Chapter Summaries

Thor discovered that Count Engel's Dreyrosa Knight Order would be caught in a battle between Leopold and the Red Dragon Archduke, so he hurried toward his father with Anna and Ryan. After nearly twelve days of travel, he was less than seven hundred miles away and detoured around a mountain range inhabited by Earthbound Dragons.

• Daily Intelligence revealed that Count Engel's Dreyrosa Knight Order would be drawn into a battle between Leopold and the Red Dragon Archduke fifteen days later.
• Thor decided to leave Marshall and the other Dreyrosa descendants behind and travel with Anna and Ryan to reach Count Engel in time.
• Thor, Anna, and Ryan traveled rapidly, avoided dangerous encounters, and eliminated two Knight Orders from the seven powerful Tulip Kingdom families along the way.
• Marquis Campbell recognized the Dreyrosa crest and sent a knight to contact Marquis Ceres and Marquis Ford.
• On the eleventh day, Thor avoided the mountain range where Earthbound Dragons lived and led Anna and Ryan around it.

Thor detoured around the mountain range to avoid Earthbound Dragons while the Sky Knights pursuing him entered it and suffered heavy losses. He continued toward Count Engel in the Otherworldly Realm’s core, where his father had gathered many Law Fragments and was caught up in the conflict between the Tulip Kingdom duke and the Red Dragon Archduke.

• The Campbell, Seres, and Ford Sky Knights mistook Thor’s route and entered the mountain range, where Earthbound Dragons attacked them.
• Three of the five pursuing Sky Knights escaped the mountain range after two were killed, while Thor continued toward Count Engel without knowing what had happened.
• Thor and his companions neared the Otherworldly Realm’s core, and Thor accumulated Law Fragments of several attributes along the way.
• Marquis Ricard Kirk spotted Thor’s light moving toward enormous clusters of light and was stunned that Thor approached such powerful nobles.
• Thor headed for the smallest cluster of light, which Daily Intelligence identified as Count Engel’s location, and realized his father had obtained many Law Fragments.

Thor headed to help Count Engel after learning the Dreyrosa Family was caught between the Liepuer Family and the Red Dragon Archduke. The chapter ended with Count Engel and Michael recovering with Life Essence and preparing to fight a Peak Sky Knight while Cheshire carried a message to Thor.

• Thor learned that the Red Dragon Archduke’s forces had clashed with Count Engel’s Knight Order and decided to reach his father, believing he and his companions might help even the odds.
• The Liepuer Family and the Red Dragon Archduke’s forces continued fighting across four battlefields, while Archduke Leopold worried that Count Engel could not hold back the enemy for long.
• Count Engel told Cheshire to find Thor and gave him the remaining Life Essence, while Michael chose to stay and fight beside Engel.
• Count Engel and Michael used Life Essence to heal their injuries as a Peak Sky Knight arrived above them.
• Michael and Count Engel challenged the Peak Sky Knight and activated their blood-red secret technique again.

Count Engel and Michael fought the Red Dragon Archduke’s forces, revealing their hidden strength and using a Phoenix Family secret technique to turn the battle into a stalemate. Meanwhile, Archduke Leopold and the Red Dragon Archduke continued their clash as the surrounding nobles watched for an opening, and Thor entered the fray.

• Count Engel and Michael unleashed their Mad Blood Secret Technique, but the Red Dragon Archduke overwhelmed them and struck Michael down.
• The Red Dragon Archduke ordered Borvar McGill to finish Michael, but Michael revealed his concealed strength, killed the other Sky Knight, and rose to the Mid-stage Sky Knight level.
• Count Engel and Michael used the Phoenix Family secret technique to raise their strength and trap the Red Dragon Archduke in a sea of fire, though the power threatened to burn them alive.
• Archduke Leopold taunted the Red Dragon Archduke over the death of one of his Sky Knights as they continued fighting with their Domain Prototypes.
• The Red Dragon Archduke and Archduke Leopold fully unleashed their Domains while nearby nobles watched for a chance to profit, and Thor stepped into the battle.

Thor, Ryan, and Anna reached Count Engel and Michael as Count Engel used a final secret technique to overwhelm their Peak Sky Knight opponent. Thor and his companions extinguished the flames before Count Engel burned away, leaving him gravely injured but alive.

• Thor sensed Count Engel and Michael's auras and rushed toward them with Ryan and Anna.
• Count Engel stopped Michael from sacrificing himself and burned his body, Life Source Power, and soul to unleash a final ascension.
• Count Engel's empowered strike injured their opponent, and he repeatedly suppressed the man as his own strength began to fade.
• Thor arrived and used his Pseudo-Domain while Anna and Nicole the Ice Elf spread ice and snow to extinguish the flames.
• Count Engel stopped his secret technique, and Thor gave him the High-Grade Life Potion and High-Grade Recovery Potion.

Thor reunited with Count Engel and Michael after their battle, learned that his father had gathered Life Essence and received the Goddess of Life’s blessing, and revealed that he and Ryan had begun grasping Law Imprints. The group regrouped with Cheshire and shared out the remaining Life Essence as Count Engel prepared to recover for the coming Kingdom War.

• Thor used his icy Domain alongside Anna and the Ice Elf to suppress Count Engel’s flames, then gave his father High-Grade potions to heal.
• Count Engel gave Michael a High-Grade Recovery Potion, and he explained that he and Michael had also obtained Life Essence.
• Crois escaped after breaking free of the ice, while Count Engel sent Ryan west to find Cheshire and keep him clear of the fighting.
• Thor told Count Engel and Michael that he and Ryan had begun grasping Law Imprints, and Count Engel celebrated his son’s prospects of reaching the Saint Domain.
• Count Engel recounted his good fortune and his blessing from the Goddess of Life; Ryan returned with Cheshire, who had reached Peak Earth Knight level.
• Count Engel used two drops of Life Essence to aid himself and Michael, then gave Thor the last drop.

Thor watched Count Engel’s secret technique trigger an extraordinary rebirth in flames, restoring his wounds and raising his strength. After Michael joined him in the fire, Count Engel reached Peak Sky Knight and came close to forming a Domain Prototype.

• Thor saw life force merge with Count Engel’s flames, healing his wounds as his Fire Law Fragments shattered and a firebird phantom appeared.
• Michael explained to Thor that he and Count Engel had learned a High-Grade secret technique that could trigger an undying transformation.
• Count Engel’s aura climbed to Late-stage Sky Knight as his fiery transformation continued for over an hour.
• Thor urged Michael to enter the sea of fire, where Michael used the secret technique and rapidly healed his injuries.
• Michael’s presence amplified Count Engel’s transformation, pushing him to Peak Sky Knight and bringing him close to forming a Domain Prototype.

The Red Dragon Archduke withdrew after Crois reported that a domain-wielding expert had appeared to aid the Dreyrosa Family. As Archduke Leopold regrouped and wondered about the Dreyrosa Family’s mysterious ally, the Power of Law continued to gather around Count Engel.

• A powerful, unfamiliar aura and the Power of Law surged near the Dreyrosa Family’s battlefield, halting the Red Dragon Archduke and Archduke Leopold’s duel.
• Crois returned in a battered state and told the Red Dragon Archduke that a domain-wielding expert had forced him to retreat from the Dreyrosa Family’s reinforcements.
• Archduke Leopold pointed out that the Red Dragon Archduke might not escape the Otherworldly Realm safely, and the Red Dragon Archduke ended the fight and withdrew with his forces.
• Archduke Leopold ordered the Liepuer Family to rest, regroup, and investigate, then learned from Heracles Liepuer that the Dreyrosa Family had risen from western Pioneer Lords.
• Archduke Leopold grew curious about the Dreyrosa Family’s ally while three strands of the Power of Law fused into Count Engel.

Count Engel transformed during his life-and-death crisis, reaching Peak Sky Knight and forming a Domain Prototype that brought him to Half-step Saint Domain. After Sakurai Liepuer reported that the Red Dragon Archduke had withdrawn, Count Engel accepted Archduke Leopold’s invitation and Thor decided to accompany him.

• Count Engel’s Life Seed cracked as the flames and Power of Law surged into it, transforming his life force and allowing him to form a Domain Prototype.
• Count Engel used his new domain to heal Michael, then thanked Thor for helping him survive and break through.
• Thor asked Count Engel about the Red Dragon Archduke’s strength as a figure approached, and Count Engel identified the newcomer as Sakurai Liepuer of the Liepuer Family.
• Sakurai Liepuer told Count Engel that the Red Dragon Archduke had withdrawn and invited him to meet Archduke Leopold.
• Count Engel accepted the invitation, and Thor chose to go with him.

After the battle in the valley, Archduke Leopold explained to Count Engel and Thor that the Kingdom War was tied to the Empire’s evaluation and the Outer Realm War, and invited the Dreyrosa Family into the Tulip Noble Alliance. Count Engel agreed to join and asked Leopold to share what he knew, while Thor listened to learn more about the war.

• Count Engel and Thor arrived at the valley and greeted Archduke Leopold after the battle ended.
• Archduke Leopold told Count Engel that top-tier nobles had formed the Tulip Noble Alliance and invited the Dreyrosa Family to join.
• Archduke Leopold explained that Law Fragments were central to the Kingdom War’s evaluation and that performance could determine eligibility for the Outer Realm War.
• Thor asked what the alliance would need to do, and Archduke Leopold said they should reach the core region in thirty days.
• Count Engel agreed to participate and asked Archduke Leopold for more information about the Kingdom War and the Outer Realm War.
• Thor listened as Leopold shared what he knew, and the Daily Intelligence system prompt appeared after their conversation ended.

Thor learned that the Red Dragon Archduke had suffered catastrophic losses and persuaded Count Engel to pursue him for his Power of Law. The Dreyrosa party left Archduke Leopold’s camp and headed toward the Red Dragon Archduke’s reported location.

• Count Engel advised Thor to gather his Knight Order and consider using Life Essence, but Thor said he needed to understand the Power of Law instead.
• Thor proposed taking down the Red Dragon Archduke, and Count Engel warned that their combined families might not defeat him safely.
• Thor revealed that the Red Dragon Archduke had fought two Macedon dukes, escaped a fifth-tier magical beast’s lair, and then encountered Earthbound Dragons.
• Count Engel and Thor bid Archduke Leopold farewell, while Leopold ordered Sakurai Liepuer to bring the Dreyrosa Family into their alliance.
• Archduke Leopold recognized Count Engel’s growing strength and believed Thor was already an Earth Knight.
• Thor and Count Engel set out toward the location recorded in Thor’s Daily Intelligence for the Red Dragon Archduke.

The Red Dragon Archduke’s battered forces suffered further losses to Earthbound Dragons before Thor ambushed them with his Pseudo-Domain. The Red Dragon Archduke broke Thor’s domain and prepared to fight back, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• After escaping a Star Wolf Beast, the Red Dragon Archduke led his depleted Knight Order west, but Earthbound Dragons surrounded them and attacked.
• The Red Dragon Archduke used a secret technique to cover the retreat, while four Sky Knights and a Peak Sky Knight died holding off the Earthbound Dragons.
• After traveling for more than a day, the exhausted survivors were caught in Thor’s frost-filled Pseudo-Domain, which froze nearly a hundred knights.
• The Red Dragon Archduke recognized Thor as a member of the Dreyrosa Family and confirmed that no one else had joined the attack.
• The Red Dragon Archduke unleashed his genuine domain, shattering Thor’s Pseudo-Domain and melting the frost.

Thor and his allies fought the Red Dragon Archduke, whose true domain initially overwhelmed their attacks. As the Archduke transformed using Red Dragon blood, Thor and Ryan unleashed their full power to create an opening, and a crimson Knight’s Lance pierced the Archduke’s chest.

• The Red Dragon Archduke’s Domain Prototype crushed Thor’s Pseudo-Domain, but Anna and the Ice Elf reinforced the freezing attack while Thor restored his Pseudo-Domain.
• Thor, Anna, Nicole, Ryan, and a Half-Elf battled the Archduke as Michael held off the enemy knights below, preventing reinforcements from reaching him.
• The Archduke activated a secret technique to heal and strengthen himself, but Thor’s group interrupted it and continued to suppress him.
• The Archduke used the Red Dragon blood he had absorbed, losing more of his rationality as his body and aura turned draconic.
• Thor, Ryan, Anna, and Nicole combined the power of their four Pseudo-Domains to briefly halt the Archduke, allowing a crimson Knight’s Lance to pierce his chest.

Thor and his allies killed the Red Dragon Archduke, then collected his red dragon blood and Law Fragments before withdrawing from the battlefield. As Thor began absorbing Snow Law Fragments in a cave, Count Engel teased Michael about a future match between Thor and Michael’s six-year-old daughter.

• Thor, Ryan, and Count Engel destroyed the Red Dragon Archduke with Phoenix fire and lightning, while Ryan and Anna helped defeat the remaining members of his Knight Order.
• Thor gave Count Engel the red dragon blood and most of the Law Fragments, keeping twelve Thunder Law Fragments and three Snow Law Fragments for himself.
• Thor and his group withdrew as news of the Red Dragon Archduke’s death spread, discouraging other families from pursuing them.
• At a cave, Thor began cultivating with the Snow Law Fragments, causing the others to retreat from the spreading cold.
• Count Engel teased Michael about his six-year-old daughter marrying Thor, and Michael pointed out that Thor’s marriage was being discussed with the Vieira Family.

Thor absorbed Snow Law Fragments, strengthening his Ice Pseudo-Domain enough to test it against Count Engel and Michael. He then combined it with the Death Law, and his domain clashed with Count Engel’s Flame Domain without being immediately crushed.

• Snow Law Fragments merged into Thor’s Law Imprint, filling the cave with frost and bringing his Pseudo-Domain close to becoming a Domain Prototype.
• Thor asked Count Engel and Michael to test his Ice Pseudo-Domain, and its falling snow formed Ice Flowers that nearly froze Michael before both men escaped with their flames.
• Thor judged the result insufficient and asked Michael to leave before warning Count Engel that he would add the power of the Death Law.
• Thor’s Death Law made the Ice Flowers drain life from nearby plants and suppress Count Engel’s flames.
• Count Engel unleashed his Flame Domain, but it collided head-on with Thor’s Pseudo-Domain instead of crushing it.

Thor tested his Pseudo-Domain against Count Engel's Domain Prototype, then began using Thunder Law Fragments to develop a new lightning-based Pseudo-Domain. As the surrounding camp watched, he formed a colossal hammer of lightning infused with deathly power and sent it crashing down.

• Thor held back Count Engel's Flame Domain for about thirty breaths before his Pseudo-Domain dissipated, and the flames restored his energy.
• Count Engel praised Thor's strength, while Thor reflected that his power still fell short of what the Kingdom War demanded.
• Thor returned to the cave and considered using his twelve Thunder Law Fragments to create a lightning Law Domain in place of a true domain.
• Thor absorbed three Law Fragments, causing dark clouds and an oppressive aura to spread across a two-hundred-meter area.
• Thor combined the Thunder Law's power with his death aura to shape a massive silver-white hammer in the clouds, then sent it crashing down.

Thor unleashed a powerful Thunder-and-Death Pseudo-Domain and gained new strength for the Kingdom War. His Daily Intelligence then warned that a god would awaken from Thunder Prison in thirty days and that Thor would die, leaving him searching for a way to prevent the coming disaster.

• Thor struck with a massive hammer infused with the Laws of Thunder and Death, displaying power that impressed Michael, Count Engel, and Ryan.
• Thor realized that his attack could rival a half-step Saint Domain expert and considered using his Ice-and-Death Pseudo-Domain to conceal it as a trump card.
• Thor's Daily Intelligence warned that the Macedon Kingdom Noble Alliance would target him, a Divine Body in Thunder Prison would awaken, a god would return, and Thor would die.
• Thor connected his predicted death to the Divine Revelation at Thunder Prison and realized that the slaughter there might trigger a catastrophe.
• After a sleepless night, Thor set aside his fear and resolved to use the thirty days and future intelligence updates to find an opportunity to survive.

Thor’s group reached the eastern core as the Tulip Kingdom’s noble families gathered to prepare for a contest against other kingdoms. Daily Intelligence revealed that a Divine War would soon destroy the Otherworldly Realm, while Thor still searched for a way to survive.

• Thor reunited with Count Engel’s knight order and saw that several members had advanced to Earth Knight.
• Thor chose to lead the group toward the core, where noble alliances were gathering.
• Daily Intelligence warned Thor that a god would awaken in Thunder Prison, a Divine War would shatter the realm, and Thor would die.
• The Tulip Kingdom’s six leading families gathered, and Archduke Leopold confirmed that Count Engel had reached Half-step Saint Domain strength.
• The nobles learned that an Ancient Duel was likely and heard that fourteen kingdoms had been confirmed for the core contest, including several far stronger than Tulip.

Thor and Count Engel arrived at the gathering place for the Tulip Noble Alliance, where Thor sensed powerful rivals and noticed Anna’s distress at seeing the Kalenina Family. Count Engel later warned Thor that sixteen kingdom alliances had agreed to settle the competition and Law Fragments through an Ancient Duel, leaving the Tulip Alliance facing a dangerous contest.

• Thor and Count Engel led their combined force to the gathering place and were admitted to the Tulip Noble Alliance’s camp.
• Thor sensed five powerful auras among the alliance and noticed Anna trembling when he saw members of the Kalenina Family; he comforted her before joining Count Engel.
• Archduke Leopold introduced Count Engel to the other alliance leaders, who assessed his strength and invited him to discuss the plans ahead.
• Count Engel returned that night and told Thor that the sixteen kingdom alliances would settle the contest and ownership of Law Fragments through an Ancient Duel.
• Count Engel explained that each alliance would send ten fighters and that every family would owe the final victor ten Law Fragments, whether or not it had enough.

Thor used Life Essence and other rare resources to break through to Sky Knight before joining the Tulip Kingdom’s noble duels. Daily Intelligence revealed several promising divine inheritances and a coming catastrophe, and Thor left with Count Engel and Michael for the gathering.

• Count Engel told Thor that the Tulip Alliance planned to send ten duelists, and Thor agreed to join the group.
• Thor consumed Life Essence, Divine Wood Fruits, Star-Moon Fruits, and a Life Fruit to advance from Earth Knight to Sky Knight.
• Thor tested his new ability to walk through the air and found that his strength had increased, though not as much as his Life Source Power.
• Thor read Daily Intelligence predicting the duels, several people gaining divine powers, and a Divine War that would destroy the Otherworldly Realm and kill him.
• Thor focused on Fapuer’s future discovery of the Shattered Divine Ruins, then set aside his plans when Count Engel arrived with Michael to take him to the gathering.
• Thor chose not to bring Ryan, keeping him in reserve as a hidden trump card.