Chapter Summaries

The coalition forces on Muyang Star descended into infighting as they battled the Insect Race and Bido. Zhang Fan exploited their divisions by sending {Puppet Bugs} to infiltrate Geshu's fleet, where a planted accusation prompted Geshu's adjutant to call for retreat.

• Jiliri tried to impose unified command after coalition commanders fought, but they rejected his authority and resumed arguing.
• Zhang Fan ordered the {Puppet Bugs} to infiltrate enemy ranks and sow discord.
• {Puppet Bugs} boarded Geshu's warships, and one possessed a female officer who blamed Tedu and Quisha for attacks on Geshu forces.
• Geshu's adjutant reported that Quisha's fleet was slowing down and urged the commander to retreat before Geshu faced the main Insect Race force alone.

The Insect Race captured several Angel Mecha while its enemies' allied fleets fell into disarray and withdrew. Jiliri struggled to decide how to proceed, then overheard officers questioning the alliance and suggesting Quisha join the Insect Race.

• Shusha proposed combining Bio-Boosted Armor, Angel Mecha, and Insect Race warriors, and Zhang Fan ordered the capture of several Angel Mecha.
• Geshu's forces withdrew from the battlefield, prompting the other allied fleets and ground troops to retreat while the Insect Race halted its advance.
• Zhang Fan told Slaas that the Insect Race would wait for its enemies to turn against one another before wiping them out.
• Jiliri and the allied commanders argued over who should bear the fighting, leaving the alliance unable to agree on whether to advance or retreat.
• Jiliri overheard two officers argue that Quisha should join the Insect Race's Alliance, and he left considering how to protect his Homeworld.

Zhang Fan paid Jiliri a hundred trillion Doke Gold Coins to bring the Kesha Race over to the Insect Race coalition. Jiliri then manipulated the bounty hunters into splitting their forces for an attack, setting them up for an ambush as the coalition entered the space lanes.

• Zhang Fan offered Jiliri a hundred trillion Doke Gold Coins in exchange for the Kesha Race joining the Insect Race coalition, and Jiliri accepted.
• Zhang Fan had Lingling of Geldos transfer the money to the Kesha Race's account, and Jiliri received confirmation that it had arrived.
• Jiliri proposed one final attack to the coalition commanders and arranged for their forces to strike separate planets along the Bido Star border.
• When the Qilian commander refused to attack Aote Star without support, Jiliri lent him the Angel Mecha Legion.
• The coalition's warships entered the space lanes, where Insect Race forces were waiting for the Kesha forces near Momei Star.
• Charm Spider asked whether the plan was ready, and Jiliri assured her that none of the coalition forces would leave the Bido Star System.

Zhang Fan’s forces crushed the Shuya, Tedu, and Qilian fleets, then formalized an alliance among the Insect, Bido, Geshu, and Quisha races. The chapter leaves Domina threatening to cut off trade with the Insect Race as Zhiren challenged her over a massive purchase of Swift Spirit Bugs.

• The Insect and Bido forces ambushed the Shuya fleet, while Bolasai’s Geshu forces destroyed the Tedu commander’s ship after he refused to accept his surrender.
• Zhang Fan ordered the surrounded Qilian fleet wiped out after the Qilian People discovered that the Geshu and Quisha forces had joined the Insect Race.
• Slacha, Jiliri, Bolasai, and Zhang Fan agreed to form the Brother Nations alliance, with Zhang Fan taking the leading seat and the three other leaders ranking by military strength.
• Domina called the allied races traitors and threatened to cut off trade with the Insect Race.
• Zhiren pointed out that someone had bought 160 trillion Swift Spirit Bugs from the Insect Race, challenging Domina to investigate.

Domina sent the Demon Abyss Assassins after Zhang Fan, whose research suggested they had never failed to kill a target. As the Four-Race Alliance expanded, an assassin struck at Zhang Fan, leaving him determined to find a way to counter them.

• Domina dismissed Nexis's offer to handle the conflict and ordered her adjutant to summon the Demon Abyss Assassins.
• Nexis learned from Kui and Buffett that the assassins were relentless and had been ordered to obey Domina because she had once saved their commander.
• Zhang Fan received Nexis's warning and discovered the Demon Abyss Assassins had killed powerful targets, while Minerva confirmed that he faced certain death.
• Shusha sent the reconnaissance units to search for someone capable of countering the assassins, as Zhang Fan's Four-Race Alliance occupied Costa Mocha and grew into a bandit organization.
• A Demon Abyss Assassin attacked Zhang Fan, but Charm Spider blocked its strike before the figure vanished without a trace.

Zhang Fan captured a Demon Abyss Assassin and learned that stronger killers would be sent against him, then devised a plan to counter them. As Domina prepared for her coronation, the missing Imperial Authority Ring became the bait for a confrontation between her forces and the Four-Race Alliance.

• Zhang Fan captured a Demon Abyss Assassin, whose memories revealed that the Demon Abyss sent increasingly powerful killers after their targets.
• Zhang Fan ordered Shusha to study the assassin and develop Progenitors capable of fighting in darkness.
• Zhang Fan rejected Bolasai's proposal to attack Domina directly and said someone would soon move against her coronation.
• Domina discovered the Imperial Authority Ring was missing, executed hundreds of guards, and ordered her troops to recover it after hearing the Four-Race Alliance had announced its destruction on Jurong Star.
• Slacha demanded to know who had made the announcement, and Zhang Fan said the ring was their chance to overthrow Domina.

Zhang Fan led the Four-Race Alliance into the Krami Star System after Domina appeared to leave it undefended, but Domina returned with her allies and trapped the invaders. Zhang Fan revealed that he had prepared another move, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Zhang Fan persuaded the Four-Race Alliance to attack the Krami Star System while Domina went to the Muglas Star System to recover the Imperial Authority Ring.
• Domina enlisted Nexis, then learned that Dimis had deceived her and ordered her fleets to pursue him toward the Muglas Star System.
• Zhang Fan's forces entered the undefended Krami Star System and began looting while its surrounding powers ignored the defenders' distress signals.
• Domina suddenly returned with allied warships, revealing that she had used the Krami Empire as bait to catch Zhang Fan and his forces.
• Zhang Fan greeted Domina and claimed he had another move prepared.

Zhang Fan outmaneuvered Domina with the Dragon Race and Shapeshifting Insects, but the conflict expanded into a century-long war as his forces continued to grow. Domina sought answers from the Demon Abyss, learned Shitian had gone to assassinate Zhang Fan, and then heard that the Insect Race was gathering near Krami.

• Zhang Fan told Domina that the Dragon Race was coming, then revealed it had gone to rescue Nexis as the Dragon and Insect Races arrived nearby.
• Domina attacked the apparent allied fleet, but Zhang Fan exposed it as Shapeshifting Insects while the real Four-Race Alliance met the Dragon Race near the Kado Galaxy.
• The Northern Realm Interstellar Council joined the fighting, and a war lasting more than a century devastated the region while Zhang Fan's forces grew and Domina's territory shrank.
• Domina traveled to the Demon Abyss and demanded to know why Zhang Fan was still alive; a dark figure told her that Shitian had gone to assassinate him.
• Domina left reassured that Shitian would act, but her communications officer reported that the Insect Race was gathering in the Mlasara Galaxy near Krami's outer colonies.

As the Insect Race's alliance prepared to attack Domina's forces in the Mlasara Galaxy, Zhang Fan struggled to coordinate the massive coalition and grew impatient with its delays. He ordered the Progenitors to cripple Slacha's flagship, forcing the long-awaited war to begin.

• Domina reinforced the Mlasara Galaxy while Zhang Fan offered his allies anything they wanted except genes, and the Demon Abyss's rules prevented its assassins from replacing the Demon Abyss Progenitor on his century-long mission against Zhang Fan.
• Minerva warned Zhang Fan that the Western Realm Great Emperor and the Northern Realm Great Emperor would soon return, then introduced Ona, the Dragon Cavalry General, to help coordinate the war effort.
• Ona helped the Dragon Race and Insect Race coordinate as their four-race alliance gathered more than eighty million warships to face Domina's forces outside the Mlasara Galaxy.
• The Insect Race deployed Spy Bugs to detect infiltrators while secretly adding parasitic genes, and both sides spent a year preparing their campaign plans as minor clashes continued.
• After meetings delayed a decisive battle, Zhang Fan ordered the waiting Progenitors to open fire on Slacha's flagship and cripple him.

A false order from Princess Domina led Kasor Star to destroy the Bido flagship, triggering an all-out war in the Mlasara Galaxy. As the four-race alliance neared victory, Domina summoned a powerful fleet that attacked and vanished, and Bolasai suspected it belonged to the Chaos Race.

• Three Krami officers gave Commander Jacks documents ordering him to fire Kasor Star's Super Plasma Cannon at the Bido flagship, and he obeyed under threat.
• King Kasor ordered Jacks arrested after the cannon shot devastated the Bido flagship, while Slacha blamed Domina and urged Zhang Fan to strike first.
• Hundreds of millions of warships fought in the Mlasara Galaxy as Zhang Fan and the Insect Race stayed largely out of the battle, and Domina struggled to counter the advancing alliance.
• Domina summoned a colossal Bio-Ship and an elite fleet through an energy rift near Krami Star.
• Tens of thousands of warships attacked the four-race alliance and disappeared, leading Bolasai and General Ona to suspect the fleet belonged to the Chaos Race.

Zhang Fan’s fleet endured repeated ambushes by Domina’s Chaos Fleet, which could attack every half hour but could only remain in this plane for a limited time. After retreating to the Mlasara Galaxy, Zhang Fan prepared a trap using adhesive Insect Eggs and {Shadow Progenitors} to capture the enemy ships and their pilots.

• Dimis warned Zhang Fan that Domina had summoned the Chaos Fleet and urged him to retreat, but Zhang Fan demanded that Dimis find a way to destroy the Scroll that sustained it.
• Zhang Fan told Slacha and the other leaders to withdraw to the Mlasara Galaxy, while Bolasai and Jiliri explained that the Chaos Fleet came from another universe and could not stay in their plane for long.
• Nexis calculated that the Chaos Fleet attacked every half hour, and Zhang Fan ordered the allied fleet to activate its defenses before another devastating strike.
• The allied Insect Race fleet retreated to the Mlasara Galaxy and established defenses among the ruins after suffering heavy losses.
• Shusha proposed scattering adhesive Insect Eggs through space, and Nexis suggested using {Shadow Progenitors} to seize the Chaos Fleet’s pilots.
• Zhang Fan approved the plan and ordered the {Shadow Progenitors} deployed before the next ambush.

Zhang Fan and the allied leaders tried to counter the Chaos Fleet while Princess Domina prepared to stall the Insect Race with new forces. The Four-Race Alliance captured two Krami fortress planets, but Domina welcomed the arrival of the Beast Race and Lord Madoc’s Eastern Universe army.

• Zhang Fan expanded the Shadow Progenitors’ deployment, and three finally attached themselves to a Chaos Warship after he changed their tactics.
• At the war council, Zhang Fan agreed with Slacha and Jiliri that the alliance should attack Krami, and Ona arranged an assault to clear a path for the Insect Race.
• The Dragon Race and Bido Race captured Musa Star, then the Kesha Race and Geshu Race took Fulin Star, bringing the alliance into Krami territory.
• Princess Domina learned that twenty million Beast Race warships led by Grand Chieftain Lionfang were confronting the Insect Race and that Lord Madoc had arrived with the Eastern Universe army.

Zhang Fan and Madoc met with Domina to discuss the conflict, while the four-race alliance struggled with the Beast Race blockade. The chapter ended with Madoc asking Domina how she would answer for her attempt to kill Zhang Fan and seize control of his army.

• The Beast Race blocked the alliance’s advance with twenty million warships, and Zhang Fan told his allies not to treat them as enemies or attack them.
• Slacha tried to recruit Ona to fight Domina without the Insect Race, but Ona refused and said the Dragon Race would withdraw if the Insect Race did.
• Ona went to Madoc’s flagship and found Zhang Fan and Domina meeting there; Madoc said he had come at the Northern Realm Great Emperor’s request to protect Domina.
• Zhang Fan accused Domina of trying to kill him and seize his army, while Domina blamed the Cursed Race and claimed she was a victim.
• Madoc stopped Zhang Fan from attacking Domina and asked her what she intended to do about his accusation.

Zhang Fan manipulated Madoc and the Beast Race into clearing a path for the four-race alliance to attack the Krami Star System, while Madoc discovered Domina’s forces had drawn him into a trap. Domina’s empire collapsed as the Beast Race turned against her, and she asked Dimis to let her crown him.

• Domina offered peaceful coexistence with the Insect Race, but Zhang Fan rejected her proposal and left Madoc’s warship.
• Zhang Fan told Ona that Madoc would clear a path, and the Beast Race soon withdrew as Ona ordered the attack on the Krami Star System.
• Madoc’s fleet came under attack from Beast Race warships and other Northern Realm factions, so he accused Domina of trapping him and withdrew to the Eastern Realm.
• Domina learned the Beast Race’s main force was helping the Insect Race attack Krami, and the remaining factions abandoned or joined her enemies.
• Dimis told Domina that the Cursed Race had orchestrated the scheme, and Domina asked him to let her crown him.

Domina tried to seize control of Dimis, but Zhang Fan discovered that two people claiming to be Dimis had appeared and could not determine which was genuine. He ordered both executed, but Nexis interrupted to say Kui had arrived to speak with Domina.

• Domina used a Mind Attack on Dimis, but she collapsed while another person declared that he would take Dimis's place.
• Zhang Fan's forces met no resistance on Krami Star, and Zhang Fan found Domina dead beside a smiling Dimis in the Imperial Palace.
• Zhang Fan exposed the apparent Dimis as Domina controlling a Shapeshifting Insect, but the real Dimis then arrived with the sealed Chaos Summoning Scroll.
• The two Dimises offered conflicting explanations and tests, leaving Zhang Fan and the alliance unable to tell which one was real.
• Zhang Fan ordered both Dimises killed, but Nexis announced that Kui had arrived to speak with Domina.

Zhang Fan defeated Domina’s rule in the Northern Realm, left Slacha in charge of the Krami Empire, and returned to Second Earth. Uneasy about how easily the victory came, he planned to rest and strengthen his forces before confronting the Western Realm Great Emperor.

• Kui confronted Domina, and Zhang Fan revealed that both her and Dimis would die as the Krami Empire changed rulers.
• Slacha killed Dimis, but Nexis stopped him from killing Domina; Zhang Fan ordered Domina imprisoned, and Nexis threatened her with punishments worse than death.
• Zhang Fan accepted four chests from Domina’s treasury, left Slacha to rule the Northern Realm, and warned its leaders not to pursue him.
• Zhang Fan told Ona that he wanted the Northern Realm in chaos so he could focus on the Western Realm Great Emperor, then departed with the Insect Race army while leaving the Beast Race behind.
• Zhang Fan returned to Second Earth, where Hu Baili advised him to stay and build up his strength before facing his remaining enemies.

Zhang Fan and his companions investigated humanity’s unusually rapid development and discovered that some humans could awaken powerful magical abilities. Their questions about humanity’s origins remained unanswered, and the chapter ended as the man they had tested unleashed lightning over a village.

• Hu Baili showed Zhang Fan the human settlement, and Zhang Fan gathered Buffett and the others to investigate humanity’s development.
• At a smelting plant, Buffett brought a human to them and demonstrated that the man could control a Magic Orb despite having his memories erased.
• Buffett and Hu Baili explained that humans were born with magical potential and speculated that an advanced civilization had created and spread them across many planets.
• Zhang Fan observed that human society on Second Earth followed the same developmental pattern as Earth despite their different environments.
• When lightning struck a village, Zhang Fan found the tested human hovering above the ground and controlling the lightning.

Zhang Fan watched humans persecute people with supernatural abilities and learned that Liruwara People may have inspired Earth’s legends of monsters. Back in his star region, he faced the bizarre Musayans, whose powerful defenses and repeated retreats led the Insect Race to prepare an ambush.

• Zhang Fan watched ordinary soldiers kill a lightning-wielding superhuman and heard human leaders conclude that people unlike them should be eliminated.
• Hu Baili told Zhang Fan that humans had called the Liruwara People monsters and rejected their attempts to help, while Zhang Fan wondered if they had inspired Earth’s monster legends.
• Shusha alerted Zhang Fan that a massive fleet had attacked Titan, and Charm Spider, Snow White, and then Shusha’s forces went to support the defenders.
• Zhang Fan learned that the Musayans, led by Jiaduo, wanted his planets, and he ordered the Insect Race to destroy them rather than negotiate.
• After the Musayans fled again, Charm Spider and Shusha laid web traps, hid Broodmine Explosive Bugs, and positioned Giant Armored Dragon Bugs along the enemy’s escape route.

Zhang Fan tricked the Musayans into settling on part of Titan, where they behaved like self-appointed protectors of the Insect Race. Later, Kui warned that a tremendous force was approaching Second Earth, and as the Divine Temple began to shake, Zhang Fan and Kui recognized its arrival.

• Zhang Fan ordered the Insect Race to abandon Titan and let the Musayans occupy it, then sent elites to feign submission and establish spies.
• King Geri Musaya accepted a random weapon, hosted a banquet, and declared the Insect Race his subjects while giving them gifts.
• Zhang Fan told Shusha to keep the hidden Progenitors in place and let the Insect Race continue breeding on Titan as the Musayans settled within their self-imposed borders.
• Kui appeared in the Divine Temple and warned Hu Baili, Buffett, and the others to evacuate Second Earth because an immensely powerful force was approaching.
• Zhang Fan dismissed Kui’s warning, but when the Divine Temple trembled and the surrounding elements grew agitated, Zhang Fan and Kui looked north and said the force had arrived.

Zhang Fan introduced the colossal juvenile {Star Kun}, a new member of the Insect Race, and watched it destroy half the Musayan fleet while the Musayans mistook it for a threat they had driven off. He planned to use {Star Kun} to guard the Insect Race Starfield, but Hu Baili warned that another enemy stood in the way of defeating the Western Realm Great Emperor.

• Zhang Fan and his companions reached the border aboard the {Spirit Dragon Brood Bug} and saw the enormous {Star Kun}.
• Zhang Fan revealed that {Star Kun} was a newly hatched Insect Race member who fed on dark matter and needed two million years to reach his complete form.
• The Musayan fleet attacked {Star Kun}, whose tendrils destroyed tens of thousands of warships and forced the survivors to retreat to {Titan}.
• Jiaduo warned Zhang Fan to flee if {Star Kun} attacked and claimed the Musayans would protect their subjects, prompting Zhang Fan and his companions to laugh at the misunderstanding.
• Zhang Fan decided to have {Star Kun} patrol the Insect Race Starfield as the army prepared for the Dragon Race and the Western Realm Great Emperor.
• Hu Baili told Zhang Fan that he would have to deal with another enemy before he could defeat the Western Realm Great Emperor.