Chapter Summaries

Pan Gu overwhelmed the Enlightenment Prophet, destroying his body and scattering his True Spirit Light as Saine watched and considered what the battle could teach him. Pan Gu continued striking the Prophet’s scattered Rules Origin, enriching the Chaos Void, while Saine wondered who was still watching from higher dimensions.

• Saine watched Pan Gu’s attacks shatter the Chaos Qi Sea’s barrier and reduce most of the Enlightenment Prophet’s body to motes of light and Rules Origin.
• Saine considered studying Pan Gu’s body and strength as models for body tempering and mechanical manufacturing, and reflected on the Wizard Civilization’s future cooperation with the Immortal Domain Civilization.
• Saine sensed that a gaze from higher dimensions still watched the Chaos Qi Sea and wondered whether it belonged to Lisa, though she was absent.
• Pan Gu scattered the Enlightenment Prophet’s True Spirit Light with another blow, effectively killing him.
• Pan Gu continued striking the Prophet’s scattered Rules Origin, enriching the Chaos Void and raising its energy concentration as Saine marveled at the transformation.

Pan Gu crushed Enlightenment Prophet’s re-formed true spirit and destroyed its Annihilation Light Staff, then reached across time to erase the wisp of Enlightenment Prophet hidden in the Prophet Crystal Ball. Dim Radiance Prophet survived with the damaged crystal ball, while Ming was left waiting to learn what Pan Gu wanted from him.

• Enlightenment Prophet’s Light Skeleton True Spirit re-formed, but Pan Gu crushed it beneath his palm and scattered its Light Protoplasm.
• Pan Gu snapped the Annihilation Light Staff in two and collected the dark and white Lights of Origin Rules that emerged.
• Pan Gu looked beyond the chaos and slashed through time and space toward the Prophet World twelve million years in the past.
• The Prophet Crystal Ball held by Dim Radiance Prophet cracked, revealing a hidden wisp of Enlightenment Prophet’s true spirit.
• An invisible power erased Enlightenment Prophet’s hidden spirit, leaving Dim Radiance Prophet unharmed and holding the damaged crystal ball.

After the Enlightenment Prophet’s death, the Dim Radiance Prophet decided the Prophet Civilization had to abandon its home and migrate. In the Chaos Void, Pan Gu spoke privately with Astral Realm Overseer Ming while Saine helped the Immortal Domain and collected remnants for research.

• The Dim Radiance Prophet learned that the Prophet Tower’s Sacred Fire had gone out and saw his Prophet Crystal Ball crack into a pattern resembling a star map.
• The Dim Radiance Prophet ordered a meeting with Sahaya and Bende to prepare the Prophet Civilization’s migration, fearing both the Decayed Civilization and the Anti-Decay Alliance.
• Pan Gu erased the Enlightenment Prophet’s hidden backup measures, while Saine confirmed that no trace of its life aura remained.
• Saine ended his fusion with the God of Machines, sent the Mechanical Element Dominators to aid the Immortal Domain, and gathered rule-bound remnants from the Enlightenment Prophet’s fall.
• Pan Gu finished his private exchange with Astral Realm Overseer Ming, and Saine prepared to discuss the Overseer with him.

After the Star Realm invaders were defeated, Pan Gu and Astral Realm Overseer Ming spoke while Saine considered the immense potential of the Mechanical Civilization. Saine left Ming with an unsettling request for blood samples, and Ming agreed to help him.

• The Immortal Domain Sages and Saine's Mechanical Civilization defeated the remaining Star Realm Dominators and trapped the Level-8 Peak Dominator.
• Saine approached Pan Gu and Ming, and Pan Gu remained silent about Saine's future because he saw his potential as exceptionally great.
• Saine told Ming that Wizard Civilization was grateful for his past attention and suggested they exchange information in the future.
• Ming smiled awkwardly and promised Saine that he would not hesitate to help him.
• Saine asked Ming to give him two samples of his blood.

After Ming left the Chaos Void, Pan Gu gave the Gray Mist Level-9 and the Undying Supreme the Enlightenment Prophet’s blood before disappearing. The two Level-9 Beings returned to the Flowing Light Retrospective World, and the Evil Tide Civilization completed its departure, leaving Saine behind in the emptied Chaos Void.

• Ming gave Saine two vials of his Level-9 Blood and left the Chaos Void after Saine asked to visit him for guidance.
• Pan Gu gave the Gray Mist Level-9 and the Undying Supreme a large quantity of the Enlightenment Prophet’s Level-9 Blood, then vanished as his body faded.
• Cthulhu gave the Blood Sea Nether River Old Ancestor a Gray Mist Crystal containing his Level-9 origin.
• The Undying Supreme considered whether to leave through a Gate of Rules or pursue the higher-dimensional path, but put away the blood without deciding.
• The Gray Mist Level-9 and the Undying Supreme returned to the Flowing Light Retrospective World after Saine said he would join them later.
• The Evil Tide Civilization departed with the Undying Supreme, leaving the purple complexes around the Chaos Qi Sea empty.

After the Immortal Domain’s victory, Saine left Master Tongtian to continue the war and traveled to the Tianming Empire to discuss its future with Gongsun Wudi. She agreed to move part of the Tianming people into his Magic Cube while keeping half the Empire in its ancestral starry territories.

• Saine joined Master Tongtian after the battle, admired the Azure Lotus Sword’s growth, and promised to prepare equipment and pills for Tongtian’s journey into the distant starry sky.
• Master Tongtian said he would leave the Demon Subjugation Alliance’s war to Saine and Laozi so he could travel and temper himself.
• As the Chaos Void battle ended, Saine collected Level-9 materials and left his Mechanical Legion to support Master Tongtian.
• Saine flew beyond the Chaos Qi Sea and traveled through the star domains to the Tianming Empire.
• Saine proposed bringing Gongsun Wudi and the Tianming Empire into his Magic Cube, and Wudi agreed to take some of the Tianming people while leaving half the Empire in the starry sky.

Saine brought Gongsun Wudi to the Flowing Light Retrospective World as the Evil Tide Civilization prepared to leave the Material Star Realm through its Dimensional Ascension Gate. With the Seven Gates of Rules about to activate, Saine and other experts went to witness the next stage while the Evil Tide’s final evacuation continued.

• Saine judged that the Tianming Empire would eventually be discovered by the Immortal Domain, and Gongsun Wudi chose to accompany him rather than remain behind.
• Saine took Gongsun Wudi to the Flowing Light Retrospective World, where Star Wheel Demon Ancestor, Kailute, Shura Demon Ancestor, Raymond, and other Evil Tide elites had already entered the one-way Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• Nasi Xiu returned to the Flowing Light Retrospective World and joked with Demon Ancestor Gui Mie, who remained behind to speak with him.
• Zi You decided to stay with Saine, while Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor, Secluded Bamboo Supreme, Demon Ancestor Kai Huang, and Demon Ancestor Di Fa remained for their respective duties and farewells.
• Saine saw the Undying Supreme and Gray Mist Level-9 return after the Enlightenment Prophet’s apparent death, then led Secluded Bamboo Supreme and the others toward the Seven Gates of Rules as they neared activation.
• The Evil Tide Civilization continued evacuating its people and resources, accepting only carefully chosen Dominators from other civilizations and no Dominators from Top-Level Civilizations.

Saine and the others arrived at the Seven Gates of Rules, where Star Realm Dominators continued fighting over the gates while Undying Supreme and Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu held their positions. Cthulhu remained torn over whether to switch gates, and Undying Supreme kept searching for the meaning of his fate as the melee intensified the Destruction Factors in the Dimensional Esophagus.

• Saine and the others found two Half-Level-9 existences and five Level-8 Peak Dominators among those gathered at the Seven Gates of Rules.
• Gray Mist Level-9 Cthulhu hesitated between his chosen gate and the one occupied by Undying Supreme, whom he thought might agree to switch.
• Undying Supreme weighed three possible paths out of the Star Realm and recalled crucial information Pan Gu had shared after the battle in the Chaos Qi Sea.
• Secluded Bamboo Supreme's Evil Tide Dominators watched more than a hundred Star Realm Dominators fight in shifting alliances over the remaining gates.
• The melee drove the Destruction Factors in the Dimensional Esophagus higher while Destruction Spring continued absorbing Destruction Power in the Flowing Light Retrospective World.

Saine watched the Dominators’ battle feed the seven Gates of Rules while the Destruction Spring continued to grow. After Cthulhu and the Undying Supreme poured out the Enlightenment Prophet’s blood, the gates reached 97.83%, prompting Cthulhu to demand more sacrifice and the Dominators to resume their bloody melee.

• Saine saw the Destruction Spring resonating with rules as the Grade-12 Black Lotus of Destruction spun toward transformation.
• Two thousand years later, more Dominator Craters had formed, while Pumpkin Head Nan Yang stayed near Saine and avoided the melee.
• Saine predicted the battle would continue, but Cthulhu attacked after the Astral Realm Will’s rejection left him only a little over three hundred years.
• Cthulhu and the Undying Supreme poured the Enlightenment Prophet’s Level-9 Blood into the sacrifice, bringing the Gates of Rules to 97.83%.
• Cthulhu roared at the Dominators, who resumed their chaotic melee to supply the remaining sacrifice.

Cthulhu tried to speed the Gate of Rules’ completion by driving the battlefield’s Dominators into greater madness, but the Undying Supreme and Saine refused to join the fighting. When attackers turned on Nan Yang, he defended himself with his Civilization Supreme Treasure-class Rice Straw, leaving Saine curious about its power.

• Cthulhu’s shriek intensified the melee, wounding and killing Dominators as the Gate of Rules continued to form.
• The Undying Supreme ignored Cthulhu’s plea for help and returned to contemplation.
• Saine refused to send his exhausted Wizard Alliance and Mechanical Civilization Dominators into the battle, saying the Gate Contention War was not their concern.
• After Saine turned away, Star Realm Dominators targeted Nan Yang, who faced attacks from every direction.
• Nan Yang swept his Rice Straw and caused three charging Dominators, including a Level-8 Dominator, to lose their heads, drawing Saine’s curious attention.

Nan Yang used Curse Descent Art to strip three Star Realm Dominators of their seven senses, while Saine studied and recorded the technique. The Gate of Rules reached 100% completion, and the Seven Gates connected to seven different dimensions of dimensional time-space.

• Nan Yang cursed three Star Realm Dominators, leaving them unable to restore their heads or fight effectively after losing their seven senses.
• Saine recognized the sensory-domain effect, considered how Sky Net might counter it, and recorded the battle with the Light of Wisdom.
• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor suggested that Evil Tide Civilization could wipe out the weakened Dominators, but Secluded Bamboo Supreme rejected the idea to avoid interfering with the Gate Contention War.
• Old Ruler Cthulhu continued releasing Old Day Aura and gray mist laws to intensify the battle and hasten the Gate of Rules' formation.
• The final two percent of the Gate of Rules' condensation completed 221 years after Cthulhu's shriek, and the Seven Gates connected to seven dimensions of dimensional time-space.

Cthulhu struggled to choose between the Gates of Rules as the remaining time in the Flowing Light Retrospective World dwindled. After attacking Dominators who tried to seize the gates, he entered the gate he had chosen and promised to meet the others in the Higher Dimensional Plane.

• Mist and Haze Demon Ancestor sensed that the Gates of Rules connected to a different time-space than the Evil Tide Dimensional Ascension Gate.
• Cthulhu weighed the gate he had chosen against the gate behind Undying Supreme and two other promising gates.
• Dominators rushed toward the Gates of Rules and tried to approach Cthulhu and Undying Supreme, so Cthulhu attacked them with blades of gray mist.
• Undying Supreme offered to yield the gate behind him to Cthulhu, but Cthulhu followed his own choice and entered his gate in his Rules True Body.
• Cthulhu's gate reached saturation, and his voice promised the others they would meet again in the Higher Dimensional Plane.

As the Dominators fought over the Gates of Rules, Saine investigated the gate Cthulhu had used and discovered he could reach through it. He retrieved a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from the dimension beyond, confirming that Cthulhu had chosen the right door.

• After Cthulhu departed, the Dominators intensified their battles as every Gate of Rules reached 100%.
• The Destruction Spring absorbed the rising Destruction Factors and advanced further within the Flowing Light Retrospective World.
• Saine approached the used Gate of Rules despite Little Tenth's concerns, then recognized its similarity to the connecting gate in Overseer Space.
• Saine passed his hand through the gate and retrieved a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from the dimension where Cthulhu had gone.
• Saine examined the stone and concluded that Cthulhu had chosen the right door.

Saine discovered that he could reach into Gates of Rules and retrieve Rule Crystals, drawing the attention of the surrounding Dominators. As the battle for the gates continued, Nan Yang approached the Undying Supreme and asked him to give up his gate.

• Saine pulled a Gray-Blue Rule Stone from a Gate of Rules, then found nothing when he tried reaching into it again.
• A Level-8 Peak pterosaur seized the gate Asu Man'er had wanted, and Asu Man'er attacked it before turning back to the battle.
• Saine approached the pterosaur's abandoned gate and pulled out a Cyan Rule Stone while the other Dominators watched.
• Nan Yang broke free from the Dominators restraining him and asked the Undying Supreme to give him his Gate of Rules.

Nan Yang bargained with Undying Supreme for permission to use the Gate of Rules, offering Fate Weaving Threads and a hoard of treasures. The chapter left Nan Yang agreeing to Undying Supreme's demands in exchange for access to the gate.

• Nan Yang offered Undying Supreme the Fate Weaving Threads, and he said he saw a web that was difficult to escape.
• Nan Yang presented a Crystal Ball, Rule Crystals, Dominator Remains, flags, Energy Crystals, and Rule Materials, but Undying Supreme said the payment was insufficient.
• Undying Supreme demanded Nan Yang's Pumpkin Head mask and Yin-Yang Curse Descent Grass, but Nan Yang offered a future favor instead.
• Undying Supreme demanded three unconditional acts of assistance, a portion of Nan Yang's Dominator blood essence, and a look at its face.
• Nan Yang hesitantly agreed, forming a binding bond of rules with Undying Supreme.

Nan Yang and the King of Myriad Forms entered Gates of Rules, leaving only three gates available as the Dominators' struggle intensified. A battered Level-7 Dominator was forced into another gate, enraging Asu Man'er.

• The Undying Supreme divided Nan Yang's essence blood with the Evil Tide Civilization, then yielded a Gate of Rules to her after she reminded Saine of their agreement and sent a rule-based Origami Crane toward the Decay Time-Space.
• Nan Yang put on her Pumpkin Head mask and entered the gate chosen by the Enlightenment Prophet.
• The King of Myriad Forms forced his way into a gate, then plucked out an eyeball and hurled it toward the distant starry sky.
• With only three gates left, impatient Asu Man'er attacked nearby Dominators and drew their opposition, losing ground near the gate he wanted.
• A Level-7 Dominator was beaten into Asu Man'er's desired gate, with only one-quarter of its body surviving, making it the fifth existence to enter a gate.

Saine suspected that one of the Seven Gates of Rules was a Death Gate, so he led the Evil Tide and Wizard Civilization powerhouses farther from the battlefield. After a Level-8 Peak metallic lifeform claimed a gate and fled back in terror, trapped inside, Saine urged everyone to retreat farther.

• Saine withdrew from the fighting behind the Magic Cube’s defenses and joined the Undying Supreme, the Secluded Bamboo Supreme, and other Evil Tide powerhouses.
• Saine warned his allies that they should retreat farther, and the Evil Tide and Wizard Civilization powerhouses moved away from the Land of Rules.
• A black metallic Level-8 Peak lifeform claimed a gate that Asu Man'er had been fighting for and entered it amid the other Dominators’ angry stares.
• The metallic lifeform soon ran back out in terror, struck the gate’s barrier, and could not escape or continue onward.
• Saine saw the metallic lifeform’s panic and immediately told those beside him to retreat farther.

Saine witnessed a black torrent emerge from beyond a Gate of Rules, consume a Level-8 Peak Dominator, and break through the gate to devastate the surrounding battlefield. After retreating, Saine learned that only a Level-9 Late-Stage force piloted by him could potentially endure the torrent and escape.

• Saine watched a terrified Level-8 Peak metal Dominator fail to escape through the Gate of Rules as a black torrent approached from beyond it.
• The torrent swallowed the metal Dominator and melted him away within seconds, alarming Saine and the nearby Dominators.
• Asu Man'er and a few other cautious Dominators fled, but the torrent bent the Gate of Rules' barrier until it shattered.
• The black torrent spread into the Flowing Light Retrospective World and killed more than a dozen nearby Level-7 and Level-8 Dominators.
• Saine asked the God of Machines how long it could survive the torrent, and it estimated that only a Level-9 Late-Stage fusion piloted by Saine could adapt and escape.

A black torrent poured through the Death Gate and devastated the Land of Rules, killing nearly seventy Dominators before its spread was checked. Saine observed the Astral Realm’s resistance as the survivors fled, and the battered Asu Man’er managed to survive by using his Civilization Supreme Treasure to cleanse the corruption.

• Saine watched the black torrent rage through the Land of Rules and realized that the Astral Realm Will and Rules were resisting it.
• The torrent weakened as it spread, but it swallowed and killed nearly seventy Dominators near the gates.
• The Destruction Spring absorbed the deaths and broke through a Minor Realm, while Little Tenth and Secluded Bamboo Supreme reacted to the destruction.
• Asu Man’er survived with nearly one-third of his body corroded, then used his staff’s Law Lightning to erase the black matter at the cost of severe injuries.
• About fifty Dominators remained, many badly wounded, as painful cries filled the devastated Land of Rules.

As the black torrent receded through the Gate of Rules, Saine approached it in the God of Machines and collected a small sample for study. He watched the damaged Gates of Rules begin to repair themselves, while the final unused door moved beyond the torrent’s shrinking threat range and someone made a move.

• Saine merged with the God of Machines and approached the retreating black torrent while the other Dominators watched in fear.
• Saine crafted special containers from rare materials and preserved three bottles of the black torrent for research.
• Saine studied the torrent’s clash with the Flowing Light Retrospective World’s rules and felt the Astral Realm’s rejection of the God of Machines intensify.
• The black torrent receded through the Gate of Rules, leaving pits in two Gates that gradually began to repair themselves.
• As the torrent shrank and the final unused door escaped its corrosive range, someone moved.