Chapter Summaries

Cheng Tian prepared to capture the Crystal Bird Wyvern without killing it by feeding it until it fell asleep. The Great Commander seized the Aether Light Crystal, and the crystal's power began transforming him into a Golden Lion.

• Cheng Tian gave the Great Commander and Merlin instructions to capture the Bird Wyvern without killing it, then returned to Star Stronghold to prepare.
• Cheng Tian turned in the Proof of Friendship and Mutation Inducers, unlocking Geralt and Ciri equipment sets that would grant their templates when fully equipped.
• Cheng Tian and the hunters fed the Crystal Bird Wyvern dragon eggs until it was full and drowsy, then followed it to its cave in the Great Desert.
• The Crystal Bird Wyvern fell asleep at the cave entrance while clutching the Aether Light Crystal, and its claws loosened.
• The Great Commander took the crystal, and its power began enlarging him into a form resembling a Golden Lion.

The Great Commander took the Aether Light Crystal from Kulu-Ya-Ku, grew to 2.8 meters, and tore apart his clothes and armor. Kulu-Ya-Ku’s body shrank back to normal but its stomach remained swollen with dragon egg liquid; after Eileen put it to sleep, the hunters captured it, while the Great Commander sensed a dangerous dragon beast nearby.

• The Great Commander’s body rapidly expanded after he became the new vessel of the Aether Light Crystal, ripping apart his clothes and armor.
• Kulu-Ya-Ku shrank back to its normal size but suffered extreme pain from its stomach full of dragon egg liquid, which it expelled.
• Eileen shot Kulu-Ya-Ku with the Thief Dragon Cannon Type 1, and Merlin prepared a Pitfall Trap and Capture Orbs after it fell asleep.
• The hunters captured Kulu-Ya-Ku, and Merlin asked the Great Commander how the crystal’s enhancement had felt.
• The Great Commander detected a faint, unusually dangerous dragon beast scent as a Scoutfly jar settled over unfamiliar footprints.

Cheng Tian and the Great Commander tracked unknown Elder Dragon footprints across the Great Desert while deciding how to handle the unstable Crystal of Light. They found the Blazing King Dragon, which had a Sun God Gem Shard embedded in its head.

• Cheng Tian touched the tracks and advanced the main quest, while the Great Commander identified the suspected target as a Walking Disaster.
• Cheng Tian proposed a plan to transfer the Crystal of Light’s danger to monsters, and the group split up: Merlin escorted the Kulu-Ya-Ku back while Cheng Tian and the Great Commander followed the tracks.
• Cheng Tian and the Great Commander used scoutflies to pursue the tracks through the Great Desert and prepared for the scorching heat with Cold Drinks.
• Cheng Tian spotted the Blazing King Dragon resting in the desert and noticed a Sun God Gem Shard embedded in its head.

Cheng Tian discovered the Blazing King Dragon and triggered a quest to address the ecological damage it caused. When he approached to test whether they could communicate as fellow Sun God Gem Shard holders, the dragon attacked, and the Crimson Giant Gourd charged in to confront it.

• Cheng Tian found the Blazing King Dragon in the Great Desert, completing the Walking Disaster quest stage and triggering the Blazing Sun mission.
• The mission warned Cheng Tian that the Blazing Queen Dragon was nearby and that the couple’s infertility might be connected to the ecological damage.
• Cheng Tian decided to approach the Blazing King Dragon and used Beast Tamer to try to make contact.
• The Blazing King Dragon sensed Cheng Tian’s powerful Sun God aura, roared, and lunged at him.
• The Crimson Giant Gourd burst from the Bonding Stone and charged at the Blazing King Dragon.

Cheng Tian and Scarlet fought the Blazing King Dragon of the Blazing Sun, using their combined strength and Eileen’s arrow to bring it down. Cheng Tian guided Scarlet into biting and restraining the dragon, triggering Dragon’s Armament and turning it into explosive dual blades.

• Cheng Tian scanned the Blazing King Dragon and compared its exceptional attributes with Scarlet’s, noting Scarlet’s superior Strength.
• Scarlet charged the Blazing King Dragon, and Cheng Tian merged with Scarlet to boost its attributes further.
• The Blazing King Dragon took to the air and set off its Explosion Dust, engulfing Scarlet in blasts.
• Eileen pierced the Blazing King Dragon’s wing with a Spirit Arrow, forcing it to crash-land.
• Scarlet bit the dragon’s lower neck and resisted its explosive dust with its lava-immunity bloodline.
• Cheng Tian guided Scarlet to activate Dragon’s Armament, making the restrained Blazing King Dragon provide attack bonuses as explosive dual blades.

Cheng Tian stopped time to prevent the Blazing King Dragon’s nuclear explosion from killing Bazett and the Great Commander, then attacked its forehead until the Sun God Gem Shard fell free. He absorbed the shard, raising his progress to 42%, while the Blazing King Dragon was left stunned and weakened.

• The Blazing King Dragon began charging a nuclear explosion using the Sun God Gem Shard in its forehead.
• Cheng Tian stopped time to protect Bazett and the Great Commander from the coming blast.
• Cheng Tian used the World's nine seconds of stopped time to repeatedly strike the Blazing King Dragon’s forehead.
• The Blazing King Dragon’s head broke, interrupting its nuclear attack and dislodging the Sun God Gem Shard.
• Cheng Tian absorbed the shard and raised his progress from 30% to 42%.

Cheng Tian took the Sun God Gem Shard from the Blazing King Dragon, then followed it to Elder Dragon's Land to draw out its wife. As the Blazing Queen Dragon confronted her battered husband, the unheld Aether Light Crystal went into an energy rampage and tore open the world's spatial barrier.

• Cheng Tian took the Sun God Gem Shard, causing the Blazing King Dragon's heat and powered-up traits to fade, and the weakened dragon fled toward Elder Dragon's Land.
• Cheng Tian stopped Eileen from shooting the fleeing dragon and told the Great Commander they were following it as bait for their plan.
• Cheng Tian, Eileen, and the Great Commander pursued the Blazing King Dragon across the New Continent to Elder Dragon's Land.
• The Blazing Queen Dragon confronted her bedraggled husband and focused on the missing treasure from his forehead.
• The unheld Aether Light Crystal fell between the Elder Dragon couple, rampaged, and tore open the spatial barrier of Monster Hunter World.

Cheng Tian and the Great Commander used the Aether Light Crystal to draw a powerful otherworldly creature into the Elder Dragon's Land, where it could face the Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon. Behemoth arrived, trapped the area with Maelstrom, and knocked the charging Queen Dragon to the ground.

• Cheng Tian explained that the Aether Light Crystal would pull a powerful creature through the spatial rupture, and he and the Great Commander chose to open it in the Elder Dragon's Land.
• A blazing meteor tore through the sky, destroyed Dragon Crystals, and crashed beside the Aether Light Crystal.
• Behemoth emerged from the meteor and roared at the Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon.
• Cheng Tian received the emergency quest to witness or join Behemoth's territorial battle with the local Elder Dragons.
• Behemoth formed two whirlwinds with Maelstrom, trapping Cheng Tian and blocking the area's exits.
• The Blazing Queen Dragon charged Behemoth, who stopped her with one arm and slammed her to the ground.

Behemoth fought the Blazing Cat Couple while Cheng Tian and Bazett remained trapped at the edge of the turbulent area. After Cheng Tian’s Heart Barrier helped the Blazing King Dragon evade a fatal charge, Behemoth identified Cheng Tian as the one responsible for his injured nose and locked his hatred onto him.

• Eileen tried to enter the sealed area, but Cheng Tian told her to remain airborne and explained that teleporting through the Aether Light Crystal’s turbulence could tear him apart.
• Behemoth knocked the Blazing Queen Dragon aside, then used Meteor to interrupt the Blazing King Dragon’s Flame Jet.
• Behemoth charged the Blazing King Dragon, but Cheng Tian’s Heart Barrier diverted the horns enough for the Blazing King Dragon to strike Behemoth’s nose.
• Behemoth spotted Cheng Tian as the culprit and marked him with Hate Lock.

Cheng Tian used Solar Punch to blind Beiye and break its Hate Lock, then summoned a servant Heroic Spirit with Soul of Yamata. The figure introduced himself as Captain Yamata Steve of the Withered Earth and pledged his loyalty to Cheng Tian.

• Cheng Tian realized Beiye had targeted him after sensing the Heart Barrier, and he fled its lightning strikes.
• Beiye charged at Cheng Tian, who unleashed Solar Punch and blinded the Behemoth and others nearby.
• Beihe lost its balance and crashed to the ground, while Solar Punch reset its Hate Lock on Cheng Tian.
• Cheng Tian threw his shield and activated Soul of Yamata's special effect, I Am Orochi, to summon a servant Heroic Spirit.
• Captain Yamata Steve of the Withered Earth emerged from the magic circle and swore loyalty to Cheng Tian.

Cheng Tian summoned Captain Yamata, a version of Steve Rogers who led his Eight Heavenly Kings, and ordered him to draw Behemoth’s attention. Steve used his Fifty-Fifty ability and the land’s leyline energy to launch Behemoth into the air, sending it crashing beside the blinded Flame Cat Couple.

• Cheng Tian summoned Captain Yamata and ordered him to hold Behemoth’s aggro and follow his commands.
• Behemoth used wind-sensing to locate Steve and struck at him despite its blindness.
• Steve raised his shield and survived Behemoth’s crushing blow with the help of Fifty-Fifty.
• Steve absorbed leyline energy through his right leg and channeled it into his fist.
• Steve unleashed Roar of the Earth, blasting Behemoth backward into the Flame Cat Couple.

The Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon activated their bond and unleashed a devastating nuclear burst against Behemoth. Cheng Tian endured the blast behind layers of defenses, while Behemoth survived badly wounded as four comets crashed down.

• The Flame Cat Couple recognized Beiye as the outsider who had struck them and decided to attack Behemoth.
• The Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon flew apart, then crossed and intertwined in the air while scattering Explosion Dust.
• Cheng Tian recalled Steve, moved Bazett and himself to safety, and layered barriers as the dragons activated their bond.
• Behemoth cast Comet, while the Blazing Queen Dragon shared half her Sun God Gem Shard with the Blazing King Dragon to balance their powers.
• The dragons unleashed Dual Dragon Bond: Ley Line Nuclear Burst, reducing Behemoth’s health from 42,000 to just over 10,000 as Cheng Tian struggled to withstand the damage.
• Beiye raised his head with renewed hatred and focus as four comets struck the already-ravaged ground.

Cheng Tian survived Behemoth’s Zodiac Meteor by sheltering behind the four comets, while the exhausted Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon were caught in the blast. The Flame Cat Couple remained barely alive, leaving Cheng Tian poised to finish them off.

• The Ley Line Nuclear Burst’s terrain and Sun God Gem Shard boosts devastated the battlefield, but Behemoth survived in a badly wounded state.
• Cheng Tian led Bazett and Steve behind the four comets to survive Behemoth’s approaching Zodiac Meteor.
• The Blazing King Dragon used its remaining strength to shield the Blazing Queen Dragon as the meteor descended.
• Zodiac Meteor destroyed most of the arena and left the Flame Cat Couple badly injured, with 13% and 7% health remaining.
• Cheng Tian prepared to attack the weakened Flame Cat Couple.

Cheng Tian approached the badly wounded Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon after Behemoth fled the battlefield. He offered the Flame Cat Couple a bond and promised to solve their infertility, and they accepted by entering his Bonding Stone.

• The Space Prompt reported that Behemoth had escaped after using Zodiac Meteor and warned that the wounded monster could appear in several regions.
• Behemoth fled the Elder Dragon's Land, and its departure removed the Maelstroms blocking the land entrances.
• The other monsters held back from attacking the Flame Cat Couple because of the lingering danger and their mutual restraint.
• Cheng Tian approached the near-death Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon and offered them a contract and a cure for their infertility.
• The Flame Cat Couple accepted Cheng Tian's offer and entered his Bonding Stone.

Cheng Tian secured his Main Quest by bonding with Teo and Nana, removing their Sun God Gem Shards, and deciding to find eggs in their old nest to fulfill his promise. As Dragon Beasts flooded the area and fought among themselves, Cheng Tian and his companions flew toward the nest.

• Cheng Tian accepted the Silver Side Quest to help Teo and Nana produce a hatchable Dragon Egg.
• Cheng Tian removed Teo and Nana’s Sun God Gem Shards and added them to his own, bringing his total to sixty percent and beginning to unlock the Blazing Sun Mask’s seventh Special Effect.
• Cheng Tian planned to fulfill the breeding quest by taking up to three eggs from the Flame Cat Couple’s nest instead of solving the leyline mutation.
• Cheng Tian completed the Main Quest and gained the option to settle it at any time while continuing the investigation.
• After Eileen warned him that Dragon Beasts had arrived, Cheng Tian summoned the Original Stone Pterosaur and escaped with his companions as the beasts fought over the missing Elder Dragon corpses.
• Cheng Tian led his group toward the Flame Cat Couple’s old nest.

Cheng Tian completed the Flame Cat Couple’s Silver Side Quest by retrieving three dragon eggs, raising their intimacy to Revered and unlocking their combined summoning ability. His Blazing Sun Mask also gained a healing halo effect, leaving the injured couple warmed by its power.

• Cheng Tian entered the Flame Cat Couple’s lava-filled nest and retrieved their dragon egg while they watched nervously.
• The Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon’s favorability surged after Cheng Tian produced two more eggs, reaching Revered.
• Cheng Tian unlocked the ability to summon the Flame Cat Couple together and use their once-daily Dual Dragon Bond: Ley Line Nuclear Burst.
• The Blazing Sun Mask unlocked Clear Sky Warm Sun, a halo that healed allies and hindered enemy recovery.

Cheng Tian summoned the Martian Mothership Battle Fortress to Elder Dragon's Land after filling every slot in his Bonding Stone, stunning the Great Commander and the Guild personnel. He brought his new pets and dragon eggs aboard and left Root of Mars delighted with a trove of mushrooms.

• The Great Commander watched the Blazing King Dragon and Blazing Queen Dragon stay beside Cheng Tian and worried about the power he had gained.
• Cheng Tian realized his Bonding Stone had no room for more eggs, so he used his Legion authority to summon the Martian Mothership Battle Fortress.
• The Battle Fortress appeared above Elder Dragon's Land, blocking out the sun and alarming the monsters, hunters, mages, Palicos, and Great Commander below.
• Cheng Tian checked the Portable Fortress and found its combat technology sealed, though its antigravity tractor beam and other basic functions still worked.
• Cheng Tian called Brother Gen to beam his group, the Elder Dragons, and the Great Commander aboard, then gave Root of Mars a collection of mushrooms from Astera.

Cheng Tian showed the Great Commander the Battle Fortress’s mushroom farm and dragon beast ranch, then ordered the fortress to search the New Continent for Behemoth. The Great Commander accepted Cheng Tian’s overwhelming strength and wanted to return to Astera to discuss what he had seen with Merlin and the Commander-in-Chief.

• Cheng Tian used Martian mushroom-growing talents to establish a farm, where the Scorching Sun Legion cultivated Super Mushrooms and developed Super Martians.
• Cheng Tian brought the Flame Cat Couple to the dragon beast ranch so they could recover while incubating dragon eggs.
• Cheng Tian asked the Great Commander what he thought of the flying fortress, and the Great Commander praised it as an extraordinary hot-air balloon airship.
• The Great Commander decided to accept his place in Cheng Tian’s force and wanted to return to Astera to discuss the fortress and his plans with Merlin and the Commander-in-Chief.
• Cheng Tian ordered the Battle Fortress to search the Ancient Tree Forest and the connected areas around Elder Dragon's Land for Behemoth, while the Guild issued quests to investigate Elder Dragon's Land and the Sky Island.

Cheng Tian brought the Scorching Sun Legion’s Martian Mothership Battle Fortress to Star Stronghold and established the Legion as a new cross-dimensional faction, prompting players and hunters to join or cooperate with it. The Legion began deploying hunters across the New Continent, and they discovered signs of Behemoth activity near Moonstar Stronghold.

• The Martian Mothership Battle Fortress appeared above Star Stronghold, and the Great Commander and Cheng Tian descended to meet the alarmed hunters.
• Cheng Tian described the vessel as a combat airship and presented the Scorching Sun Legion as a cooperative force.
• A Space Prompt established the Scorching Sun Legion as a new faction and allowed Balanced School players to accept missions from both the Legion and Star Stronghold.
• Players who could still choose a school joined the Balanced School, while its hunters gained access to Martian assistants and aerial airdrops.
• Hunters deployed across the New Continent and found signs of Behemoth hunting activity near Moonstar Stronghold.

Cheng Tian used the Scorching Sun to connect the Star and Moon Strongholds with rapid transport and built a new stronghold aboard the ship. Meanwhile, hunters repeatedly destroyed Behemoth’s prey, leaving Beiye starving and still unable to eat.

• The Scorching Sun replaced slow sea travel with tractor-beam transport and Super Mushroom airdrops, drawing hunters and Guild members into the Scorching Sun Legion and Balanced School.
• Cheng Tian built a stronghold area aboard the Scorching Sun and transferred its operating permissions to Root of Mars.
• The Half-Elf, Blackie, Tomboy, and Captain Fifty-Fifty completed five targeted hunts against prey Behemoth had hunted.
• Hunters held Beiye back while others used sacrifices to corrupt and destroy the prey, then escaped with Return Orbs.
• After eighteen hours without a proper meal, Beiye’s eyes turned green with hunger.