Chapter Summaries

Darkness Demon Ancestor left his sealed Darkness Space and appeared on the Basin Battlefield, where he confronted Aurora, the Decayed Civilization’s strongest Half-Level-9. As Naige'er and Alan rushed toward the battlefield, multicolored spatial rules quietly spread beneath the darkness.

• Darkness Demon Ancestor prepared to leave, and Bright Blue Demon Ancestor briefly held his hand before letting him go.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor emerged above Aurora and stopped Aurora’s rule-based blade of light with his Dark Source Power.
• Darkness Demon Ancestor drew the Burial Sky Blade, declared himself the Darkness God, and faced Aurora.
• Naige'er abandoned his fight with Alan and flew toward the Basin Battlefield, with Alan pursuing him.
• Aurora brought out the Radiant Pearl and challenged Darkness Demon Ancestor to test his power.

Aurora’s Radiant Pearl could not match the Darkness Demon Ancestor, who revealed himself as the Level-9 Darkness God and unleashed a devastating attack. As Saine studied the battlefield’s multicolored rule-light, he joined the fight with the God of Machines while the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor activated two spacetime treasures together.

• Aurora’s strongest attack met the Darkness Demon Ancestor’s blade in a draw, but the Darkness Demon Ancestor’s next slash knocked Aurora into a vast crater.
• The Darkness Demon Ancestor’s aura rose beyond Half-Nine Peak, and he declared himself the Darkness God before striking with the Level-9 attack Slaying the Heavens.
• The Darkness God’s revelation emboldened the Evil Tide Civilization’s Devil Ancestors to counterattack, while Saine focused on the multicolored rule-light surrounding the battlefield.
• Saine recognized Master Naige’er studying the rule-light as he did, but Zi You called him to act, and Saine summoned the God of Machines.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor appeared with the Time-Space Crystal Diamond and Source Tracing Stone, which resonated together with brilliant light.

Aurora tried to flee the Darkness Demon Ancestor, but Saine and the Smoke Mist Demon Ancestor cut off his escape. Facing the danger to the Decayed Civilization’s forces, God of Destruction Zanding resolved to enter the battle.

• Aurora burned his dominator omnipotent soul and used the Radiant Pearl to flee from the Darkness Demon Ancestor, but Saine and the Smoke Mist Demon Ancestor intervened.
• The Enlightenment Prophet and the Undying Supreme watched the Ultimate Battlefield and waited to see which side would reveal its strength first.
• The Enlightenment Prophet warned that Aurora and the Decayed Civilization’s other powerful fighters could not be allowed to fall.
• The Enlightenment Prophet urged God of Destruction Zanding to act, despite the Evil Tide Civilization’s Three Supremes.
• Zanding considered the risk, then declared, “Then I'm off!”

God of Destruction Zanding entered the Ultimate Battlefield and caught the Darkness God's blade just as the Darkness Demon Ancestor was about to finish off Aurora. Zanding had broken through his shackles and was approaching Level-9 strength.

• God of Destruction Zanding used the Power of Destruction to reveal the Ultimate Battlefield and entered it.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor and Saine trapped Aurora inside a reinforced Time-Space Frozen Crystal Curtain while the Darkness God attacked him.
• The Darkness God's Burial Sky One Slash cleaved Aurora in two, but Aurora remained alive.
• God of Destruction Zanding broke through the crystal barriers and caught the Darkness God's next slash, bleeding as he protected Aurora.

Zanding arrived on the Ultimate Battlefield and fought the Darkness God, while Aurora survived with severe dark injuries. Saine and the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor withdrew to the battlefield’s outskirts, where Saine waited for Master Naige’er to return from the central clash.

• Zanding caught the Darkness God's blade, rescued Aurora, and attacked the Darkness God with his lightning-wreathed fists.
• Aurora told Zanding he was fine, though the Darkness God's Law Lightning continued to corrode his wounds.
• The Darkness God and Zanding resumed their battle, shattering Saine and the Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor's time-space barrier.
• Master Naige'er slipped into the darkness to pursue Zanding's fallen Level-9 blood while Saine watched the central battlefield.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor transported Saine and his God of Machines to the outskirts, where Saine prepared to receive Master Naige'er.

Saine joined the fight against Despair Star Envoy Alan, unleashing more of his Mechanical Legion than he had disclosed to the Evil Tide Civilization. He told Zi You that the additional Dominator-class forces would increase the compensation she owed, as battles continued across the Ultimate Battlefield.

• Aurora escaped the spacetime cage but was forced into battle with the arriving Star Wheel Demon Ancestor.
• Saine considered how long Level-9 Beings could remain in the Flowing Light Retrospective World before Zi You drew his attention to Alan attacking the Evil Tide Dominators.
• The Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor withdrew to recover, while Saine flew to fight Despair Star Envoy Alan.
• Saine struck Alan with the God of Machines and summoned his Dominator-class fleets and mechanical allies to attack him.
• Saine told Zi You that the additional Dominator-class combat power he had brought would increase the battle compensation she owed.

Saine’s forces overwhelmed Despair Star Envoy Alan as the Evil Tide Civilization pushed its western-front offensive and battles spread across the battlefield. The Zeus Skelton Empire arrived seeking to exploit the Decayed Civilization’s advantage, but God of Destruction Zanding teleported its fleet into the Ultimate Battlefield.

• Saine’s Dominators and Mechanical Monster Emperor Geluomuzi drowned Alan beneath a barrage of rule strikes.
• The One-Eyed Demon Ancestor joined Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde in battle, while the Six-Winged Demon Ancestor fought the Serpent Empress.
• Mandara clashed with the Destruction Giant Ape Wukong, whose Buddhist allies strengthened him with Buddhist Light Imprints.
• The Zeus Skelton Empire’s vanguard fleet arrived on the western front through the Decayed Civilization’s Space-Time Channel.
• The Enlightenment Prophet cut off the Zeus Skelton Empire’s retreat and contacted God of Destruction Zanding, who teleported its fleet into the Ultimate Battlefield.

Zanding shifted the Zeus Skelton Empire’s enormous vanguard army into the Ultimate Battlefield, where the Darkness God’s attack devastated its forces. Trapped amid the battle, the army caught Saine’s attention, and he focused on the technological fleets.

• The Darkness God attacked the newly arrived Zeus Skelton Empire forces, and his slash destroyed countless troops and killed a Level-7 Modified Human.
• Zanding watched the fleet suffer, while the Enlightenment Prophet asked the empire’s leaders to increase their investment and promised reinforcements.
• George Marshal ordered the vanguard army to evade the incoming attack as its forces found they could not leave the battlefield.
• Saine noticed the Zeus Skelton Empire’s Dominator-level combatants and turned his interest toward the fleet, the Magic Cube shining in his hand.

Saine chanted the Mechanical Cataclysm forbidden spell while the Zeus Skelton Empire’s fleet attacked his God of Machines. The spell took control of the empire’s ships and metal-based forces, leaving Marshal Paul mortally wounded by his own flagship as the battlefield’s balance began to shift.

• Saine advanced toward the Ultimate Battlefield’s center and began chanting a forbidden spell as the Zeus Skelton Empire fleet fled toward him.
• The empire’s Vanguard Army marshal ordered the fleet to attack Saine, the Darkness God, and God of Destruction Zanding.
• Saine’s Mechanical Cataclysm infiltrated the Zeus Skelton Empire’s warships and fortresses, disrupting their commands and silencing their fleets.
• A spike formed from the flagship’s control console pierced Marshal Paul, whose metal-modified body was affected by the spell.
• Gun barrels emerged throughout Paul’s command room and began firing indiscriminately at the surviving crew.

Saine’s Mechanical Cataclysm awakened and transformed a large portion of the Zeus Skelton Empire Vanguard Army, turning its fleets against their former allies. A Dominator-class fortress absorbed nearby machines and warships to become a powerful Super Metal Robot under Saine’s command, which he dubbed his Mechanical God’s “Second Brother.”

• Marshal Paul rose in a new metallic body and ordered its fleet to turn around and fire on the Zeus Skelton Empire forces behind it.
• Saine drank several potions to recover after his Mechanical Cataclysm affected at least one-third of the Zeus Skelton Empire Vanguard Army and threw its fleets into chaos.
• The affected warships and fortresses underwent adaptive evolution, with some adopting weapon systems from the Galente Federation or the Source Energy Civilization.
• A Dominator-class Cosmic Fortress near Saine joined Sky Net and absorbed nearby fortresses, fleets, drones, and a Dominator-class main Attack Ship.
• The transformed fortress became a late-stage Level Seven Dominator-class Super Metal Robot, which Saine called his Mechanical God’s “Second Brother.”
• Second Brother attacked the Zeus Skelton Empire Vanguard Army, triggering widespread self-destruct and rule explosions.

Saine’s Mechanical Cataclysm turned a third of the Zeus Skelton Empire Vanguard Army against its own forces, forcing George Marshal to activate the Civilization Supreme Treasure Yuanjia Network. The remaining fleet groups formed a powerful shared-defense grid and began withdrawing from the battlefield while Saine’s machines continued attacking.

• Saine’s forbidden spell turned one-third of the Zeus Skelton Empire fleet groups against the rest, shocking commanders from both civilizations.
• George Marshal ordered the Vanguard Army to activate the Yuanjia Network, which linked the remaining fleets with a golden Rule Grid.
• The Yuanjia Network shared damage and energy, letting the Empire’s weaker ships withstand Dominator-class attacks while consuming enormous amounts of energy.
• George Marshal ordered the fleet groups to retreat toward the battlefield’s outskirts as Saine’s converted Mechanical Legion continued its assault.
• The Darkness God stopped attacking after killing a Dominator-class Cyborg, while God of Destruction Zandin refrained from targeting the Empire and ordered nearby Dominators to support it.

The Darkness God weighed the Dimensional Battlefield’s rules while choosing to escalate his battle with God of Destruction Zanding, accepting that greater violence could shorten his stay in the Flowing Light Retrospective World. As their fight intensified and drew wider attention, Pan Gu continued waiting beyond the Prehistoric World for the conflict to grow to the scale he expected.

• The Darkness God sensed that killing Dominator-class Beings brought harsher rejection from the battlefield rules than fighting Zanding, and estimated he could kill only about forty more before being expelled.
• The Darkness God decided to increase the battle’s intensity and leave wounded hostile Dominators for the Demon Emperors of the Evil Tide Civilization to finish off.
• The Darkness God and God of Destruction Zanding resumed their Level-9 battle with their power unleashed, and Zanding’s force injured several Evil Tide Dominators.
• The Dimensional Hegemony grew more intense and attracted the attention of Pan Gu and the Astral Realm Overseers of both spacetimes.
• Pan Gu watched from beyond the Prehistoric World and judged that the conflict remained far below the scale he expected, so he continued waiting.

Saine watched his newly created Second Brother attack the Zeus Skelton Empire’s defenses while the God of Machines accepted the robot as a kindred little brother. The battle in the Flowing Light Retrospective World alarmed Overseers Ming and Su, who feared the power of the Level-9 combatants and the threats still to come.

• Saine observed Second Brother relentlessly pound the golden grid shield and saw that the robot still had many areas to improve.
• The God of Machines silently recognized Second Brother as its kind and intended to treat it as a little brother.
• Overseer Ming sensed the clash between the God of Destruction and the Darkness God, feared the Evil Tide Civilization’s other Three Supremes might target him, and considered hiding in Overseer Space.
• Overseer Su noticed the Decayed Civilization had begun its Dimensional Hegemony, then was startled by the immense Level-9 power ripples from the Flowing Light Retrospective World.

Astral Realm Overseer Su decided to let the Decayed Civilization's Prophet of Radiance Saliya handle the other top-level civilizations while she watched. On the Ultimate Battlefield, Saine studied the Zeus Skelton Empire's strength and prepared to strike its retreating vanguard with Endless Light.

• Su considered pushing other troublesome top-level civilizations onto the Dimensional Battlefield, but chose to let events follow the Star Realm's mechanisms and watch Saliya's performance.
• The Zeus Skelton Empire's vanguard slowly tried to escape the Ultimate Battlefield under the Yuanjia Network's protection, though its fleets and fortresses continued to suffer losses.
• Saine absorbed enemy data cores and learned that the Zeus Skelton Empire was a powerful, well-prepared top-level civilization with more than a hundred Dominator-Level Combat Powers and a Heavenly Planet Destroyer Battleship yet to arrive.
• Saine admired the Yuanjia Network and the Empire's technology, but decided its vanguard could not simply leave the battlefield unhindered.
• Saine checked that the Light of Wisdom could keep assisting him and prepared an Endless Light strike against the fleet, reasoning that the Empire had underestimated him because it did not know enough about his abilities.

Saine prepared a second Endless Light Strike against the Zeus Skelton Empire vanguard fleet while the Evil Tide forces and Mechanical Legion kept the fleet from escaping. As the Zeus Skelton Empire launched a counterattack, allied Demon Emperors shielded Saine and intercepted its assault force while his weapon continued charging.

• Saine used a second Endless Crystal and aimed the Mechanical God's Endless Light Launch Device at the Zeus Skelton Empire fleet.
• Saine coordinated with Zi You and the Evil Tide forces, which harassed the fleet as the Mechanical Legion's intelligent fighters withdrew to the flanks.
• The Mechanical God warned Second Brother to retreat, and it obeyed while allied forces covered the newly awakened Mechanical Creatures.
• George Marshal ordered the Zeus Skelton Empire fleet to attack Saine, but two Level-8 Demon Emperors shielded him from the concentrated fire.
• George Marshal sent four Dominator-class Cyborgs to destroy Saine's charging weapon, and Zi You, Demon Giant Dominator, Ice Snow Demon Emperor, Sylvanas, Twilight Tribulation Demon Emperor, Demon Emperor Kufeng, and Level-8 Demon Emperor Zaji intercepted them.

Saine unleashed a Double Endless Light Strike against the Zeus Skelton Empire’s fleet while his allies defended him, and the Yuanjia Network shield eventually broke. Master Naige'er joined Saine and began casting a Death Plague Forbidden Spell over the exposed fleet as Saine asked him to watch for the Yuanjia Network.

• Demon Emperor Zaji, Dominator Omnipotent Soul, Zi You, Second Brother, and the other Mechanical Creatures fought the Level-8 cyborg Dominator to protect Saine.
• Saine fired two Endless Light energy torrents at the Zeus Skelton Empire’s Yuanjia Network shield, drawing the attention of fighters across the Ultimate Battlefield.
• Master Naige'er emerged from the battle between the God of Destruction and the Darkness God, then moved toward Saine to recover and assist him.
• Saine’s Double Endless Light Strike pierced the Yuanjia Network shield and shattered the fleet’s defenses.
• Master Naige'er accepted Saine’s request to watch for the Yuanjia Network, then unleashed his Death Plague Forbidden Spell over the ruined Zeus Skelton fleet.

Saine’s Double Endless Light devastated the Zeus Skelton Empire’s Vanguard Army, and Naige’er’s Death Plague Magic finished collapsing its fleets from within. As George Marshal’s forces were annihilated in the Ultimate Battlefield, the Enlightenment Prophet warned Famas Prince that the Empire had to act quickly to save them.

• Saine’s Double Endless Light tore through the Imperial fleet, while the Darkness God stopped Zanding from attacking Saine.
• Naige’er cast Death Plague Magic over the surviving fleets, and Virus Rain corroded ships that had lost their defenses.
• George Marshal, already turning blue from the plague, declared that the battle was over as the Imperial fleets fell into chaos and mutual slaughter.
• The Decayed Civilization realized too late that it should help the Zeus Skelton Empire, whose Vanguard Army was annihilated before it could coordinate with its ally.
• Famas Prince smashed a metal screen after losing contact with the vanguard, and the Enlightenment Prophet urged him to decide quickly whether to send further support.

After the Zeus Skelton Empire's Vanguard Army was annihilated, Famas Prince negotiated with the Enlightenment Prophet for more territory and the Perpetual Motion Machine in exchange for military support. He seized the throne and prepared to lead the empire into the Dimensional Esophagus, awaiting the promised treasure.

• The Zeus Skelton Empire's leaders received George Marshal's warning not to come to the Ultimate Battlefield and learned that the vanguard had been destroyed.
• Famas Prince demanded additional star territories and immediate fulfillment of the Enlightenment Prophet's previous promise before committing further support.
• Less than half a year later, the Zeus Skelton Empire's emperor died in an industrial-planet explosion blamed on the Gekdraman Civilization, and Famas Prince declared war on it.
• Famas Prince defeated the other heirs and became emperor, then expanded conscription and declared war on the Gekdraman, Decayed, Evil Tide, and Wizard Civilizations.
• Imperial fleets seized Decayed Civilization territories covered by Famas's secret bargain, while Emperor Famas prepared to enter the Dimensional Esophagus and waited for the Perpetual Motion Machine.

The Fallen Emperor negotiated with the Enlightenment Prophet over the Zeus Skelton Empire’s support and demanded that the Gekdraman Civilization join the Dimensional Battlefield before he handed over the Perpetual Motion Machine. After the Prophet agreed to try, the Fallen Emperor reflected on the shifting balance within the Decayed Civilization and revealed that he wanted to test the Prophet.

• The Enlightenment Prophet told the Fallen Emperor that he had a deal with True Ancestor Dracula of the Gekdraman Civilization, rather than control over it.
• The Fallen Emperor agreed to offer the Perpetual Motion Machine in exchange for the Zeus Skelton Empire’s support and demanded that its Heavenly Planet Destroyer Battleships enter the Dimensional Battlefield.
• The Fallen Emperor told the Enlightenment Prophet to persuade the Gekdraman Civilization to join the war and made handing over the Perpetual Motion Machine conditional on its entry.
• The Enlightenment Prophet reluctantly agreed to try and departed after appearing before the Fallen Emperor as a rule projection.
• The Fallen Emperor reflected on the changes in the Decayed Civilization and admitted to himself that he had asked the Prophet to recruit the Gekdraman Civilization in order to test him.

As the Dimensional Battlefield stalled, the Fallen Emperor sought new allies and asked Autumn to have Jin Yu approach the Wanqiong World Civilization and the Tianhai Realm Civilization. The Gekdraman Civilization agreed to send troops, but the Fallen Emperor received the news with unease.

• The Fallen Emperor reviewed the front-line battle reports and summoned Autumn, who appeared as a phantom from his frontline post.
• The Fallen Emperor asked Autumn about his relationship with Jin Yu, then proposed sending her to seek support from the Wanqiong World Civilization and the Tianhai Realm Civilization.
• Autumn agreed to inform Jin Yu and have her make the attempt.
• The Fallen Emperor learned that the Gekdraman Civilization had agreed to send troops, but he felt no joy and grew more grave.