Recaps

As public outrage and calls to resist Haidong Country spread, Su Chen and Li Shuhua identified people who could awaken their bloodlines, and Su Chen authorized Zhu Yuanzheng to begin. A day later, Zhu Yuanzheng declared that Su Chen would not apologize and that Dayu would face Haidong if challenged, prompting worldwide alarm.

• Zhu Yuanzheng moved against hidden conspirators with Su Chen's backing while keeping the operation secret.
• People across the Nine Provinces argued online over Haidong Country's demands, with many volunteering to defend their country.
• Su Chen and Li Shuhua reviewed a growing list of potential bloodline awakeners, and Su Chen told Li Shuhua to inform Zhu Yuanzheng they could begin.
• Zhu Yuanzheng issued a statement rejecting an apology from Su Chen and declaring that Dayu would not back down from Haidong Country.
• People around the world questioned whether Dayu had the strength to withstand Haidong Country's army and feared Su Chen's stance would lead to disaster.

Jin Dachang assembled 130,000 Awakened in Haidong Country and ordered them to invade Huaxia and kill its inheritor. In Huaxia, Su Chen’s side gathered 1,003,756 descendants of Dayu along the coast to meet the coming attack.

• Jin Dachang inspected Haidong’s fleet at Fuzha Harbor and confirmed that 130,000 Awakened had assembled.
• Jin Dachang rallied the crowd with promises of glory, wealth, and Huaxia’s territory, then ordered them to board the ships and go to war.
• Zhu Yuanzheng’s mobilization order drew more than a hundred million willing volunteers, but Su Chen’s side chose a smaller force for the coastal defense.
• Huaxia selected active-duty personnel, veterans, and volunteers from across the country, gathering 1,003,756 descendants of Dayu in three days.

Xia Donglin, Xia Hai, and Xia Yang bonded with the other civilians who had been mobilized to defend the country, only to discover that everyone around them shared the surname Xia. A veteran called Old Xia took charge of the crowd, ordering them to follow his commands if they hoped to return home.

• Xia Donglin questioned why civilians had been brought into the woods without training or weapons, and Xia Hai said he was ready to fight to protect his family and future generations.
• Xia Yang declared that Huaxia was his home and Emperor Xia Dayu was his ancestor, and Xia Donglin and Xia Hai revealed that they also shared the surname Xia.
• People throughout the gathered crowd introduced themselves and revealed that they were all surnamed Xia, leaving them astonished at the coincidence.
• Old Xia arrived and told the civilians that they were now family, that he would lead them because he was a veteran, and that they needed to obey orders to have a chance of going home.

Su Chen arrived at the mangrove forest where Huaxia’s million defenders had gathered, dispelling fears that he had abandoned the country. As the people vowed to fight to the death, Su Chen and Zhu Yuanzheng waited confidently for Haidong’s invasion, believing their preparations would welcome the enemy.

• People from across Huaxia discovered they had been grouped by surname and wondered why.
• More than a dozen helicopters landed nearby, and the gathered defenders recognized Su Chen among those stepping out.
• The people celebrated Su Chen’s arrival and vowed to defend Huaxia without retreating.
• Zhu Yuanzheng was moved by the civilians’ willingness to fight for their homeland.
• Su Chen said everything was ready and waited for Haidong’s forces, while Zhu Yuanzheng expressed confidence in their preparations.

Zhu Yuanzheng and Su Chen waited on the shore for Jin Dachang’s fleet and the 130,000 Haidong Awakened to arrive. Jin Dachang mistook Huaxia’s million-strong force for a desperate mix of civilians and soldiers, while Su Chen revealed his power and prepared to stop the invasion.

• Zhu Yuanzheng reflected on Huaxia’s impending battle and stood with Su Chen as they watched the horizon.
• Jin Dachang’s fleet arrived, and he recognized Su Chen as Huaxia’s inheritor.
• Jin Dachang concluded that Su Chen had leaked his location to lure him into an ambush, but believed Huaxia’s forces included many civilians and posed little threat.
• Jin Dachang ordered his fleet to advance, declaring that Su Chen and anyone who resisted would die.
• Su Chen unleashed golden light and an overwhelming ancient aura, revealing himself as Dayu’s inheritor.

Su Chen confronted Haidong’s invading fleet with Huaxia’s Nine Provinces Cauldron and unleashed its power. The fleet was crushed beneath the sea, while the Awakened fled into the water.

• Haidong’s 130,000 Awakened advanced on Huaxia under Jin Dachang’s command as people around the world watched.
• Su Chen appeared on the shore, summoned the Nine Provinces Cauldron from the sea, and made Jin Dachang realize the gulf between their powers.
• Su Chen declared that Huaxia would not tolerate invaders and expanded the cauldron’s phantom above the Haidong fleet.
• Jin Dachang’s protective inheritance power shattered, and the Haidong Awakened abandoned their ships and jumped overboard.
• Su Chen brought the Nine Provinces Cauldron down on the fleet, smashing its warships and driving them to the seabed.

Su Chen used the Nine Provinces Cauldron to destroy the Haidong Fleet, stunning Huaxia and alarming other nations. Jin Dachang brought the surviving Awakened ashore, convinced Su Chen could not use the cauldron again, but found a million Huaxia people standing behind him.

• The Nine Provinces Cauldron appeared over the sea and wiped out the Haidong Fleet, inspiring awe among Huaxia's people.
• Li Shuhua understood that Su Chen could command the cauldron because he had inherited Dayu's legacy completely.
• Jin Dachang and the surviving Haidong Awakened swam toward shore, with more than twenty thousand Awakened lost in the attack.
• Jin Dachang decided that Su Chen had used his strongest trump card and could not summon the cauldron again.
• Jin Dachang reached the beach and saw Su Chen watching him calmly as a million Huaxia people emerged from the woods behind him.

Jin Dachang ordered the Haidong Awakened to attack the million Huaxia people gathered on the beach, but they refused to surrender despite their fear. As the enemy charged, the crowd united in song and prepared to advance, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Jin Dachang threatened Su Chen and offered to spare the Huaxia civilians if they surrendered to Haidong.
• The Huaxia crowd rejected Jin Dachang’s offer and declared they would defend their country.
• Jin Dachang ordered the Haidong Awakened to kill the Huaxia people, and they charged across the beach.
• Xia Hai, Xia Donglin, and Xia Yang admitted their fear but vowed not to retreat.
• The Huaxia crowd began singing together, turning their fear into courage and shouting, “Forward, forward!”

Su Chen awakened the ancestral power of a million Huaxia people after they marched forward to face the Haidong Awakened. The chapter ended with Su Chen leading the newly awakened descendants of Dayu into battle.

• The people of Huaxia sang and marched toward the Haidong Awakened despite knowing they faced certain death.
• Su Chen raised a golden barrier to block the Haidong Awakened’s attacks, and Jin Dachang ordered them to keep striking until Su Chen’s power ran out.
• Su Chen praised the people’s courage and told them their awakening came from Huaxia’s ancestral blood, not from a superior bloodline.
• Su Chen released points of light that awakened the ancestral power of a million people, while the Nine Provinces Cauldron trembled.
• Su Chen withdrew his golden barrier and commanded the newly awakened Huaxia people to follow him into battle.

After Dayu’s descendants awakened by the million, Su Chen led Huaxia’s forces in a devastating assault that routed Haidong’s Awakened. Jin Dachang fled toward the sea, only to find the Nine Provinces Cauldron blocking his escape, and realized Su Chen had anticipated his every move.

• People around the world and in Haidong reacted in disbelief as a million of Dayu’s descendants awakened, overwhelming Haidong’s forces with their numbers and presence.
• Su Chen called Huaxia’s Awakened to fight and charged with Dayu’s Mountain-Splitting Axe, leading them in an organized assault against Haidong.
• Haidong’s Awakened broke into chaos without Jin Dachang leading them, and Huaxia’s forces surrounded and slaughtered them as many begged for mercy.
• Jin Dachang saw Su Chen approaching and ran toward the sea, abandoning Haidong’s forces to save himself.
• The Nine Provinces Cauldron rose above the water and blocked Jin Dachang’s escape, making him realize Su Chen had set a trap.

Su Chen killed Jin Dachang after defeating Haidong’s invasion, and the million Descendants of Dayu routed the remaining Awakened. The battle ended with the descendants honoring their forefather before the Nine Provinces Cauldron.

• Jin Dachang begged Su Chen for mercy and offered Haidong’s wealth and power, but Su Chen split him in two with the Mountain-Splitting Axe.
• Inheritors around the world watched Jin Dachang’s death and realized Su Chen had lured Haidong into a trap with hidden forces and a sealed retreat.
• The Descendants of Dayu defeated Haidong’s remaining Awakened, killing those who resisted and crippling those who surrendered.
• The million Descendants of Dayu knelt before the Nine Provinces Cauldron and thanked their forefather for giving them the power to defend Huaxia.

Su Chen and Dayu’s million descendants celebrated Huaxia’s victory and vowed to defend the nation as its dragon soared over the world. The battle shattered Haidong’s power and prestige, leaving the country vulnerable to foreign forces.

• The Nine Provinces Cauldron settled behind Su Chen, and Dayu’s descendants bowed to him after recognizing him as their entrusted inheritor.
• Su Chen led the million descendants in declaring that Huaxia would stand proud and destroy anyone who attacked it.
• Huaxia’s people celebrated after learning that more of Dayu’s descendants could awaken their bloodlines, while those who had abandoned the country regretted their choice.
• Haidong mourned the deaths of Jin Dachang and its 130,000 Awakened, and Kim Chunchu’s jade stele shattered.
• Haidong’s citizens rejected their country’s claims of superiority, and its official history was condemned as a forgery.
• With no Awakened or inheritor left to defend it, Haidong faced the threat of being plundered by foreign powers.

After Su Chen's victory over Haidong, the country collapsed into chaos while the world feared Huaxia's Awakened and Su Chen's ruthless resolve. In the months that followed, Huaxia welcomed diplomatic overtures and honored Dayu's legacy, with Su Chen becoming a national hero.

• Haidong descended into riots and mass emigration after its Awakened rulers were killed or incapacitated and Jin Dachang was cleaved in two.
• Countries around the world speculated about Huaxia's hidden numbers of Awakened and feared Su Chen, while Sakura, Kangaroo, and Eagle Sauce's inheritors chose not to challenge Huaxia.
• Countries friendly to Huaxia sent congratulations and delegations, and Huaxia welcomed their overtures to build mutually beneficial ties.
• Over the following months, people across Huaxia offered incense at Dayu's temples, and the Great Xia Dynasty was added to school textbooks.
• Su Chen became a symbol and hero of Huaxia for defeating the invaders and restoring national confidence and unity.

Huaxia’s awakened descendants helped contain disasters while a carefully screened and organized system kept them from destabilizing society. Su Chen remained troubled by Dayu’s warning of a great calamity, whose nature was still unknown.

• Residents carried firefighting supplies up a mountain, and Awakened volunteers helped firefighters extinguish a wildfire threatening a southwestern Huaxia city.
• Awakenings spread across Huaxia, while rigorous screening and oversight helped maintain order and reduce crime.
• Zhu Yuanzheng selected trustworthy Awakened from the military to manage awakened residents through Huaxia’s grassroots institutions and higher levels of government.
• Huaxia’s growing stability and influence reshaped the global order, with dozens of countries following its lead.
• Su Chen recalled Dayu’s warning about a great calamity, but months of investigation had revealed no clues about what it meant.

Huaxia’s second Ancestor Symbol fell from the sky and shattered, leaving Su Chen, Zhu Yuanzheng, and Li Shuhua fearing that the ancestor within had been lost. By dawn, the recovered fragments formed a badly damaged bronze mirror, and the symbol appeared beyond repair.

• Countless lights fell across the world, and one collided with another over Huaxia before the latter plunged into the Eastern Ocean.
• Li Shuhua and Zhu Yuanzheng rushed to Su Chen as reports suggested the lights were Ancestor Symbols, and Zhu sent teams to find Huaxia’s.
• Search reports claimed Huaxia’s second Ancestor Symbol had shattered, shocking Su Chen, Zhu Yuanzheng, and Li Shuhua.
• Su Chen urged them not to panic and reasoned that a force behind the Ancestor Symbols might have allowed Huaxia’s to break for a reason.
• At dawn, searchers delivered fragments that formed a bronze mirror, but pieces were still missing and the ancestor’s remnant soul seemed likely to have dissipated.

After the bronze mirror shattered, Li Shuhua and Zhu Yuanzheng feared Huaxia had lost a crucial ancestor symbol. Su Chen studied the fragments and revealed that the mirror was a symbol, but not Huaxia’s, leaving them stunned and asking where Huaxia’s symbol had gone.

• Li Shuhua collapsed in grief over the shattered mirror, and Zhu Yuanzheng tried to reassure him while worrying about the damage to Huaxia’s standing.
• Su Chen examined the fragments and copied their patterns, becoming convinced that something was wrong.
• Su Chen slammed the table apart and kicked the mirror fragments away, startling Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua with his fury.
• Su Chen declared that the mirror was not a symbol of Huaxia, then clarified that it was a symbol belonging to another country.
• Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua challenged Su Chen’s conclusion and asked why the mirror had fallen in Huaxia and where their own symbol was.

Su Chen identified the bronze mirror as Sakura Country’s Yata Mirror and used footage of the symbols’ collision to explain how Huaxia’s symbol fell into Sakura’s waters. Zhu Yuanzheng suspected a conspiracy, but Su Chen argued that Sakura could not have controlled or predicted the unactivated symbols, leaving them unsure who had orchestrated the event.

• Su Chen recognized the bronze mirror as the Yata Mirror, one of Sakura Country’s three sacred treasures, and Zhu Yuanzheng demanded an immediate investigation.
• Su Chen, Zhu Yuanzheng, and Li Shuhua watched footage showing the Yata Mirror collide with Huaxia’s symbol and knock it into the eastern ocean.
• They learned that Sakura had announced the discovery of a second ancestor symbol in the exact stretch of sea where Huaxia’s symbol had fallen.
• Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua accused Sakura of conspiring to seize Huaxia’s symbol, but Su Chen argued that Sakura could not have controlled or predicted the symbols’ appearance.
• Zhu Yuanzheng accepted Su Chen’s reasoning, and the group was left wondering who could have orchestrated the collision.

Su Chen proposed that powerful ancestors, now akin to gods, were behind the worldwide appearance of ancestor symbols and were preparing their descendants for an approaching calamity. He concluded that Sakura’s ancestors, rather than the Japanese themselves, could have sent the Yata Mirror to clash with Huaxia’s symbol.

• Su Chen argued that the Yata Mirror symbolized imperial authority but was not itself an ancestor symbol that Sakura’s emperors could activate.
• Zhu Yuanzheng suggested the Yata Mirror might have appeared to target Huaxia’s symbol, prompting Su Chen to propose that competing factions controlled the symbols’ appearances.
• Su Chen connected the Yata Mirror to Amaterasu-Ōmikami, whom Li Shuhua identified as the revered ancestor of Sakura’s imperial family.
• Su Chen cited Dayu’s soul and power as evidence that humans could become godlike beings, and proposed that ancient ancestors were guiding the descent of symbols.
• Su Chen explained that the symbols might contain fragments of their ancestors’ consciousness, sent to help their descendants survive an approaching global calamity and compete with other factions.
• Su Chen concluded that Sakura’s ancestors could have sent the Yata Mirror, even though the Japanese themselves lacked the power to do so.

Su Chen explained that Huaxia’s ancestors could guide events but could not intervene directly, while the ancestors in the void chose to let Si Yu handle Amaterasu’s violation. After Sakura announced its second Ancestor Symbol, Su Chen identified it as the Imperial Seal of Qin’s First Emperor, Ying Zheng, leaving Huaxia’s search focused on reclaiming it.

• Su Chen reassured Li Shuhua and Zhu Yuanzheng that the ancestors could not directly enter the world and urged them to prioritize recovering Huaxia’s symbol.
• In the void, Huaxia’s ancestors condemned Amaterasu for breaking their agreement and decided that Si Yu should respond through his inherited legacy.
• The ancestors learned that the newly appeared symbol was the Imperial Seal of Qin Emperor Ying Zheng, and the central figure noted that Ying Zheng’s murderous resolve could trouble Sakura.
• Li Shuhua and Zhu Yuanzheng examined Sakura’s announcement, and Su Chen identified the pictured seal as Huaxia’s Imperial Seal, reading its inscription as a promise of enduring prosperity.
• Su Chen explained the Imperial Seal’s origins and history, then confirmed that it represented Ying Zheng, Huaxia’s Ancestral Dragon.

Su Chen explained the Imperial Seal's importance to Li Shuhua and Zhu Yuanzheng, prompting Li Shuhua to demand an immediate attack on Sakura. Su Chen argued that Huaxia had to recover the seal without provoking war, and announced he would visit Sakura alone as Huaxia's inheritor.

• Su Chen explained that the Imperial Seal represented Huaxia's supreme authority and had been made by the First Emperor of Qin.
• Li Shuhua demanded that Huaxia declare war on Sakura and send its forces to reclaim the seal, but Zhu Yuanzheng warned that an invasion would make Huaxia the aggressor and invite the world's opposition.
• Li Shuhua feared Sakura might activate the seal and gain the First Emperor's legacy, while Su Chen and Zhu Yuanzheng pointed out that Sakura likely did not know what the seal represented.
• Su Chen agreed the Imperial Seal had to be retrieved, then told Zhu Yuanzheng he would visit Sakura alone as Huaxia's inheritor without bringing any Awakened.

Su Chen announced that he would travel alone to Sakura to activate the Imperial Seal before Sakura’s Awakened could claim it, despite Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua warning him of the danger. His visit sparked speculation and nationalist celebration in Sakura, while people in China worried that he was seeking peace after their second symbol shattered, though many still trusted him.

• Su Chen insisted on going alone to Sakura to activate the Imperial Seal, and Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua objected because Sakura’s Awakened would likely attack him.
• Unable to dissuade Su Chen, Zhu Yuanzheng agreed to make the visit public in hopes that international attention would deter Sakura.
• News of Su Chen’s impending visit spread around the world, and Sakura’s citizens interpreted his solo trip as a sign that China was yielding.
• Sakura’s social media users celebrated the visit and spread rumors that China’s second symbol had shattered and Su Chen had come to beg for peace.
• Chinese citizens worried that Su Chen’s visit meant their country was suing for peace, but many trusted that he would not betray the country’s dignity.

The Qin Clan recognized the Imperial Seal in Sakura as an ancestral relic and mobilized to support Su Chen as he traveled there. At Shentian Airport, Su Chen sensed the seal in Noda Shino’s possession and offered to tell him the story of Great Qin.

• The Qin Clan discovered that the Imperial Seal’s characters matched the writing in their genealogy, and their elderly leader ordered the clan to travel to Sakura to protect Su Chen and bring their ancestor home.
• Tens of thousands of people bearing the Qin surname set out for Sakura, while Su Chen’s plane headed for Shentian International Airport.
• Noda Shino kept the Imperial Seal close and watched Su Chen arrive, wary of his motives and relieved that he had brought no Awakened companions.
• Su Chen sensed the Imperial Seal inside a bodyguard’s briefcase and envisioned Qin soldiers and a commanding figure among drifting cherry blossoms.
• Su Chen called to Noda Shino and asked whether he wanted to hear a story called Great Qin.

Su Chen recounted the history of Qin and summoned its First Emperor, Ying Zheng, in Sakura. The Ancestral Dragon appeared in a colossal phantom, leaving Huaxia citizens astonished and the Sakura crowd terrified.

• Su Chen told the crowd how the Qin people rose from a tribe of horse keepers to a powerful state, while members of the Qin Clan realized he was recounting their ancestors’ history.
• Su Chen described Ying Zheng’s rise, the unification of the six states, and the reforms that established a united Huaxia.
• Su Chen declared that Great Qin’s legacy must not become another nation’s history, then summoned the First Emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng.
• A tremendous blast hurled Noda Shino, Sakura’s Awakened, and nearby onlookers more than a hundred meters away.
• A towering figure in a Black Imperial Robe materialized, filling the scene with overwhelming imperial pressure as Huaxia viewers recognized Ying Zheng as their ancestor.

Su Chen activated Sakura’s Eight-Character Divine Seal and awakened the phantom of Qin Shi Huang, prompting Noda Shino to accuse him of trying to steal Sakura’s ancestor symbol. Noda ordered Sakura’s Awakened to kill Su Chen as citizens and other countries condemned Huaxia.

• Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua watched Su Chen awaken Qin Shi Huang and were relieved that their rescue plans had not been needed.
• Noda Shino recovered from the blast, recognized the activated Eight-Character Divine Seal, and realized Su Chen had awakened the ancestor it represented.
• Noda accused Su Chen of fabricating history to steal Sakura’s symbol and ordered the Sakura Awakened to kill him.
• Sakura’s Awakened closed in on Su Chen as furious citizens called for his death and demanded Huaxia pay.
• People around the world condemned Su Chen and called for a boycott of Huaxia.

Su Chen faced Noda Shino and Sakura’s Awakened as descendants of the Qin Family rushed to protect him and reclaim the Eight-Character Divine Seal. Su Chen called on Ying Zheng to awaken and safeguard Huaxia, and the chapter ended with his plea for the First Emperor’s dragon soul to rise.

• Noda Shino ordered Sakura’s Awakened to kill Su Chen, but hundreds of Qin Family descendants broke through the police cordon and charged toward the runway to protect him.
• Su Chen was moved by the Qin Family descendants’ courage and remembered that Huaxia’s ancestors had sent him to awaken Ying Zheng.
• Noda Shino commanded the Sakura Awakened to attack the Qin Family descendants, and Su Chen blasted more than a hundred of them backward with his inheritance power.
• Noda Shino clashed with Su Chen’s inheritance power and realized Su Chen’s was purer, then ordered his fighters to attack again.
• Su Chen used his power to push the Qin Family descendants away from the fighting and declared that their ancestor would protect them.
• Su Chen recited Ying Zheng’s oath and begged the First Emperor’s dragon soul to awaken, bless Huaxia, and keep his descendants safe.