Chapter Summaries

Naiyuan visited Demiurge to inspect the pit where the Pluto Dragon, God of Judgment, was being formed and discussed the risk that its fused powers could make it lose control. Naiyuan revealed that the Dragon’s existence was tied to Ulbert’s vision of conquering one of Yggdrasil’s Nine Worlds, and Demiurge understood that a world-spanning war was approaching.

• Naiyuan asked Demiurge about the Pluto Dragon’s condition, and Demiurge said it was stable but recommended stronger defenses against the uncertainty of its fused powers.
• Demiurge described an experiment in which he cultivated conviction in Zaryus Lusha and suggested using conviction as an additional safeguard for the Pluto Dragon.
• Naiyuan praised Demiurge’s plan and rewarded him with Demon Origin extracted from Twenty.
• Naiyuan told Demiurge that the Pluto Dragon’s existence related to Ulbert’s vision for Ainz Ooal Gown to conquer one of Yggdrasil’s Nine Worlds.
• Demiurge connected Naiyuan’s words to the Dragon Creation Plan and realized that a war with the world as its stage was coming.

Lana spent a quiet morning chatting with Naiyuan about her relationship with Clem and the Sorcerer Kingdom’s affairs. Naiyuan learned of the Radiant Dragon Lord’s arrival and Albedo’s tea parties, then summoned Pandora and Sephis to address Albedo’s situation as Lana remembered an unresolved matter involving a Half-Elf from the Theocracy.

• Lana prepared for a day off and reflected on her work as the Sorcerer Kingdom’s prime minister before Naiyuan arrived.
• Naiyuan teased Lana about Clem and asked why she had no plans to marry him; Lana said she loved Clem but did not need marriage to stay with him.
• Lana flirted with Naiyuan and offered herself to him, but Naiyuan stopped her and changed the subject.
• Lana reported that the Radiant Dragon Lord had become an instructor at the Magic Academy and said Albedo had been hosting tea parties.
• Naiyuan secretly contacted Pandora and Sephis to come to the Sorcerer Kingdom, then left to wait for them while Lana recalled a Half-Elf from the Theocracy.

Naiyuan found Certain Death still living in his room and tried to send her back to the Theocracy, but she refused and continued pursuing him. When he warned her that the Theocracy might face an attack from desert Demi-humans, Certain Death revealed her complicated past and why she had come to value strength.

• Naiyuan discovered Certain Death had occupied his room and bed for two months, then told her she was free to return to the Theocracy.
• Certain Death refused to leave and pleaded to stay, while Naiyuan rejected her advances and offered to have Lana show her around the Sorcerer Kingdom.
• Naiyuan warned Certain Death that desert Demi-humans had sought the Sorcerer Kingdom's help against the Theocracy, prompting her to take the threat seriously.
• Certain Death chose to remain despite Naiyuan's warning that he might tie her up and leave her at the Theocracy's gates.
• Certain Death described her painful childhood and resentment toward the Six Great Gods, explaining that her strength and Talent had made her valuable to the Theocracy.
• Certain Death said she had come to believe strength governed the world and wanted to bear a child with someone stronger than herself.

Naiyuan comforted Certain Death, who kissed him before leaving, then realized her emotional display had been orchestrated. He told Pandora to contact Albedo with news of other Supreme Beings and prepared to test the Theocracy against a coming attack.

• Naiyuan comforted Certain Death as she cried, and she relaxed against him.
• Certain Death teased Naiyuan about his threat to kill her, kissed his cheek, and left wearing cat ears and paws.
• Naiyuan used Dragon Will to regain his composure and concluded that someone had coached Certain Death’s tearful approach.
• Naiyuan summoned Pandora and Sephis, ordered Pandora to contact Albedo with news of other Supreme Beings, and asked him for his ring.
• Naiyuan considered the Desert Demi-humans’ planned blitz attack and decided the Theocracy’s response would reveal the Six Great Gods’ strength to Nazarick.

While on leave at the Sorcerer Kingdom Orphanage, Albedo learned from Pandora Actor that he had found traces of another Supreme Being near the Linde Sea. She agreed to mobilize against them, unaware that Pandora was testing whether she would choose Momonga or her creator, Tabula Smaragdina.

• Albedo spent her leave at the Orphanage knitting a Momonga doll and longing to return to her post.
• Pandora Actor contacted Albedo and reported traces of another Supreme Being near the Linde Sea.
• Albedo demanded the location and identity, then agreed to make a move before Momonga, Naiyuan, or Herohero learned of it.
• Pandora Actor said he would contact Rubedo and the other NPCs and arrange a meeting at the coordinates.
• After ending the call, Pandora Actor wondered whether Albedo would choose her lover or her father.

Albedo arrived at the forbidden sea region and learned that Pandora Actor had launched a surprise attack on a Supreme Being. The barrier shattered, revealing Sephis and a gravely wounded octopus-headed figure, whom Pandora urged Albedo to kill with her axe.

• Albedo reached the exposed seabed and found a World Isolation Barrier, concluding that Sephis had begun fighting.
• Pandora Actor appeared disguised as Naiyuan, then revealed himself and said he had attacked the Supreme Being before Albedo arrived.
• Pandora Actor said the search involved only himself, Albedo, and Sephis, and urged Albedo to sever the traitorous Supreme Being’s head.
• The barrier shattered as Sephis flew out amid lightning and flames, revealing a badly wounded octopus-headed figure who called Albedo’s name.

Albedo recognized Tabula Smaragdina as her creator and defended him when Pandora Actor and Sephis tested her loyalty. After Albedo refused to harm Tabula Smaragdina, Naiyuan declared that she had passed.

• Albedo recognized Tabula Smaragdina and tried to reach him, but Pandora Actor blocked her and challenged her loyalty to Nazarick.
• Sephis unleashed nine silver fire dragons, and Albedo used her armor to survive the strike, destroying her outer Full Body Armor.
• Pandora Actor accused Albedo of avoiding the possibility that Tabula Smaragdina had returned and attacked her with Reality Slash.
• Albedo summoned her mount and promised to take Tabula Smaragdina to safety as he awoke and thanked her.
• Pandora Actor urged Albedo to kill Tabula Smaragdina, but she refused and prepared to fight; Naiyuan then announced that she had passed.

Naiyuan revealed that he had staged Albedo’s confrontation with Tabula Smaragdina to test whether she would protect him, and Albedo passed by choosing to shield him. After explaining how he impersonated Tabula Smaragdina, Naiyuan returned Pandora’s ring.

• Albedo realized Naiyuan had appeared in place of Tabula Smaragdina and knelt before him.
• Naiyuan told Albedo he had known of her plan since his trip to the Theocracy with Pandora and had waited to see what choice she would make.
• Albedo asked whether she passed by protecting Tabula Smaragdina, and Naiyuan confirmed that she did.
• Naiyuan explained that he had used Pandora’s ring and transformation ability to impersonate Tabula Smaragdina convincingly.
• Naiyuan returned the ring to Pandora.

Naiyuan rewarded Pandora, Sephis, and Albedo, then explained how Pandora could use Talents to stack transformations and how Sephis could use a special bone to control the Power of Calamity. He left them to demonstrate their new powers.

• Naiyuan threatened Pandora until he changed back to his original form, then gave the three companions rewards.
• Naiyuan explained that the Demon Origin was Momonga's gift to Albedo, while Pandora received two Light Seeds and Sephis received a bone imbued with the Power of Calamity.
• Naiyuan told Pandora that the Light Seeds held Talents for reading weapon memories and focusing on two tasks at once, which could help him stack transformations and gain copied skills.
• Pandora grew excited about combining different Supreme Being templates, while Naiyuan affirmed Sephis's plan to master Lightning and use it to approach the domain of calamity.
• Naiyuan gave Sephis the bone he had nurtured to help him control the Power of Calamity, then asked all three to show their new powers.

Pandora and Sephis fought a brutal battle inside Naiyuan’s sealed arena as they struggled to control their newly amplified powers. Herohero revealed that he had uncovered Naiyuan’s plans and joined him to watch the fight, leaving Albedo near death but alive.

• Pandora transformed into True Red-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon and faced Sephis, who had awakened the calamity power and completed his connection to the sea’s Ley Lines.
• Pandora used his Talent to read weapon memories and transform again, becoming the three-headed Pseudo-True Red-Eyes Ultimate Dragon before he and Sephis charged into battle.
• Herohero appeared beside Naiyuan and asked when Naiyuan had noticed him; Naiyuan said Herohero had revealed killing intent while Pandora was performing.
• Herohero explained that Naiyuan’s actions involving Albedo, Rubedo, and the tea parties had made him suspicious, and that he had followed Pandora and Sephis after they left Nazarick.
• Naiyuan and Herohero joked about Albedo’s loyalty, her origins, and the possibility of using a Guild Weapon to change her settings; Naiyuan said he had arranged for the dragons to target her first.
• Naiyuan and Herohero watched the dragons struggle to control their power and agreed that their dangerous battle would help them adapt faster.

The Six Great Gods debated Mao Miao’s actions and how to respond to the Desert Demi-humans. They agreed to use the crisis to demonstrate Slilshana’s power and restore faith in the Six Great Gods, leaving Slilshana to carry out the plan.

• Alah Alaf criticized Mao Miao for giving information to their potential enemy and for staying away from the Theocracy for nearly two months, while Mao Miao defended his choices.
• Slilshana mediated the dispute, and Mao Miao blamed Certain Death for returning without him and leaving him unaware of her departure.
• The Six Great Gods considered whether to attack the Desert Demi-humans themselves or send Theocracy soldiers, recognizing the situation as a trap set by the Dragonoid fellow countryman.
• Mao Miao warned that faith in the Six Great Gods was declining as the Three Supreme Beings’ legends spread across the world.
• Slilshana and the others agreed to destroy the desert Demi-humans and use the victory to bolster believers’ faith, and Slilshana rose to begin the plan.

Momonga studied Wild Magic with the True Dragon Lords and proposed that it affected the New World's cycle of souls, while Naiyuan and Herohero explored how souls might connect to World Items. Naiyuan began to suspect a deeper link, but an incoming communication interrupted his thoughts.

• Momonga advanced to ninth-tier Tier Magic and discussed Wild Magic with the True Dragon Lords, drawing on the Elder Coffin Dragon Lord's inherited memories.
• Naiyuan and Herohero visited Momonga and the Thousand Blades Dragon Lord, and Naiyuan gave Momonga footage of Pandora and Sephis's battle.
• The Thousand Blades Dragon Lord explained that he had accepted defeat and cooperated because he wanted to survive and grow stronger.
• Momonga argued that Wild Magic consumed souls in a way that damaged the Great River of Souls and the New World's cycle.
• Herohero suggested that the World Linker class stopped working for undead Dragon Lords because their souls became fixed, and Naiyuan recalled that the Vampiric Dragon Lord's Dragon Soul remained pure.
• Naiyuan considered whether souls were connected to World Items and the Dragon Emperor's godhood, but a communication interrupted his thoughts.

Slilshana surveyed the harsh Dolor Desert and reflected with the other Five Gods on the Eight Greed Kings and the importance of preserving order. He prepared to attack the Scorpion Men and Wind Elemental People, warning that the Five Gods could survive only fifteen minutes without his support.

• Slilshana arrived in the Dolor Desert to destroy Demi-humans plotting against the Theocracy and announce his revival.
• Slilshana and the other Five Gods recalled the Eight Greed Kings’ conquest of the continent and their capital, Eryuentiu.
• Slilshana warned the Five Gods not to absorb Faith Power while his attention shifted, explaining that they could endure without him for at most fifteen minutes.
• Slilshana rose into the air and prepared to destroy the Scorpion Men’s kingdom and the Wind Elemental People’s nation in a single attack.

Slilshana appeared above the Demi-human city and destroyed it with meteor magic and a death spell that annihilated everything across more than two Demi-human nations. He returned to the Theocracy, leaving the Eight Greed Kings’ base NPCs on alert and the High Priests to spread the news.

• Slilshana declared himself the God of Darkness and Death before the Demi-humans and ignored the Scorpion Man King’s challenge.
• Slilshana cast [Tenth Tier: Modified Meteor Fall · Star Fall], reducing the city to ruins and striking the Wind Elemental People's Kingdom as well.
• NPCs at the Eight Greed Kings' base detected the destruction, activated combat readiness, and considered warning Dragon Lord Touguang.
• Slilshana used [Banshee Wail + The Goal of All Life is Death] to annihilate life and matter across more than two Demi-human nations.
• Slilshana returned to the Theocracy and left the High Priests to handle the propaganda.

Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero surveyed the devastation caused by the Six Great Gods’ extermination of the Desert Demi-humans and discussed how to respond. They agreed to let the Six Great Gods stall for time, pursue Nazarick’s research plans, and leave the Eight Greed Kings’ guild under surveillance as Naiyuan turned the dead desert into an oasis; the story then jumped ahead three years.

• Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero examined the vast area erased by the Six Great Gods and discussed how the massacre would strengthen their Faith Power and intimidate the world.
• Momonga sent Kefontala Angulus into the dead ash to feed, while Naiyuan and Herohero drank water condensed from the poisonous air.
• Herohero asked about taking over the Eight Greed Kings’ guild, and Naiyuan revealed he had given its Guild Weapon to Cocytus for research; Momonga and Herohero agreed to support his risky plan.
• Momonga and Herohero reviewed their progress on the Faith Apotheosis, Artifact Synergy Advancement, and Source Erosion methods, then challenged each other to compete.
• Momonga proposed leaving the Eight Greed Kings’ guild alone and allowing the Six Great Gods to stall, while the three focused on Nazarick’s future policies.
• Naiyuan used [Heaven and Earth Alteration] to transform the dead desert into a lush oasis, and the story advanced three years.

Neia led a twenty-person team through a Lava Skeleton Soldier defense, while Albedo Kersha Luka Falona Ellen fought to improve his standing as a candidate for the Baharuth throne. After the team cleared the Undead and took to the air, the Magma River churned as the next phase began.

• Neia ordered the team to break through the Lava Skeleton Soldiers’ arrow barrage, and the Magic Casters cleared a path with Shockwave.
• Nemu attacked while Albedo Kersha Luka Falona Ellen hunted hidden Undead, determined to graduate as president of the Sorcerer Kingdom’s Magic Academy and earn Blood Emperor’s approval.
• Neia and Nemu reached the stone pillars and used Sunlight and Holy Light to destroy the Undead.
• Neia prepared for the next phase with defensive, healing, and movement spells, while the team used Flight Magic or Floating Boards to rise into the air.
• A Quagoa Warrior warned that the Magma River was changing, and its current reversed as the surface boiled and swelled.

Albedo, Neia, Nemu, and their team fought the Sun Anglerfish, using a planned sacrifice and attacks from inside and out to kill the Lava Ruler. Just as Neia and Nemu thought the hunt was over, the Phoenix "Undead Bird" appeared and knocked them unconscious.

• The Sun Anglerfish attacked the team, trapping and devouring the Crabman in magma.
• Albedo ordered Plan B, and the Quagoa and other teammates entered the magma to draw the Sun Anglerfish in and attack from inside.
• Albedo jumped into the Sun Anglerfish's mouth, and Nemu and Neia struck it as it swallowed them, wounding it and poisoning it.
• Nemu evaded the Sun Anglerfish and weakened it while Neia attacked its scales and eye; six red-and-black laser beams then struck inside its mouth.
• Neia cut off half the Sun Anglerfish's head, and it died after an explosion inside its body.
• The Phoenix "Undead Bird" burst through the cave ceiling and engulfed Neia and Nemu in a force that knocked them unconscious.

After the party defeated the Lava Ruler, the Resurrection Poem revived Neia and the others at an Anchor Point, where they discussed rewards and their plans. Albedo chose to pursue the Alchemist path, while Neia decided to rest instead of attempting another dungeon.

• Neia, Albedo, and the rest of the party were revived by the Resurrection Poem at an Anchor Point, and Neia checked that she had more than a thousand credits.
• The party lamented losing the Sun Anglerfish's corpse and discussed the hidden reward they could request from the Three Majesties for being the first to complete the subjugation.
• Ulysses Einz said he wanted Elves removed from the Human Race, while the other party members named their own wishes and goals.
• Albedo announced that he would use his credits for an Alchemist job-change scroll and request a private laboratory, explaining how the path could support his ambition to become Emperor.
• Albedo promised his companions half-price alchemical goods if he succeeded, and Neia declined to join a proposed attempt at the Labyrinth of the Dead so she could rest.

Neia and Nemu flew back to the Sorcerer Kingdom on separate Frost Dragons after their successful operation, and Neia spoke with the dragon Trazilit about his work and family. They arrived at Endymion, where Neia saluted the Three Majesties’ statues, and Neia won the competition by returning first.

• Neia and Nemu chose the expensive Frost Dragon Route back to the Sorcerer Kingdom instead of using teleportation.
• Neia spoke with Trazilit, who explained that he had taken an aviation job after his family kicked him out for freeloading.
• Trazilit complained that his younger half-brother Hejinmal stayed at home despite winning Lord Momonga’s favor, while Neia offered uncertain words of comfort.
• Neia saw the Three Majesties’ statues at Endymion and saluted them as Trazilit performed an ancient Dragon Race salute.
• Trazilit dropped Neia at an aviation platform and flew off to fulfill more orders, then Nemu arrived separately on another Frost Dragon.
• Neia won the competition by returning to the Sorcerer Kingdom before Nemu.

Neia reflected on how the Sorcerer Kingdom valued ordinary people as well as the strong, while Nemu’s anger toward the Slane Theocracy remained intense. Neia brought Nemu into a clean adventurers’ tavern to help her relax, where Senior Naraku called out to them.

• Neia considered the Sorcerer Kingdom’s policies toward ordinary people and recalled the Three Majesties’ words about respecting every life.
• Nemu condemned the Slane Theocracy and vowed to overthrow its tyranny, while Neia silently sympathized with her pain.
• Neia noticed an adventurers’ tavern and took Nemu inside for a drink.
• Neia observed how Cleaning Magic and paid workers kept the tavern and public spaces clean.
• Senior Naraku waved to Neia from across the tavern.