Lu Xiao traveled to Hell for Raven feathers, learned about its factions, and pursued a bargain with the Succubus Clan. He and Calamity then unleashed a disaster on the Flame Demon settlement, where the local deities suspected the Outsiders and discovered that the Flame Demon deity’s authority had been suppressed.
Lu Xiao destroyed the Flame Demon Clan, helped Yi Hao and Ding Dan prepare a political scheme to unify Hell, and arranged for Ruiqi’s Succubi to play a role in the coming conflict. After entering a desire trial, he found himself starving on a battlefield and enlisted with Dan Guofeng’s unit.
Lu Xiao trained with Dan Guofeng, uncovered his connection to Zhang Chu, and set out for the front lines with a rescued baby and Chainsaw Man. Meanwhile, Ding Dan used his King’s Authority to bring Hell’s Deities under control, and Lu Xiao began to suspect that an unknown force was shaping Dan Guofeng’s hostility toward him.
Lu Xiao learned that his presence had destabilized Dan Guofeng’s peaceful Time Shadow and traveled with him to the Taoist Temple, where Dan Qingrong revealed her connection to Liu Guang and fused the Wood Heart into a baby. Meanwhile, Calamity confronted the Observer in Hell, and Yi Hao prepared to turn the allied army’s collapse into a purge that Ruiqi saw as an opportunity.
Lu Xiao uncovered more about the Doctor’s plans and brought Liangren and Antie into Hell, where Antie took control of the Succubus Clan and prepared it for war. As the Holy City’s alliance and a coming slaughter threatened Hell, Amilia revealed that Antie’s harsh orders also aimed to protect Ruiqi’s people.
While Shuns recruited Ivan to help develop flesh alchemy, the war in Hell escalated as Ding Dan and Lu Xiao fought amid a Holy City strategy that weakened both sides. Lu Xiao escaped with the Minotaurs, while Liangren joined Universe Logistics and Antie died.
Lu Xiao helped Niu Ben become chief of the Minotaur Tribe, where Niu Bo revealed the truth about Hell’s final battle and asked Lu Xiao to ally with the tribe. Meanwhile, Yi Hao used Antie’s staged death and public accusations to draw Slian and Sestie toward the Holy City’s intelligence organization.
Lu Xiao’s allies tracked Kyoto’s plague to Liuguang, whose theft of a mad Deity’s Authority had made him lose control. After Doctor subdued Liuguang and promised to protect Nini, he set up a world without disease to push the Prison Doctor toward godhood, leaving the Prison Doctor isolated and with his memories missing.
The Doctor helped the Prison Doctor complete his path to godhood while humanity weighed how to face the Keepers and the dangers in Hell. Lu Xiao reunited with Antie, learned more about Hell’s conflicts, and Gambler began presenting Hell Creature blood as a new energy source to the Present World.
Gambler manipulated the public and persuaded the Flying Jellyfish to take human form, while Lu Xiao uncovered Hell’s history and the danger of Earth’s transformation. The Ninth Group Army and Doctor entered Hell, and Nico joined Gambler in the Present World.
Lu Xiao and the Ninth Group Army built their position in Hell, used nuclear weapons against powerful enemies, and formed ties with Niu Bo and Old Feis. As the conflict widened and the Chef became a deity, Doctor obtained Lu Liangren’s book and solved the equations for controlled nuclear fusion, leaving a path toward humanity’s next advance.
Lu Xiao prepared for Night’s call by gathering allies, advancing his power, and testing the First Prototype before joining Antie’s plan to kill the tentacle god. After the god fell, Old Feis invoked Night and the Master of the Dead, leaving a blackened tentacle rising from his severed body as Lu Xiao ordered the Cage injected.
Lu Xiao saved Dart from his despairing authority and then fell unconscious as Night’s corruption spread through his Consciousness World. The group prepared to restore Lu Xiao by feeding him deities, while Liv was taken from Daimon’s house by Ding Dan.
Lu Xiao helped Ding Dan reclaim the Holy City, then returned to the Base as the Doctor prepared for deification and Shuns tested a way to extract consciousness. The arc ended with a Minotaur’s dream being used to stabilize the experiment.
Lu Xiao's group tested consciousness extraction on Xiao Yu before traveling into Hell, where Ding Dan's bargain with Daimon drew them into a battle against a god. They secured divine flesh for advancement, discovered Chef was a fallen angel, and obtained dangerous Old One flesh from the Postman.
Lu Xiao secured protection for humanity's factories in Hell while the Doctor began creating a digital world and Gambler took control of Zerg swarms through converted followers. After hunting and spending time with Lu Qian, Lu Xiao uncovered a possessed Consumable directing others to abduct Liu Ni.
Lu Xiao secured resources and a Logistics Point through Weidiya and the Postman while the Warden prepared humanity for the coming Black Domain Battlefield. Lu Xiao ascended to Godhood, the Director returned from the New World to lead the Foreign Ministry, and the Postman’s Logistics Point began taking shape.
Lu Xiao gathered allies and learned more about the Species Ranking Tournament as Driver reunited with Tina, who revealed herself as the Zerg Empress and took control of the Swarm. With the Outsider Clans closing in and Daimon preparing the Demon Clan, the Warden also learned that his descendant Lorne had arrived and decided to mentor him.
Lu Xiao and his allies arranged for Lu Qian to replace Tina as Zerg Empress, while Luolin agreed to look the other way after the war in Hell. Meanwhile, the Warden expanded humanity’s teleportation business and Yi Hao’s clothing design brought him into conflict with Weidiya, leaving Liu Ni on her way to meet him alone.
Humanity prepared for the growing conflict by courting alien allies, trading with the Mother Goddess Elves, and weighing the risks of entering the war. Lu Xiao learned more about Hell and the Demon Clan’s fate, while the Warden faced a provocative arrival from the goblins.