Vol. 20The Rise of the Lord of Life
Lu PingAn rescued the Courtyard from a dying world, built his power on Earth, and defended Ancient City from Lady Lin’s assault. After defeating her and awakening as a true Lord of Life, he returned to a transformed Courtyard and began reviewing his expanding faction.
- Lu PingAn rescued the Gravekeepers and their forbidden records as their world collapsed, then gained the Death and Revenge Authorities and established new rules for revival and reincarnation.
- Lu PingAn led an expedition into a volcanic ruin, where Stone giants surged out to attack his group.
- Lu PingAn and Fang Wen awakened the labyrinth giant and escaped their collapsing world, then defeated the Four-Armed God-Devil and brought the survivors into the Courtyard.
- Lu PingAn negotiated the Dragonkin Plan and established Ancient City as a base while preparing security reforms against growing anti-supernatural extremism.
- Lu PingAn’s reforms transformed Ancient City and drew it into his Divine Realm, while he selected Cat Cat as his Holy Maiden.
- Lady Lin attacked Ancient City, and Lu PingAn deployed his forces as the God of Snow Mountain’s death opened a gate to another world.
- Lu PingAn and his allies defended Ancient City against Lady Lin’s forces, and Phil’s Life Separation helped bring about her death.
- Lu PingAn absorbed Lady Lin’s remains, awakened as a true Lord of Life, and returned to find the Courtyard grown into a vast floating continent.