Arc 1From Hilo to the Fiend Realms

Rog advanced through the Death Rule and Lightning Law, gathered powerful companions, and traveled to the Infernal Realm, where he became a renowned Fiend. After refining his soul defenses and confronting formidable enemies, Rog recognized flaws in his cultivation approach and changed how he pursued the Lightning Law.

  • Rog cultivated the Death Rule, subdued Wald, and later enslaved Dimont, then achieved godhood in Death and Lightning while developing powerful fused divine power.
  • Rog and Dimont traveled to the Infernal Realm, joined the Deen Tribe, and killed Kasaer and Wilson when their forces attacked.
  • Rog and Dimont passed the Fiend examination, became Five-Star Fiends, and escorted Aosunika’s Moonspirit Wine shipment across the Star Mist Sea.
  • Rog killed Montreal and Ge'ernuosi, took the black crystal, and spent five hundred years studying it before replicating its soul-defense structure.
  • Rog and Dimont passed the Six-Star Fiend examination by killing Davis and defeating the Kunsha Bandits, prompting Rog to reconsider his cultivation path.
  • Rog and Dimont killed Aolade and Tedun, but Lord Fulaite sent Li Wei and Anna after them.
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Ch. 2Hilo Province

Rog explored Hilo City, visited a tavern and local shops, and decided to focus on comprehending the Death Rule rather than join a mercenary group. After a year in seclusion, he had mastered about one-tenth of the Soul Ray and continued cultivating toward godhood.

  • Rog visited Nature Tavern, where he recognized the half-elf proprietress Sarah and sensed that the bartender was a ninth-level warrior.
  • Rog sampled the tavern’s fruit wine, then explored Hilo City’s blacksmiths and equipment shops for materials to make a Lightning Law weapon.
  • Rog rejected the idea of joining a mercenary group and decided to focus on comprehending the Laws and Rules.
  • Rog sold some spoils, bought magical materials, and later began cultivating in seclusion at a secluded manor.
  • After a year, Rog comprehended the first part of the Death Rule, developing the Soul Ray as a powerful but spiritually limited Soul Attack.

Ch. 3The Lost Forest

Rog entered the Lost Forest, enslaved an injured Earth Violent Bear after it defeated a Red Demon Tiger, and continued into the forest’s dangerous northern region. There, he encountered Dimont, a Saint-level Six-Armed Demon Ape who warned him to leave.

  • Rog traveled into the Lost Forest, where a hidden seventh-level assassin watched him but chose not to attack.
  • Rog found a Red Demon Tiger and an Earth Violent Bear fighting; the bear killed the tiger but was badly injured by its final attack.
  • Rog subdued the Earth Violent Bear with soul magic, enslaved it, and ordered it to absorb the Red Demon Tiger’s magic core while waiting in its territory.
  • Rog continued deeper into the Lost Forest’s northern region, where he recognized that a nearby demon ape had six arms and suspected its bloodline had mutated.
  • Dimont, the Saint-level Six-Armed Demon Ape, confronted Rog and warned him that he did not belong in its territory.

Ch. 4The Divine Beast, the Six-Armed Demon Ape

Rog encountered a rare Six-Armed Demon Ape with a Divine Beast bloodline, wounded it with a Soul Ray, and decided to return for it when he was stronger. After hunting more Magical Beasts for treasures, he headed home with Wald, who had just reached Saint-level.

  • Rog attacked Dimont, the Six-Armed Demon Ape, with a Soul Ray and sensed its powerful innate soul defenses and Divine Beast ancestry.
  • Rog retreated, intending to enslave or recruit Dimont as a companion once he was stronger.
  • Rog killed several Level Nine Magical Beasts, including a Black-Patterned Triceratops, and collected its Dragon Crystal, horns, and valuable loot.
  • Rog entered the Blue-Eyed Flame Lion's territory, killed it with a Soul Ray, and found a space ring with interesting contents.
  • Rog returned to find that the Earth Violent Bear had absorbed the Red Demon Tiger's magic core and reached Saint-level; the bear introduced himself as Wald and followed Rog in a smaller form.

Ch. 5The Race to Godhood: Secrets of the Rules

Rog prepared weapons for his future Divine Clones and began a race to become a deity before Dimont reached adulthood, focusing on comprehending the Soul Ray. After thirteen years of cultivation, Rog came close to becoming a deity and discovered that Death Rule mastery depended on how deeply one explored each path.

  • Rog commissioned Farus to forge a war saber from Leiming Purple Copper and a scythe from Wulun Iron Essence, then planned to return in three years.
  • Rog chose to focus on comprehending the Soul Ray so he could become a deity before Dimont and eventually soul-enslave it.
  • Rog began closed-door cultivation in the manor with Wald while Dimont trained in the Lost Forest and comprehended part of the Path of Destruction.
  • Thirteen years later, Rog realized the Soul Ray contained far more depth than he had expected and that he was still far from fully comprehending it.
  • Rog concluded that rule cultivation depended on exploring each path's depth, while Law cultivation depended on fusing Profound Mysteries.

Ch. 6Becoming a God

Rog comprehended the Death Rule, became a Lowgod, and formed a divine clone after splitting his soul. He then flew with Wald to the Lost Forest to make Dimont submit, while Dimont celebrated becoming king of the forest’s northern region.

  • Rog crossed into the God Domain, and the Laws of the World judged his Death Rule sufficient to create a Death Lower Godspark.
  • Rog chose to keep the Godspark outside his body, endured the pain of splitting his soul, and formed a divine clone with power drawn from the Elemental Sea.
  • Rog merged his divine clone with his true body, received Wald’s congratulations, and set out for the Lost Forest to claim Dimont as a subordinate.
  • Dimont defeated the Saint-level Black Dragon Livicost and became king of the Lost Forest’s northern region, unaware that Rog was approaching.

Ch. 7Dimont Submits

Rog found Dimont in the Lost Forest, enslaved him, and claimed the Black Dragon’s treasures before settling in a cave with a spatial weak point to cultivate. Three years later, a new god appeared in the forest, alarming the neighboring empires as they wondered whether a magical beast had ascended.

  • Rog used Soul Search Technique on a Four-Armed Demon Ape and learned that Dimont had moved to the Lost Forest’s central region.
  • Rog found Dimont cultivating in the Black Dragon’s former cave and enslaved him with God's Domain and Soul Control Technique.
  • Rog ordered Dimont to keep cultivating and examined the Black Dragon’s treasures, finding Saint Magus Pu'an’s legacy notes.
  • Rog, Wald, and Dimont cultivated in the cave, while Rog’s original body gained insight into and began fusing two Lightning profound mysteries.
  • Three years later, a new god’s emergence in the Lost Forest caused human experts, especially those in the Eilex and Loi Er Empires, to fear a beast tide.

Ch. 8Orc Great Prairie

Rog left Dimont to cultivate while his Death Divine Clone traveled to the Orc Great Prairie, where he gathered souls from battles to create Soul Gold Beads and deepen his understanding of the Death Rule. After improving his refinement through insights into the Heart of the Undead, he continued exploring the prairie.

  • Rog asked Dimont about his newly awakened abilities, learning that Suppress Heaven could control enemies and that Dimont could strengthen his body by absorbing metal.
  • Rog left his Saint Domain True Body and Dimont to cultivate and traveled to the Orc Great Prairie with his Death Divine Clone.
  • Rog watched Wind Wolves battle an orc tribe, then absorbed and refined the souls of the dead on both sides.
  • Rog gathered souls as he traveled across the prairie and gained insights into the Heart of the Undead.
  • Rog improved the efficiency and quality of his Soul Gold Beads by deepening his understanding of the Heart of the Undead.

Ch. 9Fused Divine Power

Rog fused his Death Rule and Lightning Law divine power, then visited Wumengta, the orc High Priest, and challenged him to a spar. The chapter ended as Rog and Wumengta faced off on the prairie and Wumengta attacked first.

  • Rog reached godhood in the Laws of Lightning and reunited his lightning and death divine clones.
  • Rog fused the clones’ divine power, creating a stronger grayish-purple power, but found it was imperfect and conspicuous.
  • Rog concluded that fusing profound mysteries from different laws or rules could perfect his fused power, though he lacked a starting point for combining Death and Lightning.
  • Rog went to meet Wumengta, the orc High Priest, and learned that Wumengta was a Lowgod of the Edicts of Fate.
  • Rog challenged Wumengta to a spar, and they flew to a barren area of the prairie.
  • Rog and Wumengta faced each other, and Wumengta attacked first.

Ch. 10Clashing with Wumengta

Rog sparred with Wumengta, whose Fate techniques and divine artifact pushed him to reveal his Fused Divine Power. Afterward, Rog absorbed a Soul Gold Bead and decided he needed to reach a Divine Plane, leaving his next goal as cultivating faster and becoming a Midgod.

  • Rog attacked Wumengta, but the High Priest blocked his slashes with Fate-made shields and evaded his strikes.
  • Wumengta used Fate Attraction and his Fate Chain Spear to restrain Rog, but Rog repeatedly broke free and counterattacked.
  • Wumengta’s combined material and soul attack nearly encircled Rog, so Rog revealed his Fused Divine Power and broke the chain spear’s hold.
  • Rog ended the spar and departed after Wumengta acknowledged his strength.
  • Rog absorbed a Soul Gold Bead and reflected that Divine Planes offered better resources for strengthening his soul and Dimont’s body.
  • Rog resolved to cultivate toward Midgod so he would have a better chance of surviving in a Divine Plane.

Ch. 11Uninvited Guests

Apide and Panlongke'er attacked Dimont in the Lost Forest, demanding the treasure they believed had made him a god. Dimont killed Apide with his innate ability, Rog helped bring down Panlongke'er, and Rog and Dimont continued cultivating as Wald prepared to become a god with a Godspark.

  • Apide and Panlongke'er confronted Dimont and demanded he hand over a treasure, then attacked when he refused.
  • Dimont fought Apide evenly until Panlongke'er joined in and disrupted his attacks.
  • Dimont used Suppress Heaven to freeze Apide and smash his head, killing him and leaving his Godspark behind.
  • Rog struck the fleeing Panlongke'er with a Soul Ray, and Dimont finished him off and took his Godspark.
  • Rog claimed Apide's Midgod Artifact saber, while news of Apide's death spread and the continent's political situation settled.
  • Rog gave the Earth Violent Bear Wald the earth-attribute Godspark, and Wald began refining it so he could become a god.

Ch. 12Hanno Mountain Range

Rog visited the Hanno Mountain Range and gained insight into two new profound mysteries of Lightning, then continued cultivating toward becoming a Midgod in both Lightning and Death. Meanwhile, Dimont’s slaughter across the continent made him famous and brought him close to a breakthrough.

  • Feiqi introduced himself as the warden of the Glais Material Plane and recommended the Hanno Mountain Range as a place for Rog to cultivate Lightning.
  • Rog brought Dimont to the Hanno Mountain Range, where the unusual rocks stored lightning, and waited for the rainy season.
  • During a thunderstorm, Rog comprehended the Lightning Speed profound mystery and gained an initial grasp of Electromagnetic Space.
  • Rog continued cultivating in the Lost Forest, pursuing Midgod status in Lightning and Death while occasionally returning to the mountains for insight.
  • Dimont slaughtered across the continent, gained devoted followers, and neared a breakthrough to the Midgod level.

Ch. 13Midgod!

Rog and Dimont reached the Midgod level, and Rog decided to leave the Glais Continent for the Infernal Realm. They departed for the planar teleportation array, leaving Wald behind as Feiqi asked which plane they planned to enter.

  • Rog fused the Lightning Element Laws and Judgment Profound Mystery, becoming a Midgod, and found that his Death Rule breakthrough was still ahead.
  • Dimont killed the Silver-Clawed Snow Lion Emperor Aisi Keluofu, cultivated from the insight he gained, and advanced to a Destruction Midgod.
  • About five years later, Rog’s Death Rule Divine Clone reached the Midgod level, allowing him to fuse his two types of Midgod Power.
  • Rog chose to travel to the Infernal Realm with Dimont, while Wald stayed behind on the Glais Continent.
  • Feiqi met Rog and Dimont at the planar teleportation array and asked which plane they intended to visit; Rog answered that they would go to the Infernal Realm.

Ch. 14First Arrival in the Infernal Realm

Rog and Dimont arrived in the Infernal Realm at Silver Moon Castle and were taken aboard a Metallic Lifeform with a group of other newcomers. As they traveled toward Yuanqing Prefecture, they learned about the plane and witnessed the Mua Army drive off a battle between god-level experts.

  • Rog and Dimont appeared at Silver Moon Castle, where Mua Army guards gathered the newly arrived travelers.
  • Sylvia ordered Azure Moon First Squad to escort the newcomers and had a burly man transform into a golden wolf Metallic Lifeform.
  • Rog and Dimont boarded the wolf with the others, and Sylvia set off for Yuanqing Prefecture.
  • A silver-robed young man explained the Infernal Realm's five continents and seas as the group flew across the Mua Continent.
  • The travelers saw more than a hundred god-level experts fighting, but Sylvia's warning and the Mua insignia on the golden wolf sent them fleeing.

Ch. 15Deen Tribe

Rog, Dimont, and two Lowgods joined the Deen Tribe after arriving in Yuanqing Prefecture, where they began settling into life in the Infernal Realm. Rog and Dimont prepared to cultivate and strengthen themselves as Gray resolved to pursue greater power.

  • After more than two years aboard the metal giant wolf, Rog and seven others received Inkstones and were dropped off in Yuanqing Prefecture.
  • Younai invited Rog, Dimont, Domir, and Gray to join the Deen Tribe, and Rog accepted in exchange for one Inkstone each.
  • Younai showed the four newcomers a vacant site on a black mountain, where Domir used his Laws of the Earth to build houses from Earth Element.
  • Domir urged Gray to respect Rog and Dimont's strength, and Gray began cultivating in hopes of becoming a Highgod.
  • Dimont told Rog that his body had absorbed the Black Jade and grown stronger, while Rog planned to fuse the profound mysteries of the Lightning Law.

Ch. 16Tribal Clash

Rog and Dimont joined the Deen Tribe's guards and received divine artifacts while the four men cultivated in the tribe. When Wilson and the traitor Kasaer attacked with a force of Midgods, Rog charged into the Highgods' battle and killed Kasaer with one strike.

  • Younai offered Rog and Dimont places in the tribal guards, and they accepted the 100,000 Inkstone reward and Midgod Artifacts.
  • Rog chose divine artifact armor, while Dimont selected divine gauntlets; later, Gray broke through to Midgod and also joined the guards.
  • An enemy force of more than a thousand Midgods arrived, led by Wilson and the former Deen Tribe Highgod Kasaer, who demanded that Deen surrender.
  • Deen and another Highgod led the tribe's defenders against Wilson and Kasaer, and the two sides began fighting.
  • Rog and Dimont charged toward the Highgods; Rog struck Kasaer with lightning, killed him, and collected his Godspark, divine artifact, and interspatial ring.

Ch. 17Taking Action

Rog and Dimont revealed their overwhelming strength by killing the opposing leaders, then Rog explained the fusion of profound mysteries to Gray and Domir. The Blackrock Tribe joined Deen’s tribe, and Rog prepared to continue on to Golden Feather City.

  • Rog killed Kasaer with a lightning attack, while Dimont killed Wilson with a single punch.
  • Deen ordered the Blackrock Tribe to join his tribe, and its warriors accepted.
  • Rog and Dimont returned to the Deen Tribe, where Gray asked how Midgods could be so powerful.
  • Rog explained that fusing profound mysteries greatly increased strength and advised Gray to focus on fusion before becoming a Highgod.

Ch. 18Intelligence and the Fiend Examination

Rog and Dimont reached Golden Feather City, registered for the Fiend examination, and prepared by selling their spoils and studying cultivation. Their examination mission began at Blood Raven Castle, where they and the other candidates were ordered to obtain tokens while veteran Fiends targeted the castle’s lord.

  • Deen escorted Rog and Dimont to Golden Feather City, where they registered for the Fiend examination and paid the application fee.
  • Rog and Dimont sold their spoils at Muya Castle and bought Highgod artifacts, Metallic Lifeforms, and Deathgod Golems.
  • Rog studied the Four Edicts and decided to focus on comprehending the Death Rule while waiting for a chance to meet Linley.
  • Rog and Dimont received notice that the examination was starting and boarded a Fiend Castle Metallic Lifeform with the other candidates.
  • At the examination site, the Fiend Castle officials explained that candidates had to obtain Black Raven Tokens or Blood Raven Tokens from Blood Raven Castle guards.
  • The veteran Fiends Sairon and his companion announced that they would target the castle’s Six-Star Fiend lord while the candidates faced only Midgod guards, then led everyone toward the castle.

Ch. 19Blood Raven Castle

Sailong and Miupa attacked Arenos at Blood Raven Castle while Rog and the prospective Fiends stormed the castle below. Dimont’s slaughter gave him new insight into destruction, and the battle above left Arenos struggling against both attackers.

  • Sailong struck Blood Raven Castle with his hammer, drawing Arenos out to confront him alongside Miupa.
  • Rog and the Fiends led the prospective Fiends into the castle, using them to scout its traps and passages.
  • Dimont killed the Blood Raven Guards he encountered with powerful punches, while Rog let him fight and learn.
  • An assassin attacked Dimont from Shadowspace, but Dimont detected and killed him with a Double Annihilation Fist.
  • Sailong and Miupa empowered themselves and pressured Arenos, who struggled despite beginning to fuse a fourth profound mystery.

Ch. 20The End: Mutual Destruction!

Swain unleashed his Blood Raven form and Innate Divine Ability against Sairon and Miupa, killing Sairon before Miupa slew him. Back aboard the Metallic Lifeform, Rog and Dimont sold spare mission tokens to examinees, and Rog encouraged Dimont to pursue the elf woman he admired.

  • Swain activated Blood Burning and overwhelmed Sairon and Miupa with his enhanced flame domain.
  • Sairon died in the flames, and Miupa killed the exhausted Swain to avenge his friend.
  • Rog and Dimont watched the battle and judged that they could not match Miupa or Swain.
  • An elf woman and other examinees sought Black Raven Tokens, and Dimont sold all twenty-three of his spare tokens for one million Inkstones each.
  • Rog teased Dimont about liking the elf woman and told him to pursue her if he wished.

Ch. 21Meeting Luomiu on the Road

After three hundred years, Rog and Dimont had risen to Five-Star Fiends, while Rog struggled to fuse more profound mysteries. While guarding a merchant’s shipment across the Star Mist Sea, they met Luomiu Bornholtz and Susan, then continued toward the Blood Peak Continent together.

  • Rog and Dimont became Five-Star Fiends, and Dimont earned the title “Exploding Fist Fiend” for killing powerful targets with one punch.
  • Rog reflected on his slow progress fusing the Laws of Lightning and his growing insight into the Death Rule.
  • Aosunika hired Rog and Dimont to protect his shipment of Moonspirit Wine across the Star Mist Sea.
  • A bandit force scattered when a lightning-marked Metallic Lifeform approached, and Susan asked to travel with Aosunika’s group to the Blood Peak Continent.
  • Luomiu Bornholtz and Susan joined the group, and Rog recognized Luomiu as a powerful figure from the original story.
  • The combined group traveled peacefully as small bands of robbers fled from the Highgod Fiends.

Ch. 22A Plea for Help, a Soul Defense Divine Artifact?

Rog and his companions reached the Blood Peak Continent and headed toward Indigo Prefecture, where he killed two men to obtain a Soul Defense Divine Artifact. The group continued toward the Azure Dragon Clan with Dimont now able to benefit from the artifact.

  • Rog and his companions crossed the Star Mist Sea and parted ways with Susan and Luomiu upon reaching Hailian Prefecture.
  • Rog decided to travel to Indigo Prefecture and visit the Azure Dragon Clan after hearing about its abuses and the Reynalds Clan's humiliation.
  • Montreal pursued Ge'ernuosi for his Soul Defense Divine Artifact and used the Azure Dragon Clan's Dragon Roar to hinder him.
  • Ge'ernuosi begged Rog, Dimont, and Mina for help, offering the artifact in exchange for his life.
  • Rog killed Montreal with his Soul Annihilation Arrow, then took the artifact from Ge'ernuosi after killing him as well.

Ch. 23Soul-Suppressing Celestial Crystal

Rog discovered that a mysterious 108-faced crystal gave his soul extraordinary protection, then spent five hundred years studying it and developing a powerful soul-defense technique of his own. Having completed his research, he called Dimont in and prepared to learn how much his subordinate had advanced.

  • Rog bound the blond youth's spatial ring and confirmed that neither the blond youth nor the Azure Dragon Clan youth had a Divine Clone.
  • Rog discovered that the black crystal was not a Soul Defense Divine Artifact but that it formed a sophisticated defense by guiding his soul force, and he named it the Soul-Suppressing Celestial Crystal.
  • In Dawa City, Rog studied the crystal and suspected its 108-faced structure concealed an innate technique, while testing its ability to block incoming Soul Attacks.
  • After five hundred years, Rog successfully replicated the crystal's defensive structure with his own soul force and greatly improved his soul defense.
  • Rog called Dimont inside and asked whether he had made progress in his cultivation during Rog's long retreat.

Ch. 24Fierce Battle Against Davis!

Rog and Dimont took a Six-Star Fiend mission at Kunsha Fort, where Rog faced the Wind expert Davis and Dimont fought the bandit leaders. Rog killed Davis with a soul attack after nearly being struck down, and the battle left him with a crucial insight into his cultivation.

  • Dimont told Rog that his physical strength had reached the level of a Six-Star Fiend, and Rog gave him the Soul-Suppressing Celestial Crystal as a Soul Defense Divine Artifact.
  • Rog and Dimont applied for the Six-Star Fiend examination and challenged Davis at Kunsha Fort, while Mina stayed behind because the target was too powerful.
  • Davis surrounded Rog with more than a thousand doppelgangers, trapped him in Storm Cage, and launched a deadly Space Slash.
  • Rog dodged Davis's attacks with Electric Light Flowing Shadow and killed him with a soul arrow when Davis's sword nearly reached him.
  • Dimont defeated the Kunsha Bandits' second leader and helped the other Fiends wipe out Kunsha Fort after the bandits fled.
  • Rog reflected on Davis's nearly perfect techniques and realized he had found an oversight in his cultivation path.

Ch. 25Volcano Giant Aolade

After reflecting on his rushed cultivation, Rog sought to refine his Lightning Law techniques while hunting Aolade the Volcano Giant with Dimont. Rog’s new attacks overwhelmed Aolade for the moment, but the Volcano Giant endured them and prepared to counterattack.

  • Rog reflected on his battle with Davis and decided to develop his individual Lightning Law mysteries more carefully instead of rushing to fuse them.
  • Rog and Dimont traveled to the Luolunweier Mountain Range to kill Aolade, whose strength nearly matched a weaker Seven-Star Fiend.
  • Aolade emerged with Tedun, a Ghost Clan fighter, after learning that two Midgod Fiends had accepted the mission against him.
  • Dimont charged at Tedun while Rog met Aolade’s giant axe with Thunderquake Break and was driven back.
  • Rog used Lightning Shadow Thousand Strikes to assault Aolade from every direction, but Aolade absorbed the blows and waited for a chance to counterattack.

Ch. 26Aftermath of the Battle

Rog killed Aolade with a Soul Attack after learning that the Volcano Giant’s heart core was his true weak point, while Dimont killed Tedun. Their search for Aolade’s missing wealth revealed that it had likely gone to Lord Fulaite, who ordered Li Wei and Anna to hunt them down.

  • Rog struck Aolade’s neck with Thunderquake Break, but Aolade survived by moving his heart core.
  • Rog used Soul Annihilation Blade Formation to destroy Aolade’s soul and kill him.
  • Dimont killed Tedun with two punches, and he and Rog discovered that Aolade’s ring held far less wealth than expected.
  • Tedun reported the deaths to Lord Fulaite, who sent Li Wei and Anna to pursue Rog and Dimont.
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