Chapter Summaries

Hodan returned to Flame Mountain, revealed that he had become a Paragon, and explained that he had spent much of the brothers’ Sovereign’s Might. Huoxie accepted the remaining supply and agreed to help Hodan confront the Four Divine Beasts Clan, though he questioned why Hodan needed his aid.

• Hodan returned to Flame Mountain and gave Huoxie the hundred remaining drops of Sovereign’s Might.
• Hodan revealed that he had reached Paragon by condensing the Destruction Thunder Seed and studying the Lightning Law, then demonstrated his Paragon Willpower.
• Huoxie accepted the remaining Sovereign’s Might and told Hodan he could earn back what he had used.
• Hodan persuaded Huoxie to take action alongside him, and Huoxie agreed to face opponents of comparable strength.
• Hodan announced that he wanted to take on the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and Huoxie noted that Hodan could likely defeat them with help from the Eight Great Clans.

Hodan recruited Huoxie and Silvermoon to join his campaign against the Four Divine Beasts Clan, then helped Silvermoon advance his Water Law cultivation during their journey. The group set out with Silvermoon reaching the threshold of Asura-level strength through intensive training against bandits.

• Hodan convinced Huoxie to help stop Beirut’s Paragon ally while he dealt with Beirut, and Huoxie agreed to join him.
• Hodan and Huoxie invited Silvermoon to join their attack on the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and Silvermoon accepted to avenge his brother.
• Hodan piloted the Metal Lifeform and explained the Water Law to Silvermoon, helping him discover how to fuse the remaining Profound Mysteries.
• Hodan slowed the group’s journey so Silvermoon could fight bandits under the protection of Hodan and Huoxie.
• Silvermoon improved through repeated battles until Hodan estimated he had reached Elder Bru’s trump-card-level strength, the threshold of Asura-level strength.

Hodan brought Silvermoon to Miluo Island to approach Mos, hoping to obtain battle projections and Sovereign's Might while warning him not to interfere in the Four Divine Beasts Clan's war. After Hodan struck the island with lightning, Bokewei went to summon Mos Bagshaw.

• Hodan flew to Miluo Island, where Mos controlled an army of Highgods and collected battle projections and wealth.
• Hodan planned to borrow Mos's Sovereign's Might, let Silvermoon study the battle projections, and prevent Mos from helping Linley and the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan arrived above Miluo Island and unleashed lightning across it to draw Mos out.
• Bokewei and more than a thousand Highgods confronted Hodan, but Bokewei realized he could not resist him.
• Hodan demanded that Bokewei bring Mos Bagshaw to him, and Bokewei hurried off to find his ancestor.

Hodan visited Mos Bagshaw at Handisai Castle, where he used the presence of two Paragons to secure Inkstones and Mos’s promise not to interfere in the conflict between the Eight Great Clans and the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Mos then offered to show Hodan his collection of battle Floating Shadows, including recordings of Sovereigns.

• Mos Bagshaw arrived and bowed to Hodan, Huoxie, and Silvermoon Fiend after recognizing the two Paragons.
• Mos led the group to Handisai Castle and asked what Hodan wanted.
• Hodan requested to see Mos’s battle Floating Shadows and asked to borrow Inkstones.
• Mos gave Hodan a Space Ring containing ten thousand trillion Inkstones, which Hodan planned to use to extract Destruction Sovereign Power.
• Hodan revealed that he belonged to the Renars Clan, and Mos promised not to interfere in the dispute between the Eight Great Clans and the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Mos offered to show Hodan his collection of battle Floating Shadows, including those of Sovereigns, and Hodan agreed to follow him.

Hodan and his companions visited Mos Bagshaw’s hidden chamber, where Silvermoon studied battles and gained insight into fusing Mysteries. They traveled to Bloodpeak Continent to confront the Four Divine Beasts Clan, then reached the Tianji Mountain Range and saw its colossal divine beast carvings.

• Mos Bagshaw showed Hodan and Silvermoon a chamber containing Floating Shadows of powerful battles.
• Hodan watched a Chief Sovereign kill a Highgod with overwhelming Willpower, then learned secrets from Mos while Silvermoon studied the battles.
• Hodan and his companions left Handisai Castle after confirming Mos would not interfere in the feud between the Eight Great Clans and the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Aboard their Metal Lifeform, Silvermoon told Hodan that watching the battles had accelerated his progress toward integrating his Water Body Technique into four Mysteries.
• After ten days of travel, Hodan and his companions reached Bloodpeak Continent and crossed the Tianji Mountain Range toward the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan saw the enormous carvings of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise that formed the Tianji Mountain Range.

Hodan brought a Metal Lifeform to the Azure Dragon Clan’s restricted Dragon Path and forced his way past its guards. He held back from revealing himself and sent Huoxie to confront the clan leaders instead.

• Hodan approached the Tianji Mountain Range and saw the Azure Dragon Clan’s immense Dragon Path and ancestral home.
• Hodan’s Willpower and divine power swept aside the guards who tried to stop the Metal Lifeform, while the black-robed captain summoned the elders.
• Thousands of guards attacked the Metal Lifeform, but Hodan’s divine power barrier repelled their strikes.
• Gaiseresen and the other clan leaders arrived with dozens of Seven-Star Fiends and warned the intruders not to force their way in.
• Hodan noticed Jiawei was absent, decided not to attack, and asked Huoxie to make the clan lose face without starting the decisive battle.
• Huoxie appeared above the Metal Lifeform and challenged Gaiseresen’s authority to bar their passage.

Huoxie intimidated the Four Divine Beasts Clan after the Vermilion Bird Clan Leader attacked him, then forced the clan to surrender Sovereign's Might. Huoxie and Hodan left Tianji Mountain Range with the tribute, and the clan was left relieved to have survived.

• Gaiseresen tried to reason with Huoxie, but Huoxie mocked the clan and dismissed its claims to respect.
• The Vermilion Bird Clan Leader attacked Huoxie with a Sovereign Artifact, and Huoxie struck him down with a single kick.
• Gaiseresen recognized Huoxie as a Paragon and apologized, while Huoxie demanded a hundred drops of Sovereign's Might of each element.
• Gaiseresen and the clan leaders agreed to the demand, despite the tribute amounting to a twentieth of the clan's reserves.
• Gaiseresen handed Huoxie the Space Ring containing eleven hundred drops of Sovereign's Might, and Huoxie left with Hodan in a Metal Lifeform.

Huoxie and Hodan reached the Renars Clan encampment as the Eight Great Clan leaders discussed Linley’s strength and agreed he had to be killed. The leaders’ meeting was interrupted by Huoxie and Hodan appearing in the Hall of Light.

• Huoxie distributed the captured Sovereign’s Might among himself, Silvermoon, and Hodan according to their needs.
• Huoxie and Hodan flew southeast for two days and arrived at the Renars Clan encampment.
• The Eight Great Clan leaders gathered in the Hall of Light, with four attending through Death Puppets, and discussed Linley’s abilities.
• Boling argued that Linley was a Mid-God with a powerful soul-defense artifact, and the leaders concluded he had fused five Earth mysteries and might soon fuse the sixth.
• The clan leaders declared that Linley had to be killed quickly, regardless of the sacrifices, before Huoxie and Hodan suddenly appeared in the hall.

Hodan and Huoxie arrived at the Hall of Light to take charge of the Eight Great Clans’ plans against the Four Divine Beasts Clan. After demonstrating that they were both Paragons, Hodan learned why the clans wanted Linley dead and argued that Linley was not yet a threat.

• Hodan returned to the Renars Clan, learned that its leader was at the Boling Clan, and left Silvermoon behind to continue fusing Mysteries.
• Huoxie pinned Mingshe to the ground and damaged the Boling Clan leader’s soul after the leaders challenged their arrival.
• Huoxie revealed that Hodan was also a Paragon, and Hodan used his Divine Domain and speed to prove his strength to the Eight Great Clans’ leaders.
• The Eight Great Clans’ leaders bowed to Hodan, who took charge of their campaign against the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan told the leaders to abandon their plan to kill Linley, explaining that Linley had fused only three Mysteries and that his special techniques accounted for his strength.

Hodan convinced the eight clan leaders to delay their attack on the Four Divine Beasts Clan until his Lightning Clone returned, then learned that Bluefire had become a Chief Sovereign. He planned to contact the Radiant Overlord because Beirut and his allies posed too great a threat for his side to handle alone.

• Hodan told the eight clan leaders that Linley was not yet a threat, then said they should postpone destroying the Four Divine Beasts Clan because Beirut could call on powerful allies.
• Hodan explained that his Fate God Clone could wield Paragon-level strength with his original body, while his Lightning Clone remained in the Radiant Divine Realm.
• The eight clan leaders agreed to surround the Tianji Mountain Range, recall their elders, and wait for Hodan's Lightning Clone before fighting.
• Hodan asked whether the clan elders had encountered Pusluo, and Clan Leader Boling confirmed that they had.
• Hodan identified Pusluo as Bluefire's Chief Sovereign's Emissary and realized Bluefire had become a Chief Sovereign despite his earlier efforts.
• Hodan decided to contact the Radiant Overlord, since he and Huoxie could not defeat Beirut and his allies alone.

Hodan gathered Inkstones from the Eight Great Clans to extract Sovereign's Might, strengthened his clones, and obtained insights into the Life Law. He then visited Clementine on Yuhua Island and began a physical contest to prove he was a Paragon and earn Clementine's respect.

• Hodan asked the Eight Great Clans for Inkstones, claiming he could extract Sovereign's Might from them, and collected a hundred quintillion Inkstones.
• Hodan extracted enough Sovereign's Might to temper his clones and gained Life Law insights from Edric and the other clan leaders.
• While Silvermoon worked on the Water Body Technique and Huoxie enjoyed the clans' hospitality, Hodan traveled to Yuhua Island to meet Clementine.
• Clementine questioned Hodan's claim to be a Paragon, so Hodan proposed a fight and Clementine agreed.
• Clementine and Hodan each relied only on their bodies and physical might as they simultaneously struck out with their palms.

Hodan and Clementine fought at full strength after Clementine confirmed that Hodan had reached Paragon. They ended the battle before the destruction spread to Yuhua Island, leaving their strength evenly matched.

• Clementine recognized Hodan as a Paragon and challenged him to an all-out battle.
• Hodan and Clementine clashed, shattering the Radiant Divine Plane's fragile space and drawing the attention of everyone on Yuhua Island.
• The onlookers watched and recorded the battle as Hodan and Clementine fought through immense spatial cracks.
• Hodan used Present World Delusion with his hand while Clementine countered with rapid palm strikes that weakened its force.
• Clementine called off the fight to protect Yuhua Island, and Hodan lowered his hands after seeing the destruction around them.

Hodan asked Clementine to help him contact the Radiant Overlord about a classified task that required a Paragon to risk his life. Clementine agreed after Hodan promised him Sovereign’s Might, and the Radiant Overlord appeared before them.

• Hodan told Clementine he had become a Paragon and wanted to meet the Radiant Overlord without revealing his new status.
• Clementine warned Hodan against becoming a Chief Sovereign’s emissary, and Hodan clarified that he had a separate matter to discuss with the Radiant Overlord.
• Hodan said helping him would benefit Clementine with some Sovereign’s Might, and Clementine agreed to make contact.
• Clementine used a rune-covered parchment to summon the Radiant Overlord, who appeared before him and Hodan.

Hodan negotiated with the Radiant Overlord to help kill Beirut’s Darkness God Clone in exchange for winning a ten-victory Plane War streak. The Radiant Overlord agreed in principle to protect the Eight Great Clans from Beirut, and asked Hodan to state any remaining conditions.

• The Radiant Overlord tested Hodan’s Willpower, confirmed he was a Paragon, and took him aside to discuss his request.
• Hodan asked the Radiant Overlord to help kill Beirut’s Darkness God Clone and offered to secure a ten-victory Plane War streak with two Paragons.
• Hodan claimed his brother Huoxie would join the war and swore by the Overgod’s name to guarantee the victories.
• Hodan explained that Beirut protected the Four Divine Beasts Clan and had oppressed him, then offered the Plane War victories in exchange for Beirut’s death and protection for his clan.
• The Radiant Overlord refused to prevent every possible attack on Hodan’s clan but promised Beirut would target only Hodan, not the Eight Great Clans.
• The Radiant Overlord asked Hodan to state any other conditions.

Hodan secured the Radiant Overlord’s oath to help kill Beirut’s Darkness God Clone in exchange for protecting the Eight Great Clans and providing Sovereign’s Might. After returning to the Renars clan, Hodan summoned the clan chiefs to begin the plan against the Four Divine Beasts Clan and went to check on Silvermoon.

• Hodan and Augusta swore Supreme Oaths, agreeing that Augusta would help kill Beirut’s Darkness God Clone and protect the Eight Great Clans, while Hodan would ensure two Paragons won the Plane War’s final battle.
• Augusta gave Hodan Sovereign’s Might and granted Clementine a thousand drops of Light Sovereign’s Might at Hodan’s request.
• Hodan and Augusta arranged to summon Beirut into Spatial Turbulence during Hodan’s fight with him, and Augusta gave Hodan a summoning parchment and a Sovereign token.
• Hodan returned to Hell through the teleportation arrays and traveled to the Renars clan’s mansion.
• Hodan told Renars to summon the other seven clan chiefs because his Lightning Clone had returned to Hell and the plan to destroy the Four Divine Beasts Clan could begin.
• Hodan went to Silvermoon’s secret chamber to consider her cultivation before the coming battle.

Hodan prepared the Eight Great Clans for their coming war against the Four Divine Beasts Clan, strengthening their forces with Sovereign’s Might and bringing Silvermoon up to speed. At Bloodbattle Valley, Linley saw the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s elders gather while Jiawei worried about the enemy’s prolonged encirclement.

• Hodan learned that Silvermoon had completed his Water Body Technique fusion and urged him to master his new strength before the war.
• The Eight Great Clans’ leaders reported that they had surrounded the Tianji Mountain Range’s exits and established mobile support squads.
• Ten days later, Hodan distributed Sovereign’s Might among the clan leaders, elders, Huoxie, Silvermoon, and Muli, then ordered them to fight without restraint.
• Hodan warned the Eight Great Clans’ leaders that he would punish anyone who let a Four Divine Beasts Clan elder escape to save Sovereign’s Might.
• Linley arrived at Bloodbattle Valley and saw the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s elders assemble as Jiawei described the enemy’s long encirclement.

The Eight Great Clans launched an assault on the Tianji Mountain Range during a meeting of the Four Divine Beasts Clan. Hodan revealed himself as a Paragon, and the confrontation left the clans facing off with three Paragon-level fighters on Beirut’s side against two on the Eight Great Clans’ side.

• Gaiseresen gathered the clan elders to discuss the Eight Great Clans’ preparations and declared that the Four Divine Beasts Clan had to act rather than wait.
• The Eight Great Clans attacked the Tianji Mountain Range, prompting Gaiseresen, the other clan leaders, and the Seven Star Elders to confront them.
• Boling and the other leaders revealed Hodan and Huoxie, and Hodan called Beirut out, revealing that he had reached Paragon.
• Beirut appeared and recognized Hodan, then summoned Dannington and Bluefire to stand with the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• The Four Divine Beasts Clan’s side had three Paragon-level fighters, while Hodan and Huoxie gave the Eight Great Clans two.

Hodan launched the Eight Great Clans’ decisive assault on the Four Divine Beasts Clan, revealing that his Fate God Clone had Paragon-level strength. As the Chief Sovereigns gathered to witness the battle, Hodan fought Bluefire evenly, and they discovered that Hodan’s body was as durable as a Sovereign Artifact.

• Hodan refused Beirut’s demand to withdraw and revealed that his Fate God Clone possessed Paragon-level strength, then ordered Renars to keep the Four Divine Beasts Clan from escaping.
• Hodan’s Thunder God Clone intercepted Beirut, Huoxie engaged Dannington, and Hodan’s Fate God Clone faced Bluefire as the Eight Great Clans began their war against the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Observers and Chief Sovereigns arrived to watch the battle, while Oufu told the Destruction Sovereign that he had come to witness the end of an era.
• Silvermoon fought Elder Bru as the clan leaders engaged the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s leaders and the armies clashed across the battlefield.
• Hodan and Bluefire fought evenly, with Bluefire wielding an Offensive Sovereign Artifact and Hodan relying on his Sovereign Artifact-level body; the Chief Sovereigns realized how Hodan had gained Paragon-level strength.

Hodan killed Jiawei, fulfilling the lingering obsession that had blocked his progress in the Fate Rule. With that obstacle gone, he reached Fate Grand Perfection and declared that the Four Divine Beasts Clan would fall that day.

• Hodan fought Bluefire while looking for a way to break the deadlock between the Eight Great Clans and the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Hodan steered his battle toward Jiawei, then used Bluefire's attack to propel himself toward the Seven-Star Fiends.
• Hodan killed Jiawei, destroyed his remaining Divine Clone, and banished his remains into Spatial Turbulence to ensure his death.
• Hodan confirmed Jiawei was dead through his Space Ring and told Bluefire that the battle's outcome was near.
• Hodan's lingering obsession faded, allowing him to reach Fate Grand Perfection, and he declared the Four Divine Beasts Clan would fall.

Hodan’s Fate God Clone reached Paragon, making him the first Dual-Element Paragon and turning the battle at Tianji Mountain Range in his clan’s favor. Dannington withdrew, Huoxie intercepted Bluefire, and Beirut accepted that he could no longer protect the Four Divine Beasts Clan as Hodan pressed the attack.

• Hodan’s Fate God Clone completed his transformation and reached Paragon, stunning the fighters and Sovereigns watching in Hell.
• The Eight Great Clans celebrated while the Four Divine Beasts Clan despaired, and Dannington withdrew from the battle after apologizing to Beirut.
• Hodan told Huoxie to stop Bluefire and flew toward Beirut, while the Radiant Overlord arrived in Hell and told the Destruction Sovereign he had come to watch.
• Beirut sensed that Hodan had two Paragon Divine Clones, gave up trying to protect the Four Divine Beasts Clan, and attempted to break free from Hodan’s Lightning Clone.