Recaps

Locke escaped the Temple of Light, became a Saint-level Expert, and accepted Ceres’s offer to serve the Frost Snow Empire. After defeating Bolton and taking command of the Tsunami Legion, Locke prepared to march against the Temple of Light.

• Locke escaped the Temple of Light’s pursuit, reached Bidia Territory, and became a Rank 7 Archmage after months of study and cultivation.
• Locke protected President Luqi’s caravan from nearly a thousand bandits, then returned to Pu'er Village and reunited with his family.
• Locke trained in the mountains for ten years, broke through to the Saint Domain, and returned to live near his parents while keeping his breakthrough secret.
• Locke created a Battle Qi Manual based on the Illusionary Fog law and agreed to serve Emperor Ceres after being summoned to the Imperial Capital.
• Ceres appointed Locke commander of the Tsunami Legion and ordered him to reclaim territory from the Temple of Light.
• Bolton challenged Locke’s appointment, but Locke defeated him with Phantom Clone and illusion techniques before killing him with a water sphere.
• Locke announced his command to the Tsunami Legion, ordered the soldiers to march in three days, and began recovering while preparing to face the Temple of Light’s Saint-level experts.

Locke defeated the Temple of Light’s forces, founded Locke Territory, and spent decades studying the laws while his family and commanders pursued sacrifices to gain power. He uncovered Cole’s role in the scheme, punished those involved, and continued his cultivation as Gask and two others fled toward the Temple of Light.

• Locke led the Tsunami Legion against the Temple of Light, then used Raging Waves to kill tens of thousands of soldiers and force the survivors to surrender.
• Locke returned to Pu'er Village, brought his parents into his plans to become nobles, and later declared himself Grand Duke of Locke Territory.
• Locke ordered the construction of Locke City and studied the captured Knight Commander’s soul and memories to deepen his understanding of laws and souls.
• After decades in seclusion, Locke learned that his parents had died, visited their graves, and promised to protect Cole and his family.
• Gask and the other commanders joined the Temple of Light’s search for women with pure souls, while Gask secretly found a girl whose soul could serve as a sacrifice.
• Locke emerged from seclusion, sensed Cole’s fear, and learned from Ceres that Locke Territory was searching for sacrifices for the Temple of Light.
• Locke confronted Cole, confined him to his residence, and arrested Cross and Marik as Gask, Berkeley, and Dahl fled to the Temple of Light’s territory.
• Locke comforted Cole with a happy dream, then spent decades training until his Mist Illusion, Water Element, and Ice Sharpness had advanced.

Locke became a god, clashed with the Light Pope, and refused Ceres’s offer to restore his soul by refining human souls. He traveled to Hell seeking Amethyst Crystals and began his search after reaching the Purple Thorn Mountain Range.

• Locke killed Gask, Berkeley, and Dahl with a Soul Attack, shaking the Temple of Light and the Frost Snow Empire.
• After completing his comprehension of Illusionary Fog, Locke became a god externally and formed a Water Element Divine Clone.
• Locke fought the Light Pope, took the Rising Sun Spear, and later forced the Pope to sever his bond with the weapon.
• Ceres offered Locke a billion citizens to refine into Soul Gold Beads, but Locke refused and accepted a token directing him to Hell.
• Locke arrived at Mirror Moon Cliff and learned from Captain Nian that Amethyst Crystals could restore his weakened soul.
• Locke rode a Metal Life toward Yilan City, hid from bandits in the forest, and killed two Mid-grade Gods with the Rising Sun Spear.
• Locke took the two bandits’ Godheads and Ink Stones, then headed toward Yilan City while sending an Illusionary Projection ahead.

Locke strengthened his soul, hunted bandits for resources, and pursued a long cultivation path rather than rushing to become a High God. After leaving Rock Peak City with Little White, he killed a group of guards who tried to rob him and flew back toward the city, where powerful figures surrounded them.

• Locke escaped a bandit ambush, refined the stolen Amethyst Crystals, and advanced to Mid-grade God before killing two soldiers who tried to rob him.
• Locke hunted bandits around Ye Mu Prefecture, earned the name “Extreme Cold Demon,” and left to seek further cultivation resources.
• Locke captured a water snake to learn its Water Body Technique, then traveled through Hell with Little White while seeking compatibility among the Water Law Profundities.
• Locke defeated Boss Tru and his four brothers, spared them after taking their plunder, and gave Little White a Wind-element Low-grade Godhead.
• In Rock Peak City, Locke bought 873 Amethyst Crystals and spent years cultivating, refining a soul-protecting amethyst ring while Little White became a Low-grade God.
• Locke chose not to fuse his four nearly complete Profound Mysteries, left the city with Little White, and attracted the attention of gods who coveted his wealth.
• Six Mid-grade Gods attacked Locke from a Metal Life, but he killed them and their Low-grade God follower, then claimed the Metal Life.
• Locke found Rock Peak City guard badges among the attackers’ belongings and flew back toward the city, where figures surrounded him and Little White.