Chapter 289, "Crushing, Stalling for Time, Ning Yuan Hill's Decisive Victory", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Smart, but unfortunately a bit late." It's over!, but the pressure keeps building through Hou Hu felt a blackness before his eyes, his emotions too agitated,.... Once the chapter lands on It can't continue like this;
Chapter 163, "Almost Annihilated, The Mystery of Gao Yu", is the clearest early answer because it turns Intermediate Cold Beasts's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Iron Refining Furnace's suppression on the deceitful monsters at... and closes on Die!" He Gang, who reached first, raised his saber high and hacked....
Chapter 158, "Preparation, Arrival", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shi Lu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The crowd subconsciously looked around and found that Mu Dong and... and ending on They only knew a little about the situation with the Cold Beasts.... In story terms, the chapter closes with "They haven't been home since the night before last.
Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Beast Skin's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant.... By the end, Brother, how long have you been in Great Xia?.
Chapter 160, "The Night Has Fallen, It's Time", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from No wonder, no wonder it's been so long, and no Cold Beasts have... to Bang..." The wooden house's east wall reverberated with another loud....
Chapter 200, "Xu An, Ten Thousand Urgent, Presenting Treasure", is the clearest early answer because Great Xia Camp gets a payoff that changes the stakes. It opens with After Xu An finished speaking, Li Hun hurriedly set the young man... and closes on And they are gathering other camps to jointly attack Great Xia?. The key payoff is that the chapter closes with ..., which gives Great Xia Camp a stronger narrative position and pushes the battle onward.
Chapter 212, "Dispute—Can't Hold It?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Cheng Ping's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with After two years in the Beehive, Luo Ming hadn't attained elite... and closes on Big brother, what about Hong Yu?" Just as Luo Ming was about to....
Chapter 203, "Shock, Prisoner Rules, What Is Guilt? (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Twin Dragon Valley's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Mountain River Team, thanks to those forty-odd prisoners, not... and closes on For you risking your life to bring us information, both I and the....
Chapter 195, "Jade Bone, Conclusion, Cultivation Dilemma", is the clearest early answer because it turns Twelve Manes's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is After Snow Mane's bone was severed, a thick smoke billowed out, but..., but the pressure keeps building through Once the bone was cut, Snow Mane's right forelimb was connected to....
Chapter 215, "Teaching Luo Cheng Techniques, News of the Jade Bone", is the clearest early answer because Hong Yu gets a payoff that changes the stakes. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Did I get the address wrong? and follows through with Coal, iron, and other living supplies all needed beast meat for....
Chapter 159, "Blood and Flesh Wall, The Leader Hasn't Broken Through Yet?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from At this moment, the scene outside the passage finally imprinted... to Dozens of iron arrows shot through the many gaps in the wooden walls,....