Chapter Summaries

Yue Xiaofei rejected a BBC reporter’s accusation that planting a flag on Mount Fuji was aggression, declaring that peace and international law depended on military strength. After his forceful reply left Thompson speechless, an NHK reporter challenged Yue’s rapid rise in rank and accused him of preparing for militarism.

• Thompson asked Yue Xiaofei whether planting a flag on Mount Fuji violated international law.
• Yue Xiaofei invoked Britain’s past aggression against China and argued that strength determined peace and international rules.
• Yue Xiaofei declared that dignity existed at the sword’s edge and truth within cannon range, drawing cheers from Dragon Kingdom viewers and leaving Thompson speechless.
• Kojiro Kojima took the microphone and challenged Yue’s young age and high rank, accusing him of preparing for reckless militarism.

Yue Xiaofei silenced hostile reporters from Japan and Eagle Country with fierce rebuttals and declared that the Dragon Kingdom could march on its enemies. Han Duoduo then exposed both reporters as foreign intelligence operatives, leaving the parade square in an uproar.

• Yue Xiaofei rebuked Kojiro Kojima over Japan’s history of aggression and defended the military rank he had earned by killing a Japanese “god.”
• Yue Xiaofei mocked Thompson and Eagle Country’s aging warships, then declared that the era of the Eight-Nation Alliance was over and the Dragon Kingdom could march on its enemies.
• The crowd repeated Yue Xiaofei’s declaration as Han Duoduo secretly used her Tactical Computer to change the parade screens.
• The screens revealed dossiers identifying Thompson as MI6 operative Thomas Anderson and Kojiro Kojima as Japanese intelligence operative Yuichi Watanabe.
• The exposed dossiers stunned the crowd, which erupted in outrage upon learning the reporters were spies.

Yue Xiaofei exposed Thompson and Kojiro Kojima as spies, had the guards arrest them, and warned foreign forces not to provoke the Dragon Kingdom. As he returned to Reverse Scale’s formation, a mysterious scarlet emblem hijacked the ceremony’s giant screens.

• Thompson and Kojiro Kojima saw their secret identities and mission histories exposed, and Kojiro Kojima collapsed in terror.
• Yue Xiaofei taunted the two spies, and guards arrested Thompson and Yuichi Watanabe in front of the cameras.
• Yue Xiaofei warned foreign forces that the Dragon Kingdom would not tolerate provocation, then left the platform to cheers.
• As Yue Xiaofei approached the final step, the giant screens distorted and turned scarlet after the broadcast channels were locked down.
• A huge emblem resembling an eyeball made of countless moving pupils appeared on the screens, frightening the guests.

Han Duoduo was injured by a mysterious psychic signal as the Ancient Gods Church demonstrated its power and demanded that nations submit. The Six-Winged Apostle declared that the gods had returned and threatened to destroy those who resisted.

• Han Duoduo tried to trace the invading signal, but its immense psychic force struck her and left her bleeding and helpless.
• A blond man in a thunderous robe appeared above an ice field and erased its enormous icebergs with a lightning bolt.
• A Six-Winged Apostle burned a vast mountain range with golden fire, while the broadcast spread the destruction worldwide.
• The Six-Winged Apostle announced the return of the gods and spiritual qi, and said Western nations had submitted Surrender Petitions to the Ancient Gods Church.
• The Six-Winged Apostle promised divine gifts to those who obeyed and threatened to reduce resisters to scorched earth and annihilate their souls.

Key plot points and events

• A supernatural broadcast shows an apocalyptic landscape, convincing the world that the gods are real and capable of immense destruction.
• The Six-Winged Apostle singles out Yue Xiaofei, mocks the Dragon Kingdom’s military strength and recent triumphs, and delivers an ultimatum on behalf of the Ancient Gods Church: within three days, the kingdom must dismantle its defenses in the Kunlun Mountains, surrender the Nine Cauldrons, and open its borders to the gods.
• The Apostle threatens to destroy the eastern land and its civilization if the demands are refused, then ends the broadcast.
• Panic sweeps the world. Some Western governments declare the Church their state religion, while people pray in the streets and rumors inflame fear. Officials in Longdu consider fleeing.
• Yue remains defiant. Feeling the Emperor Engine and Divine Sequence 003, the Black Emperor, respond to the challenge, he prepares himself to oppose the so-called gods.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei stands firm amid global terror, rejecting the gods’ authority and showing fierce resolve to defend his country.
• Su Wanning shifts from pride in Yue’s speech to fear for his safety.
• Su Guohua, newly revived, panics at the supernatural threat and collapses again.
• Jiang Lan trembles but keeps her attention on Yue, worried for him.
• Many foreign leaders and dignitaries reveal their fear by submitting to the Church or contemplating escape.

Significant themes

• Defiance versus domination: The gods demand submission, while Yue refuses to yield.
• Fear and mass panic: A display of overwhelming power triggers religious fervor, rumors, and political capitulation.
• Human power versus the divine: The Apostle dismisses human achievements, but Yue sees the gods as powerful beings—not truly beyond challenge.
• National sovereignty and heritage: The demands target the Dragon Kingdom’s defenses, territory, and ancient treasures.

Character interactions

• The Apostle directly humiliates and threatens Yue and the Dragon Kingdom.
• Yue’s family watches the confrontation with fear and concern, while Su Guohua reacts in terror.
• The Apostle’s broadcast influences governments and civilians worldwide, turning a direct threat into a global crisis.

Yue Xiaofei joined Dragon Kingdom’s leaders inside the Red Walls as they confronted the world’s growing worship of the gods. Ye Jincheng revealed the ancient [Classic of Mountains and Seas] and explained that the beings called gods were higher-dimensional energy life-forms known as False Gods.

• Yue Xiaofei followed a secretary into a heavily guarded conference room inside the Red Walls, where Long Qianshan, Xu Anbang, Ye Jincheng, and other leaders watched reports of global panic and worship.
• Xu Anbang acknowledged that the videos of the gods’ power had frightened ordinary people, while a general condemned those who had already surrendered.
• Ye Jincheng and Long Qianshan used matching keys to open a secure mechanical safe and revealed an ancient rosewood box.
• Ye Jincheng opened the box and showed Yue Xiaofei and the leaders a golden-thread scroll called the [Classic of Mountains and Seas].
• Ye Jincheng explained that the scroll and generations of research identified the gods as higher-dimensional energy life-forms called False Gods.

Ye Jincheng explained that Yu the Great forged the Nine Cauldrons to seal the world against False Gods, and Yue Xiaofei realized his parents had been fighting them. The conference room learned that leaders in at least seven countries had accepted the False Gods’ power, as footage showed one of them killing a Dragon Kingdom agent.

• Ye Jincheng told Yue Xiaofei that False Gods fed on faith and fear and descended when the dimensional barrier weakened.
• Ye Jincheng revealed that Yu the Great cast the Nine Cauldrons to seal the Nine Provinces Dragon Veins and expel False Gods from the world.
• Long Qianshan explained that the Ancient Gods Church sought to destroy the Nine Cauldrons and let its masters enter the world.
• Yue Xiaofei realized that his parents had been guarding the seal and fighting the False Gods on a hidden front.
• A military intelligence Major General reported that leaders in at least seven countries had mutated after accepting the power of Divine Agents.
• Footage showed a European president surviving a laser attack and crushing the Dragon Kingdom agent who had fired it.

After watching the Divine Agents demonstrate their overwhelming powers, Dragon Kingdom’s leaders argued over whether to negotiate or fight. Long Qianshan and Yue Xiaofei rejected surrender, and Yue Xiaofei’s killing intent left the conference room stunned.

• Military footage showed seven Divine Agents using superhuman powers to destroy weapons and kill soldiers.
• Officials debated whether to negotiate with the gods, while Yue Xiaofei silently condemned those willing to surrender.
• Long Qianshan silenced the argument and declared that Dragon Kingdom would never kneel.
• Long Qianshan asked Yue Xiaofei whether they should fight and how they should wage the war.
• Yue Xiaofei answered, “Fight until they kneel!” and unleashed an imperial killing intent that froze the room.

Key plot points and events

• At an emergency meeting, Yue Xiaofei argues that the Dragon Kingdom must fight the supernatural threat. The leaders agree that conventional forces and existing command structures are inadequate.
• Ye Jincheng presents the Swordbearer Act, creating an extraordinary agency with authority over the nation’s military, intelligence, research, and logistics resources. Its mission is to eliminate domestic traitors and repel the False Gods.
• The proposal passes unanimously. Long Qianshan appoints Yue Xiaofei head of the Ninth Bureau, gives him the codename Swordbearer, and entrusts him with the Black Dragon Tally—the token granting access to the Bureau’s authority.
• Yue accepts the responsibility and vows that even gods will fall before his sword.
• The scene shifts to the Ninth Bureau’s secret underground headquarters. Reverse Scale Special Forces prepare for war, each reacting to the threat with anger and determination. Yue enters the command hall at the end.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei moves from decisive advocate of resistance to the nation’s chosen leader. He accepts immense power as a solemn duty rather than a personal honor.
• Long Qianshan demonstrates confidence in Yue and helps formalize the new command structure.
• Ye Jincheng takes pride in his grandson while also feeling concern and relief as responsibility passes to him.
• Reverse Scale members channel fear and shock into resolve: Ugly Ox trusts his shield, Wild Chicken readies his pistols, Bai Bing sharpens her focus, and Han Duoduo turns her humiliation into a plan to strike back at the enemy online.

Significant themes

• Duty and sacrifice: Yue’s appointment frames leadership as a burden carried for the people.
• Unity in crisis: Political differences disappear as the leaders unanimously authorize extraordinary action.
• Resistance against overwhelming power: The soldiers refuse to accept the False Gods as invincible.
• Power and responsibility: The Black Dragon Tally symbolizes both unprecedented authority and the weight of protecting the nation.

Character interactions

• Yue’s declaration persuades the leaders to commit to fighting.
• Long Qianshan formally appoints Yue and entrusts him with the Black Dragon Tally in a public oath-taking moment.
• The Reverse Scale team’s preparations reveal their shared resolve, though each expresses it in a distinct way.
• Yue’s arrival at headquarters reunites him with the forces now preparing to follow his command.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei arrives at the command hall and formally reorganizes Reverse Scale Squad as the Ninth Bureau, First Action Sequence.
• He declares the squad’s new mission: fight the self-proclaimed “gods” seeking to enslave humanity. He names himself their supreme commander, with the codename Swordbearer.
• The twelve warriors exchange their old uniforms for black, scale-patterned battle robes bearing a red sword emblem, then swear an oath to defend the nation even unto death.
• Turning from ceremony to strategy, Yue recognizes that the enemy’s three-day ultimatum is a trap meant to draw Dragon Kingdom’s forces to Kunlun and surrender the initiative. He decides not to let the enemy dictate events: the best defense is a good offense.
• Yue orders Han Duoduo to locate the source of the enemy’s global broadcast, infiltrate the network to map the Ancient Gods Church’s bases and connections, and identify potential recruits within Dragon Kingdom.

Character developments

• Yue Xiaofei embraces his new role as both commander and strategist. Though the squad’s anger and battle hunger are palpable, he stresses that planning—not emotion alone—will win the war.
• Han Duoduo is eager to redeem herself and immediately accepts a demanding intelligence-gathering mission.
• The squad members collectively transform from national honor guards into a covert force dedicated to combating supernatural enemies.

Significant themes

• Duty and sacrifice: The Swordbearers bind themselves to the nation and accept death as a possible price.
• Transformation and renewed purpose: New uniforms and a new name mark the squad’s shift from ceremonial service to active resistance.
• Strategic initiative: Yue sees through the ultimatum’s psychological trap and chooses to pursue intelligence and offensive action rather than react blindly.
• Unity against oppression: The team’s oath and coordinated response establish their shared resolve to resist the Ancient Gods Church.

Character interactions

• Yue addresses the squad, defines its new identity, and leads its oath; the warriors answer him with a unified pledge.
• He then gives Han Duoduo three direct assignments. She responds at attention, showing eagerness to serve under his command.

Yue Xiaofei went to recruit Li Jiahao, a high school student assessed as a likely candidate for Divine Sequence 009 [Sword Immortal]. When Ancient Gods Church assassins ambushed Li in Water Alley, Li picked up a rotten twig and declared that he had attained enlightenment.

• Yue Xiaofei reviewed Li Jiahao's dossier and considered how to bring him back to Longdu.
• Yue Xiaofei found Li Jiahao strolling through Water Alley and detected three armed Ancient Gods Church death soldiers hiding on the rooftops.
• The assassins fired poisoned armor-piercing bullets at Li Jiahao, and Yue Xiaofei prepared to intervene.
• Li Jiahao picked up a rotten twig, declared that he had attained enlightenment, and traced a semicircle through the air, freezing the air in Water Alley.

Li Jiahao used the rain in Water Alley to kill three deathsworn assassins, but his power vanished when the weather cleared and left him exhausted. Yue Xiaofei revealed himself as a Swordbearer from the Ninth Bureau and showed that he knew Li Jiahao’s identity and Divine Sequence.

• Li Jiahao suspended the rain and shattered the assassins’ armor-piercing bullets with droplets of water.
• Li Jiahao turned the rain into countless sword-like streaks and sliced the three assassins into pieces.
• Two Bureau 7 lookouts witnessed Li Jiahao’s power and ordered his rating raised.
• The rain stopped, Li Jiahao’s power ended, and he collapsed with cramps and exhaustion.
• Yue Xiaofei suppressed Li Jiahao with his aura, then identified himself as a Swordbearer and confronted him with knowledge of his background.

Key plot points and events

• Yue Xiaofei reveals that Li Jiahao’s attackers were operatives from the Ancient Gods Church, which is infiltrating the country and targeting people with newly awakened powers.
• Jiahao learns that his ability, [Sword Immortal], is formidable when water is available: he can turn it into deadly sword-like attacks. In dry conditions, however, he is physically weak and largely defenseless.
• Yue offers him protection and training with the newly established Ninth Bureau in Longdu. Jiahao eagerly accepts, thrilled to join a secret organization and fight otherworldly threats.
• Four hours later, they arrive at the Bureau’s concealed bunker. Jiahao is awed by its security and military technology.
• In the command hall, members of Reverse Scale Squad mock Jiahao’s slight build and dramatic manner. He responds with grandiose claims about the sword, provoking Wild Chicken, but Yue stops the confrontation and introduces him as Sequence 009, [Sword Immortal].

Character developments

• Li Jiahao is boastful and theatrical, but beneath the swagger he understands how vulnerable he is without water and is frightened by the threat. The chance to train and serve the country excites him, though he remains nervous in the bunker.
• Yue Xiaofei is direct and pragmatic. He recruits Jiahao by stressing both the danger he faces and the need to master his ability, then maintains firm authority over the squad.
• Reverse Scale Squad is introduced as a formidable, disciplined team, though some members—especially Wild Chicken—are quick to judge and provoke the newcomer.

Character interactions

• Yue punctures Jiahao’s self-congratulation with a blunt warning about his limitations and the Church’s threat.
• Jiahao eagerly accepts the offer, then struggles to keep up as Yue leaves him with a five-minute packing deadline.
• At the bunker, Ugly Ox and Wild Chicken challenge Jiahao’s credibility. Jiahao answers with exaggerated confidence, and Yue ends the dispute by asserting his rank and explaining Jiahao’s unusual strength.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Jiahao’s impressive ability depends heavily on the environment, making training and preparation essential.
• Fantasy meeting reality: Jiahao’s dream of joining a secret organization becomes real, but so do the dangers and limitations.
• Belonging and judgment: Jiahao enters an established team as an outsider and must prove himself beyond his dramatic persona.

Reverse Scale discovered that a mole had enabled the Ancient Gods Church to infiltrate Longdu, while the Yi Family’s head secretly aided the Church’s attack on the Nine Cauldrons Branch Altar. The crisis grew as Su Wanning failed to reach Yue Xiaofei.

• Han Duoduo warned that the Eastern Suburb Branch Altar had gone offline after black liquid appeared in its underground defenses, and Reverse Scale suspected a mole had let the Ancient Gods Church into Longdu.
• Ning Hongye silently cut a lock of Li Jiahao’s hair when he tried to approach her, then joined Yue Xiaofei and the others.
• Old Master Yi confirmed that his family had smuggled the Church’s Heavy Water Apostles and Black Core into the Eastern Suburbs in exchange for eternal life and power.
• The black-clad Church member said the Black Core would rupture the Dragon Vein formation and promised that the Church would crush Yue Xiaofei afterward.
• Su Wanning repeatedly tried to call Yue Xiaofei but could not reach him because his number was protected by military encryption.

• Su Wanning’s regret: After learning that her former betrothed, Yue Xiaofei, is now a legendary young major general, Su Wanning realizes she once dismissed and mistreated him. She tries desperately to get his attention as his military convoy passes, but he never looks back. She is left in tears, while her mother, Jiang Lan, tells her that Xiaofei now belongs to a world beyond hers.
• Xiaofei’s mission: Yue Xiaofei rides with Li Jiahao and Ning Hongye toward an impending battle in the Eastern Suburbs. Their armed convoy pushes through the city under emergency military control. Xiaofei is focused entirely on the threat ahead, underscoring how completely his life has changed.
• The attack on the Yu Province Cauldron: At the Nine Cauldrons First Sub-altar, the Ancient Gods Church has breached the underground fortress and killed its defenders. Two A-Level fanatics, the Heavy Water Walkers, use a corrupting artifact called the Black Core—an evil crystal tied to an ancient deep-sea god—to poison the Yu Province Cauldron and threaten Longdu’s ley lines.
  Character developments and interactions: Su Wanning’s pride gives way to grief and self-reproach as she recognizes the consequences of her past choices. Jiang Lan comforts her but bluntly acknowledges the gulf between her and Xiaofei. Xiaofei, meanwhile, shows no awareness of their encounter, emphasizing his single-minded commitment to the crisis. His companions Li Jiahao and Ning Hongye accompany him into danger.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts ordinary life with a heroic, almost divine world; explores regret and the irreversibility of past choices; and raises the stakes through the threatened corruption of the nation’s spiritual and physical foundations.

Plot points

• Two A-Level Ancient Gods Church fanatics prepare to place the Deep Sea Black Core against the Bronze Cauldron, threatening the Nine Cauldrons’ formation.
• Yue Xiaofei crashes into the hall, his powerful heartbeat dispersing the fanatics’ Heavy Water Domain and leaving them too injured to move.
• He kills both with a brief draw of the Hongming Blade, then catches the falling Black Core before it can strike the cauldron.
• Yue senses another enemy hiding nearby and draws out Augustine, the Church’s red-robed deacon and “Water Mage,” who is close to National Authority Level.
• Augustine challenges Yue and unleashes a supernatural storm above the base. As he vanishes into a vortex, he taunts Yue to follow him to the surface.

Character developments and interactions

• Yue Xiaofei is shown as exceptionally powerful, controlled, and protective of the Nine Cauldrons. He dispatches the immediate threat swiftly but remains alert to a greater danger.
• The fanatics are consumed by religious zeal, yet their confidence collapses when Yue appears; they are killed before they can complete their plan.
• Augustine is revealed as a formidable, calculating opponent who has concealed himself while using the fanatics as pawns. He dismisses Yue as merely mortal and escalates the confrontation by manipulating the weather.
• Yue and Augustine exchange taunts and challenges, setting up a direct battle beyond the underground hall.

Significant themes

• Defense of the homeland and its heritage: Yue intervenes to protect the Bronze Cauldron and the Nine Cauldrons.
• Human strength versus divine power: Augustine claims mortal ability is insignificant beside the ancient gods, while Yue’s extraordinary feats challenge that belief.
• Escalating danger: The immediate attack is stopped, but Augustine’s arrival and storm signal a much larger confrontation.

Plot points and events

• Augustine, having merged with water, erupts from an underground ventilation shaft and creates God’s Wrath Tide: a nearly hundred-meter water giant powered by a National Authority-level storm. He targets Yue Xiaofei, whose team is stranded behind a security line.
• As the giant’s crushing blow bears down, Li Jiahao awakens to the downpour. Revealed as a Concept God, his power grows without limit as long as rain and water are present.
• Wielding a rusty iron bar like a sword, Li Jiahao sends out a green arc that splits the water giant and cuts through the storm clouds, stopping the rain. The feat leaves him completely drained, and the iron bar crumbles.
• Augustine survives and, in desperation, tears out his heart and a Divine-Status Shard. He prepares to detonate it, threatening to destroy the Eastern Suburbs. Han Duoduo warns the team of the blast, Ugly Ox braces to protect them, and Yue Xiaofei moves to intervene.
• Just before the detonation, an unfamiliar, cool voice tells Augustine to stop. The chapter ends before the speaker’s identity or the crisis’s outcome is revealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Jiahao shifts from a seemingly unimpressive, theatrical boy into a genuine godlike force in the rain. His immense power contrasts with his familiar bravado and comic exhaustion afterward; even weakened, he keeps up his “tough” act.
• Yue Xiaofei remains resolute, preparing to face Augustine’s attack and later attempting to stop the impending explosion.
• Augustine moves from arrogant confidence to shock at Li Jiahao’s impossible power, then to suicidal desperation. His clash with Li Jiahao becomes the chapter’s central confrontation.
• Han Duoduo identifies both the scale of Augustine’s attack and the danger of his final gambit, while Ugly Ox readies himself to shield the others.

Significant themes

• Power beyond conventional rules: Li Jiahao’s rain-bound sword stroke ignores ordinary limits of distance, physics, and energy.
• Hidden strength and comic contrast: Li’s absurdly grand claims accompany real, world-shaking ability, followed immediately by his helpless collapse.
• Escalating sacrifice and danger: Augustine’s willingness to give up his life with the shard raises the stakes even after his defeat.
• Team protection and resolve: The squad responds to the threat by warning one another, preparing to defend themselves, and trying to intervene.

• Augustine’s attempted self-destruction is stopped. As his godhead fragment begins to collapse, Ning Hongye reveals one of her double pupils. Her gaze strips supernatural power from Augustine and the fragment: the godhead becomes ordinary stone, his water-based transformation disappears, and he is left a powerless, dying old man.
• The team captures Augustine for interrogation. Ning confirms he is still alive, then returns to the Chariot. Yue Xiaofei orders Ugly Ox to break Augustine’s arms and legs and keep him breathing. Han Duoduo uses a neural interface to extract information from him.
• The conspiracy reaches a powerful source. Less than twenty minutes later, Han Duoduo reports that the mole who helped the Ancient Gods Church, disabled the Garrison District’s Third Radar Zone, and leaked the Nine Cauldrons’ underground plans is the Yi Family patriarch.
  Character developments and interactions: Ning Hongye’s brief display reveals the terrifying, rule-erasing force she has kept sealed beneath her ribbon; she remains emotionally detached even after saving the group. Yue Xiaofei responds to the danger with controlled authority, directing the capture and interrogation. Ugly Ox obeys with grim enthusiasm, while Han Duoduo proves effective at extracting intelligence. Augustine’s confidence collapses into helpless disbelief as his power is erased.
  Themes: The chapter contrasts apparent divine power with a force that can nullify its rules entirely. It also emphasizes the value—and brutality—of intelligence gathering, while setting up a wider political betrayal involving the Yi family.

After learning that Old Master Yi had helped the Ancient Gods Church infiltrate Longdu and steal military defenses, Yue Xiaofei mobilized the Swordbearers to raid the Yi Family’s ancestral residence. He confronted Yi Wenhai after the force smashed through the mansion gates.

• Han Duoduo reported that Old Master Yi had smuggled the Ancient Gods Church’s Heavy Water Apostles squad and Black Core into Longdu and provided them with defensive blueprints.
• Yue Xiaofei ordered Han Duoduo to map the assault route and instructed Ugly Ox and Wild Chicken to ready the Swordbearers and heavy vehicles.
• At 3:15 a.m., twelve armored vehicles smashed through the Yi Family’s gates and secured the courtyard.
• Yue Xiaofei stepped out before the Yi Family’s main residence, where Yi Wenhai accused him of treason for bringing troops to the mansion.

Yue Xiaofei confronted the Yi Family over its collusion with the Ancient Gods Church and used his authority as the Swordbearer to arrest the clan. After Old Master Yi ordered four deathsworn fighters to attack, Yue Xiaofei crushed them with his Emperor Engine and declared that he had state-sanctioned authority to eliminate threats beyond the reach of ordinary agencies.

• Old Master Yi threatened Yue Xiaofei and invoked his influence as head of a royal clan.
• Yue Xiaofei accused Old Master Yi of supplying the Nine Cauldrons Branch Altar Blueprint and exposed confession statements detailing the Yi Family's collusion with the Ancient Gods Church.
• Old Master Yi ordered four Ancient Martial Grandmasters to shoot Yue Xiaofei with armor-piercing guns.
• Yue Xiaofei unleashed his Emperor Engine, crushed the four fighters' knees, and forced Old Master Yi and the Yi Family members to their knees.
• Yue Xiaofei explained that the Swordbearer could act where Bureau 7 and National Security could not, and declared his state-sanctioned authority to execute threats before reporting.