Definition
Progenitor of the Tiannong clan, one of the five major powers by the Xia Emperor’s side. He notes that the battle feels like a return to the primordial age.
Tiannong True Immortal
Progenitor of the Tiannong clan, one of the five major powers by the Xia Emperor’s side. He notes that the battle feels like a return to the primordial age.
Story context
Buckle up, fellow Daoists—the war arc is officially here, and it kicks off with a spectacle that would make even the ancient Fiendgods nod in approval. The Great Xia has finally arrived at the gates of the Seamless City, and the Xia Emperor wastes no time. Without informing even his own eight generals, he has already deployed the Tonghe Army as a Xingtian divine spirit—a thousand-zhang-tall, headless colossus modeled after the legendary True God of War—to serve as the vanguard and provoke the first true clash between the two powers. From the walls of the Seamless City, the White Extreme True Immortal and his gathered Empyrean Gods watch this titan stride across a thousand-kilometer lake. They respond by deploying their own ancient formation-beast: the White-Faced Jiao, a凶兽 born with the strength of an Empyrean God. Two mythic entities, one headless and one serpent-tailed, face off in a primordial lake. This chapter is all setup—a deliberate, breath-held moment of atmospheric tension before the storm. The Xia Emperor watches from his command hall, a master strategist who sees ten moves ahead. Ji Ning watches too, humbled by the scale, realizing his own power is still that of a single soldier, not yet a general commanding armies. It’s a quiet but overwhelming reminder of just how vast the chessboard of the Three Realms truly is.
Why it matters
Welcome to the beginning of the endgame. If you’ve been following for the grind, the upgrades, and the one-on-one duels, this chapter is your extended blink-and-you’ll-miss-it transition into something much bigger. The power scale has officially shifted from “peak genius” to “war engine.” Ji Ning, our invincible sword-wielding protagonist, spends this chapter sitting in a chair watching a giant headless god and a giant snake-lizard monster prepare to throw down. That’s not a demotion—it’s a reality check. The world of the Three Realms is huge, and commanding armies of thousands of immortals is a different game from executing a perfect sword stance.
Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
The Xingtian Spirit Unleashed
Chapter references
1
Type hints
desolate era, ji ning, xia emperor
Guide tags
war arc begins, formation battle, ancient chinese mythology
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