Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan fooled the Beastfolk God's Chosen into trapping a doppelgänger while he disguised himself and leveled up by attacking both sides of the battle. His level kept rising, but he still needed to find a way to protect Moment of Utmost Darkness before the conflict ended.

• Rakshasa One-Slash discovered that Night Roaming God was leveling up inside the red pillar and wondered whether he was receiving shared experience or using cheats.
• Qin Chuan told Apex not to rescue him, and Song Ling realized that he might not be the one trapped inside the pillar.
• Qin Chuan explained that Trickster Doppelgänger had taken his appearance while he disguised himself and left Moment of Utmost Darkness with the doppelgänger.
• Apex withdrew from the battle, while Qin Chuan changed into Templar Knights and Beastfolk to attack both sides and gain experience.
• Qin Chuan rose from level eighty to eighty-two, and players watching the battle began accusing him of cheating.

Qin Chuan used his Trickster Doppelgänger to keep the Beastfolk and Church fighting over a false Divine Artifact while he infiltrated the Hand of the Dead's camp. He destroyed the organization and reached level 90 as the war continued to escalate.

• The Beastfolk and Church continued battling around the pillar of light, while Qin Chuan secretly gained levels by defeating Beastfolk at the edges of the fighting.
• Dragon Soaring World and other players wondered how Night Roaming God was leveling so quickly, while Light Snow urged the Dragon Soaring Dynasty to focus on earning military supply points.
• The Beastfolk sent out a second God's Chosen, and the Church activated more statues, shifting the war's focus to their clash.
• Qin Chuan disguised himself as a Hand of the Dead member, infiltrated the Beastfolk rear, and killed members who discovered his identity.
• After finding no worthwhile treasures, Qin Chuan left a gift that destroyed the Hand of the Dead's camp, and a shaman set aside the loss as the Beastfolk advanced.
• Players saw Night Roaming God reach level 90 on the Level Rankings.

After reaching level ninety, Qin Chuan equipped the partially repaired Moment of Utmost Darkness despite Apocalypse’s warnings and used it to break the Church’s sealing pillar. He slaughtered the Beastfolk’s God’s Chosen and the Church’s divine statues before either army could fully engage, then absorbed their spheres of Divinity and raised his Divine Damage Conversion Rate to 66%.

• Qin Chuan reached level ninety, withdrew into the pillar of light, and equipped Moment of Utmost Darkness despite warnings that it could shatter the boundaries of time and space.
• Qin Chuan swung Moment of Utmost Darkness and broke the sealing pillar as the Beastfolk’s God's Chosen and the Church’s divine statues rushed toward him.
• The Beast God Cult shaman ordered the Beastfolk troops to charge, while the Church urged the human kingdoms’ armies to counterattack.
• Qin Chuan used Moment of Utmost Darkness to rapidly slash and kill the Lion Race God's Chosen, then wiped out the other Beastfolk God's Chosen and the Church’s divine statues.
• Qin Chuan collected and absorbed several complete spheres of Divinity, increasing his Divine Damage Conversion Rate to 66%.

Qin Chuan wiped out the Beastfolk God's Chosen and the human Church's divine statues, then heard gods discussing a breach that could bring the Divine Descent Phase forward. He chose to keep restoring Moment of Utmost Darkness, but the gods began sending power into Apocalypse World and new God's Chosen appeared to attack him.

• Qin Chuan slaughtered the Beastfolk God's Chosen and destroyed the human Church's divine statues, leaving both armies shocked.
• The Beastfolk shamans sounded their horns, and the Beastfolk launched a final assault as the human allied army struggled to hold its defensive line.
• Qin Chuan heard gods reveal that the boundary had broken and that their descent might be accelerated, then decided to continue restoring Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Cracks opened across the sky as huge hands tried to widen them, and pillars of light descended throughout Apocalypse World.
• More God's Chosen appeared among the Beastfolk and the Church, and a god ordered them to kill Qin Chuan and reclaim the Divine Artifact.

Qin Chuan faced God's Chosen from both sides while his guild and allied players held back the Beastfolk army. He gained the upper hand by evading their attacks and ended by mocking one God's Chosen, unsettling powerful figures who aspired to become Apostles.

• Qin Chuan told Apex to hold the perimeter while he dealt with the God's Chosen, and Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle led the defense.
• Dragon Soaring World and several other guilds joined Apex to stop the Beastfolk soldiers from reaching Qin Chuan.
• Rakshasa One-Slash ordered Rakshasa Madblood to prepare to seize the Divine Artifact after Qin Chuan died, and Madblood led Rakshasa Hall into battle.
• Qin Chuan used Moment of Utmost Darkness, Shadow Leap, and Blink to evade the God's Chosen and land deadly counterattacks.
• Qin Chuan mocked a God's Chosen for demanding a direct fight, and his remark about Apostles left senior figures in the Beast God Cult and the Church questioning their standing.

Qin Chuan fought off God's Chosen as they burned their Divine Might, while officials on Blue Star watched the battle and debated how to respond if Apocalypse reached their world. The officials saw Night Roaming God and the talents gained in the game as their best hope, but disagreed over the risks of rerolling characters.

• Qin Chuan continued using consecutive teleports to evade God's Chosen and killed three more of them.
• God's Chosen began burning their Divine Might to boost their strength, forcing Qin Chuan to retreat while their attacks devastated the surrounding area.
• Beastfolk and human commanders withdrew their soldiers as the fighting killed civilians and players caught in the crossfire.
• Blue Star officials watched the battle and discussed the danger God's Chosen could pose if they appeared in a city.
• The Grand Elder argued that players' in-game abilities would transfer to reality if Apocalypse reached Blue Star, and officials discussed relying on Night Roaming God and recruiting high-talent players.
• Officials learned that deleting characters could shorten a person's lifespan, but one official insisted that rerolling should continue as a necessary sacrifice.

Qin Chuan fought God's Chosen while Dies Martin appeared and explained why he had abandoned his attack on the Eternal Palace. Dies Martin then asked Qin Chuan to use the Holy Grail to summon Death Bringer and claim the battlefield’s corpses.

• Qin Chuan targeted God's Chosen who had not yet burned their Divine Might, hoping to preserve their remaining power.
• Dies Martin suddenly appeared beside Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan angrily called him Old Ma.
• Dies Martin said he had left the Eternal Palace because using the Moment of Utmost Darkness had created a tiny crack in time and space that affected it.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin for a bone to repair the Moment of Utmost Darkness, but Dies Martin refused.
• Dies Martin revealed that he had come to ask Qin Chuan to use the Holy Grail to summon Death Bringer and collect the corpses scattered across the battlefield.

Qin Chuan summoned the Death Bringer with the Holy Grail and delayed making a wish while the Death Bringer protected him and collected souls. He finally wished to learn the starting point for breaking through to the Holy Domain.

• Qin Chuan decided to use the Holy Grail to divert souls from the Gods and ask about the path to the Holy Domain.
• Qin Chuan activated the Holy Grail on the battlefield, and the Death Bringer protected him from attacks by the God's Chosen.
• The Death Bringer warned the God's Chosen not to interfere, and they held back while waiting for the Death Bringer to leave.
• Qin Chuan spent several minutes explaining his ideas about wishes as the Death Bringer secretly collected souls.
• After a Church God's Chosen exposed the Death Bringer's soul gathering, the Death Bringer urged Qin Chuan to finish his wish.
• Qin Chuan wished to know the starting point for breaking through to the Holy Domain.

Qin Chuan obtained directions from Death Bringer on how to reach the Holy Domain, then delayed His departure with another question. After Death Bringer vanished, the God's Chosen attacked Qin Chuan, who escaped their assault and overwhelmed them with his mobility and guaranteed-hit attacks.

• Death Bringer gave Qin Chuan a parchment directing him where to go, then began to leave.
• Qin Chuan asked Death Bringer another question, and Death Bringer answered that He had just eaten before taking more souls from the battlefield.
• After Death Bringer departed, the Beastfolk God's Chosen led an attack on Qin Chuan, joined by the other God's Chosen and the soldiers and players.
• Qin Chuan used Blink and Shadow Leap to evade the barrage and counterattacked, while the God's Chosen realized his attacks always hit.
• Dies Martin remarked on Qin Chuan's ability, and Qin Chuan modestly denied its power until Dies Martin exposed his Camouflage and pointed out his grin.

Qin Chuan refused Dies Martin’s offer of borrowed power and realized the Gods were ignoring the massive battle while prioritizing something they had dropped into the world. He killed the remaining God's Chosen, and the battle ended with both armies withdrawing as Qin Chuan reached level 100.

• Dies Martin offered to lend Qin Chuan power for a seventy-thirty split, but Qin Chuan refused because he wanted to rely on the Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Qin Chuan noticed that the Gods had not intervened despite the slaughter and concluded they were focused on recovering the things they had sent down.
• Qin Chuan attacked the God's Chosen who had ignited their Divine Fire, killing them one by one and refining their Divinity Shards.
• The Beastfolk and human armies sounded retreat horns as their bishops and commanders regrouped, while the remaining God's Chosen stayed to fight Qin Chuan.
• Qin Chuan killed the last God's Chosen, gained a total Divine Damage Conversion Rate of 91%, and reached level 100, triggering a prompt to complete his fourth class advancement.

After the Beastfolk invasion was repelled, new Apostles arrived on both sides with orders to build Baptism Altars for the gods’ descent. Qin Chuan anticipated the next battle and realized that Dies Martin’s warning might concern Divine Descent.

• The Beastfolk retreated after losing the battle and many God's Chosen, while the Beast God ordered its followers to prepare for another battle.
• The Beast God Cult learned that the Hand of the Dead's camp had been destroyed in an explosion, then received Apostles who announced the gods’ plan to descend.
• The Beast God confirmed the Apostles’ orders, and the Beast God Cult began building Baptism Altars and retrieving the gods’ gifts.
• Apostles brought the same orders to the human Church, and both sides began building altars during a temporary truce.
• Qin Chuan mocked Dies Martin for misjudging the battle, but became wary when Dies Martin offered to save his life in exchange for Moment of Utmost Darkness.
• Qin Chuan suspected that Divine Descent was the danger Dies Martin had foreseen.

Qin Chuan concluded that the Gods were preparing to descend upon Apocalypse through God Children, and he resolved to strengthen himself before they appeared. He asked Tiga Lingyu to monitor suspicious disappearances and activity among the higher-ups as the failed Beastfolk invasion gave way to a temporary calm.

• Qin Chuan inferred that the Gods would descend through God Children rather than their true bodies, and he planned to grow stronger before they appeared.
• Dies Martin said the Gods’ arrival was inevitable and that the Moment of Utmost Darkness had made it easier for them to enter Apocalypse.
• Qin Chuan anticipated renewed conflict between humans and Beastfolk after the brief lull and considered how to respond if the Gods reached Blue Star.
• Qin Chuan asked Tiga Lingyu to watch for sudden increases in missing homeless people at home and abroad.
• Qin Chuan asked Tiga Lingyu about unusual activity among the higher-ups, and she teased him for promising only half a set of Epic-grade equipment.

Qin Chuan returned to Beli City to begin his class advancement and accepted a dangerous Unique-Tier quest from Idith. The quest required him to travel to the Eternal Night Continent.

• Qin Chuan told Tiga Lingyu to pause the guild battle and promised to deliver the Epic Equipment later.
• Dragon Soaring World and others asked Qin Chuan how to obtain a Divine Artifact, and he said his own acquisition had been a matter of luck.
• Rakshasa Madblood inflated the equipment-loss report, and Rakshasa One-Slash approved full reimbursement while planning to return to the Eternal Palace.
• Qin Chuan went to the Black Market and asked Idith for his class advancement quest.
• Idith offered Qin Chuan a legendary advancement quest that could permanently cripple him if he failed, and he accepted it.
• Apocalypse announced that Qin Chuan's Unique-Tier Class Advancement Quest required him to travel to the Eternal Night Continent.

Qin Chuan learned that his Unique-Tier Class Advancement Quest required him to reach the hidden Eternal Night Continent, and Idith revealed that her mentor had left behind a teleportation rune. Idith’s stories suggested her mentor belonged to the Night Ladies, leaving Qin Chuan poised to learn more as she produced the rune.

• Qin Chuan asked Idith about the quest scroll’s origins and learned it had been passed down by her mentor and had reacted when he appeared.
• Qin Chuan reasoned that a Teleportation Rune could bypass the barrier around the Eternal Night Continent during the Moment of Utmost Darkness, and Idith’s reaction confirmed his suspicion.
• Idith recounted how her mentor had rescued her as a child and later took her on adventures, killing multiple Apostles and fighting the Undead Legion.
• Idith said her mentor had called herself one of the least accomplished Night Ladies, and Qin Chuan concluded that she might have belonged to a surviving line of Alesha’s followers.
• As Qin Chuan focused on reaching the Eternal Night Continent, Idith took out an ancient stone rune.

Qin Chuan obtained a Teleportation Rune to the Eternal Night Continent from Idith and upgraded several skills to Holy Domain level before setting out. After discovering that Empty Hand Technique could steal from targets, he realized God Child might be the kind of enemy durable enough to make the trait useful.

• Idith gave Qin Chuan a Teleportation Rune and asked him to greet her mentor if he met them.
• Qin Chuan used the rune to unlock Secret Teleport: Eternal Night Continent, then returned to his shop to prepare before traveling.
• Qin Chuan evolved Shadow Stealth, Shadow Flying Dagger, Corrosive Rain, Blink, Shadow Prism, and Shadow Leap to Holy Domain level.
• Qin Chuan upgraded Empty Hand Technique to Holy Domain and considered how its theft effect might work against God Child.

Qin Chuan evolved several skills to Holy Domain quality, gaining stronger attacks, improved fortune and deception detection, and the ability to reforge equipment. He also upgraded Poison Blood Plague, whose poison now spreads among nearby enemies and persists until its victims die.

• Qin Chuan evolved Focused Sniper, enabling him to charge while moving and store two fully charged attacks for instant use.
• Qin Chuan evolved Fate of Darkness and False Words, gaining favor from fate and the ability to recognize lies.
• Qin Chuan evolved Shadow Reforge, reducing its cooldown to two days and allowing him to upgrade equipment to Holy Domain quality without extra cost.
• Qin Chuan evolved Poison Blood Plague, increasing its spread and damage, weakening poisoned enemies, and making its effects continue until they die.

Qin Chuan evolved his remaining Shadow Assassin and Trickster skills to Holy Domain, gaining powerful control, disguise, and deception abilities. He was left pondering whether Swand was truly dead as he prepared to consider his final Trickster skill.

• Qin Chuan evolved Shadow Prison Kill, making its Void Sphere cage last until destroyed.
• Qin Chuan evolved False Face so it could stack up to three layers, renew itself when exposed, and conceal his true appearance.
• Qin Chuan evolved Camouflage so it could store five identities and summon them to fight according to how real they were.
• Qin Chuan evolved Confusion so affected enemies would attack allies, see him as an ally, and lose their senses across an area.
• Qin Chuan reflected on being unable to advance his level-one-hundred Trickster without a mentor, then evolved Feign Death to leave a realistic camouflaged shell behind.
• Qin Chuan wondered whether Swand was truly dead as he considered how Trickster skills made the fake indistinguishable from the real.

Qin Chuan evolved Trickster Doppelgänger into Node Avatar and connected it to his traces across different eras, then prepared for his journey to Eternal Night Continent by upgrading his equipment. He left the promised guild reward undecided after his members failed to agree on a candidate.

• Qin Chuan evolved Trickster Doppelgänger into the unique skill Node Avatar and realized his avatars might have traveled through time, teaching Alesha Shadow Power ten thousand years ago and appearing a century ago.
• Qin Chuan suspected Moment of Utmost Darkness had caused the time-and-space anomalies and planned to head to Eternal Night Continent for his fourth class advancement and Holy Domain breakthrough.
• Qin Chuan preserved his Brutality and Plunder weapon set, reforged a level 100 Legendary Tier dagger into the Holy Domain weapon Night of No Light, and upgraded his Death Shadow Suit to level 100.
• Qin Chuan asked his guild to choose who should receive the equipment reward he had promised after the Beastfolk invasion, but the members could not decide and Oblivion jokingly proposed giving a set to everyone.

Qin Chuan equipped Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle with Epic-grade sets, then left Beli City to advance his class in the Eternal Night Continent. He arrived in the unexplored region, discovered two members of the Night Watcher investigating abnormal energy, and remained hidden as they headed back.

• Qin Chuan decided to split an eight-piece equipment set between Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle, reserving the remaining pieces for members who performed well.
• Qin Chuan forged level fifty Epic-grade sets for Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle, choosing affixes suited to their roles.
• Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle thanked Qin Chuan and posted their equipment in the guild, drawing envy from the other members.
• Qin Chuan left guild affairs with Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle, then used Rune Teleportation to travel to the Eternal Night Continent.
• Qin Chuan observed a level 35 man and a level 20 young man from the Night Watcher searching for an Aberrant Beast, and stayed hidden as they returned without finding clues.

Qin Chuan followed two Night Watchers to learn about the Eternal Night Continent and discovered that their Aberrant Beasts were Black Death monsters. After disguising himself and rescuing the Night Watchers, he waited for the combatants to arrive so he could see whether their Dark Night Blessing used Shadow Power.

• Qin Chuan followed Hans and a young Night Watcher, learning that only combatants with Dark Night Blessing could completely destroy Aberrant Beasts.
• Qin Chuan sensed Black Death approaching, and Hans recognized the danger just before an Aberrant Beast attacked and injured him.
• Qin Chuan disguised himself, kicked an Aberrant Beast away, and rescued the young Night Watcher without revealing his strength.
• Hans fired a signal flare, and Qin Chuan helped the two Night Watchers hold off the Aberrant Beasts while they waited for reinforcements.
• Hans spotted a red light approaching and announced that the combatants had arrived.