Chapter Summaries

Lin An captured a mutant controlled by the Annihilator Overlord, who admitted he could not kill Lin An and chose to summon an Observer instead. The Annihilator became a fugitive and drew the Observer toward the valley, hoping a real god would judge Lin An.

• The Myriad Gods Race fugitives begged Lin An for mercy and offered information, but four apparent fugitives revealed themselves as the Annihilator's agents.
• Lin An used his mental strength to destroy three controlled mutants and capture the last one, through which the Annihilator spoke to him.
• The Annihilator asked Lin An to spare him, but Lin An refused and ordered him to return for a quick death.
• The Annihilator confessed that he feared Lin An and said he had won the moment Lin An attacked, prompting Lin An to realize something was wrong.
• The Annihilator made himself a fugitive and requested observation, summoning an Observer over the valley in hopes that a god would kill Lin An.

The Annihilator Overlord summoned the System’s Patrolling Inspector, which froze everyone and began annihilating the fugitives’ souls. Lin An remained trapped as the Inspector prepared to turn its judgment on him, while attacks on Dragon An Core and An Xia left him facing several crises at once.

• The Annihilator Overlord sacrificed a Mutant and used its blood to draw the Patrolling Inspector to the valley.
• The Inspector shattered the remaining Black Lock and immobilized Lin An, the fugitives, and everyone else in the valley.
• Lin An received warnings that Fourth Order monsters had attacked Dragon An Core, An Xia was injured, and the Doomsday Base Vehicle core was under attack.
• The Inspector verified that the fugitives had broken System rules and sentenced them to soul annihilation.
• Lin An struggled against the Inspector’s restraint as his body began to split, unable to teleport or get help from the Savior System.

The Annihilator Overlord exposed Lin An to the System’s Inspector, trapping him in a state where he could neither act nor die. As the refugees prepared to seize Lin An’s belongings, the scan began—but a streak of gray light disrupted the System’s verdict.

• The Annihilator Overlord explained how he had drawn the Inspector’s attention by posing as a refugee and reporting the refugees’ location, expecting Lin An to die under the scan.
• The First Generation Fourth Order refugee realized the Annihilator Overlord had used them and ordered zealots to retrieve whatever Lin An left behind.
• Lin An and Mo Ling tried to kill him, but the Inspector’s rules locked Lin An’s state and prevented anyone from harming him.
• The Giant Eye began scanning Lin An and announced punishment for his exploitation of System loopholes.
• A gray streak descended as the Savior System warned that its permissions were changing, while the Inspector reported failed verification and decreasing target similarity.

Huang Shao Hua forced Fan Bing to transfer Dragon Security’s authority to Li Lei, believing he had seized Lin An’s power. Just as he celebrated becoming commander, a terrifying presence appeared above Dragon Security.

• Huang Shao Hua threatened Fan Bing and ordered her to disguise herself as Lin An so she could transfer authority to him.
• Fan Bing changed their appearances, then hesitated as Zhuanxu warned that transferring authority would strip Lin An of command status.
• Under Huang Shao Hua’s threat, Fan Bing confirmed the transfer, and Zhuanxu named Li Lei the new base commander.
• Huang Shao Hua celebrated gaining Dragon Security’s authority and discovered the system’s powers and technology.
• Before Huang Shao Hua could issue Zhuanxu another order, a terrifying presence appeared above Dragon Security.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Huang Shao Hua is judged and annihilated by a System, which also kills Li Lei, a Blood Zombie controlled by Huang Shao Hua.
• A giant eye appears in the sky, causing fear and chaos among the Dragon An members.
• Lin An is presumed dead by the Annihilator Overlord and the Deserters, who are fighting to snatch his corpse.

Character Developments

• Huang Shao Hua: Realizes he's being targeted by the System and tries to beg for mercy, but is annihilated.
• Li Lei: Briefly regains clarity before his death, calling out to Fan Bing.
• Fan Bing: Shocked and traumatized by the events, she's left staring at the scorched earth where Li Lei was killed.
• Annihilator Overlord: Overly excited about Lin An's presumed death, he's determined to snatch Lin An's corpse.
• First Generation Deserter: Orders the opening of the Instance Dungeon channel to snatch Lin An's corpse.

Significant Themes

• Fear and powerlessness in the face of the unknown and uncontrollable (System's judgment and the giant eye).
• Greed and desperation (Annihilator Overlord and Deserters fighting over Lin An's corpse).

Character Interactions

• Huang Shao Hua and Li Lei: Huang Shao Hua's control over Li Lei is broken, leading to Li Lei's death.
• Fan Bing and Li Lei: Fan Bing witnesses Li Lei's final moments.
• Annihilator Overlord and Deserters: Both factions fight to snatch Lin An's corpse, showing their desperation and greed.

After the Giant Eye vanished, Lin An fell motionless and his team believed he was dead. As Mo Ling tried to pour her undead army into him, the Annihilator Overlord and other enemies arrived seeking Lin An’s corpse, and Zhang Tie charged to defend it.

• Zhang Tie caught Lin An and found that he was not breathing, while the team discovered that Lin An’s information had vanished from the Team Panel.
• Mo Ling refused to accept Lin An’s apparent death and unleashed an Undead Legion, turning the spirits into soul power to pour into him.
• Spatial vortices and a rift opened near the valley as fugitives and other powerful beings approached, forcing the team to prepare for battle.
• The Annihilator Overlord burned his flesh and rules to restore his strength, reached the valley first, and demanded Lin An’s corpse.
• Zhang Tie transformed into a hundred-meter Silver Bear, told the others to take Lin An away, and burned his own flesh and rules to attack the Annihilator Overlord.

The Annihilator Overlord and the Refugees fought over Lin An’s corpse while Mo Ling nearly unleashed her Necro-spirit power. Lin An suddenly returned alive, terrifying his enemies and stopping their escape.

• The Annihilator Overlord knocked Zhang Tie into the ground and unleashed an Annihilation Ripple, which Faceless blocked at great cost.
• Mo Ling prepared to stab herself and transform, but a huge tree and a venomous snake emerged from the vortex and stopped her.
• The Annihilator Overlord and the huge tree both offered the humans rewards for Lin An’s corpse as the three sides reached a stalemate.
• Lin An emerged alive and asked what they were fighting over, sending the Refugees and the Annihilator Overlord into a panic.
• Lin An seized the huge tree and dragged it from the vortex, then used sword energy to stop the Annihilator Overlord from fleeing.

Lin An brutally overwhelmed the Giant Tree and pursued the weakened Annihilator Overlord as the returning refugees fled. The Annihilator Overlord was cut in half and left unable to escape when Lin An ordered him back to die.

• Lin An repeatedly stomped and battered the Giant Tree, whose blood caused plants and battlefield corpses to stir with life.
• The Awakened watched Lin An dominate the Giant Tree, while most of the refugee army fled or shut their vortexes.
• The Annihilator Overlord exhausted himself teleporting to evade Lin An's pursuing Destruction Sword Breath.
• The sword energy cut the Annihilator Overlord in half and drained away the power he had gained by burning his life.
• Lin An told the helpless Annihilator Overlord to return and die.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin An decides to capture the Eyeball Giant Tree and the Annihilator Overlord to gain their powers and information.
• The Annihilator Overlord begs for mercy, but Lin An orders Gao Tian to kill him, absorbing his strength.
• Lin An receives a new message from the Second-Level Galaxy Inspector.

Character Developments

• Lin An demonstrates his calm and calculated nature, prioritizing strategic gains over immediate gratification.
• The Annihilator Overlord experiences a reversal of fortune, from pride and power to despair and humiliation.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power dynamics is evident, with Lin An's strength and cunning allowing him to control and subjugate other powerful entities.
• The theme of desperation and despair is explored through the Annihilator Overlord's final moments.

Character Interactions

• Lin An interacts with Huang HaiTao, ordering him to sign a contract with the Eyeball Giant Tree, causing envy among his team members.
• Lin An communicates with the Annihilator Overlord, showing no mercy despite the latter's pleas for another chance.

Lin An read a message from the Observer, who spared him and warned him to use less Cataclysm Power. The Observer invited him to the Silver Heart Branch after he reached the Fifth Order, while Lin An wondered what awaited him and why Dragon Security had also been saved.

• Lin An learned that the Observer had spared him, recognized the Inspector as the same Giant Eye he had encountered before, and received an invitation to the Silver Heart Branch upon reaching the Fifth Order.
• Lin An connected the Silver Heart Branch and other clues to an organization working under the Apocalypse System, but decided he would postpone investigating until he was stronger.
• Lin An interpreted the Observer's warning about Cataclysm Power as a warning not to destroy planets carelessly, and resolved to use it less.
• Wen Ya told Lin An that the monsters attacking Dragon Security had vanished after Giant Eye appeared and that An JingTian was preparing to return.
• Ron realized the fugitives had fought over Lin An's corpse because they thought Giant Eye had killed him, and wondered why Giant Eye had also protected Dragon Security.

Lin An learned that the refugees were hiding across more than thirty instances and forced the Giant Tree to reveal their gathering places and plans. He decided to attack them tomorrow, when most would be gathered in the Divine Kingdom to replenish their energy.

• Lin An suspected that Chu An might have arranged the events that led to Blood Corpse and the latest crisis being resolved, but he could not believe anyone could control such a coincidence.
• The Giant Tree explained that the refugees hid in more than thirty instances to evade the System and avoid exhausting each instance's energy.
• Lin An demanded the entry methods for the instances and threatened to kill the Giant Tree when it tried to plead for mercy.
• The Giant Tree revealed that the refugees gathered in Heaven, Hell, and the Divine Kingdom, and that most would visit the Divine Kingdom tomorrow to replenish their energy.
• Lin An decided to kill the refugees while they gathered, starting with Heaven, then Hell, and finally the Divine Kingdom.

Lin An postponed his assault on the refugees’ instances to reassure his worried companions and spend the evening with them. Meanwhile, refugees began sealing their instances, though the God of War refused to abandon his stronghold or believe Lin An could defeat him there.

• Mo Ling and Zhang Tie urged Lin An to stop pushing himself, and he paused his preparations to comfort them.
• Lin An removed his Death God Mask and spent the evening by the campfire with his companions, promising Zhang Tie that he would always be there.
• A Ram Horned Demon ordered the refugees to seal their accessible instances after Lin An captured the Tree of Good and Evil.
• The God of War refused to evacuate his instance or take its core away, arguing that Lin An would be weaker inside and could not defeat him.
• The Ram Horned Demon cursed the God of War, knowing from the battle he had witnessed that Lin An was far more dangerous than the other refugees believed.

The God Master gathered the First-Generation Refugees as Lin An threatened their safety and warned them that he might be protected by a deal with the System. It ordered the refugees to activate a hidden contingency intended to stop Lin An from reaching the Fifth Order.

• The God Master learned that only about sixty percent of the Divine Race had agreed to evacuate, while others planned to fight Lin An from their instances.
• The God Master condemned the holdouts and warned that Lin An had killed the Xenomorph Emperor, survived the Observer, and could be a Fourth Order of the Physical Body System.
• The God Master suspected the Observer had made a deal with Lin An to have him eliminate loopholes like the refugees in exchange for immunity from punishment.
• The God Master reasoned that Lin An would need Faith Power to reach the Fifth Order and ordered the refugees to activate their hidden Meme contingency against him.

Lin An entered the Sea Beast Disaster instance as cadet Zhang Huang and discovered that fugitives had altered the world. He destroyed the God of War statue and headed toward the city center, intent on drawing out the fugitives by destroying the world.

• At the Combatant Training Camp, an instructor announced the coming selection for the Eighth Divine War Legion and described the rare chance to become a God-born.
• Lin An examined the instance mission and recognized signs that fugitives had transformed the Sea Beast Disaster world.
• Fang Yan warned Lin An to stop staring at the statue, while a hostile boy mocked him for dreaming of becoming a God Warrior.
• Lin An frightened the hostile boy with a glance, then shattered the statue and held its remains aloft.
• Lin An ignored the crowd and raced toward a larger statue in the city center, planning to blow the world apart to find the fugitives.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with a Priest distributing God-Born slots to influential figures, hinting at corruption and favoritism.
• Lin An, the protagonist, appears, carrying the head of a giant God statue, shocking everyone present.
• He destroys the statue and the Temple, demonstrating immense strength and speed, comparable to a Third Order God Warrior.

Character Developments

• Lin An: Shows incredible power, speed, and disregard for authority, challenging the God of War Hein.
• The Priest: Reveals his corrupt nature, accepting bribes and manipulating the God-Born selection process.

Significant Themes

• Corruption and abuse of power among the elite.
• The contrast between Lin An's strength and the weakness of the God's representatives.
• The theme of challenging authority and questioning the status quo.

Character Interactions

• Lin An interacts with the Priest and the crowd, showing no fear or respect for their authority.
• The Priest interacts with influential figures, demonstrating his power and corruption.
• The crowd reacts to Lin An's appearance and actions with shock and horror.

Lin An destroyed the temple and waited for the God of War Hein, then tested the God Warriors’ Divine Power and found it could not harm him. He unleashed Judgment Thunder on the city and its forces, leaving the confrontation with Hein unresolved.

• Lin An watched the city’s troops and temple fighters mobilize after he destroyed the temple, while he waited for the God of War Hein to appear.
• More than three hundred Third Order God Warriors formed a summoning formation and blasted Lin An with Divine Power.
• Lin An emerged unharmed, shattered the Divine Power, and judged the attack to be a crude use of laws.
• Lin An summoned vast thunderclouds and unleashed ten thousand bolts of Judgment Thunder across the city.

Haine mobilized his instance’s stored energy and suppression rules to confront Lin An, believing his home-ground advantage could overcome the stronger fighter. The instance rejected Lin An and imposed penalties, but his power barely diminished as a storm gathered overhead.

• Haine hid his fear from two Fourth Order refugees and blamed Giant Tree for revealing his location to Lin An.
• As Lin An’s lightning devastated the city and terrified its believers, Haine ordered the refugees to attack and promised to suppress Lin An with the instance’s rules.
• Haine exposed his reserves of Instance Energy Cores and Faith Springs, then plunged into the faith source to power the instance’s defenses.
• A minute later, a vast lightning storm formed as Haine’s suppression locked onto Lin An.
• Lin An received a mission-failure notification and several instance penalties, but his strength only fell from forty times the normal peak level to thirty-nine and a half times Fourth Order peak.

Lin An endured the human soldiers’ attacks while reflecting on how psychic energy interacted with rules. As Haine prepared to unleash the instance’s maximum suppression, two Fourth Order fugitives waited to attack Lin An, who remained unaware of their trap.

• Human soldiers fired bullets, shells, and rockets at Lin An, but their attacks barely affected him.
• Lin An realized psychic energy might function as a fundamental rule that canceled kinetic and thermal attacks, though he remained unsure how rules worked.
• Lin An sensed a spatial fluctuation and recognized that the instance’s god was preparing to act.
• Two Fourth Order fugitives concealed themselves nearby and watched for a chance to strike Lin An.
• Haine used the Instance Core and quest penalties to suppress Lin An, then declared that the instance’s suppression would reach its limit in three seconds.

Lin An baited the Fourth Order fugitives into attacking him, then revealed that their suppression and strongest strike could not stop him. He killed two fugitives and captured Haine, the God of War Hein, to question him.

• Lin An pretended to weaken under the Instance Suppression Force, drawing Haine and two Fourth Order fugitives into a coordinated attack.
• Haine combined his two companions’ Rule Power with his Energy Gathering rule to fire a gamma-like ray at Lin An, but it caused him no harm.
• Lin An used Life Judgment to teleport to the two fugitives and crushed them both.
• Haine tried to flee, but Lin An used Spatial Stacking to trap him and crushed his body with an enormous hand.
• Lin An held the God of War Hein and ordered him to answer his questions.

Lin An interrogated Haine, who revealed that two other fugitives were hiding in the Land of Radiation and the Post-Nuclear War Instance. Haine also admitted that the fugitives deliberately occupied and altered harsh instances to control humanity, and Lin An discovered that they were reproducing themselves by enslaving humans.

• Lin An threatened Haine with his Mental Strength and demanded information about hidden fugitives and passages between the major instances.
• Haine named two other fugitives hiding in the Land of Radiation and the Post-Nuclear War Instance and begged Lin An to spare him.
• Lin An questioned Haine about the nuclear contamination, and Haine admitted that the fugitives chose harsh instances and modified them.
• Haine explained that the harsh environments were meant not only to restrict people but also to eliminate humanity's ability to reproduce.
• Lin An broke Haine's mask and recognized a face like the priest's, realizing the fugitives were God-born and were enslaving themselves.