Chapter Summaries

As Saine retreated from the battlefield, Blood Mosquitoes appeared in the Energy Light Pillar and devoured the Wanderers rushing through it. Their master, the Level-8 Mosquito Celestial Emperor, targeted Sharu and Zi You, forcing both to stop fighting as they sensed the greater threat.

• Saine piloted the fortress robot away from the Energy Light Pillar while increasing numbers of Wanderers charged into the Space-Time Channel.
• A Blood Mosquito drained a Level-5 Plant Monstrosity, then multiplied into a swarm that rapidly turned dozens of Wanderers into dried skins.
• Saine recognized the Blood Mosquitoes as creatures belonging to the Mosquito Celestial Emperor, a Level-8 Dominator who had once emerged from Despair World.
• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor arrived after sensing an opportunity and coveted Sharu’s devouring power and Zi You’s treasures.
• Sharu and Zi You stopped fighting as they sensed the Mosquito Celestial Emperor’s threat, while the Wanderers remained unaware of the danger.

The Mosquito Celestial Emperor attacked Sharu and Zi You, overwhelming Sharu and targeting Zi You after sensing her special bloodline. As Zi You prepared a mysterious cone while the Abyss World creatures tried to buy her time, Secluded Bamboo Supreme sent Yanxia to help her.

• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor unleashed its blood mosquito army and struck Sharu with a blood-red hand, badly weakening it despite taking some damage from Sharu's tail stinger.
• Zi You revealed a purple cone, prompting the Mosquito Celestial Emperor to shift its attention toward her and recognize that she had a special bloodline.
• The Demon Giant and other surviving Abyss World creatures charged the Mosquito Celestial Emperor to give Zi You time to activate the cone.
• As the Mosquito Celestial Emperor closed in and Zi You neared the limit of her strength, Secluded Bamboo Supreme sensed her danger and told Yanxia to go help her.

Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor left the Evil Tide Civilization to rescue Zi You in the Despair World, where the Secluded Bamboo Supreme warned her not to linger. Meanwhile, the Darkness Demon Ancestor returned from conquest, and the chapter revealed the collapse of two Top-Level Civilizations and the fate of their surviving forces.

• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor set out through a Space-Time Channel to find and rescue Zi You, following the Secluded Bamboo Supreme's order to avoid staying in the Despair World.
• The Darkness Supreme returned to the Evil Tide Civilization's Home Starfield with elite legions after the civilization's expanding campaigns.
• The Evil Tide Civilization had gone to war with seven Top-Level Civilizations, but only four remained; the Light Dimension Country Civilization had been defeated and its leaders killed or captured.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor killed the Fallen Leaf Civilization's last Level 8 Dominator, seized the Barren Touch Root, and helped complete the purge of its remnants.
• Leimujiao, Taiputelu, Di'ersi Jia, and Saitelaiwen remained among the Light Dimension survivors, while the Plasma Spark Tower was being carried toward the Wizard Civilization and more than a hundred Evil Tide Dominators were imprisoned as stone statues.

Darkness Demon Ancestor destroyed the Fallen Leaf Remnants and a Large World Civilization, then pursued Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor. On the Despair World battlefield, Zi You’s explosive attack devastated the combatants, and Saine caught her and fled with her as Mosquito Celestial Emperor prepared to strike.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor annihilated the Fallen Leaf Remnants and a Large World Civilization, seizing the Barren Touch Root.
• After returning to the Evil Tide Civilization, Darkness Demon Ancestor followed Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor’s trail toward the Supreme Temple.
• Zi You activated her cone, blasting Mosquito Celestial Emperor, Sharu, and the battlefield while the shockwave sent her flying toward Saine.
• Saine saw Mosquito Celestial Emperor gather a blood-red sphere of energy and heard Zi You promise him freedom if he helped her.
• Saine seized Zi You with his fortress robot and fled with the Combined Fortress Group away from the Source Energy ruins battlefield.

Saine’s fortress robot endured the Mosquito Celestial Emperor’s pursuit until a mysterious law phenomenon froze the attacker and let Saine escape with Zi You and Gongsun Wudi. The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor appeared before the stranded Mosquito Celestial Emperor, whose rage turned to fear.

• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor battered Saine’s damaged fortress robot while pursuing him and Zi You, driven by greed for Saine’s Magic Cube.
• As the energy pillar faded, Saine prepared to self-destruct his fortress and Magic Cube, and Gongsun Wudi chose to stay with him rather than flee.
• Gongsun Wudi spotted a gray law halo that froze the Mosquito Celestial Emperor in midair while Saine’s fortress escaped unaffected.
• Saine canceled the self-destruction countdowns and fled with the survivors as the damaged fortress continued to fall apart.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor appeared before the Mosquito Celestial Emperor, whose greed gave way to fear.

The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor attacked the Mosquito Celestial Emperor after he was trapped in her space-element Civilization Supreme Treasure. As he fled toward the Material Star Realm, the newly arrived Darkness Demon Ancestor seized his mosquito leg.

• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor burned roughly one-third of his Dominator Omnipotent Soul to break free from the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor's crystal diamond, then abandoned Sharu's Tail and fled.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor struck down many of the Mosquito Celestial Emperor's Blood Mosquito incarnations and used her Law Domain to hinder the rest.
• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor threatened the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor with his supposed ties to the Immortal Domain Civilization, but she continued her attack.
• The Mosquito Celestial Emperor opened a Space-Time Channel to the Material Star Realm and tried to escape Despair World.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor arrived and grabbed the Mosquito Celestial Emperor's Law Body by the leg as it fled.

Mosquito Celestial Emperor tried to escape Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor and Darkness Demon Ancestor, but their attacks devastated his Blood Mosquito clones and weakened his treasures. Darkness Demon Ancestor pursued him through the Space-Time Channel, leaving Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor holding both the damaged Merit Golden Lotus and the Barren Touch Root he gave her for Zi You.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor seized Mosquito Celestial Emperor, destroying many of his Blood Mosquito clones as Mosquito Celestial Emperor sacrificed part of himself to escape.
• Mosquito Celestial Emperor used his Merit Golden Lotus and scattered his clones toward the Space-Time Channel, but Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor trapped him and reduced the lotus from Eighth-Grade to Rank-6.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor attacked the fleeing clones with the Barren Touch Root, causing more than half of them to fall and placing Mosquito Celestial Emperor's mind and soul under immense pressure.
• Fewer than one-fifth of Mosquito Celestial Emperor's peak number of clones escaped into the Space-Time Channel, and Darkness Demon Ancestor pursued him.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor gave the Barren Touch Root to Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, telling her to pass it to Zi You if she would not use it herself.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor remained behind with the Rank-6 Merit Golden Lotus and the Barren Touch Root, whose opposing laws resisted each other in her hands.

Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor cleaned up the battlefield after the Mosquito Celestial Emperor fled, allowing the surviving Devil Race creatures to feast on the fallen Dominator’s flesh. She chose to let Zi You continue growing on her own, secretly sent her the two-grade Merit Golden Lotus, and kept the Barren Touch Root for herself.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor pursued the Mosquito Celestial Emperor through the Space-Time Channel while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor stayed behind.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor extinguished the wounded Blood Mosquito clones and watched the surviving Devil Race creatures gather and demonize the battlefield’s corpses.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor gave the surviving creatures a share of the Blood Mosquito corpses, and the Demon Giant received the largest portion.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor decided to let Zi You venture forth without excessive protection and sent the two-grade Merit Golden Lotus to her.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor kept the Barren Touch Root, deciding to give Zi You a more suitable treasure after she reached Dominator level.

After fleeing a Dominator battle for three years, Saine settled his battered fortress and wounded self in a secluded valley and claimed it as Mechanical Valley. He began recovering and repairing his forces while Zi You remained unconscious inside an impenetrable black shield.

• Saine escaped for three years before landing in a secluded valley to shelter from a possible energy storm and repair his fortress.
• He found fewer than twenty weak survivors living underground near a Sage's Stone vein and declared himself the Mechanical God-Emperor, requisitioning the valley.
• Saine renamed the settlement Mechanical Valley and began treating his injuries while assigning Wall-E to repair the fortress robot.
• He tried to break the black shield protecting the unconscious Zi You but could not pierce it.
• Saine ordered Intelligent Robot Number Two to watch Zi You and notify him when she woke.

During a years-long energy storm, Saine ruled a settlement in Mechanical Valley and used its Level-4 survivors to repair his fortress. After Zi You awakened, she proposed resuming their cooperation and revealed Merit Power, leaving Saine surprised.

• A severe energy storm struck the valley, and Saine suspected it might be connected to the previous Dominator War.
• Chocolate handed control of the settlement to Saine, who traded Energy Crystals for Sage's Stones and ordered the survivors to help repair his Combined Fortress Group.
• In the second year of the storm, Zi You awoke after a golden light within her had sustained her recovery beneath her black shield.
• Saine told Zi You they were even and said they would have no further connection once the storm ended.
• Zi You offered to share information and compensation in exchange for Saine's research results, then revealed a golden lotus of Merit Power.
• Saine recognized the Merit Power and exclaimed in surprise.

Saine agreed to cooperate with Zi You in exploring the Despair World in exchange for studying her Second Grade Merit Golden Lotus. At Mechanical Valley, Saine repaired his damaged machines and discovered a path toward advancing his mechanical creations.

• Saine accepted Zi You's offer to cooperate and study the Second Grade Merit Golden Lotus.
• Zi You put away the lotus, used its power to heal, and resolved to grow through her own efforts while recovering from her injuries.
• Saine repaired the Combined Fortress Group and equipped Mechanical Valley with technology from the Source Energy and Osydia Civilization relics.
• Saine repaired most of his surviving high-level Intelligent Robots and kept the Black Boxes of two robots he could not fully restore.
• After the Magic Cube absorbed the Heart Core of the Source Energy Sub-City, Saine found a Road of Machines that could lead him to a higher realm.

After decades of research, Saine fused Destruction Power into the Flames of Ash, triggering a massive explosion in his laboratory. Zi You continued challenging Gongsun Wudi and earned her respect before the blast drew Gongsun Wudi toward Saine.

• An energy storm around Mechanical Valley lasted twenty-one years while Saine remained absorbed in his research.
• Sixty-three years later, Saine studied a wisp of Destruction Power extracted from a Level-4 orc and began researching the Flames of Ash.
• Zi You fought Gongsun Wudi seven times over several decades and was defeated each time, but her combat skills and strength steadily improved.
• Gongsun Wudi stopped her fist just short of Zi You's face and acknowledged that Zi You had improved enough to become a decent opponent.
• Saine's laboratory erupted in a huge elemental explosion, and Gongsun Wudi rushed toward its center as Saine laughed hysterically and Zi You called him a madman.

Saine’s attempt to integrate Destruction Power into his Ashes of Fire system ended in an explosion, but he considered the experiment nearly successful. After Saine and Gongsun Wudi shared a sudden kiss, Gongsun Wudi attacked Zi You for a sparring match, until a Phoenix Cry sounded from the laboratory ruins.

• Saine and Gongsun Wudi escaped the explosion, and Gongsun Wudi helped him recover the experiment’s data.
• Saine kissed Gongsun Wudi, who soon turned the tables and pinned him down, hurting him with her grip.
• Gongsun Wudi challenged Zi You to continue their battle, and Zi You struggled against her attacks.
• As Saine prepared to leave for another laboratory, a Phoenix Cry rang out from the ruins and slowed Gongsun Wudi’s incoming punch.

Saine tested how Destruction Power and Ashes of Fire affected Minghua, then spent centuries advancing his flames and mechanical research. His Magic Cube became a high-grade world-class secret treasure, and Saine began advancing toward Level-6 Peak.

• Minghua emerged from nirvana with traces of Destruction Power in her flames, and Saine dragged her to his laboratory for more experiments.
• Zi You and Gongsun Wudi resumed their training while Saine’s robots repaired the damaged laboratories and training grounds.
• Saine stayed away from Mechanical Valley for more than seventy years, then emerged with Ashes of Fire enhanced by Destruction Power; Minghua also learned to wield the new flame.
• Saine entered a mechanical research cycle lasting 347 years after spending several months with Gongsun Wudi.
• Saine stored the Combined Fortress Group in his Magic Cube after it consumed the Source Energy Sub-City Core and advanced into a high-grade world-class secret treasure.
• Saine began pushing toward Level-6 Peak as his Ashes of Fire Profound Truths and Mechanical Arcana advanced.

Saine used his research into the Minghe Empire’s Self-Sealing Technique to suppress Gongsun Wudi’s strength, giving her room to temper her body further in the Despair World. Their relationship deepened, but Wudi insisted they wait until marriage and that she first tell her brother.

• Saine adapted the Minghe Empire’s Self-Sealing Technique to seal cellular strength and physical power, finding it especially suited to the Despair World.
• Saine sealed Gongsun Wudi from Peak Despairer strength to the Half-Step Peak Realm so she could continue advancing through physical tempering.
• Saine and Gongsun Wudi discussed their relationship, and Wudi refused to go further before marriage and said she needed to tell her brother, the Tianming Empire’s emperor.
• Saine respected Wudi’s wishes and finished wrapping her in a White Bandage inscribed with sealing runes.
• Saine left Wudi’s room exhausted but excited that the successful sealing would advance his body-tempering research.

After centuries of secluded experimentation in Mechanical Valley, Saine advanced to Level-6 Peak and strengthened his Magic Cube and Intelligent Robots. He decided to leave with Gongsun Wudi, Zi You, and the others for the Austia Civilization Relic, hoping to uncover more of its secrets.

• Saine emerged from seclusion as a Level-6 Peak Despairer and gained the strength of a Peak Despairer when fused with his Combined Fortress Group.
• Saine upgraded Fumila and the other Intelligent Robots, while his transformed Magic Cube gained greater capacity and energy output.
• Saine reflected on Sipnas's achievements in creating Level-6 Angel-Type Robots and hoped to meet the Galente Federation scientist someday.
• Saine told Gongsun Wudi, Zi You, and the others that they needed to leave Mechanical Valley.
• Saine said they would return to the Austia Civilization Relic so he could investigate it with his advanced Mechanical Arcane Truth.

Saine prepared to leave Mechanical Valley and move to the Austia Civilization Relic, hoping to gather followers for his future rise in Wizard Civilization. The survivors chose to follow him, while Saine secretly ordered the few who stayed behind killed; twenty years into the journey, another Rule Dangerous Land blocked their way.

• Saine began relocating valuable devices from Mechanical Valley and offered its survivors the choice to leave with him or stay.
• Nearly all the survivors led by Chocolate chose to follow Saine after he promised Energy Crystals and Magic Potions for their service.
• Saine secretly ordered Fumila and the other Intelligent Robots to kill the few survivors who refused to leave, to prevent them from revealing his secrets.
• Saine and the survivors set out toward the Austia Civilization Relic, traveling together with the aid of Energy Crystals.
• After twenty years on the journey, Saine and the group encountered another Rule Dangerous Land before reaching the relic.

Saine led his group into a newly discovered Rule Dangerous Land, where they confronted the local ruler, a Half-Step Peak Red-Footed Centipede. He learned that the land’s periodic Energy Tide produced Sun Essence Iron, and the next eruption was due soon.

• Saine, Gongsun Wudi, and Zi You arrived at the previously unknown settlement area with nearly thirty creatures above Level 4.
• Saine’s forces entered the land with little resistance, as its inhabitants refused to risk their lives defending the Red-Footed Centipede.
• Saine spoke with Chocolate, who cooperated with him and encouraged the Mechanical Valley inhabitants to follow him.
• Saine assessed the Red-Footed Centipede and examined the scarlet halo of laws at the center of the settlement area.
• Saine learned that the land periodically released Sun Essence Iron during an Energy Tide, with the next eruption expected soon.

Saine studied the Spark Rule Dangerous Land and discovered that its Sun Essence Iron eruptions were tied to the destruction of medium-sized or larger planes in the Star Realm. He left the settlement with a better understanding of fire laws and a stock of Sun Essence Iron, but concluded that the dangerous land was an unreliable route out of the Despair World.

• Saine traded Energy Crystals and Sage's Stones with the Red-Footed Centipede for most of the next Energy Tide's harvest.
• Zi You again offered to help Saine leave the Despair World if he joined the Abyss World, but Saine ignored the recruitment attempt.
• More than two hundred years later, Saine and Wall-E's research robots observed the Spark Rule Dangerous Land's Sun Essence Iron eruption.
• Saine transformed into his Ash Demon true form and explored the rising Fire Element Energy Tide before withdrawing in its third year.
• Saine concluded that each eruption corresponded to a fire Rule Anomaly caused by a medium-sized or larger plane's destruction, making the dangerous land an implausible escape route.

Saine and his followers left the Spark Rule Dangerous Land and discovered a ruined oceanic top-level civilization in the Sea Blue Land. After decades of excavation, Saine activated a buried shell fragment with a sea pearl, revealing that it stored information.

• Saine traded three blood essence potions to the Red-Footed Centipede for demonic blood and a wisp of origin-law poisonous fire.
• More than ten Wanderers from the Spark Rule Dangerous Land joined Saine's group after trading for Energy Crystals.
• Saine's group traveled toward the Austia Civilization Relic but stopped at the Sea Blue Land, where they found the ruins of an unknown oceanic top-level civilization.
• Saine explored the damaged ruins, learned that special Water Flow elements appeared there about every thousand years, and ordered his followers to excavate deeper.
• After several decades, Saine unearthed a white shell fragment nearly ten thousand meters below the ruins and brought Tourmaline's sea pearl near it, causing the fragment to glow and display patterns.