Recaps

Wuma Xiu gave Yang Zhi wine and answered his question about whether he or Si Lin was stronger by naming Li Xisheng as his choice. After boasting that Li Xisheng was stronger, Wuma Xiu worried about the young man’s chances and decided to give him advantages.

• Wuma Xiu drew a card naming Li Xisheng and reminded the system about something it had left with him.
• Wuma Xiu offered Yang Zhi wine, and Yang Zhi drank it and praised it.
• Wuma Xiu invited Yang Zhi to ask anything, and Yang Zhi asked whether Wuma Xiu knew Si Lin and who was stronger, Si Lin or himself.
• Wuma Xiu handed Yang Zhi the card naming Li Xisheng and said he believed his chosen person was stronger.
• After leaving, Wuma Xiu worried that Li Xisheng was too young to match Yang Zhi and decided to give him advantages.

Li Xisheng offered his wine to the God of Wine, and Wuma Xiu appeared and asked him to become his son. Wuma Xiu took him to his bedroom, where he discovered Li Xisheng’s extensive collection of God of Wine merchandise and heard his anxious thoughts about a suggestive novel.

• Li Xisheng finished practicing and told the Li Clan Head he would offer wine to the God of Wine.
• Wuma Xiu appeared at the shrine, tasted Li Xisheng’s wine, and asked him to be his son.
• Li Xisheng reflexively agreed, and Wuma Xiu led him toward his bedroom while considering how to pass on divine power.
• Li Xisheng remembered that his bedroom was full of God of Wine merchandise and worried Wuma Xiu would see it.
• Wuma Xiu entered the room, admired the merchandise, and heard Li Xisheng’s frantic pleas not to notice the open novel on his desk.

Wuma Xiu infused Li Xisheng with divine power, leaving him unconscious each time Wuma Xiu called him “Father.” After learning he had become a Demigod, Li Xisheng received a new task and faced the prospect of outliving his human family and friends.

• Wuma Xiu told Li Xisheng to lie down and infused divine power into him, causing intense pain that made Li Xisheng pass out.
• When Li Xisheng woke, Wuma Xiu called him “Son” and asked him to say “Father,” prompting him to faint again; the same thing happened after he woke an hour later.
• Li Xisheng woke a third time, asked Wuma Xiu to call him “Sheng'er,” and requested an explanation of the inheritance.
• Wuma Xiu explained the divine power inheritance and gave Li Xisheng two photographs to watch, inspiring Li Xisheng to surpass the people pictured.
• Wuma Xiu told Li Xisheng that he was now a Demigod and might sleep for years at a time, leaving Li Xisheng to consider that his family and friends would eventually die before him.

Wuma Xiu discovered that the system had written stories about Xi Tong and Wuma Xiu, then revealed that he had always been able to hear the system’s thoughts. The system realized its Advanced Shielding Device could not protect it from gods and was left humiliated and furious.

• Wuma Xiu showed the system embarrassing passages from its published novel, including stories pairing Xi Tong with Wuma Xiu.
• The system admitted it had been wrong and worried that another alias might discover the stories and kill it.
• Wuma Xiu teased the system, then told it he had always heard its thoughts and that its Advanced Shielding Device was useless against him.
• After Wuma Xiu left, the system kicked the Advanced Shielding Device and tore up a notice explaining that it needed a God-Level Shielding Device to block gods.

The God of Wine brought a jar of wine to the Goddess of Beauty at Hot Spring Star, where their teasing turned into a dispute over the wine’s name and the God of Wine’s past gifts. The Goddess of Beauty named the wine “Hopeless” as the God of Wine floated away, oblivious to his confidant’s implications.

• The God of Wine left Li Xisheng after three days and asked the God of Time to age his newly brewed wine, then promised to support him if the God of Fate bothered him again.
• The God of Wine found the Goddess of Beauty relaxing in a hot spring at Hot Spring Star and leapt into the pool beside him.
• The Goddess of Beauty confronted the God of Wine with an audio recording about “Reunion,” forcing him to agree to a list of demands.
• The God of Wine asked the Goddess of Beauty for a gift, and the Goddess of Beauty kissed his cheek before warning him not to kiss other gods.
• The God of Wine revealed that his jar was called “Encounter,” but the Goddess of Beauty rejected the name and renamed the wine “Hopeless.”

The God of Wine told the Goddess of Beauty about his new son, Li Xisheng, and asked him to get even with the God of Fate for supposedly bullying Time. The Goddess of Beauty listened as the God of Wine talked about various gods, interrupting him whenever he mentioned Time or Fire but letting him continue when he reached the Love God.

• The God of Wine bragged about his mastery of love and offered to help the Love God tie red threads, but the Goddess of Beauty told him not to.
• The God of Wine asked the Goddess of Beauty to get even with the God of Fate, claiming the God of Fate had bullied Time.
• The God of Wine revealed that he had a son, explaining that he created him by giving divine power to someone he liked.
• The God of Wine started telling the Goddess of Beauty about Li Xisheng, but the Goddess of Beauty asked him to talk about Time instead.
• The Goddess of Beauty interrupted the God of Wine's stories about Time and the God of Fire, then let him continue when he talked about the Love God.

The God of Wine tried to match Fat Orange Cloud with the Goddess of Beauty’s Flowing Cloud, but Flowing Cloud bit off a piece of its would-be partner. The Goddess of Beauty repaired Fat Orange Cloud, while the God of Wine lamented his failed matchmaking.

• The God of Wine revealed Fat Orange Cloud and enlarged it, while the Goddess of Beauty sat on Flowing Cloud.
• Fat Orange Cloud fell for Flowing Cloud, and the God of Wine shoved the clouds together, calling their collision a kiss.
• Flowing Cloud bit off a piece of Fat Orange Cloud, leaving it heartbroken and crying in the God of Wine’s arms.
• The Goddess of Beauty retrieved the missing piece from Flowing Cloud and restored Fat Orange Cloud.
• Flowing Cloud later explained that it had bitten Fat Orange Cloud because it smelled so good.

After the Goddess of Beauty showed the God of Wine that he was a master of ruining love, he reconciled with Fat Orange Cloud after a squabble over Flowing Cloud. Meanwhile, the system celebrated its host finishing another alternate identity and opened the card pool, where it discovered something alarming.

• The God of Wine cried over his failed attempts to prove himself a master of love, while Fat Orange Cloud told him to stop harming other living beings.
• The Goddess of Beauty comforted and admired Fat Orange Cloud, and the God of Wine pulled Flowing Cloud into his arms to provoke the cloud.
• Fat Orange Cloud demanded that the God of Wine choose between it and Flowing Cloud, then shoved Flowing Cloud aside and reclaimed its place in his arms.
• The Goddess of Beauty laughed at the closeness between the God of Wine and Fat Orange Cloud, and the pair soon made up.
• The system celebrated its host finishing another alternate identity and planned a short vacation before opening the card pool and screaming in alarm.

Wuma Xiu’s next persona, the Asura God, forced its way out of the card pool after tearing up the other cards. The system feared the murderous persona’s influence and worried that the Evil God Faction would now unite under its leader.

• Wuma Xiu discovered that the Asura God card had destroyed every other card in the pool to guarantee it would be drawn.
• The Asura God card entered Wuma Xiu, transforming his hair white and his eyes scarlet.
• Wuma Xiu warned the system not to photograph him, write about him, or bother him unnecessarily, threatening to chop it to death.
• The system hid in a coffin and reviewed the Asura God’s role as leader of the Evil God Faction.
• The system worried that the Evil Gods would become a serious threat now that they had someone to rally behind.

The God of Fate dismissed the Love God’s claims about love, but glimpsing the God of Time’s future romance made him wonder about his own. He defied Fate’s warning and saw the Goddess of Beauty, then began investigating her unusual fate, unaware that his curiosity was drawing him toward her.

• The Love God confronted the God of Fate about falling in love, but the God of Fate insisted he would never love another god.
• The Love God cursed the God of Fate in frustration, then wondered when his own love would arrive.
• The God of Fate accidentally glimpsed that the God of Time would fall in love with a god and became curious about love and his own future.
• The God of Fate ignored Fate’s warning and looked into his future, where he saw the Goddess of Beauty.
• The God of Fate investigated the Goddess of Beauty and discovered that the god destined to be beautiful and delicate held dominion over strength.

The God of Fate became fascinated with the Goddess of Beauty after repeatedly being struck by him, then fell in love and confessed, only to be rejected. After the Twilight of the Gods, he woke and learned that the God of Wine had awakened, prompting him to scheme to keep the rival away from the Goddess of Beauty.

• The Goddess of Beauty punched and later slapped the God of Fate when he questioned his dominion over strength, leaving him repeatedly searching fate for an explanation.
• The God of Fate secretly studied the Goddess of Beauty, grew to admire him, and began watching over him and steering danger away from him.
• The God of Fate grew jealous of the Goddess of Beauty's suitors and secretly found ways to keep them occupied.
• Before the Twilight of the Gods, the God of Fate confessed his feelings, but the Goddess of Beauty rejected him.
• After the Twilight of the Gods, the God of Fate woke, learned the God of Wine had awakened, and focused on keeping him away from the Goddess of Beauty.

The God of Fate investigated the God of Wine and, after admitting his actions to the Goddess of Beauty, agreed never to trouble him again in exchange for one favor. The God of Fate chose to see the Goddess of Beauty often, while the Love God ended the chapter alone with his wine.

• The God of Fate examined the God of Wine's fate and sought the God of Time's help, but failed to obtain the jar of Reunion.
• The God of Fate deliberately appeared before the Goddess of Beauty when the Love God planned to confess, and the Goddess of Beauty led him away to confront him privately.
• The God of Fate confessed everything he had done to the God of Wine, and the Goddess of Beauty slapped him when he did not dodge.
• The Goddess of Beauty offered to grant one request if the God of Fate promised to leave the God of Wine alone, and the God of Fate chose to see him often rather than ask him to call him Fate.
• The author revealed that the gods had voted on the bonus story, and the Love God later failed to select readers to make them drink wine and forget it.

The Love God gave up on matchmaking the God of Time after being dismissed, while the God of Time later returned to his temple after sensing the God of Wine’s arrival. The God of Wine approached him hoping to become friends and use his power to age wine, but the God of Time kept stepping away.

• The Love God visited the God of Time at the River of Time, but the God of Time ordered him to leave before he could finish speaking.
• The Love God crossed out the God of Time’s name in his notebook, labeled him “Tough old geezer number two,” and vowed not to pursue tough old geezers again.
• Nearly a thousand years later, the God of Time sensed a visitor carrying the scent of wine and returned to his temple, recalling his past drinking mistake.
• The God of Time recognized the God of Wine, who had come carrying a jar of fine wine and hoped to befriend him so he could speed up the aging of wine.
• The God of Wine stepped toward the God of Time, but the God of Time repeatedly stepped backward.

The God of Wine persisted until the God of Time accepted his friendship, and the two gradually grew used to spending time together. When the God of Time discovered that the God of Fate had glimpsed his future, he saw that he would fall in love with the God of Wine.

• The God of Time threw the God of Wine out of the Temple of Time, so the God of Wine sought comfort from the Goddess of Beauty and vowed to win him over.
• The God of Wine used a Tapping Toy to knock at the temple doors for seven days, and the God of Time finally let him in.
• The God of Wine began sitting beside the God of Time at the River of Time, and after several hundred years the God of Time tacitly accepted their friendship.
• The God of Wine visited less often, and the God of Time waited for him and felt an unexplained emptiness when he did not come.
• The God of Time blocked the God of Fate from peering into his fate, but saw that he would fall in love with the God of Wine.

The God of Time realized his growing love for the God of Wine could turn into possessiveness, so he used his authority to keep those feelings from ever reaching that point. He left the God of Wine free and happy, while preserving the wine called “Time” in his Pocket Watch.

• The God of Time repeatedly rescued the God of Wine from the River of Time, eventually realizing the God of Wine had been soaking in it to brew a special wine for him.
• The God of Wine gave the God of Time the wine called “Time,” and the God of Time accepted it and stored it in his Pocket Watch.
• After learning why the God of Time could not drink, the God of Wine apologized, then hugged him; the God of Time’s mood improved when the God of Wine refused to let go.
• The God of Time grew jealous as the God of Wine spent time with his many friends, but recognized that confining him would destroy his carefree nature.
• The God of Time used his authority to keep the fate of falling in love with the God of Wine forever in the future, ensuring his affection would never become possessiveness.
• The God of Fate admitted he had considered confining the Goddess of Beauty, but she punched him and made him apologize.

Yang Zhi reported that the wild beasts had been cleared and told Bai Zhuyu he had met the God of Wine. Their conversation turned to Bai Zhuyu’s childhood choice of a god and the annual trip he made alone, which Yang Zhi agreed to help arrange for one hundred thousand Star Coins.

• Yang Zhi told Bai Zhuyu that the wild beasts were gone, their appearance remained unexplained, and the Orc Race had been cleared of suspicion after surveillance was withdrawn.
• Yang Zhi presented the Wine Gourd and told Bai Zhuyu he had met the God of Wine.
• Bai Zhuyu admitted he envied Yang Zhi and explained that the Bai Family’s children chose deity statues to shape their upbringing.
• Bai Zhuyu described the powerful, tolerant god he had chosen after reading of the god’s deeds in an ancient book.
• Yang Zhi reclaimed his Wine Gourd before Bai Zhuyu could give it to researchers.
• Bai Zhuyu offered Yang Zhi one hundred thousand Star Coins to handle his annual trip, and Yang Zhi accepted.

Wuma Xiu sensed someone talking about him but focused on hunting a fleeing traitor. Meanwhile, the exhausted Goddess of Beauty lounged on Flowing Cloud and teased it and the Evil God about their secret arrangement, then asked the Evil God to help him.

• Wuma Xiu sensed attention from the direction where Bai Zhuyu and Yang Zhi had spoken, then dismissed it and pursued a nearby traitor.
• Wuma Xiu used his power to appear beside the fleeing Evil God.
• The Goddess of Beauty realized Flowing Cloud had carried him to the Evil God after accepting gifts from him.
• The Goddess of Beauty teased Flowing Cloud and the Evil God, and the Evil God admitted he had paid Flowing Cloud to bring the Goddess of Beauty to him.
• The exhausted Goddess of Beauty lay back on Flowing Cloud and asked the Evil God to help him.

The Evil God left the Goddess of Beauty at his palace and flew into the Sea of Stars to face Wuma Xiu, whose arrival revived the Evil God’s memory of being defeated by him long ago. The chapter ended as the Evil God recalled how Wuma Xiu had beaten the evil gods into submission and claimed leadership of their faction.

• The Evil God carried the Goddess of Beauty to his bed, then claimed he had an urgent matter and vanished.
• The Goddess of Beauty asked Flowing Cloud to find Moon and have him keep watch, then fell asleep.
• The Evil God flew far from his palace, but Wuma Xiu appeared beside him and challenged his attempt to get away.
• The Evil God remembered charging Wuma Xiu long ago and waking alone among the ruins after being defeated.
• The Evil God recalled how Wuma Xiu hunted down and beat the evil gods before taking the faction’s top seat as their leader.

The Evil God explained that he had betrayed the Asura God because he fell in love with a god and wanted to cleanse his bloodstained hands. When Wuma Xiu reacted with unexpected softness, the Evil God guessed that he loved the Goddess of Beauty.

• The Evil God recalled how the Asura God had ruled the Evil God Faction, disappeared, and left the God of Lies and the God of Desire acting more wildly.
• The Evil God remembered betraying the Asura God and waiting for him to punish the betrayal, but the Asura God vanished instead.
• Wuma Xiu reappeared with a saber and asked the Evil God to explain his betrayal, offering to spare him if he accepted the reason.
• The Evil God confessed that he had fallen in love with a god and wanted to approach him without blood on his hands.
• Wuma Xiu's expression softened, and the Evil God blurted out a question asking whether he loved the Goddess of Beauty.

The Asura God spared the Evil God after hearing his reason for betraying him, then left as the Moon God arrived to check on the Evil God and return Flowing Cloud. Elsewhere, Wuma Xiu reflected on the Asura God’s connection to his past and recalled the regret of not spending more time with his grandfather before he died.

• The Asura God dismissed the Evil God’s defense of the Goddess of Beauty, criticized his weakened divine power, and warned him never to appear again before vanishing.
• The Moon God arrived, confirmed the Evil God was unharmed, and said the Goddess of Beauty had sent him.
• The Moon God gave Flowing Cloud to the Evil God to return to the Goddess of Beauty, then prepared to leave.
• Wuma Xiu realized the Asura God was the character he had created in his previous life to honor his grandfather.
• Wuma Xiu remembered learning that his grandfather had died before he could return home, and regretted not insisting on staying with him longer.

Wuma Xiu created the character Asura God to honor his grandfather and recalled how he had once hunted evil gods until the game system stopped him. After returning to the present, Asura God confronted the God of Desire, who apologized for his rudeness just as another figure appeared.

• Wuma Xiu named his new character Asura God in memory of his grandfather and the Jade-Faced Asura his grandfather admired.
• Wuma Xiu recalled killing evil gods until the game system warned him to stop, after which he beat them up instead.
• The God of Desire appeared before Asura God and stared at him with undisguised desire, so Asura God punched him away.
• The God of Desire sensed no desire in Asura God and returned, this time offering a respectful greeting.
• Asura God threatened the God of Desire with a spear, and the God of Desire asked him to forgive his earlier rudeness for having cared for the Asura God's Temple.
• Another figure suddenly appeared before them.

The Asura God reunited with the Gods of Desire and Lies, then returned to the Asura God's Temple and saw the peaceful palace Wuma Xiu had remodeled to curb his killing intent. The chapter ended with a comic fourth-wall exchange in which Wuma Xiu stabbed the author for accusing him of having a split personality.

• The God of Lies arrived and claimed that he and the God of Desire had been managing the Asura God's Temple together.
• The Gods of Desire and Lies bickered over who deserved credit, while the Asura God warned them not to tamper with his temple and ordered them to lead the way.
• The God of Desire and the God of Lies brought the Asura God to his temple, whose tranquil pool, white jade steps, and floral scent contrasted with his fearsome reputation.
• Wuma Xiu recalled remodeling the temple to reduce the Asura God's killing intent, then leaving it unchanged after the Asura God stopped killing evil gods.
• Wuma Xiu, the gods, and the author joked about who had the most split personality, until Wuma Xiu drew a saber and stabbed the author.

Wuma Xiu found portraits and statues in his temple depicting events he did not remember, destroyed them, and rejected the God of Desire’s and God of Lies’s claims that the scenes were real. After changing out of his battle robe, he drew the two gods’ renewed interest.

• Wuma Xiu entered the main hall and found it filled with portraits and statues showing him with the God of Desire and the God of Lies.
• Wuma Xiu destroyed the hall’s contents, then questioned a hazy memory of the God of Desire offering him a whip and kicked both gods away.
• Wuma Xiu restored the hall to its original state and changed into red-and-white divine attire.
• The God of Desire and the God of Lies returned, admired Wuma Xiu’s new clothes, and exchanged a hopeful glance.

The God of Desire and the God of Lies told Wuma Xiu that a newly risen evil god had declared he would become leader of all evil gods in three days. Wuma Xiu decided the challenger would have to answer for his words and hoped he would be strong enough to merit a second stroke of his blade.

• The God of Desire and the God of Lies competed over who had kept Wuma Xiu listening longer before he kicked them away.
• The God of Lies asked the God of Desire about a boastful newcomer, and the two learned the other evil gods were watching instead of intervening.
• The God of Lies reached Wuma Xiu first and reported that the newcomer had challenged anyone who opposed his plan to become leader of all evil gods in three days.
• The God of Desire arrived and offered to fetch the challenger's head if Wuma Xiu wished.
• Wuma Xiu reflected that he could slay gods without restraint now that he was no longer in a game, and said the challenger had better prove his strength.

Feng Linglang, the God of Fear and Despair, sent mutated beasts to spread fear while preparing to challenge the Asura God, whom he believed was a weak impostor. Meanwhile, the system inside Wuma Xiu received an offer from the Godhood System to abandon its host and join it for a share of its energy.

• Feng Linglang asked his system about the other system and learned that the Asura God’s host was his main obstacle to uniting the Evil Gods.
• Feng Linglang and the Godhood System dismissed the Asura God as a weak role-player and planned to defeat him publicly.
• Feng Linglang unleashed mutated beasts on the mortal world to harvest fear and despair, while deciding to postpone dealing with Yang Zhi.
• Inside Wuma Xiu, the system read a message in which the Godhood System offered thirty percent of its System Energy if it left its current host.