[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-658":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309318,4512,"Chapter 658: Summoning","starlight-professional-chapter-658",658,"\u003Cp>Inside the Starry Sky List space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing opened the exchange list, viewing one scroll after another:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Way of Ten Thousand Swords, by the Master of Ten Thousand Swords; exchange requires a High-Level Starry Sky Civilization identity credential, merit contribution…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Theory of Three Phases, by Han Sen; exchange requires…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Infinite Way and the Legacy of Wrath, Fragmented; exchange requires…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He read the opening lines, then glanced at the astronomical exchange values at the end—some with additional identity and rank requirements—and fell utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… I forgot I’m just a Thirteenth-Level Law Lord here, with virtually no merit contribution, and my status is recent—I’m subtly discriminated against by the local Law Lords…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing pondered: if he revealed his Fourteenth-Level Dao Lord identity, he would clearly gain massive advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such rapid power growth would inevitably draw the attention of the Starry Sky Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eternal Ones within this civilization still demanded caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover… the transmission of the Transcendence Realm—the “Ash” Realm—had vanished not long ago; if anyone drew connections, it would be hard to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The funniest part… is that the suspicion isn’t even unfounded… because it really was me who did it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Given that, it might be better to release my cultivation avatar… assume a new identity, join the Starry Sky Civilization, and maybe even profit from it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such freeloading tactics would certainly be impossible for most Law Lords in the Starry Sky Civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, how could a Law Lord hide his aura from a peak civilization?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Xing thought he might give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wouldn’t a new Dao Lord joining deserve some high-tier benefits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Xing contemplated this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire virtual space flooded with crimson light signaling danger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【ALERT! ALERT!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【SSSSS-level danger detected!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Follow Protocol ADO-732 immediately!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the virtual network, the crimson alert flashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“SSSSS-level? A threat capable of destroying a civilization?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s expression changed, and he was instantly transported to a virtual grand conference chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, Law Lords appeared—numbers quickly surpassed ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all Law Lords currently connected to the civilization were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My colleagues…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A virtual projection appeared—it was the Master of Ten Thousand Swords, though his expression was grim: “One minute and twenty-seven seconds ago, the Hive Queen of the Insect Civilization attacked the avatar of Lord Han Sen. His avatar has been destroyed, and he himself is now suffering a synchronized curse, rendered critically wounded!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of Law Lords erupted in shock, many visibly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, witnessing this, felt a bad premonition: ‘No way… I just thought of freeloading, and now the sheep’s about to be shorn and the ship about to sink?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—what exactly happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Catastrophe Yumir frowned and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was utterly dark: “As high-ranking citizens of the Starry Sky Civilization, we have the right to know the truth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Insect Civilization is suspected of having an Eternal-level entity ascend!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master of Ten Thousand Swords sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yumir found it hard to believe: “The triangular structure is most stable. According to clan protocols, if either the Insect Civilization or the Beast Civilization gains a second Eternal, we immediately ally with the other side to maintain basic balance… How did we end up here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three peak clans were no fools—they must have prepared for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve contacted the Beast Civilization, but their Ancestor is missing… suspected to have been attacked by the Insect Civilization as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Master of Ten Thousand Swords spoke bitterly: “We suspect that, besides the newly ascended Eternal, the Insect Civilization may have concealed another major force—perhaps a Dao Lord of a top-tier Dao, capable of delaying an Eternal for a time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring, of course, to the supreme Primordial Dao Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Insects… truly terrifying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of Law Lords seemed stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, listening, suddenly understood: “Of course… peak civilizations aren’t stupid… the Insects know that ascending a second Eternal is useless—it might provoke a joint strike from the Beasts and Starry Sky Civilization—so they’ve been holding back, waiting to unleash something massive…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they knew two Eternals would trap them—better to hoard three at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for when the hidden Eternal force ascended?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Law Lords are immortal; perhaps such a genius existed in Insect history long ago, buried beneath layers of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about our Starry Sky Civilization? Do we have no trump cards?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Law Lords turned to the Master of Ten Thousand Swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, the Master of Ten Thousand Swords spoke: “Now is the moment of life or death for our Starry Sky Civilization—no, for Human Civilization! You are all our race’s prodigies. The Starry Sky Civilization will mobilize fully: missions will be issued, and the most precious treasuries will be opened—resources may be exchanged freely…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing, seeing this, felt a strange sense of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded him of how the sect elders acted just before Qingmu Ridge in the World of Gods was about to collapse…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the exchange list and found that all rare treasures had been drastically discounted—most slashed by half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation techniques were hit hardest, now sold at a mere one-tenth price, clear-out sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It looks like the Starry Sky Civilization is truly doomed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I should immediately recall my Interstellar Travelers from New Blue Star and prepare to flee at any moment…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Of course, out of gratitude for their acceptance, I might as well complete a few missions along the way…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On New Blue Star, shrill alarms blared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun and others were startled, then checked their network emails—their expressions changed instantly: “The Insect Civilization… is another great disaster coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of New Blue Star’s citizens came from the Blue Star era, having survived the demonic god calamity; all were high-level professionals, so their resilience was strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short—every Traveler returns immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New Blue Star’s combat readiness raised to maximum!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… under any circumstances, no one may leave New Blue Star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing set a few rules for his close friends, then quietly checked the missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A droplet-shaped spacecraft landed on New Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here we go again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying sighed, communicating with “Little Gray” in his soul sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always feared encountering high-level experts due to the Yuanzhong Divine Palace incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after so many years, he was now numb to it—dead pig unafraid of hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look—there are also experts from the Ophiuchus Civilization—Hei Yuan and Qing Lin are here too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Gray in his soul sea said: “Clearly, something huge has happened—perhaps the war will spread across the entire Ophiuchus Civilization, including this Law Lord territory… otherwise, it wouldn’t be this extreme.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying said nothing, walking toward a castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the square, Lei Ming, Lin Qianzhu, and others were already present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced and saw their qi still far surpassed his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… since Lin Qianzhu entered the cosmos, the gap between us has widened even more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—because you’re pure garbage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Gray struck without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The castle gates opened, and a metallic-skinned monster stepped out: “Lords—the Lord requests your presence inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was Zhang Chu—the founding principal of Shengjia University, now at the twelfth level of the Mechanist profession, having achieved what he once dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his soul sea, Little Gray’s expression turned grave: “This metallic man… seems stronger than the old master… possibly a Black Hole-level entity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Black Hole-level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying sucked in a breath: “So… he’s comparable to a Law Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. You should think about it—what kind of terrifying being could command such an expert to serve him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Gray’s tone dripped with malicious amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group entered the castle, like ants wandering into a giant’s palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they saw their own lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord Fang Xing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd hurriedly bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing glanced down, his gaze pausing for an instant on Li Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Gray Robe Marquis… also a thread of karmic connection!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was neither an eternal being nor a primordial master of space-time Dao, unable to reach the source of all worlds and revive the Gray Robe Marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same was true of the ‘Green Flower Lady’ in the Qingyuan Great Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“War is coming. I’ve received a mission from the Star Civilization to garrison the wormhole of the Ophiuchus Civilization for a time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Xing spoke, the serpent folk Hei Yuan and Qing Lin suddenly understood why he had summoned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May we know the details of the Star Civilization’s mission? We will do our utmost to assist.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hei Yuan spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing looked at the serpent folk, his expression softening with pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the avalanche began, only the uppermost layers received word; the lower tiers remained clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the people of New Blue Star would fare no better without me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the time being, the Insect Race may launch invasions across major wormholes, so I must briefly garrison this post.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing smiled and revealed his mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Insect Race’s full-scale invasion has reached this level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying recalled the star map and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the interstellar age, the battleground was no longer planets or treacherous lands… but wormholes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the universe was too vast; travel required wormholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever controlled the wormholes controlled the transportation hubs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this wormhole within the Ophiuchus Civilization’s territory was extremely remote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the Insect Race have reached here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would require having already conquered most of the Star Civilization’s territory and, incidentally, wiped out numerous human civilizations along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the worst-case scenario—but very likely to occur, as the Insect Race has elevated a third eternal being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing spoke calmly, instantly sparking uproar below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? A third eternal being?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Hui widened his eyes: “We’re doomed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An eternal being?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ying’s eyes were blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1660,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","898215e824c45a6e336628c95422ad23b37150683161f1262e4e63fc8da39928","starlight-professional-chapter-659","starlight-professional-chapter-657",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]