Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Thirteen reveals he was once a replacement God of Water Elements and shares his past.
• The four great Elemental Gods were set up and replaced during the 'Chaos of Elements.'
• Thirteen believes he can return to the state of a Mythical Breed using the Philosopher's Stone's power.
• Naimus warns Thirteen that condensing an identical number to an existing Mythical Breed may trigger the taboo of 'Fusion' and cause sins.

Character Developments

• Thirteen: Recalls his past, expresses desire to regain Mythical Breed status, and considers consequences of condensing an identical number.
• Naimus: Provides insight into the Chaos of Elements, warns Thirteen about the 'Fusion' taboo, and offers suggestions.

Significant Themes

• The power and limitations of gods and Mythical Breeds.
• The consequences of breaking limits and the potential for taboos and sins.
• The importance of numbers and sequences in the cosmology of the world.

Character Interactions

• Thirteen and Naimus discuss Thirteen's past and potential future as a Mythical Breed.
• Other divine saints and Golden Breeds express interest in breaking their limits using the Philosopher's Stone.

Key Plot Points

• Naimus decides to use the Philosopher's Stone to create a resource for everyone in Slumber Town, then distribute it based on need and labor.
• Naimus plans to return to his world to fight in a god war, understanding the risks and the need to strengthen themselves.
• Naimus considers using Demons as cannon fodder to gain experience and grow stronger in the god war.
• The City Lord and Second Generation arrive, seeking Naimus' help to rebuild the Dartmenly Family.

Character Developments

• Naimus shows strategic thinking and concern for the people of Slumber Town, wanting to empower them.
• Naimus acknowledges the risks of fighting a god and the need to prepare for the battle.
• Second Generation accepts the fate of the Dartmenly Family and focuses on rebuilding it through Naimus.

Significant Themes

• Power and its responsible use (Naimus' decision to empower the townspeople).
• The consequences of past actions (the Dartmenly Family's downfall).
• The nature of Demons and their role in the god war.
• The value of cooperation and mutual understanding (between Naimus and the Second Generation).

Character Interactions

• Naimus and the Moon God discuss their plans for the god war.
• Naimus considers using Demons as cannon fodder, showing a pragmatic view of their nature.
• The City Lord and Second Generation approach Naimus, seeking his help and offering their bargaining chips, including the Holy Heart Art.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Second Generation reveals that the family's second bargaining chip is a treasure from their ancestor.
• The treasure is a fragment of a scroll that can show a person's unique 'destiny' and improve their luck.
• Naimus retrieves the scroll from Dorsal Fin Mountain and discovers it can change his field of vision, allowing him to see people's fates as auras.
• He realizes the scroll can interfere with fate by taking away these auras, potentially changing a person's destiny.

Character Developments

• The Second Generation shows his willingness to protect his family by not passing down the scroll to those who can't handle it.
• Naimus demonstrates his caution and understanding of the scroll's power and danger.

Significant Themes

• Fate and Destiny: The scroll's ability to show and potentially change a person's destiny raises questions about free will and predestination.
• Power and Responsibility: The scroll's immense power comes with great risk, highlighting the theme of responsibility when wielding such power.

Character Interactions

• Naimus interacts with the Second Generation, learning about the scroll's origin and purpose.
• Naimus observes the people of Gas Spring City, seeing their fates as auras and understanding the scroll's potential to interfere with destiny.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Naimus discovers a fragment from an outer meta-universe, which can interfere with fate.
• The fragment is a bargaining chip given by the Second Generation, who also reveals that it's the second of three chips.
• The third chip is a godslaying weapon, created using the Earth God's corpse, which the Second Generation's grandfather found.

Character Developments

• Naimus becomes more aware of the existence of outer meta-universes and their potential influence on fate.
• The Second Generation reveals more about his grandfather's ambition and plans to become a god.

Significant Themes

• Fate and its limitations.
• The existence and nature of outer meta-universes.
• Ambition and the pursuit of power, as seen through the Second Generation's grandfather.

Character Interactions

• Naimus and the Second Generation continue their transaction, with the Second Generation providing more valuable information and artifacts.
• Naimus ponders the Sun God's potential actions and the fairness of fate in distributing opportunities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Naimus meets with Dartmenly's second generation and the Dragon Scion.
• The Dragon Scion reveals they know the location of a Space Divinity and can temporarily contend with a god using time's peculiar nature.
• Naimus plans to use the Holy Heart Art, requiring a devout believer in the God of Precepts, and the Dragon Scion agrees to help find one.
• Xinuo, a devout Paladin, is pulled into the Land of Slumber while reminiscing about his life and his faith in the God of Precepts.

Character Developments

• Naimus: Shows strategic planning and manipulation, aiming to defeat the God of Precepts and gain allies.
• Dragon Scion: Reveals their understanding of space-time and agrees to assist Naimus, showing loyalty and wisdom.
• Xinuo: Reflects on his life and faith, demonstrating his devotion to the God of Precepts.

Significant Themes

• Faith and devotion: Xinuo's unwavering belief in the God of Precepts and the consequences of that faith.
• Manipulation and strategy: Naimus' careful planning and use of allies to achieve his goals.
• Power dynamics: The Dragon Scions' power and their relationship with the Dragon God and the Sun God.

Character Interactions

• Naimus and Dartmenly's second generation: They bargain without explicitly stating their demands, showing mutual respect and understanding.
• Naimus and the Dragon Scion: They work together, with the Dragon Scion providing assistance and Naimus leading the plan, showing a minister-lord dynamic.
• Xinuo and his father: Their relationship illustrates the impact of Xinuo's name and his subsequent rise within the Church of Precepts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo wakes up in a strange place with a gravestone bearing his name, believing he's in the divine kingdom.
• He discovers a town that doesn't match the Church's teachings about the divine kingdom.
• He learns that the town's inhabitants are ordinary people with strange behaviors and conversations.
• Xinuo finds an empty house with a workshop containing notes on causality and true names, suggesting a secret art for traversing space.

Character Developments

• Xinuo, initially believing he's in the divine kingdom, becomes vigilant and cautious upon realizing something is amiss.
• He demonstrates his intelligence and observational skills by noticing the town's strangeness and understanding the notes in the workshop.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between Xinuo's expectations of the divine kingdom and the reality he finds.
• The theme of causality and true names, hinting at a deeper mystery in the town.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo interacts with the townspeople, observing their behavior and conversations without revealing his true identity.
• He doesn't interact with any specific individual but learns about the town's inhabitants through their collective behavior.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo discovers a house containing metal sheets with a final testament and cultivation techniques left by Chivis Granvia.
• The testament mentions a mysterious place, a movement, and being raised again, which Xinuo doesn't understand.
• The cultivation techniques include a breathing method, modified Sword of Fortune, causality sensing secret art, a potion for revisiting the past, and a ritual for unifying causality.
• Xinuo realizes he's been chosen due to his causality talent and plans to return to the Azure Sky Whale in ten years.
• He finds the town strange, with no signs of food or shops, and people not needing to survive in the ordinary sense.
• Xinuo intervenes in a fight but is told it's just a 'game'.

Character Developments

• Xinuo's understanding and acceptance of his causality talent grow as he reads Granvia's notes.
• He becomes determined to return to the Azure Sky Whale and overthrow Naimus.
• Xinuo's compassion and sense of justice are shown when he intervenes in the fight.

Significant Themes

• Causality and Fate: The cultivation techniques and Xinuo's connection to Granvia revolve around causality and fate.
• Strangeness and Disorientation: The town's peculiarities create a sense of unease and disorientation for Xinuo.
• Justice and Intervention: Xinuo's intervention in the fight highlights his sense of justice.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo interacts with Granvia's legacy through the metal sheets, feeling a connection to the deceased.
• He briefly interacts with the townspeople, witnessing a fight and intervening.
• Xinuo has a silent interaction with the God of Precepts, thanking him for the opportunity granted.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo intervenes when he sees Klos being bullied.
• Klos reveals that Slumber Town is not ordinary and introduces the concept of the 'game world' or 'World of War.'
• Xinuo registers at the library and enters the game world, seeing his character and understanding the basic mechanics of resource gathering and nation building.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Stands up for others, shows curiosity and adaptability in understanding the new game world.
• Klos: Reveals more about Slumber Town and the game world, shows kindness towards Xinuo despite his recent defeat.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between reality and game world.
• The importance of strength and war in the game world.
• The concept of 'falsehood' and 'essence' in relation to Xinuo's abilities.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and Klos: Klos guides Xinuo through the basics of the game world, showing kindness and patience despite his own recent loss.
• Xinuo and the library staff: Xinuo registers at the library with their help, marking his entry into the game world.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo spends time in the War World, filling his stomach.
• He realizes he's in Slumber Town, not a divine kingdom.
• Klos explains how people arrive in Slumber Town.
• Xinuo learns that Slumber Town is under the jurisdiction of the Fictional Church.
• Over two days, Xinuo manages his territory in the game world and begins cultivating the Causality Breathing Technique.
• Klos comes to study with Xinuo at the library.

Character Developments

• Xinuo discovers his ability to connect with intelligent tool-people in the game world, which aids his cultivation.
• Xinuo feels worried about being discovered and fears for his safety.
• Klos shows kindness and concern for Xinuo, considering him a good person.
• Xinuo feels conflicted about Klos being deceived by Naimus.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between deception and truth.
• The power of conviction and belief.
• The consequences of awakening in illusory worlds.
• The importance of learning and understanding the world.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and Klos become friends, studying together.
• Xinuo feels a sense of responsibility to protect Klos from the truth about Naimus.
• Xinuo interacts with intelligent tool-people in the game world, forming connections with them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo visits the library in Slumber Town to study secret arts of causality.
• Naimus, a high-ranking member of the Fictional Church, observes Xinuo and other believers, planning to cultivate one of them into a saint using the Holy Heart Art.
• Xinuo's game ranking reaches a level where he can join the war, and his beginner protection period ends.

Character Developments

• Xinuo's understanding of causality deepens, and his combat experience improves through his interactions with the false world.
• Naimus shows his intention to cultivate a saint, indicating his ambition and power within the church.

Significant Themes

• The power of faith and devotion, and the church's desire to create saints.
• The connection between the game world and Slumber Town, with Xinuo's progress in the game affecting his abilities in Slumber Town.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo interacts with Klos, learning about the game's rankings and the benefits of reaching a certain level.
• Naimus observes Xinuo and other believers, with Xinuo being the most steadfast in his devotion to the God of Precepts.
• Xinuo and Naimus, though not interacting directly, are both focused on cultivating Xinuo, with Naimus planning to use the Holy Heart Art on him and Xinuo aiming to become stronger to uncover Slumber Town's secrets.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo discovers his territory is under attack by another player.
• He engages in his first war game, successfully winning and gaining a new region.
• Xinuo learns about the rankings, Golden Breeds, and the sheer number of powerful individuals in Slumber Town.
• He visits the library and reads about the founding of Slumber Town, leading him to research the Land of Ends and the world's end.

Character Developments

• Xinuo's worldview is challenged and begins to collapse as he learns new information.
• He becomes more wary and cautious, realizing the potential danger of being recognized by enemies from his past.

Significant Themes

• The revelation of the true power dynamics and the sheer number of experts in Slumber Town challenges Xinuo's understanding of the world.
• The theme of knowledge and its impact on one's beliefs is explored as Xinuo learns new information that contradicts his previous worldview.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo interacts with the enemy player during the war game, although it's indirect and through units.
• He doesn't interact with Klos or any other known characters in this chapter, but his thoughts about Klos and the Church of Precepts are revealed.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo discovers that Slumber Town has divine Saints, challenging his understanding of gods.
• He reads a book, "The Believer's Dilemma," revealing the exploitative nature of divine kingdoms and the inequality in the relationship between believers and gods.
• Xinuo's faith wavers but ultimately reaffirms, leaving a trace of doubt in his heart.
• Naimus discusses the difficulty of creating Saints and his belief that the Saint path is flawed.

Character Developments

• Xinuo's faith is shaken, and he becomes unqualified to become a Saint.
• Naimus's reverence for Dartmenly grows due to his understanding of the world and ability to act upon it.
• Naimus realizes that the purity pursued by Saints is misguided, as it leads to accepting foreign power.

Significant Themes

• The inequality between gods and believers, and the exploitative nature of divine kingdoms.
• The pursuit of purity and its misguided direction in the Saint path.
• The difficulty of creating Saints and the need for a large base for selection.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo's internal struggle with his faith and understanding of the world.
• Dartmenly's observation of Xinuo's wavering faith and his interaction with Naimus.
• Naimus's internal realization about the flawed Saint path and his interaction with Dartmenly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dartmenly acknowledges Naimus's perspective on the Saint's path being mistaken.
• Xinuo experiences a change of heart after learning about Golden Breeds and their power dynamics.
• Klos reveals that Silver Water, a precious alchemical material, can help Steel Breeds become Silver Breeds.
• Xinuo is spotted by someone while holding the Silver Water, causing him alarm.

Character Developments

• Dartmenly: Begins to question the validity of the Saint's path and considers Naimus's alternative.
• Xinuo: Realizes the true power dynamics between Steel and Golden Breeds, and struggles with his loyalty to the Church of Precepts after experiencing Klos's kindness.
• Klos: Demonstrates genuine kindness and concern for Xinuo's well-being, offering him Silver Water to aid his advancement.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of purity and its consequences.
• The power dynamics and moral complexities within the world's hierarchy of breeds.
• The influence of one's surroundings and beliefs on personal growth and loyalty.

Character Interactions

• Dartmenly and Naimus: Dartmenly seeks Naimus's guidance and begins to question his beliefs.
• Xinuo and Klos: Xinuo struggles with his loyalty to the Church of Precepts after experiencing Klos's genuine kindness and learning about the true power dynamics between breeds.
• Xinuo and the unknown person: Xinuo's alarm suggests that the person may pose a threat or recognize him as an enemy.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Xinuo encounters the Captain, his former ally, in Slumber Town.
• The Captain reveals he has been in Slumber Town for some time and has rapidly grown stronger.
• Xinuo learns that Slumber Town can accelerate growth and produce Golden Breeds quickly, potentially altering the world's balance.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Stands firm in his faith and belief in God, determined to uncover Slumber Town's secrets to improve the world.
• The Captain: Has become disillusioned with the Church and his faith, now questioning God's greatness and the Church's motives.

Significant Themes

• Faith and doubt: Xinuo's unwavering faith contrasts with the Captain's loss of faith and questioning of God's greatness.
• Power and corruption: The Captain suggests that the Church has become corrupt and that power does not equate to greatness.
• The nature of God: The Captain and Xinuo have differing views on God's role and capabilities, with Xinuo believing God can make the world better if given the right tools.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and the Captain: Their reunion is tense, with Xinuo expecting an ally and the Captain harboring doubts and suspicions about Xinuo's intentions. They clash over their views on God, the Church, and the path forward.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The captain reveals the truth about the gods, the Church, and the nobles, explaining that the world's problems stem from the gods' greed and inaction.
• Xinuo, despite hearing the truth, remains devoted to his faith, becoming increasingly fanatical.
• Naimus and the Dragon Scion discuss the dangers of faith and the inevitability of the End Epoch.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Becomes more extremist in his faith, denying anything that contradicts it. He decides to advance directly into a Golden Breed without following Klos's advice.
• Captain: Shows understanding and empathy for Xinuo's situation but is disappointed in his inability to accept the truth.
• Naimus & Dragon Scion: Discuss the flaws in the world's numerological mechanism and the inevitability of the End Epoch.

Significant Themes

• Faith vs. Truth: Xinuo's unwavering faith contrasts with the truth revealed by the captain, highlighting the power of faith to distort reality.
• Extremism: Both the gods and the people's faith in them are prone to extremism, leading to a top-heavy world and severe problems.
• Inevitability of Change: The world's entry into the End Epoch was inevitable due to the flaws in its numerological mechanism.

Character Interactions

• Captain & Xinuo: The captain tries to reason with Xinuo, but Xinuo remains steadfast in his faith, leading to a breakdown in their communication.
• Naimus & Dragon Scion: They discuss the dangers of faith and the world's inevitable decline, showing understanding and agreement between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo discovers a method to ascend to the Golden Breed using causality.
• He immediately begins the ascension ritual without adequate preparation.
• During the ritual, Xinuo reviews his past causalities and understands how his decisions led to certain outcomes.
• He realizes that his causality with the captain and Klos is still active and influential.
• Xinuo sees that Silver Water can purify his causality and help him become a Golden Breed, but he refuses it due to his enmity with Klos.
• Xinuo gathers his causal strengths but finds it insufficient for ascension.
• He delves into his past, discovering the root of his devotion to the Church and hatred for the Fictional Protocol.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Becomes more self-aware, understanding his past causalities and their influences on his present.
• Klos: Revealed to have goodwill towards Xinuo, offering him the Silver Water to aid his ascension.
• Captain: His words about the gods' disregard influencing societal disregard resonate with Xinuo.

Significant Themes

• Causality: The interconnectedness of past decisions and their influence on present and future.
• Self-awareness: Xinuo's growing understanding of his own motivations and biases.
• Enmity vs. Debt: Xinuo's refusal of Klos's help due to their opposing affiliations.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and Klos: Their causality deepens, but Xinuo refuses Klos's help due to their enmity.
• Xinuo and the Captain: The captain's words about the gods' disregard resonate with Xinuo's past experiences.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo realizes the world's causality and the role of environment in shaping one's fate.
• He understands the cannibalistic rules of the nobility and the Church's manipulation of people and resources.
• Xinuo's advancement to the Golden Breed is threatened by the causalities he has subdued, which now demand repayment.
• An inconspicuous thread of karma from Chivis Granvia, Xinuo's predecessor, interferes with Xinuo's karma, helping him.
• Klos, a Golden Breed Extreme, is revealed to have been watching over Xinuo due to Chivis's influence.

Character Developments

• Xinuo gains a deeper understanding of the world's causality and the true nature of the nobility and the Church.
• Xinuo's advancement is threatened, and he struggles to adapt to his changing perspective on causality.
• Chivis Granvia, though deceased, influences Xinuo's situation through his karmic legacy.
• Klos is revealed to be connected to Chivis and has been watching over Xinuo.

Significant Themes

• Causality and fate: The world's causality shapes one's life, and understanding it is crucial for Xinuo's advancement.
• Manipulation and power dynamics: The nobility and the Church manipulate people and resources for their benefit.
• The consequences of one's actions: The causalities Xinuo has subdued now demand repayment, threatening his advancement.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo's past experiences with his family and the Church shape his understanding of the world's causality.
• Xinuo's connection to Chivis Granvia influences Klos's actions, leading him to watch over Xinuo.
• Klos and Chivis interact, with Klos awakening Chivis to help Xinuo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo, a Silver Breed, struggles with his identity and purpose after realizing he's been manipulated by causality.
• Naimus, the Demon Lord, visits Xinuo, revealing he's been behind Xinuo's actions and wants to use Xinuo's devout heart to defeat the God of Precepts.
• Naimus offers Xinuo a chance to advance to a Golden Breed and help make the world better by joining his cause.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Struggles with his identity and faith, eventually finding clarity in his desire to make the world better.
• Naimus: Reveals his grand plan to become a god and improve the world, showing a more responsible and less savage side.

Significant Themes

• Causality and free will: Xinuo grapples with the fact that his actions have been influenced by forces beyond his control.
• The divine kingdom vs. reality: Xinuo realizes that his vision of the divine kingdom is an illusion, and that Slumber Town, despite its flaws, is better than the divine kingdom he imagined.
• Making the world better: Both Xinuo and Naimus share this goal, albeit with different methods and motivations.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and Naimus: Their interaction reveals Naimus's true intentions and helps Xinuo find clarity in his purpose.
• Xinuo and Klos: Klos supports Xinuo and is ready to defend him against Naimus, showing their bond as allies.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xinuo purifies his mind, discarding his Heart of Devotion and gaining a pure, godless heart.
• Naimus collects Xinuo's Heart of Devotion and improves his Holy Heart Art using an "Outer-Origin Existence" from an outer universe.
• Naimus prepares for the operation against the God of Precepts, focusing on preventing the Sun God's interference.
• The Fictional Protocol, led by Phaethon, prepares for Naimus's arrival and the transformation into the Fictional Church, with Phaethon set to become the first pontiff.

Character Developments

• Xinuo: Purifies his mind, discards his Heart of Devotion, and becomes a potential candidate for a godless Saint.
• Naimus: Improves his Holy Heart Art and prepares for the operation against the God of Precepts.
• Phaethon: Demonstrates his leadership and administrative skills, becoming the first pontiff of the Fictional Church.

Significant Themes

• Purification of the mind and the pursuit of a godless path.
• The power of faith and its manipulation.
• The struggle against divine interference and the rise of a new religious order.

Character Interactions

• Xinuo and Naimus: Xinuo purifies his mind under Naimus's guidance, and Naimus collects Xinuo's Heart of Devotion for his improved Holy Heart Art.
• Phaethon and the Fictional Protocol: Phaethon leads the Fictional Protocol in preparation for Naimus's arrival and the transformation into the Fictional Church.
• Phaethon and the nobles: Phaethon invites representatives of obedient nobles to witness the ceremony, though they remain uneasy about the Fictional Protocol's intentions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fictional Protocol holds a grand ceremony to restructure its name, causing speculation among nobles.
• The ceremony involves spatial fluctuations, worrying the nobles about a potential Abyss descent.
• Naimus appears, and with a single sword strike, extinguishes the sun, plunging Azure Sky Whale into darkness.

Character Developments

• Nobles: Some remain arrogant and scornful, while others recognize Fictional Protocol's growing power and align themselves with it.
• Naimus: Reveals his immense power and makes a dramatic appearance, striking the sun with a single sword stroke.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics: The shift in power from nobles to Fictional Protocol is evident, with nobles losing their advantages and influence.
• Fear and uncertainty: Nobles fear the unknown, particularly the possibility of entering the Abyss, and are uncertain about Fictional Protocol's true intentions.
• Divine intervention: Naimus's appearance and actions suggest divine or otherworldly power, challenging the nobles' faith in their own gods.

Character Interactions

• Nobles vs. Fictional Protocol: Tensions rise as nobles watch the ceremony, hoping for Fictional Protocol's failure but fearing its power.
• Naimus and Phaethon: Phaethon's emotional reaction to Naimus's appearance hints at their close relationship and Phaethon's devotion to his "god."