Arc 65The Moon Trial and God-Slaying War

Velin entered the Moon God’s trial, where a curse on Odor led the Blood Knight and Kyle into a war against Valheim’s gods. After the world was saved and Velin confronted an Abyss invasion, he reached Thousand Star City and met Reinhardt, who revealed Ilyria World’s influence in the Astral Realm.

  • Velin attended the Alp Island Banquet, fought through the Moon God’s Demon trial, and earned the fifteenth-ranked seat while Kyle placed ninth.
  • Ishtar-Moon sent the banquet participants to Valheim World, where Velin found a fortress conducting experiments and reunited with Xuemya after she had searched for him for 175 days.
  • Velin used the Blood Knight to stabilize Odor and break the Curse of Truth, then the Blood Knight took Kyle to the mastermind’s Divine Kingdom and gathered an army for a God-Slaying War.
  • Kyle and the Transcendents fought the gods and their Supplicant armies, and Helios died after Kyle struck him with Anansi’s Sword.
  • The Blood Knight and the Silver Moon Goddess brought down Solaris and the World Will, while Velin destroyed Kenomana and an Abyss Gate before escaping an unstable Space-Time Corridor.
  • Velin and the Blood Knight reached an Astral Whale and met Reinhardt in Thousand Star City, where Velin learned that Ilyria World influenced the surrounding Astral Realm.
  • Reinhardt left to investigate tremors in his Demiplane, and the Blood Knight headed for Thousand Star City as Velin considered making one of his Demiplanes a place for leisure after the war.
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Ch. 1601What Did You Say? I Don't Understand!

Velin visited a food stall with Xuemya and Kyle, then entered the White Moon Grand Theater, a demiplane hosted by the Moon God Church. The chapter left Velin drawing attention after a young man addressed him as the Eternal Dawn Knight.

  • Velin bought pastries from a Forest Elf’s stall and told a curious Moon Elf girl that he was from the Xenops Subcontinent.
  • Velin shared the pastries with Xuemya and Kyle, then repeatedly took pieces from Xuemya until she fed him the last one.
  • Velin decided to visit the White Moon Grand Theater, and he, Xuemya, and Kyle entered after showing their invitation.
  • A young man in a dawn robe recognized Velin and greeted him as the Eternal Dawn Knight, causing nearby conversations to quiet.

Ch. 1602Admirers

Velin met Casper Goodwin, a young Dawn Church priest who admired him, and learned that the Moon God's Crown might appear at the Alp Island Banquet. After Casper left, Velin, Xuemya, and Kyle stayed on the island, where they speculated about the banquet's unknown trials.

  • Casper Goodwin introduced himself to Velin as a priest from the Devon Kingdom and invited him to talk privately.
  • Soul Intent Tier Transcendents discussed Velin's feats during the Demonic Calamity while he and Casper went to a pavilion on an island.
  • Casper told Velin that the Moon God's Crown might descend at the Alp Island Banquet, and Velin gave him a griffin woodcarving.
  • After Casper departed, Xuemya went to enjoy the beach while Velin and Kyle discussed the banquet's unpredictable trials.

Ch. 1603The Appearance of the Challenger

Velin accepted a challenge from a young man who offered three Fairy Bellflowers, but required him to defeat Kyle first. The two entered the Sky Arena before a massive crowd, and Kyle prepared to fight as the countdown ended.

  • Velin agreed to battle the young man after he offered three Fairy Bellflowers, on the condition that he first defeat Kyle.
  • The news drew Soul Intent Tier Transcendents to the domed building, where a Gold Moon God Church priest opened the Sky Arena.
  • Velin and the young man entered the arena, followed by Kyle, while spectators gathered on floating platforms.
  • Kyle and the young man took their positions as the arena’s countdown began.
  • Kyle manifested four pairs of angel wings and prepared to fight at full strength.

Ch. 1604Sky Arena Battle (Part 1)

Kyle fought the Blue-haired Youth in the Sky Arena, and their powerful clash drew a growing crowd of spectators. The battle continued at increasing speed, leaving its outcome undecided.

  • Kyle summoned his Blood-red Angel Armor, spears, and Holy Flame as the Blue-haired Youth armed himself with silver-white armor, six Black Spears, and a longsword.
  • Kyle and the Blue-haired Youth exchanged attacks that made the arena ground crack and rebuild, while spectators struggled to follow their speed.
  • Velin asked Xuemya whether she could see the fighters clearly, and she admitted that she could not keep up with the battle.
  • The Blue-haired Youth praised Kyle's strength and said he understood why the Eternal Dawn Knight had sent him to fight first, while Kyle stayed silent and pressed his attack.
  • More spectators gathered as the fight continued, including a Thunder Female Angel who watched Kyle intently, a High Elf astonished by his growth, and a Dragonman Warrior eager to fight him.

Ch. 1605Sky Arena Battle (Part 2)

Kyle defeated Leofric Havlock in the Sky Arena after their battle helped him fuse Law Power from the Paths of Guardianship and Creation. Afterward, Velin and the others spoke with Leofric, who revealed his family and military background and discussed Count Tattel, before offering to hear about Kyle’s life.

  • Kyle’s Holy Flame overwhelmed Leofric, who admitted defeat and exchanged names with him before they left the Sky Arena.
  • Xuemya and Velin discussed the battle’s effect on Kyle’s reputation, then Velin accepted one Fairy Bellflower from Leofric.
  • Kyle reacted with confusion when Xuemya showed him a Thunder Female Angel staring at him intensely.
  • Leofric told Velin, Kyle, and Xuemya that he came from the Kingdom of Havlock and had served in the Anantas Empire’s 23rd Starfleet.
  • Velin connected Count Tattel to his grandfather, and Leofric described Tattel’s mysterious presence in the military while declining to share restricted operations.
  • Leofric asked to hear about Kyle’s glorious deeds.

Ch. 1606Can You Give Me a Child?

After leaving the Demiplane, Velin and his companions faced unwanted attention, including a Thunder Female Angel who asked Kyle for a child and a crowd of Transcendents seeking to challenge him. Sara helped them escape, and Velin decided to stay at the manor rather than provoke further trouble.

  • Velin woke on the beach, then left the island garden with Xuemya and Kyle.
  • The Thunder Female Angel asked Kyle to give her a child, but Kyle refused because he was devoted to his wife.
  • Velin, Xuemya, and Kyle left the Demiplane and found dozens of Soul Intent Tier Transcendents waiting to challenge Kyle.
  • Sara brought Velin and his companions away in her carriage, and the Transcendents left after recognizing her authority.
  • Back at the manor, Velin chose not to go out or have Kyle fight the challengers again.

Ch. 1607Banquet Seat Battle—A Million Demons

Velin and the other banquet guests arrived at the Moon God Church’s hidden venue, where the Moon Goddess announced a contest against more than a million Soul Intent Tier Demons to determine the banquet seating. Velin realized he had to fight hard to secure one of the top 360 seats, while Odor hinted at the expectations surrounding him.

  • Velin and eight companions traveled by carriage to a vast sea of floating flowers beneath a giant tree and red moon.
  • The Moon Goddess appeared, healed the guests, and announced that banquet seats would be ranked according to strength.
  • The Moon Goddess revealed that an Abyss layer would arrive in three hours, with more than a million Soul Intent Tier Demons available to fight for Moonlight Imprints.
  • Velin asked Odor how many Demons he could kill, and Odor warned that someone who failed to work hard would embarrass Kyle.
  • Velin resolved to work hard for a top seat, while Odor considered the opportunity to kill powerful Demons under the Moon Goddess’s protection.

Ch. 1608Battle for Banquet Seats—Demiplanes

Velin prepared for the Moon God's Blessing, joined with the Life Knight and Death Knight, and waited as a million Soul Intent Tier Demons descended into the battlefield. The battle for the thrones and Demiplanes began, with Velin hunting the nearest Demons.

  • Velin sent Xuemya, his family, Hebrew, and Kmelia toward the battlefield's edge and gave Xuemya the Karnus Bracer.
  • Velin flew toward the giant tree with Kyle, Odor, and Orlando, while other confident High-tier Soul Intent Transcendents gathered for battle.
  • Velin summoned the Life Knight and Death Knight, who merged with him and strengthened his power; he drew the Sword of Anasi and sensed the Law of Wind.
  • The Moon Goddess's incarnation brought in nearly two-thirds of the Demiplanes and placed them on the thrones as the million imprisoned Demons descended.
  • The Moon God's Blessing began, and Velin hunted nearby Demons as they charged toward the living to preserve their souls.

Ch. 1609Banquet Seat Dispute—Battle of Demons

Velin fought through the Demon hordes on the spatial battlefield and tested Reincarnation-Void against six High-tier Soul Intent Demons. After turning the Berserker Demon against the Rock Demon, he destroyed all six with Void-Shatter, which left only a faint mark on the giant tree.

  • Velin killed Demons across the bloodied sea while the giant tree restored slain Transcendents and devoured the souls of dead Demons.
  • A wounded Snake Demon hid inside a Rock Demon's corpse, but Velin found and killed it after it recalled the Abyss's mysterious upheaval and watched a powerful Balrog perish.
  • Six High-tier Soul Intent Demons agreed to attack Velin together, and he faced them without backing down.
  • Velin used Reincarnation-Void to make the Berserker Demon mistake the Rock Demon for an enemy, prompting the two Demons to fight.
  • Velin summoned a storm and unleashed Void-Shatter, turning all six Demons to ash and leaving a shallow mark on the giant tree.

Ch. 1610Banquet Seating Dispute—The Battle Ends

Velin and the other Transcendents wiped out the Demons around the giant tree, and the Moon Goddess’s incarnation ranked the survivors by their Moonlight Imprints and seated them at the banquet. After the Moon Goddess departed, a white-haired man appeared at the center of the tree canopy.

  • Velin, Kyle, and the other Transcendents launched a coordinated assault that killed most of the Demons near the giant tree.
  • High-tier Soul Intent Transcendents on the verge of Legend ascended and were sent away by beams of moonlight as Velin continued fighting.
  • The giant tree’s radiance purified the battlefield, healed the participants, and sent seven more Transcendents away.
  • The Moon Goddess’s incarnation revealed the rankings, and Velin found Kyle in ninth place, himself in fifteenth, and Orlando among the second-tier contestants.
  • The Transcendents took their assigned banquet seats, the Moon Goddess departed, and a white-haired man appeared at the center of the tree canopy.

Ch. 1611Alp Island Banquet

Velin attended the Alp Island Banquet, where Pope Loserrian announced a trial and bestowed Demiplanes on the first 3,143 participants. Velin reconnected with Gnathalv and discussed their backgrounds, while Kyle agreed to spar with Dominia and Vaolet.

  • Loserrian announced that the first 3,143 banquet participants would receive the Demiplane before his throne, and Velin discovered that his new Demiplane held numerous mines and two sealed treasure vaults.
  • Loserrian opened the banquet, and Velin ate all the food at his table, absorbing magic power from the dishes.
  • Gnathalv offered Velin his untouched food, and Velin accepted it before asking whether Gnathalv knew Berik.
  • Gnathalv introduced himself as a royal candidate from the Roashis Kingdom, and Velin introduced himself as a count from the Isia Kingdom.
  • Kyle greeted Dominia, who proposed a match, and Vaolet asked to join; Kyle agreed to spar with both of them.

Ch. 1612Trial of the Moon

At the Alp Island Banquet, Velin befriended Gnathalv before Ishtar-Moon announced that the Trial of the Moon would send the guests to the dying Valheim World. As the participants began vanishing in light, Velin felt himself being drawn into the trial.

  • Velin gave Gnathalv two rare bottles of wine, and they agreed to address each other as friends.
  • After the banquet table vanished, Ishtar-Moon appeared and her beauty stirred covetous thoughts that Velin’s Heart Guardian Ring helped him resist.
  • Ishtar-Moon identified herself as the Moon God Church’s three hundred and seventy-fifth Saintess and declared that the trial would take place in the Fourth Energy Level Valheim World, which was nearing destruction.
  • Ishtar-Moon gave the participants half a year to investigate the world’s decline, explore its laws, and seek to save it.
  • The guests began disappearing in light, and Velin felt his body being pulled as a gentle force surrounded his soul.

Ch. 1613Just Arrived, and It Was Already Time to Leave?

Velin arrived in Valheim World near the end of the Trial of the Moon, discovered a fortress conducting human experiments, and destroyed its personnel before entering the Inner World. There, he reunited with Xuemya, who had searched for him for 175 days and told him that Uncle was unconscious.

  • Velin woke in the wilderness, killed three Giant Wolves, and searched the surviving wolf's memories to locate a metal fortress.
  • Velin entered the fortress, subdued a mutated werewolf, and learned that the Trial of the Moon had been underway for more than five months.
  • Velin discovered that the fortress used humans from the Outer World as experimental material and killed 825 researchers and guards, sparing twelve neutral people.
  • Velin crossed into the Inner World, where a sudden destruction obliterated the gateway and left him in a massive crater.
  • Xuemya found Velin, embraced him, and told him that she had searched for him for 175 days and that Uncle was unconscious.

Ch. 1614The Comatose Uncle-in-Law and the Injured Kyle

Velin reunited with Xuemya and learned that Odor had fallen into a coma, then found Kyle burdened by a curse and struggling to keep Odor alive. Velin stabilized Odor with the black spear and learned that the Curse of Truth could be lifted only by killing its mastermind or severing Odor’s soul.

  • Xuemya told Velin that Odor had been in a coma for three months and led him to the valley.
  • Kyle replenished Odor’s fading life aura with the World Origin Crystal while Ilisis guarded the cave.
  • Velin checked on Kyle, then used Seven-Colored Crystals and Heal-Soul to treat Odor, but Odor’s life aura plunged again when the crystals ran out.
  • Velin summoned the Blood Knight, who identified a Curse of Truth placed at the cost of a deity’s body and explained how it could be stopped.
  • The Blood Knight told Velin to place the black spear on Odor, and Velin stabilized him before asking Ilisis and Aisilia to keep the matter secret.

Ch. 1615I Can Only Leave Early

The blond youth abandoned his plan to destroy Valheim World after sensing another god had arrived, and handed his stored monster legion to Solas as compensation. Meanwhile, the Blood Knight removed the Curse of Truth from Kyle and prepared to confront the mastermind, while Solas learned the Outer Gods had departed and began assembling his forces.

  • The blond youth canceled the attack on Valheim World, erased his control marks, stored the monsters in a sphere, and ordered the sphere delivered to Solas.
  • Velin summoned the Blood Knight, who absorbed the Life Knight and Death Knight, drew the Curse of Truth's Rule Power out of Kyle, and shattered the curse's remaining trace.
  • The Blood Knight gave Odor Soul Power, left Xuemya, Isis, and Aisilia protected by a Law Barrier, and took Kyle to the Divine Kingdom of the mastermind.
  • Xuemya reassured Isis that Velin would always be his younger brother, and Isis offered to keep watch while she and Aisilia rested.
  • Solas learned that the Outer Gods had left and that their dimension had been destroyed, then ordered his troops assembled as he prepared for the approaching danger.

Ch. 1616Today's Battle Was a God-Slaying War; You Would Be My Warriors

The Blood Knight summoned nearly twenty-seven thousand Soul Intent Tier Transcendents and raised them to Legendary strength to fight the God of Light’s forces. He appointed Kyle commander and sent the assembled warriors toward the Divine Kingdom’s barrier as battle began.

  • The Blood Knight summoned nearly twenty-seven thousand Soul Intent Tier Transcendents, including Orlando and Hebrew, to the junction between the Inner World and the Light Dimension.
  • The Blood Knight used purple rays to raise the summoned Transcendents to Legendary strength and declared that they would fight a God-Slaying War.
  • The Blood Knight named Kyle commander and ordered him to break the Divine Kingdom’s barrier.
  • Kyle accepted the command as spies and gods watched the opposing armies gather.
  • Kyle led the Legendary-strength Transcendents against the more than twenty million Supplicant soldiers and called for battle.

Ch. 1617Silver-Haired Goddess

At the convergence point, Kyle and the Transcendents battled the God of Light’s forces as the Supplicant Army suffered catastrophic losses. Meanwhile, the Silver-Haired Goddess offered the Goddess of Night a chance to submit, leaving her to weigh the fate of her followers and world.

  • The Transcendents overwhelmed the Supplicant Army, prompting the gods to join the battle while Supplicants sacrificed themselves to strengthen the Heroic Spirits and stabilize the front line.
  • Kyle’s growing mastery of the Path of Truth let him match Helios and target the dwindling Faith Power sustaining him.
  • The Blood Knight received an invitation, put his true body’s consciousness to sleep, and sent part of his consciousness beyond the world.
  • On the Valheim Planet World’s moon, the Silver-Haired Goddess asked the Goddess of Night whether the God of Light could win and offered to preserve her followers and Divine Kingdom if she submitted.
  • The Silver-Haired Goddess gave the Goddess of Night three days to decide, while the Goddess of Night recalled how the world’s consciousness had developed desires after the world’s catastrophic decline.

Ch. 1618I Will Offer Appropriate Compensation

The Silver-Haired Goddess promised the Blood Knight compensation for the incident and returned to consider its aftermath as the battle raged on. Isalion slew a Ludnir-level god, while Helios prepared to sacrifice himself to unleash a devastating attack.

  • The Silver-Haired Goddess met the Blood Knight, apologized, promised appropriate compensation, and agreed not to make the incident a public spectacle.
  • Nearly two thousand Transcendents and more than thirty million Supplicant Army soldiers had died, while the God of Light's armies continued to swell to fifty million.
  • Isalion used the law of severance to annihilate a million Supplicant Army soldiers and kill a Ludnir-level god.
  • The Blood Knight praised Isalion, named Continental Legend as his starting point, and told him to remain and contemplate his achievement.
  • Kyle began his final battle, while Hebrew fought two Heroic Spirits and gradually gained control of his borrowed power.
  • Helios fused his Godhead into his Divine Body and burned his divine soul, withdrawing his power just before it could destroy both armies.

Ch. 1619I Acknowledge You

Helios sacrificed a million supplicants to strengthen himself, but Kyle wielded the newly empowered Anansi's Sword against him. Helios died without harming the Blood Knight, while Kyle was urged to keep fighting as the war continued.

  • A Heroic Spirit and the other commanders sacrificed themselves and their Supplicant Armies, restoring Helios's strength and elevating him beyond his previous limits.
  • The Blood Knight restored Anansi's Sword's missing Law Imprint, raised it to Epic rank, and sent it to Kyle for his duel with Helios.
  • Kyle took Anansi's Sword and cut through Helios's Armor of Divinity, but Helios ignited his divine soul and charged at the Blood Knight.
  • The Blood Knight stopped Helios from reaching him, and Helios disintegrated after recalling his father's words.
  • Kyle apologized for failing to kill Helios, but the Blood Knight encouraged him to slay another god before the war ended.
  • Helios's death intensified the blood rain, and Solaris mourned his fallen subordinate while preparing to use the Divine Kingdom as the main battlefield.

Ch. 1620The Fall of Solaris, God of Light (Part One)

After Kyle returned Anansi's Sword, he exchanged insights into the laws with Isalion and other Transcendents while the Blood Knight entered Solaris's Divine Kingdom. Solaris's attempt to strengthen himself through the sacrifice of five gods failed, and Valheim's world consciousness took control of him.

  • Kyle returned Anansi's Sword to the Blood Knight, who told the surviving Transcendents to reflect on their gains before departing to fight Solaris.
  • Kyle agreed to compare insights into the laws with Isalion, and their exchange drew other High-tier Soul Intent Transcendents into the discussion.
  • The Blood Knight breached the weakened barrier of Solaris's Divine Kingdom and entered it.
  • Solaris rejected the World-Ending Legion sphere and accepted the sacrifices of five gods to increase his power.
  • The Blood Knight pierced Solaris's Divine Armor with the Black Spear, and Valheim's world consciousness turned Solaris into its puppet.

Ch. 1621The Fall of Solaris, God of Light (Part 2)

The Blood Knight gave Solaris the power to take revenge after extracting the Fertility Rules, while the Silver-Haired Goddess continued breaking into Valheim’s Core Space. Solaris fought the World Will and destroyed himself, shattering the barrier and throwing the world into chaos.

  • The Blood Knight freed Solaris from the World Will’s control and offered him power for revenge in exchange for everything he possessed.
  • The Blood Knight extracted the Fertility Rules and combined them with Solaris’s power, then gave him three hours to act before the world erased him.
  • The Silver-Haired Goddess continued bombarding Valheim’s Core Space barrier while the Blood Knight went to deal with the God of Fertility and Kyle’s bloodline contamination.
  • Solaris entered the Core Space and fought the World Will, which summoned three fading Epic existences to oppose him.
  • Solaris burned the remaining Fertility Rules’ Origin Power and self-destructed, shattering the Core Space barrier and throwing Valheim into turmoil.

Ch. 1622Slaying the God of Fertility, the Sudden Demonic Calamity

The Blood Knight killed Kenomana, the God of Fertility, on a nearby technological world. When an Abyss Gate unleashed a Demonic Calamity, Velin took control of the Blood Knight's body and moved to destroy the demons.

  • The Silver Moon Goddess freed the Goddess of Night to stabilize the Outer World and Inner World, imprisoned the World Will, and began restoring the Planet World's rules.
  • The Blood Knight arrived at a technological Planet World and searched for Kenomana, who sensed danger and sent Leita to investigate.
  • The Blood Knight confronted Kenomana over the Bloodline Contamination curse and erased her with his Black Spear.
  • An Abyss Gate opened on a nearby star, and millions of Demons poured onto the planet.
  • Velin took control of the Blood Knight's body and vaporized the Demons with white light.
  • A Low-tier Legendary Flame Demon realized its subordinates had vanished, gathered its possessions, and fled from the Abyss Gate.

Ch. 1623Hoisted by Their Own Petard

Velin destroyed demons emerging from an Abyss Gate, questioned and killed the legendary demon Visarion, then left after destroying the gate. As the Blood Knight traveled toward Valheim through the Space-Time Corridor, the corridor destabilized and revealed a monster 100,000 kilometers long.

  • Velin used the destruction magic array to turn invading demons into Soul Crystals and manipulated Visarion into sending a message through the Abyss Gate.
  • Visarion identified himself as a demon from the 13,726th layer of the Abyss and tried to bargain with Velin, but could not explain why other legendary demons had stayed away.
  • Velin crushed Visarion, destroyed his escaping soul and, after three hours without another legendary demon appearing, destroyed the Abyss Gate and purified the area.
  • A youth named Tark watched Velin leave the ruined city, and a wisp of blood-colored aura entered his soul.
  • Velin returned control to the Blood Knight, who traveled through the Space-Time Corridor toward Valheim and then escaped when the corridor became unstable.
  • The Blood Knight and Velin encountered a monster 100,000 kilometers long.

Ch. 1624Astral Whale

Velin visited Thousand Star City on the Kaspermir Astral Whale and met Reinhardt, one of the Thousand Star Council’s chairmen. After Velin claimed to be a Continental Legend from Ilyria World, Reinhardt suspected he was actually a World Legendary.

  • The Blood Knight approached the Astral Whale’s back, where Moteinia welcomed Velin on behalf of the Thousand Star Council.
  • Moteinia guided Velin through Spatial Jump Secret Lock Nodes to the central Floating City and the Thousand Star tower.
  • Reinhardt paused his time with his daughter and the Moon Elf woman to meet Velin in his garden demiplane.
  • Reinhardt introduced himself and asked Velin where he came from, and Velin said he came from Ilyria World.
  • Velin called himself a Continental Legend, but Reinhardt suspected he was a World Legendary.

Ch. 1625World's Reputation

Velin, posing as the Blood Knight, questioned Reinhardt about his origins and what he knew of Ilyria World. When tremors shook Reinhardt’s Demiplane, Velin returned control of his body to the Blood Knight, who headed for Thousand Star City.

  • Velin introduced himself as the Blood Knight and asked Reinhardt to explain his background and knowledge of Ilyria World.
  • Reinhardt recounted his rise to Legend, his marriage to an angel with Ilyria World ancestry, and his appointment as Chairman of Thousand Star City.
  • Reinhardt described Ilyria World’s influence across the surrounding Astral Realm, including the region known as its Food Reserve Zone.
  • Tremors shook the Demiplane, and Reinhardt left to attend to the disturbance.
  • Velin considered turning one of his Demiplanes into a place for leisure after the war, then gave control of his body back to the Blood Knight.
  • The Blood Knight left the Demiplane and headed for Thousand Star City.
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