Chapter Summaries

Su Chen warned Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua that awakening the bloodlines of three hundred million descendants at once could alarm other countries and trigger an economic boycott. Zhu Yuanzheng agreed to delay the awakenings until screening was complete and postpone confronting Haidong Country, but Su Chen rejected the idea of putting up with it.

• Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua discussed awakening the bloodlines of Dayu's three hundred million descendants, while Su Chen urged them to consider the risks first.
• Su Chen warned that other countries might unite against Huaxia if they learned of the awakenings, especially if Huaxia attacked Haidong Country.
• Li Shuhua admitted he wanted to retaliate for decades of historical insults but agreed that acting rashly could harm Huaxia's interests.
• Zhu Yuanzheng agreed to wait until screening was complete before awakening the descendants' bloodlines and said Huaxia would settle its score with Haidong Country later.
• Su Chen widened his eyes and challenged Zhu Yuanzheng's suggestion to put up with Haidong Country.

Su Chen proposed using Haidong Country’s aggression to give Huaxia a legitimate reason to fight while keeping Dayu’s true strength secret and exposing disloyal Awakened. Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua understood the plan and admired Su Chen’s composure.

• Su Chen argued that Huaxia should turn its disadvantage into an opportunity and fight with a legitimate cause.
• Su Chen pointed out that only he, Zhu Yuanzheng, and Li Shuhua knew Dayu had three hundred million descendants, so Huaxia could keep its strength secret.
• Zhu Yuanzheng agreed that concealing Dayu’s numbers would preserve Huaxia’s deterrence and prevent other countries from uniting against it.
• Su Chen proposed luring Haidong Country into invading Huaxia, which would give Huaxia grounds to retaliate and reveal disloyal descendants without screening them individually.
• Zhu Yuanzheng and Li Shuhua realized that Haidong’s inheritor Jin Dachang and its Awakened forces could be drawn into the trap, and they praised Su Chen’s clear thinking.

Huaxia remained silent about Dayu’s bloodline while its authorities published articles claiming Kim Chunchu had once submitted to Huaxia. Jin Dachang, enraged by the claims and unable to find Su Chen’s relatives, prepared to retaliate against Huaxia.

• Three days after Su Chen’s appearance, Huaxia’s authorities issued no statement about Dayu or bloodline awakenings, leaving the public increasingly doubtful.
• Huaxia’s authorities published articles asserting that Kim Chunchu had once paid tribute to Huaxia and sought its military aid, provoking an international uproar.
• Jin Dachang learned that his spies had failed to find Su Chen’s relatives because Huaxia’s military had taken and hidden them.
• Jin Dachang tore up the articles about Kim Chunchu and rejected an Awakened subordinate’s warning not to act rashly.
• Jin Dachang unleashed his inherited power and declared that Huaxia would pay for insulting Kim Chunchu and the Jin Clan.

Jin Dachang knew Huaxia’s articles about Haidong’s past were true, but he seized on the outrage over the alleged insult to justify attacking Huaxia and eliminating Su Chen. He demanded that Huaxia’s inheritor apologize before King Taejong’s symbol or face war, leaving Haidong’s Awakened eager for a fight.

• Jin Dachang privately acknowledged that Haidong Country had once been Huaxia’s vassal, while publicly feigning fury over the articles.
• An adviser urged Jin Dachang to punish Huaxia, and the Awakened in the room joined the calls for war.
• Jin Dachang decided that conflict would give him an excuse to kill Su Chen and strengthen his hold on power.
• Jin Dachang ordered Huaxia’s inheritor to apologize before King Taejong’s symbol and accept punishment, threatening war if he refused.
• Haidong’s Awakened praised Jin Dachang’s ultimatum and chanted for Haidong to crush Huaxia.

As Haidong Country threatened Huaxia with its vast number of Awakened, Huaxia faced international isolation and growing domestic pressure over Su Chen’s actions. Zhu Yuanzheng exposed officials who had secretly aided Haidong and had them arrested, while similar arrests began across Huaxia.

• Countries around the world mocked Huaxia or stayed silent as Haidong Country’s threat left it isolated.
• Officials confronted Zhu Yuanzheng and demanded that he bring Su Chen in to answer for provoking Haidong Country.
• Zhu Yuanzheng defended Su Chen and accused the leading official, Lou, of secretly handing Huaxia’s assets to Haidong for personal gain.
• Zhu Yuanzheng presented documents implicating Lou and the other officials, then ordered the guards to arrest them.
• Arrests of officials accused of betraying Huaxia began in many places across the country.

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.