Chapter Summaries

The God of Desire and the God of Lies grew jealous when the Asura God went to meet the Sea God, who arrived with the little Water God and claimed someone had bullied them. The Asura God offered to retaliate, but the God of Desire warned that the Sea God was lying, while the God of Lies recognized his old acquaintance’s dangerous skill at deception.

• The God of Desire flirted with the Asura God, got slapped into a pillar, and returned to compete with the God of Lies for his attention.
• The God of Lies and the God of Desire spotted someone approaching, then chased after the Asura God when he flew to meet the newcomer.
• The Sea God arrived holding the little Water God and told the Asura God that someone had bullied them.
• The Asura God offered to lead them to slaughter their tormentor, but the God of Desire accused the Sea God of lying and sensed his powerful desires.
• The God of Lies recognized the Sea God as an old acquaintance who had taught him to use truths to make lies convincing, and privately anticipated the trouble ahead.

The Sea God and Asura God tracked down the Desert God after he tried to turn Sunset Glow Star into a desert. They defeated and humiliated him, and the Sea God prepared to punish him for stripping Little Lu.

• The God of Desire accused the God of Lies of lying, and Asura God sent him flying with a palm strike.
• The Sea God carried the sleeping Little Water God and led Asura God toward the Desert God, while the God of Lies decided not to follow.
• On Sunset Glow Star, the Desert God raged over being mocked on the Star Network and began turning the land into a desert.
• The Sea God doused the Desert God with seawater and pinned him down, then called on Xiu to help subdue him.
• Asura God defeated the Desert God and delivered him bound and battered to the Sea God.
• The Sea God stripped the Desert God and had Su Qingci photograph him, saying he was repaying him for stripping Little Lu.

The Asura God left the Desert God with Wuma Xiu, who pretended to comfort him before ripping out his Divine Core. As the Desert God lay dying, he asked Wuma Xiu why he had betrayed him.

• The Asura God stabbed the Desert God until he could no longer move, then left after telling him to seek help if other gods bullied him.
• Wuma Xiu covered the Desert God with a garment of water and listed the grievances that Lake, Rain, the River God, Little Lu, and others held against him.
• The Desert God defended his actions as part of the Divine Realm’s rule that the strong preyed on the weak, and Wuma Xiu agreed with him.
• Wuma Xiu offered the Desert God golden-yellow tea and asked what rumors said about him.
• Wuma Xiu plunged his hand into the Desert God’s chest and removed his Divine Core.
• The dying Desert God asked Wuma Xiu why he had attacked him, and Wuma Xiu replied that he was still asking why.

Wuma Xiu killed the Desert God and dismissed the God of the Scales’ warnings about fate and the consequences of his actions. He tried to recruit the God of the Scales by seducing him, then provoked him by claiming he would find another god instead.

• Wuma Xiu revealed that he had drugged the Desert God’s tea and killed him by stripping away his Divine Core.
• The God of the Scales appeared and warned Wuma Xiu that his actions could eventually lead to his death.
• Wuma Xiu rejected the God of the Scales’ attempts to persuade him to change course and said he would rather die than live safely.
• The God of the Scales recalled that the previous God of Desire had met a lonely death after turning everyone against himself.
• Wuma Xiu put an arm around the God of the Scales and asked whether he wanted to sleep with him.
• After the God of the Scales escaped his embrace, Wuma Xiu said he would find another god, making the God of the Scales react angrily.

The God of the Scales recalled how his friendship with the Sea God had grown through their shared concern for mortals, only to realize that Wuma Xiu’s kindness had been a deception. He confronted Wuma Xiu about the Divine Core and the danger facing its intended recipient, but Wuma Xiu refused to explain and sent him away.

• The God of the Scales remembered first meeting the Sea God while separating the God of Fire and the Water God, and watching the Sea God rescue mortals caught in their battle.
• The God of the Scales recalled that the Sea God repeatedly helped mortals and shared thoughtful conversations with him, making him feel they were kindred spirits.
• The God of the Scales returned to the present and told Wuma Xiu he would not fall for his tricks.
• Wuma Xiu teased the God of the Scales, then claimed he wanted to use the Divine Core as a betrothal gift and invited him to be his partner.
• The God of the Scales refused and warned that an ordinary being could die trying to inherit a Divine Position from the Divine Core.
• Wuma Xiu kept the Divine Core, dismissed the God of the Scales, and refused to discuss the person he had chosen.

Wuma Xiu teased the God of the Scales about his sexual experience, while the God of Time warned the Scales to stay away from the Sea God and revealed that the god he loved would never face death. The chapter ended with Wuma Xiu giving the blushing Dew God blunt advice about choosing a lover.

• Wuma Xiu claimed he had slept with many gods, making the God of the Scales wonder which gods the Sea God might desire.
• Su Qingci searched the Shopping Panel for nourishing items after worrying about how wild his host had become.
• The God of the Scales met the God of Time by the River of Time, repeated gossip about the God of Fate, and asked about his own future.
• The God of Time refused to tell the God of the Scales's future and advised him to stay away from the Sea God.
• The God of the Scales asked whether the God of Time would defy fate to save the god he loved, and the God of Time said that god would never meet that fate.
• Wuma Xiu showed the Dew God photographs and advised him to value a male god's sexual ability over his looks.

Wuma Xiu sent the gods away, discarded the photos, and considered the Desert God's Divine Core before accepting Mu Qian as his new agent. He gave Mu Qian the core and warned him that betrayal would cost him his demigod status.

• The Dew God fled after Wuma Xiu covered Wuma Xiu's mouth, while the Stream God asked why he had run away.
• Wuma Xiu told the Stream God he was still a child, then destroyed the photos and the abandoned cloak.
• After the other gods left, Wuma Xiu put away the Desert God's Divine Core and dismissed a late demigod who arrived seeking work.
• Mu Qian knelt before Wuma Xiu and asked to replace the dead demigod, admitting that he wanted to rise higher than his current station.
• Wuma Xiu accepted Mu Qian's ambition, gave him the Desert God's Divine Core, and threatened to strip him of his demigod status if he betrayed him.

Mu Qian recounted how the slaughter of his family drove him to seek a God who could resurrect them, a quest that eventually led him to become a demigod. After centuries of searching for a way to reach the God of Time, he uncovered suspicious information about the Sea God and traced it to a demigod who claimed to know him, setting the stage for the present scene.

• Bandits killed Mu Qian’s family when he was seven, and he later avenged them after rising to power.
• A war between Gods destroyed Mu Qian’s country, prompting him to spend decades searching for a God who could bring his family back.
• The Godslayer gave Mu Qian Divine Blood, but explained that only the God of Time could restore his parents, whose bodies and souls had vanished.
• Mu Qian spent centuries gathering information about Gods and considered ways to become one, but he could not obtain a Divine Core.
• After failing to catch the elusive God of Wine, Mu Qian noticed suspicious patterns surrounding the Sea God.
• Mu Qian got a demigod drunk and coaxed from him a secret about the Sea God, leading to the scene unfolding now.

Mu Qian became the new Desert God after passing the Divine Core’s trial, then left to serve Wuma Xiu and gather information. Wuma Xiu planned to use him for covert work while maintaining his image among the gods, and Su Qingci realized he could write novels about Wuma Xiu again.

• Wuma Xiu urged Mu Qian to absorb the Desert God Divine Core and said he would help delay its destructive power during the trial.
• After ten days and nights, Mu Qian passed the trial and became the Desert God.
• Wuma Xiu ordered Mu Qian to find the God of Time and gather information, warning him that he had no option to refuse.
• Mu Qian left the Sea God Palace, reflecting on Wuma Xiu’s ruthlessness and ability to influence the Asura God.
• Wuma Xiu planned to use Mu Qian for underhanded tasks while cultivating his gentle and reliable image among the gods.
• Su Qingci realized he could write novels about Wuma Xiu again and eagerly embraced the Host Plaque body pillow.

Wuma Xiu watched the Water God quarrel with the God of Fire, then soothed him with pastries and excuses when he began to cry. He carried the Water God off to help patrol the sea, leaving the Water God content to stay with him instead of seeking the Goddess of Beauty.

• The God of Fire confronted the Water God about his devotion to the Goddess of Beauty, and they argued while Wuma Xiu watched from a reclining chair.
• The Water God began crying when Wuma Xiu did not take his side, so Wuma Xiu offered him pastries and claimed he had wanted the Water God to prove himself.
• The God of Fire criticized Wuma Xiu for spoiling the Water God, then suggested the Water God should like Wuma Xiu instead of the Goddess of Beauty.
• Wuma Xiu invited the Water God to patrol the seas for pastries, head pats, and hugs, then carried him away before he could decide whether to visit the Goddess of Beauty.
• The Water God settled down with Wuma Xiu and happily offered to help him again another time.

Wuma Xiu patrolled the sea with the Water God, hiding his guarded nature when the Water God reached for his head. Later, he stayed at a banquet as the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune arrived, and the chapter ended with the two sizing him up.

• Wuma Xiu explained to the Water God that he patrolled the sea to care for its countless living creatures.
• The Water God tried to pat Wuma Xiu's head, but Wuma Xiu caught his hand before guiding it onto his own head.
• Wuma Xiu received an invitation to a banquet held by lower gods.
• The gods fled when the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune arrived, fearing the year-long calamity their combined presence caused.
• Wuma Xiu stayed behind, and the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune approached him and stared at him with interest.

Wuma Xiu befriended the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune by giving them Lucky Stars, which could counteract their misfortune. The new friends shared hugs, leaving the God of Poverty blushing and the God of Misfortune unusually speechless.

• The God of Misfortune warned Wuma Xiu to be careful, fearing the other gods would blame them if he died.
• Wuma Xiu showed the gods a Lucky Star blessed by the God of Luck and the God of Wealth, explaining that its blessings protected him from their misfortune.
• Seeing the God of Poverty admire the Lucky Star, Wuma Xiu offered one to each god on the condition that they become friends.
• The God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune accepted the Lucky Stars and agreed to help Wuma Xiu if he needed them.
• Wuma Xiu hugged the God of Poverty, who blushed but admitted he liked it, then hugged the startled God of Misfortune.

Wuma Xiu used affection and companionship to win over the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune, while other gods mistakenly pitied him for befriending the pair. After enduring ten days of the God of Poverty’s relentless cuddles and kisses, Wuma Xiu moved into the God of Misfortune’s arms, where the God of Poverty asked to pet him again and was refused.

• Wuma Xiu reflected that he had stocked up on luck-boosting items and powerful wines to protect himself and further his ambitions.
• News spread that Wuma Xiu had become friends with the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune, and other gods assumed he had been forced into it.
• On an uninhabited island, Wuma Xiu shrank down so the God of Poverty could hold him, then acted cute until the god eagerly cuddled and kissed him.
• After ten days of the God of Poverty’s constant affection, Wuma Xiu could not take any more and jumped into the God of Misfortune’s arms.
• The God of Poverty asked the God of Misfortune to let him pet Wuma Xiu, but the God of Misfortune refused.

Wuma Xiu left the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune after spending ten days with each, but they asked to follow him home, and he agreed. Meanwhile, the gods at the Water God Temple worried about his prolonged absence.

• The God of Misfortune and the God of Poverty grew attached to Wuma Xiu, while Su Qingci worried that their feelings might turn dark.
• After twenty days, Wuma Xiu stood up and said he needed to return to his creations.
• The God of Misfortune asked to go with Wuma Xiu, explaining that he and the God of Poverty had nowhere to call home and could use the Lucky Star to avoid causing misfortune.
• The God of Poverty offered to help and promised that they would not cause trouble, and Wuma Xiu welcomed both gods to come with him.
• At the Water God Temple, several gods lamented that Wuma Xiu had disappeared without returning.

The Water God recalled how he fell in love with the Goddess of Beauty, then grew close to the Sea God, who won his admiration by seeking his guidance and feeding him pastries. As the Water God noticed his growing belly, he stopped eating because he feared the Goddess of Beauty would no longer like him.

• The Water God first saw the Goddess of Beauty while flying to fight the God of Fire and became captivated by him.
• The Water God repeatedly sought out the Goddess of Beauty but kept missing the chance to speak with him.
• The Sea God asked the Water God for advice on creating life, and the Water God agreed.
• The Sea God later asked to shrink the Water God and feed him, and the Water God agreed to sit on his lap.
• The Water God grew comfortable with the Sea God's care and visited the Goddess of Beauty less often.
• The Water God discovered he had a little belly, refused another pastry, and worried that the Goddess of Beauty would no longer like him.

The Water God realized he had waited twenty days for Wuma Xiu because he was used to being doted on, then learned Wuma Xiu had returned with the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune. The Water God asked Wuma Xiu to pick him up and feed him.

• The Water God remembered how the Sea God had comforted him about gaining weight, then admitted he had spent twenty days waiting for Wuma Xiu out of habit.
• The Water God returned to his temple and learned from the gathered gods that Wuma Xiu had disappeared for twenty days.
• The Stream God revealed that he had messaged Wuma Xiu, and Wuma Xiu soon returned with the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune.
• The gods panicked at the sight of the two misfortune gods until Wuma Xiu reassured them that Lucky Stars would protect them for a year.
• The Water God pushed through the crowd, saw the God of Poverty holding Wuma Xiu around the waist, shrank himself, and asked Wuma Xiu for food.

Wuma Xiu coaxed the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune into coming to the Sea God Palace by offering them a home and promising to protect them from their bad luck. As they followed him inside, he privately reflected on how easily they had been won over.

• The God of Poverty grew jealous as Wuma Xiu fed the Little Water God, then teamed up with the God of Misfortune to pretend they would leave.
• Wuma Xiu saw through their scheme but let them draw him into taking them to the Sea God Palace, leaving the Little Water God behind with pastries and making him cry.
• Wuma Xiu gave the other gods notes with solutions to their problems, and they wondered whether he had been watching over them all along.
• Wuma Xiu welcomed the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune to the Sea God Palace as their new home, promising that he would manage the risks of their bad luck.
• The God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune followed Wuma Xiu inside, while he privately thought that lonely gods were easy to coax with a place to stay.

The God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune settled into the Sea God Palace in secrecy. Elsewhere, the God of Lies met Wuma Xiu to ask about his relationship with Lord Asura God and how to win him over, and Wuma Xiu gave him a memory and a task.

• Wuma Xiu offered the God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune rooms in the Sea God Palace, where they settled in without the water gods spreading the news.
• The God of Lies met Wuma Xiu in a tavern and asked to hear about Wuma Xiu and Lord Asura God, as well as how to win Lord Asura God over.
• Wuma Xiu agreed to share information in exchange for three things from the God of Lies, then transferred a memory to him.
• Wuma Xiu gave the God of Lies a luminous pearl containing the first task he wanted him to do.
• The God of Lies realized Wuma Xiu had anticipated his request and asked whether Wuma Xiu had schemed against him in the past, but Wuma Xiu denied making his choices for him.

The God of Lies received a task from Wuma Xiu, who then encountered the Demon God, his former friend. The God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune arrived to take Wuma Xiu away, while the Demon God remained behind.

• Wuma Xiu warned the God of Lies to complete his task or Lord Asura God would throw him away, then left him holding a deep blue luminous pearl.
• The Demon God appeared before Wuma Xiu and asked to reconcile, but Wuma Xiu said their friendship had ended and told him to leave.
• The Demon God asked whether he could meet Wuma Xiu's friends, though he mainly wanted to spend more time with Wuma Xiu.
• The God of Poverty and the God of Misfortune arrived, and the God of Poverty clung to Wuma Xiu and asked to sleep with him again.

The Demon God confronted Wuma Xiu over his closeness with the God of Misfortune and the God of Poverty, but Wuma Xiu rejected him and he left in anger. After Wuma Xiu broke down in tears, the God of Misfortune reassured him, while the God of Poverty demanded kisses too.

• The Demon God demanded to know why Wuma Xiu had chosen the God of Misfortune and the God of Poverty, and the God of Misfortune ordered him to leave.
• Wuma Xiu told the Demon God they should pretend they had never known each other, then pulled the God of Misfortune close and said he would never want the Demon God.
• The Demon God stormed off into the Sea of Stars, and Wuma Xiu silently cried as the God of Poverty asked what had happened and the God of Misfortune vowed to kill the Demon God.
• Wuma Xiu wiped away his tears and apologized to the God of Misfortune for pulling him close, but the God of Misfortune said he did not mind and did not need a temple.
• The God of Poverty asked Wuma Xiu for lots of kisses, but the God of Misfortune grabbed his collar and stopped him.