Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan gave Dragon Soaring World boss strategies and accepted payment after Light Snow explained their value to the guild. He then launched a guild war against Revival Battle Group, catching its members off guard as they planned to challenge Apex again.

• Qin Chuan shared boss strategies with Dragon Soaring World and Light Snow, who argued that the guides could bring their guild millions in gains.
• Qin Chuan sent Dragon Soaring World his account number, and Dragon Soaring World transferred the money before his team left to try the strategies.
• After the team departed, Qin Chuan used a Guild Challenge Letter and told Apex members to prepare to move.
• In a Flying Cloud City tavern, Yamashita Gun God and other Revival Battle Group members discussed rebuilding and boasted that they would eventually defeat Night Roaming God.
• A system announcement revealed that Apex had declared war on Revival Battle Group, and the members realized they were the target.
• Yamashita Gun God condemned Night Roaming God while his guild members argued over whether to fight or flee before the war began in ten minutes.

Apex entered a guild war against the Revival Battle Group, formerly the Radiant Glory Guild, while spectators wondered how long the defeated guild could last. Rakshasa One-Slash returned from a quest and ordered his guild to study the battle, then watched Night Roaming God apparently prepare to face the enemy alone.

• Players on the forums discussed Apex’s new guild war, and the Revival Battle Group’s members gathered to consider their options before Sanzaburo angrily lamented Night Roaming God’s actions.
• The guild war began outside Beli City, where spectators gathered and Rakshasa Madblood worried that Night Roaming God might discover he had given the Radiant Glory Guild the Challenge Contract.
• Rakshasa One-Slash returned and found Rakshasa Madblood watching the battle; Madblood noticed his president’s changed bearing and the tentacles visible through his equipment.
• Rakshasa One-Slash told Madblood to record the guild war and make the guild’s management watch it and submit five-thousand-word reflection reports.
• When Night Roaming God moved toward the Revival Battle Group, Rakshasa One-Slash concluded that he intended to fight the entire guild alone.

Qin Chuan sent Apex Guild’s new members to wait at the Respawn Point while he rode the Shadow Demon Dragon to attack the Revival Battle Group. The dragon wiped out most of the opposing guild in one blast, and Rakshasa One-Slash ordered Rakshasa Madblood to find a way to protect Rakshasa Hall from future guild challenges.

• Apex’s new members and veterans asked Qin Chuan to let them join the fight, but he told them to wait at the Respawn Point for the Revival Battle Group.
• Qin Chuan mounted the Shadow Demon Dragon and flew toward the Revival Battle Group before it finished arranging its forces.
• Yamashita Gun God ordered his players to scatter, but the Shadow Demon Dragon’s breath killed more than two hundred of them at once.
• Apex’s players waited at the Respawn Point and attacked the Revival Battle Group as its defeated members respawned, while spectators watched the score climb.
• Rakshasa One-Slash ordered Rakshasa Madblood to write a report on countering the Shadow Demon Dragon and to search for an item that could prevent guild challenges.

The Revival Battle Group crumbled as its players blamed Sanzaburo and Yamashita Gun God, while Apex dominated the guild war. Qin Chuan learned that active-duty troops had entered Apocalypse across multiple countries and suspected The Returnless had prompted their arrival, leaving him determined to uncover the reason.

• Revival Battle Group players argued over their consecutive losses, blamed Sanzaburo and Yamashita Gun God, and turned against their leaders after someone revealed the guild had received funding.
• Many Revival Battle Group players quit the game or prepared to leave the guild, while Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and other Apex members continued slaughtering them at the Respawn Point.
• Qin Chuan welcomed the competitive spirit of Apex's newly joined National Team elites and said his guild's core foundation had begun to stabilize.
• Tiga Lingyu told Qin Chuan that active-duty troops had entered Apocalypse in Yan Country and other national regions, but she did not know why.
• Qin Chuan connected the troops' arrival to the hours after his return from the Abyss and suspected The Returnless had sent the countries classified information about Apocalypse.

After the guild war, Rakshasa One-Slash predicted the Church would retaliate against Night Roaming God for killing its NPCs, while Dragon Soaring World and Light Snow warned Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan expected conflict with the Church and planned to repair Moment of Utmost Darkness before it could act.

• The defeated Revival Battle Group fell into despair, and players observing the battle concluded that Night Roaming God's Black Dragon could overwhelm even well-equipped elites.
• Rakshasa Madblood told Rakshasa One-Slash about Night Roaming God's actions on the Far North Icefield, and One-Slash concluded the Church would target him for killing Church NPCs.
• Dragon Soaring World challenged One-Slash's claims, and Light Snow suggested warning Night Roaming God without interfering further.
• Dragon Soaring World messaged Qin Chuan about possible Church retaliation, and Qin Chuan decided to repair Moment of Utmost Darkness while the Church was occupied.

Qin Chuan brought the damaged Divine Artifact Moment of Utmost Darkness to Master Kamael, hoping the dwarven smiths could restore it. The brothers agreed to begin by removing its rust, and Qin Chuan received a quest to obtain gastric fluid from a Legend-grade Hydra.

• Qin Chuan went to the Black Market after the guild war and wondered whether Swand was truly dead.
• Qin Chuan found Master Kamael boasting about his experience working with dragon materials and showed him a damaged dagger in the rear courtyard.
• Qin Chuan revealed that the dagger was the Divine Artifact Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Kamael and his brothers decided to restore it.
• The Kamael brothers agreed to remove the rust before attempting other repairs because the artifact’s identity and materials posed serious challenges.
• Master Kamael asked Qin Chuan to obtain gastric fluid from a Legend-grade Hydra, triggering a chain quest.

Qin Chuan hunted down a Legend-grade Hydra to obtain the gastric fluid needed to restore the Moment of Utmost Darkness. Kamael used the fluid to remove the Divine Artifact’s rust, and Qin Chuan was left wondering what would have happened if the experiment had failed.

• Qin Chuan asked Idith where to find a Legend-grade Hydra, and she directed him to Sorrow Swamp after accepting dragon scales.
• Idith warned Qin Chuan that the Church was trying to have his shops in Beli City sealed and advised him to keep the Divine Artifact’s repair secret.
• Qin Chuan traveled to Sorrow Swamp and quickly killed Gazrilla, the Legend-grade Hydra, then took its stomach back to Kamael.
• Kamael collected the Hydra’s gastric fluid and used it to remove the rust from the Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Qin Chuan asked Kamael whether the Hydra would have died for nothing if its gastric fluid had not worked.

Qin Chuan and Kamael planned the next stage of repairing Moment of Utmost Darkness, with Kamael asking Qin Chuan to obtain Legend-grade Shark skin for the hilt. Qin Chuan traveled to Skyreach Harbor to find a shark and arrived near a Sea Race Invasion event.

• Kamael explained that the Hydra's gastric fluid had removed the rust, and Qin Chuan gave the Hydra materials to the forgers in exchange for armor and weapons.
• Kamael outlined a step-by-step repair plan for Moment of Utmost Darkness, beginning with restoring some of its power before reforging its blade.
• Kamael asked Qin Chuan to bring back a Legend-grade Shark for the damaged material around the weapon's hilt, triggering a chain quest.
• Qin Chuan decided to search the Deep Sea near Skyreach Harbor, then left Beli City and flew toward the coast on the Shadow Demon Dragon.
• Qin Chuan reached the shoreline and found a temporary Sea Race Invasion event underway.

Qin Chuan arrived at Skyreach Harbor during the Sea Race Invasion and let the ordinary players try fighting the boss before Epic-grade reinforcements appeared. He summoned Apex Guild, whose members took control of the beach and began defeating the Epic-grade bosses while Qin Chuan watched.

• Qin Chuan agreed to let the players fight the Dark Gold Tier boss and waited in the sky.
• Several Epic-grade Tide-Stepping Giants emerged from the sea, so Qin Chuan summoned Apex Guild to Skyreach Harbor.
• Mirror opened a Teleportation Gate, and Apex Guild members arrived at the beach to fight the Sea Race monsters.
• Season Star used Destroyer and Night Cherry Tangle used the Flame Dragon to clear large numbers of monsters.
• Ultimate Is Fun attacked the horde with a three-skill combo before Mirror teleported him to safety.
• Night Cherry Tangle tanked an Epic-grade boss while Evergreen and Rainforest Love healed him and Apex Guild attacked; the boss was nearly defeated as Qin Chuan watched.

Qin Chuan discovered that the Sea Race had fled ashore after Ancient God corruption caused a battle beneath the sea, then fought the mutated creatures himself. After sensing a powerful presence watching him from the deep, he spotted an enormous shark approaching.

• Qin Chuan questioned players and concluded that the chaotic Sea Race arrival was likely a flight from an unknown danger, not an organized invasion of Skyreach Harbor.
• Qin Chuan rode the Shadow Demon Dragon over the sea and found ordinary Sea Race creatures fighting their corrupted, tentacle-mutated kin.
• Qin Chuan attacked the Mutated Sea Race with Poison Blood Plague, rapidly gaining enough experience to reach level 70/65.
• The Mutated Sea Race gathered to attack the Shadow Demon Dragon, but Qin Chuan destroyed them with a Shadow Flying Dagger while Scripps maneuvered to help.
• Qin Chuan sensed something watching him from the deep sea and then saw an enormous shark-shaped shadow swimming beneath the water.

Qin Chuan and Scripps lured a corrupted Legend-grade Shark out of the sea and killed it, allowing Qin Chuan to harvest usable materials. After the coastal battle ended and the Sea Race retreated, Qin Chuan returned to Beli City to continue his quest.

• Scripps used Dragon Breath to create a blinding fog over the water and provoke the creature beneath the sea into surfacing.
• A corrupted, tentacle-mutated Legend-grade Shark emerged, and Scripps drew its attacks while Qin Chuan dealt enough damage to empty its Health Bar.
• Qin Chuan collected usable shark skin and teeth, then flew back toward the coast with Scripps.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and their allies defeated more than half the Epic-grade bosses, and Dragon Soaring Dynasty received one boss.
• After the Sea Race retreated and players departed, Qin Chuan returned to Skyreach Harbor and teleported to Beli City.

Qin Chuan brought shark skin to Kamael, who repaired Moment of Utmost Darkness’s hilt but could not identify the blade’s main material. With Qin Chuan’s suggestion that Divine Might had altered it, Kamael concluded the blade was made from Demigod-grade bone, leaving Qin Chuan wondering whose remains had been used.

• Qin Chuan returned to Beli City, saw that the Church had not acted against him, and brought his shark skin to Kamael at the Black Market tavern.
• Kamael repaired the dagger’s hilt and told Qin Chuan that he and his brothers could not identify the blade’s primary material.
• Qin Chuan suggested Divine Might might have changed the material’s properties, prompting Kamael and his brothers to examine the fractured blade again.
• Qin Chuan activated Holy Domain-level Shadow Veil to conceal their discussion, plunging several miles around the Black Market into darkness and alarming the players in Beli City.
• Kamael told Qin Chuan that the blade was made from at least Demigod-grade bone, and Qin Chuan wondered which faction the Demigod had belonged to.

Qin Chuan learned that Moment of Utmost Darkness might be forged from a demigod’s bone and asked Kamael how it could be repaired. Kamael named the materials they needed, leaving Qin Chuan to face the challenge of obtaining them from powerful foes.

• Qin Chuan examined Moment of Utmost Darkness and asked Kamael whether the dwarves had records of the dagger, but Kamael said many records had been lost.
• Kamael explained that the weapon’s Divine Bone could have come from a dangerous source, and Qin Chuan decided to focus on repairing the blade instead of investigating its origins.
• Kamael suggested using an alloy to patch the broken blade because matching Divine Bone would be difficult to find and fuse.
• Qin Chuan put Moment of Utmost Darkness in his ring to keep it safe and agreed to gather Void Mithril, Eternal Adamant, and Arcane Evil Steel.
• Qin Chuan realized the materials were tied to the Naga Queen and Abyss Demon King, and he responded irritably when Kamael said he could defeat the Abyss Demon King within five years.

Qin Chuan and Kamael discussed the rare materials needed to repair the Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Qin Chuan revealed that he could make Void Mithril using Void Essence. Kamael also recalled a traveler from a hundred years earlier who resembled Qin Chuan, leaving Qin Chuan wondering about the stranger’s connection to him.

• Qin Chuan explained that Eternal Adamant and Arcane Evil Steel could be obtained, but Void Mithril was exceptionally rare and difficult to find.
• Kamael warned that repairing the Divine Artifact would be extremely difficult, but Qin Chuan insisted they could make Void Mithril immediately.
• Kamael recalled that a traveler had encouraged him to leave the Dwarf Kingdom a hundred years earlier and noted that Qin Chuan resembled the man.
• Qin Chuan wondered whether the traveler had been his past self or someone connected to him, and resolved to investigate the matter in the Dwarf Kingdom someday.
• Qin Chuan showed Kamael the Void Essence, and Kamael excitedly asked where he had found it.

Qin Chuan helped Kamael craft Void Mithril, a key material for repairing Moment of Utmost Darkness, and considered when to seek the remaining materials. A sudden nightfall in Skyreach Harbor triggered a quest for some guild members, and Qin Chuan learned it might be limited to Divinity-type classes.

• Qin Chuan stopped Kamael from setting out to retrieve Void Essence and promised to take him to find some later.
• Kamael used his Mithril and Qin Chuan's Void Essence to craft Void Mithril, which Qin Chuan stored for the repair of Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Kamael warned Qin Chuan that finding the other materials could be dangerous, and Qin Chuan left after reassuring him.
• Qin Chuan considered using the Eternal Palace Pass to travel to the Abyss, since his Teleportation Gate was on cooldown.
• Guild members reported that Skyreach Harbor had suddenly turned dark and that some had received a quest to fight evil.
• Tiga Lingyu suggested that only Divinity-type classes could receive the Skyreach Harbor quest, leaving Qin Chuan surprised by the city's latest trouble.

Qin Chuan suspected that the mysterious quests targeting Divinity-class players came from the God of Light, and he led his guild members to investigate the disturbance at Skyreach Harbor. When the quest identified Qin Chuan as the evil source, a pillar of light marked him.

• Qin Chuan learned that Dragon Soaring Dynasty members with Divinity-type classes had also received quests from an unknown issuer, and he suspected the God of Light had awakened.
• Over a hundred thousand players gathered at Skyreach Harbor, where Qin Chuan met Night Cherry Tangle, Evergreen, Double Seventh, Rainforest Love, Season Star, and Mirror.
• Qin Chuan agreed to investigate the coast but warned his group to retreat if anything seemed wrong and told Mirror to prepare a Teleportation Gate.
• The players encountered the Mutated Sea Race beneath dark clouds, and the quest updated to say an evil force had drawn the Sea Race from the Deep Sea.
• A pillar of light descended on Qin Chuan as the quest updated: "Evil has appeared. Eliminate him!"

A quest marked Qin Chuan as the source of evil, drawing players to the coast and forcing them to decide whether to fight him. As attacks began, Qin Chuan stayed behind while Mirror evacuated the guild through a Teleportation Gate.

• A pillar of light marked Qin Chuan as the quest target, and nearby players realized the quest called for them to fight Night Roaming God.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the God of Light had manipulated the quest and said he had probably triggered it by crossing the Church.
• Dragon Soaring World and other guild leaders withdrew rather than oppose Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan promised them an auction of valuable items.
• Tens of thousands of players stayed, and some attacked Qin Chuan after one player urged them to risk dying for the quest.
• Qin Chuan dodged the incoming attacks and ordered Mirror to evacuate the guild through a Teleportation Gate while he remained behind.

Qin Chuan sent the players attacking him back to the Respawn Point while investigating why the Church of Light had marked him as a source of evil. The Church revealed that it wanted the Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Qin Chuan began bargaining over the Divine Artifact.

• Qin Chuan summoned the Shadow Demon Dragon and ordered it to attack the players on the beach as he searched for the reason behind the Church of Light's actions.
• Scripps recalled a vague memory of someone who might once have accompanied it, then continued using Dragon Breath to defeat the players.
• A bishop and the Templar Order arrived, and Qin Chuan stopped the Shadow Demon Dragon to hear what they wanted.
• The bishop demanded that Qin Chuan surrender the evil Divine Artifact, and Qin Chuan realized the Church was targeting the Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Qin Chuan offered to hand over the Divine Artifact in exchange for compensation, and the bishop agreed to negotiate while the players reacted to the news that Qin Chuan possessed one.

Qin Chuan and the Church of Light bishop faced the approaching Mutated Sea Race while arguing over the Moment of Utmost Darkness. The Tidal God's Chosen, Mogri, arrived to reclaim the relic, and the bishop received a response from his god as Mogri sensed a divine presence within him.

• The Mutated Sea Monsters charged ashore, and Qin Chuan realized they were pursuing the Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• The bishop tried to leave with Qin Chuan rather than have the Templar Order fight the Sea Race, but Qin Chuan pointed out that a God's Chosen had arrived.
• Mogri, a gigantic Tide-Stepping Giant serving the Naga Queen, demanded that Qin Chuan return his race's Sacred Relic.
• Qin Chuan deduced that the Moment of Utmost Darkness's aura had let the Sea Race track him, while the bishop denied that the relic belonged to them.
• The bishop prayed to his god, then spoke with a different voice and ordered Mogri to return to the sea; Mogri sensed that a divine presence had descended.

Qin Chuan was trapped with Scripps while a Six-Winged Angel and Mogri fought over the Moment of Utmost Darkness. He contacted Dies Martin for help, but Dies immediately recognized that Qin Chuan was trapped by the angel.

• The bishop's body was taken over by a divine will that demanded Qin Chuan hand over the Moment of Utmost Darkness, while Mogri also claimed it.
• Mogri charged ashore and challenged the bishop's divine will, which transformed into a Six-Winged Angel and attacked him.
• The Six-Winged Angel sealed Qin Chuan and Scripps inside a cage of white flames as it fought Mogri.
• Scripps dreamed of claiming the Dragon God's throne, while Qin Chuan considered killing both combatants and planned to seize the Dragon God's Divine Authority for Scripps.
• Qin Chuan used the Apostle's Seal to call Dies Martin, who saw through his story and pointed out that the Six-Winged Angel had trapped him.