Recaps

Ian perfected his resonance methods, became chief and then Grand Scholar, and built the strength and resources needed to pursue the Four Symbols Sacred Body. After winning his final Academy assessment and completing his preparations, he requested the finest Elemental Pool to advance to the Second Ring.

• Ian perfected his Resonance Method, raised his fire resonance to 90%, and became a project leader before placing seventh in the Academy assessment and becoming Chief of Four Symbols Academy.
• Ian explored the Dream Abyss, gained mastery of Water Rhythm, and later defeated Ivan to claim first place, the chief seat, and the Heart of Four Symbols.
• Ian uncovered the Four Symbols Wizard’s inheritance, learned that White Fang was a key to Metatron’s dream, and began pursuing the resources and elemental resonances required for the Four Symbols Sacred Body.
• Ian raised his body-tempering and elemental abilities, stopped a Crimson Eye force in Veridian Forest, and won the Academy-wide assessment before accepting Adam’s victory in their final match.
• Ian joined Gareth and Edith’s expedition into the White Stone Mountains, found a colossal Three Rings elemental ore vein, and received the Elemental Return Technique and resources from the Academy.
• Ian reached Solar Level, presented his resonance research at his Grand Scholar ceremony, and warned that his discoveries had begun drawing attention from rival academies.
• Ian won his final Academy assessment, mastered the Elemental Return Technique, completed his mental power and Secret Marrow cultivation, and reached 99.5% elemental resonance.
• Ian requested the finest Elemental Pool to begin his Second Ring advancement while Adam and Abraham advanced ahead of him.

Ian advanced from a newly established Second Ring Wizard to the Mid Second Ring, gaining the Four Symbols Furnace and building a reputation through alchemy and research. As the war against Crimson Eye reached its final siege, Ian took up a defensive position near a magma river while the Winston faction arranged to expose him to danger.

• Ian completed his Second Ring breakthrough, formed the Four Symbols Sacred Body, and began earning contribution points by analyzing Flame Demon components.
• Ian secured the Flame Abyss Crystal, condensed the Four Symbols Furnace, and accepted Darian’s challenge after Darian confronted him over the material.
• Ian helped complete the Demon-Breaking Wizard Array, joined the Alchemy Department, and won a new laboratory by producing a top-tier elemental crystal.
• Ian entered Metatron’s dream, gained Flame Rhythm, then completed the Emerald Shadow Physique and continued his alchemy work through three years of war.
• Ian arranged for Harvey to take over Jonah’s position, completed the ore separation device, earned a War Merit, and advanced to the Mid Second Ring.
• Ian gained Simon’s approval for his Meditation Room project and mastered the Four Symbols Furnace Chapter, fully integrating the furnace into his body.
• Kieran assigned Ian to the eastern interception force for the siege of Crimson Eye, where Ian witnessed Aaron damage its defenses and received a post near a magma river.
• Jasper and Nash Winston arranged for hostile Wizards to reach Ian’s position, and Crimson Eye’s weakened Wizard Array shattered five days later.

Ian rose through the Crimson Eye war, advanced his fire and wind abilities, and prepared for the Reserve Elemental Child selection. During the White Stone Vein conflict, he gained key resources and comprehended Earth Rhythm, then returned to the Academy with a stronger physique and the Balance Domain.

• Ian killed fleeing Crimson Eye wizards, helped secure the Library for Renard’s group, and defeated Darian in their wager duel.
• Ian mastered Flame Rhythm in the Crimson Eye’s darkfire, absorbed Darkfire Law fragments, and killed Nash Winston after the Darkfire Pit’s flames began to fade.
• Headmaster Aaron rewarded Ian after the war, and Ian studied alchemy under Darwin while advancing his projects and dream training.
• Ian learned of the White Stone mineral vein and prepared for the coming war by investing in resource trading with Cerys, Derek, Flynn, and Kilian.
• Ian raised his Fire Runes and talent to Master Level and Blazing, then followed Metatron’s dream to claim a wind core and embed Wind Wings.
• Ian joined Renard’s campaign against the Eastern Wizard Alliance, fought through its defenses, and helped seize the Jacob and Shaba Families’ resources.
• Ian caught Riftwind Eagle Feathers with his Wind Wings, claimed Earth-Vein Wind Saliva, and comprehended Earth Rhythm at Arthur Reynolds’s mountain.
• Ian returned to the Academy, bred Riftwind Eagle Feathers, mastered Turbine Oscillation, advanced his physique, and discovered Balance Domain.

Ian’s Mist-Dispelling Array earned him major merit and helped him become a Reserve Elemental Child, while his growing mastery of wind, alchemy, and Elemental Transmutation carried him through the front-line war and the Resonance Meditation Room project. The arc left Ian an Advanced Second Ring Alchemist and project leader, ready to develop a long-range weapon for an Airship.

• Ian completed and demonstrated the Mist-Dispelling Array, earning major merit, the Deepblue Core, and a role guiding its production.
• Ian advanced to Late Second Ring, passed the Reserve Elemental Child assessments, and was named one of the five provisional Reserve Elemental Children.
• Ian defeated the Wind Elemental Envoy in the Storm Eye, took the Storm Rule Fragment, and used it to strengthen his Wind Rhythm and study Metatron’s research.
• Ian discovered Metatron’s hidden laboratory and agreed to join the Academy’s front-line alchemy effort, where he killed the enemy wizards sent to ambush him and helped defend the fortress.
• Ian and Augusto completed the Resonance Meditation Room, which passed review after outperforming ordinary rooms in elemental enrichment and resistance to abnormal environments.
• Ian received major rewards, advanced to Advanced Second Ring Alchemist, and accepted Darwin’s assignment to develop a High-Order Second Ring long-range Airship weapon.