Chapter Summaries

Cheng Han watched the Flower Nacre Legion begin an airborne combat drill using Biochemical Armor, while the Mother Goddess Sea Eagle’s ritual located the hidden Snake Turtle Sea King. The Sea King realized the Myriad Heavens Race had discovered it, and the Light Mist Eye opened above it.

• Cheng Han observed the Flower Nacre warriors’ disciplined formation and considered how civilizational assimilation could bind them to the Myriad Heavens Civilization.
• The Flower Nacre deployed from the Sky Peng Transport Aircraft and plunged into the sea in Biochemical Armor, which absorbed the impact and increased their underwater speed.
• Cheng Han ordered Lan Jiayao to notify the Mother Goddess Sea Eagle, and Water Lotus led more than 1,300 Flower Nacre Powerhouses in the Breath of Ten Thousand Seas ritual.
• The ritual’s energy spread across the sea as more than 20,000 Flower Nacre warriors formed a vast blue mist shaped like an eye.
• The Snake Turtle Sea King recognized the danger, sped up its dive, and realized the Myriad Heavens Race had found it as the Light Mist Eye opened.

Cheng Han used the Flower Nacre Clan and the Mother Goddess Sea Eagle to activate Mother Goddess' Eye, which located and trapped the Snake Turtle Sea King in the deep sea. As Cheng Han prepared to attack, he waited to see whether Madam Snake would intervene.

• Cheng Han explained that Flower Nacre warriors acted as positioning coordinates that strengthened the Sea Eagle's power, and he chose twenty thousand of them for the exercise.
• Mother Goddess' Eye opened and drew on the sea's power, creating Ocean Light that revealed the Snake Turtle Sea King's location more than eighty kilometers below the surface.
• The Snake Turtle Sea King teleported deeper and sent giant water serpents to disperse the Ocean Light, but the light returned and made the seawater resist its abilities.
• The Snake Turtle Sea King sensed the distant source of the Ocean Light but realized it could not reach it, while Cheng Han ordered his forces to prepare to attack.
• Cheng Han waited to see whether Madam Snake would come to the Sea King's aid, having already summoned a Divine General-level fighter to confront her.

Cheng Han’s East Wind Type-4 Profound Weapons crippled the Snake Turtle Sea King by exploiting the altered Law of water and attacking its soul. As the weapons closed in for a second strike, Madam Snake intervened and appeared near the Cloud Roc fleet, putting it in danger.

• Cheng Han launched more than thirty East Wind Type-4 Profound Weapons at the Snake Turtle Sea King, whose Flash Teleport and Snake Turtle Shield were weakened by the altered Law of water.
• Twelve weapons struck the Snake Turtle Shield, damaging the Sea King’s soul and causing its defenses to collapse.
• Cheng Han’s second wave of weapons approached the exposed Sea King while he waited for Madam Snake to intervene.
• Madam Snake disrupted the Halo Screen and appeared as a gray, coiled-serpent shadow about a hundred kilometers from the Cloud Roc fleet.

Cheng Han used himself as bait to draw Madam Snake into attacking the Sky Peng fleet, then protected everyone with the Banyan Wall Divine Symbol. The shield blocked her powerful strike, leaving Cheng Han waiting for the God Generals to take action.

• Madam Snake’s appearance afflicted Cheng Han, Lan Jiayao, and the Sky Peng fleet with deadly pressure and began turning the Warriors into Sinful Serpent Monsters.
• Cheng Han activated the Banyan Wall Divine Symbol, curing the Warriors and enclosing the fleet in a protective shield.
• Cheng Han revealed that he had used himself as bait to lure Madam Snake into his trap after tracking the Sea King of the Snake Turtle Race.
• Madam Snake struck the shield with Her enormous tail, but its layered Divine Patterns absorbed the force and stopped Her attack.
• Cheng Han marveled at the God Emperor’s Power and waited for the God Generals to join the battle.

Cheng Han watched the God Generals use the Reaching Heaven Star River, controlled by the Star Emperor, to trap Madam Snake. Zhu Rong, Star Evolution God General, and Gou Ge attacked her together, leaving the battle underway.

• The Reaching Heaven Star River swept over the sea and trapped Madam Snake, whose attempt to escape slowed to a crawl.
• Cheng Han recognized the Star River as a divine artifact controlled by the Star Emperor.
• Zhu Rong attacked Madam Snake with his Fusion Sky Battle Axe, and she blocked the flaming blades with a shield of Black Qi.
• Star Evolution God General struck from below with the Star Evolution Heavenly Disk as Gou Ge attacked from the right and another God General slashed from the left.

God General Zhu Rong and the other God Generals defeated Madam Snake’s clone, while Cheng Han used the battle to advance his Profound Imprint and earn another reward. He returned to the Eastern Li War Zone with the slain Sea King and ordered a feast for the Warriors.

• God General Zhu Rong killed Madam Snake’s clone, and Cheng Han explained that the Serpent God had lost one of her powerful clones and would struggle to recover.
• God General Zhu Rong burned away the clone’s contaminating Black Qi, revealing its hidden Divine Patterns, which Cheng Han’s Eye of Omniscience analyzed.
• Cheng Han retrieved the Banyan Wall Divine Symbol after it had protected the Warriors aboard the Sky Peng Transport Aircraft from the Divine War’s shockwaves.
• Star Evolution God General’s attack killed the Sea King of the Snake Turtle Race, and Cheng Han ordered the Warriors to haul it aboard for a feast.
• Cheng Han gained more than 150,000 Proficiency, increased his Spirit Value limit to 793.6, and ordered the fleet to return to the war zone for a Sea King Feast.

Two Mystic Adepts from the Outer War Zone watched Warriors test a new flying Biochemical Armor in the Eastern Li War Zone and marveled at how it could change the battlefield. They left wondering whether the armor might soon let Warriors fly faster and farther than Mystic Adepts.

• Tall Mystic Master and Round-Faced Mystic Master admired the Eastern Li War Zone’s lively Night Market and the optimism of its civilians.
• The two Mystic Adepts saw Warriors in white Biochemical Armor drop from a War Peng and realized they were watching a test rather than parachute training.
• The armor unfolded wings resembling those of Flying Serpents, letting the Warriors glide through the air.
• The armor then deployed a propulsion nozzle, allowing the Warriors to steer, dive, climb, and perform rolls in flight.
• Tall Mystic Master and Round-Faced Mystic Master discussed how flying armor could erode the Mystic Adepts’ advantage and agreed that times had changed.

Two Mystic Masters admired the Eastern Li War Zone’s new flight armor, mobile Nacre City tactics, and Cheng Han’s Layered Offensive Theory, debating how quickly it could conquer the ocean world. Their conversation was interrupted when a vast emerald beam struck a distant Lotus Island.

• Warriors finished testing the flight armor and reboarded the War Peng Transport Plane, while the Mystic Masters praised its agility and improved Biochemical Muscle control.
• A young Flower Nacre Ocean Shepherd watched the Mystic Masters from the water before retreating beneath the surface.
• The Mystic Masters discussed the Nacre Cities’ three-thousand-kilometer raid and praised the Eastern Li War Zone’s unconventional advances.
• The Round-Faced Mystic Master called Cheng Han’s Layered Offensive Theory a strategy capable of deciding the war, and the two Mystic Masters bet on how soon the ocean world could be conquered.
• A vast emerald beam descended from the sky and struck a distant Lotus Island before vanishing.

Tall Mystic Master and Round-Faced Mystic Master traveled to Spirit Flame Lotus Island after seeing a Divine Banyan Heavenly Light signal and finding the War Fortress under heavy security. They admired Grand General Overseer Cheng’s reputation and the Sea King Palace as they learned how the Flower Nacre Clan helped identify Sea Race spies.

• Tall Mystic Master recognized the Green Light Pillar as a Divine Banyan Heavenly Light message from the God Council Hall, and he and Round-Faced Mystic Master headed to Spirit Flame Lotus Island.
• At the War Fortress, the two Mystic Masters presented their Northern Yao Identity Nameplates and were allowed through the guarded entrance.
• Tall Mystic Master saw an Iron Face draw blood from a civilian, and Round-Faced Mystic Master explained that the Flower Nacre Clan helped the Inspection Division detect Sea Race spies.
• The two Mystic Masters flew toward Spirit Flame Lotus Island and saw the Sea King Palace, where the heads of four slain Sea Kings were displayed.
• Tall Mystic Master and Round-Faced Mystic Master praised Grand General Overseer Cheng for using the Sea King Heads to impress Sea Race leaders and strengthen their support for the war zone.

Mystic Masters arriving at Flying Shark Fortress learned that the Divine Generals had asked Grand General Overseer to report on Layered Offensive Theory, while the General Overseer Hall prepared a large offensive against the Sea Race. At Sea King Road, guests saw 228,328 lamps honoring the Eastern Li War Zone's fallen before they continued toward the Sea King Feast.

• Two Mystic Masters arrived at Flying Shark Fortress and heard colleagues recount how a Hall Attendant from the God Council Hall had asked Grand General Overseer for a report on Layered Offensive Theory to be reviewed by the Divine Lord.
• Mystic Masters learned that the General Overseer Hall planned to draw forces from thirty war zones for a major offensive against the Sea Race.
• The Mystic Masters gossiped about Grand General Overseer and anticipated the Sea King Feast before guests gathered at Sea King Road at six in the evening.
• The gate opened, and two rows of lights appeared in the sea beside Sea King Road as the guests began their fifty-kilometer walk.
• A guarding Mystic Adept announced that the 228,328 lamps represented the Warriors, Mystic Adepts, and Mystic Masters who had died in the Eastern Li War Zone, and the guests fell silent.

Tall Mystic Master and the other Mystic Masters walked Sea King Road, reflecting on war casualties and the sacrifices of fallen pilots, before reaching Sea King Palace for the Sea King Feast. Sima Nanshan led them into the Deep Sea Corridor, where rare fish and singing Singing Fish revealed the feast’s lavishness.

• Tall Mystic Master asked how many people had died in the Northern Yao War Zone, and said his legion had lost more than 4,500 men.
• Tall Mystic Master and the other Mystic Masters discussed fallen Warhawk pilots, while Sturdy Mystic Master recounted how Hong Tianfeng survived a day and night at sea despite losing a leg.
• Sturdy Mystic Master said General Liu was likely to leave office because the Grand General Overseer was dissatisfied with him, and the Mystic Masters debated the Grand General Overseer’s Layered Offensive Theory and its supporting equipment.
• Sima Nanshan greeted the Mystic Masters at Sea King Palace and led them into the Deep Sea Corridor.
• The Mystic Masters saw rare deep-sea fish and heard Singing Fish perform, marveling at the extravagance of the Sea King Feast.

Sima Nanshan guided the Mystic Masters through the Sea King Palace, where they saw reliefs honoring ordinary Warriors and flooring made from the Snake Turtle Sea King's shell. In the Exhibition Hall, they viewed four Sea King Heads and recalled how the Grand General Overseer had helped defeat each Sea King before heading to the Sea King Feast.

• Sima Nanshan explained that the reliefs portrayed Warriors because ordinary Warriors were the true protagonists of every victory.
• Sima Nanshan revealed that the hall's rough stone floor came from the Snake Turtle Sea King's shell, astonishing the Mystic Masters.
• Sima Nanshan led the group into the Exhibition Hall, where four enormous Sea King Heads hung from iron chains.
• The Tall Mystic Master and the Round-Faced Mystic Master identified the Sea Kings and recounted how the Grand General Overseer had helped bring about their defeats.
• The Mystic Masters left for the Sea King Feast, still deeply affected by the sight of the four heads.

At the Sea King Feast, Cheng Han announced a live Layered Offensive operation for the attendees, including a Divine General, to watch. The operation began with East Wind Profound Weapons and Flame Eagles deploying to seize control of the skies.

• Mystic Masters arrived at the crowded banquet and were seated in a northern corner, where they noticed tributary sea races among the guests.
• Cheng Han announced that the Sea King Feast was a Four Kings Feast, with dishes made from four Sea Kings, and promised an entertainment performance.
• Cheng Han revealed that the Eastern Li War Zone would conduct a live Layered Offensive operation, which a Divine General was expected to watch.
• The Mystic Masters realized that Cheng Han's appearance on the Rostrum had been an illusion after it vanished.
• The Light Screen showed over a thousand East Wind Profound Weapons descending toward the sea as five thousand Flame Eagles approached the battlefield.
• The Mystic Masters identified the operation's first layer as seizing air superiority by using the weapons to clear threats for the Flame Eagles.

The Light Screen showed the Eastern Li War Zone using East Wind V Profound Weapons to destroy the White Squid Race’s new Giant Squid Soldiers, while Flame Eagles stayed beyond the reach of the Mist Orbs. Zhang Han God Monarch watched the battle and approved of the war zone’s innovations, calling the Abyssal Mist Realm a training ground.

• The new Giant Squid Soldiers rose from the sea and sprayed vast clouds of Mist Orbs designed to threaten the Flame Eagles.
• Sima Nanshan explained that the White Squid Race had developed the oversized soldiers specifically to counter the Flame Eagles.
• More than a thousand East Wind V Profound Weapons pierced the Mist Orb clouds and destroyed the exposed Giant Squid Soldiers with Water Stream Rays.
• The Flame Eagles circled beyond the drifting Mist Orbs as the battle briefly settled into a standoff.
• Zhang Han God Monarch watched the battle with the God Generals, remarked on how warfare had changed, and approved of the Eastern Li War Zone’s innovations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mystic Masters from the Outer War Zone discuss strategies to break through the Sea Race's Mist Orb interception using the Flame Eagle formation.
• Flame Eagles, controlled remotely, dive through the Mist Orbs to attack the Sea Race beneath the water, demonstrating a new form of warfare.
• Zhang Han God Monarch, watching the battle, approves of the Eastern Li War Zone's unmanned War Hawks strategy and decides to support it.

Character Developments

• Zhang Han God Monarch shows foresight and strategic thinking, recognizing the potential of unmanned and intelligent systems in future warfare.
• Mystic Masters from the Outer War Zone are impressed by the Eastern Li War Zone's unmanned War Hawks and the Layered Offensive Theory.

Significant Themes

• Evolution of warfare: The shift from manned to unmanned and intelligent systems in combat.
• Resource competition: The importance of resources in future warfare, as highlighted by the God Monarch.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Han God Monarch interacts with the Azure Cloud God General and the Zhu Rong God General, discussing the implications of the battle and the future of warfare.
• Mystic Masters from the Outer War Zone discuss and react to the battle, expressing their surprise and approval of the Eastern Li War Zone's tactics.

At the Sea King Feast, mystic masters watched the Eastern Li War Zone deploy thousands of armored Sea Hawks against the remaining Mist Orbs. The Sea Hawks’ living Biochemical Muscle absorbed the Cunning Squid Bombs’ attacks without harming their pilots, astonishing the guests and silencing the Blue-Haired Mystic Master.

• The mystic masters admired and tasted Blue Blood Shark soup while East Wind Type-5 Mystic Weapons bombarded the sea.
• A fleet of more than three thousand Transport Planes arrived carrying at least thirty thousand new Sea Hawks covered in Biochemical Muscle.
• The Sea Hawks dropped toward the sea as the remaining Mist Orbs swarmed to intercept them.
• Cunning Squid Bombs struck a Sea Hawk, but its Biochemical Muscle absorbed the damage and quickly regenerated, leaving the cockpit crew unharmed.
• The Sturdy Mystic Master realized the Biochemical Muscle protected the pilots, while the Blue-Haired Mystic Master fell silent after his criticism proved wrong.

At the Sea King Feast, Mystic Masters watched the sea-air offensive and recognized how the Layered Offensive Theory overwhelmed the sea races. Zhang Han God Monarch ordered the new tactics promoted throughout the world and instructed the God Council Hall to protect Cheng Han, whom he judged to have the potential to become a top strategic master.

• Mystic Masters tasted Screaming Jumping Algae at the Sea King Feast and discovered that it made them squeak and slightly nourished mental power.
• While watching the battle, Profound Warrior Liu explained how coordinated sea and air attacks maximized firepower density, and the Mystic Masters credited the strategy to the Grand General Overseer and Commander Lan Jiayao.
• God General Zhu Rong reported that the sea races had been routed from the shallow seas, while Azure Cloud God General noted that four Sea Domain Lords had been killed by warriors and Mystic Adepts.
• Zhang Han God Monarch declared the Layered Offensive Theory a decisive strategy and ordered it promoted to eliminate the Three Great Sea Races.
• Azure Cloud God General estimated that occupying the Radiant Sea would take fifteen to twenty years, and Zhang Han God Monarch ordered the God Council Hall to look after Cheng Han as a potential top strategic master.

At the Sea King Feast, Mystic Masters watched the battle shift to a deep-sea ambush by vassal Sea Race forces and praised its tactics as a model for study. Meanwhile, Cheng Han and Water Lotus prepared a separate grand meal from the Mother Goddess Sea Eagle as the feast’s Four Sea King Dishes arrived.

• The Rainbow Fish Strips turned the Mystic Masters’ hair into seven colors, and they marveled at the feast’s unusual dishes.
• The Light Screen showed a large Sea Race force approaching through the deep sea, and the Mystic Masters identified them as vassal forces gathered by the Flower Nacre Legion to cut off the defeated army’s retreat.
• The Mystic Masters deduced how the vassal forces, the Sea Hawk Legion, the Flower Nacre Legion, and the Sea Overlord Legion could trap and attack the fleeing Sea Race army.
• Attendants brought in the Four Sea King Dishes, exciting the Mystic Masters at the banquet.
• Cheng Han and Water Lotus stood before the growing Heart of the Mother Goddess, and Cheng Han said it was time to serve the separate grand meal he had prepared for the Sea King Feast.

Cheng Han used the Heart of the Mother Goddess to contact the Divine Fire Dragon while the Sea King Feast’s dishes helped many Warriors advance. The feast ended with a live view of two Sea Kings, as the Sea Eel Race Sea King unexpectedly attacked its Black Scale Race ally.

• Cheng Han had Water Lotus contact the Divine Fire Dragon through the Heart of the Mother Goddess, and the dragon prepared to carry out his instructions.
• Warriors at the Sea King Feast gained strength from the Four Sea King Dishes, and twelve advanced to Mystic Adept.
• The Light Screen switched from the allied legion to two enormous Sea Kings, one from the Black Scale Race and one from the Sea Eel Race.
• A Crimson Serpent Shadow emerged to confront the Sea Kings, and the Sea Eel Race Sea King bit the Black Scale Race Sea King’s neck.

Cheng Han’s plan succeeded when the Sea Eel Race Sea King ambushed the Black Scale Race Sea King during the Sea King Feast. Cheng Han then sent the Divine Fire Dragon to attack the wounded Black Scale Race Sea King, whose apparent counterattack left the onlookers confused.

• The Sea Eel Race Sea King bit the Black Scale Race Sea King’s neck, struck its body with its tail, and forced it to retreat.
• Cheng Han explained to Water Lotus how he had used the Sea King Heads and Lan Jiayao’s Layered Offensive to persuade the Sea Eel Race Sea King to defect.
• Cheng Han used a Deduction and the Secret Puppet String to give the Divine Fire Dragon methods for beating the Black Scale Race Sea King.
• The Divine Fire Dragon teleported more than twenty kilometers and attacked the Black Scale Race Sea King with flame.
• The Black Scale Race Sea King hit the Divine Fire Dragon with Water Snakes, but the Divine Fire Dragon reappeared in its original position, leaving the Mystic Masters baffled.