Recaps

After Yue Xiaofei demanded answers about the Adam Project, [Angel] revealed that [Skull and Bones] had sent five Thrones to Modu to capture him. Yue Xiaofei defied the threat and vowed to kill every Throne that came for him.

• [Angel] abandoned his submissive act and mocked the Dragon Kingdom as he explained Yue Xiaofei's importance to the Adam Project.
• [Angel] announced that [Skull and Bones] had dispatched five Thrones to Modu.
• Zhang Beihai rejected the claim, citing Bureau 7 intelligence that the Thrones rarely gathered, but [Angel] said Yue Xiaofei was important enough to justify sending all twelve.
• Jin Dapao accused [Angel] of bluffing, while [Angel] insisted the Dragon Kingdom would soon face the Thrones' wrath.
• Yue Xiaofei seized [Angel] by the hair and vowed to kill every Throne who came to Modu.

Yue Xiaofei and the soldiers renewed their resolve to fight the Thrones, but Angel revealed that Ning Hongye’s miraculous ability carried a severe cost. Ning Hongye collapsed bleeding in Yue Xiaofei’s arms as Angel taunted them and threatened what the arriving Thrones would do.

• Yue Xiaofei reminded the soldiers that they were defending the Dragon Kingdom, and Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce rallied them to fight.
• Angel mocked Yue Xiaofei’s courage and suggested he relied on Ning Hongye’s power.
• Angel warned that Ning Hongye’s ability, Illuminating All Things, brought Heaven’s Retribution and asked how many more times she could use it.
• Ning Hongye swayed and spat blood, and Yue Xiaofei caught her in his arms.
• Angel laughed that Ning Hongye had reached her limit and taunted Yue Xiaofei with threats from the other Thrones, including Lord Fool, Lord Demon, Lord Death God, and Lord Wolf.

Ning Hongye revealed that using Illuminating All Things again would cost her life and could defeat only one more Throne, leaving Yue Xiaofei and the others facing the remaining four. Xiao Tian Ce and Zhang Beihai ordered an evacuation of Modu Port, but [Angel] warned that [Fool]'s assembled army was already on its way.

• Yue Xiaofei resisted [Angel]'s provocation and asked Ning Hongye about her condition.
• Ning Hongye explained that her power could take down only one more Throne at the cost of her life, and said she had saved her fiancé.
• Zhang Beihai and the others realized how dire the situation was, and Xiao Tian Ce ordered the civilians evacuated from the port.
• Zhang Beihai issued Bureau 7's A-Level retreat protocol while the soldiers, agents, police, and Reverse Scale Squad guided civilians toward safety.
• [Angel] said [Fool]'s army had assembled nearby and was already on its way to kill everyone at the port.

With more than a hundred thousand civilians trapped and powerful enemies only minutes away, Jin Dapao rallied the despairing defenders to attack rather than wait to be slaughtered. He challenged Zhao Mengsheng to lead one more charge, leaving the soldiers facing an almost hopeless fight.

• [Angel] warned that the approaching Transcendents could reach the port in minutes, too soon for the civilians to evacuate, and threatened that Lord Fool would kill everyone.
• Zhang Beihai broke down, while Wild Chicken and the Reverse Scale Squad accepted that they were likely doomed.
• Jin Dapao hauled Zhang Beihai up by his collar, berated the soldiers for giving up, and insisted they could not retreat with Modu's civilians behind them.
• Jin Dapao picked up a rifle and urged the soldiers to strike first rather than wait for the enemy to slaughter them.
• Jin Dapao reminded Zhao Mengsheng of their old company commander's words and asked him to charge with him once more.

At Modu Port, Zhao Mengsheng rallied the soldiers to form a suicide squad and delay the approaching gods so more than a hundred thousand civilians could escape. Every soldier stepped forward and volunteered to fight, including the wounded.

• Jin Dapao proposed that the soldiers attack the enemy rather than wait for death.
• Zhao Mengsheng delivered a rallying speech, urging the soldiers to defend the civilians despite almost certain death.
• Every soldier stepped forward when Zhao Mengsheng called for volunteers, and the evacuating civilians stopped to watch.
• Private Wang Hu saluted Zhao Mengsheng and requested permission to fight.
• Major Li Tian, Zhang Dabiao, Liu Ming, Chen Fei, and other wounded soldiers joined Wang Hu in volunteering.

Yue Xiaofei joined the Suicide Squad as eight hundred soldiers volunteered to defend the retreat and confront the Thron es. After rallying the men, Yue Xiaofei seized Angel and forced him to lead them toward Lord Fool.

• Yue Xiaofei insisted on joining the Suicide Squad, and Ning Hongye, Jin Dapao, and the Reverse Scale Squad prepared to fight alongside him.
• An adjutant reported that exactly eight hundred soldiers had volunteered to stay behind as the rear guard.
• Zhao Mengsheng addressed the eight hundred fighters, who swore to march into battle knowing they might not return.
• Angel mocked the soldiers as they prepared to face Lord Fool, and Yue Xiaofei grabbed the Dragon Kingdom's battle flag.
• Yue Xiaofei seized Angel by the throat and ordered him to lead the way, while Angel warned that they would all be torn apart.

Yue Xiaofei led the Eight Hundred Heroes toward the Abandoned Chemical Plant No. 5 to confront the Four Great Thrones and thirty A-Level Transcendents. As the march continued, Ning Hongye affirmed that fighting beside him was her choice and destiny, while [Angel] tried to frighten the squad with tales of their enemies.

• Yue Xiaofei rallied the Eight Hundred Heroes, vowed to bring down the Thrones, and led the squad toward the Abandoned Chemical Plant No. 5 with [Angel] as their guide.
• Ning Hongye and the Reverse Scale Squad joined the march, while Xiao Tian Ce and the soldiers remaining behind saluted the departing force.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Ning Hongye if she regretted coming, and she said that standing with him was her choice and destiny.
• [Angel] mocked Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye, so Yue Xiaofei broke his other arm and threatened to kill him if he spoke again.
• [Angel] warned the squad about [Death God], [Wolf], and [Demon], describing their deadly powers and gruesome methods.

Yue Xiaofei arrived at Abandoned Chemical Plant No. 5 with the captured [Angel], while [Skull and Bones]'s leaders prepared for the confrontation. [Fool] reviewed the battle at Modu Port and identified Ning Hongye as a wildcard whose ability could threaten the Thrones.

• [Angel] described the brutality of [Skull and Bones] to the soldiers, but Yue Xiaofei interrupted him and announced they had reached the abandoned factory.
• Inside Abandoned Chemical Plant No. 5, thirty A-Level Transcendents waited before [Death God], [Demon], [Wolf], and their commander, [Fool].
• [Wolf] and [Demon] demanded permission to attack Yue Xiaofei and the Dragon Kingdom forces, but [Fool] told them not to be impatient.
• [Fool] showed the Thrones a recording of the battle at Modu Port, including Yue Xiaofei's [Emperor Engine] and Ning Hongye's use of Illuminating All Things.
• [Fool] warned that Ning Hongye's ability could silence powers within her gaze and make her a wildcard capable of threatening the Thrones.

Fool ordered thirty A-Level Transcendents to force the blind woman to use her final chance to open her eyes, then planned to attack Yue Xiaofei’s group. When Black Gold King Kong demanded that Yue Xiaofei surrender and hand over Ning Hongye, Yue Xiaofei crushed Angel’s remaining leg and defiantly challenged him to fight.

• Fool told the thirty A-Level Transcendents to make the blind woman use her last chance to open her eyes, and Black Gold King Kong led them toward Yue Xiaofei’s force.
• Yue Xiaofei, Zhao Mengsheng, and the Eight Hundred Heroes prepared to face the approaching Transcendents.
• Black Gold King Kong mocked the soldiers and demanded that Yue Xiaofei break his arms and make Ning Hongye his slave.
• Jin Dapao and the Eight Hundred Heroes refused to submit and shouted back at Black Gold King Kong.
• As Black Gold King Kong counted down, Yue Xiaofei stomped on Angel’s uninjured leg and broke it.
• Yue Xiaofei called Black Gold King Kong a barking dog and declared that he was there to slay gods, not listen to him.

Zhao Mengsheng ordered the Eight Hundred Heroes to open fire on Black King Kong and the twenty-nine A-Level Transcendents, but the soldiers’ weapons barely harmed them. The Transcendents broke through the defensive line and began slaughtering the soldiers, who fought back with desperate sacrifices.

• Black King Kong ordered the twenty-nine A-Level Transcendents to attack, and Zhao Mengsheng commanded the Dragon Kingdom soldiers to fire.
• The soldiers’ bullets failed to pierce the Transcendents’ skin, and a fire-wielding Transcendent burned a dozen soldiers alive.
• A young soldier charged the fire-wielding Transcendent with live grenades, but the explosion left the Transcendent unharmed and killed the soldier.
• The Transcendents broke through the Eight Hundred Heroes’ line and began massacring the Dragon Kingdom soldiers.
• A dying soldier clung to a werewolf and begged his comrades to shoot them both; they killed him, but the werewolf survived and attacked again.

Jin Dapao and Zhao Mengsheng fought to hold off the A-Level Transcendents as the Eight Hundred Heroes bought time for more than a hundred thousand civilians to escape. Jin killed the rubber man with grenades at the cost of a severe shoulder wound, while the defenders continued fighting without retreating.

• Jin Dapao fired at the rubber man, but his bullets could not injure the creature.
• Zhao Mengsheng saved Jin Dapao from the rubber man's attack and fought four A-Level Transcendents at once, suffering severe wounds.
• Jin Dapao let the rubber man bite his shoulder, then shoved two grenades into its mouth and killed it in an explosion.
• The Transcendents were shaken as Dragon Kingdom soldiers used their bodies, teeth, and grenades to fight back.
• The Eight Hundred Heroes suffered heavy losses but held off the twenty-nine A-Level Transcendents so the civilians could escape.

The Reverse Scale Squad struggled against [Skull and Bones] as its fighters were overwhelmed and the Dragon Kingdom’s battlefield deteriorated. When [Black King Kong] attacked Yue Xiaofei, Yue activated the Emperor Engine’s second-stage form and met the blow head-on, leaving his fate unknown.

• Yue Xiaofei coordinated Wild Chicken, Han Duoduo, and White Tiger as they attacked the fire man, but the fire man unleashed a blast that badly wounded White Tiger.
• Ugly Ox blocked the fire man’s advance, and Wild Chicken carried the unconscious White Tiger to cover.
• The Reverse Scale Squad and the Eight Hundred Heroes suffered heavy losses as [Skull and Bones] gained the advantage.
• [Black King Kong] charged Yue Xiaofei and brought down a claw, forcing Yue Xiaofei to activate the Emperor Engine’s second-stage form.
• Yue Xiaofei crossed his arms and blocked [Black King Kong]’s attack, and the resulting explosion left everyone waiting to see whether he had survived.

Yue Xiaofei used Angel to block Black Gold King Kong’s attack, killing Angel but suffering grave wounds as the A-Level Transcendents surrounded him. Just as Black Gold King Kong prepared to finish him, Ning Hongye unveiled her eyes and used Illuminating All Things to strip the Transcendents of their power.

• Yue Xiaofei held off Black Gold King Kong’s claw long enough to seize Angel and thrust them into its path.
• Black Gold King Kong’s claw pierced Angel’s chest, killing them, then slashed Yue Xiaofei across the chest and hurled him away.
• More than a dozen A-Level Transcendents surrounded the dying Yue Xiaofei as Black Gold King Kong raised his claw to kill him.
• Ning Hongye untied the bloodred ribbon covering her eyes and unleashed Illuminating All Things.
• Ning Hongye’s power drained the strength from every A-Level Transcendent present, reducing them to ordinary humans.

Ning Hongye used Illuminating All Things to strip the A-Level Transcendents of their powers, then released her Mo Dao’s Bankai and gave it to Yue Xiaofei. Yue Xiaofei seized the blade and killed [Black King Kong] with one stroke, while Ning Hongye’s life force continued to drain.

• Ning Hongye’s Illuminating All Things turned the A-Level Transcendents into ordinary mortals, but left her gravely injured and near collapse.
• Ning Hongye awakened the Mo Dao’s Bankai and hurled the bloodred weapon toward Yue Xiaofei, telling him she could hold on for only thirty seconds.
• Yue Xiaofei took up the Mo Dao and felt its power surge through him as the powerless Transcendents tried to flee.
• Yue Xiaofei slashed at [Black King Kong] and killed him with a single stroke.

Yue Xiaofei used the thirty-second countdown Ning Hongye had bought with her life to kill every powerless Transcendent on the battlefield. After the Mo Dao and his strength failed, he rushed to catch Ning Hongye as she began to fall, finding her cold and bleeding from the eyes.

• Yue Xiaofei beheaded Black King Kong with one strike, sending the remaining Transcendents fleeing in terror.
• Yue Xiaofei counted down from thirty as he killed the Transcendents one by one, while Zhao Mengsheng, Jin Dapao, and the Dragon Kingdom soldiers watched in shock.
• Yue Xiaofei killed the last enemy as he reached one, and the Mo Dao reverted to its plain form as his strength gave out.
• Yue Xiaofei fell to his knees, badly wounded, then saw Ning Hongye begin to collapse and crawled toward her.
• Yue Xiaofei caught Ning Hongye against his chest and found her cold, with bloody tears streaming from her eyes.

After Ning Hongye collapsed from suppressing the enemy Transcendents, Yue Xiaofei rallied the surviving Eight Hundred Heroes and prepared them to enter the factory, where four thrones still awaited. The battered force moved forward with grim resolve, while Ning Hongye remained unconscious.

• Yue Xiaofei checked Ning Hongye's pulse, then struggled to his feet amid the ruins and called out to the Eight Hundred Heroes.
• Wounded warriors answered from across the battlefield, and Yue Xiaofei realized only two or three hundred of the eight hundred could still stand.
• Wild Chicken, Han Duoduo, Ugly Ox, Stone Monkey, and Zhao Mengsheng regrouped with Yue Xiaofei, while Wild Chicken carried the unconscious White Tiger.
• Zhao Mengsheng reminded Yue Xiaofei that the fight was war, and Jin Dapao praised Yue Xiaofei for defeating the Transcendents after their powers were suppressed.
• Yue Xiaofei worried that the four thrones inside the factory would overwhelm them without Ning Hongye's ability, but kept the danger from the warriors.
• Yue Xiaofei handed Ning Hongye to Han Duoduo, bound a broken blade to his shaking hand, and rallied the survivors to face the remaining enemies.

Yue Xiaofei rallied the battered soldiers to advance on a factory guarded by four Thrones, despite Zhao Mengsheng’s warnings that the mission was nearly hopeless. Zhao Mengsheng joined the charge, and the soldiers marched toward the factory ready to fight.

• Zhao Mengsheng stopped Yue Xiaofei and urged him to retreat with Ning Hongye and Reverse Scale, warning that their weakened force could not defeat four Thrones.
• Yue Xiaofei refused to abandon the hundred thousand civilians behind them and reminded the soldiers how their forebears had overcome stronger enemies.
• Jin Dapao and the soldiers rallied behind Yue Xiaofei, declaring that even ants could bring down a mighty tree.
• Zhao Mengsheng accepted Yue Xiaofei’s decision and joined him in leading the soldiers toward the factory.

Yue Xiaofei refused Zhao Mengsheng’s order to retreat, insisting on staying with the wounded soldiers despite his injuries. Zhao Mengsheng finally threatened to shoot himself, leaving the group frozen in a desperate standoff.

• Zhao Mengsheng ordered Han Duoduo and Wild Chicken to escort Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye to safety, but Yue Xiaofei refused to leave his brothers behind.
• Zhao Mengsheng and Jin Dapao argued over whether Yue Xiaofei should retreat, while the soldiers showed they wanted him to survive.
• Zhao Mengsheng ordered Reverse Scale Squad to take Yue Xiaofei by force, but Han Duoduo and Wild Chicken did not move.
• Zhao Mengsheng drew his pistol, and Yue Xiaofei pressed his chest against its muzzle rather than retreat.
• Zhao Mengsheng begged Yue Xiaofei to leave, then pressed the pistol against his own heart and threatened to die in front of him.

Zhao Mengsheng forced Yue Xiaofei to withdraw to the rear warehouse while he led the wounded soldiers toward the abandoned factory. Inside, Fool ordered the throne-holders to attack and kill the soldiers while capturing Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye alive.

• Zhao Mengsheng threatened to shoot himself until Yue Xiaofei agreed to stay at least five hundred meters from the factory gate and provide support.
• Zhao Mengsheng ordered Jin Dapao and the Reverse Scale Squad to escort Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye to the rear warehouse, then led more than two hundred wounded soldiers toward the factory.
• Yue Xiaofei watched Zhao Mengsheng’s group depart, prayed for their survival, and headed toward the warehouse with the Reverse Scale Squad.
• Fool explained that Ning Hongye’s power had silenced the supernatural abilities of the A-Level fighters and dismissed the exhausted defenders as helpless.
• Fool ordered an attack to capture Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye alive and kill Zhao Mengsheng and the other soldiers.

The Four Great Thrones prepared to pursue Yue Xiaofei, but a deep, thunderous heartbeat made them fear that the [Black Emperor] had returned. As [Fool] realized the enemy was above them, a devastating impact struck the factory roof.

• [Demon], [Wolf], and [Death God] prepared to leave while [Fool] stayed behind, convinced the battle was already won.
• A rhythmic thumping outside made the Four Great Thrones recognize the sound of an Emperor Engine, though it was far louder and deeper than Yue Xiaofei's.
• The heartbeat's growing pressure terrified the Four Great Thrones, and [Wolf] wondered if the [Black Emperor] had returned.
• [Fool] spotted the threat above the factory and screamed a warning just as a devastating blow hit the roof.

A masked man descended into the factory hall and was recognized by [Fool] as the long-presumed-dead Black Emperor, terrifying the Four Great Thrones. Outside, Zhao Mengsheng sensed the newcomer’s overwhelming power, while Yue Xiaofei felt his Emperor Engine resonate with it.

• A masked man smashed through the factory’s reinforced ceiling and landed before the Four Great Thrones.
• [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] recoiled from the man’s aura, while [Fool] asked if he was Black Emperor.
• [Fool]’s companions recognized Black Emperor as [Skull and Bones]’s former Adam Project subject, who had betrayed them and vanished after a battle five years earlier.
• Outside the factory, Zhao Mengsheng halted his soldiers’ assault after the impact shook the ground and he sensed a power beyond the Thrones’ strength.
• Yue Xiaofei felt his Emperor Engine resonate with the pressure from inside the factory, but concealed his reaction from Wild Chicken.

Yue Changlong revealed his identity to [Fool] and the three newly ascended Thrones, who had mistaken him for the Black Emperor. [Fool] identified Yue Changlong as Divine Sequence 003 and a National Authority Level powerhouse, leaving [Wolf] and [Demon] stunned as [Wolf] questioned their intelligence.

• Yue Changlong removed his mask and declared his name, explaining the meaning of each character.
• [Fool] recognized Yue Changlong and admitted he had believed him dead.
• [Demon], [Wolf], and [Death God] challenged Yue Changlong and prepared to kill him.
• Yue Changlong dismissed the three newcomers and mocked [Fool]'s choice of recruits.
• [Fool] ordered the three Thrones to be quiet and revealed Yue Changlong's rank and National Authority Level status.
• [Wolf] and [Demon] lost their arrogance, and [Wolf] protested that their intelligence had reported only one Dragon Kingdom powerhouse.

[Fool] revealed that Yue Changlong had once nearly destroyed [Skull and Bones] by himself, leaving [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] terrified. As Yue Changlong approached the Four Great Thrones, he regarded the three newcomers with contempt and asked why ordinary people were there.

• [Fool] told [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] that Yue Changlong had stormed [Skull and Bones]'s headquarters five years earlier and killed six Thrones while gravely wounding three.
• [Fool] explained that only [Eye of Omniscience]'s Forbidden Weapon had stopped Yue Changlong from wiping out the organization.
• [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] realized the Black Emperor legend was true and froze in fear as Yue Changlong walked toward them.
• Yue Changlong's Emperor Engine heartbeat shook the hall and weighed down the three Thrones until they could barely move.
• Yue Changlong looked at [Demon], [Wolf], and [Death God] and asked [Fool] why three ordinary people were there.

Yue Changlong humiliated the Thrones by calling them ordinary people, while [Fool] claimed Yue’s gene chain had collapsed and that using his power would destroy his body. The Thrones remained afraid to confront him as [Fool] challenged him to prove otherwise.

• Yue Changlong called [Demon], [Wolf], and [Death God] ordinary people, leaving the three Thrones shocked and offended.
• [Demon] and [Wolf] urged each other to test Yue Changlong, while [Death God] silently stepped back to avoid confronting him.
• Yue Changlong called the Thrones clowns and asked [Fool] whether these were the leaders of the new era.
• [Fool] angrily explained that the [gene lock] damaged the body whenever its power exceeded mortal limits.
• [Fool] claimed Yue Changlong’s gene chain had collapsed after he exhausted his life force five years earlier and challenged him to attack.

[Fool] claimed Yue Changlong had been left weakened by his past battle, prompting [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] to attack him for the promised reward. Their abilities revealed Yue Changlong had no weaknesses, and [Demon] was left gravely injured by the backlash from his failed psychic attack.

• [Fool] told [Wolf], [Demon], and [Death God] that Yue Changlong's power had been depleted, then promised the first attacker a chance to enter God's Gene Bank.
• [Death God] attacked Yue Changlong from behind with his scythe, but his Killing Intent Perception detected no threat from him.
• [Wolf] used Hunting Instinct to analyze Yue Changlong and found that all his attributes were at peak levels, leaving him without weaknesses.
• [Demon] launched Fear Erosion at Yue Changlong, but the psychic attack vanished against his mental defenses.
• [Demon] suffered a powerful psychic backlash, screamed, and collapsed as blood streamed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.