Recaps

Bell settled into Hestia Familia and began intensive training while Li Yu’s group traveled to the twenty-seventh floor to search for the floor boss. They found that it had not respawned and established a camp above the lake as they prepared to wait and sort their gathered materials.

• Bell received supplies, met Hiratsuka Shizuka, and began a demanding training schedule in martial arts, weapon techniques, and meditation.
• Li Yu explained to Asuna that Falna restricted level breakthroughs in this world, but the restriction would not matter once they returned home or removed Falna.
• Li Yu decided the group would travel to the twenty-seventh floor and investigate whether its underwater boss had respawned.
• Bell continued training with Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yor, and Natsuki Minamiya, and looked forward to learning magic.
• Li Yu’s group fought its way to the twenty-seventh floor, found no boss, and set up camp on a high spot overlooking the lake.
• Li Yu and Asuna began sorting the group’s large stockpile of Magic Stones and monster materials.

Li Yu’s group waited on the twenty-seventh floor for Amphisbaena to respawn, then launched an attack when it emerged from the lake. As the fight continued, Li Yu rescued Asuna from a bite and severed Amphisbaena’s white head with a full-power strike.

• Li Yu’s group organized their accumulated materials, stayed in the Floor Boss’s room, and waited several days for the boss to respawn.
• Liu Hui spotted Amphisbaena forming in the lake and alerted the group, who prepared to fight.
• Li Yu and Lefiya froze the lake while the group attacked Amphisbaena’s two heads, using magic against the blue head and close combat against the white one.
• Li Yu and Lefiya froze the lake to prevent Amphisbaena from retreating underwater, while Ais and the others kept its heads occupied.
• Amphisbaena’s white head lunged at Asuna, but Li Yu pulled her clear and cut off the head with a powerful slash.

Li Yu and the Hestia Familia defeated the Floor Boss on the twenty-seventh floor, healed their injuries, and returned to Orario. Back at their home, they met new Familia members Bell Cranel and Haruhime, while Freya decided to use Apollo to test Li Yu before approaching him herself.

• Li Yu protected Asuna from the Floor Boss’s blue flames, and the group defeated its remaining head with a combined attack.
• Li Yu collected the boss’s drops, healed the injured with Group Healing, and led everyone back toward Orario the next morning.
• On the eighteenth floor, Ais offered to ask Riveria about selling the Loki Familia’s forging materials to Li Yu.
• Freya watched Li Yu leave and decided to let Apollo test the waters before she made a move.
• At the Hestia Familia home, Li Yu met the newly recruited Bell Cranel and then saw Haruhime, another new member.

Hestia welcomed Bell and Haruhime into the Familia, while Nangong Natsuki revealed that the students had passed their assessment for Dimensional Junction University. After sorting the Dungeon spoils and sharing dinner, everyone prepared to update their statuses and break through to Lv. 4.

• Hestia introduced Bell and Haruhime to the Familia, and Li Yu welcomed them while Asuna and the other girls helped Haruhime feel at ease.
• Nangong Natsuki told the students they had passed their assessment by reaching Tier Four and would attend Dimensional Junction University.
• Li Yu led everyone in sorting and packing the Magic Stones and materials, then promised to make weapons for Bell and Haruhime.
• The Familia shared a lavish dinner, and Li Yu asked Hestia to update everyone's statuses so they could break through to Lv. 4.
• The eager students left to bathe and prepare for their status updates, while Hestia hurried to finish eating.

Li Yu and his classmates updated their status panels after leveling up, and several gained unique magic that reflected their attributes. Li Yu helped Asuna develop her wind-and-healing magic, while Yukino asked him to examine her ice magic before he questioned her plan to combine it with her talent.

• Hestia updated Li Yu’s status panel and found that his experience had reached 89% toward his next breakthrough.
• Asuna broke through to lv4, gained Storm Thrust and Revival Wind, and asked Li Yu to help develop her new wind-and-healing magic.
• Li Yu learned Revival Wind, then demonstrated Wind Pressure Sword and Revival Domain for Asuna and began teaching her the techniques.
• Yukino gained Winter Descends, while Kato Megumi gained Shadow Sneak and learned to control her sense of presence.
• Yukino asked Li Yu to learn her magic and help combine it with her talent, and Li Yu questioned what she meant by combining them.

Li Yu helped his classmates develop their newly awakened magic, then agreed to a period of training before they returned to the Dungeon. The next day, he took Bell and Haruhime to Orario’s Guild, where Hestia explained that only their levels needed to be registered.

• Xia Yu awakened Thunder Descent, and Li Yu demonstrated lightning attacks and magnetic weapon control to help her develop it.
• At least half of the class awakened magic, including Yun Shu, whose Instant Casting paired with her Elemental Mastery; Li Yu learned the spell and found it had become a talent for him.
• Nangong Natsuki told Li Yu to pause Dungeon trips and train with the teachers, while Li Yu offered to repair and upgrade everyone’s damaged armor.
• The next day, Li Yu set out for the Guild with Hestia, Bell, Haruhime, and classmates carrying Space Backpacks, and Bell eagerly asked about the Dungeon as they explored Orario.
• Hestia told Li Yu that his group did not need to register their levels, but Bell and Haruhime did, including when they advanced.

Li Yu sold materials and Magic Stones at the Guild before arranging a discounted purchase from the Loki Familia. He agreed to establish a Magic Array and teach communication magic in exchange for materials, and Loki chose the highest-quality components for the array.

• Li Yu's group sold their materials and Magic Stones at the Guild for more than 200 million Valis, then set out for the Loki Familia without Hestia.
• Li Yu met Ais, Lefiya, and Riveria, learned that Ais had reached Lv. 6 and Lefiya Lv. 5, and explained that he wanted to buy materials.
• Loki offered Li Yu a discount on the materials, then proposed providing up to 500 million Valis' worth in exchange for a Magic Array and communication magic lessons for Lefiya.
• Li Yu agreed to build the Magic Array using materials supplied by the Loki Familia and to teach Lefiya communication magic.
• Loki ordered Riveria to use deep-floor Magic Stones and upgrade the other construction materials so the Loki Familia's array would surpass the Hestia Familia's.

Li Yu completed a long-lasting Magic Array for the Loki Familia and taught Lefiya and Riveria how to use its communication and control magic. Loki had the Familia’s marks added to Ais and Lefiya, then rushed to Li Yu for a way to power her own mark.

• Loki agreed to Li Yu’s improved Magic Array, and Riveria gathered the required materials while the Familia helped lay out the array.
• Li Yu installed the Crystal Cores and activated the Magic Array, which he said could last around twenty years and could be switched on when needed.
• Li Yu taught Lefiya and Riveria the communication magic and explained how to control the Magic Array before collecting his payment from Riveria.
• Loki asked Lefiya to add Loki Familia marks to her and Ais, but learned that their Hestia Familia marks could remain and be activated too.
• Lefiya warned that Loki’s mark required magic power, so Loki ran to Li Yu, who suggested a bracelet that held Magic Stones to supply energy.

Li Yu and Loki's group finished arranging the Magic Array, and Li Yu took Hestia's Familia to the Hostess of Fertility for lunch. He met Ryuu Lion there and considered recruiting her, but recognized that he would first need to address her painful past and the circumstances surrounding the monster on the twenty-seventh floor.

• Loki accepted Li Yu's explanation and left to have the equipment crafted, while Li Yu thanked Riveria for the materials and finished storing them.
• Ais accompanied Li Yu and the others to meet Hestia, who had been shopping with Bell; Li Yu proposed eating out, and Ais recommended the Hostess of Fertility.
• Li Yu promised Bell he could join the next expedition and took the bags Bell and Haruhime were carrying into his Space Ring.
• At the Hostess of Fertility, Mia welcomed the group, Li Yu noticed Ryuu Lion and other powerful staff, and the group enjoyed a large meal.
• After paying, Li Yu considered inviting Ryuu into the Familia and realized he would need to resolve her past and investigate how to summon the special monster on the twenty-seventh floor.

Li Yu agreed to Hestia forming alliances with the Hephaestus and Miach Familias, then forged weapons for Bell and Haruhime while Nangong Natsuki trained the students in magic and mana recovery. The chapter ended with Bell and Haruhime receiving their new weapons and Bell resolving to grow stronger so he could help Li Yu.

• Hestia asked Li Yu to approve alliances with the Hephaestus and Miach Familias, and he agreed, directing her to discuss the arrangements with Nangong Natsuki.
• Li Yu asked Haruhime and Bell what weapons they wanted, then began forging a kagura bell for Haruhime and a dagger for Bell.
• Nangong Natsuki taught the students Weapon Storage and Piercing Magic, then made them practice until their mana was depleted without using potions.
• Li Yu supported Nangong Natsuki's decision to make the students rely less on potions and told everyone to bring their weapons to the workshop for upgrades the next day.
• Li Yu gave Haruhime her kagura bell and Bell his short sword, and Bell resolved to become stronger so he could help Li Yu.

Li Yu consolidated his spells, helped repair and upgrade the Familia’s equipment with Tsubaki and Hephaestus Familia members, and learned Haruhime’s level-raising magic, modifying it for his own use. Hestia then invited him to a gods’ banquet hosted by Apollo, and Li Yu suspected Freya had arranged the invitation to draw him into a scheme.

• Li Yu forged kagura bells for Haruhime, then combined many of his spells into a smaller set of named abilities.
• Hestia returned with Tsubaki Collbrande and Hephaestus Familia craftsmen, who repaired the group’s armor and helped Li Yu upgrade their weapons.
• Li Yu learned Haruhime’s Uchide no Kozuchi and modified it so he could raise his own level temporarily.
• Hestia invited Li Yu to Apollo’s banquet, explaining that Freya had invited her and that the gods wanted to meet someone from another world.
• Li Yu suspected the invitation was meant for him and wondered whether Freya and Apollo planned to target him.

Li Yu learned that a god had taken an interest in him and prepared to kill whoever threatened him at the gods’ banquet, with Nangong Natsuki arranging an escape and cover-up. Yor gave him a Godslayer Blade and taught him a lethal martial arts technique, which Li Yu learned and prepared to demonstrate.

• Hestia invited Li Yu to a gods’ banquet three days later, where someone had specifically asked to see him.
• Li Yu told Nangong Natsuki he suspected a god was targeting him and might attack him at the banquet, and she explained how he could teleport away with the body if he killed the god.
• Nangong Natsuki arranged for the group to prepare to leave, while Yor agreed to follow Li Yu in secret and support him.
• Yor gave Li Yu the Godslayer Blade, which prevented gods it struck from using Divine Power, and demonstrated a martial arts technique with the same name.
• Li Yu learned Yor’s technique and talent, then gripped the Godslayer Blade and prepared to demonstrate what he had learned.

Li Yu prepared for a possible attack at the ball, while the students packed for a surprise evacuation drill. At the feast, a pink-haired god spotted Li Yu and became fascinated by his radiant soul.

• Yor discovered that Li Yu had fused his magic power with True Qi, and she promised to keep it secret while teaching him offensive techniques.
• Asuna, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Kato Megumi visited Li Yu for help with magic, and Asuna suspected he was preparing for something.
• Hestia invited Li Yu to the ball, and he rejected her formal outfit because it would hinder him if trouble broke out.
• Nangong Natsuki announced an evacuation drill, and Asuna directed the students to pack all their belongings after Li Yu had left with Hestia.
• Li Yu and Hestia arrived at the ball, where Li Yu spoke with Ais and Riveria before a pink-haired god entered and fixed his attention on Li Yu.

Li Yu provoked Apollo at Freya’s banquet, and Freya intervened to end their confrontation before Apollo left to pursue Li Yu and Hestia. Li Yu and Hestia walked out of Orario unaware that Apollo’s Familia and Freya were secretly following them.

• Apollo approached Li Yu and offered Hestia everything belonging to his Familia in exchange for him, but Li Yu drew his blade and threatened to kill Apollo.
• Hestia refused to hand Li Yu over, and Freya ended the standoff; Li Yu insulted Apollo as he left the banquet.
• Ais asked whether Divine Blood could improve weapons, and Riveria worried that Li Yu’s words might inspire people to target gods.
• Hestia and Li Yu left the banquet, found that Apollo’s people had cleared away the carriages, and set off on foot.
• Apollo followed them with his Familia, planning to attack them somewhere isolated, while Freya and members of her Familia secretly followed Apollo.

Li Yu killed Apollo after Apollo ambushed him and Hestia, then escaped through a spatial mark as Nangong Natsuki began transporting the Hestia Familia out of Orario. Nangong Natsuki confronted Freya over the plot, and the gathered gods and arriving Loki Familia members demanded an explanation.

• Apollo surrounded Li Yu and Hestia with cloaked adventurers, but Li Yu killed the attackers and beheaded Hyacinthus in a single slash.
• Apollo unsealed his Divine Power, but Li Yu disrupted it with a dagger and stabbed Apollo through the heart, absorbing his Divine Blood into the Tang Dao.
• Yor stopped Freya and Ottar from intervening as Li Yu killed Apollo, stored his body, and teleported away; Hestia collapsed in shock.
• Nangong Natsuki teleported the Hestia Familia out of the world, then covered Orario with a Magic Array and confronted Freya while powerful allies arrived.
• Hestia accused Freya of arranging the attack, Loki demanded an explanation, and Riveria summoned the Loki Familia as Ais prepared to fight.

Li Yu and his classmates returned to their own world after he killed Apollo, while Nangong Natsuki stayed behind to handle the fallout with Freya. Back home, Li Yu explained the killing to Asuna and revealed that Apollo’s blood had transformed his Tang Dao into a godslaying weapon.

• Nangong Natsuki took Hestia, Loki, and Yor back to the Hestia Familia while Riveria stayed behind to receive Finn and the others; she gave Freya three days to offer a satisfactory answer.
• Hiratsuka Shizuka explained to Bell and Haruhime that Li Yu and the others had been teleported away, leaving them stunned and uncertain about the Hestia Familia’s future.
• Li Yu and his classmates arrived back in their own world, where Zhang Li arranged buses to take them home after confirming they were safe.
• Li Yu checked his Treasure Tree Hall dividend and sales documents during the bus ride, then left school with Asuna and their classmates.
• Li Yu told Asuna that he had killed Apollo because Apollo had targeted him and Hestia, and that they had returned to lie low with Apollo’s corpse.
• Li Yu explained that Apollo’s blood had transformed his Tang Dao into a divine, godslaying weapon, then returned to his apartment after confirming Asuna had brought all her belongings.

After returning from another world, Li Yu coordinated the class’s materials and worked with Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Yukino Yukinoshita to prepare knowledge for the school. He empowered his staff with Apollo’s Divine Blood, then met Principal Hu, who praised him for slaying a god.

• Li Yu organized the class group chat, proposed keeping materials for equipment upgrades, and considered how to exchange the group’s Valis for local currency.
• Li Yu learned that a Dimensional Rift had appeared on Boundary Island and that his martial techniques and Flight Magic had entered university courses.
• Asuna joined Li Yu, Kato Megumi, and Yukino Yukinoshita in preparing a character comparison chart and translating Miach’s book, while Li Yu organized forging techniques.
• Li Yu agreed to seek Space Rings for Asuna and Yukino, then absorbed Apollo’s Divine Blood into his staff and considered fusing it with his Tang Dao.
• On Monday, Li Yu met Principal Hu, who expressed amazement that Li Yu had succeeded in slaying a god; Li Yu credited Teacher Yor’s help.

Li Yu handed Principal Hu the knowledge and spells he had brought back, then received a reward arrangement that included four Space Rings and rare weapon-forging material while keeping Apollo's corpse. Back in class, he revealed that he had killed a god and broke through to the fifth tier without a status update, leaving his classmates stunned and curious about how their powers would work in their own world.

• Li Yu gave Principal Hu the forging techniques, medical tome, reference books, and three medicinal-processing spells, then showed him Apollo's corpse.
• Principal Hu told Li Yu to keep the god's corpse intact and offered him four Space Rings and up to two kilograms of shape-changing material for his weapons.
• Li Yu returned to class and told Asuna and Yukino that the requested items would arrive the next day.
• Zhang Li announced that the class would study on its own because their teachers were unavailable, and Li Yu refused to teach magic because he planned to break through.
• After his classmates questioned how he had earned enough experience, Li Yu said he had killed a perverted god and immediately broke through to the fifth tier without a status update.
• Li Yu explained that they now followed their world's rules and could likely gain experience directly, while Yukino wondered whether their Divine Blood would eventually run out.

Li Yu agreed to spar with his classmates while suppressing his strength and using only weakened magic, then protected them and sealed the field inside a spatial barrier. As the battle began, he quickly eliminated half the class, while Yukino Yukinoshita continued her assault in pursuit of revenge.

• Li Yu offered to spar using only fourth-rank magic, and Yukino Yukinoshita and the other students eagerly accepted.
• Li Yu cast protective shields linked to teleportation spells, enclosed the field in a spatial barrier, and drew a crowd of teachers and students.
• The class opened with a barrage of magic, but Li Yu blocked it, repelled Xia Yu, and dodged attacks from Asuna, Yukino Yukinoshita, and other classmates.
• Li Yu countered with a falling ice block and lightning strikes, teleporting more than a dozen students out of the barrier.
• Li Yu fired tracking Enhanced Piercing Magic Bullets, eliminating six more students and leaving twenty-one classmates to continue fighting.
• Yukino Yukinoshita unleashed waves of ice spikes at Li Yu, determined to get revenge.

Li Yu defeated the Special Class in their arena battle, then spent the day teaching them Flight Magic. The class left school with the complex spell notes and Asuna wondering when Teacher Nangong and the others would return.

• Li Yu teleported behind Yukino Yukinoshita and knocked her out of the arena with ice walls, then Kato Megumi, Yun Shu, Asuna, Xia Yu, and the others coordinated attacks against him.
• Li Yu blocked the class’s barrage with Riveria's Veil Breath and eliminated several students with Piercing Magic Cannon; Asuna surrendered, leaving only her and Kato Megumi before the battle ended.
• Xia Yu proposed another contest without magic, but Yukino Yukinoshita reminded everyone how painful Li Yu’s close-combat attacks had been, and the class dropped the idea.
• After everyone recovered in class, Li Yu began teaching them Flight Magic and explained its complicated, nearly advanced-level formula through the afternoon.
• Li Yu dismissed the class and told the students to review their notes, and Asuna asked when Teacher Nangong and the others would return.

Nangong Natsuki forced Freya to agree to heavy compensation and arranged to bring members of several Familias to Li Yu’s world. The next day, Li Yu collected Space Rings and metal from Principal Hu, then gave rings to Asuna, Yukino, and Kato Megumi.

• Nangong Natsuki made Freya promise to deliver substantial compensation to the Hestia Familia by the next night.
• Nangong Natsuki returned with Yor and told Hestia, Haruhime, and Bell that they would leave for Li Yu’s world the following night.
• Hestia contacted the other gods, and the Loki and Hephaestus Familias prepared members and gifts to travel with the Hestia Familia.
• Li Yu visited Principal Hu, collected four Space Rings and five kilograms of specially processed metal, and thanked the blacksmith who had provided extra materials.
• Li Yu gave Space Rings to Asuna, Yukino, and Kato Megumi, and offered Kato an interest-free loan to repay the cost.

Li Yu and his classmates bought and activated Space Rings before visiting Sister Mi to sell materials and use her brother-in-law’s workshop. Sister Mi revealed that she owned a major weapon business and led them to meet Ji, leaving Li Yu struck by the powerful black-haired smith’s resemblance to Escanor.

• Kato Megumi accepted a Space Ring as a debt, while Asuna and Yukino each paid Li Yu one billion for theirs and activated them.
• Xia Yu asked Li Yu about the rings, and he invited her and other classmates to visit Sister Mi’s shop after school.
• Li Yu and the students left school, sold materials to Sister Mi, and learned they were all recommended for admission to Dimensional Junction University.
• Sister Mi revealed that she owned Boundary Island’s largest weapon chain and led the group to her forging factory, where dwarves and other races worked.
• Sister Mi called Ji over, and Li Yu recognized the powerful smith from his predecessor’s memories and thought he resembled Escanor.

Li Yu visited Sister Mi’s shop with his classmates to sell materials and use the workshop, where he fused his Tang Dao and staff into a transforming weapon. The group acquired Space Backpacks, and Li Yu left with his new weapon and an offer of credit for future purchases.

• Sister Mi introduced Li Yu and his classmates to Brother Ji, who examined Li Yu’s upgraded Tang Dao and admired the forging techniques he had learned from a goddess.
• Li Yu and his classmates brought out their materials, and Brother Ji arranged to buy the entire haul while Li Yu discussed forging with him.
• After learning that Li Yu had submitted forging knowledge approved by his master-blacksmith teacher, Brother Ji took him to the furnace to forge.
• Li Yu used Divine Transformation Metal to fuse the Tang Dao and staff into a rune-covered weapon that could change between the two forms.
• Sister Mi’s offer for the classmates’ materials let them buy Space Backpacks, and Asuna gave Li Yu one bought with their group’s share.
• Li Yu checked that the groups had agreed to the purchases, while Xia Yu declined Sister Mi’s offer to buy more backpacks on credit.

Nangong Natsuki returned to Li Yu’s world with Hestia, Riveria, and the others, where Miach used his restored Divine Power to heal Naza’s arm. Li Yu then brought Miach to Principal Hu, whose grave condition the god diagnosed as leaving him less than three years to live.

• Li Yu left Sister Mi’s factory with his classmates and later reshaped a Space Ring to resemble his ordinary ring.
• Nangong Natsuki received compensation from the Freya Familia, arranged for the Familia base to be maintained, and led the group back to Li Yu’s world.
• Li Yu and Asuna welcomed Nangong Natsuki’s group at the Special Class field, where Miach discovered that he could use Divine Power.
• Miach restored Naza’s severed arm, and Li Yu asked him to examine Principal Hu.
• Miach examined Principal Hu and said his condition was serious and that he would not live past three years without treatment.

Miach treated Principal Hu with Divine Power and prepared a month-long course of medicine, then accepted an invitation to establish his Familia and teach at Boundary University. Li Yu learned that Principal Hu had extensive connections there, while Shizuka Hiratsuka announced that visiting Familias could recruit people in this world.

• Miach treated Principal Hu with Divine Power, then worked with Li Yu to identify local substitutes for the medicinal herbs he needed.
• Li Yu bought the herbs at Treasure Tree Hall, and Miach prepared more than a hundred pouches of medicine for Principal Hu and planned to return in seven days.
• Principal Hu invited Miach to establish his Familia on Boundary Island and teach at Boundary University, and Miach accepted the offer to become a special lecturer.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka told Li Yu that Principal Hu had previously led Boundary University and that eighty percent of its teachers had been his students.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka announced that visiting Familias could recruit new members, and Riveria explained that the gods' blood-containing potions could grant or update Falna.