Chapter Summaries

Li Yu left Amber City to spread the Way of Holy Light and pursue his plan to capture and study gods when they descended into the mortal world. He strengthened Victor's Paladin abilities without reaching legendary power and set out from Thorn Castle, confident that Amber City remained protected.

• Sauron decided to leave Amber City with Vivian because the city's Sacred Domain made their home unbearably hot.
• Li Yu told Count Antares that he had to travel to fulfill the oath he made after Holy Light saved Amber City.
• Li Yu departed to spread Holy Light's faith and to seek gods he could capture and study.
• Li Yu used stored experience to raise Victor's Paladin class to level 15 and improve his horsemanship, weapon, and armor skills.
• Li Yu left Thorn Castle on horseback, trusting the Sacred Domain to protect Amber City while he stirred up the world.

Li Yu traveled north through the wilderness and rescued a caravan attacked by Tunneling Worms, revealing himself as a powerful Holy Warrior. The caravan recognized his strength but, mistaking his profession for that of a strict Sacred Paladin, did not welcome him warmly.

• Li Yu rode north from Amber City and scattered a group of goblins with his pressure.
• A Tunneling Worm attacked a caravan, and Sauron warned the guards about its weakness while a barbarian leader struck it down and was injured by its corrosive blood.
• Li Yu healed the barbarian with Holy Light and learned that Sauron was traveling with the caravan.
• Three more Tunneling Worms emerged and attacked Li Yu, but he beheaded all three with a single sword strike.
• Li Yu said he was a Holy Warrior, and the guards viewed him warily because they thought he was a Sacred Paladin.

Li Yu introduced the paladins’ creed to the caravan and agreed to travel with Golia, a Northern Witch who wanted to learn about the Way of Holy Light. When thousands of gnolls and ogres attacked, he covered the caravan with a staggering number of blessings and auras, leaving everyone stunned.

• Li Yu explained that paladins upheld the Virtues of Holy Light but would not impose their beliefs on others, reassuring the caravan guards.
• Golia introduced herself as the Northern Caravan’s owner and invited Li Yu to travel with her; he accepted.
• Inside the carriage, Golia recognized Li Yu as Victor and praised the Holy Light Church’s gentle ideals, then formally introduced herself as Golia Anglet, Watcher of the Tower of Withered Wood.
• Guards shouted that thousands of gnolls and more than a dozen ogres were attacking the caravan.
• Li Yu and Golia stepped out to fight, and Li Yu covered everyone in numerous blessings and auras, astonishing Golia, Sauron, and the guards.

After Li Yu and the caravan guards defeated a Gnoll and Ogre attack, Sauron revealed that an Ancient Red Dragon threatened the Kamo Mountain Range. Li Yu set out to protect White Horse City, and Sauron joined him, hoping to gain experience by traveling with the powerful paladin.

• Li Yu, Golia, and the caravan guards routed the Gnolls after Li Yu destroyed an Ogre Shaman with a Judgment.
• Li Yu sensed powerful evil near the Kamo Mountain Range, and Sauron identified an Ancient Red Dragon called The Destroyer as the likely cause.
• Sauron claimed his deceased father had told him about the dragon, and Golia accepted his explanation.
• Li Yu left Golia to protect the villages and towns near White Horse City from creatures fleeing the dragon.
• Sauron asked to travel with Li Yu so he could benefit from the paladin’s protection and gain experience, and Li Yu welcomed him and Vivian.

Li Yu took Sauron and Vivian into the wilderness, where they fought dangerous creatures and he offered to teach Vivian Holy Light. Sauron agreed after Li Yu revealed that Vivian could develop both Holy and Shadow priest abilities, while Li Yu privately planned to study her power of fear.

• Li Yu, Sauron, and Vivian left for the wilderness, where Li Yu stunned a gigantic Sabretooth and Heath killed it for Sauron’s experience.
• Sauron and Heath fought a group of Lizardmen under Li Yu’s defensive blessings and auras, while Vivian cheered them on.
• Li Yu offered to teach Vivian Holy Light so she could help protect and heal Sauron, and Vivian said she needed her brother’s permission.
• Sauron worried that Holy Light might harm Vivian because she was the Fear Witch and offspring of the Fear Demon King.
• Li Yu explained that Vivian could unlock both Holy and Shadow priest abilities, and Sauron agreed to let her learn from him.
• Li Yu privately considered studying Vivian’s power of fear.

Li Yu guided Vivian into awakening as both a Divine Priest and a terrifying Shadow Priest, then helped Sauron take up the powerful Shadow Sword Saint profession. The group continued toward Jinxi Town, which was already under attack, while Li Yu planned to use Vivian as a trap for the Fear Demon King.

• Li Yu explained Holy Light's virtues, and Vivian awakened as a Divine Priest by vowing to protect Sauron.
• Vivian's resolve to punish anyone who harmed Sauron awakened her Shadow Priest form, whose power came from the Fear Demon King.
• Li Yu told Vivian to return to her holy form and secretly planned to make her the Fear Demon King's strongest vessel.
• Sauron failed to gain Holy Light's recognition, but Li Yu offered him Sword Saint cultivation notes, and he gained the Shadow Sword Saint profession.
• Li Yu and Sauron rode toward Jinxi Town to help with the monster attack.

Li Yu discovered that Lizardmen had destroyed Jinxi Town and were eating its people, so he pursued them with Sauron, Vivian, and Heath. He summoned the dead townspeople as heroic spirits and led the army in an attack on the Lizardmen camp, leaving Sauron amazed by the power of the paladin skill.

• Li Yu and Sauron found Jinxi Town burned and its people slaughtered by Lizardmen, and Li Yu used holy light to release the victims’ souls.
• Li Yu ordered Heath to track the Lizardmen, and the group followed the scent to a camp beside a lake where thousands of Lizardmen were eating human remains.
• Sauron warned Li Yu that their small group could not defeat the Lizardmen force, but Li Yu summoned the dead townspeople as heroic spirits using Wrath of Vengeance.
• Li Yu led the heroic spirits in an assault on the camp, while Sauron and Vivian followed and joined the fight under Li Yu’s Blessings and Auras.

Li Yu led the Vengeful Spirits in wiping out the Lizardmen, then concealed his origins when Sauron questioned him about being a transmigrator. He claimed holy light had chosen him and revealed that his sword was called Ashbringer, leaving Sauron astonished and increasingly convinced that something from Azeroth had crossed into this world.

• The Vengeful Spirits slaughtered the Lizardmen, while the Voodoo Shamans' curses were cleansed by Li Yu's Holy Flame.
• After the battle, Li Yu explained to Vivian that the avenging spirits had found peace and vanished.
• Sauron asked Li Yu who he was, and Li Yu gave his name as Victor.
• Sauron questioned Li Yu in another world's language, but Li Yu pretended not to understand and kept his origins secret.
• Li Yu told Sauron that holy light had answered his prayers when Amber City and his family were in danger.
• Li Yu showed Sauron the Cloud-Slaying Sword and said it was also called Ashbringer, leaving Sauron stunned.

Li Yu led Sauron and Vivian toward White Horse City to spread the Holy Light, stopping at Locke Village to rest. He healed the village chief, Ansen, and learned that hundreds of Gnolls could attack the village by nightfall.

• Li Yu set out for White Horse City, hoping to spread belief in the Holy Light and find disciples.
• Li Yu and his companions reached Locke Village, where Ansen and the hunters cautiously challenged them at the gate.
• Li Yu revealed his Holy Light and was welcomed into the village as a priest.
• Li Yu healed Ansen with Holy Light, and Ansen recognized it as the power behind the miracle in Amber City.
• Ansen told Bass that hundreds of Gnolls were nearing the village and said Li Yu's presence might give them a chance to defend it.

Li Yu helped Locke Village defend against a Lizardmen attack by strengthening and healing the farmers with Holy Light. As Village Chief Ansen and the villagers fought back, Li Yu explained that they needed to learn to protect themselves because a greater calamity was coming.

• Village Chief Ansen sounded the alarm as five hundred Lizardmen charged toward Locke Village, and Li Yu, Sauron, and Vivian joined the defenders.
• Li Yu encouraged the frightened Boen Locke and blessed the farmers with Sacred Radiance, driving away their fear.
• A Lizardmen Voodoo Shaman cast Bloodthirsty and Frenzy on the attackers, whose scales turned aside the villagers' arrows as they climbed the palisade.
• Ansen and the farmers fought the Lizardmen but were quickly wounded, so Li Yu used Holy Light Flash to heal them and keep them in the battle.
• Sauron questioned why Li Yu let the villagers fight, and Li Yu said they had to learn to defend themselves against the coming calamity.

Li Yu, Vivian, Sauron, and Black Dog Heath helped the villagers defeat the Lizardmen army, but Li Yu warned that more enemies remained and announced that he would leave the next day. The villagers asked him to show them how to survive without him.

• Vivian dispelled the Voodoo Shaman’s plague and Bloodthirsty Frenzy spells, weakening the Lizardmen and making the battle easier for the farmers.
• The Voodoo Shaman attacked Vivian with a Voodoo Arrow, so Sauron used Shadow Shuttle and Blade Storm to kill him and his guards.
• Li Yu buffed the villagers with Blessing and Aura, and they counterattacked as Sauron, Vivian, and Black Dog Heath fought across the battlefield.
• The villagers and their allies wiped out the Lizardmen army, and the farmers celebrated their victory.
• Li Yu warned that ogres, Gnolls, and other enemies still threatened the village, and said he would leave the next day.
• Village Chief Ansen led the villagers in asking Li Yu to show them the way forward, and Li Yu welcomed the request.

Li Yu guided the villagers toward Holy Light, and Village Chief Ansen gained its favor and became a paladin. After revealing himself as Victor, Li Yu healed the village and gave Ansen a mission to spread Holy Light, then used an inheritance imprint to grant him combat skills instantly.

• Li Yu taught the villagers that Holy Light came from unwavering convictions, but only Ansen’s resolve to protect his home earned its favor.
• Ansen became a paladin, and Li Yu explained how paladins differed from priests before revealing his identity as Victor.
• Victor healed the villagers with Holy Light and warned them that creatures from the Kamo Mountain Range were invading human territory.
• Victor urged Ansen to spread Holy Light and gather companions to fight evil.
• Victor used a Holy Light Inheritance Imprint to teach Ansen knightly skills and spells, explaining that Ansen could pass the imprint on to future converts.

In White Horse City, Storm Lord Landis learned that Victor had protected nearby settlements from evil creatures and sought a way to save her city from an Ancient Red Dragon. After a Holy Light beam appeared near White Cliff Town, Landis set out to confront the Elder Council and fight the invading threat, while the narration revealed Victor’s sacred image was an illusion.

• Adventurers in White Horse City discussed how Victor and Holy Light had helped nearby villages defeat evil creatures and turned some farmers into paladins.
• Landis asked Golia about Victor and said she needed his power to defend White Horse City from the awakened Ancient Red Dragon.
• Golia accused Landis of hoping Victor would die so Holy Light would send a miracle, but Landis insisted she would fight beside him rather than exploit him.
• After Holy Light shone above White Cliff Town, Landis took up her spear and left to confront the Elder Council, while Golia prepared to join the fight.
• The narration revealed that Victor’s holy appearance concealed a black-hearted nature and that he had no intention of sacrificing himself for others.

Li Yu arrived in White Horse City with Sauron and Vivian as three legendary monsters and their forces approached. He met Golia, who explained that the city’s Elder Council refused to prepare for the threat, leaving the Storm Lord unable to act.

• Over the past month, Li Yu, Sauron, and Vivian spread the Holy Light through fifty-three settlements, gaining sixty paladins and two priests for the Silver Hand.
• Li Yu entered White Horse City with Sauron and Vivian while anticipating the arrival of an Ogre Lord, a Lizardmen Shaman, and a Gnoll Assassin.
• Golia invited Li Yu to stay at the Northern Merchant Guild’s residence so she could discuss the city’s looming crisis with him.
• Sauron and Vivian declined to join Li Yu and Golia, and Sauron planned to seek out underground contacts for poison supplies.
• Golia told Li Yu that the Elder Council dismissed the threat and refused to send troops, while Landis could do nothing about it.

Li Yu told Golia that the Ancient Red Dragon would not fully awaken for at least half a year, while Golia explained that her mother had been exiled to a tower near White Horse City. Meanwhile, Vivian fought off an attempted kidnapping at the inn and learned that the innkeeper was involved.

• Li Yu reassured Golia that the Ancient Red Dragon had not awakened and would not do so for at least half a year.
• Golia told Li Yu that her mother had been exiled near White Horse City after a magical experiment destroyed five hundred miles of forest.
• Sauron left Vivian and Black Dog Heath at the inn while he went to contact White Horse City's underground factions.
• Innkeeper Andrew and Levens targeted Vivian for kidnapping and sale, and Levens tried to incapacitate her with a drugged handkerchief.
• Vivian used Shadow Word: Pain to overwhelm Levens, then learned from him that Andrew was his accomplice.

After discovering that Snake Fang had tried to capture Vivian and sell her, Sauron led Vivian and Black Dog Heath to destroy the gang. They killed Snake Fang's level 12 leader and wiped out the gang, but White Horse City's guards surrounded them before they could leave.

• Sauron returned to the inn and found Vivian and Black Dog Heath holding the innkeeper, Andrew, after he and a scarred accomplice tried to capture Vivian and sell her.
• Andrew confessed that Snake Fang was behind the plan, and Sauron killed him with a single kick before setting out with Vivian and Heath to attack Snake Fang.
• Sauron, Vivian, and Heath fought through Snake Fang's hideout, with Vivian's spells exposing the leader when he tried to ambush her from stealth.
• Sauron beheaded the level 12 Snake Fang leader, and the trio killed the remaining gang members.
• White Horse City's City Guard surrounded the hideout and ordered Sauron and his companions to surrender or be killed.

Sauron and Vivian were cornered by an elite City Guard force after wiping out the Snake Fang Gang, and Sauron’s attempt to seize the commander failed when he discovered the man was a Great Knight. Li Yu protected Sauron from the commander’s fatal strike, and Golia arrived to reveal Victor’s identity as the Sacred Being Walking the Earth.

• The City Guard surrounded the Snake Fang hideout, and Sauron realized he and Vivian could not escape safely.
• Sauron told Vivian to flee to the Northern Merchant Guild for Victor’s help, then used Shadow Shuttle to attack the City Guard Commander.
• The commander shattered Sauron’s curved blade and revealed himself as a Great Knight, then struck at Sauron with Sword Intent: Decapitation.
• Li Yu intervened with Protection and shielded Sauron from the commander’s attack.
• Li Yu condemned the commander as evil, and Golia arrived with a female warrior and declared that Victor’s judgment made the commander evil.

Storm Lord Landis confronted Great Knight Boen after he accused Sauron and Vivian of breaking the law, but Victor forced Boen to confess his crimes. Landis executed Boen and asked Victor to help defend White Horse City from an impending invasion.

• Landis questioned Boen about the bloodshed at the Snake Fang hideout, and Sauron explained that he and Vivian had come for revenge after the gang attacked her.
• Boen argued that Sauron had broken the law by taking revenge himself and challenged Victor to prove that he was evil.
• Victor used the Paladin Skill Repentance, compelling Boen to confess that he secretly controlled the Snake Fang Gang and had committed numerous crimes, including child trafficking.
• Landis killed Boen with a lightning-wreathed spear and apologized to Victor for the disgrace he had brought upon White Horse City.
• Landis told Victor that evil was about to invade White Horse City and asked for his help, and Victor agreed.

White Horse City faced a massive monster army led by the Legendary Two-Headed Ogre Lord Gorol, and Storm Lord Landis led the city’s defenders into battle. After Gorol drew Landis into a clash, a Legendary Gnoll Assassin emerged from her shadow and attacked her from behind, leaving her trapped between two Legendary foes.

• Storm Lord Landis and the city’s leaders saw an army of ogres, Gnolls, and Lizardmen advance through the mist toward White Horse City.
• Bonecrusher Lord Gorol planted his battle banner before the city and declared the land his, then ordered his forces to attack after Landis refused to yield.
• White Horse City’s soldiers fired arrows and crossbows and launched spells, inflicting heavy casualties on the monster army.
• Gorol cast a massive Fireball Spell, and Landis countered it with lightning while Holy Light Shine saved soldiers blown from the walls.
• Landis leaped from the walls to confront Gorol, but a Legendary Gnoll Assassin emerged from her shadow and struck at her heart with a dagger.

Li Yu intervened in the battle at White Horse City, shielding Landis and empowering the defenders with Holy Light before killing the Legendary Gnoll Assassin with a divine art. The battle continued as Landis confronted the Ogre Lord.

• Golia tried to save Landis with a Greater Monster Immobilization Spell, but a Legendary Voodoo Shaman disrupted her casting with Soul Howl.
• Li Yu appeared in the sky, blocked the Gnoll Assassin’s Backstab with Holy Light, and blessed the warriors of White Horse City.
• Li Yu struck the Ogre Lord with Hammer of Wrath, while Landis drove the Gnoll Assassin away and attacked the ogre.
• Landis’s Holy Light blessings let her overpower the Ogre Lord, who realized Li Yu had strengthened her.
• The Gnoll Assassin trapped Li Yu in a Shadow Domain, but Li Yu used Life and Death at My Command to pierce the assassin’s heart.