Chapter Summaries

After Tyrant’s fall, the Four Directions Civilization allied forces reached Death Mourning Planet, where Nosferatu surrendered after Globus’s betrayal and the Goddess of Revenge’s neutrality eased their advance. Saine arrived to lead the assault and planned to break the planet’s barrier himself while offering the Death Mourning Dominators a chance to join the Wizard Alliance.

• Nosferatu tried to flee Death Mourning Star, but Globus’s T-Virus attack and the allied forces’ blockade forced it to surrender.
• Globus had defected to Wizard Civilization, while the Goddess of Revenge remained neutral and let the allied forces pass through her defenses.
• The Four Directions Civilization allied forces advanced to Death Mourning Planet, where Nosferatu and sixteen other Dominators held out amid the planet’s deadly virus clouds.
• Flame Queen Carrie brought Regan to apologize for exposing Wizard Civilization’s fake surrender offer to Nosferatu, and Saine reassured the young magician.
• Rogge offered to have Globus and its experimental-subject Dominators lead the assault, but Saine declined and said he would use Double Endless Light to break the planet’s Plane Barrier.

Saine unveiled his enlarged Mechanical God True Body and fired Double Endless Light through Death Mourning Planet. The Goddess of Revenge agreed to surrender to Wizard Civilization on the condition that her defecting people be treated well, and Rogge hurried to Lamos Star Territory to handle the surrender.

• Saine assembled his expanded Mechanical Ecosystem and unleashed Double Endless Light, which pierced Death Mourning Planet’s atmosphere and Plane Barrier and bored through its core.
• After sensing that the attack had grown stronger, the Goddess of Revenge summoned Kui and agreed to surrender, asking Wizard Civilization to treat the defecting Death Mourning Dominators well.
• Rogge received a message from his young wife and told Kaseda he was returning to Lamos Star Territory to oversee the Goddess of Revenge’s surrender.

Saine used the Endless Light to weaken the Death Mourning Planet’s rules and destroy most of its Plane Barrier, while preserving the planet from total destruction. The allied army stormed the breach, and light returned to the Death Mourning World.

• Saine discovered that the Light of Wisdom could no longer create an equal-scale copy of his increasingly powerful Endless Light strike.
• Saine blasted through the Death Mourning Planet’s Earth Core, weakened its Plane Will, and redirected his attack to other Lands of Rules.
• The First Emperor led the Xuan Yong Heavy Guards through the breach, followed by forces from the Immortal Domain, Demon Race, and Silver Soul World.
• Little Tenth stayed behind Saine with the Minghe Holy Book, content with the Minghe Remnant Clan’s profits and focused on protecting their gains.
• Saine’s Endless Light destroyed more than three-quarters of the Plane Barrier and thinned the planet’s Virus Law clouds as the allied army charged in.

Saine shattered Death Mourning Planet’s Plane Barrier, allowing the Four Directions Civilization’s forces to invade and battle its defenders. After leaving the fight against Nosferatu to the other Dominators, Saine departed the planet while Black Magicians and Undead Magicians profited from the war.

• Saine broke Death Mourning Planet’s Plane Barrier, completing his task and allowing forces from the Four Directions Civilization to flood inside.
• Buddhist powerhouses including Tathagata Buddha, Dipamkara Buddha, and Guanyin Bodhisattva joined the battle against Nosferatu, who became trapped on his home planet.
• Level-8 Witch Alice asked Saine whether he would join the fight for Death Mourning Planet, and Saine said he would leave it to her and the younger Dominators.
• Saine and Alice discussed his recent growth along the Road of Truth and his Self-Sealing Technique research with Little Tenth.
• Saine left Death Mourning Planet after finding little value there for his machinery research, while Master Naige'er, Rogge, and other Black Magicians and Undead Magicians made a fortune.

The Four Directions Civilization defeated the Death Mourning Civilization after Nosferatu fell on Death Mourning Planet, ending the war and dividing its remains among the Immortal Domain factions. The Goddess of Revenge and Globus joined the Wizard Alliance, while the surviving Death Mourning territories became a source of future gains for the victors.

• Nether River Old Ancestor joined the assault on the weakened Nosferatu and claimed one of its wings and an arm, competing with the Buddhist and Dao Sect forces.
• The allied forces killed Nosferatu, whose remains were divided among Nether River Old Ancestor, the Exposition Sect, and Buddhism Sect.
• The Goddess of Revenge openly joined the Wizard Alliance, while Globus secretly joined Naige'er's Kada Star Thief Group under Wizard Alliance command.
• The Four Directions Civilization Allied Army eliminated the remaining resisting Death Mourning Dominators as the war ended.
• The victors gained valuable Dominator Remains and World-Class Secret Treasures, while the Immortal Domain took ownership of the mostly undamaged Death Mourning worlds.

After the Death Mourning Civilization War, Saine returned to the Wizard Civilization with his Mechanical Dominators and received a secret envoy from the Evil Tide Civilization. Saine returned the White Spine Scepter to Demon Emperor Raymond, while the Evil Tide Civilization sought to gauge the Wizard Civilization’s stance.

• Genji marveled that the Four Directions Civilization had ended a top-level war in only 1,678 years.
• Saine left the division of the spoils and future cooperation to others, then led his Mechanical Dominators away from the Death Mourning Star Territory and back to the Wizard Civilization.
• A Free Blade Civilization Dominator remarked that the Mechanical Creatures followed Saine with devotion unmatched by the followers of faith-based gods.
• Demon Emperor Raymond arrived at Renault Star City as an envoy from Zi You and the Evil Tide Supreme Hall, congratulated Saine, and probed the Wizard Civilization’s position.
• Saine gave Demon Emperor Raymond the White Spine Scepter, asking him to return it to the Evil Tide Supreme Hall after Saine had removed one-third of its components.

Saine and Demon Emperor Raymond negotiated deeper ties between Wizard Civilization and Evil Tide Civilization, agreeing to semi-public exchanges without committing to a full strategic alliance. They left the meeting with Evil Tide’s support for Wizard Civilization’s planned strikes against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan, though Raymond withheld the identity of Evil Tide’s informant.

• Demon Emperor Raymond offered to let Saine keep the White Spine Scepter long-term, but Saine moved on without further bargaining.
• Raymond revealed that he had fought on the Dimensional Esophagus Battlefield for ten thousand years and could not share its intelligence without a formal strategic cooperation contract.
• Saine declined to commit all of Wizard Civilization, but proposed semi-public exchanges of goods and information with Evil Tide Civilization.
• Saine asked Evil Tide to coordinate with Wizard Civilization on the Demon Subjugation Alliance Battlefield and support planned expeditions against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan.
• Raymond promised Evil Tide’s support against the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and disclosed that Evil Tide had an informant there, but refused to identify them.

After Demon Emperor Raymond returned to Evil Tide Civilization, Saine concluded that it was nearing collapse and decided to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly within five hundred years. He outlined plans to strengthen Wizard Civilization’s alliances and launch new expeditions after the assembly.

• Saine kept the White Spine Scepter Raymond brought and considered how Evil Tide Civilization’s war in the Dimensional Esophagus affected its conflict with the Demon Subjugation Alliance.
• Befu returned from the Death Mourning Civilization Battlefield after Saine summoned her, though she had not finished overseeing the postwar cleanup.
• Saine told Befu that he planned to hold the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly within five hundred years because Evil Tide Civilization seemed close to collapse.
• Saine proposed publicizing closer cooperation with Silver Soul World and Free Blade Civilization and approaching War God Peak Civilization as a potential ally.
• Saine said he planned to launch expeditions against Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan after the assembly.

After agreeing to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly early, Saine returned to his laboratory to continue upgrading the Faceless Mask by merging it with Darkness Space. As Wall-E drove a needle forged around a Heart Piercing Bone Nail into the mask’s black crystal, a violent Law Tide erupted across the Land of Ashes.

• Befu accepted Saine’s plan to convene the Twenty-Ninth Wizard Alliance Assembly early, then toured the Land of Ashes before leaving.
• Saine returned to his laboratory and focused on merging Darkness Space into the Faceless Mask while keeping the mask as the primary body.
• Saine ordered Wall-E to use a specially forged Rule Needle to carve the magic array patterns he wanted into Darkness Space.
• Wall-E slowly drove the Rule Needle toward the black crystal embedded in the Faceless Mask’s forehead.
• A violent Law Tide swept out of the laboratory and surged across the Land of Ashes.

Saine’s experiment to upgrade the Faceless Mask triggered a massive law disturbance that drew the Wizard World’s Guardians, Befu, and Master Douglas to the Ash True Spirit Tower. Saine called on the Wizard World’s Plane Will to supply origin power, and Douglas concluded that Wizard Civilization was about to gain another Civilization Supreme Treasure.

• A balance-breaking Law Tide erupted from Saine’s Ash True Spirit Tower, prompting Guardian of Spring, Guardian of Summer, and Guardian of Autumn to rush toward it.
• Befu turned back to help the Guardians protect the Land of Ashes, while experts across the Wizard World, including Master Douglas, sensed the disturbance.
• Saine destroyed Darkness Space and the crystal housing Scarlet Guihua Shi’s true spirit while upgrading the Faceless Mask, but found that it lacked sufficient Origin Power.
• Saine rejected using fragments of other treasures to replenish the Faceless Mask’s origin and asked the Wizard World’s Plane Will for help.
• The Plane Will gathered dense Plane Origin Light around the Ash True Spirit Tower, and Master Douglas arrived and declared that Wizard Civilization was about to gain another Civilization Supreme Treasure.

Saine used the Wizard World’s Origin Power to begin transforming the Faceless Mask into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, a complex experiment that kept him in the Ash True Spirit Tower while the Wizard Alliance prepared its 29th Assembly. Wizard Civilization invited several powerful allies, including War God Peak Civilization, and the chapter left the coming assembly poised to reveal a new bloc centered on Wizard Civilization and the Immortal Domain.

• The Wizard World’s Origin Light surged around the Ash True Spirit Tower as Saine focused on transforming the Faceless Mask, an experiment that continued for far longer than fifty years.
• Because Saine remained in the laboratory, the Imperial Council was postponed, while Befu and other Wizard Civilization leaders issued the schedule and invitations for the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.
• Wizard Civilization invited the Immortal Domain, Silver Soul World, Free Blade Civilization, and War God Peak Civilization, but did not invite White Cloud Flowing Tuo World or Twisted Shadow Civilization.
• Belica offered War God Peak Civilization reconstruction aid and an interest-free loan of ten billion Magic Coins on Saine’s behalf, distinguishing Wizard Civilization’s concrete support from the Demon Subjugation Alliance’s overtures.
• Leng Feng accepted the invitation and pledged to attend the assembly personally, planning to settle War God Peak Civilization’s internal affairs before traveling to Wizard Civilization.
• Wizard Civilization informed Evil Tide Civilization that it would hold an assembly, and Evil Tide’s High-Level took the announcement as confirmation of matters Demon Emperor Raymond had secured during his diplomatic visit.

After spending 136 years upgrading the Faceless Mask into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, Saine attended the Imperial Council in Sky City and proposed major changes to Wizard Civilization’s alliances and war plans. The council heard his proposals and examined a captured level-seven shadow-element Dominator carrying intelligence about the Evil Tide and Decayed Civilizations.

• Saine completed the Faceless Mask’s transformation into a Civilization Supreme Treasure, gaining the Darkness Space ability.
• Saine left the Ash True Spirit Tower, lent the Faceless Mask to Master Douglas for research, and learned that Master Naige'er supported his motions.
• At the Imperial Council, Saine proposed declaring war on the Myriad Transformations Celestial Venerable World and the Source Energy Remnant Clan after the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.
• Saine proposed a closer alliance with the Immortal Domain, Silver Soul World, and Free Blade Civilization, while postponing a decision on the War God Peak Civilization.
• Saine proposed full cooperation with the Evil Tide Civilization and presented a captured level-seven shadow-element Dominator bearing firsthand intelligence about the Evil Tide’s clash with the Decayed Civilization.

After the Shadow King reported on the Dimensional Esophagus Battlefield, Saine learned that Dominators from Decay Time-Space were also watching the war and that the Decayed Civilization held the advantage. Saine proposed full cooperation with Evil Tide Civilization, while Wizard Civilization’s magicians discussed exploring the Flowing Light Retrospective World.

• The Shadow King told Saine and the other Wizard Civilization leaders that it had lost 30% of its Dominator Omnipotent Soul after being caught in crossfire in the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• The Shadow King reported seeing three unidentified Dominators, including one at Level 8, and Saine explained that some observers came from Decay Time-Space.
• Thales Cansin said he would visit the Flowing Light Retrospective World after finishing his cross-star-zone teleportation magic, and Saine said he would go with him.
• The Shadow King reported that the Decayed Civilization was advancing, that it had witnessed three Dominator deaths, and that the battlefield’s central regions had become forbidden zones.
• Saine proposed full cooperation with Evil Tide Civilization, prompting debate among the Wizard Civilization powerhouses.
• Saine dismissed the frightened Shadow King from the meeting, and it hurried out of the conference hall.

After the Imperial Council approved reforms expanding rights for several groups, Saine left for the Land of Divinefall to speak with the Gray Mist Level-9. Passing through Faelun Continent, he saw how his apprentice Felin and former allies had shaped its flourishing state.

• Wizard Civilization's upper echelons approved Saine's proposal to expand the Kada Star Thief Group and grant the Black Magician community greater rights, along with Befu's proposal to include the Sea Race, Subhumans, and magical beast clans.
• The Imperial Council ended after a year and a half, and Saine departed for the Land of Divinefall to meet the Gray Mist Level-9.
• Saine passed through Faelun Continent, where his apprentice Felin had filled the skies with Floating Cities and become known as the King of Floating Cities.
• The chapter described how Lady of the Night, Wojin, and Mystra had developed after following Rose or Saine, while Mystra began planning travels across several territories.
• Faelun Continent remained an important Wizard Civilization trial territory, hosting Knights, Mages, and other powerful beings.

Saine met Gray Mist Level-9 in the Time-Space Crack and invited him to leave his cramped refuge for the Faceless Mask. Gray Mist Level-9 refused at first, but Saine offered to take him to the Dimensional Battlefield and help him seek a way out after the Dimensional Hegemony.

• Saine saw Gray Mist Level-9 more clearly and watched him change into a human form.
• Saine offered to find Gray Mist Level-9 a new place to stay, but Gray Mist Level-9 said he was comfortable in the Time-Space Crack.
• Saine reflected on the Wizard Civilization's treatment of the remnants of past civilizations and Gray Mist Level-9's hatred of the Astral Realm Rules.
• Saine urged Gray Mist Level-9 to enter the Faceless Mask and join him in exploring the road ahead.
• Saine offered to take Gray Mist Level-9 to the Dimensional Battlefield and flung the Faceless Mask toward him.

Saine offered Gray Mist Level-9 shelter in the Faceless Mask and a chance to see the Star Realm, while Gray Mist weighed the proposal against the possibility of relying on himself. Gray Mist agreed to stay under a new Rule Contract and began improving the mask’s concealment.

• Gray Mist Level-9 examined Saine’s Faceless Mask and its Darkness Space, recognizing it as a Civilization Supreme Treasure and considering the danger of prolonged isolation within it.
• Saine invited Gray Mist Level-9 to reside in the mask and offered to take him to the Dimensional Battlefield of the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• Gray Mist Level-9 considered Saine’s offer, his fear of Lilith, and the value of relying on himself before agreeing to stay temporarily under a new Rule Contract.
• Gray Mist Level-9 offered to improve the Faceless Mask’s ability to conceal its aura and hide itself.
• Gray Mist Level-9 infused the Faceless Mask with gray laws, subtly changing its color and grade as Saine watched.

Saine signed Gray Mist Level-9’s Rule Contract after Gray Mist enhanced his Faceless Mask with Mist Rules. Gray Mist then revealed that two or three other powerful hidden beings were living in the Land of Divinefall, and Saine considered recruiting them for Wizard Civilization.

• Gray Mist Level-9 added Mist Rules to Saine’s Faceless Mask, allowing Saine to conceal his Dominator aura more effectively.
• Gray Mist gave Saine a Rule Contract, and Saine signed it with his true name and True Spirit Imprint.
• Gray Mist revealed that two or three other Hidden Powerhouses remained in the Land of Divinefall, some of whom had come seeking him.
• Saine asked whether the hidden beings could be recruited and offered them Wizard Civilization’s support, including a path toward leaving the Star Realm through the Evil Tide Civilization.

Saine learned that Gray Mist Level-9 planned to take the Bronze Gate and key as his escape route, then explored the Land of Divinefall to find the hidden powerhouses Gray Mist Level-9 had mentioned. He opened the maze’s central Dragon-shaped Bronze Gate by force and entered a dark chamber, where a red-dressed girl greeted him.

• Gray Mist Level-9 told Saine to negotiate with the hidden powerhouses himself and said he would take the Bronze Gate and key as a safeguard.
• Saine asked whether a Star Realm powerhouse could survive a Rule-based transformation, but Gray Mist Level-9 rejected the idea and favored breaking into a higher dimension instead.
• Saine left the Time-Space Crack and used the Faceless Mask to discover two powerful beings concealed in the Land of Divinefall.
• Saine followed the mask’s route to the maze’s center, where he detected a peak Level-8 Dominator and found a Dragon-shaped Bronze Gate.
• Saine opened the gate without a key, entered the dark chamber, and saw a red-dressed little girl who laughed and welcomed him.

Saine confronted a Level-8 Peak red-clothed woman hiding in a maze in the Land of Divinefall and used the threat of his Mechanical God True Body to persuade her to leave. After she backed down, Saine instead invited her to join the Wizard Alliance.

• Saine identified himself as Ash True Spirit and demanded that the red-clothed woman leave the Land of Divinefall, which he said belonged to the Wizard Civilization.
• The red-clothed woman responded ominously, so Saine began manifesting his Mechanical God True Body and revealed the pressure of his Half-Level-9 strength.
• Wizard Civilization trial-goers spotted the towering Mechanical God True Body and recognized Saine, while the red-clothed woman reconsidered confronting him.
• The red-clothed woman agreed to leave, and Saine dismissed his Mechanical God True Body rather than fight her.
• Saine told the red-clothed woman she could remain and asked whether she would join the Wizard Alliance.

Saine demanded that the Red-Clothed Woman either join the Wizard Alliance or leave the Land of Divinefall, while searching for other Dominators to bring under the Alliance’s control. The Red-Clothed Woman agreed to join and received an invitation to the upcoming 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly.

• The Red-Clothed Woman asked Saine whether he had met Cthulhu, but Saine denied knowing what she meant and insisted she choose between joining the Wizard Alliance and leaving.
• Saine gave the Red-Clothed Woman 300 hourglasses to decide, then went to a ruined structure and offered the same terms to a Level-8 Late-Stage Dominator.
• The veiled Dominator fled into the void, and Saine chose not to pursue him because he could not easily capture him before the Alliance Assembly.
• Saine returned to the Red-Clothed Woman, who agreed to join the Wizard Alliance.
• Saine gave the Red-Clothed Woman a Crystal Ball detailing her benefits and obligations and told her she would attend the 29th Wizard Alliance Assembly with him.