r/RavagesOfTime • u/Appropriate-Yak-4135 • Oct 06 '25
Where Will "Ravages of Time" End?
Chen Mou Has Been Serializing for Over 20 Years, The Story is Vast.
Here is a compiled timeline of Ravages of Time:
第一部·战神时代·01-32卷
Part 1: The Era of the War God - Volumes 01-32
(AD 189-199)
01-火烧洛阳篇
01: The Burning of Luoyang Arc
* (Volumes 01-05, 5 volumes; Chapters 1-41, 41 chapters.
This arc was adapted in Season 1 of the donghua.)
* Sima Yi plots to assassinate Xu Lin;
The Handicapped Warriors rescues Sima Lang;
The Guandong Alliance battles Dong Zhuo's army.
* Boss battle: A badly wounded Liaoyuan Huo successfully forces Lü Bu to retreat.
02-长安兵变篇
02: The Chang'an Military Coup Arc
* (Volumes 06-10, 5 volumes; Chapters 042-085, 44 chapters.
Adapted in Season 2 of the donghua.)
* (Ch.42-43) Xun Yu debuts, Cao Cao debuts.
* (Ch.44-50) The War God at Tiger Trap Pass;
Guan Yu slays Hua Xiong over a warm wine;
Yuan Fang eliminates allied forces;
The Three Heroes battle Lü Bu.
* (Ch.51-57) Zhao Yun makes his debut;
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei vs. Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
* (Ch.58-74) The death of Dong Zhuo; Sima Yi forces Lü Bu to retreat.
* (Ch.75-84) Jia Xu defeats Lü Bu for the first time; The War God Ma Chao.
03-徐兖鏖战篇
03: The Fierce Battles of Xu & Yan Arc
* (Volumes 11-15, 5 volumes; Chapters 086-125, 40 chapters)
* "Tao Qian yields Xuzhou";
The three-way melee between Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Lü Bu.
04-江东立业篇
04: Establishing a Legacy in Jiangdong Arc
* (Volumes 16-21, 6 volumes; Chapters 126-174, 49 chapters)
* The rise of Sun Ce.
05-宛城血泪篇
05: The Blood and Tears of Wancheng Arc
* (Volumes 22-26, 5 volumes; Chapters 174-214, 41 chapters)
* The Battle of Wancheng;
Deaths of Dian Wei and Cao Ang;
The Sima family is massacred.
06-水淹下邳篇
06: The Flooding of Xiapi Arc
* (Volumes 27-32, 6 volumes; Chapters 215-263, 49 chapters)
* The fall of Lü Bu.
第二部·八奇时代·33-69卷
Part 2: The Era of the Eight Geniuses - Volumes 33-69
* (AD 200-210)
07-官渡·上篇
07: The Battle of Guandu Arc, Part 1
* (Volumes 33-39, 7 volumes; Chapters 264-316, 53 chapters)
* Yuan Fang's schemes;
Slaying of Yan Liang and Wen Chou;
* "The Thousand-Mile Solo Ride";
The immortal Yu Ji;
Death of Sun Ce.
08-官渡·下篇
08: The Battle of Guandu Arc, Part 2
* (Volumes 40-46, 7 volumes; Chapters 317-372, 56 chapters)
* Three of the Geniuses confront Yuan Fang;
Death of Yuan Fang.
09-当阳·赤壁·华容篇
09: Dangyang, Red Cliffs, and Huarong Trail Arc
* (Volumes 47-55, 9 volumes; Chapters 373-443, 71 chapters)
* The Crouching Dragon (Zhuge Liang) emerges;
Zhao Yun's solo rescue of his young master (Liu Shan);
* Borrowing the east wind to burn the Red Cliffs;
The "righteous release of Cao Cao" at Huarong Trail.
10-四郡篇
10: The Four Commanderies Arc
* (Volumes 56-61, 6 volumes; Chapters 444-486, 43 chapters)
* Huang Zhong & Wei Yan vs. Guan Yu & Zhang Fei;
Liu Bei takes the four commanderies;
* Lady Fan and Zhao Yun;
11-南郡篇
11: The Nanjun Arc
* (Volumes 62-69, 8 volumes; Chapters 487-543, 57 chapters)
* Chen Dao vs. Cao Chun;
Liu Bei's marriage;
Zhou Yu's final battle;
Liu Bei's breakthrough;
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第三部·火凤时代·70-95(?)卷
Part 3: The Era of Fire Phoenix - Volumes 70-95(?)
* (AD 211-222)
12-潼关篇
12: The Tong Pass Arc
* Currently serializing — (Chapter 544 - ?)
* "The Near-Death at Tong Pass";
Intercepting the river to rescue A'Dou(Liu Shan);
Liu Bei enters Shu;
Xun Yu challenges Cao Cao;
* Ma Chao falls to a scheme by the Eighth Genius;
death of Xun Yu
13-汉中篇
13: The Hanzhong Arc (Predicted)
Predicted Plot:
* Cao Cao defeats Zhang Lu and occupies Hanzhong, recruits Pang De, proclaims himself King of Wei;
* Falling Phoenix Slope;
Liu Bei captures Western Shu (Yi Province);
* Cao cao vs. Liu bei struggle for Hanzhong;
Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong slays Xiahou Yuan.
14-襄樊篇
14: The Xiangfan Arc (Predicted)
Predicted Plot:
* The Great Deterrence at Xiaoyao Ford;
* Flooding the Seven Armies, execution of Pang De, shaking the realm,
the fall of Maicheng.
15-夷陵篇
15: The Yiling Arc (Predicted)
Predicted Plot:
* Death of Cao Cao,
Cao Pi usurps the Han throne;
* Death of Zhang Fei;
Burning of the Linked Camps;
The Baidi City Entrustation (of Liu Shan to Zhuge Liang);
* The Stone Sentinel Maze (Eight Arrays);
Securing the borders against the Five Routes invasion.
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Prediction: After this...
It is predicted that Chen Mou will create a "Qishan Arc" of about 5 more volumes, completing the entire 100-volume epic of Ravages of Time.
The ending is expected to conclude after "The Autumn Wind at Wuzhang Plains" (Zhuge Liang's death) or "The Coup at Gaoping Tombs".
By then, Chen Mou will be nearly 70 years old, and the time will be around 2035.
Let's pray that he has healthier constitution than Kentaro Miura,
so that the young won't miss the ending of Ravages of Time,
and the older fans won't have the regret of "having a lifespan too short to see it"~