Recaps

Velin sent the Blood Knight to aid Reinhardt against the Silver Leaf Empire’s fleet, and the Blood Knight drove the fleet into retreat while seizing three Astral Warships. Reinhardt revealed that the three Crowns had left to aid a Fourth Energy Level planar world, and Velin prepared to return to the person waiting for him.

• Velin learned that the Silver Leaf Empire’s fleet was attacking Thousand Star City over an Epic dispute and decided to help Reinhardt.
• The Blood Knight annihilated five Legendary attackers, seized three Astral Warships, and banished Duke Salas from the battlefield.
• The Silver Leaf Empire’s commanders argued after Duke Salas vanished, but the Mid-rank Legendary Arcanist ordered the fleet to withdraw.
• Reinhardt thanked the Blood Knight, then told Velin that the three Crowns had taken most of Thousand Star City’s forces to aid a Fourth Energy Level planar world.
• Velin declined Reinhardt’s invitation to Thousand Star City and prepared to leave with the three captured Astral Warships.

Velin accepted Thousand Star City’s gifts and granted Reinhardt knowledge of the Law of Wind before the Blood Knight departed. After returning to Valheim, the Blood Knight reunited with Velin, who went to meet Xuemya at the cave entrance.

• Velin discovered that the black spear held the three astral warships in a misty space, then received a treasury gift from Reinhardt.
• Velin returned control of the body to the Blood Knight, who imparted knowledge of the Law of Wind to Reinhardt.
• Reinhardt and the gathered beings gained insight from the law’s radiance, and the Blood Knight left through an astral gate.
• The Blood Knight returned to Valheim, recalled the power lent to the Soul Intent Tier Transcendents, and released the Life Knight and Death Knight.
• Velin flew to the cave, where Xuemya greeted him with relief and joy.

Velin reunited with Xuemya, Ilisis, Aisilia, and Odor after the war, then told Odor about his gains and asked him to modify three Astral Warships. Odor reluctantly agreed to make one operational within three years, and Velin left with Xuemya to explore his books and treasures.

• Velin returned to the cave and reunited with Xuemya, Odor, Ilisis, and Aisilia.
• Velin told Odor he had collected Soul Crystals, seized three Astral Warships, and earned a reward from Thousand Star City.
• Velin explained the changes needed for the Astral Warships, and Odor agreed to work on them and make the smallest one operational within three years.
• Velin met Xuemya outside and learned that one hundred and thirteen days had passed during the trial, though more than nine months had passed in the Main World.
• Velin showed Xuemya the Black Cube, which held a hundred thousand books, three Astral Warships, Magic Crystals, and seventeen treasure chests.

Velin and the other trial-takers returned from Valheim after winning the war against the foreign gods. The Moon God named Velin a Moon Knight and rewarded the surviving Transcendents with World Origin Power.

• Velin returned to the tree canopy and told the gathered Transcendents that their victory belonged to everyone who fought in the war.
• Isalion and the other Transcendents saluted Velin and blessed him under the witness of the World Mother.
• The Silver Moon Goddess appeared, praised Velin’s role in the war, and conferred on him the title of Moon Knight.
• The Silver Moon Goddess ordered Ishtar-Moon to select twelve Moon Mark Knights to serve Velin as attendants.
• The Silver Moon Goddess distributed portions of Valheim’s World Origin Power among the trial-takers before departing.

Velin celebrated the end of the Trial of the Moon by eating with Gnathalv and bidding farewell to Isalion before reuniting with Xuemya. Back at the manor, he found Trisa and Kmelia preparing to go out, and Trisa admitted she had spent ten months away playing.

• Ishtarana announced that the Trial of the Moon had ended and opened the banquet for six hours.
• Gnathalv gave Velin the remaining dishes, and Isalion bowed farewell before leaving.
• Velin finished the food, said goodbye to Gnathalv, and made his way to Xuemya as other trial-takers bowed to him.
• Velin and Xuemya teased each other over the food and made a private agreement before leaving the trial grounds.
• Back at the manor, Velin found Trisa and Kmelia about to leave; Trisa said she had been away for ten months, and Velin let her off for neglecting her work.
• Kmelia stiffened when Velin gently called her name.

Xuemya reprimanded Kmelia for her poor trial ranking and ordered her to live under her supervision at Star Moon Fort. She later told Velin that her strict care for Kmelia stemmed from a traumatic incident in their past, leaving Velin to agree that Kmelia’s marriage could wait.

• Xuemya confronted Kmelia about ranking two hundred and thirty-seventh from the bottom and ordered her to move to Star Moon Fort.
• Xuemya warned Kmelia that she would remain under her control for decades, then hugged her and left the manor.
• Velin told Xuemya he trusted her to explain her unusual treatment of Kmelia when she was ready.
• Xuemya told Velin that a royal-family conflict had led to the sisters being captured, and that Kmelia’s soul had been polluted while protecting her.
• Xuemya explained that Kmelia’s memories had been erased and replaced to heal her, and that Xuemya’s care had grown from guilt into treating her like a daughter.
• Velin agreed that they could postpone finding Kmelia a husband, and Xuemya said she would listen to him.

After Kyle’s duel ended in a draw, Velin sorted through the Demiplanes controlled by him and his companions and learned that his newest Demiplane was vastly larger and richer than Xuemya’s. Two days later, the Moon God Church Saintess arrived with twelve powerful Moon Mark Knights to visit Velin.

• Flora told Velin that Kyle’s duel with Vaolite had ended in a draw, and Odor gave him a Memory Crystal Orb recording of the battle.
• Velin and Xuemya discussed their Demiplanes, and Velin showed her that his latest one covered more than thirteen thousand square kilometers and held abundant resources.
• Two days later, a manor maid told Velin that the Moon God Church Saintess had arrived, and he went to meet her.
• Velin passed twelve knights in the courtyard and recognized them as likely Moon Mark Knights, each with High-tier Soul Intent strength.

Velin met twelve Moon Mark Knights selected by Saintess Ishtarana and traveled with her to a militarized city on Alp Island to test them. He summoned twelve High-tier Soul Intent Ice Warriors as their opponents and gave both sides half an hour to prepare for a battle lasting until sunset.

• Ishtarana presented twelve church-trained Moon Mark Knights to Velin, who praised them but said he still wanted to test them.
• Ishtarana took Velin to a training city and told him Alp Island had seventeen such cities, with about 1.4 million youths undergoing militarized training.
• A High-rank Silver Warrior cleared Training Ground Thirty-Six after Ishtarana ordered its training suspended.
• Ishtarana refused Velin's offer to call her by name and reflected on how his Moon Knight investiture had departed from the church's usual rites.
• Velin summoned twelve High-tier Soul Intent Ice Warriors, named the twelve Moon Mark Knights as their opponents, and gave both groups half an hour to prepare.

Velin and Saintess Ishtarana watched the Moon Mark Knights and Ice Warriors fight, then Velin declared the battle a draw and left them to exchange insights. Saintess Ishtarana admitted the Moon God Church could hardly bear to give Velin the Knights, but said their lord’s will must be obeyed and they might have a better future with him.

• Velin and Saintess Ishtarana wagered high-grade Magic Crystals, with Ishtarana betting on a draw and Velin choosing the Ice Warriors to win.
• Saintess Ishtarana raised a Divine Spell Barrier, and the Moon Mark Knights and Ice Warriors began their duel using coordinated formations and attacks.
• After three hours, the duel ended at sunset, and Velin returned Ishtarana’s winnings after acknowledging her victory in the bet.
• Velin declared the battle a draw, set out fruit, and left the Moon Mark Knights and Ice Warriors to discuss what they had learned.
• Saintess Ishtarana told Velin the Moon God Church could not bear to hand over the Knights but would follow their lord’s will, and said the Knights might have a better future with him.

Velin accepted twelve Moon Mark Knights from Saintess Ishtarana, and their oath formed a soul contract that placed their lives in his hands. After Ishtarana departed, Velin learned about the knights and began assigning them roles for their future in Qixing Territory.

• Saintess Ishtarana formally entrusted the twelve Moon Mark Knights to Velin, who promised to honor their loyalty.
• The twelve knights swore the Moon Mark Oath, forming a soul contract that could make them die in Velin's place if he faced fatal injuries.
• Velin accepted their oath and pledged not to betray their trust, while Ishtarana declared that the knights no longer belonged to the Moon God Church.
• Velin recorded the knights' final salute to their former order, then said farewell to Saintess Ishtarana as she disappeared.
• The knights introduced themselves, and Velin told them about his background, titles, and approach to loyalty and rewards.
• Velin offered Rorick the Deputy Commander position and Cyrus the vice dean position at the Knight Academy, promising to find suitable roles for the other ten knights.

Velin dismissed the Moon Mark Knights for seven days and arranged for four of them to join Xuemya’s Ice Legion. After waking from an illusion Xuemya had drawn him into, Velin received the church’s reward for the Trial of the Moon and accepted Lord Loserrian’s invitation to meet in three days.

• Velin warned the Moon Mark Knights that failing their duties could leave them managing Blackhide Pork Pig farms, then gave them seven days of free time before they gathered again.
• After the other knights departed, Rorick told Cyrus that their future depended on how they used the opportunity Velin had given them.
• Velin offered Xuemya four Moon Mark Knights for her Ice Legion, and she secretly pulled his sleeping consciousness into her Mindscape illusion.
• The next morning, Velin learned that a bishop had arrived with the church’s reward for his contributions to the Trial of the Moon.
• Velin accepted the reward document from Priest Loga and agreed to meet Lord Loserrian in three days.

Velin searched for Kyle and learned that a Thunder Female Angel had been pestering him, but Kyle rejected her because she was his aunt by bloodline. Velin then followed Orlando to a hidden underground operation and received black clothes and a mask bearing the Moon God Church emblem.

• Velin caught Hebrew reading storybooks, confiscated his remaining books, and asked where Kyle had gone.
• Hebrew told Velin that he had seen a female angel pestering Kyle in the city center.
• Velin found Kyle leaving the Demiplane entrance and overheard him reject the Thunder Female Angel, with Lyanna following him.
• Velin spotted Orlando and followed him to a courtyard, where he entered a concealed passage after telling a little girl he was looking for a letter.
• Velin paid a burly middle-aged man a low-grade Magic Crystal and received black clothes and a mask marked with the Moon God Church emblem.

Velin explored Silver Ridge Space, but found that a series of shops had already been robbed and left empty. He returned above ground and prepared to visit Loserrian, while Orlando revealed that he had successfully robbed five shops.

• Velin entered Silver Ridge Space, hired a Dark Elf guide, and learned about its underground shops and trading customs.
• Velin visited eleven specialty shops, but each had already been stripped bare; he eventually gave up on experiencing the local customs and spent the day browsing and buying potions.
• Velin returned above ground and went back to his estate, leaving Orlando behind in Silver Ridge Space.
• Orlando emerged from the courtyard, said he had robbed five shops, and headed into the city to sell goods to a priest of the Moon God Church.
• Velin dressed in Ilia Kingdom noble attire with Xuemya's help, then departed with Xuemya and Kyle to visit Loserrian, the Pope of the Moon God Church.

Velin teased Kyle with a story that revealed he knew about the Thunder Female Angel who had pursued him, then arrived with Xuemya and Kyle at the Pope’s extraordinary flower garden. The chapter left Velin approaching the Moon God Church’s Pope, Loserrian, whom he found farming beside a cottage.

• Velin told Xuemya and Kyle a story about a man who discovered that his persistent admirer was his aunt, and Kyle admitted he thought the story’s woman was the man’s aunt.
• Xuemya realized the story was about Kyle and the Thunder Female Angel, while Velin revealed he had guessed what happened after seeing them together.
• The convoy arrived at a vast garden where Loga explained that the Pope had cultivated 1,538 kinds of Magic Potion Plants over more than five hundred years.
• Velin struggled to resist the garden’s powerful nature magic as he followed Loga through the flowers.
• Velin emerged by a river and saw Loserrian, the Moon God Church’s Pope and a Continental Legend, farming beside a wooden cottage.

Velin visited Loserrian at his cabin, learned about Loserrian’s past and his unusual training of his grandson Loga, and told him about his own journey. Loserrian offered Kyle a duel for the Tome of Creation and revealed he had already fought three challengers at the Alp Island Banquet.

• Loserrian welcomed Velin, Kyle, and Xuemya, then sent his grandson Loga to finish working in the fields as training.
• Loserrian told Velin that he had become Pope after someone tricked him into taking the position instead of living freely as an ageless youth.
• Velin shared the story of developing his territory but kept some details secret, which Loserrian accepted.
• Loserrian invited Velin to fight him with his strength suppressed, and Velin suggested Kyle fight instead.
• Loserrian offered Kyle the Tome of Creation for a duel, then admitted he had fought three challengers before them at the Alp Island Banquet.

Loserrian told Velin and Kyle about his duel with Isalion, then agreed to fight Kyle in his Demiplane. After Kyle lost consciousness in the prolonged battle, Velin healed him, and Loserrian chose not to question the healing.

• Loserrian said he had won two duels and lost one to Isalion, whose swordsmanship had impressed him.
• Kyle asked to fight Loserrian, and Loserrian opened a Demiplane passage for the duel; Velin, Xuemya, and Loga followed them inside.
• Loserrian showed Velin the arena and the weapons of otherworldly beings he had killed, while Loga led Velin and Xuemya to the viewing platform.
• Loga told Velin that Loserrian had disciplined him harshly after he was sent to the Demiplane as a child.
• Loserrian fought Kyle while suppressing his strength to High-tier Soul Intent, eventually knocking him unconscious after using moonlight to push him toward his limits.
• Velin healed Kyle with [Healing - Life], and Loserrian noticed the speed of the recovery but kept his questions to himself.

After Kyle lost a sparring match to Loserrian, Loserrian invited him to study under him on Alp Island. Back at the manor, Velin confronted Orlando about Silver Ridge Space and worked with him on a strict five-year training plan for Hebrew.

• Loserrian returned the Tome of Creation to Kyle and offered to teach him, and Kyle accepted.
• Velin reassured Kyle after the sparring match and told him to study well under Loserrian while he stayed on Alp Island.
• At the manor, Velin took Orlando into his Demiplane and asked how much he had taken from Silver Ridge Space.
• Velin and Orlando planned Hebrew's training for the next five years, agreeing to give him three days off each month.
• Velin warned Orlando to keep Hebrew's training plan secret from Kyle and said the plan would begin when they returned to Qixing Territory.

After leaving Alp Island, Velin discussed the Ex Family with Ilisis, who believed the family had become a burden to his younger brother. Velin insisted he cherished his family ties, while Ilisis remained conflicted about letting him go.

• Velin said farewell to Loserrian and Priest Sara before boarding the Sandora Floating Battleship with the returning group of ninety-five people.
• The Sandora Floating Battleship left Alp Island and entered the Moon Ring Sea, guided by a golden beam from the island.
• Ilisis told Velin that he had learned about the other world from Hebrew and believed the Ex Family could no longer help Velin.
• Velin rejected the idea that the family was a burden and said he valued the bond, even though he had enough power to take control of the family.
• Ilisis silently accepted Velin’s argument and resolved to let him leave the family, despite feeling he had failed their father’s expectations.

Velin and Ilisis argued over Ilisis’s suggestion that Velin leave the family, but Velin refused and promised to answer the question of separating family feelings from interests after the war. They reconciled, and Velin agreed to become Kavir’s first teacher for the family heir trial.

• Velin fell asleep after warning Ilisis that he would not let him drive him out of the family, and Ilisis covered him with his coat.
• Aisilia worried about the brothers’ discussion, while Odor stopped Kyle from interfering and warned that he could worsen the conflict.
• After waking, Velin again rejected leaving the family and told Ilisis he would give him an answer about separating feelings from interests after the war.
• Ilisis agreed to drop the matter until Velin’s great undertaking was complete, and the brothers embraced and reconciled.
• Velin told Kavir he would be his first teacher for the family heir trial, and both Xuemya and Aisilia supported their husbands’ decisions.

Velin and his companions arrived at Yolia Island, where Levandor had transformed the once-closed island into a busy trade hub. After landing, Velin asked Levandor to show him the Port City and explain the island.

• Velin accepted Ilisis's invitation to visit Yolia Island and ordered Sandora to steer the Floating Battleship there.
• Upon spotting the Qixing Territory banner, Levandor ordered the military camp cleared, the navy readied, patrols increased, and the Inner City District locked down.
• Kyle explained that he had appointed Levandor, a Royal Scion with years of governing experience, to manage the island.
• The Sandora Floating Battleship landed in a military camp west of the Port City, drawing the attention of tens of thousands of people at the port.
• Levandor greeted Velin and Kyle, and Velin asked him to guide the group through the Port City and explain Yolia Island.

Velin arrived at Yolia Island and reviewed its population, defenses, navy, and grain stores with Levandor as he prepared to expand eastward for the coming war. The chapter ended with citizens kneeling to greet Velin, who asked whether they were all registered residents.

• Velin learned that Yolia Island had hundreds of thousands of residents and that its prosperity had drawn people and merchants because of his reputation.
• Levandor told Velin that a pirate attack had been traced to Kasper Telodakas, Governor of Saint Lun Province, and Velin decided to use the incident to test the king’s attitude toward him.
• Levandor reported the island’s naval and land forces, and Velin planned to establish two more islands to the east as part of his expansion strategy.
• Levandor told Velin that seventeen warehouses held 2.55 million tons of grain, while Velin calculated that more supplies would be needed for the coming war.
• Velin entered the city, where citizens knelt in greeting, and asked Levandor whether they were all registered residents.

Velin visited Levandor at the Governor's Mansion on Yolia Island, where a report of a pirate fleet prompted him to put Sival in command of the naval battle. As the fleet approached the harbor, its Intermediate Soul Intent berserker commander ordered his ships into battle formation.

• Levandor described Yolia Island's duties and welcomed Velin and Kyle to the Governor's Mansion, where Velin accepted twenty Maple Blood Tree seeds.
• A Low-rank Silver warrior reported that a fleet flying skull flags had appeared at sea.
• Velin asked Levandor to let Sival command the naval battle and offered him authority to intervene if needed; Levandor agreed.
• Velin toured the Governor's Mansion while Sival took charge of the response to the approaching fleet.
• The fleet's Intermediate Soul Intent berserker commander learned that Yolia Island's navy was moving and ordered his ships into battle formation.

Sival’s First Fleet destroyed the pirate fleet with its Magic Energy Cannons, and Levandor captured the fleeing pirate leader. During Velin’s interrogation, the pirate admitted he had seen Velin aboard the Pirate King’s flagship, raising questions about why the fleet had attacked Yolia Island.

• Sival ordered the First Fleet to fire on the approaching pirates, devastating their ships with three rounds of bombardment.
• Levandor captured the fleeing Intermediate Soul Intent berserker, while the pirate leader persuaded him to spare the Blue-haired Youth.
• Velin arrived at the Governor’s Mansion and began questioning the captured pirate leader.
• The pirate leader recognized Velin and admitted he had seen him aboard the Pirate King’s flagship.
• Velin asked whether the Pirate King had sent the pirate fleet to scout him or had set his sights on him.

Velin used Kyle to search pirate leader Garrus's soul and learned that Garrus had been ordered by his king to build a pirate fleet and later accepted a commission to attack Yolia Island. Garrus revealed that the woman behind the commission was Denica and agreed to work for Velin, while his younger brother was kept as a hostage.

• Kyle tore Garrus's soul from his body and searched it, giving Velin a sphere of memories.
• Velin viewed memories showing Garrus had been sent by his king to build a pirate fleet and had accepted a mission to attack Yolia Island after meeting Denica.
• Velin healed Garrus's soul and threatened to have the Blue-haired Youth killed unless Garrus cooperated.
• Garrus identified the woman as Denica and begged Velin to spare his younger brother.
• Velin ordered Garrus to work for him and placed the Blue-haired Youth in custody as a hostage.

Velin appointed Sival to command Yolia Island’s troops and tasked Levandor with expanding its population. He then discussed plans to make the island a supply hub, approving a Mage Tower and considering Sival’s proposal for a Floating Fleet.

• Velin appointed Sival General of Yolia Island and tasked Levandor with expanding its population while ensuring the newcomers’ loyalty.
• Velin hosted a feast on Yolia Island, then met privately with Sival and Levandor to discuss plans for the island and nearby territories.
• Velin outlined plans to establish two more islands east of Yolia Island within five years, placing the first near the kingdom’s coast and the second near the Alastair Merfolk Duchy.
• Sival proposed building a Floating Fleet of thirty to thirty-five Floating Battleships based on the third island, and Velin praised the idea but deferred his final decision.
• Levandor proposed building a Mage Tower on Yolia Island and using fewer seagoing vessels, and Velin approved the tower and promised materials and rewards.