Recaps

Lu Xiao helped restore Elf Haven, returned to Earth, and prepared humanity for the Species Ranking Tournament as old allies and new threats gathered. The Preliminary Round began with the Human Legion defeating the Starry Sky Sea Demons, while the Zerg secretly built their swarm and the Mother Goddess Elves called for aid.

• Lu Xiao joined the Combat Power Accelerated Training Class, traveled to Keilai Star, and promised Nuan Meng an answer about marriage after the tournament.
• Lu Xiao and Luolin restored Elf Haven with help from the Humanoid Race, and Dolores agreed to bring displaced elves back to their homeland.
• Lu Xiao returned to Earth and built a manor whose growing household included Nuan Meng, Morningstar, Nico, Ruiqi, Liu Ni, and Alice.
• After a beacon appeared near the Sun and destroyed the Solar System, Earth prepared for the tournament as Calamity and Old Feis arrived.
• Humanity’s generals agreed to ally with the Zerg, and Bai Xuedong took command before securing King Worms from Lu Qian in exchange for the essence-absorption method.
• The Human Legion reached the Woll Galaxy, built a settlement, and entered the Preliminary Round as the tournament’s opening ceremony began.
• Lu Xiao led the Human Legion in an attack on the Starry Sky Sea Demons, and Gambler’s ability disrupted their Death Chorus and forced them to retreat.
• The Human Legion headed toward Weidiya’s forces as the Zerg hid their King Worms beneath a barren planet and began building their first brood nest.

Zhang Chu and Antie helped the Human Legion defeat the Horned Lizard Race, then humanity joined the Zerg as the allied forces converged on the Hive. The battle left the Swarm empowered by fallen gods, the Evil Infant fighting among the armies, and the smaller clans divided over whether to attack humanity or the Great Clans.

• Zhang Chu and Antie routed the Horned Lizard Race, and the Human Legion and Mother God Elves joined forces while searching for the Zerg.
• Bai Xuedong used the Doctor’s calculations to send the Zhou with the human forces and corpses to the Hive, where the trapped armies and the Eight Formation Diagram supplied the Swarm with nourishment.
• Liu Guang set the Hidden Light Race’s suicide attack in motion, while the Daoist Arts Training Class summoned the Evil Infant to slaughter the advancing gods.
• As the Allied Forces attacked the Hive, the Human Legion fought alongside the Swarm, and the Evil Infant killed huge numbers of gods before turning against Zhang Chu.
• Tina Empress and the Heavenly Worms took command of the Swarm, delivered corpses to the King Worms, and helped Bai Xuedong launch an all-out counterattack.
• Liu Guang’s stock-market influence fueled suspicions of betrayal among the smaller clans, and Xiao Zhe understood how Liu Guang had stirred their rivalries without directly making them defect.
• Zhang Chu and Daimon combined thunder and fire against the Evil Infant, but it remained unstoppable until it turned away and Zhang Chu said it would dissipate when its thoughts ran out.
• The smaller clans’ alliance weakened as its leaders debated their targets and leaned toward attacking the Great Clans rather than humanity or the Zerg.