Recaps

Zheng Ye was overwhelmed in the simulated arena after hesitating to kill Luo Bin, and Luo Bin began tearing off his prosthetic arm. General Wang tried to intervene, but the camp’s Grandmasters blocked him; he ended the exchange and ordered the injured evacuated.

• Wounded Zheng Ye tracked Luo Bin’s taunts and charged through the ruins, but hesitated before striking the terrified student.
• Han Che kicked Zheng Ye into a wall, and Luo Bin dragged him out and began ripping off his prosthetic arm.
• General Wang tried to seize Luo Bin with an energy hand, but Grandmaster Luo destroyed it and forced General Wang back into his seat.
• The camp’s leading Grandmaster dismissed the violence as training, leaving General Wang convinced the soldiers were being treated as tools for the students.
• General Wang ordered the exchange terminated, medical teams to enter, and the event suspended until further orders.

After Zheng Ye lost an arm in a Training Camp squad battle, Li Wei received orders from Li Huaiyuan to join the Mingsha Fort instructor roster and cripple those responsible. Zhang Yansheng decided to send reinforcements to the base, where he planned to confront the Training Camp’s powerful leaders.

• At the Defense Army General Hospital, Li Wei learned that Zheng Ye had been the last of his team standing against the Training Camp students and had lost an arm, and she vowed to punish those who hurt him.
• Li Huaiyuan ordered Li Wei to report to Mingsha Fort Training Base, temporarily serve as an instructor under Major General Wang Haiping, and cripple the offenders.
• Zhang Yansheng learned that Grandmasters Han Xiaotian, Luo Guang Sheng, and Ni Susu were leading the Training Camp, and he resolved to use the situation to settle scores with its leaders.
• Zhang Yansheng ordered Uncle An to summon all available Grandmasters among the army’s affiliated forces to Mingsha Fort, saying quantity would make up for their quality.

Jiang Yuan refused Han Che’s demand that he withdraw his protest against the Hundred-Man Battle, even as Han Che’s group beat him and threatened Lin Sisi. Luo Guang Sheng postponed the battle until tomorrow morning and ordered it broadcast live, leaving the students preparing for a contest the military expected them to win.

• Luo Bin beat Jiang Yuan and grabbed Lin Sisi when she tried to defend him, while Han Che ordered Jiang Yuan and the others not to withdraw from the Hundred-Man Battle.
• Jiang Yuan spat blood onto Han Che, who mocked him and let Zhao Jing and Wei Zixuan taunt him over his family connections.
• Jiang Yuan said his decision to withdraw was his alone, but Lin Sisi offered to withdraw with him and Wei Zixuan pinned Jiang Yuan down.
• Han Che threatened Lin Sisi and her family with an irreversible accident if Jiang Yuan withdrew or deliberately lost the match.
• Luo Guang Sheng entered, postponed the Hundred-Man Battle until tomorrow morning, and announced that the military would broadcast it live.
• Luo Guang Sheng privately planned for Han Che and other family descendants to benefit from a victory, warned them the military might have a trump card, and left after pressing Jiang Yuan with his aura.

At Mingsha Fortress Training Center, the Military Martial Artists learned that the cadets had used a concealed formation and prepared for a hundred-person battle while outnumbered. Major General Wang Haiping arrived with Li Wei and announced that she would fight all one hundred cadets alone.

• A colonel showed footage of Jiang Yuan targeting vital points and the cadets overwhelming the Military Martial Artists with coordinated attacks.
• After watching Zheng Ye's squad fall, the Military Martial Artists suspected the cadets were using a combined attack formation.
• The colonel confirmed the cadets had used a concealed, simplified variant of the Lingnan Han Family Vast Sea Lingbo Formation.
• The colonel said the Military Martial Artists had only eighty-four fighters, would receive one reinforcement, and had to face the cadets' hundred-person lineup in a battle broadcast across the military.
• Wang Haiping entered with the mud-covered Li Wei and declared that she would fight all one hundred cadets alone.

In the White Cloud Pavilion, Yun Heng persuaded Zhang Luye to go support Jiang Xue and help resolve the Zhang and Gu Families’ grudge. After Zhang Luye left, Yun Heng warned Li Guitang that Zhang Luye’s dream might be part of a scheme, then proposed a nationwide broadcast of the Hundred-person battle.

• Zhang Luye asked Yun Heng for more Cloud Mist Tea, and Yun Heng explained why he wanted Zhang Luye to go to Mingsha Fort instead of relying on Li Huaiyuan.
• Yun Heng convinced Zhang Luye that supporting Jiang Xue would earn the Zhang Family favor, while Li Guitang warned that he could take the opportunity himself.
• Zhang Luye hurried off to Mingsha Fort, eager to claim the chance to reconcile with Jiang Xue.
• Yun Heng told Li Guitang that Zhang Luye’s dream might be someone else’s scheme and urged him to stay alert.
• Yun Heng suggested that Li Jiaqi broadcast the next day’s Hundred-person battle nationwide.

Han Xiaotian, Luo Guang Sheng, and Ni Susu reacted to televised footage of Luo Bin tearing off Zheng Ye’s prosthetic arm and the resulting public outrage. They planned to contain the scandal, but learned that the next day’s Hundred-person battle would be broadcast nationwide and ordered the trainees to win decisively.

• Luo Guang Sheng praised Han Xiaotian’s training and asked whether Shen Yaochi’s return could threaten the trainees in the upcoming battle.
• Luo Guang Sheng received news that the National Television Station was covering the incident, and Han Xiaotian ordered him to turn on the news.
• The broadcast showed Luo Bin tearing off Zheng Ye’s mechanical arm, then reporter Li Jiaqi described Zheng’s military service and sacrifice.
• Luo Guang Sheng shut off the television and threatened Li Jiaqi, but Han Xiaotian warned him about her influential grandfather.
• Ni Susu showed them the incident trending on the Heavenly Machine Network, where commenters condemned the trainees and the camp.
• Han Xiaotian and Ni Susu proposed political and online damage-control measures, then Han Xiaotian told Luo Guang Sheng that the next day’s battle would be broadcast nationwide and the trainees had to win.

Before the hundred-man competition, Li Jiaqi discovered that most of the training camp’s students came from aristocratic families and learned that Jiang Xue would represent the military. At the hospital, Zhou Dingguo vowed to defend Zheng Ye and his family, then heard that Jiang Xue would enter the arena and told the officers to watch the broadcast.

• Li Jiaqi condemned the training camp’s roster and told Duan Feng to commentate honestly despite Vice Director Wen’s request to protect the students.
• Li Jiaqi and Duan Feng opened the military’s contestant file and were surprised to find only Jiang Xue listed as a 20-year-old Major at 3rd Tier Great Perfection.
• Zhou Dingguo and the officers visited Zheng Ye in intensive care and recalled how he had sacrificed his arm while covering their retreat.
• Zhou Dingguo ordered an adjutant to bring Zheng Ye’s family from Shuchuan and vowed to rally military connections against the Han and Luo families.
• After a call from his commander, Zhou Dingguo told the officers that Jiang Xue would enter the arena and urged them to watch the broadcast.

As the Hundred-person battle began, Jiang Xue appeared as the military’s sole contestant against a hundred Training Camp elites, shocking viewers and setting off a storm of online debate. Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan and Lin Sisi agreed to wait for a chance to oppose the Training Camp students, and Baleful Intent began to spread as Jiang Xue entered the arena.

• Zhong Li and Liu Jianjie struggled to repair the livestream equipment until Li Jiaqi’s commentary came through, then Zhong Li recognized Jiang Xue on the screen.
• Lin Sisi told Jiang Yuan she suspected something serious had happened outside and described the harassment by Luo Bin and Wei Zixuan, including their attempt to force their way into Xu Minjia’s room.
• Jiang Yuan and Lin Sisi agreed to act against the Training Camp students if an opportunity arose, while Jiang Yuan warned Lin Sisi not to act alone.
• The livestream showed a hundred Training Camp contestants facing Jiang Xue alone, prompting viewers to argue over her chances and the Gu Family’s Substitute Service.
• As the arena passage opened, Jiang Xue remained calm while Baleful Intent began to spread.

Zhang Luye confronted Han Xiaotian over the brutal injuries the Han family’s trainees had inflicted on military martial artists, while military grandmasters surrounded Luo Guang Sheng and Ni Susu. When the match began, Li Wei moved across most of the arena at startling speed, leaving Han Xiaotian alarmed.

• Zhang Yansheng and nearly twenty military grandmasters crowded around Luo Guang Sheng and Ni Susu, using their greetings to press them with hostility.
• Zhang Luye restrained Han Xiaotian and accused him of guiding trainees who had repeatedly tortured military opponents instead of eliminating them cleanly.
• Han Xiaotian apologized to Major Zheng Ye and offered compensation, but Zhang Luye rejected his excuses and demanded he accept responsibility.
• At nine o’clock, the arena passages opened and the match began.
• Li Wei walked out in a military uniform, then transformed into a gray-green streak and crossed most of the arena within seconds, alarming Han Xiaotian.

Li Wei arrived alone to face Han Che’s hundred-person student team and called Jiang Yuan and others out of their formation. After learning Jiang Yuan had been beaten, she ordered him, Lin Sisi, and Xu Minjia to stand behind her, then challenged the remaining students to step forward.

• Li Wei crossed a thousand meters at astonishing speed and appeared before Han Che’s team as they entered the arena.
• Li Wei called to Jiang Yuan, and Lin Sisi led him out of the formation while Han Che stopped Luo Bin from intervening.
• Li Wei noticed Jiang Yuan and Lin Sisi’s injuries, and Lin Sisi revealed that Han Che’s group had beaten Jiang Yuan the previous night.
• Li Wei told Jiang Yuan and Lin Sisi to stand behind her, then demanded that anyone from Qingyun step forward.
• Lin Sisi called out Xu Minjia, who left the formation, and Jiang Yuan confirmed she was a decent person.
• Li Wei ordered Xu Minjia to join Jiang Yuan and Lin Sisi behind her.

Li Wei confronted Han Che and the trainees who had targeted Jiang Yuan, revealing two powerful phantom swords as she challenged their threats and hypocrisy. The trainees recoiled in fear while the livestream audience watched in astonishment.

• Li Jiaqi ordered the cameras and audio focused on the confrontation, while Duan Feng stayed silent and the livestream audience speculated about Li Wei’s lotus mark.
• After nine trainees stood behind Li Wei, Jiang Yuan realized that the others who had supported him had been pressured into silence.
• Han Che and Luo Bin demanded that Li Wei surrender in exchange for sparing Jiang Yuan’s friends, but Li Wei summoned the white Sword of Spring from her forehead.
• Li Wei questioned the trainees about attacking future comrades and summoned the golden Sword of Summer, increasing the pressure on Han Che and the others.
• The trainees broke formation and retreated as Li Wei described her family’s hardships and their tense arrival at the Western Frontier.

Li Wei confronted Luo Bin and the other students for brutalizing Zheng Ye, then trapped them in her four-colored sword formation. Zhao Jing invoked her family’s Martial Immortal lineage, but Li Wei answered by unleashing her Sword Qi and declaring she specialized in cutting down “Celestial Dragons.”

• Li Wei recalled how soldiers without Martial Artists had charged Abyssal Monsters with explosives, and five thousand men had died in one night.
• Li Wei identified Zheng Ye as the man whose arm Luo Bin had torn off and recalled fighting alongside him on September 1.
• Han Che offered apologies and resources on behalf of the Han and Luo Families, but Li Wei rejected reconciliation.
• Li Wei summoned her Autumn Sword and formed a four-colored domain that immobilized Han Che, Luo Bin, and the other students.
• Zhao Jing claimed her family’s connection to Zhao Yunhe and threatened Li Wei with the Zhao Family’s Martial Immortal lineage.
• Li Wei called herself a professional at shaving “Celestial Dragons” and unleashed four-colored Sword Qi.

Li Wei crippled Han Che, Zhao Jing, Liu Feibai, and the other students who had attacked military martial artists, then turned her fury on Luo Bin while singing of home and fallen soldiers. The chapter ended with Luo Bin severely mutilated and still suffering under Li Wei’s Sword Qi.

• Li Wei severed the arms of more than sixty students and ignored Han Che’s pleas for his grandfather to save him.
• A military ally laughed and told Li Wei to continue, while promising to handle Han Che’s grandfather.
• Li Wei severed Han Che’s right arm and Zhao Jing’s right arm, then ground Liu Feibai and two other students’ right arms down to bone and powder.
• Li Wei crippled Wei Zixuan and the remaining students, leaving Luo Bin untouched for the moment.
• Remembering Zheng Ye and other soldiers, Li Wei wept and sang as she cut off Luo Bin’s hands and forearms, destroyed his upper arms and legs, and pierced his spine with Sword Qi.

Li Wei’s song about soldiers, home, and remembrance moved listeners across the country to tears and singing. At the 52nd Group Army base, Zhong Li decided it was time to let Brother Ye come home and see Shuchuan’s flowers.

• Li Jiaqi recognized her family’s military history in Li Wei’s song and wept as she remembered her mother mourning a soldier beneath the national flag.
• A former war correspondent joined Li Jiaqi in singing, while viewers flooded the live broadcast with salutes and tearful messages.
• At the Unnamed Club, Zeng Yi made Zhao Yunhe sing while the men beat him as punishment for stealing his grandfather’s Azure Dragon Crescent Blade.
• Gu Litong cried as he listened to Li Wei’s song, then ordered Gu Shiheng and Liang Qiushi to kneel for another seven days.
• At the arena, Zhang Luye and the Zhang family sang along badly, while Zhang Luye insisted Jiang girl was now his niece.
• At the 52nd Group Army base, Zhong Li and Liu Jianjie recalled their first snowy posting in the Western Frontier, and Zhong Li said it was time for Brother Ye to come home.

The Queen Mother told the Mysterious Maiden that a newcomer had recognized several divine throne titles, despite the organization’s limited knowledge of them. The Mysterious Maiden denied distributing any Jade Tokens recently and urged her to report the matter to the Heavenly Venerable, then complained about the aristocratic families’ actions in the Western Frontier before the Queen Mother departed.

• The Queen Mother asked the Mysterious Maiden whether she had recruited anyone in the Western Frontier over the past year.
• The Queen Mother recounted that a newcomer recognized her as the Queen Mother, named the Jade Emperor, and recited a sequence of divine throne titles.
• The Mysterious Maiden said she had not handed out Jade Tokens for ten years and confirmed that the True Lord of Pure Origin and Wonderful Way had none either.
• The Queen Mother explained that she had destroyed the newcomer’s jade token and had received no response after reporting the incident to the Heavenly Venerable.
• The Mysterious Maiden criticized the aristocratic families for their actions in the Western Frontier, and the Queen Mother reminded her that the Ma family was also an aristocratic family.
• The Queen Mother said the Little Bodhisattva had given the fallen heaven’s chosen ones a chance, then vanished from the courtyard.

Li Wei learned that the Martial Immortals had approved her appointment as frontline commander of the support legion, and she received a major general’s uniform and a body-tempering technique from Zhang Luye. Li Huaiyuan warned her to behave around the legion’s actual commander, Ma Baoguo, whose name made Li Wei spit tea across his face.

• Li Huaiyuan told Li Wei that the Joint Command had appointed her frontline commander of the support legion and temporarily granted her the rank of major general.
• Li Wei opened the box and found a general’s uniform, major general’s epaulets, and light armor.
• Li Huaiyuan gave Li Wei a jade talisman containing Zhang Luye’s Diamond Body technique and relayed Zhang’s advice that she should build a sturdier physique.
• Li Huaiyuan explained that Major General Ma commanded the support legion and warned Li Wei not to put on airs around him.
• Li Huaiyuan revealed that the formidable commander’s name was Ma Baoguo, and Li Wei sprayed tea across his face.

Li Wei became the support army’s temporary frontline commander and received a powerful defensive Combat Method. After mastering Diamond Body, she unleashed a brilliant golden radiance that formed a sun above the 19th Army base.

• Li Wei returned to the 19th Army base in a general’s uniform and told Qin Lan she had been appointed frontline commander of the support army.
• Qin Lan gave Li Wei a hand-braided Peace Knot, which Li Wei tied to her tactical waist pouch before the soldiers celebrated her promotion.
• Li Wei used Zhang Luye’s jade talisman to receive the Diamond Body inheritance and recorded the Combat Method in her system.
• Li Wei spent nearly half her Abyss Essence rapidly mastering Diamond Body, and a dazzling golden sun rose above the 19th Army base.

Zhang Luye and Yun Heng discovered that Li Wei had perfected the Zhang family's Diamond Body, causing a dazzling phenomenon at the 19th Army's station. After the incident was covered up, Li Wei departed for the Support Legion, where Li Huaiyuan arranged for her arrival.

• Yun Heng warned Zhang Luye that Diamond Body could change Li Wei's appearance, and Zhang Luye rushed to find her a replacement technique.
• A brilliant golden light appeared above the 19th Army's station, and Zhang Luye and Yun Heng realized Li Wei had perfected Diamond Body.
• Li Huaiyuan took Li Wei to headquarters and questioned her about the technique; Yun Heng claimed the disturbance came from a trace of Zhang Luye's father's inheritance.
• The Defense Army classified the Golden Sun incident as an ammunition depot explosion and began a purge of negligent personnel.
• On September 9, Li Wei boarded a helicopter for the Support Legion, and Li Huaiyuan told his chief staff officer to inform Ma Baoguo that his trump card was on the way.

Ma Baoguo assigned Li Wei to lead the support legion’s assault for the Arctic Alliance, while he and the staff handled overall command. After Li Wei demonstrated her perfected Diamond Body, she accepted the mission and promised to clear a path for the legion.

• Ma Baoguo met Li Wei at the support legion’s base and corrected her for addressing him as Teacher Ma instead of using his rank.
• Ma Baoguo explained that Li Wei would lead the frontline assault, and Li Wei eagerly accepted after learning she would not have to command the legion.
• Ma Baoguo warned Li Wei against recklessness and individual heroism, but Li Wei demonstrated that her perfected Diamond Body could deflect a sword strike with a golden protective aura.
• Ma Baoguo assigned himself responsibility for overall command and coordination with the Arctic Alliance, while Li Wei agreed to lead the assault and reduce the legion’s casualties.

On September 9, Li Wei and Ma Baoguo attended an Arctic Alliance conference at Frost Fortress to plan a counterattack against the Abyssal Monsters. Li Wei favored an aggressive encirclement plan that reminded her of the Battle of Xuzhou, while the Alliance generals ended the chapter arguing over their strategy.

• Li Wei received notice of the conference and flew with Ma Baoguo to Frost Fortress.
• General Lebedev welcomed the Hua Nation delegation, and Ma Baoguo quietly translated his remarks for Li Wei.
• An Arctic Alliance lieutenant general defended the previous frontal strategy and proposed committing 2.5 times more troops and knights.
• A second lieutenant general proposed breaking through the occupied zone, circling around, and reclaiming the western fortress group with a pincer attack.
• Li Wei recognized similarities between the second plan and the Battle of Xuzhou as the Arctic Alliance generals broke into an argument.

Li Wei was asked to advise the Arctic Alliance generals on their counterattack plans and offered an awkwardly received proposal. The conference settled on a compromise offensive plan for September 12, while Li Wei’s support corps was assigned to the reserves.

• General Lebedev stopped the arguing generals and asked Li Wei for her opinion on the offensive plans.
• Li Wei argued for concentrating forces on a central breakthrough and encircling the western flank, prompting applause from supporters of Plan Two.
• When General Lebedev questioned how the offensive line would withstand an enemy attack, Li Wei compared the deployment to the Serpent of Changshan, and Lebedev explained why the metaphor did not fit.
• The generals settled on a plan focused on Dragon Tooth Bunker, combining a frontal assault with attacks on both flanks and a smaller circuitous maneuver.
• Li Wei asked to join the first wave, but Lebedev refused and assigned Hua Nation's support corps to the reserves; the counterattack was scheduled for September 12 at 8:00 a.m.

Min Zimo used Su Mo’s Reception Cloud Token to bring Gu Jinzhi into Heavenly Ruins, where he awakened in a cloud-shaped form and asked about someone’s safety. Min Zimo transformed him into a more solid body and welcomed him to the ruined celestial realm.

• Min Zimo persuaded Su Mo to hand over his Reception Cloud Token and hid it beneath Gu Jinzhi’s pillow as a soul-nourishing jade token.
• That night, Gu Jinzhi entered a cloud-filled realm and recognized the masked divine general as Min Zimo.
• Min Zimo called Gu Jinzhi “Husband Jiang,” and Gu Jinzhi’s cloud body darkened and nearly came apart from grief.
• Gu Jinzhi asked whether she was all right, but Min Zimo said their time was up and struck him with his spear.
• Gu Jinzhi emerged in immortal robes and a white jade mask, and Min Zimo welcomed him to Heavenly Ruins, a vast ruined realm among the clouds.

Gu Jinzhi learned that Jiang Xue was safe and heard Min Zimo explain the Heavenly Ruins, its inheritances, and membership rules. At the ruined Lingxiao Hall, Gu Jinzhi was drawn to the divine title Jade Emperor, which Min Zimo said all previous seekers had failed to obtain.

• Min Zimo told Gu Jinzhi about Jiang Xue's victories in the Western Frontier and reassured him that she was safe.
• Gu Jinzhi asked whether the Cloud Token or the Heavenly Ruins could help him wake up, and Min Zimo admitted he did not know.
• Min Zimo explained that the Venerate founded the Heavenly Ruins to preserve inheritances, and that each divine title allowed its inheritor only one inheritance.
• Min Zimo described the organization's membership rules, including the annual gathering and the requirements to become a full member.
• Gu Jinzhi was drawn to the ruined Lingxiao Hall, where Min Zimo revealed that its divine title was Jade Emperor and that previous seekers had all failed to obtain it.

Li Guitang and Yun Heng discussed the growing abyssal threat and the need to secure the passage before powerful factions joined forces. Meanwhile, the Mysterious Maiden reconsidered allowing Jiang Xue into the Heavenly Ruins after her nephew argued for it, then realized he might be acting out of personal interest.

• Li Guitang and Yun Heng watched Zhang Luye sulk after taking a hit and discussed Jiang Xue's extraordinary cultivation and potential.
• Yun Heng hoped Jiang Xue could eventually help Yun Sheng, but Li Guitang warned him that Yun Sheng might mistake his attention for an attempt to find a stepmother.
• Li Guitang told Yun Heng that another powerful being had emerged from the abyss, and Yun Heng revealed that the Beiku lineage might join Evernight, increasing the threat to the Western Frontier.
• A man asked the Mysterious Maiden for a Reception Cloud Token so he could invite Jiang Xue into the Heavenly Ruins, arguing that her talent could help humanity resist the abyss.
• The Mysterious Maiden began reconsidering her refusal, then realized her nephew might be trying to pull strings for Jiang Xue, and he said nothing.

Li Wei prepared with the Hua Nation Support Legion for the Arctic Alliance’s counterattack and saw how far the gray fog had spread through the Northern Sector. As the battle neared, she warned her commanders to stay alive—and, above all, not to follow when she charged.

• Ma Baoguo warned Li Wei to stay close to the main force and out of the fog because Middle Third Order battles could cause dangerous aftershocks.
• Li Wei entered Tunnel N-03 with the Support Legion convoy and reached its assembly position beneath the Northern Sector mountain fortress.
• At dawn, Li Wei saw that the gray fog had swallowed two rows of Dragon Tooth Bunker groups and formed a huge bulge in the defensive line.
• Li Wei had learned the Hua Nation military’s four basic Combat Methods and taught their perfect comprehension to more than a thousand Military Martial Artists, earning great prestige in the Support Legion.
• With twenty minutes left before the counterattack, Li Wei told the battalion commanders to keep their wits about them and not follow her when she charged.