Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Tacarius’s words appear to unsettle Trilo, allowing the shadowy Naxi to enter his body and begin taking control.
• Naxi reveals that he and Trilo were once one being. He believes he has finally returned after the Space-Time Array broke and the world’s Heavenly Dao was destroyed.
• Trilo reveals that his apparent weakness was a trap: he has held Naxi in place long enough to carry out his real plan.
• Trilo strikes the air, accelerating the world’s collapse. Its sky splits open, exposing the Shattered Starry Sky and the bronze insects and World Intestines gnawing at the boundary.
• The world tears into two fragments. With the barriers gone, the trapped demons—including Er Dongsheng—escape.
• One fragment, carrying the Eerie Continent, hurtles toward a massive Space-Time Rift. The other, carrying Trilo and the Bronze Titans, speeds toward the Abyss’s endless nebulae. Trilo has somehow immobilized the Titans, who cannot escape.
• The fragment heading for the rift begins to undergo a mysterious transformation.

Character developments and interactions

• Trilo appears to have sacrificed the world he sustained for hundreds of millions of years, but his calmness suggests the destruction is deliberate. He uses Naxi’s attempted possession to buy time, then executes his plan.
• Naxi shifts from triumphant confidence to confusion and panic when he discovers he cannot leave Trilo’s body. He remains trapped as the world breaks apart.
• Tacarius indirectly enables Naxi’s attack by distracting Trilo, though the chapter does not establish whether he knew Trilo’s plan.
• Er Dongsheng escapes with the other demons and recognizes that the Eerie Continent is part of the shattered world.
• Trilo’s restraint of the Bronze Titans leaves them helpless as they are carried toward the Abyss.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and long perseverance: Trilo’s apparent abandonment of centuries-long resistance may be part of a larger strategy.
• Deception and control: Naxi mistakes Trilo’s composure for weakness, while Trilo turns the attempted takeover to his advantage.
• Uncertainty amid catastrophe: The demons escape, but the world’s division sends its fragments toward unknown destinations, leaving the consequences unresolved.

Trilo sacrificed himself to send Naxi into the Abyss and sealed the space-time rift with a portal, ending the erosion operation. As Elysia departed and Agatha considered recruiting Mephisto, Fran and other demons surrounded the group, while Archmond mysteriously vanished from Agatha’s senses.

• Tercas summoned a Spacetime Maze, and a vast palace transformed the shattered continent into a portal that sealed the rift.
• Naxi devoured part of Trilo’s soul, but Trilo sacrificed himself to the Abyssal Will and condemned Naxi to ten thousand years in the Abyss.
• The shattered continent fell into the Fourth Layer of the Abyss, ending the erosion operation as Agatha, Er Dongsheng, and Elysia watched.
• Elysia gave Baal her family’s emblem, revealed her face, and left with her maidservants.
• Agatha considered recruiting Mephisto, but Fran arrived with a group of demons, including the Southern and North Kings, the Blade Demon, and the Three-Eyed Devil Lord.
• Agatha could no longer sense Archmond despite the Heart-Seizing Curse indicating that he was beside her, and Mephisto stepped forward to support Baal.

Plot points and events

• The gathered Demons confront Agatha, demanding to know where Archmond went and how to reach the Abyssal Layers. Agatha denies knowing Archmond’s whereabouts, but provides the Space-Time Array’s design and activation incantation.
• Er Dongsheng recognizes the array as far simpler than the one he plans to build. He wants its spatial coordinates so he can eventually create his own route to the First Abyssal Layer.
• Before he can leave, a scarlet formation traps everyone beneath a phantom Bronze Mirror. Their attacks cannot break through.
• “Fran” appears with several black-robed Demon Warlocks and addresses their leader as Archmond. Agatha and the other Demons realize that Archmond has secretly led the Warlocks all along—and has manipulated his old enemies for centuries.
• Archmond reveals that he has escaped Agatha’s Heart-Seizing Curse by transforming himself into an undead creature. He pulls out his heart to demonstrate that the curse’s rune remains, yet no longer controls him.
• Archmond explains that Agatha’s control drove him to experiment for centuries. He created the Demon Warlocks’ powers and the black-robed beings, including Number Three, whom Baal killed. The chapter ends with the Demons recoiling from Archmond’s horrifying undead form.

Character developments and interactions

• Agatha stays defiant while facing the Demons’ accusations, but is stunned to learn that Archmond has broken her control. She is further shocked when he reveals what he became and blames her for forcing his transformation.
• Archmond is exposed as the hidden leader of the Demon Warlocks. His long preparation, successful experiments, and escape from the curse reveal him as a calculating, deeply altered figure—one who laments losing ordinary sensations and the pleasures of life.
• Er Dongsheng remains focused on acquiring the knowledge and coordinates needed for his own travel plans. He senses the trap too late and recognizes the Bronze Mirror, but is caught with the others.
• The gathered Demons, including the Three-Eyed Devil Lord and Blade Demon, shift from demanding answers to fear and fury when they learn Archmond has deceived them. Even Fran, a Prison Lord, reacts warily to Archmond’s presence.
• Archmond’s exchange with Agatha reframes their centuries-long relationship: she once controlled him, but he used that oppression as the impetus for his experiments and eventual escape.

Significant themes

• Deception and hidden power: Archmond’s true identity and leadership remained concealed even from longtime rivals.
• Control and resistance: Agatha’s curse shaped Archmond’s life, but his transformation let him evade its authority.
• The cost of ambition and survival: Archmond gained freedom and power at the expense of his senses, humanity, and connection to ordinary life.

Plot points and events

• Archmond is revealed to be a demon using a dangerous, warlock-made “modified undead body.” By abandoning his flesh and severing his nerves, he has gained resistance to injury and death, but lost touch, smell, and color—and risks losing his emotions altogether. He hopes to complete his transformation into a true undead creature.
• Archmond uses a bronze mirror to activate an array and release gray-white Breath of Death. The energy devours flesh and blood: even the North King’s attempt to absorb it fails, costing him nearly half the flesh in his arm.
• Archmond intends to sacrifice Agatha and the other demons to a powerful, unnamed being, believing this will complete his transformation and restore his perception of a colorful world. Fran grows wary but remains focused on obtaining the Space-Time Crystal and advancing through the Abyss.
• Elsewhere, Little Lulu receives word that Baal is in serious trouble. She summons the island’s captain-level demons and activates a forbidden Space-Time Transfer Array to reach him. The Destruction Squad assembles, alarmed by the emergency.

Character developments and interactions

• Archmond is shown as desperate and arrogant: he accepts terrible bodily and sensory losses in pursuit of becoming a true undead being. He confronts Agatha and declares that she and the others will be sacrificed.
• Fran shifts from amusement to caution after seeing the Breath of Death’s power. His ambition to conquer deeper Abyssal layers, however, remains unchanged.
• The North King discovers that his usual ability to absorb energy cannot handle the Breath of Death and is physically harmed by it.
• Little Lulu is distracted by longing for her absent older brother and accidentally feeds Little Bei’er an unpeeled fruit. Their playful quarrel is cut short when Lulu learns Baal is in danger.
• Little Bei’er is briefly annoyed with Lulu, while the island’s captain-level demons respond to Lulu’s urgent command and prepare to help.

Significant themes

• Power at a cost: Archmond’s altered body grants resilience but strips away sensation and threatens his humanity.
• Uncontrolled transformation and sacrifice: The Breath of Death is both a tool for transformation and a lethal force that consumes living bodies.
• Ambition and loyalty: Fran pursues greater power for himself, while Lulu mobilizes the Destruction Squad to rescue Baal.
• Rising danger: The forbidden array’s activation signals that Baal’s situation is serious and the crisis is escalating.

Plot

• Little Lulu gathers the Destruction Squad and announces that Baal has summoned them, rallying them to rescue him through the newly forming Light Gate.
• Her speech reminds the Demons how Baal raised them from weakness and built their power. The crowd answers with chants of his name, and many enter Awakening; the captains reach Second Awakening.
• Xierjie surpasses them all, achieving Deep Awakening and displaying her loyalty through an overwhelming show of force.
• With tensions rising in the Camp and no one returning from the Ruins, Lulu uses the supposed summons to force the powerful captains to choose a side. Reluctant or afraid, they join the rescue party.
• Once the Light Gate opens, Little Bei’er rushes through first. Xierjie and the other Demons follow. Lulu warns those who stayed behind that Baal will not spare them, then disappears into the Gate herself.

Character developments and interactions

• Little Lulu takes command in Baal’s absence. Though small, she proves politically astute and powerful, using loyalty, pressure, and the threat of Baal’s authority to hold the faction together.
• Xierjie reveals a new level of strength through Deep Awakening and reinforces Lulu’s leadership with her presence.
• The Destruction Squad captains show divided loyalties and fear: some follow from devotion, while others join because they feel escape is impossible.
• Little Bei’er acts impulsively out of concern for Baal, entering the Gate before the others.
• The older loyalists—Xierjie, the other Fairy sisters, Hellfire Mordekaiser, and the mysterious Fourth Squad captain—are contrasted with newer recruits, whose loyalty is less certain.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and leadership: Baal’s past achievements remain the foundation of the Demons’ allegiance, even while he is absent.
• Power and political unity: Lulu understands that the Camp’s calm conceals factional tensions and that competing interests must be managed.
• Sacrifice and resolve: The rescue party accepts the possibility of death rather than abandon Baal.
• Coercion versus genuine devotion: Some Demons follow willingly, while others are driven by pressure and fear of Baal’s eventual return.

Key plot points and events

• Archmond’s Bronze Mirror formation floods the battlefield with deadly gray-white energy, killing Demons and overwhelming even Baal, Mephisto, and Agatha.
• Agatha uses a rare protective bracelet made of linked skulls to encase the three in a violet barrier. It buys them time, but the artifact begins to crack under the concentrated assault.
• Outside the formation, Fifth—a supposedly erratic black-robed Demon—secretly sends a ripple toward the Bronze Mirror. He hopes Baal will act, though no one else notices his intervention.
• Trapped inside the barrier, Baal asks whether they can return to the Abyssal Layer. Agatha says she has already tried and failed. Mephisto seems to consider a desperate alternative, but Baal vehemently objects, claiming he would rather die.
• As the barrier nears collapse, Archmond intensifies the attack, eager to kill Baal and claim his Time and Space Crystal. Fran also looks forward to benefiting from Baal’s death.
• The skull barrier finally bursts. Just as the Demons expect the three to be overwhelmed, an enormous Light Gate appears and powerful figures emerge from it.

Character developments and interactions

• Agatha shifts from despair to renewed hope when Mephisto seems to have a plan. She pressures him to act, partly out of self-interest, and risks her valuable bracelet to protect the group.
• Baal appears terrified of Mephisto’s proposed choice and argues against it, though his private thoughts suggest his reluctance may be an act.
• Mephisto remains unreadable, weighing a difficult decision and challenging Baal with the blunt question of whether he truly wants to die.
• Fifth is revealed as both dangerous and potentially helpful: he deflects Archmond’s suspicions with mocking banter while quietly trying to aid Baal.
• Archmond grows more ruthless and emotionally invested in Baal’s death, while Fran sees the crisis as an opportunity to gain power.

Significant themes

• Survival and sacrifice: Agatha spends a precious treasure to buy the group time, while Mephisto’s possible solution appears to demand a grave choice.
• Deception and hidden motives: Baal’s apparent fear may be feigned, Fifth conceals his intervention, and Archmond misreads the danger surrounding his own formation.
• Hope at the brink of death: The Demons endure despite near-certain defeat, and the sudden Light Gate reverses the scene’s despair at the last moment.

Summary

• Plot and events: This is a reflective author’s note rather than a story chapter. Sixue reiterates a promise to provide three updates a day for the month to top supporter Nai Zui. Four days into the commitment, Sixue has completed another 10,000-character update despite feeling unwell and suffering a headache that keeps them awake past midnight.
• Character development: Sixue presents themself as determined and conscientious, treating promises to readers as obligations to fulfill regardless of discomfort. They hope to finish the book knowing they earned readers’ trust, even if its results were disappointing.
• Themes: The note emphasizes keeping promises, perseverance, and the trust between authors and readers. It also hints at the personal cost of that commitment, while Sixue downplays their own hardship.
• Interactions: Sixue addresses readers directly, mentions Nai Zui as the supporter behind the update pledge, asks others not to criticize their remarks, and closes by requesting votes, subscriptions, and tips.

Key plot points and events

• Baal’s Destruction Squad arrives through a Light Gate, led by powerful demons. Little Lolita arrives too, but believes Baal has been killed after losing her connection to him.
• Little Bei’er desperately pleads with Baal to come out of the Summoning Array. Archmond insists Baal is dead, leaving the demons on both sides shaken.
• Grief turns Little Lolita’s sorrow into rage. She releases a devastating holy power and summons a vast, prayer-filled vision of seven Thrones. Its white light harms demons indiscriminately, forcing even the Destruction Squad to keep away.
• As the power grows, Little Lolita’s appearance changes and her emotions seem to fade, raising the fear that she may lose herself.
• The Summoning Array’s barrier suddenly shatters. Mephisto bursts out and lands a crushing blow on Archmond, badly injuring him.
• Fran summons a projection of the Ice and Snow Prison and prepares to stop Mephisto, determined to keep Baal from escaping.
• The energy around Baal finally dissipates. Baal emerges unharmed, followed by Agatha; the destructive energy disappears wherever he walks.
• Baal comforts the sobbing Bei’er, then turns his attention to Little Lolita, whose transformation is still underway. He angrily recognizes this as the third time she has entered the dangerous state.

Character developments

• Little Lolita shifts from stunned grief to vengeance, unleashing immense holy power. Her changing appearance and fading feelings suggest the power may threaten her identity.
• Little Bei’er shows deep affection and fear of losing Baal, even offering her hidden fruit if he will return. Her despair turns to joy when she hears his voice.
• Baal survives the apparent destruction and retains tenderness toward Bei’er despite being filled with ruinous power. His anger toward Little Lolita hints at a recurring conflict.
• Mephisto displays a sudden, dramatic increase in strength, catching Archmond and the others off guard.
• Archmond moves from triumph at Baal’s supposed death to being gravely wounded; Fran responds by taking desperate action to protect their plan.

Significant themes

• Grief and attachment: Little Lolita’s and Bei’er’s reactions show how strongly they love Baal.
• Power and loss of self: Little Lolita’s extraordinary transformation may erase her emotions and identity.
• Misjudgment and reversal: The enemies celebrate Baal’s death too soon, only for him to return and their advantage to collapse.
• Destruction alongside compassion: Baal carries overwhelming destructive power yet remains gentle with Bei’er.

Character interactions

• Little Lolita’s grief over Baal’s apparent death becomes a threat to everyone nearby, friend and foe alike.
• Bei’er’s pleas go unanswered until Baal returns; his reassurance immediately restores her hope.
• Mephisto attacks Archmond before the others can react, prompting Fran to confront him and defend the summoning plan.
• Baal’s reunion with Bei’er is tender, but his attention soon turns to Little Lolita, setting up a confrontation over her recurring transformation.

Chapter Summary: “Destroy Everything!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Er Dongsheng realizes that an unknown force repeatedly possesses or influences Little Lolita whenever she loses control of her emotions. Fearing that this presence will permanently change her, he vows to fight it—even to the death.
• Little Lolita becomes enveloped in increasingly powerful white light, her expression turning noble, cold, and emotionless. Er Dongsheng tries to reach her, but Archmond refuses to lower the barrier trapping the Demons.
• Mephisto, empowered by forbidden energy, overwhelms Fran and appears increasingly monstrous. Er Dongsheng orders Archmond to open the barrier, but Archmond instead strengthens it, determined not to let him escape.
• Desperate to save Little Lolita, Er Dongsheng removes the crown suppressing his destructive power and willingly returns to darkness. He summons Mephisto and fuses with him, creating a vastly more powerful being whose identity is unclear—Baal, Mephisto, or something new.
• The fused Er Dongsheng tears open the barrier and manifests his Purgatory, overwhelming the Ice and Snow Prison projection. The Demons panic and cooperate to reinforce the barrier and prevent his escape.
• Unable to break through, Er Dongsheng turns on the Demons inside the barrier. Consumed by hunger and destruction, he begins devouring them, ripping out their hearts and absorbing their bodies into his black flames.
• The North King, South King, and Blade Demon are killed. The South King attacks in revenge for his brother, but is consumed as well. Blade Demon’s death reveals that he had been enslaved to the Demon Blade and had never possessed a true name.
• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord remains the final survivor. Calmly accepting his fate, he questions whether Er Dongsheng is truly Baal or Mephisto, but Er Dongsheng—lost to his frenzy—offers no answer.

Character Developments

• Er Dongsheng abandons the restraint represented by his crown and sacrifices his control in order to protect Little Lolita. His devotion shifts into terrifying self-destruction as he embraces the darkness he had previously suppressed.
• Little Lolita appears increasingly altered by the mysterious invading presence. Her emotions fade as her power and otherworldly majesty grow, suggesting that her identity may be changing.
• Mephisto demonstrates extraordinary strength through forbidden energy and willingly merges with Er Dongsheng, becoming part of a new, far more dangerous entity.
• Archmond remains defiant and pragmatic, reinforcing the barrier despite Er Dongsheng’s threats. His determination reflects both fear of the fused being and his desire to avoid repeating a previous escape.
• Fran changes from combatant to reluctant ally of the other Demons, helping maintain the barrier once he recognizes the threat posed by the fusion.
• Blade Demon receives a tragic revelation: he was essentially a slave to his weapon and had no real name. His death is framed as both destruction and a release from bondage.
• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord retains his composure and curiosity even in the face of death, emphasizing his unusual courage or fatalistic acceptance.

Significant Themes

• Love versus possession: Er Dongsheng’s determination to save Little Lolita is sincere, but his insistence that she is “his” also reveals possessiveness and fear of losing control.
• Identity and transformation: The chapter repeatedly questions who the characters truly are—especially Little Lolita and the fused Er Dongsheng. Fusion, possession, and awakening blur the boundaries between individuals.
• Power through surrender: Er Dongsheng gains overwhelming strength by removing his restraints and embracing darkness, but the cost is his humanity and self-control.
• Destruction and sacrifice: The desire to protect one person leads to mass slaughter, raising the question of whether salvation can justify catastrophic violence.
• Freedom and enslavement: Blade Demon’s fate highlights the hidden forms of bondage affecting the characters, contrasting his “freedom” in death with Er Dongsheng’s voluntary surrender to destructive power.
• Fear of the unknown: The Demons are terrified not only by Er Dongsheng’s strength but by their inability to identify what he has become.

Important Character Interactions

• Er Dongsheng confronts Archmond repeatedly, demanding that he open the barrier; Archmond refuses and strengthens it instead.
• Mephisto abandons his battle with Fran to join Er Dongsheng, enabling their fusion.
• Fran, Archmond, and the surrounding Demons cooperate against the fused Er Dongsheng despite their previous hostility.
• The South King attacks Er Dongsheng after witnessing the North King’s death, but is quickly consumed.
• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord confronts Er Dongsheng with questions about his identity, but receives no response before the chapter ends.

Plot points and events

• The Three-Eyed Devil Lord survives Baal’s rampage. Xierjie and the Destruction Squad keep watch over him while observing Baal’s overwhelming power.
• The Black-Robed Demon ranked Fifth suddenly smashes the Bronze Mirror, destroying the barrier that had contained Er Dongsheng.
• Fifth is revealed to be Frazer, who had used a Fox Clan illusion to infiltrate Archmond’s group. He explains that Archmond betrayed him and the Black-Robed Demon Organization, and sacrificed Third to test Baal and Mephisto.
• Er Dongsheng, now able to wield Forbidden Energy more deliberately, attacks. He kills Archmond outright, while the Prison Lord of Ice and Snow Prison escapes through a Space-Time Rift with Archmond’s Divine Soul.
• The real Fran awakens but is immediately killed by Er Dongsheng. Er Dongsheng orders the Destruction Squad to surround the remaining Demons, then turns his attention to Little Lolita.
• The being inhabiting Little Lolita speaks with a cold, commanding voice. It recognizes Er Dongsheng’s destructive power as a Forbidden Energy similar to its own, and suggests this explains why she wanted to be near him.

Character developments and interactions

• Frazer is exposed as the apparent Fifth and reveals his long-running deception. His betrayal of Archmond stems from Archmond’s betrayal of him and the organization.
• Er Dongsheng displays greater control and extraordinary speed, but remains consumed by a destructive, possessive rage. He considers Little Lolita his “toy” and confronts the entity inside her.
• Archmond is killed after his treachery is revealed; his Divine Soul escapes with the Prison Lord of Ice and Snow Prison.
• The entity in Little Lolita appears to have taken control of her, replacing her childish demeanor with an authoritative, unfamiliar presence. Its recognition of Er Dongsheng hints at a deeper connection between them.
• Xierjie and the Destruction Squad remain loyal to Baal and prepare to contain the surviving Demons.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and revenge: Frazer’s revenge follows Archmond’s betrayal and expendable treatment of his allies.
• Power and control: Er Dongsheng’s growing command of Forbidden Energy contrasts with how little he seems to control his own violent impulses.
• Hidden identities and possession: Frazer’s illusion and the presence inside Little Lolita both raise questions about who people really are.
• A mysterious connection: The entity’s recognition of Er Dongsheng suggests that his power—and his relationship with Little Lolita—may be more significant than he understands.

Key plot points and events

• Er Dongsheng approaches Lulu while she is controlled by a mysterious consciousness. He abandons the crown’s suppression and uses his own Forbidden Energy to overwhelm the white energy consuming her.
• Despite his hand being eaten down to the bone, Er Dongsheng gently calls Lulu back. His bond with her helps her regain control, and the possessing will warns that Lulu may become a catastrophe before it disappears.
• Lulu wakes with no memory of what happened. Er Dongsheng restores the crown, then orders the Demons and Destruction Squad to keep the incident secret. He leaves with Lulu and Little Bei’er, while Mephisto and Agatha lead the others away. The battle is over, ushering in a new era of Demon rule.
• On the journey, Lulu and Bei’er team up to deny that Bei’er promised to share her hidden fruit. Er Dongsheng gives in, then plans to use two Time and Space Crystals to open routes to the Abyssal Layer and the Sunlight Plane. He also wonders whether a bead from the Bronze Mirror is connected to a mirror he once gave Lulu.
• After everyone leaves, the Illusion King reappears and reveals himself as a wisp of Naxi’s will. He claims to have manipulated Trilo into shattering the world Trilo protected, allowing him to sever his ties to it and become an Abyss Demon. His true body remains suppressed, but he intends to take revenge on those Trilo once protected.

Character developments and interactions

• Er Dongsheng demonstrates formidable self-control over Forbidden Energy and unwavering devotion to Lulu, accepting severe physical damage to save her. He also shows his playful, softer side while bantering with the two little ones.
• Lulu returns to her innocent, affectionate self, unaware of the danger and violence she was involved in.
• Little Bei’er remains mischievous and shameless, joining Lulu to outmaneuver Er Dongsheng in their fruit dispute.
• Mephisto suggests that Lulu and Bei’er are Er Dongsheng’s last emotional ties to the Abyss; Agatha recognizes his affection but does not understand the deeper implication.
• The Illusion King/Naxi is revealed as a patient, ruthless schemer whose apparent disappearance concealed a larger plan.

Significant themes

• Love and attachment: Er Dongsheng’s devotion to Lulu anchors him amid destructive power, and his companions are described as his final reason to keep going.
• Power and self-mastery: He chooses to learn to control Forbidden Energy directly rather than depend on the crown.
• Secrecy and hidden agendas: The Demons conceal Lulu’s transformation, while the Illusion King’s revelation reframes earlier events as part of a long-running plot.
• A new order and future consequences: The war’s end begins a new age, but the warning about Lulu and the Illusion King’s promised revenge foreshadow further upheaval.

Plot points and events

• Three years after the Ruins expedition, the Shattered Starry Sky has been reshaped by Baal and Mephisto’s unexpected return. Baal has taken Archmond’s palace and become the supreme ruler; surviving demons have joined his Destruction Squad.
• The Destruction Squad has grown into a ranked organization. Its ten leading teams receive the greatest rewards and powers, while lower-ranked teams serve beneath them. Jilisi and Frazer lead independent teams ranked twenty-ninth and seventeenth, respectively.
• Jilisi learns that Archmond had deliberately placed her in his service, leaving her angry at having been manipulated. She and Frazer also hear that Baal is preparing a secret operation for select core members, but neither knows its purpose.
• In Destruction Hall, Baal addresses the eight captains still present. The Ninth and Tenth captains have been dismissed after disappointing him, leaving their seats empty.
• Baal praises his longtime commanders, especially the three fairies leading the first three teams, then tests the remaining captains’ loyalty. They reaffirm their allegiance.
• He reveals a second, highly advanced summoning array. Unlike the one being built to reach the Abyssal Layer, this array leads to the Sunlight Plane—announcing the start of a major invasion.

Character developments and interactions

• Baal/Er Dongsheng has consolidated power and become a demanding, strategic leader. He rewards loyalty but makes clear that failure has consequences.
• Jilisi is ambitious and resentful of being manipulated, while Frazer is more composed and reins in her chatter.
• The eight captains demonstrate loyalty under pressure. Baal’s praise also highlights the closeness and history he shares with Xierjie, Shiweier, and Ximir, provoking jealousy from some other commanders, particularly Nier and Christina.
• Little Lolita and Lulu occupy Mephisto’s throne, though Mephisto himself is absent.

Significant themes

• Power and loyalty: Baal’s regime rewards dependable service and punishes failure.
• Ambition and hierarchy: The squad’s rankings create competition and resentment among demons.
• Manipulation and trust: Jilisi’s discovery about Archmond exposes how appearances can conceal larger schemes.
• Escalation and conquest: The new portal marks a shift from internal consolidation to an invasion of another plane.

Plot points and events

• In Hell, Er Dongsheng shows the demons a human soul, which awakens their appetite and intensifies their desire to invade the Sunlight Plane. He says the plane’s “fruit” has not ripened yet, but a final summons will soon arrive. He orders the demons to select loyal subordinates, warning that Destruction will return.
• On the Sunlight Plane, several years have passed since Er Dongsheng destroyed Lentat City and was driven away. Hell’s invasions have ceased, and the public has largely grown complacent.
• Er Dongsheng’s worldwide broadcast nevertheless changed human society. People demanded the truth, forcing Guardians, churches, and governments to reveal some of their hidden knowledge: historical disasters and disappearances were often caused by Hell.
• Many people now form teams to explore the forests, train, and prepare to resist Hell.
• In a tavern, young Shasha asks whether Hell destroyed Lentat. The question unnerves the patrons, and Noska begins recounting the catastrophe. Culrent, Shasha’s team captain, urges him to explain so people will be prepared.
• Noska says the destruction was publicly broadcast and recalls that the attacker claimed to be the Demon God of Destruction. He argues that the attacker’s stated goal—forcing humanity to Awaken—was not his real motive.
• Noska reveals that the being who destroyed Lentat was not a Demon King of Hell, but a powerful invader from an unknown world. He begins explaining how this connects to El, the Hero of God and one of the Ten Heroes, ending on a revelation that shocks the tavern.

Character developments and interactions

• Er Dongsheng remains intent on returning to the Sunlight Plane, but his plans depend on a future summons and a still-unripe opportunity. Mordekaiser speaks for the demons’ impatience to invade; Little Bei’er impulsively swallows the human soul, frustrating the others.
• Shasha is curious and innocent, unaware that her questions touch painful memories. Culrent gently reassures her, then pushes Noska to educate the team.
• Culrent is revealed as a survivor of both Culrent’s and Lentat’s destruction. Once a wealthy idler, he became determined to grow stronger and formed a successful expedition team.
• Noska, a scholar and survivor-era witness, takes on the role of explaining the hidden history. The crowd shifts from fear and confusion toward respect for Culrent and alarm at the existence of otherworldly invaders.

Significant themes

• Complacency versus preparedness: People forget danger once it recedes, but training and knowledge are essential before the next invasion.
• Truth and public awakening: Er Dongsheng’s destructive broadcast inadvertently breaks the authorities’ secrecy and motivates humanity to act.
• Survival and resilience: Culrent’s transformation shows how catastrophe can turn a passive life into one devoted to preparation.
• A widening threat: The danger is not limited to Hell; the revelation of invaders from unknown worlds expands the story’s conflict.

Summary

• Plot: No story events occur in this chapter. The author previews upcoming arcs: a large-scale invasion of other planes and a contest for control of the Abyssal Layers. The invasions will be the main focus, while exploration and competition in the Layers provide a secondary thread. Planned conflicts include wars with Hell and the new Ten Great Heroes, as well as a confrontation between the Abyssal Will and the plane. Cross-world figures, summonings, projections, and descents will also feature, and some lingering mysteries are expected to be resolved.
• Characters: Lucy Angel is described as a brief stop along the way, with more significant developments still to come. Sixue, the author, emphasizes a commitment to continuing the story.
• Themes: Persistence, reader support, and anticipation of escalating conflict and revelations.
• Interactions: The chapter is an author-to-reader address rather than a narrative scene. Sixue congratulates a reader on becoming a helmsman, thanks readers for helping the book reach 800,000 words, and asks for continued subscriptions, tips, votes, clicks, and recommendations. The author promises to keep updating at 10,000 words per day, with occasional extra chapters.

Noska tells the tavern that Agares—the notorious Chaos Demon, True Destroyer No. 1—is Allen, the twin brother of the celebrated Divine Hero El. The revelation shocks everyone, including Shasha and hunter Cullen. Noska explains that many factions want to kill Agares to prevent the Destruction Demon God from returning, while others hope to use him to summon the being again. Agares remains unaffiliated with the Destroyers and acts alone, leaving him hunted from all sides.
Shasha asks how El and Agares could be so different. Noska answers that everyone follows their own path, but his grief at the name “Allen” suggests a personal connection and that he believes Allen is gone.
As a cloaked group leaves the tavern, its youngest member, Lili, angrily defends her father, saying Agares is not simply a villain. Outside the city, the group removes their hoods: they are the children who once lived in a wooden cabin, including the now-healthy Lili Baal. They explain that she reacted because people insulted her father, Baal. Noska and his companions realize the group may be in danger as hostile hunters follow them. Anthony Baal urges the others to focus on confronting their pursuers.
Character developments and interactions: The revelation complicates the image of Agares by tying him to El and presenting him as both feared and pursued. Noska’s sorrow hints at his past with Allen. Lili shows fierce loyalty to her father, while her siblings protect and reassure her; Anthony takes charge as danger approaches. Shasha’s admiration for El and Roxie contrasts with her growing confusion about the moral complexity surrounding Agares and the Destruction Faith.
Themes: The chapter explores how public reputation can flatten a person into a symbol, the conflict between personal loyalty and collective judgment, and the idea that people choose different paths—even within the same family.

Key plot points and events

• A group of men mistake Lily and her companions for Destruction worshipers and threaten them. Anthony reveals himself as a Destroyer, brutally killing one attacker and exposing the Destruction Crystal on his forehead.
• Borg joins the fight, using fiery chains to impale and burn the remaining pursuers. He cheerfully treats the kills like a meal, prompting Iris to scold him for stealing Anthony’s “food.”
• Anthony is then wounded by a surprise attack. Guardians arrive through Summoning Arrays, led by a swordsman who identifies all seven siblings as the “Sons of Destruction” and orders them to surrender or be executed.
• Noska and Shasha witness the confrontation. Noska recognizes the siblings and reflects that they are children raised to revere the Demon God Baal; Shasha is puzzled by their apparent lack of fear.
• Anthony rejects surrender as an intolerable insult to their father and the Destroyers, then charges the Guardians, insisting that they are his to fight. Borg grumbles, while the other siblings stop him from taking out his frustration on Lily.

Character developments

• Anthony shifts from enjoying the battle to furious resolve after the Guardians ambush him and demand surrender. His devotion to Baal and Destroyer pride drive his response.
• Borg reveals both lethal skill and childish, quarrelsome behavior. He is eager to fight but also complains about food and feels unfairly treated by his siblings.
• Iris acts as a protective, practical older sister, chastising Borg and helping keep him from bullying Lily.
• Lily remains calm amid danger, casually eating candy, but is vulnerable to Borg’s teasing.
• Noska shows disapproval of the siblings’ allegiance to Baal, while recognizing their confidence and danger.

Significant themes

• Violence and dehumanization: The attackers and Guardians are treated as prey or food by the Destroyers, and combat is portrayed with casual brutality.
• Family loyalty and inherited identity: The siblings’ names, powers, and pride are bound to Baal and their identity as his “sons.”
• Pride versus survival: The Guardians offer a chance to surrender, but Anthony considers surrender dishonorable, even at the cost of their lives.
• Childlike behavior amid horror: The siblings’ bickering, appetite, and childish complaints contrast sharply with their lethal powers.

Character interactions

• Anthony and Borg compete over the fight, with Borg’s ranged attacks often letting him get ahead; Borg’s playful complaints irritate Anthony.
• Iris disciplines Borg for stealing Anthony’s kills and later joins the others in stopping him from pinching Lily.
• The Guardians confront the siblings with an ultimatum, which provokes Anthony’s anger and attack.
• Noska explains the siblings’ background to Shasha, who questions why they are unafraid.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Anthony, the second of the Seven Demon God Sons, tears through the Guardians with his newly strengthened body, shrugging off ordinary weapons and magic.
• Ilyril, the fourth sibling and the Blood Demon, joins the battle. By collecting fresh blood, she can interfere with victims’ bodies and minds. She turns some Guardians against their comrades or themselves, throwing their ranks into chaos.
• The Hero of God, El, arrives and breaks Ilyril’s control with a surge of power. Angus, the eldest Demon God Son, takes responsibility for fighting him while the other siblings withdraw.
• Angus reveals his hidden Awakening: black scales, immense Phoenix-like flame wings, and greatly increased strength. He destroys El’s energy blade, but El remains the stronger fighter. Angus then uses his Divine Soul in a desperate attack.
• In the Abyss, Er Dongsheng watches the battle through a magical screen. Angus’s Awakening gives him a chance to advance his plans, so Er orders captains Christina and Nier and their teams to cross to the Sunlight Plane and establish a communication array. Their mission is to prepare a passage for his forces—not to begin a massacre.
• As Angus tires and the siblings face encirclement, his memories of their deprived childhood and mistreatment intensify his hatred of the world. El’s sword pierces his chest just as a beam of black energy reaches him.
• Er Dongsheng’s voice offers Angus power and urges him to call upon him. The chapter ends with Angus on the brink of accepting the invitation.

Character developments

• Angus reveals both a formidable hidden power and a deeply personal motive: he wants to avenge the suffering he and his siblings endured and bring about Destruction. Despite his Awakening, he is exhausted and near defeat, making Er Dongsheng’s offer especially tempting.
• Ilyril is established as a dangerous, strategic fighter whose blood-based control makes her more difficult to face than a straightforward opponent.
• El demonstrates overwhelming skill and confidence, defeating Ilyril’s influence and matching Angus’s transformed power without being fully spent.
• Er Dongsheng emerges as a calculating commander. He exploits Angus’s Awakening as an opportunity and directs his followers toward opening a route for a larger invasion.
• Christina and Nier are entrusted with command of the first expedition to the Sunlight Plane, and they respond with fervent loyalty.

Significant themes

• Power and corruption: Angus’s desperate desire to escape injustice makes him vulnerable to Er Dongsheng’s promise of power.
• Trauma and vengeance: Angus’s memories turn personal suffering into hatred of the entire world and a commitment to Destruction.
• Manipulation and loyalty: Er Dongsheng uses both devoted followers and Angus’s despair to advance his plans.
• Inequality and cruelty: The siblings’ childhood mistreatment underlies their rejection of the world’s supposedly superior people.
• Individual strength versus overwhelming forces: Even Angus’s dramatic Awakening cannot guarantee victory against El and the gathered Guardians.

Character interactions

• Ilyril asks Angus to let her join the fight, then supports him by sowing disorder among the Guardians.
• El and Angus exchange hostile words: El rejects being compared to Agares, while Angus challenges the Hero and reveals his hidden strength.
• Er Dongsheng commands Christina and Nier to establish a communication array, emphasizing discipline and the strategic purpose of their mission.
• At the climax, Er Dongsheng addresses the wounded Angus directly, inviting him to summon Destruction and promising that it will stand with him.

• Key events: Sixue became seriously ill, received an IV, and felt well enough to write 10,000 words—but not the fourth chapter he had promised. He says he’ll make it up in the next few days.
• Character development: No story characters appear. Sixue presents himself as determined to keep writing, but acknowledges that his illness and dizziness have limited him.
• Themes: Responsibility to readers, perseverance despite illness, and the limits of pushing through sickness.
• Interactions: Sixue apologizes directly to readers for missing his update goal and owing them another chapter.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Angus answers a mysterious call, awakens in a burst of Black Flame, and invokes the Demon God Baal. A black barrier shields him from El and the Guardians.
• The other six Demon God Sons—including Lily—join Angus and pour their energy into the summoning. Their combined power opens a gateway through space-time, allowing the aura of Destruction to spread across the world.
• El summons surviving Guardian Elder Councilors. Though they recognize that the gateway is forming, their attacks—and later the Elder Councilors’ strongest Heavenly Dao–empowered strikes—barely affect it.
• Across the world, powerful figures sense the approaching Destruction. Benedictus—Dirax welcomes Baal’s return; a mysterious man recognizes that events have reached the point he expected; and a demonic wolf and other King-Level Magic Beasts set out to greet the Demon God.
• The gateway’s formation draws humans, dark forces, Destroyers, and other factions toward the same location. Andreas, the Hero of Strength, cracks the portal with a tremendous blow, demonstrating power beyond the Heavenly Dao’s limits.
• Minaj Calest, the Elemental Controller and another of the Ten Heroes, arrives and attacks the gateway and the Demon God Sons with a massive ice-and-snow storm.
• Before the portal can be destroyed, Nier Lilith appears. Her blue wings protect it, and she identifies herself as a servant of Baal and captain of the Burning Legion’s Eighth Destruction Team. Seven or eight demonic figures gather behind her.

Character developments and interactions

• Angus transforms from a target under attack into the active summoner of Baal, becoming the focus of the Demon God Sons’ sacrifice and the world’s response.
• The six other Demon God Sons show fierce devotion by willingly giving Angus their strength, even as the process drains and hurts them. Lily’s eager support underscores her faith in the summoning.
• El shifts from trying to stop Angus directly to calling in powerful allies, but the barriers and gateway frustrate his efforts.
• The Elder Councilors acknowledge their attacks are ineffective, then show humility when Andreas’s independent strength surpasses theirs.
• Andreas establishes himself as a force capable of damaging the seemingly invulnerable portal. Minaj joins the resistance, but her attack is intercepted.
• Nier arrives confidently and playfully, then formally declares her allegiance and leadership role. Her appearance turns the battle from a human-led attempt to destroy the gateway into a direct confrontation with Baal’s forces.

Significant themes

• Destruction and impending catastrophe: Baal’s arrival threatens not just the battlefield but the entire world.
• Faith and sacrifice: The Demon God Sons willingly surrender their energy to bring their lord through.
• Human potential versus divine power: Andreas’s strike suggests humanity can exceed even power granted by the Heavenly Dao.
• A conflict drawing everyone together: Humans, Guardians, dark factions, and Magic Beasts respond to the same supernatural event, though with opposing aims.
• Escalation and uncertainty: Even the strongest defenders cannot stop the gateway outright, and the arrival of the Eighth Destruction Team raises the stakes further.

Key plot points

• The Eighth Destruction Team activates its Awakened forms and attacks the defenders, hoping to secure the Space-Time Array before Baal’s arrival.
• Nier fights Andres, while the Seven Demon God Sons join the assault. Though the plane suppresses the invaders’ strength, the defenders’ powerful mages hold them back long enough for reinforcements to arrive.
• Christina struggles to draw the gateway closed. When Elder Councilors attack it, Christina’s Sixth Destruction Squad—Azure Ray, made up of Medusas—emerges and counters with its team attack, Azure Ray—Scattershot.
• With the new squad splitting the defenders’ forces, El and Minaj break free and charge for the gateway again. Nier cannot stop them because Andres blocks her.
• In the Abyss, Er Dongsheng concludes that the plane’s suppression is limited. He explains that his true body will need a Sacrificial Magic Array linked to the Space-Time Gate to cross over safely.
• Seeing the battle turn against his forces, Er Dongsheng summons Mordekaiser and the Fifth Destruction Squad, Hellfire. The team combines into a compressed mass of stone and crosses over to the embattled plane.

Character developments and interactions

• Nier becomes increasingly anxious as Christina’s progress stalls and the defenders press toward the gateway. Her fight with Andres keeps her from intervening when El and Minaj advance.
• Christina remains focused on containing the gateway despite the strain of the plane’s suppression; her squad’s arrival provides reinforcements but worsens the defenders’ predicament.
• Andres repeatedly confronts Nier, preventing her from leaving their fight and buying the defenders time.
• The Elder Councilors attempt to destroy the gateway, but the Sixth Squad’s poisonous attacks and immobilizing effects force them to retreat.
• Er Dongsheng shifts from observing and assessing the invasion to escalating it, choosing Hellfire as the next force to deploy.
• Mordekaiser proudly demonstrates Hellfire’s unity and strength, then leads the squad into battle at Er Dongsheng’s command.

Significant themes

• Escalating conflict: Each time the defenders rally, Baal’s forces introduce another team, raising the stakes.
• Unity as strength: The Destruction Squads rely on coordinated attacks, while Hellfire’s defining advantage is its ability to combine into a single force.
• Sacrifice and resistance: The humans fight with little regard for their lives to prevent Baal’s full descent.
• Limits between worlds: The chapter emphasizes the difficulty of crossing planes and the strategic importance of the gateway and Sacrificial Magic Array.