Chapter Summaries

Xin'er received a West Coast battle report while Xiao Tianyang remained in seclusion to decipher the Cube of Instance. With the Moloch Tribe defeated and the frontline secure, Xiao Tianyang considered the Void’s limited commitment to Douluo Continent and the need to help the continent keep pace with Eternal Night.

• Xin'er accepted the West Coast battle report for Xiao Tianyang and sent the messenger away because the Emperor was in seclusion.
• Xiao Tianyang focused on deciphering the Cube of Instance, while keeping the sealed Heavenly Machine Cube untouched and judging the Golden Key of limited value to the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
• The Fifth Group Army defeated the Moloch Tribe after Huo Qubing launched a Returning Horse Spear, and Sun Wu remained at the Frontline to command the forces.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that the Void had not yet committed its full strength to Douluo Continent and could not wage an all-out war against it.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized that Douluo Continent would need to advance alongside Eternal Night to have a chance of contending with the Void.

After unlocking the Cube of Instance, Xiao Tianyang learned that the front was threatened by disguised orcs from Monster Continent, despite the Giant Tribe causing only minor trouble. Jia Xu advised recalling the Grand Commandant while Wang Jian and Li Cunxiao held the Ston Snow Region.

• Xiao Tianyang spent three days solving the Cube of Instance’s puzzle, bound it with his blood, and took it away.
• Xin'er reported that the Fifth Group Army had encountered the formidable Giant Tribe, led by the Progenitor Giant and supported by the Nine Giants.
• Jia Xu told Xiao Tianyang that the orcs outside the Ston Snow Region were actually from Monster Continent and had launched an attack that Wang Jian and Li Cunxiao managed to repel.
• Jia Xu warned that losing the Ston Snow Region would expose Hektonmar and recommended recalling the Grand Commandant to prepare for further developments.

Xiao Tianyang approved Sun Wu’s plan to redeploy Group Armies so the new troops could gain battlefield experience. He then learned that members of the Yang Family had passed the Talent Recruitment Hall’s tests and recognized them as generals from Chinese history.

• Sun Wu proposed moving the Seventh and Eighth Group Armies to the Underground City Plane and assigning the four new Group Armies to Crescent Continent and Starfall Continent.
• Xiao Tianyang approved the transfer order, stamped it with the imperial seal, and gave Sun Wu the tiger tally.
• While monitoring the West Coast battlefield, Xiao Tianyang received news that every Yang Family member had passed the Talent Recruitment Hall’s tests.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Xin'er to find a large residence for the Yang Family, noting that several members had the potential to become Legion Commanders.
• Xiao Tianyang recalled the Yang Family Generals’ historical origins and their notable ancestors, including Yang Hui, Yang Gun, Yang Ye, and the Seven Sons and Eight Tigers.

Xiao Tianyang considered how to organize the dynasty’s growing armies and balance the imperial family, court, and military. He set aside immediate reforms and left the broader military structure under consideration.

• Xiao Tianyang reconsidered assigning generals by ability and considered grouping them by dynasty and era, but decided to consult Sun Wu before making changes.
• Xiao Tianyang postponed reorganizing the armies to avoid causing turmoil and set the Yang family matter aside.
• Xiao Tianyang compared the Yang and Xue military families, noting that Xue Rengui was still in his prime while Yang Hui was already old.
• Xiao Tianyang reflected on the influence of emerging court families and the need to keep the imperial family, court, and military balanced.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized that the growing number of Group Armies made it necessary to plan ways to balance them.

Luo Shixin and the Fifth Group Army fought the Giant Tribe to a stalemate on the West Coast, while Wu Qi and Sacred Spirit waited for the Heavenly Martial Dynasty to decide on a counteroffensive. The chapter ended with Wu Qi holding back until orders arrived from above.

• Luo Shixin fought the Colossal Titan for a full day and night, repeatedly wounding it without overcoming its rapid healing.
• Wu Qi deployed legion commanders and officers as the main attackers while soldiers supplied fire support and pooled strength through Legion Souls.
• Sacred Spirit explained that the Intelligent Titan countered his abilities and had kept him from turning the battle into a victory.
• Wu Qi said the Grand Commandant was interested in attacking the Giant Tribe and planned to discuss a counteroffensive with the emperor.
• Wu Qi noted that four days had passed since Sun Wu issued the transfer order, but he waited for orders before changing his plans.

After Zhuan Zhu’s letter revealed the Void Faction’s plan to attack the Ten Thousand Year Snow Mountain through the White Ruins, Xiao Tianyang and Sun Wu arranged a multi-front offensive. The armies began their attacks, while the decisive campaign in the Ston Snow Region remained the main focus.

• Xiao Tianyang received Zhuan Zhu’s map, and Sun Wu deduced that the enemy planned to enter the White Domain while other races distracted Wang Jian’s Third Group Army.
• Xiao Tianyang approved Sun Wu’s plan, ordered Lu Bu to reinforce the Third Group Army, and called on White Robe and Ram Horn to join the campaign.
• Sun Wu sent the Seventh and Eighth Group Armies to the Ston Snow Region and placed the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Group Armies on combat readiness.
• The Seventh and Eighth Group Armies reached their positions that evening, and the Second and Sixth Group Armies attacked the Void Faction’s outskirts at dawn.
• After the Giant Tribe sent troops to aid the Strong Orcs, Wu Qi launched the Fifth Group Army’s assault with Jubao and Huo Qubing reinforcing it.
• Xiao Tianyang planned for Jubao to counter the Intelligent Titan while the Holy Spirit and Huo Qubing confronted the other giants, as the Ston Snow Region remained the campaign’s crucial battlefield.

The Progenitor Giant arrived on the West Coast battlefield and challenged the Heavenly Martial Dynasty’s Hall of Enshrinement. Zhuang Zhou and two Dragon Level enshrinees transported her into Zhuang Zhou’s dream world, while Zuo Ci and Immortal Nanhua stayed behind to support them.

• The Progenitor Giant landed on the battlefield, and her arrival halted the fighting briefly before the battle resumed.
• Zhuang Zhou and four Dragon Level enshrinees confronted the Progenitor Giant, who challenged Zhuang Zhou and attacked.
• Zhuang Zhou, Zhang Jiao, and Yu Ji combined their Daoist magic to weaken and restrain the Progenitor Giant.
• Zhuang Zhou transported himself, Zhang Jiao, Yu Ji, and the Progenitor Giant into his dream world to fight away from the battlefield.
• Zuo Ci and Immortal Nanhua remained behind to stabilize Zhuang Zhou’s dream world, while Wu Qi observed the enshrinees’ strength and the giants’ increased fervor.

Xiao Tianyang received updates on the three Underground City Plane battlefields and reviewed the legendary figures he had deployed to secure victory. With reinforcements active across the fronts, he was confident the campaign was under control.

• Xin'er reported that Zhuang Zhou and the others had trapped the Progenitor Giant, while General Jubao and General Wu Qi were advancing the Normar battlefield toward victory.
• Xin'er said Master Xuanzang had begun fighting on the Frontline, though Wukong was clashing with the military commanders; Xiao Tianyang told her to tolerate their disagreements as long as they obeyed military discipline.
• Xiao Tianyang recalled that Xuanzang carried Golden Cicada's memories and cultivation, and that his four companions were powerful allies whose origins were connected to Soul Beasts and the Bai Ya flood dragon.
• Xin'er reported that Pei Min and Wang Yue had infiltrated the enemy camp near the Ston Snow Region, while Li Bai, Yue Nu, Zhou Kong, and Chong Da waited at the Second Group Army's garrison.
• Xiao Tianyang reviewed the six swordsmen's abilities and concluded that their deployment left him at ease about the Ston Snow Region battlefield.

The Void Lord arrived at the Underground City Plane and ordered a counterattack against the Heavenly Martial Dynasty while Xiao Tianyang remained unaware in Hektonmar. Three days of battle reports brought good news, including the defeat of several of the Nine Giants, though the Void’s offensive was being prepared.

• The Void Lord asked where Xiao Tianyang was and learned that he remained in Hektonmar with most of his forces deployed to the battlefield.
• The Void Lord ordered tens of millions of mechanical troops to descend and launch a counterattack once the military strength was assembled.
• Xiao Tianyang continued managing government business and frontline reports, unaware of the Void Lord’s arrival.
• Zhuang Zhou, Zhang Jiao, and Yu Ji wore away the Progenitor Giant’s soul, allowing Sacred Spirit to help kill the Beast Titan, War Hammer Titan, and Armored Titan.
• The Second and Sixth Group Armies made strong advances on the Normar battlefield, though their aggressive tactics left them less suited to defense.

On the fourth day of the war, the Void Faction launched a sudden, relentless assault on the Normar and West Coast frontlines, leaving Xiao Tianyang and Sun Wu unable to determine its purpose. They chose to hold their defenses and wait for the enemy’s next move.

• Bai Qi’s report described how Xuanzang and his disciples had disrupted the Strong Orcs, causing many Half-Orcs to defect and many enemy officers and experts to kill themselves rather than surrender.
• Wukong repeatedly charged into enemy camps and returned wounded, while Zhu Bajie, Little White Dragon, and Sha Wujing stayed disciplined on the battlefield.
• A report on the early hours of the fourth day told Xiao Tianyang that hundreds of millions of Strong Orcs and Machine Soldiers were attacking the Normar positions in relentless waves.
• Xiao Tianyang contacted Sun Wu, who suspected the Void Will was either going mad or pursuing a goal that would erase their advantage, and suggested recalling the Imperial Guards’ advance.
• Xiao Tianyang judged Hektonmar secure for the moment and ordered the forces to hold their positions and wear down the enemy while they watched for its objective.

Xiao Tianyang weighed the risks on the Normar battlefield and decided he would abandon it if necessary rather than fight the Void Faction to the death. At Normar, Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Xuanzang battled Machine People and beastmen as the fighting continued.

• Xiao Tianyang considered the danger to Bai Qi and Li Jing’s trapped armies and concluded that he would prepare to receive them if the Normar battlefield could not be held.
• Xiao Tianyang kept his focus on breaking through the Ston Snow Region and left the commanders’ differing advice to wait or seize an opportunity without changing the battle plan.
• Wukong unleashed Law Manifests as Heaven and Earth and smashed several Machine People with his Golden Cudgel.
• Zhu Bajie attacked the reinforcements, but a Gold-level Mech used a law-powered missile to reverse the wind and make him spit blood.
• Wukong charged the Gold-level Mech while telling Zhu Bajie to fight the other enemies.
• Xuanzang recited the Nirvana Sutra, causing powerful beastmen to clutch their heads as Black Qi seeped from them.

Xiao Tianyang and the Heavenly Martial Dynasty struggled to understand why the Void Faction was waging a costly, prolonged war without concentrating its forces. The chapter revealed that the Void Lord was using the fighting to distract the dynasty while preparing to hunt Xiao Tianyang at Hektonmar.

• Xiao Tianyang questioned why the Void Faction had fought for half a month while the Ston Snow Region remained inactive.
• Xiao Tianyang considered the Void's resurrection rule and powerful races, including the Ghost Tribe, and judged that the dynasty could counter many of their abilities.
• Xiao Tianyang and the officials misread the Void's urgent mobilization because they assumed it valued resources and would not launch a reckless attack.
• The Void Faction's plan had two steps: commit heavy forces to draw the Heavenly Martial Dynasty's attention, then send the Void Lord alone to Hektonmar to hunt Xiao Tianyang's true body.

The Void Lord tried to seize the building where Heavenly Dao Power and imperial fortune gathered, but Jin Tai ambushed him and fought to protect Xiao Tianyang. Jin Tai’s rapid punches broke through the Void Lord’s defenses, and their battle continued as the Void Lord used Void Power to restrain him.

• The Void Lord entered the central city building’s domain, where Jin Tai had been waiting, and Jin Tai struck him with a punch that shattered space.
• The Void Lord raised barriers, but Jin Tai’s fist smashed through them and sent him crashing into the ground.
• The Void Lord emerged from the rubble and invited Jin Tai to join the Void, but Jin Tai refused and launched three more punches that collapsed his defenses.
• Jin Tai introduced himself as the Deputy Pavilion Master of the Hall of Enshrinement and charged the Void Lord again.
• The Void Lord used Void Power to slow Jin Tai, who broke through the restraint and attacked with more than a hundred rapid punches.

Xiao Tianyang watched Jin Tai overpower the Void Lord and concluded that their battle was decided, while Sun Wu prepared to launch an attack in the Ston Snow Region. The chapter ended with Wang Jian asking how Sun Wu planned to assign the supporting consecrated experts.

• Jin Tai shattered the Void Lord’s defenses and drove him away from Hektonmar, continuing to attack as Xiao Tianyang watched through the [Apostle's Eye].
• Xiao Tianyang told Sun Wu that he believed the Void Lord was the enemy’s trump card and promised to bear responsibility if Sun Wu proceeded with his plan.
• Sun Wu summoned Wang Jian, Yang Su, and Xue Rengui at the Three Armies’ encampment and explained that their opening would be on the outskirts of the Ston Snow Region.
• Sun Wu assigned the Third Group Army to attack from North Ice Pass and outlined routes for the other armies.
• Wang Jian asked Sun Wu how he would assign the supporting consecrated experts.

Li Cunxiao led the Flying Tiger Legion toward the orc camp, but the orcs discovered them before they could reach it. As Li Cunxiao took a small force ahead, Gao Siji prepared the rest of the legion to face an elite orc army led by a Deputy Chief.

• Li Cunxiao confirmed that his army was ten kilometers from the orc camp and insisted on pressing the attack despite Gao Siji's concerns.
• Li Cunxiao sensed the enemy had discovered them, ordered the troops to follow their plan, and led several hundred Flying Tiger Guards down a narrow path.
• Gao Siji deployed Defensive Formation Number Three, ordered Zhou Dewi to break through the enemy line, and told Shi Jiantang to defend the left.
• Gao Siji recognized the approaching force as roughly fifty thousand elite orcs and identified their leader as a likely Deputy Chief riding a Silver Moon Wolf King.
• Gao Siji prepared to fight and declared that killing the Deputy Chief could make victory possible.

After Jin Tai defeated the Void Lord, Xiao Tianyang reinforced Hektonmar and assessed the worsening situation at the Frontline. The battle at Blue Ice had reached a stalemate, and Xiao Tianyang sent Gai Nie to the outer battlefield of the Ston Snow Region with an array diagram.

• Jin Tai killed the Void Lord, and Xiao Tianyang assigned Zhou Tong and other experts to guard Hektonmar against the Void Faction.
• Xin'er reported that Bedivere's attack had broken through the Orc Legion's flank, but reinforcements from several races had forced Wang Jian's legions into a dangerous fight near Blue Ice Camp.
• Xin'er told Xiao Tianyang that the Seventh Group Army was blocked at Death River Channel by a four-million-strong force of humans, Blood Elves, and Night Elves, leaving the Blue Ice battle in a stalemate.
• Xin'er reported that Yue Nu and Li Bai had killed nine and seven elders respectively among twenty-seven fallen elders from thirteen races.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Gai Nie to go to the outer battlefield of the Ston Snow Region and gave Xin'er an array diagram for him to open upon arrival.

Xiao Tianyang remained unable to join the battlefield while the Void Faction’s plot against him remained unknown. At Blue Ice Fortress, Wang Jian prepared for an Orc Alliance siege and waited for guidance as the Seventh Group Army’s predicament remained unresolved.

• Xiao Tianyang recognized that the Void Faction had reorganized its strategy around killing him, but Sun Wu and the others barred him from the battlefield until they uncovered its preparations.
• The Third Group Army attacked the Orc Corps, while the Orc Alliance sent Wang Jian a challenge and threatened to blow up the mountains around Whimpering Canyon.
• Wang Jian considered the unseen Orc Alliance commander’s possible tactics and asked Wang Ben how many Dragon Level Enshrinees had returned to the city.
• Wang Ben reported that Yue Nu, Li Bai, Pei Min, and Gai Nie were in the city, giving it two Deputy Pavilion Masters and two Dragon Level Combat Power.
• Wang Jian chose to wait for the Grand Commandant’s reply, while he and Wang Ben remained uncertain how to rescue the Seventh Group Army from its difficult position.

Xiao Tianyang sent Ban Chao, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao to relieve the Seventh Group Army after the Orc Alliance disrupted the original plan. He entrusted Ban Chao with command and left the battle plan to the generals as they prepared to depart.

• Ban Chao, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, and Zhang Liao met Xiao Tianyang, and Zhou Yu confirmed they understood the Seventh Group Army's predicament.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the Orc Alliance's commander had thwarted Sun Wu's plan by abandoning her left flank and keeping the Eighth Group Army occupied.
• Xiao Tianyang rejected moving forces from within his territory and instead acted on Zhang Liang's suggestion to draw one legion from each newly recruited army.
• Xiao Tianyang appointed Ban Chao commander and Zhou Yu his deputy, granted them authority to make battlefield decisions, and ordered them to set out immediately.
• Ban Chao accepted Xiao Tianyang's imperial sword and promised not to betray his trust.

As the Orc Alliance attacked Blue Ice Fortress with Gnome reinforcements, Wang Jian learned that his Second Group Army could hold for only six more hours. He also heard that Dwarves and Goblins had reinforced the Human allied forces, threatening the Divine Fire Legion and Azure Dragon Legion as the Seventh Group Army advanced toward its position.

• The Orc Alliance brought Gnomes to the Blue Ice Battlefield, and their forces joined the siege of Blue Ice Fortress.
• Wang Jian ordered Ruan Wenzhong to drive the enemy deputy commander back down from the fortress wall.
• A middle-aged man told Wang Jian that the Second Group Army could hold for only six more hours and that all available preparations had already been made.
• The middle-aged man reported that General Ban Chao and the Seventh Group Army had cleared the first half of their route toward the designated position.
• The middle-aged man revealed that Dwarves and Goblins had reinforced the Human allied forces, and Wang Jian questioned how the Divine Fire Legion and Azure Dragon Legion could stop them.

Zhou Yu held back from a direct assault on the Dwarves and Goblins, then used divine fire to destroy their defensive line while Guan Yu led an attack. Xiao Tianyang received the report and considered the unusual strength of Zhou Yu’s War Talents.

• At Death River Channel, Zhou Yu persuaded Guan Yu to avoid a costly head-on attack and proposed another plan.
• Xiao Tianyang reviewed reports describing Ban Chao’s sabotage, the Seventh Group Army’s advances, and its later tactical retreat after an enemy counterattack.
• Xin'er reported that Zhou Yu had summoned divine fire to destroy the Dwarves’ and Goblins’ defensive line, while Guan Yu killed their deputy leaders and returned unscathed.
• Xiao Tianyang concealed Zhou Yu’s innate War Talent and reflected on how Divine Fire Strategy and Burning of the Red Cliffs strengthened his troops and his own attacks.