Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green and Little Eight are welcomed into the World Tree by two peak Level Six World Tree elves.
• Little Eight is seduced by the elves' charm and is held by one of them.
• Green is escorted to the World Tree's core, where he meets the World Mother Tree's will.
• Green renews the agreement with the World Mother Tree, discussing cooperation terms for the upcoming Demon-Hunting Expedition.

Character Developments

• Green maintains his composure and dignity throughout the encounter, showing maturity and understanding of political alliances.
• Little Eight is easily seduced by the World Tree elves, displaying his vanity and lack of self-control.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between different lifeforms and worlds.
• The importance of alliances and cooperation in the face of impending threats.
• The seductive nature of power and beauty, and the dangers of succumbing to temptation.

Character Interactions

• Green and the World Mother Tree engage in diplomatic discourse, each seeking to benefit their respective worlds.
• Green and Little Eight's relationship is strained due to Little Eight's infatuation with the World Tree elves.
• The World Tree elves use their charm to seduce Little Eight, showcasing their manipulative nature.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Death Crows, led by a peak Level Six World Lord, express their loyalty to Green, now recognized as the Wizard King.
• The Dragon King, an ancient life-form, seeks guidance from Lulianman regarding peculiar objects collected by the dragon race.
• Thanksgiving, Green's avatar, teaches innate wizards at an elementary enlightenment school, highlighting the Wizard World's growth and potential.
• Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard informs Green about the Black Witch King's situation: he's been besieged by numerous powerful Sovereigns in the Chaos Void Domain for decades but remains undefeated.

Character Developments

• Green's status and influence grow; he's recognized as the Wizard King by other peak-level life-forms.
• The Death Crows and Dragon King show their allegiance to Green, indicating his increasing control over the Wizard World.
• Green demonstrates his commitment to the Wizard World's development by ensuring the Alliance Conference proceeds as planned despite the Black Witch King's situation.

Significant Themes

• Power and Influence: Green's growing power and influence are evident in the allegiance of other peak-level life-forms and his decision-making regarding the Alliance Conference.
• Growth and Potential: The Wizard World's growth, represented by the innate wizards' education, is a significant theme, highlighting its potential and future strength.
• Responsibility and Leadership: Green's responsibility as the Wizard King is shown in his decision to rescue the Black Witch King and ensure the Alliance Conference's success.

Character Interactions

• The Death Crows express their loyalty to Green, showing their trust in his leadership.
• The Dragon King seeks guidance from Lulianman, indicating the dragon race's respect for his wisdom and knowledge.
• Green and Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard discuss the Black Witch King's situation, demonstrating Green's leadership and decision-making in crucial matters.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green decides to rescue the Black Witch King in the Chaos Void Domain.
• He summons Demon Doll, a sovereign powerhouse from beyond spacetime, to aid in the rescue.
• Green hurriedly returns to the Wizard World and contacts Demon Doll.
• Ten days later, Green, Demon Doll, and six True Spirit Wizards prepare to set out.

Character Developments

• Green shows impatience in negotiations with the World Tree, hinting at the urgency of the situation.
• Demon Doll is introduced as a formidable sovereign with a unique evolutionary path.
• The True Spirit Wizards express their reservations about rescuing the Black Witch King.

Significant Themes

• The danger posed by the Black Witch King to the Wizard World.
• The importance of understanding and dealing with powerful external threats (like the Wushi Dark Sacred Ancestor).
• The complexity of alliances and the need for careful consideration of actions.

Character Interactions

• Green consults with the True Spirit Wizards about the rescue mission.
• Demon Doll meets the True Spirit Wizards for the first time.
• Black Isotta offers counsel to the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard, showing her growing maturity and understanding.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green enters the Chaos Void Domain, a dangerous region filled with powerful void creatures.
• He encounters a Level Six creature resembling a crocodile, which is actually a slave controlled by the Black Witch King's Titan Attrition Ring, used to lure lower creatures into the domain.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard and the One Drop Sea True Spirit Wizard arrive, sensing Green's presence.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his ability to withstand the harsh conditions of the Chaos Void Domain using the Robe of Appearances and his Truth-Balance Magic Staff.
• The little crocodile creature reveals its cunning nature despite its brutish appearance, attempting to deceive Green and the other wizards.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard shows interest in transforming the little crocodile into a Nightmare creature.

Significant Themes

• Deception and manipulation: The little crocodile attempts to deceive Green, and the Black Witch King uses it to lure creatures into the Chaos Void Domain.
• Power dynamics: The wizards' power and presence intimidate the little crocodile, highlighting the power imbalance between them.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the little crocodile, seeing through its deception and revealing its true nature as a slave of the Black Witch King.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard and the One Drop Sea True Spirit Wizard arrive, further intimidating the little crocodile with their power.
• Little Eight, Green's familiar, briefly interacts with the little crocodile, showing excitement at the prospect of having a new companion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Purgatory Flame dissipates, and Black Isotta retrieves the Purgatory Furnace.
• Green explains the nature of wizardry and the despair of seeking a dimensional breakthrough to Demon Doll.
• The wizards advance through the Chaos Void Domain, facing increasingly powerful void storms and creatures.
• They encounter a super void creature between Level Six and Seven, which retreats after a stalemate.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard discovers a high-level World Lord corpse and sends out Tricolor Sprites rules to gather information.
• They reach the center of the Chaos Void Domain, where super void creatures of Levels Seven, Eight, and beyond reside.

Character Developments

• Black Isotta becomes more bloodthirsty under the influence of Aibadon.
• The One-Ring True Spirit Wizard shows unwavering support for Green's plan to oppose the Black Witch King.
• Green demonstrates his knowledge and power, impressing Demon Doll and the other wizards.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of knowledge and power in wizardry, and the despair involved in seeking a dimensional breakthrough.
• The insignificance of individual beings in the face of high-dimensional beings and their rules.
• The struggle for dominance and resources among various beings in the Endless World.

Character Interactions

• Green and Demon Doll discuss the nature of the Wizard World and the pursuit of knowledge.
• Green and the One-Ring True Spirit Wizard work together to gather information and advance through the Chaos Void Domain.
• The wizards face a super void creature together, showcasing their combined strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green and his party of True Spirit Wizards enter the Chaos Void Domain, navigating through colossal void creatures and gaps between them.
• They encounter a level-eight Eternal Soul lifeform and suspect it's a hostile wizard from the wizard civilization.
• Green discovers a Sovereign trying to probe them and uses his Annihilation Strike to attack, marking the start of the wizard rescue operation.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his advanced perception abilities, detecting the hidden Sovereign and analyzing its structure.
• Little Eight reveals his relationship with Green, causing Green to react harshly, but they quickly resolve the tension.

Significant Themes

• The vastness and danger of the Chaos Void Domain, with void creatures evolving into rules and posing significant threats.
• The importance of perception and awareness in survival and combat, as shown by Green's ability to detect the hidden Sovereign.

Character Interactions

• Green and his party of True Spirit Wizards work together to navigate the dangerous void domain.
• Green interacts with Little Eight, showing a mix of affection and sternness.
• Green and the hidden Sovereign engage in a brief, one-sided exchange before Green attacks.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green successfully ambushes and wounds a Sovereign using the Annihilation Arc.
• The Eye of Destruction Sovereign appears, revealing a fearsome reputation and power.
• The Eye of Destruction Sovereign attacks Green's group, targeting each member with a blood sphere.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his strategic thinking and powerful abilities.
• The Eye of Destruction Sovereign shows its immense power and confidence.
• The Sovereign of the Void Rotbeards reveals its desire to capture Green as a trophy.

Significant Themes

• The power of strategy and surprise attacks (Green's ambush).
• The overwhelming might of ancient and powerful entities (Eye of Destruction Sovereign).
• The desire for recognition and status (Void Rotbeards Sovereign).

Character Interactions

• Green and the Eye of Destruction Sovereign face off, showcasing their power and will.
• The Void Rotbeards Sovereign interacts with the Eye of Destruction Sovereign, revealing its ambition.
• Green's group stands united against the Eye of Destruction Sovereign, preparing for battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green's summoned Flame-Soul Myriad-Headed Bird confronts the Void Rotbeard Overlord and the Eye of Destruction.
• The Eye of Destruction attacks everyone present with blood orbs, revealing its immense power.
• Green and the others struggle against the Eye of Destruction's attacks, suffering seals on their abilities.
• Green leads the group away, but the Eye of Destruction blocks their path. They decide to enter void creatures and proceed separately.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his power and wisdom, accurately assessing the Eye of Destruction's strength and strategizing against it.
• The True Spirit Wizards show varying levels of strength and vulnerability against the Eye of Destruction's attacks.
• Little Eight tries to communicate but is hindered by the seals.

Significant Themes

• The Eye of Destruction's power is amplified by the rules provided by other characters, highlighting the interconnectedness and consequences of their actions.
• The struggle against the Eye of Destruction illustrates the challenges of fighting a powerful enemy with unique rules.

Character Interactions

• Green and the other True Spirit Wizards work together against the Eye of Destruction, but their combined power also enhances its strength.
• Green leads the group, making strategic decisions to protect them from further enhancement of the Eye of Destruction's rules.
• The Void Rotbeard Overlord follows Green's group, targeting the most affected True Spirit Wizard.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green finds himself in the Chaos Void Domain, facing the Eye of Destruction ruler.
• The Eye of Destruction's power is revealed to be based in the Dimensional Esophagus.
• Green sends the Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard to eliminate the source of the Eye of Destruction's power.
• Green is injured by a drill crystal, highlighting the dangers of the region's special rules.
• An island in the Wizard World starts to wither and lose life, hinting at a larger issue.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his ability to perceive the essence of the Eye of Destruction's power using the Face of Truth.
• The Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard shows eagerness to gain a Fate Page by eliminating the Eye of Destruction's power source.
• The guardian of Sea Flower Island shows concern and helplessness in the face of the island's sudden decline.

Significant Themes

• The power of rules and the struggle for control over them.
• The dangers and unpredictability of the Endless World's environments.
• The interconnectedness of events and the consequences of actions on different scales.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard, giving him a mission and providing guidance.
• The guardian of Sea Flower Island interacts with the Spring Guardian, reporting the island's emergency.
• Green's interaction with the drill crystal demonstrates the harshness of the environment and the limits of his power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green's memories have transformed into Fairy Tales dimensional wizard runes, stored in the Endless World dimension.
• Green is now a level-nine lifeform within the Endless World dimension.
• Green encounters a Void lifeform with rules from the beginning of a world and enters it to find clues about the Black Witch King.
• Green is expelled from the Void lifeform and travels through multiple Void entities using a rule that eliminates matter-energy friction, heading towards the center of the Chaotic Void Realm.

Character Developments

• Green acknowledges his responsibilities as the Wizard King and the potential internal contradictions within Wizard Civilization.
• Green demonstrates his curiosity and eagerness to study unique lifeforms and rules.

Significant Themes

• The responsibilities and challenges of ruling a civilization.
• The exploration and understanding of new rules and lifeforms.
• The pursuit of knowledge and understanding.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with a vast will belonging to a precursor lifeform similar to the World Tree, seeking information about the Black Witch King.
• Green's journey through Void lifeforms is guided by a rule force, allowing him to traverse vast distances quickly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green enters a super void behemoth, a gathering center for powerful creatures.
• He encounters illusory creatures that affect his sixth sense of thought, trying to feed on his experiences of time and space.
• Green uses his Face of Truth to disrupt these creatures and communicate with one of them.
• The illusory creature proposes a cooperation: it will bind a target, and Green will wait at the starting point to kill it.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his adaptability and resilience in facing strange laws and illusory creatures.
• He shows his ability to communicate across time and space using his Face of Truth.
• Green's curiosity and willingness to cooperate with the illusory creature suggest a growing understanding of his role in this world.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and adaptation in a hostile environment.
• The interaction between different realms of existence (energy-material world and illusory realm).
• The power of understanding and communication in navigating strange and dangerous situations.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with illusory creatures, demonstrating his ability to adapt and communicate with beings from different realms.
• The illusory creature shows interest in cooperating with Green, highlighting the potential for mutual benefit between different beings.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green travels through a super-void lifeform and arrives at the birthplace of the world's first stars.
• He discovers a trapped Level 7 Sovereign (Lightning Toad Monster) and decides to cooperate with the illusory creatures to attack it.
• Green defeats the Lightning Toad Monster five times, with the illusory creatures preventing its escape each time.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his immense power as the Ancestor of Wizards, easily defeating a Level 7 Sovereign.
• The Lightning Toad Monster shows desperation and panic as it tries to escape and call for help.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and dominance among powerful entities.
• The cunning and manipulative nature of the illusory creatures.
• The importance of preparation and vigilance in the face of powerful enemies.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the illusory creatures, cooperating to attack the Lightning Toad Monster.
• The Lightning Toad Monster calls out to the Eye of Destruction Sovereign for help but receives no response.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, in his True Body of the Ancestor of Humanity, battles the Flower Thunderfruit Zhan Toad King, a level-seven ruler from the Chaos World Cluster.
• The King, summoned by the Mother Shell of the Mirage Desire Maze, is targeted by illusory creatures walking within the sixth sense of mental vigilance.
• Green repeatedly attacks the King, who keeps reappearing due to its ability to return to its original point.
• The King vows revenge against the Wizard World, and Green pursues it into a shallow illusion in the void.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his power and impatience, growing tired of the King's repeated appearances.
• The Flower Thunderfruit Zhan Toad King shows fear, desperation, and determination, vowing revenge despite its dire situation.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between material-energy rules and illusory rules, and the consequences of imbalance.
• The cyclical nature of evolution and adaptation in the Endless World.
• The power dynamics between wizards and other rulers in the Endless World.

Character Interactions

• Green and the Flower Thunderfruit Zhan Toad King engage in a one-sided battle, with Green showing no mercy and the King trying to escape.
• Illusory creatures walking within the sixth sense of mental vigilance target the King, influencing its material-energy rules and causing it distress.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Black Witch King, driven by greed, transforms into a hideous form to slaughter the Rulers who have gathered to hunt him down.
• The Mother Shell of the Mirage Desire Maze tries to persuade the Rulers to join forces against the Black Witch King, warning them about the Wizard World's ambitions.
• A distress call from the Flower-Thunder Fruit Toad of the Chaos World Cluster reveals that the Black Witch King has started targeting other Rulers.

Character Developments

• The Black Witch King: Reveals his conjoined form and the origin of his power, displaying his greed, cruelty, and madness. His female phantom counterpart shows love and compassion only for him.
• The Rulers: Remain reluctant to engage in a direct conflict with the Black Witch King, prioritizing their own Omnipotent Souls. The Mother Shell of the Mirage Desire Maze tries to rally them against the common threat.

Significant Themes

• Greed and its consequences: The Black Witch King's insatiable greed drives him to transform and attack the Rulers, highlighting the destructive power of unchecked desire.
• The struggle for power: The conflict between the Rulers and the Black Witch King, as well as the Wizard World's ambitions, reflects the ongoing struggle for dominance and control.
• The cycle of life and death: The Netherworld Yellow Springs River and the Black Witch King's transformation emphasize the interconnectedness and constant turnover of life and death.

Character Interactions

• The Black Witch King and the Rulers: The Black Witch King sees the Rulers as resources to be exploited, while the Rulers are reluctant to engage with him directly, leading to a tense standoff.
• The Mother Shell of the Mirage Desire Maze and the Rulers: The Mother Shell tries to persuade the Rulers to join forces, but they remain hesitant, showing a lack of trust or unity among the Rulers.
• The Black Witch King and his female phantom counterpart: The female phantom displays love and compassion only for the Black Witch King, highlighting their unique bond and the Black Witch King's isolation from other characters.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, now in his human form, stands victorious atop the Thunder Toad behemoth's corpse.
• He plucks valuable Thunder Fruits from the behemoth and studies its rule core.
• Green encounters an illusory creature that leads him to a slaughterhouse in the Chaos Void Domain.
• He finds One-Ring True Spirit Wizard and Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign, with the latter pursuing the former.

Character Developments

• Green: He continues to grow stronger and more confident, displaying his power and wisdom.
• One-Ring True Spirit Wizard: She appears weakened and in poor condition, having suffered setbacks.
• Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign: It is revealed to harbor deep hatred towards Green but lacks the courage to confront him.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and survival among different worlds and creatures.
• The consequences of Green's actions and the fear he instills in others.
• The pursuit of knowledge and understanding of rules by Green.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the illusory creature, using it to his advantage.
• Green encounters One-Ring True Spirit Wizard and Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign, with tense interactions between them.
• Green's presence brings relief to One-Ring True Spirit Wizard but causes fear in Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign summons the Eye of Destruction away from the battle against the Black Witch King, causing the situation to worsen.
• Green, the Wizard King, faces off against the Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign, who summons the Void Roaring Monster, a powerful opponent from the Chaos World Cluster.
• The Void Roaring Monster, a material-energy world Sovereign, attacks Green with a starry-sky cannon, testing his strength.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his Annihilation Arc attack, revealing his formidable strength.
• The Void Roaring Monster shows its powerful material-energy world abilities and its hatred towards the Wizard World.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and relationships between different world clusters and their inhabitants.
• The struggle against the Black Witch King and the intervention of the Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign.
• The test of Green's strength against the Void Roaring Monster.

Character Interactions

• Green vs. Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign: Green is pursued by Void-Corroding Beard, who summons the Void Roaring Monster to help.
• Green vs. Void Roaring Monster: The Void Roaring Monster attacks Green with a starry-sky cannon, testing his strength as a Wizard King.
• Void-Corroding Beard Sovereign vs. Void Roaring Monster: Void-Corroding Beard summons the Void Roaring Monster to help against Green, revealing their alliance.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green uses the Annihilation Arc to temporarily halt the Starry Sky Cannon.
• Green learns that the Starry Sky Roaring Monster's presence is causing a shift in rules, separating illusion from reality.
• Void Rotbeard Sovereign summons two more Sovereigns—Zuo Eight-Thousand Wooden Hands and the Arbitration Dark Sacred Ancestor—to aid in the battle against Green.
• Green, in his Wizard Ancestor True Form, initiates a battle against the Starry Sky Roaring Monster.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his immense power and confidence, aiming to prove himself as the strongest True Spirit Wizard ever.
• Void Rotbeard Sovereign shows his ruthlessness and desperation, willing to sacrifice other Sovereigns for his own safety.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of rules, and the ability of Sovereigns to manipulate them.
• The consequences of reckless summoning and the disregard for other Sovereigns' lives.
• The pursuit of strength and recognition among True Spirit Wizards.

Character Interactions

• Green and Void Rotbeard Sovereign: Green taunts Void Rotbeard, while Void Rotbeard summons other Sovereigns to aid in the battle against Green.
• Green and the Arbitration Dark Sacred Ancestor: Green threatens the Ancestor, warning of an impending wizard invasion of the Dark Great World.
• Green and One-Ring True Spirit Wizard: Green sends One-Ring to gather the True Spirits while he handles the Sovereign battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green fights against five powerful Rulers (Starry Sky Roaring Monster, Arbitration Dark Sacred Ancestor, Left Eight-Thousand Wooden-Hand Ruler, Shattered Soul Great Ruler, and Eye of Destruction Ruler) for two months.
• Green uses his Wizard Ancestor True Form and Perpetual Motion Machine to reinforce his power.
• The battle causes massive destruction, with earth-and-stone continents being shattered and scattered.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his incredible strength and power, proving himself to be a formidable opponent against multiple Rulers.
• The Rulers, including the Starry Sky Roaring Monster, show signs of weariness and struggle against Green's might.

Significant Themes

• The power and strength of Green as a Wizard King of an era.
• The struggle and despair faced by the Rulers in the face of Green's overwhelming power.
• The handing down of knowledge and legacy, as reflected in the conversation between One-Ring True Spirit Wizard and Yilun True Spirit Wizard.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Rulers, demonstrating his dominance and superiority in battle.
• One-Ring True Spirit Wizard, Demon Doll, and Yilun True Spirit Wizard arrive at the battlefield, witnessing Green's power and expressing pride in the Wizard World's legacy.
• Green communicates with the Wizards through the Eye of Destruction, urging them to join the battle.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard, atop the Six-Ring World's tower, prepares to descend into the deep illusions.
• He leaves the Six-Ring World in the care of a female Level 6 Stigmata Grand Wizard.
• On his way down, he encounters two Sovereigns, one pursuing and one fleeing, from the Beast Alliance and the Abyss World respectively.
• He temporarily stops the fleeing mist Sovereign and attacks the pursuing lion Sovereign, revealing his intention to join the Beast Alliance against the Abyss World.

Character Developments

• The Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard shows his power and independence, revealing his unique perspective on rules and his potential.
• The female Level 6 Stigmata Grand Wizard demonstrates her respect and obedience to the Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between different worlds and alliances (Beast Alliance, Abyss World, and potentially the Wizard Alliance).
• The exploration of deep illusions and the dangers they pose.
• The concept of rules and their importance in the Endless World.

Character Interactions

• The Six-Ring True Spirit Wizard interacts briefly with the two Sovereigns, showing his power and aligning himself with the Beast Alliance against the Abyss World.
• He leaves the Six-Ring World in the care of the female Level 6 Stigmata Grand Wizard, showing trust and delegation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard arrives in the Lightstream Reversal World, a dimension within the Endless World, filled with secrets and powerful monsters.
• He encounters a Time Storm and burrows underground to wait for it to pass.
• After the storm subsides, he travels towards the coordinates given by Green, avoiding monster gathering grounds.
• He arrives at the task coordinates and uses the Fate Lever Magic Staff to excavate a gigantic eye hidden beneath the Bone Continent.
• The eye hypnotizes the Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard, and he remains motionless for several months.
• Green contacts him through the eye and instructs him to continue his task.
• The Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard erases the eye using the Book of Fate, completing his task.
• Green instructs him to investigate the preparations in the Far-Reaching World of the Dimensional Esophagus.

Character Developments

• The Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard demonstrates his power and resilience, surviving the Time Storm and avoiding monsters.
• He shows determination and urgency in completing his task, despite the dangers involved.
• Green, the First Generation Wizard King, is revealed to be monitoring the situation and providing instructions.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of the Endless World and its dimensions.
• The struggle against fate and the determination to defy it.
• The importance of completing tasks and investigations, even in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• The Sixth-Ring True Spirit Wizard interacts with Green through the Eye of Destruction, receiving instructions and guidance.
• He encounters various monsters in the Dimensional Esophagus but avoids direct confrontations.