Chapter Summaries

Olivier rescued a little girl from Chekhovs' magic array in the City of Light and confronted Chekhovs' projection. After dispersing it, Olivier demanded Piero, Peter, and Barthes choose whether to submit, and the chapter ended with him killing Barthes and revealing his power as a Paragon Highgod.

• Olivier rescued the little girl and neutralized Chekhovs' power, then challenged Chekhovs to return to Landis and fight him.
• Olivier dispersed Chekhovs' projection, while Chekhovs realized Piero, Peter, and Barthes would be unable to resist him.
• A soldier summoned Chekhovs to meet Sven, and Chekhovs assumed Sven's Light Clone had emerged from Space Turbulence.
• Olivier offered Piero, Peter, and Barthes a chance to speak, and Piero and Peter agreed to submit.
• Barthes refused to surrender and tried to flee, but Olivier used his Willpower to freeze him and turned him to ashes.

Victoria and her companions spread her faith through the Light Domain while Olivier prepared for Sven’s possible return. After Catherine became a Life Element Highgod, Olivier proposed marriage, and six people appeared at the planar teleportation array.

• Victoria healed the people of the City of Light, appointed Peter temple master and Piero deputy master, and banned sacrifices.
• Victoria and her companions traveled through the Light Domain for eight months, while Olivier’s true body cultivated the Laws of Light and Darkness.
• Louis XVIII struggled to establish temples, and the Bone Emperor, Earth Emperor, and Sea Emperor pressed Olivier for a plan against Sven.
• Catherine became a Life Element Highgod, and Olivier told her his strength rivaled a Paragon’s and proposed they marry after Sven’s matter was settled.
• Six people appeared at the planar teleportation array on the Landis Continent.

Sven returned to Landis with five powerful experts, including a Paragon, while Olivier and the Bone Emperors prepared for the confrontation. The Bone Emperors retreated from Bone Emperor City, and Sven’s group headed toward the Holy Light Capital, where Olivier sensed their arrival.

• Olivier learned that Sven had returned with five experts and believed his own strength could match a Paragon’s.
• Bone Emperor, Earth Emperor, and Sea Emperor debated whether to join Olivier or retreat to the Blue Demon Trench, then decided to approach the Holy Light Capital and assess the situation.
• The Bone Emperors left Bone Emperor City before Sven and his group arrived, leaving the city empty.
• Sven revealed that he had brought a Paragon friend to help him, and the two headed toward the Holy Light Capital.
• Olivier sensed six powerful auras in the distance and realized Sven’s group had arrived.

Olivier faced Sven, Chekhovs, and four other experts, including a Paragon, and revealed overwhelming strength in battle. Sven and Natasha were banished into Space Turbulence, one expert was killed, and the remaining attackers were left injured or fleeing as the Paragon looked on grimly.

• Sven and Chekhovs confronted Olivier and ordered their forces to capture Victoria and Catherine while the gold-white robed Paragon watched.
• Olivier struck Sven and Natasha with his divine clone, then kicked them into a spatial rift and banished them into Space Turbulence.
• Olivier's true body shattered Chekhovs and two other experts' attacks, severely injuring all three and revealing that he was a Paragon.
• Chekhovs and the other two experts fled, but Olivier used Soul Capture to kill one of them.
• The gold-white robed Paragon remained, grim and humiliated after watching Sven and Natasha get banished and another expert die.

Olivier defeated Chekhovs and two other powerful opponents, revealing himself as a Paragon and securing the Holy Light Capital. Clementing, a Paragon Highgod and friend of Sven, chose to spar with Olivier, and their battle was about to begin.

• Victoria and Catherine celebrated Olivier's victory as the fallen enemy's corpse landed outside the Holy Light Capital.
• Sisley and the Light Legion realized Olivier had defeated Chekhovs and his allies, while the Bone Emperor, Earth Emperor, and Sea Emperor recognized Olivier as a Paragon.
• Olivier confronted Clementing, who confirmed his identity and asked to spar rather than avenge Sven.
• The three emperors arrived and awkwardly offered their help after Olivier had already won.
• Olivier and Clementing prepared to spar as Victoria and Catherine watched eagerly.

Olivier sparred with Clementine, testing his strength against a true Paragon, and discovered that they were evenly matched. After the fight ended, Clementine left with Chekhovs, while Olivier concluded that defeating a Paragon would require both of his divine clones to become Highgods.

• Clementine challenged Olivier to spar because he wanted to test himself and felt obliged to fight on behalf of his friend Sven.
• Olivier and Clementine exchanged punches beside the Space Turbulence, while the watching experts struggled to follow their movements.
• Victoria, Catherine, the emperors, Chekhovs, and the Holy Light Capital gods recognized the terrifying strength of Paragons and reconsidered how they would deal with Olivier.
• Olivier realized his power was comparable to a true Paragon, but that both his divine clones would need to become Highgods for him to defeat one.
• Clementine ended the spar and departed, with Chekhovs following him, while Olivier judged Clementine not to be a bad person.

After Olivier became a Paragon and defeated Sven’s group, he rebuked the Bone Emperor, Earth Emperor, and Sea Emperor for watching from the sidelines, then allowed them to leave without punishment. News of the Paragon Realm spread throughout Landis, and the three ancient Peerless Emperors told everyone to avoid provoking the Holy Light Capital.

• Louis XVIII learned from the Bone Emperor that Olivier was a Paragon and hurried to the Holy Light Capital.
• Victoria rejected the Bone Emperor, Earth Emperor, and Sea Emperor after accusing them of waiting to see whether Olivier would win.
• Olivier agreed to meet Louis XVIII, who asked him not to blame the three emperors for failing to help against Sven.
• Olivier told Louis XVIII he was disappointed in the emperors but would not punish them, and Louis XVIII persuaded them to leave the Holy Light Capital.
• God-level experts across Landis learned that Paragons surpassed Peerless Emperors, while the three emperors instructed their followers not to provoke the Holy Light Capital.

Olivier traveled with Catherine to Soul Spirit Valley to inspect the Soul Spirit Fruit Tree, hoping to obtain its fruit. They found the tree gone, and Olivier suspected it had cultivated into a god and left; he planned to have the Light Legion search for it as they continued traveling.

• Olivier refused Victoria's pleas to join him and Catherine, and left the Holy Light Capital with Catherine while Victoria chased after Kobonoya.
• Olivier and Catherine traveled to Mati City, where Axi guided them toward Soul Spirit Valley and warned them about the mist that eroded soul power.
• Olivier used his Willpower and divine domain to protect the group from the mist and quickly guide them to the center of the valley.
• Olivier and Axi found only a huge pit where the Soul Spirit Fruit Tree had stood, with no trace of the tree remaining.
• Olivier concluded that the Soul Spirit Fruit Tree had probably become a god and left, and said the Light Legion would search for it.
• Olivier, Catherine, and Axi left Soul Spirit Valley and continued onward in the dragon-shaped Metal Lifeform.

Olivier comprehended the Profundity of Evil and finally became intimate with Catherine, who asked him to return to the Yulan Continent and marry her. After arranging for Landis to be managed in their absence and gathering their companions, Olivier and the others departed for the Yulan Continent.

• Olivier comprehended the Profundity of Evil, leaving only the Profundity of Devouring and the Profundity of Curses unfinished among the Laws of Darkness.
• Olivier and Catherine spent the night together, and Catherine asked him to return to the Yulan Continent to marry her.
• Olivier told Victoria to divide authority over Landis among Sisley and two others, and suggested keeping a trusted divine clone there to monitor events.
• Kobonoya asked Olivier to take him to other planes, and Olivier agreed.
• Olivier, Catherine, Victoria, Kobonoya, Cynthia, and Louis XVIII met in Evening Mist Valley and departed through the teleportation array under Lucy's watch.

Olivier, Catherine, Victoria, and their companions returned to the Yulan Continent, where Hodan greeted them and the news spread through the imperial capital. As Victoria and Catherine resumed their duties, Olivier was swept into wedding preparations while Kobonoya’s presence led everyone to mistake him for Olivier’s child.

• Hodan saw the Darkness Divine Plane teleportation array activate and was astonished when Olivier, Catherine, Victoria, and three companions appeared.
• Olivier exchanged greetings with Hodan, then flew with the others from the Arctic Ice Plain to the Yulan Imperial Capital.
• Victoria met a maid cleaning the High Priest’s Magic Tower and introduced Olivier and Catherine to her.
• News of the group’s return spread through the capital as Catherine summoned her disciples and Victoria summoned her Saintess Guard.
• Sophie, Jessica, Blumer, Judy, Kaiser, and Simba each mistook Kobonoya for Olivier’s child, leaving Olivier feeling set up.
• Victoria’s Saintess Guard arranged Olivier’s wedding to Catherine, Annie became chief steward, and Olivier waited to become the groom.

Olivier and Catherine held their long-awaited wedding on the Yulan Continent, with Sophie and Jessica also marrying Olivier. The celebration brought together their disciples, family, and powerful guests, including Beirut and Azure Fire, while the story left Louis XVIII and the others wondering about the guests’ identities.

• Olivier agreed to wait three months for the wedding after Catherine took Sophie and Jessica away and barred him from seeing the brides beforehand.
• Olivier invited Beirut, Azure Fire, and Taylor, Wharton, and their family to the wedding, while news of the event spread across the Yulan Continent.
• Three months later, Olivier, Catherine, Sophie, and Jessica celebrated their wedding in the Yulan Imperial Capital as their disciples, relatives, and guests offered congratulations.
• Taylor asked whether Kobonoya was Olivier’s child, prompting laughter from Catherine, Victoria, and the others.
• Azure Fire and Beirut arrived, and Olivier personally welcomed them before taking them to the inner hall, leaving Louis XVIII, Kobonoya, and Cynthia curious about their power and identities.
• Olivier served Beirut and Azure Fire Dream Fragrance Wine, and Azure Fire remarked that Olivier’s strength had nearly caught up with his.

Olivier met Beirut and Azure Fire for their promised spar and revealed that he had become a Paragon, matching Azure Fire in their fight. Afterward, he deduced that Beirut and Azure Fire were both Sovereigns, leaving their companions stunned by the possibility that the Yulan Plane held three Paragons.

• Olivier spent the days after his wedding with Catherine, Sophie, and Jessica before traveling to the Azure Fire Continent a month later to meet Beirut and Azure Fire.
• Olivier and Azure Fire sparred barehanded, gradually increasing their strength as Beirut and the onlookers watched.
• Olivier unleashed Paragon-level power, and Azure Fire matched him, ending their spar in a draw.
• Azure Fire invited Olivier and the others to Azure Fire Castle, where Olivier poured Dream Fragrance Wine and received praise from Beirut and Azure Fire.
• Olivier explained how he had deduced that Beirut and Azure Fire were Sovereigns, and both confirmed his guess.
• Catherine, Victoria, and the others learned that Azure Fire was a Paragon, while Louis XVIII wondered whether Beirut was a third Paragon in the plane.

Olivier spent time with Beirut and Azure Fire, learned more about his fused laws, and revealed to his family that both men were Sovereigns. He stayed in the Yulan Continent to raise his children, welcoming three gifted children before deciding to remain with them longer.

• Olivier told Beirut and Azure Fire that he had fused four Light and Darkness profound mysteries, and Azure Fire invited him to challenge him if he ever fused them all.
• Beirut and Azure Fire traded ten bottles of Dream Fragrance Wine for Sovereign's Might, and Olivier later told Victoria and the others that both men were Sovereigns.
• Sophie and Jessica became pregnant and gave birth to Artemis Achison and Apollo Achison, who showed exceptional magical talent.
• Catherine became pregnant a month later and, nearly three and a half years afterward, gave birth to Ares Achison, whose talents were Destruction and Death.
• Olivier stayed in the Yulan Continent to raise Artemis, Apollo, and Ares rather than leaving while they were still young.

Ten years later, Ares joined Artemis and Apollo at Yulan Academy after reaching the rank needed to train in the Sunset Mountain Range, while Kobonoya came along. Olivier watched his children set out as his own fusion of Light and Darkness Laws brought him closer to surpassing the Paragon.

• Yulan Academy grew into the continent’s strongest academy, producing nearly a hundred Saints but no Deities among its students.
• Ares met Artemis and Apollo after class and announced that he had become a sixth-rank mage and could finally train outside the capital.
• Kobonoya joined the siblings, and Apollo teased him by calling him little brother Noah before placating him as Big Brother Kobon.
• A senior student told a new arrival that Artemis and Apollo were seventh-rank mages, Ares was a fifth-rank mage at ten, and Kobonoya was the academy’s strongest despite his childlike appearance.
• Olivier’s children prepared for their trip while Olivier continued teaching and cultivating, having fused three Profundities each in the Laws of Light and Darkness and begun fusing all six.

Olivier visited Beirut before traveling to Hell, discussed helping the Four Divine Beasts Clan and researching Divine Beast Essence Blood, then arrived at Mirror Moon Cliff. He left for Starsea City, intending to seek out Taros and the others on Miluo Island and visit Youlan Prefecture.

• Olivier told Beirut he planned to go to Hell, and Beirut warned him to avoid the Light Divine Plane and asked him to help the Four Divine Beasts Clan settle its feud with the Eight Great Clans.
• Olivier demonstrated his research into the Dragon-Eating Fish’s Innate Divine Ability and asked Beirut for Divine Beast Essence Blood; Beirut agreed to gather some for him.
• Beirut asked Olivier to look after Bebe and the others in secret, but did not explain whether anyone was already protecting them.
• Olivier traveled from the Yulan Plane to Hell through the teleportation array at the Arctic Ice Plain, and Hodan decided to report his departure to the Four Divine Beasts Clan.
• Olivier arrived at Mirror Moon Cliff on the Bauhinia Continent, learned that Starsea City was nearby, and vanished in that direction.

In Starsea City, Olivier studied the route to Miluo Island and posted a Fiend mission for a Highgod to pilot his Metal Lifeform through the Starry Fog Sea. Naomi and Tais accepted the mission, and Olivier recognized the unusual pair when they met to depart.

• Olivier studied Hell’s geography and decided to sail directly from Starsea City to Miluo Island rather than take the safer, roundabout route through Blue Maple City.
• At a restaurant, Olivier watched Naomi and Tais act affectionately while calling each other master and servant, but he learned little about their relationship.
• Olivier posted a Designated Driver Mission at Fiend Castle, offering one hundred million Ink Stones for a Highgod Fiend to pilot his Metal Lifeform to Miluo Island without fighting.
• After several days without an applicant, Four-Star Fiends Naomi and Tais accepted the mission, despite a clerk’s warning about the Starry Fog Sea.
• Olivier met Naomi and Tais at the agreed location, recognized them from the restaurant, and set off with them after introductions.

Olivier sailed through the Starry Fog Sea with Tais and Naomi, casually surviving its dangers while cultivating. Their cruise ship was caught in a fight between Amish and three Seven-Star Fiends, and a Thunder Blade was about to strike it.

• Olivier spent three years sailing with Tais and Naomi, cultivating the Profundity of Devouring and making progress in the Profundity of Curses and Profundity of Purification.
• Naomi and Tais discussed Olivier's strength and Tais's ambition to become an Asura and challenge the Prefecture Lord.
• Amish fought three Seven-Star Fiends over the Blade of Destruction, a treasure that raised his strength from Six-Star Fiend to peak Seven-Star Fiend.
• Tais noticed the battle approaching and tried to steer the cruise ship away, but its aftershocks swept the ship into danger.
• Tais protected Naomi from the battle's aftershocks while Olivier remained absent, and a Thunder Blade missed Amish and hurtled toward the cruise ship.

Olivier stopped a battle from destroying his cruise ship and revealed himself as a Paragon Highgod. After hearing the fighters’ explanation, he spared Amish in exchange for the Blade of Destruction and took the others’ interspatial rings, just as a streak of light approached the ship.

• Olivier emerged above the sea and used his Divine Domain and Willpower to shatter the Thunder Blade, calm the waters, and immobilize the fighters.
• Amish and the Purple Youth recognized Olivier as a Paragon Highgod, while Tais and Naomi reacted with astonishment.
• Olivier questioned the four fighters, and Amish explained that they had fought over his Blade of Destruction.
• Amish offered the blade to Olivier in exchange for his life, and Olivier accepted and spared him.
• Olivier ordered the other three to surrender their interspatial rings or die, and they handed over their rings.
• A streak of light flew through the mist toward the cruise ship.

Olivier killed the Purgatory Commander Parbos after Parbos attacked the cruise ship without realizing Olivier was aboard. The surviving witnesses fled, and news of Olivier’s Paragon-level strength spread throughout the Starry Fog Sea.

• Parbos arrived and attacked the cruise ship before his subordinates could warn him about Olivier.
• Olivier shattered Parbos’s attack and confronted him after learning he was the Commander who had been hunting Amish.
• Parbos challenged Olivier to prove his strength, and Olivier struck him with Night Ends Light.
• Olivier killed Parbos in one strike, collected his belongings, and discovered Parbos had other divine clones.
• The purple youth and the other two fled, and word of Olivier’s victory spread across the Starry Fog Sea.

Two years after Olivier killed Parbos, his cruise ship sailed through the Starry Fog Sea with Tais, Naomi, and Amish. A merchant ship from the Aiken Clan recognized Olivier, stopped to let him pass, and left his companions impressed by his growing fame.

• Amish stayed with Olivier, while Tais and Naomi continued to follow and train under him.
• Naomi and Amish discussed the lack of bandits and how much wealth a Paragon could possess.
• Young Master Brown identified Olivier’s ship and ordered the Aiken Clan vessel to stop, make way, and change its size to match.
• Olivier heard the Aiken Clan crew recognize him, smiled at their respectful gesture, and let his ship pass.
• Tais left to train after Naomi praised Olivier, while Amish joked with Olivier about not having a partner.