Chapter Summaries

Qin Chuan hunted God's Chosen in the main cities to complete his task, killing the Church's God's Chosen in Hundredfold Forge City and others along the way. After reaching 20/20, he unlocked the first step of the Ladder to Godhood and absorbed the Divinity Blood Factor, transforming his blood into Divine Blood.

• Qin Chuan searched the Beastfolk Territory for God's Chosen, found none, and flew south toward Hundredfold Forge City.
• A God's Chosen in Hundredfold Forge City sensed Beastfolk God's Chosen dying, then Qin Chuan attacked and killed him and the archbishop.
• Players across the main cities learned that Church District God's Chosen were being killed, while Apex Guild members suspected Qin Chuan and learned he was completing a quest.
• Qin Chuan killed the final God's Chosen required for his task and reached 20/20 progress.
• Qin Chuan unlocked the first step of the Ladder to Godhood, obtained the Divinity Blood Factor, and absorbed the Divine Blood.

Qin Chuan completed the first level of the Ladder to Godhood as Divine Blood transformed, triggering a game update. When the update began, time stopped across Beli City, and Qin Chuan saw the gods of the Void behind a black curtain covering the sky.

• Qin Chuan completed his Divine Blood transformation, gained increased health and resistances, and unlocked the first level of the Ladder to Godhood.
• Apocalypse announced a thirty-minute update after Night Roaming God unlocked the Ladder to Godhood, startling players worldwide.
• Qin Chuan reviewed the Apocalypse 2.1 update notes, focusing on the gods becoming more apparent and the increased Cross-Region Boundary limit.
• When the shutdown countdown ended, Qin Chuan remained in the game and found Ilena, the shop, and Beli City frozen in time.
• Qin Chuan looked up and saw the gods of the Void behind a pitch-black curtain covering the sky.

Apocalypse appeared before Qin Chuan and warned him that Blue Star was about to undergo a revolution, confirming his suspicion that the World Will had sent him back. After the game forced him offline, Qin Chuan told Crimson Feather the coming changes could not be stopped, while Crimson Feather demonstrated to a military officer how powerful a God's Chosen could become.

• Apocalypse told Qin Chuan it had been observing him and warned that the world was about to undergo a revolution.
• Apocalypse disappeared and forced Qin Chuan out of the game; Qin Chuan concluded that Blue Star's order would soon collapse as monsters emerged and players gained their game abilities.
• Qin Chuan decided to warn Crimson Feather and others to prepare for the coming upheaval, then replied to Crimson Feather that the game's progression could not be stopped.
• Crimson Feather told a military officer that Deception's Chosen power let him easily defeat the fully armed Crimson Feather Brigade, and the officer said he would report the matter.

After the update brought divine statues and Church missionaries to cities across the world, Qin Chuan saw players flock to the Church for supplies and some guildmates prepare for battles at the Borderline. At Night Watcher Headquarters, Lola reported that Night Lady’s return was accelerating, but Bruno arrived with a warning about Aberrant Beasts and a disturbing statue.

• Qin Chuan found that divine statues had appeared in major cities worldwide, and the Church began preaching while offering bread and milk to listeners.
• Oblivion and Ultimate Is Fun urged guild members to fight Foreign Server Players at the Borderline, while Season Star continued raiding dungeons.
• Qin Chuan teleported to Night Watcher Headquarters, where Lola told him Night Lady’s teachings and aura were growing stronger and Aberrant Beasts were retreating from Night Watcher regions.
• Qin Chuan and Lola questioned why Bruno had left his branch, and Bruno explained that Aberrant Beasts had found an unsettling statue.

Qin Chuan investigated a sinister statue surrounded by dancing aberrant beasts and suspected it was connected to their source of power. After deciding to confront it, he received an updated God Hunter Quest that required him to lure the statue’s main body to the Eternal Night Continent and kill it.

• Bruno told Qin Chuan that Erna and Hans were watching a statue amid aberrant beasts, and Qin Chuan went to investigate alone.
• Qin Chuan saw the statue’s powerful aura and suspected it was linked to the aberrant beasts’ source of power and the mastermind behind the Black Death.
• Erna warned that the statue dissolved anything that touched it, while Bruno urged Qin Chuan to handle it himself.
• Qin Chuan prepared to attack the statue and the beasts, but stopped when his God Hunter Quest updated with an order to lure the evil god’s main body to the Eternal Night Continent and kill it.

Qin Chuan tried to draw the Evil God’s attention while his team fought the Aberrant Beasts and thwarted the statue’s attempt to absorb their destructive energy. The statue then stood up, escalating the confrontation.

• Qin Chuan told Bruno, Erna, and Hans to wait and observe the Evil God statue before deciding how to act.
• The statue turned toward Qin Chuan’s hiding place and exposed the group with beams of red light, prompting both sides to charge into battle.
• Erna and Qin Chuan rapidly killed Aberrant Beasts while Qin Chuan assigned Hans to lure in the distant beasts and told Erna to save her strength.
• Qin Chuan used the Shadow Domain and Shadow Annihilation Array to keep the statue from absorbing the destructive energy released by dying Aberrant Beasts.
• Qin Chuan taunted the statue as it overheated, and Bruno saw that it had stood up.

Qin Chuan deliberately enraged the Evil God Statue until his carving accidentally tore open the Void and summoned the Evil God it represented. The Evil God descended and trapped Qin Chuan, Bruno, Erna, and Hans within its domain.

• Qin Chuan restrained the awakened Evil God Statue with his Shadow Domain, while Bruno, Erna, and Hans agreed that his actions had prevented danger to their branch.
• Qin Chuan killed arriving Aberrant Beasts and taunted the statue to provoke the Evil God watching through it.
• Qin Chuan suppressed the statue as its Divine Energy rose, then used Moment of Utmost Darkness to carve it and make it uglier.
• Qin Chuan accidentally sliced open the Void while carving, revealing a three-armed Evil God with the same eyes as the statue.
• Qin Chuan challenged the Evil God to descend, and it tore through the Void and flew toward them.
• Erna and Hans offered to hold off the Evil God, but it covered dozens of miles with its domain and declared that none of them would leave.

Qin Chuan fought the Evil God's Shadow after luring it into Eternal Night, relying on his Divine Defense and Shadow Domain to withstand its curses and suppress its regeneration. As the Evil God realized its power had been sealed and vowed to destroy the world, Bruno and the others mistook its laugh for an imitation of Qin Chuan.

• Bruno despaired at the Evil God's arrival, while Erna and Hans prepared to protect Qin Chuan as he charged into the sky and attacked it with a three-skill combo.
• The Evil God's Shadow instantly recovered from Qin Chuan's damage and retaliated with curses, which Qin Chuan endured without harm.
• Bruno tried to handle the curses himself, collapsed, and woke to Erna and Hans explaining that he was not suited to fight.
• Qin Chuan used a shadow to activate Shadow Domain and Shadow Annihilation Array, sealing the Evil God's power and stopping its regeneration.
• The Evil God recognized that Apocalypse had manipulated it into descending, then vowed to drain the world's life and grow stronger.
• Bruno, Erna, and Hans heard the Evil God laugh and concluded that it was imitating Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan killed the Evil God after repelling the summoned aberrant beasts, then unlocked the second step of the Ladder to Godhood. He received a quest to kill fifty God's Spokespersons and collected several strange items from the corpse.

• Bruno cheered Qin Chuan on, while Qin Chuan used the Dominion Crown to send the Evil God's aberrant beast army retreating.
• Qin Chuan activated Extreme Cooling and unleashed a barrage of skills, killing the Evil God as his aura and the oppressive force faded.
• Apocalypse announced that Qin Chuan had unlocked the second step of the Ladder to Godhood, which required him to kill fifty God's Spokespersons.
• Qin Chuan considered possible targets, including Bruno, but decided to seek out other God's Spokespersons rather than kill his ally.
• Qin Chuan used the Empty Hand Technique on the corpse and obtained a Curse Aggregate, an Evil God Remnant, a Destruction Brain, a Soul-Eroding Demon Hand, and a Curse Torch.

After defeating the Evil God, Qin Chuan claimed its remaining spoils and returned with Bruno to the thriving branch. He learned that foreign servers had more players with the God's Spokesperson title, giving him a possible way to advance his quest.

• Qin Chuan inspected the Evil God's Curse Aggregate, Remnant, and Destruction Brain, then took the Destruction Crystal from the statue and used it.
• Qin Chuan returned to Bruno Branch with Bruno and saw how the players had rebuilt the barren area into a bustling town.
• Qin Chuan met Dragon Soaring World, who explained that he had returned from the Borderline to grind Night Watcher reputation while waiting for more Cross-Region Boundary slots.
• Qin Chuan asked Dragon Soaring World about players with the God's Spokesperson title, and Dragon Soaring World suggested looking on foreign servers, where the title was easier to earn.

Qin Chuan learned that foreign servers had several God's Spokespersons and set out to find them for his quest, but a full cross-region quota blocked his way. He promised to target only the spokespersons, while Richardson urged foreign players not to trust him.

• Dragon Soaring World told Qin Chuan that foreign players were more active in pursuing faith, and Qin Chuan found a list of their God's Spokespersons, including Richardson and Angeles.
• Qin Chuan headed for the border line with Dragon Soaring World, and news of his planned cross-region fight drew a huge crowd from both sides.
• Qin Chuan could not cross because Yan Country's quota was full, and foreign players kept the stranded Yan Country players alive to prevent a slot from opening.
• Foreign players rushed to defeat any boss that might kill a stranded Yan Country player, while healers kept that player alive and he shouted, "Let me die!"
• Qin Chuan said he only wanted to find the foreign servers' God's Spokespersons and would not attack normal players.
• Richardson arrived at the border and warned foreign players that Qin Chuan's promise was a trick.

Qin Chuan discovered that players were deliberately occupying cross-region slots to prevent him from leaving the Yan Country Cross-Region. After Yan Country players exposed the obstruction and many withdrew, Qin Chuan used Shadow Domain on the players who remained, leaving them afraid he would attack his own people.

• Qin Chuan learned that people were rapidly taking every open cross-region slot, and his guild suspected someone was paying players to keep him from leaving.
• Qin Chuan asked Dragon Soaring World and other major guild leaders to withdraw their members from the Borderline, and they began pulling back.
• Richardson learned from Angeles that paying players to occupy slots was keeping the Night Roaming God out of reach.
• Yan Country players urged everyone to retreat so they could identify those deliberately hogging slots, while the remaining players defended their right to cross over.
• Qin Chuan cast Shadow Domain and engulfed more than a thousand players, prompting one to ask whether he would attack his own people.

Qin Chuan trapped players in the Shadow Domain to free cross-region slots, then killed Richardson and discovered he had stripped him of his God's Spokesperson status. Angeles learned that Night Roaming God was hunting Spokespersons and began weighing how the North American Region could respond.

• Players trapped in the Shadow Domain accused Qin Chuan of attacking his own people, but he said he would release them later.
• Qin Chuan's blockade opened more than a thousand cross-region slots, and Richardson tried to teleport away.
• Qin Chuan killed Richardson, advanced his God-Hunting Operation mission, and received a notification that Richardson had lost his Spokesperson status.
• Richardson told Angeles that his Spokesperson abilities and bonuses had vanished after his defeat.
• Angeles realized Qin Chuan might be hunting Spokespersons, considered hiding in the North American Region, and contacted his colleagues to discuss a response.

Angeles tried to rally North American players against Night Roaming God, while Qin Chuan used their attacks to rack up a Ten-Thousand-Kill in the North America Region. His location became continuously visible beneath a bloodred pillar, and Yan Country players at the Borderline realized his rampage was far from over.

• Angeles decided to hide from Qin Chuan and suspected that Qin Chuan could lose his God's Spokesperson title if defeated.
• Angeles and his colleagues spread claims on the North America Region forum that Night Roaming God was a Yan Country fabrication, urging players to defend their freedom.
• North American players organized to surround Qin Chuan, but he killed 114 of them with a Shadow Flying Dagger.
• Players kept rushing Qin Chuan despite repeated deaths, and he achieved a Thousand-Kill and then a Ten-Thousand-Kill without dying.
• Qin Chuan's location began broadcasting in real time beneath a bloodred pillar, while Yan Country players at the Borderline watched in astonishment.

Qin Chuan continued slaughtering North American players while insisting that he was only targeting God's Spokespersons, eventually completing a million-kill streak. As ordinary players began demanding that title holders face him, Angeles was pressured to enter the battle.

• Qin Chuan killed waves of North American players as they repeatedly charged him and his shadows.
• Qin Chuan posted on the North America Region forum that he was targeting only players with the Spokesperson title, but players cursed him and refused to believe him.
• Qin Chuan continued fighting, and a global announcement declared that he had completed the Million-Kill Streak in the North America Region.
• Angeles heard that ordinary players were withdrawing and demanding that God's Spokesperson title holders fight Qin Chuan.
• Angeles's colleague warned him that players were petitioning for him to enter the battle because he held the Vampire Race Spokesperson title.

Angeles realized the Illuminati had forced him into a choice between losing his Spokesperson title and facing Night Roaming God, while Qin Chuan continued to overwhelm North American players. As players worldwide debated the consequences and officials considered whether game powers might reach reality, Angeles prepared to find a way to turn his inevitable loss to his advantage.

• Angeles recognized that the Illuminati colleagues intended to send him to fight Night Roaming God, and he decided to take the initiative rather than refuse.
• Qin Chuan defeated another group of North American players, while the hundreds of thousands already killed by him lost hope of victory.
• Players across regions praised Night Roaming God and speculated that North American Spokespeople would have to face him to end the conflict.
• Officials who had discussed using a nuclear bomb against God's Chosen confirmed Night Roaming God was a real player and debated whether his powers could appear in reality.

Qin Chuan spared Angeles in exchange for the coordinates of North American Spokespersons, then eliminated three of them and returned to Yan Country. Angeles survived but was branded a traitor, while Dragon Soaring World told Qin Chuan that the neighboring Small Life Region had more Spokespersons.

• Angeles agreed to give Qin Chuan the coordinates of other North American Spokespersons in exchange for keeping his title.
• Angeles sent Qin Chuan three sets of coordinates, and Qin Chuan teleported to each location and eliminated the title holders.
• Qin Chuan kept his word and spared Angeles, then teleported away from the North America Region.
• North American players condemned Angeles for betraying the other title holders, but Angeles decided he could use Qin Chuan to eliminate his rivals.
• Dragon Soaring World told Qin Chuan that players with Spokesperson titles were in the neighboring Small Life Region.

Qin Chuan traveled to the Sakura Country Cross-Region after learning its titled players were still at large, carrying hundreds of Explosive Bombs donated by Yan Country players. The Sakura players’ titled players logged off to avoid him, so Qin Chuan began killing the defenders and headed for their main cities.

• Dragon Soaring World gave Qin Chuan rough coordinates for the Sakura Country Cross-Region, and Qin Chuan set out to find its titled players.
• Yan Country players cheered Qin Chuan’s decision to visit the Sakura region and gave him more than five hundred Explosive Bombs made by Season Star.
• Sakura Country players panicked when they heard Qin Chuan was coming, and their titled players logged off.
• Qin Chuan entered the Sakura Country Cross-Region, where gathered players failed to stop him from reaching a million-kill streak.
• Qin Chuan headed toward the nearest Sakura Country main city, intending to distribute the Explosive Bombs among the region’s cities.

Qin Chuan destroyed Sakura Country’s cities and hunted down its titled players, then fused the Eight-Headed Serpent with the Curse Aggregate to create the Curse Serpent. He left a shadow hidden in the creature and prepared to let it torment Sakura Country’s players.

• Qin Chuan bombed Sakura Country’s main cities while players argued on the forums and NPCs fled.
• Sakura Country’s titled players logged in under pressure, but Qin Chuan tracked them down and killed three, raising his quest progress to 7/50.
• Qin Chuan used all his Explosive Bombs across the five main cities and searched the wilderness for a level-100 Legend-grade boss.
• Qin Chuan fused the Eight-Headed Serpent with the Curse Aggregate using Shadow Reforge, creating the Curse Serpent.
• Qin Chuan equipped the Curse Torch and hid a shadow within the Curse Serpent so he could return if it neared death.

After Qin Chuan returned to the Yan Country Region, the Curse Serpent he had reforged led a monster horde against Sakura Country’s Xiaoban Main City. The city fell, becoming the world’s first lost main city, and monsters across the region grew stronger.

• Qin Chuan returned to the Yan Country Region, where Apex Guild members discussed making and selling Unstable Bombs while keeping up with leveling and quests.
• Hidden Annihilation reported that the Curse Serpent was approaching Xiaoban Main City with wild monsters as its underlings.
• Sakura Country players failed to approach or damage the Curse Serpent effectively as its monster army battered the city walls.
• The monsters broke through Xiaoban Main City’s defenses and entered the city.
• A global announcement declared Xiaoban Main City fallen and increased monster attributes throughout Sakura Cross-Region by 20%.