Chapter Summaries

Hikari searched the Baru Plane for Baru, learned that Baru drove Mid-Gods away, and was ambushed by Ninisha on Flame Dragon Continent. Meanwhile, Lincoln experimented with creating a Fire Divine Plane to deepen his understanding of the Mysteries.

• Hikari scanned the Baru Plane, seized a Low-God, and learned that Baru lived on Flame Dragon Continent.
• The Low-God told Hikari that Baru was the plane's only Highgod and killed anyone who reached Mid-God level unless they left; Hikari killed him after asking about the Plane Warden.
• Hikari flew south and encountered Ninisha, whose lightning attacks failed to harm him because he had defensive Sovereign Artifacts.
• Hikari recognized Ninisha and demanded to know whether she had realized who he was.
• Lincoln experimented with altering the creation of a Fire Divine Plane, correcting unstable changes and learning from his failures.

While Lincoln continued building the Creation Divine Plane, Ninisha attacked Hikari’s Divine Clone after suspecting he was a Sovereign seeking the rumored Thunder Main God Spark. She banished him into Spatial Turbulence and turned to interrogate an Earth Element Highgod who claimed to have found the Spark.

• Lincoln told Daniel that Faith Power, rather than watching him build the Divine Plane, was driving Daniel’s rapid cultivation progress.
• Ninisha warned Hikari to leave the Flame Dragon Continent, then overwhelmed his attacks with lightning.
• Ninisha tore open a spatial rift and struck Hikari into Spatial Turbulence.
• Ninisha decided to pursue the rumored Main God Spark despite suspecting the situation might be a trap.
• Ninisha questioned an Earth Element Highgod who had admitted finding the Main God Spark but refused to hand it over.

Hikari sent Tina and Laina to the Baru Plane to pursue the Lightning Lower Sovereign Spark, while Augusta and Koriate revealed how they had manipulated Hikari into going there. The chapter ended as Augusta spotted Lincoln traveling through the Spatial Turbulence with Daniel.

• Hikari summoned Tina and Laina, gave them defensive Sovereign Artifacts, and ordered them to travel to the Baru Plane and await his instructions.
• Augusta and Koriate ended their performance and set out after learning that Hikari had gone to a Material Plane.
• Koriate explained that he had planted false memories and arranged for Ninisha to make Hikari believe the Thunder Main God Spark was in the Baru Plane.
• Koriate said his trap was meant to force Hikari to bring his Sovereign clone to the Baru Plane and ensure that he and Ninisha would clash.
• Augusta detected Lincoln and Daniel traveling through the Spatial Turbulence.

Augusta and Koriate traveled toward the Baru Plane to carry out their plan against Hikari, passing Lincoln as he created his Divine Plane. After Hikari’s Thunder Divine Clone appeared near the Baru Plane and another Hikari encountered Lincoln, Lincoln suspected Augusta and Orf were targeting a Light Sovereign.

• Augusta and Koriate met Lincoln and Daniel, who introduced himself as the newly appointed Fate Low-Sovereign and Lincoln’s son.
• Lincoln warned Daniel not to follow Augusta and Koriate, while Koriate explained how his Image-Transmitting Stones would alert them when Hikari arrived in the Baru Plane.
• Augusta and Koriate spotted Hikari’s Thunder Divine Clone drifting through Spatial Turbulence, and Augusta realized Ninisha had banished it.
• Hikari encountered Lincoln while traveling through Spatial Turbulence, greeted him, and took a roundabout route without noticing Daniel.
• Lincoln wondered whether Augusta and Orf were targeting Koriate or Hikari, then resumed creating his Divine Plane.

Hikari was ambushed by Augusta and Koriate while searching for the Thunder Main God Spark, then fled toward Lincoln for help. Vivian announced she would intervene, while Lincoln chose not to respond as Hikari reached him.

• Hikari sent his Thunder Divine Clone into a Material Plane and fled when Augusta and Koriate attacked him.
• Hikari appealed to Vivian for help, and she realized the Thunder Main God Spark rumor had lured him into a trap connected to Lincoln and Augusta.
• Vivian announced to the Chief Gods that she would save Hikari, prompting them to spread the warning across the planes.
• Hikari changed course toward Lincoln, hoping to escape Augusta and Koriate by reaching him first.
• Daniel asked why Hikari was fleeing, but Lincoln told him to stay out of it and pretended he had not heard Hikari’s plea for help.

Hikari fled from Augusta and appealed to Lincoln for protection, but Lincoln refused to interfere in the pursuit. As Augusta attacked, Vivian arrived to save Hikari, revealing to Lincoln that she knew his plan and wanted to witness what lay beyond the Sovereigns.

• Hikari begged Lincoln to save him while Augusta and Koriate pursued him, but Daniel warned them not to disturb Lincoln’s cultivation.
• Lincoln told Augusta, Hikari, and Koriate that he would not interfere as long as their fight did not damage his other Divine Planes.
• Lincoln rebuked Daniel for intervening and warned him about the Four Divine Beasts while Hikari fled into the newly created Divine Plane.
• Augusta attacked Hikari, who scattered Sovereign Artifacts and called for Vivian to save him.
• Lincoln sensed Vivian arriving with Hikari’s Saint Original Body, and Vivian privately told him she knew his plan and that the Sovereign Spark would eventually be his.

Vivian helped Hikari survive Augusta’s attack, but Koriate destroyed Hikari’s Sovereign clone and Augusta claimed the Light Sovereign Spark. As Hikari accused Augusta and Koriate before Orf, Lincoln became absorbed in creating a Divine Plane, leaving the gathered Sovereigns waiting for his response.

• Vivian’s attack collided with Augusta’s light sword, and the explosion destroyed Hikari’s Sovereign clone while Augusta retrieved the Light Sovereign Spark.
• Hikari accused Augusta and Koriate of conspiring with Ninisha to kill him, while Koriate claimed Hikari had brought the attack on himself.
• Lincoln became immersed in comprehension as he created a Divine Plane, and Daniel apologized to the gathered Sovereigns on his behalf.
• Orf arrived and asked what had happened, so Hikari recounted how Augusta had pursued him after he learned of the Thunder Main God Spark.
• Vivian demanded to know why Augusta had attacked Hikari, and Hikari accused Augusta of leaking the Spark’s location to lure him away.

The Chief Sovereigns and Chief Gods debated whether Augusta had been justified in killing Hikari, with many arguing that the accusation against her lacked evidence. As the discussion turned to Daniel, the Laws of Heaven and Earth descended nearby, and he realized the breakthrough might involve someone else.

• Xingyi, Uterede, Vivian, and Hela criticized Augusta for killing Hikari, and Orf asked Augusta to explain what she had done wrong.
• Koriate claimed Hikari had ignored Augusta's orders, but Hikari, Nimo, Leiding, and other Chief Gods challenged his account and defended her.
• Diya and Hullei argued that Hikari had already paid for her mistake, while Valeria asked to hear Lincoln's opinion about the killing.
• Orf and Vivian addressed Daniel, and Vivian asked him to explain what had happened because he had been with Lincoln.
• Nimo began criticizing Lincoln for keeping the Four Rule Sovereigns waiting, but the Laws of Heaven and Earth descended before he could finish.
• Hela asked whether Daniel had broken through, and Daniel denied it before turning to see where the others were looking.

Lincoln broke through to Fire-law Paragon, becoming the first Dual-Element Paragon Sovereign. The other Sovereigns congratulated him, while he recognized that his rise would intensify the Faith Wars.

• The Sovereigns watched as the laws of nature remade Lincoln's Fire Sovereign Clone, and Uterede and Orf identified his breakthrough to Paragon.
• Lincoln gained insight into the Laws of Fire, completed his breakthrough, and received another Willpower.
• Lincoln emerged from the laws of nature and accepted congratulations from Xingyi, Zijing, Lucy, Alexander, Markul, Petrov, and Adonis.
• Lincoln realized that his success with Faith Power would drive the Faith Wars to a new scale.
• Hela acknowledged Lincoln's new standing and noted that his strength and Sovereign Clones made him far more formidable than ordinary Sovereigns.

Lincoln was unanimously elevated to the Five-Person Council after the Chief Sovereigns agreed his strength rivaled the Four Rule Sovereigns. The conference then returned to judging Hikari, and Lincoln’s questions about how he had met Augusta and Koriate left Hikari looking troubled.

• Diya and Augusta argued that Lincoln’s strength warranted a place alongside the Four Rule Sovereigns, and the council voted unanimously to elevate him.
• Orf proposed celebrating Lincoln’s new status, but Lincoln said they should first settle the matter of Hikari.
• Lincoln recounted seeing Augusta, Koriate, and Hikari pass his Divine Plane, and Augusta and Hikari confirmed his account.
• Lincoln pointed out that he had seen Hikari turn away from a distance and asked how Hikari had encountered Augusta and Koriate, leaving Hikari visibly dismayed.

Lincoln and the Chief Gods investigated whether Augusta and Koriate had set a trap for Hikari over the rumored Thunder Sovereign Spark. Hullei went to fetch Ninisha, while Lincoln argued that Hikari’s absence from Light Chief God affairs was not disrespect and that Augusta should receive only a minor punishment if no trap was proven.

• Hikari explained that he had been traveling toward the Baru Plane to search for a Thunder Sovereign Spark and had detoured to avoid Lincoln’s Divine Plane.
• Koriate said his Sovereign Envoy had followed Ninisha to a Material Plane, where Koriate concluded she was searching for a Sovereign Spark and reported it to Augusta.
• Hela questioned Koriate’s account, and Orf proposed bringing Ninisha to clarify the facts; Hullei agreed to go to the Baru Plane and departed.
• Orf asked Lincoln whether Hikari’s long absence from the Light Chief Gods’ affairs counted as disrespect, and Lincoln said it did not.
• Lincoln defended Augusta by suggesting he had acted out of frustration rather than deliberate malice, and recommended a minor punishment if no trap was found.

Lincoln proposed exchanging Sovereign Sparks with Augusta, offering to give Hikari Light Chief God status, territory, council rights, and Sovereign Envoys in return. He awaited Augusta’s and Hikari’s answers, noticing Augusta glance at Uterede.

• Ninisha interrogated Baru about the Thunder Sovereign Spark, and Hullei arrived to take her to the Chief Gods waiting for her.
• The Chief Gods debated Lincoln’s proposal that Augusta apologize to Hikari and compensate him for the Light Sovereign Spark.
• Lincoln revealed a red jade box and offered Augusta the Light Sovereign Spark in exchange for the Fire Sovereign Spark.
• Lincoln promised to hand over his Light Divine Realm territory, council rights, and Sovereign Envoys to Hikari if he became the new Light Chief God.
• Lincoln asked Hikari and Augusta to accept the exchange, while Augusta glanced toward Uterede.

Hikari rejected Lincoln’s offer because Augusta had not been punished, while the Sovereigns waited for Ninisha to explain how she learned about the Thunder Sovereign Spark. Her account of finding the information in Memory Mist shocked the gathered Sovereigns, and Lincoln noticed Augusta staring at Koriate in shock.

• Hikari refused Lincoln’s offer, insisting that Augusta had suffered no losses and asking how Koriate would be punished.
• Valeria warned Hikari that he could not survive retaliation if Lincoln and Vivian stopped protecting him.
• Orf suggested that they wait for Ninisha so they could learn what had happened.
• Ninisha told the Sovereigns that she had found information about the Thunder Sovereign Spark in Memory Mist taken from a demon she killed.
• Hela explained that Memory Mist was a rare, cruel technique that extracted memories from souls.
• Lincoln looked toward Augusta and saw him staring at Koriate in shock.

Ninisha’s account of Baru’s memory raised suspicions that someone had manipulated events to frame Augusta, but Baru’s soul died before Hela could examine his memories. The Sovereigns were left without proof, while Hela’s use of the Heart of the Underworld revealed its formidable power.

• Ninisha said Baru had once possessed a crystal resembling a Sovereign Spark, but he could not remember where it was, and she admitted she had tortured him for information.
• Ninisha identified Koriate and Hikari as the two Light Sovereigns she had encountered, prompting the Sovereigns to question whether her meeting with Hikari had been arranged.
• Hikari accused Ninisha of banishing his Divine Clone, while Vivian said a powerful Fate expert had tampered with Baru’s soul.
• Hela used the Heart of the Underworld to examine Baru, but his soul crumbled and perished before she could inspect his memories.
• Vivian tried to preserve Baru’s soul with her Life Sovereign Power, while Ninisha asked Hela to determine whether his memories were genuine.
• Augusta denied framing Hikari and offered to swear an oath to the Overgod.

Augusta and Koriate swore that they had not deliberately lured Hikari into the encounter, and the Chief Sovereigns voted on Lincoln’s proposal to preserve Hikari’s status while requiring an apology. Hikari accepted the decision and chose to live in the Life Divine Realm, never returning to the Light Divine Plane.

• Augusta and Koriate swore oaths denying that they had knowingly arranged Hikari’s encounter or used the Diary to predict his arrival.
• Lincoln proposed that Hikari retain his Chief God status and that Augusta apologize, while Uterede challenged the rushed settlement.
• Koriate swore that he had never seen the Highgod Hikari mentioned or the Diary, and Orf urged the Chief Sovereigns to approve Lincoln’s proposal.
• Hela, Uterede, and Hullei opposed the proposal, but the remaining votes carried it; Hikari accepted the decision.
• Lincoln offered to provide Hikari with Light Sovereign’s Might, and Hikari chose to live in the Life Divine Realm.

Lincoln traded the Fire Sovereign Spark for Augusta’s Light Sovereign Spark, then used it to create another Sovereign clone and received congratulations from the Chief Gods. He agreed to fight Uterede in Hell ten thousand years later, while Hela’s unexplained coldness remained on his mind; the chapter ended with a celebration on Orchid Ice Island.

• Lincoln appointed Hikari as his representative in the Light Divine Plane and traded the Fire Sovereign Spark to Augusta for the Light Sovereign Spark.
• Lincoln used the Light Sovereign Spark to form a Light Sovereign clone, prompting the Chief Gods to marvel at his growing strength.
• Lincoln accepted congratulations from Orf, Vivian, Joseph, Diya, Hullei, and Valeria, who invited him to the Water Divine Plane.
• Lincoln and Uterede agreed to meet in Hell ten thousand years later for a battle that would not end in death or a decisive victory.
• Daniel saw off the Chief Gods, and Lincoln wondered why Hela had left coldly without explanation.
• In Era Calendar year 27,320,000, Lincoln and dozens of Chief Gods celebrated around a bonfire on Orchid Ice Island.

At the gathering, Vivian and the other Sovereigns discussed Lincoln’s family and the absence of several powerful figures. Harry spoke with Ninisha about Lincoln’s Lightning Law techniques and the scarce Thunder Sovereign Sparks, while Lucy reminded Ninisha that Sovereigns were still far stronger than Paragon Highgods.

• Vivian observed that the Chief Sovereign had stayed away because she was angry, and the group discussed other absent Sovereigns, including Valeria.
• Vivian’s companions noticed Lucy with a Highgod and Ninisha with Harry, a rising Seven-Star Druid connected to Lincoln’s family.
• Harry told Ninisha that Lincoln’s Lightning Law techniques could let him fuse five Mysteries once he mastered them, and Ninisha regretted that the Thunder Sovereign positions seemed full.
• Aier and Luna joined Harry, Lucy, and Ninisha and reflected on how Lucy’s stories had made Sovereigns seem less aloof and mysterious.
• Ninisha said Sovereigns were ordinary in personality despite their rank, and Lucy cautioned her to discuss that only in front of Lucy because Sovereigns were far stronger than Paragon Highgods.

At Lincoln’s banquet, Ninisha wondered whether she could still become a Chief God as Lucy discussed the Sovereign Sparks and Roman’s research. Lincoln then proposed a game of Drum-Passing Flower, offering a reward to anyone who entertained the guests after the music stopped.

• Ninisha asked Lucy whether she still had a chance to become a Chief God, and Lucy said the Thunder Main God Spark might appear soon.
• Ninisha learned that Roman, a Life Law Paragon, was staying in the Darkness Divine Plane to research Bloodline Awakening.
• Galiard offered Daniel a treasure lent by Lord Orf to help him comprehend the Fate Law.
• Lincoln’s guests discussed the games and attractions of his home plane while Fire Lincoln continued opening a Divine Plane.
• Lincoln explained the rules of Drum-Passing Flower and promised a reward to whoever earned the guests’ applause.

Lincoln hosted a victory banquet and a Drum-Passing Flower game, then invited Palhouse and the other Paragon High-Gods to join under adjusted rules. Meanwhile, the Water Divine Plane’s Chief Gods plotted to attack Valeria while most of her allies were away.

• Lincoln proposed a Drum-Passing Flower game in which the winner could request a reward, and the Chief Gods agreed to choose the drummer.
• Palhouse arrived on the Chainis Plane representing Valeria, praised the gift Lincoln had made for her, and joined the festivities.
• Lincoln invited Roman and allowed the Paragon High-Gods to compete for the flower if they won the crowd’s approval, while Hullei’s objections went unanswered.
• The Drum-Passing Flower game began as Lucy explained the rules to Palhouse and Ninisha.
• Leiding and Nimo raged over the turmoil on the Water Divine Plane, while Bowen urged them to attack Valeria during the Chief Gods’ absence.

The Four Divine Beasts moved to kill Valeria and claim her Water Element High Sovereign Spark, while Lincoln urged her to fight rather than flee. Valeria confronted the attackers on Giant Whale Island and prepared to withstand their combined attack.

• Bowen, Nimo, and Leiding agreed to kill Valeria before Palhouse and seize her Water Element High Sovereign Spark.
• Valeria grieved over Neptune's death as Lincoln denied killing him and explained that the Four Divine Beasts had provoked the conflict to target her.
• Lincoln urged Valeria to fight and offered to protect her Wind Divine Clone, so Valeria separated her clones and flew to meet the attackers.
• The Four Divine Beasts arrived on Giant Whale Island, accused Valeria of ordering Palhouse to kill their daughter, and attacked her with their Combined Innate Divine Ability.
• Valeria was trapped by the attack's effects on time and space, so she formed a Dark Water Shield and unleashed waves and a Death Vortex to defend herself.