Chapter Summaries

Locke and Saine worked to transfer the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast from its Star Sector toward the Bronze Gate without severing the origins that sustained it. After repeated failures and repairs, the beast began adapting to support from Paradise Lost, and Locke prepared to move it through the gate.

• Locke tested moving the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast away from its Star Sector, but its crystalline armor began to crack as its origin connections pulled back.
• Locke used his destruction mark and power from Paradise Lost to stabilize selected connections, while Kerrygan's Zerg Swarm guarded the changing nodes and engineering teams worked nearby.
• Saine and the Alarm Clock Girl reinforced the Bronze Gate passage with mechanical components and time adjustments after Locke showed them the strain caused by moving the beast.
• A connection broke during a later attempt, sending a dark golden crystalline tide through the gate frame, but Locke suppressed it and ordered another attempt.
• Locke and Saine gradually stabilized more of the beast's internal rule structures while Kerrygan's forces guarded its abandoned territory against the Destruction Supreme's attacks.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast struck at a platform installed beneath it, but Locke restrained it and Paradise Lost's power restored its collapsing armor; Saine then changed the links to transfer support one at a time.

Locke and Saine successfully brought the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast’s complete Level-12 body through the Bronze Gate into Paradise Lost, while maintaining its connection to Destruction Time-Space. Locke sensed he might be able to give the instinct-driven creature rudimentary intelligence, but returned it to its original space for now as they prepared for a longer crossing next time.

• Saine and Alarm Clock Girl activated the platforms and Time Anchor Point as Locke guided the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast through the Bronze Gate.
• Locke used Paradise Lost’s origin power and the black-and-red Destruction Mark to stabilize the beast and restrain its crystal tide from attacking nearby life.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast fully crossed into Paradise Lost, and Saine recorded the first successful passage of a complete native Level-12 Destruction Creature between time-spaces.
• Locke sensed that Paradise Lost’s rules might let him grant the beast rudimentary intelligence, and Saine agreed they could try.
• As the pull from Destruction Time-Space increased, Locke sent the beast back through the gate while Saine and Alarm Clock Girl restored the nodes.
• After reviewing the repairs and records, Locke gave Saine destruction materials and said they could let the beast remain in Paradise Lost longer next time.

Locke and Saine’s adjustments helped the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast retain emotional factors and develop its first trace of consciousness. After it began recognizing Locke and responding to other beings without attacking them, Locke prepared to take it somewhere new.

• Locke introduced selected strands of emotional factors into the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast, and its power of destruction finally retained them.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast followed Locke with its gaze, accepted a destruction crystal, and showed signs of independent consciousness that Saine recorded.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast resisted attacking a passing Engineering Fleet and avoided a space-time fluctuation that caused it discomfort.
• Balhaine and Karuman approached the creature, and it recognized them, accepted their offerings, and refrained from attacking them.
• The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast stopped for a vibrating stabilizer so the Engineering Fleet could replace it, and Saine passed the adjustments to the Engineering Legion.
• Locke told the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast he would take it somewhere else next time, and it responded through its black-and-red patterns.

Locke prepared a major campaign in Primordial Universe Time-Space to purge Ebony’s Darkness Sword Organization from the region, while leaving forces behind to defend his gains in Destruction Time-Space. After both sides mobilized, Locke arrived with the Destruction Divine Kingdom Legion and led the attack on a Dark Sword Formation.

• Locke reviewed records of Ebony wounding Jin Yi and learned that the Darkness Sword Organization still held and repaired key passageways.
• Locke ordered Saine to target Ebony’s strongholds and purge the organization’s forces from the surrounding starry space, while respecting territories agreed upon with the World-Realm Emperor Monarch.
• Kerrygan kept forces in Destruction Time-Space to defend the front lines as Locke departed with resources and the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast.
• Locke’s expeditionary forces assembled in the Jieyin Zone and began transferring into Primordial Universe Time-Space, prompting local authorities and Ebony’s patrols to prepare for war.
• Ebony ordered defenders and resources concentrated at key positions, then advanced toward Locke with a darkness-wrapped longsword.
• Locke entered Primordial Universe Time-Space with his legions, brought the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast through the passage, and ordered the attack on the Dark Sword Formation.

The Destruction Divine Kingdom Legion broke through the Darkness Sword Organization’s defenses while Locke battled Ebony and forced him to retreat. Locke’s forces took over the exposed position and received orders to attack another region.

• Destruction Angels, Zerg Beasts, and Locke’s allies breached multiple fortified positions in the Dark Sword Formation.
• Locke confronted Ebony, whose Dimension Supreme Treasure let him strike back as they clashed with sword light and the God Slaying Spear.
• Locke used the Destruction Black Lotus and the power of Destruction Time-Space to overwhelm Ebony and wound his rules body.
• Ebony abandoned the still-operating Sword Formation and withdrew as Locke blasted open its remaining defenses.
• Locke’s legions began taking over the position, and he sent new attack orders toward another region.

Ebony sought reinforcements from the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, the Dark Nether Death God, and Duolie as Locke's offensive overwhelmed the Darkness Sword Organization's positions. None committed to immediate intervention, and Ebony ordered his remaining legions to abandon outer areas and retreat toward the rear passages.

• Ebony reviewed reports of shattered battle lines and severed resource routes, then ordered his legions to retreat and asked the World-Realm Emperor Monarch for nearby troops and high-level combat forces.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch assessed the threatened positions and transport routes, questioned what price Ebony would pay, and withheld agreement while requesting further information.
• The Darkedge Sword Lord retreated as the crystal tide wrath beast and Karuman's sandstorm destroyed defenses and facilities, and Ebony received news that another key position had fallen.
• Ebony sent battlefield records to the Dark Nether Death God and Duolie, but neither promised to join the fight; Duolie urged him to concentrate forces that could withdraw.
• After learning another stronghold was close to losing transport capability, Ebony crossed out two outer areas and ordered their remaining legions to abandon them and return.

The Destruction Divine Kingdom captured Darkness Sword Organization positions and secured resource routes while Locke arranged for the injured Crystal Tide Wrath Beast to return home. Ebony sought the Source-Devouring Legion’s aid but received no commitment, and Locke ordered another assault on the remaining strongholds.

• Locke’s legions seized Darkness Sword Organization resource sites, reclaimed transport routes, and put usable facilities and workers back to work.
• Hemon arranged new deliveries and exchanges, while the Mechanical Civilization received a transfer area connected to its base.
• Saine and Locke repaired the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast’s armor, and Balhaine supplied it with a Destruction Crystal before it withdrew through the passage to the Destruction Time-Space.
• Locke, Balhaine, and Karuman remained on the front line as the Destruction Divine Kingdom continued attacking the Darkness Sword Organization’s remaining strongholds.
• Ebony offered the World-Realm Emperor Monarch new resources and facility rights in exchange for support, but the monarch declined to commit to immediate deployment.
• Locke received a report on another dark position and ordered the next wave of transport platforms to advance through it.

Locke fought Ebony at a cross-dimensional transfer zone while Ebony tried to evacuate his legions and resources. Ebony escaped after damaging the passage, but Saine preserved enough of its connections for Locke to order the advance to continue.

• Darkedge Sword Lord abandoned two Sword Formations as Balhaine's destruction storm forced his forces to retreat.
• Ebony ordered the rear legions and transport platforms evacuated, then confronted Locke as the Destruction Legion reached the transfer zone.
• Locke and Ebony's clashes devastated nearby defenses, fleets, and routes, while Ebony's shoulder wound reopened under the strain.
• Ebony called Darkedge Sword Lord back and used the transfer zone's facilities to cover the retreat, then attacked its Outer Nodes to destroy the passage.
• Saine's Engineering Fleet preserved several components and passage records, and Saine confirmed the damaged route could be repaired with additional facilities.
• Locke ordered the Destruction Legion to keep advancing through the passage toward the Darkness Sword Space.

Locke led the Destruction Divine Kingdom’s invasion of Ebony’s Darkness Sword Space, breaking through its defenses while Ebony tried to destroy the passage and repel him. The Destruction forces secured a foothold and began advancing, while Saine’s Engineering Legion reinforced the route and the other allied powers held back from committing their main forces.

• Ebony mobilized his native legions and outer Sword Formations around the Jieyin Zone, while Saine began securing the remaining links between Yuanyu and the Darkness Sword Space.
• Locke crossed into Ebony’s homeland and battled Ebony, blocking his attempts to destroy the passage and force the Destruction Legions back.
• Locke ordered the invasion to advance, and countless Destruction forces poured through multiple Jieyin Zones into the Darkness Sword Space.
• Balhaine and then Karuman joined the battle, helping the Destruction forces overwhelm the defenders around the passage.
• The Darkedge Sword Lord arrived as Saine’s Engineering Platform secured more space, and the Destruction Divine Kingdom established a foothold while allied powers monitored the invasion without committing their main legions.

The Destruction Legion invaded the Darkness Sword Organization's native time-space, overcame counterattacks, and expanded its foothold over centuries while seizing resources and war facilities. As Locke preserved productive territories and shipped captured wealth to the rear, Ebony drew more native origin to respond.

• Balhaine attacked an energy-supplying star region with her army and clashed with Darkedge Sword Lord as he defended its positions.
• Karuman blocked a Darkness Fleet counterattack with his Destruction Sandstorm and secured its intended route for the Destruction Legion.
• Locke deployed Vegeta to block an enemy position, while Sword Demon confronted another native powerhouse and helped deny the defenders an advantage in level-12 combat.
• The Destruction Legion expanded its occupied territories over the following centuries, linked transport routes, and forced Ebony to alter his deployments.
• A transport captain abandoned a stranded resource platform under orders to retreat, and Destruction Angels reached it shortly afterward.
• Locke ordered productive captured worlds preserved as his forces salvaged facilities and shipped seized resources away, prompting Ebony to draw concentrated native origin from the starry sky.

Ebony drew on the reserves of his Mother Time-Space to launch a counterattack against Locke, but Locke overwhelmed him and forced the Darkness Legion to retreat. Ebony sought stronger aid as Locke’s forces advanced deeper into his territory.

• Ebony gathered origin power from nearby star territories and struck at the Jieyin Zone, but Locke blocked his attacks and confronted him directly.
• Locke used the God Slaying Spear and the Destruction Black Lotus to break through Ebony’s defenses and drive him back through the starry expanse.
• Ebony ordered his defenders to fall back after Locke’s assault shattered local positions and disrupted the Native Fleet’s passage.
• The Dark Nether Death God, Duolie, and Ebony discussed the worsening battle, and Ebony requested aid capable of stopping Locke.
• The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord received a request for aid as Destruction Angels crossed the abandoned energy-supply zone and pushed deeper.

As Locke’s forces continued their invasion of Ebony’s Mother Time-Space, the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord questioned Saine about the war, while Ebony secured aid from Source-Devouring Time-Space by granting access to routes and facilities. Source-Devouring reinforcements entered the fighting, but Locke ignored their arrival and ordered his assault onward.

• The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord asked Saine whether the war would destroy the Darkness Sword Organization, and Saine said they would first see what Ebony could muster against Locke.
• Dark Nether Death God and Duolie offered legions and resources but kept their true bodies out of the conflict, while Ebony negotiated entry routes, garrisons, and resources with the World-Realm Emperor Monarch.
• The Source-Devouring Progenitor agreed to send troops, and the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor led Source-Devouring Legions into the Darkness Sword Space to occupy agreed garrison areas.
• Source-Devouring Beasts joined the battle against the Destruction Zerg Swarm, and the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor stabilized a breach without pursuing the enemy.
• Saine recognized the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor’s Level-12 rule fluctuations, while Locke ordered his forces to continue attacking another homeland star territory.

Graythorn World’s defenders were overwhelmed by the Destruction Zerg Swarm as Savien led attacks against Black Rock City and its supply routes. Edson and Zelin retreated toward the northern transport platform, where Lord Nohe arrived and confronted the approaching Destruction Angel.

• Edson commanded Mik, Zelin, and the other defenders to raise the barricade and fight off the Destruction Zerg Swarm, but Mik was killed and the defensive line collapsed.
• Savien evaded the energy emitters, sent insect beasts underground, and clashed with Edson while the attackers destroyed a firing platform.
• The defenders received orders to abandon the perimeter and retreat north; Edson helped Zelin and wounded soldiers escape as Savien’s forces seized a convoy of Dark Crystals.
• Edson reached the crowded northern transport platform and prepared to face the pursuing insects, but a spreading darkness weakened their Destruction Breath.
• Nohe appeared, used his power of laws to separate the battling legions, and turned his attention toward Savien.

Nohe, Vigos, and their forces fought to defend Graythorn World’s transport bases as Destruction Legions broke through the city and mountain defenses. After Vigos ordered a retreat and the Destruction forces seized the base, the Source-Devouring Progenitor sent the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch and Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch into action.

• Nohe held Visal outside Black Rock City while the wounded boarded a transport ship, but Visal’s advancing forces pushed into the city.
• Serman restored part of the northern mountain base’s defenses, but Eluk attacked the Energy-Supply Towers as Tagron breached the first line of defenses.
• Vigos fought Tagron and initially held the mountain defenses, but the Zerg Swarm and Destruction Angels overwhelmed the base as its towers failed.
• Vigos ordered the remaining defenders to retreat through the last transport platform, and the Destruction Legions captured the base while preserving its remaining transport facilities.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch reported the battle situation to the Source-Devouring Progenitor, who sent the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch toward the Central Battlefield and the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch to expand the origin passage.

The Destruction Divine Kingdom attacked Graythorn World and severed evacuation routes across the dark star region as its Dominators battled the Darkness Sword Organization's defenders. Ersorn and Lazern continued fighting to protect retreating fleets, but the invasion spread and a bright yellow Law Tide emerged in the distance.

• Ersorn ordered Vigos to reinforce the rear line, then fought Dorgor outside Graythorn World as the Destruction Fleet widened breaches in the plane's defenses.
• Edson and Zelin fled Graythorn World aboard a transport ship, but Sego intercepted the evacuation fleet and forced Melos to turn and fight.
• Lazern gathered retreating fleets and extended darkness-protected routes, while Edson's ship passed through the shattered stars toward safety.
• Vidor pierced Lazern's defenses and wounded his shoulder, forcing him to redirect fleets away from the contested space.
• Destruction forces cut transport links to multiple planes and expanded across captured positions as Lazern noticed a bright yellow Law Tide surging through space.

Sevik and the Native Fleet retreated under Jiaselong’s attacks as the Destruction Legion seized transport facilities across the front. The Source-Devouring Time-Space expanded its foothold in Ebony’s territory, and the chapter ended with the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch moving storage facilities deeper into the Darkness Sword Space.

• Sevik fought Jiaselong to cover the Native Fleet’s retreat, but the Destruction Legion breached an energy-supply facility and seized platforms holding dark crystals.
• The World-Devouring Emperor Monarch entered the battlefield and joined Ebony in attacking Locke, while Vegeta struck the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor and other battles continued.
• The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch expanded the passage’s receiving connections, shifted key positions to Source-Devouring control, and routed the fleets through separate Jieyin Zones.
• The World-Realm Emperor Monarch and the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord recognized that the Source-Devouring forces were establishing a lasting presence in Ebony’s territory.
• Ebony noticed the new connections but did not revoke his permission, and the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch sent Source-Devouring storage facilities into a deeper Jieyin Zone.

Locke fought Ebony and the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch in Darkness Sword Space without being driven back, while Saine prepared the Mechanical Civilization’s forces to enter the war. The chapter ended as the God of Machines crossed into Darkness Sword Space and descended onto the battlefield.

• Locke used the Destruction Black Lotus and God Slaying Spear to withstand Ebony and the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch’s combined attacks and force them to reposition.
• Locke drew destruction power from Paradise Lost Time-Space and the Destruction Star Zone, then broke apart the two opponents’ coordinated assault.
• The World-Devouring Emperor Monarch and Ebony damaged part of the Black Lotus’s outer edge, but Locke pressed forward and struck back at both of them.
• Saine reviewed the battle footage and ordered the Mechanical Civilization’s legions to deploy across captured resource areas, transport links, and advancing battle zones.
• Saine entered the God of Machines as the War Fortresses and Mechanical Legion troops crossed into Darkness Sword Space.
• The God of Machines emerged through the Jieyin Platform and descended into Darkness Sword Space.

Vegeta kept the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor occupied while Balhaine, Karuman, and the Sword Demon broke the Darkedge Sword Lord’s defenses and forced him to retreat. The Mechanical forces secured the exposed facilities and severed the origin connection, bringing the Energy-Supply Starfield under their control.

• Vegeta fought through the Spirit-Seizing Bone Emperor’s Gray-White Bone Ring and kept him from escaping his attack range.
• Balhaine’s destruction storm pinned down the Darkedge Sword Lord’s sword formations as Karuman arrived and disrupted their support.
• The Sword Demon severed the links between the dark sword formations, while Balhaine struck the Darkedge Sword Lord and forced him to withdraw.
• Karuman and the Sword Demon drove deeper into the collapsing formations as Balhaine pressed the storm toward the exposed origin power gathering area.
• Mechanical forces secured the usable facilities and isolated the origin connection to the Central Battlefield, stopping its flow and taking control of the Energy-Supply Starfield.

Saine used the God of Machines to attack the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch, whose rings and gourd were increasingly overwhelmed by Ash Fire and relentless blows. The Emperor Monarch was driven away from Ebony and forced to focus entirely on defending himself as Saine pressed the assault.

• Saine struck the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch with the God of Machines, while Locke blocked Ebony's approach with the Destruction Black Lotus.
• The World-Devouring Emperor Monarch used his rings and Origin-Returning Divine Gourd to resist Saine, but Ash Fire spread through the rings and disrupted their power.
• Saine used the God of Machines' mechanical arm to wrench the rings out of position and force the Emperor Monarch to waste power containing the flames.
• The World-Devouring Emperor Monarch's counterattacks damaged the God of Machines, but Saine redistributed the strain and continued attacking.
• Saine's repeated blows drove the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch farther from Ebony and forced him to abandon his attacks elsewhere.

Ebony fought Locke as he retreated into the Core Starfield, where he bargained with the Source-Devouring forces for a foothold and appealed to other powers for direct help. The chapter left Ebony still facing Locke while offering increasingly valuable resources to recruit reinforcements in person.

• Locke pierced Ebony's defenses with the God Slaying Spear, tore away part of his rules flesh, and continued pressing forward as Ebony retreated.
• Ebony drew power from the Core Starfield to repair himself and tried to restrain Locke, but Locke broke through the darkness and burned through an Origin Convergence Zone.
• Ebony accepted the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch's demand for long-term access to one starfield, while forbidding the Source-Devouring forces from using two neighboring areas.
• Ebony reviewed the aid from the Dark Nether Death God and Duolie, but neither had promised to come in person.
• Ebony offered cutting-edge resources and additional assets to the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord, Thunder Domain Time-Space, and Card Time-Space, insisting that they come themselves.