Chapter Summaries

Old Ninth, Little White Tiger, and Hu Du mobilized Overlord Stronghold to rescue Lao Yang and Hi Dog in Chun Prefecture, while Gu Xia and Old Pei watched the fighting and planned to take over San Mu Group. As Hi Dog fought to protect Earthworm, Private Meng Kan burst through the Police Bureau wall and arrived to face Black Dog's group.

• Old Ninth woke and joined Little White Tiger in rallying Overlord Stronghold's men to attack Chun Prefecture and rescue their brothers.
• Hu Du called Overlord, who ordered the stronghold to fight without restraint and said he was coming.
• Gu Xia and Old Pei watched the battle at the Police Bureau, confident that Zhu Bai would be weakened and they would take over San Mu Group.
• Black Dog's group attacked Hi Dog as he held the iron door shut so Earthworm could escape, and Hi Dog urged his friend to leave.
• Private Meng Kan blasted through the fifth-floor wall, introduced himself to Black Dog's group, and confronted them.

Meng Kan defeated the Kou Island Awakened at the Police Bureau before White Garment arrived and used his Nine Awakenings power to execute the attackers. White Garment then turned his attention to the thousands of Kou Island people outside the gate, declaring them enemies of the Dragon Kingdom.

• Meng Kan fought the Kou Island Awakened with ancient martial arts and defeated all but Black Dog within three minutes.
• Meng Kan gave Hi Dog military-developed blue reagent, while Black Dog challenged him and collapsed as a fine thread flew from his forehead.
• White Garment arrived, causing the Kou Island people to kneel in terror as threads connected their brows to his hand.
• White Garment crippled San Mu, challenged him to call the Kou Island Emperor or embassy, and killed over a hundred Awakened with a snap of his fingers.
• White Garment collapsed the Police Bureau's walls and told San Mu that the ordinary Kou Island people outside would watch their compatriots die.

White Garment rejected San Mu Ichiro’s claims, killed him and the Kou Islanders who had stormed the police bureau, then recruited Hi Dog and Earthworm to travel south with him. Before leaving, he gave Zhu Le’er a translated pre-Calamity history textbook for Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, hoping they would find meaning in it.

• White Garment called the Kou Island embassy, which denied that San Mu Ichiro and the attackers were Kou Islanders and abandoned them.
• White Garment killed the more than ten thousand Kou Islanders outside the police bureau, and Meng Kan executed San Mu Ichiro.
• White Garment recognized Hi Dog as one of Little White Tiger’s men and invited Hi Dog and Earthworm to accompany him south.
• Hi Dog and Earthworm accepted after White Garment urged them to grow strong enough to help Little White Tiger and Old Ninth.
• White Garment gave Zhu Le’er a translated pre-Calamity history textbook to pass on to Little White Tiger and Old Ninth.

After White Garment killed the attackers in Chun Prefecture, Old Pei and Gu Xia realized he was shaping Little White Tiger’s rise and decided to seek an alliance. Little White Tiger turned his anger toward Kou Island, then accepted Elder Pei’s invitation to meet, while Bone and Xiao Feng prepared for trouble.

• White Garment left after killing more than ten thousand attackers, and Old Pei and Gu Xia concluded he was building a core team for Little White Tiger and keeping them alive as potential opponents.
• News reports said Kou Island had claimed the dead were its fugitives, thanked White Garment, and donated three hundred million Dragon Kingdom dollars in bounty money.
• Little White Tiger read the history of Kou Island’s past crimes and told Old Ninth to attack people from Kou Island on sight; Old Ninth agreed to stand with him.
• Little White Tiger began to call for Hi Dog, then remembered Hi Dog had left and felt the loss; Old Ninth offered to go with him to hunt down surviving Kou Island attackers.
• Elder Pei’s butler invited Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to meet, promising information about the ultimate technique; Little White Tiger accepted, while Bone alerted their men and Xiao Feng went to get explosives.

Elder Pei invited Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to the Pei Residence, hoping to reconcile and persuade them to take over the San Mu Group. He offered them a discounted chance to acquire it at auction in ten days, but Little White Tiger said they lacked the money and needed time to consider.

• Elder Pei hosted Little White Tiger and Old Ninth and explained that he wanted to clear up their misunderstanding and keep the San Mu Group out of alien control.
• Elder Pei offered the San Mu Group to the two men, prompting Old Ninth and Little White Tiger to mistake his offer for a trap and draw their knives.
• Bu Tingyang stopped Xiao Feng and Bone from attacking Elder Pei, and Gu Xia reassured the brothers that the invitation was genuine.
• Elder Pei explained that he feared making an enemy of White Garment, and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth let him continue believing they were connected to him.
• Elder Pei offered to help the pair acquire the San Mu Group cheaply at a public auction in ten days, but Little White Tiger said they had no money and would think it over.

Elder Pei explained why the ultimate technique was likely hidden outside Chun Prefecture and offered Little White Tiger a stake in the San Mu Group, but the Overlord arrived and took him and Old Ninth away. Elder Pei and Gu Xia admitted the Overlord had seen through their plan to use the shares to bind Little White Tiger to the Pei Family.

• Elder Pei deduced from Crooked Old Wu's movements and injuries that the ultimate technique was hidden within a three-day journey of Chun Prefecture, an area the Overlord could search.
• The Overlord stormed into the Pei Residence, mistook Elder Pei's invitation for a kidnapping attempt, and threatened to kill him and Gu Xia.
• Old Ninth explained the misunderstanding, and Little White Tiger stopped the Overlord from attacking the two elders.
• The Overlord rejected the Pei Family's offer of San Mu Group shares, recognized their plan to make Little White Tiger dependent on Bu Tingyang, and took the two young men away.
• Afterward, Elder Pei and Gu Xia acknowledged that the Overlord had seen through their scheme and was more perceptive than his rough demeanor suggested.

Overlord advised Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to avoid White Garment’s wider conflict while using his support to build power in Chun Prefecture. The group settled on taking over San Mu Ichiro’s sealed residence as their base.

• Overlord scolded Little White Tiger and Old Ninth for their handling of the San Mu Group, then reassured them that he had rushed from Ice Prefecture to protect them.
• Old Ninth explained White Garment’s involvement, and Overlord warned the brothers to stay out of White Garment’s dangerous affairs.
• Master Bai advised Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to use Old Pei’s assumptions about their connection to White Garment to establish themselves in Chun Prefecture.
• Overlord agreed to help them expand their control of the streets, offered money rather than Overlord Stronghold’s men, and forbade them from seeking help from Li Youxian.
• Overlord tore the seals off San Mu Ichiro’s residence and declared that the group would stay there, promising Master Bai would later buy it for them.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth set up their new corporate group in Chun Prefecture and welcomed False Eye back after Instructor saved him. They put Fang Mu in charge of management and tasked False Eye with unifying three districts, declaring their ambition to take over Chun Prefecture within three months.

• Bone replaced the San Mu family's estate plaque with one reading Eight-Nine Prefecture, and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth gathered Fang Mu and the club's senior managers to organize the group.
• Fang Mu reported that he had handed the club back to Mr. Li and accepted Little White Tiger's trust to manage the new group, including removing every pro-Kou Island employee.
• False Eye returned to the estate, where Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Bone, and the others welcomed him and heard how Instructor had saved him after San Mu wounded him.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth invited False Eye to join them, assigned him three districts, and promised him five hundred men from Overlord Stronghold to help unify the streets.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth rallied their brothers and vowed to take over Chun Prefecture within three months.

Elder Pei and Xin Mo prepared to host Chun Prefecture’s biggest auction, where Xin Mo met Jin Zhichang and learned that two guests were hostile toward alien races. Overlord, Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their entourage arrived in force, and Xin Mo welcomed them into the auction despite Overlord’s status as an SSS-level wanted criminal.

• Elder Pei and Xin Mo discussed the auction and greeted Xin Ru and his overseas classmate Jin Zhichang.
• Elder Pei warned Xin Mo that Little White Tiger and Old Ninth were hostile toward alien races and advised him to keep Jin Zhichang out of the spotlight.
• Overlord arrived at the hotel with Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, and their men, startling the assembled guests.
• Xin Mo welcomed Overlord and offered him a handshake, while Overlord joked about being a wanted criminal and Elder Pei ushered the group inside.

At the Myriad Treasures Pavilion’s opening auction, Old Ninth and Little White Tiger clashed with Jin Zhichang after he insulted their group, while Xin Mo tried to keep the event from erupting into a fight. Jin Zhichang stayed despite the warnings and plotted to use his money to humiliate them and pursue Zhu Le’er.

• Old Ninth threatened Jin Zhichang with a knife after hearing him insult the group, but Xin Mo intervened and warned him to leave Chun Prefecture.
• At the auction, Jin Zhichang sat near Little White Tiger with two Fourth Awakening bodyguards, and Little White Tiger provoked him until Xin Ru moved him to another seat.
• Zhu Le’er switched seats with Little White Tiger to keep an eye on Old Ninth and warned him not to cause trouble on the Xin Family’s turf.
• Xin Ru told Jin Zhichang that Xin Mo disliked Alien Races and suggested he approach Xin Mo’s second sister instead.
• Jin Zhichang ignored Xin Ru’s warnings and plotted to use his wealth to outbid the group and pursue Zhu Le’er.

Little White Tiger bid on an animalistic Innate Awakened boy, then faced Jin Zhichang’s provocations over the San Mu Group shares. As Jin Zhichang flaunted his money, Bone slapped him for supposedly stepping on his shadow.

• Little White Tiger had False Eye bid one hundred thousand for the caged boy, and Jin Zhichang drove the price up before quitting at five hundred thousand.
• Old Ninth had Bone and the others leave the auction, while Elder Pei and Xin Mo worried about the coming sale of the San Mu Group stake.
• Jin Zhichang openly challenged Little White Tiger over the shares, and Xin Ru failed to stop him.
• Jin Zhichang raised his bids by tiny increments, while Old Ninth rejected Elder Pei’s offer of money and vowed to play him to the end.
• Bone returned with the others and slapped Jin Zhichang, accusing him of hurting his shadow by stepping on it.

Little White Tiger’s men abducted Jin Zhichang, extorted money from him, and left him to Lao Yang’s bandits when he could not pay everyone. With Overlord and Old Pei’s support, Little White Tiger secured the San Mu Group at auction and emerged as a rising power in Chun Prefecture.

• Old Ninth’s men planted grenades in Jin Zhichang’s pants, disabled him, and forced him out of the venue while Overlord subdued his bodyguards.
• Bone and False Eye made Jin Zhichang write checks for the men who had taken him, then Lao Yang and his bandits surrounded him and beat him when he could not pay them too.
• Xin Mo resumed the auction after Jin Zhichang was removed, and Little White Tiger won the San Mu Group without further bidding.
• The guests congratulated Little White Tiger and Old Ninth as their backing from Overlord and Old Pei became clear.
• Little White Tiger told False Eye to have Lao Yang take Jin Zhichang out of the city and extort fifty million from his family.

Little White Tiger took the auctioned child, whom he named Hungry Ghost, under his protection after realizing he was starving and could understand him. When Hungry Ghost transformed into a powerful beast and fought Old Ninth and Overlord, Overlord identified him as a Taotie, a legendary innate Awakened who could grow stronger by eating.

• Little White Tiger entered the cage despite the experts’ warnings and offered food to the wary child, who accepted it only from him.
• Little White Tiger named the child Hungry Ghost, called him his little brother, and led him out of the cage.
• Hungry Ghost slashed Old Ninth when he tried to touch him, then transformed into a huge beast and fought the Red Demon Dragon and Overlord.
• Hungry Ghost calmed and returned to human form when Little White Tiger ordered him to stop.
• Overlord identified Hungry Ghost as a Taotie, and Xin Mo explained that the creature could turn anything it ate into energy and grow stronger without limit.

Xin Mo refused to rescue Jin Zhichang and focused on finding the Sunlit Heavenly King's Ruins before rival factions. As Little White Tiger organized his forces to take over Chun Prefecture’s underworld, Xiao Yuan offered an alliance and revealed that the ruins would reappear in three days.

• Xin Mo told Xin Ru that they would not save Jin Zhichang, then ordered their people to search outside the city for the Sunlit Heavenly King's Ruins.
• False Eye led Little White Tiger’s men in raids across more than a dozen blocks to seize Chun Prefecture’s underworld territory.
• Little White Tiger assigned the Lower Three Districts to Brother Yan'er, the Upper Three Districts to Black Mountain Town, and the group's legitimate business to Fang Mu.
• Xiao Yuan arrived at Eight-Nine Prefecture and told Little White Tiger and Old Ninth that factions including the Purple Gold, Ji Family, Ma Family, and Gu Family were pursuing the ruins.
• Old Ninth agreed to work with Xiao Yuan, who revealed that the ruins would reappear in three days.

Little White Tiger and Old Ninth went to Chun Prefecture Airport to collect Shu Nan, an illegitimate son of Farbridge Group’s boss, after Xiao Yuan explained why powerful families sent their younger members to Ma Family territory. Shu Nan was humiliated by Shengnan of Purple Gold, then took his anger out on Little White Tiger, who approached him with Old Ninth while deciding to honor Mr. Li’s request.

• Xiao Yuan’s hickeys on Little White Tiger’s neck sparked teasing at breakfast, and she calmly joined the group while he insisted they had not slept together.
• Mr. Li asked Little White Tiger and Old Ninth to look after Shu Nan, and Xiao Yuan explained that powerful families sent juniors to Chun Prefecture because the area belonged to the Ma Family.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth waited at Chun Prefecture Airport for Shu Nan, who arrived among wealthy youths and fawned over Shengnan.
• Shengnan rejected Shu Nan’s advances, mocked his status as an illegitimate son, and warned him not to speak to her again.
• After Purple Gold’s youths left, Shu Nan berated Little White Tiger over the phone, and Little White Tiger and Old Ninth walked toward him while joking about beating him up.

Shu Nan arrived in Chun Prefecture with Little White Tiger and Old Ninth, mistreated them before learning they were the city’s new kings, and was warned to keep his distance. Back at the hotel, a masked conspirator recruited him to act as Farbridge Group’s inside man for a secret task.

• Shu Nan complained about Little White Tiger and Old Ninth’s vans and tried to strike Old Ninth, but Little White Tiger stopped him and warned him to behave in Chun Prefecture.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth brought Shu Nan’s group to the Supreme Hotel, where the assembled factions and hotel staff recognized them as Eighth Master and Ninth Master.
• Shu Nan tried to order an introduction to the local kings, then discovered that Old Ninth was one of them when False Eye held a knife to his neck.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth warned Shu Nan that Farbridge Group carried little influence in Chun Prefecture and left him at the hotel.
• A masked man visited Shu Nan and told him to remember his father’s task, explaining that Farbridge Group was needed as an inside man because the conspirators could not appear in public.

Little White Tiger and the rival factions converged on the ruins beneath a frozen lake, where a barrier allowed only underage Awakened to enter. As the Sunlit Heavenly King appeared on the lake, Little White Tiger prepared to enter the boiling water himself.

• Black Raccoon told Little White Tiger that he had found a pre-Calamity town beneath the lake, where a middle-aged man had expelled him and raised a barrier that barred adults and ordinary people.
• Little White Tiger assembled his companions, ordered Lei Zi to secure the area, and brought Hungry Ghost along to confront anyone who challenged them.
• Little White Tiger's group arrived at the crowded lakeshore, where Bone and the Lei Zi forced rival factions away from the eastern shore.
• A pillar of light heated the lake, and the Sunlit Heavenly King appeared in a boat, singing a tune from before the Great Calamity.
• Old Ninth paid respects to the figure, while Little White Tiger rejected the idea of sending weaker people into the lake and announced that he would enter himself.

Little White Tiger, Old Ninth, Wang Shengnan, and the other contenders endured the Sunlit Heavenly King's blinding light and crushing pressure as they struggled toward his boat. After Old Ninth lost consciousness, Black Old Ninth revealed that the light could help him reach the Third Awakening, and Old Ninth responded by attacking him.

• Wang Shengnan entered the lake first, freezing its surface as she led the Purple Gold youths toward the Sunlit Heavenly King.
• Little White Tiger and Old Ninth were thrown back when they tried to reach the boat, then charged again with Er Niu and the Demon Dragon.
• The Sunlit Heavenly King unleashed Blazing Sun Soul Cleansing, forcing the contenders underwater with scorching light and the pressure of Nine Awakenings.
• Hungry Ghost dragged Old Ninth and Little White Tiger through the lakebed but abandoned Old Ninth as the pressure intensified; the young master of the Gu Family injected Old Ninth with medicine before passing him.
• Old Ninth awoke in the Karst Cave, where Black Old Ninth restored his strength and said he could absorb the Heavenly King's light to reach the Third Awakening and withstand Heavenly Thunder.
• Old Ninth drew his short knife, pinned Black Old Ninth down, and cut off his head.

The Sunlit Heavenly King brought seven survivors into his legacy space, offering his martial arts and urging them to protect the Dragon Kingdom. As they watched his final battle, an Ancestor attacked Old Ninth and Little White Tiger, forcing their consciousnesses back to the classroom with strange memories flooding their minds.

• Old Ninth recovered and passed the Gu Family's young master, who was texting Xiao Mei, before Old Ninth mocked him.
• At the lakeshore, the Sunlit Heavenly King lifted the seven survivors from the lake and drew their consciousnesses into a pre-Apocalypse classroom.
• The Sunlit Heavenly King explained that he wanted to pass on his legacy and will, and the youngsters pledged to protect the Dragon Kingdom.
• Old Ninth promised to teach his brothers the Unique Technique, pleasing the Sunlit Heavenly King, who then showed them his final battle.
• Old Ninth and Little White Tiger saw an Ancestor in the battle, and it sent crimson energy into their foreheads, flooding them with alien memories before their consciousnesses returned to the classroom.

The Sunlit Heavenly King used his blood to help Little White Tiger fuse his Demon Core with the Demon Ancestor's Blood, creating a nascent pseudo-divine body. He explained that it would grow alongside Little White Tiger and could eventually make him a Nine Awakenings powerhouse.

• The Sunlit Heavenly King told Little White Tiger and Old Ninth that their Converted Beast blood prevented them from learning human Nine Awakenings techniques, but encouraged them to develop their own paths.
• The Sunlit Heavenly King awakened Little White Tiger's Demon Core and began fusing it with the Demon Ancestor's Blood, supplying his own blood essence when Little White Tiger's body began to fail.
• The fusion produced a tiny figure resembling Little White Tiger inside the Demon Core, which the Sunlit Heavenly King identified as a nascent pseudo-divine body.
• The Sunlit Heavenly King explained that Little White Tiger now had two bodies and two lives, and described the pseudo-divine body's extraordinary abilities and potential.
• Old Ninth marveled at Little White Tiger's new power and worried about what it meant for himself.