Chapter Summaries

Qin Tian used Soul Seals and a staged slave sale to put Poison Widow in his hands, arranging for her to buy a Barbarian whose appearance stirred an irresistible desire in her. Poison Widow took the Barbarian away, while Old Nelson and Williamson remained under Qin Tian’s control and followed his orders.

• Qin Tian learned that Old Nelson had captured Barbarians from Anya Star and discovered their unusual strength and unbreakable will.
• Qin Tian subdued Old Nelson and Williamson, questioned them about Poison Widow, and instructed Old Nelson to arrange a sale.
• Old Nelson brought several Barbarians to the Slave Market the next morning, where Poison Widow noticed one and felt an overpowering desire for him.
• Poison Widow paid Old Nelson five hundred thousand Star Yuan for the Barbarian and led him away with the Bomb Collar controller.
• Williamson speculated about Qin Tian’s motives and was struck with mental pain when Qin Tian warned him not to do it again.

Qin Tian captured Poison Widow and her subordinates while searching for a missing scientist taken by the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group. He reported the mission complete to Yan Qing, revealing that he had brought the group under his control.

• Qin Tian revealed himself to Poison Widow, restrained her with Zyra’s vines, absorbed her poison, and planted a Soul Seal in her.
• Qin Tian showed Poison Widow the missing scientist’s photo, and she recalled that the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group had captured him during an attack on a warship.
• Poison Widow said she did not know whether the scientist was still with the pirates, so Qin Tian ordered her subordinates into the room and had Zyra bind them.
• Yan Qing and his team waited for Qin Tian to report in, with Zhao Rui criticizing his lack of updates.
• Qin Tian called Yan Qing and reported that he had completed the mission by bringing Poison Widow and her subordinates under his control.

Qin Tian secured control over Poison Widow and her crew, then learned that the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group’s laboratory was developing a dangerous Gene Bomb and several gene potions. The Superman Potion’s effects made him think of the Barbarians.

• Qin Tian told Yan Qing that his methods involved his abilities, then ordered the Star Pirates to keep acting as usual and remain silent about his control over them.
• Qin Tian tested his venom on Poison Widow, helping her advance to Fifth Order, Three Stars, and she tried unsuccessfully to seduce him.
• Qin Tian sent Poison Widow to change clothes, then had her take him to the Underground Warehouse to inspect the purchased supplies.
• Poison Widow told Qin Tian that the Base Ship had a Bio-gene Engineering Laboratory researching a Gene Bomb capable of destroying a city or continent.
• Poison Widow described the Youth Potion and Superman Potion, and Qin Tian realized the Superman Potion might be useful to the Barbarians.

Qin Tian learned more about the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group and boarded the Black Falcon with the four Procurement Teams and their slaves. As the ship carried them toward their destination, Qin Tian found himself confined with the other slaves in a filthy holding room.

• Qin Tian rejected Poison Widow’s offer to keep him company and ordered her to watch her underlings.
• Qin Tian spent two days investigating the Procurement Team leaders and decided he would kill the criminal Star Pirates after finishing his mission.
• Sebada’s Procurement Team gathered slaves and supplies, then joined the other three teams at the rendezvous point.
• The four teams boarded the Black Falcon, and Poison Widow threatened Sebada after he mocked her Barbarian slave.
• Qin Tian was herded with fifty other slaves into a cramped, filthy room aboard the ship.

Qin Tian befriended the Half-Orc Bear after realizing his extraordinary metabolism left him constantly starving in the Star Pirates’ cargo hold. By the chapter’s end, Qin Tian had arranged a large food delivery for Bear, who settled down and stayed close to him.

• A black-hatted Star Pirate rationed the slaves energy bars, and Qin Tian quietly kept two while avoiding a fight.
• Qin Tian gave his two bars to the starving Half-Orc, who thanked him and introduced himself as Bear.
• When Bear’s stomach rumbled again, Qin Tian used Poison Widow’s Soul Seal-marked Star Pirate to send a cart loaded with food into the cargo hold.
• Bear guarded the supplies, ate until full, gathered the wrappers, and returned to his corner closer to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian learned the Star Pirates’ route and secretly sent the information to Yan Qing before returning to Poison Widow’s room to cultivate. Meanwhile, Sebada grew jealous of Qin Tian and arranged a trap to provoke him into a fight.

• Poison Widow told Qin Tian the ship would travel through the Centaurus, Lan Yu, Tian Hong, and Li Yue Star Sectors, though Li Yue might not be the final destination.
• Qin Tian used his Starry Sky Armor and Void Blink to send the route information to Yan Qing, then returned to Poison Widow’s room and began cultivating.
• A Star Pirate told Sebada that Poison Widow had taken Qin Tian into her room again, fueling Sebada’s resentment toward him.
• Sebada recruited the slaves Sque and Bern, promising to free them if they provoked Qin Tian into a fight that could give Sebada an excuse to deal with him.

Qin Tian and Bear fought off an attack arranged by Sebada, but Sebada used Bear’s Slave Chip to torment him until Poison Widow intervened. Kales sent the injured attackers to the Reactor, and Bern’s dying accusation exposed Sebada’s role in the attack, leaving Poison Widow confident that he was doomed.

• Qin Tian confronted Sque after Sque deliberately splashed urine toward him, and Bern attacked Qin Tian from behind with a dagger.
• Qin Tian knocked Bern into the wall, while Bear struck Sque unconscious and then shattered a Star Pirate’s Stun Baton with his bare hand.
• Sebada arrived and used a Controller to torture Bear through his Slave Chip, but Poison Widow confronted Sebada and Qin Tian secretly healed Bear.
• Kales arrived and ordered his men to take Sque and Bern to the Reactor instead of killing Qin Tian and Bear.
• Bern accused Sebada of ordering the attack before he was carried away, and Poison Widow recognized that Sebada had been exposed.

Qin Tian and Bear formed a bond while imprisoned aboard the transport ship, which eventually docked at the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group’s Base Ship. There, the slaves faced the group’s humiliating welcome ritual and Qin Tian recognized its Second-in-Command, Ling Jue.

• Qin Tian told Poison Widow to wait until they reached the Base Ship before he dealt with Sebada, and Bear thanked Qin Tian for treating his injuries.
• Qin Tian and Bear became close during a month in confinement, while Poison Widow arranged generous meals for them.
• The transport ship docked with the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group’s Base Ship in the Li Yue Star Sector after evading pursuit.
• Star Pirates jeered at and harassed the newly arrived slaves during the group’s Slave-Breaking Ritual, while Qin Tian restrained Bear from reacting.
• The captains bowed to Second-in-Command Ling Jue, and Qin Tian recognized him as a former Silver Bloodline Ling Family descendant and wanted criminal.

Qin Tian used tiny insects to scout the Star Pirate ship and witnessed the brutal abuse of slaves, vowing to avenge them when reinforcements arrived. Sebada arranged for Bear, Poison Widow’s lover, to be sent into the Bloody Arena to die, and Qin Tian and Bear were summoned from their cells.

• Ling Jue finished inspecting the newcomers for unauthorized communications devices, and the Star Pirates sorted the slaves into separate groups.
• Qin Tian sent tiny flying insects through the ship and saw slaves being forced to fight, sexually abused, and tortured.
• Furious at the Star Pirates’ cruelty, Qin Tian ordered the insects to identify and mark the perpetrators so he could act when reinforcements arrived.
• Sebada offered Flagg a share of his profits in exchange for arranging a deadly Arena match for Bear, the Barbarian slave and Poison Widow’s lover.
• A Star Pirate called Qin Tian out of his cell, and Qin Tian saw Bear being brought out at the same time.

Bear and Qin Tian fought in the Bloody Arena, where each defeated his opponent with overwhelming force. After Sebada arranged to take Qin Tian to a private room, Qin Tian revealed that the Slave Controller could not control him and prepared to attack Sebada.

• A Star Pirate sent Bear into the arena first and Qin Tian after him, while the two remained calm despite being injected with Psionic Inhibitors.
• Bear shattered Skullcrusher's fist with one punch, then slammed him into the ground and left him barely alive.
• Qin Tian killed Evil Wolf Hufu with one punch after Hufu used Psionic Energy, then glared at Sebada in the stands.
• Sebada offered Flagg two Blood Demon Pills for Qin Tian's Slave Controller and a private room, then took Qin Tian there to punish him.
• Sebada's Slave Controller had no effect on Qin Tian, who removed his Bomb Collar and unleashed the Green Vine toward him.

Qin Tian killed Sebada, took his appearance, and watched as Bear mistook Qin Tian’s battered corpse for his friend and erupted into a rampage. As Bear faced the Star Pirate Elite Guard, Qin Tian revealed himself to Bear through telepathy.

• Qin Tian used Zyra to restrain Sebada, devoured his soul and memories, and took his appearance after destroying the corpse’s face.
• Bear recognized the corpse being carried away as Qin Tian and entered a berserk rage, killing the escorting Star Pirates.
• Bear slaughtered the guards who tried to stop him, defeating dozens of Star Pirates despite suffering severe injuries.
• The Elite Guard arrived, and Qin Tian, disguised as Sebada, stepped forward to confront Bear.
• Qin Tian telepathically told Bear that the person before him was really Qin Tian.

Qin Tian disguised himself as Sebada, protected the bear from being taken over by Flagg, and infiltrated the laboratory to find the captured scientist. He identified Karl as the laboratory’s chief scientist.

• Qin Tian convinced the bear of his identity and staged a fight so the Elite Guard would believe he had subdued him.
• Qin Tian persuaded Flagg to starve the bear for three days instead of using harsher training methods, then secretly arranged to help the bear later.
• Qin Tian added something to three Blood Demon Pills before sending them to Flagg with a lackling and two squads.
• Qin Tian disguised himself as a lab technician and entered the laboratory by using the technician’s identity verification.
• Qin Tian surveyed the laboratory and recognized the deformed, large-headed Karl as its chief scientist.

Qin Tian infiltrated Karl’s laboratory, learned that Dr. Xie had been killed by the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group, and secured Karl’s surrender with a Soul Seal. After Qin Tian informed Officer Yan Qing, the Empire mobilized forces against the pirates, while Yan Qing recalled a mysterious force that had repeatedly stopped the development of powerful weapons.

• Qin Tian witnessed Karl’s failed attempt to fuse a test subject with Spirit Beast genes, then confronted Karl after Karl detected his disguise through magnetic field sensing.
• Karl told Qin Tian that Dr. Xie had died on the day he was brought aboard, after the pirate leader took him away following an interrogation with Truth Serum.
• Qin Tian planted a Soul Seal on Karl, learned that Karl’s research centered on immortality rather than a Gene Bomb, and ordered him to preserve his research and stop human experiments.
• Qin Tian told Officer Yan Qing that Dr. Xie was dead and sent the pirate ship’s coordinates; Yan Qing said the Imperial fleet would arrive within a day and mobilized the 27th Army.
• Yan Qing reported Dr. Xie’s death to the Military Department, which disciplined personnel and ordered the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group’s extermination.
• Yan Qing remembered Marshal Lin’s account of destructive weapons projects repeatedly being halted and wondered whether the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group was a pawn of the invisible force suppressing them.

As the Imperial fleet arrived to attack the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group, Qin Tian hid Poison Widow and Bear in Yang Space and prepared to strike the ship's crew. The Group's leaders flew out to confront the warships, while Qin Tian seized control of the cockpit and left the pilot and copilot alive.

• Qin Tian tested Yang Space with Poison Widow, learned she could survive inside for five to seven days, and planned to hide her and Bear there when the Imperial forces arrived.
• Qin Tian poisoned the ship's food with a colorless, odorless Mixed Poison and sent food to Bear.
• Fifteen Imperial Shadow Blade Stealth Destroyers appeared close to the Base Ship and opened fire, triggering alarms throughout the ship.
• Flagg ordered the Star Pirates to prepare for battle, while Ling Jue and the Blood Mask Leader reacted to the alarm and emerged from the Blood Pool.
• Qin Tian sent Poison Widow and Bear into Yang Space, then went to the cockpit as the Blood Mask Leader, Ling Jue, and Morris flew out to attack the Imperial warships.
• Qin Tian killed the guards and Star Pirates in the cockpit, restrained the pilots, and watched the three leaders fly toward the Imperial fleet.

Qin Tian poisoned the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group with Zyra’s vines, then discovered Karl had been murdered by a spy. Karl returned as an Undead, signed a Ghost Contract with Qin Tian, and took the name Death Chanter Calsas.

• Qin Tian spread Poison Mist through the ship’s ventilation system, killing many Star Pirates and gaining Evolution Points and Talent Orbs.
• Qin Tian used the Talent Recycling Station to contain the conflicting Talent Orbs, then sensed Karl’s Soul Seal fading.
• Karl ordered the Laboratory staff to prepare for the arriving Imperial warships, but a female researcher accused him of betraying the leader and killed him and the other researchers.
• Qin Tian arrived and killed the female researcher, then saw Karl’s Mental Power transform into an Undead.
• Qin Tian bound Karl with a Netherworld Ghost Contract and sent him into the Netherworld Ghost Hole.
• Qin Tian gave Karl the name Calsas, and Karl accepted it as Death Chanter Calsas.

Qin Tian slaughtered the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group’s forces aboard the ship, while Zyra restrained enemies and Calsas absorbed their released Mental Energy. When Imperial troops breached the ship, they found Qin Tian standing alone amid the bodies, and he identified himself as a Bureau 7 colonel.

• Qin Tian checked the battle map, saw the ship’s Energy Shield nearing failure, and returned to the Bloody Arena to kill Star Pirates before Imperial troops boarded.
• Qin Tian crushed Flagg’s fist and subdued him as Zyra’s vines trapped the fleeing pirates; Qin Tian used Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder to kill them and Calsas absorbed their Mental Energy.
• Qin Tian killed Flagg, then left to have Kha'Zix handle the remaining hunting.
• Imperial soldiers breached the ship and found corpses filling its corridors and central hall, with Qin Tian standing over the last surviving pirates.
• Qin Tian saluted and identified himself as a Bureau 7 Special Action Team colonel, prompting the stunned soldiers to return a battlefield salute.

Qin Tian watched the military overpower the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group and recognized Blood Monster as a member of the Blood Demon Cult. After Ling Jue and Morris were killed, the six military experts captured Blood Monster alive, leaving the cult’s connection to Dr. Xie’s murder exposed.

• Qin Tian observed Rosen, Bai Ye, and Yan Jin battle Blood Monster, Ling Jue, and Morris while the soldiers secured the pirate ship and rescued the hostages.
• Rosen ordered the six military experts to surround the pirate leaders, and Qin Tian mentally told him that Blood Monster belonged to the Blood Demon Cult.
• Blood Monster’s mask broke, revealing his face to Qin Tian, whose Soul Devour memory identified the man as a fellow Blood Demon Cult member and linked the cult to Dr. Xie’s murder.
• Ling Jue used his Blood Burn Secret Technique before the military killed him, while Xue Qingshan killed Morris.
• Blood Monster transformed into his true form and fought off the experts, but Rosen and the others trapped and subdued him, capturing him alive.

After the Military Department praised Qin Tian for helping defeat the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group, he used his healing ability to restore the tortured captives aboard their ship. The newly freed survivors thanked him, and Rosen recognized Bureau 7’s good fortune in having him.

• Rosen and the other Military Department leaders praised Qin Tian for infiltrating the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group and promised rewards if his intelligence about the Blood Demon Cult proved accurate.
• Rosen, Yan Qing, Bai Ye, Hodel, and Xue Qingshan found evidence of the pirates’ torture and murder aboard their ship and ordered the surviving prisoners rescued.
• Qin Tian used his Bloodline ability, Life's Praise, to heal the captives, restoring their lost limbs, eyesight, and damaged bodies.
• The survivors wept and thanked Qin Tian, but he told them their lives belonged to them and that they were free.
• Rosen privately marveled that Bureau 7 had found such a valuable talent.

After the battle against the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group, Qin Tian upgraded his martial arts and weapon talents while traveling to Hundred Springs Star. He arrived at the 27th Army’s First Base and began considering the planet’s Spirit Springs as a place to train.

• Qin Tian reviewed the spoils from the mission, merged Magnetic Field Sensing into Night Demon King, and evolved Martial Sense Awakening into Formless Martial Arts Performance.
• Qin Tian used the Martial Arts Hall to gain new insights into his techniques and transformed them beyond their fixed forms.
• Qin Tian evolved Weapon Blessing into Weapon Master and began permanently enhancing Black Frost Blade and Hidden Kill, which showed early signs of awakening.
• Qin Tian arrived at the 27th Army’s First Base with Rosen and the others, where Blood Monster was restrained for transfer to a secret base.
• Qin Tian learned about Hundred Springs Star’s harsh conditions and Spirit Springs, then considered visiting them to train.

Qin Tian celebrated Poison Widow’s freedom and new life with her and Bear at a tavern in Quan Hui City. While listening to nearby patrons discuss a bounty and the Underground Spirit Spring, he recognized the wanted man as Allen.

• Qin Tian treated Poison Widow and Bear to food and drinks, and they toasted to freedom and their new journey.
• Poison Widow reflected on leaving the Hundred Hunter Star Pirate Group behind and embraced her new identity and future.
• Qin Tian overheard two patrons discussing the Black Cloud Chamber of Commerce’s bounty for Allen and their plan to find him for information about an Underground Spirit Spring.
• The patrons speculated that Allen was searching for a way to save his seriously injured companion and examined his bounty portrait.
• Qin Tian recognized the young man in the portrait as Allen and drained his drink thoughtfully.