Chapter Summaries

Baxia and the other Wizard Civilization fighters overwhelmed the Eighth Pharaoh with attacks from eleven Dominators, while Befu held back some of her strongest abilities. Hela joined the assault, and the battered Tyrant of the Evil Eye watched from hiding as the Eighth Pharaoh was crushed by the numbers.

• Baxia blocked the Eighth Pharaoh’s attacks with his shell and physique while his allies shared the burden and created openings for their spells.
• Befu attacked with Light Element magic but kept the Light of Wisdom and her Twelve-Winged Archangel phantom in reserve.
• Hela ignored Aunt Befu’s warning to target the half-dead Tyrant of the Evil Eye and charged at the Eighth Pharaoh instead.
• Ten Wizard Civilization Dominators, joined by the hidden astrologer Shen'ao Nuoding, surrounded and overwhelmed the Eighth Pharaoh.
• The injured Tyrant of the Evil Eye hid at the edge of the battlefield and recognized that it could only be a servant or disposable pawn to top-level civilizations.

The Eighth Pharaoh fought Wizard Civilization’s Dominators while threatening them with the Minghe Empire and revealing that he could release a Second Degree Seal. Tyrant of the Evil Eye tried to save himself by surrendering to Befu, but she rejected him as a traitor, leaving the battle to escalate.

• The Eighth Pharaoh mocked Wizard Civilization and threatened that the Minghe Empire would retaliate, but Befu and the other powerhouses refused to be intimidated.
• Befu pointed out that the Eighth Pharaoh’s explosive state had a time limit and would leave him weakened afterward.
• The Eighth Pharaoh ordered Tyrant of the Evil Eye to help him escape, but Tyrant instead begged Befu for mercy and offered to turn against the Pharaoh.
• Befu refused to accept Tyrant of the Evil Eye’s surrender and declared that Wizard Civilization would kill him.
• The Eighth Pharaoh revealed that he could release a Second Degree Seal, surprising Befu.

The Eighth Pharaoh unleashed the Second Unsealing on his left arm to fight off the Wizard Civilization’s forces, but the boost shortened his burst to at most ten years. Surrounded and unable to escape, he faced the Tyrant of the Evil Eye considering whether to join the attack.

• Befu suspected that the Eighth Pharaoh’s Sealing Technique had exceeded Wizard Civilization’s assessment of the Minghe Empire’s strength.
• With the starfield sealed and escape unlikely, the Eighth Pharaoh unsealed his left arm, revealing he had mastered part of the Second Unsealing.
• The Eighth Pharaoh’s left arm greatly increased his power, but Befu and Claire called it a collectible and specimen, while his burst duration fell to at most ten years.
• Abaddon, the Fire Phoenix, and Baxia the Dragon Turtle avoided the Eighth Pharaoh’s attacks as Wizard Civilization’s forces used hit-and-run tactics to keep him trapped.
• The Tyrant of the Evil Eye considered changing sides, and Befu offered him one chance to help hold back the Eighth Pharaoh.

The Tyrant of the Evil Eye attacked Klopp, who refused Hela’s help and fought it alone. Six years later, Saine agreed to trade a small amount of Energy Amethyst to the Rose Dynasty Civilization while keeping the Magic Cube’s abilities secret.

• The Tyrant of the Evil Eye targeted Klopp after failing to find the astrologer True Spirit Magician, and Hela offered to help him.
• Klopp refused Hela’s assistance and challenged the wounded Tyrant of the Evil Eye, confident he could sustain the fight with his abundant Dominator Omnipotent Soul.
• Befu urged the others to proceed steadily and prevent the Tyrant of the Evil Eye from escaping.
• Saine reluctantly agreed to sell a small quantity of Energy Amethyst to the Rose Dynasty Civilization after his grandmentor, Cuilisi, asked about it.
• Saine accepted Energy Crystals and other goods in payment, kept the trade small, and brought gifts to Cuilisi during his visits.

Saine continued studying the Magic Cube with Wall-E’s help as the war in the Ai Youlan Butterfly Civilization subspace wound down. At the Ash Fortress command hall, Meili informed him that the Galente Federation was withdrawing its forces.

• Saine reflected on Wall-E’s growing value as a laboratory assistant while Wall-E engraved magic arrays onto the Magic Cube.
• Saine infused the Magic Cube with Ash Law power and left Wall-E to continue the engraving work.
• Saine observed that the Galente Federation had gradually reduced its reinforcements and contracted its battle lines over the previous three years.
• Saine went to the Ash Fortress command hall, where Meili told him that the Galente Federation was withdrawing its forces.

As the Galente Federation began withdrawing from subspace, Wizard Civilization prepared to pursue its forces. Saine secured permission to attack a troop transit station for Fumila’s sake and led the Ash Holy Tower Legion and allied forces toward the target.

• Cuilisi summoned Saine as Wizard Civilization issued Battle Orders to pursue the withdrawing Galente Federation forces.
• Leonardo called for a major offensive, and Saine asked Cuilisi to assign him to attack a Federation troop transit station instead of a supply center.
• Saine explained that he had promised Fumila he would attack the station and that the Ash Holy Tower Legion needed new low-level combat units, so Cuilisi approved and promised reinforcements.
• Saine ordered the Ash Holy Tower Legion to advance as the Black Bat Civilization and Sea Planet legions joined him, while Karl, Kram, and Misoli arrived from the Kryptonian Legion.
• Fumila thanked Saine, and he proposed a private experiment on her emotions; she agreed on the condition that no one else be present, and Saine said Yuli would stay behind.

Saine led a surprise assault on a Galente Federation transit base to seize nearly one million Angel-Type Robots, using the upgraded Magic Cube to disable Federation technology and turn robots against their former masters. As the Wizard Civilization forces overwhelmed the base, Fumila emerged as the battle’s most dazzling fighter.

• Saine flew above the Federation base and used the Magic Cube to disrupt its weapons and convert some robots, causing them to attack Federation forces.
• Karl, Bruce, Arthur, and the Wizard Civilization legions launched a fierce assault while Saine’s Magic Cube left many Federation forces without functioning barriers.
• Saine’s Ash Holy Tower fielded more than nineteen thousand combat magicians, whose elemental firepower helped overwhelm the base.
• Fumila fought at the front with her repaired arm and eight metal wings, unleashing a sweeping storm of golden energy light.
• Saine watched Fumila’s attack and called it art.

Saine used the Magic Cube’s new Mechanical Space ability to capture more than eight hundred thousand Angel-Type Robots during the battle against the Galente Federation. After meeting his personal goals, he prepared to follow Cuilisi’s assignments and join the pursuit of Federation forces.

• Saine fought with the Magic Cube, using its barriers and attacks while demonstrating its new Mechanical Space ability.
• The Magic Cube drew in the Angel-Type Robots, and Saine assured Fumila and the other angels that he would repair them.
• Saine also captured some other Federation robots, but his attempts to control giant mechs and Cosmic Battleships did not succeed.
• After storing the robots, Saine told his allies to clear the battlefield and decided to follow Cuilisi’s orders for the coming pursuit operations.
• Saine put the Magic Cube away and placed the Faceless Mask back over his face.

After Saine’s victory at the troop transport base, Cuilisi sent him to join another war zone as the Wizard Civilization’s campaign continued. The Galente Federation withdrew from the subspace battlefield, while Marshal Rommel sent Bond back with intelligence and remained behind to investigate strange disturbances near the Eye Demon Great World.

• Cuilisi praised Saine’s battlefield performance and ordered him to join his Senior Uncle’s less intense war zone.
• The Galente Federation completed its withdrawal after another year of fighting, leaving supplies that the Wizard Alliance seized.
• Marshal Rommel told his generals he had prioritized saving soldiers and vital forces over preserving abandoned resources.
• Rommel gave Bond a combination case containing intelligence on the Ai Youlan Butterfly Civilization and the Black Yin Civilization, and ordered him to deliver it to Samirato.
• After Bond left, Rommel stayed behind and wondered what had caused abnormal Spacetime Fluctuations and disrupted the Ultimate Quantum Computer’s calculations near the Eye Demon Great World.

After the Galente Federation withdrew from the subspace battlefield, Saine and his allies considered two routes for their next advance and chose to help Black Bat Civilization first. The expedition preparations began, with Arthur accepting the decision despite his disappointment.

• Saine’s group left subspace and discussed whether to aid Black Bat Civilization or head toward Sea Planet first.
• Saine chose to help Black Bat Civilization reclaim its Mother Planes before considering Sea Planet or the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group.
• Pinas praised Saine’s decision and asked to see his Magic Cube, which Saine said he would show her if the chance arose.
• Saine’s group began preparing for the expedition, while Bruce sent a Level-4 Black Bat Warrior to warn his home starfield.
• Moraya did not pursue Rommel’s withdrawn fleet, having been tasked with occupying subspace and reducing Wizard Civilization’s losses.

Saine explained to Arthur that survival in the Wizard Alliance depended on understanding interests and political maneuvering, then led his forces to the Black Bat Starfield to claim a share of the spoils. The Wizard Civilization and its allies converged on the region, where weakened Ancient Desert Wasteland forces and the Apocalypse Great World's interests promised further conflict.

• Saine told Arthur why he had chosen to attack the Black Bat Civilization first and urged him to learn how to navigate the Wizard Alliance's politics; Arthur said he understood.
• The Wizard Civilization sent powerful reinforcements to the Black Bat Starfield, while the Rose Dynasty Civilization dispatched legions to seek profit.
• Saine monitored Bai Xing's Sea Folk Legion, which remained inactive, and noted that he had not yet caught up with Tourmaline.
• Saine's nearly twenty-million-strong legion reached the Black Bat battlefield first and attacked the Black Bat Civilization's forces as the Wizard Civilization's vanguard.
• Saine recognized that the Ancient Desert Wasteland legions were demoralized but warned that the Apocalypse Great World had interests in the region and would likely resist giving them up.

Saine’s forces swept through the Black Bat Civilization Starfield, aided by the growing strength of Ash Holy Tower’s magicians and Fumila’s Angel-Type Robots. Scarter’s Wasteland Armor broke the Ancient Desert Wasteland World legions’ resolve, accelerating the Wizard Civilization’s occupation of the starfield.

• Ash Holy Tower’s registered combat magicians surpassed twenty thousand, giving Saine stronger elemental resonance, increased spell power, and faster magic recovery.
• Saine’s legion advanced across the battlefield as Federation forces struggled against the Wizard Civilization’s superior numbers and high-level experts.
• Fumila commanded eight hundred thousand self-aware Angel-Type Robots, whose coordinated Angel Battle Formation performed exceptionally well.
• Scarter fought in the Wasteland Armor, a damaged World-Class Secret Treasure recovered after Sailun’s death and given to him by Cuilisi.
• The sight of the Wasteland Armor stunned an Ancient Desert Wasteland World expert, allowing an Eli Knights Alliance knight to kill it and hastening the collapse of its legions.

After the Black Bat Starfield war ended, Saine watched the Huya Legion salvage the Mountain Sea Plane while others speculated about the Wizard Civilization’s next campaign. Saine was actually focused on the Magic Cube, where new Repair Factories had appeared to restore damaged Angel-Type Robots, inspiring him to consider acquiring a Galente robot production line.

• The Wizard Civilization recovered more than half of the Black Bat Starfield in two years, while the remaining forces of the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group were nearly annihilated.
• Saine’s Huya Legion cleared Galente wreckage from the Mountain Sea Plane and recovered valuable materials, most of which would go to Wizard Civilization.
• Saine watched the salvaging operation as Gal Gadot wondered whether he was weighing the Wizard Civilization’s next move between the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group and the Sea Starfield.
• Saine focused on the Magic Cube, where he discovered it had spontaneously created Repair Factories to fix damaged Angel-Type Robots from Fumila.
• Saine considered obtaining a Galente robot production line and transplanting it into the Magic Cube’s Mechanical Space to build a powerful robot legion.

Saine learned that Cuilisi was trying to reach Level-6 Peak and that the Wizard Alliance had ordered a coordinated assault on the Sea Planet with Bai Xing’s forces. Meanwhile, the Eighth Pharaoh entered his weakening period as the Dominator battle continued, and Klopp’s fight with the Tyrant of the Evil Eye neared its end.

• Luluenman told Saine that Cuilisi was attempting to break through to Level-6 Peak and had not decided whether to invade the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group.
• Saine asked Luluenman for a Golden Apple Potion, but she had only one dose left and offered it to him after explaining that she needed rare ingredients for her research.
• The Wizard Alliance ordered Saine’s forces to attack the Sea Planet alongside Bai Xing’s Sea Folk Legion, which had advanced from the Wonderful Plane battlefield.
• Pinas told Saine that Arthur had recently gone to subspace, prompting Saine to wonder what understanding Arthur had reached with Bai Xing.
• The Eighth Pharaoh’s strength began declining as his Weakness Period arrived, while Klopp’s battle against the Tyrant of the Evil Eye approached its end.

Klopp and the Wizard Civilization forces continued to overwhelm the Tyrant of the Evil Eye and the Eighth Pharaoh, while Shen'ao Nuoding warned Befu that the Fate Crystal Ball’s control was nearly over. Befu ordered part of the force to intercept a Federation Dominator-Class War Fleet group as the uncertain future came into view.

• Klopp battered the Tyrant of the Evil Eye, which begged for mercy before attacking the besieged Eighth Pharaoh to prove its loyalty.
• The Eighth Pharaoh accepted that he could not escape and resolved to keep fighting rather than beg the Wizard Civilization forces for his life.
• Klopp watched the Tyrant of the Evil Eye and the Eighth Pharaoh turn against each other while the Wizard Civilization forces maintained their siege.
• Shen'ao Nuoding appeared beside Befu and reported that the Fate Crystal Ball’s period of control was about to end and that the Minghe Empire might suspect the Eighth Pharaoh was missing.
• Befu sent Kaseda, Saneseus, and Claire to lure in a Federation Dominator-Class War Fleet group while the remaining forces kept suppressing the Eighth Pharaoh.

Arthur explained to Saine how he had secured Bai Xing and the Sea Folk Legion’s early support by promising half of Sea Starfield’s output for five thousand years. As Wizard Civilization’s forces closed in, Ohm faced pressure to abandon Sea Planet, but he resisted leaving his home and people for the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group.

• Arthur told Saine that he had reached an agreement with Bai Xing to bring the Sea Folk Legion into the war early in exchange for half of Sea Starfield’s output for five thousand years.
• Arthur said he feared Ohm would plunder Sea Starfield and explained that he hoped to stop him and preserve its wealth for the people and Wizard Alliance.
• Saine praised Arthur’s growth, learned that Arthur had contacted Bai Xing through a Level-5 sea folk lifeform, and advised him to maintain the relationship.
• Bai Xing’s forces advanced from the Wonderful Plane battlefield as Saine’s forces moved from the Border Star Region of Black Bat Civilization toward Sea Planet.
• Ohm’s forces returned from the subspace defeat, and Galente Federation generals urged him to retreat to the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group with Sea Planet’s wealth.
• Ohm resisted abandoning Sea Planet, questioning whether his commanders and the starfield’s countless marine inhabitants would follow him into an unfamiliar region.

Saine and Bai Xing’s forces rapidly conquered the Sea Starfield as Ohm’s rule collapsed and he fled with the Galente Federation. Meanwhile, the Dominator War ended with the deaths of the Tyrant of the Evil Eye and the Eighth Pharaoh King, prompting the Second Pharaoh King to summon a meeting.

• Saine and Bai Xing’s legions seized much of the Sea Starfield, while Arthur’s presence persuaded planets and their armies to surrender.
• Ohm abandoned Sea Planet and retreated toward the Ancient Desert Wasteland World Group with the Federation fleet, as defections and a rebellion further weakened his forces.
• Abaddon fatally pierced the Eighth Pharaoh King with the Darkness Blade, and the dying ruler warned that the Third Pharaoh King and others would avenge him.
• The Second Pharaoh King sensed the Eighth Pharaoh King’s death and called the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Pharaoh Kings to a Pharaoh Temple meeting.

The Second Pharaoh King convened a meeting to consider the Minghe Empire’s future as its First Pharaoh King approached Level 9 and the Second foresaw his own death. He weighed which Pharaoh King might lead the empire after them and looked favorably on the steady, young Fourth Pharaoh King.

• The Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Pharaoh Kings gathered at the Pharaoh Temple while the First remained in seclusion and the Third fought at the border.
• The Ninth Pharaoh King brought the Tenth Pharaoh King to familiarize her with the empire’s decision-making affairs.
• The Second Pharaoh King reflected that the First Pharaoh King was nearing Level 9 and that his own probing of destiny might bring his death within a hundred thousand years.
• The Second Pharaoh King doubted that the impulsive, warlike Third Pharaoh King could lead the empire along its Self-Sealing Path.
• The Second Pharaoh King considered the Fourth Pharaoh King a promising future leader because he was steady, young, and had time to advance further.

The Pharaoh Kings debated how the Minghe Empire should respond to the Eighth Pharaoh King’s death. They agreed on retaliation against Wizard Civilization, while the Fourth Pharaoh King proposed striking the Cosmos Great World and sending an elite team to assassinate a Wizard Civilization Dominator.

• The Second Pharaoh King announced that the Eighth Pharaoh King had fallen while handling affairs related to Wizard Civilization.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King cursed the Eighth Pharaoh King and crushed the Bone Scissors, erasing the soul inside.
• The Fifth Pharaoh King called for retaliation against Wizard Civilization, and the Seventh Pharaoh King agreed.
• The Fourth Pharaoh King supported retaliation but warned against fighting on two fronts.
• The Fourth Pharaoh King proposed attacking the Cosmos Great World and sending an elite assassination team after a Wizard Civilization Dominator.

The Pharaoh Kings debated how the Minghe Empire should respond to the Eighth Pharaoh’s death, balancing retaliation against Wizard Civilization against the empire’s other interests. The Tenth Pharaoh King proposed cooperating with the Galente Federation to strike Wizard Civilization, but the other Pharaoh Kings rejected the idea.

• The Fourth Pharaoh King’s proposals to attack the Cosmos Great World or assassinate Wizard Civilization Dominators were criticized as costly and risky.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King cursed the dead Eighth Pharaoh for getting himself killed, while the Ninth Pharaoh King urged restraint until the First Pharaoh King emerged from seclusion.
• The Ninth Pharaoh King supported a limited response, such as sending troops into the Cosmos Great World or retaliating against Wizard Civilization Dominators.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King proposed contacting the Galente Federation and offering limited military support in exchange for expedition costs and energy for the Teleportation Arrays.
• The Fifth Pharaoh King rejected cooperation with the Galente Federation, and the other Pharaoh Kings agreed with him.
• The Tenth Pharaoh King argued that cooperation would benefit the Minghe Empire and offer a better chance to retaliate against Wizard Civilization.