Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing chose the front lines and charged into the insectoid swarm, displaying overwhelming power as humanity watched. When the insectoids ambushed him and Guston with elite Mantis Clan creatures and Netherworld Soul Insects, Xu Qing countered their attacks, but the battle was still unfolding.

• Xu Qing chose to fight on the front lines, and Zhou Teng, Wang Mu, and he leaped into the Insect Sea to compete in killing high-rank insectoids.
• Xu Qing tore through a powerful Tick Race creature and the surrounding swarm, while Guston also showed his strength by killing more than twenty ninth-stage insectoids.
• The command room and live viewers debated whether Xu Qing or Guston would perform better as both entered the insectoid ranks.
• Six Mantis Clan creatures surrounded Xu Qing, including one at the ninth stage of the Star Rank, while more than ten Mantis Clan creatures ambushed Guston.
• Buckwheat warned Xu Qing that Mantis Clan creatures and Netherworld Soul Insects had prepared an ambush along his route, possibly under the direction of high-ranking insectoids or the broodmother.
• Xu Qing blinded nearby insectoids, killed two Mantis Clan attackers, and endured a simultaneous strike from eight more while blocking the Netherworld Soul Insects' mental attacks with their bodies.

Xu Qing helped stabilize the lunar front, but the Insect Race’s growing assault left humanity losing ground and searching for its Mother Nest. Buckwheat’s detection plan was approved, Guston was chosen to investigate underground, and the fighter jets began their search early after the Insect Race shifted its attacks to the canopy.

• Xu Qing used his Green Vine Armor to kill Insect Race creatures, pushing back the Insect Sea and stabilizing his defensive line before joining repeated deployments through the night.
• Xu Qing learned that human casualties were mounting and that No. 7 Temporary Frontline Base had fallen, with three Northern District councilors killed and a first-stage Radiance Rank Insect Emperor emerging.
• Buckwheat proposed using modified Intelligent Fighter Jets and Xu Qing’s Auxiliary Optical Brain to locate the Insect Race’s Mother Nest, and Xu Qing presented the plan to the five Chairmen.
• The Chairmen approved the search plan, and Guston volunteered to carry Buckwheat’s modified Auxiliary Optical Brain underground to investigate the Mother Nest’s location.
• The Insect Race focused its attacks on the canopy, forcing humanity to dispatch the fighter jets before all of them were modified and begin the search early.

With the insectoid Mother Nest's location narrowed to three possibilities, Xu Qing, Aflus, and Guston volunteered to investigate them while Lan Shuang drew the insect races away. Xu Qing reached his target and followed Buckwheat's directions underground, but a powerful insectoid struck him as the search grew more dangerous.

• Buckwheat's scans identified three possible locations for the Mother Nest, and Xu Qing and Aflus volunteered to join Guston on the mission.
• Xu Qing visited his family aboard an Intelligent Fighter Jet before returning to the Frontline Base for the moon's final gamble.
• Xu Qing, Aflus, and Guston secretly left the base under cover from Councilor Rank fighters and traveled toward the three targets.
• Lan Shuang attacked the insect races to draw them away, allowing the three investigators to enter their target areas.
• Following Buckwheat's instructions, Xu Qing pushed deeper underground while fighting insect races and avoiding detection.
• A ninth-stage Star Rank insect race caught up with Xu Qing and slammed into him, sending him flying.

Xu Qing fought a newly evolved Tiger Beetle underground, survived its self-destruction, and learned that the insectoid Mother Nest had been found near Afulius. He withdrew toward the base as Mao Ri Xing Jun headed for the target.

• Xu Qing clashed with a Tiger Beetle that blocked his spear and wounded him with a barrage of attacks.
• Xu Qing used Light and Shadow Doppelgänger and Void Movement Technique to strike the Tiger Beetle’s head, then escaped when it tried to seize him.
• Xu Qing’s Half Step Beng Fist broke the Tiger Beetle’s hold, and he got more than one hundred meters away before it self-destructed.
• Buckwheat shared information about the Tiger Beetle’s explosive ability with the other two and guided Xu Qing deeper underground.
• Buckwheat found the insectoid Mother Nest near Afulius, and the operation ordered other personnel to withdraw while Mao Ri Xing Jun headed for the target.
• Xu Qing rushed back toward the base after learning the target had been found.

As the Insect Race Mother Nest operation began, the Moon Pit Canopy shattered and the battlefield rapidly lost its air. Xu Qing helped cover the evacuation while Buckwheat warned that most warriors might die before reaching the Frontline Base.

• Fei Yu Sheng and Du Baiyu monitored the battle as zones came under attack, and Du Baiyu ordered soldiers below seventh rank to evacuate Zone 21 when its canopy began to fracture.
• Buckwheat explained to Xu Qing that the Insect Race Queen inside the Mother Nest controlled the insect soldiers and could kill all three human Radiance-level warriors with her Mental Attack unless Ning Zhan Kong protected them.
• Xu Qing reinforced Zone 3, rescued a fourth-rank Stellar-level Councilor, and cleared the battlefield of Insect Race soldiers above sixth Stellar rank.
• The canopy over Zone 3 shattered, prompting an evacuation toward the Frontline Base as Xu Qing and other Councilors covered the retreat.
• More sections of the canopy collapsed, thinning the air until helicopters and fighter jets could no longer fly, and Buckwheat warned Xu Qing that roughly sixty percent of the warriors might die before evacuating.

Xu Qing organized a battlefield-wide evacuation as the Moon Pit Battlefield’s atmosphere rapidly vanished, then fought the insect tide while awaiting news of the attack on the insectoid Mother Nest. The chapter ended with Buckwheat reporting that Xu Qing’s master and two others had entered the nest and faced fierce resistance.

• Xu Qing warned the Frontline Base that the Moon Pit Battlefield would lose its atmosphere within two hours and ordered transport mobilized and Councilor Rank experts deployed to cover the retreat.
• Xu Qing used Buckwheat to contact high-level martial artists and told them to carry those below the fifth rank toward the Frontline Base, while mid-level martial artists organized teams and searched for stragglers.
• The retreating forces followed Xu Qing’s plan, with high-level martial artists carrying low-level martial artists and mid-level martial artists maintaining order across the battlefield.
• Xu Qing had Buckwheat calculate vehicle routes, evacuation targets, and combat assignments, then charged into the insect tide to buy time.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing that his master and two others had found the insectoid Mother Nest and entered it, where they encountered fierce resistance.

Ning Zhan Kong, Lanster, and Lan Shuang fought the Insect Race Queen and her warriors while humanity watched and prayed for victory. After Lan Shuang fell and Ning Zhan Kong engaged the Queen, Xu Qing raced toward the Mother Nest to help and unexpectedly broke through to the Radiant Rank.

• Ning Zhan Kong used his Yin Yang Domain to help kill three Radiant Rank Insect Race warriors, then rushed into the Mother Nest while Lanster and Lan Shuang held off the others.
• The Insect Race Queen attacked Ning Zhan Kong with a mental illusion of his mother, while Lan Shuang died protecting Lanster and Lanster continued fighting by burning his soul.
• Buckwheat reported that Ning Zhan Kong had seriously injured the Queen, and humans across the moon watched anxiously as Xu Qing considered whether anyone could finish her off.
• Xu Qing ignored Buckwheat's warnings and flew toward the Mother Nest to kill the Queen if necessary or recover his master's and the others' bodies.
• Xu Qing's speed surged beyond the Stellar Rank limit, and he broke through to the Radiant Rank.

After breaking through to Radiant Rank and awakening an Aurora Domain, Xu Qing entered the Insect Race Mother Nest as humanity’s last hope. He rescued his master and recovered Lan Shuang and Lanster’s bodies before attacking the badly wounded Insect Race Queen.

• Xu Qing discovered that his breakthrough had perfected his Apex Dao Secret Technique and given him a Domain, which Buckwheat identified as an unusually powerful Aurora Domain.
• Buckwheat gave Xu Qing a Radiant Rank battle spear and warned him about the creatures guarding the Insect Race Mother Nest as Xu Qing plunged underground.
• At the command center, Fei Yu Sheng ordered an evacuation after the AI reported that Ning Zhan Kong was near death, but the staff recognized that Xu Qing had reached Radiant Rank and was approaching the nest.
• Xu Qing found Ning Zhan Kong alive but unconscious, stored him away, and recovered Lan Shuang and Lanster’s bodies while fighting off the insects.
• Xu Qing resisted the Insect Race Queen’s mental attack and charged toward her as her remaining insects began tearing one another apart.

Xu Qing killed the Insect Race Queen and survived by triggering Nirvana Fire, breaking through to the second rank of the Radiant tier. He reunited with his companions and learned that his master could be saved if they found a Star Soul Stone.

• Xu Qing fought the Insect Race Queen while enduring her mental attacks, then used his Aurora Domain to make an eighth-rank Radiant-tier Tiger Beetle strike her instead.
• Xu Qing killed the Tiger Beetle, absorbed its life force, and launched a final attack that killed the Insect Race Queen; command staff believed both had died when their life-force readings reached zero.
• Nirvana Fire revived Xu Qing and helped him break through to the second rank of the Radiant tier, while the Queen's death caused the remaining insects to die.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing that Ning Zhan Kong's damaged soul needed a Star Soul Stone, which could be found in the Galaxy Empire or Virgo Empire.
• Xu Qing collected valuable insect remains and reunited with Wang Mu, Du Baiyu, and Fei Yu Sheng, then returned to Black Gold No. 2 and embraced Zhou Tong before greeting Dou Dou.

Shangguan Qinghong stabilized Ning Zhan Kong’s condition with a new medical system, while Xu Qing and Zhou Tong enjoyed a peaceful trip around Blue Star. Xu Qing prepared to leave the Solar System to seek medicine for his master and obtain Galaxy Empire citizenship.

• Shangguan Qinghong arrived with equipment that stabilized Ning Zhan Kong’s vital signs, and Xu Qing offered him the Insect Crystal before learning he could keep it.
• Shangguan Qinghong told Du Baiyu to cultivate and reach Radiance Rank before attempting to leave the Solar System to find treatment for Ning Zhan Kong.
• Xu Qing persuaded Zhou Tong to move in with him, and they began living together.
• After a secret meeting with Shangguan Qinghong, Xu Qing traveled around Blue Star with Zhou Tong, Wang Mu, and Dou Dou for half a month.
• While camping by Lake Baikal, Xu Qing and Wang Mu helped clear monsters and enjoyed a quiet day with Zhou Tong, Dou Dou, and Buckwheat.
• Xu Qing reflected that he would soon leave the Solar System to find medicine for Ning Zhan Kong and obtain Galaxy Empire citizenship.

Buckwheat explained the ranks of supreme arts and taught Xu Qing about the Stellar Seven Epochs cultivation method and Nine Stars Across the Sky spear art. Xu Qing accepted the training plan as Buckwheat began assessing his movement technique and Green Vine Armor.

• Buckwheat explained the realms of spear techniques and the five levels of supreme arts to Xu Qing.
• Buckwheat introduced Stellar Seven Epochs, a Radiant Rank cultivation method that could lead to the Cosmic Rank, and promised to train Xu Qing to reach it within one hundred and fifty years.
• Buckwheat revealed that he had chosen the top-tier spear art Nine Stars Across the Sky, created by Rakshasa genius Yan Xin Hun, for Xu Qing.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing to improve his movement technique step by step and said he would devise a plan to upgrade the Green Vine Armor.

Xu Qing perfected his Void Movement Technique, learned about interstellar travel and the civilizations beyond the Solar System, and prepared to leave with First Chairman Shangguan Qinghong. After killing a deep-sea Beast Emperor on his way home, he said goodbye to his family and boarded a spaceship, leaving for the wider universe.

• Xu Qing raised his Void Movement Technique to Peak Mastery and tested its speed, reaching 1,513 kilometers per second with his domain active.
• Buckwheat explained that the modified Black Gold No. 2 could not travel beyond the Solar System and described the Mora Type 3 spaceship and the cosmic citizenship hierarchy.
• Xu Qing decided to leave in five days with First Chairman Shangguan Qinghong, then killed a deep-sea Beast Emperor with one spear thrust as he returned home.
• At Moonlight City Starry Sky Airport, Xu Qing said goodbye to Zhou Tong, Dou Dou, Wang Mu, and Du Baiyu, promising to bring back medicine and alien souvenirs.
• Xu Qing boarded the Mora Type 3 spaceship as Shangguan Qinghong prepared to depart in her own vessel.

Xu Qing traveled from the Moon to North Bird Star aboard his powerful C9 Rank Mora Type 3 spacecraft, entering the Dark Universe for the first time. During the twelve-day journey, Buckwheat trained him in the Stellar Seven Epochs secret art, and Xu Qing mastered its first layer just before they arrived.

• Xu Qing departed for North Bird Star, following Shangguan Qinghong's slower spacecraft despite Buckwheat's offer to travel faster.
• Xu Qing watched the Moon and Blue Star recede before his spacecraft entered the Dark Universe, where Buckwheat announced a twelve-day journey.
• Buckwheat began teaching Xu Qing the Stellar Seven Epochs secret art and the Nine Stars Across the Sky ultimate technique.
• Xu Qing practiced the secret art's strange poses for twelve days while Buckwheat corrected him with a Mithril Guard robot whip.
• Xu Qing's miniature dantian star flared, and he successfully mastered the first layer of the first realm shortly before reaching North Bird Star.

Xu Qing arrived at North Bird Star, an enormous ecological planet, and began navigating its landing rules and customs. After parting ways with Shangguan Qinghong, he headed to register his identity and search for information about the medicine.

• Xu Qing confirmed that his Stellar Seven Epochs technique required more attribute points to advance, then left Dark Universe for North Bird Star.
• Buckwheat explained the planet's ecological cities, Spiral Trees, and strict landing regulations as Xu Qing approached the vast city of Ru Lan.
• Xu Qing followed North Bird Star's guidance to Landing Field No. 003, adapted to the planet's heavier gravity, and paid Bick's docking fee with a Ziwei Coin.
• Shangguan Qinghong told Xu Qing they would search for the medicine separately and asked him to contact Galaxy Company's local branch.
• Xu Qing set off to register his identity while Buckwheat described even larger planets and races living on continents in space.

Xu Qing explored Ru Lan City on North Bird Star and headed to the Virgo Empire office to register as an Empire Citizen. Along the way, he learned a Rakshasa was being sold as a slave and planned to return for him after withdrawing his inheritance; his identity application revealed that he had no records.

• Xu Qing flew to Ru Lan City’s center and marveled at its alien residents and sprawling, tree-built streets.
• Buckwheat spotted a Rakshasa among the slaves offered for sale, and Xu Qing agreed to help after registering and collecting his inheritance.
• Xu Qing reached the Virgo Empire office beside the enormous Sky Universe Empire Bank and applied for Empire Citizen status.
• The registration camera confirmed Xu Qing had no identity records, and the staff member called for a supervisor.

Xu Qing registered for an Imperial identity by paying to expedite the process, then went to Sky Universe Empire Bank to handle his inheritance. At the bank, a wealthy young man named Levi drew attention as a VIP, while Buckwheat hinted that Xu Qing would soon encounter greater distinction.

• Xu Qing paid 2,212 Virgo Coins to register his identity and donated 500 more to speed up the process.
• The plump pink manager expedited Xu Qing's registration to about five minutes and promised Marys a bonus.
• Buckwheat confirmed that Xu Qing's identity information had arrived, and Xu Qing headed to Sky Universe Empire Bank to complete his inheritance.
• A young man named Levi entered the bank surrounded by attendants, and his group asked Xu Qing to sell his third-generation classic Mithril Guard.
• Xu Qing refused to sell the Mithril Guard, and bank manager Buster personally escorted Levi through a VIP passage.
• Buckwheat dismissed Levi's status and told Xu Qing he would soon learn what true distinction was.

Xu Qing visited Sky Universe Bank to withdraw money, but Buckwheat’s account prompted the manager to treat him as an extraordinary client. Red Feather Bone Jade saw Xu Qing enter the bank’s restricted elevator and decided to wait outside in hopes of befriending him.

• Buckwheat told Xu Qing to wait while the bank arranged his reception.
• Manager Buster abandoned his escort of Red Feather Bone Jade and hurried to welcome Xu Qing, then escorted him to meet the bank president.
• Buster’s deferential treatment and use of the internal executive elevator shocked the bank’s customers.
• Fes reported Xu Qing’s treatment to Red Feather, who concluded Xu Qing might be a powerful client and an opportunity to help his sister.
• Red Feather headed to the bank entrance with Fes and A Jiu, promising A Jiu her freedom if she helped him approach Xu Qing.

Xu Qing visited Sky Universe Bank’s North Bird Star branch, where he learned his account was a nine-star account and completed its life-signature binding. The chapter ended with him declining Yu Yu’s offer of special companion services.

• Jonas, the branch president, welcomed Xu Qing and escorted him to a VIP room, explaining that a headquarters robot would handle his business.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing that his account was among the bank’s highest-ranked and that the tea and pastries offered to him were worth about five hundred Zi Wei Coins.
• Yu Yu verified Xu Qing’s account and guided him through entering ten passwords and completing a life-signature scan.
• Yu Yu confirmed the binding was complete and offered Xu Qing special companion services, which he declined.

Xu Qing transferred his inherited fortune into a discreet secondary account and discussed his plans with Jonas, who pointed him toward a shop selling Star Soul Stones. He left with a lead on buying the stones needed to heal his master's soul injuries.

• Buckwheat told Xu Qing that his inheritance gave him access to 50.5 billion Ziwei Coins, and Xu Qing opened a secondary bank account and transferred the money into it.
• Xu Qing learned that the new account made him a three-star bank client and reviewed his plans to obtain Virgo Empire citizenship, enter the virtual universe, and buy Star Soul Stones.
• Jonas brought Xu Qing tea and pastries, and the two discussed their home worlds and the strength of humanity.
• Xu Qing asked Jonas where to buy Star Soul Stones, and Jonas gave him the address of a shop in Ru Lan City that carried them.

Xu Qing rejected Red Feather Bone Jade’s attempts to buy his Mithril Guard and befriend him, but eventually let Red Feather follow him. After Buckwheat urged Xu Qing to visit a slave trader, Red Feather used his family’s influence to help Xu Qing inspect the slaves.

• Xu Qing left the bank after declining Jonas’s offer, and Red Feather Bone Jade stopped him outside to ask about buying the Mithril Guard.
• Xu Qing refused to sell the Mithril Guard and tried to leave, but Red Feather persistently followed him and offered him a Life Planet in exchange for friendship.
• Xu Qing finally agreed that he and Red Feather were friends, then asked him to stay farther away, but Red Feather continued following him.
• Buckwheat told Xu Qing to buy a slave, so Xu Qing headed to a slave trader’s shop and explained that he was considering a purchase.
• The trader, Isaac Bangula, recognized Red Feather and greeted him respectfully, and Red Feather asked him to give Xu Qing a proper introduction to the slaves, including three Mental Power Masters.