Chapter Summaries

After Fuxi passed the Human Emperor trials, Zhang Fan learned that Mars was in danger and brought the Second-Generation Humans to Earth, where he ordered Livia and Fuxi to unite humanity. Zhang Fan realized he was recreating Earth's myths, and Buffett proposed that cosmic spacetime was repairing itself by steering their parallel universe back toward the original timeline.

• After a costly victory over the Speed Bugs, Zhang Fan judged the human general unfit and told Hu Baili to screen Human Emperor Candidates before sending them to him.
• Hu Baili and Buffett trained candidates for decades until Fuxi passed every trial and was brought before Zhang Fan.
• Shusha relayed Livia's warning that Mars was undergoing a geological upheaval, so Zhang Fan sent warships to evacuate the Second-Generation Humans to Earth.
• At Kunlun, Zhang Fan ordered Livia to help Fuxi unify humanity and summoned the Liruwara People, Dumite and his race, and Buffett's people to Earth.
• Zhang Fan explained that Fuxi matched the Human Emperor in his own Earth's myths, prompting Buffett to describe how a parallel timeline might rejoin the original one.

Zhang Fan let humanity and the alien races follow the course he remembered, then imposed rules to limit their wars and protect Earth. Just as he reviewed the new survival code, Hu Baili reported the Northern Realm Great Emperor’s murder and a failed attempt to suppress the resulting chaos, leaving Zhang Fan to wonder who could have intervened from the Vitter Universe.

• Buffett and Hu Baili explained that cosmic time might differ between species and that Zhang Fan’s choices could still affect the timeline.
• Zhang Fan ordered everyone to proceed with his earlier plans, and Fuxi unified humanity in ten years with Livia’s help.
• As alien races settled on Earth and competed with one another, Shusha warned Zhang Fan that human living space had fallen below thirty-one percent.
• Zhang Fan ordered Buffett and Hu Baili to establish limits for their people, and the Insect Race Matriarchs created a survival code restricting alien warfare, weapons, and energy use on Earth.
• Hu Baili reported that the Northern Realm Great Emperor had been killed and the Western Realm Great Emperor’s troops had been driven back, prompting Zhang Fan to ask who had the power to cause the upheaval.

Zhang Fan sent the Insect Race to the Southern Realm to investigate a mysterious force threatening the Erl Universe, while Snow White infiltrated Amir Star to rescue Kui and Domina. Snow White reached the forest where the pair were surrounded and rushed to intervene.

• Valaya told Zhang Fan that a powerful new force had emerged, the Western Realm was sealed off, and Jiertai could not be reached, so Zhang Fan prepared for war.
• Zhang Fan ordered his forces to return to the Southern Realm and discovered unfamiliar reconnaissance ships that Buffett remembered seeing near Dragon Race territory.
• Shusha tracked Kui and Domina on Amir Star using parasitic fungus she had secretly left on Kui, and Zhang Fan sent Snow White to retrieve them and scout the area.
• Snow White found the Northern Realm guarded by an unknown race and saw its inhabited planets shining with golden light toward a gigantic planet crossing through space.
• Snow White infiltrated Amir Star, destroyed the fighters pursuing her, and hurried through the forest after Shusha warned that Kui and Domina were surrounded.

Snow White uncovered that the attackers were the Aurora Race, while Valaya warned Zhang Fan that they were opening a passage for the Creator's Star to descend. Zhang Fan contacted the Insect Race in the Western Realm, but Shusha then reported that Snow White was in danger.

• Snow White infiltrated the encirclement, discovered the Aurora Race could regenerate, and devoured one of its soldiers to learn its identity.
• Shusha told Zhang Fan that the Aurora Race were demigods serving the God Race, and Valaya identified them as Creators' agents sealing off the realms.
• Valaya explained that the Aurora Race were tearing open the plane to bring down the Creator's Star, and Zhang Fan resolved to stop its descent.
• Zhang Fan contacted the Original Insect Race and met Selina, who reported that they had 3.65 million Rebecca warships.
• Shusha interrupted Zhang Fan's conversation with Selina and warned him that Snow White was in danger.

Snow White fought Salar while searching for Kui, who used Princess Domina to establish contact with her. Zhang Fan rescued Snow White and Kui from Salar’s attack, and Kui revealed a stone tablet that could help stop the Creator’s descent.

• Snow White battled Salar and, on Zhang Fan’s advice, searched for the pheromones of Kui’s parasitic fungus instead of fighting her head-on.
• Kui threatened Princess Domina until she agreed to contact the Insect Race’s rescue party, and she guided Snow White to him with a psychic thread.
• Salar blocked Snow White’s path with fighters and a powerful energy attack, but Zhang Fan appeared, sent the blast back, and transported Snow White and Kui to the Kronos.
• Kui gave Shusha a stone tablet and said it offered a chance to stop the Creator’s descent.

Kui explained that the Creator’s invasion had reached its final preparatory stage and that the Erl Universe needed to unite for a fight to survive. Zhang Fan threatened galaxy leaders who considered surrender, while Valaya demanded a plan and Zhang Fan said they would wait to see what happened.

• Kui asked Zhang Fan to keep Princess Domina alive because she was needed to stop the Creator from descending, and Zhang Fan had the {Matriarch} move her somewhere safe.
• Kui explained the Creator’s three-stage descent and said the Aurora Race’s invasion was nearly complete, so the Erl Universe had to gather its armies.
• The Insect Race summoned the galaxy leaders, and Valaya took charge after Kui explained the threat, but many leaders doubted they could win or wanted to side with the Creator.
• Zhang Fan revealed his full insect form and threatened to destroy the planets of anyone who surrendered after three days, while Kui explained that the Creator would reject their surrender.
• Valaya blasted Zhang Fan and Kui after realizing they had joked about Zhang Fan surrendering, then demanded a plan, and Zhang Fan said they would wait to see what happened.

Zhang Fan rescued the badly injured Great Emperor Jiertai, who warned that the Aurorans were invading and called for the Erl Universe to unite. Jiertai’s return rallied the star system lords, while Zhang Fan ordered Meng Jia to protect Kui.

• The Aurora Race destroyed diplomatic fleets that had entered its blockade, convincing the star system lords that surrender to the Creator was impossible.
• Selina told Zhang Fan that Jiertai had been found badly injured in the Asha Star System, and Zhang Fan teleported there to bring him back for treatment.
• The Insect Race’s medical team stabilized Jiertai without using the Reaper Scythe, and Jiertai warned Zhang Fan that the Aurorans were invading and that their Man in Black was exceptionally powerful.
• Valaya rushed to Jiertai and wept with relief, then Jiertai asked Zhang Fan to take him to the star system lords so they could unite against the threat.
• Jiertai’s appearance in the Council Hall was greeted with cheers, and Zhang Fan ordered Meng Jia to stay with Kui and protect him.

Jiertai and Valaya led the Erl Allied Forces in an offensive against the Aurora Race, while Zhang Fan kept the Insect Race in reserve until it was time to break through the enemy defenses. The Insect Race breached Aurora’s line and descended on Kam Star to destroy its energy countermeasure devices, where the battle left the defenders facing a swarm of falling insects.

• Boss Jin assembled the Interstellar Pirates to drive the Aurora Probe Ships from the universe, and they forced the probes to withdraw to the Northern Realm within two days.
• Jiertai ordered the Erl Army to establish forward bases and target the planets supplying energy to Anka, beginning with Kam Star.
• After the first allied assault suffered heavy losses, Zhang Fan sent the Insect Race to break through Aurora’s defenses and reach the countermeasure devices.
• Meng Jia led the {Giant Armored Dragon Bugs} through the defensive line, while Weasel’s toxin forces attacked and Valaya ordered allied warships to hold open the breach.
• Charm Spider ordered the Insect Race ground forces to airdrop onto Kam Star despite severe losses, and Aurora’s garrison watched insects rain from the sky.

The Aurora Race defended Kam Star’s countermeasure device as Dilar prepared to destroy it rather than let the Insect Race capture it. Zhang Fan sent Burrowing Bugs beneath the tower to seize it, but he held them back as the battle reached its decisive moment.

• Dilar learned that reinforcements could not reach Kam Star and received orders from Amodiro to hold for thirty minutes before destroying the countermeasure device.
• Dilar prepared explosives, entrusted the detonator to his adjutant, and led his guards into battle against the advancing insects.
• Zhang Fan told the galactic lords that the Aurorans’ refusal to retreat made the battle harder than it appeared.
• Zhang Fan realized Dilar might destroy the countermeasure device and ordered Shusha to send Burrowing Bugs toward its tower.
• Zhang Fan explained that capturing the device could help the Insect Race counter Energy Reversal, and Jiertai agreed to arrange warship defenses for Kam Star.
• When the Burrowing Bugs reached the area beneath the tower, Zhang Fan ordered them to wait, leaving Valaya demanding to know why.

Zhang Fan tricked the Aurorans into lowering their guard, seized the Countermeasure Device Tower, and used it to turn their devastating Energy Ball back on their fleet. The Aurorans retreated, while their commander warned that the coming battles would escalate.

• Zhang Fan faked an Insect Race retreat and sent the {Insect Shapers} and the {Progenitor Insect} into the command room to seize control and transform the Countermeasure Device Tower.
• The {Progenitor} took over the deputy adjutant and destroyed the tower's detonation mechanism while the {Insect Shapers} removed the explosives; Shusha analyzed the device for Buffett's people.
• Zhang Fan lifted his restrictions on the Insect Race, and the renewed assault broke the Aurorans' resistance as Dilar failed to fight his way back to the tower.
• The Auroran warships launched an enormous Energy Ball at Kam Star, and Zhang Fan ordered the fleet to pool its defensive energy before retreating at the last moment.
• The Countermeasure Device Tower sent the Energy Ball back toward the Auroran fleet, forcing the Aurorans to withdraw after losing the tower.

After the Erl Allied Forces adapted their weapons to counter Aurora countermeasures, Jiertai’s forces drove Achilles’s fleet back near Hydra Star. Zhang Fan revealed that the Aurora had offered him amnesty if he submitted, leaving the allies facing the possibility of his defection.

• Buffett and two hundred engineers developed missile-carried interference devices that disrupted Aurora countermeasure equipment.
• Campbell reprimanded Achilles for losing Kam Star and sent him to defend the three planets north of it, while Yixiouya urged Campbell to recruit the Insect Race.
• Achilles assembled the Blazing Angel Battalion and moved to attack, but Jiertai’s forces met his fleet near Hydra Star and forced it to retreat with their new weapons.
• Zhang Fan proposed opening the Time Passage to bring help from the Vitter Universe, but Jiertai and Valaya rejected the idea.
• Zhang Fan told Jiertai and Valaya that the Aurora forces had contacted him and offered him amnesty if he submitted.

Zhang Fan planned to infiltrate the Aurorans with Brain Bugs and exploit their offer of recruitment, while Jiertai and Valaya debated helping him stage a convincing betrayal. The Insect Race took over the attack on Hydra Star, where Achilles found its forces waiting outside the defenses and refusing to fire back.

• Zhang Fan told Jiertai and Valaya he intended to accept the Aurorans’ offer and infiltrate their ranks, and Shusha demonstrated how Brain Bugs could control Aurorans.
• Zhang Fan proposed using Brain Bugs to turn the Auroran armies against themselves and asked Jiertai and Valaya to help him gain the enemy’s trust.
• Zhang Fan persuaded Jiertai to let Valaya appear to betray him, while Jiertai stayed behind to control the situation and seal off the Milky Way.
• After Zhang Fan and Jiertai settled the details, the Insect Race took over the Erl Allied Forces’ attack on Hydra Star.
• Achilles prepared to intercept the Insect Race, but its fleet remained outside Hydra Star’s defenses and ignored the Aurorans’ probing attacks.

Zhang Fan used Brain Bugs to infiltrate the Auroran leadership and stage Achilles's defeat on Hydra Star. Campbell demoted Achilles, then approved Yixiouya's plan to recruit the Insect Race by having them defend Fire Dragon Star and Iceflame Star.

• The Auroran deputy adjutant met Charm Spider, who scattered bugs aboard his ship while asking whether the Aurorans would surrender.
• Zhang Fan used Brain Bugs hidden among the Parasitic Ticks to infiltrate the Auroran leadership, including Achilles.
• The Insect Race attacked Hydra Star and the neighboring planets, forcing Achilles to destroy Hydra Star to escape.
• Campbell demoted Achilles to the vanguard, and Yixiouya offered to secure the Insect Race's surrender.
• Yixiouya proposed that the Insect Race prove its loyalty by replacing Achilles and defending Fire Dragon Star and Iceflame Star.
• Campbell approved Yixiouya's plan and told him to recruit the Insect Race.

Zhang Fan met secretly with Yixiouya, who offered to help him transform the Auroran army into insects if he killed Valaya or Jiertai and secured her father's approval. After Yixiouya threatened the Milky Way and revealed she had engineered changes on Mars, Zhang Fan agreed to play along but insisted on conditions.

• Zhang Fan met Yixiouya aboard her flagship, and they discussed the Insect Race's strength and what it would take to prove its sincerity.
• Yixiouya revealed that her father would accept the Insect Race if Zhang Fan killed Valaya or Jiertai, then proposed that they share control of the Aurora Race.
• Yixiouya said she had watched Zhang Fan since he entered the Sea of Consciousness and offered to help transform the Auroran army into insects.
• Yixiouya threatened to destroy the Milky Way and showed Zhang Fan that she had deliberately caused changes in Mars's core to demonstrate her power.
• Zhang Fan rejected her threat, then agreed to cooperate on the condition that they raise the stakes.

Zhang Fan persuaded Yixiouya to help him overthrow the Creator, and the Insect Race staged a war against the Erl People to convince the Aurorans that its allegiance was genuine. The battle intensified until Valaya entered the field and the Kronos attacked her, leaving Yixiouya unable to warn Zhang Fan in time.

• Zhang Fan convinced Yixiouya to seek power as the Creator and secured her agreement to lead the Insect Race into Auroran territory after Valaya died.
• Zhang Fan told Jiertai and Valaya that Yixiouya would lead the Insect Race into the Aurorans' core territory, while he planned to strike Anka from within and without.
• The Insect Race moved into Iceflame Star and Fire Dragon Star and publicly joined the Aurorans, while Jiertai and Valaya led the Erl forces against it.
• Yixiouya persuaded Campbell to send Auroran troops to reinforce the Insect Race, and she led them to the battlefields.
• As the fighting escalated, Jiertai and Valaya joined the battle; the Kronos fired six Insect-Transformed Mirass Super Cannons at Valaya's Great Emperor-Class Warship before Yixiouya could warn Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan killed Valaya in front of Yixiouya to convince the Aurorans that the Insect Race had betrayed the Erl People, then helped secure the Insect Race’s acceptance into the Auroran defenses. The Erl alliance prepared for a final battle, while Valaya revealed that she had survived and complained about Zhang Fan’s attack.

• Zhang Fan and Valaya fought in space as the Insect Race attacked the Erl forces and Yixiouya fought Jiertai.
• Zhang Fan pulled out Valaya’s core and ordered the Erl People to retreat, convincing them that the Insect Race had betrayed them.
• Zhang Fan crushed Valaya’s core, and Campbella accepted the Insect Race into the second defensive ring after Yixiouya argued for their trust.
• Jiertai urged the Erl alliance to conserve its strength and prepare for a final battle against the Aurorans.
• Valaya appeared alive aboard Jiertai’s ship, and Luo Yun warned her that the Reaper Scythe could not revive her again.

Zhang Fan and Yixiouya expanded the Insect Race’s infiltration of Aurora while maintaining the appearance of cooperation. As Anka Star’s descent neared, Campbell entrusted the defense to Zhang Fan, unaware that Brain Bugs had already taken control of many Auroran forces.

• Zhang Fan sent Snow White and Charm Spider with Yixiouya into Aurora’s third defensive ring, then warned Yixiouya to stop testing his loyalty.
• Shusha advised Zhang Fan that the Insect Race had to become indispensable, and Zhang Fan ordered his forces to accelerate their infiltration and consume enemy armies.
• The Insect Race spread parasitic fungi and Brain Bugs through Aurora’s second defensive ring, taking control of nearly a third of the vanguard within three days.
• Campbell dismissed complaints about insects aboard the warships and assigned Zhang Fan to reinforce a fallen section of the First Line of Defense.
• Yixiouya defended the Insect Race’s surrender, and Campbell kept them in the second ring to defend against Anka Star’s descent.
• Yixiouya’s imperial guards spread Brain Bugs through the third ring, and Campbell later entrusted the defense to Zhang Fan as Anka Star approached.

Zhang Fan led the Erl Alliance in an assault on Anka while the Aurorans remained weakened, and the Insect Race deployed Energy-Devouring Insects to break through the planet’s shield. As the Aurorans awakened, Yixiouya joined the battle and shut down Anka’s defenses, leaving Zhang Fan and the allied fleet poised to attack its core.

• Zhang Fan appeared in the Erl Alliance’s Council Hall and persuaded Jiertai and Valaya to lead an attack on Anka while forbidding harm to the Aurorans.
• The Erl Alliance’s warships entered the third-layer defense zone and bombarded Anka, but its shield withstood an hour of fire.
• Shusha sent Energy-Devouring Insects to consume Anka’s shield, while the Mie'er race expanded the breach with Energy Isolation Barriers.
• Zhang Fan ordered the Insect-Transformed Mirass Super Cannons to concentrate their fire on one spot as the Aurorans began to awaken.
• Zhang Fan told the allies he had taken control of the Aurorans, and Yixiouya shut down Anka’s energy defenses from her flagship.

The Erl Allied Forces struggled against a seemingly endless Stelloran army emerging from Anka, forcing Zhang Fan to bring the War God Spear and Time Control Device to the battlefield. As Pangu unleashed the spear’s power, Zhang Fan began to suspect the Stellorans’ sudden appearance was a deception and sent Ghost Shadow Bugs to investigate.

• Campbell discovered that most Aurorans, including Yixiouya, were under the Insect Race’s control and attacking Anka alongside the Insect Race.
• Stelloran forces poured out of Anka, and Yixiouya urged Zhang Fan to keep attacking while the Erl Allied Forces fought them.
• Zhang Fan returned to Earth, took the War God Spear and Time Control Device from Duolaner, and ordered her to search for Yixiouya’s bomb.
• Pangu took the War God Spear, which transformed into a massive axe, and charged into the Stelloran ranks.
• Pangu’s attack halted the flow of Stellorans for only ten seconds, and Zhang Fan authorized him to unlock his final form.
• Suspicious of the endless Stelloran numbers and their sudden appearance, Zhang Fan sent Ghost Shadow Bugs to investigate Anka.

Zhang Fan’s forces uncovered Anka’s defenses and fought off its behemoths while the Insect Race destroyed their nests. Noya kept a few behemoths as pets for Earth, and Zhang Fan began planning a counterattack against the attackers of the Erl Universe.

• Yixiouya discovered that Anka’s apparent Xingluoran battleships were defensive projections, and Zhang Fan sent ground troops to destroy the projectors and antiaircraft batteries.
• The allied armies bombarded Anka while Pangu carved through the terrain, and Yixiouya revealed that Anka was a device for opening passages between universes.
• Pangu and the Insect Race fought the behemoths emerging from Anka, while Shusha used Dawnlight cannons to destroy their nests.
• Noya persuaded Shusha to let her keep several surviving behemoths as pets and ordered the Insect Race warriors to pack them up.
• Zhang Fan came out of his contemplation and told Yixiouya that they should strike back against those who had attacked the Erl Universe.