Recaps

Chen Mu offered to restore Wei Shan’s strength through the Rune Research Institute’s runic machinery and human-body research, despite being unable to repair his inner world. Wei Shan agreed to try the treatment, and Chen Mu began preparing him to use an intelligent armor suit.

• Chen Mu learned from Wei Shan that the Abyss Devil Race could strip away an inner world and concluded that the injury could not be cured.
• Chen Mu promised to restore Wei Shan to at least Peak King Grade and possibly help him reach the Emperor Level through runic machinery research.
• Wei Shan questioned whether the research used unwilling test subjects, and Chen Mu assured him that all participants volunteered and received support.
• Wei Shan agreed to try the treatment but reserved the right to stop if he encountered anything unacceptable.
• Chen Mu sent A Huo to fetch Chen Xuejun from the Pan Emperor Continent and gave Wei Shan an armor core to begin learning how to operate the suit.

Chen Mu gave Wei Shan an external intelligent armor, which let him regain some combat ability and spar with Wei Shuang. Wei Shan accepted the armor and waited for Chen Mu to arrange partial body armoring so he could return to the Pan Emperor Continent battlefield.

• Wei Shan equipped Chen Mu's latest external intelligent armor and flew around the courtyard to test it.
• Wei Shan challenged Wei Shuang to spar, and they exchanged attacks until Chen Mu stopped them before the armor was damaged.
• Chen Mu gave the armor to Wei Shan and explained that partial body armoring, rather than the suit alone, could restore more of his strength.
• Wei Shan agreed to wait for A Huo to bring Chen Mu's disciples and equipment so they could measure him and begin the procedure.
• Wei Shan resolved to return to the battlefield and fight to reclaim West Ge Province, even if his strength could not be fully restored.

Chen Mu arranged for Chen Xuejun to examine Wei Shan’s armor needs, then hurried back to the Chen Kingdom after learning the Heavenly Puppet Sect had attacked the border. He reached the Blazing Flame Sect as its master urged Chen Kingdom envoys to act over the Yang Essence Stone mine.

• A Huo told Chen Mu that the Heavenly Puppet Sect had injured Kong Yu while he mediated a dispute between Yi Province and Jing Province, and Chen Mu decided to handle the sect himself.
• Chen Mu introduced Chen Xuejun to Wei Shan, who agreed to cooperate with the data collection for his armor modification.
• Chen Mu accepted a West-Guarding Token from Wei Shuang and departed for the Chen Kingdom.
• Chen Mu learned that the Heavenly Puppet Sect had seized the Blazing Flame Sect’s Yang Essence Stone mine and severely injured its master three months earlier.
• Liang Rulie pressed Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting to take action against the Heavenly Puppet Sect.

Chen Mu arrived at the Blazing Flame Sect and ordered Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting to lead a surprise attack on the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s encampment in the Yang Essence Mountain Range. The two prepared to command the assembled forces, including reinforcements from the Five Elements Army.

• Chen Manting and Chen Xuezhen reassured Liang Rulie that the Chen Kingdom would respond to the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s occupation of the Yang Essence Mountain Range.
• Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting discussed the threat to the Chen Kingdom’s standing as nearby border cities began losing confidence.
• Chen Mu appeared before Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting and asked about the forces stationed in the area.
• Chen Xuezhen reported that the area had 180,000 third-tier troops, 30,000 second-tier troops, 5,000 first-tier troops, and 10,000 Rune Puppet Legion troops.
• Chen Mu arranged for two Five Elements Army battalions to arrive and ordered Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting to attack the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s encampment in six hours.

Chen Xuezhen led the Chen Kingdom’s forces into the Yang Essence Mountain Range, where they gained the upper hand against the Heavenly Puppet Sect. The battle escalated when the sect deployed more than a thousand corpse puppets, and the two forces met in close combat.

• Chen Xuezhen ordered the Chen Kingdom’s troops to advance into the Yang Essence Mountain Range, where snipers disrupted the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s talisman ambushes.
• Chen Manting reported that the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s disciples had retreated to the mountaintop, and Chen Xuezhen ordered the troops to press their attack.
• Chen Xuezhen led the Rune Puppet Legion up the mountain while spider-shaped Talisman Puppets scouted ahead.
• A one-eyed elder ordered Tu Da to use the Soul-Summoning Banner and send his corpse puppets against the Chen Kingdom’s forces.
• Tu Da raised more than a thousand corpse puppets and sent them charging toward the Rune Puppet Legion.
• Chen Xuezhen ordered the Rune Puppet Legion to fire, but the corpse puppets survived the gunfire and clashed with the steel Talisman Puppets.

Chen Mu watched the Chen Kingdom forces battle the Heavenly Puppet Sect at Yang Essence Mountain, while the Five Elements Army broke through the sect’s defensive formation. The Heavenly Puppet Sect’s one-eyed elder finally prepared to intervene as his disciples began to lose ground.

• Chen Xuezhen ordered the steel Rune Puppet Legion to switch to instinctive combat mode, helping it withstand the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s corpse puppets.
• Chen Mu watched the battle and considered taking a corpse puppet for Xuejun to study, but chose not to intervene.
• Han He led two Five Elements Army battalions around the mountain and pierced the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s defensive formation with a Metal-element Army-Breaking Spear.
• Chen Kingdom generals led their troops through the breach to support the Five Elements Army, and the Heavenly Puppet Sect began to lose ground.
• The one-eyed elder at the sect’s camp decided to intervene to protect his disciples from the battle formation legion.

Chen Mu joined the battle against the Heavenly Puppet Sect and confronted Wei Wencheng, who revealed that the attack had been a trap to eliminate the Chen Kingdom’s Emperor Level experts. As the Lü twins arrived to fight Chen Mu, he welcomed the coming battle rather than showing fear.

• Wei Wencheng used golden-bean warriors while Tu Da made the corpse puppets explode, weakening the Chen Kingdom’s forces.
• Chen Xuezhen led the remaining soldiers into battle, and Chen Mu sent out ten Five Elements War Soldiers to support them.
• Chen Mu confronted Wei Wencheng, who explained that the Heavenly Puppet Sect had targeted the Chen Kingdom’s higher-ups because of the Rune Research Institute.
• Wei Wencheng activated a barrier formed by runic stone steles and revealed that the trap was meant for the Chen Kingdom’s two Emperor Level experts.
• The Heaven Ranking twins Lü Shuifeng and Lü Shuihua arrived, and Wei Wencheng challenged Chen Mu to face them.

The Lü sisters attacked Chen Mu with their Spirits of Creation, forcing him to defend against their powerful Yin and Yang Qi. Chen Mu unleashed his Domain of Laws, weakening the sisters and neutralizing their attacks.

• The Lü sisters used their white and black snake Spirits of Creation to drive Chen Mu back with attacks that rivaled Peak Creation Realm strength.
• Chen Mu studied the sisters with Absolute Insight and gradually adapted as his Runic Body endured their assault.
• Lü Shuifeng and Lü Shuihua unleashed Yang Qi and Yin Qi, and Chen Mu used his developing Law of Yin and Yang to redirect and resist them.
• Chen Mu summoned his Domain of Laws and used the Law of Yin and Yang to grind away the sisters’ Yin and Yang Qi.
• The Domain of Laws weakened the Lü sisters, whose strength had been comparable to the Peak Creation Realm.

Chen Mu fought the Lü sisters and Wei Wencheng, surviving a barrage of powerful Thunder God Talismans before turning the attack on Wei Wencheng. The chapter ended as Wei Wencheng created a Void Black Hole to swallow Chen Mu.

• Chen Mu used his Five Elements Ring Armor and Domain of Laws to gain the upper hand against the Lü sisters, until Wei Wencheng ordered them to retreat and attack from a distance.
• Wei Wencheng unleashed Thunder God Talismans, but Chen Mu survived the lightning, which awakened the runes in his Runic Body.
• The Lü sisters transformed into giant snakes and combined their Yin and Yang Qi, but Chen Mu blocked their attack with his Raging Fire Fist Seal.
• Chen Mu used instant movement to reach Wei Wencheng and attacked his throat.
• Wei Wencheng created a Void Black Hole to swallow Chen Mu.

Chen Mu fought the Lü sisters after sealing Wei Wencheng, but their combined strength and superior movement techniques pushed him to the brink. As his body began to change under the strain, he realized a life-or-death battle could unlock the true power of his Rune Cells.

• Chen Mu shattered Wei Wencheng’s soul technique, captured him, and sealed his Divine Soul and body.
• Chen Mu faced the Lü sisters, whose Yin and Yang attacks and combined power gradually overwhelmed his defenses.
• Chen Mu used his Domain of Laws and Runic Body to hold the sisters back, but chose not to reveal his final trump card.
• Chen Mu recalled his childhood training and summoned technological weapons, then compressed his Domain of Laws to try to trap the sisters.
• The Lü sisters evaded his attacks and wounded him repeatedly until he was covered in blood.
• Chen Mu sensed his Rune Cells changing and realized that a life-or-death struggle could break their shackles from within.

Chen Mu killed the Lü sisters with his newly evolved ability to hide parts of his body in chaos, then captured Wei Wencheng and ordered the Chen Kingdom to drive the Heavenly Puppet Sect and Jing Province troops from Yi Province. He left the scene focused on the Heavenly Puppet Sect and ready to confront it openly.

• Chen Mu let Lü Shuihua stab his chest, then used his chaos-like body to evade the sisters’ attacks and kill both Lü Shuihua and Lü Shuifeng.
• Chen Mu took the Lü sisters’ storage rings and seized Wei Wencheng’s spatial pouch after Wei begged for his life.
• Chen Mu ordered Han He to escort Wei Wencheng to the imperial capital and hand him over to Landuo for the Rune Research Institute.
• Chen Mu ordered Chen Xuezhen and Chen Manting to mobilize the border armies and expel the Heavenly Puppet Sect disciples and Jing Province troops from Yi Province.
• Chen Mu looked toward Jing Province and condemned the Heavenly Puppet Sect for arranging the ambush.

Long Xiang ordered his forces to withdraw from Yi Province after Chen Mu defeated the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s experts, while Chen Mu secured the border and recruited three Sword-Questioning Sect disciples to protect the Chen Kingdom. The chapter ended with Zhou Sen and his companions accepting Chen Mu’s generous offer of spirit stones.

• Long Xiang ordered his army to withdraw from Yi Province and went to explain the losses to the Heavenly Puppet Sect master.
• Chen Mu killed two loyalist city lords and left Chen Xuezhen and Manting in command of the border.
• Chen Mu returned to Suspended Sword Pass, where Wei Shuang introduced Zhou Sen, Wang Hanzhi, and Tang Lixing as helpers.
• Chen Mu offered the three Sword-Questioning Sect disciples at least one eighth-grade spirit stone each month, and Zhou Sen and the others were satisfied with the reward.

Chen Mu secured Zhou Sen and the other Sword-Questioning Sect disciples as guards for the Chen Kingdom, then discussed the coming attack on Moon Capital Pass with Wei Shuang. Wei Shuang explained the Mountain Army’s oath to defend the Central Land, and Chen Mu promised to protect her father if he returned to battle.

• Chen Mu gave Zhou Sen and the other two Sword-Questioning Sect disciples eighth-grade spirit stones and communication phones in exchange for guarding the Chen Kingdom.
• Wei Shuang warned Chen Mu that the Black Demon Emperor was preparing to retake Moon Capital Pass, and Chen Mu said Mingye was already there and he was prepared.
• Chen Mu urged Wei Shuang to let the battered Mountain Army rest and train its recruits before offering help.
• Wei Shuang explained that the Mountain Army’s soldiers had sworn for generations to defend their homes from the Abyss Devil Race and could not retreat without abandoning the people.
• Wei Shuang complained that Chen Mu had arranged to restore Wei Shan’s strength without consulting her, and Chen Mu promised to protect Wei Shan on the battlefield.

Haotian Emperor Long Bo asked Holy Son Lan Gu to bring the Chen Kingdom into the Devil-Expelling Alliance, arguing that its extraordinary production capacity could help defeat the Abyss Devil Race. Lan Gu approved the plan but left its execution to Long Bo, who intended to exploit the Chen Kingdom after the devils were driven back.

• Long Bo visited Lan Gu in the imperial palace and asked about the Chen Kingdom’s prospects for joining the Devil-Expelling Alliance.
• Long Bo explained that the Chen Kingdom had developed in six or seven years what should have taken a thousand, aided by more than ten million production and construction robots.
• Lan Gu wondered whether the Chen Kingdom had support from a civilization beyond their domain, and Long Bo warned that it could not be underestimated.
• Long Bo proposed using the Chen Kingdom’s forces to help drive back the Abyss Devil Race, and Lan Gu agreed to the plan.
• Long Bo said he would handle the approach himself and implied that the alliance would no longer need to honor the Chen Kingdom’s interests after the devils retreated.

The Black Demon Army attacked Moon Capital Pass, forcing Mingye and the Chen Kingdom’s troops to retreat under heavy pressure. Missile strikes devastated the demon camp, and Katelin identified the Chen Kingdom’s long-range attack base as a threat the demons needed to destroy.

• Mingye ordered the troops to abandon Moon Capital Pass and board the transports as Ahriman and another general pressed the attack.
• Gu Zi'an piloted Pioneer Number Two while Mingye and Little White Fox covered the soldiers’ retreat.
• Katelin used black crows to corrode many missiles launched at the demon army, then located their source near Demon-Defending City.
• A second wave of missiles struck from the north, killing at least a million demons despite the generals’ efforts to intercept them.
• Ahriman and Katelin decided to report the missile base’s location and move to destroy it.

Chen Kingdom’s missile team successfully struck the Abyss Devil Race, but Ahriman and Katelin continued advancing toward the missile base, determined to destroy it. As the Black Demon Army reached the base, Ahriman prepared to attack, unaware of how much the Chen Kingdom’s battle-formation corps had strengthened.

• Chen Kingdom’s missile team celebrated a successful strike, and Landuo rewarded them with third-tier resources and warned they would likely be needed again.
• Ahriman and Katelin led the Abyss Devil Race through Moon Capital Pass, bypassing fortified cities to head for the missile base.
• After six days of advance, Chen Kingdom raiding troops began harassing the Devil Race army, while Katelin told Ahriman that Anlagong and possibly Lord Black Demon would support them.
• Four days later, Ahriman’s army reached the No. 1 Military Base, where he ordered his troops to rest before attacking in three shichen.
• Ahriman dismissed the Chen Kingdom forces gathering nearby, unaware that the three great battle-formation corps had grown vastly stronger through new technologies and resources.

Chen Mu ordered the Chen Kingdom’s forces to surround and attack the Black Demon Emperor’s army, while Katelin raised the Domain of Ten Thousand Demons to strengthen the defenders. After a brutal battle, Chen Mu withdrew his troops despite suffering far heavier losses, leaving the Black Demon Emperor’s army battered but still in control of the field.

• Chen Mu received word that Yaboluo was approaching Suspended Sword Pass and ordered his forces to surround and annihilate the Black Demon Emperor’s army.
• Katelin used a hundred black gems to summon the Domain of Ten Thousand Demons around the Black Demon Emperor’s army.
• The Chen Kingdom’s forces encircled the Black Demon Emperor’s army and launched an attack, with the Steel Rune Puppet Legion leading the charge.
• After one shichen of fighting, the Chen Kingdom had suffered nearly one and a half million casualties, while the Black Demon Emperor’s army had lost about two hundred thousand.
• Chen Mu ordered his forces to retreat to their cities and recuperate.

After the Chen Kingdom suffered a crushing defeat against the Black Demon Emperor’s army, Chen Mu rested while the enemy prepared to attack Military Base No. 1. The returning soldiers received medical care and cultivation opportunities in Demon-Defending City, where some broke through bottlenecks or gained mechanical upgrades.

• Chen Mu rested after using the battle command system to direct the front lines and gather battlefield data during the Chen Kingdom’s defeat.
• Ahriman pursued the retreating Chen Kingdom troops briefly, while Katelin ordered the Black Demon Emperor’s army to rest before attacking Military Base No. 1 in two hours.
• Seven to eight hundred thousand Chen Kingdom soldiers returned to Demon-Defending City and marched into its southern military area as medical personnel treated the wounded.
• Soldiers who had fought in the campaign entered Spirit Energy Cultivation Pods for free when they hit a bottleneck, and many emerged jubilant after making progress.
• A sharp-featured soldier praised the cultivation pods, while his tall, semi-mechanically modified companion discussed the cost of maintaining his upgrade.
• The two soldiers compared their military merit, and the sharp-featured soldier invited his companion to the military merit exchange area to buy something that might save his life.

The Black Demon Emperor's army attacked Military Base No. 1, where Landuo ordered the base's Rune Technology weapons to fire at full power. Yin Zhan's Hegemon Cavalry intercepted the enemy heavy cavalry and used a gravity rune to disrupt their charge, leaving the clash poised to turn against them.

• Ahriman ordered the Black Demon Emperor's army to attack Military Base No. 1 despite reports that Chen Kingdom forces were approaching from behind.
• Landuo activated the base's reserve power and ordered every defensive weapon to attack at maximum output.
• Ahriman deployed the Black Demon Army Corps to create a magic barrier while the heavy cavalry charged ahead.
• Yin Zhan led the Hegemon Cavalry out from the base and used the Peerless Hegemon Spear formation skill to charge the Devil Race heavy cavalry.
• A gravity rune made the Devil Race cavalry feel several times heavier and lose their momentum, despite their commander's order to retreat.

The Chen Kingdom used buried gravity talismans to cripple the Devil Race’s army while Yin Zhan’s Hegemon Cavalry destroyed its heavy cavalry. As the battle turned in the Chen Kingdom’s favor, Ahriman tried to bribe Zhou Sen into withdrawing, but Zhou Sen stalled while the Chen Kingdom’s army prepared to attack the enemy’s rear.

• Gravity talismans slowed the Devil Race’s army, and Yin Zhan led the Hegemon Cavalry in slaughtering its heavy cavalry.
• Ahriman ordered his troops to dig out the buried talismans and prepared to intervene, but sword intent from Base No. 1 warned him off.
• Katelin and more than a dozen Emperor Level experts confronted Base No. 1, where Zhou Sen, Wang Lixing, Mingye, Little White Fox, Chen Duo, and Zheng Fengdao rose to meet them.
• Ahriman offered Zhou Sen three World Crystals to leave the conflict, and Zhou Sen pretended to consider the bribe while Mingye reassured Chen Duo that he was buying time.
• The Chen Kingdom’s millions of soldiers gathered to attack the Black Demon Emperor’s army from behind as the Hegemon Cavalry nearly finished off the enemy heavy cavalry.

Ahriman split the Devil Race forces between holding off the Chen Kingdom army and pressing the attack, while Chen Mu’s intelligent command systems helped the human troops exploit weaknesses and inflict heavy losses. The battle continued with the Chen Kingdom’s vanguard gaining an edge through coordinated attacks, though the Devil Race remained formidable.

• Zhou Sen mocked Ahriman by demanding the three World Crystals, and Ahriman chose to ignore him while considering the risks of battle.
• Ahriman ordered most Devil Race troops to form defensive positions against the Chen Kingdom army while the fortification troops continued attacking the camp.
• The Chen Kingdom’s mechanical vanguard clashed with the Devil Race defenses, using improved robots and combat data to coordinate more effective attacks.
• Wen Li used his command glasses and auxiliary intelligent brain to target the Shaman Demons with tank fire and direct defenses against incoming attacks.
• Shi Qiu led the Third Division cavalry through a weak point in the Devil Race line, then searched for another opening as the intelligent systems guided the human assault.

The Devil Race army reached No. 1 Base after the Hegemon Cavalry withdrew, then battered its thick steel walls and began forcing its way inside. The Black Demon Army faced the Demon-Slaying Sword formation as it appeared on the base’s roof, threatening to turn the assault into a costly battle.

• The Hegemon Cavalry killed the Devil Race heavy cavalry but withdrew toward Demon-Defending City after losing nearly two thousand soldiers and exhausting much of their Spiritual Power.
• The Black Demon Army advanced under No. 1 Base’s increasingly powerful Rune Artifact bombardment, and its leader marveled at the base’s defenses and resources.
• A Devil Race general struck No. 1 Base’s steel wall with a devil hammer, while climbing soldiers triggered deadly traps.
• The Black Demon Army sent Giant Demons to smash through the wall, and Devil Race soldiers began entering after several breaches opened.
• Katelin warned the Black Demon Army’s leader to send only a quarter of the ground forces inside because the base might be trapped.
• The Demon-Slaying Sword appeared on the roof, and the Black Demon Army’s leader judged that its thousand soldiers could match three thousand of his own.

The Black Demon Army overwhelmed No. 1 Base, but Nangong Feng’s forces lured the Devil Race inside before triggering the base’s self-destruct sequence. The explosion devastated the invading troops, while Ahriman and the Demon Emperors rushed to rescue survivors, leaving some Devil Race soldiers outside the blast alive.

• The Demon-Slaying Sword used gravity spheres to break the Black Demon Army’s magic power chain, then attacked while the base’s Rune Artifacts struck the scattered troops.
• The Black Demon Army split into squads to destroy the Rune Artifacts, and Nangong Feng led the Demon-Slaying Sword in retreat as the enemy pursued.
• Zhou Sen blocked Ahriman and Katelin from joining the fight, while Devil Race troops broke into the base’s control rooms and found them empty.
• Military Base No. 1 activated its self-destruct sequence, and the explosion killed the Devil Race soldiers inside.
• Ahriman and the Demon Emperors drove back the Chen Kingdom’s experts and rushed to rescue injured soldiers, while Chen Duo celebrated the blast and Zheng Fengdao noted that many troops outside the base had survived.

After the Chen Kingdom’s forces withdrew, Chen Mu reflected on their costly victory and recovered from the strain of directing the battle through the Spirit Network. He finished cultivating and went to meet Mingye and the others as the decisive battle approached.

• Mingye led the group back to Demon-Defending City after No. 1 Base exploded, warning them that the decisive battle would begin within days.
• The Chen Kingdom troops retreated after inflicting heavy losses on the Devil Race, achieving a favorable casualty ratio and a significant victory.
• Chen Mu dismissed his command simulation and rested after using his biological intelligent brain to improve the army’s battlefield coordination.
• Chen Mu cultivated the True Explanation of Runes, activating neurons to produce Thoughts that enhanced his reasoning and combat abilities.
• Chen Mu recovered from meditation, sensed Mingye and the others had returned, and left the command room to meet them.

Xilade decided to gather the Devil Race army for a full-scale attack after learning of its heavy losses, while Chen Mu prepared to confront the remaining forces near Demon-Defending City. The chapter left Chen Mu planning a military meeting after A Huo reported that Yaboluo had escaped with his origin damaged.

• Xilade read a report of the Devil Race's losses and ordered preparations for a full-scale attack on the Chen Kingdom.
• Chen Mu learned that everyone from No. 1 Base had escaped to Demon-Defending City and said the base would be rebuilt after the enemy was defeated.
• Zhou Sen warned Chen Mu that he could hold off only two Devil Race generals, then declined to attend Chen Mu's military meeting.
• A Huo told Chen Mu that Yaboluo had escaped Suspended Sword Pass with his origin torn by A Huo's Sword Qi.
• Chen Mu noted that three of the Black Demon Emperor's generals remained near Demon-Defending City and said capturing them would help retake West Ge Province and Yi Province.