Recaps

Naige'er sent Saine flying toward the Purgatory Lands while the Justice League forces continued to pursue him. As Saine sensed the changes brought by the Saint Calamity and reflected on his growing grasp of laws, a Demon Lord in Purgatory feared that a new Holy War was beginning.

• Naige'er explained that the injured owner of the Fate Stone Slab was likely alive and used Dominator Power to help Saine, who still carried the Spider Queen's belongings.
• Saine was propelled toward the Far West, realized he could not escape through the Space-Time Channel, and credited the Spider Queen's trials with deepening his understanding of laws.
• The Justice League allied forces continued pursuing Saine as he flew toward the Purgatory Lands.
• A Level-3 Demon Lord at Purgatory's edge saw Justice League legions approaching and ordered the Demon Kings to be notified in case a Holy War was beginning.

The Justice League’s advance toward Purgatory prompted Blood War Lord Lev Tolstoy to send Adebi and other Demon Kings to confront them. Left alone, Lev Tolstoy reflected on the demons’ decline, the destruction of Hell, and his longing to see the Star Realm again.

• Demon Kings in Purgatory learned of the Justice League’s advance, and Adebi called for resistance in the Blood War Hall.
• Lev Tolstoy restrained his impatience as Adebi roused the gathered Demon Kings against the Justice League.
• Lev Tolstoy ordered Adebi to lead the other Demon Kings and teach the Justice League a lesson, and Adebi left with them.
• After Adebi departed, Lev Tolstoy revealed his sorrow over Hell’s destruction and wondered when the demons would avenge it.
• Lev Tolstoy acknowledged that age and approaching death had limited his ability to wage war, then sighed that he wanted to see the Star Realm again.

Lev Tolstoy faced dwindling support for his dream of leading the demons out of the Faelun Continent, while the Cunning Demon warned that the native gods might launch another Holy War. The Blood War King vowed to take the God of Justice down with him if the demons were threatened, and Anna Karenina sought comfort against his chest.

• Younger demons rejected Lev Tolstoy’s plan to escape the Faelun Continent, while old comrades and pure-blooded descendants continued to support him.
• Anna Karenina consoled her father and recalled the demons’ history and hatred of the angels of the Light God Race.
• The Cunning Demon raised concerns about the Justice League and the Lady of the Night possibly aiding the God of Justice.
• Lev Tolstoy vowed to kill the God of Justice before his own death if the native gods began another Holy War against the demons.
• Anna Karenina buried herself against Lev Tolstoy’s chest beneath Purgatory’s crimson radiance.

Saine entered Purgatory Space, where a million demons prepared to fight the Justice League army pursuing him. Watching from the Wizard World, Rose decided to use Saine as her representative to approach and potentially recruit Faelun Continent’s demons.

• Saine reached Purgatory Space and found a vast demon legion waiting for the Justice League army.
• Saine crossed into Purgatory Space and felt its environment suppress and weaken him.
• Naige'er explained that Purgatory Space resembled a special domain built by the demons, then left Rose to act on her own.
• Rose considered recruiting Faelun Continent’s demons and identified Saine as a suitable representative to contact their leaders.

Saine entered Purgatory Space and avoided being attacked by the charging demons by transforming into a Flame Demon and speaking Ancient Demon Language. After a Demon Lord recognized him as a pure-blooded demon, Saine asked to meet the Demon King while the Purgatory demons clashed with the Justice League legion.

• Saine saw the Purgatory Demon Legion charging toward him as the Justice League legion pursued from behind.
• Saine transformed into a Flame Demon and declared in Ancient Demon Language that he was one of the demons, causing lesser demons to split around him.
• Danno Chasma, a Demigod-level Skeleton Lord, addressed Saine respectfully and asked whether he was a pure-blooded demon from the Purgatory Third Layer Space.
• Saine asked to see the Demon King, and Danno Chasma led him toward the heart of the demon army.
• Saine looked back at the battle and watched a Demon Lord cut down an Epic-level knight before eating part of the corpse.

Saine was taken to the Blade King during the Saint Calamity and persuaded him that he came from beyond the Prime Material Plane and could help the demons escape their world. The Blade King escorted Saine to meet Blood War Lord Lev Tolstoy, and Saine reached the bottom of Purgatory.

• The Blade King questioned Saine about his unusual demon bloodline and nearly crushed him when Saine identified himself as a Level-3 Magician from the Wizard World seeking Lev Tolstoy.
• Saine stopped the Blade King by asking whether he wanted to escape the cage of the Faelun Continent and reminding him that demons had come from Hell.
• The Blade King agreed to escort Saine to the Blood War Hall, fearing Lev Tolstoy's anger if he killed a possible messenger from beyond their world.
• Saine traveled through Purgatory in his Flame Demon True Body, recording what he saw and learning from the Spider Queen's guidance that the blood-red passage was called the Abyss Intestines.
• Saine completed the long journey and arrived at the bottom of Purgatory.

Saine traveled through Purgatory to Demon Mountain and entered the Blood War Hall to negotiate on behalf of the Wizard World. There, the King of Blood War questioned him about his origins and knowledge of the demon race.

• Saine crossed the lowest level of Purgatory with the demons escorting him and reached Demon Mountain, the stronghold of the King of Blood War.
• As Saine climbed Demon Mountain, he felt an urge toward destruction and asked Rose about the strange influence; Rose explained that a weakened Heart of Hell and the realm’s rules made demons warlike.
• Saine reached the summit and entered the Blood War Hall alone, changing back into human form before studying its battle reliefs.
• A powerful Demon King appeared on the Blood Throne, followed by nearly ten other king-level demons.
• The King of Blood War asked Saine whether he came from the Star Realm beyond the domain and whether he had heard of the Hell demon race.

Saine told Lev Tolstoy that the Rose Dynasty Civilization had been destroyed by the Galente Federation and offered an alliance to jointly develop Faelun Continent. The Spider Queen appeared through Saine’s ring and asked Lev whether he had heard of Carter Gustavo.

• Saine introduced himself as a Level-3 Magician from the Wizard World, and Lev Tolstoy confirmed that the Wizard World existed.
• The Cunning Demon told Lev that the Wizard World lay near the former Hell World, and Saine revealed that the Galente Federation had destroyed the Rose Dynasty Civilization.
• Lev asked Saine about the fate of the Light God Race and the former allies, but Saine could not answer.
• Saine proposed that the Wizard World and the demons form an alliance to develop Faelun Continent, and Lev doubted they could overcome the world’s barriers without a Dominator.
• Saine summoned the Spider Queen’s communicating phantom, and she asked Lev whether he knew Carter Gustavo.

The Spider Queen told Lev Tolstoy that Carter Gustavo had become a Dominator and that demons had established New Hell, giving the Purgatory demons hope for their race’s future. She secured their trust and promised to negotiate for their eventual escape from Faelun Continent, while Saine received a territory and the title Lord of Ashes.

• Lev Tolstoy and the other demons learned from the Spider Queen that Carter Gustavo had advanced to Dominator and led demons in founding New Hell.
• The Spider Queen explained that Wizard World could not help the Purgatory demons leave Faelun Continent until after its war with the Galente Federation and asked them to wait about twenty thousand years.
• The Spider Queen agreed to negotiate with Carter Gustavo and other demons on Lev Tolstoy’s behalf, and the two sides reached a verbal understanding without a Rule Contract.
• The Spider Queen arranged for Saine to stay on Purgatory’s second layer, warning him against the Heart of Hell’s influence and advising him to remain in demon form.
• Lev Tolstoy granted Saine a territory and the title Lord of Ashes, making him a neighbor of the Skeleton Lord.

Saine continued researching in his castle in Purgatory Space and met Anna Karenina, the Succubus Queen, who visited to learn about the Star Realm. After Saine gave her two Alchemy Puppets, Anna gave him two Pure-Blooded Succubus maids, leaving him speechless.

• Saine built a castle and laboratory in his territory and researched the sound-wave abilities of a captured Bat-Winged Demon.
• Anna Karenina visited Saine to ask about the extraterrestrial Star Realm and explored his castle.
• Anna examined Saine’s Alchemy Puppets and his maids, Little Fox Girl and Yuli.
• Saine offered Anna two Alchemy Puppets, and she accepted his gift.
• Anna summoned two legendary-level Pure-Blooded Succubi and gave them to Saine as maids, and he accepted them.

Saine studied the Succubus Clan’s bewitchment and sound-wave abilities while the Succubus Queen Anna Karenina visited his castle. He created a new magical item, the Demon Mask, and continued his research in Purgatory.

• Anna Karenina frequently visited Saine’s castle and drew information from him, Yuli, and Aijieli through her conversational skill.
• Saine used the two Rank Two succubus maids as subjects for experiments into their abilities.
• Saine’s research uncovered connections between the Bewitchment System and the Sound Wave System.
• Saine crafted the Demon Mask, which amplified sound waves and carried succubus bewitchment and aura-concealment effects.

Saine weighed the Succubus Queen’s proposal to teach true magic to members of the Godslayer Society in exchange for more experimental resources and help during the Saint Calamity. Tempted by the prospect of acquiring god-level specimens, he agreed to cooperate with the Purgatory demons.

• Saine considered asking the Succubus Queen for a powerful bat demon or another lord-level succubus to improve his Demon Mask.
• The Succubus Queen offered to trade a lord-level succubus for Saine’s Space Conch, but he refused because it was a treasured gift from Tourmaline.
• The Succubus Queen told Saine that some members of the Godslayer Society could cast magic without the Magic Net or divine power.
• She asked Saine to teach the Society true magic so its members could help the Purgatory demons survive the Saint Calamity.
• The Succubus Queen promised to meet Saine’s experimental needs and suggested that cooperation could bring him god-level specimens; Saine agreed.

Saine witnessed a mass Godfall Phenomenon in Purgatory as the Saint Calamity intensified across Faelun Continent. Nearly two hundred gods and around twenty Demon Kings lost their divine power, and Saine confirmed that the world’s elemental concentration had risen by 6%.

• The Queen brought Saine to Purgatory’s first layer, where he saw a meteor shower reveal that nearly two hundred gods had fallen from their thrones.
• Around twenty Demon Kings arrived at Purgatory’s outer edge and rapidly weakened to Demigod-level power, while some reacted violently.
• Saine saw demon legions and Faelun Continent armies gathered in Purgatory as the factions prepared for conflict during the Saint Calamity.
• Anna Karenina was shaken by the godfall, and Saine realized that even she might lose her throne during the calamity.
• Saine checked his Crystal Ball and confirmed that Faelun Continent’s elemental concentration had increased by 6%.

After the Saint Calamity began raising Faelun Continent’s elemental concentration, Saine agreed to teach cultivation and magical knowledge to Godslayer Society members sheltered by the demons. He chose three extraordinary members to train first, leaving them responsible for teaching their companions.

• Saine realized that Faelun Continent’s elemental concentration had been steadily rising during the past half year and considered the Saint Calamity an opportunity as well as a danger.
• After witnessing a god’s fall, Saine followed the unwell Succubus Queen Anna Karenina to the demon army’s rear, where she explained that the demons would provide resources for his teaching in his territory.
• The Succubus Queen told Saine that most Godslayer Society members were too eager to hunt gods to come, so their children and descendants had been entrusted to the demons.
• Saine learned that just over a hundred mostly elderly, weak, female, and child members had reached Purgatory, with only three possessing extraordinary strength and none at legendary level.
• Saine examined the group’s crude self-cultivation and selected the two men and one woman among the three extraordinary members as his first trainees, expecting them to teach the rest.

Saine examined Obiye, Ronaldo, and Flynn, then began improving the three Level-1 youngsters’ abilities. Obiye and Ronaldo chose bloodline enhancements, and Saine adjusted their Yuan Power cultivation methods while preparing to teach them.

• Saine learned that Flynn was an orphaned mage who could cast nineteen spells with the Magic Net, including spells tied to powerful Demigod-level Spell Models.
• Saine questioned Flynn about the Magic Net and assessed all three youngsters before beginning their training.
• Saine offered Obiye and Ronaldo a choice of bloodlines, and Obiye chose the Demon Bloodline while Ronaldo chose the Dragon Bloodline.
• Saine examined Obiye and Ronaldo’s inherited Yuan Power cultivation methods and judged them crude despite their history of producing Epic-level practitioners.
• Saine made scientific adjustments to Obiye and Ronaldo’s existing cultivation methods instead of teaching them Wizard World battle qi.

Saine reshaped Flynn’s understanding of magic while Obiye and Ronaldo grew stronger, and he continued supporting the Godslayer Society’s families in Purgatory. Far away, the Godslayer Society struck down the God of Colorful Bird Pelican, marking the first divine death since the Saint Calamity began.

• Saine focused on changing Flynn’s understanding of knowledge and magic instead of strengthening his body or Mental Strength.
• Saine secured cultivation resources for the Godslayer Society’s families in Purgatory, while Obiye and Ronaldo sparred and Flynn studied books and used a Crystal Ball.
• Flynn grew discouraged after Ronaldo defeated him in a sparring match, though Saine valued Flynn’s potential.
• The Godslayer Society killed the obscure, weak God of Colorful Bird Pelican, causing the first divine death since the Saint Calamity arrived.

Saine reflected on the god-hunting violence spreading across the Faelun Continent and considered whether the Saint Calamity might let him reach the Demigod Realm. In his laboratory, he prepared to study a natural law-flame from Purgatory and merge it with his Flames of Ash.

• The God of Colorful Bird Pelican was killed by the Godslayer Society, whose survivors disappeared with his corpse and divine spark.
• More god-hunting incidents spread across the Faelun Continent, increasing tensions between factions and prompting Justice League legions to return to protect their gods.
• Saine observed that rising elemental concentration and more accessible laws might allow him to ascend to the Demigod Realm.
• Saine examined the Biranssen God of the Green Leaf World's divine-spark fragment, God of Strength Knox's corpse, and the law-flame given by Succubus Queen Anna Karenina.
• Saine named the crimson law-flame Purgatory Fire and began considering how to merge it with his Flames of Ash.

Thirty years later, the Succubus Queen Anna Karenina visited Saine with the Goddess of Misfortune, Benshaba, as the Saint Calamity made it increasingly difficult for them to remain on Purgatory’s second layer. Saine discovered that Benshaba had left her divine power on him and made her remove it all.

• Anna Karenina arrived at Saine’s castle with more than a dozen Demigod-level Demon Lords, weakened from Mid-Rank God to the Saint state.
• Anna Karenina explained that her privileges as the Purgatory Princess let her stay on the second layer temporarily, though she would eventually have to move to the first layer.
• Saine learned that the black-robed visitor was Benshaba, the Mid-Rank God known as the Goddess of Misfortune.
• Benshaba detected a trace of her elder sister Timora’s divine power on Saine, removed it, and secretly left some of her own divine power behind.
• Saine challenged Benshaba about the new divine power, and she withdrew it twice until he confirmed that none remained.

Saine met the Succubus Queen Anna Karenina and the Goddess of Misfortune Benshaba before returning to his research, while the Purgatory Princess helped relocate his castle. In Purgatory First Layer Space, Saine continued his experiments and Flynn learned the basics of laboratory work from Yuli and Aijieli.

• Anna Karenina invited Saine to Purgatory First Layer Space and told him that another group of Godslayer Society members’ families was being sent to Purgatory amid a harsher purge by the Justice League and Wings of Nature.
• Benshaba told Saine she had tried to divine the state of Wizard Civilization and had become interested in him after sensing its immense power.
• Saine left Yuli and Aijieli to receive the two goddesses and returned to his laboratory, while Anna Karenina relaxed in his castle.
• A Purgatory Princess helped Saine relocate his castle, and he reflected that he owed her a favor despite her generous assistance.
• Saine continued his experiments in Purgatory First Layer Space as Flynn, his assistant for twenty years, sought basic guidance from Yuli and Aijieli.

Flynn continued studying Water Elemental magic under Saine’s guidance while teaching new apprentices and helping establish an academy. He reunited with Obiye and Ronaldo, concealing his feelings for Obiye as they invited him to share a meal.

• Flynn showed Saine his Water Elemental spell model, received guidance, and left with notes for his studies.
• Saine resumed the Body Tempering Experiment with Yuli while Flynn headed out of the laboratory.
• Flynn encountered Obiye and Ronaldo, who told him another group of children had passed the initial Mental Strength test and would need instruction.
• Ronaldo invited Flynn to try his mushroom soup, and Obiye urged him to take time to relax.
• Flynn discussed academy names with Obiye and Ronaldo, then went with Obiye to taste her cooking.

Saine continued his experiments in Purgatory Space, strengthening his body and refining a powerful Demon Mask while growing closer to Yuli and Aijieli. As the Saint Calamity entered its turbulent middle phase, the Faelun Continent descended further into chaos, with dragons joining the hunt for gods.

• Saine reviewed his Level Three attributes after a Body Tempering Experiment and judged that his strength remained balanced despite his Constitution lagging behind his Mental Strength and Magic Power.
• Saine reflected on how Yuli and Aijieli had become like family to him and resolved that he would no longer give Yuli to anyone for research or trade.
• Saine used Purgatory’s abundant resources and his potion-making knowledge to raise his attributes, then went with Yuli to continue his research on the unfinished Demon Mask.
• The Saint Calamity shifted into its middle phase as casualties among gods became known and more people lost their reverence for them.
• Dragons arrived in droves to plunder the Faelun Continent and hunt gods, deepening the chaos alongside godslaying, demon battles, and wars between nations.

After nearly two centuries in Purgatory, Saine hit a research bottleneck and prepared to return to the Faelun Continent to hunt gods and study divine sparks. He left with intelligence, allies, and a hidden stock of Green Source Seeds as the Godslayer Society and its academies continued to grow.

• Saine reached the limits of his research in Purgatory and decided to explore the Faelun Continent for a Fire Element divine spark.
• Anna Karenina gave Saine a crystal booklet about nearby gods and warned him not to venture too far from Purgatory.
• Saine planned to hunt weaker gods on his own and counted Yuli, Flynn, and other allies among his potential support.
• Saine recalled that he still carried five Level-3 Green Source Seeds and one Demigod-level seed as his greatest hidden advantage.
• Flynn and the Godslayer Society shared information about the gods, while the Society's families in Purgatory grew and established academies.

Saine prepared powerful equipment and chose the God of Dawn as his first target for a hunt, while considering other gods as alternatives. After he and his group departed, the Succubus Queen and the Goddess of Misfortune watched them leave, and the Goddess questioned why the demons were not doing more to protect him.

• Saine equipped himself with the Demon Mask and robes made from the Spider Queen's Divine Power Spider Silk, after studying the Great Strength God's remains and the contents of the Silver Spider Ring.
• Saine chose the God of Dawn as his opening target because the god's light and fire-related laws could benefit him, the Justice League had hunted him, and the god's temples were near Purgatory.
• Saine considered Gondor, the God of Crafts, and other gods as backup targets, while deciding that the dangerous God of White Bone was better left to the Spider Queen Rose.
• The Succubus Queen and the Goddess of Misfortune watched Saine and his group depart from the outskirts of Purgatory's first layer.
• The Goddess of Misfortune asked why the Succubus Queen had not mobilized demons to help Saine, warning that his death could sever the demons' connection to Rose.

The Succubus Queen and Benshaba discussed Saine’s pride and the competing divine factions’ views on contact with the civilization behind him. Saine’s group reached Saiste City in the Bisos Kingdom, where a tense border dispute reflected the continent’s broader conflicts.

• The Succubus Queen remarked on Saine’s pride and his principle of equivalent exchange, while Benshaba remained wary of the civilization behind him.
• Benshaba recalled that Naige’er had gravely wounded the God of Justice, who had since disappeared into seclusion after the Saint Calamity began.
• The God of Elements favored joining forces with the Justice League to destroy the demons, but Lady of the Night rejected the proposal and supported contact with civilizations beyond Faelun Continent.
• Saine and his group arrived at Saiste City in the Bisos Kingdom, where bloodstained walls marked the kingdom’s recent unrest.
• The chapter described the Bisos Kingdom’s standoff with the Machne City-State and the religious divisions behind their past border conflict.

Saine entered the Bisos Kingdom with a small, carefully chosen group to investigate the God of Dawn’s territories, reflecting on how divided the Faelun Continent’s factions were. After two months of searching, his group found traces of the God of Dawn near the borders of the Kenle and Tiberius Kingdoms.

• Saine entered a border city in the Bisos Kingdom and noted that the continent’s factions were too divided to unite easily.
• Saine equipped Flynn, Ronaldo, and his other companions with gear and selected eleven people for the mission, leaving demons and Godslayer Society members behind.
• Ronaldo asked whether the God of Dawn was in the Bisos Kingdom, and Saine explained that the god might be in any of three kingdoms.
• Ronaldo voiced his eagerness to hunt gods, while Saine warned his companions not to die in battle.
• Two months later, Saine’s group found traces of the God of Dawn near the borders of the Bisos, Kenle, and Tiberius Kingdoms.