Arc 47The Golden Toad’s Bait

As the gods moved toward war, the God of Wealth pursued Yi Gui Company’s energy and was drawn into a trap that ended with Ao Qu capturing Him. Shen Yu then confronted Calamity and reminded Disaster of their shared past, leaving the former Anomaly Tamers with a chance to reconnect as companions.

  • Shen Yu returned from the shattered Ghost Domain, and Wealth Reaches the Gods consumed the Weirds and advanced from Blood Robe Class to Fierce Fiend Class.
  • The Goddess of Life, the God of Agriculture, and the other gods reacted to the God of Commerce’s death, recognizing that the covenant no longer kept them safe from one another.
  • The God of Wealth investigated Golden Toad statues in Gathering Treasures City and traced them to Yi Gui Company, where Dopa discovered the company’s energy and train service.
  • The God of Wealth tried to seize Yi Gui Company, but Dopa was swallowed into Ao Qu’s Ghost Domain, and Bei Mu agreed to use Wealth Reaches the Gods as bait to lure the god out.
  • De Krich approached Wealth Reaches the Gods, prompting the God of Wealth to descend and open a passage for His true body, but Ao Qu intervened and captured Him in a Anomaly Cage.
  • Shen Yu reviewed the Contract Anomalists’ prospects and sought out Calamity, who accused him of controlling the Calamity Organization.
  • Shen Yu showed Calamity records of former victims now thriving as Contract Anomalists and explained that he had watched over them and found a broader path than Anomaly Tamers could offer.
  • Disaster remembered the trio’s past and recognized that Shen Yu’s compassion had once guided them, while Shen Yu urged him to look forward and affirmed that they remained companions while protecting humanity from the Weird.
Chapters 1152–1176 Vol. 12 Read

Ch. 1152I Will Still Keep Watching Over You

Shen Yu and Bai Zuo captured a mirror Weird that tried to lure Shen Yu away, and Shen Yu reflected on his missing memories, the cost of his repeated reincarnations, and his efforts to restore the Anomaly Containment Association’s members. After reuniting with Bei Mu, they fed the Weird to Wealth Reaches the Gods, whose body changed after consuming dozens of Blood Robe-level Weirds.

  • A mirror Weird tried to pull Shen Yu into the mirror, but Shen Yu dragged it out and Bai Zuo controlled it with a Heart Gu.
  • Bai Zuo wondered why Weirds were drawn to Shen Yu, while Shen Yu considered that the attraction and his missing memories might be consequences of reincarnation or his efforts to revive the Association’s members.
  • Shen Yu promised he would keep watching over the Contract Anomalists, and Bai Zuo decided to investigate the strange attraction in secret.
  • Bai Zuo dragged the Weird outside, where the Ghost Domain shattered, and Bei Mu welcomed Shen Yu back.
  • Wealth Reaches the Gods devoured the Weird and, after eating dozens of Blood Robe-level Weirds, became rounder and shone like gold.

Ch. 1153Qixi Festival? Qiqiao Festival?

Wealth Reaches the Gods began advancing, and Shen Yu reassured Bei Mu that it would likely succeed. Skywing A then appeared and insisted it was Qixi, prompting Shen Yu to confuse him with traditions from the Qiqiao Festival.

  • Wealth Reaches the Gods grew more powerful as it advanced toward a higher-class anomaly, leaving Bei Mu anxious about whether it would succeed.
  • Bai Zuo mocked Bei Mu for worrying, and Shen Yu reassured him that he could sense Wealth Reaches the Gods transforming.
  • The group stopped to rest, and Skywing A arrived, greeting Shen Yu and asking what holiday it was.
  • Skywing A insisted it was Qixi, while Bai Zuo pointed out that the Source World had no holidays.
  • Shen Yu listed Qiqiao Festival customs and asked whether Skywing A planned to compete in threading needles, making the others laugh.

Ch. 1154Not Any Existing Deity

Wealth Reaches the Gods advanced to Fierce Fiend Class, and Shen Yu prepared to leave with Skywing A and Bai Zuo after the area was cleared of nearby Weirds. In the Pseudo-God World, the Goddess of Life learned that the God of Commerce had fallen and wondered whether an unknown deity was responsible.

  • Skywing A and Bai Zuo teased Bei Mu as Wealth Reaches the Gods continued its advancement.
  • Skywing A invited Shen Yu to leave, but Bei Mu protested at being left alone among the Weirds, so Bai Zuo and Skywing A stayed to drive them away.
  • Wealth Reaches the Gods successfully advanced from Blood Robe Class to Fierce Fiend Class and began consciously controlling wealth energy.
  • The Goddess of Life received word that the God of Commerce had fallen and questioned how He could have died without calling for help.
  • The Goddess of Life learned that no currently existing deity had been identified as the killer and wondered what that meant.

Ch. 1155Reactions of the Gods, a Storm Approaches

After the God of Commerce was killed, the Goddess of Life suspected that multiple gods had joined forces against him and met with the God of Agriculture to discuss the matter. Their alliance rested on her greater strength and vast following, and the chapter left them preparing to address the threat.

  • The Goddess of Life recalled the attack on Azure Martial City and concluded that a group backed by multiple gods had killed the God of Commerce in an ambush.
  • The Goddess of Life crushed the God of Commerce’s head and received a message from the God of Agriculture asking to meet.
  • The Goddess of Life chose a meeting place, where she and the God of Agriculture reunited after a long separation.
  • The God of Agriculture’s appearance reflected his ambition to devour the God of Plants, an ambition he had abandoned because he could not defeat the Goddess of Life.
  • The chapter explained that the Goddess of Life held greater power and a broader following than the God of Agriculture, with believers scattered even across other gods’ cities.

Ch. 1156What a Pity, I Couldn't Devour Her

The Goddess of Life and the God of Agriculture worried that the God of Commerce’s fall had upset the divine balance and weakened their alliance against the God of Plants. The God of Plants and the God of Wealth learned of the death and prepared to benefit from the loss, while the God of Order remained silent.

  • The Goddess of Life lamented that the God of Commerce’s death had disrupted her plan to join forces with him and the God of Agriculture to devour the God of Plants.
  • The Goddess of Life and the God of Agriculture recognized that their weakened alliance had drawn the attention of other gods.
  • The God of Wealth confirmed that the God of Commerce’s believers had lost their divine favor and celebrated his death with the God of Plants.
  • The God of Wealth said he would take in the God of Commerce’s believers, while the God of Order remained silent.
  • The God of Plants recalled that the Goddess of Life had recently provoked him and said he could not ignore her attacks on his followers.

Ch. 1157Died for Love, in a Way

The God of Order warned the God of Plants and the God of Wealth to beware of the newly emerged gods and keep their true bodies hidden. The God of Wealth planned to seize the God of Commerce’s followers in Gathering Treasures City, while the Sea God heard that the God of Commerce had died after being lured into a trap over his human lover.

  • The God of Order warned the God of Plants and the God of Wealth that the newly emerged gods might target them next, and urged them to conceal their true bodies.
  • The gods discussed how the God of Commerce had descended in his true body after his human lover was killed and had been surrounded and slain.
  • The God of Wealth announced that he would go to Gathering Treasures City and take over the God of Commerce’s remaining followers and possessions.
  • The God of Plants and the God of Order offered to support the God of Wealth if the Goddess of Life appeared.
  • The Sea God told the War God that the God of Commerce had died after a simple trap drew out his true body, calling it a death for love.

Ch. 1158He Trembled with Excitement

The Sea God and Moon God discussed the God of Commerce’s death and worried that gods might target them without the covenant’s restraints. The War God suspected a powerful god could have killed the God of Commerce alone and grew excited at the prospect of coming battles.

  • The Sea God said gods had once viewed humans as food but had changed through humanity’s faith.
  • The Moon God and Sea God discussed the God of Commerce’s human lover and blamed the God of Commerce for failing to protect her.
  • The Sea God warned that gods might target other gods now that the covenant no longer restrained them.
  • The War God questioned whether several gods had needed to join forces to kill the God of Commerce.
  • The War God remembered fighting a powerful god and laughed with excitement at the coming possibility of divine war, alarming the Moon God and Sea God.

Ch. 1159Sensing the Coming of the God War

The gods sensed that a god war was coming after the God of Commerce fell, and the Goddess of Life began attacking the God of Plants’ allies. The chapter leaves a Divine Descent of the God of Wealth surprised to find Gathering Treasures City still functioning despite losing the God of Commerce’s protection.

  • The Moon God feared that a god war would make Him an early target, but the War God eagerly welcomed the prospect of battle.
  • The Sea God smiled at the thought of slaughtering His old opponents as the gods sensed a storm brewing.
  • The fall of the God of Commerce marked the start of the god war’s approach.
  • The Goddess of Life attacked the God of Plants’ allies, especially the God of Wealth and the God of Order, to weaken them before war began.
  • A Divine Descent of the God of Wealth entered Gathering Treasures City and found it still running smoothly without the God of Commerce’s protection.

Ch. 1160Golden Toad That Brings Wealth

The God of Wealth witnessed Golden Toad statues bringing sudden wealth to buyers throughout Gathering Treasures City. After buying one himself, he sensed a thread of fortune attach to the person undergoing Divine Descent, though it faded after a small gain.

  • The God of Wealth searched Gathering Treasures City and found vendors selling Golden Toad statues instead of followers of the Goddess of Life or the God of Agriculture.
  • Several people who bought Golden Toads quickly received unexpected windfalls, prompting crowds to rush the stalls and buy the statues.
  • The God of Wealth had the person undergoing Divine Descent purchase a Golden Toad.
  • The God of Wealth sensed a slight thread of fortune bind to the person undergoing Divine Descent, then watched it dissipate after the person made a small fortune.

Ch. 1161Take It Slow, There's Plenty of Time to Sort Things Out

Bei Mu struggled to untangle Gathering Treasures City's chaotic wealth energy while Ao Qu and the Heavenly Dragon stayed nearby to protect him. As Bei Mu continued working, Ao Qu sensed something in the distance.

  • The God of Wealth wondered why golden toad statues were wrapped in the aura of another god.
  • Bei Mu surveyed Gathering Treasures City and complained that The One had left its wealth energy in a tangled mess.
  • Ao Qu and the Heavenly Dragon stayed with Bei Mu because the world was dangerous and his safety was important.
  • Ao Qu told Bei Mu to take his time, but Bei Mu protested that he still had work in other worlds.
  • Ao Qu sensed something and turned to look in a certain direction.

Ch. 1162Novel Things, Yi Gui Company

The God of Wealth’s envoy Dopa visited Yi Gui Company to investigate its connection to the Golden Toad statues and encountered its unfamiliar services and goods. At the God of Wealth’s request, Dopa went to buy a train ticket before exploring the company further.

  • Heavenly Dragon sensed that something had slipped in and focused his spiritual power around Bei Mu for protection.
  • Ao Qu rose from the sofa and vanished to meet the intruder.
  • The God of Wealth’s envoys traced the Golden Toad statues to Yigui Clean Energy Transport Co., Ltd.
  • Dopa entered the company and learned that it sold goods, energy, and train tickets across several floors.
  • The God of Wealth told Dopa to buy a train ticket first, then visit the energy service floor and browse the goods.

Ch. 1163All-Purpose Clean Energy

Dopa visited Yi Gui Company's third-floor service hall to learn about its clean energy, which could power company appliances and be adapted to other devices. He learned that it could also replace the energy source in the Life Temple's lamps, which currently needed recharging or replacement.

  • Dopa took the elevator to the third floor and was directed to take a queue number at the service hall.
  • When his number was called, Dopa asked an employee what Yi Gui Company's energy was and what it could power.
  • The employee explained that the inexpensive, clean energy could replace electricity, fuel, and wind power, and that staff could install a conduit at his home.
  • Dopa asked whether the energy could power his mechanical vehicle and be adapted to the Life Temple's lamps, and the employee said it was highly compatible.
  • Dopa realized the energy could replace the Life Temple lamps' limited blessings, which required recharging or replacement.

Ch. 1164Yi Gui Train, Train Tickets

The God of Wealth ordered Dopa to investigate whether the newly discovered energy was truly as powerful as claimed. Dopa bought a train ticket in Gathering Treasures City to experience the Yi Gui Company’s trains.

  • The God of Wealth decided he had to obtain the energy but wanted to test its usefulness before acting against the Goddess of Life and the God of Agriculture.
  • Dopa asked an employee about buying train tickets and learned that Gathering Treasures City had six train lines and routes to other cities.
  • Dopa bought a one-way city train ticket bearing the Yi Gui Company logo and Golden Toad design.

Ch. 1165This Energy—I Must Have It

Dopa rode Yi Gui Company's train and marveled at its speed, stability, and mysterious clean energy, while the God of Wealth decided to claim both the energy and the company. As the God of Wealth prepared to descend into Dopa, a terrifying presence struck and trapped him in a sudden sea of underground water.

  • An employee guided Dopa from Yi Gui Company to its new central train station, where he saw a huge train and wondered what powered it.
  • Dopa rode the train to the next station in just over ten minutes, and the God of Wealth declared that He must have the energy and train.
  • The God of Wealth resolved to take Yi Gui Company and considered how the energy could help Him surpass the other gods.
  • As the God of Wealth prepared to descend into Dopa, a terrifying presence rushed toward Him and made Him pause.
  • Raging waves surged up from underground and swallowed Dopa, trapping him underwater while the people nearby remained unaware.

Ch. 1166Words Became Law, Omnipotent

Dopa was trapped in a vast underwater Divine Realm where a mysterious monster stirred dangerous currents, while the God of Wealth lost contact with him. After reconnecting, the God of Wealth realized the realm might belong to the Sea God or the Water God and weighed whether to risk competing for Gathering Treasures City.

  • Dopa struggled against powerful currents and whirlpools as a massive shadow passed beneath him.
  • Dopa tried to reach the surface but could not escape the deep sea, and the God of Wealth failed to answer his calls.
  • The God of Wealth reconnected with Dopa and discovered that he had entered another god's Divine Realm.
  • The God of Wealth suspected the Sea God or Water God was behind the realm and considered the danger of contesting Gathering Treasures City.

Ch. 1167What's Wrong with That?

Ao Qu killed Dopa, severing the God of Wealth’s connection to its Divine Descent host. After recognizing the wealth aura on Dopa, Bei Mu considered targeting the God of Wealth as well.

  • Dopa was swallowed by Ao Qu’s Ghost Domain, cutting off the God of Wealth’s connection to him.
  • Ao Qu found Dopa dead and suspected he had been a Divine Descent host.
  • Ao Qu returned to Yi Gui Company with Dopa’s corpse, and Heavenly Dragon warned that its pollution could threaten Bei Mu.
  • Bei Mu recognized the God of Wealth’s aura on Dopa and suggested devouring the God of Wealth too.
  • Ao Qu asked whether Bei Mu wanted the God of Wealth, and Bei Mu insisted that he did.

Ch. 1168Can You Still Doubt My Strength?

Bei Mu and Ao Qu discussed how to lure the hidden God of Wealth into the open, and Ao Qu proposed using Wealth Reaches the Gods as bait. The plan left Bei Mu asking whether Ao Qu could protect it.

  • Ao Qu explained that the gods would hide their true bodies and that only irresistible bait could draw one out.
  • Ao Qu pointed out that Wealth Reaches the Gods could tempt the God of Wealth because their abilities were similar.
  • Bei Mu considered the plan and asked whether Ao Qu could guarantee Wealth Reaches the Gods' safety.
  • Ao Qu declared that his strength was beyond doubt as an SSS-rank Contract Anomalist and one of the Anomaly Containment Association's three chief executives.

Ch. 1169A Business Worth Ten Billion

The God of Wealth sent De Krich to investigate the Golden Toad god, whose worship had spread through Gathering Treasures City. After depositing ten million to become a VIP at Yi Gui Company, De Krich secured a meeting with Bei Mu by claiming he had a business deal worth over ten billion.

  • Word spread through Gathering Treasures City that worshipping the Golden Toad brought wealth, and many residents began keeping its statue and praying to it.
  • Unable to find Dopa, the God of Wealth sent De Krich to investigate the new god rather than risk sending His true body.
  • De Krich entered Yi Gui Company and deposited ten million transferred by the temple, making him a VIP client.
  • De Krich told a manager he had a deal worth over ten billion, and the manager arranged a meeting with Bei Mu.
  • The manager escorted De Krich to Bei Mu's office, and Bei Mu invited him inside.

Ch. 1170Looks Like the Prey Took the Bait

De Krich entered Bei Mu’s office to negotiate a major business deal, while the God of Wealth recognized Wealth Reaches the Gods’s true body and saw him as an easy target. De Krich reached for the Golden Toad, but Heavenly Dragon stopped him before De Krich revealed his hostile intentions.

  • De Krich entered and saw Wealth Reaches the Gods’s living true form, while the God of Wealth was shocked that the weak new god had exposed himself.
  • The God of Wealth decided Wealth Reaches the Gods would be easy to seize and refine.
  • Bei Mu invited De Krich to sit, with Heavenly Dragon standing ready to protect him.
  • De Krich approached the desk and reached for Wealth Reaches the Gods, calling him an ornament.
  • Heavenly Dragon slapped De Krich’s hand away and identified Wealth Reaches the Gods as the company’s worshipped god.
  • Wealth Reaches the Gods leaped onto Bei Mu’s head, and De Krich’s aura surged as he declared he had found the god he sought.

Ch. 1171Why Did They Appear at a Time Like This?

The God of Wealth took control of De Krich and attacked Heavenly Dragon before trying to seize Wealth Reaches the Gods. When the God of Wealth opened a passage to bring in His true body, seawater flooded through it, and De Krich regained control as Heavenly Dragon returned.

  • The God of Wealth descended into De Krich’s body and blasted Heavenly Dragon through a collapsing wall.
  • The God of Wealth reached for Wealth Reaches the Gods, then opened a passage to bring His true body and devour it.
  • Azure seawater surged through the passage, terrifying the God of Wealth and interrupting His attempt.
  • De Krich regained control of his body but received no response when he invoked his god.
  • Heavenly Dragon returned and sighed with relief when he saw Bei Mu unharmed.

Ch. 1172What Is an Executor?

Heavenly Dragon worried that Ao Qu’s risky plan could have endangered Bei Mu, but Bei Mu trusted Ao Qu to protect him. The chapter explained the Anomaly Containment Association’s ranks and established that Executors were the strongest among its SSS-rank Contract Anomalists.

  • Heavenly Dragon regretted agreeing to the plan because its outcome depended on the opponent’s actions and could have put Bei Mu or Wealth Reaches the Gods at risk.
  • Heavenly Dragon checked Bei Mu for injuries, and Bei Mu reassured him that Ao Qu was there to protect him.
  • Bei Mu pointed out that Ao Qu was an Executor and expected Heavenly Dragon to understand what that meant.
  • The chapter described the Anomaly Containment Association’s hierarchy, from low-level Contract Anomalists through SSS-rank.
  • The chapter established that only the strongest SSS-rank Contract Anomalists became Executors, and that their power was beyond compare.

Ch. 1173Things Got Worse

Ao Qu captured the God of Wealth and gave the Calamity Class aberration to Bei Mu, who resolved to grow stronger alongside Heavenly Dragon. The God of Plants and the God of Order investigated the disappearance and suspected the Water God, leaving the God of Plants in a worse position against the Goddess of Life.

  • Ao Qu defeated the God of Wealth, captured It in a Anomaly Cage, and handed the cage to Bei Mu before leaving.
  • Bei Mu urged Wealth Reaches the Gods to grow stronger and admitted he feared being left behind as his allies advanced.
  • Heavenly Dragon promised to become stronger and serve as Bei Mu's shield and blade, and Bei Mu agreed they would train together.
  • The God of Plants and the God of Order arrived at the God of Wealth's alternate space and found traces of a powerful attacker.
  • The God of Order suspected the Water God had defeated the God of Wealth, while the God of Plants realized Its struggle against the Goddess of Life had worsened.

Ch. 1174Eliminating the Hidden Danger of Weird Backlash

After the God of Water attacked the God of Wealth, the God of Order and the God of Plants left the ruined pocket dimension, uncertain of his motives. Back at Headquarters, Shen Yu assessed the Character Cards’ growth and summoned Calamity to ask whether he wanted to eliminate the danger of Weird backlash.

  • The God of Plants questioned why the God of Water had attacked the God of Wealth, and the God of Order guessed he might be trying to muddy the waters or swallow more gods.
  • The God of Order and the God of Plants left the ruined pocket dimension.
  • Shen Yu reviewed the Character Cards and identified Fu Zhang, Ao Qu, and Candle Shade as the most likely to advance, followed by two other tiers of promising members.
  • Shen Yu considered how Calamity and the other members of the Calamity Organization were limited by the Weirds they suppressed.
  • Shen Yu messaged Calamity, went to another world, and waited outside a roadside shop until Calamity arrived.
  • Shen Yu asked Calamity whether he wanted to eliminate the hidden danger of Weird backlash.

Ch. 1175Became Everyone's Pathfinder

Shen Yu confronted Calamity over the Calamity Organization’s painful past and whether they could move forward together. He showed that those once persecuted alongside them were now Contract Anomalists in the Anomaly Containment Association, and insisted he had not abandoned them.

  • Calamity accused Shen Yu of controlling the Calamity Organization and demanded to know whether he expected them to forget the suffering of the past.
  • Shen Yu gave Calamity papers listing people who had once suffered persecution and had now joined the Anomaly Containment Association as Contract Anomalists.
  • Calamity recognized the names and learned that those people were growing under the guidance of their seniors.
  • Shen Yu said he had always watched over them and had never abandoned them, though their ideals had led them onto different paths.
  • Shen Yu argued that Anomaly Tamers faced a dead end while Contract Anomalists had a broader, brighter future, and described himself as the pathfinder who had found that way.

Ch. 1176They Were Still Companions

Shen Yu urged Disaster to look forward and remember that his former companions were still fighting to contain the Weird and protect humanity. Disaster reflected on their shared past and the hatred that had grown from it, then wondered whether Evil Disaster and the others were doing well.

  • Disaster recognized the silent name Shen Yu called him and remembered when the three of them had fought the Weird together as young Anomaly Tamers.
  • Disaster thought about how the Weird, their past suffering, and Shen Yu’s departure had shaped their hatred and turned them toward evil.
  • Disaster realized that before the restart, they had not yet lost their humanity and had been governed by Shen Yu’s compassion.
  • Shen Yu urged Disaster to look forward for the sake of his subordinates and companions, then asked whether Evil Disaster and the others were doing well.
  • Shen Yu affirmed that they were still companions as long as they continued containing the Weird and safeguarding human reason.
Arc 47 of 64
Arc 47 of 64