Chapter Summaries

Su Shijie rescued Diana from Morar and demanded that she become his subordinate god in return for honoring her oath. Diana realized that her growing lack of resistance toward him was caused by pollution and the effects of her divine-soul oath.

• Diana swore upon her divine soul to grant Su Shijie one unconditional request if he saved her from Morar.
• Su Shijie used crimson chains to freeze Morar and his divine kingdom, allowing Diana to escape into the void.
• Su Shijie joined Diana after they had shaken off Morar, and she thanked him for saving her.
• Su Shijie asked Diana to become his subordinate god, and she questioned whether his authority was tied to faith.
• Su Shijie explained that Diana's oath, existing pollution, and his simulated Chaos aura had lowered her resistance toward him.

Su Shijie and Diana confronted Morar after he pursued them through warp space, and Su Shijie revealed a dramatic increase in strength. As their Divine Kingdoms overwhelmed Morar’s, the advantage shifted to the pair.

• Su Shijie demanded psionic-energy recovery materials from Diana, replenished himself, and prepared to pursue Morar.
• Diana warned that Morar had grown stronger since becoming a Fallen True God, but Su Shijie insisted they try to kill him.
• Morar tracked Su Shijie and Diana through warp space and found them waiting for him, then surrounded them with his Divine Kingdom Projection.
• Su Shijie and Diana began their planned attack, with Diana maneuvering around Morar while Su Shijie advanced through his Divine Kingdom.
• Su Shijie’s scarlet Divine Kingdom devoured Morar’s projections and began replacing his territory, leaving Morar shocked by the reversal.

Su Shijie fought Morar inside his Divine Kingdom, using his scarlet domain and unusual Authorities to seize its origin and gain the upper hand. As Morar tried to negotiate, Su Shijie prepared to end the battle quickly despite his limited divine power and intent.

• Morar saw Su Shijie's Divine Kingdom Projection occupy half his territory and threatened him by invoking Lucifer and the Chief Gods.
• Su Shijie sent Chains of God from the projection's scarlet eyes, then transformed them into flesh tendrils that ripped away part of Morar's Divine Kingdom origin.
• Su Shijie charged Morar with his scarlet dominion and battered him with a cracked Smiting Scepter and an array of divine artifacts.
• Morar warned that Abyssal City would be suspected and proposed ending their conflict, but Su Shijie refused and vowed to make him fall.
• Su Shijie recognized that Morar was using his divine artifacts to stall and demanded that he hand them over.

Su Shijie overcame Morar’s desperate Divine Silence by unleashing a corrupting, tentacled attack that disrupted the self-destructive strike. He killed Morar and salvaged only a fraction of his divine thoughts before leaving the ruined star system with Diana, who could take responsibility for reporting Morar’s ties to the mysterious organization.

• Morar’s artifacts became sluggish as Su Shijie’s contamination spread across them, and Diana captured three after they were knocked away.
• Facing defeat, Morar began Divine Silence, a suicidal attack, and Diana warned Su Shijie to retreat.
• Su Shijie transformed his attacks into a bizarre, tentacled form that spread the contamination and interrupted Morar’s Divine Silence.
• Morar’s weakened final strike failed to stop Su Shijie, who blasted him apart and recovered thirteen God's Thoughts.
• Su Shijie left the devastated star system with Diana and planned to have her report Morar’s connection to the mysterious organization.

After Morar fell, the Ghost Race released its slaves to distance itself from his crimes. Su Shijie shattered another mental barrier, gained access to the materials he needed through Diana, and considered how to overcome his growing shortage of divine power.

• The Ghost Race chief learned that Morar had become a Fallen True God and died, then suppressed his resentment and publicly disavowed him.
• The Ghost Race agreed to release and safely return its slaves after the Fallen Angel linked them to the transport of Tyranid larvae.
• Su Shijie shattered his mental barrier at Transcendent Level 6, and Diana's arrival as his subordinate god completed his supply of Transcendent Tier materials.
• Su Shijie arranged for Diana to report to the Flame Demon Race and submit evidence in her own name, while recognizing that her autonomy limited what he could ask of her.
• Diana advised Su Shijie that he might generate divine power by combining his transformed divine intent with his Divine Body.

After settling his affairs in the Ghost Race starfield, Su Shijie ordered Diana to create God's Emissaries before returning to Abyssal City. He then turned to helping exploited people in the Flame Demon Star Domain and encountered Jess Charles at an Elf Kingdom port, where he learned Embers had been investigated over suspected contraband.

• Diana granted Ivona and two others God's Emissary status, completing Su Shijie's immediate business in the Ghost Race starfield.
• Ivona lamented that she had been too weak to help Su Shijie, so he offered to strengthen her while the Sophia sisters began their demigod transformation.
• After seeing Marg Race slaves being sold, Su Shijie ordered the Dawn Branch to rescue them and considered how to help workers bound by official loan agreements.
• Su Shijie arrived at the Elf Kingdom port in the Bright Starfield and sought out Jess Charles, whom he recognized from the Fire Lion Race route.
• Jess told Su Shijie that Embers had been restricted for about a year during an investigation into suspected contraband aboard a Skyfire cargo ship carrying Tyranid Larvae.

Su Shijie reunited with Jess and Tore Charles, who were preparing to leave on a dangerous mission and seemed worried about trouble involving the Sophia sisters. After Su Shijie revealed that he had Calamity allies, Tore welcomed the sisters and urged him to build his influence while managing his relationships carefully.

• Su Shijie sensed Jess and dozens of humans nearby, including the Late Level 9 Transcendent Mechanist Tore Charles.
• Jess and Tore warned Su Shijie to avoid the Flame Demon Star Domain and hinted that the burden on him was heavy.
• Su Shijie offered to help with their trouble, saying Nana and two other friends had reached Calamity, and beckoned the Sophia sisters over.
• Su Shijie suspected that leaked information about the Sophia sisters had drawn Embers' attention and caused trouble for Tore's group.
• Tore showed no alarm at the Sophia sisters' arrival and privately praised Su Shijie for providing Calamity combat power, then advised him to manage his relationships carefully.

Su Shijie learned that Tore Charles was facing a sudden wave of hostility from rival factions at Embers Security and offered to help resolve the dispute. He arranged a meal with the factions involved, leaving Tore wondering whether Su Shijie could safely explain why they were being targeted.

• Su Shijie reassured Tore that he trusted his instincts and revealed that three Calamities were present.
• Tore explained how he had resolved an earlier conflict with the Blood Elves by borrowing Su Shijie's reputation and negotiating a face-saving compromise.
• Tore described how the Blood Elves, the Skyfeather faction, and other teams had recently begun isolating and pressuring his group.
• Su Shijie asked Tore to contact the factions involved and invite them to a meal at Cloud Life Food City.
• Su Shijie said he understood why Tore was being targeted and assured him that he was afraid of dying and would stay safe.

Su Shijie gathered Tore’s fellow humans at Cloud Life Food City, where he learned that many of them had the potential to become Transcendent but were held back by deep-rooted obsessions. The gathering ended with Su Shijie asking them about their paths and experiences, while they explained that Mind-Clearing Grass could not help them.

• Tore contacted the parties involved in the conflict and arranged for them to meet in half a month after Su Shijie suggested a gathering.
• The Embers humans arrived to meet Su Shijie, who recognized that many had Transcendent potential but bore scars upon their souls from years of hardship.
• Su Shijie and Tore’s group arrived at Cloud Life Food City and entered Life Restaurant, where Su Shijie had booked two rooms and paid for the meal.
• Su Shijie told the gathered humans that he had reached the Transcendent realm with the help of Mind-Clearing Grass and offered to obtain more.
• Jess explained that the grass would not help them because they already understood that their obsessions were preventing them from breaking through.
• Su Shijie asked the humans about their circumstances and Transcendent paths, and they shared their experiences with him.

After hearing the pioneers’ accounts of the hardships and obsessions they had endured, Su Shijie changed the gathering into an open meeting, hoping some might break through. Six demigod directors of Embers arrived with their entourages, and their contemptuous remarks and interest in Sophia and the others left Tore alarmed as Su Shijie prepared to handle the situation.

• Su Shijie heard how the pioneers had suffered after losing civilization’s protection and decided to hold an open meeting to help them confront their obsessions.
• Tore questioned Su Shijie’s choice not to greet the visitors at the docks, and Su Shijie said they would arrive together and assured Tore he would handle everything.
• Six parties entered the restaurant, and Tore recognized the six demigod directors of Embers among them.
• The directors made dismissive remarks about Su Shijie and stared at Sophia, the others, and Ivona while one director claimed he would pay for the meal.
• Tore asked Director Blade why the directors had come and warned that Su Shijie was on good terms with Her Highness Feifei, while resolving to protect Imperial Bloodline.

Su Shijie took control of a tense meeting with six Embers Security directors after Tore Charles confronted them. The directors realized Su Shijie and the two sisters had likely broken through to demigod, but secretly planned to strike while their transformations were incomplete.

• Blade warned Tore Charles against disrespecting the directors, but Su Shijie stopped Tore from speaking further and revealed his strength by pressing down on his shoulder.
• Su Shijie invited the directors to a small table to discuss their intentions, then entered the adjoining room with Sophia, her sister, and Ivona.
• Director Tian told the other directors that the two sisters had likely become demigods, making their plan to capture them far more dangerous.
• The directors agreed to hear Su Shijie out while preparing to act quickly before the sisters completed their transformations.
• The directors' young companions openly appraised the group, leaving Tore's weaker companions uneasy.

Su Shijie confronted six demigod directors who had targeted his allies, but they dismissed his warning and trapped the group in layers of Domain Fields. He revealed a divine kingdom, overwhelmed the directors, and killed all eighteen people who had come with them.

• Su Shijie confirmed that the directors had targeted his group to draw him out, while the directors admitted they had treated the affair as an insignificant test.
• The six directors dismissed Su Shijie's warning about angering a true god and completed six layers of Domain Field lockdown around the cabin.
• Su Shijie revealed that he had meant a true god other than Aimu, and his blood-red divine kingdom engulfed the cabin and erased the directors' Domain Fields.
• The directors and their twelve attendants realized they were trapped in a divine kingdom and pleaded for mercy.
• Su Shijie said he had given them chances, then killed all eighteen people after removing their Space Rings and combat armor.

Su Shijie crushed Embers’ six demigod directors and their companions, saving Tore’s group from their plot to target the Imperial Bloodline. He revealed himself as a True God, warned the survivors to keep his identity confidential, and began considering the fallout from Embers losing all six directors.

• Su Shijie crushed Embers’ six directors and the twelve people accompanying them after learning they had planned to lure out and kill the Imperial Bloodline.
• Tore and the others realized that Su Shijie had saved them from an attack they could not have resisted.
• Tore asked whether Su Shijie was Lord Aimu, and Su Shijie said his ancestral bloodline had apparently awakened and reverted.
• Su Shijie told Tore that he had a good relationship with Theodora, then asked everyone to keep his identity secret.
• Tore promised that anyone who leaked the secret would die, and Su Shijie clarified that he only wanted them to be cautious.
• Su Shijie considered how to handle the aftermath of six demigod directors dying at once.

Su Shijie spoke with the Wisdom Goddess about his newly revealed True God status, obtained her help with another Breath Concealing Bead, and explained his plans for Embers. He then let the Sophia sisters appear as God's Emissaries to draw attention away from his rapid rise.

• Su Shijie contacted the Wisdom Goddess through the Life Goddess and thanked her for the Breath Concealing Bead that had helped him survive his path to godhood.
• The Wisdom Goddess agreed to send Su Shijie another concealment trinket and told him to clean up any Contamination Source he created without involving her.
• Su Shijie described his plans and what had happened on Embers, including his choice of the Sophia sisters as his Sky Feather Race partners.
• The Wisdom Goddess showed no concern about his rapid advancement or the contamination and Tyranid Zerg, and told him to contact the Life Goddess if he needed help.
• Su Shijie arranged for the Sophia sisters to present themselves as God's Emissaries, letting them take the attention prompted by his rise.

Su Shijie explained to the Life Goddess how six Embers demigod directors had attacked the Sophia sisters and been killed in self-defense. He secured her approval to transfer Embers Security to the sisters, giving them control of the company as the story turned toward using its network for Dawn’s operations.

• The Life Goddess personally received Su Shijie and the Sophia sisters while Elf Country faced scrutiny over Wodashir’s involvement in smuggling Tyranid Larvae.
• Su Shijie recounted how six Embers demigod directors had tried to lure out the Sophia sisters and were killed when they attacked them.
• The Life Goddess declared that the sisters had acted in self-defense and said Embers had to compensate them.
• Su Shijie asked the Life Goddess to place Embers Security under the Sophia sisters’ names rather than punish the company’s other employees.
• The Life Goddess agreed that the transfer could proceed, allowing the sisters to take control of Embers Security.

Su Shijie used his standing as a True God to absorb Embers Security and offered Tore and the others a chance to expand their professions and advance toward Calamity. The investigation into the incident concluded, leaving the Elf Country to submit its findings and issue measures.

• Su Shijie met Tore privately and offered to help him break through to Calamity by opening more profession slots, and Tore eagerly accepted.
• Su Shijie expanded Tore’s profession slots by five and gave Ivona, the Sophia sisters, and others additional slots while warning them to keep the method concealed.
• The Human Race faction in Embers celebrated Su Shijie’s intervention as Elf Country dispatched an investigation team to examine the incident.
• Modan Claw announced that the investigation was complete and that its findings would be submitted to the Feather Kingdom, while apologizing on behalf of the queen.

After Ember’s handover, Su Shijie arranged equipment for his allies and set out to check on workers from the Flame Demon Star Domain. The chapter then followed the struggling Dark Moon Circus as its ship broke down en route to a performance in Elf Country.

• Su Shijie improved his alchemy and divine will while waiting for Ember’s transfer to finish.
• Ivona told Su Shijie that the handover was complete, though Feather Kingdom still had not revoked its order expelling Sophia and her sister.
• Su Shijie arranged Space Rings and battle armor for Senior Tore and the others, then planned visits to migrant workers.
• Dark Moon Circus traveled to Elf Country to promote Earth Federation, using the Galaxy Fighting Competition champion’s fame to secure a seven-day venue.
• Bob Kane urged Kyle to repair the circus ship’s Warp Engine before their approved performance time ran out.

The Dark Moon Ship reached the Green Demon Tribe’s star system, where the Shadow Circus repaired the ship, set up its stage, and promoted its performances. Su Shijie watched the circus’s seven-day show and saw how it introduced the Earth Federation to the audience.

• The Dark Moon Ship docked at the Green Demon Tribe’s planet, and Bob Kane accepted an offer to borrow repair robots while supplying the circus’s own parts and materials.
• Bob Kane and the troupe divided up their tasks, assembling the stage and promoting the show around places where Green Demon children gathered.
• A Green Demon child accused a circus promoter of lying about a champion, then returned with friends who threw mud at him.
• The Shadow Circus performed for free and accepted optional donations, while a wealthy spectator declined to contribute.
• Su Shijie watched the performance and observed that the circus had tailored its acts to Green Demon customs while presenting the Earth Federation to the audience.

Su Shijie watched the Dark Moon Circus complete its seven-day performance for the Green Demon Tribe, then joined them onstage with a song that won the audience’s cheers. As the circus packed up to return home, Su Shijie reflected on the experience and felt his state of mind loosen again.

• The Dark Moon Circus completed its seven-day performance and got recordings uploaded to the Green Demon Tribe’s network, leaving a mark for the Earth Federation.
• Su Shijie revealed himself to the circus, and Bob Kane offered to escort him back after the performance.
• Su Shijie insisted on taking the final stage and sang an a cappella Earth-style song that silenced the audience and drew cheers.
• The city’s administrators offered the circus another seven days at the venue, but Bob Kane prioritized getting Su Shijie safely home.
• Su Shijie helped pack the stage and reflected on his experience, feeling his state of mind loosen at Late Evolutionary Tier Six.

Su Shijie reunited with Bob Kane and the Dark Moon Circus, revealing that three powerful Calamities stood behind him. He learned that the Marquis Runan brothers had become Spirit Nation citizens and run a manpower export company, leading him to suspect their involvement in the trafficking records he had found.

• Bob Kane tried to console Su Shijie about the Succubus Tribe, but Su Shijie explained that Ivona had only hidden her identity from him.
• Ivona and Sophia emerged from their spacecraft, and Bob recognized them as Calamity Tier figures alongside Ivona, a Succubus Tribe grand duke.
• Su Shijie told Bob that he wanted to visit the Marquis Runan brothers, and Bob explained their estrangement from the Federation and their ties to Spirit Nation.
• After hearing that the brothers ran a Spirit Nation manpower export and transportation company, Su Shijie connected it to records from the Ghost Star Domain and decided the matter demanded more than a simple talk.