Chapter Summaries

Lincon fought Merial inside the Divine Lake of his soul as she tried to overwhelm him through the Blood-Eye Plague. He used the Yellow Bean’s brief invulnerability to stamp the Overlord Mark onto her, but Merial’s furious counterattack left the clash unresolved.

• Ye Yiyun used precise mental control to wrap rainwater around Lincon’s Overlord Mark while Lincon focused on the Divine Lake.
• Merial entered Lincon’s Divine Lake through their connection and suppressed his attacks as pale green rain began eroding his mind.
• Lincon launched attacks with the Light-Dark Cherry of the Far Shore, the Abyss Blood Dragon Vine, the Fire God Tree, and the Netherworld Sword Orchid, but Merial restrained them.
• Merial infected Lincon with Blood Eyes and lifted him toward her, believing she had overcome him.
• Lincon used the Yellow Bean’s three-second invulnerability to break free, grab Merial, and stamp the Overlord Mark onto her forehead.
• The freed Spirit Plants attacked Merial together, but she unleashed blinding lightning and torrential green rain while cursing Lincon.

Lincon fought Merial through the Blood-Eye Plague while the Abyss launched an all-out assault on the Great Wall Defense Line. He stopped the infected and wounded Merial, but collapsed with severe mental damage after glimpsing extraordinary panel information.

• As the infected advanced into the next stage of the Blood-Eye Plague, Xu Mo restrained them while Zhong Yan watched the battle at the tallest building.
• Rael attacked Taiyi on the Great Wall as defenders including Lu Guan, Dong You, and Wei Xing fought the Abyssal Creatures.
• Ye Yiyun and Jiang Li defended Lincon on the rooftop against a swarm of Third-Stage Blood Eyes.
• Xu Mo dragged the infected into an ink painting, and Zhong Yan left to support Lincon.
• Merial attacked Lincon through the Soul Divine Lake, but a beam of sunlight drove her back and Lincon stabbed her soul with the Netherworld Sword Orchid.
• Merial's uncontrolled plague power stopped the Blood Eyes and began curing the infected; Lincon collapsed, injured, after seeing strange panel information.

After recovering from the Blood-Eye Plague’s toll, Lincon learned the Great Wall Defense Line faced an impending Abyss Sea offensive and refused Zhou Kang’s plan to send him away. He claimed the defense line as temporary territory and began drafting a War Edict to strengthen its resistance.

• Lincon recovered from his severe injuries by eating a Rejuvenation Immortal Bean, then received Guo Chongguang’s thanks for quickly resolving the Blood-Eye Plague.
• Zhou Kang described the coming Abyss Sea offensive and asked Lincon to evacuate the remaining population to Longwind City, but Lincon insisted he would decide when to leave and intended to defend the Great Wall Defense Line.
• Lincon chose Override Control, making the Great Wall Defense Line his temporary territory, and used his panel to inspect it for remaining plague carriers.
• Lincon began drafting a Rule Edict and considered options that would boost his forces, weaken the enemy, and alter the battlefield environment.

Lincon used a War Edict to strengthen the Great Wall Defense Line and then began preparing for the expected Abyssal assault by building a powerful Rune Golem from Dark-Energy Ore. After completing the ten-meter-tall construct, he named it the Longwind Colossus.

• Lincon established a War Edict that weakened Abyssal Creatures, strengthened human warriors, and altered the Great Wall Defense Line’s environment, though he could not increase sunlight under the Dark Veil.
• Taiyi sensed the new rule power, while Guo Chongguang learned Lincon had recovered and approved Zhou Kang’s request to give Lincon broad support.
• Zhou Kang held a Cauldron-Forger Council meeting where Chu Jun and Huangfu Zheng were selected, and Longwind City received the largest resource share and first choice of supplies.
• As the Abyss threatened a full-scale assault, Lincon obtained Dark-Energy Ore and designed a humanoid Rune Golem with blade wings and energy-gathering abilities.
• Lincon carved and inscribed the golem for two days and nights until its rune circuits formed a closed loop and it rose into the air.
• Lincon confirmed the golem was operating steadily and named it the Longwind Colossus.

Guo Chongguang learned that Lincon had created seven powerful Rune Golems and planned to command them at the front line. Lincon then received intelligence from the Hive Legion about the Abyss Sea’s factions and divisions, leaving him considering how to use his forces.

• Zhou Kang told Guo Chongguang that Lincon had made seven Longwind Colossi, though their creation required rare materials and powerful energy cores.
• Zhou Kang reported that Lincon wanted to lead the Rune Golems in defending the Great Wall Defense Line, and Guo Chongguang praised his commitment.
• Lincon contacted the Hive Legion and heard from Isaiah, Alashu, Bane, and the others about their assignments among the Abyss Sea’s factions.
• Isaiah described the five major factions and reported losses, injuries, and conflicts among their Epic Lords after the attack on the Great Wall Defense Line.
• Lincon realized the Abyss Sea’s factions were divided and considered finding a task for his Hive Legion.

Lincon tasked his followers with secretly provoking conflict between the Necromancer and Aberrant Demon factions. After Hatis summoned Kazi and appointed them a retainer, Kazi worried their growing prominence could endanger their lord.

• Lincon assigned Isaiah, Alashu, Bane, Kazi, and the others to stir up disputes between Abyss Sea factions, especially between undead creatures and Life Banshees.
• Isaiah, Bane, and the other commanders agreed to work in secret and avoid revealing one another if exposed.
• Kazi and Hei Shi returned to the Void Faction’s mountain, where Hatis questioned them about visiting the Beach Ruins.
• Hatis praised Kazi’s potential and appointed them a fourth retainer to help manage the Void Creatures.
• Kazi accepted the appointment, then decided they should make mistakes to avoid rising further and bringing trouble to their lord.

Kazi accepted Hatis's allegiance and began looking for ways to use his new position while keeping his true master, Lincon, hidden. Meanwhile, Alashu covertly provoked the Life Banshees and undead into a factional war that drew in the Epic Lords Stalian and Rael, leaving the Abyss Sea in chaos.

• Hatis welcomed Kazi as a subordinate and assigned him to manage void creatures alongside leaders of three other races, while declaring its ambition to break through the Great Wall and reach Epic.
• Kazi decided not to expose himself or pursue Lincon's mission openly, and considered using his access to Hatis's plans to bring fresh recruits into Hive Canyon.
• At Bone Highslope, Alashu discouraged undead lords from attacking the Life Banshees by recounting how they had supposedly tortured a Bone Demon.
• That night, an unknown person planted a Lich in the Life Banshees' camp, and Alashu's Bone Demon stirred outrage by recounting insults attributed to the Life Banshees.
• Undead creatures and Life Banshees clashed, and the fighting escalated after an unknown assailant killed someone from the opposing side.
• Stalian confronted Rael in the Mirror Rift, and their accusations pulled the Epic Lords into the conflict as the Abyss Sea descended into chaos.

Lincon strengthened the Great Wall Defense Line with five Rune Arrays as inland ability users and civilians departed for safer cities. With the Abyss Sea strangely quiet, Taiyi revealed the deeper nature of his Everbright ability and sensed that an attack was arriving.

• Lincon established five Rune Arrays along the Great Wall Defense Line, while Guo Chongguang and Zhou Kang considered promoting him for his efforts.
• Ye Yiyun, Zhong Yan, Zhao Xuan, and other inland city lords prepared to leave; Lincon discussed future cooperation with Zhao Xuan and said he would remain at the front.
• As departures and evacuations continued, Guo Chongguang promoted Lincon to major general, and Lincon assigned Golden Dragon and Jiang Li to escort personnel to Longwind City.
• The Abyss Sea stayed unusually quiet while Lincon monitored his defenses and anticipated a devastating attack once its internal conflict ended.
• Taiyi told Lincon that his Everbright ability represented an order that drew a boundary against darkness, and said Lincon's own growing light could change Blue Star's situation.
• The Space Worm appeared on Lincon's arm, and Taiyi warned that the Abyss Sea's forces had arrived.

The Abyss Sea launched a coordinated assault on the Great Wall Defense Line, while Taiyi fought three Abyss Epics in the sky. Lincon helped the defenders counter the Abyss army’s specialized units, but Mist Spirits drove his Sword Domain Spirit Orchids back as the attackers closed in.

• The five factions of the Abyss Sea advanced on the Great Wall Defense Line, and Lincon received Isaiah’s warning about their three-direction attack and elite demon force.
• Taiyi fought Rael, Hatis, and Merial at once, using Morning Star Divine Light to withstand their attacks.
• The Shadow Tower’s beams were blocked by Balloon Demons and absorbed by Stitched Abominations, while Wei Xing’s shots proved effective against the Balloon Demons.
• Lincon sent Sword Domain Spirit Orchids into the Abyss army, where they destroyed Balloon Demons and cut Stitched Abominations into fragments.
• A-Rank Mist Spirits overwhelmed the Sword Domain Spirit Orchids, so Lincon recalled them as the Abyss army advanced to within two kilometers of the defense line.

Lincon and the Great Wall defenders fought off the Abyss Sea’s assault with coordinated weapons, abilities, and Rune Arrays, while Taiyi battled three Epic Lords above. The Rune Arrays turned the tide and left the defense line with no casualties so far, but Lincon remained tense because the Abyss Sea’s elite force had not yet appeared.

• Fang Qingyang ordered the defenders to fire Dark Energy Cannons and weapons at the approaching Abyssal Creatures, while the Myriad Phenomena Forest Array trapped flying attackers in illusions.
• Fang Qingyang coordinated water- and ice-type ability users to freeze climbing giant octopuses, and Lincon held back the Five-Rune Abyssal Domain Formation to avoid revealing it too soon.
• Taiyi fought Rael, Hatis, and Merial, burning his origin to hold off the three Epic Lords as the Abyss Sea launched its second, stronger attack on the Great Wall Defense Line.
• Lincon sent Longwind Colossi to stop Red Giants from breaching Defense Line Three, then activated all five Rune Arrays across the defense line.
• The Rune Arrays devastated the Abyssal attackers and eased the defenders’ pressure, leaving the Great Wall Defense Line with zero casualties so far.
• Wei Xing remarked that Lincon’s earlier arrival might have saved lives, while Lincon stayed alert because the Abyss Sea’s elite demon force had yet to appear.

Charon sent a Flame Demon Warlord and a demon army through mirror-like slime to attack the Great Wall Defense Line’s weakest point, while the Abyssal assault intensified elsewhere. Lincon defended Defense Line Nine and ordered Isaiah to bring the Hive Legion, leaving the battle poised against seven A-Rank Demon Lords.

• Charon ordered the Flame Demon Warlord to destroy the Rune Arrays, while Uken agreed to wait for the other Epic Lords to weaken Taiyi before attacking him.
• A-Rank Abyssal Creatures joined the battle, forcing Dong You, Tang Lin, Zhao Jingyi, Lu Guan, and other defenders into combat as the attack overwhelmed the Great Wall Defense Line.
• Seven A-Rank Demon Lords emerged from mirror-like slime at Defense Line Nine, and the Flame Demon Warlord severed an energy vein of the Myriad Phenomena Forest Array.
• Lincon transferred his Spirit Plants to Defense Line Nine and ordered Isaiah to bring Alashu and the others to the threatened position.
• Isaiah subdued the Ironclad, Ash Butterfly, and Stonebreaker Insect Lords, killed the Ironclad Lord, and used Red Lotus Marks to secure the other two races’ submission.
• Lincon fought the demon army atop Defense Line Nine’s wall as his Spirit Plants struggled against the seven Demon Lords and the disciplined demons.

As the Great Wall Defense Line collapsed under the Abyss Sea’s assault, Golden Dragon and Jiang Li led an evacuation convoy inland while Lincon fought to defend Defense Line Nine. Trapped by the Flame Demon Warlord and four commanders, Lincon received word that the Red Lotus Ant King’s forces had arrived.

• Golden Dragon and Jiang Li led the convoy carrying the Great Wall Defense Line’s personnel, families, and books toward Longwind City, then learned that at least three hundred Dark Wanderers were approaching.
• The Flame Demon Warlord destroyed Defense Line Nine’s Rune Array, and Abyssal Creatures overwhelmed the defenders as Lincon fought on the wall.
• Lincon entered Composite Form, battled an A-Rank Force Demon, and killed it with Death Scythe despite the Flame Demon Warlord blocking his attack.
• Luo Chiyou warned Lincon that six A-Rank demons were on the battlefield, while Fang Qingyang’s call for support went unanswered and the Great Wall Defense Line collapsed across the front.
• Guo Chongguang refused Qin Lie’s plea to evacuate and ordered him to lead the remaining guards in reinforcing the defense line with Zhou Kang.
• The Flame Demon Warlord froze the surrounding space and trapped Lincon with Ashen Judgment, but the Red Lotus Ant King’s voice announced that its forces had arrived on Lincon’s left.

Lincon and Isaiah joined forces with the Hive Legion to kill the Flame Demon Warlord and drive the Demon Legion from Defense Line Nine. Afterward, Lincon discovered that the Great Wall Defense Line quest had failed, other sections had collapsed, and the humans at his position were dead.

• Isaiah and the Hive Legion ambushed the Flame Demon Warlord’s forces, relieving pressure on Lincon and sparking a battle between the Hive Legion and Demon Legion.
• Lincon transformed with the Light-Dark Cherry of the Far Shore and fought alongside Isaiah, whose Biological Learning ability let him adapt to the Flame Demon Warlord’s techniques.
• The Light-Dark Cherry of the Far Shore protected Lincon from a lethal blow, and Isaiah pierced the Flame Demon Warlord’s heart while Lincon beheaded it.
• Lincon and the Hive Legion commanders killed the remaining demon commanders and drove the Demon Legion from Defense Line Nine, while Lincon reached level fifty-seven.
• Lincon checked the Great Wall map and saw that several defense lines had collapsed; his mental link with Fang Qingyang snapped, and he found no surviving humans at Defense Line Nine.
• Lincon read that the Epic Eternal Night Great Wall quest had failed, then picked up a blood-soaked soldier’s insignia and grieved over the fallen soldiers.

After the Great Wall Defense Line fell, Lincon withdrew the Hive Legion and searched for human survivors, finding Fang Qingyang and the battered defenders surrounded at Defense Line Three. Guo Chongguang and Zhou Kang stayed behind with the personal guards to buy the others time, but as Lincon and the survivors reached the rear gate, an Epic Lord’s skeletal hand killed Tang Lin and blocked their escape.

• Lincon ordered the Hive Legion to retreat, told the other Abyss races to follow if they wanted to survive, and went alone to search the other defense lines for humans.
• Lincon found Fang Qingyang, Guo Chongguang, Zhou Kang, and the surviving defenders surrounded by Abyssal forces at Defense Line Three, while Kazi avoided fighting among the High-Rank Lords.
• Guo Chongguang demanded that the wounded ability users escape and threatened to kill himself if they refused, so Fang Qingyang and the others began retreating as the personal guards stayed to defend the two old men.
• Guo Chongguang and Zhou Kang faced the advancing Abyssal Creatures together, while explosives buried throughout the Great Wall Defense Line detonated and devastated the battlefield.
• Lincon caught up with the survivors at the rear city gate, but an Epic Lord’s giant skeletal hand seized Tang Lin and crushed him into ash before sealing off their escape.

Uken and Charon cornered Lincon and the last survivors of the Great Wall Defense Line, but Taiyi intervened and used his final power to let them escape while devastating the Abyssal forces. Taiyi died in the battle, and his memories revealed how Zhang Chang Geng became Taiyi.

• Uken killed Tang Lin and spotted Lincon among the survivors.
• Charon arrived and attacked Lincon, but Taiyi blocked him and shielded the group with White Realm.
• Taiyi used Mystic Purification—Order Fixation Measure to send Lincon, Fang Qingyang, and the others away while trapping the Abyssal Lords and creatures in a sea of light.
• Taiyi's White Realm shattered after severely damaging the Abyssal forces, and Taiyi died as the survivors escaped.
• Taiyi's memories showed Zhang Chang Geng growing up an orphan, caring for a younger child, and receiving the codename Taiyi from a middle-aged man.

After escaping the fall of the Great Wall Defense Line, Lincon invited its surviving defenders to join Longwind City and began leading them there. As he recovered and reviewed the war’s rewards, he planned to strengthen Longwind City by advancing Spirit Plants.

• Lincon awakened on a hill with Li Xingzhou, Fang Qingyang, and the other survivors, then invited them to come to Longwind City.
• Wei Xing and Chen Qi agreed first, and Fang Qingyang, Li Xingzhou, and Zhao Jingyi followed; Lincon promised to lead a counterattack against the Abyss.
• Lincon reunited with the Hive Legion, revealed it was under his command, and warned the survivors not to attack it.
• Two days later, Lincon caught up with the main group and kept the Hive Legion at a distance while it guarded their journey to Longwind City.
• Lincon reviewed his increased Sunlight and reputation, then planned to advance Spirit Plants after returning to Longwind City.

Lincon used Immortal Beans to heal the convoy’s most badly injured members and let Fang Qingyang reorganize the travelers. He then examined an Abyssal plant called the Cimu Beast and focused on its hidden World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus advancement route.

• Lincon gave Wei Xing a Rejuvenation Immortal Bean, and Wei Xing regrew his severed arm after cutting off the healed stump again.
• Lincon gave healing Immortal Beans to Fang Qingyang and Li Xingzhou, whose injuries improved as Fang Qingyang’s mental energy recovered.
• Fang Qingyang reorganized the convoy into divisions, restoring its order and improving its travel speed.
• Lincon took the Cimu Beast from the Space Worm’s pouch and opened its sealed metal box.
• Lincon reviewed the Cimu Beast’s advancement routes, chose to pursue the hidden World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus route, and watched the plant thaw.

Lincon advanced the Cimu Beast into a World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus and tested its ability to devour and mimic creatures. He then brought it to an Abyss Rift, where its rulers refused to submit, and prepared to force them into obedience.

• Lincon used an A-Rank Dark Matter Crystal, a Shapeshifting Tree, and the blood of a B-Rank lifeform to advance the Cimu Beast into a B-Plus Rank World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus with Divine Wood Potential.
• Lincon took the World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus to a dark creature nest, where it devoured a spider-like creature and perfectly transformed into it, reproducing and enhancing its abilities.
• Lincon ordered the Hive Legion to search for a stronger creature to test, and Isaiah's team found an Abyss Rift controlled by the Cinder Demon Lord and Withered Hoof Lord.
• Lincon joined Isaiah at the rift and learned that both lords had refused to submit; he ordered his forces to beat them until they did.

Lincon led the Hive Legion against the Emberwing Demon and the Withered Hoof Lord, killing the Emberwing Demon and forcing its followers to surrender. The Withered Hoof Lord submitted, but Lincon tested the World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus’s ability to mimic the dead demon, then challenged him to reconsider his choice.

• Lincon ordered the Hive Legion to invade, and Alashu led the charge against the resisting Abyssal forces.
• The Withered Hoof Lord held his subordinate races back and avoided killing Hive Legion warriors, while the Emberwing Demon fought the legion.
• Isaiah and the other commanders defeated the Emberwing Demon, and the Withered Hoof Lord surrendered to Lincon to spare his tribes.
• Lincon had the World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus consume the Emberwing Demon’s corpse and mimic it, though it could reproduce only eighty percent of the demon’s power.
• The mimicked Emberwing Demon ordered its remaining forces to surrender, and Lincon asked the Withered Hoof Lord whether he intended to make another choice.

Lincon secured Withered Hoof's submission, absorbed the surrendered Abyssal races into the Hive Legion, and evolved the World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus into a World-Devouring Demon Sprout. After collecting the Abyss Rift's valuable supplies, he prepared to lead the enlarged army away.

• Withered Hoof agreed to serve Lincon, offered to persuade the Cinder Demon Lord's races to surrender, and accepted an Overlord Mark.
• Lincon ordered Withered Hoof and Bane to subdue the remaining Abyssal races and gather the rift's supplies, then arranged to relocate the new troops to Hive Canyon.
• Lincon used Potential Unleashing to evolve the World-Swallowing Pseudo-Fetus into a World-Devouring Demon Sprout with improved mimicry and the new Biological Transcendence ability.
• The next day, Isaiah and Bane finished organizing the surrendered troops and supplies, and Lincon collected the valuable materials, including an Abyssal Core, two Life Fruits, and Spatial Fragments.
• Lincon ordered Isaiah to marshal the enlarged Hive Legion so they could depart the Abyss Rift.