Chapter Summaries

Sun Fei learned that Ernst had been chosen by a Main God to save the Behemoth Beastmen, and that Ernst had survived for a thousand years using his extraordinary Beastman War Song ability despite being unable to cultivate magic or Dou Qi. Ernst said his lifespan had reached its end and declared that Sun Fei would become the Behemoth Beastmen's next pope.

• Sun Fei asked why a Main God had entrusted Ernst with saving the Behemoth Beastmen, and Ernst explained that a prophecy had pointed to a void soul from another plane as the one with a chance to defeat the Main God's enemy.
• Sun Fei praised Ernst for preserving the Behemoth Beastmen, while Ernst praised Sun Fei's strength and accomplishments.
• Ernst revealed that he could use neither magic nor Dou Qi, but his singing let him wield Beastman War Songs and create powerful totems.
• Ernst told Sun Fei that the Main God had said his task would be complete when someone from his former world appeared, and that the Behemoth Beastmen could then return to Azeroth.
• Ernst said his thousand-year lifespan had reached its end and that Sun Fei would become the next pope, but Sun Fei objected that he was human and urged Ernst to lead the beastmen himself.

Sun Fei learned that Ernst had lived a thousand years as the Behemoth Orc pope and had arranged for Sun Fei to take his place as the coming age’s central figure. Ernst revealed that his former name was Zhong Dajun, then startled Sun Fei by seeming to die before explaining he was only tired.

• Ernst boasted to Sun Fei about his thousand-year rule, accomplishments, and many lovers among the Orc Clan.
• Ernst said he regretted not choosing the ordinary life he had lived on Earth, despite enjoying power and glory for a thousand years.
• Ernst revealed that he had told the Behemoth Beastmen he would soon die and said his plans had positioned Sun Fei to face the coming turmoil.
• Sun Fei offered to find a way to extend Ernst’s life, but Ernst insisted he was only a backup and urged Sun Fei to prioritize Azeroth’s fate.
• Ernst told Sun Fei that his Earth name was Zhong Dajun, then closed his eyes and slumped back.
• Sun Fei panicked, but Zhong Dajun opened his eyes and explained that he had only fallen asleep from exhaustion.

Pedro’s Barcelona vanguard suffered heavy losses in Zenit’s Southern Frontier and found itself surrounded by a prepared Zenitian force. As Pedro moved to unleash his power, an equally formidable presence emerged among the Zenitians, leaving him wondering whether Emperor Yassin had joined the battle.

• Pedro reflected on Barcelona’s costly capture of the deserted royal city of Byzantium and King Constantine’s endurance under torture.
• Zenitian forces ambushed and annihilated a two-thousand-man Barcelona detachment, then continued harassing the advancing vanguard.
• After advancing more than a thousand kilometers, Pedro’s army met a stronger Zenitian force that repelled its elite battalion and began surrounding it.
• Pedro recognized that Zenit had prepared for the invasion under a skilled tactician and ordered Barcelona’s troops to withdraw from the fighting.
• Pedro released his power to attack the Zenitians, but an equally powerful, icy presence appeared among their ranks, making him suspect Emperor Yassin had arrived.

Pedro’s Barcelona legion fought a costly battle against Zenit forces, but their commander withdrew before Barcelona reinforcements could arrive. Pedro then ordered Telue to carry out “Mowing Grass,” a campaign of extermination against everyone in the surrounding area who was not from Barcelona.

• Pedro and the opposing Zenit expert held back from fighting while Zenit troops surrounded his army and attacked throughout the day.
• Pedro’s forces suffered heavy losses as Zenit troops repeatedly broke their counterattacks, and he executed an officer who urged retreat.
• The Zenit army withdrew in disciplined order before Barcelona reinforcements arrived, leaving Pedro unable to pursue safely.
• Pedro told Telue that a famed Zenit commander had outmaneuvered his plan, and Telue offered to pursue the retreating forces.
• Pedro ordered Telue to lead cavalry in “Mowing Grass” within a hundred li, killing every Zenit person they encountered.

Pedro became alarmed by reports of Chambord City’s strength and requested reinforcements from Barcelona. Meanwhile, Sun Fei secured an alliance with the Behemoth Beastmen, but urgent news from the Lion Clan abruptly ended the banquet and left the orc leaders on edge.

• Pedro gathered intelligence about Chambord City and Sun Fei, then sent Barcelona an urgent request for Extreme Dao masters.
• Sun Fei defeated the Ten Golden Races’ experts, winning their respect and establishing Chambord City’s alliance with the Behemoth Beastmen.
• At the banquet, the orcs and Chambord’s guests mingled while the threat of the Beastmen’s eventual migration remained in the background.
• A group of Lion Clan riders arrived with a golden token, prompting Ernst to end the banquet and send Sun Fei’s party away while the orc leaders handled the secret matter.

As Barcelona invaded Zenit’s Southern Frontier, Strategist Arjen urged Prince Dominguez to avoid a direct battle without reinforcements. In the Land of Exile, Sun Fei traveled with the Orc leaders to a vast airborne sandstorm where the Dread Beasts were beginning to riot.

• Arjen told Dominguez that Zenit lacked the troops to defeat Barcelona in a direct battle and needed reinforcements.
• Arjen silently hoped the King of Chambord would return in time to help defend the empire.
• Ernst led Sun Fei and the Orc leaders toward Metal Storm and the Evil Water Swamp after learning that the Dread Beasts had begun to riot.
• The group flew for hours before landing near a vast scarlet sandstorm that churned in place.
• Nash explained that the storm held ancient Dread Beasts and that Orc troops and Ernst’s totem arrays kept them from escaping.

Sun Fei joined Pope Ernst and twenty-five Behemoth Beastman experts on an expedition into the expanding blood-red desert to discover its cause. As Sun Fei fought through the Dread Beasts and absorbed the mysterious energy released by their deaths, he revealed a power that left Ernst wondering what he had just witnessed.

• Fox High Priest Nash explained that the desert had been expanding rapidly and that something unusual had happened at its center, so Ernst selected twenty-five experts to venture inside with Sun Fei.
• Sun Fei, Ernst, and the beastman experts entered the desert, where they encountered Dread Beasts and Sun Fei discovered that he alone could sense and absorb the energy released from their corpses.
• The group fought through increasingly numerous and powerful Dread Beasts as the desert's winds grew dangerous, and Sun Fei volunteered to lead the way.
• Sun Fei unleashed his full strength, destroying hundreds of Dread Beasts with golden punches and absorbing their energy as the group advanced faster.
• Dozens of giant humanoid Dread Beasts attacked with magic weapons, but Sun Fei dispelled their weapons and smashed more than a dozen of them apart with his warhammer.
• Ernst watched Sun Fei's invisible wave of power destroy the Dread Beasts' magic and seemed to recognize something extraordinary about it.

Sun Fei advanced to the Peak Demigod Class while traveling through Metal Shamo with Ernst and the Orc experts, then revealed he could transform into a Bill Giant Bear. After Sun Fei annihilated a massive Dread Beast ambush, Ernst warned that a hidden presence might be directing the creatures.

• Sun Fei absorbed the energy released by defeated Dread Beasts and advanced to the Peak Demigod Class while Ernst protected him during the breakthrough.
• Sun Fei tested his new strength as the group pressed deeper into Metal Shamo, but found that absorbing more energy barely improved his realm.
• Sun Fei transformed into a giant silver bear, astonishing the Orc experts, and Ernst recalled that Beast God Rexxar had also used the form.
• Ernst's warning preceded an ambush by thousands of high-ranking humanoid Dread Beasts, and Sun Fei used a wave that nullified their magic before destroying them with his warhammer.
• Ernst said he had sensed a concealed presence watching the group, and Nash feared that someone was controlling the Dread Beasts.

Sun Fei and Ernst explored the Metal Shamo, where they found blood-colored altars that spawned coordinated Dread Beast armies, while Sun Fei healed and strengthened the orcs and copied a teleportation array. Meanwhile, Dominguez ordered a retreat from the Barcelona army, but five powerful Barcelona experts reached his headquarters and attacked him.

• Sun Fei and Ernst found an ancient blood-red altar and concluded it had appeared recently, likely connected to the Dread Beast ambushes.
• When O'Neal was badly wounded by blood magic, Sun Fei healed him and used a paladin aura to restore and strengthen the orcs.
• Ernst sensed danger ahead, and a newly appeared altar sent out Dread Beast armies; Sun Fei discovered its array was a one-way spatial teleportation array and copied its runes before it self-destructed.
• Ernst proposed investigating the nearby Evil Water Swamp after the group rested, and Sun Fei shared food with the orcs.
• Dominguez ordered Zenit's Southern Frontier army to retreat as the Barcelonans advanced, but five Moon Class Great Perfection experts found his headquarters and killed the officers sent to stop them.
• A Barcelona expert formed a giant Dou Qi palm and reached for Dominguez.

Dominguez and Old Arjen were nearly overwhelmed by five Barcelona masters until a mysterious man appeared and struck Jeffrén down. Meanwhile, Sun Fei and Ernst reached the Evil Water Swamp, where Sun Fei tested its deadly vapor and learned that an unusual creature could survive there.

• Old Arjen tried to protect Dominguez from the Barcelona masters, but Dominguez pushed him aside and revealed his Early-Tier Full Moon Class strength.
• Jeffrén and four other Barcelona masters attacked Dominguez, who was quickly restrained and left unable to defend himself.
• A mysterious man appeared in a flash of lightning and knocked Jeffrén unconscious with one punch.
• Sun Fei and Ernst emerged at the Evil Water Swamp, and Ernst explained that its clear water released vapor that could kill even Moon Class Great Perfection masters.
• Sun Fei tested the vapor with a magic sword, which was quickly ruined, then asked whether anything lived in the swamp.
• High Priest Nash of the Fox said a peculiar species could survive in the swamp, though it was not a Dread Beast.

Sun Fei watched the Orc Clan powerhouses hunt the strange beasts of the Evil Water Swamp and discovered that their soul fluctuations came from silver crystals embedded in their flesh. Pope Ernst explained that the crystals were useless to the orcs and could regenerate the beasts’ meat after a year in the lake, leaving Sun Fei curious about how they worked.

• Fox High Priest Nash explained that the strange beasts were weak creatures that survived in the Evil Water Swamp.
• Nowitzki crushed a Dread Beast over the lake, and its blood drew countless strange beasts out of the water.
• Nowitzki, O'Neal, and the other Orc Clan powerhouses chopped up the strange beasts for meat and tossed their silver crystals back into the lake.
• Sun Fei retrieved a silver crystal and found that its soul fluctuations had vanished, though it was exceptionally hard.
• Pope Ernst told Sun Fei that the crystals were useless and could produce fresh meat again after a year in the lake.

Sun Fei discovered that the silver crystals contained intelligent beings and persuaded one to pledge its race to him in exchange for stronger bodies and power. After the Behemoth Beastmen left the Evil Water Swamp, Sun Fei trained until his Demigod realm stabilized, then prepared to begin his plan with the crystal and a battle-armor puppet.

• Ernst explained that silver crystals produced edible meat but released deadly gas outside the Evil Water Swamp, so Sun Fei used spiritual force to reveal the soul inside one crystal.
• Sun Fei threatened the silver crystal, learned that its race wanted stronger bodies, and secured its promise of loyalty in exchange for power before storing it away.
• Ernst led the twenty-five Orc Clan warriors away with large stores of Meat Beast meat, while Sun Fei stayed behind and claimed he wanted to train in the Evil Water Swamp.
• Sun Fei returned to Metal Shamo and fought Dread Beasts to absorb mysterious energy until his Demigod realm stabilized the following day.
• Ernst sensed Sun Fei's breakthrough and hoped it would bring their plan closer to completion.
• Sun Fei summoned Basturk to guard him, then took out a mithril battle-armor puppet and the silver crystal.

Sun Fei modified a Mithril Battle Armor Golem to house the silver crystal’s soul and bound it to him with a contract. After naming the new servant Number One, he watched it struggle to adjust to its powerful body, while Bastürk worried that he might become useless.

• Sun Fei dismantled a Mithril Battle Armor Golem, modified its magic circuits, and reassembled it with a space for the silver crystal.
• Sun Fei offered the silver crystal a Soul Master-Servant Contract, and the crystal agreed to trade its freedom for the powerful body.
• Sun Fei bound the silver crystal to the contract, named it Number One, and placed it in the Golem’s core.
• Number One tried walking in its new body but fell and asked for time to adjust to its weight.
• Bastürk feared Number One would make him dispensable and began thinking about how to prove his value to Sun Fei.

Sun Fei gave the silver crystal souls Mithril Battle Armor Golem bodies, trained them under Dark Demon Armor Bastürk, and tested the first golem’s formidable strength. On the battlefield, Frank Lampard appeared to protect Zenit, killed four Barcelona powerhouses with one sword strike, and faced Pedro’s attack.

• The silver crystal adapted to its Mithril Battle Armor Golem body, and Sun Fei taught it how to control the armor’s magic arrays.
• Sun Fei assigned Dark Demon Armor Bastürk to train the golem and promised him command of the Mithril Battle Armor Golem legion if he succeeded.
• Sun Fei bound twenty-five more silver crystal souls to Mithril Battle Armor Golems and sent them to train with Bastürk.
• Sun Fei sparred with the first golem and found that its strength, durability, regeneration, and intelligence made it an exceptionally powerful fighter.
• Frank Lampard appeared as Zenit withdrew, killed Jeffrén, and then slew four Barcelona powerhouses with a single sword strike.
• Pedro attacked Frank Lampard from above, and Frank met him with a sword strike while Hasselbaink warned him not to underestimate Pedro.

Lampard and Hasselbaink helped the Zenit Southern Frontier army defeat Pedro’s Barcelona forces, though Pedro escaped and Alves executed thousands of routed soldiers. As Barcelona sent more troops and Zenit prepared reinforcements, Sun Fei oversaw the birth of a hundred Mithril War Soul warriors and sent Basturk to gather silver crystals before returning to the City of Behemoths.

• Lampard wielded his newly empowered Demigod Dou Weapon alongside Hasselbaink, and the pair gained the upper hand against Pedro until he used a potion to strengthen his flames.
• Hasselbaink revealed his Demigod Dou Weapon, but Pedro struck Lampard with a magic scroll and escaped after the Necromancer’s blade assault left an opening.
• Hasselbaink slaughtered Barcelona soldiers after Pedro fled, and the Zenit army routed the remaining Barcelona forces within thirty minutes.
• Alves ordered nearly ten thousand retreating Barcelona soldiers executed, while historical records noted the battle’s outcome and the arrival of further Barcelona and Zenit troops.
• At the Evil Water Swamp, Sun Fei celebrated the first hundred Mithril War Soul warriors and ordered Basturk to bring back twenty thousand silver crystals before dawn.
• Sun Fei prepared to return to the City of Behemoths.

Sun Fei returned from the Evil Water Swamp to find the Behemoth Beastmen suffering a rapidly worsening crisis, with expanding deserts, rising numbers of Dread Beasts, and a city gripped by panic. He was summoned to Pope Ernst’s crowded gathering, where a Hyena Clan beastman blamed him for the disasters, revealing divisions among the Behemoth Beastmen.

• Dark Demon Armor Bastürk sent the hundred Mithril War Souls to persuade the silver crystals in the Evil Water Swamp to swear allegiance to Master Alexander in exchange for powerful bodies.
• The silver crystals eagerly agreed to serve Master Alexander after seeing the Mithril War Souls’ strength and mobility, while Dick warned them that they would have to sign a Master-Servant Contract.
• Sun Fei discovered that the Dread Beasts had multiplied and the desert had expanded by more than two hundred kilometers, forcing tens of thousands of Behemoth Beastmen to flee their homes.
• Sun Fei returned to the city and found it in turmoil, with closed shops, fleeing families, and collapsed buildings and temples in its western district.
• Fox High Priest Nash brought Sun Fei to Pope Ernst’s crowded tent, where a Hyena Clan beastman accused him of bringing disaster and Woods rebuked the accuser.

Sun Fei learned that a wave of disasters had devastated the Behemoth Beastmen and that their leaders were planning a migration. Pope Ernst asked him to help move the races within two months and prepare to become the next pope, while his own health rapidly declined.

• High Priest Fox Nash told Sun Fei that disasters had killed more than a million Behemoth Beastmen, destroyed a Black Iron race, and triggered famine and rumors blaming humans.
• Sun Fei learned that the Ten Golden Races and most powerful Silver races supported migration, though the larger gathering had not reached a final decision.
• Sun Fei found Pope Ernst aged and frail, and Ernst said his life was nearing its end.
• Ernst asked Sun Fei to use Chambord City's long-distance teleportation technology to help the Behemoth Beastmen migrate within two months, and Sun Fei agreed.
• Ernst told Sun Fei that the new pope would be chosen within ten-odd days and that Sun Fei was destined to take the role, then entrusted him to High Priest Fox Nash.

Sun Fei received texts about condensing a Divinity and gathered silver crystals and Mithril War Souls while the Behemoth Beastmen prepared to return to Azeroth. The story left the orcs increasingly persuaded to migrate and support Chambord City, as Alexander’s reputation grew through staged disaster relief.

• Ernst gave Sun Fei a storage ring filled with books about condensing a Divinity, and Sun Fei complained about the mountain of reading.
• Dark Demon Armor Bastürk returned with 101 Mithril War Souls and reported that he had gathered twenty thousand silver crystals without force.
• Sun Fei gave Bastürk confidential instructions, and Bastürk led the Mithril War Souls away to carry them out.
• As natural disasters intensified, the Ten Golden Races and forty-one silver races urged the Behemoth Beastmen to migrate back to Azeroth, while Ernst’s divination supported the plan.
• The Behemoth Beastmen learned of their alliance with Chambord City and heard claims that Alexander had Behemoth ancestry and Golden Behemoth blood.
• Golden-armored warriors rescued orcs from disasters and supplied them with food, raising Alexander’s prestige among the Behemoth Beastmen.

Sun Fei prepared for the Behemoth Beastmen’s migration and then secluded himself to attempt to become a True God. He sensed an enormous flow of faith from people across Azeroth, leaving him surprised by how many believers he had.

• Sun Fei finished reading Ernst’s ancient books, rested with the Valkyrie, and heard Dark Demon Armor Bastürk’s report before sending him back to help disaster-struck areas.
• The Beast God Temple sent four Demigod-level powerhouses to accompany Torres to Chambord City, while Sun Fei tasked Torres with preparing teleportation infrastructure and settling land for the Behemoth Beastmen.
• Sun Fei planned to clear the Endless Forest Sea and the undead-held Anzhi Empire, and to seek Zenit territory for the migrating Behemoth Beastmen.
• Sun Fei secured his bedchamber and began his attempt to attain True Godhood by sensing the Power of Faith.
• Sun Fei discovered that an immense Power of Faith came from Chambord City, Black-Robed Holy Temple believers, and people across Zenit and other regions, then noticed something strange.

Sun Fei tried to turn his domain into a world with the Power of Faith, but the faith vanished each time, leading him to suspect his Diablo World power was the cause. He returned to Diablo World and entered the mysterious reward portal, where its long-silent voice finally addressed him.

• Sun Fei gathered the Power of Faith flowing to him and attempted to integrate it into his domain, but it disappeared when he tried to condense it into points.
• Sun Fei repeated the process and, after the Power of Faith vanished again, suspected that his strength from the Diablo World made ordinary methods of godhood unusable.
• Sun Fei returned to Diablo World after a month away and appeared in the hall where he had defeated Baal.
• Sun Fei entered the purple portal to the reward world, where the mysterious voice greeted him and said they could finally talk properly.