Chapter Summaries

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.