Recaps

Saine and Andariel intervened in the battle, but the Dark Universe Time-Space powerhouses killed the Sea Mirror Woman as her Mirror Worlds collapsed. Saine seized her Mirror Core and retreated with Andariel, who had collected mirror fragments.

• Saine struck Old Man Tianmie with a brick, took the rule mirror shard, and attacked the Sea Mirror Woman while Andariel froze another level-11 opponent with her lamp.
• Four Dark Universe Time-Space level-11 beings focused their attacks on the Sea Mirror Woman, causing her rule true body to shatter and her Mirror Worlds to collapse.
• The Sea Mirror Woman’s collapsing Mirror Worlds killed trapped Dark Universe Time-Space fighters, including one level-10 and two level-9 beings.
• The Sea Mirror Woman’s Mirror Core, threaded with a red rule thread, flew to Saine, who seized it as her remaining will submitted to him.
• Saine called to Andariel and retreated with the Mirror Core while Andariel carried two mirror fragments.

Saine took the Sea Mirror Woman's Mirror Core, which contained her weakened origin and a chance for her to be resurrected, and fled the battlefield with Andariel. As Locke intervened, Sword Demon broke away from his fight and charged toward Saine, prompting the Dark God Envoy to urge the Nether God Envoy to stop him.

• The Dark Universe Time-Space powerhouses seized fragments of the shattered Mirror Maze, while Saine caught the Mirror Core the Sea Mirror Woman sent to him.
• Two powerhouses pursued Saine after realizing he had taken the Mirror Core, which was both the Sea Mirror Woman's heart core and the Mirror Maze's central hub.
• Saine recognized that the Sea Mirror Woman had sent him the core to preserve a slim chance of resurrection, though she might return with little strength or memory.
• Saine and Andariel withdrew from the battlefield with the Mirror Core as the pursuing forces tried to stop them.
• Locke sent a ripple of divine sense to the battlefield, and Sword Demon broke away from the injured Nether God Envoy and charged toward Saine.
• The Dark God Envoy realized what Sword Demon was doing and shouted for the Nether God Envoy to stop him.

Saine and his allies began a strategic withdrawal toward the Destruction Divine Kingdom as the Sword Demon turned against his former pursuers and helped cover their retreat. Meanwhile, the Crimson Flame Civilization struck Dark Universe positions elsewhere, lifting the morale of the Light Universe’s Homeland World Civilizations.

• Bing Xin attacked the Dark God Envoy to delay him, giving the Sword Demon time to reach Saine and his allies.
• The Sword Demon struck Old Man Tianmie and three other Level-11 practitioners, then joined Saine’s group as they withdrew toward the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• The Destruction Demon God and his Level-11 forces prepared to receive Saine and his allies, while Dark Universe practitioners realized the Sword Demon had betrayed them.
• The Crimson Flame Civilization launched attacks on Dark Universe positions in other starfields, exploiting the enemy’s shortage of high-level practitioners.
• Ancestor of Eternal Fire rejected a renewed attack on the Cross-Dimensional Altar, but the Crimson Flame Civilization’s counteroffensive still raised Light Universe morale.

The Crimson Flame Civilization launched another major counteroffensive against the Dark Universe Time-Space, boosting the Light Universe’s morale while complicating the war’s alliances. As Saine and the others retreated toward the Destruction Divine Kingdom, Balhaink joined them, bringing their side’s Level-11 combatants to six and setting up a six-against-six battle.

• The Crimson Flame Civilization kept its plans from the Light God Race and the Green Vine Civilization, then led a counterattack against the Dark Universe Time-Space’s positions.
• The Crimson Flame Civilization’s attacks raised the confidence of the Light Universe’s native forces as they faced the Water Mirror Civilization’s defeat and the loss of Sea Mirror Woman.
• Dark Universe leaders urged the Yin God Envoy to act against the Crimson Flame Civilization, but he remained near the Cross-dimensional Plane Time-Space Altar and focused on the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• Saine and the others continued retreating toward the Destruction Divine Kingdom without being intercepted by Dark Universe forces.
• Storm Dragon Balhaink flew out to meet Saine and the others, bringing their side’s Level-11 combat strength to six.

Saine, Andariel, and Sword Demon retreated into the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s defenses as its Level-11 forces deterred the Dark Universe Time-Space pursuers. After receiving an order from the Dark Nether Death God, the Nether God Envoy called off the pursuit and directed his forces to secure their gains at the Water Mirror Civilization battlefield, with the Crimson Flame Civilization set to become a future target.

• Storm Dragon Balhaink and the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s other Level-11 practitioners attacked as Saine, Andariel, and Sword Demon continued retreating into their territory.
• The Nether God Envoy weighed whether to pursue Saine’s group, deterred by the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s formidable Level-12 forces.
• A Rule Ripple from the Dark Nether Death God reached the Nether God Envoy and gave him the next order.
• The Nether God Envoy declared that the expeditionary army had achieved its objective and withdrew toward the Water Mirror Civilization battlefield.
• The Dark Universe Time-Space forces prepared to collect Sea Mirror Woman’s remains and the mirror fragments while leaving Saine’s group alone.
• The Nether God Envoy and other leaders resolved to prioritize an attack on the Crimson Flame Civilization after the Water Mirror front was broken.

After the Dark Universe Time-Space forces withdrew, Locke invited Saine and the newly defected Sword Demon to Paradise Lost to recover and talk. Before they left, Locke used his emotional rules to deepen Saine’s control over the Mirror Core and pacify the Sea Mirror Woman’s residual soul.

• Saine and Balhaink regrouped with the Sword Demon after the Dark Universe Time-Space practitioners ended their pursuit.
• Locke arrived, welcomed the Sword Demon and Saine, and invited them into Paradise Lost.
• The Sword Demon accepted Locke’s invitation, while Saine eagerly agreed to visit Paradise Lost.
• Locke warned Saine that the Sea Mirror Woman’s residual soul inside the Mirror Core could still pose a risk.
• Locke used his emotional rules to drive the red thread deeper into the Mirror Core, making the residual soul more docile and strengthening Saine’s control.

Saine returned from the Water Mirror Civilization battlefield with the Sea Mirror Woman’s Mirror Core and considered how to control it and eventually resurrect her. He brought his family and followers to Locke’s Paradise Lost while the Mechanical Civilization forces withdrew to recover and continued expanding their role in the alliance.

• Saine sensed Locke’s crimson Rule Red Thread reshaping the Sea Mirror Woman’s remnant soul and resolved to study emotion-based Rules Domains so he could control the Mirror Core himself.
• Saine returned to the Destruction Divine Kingdom battlefield, where Madam Befu and the Mechanical Civilization Legions rejoined him after withdrawing with little loss.
• The Water Mirror Civilization helped cover the Mechanical Legions’ retreat, hoping to build goodwill and later recover the Mirror Core from Saine.
• Hela greeted Locke affectionately, and he invited Saine, the Sword Demon, and other allies to return with him to Paradise Lost.
• Madam Befu and Skynet arranged for the Mechanical Legions to recover in other starfields as their alliance with the Destruction Divine Kingdom and the Light God Race continued to grow.

Destruction Demon God Locke brought Saine, the Sword Demon, and the others into Paradise Lost Time-Space, where they saw its power and resources. After witnessing Kakarot’s breakthrough to Level-12 and receiving Locke’s support, the Sword Demon pledged himself to the Destruction Divine Kingdom and stayed to train.

• Locke opened the blood-colored passage to Paradise Lost Time-Space, and the Sword Demon realized Locke was a Lord of Dimension while Saine considered how studying the realm could help strengthen his Magic Cube.
• As Locke led the group toward the Origin Continent, Kakarot appeared with Level-12 power, stirring the Sword Demon’s longing to advance.
• Locke gave the Sword Demon a Holy Fruit, and the Sword Demon pledged to become Locke’s sword and serve the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• Locke also gave Saine a Holy Fruit, and Saine met the Sun Guardian and Moon Guardian on the Origin Continent.
• With the external battlefields temporarily quiet, the Sword Demon accepted Locke’s invitation to remain in Paradise Lost Time-Space and train with Kakarot.

Saine stayed in Locke’s Paradise Lost Time-Space to conduct Truth Experiments while wars continued across the Light Universe Time-Space. In the Sirius System, he prepared to resurrect the Sea Mirror Woman and considered how to integrate her Mirror Core into his Magic Cube.

• Saine settled in Paradise Lost Time-Space and focused on researching Truth Arcana while Locke welcomed the growth of his strength.
• The Dark Nether Death God discovered that the Sword Demon had escaped his reach and hurried to the Light Universe Time-Space to protect his gains there.
• The Crimson Flame Civilization gained ground against the weakened Dark Universe Time-Space forces.
• The Water Mirror Civilization sent an envoy to seek the Mirror Core, but Saine did not meet them and sent word that Divine Venerable Miao Bo was safe.
• Saine conducted experiments in the Sirius System and prepared to resurrect the Sea Mirror Woman using one of four methods he had mastered.
• Saine considered integrating the Mirror Core into his Cube Time-Space as his Magic Cube repeatedly expressed its desire to devour it.

Saine began an eight-thousand-year experiment to resurrect the Sea Mirror Woman, using materials supplied by Divine Venerable Miao Bo and avoiding interference from the Light God Race and the Destruction Divine Kingdom. The experiment ended after less than two thousand years had passed outside, amid major upheavals in the Light Universe Time-Space.

• Saine prepared the Sea Mirror Woman's resurrection experiment using advanced materials from the Water Mirror Civilization, especially those containing Water Element Origin Rules.
• Saine launched the experiment in Locke's Paradise Lost Time-Space while the Summer Guardian and Sun-Moon Guardian met outside the laboratory.
• Divine Venerable Miao Bo assisted with the experiment but worried about how Saine and the Destruction Divine Kingdom would treat the Sea Mirror Woman if she were resurrected.
• The Summer Guardian learned from the Sun-Moon Guardian, while Madam Befu continued managing the Mechanical Civilization and its alliances.
• Saine's experiment lasted eight thousand years in Paradise Lost Time-Space, while fewer than two thousand years passed in the Light Universe Time-Space, where major upheavals had occurred.

Saine successfully resurrected the Sea Mirror Woman at level 9 and partially separated her from the Mirror Heart Core. After she called him “Daddy” and pleaded for the core, Saine kept it and began considering how its space-time properties might enhance the Magic Cube.

• Saine completed the Sea Mirror Woman’s resurrection and separated her will from the Mirror Heart Core while retaining their subtle connection.
• The Sea Mirror Woman awoke when Saine took the core, recognized it as vital to her, and called him “Daddy.”
• Saine told her to cooperate with Mandara’s examination and stabilization work, and said he would keep the Mirror Heart Core for her.
• The Sea Mirror Woman cried as Saine left with the core, while he instructed Wall-E and the robots to record her condition.
• Saine went to the dimension supreme treasures laboratory and considered integrating the Mirror Maze’s Mirror Worlds into his Cube Time-Space.

Saine planned how to divide the Mirror Heart Core after resurrecting the Sea Mirror Woman while monitoring a war that had changed with the Dark Nether Death God's arrival. The Level-13 being's descent strengthened the Light Universe Time-Space's defensive response, and Locke, Ilena, and Kakarot prepared to confront him if he threatened the Destruction Divine Kingdom.

• Saine decided to extract the Mirror Heart Core's compatible rules for the Magic Cube and preserve the incompatible portion as a life-bound treasure for the Sea Mirror Woman.
• More than two thousand years passed as the Dark Nether Death God successfully descended into the Light Universe Time-Space, and the Dark Universe Time-Space's counterattack against the Crimson Flame Civilization spread across multiple fronts.
• The Dark Nether Death God's arrival flooded the Light Universe Time-Space with darkness and death, while its Dimension Will increased light energy and strengthened the Blessing Power available to local beings.
• Saine monitored the war and reflected that dimensions, the Material Star Realm, and planes used similar defenses against outside threats.
• Locke left Paradise Lost Time-Space to watch the Illusory Sea Maze, while Ilena sensed the Dark Nether Death God's arrival from within it.
• Kakarot remained concealed in Paradise Lost Time-Space, ready to fight alongside Locke and Ilena if the Dark Nether Death God threatened the Destruction Divine Kingdom.

The Dark Nether Death God bypassed the Destruction Divine Kingdom and attacked the Crimson Flame Civilization, forcing its forces to retreat. The Crimson Flame Fire God and Fire Phoenix escaped his assault, but the Essence of Departing Fire was trapped in his Rules Domain.

• The Dark Nether Death God flew toward the Crimson Flame Civilization instead of attacking Locke and the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• The Ancestor of Eternal Fire appeared and swiftly led the Crimson Flame Civilization's Combat Legions away from the frontline.
• The Dark Nether Death God targeted the Crimson Flame Fire God, who used Sacred Flame to resist his dark rules blockade.
• The Ancestor of Eternal Fire broke through the Dark Nether Death God's barrier, allowing the Crimson Flame Fire God to escape, while the Fire Phoenix also retreated.
• The Dark Nether Death God trapped the Essence of Departing Fire inside a vast jet-black Rules Domain, cutting off its escape.

The Dark Nether Death God crushed the Level-11 Essence of Departing Fire, demonstrating his power to the Light Universe Time-Space battlefield. Locke and the Despair Matriarch assessed the killing as a show of force limited by dimensional rejection, and expected the Dark forces to target other civilizations before confronting the Destruction Divine Kingdom.

• The Essence of Departing Fire stayed behind to cover the Crimson Flame Civilization’s retreat and was trapped by the Dark Nether Death God’s Darkness Power.
• The Ancestor of Eternal Fire tried to rescue the Essence of Departing Fire with the Sky Burning Staff, but retreated after nearly being caught himself.
• The Dark Nether Death God crushed the Essence of Departing Fire, while the Yin God Envoy watched without intervening.
• Locke and the Despair Matriarch observed the killing and recognized the danger posed by the Dark Nether Death God’s Level-13 power.
• The Despair Matriarch told Locke that dimensional rejection had destabilized the Dark Nether Death God and that he had acted to intimidate the Light Universe forces.
• Locke agreed that the Dark Nether Death God was not invincible, and the Despair Matriarch predicted the Dark forces would attack other homeland civilizations before the Destruction Divine Kingdom.

Dark Nether Death God killed the Essence of Departing Fire, claimed its core Essence of Fire, and gave it to the Nether God Envoy as the Dark Universe Time-Space army launched attacks across the Light Universe Time-Space fronts. Saine learned of the death and resolved to seek the Essence of Fire to forge a replacement for his Magic Staff.

• Dark Nether Death God crushed the Essence of Departing Fire, then gathered its core Essence of Fire and gave it to the Nether God Envoy.
• The Nether God Envoy, Yin God Envoy, and Dark God Envoy led their legions in attacks against several Light Universe Time-Space fronts.
• Dark Nether Death God reflected on Sword Demon's defection and wondered whether he had failed to show him enough care.
• Madam Befu helped Saine's Mechanical Civilization gain two weak top-level worlds as vassals.
• Saine learned that the Essence of Departing Fire had fallen and decided to find a way to seize its Essence of Fire for a new Magic Staff.

While Saine continued his research in Paradise Lost, Sea Mirror Woman asked to return to the Dimension Battlefield. Saine approved her deployment but refused to give her the Mirror Heart Core, sending her with a Tidal Trident instead.

• Sea Mirror Woman recovered some memories and confirmed her deep connection to the Water Mirror Civilization as Divine Venerable Miao Bo brought her news and rare materials.
• Sea Mirror Woman asked Saine to let her return to the Dimension Battlefield as a Level-9 fighter.
• Saine agreed that Sea Mirror Woman could join the supporting forces in the middle and outer war zones.
• Saine refused Sea Mirror Woman's request for the Mirror Heart Core and urged her to develop her own Source Power.
• Saine gave Sea Mirror Woman a low-grade Civilization Supreme Treasure, the Tidal Trident, and she accepted it despite her disappointment.

Saine welcomed two newly allied Level-9 Beings and discussed their powers, while reports showed Mechanical Civilization expanding through the Dimension Battlefield. The chapter left its forces slowly conquering Light Universe factions that refused to join the major powers.

• Saine met a Stone Giant and a Wind Bat through Befu and discussed the Earth Element and wind-element rules they wielded.
• Saine offered to obtain Storm Stones from Storm Dragon Balhaink for the Wind Bat and considered how the Stone Giant compared with an Earth Element powerhouse from the Material Star Realm.
• Saine reflected on Master Lilith's preparations to advance to Level 10 and his growing research into death, darkness, and time-space before returning the Bronze Coffin.
• Saine reviewed reports of Mechanical Civilization's spoils, expanding territory, and new Dominators while his wives led legions across the Dimension Battlefield.
• Mechanical Civilization and the Destruction Divine Kingdom continued conquering numerous Light Universe factions that resisted joining them and the Light God Race.

Saine supported Natalia, Zi You, and the others as they built independent ventures while his Mechanical Civilization expanded under its Chaos Neutrality strategy. Five hundred years later, the Sea Mirror Woman joined the campaign against the Green Anaconda Sea Civilization, where the war was underway.

• Zi You developed the Evil Tide Civilization, which grew faster than Saine's other subsidiary civilizations as the Light Universe's rules shifted toward neutrality.
• The Light God Race maintained public ties with other civilizations while quietly cooperating with the Destruction Divine Kingdom and the Mechanical Civilization.
• Silver Knight volunteered to fight on the Dimension Battlefield against the Dark Universe, and Saine and Madam Befu assigned him Undead Creature and Mechanical Civilization legions.
• The Sea Mirror Woman arrived at the Green Anaconda Sea Star Territory, where Bai Xing, Bixi, Lu Lianman, and other forces were fighting the Green Anaconda Sea Civilization.
• The Sea Mirror Woman gripped her Tidal Trident and flew toward the battlefield's center as Level-9 combat raged.

The Dark Nether Death God and the Destruction Divine Kingdom avoided escalating their conflict, while the Sky Dragon Civilization asked Destruction Demon God Locke for a share of the Light Universe battlefield’s spoils. Locke reluctantly accepted the request after learning his father-in-law would send younger members of the clan rather than descend himself.

• The Dark Nether Death God watched the Destruction Divine Kingdom and Saine’s Mechanical Civilization, considering whether to absorb some of Zi You’s Evil Tide Civilization.
• Locke watched the Dark Nether Death God and weighed his desire for a decisive battle against the risk of weakening the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• The Sky Dragon Civilization contacted Locke to request access to the Light Universe battlefield’s spoils, citing its decline and past support for the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• Locke worried that allowing the Sky Dragon Civilization into the war would draw in more powers from other Dimensional Planes.
• Locke asked his Sky Dragon father-in-law whether he would personally descend, and his father-in-law said he would send younger members of the clan instead.

Locke agreed to protect the Sky Dragon Civilization’s expeditionary forces when they joined the war in Light Universe Time-Space. He and his allies considered how the intervention could draw more powers into the conflict and threaten their control of the battlefield.

• Locke assessed the Sky Dragon Civilization’s weakened state and recognized that the Heavenly Dragon Emperor could not safely leave his homeland without protection for his people.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor asked Locke to support the Sky Dragon Civilization’s forces in the coming Dimension War, and Locke agreed.
• Locke informed the Light God Race and Saine of the Mechanical Civilization that the Sky Dragon Civilization planned to join the campaign.
• The Light God Race expressed concern that more Primordial Universe Time-Space powers might enter the war and bring the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s enemies with them.
• The chapter noted that the Dark Nether Death God’s forces faced growing attention from many dimensions, especially with Primordial Universe Time-Space involved.

The Heavenly Dragon Emperor agreed with Locke to send the Sky Dragon Civilization’s forces to the Light Universe Time-Space in exchange for forty percent of their war gains. He appointed his grandson and granddaughter to lead the expedition, hoping the alliance would help the declining civilization recover.

• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor reflected on Locke’s rapid rise and the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s formidable power, including its apparent access to a Complete Dimensional Time-Space.
• After reaching an agreement with Locke, the Heavenly Dragon Emperor summoned his grandson and granddaughter and ordered them to lead the Sky Dragon Civilization’s troops to the Light Universe Time-Space.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor stated that the Sky Dragon Civilization would pay the expedition’s preparation and teleportation costs and give the Destruction Divine Kingdom forty percent of its war gains.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor explained that he had chosen his direct descendants to lead the forces, while most of the troops were subordinate dragon-type, sub-dragon-type, and other beings.
• The male Sky Dragon welcomed the prospect of receiving protection from his uncle Locke in the Light Universe Time-Space.

The Sky Dragon Civilization prepared to join the Light Universe Time-Space war under the Destruction Divine Kingdom, while the Heavenly Dragon Emperor's granddaughter raised concerns about the deployment and the homeland's defenses. Other Primordial Universe factions chose to wait or consider backing the Dark Nether Death God, even as the war already seemed overwhelming to the civilizations fighting in it.

• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor and his grandson welcomed the chance for the Sky Dragon Civilization to follow the Destruction Divine Kingdom into battle and share its spoils.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor's granddaughter questioned which forces to deploy and how to protect their homeland and manage hostile neighbors.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor and his grandchildren arranged the expedition, keeping the Level-12 Peak Heavenly Dragon Emperor in the Primordial Universe while sending two Level-11 Combat Powers and several legions.
• The Sky Dragon Civilization began assembling enormous forces, prompting Primordial Universe factions to judge that it was entering the war early.
• Some Primordial Universe factions decided to wait before committing, while others considered contacting the Dark Nether Death God as an ally against their enemies.
• Saine viewed the war on a broad scale, but most participating Light Universe civilizations could only follow orders and fight within one or two star territories.

The Dark Nether Death God learned that the Sky Dragon Civilization had entered the Light Universe Time-Space and struggled to assess the growing number of variables in the Dimension War. Meanwhile, Saine reviewed reports from the front and learned that Madam Befu planned to negotiate with the Sky Dragon Civilization.

• A Level-10 Crystal Snake from the Primordial Universe Time-Space informed the Dark Nether Death God of the Sky Dragon Civilization’s arrival and strength, then left without stating its master’s intentions.
• The Dark Nether Death God questioned the Crystal Snake, destroyed a Death Rule stone pillar after it departed, and acknowledged that the Dimension War would be prolonged.
• Saine stayed in the Destruction Demon God’s Paradise Lost Time-Space while Madam Befu and the Sky Net Will commanded the Mechanical Civilization, which had conquered the Senran Star Domain.
• Saine read reports about the Sky Dragon Civilization’s arrival and Lilith’s breakthrough to Level 10, followed shortly by Ashar’s advancement to Level 10.
• A Mechanical Civilization dominator told Saine that Madam Befu wished to conduct transactions with the Sky Dragon Civilization.

Saine reviewed the shifting alliances and advances across the Light Universe Time-Space and agreed with Befu that the Mechanical Civilization should cooperate more closely with the Sky Dragon Civilization. Meanwhile, Saine’s Magic Cube and Skynet continued to develop, and he reached the peak of Level 10.

• Saine assessed the Sky Dragon Civilization’s strength and its looser ties to the Destruction Divine Kingdom, while the weakened Water Mirror Civilization endured the cold treatment of its former allies.
• Befu proposed that Saine build closer ties with the Sky Dragon Civilization, and Saine agreed because both civilizations could benefit from cooperation and shared knowledge of the battlefield.
• The native Super Civilizations of the Light Universe drew in more allied civilizations and resources as the Dimension Will drove their efforts to resist the Dark Universe.
• Saine stripped the Mirror Core’s rules, created hundreds of Mirror Worlds in his Magic Cube, and gained further benefits from the destruction of two Technology Side civilizations and the consumption of three civilization treasures.
• Skynet advanced in the Rules Domain, helping Saine reach the Level-10 Peak realm, and Saine credited Senior Locke for supporting his rapid mastery of Truth.

After reaching the Level-10 Peak, Saine stayed in Paradise Lost Time-Space to study its rare materials and the Truth Arcanas he had gathered. The Dimension War had entered a period of limited conflict, while powerful figures such as Kakarot continued to grow stronger.

• Saine chose to remain in Paradise Lost Time-Space to digest his recent gains, and the Sun-Moon Guardian and the Destruction Demon God approved.
• Saine reflected that he had no clear path to Level 11 and that each True Spirit Magician had to forge a personal route to advancement.
• Saine found that the Dimension War had slowed as the Sky Dragon Civilization cooperated with the Destruction Divine Kingdom and the Mechanical Civilization, while Dark Universe forces shifted toward plundering other star territories.
• Native Light Universe forces built defensive lines but could block fewer than one-third of the Dark Universe expeditionary army's expansion routes, and major clashes had rarely exceeded Level 11 strength.
• Saine saw Kakarot beneath the Sacred Tree, practicing with a Rule Halo after advancing to Level 12.