Chapter Summaries

Hekate gave Betty an Angel's Heart to strengthen her Angel bloodline and rescued Little Bubble from the Mermaid Ruins' Underwater Maze. Meanwhile, Echidna's actions helped set the stage for a war against the Cardenas Kingdom, and Hekate left Little Bubble with a way to summon a Deep Sea Monster.

• Hekate found Echidna charming King Cadenas and told her that nobles needed to remain enemies for the commoners and low-ranking mages to rise up; Echidna suggested the coalition army as a new target.
• Hekate drew an Angel's Heart and decided to give it to Betty, hoping it would help her catch up in cultivation.
• Hekate gave Betty the Angel's Heart, which could awaken her Angel Bloodline.
• Hekate read that eight kingdoms had formed a coalition army to invade the Cardenas Kingdom.
• Hekate followed Star's guidance to rescue Little Bubble from the Underwater Maze and gave her the Deep Sea Call to summon a Deep Sea Monster.

Hekate’s Star News covered Betty awakening her War Angel talent, while her repeated Demon Summoning once again brought back the skeleton Gabriel. She fed Gabriel her life force to strengthen him, and a Loyalty Contract appeared as the chapter ended.

• Little Bubble summoned the Giant Octopus and told the Bay Elves not to kill her new pet because she wanted to eat its tentacles regularly.
• Hekate spotted Mù Hǎinà near the Life Tree and Blinked away without either of them recognizing their connection to Mù Hǎinà’s bad luck.
• Hekate reported that Natasha had advanced to a 2-star Great Mage and Betty had awakened her Angel Bloodline, become a 4-star High Mage, and gained the War Angel talent.
• Emperor Okaros demanded that the Red Dragon Empire return Selena, but the Red Dragon Emperor insulted him and the Imperial Senate advised against war.
• Hekate summoned the same battered skeleton again, learned it had tried to gather information from Hell, and offered to strengthen it so it could leave its grave.
• Hekate fed her blood to the skeleton, raising its Magic Level, and saw a prompt asking whether she would accept a Loyalty Contract with Little Skeleton Gabriel.

Hekate raised Little Skeleton Gabriel to an 8-star High Mage, secured her loyalty, and sent her to gather information in Hell. Meanwhile, eight kingdoms planned to use commoners as shields in a coming war against the Ians Republic and the Takuya Republic, leaving Hekate wondering how the republics would respond.

• Hekate used a thousand years of life force to raise Little Skeleton Gabriel’s Magic Level to that of an 8-star High Mage, and Gabriel swore loyalty to her.
• Hekate asked Gabriel about her past, then ordered her to gather information in Hell before dismissing her.
• Representatives from several kingdoms met in the Vasco Kingdom and discussed their fear of the Ians Republic, the Takuya Republic, and the mysterious woman linked to Cardenas’s reforms.
• The representatives agreed that eight kingdoms would send commoners into battle to deter the Ians Republic and the Takuya Republic from intervening in Cardenas.
• Hekate heard the plan on Star News and recognized it as an open scheme designed to force the republics to choose between fighting and letting the kingdoms take Cardenas.

Hekate learned that the Ians Republic planned to use Spell Interference Devices against the Eight Kingdoms' allied forces, while she prepared to curse hostile mages. As the army transported three hundred thousand civilians toward Cardenas as human shields, Hekate asked Star to identify the enemy mages, and Selene, Leontius, and Isadora felt a brief, ominous heaviness around their souls.

• Chairman Ornis commissioned Selena and the Academy teachers to produce ten thousand Spell Interference Devices, and Hekate decided she would curse the hostile mages regardless.
• Betty visited Hekate and learned that her excitement about the coming war came from her Angel Bloodline evolving into a War Angel; Hekate said she would support the battle but not take part.
• Hekate learned through Star Speech that the Eight Kingdoms' allied forces were advancing from the Vasco Kingdom with three hundred thousand civilians, and she asked Star to list the hostile mages.
• The allied forces carried the civilians in Magic Nets toward Cardenas, and Selene killed prisoners who cried out while Leontius dismissed the commoners as expendable.
• Isadora said the civilians would not need to be brought back, and she, Selene, and Leontius briefly felt a heavy sensation around their souls.

The Mage Association trapped the Eight Kingdoms’ army by using a device that made magic power sluggish, allowing ordinary people to revolt against the noble mages. Fan Lucian tried to escape the encirclement but was identified and killed by a High Mage.

• The Magic Association President activated a device that weakened magic power and grounded the Eight Kingdoms’ mages.
• Gelina led ordinary people in attacking the helpless noble mages and freeing captives from the Magic Nets.
• Selene and Leontius rallied the kingdom mages to defend themselves with swords as the crowd pressed in.
• Wraiths and piercing pain struck the kingdom mages, while Fan Lucian removed his mage robe and crawled toward the edge of the encirclement.
• A High Mage recognized Fan Lucian by his fine clothes and killed him with a small knife.

After the Ians Republic defeated the Eight Kingdoms' allied forces, Hekate considered how choosing a life path accelerated cultivation and asked Natasha what she wanted to do. Natasha evolved into an Angel of Love, linking her life to Hekate's, and Hekate learned she could share her infinite vitality with Natasha.

• Star Speech reported that the Ians Republic had eliminated the invading allied mages, while Betty and Gelina broke through to higher Magic Levels.
• Hekate asked Natasha what path she wanted to pursue, and Natasha said she only wanted to stay by Hekate's side.
• Hekate went to Natasha's room, and Star News later reported that Natasha had defeated a 9-star God of Magic and evolved into an Angel of Love.
• Hekate discovered that Natasha's Angel of Love blessing linked their lives and that Natasha would die if Hekate died.
• Star explained that Hekate could share her infinite vitality with Natasha, preventing Natasha's vitality from depleting and her body from growing.

Hekate followed the world’s political and industrial changes, then broke through to become a 10-star God of Magic and obtained the Sacred Artifact-grade Star Wand. She tested its long-range magic and its Burning Star Magic Bullet, while the Ians Republic continued to expand its influence.

• Hekate read reports that the Alliance of Eight Kingdoms had been destroyed, the Ians Republic was advancing reforms, and railway construction was about to begin.
• Two months later, Hekate broke through to become a 10-star God of Magic and used the Fate Lottery to obtain the Star Wand at a cost of 1,000,000 Gold Pounds.
• Hekate tested the Star Wand’s extended range by cursing Emperor Atlan from 1.5 million kilometers away.
• Hekate fired the wand’s Burning Star Magic Bullet at Emperor Loriser, and it pierced his Magic Shield, equipment shield, and palms.
• Hekate learned that some nobles were fleeing the Kingdom Lands, but she dismissed their chances of safely reaching either the Myrros Empire or the Ice Snow Empire.

Hekate summoned Little Skeleton, restored her after she was eaten by a Lizard Monster, and learned that Echidna’s friends had found the Teleportation Array. Half a month later, five Hell monsters activated the array to rescue Echidna, and the Devil Mermaid sent the Squid Shaman through first.

• Hekate summoned Little Skeleton and found that only her skull remained after a Lizard Monster had eaten the rest of her body.
• Little Skeleton explained that the Lizard Monster had called her bones spicy, and Hekate restored her body and raised her to a 2-star Great Mage.
• Little Skeleton shared several useless Hell stories that cost Hekate merit, but she also reported that Echidna’s friends had found the Teleportation Array.
• Half a month later, the Hellfire Horse, Bone Knight, Shadow Demon, Devil Mermaid, and Squid Shaman prepared to use the Teleportation Array to rescue Echidna.
• The Devil Mermaid claimed it would check for danger, then kicked the Squid Shaman through the array first.

Hekate captured the Hell monsters who came through the Mermaid Ruins' Teleportation Array and forced them into Slave Contracts. The monsters offered to support her as Hell's King, but she only wanted information about Hell and their labor.

• Hekate arrived at the Mermaid Ruins and subdued the Squid Shaman with a painful curse and a Slave Contract.
• Hekate tricked the Squid Shaman into summoning his companions, then shattered the Teleportation Array to trap them in the ruins.
• Hekate overwhelmed the Devil Mermaid, Hellfire Horse, Bone Knight, and Shadow Demon with magic and bound them with Slave Contracts.
• The Hellfire Horse offered to support Hekate as Hell's King, but she demanded information about Hell and said they would work for her.

Hekate learned about the ancient war between Heaven and Hell, then captured five Hell monsters and offered them work under strict rules and humane conditions. She assigned Echidna to lead them as a foreman for upcoming construction projects in the Ians Republic.

• The Squid Shaman told Hekate that the Ansera Imperial Family had supported Hell, human mages had betrayed Angels during the war, and the conflict had destroyed the Ansera Empire.
• The Devil Mermaid, Shadow Demon, and Bone Knight explained how their kinds could share sensations or experience through Succubi and dreams.
• Hekate told the five Hell monsters they would work twelve hours a day, receive meals and rest days, and avoid eating people or bullying anyone.
• The five Hell monsters gratefully accepted Hekate as their king, and Star reported that each had developed a favorable impression of her.
• Hekate brought the monsters into the capital, where frightened residents watched them pass.
• Hekate assigned Echidna to manage the five monsters as a foreman for future construction work across the Ians Republic.

Hekate’s five captured Hell monsters adjusted to serving her while she evolved Blazing Curse Technique and considered its terrifying potential. Star News revealed new political schemes in the Atlan Empire, leaving Hekate irritated by the royal family’s interference.

• Echidna spoke with the five Hell monsters, who accepted their captivity and discussed how strong Hekate was; the Squid Shaman suggested helping her capture more monsters.
• Hekate told Betty to create a Hell Department to assign work to the captured Hell monsters.
• Hekate’s Gift of Fate evolved Blazing Curse Technique into an advanced spell, giving it enough power to barbecue everyone on the planet if she had sufficient magic.
• Hekate listened to Star News and learned that Betty was making kingdoms fight before surrendering, Gelina had inspired the Hell monsters, and the Atlan Royal Family was trying to direct Emperor Atlan against the Rebel Army.
• Hekate realized the Atlan Royal Family’s schemes could disrupt her plan to use Emperor Atlan to make Alice produce gold, and wondered if she should barbecue them.

The First Prince and the royal nobles plotted to frame the Devil Mermaids for the Grand Duke’s disappearance so the Emperor would attack them, but Hekate burned the conspirators to ash with a Blazing Curse. After checking on Alice, Hekate found Teacher Puli at the Academy’s Central Tower.

• The First Prince persuaded the royal nobles to blame the Devil Mermaids for his aunt’s disappearance and use the accusation to turn the Emperor against them.
• Hekate’s Blazing Curse engulfed the conference room, killing the First Prince, Duke Red Thorn, the Sea God Bishop, and the other nobles.
• Hekate stopped the flames after all her targets were dead and said her Star Wand and Blazing Curse Technique had worked well.
• Hekate checked on Alice, listened to Star News, and then followed Star’s guidance to find Teacher Puli at the Academy’s Central Tower.
• Hekate told Puli she had come to see her, and Puli welcomed her with a gentle smile.

Over the month, the kingdoms joined the Ians Republic and Hekate advanced to Creation Mage, but the breakthrough sent her magic power into a dangerous rampage. Elisa calmed it over a month, and Hekate learned that Natasha had become a 5-star Great Mage.

• Betty led the Ians Republic's soldiers in play-fighting wars that defeated the kingdoms, helping her become a 7-star High Mage and bringing the kingdoms into the republic.
• Chairman Ornis established a federal republican system that let voluntarily joined regions retain some independence, while nobles donated most of their assets for a chance to live.
• After the kingdoms joined and Magic Crystal Phones spread, Hekate drew the Gift of Fate and became a 1-star Creation Mage, suffering a severe Magic Outburst that shattered the Heart of Ice and Snow.
• Elisa found Hekate and confined them together in an ice house for a month to calm her magic power, while the Flower Witch and the Forest Witch remained on the Little Life Tree.
• After Hekate recovered, she heard that Natasha had become a 5-star Great Mage.

After becoming a Creation Level Mage, Hekate learned how Creation Domains worked and claimed the Ians Republic as her own. She tested her new power to control the land and weather, ending the chapter amazed by what she could do.

• Star summarized how Natasha's Fate Aura rose when the Star Witch betrayed her, and Hekate told Star Lord to stop reading.
• Hekate examined her new Creation Level Mage attributes and learned that her Divine Spark weakened enemies who faced or opposed her.
• Hekate learned from Elisa that Creation Mages could build private Creation Spaces or turn existing regions into Creation Domains.
• Hekate made the Ians Republic her Creation Domain and gained the ability to reshape its land, create resources, and control its weather.
• Hekate summoned rain over the Republic, cleared the clouds, and marveled at her new power.

After becoming a Creation Mage, Hekate gained the ability to reshape terrain and create natural materials without spending her own magic, and asked Betty to arrange a geological survey of the Ians Republic. She then secretly fired a Burning Star Magic Bullet through a teleportation array, destroying the Radiant Moon Tribe’s Creation Space, while Xing Siya found no clue to who was responsible.

• Hekate told Betty she had become a Creation Mage and asked her to have the geology department map the land and propose places for terrain changes and new resources.
• Back at the Astrology Tower, Hekate used the Eternal Seraphim Crown and resonating stars to fire a Burning Star Magic Bullet through a teleportation array into space.
• Lunares Yuelan spotted the crimson meteor approaching the Radiant Moon Tribe’s Creation Space and hurried to report it.
• Xing Siya Yueyong ordered the Moonlight Elves to evacuate, uprooted the Radiant Moon Life Tree, and escaped as the meteor pierced the Creation Space.
• The Creation Space collapsed, Xing Siya’s divination revealed nothing, and she killed the Magical Beasts that charged toward the displaced elves.

Hekate destroyed the Medea Kingdom’s Creation Space and many others, killing Creation Mages who resisted or tried to rebuild them. As Magic Concentration rose, she reflected on how Creation Mages had drained the world’s magic, then spoke aloud to Star of Magic while Faria and Luria teased her.

• Hekate sent a Burning Star Magic Bullet toward the Medea Kingdom’s Creation Space, and the Medea King intercepted it.
• Hekate killed the depleted Medea King with Hellfire, Thorn Curse, and Vengeful Spirit Invasion, then destroyed his Creation Space with another Burning Star.
• Hekate destroyed sixteen Creation Spaces and killed eight Creation Mages, while the other eight accepted their losses and chose not to rebuild.
• The destroyed spaces raised Magic Concentration by 12.3%, and Hekate estimated that it could eventually reach around five hundred times its current level.
• Hekate touched the ground and told Star of Magic it had suffered, while Faria and Luria asked whom she was talking to and teased her.

Hekate used her growing power as a Creation Mage to aid the Ians Republic, while Star of Magic flooded its territory with resources before she stopped it. She then met Calamity Witch Verz at the border and agreed to let her visit the Ians Republic.

• Hekate learned of a drought in Sindri and brought rain clouds to the region.
• Star of Magic transported minerals from around the world beneath the Ians Republic, causing mines elsewhere to run empty, and Hekate ordered it to stop.
• Hekate heard that Verz was waiting at the Ians Republic's border and teleported there to meet her.
• Verz said she wanted to visit the Ians Republic because the Ice Snow Empire bored her and she wanted to see what Hekate was creating.
• After confirming with Star that Verz's Calamity would not affect uninvolved residents, Hekate welcomed her to visit.

Hekate brought Verz, the Calamity Witch, to stay at the Astrology Tower, where Selena met her and learned who she was. After Hekate left Verz settled in, Verz reflected on the lively Ians Republic and Hekate’s ambitions.

• Verz asked Hekate to send her to a star, but Hekate explained that Star Bridge belonged to the Previous Star Witch.
• Hekate brought Verz to an empty room in the Astrology Tower and introduced her to Selena.
• Verz called Selena an Old Witch, then revealed she was the Calamity Witch and asked whether Selena could make something that would kill her.
• Selena admitted she could not, congratulated Hekate on becoming a Creation Mage, and left, deciding not to return while Verz stayed there.
• Hekate settled Verz in and returned upstairs, while Verz admired the Ians Republic and considered Hekate’s plans for universal harmony.

Hekate destroyed the Nether Tiger Tribe’s Creation Space, then confronted the Wuling Emperor when he tried to seize the Ians Republic’s Creation Domain. She transformed him into a ram and killed him with lightning, leaving his body as roasted lamb.

• The Nether Tiger King and Younger Brother tried to stop Hekate’s crimson meteors, but her curses and Blazing Star overwhelmed them and destroyed their Creation Space.
• Hekate learned that destroying the Nether Tiger Tribe’s Creation Space had increased the world’s Magic Concentration by 1.3%.
• Star Speech informed Hekate that the Wuling Emperor had arrived at the Ians Republic’s border intending to claim its Creation Domain.
• Hekate teleported to the border and used Forbidden Tier Sheep Transmutation to turn the Wuling Emperor into a ram.
• Hekate struck the ram with Thunder Fire Tribulation, killing him, then tossed his roasted body into the forest.

Hekate returned to the capital after defeating the Wuling Emperor and learned that the Dark Curse Church’s leaders had been arrested. The Star of Magic’s gift evolved her Star Witch talent with a powerful Starlight ability, and after learning the Church planned to manufacture a Curse Witch, Hekate marked its members for destruction.

• Hekate collected the Wuling Emperor’s dropped equipment and magic crystals, then flew back to the capital.
• Hekate learned that authorities had arrested the Dark Curse Church members who plotted to seize control of the Cadenas District.
• Hekate drew an Ability Evolution Seed, which evolved her Star Witch talent and gave her the Starlight ability.
• Hekate used Starlight and discovered that it greatly boosted her magic while changing her appearance.
• Hekate learned that the Dark Curse Church intended to create a Curse Witch by driving a girl into despair and made the Church’s members her targets.
• Hekate memorized the Dark Curse Church members’ names and cast Hellfire on each one.