Chapter Summaries

Jian Shang faced Thanatos’s Death God's Finger to prove his strength to the Nether Realm and endured the attack without moving, gaining new insight into Cosmic Star Tribulation. His stand convinced Pandora that he could withstand the Nether Realm’s terms, and Consort Qin awoke and called out to him.

• Pandora told Jian Shang he had to take Thanatos’s attack head-on without dodging, and Jian Shang accepted confidently.
• Thanatos used Death God's Finger against Jian Shang, who met the strike with the Great Wilderness Imperishable Body and drew on Cosmic Star Tribulation to withstand its power.
• As the attack battered him, Jian Shang gained a deeper understanding of Cosmic Star Tribulation and reflected on Qin Shi Huang’s ambition and inability to escape heaven’s judgment.
• Thanatos’s attack shattered the hall’s floor and sank the surrounding ground, but Jian Shang remained standing without retreating while Thanatos returned to Pandora, weakened.
• Pandora raised her hand after Thanatos indicated he had done his utmost, and Consort Qin, Li Yanyan, awoke from the darkness and called out to Jian Shang.

Chapter Summary: “An Aside”

Plot points and events

Five days after the Green Rain Storm, Huang Tian—having only recently awakened from his infection—continues scavenging nearby apartments for supplies. He carefully checks each home for hidden zombies, gathers food and valuables, and collects about 200 grams of gold jewelry as a potential form of currency in the post-apocalyptic world. In the fifth apartment, once occupied by a three-generation family he knew well, he finds signs of bloodshed and destruction but no bodies. He suspects the adults were killed or transformed into zombies and realizes the missing child may have become a zombie directly after being exposed to the green rain. After briefly fearing an attack, he determines the apartment is empty and searches the kitchen and refrigerator, discovering large quantities of grain, cooking supplies, meat, seafood, frozen foods, alcohol, and medicinal liquor.

Character development

Huang Tian is becoming more cautious, methodical, and practical. He has developed a routine for clearing buildings and prioritizes necessities while also recognizing the future value of gold. Although he remains emotionally affected by the deaths of people he knew, survival instincts increasingly guide his actions. His knowledge of zombie behavior also shows growing confidence and analytical ability, though he still experiences moments of nervousness and self-doubt.

Character interactions

There are no direct conversations in the chapter. Huang Tian’s connection to the apartment’s former residents is conveyed through his memories of visiting the family and his emotional reaction to their family portrait. His imagined concern about the missing child reflects his lingering empathy and familiarity with the victims.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes survival, resourcefulness, and the collapse of ordinary family life during catastrophe. Gold represents the uncertain transition from civilization to a new social order, while the family’s ruined home symbolizes the destruction of safety and domestic stability. Huang Tian’s thoughts about zombie behavior highlight the tension between human reasoning and the terrifying unpredictability of the apocalypse. His resolve to “become strong and live well” reinforces the theme of adapting to disaster without entirely losing his humanity.

Huan King Jian Shang fought Hypnos, God of Sleep, in a battle of souls and was overwhelmed by the Eternal Slumber. As his defenses shattered, Jian Shang transformed his practiced cultivation arts into the Myriad Emperors Dharma Form and sent manifestations of the Huan Kingdom’s people charging into the starry sky.

• Jian Shang recovered from his clash with Thanatos and insisted on facing Hypnos immediately.
• Hypnos unleashed Eternal Slumber, trapping Jian Shang in a starry assault on his soul.
• Jian Shang’s golden Buddhas and Maha Prayer Beads shattered as the starry tribulation battered him.
• Jian Shang transformed among the Great Flood Netherworld Record, Pagoda Prison-Suppressing Scripture, and Maha Brahma Scripture, gaining insights as he resisted the attack.
• Jian Shang formed the thirteen-headed, twenty-six-armed Myriad Emperors Dharma Form by combining his twelve cultivation arts.
• Jian Shang manifested the Huan Kingdom’s people and armies from golden symbols and sent them to attack the stars of Hypnos’s domain.

Jian Shang defeated Hypnos, God of Sleep, and brought Princess Dieyi out of the Nether Realm before the vampire army arrived. As he fled Europe with the surviving Cloth Faction, he warned them of the rising dark powers and offered them a chance to settle in China's Divine Land.

• Jian Shang repelled Hypnos, God of Sleep, with Great Huan's National Fortune, and Pandora released Princess Dieyi as promised.
• Jian Shang left Sky Chief Hall with Princess Dieyi, Hua Qiandai, Yu Ji, the four God-Kings, and the surviving Cloth Faction.
• Pandora refused to expose the Nether Realm's hidden forces to stop Jian Shang, while Thanatos, God of Death, worried that the Blood Clan would overwhelm them.
• Di Wushuang urged Jian Shang to recruit the Cloth Faction and explained how the Blood Clan and other dark powers were rapidly gaining strength.
• Jian Shang ordered Di Wushuang to tell the Cloth Faction the truth and promised they could develop in China's Divine Land if they submitted, then continued toward the Teleportation Formation to escape Europe.

Jian Shang explained why the Huan Kingdom would shelter the Cloth Factions and urged them to flee the approaching Blood Clan army by joining him. The Sea Emperor and Kallie departed for their own plans, leaving Lilith to consider whether to submit to the Huan Kingdom.

• Jian Shang outlined the five factors governing Sacred Armor inheritance and said the Huan Kingdom would not help the Cloth Factions without their allegiance.
• Di Wushuang told Jian Shang that only Chengshalina, the Goddess of Wisdom, had agreed to submit, on condition that he return her Sacred Armor and help find and awaken Saint Warriors.
• Jian Shang warned the gathered factions that the Blood Clan army was approaching and that the Nether Realm was shutting down Teleportation Formations.
• Sea Emperor Rotra and Kallie of the Undying Phoenix declined to join the Huan Kingdom and left to pursue their own plans.
• Jian Shang urged Lilith to think carefully before staying, and Chengshalina warned her that the Dark Council would leave her nowhere to hide.

Jian Shang led his companions to Aliverion City as the Blood Clan army advanced through Greece, then seized the crowded Teleportation Formation by force. Lilith, Goddess of Discord, finally chose to follow him, believing he might help the Cloth Warriors return to their homeland.

• Jian Shang urged Lilith and the others to hurry to Aliverion City, while reports confirmed the Blood Clan army was sweeping through Greece.
• Jian Shang and his companions reached Aliverion City and found its Teleportation Formation packed with people fleeing the approaching Blood Clan.
• Jian Shang promised Lilith he would try to rescue Greece, then used his and his companions’ auras to kill the hundred Underworld Warriors guarding the formation.
• Jian Shang sent two God-King Warriors through first, replaced the formation’s depleted spirit stones, and ordered his companions to follow.
• Lilith recognized Jian Shang’s decisive tactics and descended to join him, choosing to trust that he could help the Cloth Warriors fight their way back into Greece.

After Jian Shang and his companions left Greece, the God of the Underworld discussed the Huan King's growing threat with the Fire God and War God in the Pure Land of Bliss. He suspected Qin Shi Huang's apparent retreat and inheritance to the Huan King were part of Immortal Venerable Pangu's hidden plan.

• Jian Shang and his companions teleported away from Greece, leaving behind a reputation for the Huan King's victories and the submission of Chengshalina and Lilith.
• The God of the Underworld watched the Huan King's departure and worried that he would become impossible to suppress after advancing to the loose immortal realm.
• Heros dismissed the Huan King as a threat, while Ottos argued that heaven would destroy him if he became another Qin Shi Huang.
• The God of the Underworld ordered Ottos and Heros to recover their strength and emerge quickly, warning that the Huan King could make events spiral beyond control.
• The God of the Underworld questioned why Qin Shi Huang had passed his legacy and bloodline to the Huan King, suggesting that Qin Shi Huang might be part of Immortal Venerable Pangu's plan.

Jian Shang and his companions arrived in Izmir City, where Prince Sangli and High Priest Kaheweichi had mobilized a vast force amid fears of the Dark Council. Jian Shang asked to return to China urgently, but learned that all international Teleportation Formations except Izmir City's had been closed.

• Prince Sangli and High Priest Kaheweichi discussed the threat posed by the Dark Council and the significance of the Huan Kingdom's arrival.
• Jian Shang and his group emerged from the Teleportation Formation alongside Greek Cloth Warriors, surprising the Turkish leaders.
• Di Wushuang explained the Turkey Region's size, religion, and hostility toward the Dark Council, and Jian Shang welcomed the prospect of friendly relations.
• Prince Sangli and High Priest Kaheweichi introduced themselves to Jian Shang, who asked for help returning to China immediately.
• Prince Sangli said that all international Teleportation Formations except those in Izmir City had been closed, and Di Wushuang reacted with alarm.

Jian Shang’s party negotiated with Prince Sangli for a night’s stay in Izmir City while the Seljuk Dynasty considered their passage through its teleportation network. The city’s defenses sprang into action when more than a hundred dark-force figures arrived through the formation, and Jian Shang’s group went to assess the threat.

• Di Wushuang pressed Prince Sangli to open the Teleportation Formation, but he explained that the Seljuk Dynasty had closed its formations to guard against Blood Clan infiltration and lacked authority to arrange passage alone.
• Jian Shang accepted Prince Sangli’s offer to host the group for one night, on the condition that they would not be involved in the nation’s affairs or disturbed.
• As Jian Shang’s party reached the military camp’s teleportation platform, the formation activated and an alarm sounded, prompting Prince Sangli to rush away.
• Turkish forces and their leaders activated several supernatural defenses that strengthened and unified the camp’s army.
• Jian Shang’s companions rose above the camp and saw more than a hundred arriving dark-force figures, including Nether Realm warriors, Blood Clan nobles, Wolf Clan members, and the Dark Devil Race.

Jian Shang and his companions faced the Dark Council’s forces at Izmir, where Prince Sangli had prepared the Seljuk Dynasty’s army to block their advance. After Jian Shang accepted Sangli’s request for help, the Seljuk troops launched a coordinated attack, and the dark forces began their counterattack.

• Di Wushuang, Chengshalina, and Hua Qiandai assessed the Dark Council’s formidable lineup as it arrived by teleportation.
• Prince Sangli challenged the dark forces, but Pandora said they had come only for the Huan King; Sangli then destroyed the teleportation formation as another light began to flare.
• A dark Grand Mage attacked Jian Shang with Dark Entanglement, but Jian Shang froze and shattered the magic; Jian Shang ignored the Grand Mage’s challenge and watched Prince Sangli.
• Sangli secretly asked Jian Shang for assistance, and Jian Shang agreed without expressing an opinion.
• Prince Sangli led the Seljuk Great Adepts and Ritualist Legion in a coordinated assault as the Dark Council’s Wolf Clan, Blood Clan, and Underworld Warriors counterattacked.
• The Seljuk army advanced with shields, spears, and crossbow bolts while two dark Grand Mages cast Dark Curtain over the camp.

The Huan King and his companions joined the Seljuk Dynasty’s battle against the dark forces, and Jian Shang assigned his allies to hold off their enemies while he faced the four Blood Clan princes. His consorts unleashed their strength against the Blood Clan dukes, freeing Chong Shiqie to attack other nobles as the battle continued.

• The dark forces covered the camp with a Dark Curtain, but the Ritualist Legion cast Purifying Light and dispelled it as the armies and Great Adepts clashed.
• Jian Shang observed the fighting, then ordered his companions to keep the battles near the ground and assigned the Cloth Warriors, God-King Warriors, Wushuang Marquis, and consorts to specific enemies while he took on the four princes.
• Hua Qiandai wounded three Blood Clan dukes, Li Yanyan fought three with her qin, and Xiao Dieyi engulfed the remaining two with Rainbow Demon Butterflies.
• The four God-King Warriors engaged the Wolf Clan and gained the advantage with help from Seljuk troops, while the Cloth Warriors and Di Wushuang held off the Underworld Warriors and princes.
• Hua Qiandai, Li Yanyan, and Xiao Dieyi tied down all eight Blood Clan dukes, allowing Chong Shiqie to attack the other Blood Clan nobles.

Jian Shang fought the four Blood Princes, resisting their attacks until the Blood Clan used its sacred item, the Hand of Cain, to seize and immobilize him. His allies launched a counterattack as the Blood Clan brought another sacred weapon, the Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe, into the battle.

• The four Blood Princes attacked Jian Shang, but his defenses withstood their blows until the Dark Sacred Ring clouded his mind; he resisted its influence and invoked the Three Wastes Dharma Aspect.
• Jian Shang fought back with his treasures while Immortal Consort Yu Ji supported him, forcing the princes to pause and offer him a chance to surrender.
• The Blood Princes summoned the Hand of Cain, which seized Jian Shang and left him unable to move.
• Di Wushuang, Li Yanyan, Immortal Consort Yu Ji, Princess Dieyi, Hua Qiandai, and Chong Shiqie attacked the Blood Princes to rescue Jian Shang.
• A Blood Clan fighter summoned the Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe and brought it down toward the battlefield.

Prince Grot sacrificed much of his blood to wield Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe, and its strike appeared to kill the Huan King. As the battlefield erupted into a fight for the fallen weapon, a mysterious figure seized it and fled, with Pandora and High Priest Kaheweichi in pursuit.

• High Priest Kaheweichi explained that Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe grew stronger through blood sacrifices, while Prince Sangli speculated that the Blood Clan's other sacred treasure was the Blood Chalice.
• Prince Grot used Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe to cleave open the sky, and Jian Shang realized he had no way to withstand its attack.
• The axe struck the Huan King down, and the Huan Kingdom's women counterattacked, killing Prince Grot and wounding the other three Blood Princes, who fled.
• When Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe fell, the Seljuk forces, High Priest Kaheweichi, Dark Council, and other factions attacked one another to claim it.
• A mysterious figure snatched up Heaven's Punishing Blood Axe and escaped, prompting Pandora and High Priest Kaheweichi to pursue.

Jian Shang survived the Heaven’s Punishing Blood Axe and helped the Seljuk forces destroy the dark faction’s remaining troops before departing Izmir. After returning to Huan Kingdom territory, he learned how the Great Qin, Han, Western Chu, and Huan Kingdoms had expanded their campaigns during his six-month absence.

• Yu Ji confirmed that Jian Shang had only fainted after surviving the axe strike, and Di Wushuang explained the Blood Prince’s Heaven’s Punishing Blood Axe.
• Jian Shang attacked and killed Wolf King Osmond with the Cold Moon God-King’s help, while Hua Qiandai and Di Wushuang killed the other two Wolf Kings.
• The Seljuk troops finished off the remaining dark forces, and Prince Sangli thanked Jian Shang for helping defend Izmir.
• The Seljuk Dynasty opened its Teleportation Formation the next day, and Jian Shang and his companions traveled through several regions to return to Huan Kingdom territory.
• Jian Shang learned that the Great Qin Empire was campaigning in India, Liu Bang’s Han Kingdom was fighting Russia, Xiang Yu was expanding north and northeast, and Huan Kingdom forces were battling across the Pacific.

Jian Shang arrived at the Marshall Islands as the Huan Kingdom prepared to confront the allied forces of Canada and the United States over the Lost City. Dragon Soul urged him to abandon the expedition, warning that the enemy vastly outmatched China, but Jian Shang questioned the foreign factions’ reported ranks.

• Jian Shang reached the Huan Kingdom’s crowded military base in the Marshall Islands, where Dragon Soul and representatives of China’s Apex Otherworlder factions had gathered.
• Dragon Soul reported that Canada’s four leading factions had joined the United States’ three leading factions in Hawaii, where the Lost City was believed to be located and the Western King had been spotted.
• Di Wushuang challenged the China Alliance’s purpose, and Dragon Soul said it had come to discuss the threat rather than claim a share of the treasury.
• Dragon Soul urged Jian Shang and the China Alliance to give up exploring the Lost City because the Canadian and American alliance was dozens or hundreds of times stronger than the previous enemy.
• Jian Shang questioned how Canada and the United States could each have such powerful factions, and Dragon Soul explained that Otherworlder and native factions followed different standards of rank.

Dragon Soul and the China Alliance warned Jian Shang that the Great Qin Empire and other foreign powers retained empire-level strength, while an Undead Storm was spreading across the world. Yan Wuji also reported the rise of the Way of Great Peace and worsening disasters in the Earth World, leaving Jian Shang to consider whether Forging the Sacred Court was a real refuge and whether the galaxy was nearing destruction.

• Dragon Soul explained that the Great Qin Empire was rapidly regaining its strength and that the Sea God Empire and Divine Tomb Empire also had empire-level foundations.
• Demon Empress Ying Ying and Di Wushuang urged Jian Shang to withdraw from the Lost City, warning that the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces could invade China's Divine Land.
• Dragon Soul described the worldwide Undead Storm, including supernatural forces in many regions, and Yan Wuji linked India's chaos to the Demon Soul calamity.
• Yan Wuji told Jian Shang that jiangshi and ghosts were appearing in China and that the Way of Great Peace was gaining followers ahead of a likely Three Kingdoms storyline.
• Yan Wuji warned that the Undead Storm might have escaped the Forging the Sacred Court system's control and that Earth's disasters and collapsing stars could signal the Milky Way's decline.

Yan Wuji, Dragon Soul, and Demon Empress Ying Ying explained to Jian Shang that Earth and the Milky Way were nearing collapse, then urged him to withdraw the Huan Kingdom’s navy from the contest against the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces. Jian Shang acknowledged China’s contribution and their concern, but recognized that their advice assumed his fleet could not win and remained unconvinced.

• Yan Wuji raised the possibility that the Milky Way Galaxy was nearing its end, and Dragon Soul and Demon Empress Ying Ying confirmed that Earth’s declining resources and spiritual energy supported that belief.
• Dragon Soul told Jian Shang that Forging the Sacred Court was humanity’s lifeline and asked him to accept China’s request concerning the National War.
• Jian Shang questioned why China wanted the Huan Kingdom to withdraw instead of letting it weaken the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces, and Dragon Soul and the Demon Empress said they wanted China’s factions to grow but did not want the Huan Kingdom destroyed.
• Yan Wuji and Dragon Soul warned Jian Shang that the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces’ naval powers could overwhelm the Huan Kingdom’s fleet and leave China vulnerable to invasion.
• Jian Shang acknowledged that the meeting had been candid but pointed out that their advice rested on the assumption that his navy could not contend with the enemy, while Dragon Soul admitted that this was their assessment.

Chapter Summary: “Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Representatives of the China Alliance confront Jian Shang, urging him to abandon the Huan Kingdom’s plan to participate in the struggle for the Lost City’s hidden treasury. They argue that the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces are overwhelmingly powerful and that resistance would be like “an egg striking a stone.”
• Jian Shang refuses to retreat, insisting that his instincts tell him the Huan Kingdom will obtain a share of the treasury. He declares that the Huan Kingdom’s decisions belong solely to him and that the China Alliance has no authority to interfere.
• The discussion becomes hostile when Dragon Soul accuses Jian Shang of arrogance and selfishness. Jian Shang strikes him with a single palm, sending him through the wall, and orders that any future person who challenges him in the same manner be killed.
• After the China Alliance withdraws, Jian Shang warns the Huan Kingdom’s generals not to spread the Alliance’s pessimistic statements, since they have already badly damaged military morale. The generals promise to keep the matter secret.
• Gan Lan reports that the Falling Stars Formation has been fully established across the island chain. Thanks to the terrain and abundant Spirit Stones, its defensive power will be more than twice its normal strength. However, it is not suited for naval warfare and may not stop the enemy fleet.
• Jian Shang explains that he understands the danger but intends to use the island chain as a defensive stronghold. His goal is to inflict severe losses on the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces, weaken their ability to invade Divine Land China, and protect the Huan Kingdom from an even greater disaster.
• That night, Jian Shang observes the enemy forces from the island. Chong Shiqie joins him and questions whether he truly plans to sacrifice much of the Huan Kingdom’s navy while secretly infiltrating the Lost City’s treasury.
• Jian Shang confirms that he plans to use the Jingyang Dragon Ring to enter the hidden treasury and seize treasures while the major armies clash. He remains confident that he can survive the infiltration, despite the overwhelming strength of the enemy’s army and Great Adepts.
• The chapter closes with the island chain’s thousand-plus islands resembling stars in a celestial formation, suggesting a connection to the legendary Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation.

Character Developments

• Jian Shang: Reveals his uncompromising authority, fierce independence, and willingness to make enormous sacrifices for strategic gain. Initially appearing reckless and arrogant, he is shown to possess a calculated plan: defend Divine Land China, weaken the enemy, preserve the Huan Kingdom’s long-term position, and personally raid the hidden treasury.
• Dragon Soul: His frustration with Jian Shang escalates into open confrontation. After being effortlessly defeated, he and the China Alliance are forced to recognize the Huan King’s dangerous authority and temperament.
• Di Wushuang: Privately sympathizes with the China Alliance’s concerns but trusts that Jian Shang has reasons for his confidence. She remains puzzled by his strategy yet understands the importance of maintaining morale.
• Gan Lan: Demonstrates loyalty and military responsibility by warning Jian Shang about the Falling Stars Formation’s limitations. His understanding of the king’s strategy strengthens his respect for Jian Shang.
• Chong Shiqie: Acts as a perceptive and concerned confidante. She recognizes Jian Shang’s hidden possession of the Jingyang Dragon Ring and worries that his plans place both his life and the Huan Kingdom’s future at risk.

Significant Themes

• Leadership and sovereignty: Jian Shang insists that the Huan Kingdom belongs only to him and refuses to let outside factions dictate its actions.
• Strategic sacrifice: The chapter explores the painful necessity of risking soldiers and resources to prevent a larger catastrophe.
• Morale versus reality: The China Alliance’s warnings are factually reasonable but dangerous because they undermine the will to fight. Jian Shang treats pessimism as a military threat.
• Instinct and calculated confidence: Jian Shang rejects conventional “facts” and trusts his instincts, but his confidence is ultimately supported by hidden preparations and deeper plans.
• Unity against a greater threat: Despite political disagreements, the Huan Kingdom and China Alliance are linked by the principle that if one falls, the other will be endangered—captured in Jian Shang’s statement, “When the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold.”
• Hidden power and destiny: The island chain’s star-like arrangement evokes the legendary Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation, hinting that the battlefield may possess extraordinary natural or mystical potential.

Character Interactions

• Jian Shang and the China Alliance clash over whether the Huan Kingdom should enter the conflict.
• Dragon Soul openly insults and challenges Jian Shang, prompting Jian Shang to defeat him and threaten the remaining representatives.
• Jian Shang reprimands his generals for allowing the Alliance’s pessimism to damage military morale, then reassures them that the battle plan is purposeful rather than reckless.
• Gan Lan questions the practicality of the defensive formation, and Jian Shang explains the broader strategic reasoning behind holding the island chain.
• Chong Shiqie privately challenges Jian Shang about sacrificing the navy and risking infiltration of the hidden treasury. Their exchange reveals her loyalty and concern, as well as Jian Shang’s confidence in his concealed plan.

Jian Shang delayed the Huan Kingdom’s ascension until its foundations and territory were secure, then allowed outsiders to cross its islands for intelligence about the Lost City. He traveled toward the Hawaiian Islands as the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces slaughtered adventurers across the sea, leaving the secret trove about to open amid mass casualties.

• Chong Shiqie urged Jian Shang to hold the Kingdom Ascension Ceremony, but he refused because war, internal unrest, and the risk of sabotage made the timing dangerous.
• Jian Shang approved the China Alliance’s request to use the Huan Kingdom’s Teleportation Formations, ordering arrivals registered and barred from lingering around the Marshall Islands.
• After the China Alliance reported that the Western King would open the Lost City, Jian Shang ordered the Marshall Islands defended and set out alone for the Hawaiian Islands.
• Jian Shang warned people at sea that the Lost City would open in two days and urged those too far away to turn back, but many continued toward it or begged him for help.
• Near the Hawaiian Islands, Jian Shang saw hundreds of thousands of God Warriors and undead, while their forces attacked and slaughtered adventurers and ships across the waters.

Jian Shang infiltrated the Canada-U.S. blockade around the Hawaiian Waters and learned that the United States created undead from its subjects while Canada reportedly traded people for resources. After evading suspicion by disguising himself as a corpse witch, he continued gathering information as the allied forces tightened their encirclement of the Lost City.

• Jian Shang surveyed the immense Canada-U.S. blockade and secretly asked Di Wushuang why the allied forces had so many troops and were sealing off the sea.
• Di Wushuang told Jian Shang that the United States transformed subjects into undead and that Canada could manufacture God Warriors, reportedly by trading people for resources.
• Di Wushuang explained that the Western King had joined the eight powers to secure the vast, treasure-filled Lost City for themselves.
• When a God-King Warrior and a Lich King questioned him, Jian Shang claimed to be William Shatner searching for Vanessa Luo, then slipped into a nearby graveyard.
• Jian Shang refined an isolated corpse witch and used the Cosmic Illusory God Record to disguise himself as one, allowing him to investigate the graveyard without raising suspicion.
• At night, Canada's God Warriors and the United States' undead closed ranks around the Hawaiian Waters, leaving no gaps in the blockade.