Chapter Summaries

High Priest Catherine asked Garen to absorb the Yulan Empire into Demacia before she left to refine a divine spark, and he agreed. After Little White returned as a god, Garen discussed expanding Demacia with Arthur, while a group of God Realm experts arrived in the Arctic Icefield and planned to kill a genius among the Four Divine Beasts Clan's remnants.

• Catherine told Garen she wanted the Yulan Empire to join Demacia so she could leave for the Life Divine Realm without fearing for its people, and Garen agreed.
• Garen found Little White transformed into a cat-eared woman and took her back to Demacia, where Jenny looked resentful.
• Garen told Arthur about absorbing the Yulan Empire and liberating the Fenlai and Rhine Empires, and they discussed uniting the southern Yulan Continent.
• Eleven Magic Arrays appeared on a mountain in the Arctic Icefield, and dozens of God Realm experts arrived.
• The leader of the newcomers said they had to kill a genius among the Four Divine Beasts Clan's remnants in the Material Plane.

Sadista learned that descendants of the Four Divine Beasts Clan lived on the Yulan Continent and sent forces to attack them. Garen killed Anlas and ten Low-level Gods in the Demacia Empire, then noticed an item drop as he prepared to check on the attack at Dragonblood Castle.

• Hodan told Sadista that escaped God Realm experts remained on the Yulan Continent and identified Linley and Garen as descendants of the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Sadista scanned the continent, sent Anlas and ten Low-level Gods to attack Garen in the Demacia Empire, and led the remaining forces toward Dragonblood Castle.
• Jenny told Garen she would not mind if he found another partner, but Garen sensed powerful auras and flew out to confront the attackers.
• Anlas attacked Garen, but Garen killed him with one strike and used the Purple Dragon Bow to kill the ten Low-level Gods.
• Garen asked Little Dragon and Little White to collect the Godsparks and Space Rings, then spotted an item drop from one of the dead Gods.

Garen returned to the Yulan Continent after reaching the God Realm and found Dragonblood Castle devastated by Sadista’s attack on Linley. The southern continent united under Garen, but Linley and Garen avoided confronting Adkins in O’Brien, leaving the continent at peace for twenty years.

• Garen obtained a Mysteries Entry Card and hurried to the Baruch Empire, where he found Linley badly wounded and Dragonblood Castle in ruins.
• Linley explained that Sadista had attacked with God-level followers, and that Linley had killed Sadista’s two divine clones before being injured by his wolf-like attack.
• Adkins sensed the battle, feared Linley’s Sovereign’s Might, and ordered Bernard to send Ogavin away from O’Brien.
• Garen reached the Rhine Empire, prompting its ruler Yinsenno to flee, and the Demacia Empire united the southern Yulan Continent.
• Linley and Garen both wanted to remove Adkins from O’Brien but held back because neither was confident of winning without risking their lives.
• The Yulan Continent remained peaceful for twenty years as Garen and Linley waited to grow stronger.

Garen used experience cards to advance his Wind-style and Fire-style to Mid-level God, then challenged Adkins for control of the O’Brien Empire. Adkins accepted the confrontation, confident he could defeat Garen.

• Garen used an Intermediate Experience Card to advance his Fire-style to Mid-level God, and the Laws of the World descended to baptize his Divine Clone.
• Garen broke through Wind Space, judged himself ready to face Adkins, and left the Miniature Plane.
• Adkins had returned to cultivation after decades on the Yulan Continent, hoping to grow stronger before the Graveyard of the Gods opened.
• Adkins sensed Garen’s arrival in the O’Brien Empire and questioned why he had come.
• Garen demanded that Adkins leave the Yulan Continent and threatened to spare his life only if he departed.
• Adkins rejected Garen’s demand and prepared to test his strength.

Garen battled Adkins above the O'Brien Empire, using his God-Slaying Blade, Death God Puppet, and powerful physical attacks to overwhelm Adkins in direct combat. Adkins’s Soul Attacks briefly disrupted Garen, leaving the fight unresolved as they relied on their remaining strengths to decide the outcome.

• Garen met Adkins above the O'Brien Empire, and both released their Divine Domains before engaging in combat.
• Garen struck Adkins’s Light-style Divine Clone with the God-Slaying Blade, damaging Adkins’s High-level Divine Artifact and forcing him to avoid further material clashes.
• Garen anticipated Adkins’s Dark-style Divine Clone’s ambush and cut through its body while the Death God Puppet attacked, but Adkins’s Soul Attack disrupted Garen and let the clone escape.
• Garen’s Soul Defense Divine Artifact failed to block the attack, but his Soul Mutation, Moon Stone, and Divine Soul Pill restored his defenses and spiritual power.
• Adkins concluded that Soul Attacks were his only chance against Garen, while Garen prepared to continue fighting with his remaining Divine Soul Pills.

Garen defeated and killed Adkins after tricking him into exhausting his divine and spiritual power, securing his first High-level God kill. Linley arrived just in time to witness the victory, and Garen gave him the O'Brien Empire.

• Garen and Adkins fought across the sky toward the North Sea as Adkins used Soul Attacks and Light threads while Garen secretly relied on his Soul Defense Divine Artifact.
• Garen pretended to be nearly exhausted and headed toward Linley, prompting Adkins to risk his remaining strength on a powerful attack.
• Garen dodged Adkins's follow-up strike, pursued the weakened High-level God, and killed him with the God-Slaying Blade.
• Adkins's Dark-style Divine Clone fled toward the Arctic Icefield after telling Bernard to escape.
• Linley arrived after Garen had killed Adkins, and Garen told him he had freed the O'Brien Empire from Adkins's rule.

After Linley returned to Dragonblood Castle, Garen obtained and ate a Nether Fruit, which briefly heightened his insight and let him advance several fusions of Laws and Mysteries. He emerged stronger but could not find Adkins or Bernard, and flew to the Arctic Icefield to ask Hodan about them.

• Garen told Linley to return to Dragonblood Castle and guard it against Adkins's hidden Dark High-level God clone, and Linley agreed.
• Garen prayed to the great deities and received a Nether Fruit from the system.
• Garen ate the Nether Fruit and used its temporary effects to complete the fusion of his Wind-style Speed, Slowness, and Sound Waves Mysteries, as well as his Fire Element and Profundity of Explosion.
• Garen began fusing the Wind-style Mysteries of Speed and Slowness with the Fire-style Profundity of Explosion before the fruit's effects wore off.
• Garen assessed his stronger physical and soul attacks, searched for Adkins, and found that neither Adkins nor Bernard was detectable.
• Garen flew to the Arctic Icefield and asked Hodan whether he had seen Adkins.

After Garen learned that Adkins had escaped to the Infernal Realm, he reviewed his progress and planned for his family and allies’ future. He spent a year with his loved ones before they gathered to bid him farewell as he prepared to leave for the Infernal Realm.

• Hodan told Garen that Adkins and Bernard had teleported to the Infernal Realm, and Garen spared Hodan before leaving.
• Adkins arrived in the Infernal Realm with Bernard and vowed to take revenge on Garen.
• Garen reviewed his System Panel and planned to travel to the Infernal Realm with Jenny and several magical beasts, while leaving his parents on the Yulan Continent for now.
• Garen spent the next year with his family and friends, then planned to join the Four Divine Beasts Clan and deal with the Eight Great Clans.
• Garen’s relatives, friends, and allies gathered at his manor to see him off, while his parents struggled with the thought of his departure.

Garen and his companions arrived in Hell and were transported across Bauhinia Continent to Snow Lake Prefecture. After more than ten years of travel and training, they were dropped off with Ink Stones, ready to face whatever awaited them.

• Garen arrived in Hell with Jenny and three magical beasts, and the system issued quests to become a Fiend, become a Paragon, and build a force.
• Purple-robed guards directed Garen and the other newcomers to wait overnight before escorting them aboard a Metal Lifeform bound for Snow Lake Prefecture.
• A guard warned the newcomers that Hell was dangerous and recommended joining a tribe for protection.
• During the decade-long journey, Garen studied the fusion of Mysteries of Velocity and Profundity of Explosion while his companions made progress in comprehending Laws and Mysteries.
• The Metal Lifeform reached Snow Lake Prefecture, and the guards gave the God Realm travelers Ink Stones before tossing Garen and his companions out.

Garen and his family arrived in the Infernal Realm and accepted Joseph’s offer to stay with the Long Ridge Tribe while they learned more about the region. Joseph led them to a place where they could build a manor, but Buji’s interest in Little Dragon threatened to cause trouble.

• Garen steadied Jenny as they were thrown from the Metal Lifeform and saw miners gathering Azure Spirit Stones across the mountains.
• Buji demanded the newcomers’ Ink Stones and leered at Little Dragon, but Joseph intervened and sent him back to the mine.
• Joseph welcomed Garen and his family, explained the tribe’s rules for newcomers, and described Buji’s influence through his elder brother.
• Garen agreed to stay with the Long Ridge Tribe temporarily because Jenny and Xiao Pa could not defend themselves well and travel through the Infernal Realm was difficult.
• Joseph showed Garen the tribe’s ores and Azure Spirit Stones, then led the group to a mountain clearing where they could build a manor.

Garen and his companions settled into the Long Ridge Tribe, where he learned that the next city trip would be in three years and told Joseph he planned to continue toward Bloodridge Continent. On his way home, Garen discovered Dragonman Buji harassing Jenny, Little White, and Xiao Long, and rushed to confront him.

• Garen and the women built a two-story wooden house and courtyard in the Long Ridge Tribe.
• Garen told the women he planned to wait for the tribe's next city trip, grow stronger, and eventually travel to Bloodridge Continent.
• Garen visited Joseph, who explained that the tribe would travel to a city in three years and warned him about the costs and dangers of city life.
• A blue-robed man examined an oval crystal in a cave beneath the tribe and decided Garen did not meet his requirements.
• Garen's system alerted him to an enemy at his home, where he found Dragonman Buji pestering Jenny, Little White, and Xiao Long with a crystal ball.

Buji’s history revealed how he abused his position in the Long Ridge Tribe, and he tried to force his way into Little Dragon’s home. Garen killed him, gained a drop of Wind-style Sovereign Power, and promised the women he would take responsibility if they defended themselves again.

• Buji rose from an abused newcomer to a Mid-level God in the Long Ridge Tribe, where his brother Bulong’s influence let him harass and exploit others.
• Buji brought Little Dragon a Shadow Projection Crystal and threatened her and her companions after she rejected him.
• Garen arrived and killed Buji, then received a drop of Wind-style Sovereign Power from the system.
• Garen reassured Little Dragon and Jenny, telling the women to kill threats they could defeat and promising to take responsibility.

Buji lied to his elder brother Bulong about Garen killing his Divine Clone, prompting the tribe to summon Garen and his companions to the Judgment Hall. While studying a Shadow Projection Crystal, Garen gained insight into fusing Wind Element with other mysteries, then prepared for a possible confrontation with the tribe.

• Buji told Bulong that Garen had killed his Mid-level God clone and stolen a Shadow Projection Crystal, and Bulong ordered the tribe's leaders and guards to gather at the Judgment Hall.
• Garen watched a recorded battle between two powerful experts and began to understand how Wind Element could fuse with Speed and Slowness and Sound Waves.
• Garen tried to combine his miniature Azure Dragons, but they dissipated; he still gained useful insight from the attempt and the recording.
• When the Guard Team arrived with orders to bring him and his companions in, Garen agreed and summoned Jenny, Little Dragon, and the others.
• Garen followed the guards into a large building at the center of the tribe, prepared to use force if Bulong refused to act reasonably.

Garen took control of a tribal hearing by challenging Buji’s brother Bulong to a fight, which was set for three days later at Pine Mountain Ridge. As the tribe gathered to watch, Bulong planned to use the occasion to seize control of the tribe.

• Garen ignored Buji’s complaint and proposed settling the dispute through a fight, offering to face anyone Buji chose.
• Bulong accepted the challenge on Buji’s behalf and arranged to fight Garen above Pine Mountain Ridge three days later.
• Gariel told Joseph that Bulong’s faction was embezzling Azure Spirit Stone and gaining influence, then privately lamented that his long efforts and hopes for revenge might have failed.
• Rumors about Garen and Buji spread through the tribe before crowds gathered at Pine Mountain Ridge to watch the fight.
• Bulong looked over the assembled tribe and planned to use the gathering to carry out his final plan and take control.

Garen arrived at Pine Mountain Ridge and found the tribe split between Bulong and Clan Leader Gariel, with two powerful High-level God Fiends backing Bulong. After Bulong rallied much of the tribe to his side, Garen stepped forward to begin their fight to the death.

• Garen brought Little Dragon, Little White, Jenny, and Xiao Pa to the tribe, where he saw its members divided into opposing factions.
• Bulong summoned two High-level God Fiends, while Terence and Gariel realized Bulong had been preparing to challenge Gariel’s leadership.
• Bulong accused Gariel of monopolizing the Azure Spirit Stone mine and invited the undecided tribesmen to join his side; many did, but Terence and Gariel’s followers remained resolute.
• Bulong offered to spare Terence and the tribesmen if they abandoned Gariel, but they refused.
• Garen reminded Bulong of their fight to the death, and Bulong drew his rapier as Garen summoned the God-Slaying Blade.

Garen killed Blong and routed the enemy force, then Jenny, Xiao Pa, and Little White began advancing to the God Realm after sharing his experience. The tribe celebrated its victory while Garen protected the three as they advanced.

• Garen transformed into a White Tiger, shattered Blong’s rapier, and killed him with a strike that destroyed the Godspark within his Divine Clone.
• Gariel ordered the tribe to attack, and Garen charged through the enemy ranks, killing hundreds while the remaining foes fled.
• Jenny, Xiao Pa, and Little White were surrounded by the Laws of the World and began advancing simultaneously.
• Garen flew to the three and surrounded them with Wind Barriers while the Clan Leader ordered the tribe to collect the spoils and celebrate.

After helping Jenny, Xiao Pa, and Little White become gods, Garen gained the Long Ridge Clan Leader’s gratitude and arranged a trip to Starfire City. He sorted through his battle spoils, learned two new mysteries, and began considering a way to improve his group’s soul defenses.

• Jenny, Xiao Pa, and Little White completed their transformations, and Garen was astonished by Xiao Pa’s new appearance.
• The Long Ridge Clan Leader revealed that his divine-beast bloodline let him sense Garen’s hidden bloodline, and he praised Garen’s Seven-Star Fiend strength.
• Garen asked the Clan Leader to take him to Starfire City, and the Clan Leader agreed to go with him the next day.
• Garen gave the women High-level God weapons and armor, then used two Mysteries Entry Cards to comprehend Regeneration of Fire and the Mysteries of Dimensions.
• Garen decided to give his remaining Mysteries Entry Cards to Jenny and Xiao Pa and considered how to obtain soul-defense protection for his group.

Garen and his companions traveled from the Long Ridge Tribe to Starfire City, where he learned about the city's formidable lord. The chapter left Garen planning to meet the Starfire Fiend after completing his Fiend Mission and testing whether his strength had improved.

• Garen told Clan Leader Gariel that he was a young Seven-Star Fiend from the Yulan Material Plane and credited Beirut with helping him grow stronger.
• Gariel grew quiet after Garen said Beirut had guided him, and he remained preoccupied during the journey.
• Garen and the others traveled for twenty days without encountering bandits and arrived at Starfire City.
• Grand Steward Joseph later told Garen that the city was protected by the powerful, scholarly Starfire Fiend, a renowned array mage.
• Garen decided to complete his Fiend Mission, assess his strength, and then seek an introduction to the Starfire Fiend.

Garen and his companions arrived in Starfire City, settled in after a meal hosted by Clan Leader Gali, and went to Fiend Castle to apply for the Fiend examination. As Emma warned them about the danger and Davion mocked their group, a powerful man descended from the second floor and reacted with fear when he saw Garen.

• Garen and his companions entered Starfire City, where Joseph described its Flame Amber Stone buildings and the three local castles.
• Clan Leader Gali treated Garen’s group to a costly meal and arranged rooms for them at a hotel.
• Garen led his group to Fiend Castle to apply for the Fiend examination, intending to use the waiting time to help Jenny and Xiao Pa grow stronger.
• At the application counter, Garen presented five Azure Stones while Davion mocked the Low-level Gods and Emma warned them that the examination was deadly.
• A black-clad man came down from the second floor, noticed Jenny and the other women, then stopped and looked frightened when he saw Garen.

Garen completed his Fiend assessment registration after Blake recognized him and showed him deference. He then took the women shopping at Bauhinia Castle, buying what they wanted before heading toward the third floor.

• Blake bowed to Garen and feared retaliation for his role in the Long Ridge Tribe battle, while other Fiends apologized for mocking Garen.
• Garen dismissed the apologetic Fiends, and Emma registered him and his companions for the Fiend assessment, which would be held once enough applicants had gathered.
• Garen left Fiend Castle with the women and entered Bauhinia Castle to shop.
• Garen bought the women clothes, shoes, and jewelry they liked, along with food, wine, and rare fruits.
• Garen found little to interest him on the second floor and led the group toward the third floor, where shoppers sought more valuable goods.