Arc 77The Tianming Expedition

Saine joined the Tianming Empire’s campaign alongside Gongsun Wudi as Wizard Civilization rallied allies and advanced against the Divine Descendant World. After the expedition broke through enemy lines and secured Federation support for its logistics, Gongsun Wudi assigned Saine and other Wizard Civilization forces to conquer the Kels Starfield, whose gods prepared to resist.

  • Saine reported the Tianming Empire’s commitment to Wizard Civilization, completed his Staff of Ashes, and sparred with Gongsun Wudi before studying a Flame Law cave and improving his strength.
  • The Immortal Domain Dragon Clan, demon legions, and forces from the Myriad Springs World Cluster joined the war, while Befu assigned allied forces to different fronts.
  • Gongsun Wuji led the Tianming Empire’s vanguard toward the battlefield, where Saine and Gongsun Wudi encountered a devastated star region left by demons.
  • The Tianming Empire fought the Divine Descendant World, and Saine fused with Fumila, wounded the Hurricane God, and summoned Mechanical Angels to break the enemy line.
  • Gongsun Wudi killed a Level-6 enemy as the Divine Descendant World forces retreated, while Saine collected specimens and studied his mechanical merger with Fumila.
  • Knight Beipeng presented Wizard Civilization’s terms to the Tianming Empire, and Bobolong of the Alibaba Interstellar Merchant Association promised to deliver supplies through nearby routes.
  • Gongsun Wudi assigned Saine, Beipeng, Mel, and other Wizard Civilization figures to conquer the Kels Starfield, while the God of Black Mist ordered the Kels gods to hold their territory and temples.
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Ch. 1901Civilization Diplomacy

Saine asked the Tianming Empire to support the Wizard Civilization’s war against the Galente Federation, but the court made no immediate decision. As Saine waited in the empire, a formal Wizard Civilization envoy arrived with Befu’s letter and concrete terms for an alliance.

  • Saine told the Tianming Emperor that the Minghe Empire’s intervention had changed the war’s momentum and requested Tianming Empire aid, while the court remained divided over whether to join the conflict.
  • The Tianming Emperor awarded Saine regional resources, an honorary fourth-grade rank, and a surge of dragon aura, but the audience ended without a decision on sending troops.
  • Gongsun Wudi told Saine she personally leaned toward aiding the Wizard Civilization but would support the emperor’s decision.
  • Saine entered his nearly completed Magic Tower and observed Gongsun Wudi practicing martial arts and comprehending laws while he waited for the empire’s answer.
  • A legitimate Wizard Civilization envoy arrived with Befu’s Magic Letter to Gongsun Wuji and detailed proposals for the Tianming Empire’s troop contribution and share of benefits on the Galente Federation’s Civilization Battlefield.

Ch. 1902Expedition

Tianming Emperor Gongsun Wuji committed the Tianming Empire to aiding Wizard Civilization and prepared to lead its forces against the Galente Federation. Meanwhile, Destruction Spring gathered forces for the Civilization War as Tourmaline stayed with him, and a dragon beast warned him against seeking power through destruction.

  • Gongsun Wuji announced that he would personally lead the Tianming Empire’s campaign, sending Princess Zhenguo Taiping and most of the empire’s elite troops to aid Wizard Civilization.
  • Saine met Wizard Civilization’s envoy Mel, who told him that Wizard Civilization had retaken the Moduoluola Star Region and was currently locked in a stalemate with the Galente Federation.
  • Saine learned that Master Cuilisi and Lina’s whereabouts were uncertain, while Tourmaline was safe in the Myriad Springs World Cluster.
  • Destruction Spring assembled his kin legions and allied spring lords to join the Wizard World’s Civilization War, with Tourmaline swinging from a dragon beast’s neck nearby.
  • The dragon beast warned Destruction Spring that the Supreme Knight Dominator’s path to a higher realm through Destruction Power might not be one he could follow, then mentioned meeting a special meteorite-type Level-4 lifeform.

Ch. 1903Qiu Niu's Misgivings

Qiu Niu and Destruction Spring discussed the Star Realm’s growing conflicts, the threat of powerful civilizations, and whether Immortal Domain would join Wizard Civilization’s war. After Tourmaline pleaded for help rescuing her sister Bai Xing, Qiu Niu agreed to save his family’s children but refused to intervene in the wider war.

  • Destruction Spring doubted Qiu Niu’s report of a world civilization and argued that the Minghe Empire was the more credible threat to Wizard Civilization.
  • Qiu Niu reflected on the Star Realm’s increasing unrest, while Destruction Spring predicted that Illusion Spring and other Immortal Domain forces might enter the war.
  • Tourmaline asked Qiu Niu to rescue her elder sister Bai Xing and the other family members, and he agreed.
  • Qiu Niu said he would rescue the children but would not interfere in Wizard Civilization’s war, then questioned whether he could keep protecting his family forever.

Ch. 1904Situation in the Immortal Domain

In Qingyang Realm, Heaven One Palace’s Cloud Dream Palace Master received an envoy delegation from the Wizard Civilization seeking aid from the Immortal Domain. Led by Tomov, the delegation planned to approach powerful Dao Sect figures, leaving the Immortal Domain’s response unresolved.

  • The chapter described the Immortal Domain’s many intertwined factions and explained why their conflicts were unlikely to spark civil war soon.
  • It noted that the Demon Race had eight Great Sages, including Li Qingshan, the Demon Sky Great Sage.
  • Cloud Dream Palace Master, the Great Luo Golden Immortal who led Heaven One Palace, received Wizard Civilization envoys in Qingyang Realm.
  • Tomov, a Level 6 dark-element mage from the Western Islands, led the delegation dispatched by Befu.
  • The delegation planned to seek aid from Daoist Duobao, White Brow Sage, Antarctic Immortal Emperor, and other Immortal Domain Dominators, chiefly through Dao Sect forces.

Ch. 1905The Dragon Clan Army

The Wizard Civilization’s envoy secured passage through Heaven One Palace, but the Qingyang Realm was shaken by the arrival of the Immortal Domain Dragon Clan’s forces. The chapter left the Dragon Clan’s immense army assembling as Dongfang Bai surveyed the damage to his alchemy room.

  • The Cloud Dream Palace Master agreed to let Tomov and the Wizard Civilization’s envoys travel through Heaven One Palace’s teleportation arrays.
  • Five Dominator-class dragon beasts—Suan Ni, Bi An, Fu Xi, Candle Dragon, and the Flood Demon King—arrived in the Qingyang Realm with tens of thousands of dragons.
  • Dongfang Bai’s alchemy session was disrupted, and a furnace explosion destroyed his batch of Seven Revolutions Golden Pills and the surrounding buildings.
  • Suan Ni joked that the dragon beasts had interrupted Dongfang Bai’s alchemy and asked whether they would have to pay for the ruined pills.
  • The Immortal Domain Dragon Race assembled more than ten million dragon beasts, with its Dragon Palaces’ subordinate forces bringing the total army to trillions.

Ch. 1906A Just Cause (Bonus Chapter)

The Flood Demon King gathered his legions to join the Wizard Civilization’s war, while other Immortal Domain Great Sages weighed whether to wait for a formal request before sending aid. As Dragon Clan forces arrived in Qingyang Realm, Dongfang Bai warned that the realm and its teleportation resources could not absorb the legions without the Dragon Clan paying the costs.

  • The Flood Demon King brought vast demon legions to join the Immortal Domain Dragon Race’s march to the Wizard Civilization and tried to recruit the other Eight Sages.
  • Several Great Sages held back, waiting for the Wizard Civilization to request aid so they could claim a just cause and negotiate better benefits.
  • The Heavenly Equaling Great Sage and the Demon Sky Great Sage began gathering their legions because they owed the Wizard Civilization considerable Karma.
  • Suan Ni joked with Dongfang Bai about a furnace of Seven Revolutions Golden Pills, while Dongfang Bai worried that the arriving Dragon Clan forces would strain Qingyang Realm.
  • Dongfang Bai told the Dragon Beasts that the Dragon Clan had to pay the teleportation and maintenance costs for its legions, prompting some Quasi-Saint Dragons to curse him inwardly.

Ch. 1907Artifact Refinement Achievements

The Dragon Beast Family prepared to deploy its legions to aid Wizard Civilization, but Tomov warned that Wizard Civilization had not planned to receive such a large force. The chapter ended with Tomov arranging for Halin to report the Dragon Clan’s unexpected mobilization to Befu and the others.

  • Suan Ni agreed with Dongfang Bai as the Dragon Beast Family considered how to transport its forces, with Immortal Domain artifacts offering options but Teleportation Arrays remaining costly.
  • Fu Xi sensed the Wizard Civilization magicians in Qingyang Realm and identified Tomov among them.
  • Tomov greeted the five Dominator-class Dragon Beasts and explained that Wizard Civilization had first asked for aid from Daoist Duobao, White Brow Sage, and the Antarctic Immortal Emperor.
  • Candle Dragon questioned whether Tomov doubted the Dragon Clan’s strength, and Tomov clarified that their full mobilization had exceeded Wizard Civilization’s expectations.
  • Tomov signaled a Level-5 Magician, and Halin prepared to return to Wizard Civilization to report the Dragon Clan’s mobilization to Befu and the others.

Ch. 1908Those at the helm of the Dao Sect

Wizard Civilization sought the Dao Sect’s support as the Immortal Domain Dragon Race mobilized to join its war effort. As the crisis threatened to draw the Immortal Domain’s major powers into the conflict, Dongfang Bai prepared Yunmeng Fairy to grow stronger and take up alchemy training.

  • Madam Befu sought aid from the Dao Sect, whose three Saints represented its Human, Exposition, and Intercept branches.
  • Bi An gave Halin a Dragon Pearl recording the Dragon Race’s mobilized forces, while Candle Dragon noted that the Dragon Clan expected suitable assignments in the war.
  • The Flood Demon King told Halin and Tomov that two other Eight Sages and many demon allies might also support Wizard Civilization, and Halin returned through the Qingyang Realm teleportation array.
  • Yunmeng Fairy apologized to Dongfang Bai for disturbing his secluded cultivation, but he praised her leadership and recalled that his daughter, Dong Nishang, had disappeared after leaving Heaven One Palace.
  • Dongfang Bai warned Yunmeng Fairy that the Dragon Race’s intervention would draw more Immortal Domain factions into the war, gave her Seven-Pattern Purple Golden Pills to prepare for a Quasi-Saint breakthrough, and began teaching her to refine Seven Revolutions Golden Pills.

Ch. 1909Special Experiment

While waiting for the Tianming Empire to prepare its expedition, Saine reforged his Staff of Ashes and tested his magic against Gongsun Wudi. The spar began with Gongsun Wudi offering him a valuable flame, and she continued to study his Wizard Civilization magic as she evaded his attacks.

  • Saine used Mel's communication equipment to report that the Tianming Empire had joined the campaign and to reassure the Wizard Civilization that he and Tourmaline were safe.
  • Saine completed a new Staff of Ashes using the melted Mystic Heavy Black Axe and other materials, but remained dissatisfied with its staff head.
  • Saine met Gongsun Wudi practicing martial arts at the Princess Manor and was amazed by her rule-like movements.
  • Gongsun Wudi challenged Saine to spar and offered him a Purifying Lotus Flame if he could touch her.
  • Saine attacked Gongsun Wudi with magical Elemental Light, but she effortlessly evaded him while observing the magic of the Wizard Civilization.

Ch. 1910Sparring

Saine sparred with Gongsun Wudi at the Nation Protector Great Peace Princess Residence, but her skill and defenses kept him from landing a meaningful blow. Gongsun Wudi gave him a Purifying Lotus Fire to study and praised his strength, while Saine ended the chapter considering the limits and advantages of his combat style.

  • Saine activated his Ash Demon Law Body and fought Gongsun Wudi in the Princess Manor’s peach blossom forest as its dragon aura contained the battle’s energy.
  • Mel watched the fight from her Magic Tower and remarked on how lively it was.
  • Gongsun Wudi used flower petals and precise close-quarters techniques to overcome Saine, while instructing him and catching his magic with her fingers.
  • Saine returned to Humanoid Form after the sparring and reflected on the Flames of Destruction he had seen in the Myriad Springs World Cluster, then accepted Gongsun Wudi’s Purifying Lotus Fire.
  • Saine argued that mages normally fight from behind knights and slave creature legions, and Gongsun Wudi praised him as one of the strongest Level-5 Creatures while noting his two World-Class Secret Treasures and Level-6 robot servant.

Ch. 1911Flame Law Cave

After sparring with Gongsun Wudi, Saine asked her to take him to the source of the rare Law Flame Lotus so he could study its laws. In a flame-filled cave beneath a Magma Sea, he discovered traces of a powerful martial artist’s past cultivation and began his own research.

  • Saine reflected on how Gongsun Wudi had outclassed him despite his World-Class Secret Treasures, while he gained insight into close-combat techniques.
  • Saine asked Gongsun Wudi to take him to the place where the Law Flame Lotus originated, and she agreed.
  • Gongsun Wudi escorted Saine to a large plane in a Tianming Empire star region, where the Law Flame Lotus had been discovered in an endless Magma Sea.
  • Saine entered the Magma Sea, found a cave where Flame Laws converged, and sensed signs that a powerful martial artist had cultivated there and absorbed the node’s power.
  • Saine set magical restrictions and began studying the cave’s laws without disturbing the node.

Ch. 1912Level-5 Late Stage

After nearly ten years of cultivation in a Large Fire Element Plane, Saine reached Level-5 Late Stage and told Gongsun Wudi about a discovery in a Flame Law Cave. Back in the Tianming Empire’s capital Plane, he continued sparring with her until she gave him a powerful flaming ore and told him they would soon depart with the vanguard legions.

  • Saine and Gongsun Wudi spent nearly ten years cultivating in the Large Fire Element Plane while Gongsun Wudi concealed her identity from local officials.
  • A pillar of fire erupted from the Magma Sea, and Saine emerged with his Element Power and body-tempering progress at Level-5 Late Stage.
  • Saine told Gongsun Wudi about his discovery in the Flame Law Cave, and she declined the local officials’ invitations before taking him back to the Star Realm.
  • Gongsun Wudi told Saine to report the discovery to her Brother and the Grand Court of Judicial Review, then returned to the Tianming Empire’s capital Plane.
  • Saine continued sparring with Gongsun Wudi, who gave him a powerful flaming ore and said they would soon depart with the vanguard legions.

Ch. 1913Expedition

Saine completed his reinforced Staff of Ashes and joined Mel as the Tianming Empire prepared to depart for the Wizard Star Region. Gongsun Wuji led the empire’s vast vanguard into the starry sky, while Saine went to meet Gongsun Wudi as she commanded the Tiger Brave Army.

  • Saine replaced the Staff of Ashes’ primary amplification material with Gongsun Wudi’s Flame Law ore and reinforced the staff before leaving the laboratory.
  • Mel urged Saine to depart, and he left the Nation Protector Great Peace Princess Residence after reflecting on his time there.
  • Gongsun Wuji led the Tianming Empire’s Vanguard Legion toward the Wizard Star Region, including the Swift Dragon Army and the Martial Emperor Guard.
  • Saine flew to Gongsun Wudi, who was overseeing the Tianming Empire’s ten-million-strong Tiger Brave Army.

Ch. 1914Big Fish

Saine and Mel joined Gongsun Wudi in her luanjia for the journey back to Wizard Civilization. Meanwhile, Illusion Spring arrived in Myriad Springs World Cluster with the immense Kun and pledged to join the war to reinforce Wizard Civilization, then set out with the assembled forces.

  • Gongsun Wudi invited Saine and Mel to stay in her luanjia while they traveled toward Wizard Civilization.
  • Illusion Spring returned to Destruction Spring with Kun, a colossal fish from Immortal Domain Civilization who had reached Dominator-class power.
  • Qiu Niu recognized Kun as one half of Demon Master Kunpeng’s divided Primordial Spirit and wondered why she had not transformed.
  • Illusion Spring declared that she would join the war after hearing that Galente Federation and Netherworld Empire had jointly attacked Wizard Civilization.
  • Illusion Spring lifted Tourmaline onto Kun’s head, and Kun’s surging Water Vapor Power swept through Myriad Springs World Cluster.
  • Illusion Spring announced that Kun had brought Immortal Domain Sea Folk Monster Beast legions and told Destruction Spring and Qiu Niu to depart.

Ch. 1915Allocation of Reinforcements

Destruction Spring led the Myriad Springs World Cluster's forces through the teleportation spring eye to aid Wizard Civilization, while Spring Ancestor and Spring of Life discussed the war's progress. At Wizard Civilization's frontline headquarters, Befu adjusted plans for incoming Dragon Clan and Immortal Domain reinforcements, assigning them to separate fronts.

  • Destruction Spring sent the Myriad Springs World Cluster's assembled retainer legions through the teleportation spring eye, committing much of its combat strength to the expedition.
  • Spring of Life reassured Spring Ancestor that Wizard Civilization had the advantage over the Galente Federation and that the Minghe Empire had not entered Wizard Civilization's homeland.
  • Befu held a meeting with Wizard Civilization's True Spirits and Dominators and announced that Dragon Clan legions would soon arrive while Tomov and others continued seeking aid from the Immortal Domain Dao Sect.
  • Klopp proposed sending the Immortal Domain Dragon Clan to the Galente Federation's industrial star regions, and Befu approved the plan.
  • Befu said that if the Dao Sect's three major teachings sent troops, Wizard Civilization would deploy them to the Cosmos Great World battlefield, and several Wizard Civilization powerhouses supported the decision.

Ch. 1916Arrival

Befu explained why the Tianming Empire had joined Wizard Civilization’s war and considered the ongoing struggle against the Galente Federation. As the Tianming expeditionary legion neared the battlefield, Saine examined how dragon qi could strengthen his magic and learned that something had happened ahead.

  • Befu had arranged for the Immortal Domain Dao Sect and the Tianming Empire to fight on separate fronts, and Gongsun Wuji had personally led the Tianming Empire’s forces to repay Wizard Civilization’s aid and answer her call.
  • Befu concluded that Wizard Civilization could not defeat the Galente Federation through sabotage alone and would need to rely on direct clashes between their armies.
  • Saine tested dragon qi stored in his Tianming Empire official seal and found it could greatly amplify specialized magic, though using it in a forbidden spell might exhaust the supply in one battle.
  • The Tianming Empire expeditionary legion traveled smoothly through spatial nodes toward Wizard Civilization’s battlefield.
  • Gongsun Wudi told Saine they were nearing the battle starfield and that something had happened ahead.

Ch. 1917Friendly Forces

The Kada Star Thief Group attacked the Divine Descendant World’s weakened defenses while its armies fought for the Galente Federation. Carter Gustavo withdrew his demons as the Tianming Empire Vanguard Legion arrived, and Saine recognized the demons’ work among the wreckage.

  • With most of the Divine Descendant World’s forces deployed, the Kada Star Thief Group ravaged its star regions and attacked Federation fleets.
  • A demon reported that the Tianming Empire Legions had entered detection range, and Carter Gustavo ordered his forces to leave the battlefield to their “friendly forces.”
  • A Level-5 demon devoured a wounded Level-4 lifeform from the Divine Descendant World before hurrying after Gustavo.
  • Gongsun Wudi summoned Saine, and the Tianming Empire powerhouses reached the devastated battlefield.
  • Saine sensed the demonic aura and identified the demons as responsible for the destruction.

Ch. 1918Human-Machine Integration

Saine and the Tianming Empire advanced through the Divine Descendant Star Region and entered their first battle against its gods. Saine tested a new Human-Machine Fusion with Fumila, combining angelic, demonic, and mechanical traits as he fought at fluctuating Level-5 and Level-6 power.

  • Near a wrecked warship, Saine collected a severed hand belonging to a recently killed Level-4 lifeform while the Tianming Empire inspected the battlefield.
  • Gongsun Wudi considered pursuing the departing creatures, but an imperial decree ordered the army to continue marching.
  • The Tianming Empire Vanguard Legion clashed with a Divine Descendant World army led by several dozen gods, and Gongsun Wudi led the charge.
  • Saine fused with Fumila through the Magic Cube, forming an angelic and demonic mech-like body to test his new Truth Arcana against Alaga, the Level-5 Hurricane God.
  • Gongsun Wudi watched Saine fight and said she wanted to spar with him in that form.

Ch. 1919Battle of Adjustment

Saine tested his combined combat form with Fumila against the Hurricane God, using the battle to adjust to their unfamiliar coordination. As the Hurricane God tried to flee and his forces rushed to help, Saine summoned over a hundred thousand Mechanical Angels to crush them.

  • Saine severed the Hurricane God's arm and pierced his body with a cannon beam, leaving him badly wounded but still able to fight.
  • The Hurricane God tried to escape, but Saine used the Magic Cube and Fumila's metal wings to intercept him and strike him with blue-purple energy blasts.
  • Divine Descendant World warships rushed to aid the Hurricane God, and Saine's energy rays and special law flames destroyed many of them.
  • The Hurricane God fled again while wounded, and Saine opened a Starry Sky Gate and summoned over a hundred thousand Mechanical Angels.
  • Saine ordered the Mechanical Angels to crush the Divine Descendant World forces.

Ch. 1920Rout

Saine and the Tianming Empire forces routed the Divine Descendant World legion, while Fumila pursued the Hurricane God and Gongsun Wudi killed a Level-6 opponent. Afterward, Saine asked Gongsun Wudi for biological specimens, and she agreed to let him take a small amount.

  • Saine’s Angel Legion helped break the Divine Descendant World’s blocking line as the Tianming Empire forces advanced.
  • Saine trapped the fleeing Hurricane God in a Flame Storm and sent Fumila to finish it off.
  • Gongsun Wudi led the Tiger Brave Army’s charge and killed a Level-6 Divine Descendant World creature as the enemy forces fled.
  • After the battle, Gongsun Wudi told Saine she had mastered five weapons and had used only ten percent of her strength when they sparred before.
  • Saine asked to collect a small amount of blood and cellular tissue from the Level-6 creature, and Gongsun Wudi agreed.

Ch. 1921Marduk

After the Tianming Empire continued its advance, the Divine Descendant World avoided direct clashes while losing more ships and technology. The chapter revealed that Marduk had secretly purged rival gods and reshaped his world to preserve his own rule.

  • Gongsun Wudi reported the first battle’s results, and the Tianming Emperor ordered the army to continue marching.
  • The Divine Descendant World used long-range weapons and withdrew its gods, leaving believer legions behind as rearguards, while the Tianming Empire captured more Federation ships and equipment.
  • Saine stopped joining battles and focused on studying the problems from his mechanical merger with Fumila and examining specimens.
  • The chapter described Marduk’s growth as a Dominator and his creation of the Ark with technology and faith-based laws.
  • Marduk killed Fugalu, Vinagu, and other potential rivals, then purged other beings and manipulated pantheon conflicts to keep the Divine Descendant World under his control.

Ch. 1922Shifting the War to the Divine Descendant World (Bonus Chapter)

Marduk prepared the Divine Descendant World for an approaching war and sought reinforcements from the Galente Federation. In the Kelim Star Region, Knight Beipeng conveyed Wizard Civilization’s offer to focus the Tianming Empire on the Divine Descendant World, and the empire agreed.

  • Marduk ordered the God of Thunder and Fire to contact Marshal Schumann for reinforcements and war supplies as Faith Power gathered into his Ark.
  • Tianming Empire’s vanguard, having broken through three interception lines, met Knight Beipeng in the Kelim Star Region.
  • Beipeng delivered Befu’s terms: Wizard Civilization would supply logistics and support, open its market to Tianming Empire, and let it keep its gains from the Divine Descendant World War.
  • The Prime Minister representing the Tianming Empire agreed to the proposal.

Ch. 1923Shift in Attitude

Saine learned that the Alibaba Interstellar Merchant Association would supply the Tianming Empire’s vast army through routes crossing nearby starfields, openly supporting Wizard Civilization. With the Tianming Empire preparing to join the Divine Descendant World War, Saine and Mel were told to remain with its forces, while the war’s alliances continued to shift.

  • Prime Minister Situ Kong asked how Wizard Civilization would supply the Tianming Empire’s army of more than one hundred million soldiers.
  • Knight Beipeng introduced Bobolong of the Alibaba Interstellar Merchant Association, who promised to transport military supplies to the Tianming Empire through several nearby routes.
  • Bobolong’s announcement showed that the Alibaba Interstellar Merchant Association had openly sided with Wizard Civilization, and Saine recalled that Chao Feng’s family ties to Tourmaline could explain the choice.
  • Prime Minister Situ Kong discussed resource storage and transportation with Bobolong while Princess Zhenguo Taiping Gongsun Wudi listened closely.
  • Knight Beipeng told Saine and Mel to continue with the Tianming Empire’s army and said the Alibaba Interstellar Merchant Association could provide a route back to Wizard Civilization if needed.

Ch. 1924Kels Starfield

Saine learned that the Tianming Empire had completed its preparations for war and assigned him, Beipeng, Mel, and other Wizard Civilization figures to conquer the weak Kels Starfield. The chapter ended by introducing the Kels Divine System, whose growth had stalled after the God of Black Water died in a divine system war.

  • Saine heard from Beipeng that a True Spirit-level Wizard Civilization Magician had devastated the Galente Federation's forces three hundred years earlier.
  • A guard captain summoned Saine from his laboratory to Gongsun Wudi's war meeting, where the Tianming Empire outlined its plans to attack the Divine Descendant Star Region and disrupt Federation supply routes.
  • Gongsun Wudi assigned Saine, Beipeng, Mel, and the other Wizard Civilization figures to conquer the Kels Starfield, a small region with only seven Complete Rule Planes and a Level-5 Late Stage opponent.
  • Beipeng declared that she could handle the Kels Starfield, while Saine explained that the war would grow more intense once the fighting reached the Divine Descendant Star Region's depths or Federation reinforcements arrived.
  • The chapter described the Kels Divine System's five gods and explained that its development had stagnated after the God of Black Water died in a divine system war.

Ch. 1925A Different Path

The God of Black Mist had built a prosperous, Federation-backed future for the Kels Starfield while protecting his small divine system from the Divine Descendant World's wars. With the Wizard Civilization's legion approaching, he ordered the other gods to defend their planes and temples, though his warning that they should not flee “not yet” left his intentions uncertain.

  • The God of Black Mist learned from Federation officials that the Wizard Civilization had sent a legion to attack the Divine Descendant World and that the Kels Starfield lay in its path.
  • The God of Twilight questioned whether the Galente Federation would truly send forces to help the Kels Starfield.
  • The God of Black Mist recalled how Federation investment had brought resources and material prosperity while allowing his people to remain devoted to their gods.
  • The God of Black Mist ordered the other gods to hold their planes and temples, adding that they should not flee—at least, not yet.
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