Recaps

Mu Yan joined his teammates in the Golden Crow Great World and cultivated beneath the Lu Household’s Fusang Divine Tree, where its flames began cleansing his physique and offered a chance to strengthen his heavenly emperor divine flame. He gathered fallen leaves to extract Fusang heavenly fire, drawing displeasure from nearby Golden Crows as he buried himself beneath them.

• Rong Yumeng and Lu Qian encouraged Mu Yan to remain in the Golden Crow Great World and cultivate toward the immortal king realm.
• Lu Qian and Lu Xun brought Mu Yan and their companions to the Lu Household, where Lu Qian gave Mu Yan permission to cultivate by its Fusang Divine Tree.
• Mu Yan discovered that the tree’s flames could cleanse his flame spirit saint physique and considered merging its Fusang heavenly fire with his heavenly emperor divine flame.
• After rejecting the idea of taking the tree’s concentrated essence, Mu Yan absorbed power from a fallen leaf and realized the leaves contained Fusang heavenly fire.
• Mu Yan used his cultivation method to gather hundreds of thousands of fallen leaves around himself, prompting nearby Golden Crows to accuse him of greed and worry the fire would harm him.

Mu Yan refined fallen Fusang Divine Leaves to strengthen and evolve his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame, astonishing the Golden Crows of the Lu Household. He traded Ancestor Lu Tian a temporary fire lotus for unrestricted cultivation in the Fusang Divine Tree, then continued cultivating as his Flame Spirit Saint Physique improved.

• Mu Yan absorbed the Fusang Heavenly Fire from fallen leaves, causing them to turn to ash and evolving his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame until its might rivaled the Fusang Divine Tree.
• Over a thousand Golden Crows crowded around Mu Yan to admire his flame until Ancestor Lu Tian intervened and restored order.
• Ancestor Lu Tian offered Mu Yan unrestricted cultivation in exchange for a wisp of his flame, and Mu Yan gave him a temporary golden fire lotus to study.
• Mu Yan displayed the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame for the Golden Crows, then escaped to a branch of the Fusang Divine Tree and began cultivating.
• After two months of cultivation, Mu Yan's Flame Spirit Saint Physique had grown stronger, with golden fire flowing through his veins.

Mu Yan used the Fusang Divine Tree’s power to temper his body and broke through from Immortal Lord peak to Immortal King sixth layer, unleashing the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame. As Golden Crows inside and outside the Lu Household coveted his flames, Lu Qian, Rong Yumeng, and Ancestor Lu Tian protected him, but the spectacle drew the attention of powerful outsiders.

• Mu Yan absorbed the Fusang Divine Tree’s energy, transformed his body, and advanced from Immortal Lord peak to Immortal King sixth layer.
• Mu Yan manifested a towering flame giant and spread the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame across the Lu Household, prompting clansmen to covet his flames.
• Lu Qian warned the Lu Household against attacking Mu Yan, but powerful Golden Crows challenged him and threatened to seize the flames.
• Rong Yumeng and Lu Qian’s teammates stood beside him to defend Mu Yan as the opposing Golden Crows prepared for a confrontation.
• Ancestor Lu Tian declared Mu Yan under his protection, forcing the would-be attackers in the Lu Household to back down.
• Golden Crows beyond the Lu Household sensed Mu Yan’s flames and began coveting them, believing they could help them become Immortal Emperors.

After Mu Yan broke through to the Immortal King Sixth Layer and evolved his Flame Spirit Saint Physique, Immortal King Lu Jing confronted him to seize the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame. Ancestor Lu Tian intervened when Lu Jing attacked, declaring that Mu Yan would remain unharmed within the Lu Household.

• Mu Yan completed his breakthrough, and Lu Qian and other Lu Household cultivators who had benefited from him warned outsiders away from him.
• Mu Yan noticed that powerful cultivators coveted his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame and told Lu Qian, Rong Yumeng, and the others not to worry.
• Immortal King Lu Jing entered the Lu Household and ordered Mu Yan to reveal his flame, but Mu Yan refused and insulted him.
• Lu Jing attacked Mu Yan with his peak Immortal King presence, but Mu Yan’s Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame shielded him without injury.
• Lu Jing reached to seize Mu Yan, but Ancestor Lu Tian’s golden feather struck Lu Jing’s claw and forced him back.
• Ancestor Lu Tian told Lu Jing that Mu Yan would remain unharmed within the Lu Household.

Mu Yan faced dozens of peak Immortal Kings who wanted his flames, while the Lu Household ancestors insisted on honoring their promise to protect him. He proposed that anyone who wanted the flames suppress their cultivation to his level and defeat him in a fair fight, easing pressure on the Lu Household as the challengers considered his terms.

• Ancestor Lu Tian refused Immortal King Lu Jing’s demand to seize Mu Yan’s flames and warned Mu Yan that his protection would only extend within the Lu Household.
• Dozens of Golden Crow peak Immortal Kings entered the Lu Household, and five Lu Household ancestors stood against them to protect Mu Yan.
• The Lu Household ancestors rejected the intruders’ demands to hand Mu Yan over, despite their own members urging them to end the conflict.
• Mu Yan invited the challengers to take his flames, then clarified that they would have to suppress their cultivation to his level and defeat him in a fair fight.
• The peak Immortal Kings welcomed Mu Yan’s proposal, while the Lu Household ancestors realized it could relieve the pressure on their household.

Mu Yan proposed an arena match to settle who would claim the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame, and the Peak Immortal Kings believed he meant to surrender it. The chapter ended with Mu Yan facing Immortal King Lu Jing, eager to defeat the powerful opponents who underestimated him.

• Mu Yan proposed an arena match so the Peak Immortal Kings could fight him for the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame.
• The Peak Immortal Kings argued over who would fight first, then agreed that whoever won the flame had to let everyone study it.
• The Lu Household's ancestors created a floating immortal island and formations for the arena battle.
• Immortal King Lu Jing and Mu Yan arrived at the arena as Lu Qian and Rong Yumeng watched anxiously from a nearby island.
• Mu Yan calmly prepared to fight, intending to defeat the Peak Immortal Kings rather than give up his flame.

Mu Yan used his arena match with Immortal King Lu Jing to test his strength after reaching the Immortal King Sixth Layer. He overwhelmed Lu Jing with his physique and left him furious and beginning to reveal his true form.

• Mu Yan welcomed Immortal King Lu Jing as a chance to test his newly increased strength and reminded him that the arena rules prevented him from exploiting his Peak Immortal King realm.
• Immortal King Lu Jing attacked Mu Yan with swift, subtle strikes, but Mu Yan’s powerful kick forced them both back and left Lu Jing’s arm smoking.
• Immortal King Lu Jing summoned the Golden Crow Seal, but Mu Yan tore apart the Golden Crow and counterattacked with a barrage of palm strikes.
• Mu Yan fought without using his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame, relying on his physique to trade blows with Lu Jing and knock him flying with a punch to the face.
• Immortal King Lu Jing wiped blood from his mouth, grew furious at being driven back before the spectators, and began transforming toward his true Golden Crow form.

Mu Yan defeated Immortal King Lu Jing through overwhelming physical strength, forcing him to unleash his peak power before the Lu Household ancestors intervened. With Lu Jing driven away, Mu Yan challenged the remaining peak immortal kings, and Immortal King Lu Zhou stepped forward as the next opponent.

• Immortal King Lu Jing transformed into his Golden Crow true form and attacked Mu Yan, but Mu Yan suppressed him with powerful punches.
• Lu Jing unleashed swords of golden flame, yet Mu Yan shattered them and battered Lu Jing until he lost control of his cultivation and rose to the seventh layer.
• Lu Jing’s power surged to the peak immortal king level, but the Lu Household ancestors stopped his attempt to kill Mu Yan and declared that he had lost.
• Lu Jing left the floating immortal island in disgrace as the onlookers and Rong Yumeng and Lu Qian reacted to Mu Yan’s victory.
• Mu Yan challenged the remaining peak immortal kings, and Immortal King Lu Zhou accepted, claiming Lu Jing had lost because he underestimated Mu Yan.

Mu Yan fought Immortal King Lu Zhou in the second arena battle, absorbing Lu Zhou’s flames with his Flame Spirit Saint Physique before unleashing the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame. The golden fire lotus overwhelmed Lu Zhou’s Blazing Flame Gale, leaving Lu Zhou unable to withdraw his flames and forcing him to sever his connection to them.

• Immortal King Lu Zhou suppressed his cultivation to the Immortal King Sixth Layer and attacked Mu Yan with his Three-Legged Golden Crow flames.
• Mu Yan absorbed Lu Zhou’s flames, astonishing the spectators and leading Lu Zhou to covet Mu Yan’s physique essence.
• Lu Zhou created flaming Golden Crows and unleashed his signature Blazing Flame Gale, trapping Mu Yan in a fiery tornado.
• Mu Yan formed a golden fire lotus with the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame and used it to devour and suppress Lu Zhou’s flames.
• Lu Zhou tried to withdraw his flames but could not, so he severed his connection to them to save part of his flame essence.

Mu Yan defeated Immortal King Lu Zhou in a fierce battle, convincing everyone that his victories were no fluke. When the peak Immortal Kings abandoned the arena matches and attacked him together, Mu Yan survived their first combined strike, but the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Mu Yan used the enormous golden fire lotus to overpower Immortal King Lu Zhou, who crashed into the ruins and lay barely breathing.
• Rong Yumeng rushed into Mu Yan's arms in tears, while Immortal King Lu Zhou restored his cultivation and admitted defeat.
• Lu Qian and Rong Yumeng urged Mu Yan to stop fighting, but Mu Yan called for another challenger and said he regarded the peak Immortal Kings as whetstones.
• The peak Immortal Kings fell silent, then attacked Mu Yan together as the Lu Household ancestors tried to protect him.
• Mu Yan summoned his Flame God manifestation and a flaming wheel, but the combined assault shattered them and made him cough blood; his life-saving treasures helped him survive.

Peak Immortal Kings repeatedly attacked Mu Yan, but his Law Treasures kept him unharmed as they devastated the Lu Household. Lu Tian broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm, protected Mu Yan, and demanded that the attackers rebuild, apologize, and pay compensation.

• Peak Immortal Kings launched more attacks, but Mu Yan's jade pendant, painting scroll, and other Law Treasures protected him while the Lu Household suffered heavy damage.
• Lu Household ancestors and descendants vowed to remember the humiliation as a rumble from the household's depths interrupted the fighting.
• Lu Tian emerged as an Immortal Emperor, survived the Immortal Emperor Great Tribulation, and became the Lu Household's first Immortal Emperor.
• Lu Tian credited Mu Yan's golden fire lotus for helping him break through and vowed to protect him.
• Lu Tian shielded Mu Yan and ordered the Immortal King attackers to rebuild the Lu Household, apologize to Mu Yan, and compensate him; the attackers balked at apologizing and paying him.

After Immortal Emperor Lu Tian’s breakthrough made Mu Yan an honored guest of the Lu Household, Mu Yan cultivated at the Fusang Divine Tree and strengthened his flame. Several veteran Immortal Emperors then summoned him and tried to take the Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame, forcing Lu Tian to intervene.

• Mu Yan declined to demand apologies from the cultivators who had damaged the Lu Household, but required them to compensate him with treasures.
• Immortal Emperor Lu Tian hosted a three-month banquet, and Lu Household members apologized to Mu Yan and gave him gifts as his standing rose.
• Mu Yan cultivated at the Fusang Divine Tree, stabilized his realm, and felt his strength nearing that of a peak Immortal King.
• Several veteran Immortal Emperors asked Lu Tian to bring Mu Yan to their private gathering so they could inspect his flame.
• One Immortal Emperor reached to extract Mu Yan’s flame, but Lu Tian blocked him and told Mu Yan to display it instead.
• The Immortal Emperors insisted that taking the flame would help Mu Yan, while Lu Tian grew angry at their attempt to seize it under his protection.

Immortal Emperor Lu Tian tried to protect Mu Yan from Golden Crow Immortal Emperors who wanted to seize his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame. As they extracted it, Ye Chen emerged from Mu Yan’s soul, revealed overwhelming power, and pointed at the attackers.

• Immortal Emperor Lu Tian defied the other Immortal Emperors and blocked them from taking Mu Yan’s flame.
• Two Immortal Emperors overwhelmed Mu Yan and extracted his Heavenly Emperor Divine Flame.
• A hidden power surged from Mu Yan, and Ye Chen appeared, declaring that they had dared to attack his disciple.
• Ye Chen’s power collapsed the independent world and spread across the Golden Crow Great World, forcing its inhabitants to the ground.
• Ye Chen pointed at the Immortal Emperors, who remained frozen in terror and could not escape.

Ye Chen destroyed several Immortal Emperors, then reunited with Mu Yan at the Lu Household and heard about his adventures. Mu Yan chose to continue tempering himself and asked Ye Chen for advice about Yingluo and Rong Yumeng, but Ye Chen admitted he had none.

• Several Immortal Emperors vanished after Ye Chen killed them, spreading panic through the Golden Crow Great World.
• Ye Chen restored Mu Yan, and the two reunited while Immortal Emperor Lu Tian listened in awe.
• Lu Tian realized that Mu Yan was a personal disciple of Kunlun and that Ye Chen was its legendary Lord.
• Ye Chen told Mu Yan that Ye Fan, Chen Xuanbei, and Luo Feng had become Immortal Emperors, while Mu Yan and others were nearing that realm.
• Mu Yan decided to keep tempering himself until he became an Immortal Emperor and asked Ye Chen how to handle his feelings for Rong Yumeng and Yingluo.
• Ye Chen admitted he had never faced romantic problems and could not advise Mu Yan.

Ye Chen rewarded Immortal Emperor Lu Tian, then took Mu Yan to demand Fusang Divine Trees from the Lineages whose Immortal Emperors had attacked him. After one Lineage surrendered its tree, Ye Chen and Mu Yan headed for the next.

• Ye Chen advised Mu Yan to be sincere in matters of the heart and praised Immortal Emperor Lu Tian for standing by him.
• Ye Chen rewarded Immortal Emperor Lu Tian with rare treasures, which the Immortal Emperor realized could help him forge an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.
• Ye Chen told Mu Yan he would help him break through and warned that the attackers' Lineages and factions would pay a steep price.
• Ye Chen appeared above an Immortal Emperor's Lineage and demanded its Fusang Divine Tree in exchange for sparing the remaining Immortal Emperor.
• The Immortal Emperor uprooted and surrendered the Lineage's Fusang Divine Tree, and Ye Chen took Mu Yan toward the next Lineage.

Ye Chen took five Fusang Divine Trees from the Golden Crow factions, effortlessly destroying one Lineage and frightening the Immortal Emperors into hiding or surrendering their trees. Back at the Lu Household, Mu Yan began refining the trees’ golden flame essence directly, astonishing the watching Golden Crows.

• Ye Chen wiped out the second Lineage with a flick of his finger and took its Fusang Divine Tree.
• The other factions gave Ye Chen their Fusang Divine Trees, and he collected all five before handing them to Mu Yan.
• Ye Chen and Mu Yan returned to the Lu Household, where Lu Tian, Lu Qian, and Rong Yumeng marveled at Ye Chen’s power.
• Mu Yan released the five trees in the Lu Household’s square, and their flames heated the grounds intensely.
• Mu Yan sliced open one tree, gathered its golden liquid, and began absorbing its energy directly, shocking Lu Qian.

Mu Yan absorbed the power and Great Dao principles of two Fusang Divine Trees, advancing to the Immortal King Ninth Level while the Golden Crows watched. Ye Chen then compressed the remaining three trees’ power and forced it into Mu Yan, leaving Immortal Emperor Lu Tian alarmed by the danger.

• Mu Yan refined the first Fusang Divine Tree’s power and broke through to the Immortal King Seventh-Level and then Eighth Layer.
• Lu Qian wondered whether two Fusang Divine Trees could make Mu Yan an Immortal Emperor, but Immortal Emperor Lu Tian said they would not be enough.
• Mu Yan absorbed most of a second Fusang Divine Tree and advanced to the Immortal King Ninth Level, his imperial might threatening the Lu Household.
• Ye Chen compressed the remaining three Fusang Divine Trees into masses of golden power and pressed them into Mu Yan’s body, shocking Immortal Emperor Lu Tian.

Mu Yan endured the power of three Fusang Divine Trees and reached Alternative Dao Attainment, gaining strength comparable to an Immortal Emperor. After Ye Chen departed, Mu Yan asked Immortal Emperor Lu Tian to fight him so he could test his new strength.

• Mu Yan stopped his body from melting, subdued the overwhelming power, and advanced to Alternative Dao Attainment.
• Immortal Emperor Lu Tian explained that Alternative Dao Attainment matched an Immortal Emperor in combat strength but fell short of the true realm.
• Mu Yan calmed the remaining power within him, and Ye Chen advised him to consolidate his cultivation before attempting to become an Immortal Emperor.
• Ye Chen vanished after praising Mu Yan, who then asked Lu Tian to spar and test his strength.

Mu Yan sparred with Immortal Emperor Lu Tian, grew stronger, and then completed his mission by defeating the Golden Crow Great World's prodigies. He prepared to leave while Kunlun Holy Land's seniors would establish a branch there.

• Mu Yan and Immortal Emperor Lu Tian fought to a draw, though Lu Tian privately judged Mu Yan could overpower him if they went all out.
• Mu Yan sparred with Lu Tian over the following days, steadily mastering his growing strength until he believed he could kill an Immortal Emperor using all his abilities.
• Mu Yan remembered his mission to challenge the Golden Crow Great World's prodigies and summoned them to face him together for a reward.
• The Golden Crow prodigies reluctantly attacked Mu Yan, who defeated them instantly with a glance and left them bruised but alive.
• Mu Yan completed his mission and decided to leave, knowing Kunlun seniors would establish a branch in the Golden Crow Great World.

Mu Yan continued traveling with Lu Qian and the others after leaving the Golden Crow Great World, while Kunlun Holy Land rapidly expanded its influence across the Myriad Realms of the Heavens. A group of Heavenly Emperors from the Hundun Heavenly Sect arrived in the Desolate Immortal Great World to contact Kunlun’s leader and seek a way to survive the approaching end of the chaos epoch.

• Mu Yan asked Lu Qian and the others to travel with him, and they agreed to keep their team together.
• Mu Yan and his companions left the Golden Crow Great World, allowing its Immortal Emperors to emerge from hiding and relax.
• Kunlun Holy Land expanded across the Myriad Realms of the Heavens, connecting great worlds with teleportation arrays as Ye Chen’s control reached seventy percent.
• Heavenly Emperor Realm experts from the Hundun Heavenly Sect entered the Desolate Immortal Great World and were astonished by its dense spiritual energy and profound laws.
• The Hundun Heavenly Sect’s visitors decided to seek Kunlun’s leader and explore an alliance, hoping to find a path forward before the chaos epoch ended.

The Heavenly Emperors of the Hundun Heavenly Sect visited Kunlun Holy Land to discuss the approaching Great Destruction and were stunned by Kunlun’s vast numbers of Immortal Emperors and Heavenly Emperors. After Ye Chen demonstrated his unfathomable power, he admitted that Kunlun had no concrete plan to survive the end of the chaos epoch, leaving Xinghe and the others bewildered.

• An Immortal Emperor welcomed the Hundun Heavenly Sect’s Heavenly Emperors and led them through Kunlun Holy Land, where they sensed more than three hundred Immortal Emperors and a staggering number of Heavenly Emperors.
• The visitors met Ye Chen in the rear mountains, where he ignored Xinghe’s greeting until he fished a flame-wreathed Luan Bird out of another space and sent it away.
• Xiao Yue served the group Dao Comprehension Tea, and Xinghe praised its quality before explaining that the Hundun Heavenly Sect had come to discuss the Great Destruction.
• Xinghe described the Great Destruction as the extinction of all life and offered to exchange survival strategies with Kunlun Holy Land.
• Ye Chen said Kunlun had no concrete countermeasure and would let nature take its course, leaving Xinghe and the other Heavenly Emperors dumbfounded.

Heavenly Emperor Xinghe revealed the Hundun Heavenly Sect’s uncertain plan to survive the Great Destruction and its ties to the Hundun Divine Palace. Ye Chen showed them the Jianmu Divine Tree and tested its reach, which had expanded across five great worlds by the chapter’s end.

• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe explained that the Hundun Heavenly Sect planned to hide in an independent space beneath its ruins during the Great Destruction, though they doubted it would work.
• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe revealed that the ruins held inheritances from an earlier Hundun Heavenly Sect backed by the Hundun Divine Palace in the Heavenly Divine Realm.
• Ye Chen pointed out the Jianmu Divine Tree and explained that it might eventually connect the two realms, but refused to attempt it before it was ready.
• Ye Chen asked the Jianmu Divine Tree to test his range, and the tree began spreading his branches beyond Kunlun Holy Land.
• The Jianmu Divine Tree’s canopy covered the Desolate Immortal Great World and then reached another great world, where inhabitants felt its powerful spatial fluctuations and speculated about its origin.
• Ye Chen observed that the Jianmu Divine Tree had covered five great worlds and judged its expansion promising.

The Jianmu Divine Tree spread across five great worlds, awakening ancient experts and drawing the attention of powerful beings who hoped to claim its branches. In Kunlun Holy Land, Ye Chen suppressed the Hundun Heavenly Sect’s Heavenly Emperors when they urged him to use the tree to enter the Heavenly Divine Realm, leaving them frightened by his strength.

• The Jianmu Divine Tree’s expanding crown shattered a planet and awakened a giant snake who recognized the tree and considered cutting it down to make a treasure for surviving the Great Destruction.
• The tree’s growth alarmed countless experts, some of whom tried to take its branches, until Ye Chen had it retract its form after it could spread no farther.
• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe and the other Hundun Heavenly Sect figures urged Ye Chen to use the Jianmu Divine Tree to break open the Heavenly Gate and enter the Heavenly Divine Realm.
• Ye Chen suppressed the Heavenly Emperors with his presence after Heavenly Emperor Xinghe began to lecture him, leaving them unable to circulate their power.
• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe apologized, and Ye Chen withdrew his pressure, while the Hundun Heavenly Sect figures recognized how far Kunlun Holy Land and its Lord surpassed their expectations.

Heavenly Emperor Xinghe warned Ye Chen that experts were converging on the Desolate Immortal Great World to seize the Jianmu Divine Tree, but Ye Chen welcomed the coming conflict as a chance for Kunlun Holy Land to gain experience. Nearly a hundred Immortal Emperors gathered in the Primordial Realm to attack Kunlun, and an Otherworldly Demon Emperor appeared among them.

• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe and the others delivered the Hundun Heavenly Palace’s secrets to Kunlun Holy Land, and Ye Chen allowed them to stay and cultivate.
• Heavenly Emperor Xinghe warned Ye Chen that Immortal Emperors and Heavenly Emperors were gathering to target the Jianmu Divine Tree, but Ye Chen showed no concern and saw the coming chaos as a chance to train Kunlun’s experts.
• Nearly a hundred Immortal Emperors gathered on a divine mountain in the Primordial Realm, intending to attack Kunlun and debating how they would divide the spoils.
• A thin, small Immortal Emperor mocked the others for fearing Kunlun, and an alluring female Immortal Emperor challenged his arrogance.
• A tall figure surrounded by eerie black Qi appeared and was identified by the gathered Immortal Emperors as an Otherworldly Demon Emperor.

Immortal Emperors gathered to plot against Kunlun Holy Land and seize the Jianmu Divine Tree, relying on the support of Heavenly Emperors. As more powerful figures arrived, the two Otherworldly Demons Heavenly Emperors mocked the assembled forces as unfit to challenge Kunlun.

• An Otherworldly Demon Emperor warned the gathered Immortal Emperors that Kunlun Holy Land had nearly destroyed his clan and urged them to join forces.
• A graceful female Immortal Emperor reminded the group that Heavenly Emperors had summoned them and would lead their plan.
• The Purple Lightning Heavenly Emperor descended and told the Immortal Emperors that their numbers were still too small, so they needed to keep waiting.
• More Immortal Emperors arrived, bringing the group to over two hundred, while other Heavenly Emperors gradually appeared.
• Two Otherworldly Demons Heavenly Emperors arrived, alarming the Immortal Emperors, and one mocked Purple Lightning and the gathered forces as trash.