Recaps

After the war on the Faelun Continent ended, Saine left its occupation and suppression to his subordinates and prepared to attend the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly. Before departing, Duan Ning said she had to return to the Immortal Domain and asked Saine to keep the Immortal Decimating Sword until Duan Po returned.

• Saine returned to the Faelun Continent after its remaining resistance had been suppressed, then assigned the world’s follow-up governance to his subordinates and surrendering gods.
• Saine learned that Lisa had asked him to attend the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly in the Texas Star Region and seek benefits for his followers.
• Duan Ning told Saine that the Shu Mountain Sword Sect had reported trouble in the Immortal Domain, so she needed to return there.
• Duan Ning asked Saine to safeguard the Immortal Decimating Sword and said she sensed that Duan Po would return soon.

Duan Ning prepared to return to the Immortal Domain, reassured Saine that she would await Duan Po and remain his sister regardless of their identities. Before leaving, she advised Saine that combining Destruction Power, Karma Fire Power, and Merit Power might create Chaos Power, and he agreed to investigate the fusion.

• Duan Ning told Saine to tell Duan Po that she would wait for him in the Immortal Domain and would always be his sister.
• Saine promised to support Duan Ning if she encountered trouble, and she asked about the Merit Power he had obtained in the Despair World.
• Duan Ning explained that merging Destruction Power, Karma Fire Power, and Merit Power might produce Chaos Power and aid Saine's Truth Exploration.
• Saine showed Duan Ning a wisp of Flames of Destruction and said he had enough Destruction Power for preliminary fusion experiments.
• Duan Ning called Saine “Brother” before departing through the Teleportation Array, and Saine urged her to take Life Potions and anything she needed.

Saine said goodbye to the gods of Faelun Continent and left for Wizard Civilization, where he found the Wild Star Territory transformed by the spoils and traffic of the war. He headed toward the Texas Star Region, leaving his Thunder God Fortress Group behind on Faelun Continent.

• Saine reviewed Faelun Continent’s postwar arrangements with Lady of the Night and the other goddesses before departing, while Hela and Rogge prepared to leave and Fempton and part of the Zerg Legion remained.
• Saine spoke with Anna Karenina about the Purgatory demons’ future, then invited her to visit Wizard World and his Ash Holy Tower.
• Saine traveled through the Space-Time Channel and arrived in the Wild Star Territory, which had grown into a busy transit hub and marketplace since the war.
• Saine noted that Naige'er was researching the Fate Stone Slab and considered its possible connection to the Land of Divinefall.
• Saine flew toward the Texas Star Region, leaving his Thunder God Fortress Group on Faelun Continent.

Saine arrived in the Texas Star Region, where clones loyal to Wizard Civilization helped drive rapid postwar recovery, and learned that Galente Federation President Jonah had survived 156 assassination attempts. As Befu prepared to host the Wizard Alliance Assembly, Saine headed to meet him and considered visiting his old friend Bond.

• Saine observed the Texas Star Region’s industrial recovery and learned that its clone population strongly supported Wizard Civilization.
• Saine heard that President Jonah had faced 156 assassination attempts since signing the surrender, with Bond having saved him from 89 crises.
• Saine concluded that Wizard Civilization would protect Jonah and suppress Federation factions opposed to the postwar order.
• Saine learned that Jonah had come to the Texas Star Region as Wizard Civilization experts gathered there ahead of the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly.
• Saine continued toward Befu’s meeting and considered visiting Bond afterward.

Saine attended a major supplementary conference at the Wizard Civilization War General Command Center, where he reunited with Cuilisi and met other exceptional Level-6 Peak knights and magicians. Twenty-two Dominators and numerous potential Dominators gathered, and Befu opened the conference without yet revealing its purpose.

• Saine arrived late at the War General Command Center and discovered that Cuilisi and dozens of other Level-6 Peak powerhouses had been summoned.
• Cuilisi introduced Saine to Dawn Knight Luo Bo, Death Knight Alex, and Demon Warlock Master Alex, whose achievements and unusual powers impressed him.
• Saine met the other invited powerhouses as he learned that Luo Bo and Death Knight Alex had returned from dangerous missions connected to the Evil Tide Crisis.
• Twenty-two Dominators, including Blade Queen Lisa, Titan God King Odin, and Master Naige'er, assembled alongside the Level-6 Peak attendees.
• Befu announced that the Imperial Supplementary Conference before the Wizard Alliance Assembly had begun.

At the Imperial Council’s supplementary meeting, Alex briefed the gathered leaders on the Evil Tide Civilization’s devastating invasion of the Minghe Empire and its ability to infect powerful beings. Saine dissected an Evil Tide specimen and confirmed its biological similarities to creatures from Despair World, leaving the meeting with the threat’s scale and infection risks laid bare.

• Befu opened the supplementary meeting and set the agenda: the Netherworld Empire Battlefield and discoveries around Faelun Continent.
• Alex described the Minghe Empire’s losses, including tens of trillions of soldiers and eleven Dominators, as the Evil Tide Civilization continued its relentless invasion.
• Alex showed battlefield footage of the Evil Tide Army overwhelming the Minghe Empire’s Death and Monster Legions and distributed recorded images and creature specimens.
• Saine dissected a Level 5 Evil Tide specimen and found that its origins and genetic codes closely matched creatures he had encountered in Despair World.
• Alex reported that the Evil Tide had infected several Level 6 monsters and two Level 6 Pharaohs, who retained their memories and wills but betrayed the Minghe Empire.

Alex, Luo Bo, and other returning powerhouses briefed Wizard Civilization’s leaders on the Evil Tide threat, the Light Dimension Remnants, and the Minghe Empire’s appeal for military aid. After Alice summarized the situation, Befu opened discussion ahead of a vote on sending more troops, and Saine learned that he and the other Level-6 Peak attendees had voting rights.

• Alex warned the meeting that Evil Tide Civilization could demonize its victims and posed a threat more unpredictable than ordinary faith-based brainwashing.
• Luo Bo reported that the Light Dimension Remnants had split between refugees retreating toward the Cosmos Great World and five Dominator-class warriors resisting the Evil Tide, while refusing to fight alongside the Minghe Empire.
• Alex said the Minghe Empire was focused on the Evil Tide crisis and that a powerful Pharaoh King had promised to pay any price for Wizard Civilization’s military support.
• Saine stayed silent as Wizard Civilization’s leaders weighed the risks of helping the Minghe Empire and considered recruiting the Light Dimension Remnants into the Wizard Alliance.
• Alice summarized the battlefield situation, and Befu allowed discussion before a vote on further aid, with Saine and the other Level-6 Peak attendees holding voting rights.

Saine took part in the Imperial Supplementary Conference, where Wizard Civilization chose to abstain from sending its forces into the Minghe Empire while discussing other alliances and discoveries. After the thirteen-year conference, Saine traveled to meet Bond, while a disheveled cultivator emerged from a rift in the former battlefield starfield.

• Saine voted to abstain from immediately joining the war in the Minghe Empire, alongside one-third of the conference participants, including Befu and Blade Queen Lisa.
• Saine reported his discoveries on Faelun Continent, the Land of Divinefall, and the Chris Civilization and Faceless One World, prompting interest in exploration and alliance-building.
• The conference discussed assisting the Minghe Empire through strategic materials and resources, new Large Alliance Planes, and proposals concerning Saine's followers and Intelligent Robot race.
• After the thirteen-year conference ended, Saine left to meet Bond and Jonah but could not reveal the confidential proposals discussed.
• A disheveled cultivator carrying a firewood chopping knife and followed by two immortal swords emerged from a sword-qi rift in the former civilization battlefield starfield.

Duan Po emerged from an extradimensional space and headed for the Texas Star Region to find Saine. Meanwhile, President Jonah asked Saine to secure the Galente Federation a place as an attending member of the Wizard Alliance, offering him an enormous bribe; Saine had not yet answered.

• Duan Po killed the pursuing Fallen Ones with three sword-qi strikes and sealed the rift behind him.
• Duan Po sensed the Immortal Decimating Sword and flew toward the Texas Star Region, where Saine was located.
• Saine met Bond and President Jonah at a space station as the Federation prepared for its presidential election.
• Jonah asked Saine to advocate for the Galente Federation's admission as an attending member of the Wizard Alliance.
• Jonah offered Saine billions of Magic Coins and other resources, and Saine considered the proposal without giving an answer.

Saine declined to help Jonah secure Galente Federation membership in the Wizard Alliance, then met Bond while Hela gave Befu a level-seven Light Attribute Heart Core. As Saine and Bond prepared to meet again at the assembly, Duan Po returned to the Material Star Realm and reunited with Saine.

• Saine suspected Jonah's bribe money came from Galente Federation factions seeking to avoid greater losses, but refused to risk Wizard Civilization's interests to help them join the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine met Bond, who had gained Dragon Scale Armor and Dragon Blood Potions, and heard that Robert's Danger Wanderer had received major military upgrades.
• Hela gave Befu the God of Justice's level-seven Light Attribute Heart Core, and Befu said she would attempt to advance to level eight after the assembly.
• Hela planned to visit the Land of Divinefall after the assembly, carrying the Bronze Key Saine had given her.
• The Immortal Decimating Sword sensed Duan Po's return and flew toward him as he emerged from the void; Saine greeted his brother with delight.

Duan Po returned from the Blood-colored Space with immense strength and reunited with Saine, leaving Saine and Wizard Civilization’s Dominators astonished. After learning the war had ended, Duan Po remained in Saine’s care as the other Dominators departed.

• Duan Po returned with three Immortal swords, and Saine asked whether he had reached the Sage Realm.
• Duan Po explained that his state was difficult to define, though his strength could briefly rival a Level-7 Peak Dominator.
• Saine and Duan Po discussed their long separation and learned that only a little over a thousand years had passed in the Material Star Realm.
• Jonah recognized Duan Po from Federation military intelligence, and Duan Po learned that the Civilization War had ended.
• Cecilia and two other Wizard Civilization Dominators arrived, assessed Duan Po’s power, and asked which Sage Dao Court he belonged to.
• Duan Po called himself a Rogue Cultivator, and Cecilia left him with Saine after Saine vouched for him.

Duan Po told Saine that he planned to return to the Immortal Domain to find the Immortal Slaughtering Sword and face whatever transformation awaited him. Before leaving, he visited Nasi Xiu and Nicole, and Saine learned that the woman Duan Po cared for was named Hong Hou.

• Duan Po told Saine he believed reuniting the Four Swords of Zhuxian would trigger his transformation, and Saine promised to support him when he returned to the Immortal Domain.
• Saine warned Duan Po that Immortal Domain legions were withdrawing from the Cosmos Great World Battlefield, then joked about introducing him to the Yaqina Empress; Duan Po said they were only fellow travelers of the Sword Dao.
• Duan Po recalled a phantom who had accompanied him in the Blood-colored Space but refused to tell Saine who she was.
• Duan Po planned to visit Nasi Xiu before returning to the Immortal Domain, and Saine asked Nasi Xiu to discover the identity of the woman Duan Po liked.
• Duan Po gave gifts to Nasi Xiu and Nicole, and Nasi Xiu later told Saine that the woman was Hong Hou, whom Duan Po had met in the Slaughter Space.

After Duan Po returned to the Immortal Domain, Saine focused on researching the Slaughter Crystals he had brought back and prepared for the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly. The chapter ended with Meili reporting that Ming had advanced to Dominator.

• Duan Po returned to the Immortal Domain after visiting Nasi Xiu and Nicole, and Saine returned the Immortal Decimating Sword along with gifts.
• Saine studied the Slaughter Crystals and considered using devils to counter their harmful effects on the mind.
• Mel pulled Saine from his laboratory to prepare for the Alliance Assembly, where twenty-seven Knights' Halls and thirteen Holy Towers from the Land of Ashes had received invitations.
• Meili told Saine that 1,361 foreign creatures of Level Four and above could attend the Assembly with him.
• Meili informed Saine that Ming had advanced to Dominator.

Saine reported on the Wizard Civilization’s support and obligations, then shared his new Mental Strength Catalyst Potion and discussed future experiments. He also showed Mel and Meili the Staff of Ashes, a Mid-Grade World-Class Secret Treasure, which Mel wanted to try.

• Saine listened as Meili described recent affairs, including Ming’s advancement and the Wizard Civilization’s arrangements for its prospective members.
• Saine gave deep red Mental Strength Catalyst Potions to Meili and Mel and explained how to use them safely.
• Mel asked about the Slaughter Crystal-based potion, and Saine said it surpassed the Golden Apple Potion’s Mental Strength boost and could be produced in larger quantities.
• Saine said Barry Cleary had left and might bring a Level 6 succubus to assist with future experiments.
• Mel asked to borrow Saine’s Staff of Ashes, which had a Level 7 Heart Core, enhanced six elements, and reached Mid-Grade World-Class Secret Treasure grade.

Saine gathered the Land of Ashes’ powerhouses and set out for the Wizard Alliance Assembly in Howling Stone World, bringing his unstable Staff of Ashes and meeting allies along the way. He picked up the newly advanced Dominator Ming, who accepted a hundred-thousand-year contract with Wizard Civilization, and Saine offered to help control Ming’s leaking power before they arrived.

• Saine told Mel that he would lend him the Staff of Ashes only after its unstable reconstruction was complete, then agreed to let Mel accompany him if his father approved.
• Saine led the Level 4 and above powerhouses of the Land of Ashes toward the Alliance Assembly aboard Catherine’s Space Fortress, intending to meet several allies outside Howling Stone World.
• Saine picked up Ming, whose uncontrolled Dominator Power was damaging the Space Fortress, and offered him a contract granting him territory in exchange for a hundred thousand years of service.
• Ming accepted Saine’s contract and greeted Icarus, the Dominator-level Intelligent Robot who would attend the Assembly as a member of her race.
• Saine warned Ming that his unstable power might seem disrespectful to Wizard Civilization’s Dominators and offered to help seal and control it on the journey to Howling Stone World.

Saine gathered his followers for the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly and helped Phoenix Minghua seek a way back to the Hundred Spirits Aviary. On the way to Howling Stone World, he reunited with the rapidly advancing Ghost Crow King and its strengthened Crow Clan.

• Saine arranged for Alibaba to notify him if it found information about the Hundred Spirits Aviary and enrolled Minghua in the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine brought more than thirteen hundred followers aboard his Space Fortress, leaving several forces, including Lady of the Night and the Purgatory demons, as hidden strength.
• As Saine's group approached Howling Stone World, they encountered the Ghost Crow King, whose aura suggested it was nearing Level-6 Peak.
• Saine greeted the Ghost Crow King and noticed that thirty-two Level 4 and above Crows now followed it.
• The Ghost Crow King asked Saine to show its clan the Thunder God Fortress Group, and the Crows answered with an eager chorus of caws.

Saine arrived at the Wizard Alliance Assembly in the Howling Stone World and revealed the overwhelming strength of his Thunder God Fortress Group and followers. He introduced Catherine to his Wizard Civilization connections, leaving her better positioned to navigate the Alliance.

• Saine released the Thunder God Fortress Group outside the Howling Stone World, astonishing the Ghost Crow King and nearby Alliance powerhouses.
• Saine's followers emerged from the Space Fortress, including the Dominators Ming and Icarus, and he led his entourage toward the assembly.
• Saine met Thor inside the Howling Stone World, compared their forces, and teased Thor about calling him Uncle.
• Saine entered the crowded assembly and drew an enthusiastic gathering of Alliance Gods and Wizard World knights and mages.
• Saine introduced the assembled powerhouses to his disciple Catherine so she could build connections within Wizard Civilization.

At the Wizard Alliance Assembly venue, Saine greeted the Yaqina Empress and introduced her to the Dominators Icarus and Ming, while Dao Dali struck up conversations with female Warriors from Yakina World. The Empress praised Saine’s work developing Icarus, and the group remained at the gathering before the Assembly began.

• Saine exchanged greetings with Wizard Civilization powerhouses and Alliance creatures outside the Assembly venue.
• Saine met the Level-7 Yaqina Empress, who was chatting with alliance creatures to seek opportunities for Yakina World.
• Icarus stayed close to Saine, Ming remained quiet, and Dao Dali chatted with several female Warriors from Yakina World.
• The Yaqina Empress recognized Icarus and Ming, called Ming the Blade Dominator, and offered to exchange pointers with him.
• Icarus grabbed Saine’s Magic Robe because she was afraid of strangers, and Saine explained that her intelligent program was imperfect.
• The Yaqina Empress praised Saine for developing Icarus, and Saine modestly called himself an ordinary Truth Explorer.

Saine and his followers attended the Wizard Alliance Assembly, where they met other Alliance members and began integrating into Wizard Civilization. At the venue, Cuilisi confronted her old rival Akesu over their academic research, and Saine arrived as their dispute escalated.

• Double-Cannon Gorilla befriended Alliance powerhouses and introduced the Ghost Crow King to Saine's powerful followers, inspiring the Ghost Crow King to grow stronger.
• Saine's followers mingled with Alliance members, while he asked the Decepticons and Optimus Prime to guide his advanced Intelligent Robots.
• Saine watched the Yaqina Empress leave to seek opportunities and praised her determination to develop her homeworld.
• Saine met Luluenman and Cuilisi outside the Assembly venue, where Cuilisi encountered her old rival, Master Akesu.
• Cuilisi insulted Akesu's research into fire-element laws and claimed her descendants had surpassed him, prompting Akesu to argue while his disciples held him back.

Saine arrived as Cuilisi clashed with her rival Akesu, and his Dominator-class power helped establish her standing. Cuilisi then demonstrated that her disciple Luluenman had mastered a rare fusion of Plant and Fire magic, leaving Akesu humiliated before Saine joined them.

• Saine's arrival with two Dominator-class powerhouses made Akesu recognize how far Saine had advanced in the pursuit of Truth.
• Cuilisi taunted Akesu and clarified that her disciple Luluenman, not Saine, surpassed him in Fire Law opposition.
• At Cuilisi's prompting, Luluenman displayed a second-grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, revealing her precise fusion of Plant Element magic and fire magic.
• Akesu left in anger after the gathered magicians saw Luluenman's unusual mastery and stabilized World-Class Secret Treasure.
• Saine approached Cuilisi, who praised him while adjusting his Magic Robe and eyeing his six-element Magic Staff.

Saine showed Cuilisi the Staff of Ashes, then demonstrated his research by fusing three law flames into a new flame he called Chaos Fire. His work impressed the gathered mages, and an unidentified voice praised the result.

• Saine handed Cuilisi the Staff of Ashes and guided her through Mental Strength so its unstable power would not erupt.
• Cuilisi examined the staff and praised Saine, while Gagaru and Pinas asked him to forge Magic Staffs for them too.
• Saine redirected attention by asking Cuilisi to appraise his research into opposing elemental laws, prompting Akesu to return.
• Saine fused the golden Merit Flame, red Karma Fire Flame, and black Flames of Destruction into a hazy gray Chaos Fire.
• Akesu praised Cuilisi's disciples and left, while another voice heartily praised Saine's Chaos Fire.

At the Wizard Alliance Assembly, Saine discussed his newly fused Chaos Fire with Saneseus and received advice from the Mermaid King, Avril. The Galente Federation representatives then arrived to seek membership in the Alliance, but the hostility toward them made their chances appear slim.

• Saneseus praised Saine’s Chaos Fire, discussed fire-law arcana with him and the nearby magicians, then departed.
• Avril urged Saine to study the Sea King Class control ability Bai Xing had passed on to him, and Saine accepted her advice.
• The Windrunner Sisters invited Saine to meet Elune in the Elf Great World, and Saine recalled his past collaborations with Rose Dynasty Civilization powerhouses Weinuoya and Leisidun.
• Rose Dynasty Civilization powerhouses explained that Weinuoya had advanced to Level 6 and that Leisidun had died in the Galente Federation Star Domain War.
• Galente Federation representatives arrived to propose joining the Wizard Alliance, prompting visible hostility from attendees and leaving their bid in doubt.

At the Wizard Alliance Assembly, Saine approached the Galente Federation delegation and spoke with President Jonah and Federation Marshals Merrick and Rommel. Their public handshakes were expected to boost Saine’s Icarus Conglomerate stock, and Saine invited the delegation into the venue as the assembly was about to begin.

• Saine walked over to the Galente Federation delegation, where President Jonah, Agent Bond, and the Federation Marshals were gathered.
• Saine greeted Merrick Marshal and recalled their encounters during the Wild Star Territory war; Merrick thanked Saine for helping bring about peace between their civilizations.
• Saine and Merrick shook hands as Federation reporters photographed them, while Saine also spoke with President Jonah and Marshal Rommel.
• The chapter noted that photographs of Saine with the Federation leaders could raise the stock prices of his Icarus Conglomerate and its affiliated companies.
• Saine suggested that Jonah and the delegation enter the venue and wait for the Wizard Alliance Assembly to begin.

Saine and the Federation delegation arrived early at the Twenty-Sixth Wizard Alliance Assembly, where Saine networked with Wizard Civilization’s Dominators. The chapter surveyed the many Alliance worlds and delegations attending, including their Dominators and Rank Four forces, and ended while introducing Sano Lars Burner World.

• Jonah and the Federation beings headed to the Assembly venue early, while Saine stayed outside to socialize with arriving Wizard Civilization powerhouses.
• The Titan World, Zerg, Elf Great World, Orc World, and Amethyst Crystal World delegations arrived with their Dominators and large forces of Rank Four beings.
• Netherworld, the Norman Federation, and Underworld sent delegations, with the chapter noting Underworld’s severe losses and its gradual recovery.
• The Gluttonous Snake Dominator represented the devastated Cosmos Great World with only thirty-seven local creatures above Rank Four.
• Sano Lars Burner World was listed as having one Dominator arrive.

Saine observed the Dominators and delegations arriving at the Wizard Alliance Assembly, including the Burning Empress, the Rose Dynasty Civilization’s Empress, and the Phoenix Dominators. The Lord of Wuzhuo attended to apply for Alliance membership and enthusiastically offered Saine gifts, leaving him eager to secure support but wary of being used as cannon fodder.

• The Burning Empress arrived with more than three hundred Rank Four-and-above Fire Element powerhouses from the Sano Lars Burner World.
• The Rose Dynasty Civilization’s Empress led its two Dominators, psychics, and mech pilots to the assembly, while Saine remembered the fallen Leisidun.
• Fire Phoenix and Ice Phoenix arrived with a small delegation, and Minghua admired the Wizard Alliance’s Fire Phoenix.
• Piccolo, the Yaqina Empress, and the Sea Serpent King arrived with their delegations, and Saine saw the Purple Dragon God and his wife accompanying the Sea Serpent King.
• The Lord of Wuzhuo attended to apply for Alliance membership, brought more than three hundred powerhouses, and gave Saine specialties from his world group.