In this chapter, we learn that Ming dao is the son of Heaven-Lord-Shattered-Shadow, and that he is also a member of the divine-spear faction. Ming tells us that this is the last hope for the nocturnals, and he hopes that Ming will not get involved because of his personal affairs. Ming says that if he kneels and lets him kill him three times, he may consider letting him go. He says that he will reveal his true identity to Ming at the city gate. Ming then explains that the holy-sword of slaughter is the most powerful weapon in the nocturnal army, and it belongs to all the members of the nocturnal clan. This means that Ming can use it as long as he wants, but he can't give it to a prodigy like Ming, who is not allowed to use it. Ming explains that he intended to confront the children of the heavens with this spear instead of now, but since yao has come to power, no rules are in place among the other nocturnals.