Chapter Summaries

False Eye, Hei Ba, and the Lei Zis attacked an Amir Family casino and set fires across the settlement, claiming Old Ninth had ordered the assault. As the Amir Family leader sought help from the Bai Family and the Ruan Family, he began to suspect that someone else stood to benefit from the attack.

• False Eye and his men seized the casino, where Amir Sado confronted them after Matsais rushed in and A Chun triggered explosives.
• False Eye named Old Ninth as the man who ordered the attack, while Hei Ba intervened to fight Sado and the Lei Zis began robbing the gamblers.
• More armed Matsais entered and opened fire, but Xiao Feng's explosives and a Xiang Prefecture Lei Zi's Maxim gun overwhelmed them as fires spread across the settlement.
• Sado accused the attackers of targeting the wrong people because the Koreans had taken the Misha Mine, but False Eye said their information pointed elsewhere.
• At the Amir Family residence, the leader learned that only their settlement had been attacked and ordered telegrams sent to the Bai Family and the Ruan Family requesting troops.

Chairman Bai sent Jiang Family forces to aid the Indians to dispel suspicions that the Bai Family was colluding with Old Ninth, but Old Ninth and Hi Dog confronted him at the Bai Family headquarters. Old Ninth threatened the Korean settlement and warned Chairman Bai against targeting Chun Prefecture, then declared he would cripple Bai Giyu.

• Chairman Bai ordered Brother Jiang to send troops to the Indian settlement and kill the Dragon Kingdom people there, fearing that refusing would expose suspected ties to Old Ninth.
• After the other senior officials left, Old Ninth and Hi Dog arrived at the conference room, where Chairman Bai welcomed them and served tea.
• Old Ninth told Chairman Bai to withdraw his troops from the Indians, while Chairman Bai accused him of abducting Bai Giyu to provoke conflict.
• Chairman Bai used his Seven Awakenings power to restrain Old Ninth and Hi Dog, but Hi Dog threatened the Korean settlement with planted bombs, forcing Chairman Bai to ease the pressure.
• Old Ninth slapped Chairman Bai, warned that any Korean attack on Chun Prefecture would bring retaliation against Koreans across the Asia Region, and vowed to chop off one of Bai Giyu's legs.

Ruan Lie watched the Koreans retreat from the Indian settlement and suspected the Bai Family had not truly sided with the Dragon Kingdom. Meanwhile, Old Ninth escaped the Bai Family’s home and tried to set the island’s families against one another, but an Awakened convoy intercepted him.

• Jiang Min turned the Korean convoy back after Chairman Bai warned that bombs might also threaten their settlement, choosing to protect their own territory rather than rescue the Indians.
• Ruan Lie saw the Koreans retreat and argued that their refusal to help was too obvious to prove the Bai Family had allied with the Dragon Kingdom; he decided to help force the Bai Family out of the conflict.
• Old Ninth and his companions escaped more than ten kilometers from the Bai Family’s home, relieved that Chairman Bai had not called their bluff about planted bombs.
• Old Ninth explained that he intended to keep targeting the Indians so anger among the Amir Family’s people would turn against the Bai Family and deepen the island’s divisions.
• An Awakened convoy approached Old Ninth’s group, and a white-haired young man stepped out and asked to talk.

Old Ninth and Ruan Lie negotiated an alliance to provoke a three-way war on Fei Island, with Ruan Lie arranging to frame the Bai Family for attacks on his convoy and his brother Ruan Xing. After Old Ninth agreed to cooperate, he revealed that he had poisoned Ruan Lie’s cigarette, leaving him clutching his burning lungs.

• Old Ninth and Ruan Lie exchanged intelligence about each other and discussed joining forces to stir up conflict on Fei Island.
• Ruan Lie offered to make the Bai Family’s betrayal convincing if Old Ninth helped kill his younger brother, Ruan Xing.
• Ruan Lie arranged for his convoy to be attacked, stabbed himself in the heart, and planned to tell his father the Koreans were responsible.
• Ruan Lie explained that Ruan Xing’s death at the hands of a Bai Family member would make the three-way war unavoidable, and Old Ninth agreed to cooperate.
• Old Ninth revealed that he had poisoned the cigarette he gave Ruan Lie, who clutched his burning lungs and cursed him.

The Bai Family faced mounting pressure as the Amir Family and Ruan Family prepared for conflict, while Ruan Lie urged his father to strike first against the Koreans. A woman aboard a Ji Family ship revealed that Old Ninth’s plan would soon throw Fei Island into chaos, but hinted that another variable could change the outcome.

• The Bai Family’s leaders debated Old Ninth’s accomplices and the threat of retaliation, and Chairman Bai called a mysterious contact.
• Ruan Lie awoke in the hospital and blamed Bai Giyu for attacking him, prompting Amir Di to mobilize against the Bai Family.
• Ruan Huaimin doubted Ruan Lie’s account and resisted war, but Ruan Lie argued that the Ruan Family should join the Amir Family to crush the Koreans.
• A woman aboard a Ji Family ship learned that the Indians and the monkeys planned to attack the Bai Family, then told Shu Dong that Old Ninth’s plan overlooked another variable.

Ruan Lie arranged for Bai Giyu to help kill Ruan Xing during the raid on the Korean settlement, while Old Ninth prepared the job with the Old Man and Black Mountain Town. Ruan Huaimin assembled the Ruan Family and the settlement’s Defense Force to move against the Bai Family, then received a call that changed his expression.

• Ruan Lie messaged Old Ninth that the Koreans’ settlement would be raided that night, leaving the hospital poorly guarded and giving them a chance to use Bai Giyu.
• Old Ninth offered Bai Giyu money and escape from Fei Island in exchange for killing someone, or a knife and death; Bai Giyu agreed to hear the job after three days of beatings.
• The Old Man arrived with Third Uncle and insisted that Black Mountain Town handle the job to prove its strength and teach its younger members.
• Old Ninth agreed to let the Old Man take Bai Giyu to kill Ruan Xing that night, despite worrying about the old man’s age.
• Ruan Huaimin assembled eighteen hundred Ruan Family members and five thousand Defense Force troops to move against the Bai Family, then hurried inside after seeing who had called.

Third Uncle and the Old Man left the Gathering Zone, and the Old Man reminded him of the harsh rules he had to follow as Black Mountain Town’s lord. That night, they led a raid on the hospital to kill its guards and reach Ruan Xing, leaving Bai Giyu under threat.

• Third Uncle admitted he wanted the treats at roadside stalls, but insisted he had to obey the Old Man’s teachings and put Black Mountain Town first.
• The Old Man gave Third Uncle money for food, and Third Uncle bought steamed buns instead of his favorite cake.
• The Old Man entered the hospital and killed two Ruan Family Security Guards with the sword hidden in his cane.
• Black Mountain Town’s men ambushed and killed the remaining guards, then Third Uncle killed a wounded guard with the Old Man’s sword.
• The Old Man warned Bai Giyu not to wander away and said Ruan Xing was in Room 709, guarded by seven Awakened.

The Old Man and Black Mountain Town's Lei Zi walked into a trap set by the leaders of the Ruan Family, Bai Family, and Amir Di, who were targeting Old Ninth. The Old Man warned Old Ninth to flee Fei Island and wait for Xiao Yuan, then prepared to die with his men as captured Lei Zi sacrificed themselves in an attack.

• The Old Man realized the deserted corridor was an ambush and chose to continue the mission rather than retreat.
• The Old Man found Bai Chengjing, Amir, and Ruan Huaimin waiting below with captured Black Mountain Town lookouts, and warned Old Ninth that the three sides were targeting him.
• Old Ninth offered to come rescue the Old Man, but the Old Man ordered him to leave Fei Island and wait for Xiao Yuan.
• The Old Man and his men declared themselves Chun Prefecture's Black Mountain Town Lei Zi and prepared to fight to the death.
• Eight captured Lei Zi broke their own arms, ignited the explosives at their waists, and charged the crowd, killing themselves in blasts near the three leaders.

Old Man and the Lei Zis fought to stop the Alien Races from taking Old Ninth hostage, leaving Old Man and Third Uncle gravely wounded. As the leaders moved to kill them, Smoke Fiend arrived, while Old Man died holding Third Uncle.

• Chairman Bai and the other leaders demanded that Chun Prefecture’s people leave Fei Island and that Old Ninth become their hostage, and Old Ninth agreed to take Bai Giyu’s place.
• Old Man urged the Lei Zis to fight, then attacked Ruan Huaimin and shattered Chairman Bai’s phone, starting a battle that destroyed the hospital and killed the other Lei Zis.
• Third Uncle survived the battle and took up Old Man’s sword, but Ruan Huaimin’s wife struck him down when he charged the leaders.
• Old Man comforted the wounded Third Uncle, called him his flesh and blood, and prepared to fight the leaders with him using Snow Burial.
• The three leaders unleashed their attacks, but Smoke Fiend arrived as Old Man died and Third Uncle cried out to him.

Old Ninth arrived too late to save the Old Man and carried the grieving Third Uncle toward home, but the alien races blocked their way. Xiao Yuan stopped Old Ninth from lowering his head and declared that Chun Prefecture would confront the Three Families the next day.

• The Old Man's final strike failed, and Third Uncle shielded him from the Stewards' attack before Old Ninth emerged from the dust and found them.
• Old Ninth tried to take Third Uncle and the Old Man home, but the alien races blocked his path and he warned the Stewards that war would begin after the funeral.
• When Ruan Huaimin's wife ordered an attack, Old Ninth charged through the crowd, killed her, and fought Ruan Huaimin until a mysterious newcomer intervened.
• Xiao Yuan arrived with Sickness and Pestilence, slapped Old Ninth for lowering his head, treated Third Uncle, and promised to avenge the Old Man.
• Xiao Yuan told Ruan Huaimin that Chun Prefecture would take on the Three Families the next day and ordered them to prepare their funerals.

After the Old Man was killed on Fei Island, Xiao Yuan forced the Three Factions to let her take Old Ninth away by threatening them with the powerful man on the phone and his Nuclear Cannons. The mourners carried the Old Man home while Little White Tiger learned of his death at sea and broke down with Overlord.

• Xiao Yuan warned the Three Stewards that powerful allies stood behind her, then used a phone call to make the man on the other end threaten Fei Island with Nuclear Cannons.
• Explosions shook several Gathering Zones, and Chairman Bai and Amir stopped Ruan Huaimin from blocking Xiao Yuan and Old Ninth.
• A squad from Chun Prefecture arrived, and Earthworm carried the Old Man's body through the crowd as Xiao Yuan led the funeral procession home.
• Old Ninth mourned the Old Man and recalled how he had protected Black Mountain Town and fought for the younger generation's future.
• At sea, Little White Tiger learned that the Old Man had died, and he wept as Overlord offered him a drink.

After Old Man’s death, Little White Tiger returned to the pier and vowed to destroy the Ruan, Bai, and Amir families, then declared war on Fei Island’s enemy. He left Old Ninth and Chun Prefecture’s men ready to avenge Old Man as the conflict escalated into a fight to the death.

• Old Ninth, Xiao Yuan, and Fang Mu mourned Old Man, while Xiao Yuan said his death had left Little White Tiger no reason to hold back.
• Little White Tiger arrived, comforted Old Ninth, and shared his grief over Old Man’s death.
• Little White Tiger roused the crowd to demand blood for blood and swore to wipe out the Ruan, Bai, and Amir families.
• The Lei Zis joined Little White Tiger in swearing the families’ destruction, and he ordered a coffin so he could carry Old Man into the city himself.
• Little White Tiger told Old Man Guan he would devastate Fei Island and accept responsibility, then called his enemy and announced that bombs had been planted on every boat and war had begun.

Abahan told the Three Families that the Satan Organization would only advise them while they bore the brunt of Chun Prefecture’s attack. At the Jiang home, Jiang Min tried to send his family away, but Little White Tiger and Chun Prefecture’s Lei Zis arrived to attack the family.

• Abahan denied ordering the Three Families to ambush Old Ninth and said they had to withstand Chun Prefecture’s offensive while the Satan Organization waited for a prolonged war.
• Abahan told the Three Families that Little White Tiger had agreed with the Guan Family that at least a third of Fei Island’s population would die, and urged them to gather their forces.
• Jiang Min returned home and warned his wife, son Jiang Yan, and grandchildren to flee to Kou Island before the island was sealed off.
• Jiang Min’s family urged him to leave with them, but he insisted he had a responsibility to the people as the committee’s Vice President.
• Little White Tiger arrived with the Lei Zis, revealed that Jiang Min’s security guards were dead, and was joined by Old Ninth, Hi Dog, False Eye, Overlord, and Hei Ba as they prepared to act.

After Jiang Min's household was massacred, Chairman Bai and Bai Giyu were ambushed by Yixiu of Shadow Ghost, who warned them that the Bai Family would pay for colluding with Satan. Instructor then arrived and overpowered Chairman Bai, leaving the Bai Family facing Shadow Ghost's threat and Little White Tiger's promised revenge.

• A Bai Family member told Chairman Bai that Jiang Min's household and dozens of nearby households had been wiped out, leading Chairman Bai to suspect Chun Prefecture's powerful fighters were retaliating.
• Yixiu ambushed Chairman Bai's convoy, killed the driver, and used gunfire and Short Thunder mines to defeat the Bai Family's guards.
• Yixiu told Chairman Bai that Shadow Ghost had followed Satan's scent and warned that thirty members of the Bai Family's immediate bloodline would die each day unless the family sent them out.
• Chairman Bai challenged Instructor to fight, and Instructor rushed in and sent him flying with a single strike despite Chairman Bai's Precognition.
• Instructor said Little White Tiger had asked him to leave Chairman Bai alive, then ordered a Bai Family Fire Awakened to light his cigarette and threatened him after the flame singed his eyebrow.

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Xiao Yuan, and their allies surrounded the Ruan Family gathering zone with overwhelming forces to avenge the Old Man. As the battle began, poison spread through the defenders, and Old Ninth charged Ruan Huaimin on the Demon Dragon.

• Old Pestilence and Old Sick let civilians capture and bind them as they infiltrated the Ruan Family gathering zone, while Old Pestilence's blackening corruption spread across the ground.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth confronted the Ruan Family from outside its walls as the Ji Family and Thirteen's Pao Ge Society arrived with heavy weapons and thousands of fighters.
• Xiao Yuan's allies brought the Old Man's coffin to the front, and Little White Tiger ordered Black Mountain Town to kill everyone surnamed Ruan.
• Ruan Huaimin rallied the gathering zone's defenders, but they began collapsing after being poisoned when Xiao Yuan revealed that they had captured Lian Bing and Pestilence.
• Old Ninth summoned the Demon Dragon from beneath the ground and sent it charging straight at Ruan Huaimin.

The coalition forces broke through the Ruan Family’s defenses, and Little White Tiger prepared to face Ruan Huaimin while his brothers entered the city. On the road, a boy representing White Garment stopped Amir’s reinforcements and warned that the Fourth War Zone would intervene if they tried to gang up on Little White Tiger.

• Old Ninth, Thirteen, Ji Min, and the coalition forces overwhelmed Ruan Huaimin’s troops as a plague spread among the defenders.
• Hu Du captured Ruan Xing, tore off his leg, and then killed him, while Thirteen helped Er Pang and Duan Ka overpower Ruan Huaimin.
• Two Energy-Concentrating Cannons destroyed the gate area and much of the Ruan Family’s Personal Guard.
• Little White Tiger faced Ruan Huaimin as Hu Du and the others entered the city to attack the Ruan Family.
• Amir led a convoy toward the Ruan Family’s Gathering Zone, but a boy blocked the road and invoked White Garment’s threat to send the Fourth War Zone if Amir’s forces interfered.

Ruan Huaimin battled Thirteen, Ji Min, Old Ninth, and Little White Tiger, but they seized his Spear Domain and overwhelmed him with their combined abilities. As the fight continued, Ruan Huaimin began a Blood Sacrifice using the blood and souls of the dead in the city, and Thirteen stepped forward to face the attack.

• Ruan Huaimin unleashed his Sixfold Spear and trapped the four fighters inside his Spear Domain.
• Ji Min transformed into his Undying Insect form and shielded Old Ninth and Little White Tiger from the spears erupting from the ground.
• Old Ninth absorbed Ruan Huaimin's air spears and counterattacked with Dragon Breath and True Dragon Claw.
• Little White Tiger's pseudo-divine body seized control of the Spear Domain and struck Ruan Huaimin down, allowing the four to surround and kick him.
• Ruan Huaimin began a Blood Sacrifice, drawing on the blood and souls of the dead to form a massive spear, while Thirteen told the others to stand back.

Ruan Huaimin unleashed a blood sacrifice spear fueled by the souls of the dead, and Thirteen, Little White Tiger, and Old Ninth struggled to stop it. As the spear gained ground, their brothers and allies poured their strength into them, leaving the battle at a desperate final stand.

• Ruan Huaimin strengthened the blood sacrifice spear with his own blood, and Thirteen used his power to freeze time and begin returning the souls in it to their original state.
• The Pseudo-Divine Body fused with Little White Tiger, while Old Ninth and Little White Tiger joined forces with Er Niu and Demon Dragon to unleash Dragon-Tiger Heaven-Smiting against the spear.
• Ruan Huaimin sacrificed his soul to empower the fractured spear, forcing the fused beasts to retreat as Thirteen warned that they could not fall back.
• Hi Dog and the brothers poured their Qi into Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, and fighters from Chun Prefecture, Black Mountain Town, and the Overlord Stronghold joined them.
• Ji Min and Thirteen rallied the Ji Family and the Pao Ge Society to add their strength, as the allied fighters prepared to help Little White Tiger and Old Ninth withstand the spear.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger destroyed the spear and killed Ruan Huaimin, but the battle continued until the Ruan Family Gathering Zone was razed and both sides suffered devastating losses. As Little White Tiger prepared to honor the dead Lei Zis, Xiao Yuan asked her brother for help, and he agreed to meet his brother-in-law.

• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger shattered the spear, killing Ruan Huaimin and bringing his fight to an end.
• The Ruan Family members charged the Lei Zis, and the battle continued until the Ruan Family Gathering Zone was destroyed three days later.
• White Garment saw a dying Lei Zi blow himself up to kill hidden enemies, then ordered reinforcements to Chun Prefecture.
• White Garment learned that Little White Tiger had lost at least a fifth of his force, with many Lei Zis dying from exhaustion.
• Little White Tiger and Xiao Yuan prepared to honor the dead Lei Zis at the docks.
• Xiao Yuan called her brother for help, and he agreed to come meet her brother-in-law.

Little White Tiger led the Lei Zis in honoring their fallen brothers at the docks, turning their grief into resolve to keep fighting for the Dragon Kingdom. White Garment watched the funeral rites from afar and felt that Chun Prefecture and the Pao Ge Society had worthy successors.

• Little White Tiger gathered the survivors at the docks to send their fallen brothers home as cargo ships arrived with liquor.
• Thirteen urged Little White Tiger to speak, while Xiao Yuan reminded him to steady himself and maintain morale.
• Little White Tiger toasted the victory, then named fallen fighters and recounted their sacrifices, insisting that they had died with purpose.
• Little White Tiger called on the Lei Zis to fight for the Dragon Kingdom and its future generations, declaring that Old Ninth and then Xiao Yuan would succeed him if he fell.
• Little White Tiger and the assembled fighters knelt and bowed to the dead before the ships departed.
• White Garment watched the ten thousand mourners from afar and thought that Chun Prefecture and the Pao Ge Society had worthy successors.