Ch. 401Starting with Firefly, Speedrun the World Section 401
1. Key Plot Points and Events
- Li Quzhuo, Wangquan Baye, Qingmu Yuan, and Wangquan Zui reflect on their encounter with Feixiao.
- They decide to abandon their previous plan to venture Outside the Circle, realizing they are not yet strong enough to face the foreign races.
- Instead, they will return to the League and carry out Feixiao’s assigned tasks, including possibly dissolving the Xiao Family.
- The scene shifts to Tushan, where silver fox guards spot an incoming star skiff and assume it is human Daoists attacking.
- Before they can intercept it, a meteor-like double-bladed axe crashes down, creating a massive crater outside Tushan’s walls.
- Feixiao reveals herself, announces she is the Heavenstrike General of the Xianzhou Yaoqing, and declares she intends to requisition Tushan as a base for unification and war against the foreign races Outside the Circle.
- Tushan Honghong, the ruler of Tushan, arrives with reinforcements and defiantly rejects Feixiao’s demand, delivering a warning that intruders must leave something behind.
2. Character Developments
- Feixiao: Demonstrates direct, overwhelming force rather than negotiation, establishing herself as a powerful and domineering figure with grand ambitions beyond the human-demon conflict.
- Tushan Honghong: Shows fierce protectiveness over Tushan, responding to threats with confidence and authority, unwilling to bow to anyone.
- Wangquan Baye / Li Quzhuo / Qingmu Yuan / Wangquan Zui: Their earlier recklessness is tempered by fear and respect after encountering Feixiao; they choose caution over ambition.
3. Significant Themes
- Power and intimidation: Feixiao’s entrance signals that strength, not diplomacy, will define her rule.
- Unification against external threats: The focus shifts from human-demon struggles to the larger threat of foreign races Outside the Circle.
- Territorial sovereignty: Tushan’s insistence on controlling its own land clashes with Feixiao’s claim of “borrowing” it.
- Changing loyalties and plans: Characters reassess their goals in response to Feixiao’s overwhelming presence.
4. Character Interactions
- The four named characters discuss Feixiao with a mix of reverence and lingering fear, agreeing to follow her orders.
- Silver fox guards initially mistake Feixiao for a human Daoist invader, highlighting the tense human-demon environment.
- Feixiao directly confronts Tushan’s guards with arrogance, addressing fellow foxes but making clear she expects compliance.
- Tushan Honghong’s arrival creates a standoff: her defiant challenge against Feixiao’s requisition demand.