Chapter Summaries

Jose and the other demigods prepared to destroy the Demiplane after the giant earth elemental broke through, while arranging evacuations to protect those nearby. As they began the plan, Medusa Evelyn watched with the Eternal Night Monarch’s elite undead and revealed that their master had a Plan B.

• Jose discovered that the Eternal Night Monarch had sealed the Demiplane, preventing his summoning, as the giant earth elemental broke through to demigod status and attacked.
• Moorlin proposed destroying the Demiplane, and Jose secured agreement to delay until Legendary Experts and nearby residents could evacuate.
• The demigods escaped the spatial blockade, gave evacuation orders, and set the Demiplane’s destruction for three days later.
• Jose learned from the Gold Elf King that the living Medusa served Silverson and agreed to join the search for undead cults along the Storm Sea coast.
• After three days, the demigods gathered to destroy the Demiplane, while Evelyn and seven Legendary undead watched from the Karakoram Mountains.
• Evelyn told the undead that Silverson had a Plan B after his attempt to lure the enemy had failed.

Medusa and the Legendary undead struck the Orc Sword Saint with a death-infused arrow as the Demiplane collapsed. Jose rescued him, then returned to find the demigods preparing to fight over the Earth Heart while he supported the Red Nest Matriarch with fire magic.

• Medusa gathered the Legendary undead’s Death Source into the Pale Banshee and fired its arrow at the Orc Sword Saint as the Demiplane shattered, then teleported away with the undead.
• Jose rescued the wounded Orc Sword Saint from the Earth Elemental demigod’s attack and sent him away to recover.
• Jose returned to the battlefield and saw the demigods competing for elemental control ahead of a likely fight over the Earth Heart.
• Jose cast Legendary Magic—Destruction Fire Rain, increasing the surrounding Fire Elemental energy and improving the Red Nest Matriarch’s position.
• The Red Nest Matriarch ordered Wings of Havoc to leave the battlefield and interfere from outside.

The demigods battled the Earth Elemental demigod for the Earth Heart, while Jose supported the Red Nest Matriarch to keep the treasure from rival powers. After the Earth Heart changed hands several times, Wings of Havoc was struck as he tried to escape with it, and Jose caught the gem amid the resulting storm.

• The Red Nest Matriarch, supported by Wings of Havoc and Jose, helped the other demigods defeat the Earth Elemental demigod and expose the Earth Heart.
• Jose failed to summon the Rhombus-Armored Ape because Tydanore's demigod quota was full, then helped the Red Nest Matriarch seize the Earth Heart by holding back the Mermaid Empress.
• Moorlin used a secret spatial technique to take the Earth Heart, but Jose disrupted his teleportation while the Red Nest Matriarch attacked him, forcing him to throw the gem away.
• The Mermaid Empress and Red Nest Matriarch fought over the Earth Heart as Jose and Wings of Havoc held off Moorlin and the Gold Elf King.
• The Red Nest Matriarch threw the Earth Heart to Redrillaz so he could escape, but Moorlin struck him with a violet energy sphere, and Jose caught the gem in the ensuing storm.

Jose seized the Earth Heart and fled toward the Sussex Empire, using a tide of flames and powerful spells to evade the pursuing demigods. He gained a brief lead, but Moorlin caught up and began preparing another spatial attack.

• Jose chose to keep the Earth Heart and fled beneath a wave of flames, while the other demigods reacted to his escape.
• The Gold Elf King, Moorlin, and the Mermaid Empress pursued Jose, and Moorlin used Ukrad's Anchor to prevent him from teleporting away.
• Jose dodged Moorlin's spatial rifts and countered the Mermaid Empress's elemental whale with a concentrated fireball and an enhanced Starfall Burst.
• The blast slowed the pursuers, allowing Jose to fly toward the Sussex Empire's Magic Tower defenses while the Mermaid Empress, Moorlin, and Red Nest Matriarch continued after him.
• Moorlin caught up to Jose and began chanting a spatial spell from outside the dragon's Burning Domain.

Jose struggled to reach the Sussex Empire while Moorlin and the Mermaid Empress pursued him for the Earth Heart. Just seconds from the Magic Tower defense system, he found himself trapped by the Empress’s newly revealed domain and faced the choice of surrendering the gem or risking a fight.

• Moorlin ambushed Jose with spatial needles, but Jose used Multiple Clone Technique and Space Ripple to evade him and land a powerful tail strike through Moorlin’s defenses.
• Moorlin changed tactics and harassed Jose, forcing him to detour while the Mermaid Empress closed in on their flight toward the Sussex Empire.
• Jose saw the city and its Magic Tower defense system ahead, but Moorlin intercepted him repeatedly and delayed his approach.
• The Mermaid Empress unleashed the Ocean Heart’s water-element domain, revealing that she had glimpsed the threshold of Godspawn.
• Moorlin, the Mermaid Empress, and the Red Nest Matriarch surrounded Jose as he clutched the Earth Heart, leaving him unsure whether he could reach safety without surrendering it.

Jose used the Earth Heart as bait while secretly waiting for his chance to escape the Mermaid Empress, Moorlin, and the Red Nest Matriarch. After borrowing the Calamity Staff’s power and receiving support from his retainers, he reached the Sussex Empire’s Magic Tower defense system and escaped the demigods’ pursuit.

• Jose realized he could not wield the Earth Heart’s power and planned to escape using a brief burst of power from the Calamity Staff.
• Jose pretended to consider the Mermaid Empress’s offers while she and Moorlin argued, buying time until Moorlin’s Ukrad’s Anchor expired and his retainers reached the Magic Tower defense system’s edge.
• Jose drew power from the Calamity Staff, broke through the Mermaid Empress’s domain, and fled, then used Teleportation to continue toward the Magic Tower defense system.
• Moorlin caught up, placed Ukrad’s Anchor on Jose, and attacked with Dimensional Slash, but Jose’s hidden retainers blocked the strike with their combined spells.
• Jose flew into the Magic Tower defense system’s range, where its power strengthened him and left Moorlin, the Red Nest Matriarch, and the Mermaid Empress frustrated.

Jose won the Earth Heart and broke through to demigod, then sent Ergou to the Red Nest Matriarch with payment and a proposal to trade for knowledge about the Elemental Gems and the Dragon Tooth Soldier method. The Matriarch demanded more, and Jose countered that he had other ways to obtain the information.

• Jose claimed the Earth Heart as Moorlin, the Mermaid Empress, and the Gold Elf King withdrew, while the Red Nest Matriarch left Tydanore under their contract.
• Jose entered the Magic Tower to break through to demigod, and the Red Nest Matriarch's departure freed the slot he needed.
• Jose discovered that his Zhurong Bloodline greatly improved his control of fire, then decided to consult the Red Nest Matriarch about using the Earth Heart.
• Jose sent Ergou to the Fire Elemental Plane, where Ergou delivered the Matriarch thirteen chests of gemstones as the Emperor's outstanding payment.
• Jose's will spoke through Ergou and offered the Matriarch an equal payment for information on the Elemental Gems and the Dragon Tooth Soldier method.
• The Matriarch demanded a higher price, and Jose argued that he could obtain both kinds of information by other means.

Jose reviewed knowledge about Dragon Tooth Soldiers, then spent five years mastering his demigod power while the Sussex Empire expanded its influence and promoted Equality of All Races. At a ministers’ meeting, Ergou reported that the idea had gained support from the Wind Whisperer Alliance and sparked debate among the southern factions.

• Jose received the Red Nest Matriarch’s knowledge of elemental gems and three Dragon Tooth Soldier variants, including Dragon Tooth Avatars, but postponed forging one to focus on his new heritage and Zhurong Bloodline.
• The Sussex Empire annexed the Red Nest, while the Empire and the Pompeii Empire cooperated through intermediaries to hunt the Necromantic Cult; the cult withdrew into hiding, stalling the campaign.
• After five years of mastering his demigod power, Jose summoned the imperial ministers to Red Fort and asked Ergou to report on recent events.
• Ergou reported that Jose’s policies of abolishing tribal divisions, establishing academies, and admitting foreign students had spread the principle of Equality of All Races across the continent.
• Ergou said the Wind Whisperer Alliance had openly supported Equality of All Races, while discussion of the idea among the southern factions had been suppressed.

Jose reviewed the Empire’s progress and announced that, after absorbing his demigod power, he would let the Sussex Empire act boldly. He then convened the Five-Colored Dragons, formed a Dragon Legion to rescue enslaved kin, and inspected the Empire’s protected young dragons.

• Hulk Stonefang reported that most of the Red Nest’s monsters and resources had been assimilated, and Jose praised his work before scolding him for neglecting cultivation and his health.
• Jose told Ergou that he had fully absorbed his demigod power and that the Empire no longer needed to act with restraint.
• At the former Red Nest palace, Kashi reported the Five-Colored Dragon population, and Jose declared that the Empire would rescue dragons enslaved south of the continent’s central line.
• After hearing Scott’s account of captivity and seeing his scars, the gathered dragons supported Jose’s plan, and he established the Sussex Empire’s Dragon Legion with himself as commander.
• Jose inspected the young dragons, who were being raised in guarded, separate facilities in the Underdark.

Jose studied the Dragon Tooth Soldier inheritance, accelerated the growth of ordinary and special soldiers, and began creating a Dragon Tooth Avatar from one of his own fangs. After the tooth absorbed energy for thirty-five days, it was ready for Jose to shape into a dragonkin form.

• Jose cast the spell that transformed a dragon tooth into an ordinary Dragon Tooth Soldier, then studied its Magic Array for three months and learned to accelerate its growth in the Elemental Pool.
• Jose deciphered the methods for making Shadow Guardians and Arcane Guardians, then prepared two hundred dragon teeth as special Dragon Tooth Soldiers divided evenly between the two types.
• Jose began making a Dragon Tooth Avatar, pulled out one of his upper fangs, engraved it with inscriptions, and cast the required spell.
• Jose sacrificed a drop of heart's blood essence to link the fang to himself, then used the Tower Spirit to feed it energy from the Elemental Pool.
• After thirty-five days, the dragon tooth became saturated, and Jose prepared to shape the Dragon Tooth Avatar into a dragonkin form.

Jose created and equipped a Dragon Tooth Avatar, then used it to assess its strength and shortcomings. After the avatar met Ergou and the Wind Whisperer Alliance envoy Philian, Jose agreed to hear more about a joint investigation into the Necromantic Cult, which might have infiltrated both royal families and the Alliance.

• Jose created the Dragon Tooth Avatar, tested its Legendary Magic, and found it powerful enough to defeat Legendary Experts but weaker than a demigod.
• Jose gave the avatar the Flame Blessing Badge, Trunoy's Heart, and an array of legendary equipment, but confirmed it could not use his cheat.
• Ergou examined the avatar and told Jose that the Wind Whisperer Alliance had requested a joint investigation into the Necromantic Cult in countries along the Storm Sea.
• Jose summoned Philian, a Master-level Druid and Wind Whisperer Alliance envoy, to explain the request.
• Philian said every country along the Storm Strait was under suspicion and that the Necromantic Cult might have corrupted some Wind Whisperer Alliance members there.

Jose formed a Sussex Empire delegation to join the major powers’ operation against the Necromantic Cult and appointed the Dragon Tooth Avatar, Li Hao, as its captain. The delegation set out for the coast of Storm Strait to uproot the Spirit Communion Church.

• An Elf Druid told Jose that the Wind Whisperer Alliance suspected both traitors and powerful political protectors were helping the Necromantic Cult evade investigation, and invited the Sussex Empire and other powers to join a joint operation.
• Jose chose the Dragon Tooth Avatar to lead the mission after persuading him to accept, and he selected Gus Pan-Water, Church Heart-Piercer, Berick Stonetusk, and Edith Windcutter to accompany him.
• Jose told the assembled team that their mission was to travel to the coast of Storm Strait and uproot the Spirit Communion Church, which Edith associated with the Eternal Night Monarch and the destruction of the Gloomy Forest.
• Li Hao introduced himself as a Legendary Mage and was accepted as the team’s captain; Jose gave the five Legendary Experts defensive spell scrolls and assigned fifty-one elite soldiers to escort them.
• The delegation departed with five carriages under the Elf Druid’s guidance.

Jose and the imperial delegation traveled through the northern kingdoms to the Dana Kingdom to investigate the Necromantic Cult. After Red Dagger identified a suspected cult member, Jose ordered Church Heart-Piercer to capture him alive, leaving the investigation poised to begin.

• Edith told Philian that the delegation was inspecting northern territories and declaring imperial sovereignty as it traveled through the Gloomy Forest.
• Gus Pan-Water welcomed the delegation to Coiled Water City, but the group declined his offer to stay and continued to Kerrigan Morgan before leaving imperial territory.
• Jose and the delegation crossed the Norn Kingdom and the Odyssey Kingdom, then entered the Dana Kingdom, where the Wind Whisperer Alliance arranged for the Sussex and Pompeii empires to investigate separately.
• After the Alliance provided no leads, Jose read Red Dagger's intelligence identifying Beckkitts Joyce as a Necromantic Cult member and learned he was nearby conducting smuggling activities.
• Jose ordered Church Heart-Piercer to capture Beckkitts alive without alerting his associates, and the Gnoll Rogue slipped out into the night.

Jose learned that Beckkitts Joyce’s magical restriction had killed him and that the Necromantic Cult had silenced several of his associates, leaving the Dana Royal Family as the remaining suspects. A Sussex Empire delegation arrived at Winterhold, where First Prince Charaman welcomed the Imperial Envoy as the envoy began to emerge from the lead carriage.

• Church Heart-Piercer reported that Beckkitts Joyce had turned into a puddle of blood when his magical restriction triggered, and Jose concluded that Beckkitts had been an important cult member.
• Jose realized the cult would destroy evidence, ordered Red Dagger to investigate Beckkitts Joyce’s home, and learned that several associates had been killed and their bodies burned.
• Jose and the four Legendary Experts discussed investigating the Dana Royal Family, then Jose decided they needed an acceptable reason to question its members.
• Dana First Prince Charaman led the reception for the Sussex Empire delegation at Winterhold, while the gathered crowd admired the procession’s soldiers and lavish magical carriages.
• Charaman welcomed the Imperial Envoy, and a red-scaled hand lifted the curtain of the lead carriage.

Jose and the imperial envoys investigated the Dana Royal Family for ties to the Necromantic Cult, but found no suspicious members and believed the trail had gone cold. After the envoys left, the Old King secretly met with the cult’s leaders, revealing that he had been colluding with them and would help cover their tracks.

• Jose told the Dana king that Beck Kitz Joyce, who supplied special goods to royal family members, was connected to the Necromantic Cult and asked to examine everyone who had dealt with him.
• The Old King cooperated, ordered the royal family gathered, and gave the envoys valuable gifts, including an Azure Fruit for Jose.
• Jose examined the royal family members, while Red Dagger’s spies also reported finding no abnormalities, leading the envoys to conclude that the trail had gone cold.
• After the envoys departed, the Old King entered a secret passage beneath the palace and met with the Necromantic Cult’s hidden headquarters.
• The Old King complained that the investigation had cost him an Azure Fruit, and the cult’s Legendary Expert promised to compensate him with a Longevity Potion.
• The cult’s Legendary Expert said he would suspend operations and restrain his subordinates until the Sussex Empire envoys left.

Jose discovered that the Dana Old King had been exposed to undead energy and returned secretly to Winterhold to investigate the Necromantic Cult. After infiltrating a tavern built above its underground passages, he captured a low-ranking cult member, who said the cult had more than a hundred members in Winterhold and that only the Old King had recently pledged himself to it.

• Jose sensed that his magical mark on the Dana Old King had been triggered beneath the royal city and kept his discovery secret while the delegation left Winterhold.
• Jose told four Legendary Experts that the Old King was likely connected to the Necromantic Cult, then arranged for them to continue south while he and Church Heart-Piercer secretly returned to Winterhold in disguise.
• Jose and Church stayed at the Black Fish and Arrow tavern, where Jose used an Arcane Eye to watch the tavern owner meet a Black Robed Man and enter the cult's extensive underground passages.
• Jose secretly controlled the tavern owner, captured the Black Robed Man with Charm Humanoid, and questioned him about the cult and the Dana Royal Family.
• The Black Robed Man said the cult had more than a hundred members in Winterhold, was led locally by someone called Deathsworn, and had only recently gained the Dana Old King's allegiance; Jose remained unsure whether to trust him.

Jose learned that the Dana princes had not joined the Necromantic Cult and recruited First Prince Charaman to help secure Winterhold’s Magic Tower. He infiltrated the cult’s retreat and discovered its true lair in the Underdark, while a hidden cultist in the tower was killed before he could complete a ritual.

• Jose questioned a Black Robed Man, learned the Dana princes were not known to have joined the cult, and left him bound under the tavern owner’s watch.
• Jose infiltrated Charaman’s residence, revealed that the king had joined the Necromantic Cult, and asked the First Prince to secure the Winterhold Magic Tower.
• Jose and Charaman went to the Magic Tower, where Master Augustus hesitated to help until Charaman ordered the mages assembled and tested for cult membership.
• Jose disguised himself as the captured Black Robed Man and followed the cult members through a destroyed passage into the Underdark, identifying it as their true lair.
• Master Augustus gathered the Magic Tower’s mages and began testing them, while an unseen attacker slit the throat of the missing mage Edelis as he worked at a ritual array.

Jose attacked the Withered Soil to capture the Necromantic Cult’s leaders and learned that the Eternal Night Monarch had left Tydanore and that Mal'Ganis was behind the effort to destroy the cult. With the necromancer dead and the Death Knight defeated, Jose turned toward the cult’s damaged camp to search for clues.

• Jose infiltrated the Withered Soil, overheard the Death Knight Fergus arguing with the necromancer, and learned that Mal'Ganis was acting against the Necromantic Cult.
• Jose destroyed the undead and the altar with Earthfire City Incineration, then battled Fergus and the necromancer as they tried to resist him.
• Jose dispelled the necromancer’s Undead Mist, summoned Honasde, and used a Dimensional Anchor to prevent the two enemies from escaping.
• Honasde crushed Fergus, and the necromancer surrendered and offered information about Mal'Ganis, but he suddenly died before he could reveal anything.
• Jose looked toward the damaged Necromantic Cult camp and decided to search the surviving members for clues.

Jose discovered that Mal'Ganis, the mysterious leader of the Necromantic Cult, was the devil who had manipulated the ancient war that destroyed the Elf Empire. After warning Tydanore's major powers, he joined their council to discuss confronting the cult and Mal'Ganis.

• Jose found a destroyed undersea passage and learned from captured cultists that their headquarters lay in the Underdark beneath the Lost Continent, while Mal'Ganis was trying to sacrifice the cult.
• Jose asked Tiriel about Mal'Ganis, and she recognized him as the devil who had incited the Sun, Moon, and Star Elves into war six thousand years earlier.
• Jose concluded that Mal'Ganis might be continuing his old plan to destroy the world and sent information about him to Tydanore's major powers.
• The Wind Whisperer Alliance called a council, and Jose joined the other leaders in a magical projection space to discuss the Necromantic Cult and Mal'Ganis.

At a council about the Necromantic Cult and its leader, Mal'Ganis, Jose and the demigods decided to send a pair to the dangerous Lost Continent, and Jose was chosen to go with Sissell. Jose then visited Kashi to seek information about the continent before their expedition.

• Gilbert moderated a council where Sissell revealed that Mal'Ganis was a Demigod Devil and a member of the Lord of the Nine Hells' Guards.
• Jose proposed attacking the Necromantic Cult on the Lost Continent, and Sissell explained that unstable spatial rifts made it too dangerous to send an army.
• The council agreed that two demigods would travel to the Lost Continent, and a draw selected Jose to accompany Sissell.
• Jose suggested visiting goblin survivors on the Black Sea for information, then teleported to Pride of the White Dragon to speak with Kashi.
• Jose told Kashi about the planned expedition, and Kashi's eyes lit up.