Chapter Summaries

Yue Xiaofei brutally beat the Sun King to death and snapped his neck, but his bloodlust remained unleashed. He turned on his allies, and Asura Hall tried to contain him with its strongest trapping array.

• Yue Xiaofei tore off the Sun King's right arm and the Spear of Longinus, then pummeled him until he was beaten to death.
• Yue Xiaofei pulled the Sun King's head and spine from his mangled body and roared in triumph.
• Yue Xiaofei's crimson gaze shifted to his allies, and the Nether King warned that he could no longer distinguish friend from foe.
• The Night King urged them to restrain Yue Xiaofei, while the Black King ordered the Ten Great War Generals to form the [Shura Sky-Locking Array].
• Yue Xiaofei charged straight at the array's strongest point, intent on tearing through it by force.

Yue Xiaofei overwhelmed Asura Hall’s forces and turned toward Longdu’s city center, but Bureau 7’s Firmament defense system trapped him within a barrier. The barrier held after he struck it, leaving the city’s fate uncertain.

• Yue Xiaofei shattered the Shura Sky-Locking Array and defeated Asura Hall’s Ten Great War Generals with one attack.
• Yue Xiaofei knocked out the Black King, Sea King, Night King, and Nether King in seconds.
• Ning Hongye urged Yue Xiaofei to go home, but he struck her down and she lost consciousness.
• Yue Xiaofei sent White Tiger, Wild Chicken, and the other [Reverse Scale] members flying as they tried to stop him from reaching Longdu.
• Bureau 7 activated the [Firmament] defense system, which enclosed the factory and a ten-kilometer area in a barrier that withstood Yue Xiaofei’s impact.

Cao Zhengchun arrived at Bureau 7 headquarters and used a joint military and clan authorization to order Yue Xiaofei’s extermination. After Zhang Beihai challenged the order, Cao announced an evacuation of civilians near the abandoned steel factory, sending Longdu into panic.

• Zhang Beihai learned that the [Firmament] system could hold Yue Xiaofei for only about thirty more minutes.
• Cao Zhengchun blamed Yue Xiaofei’s crisis on his instability and denied responsibility for luring the Sun King with a bounty.
• Cao Zhengchun presented an authorization for weapons of mass destruction and declared that a targeted elimination of Yue Xiaofei had been approved.
• Zhang Beihai defended Yue Xiaofei and resisted Cao Zhengchun, while Bureau 7 soldiers reached for their sidearms.
• Cao Zhengchun invoked the [Supreme Extermination Order] and ordered civilians within ten kilometers of the abandoned steel factory to evacuate.
• Air-raid sirens and emergency broadcasts spread panic across Longdu.

As the military prepared to destroy the abandoned Steel Factory with missiles, Ning Hongye chose to remain beside the corrupted Yue Xiaofei. Her presence stirred pain and confusion in him, but his renewed attacks pushed the [Firmament] barrier toward collapse, leaving the two of them alone at the factory.

• Zhao Mengsheng learned that the [Extermination Order] had targeted his nephew Yue Xiaofei and prepared to return to Longdu, while Xu Anbang set out for Military Headquarters to demand an explanation.
• Asura Hall and the [Reverse Scale] squad faced orders to evacuate as Yue Xiaofei continued attacking the barrier, and Ning Hongye woke and announced that she would stay with him.
• Ning Hongye pressed her hand to the barrier and told Yue Xiaofei she was with him, prompting him to look at her and struggle with the thought that he might have hurt her.
• Yue Xiaofei resumed his attacks with greater force, and the [Firmament] system reported cracks, surging energy readings, and dwindling reserves.
• The Nether King led Asura Hall's members away, Stone Monkey urged the [Reverse Scale] squad to evacuate, and Ning Hongye remained alone outside the barrier with Yue Xiaofei inside it.

Hawkeye launched the Godslayer missile at Yue Xiaofei and Ning Hongye, and the blast engulfed Longdu’s Western Suburbs. As the explosion swallowed them, a second, more immense Emperor Engine began to beat within the flames.

• Hawkeye obeyed the launch order and fired the Godslayer missile toward the area enclosed by the Firmament system.
• Zhang Beihai confronted Cao Zhengchun and vowed that he and the Cao Family would pay for what they had done.
• Ning Hongye accepted the approaching blast and opened her arms, while Yue Xiaofei struggled to survive and gathered earth into a massive rock shield.
• The Godslayer missile struck Yue Xiaofei’s shield, and the explosion destroyed the Firmament barrier and vaporized the surrounding area.
• A second, more immense Emperor Engine sounded from within the explosion.

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.