Chapter Summaries

The text consisted of disconnected passages from different stories, with no single continuous plot or central character. It ended with a narrator recognizing a figure emerging from the red trees in the Dragon-Trapping Formation.

• Wang Pengyu summoned the Eastern Emperor Dharma Bell to protect himself from a giant man who could use supernatural spells.
• The People's Party defeated Japan and joined the Allied Powers as chaos spread among Duan Qirui's forces in the northwest.
• Ling Feng captured the Spirit-Devouring Ant in his storage ring and flew away.
• A narrator saw a figure walk out from among the red trees and recognized it with certainty.
• The narrator reflected on Xie Fu's plan to check whether Gu Xi and the narrator would die in the Dragon-Trapping Formation.

Wang Wei faced an orc while Ma Wan's cavalry broke through a defensive line in a series of disconnected scenes involving battles, suspicions, and private encounters. The chapter ended with Mu Li and his companion reaching a marked glacier location by a relatively safe route.

• Wang Wei stared back at an orc while his performer's mask made him resemble a one-eyed troll.
• Ma Wan's heavy cavalry breached the first defensive line, and the Zhangye Commandery Alliance Army overwhelmed eight thousand NPC soldiers.
• Di Tian ordered the soul beasts to stop attacking while they kept Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui surrounded.
• Ao Sha ordered the members of the Bone Dragon Clan to surround five opponents.
• Chu Huayu questioned whether the Mountain Ghost in the Moonlight Palace was a fake.
• Mu Li guided his companion around dangerous areas to the glacier location marked on their map.

Several days after slaying the shadow-wielding demon, Xia Xi advanced his Thunder Breathing to LV.5 under Rengoku's guidance. The breakthrough clarified the workings of his Breathing Style.

• Xia Xi continued training under Rengoku's guidance after slaying the shadow-wielding demon.
• Xia Xi's Thunder Breathing reached LV.5.
• Xia Xi understood the aspects of his Breathing Style that had previously remained unclear.

Xia Xi announced that he was leaving after finishing his training, surprising Shinobu. Shinobu admitted her surprise, and Xia Xi explained that he had no reason to stay because the place was not his home.

• Xia Xi turned back and asked whether there was a problem with him leaving.
• Shinobu blushed and quietly admitted that she was surprised Senior Kurumaji was leaving so soon.
• Xia Xi explained that he was leaving because his training was finished and the place was not his home.

Xia Xi casually presented a jade token to two priests, who recognized it as a sign of Oyakata-sama's authority and reacted with shock and reverence.

• Xia Xi presented a jade token in a casual manner.
• The two priests recognized that seeing the token was equivalent to being in Oyakata-sama's presence.
• The two priests' expressions changed to shock, reverence, and bewilderment.

Liu Yi and Jia Xu discussed sending Feng Xiao a letter, while Ye Ang fought three assassins and Luo Qingyan prepared to treat a wounded soldier. Elsewhere, Qin Yi recovered over three years, ninety-four Terminators combined into a giant mechanical beast, and Lu Xuan continued managing recruitment and exchanges.

• Jia Xu approved Liu Yi's calculations and proposed sending Feng Xiao a letter.
• Ye Ang severely injured three King-level assassins despite his own wounds.
• Luo Qingyan prepared for surgery and had soldiers carry a soldier with a gunshot wound into the operating room.
• Qin Yi recovered from his injuries over three years, while Su Pan'er gradually adapted to the local community.
• Ninety-four Terminators fused into an enormous humanoid mechanical beast overlooking Cangyun and Moban.
• Lu Xuan oversaw recruitment and exchanges at the settlement after the military paid for water with supplies.

The Hand Demon had not expected an opponent to keep fighting with swords recovered from nearby corpses after a blade broke. Elsewhere, Wood attacked Qin Yu, a summoning array activated, and a young major ordered a search of nearby residents.

• The Hand Demon discarded his victims' Nichirin Blades and had not anticipated anyone picking them up to continue fighting.
• Dozens of Bloodthirsty Bats corroded, burst, and were absorbed within a churning blood mist.
• Wood tripled his speed and thrust at Qin Yu's throat before Qin Yu could react.
• The First-Tier Summoning Array activated for the first time after receiving five third-tier dark divine power crystals.
• A young major ordered specialists to screen nearby residents for people matching the information he had received.
• Lu Yinyue approached with a handsome, imposing man, prompting an observer to wonder whether she liked him.

Xia Xi returned from Lake Ashi disappointed by the limited number of weak evil demons and their low experience rewards. His mission requirements had also restricted which demons he killed.

• Xia Xi emerged from the mist over Lake Ashi and stepped ashore several days later.
• Xia Xi found slightly more evil demons than expected, but their numbers remained limited and they lacked Blood Demon Art.
• Xia Xi killed almost no evil demons with energy levels below fifty because of his mission requirements.

Xia Xi told Kazami that he had learned all Five Great Breathing Styles, leaving Kazami confused by his descriptions of their levels. The passage then shifted among unrelated scenes, including Liu Yan receiving news of Xun Yu's death and General Miao Ke'er resolving to keep a young man in Minghuang City.

• Xia Xi told Kazami that four breathing styles had reached level three and Thunder Breathing had reached level five.
• Mo Yiyi questioned why a relatively thin stone door was so difficult to open.
• Jiang Wan reported Xun Yu's death to Liu Yan, who summoned Xu Shu and Pang Tong and praised Zhuge Liang.
• Li Pan'er considered consulting Qian Mimi before approaching the Wan family.
• Long Zun declined to intervene after seeing someone driven away.
• General Miao Ke'er resolved to keep a young man in Minghuang City forever.

On the sixth day of secluded training, Xia Xi abandoned existing Breathing Styles as templates and began tracing their shared traits back to the original breath. He left his training focused on reconstructing the source of all Breathing Styles.

• Xia Xi recalled seeing the breathing progenitor use a sun-like Breathing Style in a cutscene.
• Xia Xi decided to work backward from the commonalities among Breathing Styles instead of using any existing style as a template.
• Xia Xi began trying to reconstruct the original breath.

Yun Mu took Hai Mi Mi to an inn, while separate incidents involved military clashes, personal encounters, and political decisions. The account ended with Alan hiding invisibly during a citywide manhunt and seeking a chance to escape.

• Yun Mu booked a room and tossed Hai Mi Mi onto the bed.
• Li Wei leaped away while Lisa charged at the tauren warrior.
• Liang Chan discovered that Meng Liang responded best to loving praise.
• Liu Juanjuan crushed open the lifesaving item given to her by a person of high standing.
• The Rong Group's senior management delayed an attack for two days while its six assault corps reconfirmed conditions in their combat zones.
• Alan hid invisibly in a dark corner during a citywide manhunt and looked for a chance to escape.

Kurumaji and Kazami Kōgi prepared to spar with wooden swords at the dojo while Kuang Jin watched. Kurumaji declined his master's offer to hold back, saying his Thunder Breathing had already reached Constant despite his unfinished mastery of the new Breathing Style.

• Kazami Kōgi and Kurumaji faced each other with wooden swords in the dojo courtyard as Kuang Jin watched.
• Kazami Kōgi asked Kurumaji whether he wanted him to hold back.
• Kurumaji refused and said his Thunder Breathing had reached Constant even though he had not mastered the new Breathing Style.

Xia Xi turned to Masachika Kume after defeating Kazami, and Kazami tried to restore his authority before his shocked disciple. The text then shifted through unrelated scenes, ending with workers envying a family's large house and businesses.

• Xia Xi looked toward Masachika Kume after his victory over Kazami, and Kazami began explaining his senior brother's strength.
• Huangfu Xijue returned to school for the final mock exam after Scarface died in his hospital bed.
• Yi Jinxi approached Fanjin before Yi Jinyue could stop her, while Yi Jinyue concealed her hostility toward Fanjin.
• Tsunade placed her hand on Igaram's chest and woke him, stunning Hawkeye and the others.
• Li Ren questioned the gathering about what they would have done as ordinary people in Ji Prefecture and later approved the potters' proposed movable crucible door.
• Long Kun parked outside Long Quan's home and waited for his second brother to arrange help carrying fertilizer.

Bai Shaohao endured the pain of black spirit medicine, while Mu Xifeng attacked Mo Er and Lin Feng sought Zheng Feilong. Yan Le later warned Xiang Zihang about drinking pearl liquid and instructed him to retain only useful skills from Fourth Tiger's memories.

• Bai Shaohao willingly endured the black spirit medicine's unexpected pain for its anticipated results.
• Mu Xifeng pushed his gravitational field to its limit and plunged toward the tentacled beast with Mo Er.
• Lin Feng personally sought Zheng Feilong after learning that he had stolen someone else's love.
• Li Huai recognized Heilong's overturned car as the vehicle that had dumped Li Man by the river and decided to rescue her friend.
• Zhang Hu chased Xiao Wen after realizing too late that he was trying to kill himself.
• Yan Le explained the pearl liquid's effects to Xiang Zihang and warned him to discard the harmful parts of Fourth Tiger's memories.

Xia Xi arrived first at an abandoned brewery outside Nagoya for a meeting. The text then shifted to disconnected incidents involving other characters and ended with Xue Ne demanding that someone admit defeat.

• Xia Xi reached the deserted brewery meeting point on the outskirts of Nagoya.
• Lu Feng put out his cigarette and said he would stop smoking.
• An old monk shaved Xue Ne's head for his ordination before a statue of Maitreya Buddha.
• Tian Nan Elder slapped Wang Yangyang across the face.
• Wang Buliu kept the posthouse door shut during a fight outside and told the fighters to leave.
• Yang Xiaoqi located the tomb in the waters and advised Feijing to wait until the storm passed.

Tengen Uzui recognized Oyakata-sama's token beneath Xia Xi's haori and acknowledged Xia Xi as his rival. Elsewhere, several unrelated encounters unfolded, ending with Director Wang worrying over Director Wu's decision to stay at the guesthouse.

• Tengen Uzui noticed Oyakata-sama's token beneath Xia Xi's haori and called Xia Xi his chosen rival.
• Li Chunfeng gave Luo Hao and Chen Nan further instructions and left without mentioning Lin Yan.
• Mu Jin Xi called a family meeting because Elder Xiao and Master Xiao were worried.
• Su Yang accepted an invitation and entered a custom room.
• Brian followed Dongfang Mo's words by starting the car and driving in another direction.
• Director Wang grew apprehensive after Director Wu declined the luxury suite he had booked and stayed at the guesthouse instead.

The three leads converged at a secluded villa in Nagoya whose wealthy owner had withdrawn from life after losing his wife and daughter. Cheng Yaojin's forces seized a city wall, Dill's labor negotiations broke down, and Carrick decided to stay long-term in Snake Valley.

• The three leads converged at a secluded Western-style Villa in Nagoya.
• Cheng Yaojin ordered an ambush, and over a thousand Martial Arts experts from the Gale Division reached the city wall after the patrol soldiers were knocked down.
• Monkey and Zhu Qing visited the Fang Family Compound while passing through Fangmiao Town on a mission.
• Dill followed Link's instructions to take a harder line, and negotiations with employees seeking increased benefits broke down without a strike.
• Old Master Shang performed a divination and confirmed that Gongsun Bo and the others had no karmic connection to Shang Xingyun's death.
• Carrick decided to stay long-term in Snake Valley after word spread that he had hidden during the gunfight at Hank's Farm.

Shan Long directed the arriving clan forces, Gesar ordered an attack on emerging troops, and Li Zhi waited outside a valley for the outcome. Blade Mcfield and Skynet Orlov won their melees, while Su Yuche later watched Gu Anxing roll a five and sat beside the bed.

• Shan Long directed the clans' arriving elite members and experts to find their grand elders while the six clans' elders remained with the central army.
• The monks outside Lingyin Temple surrounded Huang Bo and pointed wooden staffs at him.
• Gesar waited until the troops emerging from an apparent teleportation array had advanced before ordering an attack.
• Li Zhi emerged from underground after two mages entered the valley and waited outside for the final outcome.
• Blade Mcfield and Skynet Orlov won their melees.
• Su Yuche saw Gu Anxing roll a five and later sat by the bed facing Gu Anxing's solemn expression.

Enmu recalled his pleasure in waking victims from intense dreams before killing them, though powerful Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen presented difficulties. The account then shifted among unrelated scenes, ending with Blaise retreating warily from Gelanlu's baleful aura.

• Enmu reflected on his habit of waking prey at the height of their emotions before killing them and the difficulties posed by stronger swordsmen.
• Xiao Tian tried to comfort Cai Yue over Xiao Ling's death while feeling partly responsible.
• Jacqueline chose to trust Yang Feng despite the secrecy surrounding Kennedy.
• Zhou Hao headed accurately toward the Secret Realm's exit despite his panic.
• Xue Qiong heard the Beacon's notification while running toward Director Zhu and Shirou Emiya's battle.
• Blaise instinctively stepped back after sensing Gelanlu's baleful aura.

Enmu's sleep-inducing Blood Demon Art had a weakness that allowed threatened bodies to react instinctively. Elsewhere, Qiu Changyuan survived separation and deadly Spirit-Iron Creature attacks, while Du Gui wondered about Wei Yan's deductions and a half-beast person's connection to Ghostspirit Mountain.

• Enmu avoided attacking his sleeping targets in person because killing intent or demonic aura could trigger their bodies' defensive reactions.
• Qiu Changyuan became separated from Ximen Chunjun during the collapse, and Spirit-Iron Creatures killed the students who initially stayed with him.
• Mu Qingge accepted that her arrival in Beili would become known and stayed at the National Preceptor of Beili's residence.
• Dragon Hunter approached the light barrier and confronted those who had claimed a dragon had eaten him.
• Zhang Yunji noticed that the old woman's urn bore her husband's photograph and questioned her warning that her husband would get angry.
• Du Gui considered whether a half-beast person had connections to Ghostspirit Mountain and why Wei Yan had stopped in Mirror City.