Arc 38Pandemonium’s Defeat

Shien awakened powers tied to the Demon Lord’s Jade and the Supreme God’s source, then sought answers about the Demon King and Danas’s plans. When Pandemonium attacked Lasha and Lilith to bring them to the New Primal Demon, Shien defeated her and let Lidas and Anima take her for questioning.

  • Shien’s awakening collapsed the inner side of the world, and he tracked down Geura and killed him after refusing his offer of information.
  • Danas abandoned Geura and began pursuing the revival of the Demon King, while Shien learned that the undead Heroes were Reinart and Philip, two Transcendent Class Heroes.
  • Shien visited the Goddess, learned that Omnis and the Demon Lord’s Jade were connected to his new powers, and heard that the Demon King might be able to resurrect.
  • Lasha told Shien that the Demon Lord’s Jade held the Demon Lord’s will and that she expected the Demon Lord to reclaim her body.
  • Lidas and Anima described the Demon King’s strange conduct and her care for her daughters, while Shien considered visiting Artemis in the Elven Village.
  • Pandemonium attacked Lasha and Lilith at House Poztut, but Shien arrived, sealed the area, and fought her as she imitated powerful figures and creatures.
  • Shien bound and crushed Pandemonium with the Demon Roar Chain, then identified her as the Goddess who had blessed Geura and learned she had come to take Lasha and Lilith to the New Primal Demon.
  • Lidas and Anima took the defeated Pandemonium for questioning, and Shien agreed to listen.
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Ch. 927"Let Me Lay You to Rest."

Geura used Pandemonium’s blessing to overpower Iris, Oz, Mafy, and the Goddesses while insisting Shien would lose to the two undead Heroes. Shien unleashed the Holy Sword’s power and prepared to end his fight with the Black Knight and White Knight.

  • Geura blasted the Beastman Priests and Goddesses aside, then lifted Oz and Mafy into the air with his deceptive control ability.
  • Geura revealed that Pandemonium’s blessing let him control anything he could see by deceiving it into having touched him.
  • Geura taunted Iris and explained that the undead Heroes were meant to trap Shien, kill him, and have him resurrected as one of the dead.
  • Iris insisted Shien would defeat Geura’s schemes, and Shien suddenly erupted with brilliant light and overwhelming magic power in the sky.
  • Shien’s aura and strength increased tenfold as he faced the Black Knight and White Knight, saying he would grant them rest.

Ch. 928"Touched"

Shien battled the Black Knight and White Knight with the Holy Sword’s power, but the undead Heroes counterattacked and put him in danger. As Shien’s soul resonated with the Holy Sword, three colored lights emerged, and a red jewel absorbed the Demon King’s remaining power while this side of the world began to disappear.

  • Shien blasted the Black Knight away, then slowed the White Knight with magic and struck him with a powerful shockwave.
  • Shien tried to finish the wounded White Knight with the Holy Sword, but the knight vanished before the blow landed.
  • The Black Knight charged through Shien’s repeated explosions, and he and the White Knight attacked Shien from opposite sides.
  • Shien’s heartbeat and the Holy Sword began to resonate as three golden, blue, and red lights surrounded him, freezing the two undead Heroes.
  • A red jewel emerged above Shien and absorbed the Demon King’s power, causing this side of the world to tremble and shrink.

Ch. 929"Into the Body"

Nien watched Shien awaken a hidden power as his Holy Sword began transforming, but the collapsing inner side of the world threatened to assimilate him and everyone trapped there. A blue gemstone appeared and froze time and space before drawing Shien and the others away, leaving Nien furious that the Goddess had sent the gemstone to him.

  • Nien realized Shien's Hero power had triggered the Holy Sword's transformation and awakened another power within him.
  • Nien saw the inner side of the world collapsing as its remaining Demon Lord's power vanished, putting Shien and the trapped inhabitants in danger of assimilation.
  • Nien demanded that the Goddess release her or save Shien, but the screen showed a new development that enraged her.
  • An azure gemstone appeared, froze time and space, and circled Shien alongside the red gemstone before both entered his body.
  • Shien's Holy Sword entered his body, and the three-colored radiance carried him and everyone on the ground away from the collapsing inner world.
  • Nien cursed the Goddess for sending the gemstone to Shien and began gathering power to resist her.

Ch. 930Beginning

Shien witnessed a memory of the Hero confronting the Goddess over her friendship with the Demon King, then discovered his body and Holy Sword were transforming alongside three supreme treasures. His consciousness was expelled from the vision before he could learn what the jewels or his awakening power meant.

  • Shien saw the Hero protest when the Goddess forbade her from approaching the Demon King, whom she considered a friend.
  • The Goddess explained that the Demon King was a recurring threat and ordered the Hero to grow strong enough to kill her; the Hero reluctantly agreed.
  • The Demon King watched the Hero agree and shed a tear.
  • Shien awoke and saw a Holy Sword and two jewels surrounded by brilliant, azure, and crimson lights in his sea of consciousness.
  • Shien sensed that the treasures were accelerating his transformation and awakening a mysterious Unique Skill, but his consciousness was suddenly expelled.

Ch. 931The Truth He Dared Not Touch

Shien awakened on the Beastfolk camp platform after escaping the inner side of the world, discovering that he was beginning to transcend and that his Holy Sword, two supreme jewels, and awakening Unique Skill were tied to mysteries he could not yet understand. As the others recovered and reunited, Nobu confronted Note, who had tried to flee.

  • Shien woke among the unconscious Beastfolk and goddesses, sensed the Holy Sword inside his body, and realized his transcendence had begun.
  • Shien examined the blue and red jewels and his awakening Unique Skill, then decided to seek answers from Nien and Sera when possible.
  • Shien found Iris, confirmed they had escaped the inner side of the world, and comforted her as she cried in relief.
  • The Beastfolk and goddesses gradually woke, while Note recognized Shien’s power and tried to slip away.
  • Nobu seized Note and confronted him, and Note’s plea for mercy was followed by a scream.

Ch. 932"Where Can You Run To Now?"

After Shien and the others escaped the collapsing World's Crevice, they learned that Geura had survived and fled. Danas abandoned Geura after using him to gather intelligence, and as Geura tried to escape, Shien confronted him.

  • Shien learned that his awakened power had triggered the World's Crevice's collapse, while everyone on his side escaped and most of the opposing Beastfolk and Dwarves were lost.
  • Iris revealed that Geura's life force had survived, and Shien sensed that Geura had escaped but would not get away easily.
  • Geura reached a secluded trail outside Cosmos and crushed a gemstone to contact Danas, demanding that Danas send someone to retrieve him.
  • Danas explained that he had used Geura as a pawn, cut contact, and abandoned him because Shien would pursue him.
  • Geura swore revenge on Shien and Danas, then tried to flee when Shien's voice sounded behind him; a tremendous surge of magic power erupted as Geura shot into the sky.

Ch. 933"What the Hell Do You Think You Are?"

Shien trapped Geura with the Demon Roar Chain, tortured him, and rejected his offer of information about Danas and the New Primal Demon. He killed Geura, ending the former Beastmen king’s attempt to bargain for his life.

  • Shien sealed Geura inside a cage of Demon Roar Chains, and Geura failed to destroy or control them.
  • Shien revealed that he had tracked Geura using an Enchantment Magic Mark, then lashed him with the chains.
  • Geura offered information about Danas and the New Primal Demon in exchange for his freedom, but Shien refused to spare him.
  • Shien severed Geura’s hand and leg tendons and used Dispel to prevent him from gathering magicules.
  • Shien dismissed Geura’s intelligence as worthless and strangled him to death.

Ch. 934The Girl Who Was Targeted

Danas discussed the Queen Consort’s failed attempt to awaken Hero Mitra and persuaded her to retrieve two other Heroes she had raised as undead. After she left, Danas planned to relocate and make contact with a girl who looked exactly like the Demon King.

  • Danas told the Queen Consort that Mitra could not be revived because no corpse remained and the Holy Sword would purify her necromancy.
  • The Queen Consort agreed to give up on Mitra, though she still felt attached to him.
  • Danas asked the Queen Consort to retrieve the two awakened Heroes, whose restraints had likely been destroyed and whose death energy was leaking.
  • The Queen Consort departed to retrieve the Heroes, while Danas decided to relocate and contact someone whose choices interested him.
  • Danas took out a wanted poster depicting a black-haired, red-eyed girl who looked exactly like the Demon King.

Ch. 935Angry Goddesses

Shien returned to the Royal Capital with the rescued Beastman Priests, goddesses, and Beastmen Race forces, giving the allied side its first major good news of the war. He met Lidas and Anima, who were enraged to learn that the New Primal Demon had resurrected two former Heroes as undead, leaving the allies facing a dangerous reassessment of their strength.

  • Shien returned to the Royal Capital with the rescued captives and Beastmen Race forces, and the Kingdom celebrated his arrival to raise morale.
  • The Beastmen Race representatives joined the city's defenses, while Shien and Iris were granted an audience with Lidas and Anima.
  • Lidas asked Shien to confirm reports that the New Primal Demon had used necromancy to awaken two former Heroes.
  • Shien confirmed that the two undead had displayed demonoid-level strength and were surrounded by dense death energy.
  • Lidas and Anima erupted in anger over the desecration of the Heroes, while Shien warned that the New Primal Demon's strength had to be reassessed.

Ch. 936The Identities of the Two Heroes

Shien reported that the New Primal Demon had gained two resurrected Transcendent Class Heroes, bringing its high-level forces to four. Lidas and Anima identified them as Heroes Reinart and Philip and explained how they had died outside the Demon King’s hands.

  • Shien told Lidas, Anima, Roxie, and Iris about the two powerful Heroes he had fought, alarming them about the enemy’s growing strength.
  • Lidas and Anima explained that 108 Heroes had appeared before Mitra and that seven had reached the Transcendent Class.
  • Anima explained that most Transcendent Class Heroes had died after challenging the Demon King, whose power could not be healed or overcome by miracles.
  • Lidas revealed that two of the seven Heroes had not died at the Demon King’s hands, making them possible targets for necromancy.
  • Anima identified the resurrected Heroes as Reinart, whose Divine Might Penetration pierced defenses, and Philip, whose Elemental Transformation let him become flowing elements.

Ch. 937Go See Her Again

Lidas and Anima recounted how Heroes Reinart and Philip had sacrificed themselves, and Shien realized Danas might have orchestrated their disappearances long ago. Fearing the New Primal Demon’s carefully planned victory, Shien decided he needed to act and thought of visiting the sleeping Goddess in the sea of flowers again.

  • Lidas told Shien, Roxie, and Iris how Hero Reinart had defended human settlements from a monster horde and vanished after fighting for three days while gravely wounded.
  • Anima described how Hero Philip had sacrificed his chance to attain transcendence to save the front lines, then fought for ten years before detonating his magic power and dying among the demon army.
  • Shien and the others grew angry at the desecration of the two Heroes, while Roxie privately worried about her connection to the necromancer who had called her a descendant.
  • Lidas and Anima suspected Hermes had obtained the Heroes’ corpses, and Shien considered that Danas might have planned their resurrection and his broader war strategy long in advance.
  • Shien concluded that the Three Great Races were in danger of defeat and thought he should find a way to visit the Goddess sleeping in the sea of flowers again.

Ch. 938Following Your Heart

After the meeting about the awakened Heroes and the Dwarves, Shien chose not to take part in reclaiming the Dwarven kingdom and reflected on what being a Hero meant to him. He returned to House Poztut and called out to Nien, who he believed could hear him.

  • Lidas and Anima explained the awakened Heroes’ strengths and weaknesses and discussed the kingdom’s next steps, including how to handle the Dwarves’ rebellion.
  • Shien declined to help with the Dwarves, saying he had other matters to deal with and privately deciding that he would follow his own heart rather than worry about being an unqualified Hero.
  • Shien left the palace without telling anyone about the mysterious pulse within him, while Roxie noticed Iris’s hesitation and asked whether she wanted to follow him.
  • Iris imagined Roxie as her future Empress and worried about being treated as a bullied concubine, leaving Roxie confused by her changing expressions.
  • Shien returned to House Poztut, greeted his family, Lasha, and Lilith, then shut himself in his room and called out to Nien.

Ch. 939"This Is Love! Do You Understand Love?"

Shien was summoned to the Divine Realm, where Nien appeared unusually solemn and spoke about his progress toward transcendence. After seeing through Shien’s thoughts, she transformed into Saint Megumi, delighting him and recalling the seductive transformations from their previous meeting.

  • Shien called for Nien and was summoned to her temple after an unusually long journey through distorted space.
  • Nien greeted Shien with an unfamiliar, detached presence and told him he had taken a crucial step toward transcendence.
  • Nien said Shien was the most outstanding and powerful Hero in Omnipotens, attributing his uniqueness to the three supreme concepts sleeping within him and his connection to her predecessor.
  • Nien saw through Shien’s thoughts and asked whether he liked a certain kind of woman.
  • Nien transformed into Saint Megumi, and Shien excitedly declared that his feelings for fictional girls were love.

Ch. 940Making the Supreme God Take an Interest?

The Goddess showed Shien another character from his imagined worlds and promised to create those worlds for him, then heard his request to reach Omnis and help stop Danas and the New Primal Demon. She agreed that Omnis might help if Shien could interest her, but revealed that Omnis had also taken an interest in another master-and-servant pair.

  • The Goddess transformed into Othinus, whom Shien recognized as the One-Eyed Princess, and described her as a Demon God whose power could rival Lidas.
  • The Goddess promised to create the worlds Shien had imagined as gifts after he finished everything he wanted to do in this world.
  • The Goddess asked Shien if he had come to see Omnis, and Shien requested that she send him to the Sacred Realm so he could ask the Supreme God for help finding Danas and the New Primal Demon.
  • The Goddess warned Shien that Omnis viewed the world's lives and objects as equally insignificant and would not intervene in its conflicts without a reason to care.
  • Shien explained that he hoped to make Omnis interested enough to help, and the Goddess agreed she could assist at his request.
  • The Goddess pressed God's Spear against Shien's chest and revealed that Omnis had also taken an interest in a master-and-servant pair.

Ch. 941What Choice Will They Make?

The Goddess told Shien that Danas sought to revive the Demon Lord and revealed that the root keeping her from resurrection had recently been released. She sent Shien back, then left Nien trapped in the sealed temple, where Nien raged over being unable to summon him again.

  • The Goddess told Shien that Supreme God Omnis was observing a master-and-servant pair and would not interfere unless Shien's safety was threatened.
  • The Goddess explained that the Demon Lord could revive if her roots remained, and that the Demon Lord's Jade had been released from suppression, restoring that possibility.
  • Shien asked why the root had been released, and the Goddess suggested the Demon Lord had come to terms with the past and was anticipating something.
  • The Goddess said the conditions for resurrection were essentially gathered and wondered what choice the Demon Lord would make after learning of Shien's existence.
  • The Goddess sent Shien away, then restrained Nien when she lunged at her and vanished, leaving Nien unable to summon Shien from the sealed temple.

Ch. 942Will My Body Mutate?

After learning that the Demon Lord and Supreme God’s root artifacts were inside his body, Shien feared they could harm or mutate him. Lasha explained that she had sensed the Demon Lord’s Jade all along, while Laisha had been unable to detect it because she had lost an important power.

  • Shien returned from meeting the Goddess and considered her hints about the Demon Lord’s resurrection, deciding that Danas had not yet gathered everything needed.
  • Shien recognized the red jewel as the Demon Lord’s Jade and realized Omnis had placed it inside him when he visited the Sacred Realm; he also identified the blue jewel as the Supreme God’s source.
  • Shien wondered whether the jewels could alter his body, and Lasha suddenly appeared in his room, saying she did not think they would harm him.
  • Lasha told Shien that she had sensed the Demon Lord’s Jade in him since he obtained it and had previously warned him because others discovering it could cause chaos.
  • Shien asked why Laisha had not sensed the jewel, and Lasha explained that Laisha had once lost an important power, though she privately suspected Laisha might now be able to sense it again.

Ch. 943"I'll Be Waiting."

Shien learned that the Demon Lord’s jewel seemed to want to protect him, then worried that the Demon Lord’s resurrection might cost Lasha her existence. Meanwhile, Danas approached a Demon Lord Candidate and asked her to hear his proposal for cooperation.

  • Lasha told Shien that the jewel held the Demon Lord’s will and seemed to want to protect him.
  • Shien asked Lasha what she knew of the Demon Lord, and she said he should ask someone who had known her personally.
  • Lasha revealed she had expected the Demon Lord’s resurrection and would wait for her to reclaim her body, leaving Shien worried that Lasha might die.
  • Danas met a Demon Lord Candidate, who accused him of secretly helping an Ice Maiden Tribe member survive so he could begin resurrecting the Demon Lord.
  • Danas admitted his goal and asked the Demon Lord Candidate to hear him out before deciding whether to cooperate.

Ch. 944An Unfathomable Person

Shien visited Lidas and Anima and asked what kind of person the Demon King had been. The Goddesses described her as a powerful, mysterious figure who rarely left her castle and focused only on the Hero, leaving Shien with their baffling impressions of her.

  • Shien entered the temporary divine temple and found Lidas and Anima discussing how to resolve the Dwarves’ plight.
  • Shien refused Lidas’s appeal to care more about the Dwarves, and Anima assured him that the Goddesses would not force him to act.
  • Shien asked Lidas and Anima about the Demon King, and they agreed to share what little they knew.
  • Anima explained that the Demon King had entrusted the war to the Moon Demon and stayed in her castle, even when the demon forces were losing.
  • Lidas said the Demon King had ignored the battlefield and pursued the Hero only when one challenged her, despite having power enough to destroy the God Race.
  • Lidas and Anima recalled that the Demon King never pressed her victories and seemed so lifeless and unfathomable that they could not understand her.

Ch. 945Tearful Repentance

Shien learned more about the Demon King’s contradictions, her care for the Demon Race, and her hidden repentance, while keeping her jewel secret from Lidas and Anima. He considered traveling to the Elven Village to speak with Artemis and help protect it from the New Primal Demon.

  • Shien questioned whether the Demon King should be called evil, and Lidas explained that her world-threatening power and the war she started made her a danger regardless of her nature.
  • Anima said the Demon King had cherished her daughters and created treasures to protect the Demon Race and those under her command.
  • Lidas recalled the Moon Demon saying that the Demon King often wept alone in the castle and repented, leaving Shien shaken as he sensed the crimson jewel in his consciousness.
  • Shien hid the jewel from Lidas and Anima, thanked them for their information, and learned that Artemis had once challenged the Demon King.
  • Anima explained that Artemis was now in the Elven Village, where the New Primal Demon could pose a threat, and Shien considered going there with Merika.

Ch. 946What Even the Author Couldn't Resolve?

Shien learned that the Goddesses planned to join forces with the retreating Ragna Empire to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom, while he wondered why Danas wanted to revive the Demon King. After Shien headed to House Poztut to find Vivian, he sensed danger and teleported away as an Evil God appeared before Lasha and Lilith.

  • Lidas and Anima told Shien they planned to rescue the retreating Ragna Empire's forces and join them in a campaign to reclaim the Dwarf Kingdom.
  • Shien questioned why Danas wanted to revive the Demon King, then left the divine hall to visit Roxie but learned Anxi had summoned her.
  • Shien recalled Vivian's important role in the Kingdom's operations and returned to House Poztut to find her.
  • Shien sensed a strange presence at House Poztut and vanished using Teleportation.
  • Three minutes earlier, Lilith appeared before Lasha and shielded her as the Evil God emerged in a wave of malice.

Ch. 947"Don't Forget Who the Master Here Is."

Lasha and Lilith confronted the evil god Pandemonium, who tried to recruit them and proved impossible to kill. When Pandemonium attacked Lasha, Lasha reminded her who controlled the place, and the surrounding malice froze.

  • Lilith repeatedly crushed Pandemonium with evil energy, but Pandemonium reappeared unharmed and introduced herself to Lasha.
  • Pandemonium urged Lasha and Lilith to join the evil gods, then decided to make them understand their proper roles when they refused.
  • Pandemonium tried to tempt Lilith into coming with her, but Lasha called out and Lilith blasted her away.
  • Pandemonium redirected her malice toward Lasha and appeared behind her to attack.
  • Lasha declared that Pandemonium should not forget who the master was, and the malice in the space froze.

Ch. 948"Her Temper Is Much Worse Than Those Heroes' Too."

Shien confronted the evil god Pandemonium at House Poztut and drove her into a fight after discovering she was a Limit-tier evil god. When he trapped her with the Demon Roar Chain and moved to annihilate her, Pandemonium took Aiyi's form and unleashed Dragon Breath, leaving Lasha and Lilith shocked by the sudden transformation.

  • Pandemonium nearly attacked Lasha, but Shien appeared and identified her as an unknown evil god.
  • Shien taunted Pandemonium, then kicked her through the residence and attacked her again in the air.
  • Pandemonium released her full aura across the royal capital, and Lidas and Anima sensed her presence.
  • Pandemonium tried to disappear, but Shien's Demon Roar Chain sealed House Poztut and forced her to reappear.
  • Shien dispelled Pandemonium's black-smoke attack with Annihilation magic, but she transformed into Aiyi and blasted him with Dragon Breath.
  • Lilith shielded herself and Lasha from the resulting shockwave as they watched the battle in astonishment.

Ch. 949"How Dare You Try to Make Use of My Aiyi's Power?"

Shien faced Pandemonium after she took Aiyi’s form and used her authority to imitate the Dragon King’s power. He bound Pandemonium’s transformed dragon body with the Demon Roar Chain and hurled her into the ground.

  • Shien survived Pandemonium’s first Dragon Breath because the Demon Roar Chain blocked it, and he recognized that her imitation of Aiyi was weaker than the original.
  • Pandemonium explained that her authority could imitate powers and Unique Skills but could not reach the Transcendent realm.
  • Pandemonium transformed into a crimson Dragon King and unleashed a stronger Dragon Breath at Shien.
  • Shien defended himself with the Demon Roar Chain while sending more chains around Pandemonium’s dragon body.
  • Shien bound Pandemonium, pulled her from the sky, and slammed her into the ground.

Ch. 950"Do You Understand Your Situation Now?"

Shien overwhelmed Pandemonium, whose transformations and fate-manipulating Authority could not overcome his Supreme God blessing. He sealed her inside the Demon Roar Chain and crushed the iron sphere, leaving her fate apparently settled amid the ruined House Poztut.

  • Shien used Auroras Meteoric to bombard the red dragon while the Demon Roar Chain held it in place.
  • Pandemonium transformed into Lidas and stopped Shien’s meteors, but she could not heal the wounds his attacks had inflicted because of his blessing.
  • Shien explained that he could truly kill Pandemonium, then struck her with an explosion despite her using fate to halt his chains.
  • Pandemonium transformed into Kamina and released deadly poison, but Shien enclosed it in a chain barrier and trapped her inside an iron sphere.
  • Shien crushed the iron sphere, and Pandemonium’s aura faded as blood seeped through the chains.

Ch. 951"Too Bad, She Ran into Me."

Shien defeated the evil Goddess Pandemonium after she infiltrated House Poztut to take Lasha and Lilith to the New Primal Demon. Lidas and Anima took custody of Pandemonium to question her, while Shien insisted on hearing what she knew.

  • The Demon Roar Chain vanished, and Shien, Lasha, and Lilith confirmed the battle was over as powerhouses arrived at the ruined House Poztut.
  • Lidas and Anima arrived and learned that the royal family and Shien’s allies had stayed away or remained on their assignments.
  • Shien released the bloodied Pandemonium from the iron ball of chains, and Lidas and Anima identified her as a notorious Limit-tier evil Goddess.
  • Iris recognized Pandemonium as the Goddess who had granted Geura his blessing, while Lidas and Anima explained her power and dangerous nature.
  • Shien revealed that Pandemonium had come for Lasha and Lilith to take them to the New Primal Demon.
  • Lidas and Anima took Pandemonium for questioning, and Shien agreed to let them proceed as long as he could listen.
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