Arc 215Mechanical War and Crimson Flame’s Fall

Saine held the Mechanical Star District against Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, then rebuilt his forces and aided the Water Mirror Civilization. As the Crimson Flame Civilization became isolated under a widening invasion, Saine watched for an opportunity, and Salamander Gray Guest revealed Bewilderment Time-Space’s three Level-12 attackers encircling the Ancestor of Eternal Fire.

  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord kept his strongest forces from the front while Evil Swamp Time-Space’s legions intensified the assault, and Agulos paid him to join the attack on Saine.
  • Saine fused with the Lord of Green Cang Mountain and the God of Machines, held off Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, and grew stronger through years of fighting as Mechanical Civilization resisted the invasion.
  • Agulos eventually withdrew, and Saine resumed trade with Heavenly Wing Demon Lord at higher prices while ordering Mechanical Civilization to recover and rebuild.
  • When Duolie’s forces threatened the Water Mirror Civilization, Saine sent Mechanical reinforcements, while Heavenly Wing Demon Lord agreed to seek a breakthrough and collect rare Rule Materials for Saine.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization came under assault from Bewilderment Time-Space, Qisha Time-Space, Dark Universe Time-Space, and the Darkness Sword Organization, while its allies withheld meaningful support.
  • Saine judged that the Ancestor of Eternal Fire had to die and watched the Crimson Flame Civilization’s defeat as a chance to study his Rule Heart Core, Source Power, and treasures.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire unleashed Level-12 Peak power against Salamander Grayke, but Salamander Grayke refused to retreat and spread Bewilderment Element rule mist across the battlefield.
  • Salamander Gray Guest revealed the Stone Belly Spider and the Seven-tailed Lizard, completing the encirclement of the Ancestor of Eternal Fire.
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Ch. 5351Heavenly Wing Demon Lord's True Intentions

Heavenly Wing Demon Lord arrived in the Mechanical Star District as Agulos’s reinforcement while secretly protecting his profitable cooperation with Saine. Though his high-level forces avoided serious combat, his lower and middle legions intensified the fighting, leaving Saine’s Mechanical Civilization under heavier pressure.

  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord entered the Mechanical Star District with the Evil Swamp Time-Space Group but kept his strongest forces away from the Core Battlefield.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s private trade with Saine had earned him immense wealth, including Blood Crystals that helped Evil Swamp beings control their minds.
  • After Heavenly Wing Demon Lord probed Saine for more Blood Crystals, he shared intelligence about Agulos’s expedition, and Saine agreed to prepare another batch.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord urged his high-level followers to avoid serious fighting while maintaining his public alliance with Agulos.
  • Evil Swamp Time-Space’s lower and middle legions fought fiercely, worsening Mechanical Civilization casualties and pushing several defensive zones into difficulty.
  • Saine watched the intensified battle and recognized the superior average combat power of the Evil Swamp expeditionary forces.

Ch. 5352Gotta Pay More

The Qihuang Castle Civilization and Time Clock Civilization sent reinforcements and resources to support Saine’s Mechanical Civilization as the war against Evil Swamp Time-Space escalated. As Agulos struggled against the Mechanical City’s Fusion True Body, the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord refused to help unless Agulos paid more.

  • The Qihuang Castle Civilization voted to send resource support and two Level-11 Castle-type Beings to the Mechanical Star District, while Thomas led an elite force to counterattack Evil Swamp Time-Space’s occupied territories.
  • The Time Clock Civilization dispatched Kiran and scarce war resources to support the Mechanical Civilization under the Gear Time-Space Mutual Defense Declaration.
  • The arriving allied forces offset the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s reinforcements, forcing his three Level-11 subordinates to join the battle.
  • Agulos grew furious at the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s refusal to help while Agulos fought the Mechanical City’s Fusion True Body.
  • The Heavenly Wing Demon Lord told Agulos he had to pay more before he would help.

Ch. 5353Continue the Fusion

Agulos persuaded Heavenly Wing Demon Lord to join the fight by granting him twenty thousand years of exclusive mining rights to two Demonic Green Magic Stone star regions. As Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord prepared to attack, Saine expanded his fusion with Mechanical Element Dominators, raising the God of Machines’ power enough to challenge them both.

  • Agulos offered Heavenly Wing Demon Lord a Dimension Supreme Treasure, but Heavenly Wing Demon Lord refused and demanded payment for intervening.
  • Agulos granted Heavenly Wing Demon Lord exclusive mining rights to two Demonic Green Magic Stone-producing star regions for twenty thousand years.
  • Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord prepared to attack Saine and the God of Machines with their Rule True Bodies.
  • Saine activated the Cube Supreme Treasure and summoned Mechanical Element Dominators through Cube Time-Space and the Skynet system.
  • Saine’s fusion Rule True Body grew as more Mechanical Element Dominators joined, its pressure rising to contend with the two Level-12 Strong Practitioners.

Ch. 5354At Daggers Drawn

Saine and the God of Machines faced an increasingly overwhelming assault on the Mechanical Star District battlefield as Agulos attacked from the front and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord struck from the flank. With Evil Swamp forces pressing from every direction, Saine surveyed the battle and focused on the nearby Lord of Green Cang Mountain and its Azure Mountain Remnant Clan legion.

  • Qihuang Castle Civilization and Time Clock Civilization's reinforcements arrived and joined the battle against Evil Swamp Time-Space.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord attacked the flank of Saine and the God of Machines with his hidden crystal sphere, while Agulos intensified his frontal assault.
  • Saine's enormous fused body struggled to defend against attacks from multiple directions and the relentless drain of the surrounding Evil Swamp legions.
  • Saine chose not to request help from other dimensional factions, wanting to test his Truth Arcana and Mechanical Civilization's war potential.
  • Saine surveyed the battlefield and focused on the nearby Lord of Green Cang Mountain and its Azure Mountain Remnant Clan legion, which was fighting alongside Mechanical Civilization.

Ch. 5355Power Soars

Saine used Skynet to defend Lord of Green Cang Mountain while he transformed and joined the God of Machines. Their successful combination drove Saine’s combat strength toward Level-12 Mid-Stage as the battlefield shook.

  • Lord of Green Cang Mountain, now mechanized and empowered by Saine’s Gear Being Heart Core, fought an Evil Swamp Level-11 Strong Practitioner and prepared to prove his race’s worth.
  • Saine extended a Mechanical Arm, and Lord of Green Cang Mountain split his Rule True Body into two halves to join the God of Machines.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord and Agulos attacked to stop the fusion, but Saine raised a Skynet shield drawing on the Mechanical Legion’s strength.
  • Lord of Green Cang Mountain successfully mounted himself onto the God of Machines, and Saine’s aura surged toward Level-12 Mid-Stage, briefly stalling the Evil Swamp Legion’s offensive.

Ch. 5356The Four-to-Five-Thousand-Year War

Saine fought Agulos and the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord while drawing on Gear Time-Space and Cube Time-Space, growing stronger as the battle continued. The Celestial Star Nether Scorpion couple defended the Lord of Green Cang Mountain’s former battlefield, and the war was expected to last another five or six thousand years.

  • Saine held off Agulos and the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, honing his Mechanical God Fusion Rule True Body and learning from Destruction Demon God Locke’s combat methods.
  • Saine’s stand against the two Level-12 Beings lifted the morale of the Mechanical Civilization Legion, while enemy forces attacked the battlefield left by the Lord of Green Cang Mountain.
  • The Celestial Star Nether Scorpion couple took over the endangered battlefield and repelled the Evil Swamp Time-Space Invasion Legion with a combined attack.
  • The male Celestial Star Nether Scorpion considered mechanized modification, but his wife urged him to focus on their duties and weigh the risks and compatibility first.
  • The Magic Cube estimated that the Mechanical Star District war would last five or six thousand years, after which Evil Swamp Time-Space might retreat if it gained no advantage and faced pressure elsewhere.

Ch. 5357Ancestor of Eternal Fire's New Battle Record

Saine’s mastery of the God of Machines and Azure Mountain let him suppress and badly injure Agulos while holding off two Level-12 opponents, establishing the Mechanical Civilization as a major force. Elsewhere, rivalries escalated into new alliances and wars, while Ancestor of Eternal Fire’s raid drew Salamander Gray Guest and possibly Bewilderment Time-Space into the conflict.

  • Saine endured Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s flank attack and battered Agulos with a barrage of Azure Mountain iron-fist strikes, badly damaging him.
  • Eternal Day Time-Space ambushed Qisha’s expeditionary army, and its allies killed a Level-11 Being from Qisha, prompting Duolie to attack with the Yellow Sand Rules.
  • Lord of Eternal Day blocked Duolie’s strike, and the two Level-13 practitioners clashed before Qisha and the Darkness Sword Organization joined forces against Eternal Day.
  • Ancestor of Eternal Fire raided a shared trade center, capturing a Level-11 Rule Heart Core and stealing much of the wealth held by Salamander Gray Guest, Dark Universe Time-Space, and the Darkness Sword Organization.
  • Salamander Gray Guest became furious over the losses, and the attack threatened to pull its home, Bewilderment Time-Space, into the war as the opposing camps solidified.

Ch. 5358The Current State of Bewilderment Time-Space

Salamander Gray Guest explained why Bewilderment Time-Space, despite its great strength and nominal unification under the Level-13 Bewilderment Behemoth, was poorly suited to coordinated war. Pressured by the Ancestor of Eternal Fire and the compensation owed to the Dark Nether Death God and the Darkness Sword Organization, he decided to draw its powers into the conflict, while lamenting the cost of his trade route through Ebony.

  • Salamander Gray Guest described how Bewilderment Time-Space's civilizations ruled themselves while paying tribute to the sleeping Bewilderment Behemoth.
  • Salamander Gray Guest judged that internal rivalries could leave Bewilderment Time-Space vulnerable if the Dark Nether Death God restrained the Bewilderment Behemoth and Dark Universe Time-Space attacked.
  • Salamander Gray Guest explained that he had tolerated the existing balance because the Bewilderment Behemoth had prevented catastrophic civil war and remained overwhelmingly powerful.
  • Salamander Gray Guest decided to involve Bewilderment Time-Space's powers and civilizations in the war after the Ancestor of Eternal Fire forced him into a corner and he faced heavy compensation costs.
  • Salamander Gray Guest recalled that Ebony had taken nearly half his profit in exchange for opening an exclusive trade route through the Darkness Sword Organization.

Ch. 5359Being Generous with Others' Wealth

Salamander Grayke revealed plans to bring the wealthy Bewilderment Time-Space into the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield, prompting the Crimson Flame Civilization to seek allies. On the Gear Time-Space Battlefield, Saine received resources from the Water Mirror Civilization, including fire treasures that could strengthen his combat arts.

  • Salamander Grayke described the Bewilderment Time-Space and announced his intention to enter the battlefield, with revenge against the Crimson Flame Civilization as his foremost objective.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization, alarmed by Salamander Grayke’s threat, offered the Water Mirror Civilization a share of the spoils seized from him and secured their cooperation.
  • Sea Mirror Woman delivered a large batch of resources from the Water Mirror Civilization to Saine as aid for the Mechanical Civilization.
  • Saine recognized that most of the supplies came from Salamander Grayke’s seized wealth and that the high-grade Fire Lotus was likely a treasure from the Crimson Flame Civilization.
  • Saine considered using the fire-related resources to advance his Ashes of Fire Rules Arcane Truth while his true body fought Heavenly Wing Demon Lord and Agulos.

Ch. 5360The Will of Mechanical Civilization

Saine fought Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord while pushing the fusion of his Mechanical and Ashes Rule True Bodies toward a breakthrough. The Mechanical Civilization held firm against the invasion, sustained by Skynet, the Magic Cube, and Saine’s presence.

  • The Water Mirror Civilization sent Saine vast resources to strengthen their alliance and secure his continued support.
  • Saine maintained his advantage against Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord while igniting a Rule Flame that combined the Ashes and Mechanical rules.
  • Saine used the prolonged battle to refine the fusion of his Rule True Bodies and approach a new realm, with Lord of Green Cang Mountain supporting him.
  • After nearly three thousand years of fighting, Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord realized Saine’s power was not declining and that his attacks were growing stronger.
  • The Mechanical Civilization resisted the invading Evil Swamp Time-Space Legion with enhanced strength and coordination from Skynet and the Magic Cube, rallying behind Saine’s Mechanical Will.

Ch. 5361Twisting the Power of Time

During the third millennium of the war in Gear Time-Space, both Agulos’s Evil Swamp Time-Space Legion and Saine’s Mechanical Civilization suffered heavy losses, while Saine continued studying the Star Ring Rail. Saine witnessed Kiran reverse time across a local battlefield, a feat that weakened Kiran but gave Saine a valuable reference for researching Time-Space Rules.

  • Saine studied the Star Ring Rail, which boosted his Fusion State’s attack power and speed but offered fewer auxiliary benefits than the Magic Cube and Skynet.
  • Agulos questioned whether invading Mechanical Civilization had been a mistake after his legion’s gains fell and its losses exceeded those from its campaign against Qihuang Castle Civilization.
  • Mechanical Civilization also suffered major losses, including two Level-9 Mechanical Element Dominators, while Saine personally killed two enemy ultimate beings.
  • Kiran and allied forces killed an Evil Swamp Time-Space Level-10 Being, and Kiran revealed that he could reverse the Time Rules in a local area.
  • Saine observed Kiran’s time-reversal ability through Skynet and recognized it as a useful reference for studying Time-Space Rules.
  • Kiran became severely weakened after using the ability, leaving Mechanical Civilization’s forces on his battlefield in a prolonged defensive posture.

Ch. 5362Sustained Fierce Battle

Saine continued to hold the Mechanical Star District against Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, who agreed to extend their assault after Agulos offered more payment. Meanwhile, two Level-12 practitioners from Bewilderment Time-Space arrived in Light Universe Time-Space and allied with Qisha Time-Space.

  • Saine killed two wounded Level-9 subordinates of Heavenly Wing Demon Lord with precise forbidden spell strikes while fighting Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord urged Agulos to withdraw, but Agulos offered him a generous additional employment fee to keep fighting for another two thousand years.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord agreed to continue the assault after considering the chance to plunder resources from the Mechanical Star District.
  • Saine's forces held the Mechanical Star District as a defense line, while the civilization's core assets and reserves were stored elsewhere.
  • Two Level-12 practitioners from Bewilderment Time-Space arrived in Light Universe Time-Space with elite legions and formed a strategic alliance with Qisha Time-Space.

Ch. 5363Disaster of the Crimson Flame Civilization

Duolie formed a cooperative expeditionary legion with the forces of Bewilderment Time-Space, which targeted the Crimson Flame Civilization to seize territory and avenge Salamander Gray. The invasion began with overwhelming strength, but the Crimson Flame Civilization had built a broad alliance among Light Universe's native forces.

  • Duolie accepted that his weaker position would let the Bewilderment Time-Space factions secure generous benefits through cooperation with Qisha Time-Space.
  • The forces of Bewilderment Time-Space joined Duolie and advanced on the Crimson Flame Civilization's Star Sector to gain resources and avenge Salamander Gray.
  • Salamander Gray personally joined the offensive after his rear base was raided, bringing the prospect of a three-way assault alongside the Darkness Sword Organization and Dark Universe forces.
  • The invading legions overwhelmed the Crimson Flame Civilization's frontline with greater numbers of powerful practitioners and the backing of three Level-12 Strong Practitioners.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization had rallied many native Large Worlds and Top-Level Civilization factions by standing against the invaders, making it Light Universe's strongest coalition-builder.

Ch. 5364The Desire to Withdraw Troops

Saine monitored the Crimson Flame Civilization’s war against Bewilderment Time-Space and considered using its need for support to obtain valuable Fire Element treasures. Meanwhile, his growing strength in the Mechanical Star District made Heavenly Wing Demon Lord want to withdraw, while Agulos reconsidered his failing offensive.

  • The Crimson Flame Civilization received little meaningful aid despite its strategic alliance with the Water Mirror Civilization, while Saine delayed calling in promised reinforcements to test his own forces.
  • Saine told Wealth Goddess Wojin to track the Crimson Flame Civilization’s war and bargaining chips because its Fire Element treasures could benefit his cultivation and the God of Machines.
  • Saine watched Kiran’s rule techniques and reflected that the native Time Clock Civilization had a stronger affinity with the Gear Time-Space’s Origin Rules.
  • Saine’s fusion of his Ashes Rule True Body with the God of Machines let him withstand Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, and sometimes suppress Agulos.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord grew eager to withdraw from the war, while Agulos, having suffered heavy losses without gaining an advantage, considered halting his offensive and changing strategy.

Ch. 5365Everything as Before

After Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord withdrew from the Mechanical Star District, Saine ordered the Mechanical Civilization to repair its defenses and recover rather than pursue them. He agreed to resume trade with Heavenly Wing Demon Lord but raised export prices, then turned to rebuilding the war-damaged sector.

  • Agulos withdrew his forces after years of fighting, and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord and his elite troops departed first.
  • Saine promised the Qihuang Castle Civilization and Time Clock Civilization stronger trade ties and help building defensive systems.
  • Saine refused to pursue the retreating enemy and ordered the Mechanical Civilization to rest, repair its defenses, and reorganize damaged forces.
  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord contacted Saine to ask whether their trade deal could continue as before.
  • Saine agreed to resume trade but raised the prices of exported resources by 17% to 31%, then ended the call and began organizing reconstruction.

Ch. 5366Support Water Mirror Civilization

After the Mechanical Star District War, Saine focused on studying Higher Dimensions while his civilization rebuilt. When Qisha Time-Space attacked the Water Mirror Civilization, Saine sent a Mechanical Legion to help, and began considering how different Time Flow Rates could affect future strategy.

  • Saine left Madam Befu and his officials to oversee the Mechanical Civilization’s reconstruction while he pursued Truth Experiments and arcane research.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization struggled against Bewilderment Time-Space’s forces and was further weakened by attacks from Dark Universe Time-Space and the Darkness Sword Organization.
  • Duolie led Qisha Time-Space in a surprise assault on the Water Mirror Civilization while other forces were distracted by the war against the Crimson Flame Civilization.
  • The Water Mirror Civilization asked the Light God Race and the Mechanical Civilization for help, and the Creation God of the Light God Race sent an elite Combat Legion.
  • With Saine’s authorization, the Mechanical Civilization sent Level-9 and Level-10 Strong Practitioners and a Mechanical Legion to aid the Water Mirror Civilization.
  • As his forces returned to Light Universe Time-Space, Saine began considering how differing Time Flow Rates among Dimensional Planes might shape future strategy.

Ch. 5367Time Flow Rate Differences

Saine analyzed how connections between Higher Dimensional Planes were changing their time flow rates, concluding that the Gear Time-Space gave him more time to develop while the Light Universe remained at war. He continued researching and cooperating secretly with the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, while preparing to obtain high-level Rule Materials from the Evil Swamp Time-Space.

  • Saine compared the time flow rates of the Primordial Universe, Light Universe, and Gear Time-Spaces and found that cross-dimensional connections were gradually drawing their rates closer together.
  • Saine concluded that the smaller Gear Time-Space was more vulnerable to outside influence, and that its faster flow of time gave him extra development time while the Light Universe Battlefield remained embroiled in war.
  • Saine sent part of the Mechanical Legion to support the Water Mirror Civilization on the Light Universe Battlefield and continued his experimental research.
  • The Heavenly Wing Demon Lord discovered that Ice Element Rule Materials from the Water Mirror Civilization, like Saine's Crimson Emotion Rule Crystals, could suppress the negative effects of evil energy.
  • Saine judged that the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord would soon return to the Evil Swamp Time-Space to pursue a breakthrough, and indirectly asked him to collect high-level Rule Materials in exchange for Saine's resources.

Ch. 5368Rest and Recuperation

Saine and the Mechanical Civilization recovered from war while Heavenly Wing Demon Lord prepared to pursue a breakthrough and Agulos fought to reclaim lost territory. After 1,500 years of reconstruction, Madam Befu told Saine she planned to travel to Light Universe Time-Space to break through to Level-9.

  • Heavenly Wing Demon Lord agreed to Saine's proposal and decided to leave Gear Time-Space to seek a breakthrough.
  • Agulos attacked territories reclaimed by the Qihuang Castle Civilization, whose forces under Thomas retreated while wearing down his army.
  • Saine offered the Qihuang Castle Civilization military aid, but Thomas declined and said both civilizations needed time to recover.
  • Saine accepted Thomas's assessment and returned to his Experimental Research.
  • After 1,500 years, the Mechanical Star District had largely recovered, and Madam Befu told Saine she would go to Light Universe Time-Space to break through to Level-9.

Ch. 5369The Mechanical Civilization's Goodwill

Madam Befu returned to Light Universe Time-Space to pursue a Level-9 breakthrough, while Saine resumed research in Gear Time-Space. As the Water Mirror Civilization faced a dire invasion, Saine sent the Sea Mirror Woman, Divine Venerable Miao Bo, and Mechanical Civilization forces to aid it.

  • Saine personally saw Madam Befu off as she departed alone for Light Universe Time-Space, leaving Hela and Rocky in Gear Time-Space.
  • Saine returned to experimental research, focusing on Gear Time-Space’s Origin Rules and improving his combined combat form with the God of Machines and the Lord of Green Cang Mountain.
  • The Sea Mirror Woman and Divine Venerable Miao Bo asked Saine to return to Light Universe Time-Space because Duolie’s assault had pushed the Water Mirror Civilization to the brink.
  • Saine approved their return and sent additional elite Mechanical Civilization troops to support the Water Mirror Civilization.
  • The Sea Mirror Woman and Divine Venerable Miao Bo thanked Saine and promised their civilization would repay his aid after its crisis ended.

Ch. 5370Crimson Flame Civilization's Crisis

The Crimson Flame Civilization faced a desperate siege by Bewilderment Time-Space while its potential allies were unable or unwilling to send reinforcements. Though it had gathered many allied civilizations, their cooperation remained fragile, leaving its future uncertain.

  • Saine sent Mechanical Civilization reinforcements to aid the Water Mirror Civilization because it had helped him before and its survival benefited the Mechanical Civilization and its allies.
  • Divine Venerable Miao Bo and the Sea Mirror Woman returned to the battlefield with reinforcements and a signal of support from the Mechanical Civilization, the Light God Race, the Destruction Divine Kingdom, Eternal Day Time-Space, and Limitless Time-Space.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization came under attack by the Level-12 Being of Bewilderment Time-Space and could not count on the Water Mirror Civilization or other major powers for meaningful aid.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization relied on its own strength and the homeland civilizations it had gathered, including twenty-seven top-level civilizations and two newly advanced Level-11 Early-Stage beings.
  • The Crimson Flame Civilization's allies remained loosely bound by shared interests, so its faltering could cause their cooperative alliance to break apart.

Ch. 5371The Reason He Had to Die

Saine concluded that Crimson Flame Civilization was likely facing annihilation because its allies would not risk their forces to save it. He believed Ancestor of Eternal Fire had to die, both to give Light Universe Time-Space a chance to strengthen its defenses and to provide Saine with valuable research materials.

  • Saine assessed Crimson Flame Civilization's desperate position and predicted that its alliance would not provide enough support to save it.
  • Jade Vine Tree sought help from the Light God Race and Saine's Mechanical Civilization, but both declined to send troops.
  • Saine reasoned that Ancestor of Eternal Fire's fall could let Jade Vine Tree and Mountain Giant King advance to Level 12, strengthening Light Universe Time-Space.
  • Saine judged that Ancestor of Eternal Fire had to die and began shifting attention toward the battlefield, drawn by the research value of his Rule Heart Core, Source Power, and treasures.
  • Saine, newly at Level 11, prepared to advance to the Level-11 Mid-Stage and viewed Crimson Flame Civilization's destruction as an opportunity.

Ch. 5372A Rout Spanning a Thousand Miles

The Ancestor of Eternal Fire and Crimson Flame Civilization faced a worsening invasion as allies refused to provide support and their defenses repeatedly collapsed. The chapter contrasted their faltering resistance with Saine’s steadfast defense of the Mechanical Star District.

  • The Crimson Flame Fire God received messages from two allied top-level civilizations claiming the Qisha Time-Space Legion had blocked their forces, and he reported the news to the Ancestor of Eternal Fire.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire confronted the reality that Crimson Flame Civilization’s rapid territorial expansion had failed to protect it from the invasion.
  • More than ten allied top-level civilizations withheld their troops, while forces already fighting alongside Crimson Flame Civilization grew timid and fought below their full strength.
  • Bewilderment Time-Space’s assaults shattered Crimson Flame Civilization’s defensive lines and drove its warriors into despair.
  • Saine’s Mechanical Civilization held firm in the Mechanical Star District with support from the Skynet system and biological resurrection technology.

Ch. 5373Level-12 Peak

The Ancestor of Eternal Fire launched a direct assault on Salamander Grayke to halt the invasion threatening Crimson Flame Civilization. As the battle began, he revealed that his recovered strength had reached Level-12 Peak.

  • Crimson Flame Civilization's expansion had strengthened its practitioners, but the combined invasion by several forces had pushed it toward collapse.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire summoned the Sky Burning Staff and headed for the frontline, hoping to wound Salamander Grayke and relieve the pressure on his civilization.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire struck at Salamander Grayke, which used a Dimension Supreme Treasure to weaken the fire-based attack.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire rebuked Salamander Grayke and unleashed increasingly powerful flames to intimidate the enemy and rally his allies.
  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire's aura rose from Level-12 Mid-Stage to Level-12 Peak, engulfing the dimensional battlefield in source flames.

Ch. 5374Strong on the Outside, Weak Within

Ancestor of Eternal Fire unleashed Level-12 Peak power against Salamander Grayke, but the two became locked in a stalemate as Grayke’s defenses and allies supported his resistance. Ancestor of Eternal Fire urged Grayke to withdraw, but Grayke refused and prepared to continue fighting.

  • Ancestor of Eternal Fire erupted with Level-12 Peak power, intimidating fighters across the battlefield as Salamander Grayke stood against him with support from allied powers.
  • Salamander Grayke countered Ancestor of Eternal Fire’s Sky Burning Staff with water barriers, dimensional turbulence, and his Dimension Supreme Treasure.
  • The two Level-12 Beings reached a stalemate, while Locke and other observers sensed that Ancestor of Eternal Fire’s impressive strength concealed weakness.
  • Ancestor of Eternal Fire urged Salamander Grayke to withdraw from the Black Flame Civilization’s Star Zone Battlefield and avoid further losses.
  • Salamander Grayke smiled disdainfully and refused to retreat as the bewilderment rules around him intensified.

Ch. 5375Three-Way Encirclement I

Salamander Gray Guest unveiled the hidden strength behind Bewilderment Time-Space’s invasion as two more Level-12 Beings joined the battle against the Ancestor of Eternal Fire. The Ancestor was left trapped in a three-sided encirclement, facing the powerful Seven-tailed Lizard and its Dimension Supreme Treasure spear.

  • The Ancestor of Eternal Fire launched another full-strength attack, but Salamander Gray Guest spread a vast cloud of Bewilderment Element rule mist across the battlefield.
  • Salamander Gray Guest summoned two concealed Level-12 allies from Bewilderment Time-Space, revealing that its invasion involved three Super Civilizations.
  • The Level-12 Mid-Stage Stone Belly Spider appeared and cast a huge net of Bewilderment Rules to block the Ancestor of Eternal Fire’s retreat.
  • A stronger Level-12 Late-Stage Seven-tailed Lizard appeared on the Ancestor of Eternal Fire’s other side, completing the encirclement while wielding a Dimension Supreme Treasure spear.
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