Recaps

The Heavenly Dragon Emperor fought two Level-12 enemies invading the Destruction Divine Kingdom, unleashing Level-12 Late-Stage power while conserving his dwindling Life Source Power. As Locke overwhelmed the Dark Nether Death God elsewhere, Deep Yellow Civilization and Jakes Civilization hesitated to commit to the battle, while the Heavenly Dragon Emperor pressed on to pursue his civilization’s revival.

• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor battled a Level-12 warrior from the Darkness Sword Organization and a Level-12 warrior from the Frozen Ice Demon Court, using power short of his Level-12 Peak limit to preserve his remaining Life Source Power.
• Deep Yellow Civilization and Jakes Civilization held back from reinforcing the Dark Nether Death God or supporting the Yin God Envoy and Dark God Envoy as Locke gained the advantage in the Illusory Sea Maze.
• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor roared and fought across the Destruction Divine Kingdom, shattering planets and unleashing destructive waves through its territory.
• The Destruction Divine Kingdom’s Dominators drew power from planetary destruction and mass deaths, growing stronger amid the battle.

The Dark Nether Death God considered seeking aid from Duolie as Destruction Demon God Locke continued to dominate their battle, but Level-13 practitioner Ebony descended into Light Universe Time-Space without warning. Ebony’s arrival further complicated the battlefield as neither Locke nor the weakened Dark Nether Death God could stop him.

• The Heavenly Dragon Emperor secured a second stronghold in Primordial Universe Time-Space, allowing Locke to focus on suppressing the Dark Nether Death God.
• The Dark Nether Death God weighed asking Duolie for aid but feared the Lord of Dimension’s greed and uncertain loyalty.
• Ebony descended from a Dimensional Rift into Light Universe Time-Space after the Darkness Sword Organization secretly prepared a stable passage.
• The Dark Nether Death God reacted poorly to Ebony’s unannounced arrival, which further disrupted the battlefield balance.

Ebony descended into the Light Universe Time-Space battlefield, intent on suppressing Locke and targeting Kakarot as the more vulnerable foe. As Locke prepared for Ebony’s threat, Limitless Golden Emperor began descending as well, bringing unexpected support and pushing the war into greater chaos.

• Ebony descended toward the battlefield and fixed his killing intent on Locke, resolving to suppress him and seize a share of the spoils.
• Ebony judged Kakarot easier to kill than Ilena because Kakarot’s fusion with Vegeta had exploitable transition gaps and his power was depleted.
• Ebony’s arrival shook the Light Universe Time-Space and left its civilizations unable to influence the war’s central course.
• Locke sensed Ebony’s malice and eased his assault on the Dark Nether Death God to consider defenses, while fused Kakarot eagerly welcomed the prospect of fighting Ebony.
• Another disturbance tore through the Illusory Sea Maze Battlefield, and Locke identified Limitless Golden Emperor as the Level-13 being descending from the Limitless Time-Space.

The Limitless Golden Emperor began forcibly descending into the Light Universe Time-Space, tearing its dimensional barrier and provoking its Will to strengthen native defenders. The Supreme God led the Light God Race in an assault on the Darkness Sword Organization, where a three-headed Level-12 enemy appeared to meet him.

• The Limitless Golden Emperor used his Level-13 Rule Power to tear open the Light Universe Time-Space barrier, while the Destruction Divine Kingdom had not been told in advance of his descent.
• The Light Universe Time-Space Will poured more Origin power into its defenders, and the Light God Race committed itself fully to the battle.
• The Supreme God charged toward the Darkness Sword Organization with the Revelation Record, the Lord Gods, and the Angel Legion, drawing on the Light Universe’s Origin Rules to reach a power capable of confronting a Level-12 Being.
• Destruction Divine Kingdom forces provided tactical support as the Supreme God attacked before Ebony had fully descended.
• A shrill screech announced the arrival of the Darkness Sword Organization’s Level-12 fighter, a savage being with three chicken heads and ink-black scales.

The Supreme God and the Light God Race launched a major assault on the Darkness Sword Organization, while the Supreme God fought Bàosāng Jī, who was weakened by maintaining an altar for Ebony’s arrival. As the Light God Race gained strength across the battlefield, the five First Generation Angels formed a mysterious formation that alarmed their Dark Universe Time-Space opponents.

• The Supreme God condensed the Light Origin Rules into a platinum beam and drove it toward Bàosāng Jī and the Cross-Dimensional vortex.
• Bàosāng Jī countered with attacks of death, darkness, and Bàosāng, but the Supreme God’s light continued advancing and dispersing the darkness.
• The Light God Race’s Angel Legions joined the Supreme God’s assault, while the Dark Universe Time-Space offered little support to the Darkness Sword Organization.
• The Lord of Infinity and the five First Generation Angels attacked the Dark Universe Time-Space’s forces in the Light Armor Civilization War Zone.
• Archangel Michael and the other First Generation Angels formed a Seven-Colored Radiance formation whose aura unsettled nearby Level-11 opponents.

The five First Generation Angels fused and sensed the distant presence of their missing Creation God, then planned to use the Primordial Universe Time-Space as an intermediary to bring him back. They sought Despair Matriarch Ilena’s help with opening a Space-Time Channel, and Locke sent her to assist the angels and Limitless Golden Emperor.

• The five First Generation Angels completed their fusion, and Lucifer revealed that he could sense their Father’s aura beyond layers of Dimension Barriers.
• Lucifer explained that directly bringing the Creation God into the Light Universe Time-Space would be difficult, and the angels considered using the Primordial Universe Time-Space as an intermediary.
• Army Angel Solent proposed seeking help from the Destruction Divine Kingdom, and the angels identified Despair Matriarch Ilena as the expert they needed to open a Space-Time Channel.
• Locke, confident that he and Super Saiyan Kakarot could handle the Dark Nether Death God, told Ilena to go help the angels and Limitless Golden Emperor.

Ilena left to help the Limitless Golden Emperor descend safely, signaling the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s cooperation with Limitless Time-Space. As Locke and Kakarot continued to pressure the Dark Nether Death God, he offered to withdraw or join them against the Darkness Sword Organization, leaving Locke to weigh the risks of accepting.

• Locke sent Ilena to assist the Limitless Golden Emperor’s descent, and her departure signaled closer cooperation between the Destruction Divine Kingdom and Limitless Time-Space.
• The Dark Nether Death God told Locke that their battle was a costly deadlock and asked to withdraw with his army if Locke stopped suppressing him.
• When Locke kept attacking, the Dark Nether Death God offered to join Locke and the arriving Limitless Golden Emperor against the Darkness Sword Organization’s Lord of Dimension.
• Locke slowed his attacks but remained wary of the Dark Nether Death God’s motives, while Kakarot and hidden observers waited for his decision.

Dark Nether Death God offered to withdraw his forces in exchange for a sanctuary in the Illusory Sea Maze, but Locke rejected the deal and chose to continue their war. Meanwhile, Ilena helped the Limitless Golden Emperor breach the dimensional barrier, and the Supreme God received news of the Creation God’s aura.

• Dark Nether Death God proposed withdrawing his legions and three Level-12 envoys if the Destruction Divine Kingdom reserved a sanctuary for his forces in the Illusory Sea Maze.
• Locke refused Dark Nether Death God’s offer, declaring that they would continue their unfinished war and that he would settle matters with Ebony later.
• Ilena poured Space-Time Origin Rules into the dimensional barrier, helping the Limitless Golden Emperor descend into the Light Universe faster than Ebony.
• The Supreme God battled Bàosāng Jī while carrying the Revelation Record and received an urgent report about Lucifer and the others sensing the Creation God’s aura.
• The Supreme God sent a greeting-filled thought-message to Ilena.

The Light God Race asked Saine to travel to the Primordial Universe Time-Space, locate the Creation God, and help arrange his return, but Saine reserved judgment. Meanwhile, the Limitless Golden Emperor and Ebony continued their Level-13 descents into the war-torn Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield.

• The Despair Matriarch advised the Light God Race to have Saine locate the Creation God's coordinates, offering to help with the later summoning if needed.
• The Light God Race recognized that Saine's mission could also draw him into the defense of the Destruction Divine Kingdom's besieged stronghold in the Primordial Universe Time-Space.
• Ebony taunted the descending Limitless Golden Emperor over his past defeat, and the Limitless Golden Emperor remained focused on stabilizing his Divine Body and seeking revenge.
• The Lord of Radiance explained the Light God Race's request to Saine and told him that the five First Generation Angels would accompany him if he accepted.
• Saine said he needed time to weigh the mission's costs and benefits before deciding whether to go to the Primordial Universe Time-Space.

Saine weighed the Light God Race’s request to travel to Primordial Universe Time-Space and search for the Creation God, while also considering the opportunity to study the God of Machines and gather Truth Arcana. He postponed a decision until he could observe the battlefield’s next developments, and considered bringing the Celestial Star Nether Scorpion couple with him.

• Saine recognized that traveling to Primordial Universe Time-Space could help him answer the Light God Race’s request while pursuing clues about the God of Machines and Truth Arcana.
• Saine told the five First Generation Angels that he wanted to wait and observe the Dimensional Plane Battlefield before deciding whether to depart.
• Saine wanted to witness the upcoming battles involving Ebony, the Limitless Golden Emperor, and the clash between Locke and Kakarot against the Dark Nether Death God.
• Saine had arranged for the Light God Race to collect rare Rule Materials from the battlefield in return for his willingness to consider helping them.
• The Celestial Star Nether Scorpion couple fought for the Light Universe camp and helped attack Dark Universe positions after eliminating a clan member whose surrender was insincere.
• Saine considered taking the Celestial Star Nether Scorpion couple to Primordial Universe Time-Space to give them a new path and gain reliable fighters.

Saine prepared to travel to the Primordial Universe Time-Space with commanders and allies, while the cooperating civilizations arranged reinforcements to cover the Light God Race’s weakened defenses. The chapter ended with the Limitless Time-Space and the Destruction Divine Kingdom advancing a broader set of plans for the coming dimensional wars.

• Befu and Hela volunteered to accompany Saine to the Primordial Universe Time-Space, and Rocky gained permission from the Lord of Radiance to join them.
• The Light God Race prepared to send its five First Generation Angels with Saine to search for the Creation God’s existence.
• The Green Vine Civilization agreed to reinforce the Light Armor Civilization War Zone with additional legions, including Level-9 and Level-10 beings.
• The Moonlight Goddess promised to enter the Light Armor Civilization War Zone with the Moonlight Treasure Box and bolster its defenses.
• The Limitless Time-Space agreed to take over the Green Vine Civilization’s and Moonlight Civilization’s former frontline positions as their troops redeployed.
• The Limitless Time-Space and the Destruction Divine Kingdom relied on their cooperation agreements to pursue future gains across several dimensional battlefields.

Despair Matriarch Ilena accelerated the Limitless Golden Emperor’s arrival and the passage of his armies into the Light Universe battlefield. Golden Horn Silver Horn led reinforcements to the Moonlight Civilization’s flank, while an old Taoist in an Eight Trigrams robe appeared and left Locke wondering why he resembled someone from the Immortal Domain.

• Despair Matriarch Ilena stabilized the dimensional rift and accelerated the arrival of the Limitless Golden Emperor and his expeditionary forces.
• Golden Horn Silver Horn, two Level-11 giant beasts and longtime mounts of the Limitless Golden Emperor, emerged with powerful weapons and led their legions toward the Moonlight Civilization’s embattled flank.
• An old white-haired Taoist in a tattered Eight Trigrams robe stepped through the rift, startling Ilena and Locke with his familiar appearance.
• Locke’s attention shifted to the Taoist, causing his spear to pierce the Dark Nether Death God’s chest instead of striking his shoulder.
• Locke wondered how the Taoist could resemble someone from the Immortal Domain, despite the arriving forces being native to Limitless Time-Space.

As the Limitless Golden Emperor entered the battlefield, he explained that Xunyangzi was a loyal Level-11 subordinate whose mysterious master had trained him after rescuing him from a dangerous Rule Vortex. Locke concluded that the unknown teacher was Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and continued fighting while wondering where Hongjun was and why the Limitless Golden Emperor was untroubled by his possible presence.

• The Limitless Golden Emperor told Locke and Ilena that Xunyangzi was a native of Limitless Time-Space whom he had subdued and helped advance to Level 11.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor explained that Xunyangzi had encountered a mysterious expert in a Rule Vortex, served him, and become his seventh disciple.
• Locke asked for the master's name, and the Limitless Golden Emperor said Xunyangzi called him Xunyangzi's master but kept his identity secret.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor revealed that he had searched Limitless Time-Space for traces of the master and found none.
• Locke recognized the absent master as Dao Ancestor Hongjun and wondered where he was and why the Limitless Golden Emperor had left his homeland on an expedition.

Xu Yangzi arrived on the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield and used his compass to choose a dangerous but well-defended Star Zone Battlefield for his army. The Limitless Golden Emperor approved his request, while the main battlefield continued to draw attention toward the rising number of Level-12 fighters.

• The Limitless Golden Emperor avoided seeking out Xu Yangzi's mysterious teacher and recalled that he had helped Xu Yangzi reach Level 11 and forge a Dimension Supreme Treasure.
• Xu Yangzi arrived on the battlefield looking disheveled and used a bronze compass to divine its dangers.
• Xu Yangzi asked the Limitless Golden Emperor to let him lead an army to a Star Zone Battlefield near the Light God Race's defensive line.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor approved, and Xu Yangzi led the Limitless Time-Space Legion toward the battlefield, where Green Vine forces had left defenses and supplies behind.
• A Level-11 Mid-Stage giant beast from Limitless Time-Space descended, but the onlookers soon turned their attention back to the main battlefield.

Limitless Golden Emperor and Ebony descended onto the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield, where their opposing Origin Rules weakened and transformed the realm. Their imminent clash drew the battlefield’s attention as both sides’ forces continued arriving.

• Limitless Golden Emperor descended with his expeditionary forces, and Despair Matriarch stayed to help stabilize passages for the arriving legions.
• Ebony descended almost simultaneously, spreading Darkness-type Origin Rules that weakened the Light Universe Time-Space and improved the combat environment for dark-aligned forces.
• The Supreme God withdrew from the frontline and headed toward the Blood Angel Legion to observe Xunyangzi and investigate his connection to a familiar teacher.
• Limitless Golden Emperor charged Ebony with his golden saber, and Ebony met him with the Darkness Sword as their powers shook the battlefield.
• More Darkness Sword Organization forces began arriving, while Locke assessed that Ebony had split his forces and likely kept one Level-12 Being to guard his homeland.

Ebony and the Limitless Golden Emperor clashed as their armies poured into the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield, while Locke and Kakarot kept the Dark Nether Death God under pressure. The Limitless Golden Emperor’s assault on Ebony left him shouting in anger as the battle intensified.

• The Dark Nether Death God recognized that Locke and Kakarot outmatched him and shifted to a defensive strategy to conserve his Space-Time Origin.
• Locke and Kakarot noticed the Dark Nether Death God was holding back and redirected some of their attention toward Ebony and the changing battlefield.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor and Ebony began a fierce duel, while their cross-dimensional legions arrived and joined the fighting.
• Golden Horn, Silver Horn, and Xunyangzi led Limitless Time-Space’s vanguard against the Darkness Sword Organization, while Locke welcomed the pressure on Ebony’s forces.
• Ebony blocked the Limitless Golden Emperor’s relentless greatsaber strikes and roared, asking whether he had gone mad.

The Limitless Golden Emperor fought Ebony with deliberate, suicidal ferocity to deter other Lords of Dimension from targeting him. Elsewhere, Golden Horn and Silver Horn joined the Supreme God in a pincer attack that badly wounded Bàosāng Jī, while Xunyangzi revealed an ancient jade butterfly on the Illusory Sea Maze battlefield.

• The Limitless Golden Emperor unleashed a blazing sword assault against Ebony, presenting himself as a madman willing to perish alongside his foe.
• The Dark Nether Death God watched the clash and resolved to avoid provoking the Limitless Golden Emperor in the coming Dimension War.
• Golden Horn and Silver Horn combined their origin-rule powers and blasted a massive wound into Bàosāng Jī.
• The Supreme God drove a holy sword of light into Bàosāng Jī's wound, and the combined assault made Bàosāng Jī tremble and scream.
• Xunyangzi put away his Eight Trigrams Compass and brought out an ancient jade butterfly inscribed with golden rules.

Saine monitored the Dimension Battlefield and recognized that Xunyangzi’s jade disc closely resembled Nuwa’s Creation Jade Disc, while reflecting on his progress toward crafting a Dimension Supreme Treasure. After gathering data on the Level-13 duel, Saine prepared to leave for the Primordial Universe Time-Space on a commission from the Light God Race.

• Xunyangzi used his jade disc to suppress the Darkness Sword Organization’s Black Mist and fought its weaker members with his Wooden Sword.
• Golden Horn Silver Horn and the Supreme God injured Bàosāng Jī, shifting the battlefield’s initiative toward the Destruction Divine Kingdom Faction.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor and Ebony clashed in a Level-13 duel on the Illusory Sea Maze Battlefield.
• Saine examined footage of Xunyangzi’s jade disc and judged that it resembled the Creation Jade Disc held by Saintess Nuwa.
• Saine considered the time and materials needed to refine a Dimension Supreme Treasure, noting that he might choose his Magic Cube as the first item to refine.
• After studying the Level-13 combatants for several hundred years, Saine prepared to travel to the Primordial Universe Time-Space and use the First Generation Angels’ origin bloodlines to seek the Creation God.

The Light God Race prepared to join the Primordial Universe Time-Space operation while Saine assessed the strengthened Five Angels and the growing forces in the Light Armor Civilization War Zone. After learning how Zheng Fei had become favored by Light Universe Time-Space, Saine wondered whether refining him into a Human Pill could pass that dimensional favor to someone else.

• The Five Angels completed their preparations, with Michael and Lucifer reaching Level-10 Late-Stage, Gabriel and Raphael attaining Level-10, and Solent serving as their tactical commander.
• Michael told Saine that reinforcements and the Lord of Infinity would safeguard the Light Armor Civilization War Zone during their absence.
• Saine observed that Zheng Fei had risen to Level-9 Early-Stage and concluded that the Light Universe Time-Space Will was empowering him as a new-era figure.
• Saine noted that several Super Civilizations had exploited the war to absorb resources, while the Light Armor Civilization continued to attract allies by resisting without annexing them.
• Saine considered whether Duan Ning's Human Pill method could refine Zheng Fei into a pill that might transfer Light Universe Time-Space's favor to whoever consumed it.

Saine met Zheng Fei in the Light Armor Civilization War Zone and privately considered letting the Level-9 Light Engraver grow stronger before refining him into a Human Pill. Saine exchanged resources with Zheng Fei, who pledged a million years of friendly diplomacy between their civilizations.

• Saine decided that harvesting Zheng Fei now would yield too little power and risk the Light Universe Time-Space Will’s hostility.
• Saine met Zheng Fei, who thanked him for supporting the Light Armor Civilization against the Dark Universe Time-Space invasion.
• Zheng Fei presented Saine with a generous gift of rare resources.
• Saine accepted the gift and returned energy crystals and Mechanical Civilization war machines to support the Light Armor Civilization.
• Zheng Fei declared that the Light Armor Civilization would build a million years of friendly diplomacy with Saine’s Mechanical Civilization.

Saine finalized plans with the Light God Race for a journey to the Primordial Universe Time-Space, then ordered a gradual redeployment of forces across the Light Universe Time-Space front. As the Lords of Dimension’s duel stalled, vast expeditionary armies completed their deployment across the battlefield.

• Befu told Saine that Destruction Demon God Locke had already arranged support for the journey to the Primordial Universe Time-Space, and Saine planned to bring the Pure World White Lotus, Divine Venerable Miao Bo, and other allies.
• Saine coordinated with the Light God Race and arranged for Green Vine Civilization forces to take over the Earth Element Golden Wall World Cluster’s defenses, while Moonlight Civilization forces reinforced the Light Armor Civilization War Zone.
• Saine ordered Mechanical Civilization legions to pull back gradually but left defensive structures and some forces behind to respond to developments in the Light Universe Time-Space.
• The Dark Universe Time-Space slowed its offensives on the three Main Battlefields and shifted elite forces toward the struggle for core resources in the Illusory Sea Maze.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor’s attack weakened as his Source Power ran low, while Ebony restrained his own attacks to avoid exhausting himself with the Destruction Divine Kingdom nearby.
• The armies following Ebony and the Limitless Golden Emperor completed their deployment, with vast expeditionary forces spreading across the Light Universe Time-Space battlefield.

As the fighting among the four Lords of Dimension eased, Duolie repeatedly changed his mind about entering the Light Universe Time-Space war. Ebony retaliated when Duolie tried to descend again, leaving him injured and stranded in Qisha Time-Space.

• Ebony, the Limitless Golden Emperor, the Dark Nether Death God, and Locke reduced their fighting, while their factions increasingly prepared to target native Light Universe civilizations.
• Duolie first delayed his descent, then stopped his preparations after seeing the four Lords of Dimension clash, angering Ebony, who had promised him support.
• When the battlefield settled into a fragile balance, Duolie restarted his descent preparations and gathered expeditionary legions at the Time-Space Altars.
• Ebony severed contact with Qisha Time-Space and detonated rule imprints at the descent channel's nodes as Duolie pushed an arm through.
• The channel's backlash hurled Duolie back to Qisha Time-Space, leaving his right hand burned and his rules severely injured.

With the dimensional factions slowing their offensives, Ebony and Locke began arranging new expansions into Light Universe Time-Space. Locke assigned territory to the Limitless Golden Emperor, who approved the plan and sent Xunyangzi toward Saine’s Mechanical Civilization Legion.

• Duolie’s advance into Light Universe Time-Space failed, and the collapsing channel stranded his vanguard army, leaving its Level-10 commander as the only known survivor.
• Ebony eased the Darkness Sword Organization’s attacks and sent Level-11 forces to conquer territory deeper in Light Universe Time-Space.
• Locke had a star map delivered to the Limitless Golden Emperor, marking the territory and resources allotted to Limitless Time-Space.
• The Limitless Golden Emperor examined the map, accepted the expansion plan, and noted that his territory adjoined Saine’s Mechanical Civilization.
• Xunyangzi flew toward the Mechanical Civilization Legion as Limitless Time-Space began preparing its expansion.

Saine returned to the Illusory Sea Maze with Duan Ning to prepare for his departure and discuss meeting Xunyangzi. He asked Duan Ning to develop a plan for refining Human Pills that could strengthen him with the Light Universe Time-Space’s dimensional rules.

• Saine visited the Mechanical Civilization’s heartland to finalize its development plans and seek a space-time beacon locator from Despair Matriarch Ilena.
• Saine contacted Duan Ning while she was refining Golden Cores, and she stopped her work to meet him and hear about the recent battles.
• Saine told Duan Ning that Xunyangzi was Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s seventh disciple, making him her martial uncle, and explained the connections that could strengthen ties between the Immortal Domain figures and Limitless Time-Space.
• Saine raised the idea of refining Human Pills from living high-level beings, and Duan Ning agreed to prepare for the difficult alchemical undertaking.
• Saine promised Duan Ning his full cooperation and said Destruction Demon God Locke would provide help as well.
• Saine and Locke concluded that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had recovered much of his cross-dimensional injuries by teaching Xunyangzi and could transform low-level Rule Materials into powerful Golden Cores.

Saine retrieved the Boundary Setting Crown from Despair Matriarch Ilena and received authority and intelligence for his mission in the Primordial Universe Time-Space. He introduced Duan Ning to Xunyangzi, whose account of Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s warning left Saine wondering how closely Hongjun was following the dimensional war.

• Saine met Despair Matriarch Ilena, who gave him the Boundary Setting Crown and granted him the highest judgment authority over the Destruction Divine Kingdom branch in the Primordial Universe Time-Space.
• Ilena warned Saine that Duolie might ally with local powers to enter the Primordial Universe Time-Space and gave him intelligence identifying the Sky Dragon Civilization and three ancient civilizations as reliable allies.
• Saine and Duan Ning visited the Limitless Time-Space Legion, where Xunyangzi greeted Duan Ning as a fellow disciple and gifted her rare alchemy materials.
• Saine learned that Xunyangzi specialized in formations and asked whether Dao Ancestor Hongjun had foreseen the dimensional war.
• Xunyangzi said Hongjun had only told him to guard his heart and the Dao when he met fellow disciples, leaving Saine without answers about his master's intentions.