Chapter Summaries

After successfully sealing Zi You, Saine agreed to help her explore the Light God Race Main Relic and decided to leave Despair World for good. He packed up most of Mechanical City’s resources and prepared to ask its survivors whether they would come with him.

• Saine completed Zi You’s seal, suppressing her aura to the half-step peak level, and Zi You invited him to explore the Light God Race Relic with her.
• Saine embraced Zi You and thanked her, and she relaxed and returned his embrace.
• Saine decided not to return to Mechanical City after visiting the Light God Race Main Relic, reflecting on his decades of research into Despair World and its ancient civilizations.
• Saine filled the Space Conch and much of the Magic Cube with research, rare materials, and most of Mechanical City’s assets, while preparing to take all his intelligent robots.
• Saine prepared to ask which of Mechanical City’s survivors were willing to leave with him.

After more than forty thousand years in the Despair World, Saine recruited trusted followers and prepared to explore the Light God Race Relic, hoping it might offer a way back to the Material Star Realm. Two thousand years after beginning the Mechanical City's relocation, he set out with his chosen force and Combined Fortress Group.

• Saine reflected on how the Despair World consumed the lifespan of its inhabitants and noted that his old Mechanical Valley survivors had survived and grown stronger with his support.
• Saine recruited Chocolate, who agreed to leave with him, and asked him to find other reliable survivors.
• Saine persuaded Ming and the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner Dao Dali to join his expedition to the Light God Race Relic.
• Saine met with other powerful survivors and gathered a total of seven hundred and twenty-one willing followers, along with more than three hundred advanced Intelligent Robots.
• Saine spent two thousand years relocating the Mechanical City and used force to purge powerful survivors who opposed the move or were not invited.
• Saine led his Combined Fortress Group and followers toward the Light God Race Main Relic.

Saine led his followers to a Light God Race relic and began exploring it with renewed enthusiasm. Two thousand years later, he remained shut in his laboratory, and Zi You hoped his research would keep failing.

• After leaving Mechanical City, Saine's group survived several battles, then traveled for more than a hundred years to the Light God Race relic.
• Saine met Zi You's former subordinates, led by the powerful Demon Giant, and the Abyss World creatures left the relic after his group arrived.
• Saine began an intensive exploration of the relic, though Zi You could not assist him and his knowledge of Light Elements was limited.
• Two thousand years later, Gongsun Wudi sparred with the Immortal Decimating Sword while Zi You emerged from the relic with Saine's latest potion.
• Zi You told Gongsun Wudi that Saine had spent two hundred years in his laboratory after a research setback, and said she hoped his experiment would continue to fail.

Saine discovered that the Astral Realm Drive Channel required more energy than the relic or his Dominator's Eye could provide, leaving him searching for another way to transport his followers out of Despair World. Years later, the Double-Cannon Gorilla reported that the Sharu Test Subject had resurfaced, and Saine prepared to lead a capture operation.

• Saine concluded that the relic's remaining energy could not reactivate the Astral Realm Drive and that he needed a substitute of sufficient mass or power.
• Saine explained his dilemma to Gongsun Wudi and Zi You, speculating that ten to fifteen Dominator's Eyes might provide enough energy to get everyone out.
• Saine's followers learned of his plan to find a safe route out of Despair World and kept the secret while continuing their work at the relic.
• The Double-Cannon Gorilla reported that the Sharu Test Subject had slaughtered a nearby settlement and fled before its forces arrived.
• Saine halted his experiment and ordered everyone in the relic to prepare for an encirclement and capture operation, declaring that he would act personally.

Saine assembled his followers to capture the Sharu Test Subject alive, hoping to use it to activate his Astral Realm Drive Channel and return to the Material Star Realm. After securing his forces’ support, he lured Sharu toward Gray Valley with Source of Flesh.

• Saine prepared the Double-Cannon Gorilla and the Dwarf Chicken for revenge, strengthening their abilities and weapons over the years.
• Saine organized more than seven hundred Wanderers, over three hundred high-level Intelligent Robots, and his allies into a force to capture Sharu alive.
• Saine planned to sever Sharu’s needle-like tail and use the creature as living energy to activate his Astral Realm Drive Channel.
• Saine used Source of Flesh to bait Sharu and asked his followers whether they would join the Wizard Alliance if they returned to the Material Star Realm.
• The Double-Cannon Gorilla and other followers declared their support for Saine and agreed to follow his lead.
• Sharu flew toward Gray Valley, drawn by the smell of blood.

Saine’s forces began their planned encirclement of the Level-7-equivalent Sharu Test Subject, using a vast magic array and nearly a thousand survivors to support the assault. The battle raged across the basin as Saine, Gongsun Wudi, Zi You, and the other powerhouses attacked Sharu, while the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor watched from beyond the Rule Grid.

• Sharu entered the valley, and Saine’s Combined Fortress Group appeared overhead as Wanderers surrounded it.
• Saine’s survivors took their assigned positions in the magic array, and Saine called Gongsun Wudi and the others to strike.
• Gongsun Wudi and Zi You unleashed their power, while the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner launched the first attack against Sharu.
• Saine, Gongsun Wudi, Zi You, Ming, Minghua, and the other fighters attacked Sharu as weaker survivors supplied the array and fired from a distance.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor watched the battle from beyond the Rule Grid and remarked that the fighters had drive.

Saine and his allies nearly defeated Sharu after a coordinated battle, but the Slovenly Old Man arrived and pulled the Immortal Decimating Sword from Sharu’s heart. The chapter ended with the sword flying toward the Level-8 Late-Stage Dominator.

• Saine and his allies fought Sharu together, with the Combined Fortress Group helping wear down the creature.
• Saine took up the Immortal Decimating Sword and joined the attack as the Combined Fortress Robot continued fighting autonomously.
• The Slovenly Old Man sensed the sword and hurried to the Gray Valley battlefield.
• Saine and Zi You sealed Sharu after the Immortal Decimating Sword pierced its heart, while the Combined Fortress Robot pinned it down.
• The Slovenly Old Man arrived in his true body and used his power to pull the Immortal Decimating Sword free from Sharu.

Saine and his allies confronted the Slovenly Old Man after he took the Immortal Decimating Sword from Sharu, but the old man easily repelled their attacks. As the old man struck at Saine and Zi You, Saine merged with Fumila and sent the Giant Fortress Robot to attack him from behind.

• Saine attacked the Slovenly Old Man to stop him from taking the Immortal Decimating Sword, but the old man sent Saine flying and badly injured him.
• Gongsun Wudi and Zi You arrived to protect Saine, and the old man caught Gongsun Wudi’s halberd with two fingers before knocking her back.
• Zi You unleashed the Star Ring’s full power, leaving two bloody marks on the Slovenly Old Man, who then formed a White Qi Sword.
• Saine merged with Fumila and redirected the Giant Fortress Robot to strike the old man from behind as he attacked Saine and Zi You.
• The Slovenly Old Man turned and slashed at the Giant Fortress Robot with his White Qi Sword.

Saine and Zi You faced the Slovenly Old Man as he overwhelmed their fortress robot and fought off the Wanderers who rushed to stop him. The old man advanced on them until the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor confronted him.

• The Slovenly Old Man severed the Combined Fortress Robot's right arm, and Saine activated its unfinished Ash Flame and Mechanical Arcana backup plan.
• The old man split the fortress robot with a sword strike, but Zi You blocked the blow aimed at Saine with her Black Shield.
• Dozens of Wanderers attacked the Slovenly Old Man, who cut down many of them while sparing Dao Dali and speaking to him about improving his Saber Intent.
• The Slovenly Old Man drove Dao Dali back and continued toward Saine and Zi You as their defenses weakened.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor told the Slovenly Old Man that he should know when enough was enough.

Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor confronted the Slovenly Old Man after he pursued Saine and Zi You, and she overwhelmed him with her superior power. The old man continued to fight for the sake of his Sword Dao, ending the chapter by launching a sword strike at her.

• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor appeared beside Saine and Zi You, reassured Zi You, and approached the Slovenly Old Man.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor recalled sparing the Slovenly Old Man in the Land of Immortal Severance, while he recognized her as the one who had prevented him from taking the Immortal Decimating Sword.
• The Slovenly Old Man chose to fight Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor despite the difference in their strength, and she froze the surrounding space with her crystal diamond.
• The Slovenly Old Man released the Immortal Decimating Sword, which flew to Saine, and drew his life-bound Dark Yellow Wooden Sword to break free of the frozen space.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor struck the Slovenly Old Man repeatedly and wounded him, but he declared that his heart followed where his sword pointed and sent a sword light toward her face.

Saine and the Despairers captured the Sharu Test Subject while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor drove the Slovenly Old Man away. Saine then continued testing the Astral Realm Drive, which revealed the destination coordinate Yao's Faith Pastoral District.

• Saine noticed the Sharu Test Subject fleeing and led Zi You, Gongsun Wudi, and the remaining fighters in pursuit.
• Saine used his Ash Demon transformation, Fumila's angelic fusion, and the Immortal Decimating Sword to attack Sharu as the Despairers joined the fight.
• After half a year of battle, Saine and the Despairers captured the exhausted Sharu Test Subject while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor's battle with the Slovenly Old Man moved beyond Despair World.
• Saine's followers fed Sharu to replenish the Astral Realm Drive, while Saine worked on its energy source and tested the drive channel.
• Saine's experiments revealed the star-realm coordinate Yao's Faith Pastoral District, whose location within the Wizard Civilization or Galente Federation remained unknown.

Saine delayed his departure from Despair World for two thousand years so he could repair his fortress group and finish his research. He gave Zi You a rose-shaped silver ring made from Sharu’s tail stinger, and she left the laboratory wearing it after kissing him.

• Saine and Gongsun Wudi agreed to wait two thousand years before returning to the Material Star Realm, giving Saine time to repair the Combined Fortress Group and complete his experiments.
• Saine studied a nearby Source Energy Civilization relic, found resources and Truth Arcana, and used its technology to create Source Energy Armaments for weaker lifeforms.
• Saine showed Zi You his new research and gave her the Rose Silver Ring, a World-Class Secret Treasure forged from Sharu’s tail stinger.
• Zi You pounced on Saine and kissed him, then warned that she would demonize him and make him her slave if she found him and his civilization.
• Zi You left Saine’s laboratory and looked back at the ring on her hand.

Before leaving the Despair World, Saine implanted his followers with remotely controlled devices as a precaution and promised to honor his agreements after their return. In the following years, he developed the Light God Race Main Relic with Fumila’s help and found a way to power its formations using the faith of Mechanical Creatures.

• Saine implanted miniature bombs in his followers, who accepted the devices, and assured them he hoped never to activate them and would fulfill his promises in the Material Star Realm.
• The Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner chose to keep his implant and told Saine that the scruffy old man had been a half-master who taught him saber principles in the Land of Immortal Severance.
• Saine promised to introduce the Azure Dragon Saber Practitioner to powerful sword and saber experts in the Wizard Civilization.
• Over the following years, Saine developed the Light God Race Main Relic with help from Fumila, using the faith of Mechanical Creatures to activate its divine power formations.

As Saine prepared to leave the Despair World, he completed his experiments, promised Fumila a real body, and helped his followers gather resources for their futures. He and the Wanderers were ready to depart through the Astral Realm Drive Channel after Saine settled matters with Zi You.

• Saine discovered that overlooked magical research still held promise and tested the fusion of Black Phoenix Flame with Mechanical Arcana on Fumila.
• Saine promised Fumila that he would find a way to give her a real body after returning to the Material Star Realm.
• Saine and his followers repaired the Combined Fortress Robots, reactivated the Light God Race Main Relic's magic arrays, and prepared to leave the Despair World.
• Saine's followers gathered Sage's Stones, rare materials, and relic specimens to give themselves resources for life in the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine prepared the Astral Realm Drive Channel using Sharu flesh and planted destructive fuses to deter others from activating it.
• Saine gave Zi You his final research findings and bid her farewell before departing with the Wanderers.

Saine left Despair World through the blood-red Space-Time Channel while Zi You stayed behind, then chose to return to the Material Star Realm with the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor. The chapter ended with the Demon Ancestor recalling a minor situation involving the Darkness Demon Ancestor and the Mosquito Celestial Emperor.

• Saine said farewell to Zi You and entered the blood-red Space-Time Channel with the survivors, while the remaining Wanderers were sacrificed to keep it open.
• After the last survivor departed, the channel closed and Saine's destruction fuse triggered, leaving its array diagram behind.
• Zi You rejected the Old Demon Emperor's suggestion to salvage the channel coordinates and asked about the Undying Supreme's recent actions.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor arrived and told Zi You she had not killed the slovenly old man, though she had left him a profound lesson.
• Zi You decided to return to the Material Star Realm with the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, who opened a grayish-purple Space-Time Channel.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor recalled that the Darkness Demon Ancestor had encountered a minor situation while pursuing the Mosquito Celestial Emperor.

Darkness Demon Ancestor forced Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and his legions to join the pursuit of Mosquito Celestial Emperor, turning their campaign into a new civilizational war. The wounded Mosquito Celestial Emperor reached the Immortal Domain and sought help from his longtime protector, Lu Ya.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor arrived in Huan Yu Star Territory and ordered Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the other Demon Emperors to help intercept Mosquito Celestial Emperor.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan agreed to join the pursuit but insisted on notifying Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, and Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered him to gather his legions and attack the next star territory.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan sent a messenger to Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, then led three Level-7 Demon Emperors and hundreds of millions of Evil Tide Legions after Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor and the four Demon Emperors pursued Mosquito Celestial Emperor as the Evil Tide Civilization's invasion expanded into a civilizational war.
• Mosquito Celestial Emperor entered Immortal Domain territory while badly wounded and sought aid from his longtime protector, Demon Emperor Lu Ya.

Mosquito Celestial Emperor fled into Demon Emperor Lu Ya’s territory with the Evil Tide Civilization pursuing him, forcing Lu Ya to confront Darkness Demon Ancestor. Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered the army to demonize the Demon Court, and the Chaos Bell’s warning reached Sage Laozi and Sage Nvwa.

• Lu Ya learned that the pursuers included Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and the terrifying Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Mosquito Celestial Emperor reached Lu Ya, asked him to hold off the pursuers, and fled deeper into the Immortal Domain.
• Lu Ya revealed his Three-Legged Golden Crow form and used the Chaos Bell to block the five Evil Tide Civilization Dominators.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor ordered the Evil Tide Army to demonize Lu Ya and his territory, then attacked him with a fist of darkness.
• The Chaos Bell rang across the Demon Court and reached Sage Laozi at Eight Sceneries Palace and Sage Nvwa at Wa Huang Palace.

The Darkness Demon Ancestor overwhelmed Demon Emperor Lu Ya while the Evil Tide forces launched an invasion of the Demon Court Star Territory. Lu Ya wounded the Darkness Demon Ancestor only slightly with his secret treasures, and the chapter ended as the Demon Ancestor drew the Burial Sky Blade and struck.

• The Darkness Demon Ancestor beat Lu Ya despite the Chaos Bell, while hundreds of millions of Evil Tide troops attacked the Demon Court Star Territory.
• Demon Emperor Luo Yuan took the Ring Demon Emperor and a tracking treasure to pursue the badly wounded Mosquito Celestial Emperor.
• Lu Ya used the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife to seal the Darkness Demon Ancestor's Primordial Spirit and injure his Dominator Omnipotent Soul, but the Demon Ancestor recovered and Lu Ya spat blood.
• Lu Ya used the Seven Arrows Book with Nailhead against the Darkness Demon Ancestor, enraging him.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor summoned the Civilization Supreme Treasure Burial Sky Blade and cleaved at Lu Ya, tearing open the starry sky and creating Spacetime Turbulence.

Darkness Demon Ancestor overwhelmed Lu Ya and the Demon Court Star Territory, forcing Lu Ya to flee as the Evil Tide invasion spread through the Immortal Domain. Darkness Demon Ancestor pursued him, but sensed that the Immortal Domain's other powerful rulers were approaching.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor shattered Lu Ya's straw effigy and grievously wounded his Golden Crow body, so Lu Ya abandoned the Demon Court Star Territory and fled into the Immortal Domain.
• The Demon Court's Heavenly Stars Formation briefly held back two Evil Tide Dominators, but their combined assault destroyed it and doomed the territory's defenses.
• Evil Tide forces rapidly invaded the Demon Court Star Territory, while its Demon Race armies resisted across more than a thousand worlds.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor struck Demon Court Star with the Burial Sky Blade, causing its Main Continent to begin an irreversible collapse.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor continued chasing Lu Ya and sensed power rippling from the distant starry sky as the Immortal Domain's other rulers took notice.

The Sages of the Immortal Domain defeated Demon Emperor Luo Yuan and Ring Demon Emperor, then split up to confront the threats facing their civilization. Sage Laozi joined the battle against Darkness Demon Ancestor and revealed a Taiji law that returned his opponent’s power against him.

• Yuanshi Tianzun examined Ring Demon Emperor’s severed arm and claimed the World-Class Secret Treasure ring on it.
• Sage Zunti set out to pursue Mosquito Celestial Emperor and avenge Senior Brother Jieyin, while Sage Nvwa gave him coordinates from the Creation Jade Disc.
• Sage Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sage Nvwa arrived at the Demon Court Star Territory as Demon Emperor Lu Ya fled Darkness Demon Ancestor.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor attacked the Sages, and Sage Laozi met his strike with the Heavenly Dao Sword.
• Sage Laozi’s Taiji Shadow appeared, and Darkness Demon Ancestor realized the force rebounding from the sword was his own power.