Recaps

Locke tested whether the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast would obey him when the Destruction Supreme tried to reclaim control of it. After the beast resisted the Supreme and submitted to Locke, Locke sent it toward the Dark Obelisk Star Zone.

• The Destruction Supreme reasserted its influence over the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast, and Saine activated the Realm-Suppressing Ring to cut off the dark-gold tide.
• Some destruction creatures in the beast’s Star Sector turned against Locke, while others attacked the traitors; Locke tracked the creatures that switched sides.
• Locke used his emotion rules to redirect the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast’s anger toward the Destruction Supreme as its assault threatened to overwhelm it.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast charged into the Supreme’s destructive palm, opening a gap that Locke pierced with the God Slaying Spear.
• The beast recovered, prostrated itself before Locke, and destroyed the traitors without being ordered; Locke then sent it with the Surrendered Army toward the Dark Obelisk Star Zone.

Locke used the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast to break through the Dark Obelisk Star Zone and probe the sealed Empty-Faced Burning Monarch while Saine’s Mechanical Legion mapped and captured the obelisks. After Locke weakened the Destruction Supreme’s influence over the sealed being, the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch sent a faint response directly to him.

• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast crushed an obelisk behemoth and led Locke’s Destruction Surrendered Army into the Star Sector, where the two factions of destruction creatures began fighting.
• Saine ordered the outer mechanical barriers opened, allowing the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast to approach the sealed Empty-Faced Burning Monarch without lifting the main seals.
• Locke sent emotion and destruction rules through the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast while Saine’s probes classified the Dark Obelisks and identified the channels linking the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch to the Destruction Supreme.
• Locke gradually influenced the Dark Obelisks, and the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch stopped struggling after the one hundred and seventy-second obelisk changed.
• The Empty-Faced Burning Monarch opened a fissure in its blank face and directed a faint destruction fluctuation toward Locke.

Luo and Saine gradually seized the Dark Obelisk Star Zone’s rule nodes and used them to erode the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch’s origin. After a final confrontation, Luo branded the Level-12 creature with her destruction mark, and it began following her will.

• Luo used destruction flame to trace the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch’s origin through the obelisks, while Saine mapped its transfer pathways.
• Over several centuries, Saine’s mechanical legion replaced obelisk nodes as Luo’s power spread into the creature’s chest, though backlash from dark golden power forced them to proceed cautiously.
• When the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch tried to discard its eroded origin, the surrounding obelisks ignited with Luo’s black-and-red fire, allowing her to tighten the Realm-Suppressing Ring and confront it directly.
• Luo pressed her hand to the creature’s blank face and branded its rule true body with her destruction mark, overcoming its resistance as contaminated obelisks exploded.
• Saine confirmed the creature no longer stirred the Destruction Supreme’s core will, and the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch retracted its hostile shadow and obeyed Luo.
• The Empty-Faced Burning Monarch split and suppressed an approaching swarm of destruction creatures, while the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast led the surrendered army into battle.

Locke and Saine discovered that the Destruction Supreme had begun reversing the flow of origin power and reclaiming the Level-12 creatures tied to its outer nodes. After the Fragment Star Emperor was dragged into the crystal tide, they turned their attention to the sealed Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast and began developing a way to detect the Supreme’s summons.

• Locke halted the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast’s pursuit when the destruction tide began flowing back toward the center of the Destruction Star River.
• Saine compared Skynet’s records and realized that the origin of destruction was flowing backward through contracting veins of rules.
• The Destruction Supreme pulled the wounded Fragment Star Emperor into the crystal tide and drained its power of destruction.
• Saine found that the sealed Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s eyes reacted to the same contractions, and Locke ordered its original Star Sector located.
• Saine tested a damaged eye with a destruction crystal and saw its firelight turn toward the matching tremor frequency.

The World-Realm Emperor Monarch continued trading Source-Devouring resources with Ebony, the Dark Nether Death God, and Duolie, and their foreign rules began producing subtle changes in the Source-Devouring Time-Space. The Source-Devouring Progenitor approved further exchanges while eyeing the three dimensions’ reserves, and ended by consuming a rule crystal wrapped in sandstorm power.

• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch received death crystals, high-dimensional sand crystals, and darkness materials, while Ebony requested more complete cores and reviewed the exchange terms.
• Resources from the trades caused some Source-Devouring Beast Mother Nests to develop heavier carapaces and endure concentrated death auras for longer.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch showed the Source-Devouring Progenitor the retained death, sandstorm, and darkness sword rules, and explained the results and costs of the exchanges.
• The Source-Devouring Progenitor permitted the World-Realm Emperor Monarch to continue trading and ordered him to demand more valuable resources, though he considered swallowing all three dimensions.
• The Source-Devouring Progenitor swallowed a rule crystal wrapped in sandstorm power.

Saine traced the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s eye to a chain of destruction nodes, and Locke led the Destruction Surrendered Army and the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch in seizing them. The Destruction Supreme struck back, but the forces captured another node and continued advancing toward the core network.

• Saine used the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s eye to locate a destruction region beyond the Dark Obelisk Star Zone.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast led the Destruction Surrendered Army into battle while Locke redirected troops toward the power-supplying crystal nodes.
• The Empty-Faced Burning Monarch sealed nodes with obelisk shadows, allowing the Mechanical Legion to secure the region with Realm-Suppressing Rings.
• Locke refined the Surrendered Army’s commands over the following decades, and Saine recorded its growing coordination in the Magic Cube.
• The sealed Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast reacted as the campaign approached its core nodes, and Saine told Locke they were heading in the right direction.
• The Destruction Supreme’s counterattack wounded the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast, but Locke used the God Slaying Spear to sever a power network as the army captured another node.

Locke and the Mechanical Legion secured a core in the Third Destruction Star Zone, strengthening his control and expanding Paradise Lost. The Destruction Supreme then contracted its power in the center of the Destruction Star River before sending a new wave outward, renewing the confrontation.

• Saine and the Mechanical Legion completed the third node replacement, allowing Locke to claim a core in the Third Destruction Star Zone.
• Locke absorbed the newly acquired origins, expanded Paradise Lost, and replenished the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast and the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch.
• Saine used the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s controlled eyes to detect an approaching attack and warn the Engineering Legion, then adjusted the Seals based on the eyes’ imperfect readings.
• The Dark Nether Death God’s group accepted most of the exchange terms, and supplies moved between the covert platform and the Source-Devouring Time-Space.
• The Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s eyes detected the Destruction Supreme contracting its power; Locke raised the God Slaying Spear as the central tide surged outward again.

Locke and Saine held the shrinking perimeter of the three Star Sectors against the Destruction Supreme while rescuing the nearly destroyed Fragment Star Emperor. They left the Emperor sealed inside the Realm-Suppressing Rings, but Saine confirmed that its Level-12 power could not be restored.

• Locke and the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch helped the Engineering Legion retreat as the Dark Golden Tide overwhelmed outer machinery and defenses.
• Locke and Saine preserved the core Seal by abandoning exposed sectors and replacing damaged Realm-Suppressing Ring parts.
• Locke sensed the Fragment Star Emperor resisting the Destruction Supreme and amplified its survival instinct without replenishing its Origin of Destruction.
• Locke severed the Emperor’s extraction channels while it cast off a collapsed part of its body, then pulled it inside a Realm-Suppressing Ring.
• Locke ordered the defenders to fall back within the Rings, and Saine concluded that the Fragment Star Emperor could not recover its Level-12 power.

Locke and Saine stabilized the wounded Fragment Star Emperor and used its lingering connection to locate its former Star Sector. Locke then gained complete control of the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast, whose senses helped the Mechanical Civilization detect threats and reduce losses, while the Fragment Star Emperor’s distant connection remained active.

• Saine contained the Fragment Star Emperor’s leaking power, and Locke and Saine discovered that one of its wing roots still connected to the region where the Fragment Star Butterfly Emperor had once been active.
• Over the following decades, Locke pressed his Destruction Will into the Fragment Star Emperor until it stopped resisting him and its Level-11 power stabilized.
• Centuries later, Locke’s mark suppressed the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast’s internal turmoil, letting its eyes reconnect and respond to his commands.
• Saine linked the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast to Mechanical Nodes, and its Destruction Rays helped the Mechanical Engineering Legion repel a group of Destruction Creatures and secure new supports.
• Saine limited the beast’s observations to existing connections, while the Fragment Star Emperor’s wing root again sent a faint fluctuation into the distance.

Saine improved the Destruction Mech Soldiers so they could remain operational after damage and absorb some battlefield energy, while Fumila tested their limits in the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast Star Zone. As the war economy expanded across Gear Time-Space, Saine began comparing newly produced modules with parts from a soldier that had gone out of control.

• Saine studied a damaged soldier's lingering connection to Skynet and added independent connections that preserved its orders after damage, along with a restricted energy-conversion module.
• Fumila tested the modified soldiers against remnants of the beast hordes, but some absorbed too much Power of Destruction and moved toward concentrated energy instead of withdrawing.
• Saine found that the conversion module had been overwhelmed, so he made stored unconverted energy part of the Balance Core's absorption decisions and tightened its restrictions.
• Fumila completed further tests and introduced the more stable modifications into the standard soldier replacement program.
• Production regions and allied civilizations across Gear Time-Space expanded manufacturing, cultivation, trade, and training using resources gained during the war.
• Wall-E brought Saine newly produced modules, and Saine compared their responses to destructive fluctuations with those of a soldier that had gone out of control.

Musk built a regional trading guild by supplying wartime logistics and expanding into interdimensional commerce, then received an invitation to a grand trade gathering in Bewilderment Time-Space. He canceled his next planned voyage and set out to find a fleet that could take him there.

• Musk inspected a new transport ship’s containment system and required the delivery crew to repair a faulty section.
• He recalled how wartime supply contracts had grown his business from a small local merchant operation into a major regional guild.
• After the Dimension War, Musk’s guild traded goods from several dimensions and supplied civilizations rebuilding their industries and legions.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch confirmed a vast resource exchange with the Dark Nether Death God and a third party.
• Great Black Heaven sent a bright-yellow fragment bearing death and devouring energy through existing channels to the Mechanical Civilization, where Saine received it.
• Musk received an invitation to a grand trade gathering in Bewilderment Time-Space, canceled his next voyage, and asked which fleet could take him there.

The Light God Race continued rebuilding its forces and expanding trade while Saine examined a fragment from Great Black Heaven and assessed the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord's ability to receive Evil Swamp authority. After careful tests and negotiation, the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord chose to begin a closely monitored transfer at one stable point.

• Homeland Civilizations traded through the Light God Race's network as their worlds gained supplies and improved living standards, while the Light God Race replenished its legions and resumed recovery efforts.
• Saine left the Bright Yellow Fragment sealed for further study and heard the Lord of Evil Swamp propose adding the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord as an Authority Diversion node.
• Saine examined the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord's condition and found an unstable section of his Resistance Boundary Layer, so he recommended transferring only a small amount of authority at one stable point under mechanical monitoring.
• The Lord of Evil Swamp accepted the limited plan, and the Evil Spirit King agreed after asking them to protect regions that had already stabilized.
• The Heavenly Wing Demon Lord entered Saine's Mechanical Array and chose to begin at the proposed spot as Saine prepared the monitoring devices and exposed the boundary layer.

Lin Fengmian negotiated with Elder Huang to escort Jun Yunshang to Junlin City in exchange for a Supreme Spirit-Combining Pill, while the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s growing authority continued to be monitored. The Evil Spirit King agreed to help connect the new nodes, and Saine kept the network at its current scale while arranging treatment materials.

• Elder Huang offered Lin Fengmian a Supreme Spirit-Combining Pill if he escorted Jun Yunshang to Junlin City, and Lin Fengmian tested the offer before pretending to leave.
• Jun Yunshang called Lin Fengmian back as he negotiated, while Lin Fengmian considered how the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord might gain more authority over time.
• The Evil Spirit King inspected the existing nodes and confirmed that their connections remained stable and separate from the new nodes.
• The Evil Spirit King offered to have his legions help connect the new nodes, but Saine declined to add another bearer and arranged materials for the Heavenly Wing Demon Lord’s treatment.

Saine tested how the Bright Yellow Fragment interacted with death energy, discovering that it could replenish power but also erode the devices containing it. He shared limited findings with Great Black Heaven and Myriad Phenomena Time-Space, then began testing the material in Mechanical Civilization’s own devices.

• Saine compared the used Bright Yellow Fragment with an unused sample and found that the used fragment absorbed death energy while releasing a fine Death Ripple through a damaged section.
• Saine tested the fragment in simulated Death Element apparatuses and found that stronger output accelerated erosion, while careful shutdowns preserved the surrounding structures.
• Saine concluded that Dark Universe Time-Space was already using materials acquired from Source-Devouring Time-Space and asked Great Black Heaven to monitor their distribution and losses.
• Saine sent limited evidence to Myriad Phenomena Time-Space, and the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord acknowledged that the findings would affect future dealings with the three parties.
• Saine flagged Mechanical Civilization’s externally sold resources for renewed checks on their uses and delivery volumes, then placed fragments in modified mechanical modules to test their effectiveness.

Musk attended a trade fair in Bewilderment Time-Space and secured a continuing supply agreement with an organization under Wealth Goddess Wojin. As he prepared to return home, a separate request for talks with Mechanical God Emperor Saine arrived concerning a Level-12 Strong Practitioner held by the Mechanical Civilization.

• Musk inspected the Bewilderment Time-Space fair and found that many of his goods were less scarce and valuable than he had expected.
• Musk showed a Wealth Temple representative his delivery records and negotiated a long-term agreement to supply goods through relay nodes in Primordial Universe Time-Space.
• Musk and the representative agreed on acceptable material tolerances, an initial small shipment, and supplies Musk could buy for his return journey.
• Musk limited his purchases to goods he could sell at home and received records adding his chamber of commerce to the network of suppliers bearing Butterfly Whale Gray Guest's attestation.
• A special request reached Wojin through a higher-level trading channel, asking to speak with Mechanical God Emperor Saine about a Level-12 Strong Practitioner under the Mechanical Civilization's control.
• The request was sent to Gear Time-Space as Musk confirmed his returning cargo, while the Bewilderment Behemoth continued sleeping.

Locke and Saine led an operation to locate and suppress surviving nodes in Destruction Time-Space, securing a foothold in the fourth Destruction Star Zone. Locke then entrusted Fragment Star Emperor to Saine for study while keeping it under his control and supplying power to sustain it.

• Locke followed Fragment Star Emperor's remaining connections and discovered that several Destruction nodes had been weakened or emptied after Destruction Supreme extracted their origin power.
• Locke's forces suppressed a surviving node as the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast and Empty-Faced Burning Monarch held back its counterattacks, while the Engineering Legion installed a Realm-Suppressing Ring.
• Over the following decades, Saine mapped Fragment Star Emperor's old channels, and Locke's forces established a stable foothold in the fourth Destruction Star Zone.
• Locke supplied Fragment Star Emperor with Destruction power, helping its incomplete Rules Body begin to recover.
• Locke assigned Fragment Star Emperor to Saine for continued study, and Saine arranged observation equipment and repairs while Locke maintained its supply of origin power.

Saine and Locke considered the World-Realm Emperor Monarch’s request to trade for the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor and began negotiating over resources. The exchange remained uncertain as Saine asked to inspect samples before deciding whether the captive was worth returning.

• Saine received the World-Realm Emperor Monarch’s request to discuss the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor and consulted Locke, who said they should see what the other party would offer.
• Saine sent the World-Realm Emperor Monarch a recording confirming that the captive was alive and still capable of responding.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch sent a list of proposed resources, but Saine set aside most entries as unhelpful and examined unfamiliar materials more closely.
• Saine asked for small quantities of selected materials so the Mechanical Civilization could test them before considering an exchange.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch agreed to provide some samples and said he needed to confirm the quantities of others, leaving negotiations ongoing.

Saine tested unusual minerals and Rule Crystals sent by the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, discovering that their reactions depended on their surroundings and containment history. He sent questions about their origins and rule changes, and the World-Realm Emperor Monarch replied with further accounts as new exchange terms arrived.

• Saine examined a gray-silver mineral and found that it redirected nearby energies and stabilized conflicting forces until increased power caused a fine crack.
• Saine tested Rule Crystals with dark element and found that earlier exposure left traces that made a crystal respond sooner, while containment methods also affected its initial reaction.
• Saine told his team to preserve the remaining samples and send the World-Realm Emperor Monarch questions about the materials' collection environments and rule changes.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch recalled distant Dimensional Planes, supplied additional accounts of their rules, and considered trying a path beyond source-devouring.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch received new terms of exchange and looked toward the Source-Devouring Progenitor.

Saine awakened faint signs of intent in the Fragment Star Emperor while completing a new destruction-type Dimension Supreme Treasure modeled on its former structure. He tested the artifact and adapted its forging principles to improve a damaged Destruction Mech Soldier, while the Fragment Star Emperor continued to recover under observation.

• Saine observed the Fragment Star Emperor resisting a probe, then accepting origin and showing a faint desire for the light to remain.
• Saine completed a pair of black wings as a new destruction-type Dimension Supreme Treasure after months of careful work in the alchemical furnace.
• Saine tested the wings in an isolated space and confirmed they could gather, direct, and contain destructive power, though some locations needed further adjustment.
• Saine adapted parts of the forging method to modify a retired Destruction Mech Soldier, which retained control during a sustained-output test despite its casing cracking.
• The Fragment Star Emperor slowly folded its wings and sent Saine a faint request for more origin.

Saine and the World-Realm Emperor Monarch completed the exchange of resources for the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor, who was freed and taken back to Source-Devouring Time-Space. The World-Realm Emperor Monarch hinted at further materials for future trade, leaving the relationship between them open to continued contact.

• Saine approved Wojin's plan for allocating the exchanged resources, while the Source-Devouring Progenitor authorized the deal and ordered the World-Realm Emperor Monarch to bring the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor back.
• Saine told the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor he would be leaving, and the Ancient Emperor showed fear of the laboratory and its experiments.
• At the agreed handover site, Saine inspected the World-Realm Emperor Monarch's special samples and records before lifting the seals on the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch examined the freed Ancient Emperor and confirmed that his injuries and suppressed sources could recover.
• The Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor left with the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, who offered to bring Saine more materials for future trades.

The Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor returned to Source-Devouring Time-Space but could not explain how much the Mechanical Civilization had learned from experimenting on him. The World-Realm Emperor Monarch negotiated resource exchanges with Ebony, the Dark Nether Death God, and Duolie, then contacted Saine again.

• The Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor recovered under the Source-Devouring Progenitor's watch and admitted he did not know how much Saine had learned from studying him.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch told Ebony, the Dark Nether Death God, and Duolie that the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor had returned after an exchange with the Mechanical God Emperor.
• Ebony questioned the World-Realm Emperor Monarch about his dealings with the Mechanical Civilization, and he said the exchange had not involved the other three parties.
• The Dark Nether Death God limited access to the regions where some traded materials originated, while Duolie offered additional items in hopes of increasing shipments.
• The four adjusted their resource exchanges, and the World-Realm Emperor Monarch used his channel to request another conversation with Saine.

Saine and the World-Realm Emperor Monarch agreed to test whether foreign powers could retain their original functions under the influence of Source-Devouring Time-Space. As initial experiments began in Gear Time-Space, Saine also found new rule records that prompted him to launch further tests on the Emperor Monarch’s power.

• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch asked Saine whether foreign powers could remain useful without being completely devoured, and Saine explained that stable coexistence would need careful testing.
• Saine and the World-Realm Emperor Monarch agreed to exchange a small set of materials and rule records while keeping sensitive information and deeper secrets out of the deal.
• Saine had Wall-E create a separate Experimental Zone, and Lina noted that the Emperor Monarch’s personal rule records were especially valuable.
• The first samples arrived at Gear Time-Space, where Saine tested them under different degrees of Source-Devouring influence; some stopped functioning, while another became isolated from outside contact.
• Little Fox Girl recorded the results, Serena listed questions for confirmation, and Saine examined a new rule record showing the Emperor Monarch maintaining a stable flow of power outside his Mother Time-Space.

Saine completed a method for preserving useful materials from Source-Devouring Time-Space, while the World-Realm Emperor Monarch secured approval to test them there. Saine then prepared to join Locke near the fourth star sector, taking the newly made Black Wing with him.

• Saine delivered the processing method and material requirements to the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, who paid with resources that helped repair and redeploy Mechanical Units.
• Saine examined extra samples from the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, including a material that redirected light, and considered their possible uses.
• The Source-Devouring Progenitor tested the materials, approved further trials, and cautioned the World-Realm Emperor Monarch against relying too heavily on outside powers.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch arranged for materials to be used intact in Source-Devouring Time-Space, and Saine received details about the approved testing scope.
• Mel brought Saine the finished Black Wing, and Saine departed through a Cross-dimensional Passage toward Locke with equipment and mechanical soldiers sent ahead.

Saine and Locke connected the final regions of the fourth Star Sector despite the destructive tides, establishing the fourth Destruction Star Zone. The new connection enriched Paradise Lost Time-Space, while Saine began repairs and cleanup in Destruction Time-Space.

• Saine used the God of Machines' newly refined black wings to push through the Destruction Tide and help Locke secure a new Mechanical Rule Chain, while the God Slaying Spear pinned a collapsing gap in place.
• Saine severed the irreparably damaged part of an Engineering Platform and ordered fresh work units to replace the withdrawn crew.
• Saine used Fragment Star Emperor's surviving connections to locate old rule veins, helping Locke extend his will and secure more of the Star Sector.
• After decades of fighting, Locke linked the last separated region, redirecting the Dark Gold Tide and completing the fourth Destruction Star Zone.
• The new source energy nourished Origin Continent, and Locke opened his eyes as the Power of Destruction grew denser along the God Slaying Spear.
• Saine organized the recovery of crystals and rule fragments, deployed replacement Destruction Mech Soldiers, and turned the God of Machines back with its wings closing.

Hevien reflected on how the Light God Race’s rule had helped the Pohui Civilization recover and trade after the war. The civilization’s fleet reached Primordial Universe Time-Space, where a new war forced it to reroute its delivery.

• Hevien compared the Pohui Civilization’s old, damaged star map with its current trade routes and considered how the Light God Race had preserved local rule while demanding resources and faith.
• On a medium plane world, ordinary residents used imported equipment, repaired goods for a living, and received supplies through the Temple of Light.
• Hevien redirected some of the Pohui Civilization’s proceeds toward urgent repairs and training while approving its required shipments.
• The Pohui Civilization’s transport fleet rendezvoused with other fleets, completed its Cross-dimensional Teleportation, and entered the transit zone of Primordial Universe Time-Space.
• A navigation notice warned the transport supervisor that war had closed some routes, so he accepted a detour and contacted the transit authorities after the receiving faction extended the delivery deadline.