Chapter Summaries

Lei Wen devoured a Deep Sea demon serpent and gained its profound understanding of water, allowing his Ice Spear and Water Element laws to show signs of fusion. He entered seclusion in an underwater trench to continue experimenting with their combination.

• Lei Wen sent Xiao Bai into the sea to draw out a hidden Deep Sea demon serpent.
• Lei Wen suppressed the serpent with his divine domain and devoured its body, soul, and laws using Devourer's Form.
• Lei Wen absorbed the serpent's deep understanding of water, and his Ice Spear and Water Element profound mysteries showed the first sign of fusion.
• Lei Wen ordered Xiao Bai to find a safe place, then set up a barrier in an underwater trench and began secluding himself.
• Lei Wen repeatedly tried to combine Ice Spear and Water Element by finding common ground between their properties.

After five years in seclusion, Lei Wen discovered how to begin fusing water and ice by compressing water into a high-pressure needle and merging ice-law power into it. He emerged hungry and began hunting Saint Domain beasts with Xiao Bai, growing stronger through battle and devouring.

• Lei Wen realized that water's high-pressure cutting force could unite water and ice, then created a purple water needle that split a distant reef.
• Lei Wen emerged from the rift valley after five years and mounted Xiao Bai, whose strength had left it wary of the surrounding powerful beasts.
• Lei Wen and Xiao Bai hunted Saint Domain magical beasts, and Lei Wen devoured a venomous jellyfish, strengthening his Destruction's Illusory Profound Mystery.
• Lei Wen fed a nine-hearted sea centipede to his hunger abyss, then pierced a massive clam's shell with his water needle and continued gaining insight through combat.

One year of hunting and cultivation in the Deep Sea had greatly strengthened Lei Wen, but the remaining Saint Domain beasts had fled and his growth had stalled. He decided to return to Flowing Light City.

• Xiao Bai failed to catch a Saint Domain demon shark after it fled, then reported that it was only two thousand years old and had been drained dry.
• Lei Wen emerged from the sea, and his presence made Xiao Bai sense how much more dangerous its master had become.
• Lei Wen demonstrated his refined control of force by silently reducing a reef to dust.
• Lei Wen reflected on how devouring more than ten Saint Domain Flagrant Beasts had improved his mastery of several Laws, while the Jade Rabbit’s limited supply of powerful creatures restricted his growth.
• Lei Wen judged that few beings besides Bart and Hagra could challenge him, then told Xiao Bai it was time to return to Flowing Light City.

Lian Qiu rejected her family’s proposed marriage candidates, arguing that she would rather pursue Saint Domain and avoid outliving a mortal husband. The family’s debate was interrupted when Lei Wen returned after years away, surprising Barte Lei, Xue, and Lian Qiu.

• Xue presented Lian Qiu with potential marriage candidates, but Lian Qiu dismissed them as too weak or unimpressive.
• Lian Qiu argued that she wanted to become a Saint Domain Expert rather than marry someone who might die long before her.
• Barte Lei supported Lian Qiu’s ambition and insisted she had the talent to reach Saint Domain.
• A mysterious mist spread through the garden, and Barte Lei’s power was effortlessly suppressed by a hand on his shoulder.
• Lei Wen revealed himself and greeted Barte Lei, while Xue and Lian Qiu reacted in surprise.

Lei Wen reunited with his family in Flowing Frost City and revealed that he had reached the Divine Domain with a Water affinity god avatar. He explained the two paths from Saint Domain to godhood, leaving his family stunned by the truth about cultivation.

• Barte Lei tried to slap Lei Wen, but Lei Wen stopped him, then Xue embraced her returned son and Lian Qiu welcomed him home.
• In the castle hall, Barte Lei asked Lei Wen what realm he had reached and how his clone had restrained a Saint Domain expert.
• Lei Wen revealed his Water affinity god avatar, Luo Ye, and announced that he had stepped into the Divine Domain.
• Lei Wen explained that one could become a god by refining a Godhead or by condensing one's own divine law, and warned that refining a Godhead led to a dead end.
• Lei Wen told his family that a god formed through divine law could have a physical body and a god avatar, giving him another life as long as his physical body survived.

Lei Wen returned to Flowing Frost City and revealed that he had become a god, filling the Bart family with joy and awe. He gave his family powerful Water-affinity Smog Cores and presented Barte Lei with Deep Sea Submerged Silver to forge into armor.

• Lei Wen told Barte Lei, Xue, and Lian Qiu that he had become a god, and Barte Lei celebrated the Bart family's newfound status.
• Lei Wen dismissed his Water affinity god avatar into his forehead and promised Lian Qiu she could become a god-tier expert someday.
• Lei Wen summoned a pile of Water-affinity Saint Domain Smog Cores and explained how Xue and Lian Qiu could use them to strengthen their magic.
• Lian Qiu eagerly took a Smog Core, while Barte Lei asked Lei Wen for something to help him improve.
• Lei Wen brought out Deep Sea Submerged Silver and told Barte Lei to have a blacksmith forge it into heavy armor to boost his offensive power.

Ten years after the events that made the Barte Lei family Flowing Frost City's biggest news, Doge sparred with Xiao Bai while Xue and Lian Qiu visited the arena. The family worried about Lei Wen, who had been in seclusion for three years, but Xiao Bai assured them that his aura remained stable.

• Doge defeated Xiao Bai in a sparring match with his enormous Mountain Breaker hammer, and Xiao Bai complained that he was being bullied.
• Xue and Lian Qiu arrived, and Doge remarked that Lian Qiu had advanced to ninth-rank mage unusually quickly.
• Lian Qiu asked where Lei Wen was, and Doge explained that he had been in seclusion for three years in a fog-shrouded restricted area.
• Xue worried about the violent elemental fluctuations around Lei Wen's retreat, but Xiao Bai said its connection to Lei Wen remained stable and insisted that its master was safe.

Lei Wen broke through to Mid-Level God by comprehending the Mystery of the Water Element and fusing it with the Mystery of Ice. He emerged from the secret chamber with his power concealed and stopped Lian Qiu as she charged at an Infernal Realm rebel attendant.

• Lei Wen condensed the Water Elements into a Water Pattern and completed the Mystery of the Water Element.
• The laws of heaven and earth descended, pinning Barte Lei, Xue, Lian Qiu, and Xiao Bai to the ground as Lei Wen's godhead advanced.
• Lei Wen fused the Mystery of the Water Element with the Mystery of Ice, completing their fusion and gaining the power of a Mid-Level God.
• The pressure lifted, and Lei Wen stepped out of the forbidden ground after three years, concealing his formidable aura.
• Lian Qiu charged at an Infernal Realm rebel attendant, and Lei Wen condensed water vapor beneath her feet to stop her.

Cui Ruo and Bart sensed Lei Wen becoming a god, and Bart recognized him as a thirty-sixth-level mid-level god. When Cui Ruo arrived at the Bart family castle and confronted Lei Wen during his reunion with Lian Qiu, he used his divine pressure against her.

• Cui Ruo sensed a god-level breakthrough in Jade Orchid City and went to investigate.
• Bart recognized the newly ascended god as Lei Wen and was surprised that he had reached the thirty-sixth level.
• Lian Qiu told Lei Wen that the Second Prince had harassed her and tried to arrange a marriage, and Lei Wen told her to kill anyone who troubled her.
• Cui Ruo appeared above the Bart family castle and was shocked to discover Lei Wen was a mid-level god.
• Lei Wen objected to Cui Ruo watching his family from above and unleashed pressure against her.

Lei Wen suppressed Cui Ruo, the High Priestess of Jade Orchid City, and heard her offer the city and surrounding provinces as his faith territory. He rejected the offer, leaving Cui Ruo anxiously trying to convince him to accept it.

• Lei Wen's pressure shattered Cui Ruo's divine domain and forced her down into the castle garden.
• Cui Ruo recognized Lei Wen as a mid-ranked deity and humbly greeted him as her lord.
• Lei Wen asked Cui Ruo why she had come, and she offered Jade Orchid City and the surrounding provinces as his faith territory.
• Cui Ruo offered to have the Emperor establish Lei Wen's divine statue throughout the empire.
• Lei Wen refused the faith territory, and Cui Ruo panicked and insisted she had no objection to surrendering it.

Lei Wen rejected Cui Ruo’s offer of Jade Orchid City’s faith, explaining that it was too little to help him grow significantly. He revealed his ambitions to take the Barte Lei Family beyond the Jade Rabbit Plane and reassured his family about the High Priest, while secretly hoping she would give him a reason to fight her.

• Lei Wen refused Cui Ruo’s offer of Jade Orchid City’s faith, and Cui Ruo left in fear after he dismissed her.
• Barte Lei and Xue were stunned by Lei Wen’s refusal, while Aiken played with Xiao Bai.
• Lei Wen told Barte Lei that an empire’s faith was too limited and that he would seek other ways to grow stronger.
• Lei Wen declared that the Barte Lei Family would not be confined to the Jade Rabbit Plane and would eventually settle in the Supreme Plane.
• Lei Wen reassured Xue that the High Priest would not dare retaliate while he lived, though he secretly hoped she would provoke him so he could devour her.

After spending half a year growing stronger on the Jade Rabbit continent, Lei Wen decided he was ready to leave for the Infernal Realm, where he could fight and devour stronger beings. He planned to travel alone and first make arrangements to protect the Bart family.

• Lei Wen reflected on his Mid God avatar, strengthened true body, and fused Water Elemental Mystery and Ice Mystery, but lamented his slow progress with fire and the limits of the Jade Rabbit plane.
• Lei Wen concluded that his strength could make him at least a three-star demon in the Infernal Realm and possibly let him contend with a four-star demon.
• Lei Wen told Xiao Bai that he had decided to travel to another world, far beyond the sea region and Demon Flag Mountain.
• Lei Wen headed to the estate to arrange protection for Barte Lei, Xue, and Aiken before leaving alone without Xiao Bai.

Lei Wen gave Barte Lei, Xue, and Aiken six Lower Godly Artifacts to protect them, then revealed that he planned to travel to the Infernal Realm. His family feared for his safety, while Barte Lei struggled to accept that Lei Wen had outgrown the Jade Rabbit Continent and might be gone for centuries or longer.

• Lei Wen presented Barte Lei with a storage ring containing six Godly Artifacts, and Barte Lei, Xue, and Aiken were shocked to discover them.
• Lei Wen explained that the ring held three physical-defense and three soul-defense Lower Godly Artifacts, two for each member of his family.
• Xue sensed that Lei Wen's gift signaled a departure, and Lei Wen told his family he was preparing to travel far away.
• Lei Wen revealed that his destination was the Infernal Realm, prompting Xue and Aiken to beg him not to go.
• Barte Lei asked Lei Wen for his reason, and Lei Wen said the Jade Rabbit Continent was too small for him.
• Barte Lei asked how long Lei Wen would be gone, and Lei Wen said it could be a hundred years, a thousand years, or longer.

Lei Wen met Plane Guardian Hodan at the Jade Rabbit Plane’s Arctic Icefield and chose to travel to Hell despite Hodan’s warning. He entered the portal, leaving his home and the Jade Rabbit Empire behind.

• Hodan appeared before Lei Wen at the teleportation array and was shocked to discover that Lei Wen had become a Middle God.
• Hodan asked which plane Lei Wen intended to visit, and Lei Wen firmly answered that he was going to Hell.
• Hodan activated the array and opened a passage to Hell, warning Lei Wen about its dangers.
• Lei Wen looked toward Jade Orchid City, said goodbye to his family and the Jade Rabbit Empire, and stepped into the passage.
• The passage closed, and Hodan wondered whether Lord Te knew that Lei Wen had gone to Hell.

Lei Wen arrived in Hell and endured its crushing gravity without difficulty, drawing the attention of the guards and Sui Lu. He joined the other newcomers awaiting transport to the Blackstone Tribe while keeping his strength and intentions understated.

• A demon named Barok beat a Saint Domain expert and mocked the newcomers gathered at the teleportation array until Sui Lu ordered him to stop.
• Lei Wen emerged from the teleportation array and stood firm against Hell’s immense gravity as the Devourer’s Form awakened within him.
• Sui Lu recognized Lei Wen as a young Middle God and became interested in his unusual strength.
• Lei Wen introduced himself to Barok and said he had come from the Jade Rabbit Plane.
• Barok ordered Lei Wen to wait with the other newcomers until they could be sent to the nearby Blackstone Tribe, and Sui Lu noted Lei Wen’s exceptional physical strength.

Lei Wen arrived in Hell and traveled with other newcomers toward a settlement as Commander explained the dangers and costs of surviving there. The group faced the grim choice between paying for a city, risking the wilderness, or seeking shelter in an unsafe settlement.

• Lei Wen watched Saint Domain experts emerge from a passage and saw Commander and Bark prepare the newcomers for travel.
• Commander summoned a metal centipede lifeform, and Lei Wen boarded it with the other newcomers.
• Commander explained Hell's five continents, the scale of its prefectures, and the power of seven-star Fiends.
• Commander described cities as safe but costly, while Bark warned that entering one required Ink Stones and daily residence fees.
• Commander told the newcomers they would have to seek a settlement, where fighting was allowed and survival depended on strength.

Lei Wen arrived at Black Stone Settlement in Hell and was assigned to the West Division as a Middle God. He kept a low profile for six months, serving in a patrol squad while assessing the settlement and his chances of growing stronger.

• Commander delivered Lei Wen and the other newcomers to Black Stone Settlement, where Ge Ge divided them by rank.
• Ge Ge sent the Saint Domain experts to mine Black Stone, assigned the Lower Gods to city defense, and placed Lei Wen and the other Middle Gods in the West Division.
• Lei Wen received token 7523 and learned that Black Stone Settlement was ruled by a six-star Fiend and staffed by powerful High Gods and thousands of Lower Gods.
• Lei Wen settled into a small stone house and decided to learn more about the settlement before seeking ways to improve his strength.
• Lei Wen spent six months quietly patrolling as a member of the Third Brigade's Seventh Squad under the volatile High God Hag.

Lei Wen joined Xiao’s patrol squad as it fought a bandit ambush near Black Stone Settlement, secretly killing several bandits and collecting their corpses. Xiao killed the bandit leader, Light Mane, and the squad returned after looting the battlefield, with Lei Wen taking the corpses of the fallen fighters.

• Lei Wen followed Xiao’s patrol squad into Black Wind Valley, where more than fifty bandits ambushed them from the cliffs.
• Lei Wen killed one Middle God bandit and two Lower God bandits, then secretly hunted wounded or isolated bandits during the battle.
• Xiao defeated Light Mane after a fierce fight and killed him with the Mystery of Dark Illusion.
• The remaining bandits lost morale, and the squad finished the battle and began collecting the spoils.
• Lei Wen collected the corpses of the fallen powerful fighters while the others looted their storage rings.

Lei Wen secretly devoured a mid-level god’s corpse and spent half a month strengthening his body. He awakened a lightning cultivation talent and resolved to conceal his Devourer's Form.

• Phil gave Lei Wen his share of Ink Stone and praised his build after the group returned to Black Stone Settlement.
• Lei Wen sealed his stone house and used Devourer's Form to consume the corpse of a mid-level god.
• Lei Wen endured half a month of painful bodily refinement as the corpse’s energy circulated through him.
• Lei Wen discovered his physical strength had increased by thirty percent, reaching the strongest level among upper-level gods.
• Lei Wen awakened a lightning cultivation talent and decided to hide his devouring ability from Black Stone Settlement.

Lei Wen devoured a fire-element Lower God’s corpse and independently became a fire-element god, gaining a completed Fire Elemental Profound Mystery and a divine clone. After Reisgem told him that their squad would patrol again in three days to suppress dangerous newcomers, Lei Wen anticipated finding valuable corpses.

• Lei Wen used the Devouring Mouth to consume the corpse of a fire-element Lower God and absorb its divine-law fragments.
• Lei Wen comprehended the Fire Elemental Profound Mystery completely and independently became a god, creating a fire-element divine clone.
• Lei Wen merged the new clone into his main body and opened the stone house to Reisgem, who had noticed the breakthrough.
• Reisgem told Lei Wen that Captain Vick had ordered their squad to patrol in three days because dangerous newcomers had caused losses near the Black Stone Mountain Range.
• Lei Wen agreed to join the patrol and looked forward to finding powerful enemies whose corpses he could devour.