Arc 15The Bidis War and Giant King’s Court

Raphael advanced to Marionette, gathered allies, and helped defeat the Supernova Dominator during the war against Bidis City. After sealing the Dark Angel, he prepared Sorn City’s pilgrimage and joined the Tarot Club.

  • Raphael learned from Wu Zheng and the Underworld Daoist about the research institute, the Yellow Springs, and Farbauti’s avatar, then recovered a Chained pathway Card of Blasphemy.
  • Raphael purified Erlin, arranged Queen Mystic’s support, punished corrupt nobles, secured Gass Island, and advanced to Marionette with Amon’s help.
  • Raphael explored the Dark Hut’s Black Monolith, used the Hanged Man Card of Blasphemy to seal Chaos Sea aura, and organized forces for the war against Bidis City.
  • Raphael and his allies fought the True Creator’s forces at Bidis City, where the Supernova Dominator descended before Raphael and the Oldest One sealed it in the Dark Hut.
  • Raphael helped defeat the God of Combat, collected Bidis City’s spoils, agreed that Sorn City would worship the Lord of Evil Desires, and prepared its evacuation.
  • Raphael joined Klein and the City of Silver’s demigods at the Giant King’s Court, where they fought corrupted foes and discovered Sasrir’s connection to the Ancient Sun God.
  • Raphael sealed the Dark Angel’s evil spirit in the Dark Hut as Amon took the Blasphemy Slate, then prepared Sorn City’s pilgrimage and joined the Tarot Club.
Chapters 355–380 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 355Apocalypse vaccine (includes Western Continent plot)

Raphael explored an ancient research institute beneath the Land of Extreme Yin and met Wu Zheng, a scientist who had survived since the common era. Wu Zheng explained that researchers had detected mysterious forces before the apocalypse and developed a vaccine to improve humanity’s chances of survival, leaving Raphael with a new lead about the world’s transformation.

  • Raphael followed a prehistoric railway into the mountains and found a well-preserved research institute beneath its ruins.
  • A powerful monster caused Raphael to see a vision of the institute during the common era, revealing its original buildings and inhabitants.
  • Raphael discovered sealed underground laboratory levels containing dormant creatures, experimental remains, and people with yellowish feathers.
  • The facility’s lights guided Raphael to a screen, where a scientist named Wu Zheng introduced himself and confirmed he had worked there before the apocalypse.
  • Wu Zheng told Raphael that researchers had detected mysterious forces, feared a catastrophe, and created an apocalypse vaccine that was administered to almost everyone.
  • Wu Zheng explained that one vaccine mutation gave some people exceptionally powerful mental abilities.

Ch. 356One of the entrances to the River of Eternal Darkness (includes Western Continent scenes)

Raphael learned from Wu Zheng about the Common Era researchers’ experiments with dreams and their attempt to approach the Yellow Springs, then followed Rose School members investigating a strange dream in Tizamo Town. The massive black rock they sought suddenly appeared, apparently through the Dark Hut’s power.

  • Wu Zheng explained that researchers used mysterious substances and dream experiments to strengthen people’s minds, investigate a higher-dimensional space, and seek a shelter from the coming catastrophe.
  • Wu Zheng described approaching the Yellow Springs during a dream nuclear test, witnessing strange figures, mutating, and copying his consciousness into the digital world.
  • Raphael learned that the Zombie had found a massive black rock in Tizamo Town’s dream before dying, then secretly followed a Marionette, a Wraith, and a Werewolf as they searched for it.
  • The Marionette and Wraith set ambushes, but Raphael’s disguises concealed him as the group followed the Zombie’s directions into the jungle.
  • The Rose School members discussed their leader’s order to investigate the dream, and a massive black rock suddenly appeared before them as the Dark Hut’s power stirred around Raphael.

Ch. 357Meeting the Underworld Daoist (with Western Continent scenes)

Raphael fought the Rose School’s Marionette and uncovered a connection between the black boulder, the Shadow World, and a being linked to the River of Eternal Darkness. The boulder revealed the Underworld Daoist just as Raphael met him in a dream on the Western Continent.

  • Raphael possessed the Rose School’s Wraith, killed him and the Werewolf, then used Seduction Technique and Mental Impact to help the Eye of Illusions’ phantom defeat the Marionette.
  • A terrifying presence emerged from the black boulder and sent evil power into the Marionette, but Raphael summoned Pain, whose arrival seemed to unsettle the being inside.
  • The Eye of Illusions’ phantom killed the Marionette, and tranquil power resembling the River of Eternal Darkness drew the evil force back into the boulder.
  • The black boulder briefly became translucent and revealed the Underworld Daoist, whom Raphael recognized as the man he was meeting on the Western Continent.
  • After recovering, Raphael entered the dream surrounding the research institute, accepted an invitation from the Mount Hao Underworld Sect, and met the Underworld Daoist in the sect’s headquarters.

Ch. 358A conversation with the Underworld Daoist (Western Continent arc)

The Underworld Daoist revealed his identity as the original Wu Zheng and recounted the Western Continent’s history, from the Celestial Worthy’s rule to the rise and downfall of the Dao Integrators. He explained his own death and return, then revealed that the being sleeping inside the black stone was an avatar of the Demon Monarch Farbauti.

  • Raphael recognized the Underworld Daoist as Wu Zheng, who explained that his research-institute counterpart was a consciousness backup and described how contact with the Yellow Springs had changed him.
  • The Underworld Daoist recounted how he and the first Celestial Master resisted the Celestial Worthy, united with other Dao Integrators, and overthrew the Penglai Sect’s rule.
  • The Underworld Daoist explained how the sefirot’s influence and outside forces caused the Dao Integrators to turn against one another during the Western Continent’s Warring States period.
  • The Underworld Daoist described the Celestial Master’s death, the Mother Goddess of Depravity’s role in creating the Hidden Sage, and his theory that the Celestial Worthy made the Blasphemy Slate.
  • The Underworld Daoist said he had entered the River of Eternal Darkness to fight the Blood Emperor and returned with his sense of self supported by Wu Zheng’s backup.
  • The Underworld Daoist revealed that his Southern Continent avatar had led him to an avatar of the Demon Monarch Farbauti inside the black stone.

Ch. 359The method of Union with the Dao (mostly Western Continent developments)

Raphael learned how Farbauti’s avatar had been hidden and received the Underworld Daoist’s guidance on Union with the Dao, including theories about the world and human consciousness. The chapter ended with Raphael realizing that he resonated with preserved psyches because he questioned the Great Old Ones’ monopoly over the universe’s laws.

  • Raphael found a Chained pathway Card of Blasphemy on the Marionette’s corpse and left Tizamo Town with Pain.
  • The Underworld Daoist explained how Farbauti’s avatar had been created and concealed, then offered to use its psyche to help Raphael advance.
  • The Underworld Daoist promised to teach Raphael Union with the Dao after he reached Sequence 3 and described its two forms and risks.
  • The Underworld Daoist explained his and the Celestial Master’s theories about the world’s dimensions, supernatural laws, and the space of psyche and consciousness.
  • The Underworld Daoist said he had resisted the Great Old Ones’ monopoly over the universe’s laws, and Raphael realized that this was why he resonated with those psyches.

Ch. 360Further Swaying Audrey

Raphael strengthened his resolve, prepared to advance toward Sequence 3, and persuaded Audrey to consider holding nobles accountable for their crimes. After driving Earl Jiao mad, he headed to Backlund Bridge to meet Queen Mystic about helping Sorn City.

  • Raphael used the Card of Blasphemy to remove Erlin's characteristic corruption and sealed the Mother Tree of Desire's curse in a crystal.
  • Raphael agreed to discuss Queen Mystic's offer to help Sorn City in exchange for being taken to and from the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
  • Raphael encouraged Audrey to consider judging and punishing corrupt nobles herself, then told her about his experiences in the Southern Continent.
  • Audrey sent Raphael a letter arranging a meeting with Queen Mystic at Backlund Bridge.
  • Raphael slipped into Earl Jiao's residence during a storm, took him to the place where he had murdered his brother, and drove him mad.
  • Raphael prepared for his meeting with Queen Mystic and set out for Backlund Bridge.

Ch. 361Contacting Queen Mystic

Raphael negotiated with Bernadette over her entry into the Forsaken Land of the Gods, pursued trades and preparations for the coming war, and learned that Feysac had broken through Loen’s Northern Defense Line. After spending the evening with Fors and Xio, he received a message that the Church of the God of Combat wanted to resume negotiations over Gass Island.

  • Raphael met Bernadette on Backlund Bridge and agreed that she would enter the Forsaken Land of the Gods in a week, then aid the battle by holding off powerful Beyonders when war began.
  • Raphael visited guilty nobles, digested much of his Wraith potion, checked Sorn City’s war preparations, and offered the Church of the God of Combat the Nine Hells Method in exchange for Gass Island.
  • Xio told Raphael and Fors that Feysac had breached the Northern Defense Line and that fighting could reach Backlund within half a month.
  • Raphael shared dinner with Fors and Xio, then went with Xio to their furnished cave, where they discussed the war and her future.
  • Pain delivered a letter saying the God of Combat’s messenger wanted to resume negotiations over Raphael’s trade offer.

Ch. 362Stealing a Mummy with Miss Sharron

Raphael and Daniel finalized a deal granting Raphael authority over Gass Island in exchange for the Warrior Bible, while Raphael and Sharron broke into the Loen Royal Family’s underground vault to steal a mummy. Raphael successfully brought the mummy and a dangerous monkey Sealed Artifact into the Dark Hut, then returned to his villa, where Sharron was waiting.

  • Raphael agreed to the Church of the God of Combat’s conditions for becoming governor of Gass Island, and Daniel accepted Raphael’s terms for the appointment and information exchange.
  • Sharron briefed Raphael on the vault’s dangerous rules, and they entered the underground ruins while the demigod guard was resting.
  • Raphael and Sharron found the mummy missing from its sarcophagus and discovered a monkey’s corpse had taken its place; the monkey awakened and interfered with their attempt to retrieve it.
  • Raphael used bananas, Sharron’s possession, and the Misfortune Crystal to control the monkey long enough to begin an offering ritual for the mummy.
  • Raphael used the Dark Hut to pull in the mummy’s glass cabinet, which also trapped the monkey’s corpse, and sealed both inside crystal.
  • Raphael returned to his villa through a homeless man’s prayer, where Sharron was already waiting.

Ch. 363The consequences of provoking Amon

Raphael went to Earl Wyatt’s salon intending to haunt him, but discovered that Wyatt was tied to a hidden Marauder pathway scheme involving stolen fates and traded qualities. After confronting the man he believed to be Lucian wearing Wyatt’s fate, Raphael left him questioning his identity and learned that Amon was likely behind the revenge plot.

  • Raphael completed his trade with Sharron, rested, and brought Puppet Brook to Earl Wyatt’s salon to frighten the earl and digest his potion.
  • Raphael overheard nobles arranging trades involving courage, lifespan, youth, and a harmful teacup, and suspected that a hidden Marauder pathway Beyonder was stealing and bestowing qualities.
  • Raphael followed Earl Wyatt to a suspicious wall and realized that someone had stolen his earlier suspicions and was observing him through the wall.
  • Raphael confronted Wyatt as a vengeful spirit, but Wyatt recognized the puppet and called Raphael Wyatt, revealing confusion about his own identity.
  • Raphael inferred that the man was Lucian living under Wyatt’s fate and suggested that his savior had placed Lucian’s fate inside him.
  • Lucian panicked and admitted that he had used a Mystical Item to make Likabei a zombie and marry her to Jasper, while taking revenge on Wyatt with Amon’s help.

Ch. 364Advancing to "Marionette"

Raphael outsmarted Lucian during Amon’s prank and gained Amon’s help digesting his Wraith potion. He then advanced to Marionette in the Balkan Mountains, discovered his new abilities, and returned to his villa with his mental illness apparently quieted.

  • Raphael convinced Lucian that he had been living as Wyatt under a stolen identity, driving him mad and earning Amon’s praise.
  • Amon explained that Likabei had been one of Cheek’s avatars and described how Wyatt and Lucian had fought over her before Lucian killed Wyatt.
  • Amon synchronized the performance with his true body, instantly completing Raphael’s Wraith potion digestion.
  • Raphael prepared the Chained pathway mummy and advanced to Marionette in the Balkan Mountains, enduring the Source of Curses’ projection.
  • Raphael examined his new curse, performance, and materialization abilities, and realized the Dark Hut could help prepare future Marionette advancement rituals.

Ch. 365Recovering All His Memories

Raphael recovered all his memories in the Dark Hut, recognized Klein as his cousin Zhou Mingrui, and discovered new powers and an escalating conflict over God Almighty’s Black Monolith. With the Oldest One’s protection, Raphael entered the Monolith with Brook and Nami and found an ocean of countless colors that reminded him of the Chaos Sea.

  • Raphael gained the Composite Skill Impart Desire and greater authority over the Dark Hut, then recovered his missing memories and concluded that Klein was his cousin Zhou Mingrui.
  • Raphael learned that his abilities within the Dark Hut had reached Angel level in some respects and that he was highly resistant to curses, but an enormous Black Monolith remained beyond his control.
  • The Oldest One identified the Black Monolith as part of God Almighty’s arrangement and said Raphael would need to suppress it now, then strike it at Sequence 3 and defeat it as an Angel.
  • Raphael created a lifeless copy of his Killer Personality to watch the Celestial Worthy and questioned the Oldest One about their cooperation, suspecting its explanation concealed a crucial lie.
  • Raphael brought Brook and Nami to the Black Monolith, drew out God Almighty’s residual psyche, and entered through a fissure with the Oldest One’s protection.
  • Inside the Monolith, Raphael saw a multicolored ocean whose aura reminded him of the Chaos Sea.

Ch. 366A deal with the Church of the God of Combat

Raphael broke the cross inside the Dark Hut, exposing God Almighty’s statue and sealing the Chaos Sea’s aura beneath a colorful membrane, though God Almighty’s power remained active. After learning how the second Master of the Shadow Cottage had resisted God Almighty, Raphael returned to the real world and traveled to Gass Island to take possession of it.

  • Raphael used the Mother Tree of Desire’s curse and his puppets to destroy the cross, but God Almighty’s statue emerged and attacked him with holy light and Pure White Spears.
  • Raphael escaped the attack, sealed the Chaos Sea’s aura within the Dark Hut, and used a phantom and magma to keep scouring the glowing membrane.
  • Raphael asked the second Master of the Shadow Cottage how he had resisted God Almighty, then returned to the real world and found Daniel’s letter appointing him lord of Gass Island.
  • Klein sensed power returning from Raphael, used True Vision to confirm that Raphael had advanced to Marionette, and decided to have Justice or Judgment observe him.
  • The Master of the Shadow Cottage sensed a disturbance in the Dark Hut and learned that a disciple at a branch headquarters had gained abilities from the Five Lakes Sword Sect.
  • Raphael exchanged his Warrior Bible for the island documents, declined the governor’s request to help rule the archipelago, retained the Governor’s Residence staff, and inspected Gass Island.

Ch. 367The struggle against "God Almighty"

After advancing to Sequence 4, Raphael studied the Demon Source Scripture and experimented with drawing power from the Chaos Sea’s aura in the Colorful Lamp, but found he needed a stronger medium. He sent Queen Mystic and Cattleya to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, sought intelligence for the coming war, and ended the chapter discovering the Hanged Man Card of Blasphemy in the Aurora Order’s storeroom.

  • Raphael planned to lead the people of Sorn City from the Giant King's Court to Gass Island and prepared to advance his campaign against Bidisis City-State.
  • Raphael studied the sixth level of the Demon Source Scripture, including its cultivation principle and its many curses, then considered using its methods against the Chaos Sea aura in the Colorful Lamp.
  • Raphael sent Bernadette and Cattleya to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, where they felt the overwhelming power of the Lord of Evil Desires before arriving safely on a dark plain.
  • Raphael drew on the Shadow World's power to attack the Colorful Lamp, but concluded he needed an Angel-level medium to seize the Chaos Sea aura.
  • Raphael told Benjamin that he had advanced to Sequence 4 and received permission to use the Aurora Order's Beyonder storeroom while Freddy was absent.
  • Raphael visited the Grade 1 Sealed Artifact storeroom and found the Hanged Man Card of Blasphemy inside a wooden box.

Ch. 368The flames of war reached Backlund

Raphael used the Hanged Man Card of Blasphemy to separate God Almighty’s influence from the Dark Hut’s aura, then prepared for the war in the Forsaken Land of the Gods as fighting reached Backlund. He arranged reinforcements for Sorn City and coordinated with Audrey, Queen Mystic Bernadette, and Dwayne, while Backlund’s northern skyline burned.

  • Raphael took the Hanged Man Card of Blasphemy into the Dark Hut and used it to separate the Dark Hut’s power from the chaos sea aura, sealing the latter in a crystal.
  • Raphael inspected Sorn City’s war preparations with Priest Zed and Speaker Dohaden Hawk, then learned that explosions in the north signaled the Feysac advance toward Backlund.
  • At the Haunted House, Audrey told Raphael she would stay in Backlund to protect her family and described nobles aiding the Feysac Army and evil secret organizations; Raphael encouraged her to punish them and agreed to help.
  • Raphael continued removing chaos sea aura from the Dark Hut and projected his power to the Master of the Shadow Cottage, arranging for fourteen cultivators to join the fight in three days.
  • Raphael summoned Queen Mystic Bernadette to Sorn City and asked Mr. Fool to tell Dwayne that the operation would begin in three days, as explosions continued near Backlund.

Ch. 369Klein met the Dark Hut disciples

Raphael and Audrey exposed Viscount Falco’s worship of the Uncertain Mist, while Raphael gathered Klein, Bernadette, and Dark Hut disciples for a campaign against Bidis City. As the attack neared, a messenger of the True Creator arrived in Sorn City and Raphael sensed trouble.

  • Raphael accompanied Audrey to confront Viscount Falco, whose music box corrupted him and caused his head to burst after Audrey shut it; she arranged for the authorities to discover the scene.
  • Raphael traveled to Sorn City, where Bernadette, Cattleya, Klein, and fourteen Dark Hut disciples joined the planned war against Bidis City.
  • Klein warned Bernadette about Amon and discussed the Western Continent, while Raphael’s charms enabled the Dark Hut disciples to communicate in Jotun.
  • Bernadette offered a teleportation technique, and the war council approved sending Cattleya, Klein, Duan Ze'en, and Coleman ahead to prepare an array near Bidis City.
  • Audrey watched as the war reached Backlund’s suburbs, while Bidis City’s lord summoned the faithful after receiving a revelation from the True Creator.
  • As Sorn City prepared to attack, Dohaden reported that a messenger of the True Creator had come to request an audience, alarming Raphael.

Ch. 370Klein and the "Grand Cultivator"

Ramsey revealed that the True Creator and the Evernight Goddess had planned to ambush the Supernova Dominator, but its descent into Bidis City had reached a critical stage. Klein’s group battled empowered Saints while Sorn City’s forces teleported to the front, where they faced a vast tide of light.

  • Raphael met Ramsey, who explained the gods’ plan to trap the Supernova Dominator and promised support from two Angels and six Saints.
  • Klein sensed danger near Bidis City as an unnatural light descended, transforming the City Lord into a guide for the Supernova Dominator.
  • Raphael sent Liang Jitang and other reinforcements toward Bidis City, while Klein fought two empowered Saints and summoned Mr. Azik and Lady Arianna.
  • Liang Jitang injured the Angel-level Light-Orb Monster by detonating its desire, and Klein’s group restrained it as Cattleya completed the Magic Array.
  • Bernadette led Raphael and Sorn City’s forces through the Netherworld to the front, where they encountered more than a thousand light-covered attackers.
  • Raphael ordered the newly arrived forces to prepare for battle and used Impart Desire and Detonate Desire to bring down an enemy Saint.

Ch. 371The Supernova Dominator Descends

Raphael and the allied Saints fought their way into Bidis City to interrupt the Supernova Dominator’s descent, but the entity fully entered the real world and began moving toward Chernobyl. Raphael prepared to act with the main account as Bradel’s corpse rushed toward the city.

  • Raphael and the Saints defeated the advancing, light-empowered crowd outside Bidis City, then entered the city to reach its Sacrificial Hall.
  • Raphael killed the Prophet who tried to create a small-scale fusion explosion and helped clear the path to the Light Giant guiding the Supernova Dominator’s descent.
  • Ramsey summoned Philanias, and Strand arrived to join Philanias in attacking the Light Giant, but the Supernova Dominator’s light rain killed several Saints and forced the survivors to retreat.
  • Ouroboros used Restart to reverse the Light Giant’s growth, but a hand seized the giant and the Supernova Dominator fully descended above Bidis City.
  • The Supernova Dominator floated toward Chernobyl as Bradel’s corpse ran toward Bidis City, and Raphael realized the main account was preparing to intervene.

Ch. 372The divine war began

Raphael tried to delay the Supernova Dominator from reaching Chernobyl while the Evernight Goddess, the God of Combat, and the Earth Mother fought above Backlund. Amon and the True Creator teleported the Supernova Dominator away from Chernobyl, and the Evernight Goddess drew it into the Astral World, where Raphael remained trapped inside it.

  • Raphael lured the Supernova Dominator with the Chaos Sea's aura and discovered that its power was unstable after arriving on Earth.
  • William I, angels, and other observers gathered as the God of Combat and the Earth Mother joined the Evernight Goddess in the divine war above Backlund.
  • Raphael sent Bradel's Zombie to attack the Supernova Dominator, but the deity trapped Bradel and pulled Raphael's Lord of Evil Desires into its body.
  • Amon stole the Supernova Dominator's blast of light while the True Creator activated Chernobyl's teleportation array, sending the deity away with Amon and the True Creator.
  • The Supernova Dominator's arrival in the Astral World gave the Evernight Goddess room to fight back, and she pulled it between herself, the God of Combat, and the Earth Mother.

Ch. 373Sealing the "Supernova Dominator" in the "Dark Hut"

The gods fought the Supernova Dominator after the Evernight Goddess drew him into the Astral World, while Raphael consulted the Oldest One about escaping and sealing him. The Lord of Evil Desires, taken over by the Oldest One, sealed the Supernova Dominator, but the God of Combat and the Evernight Goddess resumed their unresolved battle.

  • The Evernight Goddess, the God of Combat, and the Earth Mother fought the Supernova Dominator, while Amon and the True Creator joined the battle and helped create an opening to attack him.
  • Raphael spoke with the Oldest One, learned that the Supernova Dominator had only partly crossed the barrier, and agreed to let the Oldest One seal him in the Dark Hut.
  • The Oldest One took over the Lord of Evil Desires, who emerged from the Supernova Dominator, trapped him in a Spirituality Cage, and swallowed him.
  • The Lord of Evil Desires vanished after sealing the Supernova Dominator, and the True Creator, Amon, and the watching angels left the battlefield or watched in shock.
  • The God of Combat resumed his fight with the Evernight Goddess, and the Earth Mother turned her gaze toward the center of his back.

Ch. 375After the Battle

After the gods defeated the Supernova Dominator’s attempt to enter the world, Raphael and the Saints searched the ruined Bidis City for spoils. Raphael secured two Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and offered both to the Lord of Evil Desires, while Klein learned their properties and Liang Jitang received a promise of advancement formulas.

  • The Earth Mother and Evernight Goddess killed the God of Combat, while Raphael watched the battle and monitored the Supernova Dominator sealed in the Dark Hut.
  • Raphael dismissed the barrier outside Bidis City and led Klein, Bernadette, and Liang Jitang into the ruins to collect scattered Characteristics.
  • The Light Giant’s dying heart became a dangerous Sealed Artifact, and Klein divined how to survive its changing lights before Raphael sealed it and let Klein touch it.
  • The group found the damaged Book of Wisdom, and Raphael offered Liang Jitang advancement formulas in exchange for withdrawing from the contest for it.
  • After Klein examined the Book of Wisdom, Raphael offered it to the Lord of Evil Desires.

Ch. 376Applying to join the Tarot Club

After Sorn City celebrated its victory over Bidis City, Raphael arranged the city’s allegiance and planned its people’s escape from the Forsaken Land of the Gods. He also agreed to recommend Raphael for the Tarot Club, while Philanias reclaimed her body and Raphael discovered the Oldest One had sealed the Supernova Dominator again.

  • The four Saints divided Bidis City’s Sealed Artifacts and Beyonder characteristics, then returned to Sorn City, where the city celebrated its victory.
  • Raphael and Ramsey agreed that Sorn City would worship the Lord of Evil Desires, and Raphael answered Bernadette’s questions about reaching the Western Continent and confirmed that Roselle had never visited it.
  • Raphael asked Klein to recommend him for the Tarot Club, and Klein agreed to seek Mr. Fool’s approval.
  • Raphael gave Liang Jitang potion formulas and told Sorn City’s leaders to prepare for an evacuation through the entrance to the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
  • Philanias reached Saint Samuel Cathedral, pledged allegiance to the Evernight Goddess, and reentered her physical body, the sealed artifact 0-17.
  • Raphael returned to the Dark Hut and found the Supernova Dominator trying to escape, but the Oldest One sealed it again.

Ch. 377Journey to the Giant King's Court

Raphael experimented with combining the Chaos Sea’s aura and the Supernova Dominator’s power, creating a crystal that let him wield powerful abilities. He joined Klein and the City of Silver’s demigods at the Giant King’s Court, where he controlled the entrance guardians and then took control of attacking statues.

  • Raphael used the Chaos Sea’s aura, tainted with the Shadow World’s power, to draw a sliver of the Supernova Dominator’s power into a crystal and discovered it could grant him several Sequence 4 abilities.
  • Two days later, Raphael followed the Spirit World’s guidance to the Giant King’s Court and met Klein, Colin Iliad, Derrick Berg, Lovia, and the City of Silver’s other demigods.
  • Klein explained that opening the Giant King’s Residence had caused unexpected changes in the divine kingdom, and the group planned to explore the court together.
  • Raphael controlled the two Silver Knights guarding the entrance and made them destroy each other, then claimed their separated characteristics.
  • After the group reached the palace road, its stone statues came to life, and Raphael turned ten of them into marionettes.

Ch. 378The Dark Angel's Evil Spirit

Klein, Raphael, and the City of Silver Saints defeated Enuni and Klein’s corrupted shadow outside the Giant King’s palace, then entered to confront the Dark Angel. They found Sasrir seated on a throne in the darkness.

  • Raphael and Klein fought Klein’s corrupted shadow while Colin, Derrick, and Lovia battled Enuni.
  • Raphael weakened the shadow with spirit-targeting curses, and Raphael used a composite charm to destroy it as Klein restrained it.
  • Raphael pinned Enuni with Gravity Wave, allowing Colin, Derrick, and Lovia to kill him.
  • The group reached the palace entrance and discovered that even an inanimate stone sent inside to scout became corrupted.
  • Derrick led the group into the palace, where they passed through unstable shadows and found Sasrir sitting on an iron-black throne.

Ch. 379The Ancient Sun God's Third Consciousness

Klein and Raphael questioned the Dark Angel Sasrir’s lingering mental imprint and learned that the Ancient Sun God had arranged Rose Redemption to kill him when the Primordial began awakening. As Sasrir’s evil spirit awoke, the Lord of Evil Desires appeared and began sealing him.

  • Klein, Raphael, Colin, Lovia, and the others approached Sasrir, whose surroundings revealed brass-colored eyes that recognized Sefirah Castle and the Shadow World.
  • Raphael learned that the speaker was a remnant mental imprint of the Ancient Sun God and suspected Pain was the hidden third consciousness.
  • The imprint explained that Sasrir’s body had become an evil spirit after being invaded by the chaos sea, and that the Shadow World could help seal him.
  • Klein asked why Rose Redemption had assassinated the Ancient Sun God, and the imprint revealed that the Primordial was awakening within him and the betrayal of the White Angel, Storm Angel, and Wisdom Angel helped cause the Great Cataclysm.
  • Sasrir opened his eyes, and the Lord of Evil Desires appeared above the group and began sealing the Dark Angel’s evil spirit.

Ch. 380Opening the Exit from the Forsaken Land of the Gods

Klein and Raphael helped the City of Silver reach the outside world after Amon seized the Blasphemy Slate and the Dark Angel's evil spirit was sealed. Raphael returned to Backlund, prepared for the City's pilgrimage, and answered his first summons to the Tarot Club.

  • The Lord of Evil Desires trapped the Dark Angel's evil spirit with Chaos Sea aura and sealed it inside the Dark Hut.
  • Amon took the Blasphemy Slate after it revealed the sequences Attendant of Mysteries and Dark Angel, then fled from the True Creator's pursuing hand.
  • Colin and his companions opened the door behind the throne and saw the sunlit sea outside the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
  • Klein drank the Miracle Invoker potion, while Raphael returned to Sorn City and told Speaker Dohaden to prepare an advance party.
  • Raphael used the sealed Dark Angel to draw Chaos Sea aura and stockpiled supplies for Sorn City's pilgrimage.
  • At two fifty on Monday, Raphael was summoned to the Tarot Club and greeted Mr. Fool.
Arc 15 of 19
Arc 15 of 19