Chapter Summaries

As Yan Country’s strongholds feared they could not withstand the gods, Qin Chuan sent them a tactical plan and promised Demigod-grade Mechs. His aid renewed the defenders’ resolve as they prepared for the coming battle.

• At the Kyoto Stronghold, Crimson Feather received Qin Chuan’s orders and promise of Demigod-level Mechs, then ordered the defenses to prepare for their arrival.
• In Beli City, Idith learned that Mr. Shadow was sending Demigod-grade Battle Mechs and assigned Kamael to maintain and adapt them.
• At the Dragon Soaring Dynasty Guild headquarters, Dragon Soaring World heard Qin Chuan’s plan and ordered the Alliance Guilds to gather their forces and prepare to receive the mechs.

Qin Chuan decided to attack the weakened Lord of the Bone Abyss Ortros and take his Godhead and divine body to strengthen his forces before the God of Light System arrived. He left Alesha and the Lord of Lava to defend the Magic City Stronghold while Dies Martin prepared to conceal and support the assault.

• Apex Guild and the players in Magic City mobilized to strengthen the stronghold's defenses.
• Qin Chuan considered how to gain more power and identified the wounded Ortros as a valuable target.
• Qin Chuan persuaded Dies Martin and the command center that they needed to kill Ortros before the God of Light System arrived.
• Qin Chuan assigned Dies Martin to conceal their movements and interfere with Ortros while he led the attack.
• Qin Chuan left Alesha and the Lord of Lava responsible for defending the Magic City Stronghold and their allies.

Qin Chuan finalized the God-Hunting Plan and set out with Dies Martin to attack Ortros in the Bone Abyss Divine Kingdom. He reached its barrier and struck at it, beginning the assault.

• Qin Chuan assigned Alesha and the Lord of Lava to defend Magic City, kept the King of Torture in reserve, and tasked Dies Martin with supporting his attack.
• Qin Chuan urged Night Cherry Tangle, Season Star, Yada Yada, and the others to strengthen their powers and learn from the gods.
• Dies Martin cloaked Qin Chuan with Deception Power as Qin Chuan opened a Space Rift and entered the Void, leaving Alesha in charge.
• Qin Chuan traveled through the Void toward Ortros's Divine Kingdom and located a weak point in its defenses.
• Qin Chuan reached the Bone Abyss's bone-built barrier and swung a colossal blade of Shadow Divine Power at it.

Qin Chuan invaded Altros's Bone Abyss Divine Kingdom and overwhelmed the Lord of the Bone Abyss with attacks that exploited his existing wounds. As Dies Martin struggled to hold off Astaroth and Electra, Qin Chuan drained Altros's army to empower himself and prepared to face Altros alone.

• Qin Chuan shattered the Bone Abyss Divine Kingdom's barrier and attacked Altros, using Causal Lock and his Sniper God Talent to strike the Lord of the Bone Abyss's old wounds.
• Qin Chuan inflicted more wounds on Altros, weakening him despite Altros's Main God Tier power and the defenses of his own Divine Kingdom.
• Astaroth and Electra appeared in the Void to stop Qin Chuan from claiming another Godhead, forcing Dies Martin to confront them and warn Qin Chuan he could hold them off for only ten minutes.
• Altros summoned more than ten thousand Giant Bone Soldiers, but Qin Chuan struck his chest with King's Judgment and weakened him further.
• Qin Chuan unleashed Shadow Monarch - Annihilation Cycle, drained the Giant Bone Soldiers' life force, and formed Annihilation Energy Armor around himself.

Qin Chuan overwhelmed Altros with Annihilation Slashes while Dies Martin fought Nether Monarch Astaroth and Wither Chanter Electra in the Void. Qin Chuan destroyed Altros, leaving his Death Aura Godhead above the Bone Abyss ruins.

• Nether Monarch Astaroth and Wither Chanter Electra tried to recruit Dies Martin while attacking him, but he used deception and a Blade of Betrayal to evade their traps and strike Electra.
• Qin Chuan's ninety-nine Annihilation Slashes tore through Altros's bone body as the battle in the Void escalated.
• Altros launched a Bone Tornado using the laws of his Divine Kingdom, but Qin Chuan's Godfall state let him withstand it unharmed.
• Qin Chuan used Annihilation Reincarnation to strike the source of Altros's existence and destroy the Lord of the Bone Abyss.
• A Godhead radiating Death Aura emerged from Altros's remains and hovered above the bone ruins.

Qin Chuan claimed the Lord of the Bone Abyss’s Godhead, but a growing gathering of gods surrounded him before he could escape. He revealed the strength of his Shadow Domain and charged into their combined attack, which disappeared into his domain.

• Qin Chuan acquired the Lord of the Bone Abyss’s Godhead as Dies Martin warned him to flee.
• The Lord of Destruction, Eternal Silence Matriarch Ophira, Plague Throat Father Nogros, and Light-Devouring Maw Urganos arrived, joining Dies Martin, the Underworld Monarch, and the Withering Bard.
• The gathered gods demanded Qin Chuan hand over his three Godheads or become their servant, and Qin Chuan refused.
• Qin Chuan unleashed an aura comparable to an Upper God and spread his Shadow Domain across the battlefield.
• The four Abyssal gods attacked Qin Chuan together, and he charged into their assault as his Shadow Domain swallowed it.

Qin Chuan used his Shadow Domain and a newly formed Shadow Spear to overpower six gods in the ruined Bone Abyss Divine Kingdom. As the God of Light System arrived, Qin Chuan prepared to end the battle quickly and grow stronger before facing the new threat.

• Dies Martin escaped the gods' encirclement and joined Qin Chuan, who decided to strike before retreating.
• Qin Chuan began merging with the Lord of the Bone Abyss's Godhead and activated Sniper Foresight to read his enemies' attacks.
• Qin Chuan pierced the Lord of Destruction's arm with a Shadow Spear, bypassing his defenses and preventing the wound from healing.
• Qin Chuan's Shadow Domain neutralized Ophira's Dead Silence Domain, devoured Nogros's Corruption Law, and injured Urganos from within.
• Electra retreated while Astaroth recognized that Qin Chuan's Shadow Law could devour and convert other laws; Dies Martin warned him not to underestimate the gods.
• The God of Light System arrived, and Qin Chuan resolved to kill another god or two before facing the greater threat.

Qin Chuan used the Lord of the Bone Abyss's Godhead and his Shadow Domain to overwhelm the gods attacking him. He killed Wither Chanter Electra, leaving the surviving gods facing another loss just as the God of Light System approached.

• Qin Chuan decided to kill Electra while the God of Light System was still on its way, and the gods surrounded him to stop him.
• Qin Chuan expanded his Shadow Domain and used Shadow's Blessing to strengthen Dies Martin and himself.
• Qin Chuan's Shadow Law Spears pierced the gods' defenses and grievously wounded the Lord of Destruction, Eternal Silence Matriarch Ophira, Plague Throat Father Nogros, and Nether Monarch Astaroth.
• Qin Chuan withstood Electra's Law of Withering, then cut through Astaroth's summoned Netherworld Legion as he charged toward her.
• Qin Chuan used King's Judgment to pierce Electra's heart, killing the Withering Bard.

Qin Chuan escaped the battlefield as the God of Light System’s vanguard arrived, carrying the Godheads of Lord of the Bone Abyss Ortros and Wither Chanter Electra. Back at the Magic City Stronghold, he prepared to study the Godheads while sensing the unexplained, seemingly neutral presence of Apocalypse.

• Qin Chuan absorbed Electra’s Godhead into his Shadow Domain after killing her, while Dies Martin rebuked the Lord of Destruction for the deities’ defeat.
• As the Holy Light Legion approached, Qin Chuan decided to retreat rather than face the God of Light System while other deities remained nearby.
• The Nether Monarch and the Lord of Destruction escaped to their respective realms, and the other deities also fled the battlefield.
• Qin Chuan sensed a presence he identified as Apocalypse, and Dies Martin urged him to return to the stronghold.
• Qin Chuan stepped through a Space Rift to the Magic City Stronghold, where he examined the Godheads of Ortros and Electra and resolved to use them to grow stronger.

As the God of Light System launched a sweeping purification assault across Blue Star, Qin Chuan deciphered two Godheads to strengthen his abilities before the enemy’s main forces arrived. The Angels attacked settlements and defenses while Qin Chuan continued a dangerous fusion of death and decay with his Shadow Power.

• The Angel Legion began purifying Blue Star, killing survivors, Undead Creatures, and Demons who did not meet its standards of faith.
• At the Kyoto defensive line, Yan Country’s soldiers fought the Angels while the Demigod-level Mechs Candle Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise helped stabilize the front.
• Idith’s forces repelled an Angel assault on Beli City, which the God of Light System had marked for purification because of its alliance with the shadows.
• Qin Chuan deciphered the Lord of the Bone Abyss’s death Godhead and the Withering Bard’s decay Godhead, strengthening all five abilities of his [Sniper God] talent.
• Qin Chuan forced the two Godheads’ power to fuse with his Shadow Domain, risking destruction as he prepared for the God of Light System’s main forces.

Qin Chuan fused the Godheads of the Lord of the Bone Abyss and the Withering Bard into his Sniper God talent, greatly strengthening Origin Shot. With Yan Country’s defenses holding at the Magic City Stronghold, he prepared to take the fight to the God of Light System.

• Qin Chuan absorbed the Lord of the Bone Abyss’s and the Withering Bard’s Godhead powers, adding death and decay effects to his Sniper God talent.
• Qin Chuan fused the two Divine Origins into Origin Shot, making it capable of inflicting lethal, irreversible withering on Divinity Creatures.
• Qin Chuan sensed that Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, Apex, and the Night Watcher were holding the Magic City Stronghold against the Angel Legion and the Holy Spirit Legion.
• Qin Chuan vowed to strike first against the God of Light System and ignite the next God War.

Qin Chuan emerged from the secret chamber and used his newly fused powers to turn the tide against the Angel Legion attacking Magic City Stronghold. After killing two angel commanders, he left the defenders cheering and vowed that every invader of Yan Country would pay.

• Qin Chuan stepped onto the battlefield as Apex fought on against the Angel Legion without retreating.
• Qin Chuan used Causal Lock to wither an angel squad leader into ash, then formed a Law Longbow and shot down more angels.
• Qin Chuan used Sniper Foresight to target a Six-Winged Angel commander with an arrow infused with death and withering.
• The arrow pierced the commander's defenses and destroyed his body, Divinity Power, and soul.
• The defenders of Magic City Stronghold cheered when Qin Chuan returned to the battle, and he vowed that the invaders of Yan Country would pay.

After killing the Six-Winged Angel commander, Qin Chuan drew the Angel Legion’s full attention and tested his newly gained power against its forces. He slaughtered Angels inside his Shadow Domain, but three Holy Light Warships descended and aimed their cannons at him and Magic City Stronghold.

• The Angel Legion abandoned its other targets and concentrated its attacks on Qin Chuan, while Season Star, Dies Martin, Night Lady, the Lord of Lava, and the Lord of Torture offered to help.
• Qin Chuan told his allies to hold their lines and said he would fight the Angels himself, asking them to intervene only if necessary.
• Qin Chuan expanded his Shadow Domain, which swallowed and suppressed the Angels’ Holy Light attacks.
• Qin Chuan used Shadow Spikes and his Death-and-Decay Power to kill Angels rapidly, causing the Angel Legion to falter and regroup.
• Three Holy Light Warships descended and charged their main cannons at Qin Chuan and Magic City Stronghold, and Qin Chuan prepared to face them.

Qin Chuan attacked the Holy Light Warships as their Angels tried to destroy the Magic City Stronghold, but Apocalypse interrupted the battle with a worldwide announcement that the game had entered the Age of Divine Selection. Qin Chuan wondered whether the new player system included the invading factions and contacted Dies Martin and Alesha to find out.

• Qin Chuan used Moment of Utmost Darkness to evade the warships' fire and destroy their secondary cannons.
• The three Holy Light Warships fired their main cannons, but Qin Chuan narrowly escaped and prepared a Fatal Strike.
• Apocalypse's presence swept across Blue Star, halting the fighting as its announcement declared the α version, Age of Divine Selection, and unlocked new systems.
• Qin Chuan considered that Angels, Undead, and demons might all count as players and contacted Dies Martin and Alesha to ask whether they did.

Apocalypse announced the Age of Divine Selection, classifying every intelligent being on Blue Star—including mortals and hostile deities—as a player. The announcement halted the fighting and forced the invading factions to withdraw, leaving Qin Chuan wary of the new rules to come.

• Apocalypse announced a world reconstruction and the Age of Divine Selection, calling all intelligent beings players.
• Qin Chuan asked Dies Martin and Aleisa, Lady of Night, whether they had received the announcement, and they shared his confusion about its meaning.
• The Angel Legion obeyed a Divine Oracle and withdrew through Space Cracks rather than continue attacking Qin Chuan.
• The Demon Gods and Undead Monarchs also restrained their forces, bringing the fighting across Blue Star to a halt.
• Dies Martin and Aleisa sensed changes to the world's laws, while Qin Chuan prepared to face the coming Divine Selection.

After the Angel Legion withdrew, Qin Chuan examined the Apocalypse’s new Age of Divine Selection rules, which placed gods and mortals under the same deadly system. He learned that death was final and factions would shape the coming struggle, then resolved to master the new rules and become more than a pawn.

• The Angel Legion retreated after the Apocalypse Bulletin, leaving Qin Chuan and Apex to assess the battlefield.
• Dies Martin and Aleisa warned Qin Chuan that the unprecedented Age of Divine Selection would bring new players and dangers.
• Qin Chuan opened the new interface and learned that the Apocalypse would record players as they evolved, competed, and conquered, with death final unless specific rules or items allowed otherwise.
• Qin Chuan reviewed four starting factions: Blue Star Guardians, Order Adherents, Chaos Sowers, and Neutral Survivors.
• Qin Chuan considered the Blue Star Guardians but decided to study the new rules and choose carefully before using his advantages to take control of the era.

After Apocalypse began the Age of Divine Selection, Qin Chuan convened allied leaders to weigh the four initial factions and rejected options that would leave them under hostile deities or abandon Blue Star. He leaned toward Blue Star Guardians but left the final choice open while asking for plans to use the faction’s advantages and face the dangers ahead.

• Qin Chuan summoned Apex Guild members and allied representatives to the Command Center after Apocalypse announced the new game.
• Qin Chuan ruled out Order Adherents because of his enemies among the deities and rejected Neutral Survivors because he would not leave Blue Star’s future to chance.
• Qin Chuan compared Blue Star Guardians’ legitimacy and potential support from Earth’s World Will with the freedom and risks of Chaos Sowers.
• Season Star and Apex Guild members pledged to follow Qin Chuan, while other leaders voiced fears about confronting the deities and suggested Chaos Sowers.
• Qin Chuan said he initially favored Blue Star Guardians and asked the representatives to discuss how they could use its advantages and meet the challenges ahead.

Qin Chuan persuaded the gathered leaders to choose the Blue Star Guardians faction, uniting major forces behind the defense of Blue Star. He then reviewed the new World Missions, which made preserving a large human settlement a central objective.

• Qin Chuan argued that the Blue Star Guardians offered humanity its best chance to survive, while Chaos Sowers and Neutral Survivors risked isolation or elimination.
• Season Star, Night Cherry Tangle, Apex Guild members, Dragon Soaring World, Idith, Kyoto's military representatives, and most smaller forces backed the Blue Star Guardians.
• Qin Chuan opened the World Missions interface and examined the new objectives.
• The main quest required the Blue Star Guardians to keep at least one Blue Star human settlement with over one million people intact, while the Magic City mission called for reclaiming the city and a new event pointed to dangerous traces of Divinity.

Qin Chuan reviewed the faction missions and discovered that the Personal Era Archive was monitoring and analyzing him. He committed Apex Guild to the Blue Star Guardians, urged the stronghold leaders to unite against their enemies, and made reclaiming Magic City his first priority.

• Qin Chuan considered the difficult Main Quest to preserve a settlement of one million people and examined the opportunity offered by the Whisper of Divine Remains.
• Qin Chuan opened his Personal Era Archive and learned that the Observer had classified him as an extremely high-risk, high-potential variable under close observation.
• Qin Chuan told the stronghold leaders that he and the other members of Apex would prioritize the Blue Star Guardians and screen people entering their stronghold without using force to drive other-faction players away.
• Several leaders warned that betrayal within their ranks could be dangerous, but Qin Chuan insisted that unity was essential and threatened harsh punishment for anyone who undermined it or colluded with enemies.
• Season Star and Night Cherry Tangle supported Qin Chuan's call for cooperation, and he declared that Apex would make Magic City its base and prioritize reclaiming it, eliminating hostile forces, and restoring order.

Qin Chuan joined the Blue Star Guardians, organized the reclamation of Magic City, and set out with Dies Martin and Alesha to investigate nearby Divine Remains. They arrived at the ruined site and found the Angel Legion already there.

• Qin Chuan chose the Blue Star Guardians and received temporary authority as Regional Convener of Magic City.
• Qin Chuan assigned Season Star to lead the reclamation of lost areas and Tiga Lingyu to monitor intelligence, while allied forces pledged support.
• Qin Chuan decided to investigate a marked Divine Remains site himself, leaving Season Star in command of Magic City’s forces.
• Qin Chuan checked his abilities and equipment, then teleported with Dies Martin and Alesha to the fog-shrouded ruins southwest of Magic City.
• Qin Chuan sensed an unstable source of energy in the ruins, and the Angel Legion appeared overhead.