Chapter Summaries

Su Mo received the Dark Moon Goddess’s unlocked divine power and a Dark Moon Fruit, then the Dark Moon Kingdom launched a lightning-fast invasion of the Mo'en Kingdom. The Mo'en Kingdom’s god struggled to respond as the Third Moon Lord withheld support and the threat of the Dark Moon Goddess kept him from intervening directly.

• The Goddess of the Crescent gave Su Mo the Dark Moon Goddess’s divine power and a Dark Moon Fruit, explaining that he had to eat the fruit before using the power.
• Su Mo thanked the Goddess of the Crescent and left the Dark Moon Temple.
• The Dark Moon Kingdom sent its army through a spatial gate and destroyed a Mo'en Kingdom border fortress before advancing into its heartland.
• News of the invasion spread through the kingdoms and forums as the Dark Moon Kingdom rapidly occupied territory and destroyed temples.
• The God of the Mo'en Kingdom learned that the Third Moon Lord would not act and hesitated to intervene while the Dark Moon Goddess had not declared divine war.
• The God of the Mo'en Kingdom ordered someone to invite Kexi and the others.

After Su Mo captured Mo'en Kingdom, Dark Moon Kingdom launched attacks on Xima Kingdom and Yatu Kingdom while the gods opposing the Seven Moon Goddesses anticipated a coming Divine War. Su Mo’s forces rapidly destabilized Xima Kingdom’s Divine Light and captured its capital, leaving another god furious.

• Six Goddesses helped Dark Moon Kingdom defeat Mo'en Kingdom’s forces while Su Mo raided its Royal Capital, destroyed its Temple, captured the king, and secured the kingdom’s surrender.
• The God of Moen Kingdom returned to the Heavenly Realm furious, while the God of Kexi Kingdom tried to comfort him by predicting the Seven Moon Goddesses’ defeat in the coming Divine War.
• Su Mo introduced new policies in Mo'en Kingdom, then sent Dark Moon Kingdom’s forces toward Xima Kingdom and Yatu Kingdom.
• Xima Kingdom and Yatu Kingdom pulled their troops back to their Royal Capitals instead of resisting Dark Moon Kingdom’s advance.
• Su Mo’s forces destroyed many Temples in Xima Kingdom within two days, destabilizing its Divine Light.
• Airships and six Goddesses arrived outside Xima Kingdom’s Royal Capital and captured it without Su Mo needing to fight, enraging another god.

Su Mo conquered four kingdoms in just over ten days, then learned that the Stu Empire and neighboring kingdoms were mobilizing against the Dark Moon Kingdom. As the allied armies gathered, the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom told Su Mo that the Dark Moon Goddess wanted to see him.

• Su Mo's forces captured Yatu Kingdom, bringing his total to four kingdoms conquered in just over ten days, and his Villain Points rose above forty thousand after he defeated Silver-grade Protagonists.
• In the Stu Empire, Gold-grade Protagonist Marlin saw Su Mo as a stepping stone and prepared to join the campaign against the Dark Moon Kingdom.
• The Stu Empire sent its army through a spatial gate, while kingdoms west and southwest of the Dark Moon Kingdom began gathering their forces.
• Bishop Morris told Su Mo that the Stu Empire had mobilized, but Su Mo remained calm because he already knew.
• The armies and Demigod-level fighters of six Goddess Realms took their positions in the Dark Moon Kingdom, and the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom told Su Mo that the Dark Moon Goddess wanted to see him.

The Dark Moon Goddess summoned Su Mo before the battle and taught him how to wield her divine power while probing him. Su Mo received her knowledge, but the chapter left the purpose and result of her investigation unresolved.

• Su Mo waited in the Temple and sensed that the Dark Moon Goddess was watching him from the shadows.
• The Goddess of the Crescent appeared and asked Su Mo if he would meet the Dark Moon Goddess alone, explaining that she wanted to see him before the battle.
• After the Goddess of the Crescent left, the Dark Moon Goddess descended and told Su Mo to pray to her, giving her Divine Name as Arnos.
• Su Mo prayed, and the Dark Moon Goddess transmitted knowledge of how to use Dark Moon Divine Power while probing him.

The Dark Moon Goddess questioned whether she could trust Su Mo, then accepted a mysterious drop of divine power he gave her. As Stu Empire forces gathered outside Luma Fortress, Su Mo went there to face the approaching army.

• The Dark Moon Goddess warned Su Mo that borrowed divine power could only be used for five minutes, and he assured her she could trust him.
• Su Mo gave the Dark Moon Goddess a drop of sacred divine power, whose deep strength and guarded secrets raised her curiosity about its origin and his identity.
• The Dark Moon Goddess accepted the gift without asking where it came from, then ended her projection.
• Bishop Morris told Su Mo that the Stu Empire's vanguard and allied armies had gathered outside Luma Fortress, with no enemy armies advancing from the other directions.
• Su Mo used the Royal Capital's spatial gate to travel to Luma Fortress.

As the kingdoms’ armies gathered around Luma Fortress, Gold-grade Protagonist Marlin planned to kill Su Mo at the decisive moment. When the Third Moon reached its full phase, the Dark Moon Goddess emerged from her divine kingdom and faced the Third Moon Lord.

• Su Mo arrived at Luma Fortress and saw the armies of the other kingdoms and the Stu Empire assembling across the battlefield.
• Marlin assessed his ability to wield peak False God-level power for one minute and planned to kill the Count of Inkstone Territory during the battle.
• Su Mo strengthened Queen of the Crescent Kingdom and sent supplies to Meilena while both armies waited for the Celestial Realm Gods’ decree.
• Troops from the three conquered northern kingdoms joined Su Mo’s forces, while the Stu Empire and allied kingdoms completed their deployment.
• As the Third Moon became full, the Dark Moon Goddess left her divine kingdom, and the Third Moon Lord challenged her to reveal her confidence.

As a divine battle lit up the Third Moon, the allied armies gathered outside Luma Fortress and began fighting the Dark Moon Kingdom’s defenders. Marlin seized command from Saintess Daisy and ordered the angels to attack, hoping to take the kingdom in one day and secure his rise as official Saint Son.

• The divine battle above the Third Moon brightened the battlefield as the allied armies assembled outside Luma Fortress.
• Saintess Daisy led the Stu Empire’s forces in an attack, and the Battle God and the defenders’ Demi-Gods began fighting before the armies reached the fortress.
• Marlin urged the allied Saint Sons and Saintesses to take the Dark Moon Kingdom in one day, promising they could admire the sunset in its capital the next evening.
• The Pope and the other Saint Sons and Saintesses backed Marlin’s plan, leaving Saintess Daisy unable to assert her authority.
• Marlin bypassed Saintess Daisy, seized command, and ordered the angels to attack.

As angels from the Rot Kingdom and its allies descended to attack the Dark Moon Kingdom, Su Mo went out to meet them. He killed the False God Rank Angel leading the assault in one blow, then continued attacking as the other angels panicked.

• More than a hundred angels descended for the Stu Empire, while nearly two hundred Demigod-level Angels gathered against the Dark Moon Kingdom.
• The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom warned Su Mo that the enemy had a False God Rank Angel and urged him to let the Goddesses descend.
• Marlin ordered the angels to attack, and Su Mo flew out alone to confront them.
• Su Mo scattered the angels’ combined attacks and killed Lord Del, the False God Rank Angel, with a single strike.
• Su Mo attacked again and killed a Demigod-level Angel as the others called for someone to hold him back.

Su Mo slaughtered the angels summoned by the Stu Empire, forcing the gods to abandon their plans to wait and descend onto the battlefield. The Seven Moon Goddesses also arrived, leaving their side outnumbered thirteen to six as the Protagonists watched.

• Su Mo killed more than twenty angels with overwhelming attacks while the Stu Empire completed its Summoning Ritual.
• Marlin guessed that Su Mo had gained the Dark Moon Goddess's power and agreed to begin the ritual rather than fight him himself.
• The gods in the Heavenly Realm grew enraged at their angels' losses and decided to descend together and attack Su Mo.
• Star God Horton, Purple Thorn, and other gods whose kingdoms had been taken away joined forces, while the hidden God of Hunhe Kingdom emerged.
• The gods descended onto the battlefield, and six goddesses arrived to face thirteen opposing gods.

Thirteen deities descended to fight the Seven Moon Goddesses and Su Mo, leaving the Dark Moon Kingdom badly outnumbered. The goddesses engaged six enemies while seven deities attacked Su Mo together.

• Marlin and the Stu Pope expected the gods to kill Su Mo and seize the Dark Moon Kingdom.
• The Seven Moon Goddesses warned Su Mo that thirteen deities had arrived against their six, and the angels retreated after Su Mo had killed more than forty of them.
• The Dawn Moon Goddess proposed that each goddess hold back two deities while Su Mo faced the remaining one.
• Su Mo recognized the seven gods whose kingdoms he had seized and said they would target him instead.
• The deities attacked, with six engaging the goddesses and seven launching a joint assault on Su Mo.

Su Mo fought seven gods at once and remained on the offensive, leaving them unable to suppress him. As the battle continued, the Goddesses and onlookers realized his strength exceeded what the Dark Moon Goddess’s power alone could explain.

• Seven gods attacked Su Mo, while Marlin planned to wait for an opening and deliver the final blow.
• Su Mo shattered the gods’ combined attacks and counterattacked, forcing Star God Horton to defend himself.
• The gods intensified their assault, but Su Mo blocked their attacks and struck back with enough force to leave them struggling.
• The six Goddesses watched in surprise as Su Mo held his own against all seven gods.
• The Goddess of the Crescent suspected Su Mo was using the Dark Moon Goddess’s power, then realized he remained fierce even after fighting for seven or eight minutes.

Su Mo continued to overpower seven mid-tier peak gods while the battle spread across the battlefield below. As the gods increased their attacks and the other six remained pinned down by the Seven Moon Goddesses, Marlin waited for Su Mo to exhaust his strength.

• Su Mo fought seven gods for more than twenty minutes, shattering their attacks and taking control of the battle's rhythm.
• The six other gods grew anxious but could not support the seven because the six goddesses kept them pinned down.
• Star God Horton urged the seven gods to intensify their attacks, and they increased their divine power despite the heavy cost.
• The livestream audience watched in shock as the gods risked everything against Su Mo.

Su Mo fought seven Gods for nearly an hour, forcing them and the other Gods on the battlefield to retreat to the Heavenly Realm. Left behind with the angels, he turned his attention to the defeated forces as Marlin continued plotting to attack him.

• Marlin watched the livestream and decided Su Mo must have a limit to how long he could wield God's Power; he planned to strike when the Gods returned to the Heavenly Realm and considered using Saintess Daisy to test Su Mo.
• After fifty minutes of battle, the seven Gods grew increasingly frustrated and exhausted as Su Mo continued to suppress them.
• As the fight approached an hour, Protagonists watching the livestream marveled at Su Mo's strength and some began preparing to flee.
• The seven Gods returned to the Heavenly Realm when they could no longer bear the mounting pressure and divine-power costs.
• The Goddess of the Crescent and the other Gods also withdrew, leaving Su Mo on the battlefield with the angels, who trembled as he turned toward them.

Su Mo continued slaughtering the angels until Marlin and Saintess Daisy judged that his power had weakened. Marlin drew on the Stu Moon Lord’s power and rose to peak False God level, then launched a Full Moon Scar at Su Mo.

• Su Mo killed dozens more angels, and Marlin decided his strength was weakening.
• Saintess Daisy prayed for the Stu Moon Lord’s power, reached False God Rank, and attacked Su Mo with Full Moon Scar.
• Su Mo blocked Daisy’s attack, convincing Marlin that he had fallen to the False God threshold.
• Marlin prayed and activated his Golden Finger, drawing down Holy Light that let him wield peak False God power for one minute.
• Marlin flew into the sky, declared that he would claim the Count of Inkstone Territory’s head, and sent a powerful Full Moon Scar toward Su Mo.

Marlin attacked Su Mo with peak False God power, but Su Mo shattered his Moon Scar attacks and nearly killed him. A newly descended God saved Marlin, then five more Gods arrived for the Stu Empire, leaving Su Mo facing six new divine reinforcements.

• Marlin launched a Moon Scar attack at Su Mo, who shattered it with a single palm strike.
• Marlin unleashed repeated Moon Scar attacks and raised a shield, but Su Mo broke through every assault and overwhelmed him.
• A God descended and blocked Su Mo's attack, saving Marlin from death.
• Five more Gods descended, bringing the Stu Empire's newly arrived Gods to six.
• Marlin returned the Stu Moon Lord's power and boasted that the Stu Moon Lord could summon more reinforcements than Su Mo's side.

As the Stu Empire sent another wave of Gods to exhaust Su Mo, the Seven Moon Goddesses returned to support him. Su Mo faced Lord of Juque Star, who had targeted the battlefield partly out of fear of the Dark Moon Goddess, and overwhelmed him with her Dark Moon Scar technique.

• Six new Gods descended, and the Goddess of the Crescent and the other Goddesses returned to fight beside Su Mo.
• The Goddess of the Crescent told Su Mo that Lord of Juque Star was a High God, while Morning Moon revealed that he had once forced the Dark Moon Goddess to marry him.
• Lord of Juque Star assigned the six Gods to fight the Goddesses and attacked Su Mo himself.
• Su Mo used the Dark Moon Goddess's Dark Moon Scar technique to shatter Lord of Juque Star's attack and drive him onto the defensive.
• Lord of Juque Star struggled to block Su Mo's successive Dark Moon Scars and exclaimed in disbelief that a Saint Son could be so strong.

Su Mo overwhelmed Lord of Juque Star with an enormous Dark Moon attack, blasting the powerful God apart and shocking both the other combatants and the Livestream Room. The chapter ended with the Goddesses and six remaining Gods reacting in disbelief to Su Mo’s strength.

• Lord of Juque Star unleashed his divine power and swept away Su Mo’s Dark Moon Scars, drawing praise from the Livestream Room.
• Su Mo summoned a larger, more terrifying Dark Moon as Lord of Juque Star recovered from his counterattack.
• Lord of Juque Star realized Su Mo’s power had reached the False God limit and vowed to eliminate him.
• Lord of Juque Star failed to destroy the enormous Dark Moon, and Su Mo’s attack blasted him apart.
• Marlin, the fighting Goddesses, the six remaining Gods, and the Livestream Room reacted with shock at Su Mo’s feat.

Su Mo routed the gods who had descended and trapped Marlin while the Stu Empire’s forces tried to flee. With no more gods willing to descend, Saintess Daisy ordered a withdrawal as Su Mo and the angels attacked the army.

• The six gods fled the World of Gods after Su Mo charged at them, and Marlin decided to escape while hoping the Stu Moon Lord would eventually defeat Su Mo.
• Su Mo appeared in every direction around Marlin, leaving him fleeing in circles as viewers and nearby Protagonists watched in fear.
• Su Mo and the angels of the Seven Moon Goddesses attacked the Stu Empire’s army, destroying a Temple Knight legion.
• Saintess Daisy saw that none of the Stu Empire’s nineteen gods would descend and ordered the forces to withdraw.

After Su Mo blasted apart Lord of Juque Star, the gods refused to descend, and the battlefield’s armies began to retreat. Su Mo hunted down the fleeing Protagonists and Villains, leaving few of them able to escape.

• Saintess Daisy realized Saint Son of the Crescent had trapped her, just as he had trapped Marlin.
• The Livestream Protagonist fled and ended the livestream, prompting the others to discuss Su Mo’s power on the Protagonist Forum.
• The gods in the Heavenly Realm decided to wait for Stu Moon Lord to win the divine battle rather than risk descending to face Su Mo.
• The angels and armies retreated as Su Mo began hunting Protagonists and Villains across the battlefield.
• Su Mo caught the Villains fleeing by airship and wiped them out, then dealt with nearly all the Protagonists and Villains on the battlefield.

After the seven kingdoms routed their enemies, Su Mo captured numerous Protagonists and Villains and examined their Golden Fingers. He devised a plan to use Marlin and the Silver-grade Amplification Talent to create a Legend-grade Protagonist, then claim the rewards.

• The seven kingdoms pursued the retreating forces from Luma Fortress, targeting their Temple Knights, while Su Mo kept the captured Protagonists and Villains alive.
• Su Mo used his Succubus Eye to learn that Gold-grade Protagonist Marlin could amplify his combat power and that another Protagonist possessed a Silver-grade Amplification Talent.
• Su Mo calculated that the captured Protagonists and Villains could yield more than 250,000 Villain Points, but he wanted to upgrade his Critical Talent further to improve future gains.
• Su Mo planned to have a Silver-grade Villain obtain the Amplification Talent, then have Marlin absorb it and upgrade it by dealing with nine more Silver-grade Villains.