Chapter Summaries

Wang Mu arrived at the hospital just as Chen Yu was attacking Zhou Tong and Xin Wuji, and killed him while revealing his identity as Dou Dou’s father and a Councilor Rank powerhouse. After Guan Jie took Chen Yu’s body away, he told Liu Qingqing he suspected Xu Qing was still alive.

• Zhou Tong told Xin Wuji she had left the Rebel Army because someone in their camp was trying to kill her.
• Chen Yu cornered Zhou Tong, Xin Wuji, and Dou Dou in the hospital, demanding that the two women spend the night with him while Guan Jie and Liu Qingqing refused to intervene.
• Zhou Tong tried to stab Chen Yu, but he struck her down; Xin Wuji then wounded him with a throwing knife.
• Wang Mu appeared, caught Chen Yu by the throat, and killed him, then asked Guan Jie to remove the body.
• Guan Jie told Liu Qingqing that Wang Mu was Dou Dou’s father and Xu Qing’s friend, and said he did not believe Xu Qing was dead.

Xu Qing survived the Insect Sea and returned to Moon Pit Base, prompting his master and friends to set out to bring him home. He arrived pursued by the insects, carrying the corpses of powerful Beyond Ninth insects.

• Moon Pit Base detected Xu Qing’s life signal in District Eight, and Commander Yan Qi approved his fighter jet’s entry.
• Ning Zhan Kong learned Xu Qing was alive and opened Cloud Heaven Tower’s dome to go meet him.
• Zhou Tong, Xin Wuji, Dou Dou, and Wang Mu heard Xu Qing had survived, and Du Baiyu urged them to come bring him home.
• Guan Jie and Liu Qingqing saw the purple light and hurried toward Cloud Heaven Tower, hoping Xu Qing’s return would help them.
• Xu Qing reached Moon Pit Base while leading the Insect Sea behind him, repeatedly diving into it and emerging with the corpses of Beyond Ninth insects.

Xu Qing returned alive from the insect tide, reunited with Wang Mu and his friends, and learned that they had been targeted while he was gone. He planned to delay his revenge until Dou Dou’s treatment was secure, while his return drew intense scrutiny and Ning Zhan Kong prepared to take him into Sun Palace.

• Xu Qing and three others destroyed the remaining Councilor Rank insectoids at Moon Pit Base, then he reunited with Wang Mu and thanked Commander Yan for letting his fighter craft pass.
• Xu Qing returned with Ning Zhan Kong, Du Baiyu, Wang Mu, Zhou Tong, Xin Wuji, and Dou Dou, and comforted Zhou Tong and Xin Wuji after their reunion.
• After hearing what had happened to Xin Wuji and Zhou Tong, Xu Qing grew furious, but Ning Zhan Kong told him to punish the people in charge without killing indiscriminately and invited him to join Sun Palace.
• Xu Qing’s survival of a Level One Insect Tide sparked speculation about his strength, and major powers began discreetly investigating him.
• Xu Qing told Wang Mu that Heaven Cloud Coagulation Fluid would arrive in three days to support Dou Dou’s treatment, and he postponed his revenge until her surgery was arranged.

Xu Qing learned that the Chen Family had sent two Councilor Rank powerhouses to the Moon over Chen Yu and discussed how to respond. After visiting Wang Mu and Dou Dou, he saw two Chen Family Councilors arrive at the hospital, their killing intent meeting his and Wang Mu’s.

• Liu Qingqing explained Galaxy Company’s ranks and said Minister Wang was a Councilor Rank powerhouse who had left the Solar System.
• Guan Jie told Xu Qing that the Chen Family had sent two Councilor Rank powerhouses to investigate Chen Yu’s death, and Xu Qing said he would intimidate them and send them back if possible.
• Xu Qing visited Wang Mu and Dou Dou, declined Wang Mu’s offer of ten billion, and said he expected to earn hundreds of billions by selling insectoid corpses.
• Wang Mu told Xu Qing that the Moon Pit Battlefield had closed after repeated Mother Nest eruptions drew large numbers of high-rank insectoids.
• Two middle-aged men from the Chen Family arrived at the hospital, and Xu Qing recognized them as Chen Family Councilors when their killing intent surfaced.

Xu Qing attacked Chen Family councilors Chen Yan and Chen Shuang when they came to demand an explanation, then fought off a City Defense Army councilor who tried to stop him. Xuan Yuan Kuang arrived and offered compensation, leaving the confrontation poised to end without further fighting.

• Xin Wuji told Xu Qing that Chen Family councilors Chen Yan and Chen Shuang had arrived and wanted to meet him, and Xu Qing agreed to see them at Flowing Light Teahouse.
• At the teahouse, Chen Yan accused Xu Qing of demanding compensation after his people killed Chen Family members, so Xu Qing and Wang Mu attacked the brothers.
• Xu Qing sent Chen Yan crashing into a storefront and broke Chen Shuang's arm, then challenged the brothers and asked whether they had come relying on someone else.
• A City Defense Army councilor arrived to condemn Xu Qing, but Xu Qing forced him to retreat with a spear thrust as the army sealed off the district.
• Xu Qing stopped fighting and insisted he had only injured the Chen brothers, while they realized his strength far exceeded theirs.
• Xuan Yuan Kuang arrived and offered reasonable compensation on the Chen Family's behalf, prompting the brothers to accept that their plan to overpower Xu Qing had failed.

Xu Qing dealt with the attention brought by his rise to Councilor Rank while training under Ning Zhan Kong and waiting for Dou Dou’s surgery. Dou Dou’s operation succeeded, and Xu Qing received a precious Star Rank weapon before beginning his formal Councilor Rank training.

• Ning Zhan Kong told Xu Qing that the Chen Family would compensate him with 10 billion and an S-grade Gene Potion, then warned him to keep a low profile as his fame spread.
• Xu Qing welcomed Gongsun Jin and Gongsun Li, boosting the Gongsun Family’s standing, and accepted honorary roles at Jingzhe Martial Arts Academy while declining its celebratory banquet.
• Ning Zhan Kong defeated Xu Qing in three moves in ten consecutive sparring matches and taught him combat techniques and the use of Law power.
• After a week of treatment with Heaven Cloud Coagulation Fluid, Dou Dou underwent a seventy-two-hour Gene Surgery that ended successfully.
• Xu Qing officially became head of Galaxy Company’s Moon branch and received a Star Rank weapon as compensation from the company.
• Xu Qing began formal Councilor Rank training under Ning Zhan Kong, starting by familiarizing himself with his strength, Laws, and weapon.

At Cloud Heaven Tower, Ning Zhan Kong taught Xu Qing about Star Rank cultivation and the laws behind special abilities. Xu Qing learned that his Nirvana Fire was powerful at his current rank but that mastering laws would matter more as he advanced.

• Xu Qing reported that his basic strength had reached around 1,600 tons and his speed 1,390 m/s.
• Ning Zhan Kong explained how Martial Artists and Mental Power Masters broke through to Star Rank and developed planets of energy within themselves.
• Xu Qing described the golden sphere in his dantian and demonstrated his white-flame special ability, Nirvana Fire.
• Ning Zhan Kong explained that Star Rank special abilities reflected the universe's laws and that later growth depended on studying and controlling those laws.
• Ning Zhan Kong told Xu Qing that secret arts could help him approach the power of laws, though that training remained far in the future.

Ning Zhan Kong explained how cosmic standards differed from the Solar System’s incomplete martial arts system and outlined Xu Qing’s next training goals. Xu Qing accepted that he should remain in the Solar System for now and focus on advancing his amplification and combat techniques.

• Ning Zhan Kong told Xu Qing that speed and defense amplification were neglected in the Solar System, and assigned them as training priorities.
• Ning Zhan Kong explained that Solar System secret techniques reached only tenfold amplification against the human body’s theoretical hundredfold limit, making ancient civilization legacies highly valuable.
• Ning Zhan Kong warned Xu Qing to protect his Star Rank Weapon and cautioned him about Mental Power Masters and the dangers beyond the Solar System.
• Xu Qing agreed to stay in the Solar System until he reached the limit of Star Rank after Ning Zhan Kong warned him that the universe was dangerous.
• Ning Zhan Kong assessed Xu Qing’s movement and spear techniques as only Basic by cosmic rankings and set their advancement as further training goals.

Ning Zhan Kong explained the Galaxy Empire, humanity’s place within it, and the martial realms to Xu Qing. He revealed his own spear technique had reached the Domain realm, then let Xu Qing experience it.

• Xu Qing asked Ning Zhan Kong about the realms beyond Star Rank, Solar System humanity’s status, and nearby Life Planets.
• Ning Zhan Kong explained that the Solar System belonged to the Galaxy Empire and identified North Bird Star as its closest Life Planet.
• Ning Zhan Kong described the Solar System’s Councilor Rank experts and revealed that he was a Radiance Rank Level 4 martial artist.
• Xu Qing learned that Ning Zhan Kong outranked the Radiance Rank Level 5 Lanster in combat because his spear technique had reached the Domain realm.
• Ning Zhan Kong agreed to show Xu Qing his Domain, and a black-and-white world enveloped him.

Ning Zhan Kong showed Xu Qing the power of a domain and invited him to meet his mistress, while Xu Qing taught martial artists at Jingzhe Martial Arts Academy. Later, Ning Zhan Kong brought Xu Qing to the Sun Palace’s virtual world for his welcome ceremony as the 239th councilor.

• Ning Zhan Kong used his domain to overwhelm Xu Qing, then explained that a domain made its user like a god within it.
• Ning Zhan Kong invited Xu Qing to his house for lunch to meet his mistress.
• Xu Qing patiently taught movement techniques and answered students’ questions at Jingzhe Martial Arts Academy.
• Ning Zhan Kong gave Xu Qing a Consciousness Connector and guided him into the Solar System Virtual Network World.
• Ning Zhan Kong brought Xu Qing into the Sun Palace, where the councilors welcomed him as their 239th powerful councilor.

Xu Qing attended his first Councilor meeting, where he learned about the upcoming No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield and a future purge of the Moon Pit insect tide. After Wang Mu explained the ruins and their resources, Xu Qing returned home and decided to stop obsessing over the realms of his spear and movement techniques and focus on training.

• Ning Zhan Kong welcomed Xu Qing as a new Councilor and announced that the No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield would open in two months and that a large-scale purge of the Moon Pit insect tide was being planned.
• Xu Qing left the meeting with Wang Mu, who explained the ruins’ rules, the value of Energy Crystals, and the factions among the Councilors.
• Wang Mu gave Xu Qing a document about matters Councilor Rank martial artists needed to study, and the two parted to meet at the hospital.
• At his villa, Xu Qing practiced spear techniques and worried that their realm lagged behind his movement technique.
• Xu Qing decided to set aside his worries about technique realms and focus on diligent cultivation before going to the hospital.

Lie Fei arrived at the Moon and planned to kill Xu Qing in the No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield to avenge his younger brother, He Shan. Meanwhile, Zhou Teng discussed his victories and future challenges with Yang Zi Chen as the battlefield expedition approached.

• Lie Fei reviewed Starfire’s report linking Feng He, Xu Qing, and Xu Qian to He Shan’s death and the failed schemes surrounding the Luo Tian Civilization inheritance fragment.
• Lie Fei decided to target Xu Qing during the No. 13 Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield, believing he could hide his involvement from Ning Zhan Kong.
• Zhou Teng defeated a senior Councilor in a spar and said he planned to leave the Solar System for North Bird Star after the battlefield expedition.
• Yang Zi Chen told Zhou Teng about Lang Yu Heng and Bai Li Sheng, two powerful Councilors, and agreed to arrange a challenge and bets.
• Zhou Teng dismissed the idea of testing Ning Zhan Kong’s new disciple and said he hoped to challenge Ning Zhan Kong after reaching Radiance Rank.

At Moonlight City's centennial banquet, Xu Qing learned which Sun Palace Councilors might oppose him in the Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield and heard about Zhou Teng, a young martial fanatic who had defeated two established experts. Yang Zi Chen suggested Zhou Teng test Xu Qing, leaving Zhou Teng intrigued by the possibility that the newcomer was stronger than rumored.

• Du Baiyu warned Xu Qing about Lanster's faction and identified Armania, Lang Yu Heng, Bai Li Sheng, and Zhou Teng as Councilors to watch.
• Du Baiyu described Zhou Teng's rapid rise and martial record, while Wang Mu reported that Lang Yu Heng was injured and Bai Li Sheng had left the Solar System after Zhou Teng challenged them.
• Du Baiyu advised Xu Qing to build connections at the banquet, and Xu Qing spent time with Zhou Tong, whose relationship with him remained unspoken but close.
• Yang Zi Chen told Zhou Teng that Xu Qing had hidden strength and might surprise him if tested.
• Zhou Teng, who had dismissed Xu Qing as an insignificant newcomer, became doubtful and considered Yang Zi Chen's claim.

Xu Qing accepted Zhou Teng’s public challenge, agreeing to fight after the Ancient Civilization Ruins Battlefield opportunity. As he and Zhou Tong walked home, she invited him to meet her parents, leaving him nervous about making a good impression.

• Zhou Teng challenged Xu Qing to a public spar, and Xu Qing accepted while suggesting they wait until after the upcoming battlefield opportunity.
• Xu Qing left the banquet with Zhou Tong as the councilors discussed the anticipated fight, and Wang Mu said Xu Qing’s confidence suggested his strength had improved.
• Zhou Tong reflected on Galaxy Company’s intelligence that The Alliance had secretly used the Rebel Army to gather its opponents for a future purge.
• Xu Qing told Zhou Tong that testing his improved strength against Zhou Teng would help him grow.
• Zhou Tong told Xu Qing that her father, Zhou Yu, had returned to the moon and invited him to meet her parents; Xu Qing became nervous and asked what gifts to bring.

Xu Qing spent his saved Attribute Points improving his Void movement technique, gaining a glimpse of its Intent Realm and deepening his understanding of his spear technique. The story then shifted to North Bird Star, where Xu Qian gathered Galaxy Company's ministers to discuss a planetary mission for permanent residence rights.

• Xu Qing reviewed his cultivation progress, including his perfected Nirvana method and first-layer Flowing Water defense technique, before spending both Attribute Points on Void.
• Xu Qing advanced Void from First Glimpse to Slight Achievement and tested his newfound speed and control in the basement.
• Xu Qing sensed a trace of the movement technique's Intent Realm and practiced his Ultimate Path Spear Technique until its style became controlled but faintly violent.
• On North Bird Star, Xu Qian gathered Galaxy Company's eleven ministers in White Jade City to pursue a planetary mission that could secure permanent residence rights.
• Wang Mu questioned why Xu Qian was leading the mission, and Xu Qian cited her Minister-Level subordinate as her achievement before another minister demanded details about the mission.

Xu Qing learned that he was the only Galaxy Company minister left in the Solar System and used his authority to requisition resources for himself and Xin Wuji. On the way to his scheduled spar with Zhou Teng, he received word that Starfire councilor Lie Fei had appeared near the Intelligence Department and rushed to XC District to help Zhou Tong.

• Xu Qian briefed the ministers on a mission to destroy a Heavenly Wolf Race stronghold and offered a Radiant-grade weapon or YuXiu Gold Glaze Liquid as a reward.
• Xin Wuji told Xu Qing that all other Solar System ministers had been summoned away and that Starfire councilor Lie Fei had arrived near the Moon's Intelligence Department.
• Xu Qing ordered Xin Wuji to gather strength-enhancing treasures and potions, authorized her to requisition SS-grade Flying Knives and secret techniques, and urged her to train her body.
• Xu Qing told Xin Wuji he expected to defeat Zhou Teng easily, then left for their scheduled spar at Heavenly Path Martial Hall.
• After Xin Wuji reported Lie Fei near the Intelligence Department in XC District, Xu Qing canceled the spar and flew there in an Intelligent Fighter Jet.
• Zhou Teng and Heavenly Path Martial Hall's higher-ups learned that fierce fighting had broken out underground in XC District and set out to investigate.

Starfire Organization assassins overwhelmed Galaxy Company's Intelligence Department, but Xu Qing arrived and confronted Lie Fei. Their opening clash revealed Xu Qing had at least Sixth-Order Combat Power, though Lie Fei still held the advantage in strength.

• Starfire Organization assassins drove Galaxy Company's security personnel back while Xin Wuji fought three Ninth Order Martial Artists to buy time for her subordinates.
• Lie Fei watched the battle from White Horse Company's control room and mocked Galaxy Company as a black Intelligent Fighter Jet arrived and disrupted the surveillance feeds.
• An envoy warned that the XC District City Defense Army could only stall for ten minutes, while Lie Fei went to meet the arriving opponent.
• Xu Qing confronted Lie Fei at the entrance, dismissed his attempt to give his name, and attacked with his spear.
• Lie Fei deflected Xu Qing's spear and answered with a fiery sword technique, and the two fighters exchanged blows that wrecked the first-floor hall.
• Lie Fei realized Xu Qing had at least Sixth-Order Combat Power, but Xu Qing's trembling hand showed that Lie Fei still had the advantage in strength.

Xu Qing fought Lie Fei in a brutal battle that shifted in Xu Qing’s favor, but Lie Fei tricked him and fled. As Xu Qing pursued him through the city, Zhou Teng blocked Lie Fei’s escape and challenged him.

• Lie Fei charged Xu Qing with a full-power sword strike, and Xu Qing chose to meet it head-on, leaving both men injured as they traded blows.
• Xu Qing’s recovery, endurance, and superior movement gradually wore Lie Fei down, forcing Lie Fei to flee into the city.
• Lie Fei pretended to unleash Starfire Organization’s Desperate Secret Technique, then used the brief distraction to escape.
• Du Baiyu arrived with Xuan Yuan Kuang and other Councilors, and Xu Qing sent them to deal with Zhou Tong before chasing Lie Fei.
• Zhou Teng appeared in Lie Fei’s path and challenged him to fight.

Lie Fei knocked Zhou Teng unconscious with one sword strike while fleeing, and Xu Qing arrived in time to send him to the hospital before pursuing Lie Fei. After waking three days later and learning Xu Qing had defeated Lie Fei, Zhou Teng decided he wanted to see Xu Qing and would stay in the Solar System until he could challenge him.

• Lie Fei struck Zhou Teng down in one blow as he rushed past, then continued fleeing.
• Xu Qing found Zhou Teng gravely injured, ordered Number Two to take him to a hospital, and pursued Lie Fei.
• Xuan Bei Tian and the others learned that Zhou Teng had survived thanks to Xu Qing's timely rescue.
• Three days later, Zhou Teng woke in the hospital and learned from Yang Zi Chen that Lie Fei had attacked Galaxy Company and lost to Xu Qing.
• Zhou Teng asked to see Xu Qing and declared that he would stay in the Solar System until he could defeat him.

Xu Qing dealt with the families responsible for targeting Zhou Tong and Xin Wuji, then met Aguas, who invited him to join the Galaxy Empire; Xu Qing declined for now and returned to Blue Star. He arrived at 0119 Base City with Xin Wuji and Galaxy Company's newly appointed supervisor, Zhou Teng.

• Xu Qing followed Ning Zhan Kong's advice and asked the City Defense Army to investigate the families that had moved against Zhou Tong and Xin Wuji.
• After seven high-ranking family members were arrested, Xu Qing sentenced them to death, and the authorities executed them.
• Aguas explained the Empire's five-hundred-year protection period for the Solar System and invited Xu Qing to leave for the wider universe.
• Xu Qing declined the invitation for now, saying he would leave the Solar System only after he had exhausted his opportunities to improve there.
• Aguas told Xu Qing about Ning Zhan Kong's past, and Xu Qing listened as they drank and talked.
• Xu Qing returned to 0119 Base City aboard the Black Gold No. 2 Intelligent Fighter Jet with Xin Wuji and Galaxy Company's newly appointed supervisor, Zhou Teng.