Chapter Summaries

Arthur defeated Kaidozer and another Ancient King, while the Crimson King returned to his true body rather than risk a final battle. Arthur claimed the throne as King Xiso, and months later Karl reflected on how far he had risen.

• Arthur told Karl that the Crimson King could leave with the gathered kingly essences, and the Crimson King opened a World Gate to return to his true body.
• Arthur let the world's momentum disperse and discovered that using it had consumed most of his World Energy, leaving him with 80,000.
• Arthur found a maid with a Crimson Mark, recognized her as blessed by the Crimson King, and brought her back to the palace in Karad City.
• The people of Karad hailed Arthur, and he declared himself King Xiso.
• Months later, Karl rode with Arthur across the grasslands and praised his rise to the throne and his unprecedented achievement.

Arthur prepared to bring the Kaidozer Empire under Karad rule, then spent years consolidating his power as King Xiso. After defeating the Kaidozer Empire and two invading Ancient Kings, Arthur was left as the only surviving King among those who had descended.

• Arthur told Ruxiu that Karad would campaign against Kaidozer and enlist the empire’s bloodline nobles, with the Knight Order in support.
• Arthur took Xina as his student and had Lela train her, but her rapidly growing strength made it difficult for her to control herself.
• King Xiso declared war on Kaidozer, and a silver claw destroyed Kaidozer City and killed its royal family; the empire soon collapsed and Karad absorbed its lands.
• Three years later, King Xiso fought two Ancient Kings in the Death Desert, killed one, and drove the other away.
• An Ancient King unleashed man-eating insects to plunder living flesh, and Arthur killed him after a month-long battle at sea, leaving Arthur as the sole remaining descended King.

Fifty-five years after they first arrived, Lela, Shrim, and Qimu reminisced about the Empire’s growth and discussed their friends’ lives. Lela planned to capture rebellious Royal Descendants as a gift for Som, who was coming to become dean of Aierka Wizarding Academy.

• Lela, Shrim, and Qimu looked back on the fifty-five years since they first arrived and noted how the tavern and the Empire had transformed under Arthur’s rule.
• Shrim told Lela and Qimu that Som would soon come to become dean of Aierka Wizarding Academy, and Lela revealed Som was in love with Eliza.
• The three men discussed Arthur’s still-unmarried student Xina, who had reached the peak of Level 3.
• Lela said he planned to travel to Gulan State to suppress rebellious Royal Descendants, including a Second-tier Priest with a rare bloodline.
• Lela planned to capture Royal Descendants for Som’s experiments, and Shrim agreed to help prepare gifts.

Arthur returned to Xisili City with Som and reunited with Lela, Shrim, and Qimu after decades apart. He gave his three students fragments of his bloodline origin to help them become Origin Knights, then revealed that he would leave the world when its Recovery Period ended.

• Arthur and Som walked through a modernized Xisili City and discussed the growing number of students taking wizard and knight aptitude tests.
• Arthur reunited with Lela, Shrim, and Qimu, who welcomed him warmly after several years apart.
• Arthur presented Lela, Shrim, and Qimu with fragments of his bloodline origin so they could overcome the lack of Ancient Bloodlines and advance to Origin Knights.
• Arthur refused Qimu's suggestion to use Royal Descendant bloodlines, explaining that those bloodlines could leave them bound to living Ancient Kings.
• Arthur told his students that he planned to leave the world and return to his own when its Recovery Period ended in a few decades.

Arthur prepared to leave the Ancient World, promising to leave behind a powerful clone while his students governed in his absence. Thirty years later, the Falkus Empire had unified much of the world, and a golden age of wizardry, knighthood, and technology was flourishing.

• Arthur told Lela, Shrim, and the others that he planned to leave after another twenty or thirty years, but would leave a Level 4 clone behind to protect the world.
• Arthur and his students shared a late-night feast, reminiscing about their past as players and the founding of the empire.
• After his students grew drunk, Arthur watched the world from the tavern balcony and then vanished from sight.
• Thirty years passed, during which Lela and the others became Origin Knights and the Falkus Empire expanded across the world.
• New wizards and knights emerged as technology advanced, including implanted Chips for Official Wizards and biological computers that helped knights train.
• In a bright laboratory, a young man silently opened his eyes after a sound came from the void.

After spending nearly a century unifying the Ancient World and gaining immense Source Power, Arthur left a powerful clone to protect it and returned to the Maysen Region. There, he sensed that the summons from the Progenitor World was drawing closer and wondered what Purple Woman wanted from him.

• Arthur assessed his immense gains from the Ancient World's recovery and judged that his Source Power could eventually carry him to the peak of Level Four.
• Arthur left his strengthened body, some Source Power, and a Chip subunit behind as a clone to guard the world with Lela, Som, and the other students.
• Arthur vanished from the Ancient World and returned to his body in the sealed cellar beneath Falkus City's imperial palace.
• Arthur realized that nearly a century in the Ancient World had amounted to about ten years in the Maysen Region.
• Arthur felt the World Coordinate pulling him toward the Progenitor World and wondered what Purple Woman wanted from him.

After returning from the Ancient World, Arthur investigated a buried ruin that might contain a teleportation formation leading to the High Domain. He found its King-level wizard formation badly damaged and, unable to repair it with his current knowledge, linked his will to a vast consciousness for help.

• Arthur learned that his clone had kept the Maysen Region stable and uncovered ruins possibly connected to the High Domain.
• Arthur joined Kular, Gloria, and Natasha in the desert and used his power to reveal a buried ancient city.
• Arthur opened the tower's defenses, and the group examined the complex wizard formation inside.
• Arthur recorded and analyzed the damaged King-level formation, but his Chip lacked enough data to determine how to repair it.
• Arthur linked his will to a vast consciousness, and a faint purple mark began drawing a fragment of his will into another world.

Arthur sensed that the Destiny World was changing as its injured creator recovered, then learned that Chiral had died during an expedition to a new world. Chiral’s final recording left Arthur a gift package, which he accepted.

• Arthur sensed the Destiny World’s powerful, detached will and suspected its Master was recovering from severe injuries.
• Arthur reflected on the powerful beings tied to him, including Mother of Emerald, the Calamity Curse, the Master of the Destiny World, and Purple Woman.
• Arthur discovered through his Destiny Mark that Chiral had died months earlier while exploring a new world.
• Arthur accepted Chiral’s final recording and watched his old guide explain that greed had led him into danger.
• Chiral called Arthur a trustworthy and kind friend, then offered him a gift, which Arthur accepted after the recording ended.

Arthur spent World Energy in the Destiny World to obtain Chiral’s death-world coordinates and buy knowledge and materials, then returned home with a vast trove. His departure awakened the Destiny Master hundreds of thousands of years ahead of its predicted revival, leaving it puzzled about what caused the change.

• Arthur spent ten thousand World Stones to obtain the coordinates of the world where Chiral had perished, but refused to pay another ten thousand for transmission.
• Arthur went on a buying spree in the Destiny World, spending nearly half his World Energy on materials, Magic Artifacts, and secret tomes as his Destiny Operator level rose.
• Arthur returned to his world, planning to use his purchases to upgrade Arthur's Tome and support repairs to the teleportation sorcerous array.
• After Arthur left, the Destiny Master awakened within the Destiny World and absorbed the World Consciousnesses of several small worlds.
• The Destiny Master realized it had awakened fifty thousand years earlier than its predictions and wondered what had triggered its revival.

The Master of Fate traced Arthur’s Thread of Fate to learn why his lavish spending might have stirred him, but powerful connections kept blocking his vision. When he encountered Purple Woman, a Supreme Expert whose path of fate resembled his own, their powers clashed.

• The Master of Fate followed Arthur’s Thread of Fate backward and saw him spend hundreds of thousands of World Stones in the Destiny World.
• The Master of Fate tried to probe Arthur’s past, but multicolored Threads of Fate blocked his Will.
• The Master of Fate broke through Mother of Emerald’s silver thread and then severed Arthur’s connection to the world of Calamity.
• The Master of Fate encountered Purple Woman, recognized her as a Supreme Expert, and watched her turn to meet his gaze.
• The Master of Fate and Purple Woman’s similar but distinct mysteries erupted and clashed.

The Master of Fate confronted Purple Woman in the River of Fate and discovered that Arthur had connections to several Supreme Experts. Back in the Maysen Region, Arthur inspected progress on restoring a wizard array and prepared to investigate the path beyond the fourth level.

• The Master of Fate recognized that Purple Woman was only an imprint, while she pointed out that his attempt to attain eternity had left him gravely weakened.
• The Master of Fate asked who Arthur was and saw that several more powerful Threads of Fate connected to him.
• Purple Woman obscured the traces of their confrontation, preventing later observers from witnessing what had happened.
• Arthur entered his Wizard Tower and watched the wizards restore an enormous array, then adjusted its runes to improve its operation.
• Natasha estimated that deciphering the array would take decades, and Arthur considered using that time to test the Bloodline Secret Tome.
• Arthur glanced at Ladina, then activated the purple light within his origin and saw the River of Fate.

Arthur sent a powerless avatar into a new world to test the Bloodline Secret Tome, where it was born as Siria. In the fallen Arian royal family’s hidden chamber, Siria chose to resonate with a mysterious Crimson Beast Egg and began the bloodline contract.

• Arthur used World Power to find a flourishing crimson world and sent an avatar there without any power.
• Siria and Uncle Yuri arrived at Baron Iley’s estate with an injured boy while hostile onlookers let them pass through Nine Streets.
• Iley told Siria that the Arian Kingdom had lost the war and that he had recovered several hidden Contract Beast Eggs for her and Xila.
• Iley explained that the Crimson Beast Egg had been struck by a purple meteor and might have become a powerful mutant.
• Siria chose the Crimson Beast Egg for herself and left the Winged Terror Bird Egg for Xila.
• Siria began the Bloodline Resonance ritual, and as her blood entered the egg, she sensed a savage presence and glimpsed eyes opening in the darkness.

Arthur awoke as a mutated Crimson Beast in a new world, bound to Siria by a powerful contract. After eating a vast amount of meat to build up blood energy, he began using the Bloodline Secret Tome to accelerate his growth and gain strength.

• Arthur discovered that his sealed Crimson Beast body had formed a profound bond with Siria, sharing life and power with her.
• Siria recognized Arthur as a mutant contract beast, while Iley noted that his mutation’s full extent would take months to determine.
• Arthur accepted the bond’s convenient protection for now and decided to use Siria and her family’s resources until he could regain his strength.
• Arthur devoured an enormous supply of cooked meat, converting it into blood energy through the Bloodline Secret Tome.
• Arthur began circulating blood energy to accelerate his Crimson Beast bloodline’s maturation and quickly gain power.

Arthur underwent a baptism among powerful contracted beasts, learning how Bloodline Contracts nourished both partners while sensing that someone was plotting against him. The chapter ended with a huge beast approaching him with murderous intent as Siria and Larry watched in horror.

• After half a month of rapid growth, Arthur had reached early maturity and become strong enough to match a knight in combat.
• Capo examined Arthur, confirmed he was a half-month-old mutated Crimson Beast, and arranged for him to join the next day's baptism.
• After leaving the estate, Capo told a hidden figure that Arthur would be brought to the baptism and promised to create an opportunity for an attack.
• At the baptism, Arthur considered how many Contract Masters' soul power might strengthen a beast and help it advance beyond its limits.
• Arthur sensed approaching killing intent as a huge contracted beast broke free and advanced toward him, while Siria and Larry watched in alarm.

Arthur fought off an adult Savage Tiger in the baptism pool, revealing extraordinary strength despite being only half a month old. The blond man decided to claim Arthur for a royal who had lost their Contract Beast, leaving Siria and Larry facing the threat of losing him.

• Siria stopped Larry from entering the baptism pool to save Arthur, since doing so was a capital offense.
• A fully grown Savage Tiger charged Arthur in the pool, but Arthur knocked it away and killed it with a single strike.
• Siria and Larry realized Arthur had strength comparable to at least a Third Order Contract Beast, despite his young age.
• Capo confirmed Arthur was only half a month old, and the blond man admired his potential.
• The blond man ordered his people to take Arthur after the baptism and give him to a royal who needed a powerful Contract Beast.

Arthur was taken from Siria by Carlo and forced to fight other Demonic Beasts, revealing his strength and powerful vitality. The Fifth Prince watched him devour the beasts and became excited, seeing Arthur as a possible way to save his failing life.

• Arthur devoured the Savage Tiger and refined its bloodline, sensing that his scales and forelegs had grown stronger.
• Capo led Arthur away, and Carlo examined him before ordering that he be taken; Siria and Larry were stopped from following.
• Siria recognized Carlo as the Northern Knight and recalled his rivalry with her brother Iley and his hostility toward the Arian royal family.
• Arthur smashed out of a cage and killed the Demonic Beasts waiting for him, then began devouring their remains.
• The Fifth Prince watched Arthur and coveted his vitality, while Carlo reflected that the prince had become a cripple after his Contract Beast died in battle.

Arthur began a metamorphosis to strengthen his bloodline, battling the bloodline shadows of beasts he had killed. As the transformation continued, Carlo and the Fifth Prince watched Arthur’s body change, uncertain what was happening.

• The Fifth Prince considered Arthur a suitable target for a Bloodline Contract, and Carlo explained that Arthur’s enormous appetite seemed to make him grow stronger after eating.
• Carlo warned that the Fifth Prince would need Siria to dissolve her contract with Arthur, but the Fifth Prince insisted the Arian Royal Family would agree.
• Arthur finished feeding on corpses, decided he had accumulated enough strength, and used the Gudola Secret Codex to begin metamorphosis.
• In a vision, Arthur recognized a Savage Tiger as a bloodline shadow and scattered it with his superior will, then fought the shadows of other Fierce Beasts he had killed.
• Carlo and the Fifth Prince noticed Arthur’s life force and body changing, while strands of light began to weave around him.

After half a month in a cocoon of light, Arthur emerged transformed, with a powerful Bloodline Seed and strength that made Carlo and his Purple Scaled Beast wary. Arthur recognized the Purple Scaled Beast as a valuable source of bloodline power but judged that he could not defeat it, then unleashed a roar and bloodline majesty that reached the distant city.

• Carlo watched Arthur's cocoon for half a month and sensed that his Purple Scaled Beast had become wary of it.
• Arthur broke out of the cocoon in a massive crimson-scaled form, and Carlo and his Purple Scaled Beast sensed his formidable strength.
• Arthur assessed the Purple Scaled Beast's Ancient Bloodline as a potential source of power but decided it was still too strong for him to fight.
• Arthur let the cocoon's remaining energy nourish him and released a roar and bloodline majesty that spread beyond the area.
• Carlo recognized the danger as the roar awakened people in the distant city.

Arthur’s transformation sent a powerful bloodline aura across the royal city of Kuma, drawing the attention of the Fifth Prince, Princess Tarina, and Iley. Siria then began a deep transformation through her Bloodline Contract, leaving Iley convinced she could help restore the fallen Arian Kingdom.

• Arthur’s beast roar and immense bloodline aura reached across the land, and the Fifth Prince recognized it as Arthur’s and resolved to secure him as a contracted beast.
• Princess Tarina sensed the unusual aura in the Royal Palace of Kuma and called it interesting.
• Iley sensed a familiar bloodline majesty but dismissed the possibility that it came from Arthur.
• Larry told Iley that Siria had fainted, and Iley hurried to her room.
• Iley sensed Siria’s Bloodline Contract deep transformation and realized her contracted beast’s advancement was raising her to the Fifth Order.
• Seeing Siria’s transformation gave Iley hope that they could restore the Arian Kingdom.

Carlo agreed to send Arthur, the Crimson King Beast, to Kumara Arena on King Kuma's order in exchange for three treasures. As powerful figures gathered at the arena, Arthur prepared for a fight that could help him cultivate his bloodline.

• Carlo learned that Iley, Larry, Siria, and others had fled the royal capital to protect Siria and Arthur from those seeking to claim the beast.
• Prince Ilida ordered Carlo to send Arthur to Kumara Arena, promising him three items from the Secret Treasury as compensation.
• Arthur sensed that Siria was growing farther away and reflected on how he had altered the Bloodline Contract to reduce the harm he would suffer if she died.
• Ilida arranged for Arthur to fight a Calamity Beast, saying he would intervene if the battle became dangerous.
• Several days later, nobles, religious leaders, princes, and Carlo arrived at Kumara Arena, drawing a large crowd and raising questions about the occasion.