Recaps

After the Grand Ming Empire conquered the Song Kingdom, Zhu Ying ordered modernization and prepared for revenge-seeking martial artists, while Ming Kingdom’s court debated how to face the threat. The chapter ended with Cao Zhengchun urging Zhu Wushi to lead Dragon Guard Manor’s experts in an assassination attempt against Zhu Ying.

• Zhu Wushi learned that the Grand Ming Empire had captured the Song Kingdom’s capital, and Shangguan Haitang and Duan Tianya urged him to strike first, but he refused.
• Zhu Ying ordered officials and scientists to modernize the former Song Kingdom, prioritizing water pipes, electricity, and people’s livelihoods.
• Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived at the capital, and Zhu Ying assured them he would handle the martial artists expected to seek revenge.
• Xuanci ordered Shaolin’s disciples to march on the capital, while Xiaoyaozi, Wuyazi, Heavenly Mountain Child Elder, and other Carefree Sect experts set out to assassinate Zhu Ying.
• Zhu Houzhao questioned his officials about defending Ming Kingdom, rejected Zhu Wushi’s vague proposal, and heard Cao Zhengchun urge Zhu Wushi to attack Zhu Ying with Dragon Guard Manor’s experts.

Cixuan and three Shaolin monks attacked the Grand Ming capital to avenge the fallen Song Kingdom, but Zhu Ying confronted them and proved overwhelmingly powerful. After Zhu Ying’s Six Vein Divine Sword struck down Ci Neng, it hit Ci Hui and Ci Ming as well, leaving Cixuan to face him alone.

• Zhu Houzhao accepted Zhu Wushi’s plan to recruit martial artists to assassinate the Grand Ming imperial grandson.
• Cixuan and the Shaolin monks arrived at the Song capital and blasted a hole through its wall, injuring hundreds of Imperial Guards.
• Zhu Ying met Cixuan, who declared that the Shaolin monks had come to avenge the Song Kingdom and kill him.
• Cixuan, Ci Neng, Ci Hui, and Ci Ming attacked Zhu Ying, but his golden True Qi barrier repelled their strikes and wounded them.
• The four monks charged again, and Zhu Ying’s Six Vein Divine Sword pierced Ci Neng before another volley struck Ci Hui and Ci Ming.

Zhu Ying defeated and killed Cixuan and the other Shaolin monks after they refused to submit to the Ming Empire. He then confronted Xiaoyaozi and the Carefree Sect, whose members had come seeking revenge for the Song Kingdom.

• Cixuan unleashed three Great Vajra Palms at Zhu Ying, but Zhu Ying evaded them and struck him down with the same technique.
• Zhu Ying offered the four wounded Shaolin monks a choice between pledging loyalty and dying; they refused and tried to launch a final attack.
• Zhu Ying used his Martial Dao Domain to disrupt the monks' True Qi, killed all four, and wiped out the Shaolin disciples on the city wall.
• Xiaoyaozi saw Zhu Ying's strength and initially decided to withdraw with the Carefree Sect, but Zhu Ying exposed their hiding place.
• Xiaoyaozi led Li Qiushui, Heavenly Mountain Child Elder, Wuyazi, and the others out of the woods and declared that they had come to avenge the Song Kingdom; Zhu Ying challenged them.

Zhu Ying defeated and killed the Heavenly Mountain Child Elder after she challenged him to avenge Xu Zhu. As the remaining Carefree Sect masters opened their martial domains against him, Xiaoyaozi realized the sect faced annihilation and prepared to intervene.

• The Heavenly Mountain Child Elder attacked Zhu Ying alone while Xiaoyaozi and the other Carefree Sect masters watched to assess his strength.
• Zhu Ying used the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to redirect her attacks, then struck her down with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhu Ying trapped the Carefree Sect masters in his martial domain and killed the gravely wounded Heavenly Mountain Child Elder after overpowering her domain.
• Li Qiushui and Wuyazi opened their martial domains to resist Zhu Ying, while Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao watched anxiously from the city wall.
• Xiaoyaozi decided he could no longer hold back and prepared to fight Zhu Ying to prevent the Carefree Sect's destruction.

Zhu Ying defeated the Carefree Sect’s three leaders after they attacked him together, then drained their True Qi and turned them to dust. He returned to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who praised his strength and discussed reaching the Supernatural Realm themselves.

• Xiaoyaozi unleashed his martial domain, while Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao worried about Zhu Ying and offered to intervene; Zhu Ying told them to stay back.
• Wuyazi and Li Qiushui attacked Zhu Ying together, but he used the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth to redirect their strikes without being hurt.
• Wuyazi and Li Qiushui attacked again alongside Xiaoyaozi, and Zhu Ying used True Dragon Qi and two palm techniques to knock all three back and grievously injure them.
• Xiaoyaozi, Wuyazi, and Li Qiushui made a final charge, but Zhu Ying used the Star-Absorbing Technique to drain their True Qi until they collapsed.
• Zhu Ying turned Xiaoyaozi, Wuyazi, and Li Qiushui to dust, then told Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao that the Carefree Sect would no longer threaten them.
• Zhu Yuanzhang praised Zhu Ying and said that he and Zhu Biao should strive to reach the Supernatural Realm.

After the Song Kingdom fell, Zhu Ying focused on consolidating and developing Song Prefecture and Jin Prefecture while ordering Lan Yu to purge the remaining forces. News of the conquest alarmed neighboring rulers, and Duan Zhengchun vowed that Dali would not submit after learning Duan Yu had been killed by Zhu Ying.

• Zhu Ying rejected immediate further expansion, arranged for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to cultivate in seclusion, and took charge of state affairs.
• Zhu Ying ordered development projects in Song Prefecture and Jin Prefecture, including public works, a railway, schools, and an academy, while assigning Lan Yu to eliminate remaining forces.
• Lan Yu's army destroyed the Song Kingdom's sects and stormed Shaolin Temple after its monks attacked; the Sweeping Monk then went to ask Patriarch Bodhidharma whether he could seek revenge.
• Jiumozhi and Golden Wheel Dharma King discussed the Song Kingdom's fall, but Jiumozhi chose to fortify the Tibetan Kingdom's border instead of pursuing an alliance.
• Duan Zhengming told Duan Zhengchun that Duan Yu had been killed by Zhu Ying, and Duan Zhengchun rejected submission and vowed revenge.

Zhu Houzhao learned that the Grand Ming Empire had destroyed the Song Kingdom and struggled to find a way to resist its advance. After Zhu Ying completed the occupation and development of Song Prefecture, he set his sights on the Ming Kingdom and brought Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao to its capital, where they headed for Dragon Guard Manor.

• Zhu Houzhao convened his court after learning that Zhu Ying had destroyed the Song Kingdom’s major sects, and Cao Zhengchun warned that the Ming Kingdom might be invaded.
• Zhu Wushi admitted that the Ming Kingdom had no answer to Zhu Ying’s strength, refused Cao Zhengchun’s suggestion to lead an assassination, and left the court.
• A month later, Qin Da reported that the Song-Jin Railway was complete, while other officials described progress on water pipes, electricity, and schools.
• Lan Yu reported that he had eliminated the bandits, gangs, and sects in Song Prefecture, and Zhu Ying announced that the Grand Ming Empire would continue its campaigns.
• Zhu Ying told Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao that the Ming Kingdom was the next target, then flew with them to its capital and took them toward Dragon Guard Manor.

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying visited Dragon Guard Manor, where Zhu Wushi recognized Zhu Yuanzhang as the Hongwu Emperor and agreed to persuade the Ming emperor to submit. Meanwhile, the Sweeping Monk set out to avenge Shaolin, while Zhu Ying began cultivating in hopes of breaking through.

• Zhu Wushi rejected Duan Tianya and the others’ plan to assassinate Zhu Ying, declaring that Ming Kingdom could not resist the Grand Ming Empire.
• Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and Zhu Ying arrived at Dragon Guard Manor on a Wind God Pterosaur, and Zhu Wushi recognized Zhu Yuanzhang as the Hongwu Emperor after Zhu Ying showed him visions of the Grand Ming Empire’s conquests.
• Zhu Wushi pledged allegiance to Zhu Yuanzhang and agreed to persuade Ming Kingdom’s emperor to submit.
• The Sweeping Monk consulted Patriarch Bodhidharma’s remains, resolved to seek revenge for Shaolin, and left for the Song Kingdom’s capital.
• Zhu Ying returned to the palace in Song Prefecture and entered the cultivation chamber to use the Grand Ming Empire’s national fortune to break through.

Zhu Ying entered seclusion to break through from the Supernatural Realm into the Aura Realm, while Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao watched. He succeeded and began testing his new power, but the resulting clash of aura dragons threatened the people nearby.

• Zhu Ying agreed to let Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao witness his breakthrough, while Liu Lei guarded the secret chamber.
• Zhu Ying gathered his True Qi as golden heat surrounded him and storms spread across the Multi-Martial-Arts World.
• Zhu Ying combined the True Dragon Qi and the Grand Ming Empire’s national strength with his True Qi, which transformed into Aura Qi.
• Zhu Ying released a powerful force and a tangible Giant Dragon, confirming that he had reached the Aura Realm.
• Zhu Ying shaped aura into another Giant Dragon, and the two dragons collided above the imperial palace, creating a storm and striking the onlookers with an invisible force.
• Zhu Biao urged Zhu Ying to stop demonstrating his aura before innocent people were hurt.

After Zhu Ying reached the Aura Realm, the Sweeping Monk and Patriarch Bodhidharma set out for Song Prefecture’s capital, each seeking to challenge him for their own reasons. Zhu Wushi urged Zhu Houzhao to submit Ming Kingdom to the Grand Ming Empire, but when the emperor refused, Zhu Wushi resolved to secretly aid the empire’s invasion.

• Zhu Ying absorbed the two Giant Dragons’ Aura, and Zhu Yuanzhang praised his new power.
• The Sweeping Monk sensed Zhu Ying’s breakthrough and continued toward the Grand Ming capital, determined to avenge Shaolin Temple.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma awakened in Shaolin Temple’s Scripture Repository and left to seek a chance to kill the Aura Realm expert and absorb his Aura.
• Zhu Wushi hurried to Zhu Houzhao and proposed that Ming Kingdom submit to the Grand Ming Empire, revealing that its emperor was Zhu Yuanzhang.
• Zhu Houzhao rejected surrender, and Zhu Wushi decided to secretly join the Grand Ming Empire and open the city gates to its army.

Zhu Ying learned that the Ming Kingdom’s emperor would resist and ordered an invasion, then faced the Sweeping Monk, who came to challenge him over Shaolin Temple. After Zhu Ying blocked the monk’s attack with Aura Qi, he counterattacked with the Six Vein Divine Sword.

• Guo Zhen reported that Zhu Wushi’s secret letter said the Ming emperor refused to submit, and Zhu Ying scheduled an invasion for ten days later.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu and the other generals to prepare for war and take the Ming capital within half a month.
• Liu Lei warned Zhu Ying that a powerful martial artist had arrived, and Zhu Ying went to the city wall while sending Liu Lei and Guo Zhen to protect Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
• Zhu Ying recognized the visitor as the Sweeping Monk, who confirmed his identity and said he had come to ask questions about Shaolin Temple.
• Zhu Ying demanded that the Sweeping Monk submit, but the monk attacked with the Great Strength Vajra Finger, which Zhu Ying blocked with an Aura Qi shield.
• Zhu Ying launched the Six Vein Divine Sword at the Sweeping Monk, who prepared to fight back with all his strength.

Zhu Ying overwhelmed the Sweeping Monk with his Aura Realm techniques, but Patriarch Bodhidharma intervened before he could deliver the killing blow. Bodhidharma revealed his presence after sensing Zhu Ying’s aura and intended to kill him and seize it for himself.

• Zhu Ying shattered the Sweeping Monk’s Three-Foot Qi Wall with the Six Vein Divine Sword and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Zhu Ying struck the Sweeping Monk with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, breaking his Indestructible Vajra Body and leaving him badly wounded.
• The Sweeping Monk used the Turtle Breath Zen Palm in a desperate attack, but Zhu Ying blocked it with a wall of aura.
• Zhu Ying spread his martial domain, collapsed the Sweeping Monk’s Zen domain with the Melancholic Soul-Devouring Palm, and prepared to kill him.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma appeared and blocked Zhu Ying’s attack, prompting Zhu Ying to challenge him and accuse him of seeking his aura.

Zhu Ying fought Patriarch Bodhidharma, who tried Shaolin techniques and his combined True Qi and aura but could not harm him. Zhu Ying killed the Sweeping Monk and drained Patriarch Bodhidharma’s life force, leaving him a skeleton.

• Zhu Ying faced Patriarch Bodhidharma in the sky as Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, and the commoners watched anxiously.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma attacked with the Mighty Vajra Palm, but Zhu Ying emerged unharmed and dismissed his strength.
• Patriarch Bodhidharma unleashed the Bodhidharma Eighteen Fists, but Zhu Ying’s Indestructible Vajra Body blocked every blow.
• Zhu Ying prepared the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and the Sweeping Monk flew in to shield Patriarch Bodhidharma.
• Zhu Ying’s eighteen golden dragons reduced the Sweeping Monk to ashes and overwhelmed Patriarch Bodhidharma.
• Zhu Ying used the Star-Absorbing Technique to drain Patriarch Bodhidharma’s True Qi and aura until he became a withered skeleton.

After Zhu Ying killed Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk, he took command of the campaign against the Ming Kingdom. As the Grand Ming Empire invaded, Zhu Houzhao refused to surrender and ordered Cao Zhengchun to kill officials seeking defection and Zhu Wushi, but Cao Zhengchun warned he was no match for the Divine Marquis.

• Zhu Ying returned to the city walls unharmed, and Zhu Yuanzhang placed him in charge of military affairs as he planned further conquests.
• The system rewarded Zhu Ying with 50 attribute points for killing Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk, and seven days later his army invaded the Ming Kingdom along three routes.
• Zhu Houzhao’s court learned that the two Shaolin masters had been killed, but Zhu Houzhao rejected advice from Zhu Wushi and Cao Zhengchun to negotiate or surrender.
• After Zhu Houzhao ordered the Ministry of War to prepare a defense, Zhu Wushi urged Cao Zhengchun to persuade the emperor to submit, but Cao Zhengchun refused to support surrender.
• That night, Zhu Houzhao ordered Cao Zhengchun to kill officials who wanted to defect and Zhu Wushi, but Cao Zhengchun said he was no match for the Divine Marquis.

With the Grand Ming Empire invading, Zhu Houzhao accepted Cao Zhengchun’s plan to summon Ming Kingdom’s martial artists instead of sending him to assassinate Zhu Ying. As Cao Zhengchun rallied experts, Zhu Wushi refused to join the defense, while Duan Zhengchun and the Tibetan court moved toward an alliance with Ming Kingdom.

• Zhu Houzhao demanded that Cao Zhengchun assassinate Zhu Ying, but Cao proposed summoning Ming Kingdom’s martial artists to defend the capital, and Zhu Houzhao approved.
• Cao Zhengchun used the Eastern Depot to contact martial artists, and Duan Tianya reported the effort to Zhu Wushi.
• Zhu Wushi dismissed the gathered experts as no match for Zhu Ying and warned Duan Tianya not to fight the Grand Ming Empire.
• Duan Tianya secretly contacted Guihai Yidao and Shangguan Haitang, and they decided to join Cao Zhengchun’s resistance.
• Duan Zhengchun urged Duan Zhengming to ally Dali with Ming Kingdom, and Duan Zhengming sent him to negotiate.
• Golden Wheel Dharma King and Jiumozhi discussed Zhu Ying’s strength, then concluded that the Tibetan Kingdom should ally with Ming Kingdom.

As the Grand Ming Empire’s armies rapidly conquered the Ming Kingdom, Zhu Ying learned that its martial arts experts were gathering to resist and decided to confront them himself. Wudang and the Ming court’s fighters prepared for battle, while Zhu Wushi warned the Grand Ming Empire of the alliance.

• Jiumozhi and Golden Wheel Dharma King agreed that the Tibetan Kingdom needed an alliance with the Ming Kingdom, and Jiumozhi ordered Golden Wheel Dharma King to negotiate one.
• Liu Lei reported that Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, and Mu Ying had captured sixty cities and that Guo Zhen had crushed Wu Longhui’s three-hundred-thousand-man force.
• Zhu Ying learned that Cao Zhengchun was gathering martial arts experts and that Dali and the Tibetan Kingdom sought an alliance with the Ming Kingdom, then resolved to face the experts personally and ordered his generals to spare civilians and accept surrendering soldiers.
• Song Qingshu told Zhang Sanfeng that the Grand Ming Imperial Grandson had killed Patriarch Bodhidharma and the Sweeping Monk and destroyed Shaolin, so Zhang Sanfeng ordered Wudang disciples to aid the Ming Kingdom.
• Cao Zhengchun assembled Gu Santong, the creator of the Sunflower Manual, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Dongfang Bubai, Chu Liuxiang, Ren Woxing, Linghu Chong, and other experts before Zhu Houzhao, and Gu Santong demanded the chance to kill Zhu Ying.
• Zhu Wushi learned that Cao Zhengchun had joined forces with the martial arts experts and sent the intelligence to the Grand Ming Empire.

With the Grand Ming Empire’s army closing on the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao refused to move the capital and ordered the court to defend it. The Dali Kingdom offered an alliance and troops, leaving the Ming Kingdom poised to resist the invasion.

• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang joined Cao Zhengchun’s camp against Zhu Wushi.
• Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, and Mu Ying led the Grand Ming Empire to victory across the fronts, annihilating Wu Longhui’s 300,000 troops at Shanhaiguan Pass.
• Cao Zhengchun urged Zhu Houzhao to relocate the capital, but Zhu Houzhao refused and summoned the officials to plan the defense.
• Zhu Wushi urged surrender before agreeing to Zhu Houzhao’s order to send Dragon Guard Manor’s experts to defend the capital.
• Wu Longhui returned wounded, described the Grand Ming Empire’s firearms, cannons, and Dinosaur Legion, and received command of the capital’s 100,000 defenders.
• Duan Zhengchun offered a Dali Kingdom alliance and 100,000 troops, saying Dali would fight the Grand Ming Empire because it had destroyed the Jin and Song kingdoms and killed Shaolin masters.

The Golden Wheel Dharma King allied the Tibetan Kingdom with the Ming Kingdom and sent fifty thousand troops against the Grand Ming Empire, but its cannons, guns, and dinosaur legion routed them. As Grand Ming forces closed on the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao sent Dragon Guard Manor disciples to resist, and they were all killed.

• The Golden Wheel Dharma King entered Fengtian Hall and proposed an alliance with Zhu Houzhao, offering fifty thousand Tibetan troops led by Jiumozhi.
• Zhu Ying learned of the Tibetan invasion, ordered Xu Huizu to intercept the army, and urged Grand Ming forces to reach the Ming capital by the next day.
• Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Xu Huizu to destroy the Tibetan army and launch an attack on the Tibetan Kingdom.
• Xu Huizu’s cannons, firearms, and dinosaur legion routed Jiumozhi’s forces, and Jiumozhi fled in panic.
• As Grand Ming armies approached the Ming capital, Zhu Houzhao sent Zhu Wushi’s Dragon Guard Manor disciples to hold them back, and the Grand Ming army killed them all.

The Grand Ming Empire’s armies reached the Ming Kingdom’s capital, where Wu Longhui’s forces failed to stop their advance. Zhang Sanfeng arrived to aid the Ming Kingdom, but the chapter ended as the capital’s walls fell and the Grand Ming armies stormed inside.

• Zhu Ying ordered the Grand Ming Empire’s three armies to breach the capital that day after Liu Lei reported their approach and the defeat of Dragon Guard Manor’s martial artists.
• Zhu Houzhao learned that the Golden Wheel Dharma King and Dali’s Prince of Zhennan had fled, then entrusted 150,000 troops to Wu Longhui to defend the capital.
• Zhang Sanfeng arrived and declared that he would help the Ming Kingdom and avenge Shaolin, revealing an aura that shocked Zhu Wushi.
• Wu Longhui led 50,000 cavalry out to attack, but Lan Yu’s 10,000 riders overwhelmed them and drove Wu Longhui back into the capital.
• Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Guo Zhen’s artillery fired on the capital walls, which collapsed before the Grand Ming armies poured into the city.

As the Grand Ming Empire’s forces overwhelmed the Ming Kingdom’s capital, Zhu Wushi betrayed Zhu Houzhao and attacked Cao Zhengchun. The chapter ended with Zhu Wushi overpowering Cao Zhengchun with the Energy-Absorbing Technique as Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang rushed to help.

• Wu Longhui reported that the capital had fallen and urged Zhu Houzhao to relocate, but Zhu Houzhao ordered Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi to lead the martial arts experts in a final defense.
• Guo Zhen’s soldiers and Red-Clad Cannons devastated the Ming Kingdom’s forces outside the palace, while Cao Zhengchun used Myriad Rivers Return to Sea to shield the palace walls.
• Zhu Wushi revealed his allegiance to the Grand Ming Empire and attacked Cao Zhengchun, demanding that he surrender.
• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang rejected Zhu Wushi’s betrayal and stood with Cao Zhengchun.
• Cao Zhengchun fought Zhu Wushi with the Tiangang Child Skill, but Zhu Wushi countered with the Energy-Absorbing Technique and began draining his true qi.
• Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang charged at Zhu Wushi to rescue Cao Zhengchun.

Zhu Wushi overpowered Cao Zhengchun and his former disciples, prompting Zhu Houzhao to send Gu Santong to stop him. Gu Santong’s Indestructible Vajra Body countered Zhu Wushi’s Energy-Absorbing Technique, but just as Gu Santong’s attack was about to land, Zhu Ying intervened.

• Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Guihai Yidao attacked Zhu Wushi together, but he blocked their techniques without injury.
• Cao Zhengchun used his life’s cultivation to unleash Tiangang Child Skill, but Zhu Wushi defended himself, absorbed Cao Zhengchun’s True Qi, and killed him.
• A eunuch reported Zhu Wushi’s betrayal to Zhu Houzhao, who asked Gu Santong to confront him; Gu Santong rushed to the battlefield.
• Zhu Wushi knocked down Duan Tianya, Shangguan Haitang, and Guihai Yidao and began absorbing their True Qi, but Gu Santong struck him with the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Gu Santong’s Indestructible Vajra Body resisted Zhu Wushi’s Energy-Absorbing Technique, and Gu Santong attacked him again.
• Zhu Ying descended and raised a dense surge of astral qi before Zhu Wushi as Gu Santong’s fist was about to hit him.

Zhu Ying defeated Gu Santong and drained him, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang of their True Qi before ordering Zhu Wushi to capture Zhu Houzhao. When Zhu Wushi entered the palace, Zhang Sanfeng intervened, and Zhu Ying stepped in to face him as Wudang joined the fight.

• Zhu Ying blocked Gu Santong's attack on Zhu Wushi, then defeated Gu Santong with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and absorbed the True Qi of him, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang.
• Zhu Ying ordered Zhu Wushi to capture Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Wushi defeated Wu Longhui and the Ming Kingdom's soldiers on his way into the imperial palace.
• Zhu Wushi confronted Zhu Houzhao in Fengtian Hall, but Zhang Sanfeng attacked him with Tai Chi Fist and revealed he had reached the half-step Aura Realm.
• Zhu Ying blocked Zhang Sanfeng's next attack with the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, then challenged him with the Six Vein Divine Sword and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhang Sanfeng defended himself from Zhu Ying's Six Vein Divine Sword, and Song Yuanqiao and Wudang's other six disciples charged into battle against Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying defeated the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts experts after they refused to submit, killing Zhang Sanfeng, the Sunflower Eunuch, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Lu Xiaofeng, and Chu Liuxiang. Zhu Houzhao was left facing Zhu Ying alone, with the emperor’s fate unresolved.

• Zhu Ying’s Indestructible Vajra Body repelled the Wudang Sect’s attacks, and he confronted Zhu Houzhao, who refused his offer to surrender.
• Zhu Ying absorbed Zhang Sanfeng’s True Qi and killed the Wudang Seven, then shattered Zhang Sanfeng’s Wudang Domain and severely injured him.
• The Sunflower Eunuch, Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, and Lu Xiaofeng attacked Zhu Ying but were defeated and killed as he absorbed their True Qi.
• Zhang Sanfeng sacrificed his body to unleash his remaining aura force, but Zhu Ying killed him with three punches.
• The Sunflower Eunuch tried to strike back with the Imperial Sword Art, but Zhu Ying killed him with the Six Vein Divine Sword.
• At Zhu Houzhao’s urging, Chu Liuxiang tried to flee using the Moon-Stepping Fragrance Trail, but Zhu Ying’s aura force caught and killed him.

Zhu Ying defeated the remaining martial arts experts of the Ming Kingdom, captured Zhu Houzhao, and ordered the empire to occupy the rest of the country while sparing its people. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived in the Ming capital, where Zhu Ying reported that the conquest was nearly complete and urged them to finish securing the kingdom before planning further campaigns.

• Water Mother Yinji, Yagyu Tajima-no-kami, Yan Shisan, and Xie Xiaofeng attacked Zhu Ying, but he defeated them with his Aura-powered One Yang Finger.
• Zhu Houzhao knelt before Zhu Ying, who ordered Zhu Wushi to guard and imprison him without harming him.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu and Mu Ying to occupy the Ming Kingdom's remaining cities within half a month, forbade massacres, and told Guo Zhen to modernize the capital.
• Liu Lei reported the capital's fall and Zhu Houzhao's capture to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, who decided to relocate there.
• Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao arrived in the renovated Ming capital, and Zhu Ying told them the kingdom would soon be conquered while insisting they secure it before attacking other nations.

Zhu Ying spared Zhu Houzhao and appointed him to govern Song Prefecture, while the last kingdoms prepared for war or surrender as the Grand Ming Empire expanded. After the Ming Kingdom was fully occupied, Zhu Ying ordered campaigns against Mongol Yuan, Dali, and the Tibetan Kingdom, while railways spread across the empire.

• Zhu Yuanzhang met Zhu Houzhao, praised his resistance, and agreed to Zhu Ying's proposal to spare him and assign him Song Prefecture.
• Golden Wheel Dharma King told Jiumozhi that the Ming Kingdom had fallen and urged the Tibetan Kingdom to seek peace, but Jiumozhi refused and chose to hold out despite his depleted forces.
• Duan Zhengming agreed to fight the Grand Ming Empire after Duan Zhengchun invoked his son's death and took command of Dali's armies.
• Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Guo Zhen reported that they had occupied the Ming Kingdom and destroyed its martial arts sects.
• Zhu Ying ordered Lan Yu to attack Mongol Yuan, Mu Ying to attack Dali, and Guo Zhen to attack the Tibetan Kingdom.
• The Grand Ming Empire accelerated modernization, building railways across every province within a month.