Recaps

Shan, Margaret, and three others used five Wasteland Artifacts to weaken the Turtle Ancestor while it shed its shell, intending to take the shell for Lord Adam. Xiao Gang and his two companions arrived with guns and seized control, while the weakened Turtle Ancestor asked them for help and Xiao Gang refused.

• The Turtle Ancestor revealed its Black Tortoise bloodline and attacked the five, but Shan ordered them to activate their formation for Lord Adam.
• The formation suppressed the Turtle Ancestor’s defenses and forced it to shrink as it shed its shell, while the five lost their qi and special abilities.
• Shan and Margaret celebrated the Turtle Ancestor’s impending defeat and revealed Eden’s plan to use its shell and the Sword Crane’s Wing to make Adam a true human.
• Xiao Gang and his two companions arrived by speedboat and shot Margaret, forcing Shan and the others to kneel at gunpoint.
• The Turtle Ancestor begged Xiao Gang to help it survive and offered him its legacy, but Xiao Gang refused and ordered it to kneel too.

Doctor Lü assessed the crisis surrounding Sir Chang as a struggle against the Capital and ordered an all-out fight with Li Youxian to force negotiations. At sea, Xiao Gang and his companions held Margaret and Eden's people at gunpoint and tried to ransom them from Adam.

• Doctor Lü rejected killing Old Chang and said the Capital was the real opponent behind Li Youxian's arrival.
• Doctor Lü planned to visit the Capital to negotiate a safe surrender while ordering his allies to wage war against Li Youxian.
• Doctor Lü told Old Yang to transfer Little White Tiger and Old Ninth into secret custody so they could not be freed.
• Margaret tried to negotiate with Xiao Gang, but he shot her in the shoulder after she spoke in the Federation language.
• Shan offered money for their release, and Xiao Gang called Adam to demand a ransom.
• Xiao Gang demanded a trillion from Adam, who appeared naked on the video call.

Xiao Gang paid Eden a hundred million, then reneged on his promise and killed Shan and the other men aboard Eden’s boat. At the Police Bureau, Li Youxian helped Little White Tiger and Old Ninth escape custody, and the Lei Zis surrounded the building as Little White Tiger vowed to avenge Xiao Gang if he was dead.

• Third Uncle received a text confirming that Xiao Gang’s payment of a hundred million had reached his bank account.
• Xiao Gang refused to release the hostages, shot Shan and the other men, and tossed his phone into the sea after Eden’s boat exploded.
• Minister Yang blocked Li Youxian from taking Little White Tiger and Old Ninth out of the Police Bureau, claiming the Justice Department had ordered their secret detention.
• After Li Youxian shouted that something had happened to Xiao Gang, an explosion struck Old Ninth’s cell, and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth broke their Special Handcuffs.
• Hundreds of Lei Zis surrounded the Police Bureau to welcome Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, while Little White Tiger threatened to kill whoever was responsible if Xiao Gang was gone.

Doctor ordered Minister Yang to use the Leng Family heir’s death to stir public opinion against Chun Prefecture while avoiding a direct confrontation with Little White Tiger. At sea, Xiao Gang and his companions recovered Sir Chang and found the tiny Turtle Ancestor, whose blood Sister Yuan needed.

• Doctor instructed Minister Yang to steer media coverage of the Leng Family heir’s death toward Chun Prefecture and warned him not to arrest or fight Little White Tiger.
• Steven complained that Doctor was surrendering power, then met Cain, who offered to help him against their common enemy.
• Xiao Gang and his companions watched five Eden members sink, recovered Sir Chang, and dragged him behind their speedboat.
• Turtle Ancestor called to Xiao Gang for help, explaining that a villain’s scheme and an array had left him unable to protect himself.
• Langzi persuaded Xiao Gang to rescue Turtle Ancestor because Sister Yuan needed his blood, and the boys were shocked to find he was a palm-sized turtle.

Xiao Gang, Langzi, and Yueyue kidnapped the injured Turtle Ancestor and threatened him for his heart's blood. Meanwhile, the Lei Zis attacked the Chang Family estate, leaving Zhu Le'er to choose between answering the Chang Family's pleas and remaining loyal to Chun Prefecture; she answered the call but hung up without agreeing to help.

• Xiao Gang, Langzi, and Yueyue learned that ordinary Demon Ancestor blood could not awaken them and demanded the Turtle Ancestor's scarce heart's blood.
• Yueyue cracked the Turtle Ancestor's shell, and the three men kidnapped him and took him back to the city.
• The Lei Zis stormed the Chang Family estate, killed its guards, and questioned the kneeling household about Sir Chang's whereabouts.
• Old Ninth ordered the Lei Zis to deal with the arriving police while Little White Tiger blamed the Chang Family for Xiao Gang's disappearance and Sir Chang's actions.
• Li Youxian advised Zhu Le'er not to answer calls from the Great Chang Family, warning that Chun Prefecture's support was more reliable.
• After the Chang Family's Old Man begged her to save his relatives, Zhu Le'er answered the call and then silently hung up.

Cain used his time abilities to freeze the Chang Family courtyard and approached Old Ninth and Little White Tiger, but they attacked him and proved immune to his power. Cain proposed a deal to settle Eden’s conflict with them, but the chapter ended with Old Ninth and Little White Tiger refusing his demand and preparing to fight.

• Cain froze time across the Chang Family courtyard as Zhu Le'er watched, unable to move or warn Old Ninth.
• Little White Tiger attacked Cain, and Old Ninth seized his head, but Cain said the power of law could not affect them and revealed that he served Lord Adam.
• Cain healed his wounds with his time ability and explained that Eden had wanted to restrain them temporarily rather than fight over Turtle Ancestor.
• Cain said Eden would punish Sir Chang for acting on his own, then revealed that Old Ninth’s subordinates had killed the apostle Shan and demanded they kill three youths in return.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger refused Cain’s demand and stepped forward to fight, defending Xiao Gang and the other youths.

Cain fought Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to a standstill before Gainan pulled him through a spatial rift, but Cain aged dozens of Lei Zis with his final attack. Old Ninth spared the Chang Family at Zhu Le’er’s request, then retaliated against the Great Chang Family, whose compound Overlord destroyed.

• Cain battled Old Ninth and Little White Tiger until Gainan dragged him through a spatial rift, and Cain used Temporal Power to age dozens of Lei Zis before vanishing.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger resolved to find Xiao Gang and later attack Cain’s base, while Old Ninth ordered the Chang Family buried and threatened its backers.
• Zhu Le’er pleaded for the Chang Family, so Old Ninth spared them but ended his relationship with her and warned the Zhu Family not to interfere again.
• Old Ninth called Old Man Chang and threatened to have his father kill either the Little Chang Family or the Great Chang Family; Old Man Chang chose the Little Chang Family.
• Overlord attacked the Great Chang Family compound, threw Chang Jiang and Old Man Chang aside, and ordered the estate leveled.

Gainan stopped Cain from attacking the people who killed Shan, and Cain agreed to seek revenge through the Dragon Kingdom instead. Meanwhile, Li Youxian and the others discovered that Turtle Ancestor was a shameless, unusually durable ordinary turtle, then bargained for his heart’s blood and heard that he might recover faster at a place Li Youxian knew.

• Gainan warned Cain that fighting further would harm both sides and that Eden needed time to carry out Lord Adam’s plan.
• Cain suggested letting the Dragon Kingdom kill White Garment, and Gainan tacitly agreed as long as Cain did not endanger Eden.
• Li Youxian and the others learned that Turtle Ancestor’s Black Tortoise appearance was a disguise and that his main strength was surviving attacks.
• Little White Tiger demanded Turtle Ancestor’s heart’s blood, and Turtle Ancestor agreed to provide it as he regained strength in stages.
• Turtle Ancestor promised to recover to One-Star in a month and Three-Star in three months after Old Ninth threatened to roast him.
• Li Youxian offered to take Turtle Ancestor to a place with abundant spiritual energy that might help him recover.

Li Youxian negotiated for Old Turtle to teach Little White Tiger and Old Ninth the Nine-Armored Black Tortoise Art in exchange for access to the Small World. After they agreed on two levels, Li Youxian revealed he intended to secure the rest later and ordered Xiao Gang to raid Old Turtle’s lair.

• Li Youxian persuaded Old Turtle that the Small World was a beautiful, spiritually rich place, then demanded a trade for access.
• Li Youxian praised Old Turtle’s defensive art and negotiated for him to teach Little White Tiger and Old Ninth its levels.
• Little White Tiger sent Old Turtle into the Small World, and Old Turtle agreed to teach them two levels in exchange for returning there.
• Li Youxian explained that Old Turtle might eventually teach them the rest of the art and presented it as a graduation gift for his disciples.
• Li Youxian instructed Xiao Gang to take Lei Zi and raid Old Turtle’s lair for his hidden treasures.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth reflected on their troubled relationships while drinking in Hong Kong Government, and Yu Leer and Tang Tang were attacked after leaving a hospital. Yu Leer called Old Ninth for help as Tang Tang tried to escape their pursuers.

• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth discussed their fears for their brothers and accepted that Old Ninth and Zhu Le'er could not be together.
• Old Ninth admitted he could live without Zhu Le'er and dismissed the chance of seeing Yu Leer again, though her name on his wallet caught his eye.
• Yu Leer learned from her examination that she was still a virgin, and she and Tang Tang discussed Old Ninth before planning Yu Leer's return to the Federation.
• Two seven-seater cars boxed in Tang Tang and Yu Leer's car at a traffic light, and Tang Tang tried to drive them out of the ambush.
• Yu Leer called Old Ninth for help, believing instinctively that he was the one who could protect her.

Tang Tang and Yu Leer were kidnapped by professional Awakened, prompting Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to race to their rescue. Old Ninth stopped the kidnappers, but a hidden speed-powered expert escaped with both women and warned him to await his boss’s call.

• Tang Tang called Old Ninth while she and Yu Leer were being pursued, and Old Ninth rallied the Lei Zis to help them.
• A roadblock caused the women’s car to crash, and masked kidnappers seized them and said they would take them overseas.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger caught up with the kidnappers, subdued their Awakened fighters, and killed several attackers as Old Ninth demanded to know who had sent them.
• The kidnappers threatened Yu Leer with a bomb, but Old Ninth and Little White Tiger rushed in and seized the remote after their leader stabbed himself to help his men escape.
• A hidden seven-awakened speed expert grabbed Tang Tang and Yu Leer, escaped after using them to stop Old Ninth’s pursuit, and told him to await his boss’s call.
• Old Ninth concluded that the abduction came from someone bearing a grudge and ordered the Lei Zis to kill everyone in the Hong Kong Government who might be responsible.

Cain and Steven plotted to use Old Ninth and Little White Tiger as pawns, but Steven's kidnappers abducted Tang Tang and Yu Leer instead. Cain then learned that Yu Leer had been kidnapped and realized his revenge scheme had spiraled out of control.

• Cain gave Steven two Holy Corpse Brain-Eating Worms and proposed using Zhu Le'er and Old Ninth to force Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to submit.
• After Cain left, Steven planned to impersonate Cain with a disguise Awakened and frame the Westerners for Old Ninth's murder.
• Steven discovered that his kidnappers had taken Tang Tang and Yu Leer rather than Zhu Le'er, and feared the consequences of abducting Tang Tang.
• Cain met Gainan and explained that he had deceived Steven about controlling the worms, intending to make Old Ninth kill Steven and his allies.
• A news report announced Yu Leer's kidnapping, and Cain realized that Steven's people had abducted Eve and panicked.

Official Tang locked down the territory after his daughter Tang Tang was kidnapped, forcing Steven’s airport kidnappers to abandon their operation. Old Ninth received a suspicious call claiming his woman was being held at the scrapyard beach, while he and his men recognized the setup as a trap.

• Official Tang arrived at the airport with elite forces and ordered a territory-wide lockdown and an urgent search for Tang Tang’s kidnappers.
• Steven’s second batch of kidnappers watched security tighten around Zhu Le'er and abandoned their attempt to take her.
• Steven ordered his men to release Tang Tang, dispose of everyone who had contact with her, and contact Old Ninth.
• Old Ninth questioned Old Man Leng at the Leng Family residence until a caller claimed to have his woman and demanded that Old Ninth come alone to the scrapyard beach at eight.
• Old Ninth and his men suspected the caller was connected to Sir Chang and mocked the amateurish setup, while Old Man Leng remained at their mercy.

Old Ninth prepared to face the forces targeting him, while Steven assembled an army of mercenaries and Lei Zis to kill him. The chapter ended with Steven waiting confidently for Old Ninth at the Scrapyard.

• Old Man ordered Li Youxian to root out the people behind the Chang Family and ensure the Hong Kong Government supported Old Ninth.
• Li Youxian told Old Ninth that the kidnappers had released Tang Tang and revealed that he had arranged reinforcements from the Tang Family.
• Old Ninth and his brothers set out for the Scrapyard while Li Youxian headed to the Tang Family.
• Steven gathered more than eleven hundred mercenaries and Lei Zis, offering them large sums to kill Old Ninth.
• Steven displayed heaps of cash and waited for Old Ninth to arrive, confident his hired forces would kill him.

Steven held Yu Leer captive to lure Old Ninth into an ambush, then forced him to endure attacks by the Lei Zis without fighting back. After Old Ninth dispersed his Qi to protect Yu Leer, hidden experts broke a Dragon Scale on his abdomen and wounded him.

• Steven waited at the warehouse with Yu Leer bound, confident Old Ninth would be killed if he came to rescue her.
• Old Ninth entered the market and threw his Chainsaw at Steven, but the Butler knocked it aside and was injured by its Qi.
• Old Ninth shrugged off the Lei Zis’ attacks until Steven had the Butler threaten Yu Leer and demanded that he stop defending himself.
• Old Ninth dispersed his Qi to keep Steven from hurting Yu Leer, and hidden experts attacked the same spot on his abdomen.
• A Seven Awakenings expert shattered Old Ninth’s cracked Dragon Scales and made him bleed, then revealed that Old Ninth had injured him the previous day.

Old Ninth endured Steven’s torture while waiting for the agreed time, and Li Youxian pressured Official Tang to join the fight against Steven. The chapter ended with Old Ninth’s alarm ringing and Official Tang confronting Li after Tang Tang was kidnapped, giving him a reason to act.

• Steven set four Seven Awakenings criminals on Old Ninth, who endured their attacks without crying out.
• Old Ninth insulted his attackers as they stabbed his shoulders and back, then smiled when his phone alarm rang.
• Li Youxian urged Official Tang to help him, but Official Tang refused and said Old Ninth was only a pawn.
• A bloodied guard reported that Tang Tang had been kidnapped while being escorted home, and Official Tang suspected Li Youxian had arranged it.
• Li Youxian told Official Tang that the kidnapping gave the Tang Family a reason to act and warned that Old Ninth’s father would not tolerate his death.

Old Ninth’s brothers and the Chun Prefecture Lei Zis arrived to rescue him and overwhelm Steven’s forces. With the Tang Family’s forces surrounding the market, Steven was captured as Old Ninth’s side began torturing Number Two.

• Old Ninth broke his chains as Xiao Gang, Langzi, and Yueyue rode into the market, threatened the attackers with explosives, and formed a guard around him.
• Little White Tiger arrived and subdued Number Two, while Old Ninth turned on Number Three and killed her.
• Hi Dog, Bone, Xiao Feng, and the Chun Prefecture Lei Zis joined the fight and routed the overseas mercenaries.
• Steven called for reinforcements, but the Tang Family’s Special Operations Team surrounded the market and ordered everyone inside to surrender.
• Little White Tiger held Number Two while Old Ninth ordered his brothers to make him scream, and Official Tang’s aide ordered the body cameras turned off.

Doctor secured Yang Huaimin's apparent support in exchange for surrendering his group's wealth, while Old Ninth used Uncle Hong's family and ancestral grave to break the hostage standoff at the Hong Kong Government market. The fight remained unresolved as Old Ninth confronted Steven and taunted the butler.

• Doctor left Yang Huaimin's study believing he could gain Bai and Ding's support, and his secretary reported that Yun Fei would arrange an introduction to Minister Bai.
• Yang Huaimin explained to Pan'er that he had given Doctor hope to ensure his group's assets would return to the people, then ordered the finance ministry to confiscate their wealth and Tian Bo to prevent any transfers.
• At the Hong Kong Government market, the butler held Yu Leer hostage and demanded that Old Ninth's men stop fighting.
• Old Ninth revealed that he had been buying time, showed Uncle Hong that his family was in his custody, and threatened to dig up his ancestors' graves.
• Uncle Hong erupted in fury as Old Ninth mocked Steven and suggested he would claim Uncle Hong's settlement fee and look after his family.

Old Ninth cornered Steven after Uncle Hong sacrificed himself to protect his family, but Steven threatened to unleash a brain-eating worm on Yu Leer. Old Ninth offered to eat it himself and confessed what had happened between him and Yu Leer, as strange auras gathered nearby.

• Old Ninth forced Uncle Hong to choose between betraying Doctor and saving his family, and Uncle Hong killed himself after securing their release.
• Steven ordered Number One and Number Four to attack Old Ninth, but they fled and were incapacitated by Black Six before Black Seven appeared.
• With his forces losing, Steven threatened to feed a Holy Corpse Brain-Eating Worm to either Old Ninth or Yu Leer, and Yu Leer volunteered to take it.
• Old Ninth agreed to eat the worm and told Yu Leer that he had been too nervous to go all the way when they were together.
• Old Ninth admitted he would take responsibility and said he would get Yu Leer pregnant if he had another chance.

Old Ninth survived the Brain-Eating Worm by secretly hiding it, while Yu Leer confessed her feelings and believed he was dying. As his brothers helped him stage a deathbed scene, Old Ninth tried to make Yu Leer fulfill his last wish.

• Yu Leer tried to eat the Brain-Eating Worm for Old Ninth, but Little White Tiger and the others intervened and defeated Steven's attack.
• Black Six, Black Seven, and Official Tang confronted Cain and Gainan; Black Six struck them down, but Cain used Temporal Power to heal himself and escape with Gainan.
• Yu Leer cradled Old Ninth as he pretended to be near death, while the others blocked Cain and Gainan from reaching them.
• Old Ninth secretly passed the Brain-Eating Worm to Little White Tiger, and Xiao Gang realized he had hidden it with a pickpocket's trick.
• Old Ninth's brothers played along with his fake death, and Yu Leer offered to fulfill his regrets.
• Old Ninth told Yu Leer to finish what they had started, prompting Black Six to suspect the group was trying to scam her into sex.

Li Youxian defeated Steven and arranged for him to stand trial in the Capital, while Old Ninth was taken to the hospital to recover. Little White Tiger guarded Old Ninth’s VIP room until a message sent him out to buy more condoms.

• Langzi and the brothers stopped Steven from exposing Old Ninth’s fake injury, and they kept him occupied until Old Ninth and Yu Leer were taken away.
• Li Youxian told Steven that the Capital would not spare him and revealed that Steven would be sent back to the Capital to stand trial.
• Steven realized that Li Youxian had used Tang Tang’s second kidnapping to frame him, while Official Tang admitted he had misunderstood who was responsible.
• Li Youxian said he would keep Steven alive until the Doctor paid back his stolen money, then left him to face the trial.
• Little White Tiger waited outside Old Ninth’s hospital room while Black Seven and Black Six joked about what was happening inside.
• Little White Tiger read a message telling him to buy another box of condoms and stormed away.

Old Ninth and Yu Leer argued after she discovered that he had faked being near death to spend the night with her. Li Youxian urged Yu Leer to recognize Old Ninth’s feelings, then told Old Ninth to take responsibility for the mess he had caused.

• The Lei Zis joked about Old Ninth’s night with Yu Leer until Iron Sir arrived with officers responding to a report of indecent behavior.
• Iron Sir entered the hospital room and found Yu Leer standing on Old Ninth while accusing him of deceiving her about his injuries.
• Old Ninth admitted he had wanted to sleep with Yu Leer, and Iron Sir realized the incident was a lovers’ quarrel and left with his officers.
• Li Youxian defended Old Ninth’s feelings for Yu Leer and explained that Old Ninth had risked his life to save her.
• Li Youxian told Old Ninth to take Yu Leer seriously and accept responsibility for what he had done.

Old Ninth and Yu Leer confessed their feelings and became a couple as Little White Tiger and the others prepared to leave Hong Kong Government. The group headed home, while Li Youxian took Xiao Gang with him to the Capital to keep him out of trouble.

• Old Ninth told Yu Leer he liked her, and they reconciled and became lovers.
• At the airport, Little White Tiger looked forward to reuniting with Xiao Yuan while Steven glared at the departing group in handcuffs.
• Xiao Gang said he planned to force himself on a girl he liked, so Li Youxian decided to take him to the Capital.
• Yu Leer asked Old Ninth about meeting his father, and Old Ninth told her to beat his ass if he got fierce.
• Old Ninth rejected a call from a familiar number and told Yu Leer it was a stranger.

Three months after Chun Prefecture recovered, its people celebrated as Xiao Yuan neared awakening. Little White Tiger and Old Ninth discussed turning Chun Prefecture into a supercity with government support, a plan that could weaken the Ma Family without an immediate war.

• Chun Prefecture celebrated with fireworks that signaled Xiao Yuan would soon awaken, and residents rushed toward Eight-Nine Prefecture.
• Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Yu Leer, and their allies gathered to celebrate, while Duan Ka lost a mahjong game and paid his debts.
• Duan Ka asked why Chun Prefecture was holding back from attacking the Ma Family, and Little White Tiger said their Lei Zi needed time to recover.
• Little White Tiger explained that the Capital was considering major Northeast development assistance, which Chun Prefecture and the Ma Family would compete to secure.
• Old Ninth said Chun Prefecture aimed to become a supercity that would draw in the Northeast's population and resources and gradually drain the Ma Family's strength.

Little White Tiger learned that investors led by Seventh Master were exploiting a treaty loophole to rebuild the Korean settlements and pressure Chun Prefecture to withdraw from the Peninsula. He put the dispute on hold until Xiao Yuan woke up and announced that he wanted to marry her.

• Little White Tiger explained that he wanted to double Chun Prefecture's size and build a stronger force, and Overlord agreed to support him.
• Fang Mu reported that investors led by Seventh Master were planning to build large Korean settlements, while demonstrations called for Dragon Kingdom troops to leave the Peninsula.
• Little White Tiger ordered the Fei Island forces to remain on the Peninsula and postponed other decisions until Xiao Yuan woke up.
• Little White Tiger told Overlord he wanted to marry Xiao Yuan, and Overlord eagerly agreed to send someone to propose.