Chapter Summaries

Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu received their allies’ proposal to found a nation opposing Spirit Hall, and Zhang Bufan agreed, delighted at the thought of making Huo Wu empress. The alliance’s plans moved toward establishing a dynasty, though the practical work of ruling still lay ahead.

• Huo Wu woke in Zhang Bufan’s arms, and they joked affectionately before an attendant announced that Ning Fengzhi and the others had urgently requested an audience.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu joined Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, Yue Ling’er, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin in the council hall.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that Zhang Bufan formally found a nation and establish a dynasty to unite the alliance and oppose Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, and Yue Ling’er supported the proposal, arguing that a nation would strengthen authority and provide order and security.
• Zhang Bufan agreed to found the nation, saying he could make Huo Wu empress, and Huo Wu blushed and pinched him.

Zhang Bufan agreed to found the Bufan Empire and declared Huo Wu its Queen, with the court recognizing them as Emperor and Queen. He approved Nine Dragon City, built around Bufan Academy, as the capital site while leaving other government plans to Ning Fengzhi and the others.

• Zhang Bufan agreed to establish an empire and asked Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen to suggest a national title.
• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and Long Aotian proposed naming the nation the Bufan Empire, and Zhang Bufan accepted.
• Zhang Bufan declared Huo Wu the empire’s only Queen, and Huo Wu accepted the position.
• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, Yue Ling'er, and the hall’s attendants and guards bowed to Emperor Zhang Bufan and Queen Huo Wu.
• Zhang Bufan left plans for the capital, official system, and reign title to Ning Fengzhi and the others, then approved Nine Dragon City as the capital site.

Zhang Bufan chose the territory around Bufan Academy as the capital of the Bufan Empire and named it Nine Dragon City. He then used his divine power to expand the land and create the capital’s initial walls and defenses, leaving the city ready for the Cabinet to refine.

• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen proposed establishing the imperial capital around Bufan Academy, and Long Aotian and Yue Ling'er supported the choice.
• Zhang Bufan declared that the alliance’s territory centered on Bufan Academy would become the capital and named it Nine Dragon City.
• Zhang Bufan delegated the city’s detailed planning, expansion, and defenses to the Cabinet.
• After the council members left, Zhang Bufan reassured Huo Wu and took her above Immortal Academy to witness his plan.
• Zhang Bufan used his Chaos Aura to expand the surrounding land, gather spiritual energy, and form Nine Dragon City’s vast walls and protective barrier.
• Huo Wu praised the new capital, and Zhang Bufan said the Cabinet would refine it further.

As Nine Dragon City prepared for Zhang Bufan’s coronation, he found the ceremony’s formalities unbearable and handed responsibility for them to the Cabinet. With Ning Fengzhi coordinating the preparations and Huo Wu learning her role as Queen, the Empire awaited the historic day.

• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, and Yue Ling'er organized the new city, its security, and preparations for the coronation.
• Zhang Bufan complained to Huo Wu about the lengthy ceremony procedures and heavy imperial robe, then agreed to let the Cabinet handle everything.
• Zhang Bufan sent Ning Fengzhi an imperial decree authorizing the Cabinet to make all preparations without seeking his approval.
• Ning Fengzhi coordinated the ceremony, sent invitations to powers across the continent, and organized the final arrangements.
• Zhang Bufan spent time exploring Nine Dragon City with Huo Wu while she learned her duties and occasionally advised the Cabinet.
• The coronation preparations proceeded smoothly as the Empire awaited the ceremony.

Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu attended the founding ceremony of the Bufan Empire in Nine Dragon City. Zhang Bufan rejected the prepared prayer and declared the empire’s name and purpose, then stood with Huo Wu as the people acclaimed them and the empire was formally founded.

• Zhang Bufan reluctantly dressed in the emperor’s ceremonial robes while Huo Wu, Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and Long Aotian prepared for the ceremony.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu rode through Nine Dragon City in an imperial carriage as citizens cheered for the emperor, queen, and empire.
• At the altar, Zhang Bufan stopped the ceremonial officer and declared that he was founding the Bufan Empire to give its citizens a peaceful home and Huo Wu a joyful life.
• Zhang Bufan raised Huo Wu’s hand and proclaimed her the empire’s sole queen, prompting the crowd to cheer.
• Zhang Bufan released his Emperor’s Pressure, causing the people and guests to kneel and acclaim him and Huo Wu as the Bufan Empire officially rose.

During Zhang Bufan’s coronation, Spirit Hall launched a sudden attack on Nine Dragon City. Zhang Bufan stayed calm and ordered Long Aotian to destroy the invaders as the empire’s forces moved to meet them.

• The citizens and guests celebrated Zhang Bufan’s coronation, while Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, and Yue Ling'er watched with pride and relief.
• A piercing hum and a spreading darkness appeared east of Nine Dragon City, and a Spirit Hall army emerged through spatial teleportation.
• Yu Yuanzhen identified Spirit Hall, Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to activate the first-level defense plan, and Long Aotian asked to lead the counterattack.
• Zhang Bufan reassured Huo Wu and commanded Long Aotian to make the attackers quiet forever.
• Long Aotian led the empire’s troops toward the enemy as Soul Rings, Soul Tools, and the city’s defensive formations lit up.

Zhang Bufan’s ceremony was interrupted by a Spirit Hall assault on Nine Dragon City, but the Bufan Empire’s defenses crushed the invasion with almost no losses. After declaring the attack an insignificant nuisance, Zhang Bufan resumed the ceremony as the guests and citizens reaffirmed their support for the empire.

• Long Aotian announced the approaching enemy, and the defenders took their positions under the coordinated command system designed by Zhang Bufan.
• The Nine Dragon Imperial Heaven Array shielded Nine Dragon City while Long Aotian ordered the Soul Guiding Cannons to destroy Spirit Hall’s rear support forces.
• Leng Ning’s elemental Soul Masters and Shi Tie’s Body Cultivation team repelled the remaining attackers, overwhelming Spirit Hall’s forces.
• Zhang Bufan casually shared fruit with Huo Wu as the battle ended, while the watching representatives were shaken by the empire’s military strength.
• Long Aotian reported roughly three thousand enemy deaths, including one Titled Douluo, with seventeen lightly wounded defenders and no deaths.
• Zhang Bufan praised the defenders, mocked Bibi Dong’s attack, and called for the ceremony to continue as the citizens cheered for him and the empire.

After Zhang Bufan repelled an attack and resumed the ceremony, he crowned Huo Wu as Queen of the Bufan Empire, and she pledged to rule and protect the realm beside him. The ceremony ended in celebration, while the empire’s conflict with Spirit Hall remained irreconcilable.

• Zhang Bufan ordered the ceremony to continue after the battle, and Long Aotian stayed below the altar to guard him and Huo Wu.
• The Ceremonial Officer announced Huo Wu’s coronation, and Zhang Bufan presented her with a phoenix crown he had designed and refined.
• Zhang Bufan pledged to share his empire and authority with Huo Wu, then placed the crown on her head.
• Huo Wu promised to guard the realm and walk the future with Zhang Bufan, and the crowd acclaimed her as Queen.
• The Ceremonial Officer declared the rites complete, ending the ceremony as the Bufan Empire’s conflict with Spirit Hall stood beyond reconciliation.

Emperor Xue Beng weighed whether Heaven Dou should attack the newly founded Bufan Empire or seek cooperation with it. He chose to travel to Nine Dragon City and pursue an alliance against Spirit Hall.

• Marshal Gelong urged Xue Beng to join forces with Star Luo and attack Zhang Bufan before the Bufan Empire grew stronger, while Minister Chen advised caution.
• Xue Beng learned that Zhang Bufan had destroyed Spirit Hall's elite legion and that Heaven Dou had very little chance of defeating him.
• Xue Beng argued that Spirit Hall, not Zhang Bufan, posed the immediate threat to Heaven Dou and declared that the empire should ally with the Bufan Empire.
• Xue Beng overruled objections and ordered preparations to visit Nine Dragon City personally and forge an alliance with Emperor Bufan.

Emperor Xue Beng and the Heaven Dou delegation arrived in Nine Dragon City, where the Bufan Empire’s advanced infrastructure, Soul Tool technology, and dense Soul Power left them astonished. Xue Beng recognized the empire’s strength and ordered his delegation to behave humbly as they sought an alliance.

• Xue Beng observed the Bufan Empire’s roads, productive farms, and Soul Tool facilities for ordinary people as his convoy approached Nine Dragon City.
• The delegation reached Nine Dragon City and marveled at its immense metal walls, disciplined guards, busy streets, and advanced Soul Tool aircraft.
• Xue Beng felt the city’s dense Soul Power and understood why Soul Masters were drawn to the Bufan Empire.
• After settling at the state guesthouse, Xue Beng ordered the delegation to avoid arrogance and remember they had come seeking cooperation.

Emperor Xue Beng met Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu to seek an alliance against Spirit Hall and the Otherworld Demons. Zhang Bufan accepted the offer, leaving their officials to settle the details and Xue Beng committed to the alliance.

• Xue Beng arrived at the Nine Dragon Palace with a small delegation and was struck by the Bufan Empire’s modern, orderly city and powerful guards.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu welcomed Xue Beng informally, and he praised their spirit tea before presenting Heaven Dou’s offer of trade, political support, and military cooperation.
• Zhang Bufan accepted the alliance and warned Xue Beng not to cause trouble or resort to schemes, while Xue Beng pledged Heaven Dou’s sincerity.
• Zhang Bufan told Xue Beng to let their officials negotiate the details and invited the delegation to stay for a meal.

Zhang Bufan and Xue Beng signed the Heavenly Alliance, strengthening their opposition to Spirit Hall. After celebrations in Nine Dragon City, Zhang Bufan planned to travel west with Huo Wu and negotiate with Emperor Dai Tianfeng of the Star Luo Empire.

• Ning Fengzhi drafted the alliance terms, and Xue Beng approved them after reviewing the political, military, economic, and technological agreements.
• Zhang Bufan and Xue Beng signed the alliance document, formally establishing the Heavenly Alliance and prompting celebrations across Nine Dragon City and the Bufan Empire.
• Zhang Bufan hosted a banquet where officials from both sides began their initial exchanges, then left the gathering with Huo Wu.
• Zhang Bufan told Huo Wu he planned to visit the Star Luo Empire and show Dai Tianfeng the strength of the Bufan Empire before negotiating.

After the Heavenly Alliance formed, Star Luo Emperor Dai Tianfeng challenged Zhang Bufan to prove his strength before discussing an alliance. Zhang Bufan accepted and prepared to travel to Star Luo City with Huo Wu and a small Imperial Guard escort.

• Dai Tianfeng rejected the military commanders’ dismissal of the Bufan Empire and declared that Zhang Bufan must prove himself before entering White Tiger Hall to discuss an alliance.
• Ning Fengzhi delivered Dai Tianfeng’s challenge to Zhang Bufan in the Imperial Palace Garden, where Huo Wu and Long Aotian reacted with displeasure and anger.
• Yue Ling'er explained that Dai Tianfeng wanted to confirm the Bufan Empire’s strength, while Zhang Bufan joked about how he would demonstrate it.
• Zhang Bufan accepted the challenge, planned to visit Star Luo City with Huo Wu, and ordered Long Aotian and Yue Ling'er to prepare an escort and gifts.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Zhang Bufan about Star Luo’s factions and the radical Second Prince Dai Weisi, but Zhang Bufan dismissed the danger and Huo Wu resolved to stay by his side.

Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu traveled to Star Luo City for their first official state visit, where Zhang planned to answer Emperor Dai Tianfeng’s challenge with a display of strength. They arrived amid a show of military intimidation and were escorted to the White Tiger Hall to meet the emperor.

• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu departed Nine Dragon City aboard a royal flying vessel, accompanied by Long Aotian and twenty elite guards.
• During the journey, Zhang explained that Dai Tianfeng’s challenge was a test of his limits and a bid to strengthen the emperor’s authority at home.
• Zhang kept his plan for dealing with Dai Tianfeng secret while the party played mahjong and surveyed Star Luo’s military defenses.
• The flying vessel reached Star Luo City the following evening and was guided to the royal air harbor by Star Luo Aerial Knights.
• Zhang, Huo Wu, Long Aotian, and the guards disembarked and followed a Star Luo official toward the White Tiger Hall under heavy guard.

Zhang Bufan arrived at Star Luo Empire’s White Tiger Hall and faced a challenge from the royal consecrated expert Mu En. He crushed Mu En with a single glance, then continued into the hall after the court official accepted his identity.

• Zhang Bufan and his party crossed Star Luo City under Royal Guard escort and sensed the empire’s hostile atmosphere and powerful figures in the palace.
• The court official introduced Mu En, who demanded that Zhang Bufan prove his identity by taking three punches.
• Zhang Bufan glanced toward White Tiger Hall, releasing a pressure that injured Mu En and terrified the guards and court official.
• Zhang Bufan asked whether his identity had been verified, and the court official bowed and hurried to lead him inside.
• Mu En bowed and stepped aside as Zhang Bufan, Huo Wu, and Long Aotian proceeded toward White Tiger Hall.

Zhang Bufan’s overwhelming presence left Mu Yun injured and terrified Dai Tianfeng and the Star Luo Empire’s leaders before they could test him. Dai Tianfeng welcomed Zhang Bufan as an equal, recognizing that his arrival would change the continent’s balance of power.

• Dai Tianfeng prepared to use Mu Yun’s mental pressure to gain leverage over Zhang Bufan during negotiations.
• Zhang Bufan’s presence sent a supreme will through White Tiger Hall, and Mu Yun’s aura withered after Zhang Bufan looked at him.
• Dai Tianfeng realized Zhang Bufan had overwhelmed Mu Yun without a visible attack and personally led the Star Luo leaders outside to welcome him.
• Dai Tianfeng bowed to Zhang Bufan, praised his peerless might, and invited him into White Tiger Hall as the gathered officials followed suit.
• Zhang Bufan entered with Huo Wu beside him, while Long Aotian celebrated and Dai Tianfeng considered how the empire’s future had changed.

Zhang Bufan confronted Star Luo’s court over the terms of an alliance against Spirit Hall and made clear that he would lead the war on his own terms. Dai Tianfeng accepted Bufan’s authority, binding Star Luo Empire’s fate to his.

• Dai Tianfeng escorted Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu into White Tiger Hall, where Zhang casually criticized the White Tiger carvings and took his seat beside Huo Wu.
• Dai Tianfeng proposed finalizing a three-way alliance, while Star Luo’s prime minister asked how the empire’s military command, interests, and wartime role would be protected.
• Zhang Bufan declared that he would command the armies, divide spoils by contribution, and destroy Spirit Hall with or without Star Luo’s help.
• Dai Tianfeng bowed and agreed that Star Luo would follow Zhang Bufan’s guidance.
• Zhang Bufan warmly reassured Dai Tianfeng, then called the ministers to discuss the alliance’s specifics as Star Luo’s court returned to its seats.

Zhang Bufan finalized the Tian-Bu-Xing Three Nations Mutual Assistance Alliance Treaty with Star Luo and Heaven Dou, negotiating Soul Tool production rights in exchange for rare metals. The pact was signed with Bufan Academy’s panda badge instead of an imperial seal, and Zhang Bufan and his companions returned to their residence as the alliance prepared to oppose Spirit Hall.

• Dai Tianfeng outlined the treaty, and Zhang Bufan rejected sharing core Soul Tool technology but offered outdated designs in exchange for priority access to Star Luo’s rare metals.
• Dai Tianfeng and Zhang Bufan finalized the alliance terms, including joint command, intelligence sharing, resource coordination, and the distribution of former Spirit Hall territories according to military merit.
• After discovering they had no imperial seal, Zhang Bufan stamped the treaty with Bufan Academy’s panda badge, and the three nations officially signed the alliance pact.
• Dai Tianfeng hosted a celebratory banquet, then Zhang Bufan declined to stay at the palace and departed with Huo Wu, Long Aotian, and the others.
• Long Aotian questioned the panda seal aboard the flying vessel, and Zhang Bufan said strength allowed him to make the rules as Huo Wu held his hand.

After returning to Nine Dragon City, Zhang Bufan led the three empires’ summit in establishing a joint command, intelligence-sharing system, and resource dispatch center to prepare for war with Spirit Hall. The alliance began organizing its forces, while Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu warned that the greatest battles still lay ahead.

• Zhang Bufan returned to the Bufan Empire with Huo Wu and his companions, joking about his panda imperial seal and his show of strength in Star Luo Palace.
• Zhang Bufan hosted Emperor Xue Beng, Ning Fengzhi, and Yu Yuanzhen at the alliance summit in Nine Dragon City and proposed a Tri-Nation Joint Command under his leadership.
• Zhang Bufan assigned Yue Ling'er to coordinate intelligence sharing and proposed a jointly managed resource center, easing concerns by offering Bufan Empire Soul Tool designs to the alliance.
• Xue Beng pledged Heaven Dou’s rare metals, Yu Yuanzhen offered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s soul masters, and Ning Fengzhi promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s funding and support-type soul masters.
• The alliance representatives approved its basic military framework, then praised Zhang Bufan’s victory in Star Luo Palace at a banquet.
• Zhang Bufan told Huo Wu that Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and a hidden threat made the coming battle dangerous, and Huo Wu promised to stand by him.

Zhang Bufan used the Wood Cauldron Power and agricultural knowledge from his original world to develop high-yield crops and improve irrigation across the Empire. As harvest reports arrived, he and Huo Wu looked ahead to defeating Spirit Hall and living a quiet life in the countryside.

• Zhang Bufan recognized that drought and falling grain production threatened the Empire and decided to use the Wood Cauldron Power to improve crops.
• Zhang Bufan demonstrated accelerated crop growth and altered crop traits with the Wood Cauldron, producing a harvest with at least three times the ordinary yield.
• Zhang Bufan ordered the new seeds and breeding techniques promoted nationwide and developed high-yield fruits and vegetables with Huo Wu visiting the experimental fields.
• Zhang Bufan distributed an agricultural guide and worked with Earth Element Soul Masters to build canals, reservoirs, and a Soul Guidance irrigation system.
• Reports arrived of bumper harvests, successful Golden Ear Rice trials, and drought relief, while Huo Wu told Zhang Bufan that people were calling him the Holy Emperor.
• Zhang Bufan shared a ripe watermelon with Huo Wu and suggested they live a quiet country life after defeating Spirit Hall.