Recaps

Zhao Mengsheng recounted Liu Weiguo’s death at Black Hat Mountain and how Yue Changlong and the 7th Armored Company honored him. When Liu Weiguo’s parents arrived to receive his medal, Zhao recognized his father as Commander Liu of the Sichuan-Chongqing Military Region.

• Zhao Mengsheng described how Liu Weiguo died after declaring he had not brought shame on his parents, moving the guests and livestream viewers to tears.
• Zhao Mengsheng said Yue Changlong, Zhao, and Liu Weiguo received First-Class Merit for the Black Hat Mountain victory, with Liu’s award given posthumously.
• Yue Changlong tried to contact the fallen soldiers’ families and searched for Liu Weiguo’s family after discovering that his parents’ details were classified.
• Liu Weiguo’s mother arrived at camp and asked Yue Changlong whether her son had been brave in battle; Yue praised him and gave her Liu’s farewell letter.
• Yue Changlong and Zhao Mengsheng accompanied Liu Weiguo’s mother to the martyrs’ cemetery, where Liu’s father accepted the medal.
• Zhao Mengsheng recognized Liu Weiguo’s father as Commander Liu, the Iron-Blooded Military Soul of the Sichuan-Chongqing Military Region.

At Xiaochuan’s grave, Commander Liu and Zhao Mengsheng revealed Liu Weiguo’s identity and honored his sacrifice through his farewell letter and service. After Zhao declared Yue Changlong a hero, Gao Tianxiong accused Yue of assaulting a woman, and Zhao stunned the crowd by saying Yue had been right to hit her.

• Commander Liu revealed that Xiaochuan was his only son, Liu Weiguo, and saluted his grave as Xiaochuan’s mother wept.
• Company Commander Yue gave Commander Liu Xiaochuan’s farewell letter, in which Liu Weiguo explained why he chose to fight at Black Hat Mountain and urged his parents not to grieve.
• Zhao Mengsheng recounted how Commander Liu had reluctantly allowed Xiaochuan to enlist and later retired to make room for younger soldiers.
• Zhao Mengsheng declared Liu Weiguo, Company Commander Yue, and all fallen defenders heroes, while Yue Xiaofei listened with growing emotion.
• Gao Tianxiong accused Yue Changlong of assaulting a woman and serving a month of confinement after the Black Hat Mountain Campaign.
• Zhao Mengsheng said Yue had been right to hit the woman and claimed he might have shot her himself.

Zhao Mengsheng rebutted Gao Tianxiong’s accusation against Yue Changlong by explaining that Yue had struck a woman to defend the memory of Wang Tieniu, a fallen platoon leader. He recounted Tieniu’s sacrifice at Black Hat Mountain and revealed the breakup letter Yuanyuan had sent before his death.

• Gao Tianxiong accused Yue Changlong of beating a woman, and Zhao Mengsheng said Yue had acted for Wang Tieniu’s sake.
• Zhao Mengsheng described Tieniu’s devotion to Yuanyuan and how he encouraged his fellow soldiers after they received breakup letters before the campaign.
• At Black Hat Mountain, Tieniu sacrificed himself to free the recruit Xiao Li from barbed wire and was killed by an enemy shell.
• Yue Changlong prepared to deliver Tieniu’s ashes, medal, and compensation to his family when a messenger brought a long-delayed letter addressed to Tieniu.
• Zhao Mengsheng read Yuanyuan’s letter, in which she said she was pregnant by her university class monitor and wanted to end her relationship with Tieniu.

Zhao Mengsheng recounted how Company Commander Yue exposed Yuanyuan’s betrayal in Wang Tieniu’s hometown and defended the dead soldier’s mother and compensation. The story ended by revealing that Yuanyuan’s lover was an influential figure, setting up a larger scandal.

• Company Commander Yue delivered Wang Tieniu’s ashes, medal, and compensation to his bedridden mother and told her he had died heroically.
• Yuanyuan arrived with a bespectacled young man, then pretended to grieve when she learned Wang Tieniu was dead.
• Company Commander Yue confronted Yuanyuan over her breakup letter and rejected her claim to Wang Tieniu’s compensation.
• Yuanyuan’s lover sent more than a dozen men to attack Company Commander Yue, but Yue defeated them.
• Company Commander Yue read Yuanyuan’s letter aloud to the villagers and slapped her for betraying Wang Tieniu.
• Zhao Mengsheng revealed that the bespectacled young man was not an ordinary person and that the incident would become a major scandal.

Zhao Mengsheng recounted how Yue Changlong refused to apologize after defending his subordinate, earning a disciplinary mark that was later removed in recognition of his principles. As the crowd honored Yue Changlong, Gao Zisheng tried to discredit him by claiming he was imprisoned in Black Prison for a grave crime.

• Zhao Mengsheng described how Yue Changlong beat a privileged foreign citizen who had wronged the third platoon leader, and how the villagers gathered to defend him.
• Commander Wang acknowledged Yue Changlong's motives but urged him to apologize; Yue refused and accepted a disciplinary mark instead.
• The company saluted Yue Changlong upon his return, and his disciplinary mark was removed a year later after Commander Wang praised his principles.
• The crowd applauded Yue Changlong's story, while Gao Tianxiong and Master Qiao were left unable to answer Zhao Mengsheng.
• Gao Zisheng accused Yue Changlong of being a traitor, claiming his imprisonment in Black Prison proved he had committed a monstrous crime.

Zhao Mengsheng uncovered Yue Changlong’s astonishing record as a Senior Colonel who commanded the Ironblood Division at twenty-seven, then learned he had resigned and surrendered his benefits. Jin Dapao suspected Yue Changlong’s resignation coincided with the Great Flood, leaving the reason for his departure unresolved.

• Zhao Mengsheng ordered his deputy to retrieve Yue Changlong’s military service record using his highest clearance.
• The deputy revealed a photograph and record showing Yue Changlong had been a Senior Colonel and commander of the Ironblood Division at age twenty-seven.
• Zhao Mengsheng learned Yue Changlong had voluntarily resigned during his third year as division commander and given up all his benefits.
• Jin Dapao rushed forward and demanded to know whether Yue Changlong had resigned in the year of the Great Flood.

Liang Sanjiang confirmed that Yue Changlong had commanded the Ironblood Division, then attacked Gao Zisheng for bullying Yue Xiaofei. Gao Tianxiong realized Yue Changlong’s influence might extend far beyond what he had imagined.

• Jin Dapao summoned Liang Sanjiang, a former Ironblood Division soldier who had served as Yue Changlong’s bodyguard.
• Liang Sanjiang recognized Yue Changlong in the photo as the commander he most admired and recognized Yue Xiaofei as his son.
• After hearing Gao Zisheng had bullied Yue Xiaofei, Liang Sanjiang slapped him and angrily defended the division commander’s family.
• Gao Tianxiong watched his son get struck and feared Yue Changlong might hold even greater military authority than he knew.

Liang Sanjiang recounted how Yue Changlong led the Ironblood Division through the Xun City flood and rejected special treatment for well-connected soldiers. He revealed that Yue’s pledge after the speech changed his fate, but had not yet explained what it was.

• Zhao Mengsheng identified himself to Liang Sanjiang and asked why Yue Changlong had resigned.
• Liang Sanjiang described Yue Changlong leading the flood response, hauling sandbags, and plugging a dangerous leak with his body.
• Liang Sanjiang recalled Yue Changlong condemning efforts to transfer well-connected soldiers away from the front line and insisting the division face the danger together.
• Yue Xiaofei imagined his father standing in the floodwater, while the guests and live chat praised Yue Changlong’s courage.
• Liang Sanjiang said the division’s well-connected soldiers stopped asking for transfers after Yue Changlong’s speech, then revealed that Yue’s next pledge changed his fate forever.

Liang Sanjiang recounted how Yue Changlong rallied the Ironblood Division to protect Xun City during a devastating flood and how the soldiers endured the work as residents supported them. When a foreign reporter challenged Yue about risking soldiers’ lives, he declared that Dragon Kingdom had no superheroes, but every soldier was a hero.

• Yue Changlong pledged that all twelve thousand soldiers of the Ironblood Division would return home and urged them to keep fighting the flood.
• The soldiers worked through exhaustion and injury, and Yue Changlong showed their damaged hands to the residents who had brought them food and water.
• Residents thanked the soldiers with food, notes, and gifts as they witnessed the injuries on their hands.
• A foreign reporter questioned Yue Changlong about Dragon Kingdom’s flood response and accused him of treating soldiers as tools.
• Yue Changlong said the soldiers would not be sent to die needlessly, but would volunteer to protect the people, and declared that every Dragon Kingdom soldier was a hero.

Liang Sanjiang recounted how Division Commander Yue and the people of Xun City prepared to face a catastrophic fifth flood peak, refusing to divert the flood and sacrifice the city. When the embankment breached and hope seemed lost, Yue stood in waist-deep water and declared he had a way, then made a move that stunned everyone.

• The crowd applauded Liang Sanjiang’s account of Division Commander Yue and the soldiers’ flood-control efforts, while Yue Xiaofei reflected on his father’s quiet heroism.
• Liang Sanjiang revealed that a fifth, more dangerous flood peak was coming, and Commander Changlong asked Yue whether he could hold the frontline embankment.
• Yue refused to abandon Xun City, declaring that he and the Ironblood Division could hold the embankment as local residents joined the defense.
• Director Tang inspected the reservoir floodgates himself and confirmed they were intact before collapsing from exhaustion.
• The flood peak breached the embankment, sweeping away soldiers and sending water into Xun City and downstream as soldiers and residents despaired.
• Yue stood in waist-deep floodwater, shouted that he had a way, and made an unexpected move.

Liang Sanjiang recounted how Division Commander Yue and the soldiers of the Ironblood Division tried to stop the flood from breaching the levee near Xun City. The soldiers formed a human wall as locals begged them to save themselves, and Liang explained that they stood firm to protect the people and their homes.

• Division Commander Yue drove a sand-and-gravel truck into the breach, slowing its widening, then surfaced wounded and called for others to bring in more trucks.
• Liang Sanjiang and the soldiers drove dozens of trucks into the breach, but floodwater continued pouring through the gaps.
• After headquarters ordered them to hold the levee, Division Commander Yue called on the soldiers to form a human wall behind the trucks.
• Division Commander Yue jumped into the flood first, and soldiers followed, linking arms while ropes tied to an old locust tree failed to keep many from being swept away.
• An old woman and other locals begged the soldiers to stop risking their lives, but Division Commander Yue vowed they would not let the flood swallow Xun City.
• A newly recruited eighteen-year-old soldier kept fighting after coughing up blood, and Liang Sanjiang realized the Ironblood Division would never retreat while people depended on them.

Liang Sanjiang recounted how Division Commander Yue and 300,000 soldiers saved Xun City from a flood, then helped its people recover and refused to keep their gifts. He described Wei Zhenhua dying while plugging a levee breach and his wife telling their daughter Niannian to call toward the River Mouth when she missed her father.

• Liang Sanjiang described 300,000 soldiers forming a human wall against the flood until Xun City was safe.
• Division Commander Yue led the Ironblood Division in clearing mud and repairing homes, then accepted the people's food and donated over a hundred thousand yuan to flood victims.
• As the soldiers prepared to leave, a communications officer reported that Wei Zhenhua was missing, and Division Commander Yue led a search.
• Liang Sanjiang recounted finding Wei Zhenhua dead after he had plugged a levee breach with his body.
• Wei Zhenhua's wife arrived with their daughter Niannian, who asked where her father had gone and how she could reach him when she missed him.
• Wei Zhenhua's wife told Niannian to call toward the River Mouth, saying her father would hear her.

Liang Sanjiang recounted Battalion Commander Wei Zhenhua’s death and how Chief Wei urged Yue Changlong to keep serving, but revealed that Yue later resigned after someone threatened his men. The chapter ended with Liang recalling that Yue had addressed the person pressuring him as “Young Master Zhong.”

• Liang Sanjiang described Wei Zhenhua’s funeral and Chief Wei stopping Yue Changlong from resigning out of guilt.
• Liang revealed that Yue resigned shortly after returning to Longdu, despite his division’s planned honors and his expected promotion.
• Liang recalled overhearing Yue warn someone on the phone not to target the Ironblood Division, then realized Yue had been forced out to protect his men.
• Zhao Mengsheng demanded to know who had threatened Yue, and Liang remembered Yue calling the person “Young Master Zhong.”

Yue Xiaofei learned that his father, Yue Changlong, had left the Army for the Air Force under the alias Lu Chengfeng, possibly to escape pressure from Young Master Zhong. The Air Force record for Lu Chengfeng was found, but it was classified as an SSS+ Level secret.

• Zhao Mengsheng reacted with alarm to the name Young Master Zhong, then said he would investigate discreetly, while Yue Xiaofei vowed to uncover the truth.
• Gao Zisheng slandered Yue Changlong as a criminal, and Liang Sanjiang kicked him down before revealing that Yue Changlong had joined the Air Force.
• Liang Sanjiang said Yue Changlong had intended to start over as an ordinary Air Force soldier, but a search found no record under his real name.
• Liang Sanjiang recalled that Yue Changlong had taken his mother's surname and used the alias Lu Chengfeng.
• Zhao Mengsheng ordered a search for Lu Chengfeng, and the Deputy General found an Air Force file classified as an SSS+ Level secret.

Zhao Mengsheng learned that Lu Chengfeng had SSS+ Level clearance, but Air Force rules blocked him from investigating Yue Changlong’s secrets. Yue Xiaofei offered to contact General Lei Zhen for answers, while a livestream showing Gao Zisheng’s downfall reached Jiang Bichij.

• Zhao Mengsheng explained the Dragon Kingdom’s clearance levels and revealed that SSS+ Level access was held by only a handful of legendary figures.
• Gao Tianxiong and Gao Zisheng wondered whether Yue Changlong had another identity in the Navy, while Yue Xiaofei struggled to understand his father’s multiple identities.
• Zhao Mengsheng’s Deputy General said Air Force Headquarters could not open the files without written authorization from a select few.
• Yue Xiaofei told Zhao Mengsheng about his uncle Yue Zhangkong and suggested contacting General Lei Zhen, the commander of Azure Sword.
• Zhao Mengsheng had his Deputy General call Lei Zhen using a Satellite Phone.
• Jiang Bichij’s secretary rushed in and told her that Gao Zisheng was livestreaming and God of War Shanhe had caught him.

Jiang Bichij and Young Master Zhong scrambled to contain the livestream exposing Yue Changlong’s past, while a masked organization targeted Yue Xiaofei for the Adam Project. In Jiangcheng, Yue Xiaofei told Lei Zhen that Lu Chengfeng was his father, and Lei Zhen reacted by identifying him as Sky God Lu.

• Jiang Bichij watched the livestream, ordered her daughters to use their husbands’ connections to bury the story, and set off for the Jun Family.
• Young Master Zhong learned that veterans had exposed Yue Changlong’s case, then sought help from his sister, who pointed him to her husband’s position at State Security Bureau 7.
• The masked figures in the West decided to send Nightingale to recruit Yue Xiaofei for the Adam Project, with orders to kill him if he refused.
• Yue Xiaofei called Lei Zhen and asked whether he knew Lu Chengfeng, then said Lu Chengfeng was his father.
• Lei Zhen exclaimed that Yue Xiaofei’s father was Sky God Lu.

Yue Xiaofei learned that his father, Lu Chengfeng, had been known as Sky God Lu, but Lei Zhen could not disclose his classified file. Lei arranged for one of Lu Chengfeng’s former flying comrades to arrive, and the chapter ended with the pilot stepping from an experimental White Emperor Extreme fighter, identified as Lin Yuanzheng.

• Lei Zhen told Yue Xiaofei that Lu Chengfeng’s Air Force file was classified, but promised to send a former comrade who could share unclassified stories about him.
• A White Emperor Extreme fighter arrived in Jiangcheng’s square five minutes later, astonishing Zhao Mengsheng and the gathered crowd with its speed and advanced capabilities.
• The fighter performed a dangerous falling-leaf maneuver into a barrel roll before landing beside the square.
• The pilot opened the canopy, and Zhao Mengsheng recognized him as Lin Yuanzheng.

Lin Yuanzheng arrived at the gathering in the White Emperor-Ultimate and learned that Yue Xiaofei had been kidnapped and beaten by the Gao Family father and son. When Yue asked about his father, Lu Chengfeng, Lin revealed that Lu had been his greatest rival.

• Lin Yuanzheng arrived in the White Emperor-Ultimate, drawing attention from the crowd and livestream viewers.
• Lin greeted Zhao Mengsheng, then asked whether Lu Chengfeng's son was at the gathering.
• Yue Xiaofei introduced himself, and Lin became angry and concerned after hearing that the Gao Family father and son had kidnapped and beaten him.
• Yue asked Lin about his father, Lu Chengfeng, and Lin paused before calling Lu his greatest rival.

Lin Yuanzheng began telling Yue Xiaofei how he met Lu Chengfeng at flight school and how the cadets underestimated the thirty-year-old Army transfer. He revealed that Lu proved them wrong at the final assessment, but left the details of his achievement untold.

• Yue Xiaofei asked Lin Yuanzheng what kind of person his father had been in the Air Force, and Lin agreed to share what he could.
• Lin Yuanzheng explained how demanding and costly fighter-pilot training was, including its high washout rate.
• Lin Yuanzheng recalled meeting Lu Chengfeng eighteen years earlier, when Lu transferred from the Army to compete for a fighter-pilot slot.
• Lin Yuanzheng said the cadets assumed Lu had used connections and doubted he could catch up in the three months before their final assessment.
• Lin Yuanzheng revealed that Lu gave the cadets an unforgettable lesson at the assessment, leaving the crowd eager to hear what he had done.

Lin Yuanzheng recounted how Lu Chengfeng endured grueling training and excelled as a pilot trainee while carrying the memory of his deceased pilot brother. After Lu Chengfeng completed an unusually difficult theory exam, aviation experts arrived at the flight school demanding to see him.

• Lin Yuanzheng described Lu Chengfeng's relentless training, his old combat scars, and how fellow trainees and instructors began supporting him.
• Lu Chengfeng explained that he had joined flight school to fulfill his late eldest brother's wish to see Dragon Kingdom's fighters fly higher and farther.
• Lu Chengfeng earned an excellent practical assessment by safely flying in a strong crosswind and performing solid aerobatics.
• Lu Chengfeng spent the theory exam calculating answers to advanced fighter-design questions while other students struggled with the paper.
• Elder Song and several academicians arrived at the flight school, and Elder Song demanded that Lu Chengfeng come forward.

Lin Yuanzheng recounted how Lu Chengfeng’s exceptional answers impressed Elder Song and several academicians, who invited him to join their research teams. Lu Chengfeng chose to keep flying while also researching, and the chapter ended with Zhao Mengsheng, Liang Sanjiang, Jin Dapao, and Yue Xiaofei praising his devotion to the country.

• Lin Yuanzheng recalled how Lu Chengfeng’s answers revealed solutions that could help the Dragon Kingdom deploy its Fifth-Generation Fighter two years earlier.
• Elder Song and other academicians argued over Lu Chengfeng and offered him research positions, but Lu Chengfeng chose to serve as a pilot in honor of his brother.
• Elder Song arranged for Lu Chengfeng to hold a concurrent post at the Aerospace Science Academy, where he researched alongside his flight training.
• Lu Chengfeng later served as Lin Yuanzheng’s wingman and told him he was content to fly in support of the mission.
• Zhao Mengsheng, Liang Sanjiang, and Jin Dapao praised Lu Chengfeng’s character, while Yue Xiaofei said his father’s duty mattered more than rank or recognition.

Lin Yuanzheng recounted how Brother Lu won the Golden Helmet and later risked his life to confront a Lightning fighter that had targeted Lin Yuanzheng. The story ended with Brother Lu locking onto the enemy and urgently requesting permission to fire.

• Lin Yuanzheng described how Brother Lu defeated the reigning champion in the Golden Helmet tournament and beat Lin Yuanzheng in the final to claim the title.
• Lin Yuanzheng recalled how Eagle Country’s stealth Lightning fighters repeatedly provoked Dragon Kingdom pilots, who struggled to intercept them with inferior jets.
• After three Lightning fighters crossed the border, Brother Lu and Lin Yuanzheng scrambled in their Skyhawks, but one enemy fighter locked onto Lin Yuanzheng.
• Brother Lu told Lin Yuanzheng to watch for his signal, then performed a dangerous dive and passed within ten meters of the Lightning fighter.
• Brother Lu used the enemy pilot’s moment of hesitation to get behind him, lock on with his fire-control radar, and request permission to fire.

Lin Yuanzheng recounted how Lu Chengfeng became his instructor on the White Emperor project and how a bird strike disabled both engines during a test flight. As the fighter plunged toward Qi Lianshan, Lu Chengfeng refused to abandon the aircraft or his unconscious copilot and attempted to restart the engines.

• After Lu Chengfeng forced an enemy Lightning to retreat, command ordered him to return to base, and he later disappeared into a classified assignment.
• Three years later, Lin Yuanzheng joined the White Emperor project and discovered that Lu Chengfeng was his instructor.
• Lu Chengfeng explained the courage, skill, and knowledge required of successive generations of Test Pilots.
• During a high-angle-of-attack test, migrating geese struck the White Emperor, shattered a cockpit window, and disabled both engines.
• Lin Yuanzheng lost consciousness as the aircraft fell toward Qi Lianshan, while Lu Chengfeng remained at the controls.
• Lu Chengfeng told command he would not abandon Lin Yuanzheng and began trying to restart the engines.

Lin Yuanzheng recounted how Lu Chengfeng saved him and the White Emperor after a catastrophic test-flight failure, then described their arrival at Eagle Country’s Sky Sovereign Championship. The chapter ended with William threatening Lu after Lu mocked him.

• Lu Chengfeng restarted the damaged White Emperor just before it hit a mountaintop and flew it back to base, saving Lin Yuanzheng and the fighter.
• Lin Yuanzheng recalled Lu telling him that courage was a test pilot’s second heart and that he had refused to abandon his comrade or the aircraft.
• Eagle Country announced the Sky Sovereign Championship to showcase its Sixth-Generation Fighter Thunder God, and the Dragon Kingdom sent Lu Chengfeng and Lin Yuanzheng with the White Emperor prototype.
• At Eagle Country’s air base, William insulted the Dragon Kingdom’s fighter and boasted about his past encounter with Lu Chengfeng.
• Lu Chengfeng answered William with jokes, enraging him and prompting him to threaten revenge in the competition.

Lin Yuanzheng recalled Lu Chengfeng’s victory over William at the Sky Sovereign Championship and revealed that Lu disappeared in Eagle Country just before the team was due to return. After Lu was found with no memory of the seven days, investigators cleared him of leaking secrets, but the chief designer of the Nantianmen Project made a shocking announcement.

• Lu Chengfeng defeated William in the simulated combat round and won the championship, earning the name Sky God Lu.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Lin Yuanzheng what happened to her father after the competition, and Lin revealed Lu had disappeared the day before the team’s return.
• Dragon Kingdom and Eagle Country searched for Lu for seven days before someone found him injured in a grove near the base.
• Lu said he had lost his memory, and after returning home he underwent half a month of questioning and examinations at the Aerospace Science Academy.
• Investigators found no evidence that Lu had leaked classified information, but the chief designer of the Nantianmen Project announced a decision that stunned everyone.