Recaps

After reading An Zheng’s diary about denying the Source and creating a contradictory Second Source, Lu Cang decided to postpone advancing as a mage. He advanced to level-two Decipherer and changed classes to Warrior, where his new talent and combat technique rapidly made him far stronger than an ordinary level-one Warrior.

• Lu Cang read An Zheng’s diary and learned that mages seeking godhood needed to deny their First Source and create a contradictory Second Source Magic.
• Lu Cang met Kumiloni at the Promotion Hall and completed the level-two Decipherer ritual, gaining Clever Solver and God-tier: Information Tracing.
• Lu Cang declined to advance to level-four mage and asked Kumiloni to change his class to Warrior.
• Kumiloni performed the class-change ritual, and Lu Cang acquired God-tier: Physical Limit as his body grew stronger.
• Lu Cang used Blood and Demon Quench on a Tier 4 King-tier Demonic Beast shell and cracked it, reaching the physical strength of a level-four Warrior.

Lu Cang advanced to Level 2 Warrior and acquired the God-Tier talent Final Sense, then accepted a Life Church request to decipher documents in exchange for healing medicines. Before the War God Cup began, he entered a Level 4 archer’s arena and killed his opponent instantly, keeping his combat techniques and Death Priest class secret.

• Lu Cang tempered his body with ten thousand souls and advanced to Level 2 Warrior after passing Kumiloni’s assessment.
• Lu Cang acquired the exclusive Warrior Proficiencies Transcendent Physique and Transcendent Technique, along with the God-Tier talent Final Sense.
• Kumiloni gave Lu Cang five special documents to decipher, and he received five bottles of Life Spirit Medicine in return.
• Lu Cang arrived at the Battle Arena before the War God Cup and confirmed that his bracket kept him apart from Luluwei until the final rounds.
• Lu Cang entered Shanheng’s Level 4 archer room, used Final Sense to locate him through the snow, and killed him with Instant White Flash.
• Lu Cang decided to keep his combat techniques and Death Priest class hidden as trump cards for his coming match.

Lu Cang deciphered the Life Church’s documents while watching arena fights, then met the powerful archer Luluwei, who challenged him to face her. He entered the War God Cup and met Anka, a mage from the rival Ruijia Kingdom, as their battle was about to begin.

• Lu Cang defeated nine Level 4 competitors, watched a mage beat an archer, and deciphered documents revealing the Death Church had sacrificed infants for a century.
• Luluwei entered the arena and destroyed her mage opponent with a massive beam from her bow before recognizing Lu Cang and telling him not to lose before facing her.
• Lu Cang disguised himself, sent the decoded documents to the Life Church by Boundary Pigeon, and considered underhanded ways to beat Luluwei.
• Lu Cang entered the War God Cup battlefield and was teleported to an ancient city to face Anka, a Level 3 Mage from Serl City in the Ruijia Kingdom.
• As the countdown began, Lu Cang said he intended to win the championship, while Anka prepared to show him the strength of a mage who cultivated magic and martial arts.

Lu Cang advanced through the War God Cup, defeating opponents while observing the other remaining competitors and studying their abilities. In his next match, he met the Origin Mage Hun Mu, who agreed to discuss the Source and demonstrated Spatial Displacement.

• Lu Cang defeated Anka and a boastful Warrior with simple light spells, then used the gaps between matches to study An Zheng's erased manuscript and watch Luluwei obliterate her opponent.
• After seven rounds, Lu Cang joined seven other finalists, including several level-four dual-class fighters, and faced a Puppet Master who also had the Assassin class.
• Lu Cang used God-Tier Final Sense to evade the puppets, deciphered one to shut it down, tracked the hidden Puppet Master, and killed him with a beam of light.
• Lu Cang watched a Summoner/Commander wear down an Ultimate Warrior/Guardian, whose defensive counterattacks gradually destroyed the summoned creatures.
• Lu Cang returned to his arena and met Hun Mu, an Origin Mage who agreed to discuss the Source and demonstrated Origin · Spatial Displacement.

Lu Cang defeated Hun Mu before facing Luluwei, whose long-range archery and instant escapes kept him from landing a spell. The battle moved hundreds of kilometers into the wilderness, where Luluwei continued attacking beyond Lu Cang’s range as he searched for a way to counter her.

• Lu Cang shared Xuzhou’s theory of Origin devouring with Hun Mu, then killed him with instant light spells when they agreed to decide the winner.
• Lu Cang saw that Luluwei had defeated the turtle-style Warrior in 0.5 seconds and entered the arena to face her.
• Luluwei opened the fight with a blazing arrow while Lu Cang attacked with Instant White Flash, and Lu Cang blocked her shot with layered shields.
• Luluwei repeatedly blinked away from Lu Cang’s spells and attacked from increasingly long distances, while Lu Cang dodged her arrows using Final Sense and his combat awareness.
• Luluwei drew the fight into the wilderness and reached a distance of hundreds of kilometers, leaving Lu Cang unable to hit her as he searched for a way to deal with her.

Lu Cang used his summons, speed, and careful analysis to survive Luluwei’s devastating long-range attacks while searching for a way around her escape skill. After luring her into range with hidden Origin magic, he grabbed her ankle and began a close-quarters counterattack.

• Lu Cang estimated Luluwei’s ideal attack range at 550 kilometers, summoned 340 Nation-Destroying Tier Void creatures, and fled while she launched a vast arrow barrage.
• Luluwei pursued Lu Cang through the ruined city, repeatedly destroying his regenerating Void Pillar Guardians as he dodged her deadliest arrows.
• Lu Cang used hidden Origin magic to strike Luluwei with Mind Sever and Spatial Shift, then appeared behind her and grabbed her ankle.
• Lu Cang bound Luluwei with Demon Binding Lock and pulled her into range for Demonic Ascension Sky Shattering Strike.

Lu Cang fought Luluwei at close range, trying to overcome her ability to slip away from attacks while she struggled to escape his grip. After weakening her with a soul-sacrificing barrage, he seized her hand and prepared a combined finishing strike, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Luluwei used her strange evasion ability to slip away from Lu Cang’s magic while they fought at close quarters.
• Lu Cang combined his Combat Intent, Mage Hands, and mental spells to attack Luluwei, discovering that physical blows did not trigger her escape.
• Lu Cang sacrificed 50,000 souls to unleash thousands of punches, breaking Luluwei’s bones and badly injuring her despite her defensive robe and arrows.
• Luluwei’s arrows wounded Lu Cang, but his shields, healing pills, and soul-powered defenses let him keep hold of her.
• Lu Cang grabbed Luluwei’s right hand, declared that she had lost, and charged Accumulating Demon Combined Kill with his four Mage Hands.

Lu Cang won the War God Cup, received the Prophet class scroll, and learned more about Luluwei and the tensions between the Ruijia Kingdom and the Kingdom of Loren. After returning to his room, he prepared to study An Zheng's restored manuscript.

• Lu Cang defeated Luluwei, and Kaijia awarded him the Prophet class scroll while giving customized consolation prizes to the other finalists.
• Lu Cang spoke with the finalists and learned that war between Ruijia and Loren might break out, the Death Church was active in Ruijia, and scholars had advanced their research into space.
• At the arena's First Gate, Luluwei revealed that her garment was made from Myriad Untouched Silk and could dispel magic and restraints below Tier Five; she refused Lu Cang's offers to buy it.
• Luluwei said she planned to advance to level five and asked about adventuring with Lu Cang's group, while Lu Cang explained their plans to deal with the Death Church and explore the Cave of Desperate Howls.
• Lu Cang discovered that the Prophet class scroll required extensive study, including the Theorem of Destiny, and returned to his room to read An Zheng's restored manuscript.

Lu Cang restored An Zheng’s notes on godhood, helped Aijin create a bracelet that could store living creatures, and left City Within the Circle with his party. After traveling through war-torn lands and the month’s first snow, they reached Knoroya, Loren’s capital.

• Lu Cang restored An Zheng’s records, learned that godhood and level 9 were opposing paths, and copied the manuscripts to discuss with Iz.
• Lu Cang and Aijin obtained a condemned Death Church priest from the Court of Justice and used him in an enchantment; Aijin completed a Life Storage Bracelet capable of holding living creatures.
• Iz and Chicheng returned, and Lu Cang discussed An Zheng’s notes with Iz while learning combat techniques from Chicheng.
• Lu Cang stored Thousand Army Ant Mountain in the bracelet, and the party left City Within the Circle after the Death Church operation ended.
• The party traveled north through the Chaotic States, cleared Death Church strongholds, and fought Nation-Destroying Tier monsters in a dungeon.
• As the Month of Storage and Cold began, Lu Cang and his companions endured heavy snow and arrived in Knoroya on November 3.

Lu Cang registered his Death Priest profession in Knoroya, then met King Lotdan, who offered him the position of royal Chief Mage if he joined Loren. When the current Chief Mage challenged Lu Cang to a duel, Lotdan declared that the loser would have to leave.

• Lu Cang and Iz visited the Special Professions Registration Office, where Lu Cang received a token recognizing him as a Death Priest.
• Iz took Lu Cang to the palace, where he reunited with King Lotdan and left to visit the ailing Level 8 mage An Zheng.
• Lotdan offered Lu Cang membership in the Kingdom of Loren and the position of royal Chief Mage, along with access to the royal family's arcane texts.
• Jie Zhuqing objected to losing his position and challenged Lu Cang to a duel, with Lotdan declaring that the loser would have to leave.

Lu Cang defeated Jie Zhuqing and was offered the title of Chief Mage along with extensive privileges in Loren. After exploring Knoroya and consulting Kumiloni, he returned to Lotdan to confirm that accepting would leave him free of substantial duties.

• Lu Cang defeated Chief Mage Jie Zhuqing by dodging his spell-control and reflection defenses, then struck him down with the Void Ring Star Staff.
• Lotdan replaced Jie Zhuqing with Lu Cang and had an official show Lu Cang his palace residence, libraries, workshops, and privileges as Chief Mage.
• Lotdan considered the potential of Early Awakening and defended his generous offer to Lu Cang, then showed a minister that Izpalut was present with An Zheng.
• Lu Cang toured the Royal Mage Tower, sensed Hun Mu teaching there, searched Knoroya's Grand Library for Secret Knowledge, and visited Kumiloni at the Life Church.
• After exploring Knoroya, Lu Cang returned to Lotdan and asked what obligations came with accepting the offer; Lotdan promised the title carried privileges but no duties beyond protecting Loren's ties and secrets.

Lu Cang settled into his new home in the Kingdom of Loren and explored forbidden books, uncovering a ritual that could connect a dungeon to an ancient lair. At the banquet, he agreed to join Iz and the others on their journey to the Cave of Desperate Howls, where they planned to assess whether to sacrifice the dungeon.

• Lu Cang accepted membership in the Kingdom of Loren and began enjoying life at his palace, where Yunxi served as his personal steward.
• Lu Cang used Memory Melt while reading in the Forbidden Library and deciphered a ritual for opening a path to an Evil Lair through a dungeon sacrifice.
• Lu Cang tried reading other forbidden books, but their corrupting contents repeatedly caused him to lose consciousness.
• At a banquet arranged to announce Lu Cang's membership, he reunited with Iz and agreed to travel with the group to the Cave of Desperate Howls the next day.
• Chicheng proposed sacrificing the Cave of Desperate Howls, and Lu Cang considered how dungeon sacrifices might lead deeper into a lair.

Lu Cang began the Level 2 Death Priest Promotion Ritual with Kumiloni's help, while he and his companions prepared to explore the Cave of Desperate Howls. The ritual ended with Lu Cang offering five billion souls and successfully advancing to Level 2 Death Priest.

• Lu Cang asked Kumiloni to conduct his Death Priest Promotion Ritual, and she agreed to hold it outside the city.
• Iz told Lu Cang he had grasped a second Origin Magic, winning their bet and requiring Lu Cang to teach at Loins Magic Academy.
• Iz explained that An Zheng was near the end of his life and would likely continue pursuing the Origin despite the danger.
• Luluwei revealed she had bought a home beside Lu Cang's, and the group gathered before setting out together for the Cave of Desperate Howls.
• At the cave, Iz prepared the ritual array and Kumiloni presided as Lu Cang offered five billion souls.
• Lu Cang received a surge of spirituality and advanced to Death Priest, level 2.

Lu Cang advanced to Level 2 Death Priest and gained God-Tier: Soul Dominator, then joined the party in exploring the Cave of Desperate Howls. After Luluwei revealed a sealed chamber guarded by a powerful beast, Lu Cang agreed to fight the guardian.

• Lu Cang acquired God-Tier: Soul Dominator, new Death Priest masteries and a Corpse Soul Revival ritual, and gained a heightened perception of the world's layers.
• Lu Cang steadied himself after his advancement, and Chicheng and the others prepared to enter the dungeon.
• Luluwei detected the paths, traps and demons beyond a boulder, while Lu Cang recognized its seal and absorbed the vengeful souls inside it to remove the stone safely.
• Luluwei shared her perception with Lu Cang and used a storm of precise ricocheting arrows to clear nearby demons and traps.
• The party explored the maze, found a Lost Magic Book, and reached a perception-blocked chamber containing a chained corpse and a wandering sixth-tier guardian.
• Lu Cang agreed to fight the guardian while Chicheng and Iz considered opening the chained corpse.

Lu Cang defeated a sixth-tier King-tier demonic beast, then freed Obades and the others from cursed chains. When a sixth-tier Continent-Sinking monster emerged, Lu Cang used God-tier Soul Master to seize its exposed soul and kill it instantly, leaving the team to examine its cursed hide.

• Lu Cang used a stinky mushroom and soundwave spells to disorient a sixth-tier King-tier demonic beast, then killed it with his staff and earth spikes.
• Lu Cang decrypted the chains binding Obades, and Kumiloni used Obades to take and dispel their curse.
• A sixth-tier Continent-Sinking monster appeared from an upside-down corpse, and the group prepared to fight as Kumiloni warned that it corrupted minds.
• Lu Cang pulled the monster's exposed soul from its body and took control of it, killing the monster instantly.
• The team awarded the monster's spoils to Lu Cang, and Chicheng began harvesting its layered cursed hide, which could have corrupted everyone in Ruilun.

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.