Chapter Summaries

After completing the Demon Suppression Abyss mission, Qin Tian learned that he had been promoted to Major General and awarded the Imperial Radiance Medal, then prepared to return to Silver-Gray Star to rest and pursue his personal plans. The temporary legions disbanded, and Qin Tian said goodbye to the Crimson Gold Legion’s Warriors as they departed for different planets.

• Qin Tian called Yan Qing, who congratulated him on his promotion to Major General and advised him to rest on Silver-Gray Star while Bureau 7 sought guidance from the Imperial Capital about his next appointment.
• Qin Tian planned to arrange the Youth Potion sales with Dongfang Yu, train the Barbarian slaves, and find a Thunder Element Treasure Material to help him reach the Sixth Order.
• News of Qin Tian’s promotion and medal spread through the garrison, while outsiders found his past records hidden and could not uncover his origins.
• The Demon Suppression Abyss cleanup concluded, casualties were finalized, compensation was sent to families, and Warriors received honors or Military Merit Points.
• The temporary legions disbanded, and Qin Tian waved goodbye to the departing Crimson Gold Legion Warriors at the Starport.

Qin Tian reviewed the gains from the battle at the Demon Suppression Abyss, including his evolved talents, weapons, spirit beasts, strength, rank, and military merits. He looked ahead to reaching Sixth Order, helping Zyra advance, and developing his forces.

• Qin Tian reviewed how Night Demon King and Great Wilderness Battle Body had evolved into Night Emperor and Immortal Sacred Body, along with his newly acquired talents.
• Qin Tian assessed his weapons and equipment, noting that Hidden Kill and Black Frost had awakened Artifact Souls and that Burn Heaven Purgatory was his greatest new weapon.
• Qin Tian reviewed his spirit beasts’ growth: Zyra neared Peak Sixth Order, Calsas reached Sixth Order, and Kha'Zix broke through to Sixth Order.
• Qin Tian noted that he had risen from Fourth Star Fifth Order to Fifth Order Nine Stars and believed he could defeat Psionic Users below Seventh Order.
• Qin Tian counted 3.5 million Military Merit Points and considered his future goals, including breaking through to Sixth Order and developing the Barbarian Regiment and Shadow Division.

Qin Tian returned to Silver-Gray Star as a decorated Major General and met with the local military district while his subordinates reunited with their allies. At the Barbarian settlement, Tireda showed the Winter Tribe newcomers how powerful his people had become, beginning to weaken their distrust of Qin Tian.

• Teng Shaohai welcomed Qin Tian at the military Starport and invited him to a banquet while Qin Tian's subordinates left with Feng Mochuan.
• Feng Mochuan introduced himself to Zong Xianggui and told Tireda that more Barbarian tribesmen had arrived at the settlement.
• Tireda eagerly agreed to meet the newcomers, and Feng Mochuan's group flew with him to the Barbarian settlement.
• Tireda reunited with his family and tribe, then confronted Mu Ya, leader of the Winter Tribe, who accused humans of betraying and enslaving their people.
• Tireda demonstrated his enhanced Blood Qi and explained that Qin Tian had freed and strengthened his warriors.
• Tireda's warriors summoned a blazing canopy of Qi and Blood, stunning Mu Ya and beginning to ease his suspicion.

Tireda persuaded Mu Ya and the Winter Tribe to trust Qin Tian by showing them how well his people were treated and the powerful gear they received. After Mu Ya survived the painful strength-enhancing potion, he agreed to join them.

• Tireda promised Mu Ya that Qin Tian would eventually free the Barbarians and showed him that elders, women, and children were cared for.
• Tireda's warriors displayed their formidable equipment, and Mu Ya agreed to test the strength-enhancing potion before committing his tribe.
• Feng Mochuan provided the potion, and Tireda warned Mu Ya that taking it could cause unbearable pain or death.
• Mu Ya drank the potion and endured its agony, driven by his desire to avenge his people and lead them home.
• Mu Ya's Qi and Blood surged after the pain passed, and he told Tireda he was in.

At a banquet, Qin Tian’s fellow officers learned he had secretly destroyed a Blood Sea Great Array and saved Silver-Gray Star, strengthening his ties with the Second Military District. Back home, he set rules for spreading the Night Demon Bloodline and reviewed the Shadow Division’s infiltration of Shadow Moon Tower before turning his attention to disciplining the Barbarians.

• Qin Tian learned that Tireda had won over all 362 newly recruited Barbarian warriors, bringing his force to more than five hundred.
• Shen Zhong deduced that Qin Tian had destroyed a Blood Sea Great Array during the Evil God Sacrifice, and Qin Tian’s colleagues saluted him in gratitude for saving Silver-Gray Star.
• Feng Mochuan told Qin Tian that his bloodline had evolved, and Qin Tian warned him to control who received Night Demon Blood.
• Li Qi reported that the Shadow Division had integrated more than half its members into Shadow Moon Tower and turned 146 elite assassins into Night Demons.
• Qin Tian decided his next priority was to discipline several disobedient Barbarians.

Mu Ya rejected Saqi’s plan to rebel against the Empire, arguing that the Winter Tribe could not risk the lives of its people. When Qin Tian arrived at the encampment and greeted the tribe in their language, Saqi and his allies prepared to take him hostage.

• Saqi urged Mu Ya to seize Imperials and escape home, but Mu Ya warned that rebellion could doom the Winter Tribe.
• Mu Ya persuaded Saqi to stand down by reminding him of the risks to their people and their debts to Tireda’s group.
• Qin Tian arrived at the Barbarian encampment, and Tireda introduced him to Mu Ya and the Winter Tribe warriors.
• Qin Tian greeted the tribe in fluent Barbarian, surprising Mu Ya and briefly easing the tension.
• Saqi exchanged looks with Wu Hou and Luo Ya, then edged toward Qin Tian with his allies to prepare a hostage-taking attempt.

Qin Tian stopped Saqi and three Winter Tribe warriors from assassinating him, then punished them without killing them. He reassured Mu Ya that the Winter Tribe would keep its benefits, and his promises of better supplies and custom armor helped win the tribe’s trust.

• Mu Ya agreed that the Winter Tribe would work for Qin Tian for five years in exchange for his help returning to their homeland.
• Saqi, Wu Hou, Luo Ya, and another Winter Tribe warrior attacked Qin Tian, but his power threw them back and left them badly injured.
• Saqi accused Qin Tian of using the tribe and urged the warriors to rebel, while Mu Ya pleaded for leniency.
• Qin Tian ordered Saqi and the other attackers bound and starved for ten days, then reassured Mu Ya that the tribe would not be punished.
• Qin Tian removed the Winter Tribe’s Tracking Devices and promised them the same living standards as Tireda’s group, along with custom weapons and armor.
• Mu Ya saw his people respond warmly to Qin Tian’s offers and considered that following him might help the Winter Tribe recover.

Qin Tian used a Thunder Extreme Crystal to balance his Thunder Force and Black Psionic Energy, breaking through from the peak of Fifth Order to Sixth Order, Three Stars. With his new Divine Bridge and greatly increased power, he believed he could face an ordinary Seventh-Order Psionic User.

• Qin Tian received the Thunder Extreme Crystal from the Military Department and told Poison Widow it would help him break through to Sixth Order.
• Qin Tian entered the top-tier Training Room at the Lingfeng Commerce Exclusive Training Base and asked Poison Widow to guard the door.
• Qin Tian used the Nine Nether Thunder Radiance Art to draw Thunder Force from the crystal and force it to balance with his Black Psionic Energy.
• Qin Tian fused the two energies, opened his Spiritual Apertures, and formed the Divine Bridge, which drew Spirit Energy into his body.
• Qin Tian's Psionic Energy increased nearly tenfold, and he reached the peak of Sixth Order, Three Stars.
• Qin Tian tested his fused Psionic Energy and concluded he could take on an ordinary Seventh-Order Psionic User.

Saqi, Wu Hou, Luo Ya, and Suo Ao were released after ten days without food or water and saw how well the Empire treated their fellow Barbarian tribespeople. Their doubts about resisting the Empire deepened as they witnessed Tireda and Bear break through, while Qin Tian watched and reflected on his growing forces.

• Jita gave Saqi, Wu Hou, Luo Ya, and Suo Ao water and roasted meat after they left captivity, then showed them his new house and its custom armor, weapons, and modern conveniences.
• Jita took the four men to the New Residential Area, where they saw tribespeople happily receiving houses and grew confused about their resistance to the Empire.
• Tireda and Bear broke through to Sixth Order combat strength, and Saqi and the others watched their powerful displays before returning to their shabby hut.
• Qin Tian observed the four men's reactions through Bug's Eye View and explained that the contrast between their hut and the tribespeople's new lives would weaken their hostility.
• Qin Tian reviewed the strength of his Core Team and looked toward the Star Sea, determined to rise to the top.

Marshal Lin chose Qin Tian to replace Lu Yuan on Pluto after the Luo Family forced Lu Yuan’s reassignment. Before reporting to Pluto, Qin Tian received a secret mission to protect Dongfang Mingyue and get her safely to Imperial Star.

• Yang Zheng told Marshal Lin that Lu Yuan had been demoted and transferred after the losses at Soul Splitting Ice Valley, which Marshal Lin recognized as the Luo Family’s retaliation.
• Marshal Lin ordered his people withdrawn from Soul Splitting Ice Valley and planned to use the Court of Arbitration and Bureau 7 to strike back at the Luo Family.
• After receiving an encrypted message, Marshal Lin said someone was targeting a pair of siblings and told Yang Zheng he had chosen an interesting young man to replace Lu Yuan.
• Yan Qing gave Qin Tian his transfer orders to Pluto and told him Marshal Lin had assigned him a secret mission.
• Qin Tian opened the top-secret folder and learned he had to protect Dongfang Mingyue and ensure she reached Imperial Star safely.

Qin Tian learned that he had been ordered to secretly escort Dongfang Mingyue, a gifted alchemist, from Frost Flower Star to the Imperial Capital. On Frost Flower Star, Xiao Yu tried to prevent a crash foreseen in Mingyue’s dream, but her intervention led to a different aircraft striking a woman and two children, leaving Mingyue convinced fate could not be changed.

• Qin Tian read Dongfang Mingyue’s file and learned of her alchemy talent, her brother Dongfang Haoyue, and her place in the Starry Sky Cup Top Eight.
• Yan Qing told Qin Tian to leave at once and protect Dongfang Mingyue until she reached the Imperial Capital Alchemist Association Headquarters.
• Dongfang Mingyue told Xiao Yu about a dream in which a man’s aircraft crashed and killed him and a passerby.
• Xiao Yu warned the man about his aircraft, and he left it behind and boarded an old unmanned aircraft instead.
• The unmanned aircraft crashed into a woman protecting two children, killing all three, while the man survived.
• Dongfang Mingyue watched the aftermath and said that attempts to change fate only made its outcome crueler.

After Xiao Yu’s attempt to change fate led to three deaths, Dongfang Mingyue comforted her and brought her to the Alchemy Tower to prepare for the Starry Sky Cup’s Top Eight Match. As Dongfang Mingyue began making a Star Marrow Barrier Breaking Pill, a mysterious man appeared, matching the figure from her dream.

• Xiao Yu grieved over the three deaths caused after she stopped the young man, and Dongfang Mingyue explained that changing fate had redirected tragedy onto others.
• Dongfang Mingyue arranged anonymous donations of five million Star Yuan to each bereaved family and took Xiao Yu to the Alchemy Tower to practice for the next day’s match.
• Dongfang Mingyue checked her herbs, entered her private room, and prepared to make a Star Marrow Barrier Breaking Pill.
• A man in black appeared from the shadows and stopped Dongfang Mingyue’s brewing, and she recognized him as the man from her snowy-night dream.

Qin Tian revealed that he was assigned by the Military Department to protect Dongfang Mingyue and repaired the sabotaged cauldron before her competition. He left using his Space Ability, while Dongfang Mingyue began to suspect he was far more than an ordinary soldier.

• Qin Tian identified himself as a Military Department bodyguard and warned Dongfang Mingyue that someone had cracked her cauldron.
• Dongfang Mingyue found the hidden crack with her Psionic Energy and feared she would have to withdraw from the Top Eight Match.
• Qin Tian offered to repair the cauldron, and Xiao Yu briefly suspected he had damaged it himself before accepting his explanation.
• Qin Tian used the Divine Weapon Emperor's power to seal the crack, restoring the cauldron without changing its performance.
• Qin Tian promised to respect Dongfang Mingyue's privacy, then vanished with his Space Ability, leaving her to wonder about his identity.

Qin Tian realized Dongfang Mingyue’s ability to foresee disasters made her a valuable target, while Dongfang Haoyue and Zhuge Yu learned that Qin Tian had protected her after her pill furnace was sabotaged. They suspected powerful enemies had begun targeting the Dongfang siblings, leaving them braced for a more dangerous struggle.

• Qin Tian considered the Empire’s interest in Dongfang Mingyue’s prophetic dreams and concluded that her visions could help prevent disasters.
• Qin Tian received an encrypted message identifying Dongfang Haoyue as someone connected to the situation.
• Dongfang Haoyue told Zhuge Yu that someone had sabotaged Mingyue’s pill furnace and that Qin Tian had repaired it while posing as a Military Department agent.
• Zhuge Yu recognized Qin Tian as the man who had saved him during the Genius Battle and concluded that Marshal Lin Xuanqing had sent him to protect Mingyue.
• Dongfang Haoyue and Zhuge Yu suspected their powerful enemies were behind the attack and realized that both siblings were in danger.

Dongfang Mingyue succeeded in making a Sixth-Grade Star Marrow Barrier Breaking Pill and gave it to Qin Tian to thank him for repairing her cauldron. After she secured the cauldron and left the Alchemy Tower, Dongfang Xi learned her sabotage had failed and vowed to ruin Mingyue during the competition.

• Dongfang Mingyue spent ten hours making a Sixth-Grade pill, then thanked Qin Tian for repairing the Spirit Infusion Cauldron and gave him the Star Marrow Barrier Breaking Pill.
• Qin Tian warned Dongfang Mingyue not to leave the cauldron in the Alchemy Tower, so she stored it in her Space Ring and departed with Xiao Yu.
• A watcher saw Dongfang Mingyue's aircraft leave, while two aircraft followed it at a distance.
• Dongfang Xi berated the subordinate who had damaged Mingyue's cauldron after learning Mingyue had still succeeded in making a pill.
• Dongfang Xi, consumed by jealousy, vowed to keep targeting Dongfang Mingyue during the competition.

Dongfang Mingyue worried about her brother’s danger on Imperial Star and resolved to grow stronger, while shadow guards He Wu and Nie Yunxing watched over her hotel. After a nightmare in which Xiao Yu died protecting her, Mingyue woke in terror and broke down in tears.

• Dongfang Haoyue warned Dongfang Mingyue that family experts would reach Frost Flower Star in three days and urged her to prioritize her safety.
• Dongfang Mingyue worried that her brother faced even greater danger on Imperial Star and resolved to become strong enough to stand beside him.
• He Wu told Nie Yunxing to recheck the streets around the hotel after the boss reported that someone had been watching Mingyue.
• Dongfang Mingyue dreamed that Xiao Yu died protecting her, then woke to find Xiao Yu alive beside her.
• Dongfang Mingyue searched Xiao Yu’s room for the white coat from her nightmare, found it in a drawer, and sobbed as she told Xiao Yu she had dreamed of her.

Dongfang Mingyue struggled to focus on the Starry Sky Cup Top Eight Match after dreaming that Xiao Yu would die in her arms. After ruining her first batch of ingredients, she regained her composure and started again, while Nie Yunxing was suddenly affected by a strange scent in the restroom.

• Dongfang Mingyue urged Xiao Yu to leave Frost Flower Star, but Xiao Yu refused and encouraged her to concentrate on winning the competition.
• Dongfang Mingyue and Dongfang Xi competed in the Starry Sky Cup Top Eight Match, where Gu Chaoxian announced that the contestants would make the newly developed Jade Origin Pill.
• Dongfang Mingyue worked distractedly and ruined her first batch of ingredients, drawing concern from Xiao Yu and the Dongfang Family's guards.
• After exchanging a determined look with Xiao Yu, Dongfang Mingyue steadied herself and began refining a fresh batch of ingredients.
• Nie Yunxing went to the restroom, where a strange scent blurred his vision and left his gaze vacant.

Dongfang Mingyue finished the Jade Origin Pill in the final moments of the competition, earned second place, and advanced to the Starry Sky Cup finals. As she and her companions flew back to the hotel, a Sky Curtain Barrier trapped their aircraft in a gray Void, revealing that someone had targeted her.

• Dongfang Mingyue completed her Jade Origin Pill just before time ran out, and the judges awarded her 83 points, placing her second behind Dongfang Xi.
• Gu Chaoxian announced that Dongfang Xi, Dongfang Mingyue, Ren Changhe, and Fu Ze had advanced to the finals.
• Dongfang Mingyue collected her pill and boarded the private aircraft with Xiao Yu and the others to return to the hotel.
• Min Wenbing warned that the unusually quiet streets signaled danger, and the escort craft formed a protective circle around Dongfang Mingyue's aircraft.
• A Sky Curtain Barrier enclosed the aircraft in a gray Void, trapping Dongfang Mingyue and her escorts as they realized she was the enemy's target.

Dongfang Mingyue’s aircraft was ambushed inside a Sky Curtain Barrier, and her guards were overwhelmed by assassins led by a powerful Seventh Order White-Clad Man. Qin Tian appeared in time to save Mingyue and revealed his Spirit Beasts as he faced the remaining elite enemies.

• Min Wenbing recognized the Sky Curtain Barrier and led the guards in defending Dongfang Mingyue and Xiao Yu against a large group of Black Clad Men.
• Dongfang Mingyue healed the wounded guards and strengthened them, helping them turn the battle against the assassins.
• The White-Clad Man appeared and grievously injured Min Wenbing before sending Sword Qi at Dongfang Mingyue.
• Qin Tian blocked the Sword Qi with his War Blade and reassured Dongfang Mingyue that she was safe.
• The White-Clad Man summoned three Peak Sixth Order fighters, and Qin Tian called forth his Emerald Vines, Azure Soul, and Kha'Zix to face them.

The three Spirit Beasts fought the Sixth Order Peak Experts while Zyra supported Qin Tian’s allies with vines, allowing the bodyguards to gain control of the battlefield. Qin Tian and the White-Clad Man remained poised to fight, and the White-Clad Man gathered power as Qin Tian prepared with his Black Frost Blade.

• The burly man attacked Zyra, whose vines restrained him even as he tore through them with his Bloodline Power.
• Kha'Zix used Void Blink to evade the Wizened Old Man’s poison attacks and countered from unexpected angles.
• The young man pressured Calsas with Soul Needles and a Soul Claw, but Zyra disrupted him and Calsas forced him to retreat with an Arc Slash.
• Dongfang Mingyue healed Min Wenbing, who returned to battle, while Zyra’s vines helped Nie Yunxing and the other bodyguards defeat the Black Clad Men.
• The White-Clad Man praised Qin Tian’s Spirit Beasts, gathered Pale Cyan Psionic Energy, and threatened to take them after killing Qin Tian.
• Qin Tian gripped his Black Frost Blade as the White-Clad Man’s pressure intensified, and both prepared for their real battle.