Chapter Summaries

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth accepted Mr. Li’s support as they began taking control of West Garden, while Little White Tiger insisted they would eventually avenge Xiao Fei. Their public launch as West Garden’s new rulers was interrupted when Ma Hongying arrived to insult them and provoke a confrontation.

• Little White Tiger explained that he would put the Old Man from Black Mountain Town in charge of street affairs and learn to manage legitimate businesses under Mr. Li’s guidance.
• Little White Tiger told Mr. Li and Zhang Yang that he and Old Ninth would seek revenge on the Ming King for Xiao Fei, but would wait until they were strong enough.
• Mr. Li gave Little White Tiger and Old Ninth the Supreme Club and arranged a public ribbon-cutting attended by West Garden dignitaries and the Ming King.
• Ma Hongying drove his sedan to a stop just short of Little White Tiger, then mocked him for growing up in a garbage dump.
• The Old Man’s people surrounded Ma Hongying as the crowd surged, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

Ma Hongying tried to intimidate Little White Tiger with a bomb, but Old Ninth turned the threat into a reckless standoff. Surrounded and outmatched, Ma Hongying hesitated to fight as Ming King offered him no support.

• Xiao Yuan and Old Man warned Little White Tiger that Ma Hongying had come to challenge his control of West Garden, and Little White Tiger let Old Ninth handle him.
• Ma Hongying presented a bomb as a gift, but Old Ninth lit its candle, activated its timer, and pinned Ma Hongying's hand against it until the countdown ended without an explosion.
• Little White Tiger brought out real bombs, and Old Ninth threatened Ma Hongying while Hi Dog, Earthworm, and the others blocked his retreat.
• Old Ninth ordered False Eye to fetch Ma Hongying's children from school, slapped Ma Hongying, and challenged him to kneel or die.
• When Ma Hongying raised his fist, Zhang Yang and Mr. Li's auras closed in on him, Ming King gave him no backing, and Old Ninth mocked him.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger confronted Boss Yang’s men at the West Garden ceremony, forcing Boss Yang to concede while Ming King prevented a war. After the ceremony ended, Old Ninth had Ming King’s car blown up, leaving Ming King furious and the conflict unresolved.

• Boss Yang intervened when Old Ninth cornered Ma Hongying, but Old Ninth mocked him and rejected his apology for bringing a fake bomb.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger threatened Boss Yang with over a hundred men until Boss Yang offered a check and accepted the loss; Ming King declared that no one could start an internal war.
• Little White Tiger accused Ming King of letting the trouble happen and then stopping it, but chose not to escalate because he needed to secure West Garden and would soon leave Ice Prefecture.
• In the car, Boss Yang told Ma Hongying he would not be Ming King’s weapon again and blamed Ming King for wanting to control Little White Tiger without risking a clash with Overlord.
• After Ming King left the ceremony, his car, Ice A0001, exploded; Old Ninth mocked him and False Eye was spotted nearby, while Little White Tiger acknowledged that Old Ninth dared to do almost anything.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth confronted the Supreme Club’s entrenched supervisors, who tried to use their experience and contracts to pressure the new owners. They dismissed the ringleaders, promoted Fang Mu to manage the guest-room department, and left the former supervisors fighting outside the club.

• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth met with the club’s department heads, and Old Ninth questioned the absent supervisors and dismissed security captain Xing for failing to protect the club.
• Captain Xing and Supervisor Li tried to pressure the new owners into keeping them, but Fang Mu argued that they could terminate the contract with Xinjie Security Company.
• Little White Tiger asked Fang Mu to take over the guest-room department, and False Eye struck Supervisor Li with a bench when he protested.
• Old Ninth threatened Supervisor Li and summoned armed men, while Little White Tiger ordered the supervisors who had backed Li to leave the club.
• Old Ninth had Hi Dog shoot Supervisor Li in the thigh, and Fang Mu accepted the chance to manage the club as the former supervisors fled.
• Outside the club, Supervisor Li blamed the security captain for his troubles, and the two men began fighting.

Duan Ka, Little White Tiger’s former cellmate from Underground Level Three, arrived at the club and revealed that he was Overlord’s seventh sworn son. He said Overlord wanted to meet Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, and offered to take them outside the city to see him.

• Fang Mu told Little White Tiger that a visitor from outside the city wanted to see him, and Little White Tiger had him brought in.
• Little White Tiger recognized the visitor as Chatterbox, his former cellmate, who had just been released from prison.
• Duan Ka introduced himself as Overlord’s seventh sworn son and explained that his godfather had sent him to bring Little White Tiger and Old Ninth out of the city.
• Little White Tiger recognized Duan Ka’s Three-Colored Skull tattoo as Overlord’s exclusive mark, confirming his identity.
• Duan Ka said Master Bai had contacted Overlord, who specifically wanted to meet Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, then joined the group’s mahjong game.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth traveled to the Overlord's stronghold to seek his protection and become his disciples, while learning that the Ming King might have bribed one of the Overlord's sworn sons to sabotage them. Their arrival ended with a test of strength that forced them to resist a powerful man's crushing gravity.

• Mr. Li sent Little White Tiger and Old Ninth toward the Overlord with ten truckloads of supplies, accompanied by Duan Ka and the Old Man from Black Mountain Town.
• Fang Mu told Old Ninth that club money had been transferred to Zuo Ju, the Overlord's fourth Sworn Son, three days after the Overlord's interest in taking the two men as disciples became known.
• Duan Ka led the party through the defenses of Ninefold Bend to the Overlord Stronghold and introduced Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to the Overlord.
• A fat man in the hall demanded that the newcomers kneel and used his gravity-altering power to force them down.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth strained back to their feet despite the crushing pressure, and Old Ninth declared that he and his brother had bad legs and could not kneel.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth faced Overlord’s tests to become his disciples, refusing to betray each other even when offered a chance to join alone. After they tried to leave together, Duan Ka and the chain-wielding man urged Overlord to take them in, and the pair were pulled back into the hall.

• Duan Ka stopped the fat man from attacking Little White Tiger and Old Ninth by threatening to expose his mistress to his wife.
• The scarred chain-wielding man confronted Little White Tiger over his connection to Smoke Fiend, but Old Ninth defended him and challenged Overlord’s treatment of them.
• Overlord darkened the hall with his power, then asked why they wanted to become his disciples; they said they wanted to kill the Ming King.
• Overlord offered to take only the last one standing, but Old Ninth tried to stab himself so Little White Tiger could become his disciple, and Little White Tiger stopped him and refused to leave him behind.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth left together, but the chain-wielding man pulled them back with his chains while he and Duan Ka begged Overlord to take them in.

Overlord accepted Little White Tiger and Old Ninth as his godsons, then agreed to hold off on attacking Ice Prefecture City while they sought to avenge Xiao Fei themselves. He ended the chapter by extorting twenty million from the Ming King as a gift for taking them in.

• Overlord revealed that he had tested the two newcomers and welcomed them as godsons, promising to protect them.
• Overlord introduced them to his sons, including Hu Du, Black Raccoon, and Zuo Ju, while Old Ninth remained wary of Zuo Ju.
• Hu Du offered to enter the city and kill the Ming King and the other tyrants, but Little White Tiger asked Overlord to spare the city for now.
• Little White Tiger promised that he and Old Ninth would kill the Ming King within three months, and Overlord agreed not to attack the city until then.
• Overlord called the Ming King and demanded twenty million as a gift for taking in two godsons.

Overlord warned Little White Tiger and Old Ninth about the Alien Races in Chun Prefecture and taught them powerful techniques before they left. Meanwhile, Hu Du and his companions broke into Ming King's residence and prepared to beat him on Overlord's orders.

• Overlord explained that Blazing Sun Heavenly King's technique was their target and warned Little White Tiger and Old Ninth that Chun Prefecture was controlled by Alien Races.
• Overlord told the two to kill any Alien Races who interfered and taught Little White Tiger Overlord Armor Breaker and Old Ninth Overlord's Last Stand.
• Ming King discovered four intruders in his home after they killed his guards and butler.
• Hu Du said Overlord had ordered them not to kill Ming King and announced that they would beat him half to death.
• Black Raccoon and the fat man argued over the stolen liquor and teased Ming King before the group surrounded him.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth learned that their sworn brothers had beaten Ming King to protect their territory, then set out for Chun Prefecture. On the truck ride, they heard about a bank robbery and killings there, and Little White Tiger recognized a four-fingered man in the newspaper photograph.

• Mr. Li told Old Ninth that Hu Du, Fatty, Black Raccoon, and Zuo Ju had beaten Ming King and broken into his safe.
• Fatty and the others explained that they had attacked Ming King to protect Little White Tiger and Old Ninth's territory, and Hu Du vowed to fight him again.
• Overlord arranged a freight truck to take Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to Chun Prefecture, while Fatty gave them gold bars taken from Ming King's house.
• The driver told Little White Tiger and Old Ninth that Chun Prefecture was under lockdown after San Mu Group's bank was robbed and dozens of foreigners were killed.
• Little White Tiger spotted a four-fingered man among the masked gunmen in the newspaper photograph.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth hitched a ride with a mysterious group of Awakened on the way to Chun Prefecture. When enemy vehicles caught up, the group fought them off and continued toward the city, keeping their purpose secret.

• A middle-aged man and six armed Awakened stopped the truck and asked the driver for a ride.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth pretended to be young laborers while the middle-aged man saw through their story.
• A companion warned the middle-aged man that five heavily armed vehicles were approaching.
• The middle-aged man took control of the truck, and the driver drifted it around as the pursuing vehicles opened fire.
• The middle-aged man's group used precise gunfire to stop the enemy vehicles, then continued toward the city without revealing their mission.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth reached Chun Prefecture and witnessed San Mu Group goons and Kou Islanders abusing residents at the checkpoint. After a woman pleaded for help, they reunited with their armed brothers and prepared to strike back.

• The middle-aged man warned Little White Tiger and Old Ninth that they were too murderous to be ordinary travelers before he and his men walked toward Chun Prefecture.
• The driver explained that San Mu Group had taken over checkpoint inspections, and its goons demanded extra money while letting Kou Islanders operate with impunity.
• Kou Islanders shot a man in both legs and dragged his wife toward the duty room, while San Mu Group goons mocked the couple and dismissed the woman's plea for the Police Bureau.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth decided not to ignore the abuse, and three vans carrying their brothers blocked the truck shortly after it left the checkpoint.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger gathered weapons, identified two Awakened Kou Islanders as their targets, and bought masks before setting out.

Old Ninth and his eleven companions attacked San Mu Group thugs terrorizing people at the city gateway, then killed them after punishing their leader. They removed their masks and headed toward the duty room, intent on making the Kou Island group know who had killed them.

• Old Ninth, Little White Tiger, Earthworm, and their companions arrived at the gateway, where San Mu Group thugs were abusing people and extorting travelers.
• Earthworm opened fire and threw grenades as the twelve youths fought the thugs, and Little White Tiger used his awakened strength to overpower them.
• Old Ninth punished the thug leader for demanding money from him, forcing the man to swallow a shotgun shell and then an ammunition bag.
• Travelers helped force bullets into the leader's mouth, and Old Ninth ordered his companions to kill all the remaining thugs.
• After the crowd dispersed, Old Ninth and the others removed their masks and walked toward the duty room.

Old Ninth and Little White Tiger confronted the Kou Islanders in the duty room, where a distant sniper killed a Third Awakening Awakened before he could kill the woman. The masked Firearm Awakened reported to Instructor, who ordered him not to shoot again so he would not frighten Little Lei Zi.

• A Garrison Battalion captain stopped his soldier from calling for reinforcements, and the squad pretended to be sick so they could avoid intervening.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger attacked the Kou Islanders in the duty room and found the woman being held hostage.
• Black Dog blocked Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, but Little White Tiger broke Black Dog’s Tachi after matching his attacks.
• A shot from a thousand meters away killed a Kou Island Third Awakening Awakened as he attacked the woman.
• The masked sniper reported the kill to Instructor, who told him not to shoot the other Awakened or frighten Little Lei Zi.

Old Ninth, Little White Tiger, and their masked brothers killed Black Dog in the streets of Chun Prefecture as citizens rallied behind them. San Mu Group reinforcements arrived, and the crowd linked arms to block their advance while Old Ninth and the others escaped into the people.

• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger cornered Black Dog in the duty room, but Black Dog escaped using smoke after failing to defeat them.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger pursued Black Dog into the street, where Hi Dog and the brothers restrained him despite his attacks.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger publicly condemned Black Dog’s crimes and stabbed him while the crowd joined their chants and threw them knives.
• San Mu Group reinforcements arrived in vehicles, and the masked youths vanished into the crowd as citizens urged them to flee.
• The San Mu Group leader ordered the vehicles to drive through the crowd, but the people linked arms and stood their ground.

Instructor and his men ambushed the San Mu Group convoy, overwhelming its Awakened forces before withdrawing with Old Ninth and Little White Tiger. He warned them to stay hidden, then revealed that his group planned to take down the entire city.

• Instructor, Yixiu, and Xingxing attacked the San Mu Group convoy, killing and scattering its forces.
• Instructor fought the Kou Island Awakened head-on and crushed their leader despite the man's Fourth Awakening strength.
• Crew Cut pulled Old Ninth and Little White Tiger away before the San Mu Group's main force arrived.
• In a secluded courtyard, Instructor explained that his group had intervened to defend the Dragon Kingdom and urged the two men to split up and stay alive.
• As Instructor and his men departed, Yixiu told Old Ninth they were going to take down the whole city.

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their companions enrolled at Tianhe Private High School, where they discovered that the school had adopted Kou Island’s flag and customs. After hearing Teacher Sima boast about the arrangement, Little White Tiger arranged to have False Eye deal with him, while the group noticed another conspicuous student at the ceremony.

• Li Youxian learned that Little White Tiger and Old Ninth had been linked to Shadow Ghost and ordered the connection kept secret.
• Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their companions arrived at Tianhe Private High School as transfer students.
• Teacher Sima explained that the San Mu Group owned the school and that students raised Kou Island’s flag and sang its anthem.
• Xiao Feng stopped Little White Tiger and Old Ninth from attacking Teacher Sima, and Old Ninth pretended to offer him a gift.
• Little White Tiger sent Teacher Sima’s picture to False Eye, who agreed to deal with him that night.
• At the flag-raising ceremony, Hi Dog pointed out a neighboring student lounging on a leather sofa and playing a game.

Little White Tiger and his companions defied a school ceremony honoring the San Mu Group’s dead and confronted Director Li, who tried to punish them. After Ma Fangshan and Zhu revealed their powerful family ties, Little White Tiger invoked Overlord’s influence, and Earthworm silenced the school’s music with a shotgun blast.

• The principal led the school in mourning San Mu Group members killed by criminals, while Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and Ma Fangshan refused to bow.
• Director Li ordered the students who had not observed the silence onto the platform and threatened to make them kneel.
• The principal revealed that the boy was Ma Fangshan, and the white-shirted student identified himself as Zhu, a young master from the Chun Prefecture Police Bureau Headquarters, so Director Li backed down.
• Director Li singled out Little White Tiger and Old Ninth for punishment, but they displayed their Three-Colored Skulls and warned that they belonged to Overlord’s stronghold.
• Little White Tiger complained about the Kou Island music, and Earthworm shot the loudspeaker with a shotgun, leaving the school leaders stunned.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth clashed with Kou Island students at school, but Ma Fangshan intervened to stop the fight. Black Dog challenged Little White Tiger to the student exchange tournament in a week, while Nakata Shinichi secretly planned to use the event to kill Overlord’s children.

• Ma Fangshan praised Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, while the principal let Little White Tiger off for bringing a shotgun to school.
• A Kou Island student drew his tachi and challenged Little White Tiger, but Old Ninth shattered the blade and forced him back with his Second Awakening aura.
• Little White Tiger knocked two Kou Island students off the rostrum, and Ma Fangshan ordered Nakata Shinichi to stop the confrontation.
• Black Dog challenged Little White Tiger to the student exchange tournament in a week, and Little White Tiger accepted while taunting the Kou Island students.
• Nakata Shinichi told Black Dog the board was preparing to deal with Overlord and planned to kill his children during the tournament.
• Ma Fangshan invited Little White Tiger to sit beside him and asked if he had come for the Sun Skill, but Little White Tiger pretended not to know what he meant.

Sima was kidnapped after he mistook False Eye’s men for agents of Elder Wu and revealed his knowledge of secret technique sales. Elder Wu learned of the kidnapping and ordered his associate to silence everyone who knew the secret, while arranging to leave Chun Prefecture.

• Sima plotted to extort money from wealthy students, then was confronted and stabbed in the thigh by False Eye’s men.
• Sima begged for his life and claimed he had overheard Elder Wu selling secret techniques, prompting False Eye to call Little White Tiger.
• False Eye told Sima that his boss would spare him if he forgot the conversation, then revealed the men were not Elder Wu’s and took Sima away in his car’s trunk.
• Sima’s wife called Elder Wu to beg him to release Sima, and Elder Wu realized Sima had been kidnapped by someone else.
• Elder Wu called an associate, explained that spies—including one planted by the Zhu Family—were at the school, and asked to leave Chun Prefecture.
• Elder Wu’s associate promised to find Sima and kill everyone who knew the secret.