Chapter Summaries

Thor saved the Lord of Detas City from three members of the Church of Death and defeated them by combining four domains. After securing a Death Law Crystal and claiming the spoils, Thor left Detas City as its people arrived to see the ruined City Lord's Mansion.

• The three black-robed Church of Death members trapped the Lord of Detas City, but Thor emerged and shattered their domains with his Death Domain.
• Thor warned the Lord of Detas City to stay close, then used overlapping domains of death, ice and snow, and life to drain the attackers with snowflakes and ice flowers.
• Thor struck the last black-robed figure with a massive Silver War Hammer, destroying all three attackers and devastating the City Lord's Mansion.
• Three streaks of light entered Thor's palm, raising his mark's count to 423, and he recovered a Death Law Crystal from the flames.
• Thor ordered the Lord of Detas City to clean up, extinguished the fire, and left as people rushed toward the ruined mansion.

Thor prepared an ambush for the Church of the Gods by poisoning a cave full of its members, then hiding his four domains with Avila’s magic. As seven Church teams entered his domain range, Blackburn sensed danger just before Thor’s trap activated.

• Thor’s points rose to 1,554 after he destroyed Church of the Gods strongholds, including the force in Dracula City.
• Thor led Avila and the Knight Order to a cave, where they finished off the poisoned Church members and prepared to ambush the larger force arriving the next day.
• Avila concealed Thor’s four domains, and the group rested in the cave while the seven Church teams gathered to sacrifice a city and lure Thor into a trap.
• Thor sensed the approaching teams and told Avila and Marco to handle the Knight Orders while he faced the seven Divine Domain experts.
• Blackburn noticed something was wrong as the final Church team entered Thor’s domain range, and an invisible ripple spread through the forest.

Thor ambushed seven Church of Death Divine Domains instead of falling for their trap, then defeated them with his domains and Avila’s magic. He claimed a Death Law Crystal and raised his score to three thousand, leaving him close to the top twenty as he and Avila rested.

• Thor used his four domains and Avila’s concealment magic to gather and suppress Blackburn and six other Divine Domain members, then revealed that the Empire had been warned of their scheme.
• One of the Church members realized Thor’s domains were not High-Tier, and the seven attacked; Thor separated them while Marco’s Knight Order and Avila fought the Church forces on the ground.
• Avila defeated the Sanctuary Realm and Half-step Saint Domain fighters and helped eliminate thousands of Church members before joining Thor’s battle.
• Thor and Avila fought through the night, and Thor used his Ice Binding Annihilation Array to freeze the last four Divine Domain enemies and claim their points.
• Thor collected points from the defeated Church members, raising his score to three thousand, and took a Death Law Crystal linked to Thanatos’s Power of Rules.
• Thor ordered Marco and the others to clear the battlefield, then rested with Avila to recover.

Thor crossed Natural Forest and Edward Kingdom before reaching Serra Kingdom, where he visited Lecturer Carol. Meanwhile, the Church of Death planned attacks in Salca Kingdom and Violet Kingdom, unaware Thor had taken a different route.

• Thor left Macedon Kingdom with his group and crossed Natural Forest as the dean of Soul Academy began fighting an abyssal god.
• The Church of Death's archbishop ordered Druna to kill Thor in Salca Kingdom within a month and assigned Anadefia additional forces in Violet Kingdom.
• Thor bypassed Salca Kingdom and entered prosperous Serra Kingdom, traveling to Hazel City.
• Thor visited Carroll, and Carroll expressed shock that Thor had reached the Academy Ranking's top hundred after less than a year of growth.

Thor rescued the serf Arthur Pendragon, who swore to become his Guardian Knight, and discovered that Arthur’s younger sister had exceptional magical talent. Searching Canaan Academy’s library for their family history, Thor learned that the Pendragons were tied to Ragnarök and one of humanity’s thirteen heroes.

• After three months of travel, Thor reached Autumn Leaf Town and paid Baron Perun twenty gold coins for the serf Arthur.
• Thor offered Arthur the choice of becoming his Guardian Knight or going free, and Arthur swore an oath to protect him if he could bring someone along.
• Arthur brought a young girl with him, and Thor ordered Marco to teach Arthur the Knight’s Breathing Technique while Avila tested the girl’s magical talent.
• Avila discovered that the girl had exceptional magical talent, prompting Thor to investigate the Pendragon name at Canaan Academy’s library.
• A Book Pixie led Thor to the mythology section, where he found records identifying Pendragon as the family of one of humanity’s thirteen heroes who resisted the gods.

Thor learned that the Church of the Gods would attack Delia City and use Katerina, the Seventh Princess of the Empire, as a vessel for Philia, the God of Charm, so he hurried to enlist the Violet Kingdom’s help. Isabelle traveled to Delia City to meet him, but Aisha secretly followed her there as black-robed figures tightened their grip on the city.

• Thor’s party entered the chaotic Violet Kingdom, where he sensed the power of the Death Law among the magical beasts.
• Thor’s Daily Intelligence revealed an impending attack on Delia City and a plot to use Katerina as a vessel for Philia; he decided to seek the Violet Kingdom’s aid through Isabelle.
• Thor sent Isabelle a message and sped his journey toward Delia City, while Isabelle prepared to travel there and refused Aisha’s request to come along.
• Isabelle set out with forty or fifty knights, unaware that one of them looked distinctly different, and Aisha secretly followed her.
• Isabelle reached Delia City on the sixth day and discovered Aisha there, who admitted she wanted to wait for Thor.
• Black-robed figures had occupied the City Lord’s Mansion and quietly changed Delia City before Isabelle arrived.

Thor warned Isabelle that Delia City had been infiltrated and that a Divine Revelation ritual was imminent, then left the Violet Kingdom’s response to others. As the Violet Kingdom’s forces confronted three Church of the Gods Lower Gods in Delia City, its guardian revealed a transformed Divine Kingdom and the Law of Space, trapping the attackers.

• Thor met Isabelle and Aisha in Delia City and warned Isabelle that the Church of the Gods would begin a Divine Revelation ritual there in five days.
• Isabelle hurried away with Aisha, informed her grandfather, and prompted the Anubis Family and the Violet Kingdom to investigate and mobilize.
• Thor traveled into the Northern Province, encountered the Eagle Merchant Guild, and saw white light spread across the horizon near Delia City.
• Six gods battled over Delia City as three Church of the Gods Lower Gods discovered that the Violet Kingdom had prepared for their attack.
• The Violet Kingdom’s guardian revealed that his Divine Kingdom had transformed, then used the Law of Space to freeze the three black-robed gods and block their escape.

Thor discovered that the Seventh Princess, Katerina, would be targeted and killed, while traveling through the Northern Frontier toward the Tulip Kingdom. As a Divine Revelation began, Katerina confronted the injured Lower God Holk, who trapped her and prepared to use her as a vessel for his lord’s descent.

• Thor gave an Ethereal Dragon egg to Arthur, hoping he would raise it into a powerful Dragon Knight.
• Thor’s Daily Intelligence warned that the Seventh Princess would be ambushed and later die in the Northern Frontier of the Tulip Kingdom.
• Thor and his group crossed the Violet Kingdom’s Northern Province and continued toward the Tulip Kingdom.
• Katerina attacked a bloody ritual that had killed millions of orcs, but Holk appeared and revealed she was the real target.
• Holk sealed the area with power approaching that of an Upper God and began summoning his lord through Katerina as a vessel.

Katerina was possessed by Philia, the God of Charm, but a hidden power in her body destroyed him and left her unconscious. Thor rescued her, learned her Godhead had been damaged, and returned to Canaan Academy to contact his instructors.

• An Upper God descended through the black-robed figure, overwhelmed Katerina, and began taking over her body.
• A white tiger attacked Philia but was struck down, and Katerina’s hidden power then burned Philia and the surrounding corruption away.
• The tiger carried the unconscious Katerina more than a thousand miles before its body and remaining Mental Power gave out.
• Thor and his group arrived, drove off the wolves threatening Katerina, and Avila healed her bodily injuries but warned that her Godhead was affected.
• Thor had his group make camp, then used his Student ID to return to Canaan Academy and contact two instructors.

Thor agreed to protect the wounded Seventh Princess Katerina for three months in exchange for one hundred thousand Merit Points and early eligibility for the Outer Realm War. He left for his territory in the Tulip Kingdom with Katerina, and the group encountered a Dreyrosa Family caravan where Thor recognized someone.

• Thor contacted Dean Ryze, who asked him to protect the unconscious Katerina because the Empire and Canaan Academy could spare no one else.
• Thor accepted the three-month commission after Ryze offered one hundred thousand Merit Points and early eligibility for the Outer Realm War, though Ryze warned him that members of the Church of the Gods had gathered in the Northern Frontier.
• Katerina woke at Thor's camp, learned that an elf named Avila had used life force to keep her alive, and discovered that her pet Adams was dead.
• After resting overnight, Katerina told Thor that her divine power had been contaminated and agreed to travel with him to his territory.
• Thor's group reached the Northern Frontier of the Tulip Kingdom, where they met a Dreyrosa Family caravan and Thor encountered an acquaintance.

Thor reunited with his elder brother Morris in the Northern Frontier, gave him Life Essence to aid his cultivation, and visited his thriving territory. Thor then returned to Eagle City, which had grown dramatically during his absence.

• Thor met Morris, who described his hardships as a Pioneer Knight and the orc unrest that Ryan had stopped half a year earlier.
• Thor gave Morris a vial of Life Essence to help him improve his talent and advance toward Earth Knight.
• Thor traveled with Morris to his territory, met Morris's wife Benita Lacus and son Beru, and saw the settlement's growth.
• After spending about three days in Morris's territory, Thor left and returned to Eagle Ridge with his party.
• Thor arrived at the expanded Eagle City, where the population and trade had grown and Avila had advanced to the fifth tier.

Thor returned to Eagle Ridge and saw how Eagle City had grown into the Northern Frontier’s commercial center under his rule. After Peros revealed that the Blazing Kingdom had begun a kingdom-wide conscription to attack the orcs, Thor ordered heightened surveillance and alerts before returning to Eagle Keep with Katerina.

• Thor traveled toward Eagle City as merchants and noble Knight Orders filled the roads, and other travelers recognized the prestige of his eagle banner.
• Ryan, Steve, Peros, and the city’s knights welcomed Thor outside the gates, where onlookers realized that the young knight was Count Thor Dressrosa.
• Thor toured the rapidly growing Eagle City and heard how Eagle Ridge’s trade, canal, and grain supplies had made it vital to the Northern Frontier.
• Thor asked Ryan about unusual developments, and Peros reported that the Blazing Kingdom had ordered a kingdom-wide conscription to attack the northern orcs.
• Thor approved Eagle Ridge’s withdrawal from the Blazing Kingdom, ordered Lajos to monitor it, and raised the alert level for the Violet Kingdom and the Tulip Kingdom.
• Thor returned to Eagle Keep, arranged for Katerina to stay while she recovered, and found that the Seventh Princess remained silent and cold.

After settling his territory’s affairs, Thor learned from Lajos Assad that the Church of the Gods and the Empire were behaving strangely across the Northern Three Kingdoms, and he sensed a growing crisis. He ordered investigations and strengthened Eagle Ridge’s forces as an ominous storm began brewing across the Northern Frontier.

• Thor finished handling his territory’s affairs and reviewed the expanding Eagle Merchant Guild’s business with Lajos Assad.
• Lajos Assad reported that unrest had vanished from the Tulip Kingdom and that the guild had withdrawn from the Blazing Kingdom, prompting Thor to suspect unusual activity by the Church of the Gods and the Empire.
• Thor sent more guild agents to the Blazing, Violet, and Tulip Kingdoms to gather information, coordinating with the Anubis Family and Liepuer Family.
• Thor gave Lajos Assad a Life Potion and Life Essence to help him advance, then offered Steve and Peros resources to pursue breakthroughs to Sky Knight within half a year.
• Thor introduced a promotion plan that lowered the Merit Points needed for resources and made Merit Points easier to earn, stirring enthusiasm throughout Eagle Ridge as an oppressive atmosphere spread across the Northern Frontier.

A Daily Intelligence update revealed that the Church of Death would plunge the Northern Three Kingdoms into upheaval and bring about the descent of Osiris, Lord of the Underworld River. As Thor prepared for the coming crisis, Katerina advised him to replace his Knight's Breathing Technique and swordsmanship.

• In the Blazing Kingdom's blood-soaked Royal Court, Yadson Ravens told a black-robed figure that the kingdom's forces were gathering at the Northern Frontier, and the figure ordered him to secure more blood for the Lord's descent.
• Tono warned Thor that the orcs and Blazing Kingdom were massing, so Thor asked Tono to bring his family to Eagle Ridge and strengthen himself.
• Tono brought his family to Eagle Ridge, and Thor summoned the other Dreyrosa Family members as tensions rose.
• Thor's Daily Intelligence forecast a Tulip Kingdom uprising, war across the Northern Frontier, a massive blood sacrifice, and Osiris's descent three months later.
• Thor considered reporting the intelligence to Canaan Academy but decided to wait for more information, then resumed his routine the next morning.
• Katerina told Thor to replace his Knight's Breathing Technique and swordsmanship with a complete technique from Canaan Academy, and Thor thanked her.

Thor learned that the Empire had engineered the Church of the Gods’ plans in the Northern Three Kingdoms, but Daily Intelligence warned that the coming Orc War could also summon an abyssal deity. As unrest devastated the Tulip Kingdom, Thor warned his father and prepared to pull back his forces, while Marquis Engel began planning how to preserve the Dreyrosa Family.

• Thor’s Daily Intelligence revealed that the Empire intended to use the Northern Three Kingdoms to weaken the Church of the Gods and seize a Main God divine spark.
• Thor learned that the Orc War would draw in the three kingdoms and could lead to an abyssal deity’s descent, so he sent Ryan with a warning and supplies for his father.
• Thor began withdrawing his forces and the Eagle Merchant Guild’s forces from areas likely to be affected by the turmoil.
• Riots devastated the Tulip Kingdom, destroying cities and noble families, while an uprising led by Duke Skodar and the Forbidden Knight Order plunged much of the royal capital into flames.
• Ryan delivered Thor’s letter and supplies to Marquis Engel, who learned the scale of the coming danger and began preparing to preserve the Dreyrosa Family.

As the Northern Frontier crisis escalated into the Orc War, Thor prepared Eagle Ridge to answer Tulip Kingdom’s summons and led its elite knights north. The chapter left Thor’s two-thousand-strong force marching toward the front while Peros remained behind to oversee Eagle Ridge.

• Marquis Engel arranged for selected Dreyrosa descendants and family inheritances to be sent to other kingdoms as Wandering Knights in case the family was destroyed.
• A massive orc army, including fourth- and fifth-tier orcs, threatened Tulip Kingdom’s Northern Frontier, and the royal capital ordered the remaining Royal Guard Knight Order and noble forces to reinforce it.
• After receiving the kingdom’s summons, Thor told Ryan to prepare for departure and asked Steve, Peros, and Marshall who would stay behind; Peros volunteered.
• Thor assigned Peros to prepare supplies and remain in charge with Scott’s help, while Steve and Marshall handed over their duties before the expedition.
• Thor assembled more than two thousand elite knights, including ten Earth Knights and one hundred and twenty-three Great Knights, and led them toward the Northern Frontier.
• Thor’s force carried large quantities of supplies as it marched north, while nobles across Tulip Kingdom mobilized to answer the summons.

Thor arrived at the Northern Frontier and secured a dangerous western pass for the Dreyrosa Family, using his Sanctuary Realm strength to arrange for family members to be gathered under his command. He reunited with Morris and Brian at the pass as a major orc assault loomed and the Divine War threatened to spread nearby.

• Thor arrived as the Northern Frontier faced a greatly expanded war against the orcs, and a Court Marquis ordered him to defend the western pass for one hundred and forty-four hours.
• Thor revealed his Sanctuary Realm strength and asked the Court Marquis to send as many Dreyrosa Family members as possible to his location; the Marquis agreed.
• As Thor traveled west, Brian, Morris, Poll, and the other defenders worried that the kingdom had withdrawn the Earth Dragon Knight Order and left them without sufficient reinforcements.
• Thor reached the pass with his troops, and Brian and Morris recognized him and welcomed him as reinforcements.
• Thor met the Dreyrosa descendants stationed at the pass and told Brian and Morris to organize for more family members who would be transferred there.

Thor arrived at the western pass and learned how severely the kingdoms had been battered by the Orc War. After Bourne, Tono, and the others joined him, Thor prepared the defenders for an imminent attack, and Mad Minotaurs began charging toward the pass as Ryan stepped forward to meet them.

• Brian told Thor that he feared he might not survive the war and asked him to keep his two sons alive.
• Daily Intelligence warned that Mad Minotaurs would attack the pass that evening and that a fifth-tier orc tribe would attack three days later.
• Bourne, Tono, Jieli, and their Knight Orders arrived, bolstering the pass's defenses.
• Thor warned the leaders to prepare for the evening assault and distributed Life Potions among the Knight Orders.
• A horde led by a peak fifth-tier Mad Minotaur charged toward the pass, and Thor called Ryan forward as more than twenty flying Mad Minotaurs approached.

Thor led the Dreyrosa Family through repeated battles against Orc tribes, turning the western pass into an opportunity for the family’s forces to grow. As a sixth-rank Orc tribe arrived, Thor went to face it while the assembled knights prepared for an overwhelming attack.

• Ryan instantly defeated the Orcs’ high-tier fighters, allowing the Dreyrosa Knight Orders and Marco’s troops to fight the remaining Mad Minotaurs through the night.
• The Dreyrosa forces won at heavy cost, and Bourne broke through to become an Earth Knight after the battle.
• Five Tier 4 Orc Tribes attacked next, and Steve, Peros, Marshall, and Mark commanded the defense while Thor held back.
• More than fifty territories sent forces to the western pass, and Thor used the Eagle Merchant Guild’s supplies to support the growing army.
• Ryan sensed a new assault, and Thor identified an approaching sixth-rank Orc tribe before taking to the air to confront it.
• The knights assembled at the pass and recoiled at the immense Orc host and its airborne fighters.

As the Tulip Kingdom faced massive orc forces gathering in both the east and west, Prince Marquis ordered an urgent response while the kingdom rushed troops to the threatened fronts. At the western pass, Thor confronted five sixth-rank orcs alone, holding off their combined domains as the battle began.

• Prince Marquis ordered the Tulip Kingdom to activate magic crystal transmission after learning that orc forces had gathered across the northern frontier and the Empire had not responded.
• A knight reported that two eastern sixth-tier orc tribes possessed five sixth-tier orcs between them, including one at Peak Sixth-Tier, so Prince Marquis rushed to reinforce the east.
• The middle-aged commander learned that two more sixth-tier orc tribes had gathered in the west and sent Marquis Avad one hundred fifth-tier Magic Crystal Cannons and Prince Baluyev Valentini as support.
• Baluyev Valentini and his companions flew toward the western defense line while Thor, unaware of the incoming reinforcements, stepped into the sky and spread his domain.
• Five sixth-rank orcs charged Thor, and their intertwined strength domains collided with his lightning, frost, death, and life domains.
• Thor held off the five orcs’ domains, but they attacked him directly as the shockwaves began crushing mountains and nearby orcs.