Chapter Summaries

Moros killed Soul Judge Demon Lord Zephyr, captured the souls of his Demon Warlords, and ended the invasion despite the destruction of his flagship. He then began restoring defenses and soul-collection around the Abyssal Blood Pools, where newly spawned Lesser Demons and hunting Dretch had begun gathering.

• Moros provoked Zephyr into abandoning reason, then used the Dragon of Death as cover to kill him; Zephyr's final attack destroyed the dragon.
• Moros sealed Zephyr's soul in a Magic Crystal, then slew the fleeing Demon Warlords with Soul Impacts and Dark Magic.
• Moros killed the remaining Greater Demons and wiped out the defeated Demon Legion, while the damaged Charon-class Light Frigate remained operational under its Artificial Soul Aggregate.
• Moros sent surviving Undead Troops to purge demons and restore defenses around the Abyssal Blood Pools, whose soul-collection formations had been destroyed.
• Near a southern Abyssal Blood Pool, Lesser Demons multiplied after the Undead guards withdrew, attracting teams of Dretch seeking prey and a chance to evolve.

Moros rebuilt his soul-collection system and avoided pursuing the territories of the defeated Lesser Demon Lords, while the 406th Abyss Layer’s survivors reconsidered the war after learning of Nasrin’s growing demon faction. Nasrin began seeking a way to divide the five powerful rivals, and her investigation suggested a possible breakthrough as she prepared to present her plan to her mother, Malcanthet.

• Moros sent a Vampire Lord and six wraiths to massacre dretches and lesser demons while his restarted formation collected hundreds of Demon Souls.
• Moros abandoned plans to seize the five defeated Lesser Demon Lords’ territories, guarded the restored soul factory, and led his undead toward the next Abyssal Blood Pool.
• Moros completed the reconstruction of his territory’s last soul factory as the number of surviving Lesser Demon Lords in the 406th Abyss Layer fell to five.
• A Lesser Demon Lord alerted the other survivors, including Moros, that a powerful demon faction led by a succubus might be linked to Succubus Queen Malcanthet.
• Nasrin recognized that the five Lesser Demon Lords were closing ranks, reported the situation to Malcanthet, and built intelligence networks to find ways to divide them.
• Nasrin’s network failed to gain a foothold in Moros’s undead territory, but she found a potential opening among the other rivals and began explaining her plan to Malcanthet.

Nasrin secured Malcanthet’s permission to use her name in seeking Moros’s support for the Demon Lord position on the 406th Abyss Layer, in exchange for completing a future mission. She visited Moros to propose cooperation and offered spell tomes, lost Legendary Spell knowledge, and freedom in her territory, but the chapter ended before he accepted.

• Nasrin persuaded Malcanthet to let her use her name, agreeing to repay her with loyalty, results, and a secret mission after securing the 406th layer.
• Nasrin traveled to Moros’s territory and revealed herself to the Undead Troops, asking to meet him and discuss cooperation.
• Moros appeared outside his workshop after Nasrin refused to enter, and she judged that he possessed multiple Permanent Legendary Spells.
• Nasrin argued that Moros had little interest in ruling the layer and proposed supporting her rise in exchange for generous rewards.
• When Moros questioned whether he could trust a Tanar'ri Demon, Nasrin offered spell tomes, knowledge of lost Legendary Spells, and unrestricted freedom in her territory.

Moros and Nasrin signed a binding contract requiring him to attack a neighboring Lesser Demon Lord within a year in exchange for rare spell knowledge. After spending the year mastering Time Distortion Field, Moros chose to honor the contract and assembled his undead legion to attack the Soulbinder Demon Lord who had taken Zephyr’s former territory.

• Moros and Nasrin revised a devil contract for more than ten hours, then signed it and bound themselves to cooperate.
• Nasrin invited Moros to spend time with her, but he rejected her and teleported away.
• Moros studied Time Distortion Field while his territory’s undead carried out their duties, and the other four Lesser Demon Lords avoided provoking him or Nasrin.
• Over the year, Moros learned to cast Time Distortion Field reliably in combat and discovered its uses for alchemy, potion-making, and accelerated study.
• Moros decided to honor his contract by declaring war on the Soulbinder Demon Lord who occupied Zephyr’s former territory.
• Moros assembled his Undead Legion in half a day.

Moros led an expanding undead army to Isidor’s main city and began probing its powerful city-level Spell Shield. As Moros prepared a joint spell to break through, the city launched a lethal counterattack at him.

• Moros’s undead army overwhelmed Isidor’s scattered forces, defeated the outer defensive line, and grew to more than thirty million as it advanced toward the demon city.
• Isidor ordered his troops to gather and trusted the city’s defenses to hold until his Demon Legion returned.
• Moros deployed several hundred thousand undead as a vanguard and had more than a million Archliches cast Meteor Shower against the city.
• The demon city raised a blood-red Spell Shield that easily stopped the falling lava fireballs.
• Moros ordered the Archliches to lend him their magic for a joint spell, but a powerful blood-red beam shot from the city toward him.

Moros shattered Isidor’s demon city defenses with powerful Legendary Spells and drew the Soulbinder Demon Lord into a duel in the sky. While they fought, Isidor’s Demon Warlords launched a full-scale attack on the Undead Legion, whose ranks held firm.

• Moros used Armageddon to destroy the demon city’s Spell Shield and damage its defenses, then ordered the Undead Troops to attack.
• After the probing force was wiped out, Moros unleashed Legion Power, blasting through Isidor and the Demon Warlords’ defenses and devastating the city center.
• Isidor emerged from the ruined city, and he and Moros moved their fight into the sky to keep their armies safe from their attacks.
• Isidor ordered the Demon Warlords to assault the Undead Legion before joining Moros in battle.
• The Demon Warlords led a frenzied charge, while the Undead Legion held its formation and continued following its orders.

Moros defeated Isidor and annihilated the Demon Warlords who had led the Soulbinder’s forces, leaving the Undead Legion victorious but badly depleted. Three days later, Moros detected the Shadow Demon Lord’s approaching army and halted the looting to assemble his troops.

• Nasrin killed a Lesser Demon Lord while Moros fought Isidor, prompting the two remaining Lesser Demon Lords to divide their forces and move against them.
• Moros killed Isidor, captured his corpse and sealed his soul in a Magic Crystal, then turned to the battlefield below.
• Moros slew the Demon Warlords and pursued them as they fled, while the Undead Legion routed the leaderless Demon Legion.
• Moros ordered his undead to weaken Nasrin’s potential gains and avoid relying on their devil contract to protect his interests.
• Three days later, Moros learned that the Shadow Demon Lord’s army had wiped out his wraith sentries, so he stopped the city’s plundering and assembled his troops.

Moros and Nasrin learned that the Shadow Demon Lord had abandoned the struggle for the 406th Abyss Layer, leaving Nasrin positioned to become its Demon Lord. After Nasrin fulfilled her contract payment, she negotiated with Moros to leave the Abyss in exchange for valuable magical knowledge, and they agreed on a departure period of two and a half years.

• The Shadow Demon Lord retreated from Isidor's ruined city, and Moros chose to loot the ruins rather than pursue him.
• Moros and Nasrin discovered that the Shadow Demon Lord was leaving the 406th Abyss Layer, and they recognized that their alliance was nearing its end.
• Nasrin sent a High Legendary succubus envoy to deliver the promised Magic Crystal to Moros, weakening the contract's restraint on her.
• Nasrin contacted Moros and offered spell tomes and experimental materials in exchange for his promise to leave The Abyss.
• Moros demanded five years to prepare, Nasrin insisted on no more than one, and they settled on two and a half years.

Moros completed the Abyss Survival Challenge and left The Abyss, earning an S-rank settlement and advancing his Hero Template to Purple Epic. After receiving powerful rewards and new metamagic knowledge, he inspected his renewed Hero Panel and considered the greater realms he hoped to reach.

• Nasrin defeated her rival for the 406th Abyss Layer and awaited Moros's departure so she could become its Demon Lord.
• Moros spent his remaining time in The Abyss studying Nasrin's magical knowledge, using Time Distortion Field to extend his research time.
• On the contract's final day, Moros sent his spell journal through a spatial rift, prepared to leave his workshop, and departed The Abyss.
• The Hero Template Advancement Mission settled at S rank, rewarding Moros with 25 points in each basic attribute and knowledge of four metamagic techniques.
• Moros underwent talent, specialty, and Hero Template advancement, then reviewed his Purple Epic Hero Panel.

After completing his advancement mission, Moros preserved the magic knowledge he had acquired and collapsed into deep sleep. Meanwhile, Dr. Mei sent Elysia and Sakura to investigate his disappearance, and Sakura discovered that his own officials knew only that he had gone somewhere unknown; Elysia reached Vill-V’s base to meet her.

• Moros stored the Toril World’s magic knowledge in a Magic Crystal, returned to the Magic Guild Level 5, and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Dr. Mei learned that Moros had disappeared and sent Elysia to the Australian Continent under the pretext of checking on Vill-V’s shipbuilding work.
• Sakura infiltrated Keen’s residence while officials welcomed Elysia, but found no information about Moros in the diary or private rooms.
• Sakura cracked Keen’s safe and found a secret letter saying Moros was away from Earth and that Vill-V could be contacted about reports.
• Sakura reported her discovery to Dr. Mei as Elysia arrived at Vill-V’s base in the Victoria Great Desert and greeted her.

Elysia and Vill-V discovered that Moros had returned to the Mage Guild and reunited with him as he slept. Meanwhile, Sakura began infiltrating Vill-V’s base on Dr. Mei’s orders to uncover information about Moros.

• Elysia and Vill-V planned a welcome surprise for Moros, then learned from Number One that he had returned to the Mage Guild.
• Elysia and Vill-V entered Moros’s private quarters and embraced him after he woke.
• Dr. Mei sent Sakura to infiltrate Vill-V’s base and investigate Moros’s whereabouts.
• Sakura approached the guarded base at night and studied its defenses for a way inside.

Sakura infiltrated Vill-V’s base to steal intelligence, but the security system detected her and forced her to retreat with only partial data. As Dr. Mei analyzed Sakura’s report, Moth to Fire captured Ling, Sakura’s younger sister, after detecting her as the newly descended Twelfth Herrscher, and Dr. Mei ordered her transfer to headquarters.

• Sakura slipped through Vill-V’s energy barrier and connected Dr. Mei’s hacking tool to a server in the base’s core.
• The server triggered an alarm, and Sakura fled the activated defenses rather than destroy Vill-V’s base; she escaped and sent her findings to Dr. Mei.
• Dr. Mei began analyzing Sakura’s incomplete data, then hurried to the command room when an alarm announced a new Herrscher.
• Moth to Fire’s Far East branch detected a powerful Collapse Energy reaction and dispatched a Special Operations Team to investigate the suspected Herrscher.
• The team captured Ling in a classroom without meeting resistance, and Dr. Mei recognized her as Sakura’s biological younger sister.
• Dr. Mei ordered Ling transferred to Moth to Fire headquarters for research and observation.

Ling was imprisoned after Dr. Mei confirmed she was a Herrscher, then was killed by guards and awakened as the Twelfth Herrscher, unleashing a virus that seized Moth to Fire’s systems and launched fission missiles at cities. In Canberra, Moros learned that missiles were already incoming and realized Dr. Mei might have concealed Ling’s awakening from him.

• Dr. Mei confirmed Ling was a Herrscher but found no Herrscher Core or special abilities, and confined her underground to protect her and reassure Moth to Fire.
• Ling grew lonely in prison while Dr. Mei struggled with guilt and pressure from radicals; Sakura resolved to rescue her sister.
• Moth to Fire members and guards stormed Ling’s cell and killed her, triggering the Twelfth Herrscher’s Corrosion power.
• Ling’s corpse released black mist that transformed people into Shi, and her self-aware virus took control of the base and launched fission missiles at human cities.
• Moros ended a communication with Mobius in Canberra and was warned that Moth to Fire’s missiles were already on their way.
• Moros suspected Dr. Mei had concealed Ling’s awakening, as a guard urged him to enter an air-raid shelter.

Moros intercepted most of the missiles aimed at Canberra, but Ling’s attack devastated cities across the world, including Perth, and killed hundreds of millions in his territory. While the deaths replenished Moros’s soul reserves and left him with conflicted feelings rather than anger toward Ling, Moth to Fire suffered even worse losses, with nearly all unprotected cities destroyed.

• Moros rejected his guard’s plea to take shelter, rose into Canberra’s sky, and destroyed the missiles that broke through the city’s defenses.
• A Collapse Energy Fission Bomb struck Perth, reducing the city to ruins, while attacks devastated cities across Australia and Southeast Asia.
• Moros opened a portal to the Victoria Great Desert and confirmed that Vill-V, Mobius, Elysia, and Eden were safe.
• Wraith intelligence reported that Moros’s territory had lost more than 300 million people, with only Canberra, Sydney, and Bangkok among its attacked cities surviving.
• The Territory-level Soul Collection Arrays gathered at least a billion souls, replenishing Moros’s reserves and leaving him without ill will toward Ling.
• Moth to Fire’s weaker defenses failed to protect most of its cities, and all cities outside those guarded by Heroes were destroyed.

Hua and Padofelis discovered Shi invading Moth to Fire headquarters and fought through the base, then witnessed Kevin confront Sakura as she tried to reach Ling. Kevin insisted Ling was the Twelfth Herrscher, while Sakura argued that Ling was innocent, leaving their standoff unresolved.

• Dr. Mei noticed Sakura entering headquarters to take Ling and planned to exploit Ling’s emotional reaction so Hua could strike the Herrscher of Corrosion with the Feather of Dust.
• Hua found Padofelis hiding in her wardrobe in a big cat costume, and Padofelis admitted she had come to stock up on forgotten belongings.
• When the base alarm sounded, Hua and Padofelis went to investigate and fought their way through Shi attacking the corridors.
• In the F-23 surveillance room, Hua and Padofelis saw Kevin block Sakura on the seventeenth underground level.
• Kevin warned Sakura that helping Ling amounted to betraying humanity, while Sakura demanded that he move aside and insisted Ling was innocent.

Sakura fought past Kevin and rushed to rescue Ling, while Mei prepared Hua to trap the Twelfth Herrscher with Feather of Dust. Sakura found Ling’s battered body and collapsed in grief, but learned that the Herrscher of Corrosion had not been destroyed and asked whether Ling was still alive.

• Sakura refused to let Kevin stop her from reaching Ling and escaped past him with a space-freezing strike.
• Mei told Hua that Sakura’s reunion with Ling could create an opening to defeat the Twelfth Herrscher, and Hua prepared a hidden Feather of Dust trap despite her anger at Mei.
• Sakura fought through the zombies and reached Ling’s confinement room, where she found Ling covered in wounds and believed her sister was dead.
• Kevin arrived and destroyed the zombies surrounding Sakura, then reported the situation to Mei.
• Mei explained that the Twelfth Herrscher’s true form was still an intelligent virus, prompting Sakura to ask whether Ling was still alive.

Sakura left to reach Ling during Hua’s battle with the Twelfth Herrscher, and died after staying with her sister until the end. After the seal was secured, Kevin told Hua that the Herrscher had launched all stored Collapse Energy Fission Bombs at human settlements, then confessed his despair and doubts about fighting for humanity.

• Sakura froze time long enough to pass Kevin and set out to find Ling.
• Hua trapped the Twelfth Herrscher’s consciousness, and Mei sealed the Herrscher.
• Kevin told the dying Sakura that Mei had sealed the Herrscher; Sakura asked him to take her body home and bury her beneath a cherry blossom tree, and Kevin promised.
• Hua found Kevin and confirmed that the seal was secure; Kevin told her Sakura had died and that fewer than a thousand people in the base had been killed.
• Kevin revealed that the Herrscher had launched every Collapse Energy Fission Bomb in stock at human settlements on Earth.
• Kevin told Hua that he believed humanity had already lost and admitted he had never cared about saving the world, while Hua reassured him that he had chosen his own path.

After Sakura’s death, Kevin vowed to defeat Honkai, while Elysia grieved over his choice and the loss of her friend. Moros offered to resurrect Sakura with a Reincarnation spell, leaving Elysia amazed at how little the spell required.

• Kevin returned Sakura’s body to her homeland, found the Far East Isles reduced to ruins, and vowed that humanity would defeat Honkai at any cost.
• Elysia and the Flame-Chasers gathered for Sakura’s funeral, sharing their grief and concern over Kevin’s unshakable resolve.
• Elysia returned to Canberra and told Moros about Ling, Sakura’s death, and Kevin’s oath.
• Moros asked Elysia if she wanted to see Sakura again and explained that he could use magic to call her soul back.
• Elysia worried that resurrecting Sakura would demand a terrible price, but Moros showed her a Level 5 Reincarnation spell that required an intact corpse and 1500 mana.

Elysia and Moros prepared to resurrect Sakura, and Elysia gathered the Flame-Chasers to witness the spell. They assembled at Sakura’s grave, where Moros promised Eden he would not fail, just before the resurrection ritual began.

• Moros told Elysia that he needed Sakura’s remains to perform reincarnation, and Elysia asked him to let the other Flame-Chasers witness the resurrection.
• Elysia invited Eden, Kevin, Su, and the others, and Moros agreed to proceed once she had made the preparations.
• The Flame-Chasers gathered at Sakura’s grave, where Kalpas confronted Apponia and Padofelis expressed her longing for Sakura.
• Elysia and Moros arrived through a rift, and Elysia assured Padofelis that Sakura could be resurrected.
• Eden thanked Moros and showed concern for him, and Moros promised he would not fail.

Moros used Reincarnation to bring Sakura back to life, and she reunited with the Flame-Chasers. He left the reunion for the Mage Guild, where Elysia, Eden, Mobius, and Vill-V joined him and reminded him that his choices affected them too.

• Moros opened the earth and revealed Sakura's body in a crystal coffin.
• Moros cast Reincarnation, restoring Sakura to life as new growth spread across the scorched land.
• Sakura drank Moros's potion and apologized after Padofelis explained what had happened.
• Moros left through a portal to the Mage Guild, followed by Elysia, Eden, Mobius, and Vill-V.
• At the Mage Guild, Moros's lovers expressed their concern, and he felt reassured by their support.