Vol. 5The World Tree’s Chosen

Li Si uncovered Demogorgon’s plot against the elves, survived the destruction of the Elf Court, and founded Wrath of Nature to fight the Abyss. He became the fourth World Tree favored one and forged an alliance with the elves, while Shazoo and Walker ended the stretch caught in an ambush in Akote City.

  • Li Si rescued Daphne, uncovered signs that Demogorgon was targeting the elves, and joined Angela in hunting vampires in the Bolin Kingdom.
  • After vampires and Benfica brought the fight to Kate City, Burns intervened to help Li Si survive, and Li Si invested his accumulated experience to advance.
  • Li Si recovered his memories of the Elf Court’s destruction and learned that Pompeii had concealed it behind an illusion.
  • As Li Si raced to rescue Cecile, Demogorgon fought the Elf Gods, opened a channel to Yggdrasil, and ordered the Abyss Lord to corrupt the World Tree.
  • Li Si rescued Cecile and other survivors as Demogorgon corrupted Yggdrasil, then gained the World Tree’s favor and founded Wrath of Nature.
  • Li Si organized recruits in Emerald City and met church representatives, including Rosanara Guest, who claimed to be favored by the Goddess of Luck.
  • Li Si exposed Salem as a follower of Mara, met Great Sage Adela, and accepted an alliance after learning he was the fourth World Tree favored one.
  • Li Si crafted the Heart of Life, while Shazoo and Walker were ambushed by a Gold-level undead in Akote City.
Chapters 422–527 Read from ch. 422

Arc 17The Elf Forest and Blood Hunt

Li Si rescued elves, uncovered Demogorgon’s threat, and helped Angela hunt the vampires in the Bolin Kingdom. After a battle in Kate City brought a Legendary vampire after him, Li Si survived with Burns’s intervention and began using his accumulated experience to advance.

  • Li Si rescued Daphne and another elf from the Black Panther Slave Hunter Group, then learned Daphne was a Moon Elf who had fled Tyrion.
  • Li Si stopped Sink from assassinating Cecile and discovered the assassin carried Abyssal power, strengthening his suspicion that Demogorgon was targeting the elves.
  • Li Si met Ricardo Illicel, learned that Sun Elves had been found drained of blood, and brought the assassin’s warning to the Elf Court’s attention.
  • Li Si joined Angela in hunting the Bolin Kingdom’s vampires, defeated Andre, and arranged for him to summon the Gold-level vampires to Kate City.
  • Li Si and Angela battled the gathered vampires in Kate City with Marquis Kate’s support, but the vampires’ secret weapon and Angela’s scythe left Antoine and Palmer dead.
  • Benfica confronted Li Si after DeWitt’s death, pursued him toward Burns territory, and was killed after Burns intervened and Li Si drove a sword through his skull.
  • Burns gave Angela Benfica’s purified blood essence, and Li Si recovered at Frost Blood Castle before investing all his experience in his personal level.
Chapters 422–447 Summaries Read

Arc 18The Crimson Elf Court

Li Si traveled to the Elf Court and became caught in an illusion that concealed its destruction and Demogorgon’s bloodline ritual. After recovering his memories, he raced to rescue Cecile as the Elf Gods confronted Demogorgon, who opened a channel to Yggdrasil and sought to corrupt the World Tree.

  • Li Si confronted Dick at Kossain Fortress, learned about the vampires’ slave trade, and decided to investigate the Elf Court’s connection to Demogorgon.
  • Li Si traveled with Cecile and Ricardo’s party through the Elf Forest, fought Earth Element Giants in Casper Valley, and discovered Abyss Power inside a Gold-level giant’s core.
  • Pompeii Illicel gave Li Si a Divination Ring and asked him to help investigate the attacks, while Li Si repeatedly experienced unexplained gaps in his thoughts.
  • Li Si accepted Cecile as his partner, then met Ariana, who warned him to flee the Elf Court, and he recovered his memories and woke amid its blood-soaked ruins.
  • Li Si found Cecile trapped in blood-red growths and realized Pompeii had orchestrated the destruction and hidden it behind an illusion.
  • Li Si informed Fenriria and Teacher Stephens about the Elf Court, then rushed back to rescue Cecile as Corellon and the Elf Gods attacked Demogorgon.
  • Demogorgon repelled Corellon’s strike, shattered the mythal, and fought the assembled Elf Gods while Li Si headed for the Elf Court.
  • Demogorgon used the Sun Elf Bloodline to open a channel to Yggdrasil in Gaia World’s World Heart and ordered Anguduk to have the Abyss Lord taint the World Tree.
Chapters 448–474 Summaries Read

Arc 19Wrath of Nature

After Demogorgon devastated the Elf Court and corrupted World Tree Yggdrasil, Li Si gained the World Tree’s favor and formed Wrath of Nature to oppose the Abyss. The arc leaves him meeting representatives of several churches, including Rosanara Guest, another divine favored one.

  • Demogorgon destroyed the Elf Court and sent Abyssal power into World Tree Yggdrasil, while Li Si rescued Cecile, Bella, and Mil and witnessed the World Tree’s corruption.
  • The World Tree completed Li Si’s Primordial Baptism and tested him, allowing him to comprehend the Extraordinary Domain of Wisdom before sending him back to the Elf Forest.
  • Li Si reunited Cecile with Igli, learned that Demogorgon had killed Ariana, and brought the survivors to Emerald City, where Goddess Fenriria blessed him and Adela named him an Elf Sage.
  • Li Si founded Wrath of Nature with Bella and Mil, recruited Daphne, and secured Philip’s support, resources, intelligence, and alchemical equipment for the organization.
  • Li Si gathered recruits in Emerald City, revealed the Abyss’s threat, granted World Tree Marks to those who proved themselves, and put Igli in charge of their training.
  • Li Si assigned captains, gave Cecile her mark, wrote the first draft of a demon tactics handbook, and began training Daphne after discovering her Legendary talent.
  • Adela told Li Si that the Elf Kingdom would publicly blame Demogorgon for the Elf Court’s destruction while keeping Yggdrasil’s corruption and Li Si’s favored status secret.
  • Li Si and Daphne met representatives of several churches, who recognized Yggdrasil’s aura on him, and Julian introduced Rosanara Guest, a self-proclaimed Favored One of the Goddess of Luck.
Chapters 475–500 Summaries Read

Arc 20The Fourth Favored One

Li Si strengthened ties between the elves and the churches, exposed Salem as a follower of Mara, and entered Elf Village to meet Great Sage Adela. After accepting an alliance and absorbing divine power, he crafted the Heart of Life, while Shazoo and Walker’s search in Akote City ended in an ambush.

  • Li Si secured cooperation between Wrath of Nature, the Church of the Gods, and the Elf Kingdom, then was named an Elf Sage and joined the Emerald City Elf Council.
  • Rosanara joined Li Si, investigated his abnormal fate, and later left after giving him and Daphne handmade amulets.
  • Li Si survived an attack by Asmir Aluoloudi, traced the plot to Salem, and exposed him as a follower of Mara, earning special political honors and gifts from King Haddad.
  • Daphne led Li Si into Elf Village, where Great Sage Adela revealed he was the fourth World Tree favored one and asked him to ally with the elves.
  • Li Si accepted Adela’s alliance and absorbed divine power in the Seven-Colored Pool, strengthening himself and unlocking new effects in Wisdom of Sphinx.
  • Li Si crafted the Legendary Heart of Life from the Life Ancient Tree Heart and gave Daphne a pair of Gold-level earrings.
  • Shazoo and Walker pursued a lead on the Mosa unit in Akote City, where a Gold-level undead ambushed them and someone seized Shazoo by the neck.
Chapters 501–527 Summaries Read
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