Chapter Summaries

Sun Fei questioned the mysterious voice about its identity, the Diablo World, and why he had been chosen, but it withheld most answers. The voice revealed that the peaceful world beyond the purple portal was his reward for clearing all seven classes: a complete Divine Domain world that could make him its master.

• Sun Fei asked the mysterious voice who it was, and it said it was a thousand-year-old remnant consciousness that would soon disappear.
• The voice explained that the Diablo World was a real world created by powerful beings on the Azeroth Continent, not a computer game, though it withheld further details.
• Sun Fei asked why he had been chosen and why he could absorb mysterious energy, but the voice teased that he would soon learn the truth and said he was beyond comparison with mortals, gods, and demons.
• Sun Fei asked about the world beyond the purple portal, and the voice revealed it was his reward for clearing all seven Diablo World classes.
• The voice said the portal led to a complete, perfect Divine Domain world that Sun Fei could master at once.

Sun Fei learned that mastering the power of faith would let him refine the Divine Domain world and inherit power that had originally been his, then began the dangerous process. Meanwhile, Granero watched Barcelona’s army surround Saint Petersburg and reflected on Zenit’s devastating defeat.

• The mysterious voice told Sun Fei that he needed the power of faith to refine the Divine Domain world and warned that he could not advance beyond peak Demigod Class if the process failed.
• The voice explained that Sun Fei’s experience points were primordial divine power and that the power he had gained was his to reclaim.
• Sun Fei followed the voice’s instructions and began infusing the Divine Domain world with power of faith, entering a state of complete oblivion.
• Granero surveyed the Barcelona army outside Saint Petersburg and recalled how quickly it had conquered Zenit’s Southern Frontier and defeated its forces.

Granero recalled how the battered Zenit army retreated to Saint Petersburg and how Chambord City’s magic and weapons helped the capital withstand Barcelona’s siege. As the fighting continued and Zenit’s prospects seemed bleak, Granero wondered where Sun Fei was.

• Granero watched the defeated Zenit army arrive at Saint Petersburg, and the city hurriedly prepared its defenses.
• The Barcelona army attacked the capital, but its magical shield and Chambord City’s weapons held off the assault and inflicted heavy losses.
• Granero learned that Zenit’s Southern Frontier campaign had collapsed after three more Barcelona Demigod-level masters arrived and routed the imperial army.
• Chambord City’s warriors protected the retreating troops, while Lampard was gravely wounded and more than half of Chambord’s elite soldiers were killed or injured.
• Granero wondered why Yassin and Alexander had not intervened and hoped Sun Fei would appear to save Zenit.

Three Barcelona Demigods attacked Saint Petersburg’s magic barrier, while Emperor Yassin, Hasselbaink, and Frank Lampard rose to defend the city. The battle began with Lampard unexpectedly trapping two of the enemy Demigods in spheres of silver light.

• Busquets, Alves, and Masiqielanuo appeared above the Barcelona camp and began testing Saint Petersburg’s magic barrier.
• Granero realized Busquets was searching for a weakness in the defensive formation, while Zenit’s crossbow bolts failed to reach the Demigods.
• Emperor Yassin, Hasselbaink, and Frank Lampard appeared beyond the barrier, restoring the Zenit soldiers’ courage.
• The three Zenit powerhouses attacked, and Lampard fired two streaks of silver light that imprisoned the Barcelona Demigods on either side.

Emperor Yassin and Hasselbaink fought Masiqielanuo and Busquets while Lampard used star power and golden armor to face Alves, bringing the battle to a stalemate. The Barcelona warriors withdrew, but Busquets tried to persuade Yassin to serve Barcelona, and Yassin ended the chapter by taunting Alves that he could kill him in three moves.

• Emperor Yassin and Hasselbaink attacked Masiqielanuo and Busquets, while Busquets recovered from his wounds with the aid of his companion and potions.
• Lampard summoned the power of the stars, donned golden armor, and fought Alves with a Demigod Dou Weapon, matching the Demigod despite his lower realm.
• Emperor Yassin stopped the battle, and Masiqielanuo, Busquets, and Alves withdrew after neither side gained an advantage.
• Busquets praised Zenit's strength and urged Emperor Yassin to end the war and enter Barcelona's service, but Yassin refused.
• Emperor Yassin declared that he could kill Alves in three moves, and Alves's anger gave way to sudden fear.

Granero questioned the decision to give Christo command of the western gate while Barcelonan forces gathered outside Saint Petersburg. In the imperial palace, Emperor Yassin spoke with Akinfeev about their long friendship and recalled the loss of Empress Julie and their missing third son.

• Granero estimated that about three hundred thousand Barcelonan troops had assembled outside Saint Petersburg and noted that Barcelona could not send more forces north.
• Granero learned that Christo had replaced General Di Santo as commander of the western gate and went to investigate the surprising appointment.
• Akinfeev asked Emperor Yassin whether he truly trusted Christo with the western gate’s defenses.
• Emperor Yassin reminisced with Akinfeev about their decades of service and their eight fallen companions.
• Emperor Yassin recalled that Empress Julie had died and their third son had disappeared during the upheaval twenty years earlier.

Emperor Yassin revealed to Akinfeev that Mushnikov had secretly stayed in Saint Petersburg and saved the Third Prince during the palace attack twenty years earlier. Akinfeev learned that the prince had survived, and Yassin began explaining why he had not brought him back.

• Emperor Yassin recalled the loss of Empress Julie and the disappearance of his newborn Third Prince, whom he had never forgotten.
• Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev that Mushnikov had stayed behind in Saint Petersburg instead of accompanying him on the mission twenty years earlier.
• Emperor Yassin revealed that Mushnikov had thwarted the attackers and saved the Third Prince during the palace assault.
• Akinfeev reacted with joy and asked where the Third Prince had been and why Yassin had not returned him to the capital.
• Emperor Yassin began recounting how he discovered a secret signal Mushnikov had left in the palace four days after his return.

Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev how Mushnikov rescued the third prince during the palace upheaval and brought him to Chambord City. He explained that he had kept his son’s survival secret because powerful enemies sought to kill him, and that the child’s brain injury led Yassin to abandon plans to train him as Zenit’s ruler.

• Emperor Yassin explained that Mushnikov left signals while fleeing north with the third prince and died of his wounds after reaching Chambord City.
• Yassin said he later found Mushnikov, Julie, and his child by following the signals.
• Akinfeev wondered why Yassin had not brought the third prince back to the imperial capital, and Yassin recalled the heavenly signs at the child’s birth.
• Yassin revealed that the signs had prompted the palace upheaval and that he had hidden the child to protect him from a powerful organization.
• Yassin said he secretly watched his son but discovered the boy had suffered brain damage and lacked martial aptitude.
• Yassin explained that he had stopped trying to raise the third prince as a ruler and hoped he could instead live peacefully as an ordinary man.

Emperor Yassin revealed to Akinfeev that Alexander, the King of Chambord, was his long-lost third prince. At Saint Petersburg’s west gate, Granero confronted Fourth Prince Christo over his conduct during the siege, but Christo trapped him under the aim of magic crossbows.

• Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev that Alexander was his son with Julie, the third prince of the Zenit Empire.
• Akinfeev celebrated Alexander’s extraordinary talent, then questioned what had happened to the old king of Chambord City’s son.
• Granero arrived at the west gate and rebuked Christo for summoning the other gate commanders while Barcelona’s forces threatened the city.
• Christo ordered his soldiers to seize Granero, and magic crossbows were aimed at Granero and his men.
• Christo taunted Granero, claiming that even Dominguez could not stop him from having Granero shot.

Fourth Prince Christo tried to force Granero to kneel by aiming Chambord City's defense crossbows at him, but Frank Lampard intervened and led Granero away. Emperor Yassin then explained to Akinfeev how the third prince had been saved through a child-swapping scheme and expressed guilt over the death of the old King of Chambord's son.

• Christo ordered the crossbowmen to fire on Granero after Granero insulted him and challenged him to give the order.
• Frank Lampard stepped out, declared that Chambord City's weapons were not meant to kill their own people, and made clear that he stood with Granero.
• Lampard and Granero left with their companions, while Christo berated an officer who suggested sending the Judgment Knights after Lampard.
• Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev that Brother Mushnikov had secretly swapped the third prince with the old King of Chambord's newborn son to protect the prince from his enemies.
• Yassin acknowledged that the scheme had cost the old king's son his life and said he had always tried to repay the old King of Chambord by caring for his small kingdom.

Emperor Yassin revealed to Akinfeev that Frank Lampard was the trusted junior apprentice brother of Mushnikov, who had secretly arranged for him to protect the hidden third prince. He explained that Lampard had crippled his own cultivation to conceal his strength, leaving his reasons for doing so unanswered.

• Akinfeev worried that Lampard's rapid rise and mysterious origins might threaten Chambord City.
• Emperor Yassin assured Akinfeev that Lampard was trustworthy and revealed he had known Mushnikov.
• Yassin explained that Mushnikov had entrusted the third prince's secret protection to his junior apprentice brother before dying.
• Yassin identified Lampard as Mushnikov's junior apprentice brother and recalled his exceptional martial talent.
• Yassin revealed that Lampard had abandoned his Half Moon Class Lightning-Element Dou Qi and injured himself to cultivate Water-Element Dou Qi instead.

Emperor Yassin explained how Mushnikov and Lampard protected his missing third son, Alexander, and why he had long favored Chambord City. He then revealed to Akinfeev that he intended Alexander to inherit the throne.

• Emperor Yassin explained that Mushnikov hid his connection to Lampard to keep their enemies from discovering the third prince's identity.
• Emperor Yassin recounted how Lampard dispersed his cultivation, recovered in Chambord City, and continued protecting the third prince.
• Akinfeev understood why Emperor Yassin had supported Chambord City and defended Alexander from criticism.
• Emperor Yassin said he had overlooked his sons' conflicts because he valued his children more after losing and finding Alexander.
• Emperor Yassin revealed that he had granted Christo command of the west city gate to give him a chance to serve the empire.
• Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev that Alexander was the only son fit to inherit the throne.

Emperor Yassin gave Akinfeev a secret succession decree and decided to wait until the war ended before acknowledging Alexander as his third prince. In Chambord City, Torres learned that the Barcelonans had invaded Zenit and set out to warn Alexander, who was still away.

• Emperor Yassin told Akinfeev that he wanted Alexander to inherit the throne but would wait until the war ended to formally acknowledge him.
• Emperor Yassin gave Akinfeev a sealed secret decree of succession and warned that Alexander’s enemies would target him once his identity became known.
• After Akinfeev left, Emperor Yassin heard a report about a reckless prince and gave his son one more chance to change his ways.
• Torres returned to Chambord City and learned from Brook that Barcelonan forces had invaded Zenit, Constantine had been captured, and several defenders were missing or fighting elsewhere.
• Prime Minister Best urged the kingdom to summon Alexander, and Torres immediately set out to warn him.

Brook and Best reviewed Alexander’s plans and mobilized Chambord City to prepare for the Behemoth Beastmen’s migration and the war against Barcelona. Meanwhile, Sun Fei remained in a deep state of refinement as growing faith strengthened the Divine Domain world, and a mysterious voice suggested he might finish ahead of schedule.

• Brook stopped Torres and asked him to explain the situation in the Land of Exile, prompting Torres to hand over Alexander’s instructions and letters.
• Best and Brook decided to secure the Behemoth Orc Clan as an ally, prepare migration infrastructure, and support Zenit while buying Alexander time.
• Best sent Torres back with a recording scroll for Alexander and promised that Chambord City would prepare for the Behemoth Beastmen’s migration within twenty days.
• Torres and several Behemoth Beastmen experts departed for the Land of Exile, while Best regretted not keeping the experts to fight Barcelona’s forces.
• Sun Fei continued refining the Divine Domain world as faith from Zenit’s people and the Behemoth Beastmen gathered around him.
• The mysterious voice observed that Sun Fei might complete the Divine Domain’s refinement ahead of schedule.

Wars spread across every region of Azeroth as human empires faced dwarves, elves, goblins, dragons, and the Holy Church. At Saint Petersburg, Granero realized the Barcelonans had used a feigned retreat to lure Zenit’s elite warriors away from the walls just as their main force renewed its attack.

• The Manchester City Empire and other Eastern Region powers enslaved dwarves and gnomes, provoking a devastating war against their advanced weapons and machinery.
• The Madrid and Barcelona alliances drew most of the Western Region into war, while the Elf Empire split between the Green Elves, Blood Elves, and Black Elves.
• The Southern Region’s human empires considered joining forces against the expanding Goblin Empire, with Diego Maradona and his disciples arriving to support them.
• The Dragon Clan and Holy Church continued their destructive war in the Central Region, while Barcelona’s siege of Saint Petersburg stalled at the city’s defenses.
• Granero condemned Fourth Prince Christo for repeatedly sending elite Zenit warriors after retreating Barcelonans to collect heads for military merit.
• More than two hundred Zenit Star-Rank Warriors defeated a group of Barcelona mages, but powerful Barcelona fighters then surged toward Saint Petersburg as the main army charged again, and Granero realized the retreat had been a trap.

Barcelona launched a coordinated surprise attack on Saint Petersburg with disguised soldiers and four Extreme Dao masters, while Zenit’s defenders fought to hold the city. Granero reached the west gate, where the infiltrators had been killed and the siege equipment damaged, but he discovered that about fifty Barcelona soldiers were still unaccounted for.

• Barcelona soldiers disguised as Zenit warriors attacked from within the west gate as the Barcelona army assaulted the city, and four Extreme Dao masters joined the offensive.
• Granero rushed to reinforce the west gate while Emperor Yassin, Hasselbaink, Lampard, and a Chambord master confronted the four Barcelona masters in the sky.
• Granero found the west gate defenders alive, the disguised attackers apparently dead, and much of Chambord City’s siege-defense equipment destroyed.
• Granero rebuked Christo for his actions and ordered the bodies counted; the soldiers reported 571 Zenit dead and 100 Barcelona bodies.
• Granero realized more than 150 disguised Barcelona soldiers had reached the walls and asked where the other fifty or so were.

Emperor Yassin punished Christo for his failures and disregard for his soldiers, then ordered Granero to hunt down the Barcelona spies still hidden in the capital. Granero began organizing a citywide search as his sense of impending danger grew.

• Christo accused Granero of spreading rumors, while Granero warned that fifty Barcelona warriors were still missing and could sabotage the Protection of Mother Earth magic array.
• Emperor Yassin arrived after the battle in the sky ended and the Barcelona army retreated, then pinned Christo to the ground with his power.
• Emperor Yassin stripped Christo of his military authority, demoted him to a sixth-rank noble, and barred him from future civil or military appointments before sending him flying from the wall.
• Emperor Yassin apologized to the soldiers for his appointment of Christo and thanked them, renewing their determination to defend Zenit.
• Emperor Yassin ordered Granero to find the Barcelona spies and authorized him to mobilize troops; Granero returned to the public security office to begin a citywide investigation.

Granero sought Dominguez’s advice after failing to find Barcelona’s spies, then discovered they were Eindhoven agents working with Barcelona. An interrogation revealed a threat to the First Magic Tower, and Granero raced there as Zenit’s citywide protective array faced possible destruction.

• Granero visited Dominguez and asked why Arshavin, the eldest princess, and most of the empire’s troops were absent from the capital.
• Paris revealed that Yassin had secretly withdrawn the eight hundred thousand troops and that Arshavin and the eldest princess were also missing; Dominguez suggested the spies might have changed their appearance.
• Granero followed Dominguez’s hint and resumed the search while Paris prepared to act on her own assignment.
• Granero’s men captured a spy who turned out to be an Eindhoven citizen trained by Barcelona, exposing a network of Eindhoven agents working with the Barcelonans.
• Granero’s interrogation of the captured spies uncovered a threat to the First Magic Tower, so he alerted the imperial family, the Military Department, and Dominguez before racing to the tower.

Granero rushed to the First Magic Tower and discovered that the deposed fourth prince had entered it before the tower began to collapse and the [Protection of Mother Earth] shield failed. With Saint Petersburg exposed to the Barcelonans, Granero led the remaining defenders toward the tower to kill the spies who had sabotaged it.

• Granero reached the First Magic Tower and learned that the fourth prince had entered with fifty guards, claiming to act on Emperor Yassin's orders.
• The ground shook, the First Magic Tower began to collapse, and its magical alarm sounded across Saint Petersburg.
• The [Protection of Mother Earth] shield broke, leaving the city exposed to the Barcelonans.
• Granero sent a trusted knight away with a message, then called on his men to stay and avenge the empire.
• Granero charged toward the tower, followed by the knights and imperial soldiers singing the imperial anthem.

Barcelona forces broke through Saint Petersburg’s defenses after destroying the central magic tower, and Emperor Yassin was trapped by five Barcelona Demigods. Dominguez learned that Granero had sacrificed himself to stop the spies, but refused to flee and prepared to fight.

• Emperor Yassin attacked Alves and shattered his defensive domain, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Masiqielanuo, Busquets, and Pedro joined Alves to block and encircle Emperor Yassin before he could reach the central magic tower.
• Barcelona troops poured through breaches in the city walls as fires spread and civilians fled in panic.
• Dominguez learned that the central magic tower had collapsed and that Granero had led his men into it to destroy the Barcelona spies.
• Dominguez refused to escape north and ordered his guards to fight with him.