Chapter Summaries

Phoenix confronted Michael, who welcomed a fight that could return him to mythology. She turned his heavenly flames against him and advanced through the air, but Michael’s sword strike destroyed the island, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Michael smiled at Phoenix’s challenge and accepted the possibility of returning to mythology.
• Phoenix redirected Michael’s heavenly flames into birds that attacked him.
• Michael destroyed the flame birds and raised his cross-shaped Sword of Judgment against Phoenix.
• Crimson flame wings appeared behind Phoenix as she walked through the air toward Michael.
• Michael swung his sword, and the entire small island was destroyed.

Phoenix defeated Michael and Beelzebub with her Immortal Style, destroying both Gods Who Do Not Follow. As they died, Michael bestowed his blessing and curse on Phoenix, while Beelzebub declared she would become the strongest Demon King of her generation.

• Phoenix used Whisk Step to evade Michael's attack and appeared behind him.
• Phoenix struck Michael with White Pheasant and Shigure Swallow: Five-Colored Feathers, engulfing him in Fire of Departure and smashing him into Beelzebub.
• Phoenix used the energy absorbed by Grip of the Void to unleash Immortal Style: Moonlit Goose and destroy Michael and Beelzebub.
• Michael bestowed his blessing and curse on Phoenix as he died, urging her to advance with his Certain Victory and fearlessness.
• Beelzebub acknowledged that Phoenix had killed him and predicted she would become the strongest Demon King of her generation.

After slaying two gods, Phoenix lost consciousness and awoke in a mysterious gray world with Pandora. Pandora explained that Phoenix’s feat had activated the god-slaying ritual and brought her to the boundary between life and immortality, leaving Phoenix to await a future meeting.

• After Phoenix slew the gods, their final words faded as they returned to mythology, and Phoenix lost consciousness.
• Phoenix awoke with her head on a girl’s lap in an endless gray world and pretended not to recognize Pandora.
• Pandora called herself Phoenix’s mother and explained that Phoenix had arrived in the world of thought after her god-slaying feat activated the ritual.
• Phoenix refused to call Pandora Mom, and Pandora revealed her identity before saying Phoenix would understand more when they met again.

Pandora told Phoenix that the seventh God Slayer had appeared and the strongest Steel was about to awaken, but Phoenix remained unconcerned. As Pandora performed the ritual, she fussed over Phoenix’s unusual appearance and tried to persuade her to call her Mom.

• Pandora warned Phoenix that the strongest Steel would awaken and that she might face the end before enjoying the fruits of slaying gods.
• Phoenix dismissed the threat, believing her own power surpassed the God Slayers and the strongest Steel.
• Pandora admired Phoenix’s appearance and said she resembled an immortal from the Eastern Pantheon despite being an ordinary human.
• Pandora stroked Phoenix’s hair and asked her to call her Mom, while Phoenix waited for the ritual to finish.

Phoenix woke after killing two gods and found herself with Hiyoumaru in a ruined town. She remembered meeting Pandora and receiving the Dark Offering, leaving her with the authority of a God Slayer and clear memories of the ritual.

• Phoenix woke with her head on Hiyoumaru's lap and found that the nearby town had been destroyed.
• Hiyoumaru explained that Phoenix had killed two gods, floated out to sea, and been brought to safety after the island sank.
• Phoenix recalled her meeting with Pandora in the Boundary Between Life and Death and realized she remembered the Dark Offering.
• Phoenix recognized that God Slayers gained the authority to slay disobedient gods after their first kill, but usually forgot their encounter with Pandora.

Phoenix asked Ai-chan whether the Authorities she gained in this world could travel with her to other worlds, and learned she could bind and optimize them by spending Crystals. She planned to check which Authorities she had received from the two Gods of Disobedience, while Ai-chan hinted at further good news.

• Phoenix asked Ai-chan whether she had hidden the Fire of Departure and Honkai energy from Pandora, and Ai-chan confirmed she had concealed them.
• Phoenix asked if she could take the Authorities she gained in this world to other worlds, and Ai-chan said she could bind them to her soul with Crystals.
• Ai-chan explained that Phoenix would need to spend more Crystals to optimize the Authorities for full power under other worlds’ rules.
• Phoenix complained that Ai-chan had become money-grubbing, then decided to inspect the Authorities she gained from the two Gods of Disobedience.
• Ai-chan began to tell Phoenix that there was still one piece of good news.

After Phoenix became a God Slayer, she examined the new powers and traits she had gained, while Ai-chan explained that selling unwanted Authorities could earn her Crystal. Phoenix learned that God Slayers had exceptional resistances and physical abilities, but their real strength came from the Authorities they seized from gods.

• Ai-chan told Phoenix that hunting Heretic Gods and selling unwanted Authorities could earn Crystal for Eternal Protection and optimization.
• Phoenix sensed the high-quality mana she had gained by sacrificing a god and noted that the Grip of the Void let her convert between different kinds of energy.
• Phoenix discovered that becoming a God Slayer had greatly increased her resistance to magic, though the ability added little to her existing defenses.
• Phoenix understood that God Slayers also had enhanced physical resistance and human-level exceptional stamina, but relied chiefly on their seized Authorities.

After killing two God Slayers, Phoenix examined the eight Authorities she had gained and named Michael’s set Grand Duke of Light and Beelzebub’s Five Directions of the Air Prison. She learned that Michael’s Authorities included the Seventh Heaven, a powerful domain, and Angel’s Horn, which summoned an angelic legion.

• Phoenix discovered that killing two God Slayers had given her eight Authorities, grouped into two sets associated with Michael and Beelzebub.
• Phoenix named Michael’s Authorities Grand Duke of Light and Beelzebub’s Authorities Five Directions of the Air Prison.
• Phoenix learned that Michael’s Seventh Heaven Authority could pull enemies into a domain where she commanded manifested angels, but it consumed enormous spell power.
• Phoenix learned that Michael’s Angel’s Horn summoned an angelic legion through a great Heaven’s Gate.

Phoenix learned the value of the three Authorities she obtained from Michael and considered whether to exchange them for Crystals. She decided to keep them for now and recognized that Gods of Disobedience could be worth thousands of Crystals, though their value varied.

• Phoenix asked Ai-chan how many Crystals Michael’s three Authorities were worth.
• Ai-chan valued Seventh Heaven at 1,000 Crystals, Angel’s Horn at 240, and Sword of Justice at 180.
• Phoenix considered exchanging Seventh Heaven but chose to keep the Authorities until she left the world.
• Ai-chan explained that targeted Authorities were worth less because their advantages applied only against certain enemies.
• Phoenix calculated that Michael and Beelzebub had each yielded thousands of Crystals in total and resolved not to pass up a chance to kill other Gods of Disobedience.

Phoenix claimed the reward for completing Main Mission (1) and received Main Mission (2), which required her to secure a renowned force’s allegiance and rule at least one nation. Tempted by the mission’s valuable Authority rewards, she considered making Shenzhou her territory.

• Phoenix claimed the 1,000-Crystal reward for completing Main Mission (1).
• Phoenix read Main Mission (2), which required her to gain a renowned force’s allegiance and bring a nation under her rule.
• Phoenix assessed the mission’s free Authority Blessing and Optimization rewards and recognized their substantial value.
• Phoenix reasoned that her status as a God Slayer would make most forces and nations submit, though taking another God Slayer’s territory could be difficult.
• Phoenix decided Shenzhou was the natural choice for her territory because she was its guardian of ten thousand years.

Phoenix decided to establish herself as the king and overlord of Christianity using Michael’s authority and traveled toward the Vatican in Rome. She left Luo Hao, Shenzhou’s powerful God Slayer, unchallenged for now.

• Phoenix considered Luo Hao, the Emerald Lotus Cult Master and Shenzhou’s God Slayer, but felt reluctant to take her territory and power.
• Phoenix decided that her authority as Michael, along with the Seventh Heaven and Angel’s Cross Sword, qualified her to rule Christianity.
• Phoenix chose the Vatican in Rome, Italy, as her destination.
• Hiyoumaru asked Phoenix where they were going, and Phoenix replied that they were heading to Italy.

Phoenix took Hiyoumaru to Italy and appeared before the Pope in a heavenly realm. The Pope faced the strange woman seated on a celestial throne, while her identity and purpose remained unknown.

• Phoenix asked Hiyoumaru whether she wanted to fly to Italy, and Hiyoumaru chose to travel by air rather than take a plane.
• Phoenix spread her flaming wings, took Hiyoumaru's hand, and flew toward Italy.
• The Pope heard an unfamiliar voice in his study and searched for its source.
• The voice transported the Pope to a sacred white realm filled with angels and heavenly buildings.
• An Eastern woman carrying a flaming Angel Sword appeared on a golden throne, and a small flaming fox leaped onto her shoulder.

Phoenix appeared before the Pope in Arapah's Seventh Heaven and revealed that she possessed Archangel Michael's authority and Sword of Judgment. The Pope recognized her as a newly arrived God Slayer and humbly asked what she wanted.

• Phoenix confronted the Pope from above in Arapah's Seventh Heaven.
• The Pope recognized Phoenix as a God Slayer and guessed she had slain Archangel Michael.
• Phoenix identified the flaming Cross Sword as the Sword of Judgment wielded by Michael.
• The Pope connected Phoenix to reports of a Heretic God's death near Israel and asked her forgiveness for his offense.
• Phoenix was surprised that the Pope showed deference instead of resisting her.

Phoenix demanded the Vatican and all of Italy swear allegiance to her, then learned she would have to deal with the Seven Sisters Sorcerer Association Alliance. She stayed in the Vatican and began studying its vast collection of magical texts.

• Phoenix told the Pope that she wanted the Vatican and all of Italy to pledge allegiance to her.
• The Pope agreed on behalf of Christianity and the Vatican but warned that the Seven Sisters Sorcerer Association Alliance held the greatest power in Italy.
• Phoenix ordered the Pope to notify the Seven Sisters and said she would handle the rest herself.
• Phoenix dismissed her Domain Authority and returned with Hiyoumaru and the Pope to the Pope's study.
• Phoenix searched the Vatican library's magical tomes, recording and copying texts that might be useful to others.

Phoenix studied magical texts and learned why Christianity had accepted her, then agreed to take Hiyoumaru out after she grew restless in the library. The story left them discussing whether Phoenix could make Hiyoumaru’s favorite fried tofu in Italy.

• Phoenix read about God Slayers and learned that Christianity viewed serving her as an honor because her Authority came from the archangel Michael.
• Phoenix discovered that Marquis Voban had once wreaked havoc in the Vatican, showing how vulnerable organizations without a God Slayer could be.
• Phoenix continued studying magic, mythologies, and gods so she could face potential enemies with knowledge rather than arrogance.
• Hiyoumaru complained that the library was boring, and Phoenix promised to take her out shopping and for fun.
• Hiyoumaru asked Phoenix to buy tofu and make her favorite fried tofu when Phoenix said Italy had none.

Phoenix planned to visit Shenzhou and Japan after completing her second Main Mission, intending to recruit Luo Hao and seek out Yuri Maritani to summon Heretic Gods. She then offered to take Hiyoumaru shopping for pretty clothes.

• Phoenix planned to visit Shenzhou to correct Luo Hao’s personality and take her in as a little sister.
• Phoenix planned to find Yuri Maritani in Japan and use high-ranking Miko and Witches to summon Heretic Gods for Authorities and Crystal.
• Phoenix intended to slay Susanoo and the captive monkey in Japan, whom she refused to recognize as Sun Wukong.
• Phoenix asked Hiyoumaru whether she wanted to go out and buy pretty clothes, and Hiyoumaru agreed.

Phoenix accepted Christianity’s report that the Seven Sisters faction needed time to respond because Italy was considered the territory of the King of Swords, Salvatore Doni. She told the bishop to leave the matter to her, as Hiyoumaru remained with her.

• Phoenix returned her book to the shelf and prepared to take Hiyoumaru for a stroll.
• A bishop told Phoenix that the Seven Sisters faction needed time to respond because Italy was the King of Swords’ territory.
• The bishop explained that Salvatore Doni was a God Slayer known for his swordsmanship and disregard for anything beyond fighting.
• Phoenix told the bishop to leave the matter to her and not worry about Doni.
• The narration described Phoenix as a new Demon King with the bearing of an Eastern immortal.

A report described the newly appeared Christian God Slayer Lin Chiling and the two gods he may have slain. In Milan, Phoenix took Hiyoumaru shopping, where she encouraged the little girl to try on a princess dress.

• A report stated that investigations had found no information about Lin Chiling and suggested he might have slain Michael and another god hostile to the Catholic pantheon.
• The report described Michael as the leader of the angelic legions, a divine warrior associated with fire.
• Phoenix and Hiyoumaru drew admiring attention while walking through Milan in ordinary clothes.
• Phoenix led Hiyoumaru into a clothing shop and offered her a cute princess dress to try on.

Phoenix enjoyed dressing Hiyoumaru in adorable outfits and had her try on several clothes at a shop. After admiring Hiyoumaru in a princess-style outfit, Phoenix asked the attendant to pack up everything Hiyoumaru had tried on.

• Phoenix gave Hiyoumaru another outfit to try on, and Hiyoumaru went into the fitting room despite growing tired of changing.
• Phoenix watched the attendant and reflected on the awe her wife’s presence inspired in others.
• Hiyoumaru emerged in a princess-style outfit and asked Phoenix how it looked.
• Phoenix praised Hiyoumaru and told the attendant to pack up all the outfits she had tried on.
• The attendant agreed and began gathering the clothes.

The leaders of Italy’s major magic societies gathered at She-wolf headquarters to decide how to respond to the New King’s orders and Christianity’s notice. Paolo Blante argued that they had never sworn loyalty to Lord Salvatore, while the King of Swords’ uncertain whereabouts and the Eastern European Demon King’s ambitions remained concerns.

• Hiyoumaru pulled Phoenix along and asked whether they would buy more clothes, but Phoenix said they would eat before meeting people.
• Leaders from Italy’s major magic societies assembled at She-wolf headquarters for a meeting about the country’s future and whether to submit to the New King.
• Paolo Blante arrived with a young girl who hoped to inherit the title of Crimson Demon, though thoughts of the New King and the King of Swords made her uneasy.
• The commander of City of Lilies worried that Lord Salvatore would be furious if the societies changed their allegiance to the New King.
• Paolo Blante said the societies had never formally sworn loyalty to Lord Salvatore, but warned that the King of Swords’ whereabouts were unpredictable and the Eastern European Demon King coveted Italy.