Recaps

The Huaxia guilds attacked and looted the Russian and Australian resource points on Planet Pangurid while their leaders plotted further raids. Meanwhile, Qiqijia’s Great Cosmos Corps encountered Dark Emperor’s ships and mocked the Black Star Army’s demand to surrender, until a single strike pierced their flagship’s defenses.

• The four powerhouse clubs’ guilds coordinated with other top Huaxia guilds and split up to attack the Russian and Australian mining sites.
• The Huaxia players overwhelmed the Australian defenders, destroyed their warehouses, looted their resources, and then did the same to the Russian resource point.
• Strong Vodka confronted Azure Sky over the attacks, then ordered the Australian players to move and fortify a new mining site as Azure Sky and Morning Snow and Evening Frost planned more raids.
• Qiqijia’s fleet encountered three ships carrying Dark Emperor and the others, and Qiqijia dismissed them as a weak civilization after receiving their demand that the Great Cosmos Corps surrender.
• The three ships released a mass of machinery, and a silver beam pierced Qiqijia’s flagship shield and hull, leaving Qiqijia stunned and terrified.

Han Xiao secured Dynasty authorization to eliminate the Great Cosmos Corps and turned the campaign into a player-only military operation. After Dark Emperor killed Qiqijia and challenged Atimo, Atimo rallied his forces for war, while Maple Moon and Meat Bun discovered the new faction mission.

• Dark Emperor’s mechanical troops destroyed Qiqijia’s fleet, captured its leaders, and showed the prisoners the Black Star Army’s history.
• Han Xiao recognized the Great Cosmos Corps’ stolen planetary data as valuable exploration intelligence and persuaded Tarrokov to authorize the Army to eliminate them.
• Han Xiao received the elimination faction mission and decided to let players fight without Army NPCs, while Dark Emperor sent Atimo a message declaring war and executed Qiqijia.
• Atimo watched the message, summoned every fleet, combatant, and chief, and vowed to lead the expedition against the Black Star Army himself.
• Maple Moon received the beacon mission completion notice, found the new elimination mission, and told Meat Bun, who saw Army players celebrating the campaign on the forums.

Heber refused Krent’s proposal to sabotage the Black Star Army, while Han Xiao sent a player-heavy expeditionary force toward the Great Cosmos Corps. After the players captured three enemy scout ships, Atimo learned that his forces had encountered a formidable opponent and prepared his hundred-thousand-ship fleet for battle.

• Heber rejected Krent’s plan to target the Black Star Army, citing his ceasefire agreement with Han Xiao and the risks of provoking them.
• Han Xiao assembled a player-heavy expeditionary force and sent it to explore a route toward the center of the Gaolu Star Cluster.
• A player detachment defeated and captured three Great Cosmos Corps scout ships after the enemy tried to board their reconnaissance vessel.
• Phillip blocked enemy communications, keeping the Black Star Army’s strength hidden while discovering the location of Atimo’s main force.
• Atimo recognized the Black Star Army as his strongest opponent but remained confident that his hundred thousand warships would prevail.

The expedition’s players overwhelmed Atimo’s fleet, forcing him to crash-land on a barren planet and face a massive player force. Atimo unleashed his Calamity Grade ability, and more than three hundred thousand players charged him to begin the boss fight.

• The expedition and Atimo’s fleet met, and Atimo ordered his hundred thousand ships to attack the smaller Black Star Army force.
• The Army warships shrugged off the barrage and charged into the enemy formation, while players boarded and massacred the Great Cosmos Corps crews.
• Atimo ordered a retreat as his fleet collapsed, but the players pursued his flagship while Phillip copied the Corps’ records and took control of Atimo’s ships.
• Phillip forced Atimo’s flagship to crash on a barren planet, where more than three hundred thousand players surrounded the surviving Atimo.
• Atimo fired powerful lasers from his mechanically covered tentacles, and the players leaped into the crater to attack him.

Han Xiao submitted the Great Cosmos Corps’ exploration data, earning rewards and permission to claim its territory in the Gaolu Star Cluster. Meanwhile, more than three hundred thousand players killed Atimo, marking their first Calamity Grade kill and strengthening their connection to the Black Star Army.

• Han Xiao sent Tarrokov the Great Cosmos Corps’ planetary data and received Crimson Dynasty contribution points and permission to develop the Corps’ former territory.
• Han Xiao watched the players battle Atimo, whose speed and attacks could not overcome their relentless numbers and repeated assaults.
• Atimo realized that his enemies resurrected, lost hope, and unleashed his remaining energy in a final attack that killed over ten thousand players.
• Dynasty’s professional players claimed the reward after Atimo was overwhelmed and killed, while the other guilds complained about losing the prize.
• Han Xiao learned that the players had killed their first Calamity Grade and recognized the battle as a milestone for both them and the Black Star Army.

After the Black Star Army’s victory over the Great Cosmos Corps, Maple Moon’s discovery and generous rewards inspired players to hunt for more hidden missions. Han Xiao then learned from Bennett that Planet Aquamarine was preparing to condemn the Star Pupil Protoss at the Civilization Council and agreed to attend the meeting.

• Players looted the battlefield after Atimo’s death, and Dynasty claimed the first-kill credit while Tai Erzi bragged about landing the final blow.
• Maple Moon shared screenshots showing that she had triggered the Army campaign and earned the unique Meritorious Explorer title, prompting players to search for hidden missions.
• Han Xiao used Maple Moon’s rewards to encourage players to uncover more intelligence and planned to nurture her as a rising Mechanic Class player.
• Bennett told Han Xiao that Dragon Calm’s arrival had accelerated Planet Aquamarine’s development and that he planned to begin an extraterrestrial colonization program after five years.
• Bennett said he was preparing to condemn the Star Pupil Protoss at the Shattered Star Ring Civilization Council, and Han Xiao agreed to attend by projection.

Han Xiao and Bennett attended the Shattered Star Ring Civilization Council, where Planet Aquamarine accused Sisko and the Star Pupil Protoss of responsibility for an attempted attack. The council sided against Sisko, who refused to apologize and agreed to take a mission from the Arcane Church, leaving Han Xiao expecting retaliation.

• Han Xiao and Bennett logged into the Civilization Council as Planet Aquamarine's first representatives, drawing envy from other civilizations.
• Bennett presented evidence of an advanced Psionic Energy bomb found aboard the Avitan Wraiths' ship and accused Sisko of instigating the attack on Planet Aquamarine.
• Sisko denied responsibility and blamed the extremists' hostility on Han Xiao's theft of the Evolution Cube, while the council members faulted the Star Pupil Protoss for failing to control its citizens.
• The Talos and Amethyst council members pressed Sisko to apologize and compensate Planet Aquamarine, but Sisko refused and left the meeting.
• The Star Pupil Protoss's favorability toward Han Xiao fell, and Han Xiao ordered his headquarters to monitor Sisko and the Arcane Church.
• Sisko agreed to take the Arcane Church's mission and warned that Han Xiao should stay in the Shattered World.

After Planet Aquamarine condemned the Star Pupil Protoss, Han Xiao left the fallout to the Talos Civilization and continued exploring the Gaolu Star Cluster. Three months later, the Crimson Dynasty learned that unauthorized forces were approaching the Shattered World, while an Arcane Church fleet began secretly building a route near Gaolu.

• Han Xiao used Planet Aquamarine's condemnation of the Star Pupil Protoss to give the Talos Civilization a pretext to act against Sisko, then planned a quiet three-month period of exploration in Gaolu.
• Urranrell reprimanded a senior official over the Federation of Light's pressure on the Crimson Dynasty and received Tarrokov's report on Shattered World exploration.
• Tarrokov reported that the Black Star Army had achieved strong results in Gaolu and that unknown Star Cluster Grade forces had crossed the Desolate Universe Belt.
• Urranrell ordered troops to search for and destroy secret enemy stargates and prepared to send more Dynasty forces and allies to the Shattered World.
• An Arcane Church fleet arrived at the Shattered World and planned to build a secret stargate route near the Gaolu Star Cluster to support its forces and pursue the Evolution Cube.

Over four months of Shattered World exploration, Han Xiao’s army amassed resources and gained the dynasty’s favor while he expanded his mechanical forces. After learning about stowaways and the Arcane Church’s possible threat, Han Xiao received word that Hadavy had completed the long-distance stargate passage, allowing him to set out for an unclaimed Universal Treasure.

• Han Xiao’s exploration teams claimed famous planets and resource sites, while the Black Star Army’s profits and manpower grew.
• Maple Moon reached level 113, and Han Xiao expanded his mechanical army to more than ten million soldiers.
• Tarrokov warned Han Xiao about stowaways and asked him to report clues; Han Xiao accepted a repeatable mission to help deal with them.
• Han Xiao told Tarrokov he feared the Arcane Church might target him for the Evolution Cube, and Tarrokov said the dynasty would monitor its Beyond Grade As and send protection.
• Hadavy reported that the long-distance stargate passage was complete, and Han Xiao redirected his flagship toward it to claim the unclaimed Universal Treasure.

Han Xiao led the Black Star Army to Amber Planet to claim the Space-Time Amber, a Cosmic Wonder capable of trapping living beings beyond the reach of time and destruction. After discovering the ruins and the preserved Yasir People, he learned the civilization had awaited visitors to free them, and a hidden mission tasked him with using the sacred object to undo its effects.

• Han Xiao reunited with Hadavy's task force and ordered the fleet to travel to the planet he identified as Amber Planet.
• Aurora sensed no life on the desert planet, and Han Xiao sent millions of mechanical troops to search the buried ruins.
• Dark Emperor found a hall filled with Yasir People preserved in amber, and Han Xiao confirmed that the material resisted every attack.
• Han Xiao and his companions activated a disc that played a recording of the Yasir Civilization's catastrophe and its use of the sacred object to preserve its people and records.
• Han Xiao received the hidden mission Traces of Existence, which required him to free all Yasir People using the sacred object.

Han Xiao recovered Space-Time Amber from the Yasir ruins, freed the Yasir People, and found that they had all died. He arranged for their remains to be cremated and their records preserved, then returned to the fleet with the treasure and considered how to use it.

• Han Xiao deciphered the Yasir Civilization's recording and learned that the Yasir People wanted visitors to undo Space-Time Amber's effects and preserve their records.
• Han Xiao found the Space-Time Amber core hidden behind a mural, charged it, and learned how to activate it.
• Han Xiao released the Yasir People from their amber seals, but Hila sensed that every one of them had lost their soul.
• Han Xiao completed the hidden mission, ordered Phillip to cremate the Yasir People, and had their records uploaded to the Space-Time Research Society.
• Han Xiao considered wrapping the Evolution Cube in Space-Time Amber to block Sisko's ability to sense it, then decided to test his newly activated [Bold Explorer] skill on the treasure.

Han Xiao used [Bold Explorer] on the Space-Time Amber, saw the First One's past, and triggered a hidden mission to discover the Space-Time Freezer's dying wish. He tested the Amber's powers and sealed the Evolution Cube, severing Sisko's connection to it and provoking his fury.

• Han Xiao used [Bold Explorer] on the Space-Time Amber and witnessed the First One's final moments as his companion turned him into the crystal.
• Han Xiao triggered the hidden mission [The First Ones' Legacy - Space-Time Freezer], which tasked him with finding the First One's dying wish in exchange for increased Soul Connection Level.
• Han Xiao had Phillip search for information about the Space-Time Freezer while he built a device to control the Space-Time Amber.
• Han Xiao tested the Amber's ability to enclose and immobilize Dark Emperor, then considered using its amber spheres as defensive barriers.
• Han Xiao used the Space-Time Amber to seal the Evolution Cube, severing Sisko's psychic connection to it.
• Sisko realized his connection to the Evolution Cube had been cut off and erupted in anger at Black Star.

Han Xiao blocked Sisko’s psychic tracking, forcing the Arcane Church to reconsider its plan to seize the Evolution Cube, and settled at Lighthouse Star under Dynasty protection. After strengthening his connection to the Space-Time Amber, he prepared to use Bold Explorer on Sorokin’s wormhole data.

• Han Xiao called Sisko and confirmed that Sisko could no longer track the Evolution Cube, disrupting the Arcane Church’s planned ambush.
• Sisko informed an Arcane Church executive of the failure, and the executive postponed the operation while seeking new orders.
• Han Xiao returned to Lighthouse Star, where Tarrokov told him Milizaus and Beoni would protect him in exchange for using the Evolution Cube.
• Sorokin agreed to provide more fleets for the delayed operation, while the Arcane Church concealed Sisko’s tracking failure from him.
• Han Xiao completed the first Space-Time Amber mission stage, gained a permanent strengthening buff, and learned that the treasure’s legacy race lived in Federation of Light territory.
• Han Xiao set aside the next mission stage and prepared to use Bold Explorer on Sorokin’s wormhole data.

Han Xiao learned that Sorokin’s wormhole data had led his doppelganger to the World Tree Civilization, potentially bringing forward a catastrophic war, and resolved to deal with Sorokin. Later, he met the newly arrived exploration teams at Lighthouse Star, including Milizaus, and proposed another Evolution Cube deal.

• Han Xiao’s Bold Explorer vision showed Sorokin’s doppelganger reaching a planet surrounded by wormholes and World Tree roots before the roots captured him.
• Han Xiao realized Sorokin’s data connected to the World Tree Civilization and feared Sorokin might lead it to the Explored Universe, so he decided Sorokin had to be stopped.
• Han Xiao concluded he lacked the strength and evidence to capture Sorokin or convince the dynasty, and worried that the universal war could begin early.
• Tarrokov received the next batch of exploration teams at Lighthouse Star, where Han Xiao greeted Beoni and met Milizaus through his mana avatar.
• Han Xiao recognized Milizaus’s enormous Astral Spirit Dragon main body nearby and offered to discuss another deal involving the Evolution Cube.

Han Xiao negotiated with Milizaus for dragon blood potions in exchange for Evolution Cube slots and demonstrated the Cube’s effects on an Armed Dragon Guard. Meanwhile, the Arcane Church abandoned its cautious approach and ordered an assault on Lighthouse Star, authorizing an attempt to kill Milizaus with the Federation of Light’s help.

• Han Xiao offered Milizaus Evolution Cube slots in exchange for dragon blood potions, and Milizaus agreed to buy two thousand slots after seeing the Cube strengthen an Armed Dragon Guard.
• Han Xiao asked Milizaus to let him recruit Astral Spirit Dragons as partners, but Milizaus refused.
• Arcane Church bishops debated abandoning their plan to capture the Evolution Cube because Black Star was heavily protected and its location was unknown.
• The church leader confirmed that the Evolution Cube remained with Black Star and ordered an assault on Lighthouse Star.
• The church leader authorized the Scepter of All Gods to be used in an attempt to kill Milizaus, with assistance from the Federation of Light.

Sorokin secretly brought a Fallen Ark fleet into the Shattered World and coordinated with the Arcane Church for an attack on Lighthouse Star. The Arcane Church gathered six Beyond Grade As to target Black Star, Milizaus, and Beoni, while the Federation of Light supported the plan to provoke a conflict with the Crimson Dynasty.

• An unmarked fleet of more than one million warships emerged from a secret Arcane Church stargate in the Desolate Universe Belt and entered the Shattered World.
• Sorokin revealed that the fleet belonged to the Fallen Ark and planned to build a secret stargate before bringing himself to the region.
• Sorokin learned that the Arcane Church planned to attack in twenty days, with his forces drawing Lighthouse Star's attention while the Church struck from another direction.
• Six Arcane Church Beyond Grade As prepared to attack Black Star, Milizaus, and Beoni, and Sisko blamed Black Star for the loss of the Evolution Cube.
• The Federation of Light's Bader and the chief council elder backed the operation, hoping the attack would spark a conflict between the Arcane Church and the Crimson Dynasty.

Han Xiao sparred with his guard officers on Lighthouse Star, then joined Tarrokov, Beoni, and Milizaus for a relaxed conversation. The calm ended when a massive fleet attacked the imperial patrols, and Han Xiao realized the Arcane Church had come for the Evolution Cube.

• Han Xiao defeated Hila, Hadavy, and the other guard officers in a training match, while noting their progress.
• Han Xiao checked reports from his patrol units and found no sign of the Arcane Church, though he remained wary of an attack on the Evolution Cube.
• Han Xiao reviewed growing competition between Huaxian, Russian, and Australian player guilds over exploration resources.
• Han Xiao joined Tarrokov, Beoni, and Milizaus for drinks and Veyne Cards at the commander-in-chief's office.
• A remote unit reported a huge fleet of pyramid-shaped ships attacking imperial patrols near Lighthouse Star, and Han Xiao recognized the Arcane Church's arrival.

Sorokin led the Fallen Ark fleet into the Lighthouse Star alert sector, while Han Xiao and the Dynasty prepared to defend the outpost against the Arcane Church. The Arcane Church then appeared directly at Lighthouse Star with a second fleet, revealing that it had used the Federation of Light’s High-Dimensional Apocalypse Teleporter and was allied with the Federation.

• Sorokin ordered the Fallen Ark fleet to attack the Dynasty patrol ships as it advanced toward Lighthouse Star.
• Han Xiao identified the incoming force as the Arcane Church and learned that the enemy sought the Evolution Cube; Tarrokov called allied Beyond Grade As back and organized the defense.
• Heber and Ravenlaude obeyed the Dynasty’s orders and set out to reinforce Lighthouse Star.
• Sorokin’s real body attacked Han Xiao’s remote mechanical troops, and Han Xiao recognized him as the enemy’s Beyond Grade A fighter.
• Tarrokov chose to delay the enemy until reinforcements arrived, but an Arcane Church fleet appeared in Lighthouse Star’s outer orbit without using a wormhole.
• Tarrokov identified the fleet’s arrival method as the High-Dimensional Apocalypse Teleporter and realized the Arcane Church had joined forces with the Federation of Light.

The Federation of Light used its High-Dimensional Apocalypse Teleporter to bring the Arcane Church fleet and six Beyond Grade As to Lighthouse Star, leaving the Empire’s defenders badly outnumbered. Han Xiao leveled up, then joined Beoni in confronting four attackers as Sorokin rushed to reach the battle.

• The Arcane Church fleet arrived above Lighthouse Star with the Federation of Light’s help, and Tarrokov ordered perimeter fleets to return while the nearby stargates were destroyed.
• Tarrokov learned that Photon Sagman, Desolate Beast Motes, Divine Spell Ninja, World Gate Taylor, Star Pupil Sisko, and Sea Spirit Dilun had arrived as six Beyond Grade As.
• Han Xiao spent his stored experience to reach level 260, used his Mission Settlement Card on [All Rivers Flow into the Sea], and prepared to complete his advancement mission in combat.
• The Arcane Church attacked Lighthouse Star and seized the stargate station; Milizaus fought Photon Sagman and Divine Spell Ninja while Han Xiao and Beoni launched against the other four Beyond Grade As.
• Han Xiao and Beoni met the four attackers in the sky above Lighthouse Star, and the battle began.
• Sorokin learned that the Arcane Church had brought six Beyond Grade As and ordered his fleet to speed up so he could reach Lighthouse Star and claim a share.

Han Xiao and Beoni struggled against Sisko and three other Beyond Grade As while Milizaus was kept busy by Sagman and Ninja. Just as the attackers overwhelmed Han Xiao and Beoni, Austin arrived with the Palace of Hidden Spells and a host of Forbidden Sorcerers.

• Milizaus fought Sagman and Ninja, who secretly planned to use the Scepter of All Gods against him.
• Han Xiao used his final Perfect Mechanical Sense boost as Sisko, Motes, Dilun, and Taylor attacked him and Beoni with coordinated defenses, assaults, and summoned creatures.
• Hila, Hadavy, Fording, and the other guards fought Arcane Church forces alongside the imperial fleet, while Hila killed an enemy Calamity Grade.
• Motes and the others ambushed Beoni, but Han Xiao intercepted their combined attack and took a devastating hit to save him.
• Taylor sensed an overwhelmingly powerful magical fluctuation, and Austin appeared with the Palace of Hidden Spells and a crowd of Forbidden Sorcerers.

Austin joined Han Xiao and Beoni with the Palace of Hidden Spells, helping balance the fight against the Arcane Church’s attackers. As the battle continued, Ninja used the Scepter of All Gods to strike Milizaus, sending the dragon crashing toward Lighthouse Star.

• Austin revealed that he had come to help Han Xiao under their agreement and brought the Palace of Hidden Spells into the battle.
• Han Xiao injected Beoni with Aurora’s life potion, rapidly healing his wounds, then used Heber’s character card to match Motes’s strength in a punch.
• Austin’s mage tower helped turn the battle into a stalemate, while Han Xiao decided their side needed to hold out for reinforcements.
• Sagman unleashed a burst of light to distract Milizaus as Ninja activated the Scepter of All Gods against him.
• The Scepter’s attack pierced Milizaus’s defenses and sent him crashing toward Lighthouse Star, while the weapon cracked and Ninja suffered its backlash.

Han Xiao used the Space-Time Amber to shield Milizaus from the Scepter of All Gods and turned the Arcane Church’s attack into a chance to steal the weapon. The chapter ended with Sagman discovering that Han Xiao had sealed the Scepter inside an amber sphere.

• Dark Emperor’s mechanical life-form squad destroyed an elite group of Taylor’s summoned creatures, while Milizaus fell from the sky with a severe wound inflicted by Ninja and the Scepter of All Gods.
• Han Xiao, Beoni, and Austin regrouped with Milizaus, but Sagman and five other Beyond Grade As arrived and surrounded them; Austin held back after Sisko warned him not to interfere.
• Han Xiao pretended to surrender the Evolution Cube, then released its Evolution Energy to distract the six and deployed Space-Time Amber spheres to divert the Scepter’s attack from Milizaus.
• Han Xiao used Void Leap to seize the Scepter of All Gods and flee, drawing Sagman and the others after him.
• When Sagman recovered the Scepter from Han Xiao, he discovered it had been sealed inside a translucent Space-Time Amber sphere.

Han Xiao sealed the Scepter of All Gods inside Space-Time Amber, giving the defenders a chance to hold out while he began a major advancement inside Austin’s Palace of Hidden Spells. Sorokin arrived at Lighthouse Star ahead of his fleet and searched the battlefield for Han Xiao.

• Han Xiao sealed the Scepter of All Gods in Space-Time Amber, preventing Sagman and the other Arcane Church members from using it.
• Austin, Milizaus, Beoni, and Han Xiao’s allies continued fighting the six enemies as Urranrell ordered the Crimson Dynasty’s forces to prepare a retaliation.
• Han Xiao asked his allies to protect him for five minutes, entered Austin’s Palace of Hidden Spells, and sealed himself in amber while his mechanical forces guarded him.
• The Arcane Church battered the Palace of Hidden Spells while Austin, Milizaus, and Beoni held on; Tarrokov’s fleet awaited reinforcements as the naval battle continued.
• Sorokin left his fleet behind, teleported to Lighthouse Star ahead of schedule, and asked where Han Xiao had gone.

Sorokin joined the Arcane Church’s assault, breached the Palace of Hidden Spells, and fought Han Xiao just as Han Xiao completed his advancement to Level 260. While Han Xiao’s side held on, imperial reinforcements approached through a stargate, and Motes and Dilun broke away to destroy it.

• Sorokin arrived on the battlefield, surprised Sisko, and learned from Sagman that Han Xiao had withdrawn into the Palace of Hidden Spells with the Evolution Cube.
• Sorokin slipped through the Palace of Hidden Spells’ defenses, overwhelmed Austin, and helped the Arcane Church break through the palace’s protective barrier.
• Han Xiao emerged to block Sorokin, completed his Level 260 advancement during the fight, and used his mechanical army to help his outnumbered allies endure the assault.
• Tarrokov learned that more than three million imperial ships and Maxiler, Heber, and Ravenlaude were approaching, and ordered his forces to assemble a stargate.
• Sagman ordered Motes and Dilun to destroy the imperial stargate while the others held Han Xiao’s group back.
• Han Xiao watched Motes and Dilun leave the battle, recognizing that the stargate had become the decisive point.

Han Xiao used his new Void talents and a carefully timed attack to capture Dilun, then gave Sorokin evolution energy to drive him from the battlefield. The Arcane Church was left with five Beyond Grade A combatants as the battle shifted in the empire’s favor.

• Han Xiao used Void Domain Prison and Void Displacement to swap places with Motes, isolating Dilun from his partner and the other enemy fighters.
• Han Xiao restrained Dilun with Ames’s Dragon’s Gaze, then used the Evolution Cube to give Sorokin evolution energy and distract him.
• Han Xiao silenced Dilun’s Esper ability and unleashed his mechanical army’s fire, leaving Dilun badly injured and captured.
• Sagman tried to have Sorokin attack the empire’s stargates, but Sorokin withdrew with the Fallen Ark forces to pursue his evolution.
• Sagman and the Arcane Church realized that Dilun had been captured and Sorokin had fled, leaving their side with only five Beyond Grade A combatants.