Chapter Summaries

Jian Shang captured the Canada Faction’s fleet in a decisive victory, then resolved to travel to the Greece Region to rescue Consort Qin and Princess Dieyi. Chong Shiqie accepted his decision and asked him to take her along.

• Jian Shang killed Sea Dragon Kao, shackled Taurus Oles, and accepted the surrender of Canglan Grand Sage, Frost Archsage, and Els.
• Jian Shang ordered the prisoners to help Prince Tianyao investigate the Lost City’s hidden treasures and directed his forces to join the allied land troops.
• The China Faction won the Eastern Sea Decisive Battle after King Lance fled, and the Huan Kingdom gained the captured Lance Fleet and strengthened its sea, land, and air forces.
• Chong Shiqie urged Jian Shang not to surrender to fate, and Jian Shang said he would go to the Greece Region himself for Consort Qin and Princess Dieyi.
• Chong Shiqie agreed not to stop Jian Shang and asked him to give her a chance by taking her with him.

Chapter Summary: “Sword Pointed Beyond the Domain”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The aftermath of the Eastern Sea battle is settled. The Huan Kingdom claims all Canadian warships—including the Golden Divine Ship, Lance King, seven Golden Colossi, and seven Iron Colossi—while distributing the captured wealth, supplies, and logistical resources among the Jianghu righteous, Western Chu, and Otherworlder forces.
• The allied land army exploits the naval victory and advances on the Canadian camp’s headquarters in Langya Commandery. The Canadian defeat appears inevitable.
• Jian Shang announces that he will immediately travel to Greece to rescue Consort Qin and retrieve Princess Dieyi. Evil Consort Hua Qiandai, Immortal Consort Yu Ji, Dragon Consort Chong Shiqie, and later Wushuang Marquis Di Wushuang will accompany him.
• To preserve secrecy and maintain the war effort, Jian Shang orders the navy to continue westward toward the Marshall Islands and Midway Island, where it will establish Teleportation Formations. Only a select few are to know that he has left.
• Gan Lan, the Blue-Robed Dragon King, is appointed commander of the navy but admits that he lacks confidence in facing King Lance, who may actually be the Western Giant King. Jian Shang and Di Wushuang reassure him that the Otherworlder Atlas has likely disrupted or weakened the Western Giant King’s original personality and soul.
• Di Wushuang requests to accompany Jian Shang because of her knowledge of Otherworlders and her connection to the Evil King Zhao Gao. Jian Shang agrees but firmly refuses to allow anyone else to join the mission.
• Jian Shang divides the Huan forces:
  • Gan Lan commands the main naval force and four major flagships, along with numerous colossi and supporting warships, to expand into the western territories.
  • Tian Feng leads a smaller force—including two Golden Colossi and two Iron Colossi—back to Flower Immortal City to deter hostile powers.
• Jian Shang unexpectedly promotes Tian Feng to the rank of Mount Heng Governor and grants him authority over the Mount Heng navy.
• The narrative shifts to Jian Shang’s traveling party in Uzbekistan District. They pass through Tashkent Royal City, a neutral transit hub containing a Teleportation Formation used by the Cloth Warriors when traveling toward China’s Divine Land.

Character Developments

• Jian Shang demonstrates decisive leadership and strategic foresight. He prioritizes rescuing Consort Qin and Princess Dieyi while ensuring that his absence does not halt the broader military campaign.
• Gan Lan reveals humility and self-awareness by admitting that he is not capable of matching the Western Giant King. His honesty contrasts with reckless overconfidence, and Jian Shang entrusts him with command despite his doubts.
• Di Wushuang becomes more openly valuable to the group because of her Otherworlder identity, knowledge of soul fusion, and memories of Zhao Gao. Her expertise allows her to analyze the likely conflict between the Western Giant King and the Otherworlder Atlas.
• Tian Feng receives a major elevation in status. Though initially shocked that he is being given command of several powerful warships, he accepts the responsibility loyally and gratefully.
• Oles, Taurus Gold Saint, becomes highly cooperative while guiding Jian Shang’s group through foreign territory. He explains regional customs, commerce, and political conditions.
• The five top-tier God-King Warriors are now under Jian Shang’s control through the Codex of Star-Taming, dramatically increasing the group’s strength and security.

Significant Themes

• Leadership and delegation: Jian Shang maintains control by assigning capable commanders and dividing responsibilities rather than personally overseeing every front.
• Trust and competence: Gan Lan’s admission of weakness is treated as a virtue, while Tian Feng is rewarded for reliability and administrative ability despite his lower rank.
• Identity and soul conflict: The possible fusion—or incomplete fusion—between the Western Giant King and Atlas raises questions about divided consciousness, personality, and the effects of Otherworlder influence.
• Power and political pragmatism: The Huan Kingdom’s claim to the warships is accepted because it possesses the means to use them, while other factions benefit more from supplies and wealth.
• Secrecy and strategic mobility: Jian Shang’s hidden departure and the construction of Teleportation Formations emphasize the importance of speed, surprise, and control over transportation routes.
• Expansion and deterrence: The Huan Kingdom balances outward conquest with the need to secure its existing territory and project strength to other nations.

Character Interactions

• Jian Shang and Gan Lan discuss the danger posed by King Lance and the Western Giant King. Jian Shang encourages Gan Lan not to underestimate himself, while Di Wushuang provides the key analysis about Atlas weakening the Western Giant King.
• Di Wushuang directly asks Jian Shang to include her in the mission, and he accepts her request while rejecting further pleas from Gao Gong and others.
• Jian Shang gives Gan Lan supreme naval authority and places Tian Feng in charge of the returning force, showing confidence in both men despite their different abilities.
• Oles acts as a guide and informant for Jian Shang’s traveling party, describing Tashkent, Uzbekistan District’s culture, economy, neutrality, and Teleportation Formation network.
• The traveling party consists of Jian Shang, four consorts, Di Wushuang, Oles, and five disguised top-tier God-King Warriors, creating an extremely powerful but discreet rescue group.

Jian Shang’s party arrived at a teleportation platform in the Greece Region, where a suspicious official demanded an exorbitant fee. Jian Shang ordered his five God-Kings to kill everyone nearby before the party teleported away, leaving pursuers to investigate the massacre.

• Oles argued with the platform official after he demanded one Upper-Grade Spirit Stone per person and tried to charge extra for their carriage.
• Jian Shang ordered everyone within sight killed, and five God-Kings slaughtered the people in the plaza.
• Jian Shang explained that the official’s behavior and the hostile aura fluctuations suggested a trap, then teleported away with his party while the Golden-Bodied God-King stayed behind.
• Evil Consort Hua Qiandai explained Jian Shang’s suspicions to Dragon Consort Chong Shiqie, while Yu Ji urged Chong Shiqie to trust him.
• More than a hundred black-robed figures appeared at the platform, and their leader ordered an investigation into the powerful fighters Athena had brought.

Jian Shang and his companions reached Athens and found Athena’s Sanctuary devastated, with its Sacred Radiance gone and its guardians nowhere in sight. Concerned that Princess Dieyi and Chengshalina were in danger, they climbed the Sacred Mountain, where Jian Shang ordered Oles to light the Taurus Temple’s Sacred Flame.

• The group traveled through Athens, where Hua Qiandai and Jian Shang sensed a sinister aura and Oles feared the Nether Realm had returned.
• Di Wushuang explained that the Underworld Warriors had once been defeated and sealed beneath Hades City, and Jian Shang ordered Oles to lead them to Athena’s temple.
• Oles spotted a shattered statue of Athena, and the group realized the Sanctuary had suffered a devastating attack while Princess Dieyi remained in Chengshalina’s hands.
• The group found the Sacred Mountain in ruins, with the Zodiac Torch Tower dark and damaged, and Jian Shang decided they must investigate before trying to rescue Princess Dieyi.
• Chong Shiqie carried the unconscious Li Yanyan while Hua Qiandai stayed with her, and Oles explained that reaching Athena’s temple required passing through the Zodiac Temples.
• After entering the Taurus Temple, Jian Shang told its guardian Oles to light its Sacred Flame.

Jian Shang used Oles to light the Taurus Sacred Flame and draw out the Nether Realm’s forces in Sanctuary. Netherfire confronted Jian Shang, and more Underworld Warriors arrived as they threatened the women concealed in the temple.

• Jian Shang hid with his companions in the Taurus Temple and ordered Oles to light the Sacred Flame.
• Oles donned his Taurus Gold Cloth, ignited the Sacred Flame, and began sensing his guardian constellation and comprehending his Cosmo.
• Earth-Hiding Star Qiuyin burst through the temple floor and taunted Oles, who challenged him from his seated position.
• Netherfire struck Qiuyin aside, then recognized Jian Shang and asked about the hidden women.
• Jian Shang asked Netherfire for the person he wanted, but Netherfire refused and mocked him for bringing women to Sanctuary.
• Dozens of gray figures and another group of Underworld Warriors arrived, and their leader threatened the women unless Jian Shang knelt and begged for mercy.

Jian Shang and Oles faced Netherfire, Genasu, and six powerful Underworld Warriors, who offered an alliance with Pandora and the chance to resurrect the dead. After Oles warned that the resurrected might become servants of the Underworld, Jian Shang asked whether the Nether Realm could restore the departed souls of China.

• Genasu demonstrated his ability to transform folded paper into lifelike objects, while Netherfire demanded that Oles join the Nether Realm.
• Oles refused, and Netherfire struck him with Dark Nether Sun; Oles survived the attack and mocked Netherfire's strength.
• Niya and the other Heaven-Rank Underworld Warriors arrived, and Oles identified their abilities and names.
• Xiya and Niya offered Jian Shang an alliance with Pandora, promising that the Nether Realm could resurrect his deceased loved ones.
• Oles warned that those resurrected might be bound to the God of the Underworld, but Jian Shang asked whether Chinese souls could also be brought back.

Heaven-Spirit Star Xiya tried to persuade Jian Shang to ally with the Nether Realm by promising resurrection and eternal life, while Di Wushuang challenged those claims. The Nether Warriors revealed three resurrected Fallen Saints, and Capricorn Man-Slayer defeated Oles before Xiya pressed Jian Shang for his decision.

• Di Wushuang disputed Xiya's claims that the Nether Realm could resurrect the dead endlessly, and they argued over whether eternal life defied the natural order.
• Xiya summoned three resurrected Gold Saints—Taurus Ox, Capricorn Man-Slayer, and Pisces Blood Disciple—and Ox revealed that they had betrayed Athena and become Fallen Saints.
• Man-Slayer said he had joined the Nether Realm for eternal life, while Oles protested that Saint Warriors lived to serve Athena and protect peace.
• Ox questioned Athena's loyalty to Oles, prompting Oles to attack Man-Slayer with Great Horn.
• Man-Slayer shattered Oles's attack with the Nether Sacred Sword and boasted of his greater power before Xiya again asked Jian Shang to decide.

Jian Shang rejected the Nether Realm’s alliance offer after concluding that its resurrected Gold Saints had sold their souls and become altered puppets. When Oles challenged Heaven-Retreat Star Gao Lei, Gao Lei’s defenses overwhelmed him, and the previous-generation Taurus Ox wept black tears.

• Heaven-Spirit Star Xiya claimed Xiao Dieyi was safe in the Nether Realm and had become sworn sisters with Lady Pandora.
• Jian Shang rejected the alliance, explaining that the resurrected Gold Saints’ power came at the cost of their souls and free will.
• Heaven-Retreat Star Gao Lei stepped forward to challenge Jian Shang, but Oles intervened and attacked him with Golden Bull Horn and Great Horn.
• Gao Lei remained unmoved, and the force of Oles’s attacks sent him crashing through pillars and buried him in rubble.
• Oles rose from the ruins with his Cosmo blazing, while the previous-generation Taurus Ox mourned him and wept black tears.

Oles burned his soul to unleash Titan Nova, but Gao Lei survived and Oles died from his wounds. Jian Shang then confronted Gao Lei and killed him instantly, leaving the remaining Underworld Warriors shocked as Niya accused him of a sneak attack.

• Oles unleashed Titan Nova with his burning soul, but Gao Lei defended against it with Hades's Protection and survived with only minor damage.
• Jian Shang found Oles dying in the trench and stopped Yu Ji from healing him, honoring Oles's wish to die in battle.
• Oles thanked Jian Shang for recognizing him as a true Saint Warrior, then died with a smile as Jian Shang and the others mourned him.
• Jian Shang stepped forward to face Gao Lei, ignored his taunts, and killed him instantly with the Scarlet Sky Sword.
• Niya called Jian Shang's attack a sneak attack, while the others struggled to accept how easily Gao Lei had been defeated.

Chapter Summary: “Fierce Battle with Shadow”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the Huan King Jian Shang kills Heavenly Retreat Star Gao Lei with the Scarlet Sky Sword, Heavenly Spirit Star criticizes the victory as dependent on a weapon rather than honorable skill.
• Hua Qiandai rejects this criticism, arguing that weapons—including Cloths—are simply tools used by warriors. Solitary Star Oret challenges the Huaxia side to prove their strength through battle.
• Oret, an eerie Underworld Warrior composed of mist and shadow, confronts Jian Shang. Jian Shang quickly realizes that ordinary physical attacks may be useless against Oret’s intangible form.
• Oret uses Shadow Devouring, secretly controlling Jian Shang’s own shadow. The shadow attacks Jian Shang with his own level of physical strength and follows him relentlessly.
• Hua Qiandai warns Jian Shang of the attack, allowing him to defend himself with Cloud Dragon Nine Transformations. After enduring a barrage of blows, Jian Shang realizes the shadow is the source of the attack.
• Using the Beiming Heavenly Wilderness Record, Jian Shang freezes the shadow with Heaven-Setting True Force, then destroys it with Heavenly Dipper Shatter.
• Oret confirms that he can manipulate a target’s shadow and give it strength equal to the target’s own cultivation. Jian Shang becomes particularly concerned that Oret might use this ability against the weaker or unconscious members of his group.
• Jian Shang launches a sudden assault with Myriad Phantom Shadows and Heaven-Splitting Claw, apparently tearing Oret apart.
• However, Oret reforms from scattered smoke, revealing that he is immune to ordinary attacks. He mocks Jian Shang for relying on repeated ambushes and explains that the attack was ineffective.
• Oret then summons Earth Treasury Star Qiu Yin to assist him. Qiu Yin releases countless foul, earthworm-like creatures from the ground, while Oret activates Nether Shadow Puppet Thread. The chapter ends as their combined attack begins.

Character Developments

• Jian Shang/Huan King: Demonstrates strong judgment and adaptability. He identifies the shadow technique, develops a countermeasure, and realizes that Oret’s ability poses a serious threat to his companions. His determination shifts from simply winning the duel to eliminating Oret before the women and unconscious allies are endangered.
• Solitary Star Oret: Is established as an exceptionally dangerous and unconventional Underworld Warrior. He is intangible, confident, mocking, and capable of transforming an opponent’s own shadow into an equal-strength attacker. His apparent defeat is revealed to be meaningless because he can reform and resist attacks.
• Hua Qiandai: Shows quick thinking by warning Jian Shang about the shadow attack. She also openly challenges the Underworld Warriors’ hypocrisy and refuses to be intimidated by their rhetoric.
• Qiu Yin: Despite being only an Earth-ranked Underworld Warrior, he is extremely arrogant and theatrical. His peculiar ability proves valuable to Oret, showing that the weaker Underworld Warriors may still possess dangerous techniques.
• The Underworld Warriors: Remain emotionally detached from Solitary Star’s apparent destruction, emphasizing their brutal conditioning and indifference to the deaths of their comrades.

Significant Themes

• Strength versus honor: The argument over Jian Shang’s use of the Scarlet Sky Sword raises conflicting ideas of honorable combat. The chapter suggests that accusations of dishonor are often excuses used by those unwilling to acknowledge defeat.
• Cunning and adaptability: Jian Shang survives not through overwhelming force alone, but by observing Oret’s technique, identifying its connection to his shadow, and changing his cultivation method accordingly.
• The danger of reflected power: Oret’s shadow technique embodies the idea that an enemy’s greatest strength can become a weapon against them. Jian Shang’s own power is turned into a threat.
• Hidden abilities and deception: Apparent victories are unreliable. Oret’s mist-like body, shadow manipulation, and regeneration demonstrate that appearances can conceal the true nature of an opponent’s abilities.
• Loyalty and protection: Jian Shang’s greatest concern is not his own survival but the safety of Hua Qiandai, Yu Ji, Consort Qin, Li Yanyan, and the other women. This motivates his decision to kill Oret decisively.
• Arrogance and underestimation: Both Gao Lei’s death and Oret’s refusal to fear Jian Shang reveal how excessive confidence can lead powerful warriors to misjudge their opponent.

Character Interactions

• Heavenly Spirit Star and Hua Qiandai exchange insults over the legitimacy of Jian Shang’s sword-assisted victory.
• Oret and Jian Shang engage in a tense battle of observation and counterattack, with Oret taunting Jian Shang after revealing the nature of his shadow control.
• Hua Qiandai acts as Jian Shang’s alert ally, warning him at the critical moment when his shadow attacks from behind.
• Jian Shang directly questions Oret about his technique, and Oret boasts openly about its power rather than concealing it.
• Oret summons Qiu Yin, whose comically inflated self-importance contrasts with Oret’s eerie seriousness. Their cooperation marks the beginning of a coordinated attack against Jian Shang.

Jian Shang fought Earth-Hiding Star Qiuyin and Solitary Star Auret, discovering that the Sigh of Heaven could destroy Qiuyin’s earthworms but could not affect Auret. After learning the Underworld Warriors were living dead, Jian Shang found a way to resist Auret’s attacks but still could not figure out how to kill him.

• Jian Shang used the Heaven-and-Earth Net and Art of Conservation to fend off Qiuyin’s earthworms and Auret’s shadow threads, then activated the Sigh of Heaven to disperse them.
• Jian Shang used the Scarlet Sky Sword to cleave Auret’s misty form and struck Qiuyin with the Heaven-Overturning Palm, smashing him into a crater.
• Qiuyin appeared to survive his injuries and called for Auret to avenge him, while Auret re-formed and attacked Jian Shang with True Judgment.
• Jian Shang’s Maha Prayer Beads blocked Auret’s folded-space attack, and Di Wushuang explained that Underworld Warriors were living dead rather than humans.
• Jian Shang deflected Auret’s next attack with Sword Suppresses the World and realized that Auret could be injured, but he still could not find a way to kill him.

Jian Shang killed Solitary Star Auret with the Eight-Gate Heaven-Locking Formation and the help of five God-King Warriors, then faced Heavenly Investigation Star Niya’s deadly whip. Aries Jing arrived to welcome him, but as the Nether Realm pressed him to choose sides, Jian Shang remained suspicious of the Athena Camp’s motives.

• Jian Shang trapped Solitary Star Auret in the Eight-Gate Heaven-Locking Formation and joined five God-King Warriors in attacking him until Jian Shang killed him with the Scarlet Sky Sword.
• Heaven-End Star Niya attacked Jian Shang with the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip, which wrapped around Mighty God-King and cut him into countless pieces.
• Aries Jing arrived with two Silver Saints, warned Jian Shang about the whip, and explained Heavenly Investigation Star’s power and reputation.
• Jing introduced herself as the Aries Gold Saint and said her lady had ordered her to welcome Jian Shang, but Jian Shang accused the Athena Camp of letting Princess Dieyi fall into the Nether Realm’s hands.
• Mighty God-King reformed from a pool of platinum-colored liquid, astonishing Jing and the Underworld Warriors.
• Heaven-Spirit Star Xiya invited Jian Shang to ally with the Nether Realm rather than cooperate with the Saint Warriors and Sea Warriors.

Jian Shang rejected the Nether Realm’s proposed alliance and attacked Heaven-End Star Niya, triggering a fierce battle between the Underworld Warriors and the Huan Kingdom’s allies. Niya rejoined her severed body and struck back with the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip as the fight continued inside Taurus Temple.

• Heaven-Spirit Star Xiya revealed that the Nether Realm had gathered at least seventy great adepts and pressed Jian Shang to ally with them.
• Jian Shang demanded Princess Dieyi’s release, but Xiya insisted that the Nether Realm wanted what Jian Shang possessed and urged him to negotiate an alliance.
• Jian Shang suddenly attacked Heaven-End Star Niya with the Scarlet Sky Sword, cutting her in half.
• Xiya and the other Underworld Warriors launched attacks, while the Huan Kingdom’s fighters—including Di Wushuang, Aries Jing, and Dragon Consort Chong Shiqie—engaged them in battle.
• Niya’s body rejoined as she healed, and she lashed the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip toward Jian Shang with its god-slaying Touch of Death.

Jian Shang killed Heaven-End Star Niya, claimed the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip, and used it to rout the Underworld Warriors at the Taurus Temple. He then chose to head to the Sea Emperor Faction with Li Yanyan, while Jing revealed that her side had already allied with them against the Nether Realm.

• Jian Shang used the Pagoda Prison-Suppressing Scripture to purge the nether mist from Heavenly Investigation Star Niya and kill her, earning the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip and other rewards.
• Jian Shang inspected the whip and learned that its powerful judgment abilities required it to ensnare its target.
• Jian Shang ensnared Taurus Gold Saint Ox with the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip, killing him as the whip struck toward Heavenly Wound Star Manluo.
• The remaining Underworld Warriors fled the ruined Taurus Temple, and Aries Jing explained that the whip's fearsome reputation had driven them away.
• Jian Shang declined to meet the young lady first and told Jing he would go to the Sea Emperor Faction with Li Yanyan to settle old and new debts.
• Jing revealed that her side had already joined the Sea Emperor Faction to fight the Nether Realm's invasion.

Jian Shang arrived in Patre City, where Chengshalina and Sea Emperor Rotra had gathered to welcome him. After killing Ero of the Marlin Seat with the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip, Jian Shang demanded that they awaken his beloved consort or face the destruction of Patre City.

• As the group neared Patre City, Di Wushuang explained that the Underworld Warriors were keeping away because they feared the Huan King.
• Aries Jing announced that Chengshalina and Sea Emperor Rotra were waiting at the city gate, but Jian Shang ordered Mighty God-King to keep the carriage moving.
• Rotra questioned Jian Shang’s refusal to stop, and Ero of the Marlin Seat disparaged the Huan King and his reliance on allies.
• Jian Shang sent the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip from the carriage and killed Ero despite Rotra’s attempt to stop it.
• Jian Shang refused Chengshalina’s welcome and demanded that she and Rotra awaken his beloved consort, threatening to leave no one alive in Patre City if they refused.

Jian Shang demanded that Sea Emperor Rotra awaken Consort Qin Li Yanyan, and Chengshalina negotiated a restrained duel to prevent their factions from turning on each other. Jian Shang unleashed a devastating attack as Rotra donned the Sea Emperor God Cloth, leaving their confrontation poised to begin.

• Jian Shang threatened to destroy Patre City unless Rotra awakened Consort Qin Li Yanyan, and Rotra challenged his strength.
• Chengshalina proposed a duel: Rotra would save Consort Qin if he lost, while Jian Shang would show more restraint in negotiations if he won.
• Di Wushuang urged Jian Shang to prioritize Consort Qin's awakening, and Jian Shang agreed to fight while warning that his attacks were lethal.
• Jian Shang summoned the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword and declared that he would need only one move.
• Jian Shang unleashed a world-shaking technique, and Rotra answered with Divine Oracle and summoned the Sea Emperor God Cloth and Sea Emperor's Trident.

Jian Shang fought Sea Emperor Rotra and secretly used the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip to bind him, proving his superiority. After demanding that Consort Qin be awakened, Jian Shang returned to cultivation, while Rotra called on Sea Witch Disili to help despite doubting she could succeed.

• Jian Shang unleashed Sword Suppresses the World, and Rotra countered with the divine skill Wrath of the Sea God, leaving their attacks apparently evenly matched.
• As the waves and sword light cleared, the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip was revealed binding Rotra, and the Greek Faction realized Jian Shang had defeated him in a surprise attack.
• Chengshalina pleaded for Jian Shang to show mercy, and Rotra accepted his defeat and praised the Huan King.
• Jian Shang demanded that his beloved consort be awakened or he would destroy Patre City, then returned to his carriage to cultivate and ponder the powers behind their clash.
• Rotra called on Sea Witch Disili to awaken Consort Qin, Li Yanyan, though he doubted she could succeed where China's Divine Land had failed.

After Sea Witch Disili failed to awaken Consort Qin Li Yanyan, Jian Shang prepared to attack the Sea Emperor Faction, but Chengshalina offered a way to revive her with divine blood. Sea Emperor Rotra agreed to help, and Chengshalina explained that divine blood from any faction could resurrect the dead, though other kinds might have side effects.

• Sea Witch Disili drew the aura of death from Consort Qin Li Yanyan but could not awaken her.
• As Sea Warriors gathered for battle, Jian Shang rose with the Scarlet Sky Sword and prepared to fight the Sea Emperor Faction.
• Chengshalina stopped both sides and proposed combining her wisdom sacred blood with Sea Emperor Rotra's life divine blood to revive Consort Qin.
• Jian Shang warned that he would destroy the Sea Emperor Faction if Consort Qin could not be awakened, while promising that success would give them grounds to negotiate.
• Sea Emperor Rotra agreed to provide his divine blood, and Chengshalina explained that divine blood could resurrect the dead, though some kinds carried side effects.

Jian Shang arranged for Chengshalina and Sea Emperor Rotra to use their divine blood to awaken Consort Qin Li Yanyan, then added Undying Nether Blood and Yu Ji’s healing power. Li Yanyan awakened after a bolt of divine lightning, leaving Jian Shang to wonder whether her fate had changed.

• Jian Shang asked whether divine blood from different camps could be combined, and Sea Emperor Rotra said it might be possible with his and Chengshalina’s help.
• Chengshalina and Sea Emperor Rotra performed their divine skills over Li Yanyan, and Jian Shang added Undying Nether Blood while Yu Ji cast Phoenix Blesses All Life.
• The Nether Realm aura triggered alarm among the Cloth Warriors, and Jian Shang explained that he had taken the blood from Heaven-End Star Niya and wanted all grievances cleared if Li Yanyan awakened.
• Divine lightning struck Li Yanyan, then vanished without harming her, and she opened her eyes as the three kinds of divine blood disappeared into her body.
• Li Yanyan thanked Jian Shang and the others, explaining that she had sensed everything while trapped in darkness, and Jian Shang wondered if her Destiny had been broken.
• Di Wushuang questioned whether Li Yanyan’s historical grade had advanced after she broke her shackles.

After Li Yanyan recovered and gained strength from the divine blood, Jian Shang and his companions entered the Sea Emperor Temple to discuss the Nether Realm’s advance with Chengshalina and Rotra. Chengshalina revealed that the Nether Realm had rapidly conquered the Greece Region and neighboring lands, leaving the Athena Camp and Sea Emperor Faction desperate for help.

• Chengshalina recognized Li Yanyan as a top-tier historical beauty, and Rotra accused Jian Shang of plotting to strengthen her with the divine blood.
• Chengshalina and Rotra set aside their anger, welcomed Jian Shang into Patre City, and sought frank discussions with him.
• At the Sea Emperor Temple, Chengshalina explained that the Nether Realm had captured the Sanctuary and swept through the Greece Region while the Cloth Factions were away.
• Di Wushuang questioned how the Nether Realm could have amassed such strength, and Chengshalina admitted that its forces had also conquered surrounding nations.
• Chengshalina said the Nether Realm had not attacked Jian Shang because it was expanding too quickly and did not want to provoke him, leaving Jian Shang and his companions unsure whether the Cloth Factions wanted refuge from the invasion.