Arc 16War and Transcendent Power

The transmigrators gained power and influence as Zhao Yu and others pushed the races toward war, while Ye Xuefeng built a Goblin Kingdom. When new cultivation spread through the Microcosm, Su Mo traced a disturbance to an entity born from living beings’ thoughts and sent Zhang Yunbo after it.

  • The Beastman elders allied with the humans, while Li Goudan began spreading witchcraft and Li Erniu became his first major disciple.
  • Zhao Yu gained First Stage power by performing a miracle and collecting faith, while Ye Xuefeng became Goblin King and Liu Shuai reached the First Stage and married a little female dragon.
  • Li Erniu used a math genius’s help to advance in witchcraft, and the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft recruited Zhuge Buliang and declared war on humans and orcs.
  • Zhao Yu and livestream viewers stirred unrest across the races, while Ye Xuefeng built up his Goblin forces and sought a city for his kingdom.
  • Su Mo released transcendent energy into the Microcosm, prompting people across its races to discover cultivation and unsettling Ye Xuefeng.
  • Su Mo reversed time and found that living beings’ thoughts interacting with Transcendent power had created an escaped entity.
  • Su Mo revived Zhang Yunbo in his original body, directed him toward the entity, and watched him tear through the world barrier to pursue it.
Chapters 376–400 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 376Divine Emissary of Witchcraft

Su Mo accelerated the world by nearly a year as the undead calamity devastated the beastmen and unusual contestants attracted his attention. He watched a black-robed youth declare himself the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft, after which transmigrators began sensing the power of faith and Witch Qi.

  • The twelve elders of the Beastman Race allied with the humans after the undead calamity overwhelmed their people.
  • Su Mo sped time forward by nearly a year and observed Ye Xuefeng, Liu Shuai, and Zhao Yu rise to prominence among the contestants.
  • Ye Xuefeng used [Concealment] to kill a Starry Sky Giant Mosquito and evade the others searching for it.
  • Su Mo noticed a black-robed youth whose will seemed affected by a Divinity, but chose not to interfere with the era's early development.
  • Li Goudan renamed himself Divine Emissary of Witchcraft and promised believers transcendent power, prompting transmigrators such as Li Erniu to sense new strength and Witch Qi.

Ch. 377Transcendent Class, Witchcraft Master

Li Erniu absorbed the black mist, gained witchcraft power, and was chosen by the divine envoy of witchcraft to receive a complete inheritance. As viewers flocked to watch him, Zhao Yu considered using miracles to gather faith and become the Human Empire’s hope against the undead.

  • Li Erniu absorbed the surrounding mist and formed strange patterns across his skeletal remains.
  • Li Erniu fired a ghastly green spell that destroyed a sturdy tree stump, revealing that he had reached the First Stage.
  • The divine envoy of witchcraft appeared and chose Li Erniu as one of his Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, beginning to pass on a complete inheritance.
  • Viewers left other livestreams to watch Li Erniu, and Zhao Yu urged his own audience to go learn from him.
  • Zhao Yu summoned a Lesser Light Spell and decided to wait for disaster before revealing miracles and gathering faith.

Ch. 378Advancing on all fronts!

Su Mo watched Li Erniu gain new witchcraft abilities and considered how to reveal the existence of the world beyond to its native people. Li Erniu explained his path toward becoming a god to his livestream viewers, but the divine emissary soon summoned him.

  • Su Mo decided to reduce his interference in the expanding Microcosm and wait for its creatures to create new possibilities.
  • The divine emissary of witchcraft carved more runes onto Li Erniu’s skull, letting him hurl his thighbone hard enough to smash another skeleton into dust.
  • Li Erniu asked his livestream viewers how to keep the divine emissary pleased, and their comments inspired Su Mo to consider telling the natives that a creator god existed beyond their world.
  • Li Erniu described how he had sensed and strengthened his connection to the universe’s witchcraft rule, but viewers struggled to understand his explanation.
  • The divine emissary of witchcraft’s voice thundered in Li Erniu’s ears as he chatted with the viewers.

Ch. 379Ye Xuefeng reached the first stage

Li Erniu learned that the undead planned to return to their birthplace and advance to the second layer, while Zhao Yu prepared for the Human Empire’s ceasefire talks. As Ye Xuefeng fled between goblin tribes, an old goblin died upon seeing him, and Ye Xuefeng suddenly reached the first stage.

  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft told Li Erniu that the undead were heading to their birthplace so he could advance to the second stage, and Li Erniu shared the news with his livestream viewers.
  • Zhao Yu learned from livestream comments that Li Erniu and the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft were pursuing the second stage, then continued her cultivation and agreed to attend ceasefire discussions.
  • Ye Xuefeng fled while his viewers mocked him for bringing undead trouble to goblin tribes, and he headed toward another tribe.
  • A healthy old goblin pointed at Ye Xuefeng, called him a disaster, and died; Ye Xuefeng then realized he had reached the first stage.

Ch. 380Goblin King

After reaching the First Stage by gaining strength as his goblin tribesmen died, Ye Xuefeng was hailed as the Goblin King and ordered his followers to find the human Holy Maiden so he could capture her. Meanwhile, Liu Shuai reconsidered his stalled progress and headed to the clan chief’s territory to pressure the humans for answers.

  • Ye Xuefeng’s strength and senses surged as goblins died, and he smashed a massive tree with one punch, reaching the First Stage.
  • The goblins declared Ye Xuefeng their Goblin King and escorted him to their finest hut, bringing him food and female goblins.
  • Ye Xuefeng rejected the female goblins and ordered his followers to gather information so he could capture the human Holy Maiden.
  • Liu Shuai lamented that other streamers advanced faster, then wondered whether the humans’ breakthrough method was flawed or incomplete.
  • Liu Shuai flew toward the clan chief’s territory to pressure the humans and see if they were hiding something.

Ch. 381An Unorthodox Play

Zhao Yu, posing as a holy maiden, failed to collect the Power of Faith because the people worshipped the Sun and Moon God rather than him, and his livestream viewers suggested impersonating a divine envoy. Su Mo watched Zhao Yu’s predicament and then inspected a nascent world in his universe, hoping its creatures would grow strong enough to challenge gods.

  • Zhao Yu complained to his livestream viewers that he could not collect the Power of Faith despite the worshippers surrounding him.
  • The viewers teased Zhao Yu and pointed out that the people believed in the Sun and Moon God, not the holy maiden.
  • Zhao Yu considered abandoning the old god and becoming a new god himself, while the viewers suggested he pose as a divine envoy.
  • Su Mo observed that Zhao Yu had not thought to use his golden finger and planned for the Human Empire’s unification to produce another First Stage being.
  • Su Mo opened a spatial rift and examined a young world where silicon-based life was beginning to appear.
  • Su Mo urged the creatures in his universe to grow quickly so they could fight gods and seize their Divinities.

Ch. 382The Saintess Became a God

Su Mo watched as Zhao Yu’s staged livestream triggered a genuine miracle, filling her with holy light and drawing the crowd’s faith. Zhao Yu endured a strange surge of power and divine knowledge as more people began worshipping her.

  • Su Mo watched the livestream and saw viewers post biblical verses as comments.
  • Zhao Yu repeated, “God said, let there be light,” and the sky brightened as warmth and comfort spread through the crowd.
  • Holy radiance surrounded Zhao Yu, convincing believers and skeptical onlookers that they had witnessed a divine miracle.
  • Zhao Yu promised the livestream viewers future rewards and told the crowd that God had sent her to lead them out of suffering.
  • White motes of faith flowed from the believers into Zhao Yu, intensifying her radiance as she felt power and divine knowledge pour into her head.
  • Zhao Yu struggled through the painful transformation while newly devoted followers prayed for her to guide them.

Ch. 383The Starry Sky Giant Mosquito Makes Its Move

Zhao Yu became a First Stage powerhouse while Liu Shuai despaired over being left behind and considered provoking the humans again. As Liu Shuai stood up, viewers spotted the Starry Sky Giant Mosquito approaching him, apparently bearing the name God of Death.

  • Zhao Yu awakened to First Stage power and was enveloped in a cocoon of holy light as viewers watched his livestream.
  • Liu Shuai complained that Zhao Yu and a goblin had advanced ahead of him, then knelt to pray to the god and offered his Power of Faith.
  • Su Mo dismissed Liu Shuai’s antics and considered strengthening the Dragonfolk’s bodies as part of his experiments.
  • Liu Shuai doubted that the god favored him, then decided to return to making trouble for the humans.
  • Viewers warned Liu Shuai that the silent Starry Sky Giant Mosquito was behind him and coming for him.

Ch. 384Giant Mosquito Invasion

Su Mo unleashed an upgraded God of Death on Liu Shuai and the Dragonfolk, while Li Erniu struggled with math-heavy witchcraft questions. The battle continued as a departed soul offered to help Li Erniu calculate.

  • Liu Shuai rushed back to the Dragonfolk lair, shouting that the God of Death had arrived, and the Dragonfolk emerged to face the giant mosquito.
  • Su Mo sent Liu Shuai a message as the God of Death attacked, and Liu Shuai dodged a scythe strike that split a rock in half.
  • The Dragonfolk fought the God of Death as livestream viewers watched and debated whether the tribe would be wiped out.
  • Li Erniu struggled to solve mathematical problems required to cast witchcraft spells, while the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft also tried to work out what was wrong with his runes and coordinates.
  • A furtive departed soul appeared beside Li Erniu and offered to do the calculations for him.

Ch. 385A Humanoid Calculator

Li Erniu met an undead math prodigy and used his calculations to solve Witchcraft problems, rapidly improving his grasp of the Law of Witchcraft. The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft caught them in the act and learned that the undead had been doing Li Erniu’s calculations.

  • Li Erniu mistook the undead for a ghost, then learned he had scored 145 on the math portion of the college entrance exam.
  • Li Erniu gave the undead a Witchcraft problem, and the two used his calculations to unleash spells and advance Li Erniu’s understanding of the Law of Witchcraft.
  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft heard Witchcraft explosions, opened a gateway, and went to investigate.
  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft seized the undead, but Li Erniu pleaded for his safety and explained that he was a math genius.
  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft learned what math problems were and realized the undead had helped Li Erniu improve rapidly.

Ch. 386This Shouldn't Count as Cheating, Right?

Li Erniu tested whether he could use Didi Calculation Service to solve the problems required for advancement, while Ye Xuefeng rejected a Kobold presented as a holy maiden and learned about events unfolding among his peers. The chapter ended with Ye Xuefeng laughing at their struggles as a Big Goblin asked whether he wanted the holy maiden back.

  • Li Erniu told the Witchcraft Emissary that he could count another person's answers as his own success, and the Emissary tested him with complex advancement calculations.
  • Viewers discussed the requirements for reaching the Second Stage and speculated about how others might advance.
  • Ye Xuefeng rejected the Kobold Clan's holy maiden, which a Big Goblin had brought for him.
  • Ye Xuefeng opened his livestream and saw viewers discussing the Dragonfolk Clan, the Human Empire's campaign against Goblins, and Li Erniu's calculation service.
  • Ye Xuefeng learned that Little Dragon Man had not reached the First Stage and laughed at his peers' difficulties before a Big Goblin asked whether he wanted the holy maiden back.

Ch. 387The Goblin army

Ye Xuefeng considered entering the Three-Race Contest by using mass deaths to advance, while Liu Shuai struggled with his injuries and searched for a way to reach the First Stage. The chapter ended with Liu Shuai eating a medicinal herb from his second uncle and suspecting it might be poison.

  • Ye Xuefeng kicked the Big Goblin away, then joked with his livestream viewers about the Goblins’ taste in beauty.
  • Ye Xuefeng considered joining the Three-Race Contest and wondered whether killing Goblins while they reproduced could help him advance quickly.
  • Liu Shuai complained to his viewers that the Gods of Death had attacked his rear and shut off his livestream after they mocked him.
  • Liu Shuai considered ways to reach the First Stage, including using the deaths of Dragonfolk, but abandoned that idea after recalling their deaths had not helped him.
  • Liu Shuai’s second uncle gave him a ginseng-like human medicinal herb, which Liu Shuai ate before feeling hot, dizzy, and worried it was poison.

Ch. 388The Goblin Army, Part Two

Ye Xuefeng tried to unite the Goblins by imposing discipline and rewarding them for keeping their camp clean. He left to hunt a Savage Bull for the tribe and killed it with a single blow, then headed back carrying the carcass as his livestream viewers watched in disbelief.

  • Liu Shuai passed out as his body turned molten-lava red, blaming Second Uncle for what was happening to him.
  • Ye Xuefeng asked the Big Goblins how to become the Goblin King, but they offered foolish suggestions and no useful advice.
  • Ye Xuefeng ordered the Goblins to dig latrines and keep the tribe clean, promising feasts and other rewards for their efforts.
  • Hobgoblin Number One encouraged the little Goblins to work faster by showing off his Kobold wife.
  • Ye Xuefeng hunted a Savage Bull and killed it with one blow, then started his livestream and carried the carcass back toward the tribe.

Ch. 389Diary of the Goblins' Rise, Part One

Ye Xuefeng focused on growing the Goblin tribe by offering food, clothes, and the hope of wives and slaves to attract more Goblins. He planned to spread his reputation across the region and left resolved to improve the tribe’s happiness, admitting even he was tempted by its benefits.

  • Ye Xuefeng brought a wild bull to the tribe and promised the Goblins meat and the prospect of slaves from other races if they worked hard.
  • Ye Xuefeng asked his livestream viewers how to develop the tribe, and they suggested giving the Goblins mates and family responsibilities.
  • Ye Xuefeng asked Nine Five Two Seven what the Goblins wanted, and Nine Five Two Seven named full bellies, warm clothes, and wives.
  • Ye Xuefeng decided to wage war on other races so he could arrange wives for the Goblins.
  • Ye Xuefeng planned to improve the Goblins’ happiness and send some of them to other tribes so his reputation would attract Goblins from across the region.

Ch. 390A Goblin's rise diary, part two

Ye Xuefeng enjoyed his growing Goblin kingdom while expecting the Human Empire to attack, and Su Mo nudged livestream viewers to encourage the transmigrators to enjoy life. After the viewers teased Liu Shuai for being single, he flew off to find a female dragon.

  • Ye Xuefeng ordered Nine Five Two Seven to clean and put newly arrived Goblins to work, then let two girls massage his back in exchange for food.
  • Ye Xuefeng dismissed concerns about assassination and planned to use the coming war with the Human Empire to reach the Second Stage.
  • Su Mo watched Ye Xuefeng's livestream and used a special method to influence viewers to encourage enjoyment in the world he had created.
  • Liu Shuai protested that he was enjoying his riches, but livestream viewers teased him for having no partner.
  • Liu Shuai vowed to find a female dragon and flew from his cave, though many dragons were asleep at noon.

Ch. 391On How Dragonfolk Find a Partner

Liu Shuai searched for a female Dragonfolk partner while his livestream viewers gave him conflicting courting advice. When he returned to the little female dragon’s cave with a flower, she attacked him, but he easily overpowered her and found himself attracted to her.

  • Liu Shuai ignored the viewers’ teasing and searched for a suitable female Dragonfolk, then hesitated outside her cave because he did not know how to approach her.
  • The livestream viewers suggested ways for Liu Shuai to court the dragon girl, and he decided to try their advice by bringing her a flower.
  • While Liu Shuai was away, the enormous Dragonfolk inside the cave suspected he wanted to steal her treasure and planned to beat him.
  • Liu Shuai returned with a flower and began addressing the dragon girl, but she tackled him before he could finish.
  • Liu Shuai lifted the little female dragon and tossed her aside, leaving her bewildered by his strength as he realized he liked her.

Ch. 392Everyone Lost Their Cool

Liu Shuai agreed to marry a little female dragon who offered half her treasure as a betrothal gift, but their wedding preparations were interrupted by an attack from the Gods of Death. Liu Shuai revealed his First Stage strength and drove the attackers away, though the livestream viewers were left envying his new wife.

  • The little female dragon offered Liu Shuai her treasure as a wedding gift after he said he wanted to date her.
  • Liu Shuai asked why she was rushing into marriage, and she said she wanted to keep another dragon girl from taking him.
  • Liu Shuai learned the Dragonfolk wedding procedures with his second uncle's help as the tribe tried to establish urgent communication.
  • The Gods of Death attacked, and Liu Shuai's second uncle told him to find a weaker enemy and stay alive.
  • Liu Shuai told his wife he was a First Stage powerhouse, then used fiery breath to kill many Gods of Death and force the rest to retreat.
  • The livestream viewers complained that Liu Shuai had found such a loving wife.

Ch. 393Witness Me, the Great Li Erniu

Liu Shuai ended his livestream after his wedding, while Zhao Yu, the Human Race’s Holy Maiden, livestreamed from the Human Federation and complained that its leaders were restricting him. Zhao Yu sought advice on spreading his faith but remained uncertain how to proceed safely.

  • Liu Shuai shut off his livestream after showing viewers his smiling bride and celebrating his marriage.
  • Zhao Yu appeared before his knight guards as a radiant Holy Maiden, though he secretly cursed the viewers in his livestream and flaunted his figure.
  • Zhao Yu told his viewers that he needed to spread his Power of Faith but could not leave the city, and that Human Federation leaders had tightened restrictions on him.
  • Viewers suggested ways Zhao Yu could gain believers and warned him about the dangers of acting against the Human Alliance.
  • Zhao Yu worried that the Human Alliance’s other First Stage powerhouse might not support him and admitted he did not know what to do.

Ch. 394Witness Me, the Great Li Erniu, Part Two

Zhao Yu followed viewers’ advice to seek alliances that would make the Human Empire depend on him, while viewers urged Huang Tianhua to rebel and spread plans for war across the continent. As the livestreams stirred people of several races into action, an unseen catastrophe began to take shape beyond the control of the three races’ leaders.

  • Zhao Yu read viewers’ suggestions to provoke a war and asked for potential allies, including Liu Shuai and Li Erniu.
  • Viewers began browsing and stirring up livestreams across the Beastman Race and other peoples to encourage conflict.
  • Huang Tianhua swaggered through Nether Passage’s marketplace, unaware that merchants privately mocked him and praised his dead brother.
  • Viewers urged Huang Tianhua to rebel, and he hurried home to discuss an uprising with his father.
  • The viewers’ guidance helped a continent-wide catastrophe emerge, beyond the powerhouses of the three races to control.

Ch. 395The Power of an Era

The Human Alliance’s transmigrators struggled to meet its demands as a large beastman force threatened Heaven-Subduing Pass. Ye Xuefeng prepared to capture a human city for the Goblins’ expansion and made Zhong Yunwei swear loyalty, leaving the attack looming.

  • The general at Heaven-Subduing Pass learned that at least six thousand beastmen were gathering against fewer than five hundred defenders, while the Human Alliance ordered him to investigate and seize any treasure.
  • The general’s transmigrator advisers panicked over the coming attack but could not flee without risking their lives and the commander’s reputation.
  • Across the Human Empire, transmigrators struggled to pay enormous taxes imposed by the Human Alliance.
  • Nine Five Two Seven reported that Ye Xuefeng’s Goblins had grown to more than eight thousand and could easily capture a human city.
  • Ye Xuefeng told Zhong Yunwei he needed a city and resources to build the Goblin Kingdom, then blasted a wooden house with a grape to test him.
  • Zhong Yunwei declared his loyalty to Ye Xuefeng after the show of force frightened him.

Ch. 396Li Erniu Takes the Stage

Ye Xuefeng left the Goblin Clan under Zhong Yunwei’s command while the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft recruited Zhuge Buliang. Li Erniu tried to recruit a math-savvy undead of his own, and Tan Tongle asked him for help obtaining a physical body.

  • Ye Xuefeng handed the Goblin Clan’s arrangements to Zhong Yunwei, who vowed to lead the Goblins into battle and train them.
  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft praised Zhuge Buliang and appointed him one of his ten great knights, leaving Li Erniu frustrated that his rival had recruited the strategist first.
  • Li Erniu gathered undead and offered to teach a math expert the path to becoming a First Stage expert, but one of his attacks damaged Tan Tongle’s grave.
  • Li Erniu promised to help Tan Tongle with anything he wanted, and Tan Tongle said he wanted a physical body.

Ch. 397The chaotic war began

Li Erniu and Tan Tongle persuaded the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft to launch a war against the Human Empire and Orc Tribe so he could capture human mathematicians and use them to advance his power. As the invasion began, Zhao Yu learned that Goblin King Ye Xuefeng wanted a holy maiden for his harem and warned him not to provoke her.

  • Tan Tongle asked Li Erniu for an intact body so he could live and love again, but Li Erniu promised to help only after advancing to the second stage.
  • Tan Tongle and Li Erniu persuaded the Divine Emissary of Witchcraft that capturing human mathematicians and intelligent orcs would help him grow stronger.
  • The Divine Emissary of Witchcraft ordered his army to attack the Human Empire and the Orc Tribe.
  • Zhao Yu heard that Li Erniu had led the Divine Emissary into war and rejoiced that her plan could continue.
  • Zhao Yu learned that Goblin King Ye Xuefeng might want her for his harem and warned him through the livestream that she could make him even more unhappy.

Ch. 398When the world could cultivate

Su Mo released the ability to cultivate across the world, giving humans and other races a new way to grow stronger as war loomed. Huang Tianhua sensed the energy and began cultivating, while Ye Xuefeng learned that Goblins could cultivate too and feared his position was in danger.

  • Liu Shuai prepared to move the Little Dragon Girl and the Dragonfolk Clan to safety as viewers discussed the coming war and paths to godhood.
  • Su Mo decided to let people draw in and release transcendent energy, and a meteor scattered something across the land.
  • Huang Tianhua practiced his breathing exercises under the moonlight, sensed energy around him, and immersed himself in cultivation.
  • A Goblin told Ye Xuefeng that one of their tribe had discovered how to cultivate, and Ye Xuefeng opened his livestream for news.
  • Ye Xuefeng learned that humans, orcs, skeletons, departed souls, and native creatures could cultivate, and he worried that the change would threaten his rule.

Ch. 399I have a dream

As cultivation spread across the era, Zhao Yu tried to prepare for upheaval by training his talented guard captain, while Huang Tianhua recruited people for a resource-trading enterprise that could support a future rebellion. The era’s rising geniuses sought the god’s attention, but the god was distracted by a mysterious loophole in the Microcosm.

  • Ye Xuefeng lamented his predicament as the Goblin King while the livestream chat mocked his plan to level up by killing his clansmen.
  • Zhao Yu used Zhu Hailong’s cultivation techniques to identify the guard captain as his most talented guard and coached her in cultivating.
  • Huang Tianhua rallied a crowd with promises of white rice and meat broth, then recruited strong workers to open a trade route through dangerous territory.
  • Geniuses across the Human Race cultivated to the First Stage and tried to win rewards by teaching cultivation, but their efforts failed to attract the god’s attention.
  • The god examined a loophole inside the Microcosm and wondered how it had appeared.

Ch. 400Thoughts of All Living Beings

Su Mo traced an apparent escape from his Microcosm to a powerful entity formed from the gathered thoughts of living beings, born from a flaw in his rules. He resurrected Zhang Yunbo and sent him after the escaped entity, then checked on his Microcosm and noticed Ye Xuefeng was doing well.

  • Su Mo reversed time to investigate the disturbance and discovered that the culprit was an amalgamation of living beings’ thoughts, created through the interaction of thought and Transcendent power.
  • Su Mo used Karma and Destiny to revive Zhang Yunbo in his original body and imprint runes that directed him toward the escaped entity.
  • Zhang Yunbo tore through the world barrier with power approaching the half-step sixth stage and followed Su Mo’s guidance.
  • Su Mo returned to his villa, considered using the same method to create future powerhouses, and watched his Microcosm, where he praised Ye Xuefeng.
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