Chapter Summaries

Linley and the others reached the twelfth floor of the Tomb of the Gods and confronted two groups of Lower Gods led by Tygus and Salan. After Bebe and Little Gold refused to back down and demanded the floor’s treasures, Tygus ordered an attack.

• Linley, Wharton, and the others passed through the teleportation array to the desolate twelfth floor, where their divine sense and flying speed were restricted.
• Tygus, a two-headed Black Dragon, appeared with two God Level companions and warned the newcomers to retreat.
• Salan arrived with two more Lower Gods, and the two groups sized up Linley and his companions.
• Tygus and Salan secretly agreed to attack together and claim the newcomers’ belongings, while pretending they would leave them alone.
• Bebe and Little Gold mocked the gatekeepers and demanded the twelfth-floor treasures.
• Tygus roared for his side to attack.

Linley and Bebe fought Black Dragon while their allies battled the other Lower Gods on the twelfth floor of the Tomb of the Gods. Dixie and Sordis killed one opponent, prompting Salan to reveal his Lightning Law Divine Clone as Kate intervened to help Kane.

• Black Dragon attacked Linley, who blocked his warblade strike, and Bebe joined Linley in fighting him.
• Sordis used his gravitational field to slow a Fire Law Lower God, allowing Dixie to kill him with a sword strike.
• Black Dragon cursed the fallen man and urged Salan to stop holding back and fight seriously.
• Salan revealed his Lightning Law Lower God Clone and launched a fierce attack against Kane.
• Kate fired his spear at Salan's clone, and Salan deflected it with his curved blade, unleashing a powerful shockwave.

Linley's group gained the advantage against the Black Dragon's forces, but the Black Dragon revealed his Two-Headed Demon Dragon form and struck Linley with its Innate Divine Ability. The soul attack broke through Linley's defenses, leaving him in agony and grave danger.

• Kate helped Kane counterattack while Linley and Bebe kept the Black Dragon occupied.
• Dixie and another ally killed one of the enemy Lower Gods, but two remaining foes revealed additional divine clones and evened the numbers.
• The Black Dragon merged his Death and Darkness Divine Clones into a Two-Headed Demon Dragon and used spatial pressure to immobilize Linley.
• The Two-Headed Demon Dragon struck Linley with an Innate Divine Ability that pierced his soul defenses and left him crying out in pain.

Linley and Bebe defeated the Two-Headed Demon Dragon after its innate abilities nearly overwhelmed Linley. Their allies then turned the fight against the remaining enemies, and Bebe went to help Sordis.

• The Coiling Dragon Ring blocked most of the Two-Headed Demon Dragon’s soul attack, and Bebe used God-Slaying to devour its Death Divine Clone’s Divine Spark.
• The dragon’s attack left the Destruction Rule divine clone dazed, allowing Linley to kill him with the Purple Blood Soft Sword before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Olivia and Little Gold defeated their opponents as the group pressed its advantage over the remaining enemies.
• Olivia moved to block Salan’s escape while Linley sent Bebe to help Sordis trap his opponent.

Linley and his companions defeated the defenders of the twelfth floor of the Tomb of the Gods, though most of them were injured and Linley’s soul was damaged. After several days of recovery, Linley’s wounds had stabilized, but his soul still needed time to heal.

• Bebe, Wharton, and Sordis killed their opponent, while Dixie and Little Gold swiftly defeated another enemy.
• The group joined forces against the man in white, and Kate delivered the final blow after the others inflicted serious injuries on him.
• The group defeated the six Lower Gods and passed the twelfth floor, with Kane and Kate suffering the worst injuries.
• Bebe explained that he was a God-Slaying Rat and boasted about his innate body as Linley told the others to collect the enemies’ rings and the Two-Headed Demon Dragon’s corpse.
• Linley told Dixie that his soul injury would take time to recover, and a few days later his wounds had stabilized without fully healing his soul.

Linley and his companions divided the treasures they had gathered on the twelfth floor, including Divine Sparks, Soul Gold Beads, and Amethyst Crystals. After recovering and strengthening themselves, they chose to wait for the Tomb of the Gods to reopen rather than risk advancing to the thirteenth floor.

• Linley proposed dividing the Divine Sparks and artifacts among the group, and Olivia and Dixie chose their shares.
• Bebe gave Linley purple ore stones and a jade bottle, and Linley identified them as Amethyst Crystals and Soul Gold Beads.
• Linley swallowed a Soul Gold Bead, which healed most of his damaged soul and strengthened his soul power.
• The group divided the remaining Soul Gold Beads and Amethyst Crystals among themselves.
• Linley and the others decided to cultivate on the twelfth floor and not proceed to the thirteenth floor because they were too weak.

Linley and Bebe discovered that their rings could instantly refine Amethyst Crystals into soul-enhancing liquid, and they spent ten years cultivating in the Tomb of the Gods. When the tomb opened, the survivors emerged, and Tarossa reunited with Dylan outside.

• Bebe told Linley that Beirut's ring instantly refined Amethyst Crystals, and Linley discovered that the Coiling Dragon Ring could do the same.
• Linley and Bebe began refining Amethyst Crystals while the others cultivated for ten years.
• The Tomb of the Gods opened, and the survivors flew outside.
• Beirut told Wharton that Linley had made two successive breakthroughs and that several Yulan Mainland disciples had reached God Level.
• Tarossa emerged from the tomb, greeted Beirut, and reunited with Dylan as a Middle God.

The survivors emerged from the Tomb of the Gods, where Beirut introduced Tarossa and praised those who had become gods. Beirut then led the group back to the Yulan Mainland, leaving Linley and the others relieved to be home.

• Linley happily reunited with Barker, Yun Xing, Trey, and the other survivors, who had become Lower Gods while waiting on the third level.
• Beirut introduced Tarossa as the Ba Serpent, prompting survivors to remember his massacre on the fourth level.
• Beirut warned Dylan against acting recklessly again, and Dylan promised to obey.
• Beirut encouraged the remaining Saint Domain experts and led everyone toward the Yulan Mainland.
• Wharton thanked Tarossa for sparing the Ultimate Warrior Clan's disciples, and Tarossa accepted the thanks without discussing it directly.
• Beirut and the survivors emerged from the sea, and Linley, Bebe, and Little Gold welcomed the fresh air above the Yulan Mainland.

Linley and the others returned safely from the Tomb of the Gods, reunited with their families, and shared the treasures they had obtained. A year later, Wharton, O'Brien, Catherine, Dylan, and Tarossa prepared to enter the Tomb of the Gods for its next opening.

• Beirut allowed Tarossa and the other experts to leave, while warning that those above the Saint Domain must not attack civilians.
• Linley and the others returned to Four Divine Beasts Castle, where their families welcomed them and Linley met Taylor's child.
• Linley handed Hogg eleven Divine Sparks and several Divine Artifacts, and the family discussed saving the Divine Sparks for clan members who had contributed.
• Linley gave Wharton five Soul Gold Beads to distribute among Nia, Cini, and his family.
• After a year of training, Wharton, O'Brien, Catherine, Dylan, and Tarossa prepared to enter the Tomb of the Gods.

Wharton remained in seclusion while Linley and Olivia killed Beaumont and his ally, but Olivia’s strike shattered the Bagoda Plane Prison seal and released many powerful experts. Wharton left the Spatial Secret Chamber to protect the Baruch Empire as the upheaval began.

• Wharton stayed in seclusion to strengthen himself while Linley cultivated and Nia remained nearby.
• Linley killed the Great Wizard controlling Yale, learned Beaumont planned to slaughter civilians for Soul Gold Beads, and set out to kill him.
• Olivia joined Linley at Bosha Embankment, where they and their allies killed Beaumont and his God Level helper.
• Olivia’s sword shattered the Supreme God Seal, opening a breach thousands of meters wide and releasing many experts from Bagoda Plane Prison.
• Nia told Wharton what had happened, and he left with her to safeguard the Baruch Empire and ordered everyone to return to Four Divine Beasts Castle.

Wharton confronted O'Gavin and his followers when they arrived at the Baruch Empire after a continent-shaking disturbance. Although O'Gavin offered to leave peacefully, Wharton refused to let the matter end without a fight.

• Cini and Prince Gibbs discussed the tremor, and Gibbs ordered Anke to gather the capital's Saint Domain experts and above at the palace.
• Wharton spotted O'Gavin's group approaching the Baruch Empire and flew out to block them.
• Cini, Anke, Gibbs, Doehring Cowart, and Cessler joined Wharton and prepared for a possible battle.
• O'Gavin recognized Wharton as a Middle God and offered to leave, hoping to avoid a confrontation.
• Wharton rejected O'Gavin's claim that the visit was a misunderstanding and challenged him over bringing so many people to the Baruch Empire.

Wharton fought O'Gavin to make an example of the God Level escapees from the Bagoda Plane Prison and protect the Baruch Empire. After badly wounding O'Gavin with one strike, Wharton kept up his assault and forced the Light Law Middle God into a defensive struggle.

• Wharton decided not to let O'Gavin go and declared that anyone who offended the Baruch Empire would die.
• Wharton and O'Gavin released their auras, and their pressure made even Cini struggle to endure it.
• O'Gavin charged with his saber, coveting Wharton's weapon, but Wharton struck him back a hundred meters and caved in his chest.
• O'Gavin demanded to know whether Wharton meant to kill him, then unleashed repeated Light Law attacks.
• Wharton countered with his Fangtian Halberd, shattered O'Gavin's attacks, and suppressed him until he could use only eighty percent of his strength.

Wharton claimed Audley’s Divine Artifact and fought Sordis, whose strength and Earth Law skills made him one of the Arctic Ice Plains’ strongest experts. Wharton proved immune to Sordis’s Gravity Space and remained in control of their battle.

• Wharton declared himself the owner of Audley’s Divine Artifact, and Sordis praised his victory while acknowledging the danger of facing him.
• Sordis built up his momentum and attacked Wharton with his heavy sword, and Wharton knocked the weapon aside before they exchanged probing blows.
• Wharton and Sordis took their destructive fight into the air above Profound Ice City, where they traded increasingly fierce attacks.
• Sordis used Gravity Space to press in on Wharton and restrict his movement, but Wharton resisted it with his battle-qi and continued to outmatch him.

Wharton killed O'Gavin and defeated the remaining God Level fighters who had invaded the Baruch Empire. He spared O'Gavin's Saint Domain followers but warned them not to harm Yulan Mainland, while three men watched from a barren mountain.

• Wharton killed O'Gavin's fire divine clone, and O'Gavin's son grieved before trying to escape from Anke.
• Wharton joined the battle and killed the remaining Lower Gods as Anke, Delin, and the others held off their opponents.
• Wharton collected O'Gavin's Divine Spark and ring, while Anke and the others gathered the other fallen Gods' belongings.
• Wharton spared the kneeling Saint Domain experts and allowed them to stay or cultivate on Yulan Mainland, warning them not to oppress its people.
• Three men watched from a barren mountain northwest of the Baruch Empire, and a bald, burly man remarked on how quickly Wharton had killed O'Gavin.

Wharton dealt with the crisis in the Baruch Empire and returned to Four Divine Beasts Castle, where Linley and the others regrouped. Fain arrived seeking refuge after Adkins’s forces destroyed Martial God Mountain and occupied the O'Brien Empire, while the Yulan Empire also fell to escaped God Level experts.

• The red-browed man praised Wharton’s strength, while Adkins dismissed him as no threat to his plans.
• Wharton returned to Four Divine Beasts Castle and told Linley, Hogg, and the others that the Baruch Empire was safe for now.
• Wharton warned everyone to stay within the Baruch Empire until his true body and Lightning-Element God Clone returned from the Tomb of the Gods.
• Fain arrived with his junior martial brothers and Nia’s parents, reporting that Adkins’s forces had occupied the O'Brien Empire and destroyed Martial God Mountain.
• Fain explained that Adkins had spared him to deliver a message, and that he had found Joan and fled with him and the others to the Baruch Empire.
• Dixie and Dylan’s three sons arrived with Saint Domain experts and reported that God Level experts had occupied the Yulan Empire.

Wharton and his companions spent six years on the Tomb of the Gods’ thirteenth floor, where he tempered his strength and helped his companions improve. After Wharton completed the fusion of three Lightning Law Profound Mysteries, they claimed the floor’s treasures and learned that the Supreme God Seal on the Yulan Mainland had been broken.

• Dixie and the others evacuated the Saint Domain experts from Life Island to the Baruch Empire after the Yulan Empire’s palace was occupied.
• Wharton’s group defeated the guardians on the twelfth floor, then spent six years fighting and training on the thirteenth floor.
• Wharton gave Tarossa and Dylan Creation Pills and shared his cultivation experiences and secret manuals, while Tarossa, Dylan, and Catherine advanced their Profound Mystery fusions.
• Wharton killed a formidable Death Law Middle God, and the battle helped him complete the fusion of three Lightning Law Profound Mysteries.
• Wharton’s group collected the thirteenth floor’s treasures, including Amethyst Crystals and Soul Gold Beads, and Wharton used his Qilin Jade Pendant to refine the crystals.
• After the Supreme God Seal on the Yulan Mainland broke, Wharton’s group learned what had happened there and confirmed that only five Middle Gods from their expedition remained.

Wharton continued alone to the Tomb of the Gods’ fourteenth floor, where he confronted its High God guardian, a Volcano Giant. The guardian transformed into a burly man and attacked Wharton with his God's Domain, determined to kill him so he could escape.

• O'Brien and the High Priest gave up trying to reclaim their empires after Wharton explained how powerful the continent’s High Gods had become.
• O'Brien, the High Priest, and the others chose to remain on the thirteenth floor to refine Amethyst Crystals and strengthen their souls, while Wharton continued onward.
• Wharton spent several months refining around a hundred Amethyst Crystals, bringing his soul power to the High God level.
• On the scorching fourteenth floor, a Volcano Giant blocked Wharton’s path and struck at him with a spiked club.
• Wharton blocked the blow with his Purple Lightning Saber, and the Volcano Giant transformed into a burly man who used his God's Domain to restrict Wharton before charging at him.

Wharton defeated the Volcano Giant on the fourteenth floor of the Tomb of the Gods and collected the floor’s reward. Drawn onward by his bloodline toward what he believed was Azure Dragon Essence Blood, he reached the fifteenth floor and faced a Six-Star Demon guarding the way.

• Wharton broke through the Volcano Giant’s High God Domain and killed both his Fire-Element and Earth-Element God Clones.
• Wharton collected the Volcano Giant’s Space Ring, weapon, and the fourteenth-floor reward, including Soul Gold Beads, Amethyst Crystals, Divine Artifacts, and a Metal Lifeform.
• Wharton climbed to the fifteenth floor, where a bloodline call led him across a wind-blasted desert toward its source.
• A young man blocked Wharton’s path, and Wharton judged him to be at least a Six-Star Demon.
• The young man warned Wharton to leave, but Wharton attacked with two blade lights, and the young man drew a pale cyan longsword.

Wharton fought a Wind Law High God whose hatred of the Four Divine Beasts Family drove him to break through and fuse his sixth Profound Mystery. As the man attacked with a powerful dragon-shaped technique, Wharton saw a way to break through his own impasse.

• Wharton transformed into a Dragonblood Warrior and gained a slight advantage over the young man, who recognized him as a disciple of the Four Divine Beasts Family.
• The young man recounted his history of conflict with the family and unleashed his hatred, forcing Wharton to rely on his defenses and weapon.
• The two men’s fierce battle devastated the surrounding stone forest and ground, while the young man’s sixth Profound Mystery fusion bottleneck began to loosen.
• The young man broke through, summoned three azure dragons that merged into a huge dragon, and sent it charging at Wharton.
• Wharton prepared to use Fused Divine Power, but seeing the dragon technique gave him inspiration for fusing Elemental Thunder Profound Mystery, Elemental Fire Profound Mystery, and water elemental essence.

After becoming gods in the Tomb of the Gods, Linley and the others entered its eleventh level, where they faced a horde of Abyssal Blade Demons. Linley’s overwhelming attack stopped the demons, and Little Gold forced their leaders to guide the group to the Divine Sparks.

• Rutherford and Tulilei asked to visit the eleventh level to fulfill their long-standing wish, and Linley agreed to lead the group there.
• Linley and the others entered the eleventh-level plane and were met by a charge from countless Abyssal Blade Demons.
• Linley killed over ten thousand demons with a single Dimensional Blade, halting the attack and terrifying the survivors.
• A Blade Demon leader recognized that the intruders were gods and ordered the demons to retreat.
• Little Gold seized the leader’s blood-red longsword and ordered the Blade Demons to remain still while their leaders guided the group to the Divine Sparks.