Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fengxuan rejected Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha’s offer of leniency and ordered Great Huan’s forces to fight, while Sun Jian chose to honor Wu’s surrender agreement and join them. Wei and Shu’s elite armies shattered Wu’s defensive formation, and Guan Yu struck Ji Bu back as their duel began.

• Xiao Fengxuan summoned the Blood-Swaying Soul-Shaking Bell and commanded Great Huan’s warriors to fight despite Xiao He’s warning about their lack of reinforcements.
• Golden Fire raised the Heaven-Supporting Primordial Formation, while Ji Bu challenged Guan Yu to a duel and Guan Yu prepared to answer before Liu Bei signaled the armies to move.
• Sun Jian ordered Wu to fight alongside Great Huan, and Sun Ce assigned Taishi Ci to face the Xiahou Brothers as Long Ju and Ji Bu took the eastern and western fronts.
• Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and the Xiahou Brothers led their elite forces in a charge that shattered the Heaven-Supporting Giant Tower.
• Ji Bu thrust at Guan Yu, but Guan Yu struck his halberd and sent him hurtling backward.

The Wei-Shu forces steadily overwhelmed the Great Huan Faction and Wu State in Jianye, while Sun Shangxiang halted Huang Zhong’s first arrow with her own. Huang Zhong then prepared his Nine Stars Linked Pearl, which Sun Shangxiang sensed she could not withstand.

• Guan Yu struck Ji Bu down in their opening clash, but Ji Bu kept him occupied while the other commanders fought their matched opponents.
• The Wei-Shu armies broke through the formation, scattered Wu’s guards, and steadily drove the Great Huan Faction back as casualties mounted.
• Sun Shangxiang unleashed Fragrance Drifts Ten Thousand Miles, boosting Great Huan’s forces and disrupting the Wei-Shu troops.
• Huang Zhong fired One Arrow Brings Down the Sun at Sun Shangxiang, and she intercepted it with One Arrow Saves All Beings.
• Lady Wu and other leaders wondered why Great Huan Celestial Lord Xiao Ying had not come to aid them, while Huang Zhong began preparing Nine Stars Linked Pearl against Sun Shangxiang.

As Arrow God Huang Zhong prepared to kill Sun Shangxiang, Xiao Ying secretly appointed her a Great Huan sovereign and sent her the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow. Newly empowered, Sun Shangxiang fired at Huang Zhong’s Nine Stars Linked Pearl, and their attacks met above the battlefield.

• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha and Guangdu True Buddha decided not to rescue Sun Shangxiang, hoping the mortal danger would hasten her awakening.
• Xiao Ying held back his forces while the Teleportation Spell Formation was being prepared, then secretly appointed Sun Shangxiang Sacred Consort of Heroic Splendor with Sovereign Grade Fruition Rank.
• Xiao Ying used the Translocation Law to send Sun Shangxiang the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow as Huang Zhong prepared his attack.
• Sun Shangxiang received the sovereign’s aura and the divine bow, astonishing both armies and prompting Liu Bei to accuse the King of Wu of selling his daughter for glory.
• Huang Zhong fired Nine Stars Linked Pearl as Sun Shangxiang released Sun-Shooting Arrow, and her arrow met his nine stars.

Sun Shangxiang awakened the power of her Sovereign Grade fruition rank and shot down Huang Zhong, then turned the tide of battle with deadly arrows. Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha intervened to attack her protectors, leaving Sun Shangxiang facing him in rage as his next strike stalled.

• Sun Shangxiang's arrow shattered Huang Zhong's Nine Stars Linked Pearl and blasted the Arrow God from the sky, stunning both armies.
• At Lu Su's urging, Sun Shangxiang shot through Guan Yu's cavalry and knocked Guan Yu from his horse, then forced Xiahou Dun to hold back as he fought Sun Ce.
• Cao Cao and Liu Bei ordered Sun Shangxiang killed, while Xiao Fengxuan and eight Wu generals moved to protect her from the attackers.
• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha unleashed the Coffin Palace Lamp's deathfire to drive the combatants from the air, then broke True Witch Bearman's arm with the Heaven-and-Earth Ruler.
• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha struck Sun Shangxiang's protectors with the Sea-Calming Pearls, killing Zhou Xing, Zhu Huan, and many others; Sun Shangxiang turned on him, and his movements suddenly froze.

As the Wei-Shu forces overwhelmed Great Huan and Wu, Xiao Fengxuan refused to flee and used the Blood-Swaying Soul-Shaking Bell to strengthen his troops and raise the Heaven-Supporting Blood Pagoda. War Dragon Marquis Long Ju then broke free of Zhang Fei’s suppression and struck him down, with Long Ju’s next attack still underway.

• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha hesitated to attack Sun Shangxiang again as reinforcements arrived for both sides and the battle continued to devastate Jianye Royal City.
• Sun Jian urged Xiao Fengxuan to escape, but Xiao Fengxuan refused and ordered the Great Huan forces to hold out for reinforcements.
• Xiao Fengxuan activated the Blood-Swaying Soul-Shaking Bell, empowering Great Huan and Wu’s soldiers and helping Golden Fire summon the Heaven-Supporting Blood Pagoda.
• Emperor Cao Cao ordered the six elite Special Legions to prepare an assault on the blood-red pagoda.
• War Dragon Marquis Long Ju used his blood-fueled strength to blast away the Blackwind Spear Cavalry and charge Wing Marquis Zhang Fei.
• Long Ju’s Flying Dragon Ascending Heaven shattered Zhang Fei’s Blackwind Heavenly Balefulness, wounded him, and sent him tumbling through the air before Long Ju began Wrath of the War Dragon.

Long Ju, Ji Bu, Sun Ce, and Taishi Ci used Blood-Swaying Soul-Burning to pin down their opponents while the Heaven-Supporting Blood Pagoda resisted the allied army’s attacks. Cao Cao and Liu Bei joined the assault and pressured Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha into action; after his Heaven-and-Earth Ruler nearly broke the formation, he summoned the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls.

• Long Ju attacked Wing Marquis Zhang Fei and then charged into the Blackwind Spear Cavalry to keep them from regrouping against the Heaven-Supporting Blood Pagoda.
• Ji Bu fought Martial Saint Guan Yu to a deadly stalemate, while Sun Ce and Taishi Ci pinned down Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.
• The allied army’s assaults failed to break the Heaven-Supporting Blood Pagoda, so Jia Xu urged Cao Cao to ask Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha for help.
• Cao Cao and Liu Bei attacked the formation with Defy Me and Die and Nine Imperial Swords, shaking it but failing to destroy it.
• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha struck the formation with the Heaven-and-Earth Ruler, nearly shattering it, then summoned all twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls as enormous stars.

Xiao Ying appeared on the battlefield just as Xiao Fengxuan prepared to detonate the Blood-Swaying Soul-Shaking Bell, then confronted Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha over his attack on Great Huan. Their dispute turned into a clash of supreme treasures, and Xiao Ying struck first with the Dao-Splitting Golden Blade.

• Tianzhi Baize warned Xiao Ying that the Great Huan army could not withstand Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha’s twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls, and Xiao Ying ordered the teleportation to begin at full speed.
• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha prepared to unleash the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls as Xiao Fengxuan burned his blood and soul to enlarge the Blood-Swaying Soul-Shaking Bell.
• Xiao Ying appeared above Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha and stopped Xiao Fengxuan from detonating the bell, reassuring the Great Huan army.
• Xiao Ying and Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha traded accusations and warnings, with Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha threatening that stronger beings would soon descend.
• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha sent the Sea-Calming Pearls crashing toward the ground, but Xiao Ying blocked them with the Heaven-Earth Bell.
• Xiao Ying attacked Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha with the Dao-Splitting Golden Blade, and Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha raised the Heaven-and-Earth Ruler to defend himself.

Xiao Ying turned the ambush at Jianye Royal City against the Wei-Shu Allied Army, bringing overwhelming Great Huan reinforcements and trapping the Descended Immortal Gods. As Xiao Ying attacked Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha, Cao Cao ordered Wei to fight on while Liu Bei claimed he would stay behind to cover the retreat, leaving Cao Cao suspicious of his motives.

• Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha ordered the Wei-Shu Allied Army to attack Xiao Ying, but Xiao Ying knocked away his Heaven-and-Earth Ruler with the Dao-Splitting Golden Blade.
• Xiao Ying summoned thousands of Immortal Guards and over a hundred thousand Loose Immortal-level experts, overwhelming the besieging forces and revealing that Great Huan had prepared an ambush.
• Guangdu True Buddha realized the allied army had been lured into a trap, and Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha ordered a retreat as Great Huan forces continued to arrive.
• The twelve inheritors of the ancestral witch legacy formed the Dutian Gods-and-Demons Baleful Formation, trapping the Upper Realm forces as Xiao Ying used the Heaven-Earth Bell and golden blade to attack Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha.
• A scout reported that over a million Great Huan troops had appeared outside the city, and Cao Cao ordered Wei's troops to fight to the death.
• Liu Bei declared that he would cover the retreat, privately ordered Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix to take his key ministers and brothers to safety, and left Cao Cao doubting his apparent self-sacrifice.

Cao Cao’s scheme trapped the Wei-Shu Allied Army in Jianye after Great Wei destroyed the city’s Teleportation Formations and Great Huan encircled the capital. Liu Bei realized Cao Cao might be sacrificing their forces to escape and ordered Chen Dao to lead Shu’s key generals and ministers out, while Liu Bei stayed behind to fight beside Cao Cao.

• Cao Cao learned that Great Wei experts had destroyed Jianye’s Teleportation Formations, preventing reinforcements and escape.
• Great Huan’s elite forces arrived and formed a defensive encirclement around Jianye instead of rushing to relieve the city.
• Cao Cao ordered Great Wei’s troops to form battle arrays and urged Liu Bei to fight with their backs to the river.
• Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong concluded that Cao Cao had deliberately trapped the allied army, hoping to weaken Great Huan while preserving a chance to escape.
• Liu Bei ordered Chen Dao to escort Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and other senior Shu figures through the encirclement, while he remained to cover the rear.
• Liu Bei led his Forbidden Guard and other troops toward Great Wei’s position, declaring that the allied army had to fight for a chance to survive.

Liu Bei drew Great Huan’s reinforcements toward his army so Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Longfeng could escape Jianye, while Xiao Ying continued fighting Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha. Xiao Ying invoked his Pangu True Form and struck with Panwu Fist, threatening to break through Burning Lamp’s defenses.

• Liu Bei rode toward Great Wei’s camp with the Forbidden Guard, drawing Great Huan’s attention while Zhuge Liang restrained Zhang Fei and Chen Dao led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Longfeng, and their escorts out of Jianye.
• Xiao Ying battered Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha with his weapons and the Heaven-Earth Bell, while Burning Lamp defended himself with three Pangu supreme treasures and appealed to the eternal covenant.
• Burning Lamp claimed his descent was meant to uphold the eternal covenant, and Xiao Ying agreed to negotiate if Burning Lamp surrendered, promising not to kill him before talks broke down.
• Xiao Ying ordered Sun Shangxiang, Sun Ce, and other Great Huan forces to keep watch on Cao Cao and Liu Bei rather than rush to capture them; his titles for Sun Jian and Sun Ce delighted the Wu forces.
• Xiao Ying manifested his Pangu True Form and unleashed Panwu Fist, causing Burning Lamp’s twenty-four protective heavens to flicker and go out one by one.

Xiao Ying overwhelmed and captured Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha, then reorganized Great Huan’s forces to contain the Wei-Shu Allied Army until reinforcements arrived. Cao Cao and Liu Bei ordered a desperate assault on the Wu forces, but Xiao Ying ordered his troops to retreat as their encirclement remained incomplete.

• Xiao Ying combined the power of the Dutian Gods-and-Demons Baleful Formation with the Panwu Fist to shatter Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha’s defenses, wound him, and capture him with the God-Imprisoning Ring.
• Xiao Ying seized Burning Lamp Ancient Buddha’s Coffin Palace Lamp, Heaven-and-Earth Ruler, and Sea-Calming Pearls, then handed the prisoner to Tianzhi Baize.
• Xiao Ying struck the Tiger-Panther Cavalry’s battle formation, destroying much of its phantom beast tide and killing over a thousand cavalrymen.
• Xiao Ying ordered Great Huan’s Immortal Guards and experts to form the Heaven-Supporting Primordial Formation and the Celestial Cycle Star-Dipper Formation to seal and suppress the battlefield.
• Cao Cao and Liu Bei recognized that the allied army was trapped, and Liu Bei ordered the six special troop divisions to charge the Wu State’s forces in a suicidal attack.
• Xiao Ying ordered the Wu State’s forces and Great Huan’s representatives to retreat, while a subordinate warned him that the teleporting troops could not both seal the royal city and support the battlefield.

Xiao Ying trapped the Wei-Shu Allied Army in Jianye Royal City, where Liu Bei’s failed escape attempt triggered a savage battle between the Wei and Shu forces. Great Huan’s troops surrounded the battlefield and watched until both armies were nearly destroyed, then called for the survivors to surrender.

• Xiao Ying ordered Lu Su to use the Great Wu Imperial Seal to keep Jianye’s people inside the royal city and told Xiao Fengxuan to tighten the encirclement.
• The Ravenous Wolf Guards, Spring-Autumn Iron Cavalry, Loufan Elite Cavalry, and Righteous Tiger Cavalry arrived and attacked the Wei-Shu Allied Army.
• Liu Bei tried to teleport away with the White-Eared Elite Troops, but Xiao Ying, Sun Jian, and Lü Fengxian stopped his escape.
• Liu Bei accused Cao Cao of betraying him and ordered Shu’s troops to attack the Great Wei State, starting a battle between the Wei and Shu armies.
• Lü Fengxian and Xiao Ying ordered Great Huan’s forces to seal off the battlefield and wait while the Wei and Shu troops fought through the night.
• After fewer than one in ten soldiers remained on either side, the fighting subsided, and Great Huan called on the exhausted survivors to surrender.

After Great Huan defeated the Wei and Shu armies at Jianye, Xiao Ying offered Liu Bei mercy in exchange for the Han King's Legacy, but Liu Bei feigned ignorance. Lü Fengxian killed Cao Cao, and Xiao Ying discovered that the Chart of Mountains and Rivers had vanished, suspecting Liu Bei had another means of escape.

• The Great Huan forces crushed the remaining Wei and Shu troops, and Lü Fengxian demanded their surrender.
• Liu Bei surrendered his swords and asked Xiao Ying to spare the Shu State and grant him a swift death; Xiao Ying offered favorable terms if Liu Bei handed over the Han King's Legacy.
• Liu Bei pretended not to know what Xiao Ying wanted, so Xiao Ying ordered Lü Fengxian to attack Cao Cao.
• Lü Fengxian pierced Cao Cao with his halberd and fought off the Wei soldiers who charged to avenge their emperor.
• Xiao Ying warned Liu Bei that Lü Fengxian could kill him, but Liu Bei continued to feign confusion.
• Xiao Ying blasted Cao Cao's corpse apart to check for the Chart of Mountains and Rivers, then realized it was missing and suspected Liu Bei had something to rely on.

After discovering that Cao Cao’s body had been a substitute, Xiao Ying learned from Liu Bei that the real Wei Emperor was still hidden among the captives or survivors in Jianye. He ordered a citywide search and prepared to kill the prisoners if Cao Cao remained undiscovered, until Zhou Yu proposed using the Qiao Sisters’ secret art to expose him.

• Xiao Ying ordered Liu Bei captured and demanded that Shu surrender the Han King’s Legacy, threatening to destroy Shu within three months.
• Liu Bei offered information in exchange for delaying an attack on Shu, then revealed that the real Cao Cao was likely hiding among the survivors and captives.
• Xiao Ying had Liu Bei confined for interrogation and ordered Sun Jian and Lü Fengxian to search Jianye and investigate the missing Wei and Shu leaders.
• Xiao Ying ordered the Immortal Guards to search and burn Jianye, warning that he would execute the prisoners if the search failed to find Cao Cao.
• Zhou Yu proposed that the Qiao Sisters use their secret art to identify Cao Cao, and Xiao Ying promised them credit and reasonable conditions if they succeeded.

The Qiao Sisters performed Butterfly Dream... Flower Shadow for Xiao Ying, exposing hidden disguises among the forces in Jianye. Cao Cao was revealed among the captured Shu guards, and Xiao Ying turned his attention to finding Liu Bei.

• Xiao Ying ordered the wounded Huang Zhong treated and watched, then allowed Sun Shangxiang to visit him and told the Sun Clan he would not bind her with etiquette.
• Crown Prince Xiao Fengtian reported that the Dragon-Phoenix Guan-Zhang, two Cao Clan heroes, and Wang Shi had vanished, while Xiao Ying praised his efforts and urged him not to force the search.
• Zhou Yu brought Qiao Gong and the Qiao Sisters to Xiao Ying, explaining that they had answered the summons.
• Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao performed Butterfly Dream... Flower Shadow, whose power cleared minds and exposed concealed forms across Jianye.
• The performance revealed disguised beings among the troops and ruins, including Cao Cao posing as a Shu White-Eared Elite Troops soldier.
• Xiao Ying recognized Cao Cao and immediately wondered whether the Shu King Liu Bei was also an impostor or an Imperial Avatar.

Xiao Ying captured Cao Cao and Liu Bei at Jianye, leaving the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty dominant across China’s Divine Land. With both rulers imprisoned, their states installed successors and prepared for a new struggle against Great Huan.

• Xiao Ying ordered his forces to seize Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and the other people exposed by the Qiao Sisters, then praised the sisters for their service.
• Cao Cao blamed Liu Bei for his capture, while Liu Bei defended himself and confirmed that he still expected Shu to receive the terms they had agreed on with Xiao Ying.
• Xiao Ying offered to spare Cao Cao if he surrendered Great Wei and handed over the Chart of Mountains and Rivers, then ordered Guan Bo summoned to locate the treasure.
• Great Huan’s army returned to court after the Battle of Jianye, while the captured rulers and the Wu State’s submission left Great Huan overwhelmingly dominant.
• Three days after the battle, Shu enthroned Liu Shan and appointed Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei to leading roles.
• Seven days after the battle, Great Wei prepared to enthrone Cao Pi, who elevated Sima Yi to chancellor as the next generation’s struggle for supremacy began.

Xiao Ying reassured Great Huan’s officials that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were alive, then received the Chart of Mountains and Rivers from Guan Bo and revealed the people Cao Cao had hidden inside it. Among them was Empress Wuxuan, Bian Qirong, who respectfully greeted Xiao Ying.

• Eunuch Qiu reported that Great Wei and the Shu State had searched for their missing rulers and that rumors claimed Xiao Ying had secretly executed them.
• Xiao Ying told Eunuch Qiu to reveal that Cao Cao and Liu Bei were alive, then asked his officials what might happen if he released them.
• Guan Bo delivered the Chart of Mountains and Rivers and a jade slip to Xiao Ying on Nuwa’s instructions.
• Xiao Ying revealed Cao Cao, whom Guan Bo had returned in disguise, and used the chart to bring out fifteen people, including Cao Cao’s generals and strategists.
• Several people recognized Bian Qirong as Empress Wuxuan, and she addressed Xiao Ying as the Great Huan Celestial Lord.

Xiao Ying captured Bian Qirong and the Great Wei State’s people, while Bai Ze pressured Bian Qirong to become Xiao Ying’s consort in exchange for Cao Cao’s life. After Xiao Ying refused to meet visiting Descended Immortal Gods, their request to discuss the Great Resurrection Spell prompted him to summon them, leaving Bai Ze to warn that they would raise Pangu’s eternal covenant.

• Bian Qirong greeted Xiao Ying and asked whether Cao Cao was still alive, and Xiao Ying explained that he had found the object Cao Cao used to store her.
• Tianzhi Baize declared that Cao Cao’s life depended on Bian Qirong becoming Xiao Ying’s consort, and Bian Qirong agreed while asking Xiao Ying to spare the other captives.
• Bian Qirong asked for the Great Wei State’s people to be spared, and Xiao Ying ordered his guards to treat them well as they escorted her away.
• An imperial guard reported that visiting Descended Immortal Gods had requested an audience to discuss the Great Resurrection Spell, so Xiao Ying agreed to meet them.
• Bai Ze warned Xiao Ying that the visitors would bring up Pangu’s eternal covenant.

Xiao Ying and Bai Ze weighed the danger of negotiating over the Great Resurrection Spell, then Xiao Ying summoned Great Huan’s inner circle to discuss the approaching meeting. He appointed Bian Qirong Huan Consort Wuxuan to assist Empress Qi Ji, leaving the court startled but without public objection.

• Bai Ze warned Xiao Ying that the Great Wei delegation would raise the eternal covenant and that the Great Resurrection Spell signaled powerful forces were involved.
• Xiao Ying agreed to negotiate cautiously and summoned Great Huan’s consorts, princes, State Commissioners, Guo Jia, and other advisers to the main hall.
• The assembled officials were surprised to see Bian Qirong among them, and Xiao Ying announced her appointment as Huan Consort Wuxuan with a king’s rank and responsibility for assisting Empress Qi Ji.
• Bian Qirong began to counsel Xiao Ying, but he cut her off and declared the appointment settled.
• Xiao Ying reflected that Bian Qirong was better suited than his other consorts to help lead the imperial household.

Xiao Ying confronted envoys from several realms who had come to Great Huan, warning Luo Lun and rebuking Hades and Luo Mo before turning to Di Yi Yunmiao. The envoys had not yet explained their purpose when Xiao Ying asked what had brought them together.

• Xiao Ying appointed Bian Qirong Consort Huan to assist Empress Huan, Qi Ji, and Bian Qirong accepted while wondering why he trusted her.
• Luo Lun, Hades, Luo Mo, Di Yi Yunmiao, Shakyamuni, Maitreya, and other representatives arrived in Great Huan and greeted Xiao Ying on behalf of their factions.
• Xiao Ying threatened Luo Lun and told him to stay out of Great Huan's affairs, then rejected Luo Lun's claim that he had come to promote love, justice, light, and peace.
• Xiao Ying accused Hades of fleeing after sacrificing his subordinates and condemned Luo Mo for failing to pay respects to Bian Qirong, whom he identified as the mother of Great Wei.
• Bian Qirong rebuked Xiao Ying for invoking her past, while the other envoys fell silent after witnessing his confrontations.
• Xiao Ying warmly greeted Di Yi Yunmiao, asked about Yun Rong, and then asked the representatives why they had come.