived a direct strike on the camp and launched a breakout, destroying a gunboat.

• Leon told He Kai to break out toward a superpowered surveillance satellite and warned him to act decisively when the attack came.
• He Kai chose to fight his way out and spent the night unable to sleep as the pirates approached Odessa Mining Company’s headquarters.
• The pirate leader told his crew that a powerful backer had requested the raid and claimed they would not be silenced afterward.
• The pirate fleet attacked Odessa Mining Company’s headquarters, where corrupt officials had left the defenses ineffective and the radar unreliable.
• A laser cannon destroyed the dormitory across from He Kai, and he feared the two new knights had died in the blast.
• He Kai put on his mech suit, charged out amid the defensive fire, ambushed the pirates, and blew apart one gunboat.

He Kai fled the pirate fleet after destroying a hidden Transcendent Reconnaissance Satellite and contacted He Wei for help. He Wei organized a costly rescue fleet, while the military fleet also set out to pursue He Kai and the pirates.

• The pirate leader ordered his ships to pursue He Kai and kill him so they could survive.
• He Kai detected and destroyed a disguised Transcendent Reconnaissance Satellite, then contacted the He Family through its secret channel.
• He Kai told He Wei that pirates had attacked and warned that the military might also be coming after him.
• He Wei trusted He Kai and ordered nearby ships to gather into a rescue fleet despite the expense.
• The military fleet at the base departed to deal with the pirates and capture the Transcendent Knights.

He Kai escaped the pirate fleet as the military and the He Family’s allied ships raced to reach him. After boarding a nearby conglomerate’s battleship formation, he learned that Li Yifei wanted him to connect the family with the North Wind Knight Order for a custom mech order.

• The military fleet closed in on He Kai and the pirates, while He Kai avoided fighting and waited for reinforcements.
• He Kai’s first reinforcements arrived, and allied ships from across the Federation gathered around him to block the military fleet’s advance.
• The military destroyed the pirate fleet, but commercial escort ships repeatedly delayed its pursuit by invoking legal procedures.
• He Kai reached a nearby conglomerate’s battleship formation and boarded a ship, where Li Yifei welcomed him.
• Li Yifei asked whether He Kai belonged to the North Wind Knight Order and revealed that his family wanted help arranging a custom mech order.

Li Yifei helped He Kai evade the Federation military and offered to connect him with the North Wind Knight Order. After the He Family rescued He Kai, He Wei reaffirmed the family’s trust in him and assigned him to rebuild the training camps at the family’s resource sites outside the planetary system.

• Li Yifei told He Kai that the Federation military would not dare attack, while He Kai worried about confronting the military’s upper ranks.
• The Li Family rejected the military’s demands, and the military fired on the Meteorite Belt; Li Yifei ordered his secretary to file a complaint over the waste of public money and energy.
• He Kai agreed to help Li Yifei contact the North Wind Knight Order, and the two exchanged contact information before the He Family fleet took He Kai away.
• After several transfers, He Kai met He Wei, who said the family had failed to seize the satellite but believed He Kai and trusted him completely.
• He Wei ordered He Kai to rebuild the training camps at the family’s resource sites outside the planetary system, and He Kai asked whether the family knew who had attacked him.

After He Kai escaped danger, he returned to the He Family’s training camp while Leon agreed to ask about providing him with basic mechs. List ordered Dust to travel to the Blue Star Federation and build influence there with Leon’s help, and He Kai’s new trainees gave him a chance to rebuild his strength.

• He Wei explained that the Minister of Defense was playing both sides, and He Kai told him about Li Yifei’s attempt to recruit him before being sent away from the Blue Star Federation.
• List ordered Leon to support He Kai and sent Dust to the Blue Star Federation to cultivate allies alongside him.
• He Kai told Leon about Li Yifei’s request for mechs, and Leon agreed to ask while warning him to avoid dealings that could cause serious trouble.
• He Kai waited before approaching Li Yifei, built a training camp, and received a promising first group of trainees from the He Family.
• After half a month of He Kai training the new recruits, Li Yifei came to see him.

Li Yifei tried to recruit He Kai by offering him an independent Knight Order, but He Kai chose to remain with the He Family. Li Yifei then explained that he wanted He Kai’s help contacting the North Wind Knight Order to commission mechs.

• Li Yifei told He Kai that he was trying to raise He Kai’s value and offered him a future with the Li Family.
• He Wei arrived and accused Li Yifei of poaching He Kai, then reminded He Kai that he could build a Knight Order within the He Family.
• He Kai rejected Li Yifei’s offer and said he was a member of the He Family.
• Li Yifei accepted He Kai’s decision and revealed that he wanted to use He Kai’s connections to contact the North Wind Knight Order about commissioning mechs.

Li Yifei explained that the He Family could not monopolize the benefits of its ties to the Dark Empire, then invited He Kai to join him. He Kai refused out of loyalty to his family but agreed to help Li Yifei contact Deputy Commander Leon, who later warned that someone he knew would visit to assess his Transcendent Knight cultivation.

• He Wei protested Li Yifei’s plan to contact the Dark Empire privately, but Li Yifei warned that the He Family could not keep all the benefits for itself.
• He Kai declined Li Yifei’s offer to join him, saying his family’s shortcomings made it all the more necessary for him to stay.
• Li Yifei asked He Kai to help contact Deputy Commander Leon, and He Kai agreed while cautioning that he could not promise a result.
• He Kai secretly contacted Leon, who said the matter would be raised through official channels and that the Li Family was not yet ready to receive customized mecha.
• Leon told He Kai to stay put because someone he knew would come to check his Transcendent Knight cultivation, and He Kai wondered how the visitor would enter the guarded training camp.

Vice Commander Dust visited He Kai on Leon’s behalf, tested his cultivation, and explained that faith was essential for a knight’s growth. After teaching He Kai the basics of knightly faith, Dust left him to continue studying on his own.

• Dust secretly entered the training camp and visited He Kai in his room.
• Dust sparred with He Kai, judged his cultivation too slow, and warned him that he would be eliminated unless he changed.
• He Kai asked Dust for guidance, and Dust explained that faith was central to a knight’s strength and advancement.
• Dust taught He Kai the basics of faith and theology, then jokingly offered him exclusive lessons if he betrayed Leon.
• He Kai refused Dust’s offer, and Dust ended the visit by reminding him of the Knight Order’s support and warning him not to disappoint them.

Dust entered the Blue Star Federation to create alternatives to the He Family and maintain balance in the Dark Empire’s channels. He infiltrated Li Yifei’s fleet and proposed a confidential relationship with the North Wind Knight Order, offering knowledge and valuable items in exchange for cooperation.

• Dust chose Li Yifei as his first target and tracked his fleet for half a month before infiltrating its flagship.
• Dust appeared before Li Yifei, who dismissed his attendants after realizing Dust could have killed him if that had been his aim.
• Dust identified himself as deputy commander of the North Wind Knight Order, and Li Yifei confirmed he had come seeking contact.
• Li Yifei asked about customized mechs, but Dust directed him to contact He Kai through proper channels and stressed that their dealings were confidential.
• Dust offered preferential treatment, Knight Academy study slots, potions, and Transcendent Items in return for Li Yifei’s cooperation.

Li Yifei negotiated a deal with Dust, agreeing to trade with the Dark Empire for transcendent resources while Dust sought to expand the Empire’s influence. After Dust vanished, Li Yifei became excited by the possibilities of Transcendent Power.

• Li Yifei resisted Dust’s tempting catalog and argued that the Li Family would not accept power that came with being controlled.
• Dust explained that faith could let people from the Blue Star Federation rise within the Dark Empire, and Li Yifei acknowledged his skepticism while hinting that a future generation might embrace faith.
• Li Yifei requested a place at the Knight Academy and a full set of Knight Potions as the two sides negotiated their trade.
• Dust and Li Yifei finalized broad terms covering transcendent resources, goods, supplies, and preaching rewards.
• As Dust left, Li Yifei asked how he had entered, and Dust claimed he could enter however he pleased before disappearing into the shadows.
• Li Yifei inspected the warm sofa cushion and laughed, newly intrigued by Transcendent Power.

Dust returned from his mission to the Blue Star Federation and was appointed to lead the North Wind Knight Academy, while the Dark Faction strengthened its ties with List. Li Yifei offered List a concealed planetary system to conquer, and List agreed to take it on.

• Dust reported his mission to List, who assigned him to oversee the North Wind Knight Academy.
• Dust learned the academy would recruit apprentices from the newly occupied Blue Star systems and build ties with local powerholders.
• Leon offered Dust the chance to recruit knights like He Kai, but Dust declined because of his new duties.
• The North Wind Knight Academy began recruiting, and Dark Faction families sent their heirs as apprentices to deepen ties with the Dark Empire.
• Li Yifei told List that the Dark Faction had found a planetary system for the Lord but could not openly send fleets there.
• List agreed to conquer the hidden New Star System on their behalf.