Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue gained Susanoo’s favor while keeping his existence in the lower realm concealed. Susanoo then intervened in Jiaren’s confrontation with Luo Hao, and Jiaren recognized him as his ancestor.

• Xu Yue told Susanoo he was an ordinary Veteran Intruder, and Susanoo offered him the use of his name if he encountered trouble in the Upper Realm.
• Jiaren activated an Advanced Military Formation that filled Earth’s sky with 108 brilliant stars, astonishing Susanoo.
• Susanoo ordered Voban to withdraw and went to confront Jiaren, who was suppressing Luo Hao beneath the formation.
• Susanoo casually dispelled the formation’s pressure and freed Luo Hao, leaving Jiaren shocked by his power.
• Jiaren recognized Susanoo as his ancestor and burst into tears, while his companions urged him to fight.

Susanoo tried to mediate between Jiaren and Xu Yue, but Xu Yue revealed that he wanted to claim the power of Susanoo’s projection. Susanoo realized Xu Yue could match both him and the Advanced Military Formation, then called for Sis as the confrontation escalated.

• Susanoo praised Jiaren’s courage and descended power to confront his Advanced Military Formation.
• Susanoo noticed Xu Yue supporting the injured Luo Hao and introduced him to Jiaren as a Reincarnator who had replaced the Son of Destiny’s fate.
• Jiaren realized Xu Yue was the Seventh God Slayer and regretted wasting resources on an enemy.
• Susanoo asked Xu Yue to make peace, and Xu Yue agreed to give him face before asking for the power of his projection.
• Xu Yue removed his Glasses, revealing strength that alarmed Susanoo, who warned that Jiaren’s Advanced Military Formation was still present.
• Susanoo called on the Disobedient Gods and other myths of the world, ending with, “Come out, Sis!”

Xu Yue outmaneuvered Susanoo, who tried to summon Amaterasu and then threatened him with Upper Realm power. After Susanoo surrendered part of his power, Xu Yue absorbed it and rewound and adjusted the world, leaving Jiaren to continue drawing in future opponents.

• Susanoo contacted Amaterasu for help, but she rejected him and struck him with her sandals.
• Susanoo received a mission with an enormous reward and tried to withdraw, but Xu Yue prevented his departure.
• Susanoo decided to fight Xu Yue with his descended power and Jiaren's Advanced Military Formation.
• Xu Yue beat Susanoo until he agreed to unlock and surrender part of his power, which Xu Yue absorbed.
• Xu Yue rewound and adjusted the world around the tsunami, then left Jiaren responsible for attracting more opponents.

After the tsunami was stopped and Luo Hao was captured, Xu Yue’s allies regrouped in Dongjing and planned how to handle the rising threat of fate, Marquis Voban, Athena, and a newly arrived Disobedient God. Meanwhile, Jiaren prepared to use the Gorgon Stone and hunt the Penguin Merchant Guild, while Uchiha Itachi’s team planned to lure Japan’s forces into a trap for their boss.

• Jiaren thanked Susanoo for preserving the military formation’s power, and he gained the Seventh God Slayer’s goodwill after Luo Hao was handed over.
• Xu Yue brought Luo Hao to Kusanagi Godou’s home, where she stayed with him, and the two later joined the others for a discussion.
• Xu Yue explained that fate was gathering around him and identified Marquis Voban, Athena, and the newly arrived Perseus as threats to address.
• Jiaren learned how to use the Gorgon Stone and ordered his subordinates to watch the Penguin Merchant Guild personnel found in Dongjing.
• Uchiha Itachi told his team to lure Japan’s forces toward another Disobedient God and stall them while their boss sought an opportunity to act.

Perseus, a cautious Disobedient God, descended to investigate the chaotic world and encountered Uchiha Itachi, Chen Zhen, and another elite Intruder. Believing he could turn their plan to his advantage, he fled toward the Son of Destiny’s residence, though the others reacted strangely to his choice of direction.

• Perseus recalled how he had inherited the Greek god’s legacy, then spent centuries cautiously building his strength and taking low-risk missions.
• After sensing the World Will’s chaos, Perseus decided to follow the Son of Destiny and found Uchiha Itachi, Chen Zhen, and another elite Intruder surrounding him.
• Chen Zhen told Perseus that they needed to use him to draw out their enemies, and Perseus realized they intended to provoke a battle.
• Perseus transformed into light and fled toward the Son of Destiny’s residence, planning to draw everyone into a fight there.
• Uchiha Itachi, Chen Zhen, and the third Intruder gave each other strange looks when they saw where Perseus was heading.

Xu Yue recognized that the approaching Perseus was likely Mithra, while the god tried to use a clash near the Son of Destiny’s home to profit from the battle. Itachi, Ulquiorra, and Chen Zhen revealed an Elite Three Talents Formation, prompting Jiaren to activate his own military formation.

• Xu Yue sensed concealed upper-realm fluctuations in Perseus and suspected he was Mithra, then decided to let events unfold.
• Perseus led Itachi, Ulquiorra, and Chen Zhen toward the Son of Destiny’s residence, hoping to provoke a battle and collect rewards.
• Jiaren’s forces confronted the three intruders near the residence, and Jiaren demanded that Xu Yue appear.
• Chen Zhen stirred his Vitality and Blood as Itachi and Ulquiorra formed an Elite Three Talents Formation with him.
• Jiaren recognized the formation, claimed his side had deeper foundations, and activated his own military formation.

Jiaren activated an Advanced Military Formation and tried to deter Perseus by promising an even stronger formation if Perseus intervened. Perseus ignored the threat, struck Jiaren beyond the atmosphere, and pursued him to keep their battle away from the world.

• Jiaren activated an Advanced Military Formation, while Qingchuan, Ieyasu, and Shion watched his confidence and the formation setters’ morale rise.
• Perseus realized that using an Advanced Military Formation could bring him a substantial reward and decided he wanted both it and the opposing Intermediate Military Formation.
• Jiaren warned Perseus that he had stronger trump cards and signed a space contract to prove he would use them if Perseus crushed his formation.
• Perseus verified the contract, struck Jiaren out of the atmosphere, and followed him to move their fight away from the world.
• Kusanagi Godou, Itachi, and the others remained behind as the battle left them feeling unnecessary.

Perseus dragged Jiaren into a blood-soaked divine kingdom and pressured him to use an even stronger military formation. Jiaren threatened revenge after ascending, prompting Perseus to plan to kill him at the ascension pool, but Qingchuan realized Jiaren could not ascend anyway.

• Perseus blasted Jiaren into space, then pulled him into a leather sack that connected to his divine kingdom.
• Perseus confronted Jiaren in the blood-mist world, where countless versions of himself overwhelmed Jiaren with their pressure.
• Perseus reminded Jiaren of their contract, and Jiaren accused him of trickery and threatened to seek revenge after ascending.
• Perseus decided to report the matter to the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom and wait at Hinomaru's ascension pool to eliminate Jiaren.
• Qingchuan realized that Jiaren could not ascend, and concluded that Perseus's threat against his true body was a false alarm.

Perseus overwhelmed Jiaren’s Advanced Military Formation, prompting Jiaren to summon Susanoo. Xu Yue secretly replaced Susanoo during his descent and maneuvered Perseus into spending more power, as Perseus prepared to confront him under a written agreement.

• Perseus sent endless blood-mist clones after Jiaren, gradually wearing down his Advanced Military Formation.
• Jiaren summoned Susanoo from the upper realm, and Susanoo descended with more power than Perseus expected.
• Xu Yue arranged a non-aggression contract with Susanoo, then pulled him out during the descent and entered Perseus’s Divine Kingdom in his place.
• Xu Yue disguised himself as a destined opponent and persuaded Perseus that their conflict would stay between them and would not involve Hinomaru or the Great Tang Immortal Kingdom.
• Perseus checked and amended the written agreement, then decided to descend enough power to defeat his opponent.

Xu Yue, disguised as Susanoo, trapped Perseus in his divine kingdom and revealed that he was not Susanoo. After Xu Yue pierced Perseus’s projection and began devouring it, Perseus realized his enemy was a powerful being from the lower realms.

• Jiaren mistook Xu Yue for Susanoo and vowed to repay his ancestor’s apparent protection after ascending.
• Perseus strengthened his divine kingdom with power from the Styx, but Xu Yue inspected the contamination and exposed that he was not Susanoo.
• Perseus tried to retreat and negotiate, but Xu Yue had already blocked his escape and refused to let him go.
• Jiaren gloated over Perseus’s predicament while his aides warned him to say less and prepare for trouble later.
• Xu Yue pierced Perseus’s divine kingdom projection with Holy Light and began devouring it, prompting Perseus to realize Xu Yue’s true body belonged to someone from the lower realms.

Xu Yue defeated Perseus, absorbed the remains of his divine kingdom, and left Jiaren convinced that he had won the battle. Jiaren then returned to Kusanagi Godou’s neighborhood, where Xu Yue encouraged him to keep hunting Disobedient Gods.

• Perseus offered to leave some of his power behind in exchange for his freedom, but Xu Yue refused and said he would study the Styx’s filthy power himself.
• Perseus revealed that Xu Yue was from the lower realm, and Jiaren realized his ancestor and the others had lied to him and broke down in tears.
• Xu Yue devoured Perseus’s blood-red space, sealed the Styx’s blood mist for study, and sent Chen Zhen, Itachi, and the others back to the United States.
• Xu Yue altered events so Jiaren would believe he had defeated Perseus and wiped out the Penguin remnants after activating the grand formation.
• Jiaren celebrated his apparent victory near Kusanagi Godou’s home and planned to seize the world-ending Authority inside a strange stone.
• Xu Yue emerged with Luo Hao, Erica, and the others, then praised Jiaren and urged him to keep monitoring the territory for remaining Disobedient Gods.

Jiaren and Marquis Voban raced to claim a newly emerged Disobedient God, but neither would yield the Feathered Serpent God to the other. As Voban unleashed multiple Authorities and the Feathered Serpent God joined the confrontation, the encounter became a three-way standoff.

• Jiaren and Marquis Voban sensed a Disobedient God's aura and independently rushed to its location.
• Jiaren's group met Voban, and both sides grew wary as Voban insisted the prey was his.
• The Feathered Serpent God broke through its seal and appeared before them.
• Jiaren decided to fight Voban, believing the encounter was an unexpected factor outside the Son of Destiny's plan.
• Voban summoned undead and transformed into a wolf-shaped figure while the Feathered Serpent God released its oppressive aura, creating a three-way standoff.

The Feathered Serpent God descended to protect the United States, only to realize that Xu Yue had arranged events to lure It into the lower realm. Xu Yue greeted the ancient deity as he prepared to turn his attention toward the United States.

• The Feathered Serpent God accepted Hua Sheng’s allegiance and gifts, then sent down a Spirit Fragment after sensing an opportunity in the Deva Path.
• The Feathered Serpent God took control of Its projection, halting Marquis Voban and Jiaren as Jiaren questioned why the deity had descended.
• The Feathered Serpent God examined Jiaren and recognized that an unknown existence had twisted events and deliberately drawn It into a trap.
• The Feathered Serpent God spotted Xu Yue on a high-rise rooftop, and Xu Yue assessed the deity’s ancient aura and explained his plans for the United States.

Xu Yue accepted a trace of Dao resonance from the Feathered Serpent God and agreed to meet it again in the Upper Realm. After the god’s consciousness withdrew, Jiaren refused Xu Yue’s offer to complete the godslaying and insisted that his group take the chance to claim the Feathered Serpent God’s Authority.

• Xu Yue froze the lackey and Marquis Voban, then spoke with the Feathered Serpent God about its Dao resonance and accepted it as a karmic debt.
• The Feathered Serpent God advised Xu Yue to accumulate power before ascending and withdrew its final trace of consciousness, leaving its lower-realm body berserk.
• Xu Yue told Jiaren to stop Marquis Voban while he completed the godslaying, but Jiaren reconsidered after Qingchuan urged him to pursue the Feathered Serpent God’s Authority.
• Jiaren asked Xu Yue to let his group try sealing the god, and Xu Yue agreed to help in exchange for settling the favor they owed him.
• Jiaren accepted the deal, unaware that he had lost an important opportunity by giving up Xu Yue’s favor.

Xu Yue provoked Voban into battle while Jiaren used a special dagger to strip the Feathered Serpent God of its Authority and became a God Slayer. As Voban tried to withdraw, a Golden Sword severed his connection to all his Authorities, leaving his fate sealed.

• Xu Yue challenged Voban and taunted him about the origin of his name, prompting Voban to order his undead warriors to attack.
• Voban and Xu Yue fought as Jiaren continued overpowering the Feathered Serpent God and tested items to take its Authority.
• Jiaren used a strange dagger to strip the Feathered Serpent God of its Authority and became a God Slayer.
• Jiaren announced that he would aid Xu Yue, while Voban recognized him as a formidable new enemy.
• Voban decided to end the fight after losing his prey, but a Golden Sword pierced him and severed his connection to every Authority.

Jiaren killed Voban with Xu Yue’s help, became the eighth God Slayer, and celebrated before launching a campaign to hunt more Disobedient Gods. As Jiaren gathered Authorities and drew the world’s attention, Xu Yue observed that fragments of memories were surfacing in Jiaren’s dreams.

• Xu Yue struck Voban down, and Voban realized Xu Yue was an invincible Disobedient God before dying.
• Jiaren thanked Xu Yue for holding Voban back, then left to familiarize himself with his new Authority and plan to summon the World-Ending Serpent.
• Jiaren celebrated his ascension with the Reincarnators, while Qingchuan, Ieyasu, and Shion urged him to keep hunting Disobedient Gods.
• Jiaren used military formations to hunt Disobedient Gods and seize their Authorities, becoming known as the eighth God Slayer.
• Xu Yue noticed that Jiaren’s dreams contained scattered fragments of speech, remnants of memories that had survived the River of Time.

Jiaren decided to claim one final World-Ending Authority despite coughing up blood from the strain of absorbing too many powers. As he and the Reincarnators began the ritual, Xu Yue rallied the world’s forces against them, and the chapter ended with Jiaren preparing to face the encircling coalition.

• Jiaren laughed after absorbing another Authority, then coughed up blood as his soul showed signs of falling apart.
• Shion persuaded Jiaren to pursue the remaining World-Ending Authority, and he led the Reincarnators back to prepare for one final battle.
• Xu Yue suppressed complaints against Jiaren before releasing the resistance forces and warning them that the Eighth God Slayer planned to summon the World-Ending Serpent.
• Kusanagi Godou joined the coalition against Jiaren, exchanging a determined glance with Touma.
• Jiaren activated the formation around the stone slab as a coalition of God Slayers, supernatural forces, Lord God, and Athena surrounded the warehouse.
• Jiaren calmly brought out his last Advanced Military Formation, treating the coalition’s arrival as a final trial.

Jiaren used an Advanced Military Formation to crush the anti-Jiaren Coalition Forces, but Xu Yue revealed himself as a Disobedient God and erased the formation with a flick of his finger. Xu Yue’s allies began recruiting the defeated fighters, securing the Penguin Merchant Guild’s control of Japan.

• Metis descended as the Disobedient God known as the World-Ending Serpent, while Xu Yue decided to focus on completing his mission.
• Jiaren activated an Advanced Military Formation and forced the Coalition Forces, including Metis, to the ground, leaving Xu Yue standing.
• Xu Yue removed his glasses, revealing his identity as a Disobedient God and shocking Jiaren.
• Jiaren attacked Xu Yue, but Xu Yue dispersed the formation with a breeze and stopped Jiaren with a high-five.
• The scattered Reincarnators were invited to pledge allegiance to Xu Yue, while Shion joined him and Qingchuan and Inoue Ieyasu recruited the defeated fighters.

Xu Yue defeated Jiaren’s forces, completed his plan to elevate the Son of Destiny, and ended the threat of Disobedient Gods in the world. After returning to the real world, he sensed that his accumulated power let him perceive—and potentially cross—the barrier between the lower and upper realms.

• Jiaren lost the support of his ministers and troops, and Xu Yue refused his surrender before Jiaren’s remaining hopes collapsed and he died.
• Xu Yue gathered the fortune and resources needed to complete his plan, sensed the world’s origin, and declared that the world would no longer give birth to Disobedient Gods.
• Xu Yue returned to the real world, where dark clouds and thunder marked the lower realm’s defensive response to his growing power.
• Xu Yue perceived the barrier separating the lower and upper realms and realized he could tear through it, but chose not to risk the cost or harm the protected real world.

Muren blamed Jiaren for wasting military formations and ordered him to find the mole among three trusted ministers or lose his claim to the throne. Meanwhile, Xu Yue’s puppet army expanded through Japan as Jiaren prepared a secret test of Inoue Ieyasu.

• Muren learned that Jiaren had returned from his mission with severe losses and berated him for wasting numerous military formations.
• Muren concluded that an imperial insider had collaborated with Teruhito and Penguin, and ordered Jiaren to identify the mole among three people or forfeit the throne.
• Xu Yue’s puppet army recruited defectors across Japanese society and continued expanding during the mission break.
• Inoue Ieyasu, Qingchuan, and Shion secretly reported to Xu Yue that Jiaren suspected Inoue Ieyasu and planned to test him at a Hongmen Banquet.
• Jiaren enlisted Qingchuan, Shion, and Utsunomiya Taro to test Inoue Ieyasu and planned to target another suspect if Inoue proved loyal.