Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan brought Yada Yada to the Tanaan Jungle, intending for him to claim the Tiger God's Inheritance rather than taking it himself. They found the legacy after Scripps defeated a huge, talking wild boar, and Scripps presented Qin Chuan with a crystal from its body.

• Qin Chuan rebuked Scripps and Bone Hand for questioning his decision to bring Yada Yada, then encouraged Yada Yada to trust his potential and complete the mission.
• Qin Chuan reflected that he did not want the Tiger God's power and hoped one of his companions would inherit it, strengthening humanity with another God Tier powerhouse.
• Qin Chuan, Scripps, Bone Hand, and Yada Yada reached the Tanaan Jungle, where Qin Chuan sensed the Tiger God's Legacy nearby.
• A gigantic wild boar attacked Scripps and warned the group to leave its territory.
• Scripps mocked the boar, burned the jungle with Dragon Breath, killed it, and retrieved a crystal to show Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan discovered a black thread inside the Tiger God's Legacy crystal that his Shadow Power rejected, and concluded that the God of Light may have placed it there. Bone Hand suggested Shadow Power could remove the thread, leaving Qin Chuan to decide whether to attempt the dangerous method as Scripps accused Bone Hand of plotting against him.

• Scripps mocked Bone Hand, who explained that the boar's unstable strength came from the Tiger God's Legacy and that its energy seemed to be losing control.
• Qin Chuan examined the crystal and found a black thread inside that resembled the Black Death and caused his Shadow Power to reject it.
• Bone Hand said the thread had been added after the Legacy formed, and Qin Chuan reasoned that the God of Light was the likeliest culprit.
• Qin Chuan asked how to remove the thread, and Bone Hand said Shadow Power could do it but warned that the method was dangerous.
• Scripps accused Bone Hand of trying to endanger Qin Chuan and urged him to kill Bone Hand, who insisted he was loyal.

Qin Chuan cleared dangerous black threads from a Tiger God's Legacy crystal and helped Yada Yada rapidly complete the first stage of his inheritance quest. After guild members reported strange Aberrant Beast activity, Qin Chuan traveled to Eternal Night, where Bruno warned him that the Aberrant Beasts were about to choose a new king.

• Qin Chuan used Shadow Power to destroy the black threads inside a Tiger God's Legacy crystal, then gave the crystal to Yada Yada.
• Qin Chuan and Yada Yada found more Tiger God's Legacies, and Yada Yada completed the first stage of his quest after several hours of searching.
• Qin Chuan told Yada Yada to level up in Eternal Night, earn Night Watcher reputation, and obtain the Dark Night Blessing before continuing his inheritance quest.
• Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle reported that the Night Watchers and Bruno had issued quests to investigate unusual Aberrant Beast movements.
• Qin Chuan took Yada Yada through the Teleportation Array to Eternal Night, where Bruno warned that the Aberrant Beasts were about to choose a new king.

Qin Chuan learned that the Aberrant Beasts might be using the fallen meteor and the Tiger God's Legacy to create a new king, and he sent Night Cherry Tangle, Ultimate Technique, and Yada Yada to investigate. Afterward, he prepared to visit Night Watcher Headquarters to ask Lola for news before confronting the threat himself.

• Bruno told Qin Chuan that the Aberrant Beasts had gathered around the fallen meteor and appeared to be fighting over the birth of a new king.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the new king might be empowered by the Tiger God's Legacy and could lead the Aberrant Beasts in an attack on the Night Watchers.
• Qin Chuan ordered Night Cherry Tangle, Ultimate Technique, and Yada Yada to investigate while the other players stayed at the branch to work and build reputation.
• Qin Chuan cast Shadow's Blessing on the three investigators so they could kill any Aberrant Beasts they encountered.
• Bruno said he could not leave the branch to support Qin Chuan, who decided to visit Night Watcher Headquarters and seek news from Lola.

Qin Chuan met Lola at Night Watcher Headquarters to discuss the Aberrant Beast New King and the Night Lady’s return. After warning Lola that the Gods’ balance had shifted, he approved opening the Night Watchers to outsiders and proposed admitting them in stages.

• Qin Chuan asked Lola where the Aberrant Beast New King was, and she sensed it somewhere northwest of headquarters.
• Qin Chuan said he would search the northwest and kill the New King if he found it.
• Lola told Qin Chuan that Dark Night Revival was progressing smoothly and that the Night Lady could return within a year.
• Qin Chuan warned Lola that a fallen meteor was a Divine Gift signaling a God’s fall, and that the current peace might not last.
• Lola proposed lifting restrictions and recruiting outsiders, and Qin Chuan agreed while saying that receiving the Dark Night Blessing should not require joining the Night Watchers.
• Qin Chuan suggested introducing honorary titles first and screening recruits later.

Qin Chuan headed northwest to investigate the possible birth of the Aberrant Beast New King and found Aberrant Beasts traveling peacefully alongside Black Death Infected. Bone Hand identified their power as belonging to outsiders and recalled fighting Apocalypse, just before a Humanoid Aberrant Beast spoke to Qin Chuan.

• Qin Chuan set out northwest while Season Star's team investigated southeast and Night Cherry Tangle, Ultimate Technique, and Yada Yada explored eastward.
• Qin Chuan encountered increasingly powerful Aberrant Beasts and saw them advancing peacefully with Black Death Infected toward the Northwest Mountains.
• Qin Chuan realized that the Aberrant Beast New King was close to being born, partly because his actions had reduced the obstacles to its emergence.
• Bone Hand said the Aberrant Beasts carried an ancient outsider power that belonged neither to Eternal Night nor Apocalypse.
• Bone Hand revealed that it vaguely remembered fighting Apocalypse during Apocalypse Descent, and Qin Chuan questioned why it had never mentioned this.
• A three-meter-tall Humanoid Aberrant Beast spoke to Qin Chuan, leaving him stunned.

Qin Chuan encountered an intelligent Aberrant Beast that claimed the newly emerged king had evolved thanks to humanity, then learned that the king had absorbed the Tiger God's Legacy and gained power beyond demigods. He accepted a quest to eliminate it and headed into the mountains, where he found the tigerfolk-like king and a chance to earn a Domain Seed.

• An intelligent Aberrant Beast thanked Qin Chuan for helping its kind evolve and warned that its king would shatter everything, including the false curtain.
• Qin Chuan killed the beast and discovered its corpse concealed a Black Death Infected, raising the possibility that infected people could fuse with aberrant beasts.
• Qin Chuan decided to attack the rapidly growing Aberrant Beast New King before it became stronger and traveled into the mountains with Bone Hand.
• Qin Chuan found the Aberrant Beast New King in a basin and received a hidden quest to kill it for a Domain Seed.

Qin Chuan fought the Aberrant Beast New King, which had absorbed Tiger God's Legacy and unleashed a deadly Destruction Domain. After Qin Chuan badly wounded it with a Shadow Flying Dagger, a group of players arrived and demanded that he let the beast go.

• Qin Chuan wondered where the Aberrant Beasts from Apocalypse had gone and decided to prioritize killing the Aberrant Beast New King.
• The Aberrant Beast New King sensed Qin Chuan and attacked his hiding place, but Qin Chuan dodged its Divine Might and evaded its waves of Divine Power Arrows.
• The Aberrant Beast New King created a Destruction Domain that could kill anyone below the Holy Domain.
• Qin Chuan struck the Aberrant Beast New King with a Shadow Flying Dagger, blowing apart half of its body despite the domain.
• A group of players appeared, and their leader shouted for Qin Chuan to let go of the Aberrant Beast.

Qin Chuan discovered that Angeles and Richardson had led foreign players from the Sacred Blood Glory guild into the Aberrant Beast New King’s territory, apparently for a secret objective. After Angeles provoked him, Qin Chuan killed him and the rest of the team, then resumed attacking the Aberrant Beast New King.

• Qin Chuan recognized Richardson and identified Angeles as the leader of the foreign players, suspecting that the Illuminati had entered the game early and brought them here for a specific purpose.
• Angeles pressured Richardson to attack Qin Chuan, but Richardson argued that he could not defeat the Level 100 Night Roaming God.
• Qin Chuan suddenly appeared among the players while his shadow continued fighting the Aberrant Beast New King, startling Richardson and Angeles.
• Angeles ordered Richardson to attack, and Qin Chuan slapped Angeles into the Respawn Point.
• Richardson warned Qin Chuan about Angeles's powerful background, and Qin Chuan revealed that Angeles was connected to the Illuminati.
• Qin Chuan used Corrosive Rain to send Richardson and the other players to the Respawn Point, then resumed attacking the Aberrant Beast New King until its Health Bar was nearly empty.

After Night Roaming God defeated Richardson, Angeles revealed a backup plan to launch a National War against the Yan Country Region by breaking the regional restrictions and recruiting players from other regions. Angeles secretly intended for the Illuminati to take Richardson’s SSS-Tier Talent, while the war would help them seize control of the game.

• Richardson admitted he would not fight Night Roaming God again, and Angeles set aside their abandoned plan to subjugate the Aberrant Beast New King.
• Angeles told Richardson that their key quest could lift regional restrictions and let players from different regions communicate.
• Angeles explained that the Illuminati planned to use a National War to suppress the Yan Country Region and gain game resources, while forcing Night Roaming God to choose between fighting and helping his own players.
• Angeles said other regions had been encouraged to join the attack, reassuring Richardson that their combined numbers could overwhelm the Yan Country Region.
• Angeles privately considered how the Illuminati could take Richardson’s SSS-Tier Talent and revealed that the group intended to bring him into their camp before acting.

Qin Chuan killed the Aberrant Beast New King and claimed its rare Tiger God's Legacy loot, two Demigod Artifacts, and a Domain Seed. He activated the seed to gain the Shadow Domain, which let him control shadows and greatly strengthened himself and his allies.

• Qin Chuan stopped holding back and killed the Aberrant Beast New King, completing a hidden quest and receiving a Domain Seed.
• Qin Chuan absorbed the Tigerfolk-shaped shell and four Destruction Crystals, increasing his Divine Damage, defense, and Destruction Law.
• Qin Chuan equipped the Dominion Crown, gaining powerful attributes and dominion over lower-level Aberrant Beasts, as well as protection against Black Death and Divine Damage.
• Qin Chuan obtained and equipped the Destruction Ring, further boosting his attributes and gaining attacks that destroyed shields, inflicted Black Death, and dealt Destruction Damage.
• Qin Chuan used the Domain Seed to activate the Shadow Domain, which empowered allies, weakened enemies, and let him control and exchange places with shadows.

After killing the Aberrant Beast New King, Qin Chuan gained Shadow Domain and advanced Dark Night Revival, then considered the possibility that Angeles had unlocked access to Eternal Night for foreign players. He returned to Night Watcher Headquarters and warned Lola to prepare for strangers, describing his conflict with them as a life-or-death enmity.

• Qin Chuan examined Shadow Domain, noting that it let him control enemies' shadows and use them to block attacks or swap positions, though maintaining the domain consumed energy.
• The system reported that killing the Aberrant Beast New King advanced Dark Night Revival by 0.6%, bringing its progress to 5.7%.
• Qin Chuan suspected that Angeles had unlocked a cross-region quest, which could bring both new opportunities and an early National War.
• Qin Chuan used the Dominion Crown to command nearby aberrant beasts and ordered them to attack any humans or beastfolk who appeared in their area.
• Qin Chuan returned to Night Watcher Headquarters, where Lola confirmed the New King was dead, and he warned her to alert the branches about possible strangers.
• When Lola asked if he had a grudge against those strangers, Qin Chuan said he had a little life-or-death enmity with them.

Qin Chuan traded Holy Spirit equipment with the Night Watchers for the Fallen Saint Iron and learned that his guild had cleared the Pale Throne without him. As he considered his next steps, Dies Martin asked him for help in the Abyss, and Qin Chuan agreed to go.

• Qin Chuan stopped Lola from sending the Night Watchers on a major expedition against the outsiders and told her to have investigators report their location to him.
• Lola showed Qin Chuan the Fallen Saint Iron, and he exchanged several pieces of Holy Spirit equipment for it.
• Qin Chuan learned that Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle had led Apex and the Dragon Soaring Dynasty in clearing the Pale Throne.
• Dawn told the guild that Rakshasa One-Slash had unlocked the Deep Sea Spokesperson title and that Rakshasa Hall was pursuing a quest beneath the sea.
• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that the Sky God had ambushed him while he was still recovering, and Qin Chuan agreed to visit the Abyss and help.

Qin Chuan agreed to help Dies Martin deter the God of the Sky and other threats while the Death Bringers pursued control of the Abyss, in exchange for God's Chosen slots. After teleporting to the Abyss, he saw Templar Knights overwhelming demons and questioned whether Dies Martin's fellow Demon Gods were merely retaliating against him.

• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that the God of the Sky's Church had established an Abyssal outpost with the other churches, while other Demon Gods refused to help.
• Dies Martin revealed that he and the Death Bringers planned to seize other Demon Gods' Divine Authorities and asked Qin Chuan to deter their enemies.
• Qin Chuan agreed to help in exchange for several Deception's Chosen and Death's Chosen slots, which he planned to trade with the National Team for intelligence.
• Qin Chuan used Dies Martin's coordinates to teleport to the Abyss, where Templar Knights chased down demons while Dies Martin's phantom explained the Church's Divinity-blessed forces had the upper hand.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin whether the other Demon Gods were standing aside because Dies Martin had backstabbed them first.

Dies Martin and Death Bringer moved to seize a Demon God's Divine Authority while Qin Chuan kept God of the Sky from interfering. God of the Sky stayed hidden after Qin Chuan wiped out his Church's attackers, leaving God of War unwilling to draw the god-slaying bullet's fire.

• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that God of the Sky was watching the other Demon Gods and asked him to keep the god occupied during the coming fight.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin about the vanished shadow gods, but Dies Martin said he did not know what had happened and that Qin Chuan would have to uncover the truth himself.
• God of the Sky confronted Dies Martin, and Qin Chuan challenged him while warning that he could shoot him with the Revolver.
• God of the Sky ordered the Sky Church to attack Qin Chuan, but Qin Chuan's Shadow Flying Dagger unleashed Poison Blood Plague and wiped out the charging Templar Knights.
• Dies Martin taunted God of the Sky and used the god's reluctance to expose himself to launch an offensive with Death Bringer against the Demon Gods.
• God of War denied wanting God of the Sky's position, but God of the Sky told him to draw the enemy's fire and use up Qin Chuan's bullet; God of War fell silent.

The God of War, the God of the Sky, and the other Church gods withdrew from the Void battle, while their Churches intensified their attacks in the Abyss. Qin Chuan watched as Dies Martin and the Death Bringers began their assault on Sakaliusi, the Mother of Pain and Torment, whose defeat seemed inevitable.

• The God of War and the God of the Sky abandoned the confrontation, and the other Church gods returned to their Divine Kingdoms while ordering their Churches to press the Abyss harder.
• Dies Martin warned Qin Chuan that the gods’ withdrawal was temporary and that Qin Chuan still needed a way to replenish his bullets or find a substitute.
• The Abyss began to shake as Dies Martin and several Death Bringers attacked Sakaliusi, the Mother of Pain and Torment.
• Sakaliusi unleashed devastating soul-damaging attacks, killing a nearby Demon Lord, but she could not locate Dies Martin’s true position.
• The Death Bringers’ formation weakened Sakaliusi while Dies Martin deceived her senses, leaving her defeat and death seemingly unavoidable.

Qin Chuan watched God of Light intervene in the Abyssal battle and learned that he planned to split Sakaliusi’s soul and turn her into a puppet, threatening everyone with a powerful weapon against Qin Chuan’s Revolver. As God of Light attacked Sakaliusi, Dies Martin and Death Bringer retreated, and Qin Chuan returned to Apocalypse.

• Qin Chuan warned the other Abyssal Demon Gods not to interfere while Dies Martin and Death Bringer pushed Sakaliusi back.
• God of Light struck Dies Martin and announced that he had come to take Sakaliusi’s head.
• Dies Martin warned Qin Chuan that God of Light planned to split Sakaliusi’s soul and make her a Puppet False God, which could undermine Qin Chuan’s deterrence.
• God of Light dismissed Sakaliusi’s warning about starting a God War and unleashed a powerful attack across the Void.
• Dies Martin ordered Death Bringer to retreat and told Qin Chuan to return to Apocalypse, so Qin Chuan teleported away as God of Light’s radiance pierced Sakaliusi.

Qin Chuan agreed to help prepare for the God of Light's Puppet False God and reforged Night of No Light into a Lower Divine Artifact. He then pressed Bone Hand to explain the Apocalypse Descent from its world, though Bone Hand warned that its memories were incomplete.

• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that the God of Light had taken part of Sakaliusi's Divine Authority and planned to create a Puppet False God, while Death Bringer had absorbed the remainder.
• Qin Chuan proposed defeating the Puppet False God and giving its Divine Authority to Death Bringer; Dies Martin agreed to prepare and called Qin Chuan bait.
• Dies Martin gave Qin Chuan the promised seals and extra seals as a deposit for his help against the Puppet False God.
• Qin Chuan used Fallen Saint Iron and Shadow Reforge to upgrade Night of No Light into a Lower Divine Artifact with Divine Might that worked while Shadow Domain was active.
• Qin Chuan asked Bone Hand about Apocalypse Descent, and Bone Hand agreed to explain while warning that it had lost much of its memory.

Bone Hand told Qin Chuan that his homeland had been part of the Dead Kingdom before Apocalypse absorbed it, strengthening Qin Chuan’s theory that Apocalypse was completing itself by swallowing other worlds. After the Cross-Region Boundary opened with a limit of one thousand travelers, Qin Chuan warned Apex Guild that exploration would lead to conflict and accepted a coming guild war against foreign players.

• Bone Hand reminisced about the Dead Kingdom and explained that Apocalypse had absorbed it, after which he escaped during World Fusion and was captured and forced into labor for three thousand years.
• Qin Chuan questioned Bone Hand about his former homeland and concluded that Apocalypse was likely incorporating separate worlds to complete itself.
• Apocalypse announced that players could cross the newly unsealed Cross-Region Boundary, with a current quota of one thousand travelers.
• Qin Chuan explained to Apex Guild that the quota limited how many players could be outside their region at once and said cross-region travel would lead toward National War.
• Season Star reported that North American and European guilds were organizing elite players to challenge Apex, and Qin Chuan agreed to face them alone.

Qin Chuan watched forum users argue over Apex’s stand against foreign servers while Angeles and Richardson stirred up support for a war meant to distract him. At the border, Qin Chuan arrived as thousands of Foreign Server Players gathered, and he told Apex’s members to watch him work.

• Apex members posted under ordinary forum identities to rally support, while players across Yan Country argued over whether to help Apex, celebrate its trouble, or surrender.
• Angeles and Richardson discussed declaring war on Apex, and Angeles explained that keeping Qin Chuan occupied was their goal even if they lost.
• Angeles ordered his people at the border to begin their operation and keep Qin Chuan busy.
• Dragon Soaring World warned Qin Chuan that the foreigners were moving, and Qin Chuan teleported to the border to join Apex.
• Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle reported that thousands of players from multiple cross-regions were gathering, and Dragon Soaring World offered to lead a quick attack.
• Qin Chuan refused the proposed attack and told the Apex members to watch him work.