Chapter Summaries

The First Apostle triggered the Ascension Ritual, fusing the consciousnesses of the City of Ten Thousand Machines with the Chaos Prime Core Fragment to become the Mechanical God. Lin Mu used the [Death God's Blessed Lich Finger Bone] to strip away its newly formed divinity, leaving the First Apostle screaming in disbelief.

• The First Apostle activated the Chaos Prime Core Fragment and forcibly drew the uploaded consciousnesses of the city’s survivors into it.
• The First Apostle revealed that the Ascension Ritual fused the cultists’ consciousnesses with the Fragment to create the Mechanical God.
• The Mechanical God completed its transformation and targeted Lin Mu as its first sacrifice, while Elvira prepared to fight and Lin Mu remained calm.
• Lin Mu activated [Divinity Devour] and used [Soul Stripping] on the Mechanical God’s divinity.
• The First Apostle screamed as Lin Mu began tearing the newly formed divinity from its source.

Lin Mu destroyed the Mechanical God and took its Soul Fragment, which strengthened the Chaos Prime Core remnant and revealed that the next fragment was on Asgard. On the way there, the Starbreakers ambushed Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith, and Lin Mu eyed their flagship as he faced their leader, One-Eyed Walker.

• Lin Mu stripped the Mechanical God of its divinity, annihilated it, and collected its Soul Fragment.
• The Chaos Prime Core remnant absorbed energy from the fragment, recovered slightly, and located the next fragment on Asgard, warning Lin Mu that the planet could judge gods.
• Lin Mu told Lilith to open a gate, and he, Elvira, and Lilith traveled through subspace toward Asgard.
• The Starbreakers burst through the subspace barrier and blocked their path with a fleet led by One-Eyed Walker.
• One-Eyed Walker demanded the two women and Lin Mu's valuables, but Lin Mu stopped Elvira from attacking and remarked that Walker's ship looked sturdy.

Lin Mu summoned the Immortal Bone Dragon Emperor after One-Eyed Walker threatened him, then watched it erase the Starbreakers fleet. He and Lilith set course for the Stellar Council's governing planet.

• Walker ordered his crew to launch a slave-capture net and threatened Lin Mu and the others.
• Lin Mu snapped his fingers and summoned the Immortal Bone Dragon Emperor, frightening the Starbreakers fleet.
• Walker ordered every ship to fire all its weapons at the dragon.
• The Immortal Bone Dragon Emperor used World-Ending Dragon Breath to erase Starshatter and the entire pirate fleet.
• Lin Mu rose from the Throne of Withered Bones and told Lilith they were heading to the Stellar Council's governing planet.

Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith arrived at Pioneer Seven Space Station to seek legal identities and locate the Chaos Prime Core Fragment. After Lin Mu swiftly completed the Adventurers' Guild's assessment mission, a veteran werewolf adventurer took notice of him.

• Lin Mu sensed that the station's massive energy field blocked the Chaos Prime Core's perception of the Fragment, and he decided to register at the Adventurers' Guild.
• Fiona required the newcomers to complete an F-rank assessment mission and sent them to clear the rampaging maintenance automatons in Abandoned Processing Zone No. 3.
• Lin Mu stopped Elvira from fighting and summoned a Death Dragon Knight, which severed every automaton in a single attack.
• Lin Mu returned to the guild in under ten minutes and placed an automaton core processing unit on Fiona's counter as proof of completion.
• A burly werewolf adventurer noticed Lin Mu and watched him with scrutiny and faint greed.

Lin Mu ignored Wolf’s attempt to recruit and intimidate his party at the Adventurers’ Guild, and Lilith’s presence terrified the werewolf into begging to join them. Lin Mu accepted the Spectral Lightning Mine mission and left with Wolf and his team, while Wolf secretly planned to reclaim his lost face on his home ground.

• Wolf offered Lin Mu’s party a ten-percent share to join the Blood Axe team’s C-rank mission, then threatened them when Lin Mu ignored him.
• Lin Mu turned to Lilith, and Wolf was overcome with primal fear and dropped his threatening aura.
• Wolf apologized, offered nearly all the mission rewards, and begged to follow Lin Mu.
• Lin Mu selected the mission to exterminate the Energy-Devouring Worms of Spectral Lightning Mine and told Wolf to follow.
• Wolf hurried after Lin Mu’s group and secretly resolved to regain his reputation at the mine.

Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith followed Wolf’s squad into the Spectral Lightning Worms’ nest, where Wolf trapped them and tried to leave them to the swarm. Lin Mu crushed Wolf and his men with Grasp of Bones, and a greater presence stirred deep within the cavern.

• Wolf guided Lin Mu’s group through the mine while secretly steering them toward the densest concentration of Spectral Lightning Worms.
• At the worms’ nest, Wolf activated an electric barrier behind Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith, then retreated with his squad into safe passages.
• Lin Mu summoned a colossal skeletal hand that seized Wolf and his four men and crushed them.
• The Spectral Lightning Worms halted in fear as Lin Mu turned his attention toward an even greater presence deep in the cavern.

Lin Mu killed the Spectral Lightning Worm Matriarch and returned to the Adventurers' Guild with its core, completing the C-rank mission. After the guild registered Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira, President Grayson offered them an A-rank mission to test their strength.

• Lin Mu killed the Spectral Lightning Worm Matriarch with Bone Tooth and collected its Spectral Lightning Core.
• Lin Mu returned to the Adventurers' Guild with Lilith and Elvira and presented the core to Fiona as proof of completing the C-rank mission.
• Lin Mu told Fiona that Wolf and the Blood Axe Squad were dead, and Fiona hurriedly completed the group's temporary adventurer registration.
• Grayson introduced himself as the branch president, distanced the guild from Wolf's death, and granted the three adventurers access to higher-level missions.
• Grayson offered Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira the A-rank mission 'Beacon of the Void Bazaar' and watched for their reaction.

Lin Mu accepted Grayson's dangerous A-rank mission to retrieve a data chip from the Void Bazaar, but secured a two-million-star-coin advance before setting out. After arriving at the lawless station, he scattered the remaining credits to distract the hostile crowd and led Lilith and Elvira deeper into the bazaar.

• Elvira warned Lin Mu that the Void Bazaar was a lawless station, while Grayson revealed that the mission involved retrieving a data chip from the Void Vulture gang's broker, Thousand Hands.
• Lin Mu accepted the mission but demanded a two-million-star-coin advance, which Grayson reluctantly transferred.
• Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira rented a shuttle and jumped from Pioneer Seven Space Station to the Void Bazaar despite the route's warnings.
• Gang members surrounded the newcomers at the port and one tried to touch Elvira's wings.
• Lin Mu scattered his remaining 1.9 million star coins, sparking a brawl that let him lead Lilith and Elvira into the bazaar.

Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith found Thousand Hands at the Vulture Nest bar to obtain a data chip. Thousand Hands trapped them in a room aimed by over a hundred cannons, but Lin Mu remained calm and raised his hand, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Lin Mu and his companions navigated the Void Bazaar to the Vulture Nest bar in search of Thousand Hands.
• The guards let them enter after checking their mission and Adventurers' Guild credentials.
• Thousand Hands revealed the data chip and demanded that Lin Mu's group trade their lives for it.
• Thousand Hands activated hidden cannon muzzles throughout the private room, trapping the trio.
• Lin Mu asked whether the wall was soundproof, then raised his right hand.

Elvira destroyed Thousand Hands and his Vulture Nest with holy light, allowing Lin Mu and his companions to leave with a data chip. Red Kestrel learned of the killing and ordered the Void Bazaar sealed while he searched for the three newcomers.

• Elvira revealed her wings and used Holy Light Sword Rain to destroy Thousand Hands's cannons, defenses, and private room, killing him.
• Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira left the ruined Vulture Nest as the bar crowd watched in shock, with Lin Mu carrying a glowing data chip.
• News of Thousand Hands's death spread through the Void Bazaar, and residents anticipated retaliation from Red Kestrel and the Void Vultures.
• Red Kestrel learned that three newcomers had killed Thousand Hands and destroyed the Vulture Nest.
• Red Kestrel ordered every port sealed and the Heavenly Eye system activated to find the three newcomers, then spread his mental force across the bazaar.

Lin Mu decoded the Hive chip and discovered that it contained records exposing corrupt Stellar Council officials. When Red Kestrel surrounded his shuttle to seize the chip, Lin Mu killed him with a gesture and ordered Elvira to clean up the Void Vulture fleet.

• Lin Mu connected the Hive chip to the shuttle's Smart Brain and learned it held a black ledger of corrupt deals involving Stellar Council officials.
• Lin Mu realized Grayson had sent him to retrieve the chip hoping the Void Vultures would kill him and deliver it to Grayson.
• Red Kestrel's fleet trapped Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith's shuttle above the port and demanded they surrender.
• Lin Mu showed Red Kestrel the ledger and declared that the chip belonged to him.
• Lin Mu crushed Red Kestrel through the communication screen, throwing the Void Vulture fleet into panic.
• Lin Mu ordered Elvira to clean up the remaining Void Vultures.

Elvira destroyed the Void Vultures pursuing Lin Mu, who sent Grayson the decrypted Hive chip records as a warning. When Lin Mu returned to Pioneer Seven, Grayson submitted to him and began providing information about the Stellar Council.

• Elvira used Holy Light Judgment to destroy the Void Vulture warships and their crews.
• Lin Mu sent the encrypted transaction records from the Hive chip to Grayson and returned to Pioneer Seven.
• Grayson opened Lin Mu's message, realized it exposed his involvement, and feared the powerful figures named in the ledger would silence him.
• Grayson welcomed Lin Mu back, presented the Diamond-rank Adventurer Group insignia, and pledged loyalty after Lin Mu asked whether he had received the email.
• Grayson led Lin Mu and the other two to a guarded VIP room and began explaining the Stellar Council.

Lin Mu learned that the stone he sought might be in the Stellar Council’s Sacred Artifact Vault on Asgard, so he registered for the Sky Dome Martial Arts Tournament to earn access. He arrived at the preliminary venue with Lilith and Elvira, where a Council official demanded their credentials.

• Grayson explained that the Sacred Artifact Vault held the Council’s treasures and that the tournament champion could choose one as a reward.
• Lin Mu decided to enter the tournament, and Grayson registered his group under the name “Blood Axe” and gave him the competition details.
• Lin Mu left with Lilith and Elvira for the Gladiator Star Ring, where the tournament preliminaries were being held.
• The group arrived at the crowded star ring, and a Stellar Council official stopped them and demanded their competition credentials.

Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith faced harassment from official Cassius at the tournament, but Elvira’s aura terrified him and prompted a division official to apologize and grant them top-priority registration. From their exclusive lounge, they learned that the preliminaries would begin with a hundred-wave Beast Siege.

• Cassius mocked the Blood Axe Adventure Group’s credentials and ordered Lin Mu, Elvira, and Lilith to complete extra procedures and pay a docking fine.
• Lin Mu ignored Cassius and headed for the competitors’ passage, while Lilith and Elvira followed him.
• Cassius tried to grab Lin Mu, but Elvira’s aura froze him with terror.
• A division official detected Elvira’s energy, rushed to the docking port, kicked Cassius aside, and apologized to Lin Mu and his companions.
• The official gave them a highest-priority credential and escorted them to an exclusive lounge.
• The tournament announced that the first preliminary round would require teams to survive one hundred waves of Demonic Beast attacks.

Lin Mu and his companions entered the Beast Siege preliminary round and waited calmly as the first beast tide attacked. After the Wild Sand Hunting Party lured the monsters toward them, Lin Mu ordered his Death Dragon Knight to wipe out every beast, leaving his team at the top of the leaderboard.

• Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira appeared in an open area of the arena, where Lin Mu lounged on his throne while Lilith ate snacks and Elvira stood guard.
• The Beast Siege began, and tens of thousands of Razorclaw Dreadbeasts charged at the contestants as teams fought to hold their ground.
• The one-eyed werewolf captain of the Wild Sand Hunting Party led the beasts toward Lin Mu’s group, hoping to use the tide to kill them.
• Lin Mu told his Death Dragon Knight to clear the area, and the knight’s Death Reap erased the beasts across the battlefield.
• The mechanical voice announced the first round’s end, and the leaderboard placed Blood Axe Adventure Group first with an overwhelming score.

After the Blood Axe Adventure Group dominated the first round, Elder Hawk ordered officials to send them into the most dangerous part of the Dark Labyrinth to test their strength. Lin Mu remained focused on gaining experience as the second round began, with his team’s teleportation point set inside the Soul-Devouring Spider Matriarch’s nest.

• Elder Hawk learned that the Blood Axe Adventure Group had no traceable background and that its dragon knight had been classified as a Divine Calamity.
• Hawk ordered the event supervisor to place the team in the deepest, most dangerous area of the Dark Labyrinth to test whether its members could match their summon’s power.
• Contestants reacted with fear and resentment to the Blood Axe Adventure Group’s overwhelming first-round score.
• Lin Mu calculated that the experience from the defeated monsters was still insufficient to level up, while Elvira calmly cleaned her sword.
• The second round was announced, and the map showed the Blood Axe Adventure Group’s starting point inside the largest red danger zone, the Soul-Devouring Spider Matriarch’s nest.

Lin Mu and his companions entered the Soul-Devouring Spider Matriarch’s nest, where Elvira fought off its offspring and Lin Mu killed the matriarch with Bone Tooth. Rather than search for the exit, Lin Mu summoned millions of Iron Cavalry Skeleton Generals to smash through the Dark Labyrinth, startling Reno and the Thunder God Hammer team as the undead charged past them.

• The Soul-Devouring Spider Matriarch attacked Lin Mu while thousands of Soul-Devouring Offspring swarmed Elvira and Lilith.
• Elvira cut through the offspring with her sword, and Lin Mu killed the matriarch with a single Bone Tooth spell.
• Lin Mu ordered his Iron Cavalry Skeleton Generals to destroy everything and charge through the labyrinth’s passages.
• The undead cavalry smashed through walls, crushed monsters, and trampled traps as it advanced through the Dark Labyrinth.
• Reno and the Thunder God Hammer team watched in shock as a unit of Skeleton Iron Cavalry burst through their wall and charged past them.

Reno challenged Lin Mu after his lightning attack failed to stop the Skeleton Iron Cavalry, but Elvira defeated him with a single strike of Holy Light Sword Qi. Lin Mu continued through the labyrinth with Lilith, Elvira, and the skeleton army, leaving Reno and his team behind in shock.

• Reno blasted the front rank of Skeleton Iron Cavalry apart, but [Death Prayer] reassembled them and they kept marching.
• Lin Mu appeared with Lilith and Elvira, and Reno accused him of commanding the skeletons.
• Reno summoned the Thunder God warhammer and challenged Lin Mu to a duel.
• Elvira struck Reno with Holy Light Sword Qi, split his warhammer phantom, and sent him crashing into a cave wall.
• Lin Mu led Lilith, Elvira, and the skeleton army onward, leaving the wounded Reno and his teammates behind.

Elder Hawk recognized the Blood Axe Adventure Group as an incomprehensible threat and ordered the Council to stop provoking them and prepare to approach them. Lin Mu, Lilith, and Elvira finished the labyrinth far ahead of schedule, claimed first place by an overwhelming margin, and left the arena as Elder Hawk went to meet them.

• Reno’s father watched his unconscious son’s defeat and appealed to Elder Hawk, who sensed a primordial holy power in Elvira’s attack.
• An intelligence officer reported that Oracle’s simulations had collapsed, and Elder Hawk classified the Blood Axe Adventure Group as an unknown, potentially divine calamity.
• Elder Hawk canceled the Council’s special attention and ordered an investigation and a valuable gift before deciding to contact the group personally.
• Lin Mu led Lilith and Elvira through the labyrinth to the exit seven hours ahead of the fastest expected time.
• The Blood Axe Adventure Group’s score took first place by an enormous margin, and Elder Hawk left to meet them at the contestant rest area.

After the Blood Axe Adventure Group finished the preliminaries, Lin Mu rejected Elder Hawk’s offer and entered the finals’ Hunting Moon round on the Abandoned Moon. He claimed the crater as his territory with an undead army, drawing most of the strongest teams into a temporary alliance against him.

• Elder Hawk offered Lin Mu and his companions a gift and intelligence from the Stellar Council, but Lin Mu refused and headed to the finalists’ rest area.
• The first round, Hunting Moon, began, sending every team to the Abandoned Moon to seize opponents’ point badges within twenty-four hours.
• Lin Mu summoned the Throne of Withered Bones in the central crater and created a vast Undead Kingdom guarded by millions of Iron Cavalry Skeleton Generals.
• Lin Mu warned every contestant that anyone who entered his territory would die, prompting weaker teams to retreat and top teams to target him.
• More than ninety percent of the top teams formed a temporary subjugation alliance and charged toward Lin Mu’s crater.