Chapter Summaries

Moro used Warren’s Unique Skill to create a duplicate of Tier and prepared to exploit her Goddess of Fate blessing, but Lilith’s arrival forced Moro to activate a vast sacrificial magic array across the Empire. After sacrificing Emerald’s Magic Life to steal Lilith’s authority, Moro enveloped Lilith in sinister energy, leaving Shien shocked.

• Tier sensed that something connected to her had appeared and disappeared near Moro, while Capeline ran to Harvis and the Imperial forces fled the palace.
• Shien called Lilith after using Cycle of Fate and struggling to hold back Moro’s death aura.
• Moro revealed that she had used Warren to create a duplicate of Tier, whose blessing she planned to exploit before it vanished.
• Lilith descended and drove Moro into a frenzy, but Moro activated the Great Undead Sacrifice Activation Magic Array spanning the Empire.
• Moro sacrificed Emerald’s Magic Life to extract Lilith’s authority, and Lilith disappeared inside a curtain of wild sinister energy as Shien reacted in alarm.

When Moro swallowed Lilith in her evil aura, Shien unleashed Cycle of Fate at its limit and fully released the Holy Sword, striking Moro with a devastating blow. Moro sacrificed a girl-shaped fragment and awakened the Branch of Flourishing, gaining Divine Realm-level power as the world darkened and turned crimson.

• Shien saw Lilith swallowed by Moro’s evil aura and pushed Cycle of Fate to its limit, then released the Holy Sword completely.
• Shien’s Holy Sword wounded Moro and nearly destroyed her Death Great Spirit Body with its Sacred Power.
• Shien demanded to know what Moro had done to Lilith and attacked her again.
• Moro sacrificed the girl-shaped fragment, transforming the sky into darkness and the earth into a crimson prison.
• The Branch of Flourishing appeared and merged into Moro, unleashing power that alarmed the Goddesses and Demon beings.

Moro unleashed the power of the Branch of Flourishing and tried to destroy Shien and the Empire with a black sun. Shien split the attack and killed Moro, then fell until the tiny Goddess caught him.

• Moro transformed into an apex being, but knew the power of the Branch of Flourishing was eroding her borrowed Great Spirit Body and nearing the end of her life.
• Moro unleashed her remaining strength in a black sun meant to erase Shien and the Empire, leaving Tier, Capeline, Rocket, Salilo, Tilly, Geno, and the others helpless.
• Shien charged into the black sun with the Holy Sword and split its power, while the clash devastated parts of the Imperial Capital.
• Shien reached Moro and killed her with a fatal slash, then fell from the sky after coughing up blood.
• The tiny Goddess emerged from the surviving barrier, caught Shien, and descended with him toward the Imperial Capital.

After the Sun of Death was destroyed, Lainy awoke and met Danas, who revealed how he had uncovered her identity as the true owner of the Death Great Spirit Body. Danas explained that Moro had been Lainy’s royal shadow warrior and agent, while Lainy’s plan to overcome the Great Spirit Body’s flaws depended on obtaining the Branch of Flourishing.

• Laisha raised a magical barrier that shielded House Bigusle from the shockwave caused by the Sun of Death’s collision with the Hero.
• Lainy awoke from her long unconsciousness just as the culprit behind the Sun of Death was slain, and Danas introduced himself as the Star Apostle of the Old Demon Faction.
• Danas explained that Moro had told Lainy about her cooperation with him, then said he had deduced that Lainy—not Moro—was the true owner of the Death Great Spirit Body.
• Danas connected Lainy to the lost Princess of Ereii, whose unreturned love for Mitra had become the ultimate hatred needed to form the Great Spirit Body.
• Danas identified Moro as Lainy’s former maid and royal shadow warrior, who had shared Lainy’s traits through Symbiosis and hated the Hero because of Lainy’s suffering.
• Danas said Lainy had sought the Branch of Flourishing to overcome the Death Great Spirit Body’s flaws, but the world’s laws would not allow a life created outside life to grow.

Danas revealed that Lainy planned to use the Branch of Flourishing to escape the limits of her Death Great Spirit Body, while Moro had died trying to secure it for her. Lainy agreed to support Danas’s pursuit of transcendence and went with him, leaving Lasha and Laisha to find her bed empty.

• Danas explained that Lainy’s ten-year plan used the Goddess of Fate’s Blessing Bearer and a ritual to make the Branch of Flourishing appear.
• Danas admitted that he sought transcendence and asked Lainy to honor the alliance he had made with Moro.
• Lainy explained that Moro had risked her life to obtain the Branch of Flourishing and transfer it to her through Symbiosis, but Shien killed Moro before she could do so.
• Lainy agreed to support Danas, who addressed her as Lady Lainy Mitra, the first Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Mithra and the Hero’s wife.
• Lasha and Laisha returned to the room and found that Lainy had vanished from the bed.

After Shien Poztut was revealed as a true Hero, leaders across the Human Realm considered how to respond to the upheaval his identity might bring. The Kingdom of Mithra and the Elves chose to support him and began preparing for possible conflict with the Demon Race.

• Anxi, Ria, Aridia, and Shana discussed the intelligence confirming that Shien Poztut was a Hero from Another World.
• Roxie confronted her family and mentor, declared that she would stand by Shien, and warned the Kingdom not to force her into opposition.
• Ria affirmed that she also wanted to support Shien, and Anxi ordered Aridia to monitor the Demon Race, especially its embassy.
• Sophie, Leia, Nia, and the Elf Division reacted to Shien's revealed identity, and Sophie ordered the Elves to prepare for battle and watch the Demon Race.
• News of Shien's identity spread across the Human Realm, where tension mounted.

The Three Great Goddesses discussed Shien’s revealed identity as a Hero and worried that it could threaten the thousand-year peace between the gods and demons. When a letter from the demons arrived, Lidas read it and the goddesses were stunned by the Moon Demon’s decision.

• Lidas confronted Anima and Nadula for hiding that Shien was a Hero, and they confirmed his identity and exceptional potential.
• Anima and Nadula rejected Lidas’s proposal to bring Shien to the Divine Realm, warning that detaining him could provoke the demons.
• The goddesses considered whether the demons had summoned Shien, but Anima and Nadula doubted they could reproduce the Mother Goddess’s ritual.
• Anima and Nadula decided that Nadula should contact Moon Demon Sela discreetly to learn the demons’ stance on Shien.
• A Goddess delivered a letter from the demons, and Lidas read it before Anima and Nadula reacted with astonishment to the Moon Demon’s decision.

Shien woke after defeating Moro and learned that his identity as the Hero had been exposed. As the Imperial Capital struggled with the aftermath of the battle and Laini remained missing, Shien prepared to face the turmoil ahead.

• Lasha told Shien that Lilith had carried him back after he defeated Moro, and that he had slept for three days while recovering.
• Shien discovered that his level had risen from 79 to 95 and that his mana and strength had greatly increased.
• Lasha reported that the Imperial Capital was badly damaged, Moro's eleven Demonoid Larvae had disappeared, and Rocket and Capeline's forces were managing the aftermath.
• Lasha told Shien that Laini had disappeared after she and Lasha went out to protect House Bigusle.
• Lasha confirmed that everyone now knew Shien was the Hero, and Shien anticipated that the Human Realm would become troublesome.

After waking, Shien comforted Lilith and checked on Tier, then learned that Tier's missing horn might have been used by Moro and that she had gained something else she was still investigating. With his identity exposed and the Demon Realm's movements concerning, Shien headed to the Imperial Palace to check on Harvis and Capeline.

• Lilith rushed into Shien's arms, and he reassured her that she was not to blame for what happened.
• Shien spoke with Laisha and Tier, confirmed Tier's injuries were minor, and learned Warren Laifirut had used clones.
• Tier said her original horn was probably gone, but she might have gained something and would tell Shien once she confirmed it.
• Laisha reminded Shien that his identity had been exposed, while Lasha warned him about the Demon Realm's recent movements.
• Shien decided to visit the Imperial Palace to check on Harvis and Capeline, then left House Bigusle after Lilith reluctantly let Lasha take her.

Shien discovered that concealed detection magic was sweeping the Imperial Capital, likely as demons searched for him, and decided he would need to speak with Sera and Lidas after handling the Empire’s aftermath. Capeline, overwhelmed by the Empire’s crises, brought him to see Harvis, whose condition remained extremely dire despite three days of treatment.

• Shien noticed that concealed experts were using detection magic throughout the damaged Imperial Capital and suspected demons were searching for him.
• Shien kept himself concealed, concluded that the Hero’s return had made him a target, and decided he might need to speak with Sera and Lidas.
• Capeline struggled to manage reconstruction, missing Demonoid Larvae, monster attacks, and other crises across the Empire while worrying about Harvis and the Empire’s future.
• Shien appeared before Capeline, who asked him to see Harvis, and she led him to the temple where he was being treated.
• Shien saw that Harvis remained unconscious and pale after three days of treatment and understood that his condition was extremely dire.

Shien used the Holy Sword and Celestial Breathe to save Harvis from being transformed into a living dead, clearing the way for Harvis to take the Empire’s throne. Harvis promised to support Shien and place the Empire at his command in secret, while a new storm gathered around the Hero.

• The High Priest told Capeline that only Anima could save Harvis from the deathly aura and necromancy that had turned him into a living dead.
• Shien released the Holy Sword’s first seal, cut away Harvis’s deathly aura, and purified his body.
• Shien used Celestial Breathe to restore Harvis’s lost life force, and Harvis woke up alive.
• Harvis learned what had happened and said that Moro’s defeat and the Emperor’s sudden death left him to ascend the throne.
• Harvis reaffirmed his promise to support Shien unconditionally, agreeing that their relationship would remain secret.

Demons poured into the Human Realm and surrounded the Imperial Capital, demanding that the Empire hand over Shien. Harvis refused to surrender him, but the chapter ended with news that Shien had left the city with his companions.

• Demons arrived through Magic Power Sources across the Empire and set out for the Imperial Capital to confront or kill the Hero.
• Human factions took opposing positions as the God Race fell silent and withdrew its Goddesses from the Human Realm.
• A large army of high-level demons surrounded the Imperial Capital and demanded that the Empire hand over the Hero.
• Harvis refused Capeline's request to lead the Empire Knights against the demons and declared that the Empire would not surrender Lord Poztut.
• A messenger reported that Shien had left the city with his people, and Harvis ordered the Empire Knights to mobilize.

A group of demon executives surrounded the Imperial Capital and demanded that the humans hand over the Hero. Jacinta tried to restrain them, exposing their personal motives as they considered attacking.

• A demon army surrounded the Imperial Capital and repeatedly demanded that the Hero be handed over.
• Irezar and Chibur urged the demon executives to attack, while Glan warned them that provoking the God Race and humans could bring punishment from their masters.
• Jacinta arrived with Jess and Lis to keep the executives from escalating the standoff.
• Jacinta warned the executives that their duty was to ease their masters' burdens, but Glan, Yalid, Chibur, and Irezar defended their plans to target the Hero.
• Jacinta revealed that Glan wanted to regain her pride, Yalid sought the Hero's Sacred Power, Chibur wanted to steal the Hero's power, and Irezar wanted revenge for his brother's death.

Jacinta confronted demon executives who had gathered for personal reasons, but Hertia, a Limit-tier executive of Moon Demon Sela, revealed that she had come to make the Hero do something for her. As Hertia prepared to act, the Hero arrived with others and overwhelmed the demons with his pressure.

• Jacinta accused Glan, Yalid, Chibur, and Irezar of acting without their masters' permission and warned them against using their authority for personal gain.
• Hertia revealed herself as one of Moon Demon Sela's three executives and one of the only three Limit-tier demons, then said she needed the Hero to do something for her.
• Hertia decided to stop waiting and began releasing her demonic power despite Jacinta's warning that Sela might punish her.
• A terrifying pressure suddenly descended on the area, forcing several demon experts to their knees.
• The Hero appeared in the air with several companions and called the demons arrogant.

Shien confronted the demons surrounding the Imperial Capital after they came to seize him, revealing his peak Legendary-tier strength. He left the officers terrified by defeating Irezar in a single exchange and throwing him to the ground barely alive.

• Shien descended over the Imperial Capital, suppressing the demons with his magic power while Lilith and Tier accompanied him.
• Shien faced the demon officers, identified himself as the Hero, and challenged them to attack him.
• Irezar transformed and lunged at Shien, but Shien kicked him into a distant mountain and seized him with Teleportation.
• Shien mocked Irezar, then threw him onto the ground barely alive, leaving the other officers stunned.

Shien defeated Irezar and drove the demons besieging the Imperial Capital into a panicked retreat, killing those who showed him hostility. Jacinta warned that his actions would worsen relations with the Demon Realm, and Shien invited him inside as the Empire Knights emerged from the city.

• Shien defeated Irezar with ease, leaving the demon officers shocked and afraid to face him.
• Shien ordered the demons to leave, then used Enchantment: Explode to kill demons who had cast venomous looks at him and shouted for the rest to get lost.
• The demon army fled, while Yalid, Chibur, and Glan withdrew; Hertia also left the scene.
• Jacinta warned Shien that killing so many demons would make the Demon Realm more hostile, but Shien said he had no reason to show the demons mercy.
• Jacinta explained that he had not come to cause trouble because he knew Shien was the Hero and understood his connection to Aiyi.
• The Imperial Capital's gates opened, and Shien invited Jacinta inside as the Empire Knights came out.

Jacinta warned Shien that his identity as the Hero had thrown the Demon Realm into chaos and fueled calls for war. The chapter ended with Sera announcing that Aiyi and Shien would become engaged as a symbol of peace among the Three Races.

• Jacinta explained that demons feared the Hero's return and that unrest in the Demon Realm was spreading calls to resume war with the God Race and humanity.
• Harvis and Tier explained why demons feared Shien reaching the Transcendent Class, while Jacinta warned that more demons might target him.
• Jacinta said Sera had ordered her followers not to oppose Shien and urged him to lie low before the conflict worsened.
• A messenger announced that Sera had declared Dragon Demon Aiyi and Hero Shien would enter an engagement to symbolize everlasting peace among the Three Races.
• Shien and the others reacted with shock to the announcement.

The chapter introduced the Demon Realm’s six territories, power structure, and Demon Lord officers before revealing that news of the Hero’s return had unsettled demonkind. The six Demon Lords gathered at Supreme Castle, where Aiyi said she needed to return to the Human Realm.

• The chapter described how Moon Demon Sela, Succubus Shafna, Beast Demon Lide Doma, Poison Demon Kamina, Oni Demon Milu Pesh, and Dragon Demon Aiyi ruled the six territories of the Demon Realm.
• The chapter explained that upper demons could become Demon Lord subordinates or officers, whose fixed positions could be claimed by defeating an officer or replacing one who died.
• News that the Hero had appeared again after a thousand years caused unrest throughout the Demon Realm.
• Sela gathered her five younger sisters in Supreme Castle and complained that it was difficult to get them together.
• Shafna teased Sela about making the others handle her work, while Lide, Milu, and Kamina objected to Shafna’s behavior.
• Aiyi urged the Demon Lords to begin the meeting, saying she needed to return to the Human Realm.

Aiyi met with her five Demon Lord sisters, who discussed Shien’s revealed identity as the Hero and the growing unrest among the Demon Race. Aiyi insisted that Shien was hers and warned her sisters not to harm him, leaving the meeting on the brink of confrontation.

• Aiyi impatiently urged Sister Sela to handle the Demon Lords’ affairs without her so she could return to the Human Realm.
• Shafna and Kamina showed interest in meeting Shien, while Lyd questioned whether Aiyi had known he was the Hero from the start.
• Aiyi admitted she had first approached Shien because he was the Hero but now liked him for reasons beyond his identity.
• Sister Sela raised the Demon Race’s reaction to Shien’s identity, and Lyd and Kamina described unrest in their territories.
• Aiyi warned her sisters not to touch Shien and declared him her man, prompting Kamina to challenge her.

Sister Sela and the other demons discussed Shien’s mysterious summoning and the danger of war with the God Race, then settled on a plan that left Aiyi stunned. The chapter ended with Sister Sela proposing that Aiyi form a marriage alliance with Shien, unleashing Dragon Might across the Demon Realm.

• Shafna, Lide, and the other demons confronted Aiyi after she threatened to oppose her sisters to protect Shien, but Sister Sela stopped the dispute.
• Shafna asked Sister Sela and Lide about Shien, and they described him as an unusual, interesting Hero who had won Aiyi’s affection.
• Sister Sela explained that her investigation suggested the God Race had not caused the Hero’s summoning, though Nadula had noticed him and Shien seemed to be searching for the truth himself.
• Lide warned that the Old Demon Faction might be stirring up hostility to provoke war, and the sisters asked Sister Sela to decide how to respond.
• Sister Sela told Aiyi to form a marriage alliance with Shien, and Aiyi’s shock was followed by Dragon Might spreading across the Demon Realm.