Chapter Summaries

Hodan killed Taier, Clisi, and more than a dozen bandits with Zhengdu, but exhausted his Fate God Clone and hid in the Black Mountain Range to recover. Three months later, a brown-haired bandit attacked his cave, and Hodan killed him with a soul attack.

• Hodan killed Clisi, unleashed Zhengdu's blade attack, and brought down more than a dozen bandits before his Fate God Clone ran out of divine power.
• Hodan fled to the Black Mountain Range, hid in a cave, and began healing while his other clones continued cultivating.
• Hodan reflected on the people and events that had helped him survive the battle, deepening his understanding of the Fate Rule.
• Three months later, a brown-haired bandit found Hodan's cave and attacked, hoping to take his wealth.
• Hodan emerged unharmed and killed the brown-haired bandit by devouring his soul.

Hodan recovered from his injuries, advanced his Fate Rule to the Six-Star Fiend level, and accepted a dangerous Six-Star war mission against the Black Water Tribe. He arrived at the Thick Earth Tribe, ready to join the conflict and pursue further breakthroughs.

• Hodan's Fate God Clone recovered and reached the Six-Star Fiend level, making him a quasi-Seven-Star Fiend with Seven-Star attack power.
• Hodan returned to Silvermoon City, gathered his divine clones, and went straight to Fiend Castle to accept a war mission.
• Hodan accepted Alex's mission to help the Thick Earth Tribe destroy the Black Water Tribe and flew toward the tribe.
• During the journey, Hodan focused his Fate God Clone on travel, his Destruction God Clone on the Destruction Rules, and his original body on the Death Rule.
• Hodan reached the Thick Earth Tribe, whose chief was a Seven-Star Fiend and whose fortified castle was built from Black Brown Stone.

Hodan joined the Thick Earth Tribe’s planned assault on the Black Water Tribe, whose valuable black water the tribe sought to seize. The invasion began, and Hodan entered the battle against Wot while Alex fought Adam and Henry targeted the hired Five-Star Fiends.

• Hodan arrived at the Thick Earth Tribe’s council chamber as a Five-Star Fiend who had accepted its war mission, and the chief steward welcomed him.
• The Thick Earth Tribe prepared to invade the Black Water Tribe to take control of its weapon-hardening black water.
• Two Metal Lifeforms carried Thick Earth Tribe warriors to the Black Water Tribe, where they launched a coordinated attack and triggered an alarm.
• Alex confronted Adam, Wot, and Henry, demanding they surrender their territory, but they refused and prepared to fight.
• Alex ordered the hired Fiends to attack, and Hodan struck with a blue-green sword energy while holding back much of his strength.
• Alex fought Adam, Hodan fought Wot, and Henry attacked the Five-Star Fiends as the battle erupted.

Hodan battled Wot while Henry killed the Five-Star Fiends, then Wot and Henry joined Adam against Alex at the Black Water Tribe. Hodan concealed himself nearby, suspecting Alex had another motive, as the three defenders attacked and Alex retreated to outlast their divine abilities.

• Hodan used Zhengdu and Present World Delusion to fight Wot, while Henry transformed into the Underworld Tiger and killed the Five-Star Fiends.
• Wot unleashed Heaven-Shaking Might and struck Hodan, who fled after deciding not to risk his life for Alex.
• Wot and Henry joined Adam, and the three broke through Alex's Gravity Space to confront him.
• Hodan hid in a forest using the Fate Rule and watched the battle, suspecting Alex's attack was motivated by more than wealth.
• Adam, Wot, and Henry charged Alex, with Wot and Henry activating their innate divine abilities again.
• Alex retreated to avoid their attacks and planned to strike after their abilities weakened them.

Alex revealed that he possessed Sovereign's Might and used it to overpower the three Seven-Star Fiends who had attacked him. He killed Henry, Wot, and Adam, though Adam briefly trapped him in a desperate final assault before Alex finished him off.

• Adam transformed into a Jade Cold Toad and froze the space around Alex while Henry, Wot, and Adam launched their full-strength attacks.
• Alex used Destruction Sovereign Power to break free and temporarily reach Asura-level strength.
• Alex killed Henry with Gravity Shackles and a blade strike, then killed Wot with One Blade Separates the World despite Adam's attempt to intervene.
• Adam begged Alex for mercy, but Alex attacked him and sent him flying with a blow.
• Adam trapped Alex briefly with Ice-Sealing Heaven and Earth and attacked him wildly, but Alex broke free and tore Adam apart with a blade of energy.

Hodan killed Alex after the battle at Black Water Tribe, then attained godhood in the Death Rule and fled with the spoils. In a mountain cave, he began counting the wealth he had taken and was stunned by what he found in Alex’s Space Ring.

• Alex killed the three chiefs of Black Water Tribe, but Hodan ambushed him while he inspected their Space Rings and destroyed his remaining Divine Clone.
• Hodan chose External Godhood when the Laws of the World descended and gained a Death God Clone.
• Hodan gathered the wealth from the battlefield and fled toward Silvermoon City before settling in a secluded mountain cave.
• Hodan and Luo Feng counted the spoils, including the chiefs’ enormous stores of Inkstones.
• Hodan opened Alex’s Space Ring, froze at what he found, and left the discovery unresolved.

Hodan absorbed the crimson orb from Alex’s Space Ring and learned it was the Blood Essence of a Destruction Giant, which greatly enhanced his body and his talent for Lightning and Destruction. The Blood Essence had secretly refined Sovereign’s Might from Alex’s Inkstone and Azure Stone, revealing why he had accumulated that fortune.

• Hodan found a crimson orb beside Alex’s Inkstone and Azure Stone and felt compelled to absorb it.
• Hodan pressed the orb to a cut, and it dissolved into his body, strengthening him and greatly increasing his potential in Lightning and Destruction.
• Hodan resolved to fuse the Lightning Law’s Mysteries while still a Mid-God and develop his Destruction Rules Divine Clone.
• Hodan saw the memories of a Destruction Giant whose Material Plane had been destroyed, and learned that its Blood Essence could strengthen its bearer.
• Hodan realized Alex had possessed the Blood Essence but could not absorb it because he lacked Lightning and Destruction Divine Clones.
• Hodan learned the Blood Essence had slowly refined Sovereign’s Might from Alex’s Inkstone and Azure Stone, consuming ten trillion Inkstones for each drop.

After killing Alex and absorbing the Blood Essence, Hodan learned that he could extract Sovereign's Might from wealth and that Destruction Giants could also absorb it from the Elemental Ocean. He refined two drops and discovered his new innate defenses, leaving him with plans to use his growing power and resources to pursue greater influence.

• Hodan reflected that Alex had grown greedy after learning to refine Sovereign's Might, and that Alex had been killed after targeting Hodan and his companions.
• Hodan learned that Destruction Giants could absorb Sovereign's Might from the Elemental Ocean, though the process took a long time until they matured.
• Hodan used his innate ability to extract Sovereign's Might from an Azure Stone Slab and realized that enough Inkstone could yield it far faster.
• Hodan converted the wealth he had seized into two drops of Sovereign's Might and kept the remaining Inkstone in reserve.
• Hodan examined the Destructive Demon Thunder Body and learned that its automatic thunder attacks strengthened with his mastery of the Mysteries.

After gaining the Destruction Giant bloodline, Hodan completed his Six-Star Fiend mission and traveled to the Yulan Continent to fuse his Thunder Element Divine Clone with his original body. He settled into cultivation, and twelve years later his clones had made substantial progress.

• Hodan reflected on his new Destruction Giant bloodline, his growing Fate Rule comprehension, and his goal of becoming a Paragon so he could eventually face the Chief Sovereigns protecting the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan returned to Silvermoon City and turned in the mission to destroy the Black Water Tribe, becoming a Six-Star Fiend despite the disappearance of the Thick Earth Tribe that had posted it.
• Hodan used his Fate God Clone to predict the safety of his journey, then traveled from Black Annihilation Heaven to the Yulan Continent.
• Hodan fused his Thunder Element Divine Clone into his original body and returned to Silvermoon City after a month, where he rested from his dangerous travels.
• Twelve years after crossing into the Coiling Dragon World, Hodan’s Thunder Element Divine Clone had fused the Thunder Element and Swiftness Profound Mysteries and comprehended the Violent Profound Mystery, while his Destruction God Clone had advanced to Mid-God.
• Hodan’s Fate and Death God Clones remained at Six-Star and Lowgod levels respectively, but all three rule clones showed a connection that could form a complete cycle once he cultivated the Life God Clone.

Hodan gained his first insight into the Life Law while resting in Silvermoon City, then watched Linley find the Coiling Dragon Ring and begin his path to power. The chapter left Linley bound to the ring after his blood awakened it, while Hodan chose not to interfere with his fate.

• Hodan contemplated the meaning of life after spotting a green shoot in the snow and made a start on the Life Law.
• Hodan watched Linley find the Coiling Dragon Ring in the Baruch Clan's ancestral hall, just as the original story had unfolded.
• Linley witnessed a mage and then Saint-level fighters in battle, and the destruction in Wushan Town left him injured while he tried to save Wharton.
• Hodan considered worsening Linley's injury but held back because Linley was a child who posed no threat to him.
• Linley's blood soaked into the Coiling Dragon Ring, awakening it and making him its master.

Linley met Doehring Cowart after the Coiling Dragon Ring awakened, while Hodan reached peak Seven-Star Fiend strength and began preparing to continue his plans. In Silvermoon City, Hodan revealed his newfound power to Silvermoon.

• The Coiling Dragon Ring floated above Linley and released Doehring Cowart, who introduced himself as a Saint-level Magus.
• Hodan experienced countless lives in a torrent of fate and awakened with his Fate God Clone at peak Seven-Star Fiend strength.
• Silvermoon hosted Gailun, who hoped to meet Huoxie, but learned that the Paragon was in seclusion.
• Hodan visited Silvermoon and revealed that he had broken through to the Seven-Star Fiend level.
• Silvermoon sensed that Hodan had reached peak Seven-Star Fiend strength and posed a powerful threat.

Hodan reunited with Silvermoon and Huoxie after rising to the peak of Seven-Star Fiend, astonishing them with his rapid progress. After catching up, he offered Huoxie unlimited fine wine and asked Silvermoon if he wanted Sovereign's Might, leaving both brothers eager to hear his proposal.

• Silvermoon was astonished when Hodan revealed he had reached the peak of Seven-Star Fiend in only a few years.
• Hodan told Silvermoon he had come to visit and discuss something, then followed him to see Huoxie.
• Hodan gave Huoxie Golden Nectar and Golden Clarity Wine, and Huoxie thanked him while promising to forge weapons for Silvermoon to sell.
• Hodan explained his advancement as the result of successive battles and thanked Huoxie for the equipment that had helped him survive.
• Hodan offered Huoxie all the Golden Clarity Wine and Golden Nectar he could drink, then asked Silvermoon whether he wanted Sovereign's Might.

Hodan revealed that he possessed two drops of Destruction Sovereign Power and planned to sell them for Inkstones, then extract more Sovereign's Might. After demonstrating his ability, he convinced Huoxie and the others that he could extract it far faster than anyone else, and they accepted his secret explanation.

• Huoxie decided to give Hodan a drop of Sovereign's Might to protect him from powerful future enemies.
• Hodan revealed two drops of Destruction Sovereign Power, surprising Huoxie, Silvermoon, and the others.
• Hodan explained his plan to sell Sovereign's Might for Inkstones and repeatedly extract more from them.
• Hodan demonstrated that he could extract Sovereign's Might from Inkstones with extraordinary speed.
• Hodan claimed an opportunity had awakened a natural divine ability in him, and Huoxie and the others chose not to question him.

Hodan arranged for Huoxie and Silvermoon to publicize and protect an auction of Sovereign's Might extracted from Inkstones. The first Asuras reserved forty drops in advance, leaving Hodan with a profitable operation backed by a Paragon's reputation.

• Hodan proposed that Silvermoon organize an auction and Huoxie lend his Paragon status to the Sovereign's Might business, with profits split among the three of them.
• Hodan moved into Silvermoon's City Lord's Mansion while Silvermoon spread word that Huoxie could extract Sovereign's Might from Inkstones.
• Asura-level experts flocked to Silvermoon City, and Huoxie confirmed his status as a Paragon before agreeing to fulfill their orders.
• Huoxie announced that each drop would cost 150 trillion Inkstones or Azure Stone, require advance payment, and be delivered after at least a thousand years in order of arrival.
• A dozen or so Asuras reserved forty drops and paid Huoxie, trusting his reputation and valuing the Sovereign's Might as protection for their lives.

Hodan attended Silvermoon City's Star Auction, where he bid on a Life Fruit Tree sapling and watched the sale of rare Crimson Blood Demon Spider essence blood. The auction continued with more valuable items still to come, including Hodan's Sovereign's Might as the grand finale.

• Hodan sent his Destruction God Clone to refine the Sovereign's Might while his Fate God Clone went to inspect the auction.
• Hodan entered his reserved Box 88 at the Star Auction, which drew 163 attendees to its third level.
• Audi opened the auction by presenting more than a hundred items and announcing the Sovereign's Might as the grand finale.
• Hodan bid one trillion Inkstone for the Life Fruit Tree sapling and won it after no one else raised the bid.
• Bidders competed for Crimson Blood Demon Spider essence blood, which sold to Box 2 for two hundred trillion Inkstone.
• Audi continued presenting items as the auction proceeded.

Hodan bought the Death Qi Bead at the auction, while the Sovereign's Might he had supplied sold for one thousand trillion Inkstones. After returning to Silvermoon, he received the proceeds and settled into a reclusive life of cultivation and extracting Sovereign's Might.

• Hodan watched the auction's varied lots sell, then won Lot 88, the Death Qi Bead, for five trillion Inkstones.
• Audi auctioned Hodan's Sovereign's Might, which the buyer in Box One won for one thousand trillion Inkstones.
• Hogg collected the Life Fruit Tree and Death Qi Bead after paying six trillion Inkstones, then returned to Silvermoon's estate.
• Silvermoon gave Hodan the auction proceeds without charging a fee and thanked him for helping Silvermoon City's business.
• Hodan moved into the City Lord's Mansion, where he cultivated and extracted Sovereign's Might while keeping up his claim that each drop took a year.

Hodan slowed his extraction of Sovereign's Might to study the Destruction Rules and turned his attention to advancing the Life Law. He planted the Life Fruit Tree at Flame Mountain and spent ten years feeding it death energy and corpses to make it bear fruit sooner.

• Hodan stored enough extracted Sovereign's Might for Huoxie to deliver to the Commanders, then reduced his extraction to one drop a month so he could study the Destruction Rules.
• Hodan asked Huoxie to use Flame Mountain as a secluded place to grow the Life Fruit Tree, and they returned there together while Silvermoon stayed in the city.
• Hodan chose a mountain-ringed valley, dug a thousand-meter pit, and planted the Life Fruit Tree above a Golden Altar surrounded by array disks.
• Hodan slowly released death energy from the Death Qi Bead into the pit to nourish the tree without overwhelming it.
• Over the next ten years, Hodan killed bandits around Silvermoon City and fed their corpses, including those of Six-Star Fiends, to the tree, along with corpses of Saint-level magical beasts.

After ten years of slaughter, Hodan had greatly strengthened his divine clones and turned Death Valley into the Ten Thousand God Pit, while waiting for the Life Fruit Tree to bear ripe fruit. On the Yulan Continent, he intervened at a turning point in Linley’s life and saved Doehring Cowart from death.

• Hodan’s Destruction God Clone reached Highgod level and became a Five-Star Fiend, while his Death God Clone reached Mid-God level and his Thunder Element mysteries continued to fuse.
• Hodan saw that the Ten Thousand God Pit could drain creatures on its own, then checked the Life Fruit Tree and found three unripe fruits.
• Hodan reviewed how Linley had found a wind-attributed divine artifact and freed Dylan, and decided to act during the ten-thousand-year Yulan Festival to save Doehring Cowart.
• As Doehring Cowart burned his soul while Linley fought the six Special Grade Deacons, Hodan’s Saint-level magical beasts attacked and killed the deacons.
• The beasts left without harming Linley or Doehring Cowart, and Doehring Cowart stopped burning his soul.

Linley met Hodan, a god-level powerhouse who healed his wounds and stabilized Doehring Cowart’s soul. Hodan explained how souls could cultivate the Laws to become gods and gave Linley a book introducing Hell’s elemental Mysteries, while withholding information about fusing Laws.

• Linley and his companions left the dangerous area and reached Hodan, who was waiting by a campfire.
• Hodan healed Linley and revealed that he knew about Doehring Cowart, then used a Soul Golden Bead to stabilize Doehring’s soul.
• Hodan explained that Doehring could cultivate the Laws as a soul and eventually become a god with a divine body.
• Hodan described the two paths to godhood, and Doehring learned that understanding one profound mystery could make him a god.
• Hodan gave Linley a book about Hell’s elemental Mysteries but concealed the possibility of fusing Laws.

Hodan revealed himself to Linley as the Plane Overseer and returned to cultivation after changing Doehring Cowart’s fate. His insight brought him to the peak of Asura, but he postponed pursuing Paragon so he could prepare to destroy the Four Divine Beasts Clan and cultivate toward power in multiple systems.

• Hodan warned Linley to gain enough strength for revenge, said they were even, and told him to find him in the Arctic Icefield if he wanted to leave the Yulan Continent.
• Hodan revealed that he was the Plane Overseer before vanishing, while his Thunder Element Divine Clone returned to seclusion in the Arctic Icefield.
• After saving Doehring Cowart and teaching Linley about the Mysteries, Hodan’s Fate Rule insight surged to the peak of Asura, but he lost the chance to break through to Paragon.
• Hodan realized his unresolved promise to avenge his original body by killing Jiawei was blocking his Paragon breakthrough, but he chose to delay revenge to avoid starting the war with the Eight Great Clans too early.
• Hodan planned to cultivate the Destruction Rules and Lightning Law in the Starry Fog Sea, while also creating a Life Law Divine Clone and seeking to master all Four Rules.