Chapter Summaries

Simon spoke with Xiao Yi, learning that the young Spirit Extraction Tree would eventually bear powerful cultivation-enhancing fruits, while Simon continued his long-term cultivation. The chapter ended when Simon investigated an Early Warning Array alert outside the valley.

• Simon reassured Xiao Yi that he would stay until the tree was fully grown and learned Xiao Yi had only recently awakened.
• Xiao Yi told Simon he was a Spirit Extraction Tree whose first eighteen fruits would improve the soul and affinity for Laws and Rules.
• Simon spent three hundred years studying the Laws of Space but made little progress, then returned to fusing his other Profound Mysteries.
• Simon advanced the fusion of four Heterogeneous Profound Mysteries, strengthening his Ice Wind Space domain despite its slow progress.
• The Early Warning Array detected someone outside the valley, so Simon went to investigate with his Wind Element Divine Clone.

Simon reunited with Elno and Napote after their long journey, and the three cultivated with Xiao Yi before deciding Simon would return to Fenglan City to challenge the Prefect. They left Simon’s Water Element Divine Clone behind to guard Xiao Yi as he continued to grow.

• Simon welcomed Elno and Napote back after they completed a Seven-Star Mission and became Seven-Star Fiends.
• Elno gave Xiao Yi emerald-green liquid that helped plant life grow, and Simon set up a Formation to feed him daily.
• Elno and Napote described how their dangerous missions had advanced their cultivation, while Simon warned them to use Sovereign’s Might if necessary.
• The three cultivated with Xiao Yi for another thousand years, during which Napote began fusing five Profound Mysteries and Elno advanced in the Law of Death.
• Simon concluded that further secluded cultivation had yielded little and decided to return to Fenglan City with Elno and Napote to challenge the Prefect.
• Simon left his Water Element Divine Clone behind to guard Xiao Yi, who was sad to see the others go.

After returning from nearly five thousand years away, Simon reunited with Fanny and reviewed four Prefects chosen by Grayson as possible opponents for his challenge. Simon favored Eastwood because the Prefect's territory contained Xiao Yi's valley, and he continued studying the remaining candidates before making his final choice.

• Simon left Xiao Yi protected by his Water Element Divine Clone and returned to Fenglan City with Elno and Napote.
• Simon reunited with Fanny, while Napote went to find Lona and Elno went to see Hamut.
• Grayson gave Simon intelligence on four suitable Prefects and a Spatial Ring containing detailed records on powerful experts.
• Simon and Fanny studied Meios's battle records, and Simon concluded that his defenses and binding techniques could counter the Earth Monarch Prefect.
• Simon judged Eastwood to be even more restrained by his abilities than Meios and favored challenging him because Xiao Yi's valley lay in Eastwood's prefecture.
• Simon also reviewed Collins and William, noting Collins's dangerous innate ability and William's powerful Wind attacks.

Simon chose Eastwood, the Prefect of Flowing Wind Prefecture, as his challenge target, and Grayson agreed to accompany him after settling family affairs. Grayson and Simon began sparring to prepare Simon for the fight, ending with Grayson charging through Simon’s domain and being caught in his Ice-Wind Prison.

• Simon chose Eastwood as his challenge target because Flowing Wind Prefecture was near Bifu Continent and Eastwood suited his strengths.
• Grayson agreed to accompany Simon on the challenge and then help move Simon’s family from the Rayast Plane.
• Simon told Grayson he had fused eight Profound Mysteries of the Wind Element and five of the Water Element, impressing Grayson and Fanny.
• Grayson and Simon began sparring in the Martial Arts Arena while the Grayson Family and Master Roy watched.
• Simon unleashed Ice Wind Space, and Grayson transformed into his Divine Beast Qilin form and charged at him.
• Simon struck Grayson with an Ice-Wind Prison that sharply reduced his speed.

Simon sparred with Grayson and was decisively defeated when Grayson unleashed his full strength, though Grayson judged Simon capable of defeating Eastwood. After the match, the group praised Simon’s rapid progress and he recovered, leaving his challenge against Eastwood still ahead.

• Simon used his speed, wind attacks, and water-law defenses to fend off Grayson’s early attacks, while Grayson broke through his defenses with a soul attack and close-range strikes.
• Grayson declared he would get serious, broke free of Simon’s Ice-Wind Prison, shattered his Ice Mist Battle Armor, and cut through his Divine Body to win the spar.
• Simon recovered and said he would not challenge Eastwood if Eastwood matched Grayson’s strength, but Grayson assured him that Eastwood was far weaker and Simon had nearly a hundred percent chance of winning.
• Simon praised Grayson as the strongest expert under the Chief Sovereign, while Grayson said that only becoming a Paragon truly mattered.
• Fanny checked that Simon had recovered, and Master Roy praised Simon’s progress before returning to study Formations and inviting Simon to visit.

After reviewing his sparring match with Grayson, Simon refined his cultivation plans and spent a month preparing to challenge Eastwood for the Prefect position in Flowing Wind Prefecture. He set out with his family and companions, eager to claim one of Hell’s 108 Asura positions.

• Simon reviewed his battle with Grayson and decided to focus on cultivating the Laws of Wind and Water rather than further fusing Heterogeneous Laws or revealing his Space Laws.
• Simon planned to move his family to Hell, wait for Xiao Yi’s fruits to mature, and later offer one to Grayson in hopes of helping him reach Paragon.
• Simon spent a month cultivating and recovering, then declared himself ready to challenge Eastwood for the Prefect position of Flowing Wind Prefecture.
• Simon and Fanny gathered their companions, Grayson, Master Roy, and Fanny’s family before departing for Flowing Wind Prefecture in Burton’s Flower-shaped Metal Lifeform.
• As the group traveled, Hamut, Elno, and Napote discussed their cultivation prospects while Simon looked forward to claiming a Prefect’s position.

Simon learned that Grayson knew Eastwood’s abilities and believed Simon could defeat him, then spent the journey planning how a Prefect’s authority could help him pursue the seventh Supreme God Mission. As the group neared Flowing Wind City, Grayson isolated them and offered to lend Simon his Sovereign Artifact Longsword for the challenge.

• Grayson recounted how he had nearly killed Eastwood on the Planar Battlefield and explained Eastwood’s Flame Giant transformation and other trump cards.
• Grayson reassured Simon that his Ice Wind Space and Ice-Wind Prison could restrain Eastwood, and Simon agreed not to spare him if he refused to surrender.
• Simon considered how becoming a Prefect would help him search for the Supreme God Mirror and gather the Wutie Crown, Nine Spirit Orbs, and Red Diamond.
• After ten years, Simon and the others arrived within a day of Flowing Wind City, where Grayson offered to lend Simon his Sovereign Artifact Longsword.

Simon accepted Grayson's loan of a Sovereign Artifact Longsword and traveled to Flowing Wind City to challenge Prefect Eastwood. Eastwood accepted the challenge for ten days later at Wolf Mountain, confident in his strength and the Flame Sacred Armor he had obtained.

• Grayson lent Simon a Sovereign Artifact Longsword, and Simon bound it and quickly learned to wield it, greatly increasing his attack power.
• Simon and Grayson arrived in Flowing Wind City, where Simon formally challenged the Prefect at Fiend Castle and gave the Grayson Family residence as his address.
• Eastwood received Simon's challenge and reviewed intelligence revealing that Simon was Grayson's grandson-in-law and had an unusual domain.
• Eastwood accepted the challenge and set the battle for ten days later at the summit of Wolf Mountain, one hundred thousand kilometers west of the city.
• Eastwood recalled his past conflict with Grayson and trusted in his ability to defeat Simon, bolstered by the Flame Sacred Armor he had acquired tens of millions of years earlier.

Eastwood accepted Simon’s challenge, confident that his Flame Sacred Armor and strength would let him win, while Simon and his allies prepared for the duel. At Wolf Mountain, Simon’s Ice Wind Space stopped Eastwood’s untransformed charge, forcing him to reveal his Volcano Giant form.

• Eastwood recalled how Babu had found the Flame Sacred Armor and trusted its defense to protect him against Simon.
• Simon learned Eastwood had accepted the challenge and spent the next ten days meditating and practicing with his Sovereign Artifact Longsword.
• Simon, Grayson, Fanny, and their companions traveled to Wolf Mountain, where a huge crowd gathered to watch the duel.
• Simon and Eastwood faced each other above the mountain, and Eastwood charged without transforming or using Sovereign’s Might.
• Simon released Ice Wind Space and froze Eastwood’s charge, so Eastwood transformed into a giant flaming figure to counter the domain.

Simon killed Eastwood in a challenge and became the Prefect of Flowing Wind Prefecture. He collected Eastwood’s belongings, received the Prefect Token, and began asking his former steward Babu about the prefecture.

• Simon sprang Eastwood’s stronger restraints and, despite Eastwood using his Flame Sacred Armor and Sovereign Power of Fire, killed him with a swift strike to the head.
• Simon discovered that Eastwood’s Sacred Armor resisted his attack and collected it along with Eastwood’s other belongings.
• Ilaira congratulated Simon, gave him the Prefect Token, and confirmed his authority over Flowing Wind Prefecture.
• Simon reunited with Grayson, Fanny, Napote, and their companions, then agreed to let Eastwood’s former steward Babu accompany them.
• On the way back, Simon asked Babu for an account of Flowing Wind Prefecture and interrupted him to request the important details.

Simon learned how Eastwood had obtained the Flame Sacred Armor, claimed Eastwood’s Sovereign Artifact and other spoils, and returned to Flowing Wind City as its new Prefect. He settled into Eastwood’s former residence and received water- and wind-attribute Sovereign’s Might from Grayson.

• Babu told Simon that he had found the Flame Sacred Armor in the Figueroa Material Plane and explained that Eastwood had collected many Heaven and Earth Wonders.
• Simon bound Eastwood’s Sovereign Artifact Longsword, named it Annihilation Wind, and found Sovereign’s Might and more than a hundred wonders in Eastwood’s Spatial Ring.
• Simon returned to Flowing Wind City, where the guards and citizens welcomed him as Prefect, and Babu replaced the Eastwood Mansion plaque with one bearing the name Herbert Mansion.
• Simon and his companions toured the castle and settled into their chosen residences, while Roy and Elno offered to help arrange its formations.
• Simon returned Grayson’s borrowed Sovereign Artifact and asked him to exchange Eastwood’s Sovereign’s Might for water- and wind-attribute drops; Grayson gave him ten of each.

Simon established his rule in Flowing Wind Prefecture, hosted the city’s leading families, and reassigned key officials. He then asked Babu to show him the strange artifacts Eastwood had stored in an underground chamber.

• Simon appointed Hamut head steward and Babu second steward, then ordered them to prepare a banquet for Flowing Wind City’s prominent families.
• Hamut and Babu restored order at Herbert Mansion while Roy and Elno set up a basic defensive Formation, and the mansion hosted Simon’s formal appearance three days later.
• Simon met the banquet guests, then summoned Will and the three Castle Masters to discuss their positions.
• Will resigned as City Lord, and Simon appointed Elno to replace him while retaining the three Castle Masters in their posts.
• Simon told Elno and Napote to prepare to take over Bonn City, then asked Babu to lead him to Eastwood’s collection of strange artifacts.
• Babu led Simon into a large underground chamber where Eastwood had stored the artifacts.

Simon ordered Babu to resume collecting strange objects, then returned to the Rayast Plane with Fanny and the Grayson Family after consolidating control of Flowing Wind Prefecture. He reunited with the Herbert Family, learned they had taken control of the plane, and introduced Fanny and the Graysons to his family.

• Simon told Babu to gather strange objects, especially items that could survive Spatial Turbulence, and Babu sent more than ten thousand teams back out across Hell.
• Simon discussed the timing of his family's move to the Rayast Plane with Grayson and the others, while Hamut continued taking control of Flowing Wind Prefecture's affairs.
• Simon appointed Napote as Bonn City's lord and left Napote and Lona to guard Xiao Yi while he returned to the Rayast Plane with Fanny and the Grayson Family.
• Walter reported that the Herbert Family had gained control of both continents of the Rayast Plane, and Simon led the group to Herbert Mansion.
• Simon reunited with Solo, Garrod, Darren, and Iseline, then introduced Fanny and the Grayson Family as his wife and her relatives.

Simon reunited with the Herbert Family, arranged their future relocation to Flowing Wind Prefecture in Hell, and helped them prepare for life there. After months of preparations, Simon and Fanny’s wedding took place, leaving the family poised to begin a new chapter in Hell.

• Simon told Solo about his experiences in Hell, revealed that he had become a Prefect, and gave him a Spatial Ring filled with resources for the Herbert Family.
• Solo began organizing the family’s relocation, while Simon gave Sanchez Godheads and advised Solo to leave some clansmen in the Rayast Plane.
• Simon obtained Storm Spirit Potions from Roy for the family and discussed how to distribute them among promising descendants.
• Garrod completed the wedding preparations, and Fanny returned from her travels with Grayson and the others.
• Grayson and Solo jointly presided over Simon and Fanny’s wedding.

Simon married Fanny, approved the Herbert Family’s relocation plan, and led roughly a thousand clan members from their Material Plane to Hell. They arrived safely at Flowing Wind City, where Simon introduced the clan to his allies and welcomed them to their new home.

• Simon and Fanny completed their wedding, and Simon approved Solo’s plan to relocate the Herbert Family to Hell.
• Solo appointed Sanchez to lead the clan members who stayed behind and gave him resources for their development.
• After several decades of preparation, Simon and the clan departed for Hell, where Solo told him that Anthony and Loya had also traveled there.
• Walter activated the teleportation array, and the group arrived on the Bloodridge Continent before Simon transported them to Flowing Wind City.
• Simon introduced the clan to Elno, Hamut, and Babu, then led them into Herbert Mansion.

After five thousand years of family growth and cultivation, Simon met Xiao Yi in the Mysterious Valley as the Spirit Extraction Tree came of age. Xiao Yi became a god and gave Simon, Elno, and Napote fruits that improved their souls; Simon woke to find his comprehension of the Laws had become clearer.

• Over the years, the Herbert Family grew to tens of millions, Simon's parents became Midgods, and Solo and Garrod neared the Highgod stage.
• Simon, Elno, and Napote entered the Mysterious Valley to witness Xiao Yi's coming of age, and Xiao Yi chose to comprehend the Life Law.
• Xiao Yi became a Lowgod, formed a Divine Clone, and offered Simon all eighteen ripe Spirit Extraction Fruits; Simon gave one each to Elno and Napote.
• Simon, Elno, and Napote ate the fruits and fell asleep as their souls evolved, while Xiao Yi guarded them.
• Simon woke after a day and night and found emerald-green hints in his souls and a clearer grasp of the Laws.

After the Spirit Extraction Fruit greatly accelerated Simon and his companions’ cultivation, they spent a thousand years training before leaving Xiao Yi’s valley. On the journey to Flowing Wind City, Xiao Yi revealed his abilities and absorbed the spiritual energy from Simon’s Strange Artifact Long Staff.

• Simon discovered that the Spirit Extraction Fruit had greatly improved his ability to comprehend and fuse laws, and he began cultivating alongside Elno, Napote, and Xiao Yi.
• After a thousand years, Simon reached about thirty percent fusion of the Laws of Water and Wind and neared the threshold of comprehending the Laws of Space; Napote began fusing Earth’s five Profound Mysteries, while Elno approached the Asura realm.
• Simon agreed to help Elno gather materials for Soul Defense Artifacts, and the group left the valley with Xiao Yi’s two Divine Clones while Simon’s Water Element Divine Clone stayed behind to guard Xiao Yi’s main body.
• During the trip toward Flowing Wind City, Xiao Yi explained that his main body could use a powerful ring-shaped Soul Attack and that his Divine Clones could extract spiritual energy from treasures.
• Simon gave Xiao Yi the Strange Artifact Long Staff, and Xiao Yi absorbed its spiritual energy; Simon then cut the staff in two with a wind blade.

Simon returned to Flowing Wind City with Xiao Yi, whose spiritual energy absorption strengthened his body and soul, and settled him at the Herbert Family castle. Simon distributed Spirit Extraction Fruits to Fanny, his parents, Solo, and Garrod, and ten years later Fanny reached Six-Star Fiend strength.

• Xiao Yi absorbed spiritual energy from Simon's Strange Artifacts and the treasures Elno and Napote gave him, then explored Flowing Wind City with the group.
• Simon brought Xiao Yi to the Herbert Family castle, where Solo and Garrod had become Highgods and the family had gained dozens of Midgods.
• Simon gave Fanny a Spirit Extraction Fruit, which she ate before falling asleep, while he gave four more fruits to Iseline, Darren, Solo, and Garrod.
• Iseline, Darren, Solo, Garrod, and Fanny woke after absorbing their fruits, recognized their improved aptitudes, and swore Supreme God Oaths to keep the treasure secret.
• After ten years of secluded cultivation, Fanny broke through a bottleneck, fused three Fire Element Profound Mysteries, and reached Six-Star Fiend strength.

Simon distributed Spirit Extraction Fruits to Hamut and Lona, then spent ten thousand years cultivating and saw his family and companions grow stronger. After emerging from seclusion, he learned of their progress and discovered that Elno had reached the Asura level.

• Simon gave Hamut and Lona Spirit Extraction Fruits under an Illusion Array, and both swore Supreme God Oaths to keep the fruits secret.
• Simon secluded himself for ten thousand years, fusing the Laws of Water and Wind to sixty percent overall while the Herbert Family continued developing.
• Simon met Solo and Garrod, then checked on Xiao Yi, who had reached Midgod and strengthened his Divine Body beyond a Highgod Artifact.
• Hamut and Lona reported fusing three elemental Profound Mysteries and gaining talent in other Laws, while Napote said his Life Law aptitude had improved and he had reached Highgod.
• Xiao Yi said he could bear thirty-six fruits that would mature in at least one hundred thousand years, and Elno revealed that his Fate Divine Clone had reached Highgod and his Law of Death had reached the Asura level.

Elno learned to forge Soul Defense Artifacts and completed nine rings for Simon and his companions, while Xiao Yi and Fanny continued cultivating. The chapter ended with Elno delivering the finished rings to Simon after Napote had already received and tested his.

• Hamut gave Simon materials and Heaven and Earth Wonders, including twelve Sky Soul Crystals, and Simon assigned Soul Defense Artifacts to himself, Xiao Yi, Napote, Lona, and Hamut.
• Elno studied the forging process, wasted two Sky Soul Crystals in experiments, and successfully made a ring that Napote bound as his own Soul Defense Artifact.
• Napote returned to his residence, and Elno recovered before forging the remaining eight rings over several years and making one more for himself.
• Simon and Fanny continued cultivating, while Fanny began fusing all four of her Law of Fire Profound Mysteries.
• Elno brought eight Crystal Divine Rings to Simon and said he had finished forging them; Napote had already received the ninth.