Chapter Summaries

Gustavo faced Frodo and Wotu’s attempt to capture him, but Spider Mom descended when the fatal attacks triggered her spatial mark. She immobilized the Jilong Highlands and confronted Frodo after Gustavo revealed that he had coveted his bloodline.

• Gustavo endured Frodo’s Shadow Hydra attack and spread his arms to trigger Spider Mom’s spatial mark rather than be captured.
• Wotu interrupted Frodo’s attempt to redirect the beams, and the attacks struck Gustavo’s vital spots before vanishing into a translucent film.
• Spider Mom’s Air-Stasis Corridor froze everyone across the Jilong Highlands as she emerged through a tear in space.
• Gustavo greeted his mother, who scolded him for provoking two Legendaries and then learned Frodo had coveted his bloodline.
• Spider Mom fixed her gaze on Frodo, whose fear overwhelmed him.

Spider Mom rescued Frodo from the Lord of the Free City's interference, then discovered Frodo knew about the Soul Secret Land. She promised Gustavo she would take him there and arrange Legendary-level membership in Ashes.

• Spider Mom attacked Frodo, but the Lord of the Free City intervened and helped him escape using a spatial scroll.
• Frodo's teleportation brought him back to Spider Mom, who trapped him while Gustavo taunted him.
• Spider Mom invoked Sylvain's bloodline to stop the Lord of the Free City, then secured Ashes membership for Gustavo before the city lord left with Wight.
• Spider Mom extracted information from Frodo and learned about the Soul Secret Land.
• Gustavo showed interest in the Soul Secret Land, and Spider Mom promised to take him there when it opened.

Spider Mom accepted a Dragon of Vitality's dragon marrow crystal from Wotu as compensation and took Gustavo back to her lair. Meanwhile, Arthur learned that the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow lived in his consciousness and planned to guide his bloodline awakening, though the creature wondered whether someone had tricked him.

• Spider Mom revealed that Sylvain was an old husband who had abandoned her and Gustavo.
• Wotu offered Spider Mom a Dragon of Vitality's dragon marrow crystal, which she gave to Gustavo before dismissing him.
• Spider Mom and Gustavo returned to the lair, and the frozen Jilong Highlands came back to life as the survivors reacted to the Demigod's power.
• Arthur discovered that the Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow was still inside his consciousness and could hear his thoughts.
• The Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow explained that Arthur had to strengthen his bloodline and take the true form of a Hundred-Eyed Nether Crow to help restore the creature's body.
• Arthur agreed to follow the Nether Crow's guidance, while the creature wondered who had made him feel as though he had been played.

Gustavo returned to the Fallen Star Nest, left his siblings asleep, and headed for Caro Volcano to hunt the Earth Flame Python. Sylvain returned in a powerful clone and reunited with Index, then arranged for Gustavo to join Ashes’ Blade of the Nether Moon to gain experience.

• Gustavo brought Frodo’s corpse back to the nest, intending to use it as the base for a powerful puppet.
• Gustavo left Mora and Bradley undisturbed and hurried northwest to kill the Earth Flame Python.
• Sylvain arrived at the nest in a clone, and Index greeted him with sarcasm before the two discussed his absence and his strength.
• Sylvain told Index that he wanted to stay with her and their children, and she let him approach the sleeping Mora and Bradley.
• Sylvain agreed that Gustavo should join Ashes and directed him to enter the Blade of the Nether Moon, where his subordinates would secretly watch over him.

Gustavo tracked the Earth Flame Python to a forest and launched a direct attack after equipping the Book of Cloud and Sky. The python’s gravity field failed to stop him, and the wounded beast realized Gustavo could kill him.

• Gustavo found faint traces leading north and followed the Earth Flame Python while concealed by his invisibility cloak.
• Gustavo spotted the Earth Flame Python resting inside a vast sensory network formed by the earth’s pulsations.
• Gustavo equipped the Book of Cloud and Sky, raising his combat power to 902, and challenged the python head-on.
• The Earth Flame Python formed a thick stone shell, but Gustavo’s Venomous Dragon Drill smashed through it and tore open his belly.
• The Earth Flame Python attacked with a gravity field, but Gustavo remained unaffected, and the python sensed that Gustavo could kill him.

Gustavo killed the Tier Nine Earth Flame Python and brought its corpse to the Fallen Star Nest, where he met his father, Sylvain. The reunion ended with Gustavo theatrically declaring how much he had missed him, leaving Sylvain awkward and Gustavo privately judging him as old-fashioned.

• Gustavo stunned the Earth Flame Python with Death Knell, then used his abilities and [Shred Max] to crush its skull and kill it.
• Gustavo returned to the Fallen Star Nest with the Earth Flame Python's headless corpse, surprising Mora and Bradley.
• Mora and Bradley recognized the wound as the work of a Dragon-Hunting Spider, and Bradley praised Gustavo for killing a Tier Nine beast.
• Sylvain praised Gustavo, and Bradley introduced him as their father; Gustavo immediately knelt and claimed he had missed Sylvain.
• Sylvain awkwardly patted Gustavo's front leg while Spider Mom watched, and Gustavo privately decided his father seemed old-fashioned.

Sylvain introduced Gustavo to Ashes and gave him the Illusory Light Mask, a five-star Legendary disguise artifact, so he could conceal his identity while carrying out Blade of the Nether Moon missions. Gustavo tested its transformations, got beaten by Spider Mom, and decided to strengthen himself before taking on missions; the Soul Secret Land was expected to open in more than half a year.

• Sylvain explained Gustavo’s benefits as an Ashes member, warned him to hide his identity, and gave him a communicator.
• Sylvain gave Gustavo the Illusory Light Mask and explained its abilities to disguise, scan, defend against mental attacks, and conceal its wearer.
• Gustavo imprinted the mask, transformed into a child and then a bird, and confirmed that changing forms did not reduce his strength.
• Gustavo landed on Spider Mom’s head to show off, and she beat him before he ate from the Earth Flame Python’s corpse.
• Gustavo planned to extract the Python’s genes and soul information, improve his abilities, craft puppets, and prepare Hades Poison before taking Blade of the Nether Moon missions.
• Sylvain had arranged for the Lord of the Free City to notify Gustavo when the Soul Secret Land opened, which was expected in more than half a year.

Logo’s Heavenly Eye Alchemy Military Academy trained the Campbell Family’s elite forces as he prepared for war against the Underdark. With a new sniper cannon completed and allied families nearly ready, he decided it was time to enter through the spatial node.

• Logo established the Heavenly Eye Alchemy Military Academy, combining alchemy and military training to strengthen the Campbell Family’s economy and armed forces.
• Crassus taught mechanics to the academy’s students and warned them that the family would soon go to war with the Underdark.
• Logo showed Crassus the War Falcon X heavy sniper cannon, a powerful weapon with specialized ammunition and multiple acceleration systems.
• Logo explained that the Campbell Family had discovered a spatial node to the Underdark a month earlier and had sent the Dark Twin Stars to scout it.
• Logo said preparations with the Herbert Family and the Carven Family were nearly complete and that it was time to open the way into the Underdark.

Logo reviewed the newly crafted War Falcon X and his growing abilities, then chose Power of Legend as his next alchemical subsidiary ability. He remained close to becoming an advanced alchemist while Herbert helped keep his true combat strength concealed.

• Logo examined the War Falcon X and focused on its Legend quality.
• Logo checked his information panel and saw that he had reached Fifth-Tier Transcendent, with his mechanics, pharmaceutics, and bloodline studies advancing together.
• Herbert noticed signs of Logo’s growing strength and urged him to keep a low profile, helping conceal his progress.
• Logo reviewed the stages of Fire of Birth and chose Power of Legend, which increased the base probability of creating Legend-quality alchemical items.

Logo explained the rarity and value of Power of Legend, then described the legendary equipment he had created and how it greatly increased his combat power. With Azure Light given to Sherlock and five legendary mechanical creations integrated into the Sky Eagle Third Generation, Logo’s combat power approached the threshold of a tier eight transcendent.

• Logo explained that Power of Legend let alchemists reliably produce legendary creations, but mastering it required insight gained by making legendary equipment.
• Logo gave the two-star legendary potion Azure Light to Sherlock, a spellcaster and assassin among the Dark Twin Stars.
• Logo described how his modified Sky Eagle Third Generation combined many equipment modules and could help him face a tier seven high-rank transcendent.
• Logo detailed the legendary Shadow Spike, Destroyer Warhammer, and Mist-Form Nano Medical Robot, which provided ranged attacks, melee power, and healing.
• Logo combined the Sky Eagle Third Generation with War Falcon X and its other systems, raising his combat power close to 600.

After completing six legendary pieces of equipment, Logo advanced his analysis of the Power of Legend to 33.12% and considered the path toward mastering the Powers of Immortality and Miracle. He then met with the Campbell Family’s leaders and assigned Lavier command of the forces preparing to fight the Underdark.

• Logo completed six legendary-quality creations and raised his analysis of the Power of Legend to 33.12%.
• Logo reflected that mastering the Power of Legend would let him pursue the Powers of Immortality and Miracle in turn.
• Logo gathered the Campbell Family’s senior leaders in the study and asked Lavier to report on the family’s war preparations.
• Lavier reported that the family had 26,000 standing troops, 24,000 reservists, modern equipment, ample ammunition, and high morale.
• Logo assigned Lavier command of the first and second standing brigades, the fourth reserve brigade, and the Heavenly Eye Special Forces for the war against the Underdark.

The Campbell Family mobilized to seize the newly discovered Underdark, prompting Ron Russell and Hesai Rengat to conspire against Logo and the Campbell Family. The conspirators brought Kaluote Russell and Kane Rengat into the plan and prepared to cooperate with Madam Poison of the Snake Gang.

• Logo ordered the Campbell Family’s forces to march toward the Underdark and warned them against shirking their duties or betraying the family.
• The Herbert Family and Carven Family also sent their armies toward the northeast as Ron Russell and Hesai Rengat watched the Campbell Family’s forces depart.
• Ron argued that Logo might uncover their role in the assassination and urged Hesai to strike first by killing Logo and stopping the Campbell Family’s rise.
• Kaluote Russell and Kane Rengat emerged from hiding, revealing they had overheard Ron and Hesai’s discussion, and Kaluote said he wanted revenge for Duoliya.
• Ron revealed that he had secured Madam Poison’s cooperation, shocking Hesai with the prospect of colluding with an outside enemy.

Kaluote, Ron, and Kaien planned to kill Logo and seize the Campbell Family’s alchemical legacy, using a Magic God Contract to bind Madam Poison. Madam Poison agreed to attack the Campbell Family while Duke joined Kaluote’s team to infiltrate the Underdark, leaving the operation poised to begin.

• Kaluote and Ron explained that their operation aimed to kill Logo and obtain the Campbell Family’s inherited alchemical knowledge.
• Hesai concealed his doubts about the plan and considered finding a way out, while Ron and Kaluote discussed how they would handle him if the operation failed.
• Ron revealed that the group had obtained a Magic God Contract to prevent Madam Poison from betraying them after the legacy was seized.
• Kaluote told Ron that Kaien and he had contacted Ashes and planned to flee if the operation went badly, leaving Hesai to take the blame.
• Duke informed Madam Poison that the Three-Eyed People’s operation could begin and gave her instructions for contacting their inside man.
• Madam Poison ordered Duke to accompany Kaluote in infiltrating the Underdark to assassinate Logo while she led a surprise attack on the Campbell Family.

Logo arrived at the entrance to the newly discovered Underdark, where the old count prepared to hunt a True Dragon and improve his chances of reaching Legendary. The chapter explained the Gendaya Tribe’s Slaughter Knight class and its ability to plunder an enemy’s blood soul to enhance potential.

• The Campbell Family discovered the Underdark after a Golden Viper mining in the Wulati Mountain Range triggered a spatial node.
• Logo rode Crassus to the mine entrance, where the old count and the others had gathered.
• The old count said he hoped to kill the True Dragon found by scouts and raise his chances of breaking through to Legendary.
• The old count had regained his vitality after absorbing a Legendary resource bought with Royal Court contribution points.
• Logo considered the Gendaya Tribe’s Slaughter Knight class, whose [Slaughter · Blood Soul Plunder] ability let its users steal an equal-level enemy’s blood soul to increase their potential.

Logo and the three great families assembled their forces to claim the Underdark and began an invasion aimed at defeating its three rival powers. The armies entered the strange subterranean realm, and the war began.

• Logo secured the Campbell Family's claim to the Underdark with Tai'erman's support, giving him 200 Heavenly Eye Mecha in return.
• The armies of the Campbell, Herbert, and Carven families arrived, and Lavier briefed Logo, the old count, Reynard, and Tai'erman on a plan to block the Topaz Dragon's escape and attack the enemy forces.
• Logo approved Lavier's plan and led the others into the Underdark, followed by their assembled troops and war machines.
• Logo entered the eerie Underdark and watched his forces pour into the realm as war erupted.

Melier, Xisi, and Wellington led a surprise assault that destroyed the Topaz Dragon’s defenses and sealed the passage. As the force prepared to hold its position, an enraged Topaz Dragon arrived with a Gold Dragon, leaving Wellington alarmed by the powerful new threat.

• Melier, Xisi, and Wellington led 1,500 Heavenly Eye soldiers and 450 mages on Hunting Hawks toward the passage guarded by the Topaz Dragon.
• The soldiers and mages ambushed the White-Plumed Griffins, killing most of them before they could raise the alarm.
• The vanguard used the Elemental Convergence Cannon to destroy the defensive structures, and Melier charged through the remaining defenders to the passage entrance.
• Melier absorbed earth elements and expanded the Gru Heavy Shield into a stone mountain that sealed the passage, while Wellington positioned the mage towers behind it as a second defense line.
• An enraged Topaz Dragon arrived with a Gold Dragon, and Wellington realized the force faced two formidable True Dragons.

Wellington used earth and wood mages, mage towers, and the Heavenly Eye Force to build a fortress against the True Dragons’ approaching army. Chris and Wesker launched their dependents into an assault, and the chapter ended as both sides opened fire.

• Wellington positioned two mage towers and split the Heavenly Eye Force to defend the rocky mountain’s passage.
• Chris warned Wesker that the Three-Eyed People might surround them, and the dragons gathered their dependents for an attack.
• Wellington’s forces built a long, fortified wall with earth and wood magic while the True Dragons organized more than a hundred thousand monsters.
• Chris and Wesker ordered their army to charge, and the Heavenly Eye Force killed more than two thousand dependents with its first volley.
• The True Dragons’ forces returned fire and sought to breach the wall while Chris and Wesker held back for a decisive strike.

The Gendaya People fought off the True Dragons’ dependents with a heavily armed defense, but the two Tier Nine True Dragons began breaking through their wall. Wellington sent Heavenly Eye warriors to drop three low-yield nuclear bombs into the enemy rear, where the explosions devastated the army.

• Xisi and the Heavenly Eye Force held the wall against charging monsters, killing a Tier Six troll with concentrated fire before the mage corps destroyed giant human-faced scorpions.
• Wellington ordered Xisi to focus on monsters below Tier Four while the mage corps handled stronger enemies.
• The Topaz Dragon and Gold Dragon joined the battle, using their breath attacks to shatter the wall and inflict heavy losses on the Gendaya People.
• Wellington sent three squads of Heavenly Eye warriors on Hunting Hawks to attack the weakly defended rear of the dependents’ army.
• Three Heavenly Eye warriors released low-yield nuclear bombs, which exploded and vaporized or melted the dependents caught in the blasts.

Logo’s forces used nuclear bombs to devastate the True Dragon dependents, while Chris launched a desperate attack on Wellington’s mage tower and failed to break through. On the main battlefield, Monica and the dark elves came under a relentless Gendaya bombardment.

• Three nuclear bombs wiped out most of the True Dragon dependents and left the survivors suffering from radiation.
• Wellington told Chris and Wesker that the Underdark was not bound by the conventions of war, and the dragons realized they could not buy nuclear weapons.
• Chris cast Dragon’s Claw at Wellington’s mage tower, but the attack collapsed as the tower’s defenses and reserves held.
• Monica learned that the dark elves were facing technologically equipped humans after being reassigned to the border defense force.
• The Gendaya forces bombarded the dark elf trenches and shelters, killing many warriors in the explosions and fires.

Yarwei and the Dark Elf elders debated whether to surrender to the three-eyed humans or the True Dragon Clan, whose forces were also struggling against the humans. Yarwei chose a plan that gave the True Dragons ten minutes to break through the defenses before the Dark Elves would switch sides, leaving their forces divided between the two fronts.

• An elder reported that the Gendaya People’s advanced weapons and nuclear bombs had devastated the Dark Elves’ morale, and suggested surrendering.
• Yarwei argued that the Dark Elves should submit to the True Dragon Clan rather than risk revenge from the humans, but Windsor warned that the dragons might not be able to defeat them or evacuate the Second Border Defense Army.
• Yarwei proposed helping the True Dragons attack the human defenses to open a passage, while Windsor raised the danger of leaving the Second Border Defense Army behind.
• Windsor suggested giving the True Dragons ten minutes to break through, then turning against them and pledging allegiance to the humans if they failed.
• Yarwei ordered Windsor to take a third of the High-Rank Transcendent fighters to reinforce the Second Border Defense Army, while she led the remaining two-thirds to join the True Dragons.