Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing attended a banquet in 0119 Base City with Zhou Teng and Wang Mu, where his status and strength impressed the city’s leaders. He reunited with his former Special Patrol teammates and asked Gongsun Jin to look after them, leaving Chen Xiang and the others with a promising opportunity.

• Xu Qing, Zhou Teng, and Wang Mu arrived at a banquet celebrating their Councilor Rank status, and the guests noticed Zhou Teng deferentially followed Xu Qing.
• Chen Xiang, Liu Zhang, Song Han, and other former Special Patrol teammates decided to toast Xu Qing, but two seventh-rank martial artists stopped them from approaching his table.
• Xu Qing recognized his old teammates, invited them over, and introduced them to Wang Mu and Zhou Teng.
• Xu Qing asked Gongsun Jin to take extra care of his former teammates, and Gongsun Jin told Chen Xiang to come to his office the next morning.

After the banquet, Xu Qing shared the base city’s records about the No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield with Wang Mu and Zhou Teng, then examined his breakthrough into the spear Intent Realm. On November 1, Xu Qing and his companions departed 0119 Base City aboard his Intelligent Fighter Jet, heading toward the ruins.

• Xu Qing gave Wang Mu and Zhou Teng the base city’s old exploration records and warned them to treat the outdated information as a reference.
• Wang Mu questioned whether Zhou Teng was reliable as Xu Qing’s subordinate, and Xu Qing explained that Zhou Teng would serve as Galaxy Company’s acting deputy minister.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu agreed to explore separately but contact each other if danger arose, and Xu Qing described the powerful Star Rank experts participating in the operation.
• Xu Qing checked his panel and reflected that his battle with Lie Fei had helped his Apex Dao Secret Technique break through to the Fifth Layer and awaken his unique spear Intent Realm.
• Xu Qing assessed that his spear thrusts could remain at their extreme limit and that he could now defeat Lie Fei within ten moves.
• On November 1, Xu Qing’s black-and-gold Intelligent Fighter Jet took off from 0119 Base City.

Xu Qing, Wang Mu, and Zhou Teng arrived at the Great Xia Zone outpost and prepared to enter the Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield. After Lan Shuang warned the councilors about killing and singled out Xu Qing, she placed all three in the first group to enter.

• Luo Meng welcomed Xu Qing and explained how Great Xia Zone councilors formed alliances for support inside the ruins.
• Luo Meng warned that solitary councilors could be left to die when major treasures triggered battles, while Zhou Teng dismissed the value of alliances.
• The councilors gathered at the ruins entrance, where Lan Shuang announced that killing would be forbidden under her watch and warned Xu Qing not to kill unless someone provoked him.
• Lan Shuang ordered Xu Qing, Wang Mu, and Zhou Teng to enter in the first group, and they went into the ruins amid jealous looks from the other councilors.

Xu Qing fought his way through the dangerous Endless Swamp while searching for valuable treasures in the Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield. After killing a giant mutated loach, he found a mysterious stele fragment, and his panel revealed that another fragment lay nearby.

• Xu Qing entered the battlefield, stored his personal Storage Ring, and was attacked by thousands of powerful monsters in the Endless Swamp.
• Xu Qing spent over an hour fighting and avoiding bizarre creatures as he tried to leave the swamp.
• Wang Mu told Xu Qing he had found a Spirit Core in North 05 Area, while Xu Qing said he had been sent to the swamp in West 01 Area.
• A giant armored mutated loach attacked Xu Qing, and he killed it with his battle spear and Nirvana Fire.
• Xu Qing found a gray stone fragment inside the loach and discovered that his panel identified it as part of a Mysterious Fragmented Stele, with the next fragment three kilometers south.

Xu Qing found a spirit core in a swamp and fought Demon Blade Yu Cun Bai Tian for it. After driving Yu Cun Bai Tian away, Xu Qing claimed the core and stored it in his Storage Ring.

• Xu Qing learned that the nearby stone was part of an ancient stele and hurried south to find another fragment.
• Xu Qing discovered hundreds of ninth-rank monsters fighting over a spirit core in the swamp.
• Yu Cun Bai Tian arrived, recognized Xu Qing, and charged with him toward the spirit core.
• Xu Qing and Yu Cun Bai Tian battled above the core, scattering and killing many of the monsters around them.
• Xu Qing baited Yu Cun Bai Tian into striking him, counterattacked, and sent him crashing into the swamp.
• Yu Cun Bai Tian fled, and Xu Qing took the spirit core and put it in his Storage Ring.

Xu Qing searched the swamp for fragments of the Mysterious Ancient Stele, found several while collecting Spirit Cores, and then encountered three Councilors fighting over three Spirit Cores. After they joined forces against him, he tricked them and escaped with all three cores.

• Xu Qing searched the shattered monster corpses, killed a Mutated Cyan Listening Cow that had stolen one, and found a fragment of the Mysterious Ancient Stele inside it.
• Xu Qing spent two days collecting stele fragments and two Spirit Cores, bringing his total to six fragments.
• Xu Qing found three Councilor Rank experts fighting over three Spirit Cores and recognized Armania, Yan Wenfei, and Garrba.
• Armania persuaded Yan Wenfei and Garrba to join forces against Xu Qing, who dodged their attacks while focusing on Armania.
• Xu Qing feinted at Yan Wenfei, slipped away, took all three Spirit Cores, and fled.

Xu Qing escaped the Councilors, collected every fragment of an ancient tablet, and discovered that it contained movement insights from the Rakshasa genius Sha Kong. After studying it for ten days, he advanced his Void Movement Technique to Profound Understanding and set off to search for more treasures before the ruins closed.

• Xu Qing fooled Armania, Yan Wenfei, and Garrba with his movement technique and escaped with the spirit cores while they chased him.
• Xu Qing followed the tablet fragments’ directions through the Endless Swamp for three days, traveling more than 136,000 kilometers to collect them all.
• Xu Qing assembled the tablet and read that Sha Kong had recorded insights into the spatial secret technique Endless Space.
• Xu Qing studied the tablet’s shifting engravings for ten days and advanced his Void Movement Technique from Slight Achievement to Profound Understanding.
• Xu Qing stored the tablet and flew off to gather more treasures before the ruins battlefield closed.

Xu Qing found a deep abyss containing a crashed interstellar spaceship and Cosmic Energy Crystals, guarded by deadly Red Plants. After the plants killed one of three Councilors who tried to enter, Xu Qing decided to test his movement techniques and rushed toward the abyss.

• Xu Qing crossed the vast ruins battlefield, escaped a heavily armored Dragon Turtle, and reached a valley where many Councilors had gathered.
• Xu Qing spotted spaceship wreckage and blue pillars of light deep in an abyss, while Councilors identified the lights as Cosmic Energy Crystals guarded by powerful Red Plants.
• Three Councilors charged into the abyss, and the Red Plants attacked; two fled while the third was killed and consumed by the plants.
• The Councilors debated whether to attack together or leave, while Xu Qing approached the abyss and then sped toward it as an afterimage.

Xu Qing crossed the abyss of Red Plants and entered an ancient interstellar spacecraft, where he watched footage of a human fleet destroyed by a vast force of mechanical beasts. The spacecraft identified Xu Qing as suitable for cultivation, then revealed a talking Flower Cat and a cyan metal device.

• Xu Qing used his movement technique to evade the Red Plants and cross the abyss while the councilors watched in disbelief.
• Xu Qing examined the spacecraft, found a huge breach in its hull, and entered its largely looted interior.
• Xu Qing reached the main control room and watched footage of mechanical beasts annihilating a galactic fleet and its human fighters.
• The spacecraft scanned Xu Qing and announced that his traits made him suitable for cultivation.
• A virtual Fat Orange Cat appeared, a black box opened to reveal a cyan metal device, and the Flower Cat mocked Xu Qing for being a coward.

Xu Qing encountered Buckwheat, a Level Four intelligent lifeform housed in an Auxiliary Optical Brain, and negotiated to take it with him. Buckwheat swore not to betray or harm Xu Qing, who accepted the oath and claimed the optical brain, though he called Buckwheat by the wrong name.

• Xu Qing confronted the talking calico cat, which explained that it was Buckwheat, an intelligent lifeform stored in the Auxiliary Optical Brain.
• Buckwheat asked Xu Qing to take it away, and Xu Qing demanded to know what benefit he would receive.
• Buckwheat offered to help Xu Qing cultivate and described its long wait for a qualified inheritor.
• Xu Qing insisted that Buckwheat swear not to betray or harm him and recognize him as its master.
• Buckwheat swore the oath, and Xu Qing took the Auxiliary Optical Brain and told Buckwheat it could name one condition.
• Xu Qing called Buckwheat Fat Tiger, prompting the cat to excitedly insist that its name was Buckwheat.

Xu Qing made Buckwheat promise to help him find a Mechanical Race body in exchange for his help, then began looting the alien spacecraft with the cat. As Buckwheat revealed details about the universe’s rival races, it opened a hidden chamber that left Xu Qing on guard.

• Xu Qing promised Buckwheat he would find it a Mechanical Race body, and Buckwheat agreed to show him the spacecraft’s Energy Crystals.
• Buckwheat opened the energy room and stored its 19,300 Energy Crystals, along with Xu Qing’s stone tablet and Spirit Cores, in its own storage space.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing that Number 19 was its little brother and led him through the spacecraft to loot its valuables.
• Buckwheat explained that the Rakshasa Race was a Human Race branch and described the wars and rivalries among the Human, Demon, and Mechanical Races.
• Buckwheat unlocked a hidden Empty Chamber, and Xu Qing saw something inside that made him tense and ready his spear.

Xu Qing refused the Rakshasa Race bloodline inheritance to avoid risking possession, then left the abyss with his collected treasures. Outside, Armania and other Councilor Rank experts surrounded him, and a new challenger stepped forward to test Xu Qing’s movement technique.

• Buckwheat revealed that the skeleton was its former master, a Saint-level Eternal Life Expert, and explained the bloodline talents granted by the blood pearl.
• Xu Qing declined the Rakshasa Race inheritance, deciding the possibility of possession was not worth the risk.
• Buckwheat gathered nearly one hundred Energy Crystals, then left the ship with Xu Qing.
• Xu Qing escaped the abyss and its Red Plants, only to find Armania and other Councilor Rank experts waiting outside.
• Xu Qing taunted Armania about his superior movement technique, and an unseen challenger offered to test it.

Xu Qing surrendered valuables to Aflus and his faction to rescue Wang Mu, then returned to the spaceship and began absorbing the Rakshasa Race’s Inheritance Blood Orb to prepare for revenge. After two days, his transformation was thirty percent complete and his physical fitness had reached the fourth level of the Star Rank.

• Aflus and the councilors threatened Xu Qing with the unconscious Wang Mu and demanded everything Xu Qing had found in the abyss.
• Xu Qing handed over Energy Crystals, Spirit Cores, and his ring, and Aflus returned Wang Mu before leaving with his group.
• After confirming Wang Mu was only unconscious, Xu Qing carried him back to the spaceship and declared that he would get revenge.
• Xu Qing began absorbing the Inheritance Blood Orb in the Empty Chamber while Wang Mu woke and then left.
• Over two days, the blood energy transformed Xu Qing’s body, completing thirty percent of the process and raising his physical fitness to the fourth level of the Star Rank.

Xu Qing completed his bloodline modification, gaining Light Talent and reaching Stellar Rank Nine. He prepared to confront his enemies, then persuaded Buckwheat to choose a secret technique for Wang Mu.

• Buckwheat predicted Xu Qing’s potential growth and praised him as its finest successor in tens of thousands of years.
• After seven days, Xu Qing completed his modification, gained Light Talent, and awakened at Stellar Rank Nine.
• Buckwheat explained that Light Talent could offer greater benefits than Space Talent in the later stages of cultivation.
• Xu Qing remembered the people he wanted to punish and left the spaceship, where he found Wang Mu training his movement technique against the Red Plants.
• Xu Qing coaxed Buckwheat into choosing a Rakshasa Race secret technique for Wang Mu, and Buckwheat agreed to impress him with its knowledge.

Xu Qing and Wang Mu tracked down the Councilors who had robbed them, and Xu Qing attacked after revealing that he had broken through. The chapter ended with Xu Qing severing Aflus's arm and killing Armania with a spear.

• Buckwheat gave Wang Mu the Vast Sea Method, and Wang Mu thanked Buckwheat and Xu Qing.
• Xu Qing asked Buckwheat to locate the Councilors, and it found them dividing weapons northeast of their position.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu confronted Aflus and the other Councilors, who doubted Xu Qing could challenge Aflus.
• Wang Mu drew the Councilors' attention while Xu Qing vanished and appeared before Aflus.
• Xu Qing severed Aflus's left arm with one spear strike, then pierced Armania through the brow and destroyed his head.

Xu Qing defeated Aflus and the other councilors, then learned from Buckwheat that the ruins held more than twenty thousand Spirit Cores and other valuable resources. Buckwheat sent Wang Mu to retrieve supplies from Warehouse No. 3 and summoned a silver humanoid statue to accompany him.

• Xu Qing defeated the remaining Councilor Rank powerhouses, forced Aflus to surrender his Storage Ring, and collected the councilors’ rings with Wang Mu.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing about a cache of Spirit Cores near the Mountain of Statues and explained that its experiments had created powerful creatures in the Endless Swamp.
• Buckwheat revealed that the ruins contained more than twenty thousand Spirit Cores, shocking Xu Qing and Wang Mu.
• Buckwheat split up Xu Qing and Wang Mu, giving Wang Mu ten temporary Storage Rings and sending Xiao Bai with him to retrieve supplies from Warehouse No. 3.
• Buckwheat summoned a silver humanoid metal statue beside Wang Mu before the two groups departed.

Xu Qing explored an ancient Rakshasa site with Buckwheat, who explained the ruins and the inheritance left by its former master. He collected weapons and chose Green Vine Armor, while Wang Mu departed with a Mithril Guard.

• Buckwheat gave Wang Mu a Mithril Guard and explained that only two existed, gifts intended for the former master's children.
• Xu Qing and Buckwheat opened a secret entrance beneath a mountain of statues and found a hall containing the preserved bodies of five Rakshasa Race members.
• Buckwheat explained that the survivors had built the ruins after their spaceship crashed, while its former master had chosen to remain aboard his ship.
• Buckwheat led Xu Qing to a chamber of Star Rank weapons, special gloves, and Mental Power Weapons, then gathered the items.
• Buckwheat described the Blood Robe, Green Vine, and Violet Light armor sets, and Xu Qing chose Green Vine Armor.

Xu Qing claimed the Green Vine Armor and shared supplies with Wang Mu before they prepared to leave the Ancient Civilization Ruins. Meanwhile, an insect swarm overwhelmed Outpost No. 12 and the other outposts around the Moon Pit.

• Xu Qing bonded with the Green Vine Armor, fed it a Spirit Core, and learned about its defenses and abilities.
• Buckwheat directed Xu Qing to collect the remaining fleet supplies and explained how he could inherit the fleet’s assets and join the Galaxy Virtual Network.
• Xu Qing met Wang Mu and gave him Spirit Cores, Energy Crystals, and a Star-grade weapon, while Wang Mu declined the special armor.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu flew toward a treasure-hunting zone and discussed using Xu Qing’s Nirvana Fire to help Dou Dou recover.
• Insectoids suddenly surrounded Outpost No. 12, and Baglong urged the warriors to send a distress signal and activate the defenses.
• The Insect Sea swallowed Outpost No. 12 within minutes, while the same attack struck every outpost around the Moon Pit.

Xu Qing and Wang Mu left the ruins after Guston declined to pursue Armania’s death, only to be summoned to an emergency Sun Palace meeting. The Moon Pit Zerg had overrun the lunar defenses, and the chapter ended as humanity’s leaders organized a desperate response and evacuation.

• Guston questioned Xu Qing about Armania’s death, accepted that Xu Qing had evidence to justify it, and ordered the matter kept within the Sun Palace.
• Xu Qing and Wang Mu left the ruins with their belongings and discussed traveling with their families, while Xu Qing privately held all the ruins’ wealth.
• Lan Shuang summoned Xu Qing, Wang Mu, and Zhou Teng to an emergency meeting, where the First Chairman and other leaders gathered.
• Fei Yu Sheng announced that the Moon Pit Zerg had destroyed all thirty outposts and captured Moon Pit Base, then explained how they had bypassed surveillance and begun building a nest.
• Fei Yu Sheng ordered Councilor-rank fighters with Intelligent Fighter Jets to assemble at Moonlight City and prepare to defend the lunar surface while civilians were evacuated.

The five chairmen discussed defending the Moon from the Insect Race, while Ning Zhan Kong and Lanster resolved to face the Mother Queen and Xu Qing was assigned to the dangerous front. As humanity watched the battle preparations unfold, Xu Qing, Wang Mu, and Zhou Teng stood ready to enter the fight against the Insect Sea.

• Shangguan Qinghong told the other chairmen she would return in ten days, while Ning Zhan Kong and Lanster decided to defend the Moon and target the Insect Race Mother Queen.
• Ning Zhan Kong agreed that Xu Qing should be sent to a dangerous area to gain experience, while insisting he be protected after killing Armania.
• Fei Yu Sheng agreed to monitor the unrest on Mars as Shangguan Qinghong and the other chairmen departed.
• Humanity watched the Sun Palace's fighter jets charge toward the Insect Sea as Moon residents were evacuated and scattered unrest was suppressed.
• Xu Qing opened his fighter jet's hatch and stood ready to enter battle with Wang Mu and Zhou Teng.