Chapter Summaries

As Great Xia’s leaders met to unite their forces and divide resources, Lin Tian revealed that his Sequence was collapsing because he had discovered something erased from their memories. Li Wannian named the forgotten power as Ultimate Sublimation, leaving the meeting stunned.

• Li Wannian and Zhao Huanhuan agreed to talks because Great Xia’s divided forces could not withstand the threat of rival factions.
• Li Wannian arrived at the Imperial Capital with the leaders of the Star Ring, Dawn, and Dragon Flame frontier armies for a meeting at South Mountain.
• Lin Tian interrupted Li Wannian’s opening speech and revealed that his Sequence was on the verge of collapse.
• Lin Tian showed the assembly a textbook with blank sections and explained that his Dawn Sequence depended on faith and worship that had become confused.
• Li Wannian identified the forgotten power as Ultimate Sublimation, and the entire meeting fell silent.

Mo Yun led the gathering in reconstructing the erased existence who had prepared Great Xia for the Dark Realm and helped steer the nation into the Mega-City Era. By the chapter’s end, the group had uncovered clues in Great Xia’s early decisions and Li Liming’s rise, but the existence’s identity remained unknown.

• Mo Yun argued that reconstructing the erased existence mattered because Great Xia appeared to have no sovereign, startling Warden Zhong Chuqing.
• Mo Yun reasoned that Li Wannian and Zhang Zhengguo must have been persuaded by someone to approve the seemingly reckless shift toward the Mega-City Era.
• Mo Yun asked the group to recall the Dark Realm Game’s brutal early difficulty and its Login System.
• Li Liming explained that An City had supplied him with resources and military support, leading Mo Yun to conclude that someone had prepared the city for Great Xia.

Mo Yun and the others pieced together evidence that an erased figure had secretly guided Great Xia through its rise, while Zhao Huanhuan revealed that his Sequence was not tied to the Imperial City. Yun Yue concluded that the factional conflict had been a setup to make them recognize their hidden patron, whom he identified as the Dragon Venerable.

• Mo Yun reviewed Great Xia’s history, arguing that an unseen being had protected and guided them through events such as the Prince’s Sweep and Blue Star Fall.
• Li Jun explained that missing memories had filled themselves in, and revealed that the being—not the heroes’ Ultimate Sublimation—had killed Sky City’s Sequence Seven.
• Li Liming showed an Authority Artifact from the Dark Side and admitted he could not remember the second reason the Dragon Scale Army was so strong.
• Zhao Huanhuan revealed that his Sequence was neither the Imperial City Sequence nor part of a lineage, shocking the meeting.
• Mo Yun proposed that Zhao Huanhuan’s position was part of a setup, and Yun Yue realized their forgotten disagreement had been meant to expose the hidden being.
• Yun Yue declared that the hidden figure was the Dragon Venerable.

Great Xia’s leaders concluded that the Dragon Venerable had planned their divisions as a contingency and could return after Ultimate Sublimation. Convinced by the Imperial Cities’ defensive posture and Lin Tian’s stabilized Sequence, they united to find a way to revive the Dragon Venerable.

• Xie Yu, Li Wannian, Zhang Zhengguo, and the others concluded that the Dragon Venerable had arranged Great Xia’s factional division to reveal Their existence.
• The leaders debated whether the Dragon Venerable had died after using Ultimate Sublimation, while Zhu Yi and Yun Yue argued that the contingency plan meant there was hope of revival.
• Mo Yun cited the Imperial Cities and Sky City contracting inward as evidence that their Sovereigns were expected to return.
• Mo Yun asked Lin Tian about his Sequence, and Lin Tian confirmed that his Dawn Sequence had stabilized, convincing the leaders that the Dragon Venerable could revive.
• Yun Yue urged everyone to find a path to bring back the Dragon Venerable, and Great Xia’s influential figures united behind the goal.

Great Xia reunited under Li Wannian and Zhang Zhengguo while secretly searching for a way to revive the Sovereign. In the Dark Realm, Decree No. 11 began the succession struggle, and She Qi emerged to challenge the current Sole Highness with the Second Elder’s support.

• Li Wannian took charge of Dongfeng Pavilion alongside Zhang Zhengguo as Great Xia reunited, while Zhao Huanhuan became a mascot.
• A Ghoulifier left the Flesh Zone, shed the tissue warped by the Flesh Authority, and revealed himself as She Qi of Serpent Emperor City.
• She Qi announced that the Sovereign’s deathly slumber had activated Decree No. 11, allowing former Highnesses to compete for the Sole Highness position.
• The Grand Elder confronted She Qi but accepted the Second Elder’s offer to transfer benefits in exchange for allowing the Wushao Clan to act.
• She Qi explained that he had returned from the Dark Side to challenge the Viper Clan for the position.

She Qi sought Great Xia’s help after Serpent Emperor City triggered Decree No. 11, while Yang Man investigated her altered memories and decided to visit Great Xia. The chapter left both Imperial City Highnesses headed toward Great Xia.

• The Grand Elder told She Qi that Decree No. 11 had been triggered, and She Qi recalled that it required a one-on-one contest without harming the Imperial City’s forces.
• She Qi traveled to An City and asked Lin Tian for help, explaining Decree No. 11 and believing Great Xia could protect him.
• Li Wannian sent Mo Yun with Lin Tian to meet She Qi and gather information about the Venerables and Lords.
• Guan Huangsheng met Yang Man, who tested her with a bluff about memory-altering powers and concluded that Great Xia was connected to her missing memories.
• Yang Man learned that Serpent Emperor City had triggered Decree No. 11 and decided to go to Great Xia to meet She Qi.

Yang Man arrived in An City as Great Xia gathered Imperial City Highnesses and weighed an alliance against Sky City. As She Qi’s group approached An City, Silang sensed a dangerous trace of Flesh Authority and fled, leaving the threat unresolved.

• Yang Man arrived in An City, learned that someone had been sent to Tiger Imperial City, and agreed to wait for Hu Feiyun.
• Mo Yun and Li Keming discussed seeking the Imperial City Highnesses’ support, while Great Xia faced a three-year deadline to awaken Dragon Venerable.
• Yang Man questioned She Qi about his opponent, and he said Dark Side Specters including a Sequence Seven had joined the fight against him.
• Hu Feiyun, Su Yue, Tu Honghong, Hou Qing, and the others arrived, and Yang Man observed that they seemed unaffected by their missing memories.
• She Qi led his Dark Side allies toward An City, but Silang sensed dissipating Flesh Authority and left, warning that something there had once been too dangerous to provoke.

Yang Man and the others realized their memories had been altered and questioned Mo Yun about Great Xia’s connection to the missing existence. Hu Feiyun inferred that Tiger Venerable had fallen asleep because a Venerable Lord underwent Ultimate Sublimation, while Yang Man suspected the forgotten collaborator had been a Venerable Lord.

• She Qi’s pursuers reached An City, and Yang Man offered to help him if he agreed to have his memories examined.
• Yang Man, Hu Feiyun, and Su Yue realized they had forgotten someone important and agreed that the missing memories involved an existence tied to Great Xia.
• Hu Feiyun negotiated with the pursuer outside An City, securing She Qi three days before the matter resumed.
• Yang Man urged Mo Yun to explain Great Xia’s connection, and Mo Yun asked whether anyone could be saved after Ultimate Sublimation.
• Hu Feiyun concluded that a Venerable Lord had undergone Ultimate Sublimation and connected it to Tiger Venerable’s slumber, while Yang Man wondered whether her collaborator had been a Venerable Lord.

The Imperial City Highnesses agreed to work together to bring Dragon Venerable back, believing his sacrifice had secured Great Xia's alliance with the Imperial City. To stop Decree No. 11 from putting She Qi in danger, Hu Feiyun led them in issuing Decree No. 12, leaving She Qi unable to carry out his plan.

• Yang Man, Su Yue, Hou Qing, Tu Honghong, and Hu Feiyun concluded that they had ties to Dragon Venerable and needed to help bring him back.
• Yang Man said they should return to the Imperial City and consult the Elder Council about Dragon Venerable.
• She Qi reminded the Highnesses that someone outside An City was waiting to kill him.
• Hu Feiyun called on the Imperial City Highnesses to issue Decree No. 12 and block Decree No. 11.
• She Qi received Decree No. 12, while the Third-generation Ghoul and Fourth-generation Ghoul withdrew.
• She Qi went to Serpent Emperor City to complain to the Second Elder, who could only suggest waiting.

With the Venerables asleep, Hu Sisi led eleven Imperial Cities in reclaiming territory on the Sky City Battlefield, while Great Xia spent a year searching for Zhang Qing. Sky City's Great Venerables then revived, and Si Bei Li prepared to launch an all-out battle against the Dark Realm.

• Hu Sisi learned that the Dragon Venerable had undergone Ultimate Sublimation and ordered the Imperial Cities to retake the garrison cities on the Sky City Battlefield.
• Ji Yan Hua joined Phoenix Imperial City, became its Sole Highness, and distinguished herself in battle alongside the eleven Imperial Cities.
• After three months, the Imperial Cities reclaimed their lost territory, and Si Bei Li waited for Sky City's leaders to revive.
• A year passed as Great Xia searched for Zhang Qing, while Zhu Yi and Lin Tian advanced to Sequence Six and Great Xia's factions grew stronger.
• Sky City's Great Venerables revived with no memory of Zhang Qing's battle, and Si Bei Li ordered them to prepare for an all-out fight against the Dark Realm.

Si Bei Li mobilized Sky City's forces and sent twelve Mechanical Heavenly Courts to seize the Imperial Cities' garrison cities, forcing the Imperial Cities to prepare for war. A month later, Sky City entered the Dark Realm, while Great Xia searched the Imperial Cities' archives for a way to bring Dragon Venerable back.

• Si Bei Li ordered Sky City's forces to mobilize and transformed the twelve Sky Cities into Mechanical Heavenly Courts.
• The twelve Mechanical Heavenly Courts attacked the Imperial Cities' garrison cities, and the border troops abandoned them as all eleven outposts fell.
• Rock Venerate reported Sky City's assault to Hu Sisi, who ordered Sheep Emperor City and the other Imperial Cities to prepare for war.
• Li Wannian and Zhang Zhengguo decided Great Xia should withdraw from its outer territories and defend its homeland.
• Great Xia sent teams into the Imperial Cities' secret archives to search for a way to bring Dragon Venerable back.
• One month after the garrison cities fell, Sky City's Mechanical Heavenly Courts entered the Dark Realm and the war officially began.

Si Bei Li coordinated Sky City's assault on the Dark Realm, while Great Xia's forces tried to hold their ground against the invasion. Li Liming prepared the Blood Dragon Army to resist Sky City as the chapter explained how he inherited the Qiming Dao Lineage.

• Si Bei Li assigned the twelve Sky Cities to attack Imperial Cities, and their Great Venerables began the war.
• Sky City's forces overwhelmed the Imperial Cities with numbers, while Hu Sisi was pinned down by ten rotating opponents; the Great Venerables of Five Towers instead pursued the Sixth Floor.
• Li Liming rejected a full retreat and ordered Great Xia's forces to unite nearby Dao Lineages into defensive lines, with Great Xia authorizing him to decide how to proceed.
• The chapter explained that the Blood Dragon Army combined Kata's Trample Dao Lineage with Li Liming's Qiming Dao Lineage, an inheritance Zhang Qing had given him.

The Dark Realm and Great Xia continued holding back Sky City's armies through coordinated defenses, but after a year of war the Great Venerables were nearing their limits. Hu Sisi finally retreated under a massive assault, and the battle above the Sky Dome reached its breaking point.

• Hu Feiyun coordinated the Dark Realm's defenses and entered the battlefield, warning that the Imperial City's forces could not sustain the stalemate indefinitely.
• Lin Tian reported that Great Xia had ceded territory to Monkey Emperor City's Silverback Border Army and received support from the Dawn Frontier Army.
• The Imperial Cities redistributed battle zones under the Sole Highnesses' coordination and maintained their defenses for another year.
• Hu Sisi was forced to retreat for the first time after more than sixteen Great Venerables surrounded her.
• Si Bei Li charged Hu Sisi, was blasted into a supply line, recovered with Mechanical Authority, and returned to the battle.

Si Bei Li’s forces gradually sent additional Sequence Sevens into the Dark Realm as Hu Sisi’s combat power declined, overwhelming the Imperial Cities’ defenses. Hu Feiyun ordered a defensive retreat, and Great Xia was left isolated from the other Imperial Cities except for Monkey Emperor City.

• Si Bei Li waited for Hu Sisi’s combat power to weaken, then arranged rotations that freed Sequence Sevens to enter the Dark Realm.
• Hu Feiyun’s forces intercepted the first dispatched Sequence Seven, while Great Xia’s Dragon Scale Army stopped a Sky City Mecha Legion at the Star River.
• After Rat Emperor City Great Venerable Su Zouping weakened, Si Bei Li sent another Sequence Seven, which Hao intercepted with the Horse Trampling Border Army.
• Hu Feiyun declared a defensive war and promised protection for the orthodox lineages as the Imperial Cities began retreating.
• Another Sequence Seven broke Rat Emperor City’s front, and Sky City’s military cities landed across the Dark Realm and began production.
• Great Xia’s routes to Tiger Imperial City and Sheep Emperor City were cut off, leaving it connected only to Monkey Emperor City.

As Sky City advanced on Great Xia, Li Wannian ordered the frontier armies to abandon their outer cities and evacuate their people, relying on Great Xia’s homeland to suppress mechanoids. The mass migration began under the protection of several frontier armies, while other forces prepared to receive the refugees and defend the Star River.

• Zhu Yi told Lin Tian that the Frost Snow nobles had withdrawn, leaving their mineral-rich territory open to Sky City, and they agreed to destroy its new military city.
• Li Wannian stopped Lin Tian and Zhu Yi from treating the attack as a blocking battle and ordered them to relocate their armies and families back to Great Xia.
• Li Wannian explained that Great Xia’s homeland suppressed the Mechanical Authority, weakening mechanoids that entered it and giving the retreat a chance to succeed.
• Great Xia’s leaders decided to evacuate the frontier armies’ families and other people from the outer cities, with the armies beginning the migration immediately.
• Xin Dao’s Dragon Flame Border Army and Zhao Huanhuan’s Azure Border Army guarded the western migration route through An City and the northern cities.
• The Dragon-Scale Frontier Army, the Tag Border Army, and other forces prepared to receive the migrants at Blue Star’s ring river, while the remaining hunting corps and Dragonrise Frontier Army formed the final defense at the Star River.

As Great Xia’s forces retreated, Lin Tian, Zhu Yi, and Xin Dao launched an assault on four Sky City military cities in the Supreme Mountain Range to stop their mecha production. The Dawn and Dao Sect frontier armies became locked in a battle against Katos’s much larger Mecha Legion, opening a path for Xin Dao’s Dragon Flame army to attack the military cities.

• The Orthodox Sequence forces abandoned their frontier armies during the retreat, so Xin Dao took command of the discarded troops and used them to protect the migration convoy.
• Lin Tian, Zhu Yi, and Xin Dao met at Fang Village and decided to uproot the four Sky City military cities before they could produce more mechas.
• Lin Tian led the Dawn Frontier Army toward the Supreme Mountain Range while Zhu Yi’s Star Ring forces spread out along its flanks.
• Katos assembled more than forty million mechas and ordered them to charge at the ten-million-strong Dawn army.
• The Dawn and Star Ring armies clashed with the Mecha Legion, and their battle opened a route for Xin Dao’s Dragon Flame army to advance toward the mountain range.

Xin Dao’s Dragon Flame Border Army destroyed the Supreme Mountain Range and its military cities with its Transcendent Skill, Annihilation. The border armies withdrew as Katos ordered a covert retreat and planned to rebuild the cities to avoid blame.

• Xin Dao led the Dragon Flame Border Army across the ground while Katos sent intelligent machines to defend the military cities and Sky City’s Sequence Users fled into the air.
• Xin Dao unleashed Annihilation, sending a vast sea of fire into the Supreme Mountain Range and melting its peaks, ley lines, mines, and military cities.
• After the strike, Xin Dao reformed the Dragon Flame Border Army and withdrew, while Lin Tian led the Dawn Frontier Army away and Zhu Yi’s Star Ring fought as it retreated.
• Katos found that the border armies could not be caught and ordered his troops to withdraw in communications silence.
• Katos told his deputy to have intelligent machines rebuild the military cities so he could conceal their destruction from his superiors.

Katos concealed his defeat by cutting communications while Anar struggled to expand Sky City’s surveillance across the Dark Realm. Great Xia accelerated its evacuation under pressure, and Guan Yutian arrived in An City with Cheng Qiping before taking the Judgment Border Army to escort him.

• Katos withdrew after losing to Great Xia’s border army and planned to hide the defeat by keeping communications down.
• Anar questioned Katos’s silence and pressed First Floor’s researchers to fix the Cross-Regional Satellite, but they said the Imperial City Authority and orthodoxies obstructed its reach.
• Lin Tian and the returning border armies learned from Li Wannian that Rat Emperor City’s territory threatened the southern front, so Great Xia ordered the migration to speed up.
• Cheng Qiping left Mountain City without harvesting another rice crop, and Guan Yutian used Razor’s authority to bring him to An City ahead of the evacuation line.
• Guan Yutian learned the military cities in the Supreme Mountain Range had been removed and said Bai Yuan’s Judgment Border Army would escort Cheng Qiping.

After completing the migration and establishing a stalemate against Sky City along the Star River, Great Xia’s leaders considered the costly Bell Ringing Plan to bring back the Dragon Venerable. The meeting ended in disagreement, leaving the plan’s future uncertain as Sky City prepared to make its move.

• Guan Yutian assigned Bai Yuan and the Judgment Border Army to escort Elder Cheng home and maintain order among migrants settling on Pangu Continent.
• The migration finished, and all fifteen of Great Xia’s border army corps returned and formed a defensive line along the Star River.
• After half a year of stalemate, Think Tanks from Dog Emperor City and Phoenix Imperial City submitted an incomplete route to summon back the Dragon Venerable.
• Li Wannian and the commanders of the fifteen border armies reviewed the Bell Ringing Plan, but Li Zhuguo and several other commanders walked out in opposition.
• The meeting failed as some argued that Great Xia should wait for the Venerable Lord to return or seek another path, while Sky City was about to make its move.

Brutus called a meeting after Si Bei Li warned that the Supreme Decree required Great Xia to be destroyed before the Lords awakened. Once Anar, Kassel, and Lyon learned the order’s true stakes, they rushed their forces toward Great Xia, where the Imperial City scions and Great Xia learned of the advancing enemy.

• Brutus berated Anar for failing to destroy Great Xia, and Anar explained that Great Xia’s special Authority weakened mecha and suppressed Sky City Sequence Users.
• Brutus sent Anar the Supreme Decree, and she demanded reinforcements after reading it.
• Kassel and Lyon transferred their Sequence Users, military cities, and hundreds of millions of mecha to Anar’s command.
• Brutus and the other commanders realized Si Bei Li had kept the Supreme Decree’s urgency from them while the Great Lords fought above the Sky Dome.
• Brutus ordered the forces to push into Great Xia, and Imperial City scions and Great Xia scouts learned of the approaching tide.