Recaps

After [Godslayer] obliterated the target area, Bureau 7 believed Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye were dead, while Cao Zhengchun celebrated and threatened to rewrite history to brand the Yue Family as traitors. Zhang Beihai vowed to clear Yue Xiaofei’s name, and the [Reverse Scale] squad burst into the command center to confront Cao Zhengchun.

• A life-signs monitor reported that all signals in the strike zone had vanished, and Zhang Beihai mourned Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye.
• Cao Zhengchun gloated over Yue Xiaofei’s apparent death and claimed the Cao Family had defeated an enemy of the state.
• Zhang Beihai vowed to seek Yue Xiaofei a posthumous [Special Grade Hero] title and expose the Cao Family.
• Cao Zhengchun threatened to falsify records, disgrace the Yue Family, take command of Bureau 7, and have Zhang Beihai suspended or killed.
• White Tiger, Wild Chicken, Stone Monkey, and the rest of the [Reverse Scale] squad charged into the command center and threatened Cao Zhengchun.

White Tiger and the wounded members of Reverse Scale tried to kill Cao Zhengchun after Yue Xiaofei’s death, but Zhang Beihai stopped the fight. White Tiger left Bureau 7 and declared her revenge a personal vendetta, and Wild Chicken and others followed.

• Cao Zhengchun’s Shadow Guards fought Reverse Scale, and one wounded Wild Chicken as the battle turned against the exhausted team.
• Zhang Beihai fired into the ceiling and threatened to charge anyone who continued fighting with treason.
• White Tiger and Wild Chicken demanded Cao Zhengchun’s death to avenge Yue Xiaofei, while their words made Bureau 7’s soldiers question their faith.
• Zhang Beihai pleaded with Reverse Scale to stand down, and White Tiger reluctantly agreed that they would not attack him as Bureau 7 members.
• White Tiger tore off her badge and quit Bureau 7, declaring that killing Cao Zhengchun would be her personal vendetta; Wild Chicken and other members followed her.

After Yue Xiaofei’s apparent death, Zhang Beihai’s Bureau 7 unit collapsed, and the Eight Great Clans’ young women mourned or dismissed him. Bureau 7 then detected a powerful unknown life-form beneath the blast site and prepared to investigate.

• The members of [Reverse Scale] abandoned their badges and left, while Zhang Beihai watched in anguish and felt he had betrayed his country.
• Yan Qingsi, Yi Yuanyuan, Yun Nongyue, Hua Jieyu, and Zhao Ling Shuang reacted to the devastation and Yue Xiaofei’s presumed death.
• A young soldier detected a growing, high-intensity life signal ten thousand meters beneath the blast zone and reported it to Zhang Beihai.
• Zhang Beihai realized the signal matched neither Yue Xiaofei nor Ning Hongye and identified it as an unfamiliar third life-form.
• Zhang Beihai ordered an immediate reconnaissance mission and placed all combat personnel on the highest alert.

Yue Changlong arrived at the Heavenly Pit and rescued Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye, healing his son while discovering he could only suppress the God-Slaying Curse in Ning Hongye’s heart. As Yue Changlong’s Emperor Engine resonated with Yue Xiaofei’s, Yue Xiaofei dreamed of his family and heard his father urge him to stand firm and protect those he loved.

• Yue Changlong appeared at the center of the Heavenly Pit and found the unconscious Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye alive.
• Yue Changlong used his Emperor Engine to restore Yue Xiaofei’s heartbeat and repair his grievous injuries.
• Yue Changlong suppressed the God-Slaying Curse in Ning Hongye’s heart but realized he could not remove it without destroying her soul.
• Yue Changlong activated his Emperor Engine, and it began resonating with Yue Xiaofei’s as father and son lay together.
• Yue Xiaofei dreamed of his family before Yue Changlong told him to stand tall, fight injustice, and protect his loved ones.

Yue Xiaofei woke in the devastated battlefield and discovered that his father, Yue Changlong, had returned and saved him. After their reunion, Yue Xiaofei asked about Ning Hongye, whose life Yue Changlong had stabilized but whose wound from the Spear of Longinus carried a dangerous curse.

• Yue Xiaofei awoke amid the destruction and recovered his memories of the battle and the missile strike.
• Yue Xiaofei recognized the masked man as his father, Yue Changlong, and embraced him as they reunited after five years.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Yue Changlong to save Ning Hongye, who had been wounded while trying to protect him.
• Yue Changlong explained that Ning Hongye had survived the blast and that he had protected her heart meridians and suppressed the curse.
• Yue Changlong told Yue Xiaofei that the Spear of Longinus had carried a curse into Ning Hongye's life source, and removing it would require several special things.

Yue Changlong revealed that he had been trapped in the Kunlun Ruins for five years and invited Yue Xiaofei to join him in settling scores with the Cao Family. As they prepared to leave the Heavenly Pit with Ning Hongye, Bureau 7 forces surrounded them, and a veteran identified Yue Changlong as a legendary military figure.

• Yue Xiaofei told Yue Changlong that the Cao Family had hired the Sun King to kill him and had placed traitors in the Night Watchers.
• Yue Changlong said he knew what had happened but had been unable to leave the Kunlun Ruins for five years.
• Yue Changlong urged Yue Xiaofei to join him in killing their enemies, and Yue Xiaofei agreed to fight the Cao Family and the Eight Great Clans.
• Yue Changlong carried the unconscious Ning Hongye toward the edge of the Heavenly Pit with Yue Xiaofei following.
• Dozens of armed drones and over a hundred Bureau 7 soldiers surrounded Yue Changlong and Yue Xiaofei.
• A Bureau 7 veteran recognized Yue Changlong and listed his legendary military roles, including commander of the 7th Armored Company and chief designer of the Nantianmen Project.

Yue Changlong revealed himself as the legendary former commander and vowed to kill the Cao Family to avenge his son, daughter-in-law, and fallen brothers. Zhang Beihai tried to stop him, but Yue Changlong’s killing intent left Bureau 7’s soldiers struggling to decide whether to lower their weapons.

• A veteran identified Yue Changlong as the decorated former commander of the Ironblood Division and Air Force test pilot, shocking Zhang Beihai and the Bureau 7 soldiers.
• Yue Changlong told Yue Xiaofei to carry Ning Hongye and leave with him.
• Zhang Beihai blocked Yue Changlong and demanded to know where he was going; Yue Changlong said he would kill those responsible and seek justice for his family and fallen brothers.
• Yue Changlong rejected Zhang Beihai’s appeal to obey the law and threatened to kill anyone who stood in his way.
• Bureau 7 soldiers raised their guns to protect Zhang Beihai but hesitated to fire as Yue Changlong advanced.
• Someone ordered everyone to lower their guns.

Yue Changlong ignored Zhang Beihai’s attempt to stop him and continued toward the Cao Family estate with Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye. After Yue Changlong declared he would rally his old troops, Zhang Beihai reported his return as a top-priority emergency to Military Headquarters.

• Zhang Beihai ordered Bureau 7’s soldiers to lower their guns, then tried to stop Yue Changlong by threatening to shoot himself.
• Yue Changlong restrained Zhang Beihai and argued that the Cao Family had never respected the law before moving on with Yue Xiaofei, who carried Ning Hongye.
• Zhang Beihai warned Yue Changlong that the Eight Great Clans stood behind the Cao Family, but Yue Changlong declared he would rally his old troops.
• Zhang Beihai took the adjutant’s communicator and reported Yue Changlong’s return to Military Headquarters as a top-priority military emergency.

After Yue Changlong's return and his son Yue Xiaofei's death became known, Zhou Weiguo mobilized the [Ironblood Division] to march on the Cao Family and support their old commander. The division left the base ready to fight to the death and demand justice.

• News of Yue Changlong's return spread through Longdu and among veterans who had served under him.
• Zhou Weiguo assembled tens of thousands of [Ironblood Division] soldiers and announced that Yue Changlong was fighting alone for revenge after Yue Xiaofei had been killed.
• Zhou Weiguo ordered the division to prepare for combat and named the Cao Family as their target, declaring that he would support Yue Changlong regardless of the consequences.
• The soldiers removed their uniforms, tied white cloth around their arms, and advanced toward the Cao Family with tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and military helicopters.

After learning that Yue Changlong had returned and was heading alone to confront the Cao Family, his former comrades mobilized from across the Dragon Kingdom to support him. Their forces converged on Longdu, setting the stage for a massive confrontation.

• Lieutenant General Lei Zhen cast aside his rank and ordered the [Azure Sword] squadron to arm its [White Emperor] fighters and seal the skies above the Cao Family.
• Jin Dapao prepared to fly from Jiangbei to Longdu to fight alongside his former company commander.
• Veterans of the [7th Armored Company], including a military hospital director and an oil exploration team in the Gobi, set out for Longdu.
• Xu Sanqiang abandoned a cocktail party and swam ashore to make his way to Longdu after receiving news that Yue Changlong had returned.
• Former members of the [7th Armored Company] across the country left their jobs and homes to converge on the Cao Family, driven by their loyalty to Yue Changlong and one another.

The Cao Family celebrated Yue Xiaofei’s supposed death and planned to punish their enemies, believing Godslayer had erased all evidence. Their banquet ended in shock when they learned Yue Xiaofei had survived the blast and Yue Changlong had appeared beside him.

• Cao Yuyao toasted Cao Zhengchun and celebrated Yue Xiaofei’s supposed death, vowing to make the Yue Family suffer next.
• Cao Zhengchun declared that the Cao Family would punish Military Headquarters, Bureau 7, the Ye Family, and the Zhao Family.
• A Shadow Guard Commander burst into the banquet hall and reported that Yue Xiaofei had survived Godslayer’s blast.
• The Shadow Guard Commander said Bureau 7 had identified the mysterious man beside Yue Xiaofei as Yue Changlong.
• Cao Yuyao dropped her wineglass, and Cao Zhengchun insisted Yue Changlong had been executed five years earlier and accused Zhang Beihai of spreading a false report.

Cao Zhengchun dismissed warnings that Yue Changlong had returned, fortified the Cao Family Prince's Mansion, and tried to turn the crisis against Yue Changlong and Bureau 7. Yue Changlong arrived with Yue Xiaofei and confronted Cao Zhengchun at the mansion gates, leaving Cao Zhengchun shaken but determined to fight.

• Cao Zhengchun ordered the Black Tortoise defense system activated, mobilized the Shadow Guards, and summoned reinforcements from the other clans.
• Cao Zhengchun's confidence collapsed when Yue Changlong's voice thundered through the mansion, demanding that he come out and die.
• Yue Changlong stood outside the mansion with Yue Xiaofei, who carried the unconscious Ning Hongye.
• Cao Zhengchun came out with the Cao Family's core members and recognized Yue Changlong, then convinced himself Yue had escaped the [Godslayer] blast by fleeing its epicenter.

Yue Changlong confronted Cao Zhengchun outside the Cao Family Prince's Mansion and defied the mansion’s rules by stepping toward its gates. When the Cao Family’s guards and snipers opened fire, Yue Changlong’s Dominion halted the bullets in midair.

• Yue Changlong arrived at the Cao Family Prince's Mansion with Yue Xiaofei, who blamed Cao Zhengchun and the family for his father’s imprisonment and Ning Hongye’s uncertain fate.
• Cao Zhengchun accused Yue Changlong of escaping prison and ordered him to surrender, then boasted that the Cao Family’s Shadow Guards would stop him.
• Cao Zhengchun invoked the mansion’s rule requiring visitors to kowtow and bow as they approached, and threatened to shoot Yue Changlong and Yue Xiaofei if they advanced.
• Yue Changlong called Cao Zhengchun an insignificant ant and took a step toward the gates, prompting Cao Zhengchun to order the guards and snipers to fire.
• Yue Xiaofei tried to protect his father as a storm of bullets converged on Yue Changlong, but Yue Changlong’s Dominion stopped every bullet just before it reached him.

Yue Changlong subdued three thousand Cao Family deathsworn with a single step, then faced the Cao Family’s Ten Extermination Guards as they launched a coordinated attack. He held Yue Xiaofei back and stepped forward to meet them.

• Yue Changlong stopped the bullets fired by the Cao Family Shadow Guards and forced three thousand deathsworn to kneel under his pressure.
• Cao Zhengchun was stunned by Yue Changlong’s power while the Cao Family’s other core members panicked.
• Cao Zhengchun summoned the Ten Extermination Guards, ten supreme experts who attacked Yue Changlong from different directions.
• Yue Xiaofei prepared to fight the Ten Extermination Guards, but Yue Changlong held him back and told him to watch.
• Yue Changlong stepped forward to face the Ten Extermination Guards’ combined attack.

Yue Changlong crushed the Ten Extermination Guards with his aura, then broke the plaque and gates of the Cao Prince's Mansion and entered with Yue Xiaofei. Cao Zhengchun and the Cao Family were left terrified as father and son barged inside.

• Yue Changlong ordered the Ten Extermination Guards to kneel, and his aura crushed them before they could attack.
• Yue Xiaofei watched his father’s display and realized Yue Changlong was teaching him the power of an invincible aura.
• Cao Zhengchun collapsed in despair as he recognized that his forces could not stop Yue Changlong.
• Yue Changlong shattered the Cao Prince's Mansion plaque and kicked down its gates before entering with Yue Xiaofei carrying Ning Hongye.
• Cao Yuyao asked Cao Zhengchun what to do, and he blamed her and the others for provoking Yue Changlong.

Yue Changlong stormed into the Cao Family Prince's Mansion to kill Cao Zhengchun, rejecting his claims of royal status and defying the nation's order. As Cao Zhengchun faced death, armies from five great clans arrived and surrounded the mansion.

• Cao Yuyao and the Cao Family members panicked and fled as Yue Changlong entered the mansion, though he headed straight for Cao Zhengchun.
• Cao Zhengchun invoked the Cao Family's royal lineage and Redemption Edict, but Yue Changlong declared that the land belonged to the people and dismissed royalty as no better than ordinary people.
• Cao Zhengchun accused Yue Changlong of rebellion and demanded to know whether he feared punishment, but Yue Changlong refused to explain himself, leaving Cao Zhengchun despairing.
• Armored vehicles and thousands of soldiers from the Yan, Yi, Flower, Cloud, and Long families surrounded the mansion, and their five family heads came to the front of their forces.

Yue Changlong confronted the five Family Heads who arrived to stop him from pursuing the Cao Family, rejecting their offer to restore his honors and release him from prison. He demanded repayment for the bloodshed, while Yue Xiaofei accused the clans of framing his father and trying to kill him to bury the truth.

• Long Xiaotian led Yun Tianhe, Hua Wuque, Yan Nantian, and Yi Tianxing into the ruined Prince's Mansion, where Cao Zhengchun pleaded for help.
• Yue Changlong turned to face the five Family Heads and dismissed them as the losers he had defeated five years earlier.
• Yi Tianxing offered to help restore Yue Changlong's honors and free him from prison in exchange for ending the confrontation, but Yue Changlong rejected the offer.
• Long Xiaotian argued that Yue Changlong's family owed the Cao Family a debt, and Yue Changlong declared that he had come to collect a debt of blood.
• Yue Xiaofei accused the clans of colluding with foreign forces, framing Yue Changlong for the South Mountain Massacre, and plotting to kill him after he uncovered the truth.

Yue Changlong exposed the Cao Family’s treason and declared that he would deliver judgment in blood, prompting Long Xiaotian to order an attack. Before the allied forces could charge, a chaotic convoy arrived, led by Jin Dapao, who demanded to know who had surrounded their company commander.

• Yue Xiaofei accused the Cao Family of causing the South Mountain Massacre and committing treason, and Yue Changlong said he had evidence.
• Cao Zhengchun admitted the crimes and offered compensation, but Yue Changlong rejected his plea and vowed to destroy the Cao Family.
• Yue Changlong warned Long Xiaotian and the other family heads not to interfere, or their families would face the same fate.
• Long Xiaotian ordered the allied troops to attack Yue Changlong, and the tens of thousands of soldiers prepared to charge.
• A large, mismatched convoy arrived with police helicopters and military vehicles, and Jin Dapao jumped out of a riot-control truck carrying a heavy machine gun and challenged the forces surrounding their company commander.

Veterans of the 7th Armored Company gathered outside the Prince's Mansion to stand with Yue Changlong. Their reunion and oath left Yue Xiaofei understanding that his father had never been alone.

• Jin Dapao recognized Yue Changlong inside the Prince's Mansion and tried to force his way past the guards.
• Wang Dachui, Li Aiguo, Xu Sanqiang, and other former members of the 7th Armored Company arrived and reported for duty.
• More than a hundred veterans gathered outside the mansion, ready to follow Yue Changlong into battle.
• Yue Changlong greeted his former comrades, and they roared their oath: "7th Armored Company! Never abandon! Never give up!"
• Yue Xiaofei watched the reunion and understood the comradeship behind his father's words, "Who said I was alone?"

Yue Changlong’s former comrades and military allies surrounded the five clans’ army with overwhelming forces by land and air. As the Ironblood Division prepared to fire, the allied army faced imminent destruction.

• The veterans of the 7th Armored Company rallied to Yue Changlong, frightening the five clans’ army and making Yan Nantian regret joining the conflict.
• Dozens of White Emperor stealth fighters appeared overhead, and Lei Zhen ordered the ground troops to surrender or face a saturation bombing.
• Zhou Weiguo led the Ironblood Division’s tanks, fighting vehicles, and helicopters into the area and ordered his troops to prepare to fire on the Cao Family’s allies.
• Yue Xiaofei watched the forces gather for his father and realized Yue Changlong’s name would become a living myth.

Yue Changlong arrived with Lei Zhen’s [White Emperor] forces and Zhou Weiguo’s [Ironblood Division], overwhelming the coalition surrounding the Prince’s Mansion. He declared that he was acting by imperial decree to punish the Cao Family for treason, and Yan Nantian and Yi Tianxing began withdrawing their forces.

• The coalition soldiers panicked under the threat of the [White Emperor] fighters and [Ironblood Division], dropping their weapons and surrendering despite Yan Nantian’s orders.
• Long Xiaotian accused Lei Zhen and Zhou Weiguo of rebellion, but they said they were striking down traitors by imperial decree.
• Lei Zhen and Zhou Weiguo reported that their forces were assembled and asked Yue Changlong for orders.
• Yue Changlong accused the Cao Family of colluding with [Skull and Bones] and leaking military secrets, then gave the Family Heads an ultimatum to stand aside or be treated as accomplices.
• Yan Nantian denounced Cao Zhengchun, ordered his troops to retreat, and cut ties with the Cao Family.
• Yi Tianxing declared that the Yi Family would not conspire with traitors and led his forces aside.

Marshal Long Qianshan and Elder Chen arrived as Long Xiaotian, Yun Tianhe, and Hua Wuque threatened the Cao Family Prince's Mansion, and Elder Chen ordered the clan leaders to withdraw. Yue Changlong confronted Elder Chen over the nation's failures to deliver justice, and citywide screens began displaying evidence as the standoff continued.

• Marshal Long Qianshan and Elder Chen arrived with soldiers and police as Long Xiaotian hesitated over whether to retreat.
• Elder Chen condemned Long Xiaotian, Yun Tianhe, and Hua Wuque for using private armies, and they withdrew their forces.
• Elder Chen told Yue Changlong that he had crossed the line, and Yue Changlong recounted the Cao Family's crimes and the nation's failures to protect him and his men.
• Yue Changlong declared that he would take justice into his own hands, leaving Elder Chen unable to answer.
• Screens throughout Longdu flickered on and began displaying photographs, videos, and financial records.

Yue Changlong rejected Elder Chen’s order to detain Cao Zhengchun and began a public trial, using evidence to expose the Cao Family’s collusion with Skull and Bones and its role in the South Mountain Massacre. He presented the lives and grieving families of the 137 fallen Night Watchers, leaving the crowd furious and Cao Zhengchun broken.

• Man-Rat broadcast irrefutable evidence of the Cao Family’s collusion with Skull and Bones across the city, and Elder Chen ordered Cao Zhengchun and the family’s core members detained.
• Yue Changlong rejected detention and investigation as too slow, and Elder Chen allowed him to proceed with his own trial.
• Yue Changlong summoned Man-Rat to project encrypted messages, financial records, and video calls showing Cao Zhengchun conspiring with Skull and Bones.
• Cao Zhengchun broke down as the crowd saw the evidence proving his crimes.
• Yue Changlong displayed portraits and stories of the 137 Night Watchers killed at South Mountain, followed by scenes of their grieving families.
• Long Xiaotian, Yan Nantian, and the crowd turned against Cao Zhengchun in fury.

Yue Changlong executed Cao Zhengchun and saw the Cao Family arrested and destroyed. After the crowd hailed him, he turned to Elder Chen and said it was time to discuss what the nation owed him.

• Cao Zhengchun confessed to his crimes, then tried to implicate Long Xiaotian, Yan Nantian, and Hua Wuque before Yue Changlong.
• Yue Changlong pronounced Cao Zhengchun guilty of treason, collusion with the enemy, and murdering loyal defenders, then shot him dead.
• The crowd erupted in support of Yue Changlong, while Cao Yuyao fainted and Zhou Weiguo's soldiers arrested the Cao Family's remaining core members.
• Yue Xiaofei realized that his father's momentum came from the conviction and hopes of the people and the fallen heroes.
• Yue Changlong told Elder Chen he would leave the rest of the case to the nation, then asked to discuss what the nation owed him.

Yue Changlong demanded that the Dragon Kingdom abolish hereditary privileges and royal clans, and Elder Chen agreed. Ye Jincheng then arrived and asked how Yue Changlong had escaped the Kunlun Ruins, where Yue Changlong said he could remain outside for only seven days.

• Yue Changlong rejected offers of rank, position, and money, and demanded that the Dragon Kingdom end its royal clans and hereditary privileges.
• Yan Nantian, Yi Tianxing, and the other clan heads were alarmed, while Yue Xiaofei admired his father's purpose.
• Elder Chen agreed to abolish hereditary privileges, declaring that princes would face the same punishment as commoners.
• Ye Jincheng appeared and questioned Elder Chen's decision, then asked Yue Changlong how he had escaped the Kunlun Ruins.
• Yue Changlong said the Old Lord was watching over the Kunlun Ruins and that he could stay outside for only seven days.