Recaps

After surviving the Flame Demon Lord, Lincon left for Peerless City, rescued Qingwei’s dying Spirit Plant, and brought her back to Longwind City. He strengthened the city’s plans and defenses as new threats and political divisions emerged, ending with a Dominion Rune weapon powerful enough to alarm its makers.

• Lincon survived the Flame Demon Lord’s self-destruction, subdued Death Scythe, and traveled to Peerless City, where he won Violet and traded for the Nine-Bend Spirit Vine.
• Lincon helped Qingwei identify a path to revive the Undying Bird, then left Peerless City with her and defeated Ghost Eye, Shi Ke, and their attackers.
• After crossing into Jiangzhou with Qingwei and Wang Hainian, Lincon returned to Longwind City, subdued Violet, and prepared the city for the Blood Demon Lord’s descent.
• Lincon made population growth Longwind City’s highest strategic priority, assigned the study of Dominion-School Runes, and invited Qingwei to teach plant communication in exchange for helping her Spirit Plant.
• Lincon awakened the Undying Bird into Rekindled Spring Feathers, while reports of an Energy Tide and rising ability awakenings reached the city and he approved the Birth Plan.
• Golden Dragon rejected the Star Pavilion’s assignment, left the organization, and agreed to help Xue Ningning escape before heading toward Jiangzhou.
• Xia Xun and Mo Yu tested Dominion-School Runes on weapons, and Gongshu Qi and Xia Xun became alarmed when a rune transformed a short blade into a person-sized longsword.

Lincon defeated the Blood Demon Lord, strengthened Longwind City, and oversaw its Martial Tournament as new visitors and government representatives arrived. He agreed to join the Casting Cauldron Plan and sent Wei Xing back with an enhanced Dawn and permission to share selected knowledge with the government.

• Lincon equipped Alashu, Hei Shi, and the Ant Guards, then prepared Hive Canyon for the Blood Demon Lord’s arrival.
• Lincon trapped the Blood Race in the Five-Rune Abyssal Domain Formation, killed the Blood Demon Lord with the Netherworld Sword Orchid, and divided its remains among the Ant, Bone, and Shadow Races.
• Golden Dragon brought Xue Ningning to Longwind City, where her second personality caused a fight that damaged buildings while Jiang Li advanced to B-Rank with help from the Fire God Tree.
• Lincon let Xue Ningning reduce her sentence by surviving a round of the Martial Tournament and asked Jiang Li and Chen Siwei to compete.
• Longwind City opened the Inner City for the Martial Tournament, and Lincon’s defenses protected the arena as citizens and contestants gathered.
• Wei Xing met Zhao Xuan in Peerless City and persuaded him to join the Casting Cauldron Plan, then traveled to Longwind City to meet Lincon.
• Lincon agreed to become one of the twelve Cauldron Casters if the government provided rare materials, and he had Gongshu Qi enhance Wei Xing’s Dawn.
• Lincon gave Dawn to Zhang Rui to return to Wei Xing and approved sharing Junior Runes, Precision-School Rune principles, and basic Spirit Plant seeds with the government.

Longwind City grew stronger as Lincon recruited new allies, built an academy, and prepared to claim resources beyond its territory. Chen Siwei broke through to A-Rank and led the Garrison Guard toward Lin Province, while Guan Teng confronted a camp accused of killing the city’s miners.

• Wei Xing received Dawn, now a growing Spirit Armament, and drove toward the front lines with the Black Dog.
• Chen Siwei won the Advanced Division tournament, and Lincon later honored her alongside the other tournament champions.
• At the Great Wall Defense Line, Wei Xing challenged officials over Wu Kai’s death before General Guo Chongguang ended his investigation and presented Dawn’s power to the conference.
• Lincon assigned Guan Teng to expand transportation routes, recruited Golden Dragon and Xue Ningning as Sacred Guard Left Guards, and began preparing Hive Canyon to attack Abyss Rifts for resources.
• Lincon created the Breakthrough Temple, where Chen Siwei defeated powerful Abyssal opponents and awakened her Magnetic Throne Domain, likely reaching A-Rank.
• Lincon ordered Chen Siwei to lead the Garrison Guard toward the Lin Province Abyss Rift while Hive Canyon’s army attacked other rifts, and she departed secretly on Longwind Academy’s opening day.
• Lincon opened Longwind Academy, appointed Liang Fengyi to train Zhang Han’s Radiant Legion, and welcomed nearly four hundred students into its first program.
• Guan Teng confronted the Scavenger Camp’s managers over the murder of Longwind City’s mining team, and a Wraith turned the Bearman manager’s attack against himself.

Lincon expanded Longwind City’s influence, prepared for the Great Wall Defense Line’s uncertain future, and traveled there to meet its leaders. When an Abyssal Tide struck, he joined the defense and fought three High-Rank Abyssal Lords, who ultimately retreated after the Temporal Demon Spirit rewound the battle.

• Guan Teng punished the Scavenger Camp ambushers, and Jiangzhou’s route operators submitted their transport networks to Longwind City.
• Hive Canyon’s army defeated the Spinel Dragon Lizard Tribe, recovered valuable treasures, and returned to Longwind City with its spoils.
• Wei Xing and Chen Qi brought supplies and invited Lincon to visit the Great Wall Defense Line, where officials hoped to discuss relocating civilians to Jiangzhou.
• Lincon approved the front line’s research visit, rewarded the Abyssal Lords, and prepared to leave Longwind City with Jiang Li and Golden Dragon.
• On the way to the Great Wall, Lincon intervened when Tang Lin challenged Zhong Yan, revealed his identity, and persuaded Zhong Yan to spare Tang.
• Zhou Kang showed Lincon the Great Wall’s defenses, but an alarm signaled an Abyssal attack, and Lincon and the others stayed to fight.
• As the Abyssal Tide struck the wall, Lincon, Golden Dragon, and Fang Qingyang confronted the Wind Demon Lord, Temporal Demon Spirit, and Dreamweaver Banshee.
• The Temporal Demon Spirit reversed the defenders’ attacks, and the Abyssal Lords retreated after the Dreamweaver Banshee carried it away, leaving Lincon threatened with a bounty in the Abyssal World.