Chapter Summaries

Ye Yuan agreed to take Xu Hang into the Pacific Ocean to search for mutated sea beasts, despite doubting Xu Hang could handle the danger. Before their departure the morning after tomorrow, Ye Yuan arranged for the Yushui Hao's supplies and ordered fry for his fish farm.

• Xu Hang asked Ye Yuan to take him deep-sea fishing, then admitted he wanted to search the Pacific Ocean for two mutated sea beasts and prove himself during his month of leave.
• Ye Yuan agreed to leave with Xu Hang the morning after tomorrow, while warning him that a distant-sea trip required preparations.
• Ye Yuan told Yu Hongbo to prepare the Yushui Hao for departure.
• Ye Yuan ordered one hundred thousand abalone fry, one hundred thousand lobster fry, and fifty thousand mantis shrimp fry from Manager Zhao, requesting delivery to his fish farm island by noon the next day.

Ye Yuan prepared to leave for a voyage with Xu Hang, reassuring Li Shiyun before secretly coordinating preparations for a nighttime operation. His odd behavior unsettled the crew and worried Xu Hang, but Ye Yuan’s explanation about a delayed fish-fry delivery eased Xu Hang’s concerns.

• Ye Yuan visited his parents, delivered furniture to Li Shiyun, and promised to take her on a trip after he returned.
• Ye Yuan drove toward Pinghai and told an associate to keep his people ready for contact the day after tomorrow.
• Xu Hang joined the Yushui Hao’s voyage, while Ye Yuan whispered instructions to Ding Yi and then stayed out of sight, leaving the crew uneasy.
• Ye Yuan settled delayed fish fry in his space and discussed that night’s operation with Ding Er, who went ahead to Blue Island to prepare with Leonard’s men.
• Xu Hang privately asked Ye Yuan whether he objected to the voyage, and Ye Yuan explained that he had been catching up on sleep after dealing with the fish-fry delivery; Xu Hang’s worry eased and guilt took its place.

Ye Yuan used the Space Gate to leave the fishing boat and travel to Blue Island City, where he arrived near an unlicensed SUV. At a secret villa, Qu Bo tried to learn why his family was in trouble, but his friends exploited his ignorance and he took out his anger on a girl.

• Ye Yuan told Xu Hang that the fishing boat was moving slowly because Ding Yi had reduced its speed, then returned to his cabin after checking the boat.
• Ye Yuan passed through the Space Gate to Dragon Tomb Island, released Cold Blood, and reached a beach near Blue Island City, where a black SUV flashed its headlights.
• Qu Bo met friends at his secret villa and said he did not know why his father had applied for retirement or why his family planned to send him abroad.
• Zhai Chuan mocked Qu Bo, while the refined young man offered to explain the family trouble in exchange for Qu Bo's storefront in Pingwan.
• After the young men went upstairs with the models, Qu Bo grabbed one of the remaining girls and shoved her onto the sofa.

Ye Yuan used the Space Gate to travel from his cabin to Qu Bo’s villa, where he crippled Qu Bo’s mind before returning to his boat. Back in his cabin, he checked the camera footage to find out whether the stone bead had remained behind while he was away.

• Ye Yuan entered the residential complex with Ding Er, who helped him avoid surveillance as he slipped into Qu Bo’s villa.
• Ye Yuan struck Qu Bo unconscious with a floating wine bottle, knocked out the girl, and damaged Qu Bo’s brain with his perception.
• Ye Yuan used the Space Gate to return to Dragon Tomb Island, then rode Cold Blood across the sea toward his fishing boat.
• Ye Yuan reflected that Xu Hang’s invitation had given him a strong alibi while he took revenge on Qu Bo.
• Ye Yuan returned to the Yushui Hao at four in the morning and reviewed his camera footage to check whether the stone bead had stayed in his cabin.

Ye Yuan reviewed the footage and learned that the stone bead returned whenever he was outside the space, regardless of distance. Meanwhile, Wang Kai and his companion found Qu Bo and a woman unconscious at Jinhai Villa District and called Wang Kai’s father for help.

• Ye Yuan watched the footage and discovered the stone bead returned to him whenever he left the space.
• Ye Yuan felt relieved after eliminating Qu Bo and learning the answer he had sought, then showered and went to sleep.
• The earring-wearing man and Wang Kai found Qu Bo and a woman unconscious and covered in wine in the living room.
• Wang Kai checked Qu Bo’s breathing, concluded that both people had only passed out, and called his father.

Qu Bo’s father arranged medical help after finding him mentally incapacitated, while his ex-wife arrived and blamed him for failing to protect their son. On the Yushui Hao, Xu Hang told Ye Yuan that Qu Bo had been beaten into an idiot, and Xu Hang’s confirmation that Ye Yuan was aboard eased Lan Xianghui’s suspicions.

• Qu Bo’s father called a friend at Blue Island Medical University and helped Qu Bo and the unconscious girl get dressed as police and medical staff arrived at the villa.
• Qu Bo’s ex-wife rushed in, cried over her son, and berated Qu Bo’s father for failing to catch the person who harmed him.
• Zhai Chuan tried to ask Wang Kai about the couple, but Wang Kai warned him not to bring them trouble and left the villa to wait for their elders.
• On the Yushui Hao, Xu Hang told Ye Yuan that someone had beaten Qu Bo into an idiot, then realized Ye Yuan could not have made the trip from the boat to Blue Island overnight.
• Xu Hang sent Lan Xianghui a photo of Ye Yuan aboard the boat, prompting Lan Xianghui to drop his remaining suspicion and reflect on Xu Hang’s displeasure with him.

Xu Hang explained why Qu Bo had been treated leniently and urged Ye Yuan to let the matter go in exchange for a favor from Lan Xianghui. The chapter left Ye Yuan to decide whether to accept the offer and end the dispute with the Qu family.

• Lan Xianghui considered Ye Yuan’s connections and his daughter’s warnings, then decided to learn more about him through Zhang Jingkuan.
• Aboard the Yushui Hao, Ye Yuan pretended not to know who had turned Qu Bo into an idiot and tried to steer Xu Hang toward suspecting Qu Bo’s old enemies.
• Xu Hang told Ye Yuan that Qu Shengli had been injured on duty, raised Qu Xiao alone, and felt guilty enough to tolerate Qu Bo’s misconduct.
• Xu Hang revealed that Lan Xianghui felt indebted to Qu Shengli because Lan Xin’s uncle had caused his injury.
• Xu Hang asked Ye Yuan to accept compensation of up to one million and treat the matter as a favor owed by Lan Xianghui.

Ye Yuan learned that Qu Bo’s stepfather was a major Holy Light Group shareholder, but remained unconcerned about the family’s power. After discovering the mutant sea snake had already been captured by Russia, he replanned the Yushui Hao’s voyage and began searching for a worthwhile catch.

• Xu Hang explained that Qu Bo’s stepfather owned Pinghai Tower, had businesses across several industries, and was a major shareholder in the Holy Light Group.
• Xu Hang promised that his father would support Ye Yuan if he clashed with the Holy Light Group, while Ye Yuan kept his own capabilities to himself.
• On the fifth day at sea, Xu Hang told Ye Yuan that Russia had already captured the mutant sea snake.
• Ye Yuan decided to focus on fishing and, if possible, visit the site where Cold Blood had found the tomb coffin.
• Ye Yuan spread his perception through the surrounding waters to find a catch for the idle crew.

Ye Yuan directed the crew to haul in a large catch, including an unusually huge moray eel that startled Xu Hang. The eel nearly bit Ma Hua, but Pei Fei speared it just in time, and the crew returned to sorting the catch.

• Ye Yuan spotted a school of fish and ordered Yu Hongbo and the crew to cast the net.
• The crew hauled up thousands of jin of fish, including a moray eel over two meters long.
• Ma Hua called the eel a possible mutant, prompting Xu Hang to rush out of the cabin and ask where the mutant beast was.
• Ma Hua reached for the thrashing eel, but Pei Fei speared it before it could bite his hand.
• Ye Yuan reprimanded Ma Hua, and Yu Hongbo changed the subject by asking whether one of the fish was Spanish mackerel.

Ye Yuan taught the crew how to distinguish ray-finned fish from Spanish mackerel, then decided to keep a giant moray eel for its prized meat and nutritional value. Xu Hang asked for some to give his elderly grandfather, and Ye Yuan also set aside some for his own parents as the crew prepared the eel for meals.

• Ye Yuan explained how the ray-finned fish differed from Spanish mackerel in body shape, fins, and color while the crew sorted the catch.
• The crew noticed the untouched giant moray eel, and Ye Yuan ordered Gong Hongzhuang to take it to the dining room to be stewed rather than sold.
• Gong Hongzhuang described the eel's nutritional benefits and said its skin, bones, and blood could also be used.
• Xu Hang asked Ye Yuan for some eel to nourish his elderly grandfather, and Ye Yuan agreed.
• Ye Yuan told Gong Hongzhuang to reserve some eel for his parents, and Gong Hongzhuang refrigerated most of the meat while keeping twenty pounds for the crew's meals.

Gong Hongzhuang prepared a feast of sea eel that lifted the crew’s spirits. Ye Yuan and Xu Hang reached a seven-day agreement to search for the mutated arowana before Xu Hang would follow Ye Yuan’s orders and work as a temporary sailor.

• Gong Hongzhuang pan-fried and steamed the sea eel, then served it to the crew.
• Xu Hang joined the crew in eagerly eating the eel and felt reminded of his days in the military.
• Ye Yuan questioned Xu Hang’s information about the arowana and pointed out that the boat might not have the equipment to reach the necessary depths.
• Ye Yuan agreed to help search the area for five days, but Xu Hang negotiated the limit to seven days.
• Xu Hang and the crew prepared to dive while Yu Hongbo stayed aboard with the radar and underwater search equipment.

Ye Yuan and Xu Hang’s crew searched the Pacific for a mutated Deep Sea Dragonfish while Ye Yuan explored the underwater kelp forest. Ye Yuan told the crew to focus on fishing and assumed Xu Hang would soon quit, but they knew Xu Hang was too stubborn to give up easily.

• Xu Hang led the crew into the sea to search for a mutated Deep Sea Dragonfish while Ye Yuan descended without diving gear and watched his diving skills.
• Ye Yuan explored a dense kelp forest, admired the marine vegetation, and collected rare seaweed in his space.
• Ye Yuan returned to the boat after more than an hour, and Yu Hongbo asked why Xu Hang was searching for a fish that was so difficult to find.
• Ye Yuan told the crew to search for valuable seafood while keeping an eye out for the dragonfish, and said Xu Hang would probably quit in a few days.
• The crew recalled Xu Hang’s determination and doubted he would give up so easily.

After three fruitless days searching for the dragonfish, Xu Hang refused to give up, while Ye Yuan looked for a way to redirect his attention. Ye Yuan remembered Cold Blood had found a burial coffin and decided to scout its location before telling Xu Hang.

• Xu Hang surfaced exhausted after another dive, and the crew pulled him aboard the fishing boat.
• For three days, Xu Hang kept searching for the dragonfish while Ye Yuan and the crew looked for catches and Ye Yuan surveyed the surrounding sea.
• Xu Hang told Ye Yuan that the experts had given him coordinates for a sea region they had already abandoned, leaving him with little hope of finding the dragonfish.
• After Xu Hang resumed diving, Ma Hua remarked that the dragonfish could not be in the sea, prompting Ye Yuan to remember Cold Blood's burial-coffin discovery.
• Ye Yuan decided to scout the burial coffin's location before revealing it to Xu Hang.

Ye Yuan had Cold Blood lead him to the site where it had found the wooden coffin, hoping to learn more about extraterrestrial civilization. They reached ancient ruins in a deep-sea trench, where Ye Yuan discovered inscriptions he could not read.

• Ye Yuan released Cold Blood deep underwater and learned that the fruit it guarded was close to ripening.
• Ye Yuan asked Cold Blood to guide him to the wooden coffin’s discovery site, and Cold Blood located the route.
• Cold Blood carried Ye Yuan to a desolate stretch of sea and plunged into a trench.
• Ye Yuan worried that the trench might be deeper than he could safely endure, but Cold Blood stopped before he abandoned the expedition.
• Ye Yuan used his perception to find ancient ruins and carved characters on several collapsed stone pillars.

Ye Yuan explored an artificial path on the deep seabed, found unknown inscriptions and a strange scythe, and collected several stone pillars for storage. He returned to the fishing boat in the afternoon after Cold Blood helped him search the area.

• Ye Yuan examined the stone pillars and determined their writing did not match any ancient Blue Star script he knew.
• Ye Yuan followed the stone path deeper into the seabed while Cold Blood stayed beside him.
• Cold Blood briefly vanished, then returned with a horned skull that led Ye Yuan to a buried skeleton.
• Ye Yuan uncovered a black, semicircular scythe beside the skeleton and stored it away.
• Ye Yuan stored several stone pillars, including the largest one, despite the strain on his Mental Power.
• Ye Yuan rode Cold Blood back to the fishing boat, where the crew had worried about his long absence.

Ye Yuan returned to the fishing boat in a shark-skin wetsuit and reunited with the crew. As he and Xu Hang watched the sunset, Xu Hang revealed the heavy family responsibility he carried, before Ma Hua interrupted them with a shout that the water’s color had changed.

• Ye Yuan returned to the deck, asked about Xu Hang, and learned that Xu Hang had come back before diving again.
• Ma Hua asked about Ye Yuan’s unusual white diving suit, and Ye Yuan joked with him while the crew laughed.
• Xu Hang reappeared, and he and Ye Yuan stood together watching the sunset over the sea.
• Ye Yuan urged Xu Hang to enjoy the scenery, but Xu Hang said his family’s mission and responsibilities left him no time to appreciate nature.
• Ma Hua shouted that the sea’s color seemed to have changed, breaking the peaceful moment.

Xu Hang visited Ye Yuan to drink and admitted he no longer believed they would find the dragonfish, then shared stories of his demanding childhood before passing out. The next morning, Ye Yuan learned Xu Hang had gone diving alone, and hurried to put on his diving suit.

• Xu Hang brought braised snacks to Ye Yuan's cabin and drank with him, saying he had accepted that they might not find the dragonfish.
• Xu Hang spoke at length about his military-style upbringing while Ye Yuan listened and stayed mostly sober.
• Ye Yuan carried the drunken Xu Hang back to his cabin after their drinking session.
• The next morning, Ma Hua told Ye Yuan that Xu Hang had already gone into the water.
• Worried that Xu Hang had dived alone after drinking, Ye Yuan rushed to his cabin to put on his Mutated Shark Skin diving suit.

Ye Yuan pulled Xu Hang from a dangerous dive and ordered the fishing boat to leave the area, ending the search for Dragon Fish. In Shangjing, Xu Guoyuan and Zhao Dahu argued over Xu Hang’s future and the prospect of marrying him to Zhao Dahu’s granddaughter.

• Ye Yuan found Xu Hang diving at 110 meters and gestured for him to return to the surface.
• Ye Yuan scolded Xu Hang for breaking their agreement and warned him not to search for Dragon Fish on his own.
• Ye Yuan told the crew to set sail, and Xu Hang decided not to argue about staying.
• Xu Guoyuan and Zhao Dahu argued over Xu Hang’s departure and whether he should join Zhao Dahu’s group.
• Xu Guoyuan threatened to have Xu Hang win over Zhao Dahu’s granddaughter after Zhao Dahu joked about IVF.

Zhao Dahu learned that pirates had raided his granddaughter Xiao Min’s laboratory in Hawaii, taking experimental subjects and capturing researchers, including her. He told Xu Guoyuan what happened and concluded the raid likely targeted the research results rather than Zhao himself.

• Xu Guoyuan warned Zhao Dahu not to joke about his granddaughter, and Zhao threatened him for bringing her up.
• Zhao Dahu received an urgent call and learned that Xiao Min had been captured when pirates raided her laboratory in Hawaii.
• Zhao Dahu searched a sea chart and identified Yinmao Island as the place where his granddaughter was in danger.
• Zhao Dahu refused to pull a nearby team away from its search for a mutant beast, saying he would not use them for his family matter.
• Zhao Dahu explained to Xu Guoyuan that the pirates had taken experimental subjects and captured researchers, including Xiao Min.
• Xu Guoyuan asked whether the pirates had targeted the research or Zhao Dahu, and Zhao said the research was the likely target.

Old Zhao asked Xu Guoyuan to have Xu Hang gather intelligence on the pirates who had abducted researchers in Hawaii, and Xu Guoyuan agreed despite worrying about the danger. Aboard the Yushui Hao, Ye Yuan found a rare school of mouse groupers and prepared the crew to cast their nets.

• Old Zhao asked Xu Guoyuan to send Xu Hang to gather preliminary intelligence about the pirates, promising to arrange follow-up support.
• Xu Guoyuan agreed to contact Xu Hang, and Old Xu's secretary explained that the Calabash Brothers were sent in one at a time.
• Ye Yuan used his perception to search the waters near the Yushui Hao while the crew prepared the fishing gear.
• Ye Yuan discovered a school of more than five hundred mouse groupers and asked Yu Hongbo whether they could cast the nets.