Ultimate Mecha: From Gaming to the Stars

The sea of stars is endless, and war is about to ignite. Lu Ze, a boy from a remote planet, once thought the grandest stage his life could offer was the arena of an interstellar mech game. An accident leaves him heir to an ancient civilization's legacy, one far beyond its time, and launches him into the most elite institution among the stars: Jupiter United Academy. There, he meets the strongest rival and the love of his life: Mu Xiangwan, the dazzling jewel of the Mu clan of the Starsea Empire. Proud and powerful, she comes from a world utterly unlike his own. At the academy, their rivalry sparks a connection between equals. When they meet again on the battlefield, they stand on opposite sides, and their reunion is cruel. He is the Federation's rising ace, the “Crimson Phantom”; she is the Empire's sharpest blade, the “Frost Empress.” Fate keeps bringing them together across the vast sea of stars. Laser swords and particle cannons roar as they are aimed at each other, yet at the last moment they part in sorrowful silence, understanding each other without a word. When an alien threat, thousands of times more terrifying than humanity's civil war, arrives, countless planets become wastelands and the flame of civilization flickers on the brink of extinction. All their hatred and divisions seem powerless in the face of it. Can the rivals once forced to fight each other now become each other's strongest support? And how can personal feelings stand against an extinction storm sweeping across the entire galaxy? From duels at the academy to clashes on the battlefield, from loving and fighting each other to finding a shared path, this is an interstellar legend that spans light-years, beginning with rivalry and ending in steadfast devotion.