Chapter Summaries

Han Xin and the other newly appointed Legion Commanders organized their troops and marched north to reinforce the worsening front, while Yue Fei prepared to lead them south. Back in the Elemental Kingdom, Xiao Tianyang recovered and sent Yue Fei a letter as he anticipated Kankuli making a major move.

• Snow Woman explained why the Chancellor had chosen to wait, and the Talent Recruitment Order and Hall’s affairs temporarily settled.
• Yue Fei oversaw Han Xin and the other commanders as each raised forty thousand troops, assigned officers, and reorganized their legions.
• Han Xin and the others marched north ahead of schedule, while Yue Fei prepared to take the troops south through a military Teleportation Array.
• Xiao Tianyang returned to the Elemental Kingdom after recovering and gave Snow Woman a letter to deliver to Yue Fei.
• Xiao Tianyang predicted that Kankuli would soon make a major move and choose a weak target to attack.

Yue Fei and Bai Qi organized a four-front campaign against the God Realm while Xiao Tianyang kept his attention on the missing enemy forces. At Wisteria Highlands, Han Xin’s new army spotted William and Atalia’s force and chose to attack.

• Yue Fei met with Bai Qi and planned a four-front advance, assigning forces to the Forest Area, Plains Area, Mystic Realm Area, and rear defense.
• Snow Woman reported that Wang Jian’s patrols had found no enemy at the Frontline, and Xiao Tianyang ordered the defenders not to pursue into unexplored territory.
• Han Xin spotted enemy troops about a hundred li from Wisteria Highlands and summoned his officers to discuss their response.
• Long Ju and the other officers backed a proactive attack after Han Xin identified William and Atalia among the enemy force of sixty thousand.
• Han Xin agreed to attack the enemy and give them hell.

Xiao Tianyang received reports of Han Xin’s victories over Kankuli and later ordered his generals back to defend the Imperial City. The Plane Spirit of Douluo Continent planned to devour and merge the Elemental Continent in two hours, leaving Xiao Tianyang’s forces one day to hold the city and the Plane Core.

• Snow Woman delivered a report that Han Xin routed Kankuli’s forces at the Wisteria Highlands with Long Ju, Fan Kuai, and Cao Can, losing 221 soldiers while annihilating 40,000 enemies.
• Over the next twenty days, Kankuli lost battles against several generals, including a disastrous defeat in which Wu Qi and Xiang Yan buried 100,000 troops in Ox River Valley.
• The Plane Spirit of Douluo Continent told Xiao Tianyang it would devour and merge the Elemental Continent, a process that would take one day and require him to hold the Imperial City and Plane Core.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered all generals to withdraw from the front and assemble near the Imperial City, where they returned within half an hour.
• Xiao Tianyang told the generals that every elemental lifeform would oppose them and ordered them to hold the Imperial City by any means for one day.

Xiao Tianyang approved Wang Jian and the generals’ defensive plan but warned them that the elemental forces could be numerous and that Kankuli might be concealing a major move. As the generals prepared the defenses, Xiao Tianyang observed their methods and asked Zhang Liang about the cost of victory.

• Xiao Tianyang attended the military meeting without offering opinions until he approved the defensive plan and warned the generals about the elemental forces and Kankuli’s elite troops.
• Wang Jian and the other generals pledged to resist the enemy and left to deploy soldiers and prepare contingencies along the Frontline.
• Xiao Tianyang observed his own troops through a monocular to better understand Wang Jian and the others’ combat styles.
• Zhang Liang judged that the generals could likely win, but warned that the cost could be severe if the enemy’s schemes succeeded.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Zhang Liang how they should respond to the enemy’s intentions.

Xiao Tianyang and Zhang Liang assessed the danger of a possible enemy conspiracy while the Tianwu Dynasty’s forces fought in the God Realm. When a powerful Wild God appeared outside the Elemental Kingdom’s northern gate, Xiao Tianyang entrusted the response to Wang Jian, who prepared the city’s defenses.

• Snow Woman reported that the Tianwu Dynasty’s armies had secured key passes in the God Realm, repelled enemy assaults, and reached a stalemate at the Mystic Realm Area.
• Xiao Tianyang and Zhang Liang suspected the enemy was trying to divide their forces, but Zhang Liang advised them to stay calm and focus on their current gains.
• Xiao Tianyang spotted a powerful creature in the wilderness and ordered Snow Woman to sound the alarm and deliver the collected images to General Wang Jian.
• Zhang Liang identified the creature as a likely Wild God and advised Xiao Tianyang not to intervene because Wang Jian could handle the threat.
• At the north gate, Wang Jian, Xiang Yan, and Han Xin prepared the defending legions to hold the Wild God outside the city while artillery suppressed the enemy.

Xiao Tianyang’s forces held off the Wild God’s siege as Xiang Yu rescued Fan Kuai and joined the battle. Enemy attacks also threatened the eastern and western fronts, leaving the western battle in a stalemate against a rival commander.

• Xiao Tianyang and Zhang Liang assessed the defenses as the Wild God shifted from cannon fodder to direct assaults on the gates.
• The Wild God froze Fan Kuai, but Xiang Yu smashed the ice and freed him before Wang Ben and Long Ju helped Fan Kuai strike back.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that the youth was Xiang Yu, General Xiang Yan’s grandson, and considered how he might become a loyal general.
• The Fire Lord’s forces attacked the eastern city from underground, but Wu Qi’s soldiers held them back until Meng Wu brought support and Peng Yue, Ying Bu, and Wang Yanzhang drove Atalia from the walls.
• On the western front, Chuli Ji and Ying Hua Under Command faced five War God Kingdom division commanders while a rival monarch’s command kept the battle at a stalemate.

Xiao Tianyang sent the Tianwu Dragon Guards to reinforce Chuli Ji at the west city while considering whether an unknown fifth force was behind the enemy’s attacks. Zhang Liang proposed that Wu Qi deliberately weaken the east city’s defenses to draw out the enemy’s hidden strength, but Xiao Tianyang questioned what would happen if Doflamingo refused the bait.

• Yan Lingji explained Doflamingo’s strengths, weaknesses, and influence in the War God Kingdom, and Xiao Tianyang recognized his plan to split the city’s defenders.
• Zhang Liang advised Xiao Tianyang to keep a force in reserve so he could support the front without taking command from the legion leaders.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the Tianwu Dragon Guards to reinforce Chuli Ji’s Mystic Bird Legion at the west city.
• Xiao Tianyang questioned whether a fifth force was concealed nearby, since the Rune Continent’s fighters seemed to be holding back despite the Plane Spirit’s warning.
• Zhang Liang proposed that Wu Qi deliberately make the east city’s situation look dire to lure the enemy into committing all its forces.
• Xiao Tianyang asked what they would do if Doflamingo did not take the bait.

Xiao Tianyang consulted Wu Qi about exposing a flaw in the eastern city to draw out the enemy’s hidden mastermind, and Wu Qi agreed with precautions. As the western city’s defenders counterattacked, Xiao Tianyang assessed Doflamingo’s forces, while Zhang Liang pointed out the impatient flanks of the enemy formation.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Wu Qi whether deliberately exposing a flaw in the eastern city was feasible, and Wu Qi approved the plan pending discussion with the generals and safeguards from His Majesty.
• Xiao Tianyang considered the commanders facing Kankuli and arranged to help prepare the eastern city plan without joining the battle himself.
• Chuli Ji and Han Shizhong cleared two-thirds of the enemy from the western city while Yue Yi held the eastern front with a great general’s support.
• Xiao Tianyang estimated that Doflamingo had brought at least three hundred thousand troops and expected a major assault after the earlier probe.
• Zhang Liang directed Xiao Tianyang’s attention to the enemy’s left and right flanks, identifying them as the main force and the most impatient parts of the Battle Formation.

Wu Qi took command of the city gate defense while Gongsun Yan prepared to lure Kankuli’s troops into the barbican. The Void opened a passage at the gate, drawing the Heavenly Dao’s warning; after the gate closed, Xiao Tianyang saw the Heavenly Dao strike again with a torrent of lightning.

• Wu Qi told Gongsun Yan he would defend the city gate, leaving Gongsun Yan to expand the gains elsewhere.
• Gongsun Yan launched the plan to lure the enemy into the barbican, where Meng Ao’s forces, Wu Qi’s Martial Soldiers, and Gongsun Yan’s troops would wear them down in successive waves.
• Xiao Tianyang watched the enemy’s strange movements from the Elemental Tower but could not determine where they would attack.
• Lightning tore through the clouds toward the city gate, where a purple barrier appeared around the [Elemental Gate], revealing a passage to the Void.
• Zhang Liang said the Void Will would stay within limits, and the gate closed as the lightning dispersed.
• Xiao Tianyang warned that the Heavenly Dao was not easily fooled, and torrents of lightning descended from the heavens.

Xiao Tianyang identified the creatures from the pit as the Nitsaa Tribe and sent their combat data to Wu Qi, who deployed his forces to hold them back. The Martial Soldier Legion suffered losses before the Tianwu Dragon Guards arrived and stabilized the battlefield.

• Xiao Tianyang identified the blue-skinned creatures as the Nitsaa Tribe and sent their combat data to Wu Qi's Power Armor system.
• Xiao Tianyang urged Zhang Liang to send in the Tianwu Dragon Guards, while he informed Wu Qi of the enemy and his proposed arrangements.
• Wu Qi ordered Pang Juan and Wei Wuji to support the troops and assigned Ying Bu to occupy Kama and the Nitsaa Tribe.
• Ying Bu wounded Kama but could not break his defense, while other Nitsaa Tribe members overwhelmed the Martial Soldier Legion's front line.
• Pang Juan directed the Energy Cannons and other squads against the enemy as his soldiers suffered casualties.
• The Tianwu Dragon Guards charged into battle and halted the enemy's advance, while Wu Qi signaled his forces to stay calm and avoid rash action.

Xiao Tianyang identified the Nitsaa Tribe’s Berserk talent as the key to the eastern battlefield and sent reinforcements while heading to the northern city. As he prepared to face the Wild God and other powerful enemies, he reflected on how Zhang Liang’s guidance had helped him find his role in the war.

• Xiao Tianyang examined reports from the eastern city, discovered the Nitsaa Tribe’s hidden Berserk talent, and relayed the information to Wu Qi.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Wang Jian to send the Evil Slayer Legion’s First Brigade to support the eastern city, then told Zhang Liang he would go to the northern city.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that Dong'er and Xue'er had already gone to the eastern and western cities, and left to relieve pressure in the north.
• Zhang Liang inferred that Xiao Tianyang intended to connect the battlefronts through his own strength and considered the dangers posed by the Wild God, Kankuli, Doflamingo, Belvis, Kassadin, and Jax.
• Xiao Tianyang reflected on his growth, his reliance on Zhang Liang’s guidance, and his changing approach to war.

Xiao Tianyang waited for the Wild God to be weakened before joining Wang Ben, Fan Kuai, and Long Ju in a sudden assault. As the Wild God tried to escape underground, Xiao Tianyang prepared to finish it with a decisive strike.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Wang Jian how the Elemental Beast horde would respond if the Wild God died, and Wang Jian predicted the loyal beasts would attack while the conscripts might flee.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Wang Jian to eliminate the loyal faction once the Wild God fell.
• Wang Ben pierced the Wild God's shoulder, Fan Kuai severed its arm, and Long Ju drove his halberd into its head.
• Xiao Tianyang attacked the Wild God with the [Void Blade], [Emperor Flame], and a fiery dragon, forcing it into a crater.
• The Wild God began digging underground to escape, but Xiao Tianyang pursued it and readied a throwing attack with his blade.

Xiao Tianyang killed the Wild God and ordered Wang Ben, Long Ju, and Fan Kuai to withdraw from the elite battlefield. He then faced Doflamingo and the Void Faction, while both sides stalled for time and prepared their next moves.

• Xiao Tianyang's [Void Blade] pierced the Wild God's crown, killing it, and he stored its corpse.
• Xiao Tianyang returned the dragon-patterned halberd to Long Ju and ordered him, Wang Ben, and Fan Kuai to withdraw.
• Wang Ben led the others away, explaining that the battle against the strongest enemies belonged to Xiao Tianyang, not their soldiers.
• Doflamingo and the Void Faction sealed the space around Xiao Tianyang, and Doflamingo taunted him about being trapped in their plan.
• Xiao Tianyang mocked Doflamingo and held back from attacking while both sides waited for their methods to be ready.

Xiao Tianyang exposed Doflamingo’s plan to ambush his army and launched a surprise attack against him and Kankuli. He revealed that the attackers were the Four Great Assassins, recruited to help him defeat the enemy leaders.

• Xiao Tianyang deduced that Doflamingo planned to use the Eight-Headed Serpent to take command of the beasts, ambush his army, and seize the imperial capital.
• Xiao Tianyang attacked Doflamingo, while Nie Zheng severed Doflamingo’s arm and Zhuan Zhu poisoned Kankuli.
• White Robe and Ram Horn engaged Belvis and Kankuli as the other attackers withdrew, leaving Jax surrounded by Nie Zheng and three assassins.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that Zhuan Zhu, Nie Zheng, Yu Rang, and Jing Ke were the Four Great Assassins he had recruited and concealed near the enemy.

Wang Jian led the Tianwu Dynasty’s ground forces in a coordinated assault to contain and eliminate the Elemental Beast horde while supporting Xiao Tianyang’s wider plan. His army began its advance as enemy forces in East City and West City also started moving.

• Xiao Tianyang’s plan assigned Miao Zhenshan, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Qian Daoliu to intercept the Eight-Headed Serpent while Wang Jian prepared to sweep the ground battlefield.
• Wang Jian ordered the Spirit Beast Legion to stay at headquarters and led the other forces out of North City.
• The Iron Wall Legion split around the horde’s flanks and used grenades to drive the Elemental Beasts toward the central avenue.
• Wang Jian ordered the Evil Slayer Legion and Hurricane Legion forward, while the Divine Might Legion widened the encirclement into a figure-eight formation.
• Wang Jian directed the artillery, chariot, tank, and air force units to support the advance and watch for enemy reinforcements.
• The Air Force Regiment’s activity signaled that enemies in East City and West City had begun moving.

Xiao Tianyang and his allies killed Doflamingo, Jax, and Belvis, leaving Kankuli as the only surviving enemy commander. They cornered Kankuli, and White Robe’s Killing Intent stiffened his limbs, giving Ram Horn a chance to strike decisively.

• Xiao Tianyang killed Doflamingo, while Nie Zheng, Zhuan Zhu, Yu Rang, and Jing Ke joined forces to kill Jax.
• White Robe killed Belvis after the Killing Intent he had taken from Aatrox ravaged her body, leaving Kankuli as the sole survivor.
• Xiao Tianyang sent Nie Zheng and the others to support his master, ordering them to wait for an opening and use a signal object to coordinate their attack.
• Xiao Tianyang, White Robe, and Ram Horn attacked Kankuli, who used Ram Horn’s spear strikes to try to break through their encirclement.
• White Robe’s demonic sword cut Kankuli’s throat and stiffened his limbs, setting him up for Ram Horn’s next spear strike.

Xiao Tianyang returned to the Elemental Tower after defeating Kankuli and learned that the Void Will had taken the shattered Void Origin. He then investigated the failed attempt to kill the Eight-Headed Serpent and, after hearing Zhang Liang’s explanation, began to understand that the Void Will’s real objective lay beyond the apparent battle.

• Xiao Tianyang returned to the Elemental Tower and told Yan Lingji and Zhang Liang that Kankuli’s advanced separate space had turned the fight into a difficult three-on-three battle.
• Xiao Tianyang read Wang Jian’s final battle report and questioned why the Plane Spirit of the Elemental Continent seemed to have no way out.
• Xiao Tianyang went to the battlefield outside the city, where Miao Zhenshan reported that a mysterious black-robed woman had saved the Eight-Headed Serpent from their ambush.
• Xiao Tianyang sent Miao Zhenshan and the others back, then ordered Nie Zheng and his group to return to the Imperial City and treat their injuries.
• Zhang Liang said the Void Will was using the Elemental Beast hordes to drain military strength and divert attention, and Xiao Tianyang realized its true objective lay beyond the apparent battle.

Xiao Tianyang prepared the Tianwu Dynasty for the Void Faction’s final assault and identified the third monarch, Black Fox, among the charging Elemental Beasts. As Zhang Liang planned a trap for Black Fox, the Eight-Headed Serpent attacked the imperial city, where Qian Renxue joined the battle and empowered the defenders.

• Xiao Tianyang assigned the Light Brigade to support three cities and prepared supplies while leaving the fighting to Wang Jian and the other commanders.
• Xiao Tianyang and Zhang Liang saw Black Fox, the third monarch, advancing with the Elemental Beasts and agreed to lure him into a trap after the battle.
• Zhang Liang explained that Xiao Tianyang needed to keep civil and military officials in balance rather than rely on his own strength to govern.
• The Artillery Regiment set the land beyond the city walls ablaze as the Eight-Headed Serpent sent eight enormous fireballs toward the imperial city.
• Qian Renxue cut apart and annihilated the fireballs, then used her awakened abilities to strengthen the defenders and joined the fight.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue wounded the Eight-Headed Serpent and stopped it from escaping, while Xiao Tianyang assessed the organized Elemental Beast assault on the imperial city. He suspected Black Fox intended to wear down their forces and would soon make another move.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue struck the Eight-Headed Serpent, severing heads and sealing one wound so it could not regenerate.
• The Eight-Headed Serpent tried to burrow away, but Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue unleashed their ultimate attacks and forced it to keep fighting.
• Xiao Tianyang turned his attention to the siege as Wang Jian clashed with the first wave of Elemental Beasts.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized that the Eight-Headed Serpent had arranged the Elemental Beasts into supervised formations to make them charge effectively.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that Black Fox was using the siege to wear down their military strength and would likely act soon.

Xiao Tianyang and the Tianwu Dynasty held off Black Fox’s forces until Black Fox appeared outside the Elemental Tower. Xiao Tianyang captured him and sent him toward Eternal Night, though Black Fox claimed Xiao still did not understand the Void.

• Xiang Yu deflected Black Fox’s beam with his Overlord Spear and returned to battle after assuring Xiang Liang he was unharmed.
• Xiao Tianyang considered having Yue Fei train Xiang Yu, then focused on the stalemate against the Elemental Beast horde.
• Black Fox appeared outside the Elemental Tower after the Elemental Plane began cracking and admitted Xiao Tianyang had outschemed him.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed he had been stalling, sealed Black Fox with iron chains, and said he would send him to Eternal Night.
• Black Fox warned Xiao Tianyang that he still did not understand the Void, and Xiao Tianyang joked that he would bring an instruction manual next time.