In this chapter, the thunder eagle, the mysterious martial soul, is introduced. He tells the old man, chu xing yun, that he is Lintian chong. The old man is rumored to be a powerful man who has reached the fifth realm of nirvana and is only a step away from emperor wu. The thunder eagle tells chu that he does not need to fight against him for a "nameless brat" because he is close to the emperor. He says that although he has completed the nine cathode demonic art, he still lacks the evil spirit, and he will lose more than he gains if he fights with him. He promises to lead the army into the city three days later. He also says that even if he hides behind the emperor, he will not be able to escape death. He adds that he will accompany the emperor to the end. The news that the emperor has been killed by wujing xue has spread throughout the city. The imperial city forces gathered in the mansion of the ten g chamber of commerce to discuss countermeasures