Chapter Summaries

Ren Yu absorbed the energy in the Imperial Seal, destroying it as his Emblem Energy rose. He then allowed golden chains to drag him through a black portal, leaving the palace in ruins.

• Ren Yu severed the chains and noticed his Emblem Energy was nearly depleted.
• Ren Yu absorbed the energy from the Imperial Seal, breaking it into fragments and glowing white leaves.
• Ren Yu's Emblem Energy rose to 11% before a strange force began pulling him away.
• Apocalypse - War awakened its Erosion Core, but Ren Yu suppressed it and stopped resisting the pull.
• Golden chains wrapped around Ren Yu and dragged him through a black portal as onlookers cried out.

Ren Yu entered the World Bubble core and used the Erosion Core to disrupt its golden symbols, causing the system to expel the statue's control. The furious statue realized its influence had been reduced just as Sie struck the already-crumbling Submarine Altar again.

• Ren Yu reached the World Bubble core's plaza and activated the Erosion Core, freezing the golden symbols with its red light.
• The core detected an unauthorized life-form, reported a program error, and expelled the statue from the control room.
• The statue read the core's crash logs and discovered that some of its implanted viruses had been removed, reducing its control over the World Bubble.
• The statue fully awakened in rage as the World Bubble stopped prioritizing its energy needs.
• Sie slammed her scythe into the fragile Submarine Altar again, adding to its cracks.

Sie fled Huodou until it crashed into and shattered the Submarine Altar, while Ren Yu destroyed the virus program in Core 1. Ren Yu gained control over the area’s facilities and saw a fox appear on the ceiling display.

• Sie repeatedly failed to hit Huodou with her scythe as her other self scolded her.
• Huodou charged at Sie through the flames, but she ran away until it grew tired and turned to attack again.
• Huodou missed Sie and smashed into the Submarine Altar, shattering it.
• The metal statue received a warning that the virus program in Core 1 had been destroyed and vanished through a spatial passage.
• Ren Yu split the control console with his greatsword and gained control over the facilities in Core 1.
• Ren Yu looked up and saw a fox image on the ceiling display.

Ren Yu discovered that another outsider had been exploiting the World Bubble and found Otto alive inside a metal pod. He returned to the Huangyue Kingdom with Otto and prepared to send Benares, Rosaliya, and Liliya on a mission.

• Ren Yu realized someone else had entered the World Bubble first and learned that the eastern altar had been destroyed, leaving three altars intact.
• Ren Yu opened a metal pod and found Otto of the World Bubble alive inside.
• Ren Yu returned to the Huangyue Kingdom with Otto, easing Benares’s worries.
• Guan Xing and Rita recognized Otto, and Guan Xing rushed to him as he confirmed his identity.
• Ren Yu called Benares, Rosaliya, and Liliya over and told them he had a mission for them.

Benares, Rosaliya, and Liliya set out to destroy the Submarine Altar in the south, while Ren Yu gave them Emblem Energy and headed alone for the Pirate Federation. Guan Xing feared Ren Yu would be defeated by Grem, but he ignored her warning and flew off.

• Ren Yu gave Benares, Rosaliya, and Liliya Emblem Energy for their mission to destroy the southern Submarine Altar.
• Benares transformed into a huge dragon and carried Rosaliya, Liliya, and a young attendant away from the imperial palace.
• Otto watched the dragon depart, while Guan Xing and Rita saw Ren Yu rise into the sky.
• Guan Xing warned Ren Yu that her divination predicted an unparalleled master would be defeated by Grem and urged him not to face Grem alone.
• Ren Yu dismissed Guan Xing's warning, agreed to her conditions, then secretly left for the Pirate Federation alone.

Ren Yu flew west toward the Pirate Federation and reached Aolaima during its Sea God Festival. There, townspeople discussed the Crystal Palace, an enormous ice structure, as Ren Yu arrived at its top floor.

• Ren Yu used his energy to fly toward the Pirate Federation, exhilarated by the experience.
• Aolaima bustled with festival preparations as residents celebrated the Sea God Festival.
• A traveling merchant asked a fruit vendor whether the towering Crystal Palace was made of crystal, and Old Ka told him it was ice.
• A pancake vendor and townsfolk defended the explanation, recalling how a lord had frozen seawater to build the palace.
• The traveling merchant left the market wondering whether the Crystal Palace really was made of ice, while the scene shifted to its top floor.

Kevin, now at the fifth-tier threshold, lamented that another outsider had seized two-thirds of the World Bubble’s control and considered returning to Earth through the World Serpent. After demonstrating his power by freezing a vast stretch of sea, he reflected on his failed fight against Honkai and Mei before noticing a bright streak in the eastern sky.

• Kevin recalled that another outsider had taken two-thirds of the World Bubble’s control, leaving him unsure whether to seek a different bubble to return to Earth.
• Kevin thought of Gray Serpent’s message and the World Serpent organization, but decided he could clear obstacles with his own strength.
• Kevin unleashed his freezing power from the ice tower, rapidly covering several kilometers of sea with ice and startling the people below.
• Kevin judged that his full power could freeze thousands of kilometers of sea and believed no one on Earth could stop his revenge against Honkai.
• Kevin mourned that he had not been stronger when fighting the Herrscher of the End and thought of Mei before spotting a bright white streak in the eastern sky.

Kevin discovered that his rival's control over the World Bubble had fallen to two-fourths, giving him a chance to seize it and return to Earth. After Himeko confronted him about the cold wave disrupting the Pirate Federation, Kevin announced that he was leaving.

• Kevin realized that control over the World Bubble had dropped to two-fourths and celebrated the chance to challenge his unseen opponent.
• Kevin imagined taking the World Bubble and returning to Earth to surprise Su.
• Himeko and a brown-haired guard visited Kevin to complain that his cold wave had disrupted residents' lives.
• Kevin told Himeko he would keep the cold waves in mind, then said it was time for him to leave.
• Kevin walked to the balcony and told Himeko he was going up.

Kevin raised a towering spiral staircase of seawater and climbed toward the stratosphere to confront Core Number Two. The Silver Armor Race’s Level Five statue sensed his approach and prepared to fight him in the sky.

• Kevin drained the shallow seas around the Pirate Federation and lifted the seawater ten thousand meters into the sky.
• The gathered people cheered Kevin as he stepped onto the towering wave and climbed its spiraling staircase.
• The Silver Armor statue sensed someone approaching Core Number Two after suppressing Hiyori Maru’s viral invasion.
• The statue grew furious, emerged from the core, and floated into the high sky to face the intruder.

Kevin and a silver-white statue, both Level Five beings connected to the World Bubble, prepared to fight at ten thousand meters. As Kevin launched a full-force ice-sword strike, Fu Hua sensed something from a banquet at Schicksal and went to look west.

• Kevin and the silver-white statue detected each other’s Level Five energy and recognized the other as a dangerous opponent.
• Kevin realized the statue was connected to the World Bubble and drew an ice-crystal greatsword from the waves.
• Kevin attacked first, sending a freezing sword slash toward the statue’s heart amid falling snow.
• At Schicksal, Fu Hua sensed something during the banquet and went to the balcony to look toward the west.

Ren Yu sensed two Level 5 Lifeforms fighting and took the chance to head underwater toward the Submarine Altar. Above, Kevin battled the silver-white statue, whose mechanical systems kept repairing its damage and studying his attacks.

• Kiana was eating at the banquet when her Class Monitor grabbed her wrist and told her to stop and get to work.
• Ren Yu sensed two Level 5 Lifeforms fighting and decided to leave them alone while he went to the Submarine Altar.
• Ren Yu used Flower, Bird, Wind, Moon to shield himself from the water and sped toward the altar.
• Kevin fought the silver-white statue in the sky, growing increasingly beastlike as their clashes shattered the clouds.
• The statue repaired its damage, resisted Kevin's extreme cold, and analyzed his attacks instead of fighting at full strength.

Kevin fought the statue in the Sea of Quantum, but its rapid self-repair kept it standing as both combatants' energy dwindled. When the statue appeared to stop resisting, Kevin seized the opening and began striking its chest with renewed force.

• The statue used its regeneration and metal-restructuring abilities to withstand Kevin's attacks while building a model of him and preparing a counterattack.
• Kevin realized the statue had not attacked and that his energy from the Trees was running low.
• The statue's reactor load and supplies fell as it continuously repaired damage from Kevin's attacks.
• Kevin spotted an opening and decided to strike the statue with one decisive blow, retreating if he failed to kill it.
• Kevin formed an ice staircase to reach the statue and repeatedly smashed its chest with his greatsword, caving in its metal shell.

Kevin drove the silver-white statue through the ground outside the Pirate Federation capital, while the statue realized its controller and its current attacker were two different people. With Core No. 2 lost, the statue entered a berserk state and prepared to strike back without restraint.

• Kevin and the statue fell from the sky and crashed into the ground outside the capital, sending shockwaves through the city.
• Kevin forced the statue through layers of earth, an underground river, and hard granite.
• The statue regained awareness and realized that the person who had seized control of it was not the one currently fighting it.
• The statue became furious over losing a core region and the damage to its shell and reactor.
• The statue increased its reactor output, rapidly analyzed Kevin's combat model, and found a way to retaliate.

Kevin fled as the silver-white statue unleashed a devastating particle beam, while Ren Yu realized the statue had destroyed a World Bubble core. The beam pierced the World Bubble’s barrier and struck Kevin as he escaped into the sky.

• Kiana and Fu Hua felt a violent tremor as a mountain collapsed near Schicksal.
• Kevin sensed danger from the silver-white statue and fled through a tunnel of ice as its chest opened to reveal a reactor.
• Ren Yu realized that one World Bubble core had exploded while he was trying to seize control of another.
• The statue fired a golden laser that pierced the World Bubble’s barrier and drained the vitality of lifeforms in the Sea of Quantum.
• Kevin reached the surface and flew into the sky, but part of the beam struck him despite his ice-and-dirt defenses.

Kevin was left critically wounded after the statue’s laser attack, while the statue evolved toward Level 6 after consuming a World Bubble core. Its transformation triggered a sudden upheaval in the sea south of the Huangyue Kingdom, drenching Benares and the passengers.

• Kevin fell to the ground with half his body erased and worried that the statue would attack again.
• Miners spotted Kevin and recognized him as the Pirate King.
• The half-gold, half-silver statue emerged from underground and began shedding silver components as it evolved.
• The statue explained that consuming a World Bubble core had started its evolution from a Level 5 lifeform toward Level 6.
• The sea south of the Huangyue Kingdom boiled and sent enormous waves over Benares and the passengers, leaving Rosaliya sputtering and complaining.

Ren Yu realized that Grem had destroyed two more World Bubble cores, while Grem’s evolution accelerated after absorbing a core and it decided to pursue Ren Yu for the remaining ones. Grem turned its attention to Kevin, who remembered the lives lost because of his past actions.

• Liliya reacted strangely when her sister complained about getting seawater in her face.
• Ren Yu sensed that two World Bubble cores had been destroyed and suspected Grem, but confirmed that the bubble remained stable.
• Grem absorbed another core, grew much of its golden skeletal frame, and reached 21% evolution.
• Grem decided to hunt down Ren Yu and seize the cores under his control after dealing with Kevin.
• Kevin sensed Grem’s intent and recalled his Stigmata Project, the deaths it caused, and the civilians’ despair.

Kevin realized that his Stigmata Project had been wrong and waited for Grem to kill him, but Ren Yu arrived and struck Grem with Sword Qi. Kevin recognized the greatsword on Ren Yu’s shoulder as Jie Mie.

• Kevin regretted imposing his obsession on humanity and admitted that he had taken the wrong path.
• Grem gathered energy and prepared to destroy Kevin, who accepted his impending death.
• Ren Yu’s Sword Qi struck Grem’s chest, leaving only a faint mark on the Active Metal.
• Ren Yu approached Kevin and teased him about how pathetic he looked.
• Kevin recognized the greatsword on Ren Yu’s shoulder as Jie Mie.

Ren Yu approached Kevin and Grem carrying the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire, and Grem realized Ren Yu had taken control of its World Bubble cores. Enraged, Grem attacked him with a powerful laser that nearly overwhelmed Ren Yu’s shield, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Kevin recognized the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire in Ren Yu’s hands and wondered whether Ren Yu was friend or foe.
• Grem scanned Ren Yu and learned there was an 87% chance he controlled World Bubble Core 1 and Core 2.
• Grem grew furious over Ren Yu’s theft of the cores and blamed him for nearly ending its path of evolution.
• Grem fired a golden laser at Ren Yu from several thousand meters away.
• Ren Yu’s Energy Shield absorbed the laser, but the impact consumed 9% of his Emblem Energy and left the shield close to collapse.

Ren Yu survived Grem’s devastating attack and used the Heroic Spirit Killer Emblem to boost himself to Level 5 before unleashing a massive flame attack. The mining plains became a sea of fire, and the Pirate Federation miners rushed outside in alarm.

• Grem repeatedly checked Ren Yu and was shocked that he had survived its amplified beam.
• Ren Yu equipped the Heroic Spirit Killer Emblem, which raised his power beyond Level 4 and pushed him into the realm of Level 5.
• Ren Yu realized his Emblem Energy was running low and swung the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire to attack Grem.
• The Greatsword unleashed a fiery dragon that set the mining plains ablaze across thousands of miles.
• Pirate Federation miners fled the mines, saw the burning forest, and worried that the Pirate King had been burned to death.

Ren Yu attacked Grem with the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire while Kevin encased himself in ice and gambled on a dangerous energy fusion to recover. Ren Yu’s enhanced slash barely damaged Grem, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Kevin recognized the approaching flames as Jie Mie and froze himself inside a massive ice crystal to survive.
• Kevin judged that Grem had not fully evolved and began forcibly fusing his remaining Honkai Energy with Tree body energy.
• Ren Yu rushed after the flaming dragon and closed the distance to Grem’s golden skeleton.
• Ren Yu struck Grem’s segmented spine with an all-out, Emblem Energy-enhanced slash from the Greatsword of Heavenly Fire.
• Grem remained standing with only scorched patches on his Active Metal, and Ren Yu’s blade had penetrated only a few centimeters.