Chapter Summaries

Demon Fall Supreme left the Material Star Realm and entered a perilous, unknown space-time passage, carrying a light Lilith had left him. His departure weakened the Evil Tide Civilization’s hold on Fallen Emperor, but Fallen Emperor also faced the prospect of soon leaving this time-space.

• Demon Fall Supreme looked back toward the Evil Tide Civilization, found resolve in the gaze of the purple eyes watching him, and was swallowed by the space-time vortex.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme questioned why Mo Lun’s path was more perilous than Darkness’s, and Undying Supreme said he carried two people’s paths; a Seal Fragment then broke away from Undying Supreme.
• Demon Fall Supreme traveled through the dark passage and kept Lilith’s White Rule Light, hoping he would never need to use it.
• The Evil Tide Civilization lost its Level-9 being who could restrain Fallen Emperor, while Cthulhu worried about competing with Enlightenment Prophet for the Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• Fallen Emperor spread more power into the Decay Time-Space to help the Decayed Civilization preserve its strength, but he could not reverse the war’s outcome and would struggle to remain in the time-space.

After Demon Fall Supreme departed, Saine turned from the shifting war to experiments, eventually resurrecting Mandara as a loyal Level-7 Mechanical Element lifeform. As Decayed Civilization lost more territory, Evil Tide Civilization’s Dimensional Ascension Gate reached 99%, with the final battlefield set in the Sky-Sea World.

• After Demon Fall Supreme left, Evil Tide Civilization’s war effort became more subdued as the main battlefield shifted to the Material Star Realm and Decayed Civilization focused on recovering its losses.
• Meili asked whether Decayed Civilization would abandon its Home Star Sectors, and Saine explained that the Dimensional Hegemony mechanism would determine whether the war required destroying its core world.
• Saine resumed his experiments and worked to resurrect Mandara, using her Life Element and the Gate of Resurrection to support his research and Mechanical Civilization’s future.
• After 1,762 years, Saine completed Mandara’s resurrection as a Level-7 Mechanical Element lifeform whose loyalty was controlled by the Magic Cube.
• Evil Tide Civilization and the Anti-Decay Alliance won further victories as Decayed Civilization lost three more locations, bringing the Dimensional Ascension Gate to 99% completion and setting the final battlefield in the Sky-Sea World.

Bai Xing negotiated the Tianhai Realm Civilization’s surrender to the Evil Tide Civilization, and Demon Emperor Raymond demonized the Sky-Sea World while sparing it a full invasion. The Dimensional Ascension Gate in the Flowing Light Retrospective World was completed, leaving the Demon Emperors to wonder what lay beyond it.

• Bai Xing negotiated with the Ancient Sea Turtle, demanding resources in exchange for helping the Tianhai Realm Civilization avoid a devastating invasion.
• The Ancient Sea Turtle and the Level-8 Seashell Dominator accepted Bai Xing’s terms after seeing the Wanqiong World Civilization’s destruction.
• Two years later, Demon Emperor Raymond injected Evil Tide Strange Power into the Sky-Sea World’s Plane Navel, changing the world’s fundamental rules.
• A special Rule Ripple reached the Flowing Light Retrospective World, activating the final step of the Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• The Dimensional Ascension Gate fully opened, and Fallen Emperor felt relief that the Evil Tide Civilization might achieve its goal without destroying the Decayed Civilization.
• The Demon Emperors wondered what lay beyond the gate and felt fear of the unknown.

The Evil Tide Civilization planned to withdraw from Decay Time-Space within two thousand years and prepare to move its people, resources, and important worlds to a Higher Dimensional Plane. Saine warned Zi You about threats from the Demon Subjugation Alliance as the Supreme Hall began withdrawal operations.

• Saine and Meili discussed the Dimensional Ascension Gate and the fierce fighting in the Decayed Civilization's Second Star District.
• Saine contacted Zi You, who said the Evil Tide Civilization would withdraw from Decay Time-Space in another two thousand years.
• Saine warned Zi You that the Demon Subjugation Alliance and Astral Realm Overseer Ming might attack during the withdrawal.
• Shura Demon Emperor said the Evil Tide Civilization should fight back if its enemies struck during its departure.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme announced that the Evil Tide Civilization's withdrawal operations should begin.

The Evil Tide Civilization began withdrawing from the Decay Time-Space as the Dimensional Hegemony ended, while the Demon Subjugation Alliance stepped up its attacks in the present. Saine remained in the Decay Time-Space to explore before the rules vanished, and the Fallen Emperor considered seeking an alliance against the Twisted Void Civilization.

• The Evil Tide Civilization withdrew openly from the Decay Time-Space, while the Demon Subjugation Alliance intensified its offensive against its remaining territory in the present time-space.
• Saine stayed in the Decay Time-Space with other Wizard Civilization powerhouses to continue exploring before the rules of the Dimensional Hegemony disappeared.
• Master Naige'er provoked the Twisted Void Civilization by seizing its spoils of war, then ran to the Evil Tide Civilization, which let him avoid consequences.
• The Evil Tide Civilization severely wounded three Twisted Void Civilization Dominators after they tried to claim occupied territory, using Civilization Supreme Treasures to gain the advantage.
• Sargeras recalled Kil'jaeden and apologized to the Evil Tide Civilization for the wounded demons, while the Fallen Emperor considered approaching the Evil Tide Civilization about the Twisted Void Civilization.

The Evil Tide Civilization secretly reached a favorable agreement with the Decayed Civilization and began withdrawing from Decay Time-Space, leaving the Anti-Decay Alliance exposed to the Decayed Civilization’s pressure. When the Twisted Void Civilization tried to prevent the Evil Tide’s departure, two Devil Ancestors crushed its resistance.

• Autumn and then Serpent Empress Kassio sent Dominator avatars to secretly negotiate cooperation terms between the Decayed Civilization and the Evil Tide Civilization.
• The Evil Tide Civilization began withdrawing from Decay Time-Space, and the Wizard Civilization and Immortal Domain started pulling their forces out as well.
• The Anti-Decay Alliance objected to the Evil Tide’s withdrawal, while the Twisted Void Civilization demanded that it stay and keep fighting the Decayed Civilization.
• Demon Ancestor Kailute and Demon Ancestor Candela led an assault that killed four Twisted Void Civilization Demon Kings, including Malifekus, whom Candela pursued and killed with the Infinite Passage.

The Evil Tide Civilization pressed its advantage over the Decayed Civilization while the Twisted Void Civilization debated whether to retaliate for its fallen Demon Kings. The Decayed Civilization abandoned Aurora, and Saine arrived near the battlefield where Aurora faced three Evil Tide Devil Ancestors, leaving him surrounded by powerful enemies.

• Kil'jaeden demanded war against the Evil Tide Civilization, but Sargeras ultimately chose restraint after considering Tichondrius's advice and the Evil Tide's strength.
• The Decayed Civilization agreed to abandon Aurora to the Evil Tide, while it protected Bloody Clockwork and accepted plans to pressure the Anti-Decay Alliance.
• The Decayed Civilization's leaders remained wary of the Dim Radiance Prophet, which had stayed loyal to its duties and avoided giving the Evil Tide an opening.
• Aurora fought Star Wheel Demon Ancestor, Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, and Demon Ancestor Gui Mie in the Decayed Civilization's central starfield.
• Saine arrived near Aurora's battlefield with Di'ersi Jia and Safina, while Master Naige'er rode the One-Eyed Demon Ancestor Corpse Puppet there, adding to the pressure on Aurora.

Saine watched Aurora’s prolonged final battle while researching in Su’s Overseer Space, and Aurora eventually fell after 1,164 years. His death devastated a vast region of the Star Realm, leaving Su responsible for repairing the damage.

• Saine and Master Naige'er observed the Devil Ancestors’ battle against Aurora, while Saine estimated Aurora could last no more than a thousand years.
• Michelle joined Aurora’s opponents, saying she had come because Aurora had defiled the light and Holy Light Power had guided her.
• Saine left his enforcers to watch the battle and spent over ten thousand years researching Su’s Overseer Space and refining the Rule Materials he had promised her.
• Aurora’s final battle lasted 1,164 years before his piercing howl marked his death.
• Aurora’s fall released scorching white light that destroyed nearly a third of a star region and was expected to persist for a million years.
• Su faced a long effort to repair the Star Realm’s law wounds and said her remaining work as Overseer would focus on mitigating the defeat’s impact.

Saine and his allies claimed Aurora’s treasures after Aurora fell, marking a turning point as the Evil Tide Civilization withdrew and the Anti-Decay Alliance grew stronger. As Fallen Emperor prepared to leave the Flowing Light Retrospective World, his aura revealed that he had reached the Level-9 Mid-Stage.

• Saine and his allies defeated Aurora, and Saine claimed the Radiant Pearl, a share of Aurora’s Dominator Remains, and other spoils.
• Master Naige'er took part of Aurora’s arm and his left eye, while the Evil Tide Civilization withdrew from the Decay Time-Space.
• Three Top-Level Civilizations joined the Anti-Decay Alliance, increasing pressure on the Decayed Civilization as its war with the alliance intensified.
• Fallen Emperor prepared to depart the Flowing Light Retrospective World, and his revealed aura showed that he had reached the Level-9 Mid-Stage.

The Fallen Emperor prepared to leave the Material Star Realm at Level-9 Mid-Stage, leaving two Civilization Supreme Treasures for the Decayed Civilization. As seven mysterious Gates of Rules appeared, powerful beings raced to claim them, and Cthulhu and Saria fixed their attention on each other’s chosen gates.

• The Fallen Emperor created the Sword of Depravity for Serpent Empress Kassio and the Heart of Decay for Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde.
• The Fallen Emperor detected the hidden Enlightenment Prophet in the Flowing Light Retrospective World and confronted him as they both sought the gates.
• Seven Gates of Rules began forming far from the Evil Tide Civilization's Dimensional Ascension Gate, drawing the attention of Dominators.
• The Enlightenment Prophet and Old Ruler Cthulhu flew toward separate gates, and the Fallen Emperor and Nan Yang joined the contest.
• Cthulhu and Saria each focused on the gate the other had chosen.

After the Dimensional Hegemony, seven Gates of Rules appeared, and the Enlightenment Prophet and the Old Rulers raced toward two of them while other Dominators hesitated. Saine examined the gates’ restrictions and considered how they differed from civilization-wide dimensional ascension, as the gathered factions weighed their choices.

• The Enlightenment Prophet and the Old Rulers charged toward separate Gates of Rules, while Nan Yang stopped rather than challenge the Prophet for a gate.
• The Enlightenment Prophet said that the gates required a sacrifice of Dominator’s Blood to activate and challenged the nearby Dominators.
• Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde and the Serpent Empress arrived with the Decayed Civilization’s delegation, while the Evil Tide Civilization’s leaders watched without pursuing the gates.
• Saine determined that each gate could carry only one Level-9 Being, though a spiritual treasure could bring a small group, and that a gate could not transport an entire civilization.
• Saine considered the God of Machines’ prospects for dimensional ascension and reflected on whether the Immortal Domain and Wizard Civilization would face Dimensional Hegemony or another path.

Fallen Emperor fought Enlightenment Prophet before the Rules forced him to depart the Material Star Realm for his Higher Dimensional Plane. He entrusted the Decayed Civilization’s future to Serpent Empress and his daughter Kassio, while Enlightenment Prophet contemplated the seven Gates of Rules.

• Fallen Emperor attacked Enlightenment Prophet, blaming him for much of the Decayed Civilization’s decline, while other Dominators watched.
• Fallen Emperor stopped fighting as the Rules bound him, and Enlightenment Prophet said he envied Fallen Emperor’s path but feared what awaited those facing the seven Gates of Rules.
• The Rules carried Fallen Emperor toward the gray-white Space-Time Vortex, and he took the true spirits of fallen Decayed Civilization experts with him.
• Fallen Emperor entrusted the living Decayed Civilization to Serpent Empress and told Kassio that Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde would assist her before departing.
• Enlightenment Prophet stared at the seven Gates of Rules and pondered the origins and time-spaces behind them.

Saine and Zi You watched the Evil Tide Civilization begin its trans-dimensional migration through the completed Dimensional Ascension Gate, while the remaining powers withdrew and the contest over the Gates of Rules paused. The chapter ended with complete rule planes entering the gate and Michelle acknowledging that the Church could learn from the Evil Tide Civilization’s transfer method.

• Saine asked Zi You to send demonized Mechanical Civilization lifeforms with the first group through the Dimensional Ascension Gate to test whether they could still contact him.
• The Gray Mist Level-9 chose to observe the Enlightenment Prophet rather than fight, while the Annihilation Dragon and the Serpent Empress withdrew with the Decayed Civilization’s other powerful beings.
• The Evil Tide Civilization sent its first batch of lifeforms through the Dimensional Ascension Gate, each carrying a Bauhinia Heart Core from the Secluded Bamboo Supreme.
• Several Complete Rule Planes entered the Flowing Light Retrospective World and sank into the Dimensional Ascension Gate, drawing the attention of star realm civilizations and powerful beings.
• Saine asked Michelle how the Church’s plane-transfer ability compared with the Evil Tide Civilization’s method, and Michelle said the Evil Tide Civilization’s method was more advanced.

The Evil Tide Civilization began its one-way migration through the Dimensional Ascension Gate as the Twisted Void Civilization exploited its withdrawal to attack the Decayed Civilization. Saine learned that Nasi Xiu had killed an eighth-level demon Dominator with the Decay Sword, while Master Naige'er prepared to punish the demons for bullying his junior.

• The Evil Tide Civilization discovered that its first travelers could signal through body language from beyond the Dimensional Ascension Gate, revealing a seemingly safe passage with a time flow similar to the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• The Twisted Void Civilization intensified its attacks while the Evil Tide Civilization withdrew, and Sargeras injured Kassio as the Decayed Civilization faced a growing crisis.
• The Decayed Civilization sought help, but the Evil Tide Dominators showed little interest in intervening and the Wizard Civilization made no move.
• Saine learned that Nasi Xiu had killed an eighth-level demon Dominator and discovered that he had wielded the Decay Sword rather than the Four Swords of Zhuxian.
• Master Naige'er welcomed Nasi Xiu as Saine's son and declared that he would deal with the demons who had bullied his junior.

As the Twisted Void Civilization expanded its reach in Decay Time-Space, Su asked Saine to help reduce the war and hinted that the Seven Gates of Rules held a dangerous secret. Major civilizations then launched a coordinated assault on the demons, while Saine pressed Su for more information about the gates.

• Master Naige'er and other allied forces grew hostile toward the Twisted Void Civilization as its Abyss Intestines spread across the Decayed Star District.
• Su asked Saine to lower the intensity of the war, and Saine agreed in exchange for her cooperation and insight into the Seven Gates of Rules.
• Master Tongtian attacked Kil'jaeden with the Four Swords of Zhuxian, and Master Naige'er followed by striking the demons with the Mystic Black Axe.
• The Zerg, Mechanical Civilization, and other Wizard Alliance forces joined the attack, while Helen arrived to fight after learning demons had bullied her junior sister's son.
• Saine asked Su whether one of the Seven Gates could bring a disaster affecting their current time-space.

Saine learned that Gates of Rules could draw dangerous high-dimensional particles into their surroundings and might allow beings to descend, while Wizard Civilization’s intervention drove Twisted Void Civilization back. Evil Tide Civilization also entered the war under the pretext of defending its occupied planes, with Demon Ancestor Gui Mie joining the battle and Nasi Xiu accepting that his intervention gave others an excuse to act.

• Su explained to Saine that a Gate of Rules brought high-dimensional environmental rules into their time-space and might allow beings from higher dimensions to descend.
• Wizard Civilization’s forces pressured Twisted Void Civilization, with Little Tenth, Naige'er, and Di'ersi Jia contributing to the assault.
• Evil Tide Civilization joined the war, claiming Twisted Void Civilization had invaded its newly occupied planes.
• Demon Ancestor Gui Mie attacked Sargeras with its Civilization Supreme Treasure.
• Nasi Xiu said he could not stand seeing Kassio Peya bullied, while acknowledging that his actions served as a pretext for other forces to enter the war.

After Nasi Xiu and Saine’s intervention gave other factions an opening, the Twisted Void Civilization was overwhelmed by coordinated attacks and lost more than thirty Dominators. The Evil Tide Civilization withdrew from the Decay Time-Space, and Saine made a final move against Sargeras, hoping to learn about Demon Fire.

• Nasi Xiu’s move helped prompt the Evil Tide Civilization and other factions to join the war against the Twisted Void Civilization.
• The Decayed Civilization’s counteroffensive and the surrounding attacks forced the Twisted Void Civilization to abandon its gains after losing more than thirty Dominators in about two hundred years.
• Kil'jaeden lost an arm to Naige'er’s One-Eyed Demon Ancestor Corpse Puppet, while Sargeras was also badly attacked.
• The Evil Tide Civilization withdrew from the Decay Time-Space after the Decayed Civilization supplied it with rare materials and planar resources.
• The Wizard World, the Immortal Domain, the Zerg, and other Wizard Alliance forces also withdrew as the war rapidly wound down.
• Saine targeted Sargeras during the final stretch because he was curious about Demon Fire.

Saine prepared to leave Decay Time-Space with the withdrawing civilizations after gaining Hellfire from Sargeras and securing treasures from Su. The chapter ended with the Enlightenment Prophet still guarding the Gate of Rules as Nan Yang teased him about returning to lead the Decayed Civilization.

• Saine reflected that he and his allies had defeated Sargeras but let him escape, while Saine had obtained the source of Hellfire.
• Saine told his followers and the Wizard Alliance to prepare to withdraw as the Evil Tide Civilization departed Decay Time-Space.
• Blade Queen Lisa accepted that the Zerg would leave behind many unmined Inert Crystal deposits and looked forward to finding her family in a Higher Dimensional Plane.
• Saine asked Su whether they would meet again, completed the Rule Materials he had promised, and received rare treasures to store in his Magic Cube or Darkness Space.
• Nan Yang joked that the Enlightenment Prophet should return to oversee the Decayed Civilization, but the Enlightenment Prophet remained beside the Gate of Rules.

The Evil Tide Civilization continued relocating through the Dimensional Ascension Gate as powerful Star Realm experts gathered around the Gate of Rules, anticipating a coming contest. Saine planned to expand the Wizard Civilization’s alliances, while the Evil Tide’s leaders faced growing pressure from the Material Star Realm’s rules to leave.

• More Star Realm Dominators, including the King of Myriad Forms and two Level-8 Peak experts, gathered near the seven Gates of Rules to await the Gate Contention War.
• Meili asked Saine about recruiting the returning Yan Emperor Divine Clan, and Saine agreed while proposing further alliances with other civilizations.
• The Evil Tide Civilization accelerated its relocation, and Demon Ancestor Candela entered the Dimensional Ascension Gate first to aid the ascension process.
• Star Wheel Demon Ancestor led the Evil Tide Civilization’s retaliatory attack against the Demon Subjugation Alliance after returning to the Material Star Realm.
• Star Wheel Demon Ancestor, Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, Demon Ancestor Gui Mie, Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, and other Evil Tide Dominators felt the Time-Space Rules reject them, while the Dimensional Ascension Gate changed color and seemed to urge them to leave.
• Saine sensed Astral Realm Overseer Ming during the battles, but Ming stayed hidden from Saine and the Evil Tide experts.

As the Gates of Rules remained unopened, the Enlightenment Prophet and other contenders began probing one another, and Dominator blood revealed that a sacrifice was needed. Gray Mist Level-9 called on the Evil Tide Civilization to attack the Undying Supreme, while the Enlightenment Prophet broke his seal and began advancing to Level 9.

• The Enlightenment Prophet proposed clearing out competitors, and the King of Myriad Forms led the Dominators in a chaotic melee near the Gates of Rules.
• Demon Ancestor Di Fa urged the Undying Supreme to leave with the Evil Tide Civilization, but the Undying Supreme chose to watch the fight.
• Dominator's Blood touched the Gates of Rules' white lines, revealing to the Enlightenment Prophet and the Undying Supreme that a sacrifice was needed to open them.
• Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu ordered the Evil Tide Civilization to attack the Undying Supreme and bring Saine and his God of Machines to the Gates of Rules.
• The Enlightenment Prophet released the seal suppressing his power and began advancing to Level 9, while Saine turned his attention toward the disturbance.