Chapter Summaries

Luo Yan witnessed Virtues Oya descend from the night sky in a form too powerful for his Divine Treasure to identify, and he and Bai ? fought to stop him from destroying Dongfeng Island. Their attacks briefly checked Virtues, but he continued forcing Zhurong downward.

• Luo Yan saw a bright star form a vast neural network and transform into Virtues Oya, who descended toward the Dongfeng Island base.
• Luo Yan launched Zhurong upward with crimson Fire Stream to intercept Virtues, while Bai ? released Black Nether Heaven and dragged him into its darkness.
• Belle unleashed silver-white Holy Fire from Virtues' body, burned away Black Nether Heaven's arms, and forced Bai ? to release her hold.
• Zhurong's greatsword collided with Virtues' fist, sending energy waves across the sea islands and causing the islands and surrounding waters to shake.
• Bai ? saw Virtues' fist push Zhurong's blade downward, leaving his descent toward Dongfeng Island unchecked.

Zhurong drove Virtues away from Dongfeng Island, while Caesar and General Morton revealed Freedom Wings’ plan to destroy the island and use the attack to launch a war against the Strategic Affairs Department. As Caesar prepared to fire on the island, giant beast Spectrum Signals appeared on the fleet’s radar, approaching from the sea.

• Fire Yang True Lord distracted Ouya, allowing Zhurong to knock Virtues aside and kick it over the outer island chain.
• Zhurong protected the fleet from a wave raised by Virtues, then pursued the giant away from Dongfeng Island.
• Caesar told General Morton that Virtues had lured away the Strategic Affairs Department’s Heavenly Killing Star, clearing the way to destroy Dongfeng Island and begin an invasion.
• Morton ordered Caesar to attack, and Caesar commanded Freedom Wings’ ships to target Dongfeng Island.
• An alarm reported multiple giant beast Spectrum Signals advancing toward the fleet, interrupting Caesar’s order to fire.

A beast swarm containing an unfamiliar Nightmare Giant Beast approached Dongfeng Island, forcing the Strategic Affairs Department to evacuate the delegations and prepare a defense. As Bai Shaotang tried to coordinate with Tianji Squad, Ye Wusheng rejected her plan and led his squad toward the Nightmare Giant Beast.

• Caesar learned that more than twenty giant beasts, including a Nightmare Giant Beast, were approaching and ordered Freedom Wings' fleet to clear their path while recalling the mecha squads from Dongfeng Island.
• Ji Ying ordered Heavenly Fire Squad and Tianji Squad to hold back the swarm while the delegations evacuated, and Freedom Wings' Olf escorted its delegation off the island first.
• Bai Shaotang saw the giant beasts and the unfamiliar Nightmare Giant Beast from her helicopter as the armed helicopters launched the first attack.
• Bai Shaotang asked Ye Wusheng to help hold off the Nightmare Giant Beast until Luo Yan returned, but Ye refused and claimed command in Luo Yan's absence.
• Ye Wusheng dismissed Qin Feng's concerns about Tianji Squad's lack of a Divine Mecha and ordered the squad to attack the Nightmare Giant Beast for the credit.

The Tianji Squad confronted the Nightmare Giant Beast as its Hunting Ground trapped the battlefield and its black tower ship devastated the Strategic Affairs Department's fleet. Ye Wusheng sent three teammates to probe the beast while keeping Qin Feng in reserve, and the chapter ended as their mechas opened fire.

• The Nightmare Giant Beast deployed its Hunting Ground, creating a vast black barrier over the sea and Dongfeng Island.
• The black tower ship smashed into the Strategic Affairs Department's fleet and fired its heavy cannons, while Sea Beasts advanced toward the island defenses.
• Ye Wusheng ordered An Jie, Xiao Cai, and Kong Shi to probe the tower ship, reserving Qin Feng and himself as the main force if the beast entered Beastman Form.
• Qin Feng asked to sortie with the three teammates, but Ye Wusheng refused and told him to observe the Nightmare Giant Beast's abilities.
• An Jie, Xiao Cai, and Kong Shi fired Essence Energy Beams at the black tower ship.

The Tianji Squad’s probe of the tower-ship Nightmare Giant Beast turned into a battle when it emerged from the sea in Beastman Form. Xiao Cai was killed, and Qin Feng charged in to avenge him as the beast sent mutated sea creatures after Wangxiao.

• Ye Wusheng ordered the Tianji Squad to increase their attacks, but the tower ship sank beneath the sea and disrupted their detection instruments.
• As the mecha entered the water, the Nightmare Giant Beast burst out, clamped Xiao Cai’s silver-gray mecha in its pincer, and revealed its Beastman Form.
• The Nightmare Giant Beast transformed its tentacles into a Demon Worm and a Giant Fish, forcing the other two mecha back while its pincer crushed Xiao Cai’s mecha.
• Xiao Cai died when the giant beast pierced his cockpit, and Qin Feng ignored Ye Wusheng’s warning to charge in with Wangxiao and Xiyuan.
• The giant beast used Xiao Cai’s mecha to block Xiyuan’s cannon blast, then transformed more tentacles into sea beasts and sent them after Wangxiao.

Luo Yan fought the Virtue, a powerful silver-radiant giant, after realizing a Nightmare Giant Beast might be attacking Dongfeng Island. As Luo Yan was forced to fight the Virtue again, Qin Feng used a powerful thunder technique against regenerating Sea Beasts at the island.

• Luo Yan saw the Virtue had killed every living creature on the island and learned from Bai? that a beast horde and a Nightmare Giant Beast were attacking the base.
• The Virtue struck 'Zhurong', but Luo Yan countered with Samadhi True Fire: Hè Zhǎn and sent a Fire Dragon across the sea.
• Luo Yan trapped the Virtue with the Heavenly Fire Seal Tent and tried to fly back to Dongfeng Island.
• The Virtue used Fate Grafting to transfer its misfortune onto 'Zhurong', briefly trapping the divine machine before it broke free.
• The Virtue caught up with Luo Yan, forcing him to resume the fight while his primordial spirit assisted.
• On Dongfeng Island, Qin Feng unleashed Brilliant Thunder Spirit Capital Palace against Sea Beasts that regenerated from their tentacles.

Qin Feng and Ye Wusheng fought the Nightmare Giant Beast together, but the creature vanished after creating a vast mirage over the sea. Ye Wusheng sent his Yin Spirit’s black mist into the illusory city to find it.

• Qin Feng used the Brilliant Thunder Spirit Capital Palace to attack the Nightmare Giant Beast, and Ye Wusheng decided to suppress Qin Feng’s rising reputation.
• Ye Wusheng told Qin Feng to retreat, then attacked the beast with his Yin Spirit’s black insects and black clouds.
• Qin Feng joined Ye Wusheng, striking the beast with Wangxiao’s sword and Xiyuan’s cannon while Ye Wusheng’s Yin Spirit inflicted heavier damage.
• The Nightmare Giant Beast slammed its claws into the sea, raising waves and mist that formed an enormous mirage of a city and concealed the beast.
• Ye Wusheng dismissed the mirage as an illusion and sent his Yin Spirit’s black mist into the city.

Ye Wusheng broke the Nightmare Giant Beast’s illusionary realm, only to discover that the beast had retreated across the sea and charged a devastating cannon attack. Its shot destroyed half of Black Robe and blasted apart Ye Wusheng’s Yin Spirit, leaving his dream in ruins.

• Ye Wusheng and Qin Feng failed to expose the Nightmare Giant Beast as it attacked from inside the illusionary realm.
• Ye Wusheng used a secret technique that turned his Yin Spirit into a ghostly Buddha and erased the illusion.
• Ji Ying warned Ye Wusheng that the giant beast was at his three o’clock, charging a cannon on the ocean.
• The Nightmare Giant Beast fired a blue energy beam that pierced half of Black Robe and tore through the Freedom Wings mothership.
• Ye Wusheng suffered severe pain and backlash as his mech and Yin Spirit were shattered, and he realized he had failed.

Luo Yan fought the Virtues across an island and realized his opponent could deflect the divine machine’s Immortal Arts but might not be able to transfer them. He unleashed repeated Hè Zhǎn attacks, and the final blow cleaved the Virtues into several pieces.

• Luo Yan and the Virtues fought across the ocean and descended onto an island, where their clash devastated the forest.
• The Virtues attacked Zhurong with layered force fields, but Luo Yan cut them apart and countered with Samadhi True Fire.
• The Virtues used Fate Grafting to redirect the Crimson Essence Fire from himself onto Fire Yang True Lord, prompting Luo Yan to suspect that he could not transfer Immortal Arts.
• Luo Yan and Fire Yang True Lord coordinated a full-power assault with sword lights, a Crimson Gold Heavenly Dragon, and Zhurong’s Hè Zhǎn.
• The Virtues deflected repeated Hè Zhǎn strikes until one struck his shoulder and cleaved his glowing body into several pieces.

Eurasia used the Book of Fate to rewrite the outcome of Zhurong's strike, then fled after exhausting his ability to alter fate. On Dongfeng Island, the Nightmare Giant Beast destroyed Freedom Wings' carrier and advanced toward the base as the battered defenders withdrew or prepared to fight.

• Eurasia rewrote his fate in the Book of Fate, restoring his Energy Body after Zhurong cleaved it apart.
• Eurasia dispersed his Energy Body and escaped, while Luo Yan returned toward base after withdrawing Zhurong.
• Caesar saw the Nightmare Giant Beast destroy the aircraft carrier and other warships, then escaped by rubber boat with Jane Foster.
• Ye Wusheng abandoned his badly damaged Black Robe and boarded Qin Feng's Wangxiao as Qin Feng took him toward safety.
• The Nightmare Giant Beast advanced on Dongfeng Island while the Heavenly Fire Squad formed up to face it.

On Dongfeng Island, Bai? led the Heavenly Fire Squad in a plan to hold off the Nightmare Giant Beast while the delegations evacuated. She drew its attention with the Dragon Fighting General as her teammates attacked its legs, leaving the beast bleeding but still in the fight.

• Bai? learned that the evacuation needed another twenty to thirty minutes and ordered the squad to cripple the Nightmare Giant Beast by destroying both legs.
• Bai? summoned the Dragon Fighting General and said she could sustain its full strength for fifteen minutes.
• Bai? assigned Zhang Tianyi and Yang Kui to attack the beast’s right leg, while Murong Xuan and Li Yuqing targeted its left.
• The Dragon Fighting General and its flaming dragon drew the Nightmare Giant Beast’s attention and fought off its transformed tentacle creatures.
• Zhang Tianyi and Murong Xuan struck the beast’s unarmored legs, cutting deep gashes into both thighs and spraying blood.

The Dragon Fighting General battled the Nightmare Giant Beast while its summoned Sea Beasts and Blood Qi Armored Turtle threatened him and his allies. Trapped in a Water Sphere, he used Spirit Possession to summon a Human-Faced Toad and absorb the water, escaping as the fight continued.

• The Nightmare Giant Beast turned its tentacle skulls into a swarm of Sea Beasts that overwhelmed the Dragon Fighting General and his dragon.
• The Dragon Fighting General broke through the swarm, but the Nightmare Giant Beast formed a Blood Qi Armored Turtle that blocked his attack and drained his strength.
• Bai? warned the others that the Blood Qi Armored Turtle could absorb energy, while Zhang Tianyi continued attacking the giant beast's legs.
• The Dragon Fighting General destroyed the turtle with his dragon's flames, but the Nightmare Giant Beast trapped him in a Water Sphere and fired its cannons at Zhang Tianyi's Great Swordsman.
• Yang Kui used Panshi to block the cannon blasts as Zhang Tianyi kept attacking, and the Dragon Fighting General used Spirit Possession to summon a Human-Faced Toad that absorbed the Water Sphere.

The Dragon Fighting General used Hundred Plays’ powers to destroy the Nightmare Giant Beast’s blood-qi Sea Beasts and badly wound the giant beast, allowing the Heavenly Fire Squad to sever its legs. As the Dragon Fighting General lost his power, Qin Feng joined the assault, but the giant beast began casting another spell.

• The Nightmare Giant Beast summoned blood-qi Sea Beasts that drained the strength of the Heavenly Fire Squad, but the Dragon Fighting General turned them into white rabbits with Hundred Plays’ Smiling Face Mask.
• The Dragon Fighting General used Samadhi True Fire to burn the giant beast, leaving its armor cracked and one eye destroyed.
• Zhang Tianyi’s Great Swordsman and Li Yuqing’s Guandi Wusheng severed both of the giant beast’s legs, and the Dragon Fighting General lost his Full Liberation.
• Bai? ordered the squad to keep attacking, and Qin Feng arrived in Wangxiao to help after sending Ye Wusheng to safety.
• Qin Feng summoned Thunder Swords while the Heavenly Fire Squad attacked, and the giant beast raised its head and began casting another spell.

Luo Yan returned to Dongfeng Island and used Zhurong to kill the Nightmare Giant Beast, splitting the tsunami before it could destroy the island. With the survivors cheering and his squad asking questions, he regrouped with them after exhausting most of his Mystic Qi.

• Ji Ying and Gao Zhi realized the Nightmare Giant Beast had caused a tsunami that was rushing toward Dongfeng Island.
• Bai? and Qin Feng attacked the giant beast, but the towering waves were moments from reaching the island.
• Luo Yan arrived in Zhurong, split the tsunami with a flaming sword strike, and killed the Nightmare Giant Beast.
• Survivors cheered Luo Yan’s return while Ye Wusheng resented being overshadowed by him.
• Luo Yan removed his helmet, told his squad to regroup, and postponed their questions until the next day.

After recovering from the battle, Luo Yan joined Xiao Bai and the Heavenly Fire Squad at a meeting where Bai Shaotang recognized their service in saving Dongfeng Island. The squad received major promotions, leaving Ye Wusheng outranked and furious.

• Luo Yan recovered much of his Mystic Qi overnight and met Xiao Bai, who praised his recovery and complained about Ye Wusheng abandoning them during the battle.
• Luo Yan told Xiao Bai he would report the facts about Ye Wusheng, then praised her for completing the mission in his absence.
• Bai Shaotang summoned the Heavenly Fire Squad and representatives from the mech groups to a meeting at the summit venue.
• Bai Shaotang promoted Luo Yan from Dragon Rider captain to colonel, prompting loud applause and leaving Ye Wusheng livid.
• Bai Shaotang promoted Xiao Bai to lieutenant colonel and the other Heavenly Fire Squad members to major, drawing the delegations' interest in Luo Yan.

After Bai Shaotang called for a transparent investigation into Minister Hart’s shooting, the Strategic Affairs Department announced punishment for Ye Wusheng’s unauthorized actions. Later, Luo Yan told Bai Shaotang that the Silver Giant was linked to Eya, the Virtues, and was more dangerous than Chen Gou Yiren.

• Bai Shaotang invited the Eight Heavenly Dragons and White Elephant Group to join the investigation into Hart’s shooting and pledged to pursue the case.
• Luo Yan and the Heavenly Fire Squad received congratulations for their promotions as they ate in the restaurant.
• The Strategic Affairs Department removed Ye Wusheng as Tianji Squad captain, gave him a serious demerit, and appointed Qin Feng as acting captain.
• Bai Shaotang summoned Luo Yan, who identified the Silver Giant as connected to Eya, the Virtues, and described its power and regeneration as more troublesome than Chen Gou Yiren’s.

Luo Yan and Bai Shaotang assessed the Silver Giant as a threat and prepared to upgrade Zhu Rong so the Heavenly Fire Squad could face it. On an aircraft carrier, Belle demanded believers and the Spear of Longinus from Caesar, who concluded that Luo Yan had fought a god using a Divine Engine made from a god’s remains.

• Luo Yan told Bai Shaotang he could hold off the Silver Giant but would struggle to defeat it, especially if it continued growing stronger.
• Bai Shaotang suspected Freedom Wings had used the Silver Giant as part of a trap to destroy Dongfeng Island and explained that its power could undermine their preparations for war.
• Bai Shaotang ordered the Heavenly Fire Squad to return to Jinge City after the summit so engineers could upgrade Zhu Rong with the Fictional Divine Soul and study its battle data.
• Caesar and Jane Foster met Belle aboard an aircraft carrier, where Belle demanded believers to share the burden on her body and the Spear of Longinus to injure a god.
• Belle vanished in silver light, leaving a feather behind, and Caesar told Jane that Luo Yan had fought a god because Zhu Rong was made from a god’s remains.

At the farewell banquet, Luo Yan turned down several powerful women who sought to become his partner, and Bai? felt relieved when he said he already had someone in mind. Upon returning to Feiyun Port, the Heavenly Fire Squad learned that Freedom Wings had conquered Lion City and was marching north while demanding that the Strategic Affairs Department surrender Bai Shaotang.

• At the farewell banquet, Alexei, Arman Kara, and Helena Klossa each tried to pair Luo Yan with a relative or themselves, while Bai? worried about the competition.
• Luo Yan said he already had someone he was interested in, but Helena, Alexei, and Arman insisted their proposals could still stand.
• Bai Shaotang helped Luo Yan and the Heavenly Fire Squad leave the banquet early because they had a mission.
• Several days later, Luo Yan and the squad returned to Feiyun Port, where Li Yuqing was still weakened from seasickness and warships and mecha filled the harbor.
• Zhang Tianyi told Luo Yan that Freedom Wings had conquered Lion City, defeated the Merlion, and begun marching north.
• Luo Yan read Freedom Wings' declaration demanding that the Strategic Affairs Department hand over Bai Shaotang and warning other mecha groups not to interfere.

Freedom Wings attacked Lion City and advanced toward the White Elephant Group, while Jinge City braced for war. Luo Yan returned home to reassure his mother, then reported for an assembly where Tactical Minister Yin Feng arrived.

• Freedom Wings launched its war after using the demand for Bai Shaotang as a pretext, and its route threatened the White Elephant Group's headquarters.
• Luo Yan and the Heavenly Fire Squad returned to tense Jinge City, where residents stayed indoors and security patrols guarded the streets.
• Luo Yan visited his mother, Zhou Lijuan, at Sunshine Convenience Store, and she insisted the city was safe and urged him to fight well if sent to the front.
• The next day, Luo Yan handed Zhu Rong to an engineer for an upgrade and received orders to assemble with Bai? at the war room.
• Luo Yan met Hanna, Han Bai, Dong Huang, and others at the assembly before Tactical Minister Yin Feng entered.

Yin Feng briefed the assembled forces on Freedom Wings’ mecha, explaining the threat posed by Great Knights, the seven Apostles, and a powerful new Energy Body. The briefing left the war room aware that the Energy Body could require multiple Divine Mecha to defeat and that Apostle Divine Domains would make battles dangerous.

• Luo Yan and Bai Qixue joined Wang Meng’s squad as Yin Feng prepared to give a briefing about Freedom Wings.
• Yin Feng explained that Great Knights used Auras to enhance allies or suppress enemies, making them priority targets on the battlefield.
• Yin Feng warned that Freedom Wings’ Energy Body was stronger than its seven Apostles and advised that only certain Divine Mecha should engage it alone.
• Wang Meng argued that Luo Yan and Bai Qixue could combine their strength to defeat the Energy Body, and Yin Feng agreed that concentrating their firepower was a viable plan.
• Yin Feng introduced the seven Apostle Mecha—Glory, Valor, Loyalty, Justice, Mercy, Sacrifice, and Chastity—and explained that their Divine Domains imposed rules that disadvantaged opponents.