Chapter Summaries

After Olivier and Xiong Da killed Aragas, the bandits celebrated their leaders’ strength while Xiong Da recovered. A scar-faced Prefecture Lord arrived seeking Olivier’s Sovereign Artifact, and Olivier and Xiong Da prepared to see if they could kill him.

• Xiong Da weakened Aragas with his Innate Divine Ability, allowing Olivier to kill him with a strike from his Sovereign Artifact.
• Olivier gave Xiong Da Soul Gold Pearls to recover, while the bandits praised their leaders and joked about killing another Prefecture Lord.
• The scar-faced Prefecture Lord who had met Olivier and Xiong Da at Silent Ridge flew toward Black Rock Mountain to claim Olivier’s Sovereign Artifact.
• Olivier and Xiong Da recognized the approaching Prefecture Lord and discussed their chances of defeating him.
• Olivier told Xiong Da to wait for his signal as he prepared to use Sovereign’s Might alongside Xiong Da’s Innate Divine Ability.

Olivier and Xiong Da fought a scar-faced Prefecture Lord-level expert who demanded Olivier's Sovereign Artifact and obedience. After the enemy countered their surprise attack with Darkness Sovereign Power, Olivier was sent flying, leaving the battle in a dire state.

• The scar-faced man demanded Olivier hand over his Sovereign Artifact and swear to serve him, but Olivier mocked and refused him.
• The scar-faced man attacked with a skull formed from darkness energy, and Olivier destroyed it with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin and his sword.
• Olivier asked Xiong Da to use his Innate Divine Ability, and Olivier attacked while the scar-faced man was occupied resisting it.
• The scar-faced man activated a drop of Darkness Sovereign Power and blocked Olivier's Sovereign Artifact strike before punching him.
• Olivier activated Wind Element Sovereign's Might to block the punch, but the collision shattered space and sent him flying several miles.

Olivier used Wind Sovereign's Might and his Sovereign Artifact to fight Gelik, but the gap in their strength left him badly injured. Just as Olivier prepared to escape through Bubble Space, a stronger newcomer arrived and called out Gelik.

• Olivier told Xiong Da to retreat with the bandits while he held Gelik off.
• Olivier attacked Gelik's evil skull with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin and shattered it.
• Gelik caught Olivier off guard after he dodged the resulting Space Turbulence and battered him into the Earth Element.
• As Olivier prepared to enter Bubble Space, a powerful newcomer appeared and challenged Gelik.

Scarface Gelik confronted Ukleman at Black Rock Mountain, and their battle gave Olivier an entry point into comprehending the Profundity of Evil. As Gelik’s Sovereign’s Might dwindled and he prepared to leave, another Prefecture Lord-level expert arrived.

• Scarface Gelik renewed his threat against Ukleman and recalled the long pursuit that began after he tried to assassinate Sardis.
• Ukleman and Gelik fought fiercely, with Ukleman holding his own despite not using Sovereign’s Might.
• Olivier watched Gelik’s Evil Skull and comprehended the Profundity of Evil, which intensified his darker thoughts and suspicions about Ukleman.
• Gelik’s Sovereign’s Might nearly ran out, and he realized he needed to leave before spending more of it.
• An unidentified Prefecture Lord-level expert arrived at Black Rock Mountain and called out to Ukleman.

Olivier faced six Prefecture Lord-level experts who gathered to claim his Sovereign Artifact, while Ukleman offered uncertain protection. Olivier provoked the rivals and vanished using Bubble Space, leaving them unable to find him.

• Hadley and Metternich arrived, joining Ukleman and Gelik as they confronted Olivier over the Sovereign Artifact.
• Ukleman called out the hidden experts, revealing Lester, Glint, and many other powerful fighters who had gathered nearby.
• Olivier taunted the six Prefecture Lord-level experts, claiming he had found both the Sovereign Artifact and Sovereign's Might.
• Olivier scattered thousands of clones with the Shadow Transformation Technique while concealing his real escape with Bubble Space.
• The experts searched Black Rock Mountain but failed to find Olivier, and Ukleman accepted that the artifact had escaped his grasp.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Experts continue searching Black Rock Mountain for Olivier, believing he's still there due to the mountain's unique properties.
• Olivier watches from the Bubble Space, tempted to attack Shadow Assassins but decides to wait for a better opportunity.
• Experts find no trace of Olivier, and more arrive, increasing the search party.
• Ukleman protects Xiong Da from Lester's group, who want to use 'Soul-Binding' on him to find Olivier's location.

Character Developments

• Olivier becomes more determined to kill a Prefecture Lord-level expert as revenge for the Bubble Space's exposure.
• Xiong Da remains loyal to Olivier, agreeing to his plan to kill a Prefecture Lord-level expert.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and retaliation for the exposure of the Bubble Space.
• Loyalty and brotherhood between Olivier and Xiong Da.
• Vigilance and mistrust among the experts, even when working together.

Character Interactions

• Olivier and Xiong Da communicate via voice transmission, planning to kill a Prefecture Lord-level expert together.
• Ukleman protects Xiong Da from Lester's group, who want to use 'Soul-Binding' on him.
• Experts remain wary of each other, even while working together to find Olivier.

Olivier used Xiong Da’s resistance to Glint’s mind-reading ability as an opening to ambush and kill Glint, then used his Shadow Assassin Invisibility Technique to hunt down weaker Shadow Assassins. He left Hadley and the others wary of him and considering peace, while Xiong Da watched in awe.

• Xiong Da volunteered to face Glint’s mind-reading ability, but his Soul Defense Artifact resisted it and surprised Glint.
• Olivier emerged from Bubble Space and killed Glint with a Sovereign Artifact and Wind Sovereign’s Might, then escaped the experts’ attacks.
• Hadley and the others recognized Olivier’s Shadow Assassin Invisibility Technique and realized they could not easily seize his Sovereign Artifact or control him.
• Olivier killed three Level 7 Shadow Assassins, while the rest fled, and warned the stronger experts with his cold gaze.
• Hadley, Metternich, and the others began considering how to make peace with Olivier, and Xiong Da watched him with admiration.

Olivier used his Shadow Assassin Stealth Technique to kill Glint and three Level 7 Shadow Assassins, then faced the Prefecture Lord-level experts who had sought his Sovereign Artifact. He extorted compensation from Lester and Metternich before the crisis ended, while Hadley and Gelik left without paying.

• Olivier killed Glint and three Level 7 Shadow Assassins to intimidate the remaining pursuers and protect Xiong Da.
• Olivier confronted Hadley and the other Prefecture Lord-level experts, then evaded Hadley's attack by hiding in Bubble Space.
• Olivier demanded compensation for his lost Sovereign's Might, the destruction of Black Rock Mountain, and his brothers' distress.
• Lester paid Olivier one trillion dark stones and left, and Metternich paid the same amount after Olivier agreed not to help Big Bear Mountain against his clan.
• Hadley and Gelik departed without paying, while Olivier stopped Ukleman and Sigulo from offering him dark stones.

After Olivier defeated the attackers, the bandits celebrated his victory while he stayed alert to the danger of another ambush. As he recovered, he counted his spoils, discovered Glint’s Darkness Sovereign Power and a vast fortune in dark stones, and joined the banquet on Black Rock Mountain.

• Ukleman and the others left, and the Black Rock Mountain bandits cheered Olivier for killing Glint and driving off the attackers.
• Olivier promised the bandits a banquet and ten billion dark stones, then he and Xiong Da went to rest and recover.
• Olivier considered the risks of another attack and concluded that his Bubble Space, Sovereign's Might, and Sovereign Artifact could not guarantee his safety.
• Olivier searched five interspatial rings and found a drop of Darkness Sovereign Power in Glint's ring, along with more than a hundred trillion dark stones there and nearly a hundred trillion more in the others.
• The bandits began their nighttime banquet, eating Fragrant Pig meat, drinking Dream Fragrance Wine, and singing "King Calls Me to Patrol the Mountain."

Olivier left Black Rock Mountain and traveled to Mohe City in Hengshan Prefecture, hoping to stay out of sight while he pursued greater strength. After people recognized him and reported his location to Shadow Assassin Castle, the youth and the middle-aged man in black set out to hunt him down.

• Olivier left Black Rock Mountain, gave Xiong Da Dark Stones to distribute, and planned to challenge powerful Shadow Assassins to improve his mastery of the Laws of Darkness.
• A youth and a middle-aged man in black learned Olivier had left, then planned to use Shadow Assassin Castle to find him and seize his Invisibility Ability and Sovereign longsword.
• Olivier traveled to Mohe City in Hengshan Prefecture, where he heard people recount the battle in Sanjiang Prefecture and recognized how widely the news had spread.
• Several people recognized Olivier and went to Shadow Assassin Castle to report his presence, so he bought supplies and left Mohe City.
• After Shadow Assassin Castle confirmed Olivier's appearance, the youth and the middle-aged man in black headed to Hengshan Prefecture and ordered the castle to relay any new information.

Two hundred years after pursuing strength across the Darkness Divine Plane, Olivier had become powerful enough to fight Hengshan Prefecture Lord Hehebas to a draw. He returned toward Sanjiang Prefecture, unaware that two men still followed him, and planned to collect debts and check on his old allies.

• A young man and Wentre discussed how Olivier had evaded them for two hundred years, and Wentre urged giving up after learning Olivier had nearly matched Hehebas.
• The young man refused to abandon the pursuit and said he wanted to test Olivier's strength himself.
• Olivier shared a meal with Hehebas, who praised his fame, while Olivier complained about being recognized and tracked through Shadow Assassin Castle's Floating Shadows.
• Olivier's progress over two hundred years had brought his law fusion close to Paragon-level power, slightly surpassing Hehebas in their recent draw.
• Olivier returned toward Sanjiang Prefecture, thinking of the compensation Hadley and Gelik owed him and wondering how Xiong Da and Black Rock Mountain were doing.

After Olivier left Hengshan Prefecture for Black Rock Mountain, Cervantes and Wentre pursued him and launched a lethal surprise attack. Olivier survived by entering Bubble Space, then reappeared to mock Cervantes for his weakness, leaving the two attackers facing him again.

• Cervantes and Wentre arrived at Hehebas's residence after Olivier had left, learned which way he had gone, and set off in pursuit.
• Olivier detected the pair approaching in his Metal Lifeform, stopped when they called out to him, and prepared to see what they wanted.
• Cervantes ordered Wentre to test Olivier with a soul attack, but Olivier's powerful soul destroyed it.
• Cervantes and Wentre attacked Olivier from opposite sides, but he vanished into Bubble Space, causing their weapons to collide and tear open space.
• Olivier appeared at a distance and praised Wentre's strength while mocking Cervantes for being weak.

Olivier faced Cervantes and Wentre after they ambushed him, then refused to sell them the Shadow Assassin Invisibility Technique. He proposed a bet, and the three prepared to fight with Olivier forbidden from using the technique.

• Olivier taunted Cervantes about being flung away by Wentre, then demanded to know why they had ambushed him.
• Wentre claimed they had only wanted to test Olivier’s Invisibility Technique and offered one hundred drops of Sovereign’s Might to buy it.
• Olivier refused to sell the technique and started to leave, but Cervantes revealed they had pursued him for two hundred years.
• Olivier challenged Cervantes and Wentre to a bet: if they defeated him without his using the Invisibility Technique, he would reveal it; if they lost, Cervantes would pay one hundred drops of Sovereign’s Might.
• Cervantes agreed that he and Wentre would fight Olivier together and raised the stakes to one hundred and fifty drops of Sovereign’s Might.
• Olivier agreed, drew his Black Longsword Sovereign Artifact, and faced Cervantes and Wentre as the battle was about to begin.

Olivier fought Cervantes and Wentre in a two-against-one wager, holding them off without using Sovereign's Might. He unleashed his trump card, forced them to admit defeat, and collected 150 drops of Darkness Sovereign Power before heading back to Black Rock Mountain.

• Cervantes and Wentre attacked Olivier together, but he blocked their strikes and evaded Cervantes's repeated sneak attacks.
• People aboard a Metal Lifeform arrived and recorded the battle as Olivier traded blows with the two Sovereign's Might users.
• Cervantes and Wentre used Sovereign's Might again, increasing the pressure on Olivier.
• Olivier unleashed Night Ends Light, blasting Cervantes and Wentre far away without using Sovereign's Might.
• Cervantes admitted defeat and gave Olivier 150 drops of Darkness Sovereign Power, then left with Wentre.
• Olivier celebrated his winnings and set off for Black Rock Mountain.

Olivier returned to Black Rock Mountain after years away and was welcomed by its greatly expanded bandit force. He reunited with Xiong Da and the others at a huge banquet, where the mountain celebrated his homecoming.

• Black Rock Mountain’s leaders discussed Olivier’s imminent return, and Amy recalled how she and Xiong Da had become a couple after repeatedly fighting.
• Meng Di spotted Olivier approaching in a Metal Lifeform, recognized his idol, and hurried to welcome him.
• Xiong Da led thirty thousand bandits out to greet Olivier, who was astonished by how much Black Rock Mountain had grown.
• Olivier noticed Amy among the crowd and began asking Xiong Da about her, but the bandits swept him away to the welcoming banquet.
• The bandits toasted, sang, and celebrated with Olivier at a massive feast that lasted a long time.

Olivier spent a month at Black Rock Mountain, where Amy and Xiong Da tried to find him a partner despite his refusal. A mysterious shapeshifter disguised as Amy lured Olivier into a chase and revealed himself as the notorious Shadow Assassin.

• Xiong Da and Amy visited Olivier together, and Olivier teased them about what their future child might look like.
• Amy brought Olivier portraits of female bandits who wanted to marry him, but he insisted that he already had a woman.
• A second Amy called from outside, exposing the impostor inside Olivier's room, who escaped through the roof.
• Olivier chased the impostor away from Black Rock Mountain and caught up with him several hundred miles away.
• The impostor transformed into people Olivier knew, then into an old man, before Olivier recognized his final disguise as the Shadow Assassin.

Olivier met Shadow Assassin, who revealed that they shared the same Invisibility Ability and taught him the ultimate move Desperate Struggle. Shadow Assassin left Olivier with the prospect of assassinating a Paragon once he became strong enough, while Olivier fled after learning Shadow Assassin belonged to the Morph Clan and could transform into anyone.

• Olivier met Shadow Assassin in midair and demonstrated his space-based Invisibility Ability, which Shadow Assassin recognized as the same ability as his own.
• Shadow Assassin asked Olivier to help him assassinate a Paragon, and Olivier agreed to learn his ultimate move while postponing any attempt until he was stronger.
• Shadow Assassin taught Olivier Desperate Struggle, which unleashed a strike a hundred times stronger than normal but left its user unable to move or recover quickly for thirty days.
• Shadow Assassin explained that Desperate Struggle came from a strange artifact and that Olivier's Bubble Space could help him survive its recovery period.
• Olivier asked about Shadow Assassin's transformation ability and learned that he came from the Morph Clan and could transform into anyone.
• Shadow Assassin changed into a beautiful woman and teased Olivier, who fled in disgust as Shadow Assassin called after him to remember their Paragon-assassination plan.

Olivier and Black Rock Mountain faced an attack from Jin Hans and two brothers of the Light Legion, who had pursued Louis XVIII to the Darkness Divine Plane. Olivier refused to surrender Louis XVIII, and the battle began with Olivier confronting Jin Hans while Xiong Da and Louis XVIII intercepted the brothers.

• Olivier considered settling old scores with Hadley, Harry, and Gelik, but he did not know where to find Gelik and was not in a hurry.
• Jin Hans called for Louis XVIII to come out and threatened to level Black Rock Mountain if he did not.
• Louis XVIII told Olivier and Xiong Da that Jin Hans and the other two attackers belonged to the Light Legion and that the conflict was his personal grudge.
• Olivier declared that Louis XVIII was a member of Black Rock Mountain and refused to let the Light Legion take him.
• Jin Hans ordered Levin and Light to kill the bandits, and the three attackers charged into battle.
• Olivier confronted Jin Hans while Xiong Da and Louis XVIII moved to intercept Levin and Light.

Olivier and Xiong Da defended Louis XVIII from Jin Hans and the Levinlight brothers, defeating the Light Legion’s attackers on Black Rock Mountain. Louis XVIII survived and was welcomed as one of the bandits’ brothers.

• Olivier blocked Jin Hans and rejected his threat that the Augusta Clan would retaliate if he interfered.
• Olivier overwhelmed Jin Hans with his Taiji Defense and sword techniques, leaving him badly injured.
• Jin Hans used Chief God of Light's Might to heal himself, but Olivier drew his Sovereign Artifact, the Black Longsword.
• Olivier killed Jin Hans and took his interspatial ring, divine artifact, and divine spark.
• Xiong Da killed Levin with his Innate Divine Ability, then joined Louis XVIII to kill Light.
• Louis XVIII thanked Olivier and Xiong Da, and Xiong Da welcomed him as a brother on Black Rock Mountain.

Olivier learned that the Landis Plane had powerful Angels and Fallen Angels, and planned to go there after settling matters with Hadley and Gelik. After discovering Hankin still had a divine clone, he stayed at Black Rock Mountain to protect his companions from the Augusta Clan’s likely retaliation.

• Louis XVIII told Olivier that he had killed a descendant of the Augusta Clan’s Third Elder and had been hunted from the Landis Plane to the Darkness Divine Plane.
• Louis XVIII revealed that the Landis Plane had six Twelve-Winged Holy Envoys and four Twelve-Winged Fallen Angels, prompting Olivier to plan a visit there.
• Olivier and the others checked their enemies’ interspatial rings and found that Hankin had a divine clone, while the Levinlight brothers did not.
• Louis XVIII offered to leave Black Rock Mountain, but Xiong Da argued that their group would remain at risk and could rely on Olivier.
• Olivier decided to stay for now, and Grace and Amy helped lift the group’s gloomy mood.