Recaps

Han Shuo arrived at Berglas Fortress with Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert, then learned that Shadow City’s Divine Guards had clashed with Eugene’s forces over an energy crystal mine. After meeting the battered Anita, Han Shuo led his companions to confront Eugene and gave Bolands permission to attack.

• Han Shuo chose Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert to accompany him to Berglas Fortress, which the City Lord had granted to his family.
• Han Shuo toured the fortress, met Heitian, and learned that a large energy crystal mine lay between Veilshade City and Dark Spirit City, where rival Divine Guards were gathering.
• Han Shuo traveled to the mountain and met Anita, who reported that Eugene’s forces had killed several Shadow City Divine Guards during a dispute over a mine.
• Han Shuo refused to wait for other contenders from Shadow City and ordered Anita to lead them to Eugene’s mine.
• After Eugene’s guards mocked their arrival, Han Shuo told Bolands to attack, adding, “Don’t make it too bloody!”

Han Shuo confronted Eugene over the mine and slaughtered Eugene’s Divine Guards with help from Bolands, Gilbert, and Blood Spirit. He unleashed the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation to kill Eugene, and the Cauldron Spirit seized Eugene’s upper-god divine soul.

• Bolands killed the two Divine Guards at the cave entrance, and Han Shuo ordered him to wait for the others to come outside.
• Eugene emerged from the cave, and Gilbert provoked him until Eugene sent several Divine Guards to attack.
• Gilbert wounded one attacker with a punch, Blood Spirit caused the man to bleed uncontrollably, and Bolands drove back the other attackers.
• Eugene ordered more than twenty Divine Guards to attack, but Han Shuo’s seventeen flying swords killed them all and turned their bodies to blood.
• Han Shuo’s sword formation killed Eugene, and the Cauldron Spirit captured Eugene’s divine soul for refining.

Han Shuo killed Eugene and Jiluofei, the Divine Guard Captains of Veilshade City and Dark Spirit City, while claiming the mine for the Han Family of Shadow City. He ordered his companions to eliminate the remaining witnesses, then planned to conceal the killings by claiming the captains had died fighting each other.

• The Cauldron Spirit absorbed Eugene's Divine Soul after Han Shuo killed Eugene and his party, alarming Anita over the consequences of a Divine Guard Captain's death.
• Deke led Han Shuo and the others to the mine, where Dark Spirit City guards were stationed and Jiluofei was working inside.
• Han Shuo ordered Bolands and Blood Spirit to attack the guards; they killed two, prompting Jiluofei and thirty-seven Divine Guards to emerge.
• After Gilbert claimed the mine for the Han Family and demanded that Jiluofei leave, Han Shuo attacked with his seventeen Flying Swords and killed him, absorbing his remaining Destruction Divine Power.
• Han Shuo told Anita and Deke to keep the killings secret and ordered them to collect the Spatial Rings and Energy Crystals while Blood Spirit, Gilbert, and Bolands hunted down the fleeing guards.
• Bolands returned and reported that all the fleeing Divine Guards had been dealt with.

Han Shuo secured the mine after killing Eugene and Jiluofei, then concealed his responsibility while Shadow City claimed the site and prepared to appoint him to the Fifth Division. He returned to Shadow City to find the Han Family established in its new estate and received orders to take up his post.

• Han Shuo and his companions finished covering up the deaths of Eugene, Jiluofei, and their Divine Guards, marked the mine with the Han Family emblem, and waited for the other competitors to arrive.
• The arriving competitors accepted that Han Shuo had claimed the mine, and Heitian and Qinglin later agreed to report that Eugene and Jiluofei had killed each other.
• Wallace ordered Heitian to secure the mine and maintain the cover story, then praised Han Shuo's conduct and instructed Andrei to prepare his appointment as Fifth Division Divine Guard Captain.
• Han Shuo returned to Berglas Fortress, gave Candida and the others energy crystals to strengthen the Han Family mansion, and delegated the fortress's management to them.
• After returning to Shadow City, Han Shuo reunited with Fanny, Phoebe, and the others at the Han Family estate, then received Andrei's documents and prepared to take charge of the Fifth Division.

Han Shuo took command of the Fifth Division and found it crippled by desertions and idleness. He expelled Lamont and the drunken guards who opposed him, then placed the remaining Divine Guards under his personal command as he began rebuilding the division.

• The Fifth Division had dwindled to fewer than two hundred members after Avery and most of its commanders and guards left, while Lamont waited in vain to be appointed captain.
• Han Shuo arrived at the Fifth Divine Guards Office with Blood Spirit, Bolands, Gilbert, Stassom, and Almerick and found the guards drinking and neglecting their duties.
• Two drunken guards challenged the newcomers, so Han Shuo ordered Bolands and Blood Spirit to break their arms and legs after they disrespected him.
• Lamont confronted Han Shuo and objected to his authority, but Han Shuo dismissed him and ordered the drunken guards in Lamont’s faction to leave the Fifth Division.
• Han Shuo assembled the roughly fifty sober guards who remained and kept their posts unchanged, assigning them all to the First Company under his personal command.

Han Shuo struggled to recruit Divine Guards for the understaffed Fifth Division, so Stassom and Almerick proposed using the upcoming competition between Shadow City’s seven divisions to build the Han Family’s reputation. Han Shuo committed to winning and began training the Fifth Division at Berglas Fortress in a dangerous formation that forced its guards to cooperate.

• Han Shuo found that the major families had already recruited most suitable candidates, leaving the Fifth Division with only thirty-odd recruits after a month.
• Stassom and Almerick urged Han Shuo to use the upcoming seven-division competition to raise the Han Family’s standing and secure the powerful privilege awarded to the overall winner.
• Han Shuo ordered the Fifth Division’s ninety-one guards to gather at Berglas Fortress and said he would train them personally for the competition.
• Han Shuo, Bolands, Blood Spirit, and Gilbert built and activated the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation in a valley near the fortress.
• Candida brought the Fifth Division guards to the formation, and Barnard led his squad inside before the other squads followed.
• The formation attacked the guards with illusions and Demon Heads, terrifying them while forcing them to form defensive circles and improve their coordination.

Han Shuo trained the Fifth Division’s Divine Guards in the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation while preparing them for the competition between the seven divisions. After meeting Heitian and Qinglin in Berglas Fortress, he went to Demons Peak to confront the Spider Goddess Lolth, whose territory now lay within his family’s lands.

• Han Shuo had the Cauldron Spirit intensify formation training, teach the Divine Guards cooperative magic arrays, and give Bolands, Blood Spirit, and Gilbert a place to train.
• After more than a month, Han Shuo returned to Berglas Fortress, where Heitian and Qinglin congratulated him and explained that the energy mine would be split among three cities, with Shadow City’s share divided between the Han Family and the Saint Family.
• Qinglin warned Han Shuo that Avery and Hasgreen were plotting against him, while Han Shuo confirmed that the Fifth Division would enter the upcoming competition.
• Han Shuo noticed Demons Peak on Berglas Fortress’s territory map and decided to visit Lolth, an old adversary who lived there.
• Lolth warned Han Shuo to leave her territory, but he entered Demons Peak and asked whether she remembered him.

Han Shuo entered Demons Peak to settle his old score with Lolth, the Spider Goddess, and fought her with his Flying Swords and Green Phosphorus Sand. After Lolth’s web trapped him and she fled, Han Shuo caught up with her and forced her to surrender and offer herself as his servant.

• Han Shuo changed his Divine Sense imprint to remind Lolth of their past encounter on the Qio Continent and entered Demons Peak despite her warning.
• Han Shuo provoked Lolth by recalling her past schemes and the Divine Crystals he had stolen, and Lolth attacked him with her claws and darkness Divine Domain.
• Han Shuo’s seventeen Flying Swords struck Lolth’s claws and pressured her defenses, while he burned her attacking spider swarm with Green Phosphorus Sand.
• Lolth trapped Han Shuo in her web, but his Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body withstood her silk attacks as his Flying Swords continued to wear down her Divine Power.
• Lolth fled Demons Peak, but Han Shuo freed himself, pursued her, and blocked her path before attacking again.
• Unable to defeat or escape Han Shuo, Lolth surrendered and offered to become his servant.

Han Shuo forced Lolth to surrender and established a Master-Servant Contract, making the Spider Goddess his servant. He took her toward Berglas Fortress and promised to free her after a hundred years if her service satisfied him.

• Han Shuo threatened Lolth with his Demon-Slaying Edge and seventeen flying swords, then confined the space to block her escape.
• Lolth opened her divine soul under the influence of Han Shuo's Soul-Seducing Demonic Sound, allowing him to establish a Master-Servant Contract.
• Lolth realized Han Shuo had taken control of her and rampaged before transforming into a human woman; Han Shuo ordered her to call him master.
• As they headed toward Berglas Fortress, Lolth explained that her escape technique would cost her divine power and all her hair.
• Han Shuo promised to dissolve the contract after a hundred years if Lolth pleased him, and she agreed to follow him.

Han Shuo returned to the valley, ended the Divine Guards’ training, and began moving the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation to the Han Family residence. He then took Lolth to Veilshade City to kill Avery and Hasgreen, arriving at the city gates after eighteen days of travel.

• Han Shuo visited Berglas Fortress with Lolth, then went to the valley and learned from the Cauldron Spirit that Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert were progressing rapidly in the formation.
• After another half year of training, Han Shuo released the Divine Guards, whose strength and resolve had greatly improved, and Lolth knocked Gilbert down after he teased her.
• Han Shuo sent Barnard and the Divine Guards toward Shadow City, then had Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert dismantle the formation and return ahead of him.
• Han Shuo told Lolth he planned to kill enemies threatening his family and took her toward Veilshade City, where Avery and Hasgreen were staying.
• Han Shuo and Lolth crossed Veilshade City's territory and entered through its gates, where the guards treated Lolth respectfully because of her ancient Divine Token.

Han Shuo and Lolth visited Divine Grace Pharmacy in Veilshade City while he secretly surveyed its layout and searched for Hasgreen and Avery. He unexpectedly met Charlotte and Behemoth, recognized Behemoth as the Demon King he had known in the Abyss Realm, and agreed to treat her to a feast.

• Han Shuo sent demon heads through Divine Grace Pharmacy to map its premises while he and Lolth looked around inside.
• Charlotte recognized Han Shuo, apologized for their past conflict, and tried to speak with him, but he said he would not hold her responsible.
• A woman named Behemoth recognized Han Shuo, though he initially failed to recognize her.
• Charlotte's mention of Behemoth's name reminded Han Shuo that she was the Demon King he had met in the Abyss Realm.
• Behemoth reproached Han Shuo for forgetting to contact her and demanded that he treat her to a feast at Divine Fortune Tavern.
• Han Shuo agreed to take Behemoth to the tavern, and Charlotte joined them, hoping to improve her relationship with him.

Han Shuo reunited with Behemoth and Charlotte at Divine Fortune Tavern, where they learned that he was the powerful owner of the Celestial Pivot Pharmacy. After a young man from the Granro Family insulted the group and Lolth killed him and his guards, Han Shuo led the others away to keep his presence in Veilshade City secret.

• Han Shuo agreed to take Behemoth, Charlotte, and Lolth to Divine Fortune Tavern and paid for an extravagant meal.
• Charlotte revealed that Han Shuo, whom Behemoth had known in the Abyss Realm, was the powerful Brian from Shadow City, and Han Shuo admitted that he had hidden his strength from Behemoth.
• A young man from the Granro Family insulted Behemoth and Charlotte, and Charlotte slapped him before the group left the tavern.
• The young man taunted Lolth outside, and Lolth killed him with her hair before Han Shuo ordered her to leave no witnesses.
• Lolth killed the surrounding Divine Guards, and Han Shuo led Behemoth, Charlotte, and Lolth toward a secluded area.

After Lolth’s public killing drew the Divine Guards’ attention, Han Shuo sent Charlotte and Behemoth away and returned with Lolth to investigate the Divine Grace Pharmacy. When they found Avery behind a heavily sealed gate, Han Shuo destroyed it and attacked everyone inside.

• Han Shuo led Lolth, Charlotte, and Behemoth to a secluded training ground, then urged Charlotte and Behemoth to leave Veilshade City to avoid implicating their families.
• After Charlotte and Behemoth departed, Han Shuo and Lolth evaded the patrolling Divine Guards and returned to the Divine Grace Pharmacy at night.
• Han Shuo sent his Demon Heads into the pharmacy’s hidden passages and discovered a black ironstone gate they could not penetrate.
• Kafu entered the secret chamber and confirmed that Avery was inside with a former subordinate from the Fifth Divine Guards Office.
• Han Shuo and Lolth bypassed the outer barriers, but Lolth could not break the gate’s powerful barrier without alerting those within.
• Han Shuo smashed the gate with seventeen flying swords and ordered Lolth to leave no survivors as they attacked the people inside.

Han Shuo and Lolth assassinated Avery and his guards at Divine Grace Pharmacy, then escaped as Veilshade City launched a manhunt. They hid in another Training Grounds, where Han Shuo announced that Hasgreen was still a target and planned to attack again that night.

• Han Shuo and Lolth stormed Divine Grace Pharmacy, killed Avery and everyone in the secret chamber, and escaped before Veilshade City's forces arrived.
• Han Shuo revealed to Avery that he had killed Avery's children before beheading him and letting the Cauldron Spirit absorb his Divine Soul.
• Hofus ordered a citywide search after Hasgreen identified Avery and his former guards among the dead, while Hasgreen blamed the Saint Family for the attack.
• Han Shuo and Lolth concealed her white hair and took refuge in another Training Grounds as Veilshade City went on alert.
• Han Shuo told Lolth he planned to kill Hasgreen that night so Celestial Pivot Pharmacy could monopolize the Darkness Divine Domain.

Han Shuo and Lolth infiltrated Divine Grace Pharmacy to assassinate Hasgreen while Veilshade City’s Divine Guards hunted for them. After using a Demon Head disguised as Lolth to draw the guards away, Han Shuo killed Hasgreen and fled with Lolth as the guards returned.

• Han Shuo used his Demon Heads to guide Lolth through the Divine Guards’ patrols to a hiding place near Divine Grace Pharmacy.
• The Demon Heads found Hasgreen atop the pharmacy’s tallest building, and Han Shuo devised a plan to lure the guards away with a copy of Lolth.
• Han Shuo sent the disguised Demon Head toward the pharmacy, drawing the Divine Guards into pursuit and clearing the entrance.
• Han Shuo and Lolth slipped inside, evaded the remaining guards, and reached the floor beneath Hasgreen’s rooftop position.
• Han Shuo attacked Hasgreen with Avici Hell while Lolth fought off the Divine Guards who rushed to the rooftop.
• Han Shuo beheaded Hasgreen with the Demon-Slaying Edge, collected his Spatial Ring, and fled with Lolth as nearby guards approached.

After Han Shuo and Lolth killed Hasgreen, Veilshade City's Divine Guards pursued them in force, and Han Shuo fought through their ranks with the Seventeen Flying Swords. As Lolth came under concentrated attack and the pair were surrounded, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to release all the demon heads.

• Salohawqi realized the demon head he had chased was an illusion and rushed back after hearing that Han Shuo and Lolth had escaped.
• The Divine Guards learned Hasgreen had been killed, and Salohawqi ordered them to stop Han Shuo and Lolth at any cost.
• Veilshade City's Energy Towers lit up the city, exposing Han Shuo and Lolth as more Divine Guards gathered around them.
• Han Shuo unleashed the Seventeen Flying Swords, killing nearly thirty Divine Guards and forcing his way out of the district with Lolth.
• The Second Division's captain delayed Han Shuo and Lolth with a barrage of attacks, allowing nearly a hundred Divine Guards to surround them.
• As the captain targeted Lolth and struck her through her barrier, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to release all the demon heads.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped the Divine Guards surrounding them by unleashing hundreds of demon heads, then fought their way toward Veilshade City's gate. City Lord Hofus mobilized his elite guards and summoned the major families, turning the city into chaos as the pair raced to get out.

• Han Shuo released hundreds of demon heads, which overwhelmed the Divine Guards and gave him and Lolth a chance to break the encirclement.
• Han Shuo and Lolth killed more guards as they fought toward the Second Division's Divine Guard Captain, but the guards discovered that fire, extreme cold, and distorted Divine Power could drive off the demon heads.
• Han Shuo and Lolth escaped the encirclement and charged toward the city gate before more forces could arrive.
• Hofus learned that Han Shuo and Lolth had killed Hasgreen and hundreds of Divine Guards, then offered Eugene's vacant captain position to the family that captured them.
• The major families mobilized their elite Divine Guards, plunging Veilshade City into commotion and spreading rumors about the fugitives' strength.

Han Shuo and Lolth fought their way toward Veilshade City's gate while the city's forces prepared an ambush. Han Shuo exposed the Simon Family's hidden guards, overcame their attack, and blasted the gate open, leaving them a chance to escape.

• Han Shuo and Lolth headed for the gate as Veilshade City's barrier was strengthened and the city's leaders rushed to stop them.
• Xiding positioned the Simon Family's guards around the gate, but Han Shuo sent Demon Heads disguised as himself and Lolth to draw Anke and some guards away.
• Han Shuo and Lolth charged the gate, where his Flying Swords and Demon Heads struck the concealed Simon Family guards; Xiding ordered the remaining guards into the open.
• Han Shuo used his Demonic Artifacts to attack the defenders and shield their advance toward the locked gate.
• Han Shuo threw Explosive Destruction Beads at the gateway, killing guards and blasting the gate open.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped Veilshade City after blasting through its gates, with Han Shuo injured by Hofus’s spear as he held off their pursuers. In the surrounding mountains, Han Shuo outpaced the scattered search party and declared that they now had the advantage.

• Han Shuo covered Lolth’s escape through the shattered gates while the Seventeen Flying Swords held back Xiding and Qianlesai.
• Hofus struck Han Shuo in the back with a spear, but Han Shuo endured the injury and escaped the city with Lolth.
• Hofus, Xiding, and the other powerful figures pursued them into the mountains, where the lack of Energy Towers and barriers made the search more difficult.
• Han Shuo used his speed and knowledge of the mountains to widen the gap between them and their pursuers while Lolth began to admire him.
• Han Shuo decided Veilshade City had become an enemy and told Lolth that the scattered pursuers had made the mountains their hunting ground.

Han Shuo and Lolth escaped Veilshade City and hid in the mountains while Hofus’s forces searched for them. When they ambushed Anke and another Divine Guard, Han Shuo’s death and destruction incarnations began absorbing their divine power, triggering a strange transformation in their divine domains.

• Han Shuo led Lolth to a mist-covered cliff, where they rested and replenished their strength.
• Hofus ordered the search parties to split up, and the four great families spread across the mountain range.
• Han Shuo detected the Simon Family nearby and chose to hunt Anke for his death divine power.
• Anke ordered his Divine Guards to attack, but Han Shuo trapped him with the Seventeen Flying Swords while Lolth fought the surrounding guards.
• Han Shuo’s death and destruction incarnations absorbed their captives as his three souls aligned, causing their divine domains to merge into an unfamiliar domain that drew in death element.

Han Shuo and Lolth continued attacking the families searching the mountain range, while Han Shuo revealed how his faith power strengthened his new divine domain. After Hofus wandered off alone in a rage, Han Shuo decided to confront Veilshade City's City Lord.

• Han Shuo sensed faith-power threads strengthening his merged divine domain and its three death barriers, then killed Anke and another middle god as Lolth finished off the nearby guards.
• Xiding and Qianlesai found the slaughter and concluded Han Shuo might be stronger than Hofus; Xiding ordered the Simon Family to stay together and focus on surviving.
• Lolth questioned Han Shuo about being a godhunter, and he persuaded her that he could control his urge to devour others.
• Han Shuo and Lolth evaded the gathering search parties and killed nearly a hundred divine guards and two upper gods from the Hofus and Salohawqi Families over two weeks.
• Hofus lost his temper, sent his guards away, and flew off alone, prompting Han Shuo to decide to meet him.

Han Shuo lured Hofus into a secluded mountain area and attacked him using stealth, demon-head phantoms, and the Seventeen Flying Swords. As the sword formation struggled to pierce Hofus's defenses, Han Shuo called on the Cauldron Spirit to lend him power.

• Han Shuo decided to kill Hofus in the mountains, and Lolth agreed to stay nearby and support him.
• Han Shuo used demon heads to scout the terrain, then approached Hofus while Lolth kept her distance.
• Han Shuo concealed his presence until Hofus sensed he was being watched, then appeared and baited Hofus into attacking.
• Hofus's spear strike blasted open a crater, but Han Shuo vanished and sent seven demon-head phantoms at him.
• Han Shuo used the phantoms to draw Hofus into a defensive stance, then sent the Seventeen Flying Swords against him.
• When the Seventeen Flying Swords could not pierce Hofus's dark energy, Han Shuo asked the Cauldron Spirit to gather its power for him.

Han Shuo battled Hofus while the Cauldron Spirit supplied him with increased power, and he sought a way to end their costly struggle before reinforcements arrived. His two external incarnations fused their divine domains and forced Hofus’s dark domain into a stalemate, leaving Hofus under pressure from both the domains and the Seventeen Flying Swords.

• The Cauldron Spirit explained that absorbing upper god divine souls had increased the power it poured into Han Shuo, allowing the Seventeen Flying Swords to break through Hofus’s defenses and strike his spear.
• Hofus used a black hole formed from dark energy to pull Han Shuo and nearby objects toward him, but Han Shuo resisted with the Heavenly Demon Indestructible Body.
• Han Shuo formed the Avici Godslaying Sword Formation around the black hole, and the Seventeen Flying Swords began consuming Hofus’s dark energy as he replenished it from the surrounding darkness element.
• Han Shuo realized that approaching experts from Veilshade City could make a prolonged battle dangerous, so he brought out his two external incarnations and tried to fuse their divine domains.
• After the three souls established a connection, Han Shuo fused the domains of death and destruction; the resulting domain cut off darkness element and pressed Hofus’s dark domain into a stalemate.
• Hofus struggled to maintain his divine domain as the Seventeen Flying Swords eroded the black hole, and he began to show signs of defeat.

Han Shuo unleashed Godslaying Slash to defeat Hofus, but the attack injured Han Shuo and forced him to flee before Veilshade City's experts arrived. Hofus survived with his right arm destroyed, while the other families began reconsidering the Hofley Family's power.

• As Veilshade City's experts approached, Han Shuo ordered the Cauldron Spirit to lend him more power so he could use Godslaying Slash against Hofus.
• Han Shuo's Seventeen Flying Swords shattered Hofus's black hole and destroyed his right arm, though the Black Spear's barrier saved Hofus from the killing blow.
• The Cauldron Spirit's power injured Han Shuo's Demonic Nascent Soul, and he fled with Lolth rather than risk fighting the arriving experts.
• Hofus emerged from the crater with his right arm gone, while Xiding and the other patriarchs secretly welcomed the blow to the Hofley Family's influence.
• Hofus ordered the three families to continue searching for Han Shuo, then returned to Veilshade City with his Divine Guards.
• Han Shuo decided to return to Veilshade City after realizing Hofus was too well protected for another attack.

After Han Shuo and Lolth’s attack on Veilshade City made them the focus of the Darkness Divine Domain, they returned to Shadow City, where Han Shuo’s family learned the truth and welcomed Lolth. Han Shuo shared his discoveries about merging divine domains and prepared to rebuild the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation at the Han Family residence.

• Wallace and Andrei discussed the attack on Veilshade City, suspected Brian might be responsible, and decided that his connection to the Goddess of Fate would protect him from trouble with the Saint Family.
• Blood Spirit, Bolands, and Gilbert recognized Han Shuo as the attacker, and the Han Family’s leaders agreed to keep his role secret.
• During a month of recovery, Han Shuo nourished his damaged demonic nascent soul and discovered that he could merge his two external incarnations’ divine domains with his main body.
• Han Shuo and Lolth returned to Shadow City, where he briefly explained the events in Veilshade City and declared Lolth a member of the Han Family.
• Han Shuo agreed to reconstruct the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation and offered to use upper god divine souls to strengthen its training.