Chapter Summaries

Jackie Baldo announced his intention to slay a demon, while Mente questioned whether his mother needed surgery. Ye Hua believed he had entered Long Wumu's memories, and the duty manager hurried to carry out Wen Rou's instructions.

• Jackie Baldo declared that he was going to slay a demon.
• Mente explained his mother's fear of pain and asked whether surgery was absolutely necessary.
• The Ten-Star Ladybug wrapped its antennae around the wooden cart and took flight after everyone boarded.
• Lin Lizhi followed the sound of someone whistling near the bamboo grove.
• Ye Hua suspected that Long Wumu had cast a spell on him because he seemed to have entered Long Wumu's memories.
• The duty manager hurried off to make arrangements without questioning Wen Rou's words.

Elliot struggled to explain his reaction to Graham while Sevens advised him to adjust to meeting high-ranking officials in Berlin. Elsewhere, Su Fan gave Meng Chao a Storage Bag, and Liu Tai's troops breached Ye City and entered Shi Le's palace.

• Elliot reflected on Graham aboard the train to Berlin, and Sevens told him to adapt to dealing with high-ranking officials.
• Simon clenched his fist and grew excited by the strength he felt.
• Sanbao left the eighth floor of Wangshen Tower after hearing that one dish cost three hundred Spirit-Replenishing Pills.
• Simon signaled the reluctant Tashigi to take out money to buy the sword.
• Su Fan called back two departing visitors and tossed Meng Chao a Storage Bag.
• Liu Tai led his troops into Shi Le's palace after breaching Ye City's main gate, barbican, and inner city.

Li Cha bargained with Fire Monkey, Wuming threatened Heaven Gate disciples, and the Purple Emperor silenced an unruly group. Loki celebrated Gible's evolution, Hong Ding recognized Dong Pollei's strength, and Qiao Shi'an handled a dragon egg while Chen Sen noticed damage in the room.

• Li Cha offered Fire Monkey three bags of bananas to suck the sores on Mud Bodhisattva, but Fire Monkey demanded five.
• Wuming advanced floating swords into the Heaven Gate disciples' skin and terrified them.
• The Purple Emperor intervened, and the people making an uproar fell silent.
• Loki celebrated when Gible evolved into Gabite.
• Hong Ding realized that he could not defeat Dong Pollei with his level-four strength.
• Chen Sen spotted a shattered toner bottle, while Qiao Shi'an held a dragon egg and lightly poked it.

A whale arrived in Berlin aboard CINO’s transport technology as the chapter shifted among events involving the Huaxing Society, political maneuvering, military history, and personal encounters. The scenes ended with Long Tian recognizing that a middle-aged woman wanted him to test the Eastern Emperor Bell’s limits.

• Berlin residents watched CINO bring the sedated whale into the city.
• The Huaxing Society’s senior members accepted the case for destroying the Qilian Society, while Fang Xiangqian smiled sinisterly and Xu Yuyi questioned his double-mole identity.
• Shi Shanshan confronted Long Kuang over his insults, and Peng Shuai defended his skill at chemistry.
• Lin Daxin and Song Ke'er attended a banquet hosted by Lee Zeju, while the Iraqi procurement delegation continued delaying its decision on an order.
• Fatty Li raised his sword and unleashed a surge of sword energy, and Long Tian realized the middle-aged woman wanted him to test the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Chu Ming faced an approaching powerful aura, Luo Hao prepared to dismantle a wormhole connected to the Heavenly Demon Realm, and Ning Yue learned of Tiandu's planned relocation. Elsewhere, Ren Fa sought Uncle Jiu's help over the Ren Family's declining business.

• Chu Ming sensed an immensely powerful aura approaching him and thought he was in danger.
• Luo Hao abandoned his reservations about forcibly dismantling the spacetime wormhole after learning it led to the Heavenly Demon Realm.
• Marude asked the figure wearing a dragon-shaped mask to kill him and preserve his dignity as an investigator.
• Ning Yue learned that all of Tiandu would relocate to the Great Wilderness over nearly a hundred years.
• Enterprise stayed at the Naval Base until noon, ate lunch, and prepared to leave.
• Ren Fa told Uncle Jiu that the Ren Family's business had been worsening for twenty years without a known cause.

Qi Shaofan watched the emperor over the matter of a palace bell, while Ye Yu confronted Caesar amid golden divine light and demonic flames. Elsewhere, preparations began for Luo Miaoshu and Zhou Rong's wedding, and Fei Junshuai remained unable to forgive the Laizedu troops for Bark Scorpion's death.

• Qi Shaofan turned his attention back to the emperor to learn what was happening with the palace bell.
• A white-robed beauty whom Ye Yu had saved twenty million years earlier appeared at the graveyard entrance and gazed at him with attachment.
• Caesar radiated golden divine light while Ye Yu wielded an ancient vicious saber amid surging demonic flames.
• Yuri lost banknotes to Ning Yi and wanted to win them back in the next round.
• The Zhou family's second old madam left pleased, and preparations formally began for Luo Miaoshu and Zhou Rong's wedding.
• Fei Junshuai could not forgive the Laizedu troops for breaking their promise and attacking Bark Scorpion after his surrender.

The chapter moved among several unrelated scenes of confrontations, danger, and military decisions. It ended with Wofujia realizing he could neither dodge nor resist a fighter’s attack.

• Shi Hou slashed Wuzhiqi’s intestines with the Heavenly Halberd, leaving him crying out and clutching his stomach.
• Feibiao fixed his fighting spirit on Jinpeng, angered by Jinpeng’s arrogance.
• Jinpeng broke the steel pipe in Erzi’s hand and clamped down on his left hand, stopping him from moving.
• Liu Qi dropped flat to avoid a claw that nearly tore off her head, and Lan Youming gently patted her shoulder.
• Li Ziyuan ordered He Huizhang and Zhou Tong to cover He Sanliang and Liu Lianming’s withdrawal while his forces attacked the Japanese mobile unit’s flank.
• Wofujia realized he could neither dodge nor resist a fighter’s attack and regretted letting greed lead him to target one.

Johnny questioned the use of cyberware on a child, while Sang Ning confronted Sang Youming and Old Master Li challenged the significance of Li Ze's stake sale. Gu Yange returned from visiting the empress dowager and learned that Xiao Yongye had been waiting for her.

• Johnny accused Lier of violating human rights by fitting a fourteen-year-old child with cyberware and experimenting on him.
• Qing Yue grew flustered after Sang Ning posted two Weibo updates aimed at him.
• Sang Ning coldly told Sang Youming to choose between beer and liquor.
• Sick Tai Sui stopped Qiao Laosan from shooting at a demonic beast circling overhead.
• Old Master Li warned that buying Li Ze's twelve-percent stake did not guarantee overcoming every obstacle.
• Gu Yange returned to the prince's residence after visiting the empress dowager and learned that Xiao Yongye had been waiting for a long time.

Dongfang Chen examined ancient records, Qiao Dafei was identified as a deceased university executive, and several separate encounters involved martial and magical powers. The passage ended with a cultivator's consciousness entering his golden core, allowing Aihara Hidenaka's suppressed obsession to surface.

• Dongfang Chen sat before a table covered with ancient books, scrolls, manuscripts, and talisman slips at the Shunan Seven-Star Monastery.
• A caller identified the deceased as Qiao Dafei, an executive vice president of Sucheng University, using an identity card from his wallet.
• Ye Tian shattered a steel plate with saber energy.
• A mage tried to summon his wyvern and escape after realizing he could not defeat Us.
• Lin Bin spotted what appeared to be an island near the rising sun.
• A cultivator's consciousness entered his golden core, weakening the suppression of Aihara Hidenaka's fragmented consciousness and allowing its obsession to surface.

Mait discussed endorsement partnerships at a banquet, while Chen Ping prepared his sword and Lin Ling struggled with depleted spiritual energy. Lin Ling warned that someone was trapped in an illusion, and Su Zijin returned home to find Ran Wei missing.

• Mait contacted the committee to discuss future endorsement partnerships at the banquet.
• Xiao Yang, the royals, and the high ministers rode a shimmering red carpet to a massive stone stele.
• Chen Ping drew the Azure Dragon Sword, covered its blade in flames, and thrust it into the ground.
• Lin Ling calculated that his remaining spiritual energy allowed him to use Tremor Fist three more times.
• Lin Ling strained to tell someone that they were in an illusion.
• Su Zijin searched for Ran Wei after returning home and planned to ask Lady Li and the others where she had gone.

A whale drew crowds in Former East Germany, while Liu Yiyi fell from her companion's back after a blood corpse's blow loosened her restraints. Elsewhere, Chen Hao encountered withering thorns and a Yin-Yang Compass, and Du Yuan's group went to Lingqing Palace.

• Crowds gathered around a whale brought through a residential area in Former East Germany.
• Liu Yiyi slid from her companion's back after a blood corpse's blow dislodged the clothes securing her.
• Lu Feifei took Lu Moxuan into the car after learning that An Muchen had given the instructions.
• Ye Wudao jumped into the reservoir and dived toward the bottom with a glow stick.
• Chen Hao watched the green thorns wither before a Yin-Yang Compass emerged from a golden light between his brows.
• Du Yuan, Tang Ling, and Gu Yue accompanied Sect Leader Gu and the others to Lingqing Palace.

An unnamed speaker described a black-market Braindance helmet that bypassed restrictions and safety checks, followed by separate scenes involving Ye Fan, Nine-Tails, an underwater expedition, and Bian Cheng. Bian Cheng identified a vehicle as a 2030 model, and a burly man summoned a lightning-covered awl while urging an attack.

• An unnamed speaker described buying a black-market Braindance helmet with hidden smell and touch modules before entering Berlin.
• Lang Gu left with several men without saying anything, surprising Ye Fan.
• Three people followed Nine-Tails into a pitch-black cave entrance.
• An underwater expedition dragged the Bronze Statue and the Divination Plate ashore and recounted encounters with Shark-men to Uncle Ming and the others.
• Bian Cheng inspected a vehicle identification number and determined that the vehicle had been manufactured in 2030.
• A burly man urged an attack and summoned a lightning-covered awl that Moshuang recognized when it reached his hand.

Bryce wandered through an industrial district after registering with the Worker Alliance and receiving a cross-dimensional communication component. The account then shifted among unrelated encounters and confrontations, ending with Yang Tian destroying a claw in the air with golden lightning.

• Bryce wandered through the industrial district in patched work clothes after joining the Worker Alliance and having his cybernetic system fitted for cross-dimensional communication.
• Su Le investigated Chu Tian Yuan and found that he was an obscure collateral member of a wealthy family with business skills.
• Jin Bixin spotted Tao Xian's family and Su Ruotong's father in the viewing stands.
• He Zhuo embraced A Xing from behind after they had gone nearly a month without contact before their wedding.
• Yan Xing challenged Xiao Yi to watch and lunged at Yuan Tai.
• Yang Tian shot golden lightning from his eyes and pierced a claw in the air.

The European Bastion issued a level-one alert after a terror attack in Berlin, and Bryce ran to escape before the street was sealed. Elsewhere, several confrontations unfolded, ending with Sun Wukong striking down Old Tu and continuing his attack on the Otherworldly Race experts.

• The European Bastion mobilized security forces across Berlin after a terror attack, and Bryce ran before the street could be sealed.
• Liu Chongyue and his seven experts planned to confront Huang Zheng and his two companions after killing Sky-Devouring Sharks.
• Lin Feng contacted the hospital and police as an unconscious undercover officer woke up in the grass.
• Jue Ao flew away, and Bai Yu and his other guardians gave chase.
• Zhao Pu continued north on a warhorse after reaching the end of the canal.
• Sun Wukong defeated Old Tu with one blow and resumed his strike against the Otherworldly Race experts.

Lier had cultivated Mait as a sports star to promote Night City's industries abroad, but Mait's prospective trip to the European Community raised concerns about his safety. Elsewhere, Li Qiang attempted to evade seven rays of radiance and later protected Mei'er and Ling'er from increasingly bitter cold.

• Lier cultivated Mait as a sports star to take lizardman cyberware and Night City's other industries beyond the city.
• Lier and V held controlling stakes in the local Mackinaw General Vehicle Company.
• Ning Mo warned Leng Xiao that his exhausting routine and the hot weather could cause his body to give out.
• Sylvie rushed forward and stroked a cannon when it was brought out.
• Li Qiang used Divine Chess Power and attempted the Divine Invisibility Art to evade seven rays of radiance.
• Li Qiang sent Xuanji Heavenly Fire around Mei'er and Ling'er as the terrain became stranger and colder.

Berlin's reconstruction was described as having eliminated organized crime after the Toxic Gas Attack, while Lü Feng sought a martial technique and Qin Yu sensed dragon energy. Elsewhere, Lu Tong faced arrest, and Chen Hao crossed to a neighboring rooftop and located a crowd at an intersection.

• Berlin underwent an intensive crackdown on organized crime and criminal elements after its reconstruction.
• Lü Feng approached Master Yang and requested a Yellow Tier martial technique to practice.
• Qin Yu sensed fluctuations of dragon energy after discovering the Dark Demon Evil Dragon.
• Zhou Wutian's condition stabilized, allowing him to move slightly in the void.
• Ministry of Justice personnel shackled Lu Tong, but another group entered the Guildhall's front courtyard before they could drag him away.
• Chen Hao leaped through a second-floor window onto the opposite building's roof and spotted a crowd at the intersection.

Sevens questioned Harlin Eck's connection to crimes involving his daughter, while unrelated scenes followed several characters facing threats and setbacks. The chapter ended with an unnamed narrator admitting to having failed every task Difa had assigned.

• Sevens learned that Harlin Eck's daughter had been a victim of Damiano de Visconti's crimes.
• Ming Chen planted the Spirit-Slaying Officer nearby to warn his group of approaching danger.
• Lin Yi refused an offer of fifth-tier spirit armor because he had done nothing to earn it.
• Old Geng sent word to Tu Ergou's friends and searched their homes without finding him.
• Claudia retreated as a poison attack developed, and Li Naixin had pinned a blue-patterned salamander in midair with pieces of space.
• An unnamed narrator admitted to having failed Difa's tasks and having no better choice left.

Damiano de Visconti was killed in a car bombing, while military forces mobilized and Fang Zihao was surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army. In separate scenes, Yu Yichen won a basketball tip, Mu Yan took his leave, and Chu Yunjian helped the injured Qing Wu to higher ground.

• Damiano de Visconti was identified as the victim of a car bombing in the Old East German Workers' Village.
• Fang Zihao found himself without comrades to rely on as the Yellow Turban Army surrounded them.
• The Shanxi garrison headquarters ordered the 8th Regiment toward Yong'an after learning that Fang Weiguo had appeared there.
• Yu Yichen outjumped Shaquille O'Neal and tipped the ball to Dwyane Wade using his Pincer Claw skill.
• Mu Yan bowed respectfully and left after recognizing that Mu Qing and Chu Yu did not welcome him.
• Chu Yunjian helped Qing Wu to higher ground and sat her down as she broke into a cold sweat from pain.

Bryce wore a strength-enhancing exoskeleton, while Lan Guang's group queued to enter the city and Ruan Jiaojiao used a Healing Pod Card. Elsewhere, an opposing force gained an increasing advantage through attack-absorbing defenses, superior numbers, and powerful antimatter attacks.

• Bryce wore a lightweight TS-3 Exoskeleton beneath his work clothes.
• Lan Guang put Zuizui away, and the group lined up to enter the city.
• Ruan Jiaojiao used the Healing Pod Card and questioned why gathering energy had turned into saving the world.
• Jiang Si led Yunu to a steep mountain slope and pushed Yunu to signal the way down.
• Xiao Tianze punched Shen Luoxuan in the face.
• The opposing force absorbed and neutralized most attacks and increased its advantage with superior numbers and powerful antimatter attacks.

A factory explosion lit up the New Berlin District, and the Advisor explained how nuclear fission equipment could explode when procedures or safeguards failed. The account then shifted among disconnected incidents, ending with Gu Qing questioning why Yuantou Daoist had brought the Immortal-Slaying Gourd back to Qingyang World.

• A factory building exploded in the New Berlin District, and the Advisor explained the limits of nuclear fission reactor safety.
• A black jackal-headed figure with a red humanoid body emerged from the air above the cultists.
• Yao Xing's ten thousand cavalry charged through a disordered army numbering over a hundred thousand.
• A police officer lunged at Ling Zikai to seize him and recover a report.
• Moliya's eyes shed bloody streaks as color returned to the sanctuary.
• Gu Qing questioned the Fengdu Emperor's possible involvement because Yuantou Daoist's arrival in Qingyang World effectively returned the Immortal-Slaying Gourd to its original owner.