Chapter Summaries

Gazluwei gave the group Blast Boosters, and Sister Ji accepted a quest to serve as an adviser to the merchants' guild and improve them. Qin Chuan offered Gazluwei twenty teleportation slots and an introduction to Bruno so the guild could trade in Eternal Night and search for ruins on his behalf.

• Gazluwei said the Blast Boosters had a thirty percent chance of exploding, then gave some to Odis, Sister Ji, and the others.
• Odis asked how dangerous an explosion would be, and Gazluwei said a tester had been blown to pieces.
• Sister Ji triggered a quest to become an adviser to Gazluwei's merchants' guild, and Qin Chuan encouraged her to accept so she could gain blueprints and advance her class.
• The group decided to return to the city after the Mechanical Kingdom was destroyed, while Gazluwei lamented the lost profits.
• Qin Chuan offered Gazluwei twenty teleportation slots and a letter of introduction to Bruno so the merchants' guild could trade in Eternal Night.

Gazluwei planned to establish a team for trade with Eternal Night, while Qin Chuan assessed the uneasy peace in Apocalypse and traveled to Night Watcher Headquarters. Lola told him that a new sect called the Pain Sect was spreading among the infected.

• Qin Chuan granted Gazluwei twenty more slots, and Gazluwei proposed forming the Dragon Scale Expedition Team to develop trade routes in Eternal Night.
• Qin Chuan and the others left the destroyed Mechanical Kingdom, while Season Star and her companions departed to pursue their quests.
• Qin Chuan considered the fragile peace between the Beastfolk and human kingdoms and the growing clashes between players from different regions.
• Qin Chuan teleported to Night Watcher Headquarters, where Lola reported that a sect was spreading among the infected.
• Lola told Qin Chuan that the sect was not one of the churches but a new group called the Pain Sect.

Qin Chuan learned that the Pain Sect was recruiting Black Death Infected in Eternal Night with promises of peace after suffering. Suspecting the Puppet False God was behind the sect and that its rise might target him, he went to investigate and found infected believers gathering with renewed pride, though the sect offered no cure for the Black Death.

• Lola told Qin Chuan that the Pain Sect taught infected people to regard pain as a trial before eternal peace, and Qin Chuan suspected the Puppet False God was behind it.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the sect's arrival in Eternal Night was probably aimed at him and agreed to investigate for Lola and the Night Watchers.
• Qin Chuan traveled toward the Pain Sect's gathering while keeping his newly acquired bullet as a precaution and avoiding contact with Old Ma, who was fighting the Magma King.
• Qin Chuan sensed energy resembling Sakaliusi's and saw infected people gathering as eager believers, openly displaying their Black Death markings.
• Qin Chuan observed that the Pain Sect promised peace but said nothing about curing the Black Death, leaving him certain the infected had been deceived.

Qin Chuan discovered that charity organizations were gathering homeless people, likely as part of an Illuminati scheme, and suspected Apocalypse Descent might be happening early. While watching the Black Death Infected, he saw a phantom linked to the Pain Sect’s statue absorb their Faith Power, strengthening his suspicion that the Puppet False God was behind it.

• Qin Chuan read a forum post claiming charity organizations in North America were feeding, housing, and helping homeless people, and suspected they were Illuminati fronts gathering people for a sacrifice.
• Qin Chuan considered approaching the National Team to exchange information but decided to deal with the False God first because Crimson Feather and Night Cherry Tangle were away in the Abyss.
• The Black Death Infected gathered before a statue that Qin Chuan had not noticed appearing and prostrated themselves.
• Qin Chuan sensed pain-linked Divinity from the statue and suspected it was connected to the Puppet False God.
• A phantom emerged from the statue, stirred the infected into worship, and absorbed fine threads of Faith Power from them, growing more solid.

Qin Chuan discovered that the Pain Sect’s statue was harvesting the Black Death Infected’s souls and destroyed it after fighting off the False God Shadow and its followers. A server-wide announcement then revealed that Meteorite Island was approaching Eternal Night, where the Puppet False God awaited him and threatened the Night Watchers.

• Qin Chuan realized the statue was absorbing the infected people’s souls rather than Faith Power, exposing it as a False God’s scheme.
• Qin Chuan attacked the statue, endured the False God Shadow’s soul attacks, and damaged it while the infected turned against him.
• Qin Chuan used Corrosive Rain to kill the attacking infected and Aberrant Beasts, then shattered the statue and dispelled the False God Shadow.
• A server-wide announcement declared that Meteorite Island would arrive over Eternal Night in 30 seconds, and Qin Chuan sensed the Puppet False God watching him from the island.
• Qin Chuan realized he would have to face the Puppet False God or risk it attacking the Night Watchers.

Qin Chuan prepared to intercept the Puppet False God aboard Meteorite Island after the God of Light sent it toward Eternal Night ahead of schedule. As players gathered below, Qin Chuan reached the island first and began trading attacks with the False God.

• Qin Chuan realized Meteorite Island was heading for Eternal Night with a Puppet False God aboard and decided the fight had to take place on the island.
• Qin Chuan messaged Song Ling to go to Night Watcher Headquarters and prepare, while players across Apocalypse rushed to reach Eternal Night for the limited-time event.
• When the landing countdown ended, Qin Chuan used Moment of Utmost Darkness to Blink to Meteorite Island ahead of the other players.
• The Puppet False God bombarded Qin Chuan with Divine Might attacks and soul attacks, while Qin Chuan hit it with a Shadow Flying Dagger powered by the Sniper God Talent.
• Players on the ground watched the fierce battle and realized they risked dying from even a glancing blow.

Qin Chuan fought the Puppet False God on Meteorite Island while its infected worshippers continually restored its wounds, and the Gods watched for him to use a God-Slaying Bullet. He sent Song Ling to seek the Lord of Frost's Origin Essence and revealed Shadow Domain, leaving the battle ongoing as he continued trying to save his bullets.

• Qin Chuan landed on Meteorite Island and attacked the Puppet False God, whose wounds healed through soul power from its Black Death Infected believers.
• Qin Chuan sent Song Ling to a safe area of Meteorite Island to find the Lord of Frost's Origin Essence while Gods in the Void discussed waiting for him to fire a God-Slaying Bullet.
• Song Ling reported sensing a power calling to her, while other players who tried to land on the island were killed by an invisible attack.
• Qin Chuan adapted to the False God's attacks with Sky Dancing Wings and Moment of Utmost Darkness, then consumed Divine Power Crystals to strengthen his aura.
• Qin Chuan unleashed Shadow Domain, slowing attacks infused with Divinity as he moved through them.

Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain to hold off the Puppet False God while the watching Gods hesitated to intervene for fear of his God-Slaying Bullets. He sent Song Ling to explore Meteorite Island, where she found the Frostchill Heart and its sealed Godhead.

• Qin Chuan evaded the Puppet False God's Divine Domain while Shadow Domain repelled the False God's soul attacks and Pain Authority.
• Players who landed on Meteorite Island repeatedly died to an unidentified area-of-effect attack and blamed Night Roaming God on the forums.
• Qin Chuan sent Song Ling to explore Meteorite Island as he continued leading the False God in a chase.
• Song Ling followed a strange call to a hidden passage leading underground and told Qin Chuan she was going down to explore.
• Song Ling found a pale-blue heart of ice, and Qin Chuan saw that the Frostchill Heart contained a sealed Godhead awaiting activation.

Qin Chuan suspected Frostchill Heart was protected by a trap left by the God of Light, so he used the Puppet False God’s attacks to dig toward it. The False God spotted Frostchill Heart in the exposed cavern and dove toward it.

• Song Ling left Frostchill Heart and retreated to a safe distance at Qin Chuan’s order.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the God of Light had tampered with Frostchill Heart and directed the Puppet False God’s attacks toward it.
• Qin Chuan confirmed that a barrier infused with the power of light protected Frostchill Heart from the False God’s shock wave.
• Qin Chuan traded attacks with the Puppet False God, using its bombardment to dig a deep pit toward Frostchill Heart.
• Qin Chuan raised his domain to withstand an attack, causing the ground to collapse and reveal a vast underground cavern.
• The Puppet False God spotted Frostchill Heart and dove toward it.

Qin Chuan discovered that the Light Godly Flame inside the Frostchill Heart carried traces of the Black Death, then used his Shadow Domain to trap the Puppet False God and cover the Heart. The Heart unleashed a powerful burst of light, while a nearly invisible black arrow flew toward Qin Chuan.

• The Puppet False God reached for the Frostchill Heart and was burned by its Light Godly Flame.
• The False God severed its burning arm and kept attacking the Heart, while Qin Chuan noticed the Black Death within the flames.
• Qin Chuan concluded that the God of Light might have encountered the Black Death and told Song Ling to prepare.
• Qin Chuan expanded his Shadow Domain with Divinity Crystals, trapping the False God and covering the Frostchill Heart.
• The Frostchill Heart erupted with Light Godly Flame, and a nearly imperceptible black arrow shot toward Qin Chuan's brow.

Qin Chuan survived the God of Light’s Destruction Arrow by using the Dominion Crown to dispel its Black Death, then claimed Frostchill Heart and gave it to Song Ling. With the False God still trapped but effectively impossible to kill while the Black Death Infected remained, the Gods in the Void waited for Qin Chuan to use a God-Slaying Bullet.

• The Destruction Arrow struck Qin Chuan, but the Dominion Crown countered it, leaving him able to take Frostchill Heart.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Power to consume the Light Godly Flame and unsettle the trapped False God.
• Qin Chuan handed Frostchill Heart to Song Ling, who activated a new quest and stepped aside.
• Qin Chuan realized the False God could not be killed while Black Death Infected remained in Eternal Night.
• The Gods in the Void hoped Qin Chuan would use a God-Slaying Bullet, giving them another chance to act.

Qin Chuan tried to weaken and kill the Puppet False God without scattering its Divine Authority, but Meteorite Island began collapsing with only five minutes left. Night Cherry Tangle returned from the Abyss with Shadow Severance, a skill that could restrict the False God’s rapid recovery, and offered to help Qin Chuan.

• Qin Chuan strengthened his Shadow Domain and avoided using the God-Slaying Bullets so he could preserve the Puppet False God’s Divine Authority for the Death Bringer.
• An emergency notice announced that Meteorite Island would collapse in five minutes because its supporting core was gone.
• The Puppet False God sensed the island breaking apart and hoped to escape into Eternal Night, but Qin Chuan increased the Shadow Domain’s pressure and silenced it.
• Night Cherry Tangle told the guild he had obtained the first-stage Shadow Sword inheritance and unlocked Shadow Severance.
• Song Ling explained that the False God instantly recovered its health, and Night Cherry Tangle offered to use Shadow Severance to help Qin Chuan.

Night Cherry Tangle used the Shadow Sword to pierce the False God's defenses and stop its regeneration, prompting Qin Chuan to gain Shadow Annihilation Array. As Qin Chuan began overwhelming the False God, the Gods in the Void realized the Shadow Sword was reviving, alarming the God of the Sky.

• Qin Chuan brought Night Cherry Tangle to Meteorite Island to attack the False God with the Shadow Sword.
• Night Cherry Tangle pierced the False God's Divine Domain, and Shadow Severance stopped its health from recovering.
• Qin Chuan obtained Shadow Annihilation Array, which prevented enemies within his Shadow Domain from recovering their status.
• Qin Chuan unleashed more attacks on the False God while the Gods in the Void watched in disbelief.
• The God of the Sky recognized the Shadow Sword's revival and feared its rapid return.

Qin Chuan killed the False God on Meteorite Island, obtained an incomplete Mid-Rank Godhead, and accepted the God Hunter quest that put him against the Gods. He escaped as Meteorite Island collapsed into a rain of fiery meteors, while players across Eternal Night were killed and sent to the Respawn Point.

• Qin Chuan defeated the False God and obtained the Source of Pain, an incomplete Mid-Rank Godhead he planned to give to Death Bringer.
• Qin Chuan received the unique God Hunter quest after slaying a god with his own power and chose to accept it despite its warning that the Gods would oppose him.
• Qin Chuan teleported to the ground and brought Night Cherry Tangle and Song Ling with him as Meteorite Island began to collapse.
• Qin Chuan grabbed Night Cherry Tangle and Song Ling and fled as burning chunks of the island struck the Eternal Night Continent.
• Players complained that the boss and falling meteors had killed them before they could properly take part in the battle.

After destroying Meteorite Island and defeating the False God, Qin Chuan returned to Night Watcher Headquarters and arranged for the Dragon Scale Expedition Team to help search for ruins. Dies Martin then reported that they had obtained the Magma King's Divine Authority, before realizing that Meteorite Island had exploded and Qin Chuan's Shadow Power had awakened further.

• The God of the Sky watched Meteorite Island collapse and found the Church Gods uncertain about their next move with the God-Slaying Bullet still unused.
• Qin Chuan reached Night Watcher Headquarters, where Lola congratulated him on his victory and reported that the falling meteors might have damaged their ground formations.
• Night Cherry Tangle and Song Ling privately noticed Lola's admiration for Qin Chuan and exchanged resentful thoughts about their guild leader's interest in her.
• Qin Chuan told Lola that the False God on Meteorite Island had been dealt with and urged the Night Watchers to focus on bringing Night Lady back.
• Qin Chuan revealed that the Dragon Scale Expedition Team worked for him and asked Lola to share records with them so they could search for ruins on Eternal Night Continent.
• Dies Martin told Qin Chuan that they had obtained the Magma King's Divine Authority, then noticed the False God's presence, Meteorite Island's destruction, and Qin Chuan's further-awakened Shadow Power.

After learning that Qin Chuan had killed the False God with help from Apocalypse and the Shadow Sword, Dies Martin negotiated to buy its incomplete Divine Authority. Qin Chuan accepted an original Evil Chalice and two Divine Artifacts, then traveled to the Abyss, where he found a new Flame-and-Magma King.

• Dies Martin questioned how Qin Chuan had killed the False God, and Qin Chuan explained that he had borrowed outside help and the Shadow Sword's power.
• Dies Martin offered to buy the False God's incomplete Divine Authority for the Death Bringer, and Qin Chuan agreed to trade it for the original Evil Chalice and two Divine Artifacts.
• Dies Martin invited Qin Chuan to the Abyss to watch Sakaliusi's Divine Authorities merge and sent him the coordinates.
• Qin Chuan left Night Watcher Headquarters and used Moment of Utmost Darkness to teleport to the Abyss.
• Qin Chuan found a newly formed magma pool containing the Flame-and-Magma King, Mosiris.

Qin Chuan met the newly evolved Flame-and-Magma King, Mosiris, and received the Original Evil Chalice and two other Divine Artifacts from Dies Martin. After inspecting their powers, he equipped the Deflection Ring and remained intrigued by the Demon Shadow Cloak’s unexplained potential.

• Dies Martin explained that the Death Bringer had become the Flame-and-Magma King, Mosiris, after merging Divine Authorities and receiving two flame Divine Artifacts.
• Mosiris welcomed Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan was reassured by the Demon Gods’ high spirits.
• Dies Martin presented Qin Chuan with the Original Evil Chalice, whose powers included granting a wish and preserving an allied soul.
• Qin Chuan inspected the Deflection Ring, equipped it, and found that it increased the Shadow Prism’s charges from five to twenty-five.
• Qin Chuan examined the Demon Shadow Cloak, and Dies Martin hinted that its ability to create a spatially mobile Demon Shadow held a greater surprise.

Qin Chuan witnessed the fusion of the Sources of Pain and Torture, unlocking the first mission on the Ladder to Godhood and learning that Blue Star’s Ladder had opened ahead of time. The fusion created Katie Carroll, and three Abyssal Demon Gods revealed their true forms as the Abyss roared around them.

• Qin Chuan handed the Source of Pain to the King of Torture, and watching the Divine Authorities fuse increased his soul resistance.
• Qin Chuan’s God Hunter mission updated, tasking him with killing twenty God's Chosen to unlock the first level of the Ladder to Godhood.
• Dies Martin explained that the Ladder’s opening signaled changes to the world’s fundamental rules, leading Qin Chuan to realize Blue Star’s Ladder had opened early.
• Qin Chuan concluded that using the Moment of Utmost Darkness had helped bring about the early opening and reflected on how the course of fate was changing.
• The Sources of Pain and Torture finished fusing into the Lord of Pain and Torment, Katie Carroll, and Dies Martin and Mosiris revealed their true forms as the Abyss cheered.

Qin Chuan left the Abyss after the three Demon Gods discussed choosing successors, then learned of a mass killing in South America tied to the Illuminati. He discovered a Demon Shadow had crossed into reality and warned Tiga Lingyu to stay safe, proposing that the guild gather in person.

• Dies Martin, Mosiris, and Katie Carroll agreed to return to their territories and find successors for their vacant Death Bringer duties, with Katie suggesting one of Qin Chuan's followers might qualify.
• Qin Chuan returned to Eternal Night and received Tiga Lingyu's report that more than thirty thousand mutilated bodies had been found at an airport in South America.
• Qin Chuan recognized the killings as the Illuminati's work and warned Tiga Lingyu not to travel to South America.
• Qin Chuan logged out and found a Demon Shadow in his room, ordered it to guard the area, and realized supernatural events had reached Blue Star ahead of schedule.
• Tiga Lingyu told Qin Chuan she would refuse a South American business trip, and he suggested that she arrange an in-person guild gathering with Mirror and the others.

Qin Chuan investigated the Illuminati’s blood-draining sacrifices and suspected they were seeking immortality through the Blood Clan. He went to Beastfolk territory to hunt God's Chosen, killed fourteen of them, and set off to find more.

• Qin Chuan declined Tiga Lingyu’s invitation and told her to exchange information with Crimson Feather’s group, whom he knew were with the military.
• Qin Chuan considered the Illuminati’s sacrifices and the possible effects of Apocalypse Descent, then decided to grow stronger by hunting God's Chosen.
• Qin Chuan teleported to Beastfolk territory and found God's Chosen of the Lion Race and Bear Race fighting over former Tiger Race land.
• Qin Chuan killed the Lion Race and Bear Race God's Chosen, advancing his quest progress to 2/20.
• Qin Chuan challenged the surrounding Beastfolk God's Chosen, killed enough to raise his quest progress to 14/20, and left to find more opponents.