Chapter Summaries

Jason and the Rhine Clan were ambushed by Archmonde, a Seven Star Fiend challenging for the city lord position, and Jason fought him with help from Delisha and Bessalie. The battle ended with Jason killing Archmonde after the latter exhausted his Sovereign's Might.

• Jason had the Green Tree Tribe chief's heartwood fashioned into a short blade and a staff.
• Archmonde and Aijite confronted the Rhine Clan, and Jason recognized Aijite as the Six-Star Fiend who had escaped earlier.
• Jason charged Archmonde while Delisha, Bessalie, and the other Fiends joined the fight; Archmonde killed Aijite and used poisonous mist and a soul attack to drive back the attackers.
• Jason revealed his Sovereign Artifact Frost Chill and battered Archmonde, who unleashed his destruction-attribute Sovereign's Might.
• Archmonde tried to stop fighting, then charged Delisha and Bessalie; Jason held him until his Sovereign's Might ran out and killed him.

Jason discovered that a page from the Radiant Church’s Bible had become a holy relic in another plane, granting him believers and drawing him through a summoning formation. His projection arrived to confront an eight-winged fallen angel and left after destroying her and taking her Darkness-element Divine Spark.

• Jason admitted to Delisha and Bessalie that a Sovereign had chosen him as a future Sovereign’s Emissary and confirmed that Lord Beirut’s token was genuine.
• Jason sensed new prayers from believers in another plane and realized that the surviving page from the Radiant Church’s Bible had become their holy relic.
• Delisha explained how Demons used Divine Artifacts to establish faith in other Material Planes and said Jason’s accidental following would likely fade without further miracles.
• Less than a year from the Undead Sacred Mountain, Jason felt a summoning force from the page and used magicite to create a formation, sending his soul to the other plane.
• Jason’s projection trapped an eight-winged fallen angel in his Crystal Space, gathered energy, and ground her body apart before taking her Darkness-element Divine Spark.

Jason established worship of the Beacon of Fate among the Brown Elves of the Silver Ring Plane and returned for a second projection to organize his church. He left Chelsea and Woluen to manage the church and the Mountain Nation’s surviving followers while he learned that the plane’s current deities were all Lowgods.

• Chelsea told Jason that the Shadow Matriarch and an eight-winged fallen angel had killed the God of Mountains and annexed the Mountain Kingdom.
• Jason healed Chelsea, named himself Beacon of Fate, appointed her high priestess, and gave Michelle a darkness-attribute divine spark in exchange for an Overgod oath of loyalty.
• After Delisha gave him descent and oracle arrays, Jason returned three days later and approved the church’s scriptures.
• Chelsea reported that the God of Wind Eagles and the Ancestral Soul of Tree Spirits had attacked the Shadow Realm, while rebels in the former Mountain Nation sought independence.
• Woluen refused to abandon his loyalty to the God of Mountains, and Jason allowed him to protect the old faith’s surviving followers as long as they did not preach openly or clash with the church.
• Woluen told Jason that the plane’s Midgods had left for the Celestial Realm ten thousand years earlier, leaving only Lowgods behind; Jason asked him to help Chelsea and then vanished.

The Rhine Clan arrived in the Infernal Realm and settled temporarily on the Kaluosha Continent while Jason, Delisha, and Bessalie discussed their histories and plans. Bessalie agreed to travel with the clan as an elder as they prepared to head for the Blood Peak Continent.

• Delisha led the Rhine Clan from Blue Pupil Lake aboard eight Metallic Airships and guided them across the Kaluosha Continent for half a year before they found a remote place to settle.
• Jason told Delisha and Bessalie about his ties to a Sovereign, his strength, and how he obtained his Soul Defense Divine Artifact.
• Bessalie explained that she was the daughter of Huoluo, head of the Lize Clan, and had come to seek refuge with Lord Beirut while carrying the Heavenly Waterfall Pearl refining method.
• Bessalie said Tiboni had agreed to gather the scattered Lize Clan members and join her in the Infernal Realm once matters were settled.
• Delisha invited Bessalie to serve as an elder of the Rhine Clan while they traveled toward the Blood Peak Continent, and Bessalie accepted.

As the Rhine Clan traveled toward the Blood Peak Continent, Jason sensed his wife and daughter near the Kaluosha Continent and asked to detour to find them. After a bandit attack delayed the airships, Jason and Delisha proposed that the clan settle somewhere temporarily while he searched alone.

• Jason hired ten Demons to guard the Rhine Clan as it traveled slowly toward the Blood Peak Continent.
• Freya teased Delisha about her feelings for Jason, and Jason then sensed his wife and daughter in the southern Kaluosha Continent.
• Jason led the airships off their route and confronted a bandit group that demanded to inspect them.
• Jason and Delisha fought the bandits and learned they were searching for the son of a slain city lord.
• Jason suggested that the Rhine Clan stop while he searched for his family, and Delisha agreed after the clan had traveled for over eighty years.

Jason reached Moon Pool City and reunited with Veronica, Monica, and the others after years of searching. After spending a month with his family and hiring two Five-Star Fiends, he set out to bring them to the Rhine Clan.

• Jason crossed Wild Sand Prefecture while avoiding trouble and followed Clear Spring's soul connection into Crimson Sand Prefecture.
• Jason arrived at Moon Pool City and reunited with Monica and Veronica, then met Linda, Ivan, Blaini, and the rest of the group at their home.
• Monica told Jason how the group had reached Moon Pool City and settled there, and Jason explained that the Rhine Clan was waiting for them.
• Jason hired two Five-Star Fiends and taught Jenny formations used in making Deathgod Golems while he spent a month with his family.
• Linda sold the group's residence, and Jason took everyone aboard his metallic airship toward the Rhine Clan.

Jason and the Rhine Clan prepared to leave for the Blood Peak Continent, and Jason and Delisha discussed how to protect and develop the clan there. They agreed to settle under Beirut’s protection in Indigo Prefecture, while leaving several dangerous or complicated plans unresolved.

• Jason returned to the Rhine Clan with his wife and daughter after taking a nine-year detour, and Delisha arranged for the group to depart the next day.
• Jason and Delisha agreed that the Rhine Clan should settle in Indigo Prefecture under Beirut’s protection rather than seek a prefect’s position on the Blood Peak Continent.
• Jason and Delisha decided to wait and see whether Beirut would protect Bessalie, whose enemies threatened her because of her background and the Heavenly Waterfall Pearl.
• Jason postponed the Deathgod Golem business because Jenny was too inexperienced and the clan was not strong enough to keep the trade secret safely.
• Delisha warned that the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s war could endanger Jason’s relatives, and Jason planned to send his wife, daughter, and Naya to the clan after paying his respects to Beirut.

After the Rhine Clan reached the Muya Continent, Jason and the others bought intelligence and discussed a safer route forward. Bessalie revealed that a Heavenly Waterfall Pearl had helped her begin fusing two Profound Mysteries, while the group weighed the danger of pursuing enemies and considered her future with the clan.

• The Rhine Clan reached Three Leaves City after a 150-year migration, and Freya led Jason and Delisha to the Fiend Castle to buy information about the Blood Peak and Muya Continents.
• Delisha learned that an Asura’s death had caused the recent chaos in the Inverted Bottle Strait, and Jason recalled that Beirut’s token had helped them escape the robbers there.
• At dinner, Tarosse and Freya celebrated joining the Rhine Clan as external elders, while the group agreed to prioritize safety when choosing its route.
• Bessalie warned that the events in Skyfall City might have exposed Jason’s location and discussed whether the Rhine Clan could shelter her from the Bone Dragon Prefect.
• Bessalie revealed that a Heavenly Waterfall Pearl had helped her begin fusing two Profound Mysteries, and she expected to progress toward becoming a Seven Star Fiend.

During the Rhine Clan’s migration through Heaven-Cleaving Gorge, Jason gained sudden enlightenment and his Death Clone advanced to Highgod. As the airships left Hanging City Passage, another bandit group stopped them, and Jason went to see what was happening.

• Monica asked Jason to visit famous sights, but he refused and encouraged her to keep cultivating while she described her progress and their companions’ situations.
• Delisha warned the group about Heaven-Cleaving Gorge, where bandits demanded tolls from travelers near the Hanging City passage.
• The Rhine Clan paid the passage toll and crossed the tunnel, where Jason gained insight from the change in light and his Death Clone broke through to Highgod.
• Jason rejoined his family and learned that another bandit group had blocked the airships, so he went out to investigate.

After Jason reached Seven Star Fiend strength, he killed bandits harassing Delisha and Freya and faced Azure Wing Fiend, the pursuer sent from Hanging City. Jason’s Death Clone overwhelmed Azure Wing Fiend, who offered compensation and withdrew, leaving the group free to continue their journey.

• Jason killed the bandits who had been harassing Delisha and Freya, and the three rejoined the group aboard the airship.
• Jason told Delisha and his trusted companions that he had reached the strength of an ordinary Seven Star Fiend.
• Jason left the airship to confront Azure Wing Fiend, who demanded compensation for the bandits and attacked him.
• Jason dodged Azure Wing Fiend’s fast and slow spear attacks, then injured him with a soul-targeting strike from Weeping Blood.
• Azure Wing Fiend admitted defeat, identified himself as a subordinate of Reverse Wheel Asura, and offered Jason fifty million Inkstones.
• Jason accepted the settlement and let Azure Wing Fiend leave.

The Rhine Clan reached Indigo Prefecture after a long, cautious migration, and Delisha chose a temporary lakeside settlement while Jason prepared to visit Indigo City. Jason left with a group that included the Four Divine Beasts Clan descendants, Bessalie, and Freya, whose reasons for joining the clan he questioned along the way.

• Jason realized his Death Clone needed a powerful finishing move but could only work on one in his sea of consciousness during the journey.
• After crossing the Fangjian Sea, the Rhine Clan reached Redbud Prefecture, learned about the fighting between the Four Divine Beasts Clan and the Eight Great Clans, and took a long detour to avoid danger.
• Delisha led the Rhine Clan to a temporary lakeside settlement in Indigo Prefecture, where the clan held a meeting and planned to wait for Jason to learn more about the prefecture.
• Three days later, Jason set out for Indigo City with Bessalie, Veronica, Monica, Wharton, Jenny, Naya, Freya, and twelve Demons.
• Jason asked Freya why she had joined the Rhine Clan, and she said she had been heartbroken and wanted to live in seclusion in her homeland.

Jason brought the Rhine Clan and his companions to Indigo City, where Beirut assigned him tasks and accepted Bessalie into Indigo Prefecture. The group left to settle the Rhine Clan and study the prefecture before deciding how to help the Four Divine Beasts Clan and deal with three troublesome cities.

• Jason presented Beirut’s token at Beirut Estate and met Beirut and his wife, Calerona, with his companions.
• Beirut told Jason to help the Four Divine Beasts Clan if possible and named Azure Lock, Parting Fire, and Moonwheel as cities whose lords were secretly causing trouble.
• Bessalie offered ten Heavenly Waterfall Pearls to Beirut, who accepted her into Indigo Prefecture and gave her a token and three drops of Sovereign's Might.
• Calerona gave Jason information about Indigo Prefecture, while Beirut arranged for him to receive a Seven Star Fiend badge.
• Jason told Veronica and the others that they would rent a house, study the information, and then travel to the Skyrite Mountains; Bessalie reminded them to address the three cities Beirut had named.

After surveying Indigo Prefecture, Jason brought his group to the Skyrite Mountains, where the grandeur of the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s stronghold impressed the newcomers. The Azure Dragon Clan’s guards welcomed Naya and offered to lead the Yulan Branch members to their relatives, including Wharton’s possible reunion with his older brother.

• Jason spent ten days studying Indigo Prefecture and considered which city the Rhine Clan should settle in.
• Seven months later, Jason and his group reached the Skyrite Mountains and saw the enormous statues of the Four Divine Beasts.
• The group flew to the Azure Dragon Clan’s territory and marveled at its vast dragon-shaped passageway and golden castle.
• An Azure Dragon patrol stopped the group, and Naya explained how she had returned from the Netherworld.
• Naya asked the patrol leader to help the Yulan Branch members find their relatives, and Wharton wondered if his older brother had arrived earlier.
• The patrol leader escorted them toward their family and explained that the Yulan Branch was the Redding Clan’s youngest branch.

Jason reunited with the Baruch Clan in the Skyrite Mountains, where he met Linley and heard about Olivier’s experiences. Jason and Linley sparred, with Jason’s abilities countering Linley’s Blackstone Space, before Jason left for the Rhine Clan with Bessalie and Freya.

• Jason and his family arrived in the canyon where the Yulan branch lived, and Baruch welcomed the returning descendants.
• Jason spoke with Olivier, who recounted his journey and said he had partially fused the light and darkness Profound Mysteries.
• Jason learned that the next ancestral hall baptism was decades away and decided to deal with the Rhine Clan first.
• Jason and Linley sparred, and Jason used Arc Flash and his force-rebounding technique to counter Linley’s Blackstone Space.
• Linley conceded defeat, and Jason left the Skyrite Mountains with Bessalie and Freya to travel to the Rhine Clan.

After Beirut tasked Jason with dealing with Moonwheel City’s disobedient lord, Jason and the Rhine Clan settled near the White Tower River and prepared to challenge Airding. The clan planned to clear nearby forces and establish its strength before Jason’s challenge.

• Jason shared Beirut’s information with the Rhine Clan leadership and chose Moonwheel City as his target.
• Jason’s group settled in the hills by the White Tower River, within Moonwheel City’s territory.
• Jason told Delisha, Bessalie, Tarosse, and Freya that he needed to defeat Airding decisively and cut off the city’s supply trade with the Eight Great Clans.
• Jason ordered the clan to clear nearby forces, killing Airding’s vassals and driving away others.
• Delisha proposed dividing the strongest members into two groups to drive out nearby forces, while Bessalie urged sparing clans that did not resist strongly.

Jason challenged Airding for the position of Moonwheel City's city lord and defeated him in three exchanges at Moonwheel Cliff. Jason claimed the city and ordered Airding's relatives and trusted followers hunted, while most of them escaped.

• Airding learned that the prefectural city and five cities would remain neutral, then accepted Jason's challenge for a month later and ordered his dealings with the Eight Great Clans ended.
• Jason and Airding met at Moonwheel Cliff, where Airding expected to overwhelm the younger Seven Star Fiend with his powerful attacks.
• Jason tested Airding's halberd strike, broke both arms in their clash, and escaped with Arc Flash as Airding fell dead into the sea.
• Jason claimed Airding's halberd and announced that he was Moonwheel City's new city lord, then declared Airding's relatives wanted.
• Delisha killed Airding's son, Jason killed one trusted follower, and the remaining followers fled as Delisha urged Jason to return and rely on Beirut to keep the important figures from escaping Indigo.

After becoming Moonwheel City's lord, Jason secured the surrounding powers' public support, redistributed local interests, and began settling into his new responsibilities. He counted his spoils, claimed Airding's armor, and decided to gather materials to produce Deathgod Golems.

• Jason received envoys from nearby powers, turning away those openly aligned with the Eight Great Clans, while Aurore City and the Eight Great Clans sent no one.
• Jason hosted a banquet to settle local interests, with Maisiji planning territorial changes and helping stabilize the new rule; Bessalie's team had already purged Airding's loyalists.
• Maisiji told Jason that Lucy and her family planned to move to the city and that he wanted to bring Aiweier there too.
• Jason counted Airding's wealth and other spoils, found a little over twenty billion Inkstones among Airding's belongings, and put on the Destruction-attribute armor Dark Cloud.
• Jason set aside ten billion Inkstones, assigned the remaining Inkstones to Maisiji and supplies to Delisha, then went to Bloodridge Castle's shop to find materials for Deathgod Golems.

Jason investigated why Moonwheel City had failed to prosper and learned that the Blood Peak Sovereign’s isolation of Indigo Prefecture had crippled its trade. He resolved to expand commerce within the prefecture and through the Star Mist Sea, while accepting that the larger political situation was beyond his control.

• Jason changed his appearance, bought all the amethyst stock at Bloodridge Castle, and asked Alhaitham why Moonwheel City was not prosperous.
• Alhaitham explained that the city’s strategic location had once made it a natural trading hub, but the Blood Peak Sovereign had isolated Indigo Prefecture when the Four Divine Beasts Clan was powerful.
• Alhaitham criticized the Four Divine Beasts Clan’s tyranny and explained that its members had neglected the prefecture’s other cities while controlling its resources.
• Alhaitham said trade with Haitian Prefecture and Starmist Prefecture had recently resumed, then been suspended again, prompting Airding to turn to the Eight Great Clans.
• Jason rejected support for the Eight Great Clans and told Alhaitham to expand trade through the Star Mist Sea and between Moonwheel City and other cities in Indigo Prefecture.
• Jason left Bloodridge Castle, believing that gaining full control of Moonwheel City would take thousands of years and that the balance of power might change by then.

Jason attended a gathering of Indigo Prefecture’s city lords and Seven Star Fiends, then reunited with his family fifty years later and prepared to leave the Skyrite Mountains. The chapter left Jason traveling with Veronica, Monica, and Olivier, while Monica and Olivier’s relationship moved toward becoming official.

• Jason met the other city lords and Seven Star Fiends at Beirut’s banquet, where Beirut privately urged him to focus on cultivation and pursue the Asura level.
• Beirut assigned Jason a residence in Indigo City, and Jason planned to search for materials to create a Deathgod Golem.
• Fifty years later, Jason reunited with his wife and daughter in the Skyrite Mountains and heard that Linley had entered Blood War Valley.
• Jason invited his family to come with him to Moonwheel City, but Delia decided that Linley and the others would stay until Linley’s term in Blood War Valley ended.
• Jason left the Skyrite Mountains with Veronica, Monica, and Olivier, and Veronica told him that Monica and Olivier had grown close.
• Jason accepted Olivier as a likely partner for Monica and planned to give the couple time to make their relationship official.

Jason coordinated the Rhine Clan’s Deathgod Golem production while preparing for a challenge to his position as Moonwheel City’s lord. After learning that the Eight Great Clans had spread news of his Soul Defense Divine Artifact to attract attackers, he decided to face the challenger without fear.

• Jason and Delisha agreed to have Edward make mid-grade and low-grade Deathgod Golems using the materials they had gathered.
• Over the next hundred years, Edward produced ten Deathgod Golems, earning five million Inkstones for himself, Jason, and Delisha.
• Jason sparred evenly with Bessalie after she stabilized her strength, and they ended the match in a draw.
• Jason learned that the Black Ring Fiend had challenged him for Moonwheel City’s lordship and that information about his Soul Defense Divine Artifact had been sold across the Blood Peak Continent.
• Jason and Bessalie suspected the Eight Great Clans had exposed Ink Soul to lure powerful attackers, but Jason resolved to fight the challenge.