Chapter Summaries

Tang Zheng placated Zesshi Zetsumei by recognizing her strength and proposing they shared an interest in protecting humanity, then received a YGGDRASIL item from her. He investigated the Slane Theocracy for the Six Great Gods' legacy while the Holy Kingdom and Theocracy finalized their cooperation, and the chapter ended with Clementine asking about his encounters with Zesshi.

• Zesshi Zetsumei threatened Tang Zheng over the lost Rubik's Cube, but he offered to make her similar toys and recognized that she was not fully human.
• Tang Zheng called Zesshi Zetsumei humanity's guardian deity and offered to help protect humanity, easing her hostility.
• Zesshi Zetsumei asked about Enri, then left Tang Zheng the Bronze Feather Necklace, identified as the High Tier item Hilmi's Messenger.
• Tang Zheng equipped Hilmi's Messenger and sent a Shadow Clone to search the Slane Theocracy for the Legacy of the Six Great Gods.
• Over the following days, the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy settled their division of interests while Tang Zheng's Shadow Clones located several guarded, mysterious sites.
• Clementine expressed disbelief that Tang Zheng had met Zesshi Zetsumei twice as Tang Zheng showed her the Nine Linked Rings toy he had made.

Tang Zheng negotiated with the Slane Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom over the Assimilation Potion, setting limits on its distribution and insisting that they keep it secret. The meeting ended with Remedios suggesting a name for their secret operation, and Tang Zheng calling it the Holy Plan.

• Tang Zheng rejected Clementine's revenge scheme and ordered her to investigate the agreement between the God of Death, the former Slane Theocracy, and the True Dragon Lords while prioritizing the search for the Six Great Gods' Treasury.
• Tang Zheng reviewed the Theocracy's research showing that Frogman's Eggs could be used as assimilation material, though they produced Angels with shorter existence durations and were unsuitable for the highest-tier Angels.
• Tang Zheng told the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy that only about one bottle of Assimilation Potion could be made per day and offered them thirty bottles each month to distribute between themselves.
• Tang Zheng persuaded the two nations to keep the potion secret and said the power should be used to protect humanity.
• Remedios suggested giving their secret operation a plan name, and Tang Zheng named it the Holy Plan.

Tang Zheng returned to the Abelion Hills after leaving the Theocracy and considered his next plans before teleporting away. Meanwhile, Blue Roses investigated the Great Forest of Tob, discovered a vast gathering of Goblins, and were ambushed by a red-robed figure who used Undead Control on Evileye.

• Tang Zheng returned to the Abelion Hills, collected experience, and reflected on the Holy Plan and his plans for leveling and class construction.
• Tang Zheng teleported away to continue his preparations.
• Blue Roses fought off a pack of Dire Wolves while investigating unusual changes in the Great Forest of Tob.
• Evileye detected over ten thousand life readings, and Blue Roses found a huge gathering of Goblins near the Forest Rift.
• A red-robed figure appeared behind Blue Roses and cast Undead Control on Evileye.

Tang Zheng’s attempt to reach Evileye failed, and he left Blue Roses to face a sudden Goblin horde. A gigantic red dragon appeared and attacked the team, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Tang Zheng tried to seize Evileye, but Blue Roses attacked him and he escaped their strikes with Dimensional Move.
• Evileye recognized Tang Zheng as a surviving Zurrernorn member, then trapped him with Sand Field, but he broke free and touched her before teleporting away.
• Tang Zheng found that his contact with Evileye had triggered nothing and decided to proceed with his second plan.
• Blue Roses faced a horde of at least ten thousand Goblins, and Evileye urged the team to prepare for the monster Tang Zheng had warned about.
• A gigantic crimson dragon appeared above the forest and unleashed Dragon Fear, killing or incapacitating Goblins and terrifying Blue Roses.
• Evileye tried to shield her companions, but the dragon’s tail shattered her Crystal Wall and sent all five members of Blue Roses flying.

Tang Zheng, disguised as a crimson Dragon Lord, overwhelmed Blue Roses during their failed scouting mission while testing Evileye’s abilities. He captured Evileye as the wounded team returned to fight, leaving their escape uncertain.

• Tang Zheng’s dragon tail struck Blue Roses, badly injuring Lakyus, Gagaran, Tina, and Tia while Evileye remained standing.
• Evileye attacked Tang Zheng and tried to flee, but he used Shadow Ambush to intercept her and Dimensional Lock to prevent her Teleportation.
• Lakyus tried to escape with the injured members while Evileye stayed behind to hold Tang Zheng off.
• Tang Zheng learned Evileye’s Translocation Damage ability when she survived his dragon-claw strike.
• Lakyus and the others returned to help Evileye, but Tang Zheng brushed aside their attacks and seized her while sending Gagaran flying.

Tang Zheng tested whether he could acquire Evileye’s Wild Magic while overpowering her companions and demonstrating that he could use Martial Arts as a Dragon Lord. He left Lakyus and Gagaran alive, destroyed the Goblin horde, and demanded that Evileye explain why she carried Wild Magic.

• Tang Zheng held Evileye captive and reasoned that her Wild Magic was an extension of an Innate Talent, so he could not acquire it as a General Skill.
• Lakyus and Gagaran recovered and attacked Tang Zheng, but his Invulnerable Fortress negated their blows.
• Tang Zheng used Fourfold Slash of Light to devastate the jungle and revealed that he could learn and use human Martial Arts as a Dragon Lord.
• Tang Zheng spared Lakyus and Gagaran after Evileye pleaded with him, then used Tail Hammer: Enhanced to destroy the Goblin horde and surrounding forest.
• Tang Zheng asked Evileye why she carried the aura of Wild Magic.

Tang Zheng learned that Evileye carried Wild Magic and discovered that her past was tied to the destruction of the Inveria Kingdom, then questioned her about Sanctuary. After Evileye rejoined Blue Roses, Tang Zheng returned to the forest, killed the Goblins and the Demon Snake of the West, and decided to move his Breeding Plan to the Abelion Hills.

• Tang Zheng confronted Evileye about Wild Magic, and her memories of the destruction of her country resurfaced as she mistook him for the being responsible.
• Tang Zheng spared Blue Roses, explained that Wild Magic belonged to True Dragon Lords, and heard Evileye recount the destruction of Inveria Kingdom.
• Evileye offered to take Tang Zheng to the fallen kingdom, and Tang Zheng asked whether she knew of Sanctuary before letting her leave to rejoin Blue Roses.
• Tang Zheng flew to the Eastern Forest Rift and killed the Goblins gathered there.
• Tang Zheng killed the fleeing Demon Snake of the West, stored a piece of him for repeated resurrection and death, and decided to move the Breeding Plan to the Abelion Hills.

Tang Zheng destroyed the Demon Snake of the West, considered investigating the ruined Inveria Kingdom, and left the Great Forest of Tob as a strange presence gathered beneath its northern woods. In E-Rantel, Blue Roses concealed their encounter with the Dragon Lord while warning of Zurrernorn, and Evileye decided to leave; in the Royal Capital, Zanac realized Renner had powerful connections to Free Will.

• Tang Zheng burned the Demon Snake of the West's corpse, reviewed his newly acquired skills, and considered investigating Inveria Kingdom for clues about Corpus of the Abyss and Sanctuary.
• After Tang Zheng's Dragon Fear faded, the goblins' blood flowed toward the north of the Great Forest of Tob, where a terrifying presence emerged.
• Lakyus and Blue Roses told Ainzach that Zurrernorn had killed the forest's three rulers, prompting him to prepare for danger and recommend the team for Adamantite Rank.
• Evileye told Blue Roses that the Dragon Lord had supplied the information about Zurrernorn, then announced she needed to leave; Lakyus and the others accepted her decision.
• Zanac recalled testing Renner about Lainas and Free Will, then realized his sister had strong connections to both Lainas and Blue Roses and wielded considerable influence.

Tang Zheng met with Princess Renner, recognized her intelligence, and tasked her with helping establish contact with the Council State and Magic Caster's Guild. The next day, Evileye searched the Great Forest of Tob for the Crimson Dragon Lord, who appeared unexpectedly and prepared to take her along.

• Zanac left Renner's room, and Tang Zheng revealed himself after the maids had departed.
• Renner deduced Tang Zheng's involvement in the Abelion Hills Incident and his possible connections to Go Gin and Zurrernorn, convincing him of her usefulness.
• Tang Zheng asked Renner to help build ties with the Council State and Magic Caster's Guild, including seeking a Dragon Lord to stay in the Kingdom.
• Tang Zheng vanished from Renner's room, leaving her excited by their exchange and the plans ahead.
• The next day, Evileye returned to the Great Forest of Tob but could not find the Crimson Dragon Lord and decided to wait and search for clues.
• The Crimson Dragon Lord appeared above Evileye without warning, and Tang Zheng told her they were ready to leave.

Tang Zheng accompanied Evileye across the continent to the ruins of the Inveria Kingdom, where she hoped to learn whether Wild Magic had destroyed her homeland. After discussing revenge and Evileye’s potential, Tang Zheng asked whether she wanted to become stronger.

• Tang Zheng marked Evileye and instructed her to travel by Teleportation while he concealed himself and followed.
• Tang Zheng and Evileye crossed the Katze Plains and Mount Keitenias, with Evileye eventually relying on flight as her mana and memories limited her teleportation.
• After seven days, Evileye returned to the ruined Inveria Kingdom and mourned her lost family and people.
• Tang Zheng considered the region’s geography and his newly acquired mana-recovery skill while Evileye asked whether Wild Magic had turned the kingdom’s people into Zombies.
• Tang Zheng said the Zombies alone could not prove Wild Magic was responsible, suggested Evileye might seek revenge against the True Dragon Lord, and offered to help her become stronger.

Tang Zheng and Evileye investigated the ruined Inveria Kingdom and discovered that an unknown Undead had gathered its scattered Undead in the Royal Capital. As Evileye approached the city to capture it, the Night Lich Cassius Habakuk heard a massive roar outside his laboratory.

• Tang Zheng used concealment to survey a border town and reasoned that the low number of Undead suggested they had been gathered elsewhere.
• Over five days, Tang Zheng and Evileye searched the kingdom’s towns and found no living beings, but far fewer Undead than expected.
• Tang Zheng teleported to the Royal Capital and confirmed that dense Negative Energy and gathered Undead filled the city.
• Evileye reported signs of activity near the Royal Capital, and Tang Zheng told her to capture the Undead responsible for gathering them.
• Evileye flew openly toward the royal palace while Tang Zheng agreed to prevent the enemy from escaping by Teleportation.
• In the palace laboratory, Cassius Habakuk recorded observations about two captive Zombies before a massive roar outside drew his attention.

Evileye defeated Cassius Habakuk, a Night Lich who had occupied the ruins of her homeland, while Tang Zheng observed and learned his Skeleton Wall spell. After capturing Cassius, Tang Zheng questioned him about the Corpus of the Abyss and offered magical knowledge in exchange for its base’s location.

• Evileye attacked the ruins while avoiding the Undead below, and Cassius Habakuk emerged to defend his territory.
• Evileye and Cassius exchanged spells as Tang Zheng watched, confirmed Cassius was no threat to the Destroyer Nation, and learned Wall of Skeleton.
• Evileye blocked Cassius’s escape with Region Petrification and Sand Field: One, then captured him and struck him in anger for controlling her subjects.
• Tang Zheng asked Cassius where the base of the Corpus of the Abyss was, but Cassius denied knowing anything about it.
• Tang Zheng offered Cassius magical knowledge that could interfere with Teleportation, and Cassius immediately agreed to the exchange.

Tang Zheng and Evileye questioned Cassius Habakuk, an Undead member of Corpus of the Abyss, and learned the organization was secretly exploited by a powerful Dragon Lord. Cassius agreed to contact the organization in exchange for magical knowledge, while Tang Zheng planned to use the connection to investigate its hidden controller.

• Cassius Habakuk revealed that Corpus of the Abyss had nine Inner Circle members, each with a difficulty rating of 150, and warned that a powerful Dragon Lord exploited the organization.
• Tang Zheng pretended his invisibility was the result of a failed high-tier spell and offered Cassius knowledge of Sixth-Tier Magic to contact Corpus of the Abyss.
• Cassius accepted the offer, handed over his research and supplies, and teleported away.
• Tang Zheng told Evileye that Corpus of the Abyss had existed for roughly four hundred years and had been founded by four Night Lich and three Elder Liches.
• Evileye guessed that Tang Zheng had spared Cassius to use him to gain the organization's trust, and Tang Zheng admitted he had intended to kill Cassius once he had served his purpose.

Evileye revealed her true identity as Keno Fasris Invern and asked Tang Zheng whether the Undead of Inveria Kingdom could be saved; he said even Ninth-Tier resurrection magic could not restore them. She agreed to work with him to find the True Dragon Lord responsible, while Tang Zheng later captured Cassius Habakuk for experiments after he returned from meeting Corpus of the Abyss.

• Evileye admitted she knew nothing about Sanctuary, and Tang Zheng forgave her deception after recognizing her worth and her Demon God Domain strength.
• Evileye revealed that she was Keno Fasris Invern, princess of the fallen Inveria Kingdom, and asked whether everyone turned into Undead could be saved.
• Tang Zheng explained that even Ninth-Tier True Resurrection could not restore the people of Inveria, and Evileye resolved to find the True Dragon Lord responsible.
• Tang Zheng offered to help Evileye as a friend, and Cassius Habakuk reported that a Corpus of the Abyss Inner Circle member would meet them in three days.
• After Evileye made contact with the Inner Circle, Cassius Habakuk returned alone to claim Sixth-Tier Magic knowledge, but Tang Zheng paralyzed him and carried him away for experiments.

Evileye met Abyss Banezeri of Corpus of the Abyss to discuss the organization’s conflict with a Dragon Lord and ask about Sanctuary on her lord’s behalf. After she offered the possibility of learning Tenth-Tier Magic in return, Abyss Banezeri revealed that the place might be called Buddha Domain or Spirit Mountain.

• Abyss Banezeri introduced himself as the founder of Corpus of the Abyss and heard Evileye’s account of an uncontrolled high-tier Invisibility spell.
• Abyss Banezeri said an Inner Circle member who had touched Eighth-Tier Magic might be able to exchange knowledge with Evileye’s lord.
• Evileye revealed that she knew Corpus of the Abyss was being driven by a Dragon Lord, then asked Abyss Banezeri whether he knew of Tenth-Tier Magic and Sanctuary.
• Evileye offered her lord’s help in mastering Tenth-Tier Magic if Abyss Banezeri provided information about Sanctuary.
• Abyss Banezeri identified the place as possibly Buddha Domain, also called Spirit Mountain, where people worshipped a deity called the Buddha God.

Evileye traded information about the Buddha God with Banezeri of Corpus of the Abyss, then reported that the Buddha Domain had been the Sanctuary’s former name. Tang Zheng suspected the Buddha God had been a Player and gave Evileye a ritual scroll to help Corpus of the Abyss gain access to Tenth-Tier Magic.

• Evileye recognized the Buddha God’s name from a follower in the Baharuth Empire and agreed with Banezeri to continue their exchange in three days.
• Tang Zheng tested a ritual on Cassius Habakuk and over a hundred Undead, found that concentrated Negative Energy harmed even Undead, and destroyed the ritual site.
• Evileye searched for Tang Zheng, waited for his return, and recounted her exchange with Corpus of the Abyss.
• Tang Zheng learned that Buddha Domain had once been called the Sanctuary and considered whether the Buddha God had been a Player who descended three or four hundred years earlier.
• Tang Zheng gave Evileye a copied Magic Boost Ritual scroll, explaining that it could let casters wield magic two tiers above their mastered level.

Tang Zheng and Evileye used a Magic Ritual as leverage in their dealings with Corpus of the Abyss, while Evileye began learning how to set it up. Tang Zheng then traveled to the Rieslert Tribal Nation to search for the World Item Two-Realm Mandala, but learned that the region’s history had been repeatedly erased by changes of regime.

• Tang Zheng explained that the Magic Ritual could raise magic by two tiers only for someone who had mastered Magic Boost, and Evileye understood how it could give them leverage over Corpus of the Abyss.
• Evileye remembered that Tang of Free Will seemed to possess Magic Boost but chose not to mention him to Tang Zheng.
• After three days, Evileye had only barely learned how the ritual worked, and she and Tang Zheng contacted Corpus of the Abyss again.
• Tang Zheng traveled to the Rieslert Tribal Nation, questioned a charmed Gnoll, and learned that about five hundred thousand people lived across its vast grasslands.
• Tang Zheng realized that the region had undergone at least three national regimes and that the history of the Buddha God Player’s country was likely lost, though Two-Realm Mandala was somewhere on the grassland.
• Tang Zheng learned that the King’s tribe was about ten days away, then used Concealment and Flight to carry the Gnoll toward it.

Tang Zheng tested the Vaal Tribe’s defenses by sending a Bronze Axe Minotaur and Flame-Tongue Lizard into its camp, where they fought their way toward Anriel. Anriel ordered the Lionman priest to stop them, while Tang Zheng discovered that the tribe had four Hero Realm fighters.

• Anriel considered the other tribes’ growing strength but chose to preserve the peace among them.
• Tang Zheng secretly summoned a Bronze Axe Minotaur and Flame-Tongue Lizard to probe the Vaal Tribe’s defenses.
• The Minotaur and lizard fought through the Gnolls, killing dozens and defeating Blood Axe Aug and a Gnoll assassin.
• Anriel arrived at the battlefield and ordered the Lionman priest to capture the intruders alive.
• The priest used Blessing of Ancestral Spirits to drive the Gnolls into a frenzy and attack the Minotaur.
• Tang Zheng observed the battle and realized the Vaal Tribe had four Hero Realm experts.

Tang Zheng killed “King” Anriel and used a Shadow Clone to charm the Lionman Priest while checking for hidden enemies. After confirming the tribe was safe, he appraised Anriel’s sacred relic and began questioning the Priest about the Vaal Tribe’s history.

• Tang Zheng sent the Bronze Axe Minotaur and Flame-Tongue Lizard against the Vaal Tribe, while the Lionman Priest used a totem to drive the Gnolls into a frenzy.
• The Flame-Tongue Lizard struck “King” Anriel, whose Mane of Fierce Thorns blocked the charge and fired a beam that wounded the lizard.
• The Flame-Tongue Lizard recovered and killed Anriel with a Flame-Tongue Arrow and a bite, while Tang Zheng teleported away and prepared a Shadow Clone with an Assimilated Frogman Egg.
• Tang Zheng sent the Shadow Clone back to the Vaal Tribe, where it weakened and charmed the Lionman Priest, then used him to calm the tribe and watch for hidden enemies.
• After waiting until nightfall without detecting further threats, Tang Zheng appraised the Mane of Fierce Thorns and asked the Lionman Priest about the tribe’s history.

Tang Zheng investigated the Rieslert tribal nation for traces of World Items but found little historical or geographical evidence, then learned of a place called Ritual Hill. Meanwhile, Evileye recovered two royal treasures and the Corpus of the Abyss members became excited about a ritual that could raise their magic by two Tiers, though its activation key was missing.

• Tang Zheng questioned the Lionman Priest and searched the histories of the Rieslert tribes for unusual phenomena, but found no useful clues.
• Evileye visited the hidden cave where her parents had become Undead, spoke to them about her life, and sealed the entrance again.
• Evileye recovered the Gauntlet of the Griffin Lord and Lost White from Cassius Habakuk and planned to wait in Inveria for Corpus of the Abyss to contact her.
• Abyss Banezeri told the Corpus of the Abyss Inner Circle about a ritual that could raise magic by two Tiers, and the Saintess of White confirmed she could learn it in three days.
• The Saintess of White revealed that the ritual lacked the key needed to activate it, while the Undead still saw it as hope against their enemy.
• Tang Zheng learned from the Lionman Priest about Ritual Hill and relied on the Verdant Leaf Witch to handle the Assimilation Potion exchange in his absence.