Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Peak Saint Rank!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Council of Ten Saints concludes its discussions in Dawn City. Rogers shares secrets about the Desolation Continent and proposes forming an expedition to investigate the Dream Continent. The human empires, Winged Folk, and Mercenary Hall show interest, while the Dwarves and Elves decline because they cannot spare their limited number of saints.
• The Radiant Pope and Ursula remain uninterested in the expedition for different reasons: the Pope considers the Gods Continent free of true restricted areas, while Ursula will not risk himself before surpassing the Radiant Pope.
• Before departing, Rogers visits William. William mistakenly believes his father is leaving for the Dream Continent, unaware that Rogers is actually going to confront the Black Leaf Elves.
• Rogers tells William to wait ten years before drawing the sword suppressing the Spirit Saint, implying that William should reach saint rank by then. He also warns William not to overestimate the Elven saints’ goodwill, reminding him that they once abandoned him because of his human bloodline.
• Rogers secretly places ten drops of his saint essence blood inside William. The blood can be activated without side effects, even automatically if William is near death, giving him a powerful set of life-saving trump cards.
• William, moved but emotionally conflicted by this gift, quickly turns his attention to launching a comprehensive retaliation against the Magic Sanctum with Moxis.
• Rogers arrives at the Black Leaf Elf Royal City, where the Old Elven King blocks his path. The king attempts to defend the Elves’ past treatment of William and asks Rogers to let the matter go.
• Rogers angrily accuses the Old Elven King of trying to kill William because he was a half-elf with human blood and a potential rival to the king’s grandson. The confrontation escalates into a duel.
• The Old Elven King strikes Rogers first, cutting through his armor and chest. Rogers deliberately accepts the blow, then returns three devastating sword strikes:
  1. One for his wife, costing the Old Elven King a thousand years of lifespan.
  2. One for William, costing him a thousand years of fortune.
  3. One for himself, doubling the previous punishments.
• The Old Elven King’s sword is destroyed, his skull is shattered, and he is severely injured before regenerating. Rogers then warns that only William can safely inherit the Black Leaf Elves’ throne; anyone else would lead the race toward ruin.
• Rogers departs, leaving the observing saints stunned by his overwhelming strength. Though newly advanced, he has reached combat power comparable to a Peak Saint.

Character Developments

• Rogers Divine Fortune: Reveals himself as fiercely protective of William and Alice. He shifts from a mysterious newly advanced saint into a terrifying Peak Saint-level powerhouse. His confidence, numerous divine artifacts, and personal talent allow him to overpower the Old Elven King almost effortlessly.
• William: Gains a clearer understanding of his precarious position among the Elves and recognizes that their support has always been conditional. He receives Rogers’ saint essence blood, greatly increasing his chances of survival, and begins taking active revenge against the Magic Sanctum.
• Old Elven King: Is forced to confront the selfish political motives behind his earlier treatment of William. Despite his status as a high-level saint and former ruler, he is decisively defeated and humiliated by Rogers.
• The Elven Saints: Their reluctance to support William is exposed as rooted in prejudice and political calculation rather than genuine concern. They are also forced to reevaluate Rogers’ strength.

Significant Themes

• Parental protection and sacrifice: Rogers’ gift of saint essence blood and his three retaliatory strikes demonstrate his willingness to protect his family and personally avenge the wrongs done to them.
• Prejudice and political power: William’s mixed human-Elven heritage made him an outsider, while the Elves feared his potential to challenge their preferred succession.
• Power and deterrence: Rogers’ overwhelming strength changes how every major faction must view him. His battle serves as a warning that harming William or his family carries severe consequences.
• Conditional loyalty: The Elven saints’ support depends on William’s usefulness and survival, emphasizing that alliances in this world are often based on calculation rather than affection.
• Inheritance and legitimacy: Rogers declares that William is the only suitable successor for the Black Leaf Elves, challenging the existing royal line and foreshadowing future political conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Rogers and William: Rogers gives William advice, warns him about the Elves, and secretly leaves him ten drops of saint essence blood. Their relationship reveals genuine fatherly care beneath their usual distance and sarcasm.
• Rogers and the Old Elven King: Their confrontation centers on the king’s past attempt to eliminate William. Rogers rejects the king’s excuses and defeats him in a symbolic three-strike retaliation for his wife, son, and himself.
• William and Moxis: After receiving Rogers’ protection, William immediately joins Moxis in planning retaliation against the Magic Sanctum, showing his growing willingness to act rather than merely endure threats.
• Rogers and the observing saints: Though they do not directly intervene, the saints witness Rogers’ battle and realize that his newly acquired saint rank already places him among the strongest beings in the world.

Chapter 533 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• William summons Dawn City’s Epic-level experts—including Tyrannosaur, Qiangren Suonan, Diablo, and others—to assign them a major expansion mission.
• They are ordered to establish Dawn Mercenary outposts across Ceasefire, Sunset, Frost, the Winged Folk’s territories, and even the Human Kingdom’s capital. Their goals are to recruit talent, expand Dawn City’s influence, complete hiring quests, and build relationships with powerful factions.
• William reveals that Dawn City has begun cooperating officially with the Human Empire and the Winged Folk. Because of this alliance, it has effectively entered the ranks of the continent’s top-tier forces.
• Despite Dawn City’s growing prestige, William emphasizes that it remains militarily weak compared with the Temple of Light and Magic Sanctum. It has thirty-two Epic Professionals but only three Legendary-level combatants: Moxis, Solimans, and William’s Dao Protector. He urges his subordinates to break through to the Legendary realm.
• In the magic tower, Moxis continues looting and dismantling the Toy Magic Sanctum. William realizes that his father did not empty it of its treasures.
• When William pinches Moxis’s cheek, she retaliates by striking him and sending him flying from the tower. The incident is witnessed by citizens and players, reinforcing rumors about their romantic relationship.
• Female players react dramatically to William’s apparent new love interest, while male players begin fantasizing about Moxis and form a “Momo Goddess Fan Club.” Meichuan Neiku leads calls to “fight for their wife.”
• William secretly records the troublesome players’ identities and assigns them an extremely demanding chain quest requiring them to kill increasing numbers of dark creatures. He intends it partly as punishment and partly as a way to force players to leave Dawn City and gain combat experience.
• William considers using similar guild-wide quests during a future Dark Invasion, recognizing that players’ immortality could make them valuable weapons against the dark creatures.
• Just as he begins contemplating Dawn City’s future and his responsibility to protect the world, William learns of an assassination attempt aimed at Odin, ending the chapter on a new crisis.

Character Development

• William demonstrates increasing maturity and strategic awareness. He is no longer focused only on immediate battles; he is planning Dawn City’s territorial expansion, political legitimacy, military growth, and role in future invasions.
• He remains playful and vindictive in his dealings with players, using the difficult chain quest both to punish their mockery and to turn their disruptive energy into useful military preparation.
• Moxis becomes more openly integrated into Dawn City’s leadership and William’s personal life. Her feminine form is now permanent, and her relationship with William appears affectionate but combative.
• Dawn City’s Epic experts recognize that their faction has entered a new stage of influence, but William reminds them that political status is meaningless without sufficient strength.
• The players increasingly treat major NPCs as romantic targets or celebrities. Their reactions show how deeply they are entangled in Dawn City’s social and political affairs.

Significant Themes

• Power and legitimacy: Becoming a top-tier faction requires more than possessing a Saint; Dawn City must develop enough independent strength to command respect and deter enemies.
• Expansion through diplomacy and commerce: Mercenary outposts and hiring quests are presented as tools for spreading influence, recruiting talent, and establishing alliances.
• Personal relationships under public scrutiny: William and Moxis’s private interactions become public entertainment, with the citizens and players interpreting every action as evidence of romance.
• Players as strategic resources: William views players’ immortality as a potential solution to the world’s future dark invasions, transforming game-like quests into tools of warfare.
• Responsibility after power: William begins to see himself not merely as Dawn City’s ruler but as someone responsible for protecting the entire world from the dark creatures.

Important Character Interactions

• William gives the gathered Epic Professionals their expansion orders and challenges them to reach the Legendary realm.
• He and Moxis discuss the untouched treasures inside the Toy Magic Sanctum before she continues dismantling it.
• William pinches Moxis’s cheek, and she responds by knocking him away, creating a comedic but revealing display of their intimacy.
• Players debate William and Moxis’s relationship, form a fan club around Moxis, and fantasize about winning her affection.
• William retaliates against the fan club by assigning its members a punishing dark-creature extermination quest.
• The chapter closes with William’s plans interrupted by news that Odin has become the target of an assassination attempt.

Chapter 534 Summary: “Pressuring Emperor Odin!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dawn City’s survival and rapid rise to continental superpower status provoke intense envy among foreign players, especially because William’s father, Rogers, effortlessly suppressed the Spirit Saint in two moves.
• Dawn City’s continued benefits for Huaxia players become a major source of resentment. Despite gaining territory from the Magic Sanctum, the city remains cautious and steadily develops rather than acting recklessly.
• In contrast, Odin’s Asgard faces increasing pressure from human kingdoms, which are testing whether he will resist their attempts to limit his influence.
• Asgard functions as a highly organized Light Faction centered around Odin’s worship. Its capital, called the “Divine Realm,” has roughly two million residents and is virtually crime-free because all inhabitants are devoted believers.
• Odin’s divine blessings improve believers’ physical abilities, productivity, and professional strength. These benefits attract both commoners and powerful professionals, causing faith in Odin to spread rapidly.
• Odin establishes the Divine Envoys, a hierarchical religious and military organization ranging from ordinary disciples to elite members known as God’s Hands. About two-thirds of Asgard’s population joins the organization.
• Asgard’s rapid growth alarms the continent’s major factions. Sensing danger, Odin orders the God’s Hands to protect the Divine Realm before personally traveling to meet Saint Angel Cherub.
• Two legendary angels intercept Odin but eventually escort him to Cherub after recognizing his reputation as the “King of Gods.”
• Other factions are uncertain whether Odin truly possesses the legendary strength and divine subordinates claimed by players, including twelve Main Gods and Thor the Thunder God. Rumors that a powerful Thor exists elsewhere lend credibility to these claims.
• Odin meets Cherub, a seemingly harmless childlike Saint Angel. Cherub questions whether Odin has come to request help against the human kingdoms.
• Odin reveals that he can still unleash power comparable to a Peak Saint, but only a limited number of times. Killing several Saints would force him into hiding afterward.
• He intimidates Cherub by invoking the devastation of the ancient Gods’ War, implying that Cherub would not have survived that conflict. Cherub recognizes the danger in Odin’s aura and stops mocking him, asking for his true plan.
• The chapter ends as Odin begins explaining his proposal, hinting at an alliance or manipulation involving Cherub’s Winged Folk and the human race.

Character Developments

• Odin: Demonstrates that his arrogance is calculated rather than reckless. He is building a powerful faith-based state while carefully concealing the limits of his strength. His visit to Cherub shows that he is willing to negotiate from a position of intimidation and strategic confidence.
• Cherub: Initially treats Odin skeptically and questions whether he truly deserves the title of King of Gods. After sensing Odin’s dangerous Peak-Saint-level aura, Cherub becomes cautious and adopts a more serious attitude.
• Rogers: Though absent from the main scene, his effortless suppression of the Spirit Saint reinforces his reputation as one of the most powerful Saints and establishes Dawn City’s security.
• William and Dawn City: Their continued development represents a stable, player-friendly alternative to Odin’s more authoritarian, religion-centered model.

Significant Themes

• Faith as power and control: Odin’s blessings transform belief into tangible strength, making faith both a spiritual conviction and a political weapon.
• Religious organization and social control: The Divine Envoys provide Asgard with a strict hierarchy, military structure, and mechanism for rewarding loyalty while suppressing dissent.
• Political intimidation and hidden strength: Odin uses reputation, rumors, and carefully displayed power to deter enemies without exhausting his limited reserves.
• Stability versus domination: Dawn City’s cautious development contrasts with Asgard’s centralized theocracy, highlighting two different paths to factional power.
• Historical trauma and mythic legitimacy: The Gods’ War remains a source of authority and fear, allowing Odin to position himself as a survivor of an age far beyond the current era.
• Uncertainty and strategic alliances: The continent’s factions must decide whether Odin is a dangerous rival, a useful ally against dark creatures, or a threat that should be eliminated early.

Important Character Interactions

• The legendary angels cautiously escort Odin after hearing his title and considering the rumors surrounding his divine forces.
• Odin and Cherub engage in a tense verbal confrontation: Cherub challenges Odin’s legitimacy, while Odin counters by exposing the gap between Cherub’s current power and the horrors of the Gods’ War.
• Their exchange shifts from mockery to negotiation once Cherub senses Odin’s lethal strength, setting the stage for Odin to propose a strategic arrangement.

Chapter Summary: “Negotiation!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Odin confronts Cherub about the Winged Folk’s ambitions to become the “Lord of the Era,” arguing that their immediate expansion against humanity is strategically reckless.
• He points out that the Winged Folk already control three kingdom-level territories in the Western Continent, potentially forming a powerful empire. This growing strength makes the Human Race increasingly likely to target them.
• Odin emphasizes the dangers of the current era: the Descent of the Gods, the Dark Invasion, and the Convergence of Continents. A large-scale war could cause catastrophic losses among the Winged Folk’s saints.
• He argues that the Winged Folk should seek allies rather than provoke every major faction, presenting Asgard and himself as their best potential ally.
• Odin claims that the Radiant Pope has already surpassed the Saint Realm and is powerful enough to defeat all the saints on the Gods Continent. Even if the Winged Folk produce an existence beyond the Saint Realm, they may still be unable to defeat him.
• He introduces a new interpretation of the “Lord of the Era”: the true ruler may not be an entire race, but a single individual capable of reaching the God King Realm.
• Odin asks the Winged Folk to help him recover, promising that they would gain an ally at the Main God level. He warns that the future conflict will involve Main Gods and Transcendent Saints rather than ordinary saints.
• Cherub ultimately agrees to cooperate with Odin while maintaining that the Winged Folk will pursue their own ambitions. The two sides form a provisional alliance.

Character Developments

• Odin/William: Odin demonstrates his talent for manipulation, strategic reasoning, and psychological warfare. He uses a mixture of accurate observations, exaggerated claims, and calculated provocation to make Cherub doubt the Winged Folk’s current strength and reconsider their strategy. His act of presenting himself as a severely wounded former Main God becomes increasingly convincing.
• Cherub: Initially arrogant and dismissive, Cherub gradually becomes uncertain as Odin highlights the Winged Folk’s vulnerable position. He begins considering the possibility that the current era serves a larger purpose and that the Winged Folk may need to prioritize survival and alliance-building. Despite being persuaded, he remains calculating and believes the alliance offers the Winged Folk more benefits than risks.

Significant Themes

• Political strategy and alliance-building: Strength alone is insufficient in a chaotic era; factions must carefully choose allies and avoid becoming surrounded by enemies.
• The danger of overexpansion: The Winged Folk’s growing territory makes them appear threatening, potentially encouraging the Human Race and other factions to unite against them.
• Survival versus ambition: The chapter contrasts the desire to become the dominant race with the more practical need to endure until the larger conflict develops.
• Manipulation and perception: Odin’s claims are largely conjectural, but his authority and confidence make them persuasive. The chapter shows how power can be exercised through information, rhetoric, and psychological pressure.
• The changing scale of power: The coming conflict may no longer be determined by saints or races, but by individuals who reach the Main God or God King realms.

Character Interactions

• Odin dominates the negotiation by questioning Cherub’s assumptions and forcing him to examine the Winged Folk’s strategic position.
• Cherub challenges Odin’s claims but gradually accepts his warnings, especially regarding the Radiant Pope and the limits of the Winged Folk’s power.
• Their exchange evolves from confrontation into a mutually beneficial agreement: the Winged Folk will support Asgard and help Odin recover, while both sides retain the freedom to pursue their own claims to supremacy.

Chapter Summary: “A Small World Appears Out of Nowhere”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Race grows suspicious of Asgard’s sudden appearance and repeatedly sends forces to harass its borders. However, when the Winged Folk appear in response, the human troops quickly retreat, unwilling to risk provoking them.
• Odin’s instructions, delivered through Cherub, cause the Winged Folk to slow or suspend their territorial expansion. His strategy appears designed to let the Dark Creatures weaken the Human Empire first, delaying the inevitable war between the Winged Folk and humanity.
• Asgard and the Winged Folk officially form a military alliance. This prevents the Human factions from testing Odin directly and allows Asgard’s players to enter Winged Folk territory and undertake quests.
• William recognizes that this development benefits everyone: the Human Race and Winged Folk preserve their strength for the Third Dark Invasion, Odin avoids wasting his power, and players gain access to a wider range of content.
• A massive spatial vortex suddenly appears above the ocean, emitting a gigantic pillar of light and an enormous amount of mana. Powerful individuals from across Middle-earth gather to investigate.
• Odin and a Human Saint arrive first but refrain from entering the vortex because of its overwhelming and mysterious power. Instead, Odin absorbs the surrounding mana mist, increasing his Divinity Points from 2% to 3% within half an hour.
• Eight Saints and twenty-three Legendary professionals eventually assemble. A Human Saint enters first, followed by Phillips, the Rose Empire’s Spatial Law Saint, and the remaining experts.
• Odin follows Cherub into the vortex. The passage violently tears apart his body and soul, but he eventually awakens in an unfamiliar realm.
• Odin realizes that the destination is not an ordinary Otherworld Space but a genuine small world—an independent realm with its own land, oceans, natural systems, and immense mana reserves.
• While exploring the gigantic forest, Odin discovers a pool formed entirely from condensed mana. He estimates that absorbing it could increase his Divinity Points by another 1% and decides to focus on gathering divinity rather than searching for uncertain treasures.

Character Developments

• Odin demonstrates strategic restraint and political awareness. Rather than provoking humanity or the Winged Folk, he uses the alliance to preserve military strength and prepare for the coming Dark Invasion.
• He also reveals his immediate priority: advancing toward the Godhood Realm. His practical decision to absorb mana instead of relying on luck to find Divine Artifacts shows his increasingly pragmatic approach.
• William recognizes the broader consequences of the altered timeline. He understands that Odin’s actions may prevent the Human Race and Winged Folk from exhausting each other before the prolonged Third Dark Invasion.
• Cherub acts as Odin’s intermediary and later joins him in investigating the spatial vortex, though he privately views Odin’s obsessive mana absorption with amusement and irritation.
• Phillips, the Rose Empire’s Spatial Law Saint, provides a cautious assessment of the vortex. Even with his expertise, he cannot determine its destination or guarantee its safety.

Significant Themes

• Political balance and strategic restraint: Odin’s alliance prevents an early full-scale war and preserves the strength of major factions.
• The consequences of changing fate: William reflects on how Odin’s actions are altering events that previously led to heavy casualties and allowed the Dark Creatures to benefit.
• Preparation for a greater catastrophe: The chapter emphasizes that the Third Dark Invasion will be prolonged and involve both Legendary and Saint-level forces.
• Power through cultivation and resources: Odin prioritizes reliably increasing his Divinity Points over gambling on rare treasures.
• Discovery and the unknown: The spatial vortex introduces a mysterious small world that may contain ancient remnants, powerful resources, or dangers connected to the Mythic Era.

Character Interactions

• Human forces repeatedly confront Asgard but retreat whenever the Winged Folk appear, revealing humanity’s reluctance to directly challenge them.
• Odin’s messages, transmitted through Cherub, influence the Winged Folk’s Saints and alter their military plans.
• Asgard and the Winged Folk establish a formal military alliance, reshaping relations among the major factions.
• Odin and the first Human Saint cautiously observe one another at the vortex without initiating conflict.
• The gathered Saints and Legendary experts defer to Phillips for information about the spatial phenomenon, but ultimately choose to enter despite his warning.
• After entering the small world, Odin separates from the others and begins exploring alone, ultimately finding a valuable Mana Source and preparing to absorb it.

Chapter Summary: “Talent·Constitution Transformation”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Odin discovers a silent, isolated mana spring within the small world. Although powerful magical beasts inhabit the surrounding region, none approach the pool, suggesting a hidden danger.
• He drinks the spring water and rapidly increases his divinity points, realizing that the spring is even more valuable than an ordinary mana vein.
• Odin continues draining the pool, hoping to find what lies beneath it. As the water level drops, he senses a dangerous presence but proceeds regardless.
• A glowing creature suddenly ambushes him, stunning him and dragging him into the pool. After recovering, Odin identifies it as a born fiend—the instinct-driven, destructive counterpart to a born deity.
• Odin engages the fiend in close combat. Despite its extreme durability, lack of pain, and powerful light-beam attack, the fiend cannot escape Odin’s grasp. After more than ten minutes of brutal attacks, Odin destroys it.
• The fiend transforms into a Born Fiend Essence, a legendary resource capable of increasing attributes, HP, talents, and overall life essence.
• Odin absorbs the essence directly. His divinity rises from 4% to 10%, his body and battle aura strengthen, and he acquires the divine-level talent Body Metamorphosis.
• Recognizing the enormous potential of the small world’s resources, Odin collects the remaining mana and sets out to search for more treasures that can accelerate his advancement.

2. Character Developments

• Odin demonstrates increasing confidence and recklessness. He recognizes the danger around the mana spring but chooses to confront it because of the potential rewards.
• His physical strength, durability, and regenerative abilities are emphasized when he survives attacks that destroy his head and heart.
• Odin’s battle style remains overwhelmingly direct and forceful, relying on his powerful body and the Thunder God’s Hand rather than elaborate techniques.
• His absorption of the Born Fiend Essence significantly improves his constitution, battle aura, divinity, and talent potential.
• The chapter also reinforces Odin’s connection to William, implying that Odin is another aspect or body linked to William’s soul. William realizes that the newly acquired talent might have been even more valuable if given to his true body.
• Odin becomes more determined to pursue the path of becoming a supreme or “King of Gods”-level existence.

3. Significant Themes

• Power through devouring: Odin’s advancement comes from directly consuming mana, contrasting with modern divine beings who rely primarily on faith.
• Ancient versus modern cultivation: Born deities once gained divinity by absorbing pure mana, but the scarcity of mana eventually forced gods to depend on faith, which limited their potential.
• Complementary opposites: Born deities represent wisdom, fortune, and divine creation, while born fiends embody misfortune, instinct, and destruction.
• Risk and reward: Odin repeatedly accepts immense danger for extraordinary gains, reflecting his confidence and ambition.
• Evolution of life essence: The Born Fiend Essence does more than provide energy; it transforms Odin’s constitution and grants him a rare divine talent.
• Unrestricted ambition: Odin intends to combine both mana absorption and faith-based power, seeking advantages unavailable to ordinary cultivators.

4. Character Interactions

• Odin’s primary interaction is with the born fiend, whose ambush initiates the chapter’s main conflict.
• Their fight is a brutal contest of strength: the fiend attacks with crushing physical force and a devastating beam of light, while Odin restrains, smashes, and ultimately kills it.
• The born fiend is portrayed as utterly instinctive and unintelligent, lacking pain responses or strategic thought. Odin, by contrast, remains analytical and recognizes its nature and value.
• Odin’s internal connection with William is shown through William’s reflections on the talent and the possibility that the essence should have been reserved for the true body.
• The chapter ends with Odin turning away from the defeated fiend and toward further exploration, emphasizing his relentless drive for greater power.

Chapter Summary: “Underground Mana Ocean”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Odin examines his new Talent Body Metamorphosis, which strengthens his physique during prolonged combat. Every five minutes of continuous fighting increases his defensive abilities, reduces true damage, and improves health recovery, with the effects reaching their maximum after thirty minutes.
• The ability significantly improves Odin’s already formidable durability. As a Legendary Warrior with a Legendary Body and Mid-Class Elemental Body, he was previously only roughly as defensive as William despite having much more health. After thirty minutes of combat, his stamina-to-defense conversion rises dramatically.
• Odin reflects that the ability explains why the Born Fiend he recently fought became progressively tougher and survived twelve minutes of brutal attacks. He realizes that weaker opponents might fail to kill such an enemy before its defensive growth allowed it to counterattack.
• Rather than searching for temples or Divine Artifacts, Odin focuses on increasing his Divine Nature Points by consuming mana.
• He discovers a valley containing a Mana Vein guarded by three Epic-Tier Black Panthers. His Legendary aura frightens them into abandoning the valley without a fight.
• Odin consumes the exposed Mana Gemstones directly through his innate Mana Devour talent, increasing his Divine Nature Points to 11%.
• Meanwhile, eight saints gather elsewhere to discuss the small world. They estimate its territory to be comparable to three human kingdoms and speculate that it may be the abandoned Divine Realm of a deceased Main God.
• The saints are wary because the realm may contain hidden safeguards, and they are also competitors seeking control of it. Cherub, the Winged Folk’s Saint Angel, leaves to avoid being targeted by a possible alliance of human and elf saints.
• Odin continues discovering Mana Veins and Mana Sources, eventually reaching 15% Divine Nature Points.
• At another Mana Source, Odin kills a Born Fiend but accidentally breaks through the bottom of the pool. He discovers an immense Underground Mana Ocean, which is apparently the source of the world’s many Mana Sources.
• He then senses the presence of a Saint-Class Fierce Spirit beneath the Mana Ocean. Despite his bravado, Odin cautiously begins absorbing the mana, insisting to himself that he will take only “one sip.”

Character Developments

• Odin: Becomes increasingly confident in the potential of his new metamorphosis talent and recognizes how dangerous drawn-out battles can become. His priorities remain practical: gathering Divine Nature Points rather than pursuing prestigious relics. Although he presents himself as fearless and rational, his hesitation before the Saint-Class Fierce Spirit reveals a humorous gap between his bravado and his instincts.
• The Black Panthers: Demonstrate enough intelligence to recognize Odin’s overwhelming strength and retreat rather than fight him.
• The Saints: Show caution and suspicion regarding the small world’s origins. Their cooperation is fragile because each ultimately wants control of the realm.
• Cherub: Acts pragmatically by withdrawing before the other saints can potentially unite against him.

Significant Themes

• Accumulating strength through endurance: Odin’s new talent rewards prolonged combat, turning time itself into a weapon and making attrition battles increasingly dangerous.
• Power and survival: The chapter repeatedly emphasizes that overwhelming strength, intelligence, and the ability to recognize danger are more valuable than pointless confrontation.
• Exploration of the unknown: The small world may be a former Divine Realm containing hidden legacies, safeguards, and powerful entities.
• Competition beneath temporary alliances: The saints discuss the realm collectively, but their suspicion and rivalry prevent genuine trust.
• Comedy contrasted with danger: Odin’s exaggerated self-image and materialist rhetoric humorously contrast with the genuine threat posed by the mysterious Saint-Class Fierce Spirit.

Character Interactions

• Odin intimidates the three Black Panthers with his Legendary aura, causing them to surrender their territory without combat.
• The gathered saints debate the nature and origin of the small world, with the Spatial Law Saint admitting that its opening has no apparent cause.
• The saints speculate about the death of a former Divine Realm master and the dangers that might remain behind.
• Cherub separates from the group, fearing that the others may temporarily unite against the Winged Folk.
• Odin confronts and kills another Born Fiend before uncovering the Underground Mana Ocean and sensing the powerful spirit hidden within it.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• William’s avatar, Odin, hides inside the underground Ocean of Mana while eight human Saints search the small world for its treasures and the hidden Saint-class fierce spirit.
• The fierce spirit has failed to detect Odin because it is focused on secretly observing the Saints, who gradually realize that a deity’s ruin may be located underground.
• The Saints eventually locate and jointly attack the fierce spirit, dragging it into Saint Realm Space to prevent their battle from destroying the small world.
• With the guardian removed, Odin seizes the opportunity to absorb the Ocean of Mana at an incredible rate, filling his storage rings and increasing his energy reserves.
• Odin discovers a massive, well-preserved temple belonging to a Main God. Inside, he finds the Main God’s corpse seated upon a golden throne.
• As the Saints return, Odin risks everything and steals both the corpse and throne, escaping through the temple wall and returning to Dawn City.
• Odin brings the corpse to William and Moxis inside the heavily protected Magic Tower. Moxis confirms that the Main God is truly dead, though he died only recently.
• Moxis reveals that the corpse belonged to the Soul Main God, an old enemy whose actions contributed greatly to her downfall. His divine core is also not completely shattered, suggesting that he may still possess the potential to revive or retain power.

2. Character Developments

• Odin/William: Odin demonstrates exceptional stealth, patience, greed, and expertise as a “grandmaster tomb raider.” He carefully avoids direct confrontation, exploits the Saints’ battle, rapidly harvests mana, and successfully steals a Main God’s corpse. William’s decision to use Odin as an expendable avatar shows both daring and strategic caution.
• William: Although initially confident, William becomes visibly intimidated by the corpse’s oppressive aura and hides behind Moxis. He recognizes the enormous value of Odin’s discovery and treats the mission as a highly profitable gamble.
• Moxis: Moxis remains cautious and perceptive, immediately recognizing the corpse’s identity and confirming its death. Her hostile reaction reveals a deeply personal history with the Soul Main God and hints that he was responsible for her previous defeat or “fall.”
• The Saints: The Saints display cooperation and strategic discipline by joining forces against the fierce spirit. Their confidence also reveals their belief that they can eventually control the small world and use it as a major racial stronghold.
• Bled and Rambaud: Their conversation highlights both their envy of the elves and Winged Folk and the political competition among human empires, though their joking proposal to seize the world is not taken seriously.

3. Significant Themes

• Cunning over brute force: Odin succeeds not through direct strength but by hiding, waiting, exploiting timing, and using specialized knowledge of temples and excavation.
• Greed and opportunity: Nearly every group seeks to maximize its gains from the small world, whether through mana, treasures, minerals, or strategic control of the realm.
• Power and racial survival: The Saints view the small world as a potential refuge for humanity, emphasizing population preservation, resources, and competition between the major races.
• Hidden power and ancient history: The discovery of a recently deceased Main God suggests that major cosmic events and threats remain concealed beneath the surface.
• The danger of resurrection: Although the Soul Main God is dead, his undestroyed divine core leaves open the possibility that his power—or even he himself—may return.
• Political envy and insecurity: The Saints’ discussion of elven otherworlds and the Angel Realm shows humanity’s resentment that other races possess hidden advantages while human power is more exposed.

4. Character Interactions

• Rambaud and Bled discuss the relative strengths of humanity, the elves, and the Winged Folk, revealing their envy and competitive attitudes.
• The eight Saints coordinate their attacks against the fierce spirit, temporarily removing the main obstacle to Odin’s theft.
• Odin interacts indirectly with the Saints by exploiting their battle and stealing the most valuable discovery before they can claim it.
• William and Moxis examine the corpse together. William asks whether it is truly dead, while Moxis reassures him but reacts angrily to the corpse’s identity.
• Moxis’s revelation that the corpse is the Soul Main God changes the discovery from a valuable treasure into a deeply personal and potentially dangerous matter.

Chapter 540 Summary: “Becoming a Legend!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• William successfully advances into the Legendary tier, becoming a genuine Legendary Boss in both bloodline and class strength. This represents a fundamental evolution of his life essence, not merely an increase in power.
• While William undergoes his transformation, Moxis quietly refines the broken main god’s divine core. Because divine cores contain both souls and faith, removing the faith is normally extremely painful, but Moxis’s expertise as a close-combat Goddess of Magic allows her to dismantle it efficiently.
• William receives a series of system upgrades:
  • His classes become Dawn Ranger and Holy Spirit Archmage.
  • His elemental body advances to mid-class.
  • His Mutated Thunder Physique becomes a Mutated Thunder Golden Body.
  • His Indestructible Adamantine Body evolves into an Indestructible Diamond Body.
  • His flight ability becomes Legendary Flight, allowing speeds of up to 1,000 km/h.
  • His attributes, HP, charm, and the maximum levels of his battle aura and magic manuals all increase.
• William initially complains that his evolution mostly improves his defensive abilities rather than providing stronger ranged attacks. The system then grants him Thunder Dawn, his primary class talent.
• The chapter concludes with William proudly examining his greatly enhanced status panel and looking back at Moxis with newfound confidence. Moxis notices his smug attitude and reacts with amused skepticism.

Character Developments

• William completes a major transformation from an Epic-level existence into a true Legendary being. His physical body, magical power, battle aura, defenses, movement speed, and lightning affinity all improve dramatically.
• His new defensive talents make him extremely difficult to injure:
  • His Thunder Golden Body provides powerful lightning resistance, damage reduction, regeneration, and enhanced lightning attacks.
  • His Thunder Domain boosts his attributes and inflicts paralysis, stiffness, dizziness, and true damage over a huge area.
  • His battle aura shield gives him additional defense, speed, attack power, and a high chance of reflecting thunder effects against melee attackers.
• William’s offensive potential also rises sharply through Thunder Strike and especially Thunder Dawn, preventing him from becoming merely a defensive tank.
• Moxis is shown to be highly capable and composed. She remains focused on refining the divine core while William undergoes his transformation, demonstrating both her expertise and confidence.

Important New Abilities

• Thunder Strike: A powerful lightning attack that costs no resources but has a three-hour cooldown. It temporarily disables William’s thunder talents afterward.
• Thunder Dawn: A guaranteed-hit arrow that ignores distance, space, and time. It permanently reduces an enemy’s maximum HP by 10–20% for thirty minutes, weakens HP regeneration, and can potentially affect even saint-class beings.
• Thunder Domain: A massive area effect covering a radius of up to 10,000 meters. It greatly enhances William’s abilities and repeatedly strikes enemies with lightning and disabling effects.
• Legendary Flight: Grants high-speed flight using battle aura or mana.
• Holy Spirit Magic: Adds soul damage, magic resistance, soul-based healing, and the ability to restore allies by sacrificing enemy souls.

Significant Themes

• Transformation and evolution: Becoming a legend is portrayed as a change in the nature of one’s existence, not simply a numerical power increase.
• Power and confidence: William’s new strength drastically changes his position among legendary beings, allowing him to view many opponents as incapable of even breaking through his defenses.
• Balance between defense and offense: William’s initial frustration over receiving defensive upgrades reflects his desire to remain a powerful ranger, but Thunder Dawn confirms that his evolution has granted him overwhelming offensive potential as well.
• The scale of legendary power: The chapter emphasizes how enormous the gap is between Epic and Legendary tiers, with attributes, talents, and survivability increasing to an almost unimaginable degree.

Character Interactions

• Moxis silently supports William during his transformation rather than interrupting him.
• William’s confident glance toward Moxis after reviewing his new abilities prompts her to raise an eyebrow, amused by his sudden arrogance.
• Their exchange highlights their familiar, teasing dynamic: William revels in his newfound strength, while Moxis remains calm and observant.

Chapter 541 Summary: “Beauty God”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After reaching the Legendary tier, William receives three new skills:
  • Arrow Storm, a fan-shaped area attack.
  • Holy Spirit Redemption, which can resurrect someone who has died within the past hour, provided the body and soul remain intact.
  • Holy Soul Revival, which temporarily revives defeated or exhausted holy souls at half health.
• William is especially excited by the resurrection abilities. He realizes that, with future upgrades, they might become powerful enough to retrieve souls even from the Nether River.
• He considers using Moxis’s soul-related abilities to turn three defeated legendary figures from the Magic Sanctum into powerful holy-soul servants.
• William uses his final Talent Upgrade Card on his talent, Handsome.
• The talent evolves into the divine-tier talent Beauty God, granting him:
  • A further 100 points of Charm.
  • Immediate favorability from nearly all non-hostile creatures who see him.
  • Better trade prices across factions and species.
  • A strong tendency for both heterosexual and homosexual beings to develop romantic or courting impulses toward him.
• William tests the new talent on Moxis. She becomes visibly flustered and romantically overwhelmed, and the two nearly kiss.
• Their moment is interrupted by the Blood Moon Witch, who reports that the magic cannon has been successfully upgraded with greater power, reduced recoil, a shorter cooldown, and continuous-fire capability.
• William leaves to test his new Legendary aura and publicly announce his advancement. However, nobody pays attention to his aura because everyone is stunned by his enhanced appearance.
• Female players swarm him, praising his beauty and reacting wildly to his new divine charm. Other players jokingly speculate that he may be the reincarnation of a god or goddess of charm.

Character Developments

• William becomes a Legendary-Class Professional at age twenty-six and gains confidence in his growing power. His resurrection skills greatly increase his potential as a commander and support figure.
• His upgrade from Handsome to Beauty God makes his appearance an almost supernatural force, creating involuntary attraction and favorability in others.
• Moxis develops strong romantic feelings toward William under the influence of his new talent. She becomes shy and conflicted when he approaches, but the interruption prevents their relationship from progressing.
• The Blood Moon Witch demonstrates her usefulness by completing the magic cannon’s modifications, but she is frightened by the intense atmosphere between William and Moxis and quickly escapes.
• The players’ reactions reinforce William’s celebrity status and suggest that his influence now extends beyond political and military power.

Significant Themes

• Power and escalation: William’s new Legendary rank and divine talent mark another dramatic increase in his abilities.
• Resurrection and the manipulation of souls: The chapter explores the extraordinary potential of soul magic, especially the possibility of restoring powerful individuals as loyal combatants.
• Beauty as supernatural power: William’s appearance is no longer merely attractive; it directly affects emotions, relationships, social interactions, and even commerce.
• Comedy and parody: The chapter humorously exaggerates William’s beauty, including the warning that he may need divine-grade underwear to protect himself from unwanted advances.
• Fame and public image: William intends to announce his Legendary advancement, but his appearance overshadows the achievement and turns him into an even greater object of public fascination.
• Foreshadowing of future conflict: William suspects that the Soul Main God may soon cause chaos across the Middle-earth Continent.

Important Character Interactions

• William discusses resurrection and soul manipulation internally while reflecting on Moxis’s impressive magic.
• Moxis reacts intensely to William’s upgraded appearance, losing focus while refining a Divine Core.
• William deliberately tests his new charm by approaching Moxis, lifting her chin, and nearly kissing her.
• The Blood Moon Witch interrupts the encounter with her report about the improved magic cannon, ending the romantic tension.
• In Dawn City, players openly idolize and sexually admire William, turning his arrival into a chaotic display of fandom and attraction.

Chapter 542 Summary:

Super Magical Beast Phoenix

Key Plot Points and Events

• William’s breakthrough into the Legendary Realm is overshadowed by the dramatic improvement of his appearance after his “Handsome” talent levels up. Players become far more interested in his beauty than his power, spreading images and videos across the forums and treating him as the embodiment of justice and perfection.
• William jokes that his appearance could function as a form of “bewitchment” or even generate faith. He considers using his looks to recruit people to Dawn City and save money through personal charm rather than payment.
• Odin leaves with a large supply of Mana Sources. He delays becoming a god so he can investigate and eliminate remaining enemies in Middle-earth, but he is only one minute away from condensing his Divine Core if necessary.
• William decides not to consume the Innate Fierce Spirit Essence yet, recognizing that his body needs time before it can safely absorb such a massive amount of energy.
• Burning Ash contacts William after capturing a map during an assault on a Magic Sanctum branch. The map reveals the location of a powerful “Flame Bird” living in a forbidden region of the Eastern Region’s Beast Forest.
• William identifies the creature as a phoenix, a Legendary super magical beast capable of controlling fire and resurrecting from its ashes.
• Burning Ash, already strengthened by Fire Dragon Blood Essence, wants to investigate the phoenix and possibly obtain its blood or treasures. William initially warns that the mission could be suicidal, since even the Magic Sanctum avoided the area.
• William recalls that, in the future, the phoenix will attempt to break into the Saint Realm, burning a third of the Beast Forest in the process. It will ultimately fail, partly because of hidden injuries and an exhausted lifespan, and will later be slain. Its essence blood will allow someone else to become a powerful Phoenix Warrior.
• Rather than letting Burning Ash kill the phoenix, William plans to cure its injuries with the Water of Life, potentially gaining its cooperation and helping Burning Ash advance through a “dragon-and-phoenix” opportunity.
• William orders Burning Ash to return from the military campaign, gives him leave to investigate the phoenix, and promises him 100 drops of the Water of Life. Their conversation remains humorous, especially concerning Burning Ash’s custom-made Sound Transmission Scroll and William’s intention to reduce his subordinates’ salaries for unnecessary spending.
• The chapter ends with William turning his attention toward reclaiming the World Tree, confident that Dawn City now has enough support from a Peak Saint Realm powerhouse and Odin’s imminent divine advancement to defend it.

Character Development

• William: Becomes increasingly powerful and self-assured after entering the Legendary Realm. He remains scheming and pragmatic, thinking not only about combat but also faction growth, recruitment, finances, and the advancement of his subordinates. His concern for the phoenix shows that he prefers turning valuable potential allies into assets rather than destroying them.
• Burning Ash: Demonstrates boldness and ambition by targeting a phoenix despite being only at the Epic Tier. His possession of Fire Dragon Blood Essence makes him especially suited to seek Phoenix Blood Essence, suggesting a possible transformation into an unusually powerful fire-based warrior.
• Odin: Is established as extremely close to godhood and capable of rapidly responding to major threats, while deliberately remaining active to draw out hidden enemies.
• The Phoenix: Though it does not appear directly, it is presented as a tragic and immensely powerful creature. Its future attempt at advancement is motivated by desperation caused by old injuries and a limited lifespan.

Significant Themes

• Appearance and social perception: The chapter humorously exaggerates the idea that beauty determines morality, popularity, and authority. William’s improved appearance causes players to project justice and goodness onto him.
• Power and potential: William values exceptional subordinates rather than ordinary Legendary experts, emphasizing the need for elite talents capable of fighting above their rank.
• Healing versus destruction: The phoenix’s fate raises the possibility of changing history. Instead of allowing it to become a disaster and eventually be killed, William considers healing it and making it an ally.
• Leadership and resource management: William balances generosity toward his subordinates with strict financial control, viewing Dawn City’s resources as investments that should strengthen the faction.
• Fate and manipulation: William’s knowledge of future events allows him to intervene before the phoenix’s disaster occurs, suggesting that he intends to reshape the future for Dawn City’s benefit.

Important Character Interactions

• William and the players: The players obsess over William’s beauty, while William jokingly considers exploiting his appearance to attract followers and recruits.
• William and Burning Ash: Their exchange combines strategic planning with comedic banter. William warns Burning Ash about the danger of confronting a phoenix but ultimately supports his mission by providing information and the Water of Life.
• William and his subordinates: William treats them like family, wanting to help them reach higher realms, but also acts as a strict and calculating lord by criticizing wasteful spending and considering salary reductions.
• William and the phoenix: Although they have not met yet, William’s plan to heal the phoenix establishes a future relationship based on mutual benefit rather than conquest.

Chapter Summary: “What? You’re Calling Me the Child of Luck?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• William learns that the World Tree Sapling is located on a hidden island in the Endless Sea. The island is protected by a natural barrier and contains creatures and plants surviving from the Mythic Era.
• The World Tree’s aura originally went unnoticed, but as the barrier weakened, major factions across the Seven Continents began fighting over it. William recalls that the conflict eventually involved numerous Heroes, Legendaries, and Saints, with no possibility of resurrection.
• Believing he can retrieve the sapling before its aura is detected, William decides to investigate alone. His knowledge of the location, ability to tear through the barrier, and Beast God Necklace—which allows him to transform into animals and magical beasts—give him a significant advantage.
• William briefly returns to the Magic Tower and asks Goddess Momo for magic scrolls before leaving again. His casual, flirtatious behavior causes Momo’s feelings for him to grow, while Moxis watches suspiciously.
• Burning Ash returns from the Portal Hall. William gives him one hundred drops of the Water of Life and orders him to negotiate carefully with a phoenix, using his best ingratiating skills to ensure the phoenix does not take the water without providing equivalent benefits.
• William visits Dawn City’s enormous shipyard, where a new Legendary-grade Dawnship is under construction. The vessel will be capable of both sailing and flight and will be armed with rapid-fire magic cannons, conventional magic cannons, and a large force of soldiers and gunners under Captain Jack.
• William notes that Dawn City has no Epic-tier gunners, despite having eighteen Epic professionals. He emphasizes that high-level gunners could possess extraordinary battlefield power, comparable to walking rapid-fire magic cannons.
• William then leaves Dawn City and disappears into the sea of clouds, with no one knowing his destination.
• News of William entering the Legendary Realm spreads throughout the Legendary Continent. His extremely young age and rapid advancement cause many factions to regard him as an exceptional genius and a likely future Saint.
• Within three days, several young geniuses—including Deloxis of the Southern Region and Thor of the Eastern Region—also break through into the Legendary Realm. Their breakthroughs appear to be partly motivated by William’s advancement and his emergence as a rival.
• Meanwhile, Dawn City faces political danger because William’s father, Rogers, has angered many factions. Although Rogers is now a Saint with Peak Saint-level combat power, some forces remain willing to oppose his family.
• At the Sunset Empire, Prince Dilo meets Kyle Lenya, a Legendary Violet Moonfolk. Both were once exceptionally talented geniuses but believe William previously drained or stole their fortune, leaving them plagued by misfortune and forcing them to spend vastly more resources to reach the Legendary Realm.
• Kyle, unwilling to accept his ruined prospects, proposes using a Misfortune Divine Artifact against William. Dilo is shocked and frightened by the idea, and the chapter ends as Kyle begins explaining his plan.

Character Developments

• William: Demonstrates confidence and strategic caution regarding the World Tree Sapling. He continues expanding Dawn City’s military strength while becoming increasingly recognized as a continent-wide genius and potential Saint. His mysterious ability to affect others’ fortune also remains central to his reputation.
• Goddess Momo: Her affection for William continues to grow. His brief visits and teasing behavior leave her emotionally flustered, even when he merely comes to request magic scrolls.
• Burning Ash: Is entrusted with a major diplomatic task involving the phoenix and the Water of Life, requiring him to exploit his talent for flattery and negotiation.
• Captain Jack: Remains commander of the new Dawnship and benefits from the expansion of his naval forces, including thousands of soldiers and gunners.
• Dilo and Kyle Lenya: Are revealed to be former prodigies whose fortunes collapsed after encountering William. Both have reached the Legendary Realm only through great difficulty, but their paths toward Sainthood now appear nearly impossible. Kyle becomes determined to retaliate.

Significant Themes

• Fortune, fate, and rivalry: William is increasingly viewed as the “Son of Luck,” while other geniuses believe their own fortunes were stolen by him. His success creates both admiration and resentment.
• The cost of power: The World Tree Sapling, divine artifacts, the Water of Life, and advanced warships all represent immense strategic resources that can reshape the balance of power.
• Rapid advancement and generational competition: William’s breakthrough inspires other young geniuses to reveal or force their own breakthroughs, turning cultivation into a contest among rising prodigies.
• Military modernization: Dawn City’s investment in magic cannons, gunners, and hybrid air-sea warships shows the increasing importance of technology and organized warfare alongside individual strength.
• Hidden danger beneath success: Although William’s reputation and influence continue to grow, his enemies are quietly preparing unconventional methods to undermine or kill him.

Character Interactions

• William interacts playfully with Goddess Momo, requesting magic scrolls while unintentionally—or deliberately—deepening her affection.
• He gives Burning Ash the Water of Life and instructs him to negotiate with the phoenix without being exploited.
• William oversees the development of the new Dawnship and indirectly supports Captain Jack’s growing naval command.
• Dilo and Kyle reunite after twenty years and compare their experiences as fallen prodigies. Their shared resentment toward William leads them to cooperate.
• Kyle proposes using a Misfortune Divine Artifact to sabotage William’s fortune and prevent him from reaching the Saint Realm, setting up the chapter’s cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary: “World Serpent”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two unidentified “talents” secretly plot against Prince/William, intending either to kill him or use a misfortune divine artifact to sever his future potential. William is unaware of their scheme.
• William questions his father’s claim that entering the Legendary rank at a young age would bring him immense fortune. Seeing no obvious change in his luck, he concludes that his father may have exaggerated—or that his luck is hidden in less obvious ways.
• For eleven days, William searches the endless sea for a concealed island containing the World Tree. He keeps the mission secret because knowledge of the tree could attract the attention of saints skilled in divination and alter future events.
• Using his Eye of Thunder and True Eye talents, William finally detects the island when the mist clears. He approaches cautiously, transforms into a seagull, and uses a spatial scroll to enter the isolated pocket world.
• Inside, he finds a primordial island filled with enormous trees and mythical-era magical beasts. Transforming into a giant eagle, he travels toward the center, then becomes a small gray-white cat to conceal his presence.
• William discovers a colossal, barren tree trunk surrounded by no creatures, despite the abundance of Legendary beasts nearby. He suspects the area is deliberately avoided.
• A Saint-level giant serpent emerges from the dead trunk. The surrounding Legendary beasts submit to it and force other creatures into the air, where the serpent sweeps them into its mouth with its tongue, devouring roughly a thousand beasts before retreating into the trunk.
• William realizes that the supposed extinct World Tree may still be connected to this terrifying serpent, suggesting that Odin’s future acquisition of the World Tree will involve defeating or confronting it.

Character Developments

• William/Prince becomes increasingly cautious and strategic. Rather than rushing toward the island, he disguises himself, changes direction to avoid detection, uses a spatial scroll, and repeatedly transforms his appearance to investigate safely.
• His distrust of prophecy and fortune deepens after he sees no obvious benefit from reaching the Legendary rank early.
• William demonstrates greater awareness of political and supernatural dangers, particularly the risks of divination and revealing information to allies before they are capable of protecting it.
• His confidence is tempered by genuine fear and shock when he encounters the serpent’s Saint-level power and brutal feeding behavior.

Significant Themes

• Hidden destiny and fortune: William searches for the promised luck accompanying his early advancement, but the chapter suggests that great fortune may also attract hidden dangers.
• Secrecy and fate: Knowledge of the World Tree is treated as dangerous because even indirect connections may influence future events or alert powerful diviners.
• Caution versus recklessness: William’s careful disguises and reconnaissance contrast with the enormous dangers surrounding the World Tree.
• Ancient power and survival: The island preserves creatures from the mythic era, presenting a world governed by overwhelming strength and predation.
• The price of great opportunity: The World Tree represents immense fortune and future power, but it is guarded by a terrifying Saint-level creature.

Character Interactions

• William has no direct interaction with his conspirators in this chapter, though their secret plot remains an important background threat.
• He reflects on his father’s claims about luck and mocks his father’s reliance on persuasive “mouth-cannon” abilities.
• The Legendary magical beasts collectively submit to the giant serpent, acting as servants by forcing other creatures toward it.
• The serpent dominates the entire ecosystem through fear, while William silently observes from hiding and avoids provoking it.

Chapter 545 Summary: World Tree Sapling

Key Plot Points and Events

• William struggles with whether to approach the World Serpent’s territory. He realizes the creature is likely protecting a World Tree sapling, but fears being detected and killed.
• Using his Seventy-Two Transformations, William changes into a pangolin and tunnels thousands of meters toward the base of a massive dead branch of the World Tree. He then uses invisibility and aura-concealing scrolls.
• He discovers numerous abandoned tunnels leading into the dead branch, suggesting other magical beasts attempted to reach the interior and were consumed.
• Inside the branch lies a separate inner world filled with flowers, plants, and countless buried bones. William observes the World Serpent burying magical beasts to use their bodies as nutrients for the World Tree sapling.
• William confirms through an appraisal skill that the emerald sapling is truly a World Tree Sapling. He deduces that the World Serpent has been cultivating it for ages, intending to eventually devour it and use its power to advance.
• William creates a diversion by summoning three Epic-tier Heroic Spirit Puppets. The World Serpent destroys them instantly, but the distraction allows William to attack the sapling.
• William activates Holy Thunder Incarnation, becoming intangible and bypassing the World Serpent’s physical attacks. However, the serpent creates a barrier of spatial rifts around the sapling.
• William repeatedly uses Spatial Positioning Scrolls to cross the barrier. When the serpent disrupts one of the spatial tunnels, Odin arrives to hold it off.
• Odin clashes directly with the World Serpent. Though he is only at Legendary-level combat power, his temporary invincibility ability allows him to withstand the serpent’s attacks and even damage its scales.
• William reaches the sapling but initially cannot uproot it because its roots are deeply anchored.
• He releases the scent of the Water of Life, causing the sapling to eagerly extend its roots and branches toward it. William takes advantage of the opening, grabs the sapling, and stores it in Moxis’s temporary otherworld space.

Character Developments

• William demonstrates increasing boldness, tactical creativity, and confidence in his transformation and defensive abilities. Despite recognizing the danger, he carefully combines stealth, deception, spatial magic, and timing to steal the sapling.
• He also displays his opportunistic and humorous nature, improvising when brute force fails and exploiting the World Tree’s attraction to the Water of Life.
• Odin proves that his special invincibility ability remains highly valuable even after losing its former permanent effect. He willingly acts as a shield, engaging the vastly stronger World Serpent so William can complete the theft.
• The World Serpent is revealed to be less a simple predator than a dedicated guardian and cultivator. It gathers and buries magical beasts to nourish the sapling, though it lacks the understanding to improve its cultivation efficiently.

Significant Themes

• Risk versus opportunity: William knowingly enters extreme danger because the potential reward—the World Tree sapling—is too valuable to ignore.
• Ingenuity over strength: William cannot defeat the World Serpent directly, so he relies on disguises, scrolls, diversions, intangibility, and clever manipulation.
• Nature and cultivation: The World Serpent’s efforts show a distorted form of nurturing, sacrificing countless creatures to sustain the sapling.
• Greed and exploitation: William’s theft mirrors the serpent’s own plan to cultivate the World Tree only so it can eventually consume it.
• Appearances versus reality: The World Serpent initially appears to be eating magical beasts, but it is actually using them as fertilizer. Likewise, the seemingly mystical World Tree sapling turns out to be driven largely by its appetite for the Water of Life.

Character Interactions

• William and the World Serpent: William secretly infiltrates its domain, studies its behavior, provokes it with decoys, and ultimately escapes with the sapling while avoiding its attacks.
• William and Odin: William relies on Odin as a temporary combat partner and protector. Odin arrives at a crucial moment and intercepts the serpent, buying William enough time to succeed.
• William and the World Tree Sapling: William initially cannot move the sapling, but uses the Water of Life to lure it into exposing its roots before forcibly storing it away.
• World Serpent and World Tree: Their relationship is based on long-term mutual dependence, though the serpent’s ultimate goal is to consume the sapling once it matures.

Chapter Summary: “The World Tree Acquired”

Key Plot Points and Events

• William successfully obtains the unconscious World Tree Sapling after Odin helps consume the mana essences surrounding it.
• As William attempts to escape the Withered Wood otherworld space, Odin is knocked into a spatial rift. William remains unconcerned, trusting Odin’s summoning ability and his own spatial scrolls.
• The World Serpent emerges from the withered wood and attacks William with its devastating Atomic Breath. Its beams repeatedly destroy the spatial tunnels William creates, preventing his escape.
• William is struck directly by one blast. His armor and defenses are destroyed, and he loses nearly 39% of his HP, but his main-god-level bones and the Undying Immortality talent allow him to survive and rapidly recover.
• He prolongs the battle through agility, endurance, and large quantities of the Water of Life. After exhausting much of its power, the World Serpent shifts to close combat.
• Odin eventually appears and blocks another attack, giving William the chance to escape. William leaves first, intending to recall Odin if the collapsing otherworld space becomes too dangerous.
• Odin later successfully kills the World Serpent, turning the encounter into a massive gain because every part of a saint-class magical beast is valuable.
• William returns to Dawn City disheveled and immediately seeks out Moxis, the Goddess of Magic. He orders her to evacuate all living beings from the Rainbow Lake area and create an isolated otherworld space connected to the World of Gods.
• The minotaurs, fishermen, animals, and magical beasts are removed from the area. Moxis also clears the land and ground beneath it of hidden life forms.
• After three hours, the area is completely evacuated and sealed within a small-world-like otherworld space. William enters alone, while Odin returns after killing the World Serpent.
• William views this moment as the true beginning of Dawn City’s rise.

Character Developments

• William demonstrates extreme resilience and decisiveness. He willingly endures the World Serpent’s attacks, relying on his powerful body, Undying Immortality, agility, and Water of Life rather than conventional equipment.
• He also shows strategic caution: he avoids forcing a battle he cannot control, prioritizes securing the World Tree, and plans to conceal Odin’s connection to him.
• Odin completes his transformation into a god and proves powerful enough to survive the dangerous spatial rift, cover William’s escape, and ultimately slay the World Serpent.
• Moxis reveals her immense versatility as an all-elemental magic user, capable of creating an isolated realm-like space despite not yet reaching the saint realm. Her relationship with William becomes warmer and more emotionally suggestive, though she remains professional when the situation demands it.
• William’s leadership over Dawn City is reinforced: the residents obey his urgent orders efficiently, and the minotaurs have developed into valuable agricultural workers rather than primarily combatants.

Significant Themes

• Power and ascension: William’s ability to endure a saint-class beast reflects the extraordinary strength gained by advancing rapidly toward the highest realms.
• Strategy versus brute force: The World Serpent relies on overwhelming instinctive attacks, while William survives through planning, mobility, resources, and tactical retreat.
• Secrecy and protection: William hides the World Tree Sapling even from Moxis, emphasizing the danger of revealing world-shaking secrets too soon.
• Trust and cooperation: William relies on Odin to handle the final battle and trusts Moxis to protect the future location of the World Tree.
• The rise of Dawn City: The evacuation and creation of a protected realm mark a transition from ordinary territorial management to the establishment of a major power center.

Character Interactions

• William and Odin cooperate indirectly: William focuses on securing and transporting the World Tree, while Odin remains behind to fight the World Serpent and later kills it.
• William and Moxis have a playful but intimate exchange. He physically silences her to prevent questions or divination, while she initially reacts shyly before recognizing the seriousness of the request.
• Moxis is pleased that William promises to reveal the secret specifically to her once she reaches the saint realm, suggesting growing personal affection and trust between them.
• William commands the residents and minotaurs of Dawn City to relocate, and they comply immediately because of their loyalty to him and the city’s strong administrative organization.

Chapter Summary: “Treasure of the World”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Odin returns after killing the World Serpent and several Legendary-rank Magical Beasts. Their bodies, blood, flesh, and scales provide Dawn City with enormous resources for cultivating experts and forging powerful equipment.
• After delivering the remains to William, Odin departs at extraordinary speed, having entered the Godhood Realm.
• William plants the World Tree Sapling near Rainbow Lake inside the Otherworld Space.
• The sapling immediately begins absorbing Mana from the Legendary Continent and the World of Gods. The resulting Mana storm dramatically increases Dawn City’s Mana density.
• The World Tree grows at an astonishing rate: over 300 meters tall within half an hour and approximately 1,032 meters after three hours. Its roots drain more than three meters of water from Rainbow Lake.
• William feeds the tree drops of his blood, hoping to establish a bond. When he touches it, the World Tree and its spirit recognize him as their guardian.
• William receives major benefits within the tree’s domain, including greatly increased HP and Mana recovery.
• After inspecting the tree, William discovers that it is a genuine World Treasure with extraordinary abilities. He decides to keep its existence secret until he and Moxis become Saints.

Character Developments

• William: Becomes the recognized guardian of the World Tree and gains access to its domains and powers. His initial excitement turns into caution when he realizes how valuable and dangerous the tree is. He becomes determined to protect it and conceal it from potential enemies.
• Odin: Demonstrates the overwhelming power of the Godhood Realm by defeating the World Serpent and multiple Legendary Magical Beasts before quickly departing.
• World Tree: Evolves from a tiny sapling into a gigantic juvenile entity. It displays signs of personality and affection, recognizing William while also playfully expressing resentment over his earlier slap.
• Dawn City’s inhabitants: Experience the sudden increase in Mana density, though most mistakenly assume William has brought in more Mana Veins.

World Tree Abilities and Significance

• Life Domain: Nourishes living beings, increases lifespan, strengthens bloodlines, accelerates recovery, and can eventually improve the essence of life. Its initial radius is 10,000 meters and will expand as the tree matures.
• Mana Domain: Produces purer Mana, doubles cultivation speed for living beings within its range, and may awaken talents over time.
• Life Source: Can extend life, heal injuries, enhance physiques, and potentially resurrect the dead.
• Mana Source: Provides powerful benefits such as improving cultivation, awakening talents, strengthening bloodlines, and enhancing physical abilities.
• The tree can also continuously absorb and feed back Mana, effectively functioning as an immense natural magical formation.

Significant Themes

• The value and danger of power: The World Tree offers nearly limitless resources, but its immense value makes it a target for powerful enemies.
• Foundations of civilization: The World Serpent’s remains and the World Tree give Dawn City both elite resources and the potential to build a powerful Epic-level army.
• Secrecy and survival: William recognizes that possessing such a treasure before reaching Saint-level strength is dangerous, so he chooses concealment over immediate exploitation.
• Historical injustice and shifting power: William reflects on how the Elves once carried most of the burden of resisting the Dark Invasion, only for humanity and the Winged Folk to benefit after the World Tree was destroyed.
• Loss of cultural foundations: The destruction of the original World Tree devastated the Elves because it contained their treasures, resources, artifacts, and sacred reserves.

Character Interactions

• William and Odin interact briefly, with Odin delivering the harvested corpses before leaving.
• William attempts to bond with the World Tree by offering his blood.
• The World Tree’s spirit formally recognizes William as its guardian, while the tree itself responds through physical gestures rather than speech.
• The tree buries William in fallen leaves, seemingly teasing or complaining about the earlier blow he dealt it; William responds humorously and collects the valuable Epic-quality leaves.

Chapter 548 Summary: The Conflict Between Players and the Empire

Key Plot Points and Events

• William reflects on the nature of World Treasures, explaining that they possess strategic value beyond ordinary divine or Main God-level artifacts. The World Tree is revealed to be exceptionally valuable—possibly the greatest treasure on the Gods Continent—because it can produce elves in addition to its other powers.
• William returns from the otherworld space carrying the World Tree sapling and encounters Moxis, the Goddess of Magic. She immediately suspects that he has secretly acquired another major treasure, though she cannot guess that it is the supposedly destroyed World Tree. The World Serpent’s remains are also hidden in William’s spatial ring.
• Dawn City’s possession of the World Tree remains undiscovered because no major faction knows that a sapling exists, and William believes he has left no clues for divination.
• Two months later, Dawn City has surpassed the Magic Sanctum and become the strongest faction on the Legendary Continent. Meanwhile, player populations and influence continue to grow, with nearly fifty million concurrent players across the continent.
• Players from Dawn City and Asgard become notorious across the forums for boasting and provoking players from other continents. Odin’s ascension to godhood makes Asgard a recognized top faction, while Dawn City remains the leading player-friendly power.
• Major factions across the seven continents begin recruiting powerful players, guild leaders, and well-equipped professionals. However, their recruitment methods are arrogant and discriminatory, treating players as disposable tools rather than respected allies.
• A video posted by Chu Liuqiu shows players from the Glory Club being approached by an Epic professional and a Grandmaster from the Pacification Empire. They offer the players employment under the First Prince but describe them as potential “dogs,” demanding obedience and silence.
• Chu Liuqiu angrily rejects the offer, reminding them that the group already serves Dawn City and mocking the empire’s attitude. The imperial representatives leave contemptuously without attacking.
• William watches the forum reactions and laughs at how poorly the empires treat the players. He recognizes, however, that if the empires improve their conditions and recruitment methods, some players may eventually accept their offers.
• The chapter ends with William receiving a communication from the Violet Moonfolk, who request a conversation, leaving their intentions unclear.

Character Developments

• William continues to act cautiously and strategically. He understands the enormous importance of the World Tree and takes precautions to conceal it from divination and rival factions.
• His influence as Dawn City’s ruler is reinforced: the city has become the strongest faction on the continent and a haven for players.
• Moxis demonstrates her perceptiveness by immediately sensing that William has acquired something dangerous or valuable, though she misjudges the exact nature of the treasure.
• Chu Liuqiu and the Glory Club show strong loyalty to Dawn City. Their refusal to submit to the Pacification Empire highlights their pride and unwillingness to accept humiliating treatment.
• Odin’s rise to godhood has elevated Asgard into a major faction, giving European players comparable confidence and influence.
• The empires and other top factions are shown to be arrogant and out of touch with the players’ values, underestimating their long-term potential.

Significant Themes

• Strategic value versus individual power: World Treasures are important not merely because they increase combat strength, but because they can transform the power and future of entire factions.
• Freedom versus discipline: Players value mobility, exploration, quests, and personal choice, while empires demand obedience, structure, military service, and conformity.
• Changing status of the players: Once treated as insignificant outsiders, the Chosen Ones are becoming powerful enough to attract the attention of every major faction.
• Respect and dignity: The players reject recruitment not simply because of the conditions, but because the empires treat them as tools or servants rather than independent professionals.
• Dawn City as a player sanctuary: William’s faction succeeds because it offers players freedom and respect, contrasting sharply with the rigid and dismissive empires.
• Future political conflict: The chapter foreshadows a broader struggle between player independence and the established powers of the World of Gods, especially once the major factions are forced to recognize the players’ true importance.

Important Character Interactions

• William and Moxis: Their silent meeting conveys mutual awareness and suspicion. Moxis recognizes that William has acquired something extraordinary, while William keeps the World Tree’s identity hidden.
• Chu Liuqiu and the Pacification Empire representatives: Their exchange exposes the empire’s condescension and the players’ growing confidence. Chu rejects the First Prince’s offer and defends the honor of Dawn City’s players.
• William and the player community: By reading the forums and observing their reactions, William gains insight into player psychology and realizes that Dawn City’s advantage depends on continuing to preserve player freedom.
• The players and the major factions: Across the seven continents, recruitment attempts reveal an uneasy relationship: the factions want the players’ strength but are unwilling to treat them as equals.

Chapter Summary: “Players Want to Slay a Dragon”

Key Plot Points and Events

• William rejects a proposal from the Violet Moonfolk, refusing to cooperate with what he assumes is their attempt to exploit chaos on the continent for resources.
• He announces plans to visit the Winged Folk and the Three Major Empires to negotiate cooperation and expand employment opportunities for Dawn City.
• Dawn City publicly frames William’s journey as an effort to promote “world peace,” though players and rival factions recognize that he is mainly trying to recruit talent and strengthen Dawn City’s influence.
• Dilo and Kailun of the Sunset Empire see William’s planned visit as their opportunity to use the Misfortune Divine Artifact against him. They hope to drain his luck and avenge past grievances.
• William travels first to the Winged Folk’s capital with the Dusk Dragon, Legolas, Diablo, the Tyrannosaur, and Xiyan.
• Meanwhile, players controlling towns in the Five Cities of Sandsea struggle with dangerous conditions caused by dark creatures, criminals, demons, and especially the ongoing Dragonkind Rebellion.
• A blue dragon has repeatedly attacked and destroyed the caravans supporting Meichuan Neiku’s town. Since caravans are vital to the town’s economy, Meichuan organizes a massive dragon-slaying operation.
• He plans to deploy 25,000 players, 500 NPCs, heavy crossbows, artillery, mithril nets, and Karona, a powerful Master Tier Epic NPC warrior.
• The chapter ends humorously by revealing that William has already recruited or “skimmed” most of the strongest NPC professionals in the region. The players are left with inferior talent and may be completely outmatched by the dragon.

Character Developments

• William becomes increasingly strategic and politically ambitious. He avoids the Moonfolk, seeks alliances with major powers, and uses public relations to portray Dawn City as a force for justice while pursuing talent and influence.
• Dilo and Kailun reveal their hostility toward William and become more determined to activate the Misfortune Divine Artifact during his visit to the Sunset Empire.
• Meichuan Neiku has grown from a guild leader into a genuine town mayor. He commands NPC troops, oversees a population of fifty thousand, and feels deeply invested in protecting and developing his territory.
• The players gain a stronger sense of ownership and responsibility. Managing cities, defending civilians, and maintaining economic growth gives them a more immersive role than simply participating in large-scale battles.
• Karona is presented as Meichuan’s strongest remaining weapon and the centerpiece of the dragon-slaying plan, though the narration implies that even he may be insufficient.

Significant Themes

• Political manipulation and propaganda: William’s “world peace” announcement disguises his actual goals of recruiting talent and expanding Dawn City’s power.
• Power and resource competition: The Moonfolk, human empires, Dawn City, and other factions all seek influence and resources during the unstable Fourth Era.
• The value of security: Safe cities such as Dawn City are rare, while most settlements suffer from monsters, criminals, dark cults, and war.
• Player immersion and ownership: Running towns, collecting taxes, recruiting NPCs, and defending citizens gives players a meaningful stake in the world.
• Overconfidence versus overwhelming power: Meichuan believes his enormous force can defeat the blue dragon, but the narration suggests the players drastically underestimate their enemy.
• William’s hidden influence: By recruiting the best professionals first, William has quietly weakened the talent pool available to the players.

Character Interactions

• William instructs Lotner to reject the Violet Moonfolk’s request, demonstrating his distrust of unfamiliar factions.
• Dilo and Kailun analyze William’s refusal and speculate about whether he has uncovered their intentions before realizing his public journey creates a new opportunity for their trap.
• William’s companions accompany him to the Winged Folk capital, emphasizing his status as the leader of a top-tier power.
• Meichuan consults with his guild members about the blue dragon and orders preparations for a large-scale assault.
• He summons Karona and treats the warrior as his ultimate weapon, while the narration ironically suggests that William would recognize Karona as merely a leftover from the professionals he had already recruited.

Chapter 550 Summary: Alia, Dawn Archer

Key Plot Points and Events

• Meichuan Neiku gathers the Carefree Sect, a guild primarily made up of tourism and lifestyle players, for a secret “fate-deciding” operation.
• He leads approximately 25,000 players and 500 town-guard NPCs west toward the desert, claiming the mission will help upgrade Carefree Town into Carefree City.
• Dawn City’s intelligence department learns that the Carefree Sect intends to kill a grandmaster-tier blue dragon. Alec estimates their chance of success at only 10% and fears the dragon may retaliate against Carefree Town.
• Alec orders Aliya Xiwu, a grandmaster-tier ranger stationed near the Five Cities of Sandsea, to intervene if the players fail.
• The guild reaches the dragon’s subterranean desert lair and prepares an ambush involving traps, artillery, crossbows, and magical scrolls.
• The blue dragon proves nearly impervious to the players’ attacks. Ordinary arrows and battle aura cannot penetrate its scales, while its thunder breath devastates the army.
• Within five minutes, roughly half the players are killed, and Meichuan Neiku loses confidence in the operation.
• Aliya suddenly arrives and shoots the dragon with powerful enchanted arrows, blasting away its scales and repeatedly knocking it down.
• She orders the players to retreat, promising to defeat the dragon and distribute part of the rewards to them.

Character Developments

• Meichuan Neiku is shown to be secretive and determined, but also humorous and somewhat unprepared for the true power of a grandmaster-tier dragon. After watching his army collapse, he nearly considers abandoning his position as guild master.
• The Carefree Sect players begin excited and boastful but quickly become terrified once they realize their attacks are useless. Their fear turns into admiration when Aliya arrives.
• Alec is portrayed as an exhausted but responsible intelligence chief who must constantly deal with the reckless behavior of Dawn City’s players. His concern is focused on preventing a larger conflict with dragonkind.
• Aliya Xiwu makes her major entrance as an exceptionally talented young grandmaster and elite archer. Calm, capable, and protective, she effortlessly takes control of the battlefield.
• Aliya is identified as one of the legendary-bloodline prodigies trained by Dawn Academy and is destined to become the renowned “Dawn Archer.”
• Her relationship with Legolas is mentioned: he was originally her mentor, but their relationship developed romantically, and Aliya agreed to marry him once she came of age. This surprises and frustrates William, who sees Legolas as a close friend.

Significant Themes

• Recklessness versus preparation: The Carefree Sect’s enthusiasm and numerical advantage are meaningless against an enemy far beyond their level.
• The power gap between players and elite NPCs: The players’ weapons and abilities fail almost completely, emphasizing that sheer numbers cannot replace overwhelming strength or high-quality equipment.
• Growth of Dawn City’s younger generation: Aliya and the other Dawn Academy graduates represent a new generation of prodigies rapidly surpassing their elders.
• Protection and responsibility: Although the players initiate the dragon hunt, Aliya protects them from their own recklessness while still respecting their claim to the spoils.
• Admiration and hero worship: Aliya’s strength, beauty, and gentle manner immediately inspire the players’ adoration, turning her into an idealized heroic figure.

Character Interactions

• Meichuan Neiku jokes with guild members while trying to maintain authority and secrecy.
• Guild members tease one another and express concern about spies, reflecting the Carefree Sect’s relaxed culture.
• Alec contacts Aliya and assigns her the task of eliminating the dragon if necessary; she confidently assures him that a grandmaster-tier opponent is within her ability.
• Aliya addresses the Carefree Sect players compassionately, acknowledging their courage but telling them they are still too weak to fight the dragon safely.
• The players respond with immediate fascination and romantic admiration, calling her a goddess and becoming emotionally overwhelmed by her appearance, voice, and protective attitude.

Chapter Summary: “Shearing Sheep Everywhere”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• After Alia successfully kills the Evil Dragon, she is elevated to goddess status among the players.
• The Carefree Sect receives 20% of the dragon’s materials as a reward. The players consider this generous because they had nearly been wiped out when the dragon ignored their traps and attacked directly.
• Dawn City’s hidden reinforcements arrive in time to save them, confirming that William had secretly placed protectors in the town in case the players caused trouble.
• Meichuan Neiku decides to distribute ten portions of the dragon materials through guild contribution points and auction the rest. The profits will fund the town’s development into a city.
• Players joke about spending real-world money to obtain dragon-related resources, while the guild’s extreme grinder, A Thousand Miles to Send First Blood, is revealed as the only major “Liver Emperor” in the otherwise casual Carefree Sect.
• News of Alia’s victory spreads across the Dawn Forum. Players become fascinated by her appearance and by videos showing Legolas teaching her archery with unusual tenderness.
• The videos contrast sharply with Legolas’s harsh teaching methods toward his other students, leading players to speculate humorously about a romance between him and Alia and to debate William’s romantic relationships.
• Meanwhile, William returns from the Winged Folk territory after negotiating cooperation with their Saint Angel. He brings several thousand talented young Winged Folk back to Dawn City and earns widespread admiration among the Winged Folk.
• William arrives at the Pacification Empire with Tyrannosaur, Diablo, Xiyan Little Angel, and Legolas. He is welcomed by Second Prince Caesar, whose chances of inheriting the throne are discussed.
• William warns Caesar to remain cautious, especially around the suspicious Rodal, but Caesar remains confident in his own integrity.
• Before meeting the Pacification Emperor, William tours the imperial city to cultivate favor with young Winged Folk and identify future geniuses who may eventually reach the Saint Realm.

2. Character Developments

• Alia gains divine recognition after slaying the Evil Dragon and becomes increasingly popular among players.
• Meichuan Neiku demonstrates practical leadership by using the dragon loot to strengthen the Carefree Sect’s settlement rather than distributing everything immediately.
• A Thousand Miles to Send First Blood is established as an obsessive high-level player, contrasting with the Carefree Sect’s normally relaxed and lifestyle-oriented membership.
• Legolas is portrayed as unexpectedly gentle and intimate with Alia, sharply contrasting with his brutal treatment of other students.
• William continues to expand his influence through diplomacy, charisma, recruitment, and strategic planning. He deliberately “cultivates” the loyalty of the Winged Folk and seeks out future Saint-level talents.
• Caesar appears politically confident and believes he has a roughly equal chance of becoming emperor. His alliance with William remains strong, though William suspects Caesar’s followers may conceal dangerous motives.
• Rodal is quietly characterized as hostile and potentially treacherous, despite appearing submissive toward Caesar.

3. Significant Themes

• Power backed by preparation: Dawn City survives because William had anticipated possible disasters and placed hidden reinforcements in the town.
• Resource management and development: The dragon’s remains are treated as economic assets that can fund the transformation of a small settlement into a major city.
• Charisma as political power: William gains influence not only through strength but also through personal popularity and emotional appeal.
• Recruitment and long-term strategy: His “shearing” of the Winged Folk reflects a broader effort to attract talented individuals and secure Dawn City’s future.
• Player culture and humor: The chapter mixes serious political and military developments with forum gossip, jokes about real-money spending, fan culture, and romantic speculation.
• Hidden motives and political caution: Caesar’s succession prospects are uncertain, and William recognizes that seemingly loyal figures may harbor resentment or ulterior motives.

4. Character Interactions

• The Carefree Sect players discuss the dragon spoils and agree to use them for guild development.
• Players react to Alia’s victory and Legolas’s affectionate archery lessons, creating humorous romantic pairings and gossip about William’s relationships.
• William and the Winged Folk Saint Angel establish stronger cooperation; she permits him to recruit members of her territory despite recognizing his habit of repeatedly taking away talented Winged Folk.
• William and Caesar greet each other warmly and exchange political information. Their conversation combines genuine alliance-building with exaggerated mutual praise.
• William subtly warns Caesar about Rodal, communicating that Caesar should remain alert to possible betrayal.
• William interacts with the people of the Pacification Empire mainly to build future loyalty, especially among promising young Winged Folk and potential Saint-level talents.