Chapter Summaries

Mercenary Tao and the Mad King fought as the Mad King tried to recruit him, but neither could overcome the other with ordinary attacks. The Mad King drew the Sword of Damocles and chose to kill Mercenary Tao for the sake of the world.

• The Mad King endured Mercenary Tao’s lightning-enhanced attack and halted his Shun Goku Satsu with Law Decree: Order.
• Mercenary Tao shattered the Mad King’s domain and summoned the Flame of Finality, which began burning the Mad King’s Royal Authority Power.
• The Mad King lamented that he could not subdue Mercenary Tao without killing him and reflected on his desire to unite the world’s talented people.
• The Mad King used Heart Light Pulse to grow thousands of meters tall, pulled free the Sword of Damocles, and declared that he would kill Mercenary Tao for the sake of the world.
• The Mad King raised the Sword of Damocles and slashed it toward the ground.

As Mad King and Mercenary Tao battled over Tokyo, the Southern Heavenly Gate Project tracked the escalating disaster and sent a powerful Bai Cangshu clone into the field. Mad King began forming his God King card, but the silver cracks in Bai Cangshu’s body opened to reveal a beastly transformation.

• Zhong Tianming and the Reincarnators learned that the battle in Tokyo was producing Calamity-level energy and that Mad King might possess Supreme Expert-level strength.
• Tianjie showed footage identifying Mad King’s opponent as Mercenary Tao and warned that Mad King was believed to have reached the Fourth Tier.
• Researchers announced that they had successfully sent Bai Cangshu into the field, and he briefly returned with a transformed, powerful appearance.
• A new impact shook the research base, and Tianjie reported that Japan had been cut apart.
• Bai Cangshu’s Sword of Damocles devastated Tokyo as Mercenary Tao’s Heart Light stripped away his Qi and Mad King formed the EX00? · God King card.
• Cao Qi and Aizen Sōsuke watched black radiance erupt through Bai Cangshu’s silver cracks as he let out an inhuman roar.

Flowers Bloom, Flowers Wither confronted The King of Destiny as Aizen Sōsuke’s possible role in a coming multiversal war troubled him. Meanwhile, Bai Cangshu lost his powers, confronted the emptiness within himself, and transformed into a monstrous being whose arrival brought devastation to Tokyo and overwhelmed the Reincarnators.

• Flowers Bloom, Flowers Wither revealed that the plan to face The King of Destiny was hers, while he suspected Aizen Sōsuke’s ambitions lay behind events.
• The King of Destiny’s Spiritual Pressure stripped Bai Cangshu of his acquired powers and sent him sinking into the void.
• Bai Cangshu questioned whether he was human, discovered a hollow in his chest, and was consumed by darkness and hunger.
• Bai Cangshu emerged as a colossal monster over Tokyo, absorbing Mercenary Tao’s abilities as his power damaged King’s Authority and devastated the island.
• The Mad King’s Spiritual Pressure incapacitated Red Dust, Myriad Phenomena Descend, and the nearby Title-level Reincarnators.
• Mercenary Tao appeared in a monstrous form and struck Mo Shi Mo Wang and a Sharingan-wielding Reincarnator with devastating speed.

Mercenary Tao and the Mad King fought a battle that devastated Tokyo and began changing the worldline, with both appearing to awaken kingly power. After Mercenary Tao seemed mortally wounded, Bai Cangshu took the Mad King's beating heart, while Aizen displaced the battlefield and hid Japan from Cao Qi.

• Mercenary Tao transformed into a monstrous being and pushed back the Mad King, who wondered whether to activate Card EX00: God King.
• Mercenary Tao pierced the Sword of Damocles with Dragon-Slayer, and the Mad King detonated it, erasing Tokyo and awakening his unrestricted Power of the King.
• Mercenary Tao manifested a black crown as the Mad King drew out his King's Sword, and their escalating duel unleashed Calamity-level devastation across Japan's coastal waters.
• The Mad King broke Mercenary Tao's black greatsword and struck his shoulder and neck, apparently mortally wounding him.
• Bai Cangshu emerged from the darkness holding the Mad King's beating heart as the silver-white figure's radiance faded.
• Aizen snapped his fingers and displaced the world, preventing Cao Qi from finding Japan as reincarnators on the Finality Empire's island faced a Mad-tier attack.

Mercenary Tao and the Mad King fought a devastating battle in Japan, with Mercenary Tao revealing a mysterious power as the Mad King recognized the truth behind his transformation. In the aftermath, nations organized against Calamity-level Ability Users while Paradise monitored new arrivals and the world waited to learn whether Mercenary Tao had survived.

• The Mad King and Mercenary Tao wounded each other, and Mercenary Tao’s attack destroyed the Mad King’s King's Authority and cost him the Silver Authority · Immutable.
• Mercenary Tao placed the Mad King’s silver-white heart into his chest as an immense black-and-white staircase appeared beneath him.
• The Mad King laughed, released colored lights from his Heart Light of All Things Re-emerge, and clashed again with Mercenary Tao over Tokyo.
• Nations formed the World United Organization, announced plans to monitor dangerous Ability Users, and began integrating Ability Users into society.
• Heavenly Feast showed Li Qingzi four suspected Information Brokers in Paradise, while reports said the Mad King had died and gave no word on Mercenary Tao.

In Yanjing, Zhong Tianming planned to use Bai Cangshu’s clone to claim authority over Ability Users and preserve order, despite Song Xian’s fears about Mercenary Tao. The clone agreed to cooperate, then proposed that they kill the genuine Mercenary Tao instead.

• Song Xian warned Zhong Tianming that Mercenary Tao was a dangerous Calamity-level fighter who could retaliate if his clone was used to manipulate public opinion.
• Zhong Tianming argued that powerful Ability Users should not be allowed to rule the world and said he would use an unquestionable Ability User to maintain order.
• Zhong Tianming revealed his plan to make Bai Cangshu’s clone claim the title of King of Ability Users.
• After researchers tested him and a Reincarnator confirmed he showed no resistance, the clone agreed to cooperate as Mercenary Tao.
• The clone asked Zhong Tianming to hear his plan and suggested killing the genuine Mercenary Tao.

The copy of Bai Cangshu proposed killing the original, and Zhong Tianming began planning around the offer. Meanwhile, the real Mercenary Tao had disappeared, leaving Paradise to use a counterfeit to preserve order as Li Qingzi investigated possible leaks; Red Dust then faced a girl demanding information about Mercenary Tao.

• The copy of Bai Cangshu told Song Xian that he wanted to kill the original and asked for the Southern Heavenly Gate Project’s support, while Zhong Tianming devised a new plan.
• East Xia announced that Mercenary Tao had purged Mad King’s followers in Japan and would help maintain world peace.
• Li Qingzi recognized the Mercenary Tao appearing in East Xia as a fake, ordered Paradise to cooperate with the World United Organization, and investigated possible government moles.
• Jin Yue'an realized that the fake’s appearance was calming Paradise’s Reincarnators and that news of the real Mercenary Tao’s disappearance could destabilize the region.
• Red Dust met Luoxi and a girl crowned with black mist, who used Life of Silence and demanded to know Mercenary Tao’s last destination and what had happened to him.

Red Dust told Luoxi that Mercenary Tao had transformed into a monster and defeated the Reincarnators at the battle, while Luoxi prepared to search his soul for more information. Meanwhile, Mercenary Tao's body washed ashore with Bai Cangshu's consciousness in turmoil, and Bai Cangshu killed two fishermen after the voices inside him judged them evil.

• Luoxi confronted Red Dust and demanded that he find Mercenary Tao or let her use her Title Ability on someone else.
• Red Dust recalled that Mercenary Tao had turned into a monster after the Mad King beat him into the sea, then attacked Mo Shi Mo Wang and the others.
• Bai Cangshu drifted unconscious across the sea as the Throne of the Heart fell into the Yellow Springs and spirits swarmed it inside his Consciousness Space.
• White Face realized that Mercenary Tao might have merged with the Consciousness Space and tried to seize control of his body, while Black Face obeyed his master's order to let the spirits fight.
• Two fishermen pulled Bai Cangshu from the sea and planned to sell him, but the voices inside him judged them evil and he killed them both.

Tianjie, Song Xian, and Chu Qi investigated reports of a violent, abnormal Ability User in the Philippines, suspecting the missing Mercenary Tao had appeared there. In the Philippines, the local Reincarnator 69 and his companions confronted a mysterious man, who began killing them with golden energy blasts.

• Tianjie recognized the reports of a striking man with an abnormal mental state and brutal killings as potentially connected to Mercenary Tao, then contacted Song Xian, Chu Qi, and the others.
• Chu Qi insisted that they go directly to the Philippines and move quickly, and Tianjie agreed that finding Mercenary Tao could affect East Xia's national fate.
• 69 and Karpio followed a trail of blood through the Philippines with two teammates and several locally recruited Reincarnators.
• A half-black, half-white-haired man appeared atop a palm tree and condemned the group as evil.
• The man shot 69's companions with golden energy blasts, prompting the survivors to open fire.

Mercenary Tao attacked Night Raid·69’s group while arguing with himself over whether to spare or kill them, revealing an abnormal state that drew the attention of A Single Thought of Silk, Su Enfei, and Su Qingqiu. Mahakala arrived by ship bearing the Great Sun of Finality’s request to take Mercenary Tao, leaving the gathered factions facing off.

• Karpio fled as Mercenary Tao smashed Night Raid·69’s giant demon form through the huts and demanded that he submit.
• Mercenary Tao debated with himself about whether Night Raid·69 was evil, then killed Karpio with a Ki Blast and slaughtered the other Reincarnators.
• A Single Thought of Silk appeared and stood beside Mercenary Tao as Su Enfei and Su Qingqiu emerged from hiding.
• Mercenary Tao sensed killing intent from Su Enfei and condemned her as evil before Freezing Qi swept over the sea and a ship crashed through the coastline.
• Mahakala arrived aboard the sailing ship with several Reincarnators and asked A Single Thought of Silk and Su Qingqiu to hand Mercenary Tao over on the Great Sun of Finality’s behalf.

Reincarnators gathered at the Philippine border to confront the unconscious Mercenary Tao, while factions argued over whether to capture or kill him. Critical Sniping’s shot struck a bullet emerging from beneath the earth and killed Mercenary Tao, leaving Great Sun of Finality and the gathered Reincarnators stunned.

• Song Xian and the other two arrived as Zhong Tianming ordered them to capture Mercenary Tao, kill him, or restore his consciousness.
• Mahakala, Ice, and A Single Thought of Silk considered Mercenary Tao’s condition as Reincarnators gathered around the Black Pearl.
• Critical Sniping attacked Abyssal Shadow · Bevani after his Sixth Sense warned him of danger, and Knights & Knights arrived to prevent another melee.
• Critical Sniping fired at a bullet that burst through the earth beneath Bai Cangshu, deflecting it into Mercenary Tao’s jaw and through his head.
• Great Sun of Finality and the other Reincarnators reacted in shock as someone called the attack “Saint Killer.”

A surprise Saint Killer shot wounded Mercenary Tao and killed Bai Cangshu, triggering a battle between the East Xia group and Great Sun of Finality’s forces. Mercenary Tao revived in a strange, soul-less state while White Face struggled to contain Gilgamesh in the Consciousness Space.

• A Single Thought of Silk sensed death energy in Mercenary Tao and kicked his body toward Song Xian, while Chu Qi cut down Abyssal Shadow · Bevani.
• A shot from underground pierced Bai Cangshu, and Chu Qi and Tianjie covered Song Xian as the groups clashed.
• Su Enfei attacked under Su Qingqiu’s Pure White Heaven, while Ice froze the battlefield and Great Sun of Finality tried to seize Mercenary Tao.
• Great Sun of Finality’s Finality killed nearby Reincarnators but failed to kill Mercenary Tao, who revived and charged Ice while shouting that Lu Bu had arrived.
• In the Consciousness Space, White Face watched Lu Bu nearly vanish among the black yin spirits as Gilgamesh began breaking free from her body, then pressed Fox Fire against his face.

The battle to capture Mercenary Tao intensified as Echo arrived and attacked Chu Qi, while Ice and Great Sun of Finality exploited Tao’s strange condition. Great Sun of Finality used mental attacks and an incomplete mind-control device to slow Tao’s movements.

• Gilgamesh broke free of White Face as Black Face sensed a powerful soul awakening amid the Black Curses.
• Echo arrived on the battlefield and unleashed a sweeping slash, forcing Abyssal Shadow · Bevani and Tianjie to retreat.
• Ice attacked Mercenary Tao with freezing power and Conqueror’s Haki, then realized Tao was not fighting with his usual lethal intent.
• Great Sun of Finality suspected that many souls inhabited Mercenary Tao’s body and that Lu Bu was currently controlling it.
• Mahakala began preparing Finality, but Echo struck him with Flame Slash and Ice charged at her.
• Great Sun of Finality trapped himself and Mercenary Tao in ice, used a Mental Shock, and activated an incomplete mind-control device until Tao’s punches slowed.

Tan Zhishan seized control of Mercenary Tao and the battle along the Philippine coast intensified as the Divine Tiger and Mahakala tried to stop him. Sen Xia confronted Ye Kai with the possibility that his missing sister had chosen to oppose Azure Sky, then attacked Tan Zhishan and Mercenary Tao with her Divine Dream Slash.

• Tan Zhishan used his enhanced Mind Control to seize control of Mercenary Tao.
• Tianjie fired the Divine Tiger's cannon at Mercenary Tao, and Mahakala blocked the blast with his Indestructible Golden Body.
• Sen Xia asked Ye Kai whether his sister might have chosen to remain in another world and oppose Azure Sky.
• Sen Xia sensed the coastal battle and unleashed Divine Dream Slash toward the Great Sun of Finality and Mercenary Tao.
• Sen Xia told Ye Kai that she would kill his sister if they met again.

Sen Xia confronted Tan Zhishan and the Great Sun of Finality as Azure Sky’s absence of the King of Miracles fueled rumors that the organization was in crisis. The Great Sun of Finality unleashed a devastating attack on the coast, where Chu Qi found Bai Cangshu and heard him declare that the body belonged to him.

• Tan Zhishan escaped with the wounded Mercenary Tao after Sen Xia’s sword destroyed his Aegis of Avalon imitation and wounded them both.
• Sen Xia arrived at the Black Pearl and ordered Tan Zhishan to retreat or die, while Tan Zhishan refused to back down.
• A Single Thought of Silk noticed a smile on Mercenary Tao’s healed face and suspected that he had awakened; Mahakala also concluded that the King of Miracles was being targeted and Azure Sky might collapse.
• The Great Sun of Finality attacked Sen Xia with Great Sun Descends and Corona Shockwave, engulfing the coastline in black flames.
• Chu Qi rushed into the flames, found Bai Cangshu, and tried to pull him out, but Bai Cangshu’s mocking voice claimed that his body belonged to the king.

Sen Xia and Tan Zhishan tested each other’s attacks and abilities before Mercenary Tao returned with White Face in control and unleashed overwhelming Spiritual Pressure. As White Face chose not to fight the strongest opponents, Heaven’s Will reassured Wuxin that Mercenary Tao would survive the battle.

• Sen Xia cut through Tan Zhishan’s Flame of Finality and wounded him, but his curse struck her through the damage he received.
• Sen Xia dispelled the curse with Demonic Blade · Heart Crossing, and she and Tan Zhishan assessed each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Mercenary Tao returned with immense Spiritual Pressure, crushing the souls of nearby ordinary people and leaving the other fighters struggling.
• White Face manifested Fox Fire, transformed it into armor for Mercenary Tao, and chose to target weaker opponents instead of Sen Xia and the Great Sun of Finality.
• At the Erdtree, Wuxin worried that Mercenary Tao had become a weapon, but Heaven’s Will said he would not die and warned that their battle was too dangerous to approach.

Sen Xia and Great Sun of Finality continued their battle while Beverly attacked Professor and was caught by a Heart Demon. White Face fought ICE using Mercenary Tao’s body, as Bai Cangshu awakened in the Consciousness Sea and examined his Shamanic Power and Possessed Spirit.

• Su Enfei pulled Su Qingqiu away as A Single Thought of Silk and Mahakala scattered, and Sen Xia struck Great Sun of Finality, severing his arm before his curse wounded her.
• Beverly abandoned her attempt to seize Mercenary Tao and trapped Professor in a dark void, but the Heart Demon appeared in the illusion and attacked her.
• White Face used Azure Flames and Fox Fire to injure ICE, who blasted her with a Conqueror’s Haki-infused punch and realized she was not truly Mercenary Tao.
• Bai Cangshu awoke within the giant broccoli in the Consciousness Sea and recognized the Yin Spirits’ realm as a prison he could control.
• Bai Cangshu summoned Azure Flames as he considered the power of Shamanic Power and a Possessed Spirit.

Bai Cangshu’s replica accompanied Luoshui to Binhai University, where Hongye judged that using him to kill the original would fail. Meanwhile, White Face struggled against ICE as Mercenary Tao’s body began glowing with golden light and Gilgamesh prepared to take control.

• Bai Cangshu’s replica questioned why Luoshui was wary of him, then teased her as they headed to Teacher Zhang’s office.
• Hongye concluded that the replica had more human warmth than Mercenary Tao and told the World United Organization that East Xia’s plan would not work.
• Bai Cangshu’s replica presented his identification to Teacher Zhang and learned that the surveillance on him had eased.
• ICE overpowered White Face, while Gilgamesh mocked her and demanded control of their body.
• Mercenary Tao’s body began shining with golden light, and White Face restrained her anger and started yielding control to Gilgamesh.

ICE defeated Mercenary Tao with Galaxy Impact and gained a new surge of confidence, while the battle around him continued to turn against the Finality Empire. Life of Silence arrived, killed ICE, and confronted Tan Zhishan as he realized she intended to kill him.

• ICE grew bolder as he fought Mercenary Tao, then struck him with Galaxy Impact and blasted him into a crater.
• ICE pushed his power to its limit and felt a faint, elusive power awaken within him.
• Midnight Watch killed Beverly after she emerged from hiding in the void.
• Life of Silence arrived from the town, where the Mecha had been split in two and Song Xian lay wounded on the beach.
• Life of Silence stepped past ICE and examined Mercenary Tao, then killed ICE with her scarlet Battle Aura blade.
• Tan Zhishan turned to face Life of Silence and realized she had come to kill him.

Void Paradise invaded East Xia, triggering a mandatory mission for the Reincarnators to eliminate its Contractors and beacons. As Skylark confronted a Golden Armored Contractor in Yingtian, the invasion announcement halted the battle, and the silver-gray-haired girl called on Mercenary Tao to join her.

• Zhong Tianming learned that the invasion had begun as reports came in of a giant monster rampaging through Yingtian.
• Li Dongjin fled with his sister while a Golden Armored woman hunted him and killed several people in their path.
• Skylark struck down the monster and stopped the woman from attacking Li Dongjin, identifying her as a Void Paradise Contractor.
• The Reincarnators received the mandatory Paradise Purge mission and the battle between Tan Zhishan, Sen Xia, and the others stopped.
• The silver-gray-haired girl reached toward the fallen Mercenary Tao and urged him to wake up so they could kill someone together.