Chapter Summaries

An Yang oversaw Huaibei Base’s rapid campaigns to conquer survivor settlements, using Xia Hongwu’s execution and the purge of abusive officials to win Yanbei’s people’s loyalty. After addressing a planning lapse in a battle, An Yang visited the biological research institute, where researchers had begun analyzing Giant Demon samples with arcane magic.

• Huaibei Base broadcast Xia Hongwu’s execution and executed Yanbei officials found guilty of tyrannical conduct, following An Yang’s zero-tolerance policy.
• Huaibei’s expeditionary troops swiftly conquered a small settlement in Gaoyan Province.
• At a third target, a prepared enemy force’s artillery and missile launchers stalled Huaibei’s armored soldiers until a stealth squad attacked; An Yang noted the campaign’s inadequate reconnaissance and planning.
• An Yang left the command room and went to the biological research institute to learn about the early analysis of Giant Demon samples.
• An Yang saw a researcher use decomposition magic to analyze blood samples and learned that only two researchers could barely cast the spell.

An Yang deprioritized research into giant demon genes and focused on the military and administrative demands created by the base’s rapid expansion. Ten days later, Mou Haicheng celebrated passing the military examination with friends as the base prepared its new recruits for service across conquered territories.

• An Yang learned that giant demon size and toughness came from a complex gene chain that strengthened their bodies while limiting their ability to use magic, then returned the research project to ordinary priority.
• An Yang recognized that the expanding population required more soldiers and officials, and that new recruits needed training and equipment before they could serve effectively.
• Mou Haicheng watched the contrast between Huaibei Base and the abandoned half of Pingnan City before meeting friends for a night out.
• Mou Haicheng revealed that he had passed the military examination a week earlier by demonstrating the fire-summoning technique, and said he expected to enlist soon.
• Mou Haicheng told his friends that his batch would likely serve in the Defense Department after training, while most new troops would be sent to conquer territories and gain combat experience.

After resting at the villa with Xiao Qian and Xiaochán, An Yang improved his attributes and acquired a new skill while reflecting on family life and his growing supernatural abilities. He then drew World Selection, an item ability that lets him choose which world to visit and doubles all mission rewards except item abilities.

• An Yang and Xiao Qian discussed Huang Lan’s progress studying secret arts in the Divine Continent and the Rabbit Demon’s long wait to return.
• Xiaochán came downstairs to help Xiao Qian prepare dinner, while An Yang watched the news and remembered his parents’ family routine.
• An Yang spent one attribute point on Constitution, then used three skill points to acquire Magic Spell Principle Analysis.
• An Yang asked Seventeen to build a processing model for analyzing and creating magic spells.
• An Yang drew the World Selection item ability, which lets him choose his destination world and doubles mission rewards other than item abilities.

An Yang weighed whether to use his World Selection item ability to enter a Natural World or an Origin World, ultimately deciding to seek a suitable Natural World with room for growth. The system presented him with a list of worlds, and he began specifying strict conditions for its recommendation.

• An Yang learned that World Selection let him choose his next mission world and double its mission rewards, but required him to choose at least an hour before the mission began.
• After dinner, An Yang opened the Gate of Space and brought Huang Lan and Rabbit Demon from the Divine Continent world back to the villa.
• An Yang considered worlds with cheat-like abilities but concluded that Natural Worlds offered more potential for abilities he could learn and develop himself.
• An Yang asked the system to show available Natural Worlds, then complained that their names gave him too little information to choose.
• An Yang listed requirements for a world with a compatible but powerful system, diverse intelligent life, formidable fighters, scholars, and a replicable civilization.

An Yang reviewed the system’s vast list of worlds and reflected on the existence of universes and human life beyond his own. After adding more selection conditions, he chose the Land of Origin and reaffirmed Xiao Qian’s reality in his life, though his questions about existence remained unresolved.

• An Yang saw the system’s extensive list of worlds and wondered how many universes contained Earth humans.
• An Yang asked the system for introductions to the listed worlds, but it told him to keep filtering or choose a name he liked.
• An Yang added conditions about the worlds’ social characteristics and selected the Land of Origin.
• An Yang pondered the system’s power and the nature of reality until Xiao Qian asked what he was thinking about.
• An Yang considered Xiao Qian’s origins and concluded that she truly existed as part of his life.

An Yang agreed to attend Ji Weiwei’s high school reunion and asked Xiao Qian to join him at a teacher’s birthday celebration, but she declined so Ji Weiwei could have his company. He then went to Parlance to inspect the Divine General altar in Silver Moon City and prepare for the possibility of entering a more dangerous world.

• Ji Weiwei called An Yang and persuaded him to attend their high school reunion at the Shangri-La Hotel on Friday.
• An Yang and Ji Weiwei joked about showing off at the reunion, and Ji Weiwei asked him to drive himself and help deal with any classmates who challenged her.
• After the call, An Yang invited Xiao Qian to the reunion and the teacher’s birthday celebration, but she declined to avoid making Ji Weiwei uncomfortable.
• An Yang went to Parlance and ordered the dusty command room at the Divine General altar in Silver Moon City cleaned.
• An Yang inspected the altar’s advanced command equipment and its escape routes, noting that other Divine Generals would know about the standard tunnels and escape pods.

An Yang convened the rulers of Pallance’s eighteen Great Cities to coordinate a counteroffensive against the weakening mechanical organisms and consider the Divine General authorities on the northern continent. The conference began with Silver Moon City leading the planning, while the northern continent and its accumulated Divine General’s Hearts remained the central prize.

• An Yang gathered the Silver Moon Legion commanders in the command room and connected to the other High-level Divine General territories.
• An Yang considered how Great Cities had endured through generations of defense and how their succession often sparked conflicts among Divine Generals.
• An Yang weighed the risks of a future civil war over Divine General authorities and concluded that obtaining the northern continent’s Divine General’s Hearts would give him an advantage.
• An Yang connected with seventeen Great Cities, whose leaders joined the conference to plan a counteroffensive.
• An Yang surveyed the other Divine Generals, including the elderly ruler of Blazing Fire City and the blue-eyed, bearded ruler of Eternal Night City.

An Yang convened the colossal city divine generals to coordinate a humanity-wide counterattack against the mechanical creatures, presenting Silver Moon City’s evidence that their enemy’s supply networks were failing. The meeting began reviewing a detailed plan, with the Western Continent’s generals briefly leaving to handle urgent battles.

• An Yang joined seventeen other divine generals in the conference, where they reacted with surprise to the young Silver Moon Divine General and acknowledged Silver Moon City’s power.
• Xiu Jie reflected on his long life and offered the Western Third Legion to the others after his death, prompting An Yang to steer the meeting toward its purpose.
• An Yang explained that the mechanical creatures’ counterattacks were weakening and that activity had diminished on several resource planets.
• A female divine general asked An Yang to present the counterattack plan directly, and An Qi projected its detailed schematic.
• The divine generals began coordinating the complex campaign, pausing when Western Continent generals had to respond to emergency engagements.

An Yang led the Divine Generals through a week of negotiations and finalized a joint campaign against the mechanical creatures, including an expedition to the Northern Continent. After a call with Princess Chenfeng, Divine General Xiu Jie offered to join the Pan-Silver Moon Great Power in exchange for help extending his life, and An Yang agreed to send his army to him.

• An Yang urged the arguing Divine Generals to prioritize the realm, and they made minor changes to Silver Moon City's battle plan while preserving its overall framework.
• The Divine Generals agreed to coordinate their campaigns across the Eastern and Western Continents and limit each city's contribution to the expedition to the Northern Continent.
• After the meeting, An Yang ate in Silver Moon City's castle and reflected on how much he and the territory had changed over nearly ten years.
• Princess Chenfeng called An Yang, and they reminisced about the past and discussed the nearby Divine General's Territory before ending their conversation.
• Divine General Xiu Jie asked An Yang for technology to extend his life and offered to join the Pan-Silver Moon Great Power in return.
• An Yang agreed to send his army to Xiu Jie's city the next day.

An Yang led Silver Moon City’s elite forces on an expedition to the Northern Continent while Galon stayed behind to secure Pan-Silver Moon. After nearly a month of travel, the army reached the continent’s edge and found that other forces had already opened a breach.

• An Yang inspected the assembled mecha forces and set out with the elite expeditionary army, leaving Galon in command of Silver Moon City.
• The expedition advanced in coordinated stages, with Air Strike Mechas clearing routes and arranging supplies while Land Combat Mechas endured long daily marches.
• An Yang’s army traveled more than fifty thousand kilometers over nearly a month and reached the edge of the Northern Continent.
• An Yang found that forces from the Western Continent and nearby Eastern Continent cities had already breached the Northern Continent’s perimeter, sparing the Silver Moon Legion an initial battle.

An Yang brought his army to Yanxi City, where he rested his exhausted forces while preparing to cross the sea and join the Northern Continent’s campaign. The next afternoon, a massive mechanical army attacked Yanxi City, apparently trying to force the invading troops to turn back.

• An Yang ordered his army to camp outside Yanxi City and declined its officers’ invitation to enter, while An Qi arranged supplies and reported on the approaching ground forces.
• An Yang ordered the troops to rest for two days and delay their advance until the army from Ivory Giant City arrived.
• An Qi reported that the Northern Continent’s forces were advancing against the Mechanical Lords, and An Yang ordered the Giant Eagle Corps to scout the northern coast before the planned crossing.
• An Qi brought An Yang a blanket for the cold, foggy night, while sentinels kept the camp safe from minor mechanical-creature incursions.
• The Giant Eagle Corps departed to scout the northern coast as the ground forces exercised and recovered.
• A massive mechanical army attacked Yanxi City, and An Yang recognized the assault as an attempt to divert the invading forces.

An Yang sent Silver Moon City’s elite forces to help defend Yanxi City against a massive mechanical-creature attack, while negotiating for support on the Northern Continent. After the attack ended, he and the Ivory Divine General agreed to join forces to open a new battlefield there.

• An Yang ordered the Seventh Legion, Heaven's Punishment Legion, and Heaven's Shield Legion to reinforce Yanxi City, while sending a negotiator to secure terms from Yanxi Divine General.
• Silver Moon City's air force, Guardian Mecha, and Destroyer Mecha devastated the mechanical-creature army, which withdrew after three days as the Ivory Divine General arrived with 120,000 troops.
• An Yang met the Ivory Divine General and reviewed intelligence from Yanxi Divine General about a small opening leading into the Northern Continent.
• An Yang asked the Ivory Divine General to help widen the opening, and the Ivory Divine General agreed that Ivory City and Silver Moon City would share the honors and losses of opening a new battlefield.

An Yang led Silver Moon City and Ivory City to open a new battlefield in the Northern Continent and reinforce Yanxi City, whose forces were being overwhelmed by mechanical creatures. The allied vanguard joined the fight, but the mechanical tide continued forcing their troops back as they struggled to hold the breach.

• Ivory Divine General recognized the scale of Silver Moon City's hidden forces and strategic mecha as the allied armies marched toward the Northern Continent.
• An Yang and An Qi finalized the landing plan, and the allied forces set out, sending air combat mecha ahead of the slower land units.
• The Judgment Unit opened the battle with electromagnetic pulse bombs, disabling more than a hundred high-level mechanical creatures as the vanguard reinforced Yanxi City.
• An Yang ordered the Thor Mecha and other air combat units to hurry to the battlefield and help maintain the breach.
• The mechanical creatures' intense bombardment pushed the elite allied troops back despite their heavy firepower and Yanxi City's efforts.

An Yang and the Yanxi Divine General coordinated a desperate defense against a massive mechanical-creature assault while waiting for reinforcements. Silver Moon City and Ivory City’s aerial forces arrived and stabilized the battlefield, leaving the three divine generals to discuss Yanxi’s gamble and survival.

• The Yanxi Divine General told An Yang that his forces had been ambushed and might not hold out another hour as more mechanical creatures joined the fight.
• An Yang’s Thor Mecha bombed the packed enemy ranks, but the mechanical creatures quickly filled the cleared ground and intensified their attack.
• An Yang ordered the Judgment Unit to target high-level enemies and then destroy the reindeer-like long-range units that were shooting down Thor Mecha.
• The human forces suffered heavy casualties until aerial combat forces from Silver Moon City and Ivory City arrived and forced the enemy into a stalemate.
• An Yang brought the Yanxi Divine General and the Ivory Divine General onto one call, where Yanxi admitted he had gauged their confidence and nearly lost his entire army.

An Yang and the other Divine Generals coordinated their forces against the mechanical organisms, with An Yang resisting Yanxi Divine General’s push for an early all-out assault. Once Ivory City and Silver Moon City’s ground armies arrived, the coalition launched a full attack, and a Doomsday Cataclysm proton annihilation bomb devastated the enemy.

• After the air battle stabilized, An Yang argued with Yanxi Divine General over whether to attack immediately, and chose to slow the offensive to limit casualties.
• Yanxi Divine General saw the Thor Mechas strike the mechanical organisms and wondered how Silver Moon City had acquired such powerful forces.
• Ivory City’s Far East First Legion arrived and joined the battle, followed by hundreds of thousands of Silver Moon City troops transported to the front.
• An Yang and Ivory Divine General ordered a full-scale attack, and Yanxi Divine General followed with a counterattack.
• A Doomsday Cataclysm proton annihilation bomb exploded, wiping out countless mechanical organisms and astonishing Ivory Divine General and Yanxi Divine General.

An Yang’s forces routed the mechanical army with catastrophic weapons and heavy mechas, then regrouped rather than pursue the retreating enemy. At the camp, An Yang revealed Silver Moon City’s stockpile of General’s Hearts, setting up Silver Moon City to supply newly promoted Divine Generals for the coming campaign.

• Doomsday Cataclysms devastated the mechanical army and disrupted its command, while Guardian Mechas and ground troops destroyed the disorganized attackers.
• An Yang learned that high-level mechanical creatures had suffered heavy losses, and a guard suggested the explosions’ electromagnetic effects had disrupted the Mechanical Lords’ command.
• The mechanical army was defeated after a long battle and retreated in order, so An Yang declined to pursue and Silver Moon City reorganized its troops.
• An Yang and the other Divine Generals discussed building a defense perimeter and agreed to begin preparations once Yanxi City’s combat resources arrived.
• An Yang revealed Silver Moon City’s collected General’s Hearts, angering the Yanxi Divine General, while the Ivory Divine General accepted the stockpile as useful for the campaign.

An Yang established Silver Moon City's foothold in the Northern Continent by cultivating new Divine General's Territories and coordinating the campaign against the mechanical creatures. An Qi returned with the first mechanical leader killed on the battlefield, but its Lord's Heart proved to have no use in the war.

• The three Divine Generals built fortified bases on the Northern Continent, while Yanxi City sent resources and reinforcements that An Yang used to strengthen Silver Moon City's influence.
• An Yang learned that the Blazing Divine General planned to advance north and rendezvous with his forces, and he ordered preparations while urging caution.
• An Yang used the army's support and battlefield opportunities to rapidly develop four new Divine General's Territories, exploiting a troop-limit loophole to build Silver Moon City's Northern Continent forces.
• The four territories advanced alongside Silver Moon City's army, leaving some troops to guard their fortresses while earning merits and receiving reinforcements.
• An Qi returned after losing over half her elite force but successfully ambushing and killing a mechanical leader, bringing back its Lord's Heart.
• An Qi explained that the Lord's Heart only controlled mechanical creatures through the leader's command system and had no use for the human war effort.

An Yang exploited the mechanical legion’s confusion after the Lord’s death to inflict heavy losses and secure the coastal region. He left An Qi in command of Silver Moon’s forces, returned to the real world, and was greeted by Xiao Qian, who noticed the gunpowder scent on him and his exhaustion.

• An Qi explained how the Lord’s Heart and the mechanical legion’s confusion could be used, and An Yang ordered an all-out attack and sent troops to retrieve the Heart and the Lord’s remains.
• The Lord’s Heart’s signals provoked a chaotic mechanical offensive, which An Yang’s forces exploited with strategic attacks until the enemy legion was crippled and driven into retreat.
• The armies of An Yang, Ivory Divine General, and Yanxi Divine General pushed through the coastal region, while Silver Moon City’s victory spread across the Northern Continent.
• An Yang briefed An Qi and Nightingale on how to defend Silver Moon’s interests and manage the conquered territory while he was away.
• An Yang returned to the real world and found Xiao Qian waiting for him; she said he smelled of gunpowder and looked tired.

After returning from a brutal battle in Paris, An Yang rested at home and recovered before calling Ji Weiwei about her class reunion. He agreed to pick her up the next day, leaving the evening quiet and his plans set for noon.

• Xiao Qian soothed An Yang as he fell asleep, and he woke with battlefield instincts that frightened Rabbit Demon before he realized he was home.
• Xiao Qian told An Yang that Ji Weiwei had asked about him and reminded him that he had promised to accompany her to the class reunion.
• An Yang called Ji Weiwei, confirmed he would attend, and agreed to pick her up at noon the next day.
• An Yang joined Xiao Qian, Xiaochán, Rabbit Demon, and Huang Lan for dinner, then settled in to rest before the reunion.

An Yang prepared to attend a class reunion while Xiao Qian chose his outfit and teased him before he left. He drove to pick up Ji Weiwei, who woke up complaining that he had arrived too early.

• After a passionate night with Xiao Qian, An Yang stayed in bed until she pulled him up to get dressed.
• Xiao Qian selected several outfits for An Yang and settled on a casual suit that showed off his physique.
• Xiao Qian admired An Yang in the suit, kissed his cheek, and teased him as he left for the gathering.
• An Yang drove to Ji Weiwei's home and woke her with a phone call after she failed to answer the door.
• Ji Weiwei opened the door in cartoon pajamas and complained that An Yang had come too early, and he retorted that she had slept plenty.