Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Dark Titan takes the Void Tree Fruits and escapes.
• Yang Mu retrieves the fruits in the Void but is unable to kill the pursuing Seventh-Order beings.
• He tricks two Seventh-Order beings from the Nightmare Spaces into taking a fake Void Tree Fruit.
• Anthony is thrown into the Void by an old mage, heading towards Yang Mu's location.
• White Mist, a sign of the White Calamity, begins spreading in the Void.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu demonstrates his cunning and resourcefulness in outsmarting the Nightmare Space beings.
• Anthony shows his determination to find Paine, despite being thrown into the Void.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and resources, as seen in the struggle for the Void Tree Fruits.
• The consequences of one's actions, as seen in the White Calamity approaching.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu interacts with the Seventh-Order beings from the Nightmare Spaces, tricking them into taking a fake Void Tree Fruit.
• Anthony interacts with the old mage, who throws him into the Void towards Yang Mu's location.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu, upon returning to the Magic Web's coverage, issues an urgent order for all Mages to retreat within ten years to avoid an impending calamity.
• The Void White Calamity descends, a natural disaster affecting the environment, energy, space, and senses.
• Mages are instructed to isolate the cold, establish energy storage points, and trust no one due to sensory anomalies caused by White Ghosts.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu, as the progenitor, demonstrates his wisdom and responsibility by providing detailed instructions on surviving the White Calamity.
• Mages worldwide show unity and obedience by following Yang Mu's orders.

Significant Themes

• Survival and endurance in the face of a catastrophic event.
• The importance of knowledge and preparation in overcoming adversity.
• The fragility of trust and the potential for deception in extreme circumstances.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu communicates with Martial Ancestor and other Mage organizations to share information on the White Calamity.
• Mages worldwide interact by following Yang Mu's instructions and storing Active Energy to prepare for the calamity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The White Calamity begins, affecting the entire Supernatural World.
• Energy becomes inert, causing societal paralysis and threatening ordinary lifeforms.
• Mage organizations create isolated spaces to protect ordinary intelligent lifeforms.
• The White Calamity causes Spatial Anomalies, teleporting lifeforms and White Ghosts unpredictably.
• After 15 years, the White Calamity fully descends, and the world's energy starts failing.
• By the 100th year, the world experiences constant snowfall, creature deaths, and White Mist appearance.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu: Becomes distrustful of others due to a past betrayal by a White Ghost disguised as Anthony.
• Fergus: A Second-Order Mage conducting experiments on the White Mist, fuses with his Magical Pet.
• Fulei: A character who gets teleported to Fergus's Mage Tower and later to a Death Space.

Significant Themes

• Distrust and betrayal in the face of the White Calamity's apocalyptic threat.
• The struggle for survival and the protection of ordinary lifeforms.
• The unpredictable nature of the White Calamity, causing chaos and danger.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu's past experience with Anthony highlights the danger of trusting others during the White Calamity.
• Fergus and Fulei's interaction demonstrates the teleportation phenomenon caused by the White Calamity, leading to Fulei's unexpected arrival in a Death Space.
• Mage organizations' efforts to protect ordinary lifeforms show their responsibility towards the foundation of their society.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fergus dissects a White Ghost, discovering it's composed of energy particles that can inert energy and have limited mind-reading capabilities.
• He burns the corpse, gaining Active Energy but realizing killing White Ghosts isn't efficient due to the energy expenditure.
• The world's water turns to ice, and White Mist replaces snow, causing powerful beings to be thrown out of their spatial fortresses due to Spatial Anomalies.
• The threats outside include cognitive and memory issues, spatial labyrinths with chaotic rules, extreme cold, and White Ghosts.
• Yang Mu, despite being a Seventh Order being, is affected by the White Calamity but can mitigate its effects due to his fusion with the Tomb Realm.

Character Developments

• Fergus learns about White Ghosts' structure and abilities, gaining insight into their threat level.
• Yang Mu, despite his power, is shown to be vulnerable to the White Calamity, highlighting the severity of the situation.

Significant Themes

• The White Calamity's escalating danger and its impact on powerful beings.
• The inefficiency of using White Ghosts as an energy source.
• The importance of adaptability and knowledge in surviving the White Calamity.

Character Interactions

• Fergus interacts with the White Ghost, dissecting and burning it to learn about its nature.
• Yang Mu's presence is mentioned, showing his situation and capabilities in relation to the White Calamity.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu and the Tomb Realm face White Ghosts in the Void during the White Calamity.
• Yang Mu learns that killing White Ghosts can yield World Source, but it's risky due to the unknown duration of the calamity.
• He encounters White Ghosts mimicking familiar faces from his past, including Anthony.
• Yang Mu enters an isolated space where weak intelligent lifeforms are being targeted by White Ghosts.
• The fate of these lifeforms and the entire Black Witch World is uncertain due to the White Calamity.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu demonstrates his calm and strategic thinking in the face of the White Calamity.
• The Tomb Realm shows its ability to mimic and protect Yang Mu from the White Ghosts.

Significant Themes

• The unpredictable and dangerous nature of the Void and its calamities.
• The struggle for survival and the role of luck in determining one's fate.
• The power of World Source and the risks associated with obtaining it.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu interacts with White Ghosts mimicking his past acquaintances, showing no fear or hesitation.
• The Tomb Realm aids Yang Mu, demonstrating their symbiotic relationship.
• Yang Mu's thoughts and actions influence the White Ghosts' appearances and behaviors.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bob, a former crew member of Yang Mu, is thrown into a new world outside White Calamity's range.
• Yang Mu senses the growth of his laws and realizes White Calamity can now protect him from his enemies.
• Three Eighth-Order beings discuss their plan to eliminate Yang Mu, but the Void's reaction creates a White Calamity lasting nearly a hundred thousand years, protecting him.
• Yang Mu enjoys thirty thousand years of peace in his Mage Tower, but his luck runs out, and he's thrown into another world beyond the Magic Web's coverage.

Character Developments

• Bob: Advances to Fourth-Order Peak after being thrown into a new world.
• Yang Mu: Realizes White Calamity can now protect him and focuses on research for thirty thousand years until his luck runs out.

Significant Themes

• Luck and fate: Bob's and Yang Mu's experiences highlight the role of luck in their lives.
• Protection vs. isolation: White Calamity serves as both a protective barrier and an isolating force for Yang Mu.
• Immortality and advancement: Yang Mu's pursuit of Seventh Order and the Eighth-Order beings' plans emphasize the desire for immortality and advancement.

Character Interactions

• Bob and Yang Mu: Though not directly interacting, Bob's experience mirrors Yang Mu's, showing the impact of White Calamity on both.
• Eighth-Order beings: Their conversation reveals their plot against Yang Mu and the challenges they face due to the Void's reaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tomb Realm advances by devouring Low Order White Ghosts, gaining energy and Active Energy.
• Mages, having survived the White Calamity, spread the Dark Meditation Method and establish Mage organizations.
• Yang Mu, after 57,000 years, escapes a spatial labyrinth and enters a new world with Tomb Realm.
• Yang Mu discovers a Martial Ancestor's world, devoid of life, but filled with martial path records and pills.

Character Developments

• Tomb Realm enters the Metamorphosis Phase but needs more consumption to advance to the Seventh Order.
• Yang Mu grows in Mental Power and Law Fragments, nearing the boundary of advancement.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between the Mage and Martial paths, their principles, and methods.
• The struggle for survival and advancement in the face of the White Calamity.
• The importance of knowledge and experience in growth and development.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu and Tomb Realm continue their symbiotic relationship, with Tomb Realm providing protection and Yang Mu gaining knowledge and resources.
• Yang Mu interacts with the remnants of the Martial Ancestor's world, learning from their records and pills.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu, a Furnace Mage, develops a new potion refinement method to extract laws from powerful beings' corpses.
• He successfully creates the first Law Potion, containing a fragment of the Toughness Law.
• Yang Mu discovers that the White Calamity contains a large amount of World Source, which he harvests while killing White Ghosts.
• He reaches the threshold for advancing to Seventh Order and begins preparing for his breakthrough using the Void Tree Fruit.

Character Development

• Yang Mu demonstrates his adaptability and resourcefulness in developing a new potion refinement method.
• He shows determination and patience in his research, despite initial setbacks and interruptions.
• Yang Mu's power and influence are recognized by an unknown entity, who erases the White Calamity upon sensing his actions.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and Innovation: Yang Mu's ability to adapt and innovate in his potion refinement methods is a key theme.
• Power and Resource Management: Yang Mu's efficient use of resources, including Active Energy and materials, is highlighted.
• The White Calamity: The White Calamity serves as a catalyst for Yang Mu's research and growth, as well as a threat that he must manage.

Character Interactions

• Although there are no direct interactions with other characters in this chapter, Yang Mu's actions indirectly influence the unknown entity, who responds to his activities.
• Yang Mu's actions also affect the White Ghosts, drawing them to him and causing them to retreat under his increasingly dangerous gaze.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu ascends to a higher dimension, distorting time and space, and retreating White Ghosts.
• He breaks through to the Seventh Order, unsealing memories containing insights about carving spacetime and the River of Time.
• Yang Mu's body splits into countless versions across time dimensions, unifying their wills and creating a new spacetime.
• He becomes a Seventh Order lifeform, but his spacetime is barren, attracting White Ghosts.
• Yang Mu begins inscribing a Seventh Order innate spell, modifying 'Eternal Realm Universe' to 'Endless Black Domain'.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu gains a new talent, 'Illusory Projection', allowing him to create artificial counterparts of himself that can enter illusions and gain powers.
• He learns to strengthen his Life Origin, improving his innate aptitude.

Significant Themes

• Power and Control: Yang Mu gains immense power but struggles with controlling his projected selves.
• Identity and Self: Yang Mu grapples with the concept of his multiple selves across time dimensions.
• Growth and Adaptation: Yang Mu adapts to his new powers and adjusts his plans for his innate spell.

Character Interactions

• The White Ghosts react to Yang Mu's breakthrough, attacking him but being blocked by the Tomb Realm's protection.
• Yang Mu's counterparts across time dimensions unify their wills, but he separates himself from them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu completes his Endless Black Domain platform, allowing his selves to communicate and acquire knowledge from each other and his main body.
• Upon completing the final portion of the spell model, Yang Mu becomes a Seventh Order Chaos Dark Furnace Mage and discovers he's at a node in the River of Time, with a crack due to a gray Goblin's interference.
• He understands that powerful entities want him to replace the River of Time's Core Node occupant and that occupying the node will bring both opportunities and disasters.
• After advancing, Yang Mu releases Origin Selves into the River of Time to gather knowledge and constructs Seventh Order spells.
• He begins adjusting his spells while the Tomb Realm preys on nearby White Ghosts.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu advances to the Seventh Order, gains a new perspective, and understands the implications of occupying the River of Time's node.
• The Tomb Realm remains focused on consuming White Ghosts, showing no interest in other activities.

Significant Themes

• The power of knowledge and self-replication in pursuing truth and strength.
• The consequences and benefits of occupying a crucial position in the River of Time.
• The importance of continuous learning and adaptation in magical advancement.

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu interacts with his Origin Selves, allowing them to communicate and learn from each other.
• The Tomb Realm interacts with nearby White Ghosts, consuming them without any significant interaction.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The White Ghosts' attacks on Tomb Realm are ineffective, leading them to become obsessed with killing it.
• Yang Mu studies his spell model undisturbed due to Tomb Realm's distraction.
• Wu Lei, an office worker, wakes up in a hospital and finds it deserted and chaotic, with numerous corpses outside.
• He enters a mysterious, dark space filled with black mist and a bonfire, where he meets others who look exactly like him.
• Wu Lei learns about the dark space's purpose: obtaining 'Mage Legacies' or learning supernatural powers from other worlds by touching stone monuments or black spheres.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei: Discovers a mysterious world and learns about supernatural powers, showing curiosity and excitement.
• The White Ghosts: Their obsession with killing Tomb Realm increases as their attacks fail.

Significant Themes

• Obsession: The White Ghosts' single-minded pursuit of killing Tomb Realm, and Wu Lei's growing fascination with the supernatural powers.
• Transformation: Wu Lei's ordinary life is disrupted, leading him to a mysterious world filled with extraordinary powers.
• Discovery: Wu Lei's exploration of the dark space and his learning about the Mage Legacies and other supernatural powers.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei interacts with his counterpart in the dark space, who guides him and explains the purpose of the space and the powers available.
• Wu Lei's past interactions with his friends are mentioned, who dismissed his claims about his soul coming from another world as mere web novel influence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Lei meets Mu Nian, his guide, who looks identical to him but has a different personality.
• Mu Nian introduces Wu Lei to other cultivators: Wu Shang (Soul Reaper turned Mage), Uncle Li (Demon cultivator), Mo Xun (Demon), and Stark Cullen (scientist from a world of advanced technology).
• Wu Lei tests the cultivation systems in his mind, finding that only the Human-Immortal Martial Path and Ancient Immortal can be cultivated in his world.
• He successfully cultivates the Ancient Immortal System, becoming a Qi Refiner of the first stage.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei: Initially anxious and restrained around powerful cultivators, he becomes ecstatic upon discovering he can cultivate the Ancient Immortal System.
• Mu Nian: Outgoing and friendly, he guides Wu Lei and introduces him to other cultivators.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation: The primary theme revolves around Wu Lei's exploration and cultivation of different systems and paths.
• Identity: Wu Lei grapples with meeting someone who looks exactly like him but has a different personality.
• Adaptation: Wu Lei must adapt to the new reality of cultivators and systems, finding what works in his world.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei interacts with Mu Nian, who guides and introduces him to other cultivators.
• Wu Lei briefly meets other cultivators, feeling restrained due to their extraordinary powers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Lei, now a Qi Refiner, completes his first Meridian Cleansing and Marrow Washing, significantly enhancing his physical abilities.
• He leaves the hospital to investigate the city and finds a gourd vine with several gourds, inspiring him to refine a Devouring Heaven Gourd.
• He encounters two zombies and kills them using a steel pipe, realizing the pipe's limitations as a weapon.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei demonstrates composure and quick thinking in the face of the zombie threat, showcasing his adaptability and courage.
• He exhibits a calm, almost detached, demeanor when dealing with the zombies, suggesting a hidden resilience or experience beyond his years.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The power of spiritual energy and its potential applications (refining a Magic Treasure).
• The duality of Wu Lei's personality, hinting at a deeper past or hidden abilities.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei interacts with two zombies, demonstrating his combat prowess and strategic thinking.
• There are no human interactions in this chapter, as Wu Lei is the sole survivor in the city thus far.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Lei ventures towards the city to assess the situation, confirming it's a zombie apocalypse.
• He finds a crowbar and a luxury car, but encounters a traffic jam and decides not to enter the city.
• He returns to the hospital, prepares an underground shelter, and begins cultivating.
• After 20 days, he accumulates 100 strands of magical power and refines them into a silver longsword and a dark brown gourd.
• He exits the shelter and encounters stronger zombies, using his new sword and a spell (Golden Armor Technique) to defeat them.
• He uses the gourd to absorb and refine the zombie corpses into liquor.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei demonstrates resourcefulness and adaptability, finding a weapon and a vehicle, and preparing a shelter.
• He shows determination and focus, cultivating continuously for 20 days to accumulate magical power.
• He displays strategic thinking, deciding not to enter the city and preparing for future threats.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptation in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The importance of preparation and resourcefulness.
• The power of determination and focus in achieving goals.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei interacts with zombies, demonstrating his combat skills and strategic thinking.
• There's no human interaction in this chapter, as Wu Lei is alone throughout.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Lei spends a day killing and refining fifty zombies in a hospital, turning them into mana-replenishing liquor.
• He cultivates overnight, increasing his mana by five strands, but depletes his liquor supply.
• Two months later, he kills a giant vine, exhausting his mana and liquor. He hasn't found any other survivors.
• Wu Lei is transported to the dark space again, now filled with strange buildings and Mages.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei's mana increases to 105 strands, allowing him to refine low-grade Magic Treasures.
• He becomes more concerned about finding other survivors and the future food supply, as plants are becoming aggressive.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
• The importance of mana and resources for cultivation, especially for Ancient Immortals.
• The isolation and loneliness of being potentially the last survivor.
• The exchange of knowledge and the unspoken rules among cultivators from different worlds.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei meets Mu Nian again in the dark space. Mu Nian recognizes him after some confusion due to Wu Lei's changed attire.
• They exchange information about their cultivation paths. Mu Nian is surprised and impressed that Wu Lei is cultivating the Ancient Immortal System.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mu Nian's loud voice attracts a crowd, including mages, to Wu Lei, who is cultivating the rare Ancient Immortal System.
• Yang Mu, a powerful mage, descends into the Endless Black Prison to examine the new legacies, including the Ancient Immortal System.
• Yang Mu dissects Wu Lei's body to study the Ancient Immortal System, then reconstructs it perfectly.
• Yang Mu infers the Basic Ancient Immortal Cultivation Method and leaves an Inheritance Black Sphere containing it for others to use.

Character Developments

• Wu Lei: Initially scared and reluctant, he cooperates with Yang Mu's examination and questioning, helping to recreate the Ancient Immortal cultivation method.
• Yang Mu: Demonstrates his immense power and knowledge, inferring the Ancient Immortal cultivation method from Wu Lei's experiences and sensations.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge and power: Yang Mu seeks knowledge above all else, using his power to gain understanding of the Ancient Immortal System.
• Sacrifice for greater good: Wu Lei allows himself to be examined and dissected to help others understand and cultivate the Ancient Immortal System.

Character Interactions

• Wu Lei and Yang Mu: Wu Lei is initially terrified of Yang Mu but cooperates with him to help advance the understanding of the Ancient Immortal System.
• Mages and other selves: Mages show admiration and awe towards Yang Mu, while other selves fear him due to his dissection of Wu Lei.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Mu successfully deduces the Ancient Immortal Method's Fourth Order technique, enabling mass-production of Law Potions.
• Yang Mu attempts to refine the White Calamity's mist using his self-created Devouring-Heaven Demon Jar, but it explodes.
• Yang Mu expresses hope that his other self (Tian Jue) obtains a complete Ancient Immortal Method to refine a world and grasp fate.
• Tian Jue, hunted by a sect elder's grandson, enters the Endless Black Prison for guidance.
• Tian Jue meets Demon, who reveals that Yang Mu has analyzed and improved the Ancient Immortal Method, allowing anyone to cultivate it after self-modification.
• Demon gives Tian Jue an Inheritance Black Sphere containing tailored spells and one-use Magic Treasure refinement methods.

Character Developments

• Yang Mu: Further refines his understanding and application of the Ancient Immortal Method, expressing ambition to refine a world and grasp fate.
• Tian Jue: Enters the Endless Black Prison, learns about Yang Mu's improvements to the Ancient Immortal Method, and gains access to powerful spells and Magic Treasure refinement methods.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and pursuit of power (Yang Mu's desire to refine a world and grasp fate).
• The consequences of rapid cultivation progress (Tian Jue's predicament due to his fast cultivation speed).
• The benefits and drawbacks of ancient cultivation methods (Ancient Immortal Method's power vs. its illogical nature and lack of self-awareness).

Character Interactions

• Yang Mu (off-screen) and Tian Jue: Although not directly interacting, Yang Mu's actions and thoughts influence Tian Jue's situation and provide him with new opportunities.
• Tian Jue and Demon: Tian Jue meets Demon in the Endless Black Prison, who provides him with crucial information and resources related to the Ancient Immortal Method.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tian Jue receives a Cultivation Compendium from Yang Mu, allowing him to cultivate up to the Ancient Immortal River level independently.
• He learns spells, one-use Magic Treasures, Alchemy Art, and formation theories from the compendium.
• Tian Jue focuses on earning spirit stones through alchemy to support his resource-intensive cultivation and research.
• He develops a new Corpse Refinement Method, creating Foundation Establishment Stage zombies to boost his combat strength.
• Other selves in different worlds begin transforming to gain Ancient Immortal cultivation aptitude.

Character Developments

• Tian Jue becomes an independent cultivator, mastering various skills and refining his own Corpse Refinement Method.
• Other selves in different worlds attempt to transform for Ancient Immortal cultivation, with varying degrees of success.

Significant Themes

• The importance of resources in Ancient Immortal cultivation.
• The struggle to adapt and improve upon inherited knowledge.
• The pursuit of power and self-sufficiency in cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Tian Jue interacts with Demon, who expresses gratitude for his help and wishes him well before parting.
• Tian Jue's other selves in different worlds are mentioned, but there's no direct interaction with them in this chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group (Wu Lei, Tian Jue, etc.) plans to modify themselves with Ancient Immortal Aptitude to cultivate the Ancient Immortal Art.
• They decide to first cultivate the Human-Immortal Martial Path and Nen Ability, combining them with science before switching to Ancient Immortal cultivation.
• Anthony arrives near Yang Mu's location after tens of thousands of years and encounters a White Calamity, deciding not to enter due to fear of being beaten up by Yang Mu.
• Anthony finds the Dark Furnace Mages, including Dick, who have formed a new Mage Council and are expanding their influence through invasion and trade with other worlds.

Character Developments

• The group shows determination and cooperation in their plan to modify themselves.
• Anthony demonstrates caution and fear of Yang Mu, avoiding the White Calamity to prevent a beating.
• Dick, now a Fifth Order Mage, is shown handling Mage Council affairs and mentoring councilors.

Significant Themes

• Cooperation and Teamwork: The group works together to achieve their goal of modifying themselves.
• Fear and Avoidance: Anthony's fear of Yang Mu leads him to avoid the White Calamity.
• Expansion and Influence: The Dark Furnace Mages, under Dick's guidance, expand their influence through invasion and trade with other worlds.

Character Interactions

• The group interacts and discusses their plan to modify themselves.
• Anthony interacts with Dick, revealing his identity as a lightning Mage and asking about Paine, the ancestor of Dick's lineage.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Anthony and Dick discuss Yang Mu's past, with Dick revealing that Yang Mu is actually Paine, a notorious figure from the Mage World.
• Anthony learns about the White Calamity's duration and considers searching for Yang Mu but decides against it due to the risks involved.
• Bob recounts Yang Mu's rise to power, including his schemes against Demons, Angels, and gods, and his creation of the Chaos Trait.
• Anthony and Dick discuss Yang Mu's business tactics, including his Divine Power Lending House and his exploitation of conflicts among major figures.

Character Developments

• Anthony: Shows concern for Yang Mu's safety, understands Yang Mu's past actions, and remains calm despite the revelations.
• Dick: Initially shocked by Yang Mu's past, comes to terms with it and expresses pity for those exploited by Yang Mu.
• Bob: Recounts Yang Mu's past with pride and understanding, showing loyalty to his former captain.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of unchecked ambition and power.
• The cyclical nature of rise and fall in power dynamics.
• The importance of reputation and the risks of changing one's identity.

Character Interactions

• Anthony and Dick: Share information about Yang Mu, with Anthony providing context and understanding Yang Mu's actions.
• Dick and Bob: Dick listens to Bob's recounting of Yang Mu's past, showing a mix of shock, understanding, and pity.
• Bob and Anthony: Bob shares his knowledge of Yang Mu's past with Anthony, showing pride and loyalty.