Chapter Summaries

Yu Sheng'an set a trap in a Border Town while Wordsworth, God of Appraisal, used the distraction to infiltrate Seric's hidden lair. Wordsworth reached the doors of the Transformation Temple, where Seric's Godhead might be concealed.

• Yu Sheng'an sealed the Border Town and began tightening a divine blockade around Wordsworth's apparent position.
• Wordsworth's Flesh Clone posed as bait while his true body teleported into the Dimensional Gap.
• Wordsworth entered Seric's concealed energy mass and found the ancient Floating Castle that had belonged to the Former God of Wealth.
• Wordsworth evaded the castle's magic arrays and made his way to the doors of the Transformation Temple.

Wordsworth killed Seric and absorbed the Transformation Godhead, but Yu Sheng'an’s devastating attack destroyed Wordsworth’s Divine Projection and left the True Appraisal Godhead within reach. A bloody arm seized the Godhead and escaped through a Teleportation Array as Time Rain erased the aftermath.

• Wordsworth ambushed Seric, used his Devil-infused evil soul to overcome Seric’s defenses, and absorbed the Transformation Godhead to resurrect himself.
• Wordsworth discovered that space around his avatar holding the True Appraisal Godhead was frozen, then lost control of the Appraisal Godhead when his Divine Projection died.
• Yu Sheng'an unleashed a massive attack that vaporized the town and Wordsworth’s Divine Projection, leaving the True Appraisal Godhead intact.
• A bloody arm reached through a Teleportation Array, seized the True Appraisal Godhead, and withdrew as Time Rain cooled the crater and erased traces of the destruction.

Sawyer found a crater left in the God of Death's Missionary Zone and grew convinced that a larger conspiracy was unfolding as his efforts to counter the God of the Internet failed. Meanwhile, Yu Sheng'an wielded the Appraisal Godhead through a Flesh Clone in Willis City, until Aphnora arrived and realized the Asheff before her was his true body.

• Sawyer investigated the crater where a town had vanished and recognized traces of the God of the Internet's divine power.
• Sawyer reflected on his failed attempts to split the Internet Alliance and recruit the Four Righteous Gods, then made a decision.
• Kevil's residents remained largely calm about the coming war while many rushed to obtain rural registration and relocation benefits.
• Yu Sheng'an kept the Appraisal Godhead away from his true body on the Vilia Prime Plane and used a Flesh Clone to wield it in Willis City.
• Yu Sheng'an sensed the Appraisal Godhead's powers of matter and information before Aphnora teleported into his office.
• Aphnora saw that the Asheff before her possessed a True Godhead and realized she was facing his true body.

Yu Sheng'an and Aphnora discussed how the God of Death's offer to open Underworld Film had undermined their attack and threatened creators with piracy. Yu Sheng'an reassured Aphnora that he had a way out, hinting that his Celebrity Fan Plan and the Six-Sense Sharing Contract could change the movie business.

• Aphnora told Yu Sheng'an that the God of Death would open Underworld Film while offering only thirty percent of the Source Essence.
• Aphnora concluded that attacking the God of Death was no longer practical and proposed secretly withholding part of the profits while publicly promising a fifty-fifty split.
• Aphnora warned that competing over the split could drive movie creators away and leave the film market vulnerable to piracy.
• Yu Sheng'an offered Aphnora wine, then laughed and told her he had prepared a way out of the situation.
• Yu Sheng'an reminded Aphnora of his Celebrity Fan Plan and the Six-Sense Sharing Contract.

Yu Sheng'an proposed using Six-Sense Sharing Contracts to create immersive films, while the gods and people of the multiverse mocked the apparent failure of his plans against the Dark Web. A mysterious statement then claimed that the conflict had been a feint and that Yu Sheng'an had secretly obtained the Appraisal Godhead.

• Yu Sheng'an explained to Aphnora how Six-Sense Sharing Contracts could let viewers experience films through shared sensations, and she left impressed by the idea.
• Yu Sheng'an worried that immersive viewing could harm performers and viewers, and resolved to guide the market and protect them.
• The Four Righteous Gods and other multiverse gods celebrated the Dark Web's seventy-thirty revenue split and mocked Yu Sheng'an's apparent defeat.
• People across the Internet and Dark Web argued over which network had won, as Death's followers taunted Internet users and sparked a public flame war.
• A mysterious statement appeared on forums across both networks, claiming the war had been a feint and Yu Sheng'an had obtained the Appraisal Godhead.

Sawyer and the other gods learned that Yu Sheng'an had killed the God of Appraisal and taken his Godhead, and they feared his growing power. Phoebus denied leaking the news, prompting Yu Sheng'an to suspect Wordsworth might still be alive and decide to meet Seric for information before hunting the God of Transformation.

• Sawyer learned that the God of Appraisal was missing and, furious that Bertram had failed to guard Aizeya, extracted Bertram's Virtual Godhead and soul.
• The Four Righteous Gods and other multiverse gods realized Yu Sheng'an's apparent missteps had concealed his hunt for the Appraisal Godhead, and the God of War called for the gods to unite against him.
• Yu Sheng'an grew angry that the secret had been exposed, especially because it alerted Seric, God of Transformation, and suspected Phoebus might have leaked it.
• Phoebus visited Yu Sheng'an to deny responsibility for the exposure, then left frightened that Yu Sheng'an might suspect him.
• Yu Sheng'an considered that Wordsworth might have survived by sending an avatar carrying the Godhead to die, and decided to meet Seric to seek intelligence and assess his strength.

Wordsworth realized that the God of the Internet had taken the Appraisal Godhead and devised a strategy to survive. When Yu Sheng'an confronted him, Wordsworth admitted killing Seric and spreading the rumor about Yu Sheng'an, then offered the Transformation Godhead in exchange for another Godhead.

• Wordsworth traced the evidence of his clone's death to the God of the Internet and feared facing him directly.
• Yu Sheng'an visited Styles Cathedral and challenged the God of Transformation, prompting Wordsworth to appear as a Divine Projection.
• Yu Sheng'an recognized Wordsworth and questioned him on a barren mountain, where Wordsworth admitted killing Seric and spreading the claim that Yu Sheng'an had stolen the Appraisal Godhead.
• Wordsworth threatened to reveal Yu Sheng'an's location, but Yu Sheng'an showed that he had already publicly disclosed it and challenged Wordsworth to attack.
• As Yu Sheng'an used the Appraisal Godhead to gather information about Wordsworth, Wordsworth offered the Transformation Godhead in exchange for a lesser Godhead and the chance to keep his life.

Yu Sheng'an and Wordsworth negotiated an exchange of Godheads and carried it out in a remote Dimensional Gap. Wordsworth deceived him by handing over an Energy Storage Godhead instead of the Transformation Godhead, but Yu Sheng'an realized the trick and sneered.

• Yu Sheng'an considered how to obtain the Transformation Godhead and proposed trading a Light Godhead for it.
• Wordsworth accepted the offer and explained his exchange plan, which Yu Sheng'an scrutinized with the Prophecy Godhead before they agreed on the terms.
• Yu Sheng'an and Wordsworth traveled to a remote Dimensional Gap, checked their surroundings, and set up a magic array for the trade.
• Their projections exchanged the True Godheads, and both men immediately retreated as the array activated.
• Wordsworth laughed and teleported away with the Light Godhead, while Yu Sheng'an discovered that the Godhead he received was Energy Storage, not Transformation.
• Yu Sheng'an realized Wordsworth had stripped the relevant authority from the Transformation Godhead and used the exchange to deceive him, then sneered.

Wordsworth tricked Yu Sheng'an into trading away the Light Godhead, but Yu Sheng'an reclaimed it through an Inheritance Contract and killed Wordsworth's Divine Projection. Yu Sheng'an discovered that the God of Transformation had escaped with the Transformation Godhead, then prepared the Internet Pantheon's defenses and fused the acquired Energy Storage Godhead into the Appraisal Godhead.

• Wordsworth split off authority from the Transformation Godhead and deceived Yu Sheng'an into exchanging it for the Light Godhead.
• The Light Godhead broke free and flew to Yu Sheng'an, who revealed that an Inheritance Contract let him reclaim it.
• Yu Sheng'an destroyed Wordsworth's Divine Projection with a pillar of light.
• Yu Sheng'an found the Dimensional Gap empty and realized the God of Transformation had escaped, taking the Transformation Godhead beyond his reach.
• Yu Sheng'an ordered the Internet Pantheon to prepare for possible conflict while continuing its economic influence in the God of Transformation's Missionary Zone.
• Yu Sheng'an fused the Energy Storage Godhead into the Appraisal Godhead and waited for Wordsworth's next move.

Yu Sheng'an used the Appraisal Godhead’s Energy Storage Authority to plan a Mana Bank, then summoned Internet Bank executives to explain that Wordsworth had become the God of Transformation and to lift their wartime alert. He ordered a risky expansion of lending in the God of Transformation’s Missionary Zone, setting up a financial attack that Clementine would coordinate with the Ministry of Commerce.

• Yu Sheng'an gave up on quickly uncovering more of the Appraisal Godhead’s Authorities and realized Energy Storage could make a Mana Bank possible.
• Yu Sheng'an summoned senior Internet Bank employees from the God of Transformation’s Missionary Zone to a Soul Meeting and learned there had been no unusual movements.
• Yu Sheng'an told Clementine and the executives that Wordsworth had killed Seric, taken the Transformation Godhead, and become the God of Transformation.
• Yu Sheng'an lifted the branches’ wartime alert and ordered them to increase lending, allow personal loans, and package loans as local Financial Products.
• Yu Sheng'an told Clementine to place Robbins on the key cultivation list and confirmed that the lending plan was a practical exercise in striking against the God of Transformation.
• Clementine agreed to coordinate with the Ministry of Commerce and eagerly anticipated using the Internet Bank’s financial power.

Kelsen committed himself to studying Magic after seeing Asheff command the respect of Dragon Factory’s executives, while Hardy hoped his long dedication to Magic Steam Engines would finally earn recognition. After inspecting the factory, Asheff entered a restricted area and specifically summoned Hardy to join him and Baird.

• Kelsen endured his coworkers’ crude teasing and kept quiet about studying Magic online.
• Asheff toured Dragon Factory with Baird and the executives, drawing the workers’ attention and making Kelsen resolve to pursue a better life through Magic.
• Kelsen’s coworkers mocked Hardy after seeing him defer to Asheff, while Kelsen’s admiration for Asheff strengthened his resolve.
• Hardy reflected on being overlooked despite his alchemy talent and founding role, and recalled how Baird had urged him to keep refining Magic Steam Engines.
• Asheff completed his inspection, dismissed the others in a restricted area, and specifically called Hardy to accompany him and Baird.

Yu Sheng'an showed Baird a plan for Deep-Sea Submarines and unconventional uses for sea monsters, then revealed a Motorcycle powered by Hardy's compact Magic Steam Engine. He named the first model the Hardy Dragon and asked Hardy to help design a Cloud Magic Charging Port.

• Baird told Yu Sheng'an that the Falai Dynasty's factories were damaged or stripped of machinery, and Yu Sheng'an authorized him to use force to restore production.
• Baird raised the Infer Navy's difficulties at sea, and Yu Sheng'an gave him a Deep-Sea Submarine proposal and suggested developing Bio-Submarines from Deep-Sea Behemoths.
• Yu Sheng'an told Hardy that he had kept him in the power department because of his talent, then showed him the Motorcycle and a video of its capabilities.
• Yu Sheng'an named the first Motorcycle model the Hardy Dragon, and Hardy gratefully accepted the honor.
• Yu Sheng'an asked Hardy to help design a Cloud Magic Charging Port, leaving Hardy baffled by the term.

Yu Sheng'an introduced the Mana Bank and Cloud Magic Charging Port, while Thomson discovered he could sell his mana for money after losing his job and struggling to provide for Elaine. The chapter ended with Thomson selling his small reserve of mana and thanking the God of the Internet for giving him hope.

• Hardy explored the Mana Bank, learned it could store and trade mana, and understood that Cloud Magic Charging Ports could connect magic devices to it.
• Yu Sheng'an explained that the ports could let Magic Steam Engines draw mana from the bank, and Hardy recognized the idea as the Internet of Things.
• Thomson left Elaine at home and went to his tavern job, but the owner fired him in favor of a young banner-holder.
• After Thomson collapsed from hunger and exhaustion, Aunt Vicky offered him coil-winding work he could do at home with Elaine.
• Thomson opened the Internet, found the Mana Bank's trading feature, and sold his mana for 4.2 Internet Coins.

Marchie balanced his duties as Korm City’s Guardian Mage with his magical research, then discovered the newly launched Mana Bank and saw the Divine Kingdom order street renovations. Mana Bank sparked nationwide debate and excitement as the God of Death worked to form an alliance against the God of the Internet.

• Marchie recovered mana through meditation, reviewed his busy schedule with Oldington, and reflected on how his defeat by Asheff had become a source of prestige.
• The Chief Executive Officer of Korm City told Marchie to expand the city’s streets under a new Divine Kingdom order, and Marchie found the authorization in his inbox.
• Marchie noticed the new Mana Bank function and reacted with surprise when he opened it.
• Mages and commoners across the Divine Kingdom praised Mana Bank for providing income and access to stored mana, while others worried that the wealthy would gain an unfair advantage.
• The God of Death tried to recruit the multiverse’s gods into an Underworld Film Alliance against the God of the Internet.

The God of Death tried to recruit the gods into the Underworld Film Alliance, but the God of the Internet launched Mana Bank and alarmed them with the scale of its potential. The gods refused to choose sides, leaving the God of Death unable to rally them against the Internet.

• The God of Death promised the Puppet Ghosts that the Underworld Film Alliance’s Source Essence share would never be lower than the Internet’s, but Orange Soul demanded guaranteed payments based on the highest Internet or Dark Web figures, doubled.
• The God of Death rejected Orange Soul’s demand, while the gods held back from joining and waited for the God of the Internet to respond.
• The God of the Internet launched Mana Bank, prompting the gods to speculate about Mana Storage and the Appraisal Godhead.
• The God of Death realized Mana Bank could greatly strengthen Kevil and the Magic Gods, then called on the gods to unite against the God of the Internet.
• The gods stayed silent, unwilling to attack the God of the Internet without sufficient benefits, and Wordsworth regretted seeing Mana Bank launch.

Wordsworth considered using the Dark Web to create a Source Essence Bank, while Yu Sheng'an weighed the risks of such a scheme and concluded it would undermine his Internet Bank. As the Mana Bank stirred debate across the multiverse, Yu Sheng'an gathered the Internet Pantheon's upper ranks for a strategic meeting.

• Wordsworth regretted giving up the Authority of Energy Storage after seeing the God of the Internet use it to establish the Mana Bank, then regained his composure and considered creating a Source Essence Bank through the Dark Web.
• Wordsworth recognized that the plan could expose the Virtual Transformation Godhead's weakness and leave him vulnerable to the God of Death, so he began seeking ways to address its risks and secure favorable negotiating conditions.
• Yu Sheng'an explained that a Source Essence Bank would destabilize Internet Coins, encourage exploitation, and threaten his control over Source Essence, so he had rejected the idea.
• Yu Sheng'an anticipated that the God of Death's Source Essence Bank could ruin the Death God's missionary economy, while other energy banks also carried hidden drawbacks.
• On November 5 of the Internet Calendar, Yu Sheng'an gathered the Internet Pantheon's upper ranks in Eastern City for a strategic meeting.

Yu Sheng'an gathered Kevil’s senior officials in Eastern City to plan a census, immigration rules, and the kingdom’s future administration. Phoebus’s concerns about renewed foreign faith left Yu Sheng'an confronting the possibility that his oath-based screening policy could cause turmoil.

• Yu Sheng'an welcomed eight officials to a meeting in Eastern City, where they admired the city and noticed the True Godhead within him.
• Yu Sheng'an proposed using his Appraisal Godhead and a Face Recognition feature to register Kevil’s citizens, and Dendall estimated the census would take three months.
• The officials debated how census teams should identify and handle heretics, then devised a plan involving reporting procedures and Magic Golems.
• Yu Sheng'an proposed Temporary Residence Files for visitors and an Immigration Policy requiring applicants to swear off other faiths and nationalities, with exceptions for his and his allies’ followers.
• Phoebus warned that immigrants’ faith could awaken again and questioned whether repeated screening would cause unrest, making Yu Sheng'an realize he had overlooked the policy’s consequences.

Yu Sheng'an set new policies for religious reform, immigration, education, industry, and firearms during a long government meeting. Afterward, Dillon Adam showed him a wall covered in weapons, including miniature missiles, leaving Yu Sheng'an startled by the discovery.

• Lucia warned that gods were using the Internet and Dark Web to spread their faith in Kevil, prompting Yu Sheng'an to acknowledge the danger of religious infiltration.
• Yu Sheng'an established a Reformation Bureau for heretics, tightened citizenship and census rules, and ordered the mage population to be reviewed for allegiance to Outer Gods.
• Yu Sheng'an approved compulsory education and expanded advanced studies, emphasizing mechanical training and protection for industrial talent.
• Zimor and Bethany raised concerns about civilian gun violence, and Yu Sheng'an banned small firearms while allowing large firearms to be sold and possessed legally.
• After the two-day meeting, Yu Sheng'an received a video call from Dillon Adam, who showed him a collection of firearms and several miniature missiles.

Yu Sheng'an met Dragon God Hypotina on a ruined Floating Island that resembled his homeland, Azure Star, and learned that most planes had become Godforsaken Lands after the Titans consumed their Dimensional Force. Hypotina sought advanced Magic and information about That World, while Yu Sheng'an left with her contact and Dillon Adam's coordinates; she suspected the unusual plane might hold the secret to the Titans' disappearance.

• After Dillon Adam showed him modern weapons and invited him to meet the Dragon God, Yu Sheng'an accepted and received coordinates to Dragon Island.
• Yu Sheng'an teleported to a ruined city on a Floating Island, where Hypotina asked how he had escaped Azure Star after the Titans drained its Dimensional Force.
• Hypotina explained that the Titans had consumed planes' Dimensional Force, leaving most of the multiverse as magicless Godforsaken Lands, and said she was investigating their disappearance.
• Yu Sheng'an asked Hypotina to tell him about That World, and she demanded advanced Magic in return, explaining that its Magic worked only within that plane.
• Hypotina declined to give Yu Sheng'an That World's coordinates, added him as a contact, and sent him Dillon Adam's coordinates.
• After Yu Sheng'an left, Hypotina considered that That World's unusual Magic might reveal how the Titans had disappeared.

Yu Sheng'an visited Dillon Adam's Floating Island, gave him real firearms, and discussed the mysterious Godforsaken Land. Their meeting was interrupted by a Dragon Girl who recognized Yu Sheng'an as Lord Asheff and begged him to make a movie.

• Yu Sheng'an subdued Dillon Adam, then learned the Dragon God had helped him build a lavish Floating Island and weapon collection.
• Dillon Adam explained that Hypotina had explored the Godforsaken Land through Divine Projections, prompting Yu Sheng'an to consider whether his Authorities could work there.
• Yu Sheng'an gave Dillon Adam firearms and safety manuals, and contained an accidental rocket explosion in a small space.
• Dillon Adam fled when the Dragon Girl arrived, but she recognized Yu Sheng'an and pleaded with him to make a movie.