Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang learned that Lu Bu and Huo Qubing could help fight the War Ghost Tribe and sent Sacred Spirit to recruit them, along with Wei Qing, Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang. Sun Wu proposed resolving the Ston Snow Region first to weaken the Void Faction, while Ma Yuan prepared a surprise attack on the War Ghost Tribe's War Machines.

• Sun Wu told Xiao Tianyang that Lu Bu and Huo Qubing commanded elite troops and could help turn the war around.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned Sacred Spirit and ordered him to bring Lu Bu and Huo Qubing to him, along with Wei Qing, Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang.
• Sun Wu revealed that he had previously invited the five men, but they had declined to serve the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
• Sun Wu explained that Ma Yuan was preparing to attack the War Ghost Tribe's War Machines from the rear.
• Sun Wu recommended resolving the Ston Snow Region first, then advancing with the Fifth Group Army and the Tenth Group Army against the weakened Void Faction.

Sacred Spirit recruited Lu Bu and Huo Qubing for the Heavenly Martial Dynasty, then followed Huo Qubing to meet his uncle Wei Qing. Their effortless cooperation left Sacred Spirit wondering why the invitations were going so smoothly.

• Sacred Spirit presented Xiao Tianyang’s edict, and Lu Bu accepted command of the Six Dragon Imperial Guards before sending Li Jue and Guo Si to recruit troops.
• Sacred Spirit invited Huo Qubing, learned that Wei Qing was his uncle, and asked Huo Qubing to lead him to Wei Qing.
• Huo Qubing named the Cao, Sun, and Zhuge families as prominent families in Great Han City, while a bearded man in the Cao residence and a young man in a mountain cottage sensed someone watching them.
• Sacred Spirit met Wei Qing working in the fields, introduced himself as the emperor’s clone, and asked what orders the emperor had for him.

Xiao Tianyang questioned Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Jian about why they had not responded to his Talent Recruitment Order, then welcomed their agreement to serve the Heavenly Martial Dynasty. He asked each man to assess the dynasty’s situation, and Wei Qing began with a military analysis that impressed Xiao Tianyang.

• Xiao Tianyang confirmed that Lu Bu and Huo Qubing had prepared their soldiers and equipment and ordered Sun Wu to support them as they prepared to join the battle in three days.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Jian why they had ignored his recruitment order, then said he would not punish them for it.
• Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, and Wei Qing had gathered many renowned generals and strategists in Great Han City, while Sun Jian had brought Sun Ce, Gan Ning, Zhou Yu, and Lu Xun.
• Cao Cao said he and the others intended to enter official service, and Xiao Tianyang asked them to share their views on the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
• Wei Qing analyzed the Void and the battlefronts from a military perspective, prompting Xiao Tianyang to listen intently and show sudden understanding.

Xiao Tianyang considered how the system, historical achievements, and later generations’ fame shaped summoned figures’ strength, then assigned the returning Wei Qing and others to await an imperial edict. With the War Ghost Tribe due at Hektonmar in five days, he had Sun Wu teach Lu Bu and Huo Qubing to integrate troops into their combat systems before the coming battle.

• Xiao Tianyang explained the three factors that determined summoned figures’ strength and reflected on Zhou Yu’s enhanced intelligence and War Talents.
• Xiao Tianyang told Wei Qing and the other three to return to the imperial capital and wait for his imperial edict the next day.
• Xiao Tianyang summoned Sun Wu after the four men left, while Sun Wu, Lu Bu, and Huo Qubing had already discussed the situation on their way to camp.
• Sun Wu began teaching Lu Bu and Huo Qubing how to rapidly train and familiarize themselves with the soldiers.
• Xiao Tianyang judged that the reserve soldiers could not break through to level one hundred in time, so Lu Bu and Huo Qubing needed to integrate them into their combat systems before the War Ghost Tribe reached Hektonmar in five days.

Xiao Tianyang approved commanders and Legion Commanders for four new Group Armies while remaining in Hektonmar to address the War Ghost Tribe. With Sun Wu overseeing other battlefields, Xiao Tianyang took command of the Imperial Guard as the new armies prepared to train.

• Xiao Tianyang resolved to stay in Hektonmar until the War Ghost Tribe matter was settled and learned from Sun Wu about Lu Bu and Huo Qubing's situation.
• Xiao Tianyang appointed Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, and Sun Jian to command the Eleventh through Fourteenth Group Armies, with Ban Chao, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, and Zhou Yu as their deputies.
• Wei Qing and the other commanders submitted their Legion Commander lists, naming generals including Zhou Yafu, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, and Sun Ce.
• Xiao Tianyang approved the lists and accepted Sun Wu's Command and Deployment Separation Policy, which separated troop mobilization authority from battlefield command.
• Xiao Tianyang postponed deploying the four new Group Armies while they trained and the War Ghost Tribe remained a threat, and he assumed command of the Imperial Guard while Sun Wu oversaw other battlefields.

Xiao Tianyang established the Heavenly Strategy Bureau and asked Lu Su, Fa Zheng, and Jia Xu how to face the War Ghost army threatening Hektonmar. Lu Su and Fa Zheng organized a plan to lure the enemy into a trap, while Jia Xu began to suspect Xiao Tianyang practiced three paths of cultivation.

• Xiao Tianyang appointed Lu Su, Fa Zheng, and Jia Xu as aides in the newly established Heavenly Strategy Bureau.
• Fa Zheng advised luring the two hundred thousand War Ghosts into a trap and surrounding them, warning that Ma Yuan’s smaller force could not defeat the remaining army alone.
• Lu Su proposed using his Strategy Divine Ability to deceive the enemy, and Xiao Tianyang gave him a token to obtain what he needed.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Fa Zheng to brief Lu Bu, Jubao, and Huo Qubing on the operation.
• Xiao Tianyang promised Jia Xu the bureau’s leadership if he performed well, and Jia Xu wondered whether the emperor practiced the three paths of emperor, king, and tyrant.

Zhan Kuangtian led the War Ghost Tribe in a full assault on Hektonmar, while Jia Xu and Lu Su prepared a deception and Soul Poison to counter them. The siege began with War Ghost soldiers scaling the walls and massive war machines advancing, including towering Giant Skeleton Beasts.

• Zhan Kuangtian ordered two hundred thousand War Ghost soldiers to attack Hektonmar, intending to prove the tribe's strength to Xiao Tianyang.
• Jia Xu and Lu Su used Zhuan Zhu's intelligence about the enemy's deployment to prepare an illusion and a plan to trigger Soul Poison during the battle.
• Lu Su activated three Strategy Divine Abilities, disguising straw men as soldiers and concealing Hektonmar to draw the War Ghost Tribe into an ambush.
• Jia Xu left Lu Su to prepare the Soul Poison, while Xiao Tianyang watched the strategy unfold and considered expanding the Heavenly Strategy Bureau's battlefield-support role.
• Zhan Kuangtian began a brutal siege as War Ghost soldiers climbed Hektonmar's walls and siege machines bombarded the city.
• Xiao Tianyang spotted ten-meter-tall, metallic Giant Skeleton Beasts among the War Ghost Tribe's advancing forces.

Xiao Tianyang recognized that the War Ghost Tribe’s War Machines used runes related to Satan’s talisman technology and sent Lu Bu to capture one. Lu Bu and the Glacier Wolf Riders attacked a War Ghost force, crushing its three thousand cavalry and leaving the mission underway.

• Xiao Tianyang linked the War Ghost Tribe’s runes to Satan’s talismans and ordered Lu Bu to bring him a War Machine.
• Lu Bu assembled the Glacier Wolf Riders and entrusted Gao Shun with coordinating with the Six Dragon Imperial Guards if he did not return in time.
• Lu Bu led the riders around to the right rear of a War Ghost assembly point and charged the enemy.
• Zhan Kuangtian ordered Third Squad of Second Brigade to intercept the attackers and spare only their leading general.
• Lu Bu defeated a War Ghost officer with a single blow, and the Glacier Wolf Riders routed the three-thousand-strong cavalry force in under five minutes.

Xiao Tianyang discovered that Satan’s ancient talisman could suppress and destroy the War Ghost Tribe’s War Machines, then adjusted the battle plan to give his strategists more time and eliminate the threat outside the city. With Qian Renxue at the Frontline, he prepared to let her fight in his place.

• Lu Bu returned with three types of War Machines and briefly reported what had happened before heading back to camp.
• Xiao Tianyang used the ancient octagonal talisman and Ancient Divine Eyes to discover that its runes suppressed the War Machines, then destroyed one with the talisman.
• Qian Renxue arrived and asked why Xiao Tianyang was studying the War Machines; he explained that disabling them could give Jia Xu and Fa Zheng more time to prepare.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Jubao to destroy the Eternal Night talismans behind the city walls and sent the Six Dragon Imperial Guards east to await an opportunity.
• After discussing the adjustment with Jia Xu and the other strategists, Xiao Tianyang left the Frontline battle to Jubao, Huo Qubing, and Lu Bu, and considered Qian Renxue the best person to fight in his place.

Xiao Tianyang prepared to counter the War Ghost Tribe’s assault on Hektonmar, assigning Qian Renxue to stall their strongest fighter while his forces defended the city. The battle intensified as the Tianwu Dragon Guards proved far more powerful than Zhan Kuangtian expected.

• Xiao Tianyang concluded that top-tier generals had at least four War Talents and that top-tier famous ministers possessed powerful Political Talents.
• Qian Renxue told Xiao Tianyang she had come to find him, and he explained that she would stall Zhan Kuangtian until one of his generals finished fighting.
• Jubao and the others destroyed many War Machines, while Xiao Tianyang sent the Tianwu Dragon Guards to reinforce the North City wall.
• Xiao Tianyang supplied Lu Su with a restorative pill and Energy Crystals, allowing him to maintain three Strategy Divine Abilities with Jia Xu's assistance.
• Zhan Kuangtian ordered his forces to attack Hektonmar, then discovered the Tianwu Dragon Guards were cutting down his soldiers and sent officers to hold them back.

As Zhan Kuangtian’s Death Horn awakened the War Ghost Tribe’s ancient Heroic Spirits and greatly strengthened its army, Xiao Tianyang received word that Huo Qubing and Ma Yuan had destroyed the enemy’s Third Legion. With Ma Yuan’s forces returning to Hektonmar, Xiao Tianyang prepared to launch the counterattack and warned Qian Renxue to be ready for Zhan Kuangtian’s move.

• Zhan Kuangtian sounded the Death Horn, causing War Ghost soldiers to fall briefly before their eyes turned icy blue and their combat strength surged.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that Huo Qubing and Ma Yuan had annihilated the War Ghost Tribe’s Third Legion, and that Huo Qubing had continued onward to cut off the enemy’s retreat.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Jubao and Lu Bu to stand by, told Fa Zheng and Jia Xu to begin the plan when Ma Yuan reached Hektonmar, and warned Qian Renxue to give Zhan Kuangtian no chance to exploit a strength imbalance.
• Ma Yuan rendezvoused with Liang Lin and Ma Xiong, assembled his Seven Dragon Imperial Guards, and chose to enter Hektonmar through the western gate.
• As the War Ghost Tribe intensified its assault, Xiao Tianyang ordered Lu Su to retreat and had Fa Zheng and Jia Xu prepare to activate the plan while they refined its details and planned the enemy’s annihilation within the city.

Xiao Tianyang’s forces trapped Zhan Kuangtian’s War Ghosts in North City with towering earthen walls and attacked them from both ends. Zhan Kuangtian fought Qian Renxue while Lu Bu led the assault, leaving the battle raging inside the sealed avenue.

• Zhan Kuangtian ordered his War Ghosts to charge into North City, while Xiao Tianyang explained that the enemy had been drawn into a trap.
• Jia Xu and Fa Zheng unleashed four strategy divine abilities, raising enormous earthen walls that sealed the War Ghosts inside the central avenue.
• Jubao and Ma Yuan confronted Zhan Kuangtian, who ordered his First Brigade to hold the front and led the Second Brigade in a retreating counterattack.
• Qian Renxue challenged Zhan Kuangtian and clashed with him in mid-air as Lu Bu targeted the War Ghost officers.
• Lu Bu ordered the Glacier Wolf Riders, Elite Vanguard, and Flying Bear Army to charge through the narrow passage.

The Feral Beast Troops, Gao Shun’s Elite Vanguard, and Qian Renxue’s attacks drove the War Ghost Tribe toward annihilation as Zhan Kuangtian realized his forces were trapped. Lu Bu and the Dragon Wolf King attacked Zhan Kuangtian, while Xiao Tianyang ordered his forces to secure the entrance and judged that the Void would not waste its rare methods on anyone but him.

• Jubao and the Feral Beast Troops cut down the War Ghost soldiers at the frontline while Gao Shun’s Elite Vanguard and the Flying Bear Army blocked their rear route.
• Zhan Kuangtian noticed that War Ghost soldiers in the rear were also falling and suspected poison, then tried to focus on defeating Qian Renxue.
• Lu Bu attacked Zhan Kuangtian from the air, smashed his helmet, and sent him crashing into an earthen wall before the Dragon Wolf King struck him as he landed.
• Qian Renxue stayed to help contain the War Ghost fighters, and Xiao Tianyang ordered Lu Su to tell Lu Bu and the others to break away and form a defensive line at the entrance.
• Xiao Tianyang rejected Lu Su’s suggestion to kill Zhan Kuangtian first, reasoning that Zhan Kuangtian would not reveal the Void’s rare weapon against anyone but him.

After the War Ghost Tribe's defeat, Xiao Tianyang ordered Hektonmar rebuilt while weighing the possibility of another Void attack. News that Huo Qubing had destroyed a hidden reserve army led Jia Xu to suspect the Void had sent it to search for an unknown item.

• Lu Bu killed Zhan Kuangtian, and the War Ghost Tribe's army of two hundred thousand was wiped out.
• Jia Xu estimated that rebuilding Hektonmar's defenses would cost the resources of two legions, and Xiao Tianyang ordered Lu Su to oversee the work.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Fa Zheng to gather battle reports and discussed with Jia Xu whether the Void had left hidden contingencies behind.
• A messenger reported that Huo Qubing had defeated a three-hundred-thousand-strong War Ghost Tribe army in Black Wind Valley, losing sixty thousand men while killing two hundred and fifty thousand enemies.
• Jia Xu speculated that the reserve army had been searching for an item rather than serving as a decisive force against Xiao Tianyang.

Xiao Tianyang received Fa Zheng’s battle report on the campaigns in the Underground City Plane and learned that Nie Zheng had found a lead connected to the War Ghost Tribe. He dispatched White Robe, Sacred Spirit, and Ram Horn to pursue the investigation while keeping the Void Faction from discovering their objective.

• Fa Zheng reported that the Void army around the Ston Snow Region had been cleared, the Ninth Group Army had destroyed three teleportation bases, and the other armies had carried out their roles against the enemy’s main force.
• Fa Zheng explained that Sun Wu’s military merit system assessed the linked campaigns as a whole and distributed rewards according to each person’s contribution.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Fa Zheng whether Nie Zheng had found any new information about the Void Will’s hidden plan.
• Fa Zheng said Nie Zheng had traced War Ghost Tribe escapees and expected to uncover the truth within three hours.
• Xiao Tianyang sent White Robe and Sacred Spirit to continue the investigation and ordered Ram Horn to appear in the Ston Snow Region without exposing their objective.

The Void Faction weighed continuing its assault on Normar against retreating overseas as Xiao Tianyang focused on investigating the Void Will’s objective. White Robe and Sacred Spirit helped find the Cube of Instance, and Xiao Tianyang returned to Hektonmar with it while the war’s next stage remained undecided.

• The Void Faction’s commander considered whether to keep fighting the Heavenly Martial Dynasty or retreat to the northeastern islands as the enemy forces threatened to encircle them.
• Xiao Tianyang left the frontline battles to investigate the Void Will’s plans and waited for Nie Zheng and the others to report their findings.
• Sacred Spirit informed Xiao Tianyang about the investigation, and Sacred Spirit and White Robe joined Nie Zheng’s group to continue searching.
• After three days, Nie Zheng and the others located the Cube of Instance, which could be taken by anyone who was not an Underground City class holder.
• Sacred Spirit and White Robe returned to Hektonmar with the Cube of Instance, while Nie Zheng and the others continued investigating the Instance Generator and hunting the remaining War Ghost Tribe members.

Xiao Tianyang obtained the Cube of Instance and learned that the Void Will would likely retaliate, forcing the Heavenly Martial Dynasty to prepare for a more brutal war. He sent Jia Xu to devise a plan for preemptive strikes, hoping to gain an advantage before the fighting returned to Hektonmar.

• Xiao Tianyang took the Cube of Instance from White Robe and Sacred Spirit and learned that it could create regions governed by Instance Rules.
• Xiao Tianyang sent Sacred Spirit to assist the Grand Commandant and White Robe to help Ram Horn.
• Jia Xu warned Xiao Tianyang that the Void Will would likely fight back and that the war could return to Hektonmar, forcing the dynasty to shift from offense to defense.
• Xiao Tianyang proposed striking obstacles facing the Third Group Army or the Moloch Tribe facing the Fifth Group Army, with an Imperial Guards unit providing support.
• Xiao Tianyang tasked Jia Xu with preparing a plan that day, and Jia Xu entered a Teleportation Gate to return to the Heavenly Strategy Bureau.

Sun Wu joined the Fifth Group Army’s council as its commanders considered how to defeat the united Moloch Tribe. They settled on targeting its six Tribal Chiefs and planned to request Lu Bu and Huo Qubing as reinforcements, while Sun Wu coordinated preparations across the Frontline.

• Xiao Tianyang’s letter interrupted Sun Wu’s work, but Sun Wu agreed to cooperate with the emperor’s proposed solution.
• Wu Qi gathered the Fifth Group Army’s Legion Commanders and explained Xiao Tianyang’s arrangements.
• Gongsun Yan argued that defeating the Moloch Tribe required killing its six Tribal Chiefs, while Sun Bin warned that the available generals might not be strong enough to do so safely.
• Sun Wu suggested requesting Lu Bu and Huo Qubing from the Imperial Guard armies, noting that Lu Bu had defeated Zhan Kuangtian.
• Gongsun Yan and Sun Bin agreed with the strategy, and Wu Qi directed the commanders to develop a plan so Hektonmar could send troops north.
• Sun Wu continued coordinating preparations across the other Group Armies to prevent the war from spreading uncontrollably.

The Fifth Group Army launched a planned offensive against the Moloch Tribe, with Sun Wu coordinating attacks across the main battlefield, river valley, and forest approaches. As Sun Wu’s abilities strengthened the legions, Gongsun Yan and Lai Hu'er advanced through the river valley while Lu Bu rapidly captured fortifications on the western route.

• Wu Qi fought three Moloch Tribal Chiefs on the Frontline with support from Luo Shixin and Peng Yue.
• Sun Wu ordered the Fierce Leopard Legion and Black Crow Legion to move out and told Lu Bu and Huo Qubing to prepare to act.
• Gongsun Yan and Lai Hu'er prepared an assault on the river valley, while Lu Bu and Huo Qubing split their forces to target the western and southern gates.
• Sun Wu used four Military Dao Divine Abilities to strengthen the seven legions on the Frontline.
• Gongsun Yan and Lai Hu'er captured the first river valley checkpoint and began attacking the second as Lu Bu captured two fortresses and three checkpoints.

Lu Bu’s advance brought him into battle with the Fire Dragon Patriarch, who revealed the Moloch Tribe’s hidden strength and forced Lu Bu to enter his god-demon state. A messenger carried Lu Bu’s warning to the Grand Commandant as the Five Dragon Imperial Guards pressed their attack.

• The Fire Dragon Patriarch arrived on the battlefield and attacked Lu Bu, who knocked him back with a single strike.
• The Fire Dragon Patriarch transformed into his second state after realizing Lu Bu could kill him while he held back.
• Lu Bu sent a consciousness arrow to a messenger, who left to report that the Moloch Tribe might be hiding its strength.
• Lu Bu’s aura rose and a three-headed, six-armed demon god took shape as the Fire Dragon Patriarch attacked with his Flame Trident.
• The dynasty’s soldiers resisted the Fire Dragon Patriarch’s heat with their Power Armor, while Lu Bu’s pressure remained and Li Jue and Guo Si led the Five Dragon Imperial Guards forward.