Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Great Huan’s Deployment”

Key Plot Points and Events

• During a military conference, Grand Commandant Han Xin urges Xiao Ying to act immediately against the approaching enemy alliance. He proposes abandoning vulnerable territories and destroying nearby Teleportation Formations to slow enemy reinforcements.
• Heaven-Questioning Marquis Xiao He strongly opposes this plan, arguing that abandoning soldiers, civilians, and territory would destroy Great Huan’s reputation and undermine public and military morale. He also notes that the enemy could simply use Teleportation Formations elsewhere, making the sacrifice potentially meaningless.
• Xiao Ying avoids deciding the dispute directly and instead focuses on the problem of controlling the Otherworlders. Di Wushuang reports that roughly forty percent have been subdued, with all of them expected to submit within six months.
• Believing that the approaching world-ending conflict leaves no time for gradual assimilation, Xiao Ying orders Immortal Empress Yu Ji to send three thousand Immortal Guards to Earth World. They are commanded to kill any Otherworlders who resist and, above all, recover every Game Dragon Ring.
• Xiao Ying further orders loyal Otherworlders to create unrest and assassinate hostile forces across the various national regions. The Immortal Guards are to be dispersed throughout Earth World, cutting off rebellious Otherworlders’ ability to retreat and exploit their revival ability.
• This strategy is intended to destabilize enemy rear areas, delay their military campaigns, and reduce pressure on Great Huan’s fronts without immediately abandoning territory or destroying Teleportation Formations.
• Han Xin then presents a comprehensive deployment plan for the northern, western, and southwestern battlefields. Xiao Ying approves the arrangements and asks the ministers whether they have objections.
• Many commanders are pleased to receive frontline assignments, while others—including Yang Ning, Gao Gong, and Li Yuan—are disappointed at being left behind to guard territories and Teleportation Formations.

Character Developments

• Xiao Ying demonstrates decisive, ruthless leadership. His priority is no longer merely subduing the Otherworlders but obtaining the Game Dragon Rings, which he believes are central to resolving the impending catastrophe.
• Han Xin is portrayed as a pragmatic military strategist who prioritizes speed, survival, and battlefield necessity over political or moral concerns. He remains impatient with what he views as Xiao He’s excessive benevolence.
• Xiao He acts as the political and ethical counterbalance to Han Xin. He argues that a ruler must preserve the people’s trust and warns that sacrificing citizens and territory could damage Great Huan more than it helps militarily.
• Yu Ji accepts Xiao Ying’s harsh order without protest and becomes the key figure capable of transporting Immortal Guards to Earth World through the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone.
• Lan Ge and Di Wushuang are troubled by Xiao Ying’s decision to use mass violence against the Otherworlders, especially because most have recently reached the Innate Realm. However, they recognize the urgency of the coming war and obey.
• Di Wushuang appears particularly uneasy about the plan, understanding that Xiao Ying is exploiting the Otherworlders’ dependence on the Game Dragon Rings for resurrection.
• Several commanders, including Li Yuan, Jiang Yao, and Shi Ji, are eager for frontline opportunities and feel frustrated that territorial defense offers less chance to gain merit and recognition.

Significant Themes

• Military necessity versus morality and governance: Han Xin advocates harsh measures to preserve the state, while Xiao He argues that a ruler cannot win a war by abandoning the people’s loyalty.
• The cost of survival: Xiao Ying accepts large-scale killings and internal chaos as necessary responses to an existential threat.
• Political legitimacy: The debate over Teleportation Formations emphasizes that military decisions also affect reputation, morale, and the relationship between rulers, soldiers, and civilians.
• Control and manipulation: Xiao Ying turns the Otherworlders’ resurrection ability and dependence on Game Dragon Rings into weaknesses, using loyal factions to destabilize enemy territories.
• Approaching catastrophe: The looming destruction of Pangu World forces Great Huan to abandon slower, more humane strategies and adopt immediate, extreme measures.
• Fragmented authority: Great Huan remains politically unsettled, with former powers and generals not fully integrated into the dynasty. Xiao Ying’s personal authority is what holds the state together.

Character Interactions

• Han Xin and Xiao He engage in a sharp argument: Han Xin dismisses Xiao He’s political concerns as “the benevolence of a woman,” while Xiao He retorts that military affairs cannot be separated from politics.
• Xiao Ying deliberately allows their dispute to continue without taking sides, redirecting the meeting toward practical decisions about the Otherworlders and battlefield deployment.
• Lan Ge and Di Wushuang quietly exchange looks when Xiao Ying orders the execution of resistant Otherworlders, revealing their shared discomfort and uncertainty.
• Xiao He later praises Xiao Ying’s plan to cause unrest in enemy rear areas, using it to argue that immediate abandonment of territory and destruction of Teleportation Formations may not be necessary.
• Han Xin insists that the new strategy does not eliminate the need for emergency measures, emphasizing that Great Huan must still be prepared to sacrifice positions if required.
• Xiao Ying and Han Xin ultimately work in tandem: Xiao Ying makes the political and strategic decisions, while Han Xin organizes the commanders and forces into a coherent defense of Great Huan’s three major fronts.

Chapter Summary: “Enfeoffment Before the War”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Ying approves Grand Commandant Han Xin’s plan for dealing with the Otherworlders, though Xiao He privately regrets the severity of the decision.
• The Teleportation Formations in the border cities are left intact, giving a small number of civilians a chance to escape to Earth World.
• Xiao Ying asks how many Game Dragon Rings have been collected. Yu Ji reports approximately 77.36 million, far fewer than Xiao Ying expected.
• Xiao Ying reveals that the Game Dragon Rings are his primary objective. He views them as the future foundation of the Great Huan Immortal Kingdom, more important than whether the Otherworlders submit.
• He orders that anyone hiding additional rings—apart from the one they personally possess—must be executed, with severe cases leading to family punishment.
• Xiao Ying explains that, if Pangu World is destroyed, only a limited number of people can be saved. Those possessing Game Dragon Rings will receive priority, causing widespread fear among the officials.
• He orders Yu Ji to use the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone to cleanse and refine the rings, then distribute them to Great Huan’s strongest and most valuable elites. Special troops and outstanding talents will receive priority.
• The process is intended to transfer the Otherworlders’ special traits—especially their undying nature and accelerated cultivation—onto Great Huan’s own forces.
• Xiao Ying declares the method a state secret. Officials may not discuss the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone, ascension, or the transfer process, under penalty of being treated as traitors.
• Because war has already begun, Xiao Ying postpones the formal Enfeoffment Ceremony but immediately distributes titles and Fruition Ranks.
• Eunuch Qiu reads the imperial decree, granting high-ranking titles, authority, seals, crowns, and cultivation-enhancing Fruition Ranks to Great Huan’s leading figures.

Character Developments

• Xiao Ying is shown to be ruthless, calculating, and focused on the survival and rise of Great Huan. His fixation on the Game Dragon Rings reveals that he sees the Otherworlders primarily as resources.
• Xiao He remains morally uneasy about the mass slaughter but does not openly oppose Xiao Ying.
• Lan Ge and Di Wushuang are shaken by Xiao Ying’s demands and initially fail to understand why the enormous death toll is still considered insufficient. They ultimately accept his decree.
• Yu Ji receives the crucial task of refining and redistributing the Game Dragon Rings.
• Di Wushuang becomes visibly frightened when Xiao Ying emphasizes that obedience and possession of a ring determine who will survive.
• Eunuch Qiu is elevated through his role as the official announcer of the enfeoffments and receives the title of Heavenly Charm Emperor.
• The broader court shifts from confusion and fear to understanding and excitement once the officials realize that the rings may grant them immortality and enhanced cultivation.

Enfeoffments and Promotions

• Qi Yi becomes the Natural Huan Empress, receiving an Emperor Realm Fruition Rank and authority over the harem and Flower Immortal Hall.
• Huating/Yingyang becomes Huating Empress, governing Great Qin and defending the western passes.
• Yu Miao Ge becomes Mending-Heaven Immortal Empress, overseeing relief efforts and the Immortal Physician Hall.
• Hua Qiandai, Chong Shiqie, Li Yanyan, Lü Zhi, and Sun Shangxiang receive Sovereign Empress titles and important administrative, military, or institutional responsibilities.
• Lan Ge becomes Martial-Calming Emperor, commanding the Martial-Clad Guard and overseeing military affairs.
• Qiu Li/Eunuch Qiu becomes Heavenly Charm Emperor, leading the Great Huan Office and supervising state administration.
• Xiao Dieyi becomes Seven-Colored Butterfly Emperor and receives direct access to Xiao Ying.
• Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Chengshalina, and Guo Jia receive kingly or marquis titles and appointments as State Commissioners or office heads.

Significant Themes

• Survival through power and loyalty: Xiao Ying establishes that only those who serve Great Huan and possess the necessary resources will be protected.
• The dehumanization of war: The Game Dragon Rings reduce billions of Otherworlders to sources of power, emphasizing the extreme brutality of Xiao Ying’s strategy.
• Political hierarchy and merit: Enfeoffment rewards loyalty, military strength, talent, and administrative achievement while strengthening the dynasty’s institutional structure.
• Secrets and control of knowledge: Xiao Ying treats the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone and ring-transfer process as tools of state power that must remain tightly controlled.
• Immortality as political currency: Possession of a Game Dragon Ring becomes both a survival guarantee and a privilege reserved for Great Huan’s chosen elites.
• Order amid impending catastrophe: Despite the outbreak of war, Xiao Ying uses titles and bureaucratic appointments to stabilize the dynasty and prepare it for future conflict.

Character Interactions

• Xiao Ying questions Yu Ji about the ring collection, then confronts Lan Ge and Di Wushuang when the number proves too low.
• Lan Ge and Di Wushuang are forced to acknowledge Xiao Ying’s brutal priorities and submit to his command.
• Xiao Ying reassures the court only indirectly by making ring possession the basis for survival, prompting anxiety among the officials.
• He instructs Yu Ji directly on how the rings are to be refined and distributed.
• Xiao Ying addresses the entire court to enforce secrecy, making loyalty and obedience explicit conditions of advancement.
• Eunuch Qiu formally delivers Xiao Ying’s decree, transforming the gathering from a wartime strategy meeting into a ceremony recognizing the dynasty’s new political and military elite.

Xiao Ying announced the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty’s first tier of investitures, establishing its central leadership and rewarding major factions ahead of an approaching war. After Gao Hong questioned some appointments, Xiao Ying defended the Old Qin faction’s contributions and said further tiers of investitures would follow.

• Eunuch Qiu read the decree naming six State Commissioners and ten Great Kings, assigning them offices, ranks, and military commands.
• Gao Hong asked whether the investitures were complete, and Xiao Ying said the appointments rewarded past achievements and invited anyone to challenge them.
• Gao Hong questioned the royal titles and authority granted to Old Qin officials who rarely attended court.
• Xiao Ying defended Old Qin’s long service and military support, while warning that its officials would be held to Great Huan’s laws.
• Gao Hong withdrew her objection and apologized, while lamenting Jiang Yao’s lost standing after his failure during the San Francisco Rebellion.
• Xiao Ying announced that second and third tiers of investitures would follow to strengthen Great Huan before the great war.

Xiao Ying issued a sweeping round of titles and appointments to strengthen the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty ahead of the coming war. The court learned that some prominent figures had been left out, and Lü Zhi asked Xiao Ying about Si Panqing, Diao Chan, Arthas, and others.

• Xiao Ying announced that further rounds of enfeoffments would follow and had Eunuch Qiu proclaim Bai Ze as the Heaven-Knowing Demon Emperor and the twelve inheritors of the Ancestral Witches as Protector Witch Kings.
• Eunuch Qiu named Gao Hong, Jiang Qing, and other imperial consorts to royal ranks, surprising the court and drawing unusual attention toward Gao Hong.
• Eunuch Qiu proclaimed King-Marquis ranks for nine strategists, including Xu Fu; Guo Jia cried out in surprise before agreeing that Xu Fu deserved her appointment.
• Eunuch Qiu appointed eight general-kings to command their legions, then proclaimed titles for twelve divine marquises and thirty-six General-Marquises.
• After Eunuch Qiu finished the lengthy list of appointments, Lü Zhi asked Xiao Ying what would become of Si Panqing, Diao Chan, Arthas, and the other prominent figures not yet named.

Xiao Ying completed Great Huan’s prewar appointments and mobilized its forces as enemy armies invaded and assassinations destabilized northern cities. He brought Qi Ji and Diao Chan to the Heaven-Sacrificing Altar to hinder the invaders with their powers, but thousands of Descended Immortal Gods appeared and warned him not to break the eternal covenant.

• Lü Zhi asked Xiao Ying why Zhao Ji, Diao Chan, and Arthas had not received titles, and Xiao Ying named Diao Chan the Moon-Worshipping Saintess and Arthas the Calamity God Emperor while offering Zhao Ji positions in the Immortal Kingdom if she submitted.
• Xiao Ying ordered Great Huan’s forces to the borders as Wei State and the Russian Federation invaded from the north, assassinations threw cities into chaos, and troops mobilized across the dynasty.
• Xiao Ying took Qi Ji and Diao Chan to the Heaven-Sacrificing Altar and asked them to disrupt the weather to slow the enemy armies.
• Xiao Ying used Grand Edict Art to amplify Qi Ji and Diao Chan, who manifested enormous figures as Qi Ji wielded the Azure Emperor’s Heaven-Palm Whip to stir the winds and clouds.
• Thousands of Descended Immortal Gods surrounded the Heaven-Sacrificing Altar, suppressed the gathering power, and warned Xiao Ying to remember the eternal covenant.

Xiao Ying confronted the Immortal-God Alliance and argued that his actions did not violate the eternal covenant. After the alliance withdrew, Qi Ji and Diao Chan combined their powers to plunge much of Great Huan into violent storms and supernatural darkness.

• Xiao Ying summoned three thousand Demon-Scaled Witch Guards to protect the Heaven-Sacrificing Altar as roughly five thousand descended immortal gods surrounded it.
• Xiao Ying told Luo Lun that he would honor the covenant but would retaliate if the alliance attacked, and Princess Yunmiao helped clarify the terms.
• Xiao Ying drove back Hades and asserted that the covenant did not cover conflicts involving descended immortal gods such as Qi Ji and Diao Chan.
• Luo Lun led the Immortal-God Alliance away, leaving Xiao Ying to proceed with his plan.
• Qi Ji used the Azure Emperor's Heaven-Palm Whip to summon raging winds, lightning, and torrential rain across much of Great Huan.
• Diao Chan bowed to the heavens and erased the moonlight, starlight, and lightning, plunging Great Huan into darkness as the weather continued.

The Great Wei-led alliance overwhelmed Yanmen Royal City and massacred its people, but Cao Zhang and Cao Xiong soon saw the invading army’s advance broken by the terrifying powers of Empress Huan and Diao Chan. Cao Zhang identified their likely involvement as the darkness and judgment threw the vast coalition into chaos.

• Cao Zhang’s allied forces captured Yanmen Royal City, slaughtering its civilians as they advanced.
• Cao Xiong confronted Cao Zhang over the massacre, and Cao Zhang said it was meant to stabilize the territory until Great Huan reacted.
• Cao Xiong and Cao Zhang saw violent gales, lightning, and a spreading darkness approaching the army.
• A supernatural voice condemned the invaders and traitors as darkness, fear, and guilt shattered the army’s morale and formations.
• Cao Zhang recognized the attack as likely involving Empress Huan’s nature divine art and Diao Chan’s Moon-Worshiping Divine Art, then tried to calm the troops.
• Cao Zhang’s warning could not reach the entire coalition, and he concluded that Empress Huan and Diao Chan had halted its advance without a battle.

The allied army struggled to counter the supernatural darkness and weather as its momentum faltered, while Descended Immortal Gods from both sides confronted one another without breaking the Eternal Covenant. Lü Fengxian arrived at Mayi Imperial City with reinforcements, and Mao Sui committed to defending it as the alliance advanced toward the northern cities.

• Cao Zhang and the allied forces deployed artifacts, divine abilities, and formations, but they could only stabilize parts of the army and could not dispel Nature and Moon-Veiling.
• Guan Bo and more than two hundred Heavenheart Island cultivators and Witch Clan members confronted Gabriel and the other Descended Immortal Gods, prompting Gabriel to restrain himself rather than violate the Eternal Covenant.
• Mayi Imperial City mobilized its troops and supplies as the darkness and storm unsettled the city’s population.
• Lü Fengxian arrived with the Ravenous Wolf Guards and elite troops, reassured the people, and told Mao Sui that the city had to be held while four other commanders defended the northern imperial cities.
• Mao Sui welcomed Lü Fengxian and pledged to stand as long as Mayi Imperial City stood.

The Indian Allied Forces confronted the Great Qin Tiger Army at the Great Wall in the Western Pass Region, where Great Emperor Xunjia tried to persuade the Huating Empress to surrender. She rebuked him and declared that the armies should fight, leaving the two sides on the brink of war.

• The Indian Allied Forces advanced into the Western Pass Region with roughly two billion troops, but found the Great Wall defended by the Great Qin Tiger Army and withdrew from a surprise attack.
• The Great Qin Terracotta Warriors arrived from Xianyang Imperial Capital with more than two billion soldiers, and the opposing armies faced off across the Great Wall.
• Great Emperor Xunjia approached the border gate with his Golden Devil Guards and urged the Huating Empress to submit, promising to restore the Great Qin Empire and make her his empress.
• The Huating Empress condemned Great Emperor Xunjia as a treacherous traitor and mocked the Demon Army for no longer being human.
• The Huating Empress challenged the Indian Allied Forces to fight, igniting the start of an ultimate war.

The Great Qin Tiger Army and the Indian Demon Army fought for three days at the Great Wall in the Western Pass Region, with heavy losses on both sides. The Huating Empress committed Great Qin cavalry, which defeated the Demon Army’s elite legions, and Devil Emperor Xunjia sought Ross’s help as the battle escalated.

• The Indian Demon Army and the Great Qin Tiger Army clashed across the Great Wall, fighting for three days and three nights and suffering more than a hundred million casualties combined.
• The Huating Empress ordered Shang Yang, Li Xin, and Zhang Han to launch Great Qin Iron Cavalry against the Demon Army.
• Devil Emperor Xunjia sent nearly twenty million elite demon soldiers, who used demonic secret arts to strengthen themselves and charge the cavalry.
• The Great Qin Iron Cavalry’s battle formations overcame the elite demon legions, leaving only three or four million demon soldiers against seven or eight million cavalry riders.
• Devil Emperor Xunjia asked Ross to intervene, and Ross warned that the gods and devils would be sacrificed if they launched a surprise attack on the enemy’s main forces.

The Huating Empress accepted Great Emperor Xunjia’s challenge, hoping to defeat him and the Golden Devil Guards to end the siege of Guansi. She attacked with the Azure Frost Sword as both armies charged, while Ross’s plan to conceal an impending strike by descended gods and devils remained in motion.

• Great Emperor Xunjia challenged the Huating Empress to a duel, and Lin Xiangru warned her about his Golden Devil Body and the Golden Devil Guards.
• The Huating Empress resolved to fight and summoned the two hundred and forty thousand Great Qin Forbidden Guards, whose overwhelming numbers and experience alarmed the Indian Demon Army.
• Ross told Great Emperor Xunjia that descended gods and devils would not attack the Huating Empress and ordered him not to kill her; Xunjia agreed to capture or drive her back.
• The Huating Empress advanced with the Azure Frost Sword, and Great Emperor Xunjia donned the Immortal Devil King Armor while pretending he would spare her.
• The Huating Empress unleashed the Star Tribulation Sword as the Golden Devil Guards and Great Qin Forbidden Guard charged into battle.

The Huating Empress overwhelmed Great Emperor Xunjia with her Azure Frost Sword and unleashed a devastating star technique, but nearly a hundred descending gods and devils struck back and devastated both armies. As the Huating Empress and the descended factions faced off, the Heaven Lord’s overwhelming sword attack descended upon the Indian Demon Army and the immortals among it.

• The Great Qin Forbidden Guard used its numbers and formations to steadily overwhelm the Golden Devil Guards.
• The Huating Empress wounded Great Emperor Xunjia with the Azure Frost Sword, which Ross identified as a Supreme-Grade Essence Treasure.
• The Huating Empress rang the Nine-Sound Soul-Suppressing Bell and unleashed Cosmic Star Tribulation, prompting nearly a hundred descending gods and devils to attack her and devastate the battlefield.
• The attack killed hundreds of millions, devastated the Great Wall, and left the Huating Empress injured but protected by her essence treasures.
• Great Emperor Xunjia challenged the descending gods and devils for violating the eternal covenant as immortal gods appeared on both sides.
• The Heaven Lord unleashed Sword Suppresses the World upon the Indian Demon Army and the descending immortals.

Xiao Ying attacked the Indian Demon Army with overwhelming force, destroying its central ranks and driving its leaders and the Descended Gods and Devils into retreat. He claimed he was enforcing the eternal covenant, then pursued the survivors and raised his Dao-Splitting Golden Blade.

• Xiao Ying's Sword Suppresses the World struck the Indian Demon Army, killing tens of millions and devastating its formation.
• Ross revealed his Golden Devil Body and used the Golden Saint Fist, while the ambushing gods and devils defended themselves against the sword storm.
• Black-robed Xiao Ying appeared, summoned countless imperial clones, and unleashed another Sword Suppresses the World with the Great Huan Immortal Guards' attacks.
• Ross and the other gods, devils, and leaders retreated as the Indian Demon Army's central ranks were nearly wiped out.
• Black-robed Xiao Ying said he was purging violators of the eternal covenant, caught up with the retreating leaders, and raised the Dao-Splitting Golden Blade.

Black-robed Xiao Ying slaughtered the Indian Demon Army’s leaders and seized Great Emperor Xunjia, claiming he was punishing violators of the eternal covenant. The Descending Gods and Devils withdrew after suspecting Xiao Ying was only an avatar, leaving the Tiger King alone and the Indian force devastated.

• Xiao Ying used the Dao-Splitting Golden Blade to kill Ross, Great Emperor Xunjia, and dozens of other retreating enemies, then captured the fleeing Brahma Life-and-Death Gate.
• Xiao Ying continued attacking the fleeing forces until hundreds of Descending Gods and Devils arrived and intervened; he seized Great Emperor Xunjia and five other leaders and sent them to the Great Qin Tiger Army.
• Xiao Ying told the Descending Gods and Devils that he was punishing covenant violators, warned them not to repeat the offense, and vanished.
• The Azureflame devil concluded that Xiao Ying had been an Undying Blood Demon avatar, and the assembled Gods and Devils debated what his appearance meant.
• The Azureflame devil ordered a withdrawal, and the other Gods and Devils left the Tiger King behind rather than risk confronting Xiao Ying.
• The Indian Demon Army’s contingent was left crippled, with Great Emperor Xunjia and its other commanders held captive by the Great Qin Tiger Army.

After Great Huan’s forces repelled the Indian Demon Army and stalled the Great Wei Allied Forces, Xiao Ying confronted the Upper Realm representatives over their secret interference. He warned them to stop scheming and disappeared with Qi Ji and Diao Chan, leaving them intimidated but still bound by the larger plans of the Upper Realm.

• The Great Qin Tiger Army repaired the Great Wall instead of pursuing the retreating Indian Demon Army, while the Great Wei Allied Forces resumed their delayed march south.
• The Indian Demon Army’s retreat and the Great Wei Allied Forces’ setback weakened the multinational alliance’s morale and cohesion.
• Xiao Ying learned of the Guangxi victory through his demonic avatar and ordered the Great Wall repaired and expanded rather than sending the army after the enemy.
• God Emperor Luo Tian and the Descended Immortal Gods confronted Xiao Ying about his avatar’s attack on the Northern Allied Forces.
• Xiao Ying accused the Upper Realm representatives of plotting within his domain and warned that he could monitor and strike anywhere in Great Huan’s territory.
• Xiao Ying threatened to unleash an Immortal-God War if they interfered again, then vanished with Qi Ji and Diao Chan.

The Great Wei Allied Forces surrounded Mayi Imperial City, where Lü Fengxian prepared to meet their advance. He led a massive cavalry force outside the gates and challenged the enemy commanders to single combat, prompting Bear Emperor Erian to send the Lion King against him.

• The Great Wei Allied Forces surrounded Mayi Imperial City, and Lü Fengxian reviewed the defenses with Chen Gong, Zhang Liang, and Xiao He.
• Lü Fengxian ordered the gates opened and led 1.6 million elite cavalry out of the city, with Chen Gong accompanying him and the Eight Warriors commanding their units.
• Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Erian, Tana, and Yevgeny reacted cautiously to the Great Huan cavalry's unexpected sortie.
• Lü Fengxian leaped onto Red Hare, raised his Sky-Piercing Halberd, and challenged the allied forces to fight him.
• Erian sent the Lion King to confront Lü Fengxian, who was called a milk-mouthed brat for claiming the title of War God.

Lü Fengxian instantly killed Leonid, the Lion King, then led Great Huan’s cavalry into a full-scale battle against the Great Wei Allied Forces. He rode deep into the enemy ranks, leaving his own cavalry to fight on without him as the battle spread across the field.

• Leonid challenged Lü Fengxian, but Lü blocked his roar and axe with the Heaven-Supporting Palm and killed him with the Demon God Slash.
• Lü Fengxian taunted the allied army, and Cheng Lian beat the war drums as Great Huan’s cavalry prepared to charge.
• Lü Fengxian led more than a million cavalry out from Mayi Imperial City, and the Great Wei Allied Forces surged forward to meet them.
• Lü Fengxian and the Great Huan cavalry broke through enemy formations, with the Ravenous Wolf Guards and other cavalry legions fighting under their commanders.
• Lü Fengxian rode twenty or thirty li into enemy territory, while Great Huan’s generals could only track him from afar and continue their own charges.

After two days and a night of battle outside Mayi Imperial City, the battered Great Huan cavalry began retreating under assault from the Great Wei Allied Forces. Xiao Ying’s intervention transformed the Ravenous Wolf Guards’ formation and helped cover the withdrawal, while Lü Fengxian finally obeyed Xiao Ying’s order to retreat.

• The Great Huan cavalry received the retreat signal after suffering heavy casualties, but the Great Wei Allied Forces launched an all-out attack and pressed them from every direction.
• Cao Zhang deployed Great Wei’s troops against the retreating cavalry, while Cao Xiong led the Tiger-Panther Cavalry to block Mayi Imperial City’s northern gate.
• The Great Wei Allied Forces’ elite legions slowed the Great Huan cavalry’s withdrawal, and the Ravenous Wolf Guards were surrounded alongside the other battered troops.
• Xiao Ying’s power reached the Ravenous Wolf Guards, who formed the Sky Wind Torrential Rain Formation and swept around the Great Huan cavalry to break through the enemy’s restraints.
• The allied leaders recognized that Xiao Ying had personally intervened, while Lü Fengxian continued fighting until Xiao Ying rebuked him and ordered him to retreat.
• Lü Fengxian noticed the Great Huan Iron Cavalry had vanished from sight, then turned and fought his way toward Mayi Imperial City.

Lü Fengxian was overwhelmed while fighting the Great Wei Allied Forces and transformed into his War God Shaman Form, but a coordinated ambush by Underworld Warriors left him surrounded. Refusing Bear Sovereign Erian’s offer to surrender, Lü Fengxian prepared to fight to the death, trusting that the Game Dragon Ring would keep him from truly dying.

• Xiao Ying covertly controlled the Ravenous Wolf Guards’ formation while watching Lü Fengxian fight, and the Descended Immortal Gods warned him not to intervene.
• Bear Sovereign Erian, Mountain Sovereign Tana, and the Ice King attacked Lü Fengxian, forcing him to unleash his War God Shaman Form and break free of their pressure.
• Heavenly Wound Star Manluo, Sky Star Xumi, and Heavenly Might Star ambushed Lü Fengxian, while Fallen Aquarius DJ and other Underworld Warriors joined the encirclement.
• Bear Sovereign Erian mocked Lü Fengxian and offered to spare him if he surrendered, invoking Xiao Ying’s likely presence as a warning against interference.
• Lü Fengxian refused to surrender, armed his six hands with weapons, and chose to fight despite being surrounded.

Lü Fengxian fought off Bear Emperor Erian, Mountain Emperor Tana, and their allies while the Great Huan cavalry withdrew toward Mayi Imperial City. As Cao Zhang ordered a volley of Divine Archers against Lü Fengxian, Xiao Ying prepared to intervene, and the Descending Gods and Devils warned him not to act.

• Bear Emperor Erian transformed, and Mountain Emperor Tana hurled a mountain at Lü Fengxian, who split it apart with Heaven-Splitting Claw.
• The Ice King, Heavenly Wound Star Manluo, Sky Star Xumi, Heavenly Might Star, Dijie, and other warriors joined Erian and Tana in attacking Lü Fengxian, who held them off but grew increasingly wounded and exhausted.
• The Ravenous Wolf Guards protected the retreat of Great Huan's surviving cavalry toward Mayi Imperial City's northern gate while the Great Wei Allied Forces suffered heavy losses trying to stop them.
• Cao Zhang ordered the Great Wei legions and experts to intercept the retreating cavalry and then commanded thousands of Divine Archers to target Lü Fengxian.
• The first arrow volley pierced Lü Fengxian with more than a hundred arrows, and Cao Zhang's archers began preparing another.
• Xiao Ying's demonic-path incarnation stirred to act, but the Descending Gods and Devils warned the Sovereign of Great Huan against intervening.