Chapter Summaries

With Qin Chuan secretly empowering Erna and the Night Watchers, they fought back against the invading God's Chosen, while Bruno arrived to aid them with power from Dies Martin. Just as the battle began to turn in their favor, more enemy God's Chosen arrived as reinforcements.

• Qin Chuan boosted Erna and the Night Watchers with Shadow's Blessing, and they charged the invading God's Chosen to defend their homeland.
• Qin Chuan secretly added Grief Strike to Erna's attack, allowing her to kill one God's Chosen, and Erna urged her allies to keep fighting.
• Bruno arrived after contracting with Dies Martin, and the opposing God's Chosen divided their forces to face him and the Night Watchers.
• Qin Chuan told Erna and the others to work with Bruno, whose powers of Confusion and Deception helped them gain the upper hand.
• More God's Chosen arrived as reinforcements, threatening the Night Watchers' advantage.

As reinforcements overwhelmed Erna and the Night Watchers, Qin Chuan used the bodies of fallen God's Chosen to reforge Dark Night Blessing. The new formation elevated a Night Watcher to Apostle Tier, giving Qin Chuan stronger allies as the battle continued.

• Erna and the others fought off growing numbers of God's Chosen and Apostles, while the Night Watchers struggled to hold the line against Aberrant Beasts.
• Qin Chuan ordered Hans to retrieve the shells of slain God's Chosen so he could reforge Dark Night Blessing, and Hans brought back several bodies.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Reforge to absorb the bodies into Dark Night Blessing and summoned promising combatants to serve as candidates for its power.
• Qin Chuan quietly used Grief Strike to kill an opposing God's Chosen, and Bruno recognized Shadow's strength and resolved to keep their relationship intact.
• A Night Watcher emerged from the reforged formation as an Apostle, thrilled by his new power and determined to obey Shadow in service of the Night Lady.

Qin Chuan used the Dark Night Blessing formation to turn fallen Church warriors into new Apostles and elevate Lola to God's Chosen. When the Church's God Children entered the battle, Qin Chuan faced them alone and challenged them with the Node Avatar's Revolver.

• Qin Chuan ordered Erna to attack the Church's God's Chosen, secretly helping her from within her shadow as several enemies fell.
• Qin Chuan used the corpses to elevate six Apostles and chose Lola as the Night Watchers' second God's Chosen.
• The Church's God Children entered the battlefield, and Qin Chuan told Erna, Lola, and the other Apostles to retreat and defend.
• Qin Chuan rose to confront ten God Children and drew the Revolver left by the Node Avatar, claiming it could kill gods.
• The God Child of the God of the Sky challenged Qin Chuan's threat, betting that the Revolver had no bullets.

Qin Chuan faced more than fifty God Children with a Godslaying Revolver while he and Dies Martin prepared a short window to sever their connection to the gods. The God Children chose to attack despite the risk, and Qin Chuan signaled Dies Martin to begin.

• Qin Chuan warned Nadellio that the Revolver could kill him, and the other God Children retreated after learning it had only two bullets.
• A God Child revealed that the Revolver possessed Godslaying Power, prompting Nadellio to flee back to the group.
• Qin Chuan's shadow asked Dies Martin how long he could block the God Children's connection to their gods, and Dies Martin said he could manage fifteen seconds on the Eternal Night Continent.
• Qin Chuan and Dies Martin agreed on an attack signal while Qin Chuan planned around a ten-second window and considered extracting more benefits before killing the God Children.
• The God Children agreed to attack, accepting the risk of being shot, and Qin Chuan shouted, "Old Ma, shut the door!"

Qin Chuan trapped more than fifty God Children in Dies Martin’s barrier and repeatedly attacked them to steal fragments of their Laws and Divinity. The God Children’s pleas failed to sway him, and he continued treating the gathering as an extraordinary chance to harvest their powers.

• Dies Martin’s demonic-energy barrier cut Qin Chuan and the God Children off from the outside world, leaving them unable to reach their true bodies or escape.
• The God Children realized Qin Chuan was stealing their Laws, while Nadellio tried to flee and lost portions of his Law power to Qin Chuan’s attacks.
• Nadellio denounced Qin Chuan, and the God Children urged him to stop and promised they would not retaliate if he released them.
• Qin Chuan ignored their promises, lowered his Attack Power to avoid killing them, and kept attacking in attempts to trigger Empty Hand Technique.
• Qin Chuan obtained Sky Law Fragment, Divinity Shard, and Earth Law Fragment, and viewed the trapped God Children as a bumper harvest.

Qin Chuan saved his Revolver bullets while stealing laws and equipment from the trapped God Children. As the God Children turned on one another inside Dies Martin’s barrier, Qin Chuan stole a Demigod Artifact and continued looting them.

• Qin Chuan considered the Revolver’s threat to Gods and decided to save both bullets for enemies.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin if he could sense the God of Light, but Dies Martin said the barrier was putting him under pressure.
• Qin Chuan used Infinite Displacement to strike the God Children and steal small portions of their laws.
• The God Children’s cramped confinement and Dies Martin’s Deception fueled arguments and fighting between rival factions.
• Qin Chuan dodged the infighting, stole Holy Domain equipment from the God Children, and obtained the Sky Dancing Wings Demigod Artifact.

Qin Chuan used the stolen Sky Dancing Wings to speed up his theft of equipment and Law Fragments from the God Children, then began killing them with the Moment of Utmost Darkness. As the God Children struggled to fight back, Nadellio realized Dies Martin had disrupted their senses, but Dies Martin said they had noticed too late.

• Nadellio demanded that Qin Chuan return the Sky Dancing Wings, but Qin Chuan equipped them and gained a massive boost to his movement and attack speed.
• Qin Chuan continued stealing equipment and Law Fragments from the God Children, including the Beast God faction's Tiger King Fierce Claws.
• After nearly ten seconds had passed since Dies Martin activated the barrier, Qin Chuan equipped the Moment of Utmost Darkness and began killing the God Children with attacks that ignored Divine Defense.
• Nadellio realized Dies Martin had disrupted the God Children's senses, and Dies Martin confirmed it was too late for them to respond.

Qin Chuan used his stolen Law Fragments, the shadow, and the Sky Dancing Wings to slaughter the God Children while Dies Martin's suppression held. With the agreed fifteen seconds nearly over, Qin Chuan activated Bullet Time and began the final harvest, leaving Nadellio as his last target.

• Qin Chuan found dozens of new Laws in his panel but no Light Law, which deepened his suspicion of the God of Light's plans.
• Qin Chuan ignored the God Children's confidence in close combat and relied on his shadow to attack them from range.
• The shadow killed several God Children, while Qin Chuan used his skills to kill more than a dozen as their numbers dwindled.
• Dies Martin warned Qin Chuan that he could not hold the suppression much longer, and Qin Chuan sped up as the fifteen-second limit approached.
• Qin Chuan activated Bullet Time and overwhelmed the God Children with his speed, while Nadellio's companions blamed him for bringing the Sky Dancing Wings.
• Qin Chuan killed the complaining God Child and told Nadellio he was a good one, then continued saving Nadellio for last as Nadellio worried about the gods' reaction.

Qin Chuan summoned the Death Bringers to claim the souls of the slain God Children, provoking the Gods into attacking them. As the Gods’ assault threatened to break the Eternal Night Continent’s barrier, Apocalypse announced emergency maintenance.

• Qin Chuan and Dies Martin watched as the Gods’ Divine Sense flooded the sky after the God Children were wiped out.
• Qin Chuan called the Death Bringers, who began extracting and devouring the God Children’s souls despite the Gods’ threats.
• The Gods attacked the Death Bringers, and Qin Chuan told Erna and Lola to lead the Night Watchers back to headquarters.
• Dies Martin helped the Death Bringers hold their defensive line as the barrier began to fail and the God of the Sky vowed to kill Qin Chuan.
• Apocalypse announced that the game would undergo a version update in one minute.

As Apocalypse began a major update, Qin Chuan was locked out before he could retrieve Dies Martin's Soul Contracts, while the Night Watchers braced for the Gods' assault. After logging out, Qin Chuan reviewed the update notice and learned from Tiga Lingyu that more than two hundred people had disappeared in the past two days, suggesting secret organizations were already active.

• Apocalypse announced a major update, interrupting Qin Chuan's plans, and Dies Martin assured him that his own situation was under control.
• Erna, Lola, and the other Apostles used the Dark Night Blessing Array to shield Night Watcher Headquarters from the Gods' attack.
• Players speculated about the cause of the update on the forums, while Tiga Lingyu sent Qin Chuan her findings about the disappearance incidents.
• After logging out, Qin Chuan considered the consequences of the God Children's deaths and their missing Law Fragments, then opened Apocalypse's update summary.
• Qin Chuan read Tiga Lingyu's report of over two hundred disappearances, mostly of homeless people overseas, and suspected secret organizations were behind them.

Qin Chuan connected the growing influence of Apocalypse to real-world disappearances and reviewed the game’s sweeping update. An anonymous message hinted that the Soul Contract was hidden in the real world, and Qin Chuan found parchment inside his game pod.

• Qin Chuan linked the missing homeless people and the Divine Descent Ritual to Apocalypse’s expanding influence on reality.
• Qin Chuan read the 2.0 update notes, which announced a twelve-hour update, the Eternal Night Continent, the Night Watcher faction, and new Holy Domain and divine favor content.
• Qin Chuan warned Season Star and other contacts to be cautious amid rising overseas violence, but refused an offline meeting with new National Team members.
• An unknown sender told Qin Chuan that the Soul Contract was far away yet right before his eyes.
• Qin Chuan reasoned that the Soul Contract could be hidden in the real world and found several sheets of parchment inside his game pod.

Qin Chuan examined the Soul Contracts that had appeared in his gaming pod and decided not to use them to control Dies Martin and the Death Bringers. While Apocalypse remained offline for its twelve-hour update, players complained on the forum and powerful groups investigated the disappearance of homeless people.

• Qin Chuan connected the Soul Contracts’ arrival to Shadow Power and suspected the anonymous forum message was sent by someone from The Returnless.
• Qin Chuan read the Divine Script and learned that the contracts bound people’s souls to death, turning them into powerful vessels with limited freedom.
• Qin Chuan decided to wait until the update ended before consulting Old Ma, rather than threaten the Death Bringers or risk destroying the contracts.
• Qin Chuan watched players complain about Apocalypse’s shutdown as moving pillars of light marked their restless activity.
• Secret organizations investigated the mass disappearance of homeless people, which had also drawn Night Roaming God’s attention.

While waiting for Apocalypse’s update to finish, Qin Chuan considered the Gods’ likely next moves and wondered why the God of Light had stayed mostly silent. After logging in, he confirmed the Night Watchers and Dies Martin had survived the fighting, then told Dies Martin he had found his Soul Contract.

• Qin Chuan reasoned that the Church would struggle to pursue him while preparing for the opening of Eternal Night Continent, and wondered why the God of Light had not intervened more directly.
• Qin Chuan waited through the delayed update as players around the world complained, then logged in as soon as Apocalypse reopened.
• Qin Chuan found himself near Night Watcher Headquarters and sensed that Erna, Lola, Hans, and the other Apostles were safe.
• Qin Chuan called Dies Martin, who complained that the Gods had attacked the Abyss and left its Demon Kings and Demon Gods badly hurt.
• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that Death Bringer and their group were fine, and Qin Chuan revealed that he had found Dies Martin’s Soul Contract.

Qin Chuan took custody of Dies Martin and Death Bringer’s Soul Contracts in exchange for a Divinity Crystal advance, then reunited with Erna, Lola, Bruno, and the Night Watcher after the battle. As the group prepared for a rare pause in the fighting and planned to connect the continents, Qin Chuan explained that the outsiders were backed by the Church.

• Qin Chuan agreed to keep Dies Martin and Death Bringer’s Soul Contracts for a fee, and Dies Martin gave him a huge mass of Divinity Crystal as an advance.
• Dies Martin revealed he had profited by luring the Gods into the Abyss and weakening the Divine Kingdoms, then abruptly ended the conversation when Qin Chuan demanded more payment.
• Qin Chuan sensed Erna, Lola, and Bruno approaching and concluded that Dies Martin had likely recruited Bruno as a Spokesperson.
• Erna and Lola reported that Dark Night Blessing had protected the Night Watcher Headquarters and that the Aberrant Beasts had disappeared from the surrounding area.
• Qin Chuan told the Night Watcher to focus on post-battle recovery, remain alert for Aberrant Beasts, and prepare to open a Teleportation Array between Eternal Night Continent and Apocalypse Continent.
• Bruno asked about the outsiders from the battle, and Qin Chuan confirmed that the Church backed them and that Night Lady had brought her followers to Eternal Night Continent to avoid war with the Church.

Qin Chuan helped the Night Watcher prepare for the Church’s arrival and started a quest to connect the Eternal Night Continent to the rest of Apex. After reforging Tiger King Fierce Claws into Night of No Light, he learned Tiger God wanted to buy the claws back.

• Bruno and the Night Watcher members vowed to fight the Church, while Qin Chuan said both enemies and allies would come to the Eternal Night Continent.
• The Night Watcher held a meeting to activate the Teleportation Array, and Apocalypse issued a quest to gather materials for it.
• Qin Chuan invited guild members to join the quest and warned them that raising Night Watcher reputation would make the Main City Church hostile toward them.
• Qin Chuan decided to reforge Tiger King Fierce Claws into Night of No Light, then received Dies Martin’s message that Tiger God wanted to buy the claws back.

Qin Chuan rejected the Tiger God’s attempt to redeem the Tiger King Fierce Claws and improved his gear after Shadow Reforge. After Apex members gathered the required materials and selected four participants for a mission, Qin Chuan told Lola about the situation, leaving her worried about the Night Watcher’s future.

• Qin Chuan told Dies Martin that he could not restore the Tiger King Fierce Claws, and Dies Martin realized Qin Chuan had taken the artifact from the Tiger Race’s God Child.
• Dies Martin explained that the Tiger King Fierce Claws held part of the Tiger God’s Origin Essence, while Qin Chuan examined the upgraded Night of No Light.
• Qin Chuan upgraded Shadow Strike to Holy Domain rank and reforged equipment to raise the Death Shadow Suit to Holy Domain rank.
• Apex members completed the participant lottery and gathered the mission materials, selecting Season Star, Sword Master in the Snow, Mirror, and Rainforest Love.
• Qin Chuan told the selected members to meet in Beli City, then informed Lola, who worried about the challenges facing the Night Watcher once the Teleportation Array connected the continents.

Qin Chuan chose sites for Teleportation Arrays on the Eternal Night Continent and the Apocalypse Continent, then helped establish them with the Night Watchers and Apex members. The arrays were completed, the quest rewarded the group with Legend-grade items, and Qin Chuan noted that everyone had received a skill book despite the odds.

• Qin Chuan persuaded Bruno and Lola to place the Eternal Night Continent teleportation point at the Bruno Branch, then chose his Black Market shop for the Apocalypse Continent point.
• Qin Chuan and Lola arranged for Erna and Hans to return with Bruno to guard the branch and its future Teleportation Array.
• Bruno welcomed Erna and Hans back to the branch, where the teleportation point was set outside and plans began for a plaza, strongholds, and a city.
• Qin Chuan returned to Beli City and worked with Season Star and the others to assemble the Black Market array, then took half the materials to Bruno for the other array.
• The Teleportation Arrays were completed, granting the group two Legend-grade equipment pieces and a Legend-grade skill book; Qin Chuan observed that everyone had received a skill book despite the fifty-percent chance.

After opening the Teleportation Array to the Eternal Night Continent, Qin Chuan brought Season Star’s group there to take missions and help defend it. He pressured Bruno over two missing Night Watchers, then scouts warned that Aberrant Beasts were approaching.

• Qin Chuan restricted the Teleportation Array to Apex Guild members and let guild members decide whether to stay behind or explore the Eternal Night Continent.
• Season Star led an exploration team through the array, where Bruno assigned them a mission to gather stone and build defenses around it.
• Season Star used Destroyer to blast rocks from a hill, and Qin Chuan explained the Mechanist’s technology to Bruno.
• Qin Chuan asked Bruno about two missing Night Watchers and hinted that Dies Martin had acquired two new collectibles, then threatened to keep Bruno’s secret over him.
• Bruno handed Season Star’s group more missions as they built the defenses, but scouts reported that Aberrant Beasts were coming.

Qin Chuan let the Apex members fight the seemingly unkillable Aberrant Beasts so they could learn how dangerous the monsters were. After Shadow’s Blessing enabled them to defeat the beasts, he secured Bruno’s letter of introduction so they could seek Dark Night Blessing from Night Watcher headquarters.

• Season Star and the Apex members charged the Aberrant Beasts while Qin Chuan stopped Erna and Hans from intervening so his teammates could experience the fight.
• The Apex members defeated the beasts temporarily but discovered that they kept reviving, and Qin Chuan explained that only special methods could kill them permanently.
• Qin Chuan described the Night Watchers’ Dark Night Blessing and told Season Star the newcomers needed to earn reputation before receiving it.
• Qin Chuan gave the team Shadow’s Blessing, letting them destroy the Aberrant Beasts for good and drive the battle line back several hundred meters.
• Qin Chuan asked Bruno for a letter of introduction to headquarters, and Erna questioned why he did not use his relationship with Lola to obtain the blessing directly.

Qin Chuan opened the Teleportation Array to Eternal Night Continent for trusted guilds, collecting admission fees to fund the Night Watchers' expansion. As hundreds of players arrived eager for quests, Bruno found himself overwhelmed by the crowd.

• Qin Chuan left Season Star and the others to keep building fortifications while he returned to Beli City to meet trusted guild leaders.
• Qin Chuan offered access to the Teleportation Array for a fee and warned the guild leaders that Night Watcher reputation was hostile to the Main City Church.
• Dragon Soaring World reserved a thousand slots, and the other guild leaders reserved at least a hundred each as Qin Chuan collected the fees.
• Qin Chuan shared the admission-fee dividends with Season Star, Mirror, and the others, delighting them and encouraging them to keep working.
• The guild leaders sent their pioneering teams to Eternal Night Continent, and Qin Chuan warned Bruno that more players were coming.
• Hundreds of players appeared at the Teleportation Array and swarmed Bruno for quests after noticing his [Branch Leader] title.