Recaps

Hughberlian reunited with her mother Ifatia, and they reconciled while Talia helped them through the emotional meeting. Their conversation uncovered Duke Migaiya’s secret connection to the Wilford Merchant Guild and linked Hughberlian’s fate to the guild’s threatened destruction, while Ifatia’s confused remarks about Lanchi left the family’s relationships awkwardly tangled.

• Talia told Hughberlian that Ifatia was downstairs, and she helped her dress and brought her to meet her mother.
• Hughberlian embraced Ifatia, called her Mom, and forgave her for leaving, while Ifatia promised they would stay together.
• Ifatia explained that Antanas and the others had gone to report to the allied forces and that Sid had gone to worship at the Gods Temple.
• Ifatia revealed that Duke Migaiya had invested in the Wilford Merchant Guild, leading Hughberlian and Talia to connect his disappearance, the blood clan, and the Wilford Tragedy.
• Hughberlian told Ifatia that Lanchi was a Wilford, and Ifatia accidentally called him Big Brother before awkwardly suggesting she might have arranged Hughberlian’s engagement to him.

On the Moon God Festival, Lanchi and Toliado worked through the holiday to investigate the Silver Moon Restoration Society and identify Nikola as a likely member. After learning Nikola was pursuing the escaped Maquire, they inferred his location and hurried toward the port to help.

• Lanchi declined to join the festival celebrations, and Toliado arrived with a photo album he had stolen from Princess Alexia in the imperial palace.
• Lanchi and Toliado found a photograph of Nikola in Alexia’s album and suspected he was Number Six, Loyalty, of the Silver Moon Restoration Society.
• Lanchi and Toliado went to the Imperial Special Operations Division to find Nikola, but learned he was pursuing the escaped Maquire.
• When a call to Nikola was cut off by interference, Lanchi recognized the sounds of waves and clanging containers as evidence that Nikola was near the Bulida Mafia port.
• Lanchi and Toliado headed for the opera house to teleport to the port, while Cat Boss complained that it was working overtime too.

Maquire fought Red Falcon Nikola’s agents in the Port District until Rotten Saint Son Montillo arrived to rescue him, turning the pursuit into a battle between the Imperial Special Operations Division and the Rebirth Church. Barton intervened and helped Nikola flee toward the Hassel Port Building, while Montillo hunted him through the container maze; two young men then emerged from the building and drew Montillo’s attention.

• Maquire fled through the Port District as Red Falcon Nikola’s agents pursued him, then fought back after they surrounded him with magic devices and heavy weapons.
• Rotten Saint Son Montillo arrived with the Rotten Great Priests and a silver Alchemy Beast, attacking the agents and giving Maquire an opening to fight alongside the cultists.
• Barton appeared, struck Maquire and Montillo back, and gave Nikola a crystal key so he could reach the Hassel Port Building.
• Barton kept Maquire occupied while Nikola escaped toward the Mafia headquarters, drawing Montillo into pursuit.
• Montillo searched the container district for Nikola and spotted two young men emerging from the Hassel Port Building; he approached them as they ignored him.

Lanchi and Toliado defeated and imprisoned Rotten Saint Son Montillo after he attacked them, then revealed they had come to help Nikola. Nikola emerged from the Container Area and demanded to know why a Rebirth Church Cardinal Bishop had saved him.

• Montillo recognized Toliado and Lanchi as Cardinal Bishops after Toliado knocked him down, then revealed that Nikola was in the Container Area.
• Montillo offered to help capture Nikola, but Lanchi and Toliado insisted they were helping the police and arrested him for assaulting an officer.
• Lanchi showed Montillo his clean-record certificate, and Toliado used spatial magic to imprison him for questioning.
• Lanchi and Toliado discussed housing Montillo beneath the Mafia headquarters and having Ifatia interrogate him.
• Nikola emerged from the Container Area and asked Toliado why he had saved him.

Lanqi, Toliado, and Nikola brought the captured Rotten Saint Son to the Silver Moon Restoration Society’s underground base and planned their assault on Blood Moon City for the National Day Festival. After returning to Saint Krui Di Monastery, Lanqi prepared for his afternoon duties as Professor Landry while Toliado took Cat Boss out to learn spatial magic.

• Nikola confirmed he was Number Six, pledged loyalty to the Krui Di Empire, and agreed to help Lanqi and Toliado.
• Toliado led Lanqi and Nikola through a concealed passage into the Silver Palace, where they locked the Rotten Saint Son in the frozen holding chamber.
• Lanqi, Toliado, and Nikola reviewed the plan to rescue Princess Alexia and attack Blood Moon City during the National Day Festival, with Nikola assigned to secure the ground operation.
• Barton reported that he had executed Maquire and arrested or killed the Rotten Decay Branch’s high-ranking priests, while Nikola promised to support the coming assault.
• Lanqi returned to Saint Krui Di Monastery to finish his research before an afternoon event, and Toliado took Cat Boss out, offering to teach it spatial magic.

During the Moon God Festival, Lanchi finished work and headed for the Main Division Hall while Toliado took Cat Boss around the monastery. Cat Boss got separated, transformed into a catfolk child, and narrowly escaped three War Gods before reuniting with Toliado; the chapter left Hughberlian and Talia giving contradictory answers about Ifatia at the hall entrance.

• Lanchi finished his work at home and prepared to attend the festival activities at the Main Division Hall.
• Toliado and Cat Boss explored the crowded festival grounds, but Toliado disappeared after sensing a War God nearby.
• Cat Boss transformed into a catfolk child to join the barbecue line, then encountered Bianca, Conzel, and Jasper, who mistook him for a boy and frightened him with Bianca’s interest in his potential.
• Cat Boss escaped the three War Gods, returned to cat form, and reunited with Toliado, who admitted he had used Cat Boss as a spatial distraction.
• Toliado and Cat Boss reached the Main Division Hall and watched Hughberlian, Talia, and Ifatia arrive for the festival activities.
• Hughberlian and Talia both claimed Ifatia was her mother or sister when the schoolwork priest asked about her, leaving him stunned.

Lanchi searched the Moon God Festival for Elsa and spoke with Secretary Naira about his work, his past, and what he wanted from life. When he found Elsa with Ursula, he intervened as Marquis Ryan rebuked his sister and offered both students his blessing.

• Lanchi looked for Elsa through the festival venues until Secretary Naira found him and guided him toward the next hall.
• Lanchi and Naira discussed the nobles seeking his favor, his impressions of imperial corruption, and the answer he had begun seeking after the Shadow World.
• Lanchi and Naira spotted Ursula and Elsa near Marquis Ryan, and Lanchi noticed Ursula's unease as her brother approached.
• Marquis Ryan called Ursula a disgrace and ordered her to follow him, leaving her trembling and close to tears.
• Lanchi stepped between Ursula and Ryan, then told Ursula and Elsa he was proud of them and wished them a successful new school year.

Lanchi defended Ursula from Marquis Ryan’s accusations until First War God Hycintos intervened and ended their confrontation. After Ryan left, Lanchi promised Ursula he would help her brother, but renewed rumors about Lanchi’s romantic scandals left him stunned.

• Lanchi challenged Marquis Ryan over his harsh treatment of Ursula and refused to back down despite Ryan’s threats of a military tribunal or a duel.
• Ryan insulted Ursula and accused her of abandoning her family, leaving her in tears as Elsa tried to comfort her.
• First War God Hycintos arrived at Principal Violet’s request and persuaded Ryan to end the confrontation and leave.
• Hycintos explained that Violet had been watching and would have intervened, then departed as the banquet guests dispersed.
• Lanchi promised Ursula he would help her brother return to normal, and Ursula promised to help protect Elsa.
• Elsa told Lanchi that people were spreading outrageous rumors about his supposed harem, leaving him speechless.

During the Moon God Festival, Lanchi met Talia and asked her to help him assess Principal Violet before their private meeting. To conceal Talia’s power, she reluctantly transformed into a gray cat, and Lanchi carried her toward the meeting.

• Ifatia and Hughberlian cared for each other and teased Talia about Lanchi while the three waited for the festival.
• Talia angrily called Lanchi over after hearing him ask shopkeepers about her, and Lanchi explained he needed to meet Principal Violet with Talia’s help.
• Lanchi and Talia watched the Moon Lanterns and Shui Cangyu Violet’s prayer dance, then discussed the approaching battle and his hope that Violet would not become an enemy.
• Talia agreed to transform into a cat so she could accompany Lanchi without exposing her strength, and Lanchi picked up the gray cat and headed off with her.

Lanchi visited Principal Violet with Talia disguised as a gray cat after the Moon God Festival. After Tenth War God Julius argued with Violet and left, Lanchi comforted her and chatted while feeding and petting Talia, who grew increasingly relaxed in his arms.

• Lanchi carried Talia in cat form through the monastery and met Secretary Naira, who led him to Violet's office.
• Julius stormed out of Violet's office after arguing with her about the Empire, and Naira apologized to Lanchi for the interruption.
• Lanchi entered Violet's office, where she discussed Julius's temper and offered pastries for Talia.
• Violet praised Lanchi's ability to connect with others and explained that Julius was loyal and talented despite his flaws.
• Talia ate a pastry and relaxed across Lanchi's lap as he stroked her.

Lanchi met with Violet to discuss the War Gods, the vampires, and the Silver Moon Restoration Society, then persuaded her to aid them against the vampires. Violet agreed to protect the society and intercept any vampires fleeing Bulida, while keeping their conversation secret.

• Lanchi questioned Violet about her argument with Julius, and she described Julius's frequent irritation when she discussed official matters with Hycintos.
• Violet spoke fondly of Hycintos and recalled how they met at an orphanage after the Day of Bloodshed.
• Lanchi asked whether Violet belonged to the Silver Moon Restoration Society; she denied being a member but admitted she would protect its members, and she inferred that Lanchi was part of it.
• Lanchi explained that vampires were behind the empire's unrest and might be controlling War Gods, citing revelations from the Goddess of Fate.
• Violet believed Lanchi and agreed to intercept vampires fleeing Bulida, destroy them even if it meant opposing other War Gods, and keep their discussion secret.
• Lanchi and Violet sealed their alliance with a wolf-kin fist bump, and Violet asked him to introduce her to his wolf-kin friends after the crisis.

Lanchi secured Violet’s help against ninth-tier mental control and learned that Naira was an ally in the Silver Moon Restoration Society. He returned home with Big Gray Cat as the Krui Di National Day Festival and his final battle approached.

• Lanchi asked Violet how she could counter ninth-tier mental control, and she explained that Moon God's Flawless Pure Land might briefly disrupt it if the caster were weakened and found.
• Naira drove Lanchi home and, after he questioned her loyalty and ties to the Silver Moon Restoration Society, revealed that she had recognized him as Number Seven.
• Naira explained that Number Four would only assist in an irredeemable crisis, Number Nine was a risky ally, and the Princess considered Number Six completely trustworthy.
• Naira declined to meet the other members and offered to support Lanchi with monastery access and logistical help.
• Lanchi said goodbye to Naira and returned to his residence with Big Gray Cat, readying himself for the coming final battle.

Twenty years after Bulida City’s Day of Bloodshed, Lanchi and the Silver Moon Restoration Society alliance launched an assault on Blood Moon City during the National Day blessing ceremony, when the Twelve War Gods were unable to act. Blood Moon City scattered the attackers across its halls, leaving Lanchi to face a familiar enemy and his allies trapped in separate battles.

• During the Day of Bloodshed, nine-year-old Lanchi escaped his family’s ruined mansion after rioters killed his parents and sister, but he nearly gave up before fleeing.
• Twenty years later, Emperor Saint Baldo led Bulida’s National Day celebration, and the Twelve War Gods received the God of War and Sword’s blessing.
• Lanchi, Abigail, Toliado, and the assault team entered City Hall and opened a spatial route to Blood Moon City while Abigail coordinated support from the surface.
• Blood Moon City pulled the team into its barrier and scattered them; Toliado sent Lanchi toward the Blood Royal Palace before landing in Ice Stagnation Hall.
• Toliado faced Rotten Decay Bishop Farmer, the Ice Witch confronted Withered Decay Bishop Nedoqi Ka, and Sigrid battled Seventh Progenitor Marquis Heliti’er in Thoroughly Cold Hall.

Lanchi confronted La Sha Er in the Blood Royal Palace, using the Holy Plant Pope’s appearance and powers to frighten and contain the Third Progenitor. Meanwhile, Abigail completed the western camp’s mechanical barrier as Hughberlian infiltrated the Earth Abyss Hall to free Duke Mi Gaiya, with Lanchi joining the command effort while his standoff with La Sha Er continued.

• Lanchi endured La Sha Er’s attacks with Absolute Immunity and revealed his resemblance to the Holy Plant Pope, leaving La Sha Er terrified and unable to harm him.
• Abigail completed the mechanical spatial barrier, and Barton and the mechanical army drove back the Blood Race Earls attacking her position.
• Abigail told the team that freeing Duke Mi Gaiya required blood carrying high-ranking Blood Race magic and the destruction of the High-Density Magic Restriction Crystal.
• Hughberlian entered the Earth Abyss Hall with the artificial Blood Moon Soul while Abigail and Cat Boss monitored her progress and maintained communications.
• Lanchi contacted Abigail from the Blood Royal Palace and began helping command the operation while keeping La Sha Er occupied.

Hughberlian tried to reach Earth Abyss Hall but was intercepted by Ulysses, whose summoned beasts attacked the western camp and Extermination Hall. After learning her friends were in danger, she embraced Profane Lord’s power, transformed into her demonic form, and wounded Ulysses while declaring that Lanchi accepted her true self.

• Hughberlian searched for Earth Abyss Hall while Abigail reported that several allied battlefields were in danger.
• Ulysses found Hughberlian, sent a Blood Eagle to attack Abigail and Barton’s western camp, and dispatched a Blood Bear to support Somerset at Extermination Hall.
• Hughberlian fled from Ulysses as the western camp and Extermination Hall came under mounting pressure, while Antanas urged her to use Profane Lord’s power.
• After losing contact with Abigail and hearing that Antanas’s group was being overwhelmed, Hughberlian forced the Profane Lord card to activate and transformed into a scorpion-tailed demon.
• Hughberlian attacked Ulysses, pierced his skull, and tore flesh from his face before telling him that Lanchi accepted her true appearance.

Hughberlian held Ulysses back while Sigrid fought to break free of Heliti’er’s ice hall, and Frei suddenly entered Earth Abyss Hall to rescue Duke Migaiya. The chapter ended with Frei’s second life allowing him to shatter the sealing crystal and free Duke Migaiya.

• Hughberlian fought Ulysses through the burning ruins while her companions’ battles remained precarious.
• Antanas and Sinora recovered enough to strike back at Somerset Marquis after Blood Bear lost control, and Planai revealed that he had fought using a clone.
• Abigail restored communications and urged Sigrid to help Hughberlian, prompting Sigrid to smash apart the Thoroughly Cold Hall and force Heliti’er to fight back.
• Abigail spotted Frei moving toward Earth Abyss Hall, and Lanchi told Hughberlian to keep Ulysses from returning there.
• Frei used a Blood Moon Soul to attack Duke Migaiya’s sealing crystal while Ulysses’s Blood Snake battered him, then survived a fatal blow with the Undying Glass Tear.
• Frei shattered the black crystal and freed Duke Migaiya as Abigail and Cat Boss reported the breakthrough to the Assault Team.

Lanchi fought La Sha Er at Blood Royal Palace while the allied forces battled the Blood Race across the city. At the Crimson Abyss, Hughberlian held Ulysses back until her father, Duke Migaiya, broke free and shielded her, allowing them to reunite.

• Lanchi shattered La Sha Er’s magic mirror and continued facing the Third Progenitor as they exchanged attacks.
• At the Faded Hall, Almirs battled Nedoqi Ka, who grew distracted after learning that her Withered Saint Child had betrayed her.
• Hughberlian fought Ulysses at the Crimson Abyss, preventing him from returning to Earth Abyss Hall even as her strength failed.
• Duke Migaiya appeared before Ulysses and used the Primordial Slab - Darkness to block his attack and heal Hughberlian.
• Hughberlian recognized her father, and Mi Gaiya called her by name as she tearfully told him she had found him.

Migaiya protected Hughberlian and fought Ulysses with inventive dark magic while the Assault Team gained ground elsewhere. After Sigrid defeated Helitier and breached the Thoroughly Cold Hall, Lanchi began unleashing a radiant power that terrified Ulysses and left him enraged at Migaiya.

• Migaiya shielded Hughberlian from Ulysses, sent her to safety with Little Bear, and used the Puppet Forest to turn Ulysses's summoned blood creatures into his own rag-doll puppets.
• Abigail told Ifatia that Hughberlian was safe, so Ifatia shifted to evading Marquis Bernhard and keeping him occupied with ice shackles.
• Sigrid broke apart the Thoroughly Cold Hall, defeated Helitier with a full-powered punch, and reported her success to Abigail.
• Abigail informed Lanchi that the breached Thoroughly Cold Hall had removed Raschal's immunity, and Lanchi unleashed brilliant sunlight over Blood Royal Palace.
• Ulysses recognized the power in Lanchi's radiance as resembling Lan Keluos's, then charged at Migaiya after she mocked his struggle and offered to shelter the vampire race with dark magic.

Lanqi and Talia weakened Lasha'er at the Blood Royal Palace while their allies defeated or drove off Blood Race defenders across the city. Lasha'er escaped to the surface, but Lanqi ordered the group to regroup and prepare to destroy Blood Moon City, leaving the battle poised for its final stage.

• Lanqi used the Black Sun and summoned Talia as Kali Yella to trap and attack Lasha'er, while Talia's taunts and Demonic Voice left him disoriented.
• Abigail explained the mana costs of Lanqi's strategy to Cat Boss and said Sigrid's success would let the team launch further attacks.
• Sigrid arrived at Extermination Hall, defeated Somerset Marquis, and freed Sinora, Planai, and Antanas; Nedoqi Ka withdrew from Faded Hall, and Farmer and Toliado ended their fight.
• Talia and Lanqi kept attacking Lasha'er until he fled Blood Moon City through a space rift, and Lanqi told Talia not to pursue him because the city was their main target.
• Lanqi instructed his allies to bring the four defeated Blood Race marquises and the Forced Demonic Mutation Potion to the Blood Royal Palace, where they would use them to destroy Blood Moon City.
• Lanqi remembered Loren and promised the Goddess of Fate that he would no longer use Loren's name when Inviting God.

Lasha'er hid in the Hall of Divine Descendants after fleeing Landry, but Violet confronted and sealed him before nightfall. Hycintos arrived to help, then suddenly killed Violet and revealed that he had concealed his identity and lived under an assumed name for twenty years.

• Lasha'er used Marquis Ryan's seal to enter the Hall of Divine Descendants and planned to gather the War Gods he controlled.
• Violet found Lasha'er, blocked his mental magic with the Moon God's Flawless Pure Land, and fought to seal him before sunset.
• Hycintos arrived to aid Violet, and Lasha'er's attempts to control him failed inside the barrier.
• Hycintos suddenly stabbed Violet through the back, tore out her heart, and killed her as Lasha'er watched in disbelief.
• Hycintos told Lasha'er that he had lived under an assumed name for twenty years and slowly approached him.

Hycintos revealed his hatred of the Krui Di Empire and defeated La Sha Er by countering his Blood Control Heart. He then used the spell against La Sha Er and sent him toward Emperor Saint Baldo, while Violet lay dead and unreachable.

• Hycintos recalled escaping the Day of Bloodshed as a child and told La Sha Er he had pretended to cooperate with him to watch the vampire clan destabilize the empire.
• La Sha Er tried to control Hycintos, but Hycintos used Imbalance Devourer to absorb the Blood Control Heart and seize La Sha Er.
• Hycintos returned the spell to La Sha Er, exploiting his own painful memories to control him and command him to cause chaos.
• La Sha Er attacked the Hall of Divine Descendants at ninth rank, triggering city-defense alarms across Bulida, as Hycintos headed toward Saint Astri Palace.
• The Holy Communication Magic link to Violet fell silent, leaving the High Priest motionless in a pool of blood.

During the Krui Di Empire’s National Day celebration, La Sha Er’s control over five War Gods triggered a battle that devastated Bulida, and the Blood Race Progenitor attacked Emperor Saint Baldo. Hycintos arrived to challenge La Sha Er but was defeated, and Saint Baldo was killed as the people’s hope collapsed.

• Emperor Saint Baldo gave his National Day address while Geya Te, Jasper, Lu Jiayede, Conzel, and Ryan showed signs of La Sha Er’s control.
• The five War Gods went berserk and attacked Saint Baldo, while Salong and the other conscious War Gods fought to protect the emperor and contain the chaos.
• La Sha Er arrived, overwhelmed Saint Baldo, severed his arm, and announced his intent to destroy the Krui Di Empire and revive the Blood Moon Calamity.
• Hycintos arrived gravely wounded after fighting La Sha Er, and the people rallied behind him as he battled the Blood Race Progenitor.
• La Sha Er defeated Hycintos, then revealed his connection to the Hallbein family and killed Saint Baldo by crushing his heart.

After discovering that Hycintos had seized power by taking credit for their victory over the Blood Race, Lanchi’s group learned that Loren was still alive but imprisoned beneath the Hall of Divine Descendants. They chose to attempt a rescue and defeat Hycintos at his coronation in three days by launching Lanchi’s Artificial God Project and staging Loren’s return as a Rank 9 powerhouse.

• Abigail and the Silver Moon Restoration Society watched news reports crediting Hycintos with defeating Lashael and examined footage that suggested Hycintos had betrayed Violet and staged the crisis to become a hero.
• Frei brought Imperial Princess Alexia to the group, and Alexia contacted Number Four, revealing that he was the Tenth War God, Julius.
• Julius reported that Hycintos would be crowned emperor in three days, that the other War Gods supported him, and that Loren had been sealed beneath the Hall of Divine Descendants.
• After learning the Ceros Spirit Sword’s powers and recognizing they could not defeat Hycintos directly, Lanchi decided the group would rescue Loren and challenge Hycintos during the coronation.
• Lanchi proposed the Artificial God Project, planning to present Loren as a Rank 9 powerhouse, and the group agreed to support the plan.

During Hycintos’s coronation, the White Robed Pope and his followers appeared and demanded that he surrender the throne to the rightful heir. Hycintos attacked them with the Ceros Spirit Sword, but Loren arrived, shattered his strike with wind magic, and declared that Hycintos was the challenger.

• Lu Weixier watched the live broadcast of Hycintos’s coronation at Iketerite Academy as residents of Bulida gathered to witness the ceremony.
• Hycintos took the imperial oath, and Simon Luo prepared to crown him before a crack opened in the sky and the White Robed Pope descended with his followers.
• The White Robed Pope declared that Hycintos was not the legitimate emperor and demanded that he yield the throne to the rightful heir.
• Julius fired his Heavy Cannon at the White Robed Pope, but the Pope deflected the attack without moving or visibly using magic.
• Hycintos drew the Ceros Spirit Sword and unleashed a devastating slash at the Pope and his followers.
• Loren arrived amid a storm of wind, dispersed Hycintos’s attack, and told him that he was the challenger, prompting cheers from viewers at Iketerite Academy.

Lanchi, posing as Loren, forced Hycintos to agree to a half-hour delay so Bulida’s residents could evacuate before their battle. As the War Gods scattered to confront threats across the city and the empire watched anxiously, the evacuation neared completion and the two strongest fighters prepared to begin.

• Loren’s ninth-tier wind spell appeared on the public screens, restoring the citizens’ hope and convincing the War Gods that he had returned.
• Lanchi challenged Hycintos and framed another attack as a threat to Bulida’s citizens, compelling Hycintos to accept a half-hour truce while the residents evacuated.
• The War Gods suspected that one of their number had helped Loren escape, and Jasper divided them into groups to guard the city and monitor possible traitors.
• White Robed Followers moved against Bulida’s energy stations while the War Gods deployed to intercept them, and Simon Luo reinforced three layers of barriers around the central battlefield.
• Officials and citizens across the Krui Di Empire and neighboring nations watched the crisis, while Nigel worried about Lanchi and Tata and recognized something familiar in Loren’s style.
• As the evacuation neared completion, Lanchi and Hycintos waited across the empty Krui Di Memorial Square for their battle to begin.