Chapter Summaries

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Hi Dog, Xiao Feng, Bone, and Earthworm awakened after surviving heavenly lightning, and Old Ninth displayed a rare dual awakening. As Black Mountain Town locked down to protect them, Nalan Xiao killed Young Master Hua, provoking a furious response from the Hua Family.

• Xiao Fei and the Old Man discovered that Little White Tiger and the others had awakened after heavenly lightning tempered their bodies.
• Earthworm released explosive energy, Hi Dog manifested blue-green fire, and Old Ninth instinctively concealed the group with an illusion.
• The Old Man ordered Black Mountain Town closed to outsiders to protect Old Ninth's dual awakening.
• Xiao Fei kept Young Master Hua imprisoned despite Flower Boss's deal to exchange him for Old Ding.
• Nalan Xiao confronted Young Master Hua over his nephew's death and killed him.
• A severed head arrived at the Hua Family residence the next morning, and an enraged roar rang through Ice Prefecture.

After Flower Boss, Ming King, and Nalan left the city to avenge Hua Yougui, Xiao Fei ordered Black Mountain Town evacuated and stayed behind with his men to face their advancing convoy. The others fled toward the mountains, leaving Xiao Fei and his fighters preparing to defend the deserted town.

• Little White Tiger woke after the brothers had all become Awakened, but warning bells soon sounded across Black Mountain Town.
• Xiao Fei told Old Ninth and the others that Flower Boss had come to avenge Hua Yougui with Ming King and Nalan, and ordered them to evacuate.
• As the enemy convoy approached, Xiao Fei knocked Little White Tiger and Old Ninth unconscious, then ordered Earthworm and the others to take the townspeople into the mountains.
• Xiao Fei urged Earthworm to protect their family and entrusted Bone with a message for Little White Tiger; the fleeing brothers cut off their little fingers in a vow to repay Xiao Fei and avenge his death.
• After Bone carried Earthworm away, Xiao Fei and his men hid in the houses along the road and prepared to fight the approaching city forces.

Flower Boss, Nalan, and the Ming King arrived at Black Mountain Town to kill Xiao Fei and capture Old Ninth and Little White Tiger. Xiao Fei lured their forces into town, then summoned Black Mud Mountain’s armed men to ambush them.

• Flower Boss, Nalan, and the Ming King confronted Xiao Fei at Black Mountain Town’s entrance, and the Ming King demanded to know where the two boys were.
• The Ming King explained that he wanted to eliminate Li Youxian as a rival and preserve the balance among Ice Prefecture’s factions.
• Flower Boss accused Xiao Fei of killing Hua Yougui, and Xiao Fei accepted the blame while condemning Flower Boss for his crimes against other people’s children.
• Nalan attacked Xiao Fei with silver threads, but Xiao Fei’s green smoke corroded them, and he retreated down the street.
• Nalan threatened the townspeople, so Xiao Fei stopped running and lured the advancing forces farther into Black Mountain Town.
• Xiao Fei whistled, and armed men from Black Mud Mountain appeared in the buildings and opened fire on the invaders.

Xiao Fei fought Nalan, Flower Boss, and Ming King to protect Black Mountain Town, but he was forced out of his smoke domain when Nalan threatened Third Uncle. Mortally wounded, Xiao Fei poisoned the Nalan brothers with black smoke before Ming King ended his suffering.

• Xiao Fei used green smoke beasts to battle Nalan, Flower Boss, and Ming King, while the three struggled to break through his smoke domain.
• Nalan Xiao brought Third Uncle to the fight and threatened him, prompting Ming King to oppose Nalan and Xiao Fei to leave his smoke to protect the child.
• Nalan and Flower Boss attacked Xiao Fei while he shielded Third Uncle, severing his legs and grievously corroding his back.
• Nalan Xiao confessed that he had killed Hua Yougui and framed Xiao Fei, and Xiao Fei thanked him before releasing black smoke that ate away at both Nalan brothers' faces.
• Ming King punched through Xiao Fei's chest to spare him further suffering.

After Xiao Fei died defending his family and friends, Black Mountain Town mourned him while Little White Tiger and Old Ninth vowed revenge. Master Bai arrived and promised that Overlord would settle the score with the city after returning, and the old man asked him to have Overlord accept the two young men as disciples.

• Third Uncle played Xiao Fei's final message, in which Xiao Fei warned his friends not to rush into the city and revealed that Nalan had arranged the Hua Family child's death.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth called for revenge, but Third Uncle and Black Mountain Town's old man stopped them and urged them to hold Xiao Fei's funeral first.
• Mourners from the settlements gathered at Xiao Fei's mourning hall, where Master Bai arrived and learned that Little White Tiger and Old Ninth had become children of Black Mountain Town.
• Old Ninth challenged Master Bai over the city's attack, and Master Bai promised that Overlord would settle the score after returning from the No-Man's Zone within a month.
• The old man knelt with Little White Tiger and Old Ninth and asked Master Bai to have Overlord accept the two young men as disciples.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger accepted the chance to seek the Overlord’s backing, then allied with Zhang Yang to move against the Ice Prefecture Five Overlords. They headed into the city, protected for now by the Overlord’s pending decision and the approaching battle.

• The Old Man secured Master Bai’s promise to introduce Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to the Overlord, and the two declared themselves children of Black Mountain Town.
• Zhang Yang met Old Ninth and Little White Tiger near the Memorial Hall and asked them to join his plan against all five overlords.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger agreed to work with Zhang Yang until the five overlords were dead.
• Little White Tiger proposed entering the city during the coming attack to exploit the overlords’ distraction and pressure Old Ding.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger set off for the city with their group, while the Old Man explained that the Overlord’s pending decision offered them protection.

After news exposed Ding Changyan as the mastermind of a trafficking case, he tried to flee the people he feared would silence him. Flower Boss had intended to help him escape, but the Five Wolves of Pale Mountain killed him and then cornered Flower Boss's butler.

• Ding Changyan realized the trafficking case had reached the news, and his former allies refused to take his calls.
• Ding Changyan sent his wife and daughter away through a secret passage with cash and a ledger, then prepared to face the fallout alone.
• Five contract killers sent by Flower Boss attacked Ding Changyan, who summoned a giant bear and escaped the villa after confirming his family had left.
• Ding Changyan fled from Flower Boss's butler, mistaking the butler's offer to take him out of the city for another attempt on his life.
• The Five Wolves of Pale Mountain confronted the butler outside Ding Changyan's home and revealed that they had been hired to kill him.

Old Ninth captured Old Ding and brought him to Flower Mansion, where he and Little White Tiger confronted Flower Boss during his son's funeral. Old Ding agreed to help against Flower Boss in exchange for his family's safety, and Old Ninth's group openly threatened Flower Boss with two coffins.

• Old Ding bribed Squad Leader to help him escape the city, but Squad Leader revealed that a crowd was waiting outside and had already sold him out.
• Old Ninth arrived with his men, threatened Old Ding's family, and forced him to put on special handcuffs and come along.
• Old Ding offered to help Old Ninth against Flower Boss if his family's safety was guaranteed, but Old Ninth threatened to bury them if Old Ding's information proved insufficient.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger entered Flower Mansion during the funeral with two coffins and mocked Flower Boss.
• Earthworm brought Old Ding to the memorial hall with a funeral wreath, while Old Ninth taunted Flower Boss and threatened his remaining sons.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger left the Hua Family Mansion with Zhang Yang’s protection after telling Flower Boss to investigate who benefited from Young Master Hua’s death. At the West Garden Police Department, Old Ding was beaten before Zhang Yang began questioning him.

• Flower Boss surrounded Old Ninth’s group with armed men, but Zhang Yang arrived and announced he was there to arrest Old Ding.
• Old Ding surrendered to Zhang Yang, while Little White Tiger and Old Ninth insisted they had not killed Young Master Hua and urged Flower Boss to find out who had left the city that night.
• Flower Boss stopped his sons from detaining Old Ninth’s group, and Zhang Yang escorted them away from the mansion.
• After they left, Flower Boss smashed the coffin and found his butler’s corpse inside, covered in blade wounds.
• At the police department, Little White Tiger kicked Old Ding, and Zhang Yang later helped the bruised man up and demanded that he reveal everything he knew.

Old Ding revealed that his wife held the ledger that could expose Flower Boss, so Zhang Yang sent Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to retrieve her. Flower Boss learned about the plan and mobilized his men, while the rescue team escaped a trap in Sister Yuan’s building with Old Ding’s wife and child.

• Old Ding told Zhang Yang that his wife had the ledger and called her to learn she was hiding at Mimi’s place.
• Flower Boss’s mole reported the rescue plan, prompting Flower Boss to gather dozens of Awakened and head out to kill Zhang Yang’s men.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth found disguised men guarding the floor where Old Ding’s wife was hiding and realized the station had a mole.
• Little White Tiger paid a seductive woman to check the room, and she brought Old Ding’s wife and child to the rescue team.
• Old Ninth showed Old Ding’s wife the thumb ring, and the group hurried out of Sister Yuan’s building as her men watched them.

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their crew attacked Nalan Xiao in the hospital and pursued him through the streets after he escaped. Old Ninth killed Nalan Xiao with a chainsaw, promising to send Brother Fei’s other enemies after him.

• Little White Tiger led the armed group into the hospital, and the guard fled while the lobby staff and patients took cover.
• Instant Noodle Hair delivered a basket of explosives to the top floor, destroying the corridor and scattering Nalan Xiao’s thugs.
• Old Ninth confronted Nalan Xiao in his ward, but Nalan Xiao escaped by jumping from the hospital while Old Man held off an Awakened guard.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger chased Nalan Xiao through the rain, slashing him until he collapsed after more than a thousand meters.
• Old Ninth killed Nalan Xiao with a chainsaw and told him to carry a message to Brother Fei about the enemies he would send after him.

Flower Boss hosted Ice Prefecture’s power brokers while implying that he had struck a deal with Mr. Li’s Farbridge Group, and Mr. Li realized Flower Boss was manipulating the conflict between Little White Tiger and Nalan. Little White Tiger refused to abandon his revenge, while the banquet ended with the Farbridge Group’s possible acquisition of the Hua-Style Group hanging over the gathered leaders.

• Group Leader Yao told Mr. Li that Little White Tiger and Old Ninth had attacked Nalan Xiao, and videos showed Old Ninth chasing him with a chainsaw and a blade.
• Mr. Li called Little White Tiger, who said he was outside the Nalan Family’s place and wanted to settle things that night, despite Mr. Li’s warning to stop and wait.
• Flower Boss poured drinks for Group Leader Yao, the Ming King, and Mr. Li, telling Mr. Li that he had contacted a Farbridge Group director about acquiring the Hua-Style Group.
• Nalan noticed that Flower Boss deliberately excluded him from the toasts, while the guests understood Flower Boss’s words to suggest an agreement with Mr. Li.
• Mr. Li worried that Farbridge Group might accept the acquisition and gain control of Hua Family businesses across Ice Prefecture.

Flower Boss tried to force Mr. Li to choose between him and Nalan, but news of Nalan Xiao’s death and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth’s deaths upended his plan. A recording revealed Flower Boss had implicated Nalan Xiao in Smoke Fiend’s death, leaving Flower Boss exposed and defeated.

• Flower Boss offered to surrender in ten days if Group Leader Yao’s team stayed out of Ice Prefecture, then demanded Mr. Li support the Hua business’s acquisition and hinted he could reveal Little White Tiger’s role in his brother’s death.
• Mr. Li refused to take sides as Flower Boss tried to pressure him into choosing between helping him and protecting Little White Tiger.
• Nalan learned that Nalan Xiao had been killed by Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, and he and Flower Boss confronted Mr. Li until Group Leader Yao stood beside him.
• A caller reported that Little White Tiger and Old Ninth had been killed after attacking Flower Mansion, relieving Mr. Li and disrupting Flower Boss’s attempt to provoke a conflict.
• The caller revealed that Little White Tiger had recorded a conversation in which a voice resembling Master Hua said Nalan Xiao had killed Smoke Fiend and his son, exposing Flower Boss’s scheme.

Flower Boss and Nalan began a bloody fight after Mr. Li left the Hua Family compound, while Little White Tiger and Old Ninth revealed they had survived and used the feud to turn the two enemies against each other. Little White Tiger led the Black Mountain Town residents to wait in the dark, ready to attack both families once the fighting inside ended.

• Mr. Li accepted Little White Tiger and Old Ninth’s bodies from Nalan, then left as Flower Boss offered a reward for Nalan’s death and the two men began fighting.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth blocked the road with over a hundred Black Mountain Town residents, and Mr. Li discovered they were alive.
• Old Ninth explained that they had turned Flower Boss’s plan against him, staged their deaths, and used the kidnapped Nalan Family steward to obtain Nalan’s phone.
• Old Ninth revealed that Zhang Yang had flooded Nalan’s phone with calls, while Little White Tiger prepared the gathered men to attack the Hua and Nalan families.
• Little White Tiger ordered his men to wait until the battle inside stopped, then raised his hand and had the streetlights shot out.

After Old Ninth and Little White Tiger found Flower Boss and Nalan seemingly dead from their duel, the two old schemers revealed they had faked their deaths. Old Ninth and Little White Tiger ambushed Flower Boss, but he rallied with his remaining strength and began overpowering the youths who had been hiding among the corpses.

• Flower Boss and Nalan fought through the night until Old Ninth and Little White Tiger entered the Flower Room and mocked them over breakfast.
• Nalan collapsed from the poison, and Flower Boss appeared to die, but both men revived after the youths left and admitted they had planned to lure Little White Tiger closer.
• Flower Boss heard a cry for help that sounded like his son, You Cun, rushed outside, and fell into Old Ninth and Little White Tiger's ambush.
• Flower Boss revealed that he still had strength to fight, struck Old Ninth and Little White Tiger, and knocked them back.
• Hi Dog, Earthworm, and the other youths sprang from the corpses and attacked Flower Boss, but he blasted them away with his qi.

At the greenhouse, Old Ninth suffered a mental episode and charged Nalan, turning the fight into a brutal contest of endurance. He left Nalan’s face shattered and declared that the Five Overlords were nothing special.

• The Old Man and Black Mountain Town residents confronted Flower Boss to avenge Xiao Fei, while Old Ninth’s distress grew as he stared at Xiao Fei’s portrait.
• Hi Dog warned that Old Ninth was having an episode, and the Evil Jiao emerged as Old Ninth challenged Flower Boss and Nalan to fight.
• Little White Tiger, Hi Dog, and Earthworm empowered themselves with their companions and shared energy as Old Ninth charged Nalan.
• Nalan’s silver-thread whirlwind cut into Old Ninth, but Old Ninth seized Nalan’s hand and repeatedly headbutted him, disrupting his attacks.
• Nalan pierced Old Ninth’s chest and broke his ribs, but Old Ninth used the Evil Jiao to choke Nalan before smashing Nalan’s face with a final headbutt.
• Old Ninth stood over the defeated Nalan and declared that the Five Overlords were nothing special.

Flower Boss sacrificed himself to merge with the Man-Eating Flower, trapping the brothers in the Flower Mansion and swallowing Little White Tiger. Believing their leader was dead, the brothers poured their energy into Earthworm, who attacked the flower with a massive blast.

• The Old Man, Little White Tiger, and the others attacked Flower Boss, but he unleashed his blood-powered plants and fused with a giant Man-Eating Flower.
• The Man-Eating Flower bound Little White Tiger and swallowed him as the Old Man carried unconscious Old Ninth away.
• Hi Dog and Bone charged into the flower’s mouth to rescue Little White Tiger, but the three disappeared into its gullet.
• Convinced Little White Tiger had died, the brothers gave all their energy to Earthworm, who hurled a giant energy blast at the flower’s stem.

Little White Tiger awoke inside the Man-Eating Flower and devoured its Demon Core, awakening under Heavenly Thunder that killed Flower Boss and destroyed the Flower Mansion. He survived with a regenerated body and Twin Pupils, while Mr. Li and Group Leader Yao arrived to help rescue his brothers.

• Inside the Man-Eating Flower, Bone shielded Little White Tiger from its corrosive slime while Er Niu warned Little White Tiger that leaving his Sea of Consciousness could destroy his soul.
• Hearing Bone's dying pleas, Little White Tiger left the Sea of Consciousness, awoke, and attacked the flesh inside the Man-Eating Flower, absorbing its black blood and triggering an awakening.
• Heavenly Thunder struck the Man-Eating Flower, and Little White Tiger devoured its Demon Core before a second, stronger bolt killed Flower Boss and reduced the Flower Mansion to a crater.
• Little White Tiger emerged alive with his body regenerated, while Er Niu explained that he had become Half-Human, Half-Demon after consuming the Demon Core.
• Mr. Li and Group Leader Yao arrived, and Little White Tiger asked Mr. Li to dig out his brothers before feeding them pieces of the Demon Core's flesh.
• Group Leader Yao praised Little White Tiger's physical strength and offered to train him, while Mr. Li noticed his Twin Pupils and changed aura.

After the Hua Family fell, Zhang Yang visited Little White Tiger and Old Ninth in the hospital and told them they were positioned to take over West Garden. Little White Tiger refused to betray Mr. Li, but Zhang Yang made clear that their rise was no longer optional.

• The Investigation Group sealed the Hua Family’s businesses and established Flower Boss’s crimes, while Mr. Li became Ice Prefecture’s new overlord.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth woke after three days in the hospital and found wealthy visitors offering gifts and praising them for defeating Flower Boss and the Nalan brothers.
• Zhang Yang warned them that the visitors had ties to Flower Boss and were trying to escape the Investigation Group’s scrutiny by currying favor.
• Zhang Yang explained that Li Youxian had chosen North Garden and urged the brothers to take control of West Garden, citing their allies, influence, and reputation.
• Little White Tiger refused to abandon his three-year agreement with Mr. Li, but Zhang Yang insisted that Li Youxian and Ming King would support their rise and that they had no choice but to keep climbing.
• After Zhang Yang left, the visitors returned with offers of a villa and luxury cars for the brothers.

The Ming King, Mr. Li, and Zhang Yang negotiated over who would control West Garden District, and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth prepared to take power. Little White Tiger was publicly welcomed as West Garden’s new ruler, with the Ming King and Ice Prefecture’s other top figures in attendance.

• Zhang Yang and Mr. Li urged the Ming King to put Little White Tiger in charge of West Garden District, while the Ming King resisted before the dispute remained unresolved.
• Hi Dog gathered the brothers at Little White Tiger’s hospital room, where Little White Tiger and Old Ninth dressed to leave and celebrated the start of their era.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth emerged to a crowd of West Garden bosses and Black Mountain Town residents, with Old Man declaring that Black Mountain Town would be their blade.
• The Ming King, Zhang Yang, Xiao Yuan, and Mr. Li arrived, and the Ming King congratulated Little White Tiger on taking over West Garden.
• Hi Dog announced that West Garden District would bear Bai’s surname, and the crowd cheered for Tiger Master and Ninth Master.