Vol. 16The Forging of Paradise

Chen Li’s Holy Grail War escalated into a fight against the Propagation Aeon, while Guiji and the Aeons reshaped the conflict. Chen Li forged New Penacony into Paradise and opened it across countless worlds, then discovered that Great Herta’s birthday cake carried a Propagation attribute.

  • Feiying lent Yao Guang the Ying-Riding Reins, and Chen Li gave Aha and the Great Azure Dragon Curios before bringing them to Origami University.
  • Sparkle and Iron Tomb attacked the graduation ceremony, and Aha fused with Iron Tomb before launching a deadly raid that left New Penacony’s residents apparently wiped out.
  • Hua Hua and Sparkle empowered A Kivili to defeat Aha, but Aha revived through his Command Spell before Chen Li shattered his domain and defeated him.
  • Manyuan revived Shuhu through infected residents, and Chen Li arranged aid for the survivors while preparing to help them recover.
  • Chen Li healed Duality Paradise and New Penacony, while Guiji revealed his schemes and stole the Aeon of Joy’s power.
  • The Holy Grail unleashed the Propagation Swarm, and Chen Li’s group planned to use the Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon’s divinity to draw the Propagation Aeon out.
  • Taiyi and Guiji turned the Swarm against itself, while Feiying destroyed the Propagation Aeon with the pink Dayun truck and won the Holy Grail War.
  • Chen Li forged New Penacony into Paradise, opened it across countless worlds, and discovered that Great Herta’s birthday cake carried a Propagation attribute.
Chapters 1502–1601 Read from Ch. 1502

Arc 61The Graduation Exam

Chen Li’s crowded Holy Grail War gathering gave way to Sparkle and Iron Tomb’s attack, while Aha’s death led to his fusion with Iron Tomb. Aha then turned New Penacony’s graduation ceremony into a deadly raid battle, leaving its residents apparently wiped out.

  • Feiying lent Yao Guang the Ying-Riding Reins, and Chen Li gave Aha the Tooth-for-Tooth Armor and the Great Azure Dragon the Many Children, Many Blessings Curio before taking them to Origami University.
  • Chen Li and his companions gathered at the university’s aether-edited buffet, where Silver Wolf’s server system brought together many of his acquaintances and Silver Wolf arrived with Firefly.
  • Silver Wolf’s plan to use Great Silver Wolf as her Servant ended with Great Silver Wolf captured, while Wolf Venerable set out to eliminate the Masters and Sparkle ordered Iron Tomb to infect the server matrix.
  • Chen Li confronted Xu Zhao over her stalled Holy Grail War comic and extended the war until ten the next morning, while Yao Guang and Fu Xuan competed for his attention and Pearl pursued a Command Spell mission.
  • Chen Li gave Ternan a Death Note to use against Original Doctor, then helped prepare Origami University’s anniversary and graduation performances, including Robin’s appearance and Wukexike’s choir.
  • Sparkle’s attack flattened Hua Hua, but Hua Hua drew Wish Power from the audience and turned their sympathy into strength, forcing Sparkle to confront her under the event’s game rules.
  • Sparkle summoned Aha to stop Iron Tomb’s attack, but Iron Tomb’s chains drained A Kivili, Aha died, and Iron Tomb absorbed his power with help from First Ripple.
  • Aha took control of Iron Tomb, declared himself an Avenger, and challenged New Penacony to a graduation exam, and Chen Li allowed the raid battle to begin, and the residents reappeared with gray portraits and zero numbers.
Chapters 1502–152625 summaries Read

Arc 62Aha's Defeat and Shuhu's Return

Chen Li ended Aha's raid after Aha overturned the participants' victory, then kept the Holy Grail War running with a Miraculous Item as its prize. Manyuan revived Shuhu on Duality Paradise, drawing the fighters there while Chen Li and Feiying prepared to help the infected residents.

  • Hua Hua and Sparkle empowered A Kivili to defeat Aha, but Aha revived after his Command Spell forced A Kivili to kill himself.
  • Chen Li shattered Aha's game domain and defeated him with one punch, while Krydrla and the Avengers dragged Sparkle through the Hundred Realms Gate.
  • Great Silver Wolf repaired the overlapping servers, and Chen Li rewarded Firefly and announced that the Holy Grail War would continue with a Miraculous Item prize.
  • Baiheng reported Manyuan's escape, and Himeko brought Chen Li and the others aboard the Astral Express to discuss Murata Ryusuke's letter about Guiji.
  • Guiji and Murata Ryusuke revealed that they were one person, while Manyuan revived Shuhu through cells implanted in more than two hundred thousand residents.
  • Taiyi stopped the Lord of the Hunt's arrow, and Chen Li arranged aid for the survivors while Sunday extracted Shuhu's power from infected residents into Manyuan.
  • Himeko visited Murata Ryusuke at Huishi Academy, and Chen Li threw the Astral Express there before bringing Murata Ryusuke aboard for a meal that left him collapsed.
  • Chen Li revived Feiying after Himeko's coffee rendered her unconscious, briefly encountered her second personality, and received Yao Guang's reminder that Haiyuan City still needed help.
Chapters 1527–155125 summaries Read

Arc 63The Propagation War

Chen Li healed Haiyuan City, pursued the consequences of Guiji’s schemes, and watched Zhongli win the exhibition match as Guiji seized the Aeon of Joy’s power. The Holy Grail unleashed the Propagation Swarm across New Penacony, and Chen Li’s group began planning how to draw out the Propagation Aeon hidden inside it.

  • Chen Li used Shuhu’s remaining Power of Abundance to heal the people and restore the damaged places across Duality Paradise and New Penacony, then asked Feiying to repay her promise by working for him.
  • Chen Li had Murata Ryusuke reveal that Guiji had killed Himeko’s real father and taken his place, while Feiying and World-Painting joined the Holy Grail War.
  • Jingliu used Pixie’s help to enter Chen Li’s room, and Pearl’s camera trap left her stuck outside until morning.
  • Chen Li learned that World-Painting and Mikhail had died in a collision between Astral Express projections, then learned Tokisaki Kurumi could revive Mikhail with Command Spells.
  • Feiying reported that she and World-Painting had eliminated Altair and Shimazaki Setsuna, while Sparkle’s victories let Feiying plan to complete her task by being eliminated.
  • Guiji stole the Aeon of Joy’s power from the Noblesse Bug and declared that he had ascended to godhood, while Vita attacked him for ruining her plans with Chen Li.
  • Chen Li awarded Zhongli the exhibition match trophy, then set the Holy Grail and its enormous swarm of insects alight with Miracle Fire as the Propagation Aeon hid inside the cup.
  • Cyrene activated the Jianghu Bounty Order, causing residents to attack marked bugs for rewards, while Chen Li warned Old Audi that he would pay for the destruction across New Penacony.
  • Chen Li’s group planned to use the Cold-faced Great Azure Dragon’s divinity as bait to draw the Propagation Aeon out of the Great Holy Grail, and Taiyi offered to help.
Chapters 1552–157625 summaries Read

Arc 64Forging Paradise

Chen Li and his allies fought the Propagation Aeon through the Holy Grail Wars, then Chen Li used the eighteen Paths to forge Paradise. The new realm opened across connected worlds as Chen Li’s friends prepared a birthday celebration that Great Herta’s cake unexpectedly tied to Propagation.

  • Yao Guang explained that fear of the Cosmic Plague had empowered Taiyi, and the group planned a joint assault on the Aeons while World-Painting used Pearl’s Command Spells to create beasts against the Swarm.
  • World-Painting’s beasts fought the Swarm as Guiji sensed the Immortal Aeon’s power spreading through New Penacony, and Dan Heng received the dragon-shaped legacy of Permanence.
  • Taiyi revealed his identity as the Order Aeon and trapped the Propagation Aeon, but Old Audi later used his Command Spells to resurrect Them and Guiji helped alter Their logic.
  • Taiyi bound his fate to Guiji’s and merged into Xipe as its aspect of Order, turning the Swarm against itself, while Firefly’s Sam Mecha stopped the insects from exploding and cleared the battlefield.
  • Feiying destroyed the Propagation Aeon by driving the pink Dayun truck through Them, and her crash killed Ternan, making her the Holy Grail War’s winner.
  • Fu Xuan won the final Holy Grail War after the Harmony Aeon gave Robin its power, then used her wish to invite Chen Li to become Luofu’s general and her husband.
  • Chen Li revived the Servants and Aeons, pulled the eighteen Paths from the universe, and forged New Penacony into Paradise before restoring the Aeons and returning the Paths.
  • Chen Li revealed Paradise’s protections and punishments, gave Pearl a brush Miraculous Item, and opened Paradise across countless worlds while his friends prepared a birthday surprise.
  • Vita’s group arranged for Great Herta to make Chen Li a cake, and Chen Li discovered that the cake carried a Propagation attribute.
Chapters 1577–160125 summaries Read
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