Chapter Summaries

Lu Cang used Soul Dominator to clear the Cave of Desperate Howls and deciphered the dungeon’s hidden passages and riddles. The group reached three sealed doors and discovered that one concealed a six-tier Continent-Sinking monster, while the others held the Evil Lair Lord’s inheritance and soul-manipulation knowledge.

• Chicheng dissected the strange monster and gave Lu Cang its curse-filled layers to collect as spoils.
• Lu Cang pulled the souls from undead and ghost-type monsters throughout the cave, including two Corpse Soul Gatherers and thousands of Sinister Puppet Soldiers.
• Lu Cang forgot to train his Combat Intent as he tested Soul Dominator on each new enemy, and Chicheng suggested they pursue the dungeon’s hidden treasure.
• Lu Cang solved the Soul Infusion Ritual puzzle, opened the stone door, and followed Luluwei’s directions through the trap-filled passage.
• Lu Cang deciphered the three riddles and revealed that the doors contained a sealed Continent-Sinking monster, the Evil Lair Lord’s inheritance, and methods and items for manipulating souls.

Lu Cang and his team explored the sealed chambers, gathered magical treasures, and opened the final door to discover that the underground sea was itself the Tier 6 monster Soul Sea. As the monster attacked, Chicheng fought back while Izpalut prepared his Tier 6 Origin Magic, Essence Stripping.

• Lu Cang and his team searched a treasure room, where they collected class-specific items and Lu Cang infused Luluwei’s arrows with souls.
• Lu Cang bypassed the inheritance passage and opened the door sealing the Continent-Sinking-tier monster.
• The group discovered a vast underground ocean and Lu Cang realized the entire sea was the Tier 6 monster Soul Sea.
• Soul Sea unleashed a towering tsunami, and Chicheng carved through the ocean with powerful sword strikes.
• Izpalut told Lu Cang he would demonstrate his new Origin Magic and began casting Essence Stripping.

Lu Cang witnessed Izpalut erase the Soul Sea with Origin Magic, then agreed to sacrifice a Tier 6 dungeon with his companions to obtain monster materials. After the first sacrifice led them to an ocean without Continent-Sinking Tier monsters, Lu Cang went off to fight and finally grasped his own Combat Intent.

• Izpalut destroyed nearly the entire Soul Sea with Origin Magic, leaving only a small mass of soul-filled water, and Chicheng scolded him for obliterating the monster spoils.
• Izpalut examined the Cave of Desperate Howls’ door, and Lu Cang agreed to raid and sacrifice the Tier 6 dungeon after Chicheng argued that its materials could repay Izpalut and strengthen Lu Cang’s staff.
• Lu Cang sacrificed fifty thousand souls at the dungeon entrance, and the group entered an ocean populated by Nation-Destroying Tier Demonic Beasts but no Continent-Sinking Tier ones.
• Lu Cang left the others at the beach and fought level-six King-tier Demonic Beasts while they waited, until he returned covered in blood with his own Combat Intent at last.

Lu Cang mastered Myriad Transformations of Battle and Magic, then joined his companions in a dungeon where Chicheng defeated a Continent-Sinking Tier monster and they harvested its remains. Lu Cang sacrificed a million souls to raise the dungeon’s disaster level and prepared to enter again.

• Lu Cang fused magic and battle techniques through his own Combat Intent, slaughtered the dungeon’s monsters, and asked Kumiloni about advancing to a third-level Warrior.
• Kumiloni advised Lu Cang to wait until they returned to Knoroya before advancing, and the group left the dungeon without killing its final boss.
• Lu Cang offered two hundred thousand souls and entered the dungeon, where Obades protected the group while Chicheng split a giant flower monster apart and Iz contained another creature.
• Chicheng and the others collected valuable parts from the flower monster, then left the dungeon with its remaining corpse packed away.
• Lu Cang sacrificed a million souls in the dark, raising the dungeon’s disaster level as Kumiloni silently prayed and the group prepared to enter again.

Lu Cang and his companions explored a sixth-tier dungeon filled with powerful soul-based monsters, defeating several with ease and capturing their remains. They encountered a talking monster, and Lu Cang questioned its soul about the dungeon before it demanded he keep his promise to release it and die.

• Obades entered the dungeon first, returned unharmed, and reported that it was full of monsters but posed no immediate danger.
• Lu Cang drew souls from a Soul-Devouring Evil Mist while Chicheng destroyed its core, and Iz used sixth-tier lightning magic to defeat a monster that appeared as eyes in the sky.
• Lu Cang absorbed the souls of the companions’ projections, and Luluwei traced their source to a mirror hidden fifteen thousand kilometers away; Lu Cang claimed the soul inside it, and the group stored the mirror.
• The group encountered a speaking monster, and Lu Cang pulled its soul from its body and questioned it in Ancient Ansou Secret Language.
• The monster said it had been born a month earlier, considered itself unique, and instinctively wanted to kill humans; after answering Lu Cang’s questions, it asked him to release it and die.

Lu Cang discovered that the Level 6 Nest’s ruler, Myriad Soul True Spirit, was a tower assembled from the skins and bones of its victims and could control their souls. With Iz and Obades protecting him, Lu Cang pulled the ruler’s soul from its body, ending the dungeon and leaving its enormous corpse as spoils.

• Lu Cang learned from a captured soul that the Level 6 Nest was ruled by the powerful apostle Myriad Soul True Spirit, then decided to retreat with his companions.
• Myriad Soul True Spirit appeared and attacked; Iz teleported Lu Cang and Luluwei away while Chicheng and the others fought the pursuing souls.
• Lu Cang and Luluwei located the ruler’s twisted tower of skins and bones, and Iz brought Obades to protect Lu Cang as they approached.
• Lu Cang traced the attacking souls’ memories and learned that Myriad Soul True Spirit had destroyed other continents before.
• At close range, Lu Cang used God-tier: Soul Dominator to pull Myriad Soul True Spirit’s soul from its body, clearing the dungeon and leaving its corpse behind.

Lu Cang and his companions killed the Sixth Lair’s ruler and collected rare materials from numerous Continent-Sinking Tier beasts before distributing their spoils in Knoroya. After resting, Lu Cang went to the Promotion Hall to change to a Level 3 Warrior, with Kumiloni overseeing the ritual.

• Chicheng sealed the Sixth Lair’s ruler in a curse-suppressing bag, and the group hunted eleven other Continent-Sinking Tier demonic beasts before leaving the dungeon.
• Lu Cang saw that Loren’s forces had lost their battle against Rijia, then returned to Knoroya with the others as the dungeon vanished.
• At Iz’s mansion, Chicheng and the others distributed the spoils, including rare materials Lu Cang needed to upgrade his Void Ring Star Staff.
• Lu Cang asked Luluwei to choose materials in recognition of her help, and she took vines from a Continent-Sinking Tier demonic beast for her bow.
• Iz offered to fetch Aijin so he could craft equipment from the group’s materials, since the Ruin Continent had too few Level 6 crafters.
• Lu Cang rested at his palace, dreamed of his Origin Magic changing, and went to the Promotion Hall to change to a Level 3 Warrior with Kumiloni overseeing the ritual.

Lu Cang completed his Warrior promotion, gaining powerful combat proficiencies and a regenerative talent while Kumiloni shielded him from a surge of corruption. After visiting Kumiloni and receiving a Tree of Enlightenment leaf, he arrived at Loins Magic Academy to begin teaching, where Izpalut gave him a Daylight Spell book to prepare for class.

• Lu Cang used magic and combat techniques during his Warrior promotion, destroyed the training dummy, and submitted proof of defeating powerful enemies.
• Lu Cang completed a perfect promotion, but black corruption swarmed toward him; Kumiloni protected him with a barrier and explained that the attack was far stronger than before.
• Lu Cang gained the proficiencies Path of Entering Battle Through Magic and Dual Combat Intent, along with the God-level Myriad Battles Absolute Body talent.
• Kumiloni gave Lu Cang a leaf from her Tree of Enlightenment, which briefly heightened his spirituality, and he promised to find her more Ancient Seeds.
• Lu Cang went to Loins Magic Academy to fulfill his teaching promise, and Izpalut gave him a Daylight Spell book and told him Fizer would attend his first class.

Lu Cang discussed monster magic with Iz, received his Mage Association badge from Fizer, and toured Loins Magic Academy before beginning a lecture on the Daylight Spell. When a student challenged his claim to be Loren’s Chief Mage, Lu Cang offered him a hundred thousand gold coins if he could hurt him.

• Lu Cang and Iz discussed the monsters’ magic from the previous day’s dungeon, and Iz showed Lu Cang a reconstructed Tier Three soul spell.
• Fizer gave Lu Cang his Mage Association badge and marked the back of his left hand with the contract.
• Iz showed Lu Cang around Loins Magic Academy and brought him to the Light Tower for his lecture.
• Lu Cang introduced himself to the class as Loren’s Chief Mage and specially appointed lecturer, prompting a white-haired student to mock him.
• Lu Cang challenged the white-haired student to attack him with his best magic and offered him the Chief Mage position and a hundred thousand gold coins if he could cause an injury.

Lu Cang impressed his students by teaching the Daylight Spell, then settled into life as Loren’s Chief Mage and studied forbidden books in Knoroya. His reading revealed secrets about the world and the Decipherer’s Path of Divinity, leaving him questioning why godhood required an eighth-level Decipherer to forget the origin of the world.

• Lu Cang defeated a white-haired student who challenged him, then taught a captivating lesson on the Daylight Spell and patiently answered the students’ questions.
• Lu Cang followed Iz’s advice to spend more time observing others pursuing the Source, and he explored the academy library before returning to his palace.
• Lu Cang stayed in Knoroya through the dangerous winter months, studying in the Forbidden Library and teaching at Loins Magic Academy while Iz left to retrieve Aijin.
• Iz brought Aijin to Knoroya, where Aijin moved his Wonderful Magic Tool Shop so he could work with materials from Continent-Sinking Tier monsters.
• Lu Cang read forbidden books about magic, Fate, the Source, the world, and the gods, but some books triggered Memory Melt or contained secrets he could not uncover.
• Lu Cang discovered records of the Decipherer’s Path of Divinity and questioned why an eighth-level Decipherer had chosen to forget the secret of the world’s origin.

Lu Cang joined a gathering of Origin Mages to discuss the Source, then prepared for and took the White Tower examination. He tied with Yuna across several subjects before choosing the Soul examination as his next test.

• Lu Cang developed the first move of his battle art, Law Body Origin Quench, and discussed the Source with Izpalut, Hun Mu, Jie Zhu, and Fizer for four days.
• After recovering, Lu Cang experimented with rituals, weapons, and a Mutating Curse Potion while preparing for his White Tower examination.
• Lu Cang entered the White Tower and scored 100 points in Magic by answering questions about spells, magic theory, and the Source.
• Lu Cang and Yuna each scored 100 points in their next examinations, then earned 300 points by passing Puzzles and Stars for Lu Cang and Oceanography and Monsters for Yuna.
• Lu Cang chose the Soul examination and entered its doorway.

Lu Cang and Yuna competed in the White Tower’s examination, both earning enough points to become scholars, and Lu Cang narrowly finished ahead. After joining, Lu Cang learned that Yuna was a child involved in the White Tower’s Precursors project and followed her to explore the tower.

• Lu Cang answered questions across several subjects, demonstrating soul extraction on a zombie slime before leaving the soul exam when asked about reincarnation.
• Lu Cang and Yuna continued taking examinations until the White Tower’s test ended, with Lu Cang scoring 393 points and Yuna scoring 388.
• Lu Cang congratulated Yuna and learned she had not changed class, though she knew enough to earn an exceptionally high score.
• Bota welcomed Lu Cang and Yuna as White Tower scholars, explaining that Yuna was an experimental subject in the Precursors project.
• Bota gave them second-rank robes and badges, then asked Yuna to show Lu Cang around the White Tower.

Lu Cang investigated the White Tower’s Pre-awakened Project, learned how it preserved spirituality to prevent Spiritual Pollution during class changes, and met Yuna. Later, he encountered Leng Qingying at her promotion ritual, where she attacked him without warning, and he prepared to fight back.

• Lu Cang questioned Yuna about her life and learned she had freely joined the Pre-awakened Project with her parents’ agreement.
• Lu Cang studied the White Tower’s records and learned that the Pre-awakened Project awakened, stripped, and later returned spirituality to prevent Spiritual Pollution during class changes.
• Lu Cang read White Tower rules and Fate Studies books beside Yuna, who wondered whether she could become a class-changer.
• On November 21, Lu Cang accompanied Kumiloni to the Promotion Hall, where Leng Qingying was preparing to advance to a level-four assassin.
• Leng Qingying challenged Lu Cang and attacked him with a dagger; Kumiloni allowed him to teach her a lesson, and Lu Cang caught her wrist as she struck again.

Lu Cang fought Leng Qingying after she ambushed him, discovered her phantoms and attacks suggested a God-Tier Talent, and stopped short of killing her when Obades intervened. After Leng Qingying apologized and agreed to help him, she advanced to Tier 4; Yuna then began the White Tower’s secret class-changing experiment, with Lu Cang watching.

• Leng Qingying used phantoms to attack Lu Cang in the crowded street, and he countered her illusions while suspecting she had a God-Tier Talent.
• Lu Cang cornered Leng Qingying, but Obades blocked his killing blow and reminded him that killing was against the law; Leng Qingying then offered herself to his spear, and Kumiloni healed her.
• Kumiloni urged Leng Qingying to apologize, and she agreed to address Lu Cang as Brother Lu Cang and help him when asked, while promising not to attack him without warning.
• Leng Qingying completed her promotion to a level-four assassin, and Yuna arrived to undergo the White Tower’s secret class-changing experiment.
• Yuna entered the inner hall, lay on the ritual bedboard, and closed her eyes as the scholars prepared the ceremony.

Yuna’s attempt to become a Scholar early attracted spiritual pollution and caused severe injuries, but Kumiloni healed her and helped her advance to level 2. Lu Cang then learned more about Leng Qingying and prepared to accompany Kumiloni to investigate Bai’s descent in the Valley of Deep Fall.

• Yuna underwent the Pre-awakened Project’s ritual, but spiritual pollution and a violent backlash injured her and damaged her brain.
• Kumiloni removed the pollution, healed Yuna, and warned her parents against repeating the experiment; Yuna defended her parents and said she had chosen to take part.
• Kumiloni helped Yuna become a level 2 Scholar and offered to support the White Tower’s research project.
• Kumiloni told Chum she was going to the Valley of Deep Fall to investigate Bai’s descent, and Chum left to answer the Church’s summons.
• Lu Cang learned how Kumiloni had helped Leng Qingying survive the slums and enter the Assassin Academy.
• At lunch, Leng Qingying asked Lu Cang to help her grow stronger and said she killed people as an assassin, while Kumiloni calmly drank her tea.

Lu Cang spent the day sharing monster knowledge and discoveries with Yuna, whose enthusiasm and scholarly insight made him wonder whether they had a special connection. After she left, Lu Cang discovered that he could absorb knowledge directly from books, a Scholar specialty, and planned to ask Yuna about her talent.

• Leng Qingying offered to kill anyone Lu Cang wanted dead, while Lu Cang warned her that the month of Death and Destruction was dangerous.
• Lu Cang improved his Decipherer progress and considered becoming a Scholar, but decided to prioritize reaching Level 3 Decipherer first.
• Iz and the others left Knoroya on the 25th, leaving Lu Cang alone in the city as the snowfall eased and the aura of death grew stronger.
• Yuna visited Lu Cang, and he showed her a Flower Demon corpse and a summoned Buzzing Hunter in his sealed basement.
• Yuna enthusiastically explained monster weaknesses and shared what she knew about the Void, while Lu Cang felt their knowledge and interests resonate.
• After Yuna left, Lu Cang absorbed the contents of a book directly and recognized the ability as the Scholar specialty Knowledge Extraction.

Lu Cang and Yuna studied Fate Studies and uncovered a hidden Guiding Ritual in Apocalypse of Fate. As November ended, an abnormal snowstorm vanished at midnight and the Month of Death and Destruction began, making death more likely while increasing the destructive power of magic and combat techniques.

• Lu Cang told Yuna that his talent was Proficiency Mastery, and Yuna revealed her High-Tier Resonance talent and asked him to keep it secret.
• Yuna visited Lu Cang regularly, shared her knowledge as they studied, and proposed a dangerous change to his Demonic Tide ritual, which he told her not to attempt.
• Lu Cang showed Yuna a captured Tier 6 Continent-Sinking Tier monster's soul inside a Soul Lantern.
• On November 30, Yuna braved heavy, abnormal snowfall to study Apocalypse of Fate with Lu Cang, and he deciphered its hidden Guiding Ritual.
• At midnight, the snow disappeared and the Month of Death and Destruction began, bringing a looming sense of death, greater fragility to living things, and stronger destructive power.

After the earth-shaking battle near the Valley of Deep Fall, Lu Cang learned that a White Tower scholar named Mu believed him to be the heir to the Death Holy Church. Mu revealed the Church’s hidden reach and urged Lu Cang to lead it, leaving Lu Cang to consider his answer as danger gathered around Knoroya.

• Lu Cang escorted Yuna back to the White Tower, then encountered Mu, who knelt and pledged loyalty to him.
• A violent quake shook Knoroya as Izpalut unleashed a controlled burst of Essence Stripping near the Valley of Deep Fall.
• Mu identified Lu Cang as the likely heir to the Death Holy Church because of his powerful favor of death and his potential to bring about the White Descent.
• Lu Cang brought Mu to Iz’s palace and questioned him about the Church and the disturbance at the Valley of Deep Fall.
• Mu reported that most Church branches had been destroyed, while followers remained hidden in the White Tower, Knoroya, and across the other continents.
• Lu Cang sent a speck of Origin into Mu, ordered him to keep the Church from acting or killing anyone, and said he would decide later whether to accept its leadership.

Lu Cang met Xuzhou at the Battle Arena and demonstrated how easily his new Warrior abilities could defeat him, then sparred with Leng Qingying. After repeatedly overpowering her, he followed her into the Forest of Mists, where his illusions turned the hunt around and left her searching for him.

• Lu Cang watched Xuzhou defeat a Warrior, then challenged him and killed him instantly in repeated duels with his Warrior techniques.
• Lu Cang explained that he had learned how to carry attacks through a Void Creature’s body and strike its higher-dimensional form.
• Leng Qingying challenged Lu Cang, but his defenses withstood her dagger and he defeated her repeatedly with magic and speed.
• Lu Cang withdrew Unconquerable Heart’s fighting spirit so Leng Qingying could fight without its suppression, but she still lost and then changed the arena map.
• In the Forest of Mists, Lu Cang created a sea of fog and moving illusions, leaving Leng Qingying unsure where he was and which of them was the assassin.

Lu Cang defeated Leng Qingying and suggested she spar with Xuzhou so she could learn from a more evenly matched opponent. Leng Qingying beat Xuzhou repeatedly, but Lu Cang defeated her again, leaving her humiliated and determined to play ranked matches on her own.

• Leng Qingying tried to ambush Lu Cang, but he destroyed her phantoms, overwhelmed her speed, and defeated her Killing Technique with his hardened body before striking her down.
• Lu Cang told Leng Qingying that repeated losses would not help her improve and introduced his friend Xuzhou as a sparring partner.
• On the Ice Snow Domain map, Leng Qingying used illusions and relentless attacks to defeat Xuzhou, then beat it three more times.
• Leng Qingying called Xuzhou too weak to teach her anything, so Lu Cang fought her again and defeated her, telling her she needed to get faster.
• Lu Cang and Xuzhou sat down to discuss Void magic and the Source while Leng Qingying left to play ranked matches.