Chapter Summaries

Hodan refined Sovereign's Might for Huoxie while stockpiling more orders and advancing his Destruction Rules. After the Life Fruit ripened, Hodan consumed one, created a Life God Clone, and discovered that the Laws of the World had descended upon all his Rule clones.

• Hodan refined four quadrillion Inkstones into Destruction Sovereign Power, gave Huoxie fifty drops, and kept most of the rest.
• Huoxie gave Hodan another two quadrillion Inkstones and agreed to bring him more orders for Sovereign's Might.
• Ten years later, Huoxie entrusted Hodan with enough Inkstones to produce one hundred drops, and Hodan's Destruction Rules advanced until he became a Six-Star Fiend.
• Hodan collected the three ripe Life Fruits and the Life Spring, then swallowed a Life Fruit in his secret chamber.
• The Laws of the World descended, allowing Hodan to create a Life God Clone that merged with his body.
• Hodan discovered that mystical light from the Laws of the World had reached all four of his Rule divine clones.

After the Laws of the World granted Hodan Willpower for cultivating Divine Clones in all Four Rules, he concealed the gift and left Flame Mountain to strengthen himself. He headed toward the Starry Fog Sea, preparing to toughen his divine body and advance one of his other clones.

• The Laws of the World granted Hodan and his four Rule Divine Clones Willpower equivalent to a Paragon's, rewarding him for being the first to cultivate clones in Destruction, Fate, Death, and Life.
• Hodan realized the gift could make him invulnerable to Paragons and help his clones strengthen their divine bodies, but he kept it secret from Huoxie and the Chief Sovereigns.
• Hodan decided to leave Flame Mountain, gave Huoxie fifty drops of Sovereign's Might, and departed in his Metal Lifeform.
• Hodan controlled the Metal Lifeform with his Fate God Clone and tested its enhanced power as he traveled toward the Starry Fog Sea.
• While Hodan traveled, his Destruction God Clone extracted Sovereign's Might, his other clones cultivated, and his true body prepared to train with his Lightning Clone.

Hodan entered the Starry Fog Sea to cultivate the Lightning Law, enduring its increasingly powerful lightning while seeking to accelerate his progress. A massive Fog Sea Riot triggered an epiphany that rapidly advanced his fusion of Lightning Mysteries, and the chapter ended as the storm’s lightning rained down across the sea.

• Hodan traveled to the Starry Fog Sea after leaving Flame Mountain, hoping its lightning would help him cultivate.
• Hodan flew into the fog with his original body and Fate God Clone, then transformed into a Destruction Giant to withstand and study the lightning.
• Hodan remained at the center of a vast vortex as the fog and lightning formed a Fog Sea Riot that broke apart his protective black mist.
• Hodan experienced an epiphany as the lightning struck him, rapidly fusing the Violent Profound Mystery with his first two Lightning Mysteries and giving him an initial understanding of the Scorching Profound Mystery.
• Countless lightning bolts crashed into the sea before the Fog Sea Riot passed.

Hodan tempered his body with lightning in the Fog Sea while working to fuse his Mysteries, but his progress was interrupted when Beaumont’s death opened the Plane Prison beneath the Bosha Dike. Beirut sealed the breach, and Hodan wondered whether Bluefire had escaped.

• Hodan endured the Fog Sea’s lightning for twenty years, strengthening his Destruction Giant body as he fused his Mysteries.
• Linley and Olivier killed Beaumont, and Olivier’s strike split the Bosha Dike and broke the seal on the Plane Prison.
• Countless imprisoned figures escaped beneath the Bosha Dike and scattered across the Yulan Continent.
• Beirut appeared, froze space, and sealed the opening with a giant black palm, interrupting Hodan’s near-completed fusion breakthrough.
• Hodan accepted that he could not challenge Beirut and wondered whether Bluefire had escaped from the Plane Prison.

Hodan summoned the escaped Gebados Plane Prison experts to the Arctic Icefield and transported many of them to higher planes while deciding not to alert his clan. He returned to seclusion in the Starry Fog Sea, where he advanced his Lightning Law cultivation and refined Sovereign's Might faster.

• Hodan called the Saint-level experts and gods of the Yulan Continent to the Arctic Icefield to travel to the Supreme Planes or Divine Planes.
• A blond Second Brother chose to leave for Hell despite his Third Brother's warning about the treasures in the Necropolis of the Gods.
• A newly Saint-level middle-aged man saw the powerful experts heading north and decided to return home instead of traveling to a higher plane.
• Hodan chose not to notify the Renars Clan about the Necropolis of the Gods, unwilling to risk losing a Six-Star Fiend or reveal his strength.
• After transporting the travelers, Hodan resumed seclusion and fused three Lightning Mysteries within three months.
• Hodan continued cultivating in the Starry Fog Sea and used his Willpower to refine Sovereign's Might ten times faster.

Hodan realized his Destruction Clone had stalled because his cultivation had advanced faster than his foundation, so he stayed in the Starry Fog Sea to grow stronger. He then traveled to Tongluo Mountain hoping to persuade Bluefire to give up his Sovereign position, where he encountered Linley, Bebe, and Doehring Cowart.

• Hodan counted his accumulated Sovereign's Might and concluded that hiring Paragon High-Gods would not solve the Four Divine Beasts Clan's problems.
• Hodan recognized that his Destruction Clone's progress had stalled because he had advanced too quickly and needed time to strengthen his foundation.
• Hodan kept his original body in the thunder sea to absorb lightning and develop his Thunder Law before pursuing further breakthroughs.
• Hodan decided to try to persuade Bluefire to leave the ranks of the Sovereigns, which would weaken Beirut's side.
• Hodan arrived at Tongluo Mountain and encountered Sadi, Linley, Bebe, and Doehring Cowart.
• Linley excitedly thanked Hodan, while Bebe studied him with curiosity.

Linley and Bebe accompanied Hodan to meet Bluefire, whom Linley hoped would guide him in the Earth Laws. After revealing he was the Plane Overseer, Hodan dismissed Linley and the others so he could speak privately with Bluefire.

• Linley introduced Bebe to Hodan, and the group followed him to Bluefire's residence on Tongluo Mountain.
• Burgess allowed Linley, Bebe, and Hodan to meet Bluefire while Sadi left after being denied an audience.
• Bluefire welcomed Hodan and the others, then sent his brothers away when he sensed Hodan's strength.
• Hodan identified himself as the Plane Overseer, making Bluefire suspect he had come to arrest him.
• Hodan reassured Bluefire that he was not there to arrest him and asked Linley and Bebe to wait elsewhere.
• Hodan addressed Bluefire as the former ruler of Qinghuo City and considered how to begin their private conversation.

Hodan urged Bluefire to weigh freedom against the power of becoming a Chief Sovereign, then helped Linley and recruited Olivier for the Renars Clan. After Olivier left, the elements across the Yulan Continent Plane suddenly churned, leaving Hodan facing an unexplained disturbance.

• Hodan asked Bluefire whether freedom or power mattered more and made him consider the confinement that might come with becoming a Chief Sovereign.
• Hodan arranged for Linley and Doehring Cowart to learn from Bluefire, then returned to secluded cultivation for three years.
• Olivier came to Hodan seeking a teleport to Hell, and Hodan gave him information, books, and a Renars Clan token to help recruit him.
• After Olivier departed, Hodan stepped outside and felt the elements across the Yulan Continent Plane erupt into turmoil, with especially violent tides in the South Sea.

Hodan observed Bluefire rebuild a continent and reassessed Beirut’s strength after Beirut killed Adkins, while planning to grow stronger before confronting him. Later, Hodan guided Catherine’s Life Law cultivation and asked her for advice as she prepared to leave the Yulan Continent.

• Bluefire spent the power of his Earth Element God Clone to rebuild his sunken homeland, creating an elemental tremor that Hodan traced to the south.
• Hodan judged Beirut to be an ordinary Asura who had fused five Darkness Mysteries, and decided to wait until he was strong enough before making his move against him.
• Beirut killed Adkins, and Linley took the High Godheads and artifacts after O’Gawain and the others fought over them.
• Half a month later, Beirut allowed Bluefire to enter the Necropolis of the Gods alone, while Taros, Dylan, the War God, and Cesar decided to travel to Hell together.
• Hodan met Catherine again, recognized her self-cultivated Mid-God potential in the Life Law, and gave her guidance before she left for the Life Divine Plane.
• Hodan asked Catherine for advice on the Life Law, since his own cultivation had stalled at the Lowgod level.

Hodan sent Linley, Delia, and Bebe to Hell after Linley struggled with the conflict between his gratitude to Hodan and his ancestors’ ties to the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Linley and Hodan parted without resolving whether they would become enemies, and Linley began his journey into Hell.

• Hodan shared cultivation resources with Catherine and sent her to the Life Divine Plane, then continued cultivating the Life Law as most God-level powerhouses left the Yulan Continent.
• In late autumn of 10092 Yulan Calendar, Hodan sensed someone becoming a god through their own power and waited by the Plane Teleportation Array for Linley.
• Linley arrived with Delia and Bebe, torn between his gratitude to Hodan and his ancestors’ connection to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan told Linley that he owed him nothing and warned that he would not hold back if they met as enemies; Linley said he would remember Hodan’s help and leave their future to time.
• After Linley confirmed his decision, Hodan activated the array and sent Linley, Delia, and Bebe to Hell.

Hodan used Sovereign's Might to rapidly strengthen his body and repair the weak foundation caused by his accelerated maturation. He endured overwhelming pain as he forced more than ten thousand drops to temper him, pushing beyond the slower method of absorbing them over centuries.

• Hodan concluded that his weak foundation was slowing his cultivation and chose Sovereign's Might to strengthen his body.
• Hodan absorbed one drop of Sovereign's Might and felt it subtly improve his muscles, bones, blood, and organs.
• Hodan surrounded himself with a thousand drops and used his Willpower to keep their radiance contained as they nourished his body and expanded his meridians.
• Hodan summoned over ten thousand more drops and endured the destructive power and intense pain as the Sovereign's Might damaged and repaired his body.
• Hodan rejected the slow process of absorbing each drop over ten days and forced the Sovereign's Might to spin around him, making his blood boil as he continued tempering his body.

After five years of tempering his original body with Sovereign's Might, Hodan restored his foundation and reached strength comparable to a Sovereign Artifact. He began cultivating the Lightning Law in the Fog Sea, but creating a Destruction Thunder Seed rapidly consumed his remaining power.

• Hodan secretly killed passing Metal Lifeforms and used their wealth to obtain more Sovereign's Might while tempering his body in the Fog Sea.
• Hodan completed five years of tempering, raised his body to the level of a Sovereign Artifact, and used his physical strength alone to shatter space.
• Hodan assessed his strength as comparable to Huoxie's and decided to strengthen his other Divine Clones when he had enough Sovereign's Might.
• Hodan settled in the lightning-filled upper Fog Sea to cultivate the Lightning Law and attempted to form a Destruction Thunder Seed.
• The Destruction Thunder Seed drained a drop of Sovereign's Might, so Hodan spent another hundred drops to keep forming it.

Hodan cultivated the Destruction Thunder Seed in the Starry Fog Sea, growing it into a Thunder Tree that revealed how lightning’s Profound Mysteries fused. After absorbing red and silvery-white lightning, he advanced into a fiery-red region to cultivate the Violent Profound Mystery.

• Hodan fed the Destruction Thunder Seed his lifeblood essence and used the lightning at the sea’s edge to help it grow.
• The seed nearly disintegrated under the red lightning, so Hodan retreated until it sprouted into a purple Thunder Tree.
• Hodan saw the Thunder Element and Scorching Profound Mysteries fused in the tree and realized he could use that compatibility to pursue further fusions.
• Hodan returned to the red lightning zone, where the Thunder Tree absorbed red demon lightning and grew to a meter tall.
• Hodan led the Thunder Tree through silvery-white lightning, then reached a fiery-red region that manifested the Violent Profound Mystery.

A Metal Lifeform’s passengers witnessed Hodan cultivating beneath a Thunder Tree in the Fog Sea, where he endured and absorbed its devastating lightning. Hodan completed the fusion of the Thunder Element Mysteries, and his Thunder God Clone awakened on the Yulan Continent.

• A Metal Lifeform’s passengers spotted a rainbow-colored Thunder Tree absorbing lightning in the Fog Sea and steered closer to see it.
• A Thunder Element Highgod observed the tree’s fused Mysteries and gained a major breakthrough before the storm drove the Metal Lifeform away.
• Hodan continued cultivating in the depths of the Fog Sea, where he approached the golden lightning of the Judgment Profound Mystery.
• Hodan absorbed the golden lightning through the Thunder Tree and comprehended the final fusion of the Thunder Element Mysteries.
• Hodan’s Thunder God Clone opened its eyes on the Yulan Continent and laughed after the final piece of the fusion fell into place.

Hodan returned to Hell and became a Thunder-element Highgod, then completed the final fusion of his Mysteries as the Laws of the World descended again. The Black Oblivion Army watched, realizing that something extraordinary was happening to his Godhead.

• Hodan used the Plane Overseer Token to leave Yulan Continent and return to Hell, where Beirut could not interfere.
• At the Black Annihilation Heaven teleportation array, Hodan ignored Richie and began breaking through as the Black Oblivion Army gathered to watch.
• The Laws of the World transformed Hodan's Thunder-element Mid-God Godhead into a High Godhead, making him a Highgod.
• Hodan used the clarity of the Thunder Mysteries to complete their final fusion and take the last step toward becoming a Paragon.
• The Laws of the World descended again and targeted Hodan's still-floating Godhead, startling the Black Oblivion Army.

Hodan became a Paragon in the Lightning Law after ascending directly from Mid-God, then demonstrated his power to the Black Oblivion Army soldiers. He left for the Radiant Divine Plane, entrusting Richie with a Space Ring and a message for Peg.

• The Laws of the Heavens and Earth descended as Hodan's Thunder Element Divine Clone transformed, and Willpower spread in small amounts to his other clones and original body.
• Hodan realized he had become a Paragon, gained perfect mastery of the Lightning Mysteries, and felt certain that only a Chief Sovereign could kill him.
• Hodan tore open a huge spatial rift with a casual sweep of his hand, leaving the Black Oblivion Army soldiers convinced of his new status.
• Hodan told Richie to start the teleportation array for the Radiant Divine Plane and gave him a Space Ring with resources and wine for Peg.
• After Hodan departed, the soldiers realized they had forgotten to charge him or record his breakthrough, and planned to find Peg and report the appearance of a new Paragon.

Hodan traveled to the Radiant Divine Plane to enlist the Radiant Overlord Augusta against Beirut, hoping to settle the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s affairs before Beirut could prepare. He arrived at Sanctum Sword and headed east, while the chapter explained why Augusta had been unable to attack Beirut and what might tempt him to act.

• Hodan sent his other Divine Clones toward Silvermoon City and rushed to the Radiant Divine Plane, knowing he needed to act before news of his new Paragon status spread.
• At Sanctum Sword, Lister mocked newly arrived Saint-level travelers, then watched Hodan arrive as a rare Highgod from another plane.
• Hodan identified Sanctum Sword and flew east in his Metal Lifeform toward the Radiant Overlord’s territory.
• Hodan considered asking Augusta for help against Beirut, who had taken the Four Divine Beasts’ Sovereign Sparks from him.
• The chapter explained that Augusta had avoided attacking Beirut because of restrictions, the Destruction Sovereign’s protection, and the lack of sufficient reward, though growing stronger could change his calculations.

Hodan planned to trade help securing a Plane War victory for the Radiant Overlord’s aid in killing Beirut, and he headed to find Clementine to demonstrate his strength. On the way to the Divine Prison Sea, the Chief Sovereign of Black Sand intercepted him and recognized him as a new Paragon.

• Hodan planned to offer the Radiant Overlord help winning a Plane War in exchange for help killing Beirut, while arranging safeguards for his Lightning Clone’s trip into Spatial Turbulence.
• Hodan flew toward the Divine Prison Sea to challenge Clementine and prove his strength before seeking an audience with the Radiant Overlord.
• The Chief Sovereign of Black Sand appeared in Hodan’s path and identified him as the newly emerged Paragon.
• The Chief Sovereign of Black Sand sensed Willpower in Hodan’s Metal Lifeform and greeted him warmly.

Hodan refused the Chief Sovereign of Black Sand’s offer to become his emissary and continued toward a trading house to replenish the Sovereign’s Might he had used. He exchanged his Godstones for Thunder Stone and arranged to sell a drop of Sovereign’s Might, leaving Scarich to prepare the deal.

• The Chief Sovereign of Black Sand praised Hodan’s Paragon achievement and offered him an emissary position, but Hodan declined while leaving open the possibility of accepting equal terms later.
• The Chief Sovereign of Black Sand departed without revealing Hodan’s identity, and Hodan continued flying through the Radiant Divine Realm.
• Hodan destroyed dozens of bandit groups and gathered more than a trillion Godstones to replenish the Sovereign’s Might he owed Huoxie.
• At Guangming Castle, Hodan asked manager Scarich to exchange his Godstones for Thunder Stone and prepare to buy a drop of Sovereign’s Might in three days.
• Hodan told Scarich he could extract Sovereign’s Might from Thunder Stone and offered to sell each drop for 1.2 million billion Thunder Stone; Scarich returned the exchanged Thunder Stone, and Hodan left.

Hodan sold Danny a drop of Thunder Sovereign Power in exchange for his Life Law insights, then continued selling Sovereign's Might as he traveled. He used the proceeds to strengthen his Thunder God Clone while studying the insights, determined to cultivate the Life Law for the promised reward of additional Willpower.

• Hodan met Danny, the lord of Hanfeng City, and offered him a drop of Thunder Sovereign Power for 1.2 quadrillion Thunder Stones.
• Danny paid Scarich to exchange his Godstones for Thunder Stones and agreed to provide his Life Law insights in exchange for a second drop of Sovereign's Might.
• Three days later, Hodan gave Danny the promised drop after receiving his insights, then resumed his journey and sold Sovereign's Might in other cities.
• Hodan set aside a thousand drops for Big Brother Huoxie and the coming battle against the Four Divine Beast Clans, and used the rest to temper his Thunder God Clone.
• Hodan studied Danny's Life Law insights, hoping to advance his Rule cultivation and earn additional Paragon Willpower.