Ch. 961I Will Be King
Key Plot Points and Events
- Six months after the battle at X Advancement Academy, the Academic World prepares for potential war with the Destroyers, gathering their forces around the Grand Natural Sciences Academy.
- The Destroyers need to establish a new chieftain to request peace talks and invite the Academic World into the Storm Council, which requires recapturing the Galaxy Roar.
- Rage and Destruction search for the Galactic Roar within the Academic World, while the Academic World monitors their movements.
- Shura Path, the only person capable of activating the Galactic Roar, is nowhere to be found.
- Shura Path, trapped by the Galaxy's Pull, decides to empty his Shura's Hell to break free, preserving his peak strength but reducing its duration.
- Destruction and Rage both sense Galaxy Roar's aura, with Destruction choosing not to claim it and Rage ultimately activating and claiming the weapon.
Character Developments
- Xixi Li, as the nominal commander, is concerned about the lingering effects of the law weapons used by the Destroyers and the potential Little Ice Age era due to the rift fragmentation zone.
- Reilo, the Sun Power, considers methods to mitigate the temperature drop in the Wasteland and plans to find Shura Path to maintain the secret agreement between them.
- Shura Path, desperate to escape the Galaxy's Pull, decides to empty his Shura's Hell, preserving his peak strength but reducing its duration.
- Destruction, after considering the recent events and the Curse from Two-Dimensional Observer's Eye, chooses not to claim the Galaxy Roar and leaves the Wind Eye.
- Rage, driven by his bloodline, claims the Galaxy Roar and becomes the new chieftain of the Destroyers.
Significant Themes
- The consequences of war and the use of powerful weapons, as seen in the lingering effects on the Academic World's environment and ecosystem.
- The struggle for power and leadership, as seen in the competition between Rage and Destruction to claim the Galaxy Roar and become the new chieftain.
- The cost of survival and the sacrifices made to achieve it, as seen in Shura Path's decision to empty his Shura's Hell to escape the Galaxy's Pull.
Character Interactions
- Xixi Li meets with Reilo to discuss the war's progress and the potential peace talks with the Destroyers.
- Shura Path struggles against the Galaxy's Pull, ultimately deciding to empty his Shura's Hell to escape.
- Destruction and Rage both sense Galaxy Roar's aura, leading to Destruction's decision not to claim it and Rage's ultimate claim to the weapon.
- The interactions between the Academic World and the Destroyers remain tense, with both sides preparing for potential war while the Destroyers search for the Galactic Roar.