Chapter Summaries

An ice-and-snow god from the north destroyed the Amit Kingdom, prompting the dying king of Diriya to warn his court and entrust Prince Gene with the royal family’s Sun Sequence relic. Beneath Thorn City, the golden cocoon broke open and a radiant figure emerged.

• The northern god defeated the Amit Kingdom’s defenders and drove the royal family and refugees south.
• The old king of Diriya told his court that the Amit Kingdom had fallen and ordered them to search for the hero destined to oppose the evil god.
• The old king gave Crown Prince Gene a broken sword tip, the Diriya royal family’s sacred relic, and explained its importance to their lineage.
• The old king died after telling Gene to preserve the relic even if the kingdom fell.
• Beneath Thorn City, the golden cocoon cracked apart, and a radiant figure emerged as two Osman Lineage powerhouses watched in awe.

The Methos Kingdom’s king gave his eldest son Anber a fragment of King Beelzebub’s Black Flag and tasked him with using it to advance and defeat the Evil God approaching from the north. Anber accepted the mission and vowed to serve the world as one of its myriad races, not as a devil.

• The chapter described how escaped lesser devils settled in the mountains, interbred with the people of the Bronze Age, and founded the Methos Kingdom as the Lost Ones.
• The old king showed Anber a fragment of the Black Flag once used by King Beelzebub to command the Devil Army.
• The king told Anber to use the banner to reach a higher level and slay the Evil God coming through the snow from the north.
• Anber took the banner and promised to remember that Methos belonged to the continent’s myriad races, not to the devils of their past.

Jiang Yang emerged from the Gold Crystal Secret Cave after thousands of years of slumber and learned that gods from his Divine Clan had become known as evil gods. He stayed with the Osman Lineage to learn about the present age, then told Jimmy Osman that he was a god.

• Jiang Yang awakened from the Golden Cocoon, lit the cavern with golden flames, and asked the two kneeling guards what year it was.
• The guards told Jiang Yang it was year 420 of the Diriya royal calendar and explained that people knew temples as shrines to evil gods.
• Jiang Yang learned that the evil gods had once been his brethren and suspected their downfall came from accumulated negative emotions tied to faith.
• Jimmy Osman offered the Osman Lineage’s support, and Jiang Yang agreed to stay with them for a while.
• Jimmy escorted Jiang Yang out of the secret cave and asked his ancient name, and Jiang Yang answered that he was a god.

Jiang Yang revealed to Jimmy Osman that he was a true god rather than an evil god, and Jimmy led him out of the secret cave to Thorn City. After hearing Jimmy’s account, Freyr Osman greeted Jiang Yang as a true god.

• Jimmy Osman prepared to fight Jiang Yang, but lowered his hand from his sword when Jiang Yang said he was not an evil god.
• Jiang Yang explained that true gods sheltered living beings and that evil gods had been corrupted, convincing Jimmy to continue escorting him.
• Jimmy led Jiang Yang through the hidden woodland entrance to the Osman Lineage’s castle grounds in Thorn City.
• Jiang Yang surveyed the prosperous city from a lookout platform as the Duke of Thorns arrived with attendants.
• Jimmy recounted his conversation with Jiang Yang, and Freyr Osman bowed and greeted him as a true god.

Jiang Yang met Freyr Osman, the Grand Duke of Thorn, who recognized him as a true god and explained the modern Potion System. The chapter ended with Freyr asking Jiang Yang to reveal his name so the Osman Lineage could honor its benefactor.

• Freyr Osman bowed to Jiang Yang, recognizing his divine power and the connection between Jiang Yang and the Osman Lineage’s Sun Knight Sequence.
• Jiang Yang told Freyr to rise and said he did not mind the Osman Lineage drawing on his power, adding that he was curious about their system.
• Freyr was relieved that Jiang Yang accepted the lineage’s use of his power and explained the current Potion System to him.
• Jiang Yang considered the Potion System a powerful shortcut, though it offered less longevity than the old methods.
• Freyr asked Jiang Yang to tell him his name so the Osman Lineage could remember the god who had blessed it for three hundred years.

Jiang Yang revealed himself to Freyr Osman as the Lord of Kunlun, and Freyr recognized him from an ancient hymn and pledged the Osman Lineage’s service. Jiang Yang accepted the pledge and said he had matters for Freyr to handle: setting the record straight for the gods.

• Jiang Yang told Freyr Osman that he was the Lord of Kunlun, Jiang Yang.
• Freyr remembered an ancient hymn naming the Lord of Kunlun and realized Jiang Yang was God King Jiang.
• Freyr knelt and pledged the Osman Lineage’s service and support for spreading Jiang Yang’s faith.
• Jiang Yang accepted Freyr’s service but said he did not need faith and had matters for him to attend to.
• Jiang Yang said the task was to set the record straight for the gods.

Jiang Yang resolved to restore the Divine Clan’s reputation and headed north to confront a fallen evil god, while recalling the forgotten heroes buried in the Gods and Devils Cemetery. In the far west, Anber’s rise to the Fourth Step rallied the races behind him, threatening to cast the gods as villains and the devil descendants as the world’s saviors.

• Jiang Yang told Freyr Osman that he wanted to correct the world’s view of the Divine Clan, and Freyr recognized the northern evil god’s emergence as a rare opportunity.
• Jiang Yang remembered the Gods and Devils Cemetery and the heroic dead whose deeds had been erased, then set out north to find the fallen god.
• Months before Jiang Yang awakened, Anber used an ancient relic to reach the pinnacle of the Demon King Sequence and defeated several renowned Potion Sequence experts.
• Races across the Western Continent rallied behind Anber and swore to join his campaign against the evil god.
• The old king of the Methos Kingdom expected Anber’s victory to make the devil race guide the world, while surviving Silver Age figures watched helplessly.

The new king of Diriya, Demon King Anber, and Jiang Yang each led forces north to confront the Evil God. The three armies arrived almost simultaneously at a ruined city where the Evil God was waiting.

• After his coronation, the new king of Diriya used a Sacred Relic to reach the pinnacle of the Sun Sequence and rallied Eastern Continent forces to fight the Gods.
• Demon King Anber led his forces east from the Western Continent, while Diriya’s army marched north against the Evil Gods.
• Jiang Yang issued a divine decree summoning believers north, then led the Osman Lineage’s Sun Knights from Thorn City toward the Evil God.
• Nobles mocked the Osman Lineage for confronting the Evil God alone, but Freyr Osman ignored them.
• The three forces reached the outskirts of a ruined northern city, where the Evil God was located.

The Allied Forces gathered beside a ruined town to wage war against the Gods, while Jiang Yang assessed a fallen Divine Clan member and the strength of the two rival leaders. As the assembled heroes prepared to march, Jiang Yang resolved to reveal his power and clear the Divine Clan’s name.

• Freyr Osman endured mockery from other factions while Jiang Yang let the visitors pass, keeping the arriving believers in Thorn City’s camp unnoticed.
• Jiang Yang examined the fallen Divine Clan member in the ruined town and concluded that the corruption had consumed his body and soul, leaving sealing as the only option.
• Jiang Yang sensed that the fallen one was a chief God from the Ice and Snow Divine Court who had nearly reached the Fourth Step.
• Jiang Yang visited Demon King Anber and Gene’s camps, judged their borrowed strength hollow, and suspected Gene’s Sacred Relic was connected to him.
• The various races’ powerhouses arrived, and the two heroes preparing to save the world readied their forces to enter battle.

Gene Diriya and Demon King Anber rallied their forces for the battle against the evil god, each promising rewards to those who fought bravely. Jiang Yang watched their speeches from the quieter Thorn Knights' camp.

• Gene Diriya swore to fight for the living and all races, promising fiefs, titles, money, and lasting fame to the brave.
• Demon King Anber promised five ancient devil relics to the five bravest fighters and vowed he would never become king if he broke his oath.
• Jiang Yang watched the two kings rally their troops and praised them for their efforts.

The New King of Diriya, Gene, and Demon King Anber led their forces into the ruins of Tross Town to face a fallen member of the Divine Clan, while Freyr Osman and Jiang Yang arrived with the Sun Knights. As the powerful evil god rose to confront them, Gene and Anber joined forces and prepared to attack.

• The New King of Diriya, Gene, and Demon King Anber entered the ruins from opposite sides with their forces and stopped before the fallen Divine Clan member.
• Freyr Osman led the Sun Knights and Jiang Yang into the ruins from the south, while Jiang Yang told his Fanatics to wait and act only at the final moment.
• The evil god raised his head, and his aura made Gene and Anber realize he was close to emperor-rank fourth step.
• Gene and Anber exchanged a glance, agreed to fight together, and unleashed their Potion Sequence auras as their experts prepared for battle.

Jiang Yang recognized the Sacred Relics behind Gene and Demon King Anber as fragments of his former weapons. As the heroes of the myriad races attacked the evil god, its ice powers and chaotic mental assault overwhelmed them, leaving dozens dead.

• Jiang Yang recognized Demon King Anber’s banner fragment as part of Beelzebub’s banner and identified the relic behind Gene as the tip of his broken Platinum Longsword.
• Jiang Yang restrained the spirit of the scabbard at his waist and told it to wait.
• Gene and Demon King Anber led the heroes of the myriad races in a charge against the evil god.
• The evil god summoned a blizzard and used an ice-and-snow domain, shield, and spear to freeze Gene and Anber’s attacks.
• The evil god unleashed chaotic will that drove Bronze-level fighters back, then killed dozens of powerful fighters with its spear.

Gene and Demon King Anber rallied the Bronze powerhouses and organized their assault on the Evil God, gradually suppressing her. When her face was revealed, Jiang Yang recognized her and spoke with heartache.

• Gene urged the powerhouses to resist the Evil God, and Demon King Anber reinforced his appeal as some fighters fled.
• Gene proposed a coordinated battle plan, with him and Demon King Anber holding the front while the others attacked and supported them.
• The powerhouses coordinated their attacks, reduced their casualties, and gradually battered the Evil God and the black mist around her.
• Demon King Anber’s scythe cut away the hair covering the Evil God’s face, revealing a beautiful goddess with scarlet eyes.
• Jiang Yang saw her face, removed his hand from his sword’s sheath, and said, “So it was you.”

Jiang Yang recognized Aurora and vowed that she would live, while Aurora transformed into a gigantic, corrupted snow fox and gained the upper hand against the Bronze Heroes. As the heroes faced defeat, Jiang Yang prepared to intervene and greeted her after a long separation.

• Jiang Yang recalled meeting Aurora beneath the northern aurora thousands of years earlier and firmly said she would live on.
• Aurora's survival instinct awakened, and she transformed into a thousand-meter snow fox covered in black, writhing fur.
• The Bronze Heroes were shocked by Aurora's unprecedented transformation and realized they faced a grave crisis.
• The New King of Diriya and Demon King Anber attacked, but Aurora countered their strikes with the powers of the moon and dawn.
• Aurora blocked most of the other heroes' attacks, leaving the Bronze Heroes close to defeat.
• Jiang Yang watched the battle calmly, said it was his turn to act, and greeted Aurora.

As Aurora overwhelmed the god-slaying forces, their warriors lost hope and even Demon King Anber and Gene wavered. Jiang Yang revealed a majestic power that stopped the battle and approached Aurora, telling her it was time to wake up.

• Aurora repeatedly drove back the bronze heroes, leaving the warriors despairing and their leaders badly wounded.
• The warriors doubted they could defeat Aurora, while Demon King Anber's scythe cracked and Gene's crown was knocked off.
• Jiang Yang remained with the Sun Knights as his aura spread across the land and halted the battle.
• Aurora sensed Jiang Yang's familiar aura and turned toward him as he approached through the air.
• Jiang Yang spoke to Aurora, recalling their meeting and telling her it was time to wake up.

Jiang Yang arrived on the battlefield, subdued Aurora in her snow fox form, and discovered that the Poison of Faith had consumed her mind. As he considered how to save her, a young king asked him to surrender Aurora for a public execution.

• Jiang Yang appeared before the warriors, and they recognized the overwhelming aura that had been suppressing them.
• Aurora briefly recognized Jiang Yang, but the Poison of Faith overcame her and she attacked him with a psychic blast.
• Jiang Yang dispelled the mental contamination afflicting the Bronze powerhouses and knocked the snow fox down with a gentle tap.
• Jiang Yang restored Aurora to her human form and found her Divine Core and sea of consciousness filled with the resentment of dead Silver believers.
• A young king asked Jiang Yang to hand Aurora over so she could be beheaded before the world.

Jiang Yang refused to surrender Aurora to King Gene and declared that he would purify her and bear her sins. When the assembled powerhouses demanded her death, Jiang Yang revealed that he, too, was a god, leaving them stunned.

• King Gene demanded that Jiang Yang hand Aurora over so her execution could make them famous, but Jiang Yang refused and vowed to purify her.
• Gene accused Jiang Yang of claiming the credit and insisted that Aurora had to die for the devastation she caused.
• Demon King Anber recognized Jiang Yang as an intact god and restrained his followers as the other powerhouses called for Aurora's death.
• Jiang Yang silenced the crowd, then promised an Amit Kingdom survivor that he would bear Aurora's sins and help rebuild the kingdom, but would not let her die.
• Jiang Yang explained that Aurora had saved more living beings than she killed after her fall and revealed that he was a god too.

Jiang Yang faced doubts from the gathered leaders after declaring himself a god, while his believers defended him as a True God. As the crowd grew wary, Gene challenged Jiang Yang’s motives for sparing Aurora.

• Jiang Yang prepared to answer the leaders’ doubts about his identity and his connection to the Evil Gods.
• Fanatical believers rushed in and proclaimed Jiang Yang a flawless True God who had saved the world.
• The gathered Bronze powerhouses believed the believers and backed away, fearing Jiang Yang might turn against them.
• Gene regretted antagonizing Jiang Yang but decided to challenge him publicly, questioning why he had spared Aurora.

Jiang Yang reclaimed the White-Gold Sword Tip from Gene I, revealing that the Diria Royal Family’s Sacred Relic had been part of his weapon. Demon King Anber recognized Jiang Yang as the God King of Salvation and knelt before him, prompting Jiang Yang’s believers to kneel and chant in worship.

• Jiang Yang used his power to draw the White-Gold Sword Tip out of Gene I, causing Gene I’s aura to collapse.
• Jiang Yang said that Gene I’s ancestors had used his power for generations and that he was taking it back.
• The White-Gold Sword Tip returned to Jiang Yang and entered the scabbard at his waist, astonishing the gathered powerhouses.
• Demon King Anber learned Jiang Yang’s identity and knelt to honor him as the Lord of Kunlun and God King of Salvation.
• Jiang Yang’s believers knelt and chanted in unison after seeing Anber bow.

Jiang Yang displayed his divine power before the Bronze Age Tribes, then demanded that Demon King Anber explain why he should spare a devil descendant. Anber described his people’s origins as survivors enslaved by devils and began recounting how their ancestors saw the invasion of this world as an opportunity.

• Jiang Yang summoned a divine ring and Golden Crow, dispelling the storm and convincing the onlookers of his godly might.
• Jiang Yang asked Demon King Anber to justify why he should be forgiven despite bearing the aura of devils.
• Anber explained that his people descended from survivors of worlds conquered by devils, who were enslaved and later forced to fight in the Devil Army.
• Anber said his ancestors were sent to invade this world alongside six Demon Kings, while the Devil Overlord prepared to join them.
• Jiang Yang recalled that Satan had not participated in the invasion, and Anber began explaining how a wise ancestor recognized an opportunity.