Chapter Summaries

Albert’s group retreated after Kariel and The Fallen defeated their forces, but Xu Yue revealed that the energy conversion formation was weakening Unicron’s seal beneath Earth. The Reincarnators decided to confront the enemy factions to stop the threat.

• Albert activated an Intermediate Military Formation to save Bao Bell and Dangerly, but their forces were shattered and Optimus Prime could not overcome Kariel and The Fallen.
• Albert ordered a retreat, and Optimus Prime teleported the Reincarnators and Autobots to the US Federal while Kariel stayed behind to negotiate with The Fallen over the spoils.
• Back at the base, Bao Bell worried that Kariel’s powerful formations would make any renewed fight costly, while Albert argued that his use of an Intermediate Military Formation was defensible.
• Xu Yue revealed that Unicron was sealed within Earth and that the energy conversion formation was eroding the seal, with enhancement only a secondary purpose.
• Albert and his allies chose to confront the enemy Reincarnator factions, deciding that their military formations should be used to stop the larger threat.

Xu Yue uncovered information about an Autobot ship that had crashed on the Moon, and Optimus Prime led the Autobots there to retrieve Sentinel Prime. After waking, Sentinel Prime realized how powerful Optimus had become and asked about his Space Pillars.

• Xu Yue told the Reincarnators that old moon-landing programs had been triggered by the discovery of an alien spacecraft on the Moon.
• The Reincarnators obtained a photograph and crash-site coordinates from two Russian astronauts, and Optimus Prime identified the ship as The Ark.
• Optimus Prime led the Autobots to the Moon and brought back Sentinel Prime and the scattered Space Bridge Converters.
• Optimus Prime used his upgraded Leadership Module to revive Sentinel Prime, who tried and failed to knock him aside.
• Sentinel Prime recognized Optimus Prime, asked how much time had passed, and asked whether his Space Pillars were still there.

After learning that Sentinel Prime had been rescued, Kariel considered using him and other inside men to eliminate the opposing Reincarnators, while Megatron warned that Sentinel’s loyalties were uncertain. The chapter then revealed how Dylan Gould and Boneng Group had secretly served the Decepticons, leaving their network of influence poised to exploit Zion Group’s weakened control.

• Kariel considered further enhancements and planned to use her military formations to crush the opposing Reincarnators.
• Kariel suggested coordinating with Sentinel Prime from within and without, but Megatron doubted Sentinel’s loyalty and feared he might support Optimus Prime instead.
• Megatron ordered Soundwave to put defected workers to use and said they had other inside men under their control.
• Zion Group’s losses weakened its influence in the US Federal, allowing old-established conglomerates to reclaim ground.
• The chapter revealed that Boneng Group’s chairman Dylan Gould had secretly collaborated with the Decepticons and helped recruit influential business and political figures.

Dylan Gould used his influence to send a federal inspection team to Zion Group, hoping to create a chance to contact Sentinel Prime. The team was stopped at the entrance, then discovered a nuclear warhead positioned above Stark Tower, leaving the already battered US Federal facing a dangerous crisis.

• Dylan Gould pressured the US Federal into sending commissioners and a special task force to Zion Group, intending to use the visit to reach Sentinel Prime.
• The commissioners demanded entry to Zion Group’s building, but the security chief invoked the company’s private-property rules and refused them access.
• Dylan Gould ordered the task force to move in, and the guards surrendered rather than fight.
• The security chief warned that a device capable of exploding had been placed on the building, and investigators confirmed it was a modified nuclear sub-warhead.
• The task force learned the warhead had an estimated yield of 470,000 tons and was positioned above San Francisco’s new financial center.

Dylan Gould met Xu Yue in the Zion Group warehouse to discuss lifting the ban, but a special forces unit triggered the mushroom bomb’s planting mechanism above them. As Dylan Gould’s watch slipped away toward Sentinel Prime, Bishop John watched news of the Federation’s dissolution.

• Dylan Gould waited three hours for a meeting, then entered the warehouse with his special envoys to see Xu Yue and the exposed Autobots.
• Xu Yue told Dylan Gould to keep the discussion brief, and Dylan Gould began warning him about the mushroom above the warehouse.
• A special forces unit triggered the bomb’s planting mechanism, and Dangerly said the building could withstand the blast.
• Dylan Gould and his envoys panicked at the news while his camouflaged watch crawled toward Sentinel Prime unseen.
• Bishop John watched emergency news footage and learned that the Federation had dissolved after the destruction of its second financial center.

Megatron and The Fallen approved Sentinel Prime’s plan to use the Space Bridge, while Kariel and Nakayama Shion decided their enhanced forces could handle whatever changes it brought. Sentinel Prime told Optimus Prime the bridge could reach Cybertron, but Optimus refused to bring anyone from there, leaving Sentinel to pursue his own plans with Megatron.

• The Fallen asked Megatron whether Sentinel Prime’s Space Bridge technology was feasible, and Megatron confirmed it was.
• Kariel warned Nakayama Shion that delaying the Space Bridge might be safer, but Shion assured her their enhanced strength could withstand future complications.
• Optimus Prime asked Sentinel Prime about the Space Bridge, and Sentinel claimed it could connect to Cybertron and bring over its remaining Autobots.
• Optimus Prime declined to bring people from Cybertron and instead proposed sending signals outward before opening the transmission.
• Sentinel Prime agreed to Optimus’s proposal and offered to release Dylan and the other detained humans, intending to use Dylan and secretly work with Megatron.

Sentinel Prime lured Optimus Prime to a Space Bridge that secretly brought in Megatron’s forces, while Kariel struck Optimus Prime with a surprise attack. A badly wounded Optimus escaped to the Reincarnators, who prepared their Military Formations as the confrontation began.

• After Optimus Prime received an Autobot signal, Sentinel Prime took him to a hill and activated a Space Bridge that began transporting large numbers of Decepticons.
• Megatron appeared with Soundwave, Shockwave, Starscream, and other Decepticons, and Sentinel Prime revealed that he had chosen to join their plan to save Cybertron.
• As Optimus Prime confronted Sentinel Prime, Kariel launched a surprise sword strike that severely wounded him.
• Optimus Prime escaped to the Reincarnators, and Bao Bell activated his Intermediate Military Formation after recognizing Sentinel Prime’s betrayal.
• Xu Yue regretted that Kariel’s attack had missed Optimus Prime’s head and decided to let the others set the pace.

With Optimus Prime badly wounded and Kariel’s side on the verge of victory, The Fallen betrayed her with the Soul Suppressing Spear, destabilizing her formation. Albert then urged Bao Bell and Dangerly to use Advanced Military Formations to seize the opening, while his own force seemed to project an Advanced Formation despite only using an Intermediate one.

• Bao Bell admitted that the three major factions had little chance against Kariel’s strengthened forces, while Albert struggled to hold off Nakayama Shion.
• The Fallen abandoned his assault on Optimus Prime and stabbed the Radiant Angel from behind with the charged Soul Suppressing Spear, destroying part of it and destabilizing Kariel’s formation.
• Kariel suffered backlash and confronted The Fallen, who said she was too strong and raised his scepter for another strike.
• Albert and Nakayama Shion each displayed the aura of an Advanced Military Formation, and Albert urged Bao Bell and Dangerly to eliminate their opponents while they had the chance.
• Bao Bell and Dangerly hesitated over the severe consequences of using Advanced Military Formations, but Albert argued that victory would justify the risk.
• Albert’s allies realized they were only using an Intermediate Military Formation, despite its apparent Advanced Formation aura, and found themselves unable to speak up.

Kariel accepted Nakayama Shion’s pledge and activated an Advanced Military Formation, but Bao Bell and Dangerly prepared to detonate their own formations rather than lose. Just as the blasts threatened to destroy the planet, the destructive energy froze in midair and an unknown voice spoke.

• Nakayama Shion offered an Advanced Military Formation as a pledge of allegiance to Kariel and the Supreme Divine Court.
• Kariel accepted Shion’s offer and activated an Advanced Military Formation, gaining immense power.
• Bao Bell and Dangerly activated their formations while Albert urged them to gamble everything and detonate them.
• Kariel tried to stop the two men, but their formations’ destructive energy surged toward her and threatened the planet.
• The detonating energy abruptly froze in midair, and a wistful voice reached the Reincarnators.

Xu Yue stopped the High Angel’s transformation, leaving the Reincarnators to realize their memories had been altered and that they had been used to farm points. After Kariel resisted interrogation and persuasion, Xu Yue killed her and left the other Reincarnators to face a future Punishment mission.

• Xu Yue’s power shattered the High Angel and its surrounding energy, freeing the fallen Reincarnators from the frozen scene.
• Kariel recognized that their memories of the previous encounter had been altered, and the Reincarnators realized they had been manipulated into fighting for points.
• The Reincarnators accused Nakayama Shion and Albert of betraying them, while Bao Bell and the others vowed that the Federation would resist.
• Nakayama Shion taunted Kariel and helped Xu Yue interrogate and persuade her, but Kariel continued to cling to her faith.
• Xu Yue declared that cracks had appeared in Kariel’s faith, then reduced her to dust and left the other Reincarnators for a future Punishment mission.

Sentinel Prime tried to summon Cybertron to Earth, but Xu Yue revealed that he had already absorbed the planet into his divine kingdom. After the Reincarnators realized the scale of Xu Yue’s power, he dealt with them, pulled Unicron from Earth, and prepared to return.

• Sentinel Prime activated the Space Bridge and announced that he would teleport Cybertron to Earth, threatening to crash it into the planet if the others resisted.
• Xu Yue revealed that he had taken Cybertron into his divine kingdom at the request of the Creator Gods, and Unicron sensed that his brother had been consumed.
• The Fallen praised Xu Yue as an ancient deity, and Bao Bell, Dangerly, and the other Reincarnators realized Xu Yue had not relied on a Military Formation and began offering to submit.
• Xu Yue rejected the Reincarnators’ pleas after declaring they had only had one chance, then pulled Unicron from Earth and sent him to his divine kingdom.
• Xu Yue recognized that consuming the Seed of Fire, Cybertron, and Unicron had greatly improved his ability to create life-bearing worlds, then said, “Return.”

Kariel revived after dying in battle and learned that the Supreme Divine Court’s forces had suffered a disastrous defeat against the three legions. Xu Yue received reports that efforts to recruit allies were progressing, while California’s approaching gubernatorial election raised a new political question.

• Kariel emerged from the Rebirth Pool, realized she had died, and discovered that she had lost several Military Formations.
• Kariel ordered her knights to investigate what had happened during her mission against the Heretics and false gods.
• The investigation revealed that Bao Bell and Dangerly’s teams had been wiped out, while Albert survived and gained status by limiting his use of Military Formations and sharing intelligence.
• The Fujiwara Family Head reported to Xu Yue that several legions had expressed interest in becoming allies.
• The Fujiwara Family Head told Xu Yue that California Governor Little John Bigler was seeking reelection as the midterm elections approached.

Little John Bigler prepared to secure reelection as California governor and arrange a banquet to divide benefits among powerful legions. Xu Yue accepted a separate invitation for the Japanese delegation, planning to use the gathering to test whether their items could breach its defensive authority.

• Little John Bigler dismissed ordinary voters as tools and prepared to win their support while negotiating with California’s major legions.
• Little John Bigler ordered a last-minute banquet to discuss dividing benefits and invited the Japanese business delegation to gain leverage for a possible trade agreement.
• The Fujiwara Family Head showed Xu Yue the invitation, which the Japanese delegation had received through its registered business channels.
• Xu Yue agreed to attend and considered using one of Japan’s scarce items to breach the banquet venue’s defensive authority.

Xu Yue and his companions attended a Reincarnator gathering where Little John Bigler planned to distribute benefits, but Battle Angel Kariel arrived and confronted the representatives of three powerful factions. The gathering’s division of benefits was interrupted as Kariel’s presence put the room on edge.

• Xu Yue arrived at the estate with Nakayama Shion, Minamoto no Yorisetsu, and the Fujiwara Family Head, drawing the guests’ attention.
• Little John Bigler closed the gates and began preparing to introduce the Japanese merchant delegation before the Reincarnators discussed the distribution.
• The Fujiwara Family Head told Xu Yue that the estate’s defensive weight was exceptionally high and that only the Analysis Barcode might overcome it.
• Battle Angel Kariel entered with two guards and declared that she had come to look around, fixing her attention on the Morgan, Rockefeller, and Adams representatives.
• Little John Bigler welcomed Kariel with flattering words as the three faction representatives faced her pressure.

Kariel confronted the three major groups at a California banquet, demanding a share of their benefits for the Supreme Divine Court. Xu Yue provoked her into attacking him, and after Little John Bigler removed the venue’s defenses, Kariel prepared to activate a temporary permission.

• Kariel said the Supreme Divine Court should receive a share carved from the three major groups’ portions, easing the local powers’ concerns and putting the pressure on those groups.
• Xu Yue approached Kariel and flirted with her despite the tense standoff.
• Xu Yue touched Kariel’s breastplate, enraging her; she drew her sword and attacked while he dodged and teased her.
• Kariel blamed Little John Bigler, who chose not to protect Xu Yue and assured the three major group representatives that he would restore the defenses afterward.
• Little John Bigler temporarily removed the venue’s defensive state, and the gem on Kariel’s sword shone as she prepared to activate a temporary permission.

Xu Yue effortlessly nullified Kariel’s sword strikes, prompting her to recognize him as an Elite Magnate. The Fujiwara Family Head then revealed overwhelming power and blocked Little John Bigler from using his governor authority, while Kariel reacted to him calling Xu Yue “His Excellency.”

• Kariel attacked Xu Yue with four guaranteed-hit sword strikes, but they vanished without affecting him.
• Kariel realized Xu Yue was an Elite Magnate and accused him of daring to offend the Supreme Divine Court.
• Little John Bigler tried to intervene, but the Fujiwara Family Head immobilized him with killing intent.
• Little John Bigler discovered he could no longer sense or use his governor authority.
• Kariel focused on the Fujiwara Family Head addressing Xu Yue as “His Excellency” and called them Heretics.

Xu Yue drew Kariel and the gathered California leaders into his divine kingdom, then altered Kariel’s memories so she believed she had caused a massacre at the banquet. He left Fujiwara to train the surviving leaders, having gained a path toward control of California.

• Kariel mistook Xu Yue for Emperor Teruhito until the butler clarified that he was Teruhito’s adoptive father, while Little John Bigler warned that his authority had been blocked.
• Xu Yue enveloped the estate in his divine kingdom, where Kariel realized he had caused the previous mission’s failure and questioned him about changes to her body.
• Xu Yue defeated Kariel and altered her memories, making her believe she had killed Little John Bigler and many others during a rampage at the banquet.
• Kariel left the estate believing she had punished the three major groups, while the surviving representatives bowed to Xu Yue as their new master.
• Xu Yue instructed Fujiwara to train the representatives and manage the governor’s replacement, then departed with Nakayama Shion and Minamoto no Yorisetsu.

Xu Yue entered a punishment mission in a world containing several hidden worlds and discovered that he was the powerful Director of the US Federal Investigation Bureau. After a Parasite attacked him, he killed it and absorbed its remains into his heart, beginning his investigation into the world's secrets.

• The Fujiwara Family Head warned Xu Yue that the punishment mission might be split into several parts, and Xu Yue told him to consolidate the California representatives discreetly.
• Xu Yue entered the punishment mission and learned that he had to contact hidden worlds and gain fame or influence while starting with physical attributes limited to twice the human limit.
• Xu Yue reviewed intelligence about dinosaurs, extraterrestrial creatures, Ajin, and Ghouls, realizing that multiple hidden worlds were present in his mission.
• A Parasite attacked Xu Yue, but he blocked it with an ashtray after sensing the danger through the Path of Utmost Sincerity.
• Xu Yue snapped off the Parasite's drilling horn, cut open his chest, killed the larva with hidden force, and placed its remains in his heart.
• A prompt confirmed Xu Yue's first contact with a hidden world, and he resolved to uncover the world's secrets and investigate Plane Fusion.

After absorbing cells from a Parasite larva, Xu Yue gained a major physical boost and the ability to regenerate damaged limbs and organs. He ordered Camille to pause the campaign against Ghouls and watch for the newly arrived Parasites.

• Xu Yue absorbed the Parasite larva's cells and gained enhanced physical control, strength, and regeneration.
• Xu Yue considered the threats posed by Ghouls, Ajin, dinosaurs, Predators, and possible Aliens as he assessed the dangers of the world.
• Xu Yue received several B-Rank Plot reward notifications as Reincarnators restored their ordinary physical abilities.
• Xu Yue summoned Camille and asked her for updates on Ghouls and Ajin in the United States.
• Camille reported that most Ghouls had been subdued, while Ajin remained difficult to locate and capture.
• Xu Yue postponed the Ghoul operation and told Camille to watch for dangerous extraterrestrial organisms that could parasitize humans.

Xu Yue visited Camille’s CCG training grounds to inspect newly developed hybrid Quinques and chose one for himself. He left with an Armor-and-Tail-type Quinque that transformed into a bracelet, while his powerful RC Cell concentration let him use it without the usual human limitations.

• Xu Yue decided to avoid becoming a Half-Ghoul for now and arranged for Camille to keep searching for Parasites he could absorb.
• Xu Yue visited Camille’s training grounds, where she was preparing investigators to act on his intelligence.
• Xu Yue told Camille he wanted a Quinque for self-defense and reminded her recruits that he would not ask them to risk their lives without doing so himself.
• Camille explained the new hybrid Quinques and their risks, while Xu Yue’s RC Cell concentration of 4,500 allowed him to carry one without difficulty.
• Xu Yue chose the third Quinque, an Armor-and-Tail-type weapon that became a sword and then retracted into a bracelet around his wrist.