Chapter Summaries

After the Night of Bloodshed destroyed the anti-King of Chambord alliance, Arshavin released the surviving officials and nobles, and Saint Petersburg prepared for the decisive arrival of D'Alessandro and his party. The chapter ended with Zenit's defenders awaiting the coming battle at dawn.

• Arshavin ended the executions at the Military Department and sent the surviving nobles and officials home.
• The nobles saw that soldiers were attacking prominent residences across Saint Petersburg and realized the coup had been crushed without Alexander's intervention.
• Foreign envoys hid in the diplomatic quarter and cursed Zenit while waiting for D'Alessandro and his party to arrive.
• At dawn, Zenit's soldiers armed the city walls and magic towers as nobles gathered at the southern gate to face the approaching threat.

D'Alessandro and more than twenty Moon Class masters reached Saint Petersburg, threatening to destroy Zenit after the empire chose to oppose them. Zenit activated its defenses and counterattacked, but the empire's magic weapons vanished before reaching the invaders, leaving everyone wondering who could turn the tide.

• D'Alessandro arrived outside Saint Petersburg with more than twenty Moon Class masters, and his power shattered the walls and killed defenders with a glance.
• D'Alessandro declared that Zenit would be destroyed for opposing him and sent a devastating wave of sound toward the city.
• An unidentified speaker countered D'Alessandro's sound attack, restored the defenders' courage, and prompted Arshavin to issue orders.
• Zenit activated the Earth Guardian magic array and fired its magic weapons at the invaders.
• D'Alessandro effortlessly made the magic weapons' projectiles disappear, leaving the defenders unsure who could stop the enemy.

D'Alessandro's forces attacked Saint Petersburg, but Chambord City and Zenit's hidden masters defeated the Moon Class invaders before D'Alessandro overwhelmed them with his power. As the city neared destruction, a majestic force from the imperial palace halted the devastation, and a blue-haired man appeared to face D'Alessandro.

• D'Alessandro ordered his Moon Class masters to attack Saint Petersburg, where Chris Sutton and Materazzi confronted them and four disguised Chambord masters joined the battle.
• Sutton, Drogba, Pierce, Inzaghi, Deisler, and Materazzi defeated their opponents, but D'Alessandro's covert attack was stopped by an unseen force.
• D'Alessandro ordered all sixteen remaining masters to attack together, prompting Drogba, Pierce, Inzaghi, and Deisler to summon their Gold Cloths as Frank Lampard joined the battle and helped kill every invader.
• Lampard identified the fighters as warriors of Chambord City, and D'Alessandro revealed he had sent Albelda to destroy Chambord; Garcia showed that Albelda had been crippled.
• D'Alessandro unleashed his power, shattered Saint Petersburg's protective barrier, and gravely threatened the city and its people.
• A voice from the imperial palace stopped D'Alessandro's destruction, and a blue-haired man appeared, driving him back with a clash of power.

Zenit’s six Moon Class fighters overwhelmingly defeated their opponents, turning the battle into a one-sided victory and lifting the defenders’ spirits. D’Alessandro then secretly launched a deadly attack against all six, and they realized too late that they could not escape it.

• Chris Sutton killed his opponent with Hurricane Howling Wolf Kill, giving Zenit its first victory.
• Drogba, Pierce, Philip Inzaghi, and Deisler defeated their opponents with their own signature techniques, while Materazzi forced his frightened opponent to flee.
• The Zenit fighters’ victories stunned the defenders and made the enemy’s sixteen Moon Class masters hesitate to attack.
• Drogba and Pierce taunted the enemy, easing the tension among the soldiers on the walls.
• D’Alessandro secretly sent invisible sword energy at all six Zenit masters, and they felt the attack strike before they could react.

D'Alessandro ordered sixteen Moon Class fighters to attack Zenit's six champions, but four of the defenders summoned powerful Gold Cloths and fought back. As the battle erupted, a flame-haired man in golden armor charged out from Saint Petersburg with strength greater than the Gold Saints.

• Six hidden forces blocked D'Alessandro's sword energies from killing Zenit's six fighters, though D'Alessandro could not find who had intervened.
• D'Alessandro ordered all sixteen Moon Class fighters to attack Zenit's six champions together.
• Drogba and Pierce summoned their Taurus and Capricorn Gold Cloths, while Inzaghi and Deisler summoned their Gemini and Virgo Gold Cloths.
• Zenit's six fighters clashed with the sixteen invaders, and the four Gold Saints quickly blasted one opponent apart.
• A flame-haired man in golden armor charged from Saint Petersburg into the battle with power surpassing that of the Gold Saints.

Frank Lampard joined the battle for Zenit and used his Lightning Lightspeed Fist to kill the Moon Class masters supporting D'Alessandro. More Zenit masters appeared as the attackers fled, while D'Alessandro confronted the golden-armored warriors and demanded to know who they were.

• Frank Lampard arrived in golden armor and killed six Moon Class masters with his lightning-fast punches.
• Ziyan recognized Lampard and told the eldest princess and Arshavin that his strength was nearing the great sun-rank venerable realm.
• Zenit’s soldiers and nobles cheered as more Zenit masters, including Torres, Čech, Robben, Oleg, and Garcia, appeared in the sky.
• Lampard killed a fleeing Moon Class master, and the surviving attackers fled in terror.
• D'Alessandro questioned the golden-armored warriors’ origins and warned that interfering meant opposing his master, Maradona.

After the Zenit warriors defeated D'Alessandro’s forces, Lampard revealed they served the King of Chambord. D'Alessandro claimed he had sent a Great Sun-Rank Venerable to massacre Chambord City, but the warriors laughed and Garcia showed him the crippled Albelda, leaving him shocked.

• All sixteen Moon Class enemies were slain, and Materazzi broke through to Half Moon Class during the battle.
• Lampard told D'Alessandro that he and the other warriors served the King of Chambord.
• D'Alessandro claimed that his force, led by Albelda, had been sent to massacre Chambord City while its strongest defenders were away.
• The warriors laughed at D'Alessandro, and Garcia presented the unconscious Albelda.
• D'Alessandro examined Albelda and discovered his Dou Qi channels, internal space, and origin power had been destroyed.

D'Alessandro unleashed his full power on Saint Petersburg, overwhelming Zenit's defenders and destroying the city's protections. A mysterious force from the imperial palace stopped his attack, and a blue-haired middle-aged man appeared to confront him.

• D'Alessandro used his Blazing Sun Class Great Perfection power to knock Lampard and the other masters aside and devastate Saint Petersburg.
• D'Alessandro declared that the Zenit Empire would fall, while the city's nobles and soldiers struggled to survive his power.
• A commanding voice from the Zenit Imperial Palace stopped the destruction and sent golden divine dragons to attack D'Alessandro.
• D'Alessandro's clash with the dragons tore open spatial rifts, but an invisible force kept Zenit City safe.
• A blue-haired middle-aged man appeared and drove D'Alessandro back, and the eldest prince recognized him as his father.

Emperor Yassin revealed that he was alive and at the height of his power, then confronted D'Alessandro with a Mythical Class martial art. D'Alessandro countered with his own Mythical Class technique, and their clash remained undecided as Yassin's golden dragon talon began to fade.

• Arshavin identified the blue-haired man who struck D'Alessandro as Emperor Yassin, shocking the nobles who had believed the emperor was near death.
• D'Alessandro questioned Yassin's identity, and Yassin declared himself emperor of Zenit and said he would capture him to force the Martial Saint to come for his release.
• Yassin summoned a golden dragon talon with the first form of Dragon Fist, Dragon Descends upon the Mortal World, and pressed D'Alessandro beneath its power.
• D'Alessandro used the Mythical Class God-Slaying Art to summon a fan of enormous silver swords and attack the dragon talon.
• After six or seven minutes of combat, the swords battered the talon, knocking away its scales and making it increasingly transparent.

Emperor Yassin overwhelmed D'Alessandro with successive forms of Dragon Fist, revealing strength far beyond what Zenit's people and the mysterious observer had expected. After his third attack left D'Alessandro gravely injured, Yassin summoned a golden-flame hand to seize him.

• Emperor Yassin countered D'Alessandro's God-Slaying Art with Dragon Returns, and their clash devastated the landscape while leaving Saint Petersburg untouched.
• D'Alessandro was swallowed by the golden dragon, broke free, and spat out pale silver blood as Emperor Yassin prepared his third move.
• The mysterious cloaked figure wondered whether Yassin had recently reached Mythical Class and whether Lyon Empire concealed an even stronger master.
• First Prince Arshavin organized repairs to the damaged walls and the rescue of survivors while Zenit's people cheered for Emperor Yassin.
• Emperor Yassin struck D'Alessandro with Dragon's Long Roar, severely injuring him, then formed a giant golden-flame palm to seize him.

Emperor Yassin fought D'Alessandro to a standstill until Suleiman Kerimov, Emperor of Anzhi, arrived to help D'Alessandro kill him. As the two prepared to attack Yassin together, another supreme expert announced their arrival from the imperial capital's walls.

• D'Alessandro drew the Demigod Dou Weapon Star Mark and attacked Emperor Yassin, but Yassin blocked his strikes.
• D'Alessandro and Emperor Yassin fought at close range for dozens of minutes before separating, both showing signs of injury.
• Suleiman Kerimov appeared and revealed that he and D'Alessandro had planned to kill Emperor Yassin together.
• Emperor Yassin remained calm as D'Alessandro and Suleiman declared that their two-against-one victory was certain.
• An unfamiliar supreme expert called out from the imperial capital's walls, offering to join the fight.

Sun Fei revealed himself as the Guardian Martial Saint and joined Emperor Yassin against Emperor Suleiman Kerimov and Klimov. After Sun Fei and Klimov clashed weapons and were both thrown back, Sun Fei judged that he could defeat the Anzhi emperor and resolved to kill him.

• Sun Fei removed his black cloak, revealed his identity to the nobles and soldiers, and flew to Emperor Yassin’s side.
• Emperor Yassin praised Sun Fei’s efforts, while Sun Fei apologized for the trouble Chambord City had brought upon Zenit.
• Emperor Suleiman Kerimov denounced Yassin for sheltering Sun Fei and sent Klimov to attack him.
• Sun Fei donned the Immortal King set, summoned the Immortal King's Soul Crusher, and met Klimov’s beast bone in a powerful clash.
• Sun Fei and Klimov were both sent flying, but Klimov was driven farther back and left with numb arms.
• Sun Fei dismissed Klimov’s strength and resolved to destroy him.

Sun Fei and Emperor Klimov prepared to unleash their full power, but Emperor Yassin ordered Sun Fei to stand down and faced Klimov and D'Alessandro alone. As Yassin began fighting them, the elements of heaven and earth turned against him, revealing that he was undergoing a trial that might advance him to the Demigod realm.

• Emperor Klimov transformed into a giant and challenged Sun Fei, who readied the Immortal King Set to fight him.
• Emperor Yassin ordered Sun Fei to withdraw, then declared that he would face Klimov and D'Alessandro by himself.
• Yassin told Sun Fei to watch closely as D'Alessandro and Klimov attacked him.
• The forces and laws of heaven and earth erupted around Yassin, and Sun Fei realized he was enduring an elemental trial that could mean he was advancing toward the Demigod realm.

Emperor Yassin began the Demigod trial, and D'Alessandro and Klimov attacked him to prevent him from passing it. After more than three hours inside the gray layer of chaos, D'Alessandro and Klimov burst out, laughing as the chapter left Emperor Yassin's fate unknown.

• Emperor Yassin's power triggered heaven and earth's Demigod trial, shocking Sun Fei and the people watching from the imperial capital.
• D'Alessandro and Klimov realized Emperor Yassin might become a Demigod and agreed to kill him before he could pass the trial.
• D'Alessandro unleashed the God-Slaying Art with the Star Mark, while Klimov attacked with his beast-bone club.
• The trial and the three masters' attacks formed a vast gray storm of chaos that hid the battle from the people at the capital.
• After more than three hours, D'Alessandro and Klimov shot out of the storm and laughed, while Emperor Yassin remained unseen.

D'Alessandro and Klimov revealed that they had mortally wounded Emperor Yassin with the Star Mark, while Sun Fei failed to stop the blade from draining Yassin's life. As Sun Fei prepared to attack them, a whisper told him to protect Yassin's body.

• D'Alessandro and Klimov watched the elemental storm clear, both badly wounded but triumphant.
• The storm revealed Emperor Yassin standing apparently unharmed, until the Star Mark was seen piercing his heart and emerging from his back.
• Sun Fei stopped Arshavin, the eldest princess, and the imperial nobles from rushing to Yassin, then tried unsuccessfully to heal him or remove the rapier.
• D'Alessandro and Klimov proclaimed Zenit's defeat and threatened to wipe out its people as Yassin's vitality faded.
• Sun Fei erupted in grief and killing intent, but a whisper told him not to fight and to protect Yassin's body.

Sun Fei defended Emperor Yassin’s body from D'Alessandro and Klimov while a faint trace of vitality persisted within it. When D'Alessandro’s attack vanished near the corpse, the two powerhouses fled, suspecting Emperor Yassin had awakened a domain.

• Sun Fei sensed a stubborn trace of vitality inside Emperor Yassin’s cold body and took a stand to protect it.
• D'Alessandro and Klimov noticed strange fluctuations and charged at Sun Fei and Emperor Yassin’s body.
• Sun Fei unleashed a newly evolved Undefeated Emperor Fist, knocking both opponents back despite their greater strength.
• After a prolonged fight, Sun Fei took heavy injuries while blocking the pair’s attacks on Emperor Yassin’s body.
• D'Alessandro’s punch vanished before it reached Emperor Yassin, and D'Alessandro and Klimov retreated in fear of a possible domain.

Emperor Yassin awakened as a Demigod after his domain destroyed the Star Mark and restored his body. He healed Zenit City’s walls and soldiers, while D'Alessandro and Suleiman Kerimov struggled against the pressure of his power; he then enveloped Sun Fei in golden light.

• Sun Fei realized that a domain was protecting Emperor Yassin’s body, and D'Alessandro’s punch vanished before reaching it.
• Emperor Yassin’s final drop of blood fell from the Star Mark, which vibrated violently and consumed all its divine essence.
• The Star Mark shattered, and its destruction caused a powerful backlash that made D'Alessandro spit blood.
• A heartbeat from Emperor Yassin’s body forced warriors across the area to struggle against their own racing hearts.
• Emperor Yassin opened his eyes as a Demigod, restored the imperial walls and wounded soldiers, and drew the people of Zenit City to their knees.
• Emperor Yassin’s power pressed down on D'Alessandro and Suleiman Kerimov, then enveloped Sun Fei in golden light.

Emperor Yassin healed Sun Fei and revealed his new Demigod power, then captured D'Alessandro and suppressed him beneath a rune-marked peak. Klimov explained how Yassin had used the two enemies to share the pressure of his ascension trial, but claimed he could still escape and planned to reach the Demigod realm himself.

• Emperor Yassin restored Sun Fei's injuries and left a seed of divine power inside him, while Sun Fei worried about what the emperor might intend.
• D'Alessandro and Klimov fled, but Emperor Yassin pulled them back from more than a hundred kilometers away with a wave.
• Emperor Yassin suppressed D'Alessandro beneath a rocky peak marked with six golden runes and said Maradona could come retrieve him.
• Klimov accused Emperor Yassin of using him and D'Alessandro to share the pressure of the ascension trial, allowing Yassin to reach the Demigod realm.
• Klimov said he had learned from the battle and would reach the Demigod realm within a year, while insisting Emperor Yassin could not stop him from leaving.

Emperor Yassin overwhelmed and killed Emperor of Anzhi Klimov, crushing his escaping soul and ending the conspiracy against Zenit. As Zenit’s people hailed him, Sun Fei asked permission to lead an expedition against the Anzhi Empire.

• Emperor Yassin repeatedly struck Klimov with metal mountains, while mysterious apparitions helped Klimov escape until Yassin overwhelmed them with an attack reinforced by eighteen Sub-Divine Runes.
• Yassin crushed Klimov’s body against a rune-covered metal altar, leaving only his head alive; Klimov warned that a true god stood behind the Anzhi Empire.
• Yassin destroyed Klimov’s head and then crushed the Spiritual Power that fled from it, killing him and shattering the conspiracy against Zenit.
• Zenit’s people knelt and celebrated Yassin, and Sun Fei joined them in proclaiming the emperor’s greatness.
• Sun Fei asked Yassin for permission to lead an expedition and destroy the Anzhi Empire.

After Emperor Yassin became a demigod, he ended the crisis facing Zenit and agreed to let Sun Fei lead a campaign against Anzhi after three months. As Yassin prepared to leave, the Continent Martial Saint Maradona arrived in Saint Petersburg with an aura that matched his.

• Sun Fei asked Emperor Yassin for permission to march against the Anzhi Empire, and Yassin agreed to delay the campaign for three months.
• The people of Zenit celebrated Yassin's rise to demigodhood and the end of the immediate threat of war.
• Emperor Yassin healed the devastated land and told Sun Fei to learn from the birth of a demigod.
• Sun Fei recognized that Yassin had planted a seed of divine power within him and that the battle had given him valuable insight.
• Maradona arrived in Saint Petersburg, revealing an aura as powerful as Emperor Yassin's.