Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan negotiated with Dies Martin to borrow divine power, then waited for Mogri and the Six-Winged Angel to weaken each other. He broke free of the Sacred Cage and joined the fight, leaving players stunned as he battled both powerful enemies at once.

• Qin Chuan persuaded Dies Martin to lend him power in exchange for nine-tenths of any gains, and agreed to flee if the borrowed strength proved insufficient.
• Qin Chuan watched Mogri and the Six-Winged Angel fight while taunting Mogri and reassuring the Shadow Demon Dragon, Scripps, through his apparent calm.
• Mogri suffered severe wounds as the Six-Winged Angel gained the upper hand, and Qin Chuan decided the time was right to act.
• Qin Chuan dismissed Scripps and used the Apostle's Seal to blast apart the Sacred Cage, sending nearby Templar Order members and watching players to their deaths.
• Players returned to the beach hoping to find a dropped Divine Artifact, but found Qin Chuan alive and fighting both Mogri and the Six-Winged Angel.

After breaking free with power borrowed from Dies Martin, Qin Chuan defeated the Six-Winged Angel in three punches and took its Divinity Power. He cornered Mogri, but a new God's Chosen arrived before Qin Chuan could finish him.

• The Apostle's Seal freed Qin Chuan from the Sacred Cage and filled him with enough Divinity Power to challenge the Six-Winged Angel.
• Qin Chuan joined Mogri and the Six-Winged Angel's battle, taunted the angel, and struck it down in three punches.
• Qin Chuan collected the Six-Winged Angel's Divinity Power and prepared to kill Mogri after Mogri refused to explain the Divine Artifact's origin.
• Mogri sensed reinforcements approaching and took heart as another God's Chosen emerged from the seabed and demanded that Qin Chuan surrender the Divine Artifact.

Qin Chuan defeated Mogri and the newly arrived God's Chosen, then divided Mogri's Divinity with Dies Martin. After Dies Martin ruled out attacking the Naga Queen, Qin Chuan proposed that he conceal Qin Chuan's aura while he went to the Eternal Palace for an item.

• Qin Chuan beat the newly arrived God's Chosen and Mogri, realizing that True Shadow had made the Six-Winged Angel unusually vulnerable to his attacks.
• Mogri tried to surrender, but Qin Chuan refused and killed him, then used the Apostle's Seal to give Dies Martin ninety percent of Mogri's Divinity.
• Qin Chuan absorbed the remaining Divinity, raising his Divine Damage conversion to 21% and his Divine Defense conversion to 17%.
• Qin Chuan told Dies Martin he had defeated the Tidal God's Chosen and the Six-Winged Angel, then suggested they kill the Naga Queen for more Divinity.
• Dies Martin explained that Qin Chuan could not survive a fight with the Naga Queen, so Qin Chuan proposed going to the Eternal Palace while Dies Martin concealed his aura, with neither of them taking any spoils.

Qin Chuan made a deal with Dies Martin for cover and a promise of Arcane Evil Steel, then used his Eternal Palace Pass to enter the Deep Sea palace. Rakshasa One-Slash arrived afterward, still plotting to steal Qin Chuan’s Divine Artifact, and headed toward the seabed to pursue quests.

• Dies Martin concealed Qin Chuan’s presence for fifteen minutes and offered Arcane Evil Steel if Qin Chuan returned safely from the Eternal Palace and completed a favor.
• Qin Chuan dove into the Deep Sea and activated his Eternal Palace Pass once he reached the required depth.
• Rakshasa One-Slash arrived after Qin Chuan vanished and recalled abandoning his attempt to kill him after seeing him defeat powerful opponents.
• Rakshasa One-Slash decided to pursue more quests from the Naga Queen in hopes of finding a way to take Qin Chuan’s Divine Artifact.
• An enormous octopus wrapped Rakshasa One-Slash in its tentacles and carried him toward the seabed.

Qin Chuan used the Apostle's Seal to sneak into the Eternal Palace and steal its Eternal Adamant for restoring the Moment of Utmost Darkness. He took the palace's small supply, and the Naga furnace supervisor discovered the empty warehouse when Rakshasa One-Slash arrived to collect equipment.

• Qin Chuan activated the Apostle's Seal and set out to steal Eternal Adamant while avoiding the Mutated Naga patrols.
• Qin Chuan followed a hidden route to the palace's western smelting area and learned the Naga used Sea Race souls as furnace fuel.
• Qin Chuan entered the unlocked warehouse and collected its roughly five tons of Eternal Adamant.
• Rakshasa One-Slash arrived to collect equipment, but the warehouse was empty, leaving the furnace supervisor demanding to know where the Eternal Adamant had gone.

Qin Chuan took advantage of his concealment to empty a Naga warehouse and plunder a forgotten treasure room in the Eternal Palace. As the Naga Queen ordered the palace sealed and vowed to torment the thief, Qin Chuan remained inside, preparing to loot more.

• After the Naga supervisor discovered the empty warehouse, Rakshasa One-Slash suspected Night Roaming God and urged the Nagas to sound the alarm and seal the exits.
• Qin Chuan avoided the searching guards and entered a neglected treasure room, where he found Epic-grade jewelry linked to the Naga Queen.
• Qin Chuan packed away more than forty jewelry boxes and listened as the Naga guards tightened their search.
• The Naga Queen, already grieving the loss of two of God's Chosen, learned that the smelting-area warehouse had been emptied and executed its supervisor.
• The Naga Queen vowed to capture the thief and torment his soul while Qin Chuan prepared to continue looting.

Rakshasa One-Slash identified Night Roaming God as the thief and led the Naga Queen to search for him, but she struggled to detect his Divine Artifact. After its aura appeared near Qin Chuan, the queen sent her guards toward him, while Rakshasa One-Slash discovered her monstrous form.

• Rakshasa One-Slash told the Naga Queen that an Otherworlder with a Divine Artifact had stolen from the warehouse and was likely Night Roaming God.
• The Naga Queen tried to sense the Divine Artifact but could not find it, and Rakshasa One-Slash was punished for questioning her.
• The Naga Queen suspected the Lord of Lies and Deceit was concealing the thief and briefly considered letting him go.
• The Naga Queen sensed the Divine Artifact near a distant pillar of light and sent her guards to capture the thief.
• Rakshasa One-Slash glimpsed the Naga Queen's mutated form, while Qin Chuan raised his middle finger at the sky and accused the God of Light of setting him up.

Qin Chuan tried to escape the Eternal Palace but was trapped by the Naga Queen’s barrier and forced to fight her guards and a God's Chosen. He asked Dies Martin for help and learned that the Moment of Utmost Darkness could traverse space and might also traverse time, leaving him questioning why the Lord of Lies would not want it.

• Qin Chuan activated Shadow Stealth to leave the palace, but the God of Light exposed him with a pillar of light and the Naga Queen blocked teleportation.
• The Naga Queen ordered her forces to capture Qin Chuan, and he fought through the guards while trying to gain experience.
• A God's Chosen emerged, and Qin Chuan charged back toward the palace while contacting Dies Martin through the Apostle's Seal.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin to descend and defeat the Naga Queen, offering him the queen's Divinity Power and warning that the Moment of Utmost Darkness could fall into the Ancient God's hands.
• Dies Martin revealed that the Moment of Utmost Darkness was a Divine Artifact said to traverse space and possibly time, and Qin Chuan asked why the Lord of Lies did not want it.

Qin Chuan brought the Apostle's Seal to the cave near the Eternal Palace, where Dies Martin opened a Dark Gate and unleashed a vast Demon army against the Naga. With Morian occupied and the Naga Queen facing the invasion, Qin Chuan regained his freedom and prepared to take advantage of the battle.

• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan to take the Apostle's Seal to the cave where he had first appeared, and Qin Chuan raced there with God's Chosen pursuing him.
• The Naga Queen ordered Morian to destroy the cave, but Dies Martin used Divinity Power to shield Qin Chuan from Morian's attack.
• The Apostle's Seal transformed into the Dark Gate, which released hundreds of Demons, including Apostle-tier Demons, to attack the Naga.
• More than ten Apostle-tier Demons surrounded Morian, while the Naga Queen summoned Naga and Mutated Sea Monsters to defend the Eternal Palace.
• Qin Chuan found that the Teleporter's Chain had become usable and began planning to exploit the battle for experience points.

Qin Chuan slaughtered Mutated Naga to gain levels while Dies Martin’s Demons attacked the Eternal Palace, and Rakshasa One-Slash returned to watch from hiding. The Naga rallied around their queen, who taunted Dies Martin as Qin Chuan backed away in anticipation of his response.

• Qin Chuan used his skills to kill groups of Mutated Naga, gained a level, and received a notification that he had killed Rakshasa One-Slash.
• Rakshasa One-Slash returned to the Eternal Palace and watched from a hiding place as Qin Chuan’s level rose rapidly.
• Qin Chuan kept killing Naga while monitoring the Dark Gate and avoided fighting Dies Martin’s Demons.
• The Mutated Sea Race reinforced the Naga, and they surrounded the Demons without their defensive line collapsing.
• The Naga Queen mocked Dies Martin’s plan, and Qin Chuan moved away in case the Lord of Lies retaliated.

Dies Martin opened more Dark Gates and launched an invasion of the Eternal Palace, drawing the Naga Queen and the Ancient God’s forces into battle. As the Abyss began transforming the palace into its territory, Qin Chuan collected his Arcane Evil Steel and left to focus on repairing the Moment of Utmost Darkness.

• Dies Martin sent more Demons through three Dark Gates, and the Naga Queen attacked with lightning that destroyed thousands of them.
• The Ancient God countered by sending Mutated Monsters and enormous tentacles into the battle beneath the Eternal Palace.
• Dies Martin opened three more Dark Gates and expanded the air barrier, while Demons spread Abyssal Demonfire and self-destructed to transform the palace into part of the Abyss.
• Qin Chuan saw that his main and secondary class levels had reached 75/70, then went to Dies Martin to request his Arcane Evil Steel.
• Demons brought Qin Chuan crates of Arcane Evil Steel, and he left the battlefield after Dies Martin said they would meet again soon.

Qin Chuan left the Eternal Palace to repair the Moment of Utmost Darkness, but Church forces confronted him when he returned to Beli City. Leihuao arrived with city guards to protect him, and the chapter ended with the guards and Templar Knights drawing swords against each other.

• Qin Chuan used the Teleporter's Chain to leave the Eternal Palace before the battle there could draw more powerful enemies to him.
• A Templar Knight surrounded Qin Chuan in Beli City and ordered him to come in for questioning over alleged collusion with heretics.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and the other Apex members arrived to stand by Qin Chuan, while Dawn and Oblivion taunted the Templar Knight.
• Qin Chuan challenged the Church over its failure to act against the Beastfolk, but the Templar Knight insisted the Church had its own arrangements.
• Leihuao arrived with more than a hundred guards and declared that Beli City's laws and protection applied to Qin Chuan.
• The Templar Knight ordered his forces to draw their swords, and the Church knights faced off against Beli City's guards.

Qin Chuan confronted the Church’s Templar Knights, but the arrival of news that the Beastfolk had invaded interrupted their standoff. The captain withdrew to prepare for war, leaving Qin Chuan and the Divine Artifact at the center of a larger conflict.

• Leihuao tried to prevent the Templar Knights from taking Qin Chuan, but Qin refused to go with them and summoned the Shadow Demon Dragon, challenging them to fight outside the city.
• Players opened betting pools and overwhelmingly wagered on Night Roaming God as the soldiers and Templar Knights grew wary of the dragon.
• The Templar Knight captain recognized Scripps as the notorious Shadow Dragon and began reconsidering a fight, recalling that a bishop who had gone after Qin Chuan had not returned.
• Messengers announced that the Beastfolk had launched a massive invasion, and players speculated that they had come for Qin Chuan’s Divine Artifact.
• A priest summoned the Templar Knight captain to prepare for the campaign, and he sheathed his sword and withdrew.

After the Beastfolk invasion began, Qin Chuan sent Apex to the front lines and offered rewards to encourage the guild to fight without dying. The guild members set off while Qin Chuan stayed behind to handle another matter, and Season Star hurried away when he mentioned having blueprints.

• Qin Chuan told Apex to seek out quests at the Beastfolk front lines and offered an Epic-grade equipment set to the member who performed best without dying.
• Night Cherry Tangle, Season Star, and other guild members discussed their gear and formed teams, while Evergreen and Sword Master in the Snow joined Tiga Lingyu’s group.
• Qin Chuan added rewards for second and third place and promised something to every participant who survived the event, prompting Apex to head to the front lines.
• Season Star told Qin Chuan that she had upgraded her Destroyer to Epic grade using an Epic-grade Flame Lord’s core and mechanical blueprints.
• Qin Chuan hinted that he had new blueprints for Season Star, but she pretended not to hear and hurried to the Teleportation Array.

Qin Chuan brought Kamael the rare materials needed to repair Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Kamael restored the weapon to its preliminary form. After the repair, Qin Chuan received the upgraded artifact and its powerful abilities.

• Qin Chuan found Kamael at the Black Market and showed him a large supply of Eternal Adamant and Arcane Evil Steel.
• Kamael refused Qin Chuan’s offer of materials for himself because his forge was booked years ahead, but promised a letter of introduction to a dwarf in Hundredfold Forge City.
• Qin Chuan gave Kamael Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Kamael and his brothers began fusing the rare materials and repairing the blade.
• Kamael tested the restored Moment of Utmost Darkness by piercing the hardened hide of a Legend-grade Hydra.
• Qin Chuan examined Moment of Utmost Darkness and saw that it had become a Demigod Artifact with greatly increased power and new abilities.

Qin Chuan received the partially repaired Moment of Utmost Darkness and arranged for Kamael to forge Dark Gold equipment sets from stored materials. As Qin Chuan prepared to leave for the Beastfolk conflict, Kamael offered a way to enhance the Divine Artifact further.

• Qin Chuan examined Moment of Utmost Darkness’s Demigod Artifact abilities and concluded that its full power required the missing Divine Bone core material.
• Qin Chuan thanked Kamael, who said repairing the weapon had fulfilled a lifelong wish, and Qin Chuan encouraged him to restore it completely someday.
• Qin Chuan asked Kamael to forge equipment from the Hydra and shark materials, then chose to have around a hundred Dark Gold sets made from Eternal Adamant and Arcane Evil Steel instead.
• Kamael repeated a hometown saying he had learned from a mysterious traveler, prompting Qin Chuan to wonder whether players had reached Apocalypse a century earlier.
• Qin Chuan decided to visit the Dwarf Kingdom for clues and prepared to leave, but Kamael asked whether he wanted to enhance Moment of Utmost Darkness after mentioning the Beastfolk invasion.

Qin Chuan rejected Kamael’s suggestion that he hunt a Beast God for Divine Bone and flew north to watch the Beastfolk invasion, where Apex’s members and Song Ling made a powerful impact on the battlefield. The Beast God Cult shamans recognized several of the fighters and ordered the Beastfolk to intensify their attack.

• Kamael suggested that Qin Chuan obtain Divine Bone by killing a Beast God, but Qin Chuan called the idea a plan to get him killed and left to consider other options.
• Qin Chuan summoned the Shadow Demon Dragon and flew north to witness the Beastfolk’s full-scale invasion, expecting they might be seeking the Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, and Tiga Lingyu chose positions for Apex’s fighters, who attacked the Beastfolk while helping newcomers gain experience.
• Season Star’s Destroyer and Night Cherry Tangle’s Flame Dragon devastated the Beastfolk, while Tiga Lingyu held a bottleneck and Ultimate Is Fun attacked from behind her.
• Song Ling froze and killed groups of Beastfolk, including two Dark Gold Tier bosses, with powerful ice magic that impressed and envied Apex’s mages.
• The Beast God Cult shamans recognized the Mechanist, the Flame Dragon Knight, and Song Ling’s familiar ice power, then ordered the Beastfolk to increase their offensive.

Qin Chuan joined the battle against the Beastfolk to gain experience while the Beastfolk leaders plotted to reclaim their lost Divine Artifact and target him. The Hand of the Dead revealed a Holy Grail that could summon the Death Bringer to trap Qin Chuan.

• Qin Chuan spotted his guildmates fighting and rode the Shadow Demon Dragon away to battle elsewhere and level up.
• Qin Chuan sent Scripps to attack the Beastfolk, and it slaughtered their ground troops before fighting off the Winged Race and flying beasts.
• The human commander learned that reinforcements had not arrived but ordered soldiers to strengthen the defenses as the Beastfolk assault faltered.
• The Beastfolk leaders discussed reclaiming their Divine Artifact, which they learned was held by Qin Chuan, and considered using God's Chosen against him.
• The Beastfolk leaders pressured the Hand of the Dead to prove its usefulness, and a surviving member offered the cult leader's Holy Grail to summon the Death Bringer and trap Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan hid as the Beastfolk and Church forces clashed, while Hand of the Dead prepared the Holy Grail to target him. The Beast God revealed Qin Chuan’s location, and Death Bringer appeared just as Qin Chuan greeted him.

• Qin Chuan slaughtered Beastfolk and gained two levels before their main force arrived with a God's Chosen.
• The Church sent its Divine Statue to confront the Beastfolk God's Chosen, and Qin Chuan recalled the Shadow Demon Dragon and vanished using Shadow Stealth.
• Hand of the Dead charged the Holy Grail but could not find Qin Chuan, so the Beast God Cult shaman asked the Beast God for guidance.
• The Beast God revealed Qin Chuan with a red pillar of light, and Hand of the Dead summoned Death Bringer and asked him to bind the Otherworlder.
• Qin Chuan emerged in the light and greeted Death Bringer.

Qin Chuan was trapped by the Beast God's red light and the Death Bringer's chains while humans and Beastfolk fought over the area around him. Rakshasa One-Slash prepared to seize Qin Chuan's Divine Artifact, but was stunned when Qin Chuan's level rose from 80 to 81 despite his confinement.

• The Hand of the Dead asked the Death Bringer to restrain Qin Chuan, and It bound him with black-mist chains before vanishing.
• The Beastfolk charged Qin Chuan while the Church sent troops to stop them, and their forces clashed around the red pillar of light.
• Qin Chuan realized the pillar and chains protected him from attacks, though he feared what would happen after the battle ended.
• Rakshasa One-Slash and Rakshasa Madblood spotted Qin Chuan trapped and planned to seize his Divine Artifact if he was killed.
• Rakshasa Madblood noticed Qin Chuan's level was still rising, and Rakshasa One-Slash watched it change from 80 to 81.