Solo Leveling recently made a massive return after a long absence in 2026. The Manhwa for its sequel, Solo Leveling Ragnarok, is finally back and serializing on a weekly basis right now. Most recently, we were treated to a brand-new release in the form of Solo Leveling Ragnarok Season 3 Chapter 72.
This new Solo Leveling release officially brings back one of the original Solo Leveling antagonists, that being the iconic villain and the Monarch of Frost, Sillad. While Sillad died in the original Solo Leveling, he is back as a copy, and he is going to cause chaos in the world of Ragnarok. National-level Hunter Thomas Andre, as well as powerful S-Rank Korean Hunters, are there to fight him, but whether they will be up to the challenge or not is still to be seen as we await the next chapters of Ragnarok.
Solo Leveling Ragnarok Chapter 72 Brings Back Sillad
Most fans of Solo Leveling are familiar only with the original series written by Chugong and illustrated by DUBU. However, Solo Leveling has its own sequel series known as Solo Leveling Ragnarok, which has been in the works since 2023. Previously, Solo Leveling Ragnarok went on hiatus following the ending of its second season and the military enlistment of its artist JIN. This put the series on a break, which began on January 7, 2026. With that being said, Solo Leveling: Ragnarok officially returned recently with its third season, with art handled by Sanjimseung.
Since November 5, 2026, Ragnarok has delivered consistent new content to all fans. On its return day a week ago, we received three new chapters, those being chapters 69, 70, and 71. Now, finally, a week later, on November 11, we have received Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Chapter 72 after a week-long wait. Given the exciting events set up by the previous three chapters, we were definitely looking forward to this new release, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Taking the focus away from characters like Sung Suho, we instead completely zoom in on the S-Rank Hunters of South Korea, as well as Thomas Andre, who are currently in a dangerous dungeon.
In this dungeon, a mysterious entity showed up. This entity first manifested as a weapon and then slowly took on a humanoid form. To fans familiar with the original Manhwa of Solo Leveling, this figure is reminiscent of none other than Sillad, the Monarch of Frost. Even the Korean Hunters quickly pointed out how this enemy was similar to one Sung Jinwoo previously fought. Naturally, this is an exciting turn of events, as we see the return of an iconic antagonist with overwhelming power that the average S-rank Hunter cannot even hope to compete with.
With that being said, from what we know so far, and based on what we’ve seen in Ragnarok, this silhouette isn’t the original Sillad. This was made obvious in chapter 72 of the manhwa as well, when Thomas Andre pointed out that this is not the villain’s original body. Instead, the figure we see in Solo Leveling Ragnarok chapter 72 is a copy, but a powerful one nonetheless.
Sillad’s Role In The Original Solo Leveling
Sillad is undoubtedly one of the best antagonists of Solo Leveling. In the Solo Leveling anime, he has already made an appearance, being teased at the end of Season 2 after the battle of Jinwoo against the Ant King. While Solo Leveling’s anime-only fans might not be too familiar with this foe, fans of the Manhwa and novel know just how dangerous he is.
Sillad’s role really comes into effect in the International Guild Conference Arc of Solo Leveling, where he is revealed to be the one behind one of Solo Leveling’s most tragic deaths — the killing of the head of the Chairman Association of South Korea, Go Gun-Hee, an important figure in Jinwoo’s life who guided him forward and helped him along his journey. Pushed by Go Gun-Hee’s tragic death, Sung Jinwoo then takes on the Monarch Sillad, as well as two other Monarchs, those being Rakan and Querehsha, in a 3-versus-1 fight orchestrated by Sillad himself.
Thus, in the Monarch’s War arc, we see a display of Sillad’s true power. Being the Monarch of Frost, Sillad has powerful ice and frost-based abilities. He is an overwhelming force, and with the help of Rakan and Querehsha, he is technically able to even kill Sung Jinwoo. It is only through the help of his father, Sung Il-Hwan, and the awakening of his Shadow Monarch power that Jinwoo is able to triumph over Sillad and kill the villain.
For quite some time, this was all Sillad had to offer to us, but he ended up making a second comeback during the 27-Year Monarch War, where time was rewound, and Jinwoo had to come face to face with all the Monarchs once more. We don’t know how Sillad fell in the new timeline, but we know that Jinwoo took him down again. The full events of his fall will be further explored in Solo Leveling: Karma, a game delayed to 2027.
Sillad’s Upcoming Role In Solo Leveling Ragnarok
The return of Sillad through a copy in Solo Leveling Ragnarok Season 3 Chapter 72 was an extremely exciting moment for fans of the series, but many wonder what kind of role he will play in the upcoming few chapters and in Ragnarok as a whole. In theory, we should have all the information we need to know pertaining to Sillad’s role in Solo Leveling Ragnarok. After all, this Manhwa is based on a novel written by Daul between 2023 and 2025. However, Solo Leveling Ragnarok’s Manhwa adaptation has been largely unfaithful to its original source material. Thus, it is hard to predict what Redice Studio has planned with Sillad and his copy.
For context, in the novel, Sillad did make a return, but in quite a different way. He appeared inside a white void after Suho activated his own passive skill, White Shadow. The new appearance in chapter 72 is completely original, but what we can expect in the upcoming few chapters of Ragnarok is an intense and heated battle. The likes of Thomas Andre, as well as Cha Hae In, are sure to steal the spotlight with their overwhelming National-Level strength.
The next chapter of Solo Leveling Ragnarok Season 3, which is Chapter 73, is scheduled to be released next week, both in South Korea and the U.S. on November 18, 2026. Fans of Solo Leveling can catch up with the original manhwa as well as read the ongoing sequel on Tapas until the platform shuts down on March 31, 2027.