Chapter Summaries

Lu PingAn and the East Country People used Divine Bones as shelters and close-combat Sky Knights to blunt the Aus' bombardment and aerial assault. As the battle continued, Lu PingAn sent captured Air Beasts carrying bone nails toward dangerous enemy Sky Knights.

• The Aus opened the battle with heavy artillery, but the East Country People sheltered behind dismantled White Bones and suffered few casualties.
• The Aus sent Sky Knights to bomb and harass the defenders, while East Country Sky Knights rushed them and leaped onto their mounts.
• The East Country People fielded at least twice as many Sky Knights as the Aus, many riding recently captured Air Beasts.
• Lu PingAn inserted bone nails into captured Air Beasts, used Resonance to make them fly toward chosen targets, and sent Runners to attack the enemy Sky Knights.
• Lu PingAn prepared another attack against a third-tier aerial-combat specialist and told three Runners to prioritize their safety.

Lu PingAn orchestrated a surprise attack that destroyed the Aus Sky Knights and artillery positions, turning the battle in the East Country People's favor. The System Panel confirmed that he had completed the Job Change Ceremony and become a third-tier Black Holy Grail Holder.

• Lu PingAn warned the command that the Aus' artillery and Sky Knights had to be neutralized before a decisive battle.
• The East Country Suicide Sky Cavalry ambushed the Aus Sky Knights and inflicted heavy losses.
• The Independent Regiment's trained Sky Knights joined the battle, intercepted fleeing Aus pilots, and killed Osta.
• The Independent Regiment launched bomb-laden Air Buses against the Aus artillery positions, destroying their heavy weapons.
• The System Panel confirmed that Lu PingAn had fulfilled his Job Change requirements and changed into a third-tier Black Holy Grail Holder.

Lu PingAn advanced to Black Holy Grail Holder and gained abilities that strengthened his battlefield command and collected the hatred and blood of those who died because of him. After a successful airstrike, he used War Proclamation to rally the troops and ordered them to return rather than pursue, preparing for a prolonged war.

• Lu PingAn's role in steering the war raised his stagnant War Memory skills enough for him to advance to Black Holy Grail Holder.
• Lu PingAn gained War Proclamation, which made his battlefield declarations more persuasive, and Black Holy Grail, which gathered the hatred and blood of those who died because of him.
• Lu PingAn used Spirit Sight to discover that the goblet gathered life force and possibly spiritual fragments from the battlefield.
• The front line reported that the Airstrike Plan had destroyed the enemy artillery positions, and commanders in the room argued over whether to pursue.
• Lu PingAn used War Proclamation to announce that the sides were back on equal footing and urged the troops to survive a prolonged war.
• Lu PingAn ordered the pursuing troops to return so they would not die meaninglessly.

Lu PingAn used the East Country People’s victory over the Aus’ air and artillery forces to encourage scattered fighters to attack Aus bases and supply lines, while refusing to impose military orders on them. He explained that his strategy depended on drawing the Aus into a mountain fortress of trenches and bunkers, where his people would have no choice but to fight; the Command HQ accepted the plan as the battle turned toward a brutal war of attrition.

• Lu PingAn announced that the East Country People had destroyed many Aus aircraft and artillery carriers, then urged independent fighters to exploit the weakened Aus bases.
• Lu PingAn ordered intelligence on Aus bases shared publicly and had stronger fighters contacted through encrypted channels to attack supply convoys.
• Lu PingAn stopped Major Qian Guozhong from forming a supervisory squad, explaining that the scattered fighters would resist orders and needed an environment that encouraged them to fight voluntarily.
• Lu PingAn told the Command HQ that the plan was to force the Aus to assault their mountain trenches and bunkers after their air force and artillery had been eliminated.
• Major Qian and the other leaders recognized that the strategy would cause heavy casualties but believed it offered their best chance of survival and victory.

The Aus suffered heavy losses against the Eastern Kingdom’s fortified mountain defenses, while their commanders struggled to adapt and supplies dwindled. After Marvin Hord berated his subordinates, they showed no respect for him, leaving the Aus’ next move uncertain.

• Skala led an assault with a Spin Force Stone Weapon but was overwhelmed by Eastern Kingdom fighters and dragged back wounded.
• The Aus’ first-day assault captured only around two hundred meters of mountain terrain while losing most of the troops who had charged uphill.
• Eastern Kingdom soldiers endured the Aus’ heavy cannon bombardment from behind Divine Bone barriers and prepared to retreat if the attackers advanced.
• The Aus continued to lose ground and men in the twisting trenches, where their weapons and organization were less effective.
• Marvin Hord berated his executives and mercenaries, but they ignored his anger because they knew he was already a former CEO.

Lu PingAn realized the Aus had been holding back their strongest fighters and suspected they were waiting for the East Country People to run out of food. When he spotted a Spin Force Stone craft arcing back toward the battlefield, he ordered everyone to evacuate into underground shelters.

• Lu PingAn questioned why the Aus's ministers and elite forces had fought so half-heartedly despite the bloody urban battle.
• Lu PingAn explained that his Courtyard let him secretly supply enough food for the front while making the Aus believe the East Country People would weaken over time.
• Lu PingAn sensed an approaching disaster in the sky and used his Eye of Truth to spot a heat-and-kinetic-energy conversion point rising from the Aus's main base.
• Lu PingAn identified the descending object as a Spin Force Stone Powered Space Elevator and considered the danger of its impact.
• Lu PingAn ordered everyone to evacuate into underground shelters.

Lu PingAn recognized that the Aus had launched a cosmic skiff powered by a Divine Bone, whose World’s Logic could unleash enough force to devastate the planet. He ordered everyone to abandon the frontline camps and shelter as he prepared to take off and confront the threat.

• Lu PingAn explained his model of reality as layered worlds formed by Vibration Sources, with higher-level sources able to erode lower-level ones.
• Lu PingAn identified the Divine Bone inside the descending cosmic skiff and realized its thermal-to-kinetic conversion could destroy much of the world.
• Lu PingAn ordered everyone to abandon their work and retreat into shelters in the deep pit, despite objections.
• Lu PingAn left Command HQ, looked up at the sky, and prepared to take off.

Lu PingAn rushed to build a spacecraft-like suit and propulsion system so he could catch the ascending Spin Force Stone Powered Space Elevator before it fell back to Earth. After his team completed the emergency preparations, he launched into the sky as the Silver Knight.

• Lu PingAn entered the Courtyard, accelerated time, and assigned his team tasks to prepare for an interception.
• Lu PingAn used Ajiu's blood to help Divine Bone coat Zhi Xi's armor plates, while Miss Rou and Miss Lu finished the coating.
• Fang Wen modified the Red Dancing Shoes into a propulsion system, and Lu PingAn used his Red Meteor profession to operate them.
• Lu PingAn's armor assembled around him, and Cat Cat and Xia Qin supplied tools and the latest evacuation information.
• Lu PingAn left the Courtyard and rocketed into the sky as a silver meteor.

Lu PingAn fought through the freezing cold, pressure, and lack of air as he chased the falling Cosmic Star One skyward. He completed the Breathing of All Things, but Zhi Xi alerted him that the nuclear bomb had already peaked and was falling.

• Marvin asked Ke Ya repeatedly whether Cosmic Star One could destroy the mountain fortress, and Ke Ya assured him it could.
• Lu PingAn struggled to steer himself through the sky, using flames to regain his balance before accelerating upward.
• High-altitude cold extinguished Lu PingAn's flames and sent him falling, but he reignited them and continued climbing.
• Lu PingAn endured the pressure, cold, and thin air while Ajiu licked away his bleeding, and he gradually regained control of his body.
• Lu PingAn established the Breathing Method's internal circulation and completed the Breathing of All Things.
• Zhi Xi pointed out Cosmic Star One, which had reached its peak and begun to fall.

Lu PingAn fused with Zhi Xi and the combat platform, then intercepted a nuclear bomb by seizing its spacecraft and changing its target. He escaped the craft before it detonated on the Aus headquarters, though the blast’s shockwave swept him away.

• Lu PingAn united with Zhi Xi and the Parasitic Tree, gaining control of the entire metal knight and reaching Silver Tier.
• Lu PingAn maneuvered until the nuclear bomb overtook him, then used Train from Heaven to try to catch it.
• Ajiu formed a connection that let Lu PingAn’s giant serpent bite the spacecraft, allowing him to seize it.
• Lu PingAn sent Fang Wen to hack the spacecraft’s targeting system and redirect the bomb to the Aus headquarters.
• Lu PingAn abandoned the spacecraft with the unconscious pilot, but the bomb detonated and its shockwave swept him away.

Lu PingAn returned to the battered battlefield after destroying the Aus headquarters, earning the trust of the survivors despite his injuries. As the Aus retreated, he prepared to announce their defeat and promised to bring everyone home.

• Lu PingAn landed amid the wreckage and passed the survivors, who thanked and respected him for keeping his promise to bring them home.
• Lu PingAn reached the mining area, reunited with familiar people, and sat down to receive treatment for his injuries.
• Lu PingAn learned that the Aus headquarters and surrounding mountains had been destroyed and that the Aus had temporarily retreated.
• Lu PingAn reassured the others that the Aus could not quickly repeat the attack and said he would fly again if necessary.
• Lu PingAn ordered the public channel to announce the Aus defeat and promised the people still resisting that they would all be taken home.

Lu PingAn rejected the Aus envoy’s offer of peace after the Aus killed their CEO, Marvin, and sent his head as a gift. With the enemy’s command fractured and internal conflicts growing, Lu PingAn ordered the East Country People to prepare for the final battle.

• Lu PingAn explained that the East Country People should wait while the Aus lost supplies and morale, allowing internal conflict to weaken them.
• An envoy brought Marvin’s head and offered compensation and villas in exchange for ending the war, but Lu PingAn ordered him dragged out and fed to Little Flame.
• Tier 5 Liu DaoHuang questioned rejecting peace, while others argued that accepting would fracture the East Country People’s resolve and let the Aus regroup.
• Lu PingAn recognized that Marvin’s death had opened the way for Aus personnel to flee or turn against one another.
• Lu PingAn ordered the East Country People to prepare for the final battle and make the Aus bleed more.

The East Country People gained the upper hand as the Aus lost reinforcements, bases, and morale, while Lu PingAn’s group built up troops and aerial forces. The Aus were trapped on the mountain, and the East Country People prepared for the decisive battle as the balance could no longer last.

• Survivors from other powers approached the East Country People, offering intelligence and cooperation in exchange for safe passage and security guarantees.
• The East Country People accepted the survivors as witnesses and allies while continuing to destroy Aus bases with their help.
• With the Aus cut off from reinforcements, deserters increased and the Aus main force became trapped halfway up the mountain.
• Lu PingAn’s group mass-produced War Demon Wolves, including 160 that reached professional standards and over 200 with partial traits.
• Lu PingAn’s group rebuilt its aerial cavalry to more than sixty Winged Lions, strengthening its forces as the Aus weakened.
• The Aus finally could no longer maintain the stalemate.

The East Country People launched their long-awaited offensive against the starving, retreating Aus, using superior weapons and air support to break their defenses. Lu PingAn joined the hunt for Aus leaders, killed Prisoner Butcher Dali, and the chapter ended as the Aus collapsed and the East Country People vowed to avenge their dead and go home.

• The East Country People struck before dawn with artillery and Spin Force Stone weapons, while broadcasts announced Li Shuangshuang had killed the fleeing deputy minister Skala.
• East Country air cavalry and artillery overwhelmed the Aus forces, whose supplies and morale had collapsed, and deserters began abandoning their positions.
• Lu PingAn led his team onto the battlefield to hunt Aus ministers but found Prisoner Butcher Dali at the frontline camp.
• Lu PingAn killed Dali and continued searching for prey as the Aus began to collapse and flee.
• The East Country People called for revenge for their dead and asked to be taken home.

Lu PingAn unleashed his Black Holy Grail’s Corpse Explosion ability against the Aus forces, turning the battlefield into a bloodbath as his side advanced. By the time the sun rose high, the Aus forces had been routed and the war of vengeance had ended.

• Lu PingAn charged into the enemy formation and released a pack of frenzied Wild Wolves to attack the Aus people.
• Lu PingAn used Corpse Explosion to detonate dead wolves, killing and injuring the Aus fighters who tried to intercept him.
• Lu PingAn spent the Black Holy Water in his Black Holy Grail to unleash repeated explosions and wipe out nearby High-Level Professionals and Aus forces.
• The Aus forces continued to flee as the slaughter spread across the battlefield.
• The sun rose overhead, and the war of vengeance came to an end.

The East Country People won an overwhelming victory over the Aus, but most of Horde Company’s Ministers escaped. As the leaders argued over pursuing them, Lu PingAn dismissed the debate and urged them to move on to dividing the spoils.

• The East Country People celebrated their decisive eight-hour victory, though they had captured none of the Aus Ministers and at least ten remained at large.
• The leaders debated whether to pursue the escaped Ministers, weighing revenge and future danger against the risks of further fighting.
• Lu PingAn said the coalition would soon disband now that its common enemy was gone and called the pursuit debate a waste of time.
• Lu PingAn proposed skipping to the division of war spoils, making the gathering’s atmosphere more awkward.

After the Aus withdrew, Fang Yunyun proposed that the four cities take over the conquered world through a permanent development zone and share resource profits with the battle participants. Lu PingAn learned that controlling worlds was a measure of civilizational strength, making the acquisition a major political victory for the Eastern Kingdom and the four cities.

• Fang Yunyun introduced himself as an official representative and proposed establishing a Special Development Zone with a permanent office and military security force.
• Fang Yunyun proposed an official-managed development company, with the authorities holding 10% of the shares and battle participants receiving the rest according to merit.
• Lu PingAn, Wang Xi'er, and Officer Qian supported the plan, and the meeting agreed that the authorities would manage the world while participants received resource shares and compensation.
• Fang Yunyun dismissed concerns about Horde Company and explained that civilizations competed over the number of worlds they controlled.
• Lu PingAn learned that the Eastern Kingdom controlled only seven worlds, so taking over this world would strengthen the four cities' standing and bring political support.

Lu PingAn turned his War Wolves, weapons, and food into a thriving business in the camp after the Aus threat eased. Just as the Rebirth Merchant Guild became popular and highly profitable, Lu PingAn’s comfortable days came to an end.

• Lu PingAn lent a Wolf Tag to a grieving young fighter, advised him to stay alive and build strength before seeking revenge, and helped him join a squad; the young man introduced himself as Shui Yizhi.
• Lu PingAn rented out lower-tier Wolf Beasts and professional War Wolves at steep prices, while teams also bought weapons produced by Fang Wen and the Factory in the Courtyard.
• The Rebirth Merchant Guild’s grain shop sold out regularly, and Lu PingAn began buying unusual items from customers in exchange for Shop Coin.
• Lu PingAn’s business made the Rebirth Merchant Guild one of the camp’s most popular teams and earned it a large profit.
• Lu PingAn celebrated making money without fighting, but his comfortable days did not last long.

Lu PingAn reviewed the Four Cities’ plans to secure and develop the newly conquered world, then studied the Aus’ research on Spin Force Stones and Divine Bones. He used the fragments and research to pursue a powerful Taboo Item, with Fang Wen working around a skeletal mech in the Workshop.

• Director Fang told Regiment Commander Qian and Lu PingAn that the Four Cities planned to station Rule-level Phosphorus People in the world and bring in specialists to develop it.
• Lu PingAn received four Divine Bone fragments and decided to use them as cores and components for Quasi-Polluted Items, then try to make them permanent Taboo Items.
• Lu PingAn studied the Aus’ research and learned that Spin Force Stones and Divine Bone fragments could retain extraordinary energy-conversion rates when incorporated into advanced items.
• Lu PingAn began an experiment using a skeletal mech made primarily of Spin Force Stone with Divine Bone fragments embedded in its core, while Fang Wen worked around it in the Workshop.

Lu PingAn and Fang Wen worked on an endoskeleton mech to boost his close-combat strength, but its prototype failed during testing. With time running short, they decided to make its limbs into separate Taboo Items, and Zhi Xi agreed to help despite the strain.

• Lu PingAn recognized that his combat strength relied heavily on Zhi Xi and that his own physique limited his close-combat power.
• Fang Wen rejected Lu PingAn's integrated endoskeleton design and proposed a system built around four independent limbs.
• Lu PingAn asked Fang Wen to incorporate his dance shoes into the legs and add more fire ports to the hands.
• Fang Wen tested the prototype on a magic wolf, but the mech shattered and the wolf was torn apart.
• Lu PingAn proposed making gloves and dance shoes into Taboo Items and assembling the rest of the system on Earth.
• Zhi Xi agreed to bear the strain, saying she wanted to grow stronger and was about to reach Tier 3.