Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu prepared for Alexander VII’s likely counterattack while the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations withdrew from the Fourth Tier Plane. The chapter explained why Alexander VII’s invasion of Douluo Continent had little chance of success, leaving the conflict poised to continue as Xiao Tianyang focused on the [Lotus of Life].

• Xiao Tianyang told Jia Xu to keep the Heavenly Strategy Bureau alert while he turned his attention to the [Lotus of Life].
• Alexander VII withdrew from the Fourth Tier Plane less than three days later.
• The chapter described the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ Think Tank and the military pressure created by the return of its elite forces.
• The chapter outlined Douluo Continent’s growing strength, its organized armies, and the resources it had accumulated for future advancement.
• The chapter recounted how the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty defeated Athena’s forces on the Dark Continent, while Leonidas, Achilles, and Hercules held the southern front for three days.

Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu assessed the flaws in Alexander VII’s preparations on the Second Layer of the Abyss Battlefield and devised a way to remedy them. Xiao Tianyang asked Alexander VII to capture an Energy Node within ten days, then returned to absorb the Lotus of Life and complete his breakthrough.

• Jia Xu identified three large Energy Nodes and two overlooked transit coordinates missing from Alexander VII’s preparations, warning that the incomplete plan would require much higher prestige to support an attack.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations needed to capture an Energy Node within ten days to restore the plan’s progress.
• Xiao Tianyang met Alexander VII at Twin Cliffs and proposed capturing a small Energy Node, while Alexander VII asked for time to consider the chances of success.
• Alexander VII promised to give Xiao Tianyang an answer within three days after the Heavenly Dao Will issued its order.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to the rear garden to absorb the Lotus of Life and complete his breakthrough.

Xiao Tianyang began a carefully prepared breakthrough using the Lotus of Life and other powerful energy resources, aiming to become an Absolute Expert. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao Will organized the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty and the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ allies for a campaign on the Abyss Battlefield.

• Xiao Tianyang began absorbing the Lotus of Life and other gathered resources through a formation stabilized by the Golden Tree Root and Crystal Altar.
• Xiao Tianyang’s qi acupoints nearly burst during the breakthrough, but his preparations kept the process from going wrong.
• The Heavenly Dao Will notified key officials and military leaders of the coming campaign.
• Alexander VII faced pressure from his seventeen allies after their previous campaign failed to capture its target and cost them a share of the spoils.
• Xiao Tianyang and Alexander VII proposed terms that persuaded the allies to join the attack on the Abyss Battlefield in exchange for the Heavenly Dao Will’s promised rewards.

During secluded cultivation, Xiao Tianyang broke through to level 200, condensed three cores, and became an Absolute Expert. As he recovered in the Life Ancient Tree, he prepared to send troops once the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations began its operation against the Abyss Faction.

• On the first day of secluded cultivation, Xiao Tianyang reached level 200 and transformed into a Fourth Tier Expert.
• On the second morning, Xiao Tianyang condensed three cores and used the resulting energy and the Life Ancient Tree's support to break through to the strength of an Absolute Expert.
• The Life Ancient Tree drew in Heaven and Earth Energy, and Yuwen Chengdu and the forbidden army guarded the palace while the Imperial Capital witnessed the phenomenon.
• Xiao Tianyang fell into the pool beneath the Crystal Altar and used the Spring of Life to control the energy surging through his body.
• Xiao Tianyang said that once the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations' operation began, he would send troops to exploit its clash with the Abyss Faction's plan.

Xiao Tianyang waited before meeting the military leaders, letting them consider the Heavenly Dao Will’s order and the coming war. He eventually received them in the Imperial Study, where they understood his goals and were not truly anxious.

• Xiao Tianyang emerged from the Life Ancient Tree and announced that his seclusion had ended, then spent the morning resting instead of meeting the court officials.
• Xiao Tianyang counted on the military’s growing unease and the veterans’ influence to build support for an external war.
• Saber told Xiao Tianyang that the Grand Commandant and others had requested an audience three times, and he agreed to meet them at noon.
• Xiao Tianyang entered the Imperial Study, where Xiao He and the others appeared calm because they understood his reasons for going to war with future allies.
• The officers recognized that Xiao Tianyang and Alexander VII had tried to reduce casualties, though generals such as Yue Fei had struggled to accept his approach.

Xiao Tianyang assessed the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ effort to seize Energy Node No. 3 and set the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s preparations to invade the Second Layer of the Abyss Battlefield. He left the court mobilizing for war while Guiguzi and others prepared to enter the battlefield early and gather intelligence.

• Sun Wu reported that the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations had occupied Energy Node No. 3 and repelled two Abyss Faction counterattacks, while Jia Xu, Wei Liao, Zhang Liang, and Sun Wu discussed the risks of holding it.
• Xiao Tianyang gave the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations seven days, ordered the First through Tenth Group Armies into the Abyss Battlefield, and placed the Eleventh through Eighteenth Group Armies on standby.
• Xiao Tianyang assigned the Imperial Guard and Decepticons to join the second wave and directed the government departments to prepare for war.
• Xiao Tianyang declared that the dynasty would occupy the Second Layer, and Xiao He and Sun Wu pledged to carry out the plan.
• The Chancellor’s Mansion began preparing the people and stabilizing the cities, while the Grand Commandant’s Mansion and the General’s Mansion completed preparations to depart.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Guiguzi and the others to enter the Second Layer early and assist the Royal Shadow Guard with intelligence gathering.

At the Green Fortress, the Black Robe Wizard assessed how the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations and the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty had outmaneuvered the Abyss Faction. He ordered an attack on the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ allies to fracture their alliance and buy time.

• The Platinum Apostle reported that the Six Plane Powers’ actions showed no clear connection and that the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ war with the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty had ended after the Heavenly Dao Will intervened.
• The Black Robe Wizard blamed the Heavenly Strategy Bureau and concluded that the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations and the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty could leave the Abyss Faction unable to resist.
• The Black Robe Wizard judged that the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations depended on its allies for stable supplies, while the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty had greater military resources and war potential.
• The Black Robe Wizard ordered the Abyss Faction to seize its enemies’ gathering grounds within three days, targeting the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ allies to undermine their alliance.

After Alexander VII crushed the Abyss Faction’s advance with heavy losses, Xiao Tianyang launched the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s invasion of the Second Layer. His forces advanced to seize energy nodes and establish positions across several districts, while the Abyss Faction remained a threat.

• Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu discussed Alexander VII’s betrayal of five allies and planned to attack the Southwest District if Energy Node No. 4 remained uncaptured.
• The Abyss Faction advanced toward the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ gathering grounds as Alexander VII held back his forces.
• Alexander VII committed the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ full military strength to a basin battle, destroying most of three Abyss armies but suffering severe losses.
• After the battle, Xiao Tianyang ordered the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s ten Group Armies and the Decepticons into the Second Layer.
• Xiao Tianyang assigned forces to seize Energy Nodes No. 4 and No. 7, establish a defensive line at Skeleton Mountain, sweep the Northwest District, and advance into the Northeast District.

The Black Robe Wizard ordered the Abyss Faction to retreat to Green Fortress and left for the Northwest District to investigate Xiao Tianyang and the Heavenly Strategy Bureau. The Tianwu Emperor Dynasty continued advancing while Xiao Tianyang waited for the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations to recover and share the pressure of the war.

• The Black Robe Wizard told the Platinum Apostle to hold Green Fortress for three days until Telly and the Wolf Pack Starry Sky could withdraw and reinforce it.
• The Black Robe Wizard set out for the Northwest District to learn Xiao Tianyang's intentions, while the Platinum Apostle pulled the Abyss Faction's defenses back into Green Fortress.
• The Tianwu Emperor Dynasty captured three small Energy Nodes in the Northwest District and began surrounding a large one farther north.
• Xiao Tianyang chose to advance cautiously and wait for Alexander VII's Nation of Ten Thousand Nations to recover rather than risk unnecessary losses or exploit his ally.

Guiguzi and the Daoist School trapped the Black Robe Wizard in the Big Dipper Sky-Locking Formation, but Augustine intervened and escaped with him. The chapter left the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty's effort to provoke renewed conflict on the Abyss Battlefield unresolved.

• On the seventh day after the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty entered the Abyss Battlefield, Guiguzi and the Daoist School found the Black Robe Wizard near Energy Node No. 4 and deduced that he was investigating Xiao Tianyang.
• Guiguzi summoned six Daoist figures and formed the Big Dipper Sky-Locking Formation, overwhelming the Black Robe Wizard.
• Augustine appeared, called Guiguzi the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty's greatest threat after Xiao Tianyang, and struck the formation's weak point.
• Augustine escaped the formation with the Black Robe Wizard, and Guiguzi led the others away in silence.

Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu considered whether the Black Robe Wizard had come to Black Bone Fortress for more than reconnaissance, while weighing signs that the Abyss Faction was buying time. Xiao Tianyang ordered a probe through coordinated troop movements, and Jia Xu began shaping the operation while continuing to investigate the wizard.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Jia Xu whether the Abyss Faction had another purpose for sending the Black Robe Wizard to scout Black Bone Fortress.
• Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu reasoned that Augustine's arrival might signal the Abyss Faction was nearing the end of its plan and had sent one of the Ten Great Commanders to buy time.
• Jia Xu proposed advancing the Ninth and Tenth Group Armies toward the Black and White Forest to threaten Energy Nodes No. 6 and No. 10 and force the Abyss Faction to respond.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the Nine, Eight, and Seven Dragon Imperial Guards to head southeast for a decisive battle at Black Grass Hills, while the First and Seventh Group Armies moved south toward the Southwest District.
• Jia Xu recorded Xiao Tianyang's orders, began preparing the operation plan, and continued investigating the Black Robe Wizard's purpose.

Xiao Tianyang ordered the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s armies to stand firm against the Abyss Faction, while the Imperial Guards discovered that the enemy’s forces varied greatly in strength. Huo Qubing found and raided Telly’s remote field command post, leaving the Abyss commander in a miserable position.

• Yang Youji and Jia Fu led the Ninth and Tenth Group Armies north, destroying every Abyss Legion they encountered.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the Imperial Guards to hold their defensive line and directed the Five and Six Dragon Imperial Guards to prepare to disrupt Abyss supply lines.
• Sima Cuo found that the central Abyss army was weak, while Ma Yuan fought off a genuine elite legion at heavy cost.
• Lu Bu and the Five Dragon Imperial Guards wiped out an elite Abyss Legion and destroyed its supplies.
• Huo Qubing found Telly’s remote field command post and nearly captured him before the Platinum Apostle intervened.

Xiao Tianyang reviewed the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations’ advances on the Abyss Battlefield and planned how to expand their gains while uncovering the Abyss Faction’s intentions. He ordered reinforcements and cautious preparations as the coming large-scale battle drew nearer.

• Xiao Tianyang noted that his armies had secured seven small Energy Nodes and planned to target a large one if the Abyss Faction’s intentions remained unclear.
• Xiao Tianyang chose General Han Xin to command the Wolf Legion campaign and bring other Fourth Tier Planes into the fighting.
• Xiao Tianyang planned to send the Four Dragon Imperial Guards south to help capture two Energy Nodes and keep the Five Dragon and Six Dragon Imperial Guards harassing the enemy.
• Jia Xu predicted that the Abyss Faction would target their supply lines and advised General Lu and General Huo to stay hidden until a critical moment.
• Xiao Tianyang accepted Jia Xu’s advice, ordered commanders to avoid excessive aggression, and directed them to delay the major battle as long as possible.

Xiao Tianyang launched the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s counteroffensive against the Abyss Faction, deploying forces across the battlefield while balancing the need to defend other territories. The chapter left the outcome uncertain as both sides maneuvered for an advantage, with the Black Robe Wizard confident that the Abyss Faction could preserve its early lead.

• Augustine and the Abyss Faction began their counteroffensive in the Southwest District, where Mandala took command while Han Xin kept Telly tied down in the Northeast District.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered several Imperial Guard units toward the Core Area to prepare to seize Green Fortress, while other armies established defenses or moved to reinforce the First Group Army.
• Xiao Tianyang committed the forces he could spare while keeping troops assigned to defend the First Layer and Douluo Continent.
• The chapter described the conflict as a contest of strategy and reaction speed, with both factions anticipating each other’s plans.
• The Black Robe Wizard chose to match wits with the Heavenly Strategy Bureau and believed the Abyss Faction could win by maintaining its early advantage.

Bai Qi’s raids slowed Mandala’s advance while Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu assessed the Abyss Faction’s plans across the battlefield. As the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty prepared to adapt its strategy, Li Jing sent out a set of contingency plans for the Northwest District.

• Bai Qi led the Demon Slaying Legion against Mandala’s vanguard, killed a Dark Ancient Treant commander, and went on to win or draw six of seven small battles.
• The Black Robe Wizard shifted surplus Abyss Faction forces toward the Northwest District to threaten the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty’s command zone.
• At Black Bone Fortress, Xiao Tianyang ordered that no reinforcements be sent from the Northwest District and discussed with Jia Xu whether Xiang Yu’s forces could capture Green Fortress.
• Jia Xu warned that Green Fortress was heavily defended and that the Sixth Group Army and Decepticons could not trap the invading Abyss Legion in the Northwest District.
• Li Jing sent five Legion Commanders ten contingency plans he had prepared for possible operations in the Northwest District.

Kira led the Death Legion against Li Jing’s forces on the Abyss Battlefield, but the legion’s advance appeared to follow a deliberate plan. Xu Maogong and Su Dingfang probed the enemy, while the Abyss Faction split the Death Legion and recalled its battered vanguard.

• Li Cunxiao defeated the Death Legion’s vanguard on the first day, forcing it to sacrifice many troops so its officers could retreat.
• The Death Legion continued advancing for four days despite its losses, leading Su Dingfang to wonder whether it was the Abyss Faction’s trump card.
• Xu Maogong judged that the Death Legion was a trump card being played openly and decided to continue probing the enemy for Li Jing’s battle plan.
• Su Dingfang rode out to carry out the plan while Xu Maogong remained behind to command and devise strategies.
• The Abyss Faction recalled the damaged vanguard and divided the Death Legion’s march into two sections, deploying half its members to the Second Layer battlefield.

Kira’s attempt to infiltrate the Northwest District led Su Dingfang and Xu Maogong to expose the Lava Legion hidden among the Abyss forces. As Li Cunxiao and Luo Song’s cavalry arrived, Kira ordered the Death and Lava Legions to regroup while other Abyss soldiers prepared to self-destruct.

• Kira sent the Death Legion to draw attention while planning to infiltrate the Northwest District, but Xu Maogong and Su Dingfang disrupted his operation.
• Su Dingfang charged the Abyss Legion’s rear ranks, revealing the disguised Lava Demons and prompting Xu Maogong to identify the Lava Legion.
• Xu Maogong signaled the Decepticons to fire ice missiles and lower the Lava Legion’s surrounding temperature.
• Xu Maogong called in the cavalry led by Li Cunxiao and Luo Song as the Decepticons supported Su Dingfang’s soldiers.
• Kira ordered an Iron Bucket Formation, and the Death Legion and Lava Legion abandoned parts of their forces to regroup around him while other Abyss soldiers prepared to self-destruct.

Kira’s self-destructing Abyss Legions drove Xu Maogong, Su Dingfang, Li Cunxiao, and Luo Song back, though the fighting cost his forces heavily. Xiao Tianyang and Jia Xu suspected the Abyss Faction had sent the Black Robe Wizard and Augustine to investigate the Plant Mother Body, and ordered a secret search of the Northwest District.

• Kira used fire-aligned Abyss Legions to direct self-destructive attacks, forcing Xu Maogong, Su Dingfang, Li Cunxiao, and Luo Song to retreat while losing two-thirds of his ordinary troops.
• Jia Xu told Xiao Tianyang that the Black Robe Wizard’s deployment likely had a purpose beyond threatening the Northwest District and might be covering another mission.
• Xiao Tianyang suspected the Abyss Faction was searching for clues about the Plant Mother Body on the Second Layer, and Jia Xu agreed it could be a unique object of interest to them.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the scientific team to locate strong life fluctuations and the Royal Shadow Guard to search those areas, with Mozi or Gongshu Ban approved to assist.
• Jia Xu warned that the investigation had to remain secret, so Xiao Tianyang assigned the Heavenly Strategy Bureau to watch the Abyss Faction’s informants.

As Xiao Tianyang prepared to face Augustine, Han Xin’s victory in the Northeast District crippled one of the Abyss Faction’s armies, while Sun Wu and the other commanders planned how to contain Mandala in the Southwest. The chapter left the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty seeking an opening to break the deadlock as the battlefronts remained precarious.

• Xiao Tianyang accepted Augustine’s challenge because refusing could force Guiguzi and other commanders to leave their battlefield posts.
• Han Xin used a million troops and the Battle Hymn From All Sides strategy to annihilate most of the Wolf Legion, then prepared to pressure the Abyss Faction’s Core Area.
• Sun Wu gave Han Xin temporary decision-making authority for the Fourth Group Army if the Abyss Faction reacted to its advance.
• On the Southwest Battlefield, Bai Qi delayed the enemy while Yue Fei’s forces retreated under pressure from Mandala and the Dark Ancient Treant.
• Sun Wu, Jia Xu, and Wei Liao discussed how to make Mandala’s forces commit mistakes and finalized a plan to break the deadlock.

The Heavenly Martial Dynasty and the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations reversed the battle on the Second Layer, trapping the Abyss Faction through Sun Wu's plan. Augustine ordered the Abyss forces to withdraw to the third layer and sent the Black Robe Wizard back to the top layer to finalize the ultimate plan.

• Bai Qi seized fortresses and military camps while Alexander VII returned to the battlefield, allowing the Heavenly Martial Dynasty and the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations to strike the Abyss Faction from multiple directions.
• Yue Fei and the others routed Mandala's forces, and Han Xin captured the nearly empty Green Fortress in two days.
• The Heavenly Dao Faction grew uneasy about the growing military strength and influence of the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty and the Nation of Ten Thousand Nations.
• The Black Robe Wizard proposed either seeking reinforcements or withdrawing from the Second Layer, then admitted he had been outmaneuvered by the Heavenly Strategy Bureau.
• Augustine arrived with orders to withdraw to the third layer, sent the Black Robe Wizard to the top layer to finalize the ultimate plan, and assigned Telly and Mandala new positions.