Chapter Summaries

Yue Xiaofei collapsed after launching one last attack, and [Angel] began dragging him away while the Dragon Kingdom forces could only watch. A mysterious woman in red appeared on the platform, making [Angel] sense mortal danger.

• Yue Xiaofei exhausted himself in a final crimson-gold attack, fell onto the platform, and lost consciousness.
• Zhao Mengsheng, Jin Dapao, Xiao Tian Ce, Wild Chicken, Han Duoduo, and the others failed to break through the mind-controlled civilians to reach Yue Xiaofei.
• [Angel] mocked Yue Xiaofei, grabbed him by the hair, and dragged him toward the platform's edge.
• A clear chime rang out, and [Angel] turned in alarm as a woman in red appeared before them with a Mo Dao at her waist.

Ning Hongye appeared to protect Yue Xiaofei and resisted [Angel]'s psychic command before cutting him in half. [Angel] began reassembling and insisted that physical attacks could not kill him.

• Zhang Beihai recognized Ning Hongye and told Zhao Mengsheng that she could work miracles.
• [Angel] dismissed Ning Hongye as an ordinary martial artist and ordered her to strike Yue Xiaofei in the testicles one hundred times.
• Ning Hongye resisted [Angel]'s psychic control and cut him in half with her blade.
• [Angel] began reassembling from golden motes and declared himself undying and eternal.

Key plot points and events

• Angel, enraged after surviving Yue Xiaofei’s attack, uses his demonic incantation to seize control of the civilians again and directs them to attack Ning Hongye.
• The crowd swarms the High Platform with weapons and improvised weapons. Zhao Mengsheng begs Ning not to hurt the civilians.
• Ning calmly removes her red blindfold and opens her unusual, pupil-less eyes. She invokes “Illuminating All Things” and sweeps her gaze across the port.
• In seconds, the spell breaks: more than a hundred thousand people regain their senses and stop attacking. Many realize in horror that they injured friends, family, and fellow soldiers.
• Angel discovers that Ning has severed his psychic link to the crowd. Terrified, he demands to know what she did.
• Ning explains that wherever her gaze falls, all powers fall silent.

Character developments

• Ning Hongye reveals the extraordinary ability behind her blindfold. She remains composed amid the attack and neutralizes the crowd without harming them.
• Angel shifts from fury and confidence to fear when his supposedly invincible mind control is effortlessly broken.
• Zhao Mengsheng and the others witness Ning’s power with stunned awe; Zhao’s concern for the civilians shows his reluctance to save himself at their expense.
• The civilians, once controlled, are left confronting guilt and confusion over their violent actions.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Angel’s control is overwhelmed by Ning’s greater ability.
• Mercy and restraint: Ning saves herself and ends the danger without slaughtering the civilians.
• Freedom and responsibility: The victims of mind control regain agency but must face the harm they caused.
• The supernatural and the unknowable: Ning’s eyes and power are presented as beyond ordinary human understanding.

Character interactions

• Angel uses the crowd as a weapon against Ning, while Zhao pleads with her to spare the people.
• Ning’s gaze frees the civilians and breaks Angel’s hold over them.
• Angel confronts Ning in terror, and she answers with a calm explanation of her power.

Ning Hongye stripped [Angel] of his supernatural powers, pinned him to the High Platform, and trampled him while holding the unconscious Yue Xiaofei. [Angel] threatened her with [Skull and Bones], but she pressed down harder on his skull.

• [Angel] lost his supernatural abilities and fell to the ground as Ning Hongye's gaze fixed on him.
• Ning Hongye's Mo Dao pierced [Angel]'s shoulder and pinned him to the High Platform.
• Ning Hongye lifted the unconscious Yue Xiaofei, wiped the blood from his face, and rested his head on her shoulder.
• Ning Hongye trampled [Angel]'s face and asked whether he still had any last words.
• [Angel] threatened Ning Hongye with [Skull and Bones], but she told him to shut up and pressed down until his skull began to crack.

Key plot points and events

• The Angel, a Skull and Bones “Throne” responsible for a massacre, is crushed under Ning Hongye’s foot and begs desperately for his life.
• Ning Hongye is about to kill him when Yue Xiaofei wakes and tells her to stop.
• The soldiers below are shocked and furious, believing the Angel deserves immediate death for orchestrating the deaths of hundreds of thousands and turning Modu Port into a slaughterhouse.
• Yue explains that the Angel may know vital information about the Skull and Bones’ “Adam Project” and his father Yue Changlong’s disappearance and wrongful imprisonment five years earlier. The Angel is his closest lead, so he must be kept alive for interrogation.
• The crowd understands and supports Yue’s decision. Jin Dapao, reminded of his former company commander Yue Changlong, silently vows they will find him and clear his name.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei shows resolve and clear judgment despite severe injuries. His choice to spare the Angel is strategic, not merciful; he prioritizes finding the truth about his father and protecting the kingdom.
• Ning Hongye halts the execution at Yue’s request, showing trust in his judgment.
• The Angel is exposed as a coward when faced with death, abandoning his godlike persona to beg for mercy.
• Jin Dapao shifts from demanding revenge to renewed determination to help uncover Yue Changlong’s fate.

Significant themes

• Justice versus vengeance: The Angel’s crimes provoke a desire for immediate punishment, but gathering information may serve a greater cause.
• Resilience and strategic thinking: Yue remains focused even while gravely injured.
• Truth and loyalty: The search for Yue Changlong connects personal devotion to the broader effort against Skull and Bones.
• False divinity: The Angel’s panic undermines his claims to godhood and reveals his weakness.

Character interactions

• Ning Hongye is poised to kill the Angel, but stops when Yue speaks.
• The assembled fighters challenge Yue’s decision, especially Jin Dapao; Yue answers them with the reason for keeping the Angel alive.
• Yue’s explanation changes the crowd’s view from confusion and anger to admiration and sympathy.

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.

Plot points

• Yue Xiaofei rallies the shaken Dragon Kingdom soldiers, reminding them they are defending their homeland and have no choice but to fight. Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce join his defiant call.
• Angel mocks their resolve and argues that their confidence rests on Ning Hongye, the Red-Clad Woman who defeated her and freed over a hundred thousand people from mind control.
• Angel claims Ning Hongye’s heaven-defying power, “Illuminating All Things,” carries a severe cost and asks how many more times she can use it.
• Ning Hongye falters and coughs blood, apparently confirming that the power has taken a toll. Yue catches her as the crowd realizes she may have limits.
• Angel, still pinned beneath Yue’s foot, laughs and taunts them, confident that Yue needs her alive for information. She threatens them with the arrival of the other Thrones and directs a cruel, sexualized threat at Ning Hongye.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from rallying the group to frightened concern for Ning Hongye, then erupts in rage when Angel taunts her. His protective attachment to Ning Hongye becomes clear.
• Ning Hongye remains composed until Angel exposes the likely cost of her ability; her pallor and bleeding reveal her vulnerability.
• Angel regains her confidence by exploiting that weakness. She uses humiliation and threats to provoke Yue and demoralize the defenders.
• Zhao Mengsheng and Xiao Tian Ce, along with the soldiers, recover their determination after Yue’s speech, though Angel’s revelation unsettles them.

Significant themes

• Courage and resistance: The defenders choose to fight despite overwhelming odds because they are protecting their homeland.
• Power and sacrifice: Ning Hongye’s extraordinary ability may exact a dangerous physical price.
• Hope under threat: The group’s renewed confidence depends heavily on Ning Hongye, making her apparent weakness a fresh source of fear.
• Psychological warfare: Angel uses taunts and threats to weaken the defenders and exploit their emotional bonds.

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.

Plot points and events

• Fool warns Wolf and Demon not to underestimate the blind woman: she has one chance left to open her eyes, and could kill any one of them. He orders thirty A-Level Transcendents to force her to use that chance, leaving Yue Xiaofei and the eight hundred soldiers vulnerable.
• Led by the peak A-Level fighter Black King Kong, the Transcendents charge the Dragon Kingdom force.
• Yue Xiaofei and Zhao Mengsheng prepare the soldiers for battle. Though frightened, the Eight Hundred Heroes stand their ground.
• Black King Kong mocks the defeated Angel, then demands that Yue Xiaofei break his own arms and surrender Ning Hongye as a slave. He threatens the soldiers if Yue refuses.
• The soldiers erupt in anger. As Black King Kong counts down, Yue ignores him and brutally stomps Angel’s remaining uninjured leg.
• Yue then faces Black King Kong and declares that he came to slay gods, not listen to “dogs bark,” daring the Transcendents to fight.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei shows defiance and fierce resolve, answering intimidation with a shocking act of violence rather than surrender.
• Black King Kong is introduced as a powerful, arrogant leader who views ordinary humans as insects and treats Ning Hongye as a possession.
• The Eight Hundred Heroes, though afraid, reveal their courage and solidarity by refusing to bow.
• Fool remains calculating and cruel, treating the coming battle as entertainment and planning to exhaust the blind woman’s final power.

Significant themes

• Defiance in the face of overwhelming power: Yue and the soldiers refuse to submit despite the odds.
• Contempt and dehumanization: The Transcendents see mortals as disposable, while their threats provoke resistance.
• Power and sacrifice: Fool’s plan hinges on forcing the blind woman to expend her last chance to use her eyes.

Character interactions

• Fool overrides Wolf and Demon’s dismissive confidence with a warning and directs the Transcendents’ assault.
• Black King Kong humiliates Angel, threatens Yue, and attempts to claim Ning Hongye; the soldiers answer with outrage.
• Yue’s deliberate attack on Angel rejects Black King Kong’s ultimatum and turns the confrontation into an open challenge.

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.

Key plot points and events

• Jin Dapao’s bullets barely affect a rubber-bodied A-Level Transcendent. As the enemy lunges for his head, Zhao Mengsheng intervenes and knocks him back.
• Four more A-Level Transcendents attack Zhao from different directions. Already badly wounded, he uses his Warblade to hold them off alone.
• When the rubber man attacks again, Jin lets himself be bitten so he can force two unpinned grenades into the enemy’s mouth. The explosion kills the Transcendent, though Jin is left with a severely injured shoulder.
• The enemy fighters are shaken by the Dragon Kingdom soldiers’ refusal to fear death. Across the battlefield, soldiers use desperate, often suicidal tactics to stop the attackers.
• The Eight Hundred Heroes suffer catastrophic losses, but none retreat or surrender. They hold back twenty-nine A-Level Transcendents long enough for more than one hundred thousand civilians to flee.

Character developments

• Jin Dapao shifts from frustration to a deliberate act of self-sacrifice, killing a powerful enemy at great personal cost.
• Zhao Mengsheng demonstrates extraordinary resolve, protecting Jin and standing alone against four attackers despite severe wounds.
• The Dragon Kingdom soldiers’ collective courage becomes the defining force of the defense, even as their numbers rapidly dwindle.

Character interactions

• Zhao saves Jin from the rubber man and then draws the attention of four other enemies.
• Jin risks his life to kill the rubber man, while Zhao is left fighting to hold the line.
• The Transcendents’ shock at the soldiers’ fearlessness contrasts with the defenders’ determination to protect civilians.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and duty: The soldiers knowingly risk their lives to buy civilians time to escape.
• Courage in the face of death: Their refusal to retreat unsettles enemies who are stronger but still fear dying.
• Resistance through solidarity: Though outmatched, the defenders hold the line together through sheer resolve.

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.

Plot points

• Yue Xiaofei survives Black King Kong’s full-force attack, though he is badly injured and barely standing.
• He grabs Angel and uses them to block Black King Kong’s next strike. The claw kills Angel, one of Skull and Bones’ Twelve Thrones, but continues through and tears open Yue’s chest.
• More than a dozen A-Level Transcendents surround the dying Yue. Black King Kong prepares to finish him, declaring the fight over.
• Ning Hongye interrupts. She removes the ribbon covering her eyes and unleashes her power, Illuminating All Things.
• Her gaze overwhelms the battlefield: every A-Level fighter loses their extraordinary strength and becomes an ordinary human.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei displays desperate resilience and defiance, but saves himself by turning Angel into a shield—an act that kills his opponent and shocks Black King Kong.
• Black King Kong shifts from disbelief at Yue’s endurance to fury and triumph, only to be caught off guard by Ning Hongye’s intervention.
• Ning Hongye, previously silent and seemingly detached, reveals the true force of her ability. Her calm demeanor gives way to unmistakable resolve as she protects Yue.
• Angel dies at the hands of Black King Kong, manipulated by Yue into the path of the attack. Their final confusion underscores the sudden betrayal.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and survival: Yue’s desperate choice saves him momentarily but costs Angel their life.
• Power and vulnerability: The A-Level fighters seem invincible until Ning Hongye strips away their strength.
• Hope at the brink of defeat: Just as Yue appears doomed, Ning’s intervention reverses the balance of the battle.
• Deception and hidden strength: Ning’s covered eyes conceal a power capable of changing the entire battlefield.

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.

Key events

• Yue Xiaofei kills the peak A-Level fighter Black King Kong with one strike, stunning both the enemy Transcendents and the Dragon Kingdom soldiers.
• He begins a thirty-second countdown—the time Ning Hongye has bought him—and hunts down the enemies who have lost their powers. Moving with overwhelming speed, he kills them one by one as they flee.
• At exactly thirty seconds, Yue kills the last Transcendent. His powered-up Mo Dao and Emperor Engine then fall silent, and the strain of the fight leaves him badly wounded and exhausted.
• Ning Hongye begins to collapse. Yue forces himself to reach her and catches her before she hits the ground, finding her cold and bleeding from her eyes. He desperately begs her to wake up.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei shifts from a known but underestimated fighter into a terrifying force, driven by grief, urgency, and the need to avenge his people. Once the power fades, his physical vulnerability becomes stark; his immediate concern turns to Ning Hongye.
• Ning Hongye is revealed to have made a sacrifice that gave Yue the thirty seconds he needed. Her collapse and bloody tears leave her condition uncertain.
• The enemy Transcendents go from arrogant and powerful to helpless and panicked, fleeing Yue rather than fighting him.
• The Dragon Kingdom soldiers, including Zhao Mengsheng and Jin Dapao, watch in disbelief as Yue’s rampage overturns the battle.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and its cost: Ning Hongye’s life-saving contribution enables Yue’s victory, but leaves her apparently gravely harmed.
• Revenge and righteous fury: Yue’s countdown gives his slaughter a clear purpose: to punish those who massacred his people.
• The reversal of power: Those who treated ordinary people as ants become prey once their abilities fail.
• Power’s limits: Yue’s extraordinary strength lasts only briefly, and victory leaves him near collapse.