Recaps

Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor accepted Demon Fall Supreme’s decree to contact the Decayed Civilization and seek its support against the growing danger within the Evil Tide Civilization. He established a cross-time-space connection with King of Decay Zandin, reaching the Decayed Civilization roughly twelve million years in the past.

• Demon Fall Supreme gave Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor a purple ribbon of Evil Tide rules and instructed him to represent his stance when contacting the Decayed Civilization.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor returned to the Iron-Blood Civilization battlefield and prepared a time-space formation to contact the Decayed Civilization.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor called upon King of Decay Zandin through a vortex connected to the Dimensional Esophagus.
• The connection reached the Decayed Civilization roughly twelve million years earlier, where three high-ranking figures were gathered atop the Towers of Decay.

The chapter described the Decayed Civilization’s Three Kings of Decay and the debate over whether to transform the Star Realm into decay or pursue Dimensional Hegemony. It left off with Emperor of Depravity Xili'ao offering Prophet of Radiance Saliya a place as the second King of Decay.

• The God of Destruction Zanding argued that the Star Realm’s growth made transforming it entirely into decay impossible and pushed for Dimensional Hegemony.
• Emperor of Depravity Xili'ao continued to believe the Star Realm’s expansion would eventually end, allowing the Decayed Civilization to make it fall through unceasing Decay Transformation.
• After two hundred and thirty thousand years of expansion, the Decayed Civilization controlled four Star Sectors, but its Dominators had grown less confident in ranging Across the Astral Realm.
• Zanding rose to power as Xili'ao’s plan lost support and called for Dimensional Hegemony.
• Xili'ao encountered Prophet of Radiance Saliya and offered him the status of the second King of Decay.

The chapter recounts how Enlightenment Prophet Saria brought Radiance World into the Decayed Civilization and helped guide its rise. It leaves Zandin remembering Saria’s warning that Dimensional Hegemony was the only path offering a sliver of life, and sensing that Saria feared something.

• Fallen Emperor Sirio recruited Enlightenment Prophet Saria, who joined the Decayed Civilization and killed a Level-8 Peak prophet who resisted the transformation.
• Saria enhanced the Decayed Civilization’s Decay Rule-based system and used prophecy to guide its expansion for roughly a hundred thousand years.
• Saria once said the Decayed Civilization’s progress was too slow, while his strange methods and past violence left many Dominators wary of him.
• Around thirty thousand years ago, as the Decayed Civilization fought seven top-level civilizations and the Anti-Decayed Civilization Alliance grew, Saria approached God of Destruction Zandin.
• Saria told Zandin that the path Across the Astral Realm could not reach its end and that only Dimensional Hegemony offered a sliver of life.
• Zandin remembered Saria’s expressionless face and sensed that the Enlightenment Prophet was afraid of something.

Zandin and the Enlightenment Prophet led the Decayed Civilization toward Dimensional Hegemony, choosing to explore the Flowing Light Retrospective World. The chapter ended with the Prophet arguing that powerful light could reverse spacetime, while Zandin insisted he believed only in his own strength.

• Zandin and the Enlightenment Prophet allied and shifted the Decayed Civilization’s focus from the Across the Astral Realm Strategy to preparations for Dimensional Hegemony.
• The Fallen Emperor asked which spacetime they would target, and Zandin proposed the Despair World.
• The Enlightenment Prophet recommended using the Dimensional Esophagus to reach the Flowing Light Retrospective World, and the Decayed Civilization began exploring it with the support of many Decay-Type Dominators.
• The Enlightenment Prophet asked Zandin whether he believed in light, and Zandin replied that he believed only in his own strength.
• The Enlightenment Prophet claimed that sufficiently fast light and powerful Rules of Light could reverse spacetime.

The Enlightenment Prophet revealed that the Decayed Civilization had used the Power of Light to open channels to the future and identify the Evil Tide Civilization, which was four-thirds as strong. As the three Kings of Decay considered opening a second channel, the Enlightenment Prophet questioned whether Demon Fall Supreme’s invitation was a conspiracy.

• The Enlightenment Prophet explained that the Star Realm’s balance had paired the Decayed Civilization with the Evil Tide Civilization from twelve million years in the future.
• God of Destruction Zanding reacted with disbelief when the Prophet said the Evil Tide was roughly four-thirds as strong as the Decayed Civilization.
• The Prophet revealed that the Decayed Civilization had opened three Space-Time Channels, but one had collapsed after three Dominators failed to return from the future.
• The three Kings of Decay weighed the cost and risks of using their second Space-Time Channel as interference in the future stirred turmoil around the Evil Tide.
• The Enlightenment Prophet asked whether Demon Fall Supreme’s invitation might be a conspiracy.

The Decayed Civilization debated Demon Fall Supreme’s request for support in splitting the Evil Tide Civilization, while also weighing Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor’s alarming claims about other powers. God of Destruction Zanding chose to intervene personally, and Demon Fall Supreme remained prepared to act even if his plan failed to lure anyone in.

• Enlightenment Prophet warned that Demon Fall Supreme’s exposed position required a decision within two hundred years and a force sent through the Space-Time Channel within a thousand.
• God of Destruction Zanding approved support, judging that breaking the Evil Tide from within could raise the Decayed Civilization’s chance of victory by at least fifty percent.
• Zandin said Demon Fall Supreme wanted two hundred Dominators and three Level-8 Peak Dominators, but Enlightenment Prophet said he could send only one hundred and twenty and at most two Level-8 Peak Dominators.
• Zanding ordered Enlightenment Prophet to increase the Gate of Space-Time’s output, asked about using the Source Tracing Stone, and announced he would personally go.
• Undying Supreme asked Demon Fall Supreme how confident he was in the plan, and Demon Fall Supreme admitted he did not know but intended to remove unstable factors in the Evil Tide even if no fish took the bait.

Demon Fall Supreme judged the Decayed Civilization’s influence and concluded it could not make him betray the Evil Tide Civilization, though it could threaten wavering Demon Emperors. He prepared to start a civil war by purging suspected rebels, including Liè Chǐ, and chose to take part himself.

• Demon Fall Supreme tested the Power of Decay and decided its rules differed fundamentally from Evil Tide demonization and did not make the Decayed Civilization stronger.
• Demon Fall Supreme rejected the idea of defecting and remembered the Level-9 Being whose transformation had taken place in the Demon Territory Depths.
• Demon Fall Supreme told the Undying Supreme that Liè Chǐ and other wavering Demon Emperors had to be eliminated as the Evil Tide Civilization’s civil war began.
• Demon Fall Supreme recalled the Wizard Civilization’s imperfect Reverse Demonization experiments and considered them a troubling sign.
• Demon Fall Supreme resolved to trigger Decay Transformation early and purge likely rebels, choosing to enter the conflict himself.

The Evil Tide Civilization’s leaders estimated that up to 150 Demon Emperors might rebel as the Decayed Civilization approached, while the Wizard Civilization continued suppressing corrupted and rebellious forces across several battlefronts. The chapter left the Bostan Civilization’s defeat ongoing as Saine prepared to address its problems.

• The Demon Fall Supreme told the Undying Supreme that 34 Demon Emperors were confirmed traitors and estimated that 130 to 150 might rebel, with many coming from Youhuang’s command.
• The Undying Supreme warned the Demon Fall Supreme not to tell Youhuang about the situation, and the Demon Fall Supreme said the enemy would arrive within roughly two thousand years.
• Master Victor and Knight Sethy defeated two Chris Civilization fleet groups and sent them to containment platforms while the Wizard Civilization planned to suppress the Chris Civilization’s home starfield without indiscriminate slaughter.
• Kaseda and Alice continued battling the Faceless One Legion; Kaseda kept the partly decayed Faceless King alive for study, while the Wizard Civilization killed a corrupted Dominator and condemned a defector to death.
• Wizard Civilization forces continued encircling the Bostan Civilization across the Illusion Star Sea Star Territory, driving its fleet groups into repeated defeats.

As Wizard Civilization fought the Bostan Civilization in the Illusion Star Sea Star Territory, several Immortal Domain Saints arrived to visit Saine or lend support on other fronts. The chapter ended with Befu trying to redirect the stubborn Fa Hai to the Silver Soul World Battlefield.

• Saine’s forces struggled to break through the Bostan Civilization fleet’s tight defensive formation while he considered the political consequences of the campaign.
• Duan Ning traveled to the Wizard Star Region to visit Saine, while Destruction Giant Ape Wukong headed to the Crystal Wall World Group battlefield to fight.
• The Rakshasa Maiden flew to the Evil Tide front to seek out Pinas, and Fa Hai arrived after the Buddhism Sect sent him away from his hunt for a Level-8 Black Snake Demon Emperor.
• Befu told Fa Hai that Wizard Civilization did not need outside help and suggested that he support the undead at the Silver Soul World Battlefield.
• Fa Hai reacted with disbelief at the suggestion that he help the undead.

Befu persuaded Fa Hai to aid Silver Soul World, while Wizard Civilization’s forces overwhelmed the Crystal Wall World Group’s gods. Wukong arrived, found the God of Savagery and Violence already outnumbered, and left the battle to others as the God of Dark Nightmare faced defeat.

• Befu convinced Fa Hai to travel to Silver Soul World and support its undead against the Evil Tide.
• Wukong arrived at the Crystal Wall World Group battlefield and struck the God of Savagery and Violence, then withdrew when he saw four opponents already ganging up on him.
• The Moon Goddess greeted Wukong and considered fully aligning her divine system with Wizard Civilization after the conflict.
• Wukong put an arm around the God of the Stars and watched the God of Savagery and Violence continue to be beaten.
• Destruction Spring enveloped the God of Dark Nightmare, while Death Spring watched excitedly as the Level-7 god neared defeat.

Destruction Spring received God of Dark Nightmare’s Death Element Godhead as the Crystal Wall World Group rebellion was crushed, while the God of Savagery and Violence also fell. As Blade Queen Lisa left to reinforce Saine, Destruction Spring lost control of its Destruction Power and attacked God of the Stars, leaving Yin to watch his response.

• Destruction Spring killed God of Dark Nightmare and gave his Death Element Godhead to Death Spring, which immediately fused with it.
• Naige'er arranged for God of Dark Nightmare’s corpse to be collected as material, and the allied forces divided up the remaining spoils and defeated the Crystal Wall World Group legions.
• Destruction Giant Ape Wukong estimated the God of Savagery and Violence could last at most thirty years, then offered God of the Stars a Yellow Plum.
• After the Crystal Wall World Group rebellion was settled, Naige'er stayed to discuss future relations with God of the Stars, while Blade Queen Lisa led the Zerg Legion to reinforce Saine.
• Destruction Spring absorbed more Destruction Power and began losing control; Wukong approached to stop it, but Destruction Spring launched a cone of Destruction Power at God of the Stars as Yin watched.

Destruction Spring unleashed a frenzied assault on the God of the Stars, prompting Destruction Giant Ape to intervene before his friend lost himself to destruction. As the battle settled, Death Spring ascended to Dominator, and Destruction Bull Gegelong arrived with the Destruction Throne to calm Destruction Spring.

• Destruction Spring attacked the God of the Stars, who spread his Star Domain while the other powerhouses watched.
• The Moon Goddess stopped the God of Fire Cultivation from joining the fight, explaining that Destruction Spring was only playing with the God of the Stars.
• Destruction Giant Ape charged at Destruction Spring to calm him, allowing the God of the Stars to withdraw from the battle.
• Death Spring broke through from Level 6 Peak to Level 7 and became a Dominator while the battlefield's attention remained on the clash.
• Destruction Bull Gegelong arrived with the Destruction Throne, which absorbed the excess Destruction Power and helped Destruction Spring regain his composure.

After Wukong helped Destruction Spring regain his senses, Wizard Civilization’s leaders prepared to move on from the battle and Saine learned that the Immortal Domain had also noticed strange activity within Evil Tide Civilization. The chapter ended with Saine and Duan Ning discussing Nasi Xiu’s departure into the depths of the starry sky, armed with the Four Swords of Zhuxian.

• Destruction Spring calmed down and withdrew from his fight with Wukong, who then flew over to catch up with Gegelong.
• Wukong learned that Blood Flood Dragon Little Red was in the Knight Continent Secret Realm, while Naige'er organized the Wizard Civilization forces and prepared to relocate after the God of Savagery and Violence fell.
• Saine withdrew from the battle against Bostan Civilization and met his adopted sister Duan Ning, who told him the Immortal Domain had also noticed an anomaly in Evil Tide Civilization and that Duan Po was still overseeing its frontline.
• Saine reviewed Wizard Civilization’s intelligence and noticed that Zi You had missed two planned meetings, deepening his concern about Evil Tide Civilization.
• Duan Ning told Saine that Nasi Xiu had gone exploring alone with the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and Saine and Duan Ning discussed his bold temperament and potential.

Saine directed Wizard Civilization’s response to Bostan Civilization’s betrayal, offering the Crystal Wall World Group and Silver Lamp World a share of its spoils. He then considered the changes within Evil Tide Civilization and ordered an attempt to contact Zi You or Sylvanas through the Raptor Demon Emperor.

• Saine told Naige'er to have the Crystal Wall World Group join the war against Bostan Civilization, promising assistance and a share of the spoils while making its cooperation a test of its attitude.
• Saine ordered Befu to ask Mu Yi and the other Silver Lamp True Spirits whether Silver Lamp World wanted a share of Bostan Civilization’s legacy.
• Saine adjusted command affairs and asked Befu about recent abnormalities in Evil Tide Civilization as Duan Ning watched him.
• Saine reflected on the intensifying battles across several fronts and the arrival of Sky Feather Civilization’s legions at the Evil Tide front lines.
• Saine ordered the Raptor Demon Emperor to contact Zi You and, if that failed, find a way to meet Sylvanas.

After repelling Demon Ancestor Lei Ji, Star Radiance Envoy Oren received a secret message from the Astral Realm Overseer about unusual movements within the Evil Tide Civilization. Oren summoned the Nine Stars Civilization’s leading Star Envoys, leaving the nature of the warning unresolved.

• Star Radiance Envoy Oren repelled Demon Ancestor Lei Ji’s assault and led the Nine Stars Civilization army in a countercharge.
• Oren reflected on how repeated plans to surround Evil Tide Devil Ancestors had failed, raising his suspicions that the Demon Subjugation Alliance had been infiltrated.
• Oren froze the surrounding space-time and communicated with the Astral Realm Overseer through a special channel.
• After the space-time returned to normal, Oren looked toward the Evil Tide Civilization with a grave expression.
• Oren summoned Star Radiance Envoy, Black Abyss Star Envoy, White Blue Star Envoy, Main Sequence Star Envoy, Tian Geng Star Envoy, Short White Star Envoy, and the others.

Star Radiance Envoy Oren gathered the Nine Stars Civilization’s leaders and prepared a secret general offensive against the Evil Tide Civilization. Meanwhile, Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor summoned his followers and announced that he would leave the Evil Tide Civilization to join the Decayed Civilization.

• Star Radiance Envoy Oren declared that the Nine Stars Civilization would launch a general offensive against the Evil Tide Civilization, despite some Star Envoys’ concerns.
• Oren said the Nine Stars Civilization would wait for an opportunity and would not alert the other members of the Demon Subjugation Alliance in advance.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor summoned his Demon Emperor subordinates beside a newly appeared Decay Time-Space Altar.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor announced that he would leave the Evil Tide Civilization and join the Decayed Civilization.

Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor began recruiting Demon Emperors to betray the Evil Tide Civilization, killing those who resisted as the Decayed Civilization opened a passage into the Demon Territory. The first wave of the Decay Legion emerged under the command of Autumn, a Level-8 Peak Decayed Dominator.

• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor saw several Demon Emperors accept his betrayal of the Evil Tide Civilization and began assigning them tasks.
• A Level-7 Demon Emperor tore at his Decay-corrupted flesh, denounced Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor, and attacked him.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor pierced the resisting Demon Emperor with the Teeth of Sharpness, while more than ten Decayed Demon Emperors overwhelmed a young Level-7 Demon Emperor whose consciousness had returned.
• The Time-Space Altar opened a vast passage, making Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor's actions impossible to hide.
• A large Decay Legion emerged from the passage, led by Autumn, a Level-8 Peak Decayed Dominator who wielded the Power of Autumn.

Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor questioned the Decayed Civilization’s commitment after Autumn Dominator arrived instead of a Supreme-level expert. Autumn used his autumn laws and the Dim Yellow Leaf against the resisting Evil Tide demon emperors, leaving the rebellion’s forces under threat.

• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor anticipated that Demon Fall Supreme would rally hundreds of demon emperors to rebel against the Supreme Hall.
• Autumn Dominator emerged from the Space-Time Vortex and spread his autumn laws, slowing the movements of nearby Level-7 Dominators.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor asked Autumn where His Majesty Zandin was, but Autumn looked at him with contempt and ignored the question.
• Autumn urged the two weakened demon emperors to embrace decay, and one answered with a defiant cry of loyalty to Evil Tide.
• Autumn transformed the Dim Yellow Leaf into a storm of leaves that tore the defiant Level-7 demon emperor into fragments.

Demon Fall Supreme allowed the Decayed Civilization to spread through Evil Tide territory while waiting for more forces to gather, and Autumn forced Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor to help prepare the invasion. As Secluded Bamboo Supreme finally sent Evil Tide legions to respond, God of Destruction Zanding arrived with the Decayed Civilization’s elite core legion.

• Demon Fall Supreme decided to let wavering Devil Emperors perish and held back from confronting the Decayed Civilization until more forces gathered.
• Autumn killed two Devil Emperors, assigned combat roles, and ordered Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor to provide 1,479 Complete Rule Planes for the Space-Time Channel.
• Autumn left Xiao Bai with the Decayed Civilization and led the Decay Legion as its laws spread through the middle of Evil Tide territory.
• Demon Fall Supreme dulled the perceptions of many Evil Tide forces, allowing the Decay Transformation to spread until Secluded Bamboo Supreme and Darkness Demon Ancestor noticed it.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme sent Evil Tide legions toward the middle region as more than a hundred Decayed Dominators gathered and God of Destruction Zanding arrived.

God of Destruction Zanding arrived on the Surrounding Starfield battlefield and welcomed a growing group of defectors from the Evil Tide Civilization. As Decayed legions poured through the Space-Time Vortex, another powerhouse appeared—one who had reached Half-Nine.

• God of Destruction Zanding descended, and the Decay-Type Dominators bowed to him as the foremost figure of the Decayed Civilization.
• Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor and more than thirty Decay-Type Demon Emperors joined the Decayed side, including the Shura Demon Emperor.
• Zanding recognized the Shura Demon Emperor’s potential and gave him a rare Decay Pearl to aid his Decay Transformation or empower his weapon.
• The Shura Demon Emperor accepted the gift and wondered whether joining the Decayed Civilization was wise, but resolved to obey Demon Fall Supreme’s order.
• Decayed Civilization legions streamed through the Space-Time Vortex, and a Half-Nine powerhouse emerged.

Bone Emperor descended with the Decayed Civilization’s forces, displaying its vast collection of treasures while waiting with God of Destruction Zanding for Demon Fall Supreme. After Demon Fall Supreme arrived with more than a hundred and sixty defecting Demon Emperors, Zanding welcomed him as the Decayed Civilization’s Fourth King of Decay.

• Bone Emperor emerged from the Space-Time Vortex, revealing its powerful aura and wealth of World-Class Secret Treasures and Civilization Supreme Treasures.
• Bone Emperor joined God of Destruction Zanding and the other Decayed Civilization leaders, then complained about being summoned away from a newly discovered Death Element plane.
• Decayed Dominators continued streaming through the Space-Time Channel, bringing their number to 167 and still increasing.
• Bone Emperor accepted tribute from Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor while Zanding waited for Demon Fall Supreme to arrive.
• Demon Fall Supreme arrived with more than a hundred and sixty defecting Demon Emperors, bringing the total number of defectors to two hundred.
• God of Destruction Zanding welcomed Demon Fall Supreme and offered to accept him as the Decayed Civilization’s Fourth King of Decay.

Demon Fall Supreme denied that he intended to defect and instead declared war on the Decayed Civilization, urging the Evil Tide forces to purge the invaders. The Evil Tide Demon Emperors began attacking, while Shura Demon Emperor tore away his decayed flesh and crushed the Decay Pearl.

• Demon Emperor Kailute challenged Demon Fall Supreme over God of Destruction Zanding's claim that they would betray the Evil Tide Civilization.
• Demon Fall Supreme declared that Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor was the traitor and ordered the army to attack the Decayed Civilization legions.
• Demon Emperor Kailute drew his Purple Blade and charged the Decayed Civilization forces.
• Demon Fall Supreme ordered Shura Demon Emperor to attack, and Shura tore away his decayed flesh and crushed the Decay Pearl.
• Shura Demon Emperor roared for the Evil Tide forces to kill the Decayed Dominators.

The Demon Fall Supreme’s declaration triggered a chaotic battle as some Demon Emperors defected to the Decayed Civilization while others regained their senses and fought for the Evil Tide. A Decay-transformed Level-8 Female Demon Emperor begged the Demon Fall Supreme to kill her, and he sent a surging Evil Tide toward her.

• The Shura Demon Emperor crushed a Decay Pearl, attacked a Level-7 Decayed Dominator, and fought to escape with two other Level-7 Demon Emperors.
• The Bone Emperor threatened the Liè Chǐ Demon Ancestor over the Teeth of Sharpness, so Liè Chǐ activated the treasure against the Shura Demon Emperor and his allies to prove his loyalty.
• Evil Tide Demon Emperors either joined the Decayed Civilization or recovered their senses and battled the Decay-Type Dominators, turning the battlefield into a chaotic melee.
• A Decay-transformed Level-8 Early-Stage Female Demon Emperor attacked the Demon Fall Supreme with an exploding crystal and pleaded, “Kill me!”
• The Demon Fall Supreme sent a surging Evil Tide toward the Female Demon Emperor as she lost control of her body.

Demon Fall Supreme swallowed the Level-8 Female Demon Emperor after she completed her Decay Transformation, then fought God of Destruction Zanding. Zanding pressed Demon Fall Supreme back as the Evil Tide Legion collapsed, while he demanded to know whether Demon Fall Supreme could bear the consequences of deceiving the Decayed Civilization.

• The Level-8 Female Demon Emperor became a Decayed Dominator and was paralyzed by Demon Fall Supreme’s power as the Evil Tide approached.
• God of Destruction Zanding charged at Demon Fall Supreme, but Demon Fall Supreme swallowed the Female Demon Emperor before Zanding could rescue her.
• Zanding struck Demon Fall Supreme with his destructive power, destroying vast amounts of the purple Evil Tide as he searched for the swallowed Dominator.
• The Evil Tide Legion began collapsing amid infighting, and Demon Fall Supreme retreated under Zanding’s attacks.
• Zanding again challenged Demon Fall Supreme over the consequences of deceiving the Decayed Civilization.

The Decayed Civilization’s hidden agents revolted within the Evil Tide, while allied forces attacked from outside and threw the front into chaos. Star Radiance Envoy Oren denied ordering the allied attacks and committed the Nine Stars Civilization to reclaiming the Muddled Sea Star Territory.

• Dozens of Deeply Decayed Demon Emperors and allied civilizations acted as the Decayed Civilization’s contingencies, but Demon Fall Supreme had only pretended to surrender.
• Rebellious Demon Emperors opened gaps in the Evil Tide’s defenses, allowing Demon Subjugation Alliance legions to attack into the Evil Tide Depths.
• Allied leaders angrily questioned the Nine Stars Civilization after their forces and unauthorized Dominators launched attacks without orders.
• Star Radiance Envoy Oren denied issuing the Battle Orders and warned that unauthorized Dominators might not be on their side.
• Oren ordered the Nine Stars Civilization to follow its original plan and lead an assault on the Muddled Sea Star Territory with the Black Abyss Star Envoy.