Chapter Summaries

Jian Shang secretly refined the Eastern Sovereign Bell, then saved Liu Bang and learned how the Han King had found the supreme treasure. Liu Bang left to recover while promising reinforcements for the Marshall Islands, and Jian Shang turned to protect Zhi Ji from the Undying Insect Emperor.

• Jian Shang erased Liu Bang’s imprint from the Eastern Sovereign Bell, refined it, and concealed his possession of the treasure from Zhao Ji.
• Zhao Ji admitted that her Primordial Human son made ascending to the Upper Realm dangerous, and Jian Shang reassured her that his bloodline could have arisen through atavism.
• Jian Shang rescued Liu Bang from the undead, and Liu Bang thanked him, unaware that Jian Shang hoped to take more treasures from him later.
• Liu Bang claimed he had found the Eastern Sovereign Bell in Junshan Blessed Land and said he was relieved to have lost it; he promised to send Zhou Bo and Peng Yue with troops to the Marshall Islands.
• Liu Bang departed for the imperial capital under the protection of Han Kingdom experts, and Zhao Ji wondered whether he had found another treasure.
• Jian Shang declined to pursue Liu Bang and attacked the Undying Insect Emperor to protect Zhi Ji and keep the Spring-Autumn Trading House out of danger.

Chapter Summary: “Xiang Yu’s Potential”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Huan Emperor, Jian Shang, continues attacking the Undying Insect Emperor within the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation. The formation converts starlight into countless attacks, but the Undying Insect Emperor disperses into black mist and innumerable gu insects, making him extremely difficult to kill.
• The Undying Insect Emperor attempts to negotiate, claiming there is no irreconcilable feud between him and the Huan Emperor. Jian Shang rejects the offer, believing the Emperor has already committed too many hostile acts by sabotaging the Kingdom Ascension Ceremony.
• Jian Shang uses the formation to summon vast numbers of Rainbow Demon Butterflies and unleashes their Seven-Colored Demon Venom. Because these creatures naturally restrain gu insects, they rapidly destroy most of the Undying Insect Emperor’s remaining incarnations.
• Zhi Ji uses the Heaven-Destroying Finger to eliminate the final scattered gu insects. Her attack ignores distance, time, and defenses, completely eradicating the Undying Insect Emperor and causing an Emperor Realm death phenomenon.
• The technique severely injures Zhi Ji, consuming much of her blood essence and spiritual power. Jian Shang teleports her to the Heaven-Sacrificing Altar, where Qi Ji and Yu Ji heal her. Yu Ji explains that Zhi Ji will recover physically within half a day and fully regain her spirit within several days, though another use of the technique could have been fatal.
• Jian Shang then turns his attention to the battle between Western Chu Hegemon Xiang Yu and the Eight-Prison King, Anpei Yeyuan.
• Jian Shang uses the Cosmic Heaven-Sealing Hand to sever Anpei Yeyuan’s connection with his Eight-Headed Shikigami, stripping him of his greatest advantage. He follows with the Wilderness-Quelling Heavenly Pillar to confine him and the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword to attack.
• Anpei Yeyuan avoids the sword by transforming into a yin-void body, rendering ordinary physical attacks ineffective. However, Xiang Yu’s Heaven-Opening Axe ignores spatial defenses and destroys him completely.
• No heavenly death phenomenon appears after Anpei Yeyuan’s death. Jian Shang concludes that, despite his immense strength and reputation, Anpei Yeyuan was not truly an Emperor Realm expert and remained a “king.”
• Japanese forces retaliate against Xiang Yu with attacks from samurai, ninjas, and onmyoji, but Xiang Yu effortlessly annihilates them with the Heaven-Opening Axe.
• Jian Shang recognizes that Xiang Yu possesses the potential and fortune of an Emperor Realm expert. He suspects that, if Xiang Yu survives and continues developing, even Liu Bang may struggle to oppose him.
• Princess Dieyi reports that the Tomb God Emperor has also fallen. Among the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces, only the Western King remains.

Character Developments

• Jian Shang: Becomes more decisive and ruthless after the Undying Insect Emperor’s betrayal. He accepts that the conflict has become irreversible and uses the formation’s full versatility to destroy his enemy. He also demonstrates tactical precision by combining deprivation, confinement, and killing techniques against Anpei Yeyuan.
• Zhi Ji: Proves herself indispensable by using the Heaven-Destroying Finger to finish the Undying Insect Emperor. Her willingness to sacrifice herself deepens her importance to the Huan Emperor’s faction, though the strain exposes the danger of relying on her ultimate technique.
• Qi Ji and Yu Ji: Show sincere compassion toward Zhi Ji and actively heal her, easing the tension surrounding their relationship. Their kindness suggests growing acceptance and goodwill toward her.
• Xiang Yu: Reveals overwhelming battle power and extraordinary potential. His mastery of the Heaven-Opening Axe allows him to destroy even an opponent immune to ordinary physical attacks, establishing him as a future threat to Liu Bang.
• Anpei Yeyuan: His reputation as an “emperor in secret” is exposed as exaggerated. Although highly versatile in shikigami arts, Onmyodo, and swordsmanship, he ultimately lacks true Emperor Realm status.
• Undying Insect Emperor: His confidence and apparent immortality are overturned. His ability to divide into countless incarnations nearly saves him, but Rainbow Demon Butterflies and Zhi Ji’s ultimate technique finally eradicate him.

Significant Themes

• Irreversible consequences of betrayal: Jian Shang rejects the Undying Insect Emperor’s attempt to reconcile, emphasizing that once an enemy has acted against one’s allies, regret and negotiation may come too late.
• The difference between reputation and true power: Anpei Yeyuan is widely regarded as an emperor-level figure, but the absence of a heavenly death phenomenon reveals that his title and reputation exceed his actual realm.
• Sacrifice and loyalty: Zhi Ji’s willingness to exhaust her life force to protect the Huan Kingdom demonstrates her loyalty, while Qi Ji and Yu Ji’s healing reflects compassion and solidarity among potential rivals.
• Potential versus present strength: Xiang Yu has not yet reached the Emperor Realm, but his fortune, treasure, and combat ability indicate extraordinary future potential.
• Adaptability and strategic coordination: Jian Shang’s formation, Zhi Ji’s finishing attack, and Xiang Yu’s weapon work together to overcome enemies who could not be defeated through brute force alone.
• The danger of ultimate techniques and treasures: The Heaven-Destroying Finger and Heaven-Opening Axe are decisive, but both carry enormous implications—one risks its user’s life, while the other magnifies Xiang Yu’s already exceptional destiny.

Character Interactions

• The Undying Insect Emperor attempts to persuade Jian Shang to stop fighting, but Jian Shang responds with contempt and intensifies the attack.
• Zhi Ji saves the Huan faction by killing the Undying Insect Emperor, while Jian Shang expresses gratitude and concern for her injuries. Her emotionally complicated response reflects her unsettled feelings about Jian Shang and the Huan court.
• Qi Ji and Yu Ji treat Zhi Ji warmly and heal her, helping reduce the emotional tension between the women.
• Jian Shang and Xiang Yu coordinate indirectly against Anpei Yeyuan: Jian Shang disables and confines the Eight-Prison King, while Xiang Yu delivers the decisive blow with the Heaven-Opening Axe.
• After Anpei Yeyuan’s death, Xiang Yu confronts the enraged Japanese attackers alone and destroys them, reinforcing Jian Shang’s assessment of his extraordinary potential.

Jian Shang negotiated the surviving Undying Forces’ withdrawal after the Great Huan Dynasty’s victory, then hurried to the Marshall Islands as the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces threatened to overwhelm its defenders. The chapter ends with the Marshall Islands surrounded and reduced to nine surviving islands amid a desperate battle.

• Jian Shang directed Xiang Yu to fight Wolf Emperor Hibepubute, and Xiang Yu drove him back with the Heaven-Opening Axe.
• Jian Shang learned that the Western King remained hidden in the formation and received an urgent report that the Marshall battlefield had become critical.
• Jian Shang agreed to spare the surviving Undying Forces if their emperors and great adepts swore never to enter Great Huan Dynasty territory again.
• Aldolf swore the Dark Council’s oath, and the other surviving factions also swore before leaving through the Teleportation Formation.
• The Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation was deactivated, revealing the devastated Nine Dragons Imperial Capital and the end of the Kingdom Ascension Ceremony.
• Jian Shang arrived at the Marshall Islands four hours later and found the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces surrounding the nine remaining islands as Huan Army troops fought desperately.

Jian Shang arrived at the besieged Marshall Islands and learned that Gan Lan had already died, though his will briefly stirred in response. He honored Gan Lan and the fallen Dharma Kings by granting their sons hereditary marquisates, and the three boys broke through into the Loose Immortal Realm.

• Jian Shang and Great Huan’s officials arrived as the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces surrounded the Marshall Islands, and he ordered commanders to reinforce the nine remaining islands and restore their formations.
• Jian Shang hurried to the Star-Reaching Platform, where Yu Ji told him that Gan Lan had died too long ago for the Nine-Leaf Resurrection Herb to revive him.
• Gan Lan opened his right eye, and Jian Shang knelt beside him to thank him for fulfilling his promise and duty.
• Jian Shang appointed Gan Ning, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei marquises, made their lineages hereditary Great Huan Noble Houses, and granted them the Fruition Rank of a king.
• The decree triggered bursts of Loose Immortal aura as Gan Ning, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei advanced into the Loose Immortal Realm.

Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu advanced to the Loose Immortal Realm after Jian Shang invested them as hereditary marquises, while Zhongda reframed their honors as a duty to their fathers and the Great Huan Dynasty. Jian Shang promised to make Zhongda a marquis if he reached the Loose Immortal Realm on his own within three months, then turned his attention to the Allied Forces massing across the Marshall Islands.

• Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu awakened to their new Loose Immortal cultivation and mourned their fathers, the three Dharma Kings Who Guarded the Nation.
• Tian Feng and the clan elders warned the three youths that they needed to thank Jian Shang, and Gan Ning led Dian Wei and Xu Chu in doing so.
• Zhongda reassured the three youths and their clans, explaining that their titles represented their fathers' loyalty and the Great Huan Dynasty's legacy.
• Jian Shang learned that the brocade-robed youth was Zhongda, grandson of Sword Demon Zhong Yunfeng, and offered him a marquisate if he reached the Loose Immortal Realm alone within three months.
• Zhongda accepted Jian Shang's challenge, and Jian Shang turned toward the battlefield as most of the enemy Great Adepts concealed themselves within the Allied Forces.

Summary of “Taking a Day Off”

• Plot/events: The narrator faces a serious, urgent problem that must be handled during the day. Because of this, they cannot write as planned and intend to make up the missed work that night.
• Character development: The narrator appears responsible and committed, expressing regret about the interruption and promising to compensate for the lost time.
• Themes: Duty versus personal obligations, time management, responsibility, and the difficulty of maintaining commitments during a crisis.
• Character interactions: No other characters are directly mentioned; the narrator addresses the reader or audience in an apologetic, personal manner.

Jian Shang recognized Gan Ning’s youths as the Brocade-Sail Guards, granting them a Special Legion and the honorific “Brocade robes like a song, sails unfurled across the world!” The newly empowered guards charged into battle as Jian Shang reflected on the rise of a new generation.

• Jian Shang had Yu Ji restore Gan Ning, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu, then urged them to avenge their fathers and prove their resolve.
• Gan Ning rallied the youths known as the Brocade Sail Bandits, and Jian Shang learned that they were formed from water bandits Gan Lan had absorbed.
• Jian Shang granted Gan Ning permission to establish a private army and command a Special Legion, renaming the youths the Brocade-Sail Guards.
• Jian Shang bestowed the honorific “Brocade robes like a song, sails unfurled across the world!” and warned the guards that they had to protect the honor they had received.
• Gan Ning and the Brocade-Sail Guards charged into the enemy forces as Jian Shang considered the new generation’s rise.

Jian Shang encouraged Xu Chu and Dian Wei, praised the next generation, and warned Southern Pacifying King Lan Ge and the Baiyue elders against raising private armies. He then surveyed the battle, where the Great Huan forces still faced overwhelming odds and the Marshall Islands seemed likely to fall.

• Jian Shang encouraged Xu Chu and Dian Wei to work hard, and they eagerly charged toward Gan Ning on the battlefield.
• Jian Shang sent the three clans' experts and Zhongda to protect their young lords and reminded Zhongda that deeds mattered more than schemes.
• Jian Shang praised Gan Ning and the other young fighters, prompting Southern Pacifying King Lan Ge to ask him to support his ambitious daughter.
• Jian Shang welcomed the prospect of training Lan Ge's daughter but warned Lan Ge and the Baiyue elders that raising a private army amounted to treason.
• Jian Shang watched as the Great Huan forces struggled to hold the nine remaining islands, with the navy destroyed and the Heaven-Piercing Divine Ark grounded and under attack.

Jian Shang used the Eastern Sovereign Bell and the corpses of the Tomb God Emperor and Sea God Emperor to sow panic among the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces. After the Bell devastated the undead ranks, he ordered the Great Huan forces to launch a full counterattack.

• Jian Shang decided to reveal the Eastern Sovereign Bell rather than commit more reinforcements to the overcrowded battlefield.
• Jian Shang called out that the Tomb God Emperor was dead, and Princess Dieyi cast his corpse beyond the formation.
• Princess Dieyi and another ally threw out the Sea God Emperor’s bisected corpse, spreading grief and panic through the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces.
• Jian Shang sent the Eastern Sovereign Bell into the enemy ranks, where its peal shattered undead forces and disrupted their thoughts.
• Jian Shang rang the Bell again and ordered his armies to launch a full counterattack.

Jian Shang led the Great Huan Dynasty’s counterattack with the Eastern Sovereign Bell and the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword, but eight powerful enemies soon surrounded him. The bell blocked their opening assault, though Jian Shang’s power was being drained as the enemy leaders prepared to attack again.

• The Huan Army, reinforcements, and volunteers surged out of the Nine-Palace Eight-Trigram Formation and broke through the disorganized Canada-U.S. Allied Forces.
• Jian Shang attacked from the sky with the Eastern Sovereign Bell, while Yu Ji replenished his magical power and the bell crushed or scattered nearby enemies.
• Jian Shang used the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword and ironblood killing intent to unleash Sword Qi that cut through the undead army.
• Eight Great Adepts launched attacks comparable to Late Loose Immortal Realm strikes, but the Eastern Sovereign Bell’s suppression field blocked most of them and shattered the attacks that reached it.
• Divine Emperor Lier, the Great Slave Divine Emperor, the Great Bear Divine Emperor, Hudson Divine Emperor, Corpse Demon King Ludil, Skeleton King Karek, Zombie King Aura, and Spectral Dragon Kimi surrounded Jian Shang, Yu Ji, and Qiu Li.

Jian Shang faced eight sovereigns who demanded his treasures and blood essence, then revealed the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip and killed Spectral Dragon Kimi. The remaining sovereigns attacked, but Great Bear Divine Emperor resisted Jian Shang’s weapons and knocked the whip aside.

• Hudson Divine Emperor and the other sovereigns demanded Jian Shang leave the Marshall Islands and surrender his treasures, while Great Bear Divine Emperor and Zombie King Aura also demanded his blood essence.
• Jian Shang declared that he intended to keep all eight sovereigns there and used the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip to bind and dismember Spectral Dragon Kimi.
• Skeleton King Karek recognized the whip as a Nether Realm supreme treasure, and the death restored Jian Shang’s power and increased his cultivation.
• Great Bear Divine Emperor attacked Jian Shang, but the Eastern Sovereign Bell blocked his palm while Jian Shang’s sword qi wounded him; Great Bear quickly healed.
• Great Bear Divine Emperor struck the Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip away before it could bind him.

Jian Shang endured the sovereigns’ combined assault and destroyed Zombie King Aura with the Eastern Sovereign Bell, while Qiu Li escaped with Yu Ji. His shattered royal robes revealed the Primal Yellow Heavenly Armor, leaving the battlefield stunned that he possessed a second eternal supreme treasure.

• Hudson Divine Emperor and the other sovereigns coordinated attacks to drain Jian Shang’s power while he sheltered under the Eastern Sovereign Bell.
• Jian Shang ordered Qiu Li to take Yu Ji to the main island, then used the bell’s shock waves to disrupt the attackers.
• Jian Shang charged Zombie King Aura and smashed him apart with the Eastern Sovereign Bell, replenishing his magical power from the resulting vital energy.
• The sovereigns’ attacks shattered Jian Shang’s crown and Great Huan Royal Robe, but left the white armor beneath undamaged as Qiu Li escaped with Yu Ji.
• Zhou Bo identified Jian Shang’s armor as the Primal Yellow Heavenly Armor, and the assembled onlookers realized Jian Shang possessed two eternal supreme treasures.

Jian Shang used the Eastern Sovereign Bell to kill several Sovereign Grade enemies and advanced to Fifth-grade Loose Immortal, while Gan Ning helped bring down Corpse Demon King Ludil. With the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces collapsing but enemy warships and graveyards still nearby, Jian Shang ordered his troops to withdraw rather than pursue.

• Jian Shang’s Primal Yellow Heavenly Armor stunned the remaining Sovereign Grade attackers, and he killed the Great Bear Divine Emperor and Great Slave Divine Emperor with the Eastern Sovereign Bell and Heaven-Seeking Divine Whip.
• The four surviving Sovereign Grade experts fled, but Jian Shang pulled Skeleton King Karek into the Eastern Sovereign Bell and killed him, advancing to Fifth-grade Loose Immortal.
• Gan Ning led several thousand Brocade-Sail Guards in a formation that intercepted Corpse Demon King Ludil, allowing Jian Shang to expose and kill him with the Eastern Sovereign Bell and Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword.
• Jian Shang praised Gan Ning as the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces broke across the battlefield, then ordered his forces not to pursue and to withdraw.

After the China Faction turned the fighting around in the Marshall Islands, Jian Shang sounded the gong to halt the pursuit because enemy warships and undead bases still waited offshore. The Han Kingdom withdrew after Jian Shang refused to give up the Eastern Sovereign Bell, leaving the Great Huan Dynasty to face the unresolved battle without its help.

• Peng Yue challenged Jian Shang for ordering a retreat, and Jian Shang summoned the generals and faction leaders onto the Star-Reaching Platform.
• Dragon Soul explained that Canada-U.S. forces offshore remained ready to fire on any Chinese troops who pursued the retreating enemy.
• Jian Shang said the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces would likely face internal power struggles after losing the Sea God Emperor, the Tomb God Emperor, and six Sovereign Grade experts.
• Zhou Bo hinted that the Han Kingdom wanted the Eastern Sovereign Bell, but Jian Shang claimed the Great Huan Dynasty had paid dearly to recover it and would keep it.
• Zhou Bo announced that the Han Kingdom would withdraw because of a crisis in North China, and Jian Shang accepted the departure without yielding the bell.
• Eunuch Qiu blamed the Han Kingdom for coveting the bell, and Ying Bu criticized the Han King for disregarding the greater good.

Jian Shang accepted the Han Kingdom’s withdrawal while securing the China Alliance’s support and preparing the Marshall Islands’ defenses. After receiving reports on rising talents and Zhuge Liang, he learned that the future strategist was still a child reputed to be a fool.

• Lu Hong criticized the Han King’s shortsightedness, while Jian Shang defended his refusal to surrender the Eastern Sovereign Bell and asked the gathering to proceed with the retreat plan.
• Dragon Soul pledged the China Alliance’s support, and Jian Shang promised that Great Huan would treat it as an equal partner in any campaign against foreign lands.
• Jian Shang and Han Xin assessed the exhausted forces around the reclaimed Marshall Islands, then ordered repairs, restoration of the wondrous formations, and generous treatment of departing and arriving allies.
• Jiang Yao reported that Zhongda had slain a Tenth-Rank Corpse Demon King and a God-King Warrior, and Jian Shang said he would not fear the young talent even if he reached the Loose Immortal Realm.
• Jiang Yao revealed that the Zhuge Clan had sought allegiance with several powers and that Zhuge Liang was only eight or nine, unable to speak clearly, and considered a fool in Langya Commandery.

Jian Shang ordered Jiang Yao to pressure the Zhuge Clan into joining the Great Huan Dynasty, with force as a possible fallback. Later, Zhi Ji visited Jian Shang at the Marshall Islands and acted on her feelings for him.

• Jian Shang proposed testing whether Zhuge Liang was truly a fool by trying to kill him.
• Han Xin argued that the Great Huan Dynasty should demand the Zhuge Clan's submission and punish them if they refused, while Jiang Yao questioned the plan.
• Jian Shang ended the discussion and sent Jiang Yao, Han Xin, and the others back to their duties.
• Zhi Ji arrived alone at the Marshall Islands after recovering in the imperial capital, and told Jian Shang she was tired of being lonely.
• Zhi Ji let down her hair and approached Jian Shang, explaining that the Han King's renewed proposal was putting pressure on the Spring-Autumn Trading House.
• Zhi Ji and Jian Shang became intimate.

Jian Shang tried using the Eastern Sovereign Bell to suppress the dangers of refining the prehistoric immortal’s remains, with Yu Ji helping to restore his strength. By the end of the first day, he had refined nine masses of immortal blood essence, and two distinct auras were growing within him.

• Jian Shang learned that Zhi Ji had left by teleportation and asked him not to look for her, so he ordered a formal marriage proposal to the Lü family.
• Jian Shang decided to focus on strengthening his body and considered using the Eastern Sovereign Bell to suppress himself while refining the immortal’s remains.
• Jian Shang summoned Yu Ji, explained the plan, and persuaded her to help despite her concerns about the risks.
• Jian Shang used the Eastern Sovereign Bell while refining the immortal blood, enduring severe pain and mental assaults without losing control.
• Yu Ji replenished Jian Shang’s magical power and repaired his body as he refined nine masses of immortal blood essence on the first day.

Jian Shang refined increasing quantities of immortal blood essence as his immortal and ancestral human bloodlines clashed, forcing Yu Ji and the guards to support and protect him. The ancestral human bloodline ultimately prevailed, transforming him into a three-headed, six-armed, eight-winged Ancestral Return Form and beginning to reveal the Primordial Humans’ true history and his innate abilities.

• Jian Shang refined eighteen and then thirty-six masses of immortal blood essence as the two bloodline auras grew stronger, while Yu Ji struggled to restore him.
• Xun Xiong ordered the guards to activate the island’s formations and summon help after Yu Ji requested support and restorative pills.
• Hua Qiandai entered the chamber, learned Jian Shang was refining an immortal physique, and brought pills before arranging further supplies.
• Jian Shang refined seventy-two masses of blood essence, and his body transformed as the two auras manifested outside him.
• The Eastern Sovereign Bell rang and enveloped Jian Shang, Yu Ji, and the immortal physique as ancestral-return information revealed the Primordial Humans’ history.
• Jian Shang’s ancestral human bloodline overcame the immortal bloodline, giving him an Ancestral Return Form and awakening the potential for innate divine abilities.

Jian Shang reached the world’s limit while refining immortal blood essence, gaining insight into the world’s structure and the Upper Realm’s blockade. After fifteen days in seclusion, he gained preliminary control of his strength and prepared to return to the unresolved war in the Marshall Islands.

• After refining his eighty-first portion of immortal blood essence, Jian Shang triggered a heavenly warning as thunderclouds gathered over the Marshall Islands.
• Jian Shang’s three eyes revealed the world’s Great Dao, laws, divine abilities, and the patterns sealing the world from the Upper Realm.
• Jian Shang warned Yu Ji that he needed to absorb and control his new strength, then resumed cultivating while she rested nearby.
• The Canada-U.S. Allied Forces escalated their attacks on the Marshall Islands, while the Western King remained hidden and the China Faction faced mounting pressure.
• After fifteen days, Jian Shang retracted his Ancestral Return Form and gained preliminary control of his strength; he regretted not knowing how to refine the immortal’s flesh and bones.

After emerging from seclusion, Jian Shang crushed Divine Emperor Lier, captured several spying Great Adepts, and slew Purgatory Ancestor Nickal with the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword, turning the battlefield in Great Huan’s favor. He then asked Di Wushuang whether Ying Zheng had truly fallen and realized that the emperor unparalleled through the ages had been Qin Shi Huang all along.

• Jian Shang emerged from seclusion with Yu Ji and seized Divine Emperor Lier, crushing him into blood mist.
• Jian Shang used Thousand Palms Overturning Heaven to capture seven or eight fleeing Great Adepts and ordered his forces to seize them.
• Purgatory Ancestor Nickal demanded that Jian Shang stop interfering in worldly conflicts, but Jian Shang struck him down with the Scarlet Firmament Divine Sword.
• Great Huan’s forces rallied behind Jian Shang’s emergence, and Han Xin led their charge against the Canada-U.S. Allied Forces.
• Jian Shang asked Di Wushuang whether Ying Zheng had truly fallen, and her reaction led him to realize Qin Shi Huang had been the emperor unparalleled through the ages all along.