Recaps

After the Immortal Domain’s victory, Saine left Master Tongtian to continue the war and traveled to the Tianming Empire to discuss its future with Gongsun Wudi. She agreed to move part of the Tianming people into his Magic Cube while keeping half the Empire in its ancestral starry territories.

• Saine joined Master Tongtian after the battle, admired the Azure Lotus Sword’s growth, and promised to prepare equipment and pills for Tongtian’s journey into the distant starry sky.
• Master Tongtian said he would leave the Demon Subjugation Alliance’s war to Saine and Laozi so he could travel and temper himself.
• As the Chaos Void battle ended, Saine collected Level-9 materials and left his Mechanical Legion to support Master Tongtian.
• Saine flew beyond the Chaos Qi Sea and traveled through the star domains to the Tianming Empire.
• Saine proposed bringing Gongsun Wudi and the Tianming Empire into his Magic Cube, and Wudi agreed to take some of the Tianming people while leaving half the Empire in the starry sky.

Saine brought Gongsun Wudi to the Flowing Light Retrospective World as the Evil Tide Civilization prepared to leave the Material Star Realm through its Dimensional Ascension Gate. With the Seven Gates of Rules about to activate, Saine and other experts went to witness the next stage while the Evil Tide’s final evacuation continued.

• Saine judged that the Tianming Empire would eventually be discovered by the Immortal Domain, and Gongsun Wudi chose to accompany him rather than remain behind.
• Saine took Gongsun Wudi to the Flowing Light Retrospective World, where Star Wheel Demon Ancestor, Kailute, Shura Demon Ancestor, Raymond, and other Evil Tide elites had already entered the one-way Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• Nasi Xiu returned to the Flowing Light Retrospective World and joked with Demon Ancestor Gui Mie, who remained behind to speak with him.
• Zi You decided to stay with Saine, while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, Secluded Bamboo Supreme, Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, and Demon Ancestor Di Fa remained for their respective duties and farewells.
• Saine saw the Undying Supreme and Gray Mist Level-9 return after the Enlightenment Prophet’s apparent death, then led Secluded Bamboo Supreme and the others toward the Seven Gates of Rules as they neared activation.
• The Evil Tide Civilization continued evacuating its people and resources, accepting only carefully chosen Dominators from other civilizations and no Dominators from Top-Level Civilizations.

Saine and the others arrived at the Seven Gates of Rules, where Star Realm Dominators continued fighting over the gates while Undying Supreme and Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu held their positions. Cthulhu remained torn over whether to switch gates, and Undying Supreme kept searching for the meaning of his fate as the melee intensified the Destruction Factors in the Dimensional Esophagus.

• Saine and the others found two Half-Level-9 existences and five Level-8 Peak Dominators among those gathered at the Seven Gates of Rules.
• Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu hesitated between his chosen gate and the one occupied by Undying Supreme, whom he thought might agree to switch.
• Undying Supreme weighed three possible paths out of the Star Realm and recalled crucial information Pan Gu had shared after the battle in the Chaos Qi Sea.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme's Evil Tide Dominators watched more than a hundred Star Realm Dominators fight in shifting alliances over the remaining gates.
• The melee drove the Destruction Factors in the Dimensional Esophagus higher while Destruction Spring continued absorbing Destruction Power in the Flowing Light Retrospective World.

Saine watched the Dominators’ battle feed the seven Gates of Rules while the Destruction Spring continued to grow. After Cthulhu and the Undying Supreme poured out the Enlightenment Prophet’s blood, the gates reached 97.83%, prompting Cthulhu to demand more sacrifice and the Dominators to resume their bloody melee.

• Saine saw the Destruction Spring resonating with rules as the Grade-12 Black Lotus of Destruction spun toward transformation.
• Two thousand years later, more Dominator Craters had formed, while Pumpkin Head Nan Yang stayed near Saine and avoided the melee.
• Saine predicted the battle would continue, but Cthulhu attacked after the Astral Realm Will’s rejection left him only a little over three hundred years.
• Cthulhu and the Undying Supreme poured the Enlightenment Prophet’s Level-9 Blood into the sacrifice, bringing the Gates of Rules to 97.83%.
• Cthulhu roared at the Dominators, who resumed their chaotic melee to supply the remaining sacrifice.

Cthulhu tried to speed the Gate of Rules’ completion by driving the battlefield’s Dominators into greater madness, but the Undying Supreme and Saine refused to join the fighting. When attackers turned on Nan Yang, he defended himself with his Civilization Supreme Treasure-class Rice Straw, leaving Saine curious about its power.

• Cthulhu’s shriek intensified the melee, wounding and killing Dominators as the Gate of Rules continued to form.
• The Undying Supreme ignored Cthulhu’s plea for help and returned to contemplation.
• Saine refused to send his exhausted Wizard Alliance and Mechanical Civilization Dominators into the battle, saying the Gate Contention War was not their concern.
• After Saine turned away, Star Realm Dominators targeted Nan Yang, who faced attacks from every direction.
• Nan Yang swept his Rice Straw and caused three charging Dominators, including a Level-8 Dominator, to lose their heads, drawing Saine’s curious attention.

Nan Yang used Curse Descent Art to strip three Star Realm Dominators of their seven senses, while Saine studied and recorded the technique. The Gate of Rules reached 100% completion, and the Seven Gates connected to seven different dimensions of dimensional time-space.

• Nan Yang cursed three Star Realm Dominators, leaving them unable to restore their heads or fight effectively after losing their seven senses.
• Saine recognized the sensory-domain effect, considered how Sky Net might counter it, and recorded the battle with the Light of Wisdom.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor suggested that Evil Tide Civilization could wipe out the weakened Dominators, but Secluded Bamboo Supreme rejected the idea to avoid interfering with the Gate Contention War.
• Old Ruler Cthulhu continued releasing Old Day Aura and gray mist laws to intensify the battle and hasten the Gate of Rules' formation.
• The final two percent of the Gate of Rules' condensation completed 221 years after Cthulhu's shriek, and the Seven Gates connected to seven dimensions of dimensional time-space.

Cthulhu struggled to choose between the Gates of Rules as the remaining time in the Flowing Light Retrospective World dwindled. After attacking Dominators who tried to seize the gates, he entered the gate he had chosen and promised to meet the others in the Higher Dimensional Plane.

• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor sensed that the Gates of Rules connected to a different time-space than the Evil Tide Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• Cthulhu weighed the gate he had chosen against the gate behind Undying Supreme and two other promising gates.
• Dominators rushed toward the Gates of Rules and tried to approach Cthulhu and Undying Supreme, so Cthulhu attacked them with blades of gray mist.
• Undying Supreme offered to yield the gate behind him to Cthulhu, but Cthulhu followed his own choice and entered his gate in his Rules True Body.
• Cthulhu's gate reached saturation, and his voice promised the others they would meet again in the Higher Dimensional Plane.

As the Dominators fought over the Gates of Rules, Saine investigated the gate Cthulhu had used and discovered he could reach through it. He retrieved a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from the dimension beyond, confirming that Cthulhu had chosen the right door.

• After Cthulhu departed, the Dominators intensified their battles as every Gate of Rules reached 100%.
• The Destruction Spring absorbed the rising Destruction Factors and advanced further within the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• Saine approached the used Gate of Rules despite Little Tenth's concerns, then recognized its similarity to the connecting gate in Overseer Space.
• Saine passed his hand through the gate and retrieved a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from the dimension where Cthulhu had gone.
• Saine examined the stone and concluded that Cthulhu had chosen the right door.

Saine discovered that he could reach into Gates of Rules and retrieve Rule Crystals, drawing the attention of the surrounding Dominators. As the battle for the gates continued, Nan Yang approached the Undying Supreme and asked him to give up his gate.

• Saine pulled a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from a Gate of Rules, then found nothing when he tried reaching into it again.
• A Level-8 Peak pterosaur seized the gate Asu Man'er had wanted, and Asu Man'er attacked it before turning back to the battle.
• Saine approached the pterosaur's abandoned gate and pulled out a Cyan Rule Stone while the other Dominators watched.
• Nan Yang broke free from the Dominators restraining him and asked the Undying Supreme to give him his Gate of Rules.

Nan Yang bargained with Undying Supreme for permission to use the Gate of Rules, offering Fate Weaving Threads and a hoard of treasures. The chapter left Nan Yang agreeing to Undying Supreme's demands in exchange for access to the gate.

• Nan Yang offered Undying Supreme the Fate Weaving Threads, and he said he saw a web that was difficult to escape.
• Nan Yang presented a Crystal Ball, Rule Crystals, Dominator Remains, flags, Energy Crystals, and Rule Materials, but Undying Supreme said the payment was insufficient.
• Undying Supreme demanded Nan Yang's Pumpkin Head mask and Yin-Yang Curse Descent Grass, but Nan Yang offered a future favor instead.
• Undying Supreme demanded three unconditional acts of assistance, a portion of Nan Yang's Dominator blood essence, and a look at its face.
• Nan Yang hesitantly agreed, forming a binding bond of rules with Undying Supreme.

Nan Yang and the King of Myriad Forms entered Gates of Rules, leaving only three gates available as the Dominators' struggle intensified. A battered Level-7 Dominator was forced into another gate, enraging Asu Man'er.

• The Undying Supreme divided Nan Yang's essence blood with the Evil Tide Civilization, then yielded a Gate of Rules to her after she reminded Saine of their agreement and sent a rule-based Origami Crane toward the Decay Time-Space.
• Nan Yang put on her Pumpkin Head mask and entered the gate chosen by the Enlightenment Prophet.
• The King of Myriad Forms forced his way into a gate, then plucked out an eyeball and hurled it toward the distant starry sky.
• With only three gates left, impatient Asu Man'er attacked nearby Dominators and drew their opposition, losing ground near the gate he wanted.
• A Level-7 Dominator was beaten into Asu Man'er's desired gate, with only one-quarter of its body surviving, making it the fifth existence to enter a gate.

Saine suspected that one of the Seven Gates of Rules was a Death Gate, so he led the Evil Tide and Wizard Civilization powerhouses farther from the battlefield. After a Level-8 Peak metallic lifeform claimed a gate and fled back in terror, trapped inside, Saine urged everyone to retreat farther.

• Saine withdrew from the fighting behind the Magic Cube’s defenses and joined the Undying Supreme, the Secluded Bamboo Supreme, and other Evil Tide powerhouses.
• Saine warned his allies that they should retreat farther, and the Evil Tide and Wizard Civilization powerhouses moved away from the Land of Rules.
• A black metallic Level-8 Peak lifeform claimed a gate that Asu Man'er had been fighting for and entered it amid the other Dominators’ angry stares.
• The metallic lifeform soon ran back out in terror, struck the gate’s barrier, and could not escape or continue onward.
• Saine saw the metallic lifeform’s panic and immediately told those beside him to retreat farther.

Saine witnessed a black torrent emerge from beyond a Gate of Rules, consume a Level-8 Peak Dominator, and break through the gate to devastate the surrounding battlefield. After retreating, Saine learned that only a Level-9 Late-Stage force piloted by him could potentially endure the torrent and escape.

• Saine watched a terrified Level-8 Peak metal Dominator fail to escape through the Gate of Rules as a black torrent approached from beyond it.
• The torrent swallowed the metal Dominator and melted him away within seconds, alarming Saine and the nearby Dominators.
• Asu Man'er and a few other cautious Dominators fled, but the torrent bent the Gate of Rules' barrier until it shattered.
• The black torrent spread into the Flowing Light Retrospective World and killed more than a dozen nearby Level-7 and Level-8 Dominators.
• Saine asked the God of Machines how long it could survive the torrent, and it estimated that only a Level-9 Late-Stage fusion piloted by Saine could adapt and escape.

A black torrent poured through the Death Gate and devastated the Land of Rules, killing nearly seventy Dominators before its spread was checked. Saine observed the Astral Realm’s resistance as the survivors fled, and the battered Asu Man’er managed to survive by using his Civilization Supreme Treasure to cleanse the corruption.

• Saine watched the black torrent rage through the Land of Rules and realized that the Astral Realm Will and Rules were resisting it.
• The torrent weakened as it spread, but it swallowed and killed nearly seventy Dominators near the gates.
• The Destruction Spring absorbed the deaths and broke through a Minor Realm, while Little Tenth and Secluded Bamboo Supreme reacted to the destruction.
• Asu Man’er survived with nearly one-third of his body corroded, then used his staff’s Law Lightning to erase the black matter at the cost of severe injuries.
• About fifty Dominators remained, many badly wounded, as painful cries filled the devastated Land of Rules.

As the black torrent receded through the Gate of Rules, Saine approached it in the God of Machines and collected a small sample for study. He watched the damaged Gates of Rules begin to repair themselves, while the final unused door moved beyond the torrent’s shrinking threat range and someone made a move.

• Saine merged with the God of Machines and approached the retreating black torrent while the other Dominators watched in fear.
• Saine crafted special containers from rare materials and preserved three bottles of the black torrent for research.
• Saine studied the torrent’s clash with the Flowing Light Retrospective World’s rules and felt the Astral Realm’s rejection of the God of Machines intensify.
• The black torrent receded through the Gate of Rules, leaving pits in two Gates that gradually began to repair themselves.
• As the torrent shrank and the final unused door escaped its corrosive range, someone moved.

A wounded black-robed Level-8 Dominator rushed into the final Gate of Rules, which proved to be a Life Gate to a higher dimension. As the other gates closed and Asu Man'er raged over his failure, Saine realized the breached Death Gate remained open and wondered whether anyone would dare enter.

• A black-robed Level-8 Dominator charged toward the final gate, clutching a wooden statue and hoping to find a way to revive his wife.
• Several other Dominators followed, but Asu Man'er hesitated, fearing the final gate might be another Death Gate.
• The black-robed Dominator entered the gate, and its lack of any dangerous reaction revealed it was a normal Life Gate to a higher dimension.
• All Seven Gates of Rules closed, and Asu Man'er erupted in anger after failing to seize a gate despite his Half-Level-9 strength.
• Saine watched the black torrent recede and realized the breached Death Gate had not been repaired and was still open.

Saine sent a heavily fortified Source Energy Sub-City into the Death Gate to investigate the passage and discover what lay beyond it. As it advanced, it transmitted images of Black Torrents, strange rule phenomena, and attacks, before a fragmented scene shocked Saine.

• Saine challenged the Dominators to enter the Death Gate, but they fell silent and refused to act.
• As the Black Torrent retreated, Saine reinforced a Source Energy Sub-City with Blue Gold and Black Factor, then sent it through the still-open gate.
• The Source Energy Sub-City explored the passage and reported retreating Black Torrents, black Rule Crystals, and valuable rule phenomena to Saine.
• The Source Energy Sub-City encountered jet-black humanoid Phantoms that attacked it, but its defenses held as it continued onward.
• Saine spotted black Rule Windows and ordered the Source Energy Sub-City not to enter them, choosing instead to explore deeper into the passage.
• A fragmented scene reached Saine, and he exclaimed in shock.

Saine discovered a powerful prisoner and an immense pair of Dark Yellow Light Eyes in the Depth of Death Gate, then severed his connection to escape a mental attack. He later reached through the Gate of Rules, seized an object, and invoked the Astral Realm Will, which marked him as its Child.

• Saine’s Source Energy Sub-City revealed a chained man in the Depth of Death Gate, but a black torrent and Dark Yellow Light Eyes attacked it and disrupted its connection.
• Saine severed the Sky Net Sub-Body to avoid a threatening Mental Strength impact, then waited for the unknown beings to emerge from the Death Gate.
• Saine extended the God of Machines’ arm through the closed Gate of Rules and grabbed an object as a force tried to drag him inside.
• Saine called on the Astral Realm Will to enforce the rules of balance, and multicolored rule radiance marked him as the Child of the Astral Realm.

Saine used the Astral Realm Will’s blessing to strike at the force beyond the Death Gate until it released him, then gathered Rule Crystals from the closing Gates of Rules. At the last gate he visited, he secretly received a Green Grass Ring from someone on the other side.

• Saine gathered the Astral Realm Will’s blessing into both arms of the God of Machines and fired Endless Light and Heavenly Planet Destroyer Cannon through the Death Gate.
• The force pulling Saine through the Death Gate vanished, and he withdrew his arms as the gate began to repair its cracks.
• Saine flew to Nan Yang’s Gate of Rules and retrieved a platinum-white Rule Crystal filled with the Power of Light.
• Saine visited the remaining Gates of Rules while monitoring images recorded beyond the Death Gate, then sensed someone secretly place something in his hand at the second-to-last gate.
• Saine withdrew his arm without drawing notice and found a Green Grass Ring in his hand.

Saine collected the seven Rule Crystals and a mysterious grass ring from the Gates of Rules, then considered what lay beyond the Death Gate and whether Higher Dimensional Time-Spaces could connect. As the gates began to vanish after the Dimensional Ascension War, an imprisoned man revealed his interest in the coming upheaval.

• Saine stored the grass ring in the Magic Cube and suspected its life-element rules could help him understand the Gate of Resurrection.
• Saine collected a light red Rule Crystal from the final Gate of Rules, completing his collection of seven crystals and the grass ring.
• Deep within the Death Gate, the imprisoned man examined a shrunken, ruined Source Energy Sub-City and mocked Abaddon for being wounded by Saine.
• The imprisoned man declared that an upheaval was approaching and asked whether the Darkness Space was ready for it.
• Saine watched as the seven Gates of Rules dimmed and turned ethereal after completing their operation.
• Saine wondered whether the dimensional time-spaces in Higher Dimensional Planes could connect and whether balance-breaking travel might face less backlash there.

After the Seven Gates of Rules vanished, Saine told the Undying Supreme that the beings he had seen beyond the Death Gate were weaker than Pan Gu, though there were several of them. As the Evil Tide Civilization prepared to depart and the Undying Supreme weighed his own future, a new battle erupted over the spoils left by the fallen Dominators.

• Saine could no longer detect the vanished gates and reflected on the Star Realm’s mysteries and the Astral Realm Will’s attention toward him.
• The Undying Supreme questioned Saine about what he had seen beyond the Death Gate and whom he had fought.
• Saine said the beings he had encountered were not as powerful as Pan Gu, leaving the Undying Supreme concerned that there were multiple unknown beings.
• Saine and the Undying Supreme considered the unknown paths ahead as the Evil Tide Civilization’s migration neared completion.
• Dominators began fighting over the remains, treasures, and damaged Civilization Supreme Treasures scattered across the Land of Rules.

Asu Man'er was targeted by more than thirty Dominators in the Land of Rules after his past conflicts made him widely hated. He pleaded with Saine and the Evil Tide Civilization for help, but they refused, and his cries were swallowed by the attacks.

• More than twenty Dominators attacked the heavily wounded Asu Man'er, who tried to escape the Land of Rules.
• An unknown Dominator urged the others to kill Asu Man'er for his remains and Civilization Supreme Treasures, and the attackers grew to more than thirty.
• Asu Man'er roared at the hidden instigator and struggled against the Dominators’ confinement and negative-rule attacks.
• Asu Man'er begged Saine and the Devil Ancestors of the Evil Tide Civilization to help him, offering to pay any price.
• Little Tenth explained that Asu Man'er’s offer held little value to them, and Saine’s group watched as the attacks drowned out his cries.

After Asu Man'er died in the Flowing Light Retrospective World, the Scythe Wing King took the Staff of the Gods and sought Saine’s protection. Saine offered to trade a Level-8 Golden Pill and help against the attackers for the Staff, and the Scythe Wing King accepted.

• Saine watched as Asu Man'er was killed, after which the remaining Dominators scattered or continued fighting among themselves.
• The Scythe Wing King claimed the Staff of the Gods and Asu Man'er's treasure pouch, then flew to Saine and the Evil Tide Civilization for help.
• Saine offered the Scythe Wing King a Level-8 Golden Pill and protection from his pursuers in exchange for the Staff of the Gods, while letting him keep the pouch.
• The Scythe Wing King accepted Saine's terms.

Saine secured the Staff of the Gods for a Level-8 Golden Pill and prevented the Star Realm Dominators from attacking his allies. He brokered a peaceful joint effort to collect the battlefield’s spoils, while Master Naige'er hinted that he and Globus had earned extra money elsewhere.

• Saine traded a Level-8 Golden Pill to the Scythe Wing King for the Staff of the Gods, which he intended for Odin or Thor.
• Saine's allies and Demon Ancestor Gui Mie deterred the envious Star Realm Dominators from targeting the Scythe Wing King.
• Saine dismantled the God of Machines and sent his Mechanical Element Dominators and Source Energy Sub-Cities to collect battlefield spoils.
• Saine proposed jointly developing the Land of Rules and deeper cooperation, and the Star Realm Dominators agreed to stop fighting and gather the remaining benefits peacefully.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme said the Evil Tide Civilization could have offered more for the Staff of the Gods, and Saine advised saving its recovery items for the Higher Dimensional Plane.
• Master Naige'er told Saine he had taken people to earn extra money, while bloodstained Globus stood silently behind him.

As the Evil Tide Civilization prepared to ascend to the Higher Dimensional Plane, the Undying Supreme chose to leave by a separate path rather than join them. He entered a dangerous, unknown time-space through a jet-black vortex, leaving Secluded Bamboo Supreme to lead the civilization.

• Saine asked the Undying Supreme whether he had decided to leave, and the Undying Supreme said his path had been set eight hundred thousand years earlier.
• The Undying Supreme entrusted the Evil Tide Civilization to Secluded Bamboo Supreme, who promised to lead it and look after Raymond, Di Fa, Kandila, and the others.
• The Undying Supreme flew away from the Evil Tide Dimensional Ascension Gate as the Evil Tide Civilization gathered to bid him farewell.
• A jet-black Time-Space Rules vortex appeared before the Undying Supreme, and Saine recognized it as a perilous higher-dimensional destination.
• The Undying Supreme laughed, declared that he was coming to the Higher Dimensional Plane, and walked into the vortex as the Evil Tide Civilization called out their farewell.
• The vortex closed after the Undying Supreme departed.