Synopsis

The chapter reveals Captain Xin Jian's past as a Starfall Warrior prodigy whose progress was stunted by an injury. Now, Xin Jian and his team are ambushed by Li Hongwu, who reveals the Li family's desire for their deaths, blaming Zuo Fan for offending them. They are then forced to fight a pack of Frenzied Snow Mastiffs, one of which mutates into a Novice Warlord, increasing the danger. While the team struggles, Xin Jian appears close to a power breakthrough.