Chapter Summaries

Kakarot, Vegeta, Locke, and Ilena overwhelmed the Dark Nether Death God's avatar in the Illusory Sea Maze, though the battle left them badly injured. As the avatar neared destruction, the Ancestor of Eternal Fire moved to seize its remains, underestimating the Destruction Divine Kingdom's strength.

• The Dark Nether Death God launched a final attack that grievously wounded the Fusion Saiyan and shattered much of Locke's bone armor, while Ilena pinned the enemy and helped the others coordinate their counterattack.
• The Ancestor of Eternal Fire targeted the weakened Dark Nether Death God's avatar, hoping to claim its Origin Rules and Power Crystals before withdrawing.
• Kakarot delivered a final punch that scattered more than half of the Dark Nether Death God's Source Power and left the avatar illusory and transparent.
• Kakarot and Vegeta separated in an exhausted state, and Locke stopped them from attempting to fuse again because their strength was still needed for the war.
• Locke raised his demonic arm to finish off the weakened Dark Nether Death God.

Locke and his allies destroyed the Dark Nether Death God's avatar, ending the Dark Universe Time-Space's invasion and scattering valuable origins across the battlefield. As the enemy forces retreated, the Ancestor of Eternal Fire appeared and seized the Dark Nether Death God's remains, prompting Locke to confront him.

• The Dark Nether Death God recognized Locke's powerful space-time treasure and threatened to challenge him again before his avatar exhausted its Source Power and vanished.
• The Dark Nether Death God's death released vast amounts of space-time, death, darkness, and destruction origin, while his final attack shattered Ilena's confinement and injured Locke and his allies.
• The Yin God Envoy, Nether God Envoy, and other Dark Universe Time-Space forces retreated, while Storm Dragon Balhaink, the Ultimate Blade Swordsman, and their allies intercepted a Level-11 enemy.
• The Ancestor of Eternal Fire emerged through a Time-Space Rift and reached for the Dark Nether Death God's dark jade remains and Rule Origin.
• Locke unleashed a Destruction Tide, fixed his gaze on the Ancestor of Eternal Fire, and demanded to know what he was doing.

Locke and his allies fought off Ancestor of Eternal Fire as he tried to seize the remains of Dark Nether Death God. The battle left Vegeta resting at the edge of the field while Locke and Despair Matriarch continued growing stronger, and Despair Matriarch turned her attention to Illusory Sea Maze.

• Ancestor of Eternal Fire reached for Dark Nether Death God's remains, but Despair Matriarch attacked him with fragments of shattered time-space barriers.
• Locke struck Ancestor of Eternal Fire with the God Slaying Spear and his Destruction Arm, then swallowed a Sacred Fruit and dragged his weapons through the enemy's body.
• Kakarot landed a powerful punch that finally stopped Ancestor of Eternal Fire from reaching the spoils of war.
• Vegeta stayed out of the battle while he recovered from the end of his fusion and continued his transformation from Level-10 to Level 11.
• Locke anticipated the strength Kakarot and Vegeta might gain by fusing after their transformations, while Despair Matriarch considered Rose's training and sought an opportunity in Illusory Sea Maze.

Ancestor of Eternal Fire fled after Locke, Despair Matriarch, and the other Destruction Divine Kingdom titans overwhelmed him. Locke’s group let him escape, conserving their strength and waiting for the Dark and Light Universe forces to clash.

• The Destruction Divine Kingdom titans’ assault forced Ancestor of Eternal Fire to reveal his Level-12 Late-Stage power and transform into a blazing Rule Star.
• Despair Matriarch proposed sealing the battlefield’s time-space with her Dimension Supreme Treasure and joining Locke to kill Ancestor of Eternal Fire.
• Ancestor of Eternal Fire broke free of Despair Matriarch’s unfinished seal and fled toward the edge of the Illusory Sea Maze.
• Locke hurled the God Slaying Spear into Ancestor of Eternal Fire, but the wounded old fighter continued escaping.
• Locke and Despair Matriarch did not pursue Ancestor of Eternal Fire, since Despair Matriarch’s threat had been a bluff and Locke wanted the Dark and Light Universe forces to weaken each other.

After the Dark Universe Time-Space forces retreated, Locke and the Despair Matriarch focused on killing a stranded Level-11 Dark Seagull, while Saine sought out Hela. The chapter leaves the Dark Seagull trapped as the battle escalates and Saine preparing to ask Hela for help obtaining a Holy Fruit.

• Locke agreed with the Despair Matriarch to kill the Level-11 enemy, with the Light God Race assisting against the Dark Universe Time-Space creatures.
• Locke sent Kakarot and Vegeta to Paradise Lost to undergo a crucial Life Level ascension, then gathered the Dark Nether Death God's rule fragments and gave one-third to the Despair Matriarch.
• The Despair Matriarch froze the surrounding Time-Space Rules around the stranded Dark Seagull, allowing Destruction Divine Kingdom and Light God Race forces to attack it.
• Saine watched the encirclement and killing before finding Hela, who had left her pet Jörmungandr to pursue Dark Universe Time-Space Dominators.
• Saine asked Hela about her recent circumstances but did not yet mention his request for a Holy Fruit.

Saine reunited with Hela on the Illusory Sea Maze battlefield, where she was protected by powerful members of her family, and the two headed toward the battle against Dark Seagull. As they approached, Hela invited Saine to visit her grandfather’s Paradise Lost, which had Time-Space Rules similar to a Complete Dimension.

• Saine found Hela fighting on the edge of the battlefield under the watchful protection of a Level-10 Being and stayed with her for a while.
• After Jörmungandr and the other Mechanical Element Dominators defeated their opponents, Saine took Hela toward the central battlefield.
• Saine and Hela saw the five First Generation Angels merge as the Lord of Infinity joined the fight against Dark Seagull.
• Saine summoned a powerful Mechanical Warship, and Hela grew more competitive while considering how she could help Saine and his companions.
• Hela invited Saine to visit her grandfather’s Paradise Lost, and Saine agreed.

Saine traded a recording of Pan Gu’s Heaven-Opening Strike to the Lord of Infinity for a Rule Treasure taken from the Dark Seagull. As the Level-11 being remained trapped and battered, the Despair Matriarch rejected its surrender and chose to have it killed.

• Saine approached the Lord of Infinity and offered him a recording of Pan Gu killing a Level-9 Being with the Heaven-Opening Strike.
• The Lord of Infinity accepted the offer, eager to study Pan Gu’s power and its connection to the Power Origin he followed.
• Saine handed over the Memory Crystal, and the Lord of Infinity gave him a dark-blue Rule Treasure taken from the Dark Seagull.
• The Dark Seagull tried to surrender while the Despair Matriarch’s power kept it from escaping, but the Light God Race would not accept a Darkness-type being.
• The Despair Matriarch rejected the Dark Seagull’s plea, deciding that its death would benefit the Destruction Divine Kingdom most.

After viewing Saine’s Memory Crystal of Pan Gu killing the Enlightenment Prophet, the Lord of Infinity entered enlightenment during the battle against Dark Seagull. The Supreme God recognized that he had found an opportunity to advance, while Hela asked Saine for a copy of the crystal.

• The Lord of Infinity watched the Memory Crystal’s scene of Pan Gu killing the Enlightenment Prophet and entered a state of enlightenment.
• The Lord of Infinity sat meditating near the battlefield as Saine and Hela watched and joked about his resemblance to a Buddhist monk.
• The Supreme God recognized that the Lord of Infinity had likely found an opportunity to advance and returned his attention to Dark Seagull.
• Hela asked Saine for another copy of the Memory Crystal.

Saine gave Hela a Memory Crystal for Aunt Befu to pass on to two powerful Saiyan warriors, then arranged for Bai Xing to receive a Level-11 fragment rich in the Rule of Water. As Saine watched the battle, Andariel approached him and revealed that the Despair Matriarch wanted Rose as her disciple, asking what he thought.

• Hela said she wanted to give the Memory Crystal to Aunt Befu, and Saine copied one for her.
• Saine considered Bai Xing and the Ocean Civilization, then arranged for a Level-11 Rule of Water fragment to be delivered to Bai Xing.
• Saine and Hela watched the Level-11 Beings fight Dark Seagull, while Saine chose not to join the battle.
• Andariel asked whether Rose came from the Wizard Civilization, and Saine confirmed that she was Master Naige'er's daughter.
• Andariel told Saine that the Despair Matriarch wanted Rose as her disciple and asked for his opinion.

Saine accepted the Despair Matriarch’s offer to take Rose as her disciple and discussed the Dark Star Territory’s changes with Andariel. As the war in the Illusory Sea Maze continued, Befu carried Saine’s Memory Crystal to her father Locke.

• Saine accepted the Despair Matriarch’s offer of apprenticeship for Rose, and Andariel promised to help look after her.
• Saine told Andariel how the Dark Star Territory had become jointly administered by the Underworld, the Sarnolas Burner Civilization, and the Titan Civilization, while its people and bloodlines had survived.
• Saine, Hela, and Andariel discussed rules and combat as they watched the Level-11 Being Dark Seagull being attacked.
• Hela had the Dominator of the Mechanical Civilization give Saine’s Memory Crystal to Befu, who flew to find her father Locke.
• The war in the Illusory Sea Maze continued, centered on the hunt for Dark Seagull and the Destruction Divine Kingdom Legion’s pursuit of the Time-Space Expeditionary Army.

The Crimson Flame Civilization deployed its newly advanced Flame Winged God and other forces to restore its standing, though its operations avoided the fiercest battlefields. Meanwhile, Madam Befu entered Locke’s mature Dimension Supreme Treasure, Paradise Lost, and saw the vast platinum Sacred Tree at its heart.

• The Crimson Flame Civilization revealed that the Flame Winged God had emerged from seclusion as a new Level-11 Being.
• The Crimson Flame Civilization deployed the Flame Winged God, Crimson Flame Fire God, Fire Phoenix, Essence of Departing Fire, and their legions across several frontlines.
• The Crimson Flame Civilization’s forces avoided battlefields with Dark Universe Level-12 Beings, while the Crimson Flame Fire God led the only targeted strike against a Dark Universe Level-11 Being.
• The Destruction Divine Kingdom kept quiet about its leaders’ earlier victory over the Dark Nether Death God as its legions continued their work.
• Madam Befu found her father, Locke, and entered Paradise Lost.
• Befu saw the immense platinum Sacred Tree at the center of Paradise Lost.

Befu returned to Locke’s Paradise Lost and met the Moon Guardian, who showed her the vast Origin World and described how the Sun-Moon Guardians’ authority and power had grown. As they approached the Sacred Tree, Kakarot noticed their arrival and stopped training.

• Befu explored the immense Origin World and felt the blessing of Paradise Lost as Locke’s daughter.
• Befu met the Moon Guardian, who explained that the Sun Guardian had gone to the Vast Sea Galaxy to handle unusual circumstances.
• The Moon Guardian asked about changes in the Wizard Civilization, and Befu shared news from the Wizard World.
• Befu and the Moon Guardian reached the Sacred Tree, where Kakarot and Vegeta were cultivating.
• Kakarot stopped punching and looked toward Befu and the Moon Guardian as they approached.

Befu brought Kakarot a Memory Crystal showing Pan Gu’s World Creation, and the scene awakened both Kakarot and Vegeta to new insights into the Path of Strength. After watching them enter enlightenment, Befu received Holy Fruits and a Jade Bottle filled with Sacred Tree leaves to take with her.

• Befu activated the Memory Crystal, and Kakarot entered enlightenment while sparring beneath the Sacred Tree.
• Kakarot’s strength resonated with the Sacred Tree, causing its platinum-white rule leaves to fall in vast numbers.
• Vegeta saw the World Creation image and entered a quiet state of enlightenment into the Power of Rules.
• The Moon Guardian told Befu that Locke had arranged Holy Fruits for her, and Befu accepted five jade boxes containing them.
• Befu asked for Sacred Tree leaves, and the Moon Guardian gathered them into an emerald-green Jade Bottle.

Befu visited the Moon Guardian in Locke’s Paradise Lost, where she learned her father had prepared resources to help her advance but chose to keep building her foundation while remaining with Saine’s Mechanical Civilization. Meanwhile, Saine told Rose that the Despair Matriarch planned to take her as a disciple, and Rose noticed her resemblance to the Vengeful Queen Andariel.

• The Moon Guardian accepted Befu’s wish to stay with Saine and asked her to visit her mother Kaila and mentor Sharafa often.
• The Moon Guardian showed Befu the transformed Paradise Lost and explained that Locke had prepared Holy Fruits and rule energy to help her advance.
• Befu declined to rush toward Level 9, choosing to deepen her knowledge and continue her Truth Experiments.
• Befu gave the Moon Guardian specialty resources from the Wizard World, including soil from the Navel of the Plane, stirring memories of her homeland.
• As the Dark Seagull weakened, Saine summoned Rose and told her the Despair Matriarch intended to take her as a disciple.
• Rose looked at the Vengeful Queen Andariel and noticed their humanoid forms resembled each other.

Rose and Andariel formed an unexpectedly warm connection as the battle against the Dark Seagull neared its end. The Dark Seagull fell, and Kakarot reached Level 12 while Vegeta also advanced, leaving Saine to wonder how the Dark Nether Death God would react when they met again.

• Andariel gave Rose a metal spider treasure once gifted to her by the Despair Matriarch, and Rose accepted it as the two began sharing stories.
• Saine told Hela that the Dark Seagull’s defeat was near, while Hela worried about the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s losses.
• The Dark Seagull was killed in less than three thousand years after the Dark Nether Death God descended, with Locke and Ilena helping secure the battlefield.
• Kakarot broke through to Level 12 and Vegeta advanced to Level 11 within Locke’s Paradise Lost Time-Space, sending power ripples across the battlefield.
• Saine sensed Kakarot’s breakthrough and reflected that the Dark Nether Death God’s remains had helped Kakarot and Vegeta advance.

After Dark Seagull fell, Saine discussed Kakarot’s breakthrough and asked Hela to arrange access to Kakarot and Vegeta’s Fusion Earrings for improvement. Lord of Infinity gave Saine Dark Seagull’s materials, then returned to the Light God Race to prepare for his final push to Level 11.

• Saine sensed Kakarot’s advancement to Level 12 and considered how Paradise Lost Time-Space had aided his growth.
• Saine asked Hela whether he could study and enhance Kakarot and Vegeta’s Saiyan Fusion Earrings, and Hela agreed to speak with her grandfather.
• Lord of Infinity brought Saine Dark Seagull’s Rule Materials, including a severed claw left by the Supreme God, and Saine accepted them.
• Saine urged Lord of Infinity to return to the Light God Race and build his foundation for advancement to Level 11.
• Lord of Infinity said he intended to do so, then flew toward the Light God Race’s main legion, where the Supreme God and the five fused First Generation Angels awaited him.

After Dark Seagull’s defeat, the Light God Race and Destruction Divine Kingdom divided the spoils and received gifts while the main war shifted to other fronts. Lord of Radiance suggested Saine use his mechanical origin to seek a breakthrough, but Saine chose to build his strength gradually.

• Hela and Saine praised Lord of Infinity as the battlefield’s survivors searched for Dark Seagull’s scattered treasures and a new Rule Dangerous Land.
• Storm Dragon Balhaink and Destruction Tyrannosaurus God gave Saine and Hela valuable Level-11 Rule Materials in gratitude for Saine’s help advancing Kakarot.
• The Destruction Divine Kingdom’s front quieted after Dark Universe Time-Space withdrew, while fighting intensified between Water Mirror Civilization and the Dark God Envoy and Crimson Flame Civilization launched a counteroffensive.
• Lord of Radiance told Saine that the Light Universe Time-Space Will was rewarding those who fought Dark Seagull and suggested Saine pursue a breakthrough through his mechanical origin.
• Saine decided to prioritize accumulating knowledge and strengthening his foundation rather than rushing to advance his Life Level.

After Dark Seagull’s death and the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s victory over the Dark Nether Death God’s Rule Avatar, the Dark Nether Death God decided to personally enter the Light Universe battlefield. Before descending, he chose to gather information about the Destruction Divine Kingdom and the Primordial Universe Time-Space.

• The Light God Race publicized its role in Dark Seagull’s death while downplaying the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s contributions, but Locke and the Destruction Demon Gods did not care about the credit.
• Dark Seagull’s fall devastated the Dark Universe Super Civilization he had served, though its leaders swallowed their resentment toward the Dark Nether Death God.
• After recovering some of its Rule True Body, the Dark Nether Death God decided to descend upon the Light Universe battlefield and criticized the resistance facing his forces there.
• The Dark Nether Death God recognized that the Light Universe’s wounded Origin Will could no longer prevent his descent, though his true body would take time to arrive.
• Playing it safe, the Dark Nether Death God contacted powerful beings from other Dimensional Planes, including Salamander Grayke, hoping to learn about the Destruction Divine Kingdom and the Primordial Universe Time-Space.

Dark Nether Death God contacted Salamander Gray Guest to seek information about Primordial Universe Time-Space and the Destruction Divine Kingdom. Salamander Gray Guest knew nothing about either, and Dark Nether Death God’s next contact attempt was rejected, leaving him with no leads.

• Dark Nether Death God contacted Salamander Gray Guest, a former equal who now remained at Level-12 Late-Stage while Dark Nether Death God had reached Level-13 Mid-Stage.
• Dark Nether Death God offered a reward for information about other Higher Dimensional Planes, but Salamander Gray Guest withheld details about Bewilderment Time-Space.
• Salamander Gray Guest described Azure Sea Time-Space and offered to obtain its coordinates, but Dark Nether Death God interrupted to ask about Primordial Universe Time-Space and the Destruction Divine Kingdom.
• Salamander Gray Guest said he had never heard of either name, so Dark Nether Death God cut off their communication.
• Dark Nether Death God tried to contact another powerful being, who rejected the request and severed the channel.

The Dark Nether Death God sought information about the Destruction Divine Kingdom and Primordial Universe Time-Space after a previous contact refused to answer him. He asked Duolie, Lord of Dimension from Qisha Time-Space, who demanded compensation before sharing what he knew.

• The Dark Nether Death God failed to reach a Level-12 Being and suspected that the war’s broader situation had turned against him.
• The Dark Nether Death God contacted Duolie, who mocked his recent setbacks and revealed that he had learned about the war through his own intelligence channels.
• The Dark Nether Death God asked Duolie for detailed information about the Destruction Divine Kingdom and Primordial Universe Time-Space.
• The Dark Nether Death God claimed his own intelligence was incomplete, while the narration explained that loyal Destruction-type Beings often destroyed themselves to prevent capture and that extracted intelligence from their remains was fragmentary.