Chapter Summaries

Li Aoz ignited Verrazzi Building and used calamities to worsen the disaster while fighting Kailai and Chandler. When Verrazzi warships arrived, Li Aoz tore one apart with gravity, then faced the remaining ships as Jannia activated the Vivid Demon Iron Monarch.

• Li Aoz summoned burning elements and amplified the fire with wind, gravity, and Echo Power, trapping Kailai and Chandler inside Verrazzi Building.
• Li Aoz rode the Amber Dragon and cursed the building, causing power failures, structural collapse, and an underground earthquake.
• Three Verrazzi warships arrived searching for Andrew, but their presence drew angry Valenkov civilians into the streets.
• The fleet fired its Plasma Cannons at Li Aoz, but he used gravity to crush and dismantle the lead warship.
• The fleet activated a Higgs Counterforce Field against Li Aoz, and Jannia invoked the Vivid Demon Iron Monarch.

With Aoneng suppressed by the Higgs Field, Li Aoz summoned Vivid Demon Iron Monarch Karachia from the wreckage of Verrazzi’s warship. Karachia sealed the fleet’s escape into space, and Li Aoz rode into its formation to bring more ships within Blood Lord’s reach.

• The Higgs Field blocked Li Aoz’s Aoneng, while Verrazzi’s fleet failed to respond properly after a warship was destroyed.
• Jannia used the shattered hulls to summon Vivid Demon Iron Monarch Karachia, a towering metal spirit crackling with red lightning.
• Li Aoz activated Blood Lord and changed its Anemia check from Constitution to Charisma, while Karachia’s presence afflicted nearby enemies with Divine Punishment.
• Karachia cast Falicia Sky-Banning Curse, preventing Verrazzi’s ships from warping away.
• Li Aoz rode an Amber Dragon into the enemy formation to extend Blood Lord’s coverage and spread Echo Power.

Li Aoz crippled much of Verrazzi’s warship crew by draining the iron from their bodies, but Silver Armor Nefthys Cleopatra arrived and overwhelmed him. The warships withdrew as Li Aoz faced the Zeta-rank mercenary, revealed to be Version 6.0’s Final BOSS.

• Li Aoz drained iron from the crew, leaving most of the unarmed personnel incapacitated by anemia.
• The warships launched electronic smoke screens and attacked Li Aoz, who survived a devastating blow by rebuilding his body.
• Nefthys Cleopatra tore apart Li Aoz’s Amber Dragon with one hand.
• The warships activated warp and pulled away as the blood mist cleared.
• Li Aoz identified Nefthys Cleopatra as Verrazzi’s Zeta-rank senior mercenary and the Final BOSS of Version 6.0.

Li Aoz outmaneuvered Verrazzi in Valenkov, helped Julian reunite with his family, and predicted that the struggle over Nakis Blood would bring a harsh winter before Valenkov adapted. After advancing to Forging Master and preparing two dungeons, he set off for White Candle Star to resume university and pursue new targets.

• Li Aoz used invisibility to evade Nefes until Valenkov’s military arrested her, while Andrew escaped the ruins and Verrazzi faced an angry crowd.
• Li Aoz exposed Julian Nikita’s reasons for joining Verrazzi and offered to support Julian’s family if he cooperated and moved to White Candle Star.
• Li Aoz told Julian that conflict over Nakis Blood would bring Valenkov a long winter, but that the city-state could adapt by serving mercenaries and profiting from battles.
• Li Aoz returned Julian to his family, accepted a combat notebook from Nikita, and arranged for the family to settle on White Candle Star.
• After Flana returned, Li Aoz paid her, advanced to Forging Master, and gathered materials to create two dungeons.
• Li Aoz departed for White Candle Star, planning to resume university and hunt the Social Citizens while laying low after his clash with Verrazzi.

Barkomon and Atkesz assessed Lioz’s divine nature and decided to train him while limiting his political influence. Their discussion also revealed that the Crystal Tower Civilization was suffering serious setbacks in the war against the Night Butterfly Federation and was preparing a major conscription.

• Atkesz briefed Barkomon on Lioz’s clashes with Liu E, Verrazzi Company, and the Vanlenkov Autonomous State, and they concluded Lioz acted independently rather than for a Narrative-level Civilization.
• Atkesz presented three explanations for Lioz’s divinity and argued that Lioz was most likely a natural-born god.
• Barkomon approved giving Lioz freedom to study and organize ventures, but ordered that he be kept out of politics and that his household registration be settled.
• Atkesz reported that Vierria had been resurrected, but Barkomon postponed plans to bring her to White Candle Star because communications from the Galaxy Eye Front had vanished.
• Barkomon ordered White Candle Star to select three thousand elite Zeta-rank Spellcasters for conscription, while Atkesz realized the Galaxy Eye Campaign had suffered a devastating defeat.

After suspecting that Yawen was a citizen of Society and might have been replaced, Li Aoz struggled with whether to kill her before she became a threat. He chose to trust her for now and promised to protect her, while remaining ready to act if she became dangerous.

• Li Aoz returned to the ruins after the public beta began and found that Yawen had left on business and was avoiding him.
• Li Aoz suspected Yawen was connected to Society after recalling her appearance and the social invasion affecting White Candle Star.
• Li Aoz searched Yawen’s tent, found her unfinished coat and a note about wanting to be a butterfly rather than a spider, but uncovered no clear proof of her identity.
• Jannia tried to cheer Li Aoz and told him Sharp Tooth Peak believed that a world with people was its world.
• Li Aoz sent Yawen a message saying he would believe in her and protect her, while reserving the right to kill her if she became a threat.

Li Aoz used a Pioneering Order to establish Trustworthy Village and unlock the Homestead System, giving him control over a territory for his plans to trade Star Abyss weapons. The new settlement faced several unexplored threats and possible underground ruins, which excited Li Aoz about its prospects.

• Li Aoz inspected his memory-echo dungeons and the player-built ruins, then decided to establish a territory.
• Li Aoz considered using his settlement as a base for a Star Abyss trade network and a cover for his smuggling business.
• Unable to buy land through the government, Li Aoz purchased and used a Pioneering Order to unlock the Homestead System.
• Li Aoz named his Level 1 settlement Trustworthy Village, with Yawen, Caramel Snail, Cumin Powder, and other Azure Planet immigrants among its residents.
• The territory report listed a Goblin Nest, a Crystal Insect Cave, and hidden underground ruins, prompting Li Aoz to wonder whether an Underground City lay beneath the village.

The players hunted a powerful Gray Feather Land Pigeon on White Candle Star using rented Aoneng and coordinated attacks, then discovered Li Aoz had established a new territory. The system identified the settlement as Trustworthy Village and unlocked the next stage of their home-building quest.

• Caramel Snail, Cumin Powder, Garryton, Ye Zhangjian, and Yu Tianxiao teamed up to defeat a Lv.20 Gray Feather Land Pigeon, earning 25,427 EXP.
• The players discussed how their firearms and technology were inadequate on White Candle Star and how Li Aoz's rentable Aoneng helped them survive.
• Caramel Snail chatted with Cumin Powder about Yanxia esports as the group returned with their prey.
• Yu Tianxiao spotted a crude village among the mountains, and the system announced that Li Aoz had opened a new territory called Trustworthy Village.
• Caramel Snail questioned why they had found another novice village, while Yu Tianxiao wondered if the Abyss's first layer was itself the true Novice Village.

Li Aoz returned to Trustworthy Village, offered players access to his Aoneng and prepared the village to grow. He challenged the players to clear a nearby Goblin Nest, promising Caramel Snail a chance to permanently acquire the Soul-Inscribed Sword Saint if he proved his strength.

• Yu Tianxiao told the players that Weaver was missing but Li Aoz had returned with new skills and knowledge.
• Li Aoz listed his Aoneng for rent and upgraded his Biochemical Pool to support the players and help them adapt to the Magic Civilization.
• Caramel Snail told Li Aoz he wanted to truly possess the Soul-Inscribed Sword Saint, and Li Aoz said he would have to prove his courage and strength.
• Li Aoz introduced Trustworthy Village as their base and announced that the players needed to clear a nearby Goblin Nest.
• The players received the B-rank side quest "Preemptive Measures," which offered rewards for clearing the nest and uncovering a hidden secret.

Li Aoz strengthened his abilities, forged equipment, and profited from the players’ work in Trustworthy Village. After preparing rewards and disguising himself, he left to fulfill Qiu Ran’s dying request and begin school.

• Players accepted Li Aoz’s Goblin Nest quest and planned to investigate the nearby villages for clues.
• Li Aoz crafted Demonic Weapons and enchanted jewelry, then enhanced his Sequence 77: Bane with a curse that reduced positive gains.
• Li Aoz spent player experience to raise his Mage profession to level 30, bringing his Intelligence to 146.88 and his Charisma to 204.1.
• Li Aoz saw that 97 people had joined the Overlord Class path and expected to benefit from its growth before the version ended.
• Li Aoz prepared player rewards, disguised himself with a fake implanted head, and left Trustworthy Village to fulfill Qiu Ran’s dying request and start school.

Atkesz ordered Mayor Mengfeier to conceal Lioz’s identity and achievements because the Crystal Tower suspected he was a god. Lioz noticed that officials were suppressing information about him, then agreed to attend a small Help-Study Association gathering before classes began.

• Atkesz told Mengfeier to prepare young Spellcasters for battle and cancel plans to publicize Lioz, whose connection to a god made his identity sensitive.
• Mengfeier agreed to cancel interviews and reports and suppress information about Lioz, while Atkesz planned to conceal his achievements at the university.
• Li Aoz found that news about Lioz and Valenkov was disappearing and that his enrollment records had been restricted, leading him to suspect White Candle Star was protecting him.
• Li Aoz told Kadfi that he had enrolled and agreed to join a Help-Study Association gathering before classes began.

Li Aoz celebrated the Help-Study Association’s exam success, expanded his influence by developing the Mutant Path in Eerga City, and returned to White Candle Star Interstellar University for the new semester. The chapter ended with an Alchemy Club member mistaking him for a freshman and recruiting him.

• Kadfi and Mitty celebrated the Help-Study Association’s strong exam results with Li Aoz, whose support had helped all twenty-seven original members pass and earned Bettina Siddy admission to Trivella University.
• Li Aoz clarified that he had entered White Candle Star Interstellar University without taking the exam, and the association members regarded him with even greater awe.
• On the trip back to school, Li Aoz remotely expanded Trustworthy Village and guided Red Arrow People toward the gravity-based Mutant Path, planning to make it a widespread source of power and income.
• Li Aoz entered White Candle Star Interstellar University with the new semester’s students to experience ordinary campus life, while distant Education Committee observers watched and then left.
• After wandering around campus and resting by Central Lake, Li Aoz was approached by a purple-haired girl who mistook him for a freshman and invited him to join the Alchemy Club.

Li Aoz avoided joining the Alchemy Club and went to register at White Candle Star, where he learned how the school treated diplomatic guests and met the Golden Princess, Diya Lan Alexandra Juejin. The chapter left him recognizing her rare Molten Gold Titan and True Dragon heritage while remaining silent about why she chose the university.

• Li Aoz declined the purple-haired senior’s invitation to join the Alchemy Club and headed to freshman registration.
• Li Aoz discovered that a Higgs Field around the teaching building cut his Aoneng output efficiency by half.
• A curly-haired Tanas boy explained that Solis James II could bring bodyguards and servants because he was a diplomatic guest and prince of the Zuzhan Royal Court.
• Diya Lan Alexandra Juejin registered without showing the teacher courtesy, and the curly-haired boy identified her as the Golden Princess, a Dragon Kind and Titan hybrid.
• Li Aoz identified Diya Lan’s paternal bloodline as Molten Gold Titan and considered the dangers of combining peak bloodlines.

Li Aoz watched foreign students register and grew suspicious of Hobbes Ruhr, whose black ring seemed to generate Mental Power. After both registered for the Magical Application Academy, they recognized that each was hiding something and agreed not to pry.

• Curly Hair identified several foreign students and hinted that the school held hidden secrets, prompting Li Aoz to ask who he was.
• Hobbes Ruhr nervously passed the Mental Power test, and Li Aoz noticed that his black ring gave off energy fluctuations.
• Li Aoz refrained from using the Eye of Truth and passed his own registration and Mental Power test despite the teacher's impatience.
• Li Aoz and Hobbes headed toward the Magical Application Academy together and discussed surnames, bloodlines, and hidden identities.
• Li Aoz and Hobbes exchanged knowing smiles, each acknowledged the other's secret, and neither pressed for answers.

Li Aoz learned from Hobbes how the Magical Application Academy’s competitive workshop and graduation system worked, then reached the school with him. At the entrance, they encountered a heated dispute between Lucite Caostros and Bei Chonggui Ming.

• Hobbes explained that students’ club activities, academic results, workshop rankings, and mentor evaluations shaped their graduation prospects, and invited Li Aoz to join forces.
• Li Aoz declined to get involved in the competition but agreed to exchange contact information with Hobbes.
• Li Aoz and Hobbes arrived at the Magical Application Academy and found a crowd blocking the entrance as Lucite Caostros and Bei Chonggui Ming argued.
• Li Aoz pushed through the crowd with Hobbes and saw Bei accuse Lucite of spreading rumors, while Lucite denied harassing her and said she was making malicious accusations.

Li Aoz watched Bei Chonggui Ming publicly provoke Lucite Caostros into a magic duel and learned from Hobbes why duels mattered at the academy. He became curious about Lucite rather than Bei Chonggui Ming as the crowd gathered around them.

• Hobbes explained that campus security would not intervene in a dispute between Silus students, while Bei Chonggui Ming accused Lucite Caostros of stalking her and urged him to fight.
• Lucite challenged Bei Chonggui Ming’s claim that he was the one others should fear, pointing out that she could force people to leave school with a word.
• Bei Chonggui Ming threw down a spa card and challenged Lucite to settle their dispute with a magic duel, drawing an eager crowd.
• Hobbes told Li Aoz that duels earned impression points and explained that Bei Chonggui Ming had an unfair advantage because Lucite belonged to the Silus Armored Species, whose spellcasting and magical education were limited.
• Li Aoz grew curious about Lucite Caostros rather than Bei Chonggui Ming.

Lucite faced a public duel with Bei Chonggui Ming until Dia Lan intervened, attacking both of them and ending the confrontation. Li Aoz remained unaffected by Dia Lan’s True Dragon’s Might, while Hobbes struggled to recover from the bloodline pressure.

• Li Aoz declined to judge whether Lucite or Bei Chonggui Ming was telling the truth, and Hobbes gave up trying to investigate.
• Lucite began to accept Bei Chonggui Ming’s proposed duel before Dia Lan arrived and unleashed her True Dragon’s Might.
• Dia Lan struck Lucite into a railing, leaving him badly injured.
• Bei Chonggui Ming thanked Dia Lan, but Dia Lan slapped her into the floor and walked away.
• The freshmen returned to their business as the pressure faded, and Hobbes questioned Li Aoz about why Dia Lan’s aura had not frightened him.

Lioz and Hobbes helped the badly injured Lucite after Bei Chonggui Ming attacked him, then learned why she had targeted him. Lucite explained that he had wanted to study civil engineering but had been reassigned to Magic Application because of his math grades.

• Lioz and Hobbes checked on Lucite after Dia Lan’s intervention, and Hobbes gave him a healing potion.
• Lucite thanked Lioz and Hobbes and offered to repay their kindness with a favor.
• Lucite explained that Bei Chonggui Ming had learned his name through the Silus’s electrical communication and public information network.
• Lucite revealed that Bei Chonggui Ming had taken her elder brother’s school place and attacked him to keep her past from spreading.
• Lucite told Lioz and Hobbes that he had wanted to study civil engineering at Crystal Architecture University, but the Teaching Committee reassigned him because his math grades were too low.

Li Aoz befriended Lucite and Hobbes, encouraged Lucite to grow strong enough to face Bei Chonggui Ming, and formed a study group with them. While exploring ways to copy specialties, he discovered players were furious about the new version and his promotion of Frostplate.

• Li Aoz, Lucite, and Hobbes bonded over dinner, and Li Aoz advised Lucite to surpass Bei Chonggui Ming through the path of ascension.
• Li Aoz formed a study group with Lucite and Hobbes, and Lucite’s Group Action specialty activated a party experience bonus.
• Li Aoz received 2,500 Diamonds from the official team and found the Saintess Contract, which could copy a target’s specialty or skill in exchange for completing an exclusive quest.
• Li Aoz checked the player forum expecting praise, but found players complaining about the Mutants’ gameplay, calling it pay-to-win, and criticizing his Frostplate promotion.

Xia Yubing continued working as a Frostplate government employee while gathering evidence about Qiu Yun’s workplace abuse and searching for her sister. After chatting with Caramel Snail and seeing how warmly he spoke of Cumin Powder, Xia Yubing grew jealous but reassured herself that she could catch up.

• Xia Yubing reviewed recordings and chat logs showing that Vivian, Andy, and Lilith had sabotaged Qiu Yun, and vowed to get justice for her and find her sister.
• Xia Yubing used her government position to share bounties and intelligence with her club companions, who were fighting criminals and gathering information.
• Caramel Snail told Xia Yubing that his team had struggled to explore a Goblin Nest and sent her a screenshot of Cumin Powder helping him after he fell in battle.
• Caramel Snail praised Cumin Powder as an angel and left the chat to play chess with Ye Zhangjian, leaving Xia Yubing jealous.
• Xia Yubing compared herself with Cumin Powder, noted that she had reached lv.6 quickly, and insisted that Cumin Powder had only started playing earlier.