Recaps

Saine and his allies nearly defeated Sharu after a coordinated battle, but the Slovenly Old Man arrived and pulled the Immortal Decimating Sword from Sharu’s heart. The chapter ended with the sword flying toward the Level-8 Late-Stage Dominator.

• Saine and his allies fought Sharu together, with the Combined Fortress Group helping wear down the creature.
• Saine took up the Immortal Decimating Sword and joined the attack as the Combined Fortress Robot continued fighting autonomously.
• The Slovenly Old Man sensed the sword and hurried to the Gray Valley battlefield.
• Saine and Zi You sealed Sharu after the Immortal Decimating Sword pierced its heart, while the Combined Fortress Robot pinned it down.
• The Slovenly Old Man arrived in his true body and used his power to pull the Immortal Decimating Sword free from Sharu.

Saine and his allies confronted the Slovenly Old Man after he took the Immortal Decimating Sword from Sharu, but the old man easily repelled their attacks. As the old man struck at Saine and Zi You, Saine merged with Fumila and sent the Giant Fortress Robot to attack him from behind.

• Saine attacked the Slovenly Old Man to stop him from taking the Immortal Decimating Sword, but the old man sent Saine flying and badly injured him.
• Gongsun Wudi and Zi You arrived to protect Saine, and the old man caught Gongsun Wudi’s halberd with two fingers before knocking her back.
• Zi You unleashed the Star Ring’s full power, leaving two bloody marks on the Slovenly Old Man, who then formed a White Qi Sword.
• Saine merged with Fumila and redirected the Giant Fortress Robot to strike the old man from behind as he attacked Saine and Zi You.
• The Slovenly Old Man turned and slashed at the Giant Fortress Robot with his White Qi Sword.

Saine and Zi You faced the Slovenly Old Man as he overwhelmed their fortress robot and fought off the Wanderers who rushed to stop him. The old man advanced on them until the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor confronted him.

• The Slovenly Old Man severed the Combined Fortress Robot's right arm, and Saine activated its unfinished Ash Flame and Mechanical Arcana backup plan.
• The old man split the fortress robot with a sword strike, but Zi You blocked the blow aimed at Saine with her Black Shield.
• Dozens of Wanderers attacked the Slovenly Old Man, who cut down many of them while sparing Dao Dali and speaking to him about improving his Saber Intent.
• The Slovenly Old Man drove Dao Dali back and continued toward Saine and Zi You as their defenses weakened.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor told the Slovenly Old Man that he should know when enough was enough.

Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor confronted the Slovenly Old Man after he pursued Saine and Zi You, and she overwhelmed him with her superior power. The old man continued to fight for the sake of his Sword Dao, ending the chapter by launching a sword strike at her.

• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor appeared beside Saine and Zi You, reassured Zi You, and approached the Slovenly Old Man.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor recalled sparing the Slovenly Old Man in the Land of Immortal Severance, while he recognized her as the one who had prevented him from taking the Immortal Decimating Sword.
• The Slovenly Old Man chose to fight Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor despite the difference in their strength, and she froze the surrounding space with her crystal diamond.
• The Slovenly Old Man released the Immortal Decimating Sword, which flew to Saine, and drew his life-bound Dark Yellow Wooden Sword to break free of the frozen space.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor struck the Slovenly Old Man repeatedly and wounded him, but he declared that his heart followed where his sword pointed and sent a sword light toward her face.

Saine and the Despairers captured the Sharu Test Subject while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor drove the Slovenly Old Man away. Saine then continued testing the Astral Realm Drive, which revealed the destination coordinate Yao's Faith Pastoral District.

• Saine noticed the Sharu Test Subject fleeing and led Zi You, Gongsun Wudi, and the remaining fighters in pursuit.
• Saine used his Ash Demon transformation, Fumila's angelic fusion, and the Immortal Decimating Sword to attack Sharu as the Despairers joined the fight.
• After half a year of battle, Saine and the Despairers captured the exhausted Sharu Test Subject while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor's battle with the Slovenly Old Man moved beyond Despair World.
• Saine's followers fed Sharu to replenish the Astral Realm Drive, while Saine worked on its energy source and tested the drive channel.
• Saine's experiments revealed the star-realm coordinate Yao's Faith Pastoral District, whose location within the Wizard Civilization or Galente Federation remained unknown.

Saine delayed his departure from Despair World for two thousand years so he could repair his fortress group and finish his research. He gave Zi You a rose-shaped silver ring made from Sharu’s tail stinger, and she left the laboratory wearing it after kissing him.

• Saine and Gongsun Wudi agreed to wait two thousand years before returning to the Material Star Realm, giving Saine time to repair the Combined Fortress Group and complete his experiments.
• Saine studied a nearby Source Energy Civilization relic, found resources and Truth Arcana, and used its technology to create Source Energy Armaments for weaker lifeforms.
• Saine showed Zi You his new research and gave her the Rose Silver Ring, a World-Class Secret Treasure forged from Sharu’s tail stinger.
• Zi You pounced on Saine and kissed him, then warned that she would demonize him and make him her slave if she found him and his civilization.
• Zi You left Saine’s laboratory and looked back at the ring on her hand.

Before leaving the Despair World, Saine implanted his followers with remotely controlled devices as a precaution and promised to honor his agreements after their return. In the following years, he developed the Light God Race Main Relic with Fumila’s help and found a way to power its formations using the faith of Mechanical Creatures.

• Saine implanted miniature bombs in his followers, who accepted the devices, and assured them he hoped never to activate them and would fulfill his promises in the Material Star Realm.
• The Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner chose to keep his implant and told Saine that the scruffy old man had been a half-master who taught him saber principles in the Land of Immortal Severance.
• Saine promised to introduce the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner to powerful sword and saber experts in the Wizard Civilization.
• Over the following years, Saine developed the Light God Race Main Relic with help from Fumila, using the faith of Mechanical Creatures to activate its divine power formations.

As Saine prepared to leave the Despair World, he completed his experiments, promised Fumila a real body, and helped his followers gather resources for their futures. He and the Wanderers were ready to depart through the Astral Realm Drive Channel after Saine settled matters with Zi You.

• Saine discovered that overlooked magical research still held promise and tested the fusion of Black Phoenix Flame with Mechanical Arcana on Fumila.
• Saine promised Fumila that he would find a way to give her a real body after returning to the Material Star Realm.
• Saine and his followers repaired the Combined Fortress Robots, reactivated the Light God Race Main Relic's magic arrays, and prepared to leave the Despair World.
• Saine's followers gathered Sage's Stones, rare materials, and relic specimens to give themselves resources for life in the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine prepared the Astral Realm Drive Channel using Sharu flesh and planted destructive fuses to deter others from activating it.
• Saine gave Zi You his final research findings and bid her farewell before departing with the Wanderers.

Saine left Despair World through the blood-red Space-Time Channel while Zi You stayed behind, then chose to return to the Material Star Realm with the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor. The chapter ended with the Demon Ancestor recalling a minor situation involving the Darkness Demon Ancestor and the Mosquito Celestial Emperor.

• Saine said farewell to Zi You and entered the blood-red Space-Time Channel with the survivors, while the remaining Wanderers were sacrificed to keep it open.
• After the last survivor departed, the channel closed and Saine's destruction fuse triggered, leaving its array diagram behind.
• Zi You rejected the Old Demon Emperor's suggestion to salvage the channel coordinates and asked about the Undying Supreme's recent actions.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor arrived and told Zi You she had not killed the slovenly old man, though she had left him a profound lesson.
• Zi You decided to return to the Material Star Realm with the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, who opened a grayish-purple Space-Time Channel.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor recalled that the Darkness Demon Ancestor had encountered a minor situation while pursuing the Mosquito Celestial Emperor.

Darkness Demon Ancestor forced Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and his legions to join the pursuit of Mosquito Celestial Emperor, turning their campaign into a new civilizational war. The wounded Mosquito Celestial Emperor reached the Immortal Domain and sought help from his longtime protector, Lu Ya.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor arrived in Huan Yu Star Territory and ordered Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the other Demon Emperors to help intercept Mosquito Celestial Emperor.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan agreed to join the pursuit but insisted on notifying Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, and Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered him to gather his legions and attack the next star territory.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan sent a messenger to Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, then led three Level-7 Demon Emperors and hundreds of millions of Evil Tide Legions after Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor and the four Demon Emperors pursued Mosquito Celestial Emperor as the Evil Tide Civilization's invasion expanded into a civilizational war.
• Mosquito Celestial Emperor entered Immortal Domain territory while badly wounded and sought aid from his longtime protector, Demon Emperor Lu Ya.

Mosquito Celestial Emperor fled into Demon Emperor Lu Ya’s territory with the Evil Tide Civilization pursuing him, forcing Lu Ya to confront Darkness Demon Ancestor. Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered the army to demonize the Demon Court, and the Chaos Bell’s warning reached Sage Laozi and Sage Nvwa.

• Lu Ya learned that the pursuers included Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the terrifying Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Mosquito Celestial Emperor reached Lu Ya, asked him to hold off the pursuers, and fled deeper into the Immortal Domain.
• Lu Ya revealed his Three-Legged Golden Crow form and used the Chaos Bell to block the five Evil Tide Civilization Dominators.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered the Evil Tide Army to demonize Lu Ya and his territory, then attacked him with a fist of darkness.
• The Chaos Bell rang across the Demon Court and reached Sage Laozi at Eight Sceneries Palace and Sage Nvwa at Wa Huang Palace.

The Darkness Demon Ancestor overwhelmed Demon Emperor Lu Ya while the Evil Tide forces launched an invasion of the Demon Court Star Territory. Lu Ya wounded the Darkness Demon Ancestor only slightly with his secret treasures, and the chapter ended as the Demon Ancestor drew the Burial Sky Blade and struck.

• The Darkness Demon Ancestor beat Lu Ya despite the Chaos Bell, while hundreds of millions of Evil Tide troops attacked the Demon Court Star Territory.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan took the Ring Demon Emperor and a tracking treasure to pursue the badly wounded Mosquito Celestial Emperor.
• Lu Ya used the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife to seal the Darkness Demon Ancestor's Primordial Spirit and injure his Dominator Omnipotent Soul, but the Demon Ancestor recovered and Lu Ya spat blood.
• Lu Ya used the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead against the Darkness Demon Ancestor, enraging him.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor summoned the Civilization Supreme Treasure Burial Sky Blade and cleaved at Lu Ya, tearing open the starry sky and creating Spacetime Turbulence.

Darkness Demon Ancestor overwhelmed Lu Ya and the Demon Court Star Territory, forcing Lu Ya to flee as the Evil Tide invasion spread through the Immortal Domain. Darkness Demon Ancestor pursued him, but sensed that the Immortal Domain's other powerful rulers were approaching.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor shattered Lu Ya's straw effigy and grievously wounded his Golden Crow body, so Lu Ya abandoned the Demon Court Star Territory and fled into the Immortal Domain.
• The Demon Court's Heavenly Stars Formation briefly held back two Evil Tide Dominators, but their combined assault destroyed it and doomed the territory's defenses.
• Evil Tide forces rapidly invaded the Demon Court Star Territory, while its Demon Race armies resisted across more than a thousand worlds.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor struck Demon Court Star with the Burial Sky Blade, causing its Main Continent to begin an irreversible collapse.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor continued chasing Lu Ya and sensed power rippling from the distant starry sky as the Immortal Domain's other rulers took notice.

The Sages of the Immortal Domain defeated Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and Ring Demon Emperor, then split up to confront the threats facing their civilization. Sage Laozi joined the battle against Darkness Demon Ancestor and revealed a Taiji law that returned his opponent’s power against him.

• Yuanshi Tianzun examined Ring Demon Emperor’s severed arm and claimed the World-Class Secret Treasure ring on it.
• Sage Zunti set out to pursue Mosquito Celestial Emperor and avenge Senior Brother Jieyin, while Sage Nvwa gave him coordinates from the Creation Jade Disc.
• Sage Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sage Nvwa arrived at the Demon Court Star Territory as Demon Emperor Lu Ya fled Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor attacked the Sages, and Sage Laozi met his strike with the Heavenly Dao Sword.
• Sage Laozi’s Taiji Shadow appeared, and Darkness Demon Ancestor realized the force rebounding from the sword was his own power.

Sage Laozi and the Immortal Domain forces fought Darkness Demon Ancestor and the Demon Emperors in the Demon Court Star Territory as Lu Ya returned and reinforcements began to arrive. As the Immortal Domain’s strength mounted, Demon Emperor Luo Yuan urged Darkness Demon Ancestor to retreat before their forces were trapped.

• Sage Laozi held off Darkness Demon Ancestor, who acknowledged that Laozi surpassed Fallen Leaf Civilization's Withered Glory Main Tree.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sage Nvwa pressured Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the other Demon Emperors, while Lu Ya returned to support Nüwa.
• Lu Ya’s return restored the Demon Race army’s confidence as the Demon Court forces began mobilizing their strength.
• Immortal Domain armies and powerful cultivators, including forces from the Exposition Sect and Buddhism Sect, arrived to reinforce the battlefield.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan broke away from Yuanshi Tianzun and urged Darkness Demon Ancestor to retreat before the Immortal Domain forces surrounded them.

Darkness Demon Ancestor and the Evil Tide Dominators withdrew from the Demon Court Star Territory after failing to defeat Sage Laozi, who urged the Immortal Domain to focus on containing the Evil Tide threat rather than pursue them. As the retreating group met Demon Ancestor Kai Huang and his army, they revealed a second set of Civilization Supreme Treasure Armor in the Evil Tide Civilization.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor resumed attacking Sage Laozi, but Laozi redirected his blows with the Taiji formation while the Evil Tide Army suffered mounting losses.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor led Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the wounded Dominators in a retreat, abandoning the Evil Tide legions in the Demon Court Star Territory.
• Sage Laozi stopped Yuanshi Tianzun from pursuing, saying the Immortal Domain should stabilize the Demon Court Star Territory and prepare for the wider crisis.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang appeared before the retreating group with more than ten Dominators and a vast Evil Tide Legion, wearing armor that was a Civilization Supreme Treasure.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang asked Darkness Demon Ancestor and Demon Emperor Luo Yuan what formidable enemy had injured them.

Darkness Demon Ancestor urged Demon Ancestor Kai Huang to launch a war against the Immortal Domain Civilization, but Kai Huang refused because only the three Supremes could authorize an attack on a top-level civilization. Darkness Demon Ancestor left determined to attack it alone, recalling Sage Laozi’s Sword Dao.

• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan told Demon Ancestor Kai Huang about the conflict in the Demon Court Star Territory, and Darkness Demon Ancestor proposed conquering the Immortal Domain Civilization.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang refused to launch a war without the three Supremes’ approval, explaining that Demon Ancestors could freely conquer only Large World Civilizations and below.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang’s account revealed that the Evil Tide Civilization chose its targets cautiously, attacking top-level civilizations only when it saw an opening.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor left angrily and vowed to destroy and demonize the Immortal Domain Civilization with his reorganized legion.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor recalled the black-and-white Taiji Shadow beneath Sage Laozi’s feet and his opponent’s Sword Dao.

The Darkness Demon Ancestor learned that a Level-9 Being had appeared in the Guangwei Star Region and rushed there, while leaving preparations for war against the Immortal Domain to his subordinates. The chapter then described the Galente Federation’s collapse in morale and territory, ending with its occupied citizens viewing the Wizard Civilization as a liberator despite uncertainty about the truth.

• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang told the Darkness Demon Ancestor that a Level-9 Being had appeared in the Guangwei Star Region and that the Evil Tide Civilization had suffered severe losses there.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor hurried toward the Guangwei Star Region to challenge the Level-9 Being and left the Nether Bone Demon Ancestor and Bright Blue Demon Ancestor to prepare for war against the Immortal Domain.
• The chapter revealed that the Galente Federation had lost two-thirds of its controlled star regions within five hundred years of the Endless Light firing, despite its proclaimed counterattacks.
• Federation citizens had lost confidence, while corruption and social decay spread through the Federation’s rear.
• People in many parts of the Federation began to regard the Wizard Civilization as a force bringing relief and justice to occupied territories, though the chapter questioned whether that view reflected the truth.

James Bond ignored Ms. Jima’s order to assassinate Governor Thomas Edland and witnessed corruption and despair among Federation soldiers on Morak Satellite. Meanwhile, Marshal Torim’s stealth fleet entered Wizard Civilization’s territory on a sabotage mission, where a vast Space-Time Channel opened and an Ashen demon hand emerged.

• Bond concluded that Thomas Edland had not betrayed the Federation and reflected on how deeply Wizard Civilization had infiltrated its leadership.
• Bond watched Lieutenant Colonel Harris pressure Major Jerry to approve stolen military supplies, then saw Jerry give in to protect his fiancée and future.
• Bond mourned the Federation’s collapse and questioned what its sacrifices and Marshal Bora Man’s persistence had achieved.
• Marshal Torim learned that his reconnaissance fleet had detected unusual Spacetime Fluctuation along their next wormhole route but kept a resolute face before his soldiers.
• A massive scarlet Space-Time Channel formed near Torim’s fleet, and a demon hand burning with Flames of Ash emerged as its owner announced his return to the Material Star Realm.

Saine and the Wanderers returned from the Despair World to the Material Star Realm, where the Star Realm’s laws of balance flooded them with energy and strengthened many of them. Saine restrained his growth to preserve his foundation, while Ming began advancing toward becoming a Dominator.

• Saine emerged from the Space-Time Channel and sensed the Material Star Realm’s energy surge toward the returning Wanderers.
• Saine absorbed the energy but deliberately condensed and controlled it, refusing to advance his life level blindly.
• Many Wanderers eagerly absorbed the energy, and nearly one-third advanced to higher life levels.
• Gongsun Wudi, the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner, and other Wanderers remained calm as their strength increased.
• Ming, already a Peak Despairer, began walking the path toward becoming a Dominator.

After returning to the Material Star Realm, Saine’s group absorbed vast amounts of elemental energy, and several Wanderers began pursuing the Dominator Realm. Saine prepared to reunite with his family, but a cloaked Galente Federation fleet surrounded them, leaving both Saine and Marshal Torim startled by the forces they faced.

• Ming’s aura began rising toward the Dominator Realm, while Saine, Gongsun Wudi, and the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner each explained why they were not yet attempting a breakthrough.
• Saine took stock of the 659 Wanderers he had brought back and saw several Despairers and a Half-Step Peak Despairer trying to advance.
• Saine longed to see Lina, Luluenman, and his mentors, but the Wanderers’ arrival and energy absorption created a vast vacuum that was likely to attract attention.
• The Faceless Mask warned Saine of danger, and he ordered the Wanderers to prepare for battle and released his Intelligent Robots and robot armies.
• A massive cloaked Galente Federation fleet appeared around Saine’s group, while Marshal Torim reacted in shock to the number of powerful life sources and wondered whether the Doomsday Project had been leaked.

Marshal Torim’s fleet was trapped by the Wizard Civilization, leaving its Doomsday Project doomed to fail. Torim rallied his soldiers to prepare for battle as the chapter revealed why some Federation leaders had begun to consider surrender.

• The chapter described how Marshal Torim’s battered forces were vastly outnumbered by Saine’s combat strength, despite Torim’s high ranking in the Doomsday Project.
• A lieutenant general told Torim that the fleet could not escape by spatial jump, while another general suspected that traitors had revealed their route.
• Torim ordered the fleet to prepare for battle and challenged his officers to choose between fighting and surrendering, restoring their resolve.
• The chapter explained that the Federation’s leaders had considered surrender more seriously since the Wizard Civilization surrounded their territory and the Federation sensed a change near the Minghe Empire.
• The Federation had received no messages from the Minghe Empire for more than five hundred years, and some leaders suspected that this change had influenced the Wizard Civilization’s attitude toward them.

Befu faced pressure from Saneseus and other Wizard Civilization leaders over whether to accept the Galente Federation's surrender terms. She argued that the Evil Tide Civilization was now their true enemy and that Wizard Civilization needed to unite every available force against it.

• Saneseus questioned whether Befu would accept the Galente Federation's surrender, which offered fleets, technology, resources, and reparations while allowing Wizard Civilization to control the Federation's forces with Soul Magic.
• Saneseus argued that the Galente Federation should be conquered and occupied rather than allowed to join the Wizard Alliance, and said its fleets and technology were valuable even if the war ended in mutual destruction.
• Befu pointed to the worsening war in the Light Dimension Country Star Region and said the Evil Tide Civilization had become Wizard Civilization's true enemy.
• Befu cited Douglas and Shen'ao Nuoding's divinations and called for Wizard Civilization to integrate every force it could use against the Evil Tide Crisis.

Befu explained Wizard Civilization’s plans to capture the Galente Federation fleets carrying God Crystals, while warning Saneseus about the looming Evil Tide Crisis. Several Federation fleets surrendered after being intercepted, but Rogge reported that no fleet appeared along his assigned routes.

• Befu told Saneseus that Wizard Civilization had learned of the Federation’s Doomsday Project and was intercepting its six fleets carrying God Crystals.
• Befu said Douglas and Shen'ao Nuoding were on standby and assured Saneseus that any God Crystal explosions would not reach Wizard Civilization’s heartland.
• Nobin reported that Marshal Rommel surrendered his Orobos-class fleet without firing and requested peaceful talks, allowing Wizard Civilization to seize its God Crystal.
• Alice, Victor, Sethy, and Kaseda intercepted two more Federation fleets, where unrest and infighting led the fleets to surrender.
• Rogge reported that no Federation fleets had appeared along his designated routes.

Rogge searched for the missing Federation Dominator-class fleet while Befu prepared Wizard World for the danger posed by the Federation’s advancing forces. As hidden powers gathered around Wizard World, a Dominator-class bull and Blood Flood Dragon left the Knight Continent Secret Realm for the first time in nearly two hundred thousand years.

• Befu ordered Rogge to find Marshal Torim’s missing fleet and its damaged Dominator-class mech, warning him of the danger of a God Crystal explosion.
• Rogge sent his undead phantoms to search and asked the White Jade Skeleton, Yue'er, to help him locate the fleet.
• Befu learned that two Level-8 Conqueror-class Federation fleets had gone missing or entered battle, and Douglas pursued the missing fleet while the Four Guardians stood ready to defend Wizard World.
• The Ancient Leviathan awakened, and the Destruction Bull and Blood Flood Dragon left the Knight Continent Secret Realm after nearly two hundred thousand years.
• Che Guevara and a Level-7 penguin watched the bull and flood dragon depart as Wizard World’s Star Harbors and Space Fortresses prepared for combat.