Arc 29The Golden Divine Kingdom

Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo defeated the Demons of the End, survived the upheaval among the Supreme Gods, and advanced their power as the Golden Empire became a Divine Kingdom. The arc leaves Gustavo on Planet Illinois, having sold Eliduo’s location to two rival civilizations and watched them close in.

  • Logo used the Rune Sun and Steel Feather Cloak to defeat the Demons of the End, then refined them with Lancelot and Gustavo to gain power and divine insights.
  • Logo surrendered the Misfortune Faction in the Fate Supremacy War, while the Goddess of Luck revealed her plan to seize the authority of fortune and failed to harm the Goddess of Fate.
  • The Sun God attacked the Supreme Ancient Gods, and Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo prepared for the ensuing chaos by upgrading their artifacts and targeting Diorus.
  • Lancelot and Gustavo killed Diorus, then faced Pontoriel’s assault as Gustavo and Logo advanced to True Godhood and Logo transformed the Elven Plane into the Golden Divine Kingdom.
  • Logo refused the Spellcaster Association’s offer and the Prado Civilization’s proposed aid, while the Civilization Council declined the Golden Empire’s application.
  • Gustavo received the Gate of Myriad Worlds Offshoot from the Lord of the Fallen Realm, while Logo and Lancelot fought off Beiske and prepared for further negotiations.
  • Gustavo went to Planet Illinois to pursue the Thousand-Eyed Civilization over its destruction of Blue Star and manipulated Eliduo’s Fortune to delay her departure.
  • Gustavo impersonated an intelligence broker, sold Eliduo’s location to both the Thousand-Eyed and Water Mirror Civilizations, and watched them approach her from opposite sides of the street.
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Ch. 703Suppressing the Eight Demons

Logo used the King of Star Gods to battle the Seven Demons of the End while the Rune Sun expelled the Power of End from the Star God Realm. After combining the Rune Sun with the Steel Feather Cloak, the King of Star Gods slew the six remaining demons with a single saber strike, leaving the Void clear of demons.

  • The King of Star Gods blocked the Time-Eroding Ouroboros's attack, while Logo trapped and gravely injured the Dusk Demon Wolf with a miniature universe.
  • Gustavo swallowed Ktanus, Star Speaker, and suppressed it in a sea of minds as Logo continued fighting the other Demons of the End.
  • Garnacross erased Logo's space-time barrier, and the Demon Gods of the End coordinated their attacks around the First Demon.
  • Logo revealed that the Rune Sun had expelled the Power of End from the Star God Realm and unveiled the concealed Steel Feather Cloak.
  • The King of Star Gods combined the Rune Sun and Steel Feather Cloak into a saber and struck down the six remaining Demons of the End.

Ch. 704Refinement and Devouring

With the Seven Demons of the End defeated and trapped beneath the Divine Mountain of a Thousand Colors alongside Sylvia, Logo and his allies prepared to devour the eight Demon Gods before the Fate Supremacy War ended. Lancelot and Gustavo claimed the two Miracle demigod artifacts, while the trio turned their attention to refining their captives.

  • The Divine Mountain of a Thousand Colors shook, and Sylvia realized the Seven Demons of the End had been defeated and suppressed beneath it.
  • Logo told Lancelot and Gustavo that the Eight Demons of the End would provide bodies and Divine Power for Gustavo, Primordial Divine Souls for Lancelot, and law insights for himself.
  • Lancelot and Gustavo accepted the Genesis Ovary and Scale of Exchange, with Gustavo explaining how Fortune Seizure powered his artifact and Lancelot describing how the Genesis Ovary could strengthen his Undying Holy Soul.
  • Logo suggested Lancelot use the Genesis Ovary and Primordial Divine Souls to create Innovation Skills with authority, potentially making his future Endless Divine Body the Body of Ten Thousand Gods.
  • Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo transformed the long saber into a furnace and enclosed the Divine Mountain of a Thousand Colors to refine and devour the eight Demon Gods.

Ch. 705The Main God's "Cornerstone," the Fate War Ends

Logo used the Origin Furnace and the power of the Star God Realm to refine the Eight Demons of the End, ending their lives permanently. Gustavo became a Main God, Lancelot gathered the refined Divine Souls, and the Rune Sun emerged stronger as the Fate Supremacy War reached its conclusion.

  • Logo powered the Origin Furnace with the Star God Realm and used Wind of the Stars to crush the Eight Demons of the End’s resistance.
  • The Rune Sun and the plane’s energy refined the demons over nearly a month, while Logo studied their powers.
  • Gustavo devoured the demons’ bodies and Divine Power, reaching the rank of Main God.
  • Lancelot collected the eight refined Primordial Divine Souls, and Logo gained insights from Garnacross’s Existence Erasure.
  • The Origin Furnace broke apart, and the Rune Sun returned with stronger light and a slight suppressive effect on the Power of End.
  • Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo prepared to end the three-year Fate Supremacy War.

Ch. 706Brutal Erasure and Fate Golden Blood

After Logo surrendered the Misfortune Faction, the Goddess of Fate declared the Fortune Faction the winner and erased nearly all participants from the losing side. As the surviving participants prepared for the Fate Golden Blood baptism, Logo watched the frozen Star God Realm, hoping to understand a Supreme God's power.

  • Logo released the Fate Supremacy War participants from confinement and surrendered on behalf of the Misfortune Faction, causing the Eye of Fate to declare the Fortune Faction the winner.
  • The Goddess of Fate halted the Star God Realm and erased nearly all Misfortune Faction participants, while Logo survived because he possessed an Exemption Inscription.
  • Terra took first place on the leaderboard, Gustavo ranked second, and Thunder Prison Galvin ranked third; Logo lost his ranking and received no winner benefits.
  • The Eye of Fate announced that Fate Golden Blood would soon be distributed according to participants' Fate Gold Coins for the Fate Baptism Ceremony.
  • Lancelot and Gustavo prepared for the baptism while Logo observed the frozen Star God Realm, hoping to glimpse the power of a Supreme God.

Ch. 707The Crown of Extreme Fortune and the Sovereign of Fate

The Fate Supremacy War ended, and the surviving combatants received the Fate Golden Blood before returning to their worlds. In the Temple of Fate, the Goddess of Misfortune challenged the Goddess of Luck with the Crown of Extreme Fortune, but the Goddess of Luck revealed a golden revolver and invoked the Sovereign of Fate.

  • The Goddess of Fate distributed the Fate Golden Blood according to the combatants’ rankings, giving Lancelot and Gustavo more than half of it between them.
  • The Fate Golden Blood baptism greatly enhanced the survivors, and the Goddess of Fate’s will sent them back to where they had been before entering Fate Square.
  • Logo looked back at the Rune Sun and Spacetime Ark, considered the Star God Realm’s possible destruction, and departed after reflecting that he had done what he could.
  • The Goddess of Luck taunted the Goddess of Misfortune, who revealed the Crown of Extreme Fortune and claimed she had won their contest for the Authority of Fortune.
  • The Goddess of Luck drew a golden revolver, and the Goddess of Misfortune recognized it as Miracle Creation: Sovereign of Fate and cried out in disbelief.

Ch. 708First Cause

The Goddess of Luck killed the Goddess of Misfortune and merged their halves of the authority of fortune, then challenged the Goddess of Fate for her throne. Her shot stopped harmlessly before the Goddess of Fate’s face, which the Goddess of Luck and God of Spirits recognized as Mother.

  • The Goddess of Luck shot and erased the Goddess of Misfortune with the Sovereign of Fate, absorbing her half of the authority of fortune.
  • The Goddess of Luck completed the authority of fortune while the Goddess of Fate and the God of Spirits watched without intervening.
  • The Goddess of Luck asked the Goddess of Fate to give up her throne and then fired the Sovereign of Fate at her.
  • The bullet stopped between the Goddess of Fate’s brows without injuring her, and the God of Spirits stood in shock as her face was revealed.
  • The Goddess of Luck murmured, “Mother!!”

Ch. 709Eternal Blazing Sun

The Goddess of Fate revealed that she had spent millennia manipulating the God of Battle and the Primordial Heaven to obtain the [Sovereign of Fate], then neutralized its attack through her bond with the Goddess of Luck. As the God of Battle and other Primordial Gods arrived to confront her, the Eternal Blazing Sun appeared above the Temple of Fate.

  • The Goddess of Fate seized the Goddess of Luck and the [Sovereign of Fate], then revealed that she was the Goddess of Luck's mother and had engineered events to claim the weapon.
  • The Goddess of Fate explained how she had been reborn through more than ten thousand lives, met the mortal God of Battle, and given birth to the Goddess of Luck.
  • The God of Battle and the other Primordial Supreme Gods had planned for the Goddess of Luck to use the [Sovereign of Fate] to wound the Goddess of Fate and claim the godhood of fate, but the weapon's attack had failed.
  • The Goddess of Luck realized that the Goddess of Fate could nullify her attacks through their cause-and-effect bond, while the God of Spirits challenged the Goddess of Fate's victory.
  • The God of Battle and three other Primordial Gods broke into the Temple of Fate, and the God of Battle demanded that the Goddess of Fate return his daughter.
  • The Goddess of Fate warned that the God of Battle had overlooked something, and the Eternal Blazing Sun appeared above as the God of Battle recognized the Sun God.

Ch. 710Winds of Change, Ascension

The Sun God attacked the Primordial Heaven, leaving its Supreme Ancient Gods dead or gravely injured and pushing the Astral Realm toward turmoil. As Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo prepared to exploit the coming upheaval, they focused on killing Diorus and upgrading Lancelot’s Steel Feather Cloak; the chapter ended with Lancelot beginning the cloak’s ascension.

  • The Sun God used the [Eternal Blazing Sun] to attack the five Supreme Ancient Gods, and the clash shook the Astral Realm; two gods died and three were gravely injured.
  • Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo predicted that the attack would unleash widespread chaos, which could aid the Goddess of Fate’s bid for Eternity.
  • Logo directed Gustavo and Lancelot to kill Diorus before they reached True God rank, and Gustavo planned to send an avatar with the Blade of Thirst.
  • Lancelot planned to use Legend Holy Light and Primeval Stones to upgrade [Steel Feather Cloak], while Logo arranged to borrow five hundred thousand stones from the Kalenos Family.
  • Villoni Kalenos gave Logo the Primeval Stones and revealed that a Three-Blood Emperor Bloodline could absorb them directly.
  • Lancelot summoned the World Furnace at Golden Star and began upgrading the Steel Feather Cloak into a divine artifact.

Ch. 711Miracle Divine Artifact: Steel Feather Cloak

Lancelot used the World Furnace and Legend Holy Light to advance the Steel Feather Cloak into a Miracle Divine Artifact, dramatically increasing his strength. He confirmed that he could now fight at True God Tier Three, while Gustavo considered upgrading his own artifact.

  • Lancelot fed Legend Holy Light into the World Furnace, intensifying its flames and preparing it to forge the Steel Feather Cloak.
  • The World Furnace repeatedly destroyed and reconstructed the Steel Feather Cloak until it advanced to seven-star miracle quality as a Lower Divine Artifact.
  • Lancelot summoned the transformed cloak from the furnace and wore it, causing his aura and power to surge.
  • Lancelot told Gustavo that the Steel Feather Cloak had raised his combat strength to True God Tier Three.
  • Logo compared Lancelot with Elven, saying they were already experts on the same level, and Gustavo wondered about advancing his Scale of Exchange.

Ch. 712Diorus's Dramatic Reversal of Fortune

Logo, Lancelot, and Gustavo entered the Elven Plane to confront Diorus, while Logo concealed the plane from outside observers and trapped its space and time. Lancelot revealed that he had ascended to True Godhood and struck Diorus down, beginning their battle.

  • Diorus watched the cosmic storm belt open and assumed Golden Star's inhabitants were surrendering, but rune threads soon blocked outsiders from seeing into the Elven Plane.
  • Logo emerged from the passage with Lancelot and Gustavo, concealed the plane with runes, and created a Space-Time Barrier that prevented Diorus from escaping.
  • Logo and Gustavo stepped aside as Lancelot faced Diorus, and Lancelot's aura rose beyond the King of Ashes' strength.
  • Diorus attacked Lancelot with his Divine Realm and weapon, but Lancelot unleashed his True God-level skills and punched Diorus flying like a meteor.

Ch. 713The Slaying of Diorus, King of Ashes, and the Frenzied Desolate Lord

Lancelot, aided by Logo and Gustavo, defeated Diorus and used the Blade of Thirst to erase his remaining existence beyond the Elven Plane. Diorus’s final deception enraged Pontoriel, the Desolate Lord, who then attacked the Elven Plane.

  • Lancelot used his radiant power and a cosmic storm to overwhelm Diorus while Gustavo’s mental attacks helped unsettle him.
  • Gustavo wielded the Blade of Thirst to consume Diorus’s causal existence, then sent it beyond the Elven Plane to erase Diorus’s hidden avatar.
  • Diorus revealed the wizard’s treasure and the Illusory and Real Prism to Pontoriel, the Desolate Lord, hoping to turn him against Logo, Gustavo, and Lancelot.
  • The Blade of Thirst erased Diorus’s final trace, leaving Pontoriel furious that Diorus had concealed the treasure’s value and broken their agreement.
  • Pontoriel, the Desolate Lord, began attacking the Elven Plane, and the Void City Lord ordered the Demigod mages to prepare to engage him.

Ch. 714Gustavo Ascends to True Godhood

Gustavo began ascending to True Godhood while Pontoriel, Desolate Lord, attacked the Elven Plane and demanded information about the wizard’s treasure. Lancelot reinforced the planar crystal wall, and Gustavo completed his breakthrough in the Fallen Star Nest, leaving the Elven Plane under siege.

  • Logo, Gustavo, and Lancelot refused Pontoriel, Desolate Lord’s demand for information about the Illusory and Real Prism, and Lancelot merged with the planar crystal wall to strengthen it.
  • Pontoriel unleashed a sandstorm against the Elven Plane and Void City, while Void City’s lord reported the attack and Asma abandoned his suggestion to alter the report.
  • Lancelot used the Steel Feather Cloak and the planar crystal wall to withstand Pontoriel’s attacks as Logo and Gustavo began their ascensions to True Godhood.
  • Gustavo transformed into a Black Hole and absorbed the remaining law threads he had devoured, while his family and allies guarded the Fallen Star Nest.
  • Gustavo completed his breakthrough, and a vast Devouring Divine Realm descended around the Fallen Star Nest.

Ch. 715Turning a Plane into a Divine Kingdom

Gustavo survived his True God ascension and secured Weimis’s support for his banquet, while Logo prepared to turn the Elven Plane into his Divine Kingdom. After defeating the Mind Beast, Logo seized control of the Planetary Will and confronted the Elven Plane Will, then entered the plane origin to begin his challenge.

  • Gustavo emerged from his ascension and dodged Weimis’s casual grab by using several divine laws.
  • Gustavo asked Weimis to host his True God ascension banquet, and Weimis agreed.
  • Logo used the Elven Plane Will’s weakening resolve and the Golden Empire’s devotion to prepare to make the plane his Divine Kingdom.
  • Logo defeated the Mind Beast in the Sea of Mind with his [Soul Informatization] talent and had the [Hall of Wisdom] absorb it and the sea.
  • Logo took control of the Planetary Will, confronted the Elven Plane Will, and entered the plane origin to battle it.

Ch. 716Golden Divine Kingdom

Logo defeated the Plane Will, created a Divine Spark, and endured the Eye of Insight’s awakening to advance to True God, turning the Elven Plane into his Golden Divine Kingdom. The Desolate Lord attacked the divine kingdom’s summoned World Projections, beginning a battle that threatened Void City.

  • Logo summoned the Nirvana Tower to resist the Plane Will, overwhelmed its avatar, and formed a Divine Spark.
  • Logo fused with the Divine Spark and survived the mental assault from the awakened Eye of Insight, completing his advancement to True God.
  • The Desolate Lord continued battering the Elven Plane until its runes shone and Logo summoned World Projections of powerful beings who had left traces there.
  • The lord of Void City recognized the Elven Plane as a divine kingdom and reported Logo’s advancement to the Spellcaster Association.
  • Logo appeared before Pontoriel, Desolate Lord, and invited him to test the Golden Divine Kingdom’s defenses.
  • Pontoriel, Desolate Lord, attacked the World Projections, and their battle sent violent aftershocks through Void City.

Ch. 717Driving Back the Desolate Lord

Pontoriel, Desolate Lord, attacked the Elven Plane and tried to swallow it, but Logo used the Space-Time Amber divine skill to stop him. The Desolate Lord withdrew after failing to force Logo to surrender information about the wizard’s treasure, leaving their conflict unresolved.

  • Tibeici and Elven's World Projections fought Pontoriel, Desolate Lord, while Elven's causality magic reversed his sandstorm.
  • Pontoriel grew larger than the Elven Plane and tried to pull it into his mouth, terrifying the spellcasters in Void City.
  • Logo used the Elven Plane's power as a Divine Kingdom to cast Space-Time Amber, solidifying a region of the Void and stopping Pontoriel's suction.
  • Pontoriel shrank back to his normal size and demanded that Logo hand over information about the wizard's treasure.
  • Logo refused and suggested Diorus might have deceived them about the Illusory and Real Prism, prompting Pontoriel to threaten him and depart.

Ch. 718Endless Divine Body, Plane Warehouse

After Lampel arrived to support the Golden Empire, he invited Logo to join the Spellcaster Association, but Logo prioritized applying to the Civilization Council. With the Desolate Lord driven away and the empire’s leaders now powerful enough to pursue old plans, Logo and Lancelot discussed upgrading the Genesis Ovary and opening the Aslant Civilization’s plane warehouse.

  • Lampel arrived in the Elven Plane and recognized Logo as Kalenos, the victor of the Fate Supremacy War, while the lord of Void City realized who Logo was.
  • Lampel explained that the Spellcaster Association had supported the Elven Plane and invited Logo to join, but Logo said the Golden Empire would first seek membership in the Civilization Council.
  • After Lampel left with Void City, Lancelot criticized the association’s delayed aid, and Logo said the Golden Empire’s council membership would reduce the dangers it faced openly.
  • Lancelot said he wanted to raise the Genesis Ovary to divine artifact level before advancing, so he could strengthen his Undying Holy Soul and potentially fuse all eight Primordial Divine Souls.
  • Lancelot suggested opening the Aslant Civilization’s plane warehouse for materials, and Logo agreed to send Gustavo to investigate.

Ch. 719The Spreading Fires of Chaos

Representatives of the Alpha Universe Cluster’s civilizations agreed to keep the Golden Empire out of the Civilization Council and use it as an armed foothold against the Crimson Moon Universe Cluster. They assigned Ainrich of the Prado Civilization to persuade the Golden King, as the Astral Realm’s growing turmoil left them fearing an approaching war.

  • The representatives discussed the Golden Empire’s application and decided its position on the Crimson Moon border made it more useful as an independent armed organization.
  • The Alpha Civilization’s representative warned that the Crimson Moon Civilization might use the Eight Gods’ Realm for covert aggression, and the representatives agreed to avoid direct intervention while supporting armed groups and military companies.
  • The Alpha Civilization’s representative cautioned that forcing the Golden King could draw in the five great families, so the representatives proposed persuading him with funding instead.
  • The Alpha Civilization’s representative ordered Ainrich of the Prado Civilization to convince the Golden Empire to postpone joining the Civilization Council and become an armed organization.
  • Ainrich agreed to relay the request, and the Alpha Civilization’s representative warned that the Prado Universe System would be on the front lines if war broke out.

Ch. 720Resource list

After the Elven Plane became the Golden Divine Kingdom, Logo established Golden Star as its core and strengthened its defenses. When the Civilization Council rejected the Golden Empire’s application to join, Logo learned that the major civilizations wanted the empire to intervene in a conflict and demanded greater compensation.

  • Logo transformed the Elven Plane into the Golden Divine Kingdom, and Golden Star grew into a super-magic planet protected by a controllable cosmic barrier.
  • Logo told Lancelot that the Civilization Council had rejected the Golden Empire’s application, and they suspected the major civilizations wanted to use the empire as a weapon.
  • Logo received Sulman Mindok, an envoy from the Prado Civilization, at the imperial palace and heard about the conflict between the Crimson Moon and Alpha Universe Clusters.
  • Logo rejected the proposed aid package and demanded ten times as many resources before considering the deal.
  • Sulman agreed to convey Logo’s demand and left without protesting.

Ch. 721The God of Battle's Deduction

After Pontoriel returned to the Primordial Heaven, he told the God of Battle about the defeat in the Elven Plane and the Illusory and Real Prism. The God of Battle deduced that the three individuals involved were connected long before the Fate Supremacy War, and suspected they had all come from the Elven Plane.

  • The Golden Divine Kingdom’s victory over Pontoriel spread across the Prado Universe System, and major powers sent diplomatic envoys there.
  • Pontoriel returned to the Primordial Heaven and requested an audience with the God of Battle.
  • Pontoriel recounted his encounter in the Elven Plane and urged the God of Battle to seize the Illusory and Real Prism component.
  • The God of Battle warned Pontoriel that acting against Logo Campbell and his companions could offend other powers, then identified Terra as Lancelot Terraria and Kalenos as Logo.
  • The God of Battle concluded that Gustavo was the third companion and suspected the three had known one another since childhood on the Elven Plane.

Ch. 722The Lord of the Fallen Realm's Summons

The God of Battle rejected Pontoriel’s plan to kill Logo, Gustavo, and Lancelot, then spoke with the Lord of Hell about keeping the Divine Realm occupied. At the Fallen Star Nest, Gustavo counted his ascension gifts and learned that the Lord of the Fallen Realm wanted to meet him.

  • Pontoriel proposed killing Logo, Gustavo, and Lancelot, but the God of Battle ordered him to remain in the Desolate Plane while others watched them.
  • The God of Battle contacted the Lord of Hell, who told him to keep the Divine Realm occupied while he handled the rest.
  • Gustavo counted the valuable gifts from his True God ascension banquet and realized he still needed more resources to upgrade his artifacts.
  • Asuye told Gustavo that the Lord of the Fallen Realm had awakened and wanted to meet him, and Gustavo eagerly prepared to go.

Ch. 723Weapons and a Visitor

Gustavo met Lord of the Fallen Realm, demonstrated his power, and received a one-use Gate of Myriad Worlds Offshoot that could help him escape a Main God. Lord of the Fallen Realm revealed that the Dragon-Hunting Spiders were created by an Eternal as weapons against the True Dragon Clan, while Gustavo prepared to travel to the Destruction Realm Abyss; meanwhile, Beiske arrived at the Golden Divine Kingdom.

  • Gustavo showed Lord of the Fallen Realm his Devouring Divine Realm, which contained thirteen Divine Laws, and impressed both him and Asuye.
  • Gustavo asked for a way to escape a Main God, and Lord of the Fallen Realm gave him a one-use Gate of Myriad Worlds Offshoot and explained how to activate it.
  • Lord of the Fallen Realm taught Gustavo and Asuye techniques for using the devouring Divine Law before Gustavo asked why Mitrola could overcome its bloodline limits by fighting the True Dragon Clan.
  • Lord of the Fallen Realm told Gustavo that the Dragon-Hunting Spiders were weapons created by an Eternal to exterminate dragons, then urged him to grow strong enough to help save their clan.
  • Gustavo returned to the Treacherous Destruction Continent, exchanged his advancement gifts for resources, and prepared to travel to the Destruction Realm Abyss.
  • Beiske, a Lower God from the Eight Gods' Realm, arrived uninvited at the Golden Divine Kingdom.

Ch. 724Sparring and Arrival

Lancelot fought Beiske, an envoy of the Eight Gods' Realm, and defeated him, while Logo let him escape to conceal the Golden Divine Kingdom's strength. Afterward, Gustavo arrived at Planet Illinois near the Destruction Realm Abyss.

  • Beiske offered Logo resources to join the Eight Gods' Realm or declare neutrality, but Logo rejected the proposal as inadequate.
  • Beiske attacked Lancelot after Lancelot challenged him, only to discover that the Steel Feather Cloak had raised Lancelot to the peak of Lower God combat strength.
  • Lancelot adapted to Beiske's Divine Realm, overwhelmed him with speed and cutting attacks, and split the realm apart.
  • Beiske escaped using an Upper God-level body enchantment, and Logo explained that he had let him go so the Eight Gods' Realm would underestimate them.
  • Logo and Lancelot returned to the Golden Divine Kingdom, expecting the battle to strengthen their position in negotiations with the Alpha Civilization.
  • Gustavo arrived at Planet Illinois after more than a month of travel and entered the planet's crowded technological city.

Ch. 725Old Grudge

Gustavo arrived on Planet Illinois, a prosperous, heavily fortified hub outside the Destruction Realm Abyss, and used Ktanus’s ability to gather information about the planet. He learned that the Thousand-Eyed Civilization and the Water Mirror Civilization were hunting a Lower God, and planned to use the coming opening of the Abyss to take revenge on the Thousand-Eyed Civilization for destroying Blue Star.

  • Gustavo rode a passenger vehicle to Planet Illinois and gathered information about its people and affairs using Ktanus’s Star Speaker ability.
  • Gustavo explored the planet’s crowded, technology-filled city before choosing a tower-shaped building as his temporary lodging.
  • Gustavo recalled that the Thousand-Eyed Civilization and the Water Mirror Civilization were hunting a Lower God for something in the god’s possession.
  • Gustavo planned to get involved before the Destruction Realm Abyss opened in about two months and make the Thousand-Eyed Civilization pay for destroying Blue Star.

Ch. 726The Player

Gustavo used the Eye of Omniscience to locate a hidden True God on Planet Illinois, then manipulated her Fortune to delay her departure while he waited for the Thousand-Eyed Civilization’s True Gods to arrive. He left the Water Mirror Civilization’s True Gods still on their way and continued pulling strings from behind the scenes.

  • Gustavo created a seven-star Eye of Omniscience rune array and searched Planet Illinois for the hidden Lower God.
  • Gustavo identified an orange-skinned female True God but waited, hoping to use her as a stepping stone to influence the Thousand-Eyed Civilization.
  • Gustavo monitored the orange person for three days until his Causality Bell signaled the arrival of the Thousand-Eyed Civilization’s True Gods.
  • Gustavo connected threads of cause and effect to the orange person and used Fortune Seizure and Controller to drain her Fortune and replace it with misleading Fortune.
  • Gustavo influenced the orange person to stay on Planet Illinois longer, buying time for the Water Mirror Civilization’s True Gods to arrive.

Ch. 727The Show Begins

Gustavo used the Scale of Exchange and his control of karma to manipulate Eliduo and the rival civilizations searching for her. After selling her location to both the Thousand-Eyed Race and the Water Mirror Race, he watched as they converged on her in the street.

  • Octavian the World Scorcher sent Theseus the Strange Light Bearer and other Thousand-Eyed Race members to hire local intelligence organizations to find Eliduo.
  • Gustavo secretly used the Scale of Exchange to impersonate an intelligence broker, take control of the elderly dwarf, and learn what the Thousand-Eyed Race sought.
  • Gustavo manipulated Eliduo and the Thousand-Eyed Race members by draining their luck and disrupting their thoughts while the search continued.
  • When the Water Mirror Race arrived, Gustavo told Theseus about them and then sold Eliduo's location to both civilizations for large payments.
  • Gustavo laundered the money and watched from a tower as the Thousand-Eyed Race and Water Mirror Race approached Eliduo from opposite sides of the street.
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Arc 29 of 53