Recaps

Kallen accepted that Norton might refuse to trust the returning God of Order, while Michiōs admitted he had hoped to unsettle him. As Norton used his own divinity to reveal the gods’ torment, Tyranus took control of him and declared that the gods’ lord had betrayed them.

• Kallen told Michiōs that he understood Norton’s choices and would not reveal his identity, then left the sealed room.
• Onist confronted the corgi about his wrongdoing and, after accepting that he had no chance left, decided to turn himself in.
• Byrne warned Kallen that the attacks against him might be bait and gave him a file about an organization cooperating with Order God Church fundamentalists; Kallen ordered Byrne to deal with them.
• Norton sensed a presence watching him at the Office Divine Temple and asked Tyranus whether he should trust his lord.
• Norton pierced his brow, joined his divine aura with Base’s shell, and revealed images of Tyranus and other gods enduring torture.
• Tyranus took control of Norton and roared that their lord had betrayed them.

Fudeng met with the injured High Priest, who ordered him to surveil Divine Sons, their descendants, and associates of the lords’ first offerers. In York City, Kallen approved a large-scale operation against the Silent Ones and those plotting against him, then ordered the net closed.

• Fudeng arrived at the Office Divine Temple, where Xisa sealed a corrupted divine bell with help from Fudeng and Kreid.
• The High Priest told Kreid to plan a lottery ceremony and asked Zuoluofu to bring him a research report, then revealed his wounded face to Fudeng.
• The High Priest ordered Fudeng to place Divine Sons, their descendants, and the associates and students of the lords’ first offerers under comprehensive surveillance.
• Kallen spoke with Puer and Kevin about the recovered Blade of Sighs and Kevin’s remaining seal, while Puer assigned Little Kangna more homework.
• Byrne briefed Kallen on a coordinated operation targeting the Silent Ones and hostile church factions, and Kallen approved the plan by ordering, “Close the net.”

Kallen traveled toward the Pamireth Church while the Whip of Order secretly arranged a sweeping crackdown on those plotting against him. The ambush around his carriage became a decoy, and the chapter ended with an Order Temple Elder revealing that he had come to help because Kallen called him his roommate.

• Madam Tang Li urged Kallen to take her along, but he reassured her and departed with a sealed divine shield that Little Kangna claimed as a new schoolbag.
• Kallen's carriage encountered an organized ambush, while Byrne and Vic coordinated the Whip of Order's plan to identify conspirators and begin arrests across the Order God Church.
• Derius confronted Pengluofu and revealed that the people who had recruited him to oppose Kallen were actually Kallen's subordinates; Pengluofu refused to withdraw from the Church Venerable election.
• Kallen's forces emerged around the ambush site, surrounded the attackers, and received orders from Little Stone to take no prisoners as simultaneous arrests began across the Order God Church.
• Three golden-masked clerics confronted a man they believed was Kallen on a smuggler's island, but he revealed himself as a decoy while an Order Temple Elder named Wukongjia appeared in Kallen's place and called him his roommate.

Wukongjia intervened when three Silent Ones clerics attacked Kallen, killing them with overwhelming force. Kallen arrived at the Pamireth Temple with Order’s forces, compelled the Church’s election assembly to begin, and had his rivals arrested under the Order Regulations.

• Wukongjia destroyed the Eternal Staircase, the Towers of Light, and the night cleric’s curtain before killing all three Silent Ones clerics.
• As Kallen rode to the Xiluosika Sacred Land, he told Little Kangna that removing corrupt people made him more hopeful and urged her to judge the Order God Church for herself.
• Kallen bowed at the tomb of the former Pamireth Church Venerable, then demanded that the election assembly start immediately rather than wait until morning.
• Wukongjia joined Kallen in the conference hall, where he revealed that the former Church Venerable might have faked his death and agreed to accompany Kallen to see him after the election.
• Kallen ordered Andrew to arrest Pengluofu and the other remaining rival for violating the Order Regulations, then declared that the election could begin.

Kallen and Wukongjia met Luo Zenuo, who revealed that a godhead fragment had bound him to a forgotten Pamireth branch god and asked the Order God Church for help. Wukongjia planned to use the crisis as a rehearsal for Mink Street, then promised Kallen a skull pendant from a Time-Taboo Deity, leaving Kallen concerned about what Kevin might gain from it.

• Wukongjia and Kallen watched the Pamireth Church election end, while Derius heard an elder warn that small churches would face a harsher future under the orthodox churches.
• Kallen, Little Kangna, and Wukongjia met Luo Zenuo, who revealed he had condensed a godhead fragment belonging to an erased Pamireth branch god and was struggling against its influence.
• Luo Zenuo explained that the branch god feared Wukongjia enough to loosen its hold temporarily, allowing him to contact the Order God Church and ask it to help resolve his predicament.
• Luo Zenuo warned Kallen that Derius had lost his way, then disappeared as the branch god began to stir; Wukongjia said the incident would serve as a rehearsal for handling Mink Street.
• Wukongjia offered Kallen a skull pendant made from the remains of a Time-Taboo Deity, and Little Kangna eagerly imagined Kevin playing with it while Kallen worried about the effect of the new supplement.

After completing the Great Purge, Kallen returned to the Teleportation Hall to meet Puer, Earl Recar, and Kevin, who had brought back the [Blade of Sighs]. Kallen took hold of the blade and discovered that it could suppress the Hunger Addiction Sculpture within his soul.

• Byrne left Vic to process the remaining case files, and the two exchanged farewells; Vic explained that their group could not yet treat Byrne as one of their own.
• Alfred met Kallen and Little Kangna at the Teleportation Hall and learned that Puer, Kevin, and the others were returning sooner than expected.
• Kallen waited with Alfred and Little Kangna, then greeted Earl Recar and Puer when they arrived with a sealed golden chest.
• Puer revealed that Kevin was inside the chest restraining a dangerous blade, and Kallen opened it after setting up a temporary Isolation Barrier.
• Kallen took the [Blade of Sighs] from Kevin, triggering the Chains of Order in his soul to restrain the Hunger Addiction Sculpture.

Byrne met Kallen for a meal before returning to the Church Administration Building, where he expected to die from the pollution consuming him. Kallen revived him with the power of Order, leaving Byrne alive and overwhelmed as Kallen told him to keep working overtime.

• Kallen found Byrne at a Vienese restaurant, told him that his father was alive, and discussed the God-Making Plan and Byrne’s impending death.
• Kallen introduced Little Kangna and Kevin to Byrne, then sent them off with a message for Dali Wenluo and the Baldhead Party.
• Byrne and Kallen went to the Church Administration Building, where Byrne worked while Kallen contemplated the relationship between gods, faith, and believers.
• At the end of the workday, Byrne let the pollution consume him and died while praising Order and wishing Kallen’s dream were real.
• Byrne opened his eyes again as Order’s law restored his life, and Kallen returned a pen to his hand and told him he had to work overtime.

After Byrne revived, Kallen faced the accumulated prayers of countless Order followers and discovered he could shift their burden onto the Hunger Addiction Sculpture. He then recorded his understanding of the God of Order’s legacy, concluding that humanity had already changed the world through Order, even if the future remained uncertain.

• Byrne revived and, despite his devotion to Kallen, stood rather than kneeling, then renewed his oath to Order as Kallen affirmed him.
• Byrne insisted that Kallen had also been present in the hearts of countless devout followers, and Kallen was overwhelmed by their prayers before withdrawing to his office.
• Kallen entered his soul swamp and accepted the prayers, causing the Hunger Addiction Sculpture to bear the pain instead of him.
• Kallen returned to consciousness and began writing his reflections in the black notebook while Alfred watched and worried over his references to Vien miso and Baansi.
• Alfred read Kallen’s conclusion that he might be the only possible new god in the current epoch, while Kallen rejected despair and declared that Order had already succeeded by changing the world.
• Baansi narrowly avoided being crushed by a runaway truck, thanked the Lord for his protection, and unknowingly illustrated the ordinary human life the Order Church had helped preserve.

Kallen found the place for a god within his soul and bound himself to the Hunger Addiction Sculpture, beginning the transformation that would make him a Divine Shepherd. Meanwhile, Norton received a Divine Edict that renewed his strength and convinced Tyranus that the God of Order had returned, leaving Norton wondering whether his Lord had broken his promise.

• Byrne stood guard outside his office as Kallen’s thoughts filled it with visible halos, and he reflected on his new role under Kallen’s leadership.
• Kallen declared that Order’s legacy would endure even if the calamity destroyed its followers, and he thanked Norton for his guidance.
• Tyranus tried to take control of the weakened Norton and urged him to help restore the Order God Church by summoning their ancient followers, but Norton rejected his plan.
• A Divine Edict addressed Norton and restored his strength, causing Tyranus to celebrate the God of Order’s return while Norton questioned whether his Lord had gone back on his word.
• Kallen bound himself to the Hunger Addiction Sculpture, stood atop it, and declared that a god’s place was beneath his feet as the sculpture began to take on his likeness.
• Kallen promised the lonely God of Order that he would become him after the god had left, while refusing to worship or praise him.

Kallen prepared to restore Kevin by returning his sealed divine remains and power, while his strength continued to grow and his family gathered at Allen Manor. The chapter ended as Kallen began the process of helping Kevin become a god again.

• Alfred met Byrne at the Church Administration Building and arranged for him to take charge of the Church's intelligence network and projects, while Alfred decided to write a book.
• Kallen traveled with Little Kangna to the Guman Family home, where Madam Tang Li examined his greatly increased strength and agreed to visit Allen Manor.
• At Allen Manor, Kevin remained terrified of Kallen, while Eunice and Madam Tang Li talked and Little Kangna worried about her unfinished homework.
• Kallen prepared to depart for Dinge District and reviewed plans for the Order God Church's Lottery Ceremony as sealed items for Kevin arrived.
• Kallen asked Kevin whether he would betray him; Kevin reflexively nodded, then panicked, and Kallen began helping him become a god again.

Kallen removed most of Mr. Hoffen’s seal on Kevin, restored his wisdom and divine power, and watched him return to his original form as Raniedal. After Raniedal demonstrated his power, Kallen offered him a place in his system and warned that he might eventually strip away his godhood; Raniedal accepted and asked to be called Kevin.

• Byrne and Alfred discussed whether gods would willingly surrender their power and whether Order’s followers could support Kallen’s godless world.
• Kallen removed most of Mr. Hoffen’s seal from Kevin, leaving three purple nails, and Kevin’s divine wisdom and other fragments were restored.
• Kevin merged with the Kindling of Thought and his skull, regained his original form, and briefly restrained those in the Office as he approached Kallen.
• Vic arrived with the Mills Goddess’s Harp, which Kallen offered to Raniedal along with the chance to join his system.
• Kallen warned Raniedal that he might one day strip away his godhood, and Raniedal accepted his terms before transforming back into a Big Golden Retriever and asking to be called Kevin.

Alfred and Byrne reflected on Kevin’s return as a deity, while Kallen spent time with his grandmother and helped Dali Wenluo plan to share fruit with his family. Puer learned that Kevin had regained formidable strength and asked whether he could defeat Dis, but Kevin hesitated over the answer.

• Alfred told Byrne that Kevin’s restrained restoration showed he had never treated godhood as an end, and Byrne joked that their strongest fighter was a dog.
• Kallen dined with Madam Tang Li, who declined to stay overnight, and he later asked Dali Wenluo to bring fresh fruit for the Whip Bearer and Miss Daina.
• Eunice trimmed Kevin’s fur for Puer, and Puer recognized that Kevin was still adjusting to his rapidly restored power.
• Kevin told Puer that the Order Temple held threats, but he could face most opponents without being outnumbered and agreed to help Kallen against Rasma and Wukongjia.
• Puer asked whether Kevin could defeat Dis; Kevin hesitated, and Puer noted that Dis might have more than three godhead fragments.

Kallen half-awakened Buken and Molindi, assigning them roles in his plans while withholding the power to move freely. He then went to the sacrificial assembly at Church Headquarters, where Kevin recognized Tyranus in the High Priest.

• Kallen awakened Buken in a mental study and ordered him to assist Alfred with his work, including plans against the Silent Ones Organization.
• Kallen awakened Molindi, stabilized her after she learned he approved of the High Priest, and assigned her to guard the Opera House and attend Alfred's lessons.
• Kallen sealed spiritual power in two sacred artifact cups so Buken and Molindi could act freely when necessary.
• Kallen traveled to Church Headquarters with Puer, Kevin, and Little Kangna, who handed out fruit to the dignitaries as they waited for the High Priest.
• Daina asked to keep serving under Kallen, and he told her to submit an application.
• When the High Priest arrived with Kreid and Fudeng, Kevin hid behind Kallen and insisted that the High Priest was Tyranus.

Kallen investigated Ogleve Fortress after its phantom appeared during the High Priest’s ceremony and learned that the fortress had moved through time to reveal Ogurev and the Tree of Life. Commander Punk disclosed that the fortress’s true mission was to prevent Ogurev’s return, but the chapter left Ogurev’s awakening seemingly close at hand.

• Regiment commanders from the Second through Twelfth Knight Orders arrived at the sacrificial ceremony, where the High Priest led the dignitaries to the square.
• Ogleve Fortress appeared in a screen of light, and Kallen recognized that the fortress itself had gone out of control and left the ceremony to investigate.
• Kallen arrived at Ogleve Fortress with Whip of Order personnel, where Punk admitted that the Ogurev Statue had been acting on its own and moving the fortress’s coordinates.
• Kevin heard a heartbeat inside the statue, which turned toward the void and revealed a vast scene of the Tree of Life as lightning and Void Demon Beasts surged around the fortress.
• Kevin perceived Ogurev suffering in the past and heard him say, “Almost... there,” while Puer identified the two flowers on the Tree of Life as the two Gods of Life.
• Kallen pressed Punk about the fortress’s purpose, and Punk revealed that Ogleve Fortress existed to prevent Lord Ogurev’s return.

Kallen discovered that Ogurev was returning with the support of the Tree of Life and other deities, possibly within a thousand years, and isolated Ogleve Fortress before reporting the danger to Church Headquarters. The chapter ended with Piaget painting a sinister vision of people hanging from the Tree of Life and saying they had to be “nice and orderly.”

• Kallen ordered Punk and Scarlett to seal Ogleve Fortress, restrict all personnel movement, and keep the operation secret.
• Kevin showed Kallen a vision of Ogurev enduring lightning beneath the Tree of Life and indicated that the return might happen in a thousand years or much sooner.
• Kallen drew the vision for the High Priest and considered attacking the Life Order God Church to disrupt Ogurev’s return; he planned to report privately to the Whip Bearer first.
• Hიმilis sensed unusual activity in the Garden of Life and left with Gleehar while Mr. Bede and Piaget stayed behind to paint.
• Mr. Bede saw that Piaget had painted people hanging from a sinister Tree of Life, and Piaget said they had to be nice and orderly.

Kallen and Fudeng learned that Ogurev had begun returning through Ogleve Fortress, but the High Priest decided the Order God Church would not allow the return. At the Sacrificial Plaza, Daina announced the Life Order God Church as the church selected for collaboration, despite drawing Night God Church.

• Mr. Bede comforted Piaget as he struggled with his grief over Linda, and they discussed returning to Vien and Kallen’s rise within the Order God Church.
• Kallen summoned Fudeng and showed him a painting depicting Ogurev’s return; Fudeng agreed to protect Kallen’s secret and said the fortress staff would remain on paid leave until [Life] was over.
• Fudeng told Kallen that the High Priest would not permit Ogurev and the others to return, then agreed to visit the First Knight Order to retrieve experienced commanders.
• The Tree of Life in the Garden of Life suddenly glowed with renewed vitality, and two flowers bloomed as the Life Church’s leaders praised it.
• Daina drew a bookmark marked Night God Church, then announced the Life Order God Church as the selected church.

Daina helped carry out Kallen’s plan during the Order ceremony, where the drawing named the Life Order God Church for cooperation. The High Priest learned that Lord Ogurev was leading deities back and ordered preparations to destroy the Tree of Life, while Kallen headed to the First Knight Order to select a commander for the coming war.

• Daina passed the drawing ceremony’s test, and the Order ceremony ended with the Life Order God Church selected; the High Priest offered no explanation.
• Fudeng told Kreid that the drawing had been altered because a serious threat came from the Life Order God Church, then brought Kallen’s picture to the High Priest.
• The High Priest revealed that Lord Ogurev had betrayed Order and was leading deities back, and Kreid proposed attacking the Garden of Life and destroying the Tree of Life.
• Kreid convened the Order war council and declared that the Life Order God Church would be their target.
• Kallen met Temila and Saloni and reviewed a roster of First Knight Order commanders for the campaign against the Life Order God Church.
• Kevin chose Dikno Shan Beston from the roster and pressed Kallen to select him.

Kallen visited the First Knight Order Base to choose commanders for the coming war and discovered that Commander Dikno possessed extraordinary strategic abilities hidden beneath his unremarkable biography. He then uncovered Dikno’s deepest mental simulation, where the commander had set the entire Order God Church against the God of Order.

• Kallen let Little Kangna eat pieces of the White Bone Giant Gate, which she restored as she went, and then followed Zhongtasen into the Pyramid.
• Zhongtasen gave Kallen the detailed biographies of the five commanders he had shortlisted, and Kallen read them in a private hall while Kevin urged him to choose Dikno.
• Kallen entered Dikno’s memories and discovered a vast battlefield simulation in which Dikno tested strategies against deities and their forces.
• Kallen explored deeper layers of Dikno’s thoughts, finding simulations of Order Church gods and the 12 Order Knights fighting the Order Knights Corps.
• Kallen reached Dikno’s deepest mental layer and saw the entire Order God Church fighting the God of Order.

Kallen awakened Dikno, a former Order Legion commander, to prepare battle plans for the returning gods, but Dikno’s mental simulation revealed that the God of Order had entered it. Meanwhile, Fudeng investigated Dikno’s records and recognized Kallen’s connection to Raniedal, concluding that Kallen was the god himself.

• Kallen told Dikno that the gods had been driven from the current era and were preparing to return, then asked him to awaken and devise plans against the Life Order God Church.
• Dikno agreed to work, but Kallen offered him a second life in exchange for his devotion; Dikno challenged Kallen to say who he thought he was.
• Kallen turned toward the simulated battlefield, and the God of Order and the simulated Order Legion broke free of Dikno’s control; the God of Order asked Dikno who he was.
• Kallen returned to the Cardinal’s Court with three coffins and an Awakened squad, while Puer wondered why the Whip Bearer had sent him to choose a commander.
• Fudeng examined Dikno’s archives and original records about Raniedal, then concluded that Kallen was Raniedal.

Neo observed Richard using the Alt Bloodline to bless struggling women at a pastry shop, then joined Kallen in his car and learned that Order would soon move against Life. Neo hinted that he was pursuing an experiment Kallen would oppose, and left to try it himself.

• Rotini discussed his political troubles and plans with Oni, then boarded a cruise ship for a private party with other dignitaries.
• Oni spotted Richard meeting with twelve women at a pastry shop and noticed Richard's Alt Bloodline blessing them.
• Neo joined Kallen and Little Kangna in the car, where Kallen said Order would soon go to war against Life and the Divine Temple would later target his grandfather.
• Neo refused to explain his plans, said Kallen would oppose them, and left after telling him he had to go to the Black Market Bank.
• Neo gave coins to purple-haired children and decided to try an experiment himself, despite sharing Kallen's wish to prevent the others' experiment from succeeding.

Kallen ordered a crackdown on the Order God Church’s god-making project while Prime Minister Rotini rallied support for his New Deal. As the operation dismantled the project, Neo shot Rotini in public while disguised as Luther.

• Kallen learned the god-making plan was about to begin and ordered the project team arrested, with senior backers in Dinge District targeted as well.
• Rotini and Neo discussed the New Deal and illegal immigration before Rotini addressed a cheering crowd and proclaimed his commitment to freedom.
• Kallen watched the motorcade and oversaw the operation, as the Discipline Department arrested project members and killed those who resisted.
• Kevin detected Neo inside the motorcade, but Neo masked his presence, disguised himself as Luther, and raised a pistol toward Rotini.
• Neo shot Rotini in front of the crowd and the assembled reporters, and the prime minister fell with his head blown open.

Neo used Rotini’s death to pursue an impossible path to godhood, and Kallen followed him to witness the attempt’s failure. When the emerging divinity awakened signs of Light across the world, Kevin suspected the sealed epoch might contain a third candidate for godhood.

• Neo shot Rotini, consumed his personality, and used the corpse as a vessel for his God-Making Plan.
• Kallen let Neo flee, then Alfred ordered the reconnaissance squads to contain him as divine power gathered around him.
• Philomina and Puer stopped Neo at sea, where he fought Philomina and began transforming into a polluted false god.
• Kangna sealed the surrounding sea with Guardian's Shield while Kallen confronted Neo and accepted that his friend would die.
• Neo summoned Mr. Luther, the Ancestor of the Bloodthirsty Otherworldly Demon, young Mr. Phileas, and the Mad Pope, who tore power from Rotini's divine image and awakened Light's followers.
• Kevin recalled the God of Order's history with Light and wondered whether a third person had been granted godhood qualification in this epoch.

Kallen and his allies gathered Light, blood, and divinity in an attempt to give Neo a chance to survive, but the God-Making Plan seemed to fail and Neo died. Kallen then discovered that the Light Finger held a vast reserve of Spiritual Power and used it to begin an Order awakening ritual, leaving it uncertain whether Neo or the God of Light would return.

• Kevin proposed using the gathered divinity and Puer’s Light Finger to help Neo obtain an inheritance like Kallen’s, and Puer reluctantly agreed to give up the finger.
• Mr. Luther drew divinity from a sealed tunnel in Vien into Rotini’s statue, while the Ancestor of the Bloodthirsty Otherworldly Demon lent his power to protect Neo after Kallen threatened him.
• The Mad Pope entered Rotini’s statue and transformed it into a sacred vessel, and Puer’s Light Finger detached from her and joined the statue as the Mad Pope called for the God of Light to reveal himself.
• The God of Light’s sealed head stirred inside a Small World Space beneath the Order Temple, but its eyes did not open.
• The ritual ended without granting Neo a Light inheritance, and Neo appeared thoroughly dead as his companions prepared to bury him.
• Kallen found pure Spiritual Power within the Light Finger, drove it into Neo’s chest, and began the Order awakening ritual.

Kallen entered Neo’s consciousness space and persuaded him to awaken so he could help face the coming crisis. At the same time, Light’s head stirred in the Order Temple, and Light appeared beside the exhausted Order, standing before him as the two gods awakened one another across epochs.

• Kallen passed through the personalities in Neo’s consciousness space, including Little Phileas, Mr. Luther, and the Mad Pope, before reaching Neo at Miss Elisa’s funeral.
• Kallen admitted he needed Neo’s help and begged him to stay; Neo agreed to awaken, and Kallen began the ritual to awaken the inheritance of Light.
• In the Order Temple, Wukongjia and the temple head discussed Light’s head and the Church of Light as its aura began to stir.
• Light’s head opened its eyes, dissolved into radiance, and sent its gaze into the distant void while the temple’s guardians prepared to contain it.
• Light appeared before the exhausted Order, completing the reversal of their awakenings from the previous epoch.

Kallen welcomed the awakened commanders Dikno and Bamifu, and the chapter ended with the Order God Church declaring war on the Life Order God Church. The commanders were laid in their coffins after recognizing Kallen as their Lord.

• Kallen congratulated Neo after the Awakening ended, and Neo prepared to begin his divine progression anew.
• Bamifu suspected Dikno had been chosen by their Lord, and the two commanders spent their final hours together before Dikno's rebirth.
• Kallen learned that the Abyss Church had excavated Dikalost's tomb while preparing for the gods' return.
• Kallen visited Dikno and Bamifu, and Bamifu broke down in repentance as both commanders praised the God of Order.
• Norton announced that the Order God Church had declared war on the Life Order God Church.