Recaps

Saine and Kalazo met the Collector in Free Star City and bought information about the war between Wizard Civilization and the Galente Federation. The Collector provided a route map and details of the campaigns in the Sanok Star Region and Gold Rock World Cluster.

• The Collector recognized Saine as a mage from Wizard Civilization and prepared to flee as the war approached.
• Kalazo explained that Saine was his friend and asked the Collector for war updates and a route map to Wizard Civilization territory.
• The Collector sold Saine and Kalazo a route star map and several pieces of information.
• The Collector reported that Wizard Civilization was fighting the Sanok Star Region creatures for aiding the Galente Federation.
• The Collector said the Galente Federation had entered the Gold Rock World Cluster for its rare metals and might be seeking cooperation with the Ancient Desert Wasteland World.

Saine learned that the Ancient Desert Wasteland World had aligned with the Galente Federation and warned Bruce that the surrounding starfield was changing. He also investigated a rumor that Sea Planet was being courted by the Ancient Desert Wasteland World, but Arthur claimed not to know what it was.

• The Collector told Saine that the Underworld Star Region's war might end within three hundred years and shared an unconfirmed rumor that the Ancient Desert Wasteland World had courted Sea Planet.
• Saine reunited with Kalazo, Bruce Wayne, Gal Gadot, Arthur, Barry, Karl, Kram, and the others after they resupplied and attended an auction in Free Star City.
• Saine offered to make Kram a bracer if she helped with experimental testing, then warned Bruce that the Ancient Desert Wasteland World had defected to the Galente Federation and that Galente fleets had reached the Gold Rock World Cluster.
• Bruce ordered a Level-4 Black Bat powerhouse to return home and warn the Black Bat Civilization's senior members to prepare for the Ancient Desert Wasteland World.
• Saine asked Arthur what he thought of the Ancient Desert Wasteland World, and Arthur said he had never heard of it.

Saine continued researching aboard the Kryptonian fleet and persuaded Kram to undergo experiments in exchange for a divine artifact wristguard. Thirty years later, an experiment nearly killed Kram, and Saine tried to revive her with a powerful shock gun.

• Saine traveled with the Kryptonian fleet toward Wizard Civilization while pursuing research across several fields.
• At the Dark Horizon, Kram visited Saine and urged him to leave the laboratory and explore the star region.
• Kram agreed to Saine's experiments, hoping to grow stronger and protect more Kryptonians, but asked that he blindfold her and keep Yuli out of the procedure.
• Saine began examining Kram and offered to develop a cultivation plan based on Kryptonian evolution.
• Thirty years later, Kram began losing signs of life during an experiment, so Saine returned a Krypton Crystal to her body and ordered Yuli to bring the strongest pulse shock gun.
• Saine shocked Kram and demanded that Yuli increase the gun's power and fire again.

Saine’s attempt to remove Kram’s Krypton Crystal nearly killed her, but the crisis triggered a rapid transformation that strengthened her. As Saine’s group passed through the Holier Star Region without confronting its rulers, Misoli noticed Kram’s changing appearance and strength.

• Saine’s experiment removing Kram’s Krypton Crystal nearly caused her death, and he apologized for failing to verify the procedure on live subjects first.
• Saine gave Kram a magic wristguard and necklace, and later tests confirmed that her body had changed after the near-death experience.
• Kram’s power rose from around early Level 4 to Level-4 Middle Stage, with a brief further boost possible when she unleashed her Krypton Crystal’s power.
• Saine and his companions passed through the Holier Star Region, avoiding the Holier Plane’s local powers to prevent unnecessary conflict.
• Misoli questioned Kram about her improved skin, changing proportions, growing hair, and stronger aura, and Kram brushed off her suspicions.

Saine and his group crossed the Hundred Flowers World Group, where he assured its Plant Creatures that the Wizard Civilization would not target them for their past resource exchanges with the Sanok Star Region. When they reached Sanok, Saine saw the Galente Federation had sent millions of troops to support the doomed Sanok Civilization and prepared to join the battle.

• Saine assured the Hundred Flowers World Group's Plant powerhouses that the Wizard Civilization would not wrongly implicate them for past dealings with Sanok.
• A peach blossom creature gave Saine flower essence from the Level-6 Qiongjing Flower King and said the Hundred Flowers World had never colluded with the Galente Federation.
• Saine and his group continued toward the Wizard Civilization, reflecting on how its alliances helped it withstand the Galente Federation.
• Saine arrived in the Sanok Star Region and saw Wizard Civilization troops attacking the nearly defeated Sanok Civilization as Galente Federation legions reinforced it.
• Saine ordered his group to prepare for battle and support the Wizard Civilization legions.

Saine and the Kryptonian Legion reinforced a besieged Wizard Civilization force on a planet in the Sanok Star Region. The Kryptonians struck the Galente Federation fleet, while Saine prepared to deploy Green Source Seeds against the Sanok forces.

• Saine activated his Ash Demon body and led the charge toward the embattled planet with the Kryptonian Legion.
• Three hundred thousand Kryptonian warriors smashed through Galente Federation and Sanok lines, with Karl charging ahead, Kalazo directing the forces, and Drew nearly keeping pace.
• The Kryptonians focused their attacks on the Galente Federation, while Saine prepared to help the Wizard Civilization troops pinned down by the Sanok forces.
• Saine drew out the five hundred thousand Green Source Seeds that Lulianman had given him, intending to use them on the battlefield.

Saine arrived on Sass Planet and deployed three hundred thousand Plant Monstrosities as the fighting intensified around the besieged Wizard Civilization legion. Gegewu recognized Saine’s forces as allies and ordered the trapped troops to attack.

• Saine scattered three hundred thousand Green Source Seeds, causing Plant Monstrosities to rise across Sass Planet.
• Kram admired Saine’s new ability, and Yuli reminded her that Saine had many abilities she had never seen.
• Azaliya asked Gegewu whether their reinforcements had arrived, but Gegewu initially chose to wait and observe the unidentified forces.
• Gegewu recognized the Plant Monstrosities and Saine’s power fluctuations as signs that the newcomers were their allies.
• Gegewu ordered Azaliya and the Wizard Civilization troops to attack.

Saine and the Kryptonian Legion joined the Wizard Civilization forces in attacking the Galente Federation and Sanok People on Sass Planet, overwhelming their high-level combatants. Saine captured the planet’s last Level-4 Sanok Person alive while Gegewu and Azaliya arrived too late to intervene.

• Saine and the Kryptonian Legion attacked the enemy forces as the Wizard Civilization knight and Magician Legions countercharged from their bases.
• A Galente Federation lieutenant general realized the Kryptonians and Wizard Civilization reinforcements had left his forces outmatched, while a Level-5 Magician joined the battle.
• Saine trapped the last Level-4 Sanok Person in an Elemental Cage and brought Yuli and Kram to help subdue it.
• Yuli fired tranquilizer rounds and Kram bound the captive with red rays as Gegewu and Azaliya arrived and saw that the battle was already decided.

Saine captured a Level-4 Sanok Person on Sass Planet as the Kryptonians destroyed most of the Galente Federation forces there. After learning more about the fighting across the Sanok Star Region, Saine proposed sending troops to aid nearby planets rather than waiting for reinforcements.

• Saine declined Azaliya’s offer to cut off the captive Sanok Person’s hand and asked him to contain its Black Smoke instead.
• The Kryptonians pursued the Galente Federation forces beyond Sass Planet, destroying most of their fleet while leaving many indigenous Sanok People alive.
• Gegewu recognized Saine’s Plant Monstrosity legion and learned that Lulianman was Saine’s mentor, strengthening their friendly connection.
• The Kryptonian Legion reported that Galente Federation reinforcements and unfamiliar combat devices had arrived.
• Gegewu explained that Wizard Civilization had conquered most of the Sanok Star Region, but fighting continued on more than a dozen planets.
• Saine proposed sending troops to rescue nearby planets, and Gegewu and Azaliya agreed.

The Kryptonian warriors faced the Galente Federation’s evolved military as Federation forces exploited the Krypton Crystal weakness and drone swarms to inflict heavy casualties. Arthur and Gal Gadot joined the battle, while Bruce Wayne and Barry remained inactive, and the Federation recorded the newcomers for its central database.

• The Galente Federation’s reinforcements intercepted the Kryptonian warriors outside Sass Planet, and Karl fought a giant mech wielding blue chainsaws.
• Federation commanders identified the Kryptonians and circulated records of their Krypton Crystal weakness, prompting orders to eliminate them and recover their crystals.
• Federation drone swarms targeted Kryptonian chests and caused more than half of the Kryptonian casualties.
• Arthur, Bruce, Barry, and Gal Gadot debated intervening, but a Federation beam destroyed their metal ship, so Arthur attacked a warship and Gal Gadot protected Kryptonians from drones.
• Bruce Wayne and Barry stayed out of the fighting as Federation units recorded their information for the central database.

Saine and the Kryptonian warriors helped drive the Galente Federation from the battlefield near Sass Planet, but the Federation destroyed the planet with its Star Breaking Cannon as it retreated. Saine ordered the remaining legions evacuated and arranged Wizard Civilization supplies for the battered Kryptonians.

• Yuli’s Flame Mark Constructed Magic Puppet drew a Cyan Energy Beam that accidentally struck the metal ship carrying Bruce and the others, bringing two Level-5 Creatures and two Level-4 lifeforms into the battle.
• Gegewu asked whether Saine had forced the newcomers to join the fight, and Saine said they should focus on the battlefield before meeting Fatis Master.
• Arthur, the Kryptonian warriors, and Saine’s forces fought until the Galente Federation Legion withdrew, after deploying its Gravity Collapse Bomb, Gellerat Ray, and Star Breaking Cannon.
• The Star Breaking Cannon triggered Sass Planet’s collapse, and Saine told Gegewu and Azaliya to evacuate the remaining legions.
• Saine asked Gegewu and Azaliya to share Wizard Civilization logistical resources with the Kryptonian Legion, and both agreed to support their allies.

Saine treated the wounded Kryptonian warriors and discussed the Galente Federation’s power with Kalazo. After receiving Wizard Civilization’s supplies, Kalazo asked where to strike next, and Saine proposed Wood-Fire Star.

• Gegewu and Azaliya’s forces distributed half their supplies to the Kryptonian Legion as Saine urged the Wizard Civilization troops on Sass Planet to evacuate.
• Saine treated the badly wounded Drew and gave him Gray Crystal potions, which Drew wanted to save for other injured Kryptonians.
• Saine explained that he had enough specialized potions for every Kryptonian warrior above Level 4, and Drew praised Kram for helping develop them.
• Saine treated the other wounded Kryptonians, including Ford, whose Krypton Crystal had been damaged.
• Kalazo thanked Saine and the Wizard Civilization forces for their aid, and Saine said Wizard Civilization was stronger than the Galente Federation.
• Kalazo asked where to strike next, and Saine pointed to Wood-Fire Star.

Saine led the recovering Kryptonian Legion and Wizard Civilization forces in attacks across the Sanok Star Region, helping drive the Galente Federation into retreat. The Federation withdrew with Sa Wulu and the surviving Sanok People, leaving their ravaged home behind as Sa Wulu vowed to return.

• Saine thanked Arthur and the others for their help, and Arthur agreed to keep fighting while Gal Gadot offered to protect wounded transports and logistics vessels.
• Saine's forces reached Wood-Fire Star, where the Galente Federation Fleet retreated before a brief battle could escalate; Magician Fenos joined Saine's advance.
• Saine led the Kryptonian Legion and rescued Wizard Civilization forces through numerous rear battlefields, destroyed two Federation supply satellites, and coordinated with assaults from the Wizard Civilization's front-line legions.
• The Galente Federation decided to withdraw from the Sanok Star Region after Saine's campaign disrupted more than a dozen battlefields.
• Sa Wulu pleaded with the Galente Federation not to abandon the Sanok People, but was offered only the choice to stay or relocate with them to the Gold Rock World Cluster.
• Sa Wulu left the Sanok Star Region with his remaining forces, carrying soil from his Mother Plane and promising that they would return.

Saine brought Krypton and Blue Star lifeforms to Sanok World to meet Master Fatis and seek their entry into the Wizard Alliance. As they arrived, he and his companions observed the aftermath of the war and the Wizard Civilization’s forces gathered around the world.

• Saine reassured the Krypton powerhouses and Blue Star lifeforms that Master Fatis had a good reputation and could support their entry into the Wizard Alliance.
• Arthur reconsidered his fighting ability after seeing Saine, Karl, Bruce Wayne, and the Level-5 Peak Knight Mark in action.
• Saine, Kalazo, and the others flew from Kailaduo Planet to Sanok World aboard a Light Prism Fortress without encountering resistance.
• The group saw the enormous basin where Sanok World’s former Level-6 Human King had fallen and noted that the world’s native inhabitants and rule environment were being preserved.
• Saine explained that Space Fortresses were status symbols in the Wizard Alliance, and Arthur claimed that the Sea Planet’s wealth qualified him to own one.

Saine met Master Fatis at the Silver Palace Complex, then reunited with his mentor Lulianman and grand-mentor Cuilisi. After Cuilisi left, Lulianman cared for Saine and gave him potions, leaving him comforted by a long-lost feeling of home.

• Saine admired the mithril-plated Silver Palace Complex before meeting Level-6 Light Element Magician Fatis, who praised his performance in the recent war.
• Fatis paused Saine's work report and sent him to the Side Hall, where he found Lulianman and Cuilisi waiting.
• Saine told Cuilisi that he had brought Kryptonians and Blue Star lifeforms to join the Wizard Alliance and named other groups with recruitment potential.
• Cuilisi left the Side Hall so Saine and Lulianman could speak privately.
• Lulianman checked Saine's condition, gave him high-quality Magic Potions, and watched him drink one to restore his mental energy.
• Saine felt at home with Lulianman and briefly wondered whether staying at the Azure Source Holy Tower might have been a good choice.

After recovering in the Sanok Star Region, Saine learned that the Ebarute Empire had used him as bait and received news that Xia Ya and Lunna had advanced to Level 4. He planned to speak with his grandmentor Cuilisi about taking charge of the next campaign against the Galente Federation and developing nearby worlds.

• Lulianman told Saine that the Ebarute Empire had used him as bait and that his grandmentor had secured compensation for him.
• Saine accepted the risks of his mission as service to Wizard Civilization and persuaded Lulianman not to remain angry.
• Lulianman told Saine that Xia Ya and Lunna had advanced to Level 4 and were managing the Ash Holy Tower Legion with Dean Meili.
• Lulianman explained that Cuilisi’s Azure Blaze Fortress had helped coordinate the Sanok Star Region’s offensives and that Cuilisi had used a Level-6 astrologer to locate Saine.
• Saine urged Cuilisi to seek authority over the region’s next campaigns and said he would discuss the matter with her.

After the Wizard Alliance offered the Kryptonians and Blue Star creatures favorable membership terms but gave Bruce and Arthur little, Saine explained that their hesitation to commit had affected the negotiations. He offered to seek Cuilisi’s support for their requests, leaving Bruce and Arthur willing to rely on his help.

• Fatis told Kalazo and the other Kryptonians that their alliance contracts and promised support would soon arrive, while Bruce and Arthur were asked to wait for a decision on their requests.
• Saine learned that the Kryptonians and Blue Star creatures had received better terms than expected, while the Black Bat Civilization and Sea Planet had gained little.
• Saine told Bruce and Arthur that their civilizations had received less because they had not committed troops to the Wizard Civilization’s war as the Kryptonians had.
• Saine offered to ask Cuilisi to support recruiting the Black Bat Civilization, Sea Planet, and other planes and to consider their requests.
• Bruce thanked Saine, recognizing the Wizard Civilization’s battlefield advantage and agreeing to rely on his help.

Saine returned to Ash Fortress and learned that Ash Holy Tower had weathered his absence with Cuilisi’s support. After giving Meili a treasured Magic Notebook, he heard that she had found news of Lina.

• Saine arrived at Ash Fortress with Kalazo and the others, whose ties to his group had grown stronger after joining the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine greeted Lunna, Xia Ya, Meili, Serena, and Irene, then met with Ash Holy Tower’s deans and vice deans.
• Meili reported that Ash Holy Tower had continued to develop and that Cuilisi had protected its forces from dangerous deployments during Saine’s absence.
• Saine thanked Meili for her work and gave her Lulianman’s Magic Notebook to support her potion-making studies.
• Meili told Saine that she had found news of Lina, and Saine reacted with immediate interest.

Saine learned that Lina had helped destroy a Federation Stellar-level military fortress and spread the Undead Virus across several life planets, while Black Magicians’ sabotage aided Wizard Civilization’s war effort. He then reviewed compensation from the Ebarute Empire and ordered increased apprentice recruitment to strengthen the Ash Holy Tower Legion.

• Meili told Saine that Lina and other Black Magicians had destroyed a Federation Stellar-level military fortress and spread Death Plague Magic across several life planets.
• Saine considered how the Black Magicians’ rear-line attacks had weakened the Galente Federation, though he recognized that victory still depended on the frontal battlefield.
• Saine hoped Lina remained safe in the Federation heartland after learning of her dangerous mission.
• Meili showed Saine resources sent by the Ebarute Empire as compensation for using him as bait without informing him.
• Saine asked about the Ash Holy Tower Academy’s growth and ordered it to recruit more apprentices, including by resuming apprentice transport ships from the Ebarute Empire.
• Saine said the Ash Holy Tower needed more magician troops for his plans to win over Azure Flame Holy Tower and Azure Source Holy Tower.

Saine reassured Irene and Serena that he still valued them despite their slower growth, then visited his grandmentor Cuilisi at her Azure Blaze Fortress. He greeted her respectfully and prepared to discuss a matter with her.

• Saine comforted Irene and Serena, telling them they did not need to pressure themselves about reaching higher levels of magic.
• Saine gave Irene and Serena potions refined from the essence of the Level-6 Creature Qiongjing Flower King, then left.
• After Saine departed, Serena admitted she wanted to help him like Lunna did, and Irene comforted her.
• Saine flew to Cuilisi's Azure Blaze Fortress and was received by his grandmentor.
• Saine saluted Cuilisi and told her he had matters to discuss.

Saine urged Cuilisi to deploy the Azure Blaze Sect near Black Bat Civilization, where he believed they could recruit valuable worlds and gain an advantage over the Galente Federation. Cuilisi revealed that the sect had been assigned to the failing Wild Gorilla World front, then examined Saine’s Gray Crystal samples and asked whether Inert Crystal deposits might exist near Black Bat Civilization.

• Saine told Cuilisi that Black Bat Civilization, Sea Planet, and other nearby worlds were valuable recruitment targets and argued that the Azure Blaze Sect should intervene in that region.
• Cuilisi said Wizard Civilization intended to send her to Wild Gorilla World, where the Galente Federation had captured nearly a third of the surrounding planes.
• Saine urged Cuilisi to seek a change of battlefield, arguing that he knew the region around Black Bat Civilization and had already built relationships there.
• Cuilisi asked Saine for his research and Gray Crystal samples, then confirmed that the substance was the Inert Crystal described in the archives.
• Cuilisi asked whether Inert Crystal veins might exist near Black Bat Civilization, and Saine said he had not investigated before noting the region had few Complete Rule Planes.

Saine encountered Jessica at the Fortress of Azure Origin and discovered that her unusual physical condition was tied to conflicting elemental powers. After Jessica admitted she did not know what path her fused plant and fire profound truths had created, Saine was left to investigate the mystery.

• Saine detoured to the Fortress of Azure Origin to visit his mentor Lulianman and encountered Jessica, the dean of Azure Source Holy Tower Academy.
• Saine noticed a device beneath Jessica's robe and asked whether she was still suffering from her old trouble.
• Jessica lost control of her condition in public, so Saine concealed them behind an elemental barrier while she collapsed and released her tension.
• Saine concluded that Jessica's condition came from more than her preferences and suggested it might be linked to her fused plant and fire profound truths.
• Jessica said she did not know what path the fusion had created.

Saine advised Jessica that her Wood-Fire Fusion had produced a Desire Fire Power and suggested she study Emotional Power and devil power to control it. He then discussed Jessica’s condition with Lulianman, who explained how Jessica’s research had led her to this state.

• Saine told Jessica that her unusual power resembled Desire Fire and offered to help her explore Emotional Power and devil power.
• Jessica cleaned herself up and changed her Magic Robe after Saine left the barrier.
• Saine met his mentor, Lulianman, and mentioned that Jessica seemed to be facing a problem.
• Lulianman explained that Jessica had persisted in combining Plant Element and Fire Element research after most Plant Element Magicians abandoned fire.
• Saine and Lulianman discussed Jessica’s Wood-Fire Fusion and possible ways to address it.

After studying with Lulianman and settling into his laboratory in the Sanok Star Region, Saine learned from Cuilisi that Wizard Civilization had approved a two-pronged war effort. Cuilisi would lead forces toward the Black Bat Civilization and nearby worlds, where an exploration team would investigate valuable Gray Crystal deposits around Blue Star.

• Saine gave Lulianman Qiongjing Flower essence and other materials to refine restorative potions, and she agreed to make them while advising him on his potion-making.
• Saine spent the next year and a half studying and experimenting in the Sanok Star Region while awaiting new orders.
• Cuilisi told Saine that Wizard Civilization had approved his plan to win over the Black Bat Civilization and other nearby worlds, while another commander would take over the Wild Gorilla World battlefield.
• Saine asked whether the Huya, Cybertron, and Ghost Crow legions could join them, and Cuilisi explained that Wizard Civilization would decide deployments based on broader strategy and existing commitments.
• Cuilisi revealed that Wizard Civilization's main reason for sending him to the region was to investigate the Gray Crystal reserves around Blue Star, which Saine learned were more valuable than several low- and mid-level civilizations combined.
• Legions and supplies began moving toward both the Gold Rock World Cluster and the region Saine had come from, while Saine sensed that Master Fatis was dissatisfied with him and abandoned plans to discuss Light Element mysteries with him.

Seven years later, Saine met with Gagaru and learned that the war in the Underworld Star Region was nearing its end. The chapter then followed an unnamed Galente Federation soldier who woke aboard a damaged transport ship, unable to remember his own name.

• Saine tested Lunna’s Level 4 physical abilities and told her where to find potions and food while he went to meet Gagaru.
• Saine found Gagaru, Lulianman, and Cuilisi at the Flame Sigh Fortress, where Gagaru and Lulianman teased each other.
• Gagaru explained that Pinas was recovering and would soon lead her legion to the Sanok Star Region, while Ailide had remained near the edges of the battlefield.
• Gagaru told Lulianman that the Underworld Star Region war was about to end.
• An unnamed Federation soldier emerged from a rest pod aboard a damaged transport ship, unable to remember whether his name had been Xin Jiman or Jin Jack.