Chapter Summaries

Su Yang and Lu Yinghua observed Veleshrana speaking with Kusanagi Godou and worked out that Veleshrana was only an Avatar of a scattered god. Their investigation suggested Sardinia held two gods, though the other god’s identity remained uncertain.

• Kusanagi Godou approached Veleshrana, relieved to find someone who could understand him, and introduced himself as a lost tourist.
• Veleshrana recognized Kusanagi Godou as a warrior and urged him not to be anxious.
• Su Yang told Lu Yinghua that Veleshrana was a god’s Avatar and that other Avatars might be elsewhere on Sardinia.
• Lu Yinghua concluded that Marquis Voban was unlikely to be hunting the god, since he would not have let it escape or stopped pursuing it.
• Su Yang said Sardinia had two gods, explaining that gods sometimes fought when they disliked one another.

Su Yang explained why gods took an interest in unusual humans, then left Veleshrana and Lu Yinghua to meet the goddess Athena, who had been watching him through an owl. Athena appeared before him and said fate had guided her there.

• Su Yang explained that gods noticed strange humans and that their powers could be dangerous to people caught nearby.
• Su Yang spotted an owl on a distant spire and told Veleshrana and Lu Yinghua that a guest had arrived before vanishing.
• Su Yang approached the owl and identified it as Athena's messenger.
• Athena transformed from the owl into a goddess in a middle school uniform and said she had come by fate's guidance.

Su Yang spoke with Athena, who identified him as a Child of the World and explained that she sought the Gorgon Stone so she could regain her ancient form. Their conversation was interrupted by Veleshrana’s Boar Avatar appearing at a nearby port, while Su Yang’s uncanny knowledge unsettled Athena.

• Athena asked Su Yang why he had come to the foreign land, and he said he had followed fate there.
• A violent divine presence erupted at a nearby port as Veleshrana’s Boar Avatar appeared.
• Athena showed no interest in fighting the Steel War God and explained that her enemies were those who prevented her from obtaining the Gorgon Stone.
• Su Yang suggested that Athena’s enemies were the gods who had dethroned her, irritating her and causing a dark domain to form around her.
• Athena asked how Su Yang knew about her past, and he replied that he did not know what he did not know.

Su Yang realized the universe favored him and watched as Erica attacked the [Boar] Avatar. The Avatar unleashed its Divine Power and destroyed Erica’s silver lion and nearby buildings.

• Su Yang understood that his elevated rank and Origin Human Bloodline had made him a favored native of the universe.
• Su Yang decided to seek direct assistance to achieve his goals rather than let events unfold around him.
• Erica Blandelli attacked the [Boar] Avatar with her steel lion, CuorediLeone.
• The [Boar] Avatar erupted with Divine Power and destroyed CuorediLeone and many buildings.

Erica used Golgotha's Sacred Word Spirit against the [Boar] Avatar, but Su Yang silently empowered her Longinus, allowing it to pierce the divine defense and defeat the Avatar. Athena questioned whether Su Yang favored humans, and he told her that he liked her too.

• Erica recited Golgotha's Sacred Word Spirit and prepared to attack the [Boar] Avatar with Longinus.
• Su Yang silently invoked his own Sacred Word Spirit, causing golden light and immense Spiritual Power to surround Erica's spear.
• Longinus shattered the Avatar's defense and pierced the [Boar], which vanished as the storm overhead cleared.
• Athena asked whether Su Yang favored humans, and Su Yang said that he liked her too.

Su Yang spoke with Athena’s Avatar before she vanished to avoid risking a confrontation, leaving her wondering about his warning concerning her enemy. Erica and Lu Yinghua then arrived on the tower, recognizing one another as Su Yang’s connection to Athena remained unresolved.

• Su Yang asked Athena about her Japanese school uniform, and she said she had copied the clothes after seeing others wear them.
• Erica called up to Su Yang and Athena from below, prompting Athena’s Avatar to disappear before Erica could encounter her.
• Athena decided to avoid potential danger and continued to wonder what Su Yang had meant about her enemy.
• Su Yang commented on Athena’s appearance and told Erica that she had scared the goddess away.
• Lu Yinghua arrived while searching for Su Yang, and Erica and Lu Yinghua recognized each other.

Su Yang met Erica, Lu Yinghua, and Veleshrana after the Boar’s Avatar was destroyed, while Kusanagi Godou set out to compete with Veleshrana in subduing the remaining Avatars. The group discussed whether Tony could reach them, and Lu Yinghua claimed that Su Yang could prevent his arrival.

• Erica and Lu Yinghua cautiously questioned each other about whether their masters were coming, but Su Yang said neither would arrive soon.
• Lu Yinghua learned that Erica’s gun had killed the Boar’s Avatar, and Veleshrana explained that Kusanagi Godou had left with a stone tablet to race him in subduing Avatars.
• Veleshrana said four Avatars had returned to him, strengthening his understanding of himself and his desire to win.
• Erica challenged Lu Yinghua’s claim that Tony would not arrive, and Lu Yinghua said Su Yang could stop him from reaching them.

Su Yang summoned a Heroic Spirit from a merged Type-Moon universe after Veleshrana departed to gather his Avatars. The summoned newcomer, an old acquaintance of Su Yang’s, appeared confused as he asked for her help.

• Veleshrana told Su Yang to spar with him after he gathered all his Avatars, then vanished to search for them.
• Su Yang left Lu Yinghua and prepared an Advanced Heroic Spirit Summoning Array using the Heroic Spirits from merged Type-Moon universes.
• Su Yang summoned a woman who had been eating barbecue and asked her to help him.

Su Yang summoned the Goddess of Venus to help with his plans to remodel the universe, and she confidently agreed. He returned to Lu Yinghua and Erica, whose questions and suspicions left them wondering about his meeting with the goddess.

• The Goddess of Venus wondered why Su Yang had summoned her, then agreed to help after he praised her unique qualities.
• Su Yang warned the Goddess of Venus that she would be punished if she failed, though he had other plans ready.
• Su Yang returned to Lu Yinghua, who asked what he had been doing.
• Su Yang told Lu Yinghua he had met a goddess, surprising Erica, who suspected he had gone off with her.
• Lu Yinghua and Erica exchanged information while they waited for their leaders to arrive.

Su Yang, Lu Yinghua, and Erica continued gliding through the cold air while Erica tried to learn the hang glider and gather information about Su Yang. Their journey was interrupted when a gigantic golden planet appeared overhead.

• Erica insisted on following Su Yang and Lu Yinghua to witness a god subduing an Avatar, despite struggling to control her hang glider.
• Su Yang warned Erica about the cold and the danger of falling, but she refused to admit she might give up.
• Lu Yinghua teased Erica and bragged that Su Yang had surpassed him and might have the potential to defeat gods and Campiones.
• Erica spotted a gigantic golden planet in the sky, and Lu Yinghua looked up to see it looming above their hang glider.

Ishtar used a miniature Venus in orbit to create a spectacle at Su Yang’s request, drawing the attention of powerful figures around the world. As Luo Hao sensed the immense divine power, a masked Hero on North America’s West Coast also looked toward Sardinia.

• Ishtar arrived in Earth’s orbit and prepared to use her Noble Phantasm to attract the world’s attention.
• Ishtar summoned a miniature Venus and held it above Earth without unleashing her full power.
• Luo Hao sensed the divine power from Zangnan and recognized that it came from the direction where Yang had gone.
• A masked Hero on North America’s West Coast looked suspiciously toward Sardinia.

Annie used her Super Transformation Authority to become a black demonic bird and leave the area, while earthquakes and destructive weather struck as other Campiones responded to a god’s appearance. Salvatore Tony survived another plane crash and wondered whether a god’s Authority or magic was responsible.

• Annie decided to leave and transformed into a black demonic bird using the Authority she had usurped from Tezcatlipoca.
• Annie’s transformation caused a violent earthquake, while torrential rain and storms struck the Marquis’s residence.
• The Marquis left his residence to pursue the newly appeared god.
• Salvatore Tony crawled from the plane wreckage and complained that this was his fourth crashed plane.
• Salvatore Tony wondered whether an unseen Authority or magic had caused the crashes, after everyone else had refused to fly with him.

Su Yang, Lu Yinghua, and Erica shared a meal of Divine Beast meat while Tony suffered a plane crash and a lightning strike. Black Prince Alec arrived, drawn by the Divine Power, and Erica and Lu Yinghua prepared to face him together.

• Tony survived a spectacular plane crash and cursed whoever might have caused it.
• Lightning struck Tony moments after he thought about finding someone to fight.
• Su Yang grilled preserved Divine Beast meat while Lu Yinghua and Erica ate at the campsite.
• Alec emerged from the bushes and asked about the Divine Power coming from the roasted creature.
• Erica explained that they had slain a Divine Beast, then exchanged a glance with Lu Yinghua as they prepared to deal with Alec.

Su Yang shared food from the Divine Beast with Lu Yinghua, Erica, and Black Prince Alec, whose wariness grew when he sensed Su Yang’s overwhelming Authority. Alec explained that godslaying was only a means to his goal, and Su Yang revealed that he knew Alec had released a Subordinate God.

• Lu Yinghua and Black Prince Alec discussed the Avatar of the god that had appeared earlier and whether Su Yang and another figure had arrived.
• Su Yang invited Alec to eat, and the food’s aroma overcame Alec’s hesitation.
• Alec sensed that Su Yang’s Authority suppressed the natural Spiritual Power around him.
• Alec joined the group and said that slaying gods was a means to his goal, not his ultimate purpose.
• Su Yang asked whether Alice had informed Alec about the Divine Beast and revealed that he knew Alec had released a Subordinate God.

Alec’s summoned familiar, QueentheFaceless, encountered a god while scouting and fled back to him, alerting the god to the Campiones nearby. Alec raised his Great Labyrinth to contain the approaching threat, whom Su Yang identified as God King Mekal.

• Su Yang told Alec that QueentheFaceless was in trouble, and Alec sensed her rushing back after being seen by a god.
• Alec ended the banquet and activated his Great Labyrinth, raising walls around the group.
• Su Yang explained that QueentheFaceless had encountered a god while scouting and that the god now knew a Campione was there.
• Su Yang recognized the approaching god as Mekal, the god who had fought Veleshrana.

Su Yang predicted that Baal’s arrival would shake the land and overwhelm the Great Labyrinth, while a figure connected to Venus appeared in Earth’s orbit. Ishtar finished her work and prepared to report back to Su Yang.

• Su Yang left the Great Labyrinth with Lu Yinghua and Erica, saying it would not withstand the approaching threat.
• Su Yang predicted an earthquake, and Baal’s power soon split the ground with terrifying ravines.
• Venus vanished into golden particles, prompting Lu Yinghua to ask Su Yang whether a god’s Authority was responsible.
• Ishtar watched Earth from orbit, reflected on parallel universes, and said she could report back to Su Yang now that things were settled.

Ishtar encountered Athena while returning aboard Sky Ship Ma'anna, and the two goddesses compared their altered forms and memories. Athena left their meeting with her questions still unresolved.

• Ishtar boarded Sky Ship Ma'anna and headed back toward the ground.
• Athena appeared openly before Ishtar, despite the danger posed by her strength.
• Athena addressed Ishtar as Inanna and said she had come to ask about important matters.
• Athena observed that Ishtar differed from the one in her memories, and Ishtar questioned Athena about her own altered form.
• Ishtar mocked Athena's loli form, and Athena retorted that Ishtar's form was also different.

Athena questioned Ishtar about her immense power and mysterious descent, while Su Yang watched the Black Prince fight Mekal in the ruined Great Labyrinth. The Black Prince and Mekal ultimately reached a mutual defeat, and Su Yang explained how Mekal had countered the Black Prince’s usual fighting style.

• Athena recognized Su Yang’s aura around Ishtar and questioned how Ishtar had descended with such immense power.
• Su Yang observed the Black Prince probe Mekal after Mekal destroyed the Great Labyrinth.
• The Black Prince’s lightning form proved vulnerable because Mekal also wielded Authorities over the sky and lightning.
• Su Yang explained that Mekal had countered the Black Prince’s signature Divine Speed, leaving him at a disadvantage.
• The Black Prince used Ramiel’s Black Lightning Authority to bring about a mutual defeat with Mekal.

Su Yang and his companions approached the badly injured Black Prince Alec after Su Yang defeated Melqart with Black Lightning. They met Annie, disguised as Pluto John Smith, and her arrival made clear that Campiones were gathering in response to the mysterious god threatening the world.

• Su Yang explained that Black Lightning had incapacitated Melqart and gravely wounded the Black Prince Alec, though their battle had caused little collateral damage.
• Pluto John Smith appeared, and Lu Yinghua recognized the powerful Campione while Erica realized that the crisis had drawn Annie away from the west coast of North America.
• Annie explained that she had come to confront the dangerous god and described the immense power of her Mage of Magic Bullets Authority, which she planned to reserve for the unknown god.
• Su Yang greeted her as Annie, and Erica, Lu Yinghua, and Annie realized that her true identity had been exposed.
• Erica questioned Annie's Pluto John Smith title, and Annie found it awkward now that the others knew she was a woman.

Annie admitted that she was a woman who used the identities of her assistant and Pluto, after Su Yang exposed her secret. When Black Prince Alec asked for help pursuing a wounded, disembodied god, Annie transformed into a jaguar and set off to hunt it.

• Su Yang apologized to Annie for forgetting her position, but she remained resentful that he had exposed her secret.
• Annie confirmed that she was a woman named Annie Charlton who used her assistant’s identity and the name Pluto when wielding her Demon King power.
• Annie asked Lu Yinghua, Erica, and Su Yang to keep her identity secret, and Su Yang awkwardly agreed to try.
• Black Prince Alec asked the group to pursue the wounded god that had escaped, and Annie agreed to deal with it.
• Annie invoked Pluto’s Authority to transform into a jaguar and traveled through the shadows to pursue the god.