Chapter Summaries

Sean killed Tashan and wiped out the trapped members of the Four Divine Beasts Family, leaving Buweit disgraced and powerless. In the Netherworld, the Death Sovereign appeared and asked Sean how he had planted Soul Seeds in so many God-level beings.

• Sean used Breler’s Magic Array to trap Buweit and the Four Divine Beasts Family, then killed everyone trapped inside.
• Buweit’s divine clone and Saint Domain True Body died, leaving him an ordinary Highgod who vowed to kill Sean and obtain the Sovereign Artifact.
• Gaisreisen berated Buweit for the family’s losses, then considered how difficult it would be to gather enough experts to ambush Sean.
• Sean put away the Magic Array in the Netherworld, and the Death Sovereign appeared and questioned him about planting Soul Seeds in so many God-level beings.

After Sean defeated members of the Four Divine Beasts Family, the Death Sovereign rewarded him and assured him she would protect him from their Lord Gods. She summoned Sean to Nether Mountain, where Audebeu and Torres revealed that a Plane War was about to begin.

• Sean told the Death Sovereign that his research into Soul Seeds was deep, and she praised him and gave him a bottle containing at least two hundred drops of Death-type Sovereign's Might.
• Sean asked whether the Four Divine Beasts Lord Gods would target him, and the Death Sovereign said they would not interfere unless he killed their descendants and promised to respond if a Lord God attacked him.
• The Death Sovereign warned Sean that multiple Lord God Emissaries could still exile him into Space Turbulence, and said she could retrieve him if he left a divine clone outside.
• Sean resisted the Soul Pearl's urge to devour Tashan's Sovereign Artifact and went to Nether Mountain, where he met Audebeu alongside Torres.
• The Death Sovereign summoned Sean, Audebeu, and Torres, and Audebeu asked Sean whether he knew about Plane Wars before Sean asked if the Netherworld's war was about to begin.

Sean agreed to represent the Netherworld in the Plane Battlefield against the Bright God Plane, and the Death Sovereign appointed him Prefect Lord of Hongyang Prefecture so he could enter as a Commander. After preparing with Audebeu and Torres, Sean entered the battlefield with them as the war began.

• The Death Sovereign invited Sean to join the Plane Battlefield, and Sean accepted after considering the dangers and rewards.
• The Death Sovereign made Sean the Prefect Lord of Hongyang Prefecture, and Audebeu and Torres agreed to accompany him.
• Sean and his companions waited at Nether Mountain, then traveled to the Nine Nether Domain and met other Commanders during the years before the war.
• Sean, Audebeu, and Torres arrived at Flame Bone Mountain, where Highgods entered the castle that served as the passage to the Plane Battlefield.
• Audebeu said he needed three more badges for his third Sovereign Artifact, then Sean entered the spatial gate with Audebeu and the others.

Sean, Audebeu, and Torres hunted a hidden Commander on the Plane Battlefield and cornered Livas. Their combined attacks killed the Light God Realm Commander, though Sean found that Sovereign’s Might made it difficult to finish enemies with Soul Attacks alone.

• Sean, Audebeu, and Torres explored the Plane Battlefield and discussed how its terrain and hunting conditions worked.
• Sean sensed a hidden soul aura behind a rocky hill, and the three Commanders split up to surround it.
• Sean released Soul Poison Gas, forcing Livas out of his cave and toward an escape route.
• Audebeu and Torres attacked Livas as Sean struck him with Soul Attacks, but Livas used Sovereign’s Might to keep fighting.
• Audebeu and Torres overwhelmed Livas, and Torres shattered his head with a spear, killing him.

Sean, Audebeu, and Torres killed Livas, crossed into enemy territory, and later encountered Benfield and his companions. Sean spotted approaching Augusta Family experts and warned his team to flee, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Audebeu took Livas's badge, and the group discussed dividing the badges and the risks of collecting Sovereign Artifacts.
• Decades later, Sean, Audebeu, and Torres crossed the Star River and hid in a cave on enemy territory while their Death God Puppets searched for targets.
• After a hundred years, Torres detected Benfield and two companions, and Benfield used Sovereign's Might to locate the group's cave.
• Sean fought Benfield while Audebeu and Torres engaged the other two enemies.
• Sean spotted Augusta Family experts approaching and warned Audebeu and Torres, so the three fled in different directions.

Leis Jing and Mekodo intervened when Monroe, Wuman, and Benfield cornered Sean, turning the fight against his pursuers. Wuman was trapped in Leis Jing’s Purple Thorn Space, and Monroe ordered a retreat.

• Sean and three peak experts—Monroe, Wuman, and Benfield—prepared to attack him after the other groups split off to fight.
• Leis Jing burst from underground, struck Monroe, and used his Purple Thorn Space to restrain Monroe, Wuman, and Benfield while leaving Sean unaffected.
• Leis Jing told Sean to fight Benfield while he dealt with Wuman, and Mekodo appeared to hold Monroe back.
• Leis Jing drove Wuman into danger inside the Purple Thorn Space, while Sean and Benfield waited without attacking each other.
• Monroe saw Wuman in danger and ordered the group to retreat.

Sean avoided Leis Jing’s challenge and hid in the Plane Battlefield, while Gaisreisen ordered an ambush for him after the war. A century later, Sean found a Wind Attribute Sovereign Artifact left behind after a battle.

• Leis Jing questioned Sean about killing Tashan and the Four Divine Beasts Family elders, then left without sparring with him.
• Sean slipped into a mountain range to hide and pursue his plans in the Plane Battlefield.
• Gaisreisen learned Sean had entered the battlefield and ordered seven Lord God Emissaries and forty powerful Seven-star Demons to ambush him in the Nine Nether Domain after the war.
• After a hundred years of hiding and watching battles, Sean approached a battlefield once it was safe and found a cyan Wind Attribute Sovereign Artifact.

Sean collected six Sovereign Artifacts in secret, returned to the Netherworld camp, and joined the Final Battle with Audebeu and Leis Jing. As the fighting began, the three fought their way through the passage, and Audebeu spotted two Commanders without Defense Sovereign Artifacts.

• Sean resisted the Soul Pearl's urge to devour a Sovereign Artifact and decided to investigate it after leaving the Plane Battlefield.
• After several hundred years of collecting six Sovereign Artifacts, Sean returned to camp and learned that Audebeu and Torres were back.
• Sean agreed to take part in the Final Battle but resolved to avoid unnecessary risks.
• When the Final Battle began above the Star River, Sean entered a passage with Audebeu and Leis Jing.
• Leis Jing used his Purple Thorn Space to hinder enemy soldiers while Sean and Leis Jing attacked them with Soul Attacks.
• Audebeu pointed out two enemy Commanders who lacked Defense Sovereign Artifacts.

Sean, Leis Jing, and Audebeu joined forces in the Final Battle, using Leis Jing’s Purple Thorn Space and Sean’s soul attacks to kill two Wind God Plane Commanders and claim their badges. After struggling to find more targets, they learned the Netherworld had won through the other passage, but Magnus appeared and split the Netherworld army apart.

• Leis Jing and Audebeu attacked Liyard and Mai Jia while Sean used soul attacks to slaughter nearby Bright God Plane soldiers.
• Sean’s Soul Poison weakened Liyard, allowing Audebeu to kill him and take his badge.
• Leis Jing killed Mai Jia and claimed his badge, then the three searched for more opponents but found the battle too chaotic.
• Sean noticed the Netherworld was close to victory, and Audebeu confirmed they had won through the other passage.
• Magnus appeared and cleaved the Netherworld army in two, killing over a thousand soldiers and alarming Sean, Leis Jing, and Audebeu.

Magnus attacked Sean and Audebeu in the Plane Battlefield, but the struggle between death and the Soul Pearl’s restoration let Sean break through and become a Paragon. Sean’s new Willpower left him facing Magnus on equal terms.

• Magnus used the Fate Rule to bind Sean and Audebeu, then targeted Sean because Audebeu had killed Magnus’s friend.
• Magnus sent a golden lotus into Sean’s soul, overwhelming his Soul Defense Divine Artifact as the Soul Pearl restored the damage.
• Sean felt his soul nearing death and discovered that the Mysteries of Life and Death were fusing.
• The Laws of the World descended and Magnus was thrown away as Sean completed his breakthrough without producing a divine spark.
• Sean opened his eyes with Willpower and felt he could tear apart the Plane Battlefield’s space.

Sean became a Paragon after fusing the Life and Death Profound Mysteries, then faced Magnus on the Plane Battlefield. After Sean overwhelmed Magnus's soul attack, Magnus prepared to test him with a material attack.

• Sean gained Willpower in both his Life and Death divine clones and opened a rift to observe Space Turbulence.
• Magnus recognized Sean's breakthrough, while Audebeu and Leis Jing celebrated and members of the Augusta Family reacted with alarm.
• Sean and Magnus refused to retreat from the Plane Battlefield and agreed to fight.
• Magnus's Fate-based soul attack vanished against Sean's gray daggers, confirming Sean's advantage in soul attacks.
• Magnus summoned a long Fate-attribute whip to launch a material attack, and Sean noted that he possessed a Material Defense Lord God Artifact.

Sean fought Magnus across the Star River passage and used Gustav’s binding ability to land a soul-poison attack. Sean kicked the weakened Magnus into the Space Turbulence, leaving both armies stunned as Magnus was exiled.

• Sean and Magnus clashed as their attacks tore through space, and Sean drew Magnus toward the Bright God Plane’s camp.
• Sean unleashed an area Soul Attack that killed hundreds of soldiers, then broke through the Twelve-Winged Divine Angels who tried to slow him.
• Gustav restrained Magnus with his Innate Divine Ability while Sean struck him with a powerful Soul Attack laced with Soul Poison.
• Sean kicked Magnus toward the Space Turbulence, and Magnus was swallowed by it as the soldiers and Asuras watched in shock.

Sean used his Soul Poison to injure Magnus and banish him through the spatial rift, helping the Netherworld win the Plane War. The Sovereigns departed to search for Magnus, while Sean remained at the battlefield as a newly ascended Paragon.

• Sean reflected that his Soul Poison had injured Magnus, giving him the chance to banish the Fate Paragon through the spatial rift.
• After the Bright angels received an order from their Sovereign to retreat, Sean told Kase to launch the Netherworld’s attack.
• The Netherworld army drove the Bright forces back and won the Plane War, while the soldiers celebrated and collected their rewards.
• The Death Sovereign and Orloff discussed Sean’s victory and Magnus’s soul injury, then the Sovereigns prepared to leave.
• Augusta sent Light-element Sovereigns to search for Magnus near the Plane Battlefield, and Utred departed with the Sovereigns of Hell.

After becoming a Paragon Highgod, Sean returned to the Netherworld and learned that the Four Divine Beasts Family planned to ambush him in the Nine Nether Domain. The Nether Snake warned him of the attack, and Sean prepared to face the family’s experts.

• The Death Sovereign learned that the Four Divine Beasts Family had sent Seven-Star Demons and emissaries to the Nine Nether Domain to target Sean, and agreed to warn him.
• Sean left the Plane Battlefield and reunited with Leis Jing, Audebeu, and Torres, who congratulated him on becoming a Paragon.
• Sean and his friends traveled toward the Netherworld military camp as Commanders and Prefect Lords approached him, then later headed for the passage entrance with the withdrawing army.
• Nether Snake Bach, patriarch of the Ashcroft Family, privately warned Sean that the Four Divine Beasts Family planned to ambush him as he left the Plane Battlefield.
• Sean thanked Bach and said he would remember the warning, while Bach welcomed the chance to see his enemies face the newly ascended Paragon.

After breaking through to Paragon, Sean returned to Flame Bone Mountain and met with the Death Sovereign, who praised him and rewarded him for helping the Netherworld win the Plane War. The Death Sovereign hinted at a second reward connected to the Four Divine Beasts group waiting nearby.

• Sean returned to Flame Bone Mountain with Audebeu and Torres, where Gao Lun registered their badges and learned that Sean had become a Paragon.
• Sean sensed the Four Divine Beasts Family and seven Lord God Emissaries nearby, then received the Death Sovereign's summons to Qingyan Mountain.
• The Death Sovereign congratulated Sean on his breakthrough and invited him to visit Nether Mountain or the Nether Hotel to spar.
• The Death Sovereign gave Sean ten thousand drops of Death Sovereign Power and one thousand drops of Sovereign's Might from each of the other ten elements.
• The Death Sovereign hinted at a second reward involving the Four Divine Beasts group, and Sean said he had planned to teach them a lesson.

Sean learned that the Death Sovereign intended to settle his conflict with the Four Divine Beasts Family and went to confront their group. He uncovered their plan to ambush him and attacked the cave where they were hiding.

• The Death Sovereign told Sean to confront the Four Divine Beasts Family, spare the Lord Gods’ valued descendants, and leave the rest to her.
• Sean returned to Flame Bone Mountain, discovered several watchers, and used Soul Seeds to learn that they were searching for him.
• Bru realized Sean had discovered the group’s plan, while the gathered emissaries debated whether to go to Flame Bone Mountain.
• Sean appeared in the cave and tore apart the mountain range with a surge of energy, forcing the group to defend themselves.

Sean revealed himself as a Paragon Highgod while confronting Bru and the Four Divine Beasts Family in the Netherworld. He killed the Lord God Emissaries and struck Bru and the others with Soul Attacks, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Sean destroyed the mountain range with a powerful attack, and nearby God-level beings watched and recorded the confrontation.
• A Seven-Star Demon from the Azure Dragon Clan attacked Sean, but Sean dodged and killed a Wind Element Lord God Emissary with a single blow.
• Sean sent Soul Attacks at six more Lord God Emissaries, killing five and then killing the Earth Law expert who had survived with a Soul Defense Lord God Artifact.
• The Destruction Rule Lord God Emissary identified Sean as a Paragon Highgod, and Bru tried to appease him by calling their conflict a misunderstanding.
• Sean dismissed Bru’s offer to investigate and struck Bru and dozens of Four Divine Beasts Family members with Soul Attacks, killing several and leaving the rest in agony.

After Sean revealed himself as a Paragon and subdued members of the Four Divine Beasts Family, Bru reported the disaster to Gaisreisen, who summoned the Azure Dragon Lord God. The Lord Gods learned that Sean was protected by the Death Sovereign and debated what to do about the threat to their clansmen.

• The Nine Nether Domain spectators recognized Sean’s power as that of a Paragon after he killed seven Lord God Emissaries and overwhelmed more than forty elders.
• Sean seized several Water Element Highgods and ordered them to record the scene but prevent the Floating Shadows from circulating.
• Bru rushed to Gaisreisen and revealed that Sean was a Paragon who had controlled the strongest Divine Clones of several elders.
• Gaisreisen summoned the Azure Dragon Lord God, and Bru explained how Sean had attacked the ambush and killed several members of the family.
• The crimson-lit Lord God confirmed that Sean had become a Paragon during the Plane Decisive Battle.
• The Lord Gods worried that the Death Sovereign would protect Sean and discussed what to do if he killed the Four Divine Beasts Family’s clansmen.

The Four Divine Beasts discussed how to respond to the Death Sovereign and summoned Buweit to question him about his conflict with Sean. When the Sovereigns confronted Sean in the Netherworld, Sean denied stealing from their family, and the Netherworld’s ruler intervened.

• Azure Dragon and the other Divine Beasts discussed the Death Sovereign’s threat, and the Destruction Sovereign said he would intervene if the dispute escalated.
• Azure Dragon summoned Buweit, who claimed Sean had taken his friend’s wealth, while Gaisreisen and Vermilion Bird argued that the Four Divine Beasts had grounds to act.
• Sean dismissed several Water Element Highgods, who later realized they had been under his influence.
• The four Sovereigns manifested before Sean, and Azure Dragon accused him of provoking the Four Divine Beasts Family.
• Sean denied taking anything from the family and said they had attacked him first.
• The Netherworld’s ruler appeared, suppressed the four Sovereigns’ energy, and challenged them for threatening his messenger.

Death Sovereign intervened when the Azure Dragon Clan accused Sean of taking something, and Sean argued that the treasure belonged to him because he had killed its former owner. Destruction Sovereign arrived and summoned the Four Divine Beasts Lord Gods, leaving Sean invited to visit Wukun City in the Sea of Chaos.

• Death Sovereign's power forced the Four Divine Beasts Lord Gods to take human form, while Sean suppressed the Soul Pearl's urge to devour the Sovereign's Willpower.
• Ten more Sovereigns arrived, and Death Sovereign challenged Azure Dragon's claim that Sean had stolen from the Azure Dragon Clan.
• Sean agreed that the slain pursuer's wealth and treasures belonged to him, and Azure Dragon questioned whether his clansmen had deceived him.
• Destruction Sovereign appeared, told Azure Dragon to bring the Four Divine Beasts Lord Gods' clansmen, and promised they would be safe.
• Destruction Sovereign recognized Sean as a Paragon and invited him to visit Wukun City in the Sea of Chaos.