Recaps

Astral Realm Overseer Ming considered the consequences of the Black Armor Creatures’ arrival as Saine and the other Dominators overwhelmed their forces in the Mesopotamia Star Territory. The three Black Armor Dominators fought on with a strange gray qi as the spatial vortex closed, while Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor and Demon Emperor Luan Rong looked for a way to escape.

• Ming recalled that he had expected Wizard Civilization to fall to the Evil Tide and had helped conceal the Evil Tide’s invasion from the Undying Supreme.
• Saine noticed that the Rule Vortices were closing from the other side, leaving the three Black Armor Dominators stranded.
• The Black Armor Bull-Head Dominator and its companions burned their Dominator Omnipotent Souls and spread a strange gray aura as they fought back.
• Saine and the allied Mechanical Element Dominators unleashed a massive assault that swallowed the battlefield in Element Energy.
• Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor prepared to escape while Demon Emperor Luan Rong remained pinned down by Gongsun Wudi and the others.

Saine's Wizard Civilization forces defeated the Evil Tide and Black Armor Dominators across the Mesopotamia Star Territory, while Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor escaped. Examining a fallen Black Armor Dominator, Saine discovered that its armor resisted but did not prevent Evil Tide corrosion.

• Saine's Metal Sources of Fire strengthened and rebuilt his Mechanical Legion, while Sky Net restored the robots' consciousness Data Streams.
• Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor escaped after Gongsun Wudi wounded him and Saine's bombardment weakened his Dominator Omnipotent Soul; Wizard Civilization Dominators cornered Demon Emperor Luan Rong and Steel Capital Demon Emperor.
• The Wizard Civilization killed the Ladybug, Pangolin Beast, Steel Capital, Luan Rong, and Bull-Head Dominators, though several of its own fighters were badly injured.
• Saine ordered his forces to clear the remaining resistance and considered capturing Black Armor Creatures below Level 7 to learn about their origins.
• Saine examined the Bull-Head Dominator's corpse and found that Evil Tide particles had seeped beneath its armor despite its resistance to foreign laws.

Saine investigated the Black Armor Creatures’ Power of Decay and learned that the Rule Vortices they used contained a concealed Time Factor. Master Naige'er then captured a War God Peak Civilization Dominator whom he accused of guiding the creatures into the Mesopotamia Star Territory.

• Saine ordered Thales Cansin to study the Rule Vortices and offered him the Light of Wisdom to investigate where the Black Armor Creatures came from.
• Thales Cansin reported that the vortices were locked down but contained a faint Time Factor, prompting Saine to plan further research with Master Douglas and Wizard Civilization’s space magicians.
• Saine connected the Black Armor Creatures and their Power of Decay to secrets from Wizard Civilization’s prehistoric past and treated their arrival as a serious threat.
• Master Naige'er arrived carrying a wounded Level-7 War God Peak Civilization Dominator bound in chains of rule magic power.
• Naige'er said someone had guided the Black Armor Legions through the Rule Vortices and accused the captive, leaving Saine to ask whether he was responsible.

Wizard Civilization investigated the captured War God Peak Dominator Zi Ming and uncovered his collusion with an unknown hostile force. The resulting scandal led to civil war in the War God Peak Civilization.

• Naige'er handed the captured Zi Ming over to Saine for investigation and asked to study one of the slain black-armored Dominators.
• Naige'er invited Saine and Spider Queen Rose to explore their shared interests in Truth Arcana at his laboratory.
• Saine's investigators, aided by the Minghe Pharaoh Kings, found evidence that Zi Ming had colluded with an unknown civilization beyond their borders.
• Saine's diplomatic department condemned the War God Peak Civilization, whose leaders began investigating their own ranks while seeking Zi Ming's extradition.
• Klopp Knight reported to Saine that civil war had erupted in the War God Peak Civilization.

The Wizard Civilization learned that fourteen Dominators had rebelled against the War God Peak Civilization, whose civil war had halted its plans to join the Magic Tide War. As Green went to observe the conflict, Thales Cansin told Saine that Rule Vortices containing Time Power might connect to the past.

• The Evil Tide High-Level learned of the War God Peak Civilization’s civil war but did not know who had caused it.
• Saine learned that Bo Jun had led fourteen Dominators in rebelling against the War God Peak Civilization, and the rebels had wielded the Power of Decay.
• The War God Peak Civilization accepted the Wizard Civilization’s offer to send Green as a battlefield observer, though it refused large-scale military aid.
• Thales Cansin told Saine that research into the Rule Vortices in the Mesopotamia Star Territory suggested their other ends connected to the past.

Saine set aside research into the Rule Vortices and the Power of Decay while Wizard Civilization focused on reclaiming occupied territory. Free Blade Civilization, World Tree Civilization, and Tianyu World then publicly declared war on the Evil Tide, widening the conflict.

• Saine ordered Wizard Civilization to monitor the Mesopotamia Star Territory’s closed Rule Vortices and prioritize reclaiming lost star regions and planes.
• The Underworld Plane was reclaimed, and Nair Wen Yinke advanced to Level 8 as Wizard Civilization supported the Underworld’s recovery.
• Free Blade Civilization, led by Genji, publicly declared war on the Evil Tide and committed to an independent war zone.
• World Tree Civilization declared war, and the World Tree Dominator returned to the front lines with a reassembled avatar.
• Tianyu World also publicly declared war on the Evil Tide, further complicating the surrounding Star Sectors.

The Evil Tide Civilization tightened its assault on the collapsing Siwoda Civilization as Wu Tian neared the Dominator Realm. Long Hou Demon Emperor broke through to become Dragon Roar Devil Ancestor, prompting Star Wheel Demon Ancestor to expect Siwoda Planet to fall ahead of schedule.

• The Sky Feather Civilization sent only two Level-7 Dominators to the Demon Subjugation Alliance Battlefield despite declaring war on the Evil Tide Civilization.
• Zi You advanced to Level 8 while fighting on the Siwoda Civilization Battlefield, where the Siwoda Civilization had been reduced to desperate defense.
• Wu Tian rapidly rose from Level 3 to Level 6 and killed a wounded Siwoda Civilization Sphere Dominator, bringing him close to the Dominator Realm.
• Star Wheel Demon Ancestor ordered the Evil Tide forces to intensify their attacks and cover Siwoda Planet with Evil Tide Power within two hundred years.
• Long Hou Demon Emperor broke through into the Devil Ancestor tier and became Dragon Roar Devil Ancestor, leading Star Wheel Demon Ancestor to predict Siwoda Planet would fall even sooner.

Evil Tide Civilization invaded Siwoda World after years of rebuilding its strength, confronting Siwoda Civilization’s Divine Card and its Dominators with overwhelming forces and multiple Civilization Supreme Treasures. The battle left Siwoda World’s laws weakened when Zi You killed one of its guardians and struck its Plane Navel.

• Eighty-seven years after Evil Tide Power began spreading across the Siwoda Star Territory, Evil Tide Civilization breached Siwoda Planet’s Plane Barrier and launched its campaign.
• Di Ba faced Star Wheel Demon Ancestor while One-Eyed Demon Ancestor and Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor joined the assault on Siwoda Civilization’s forces.
• The Divine Card enhanced Siwoda Civilization’s Dominators, but Dragon Roar Demon Ancestor and several Demon Emperors overwhelmed a Level-8 Late-Stage Dominator.
• Zi You led her Demon Emperors in killing one of Siwoda World’s guardians and devastating its Plane Navel.
• Zi You seized the guardian’s Dominator core and hurried with her Demon Emperors toward the next battle.

The Evil Tide Civilization conquered Siwoda Planet, killing Di Ba and ending the Siwoda Civilization’s war after 619 years. It seized the civilization’s treasures and began demonizing the planet, while other top-level civilizations remained wary and held back from the conflict.

• The Mani God System Civilization refused to send support to Siwoda and fortified its own borders against the Evil Tide Civilization.
• After 619 years, Siwoda Planet became a wasteland marked by forty-six Dominator Craters, and Di Ba fell despite attempting to detonate the Limitless Core.
• The Evil Tide Civilization captured the Limitless Core and Siwoda Divine Card, collected nearly fifty Dominator Origin Cores, and began demonizing Siwoda Planet.
• The Star Wheel Demon Ancestor received the Limitless Core, Zi You took control of the Divine Card, and Purple Colony Demon Emperor gained the Barren Touch Root.
• Fewer than ten Siwoda Dominators escaped as the Evil Tide Civilization continued pursuing them and conquering the remaining resisting worlds in the Siwoda Star Territory.

After the Siwoda Civilization fell, Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain slowed their wars against the Evil Tide, which sent Demon Emperor Qian Yi to negotiate peace with the Immortal Domain. His offer included the Limitless Core, a Civilization Supreme Treasure that could help Laozi approach the Great Dao, leaving the Immortal Domain’s leaders with reason to consider a deal.

• Saine reflected on Wizard Civilization reclaiming most of its lost territory and the burden of leading it toward a more prosperous future.
• The Immortal Domain continued struggling to remove the Evil Tide from the Chaos Void’s outskirts while slowing its campaigns after the Siwoda war ended.
• The Immortal Domain’s upper echelon gathered to hear Demon Emperor Qian Yi present the Evil Tide’s Peace List and offer friendship and trade.
• Demon Emperor Qian Yi revealed the Limitless Core, prompting Sage Nvwa and Receiving Saint to recognize its significance.
• The Immortal Domain’s Sages realized the Limitless Core suited Laozi’s Taiji Yin-Yang Path and could help him comprehend the Limitless mysteries.

The Immortal Domain and Evil Tide Civilization began secret negotiations over a ceasefire, territorial withdrawals, and a lease near the Chaos Void. Demon Emperor Qian Yi revealed that Evil Tide envoys were also meeting Wizard Civilization, where Saine welcomed Zi You in secret.

• Laozi stayed silent while Yuanshi Tianzun and Master Tongtian pressed Demon Emperor Qian Yi for better terms.
• Demon Emperor Qian Yi offered withdrawals, garrisoned planes, and resources in exchange for leasing the space where Evil Tide's Supreme Hall was located.
• Nezha asked whether Evil Tide had also negotiated with Wizard Civilization, and Demon Emperor Qian Yi confirmed its envoys had reached the Wizard Star Region.
• Zi You met Saine in her true body, and Saine placed a dark silver aura-concealing Magic Robe over her shoulders.

Saine and Zi You led a secret negotiation between the Wizard Civilization and the Evil Tide Civilization inside the God of Machines. After three months, both sides reached an agreement, and Saine and Zi You ended the meeting by wishing each other happy cooperation.

• The Evil Tide Civilization sent Zi You, Demon Emperor Raymond, and three other Dominators to negotiate with the Wizard Civilization, while Wizard leaders prepared to protect their civilization's interests.
• Master Douglas arranged disruptive rule arrays around the God of Machines, and Saine assembled the Wizard Civilization's Level-8 Dominators for the secret meeting.
• Saine opened the meeting with Zi You and the other Evil Tide Dominators, including Sylvanas Demon Emperor.
• The negotiations lasted three months, and both civilizations appeared to obtain what they wanted.
• Zi You offered Saine her hand after the meeting, and they clasped hands and agreed to happy cooperation.

Wizard Civilization and Evil Tide finalized secret cooperation involving the Deity Set, the Sealing Divine Ring, and territorial handovers, while preserving the appearance of war. Five hundred years later, Wizard Civilization had recovered its own territory, and Saine was stunned to learn that Immortal Domain had paid Evil Tide with Seven Revolutions Golden Pills.

• Zi You signed the Rule Contracts she was authorized to approve and took the remaining contracts back for the Evil Tide Supremes to review.
• Kaseda celebrated Evil Tide’s offer to trade the remaining Deity Set components, while Wizard Civilization agreed to lend the Sealing Divine Ring for one unrestricted use.
• Douglas and Naige'er suspected Evil Tide was preparing for Dimensional Hegemony, though Evil Tide had not yet chosen a special spacetime or set a start date.
• After the envoy delegation departed, both civilizations continued limited wars while Dominator-class battles and deaths became rarer.
• About five hundred years after the first secret meeting, Evil Tide had withdrawn from Wizard Civilization’s territory and begun ceding additional star regions under their agreement.
• Saine learned that Immortal Domain had given Evil Tide a batch of Seven Revolutions Golden Pills and wondered what it had received in return.

After Wizard Civilization’s leaders accepted Evil Tide Civilization’s offer, Saine publicly ordered a full advance against Evil Tide forces. The chapter ended with Wizard Civilization’s legions answering his declaration of war.

• Saine and Wizard Civilization’s upper ranks held secret talks and accepted Evil Tide Civilization’s offer of a Civilization Supreme Treasure-grade set.
• Wizard Civilization began advancing across the front into Evil Tide-occupied starfields under the terms of its agreement with Zi You and the others.
• Saine addressed Wizard Civilization and its allies in a live broadcast, citing Evil Tide Civilization’s destruction of Siwoda Civilization and the retreat of other powers.
• Saine ordered every frontline legion to attack Evil Tide-occupied worlds and help their inhabitants reclaim their planes.
• Saine called on Wizard Civilization to charge toward Evil Tide’s headquarters, and its frontline legions answered with a cry of “War!”

Saine’s declaration of war rallied Wizard Civilization and promised displaced Alliance civilizations a chance to reclaim their homelands. The Tenth Pharaoh King recognized that the campaign also let Wizard Civilization weaken its allies and profit from Magic Coin depreciation, so she moved to protect the Minghe Remnant Clan.

• Saine declared war and promised to help displaced Alliance civilizations reclaim their mother planes, winning their fervent support.
• Wizard Civilization’s beings embraced the counteroffensive for the war fortunes and resources they expected to gain.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King realized that Wizard Civilization’s continued war could benefit the Minghe Remnant Clan and Light Dimension Remnants by letting them return to their home starfields.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King inferred that Wizard Civilization was using the war and Magic Coin depreciation to shift wealth from Alliance Planes to Wizard World.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King sought safer assignments for her legions and urged her people to exchange Magic Coins for resources and goods.

The Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain Civilization declared that they would continue the war against the Evil Tide, while most civilizations in the Demon-Pacifying Alliance hesitated. The Silver Soul World joined their military operation, receiving Wizard reinforcements and supplies from the Immortal Domain.

• The Wizard Civilization declared war against the Evil Tide, and the Immortal Domain Civilization soon made the same commitment and began attacking Evil Tide territory.
• The Immortal Domain secretly assigned a monitored region in its Chaos Void to serve as the Evil Tide Civilization's command center.
• Silver Knight held a long-distance conference with Saine and Sage Laozi, and the three civilizations agreed to continue their military cooperation.
• The Wizard Civilization sent Magic Coins, death-element resources, and Rank Seven and Rank Eight reinforcements, including Naige'er and Rogge, to support the Silver Soul World.
• The Immortal Domain supplied the Silver Soul World with Seven Revolutions Golden Pills, while most other top-level civilizations remained silent.

After Siwoda Civilization fell, Free Blade Civilization struggled to decide how far to pursue its war against Evil Tide Civilization, while Wizard Civilization negotiated where its forces should go next. The chapter ended with Evil Tide recuperating and secretly completing further exchanges with Wizard Civilization and Immortal Domain.

• After Evil Tide Civilization destroyed Siwoda Civilization, Free Blade Civilization's Civilization Leader blamed Genji for drawing their civilization into the war, leaving them unsure whether to fight Evil Tide to the bitter end.
• Genji asked Klopp to press Saine for payment and development rights, citing Free Blade Civilization's earlier aid to Wizard Civilization.
• Saine rejected a major Free Blade deployment to the Wizard Civilization Battlefield, but allowed a small number of its Dominators to remain and suggested the rest join the Yan Emperor Divine Clan against Evil Tide.
• Saine told Klopp that Wizard Civilization should build lasting ties with Free Blade Civilization and other exotic Dominators, who could become future assets for the Wizard Alliance.
• While Evil Tide Civilization recuperated from the Siwoda war, it held at least three more secret meetings with Wizard Civilization and Immortal Domain, trading Wizard Civilization more Deity Set components and Immortal Domain the Limitless Core.

Secluded Bamboo Supreme announced that Evil Tide Civilization would enter Dimensional Hegemony in ten to twenty thousand years, choosing the Flowing Light Retrospective World as its battlefield. The Supreme Hall meeting ended with Demon Fall Supreme raising questions about War God Peak Civilization’s civil war.

• Demon Emperor Raymond reported that Wizard Civilization would lend Evil Tide the Sealing Divine Ring but had not agreed to help unseal the hundred Demon Emperors imprisoned in the Netherworld Star Territory.
• Undying Supreme warned that other Top-Level Civilizations might soon enter the war and asked whether Evil Tide could prepare for Dimensional Hegemony.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme proposed the Dimensional Esophagus as the battlefield and announced an advance into the Flowing Light Retrospective World within ten to twenty thousand years.
• Evil Tide’s high-level members considered the risks of the coming war and the urgency of preparing for it.
• Demon Fall Supreme asked what was behind War God Peak Civilization’s civil war, citing concerns prompted by Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor’s firsthand report.

Saine and the Wizard Civilization prepared to seal the Darkness God in the Immortal Domain using the Sealing Divine Ring, with Alice contributing her sealing knowledge. Befu stayed behind to protect the Wizard World while the others assembled for the experiment.

• The Undying Supreme ordered the Six-Winged Demon Ancestor and Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor to investigate the War God Peak Civilization’s civil war and asked the Demon Fall Supreme to bring the Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor to him.
• Little Tenth gave Saine Aoziman’s Sealing Divine Ring, its control art, and her usage insights in exchange for resources and Saine’s promise that the Wizard Civilization would eventually counterattack into the Netherworld Star Territory.
• Saine told the Level-8 True Spirit Magicians that the Evil Tide Civilization would return the Seal Eye after the sealing, while negotiations over the Arcane Light remained unresolved.
• Alice offered her sealing knowledge freely, and Saine announced that the Darkness God would be sealed in the Chaos Void of the Immortal Domain.
• Befu chose to remain in the Wizard World and offered the Death Frost Dragon to Saine’s expedition, while Saine left the Light of Wisdom with the group heading to the Immortal Domain.
• The Wizard Civilization’s Level-8 Knights tested the newly assembled Deity Set in the Knight Continent Secret Realm.

Woerta proved the most compatible user of the Deity Set, while Kaseda complained that no Civilization Supreme Treasure suited him. Saine secretly traveled to the Immortal Domain for a sealing experiment and was welcomed by his adopted sister Duan Ning.

• Woerta showed the highest compatibility with the Deity Set, whose original spear matched his weapon of choice.
• Kaseda accepted that the Deity Set would suffice and speculated that the Wizard Civilization might target the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World or the Source Energy Remnant Clan.
• Saine and other Level-8 True Spirit Magicians secretly departed for the Immortal Domain, with Saine leaving his God of Machines behind to disguise his absence.
• Saine considered how secret agreements had let the Evil Tide trade the Divine Card to Zi You and likely the Limitless Core to the Immortal Domain.
• Duan Ning, now a Level-7 Sage and a renowned Seven Revolutions Golden Pill refiner, welcomed Saine, who praised her hard work.

Saine and the Immortal Domain’s leaders joined Zi You and the Evil Tide Civilization to enter a hidden region in the Chaos Void. They gathered to prepare for the sealing of a Level-9 Being, while the Evil Tide’s unusual military activity left other civilizations sensing that a major event was coming.

• Saine gave Duan Ning a Space Ring filled with valuable raw materials before joining her to meet Master Tongtian and the others.
• Saine and the group traveled to a forbidden region at the edge of the Chaos Void, where Zi You and many Evil Tide Dominators awaited them.
• Zi You led Saine, Master Tongtian, and the other leaders toward the Evil Tide Vortex, where the chosen Sealed Land lay hidden.
• Saine considered the risk of an ambush but knew the Evil Tide Civilization’s Devil Ancestors had been located and were active across other battlefields.
• Zi You said her father and Darkness God were waiting inside, and Thales Cansin marveled at the Space Power in the passage.

Saine and the Wizard and Immortal Domain powerhouses arrived at Evil Tide Civilization’s Supreme Hall to complete the sealing of Darkness God. Secluded Bamboo Supreme led them to the sealing platform, where Darkness God was bound to the Purple Divine Pillar and Bright Blue Demon Ancestor stood beside him.

• Saine, Master Tongtian, and the other powerhouses met Secluded Bamboo Supreme at the Supreme Hall and declined his invitation to discuss matters before the sealing experiment.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme led the delegation behind the hall, while Saine observed his composure and recognized traits he had seen in Zi You.
• Saine and the others reached the Purple Divine Pillar, where Level Nine Darkness God was bound by chains and surrounded by Evil Tide secret treasures.
• Saine saw Wizard Civilization’s Seal Eye serving as the core of the sealing formation, which Evil Tide Civilization had promised to return after the operation.
• Bright Blue Demon Ancestor stood before Darkness God and spoke to him quietly.

Saine met Purple Colony Demon Emperor on the platform and learned that she had reached Level 8 and received the Civilization Supreme Treasure Barren Touch Root for the coming sealing operation. As the experiment was about to begin, Demon Fall Supreme urged Undying Supreme to attack, but Undying Supreme held him back.

• Saine called Purple Colony Demon Emperor over and observed her Level-8 aura and her familiar fear of him.
• Purple Colony Demon Emperor revealed that Secluded Bamboo Supreme had bestowed the Barren Touch Root on her, and its phantom connected with the platform’s Evil Tide rule formation.
• Saine praised Purple Colony Demon Emperor and touched her shoulder before Zi You called everyone to prepare for the sealing experiment.
• In a hidden Dimensional Space, Demon Fall Supreme urged Undying Supreme to seize the opportunity to act while the Chaos Void enhanced their strength.
• Undying Supreme pressed Demon Fall Supreme back each time he tried to advance, preventing him from breaking free.

Undying Supreme stopped Demon Fall Supreme from pursuing a disastrous war and argued that the Evil Tide Civilization needed a different future. As the two Supremes debated, Saine’s team began an experiment to seal Darkness God, with Secluded Bamboo Supreme ordering others to help.

• Undying Supreme revealed that he had selectively loosened his seal and advanced his mastery of rules, astonishing Demon Fall Supreme.
• Undying Supreme warned that attacking the Wizard and Immortal Domain forces would reignite a full-scale war and insisted the Evil Tide Civilization could still fight for its future.
• Demon Fall Supreme proposed avoiding the Immortal Domain, negotiating with the Wizard Civilization, and conquering weaker civilizations, but Undying Supreme questioned the value of that strategy.
• A pillar of rule energy rose behind the Evil Tide Great Hall as Saine and the Wizard Civilization True Spirit Magicians began their sealing experiment on Darkness God.
• As the runes weakened Darkness God’s Qi Mechanism, Secluded Bamboo Supreme ordered Purple Colony Demon Emperor and Zi You to summon help and provide recovery items; Nüwa recorded the experiment.

Saine and the Wizard Civilization’s True Spirit Magicians began preparing a formation to seal the Darkness God while eagerly drawing his Level-9 blood for research. The Immortal Domain watched from a distance, and Master Tongtian Duan Po hinted that his sister wanted some blood for pill refining.

• Nüwa recorded the sealing preparations in hopes they would inspire Wang Wang, the Immortal Domain’s foremost formation master.
• Saine, the True Spirit Magicians, and several Evil Tide Dominators constructed a complex formation to suppress the Darkness God by up to one life level.
• The Wizard Civilization’s magicians used a powerful syringe to draw blood from the bound Darkness God, despite his growing irritation.
• Saine explained that the blood would help them understand the Darkness God’s physique and devise a suitable sealing plan.
• Master Tongtian Duan Po quietly asked Saine to reserve blood for his sister’s pill refining, and Saine postponed the request until after the operation.