Recaps

After the Death Mourning Civilization War, Saine returned to the Wizard Civilization with his Mechanical Dominators and received a secret envoy from the Evil Tide Civilization. Saine returned the White Spine Scepter to Demon Emperor Raymond, while the Evil Tide Civilization sought to gauge the Wizard Civilization’s stance.

• Genji marveled that the Four Directions Civilization had ended a top-level war in only 1,678 years.
• Saine left the division of the spoils and future cooperation to others, then led his Mechanical Dominators away from the Death Mourning Star Territory and back to the Wizard Civilization.
• A Free Blade Civilization Dominator remarked that the Mechanical Creatures followed Saine with devotion unmatched by the followers of faith-based gods.
• Demon Emperor Raymond arrived at Renault Star City as an envoy from Zi You and the Evil Tide Supreme Hall, congratulated Saine, and probed the Wizard Civilization’s position.
• Saine gave Demon Emperor Raymond the White Spine Scepter, asking him to return it to the Evil Tide Supreme Hall after Saine had removed one-third of its components.

Saine and Demon Emperor Raymond negotiated deeper ties between Wizard Civilization and Evil Tide Civilization, agreeing to semi-public exchanges without committing to a full strategic alliance. They left the meeting with Evil Tide’s support for Wizard Civilization’s planned strikes against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan, though Raymond withheld the identity of Evil Tide’s informant.

• Demon Emperor Raymond offered to let Saine keep the White Spine Scepter long-term, but Saine moved on without further bargaining.
• Raymond revealed that he had fought on the Dimensional Esophagus Battlefield for ten thousand years and could not share its intelligence without a formal strategic cooperation contract.
• Saine declined to commit all of Wizard Civilization, but proposed semi-public exchanges of goods and information with Evil Tide Civilization.
• Saine asked Evil Tide to coordinate with Wizard Civilization on the Demon Subjugation Alliance Battlefield and support planned expeditions against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan.
• Raymond promised Evil Tide’s support against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and disclosed that Evil Tide had an informant there, but refused to identify them.

After Demon Emperor Raymond returned to Evil Tide Civilization, Saine concluded that it was nearing collapse and decided to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly within five hundred years. He outlined plans to strengthen Wizard Civilization’s alliances and launch new expeditions after the assembly.

• Saine kept the White Spine Scepter Raymond brought and considered how Evil Tide Civilization’s war in the Dimensional Esophagus affected its conflict with the Demon Subjugation Alliance.
• Befu returned from the Death Mourning Civilization Battlefield after Saine summoned her, though she had not finished overseeing the postwar cleanup.
• Saine told Befu that he planned to hold the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly within five hundred years because Evil Tide Civilization seemed close to collapse.
• Saine proposed publicizing closer cooperation with Silver Soul World and Free Blade Civilization and approaching War God Peak Civilization as a potential ally.
• Saine said he planned to launch expeditions against Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan after the assembly.

After agreeing to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly early, Saine returned to his laboratory to continue upgrading the Faceless Mask by merging it with Darkness Space. As Wall-E drove a needle forged around a Heart Piercing Bone Nail into the mask’s black crystal, a violent Law Tide erupted across the Land of Ashes.

• Befu accepted Saine’s plan to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly early, then toured the Land of Ashes before leaving.
• Saine returned to his laboratory and focused on merging Darkness Space into the Faceless Mask while keeping the mask as the primary body.
• Saine ordered Wall-E to use a specially forged Rule Needle to carve the magic array patterns he wanted into Darkness Space.
• Wall-E slowly drove the Rule Needle toward the black crystal embedded in the Faceless Mask’s forehead.
• A violent Law Tide swept out of the laboratory and surged across the Land of Ashes.

Saine’s experiment to upgrade the Faceless Mask triggered a massive law disturbance that drew the Wizard World’s Guardians, Befu, and Master Douglas to the Ash True Spirit Tower. Saine called on the Wizard World’s Plane Will to supply origin power, and Douglas concluded that Wizard Civilization was about to gain another Civilization Supreme Treasure.

• A balance-breaking Law Tide erupted from Saine’s Ash True Spirit Tower, prompting Guardian of Spring, Guardian of Summer, and Guardian of Autumn to rush toward it.
• Befu turned back to help the Guardians protect the Land of Ashes, while experts across the Wizard World, including Master Douglas, sensed the disturbance.
• Saine destroyed Darkness Space and the crystal housing Scarlet Guihua Shi’s true spirit while upgrading the Faceless Mask, but found that it lacked sufficient Origin Power.
• Saine rejected using fragments of other treasures to replenish the Faceless Mask’s origin and asked the Wizard World’s Plane Will for help.
• The Plane Will gathered dense Plane Origin Light around the Ash True Spirit Tower, and Master Douglas arrived and declared that Wizard Civilization was about to gain another Civilization Supreme Treasure.

Saine used the Wizard World’s Origin Power to begin transforming the Faceless Mask into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, a complex experiment that kept him in the Ash True Spirit Tower while the Wizard Alliance prepared its 29th Assembly. Wizard Civilization invited several powerful allies, including War God Peak Civilization, and the chapter left the coming assembly poised to reveal a new bloc centered on Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain.

• The Wizard World’s Origin Light surged around the Ash True Spirit Tower as Saine focused on transforming the Faceless Mask, an experiment that continued for far longer than fifty years.
• Because Saine remained in the laboratory, the Imperial Council was postponed, while Befu and other Wizard Civilization leaders issued the schedule and invitations for the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.
• Wizard Civilization invited the Immortal Domain, Silver Soul World, Free Blade Civilization, and War God Peak Civilization, but did not invite White Cloud Flowing Tuo World or Twisted Shadow Civilization.
• Belica offered War God Peak Civilization reconstruction aid and an interest-free loan of ten billion Magic Coins on Saine’s behalf, distinguishing Wizard Civilization’s concrete support from the Demon Subjugation Alliance’s overtures.
• Leng Feng accepted the invitation and pledged to attend the assembly personally, planning to settle War God Peak Civilization’s internal affairs before traveling to Wizard Civilization.
• Wizard Civilization informed Evil Tide Civilization that it would hold an assembly, and Evil Tide’s High-Level took the announcement as confirmation of matters Demon Emperor Raymond had secured during his diplomatic visit.

After spending 136 years upgrading the Faceless Mask into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, Saine attended the Imperial Council in Sky City and proposed major changes to Wizard Civilization’s alliances and war plans. The council heard his proposals and examined a captured level-seven shadow-element Dominator carrying intelligence about the Evil Tide and Decayed Civilizations.

• Saine completed the Faceless Mask’s transformation into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, gaining the Darkness Space ability.
• Saine left the Ash True Spirit Tower, lent the Faceless Mask to Master Douglas for research, and learned that Master Naige'er supported his motions.
• At the Imperial Council, Saine proposed declaring war on the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan after the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.
• Saine proposed a closer alliance with the Immortal Domain, Silver Soul World, and Free Blade Civilization, while postponing a decision on the War God Peak Civilization.
• Saine proposed full cooperation with the Evil Tide Civilization and presented a captured level-seven shadow-element Dominator bearing firsthand intelligence about the Evil Tide’s clash with the Decayed Civilization.

After the Shadow King reported on the Dimensional Esophagus Battlefield, Saine learned that Dominators from Decay Time-Space were also watching the war and that the Decayed Civilization held the advantage. Saine proposed full cooperation with Evil Tide Civilization, while Wizard Civilization’s magicians discussed exploring the Flowing Light Retrospective World.

• The Shadow King told Saine and the other Wizard Civilization leaders that it had lost 30% of its Dominator Omnipotent Soul after being caught in crossfire in the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• The Shadow King reported seeing three unidentified Dominators, including one at Level 8, and Saine explained that some observers came from Decay Time-Space.
• Thales Cansin said he would visit the Flowing Light Retrospective World after finishing his cross-star-zone teleportation magic, and Saine said he would go with him.
• The Shadow King reported that the Decayed Civilization was advancing, that it had witnessed three Dominator deaths, and that the battlefield’s central regions had become forbidden zones.
• Saine proposed full cooperation with Evil Tide Civilization, prompting debate among the Wizard Civilization powerhouses.
• Saine dismissed the frightened Shadow King from the meeting, and it hurried out of the conference hall.

After the Imperial Council approved reforms expanding rights for several groups, Saine left for the Land of Divinefall to speak with the Gray Mist Level-9. Passing through Faelun Continent, he saw how his apprentice Felin and former allies had shaped its flourishing state.

• Wizard Civilization's upper echelons approved Saine's proposal to expand the Kada Star Thief Group and grant the Black Magician community greater rights, along with Befu's proposal to include the Sea Race, Subhumans, and magical beast clans.
• The Imperial Council ended after a year and a half, and Saine departed for the Land of Divinefall to meet the Gray Mist Level-9.
• Saine passed through Faelun Continent, where his apprentice Felin had filled the skies with Floating Cities and become known as the King of Floating Cities.
• The chapter described how Lady of the Night, Wojin, and Mystra had developed after following Rose or Saine, while Mystra began planning travels across several territories.
• Faelun Continent remained an important Wizard Civilization trial territory, hosting Knights, Mages, and other powerful beings.

Saine met Gray Mist Level-9 in the Time-Space Crack and invited him to leave his cramped refuge for the Faceless Mask. Gray Mist Level-9 refused at first, but Saine offered to take him to the Dimensional Battlefield and help him seek a way out after the Dimensional Hegemony.

• Saine saw Gray Mist Level-9 more clearly and watched him change into a human form.
• Saine offered to find Gray Mist Level-9 a new place to stay, but Gray Mist Level-9 said he was comfortable in the Time-Space Crack.
• Saine reflected on the Wizard Civilization's treatment of the remnants of past civilizations and Gray Mist Level-9's hatred of the Astral Realm Rules.
• Saine urged Gray Mist Level-9 to enter the Faceless Mask and join him in exploring the road ahead.
• Saine offered to take Gray Mist Level-9 to the Dimensional Battlefield and flung the Faceless Mask toward him.

Saine offered Gray Mist Level-9 shelter in the Faceless Mask and a chance to see the Star Realm, while Gray Mist weighed the proposal against the possibility of relying on himself. Gray Mist agreed to stay under a new Rule Contract and began improving the mask’s concealment.

• Gray Mist Level-9 examined Saine’s Faceless Mask and its Darkness Space, recognizing it as a Civilization Supreme Treasure and considering the danger of prolonged isolation within it.
• Saine invited Gray Mist Level-9 to reside in the mask and offered to take him to the Dimensional Battlefield of the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• Gray Mist Level-9 considered Saine’s offer, his fear of Lilith, and the value of relying on himself before agreeing to stay temporarily under a new Rule Contract.
• Gray Mist Level-9 offered to improve the Faceless Mask’s ability to conceal its aura and hide itself.
• Gray Mist Level-9 infused the Faceless Mask with gray laws, subtly changing its color and grade as Saine watched.

Saine signed Gray Mist Level-9’s Rule Contract after Gray Mist enhanced his Faceless Mask with Mist Rules. Gray Mist then revealed that two or three other powerful hidden beings were living in the Land of Divinefall, and Saine considered recruiting them for Wizard Civilization.

• Gray Mist Level-9 added Mist Rules to Saine’s Faceless Mask, allowing Saine to conceal his Dominator aura more effectively.
• Gray Mist gave Saine a Rule Contract, and Saine signed it with his true name and True Spirit Imprint.
• Gray Mist revealed that two or three other Hidden Powerhouses remained in the Land of Divinefall, some of whom had come seeking him.
• Saine asked whether the hidden beings could be recruited and offered them Wizard Civilization’s support, including a path toward leaving the Star Realm through the Evil Tide Civilization.

Saine learned that Gray Mist Level-9 planned to take the Bronze Gate and key as his escape route, then explored the Land of Divinefall to find the hidden powerhouses Gray Mist Level-9 had mentioned. He opened the maze’s central Dragon-shaped Bronze Gate by force and entered a dark chamber, where a red-dressed girl greeted him.

• Gray Mist Level-9 told Saine to negotiate with the hidden powerhouses himself and said he would take the Bronze Gate and key as a safeguard.
• Saine asked whether a Star Realm powerhouse could survive a Rule-based transformation, but Gray Mist Level-9 rejected the idea and favored breaking into a higher dimension instead.
• Saine left the Time-Space Crack and used the Faceless Mask to discover two powerful beings concealed in the Land of Divinefall.
• Saine followed the mask’s route to the maze’s center, where he detected a peak Level-8 Dominator and found a Dragon-shaped Bronze Gate.
• Saine opened the gate without a key, entered the dark chamber, and saw a red-dressed little girl who laughed and welcomed him.

Saine confronted a Level-8 Peak red-clothed woman hiding in a maze in the Land of Divinefall and used the threat of his Mechanical God True Body to persuade her to leave. After she backed down, Saine instead invited her to join the Wizard Alliance.

• Saine identified himself as Ash True Spirit and demanded that the red-clothed woman leave the Land of Divinefall, which he said belonged to the Wizard Civilization.
• The red-clothed woman responded ominously, so Saine began manifesting his Mechanical God True Body and revealed the pressure of his Half-Level-9 strength.
• Wizard Civilization trial-goers spotted the towering Mechanical God True Body and recognized Saine, while the red-clothed woman reconsidered confronting him.
• The red-clothed woman agreed to leave, and Saine dismissed his Mechanical God True Body rather than fight her.
• Saine told the red-clothed woman she could remain and asked whether she would join the Wizard Alliance.

Saine demanded that the Red-Clothed Woman either join the Wizard Alliance or leave the Land of Divinefall, while searching for other Dominators to bring under the Alliance’s control. The Red-Clothed Woman agreed to join and received an invitation to the upcoming 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.

• The Red-Clothed Woman asked Saine whether he had met Cthulhu, but Saine denied knowing what she meant and insisted she choose between joining the Wizard Alliance and leaving.
• Saine gave the Red-Clothed Woman 300 hourglasses to decide, then went to a ruined structure and offered the same terms to a Level-8 Late-Stage Dominator.
• The veiled Dominator fled into the void, and Saine chose not to pursue him because he could not easily capture him before the Alliance Assembly.
• Saine returned to the Red-Clothed Woman, who agreed to join the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine gave the Red-Clothed Woman a Crystal Ball detailing her benefits and obligations and told her she would attend the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly with him.

Saine brought Hongxia, a Level-8 Peak Dominator, out of the Land of Divinefall after she joined the Wizard Alliance, while keeping the Gray Mist Level-9 concealed in his Faceless Mask. Back in Wizard Civilization, he asked Master Norton to help turn the Interstellar Prison into a recruitment and training link for the expanding Kada Star Thief Group, and Hongxia showed interest in going with it.

• Saine retrieved the Gray Mist Level-9 from the Land of Divinefall and left with Hongxia after inviting young Wizard Civilization trial participants to meet him at the Wizard Alliance Assembly in two hundred years.
• As they passed through Faelun Continent, Saine asked Hongxia whether she sensed any changes in him, and she failed to detect the Gray Mist Level-9 hidden in his Faceless Mask.
• Saine returned to Wizard Civilization and met Master Norton, the True Spirit Dominator who continued to serve as warden of the Interstellar Prison.
• Saine asked Norton to identify prisoners suitable for recruitment and to prepare a plan connecting the prison with Master Naige'er's expanding Kada Star Thief Group.
• Hongxia said the Star Thief Group sounded interesting when Saine asked whether she wanted to gain experience with it.

Saine sent the Red-Clothed Woman to tour Wizard Civilization with Decepticons and Optimus Prime, then traveled toward Howling Stone World for the next Wizard Alliance Assembly. He spent seven years relaxing among young magicians and knights on Baisha Fengli World.

• Saine assigned Decepticons and Optimus Prime to show the Red-Clothed Woman around Wizard Civilization and reminded them to attend the Wizard Alliance Assembly in two hundred years.
• Saine chose to travel toward Howling Stone World rather than return to Wizard World, using the time before the assembly to inspect Wizard Civilization.
• Saine visited Baisha Fengli World, a Mid-Level World known for Earth Elemental resources and its popular tourist destinations.
• Saine mingled with young magicians and knights, sunbathed and fished by the sea, and stayed on Baisha Fengli World for seven years.
• A Level-2 native flirted with Saine, mistaking the leader of Wizard Civilization for an ordinary Level-1 Magician.

After touring several Wizard Civilization planes, Saine traveled to Titan World before heading with its gods to the Howling Stone World assembly. The chapter left Odin and Lisa poised to join the Wizard Alliance’s coming major announcements, with Odin and Saine’s former enemies now close allies.

• Saine visited several planes, including Activated Fairy World, where he considered its role in Wizard Civilization and Tianyuan Pineapple’s prospects for becoming a Dominator.
• Saine visited Titan World and obtained a vial of Thor’s Dominator’s Blood in exchange for agreeing to reinforce Thor’s hammer.
• Thor inspected Saine’s Thunder God Fortress Group and two Source Energy Sub-Cities, whose combined appearance forced Goddess of Dawn to adjust Titan World’s rules.
• Odin led Saine and Titan World’s gods toward the Howling Stone World assembly, while Saine reflected on how their former enemies had become friends.
• Saine recognized that Odin and Lisa already knew about the major matters Wizard Civilization planned to announce at the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.

Saine traveled with the Titan God Race to the Howling Stone World Venue, where he encountered the Ghost Crow King showing off its Dominator status and courting a female bird god. After recognizing Saine, the Ghost Crow King abandoned its display of vanity toward others and eagerly went ahead to clear the way for his group.

• Titan God Queen Andaire pressed Saine and Gongsun Wudi to have a child as they traveled toward Howling Stone World.
• Saine encountered the Ghost Crow King, who swept through the Star Realm with a vast flock of Ghost Crows to impress the Wizard Alliance gods.
• The Ghost Crow King gave a Dominator Feather to a Level-6 subordinate to deliver to a Level-5 female bird god it wanted to court.
• The Ghost Crow King noticed the Titan fleet formations, heard Saine greet it, and hurried over to pay his respects.
• The Ghost Crow King offered to clear the way, then flew ahead toward Howling Stone World with its Dominator True Body unleashed.

Saine arrived at Howling Stone World for the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly, where roughly 147 Dominators were expected to gather and decide Wizard Civilization’s plans for the coming millennia. He reunited with Master Tongtian as Wizard World’s native Dominators prepared to strengthen their standing within the Alliance.

• Saine and the Titan Gods arrived at Howling Stone World, where more than fifty Dominators were already present.
• Saine left the Titan Gods and mingled with Wizard Civilization’s native Dominators and Alliance delegates, including Baxia and his children.
• The chapter noted that native Wizard World Dominators made up nearly half of the expected attendees, while proposals sought to improve the Sea Race’s and demihumans’ status.
• Master Tongtian considered the strengths and potential tensions of Wizard Civilization’s alliance model as he surveyed the gathered Dominators.
• Master Tongtian greeted Saine, who addressed him as Duan Po, and they remarked on their reunion while Nasi Xiu remained absent.

Saine and the Wizard Civilization’s leaders welcomed delegations to the Howling Stone World Venue as attendance surpassed their estimate. The Goddess of Revenge arrived with six Death Mourning Dominators, including the badly injured Grave Digger Dominator, whose survival and admission to the Wizard Alliance had been supported by Green.

• Saine saw representatives from the Intercept Sect, Buddhism Sect, Demon Race, Exposition Sect, and Immortal Domain Dragon Race arrive at Howling Stone World.
• Friendly delegations continued arriving, pushing the number of attending Dominators beyond the estimated 147.
• Silver Knight arrived with four other Silver Soul World Dominators, while Rogge arrived early and spent time with his new wife, Kui.
• The Goddess of Revenge arrived with six Death Mourning Dominators, including three Level-8 Dominators: herself, Kui, and the Grave Digger Dominator.
• Saine recalled that Green had advocated for the Grave Digger Dominator’s admission after the Grave Digger had protected his wife, the severely injured Wraith Dominator, in battle.
• The Goddess of Revenge’s other companions included two female Undead Dominators and a Level-7 Death Element gnoll Dominator codenamed Titan and 017.

Saine opened the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly, where hundreds of thousands gathered and the assembled Dominators displayed Wizard Civilization’s growing power. As the assembly began, Saine hinted to the Gray Mist Level-9 that Wizard Civilization might already be following its own path Across the Astral Realm.

• Saine declared the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly open and began a tribute to the Alliance members who had died over the previous ten thousand years.
• The Mechanical Race and the Zerg attended in force, while the Red-Clothed Little Girl recalled her damaging spar with Blade Empress Lisa.
• The Red-Clothed Little Girl surveyed the assembly’s many powerful Dominators and considered how formidable Wizard Civilization had become.
• The Gray Mist Level-9 discussed Wizard Civilization’s rapid expansion with Saine from within the Faceless Mask.
• Saine suggested that Wizard Civilization’s development might itself be its path Across the Astral Realm, leaving the Gray Mist Level-9 silent.

At the Wizard Alliance Assembly, Saine announced closer ties with four allied civilizations and plans to reclaim more territory. He also called for an expedition against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World, winning overwhelming support and marking an open challenge to the Demon Subjugation Alliance.

• Gray Mist Level-9 watched the Ghost Crow King try to attract Ice Phoenix Tang Beierjina and the Hundred Spirits Immortal Phoenix, then remarked that being young was wonderful.
• Saine declared that the Wizard Civilization would continue expanding and establish a strategic community with the Immortal Domain, Silver Soul World, Free Blade Civilization, and War God Peak Civilization.
• Leng Feng apologized on Yun Long's behalf for his absence and gave Saine a rare black alloy, which Saine planned to use in an experiment involving the Gate of Resurrection.
• Saine proposed reclaiming the Netherworld Star Territory and advancing into the Light Dimension Country Star Region, promising not to abandon any Alliance Member Plane.
• Saine proposed an expedition against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World, and 556,982 votes supported the declaration of war.
• Klopp Knight told a Level-6 Magician to record the Alliance creatures who voted against the proposal or abstained.

Saine’s proposal to attack the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World passed at the Wizard Alliance Assembly, and he laid out plans for an Axis Alliance with four other Top-Level Civilizations. As Wizard Civilization prepared for a prosperous but war-filled era, an old sea turtle reflected on the opportunities and dangers awaiting the Alliance.

• The Wizard Alliance approved Saine’s proposal to march on the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World, while Klopp Knight ordered the dissenting votes recorded.
• Saine supplemented his proposal for establishing an Axis Alliance with four other Top-Level Civilizations and described Wizard Civilization’s long-term strategies.
• The narration noted that Alliance members who understood Wizard Civilization’s rules, like Elune and the Orc and Amethyst Crystal World leaders, had helped their civilizations thrive through loyalty and adaptability.
• An old sea turtle from Azure Wave World described the coming age of cross-star-region development as full of opportunities, challenges, and potential chaos to the Alliance powerhouses gathered around it.
• The old sea turtle looked from Saine to the enormous Dominators outside Howling Stone World and wondered whether it had glimpsed the future.

At the Wizard Alliance Assembly, a resolution granting Black Magicians rights and voting power passed, bringing long-awaited vindication to Master Naige'er and the Black Magician community. As Saine continued presenting the next item, Master Naige'er underwent a sudden transformation that signaled he was nearing Level-8 Peak.

• The Wizard Alliance Assembly passed Item 66, granting the Black Magician community rights and voting privileges by a vote of 51% in favor, 38% opposed, and 11% abstaining.
• Master Naige'er and the Black Magicians behind him wept with relief, while Lina, Zorro, and Fei'er supported their cause.
• As Saine explained Item 67, a jet-black barrier of law energy erupted around Master Naige'er and forced nearby Black Magicians to retreat.
• Saine flew to Master Naige'er as the assembly turned toward him, while representatives of other Top-Level Civilizations recognized that he was close to advancing to Level-8 Peak.