Chapter Summaries

Qin Siyang kept Ander pinned down and deduced that Ander's breakthrough had merged his defensive and strength-enhancing skills, making his black mist vulnerable to attacks. Qin Siyang ended his assault with a spear thrust that pierced the black domain, leaving an opening for starlight as the fight continued.

• Ander told Qin Siyang that both of them had been chosen by the Eye of the Divine Crow, while Qin Siyang continued punching him.
• Qin Siyang explained that Ander's former phantoms had let him evade attacks with near-perfect certainty and that Ander had used the ability to defend against Qin Siyang specifically.
• Qin Siyang concluded that Ander's breakthrough had merged his skills, tying his increasing strength to the black mist and preventing it from fully evading attacks.
• Qin Siyang formed a silver spear and thrust it through the black domain, clearing a vast tunnel in the mist.

Qin Siyang stripped away Ander's black mist and shattered his defenses, leaving him badly wounded. As Qin Siyang prepared to finish him, Ander saw that Qian Wendao and Fan Baoluo had destroyed his hidden refuge and killed the people he had prepared as substitutes.

• Qin Siyang pierced Ander's black mist and realized Ander depended on it to move at extreme speed.
• Qin Siyang used his spear to clear away the black mist, then broke through Ander's five Tier Five artifact barriers and hurled him into the ruins.
• Qin Siyang activated [Feast Kingdom] and raised his spear to deliver a final blow to the wounded Ander.
• Ander spotted Qian Wendao at the bloodied entrance to Zone 1's secret shelter, where Qian Wendao had killed the last of Ander's substitute victims.
• Qian Wendao credited Fan Baoluo with guiding him to the shelter, and Fan Baoluo accused Ander of betraying him before Qian Wendao called Ander the same stupid brute as ever.

Qin Siyang overwhelmed Ander, destroying his revival items until Ander was left helpless and mangled. As Qin Siyang prepared to finish him, Chu Baxing and Hu Chan also confronted the men responsible for their losses, and three deadly strikes rang out across the Safe Zone.

• Qin Siyang repeatedly struck Ander down, breaking his blue pendants and burning through his Black Feather as Ander revived and tried to escape.
• Qin Siyang destroyed Ander's final lifesaving defense, leaving him mangled, without his Storage Box or strength to fight back.
• Chu Baxing held his Red Hand Cannon to Qin Yingguang's back and demanded that he answer for stabbing Chu Baxing's father.
• Hu Chan squeezed the Blue Light Prison around Han Huizhi and vowed to kill him for destroying Hu Chan's home.
• Qin Siyang raised his spear over Ander and declared that his strike was for the Safe Zone's dead and suffering.
• Chu Baxing, Hu Chan, and Qin Siyang launched their attacks, and three thunderous blasts sounded beneath the starry sky.

Chu Baxing and Hu Chan killed the commanders of the Qin and Han Character Legions, forcing both armies to surrender, while Qin Siyang killed Ander and ended the gods’ frenzy. The human forces secured a sweeping victory, but Royt remained alive and missing from the fighting until Zhong Dingming and Old Johnny found him near the Sigma District.

• Chu Baxing displayed Qin Yingguang’s corpse and announced victory, and Yang Guanglie killed Qin Chunchang when she charged at him.
• The Qin Character Legion surrendered, while Tian Luzhang halted his troops after seeing Chu Baxing’s victory.
• Hu Chan revealed Han Huizhi’s severed head, prompting the Han Character Legion to surrender after Yan Bunan’s Ace Brigade routed its forces.
• Olof learned from Qian Wendao that Qin Siyang had killed Ander, ending the gods’ frenzy, and reported that Chu Baxing and Hu Chan had defeated the Qin and Han commanders.
• Olof asked why Royt had not appeared, and Zhong Dingming and Old Johnny found Royt barely alive in a crater beside a river outside the Sigma District.

Zhong Dingming and Old Johnny survived their battle with Royt, who lay broken and defeated beside them. After discovering that Royt was a stitched-together combination of Zoff and Kyle, they mocked his past failures and the false identities he had used.

• Zhong Dingming and Old Johnny surveyed the devastated riverbank and wondered why the thousands of gods who had charged toward the Safe Zone had suddenly disappeared.
• Zhong Dingming and Old Johnny discovered that Royt had been reduced to a boneless heap and removed his mask, revealing a face assembled from Zoff's and Kyle's features.
• Royt insulted Old Johnny, but Old Johnny and Zhong Dingming taunted him about his failures in the previous Safe Zone and his claim to lead the World-Destroying Church.
• Old Johnny accused Royt of using the names Snake Cards Joker Chen Xiao'en and deputy Joker Liu Xiaofa to imagine revenge on the people who had beaten him.
• Royt admitted Chen Xiao'en and Liu Xiaofa had no quarrel with him, and Old Johnny reminded him that he had defeated Royt more than ten years earlier.

Royt ended his life after warning Old Johnny of a plague, while Zhong Dingming left to recover and gather tools. Outside the Safe Zone, the Large Gods dispersed after sensing the Sequence Level Ten One presence had vanished, but Power Bull’s clans stayed to guard the boundary as several powerful outsiders crossed the River.

• Royt dismissed his past failures, warned Old Johnny that a plague would follow his death, and chose to end his own life.
• Zhong Dingming gave Old Johnny Royt’s head to take to Qian Wendao for the reward, then left to rest and replenish his tools.
• The Large Gods sensed the Sequence Level Ten One presence inside the Safe Zone had vanished, and most of them departed.
• Frost Tiger offered Power Bull thirty basic rewards to make his clans leave, but Power Bull refused and held the boundary.
• Red Carp and Sturgeon Crocodile told Power Bull that powerful people had crossed the River during the fighting and were nearing the Safe Zone.

Power Bull, Red Carp, and Sturgeon Crocodile discussed the outsiders crossing into the Eighth Domain and debated whether its people could survive the assault. Near the Mountain Ridge tunnel, Liu Dao Wu fanned a woman who watched the entrance as if awaiting someone.

• Power Bull explained that weakened agents of other Domain Masters had crossed the Great River and would have to pass through the Mountain Ridge he guarded.
• Sturgeon Crocodile said another group of river crossers seemed to belong to an underground organization that rescued backward sequence domains.
• Power Bull argued that a true [Miracle Worker] had to defy the First Domain in a hopeless situation, and the others acknowledged they might benefit from witnessing such a feat.
• Workers continued tunneling through the Mountain Range between the Sigma District and the First Safe Zone as they anxiously followed news from outside.
• During a shift change, Liu Dao Wu fanned a calmly seated woman whose gaze repeatedly turned toward the tunnel entrance.

Liu Dao Wu defended his teacher after news spread that gods had breached Sigma District, then watched her leave once the crisis was resolved. Yang Lao'er and his men decided to capture her, unaware that she had already passed them.

• Liu Dao Wu stood by his teacher in the tunnel, while a messenger announced that gods had breached Sigma District and then been driven out after an upheaval in Zone 1.
• Liu Dao Wu noticed his teacher relax at the news, and she left the construction site to walk alone.
• Yang Laosan mocked Liu Dao Wu for serving his teacher and proposed kidnapping her, but Liu Dao Wu threatened him into backing down.
• Yang Laosan told his companions that Zhou Dadan and Sun the Lame had disappeared after trying to rob the woman.
• Yang Lao'er, who had reached sequence level six, ordered his men to capture the woman, not realizing she had already passed them.

Wounded Third Domain fighters led by Feng Donghan struggled to survive in the Eighth Domain after crossing the boundary river, then set out for its Safe Zone. As they approached, an unknown figure appeared in the shadows ahead.

• The Third Domain fighters realized the Gods had vanished and the person at Sequence Level Ten One was dead, while their Communication Tool could not reach the Domain Master.
• Feng Donghan stopped the squad’s arguments and directed them to find the Eighth Domain’s Safe Zone because they could no longer face the Gods.
• Feng Donghan gave the others his last healing pills and explained they could seize supplies from ability users once inside the Safe Zone.
• The wounded squad supported one another and headed toward the Safe Zone ten kilometers away.
• A graceful figure appeared in the shadows ahead without the squad noticing.

Feng Donghan and his injured companions encountered a woman outside the Safe Zone and assumed she was a weak local they could intimidate into helping them. She revealed that she could see their Domain Sequence levels, leaving the group terrified as she judged the Safe Zone unprepared to withstand them.

• A jumpy member of Feng Donghan's group spotted a figure, and Feng Donghan scolded him for making noise outside the Safe Zone.
• Feng Donghan mistook the silent woman for a local and demanded that she guide the group into the Safe Zone and provide supplies, medicine, and shelter.
• Feng Donghan smashed dozens of trees with a casual palm strike to intimidate the woman and boast about his strength.
• The woman calmly identified Feng Donghan as Domain Sequence level three, startling him and making him question where she came from.
• The woman stepped into the starlight and revealed that she had also assessed the levels of his companions, explaining that the Safe Zone was not ready for such powerful survivors.

A mysterious woman deduced that Feng Donghan’s forces had learned caution from Sima Ji’s survival, then erased the invaders while lamenting how her interventions had reduced Qin Siyang’s chances of success. Power Bull and the river creatures concluded that the Eighth Domain had escaped disaster through extraordinary luck.

• The woman inferred that the invaders had suffered losses in another domain merge and asked whether Sima Ji of the Seventh Domain had survived.
• The woman counted how several interventions had reduced Qin Siyang’s chances, then blamed her bad luck when she realized Sima Ji had survived.
• Feng Donghan tried to distract the woman and activate his skill, but he and his companions disintegrated into white feathers.
• The woman sighed, told Qin Siyang to work harder, and faded into the darkness.
• Power Bull and the other river creatures sensed the invaders’ auras vanish and speculated that they had died, deciding the Eighth Domain had been saved by a Miracle Worker’s luck.

Woman rescued Liu Dao Wu from Yang Lao’er and returned with him to resume digging the tunnel, while Qin Siyang and the others discussed their past connections and prepared for war. The chapter ended when Olof reported that Old Johnny had arrived in District 2 carrying Royt’s corpse.

• Woman found Liu Dao Wu missing from the tunnel, rescued him from Yang Lao’er, and told him to keep her intervention secret.
• Woman and Liu Dao Wu returned to the tunnel and resumed digging, with Woman promising to tell him something interesting in a couple of days.
• Qin Siyang, Qian Wendao, Zhu Haifeng, and Fan Baoluo rested in Zone 1 as Zhu Haifeng revealed that he and Qian Wendao had helped Qin Siyang in the past.
• Qian Wendao said they were preparing for war now that people from the Other Districts had arrived.
• Olof called Qian Wendao and reported that Old Johnny had come to District 2 carrying Royt’s corpse.

Old Johnny brought Royt’s corpse to the United Government Building and revealed that he and Zhong Dingming had killed the origin sequence level-five commander. He learned that the Safe Zone had also killed Ander, then softened his arrogant demeanor.

• Old Johnny arrived with Royt’s corpse and said that he and Zhong Dingming had killed him to earn the Safe Zone’s recognition.
• The administrators inspected Royt’s face, and Chu Zhongxiong reasoned that Royt had likely reached origin sequence level five.
• Old Johnny confirmed Royt’s level and revealed that he and Zhong Dingming were also origin sequence users from the previous Safe Zone.
• Old Johnny said he was level five and Zhong Dingming was level four, though Zhong Dingming’s tricks gave him level-five strength.
• Qian Wendao told Old Johnny that the Safe Zone had killed Ander, and Old Johnny adjusted his posture and shed some of his arrogance.

Qian Wendao claimed credit for killing Ander to protect Qin Siyang’s strength and keep him hidden from the Safe Zone’s enemies. After Old Johnny confirmed Royt’s death, Qian kept him close and offered him resources while assessing what role suited him.

• Qian Wendao told Zhu Haifeng, Fan Baoluo, and Qin Siyang that he would claim to have killed Ander so Qin’s abilities stayed secret.
• Zhu Haifeng warned that other Safe Zones could expose the lie with Lie Detectors, and Qin Siyang said Li Tianming had developed a way to manipulate their readings.
• Qian Wendao ordered Zhu Haifeng and Fan Baoluo to protect Qin’s methods and equipment, and they agreed to keep his strength secret.
• Qian Wendao admitted to Old Johnny that he had killed Ander, and the Lie Detector confirmed his claim.
• Old Johnny offered to leave his reward to Qian Wendao, who invited him to help with United Government affairs while he assessed Old Johnny’s abilities.

Qian Wendao confronted Old Johnny, whose true identity was Zhang Yang, about returning to the Safe Zone and seeking power. Old Johnny defended his dream of becoming a hero, while Qian Wendao rejected his vision and threatened to stop him by force.

• After the meeting, Qian Wendao recognized Old Johnny as Zhang Yang and learned that Guan Fuhai had helped him.
• Qian Wendao said Zhong Dingming could avoid punishment if he abandoned the Reincarnation Church, but would face consequences if he persisted.
• Old Johnny explained that ten years of brewing liquor had not extinguished his desire to return as a hero and regain his former influence.
• Qian Wendao argued that heroes emerged through collective struggle and the needs of the people, not personal ambition.
• Old Johnny insisted that the Safe Zone would have fallen under Ander without Qian Wendao and other leaders, while Qian Wendao maintained that many people had contributed to their victory.
• Qian Wendao declared that reason had failed with Zhang Yang and that force would shatter his dream of becoming a hero.

After the gods’ invasion ended, the United Government announced the destruction of several factions and reshaped the Safe Zone’s leadership. Qian Wendao’s plans preserved the Qin Character Legion under Qin Siyang, establishing him as the new “King of Qin.”

• The United Government announced the deaths of Ander, Royt, Qin Yingguang, and Han Huizhi, along with the dissolution of the World-Destroying Church and several other factions.
• As residents focused on the gods’ invasion and the damaged defenses, Kav took charge of the Information Security Department and Lü Boming became Governor of State No. 12.
• Olof and Ministers Chu Zhongxiong, Sun Linshou, and Tang Wangong prepared announcements that framed Zone 1 and the World-Destroying Church as threats and recognized Qian Wendao and Old Johnny for their victories.
• Sun Linshou coordinated the processing of the Warren Merchants’ Association and Lotus Cloud Merchants’ Association assets, while surrendered Han Character Legion soldiers awaited reassignment.
• Qian Wendao preserved the Qin Character Legion by appointing Qin Siyang as its commander and merging in Qin Siyang’s Qin Character Special Army.

After Ander’s death, Qian Wendao had Zone 1’s walls and buildings removed and transformed the area into Martyrs' Park, honoring those who died defending and establishing the Safe Zone. The park opened to the public with a zone-wide memorial, and Qian declared that everyone could now enter the once-walled land.

• Qian Wendao sent construction crews into Zone 1 and had its walls and remaining buildings demolished to make way for a park.
• Qin Siyang walked through Martyrs' Park and saw memorials to Chao Ding, Gu Weiyang, Qi Tian, He Kui, Guan Fuhai, and many other fallen defenders.
• Qian Wendao overruled objections and honored Guan Fuhai, explaining that Zhong Dingming’s later redemption did not erase Guan’s sacrifice.
• The United Government opened Martyrs' Park with a live broadcast, and hundreds of millions of people observed three minutes of silence.
• Qian Wendao announced that Zone 1 no longer existed and that Martyrs' Park was open to everyone.

Qian Wendao outlined preparations for the Safe Zone to face outside invaders, including linking it to the Sigma District and reorganizing its defenses. He left the meeting insisting that the Safe Zone must prioritize survival and military strength over protecting everyone’s assets.

• Qian Wendao asked Xie Nanyun and Gu Yunpeng about progress on a passage between the Safe Zone and the Sigma District, and Gu Yunpeng revealed that the Sigma District’s tunnel had advanced nearly thirty kilometers farther.
• Qian Wendao assigned Han Shuo to form construction advisory teams and ordered the tunnel work accelerated to reconnect the isolated Sigma District.
• Qian Wendao proposed abandoning sparsely populated border areas and concentrating residents, production, training, and defenses within the Safe Zone.
• Chu Zhongxiong warned that relocation and the reorganization would cost people their homes and businesses, while Olof argued that survival and freedom mattered more than wealth or status.
• Qian Wendao insisted that everyone must contribute to combat or production so the Safe Zone could become a war machine and withstand stronger enemies.

Qian Wendao finalized the Safe Zone’s defenses and discussed how to advance beyond origin sequence level five, then left the leadership with instructions for governing in his absence. Outside the Safe Zone, hidden invaders continued their blockade and worried that the Eighth Domain’s Domain Master might grow as powerful as Sima Ji.

• Qian Wendao reorganized the Safe Zone into a thousand War Readiness Zones, assigned defenses and support areas, and won unanimous approval for the plan.
• Qian Wendao said that only he and Old Johnny had reached origin sequence level five and announced that they might leave the Safe Zone to seek a path beyond it.
• Qian Wendao asked Minister Chu to organize decisions while he and Old Johnny were away, then urged the assembled leaders to unite against the invaders.
• A hidden captain’s subordinate said they wanted to seek the Obsidian Crab’s Succession Trial, but the captain ordered them to remain in ambush and keep others, especially the World-Destroying Church, out of the Eighth Domain.
• The captain said the Domain Master had gone to the First Domain to discuss countermeasures.

Alan, Granny Hua, and Sima Ji met an envoy outside another Safe Zone to explain why they had not breached the Eighth Domain. Sima Ji declared that he would remain there to stop any anomaly inside from becoming a threat.

• Alan, Granny Hua, and Sima Ji approached a black-robed envoy waiting at the gate to another Safe Zone.
• The envoy asked when the three Domain Masters would breach the Eighth Domain's boundary, and Granny Hua explained that its rules defeated their Tier Four Artifacts.
• Alan said they had stationed powerful watchers outside the boundary and planned to use flesh fusion or mental parasitism on any native who emerged.
• The envoy challenged their plan to wait, noting that no one from the Eighth Domain had appeared in over a month.
• Sima Ji argued that sealing the exits would keep the Eighth Domain's people ignorant of the outside world, but the envoy warned that a powerful violator or anomaly might be inside.
• Sima Ji promised to remain there and prevent any anomaly from causing trouble, and the envoy told the three to return with results next time.