Chapter Summaries

Lu Li admired Chuchu’s newly forged Barbarian King Set, then discussed special Growth Equipment with Aizen and used the Divinely Granted Tome to choose scabbards for them both. The Space redirected them to Record of Ragnarok (Derivative), leaving Lu Li uncertain about the world’s rules and the mission they would face.

• Lu Li examined the Barbarian King Set’s powerful effects, and Chuchu gave him Sōsuke’s furniture before going to sleep.
• Lu Li and Aizen arranged the furniture, and Aizen said his Luck attribute had improved enough that he could help open treasure chests.
• Aizen proposed that they use the Divinely Granted Tome to seek special Growth Equipment and chose a scabbard for himself.
• Lu Li agreed to choose a scabbard, and both men selected one through the Divinely Granted Tome.
• The Space matched them with Record of Ragnarok (Derivative), and Lu Li told Aizen to review the world while he considered how their equipment might be connected to the Valkyries’ Divine Weapon Creation.

After arriving in the Record of Ragnarok world, Lu Li and Aizen learned that Lu Li's main mission required humanity's total victory, so they headed to the Valkyries' rest area to secure a place in the tournament. Brunhilde mistook Lu Li for a Demon God from Hell, and the chapter ended with him angrily insisting that he was human.

• Aizen told Lu Li that Sasaki Kojiro had been a low-ranking Soul Society officer who died to a Menos Grande, despite the manga's portrayal of his victory over Poseidon.
• Lu Li and Aizen entered the Record of Ragnarok world and received missions to obtain Divine Weapon Creation and help humanity win the tournament.
• Lu Li saw the enormous arena and decided to pursue the main mission after judging the gods' power to be manageable.
• Lu Li and Aizen headed for the Valkyries' rest area as Brunhilde prepared to choose humanity's first fighter.
• Lu Li snatched Brunhilde's phone and declared that he wanted to represent humanity in the first battle.
• Brunhilde mistook Lu Li for a Demon God from Hell, and Lu Li angrily told her that he was human.

Lu Li proved to Brunhilde that he was a human, and Aizen introduced himself as another powerful human with an ancient Chinese identity. After Brunhilde explained how the Valkyries could help humanity fight the gods, Aizen sought influence over the match strategy, while Lu Li asked Brunhilde to partner with him.

• Lu Li insisted that he was human, and Brunhilde used Valhalla’s records to confirm his identity as an ancient martial artist who had slain divine beasts.
• Aizen arrived, revealed that he was human, and Brunhilde found his records under the name Ranchenzi, a sage said to be Guiguzi’s Master.
• Brunhilde led Lu Li and Aizen to a reception room and explained that Divine Weapon Creation and Shared Destiny let Valkyries empower human fighters with divine weapons and godlike strength.
• Aizen agreed to help humanity but asked to guide the choice of fighters, and Brunhilde proposed that Lu Li fight in the first match.
• When Brunhilde suggested her third sister as Lu Li’s partner, Lu Li stepped close and told her, “I want you.”

Lu Li rejected Brunhilde as a partner and formed a bond with Skalmold, who became his Divine Weapon in the form of a scabbard. With Shakyamuni’s secret technique complete, Lu Li prepared to test how Skalmold’s power worked with his blade.

• Brunhilde declined to become Lu Li’s Divine Weapon and suggested that he meet her sixth sister, Skalmold.
• Grey interrupted to report that Lü Bu had agreed to fight as the vanguard, and Brunhilde introduced Lu Li as humanity’s chosen fighter.
• Skalmold agreed to partner with Lu Li after sensing his martial aura, and Brunhilde went to invite Shakyamuni.
• Shakyamuni used his secret technique to help Lu Li and Skalmold complete Shared Destiny, praising Lu Li’s blade as comparable to a Divine Weapon.
• Skalmold transformed into an elegant scabbard and shared her power with Lu Li, raising all his attributes by one point.
• Skalmold urged Lu Li to place his blade in the scabbard so he could sense her ability.

Lu Li and Aizen gained Valkyrie partners as Growth Equipment, then learned they would need to win the war between humans and gods to fully realize their weapons’ potential. The first match began with Lu Li facing Thor, the Norse Thunder God.

• Lu Li tested Prison Demon in Skalmold, whose scabbard abilities included nurturing weapons, boosting draw-slashes, and activating Blade Moment.
• Lu Li reassured Skalmold and agreed to fight alongside her as partners.
• Göndul eagerly chose Aizen as her partner, and their Shared Destiny greatly increased his attributes, especially his Spirit.
• Lu Li and Aizen concluded that winning the tournament was necessary to deepen their bonds with their Valkyries and unlock their equipment’s full potential.
• Brunhilde sent Lu Li to fight humanity’s first match, and Heimdall announced Thor as his opponent.

Lu Li faced Thor in the opening battle between humanity and the gods, and Thor’s first Mjolnir strike failed to injure him. Lu Li revealed that Thor’s lightning could even restore him and urged Thor to awaken Mjolnir as the fight continued.

• Chen Gong and Lü Bu’s soldiers protested Brunhilde’s choice of Lu Li, but Lü Bu recognized Lu Li as a powerful fighter.
• Brunhilde and Grey worried about Lu Li facing Thor, while Lu Li warned Heimdall to move away before the match began.
• Thor struck Lu Li with Mjolnir, but Lu Li stood unharmed as the hammer rested against his shoulder.
• Lu Li explained that Thor’s lightning could not harm him and instead helped restore his condition.
• Thor delighted in finding an opponent who could withstand his blow, and Lu Li urged him to awaken Mjolnir and continue the fight.

Lu Li fought Thor in humanity’s opening battle, matching his awakened strength and defeating him with Deicide Strike. He left the arena unharmed as Heimdall declared humanity the winner and the human stands celebrated.

• Thor charged Mjolnir and invited Lu Li to trade attacks, while Lu Li expanded a domain of black lightning that awakened the hammer.
• Thor struck with Mjolnir, but Lu Li met it with his bare fist and shattered Thor’s Járngreipr gloves in their contest of strength.
• Thor unleashed his full strength with awakened Mjolnir, and Lu Li activated the Asura Art before the two charged into their final clash.
• Lu Li struck Thor with Deicide Strike, destroying Thor and reducing Mjolnir to scraps of lifeless flesh.
• Heimdall confirmed Lu Li’s victory, and humanity erupted in celebration as Lu Li left the arena without a scratch.

After Lu Li defeated Thor, Aizen persuaded Brunhilde to formalize how each side chose its fighters, giving humanity a way to control the matchups. Humanity agreed to choose first in the second battle, and Aizen selected Adam, planning to strengthen him with a powerful Valkyrie and Lu Li’s eyedrops.

• Lu Li returned after killing Thor, and Brunhilde praised his strength while Aizen pointed out a loophole in the fighter-selection rules.
• Aizen proposed that the sides take turns choosing fighters first, arguing that the rule would give humanity strategic control; Brunhilde agreed to negotiate.
• Lu Li revealed a hidden quest requiring him to kill Thor and Odin for their divine sparks, while Aizen said the world held mysteries beyond the tournament.
• Brunhilde returned with the chief gods’ agreement, with humanity set to choose its fighter first in the next battle.
• Aizen chose Adam for the second battle and said Adam needed a strong Valkyrie and some of Lu Li’s Celestial-Grade eyedrops.

Aizen arranged for Adam to fight Zeus and paired him with Hrist, while Lu Li supplied eye drops that strengthened Adam’s Eyes of the Lord. The chapter left humanity preparing for the next day’s match, with Aizen’s fighter-selection rules giving them room to adjust their strategy after the gods committed to an opponent.

• Aizen persuaded Lu Li to give Adam Arcane Brand Eye Drops to help preserve his vision and endurance.
• Brunhilde announced Adam as humanity’s next fighter, and the gods chose Zeus after a heated argument.
• Aizen overruled Brunhilde’s plan to pair Adam with Reginleif and selected Hrist instead.
• Buddha strengthened Adam, whose attributes rose from 182 to 190 after he formed Shared Destiny with Hrist.
• Lu Li gave Adam the eye drops, which produced a powerful reaction in his Eyes of the Lord.
• Aizen explained to Lu Li that the rules let humanity adjust each fighter’s Valkyrie partner after the gods locked in their opponent.

Adam defeated Zeus in the second match, giving humanity two consecutive victories, while Aizen and Lu Li discussed how to choose humanity’s next fighter against Shiva. Lu Li proposed looking beyond Brunhilde’s original roster, leaving the next matchup undecided.

• Adam used Hrist’s knuckle dusters and the Eyes of the Lord to fight Zeus, then overcame Zeus’s Adamas Form and broke his neck with a final barrage of punches.
• Heimdall declared Adam the winner, and Lu Li healed him before returning him to his family; Zeus later revived and praised Adam as a formidable opponent.
• The gods rejected a proposal to send a weaker fighter and approved Shiva’s request to fight next.
• Brunhilde suggested Raiden Tameemon, but Aizen said Raiden could not defeat Shiva and dismissed Okita Souji and Sasaki Kojiro as uncertain choices.
• Aizen asked Lu Li to name the fighter he had found, and Lu Li criticized the original roster and began explaining why some listed humans were poor choices.

Lu Li and Aizen advised Brunhilde to choose stronger human fighters, and Xiang Yu defeated Shiva with overwhelming force. Aizen then entered the next match as Ranchenzi against Loki, leaving the battle just as it began.

• Lu Li urged Brunhilde to consider stronger historical fighters, and she selected Xiang Yu with Thrud as his Valkyrie partner.
• Xiang Yu crushed Shiva with his Overlord Spear and declared the god weak before returning to the human stands.
• Aizen volunteered to represent humanity in the next match, and Brunhilde submitted his name as Ranchenzi.
• The gods chose Loki to fight Ranchenzi after Loki warned them that humanity might have a hidden plan.
• Heimdall introduced Loki and Ranchenzi, and the two contestants faced each other as the battle began.

Aizen faced Loki in the fourth match of Ragnarok, where Loki used replicas of powerful gods to overwhelm him and disguise his true ability. Loki filled the arena with countless apparent copies, leaving Aizen surrounded as the battle continued.

• Loki questioned Aizen’s choice of an open arena, and Aizen hinted that the setting would not limit him.
• Loki summoned replicas of Thor, Odin, and Heracles, but Aizen dodged their attacks and destroyed all three.
• Loki created tens of thousands of replicas and sent them charging at Aizen, prompting protests from humanity’s stands.
• Lu Li reassured Brunhilde that the real confrontation had not yet begun as Aizen evaded the growing swarm.
• Loki explained that his rings let him analyze targets and create replicas, claiming the Artifact Amplification Ring removed his limit.
• Loki filled the arena and sky with replicas, mixing empty shells with dangerous copies to pressure Aizen.

Aizen crushed Loki’s replica army with his Reiatsu, then used Kyōka Suigetsu to make Loki’s strongest replicas attack one another. As Aizen rushed Loki, Loki appeared to welcome the attack, convinced his layered deception had led Aizen to mistake him for a summoner.

• Aizen deduced that Loki distributed power among his replicas and destroyed the approaching figures with his Reiatsu.
• Aizen unleashed Reiatsu across the arena, crushing nearly all the replicas and leaving Loki with fewer powerful forces.
• Loki revealed that he had secretly prepared powerful Thor, Odin, and Heracles replicas, then sent them to attack Aizen.
• The three replicas turned on one another after Aizen drew Kyōka Suigetsu and claimed it confused attackers through reflections.
• Aizen charged at Loki as the injured Thor and Odin replicas failed to stop him, while Loki thought his plan had succeeded by making Aizen conclude that he was a summoner-type powerhouse.

Aizen defeated Loki in the fourth round after seeing through his scheme and surviving his final Twilight Horn attack with a Shadow Clone. Humanity took a four-round lead, and Aizen warned that the gods might respond by overturning the contest.

• Loki planned to kill Aizen with Twilight Horn after luring him into attacking what Loki believed was his true body, but Aizen used an illusion and Odin's replica to expose Loki's hiding place.
• Aizen explained that he had deduced Loki could create a replica of himself and had deliberately avoided entering Loki's trap; Loki then retrieved his power and prepared another Twilight Horn attack.
• Loki used his final Twilight Horn as Aizen severed his head, and the attack appeared to destroy Aizen, but it had struck a Shadow Clone instead.
• Aizen revealed himself unharmed, and Loki died after realizing Aizen had anticipated his last counterattack; Heimdall declared Ranchenzi the winner of the fourth round.
• Aizen warned Brunhilde not to disrupt his arrangements again, and he told Lu Li that the gods might be about to flip the table.

The gods chose Susanoo to fight after four consecutive losses, while Brunhilde selected Lü Bu as humanity’s next representative. Lü Bu received divine power through his Valkyrie Geldröl and faced Susanoo in the arena, where both fighters prepared to test their martial arts.

• Odin called on the gods to choose a fighter familiar with humanity, and Susanoo volunteered to represent them.
• Brunhilde submitted Lü Bu as humanity’s fighter, though she questioned whether Okita Souji might have been a better choice.
• Lü Bu bonded with Geldröl, who transformed into a Fangtian Halberd, and Shakyamuni used Shared Destiny to grant him divine power.
• Lü Bu challenged Lu Li to fight but agreed to face Susanoo first after Brunhilde and Geldröl persuaded him.
• Heimdall introduced Susanoo and Lü Bu to the arena, where Susanoo said he had studied human swordsmanship and prepared to strike.

Lü Bu defeated Susanoo in the fifth battle, and Shakyamuni defeated Beelzebub in the sixth. After Aizen learned Brunhilde's reasons for organizing the tournament and Odin's plan to revive the Primordial God, he pointed out that Lu Li's World Core collection progress remained at zero.

• Lü Bu overwhelmed Susanoo with his strength and defeated him with Amatsu-gu, giving humanity its fifth victory.
• Aizen asked Shakyamuni to fight next, and Shakyamuni agreed before Lu Li strengthened him with Runes.
• Shakyamuni defeated Beelzebub in the sixth battle, and Lu Li healed his injuries afterward.
• Aizen told Shakyamuni about Odin's suspected conspiracy, prompting Shakyamuni to leave and investigate Siegfried in Hell.
• Aizen confronted Brunhilde, who revealed that Odin planned to use humanity's Water of Life and Siegfried to revive the Primordial God, while she also hoped to save her lover.
• Aizen told Lu Li that winning the tournament would not complete their mission because his World Core collection progress was still zero.

Lu Li and Aizen discovered that the World Core was tied to the sealed Primordial Gods, while Odin began sacrificing the Norse Pantheon to resurrect them. As the divine realm cracked and the Cardinal Gods devoured Hell, Lu Li used Shakyamuni’s connection to enter Hell and confront the catastrophe.

• Aizen pointed out that exploration progress had risen after they learned about Odin’s conspiracy and the Primordial Gods, leading Lu Li to suspect the World Core was connected to them.
• Shakyamuni told Lu Li and Aizen that the current Odin was not the original Primordial God Odin, then confronted Odin in Hell and was trapped in a separate space.
• Odin revealed that he had killed the Norse gods and used them to make Water of Life, then forced Siegfried to drink it to resurrect the Primordial Gods.
• After learning the Norse Pantheon had been slaughtered, Lu Li restrained Brunhilde and told her to focus on saving humanity as the divine realm began to fracture.
• Shakyamuni escaped his prison and told Lu Li that Odin had unsealed the Cardinal Gods, who were devouring Hell; Lu Li used their connection to locate Shakyamuni and entered Hell through Yomotsu Hirasaka.

The Primordial Cardinal Gods awakened in Hell, and Lu Li arrived to oppose them as their power threatened the Three Realms. The chapter ended with Odin opening a rift into the God Realm and launching an attack while Lu Li faced the remaining Primordial Gods.

• Ymir rose in Hell, cracking the boundary between realms, as Satan and Khaos appeared beside him and Odin revealed himself as the true Creation God.
• Lu Li arrived, healed Shakyamuni, and used Martial Prowess Soul Intent to force Ymir's arm down and stabilize the collapsing world.
• Satan mistook Lu Li for a demon of his lineage, demanded that he kneel, and threatened him when Lu Li refused.
• Odin opened a rift into the God Realm and declared that he would conquer it, while Zeus entered Adamas Form and charged at him.
• Odin's assault began a battle in the God Realm as Lu Li remained in the Nether Realm facing the other Primordial Cardinal Gods.

Lu Li overwhelmed Demon Emperor Satan and revealed that he had held back to give the Primordial Cardinal Gods time to grow stronger, both for his World Core mission and to create a common threat that could bring humans and gods together. The chapter ended with Lu Li severing half of Ymir’s enormous hand and declaring that he was human.

• Lu Li rejected Satan’s claim that he was his descendant, then battered Satan until Shakyamuni and Khaos urged him to keep fighting.
• Lu Li healed Satan’s battered face imperfectly, and Satan mistakenly wondered whether Lu Li was his ancestor.
• Lu Li explained that he had held back to improve the World Core’s purity and to give humans and gods a chance to unite against the Primordial Cardinal Gods.
• Ymir attacked Lu Li with an enormous palm, but Lu Li drew Prison Demon and severed half of it.
• Lu Li declared that he was human, leaving Khaos to wonder whether humans were a god-created species meant to oppose the Primordial Gods.

Odin invaded the Divine Realm and fought the gods and humanity’s heroes, while Lu Li overwhelmed Satan, Khaos, and Ymir in the Nether Realm. The chapter ended with Lu Li turning his attention to the terrified Ymir.

• Odin slaughtered ordinary gods with Demon Sword Gram, and the gods trapped him in the human-god battle arena to protect humanity.
• Simo Häyhä shot Odin, and Qin Shi Huang and the Hero King joined the battle after Aizen’s preparations empowered them and other human heroes.
• Adam, Zeus, the Greek gods, and gods from other pantheons joined the human heroes, but they could only restrain Odin, who also knocked Ares out of the fight.
• Aizen watched the united forces battle Odin and judged that Lu Li could resolve the crisis in the Nether Realm.
• Lu Li dragged Satan and Khaos across the Nether Realm and hurled them into Ymir, then challenged Ymir to fight him.