Chapter Summaries

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Ji Min, and Thirteen learned that their punishment for the Capital unrest was assignment to the Death Camp, where they would investigate Shadow Investment’s operations on Prison Island. They agreed to go after securing support for Chun Prefecture’s expansion, and Yang Huaimin asked them to bring back Yang Pan if they found him.

• Lei Zi and Overlord Stronghold withdrew from the Capital, while Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Ji Min, and Thirteen were detained for disturbing the peace.
• Ji Min told the others that Yang Huaimin had defeated Yang Pan’s forces and explained that Yang Huaimin owed their Old Fourth a favor.
• Old Guan arrived and announced that the four would be sent to the Death Camp instead of receiving ordinary prison sentences.
• Thirteen examined Yang Pan’s document and found that Shadow Group had invested in Ground-Level Forces across much of the Dragon Kingdom.
• Yang Huaimin explained that Shadow Investment had a major presence on Prison Island and asked the four to investigate it and bring back Yang Pan if they found him.
• Old Eighth agreed to go after Yang Huaimin promised to fund Chun Prefecture’s expansion, while Ji Min also demanded support for expanding Demon City.

Little White Tiger and Chun Prefecture’s allies spent a month digging through Divine Mountain to rescue Hi Dog and Bone, who were trapped in an unreachable small world. As the trapped men lost hope and Tiger refused to stop, Xiao Yuan knelt and begged him to return, leaving Hi Dog and Bone devastated.

• Little White Tiger led Chun Prefecture’s core members to Divine Mountain, where they began digging by hand to find Hi Dog and Bone.
• Trapped in an endless icy space, Hi Dog and Bone ran out of supplies and heard their brothers digging above them, though neither side could reach or communicate with the other.
• Over the next month, thousands of people from Chun Prefecture and its allies joined the excavation, while Hi Dog and Bone’s hope faded.
• Xiao Yuan confronted Little White Tiger, arguing that Hi Dog and Bone were dead and that Chun Prefecture needed its leaders to return.
• Xiao Yuan slapped Little White Tiger, then knelt and begged him to go back, extinguishing Hi Dog and Bone’s will to keep living.

Hi Dog and Bone nearly destroyed themselves to escape the Small World, but Jian appeared and revealed the history and purpose of the Immortal Medicine. He ruled out Old Ninth as its recipient and said Tiger had no need for it, leaving the medicine’s fate unresolved.

• Hi Dog and Bone tried to self-destruct, but the aurora healed them and summoned Jian, a lone soul guarding the Immortal Medicine.
• Jian explained that he had trapped them because they did not meet the Human Emperor’s conditions, though he had spared them after sensing Lu’s aura in their Qi.
• Jian revealed that the Human Emperor had refined the Immortal Medicine to create an army of Immortals, then sacrificed himself after its limitations became clear and he defeated the western Gods.
• Jian said the remaining medicine could only go to someone benevolent who held the Dragon Kingdom in his heart, and he rejected Old Ninth because of his path of slaughter.
• Jian told Bone that Tiger needed no Immortal Medicine, while Hi Dog shamelessly asked whether he and Bone could take it.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth called White Garment to rescue Hi Dog and Bone from a Small World, where Jian had guarded immortal medicine for a thousand years. After White Garment arrived and the group reunited, Jian recognized him as a possible heir to the Human Emperor’s Will and urged him to accept it.

• Little White Tiger and the Lei Zis gave up digging for Hi Dog and Bone until Zuo Ju offered to help and called White Garment.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger explained the situation to White Garment, who agreed to arrive the next morning despite being in a fight with Old Bat.
• White Garment arrived above the pit, and Jian opened a path into the Small World before White Garment could act.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth reunited with Hi Dog and Bone inside the Small World, while Jian explained that he had trapped Hi Dog to protect him from Gu Feng.
• Jian told White Garment that only someone at Nine Awakenings could use the immortal medicine and urged him to inherit the Human Emperor’s Will and protect the Dragon Kingdom.

White Garment accepted the Immortal Medicine in exchange for concessions to Chun Prefecture, then learned it would let him become an immortal in a year. As Jian vanished, Xiao Gang and the others begged and grabbed for gifts, and Xiao Gang stole a Human Emperor token that Old Ninth immediately denied having.

• Jian explained that the Immortal Medicine could let an Awakened surpass Nine Awakenings, and White Garment decided he wanted it.
• Little White Tiger gave White Garment the medicine, while Xiao Yuan secured the Peninsula, Old Ninth secured training for Hi Dog and the others, and Zuo Ju secured twenty years of control over personnel appointments and dismissals.
• Jian examined White Garment, then returned with him and the Immortal Medicine; White Garment vowed to fulfill the Human Emperor's wishes and promised to put the Dragon Kingdom at the world's pinnacle within three years.
• Jian told White Garment to take the medicine on the fifteenth day of the eighth month the following year, then prepared to leave the Small World.
• Xiao Gang, Langzi, and Third Uncle begged Jian for gifts and rummaged through his armor, while Xiao Gang stole a Human Emperor token that Jian said could protect the Dragon Kingdom in a desperate moment.
• Old Ninth claimed he had not seen the token when Xiao Gang asked him for it.

Old Ninth forced Adam to reveal that Eden had sent the Man in Black and obtained information about Prison Island and Yang Pan. A week later, Chun Prefecture celebrated Little White Tiger’s rise to regional lord and began its demolition project.

• Old Ninth provoked Adam by invoking Eve, then confirmed Adam’s connection to her when he appeared on the phone.
• Old Ninth learned that Eden had sent the Man in Black to ambush his father and demanded information about Prison Island and Yang Pan.
• Adam sent Old Ninth a file after Old Ninth threatened to livestream himself making babies, then shattered the phone screen with his energy.
• Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and Chun Prefecture’s leaders gathered as fireworks marked the prefecture’s transformation into a regional lord’s domain.
• Chun Prefecture’s leaders prepared to cut the ribbon at the demolition project groundbreaking ceremony.

As Chun Prefecture began its expansion, Guan Ming told Old Ninth that he and the others had to leave for Prison Island within three days and gave him a lead on Old Qian in Xiang Prefecture. Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their companions prepared for the trip while studying the island’s rulers, though they kept their departure from their subordinates.

• Dozens of bulldozers began building resettlement housing for Chun Prefecture’s slum residents, with Fang Mu explaining that volunteers supplied the labor.
• Guan Ming arrived with orders from the Old Man for Old Ninth’s group to set out within three days and find Old Qian, who could guide them to Prison Island.
• Guan Ming explained that Old Qian had repeatedly escaped capture and was the only known Dragon Kingdom resident to leave Prison Island alive.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth gathered their companions in Eight-Nine Prefecture to study Adam’s information about Prison Island and its three island masters: Wusha, Sea God, and Tao Tao.
• Xiao Yuan warned that Tao Tao was a dangerous seventh-awakening fighter, while Xiao Gang bragged that he would take her on.

Little White Tiger and his group arrived in Xiang Prefecture to meet Master Qiu and prepare to capture Old Qian, with Hei Ba’s associates, the Four Villains, assigned to help them. As they entered the crowded street, Brother Yao and a group of children spotted their gold badges and prepared to rob them.

• Little White Tiger warned his companions to keep a low profile in Xiang Prefecture, where Hei Ba’s contact Wulai introduced himself and the other members of the Four Villains.
• Old Ninth confirmed the Four Villains were reliable, and Little White Tiger explained that they had killed Hattori after skinning him and tearing out his tendons.
• Wulai told Little White Tiger’s group that Master Qiu was angry because the Four Villains had botched a job by bringing back an unrecognizable, bloody head.
• Little White Tiger’s group headed into the busy street to meet Master Qiu while a child warned Brother Yao that they were wealthy targets.
• Brother Yao showed a razor blade hidden on his tongue, whistled, and summoned a dozen child beggars to get to work.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth let a group of street children pickpocket them, but the clever Brother Yao managed to steal Little White Tiger’s gold badge. Brother Yao divided the haul among the children and planned to save their money until they could go to school.

• Little White Tiger gave money to a group of children led by Lai Litou, then let them pickpocket his watch and coins while Old Ninth watched.
• A tall, clean-looking child bumped into Little White Tiger and secretly took his gold badge before the children scattered.
• Little White Tiger recovered his phone but realized the child had stolen his badge, and Old Ninth teased him for letting his guard down.
• The children brought their haul to Brother Yao, who gave Lai Litou money to buy meat and promised to save the rest for them.
• Brother Yao told Lai Litou that he had felt a knife at Little White Tiger’s waist and stopped the children from taking more because Little White Tiger knew about the theft and had shown them mercy.

A Yao tried to trade a gold badge for Qianqian’s freedom, but the pawnshop’s bald boss refused and humiliated him. After the gang discovered the badge belonged to Chun Prefecture’s leaders, A Yao returned with a knife and attacked the boss.

• A Yao offered the bald boss a gold badge in exchange for Qianqian, but the boss said she had been sold outside the city and offered him only five hundred.
• The boss admitted he had arranged for beggars to attack A Yao, threatened to break his legs, and forced him to accept the money and leave.
• A Yao walked away in tears while a taunting voice urged him to take revenge, and memories of Qianqian fueled his anger.
• The bald boss and his men recognized the badge as one reserved for Chun Prefecture’s Eighth Master and Ninth Master and realized they were in serious trouble.
• A Yao returned, covered the bald boss with a fertilizer sack, and stabbed at him with his knife while demanding Qianqian back.

A Yao tried to kill the bald thug who had abused him and his fellow homeless children, but Little White Tiger and his brothers intervened and rescued him. After learning that Qianqian had been sold outside the city, A Yao killed the bald man and vowed to become as powerful as Tiger.

• A Yao stabbed the bald man, but Old Fifth shot him and the thug broke his arm before preparing to kill him.
• Little White Tiger blocked the fatal blow, and Xiao Gang shot Old Fifth while Bone and Hi Dog subdued the bald man's gang.
• Tiger questioned A Yao about his stolen badge, then advised him to be ruthless and think carefully before acting.
• Tiger gave A Yao the chance to take revenge, and A Yao learned that the bald man had sold Qianqian outside the city.
• A Yao stabbed the bald man to death, thanked Tiger, and shouted that he would become just as powerful; Tiger said he would be waiting.

A Yao returned to find his fellow beggars murdered and was forced by Bald-Headed Tiger to identify the people who had helped him. He caught up with Little White Tiger’s group and asked to join them on their trip to Settlement Town.

• A Yao bought a black vest as a gift for Little White Tiger and returned to his courtyard, where he found more than a dozen little beggars shot dead.
• Lai Litou warned A Yao that the courtyard was ambushed, but Bald-Headed Tiger and his armed men captured them and demanded the identities of A Yao’s helpers.
• Bald-Headed Tiger threatened to kill one of A Yao’s brothers for every day he delayed, forcing A Yao to choose between betraying his rescuers and protecting the children.
• Old Ninth told Little White Tiger’s group that Master Qiu had located Old Qian in Settlement Town, and Wulai drove them toward the town.
• A Yao stopped their car, gave Little White Tiger the vest, and asked for a ride to Settlement Town; Little White Tiger agreed and brought him aboard.

Little White Tiger and his companions brought A Yao to Settlement Town, where their kindness deepened his conflict over betraying them. After Hi Dog explained why Little White Tiger cared for him, A Yao ran out barefoot, apparently unable to bear the guilt.

• Old Ninth gave A Yao his jacket, and the group introduced themselves as they arrived at a hotel in Settlement Town.
• Master Qiu warned Old Ninth that people had posted a bounty and were heading to town, but Little White Tiger told him to delete the message.
• A Yao secretly sent a message from the pit latrine, then ran into Old Ninth, who returned his dropped phone.
• The next day, A Yao woke to find unfamiliar vehicles and strangers in town and tried to persuade Hi Dog to leave with him.
• Hi Dog told A Yao that Little White Tiger cared for him because he reminded him of their own childhood as orphaned beggars and pickpockets.
• After Hi Dog urged him to stay alive, A Yao shoved through the door and ran out barefoot.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger waited at Wanxing Casino for Old Qian, while Hi Dog and Wine Sword Spear confronted the casino’s guards. Bald-Headed Tiger arrived with armed men and Brother Scar, but Old Ninth recognized Scar, and A Yao returned to warn them and apologize for betraying them.

• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger lost their cash while staking out the casino, so Old Ninth sent Hi Dog to borrow money from its guards.
• Hi Dog demanded a huge loan and Wine Sword Spear entered the courtyard, ordering the Awakened guards to die rather than make him repay it.
• A Yao ran toward the casino to warn Little White Tiger, but Bald-Headed Tiger caught him and gathered armed bandits, including Brother Scar, to attack the group.
• Brother Scar sat down across from Old Ninth, who recognized his scar as the man they had been searching for.
• A Yao admitted that he had betrayed Little White Tiger under pressure because his brother had been taken, then returned prepared to die with them.
• Little White Tiger calmly welcomed A Yao, and Old Ninth said A Yao had helped them find Brother Scar.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger exposed themselves as powerful figures from Chun Prefecture while confronting Bucket Hat, Bald-Headed Tiger, and the gambling den’s men. The group revealed their identities to the armed crowd outside, leaving Boss Li and the townspeople shaken as Old Ninth threatened them.

• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger challenged Bucket Hat to a rigged card game, and Old Ninth claimed they were Ji Min and Thirteen before Bucket Hat saw through the disguise.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth attacked Bucket Hat after he declared victory, and Old Ninth beat him while revealing they had come for Old Qian.
• Old Ninth turned on Bald-Headed Tiger, while Little White Tiger stopped him from fleeing as armed townspeople gathered outside the gambling den.
• Little White Tiger let Bald-Headed Tiger leave to rally his men, and Xiao Gang, Wine Sword Spear, Bone, Hi Dog, and A Yao joined the others outside.
• Little White Tiger presented his Gold Badge, and he and his companions named themselves as Chun Prefecture figures, frightening Boss Li and the assembled crowd.
• Old Ninth introduced himself and challenged the crowd to prepare to be killed.

Little White Tiger taught A Yao that survival demanded ruthlessness, then brought him into a clash with Bald-Headed Tiger’s gang. After Boss Li’s loyalty to Scar convinced Little White Tiger to spare the town, A Yao was thrown into the enemy crowd as a test, with Little White Tiger protecting him and challenging him to kill ten men.

• Little White Tiger gave A Yao a Short Axe, showed him how to grip it, and told him to become ruthless if he wanted to live with dignity.
• Boss Li and the townspeople armed themselves to defend Scar, while Old Qian urged them not to risk a fight with Chun Prefecture.
• Little White Tiger revealed that he had only wanted Boss Li to guide them to Prison Island, and Boss Li agreed to go along with Old Qian.
• Little White Tiger refused to spare Bald-Headed Tiger, then hurled A Yao into his gang as Old Ninth told him to start killing.
• Little White Tiger shattered the blades aimed at A Yao and challenged him to kill ten men, while Old Ninth seized Bald-Headed Tiger.

After A Yao survived Bald-Headed Tiger’s gang, Little White Tiger accepted him as his godson and laid out the principles he must follow. A Yao left his fellow beggars to join Chun Prefecture, beginning his rise as its future heir.

• The Four Villains watched Old Ninth’s bloody rampage, and Beast warned them to stay away from him.
• A Yao endured the fight and asked Little White Tiger to become his godfather, declaring that he wanted to become a feared king.
• Little White Tiger accepted A Yao, gave him three rules to live by, and welcomed him into Chun Prefecture.
• The next morning, A Yao gave money to his followers and entrusted their care to A Xiao before preparing to leave.
• A Xiao and the other beggars wished A Yao well, and Xiao Gang urged him not to look back as he departed for Chun Prefecture.

Yang Pan let Little White Tiger come to Prison Island, accepting the risk that the island might be destroyed as he sought a remedy for an old man and hoped to leave the conflict behind. At sea, Little White Tiger and his companions approached the island while Old Ninth promised to face its Great Island Master.

• Gu Feng told Yang Pan that Little White Tiger was nearing Prison Island, and Yang Pan ordered that he be allowed to land.
• Yang Pan explained to Xian'er that he wanted to protect the Dragon Kingdom and planned to leave with her and Gu Feng after obtaining a secret remedy.
• Yang Pan told Gu Feng to warn the Great Island Master that killing Little White Tiger would bring Prison Island close to destruction, and he transferred a billion to Chun Prefecture.
• Aboard the yacht, Old Ninth cheated at chess against A Yao while Ji Min, Thirteen, and Little White Tiger teased them.
• Little White Tiger told Old Qian and Boss Li to leave with the yacht when Prison Island came into view, and Old Ninth said he would challenge the Great Island Master.

Old Qian explained Prison Island’s harsh conditions and Shadow Investment’s plans to develop it, while Little White Tiger’s group prepared to interfere. Gu Feng arrived with a warning, destroyed their yacht to prevent them from landing in it, and left them stranded until a ship bearing a peach-blossom flag appeared.

• Old Qian told Little White Tiger’s group that Prison Island was divided into three districts and that Shadow Investment sought a stake, management rights, and a naval port there.
• Old Ninth warned the group that Yang Pan was on the island, while Ji Min called for them to disrupt Shadow Investment’s plans.
• A Yao spotted Gu Feng approaching, and Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Ji Min, and Thirteen confronted him over their past blood feuds.
• Gu Feng told them Shadow Investment and the Great Island Master were watching them, warned them to watch Tong Fei, and advised them to find Tao Tao if they wanted Prison Island.
• Gu Feng slashed their yacht apart and escaped before the group could retaliate.
• After the group spent a long time in the water, a large ship flying a peach-blossom flag appeared.

Tao Tao's ship rescued Little White Tiger's group after Shadow Investment's water Awakened withdrew rather than attack in front of her. Onboard, Ji Min tried to persuade Tao Tao to arrange a meeting with the Great Island Master, then shamelessly asked to become her eighth husband.

• Miss Tong ordered the water Awakened to withdraw after their leader spotted Tao Tao's ship and warned that attacking could expose Shadow Investment's plan.
• Tao Tao's crew rescued the stranded group and confronted Old Qian, whom she recognized from his time as her squad leader.
• Ji Min introduced himself as the Sea God, flirted with Tao Tao, and explained that the Ji Family wanted to cooperate with Prison Island.
• Tao Tao told Ji Min that the Great Island Master had already chosen to cooperate with Shadow Investment.
• Ji Min set business aside and asked Tao Tao to make him her eighth husband, but she replied that she had heard he already had many children and did not want to become a stepmother.