Chapter Summaries

The chapter presented disconnected scenes from several storylines, including labor reforms, family tensions, and confrontations. It left the conflicts unresolved, while fighting on Yinsha Star had begun to subside.

• The Industrial Production Alliance unified production standards and linked small and medium-sized enterprises with orders from the Giraffe Group.
• Jing Yi told Chen'er he was proud of his progress and urged him to show how much he had grown.
• Yun Tiao hurried out of the room before Shui Mo and Bai Yu could stop her.
• The Grand Elder blasted the Sect Leader away after angrily calling him an idiot.
• Jiang Zhen accepted that Huang Yizhen doubted he could cultivate righteous qi because of his strong killing intent.
• The Gravekeeper warned Evil Heart and Evil Soul to leave or face death.

Bremen experienced unusual public freedom despite accounts of surveillance and restrictions on online speech. Elsewhere, Yu Youtian sought emergency help for Qi Qingteng, Lin Xiao brought Chi Aiai into the system to study, and Xu Zhe regarded Omit as a child rather than a servant.

• Bremen experienced unusual freedom despite stories of Network Watch arrests and strict speech restrictions on company-operated forums.
• Yinxiang silenced Hailiang with a murderous glare when he heard the words "read aloud."
• Yu Youtian called emergency services, moved Qi Cunzhen aside, and laid Qi Qingteng flat on the ground.
• Lin Xiao brought Chi Aiai into the system and encouraged her to study in its spiritually rich, time-accelerated environment.
• Sophie vowed to kill Lord of Misfortune after recovering her strength.
• Xu Zhe sensed a change in Omit but refused to treat him as a servant despite Omit's expressed intention to serve him.

Bryce and Muramasa reacted to EBM's electromagnetic attack on a city, while separate confrontations involved Li Jiang, Mao Leyan's disappearance, and threats to Earth. The chapter ended with A Xiong and Ren Yuan surrounded by green, glimmering eyes.

• Muramasa identified EBM's attack as electromagnetic interference technology that required precise operations in low Earth orbit.
• Li Jiang said he would keep his opponents from sending advance warning to the Blood Dragon Clan.
• Liu Jian, Prince Qing, and Mo Li hurried toward Shangyang Hall after Mao Leyan vanished from a guarded chamber.
• Chen Yu used the Starry Sky Tomb to transport everyone present into outer space beyond Earth.
• Chen Yang resolved to prevent Tianji from escaping a room because Tianji threatened both the Lizard People and humanity.
• A Xiong shouted, and more than a dozen pairs of green, glimmering eyes appeared around A Xiong and Ren Yuan.

Workers heard rock music playing in their heads as Lier asked Johnny for something rousing for a mission. The passage then shifted among disconnected encounters and confrontations, ending with Du Feng placing multiple vials of True Essence Liquid on a table.

• Workers realized that rock music was playing in their heads, and Lier asked Johnny for music to fire people up.
• Yang Feng thought of a way to obtain the Village Chief's stamp without using force.
• Lin Qianxue broke free of Lan Zhe and closed in on Fang Ya.
• Xiao Ling angrily removed and discarded the cloak after Su Yuheng said Gao Yang had given her the clothes.
• Cao Dahua demanded that a woman be released, but a muscular brute punched him down and stepped on his face.
• Du Feng placed vial after vial of True Essence Liquid on a low table.

An android rushed out as "Black Dog" reached its first verse, and Xiao Yang ordered simultaneous attacks on eleven mountain peaks. The Blood-Robed Man declared the Blood Court's intention to overthrow Great Qian, while Mrs. Cranston and Xiaer's nominal younger brother returned to the manor.

• An android rushed out when "Black Dog" reached the verse about a blind man and a black dog.
• Gong Fenghuang reinvested in selected distressed assets and reopened them after evaluating them.
• Xiao Yang ordered eleven team members carrying divine weapons to lead simultaneous attacks on eleven mountain peaks.
• The Blood-Robed Man declared that the Blood Court would abolish Great Qian and establish a new order.
• Mrs. Cranston returned to the manor by carriage, and Xiaer's nominal younger brother returned from school soon afterward.

The rampaging Jirafa Type 3 made the people realize that the gunfire and explosions had not simply been a massacre and that they could act to survive. As night approached, Huaxi sought shelter, Hugu questioned O'Doniel's intentions, and Count Grunwald voiced his willingness to fight foreign invaders.

• The people saw the rampaging Jirafa Type 3 and realized they did not have to wait passively to die.
• Qingxing held Guluo's arm and noticed the setting sun while the people nearby found themselves unable to make out her face.
• Huaxi entered a dark side hall to take shelter.
• Hugu asked O'Doniel why he had come and worried that he might be allied with Fennick.
• Count Grunwald broke his silence and expressed his willingness to fight foreign invaders for the Kingdom of Swadia.

The Manufactury resumed full operation, producing Jirafa Type-3 Robots that attacked EBM forces across the streets and skies. Lier also connected online community Servers to the cyberattack array, overwhelming the bureaucratic sector.

• The workers returned to their posts, bringing The Manufactury back into full operation.
• Muramasa directed newly produced Jirafa Type-3 Robots as they trampled EBM's armored forces and shot down AVs and helicopters.
• Lier connected the local workers' forum Server and other online community Servers to the cyberattack array, overwhelming the bureaucratic sector.

In 2077, the Soviet Federation had used embryo modification for space colonization, and successful human cloning experiments had also taken place. Pirates approached a harbor after receiving a false signal, battles unfolded elsewhere, and Shi Hui eventually reunited with Ren Ci after a long separation.

• The Soviet Federation launched the Green People Project to modify embryos for outer-space development and colonization.
• The pirates received a false signal and sailed toward the harbor, believing their suicide squad had captured it.
• The Wolf Demon Emperor suddenly dodged an attack after turning around.
• Feng Linjun was defeated and knocked through a wall of flames.
• The placement of seven Fire Dragon Keys alerted the forces stationed throughout Futu Demon Mountain.
• Shi Hui arranged to meet Ren Ci after the children went to school, and they enjoyed their long-awaited reunion.

A major city remained cut off beneath an artificial aurora while fighting continued and EBM deployed forces from Hamburg. The account then shifted among disconnected scenes, ending with Commander Jing doubting what his sovereign could accomplish in the imperial palace with a crippled leg.

• EBM deployed its military department from Hamburg after a major city lost its signal for thirty minutes.
• Wolf's Tahm Kench doubled back and ran deeper into the bottom lane.
• Liang Yin took his younger brothers and sisters by the hand and began singing the birthday song.
• Yue Chen observed both sides of the main road before entering a restaurant.
• Lin Yun counted over nine thousand spirit jade pieces and around fifty valuable miscellaneous items, then discarded the less valuable items.
• Ye Tianxun followed Demon Lord Xueyang and flew away under the surrounding demons' disbelieving gazes.

The International Criminal Police Organization arrived over Bremen after EBM shut down the Deep Space Electromagnetic Pulse Array and found destruction resembling a war zone. Elsewhere, scattered confrontations continued, including the Heavenly Lord of Chaos's attempt to kill Ye Fantian and the holy one's attack on Smoke Warhead.

• EBM shut down the Deep Space Electromagnetic Pulse Array, and the International Criminal Police Organization arrived over a devastated Bremen.
• Wang Shouhu told Li Tianyu that the search for the place where the sun set concealed an effort to profit from the Fu people's war.
• Rona Karnataka argued against further Tamil losses after concluding that Governor Naya Kamalik had failed against the Ceris people.
• Ye Haoyang closed the Presidential Palace Model and opened a data package containing weapon-model components.
• The Heavenly Lord of Chaos unleashed his killing intent and sought to slay Ye Fantian.
• The holy one protected twelve people with a barrier and cast Heavenly Thunder Wrath at Smoke Warhead.

An International Police officer questioned Sevens about a rogue AI incident, and Sevens denied knowing that a rogue AI had been involved in the plan. Elsewhere, Huangyuan Daoist resisted sword attacks, Zheng Rong inspected a Storage Bag, and the Demon Race army fled after Liu Mang seized its grand elder's dragon carriage.

• Sevens denied prior knowledge of the rogue AI incident while an International Police officer questioned him.
• Huangyuan Daoist used seven Blood-Colored Flying Knives to fend off sword energy under Green Smoke's protection.
• Zheng Rong examined the Storage Bag with his spiritual sense to check whether its contents were sufficient.
• Zhu Ming worked to prevent ordinary external injuries from causing further deaths through infection.
• The Demon Race army fled toward the Thunder-Rumbling Space Passage after Liu Mang seized its grand elder's dragon carriage.
• Chu Wangshu released the suited man's hand after using a special technique to stop his bleeding.

Songbird knew that Night City's safety depended on a rogue AI that had taken over its Cyberspace, while the government administration system was no longer connected to the Blackwall. Elsewhere, Feng Lin fought Wu Qiangyun, and Zhou Hua demanded twenty to thirty thousand people in exchange for information about the Thunderstorm Battle Tank.

• Songbird recognized that a rogue AI had taken over Night City's Cyberspace and made the city safe.
• An unnamed woman wholeheartedly supported Lu Yan, hoping that Gao Wu would truly wake up.
• Murong Feiyang threatened to hold someone responsible for their words after losing his earlier confidence in escaping.
• Zhang Yifan arrived and heard that the bid for the advanced accessory Shard had reached six hundred thousand credits.
• Feng Lin unleashed countless secret arts against Wu Qiangyun, inflicting more wounds while becoming drenched in blood himself.
• Zhou Hua demanded at least twenty to thirty thousand people in exchange for information about the Thunderstorm Battle Tank.

Sevens recounted how a factory explosion and excessive cybernetic augmentation led to his parents' early deaths. Yang Ren replaced a flying sword's mental imprint, Nie Feng recovered his mental energy, and Rog threatened to expel Death God Paradise from Sin City.

• Sevens explained that his parents suffered fatal immune inflammation after receiving extensive cybernetic augmentations for injuries sustained in a factory explosion.
• Yang Ren erased the blue flying sword's old mental imprint and infused it with new intent from his Spirit Sea.
• Nie Feng replenished his nearly exhausted mental energy with the Sea of Spirit and narrowly avoided failure.
• Rog threatened to deport every member of Death God Paradise from Sin City.
• Zhang Ying offered to buy dinner to welcome White Crane into the group.
• Qing Yue warned that challenging Black Tortoise Hall's inner court elders and disciples at their current level would mean death without a miracle.

Elliot encountered another dazzling instructor and recalled an approach by Network Watch during his time at Eurotunnel. The account then shifted among unrelated incidents, including attacks that weakened Blue Sky Group and Dong Zhanyun's search for a cultivation technique.

• Elliot recalled being approached by Network Watch when he worked for Eurotunnel.
• Two heads of families loyal to the Blue Family were killed and a third was wounded, leaving Blue Sky Group's position in Guancheng precarious.
• Young Master Qing dripped blood into a brazier, causing the Earth Profound Talisman and Water Spirit Talisman to emit smoke and vapor.
• Cui Feng reassured Haotiangou that his Puppet Gu ignored distance limits, and Haotiangou remained halfway up the mountain.
• Brother Wolf's men charged at Wang Xuanlong with machetes and expandable batons.
• Dong Zhanyun recalled a strange cultivation technique after concluding that Myriad Laws Return to One could only ease the pain.

Shen Yaxi recognized Young Master An Yu's darkness-type Ancient Martial Arts, while Lei Tian directed his spiritual energy toward an uninvited guest. The account shifted among unrelated encounters and ended with the Life-and-Death Talisman Sword breaking through a Tiramo person's defenses.

• Shen Yaxi noticed that Young Master An Yu's innate darkness was more concentrated than her own.
• Lei Tian sent spiritual energy toward an uninvited guest after sensing something strange about his energy.
• Ling Xiangjian told Cheng Tianyu that she had seen his fiancée, Feng Tianzi.
• Ye Yingfan realized that Hua Tuo and the others were using him to find something.
• Quinn attacked Kha'Zix while he was fighting Gromp, prompting him to flee toward the second turret in the bottom lane.
• The Life-and-Death Talisman Sword reappeared and released sword energy that pierced the ripples protecting a Tiramo person.

The chapter moves through a series of disconnected scenes, from a dangerous critical entity being born to confrontations, decisions, and personal developments involving different characters. It ends with a divine manifestation appearing in a cave abode.

• European equipment exploded and burned, while Latveria's national computer center overloaded without burning out.
• The first dangerous critical entity was born.
• Lu Fan angrily confronted Xia Ling for calling people to deal with him at the company.
• Moli assigned Xihua to work as an intelligence operative in the Black Magic Empire.
• Fang Han declared victory and caught the falling saber.
• A Sun God appeared in a cave abode amid divine radiance.

Lier proposed adopting Latveria's communications standard to address mounting network repair costs, but Speaker Schultz hesitated. Elsewhere, His Majesty ordered an investigation into a concealed disaster, and Zhu Dong faced aliens that had lost control after the Queen Alien's death.

• Lier offered Speaker Schultz a solution to the network storms that required adopting Latveria's communications standard based on Atlas Group equipment.
• Du Tie turned his back toward Ming Zhi's sword and reached for Ming Zhi's hand.
• Lord Sun exposed a concealed disaster at court, prompting His Majesty to dispatch investigators to Jiangzhou with orders to distribute grain if the report proved true.
• Nangong Yu accepted the emperor's words without much argument.
• A large alien killed Babbitt and lunged at Zhu Dong after the Queen Alien's death left the aliens without control.
• Zhu Dong could locate and travel between countless planes without the Bracelet Space, though finding higher-level planes still required time.

Four people threw grenades at people hiding behind a rock, while Jiang Yushu completed wedding rites with Guo Honglei and entered the bridal chamber. Elsewhere, Li Qiwu explained military recruitment terms, and Jiang Yueqing threatened Long Xueyao over alleged harm to her son.

• Four people threw fragmentation grenades when the people behind a rock refused to emerge, without waiting for Chen Chuan to speak.
• Jiang Yushu bowed and knelt alongside Guo Honglei before finding herself seated in the bridal chamber.
• Guo Honglei left two personal guards behind and rode to Jiang Shisen's carriage.
• Wen Qiyan pinned Lin Xinyao against an elevator wall and angrily questioned her behavior.
• Li Qiwu explained that qualified scholars and skilled martial artists could receive direct appointments as military commanders.
• Jiang Yueqing threatened to fight Long Xueyao to the death if she hurt Langlang again.

An unnamed speaker recalled robots connected to human brains and described persistent confusion after Roxxon Corporation modified their body. Most of the robots later retreated into orderly ranks distinguished by colored coils.

• An unnamed speaker recalled that Albert had said the robots used human brains to perform calculations rather than Shards.
• The speaker described remaining in a daze after Roxxon Corporation modified their body and barely recalling anything except while asleep.
• Most of the robots retreated into four orderly ranks, with gold, red, yellow, and black coils distinguishing their positions.

Latveria’s capital rapidly grew into an industrial city, while the chapter also followed scattered conflicts and encounters involving Chen Han, Wang Chaoyang, Rose, Ye Yun, and others. It ended with Ye Yun struggling to accept that he might one day leave Ye Tian.

• Latveria’s capital grew from an empty plain into an industrial city, with weapons, combat robots, and Pilots training nearby.
• Chen Han unleashed a slash whose power reached the level of his peak combat strength, and Duanmu Qiongtian grew angry at his softheartedness.
• Wang Chaoyang changed his plan and had Wang Weilong blast two holes in a wall so the special forces could enter silently that night.
• Rose prepared to charge out when Aruba attacked and follow Kang Mang’ang’s directions to escape.
• Ye Yun suppressed his energy and floated into the air as Ginosville warned him about the rising giant dragon.
• Ye Yun struggled to respond when Ye Tian suggested that he might one day leave him.