Chapter Summaries

Rodi was nearly killed by the sword-wielding youth until a red crystal restored his strength and let him turn the battle around. He killed his attacker and most of the bandits, while two escaped, and the survivors prepared to return their fallen companion’s ashes to the clan.

• The sword-wielding youth shattered Rodi’s whip and badly wounded him, then prepared to finish him with a fiery sword strike.
• As another Azure Dragon Clan fighter tried to rescue Rodi, the bandits killed him, and the others attacked in grief and fury.
• A red crystal flew into Rodi’s hand, replenished his divine and soul power, and enabled him to break free and destroy the sword-wielding youth.
• Rodi killed the attacker’s fleeing Earth Law Divine Clone by hurling his spear after it.
• Rodi killed the fleeing bandits, though two fast High Gods escaped, and the survivors collected the spoils.
• A Vermilion Bird Clan member burned their headless companion’s body and stored his ashes to take back to the clan.

After Rodi and his companions discovered that the red crystal was the Red Ling Crystal Diamond sought by the Four Divine Beasts Family, Rodi struggled with the temptation to keep it but chose to report it. His Fire-Element God Clone reached the Tianji Mountains and hurried with Elder Calis to inform Byron.

• Rodi, Link, and Pailin recognized the Red Ling Crystal Diamond as the object sought by the family's mission and saw how it boosted strength.
• Rodi briefly considered keeping the crystal and killing his companions, but Link warned him that he could not protect it and that the family would avenge them.
• Rodi calmed down, agreed to hand over the crystal, and said his Fire-Element God Clone had already sent word to the family.
• Rodi urged the group to find a city, while his Fire-Element God Clone flew to the mission hall in the Tianji Mountains.
• Rodi told Elder Calis about the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, and Calis hurried with him to Byron's residence.

Rodi’s discovery of the Red Ling Crystal Diamond prompted the Four Divine Beasts Family to rush reinforcements toward him and Red Iron City. The news also reached their enemies, who suspected the crystal was a powerful treasure the family had sought for ten thousand years.

• Rodi told Byron that the Red Ling Crystal Diamond had dramatically increased his strength, convincing Byron it was what Wharton needed.
• Byron mobilized the Four Divine Beasts Family’s elders and commanders to meet Rodi’s group, while Rodi set out for Red Iron City.
• The Four Divine Beasts Family learned that Elder Kailma was nearest and Commander Voskull was also heading toward Rodi, though he would take about a year to arrive.
• Two bald men in Red Iron City suspected the red crystal was the treasure the Four Divine Beasts Family had searched for and ordered the Fourteenth Elder to be informed.
• High Gods involved in the ambush spread the news, which reached much of Southland Prefecture and attracted the attention of Ancient Families.

After news spread that Rodi’s group had obtained the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, Byron redirected them toward Woss while Wharton and Nia hurried to Southland Prefecture. Rodi, Link, and Pailin evaded their pursuers and grew stronger with the crystal’s energy as they tried to reach reinforcements.

• An elder told Byron that the Red Ling Crystal Diamond’s discovery had become known throughout Southland Prefecture, so Byron ordered Rodi to change course toward Woss.
• Byron informed Wharton that the crystal had appeared on the Moya Continent, and Wharton learned that Rodi’s group was near Red Iron City.
• Wharton told Nia the news, and they left Seaside City to fly toward Southland Prefecture.
• Rodi redirected the group toward Woss and Link and Pailin pledged to help him protect the crystal if they were attacked.
• Over the following month, Rodi’s group changed routes and disguises while using the crystal’s energy; Rodi reached peak Six-Star Demon strength, and Link and Pailin advanced to Six-Star Demons.

Rodi, Link, and Pailin fought a band of cultivators who had discovered them, with Rodi facing their powerful leader while Link and Pailin battled the rest. Rodi used the Red Ling Crystal Diamond’s replenishing power to overpower the leader and drove him deep into a mountainside with a spear.

• A powerful divine sense found Rodi, Link, and Pailin, and their enemies launched a massive blade shadow at them.
• Rodi engaged the burly Seven-Star Demon leader while Link and Pailin transformed into Vermilion Bird and White Tiger Warriors to fight the other attackers.
• Link and Pailin’s enemies discovered they had advanced to Six-Star Demon strength, while Rodi held his own against the leader.
• Rodi and the leader fought across the ravaged landscape, but the leader’s divine power began to wane as the Red Ling Crystal Diamond replenished Rodi’s strength.
• Rodi struck the leader in the chest with a scaled fist, then hurled his spear and drove the wounded man farther into a mountain.

Rodi and his companions repelled an ambush by a powerful group, then fled in a Metal Lifeform while Rodi secluded himself to seek a breakthrough. Elder Kailma pursued them as the two Seven-Star Demons from Red Iron City followed his trail, while Link and Pailin kept moving and protecting Rodi.

• Rodi blasted the burly Seven-Star Demon out of the mountain, leaving him badly wounded and forcing him to flee.
• Link and Pailin fought three Six-Star Demons and numerous High Gods, killing dozens before the enemy fled.
• Rodi took Link and Pailin away in a Metal Lifeform, then entered seclusion after saying the battle had given him insight.
• Elder Kailma reached the battlefield, destroyed its traces, and continued pursuing the group by sensing Link through their family bloodline.
• The two Seven-Star Demons from Red Iron City arrived after Kailma and followed him, while Link and Pailin changed routes and traveled at high speed as Rodi remained in seclusion.

Link and Pailin were surrounded by three Seven-Star Demons while Rodi was close to completing his breakthrough. Kailma arrived in time to stop their attack and appeared before Link and Pailin.

• Kailma closed in as Link and Pailin changed course, and they realized powerful enemies had surrounded them.
• The three Seven-Star Demons attacked Link and Pailin and demanded the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, but the two refused to surrender it.
• Kailma sensed their danger and used Wind High God Power to rush toward them.
• A Seven-Star Demon formed a giant hand to seize Link and the others, but Kailma cut through it with his sword.
• Link and Pailin recognized Kailma as their grandfather and elder when he arrived before them.

As Kailma fought three Seven-Star Demons trying to seize the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, Rodi broke through and joined him. Two more enemies arrived, forcing Kailma and Rodi to fight together and prepare to withdraw as Kailma’s Sovereign’s Might ran out.

• Kailma confronted three men who demanded the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, and he told Link to take Rodi and leave.
• Rodi broke through inside the Metal Lifeform, destroying it as he emerged beside Kailma.
• Two hidden followers joined the attackers, leaving Kailma and Rodi facing five Seven-Star Demons.
• Kailma and Rodi fought back while the attackers’ distrust of one another kept their assault divided.
• Rodi warned Kailma to withdraw after Link and Pailin escaped, and Kailma unleashed his ultimate technique with his last Sovereign’s Might.

Kailma and his companions fled a growing force of pursuers while racing to meet Commander Voskull. They were surrounded by powerful Shuras, and Gavan demanded that Karma hand something over as Voskull rushed to reach them.

• Kailma and his companions escaped the purple-haired leader’s attack and reunited with Link and Rodi while fleeing toward Voskull.
• Kailma gave Rodi a drop of Wind High God Power, one of his remaining drops of Sovereign's Might, and warned Link and his companion to escape if the group was attacked.
• Nearly a day later, three enemies blocked the group’s path as more than a dozen pursuers closed in around them.
• Kailma recognized several Shuras among the enemy force, while Voskull used Sovereign's Might to hurry toward the surrounded group.
• Gavan demanded that Karma hand something over, and Karma asked whether Gavan intended to make an enemy of the Four Divine Beasts Family.

Gavan and Aimenis attacked Kailma and Rodi to seize the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, forcing both defenders into desperate fights. Rodi held Gavan at a standstill with the diamond’s power, but Kailma and Rodi remained outmatched by their Shura-level opponents.

• Gavan threatened Kailma and Rodi, but a black-robed Shura arrived and demanded they surrender the Red Ling Crystal Diamond.
• Gavan identified the black-robed man as Aimenis, a powerful Death Law cultivator, and Aimenis attacked Kailma.
• Kailma used Wind High God Power and Sovereign's Might to repel Aimenis's first strike, while Aimenis summoned a black scythe and charged him.
• Gavan tried to seize Rodi and the diamond, but Rodi fought back with his spear and drew strength from the diamond.
• Rodi overcame his fear and held Gavan to a standstill, while Kailma could only barely withstand Aimenis's attacks.

Rodi used Kailma’s Sovereign’s Might to destroy Gavan’s body, but Gavan’s strongest Divine Clone escaped and counterattacked, leaving Rodi at a disadvantage. Kailma unleashed the White Tiger Clan’s Tiger’s Roar against Aimenis, who survived but was badly shaken.

• Rodi absorbed Kailma’s Sovereign’s Might and pierced Gavan with his spear, shattering Gavan’s gloves and body.
• Gavan’s Destruction Divine Clone escaped with the High God Divine Spark after using his weaker Earth Law Divine Clone to take Rodi’s killing strike.
• Gavan used Sovereign’s Might and attacked Rodi with a golden scimitar, forcing him back and putting him in danger.
• Kailma unleashed the White Tiger Clan’s Tiger’s Roar against Aimenis before his Sovereign’s Might ran out.
• Aimenis used Sovereign’s Might to withstand the attack, but the Tiger’s Roar left him pale and badly shaken.

Kailma nearly died fighting Aimenis, but Woss arrived at the last moment and saved him with a shot from his bow. Woss rewarded the survivors with Sovereign's Might and took the Red Ling Crystal Diamond from Rodi as the surrounding enemy forces remained a threat.

• Aimenis attacked Kailma with his scythe after Kailma's Sovereign's Might ran out, and Link and Rodi could not reach him in time.
• Woss's crimson arrow struck Aimenis's scythe, and the resulting shockwave badly wounded Kailma but left him alive.
• Woss arrived, pulled Kailma from the battlefield, and helped repair his body with divine power.
• Woss gave Sovereign's Might to Rodi, Kailma, Link, and Pailin as a reward and protection against the gathered enemies.
• Woss asked Rodi for the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, and Rodi handed it to him.

Woss arrived to rescue Rodi and confronted seven Shura-level experts who wanted the Red Ling Crystal Diamond and revenge. He killed Gavan in an instant, leaving the battlefield stunned and the remaining experts facing his strength.

• Woss received the Red Ling Crystal Diamond from Voskull and recognized its value, while the gathered experts watched it greedily.
• Aimenis confronted Woss, and four more powerful Shura-level experts, including Cameron, emerged from hiding.
• Woss challenged all seven Shuras to attack him together, while Gavan demanded that he hand over Rodi.
• Woss attacked Gavan with his crimson scimitars and killed him after Gavan blocked only twice.
• Cameron expressed envy after seeing the strength Woss had reached, as the battlefield fell silent.

Woss defeated Cameron in a brutal duel, then killed Aimenis with a flame that burned through his body and soul. The remaining Shuras fled, while Woss let them go.

• Cameron challenged Woss with his battleaxe, and the two fought fiercely as their attacks shattered the surrounding space and terrain.
• Woss used his speed to strike Cameron, destroying his defensive armor and exposing the soul essence in his chest.
• Cameron realized Woss had shown mercy, thanked him, and withdrew after repairing his divine body.
• Aimenis tried to flee, but Woss pursued him and sent a flame into his arm that spread across his body and scorched his soul.
• Aimenis died, leaving only his Divine Spark and Space Ring, and the other Shuras fled while Woss chose not to pursue them.

Woss confronted a white-haired Paragon who demanded the item and declared his intent to oppose the Four Divine Beasts Family. Though the Paragon repeatedly overpowered Woss, the battle gave Woss a flash of inspiration, and he survived a soul attack that his Vermilion Bird Clan abilities helped block.

• Woss prepared to leave with his companions, but a white-haired young man appeared with the two bald brothers and demanded the item.
• Woss refused to surrender it, and the young man attacked him, knocking him away with a casual punch.
• Woss charged the Paragon again and again, gaining a flash of inspiration while his Material-Defense Overgod Artifact protected him from the blows.
• The young man drew a golden greatsword and drove Woss back with sword energy, then used pressure and yellow beams to attack Woss's soul.
• Woss's Vermilion Bird soul defenses blocked the attack before it could cause substantial harm, though it consumed some of his soul power.

Voskull used the Red Ling Crystal Diamond to withstand Bedford Russell’s attacks and broke through to become a High God. Wharton revealed himself on the battlefield and confronted Bedford, who identified himself as a member of the ancient Russell Family.

• Rodi warned Voskull about the Red Ling Crystal Diamond, and Voskull used it to block Bedford’s soul attack and resume fighting.
• The crystal’s power strengthened Voskull and clarified his understanding of Fire Law, bringing him to the brink of a breakthrough as Wharton and Nia watched from concealment.
• Bedford used a drop of Sovereign’s Might but still could not defeat Voskull, who completed his breakthrough when the laws of heaven and earth descended.
• Wharton brought Nia onto the battlefield and sent her to help Kailma and the others while he approached Bedford.
• Wharton confronted Bedford, who bowed and introduced himself as a member of the ancient Russell Family.

Wharton killed Bedford with a single lightning strike, and his allies finished off the remaining Russell Family Paragons. After meeting High God Moya and accepting his invitation, Wharton rewarded the group while Voskull planned to consolidate his new Paragon cultivation.

• Wharton challenged Bedford to survive one strike and killed him with a bolt of dark-purple lightning, leaving only his Paragon Divine Spark.
• Kailma and the others killed the two remaining Russell Family Paragons while they were distracted by Bedford's death.
• Wharton praised Nia, took the Red Ling Crystal Diamond from Voskull, and called out High God Moya, who had been hiding nearby.
• Moya congratulated Voskull on becoming a Paragon and invited Wharton to visit; Wharton accepted.
• Voskull said he would consolidate his cultivation before possibly returning to the family, and Wharton gave the others pills, Sovereign's Might, and Divine Artifacts.

Wharton, Nia, and Kailma received Enlightenment Pills and then visited Moya’s island home, where they met his wife Angelia. Over tea, Moya and Angelia recalled their ties to the Four Divine Beasts and the reasons they had been unable to protect the family.

• Voskull warned Kailma and the others to keep their Enlightenment Pills secret and explained their limits.
• Moya brought Wharton, Nia, and Kailma to his beautiful island residence, where they met his Paragon wife, Angelia.
• Angelia welcomed Wharton and Nia, prepared tea, and offered to teach Nia how to make it.
• Angelia recalled that the Four Divine Beasts had once visited, and Wharton learned that Moya and Angelia had remained on good terms with them.
• Moya explained that the Four Divine Beasts’ enemies and his limited strength had prevented him and other potential allies from protecting their family.

Wharton and Nia traveled through the Sun-Moon Plane and other Material Planes, where Nia used the Red Ling Crystal Diamond and Nine Soul Pearls to improve her cultivation. Linley returned to Hell and proposed hunting a Middle Sovereign, prompting Wharton to reveal secrets about the universe and Sovereign Sparks.

• The Russell Family discussed Bedford's death and sent two late-stage Controller elders to Hell to avenge him.
• Wharton and Nia traveled to the Sun-Moon Plane, where Wharton gave Nia the Red Ling Crystal Diamond to help her cultivate.
• After more than three thousand years, Nia reached Paragon level in Water Law and Seven-Star Demon level in Life Law, while Wharton's Fire Law reached peak mastery.
• Wharton and Nia spent a thousand years traveling through nearly a thousand Material Planes before Linley's return to Hell called them back to the Tianji Mountains.
• Linley told Wharton he was considering hunting a Middle Sovereign to obtain another Sovereign Spark, and Wharton began explaining the four elemental Laws and the risks of refining Sovereign Sparks.

Wharton advised Linley to refine a Lower Sovereign Spark to preserve the balance among his Laws, then helped William and the Four Divine Beasts’ clan leaders enter the unfinished plane their ancestors had created. The group found four jade pendants that Wharton believed could control the plane, and Gaisreisen asked Gaia to refine one.

• Wharton warned Linley that refining a Middle Sovereign Spark could upset the balance among his Laws, and revealed that his Lightning Law had reached the Control Paragon level.
• Wharton and William discussed the Russell Family’s clashes with their clan and learned that the entrance to their ancestors’ Divine Plane had been found.
• Gaisreisen and three other clan leaders used their blood essence to open the gate to the Divine Plane, and Wharton led the group to its center.
• The group flew to the summit of a towering mountain and found four jade pendants shaped like the Four Divine Beasts.
• Wharton said the pendants could control the plane, and Gaisreisen told Gaia to refine one.