Chapter Summaries

Testarossa decided to risk a surprise attack during Mo Li’s battle with Carrera and Ultima, hoping to earn the Emperor’s recognition with a decisive strike. The chapter ended as Mo Li noticed her move.

• The chapter explained that Primordial Demons could revive in the Netherworld, making even powerful opponents like Leon wary of pursuing them there.
• Testarossa realized she had to act before Carrera and Ultima finished their trials, since she could not force an opening against the Emperor herself.
• Testarossa poured a fifth of her magicules and the power of Nuke Magic into her rapier, preparing a killing blow.
• Mo Li blocked Carrera’s shots and contended with Ultima while admiring how much their technique and strength had improved.
• Testarossa vanished in a white afterimage, and Mo Li noticed that she had finally made her move.

Mo Li sent Ultima, Carrera, and Testarossa flying while assessing their strength and easily countering their attacks. Testarossa accepted that she could not defeat him, but remained focused on becoming the strongest among the three.

• Mo Li struck Ultima away and deflected Carrera's gunfire before knocking Carrera out of the sky.
• Testarossa seized an opening and attacked Mo Li from behind, but he blocked her strike with Rock Spear.
• Mo Li judged Testarossa's technique to be far stronger than Ultima's and Carrera's, then sent her flying with a shockwave.
• Testarossa recognized the vast gap between herself and Mo Li and focused on defeating Ultima and Carrera to become the strongest among the three.

Testarossa reflected on the overwhelming gap between herself and Xiao, then recognized that Mo Li had isolated her to test her hidden abilities. After Mo Li challenged her to show her limit, Testarossa steadied herself and unleashed her bloodthirsty aura, preparing to fight seriously.

• Testarossa assessed how far Xiao surpassed her and the other Primordial Demons, even when he had held back during their sparring matches.
• Testarossa realized Mo Li had cleared Ultima and Carrera away to give her a separate trial.
• Mo Li asked Testarossa whether his strike had been her limit, and she said she was about to get serious.
• Testarossa released a powerful, bloodthirsty aura, and Mo Li told her to show him her limit.

Testarossa unleashed her hidden strength in a battle with Mo Li, revealing that she greatly outclassed Ultima and Carrera. Mo Li steadily increased the pressure to draw out her limits, while Ultima and Carrera watched in anger and disbelief.

• Testarossa accepted Mo Li's challenge and launched a surprise attack, but Mo Li blocked it with Rock Spear.
• Testarossa fought with growing speed and power, entering a heightened combat state as Mo Li increased his strength.
• Mo Li recognized Testarossa's potential and thought that gaining an Ultimate Skill could let her challenge powerful opponents.
• Carrera realized Testarossa was far stronger than she had known and admitted she would have no chance against her.
• Ultima grew furious at Testarossa's concealment and recalled that Xiao had seemed aware of her hidden strength.

After realizing Testarossa had concealed her strength, Ultima proposed an alliance with her longtime enemy Carrera to prevent Testarossa from gaining the Emperor Lord’s favor. Carrera agreed, but limited their alliance to matters concerning the Emperor Lord.

• Ultima realized Testarossa had hidden her strength and angrily blamed her and Xiao for the situation.
• Ultima asked Carrera to form an alliance, shocking her because they had long been mortal enemies.
• Ultima argued that their rivalry would let Testarossa profit and said the Emperor Lord’s recognition mattered more than their feud.
• Carrera agreed to ally with Ultima, but only on matters concerning the Emperor Lord.

Carrera and Ultima formed an alliance limited to matters concerning the Emperor so they could oppose Testarossa. As Testarossa pushed herself against Mo Li in the trial, Mo Li recognized her rapid growth and prepared to end the battle.

• Carrera agreed to ally with Ultima on matters concerning the Emperor, despite their mutual hostility.
• Carrera and Ultima watched Testarossa fight Mo Li to assess her strength and concluded that she had hidden her abilities well.
• Testarossa continued attacking Mo Li despite her battered appearance and apparent exhaustion, while her aura and attacks grew stronger.
• Mo Li recognized that Testarossa had mastered her new power and developed her Heavenly Human Physical Body and combat skills in a short time.
• Mo Li judged that raising his strength further could severely injure or kill Testarossa, and decided to end the trial.

Mo Li ended Testarossa’s trial after she fought past her limits, knocking away her sword and rendering her unconscious before restoring her with his magicules. Ultima and Carrera watched him hold Testarossa and reacted with anger and jealousy.

• Testarossa pushed herself through the trial, hoping to prove herself to Mo Li and surpass Ultima and Carrera.
• Mo Li judged that Testarossa had reached her limit and knocked the sword from her hand.
• Mo Li struck Testarossa’s neck, caught her as she fainted, and told her to rest.
• Mo Li used his magicules to restore some of Testarossa’s strength.
• Ultima and Carrera watched Mo Li hold Testarossa and angrily questioned why she deserved it.

After Mo Li healed Testarossa, Ultima and Carrera plotted to kill her after the War of Heavens and Demons, while Testarossa awoke in his arms and basked in his praise. Mo Li declared the trial over and prepared to begin their improvement.

• Mo Li healed Testarossa, and Ultima and Carrera grew jealous as they watched him hold her.
• Ultima and Carrera agreed to wait until after the War of Heavens and Demons to kill Testarossa.
• Testarossa awoke in Mo Li's arms, recovered from her exhaustion, and knelt to ask for punishment.
• Mo Li told Testarossa she had done nothing improper and praised her strength in the trial.
• Mo Li announced that the trial had ended and that it was time for their improvement, prompting Ultima and Carrera to rush to him.

Mo Li prepared to advance Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera by granting them the power needed to pursue Ultimate Skills. The three accepted, and their evolution began as three clusters of white energy entered their bodies.

• Testarossa realized she was still too weak to challenge Ultima, Carrera, or the Dragon Kings.
• Mo Li declared the test over and called Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera to begin their advancement.
• Ultima and Carrera hid their hostility toward Testarossa and knelt before Mo Li, while Testarossa recognized that they had become rivals.
• Mo Li explained that Ultimate Skills chose those qualified to wield them and asked whether the three women were prepared.
• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera agreed, and Mo Li sent a cluster of white energy into each of them, beginning their evolution.

Mo Li used the world's Origin Power to stabilize Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera as he engineered Ultimate Skills for them. After their evolution, he also bestowed Martial Practitioner and partial Authority of Rock permissions, greatly increasing their strength.

• Mo Li extracted three clusters of the world's Origin Power and gave them to Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera to support their evolution.
• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera meditated as their origins changed, while Mo Li prepared to create Ultimate Skills using King of Games.
• The World Voice announced that Testarossa gained King of the Dead Realm, Ultima gained King of Death Poison, and Carrera gained King of Death Annihilation.
• Mo Li bestowed the downgraded skill Martial Practitioner and partial Authority of Rock permissions on the three women, further boosting their abilities.

Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera gained Ultimate Skills and partial access to Morax’s Authority of Rock, realizing how far beyond ordinary powers Ultimate Skills were. Morax’s Martial Practitioner skill and another primordial force then appeared within them, leaving them shocked by the power of their Emperor.

• Morax granted Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera partial access to his Authority of Rock and planned to unlock it for Xiao later.
• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera realized that Ultimate Skills were vastly stronger than they had believed and that ordinary Awakened Ones could be killed by their power.
• Ultima recognized that Luminas could have defeated her with an Ultimate Skill, while Carrera realized Leon had spared her mainly because he could not catch her.
• A new skill called Martial Practitioner appeared within the three women, and they recognized it as a gift from Morax.
• A second, ancient and boundless force entered the three women, and they were shocked by its overwhelming power.

Testarossa and the other two discovered that Mo Li had given them partial permission to use the Authority of Rock, a primordial power tied to the world's foundation. They struggled to control it and nearly suffered their bodies collapsing, leaving Mo Li's miscalculation exposed.

• Testarossa and the other two recognized the power Mo Li had placed within them as the Authority of Rock, which only acknowledged Mo Li as its master.
• The three women realized the authority could draw on the earth's power, but using it for more than a few minutes could destroy their bodies.
• Testarossa and the other two carefully tried to guide the authority into their bodies, following Mo Li's test of their control.
• The three women nearly burst apart as the authority overwhelmed their unpracticed control.
• Mo Li's expectation that they could master the power easily proved mistaken because his own control and technique had been exceptional even as a Demon Lord Seed.

Mo Li’s gift of the Authority of Rock nearly overwhelmed Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera, but Martial Practitioner helped them stabilize and master its permissions. Their bodies, souls, and combat power grew stronger, leaving them better prepared for the coming War of Heavens and Demons.

• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera nearly lost control of the Authority of Rock because they lacked the skill to wield its power.
• Martial Practitioner resonated with the Authority of Rock and guided the three females as they calmed it.
• Mo Li sensed them using Martial Practitioner and chose not to interfere with their individual paths.
• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera completed their mastery of the Authority of Rock and grew stronger in body and soul.
• The three females suppressed their auras and opened their eyes, amazed by the power Mo Li had given them.

Mo Li granted Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera Ultimate Skills and portions of the Authority of Rock, then instructed them to master their new powers before the impending War of Heavens and Demons. The three women accepted his warning to use Law Power only as a last resort.

• Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera mastered the power of Authority, thanked Mo Li, and pledged to meet his expectations.
• Mo Li told the three women to practice controlling their Ultimate Skills with the Martial Refiner ability and his insights.
• Testarossa asked Mo Li about the final power he had bestowed upon them.
• Mo Li explained that the power came from his Authority of Rock, also called Law Power, and warned the women to use it only against an overwhelming enemy or to avoid death.
• Mo Li sternly asked whether they understood the limits on using their power, and the three women assured him they did.

Mo Li explained the cost and source of the three women's power, and Testarossa and the others resolved to use it to earn great merit in the coming War of Heavens and Demons. Mo Li worried about Xiao's reckless habits, then the chapter left Xiao and Leon arriving in the Magic Dynasty after detouring from Leon's route home.

• Mo Li warned Testarossa and the other two women to understand the limits of their power, and they promised they understood.
• Testarossa and the others decided their immortality meant they could risk using the power to defeat powerful enemies and win Mo Li's favor.
• Mo Li reflected on Xiao's loyalty and dependability, but worried that Xiao repeatedly ignored warnings and risked his life.
• Leon chose to detour to the Magic Dynasty after the Demon Lord Banquet, and Xiao arrived there alongside him.

Leon took Xiao on a detour to the Magic Dynasty, where they were welcomed into the palace atop the World Tree. They entered and came before Emesia Elu Sallion, the Heavenly Emperor.

• After the Demon Lord Banquet, Leon changed his route to visit the Magic Dynasty, and Xiao accompanied him.
• Leon thanked Xiao for making the detour, while Xiao explained that it did not interfere with his assignment.
• A woman inside the palace invited Leon and Xiao to enter.
• Leon and Xiao passed through the opened gates and entered the palace.
• Emesia Elu Sallion sat upon the throne and received the two visitors.

Leon and Xiao entered the Magic Dynasty’s palace to meet Emesia, the Heavenly Emperor. After Emesia tested Xiao’s strength with her aura and was overwhelmed by his murderous pressure, Leon angrily demanded to know what she was doing.

• Leon and Xiao entered the palace and approached Emesia, with Elado standing before her throne.
• Emesia dismissed Elado and turned her attention to Xiao, whom she recognized from the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Emesia sent her [Heroic Aura] toward Xiao to test him, but Xiao’s murderous aura shattered her probe and forced her to use nearly all her power to stop it.
• Leon saw that Emesia had tried to gain an advantage and failed, then confronted her for her discourteous behavior.

Xiao’s overwhelming aura forced Emesia to take him seriously, and he humbly credited his strength to the Emperor. After Xiao ignored her, Emesia asked Leon why he had come, and Leon answered her with an icy stare.

• Leon recognized that Xiao’s aura had forced Emesia to get serious and angrily questioned her behavior.
• Emesia praised Xiao’s strength, while Xiao insisted that the Emperor had given him everything he had achieved.
• Xiao decided not to argue with Emesia and stopped paying attention to her.
• Emesia turned to Leon and asked why he had come in such a hurry.
• Leon met Emesia’s question with an icy stare instead of answering.

Leon told Emesia he would soon go to the Demon Country Federation to be monitored and asked for her help, leaving her stunned and worried that his actions could provoke a war. Emesia demanded that he explain why he was going there.

• Emesia questioned Leon about his sudden visit, and he stared back without answering at first.
• Emesia recognized that Leon would not have come without an urgent reason and urged him to get to the point.
• Leon told Emesia he would soon go to the Demon Country Federation to be monitored and needed her help.
• Emesia wondered whether Leon intended to attack the Federation or take Chloe away, and she considered the danger of war.
• Emesia asked Leon to explain why he was going to the Demon Country Federation to be monitored.

Emesia questioned Leon about his visit to the Demon Country Federation and feared it might threaten the Magic Dynasty, but Leon assured her he had no intention of starting a conflict. As Emesia prepared to get down to business, Xiao struggled to recall a connection between her, a missing Hero, her parents, and Azhdaha.

• Emesia asked Leon why he had gone to the Demon Country Federation and been watched, while considering whether she might have to cut ties with him to protect the Magic Dynasty.
• Leon explained that he was not foolish enough to provoke the Demon Country Federation and admitted its power could easily overwhelm him and Golden Country.
• Emesia speculated that Leon had tried to start a war because Chloe rejected him and had been taken hostage, and Leon angrily denied it.
• Xiao noted Leon's close relationship with Emesia and his feelings for Chloe, then tried to remember information about Emesia, a missing Hero, her parents, and Azhdaha.
• Emesia accepted Leon's assurance, resumed her dignified bearing, and said they should get straight to the point.