Recaps

Saine withdrew his forces from the Anubis Star Region Central Battlefield while Dao Dali and Merrick Marshal chose to stay and fight. The chapter left Dao Dali pursuing a breakthrough on the frontlines and Merrick responsible for his soldiers, with orders to protect the Dominator-Class War Fleet.

• Saine coordinated with the Tenth Pharaoh King Helen and the Zerg Legion to cover the frontlines as his forces withdrew.
• Dao Dali declined to leave, having sensed a chance to break through while fighting a Level-7 Mid-Stage Demon Emperor.
• Saine approved Dao Dali's choice and told him to seek help from the allied legions if necessary.
• Merrick Marshal refused Saine's offer to withdraw separately, saying he would stay with his soldiers.
• Saine approved Merrick's decision but ordered him to preserve the Dominator-Class War Fleet, especially the Orobos-class warships, and Merrick agreed.

Saine learned that Gemora had died in the Anubis Star Region war and visited her remains aboard the Huya flagship, where he comforted the wounded Kamora. He discovered that the Red Crystal between Gemora’s brows held a faint soul fluctuation and suggested she might have a chance to return someday.

• As Saine retreated, he learned that the Thunder God Fortress Group, Icarus, and Fumila had suffered severe damage, while Gemora had fallen in battle.
• Saine went to the Huya Fleet Group and saw Gemora’s remains in a crystal coffin, while Kamora and the Huya King mourned her.
• Kamora told Saine that she had avenged Gemora by killing the beast-shaped Level-5 Evil Tide creature, though it had taken her left arm.
• Saine comforted Kamora and considered keeping her close at Ash Fortress so he could protect her.
• Saine noticed the Red Crystal between Gemora’s brows, learned that the sisters had found matching crystals in the star region, and said there might still be a chance for Gemora in the future.

Saine discovered that Crimson Crystal could preserve a trace of Gemora’s Light of Consciousness, giving him a possible path toward resurrecting her as he continued his research. While Kamora stayed with the Huya people to protect them, Saine’s forces withdrew through the Anubis Star Region, where he observed the ongoing war and encountered Thor and Loki.

• Saine found Gemora’s Light of Consciousness preserved in Crimson Crystal and told Kamora that resurrection might be possible in the future.
• Kamora told Saine that Gemora had envied women who had children and had wanted to bear him a child.
• Saine took Gemora’s remains and more Crimson Crystal from the Huya fleet, then stored them in the Magic Cube after returning to Ash Fortress.
• Kamora chose to remain with the Huya people while Saine and the Ashes Group Army withdrew through ongoing battles in the Anubis Star Region.
• Near the A Vortex Meteorite Belt, Saine watched Master Douglas fight the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor and noted that forces were concentrating around the Devil Ancestor battlefield.
• Saine reached the Titan God Race’s war zone and encountered Thor and Loki, learning that Hela and Jormungandr were on a mission in another star region.

Saine left the Titan God Race War Zone with Thor and led a small force to aid Wizard Civilization troops battling Evil Tide near the Anubis Star Region. There he encountered the Shura Demon Emperor, who had breached the Augustus Star Territory and was now attacking Nefka and the others.

• Saine exchanged a farewell with Thor, joked about his lack of children, and reflected on his descendants and the family members lost in battle.
• Saine left the Titan God Race War Zone and continued relocating beyond the Anubis Star Region as Evil Tide reinforcements pressed Wizard Civilization forces.
• Saine sent the injured Icarus, Fumila, and Cuilisi to remain with the Ashes Group Army, then advanced with Gongsun Wudi and the Reverse Mutant.
• Saine learned that the Shura Demon Emperor had captured the Augustus Star Territory after more than a century of attacks and had come to reinforce the Anubis Star Region battlefield.
• Saine arrived as the Shura Demon Emperor fought Nefka, Alex, and their allies, then watched the Demon Emperor bypass Jing Ning and target Nefka.

Saine intervened as the Shura Demon Emperor overwhelmed Nefka and devoured her heart. The Shura Demon Emperor turned his fury toward Saine, ordering three Level-7 Demon Emperors to kill Nefka.

• The Shura Demon Emperor tore through Nefka's light shields while Alex remained occupied by two Level-7 Evil Tide Dominators.
• The Shura Demon Emperor pierced Nefka's chest, ripped out her heart, and devoured it as he taunted her.
• Nefka burned her Dominator Soul and gathered power for a close-range forbidden spell rather than let the Shura Demon Emperor capture her.
• Saine struck the Shura Demon Emperor with a beam of ashes, staggering him and drawing his attention away from Nefka.
• The Shura Demon Emperor kicked toward Nefka, charged at Saine, and ordered three Level-7 Demon Emperors to kill her.

Saine, the Reverse Mutant, and Gongsun Wudi joined the outnumbered Wizard Civilization forces in the Anubis Star Region, intensifying the battle against the Evil Tide Dominators. Saine and the Reverse Mutant fought the Shura Demon Emperor while Gongsun Wudi and Jing Ning defended the wounded Nefka, and Alex continued holding off two enemies.

• Saine unleashed a barrage of spells against the Shura Demon Emperor as the Reverse Mutant attacked him and stabbed his armored back.
• The Shura Demon Emperor caught the Reverse Mutant and wrecked her mechanical gear, but Saine's magic forced him to release her.
• Gongsun Wudi rode the White Jade Dragon to the battlefield, dismounted, and shielded the wounded Nefka from three Evil Tide Dominators.
• Jing Ning joined Gongsun Wudi and Nefka in a three-against-three fight against the surrounding Evil Tide Dominators.
• Alex continued fighting two Evil Tide Dominators, relying on the battlefield's Power of Death and focusing on holding out.

Saine chose not to summon Icarus and the other wounded fighters while his group battled the Shura Demon Emperor, keeping them in reserve as more Evil Tide Legions converged on the Anubis Star Region. As the fighting continued and the enemy’s internal divisions became apparent, Cuilisi reported that their reinforcements had arrived.

• Saine decided against calling Icarus and the others, judging that the battle was too dangerous and that they might need the group in reserve as more Evil Tide Legions arrived.
• Saine considered moving toward the Titan God Race War Zone but stayed to fight alongside Nefka rather than risk retreating under the Shura Demon Emperor’s pursuit.
• Cuilisi reported that several new Evil Tide Legions had reached the outskirts, while two Demon Emperors fought her group and others pushed toward the Anubis Star Region’s central battlefield.
• Saine inferred that some Demon Emperors ignored the Shura Demon Emperor because of rivalries between the forces serving Evil Tide Civilization’s three Supremes.
• Cuilisi sent Saine a magical message that she had spotted a big fish, signaling the arrival of their reinforcements.

Destruction Spring arrived at the Anubis Star Region Battlefield with Illusion Spring, Kun, and the Myriad Springs World Cluster legion, bringing a Grade 12 Black Lotus of Destruction. The newcomers routed the Evil Tide forces and aided Saine’s Ashes Group, while Destruction Spring turned his attention to another intense battle nearby.

• Destruction Spring arrived with Illusion Spring, Kun, and the Myriad Springs World Cluster legion, carrying the Grade 12 Black Lotus of Destruction.
• Bixi recognized Kun and Illusion Spring, flew to meet them, and climbed onto Kun’s head.
• Kun charged at a level-seven Demon Emperor fighting Icarus and Fumila, forcing him to flee as Illusion Spring drove another Demon Emperor away from Cuilisi.
• The Ashes Group and the Myriad Springs legion pursued and slaughtered the retreating Evil Tide forces.
• Destruction Spring looked toward Saine and the others, drawn by the intense Destruction Power on their battlefield.

The Destruction Spring arrived with the Myriad Springs World Cluster’s legions and overwhelmed the Shura Demon Emperor, allowing Saine and the others to turn the tide and withdraw after pursuing the Evil Tide forces. The wider battle ended, but the Destruction Spring and Shura Demon Emperor continued fighting as Saine reunited with Cuilisi, Illusion Spring, and Kun.

• The Destruction Spring arrived on the Grade-12 Black Lotus of Destruction and engaged the Shura Demon Emperor, whose attacks were blunted by the lotus and the Destruction Spring’s recovery abilities.
• Saine and the Reverse Mutant left the Shura Demon Emperor’s battlefield and supported Gongsun Wudi and the others as the Myriad Springs World Cluster’s arrival shifted the balance against the Evil Tide forces.
• The battle continued for twenty years before Saine’s group withdrew after making gains, and the Evil Tide Dominators ended their fighting as well.
• The Shura Demon Emperor refused to retreat and continued its Level-8 battle with the Destruction Spring after the other forces disengaged.
• Saine reunited with Cuilisi and the others, where Water Element creatures treated Wizard Civilization troops and Dragon Turtle Bixi played with Kun.

Saine thanked Illusion Spring and the Myriad Springs World Cluster for their support, then arranged for their forces to reinforce the Titan God Race and exchanged supplies with them. He led his exhausted army to the Anmilo Star Region, where they could recover and obtain supplies while the war continued.

• Saine and Illusion Spring discussed the Rule of Illusion, and Gongsun Wudi joined them; Saine learned that Illusion Spring had been adopted by the Supreme Knight Dominator and was Gongsun Wudi's sister.
• Saine suggested that the Myriad Springs World Cluster legions reinforce the Titan God Race, and Illusion Spring told him that the Immortal Domain had also sent forces to support the battlefield.
• The Myriad Springs World Cluster gave Saine's Ashes Group Army water-element healing items, and Saine repaid them with Energy Crystals and other resources.
• Saine and the Wizard Civilization forces retreated toward the rear starfields of the Minghe Empire so their battle-worn troops could rest and recuperate.
• Saine chose the Anmilo Star Region for his army's recovery because its stable teleportation arrays and nearby logistical facilities could provide supplies and support his experiments.

Saine studied several rule fires and pursued his experiments while recovering in the Anmilo Star Region, where he began a breakthrough to level-7 late-stage. As repairs for his fortresses and allies were arranged, Master Nefka visited his laboratory again.

• Saine researched Emperor Flame, other rule fires, Mechanical Arcana, and body-tempering arcane truths after gaining insights on the battlefield.
• A Level-6 Pharaoh delivered unusual death fires from the Tenth Pharaoh King, and Saine sent her a Seven Revolutions Golden Pill in return.
• Saine and his companions received no new deployment orders in the Anmilo Star Region, allowing him to resume experiments and attempt to advance to level-7 late-stage.
• Saine requested high-grade repair resources, and Sipnas led two thousand Galente Federation scientists to help test and repair Icarus.
• Wizard Civilization fortress specialists prepared to repair Saine's Thunder God Fortress Group at Bairen Empire Star Harbor.
• Master Nefka visited Saine's Ash Fortress again, saying she hoped to discuss magic with him.

Saine turned away Nefka’s request to study his Holy Light Power and began preparing to advance toward late Level 7. Meanwhile, Immortal Domain representatives arrived for a three-party meeting, where Befu greeted the demonic cultivator Black Fiend with evident respect.

• Saine had his robots escort Nefka from his laboratory and suggested she seek Holy Light knowledge on the Demon Subjugation Alliance Battlefield.
• Nefka encountered Cuilisi outside Saine’s laboratory, and the two old acquaintances exchanged barbed looks before Nefka left.
• Saine began meditating in a magic array to push toward late Level 7.
• A diverse delegation of Immortal Domain powerhouses arrived at the Netherworld Empire Battlefield, including the formation expert Wang Wang and the snake demon Bai Suzhen.
• Befu welcomed the demonic cultivator Black Fiend, the Immortal Domain representative she valued most, at the three-party meeting.

Black Fiend Taoist reunited with Befu before the Netherworld Empire, Wizard Civilization, and Immortal Domain held a high-level meeting on cooperation against the Evil Tide Civilization. The Immortal Domain agreed to send limited forces to aid the Netherworld Empire, whose battlefield faced a far heavier assault than the Immortal Domain’s.

• Black Fiend Taoist reminisced with Befu, who offered to arrange a reunion with Lisa.
• Representatives of the three civilizations began a meeting on their existing agreements and cooperation against the Evil Tide Civilization.
• Qingyun Immortal Emperor said the Immortal Domain would send some forces to the Netherworld Empire, though its own battles limited how many it could spare.
• The Immortal Domain representatives learned that the Evil Tide Civilization had concentrated nearly three times as much force against the Netherworld Empire as against the Immortal Domain.

The three civilizations discussed reinforcements for the Minghe Empire, while Wizard Civilization had already committed all its available support and Immortal Domain could spare little. Behind Evil Tide lines, Six-Winged Demon Ancestor weighed the crisis on the Ink Sea World Cluster battlefield against the priority of defeating the Minghe Empire and issued orders to keep forces focused on that war.

• Befu concluded that Immortal Domain would send few legions and that Wizard Civilization had no more forces to spare for the Minghe Empire.
• Six-Winged Demon Ancestor learned that Dark Chestnut Demon Emperor’s actions had triggered the Silver Soul Civilization war in the Ink Sea World Cluster and angrily blamed him.
• Six-Winged Demon Ancestor judged that Evil Tide forces were poorly supplied and outmatched by Silver Knight’s Silver Soul World legion, but believed withdrawing would violate Evil Tide’s principles.
• Six-Winged Demon Ancestor ordered a messenger to tell Demon Ancestor Lei Ji to handle the Ink Sea World Cluster crisis.
• Six-Winged Demon Ancestor urged Demon Ancestor Kai Huang not to reinforce the Ink Sea battlefield and instead to bring his forces to the Minghe Empire front.

Zi You led the Evil Tide Legion to capture Ke'erqin Star Territory, aided by Purple Colony Demon Emperor's influence over its resentful Plane Wills and her demonized fleets. After the victory, Zi You examined Purple Colony Demon Emperor's Rule Crystal, Magic Net, and found it strangely familiar.

• Six-Winged Demon Ancestor received news that Zi You had led the Evil Tide Legion to a string of victories on the Minghe Empire Battlefield.
• Zi You's forces captured Ke'erqin Star Territory, killing a Level-7 Pharaoh King and two Kings of Monsters while some Minghe Empire troops escaped.
• Purple Colony Demon Emperor explained how she had stirred the Plane Wills against the Minghe Empire, helping Zi You take the star territory with little resistance.
• Zi You praised Purple Colony Demon Emperor and recalled trading twelve Demon Emperors to bring her to the battlefield.
• Purple Colony Demon Emperor showed Zi You a contaminated Rule Crystal called Magic Net, and Zi You touched it as it stirred a sense of familiarity.

Demon Ancestor Lei Ji and Demon Ancestor Kai Huang received orders to reinforce separate battlefronts, ending their recent partnership. Meanwhile, Saine emerged from seclusion after advancing to Level-7 Late Stage and reviewed the deteriorating frontlines and ongoing repairs to his forces.

• Demon Ancestor Lei Ji decided to reinforce the Ink Sea World Cluster Battlefield, while Demon Ancestor Kai Huang chose to follow the Six-Winged Demon Ancestor’s report and head to the Netherworld Empire Battlefield.
• Demon Ancestor Lei Ji departed first and told Demon Ancestor Kai Huang he hoped they would fight together again.
• Saine finished his cultivation in the Ash Fortress laboratory, having advanced to Level-7 Late Stage through his study of flames, the Emperor-Level Cultivation Method, and Truth knowledge.
• Saine flew to the command center and reviewed the frontline situation, where Evil Tide incursions and Demon Emperor appearances in the Minghe Empire’s rear were increasing.
• Saine checked on the Thunder God Fortress Group, Icarus, and Fumila, whose repairs had continued during his seclusion.

While Saine emerged from seclusion and learned about the progress of the Thunder God Fortress Group’s repairs, he visited Lina, who had awakened with the Death God's Inheritance. Lina offered to share its soul-related Truth Arcana with him, leaving them ready to study the mysteries together on the Netherworld Empire Battlefield.

• Meili told Saine that Klopp Knight had protected a Wizard Civilization Logistics Base from an Evil Tide Legion and that Master Walton had volunteered to oversee repairs to the Thunder God Fortress Group.
• Meili gave Saine three Golden Cores sent by Duan Ning and reported that Lina had awakened shortly after he entered seclusion.
• Saine visited Lina and learned that she had inherited the Death God's power after being rescued from the Death Vortex.
• Saine tried to examine the death rules on Lina’s forehead, but the intense mysteries caused pain until Lina absorbed the grayish-white flames from his eyes.
• Lina told Saine that the inheritance focused on Soul Element Arcana and offered to share it with him, and Saine promised to help her obtain materials for her research.

Saine checked on Icarus and Fumila, prepared for the intensifying war, and reunited with Green, who planned to return to Wizard World to pursue True Spirit advancement. Green revealed that he had spent nearly fifty thousand years trapped in the Dimensional Esophagus, where he encountered Evil Tide creatures and learned of the devastation they had caused.

• Saine visited Icarus and personally began restoring Fumila's severed arm while Wizard Civilization rotated its front-line legions and prepared for further fighting.
• Green visited Saine with his family and followers, then said he had received permission to return to Wizard World and attempt advancement into the realm of True Spirit.
• Green explained that a Space Element experiment had pulled him into the Flowing Light Retrospective World, also known as the Dimensional Esophagus, where he spent nearly fifty thousand years.
• Green said Sherry helped him escape and that he had fought a small group of Evil Tide reconnaissance vanguards inside the alternate spacetime.
• Green told Saine that stranded beings from invaded and annexed plane civilizations had shown him the true power of Evil Tide Civilization.

Saine reflected on Evil Tide Civilization’s exploration of alternate time-spaces as he exchanged knowledge with Green, who had surpassed the threshold for a Level-7 Arcanist and was preparing to pursue the True Spirit realm. Before Green departed, Saine gave him a piece of Level-8 Dominator’s Skin that could strengthen his Annihilation Path, and Green shared news that Angle was also nearing a Level-7 breakthrough.

• Saine considered Evil Tide Civilization’s discoveries in special time-spaces and what path Wizard Civilization should take.
• Green told Saine about his exploration of the Dimensional Esophagus, his Arcane Points, and Sherry’s help in discovering the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• After exchanging knowledge and receiving specimens from the Flowing Light Retrospective World, Green prepared to leave Ash Fortress and pursue the True Spirit realm.
• Saine gave Green a piece of the Dusk Radiance Demon Emperor’s light-and-dark Dominator’s Skin, hoping it would advance Green’s Annihilation Path.
• Green told Saine that Angle had left the Minghe Empire battlefield to recuperate and was close to challenging the Level-7 True Spirit realm.

Saine tried to obtain Rose’s Lifebound Spider Silk to repair his Ashes Robe, but Rose initially refused because she had little and wanted it for her own artifacts. After Saine offered increasingly valuable materials, including parts and specimens from a Level Eight Bat-Winged Demon Emperor, Rose agreed to provide as much silk as he wanted.

• Rose arrived at Saine’s Ash Fortress with Lady of the Night and a formidable army bound for the Ming Bone Star Territory.
• Saine asked Rose to sell him Lifebound Spider Silk, but Rose refused and offered to produce ordinary Divine Power Spider Silk instead.
• Saine presented rare Death Element and Dark Attribute Rule Materials, but Rose still declined to trade her limited Lifebound Spider Silk.
• Saine offered a Level Seven Demon Emperor’s spine, then fangs and a claw from a Level Eight Bat-Winged Demon Emperor.
• Saine offered additional flesh, corpse, and specimen samples from the Level Eight Demon Emperor, and Rose agreed to provide him with as much Lifebound Spider Silk as possible.

Saine obtained Rose’s Lifebound Spider Silk for upgrading his Ashes Robe as the war intensified across the Minghe Empire front. The First War Zone neared collapse, and the last defenders at the Black Sand Star Territory prepared to face an overwhelming Evil Tide assault.

• Saine made Rose extract her Lifebound Spider Silk under his supervision, despite her anger and threats, then began refining it for his Ashes Robe.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang brought elite Evil Tide forces to the Minghe Empire front, accelerating the collapse of its First War Zone, while Demon Ancestor Lei Ji attacked the Ink Sea World Cluster Battlefield.
• The Black Sand Star Territory lay in ruins, with only two badly wounded Pharaoh Kings and one crippled King of Monsters remaining among its Dominator-class defenders.
• A weakened level-seven Pharaoh King urged Na Bi Ke Ye to escape, and she departed, promising to keep fighting if she returned to Minghe World.
• As the Evil Tide approached, the Pharaoh King, the King of Monsters, and the surviving Minghe Empire legions stood ready to make a final stand.

Di Fa’s Evil Tide Legion conquered the Black Sand Star Territory and surrounding regions, and he ordered his Demon Emperors to stop slaughtering populations in territories already under their control. As reports confirmed that multiple Minghe Empire fronts had collapsed, Di Fa turned his attention toward the First War Zone and Minghe World.

• Di Fa reflected on the Minghe Empire’s resistance after his forces captured the Black Sand Star Territory, four Medium Star Regions, and thirteen small star regions.
• Di Fa reprimanded Kluss for his resentment toward the Minghe Empire and forbade destruction and slaughter in occupied regions, warning that it would cripple the Evil Tide Civilization’s future strength.
• A four-winged Demon Emperor reported that a wounded Minghe Pharaoh King had escaped the encirclement and was being pursued by Demon Emperor Asgard and Demon Emperor Taylor.
• Di Fa ordered his followers to investigate the First War Zone and prioritize cooperating with the Demon Ancestors rather than pursuing the fleeing Pharaoh King.
• Battlefield reports confirmed that the Black Sand Star Territory was one of many collapsed Minghe fronts, while the First and Second War Zones were also in dire condition.

Third Pharaoh King Mokaste withdrew from the First War Zone as the Netherworld Empire’s defenses collapsed, forcing the empire to begin its Mother Plane Defense War. Saine received orders to reinforce the Telius Meteorite Belt and help the Wizard Civilization evacuate its legions from the Second War Zone.

• Mokaste withdrew from the First War Zone with a small portion of the Netherworld Empire’s elite forces, and the Evil Tide creatures overwhelmed the abandoned lines.
• The Netherworld Empire contracted its defenses around its Mother Plane, while the Minghe Emperor and the Fourth Pharaoh King called on its people to resist the invasion.
• Saine completed most of his new Ashes Robe using Rose’s Lifebound Spider Silk and other rare materials, but had to leave its Sealing Clothes enhancement unfinished.
• Saine’s replenished Ashes Group Army received orders to reinforce the Telius Meteorite Belt and assist the Wizard Civilization Legion’s withdrawal from the Second War Zone.

Saine and the Ashes Group Army covered the Wizard Civilization’s withdrawal from the Telius Meteorite Belt as the Evil Tide Civilization’s assault intensified. After holding the front for forty-seven years and waiting for the Namek Star Legion to escape, Saine prepared to withdraw before the Central Battlefield’s retreat exposed his forces to greater danger.

• Saine arrived at the Telius Meteorite Belt and gave restorative potions to the badly injured Moraya as the Rose Dynasty Civilization withdrew.
• The Evil Tide Civilization attacked before the other Wizard Civilization legions had begun retreating, and Saine’s Ashes Group Army struck back.
• Saine and his forces held the front for forty-seven years, staying twelve years beyond their planned withdrawal to escort the final Namek Star Legions.
• Piccolo thanked Saine for waiting for the Namek Star Legion, which had lost more than seventy percent of its forces.
• With the Namek Star Legion withdrawn and the Second War Zone beginning its own retreat, Saine and his forces prepared to leave the Telius Starfield.

Saine’s forces withdrew from the Telius Meteorite Belt, while Demon Ancestor Kai Huang arrived at the Second War Zone and fought Blade Queen Lisa. Wizard Civilization continued preparing to abandon the zone, and Lisa’s battle with Kai Huang brought her closer to Level-8 Peak.

• Saine and the Wizard Civilization forces retreated from the Telius Meteorite Belt using Merrick Marshal’s defensive lines to cover their withdrawal.
• Demon Ancestor Kai Huang arrived at the Second War Zone as Wizard Civilization prepared to withdraw its main legions.
• Blade Queen Lisa confronted Kai Huang without the Destruction Set, riding Death Descendant Fempton, whose massive body blocked Kai Huang’s attacks.
• Lisa pushed her power higher during the battle, drawing closer to Level-8 Peak and prompting Kai Huang to try to stop her advancement.
• Kai Huang continued attacking the retreating Wizard Civilization forces, but Wizard Civilization’s decision to abandon the Second War Zone left him unable to keep Lisa and her allies there.