Chapter Summaries

Ian discovered the optimal fire-element resonance frequency for the Elemental Mysteries region, helping the Academy's project exceed its target years ahead of schedule. After using a deep resonance potion to reach 90% fire resonance, he met Vice Dean Simon, who offered him abundant research resources and a path to become a Grand Scholar.

• Ian perfected his Resonance Method, found the region's optimal resonance frequency, and decided to reveal it at the next project experiment.
• Ian demonstrated the frequency to Hector, and repeated tests confirmed that the project's resonance target had been met ahead of schedule.
• Elena and other Wizards praised Ian's results, while Hector gave him a Fire Element Deep Resonance Potion and the group supplied him with resources.
• Ian entered the Resonance Pool and used the potion to raise his Fire Element Resonance to 90%, greatly increasing his control and power.
• Ian met Ivan, who declared that his resonance had recovered to 90% and that he would reclaim his chief position at the next assessment.
• Vice Dean Simon made Ian a project leader, promised him resonance-related resources and direct promotion to Grand Scholar if he completed the project, and thanked him for his contributions to the Academy.

Ian prepared for the Academy-wide assessment by improving his elemental resonance and research standing, then competed against the other academies’ top wizards. He finished seventh overall and second in the Four Symbols Academy, leaving him positioned to become Chief if Flynn advanced.

• Ian chose the wind element as his next research direction, received increased resources, and submitted a document with Hector.
• Ian entered the assessment with 84 Mental Power and 91% fire resonance, then placed eighth in the resonance test and sixth in the Illusion Tower.
• Ian defeated Beckett and Aurelian Frost in the academy-wide battles but surrendered to Adam Iron Mountain after a hard-fought match.
• Ian finished the assessment seventh overall and second in the Four Symbols Academy.

Ian rose from second seat to Chief of Four Symbols Academy after winning an executive vote, while building his Mental Power to Five Crystal perfection. Flynn successfully advanced to the second ring, leaving Ian as the new Chief and bringing him closer to his own breakthrough.

• Ian ranked seventh in the Academy and second in his branch, then received a temporary appointment as Core Council Foreign Affairs Officer.
• Ian exchanged his reward for Spiritual Resonance Springwater and raised his Mental Power above ninety percent while gaining resources and connections through his new position.
• Ian won the Academy diplomatic executive vote with thirty-six votes, became an official officer, and later mastered the Four Symbols Resonance Method Meditation Method.
• Ian could not find the completed fifth-tier Resonance Method knowledge in the Silver Society Library, so he focused on reaching Mental Power perfection instead.
• Ian reached Five Crystal perfection after five months, strengthening his control over his domain.
• Flynn completed his second-ring breakthrough, and Ian became Chief of Four Symbols Academy when Flynn left the core sequence.

Ian attended Flynn’s Second Ring advancement banquet, where he learned the privileges and expectations attached to his new role as Four Symbols Academy’s core chief. After receiving permission to enter the Dream Abyss, he plunged into a dream near its outskirts.

• Ian congratulated Flynn at his advancement banquet and met Wizards who expressed support for Ian and his leadership.
• Flynn explained that Ian’s chief privileges included higher-level Academy access and entry to the secret realm’s deep zone, and asked him to aim for the top five in the next assessment.
• Kieran made the top-five placement Ian’s next test, while Gillian gave Ian an Earthfire Source crystal.
• Ian learned that the third level of the secret realm, the Dream Abyss, could grant Wizardry and knowledge through dreams but carried the risk of being trapped in one.
• Ian entered the secret realm, was carried past its shallow and middle regions, and chose a nearby dream marked by countless red threads.

Ian entered the Dream Abyss, mastered Water Rhythm, created Vortex Burst, and unraveled Deep Sea Coffin before a Second Circle Wizard killed him in the dream. After escaping, he sensed that the knowledge worth one hundred thousand lay at the deepest point of the abyss and was connected to the Four Symbols Resonance Method, then received an urgent message from Sophia.

• Ian entered a deep-sea dream, sensed Water Rhythm, and gained it at Proficient.
• Ian returned to the dream, created the water-element Wizardry Vortex Burst, and raised Water Rhythm to mastery.
• Ian unraveled the Deep Sea Coffin but was killed by a Second Circle Wizard after the dream's test turned hostile.
• Ian awoke with depleted Mental Power, then sensed black threads leading to hidden knowledge at the bottom of the Dream Abyss while using the Four Symbols Resonance Method.
• Ian left the Dream Abyss, drank a Mental Power Potion, and found Sophia's message saying something huge had happened.

Ian strengthened his domain, improved his elemental resonance, and used the Four Symbols Pool while preparing to defend his chief seat. As the Academy assessment began, he and the recovered Ivan stood poised to compete for first place.

• Sophia warned Ian that Ivan had recovered with his family's help and planned to reclaim the chief seat using the Heart of Four Symbols as an assessment reward.
• Ian decided Ivan was no longer a serious threat, used the Earthfire Source and Jade Spirit Tea to aid his training, and continued advancing his Resonance Methods and Meditation Methods.
• Three months later, Ian raised Four Symbols as One to Master Level and inherited responsibilities and benefits after Flynn left for the front lines.
• Ian entered the edge of the Four Symbols Pool, where its balanced elements improved his condition, and continued building his strength as Ivan regained supporters.
• A week before the assessment, Ian had raised his fire resonance to 93%, and he faced Ivan as Milo announced the contest for first seat.

Ian defeated Ivan in all three rounds of the core assessment and became the chief of Four Symbols Academy. He claimed the Heart of Four Symbols as his reward, then returned to the Main Academy to prepare for next year’s Academy-wide assessment.

• Ian outlasted Ivan in the resonance test until Milo stopped Ivan to protect his recently healed injuries, and Ivan conceded the round.
• Ian placed first in the Illusion Tower combat test, leaving Ivan baffled by his defeat.
• Ivan challenged Ian to a direct fight, but Ian dismantled his domain and overwhelmed him with Wizardry and Mental Power attacks until Ivan surrendered.
• The core members accepted Ian as chief, and the Academy issued him the top ranking and the Heart of Four Symbols.
• Ian collected more resonance resources from the Resources Department and returned to the Main Academy to continue improving.

After becoming chief, Ian received sponsorship, a Wind Soul Crystal Marrow, and a proposal to marry Nicole, while continuing to seek knowledge to complete Four Symbols as One. Kieran secured support from the Winston Family in exchange for Ian’s promise to place in the top five at the assessment, and six months later Ian’s overall resonance surpassed 90%.

• Ian received invitations and increased sponsorship after defeating Ivan and becoming chief of the Four Symbols Academy.
• Gunnar offered Ian a Wind Soul Crystal Marrow and proposed that he marry Nicole; Ian agreed, pending his teacher’s approval, and Gunnar set the wedding for after Ian reached the Second Ring.
• Ian gathered resources from several factions and found one piece of supplementary knowledge for Four Symbols as One, but could not locate the other two.
• Kieran agreed to Ian’s marriage to Nicole, showed him his private Library, and directed him to the Winston Family, where Ian found the final supplementary piece for Four Symbols as One.
• Kieran arranged for Ian to obtain water-resonance resources from the Winston Family, requiring him to place in the top five at the assessment a year later or repay them.
• Ian focused on improving himself, and after six months his overall resonance exceeded 90%.

After half a year of rapid growth, Ian returned to the secret realm and overcame the giant magic tree to claim the Four Symbols Wizard’s inheritance. He learned that the deepest dream came from Metatron and left with White Fang, now his to command and a key to the dreamscape.

• Ian’s elemental resonance and wizardry advanced, and he entered the secret realm’s middle region to retrieve the inheritance.
• Ian and White Fang reached the deepest part of the Memory Wasteland, where Ian destroyed the nearly first-ring-limit magic tree by targeting its chaotic elemental nodes.
• Ian absorbed the magic tree’s knowledge and claimed the inheritance, learning that the Four Symbols Wizard was Daniel Marshall and that the dream came from Metatron.
• Ian learned that the dream required a Second-Ring wizard to explore and that White Fang was a special key to it.
• Ian took ownership of White Fang, left the secret realm, and headed to the Four Symbols Academy to find Kieran.

Ian told Kieran that he had obtained the Four Symbols Wizard’s legacy, and Kieran helped him understand its dangers and the demanding requirements for forming the top-grade Four Symbols Sacred Body. After Ian left to pursue his preparations, Kieran contacted Dean Aaron Griffin and began negotiating over the inheritance.

• Ian told Kieran about the secret realm, Metatron’s dream, and the Four Symbols Wizard’s legacy, and Kieran warned him to keep it secret and avoid entering the dream until he reached the second ring.
• Kieran examined Ian’s legacy and identified its Four Symbols Sacred Body as a top-grade transcendent physique with exceptional potential.
• Kieran explained that Ian needed five elemental resonances above 95%, solar-level talent, a stronger body, and second-ring potions and spiritual resources to form the physique.
• Kieran offered to negotiate with the Academy for the required resources, while Ian planned to raise his elemental resonance and remembered the whole-academy assessment in six months.
• After Ian left, Kieran removed most of the inheritance from his copy and contacted Dean Aaron Griffin, who praised the physique’s potential.
• Kieran told Aaron that the inheritance was valuable and proposed a deal before sharing the remaining knowledge.

Kieran secured White Stone Essence and Hearts of Elements for Ian but could not obtain a Second Ring advancement potion. Ian raised his fire resonance past 95%, then returned to the Emerald Shadow Secret Realm and entered the Illusion Tower, where a figure appeared before him.

• Kieran negotiated with Aaron for White Stone Essence and Hearts of Elements for Ian, but Aaron refused to provide an advancement potion.
• Ian collected a heart of a rare fire elemental spirit from the Resources Department and used it to raise his fire-element resonance past 95%.
• Kieran gave Ian the resources he had secured and advised him to use his core assessment reward to improve his cultivation.
• Ian tested his stronger fire Wizardry, decided he needed more Body Tempering, and quietly traveled to Veridian Forest.
• Ian met Mickey at the Emerald Shadow Secret Realm and entered the Illusion Tower, where his abilities except Body Tempering were sealed and a figure appeared.

Ian advanced to the fourth layer of Body Tempering, completed more of the Verdant Shadow Set, and trained in the Illusion Tower before returning toward the Academy. On the way, he ambushed a Crimson Eye force in Veridian Forest, killed its Wizards, and captured Sharba.

• Ian cleared the Illusion Tower's thirtieth floor, claimed Earthvein Dragon Blood, and continued fighting until he reached the thirty-fifth floor.
• Ian swallowed the Earthvein Dragon Blood and advanced to the fourth layer of the Everlasting Body Tempering Method, gaining Golden Blood.
• Ian defeated the Rock-Armored Lizard, obtained the Verdant Shadow Breastplate, and trained in the Illusion Tower for three months before withdrawing from the fortieth floor.
• Ian persuaded Mickey to leave the secret realm with him, but detected Wizards from the Crimson Eye moving through Veridian Forest and decided to stop them.
• Ian trapped Sharba and his forces in mist, killed nearly all the Wizards with attacks from concealment, and captured Sharba after he fell unconscious.

Ian defeated a Crimson Eye infiltration team in Veridian Forest, then returned to Four Symbols Academy and strengthened his elemental resonance and other abilities. As the academy-wide core assessment approached, he led the academy’s core students to Star Hall.

• Ian summoned local Wizard schools to Veridian Forest, identified himself as Four Symbols Academy’s chief, and ordered them to contact the Academy’s defensive-line Wizards.
• Renard arrived, accepted the captured Crimson Eye Wizard, and promised to report Ian’s contribution before Ian returned to the Academy.
• Ian reflected on the battle and decided to give his best in the academy-wide assessment while keeping some abilities hidden.
• Ian received a major merit and battle contribution points, then used academy and project-team resources to raise his wind-element resonance to 95%.
• Ian improved his Four Symbols technique, Natural Resonance Method, Mental Power Seed, and Body Tempering before the assessment.
• Ian met Sophia, Harold, and the other core students, then led them toward Star Hall for the academy-wide core assessment.

At the core assessment, Ian Green won first place in the resonance round by adapting to Simon’s shifting elemental pressure better than the other Wizards. He and the remaining competitors then proceeded to the Illusion Tower for the second round.

• Simon announced increased assessment rewards, including White Stone Spirit Essence for first place, and began the resonance assessment under changing elemental pressure.
• Wizards were eliminated one by one until only Ian, Adam, and Russell remained, with Ian adapting smoothly to each change in pressure.
• Russell faltered and was removed, leaving Ian and Adam to compete for first place.
• Adam finally collapsed under the pressure, while Ian remained standing and took first place in the round.
• Simon displayed the rankings, naming Ian Green of Four Symbols Academy first, then led the core members to the Illusion Tower for the second round.

Ian tied with Adam in the Illusion Tower assessment, then defeated Russell and lost to Adam in the practical combat round. He finished second after accepting the Iron Mountain Family’s offer of an earth-element resource in exchange for letting Adam win.

• Ian and Adam both cleared all fifty floors of the Illusion Tower, tying for the top score and dispelling the other Wizards’ doubts about Ian’s strength.
• Ian defeated Russell using wind-element Wizardry, then watched the other matches while Adam won his battles with ease.
• The Iron Mountain Family offered Ian a high-grade earth-element resource and its friendship if he let Adam obtain the White Stone Essence, and Ian accepted.
• Ian fought Adam using the Four Symbols Domain but conceded before revealing his hidden strength, allowing Adam to win.
• The assessment ended, and Ian was announced in second place.

After placing second in the Academy assessment, Ian received advancement resources and support from the Iron Mountain Family, then defeated Adam in a rematch and was recommended as president of the Core Council. Over the following months, his earth resonance surpassed 95%, bringing him closer to the Second Ring, while his knowledge for completing his method remained elusive.

• Ian received three Second Ring advancement potions and a bottle of wild reindeer blood, which helped his Golden Blood progress toward completing the fourth level of body tempering.
• Jenaire brought Ian an Earth Vein Source Crystal from the Iron Mountain Family and answered his questions about earth resonance.
• Adam challenged Ian to a rematch, and Ian defeated him with Four Symbols as One; Adam then stepped down as Core Council president and recommended Ian as his successor.
• Jenaire gave Ian a second Earth Vein Source Crystal, and three months later Ian used one to raise his earth-element resonance above 95%.
• Ian won a majority vote despite opposition from Ivan's Lineage and became president of the Core Council.
• Another half year passed while Ian continued progressing toward the Second Ring, still without finding the knowledge needed to complete his method.

Ian learned that Gray Tower Wizards would visit Elemental Mysteries and that his teacher planned for him to join their expedition into the White Stone Mountains in exchange for help finding the four-element Meditation Method knowledge he needed. After raising his water resonance to 95%, Ian achieved perfect resonance across all four elements and discovered that his Four Symbols power had grown stronger through balance; two months later, the Gray Tower Wizards arrived.

• Ian learned from Diana that Grand Scholars could access greater resources and might study at Gray Tower, while he considered how to improve his resonance and complete his remaining knowledge.
• Farn told Ian that Wizards from Gray Tower planned to visit and seek a Wizard's help entering the White Stone Mountains.
• Kieran explained that the visitors came from the Radiance Branch Academy and offered Ian a chance to join their expedition and seek the four-element Meditation Method knowledge he lacked.
• Ian obtained elemental spirit fluid from Natalia's water element project group and, a month later, raised his water resonance to 95%, matching his other three elements.
• Ian sensed that his balanced Four Symbols power had become substantially stronger, and the Gray Tower Wizards arrived two months later.

Gareth brought Edith to Elemental Mysteries, claiming he needed help investigating a possible super-large Second Ring mineral vein in the White Stone Mountains. Ian joined their expedition and discovered that the elemental resonance in the mist was far stronger than expected, suggesting a vein of Three Rings quality or higher.

• Gareth and Edith arrived at the Main Academy, where Simon agreed to have Ian assist them with their investigation.
• Gareth told Kieran that a Gray Tower manuscript described a possible super-large Second Ring mineral vein in the White Stone Mountains, and Kieran agreed to send Ian.
• After Simon left, Gareth revealed to Edith that their real goal was a Three Rings Wizard's vault, while the mineral vein was only a cover story.
• Three days later, Gareth, Ian, and Edith entered the White Stone Mountains and traveled toward the area surrounded by Elemental Mist.
• As they reached the mist, Ian sensed an enormous area of intense elemental resonance and realized that a real mineral vein might be present, possibly of Three Rings quality or higher.

Ian joined Gareth and Edith in investigating a mysterious mist in the White Stone Mountains and discovered a colossal Three Rings elemental ore vein. After the Radiance Branch Academy and Elemental Mysteries agreed to cooperate over the discovery, Ian received resources and the final knowledge he needed to fill a gap: the Elemental Return Technique.

• Ian warned Gareth that the mineral vein might be larger and higher-grade than expected, prompting Gareth to investigate the mist with Ian and Edith.
• Inside the mist, Ian sensed the route and destroyed elemental jellyfish by striking their cores, while Edith struggled to match his perception.
• Gareth, Ian, and Edith discovered and surveyed a colossal Three Rings elemental ore vein, then returned to Elemental Mysteries to report it to Aaron and Kieran.
• Gareth arranged for the Radiance Branch Academy to support Elemental Mysteries against Crimson Eye over the next three years, and Aaron asked Ian to keep the discovery secret.
• Ian requested nature-related resources and materials to increase elemental resonance, then received the Academy's reward and the Elemental Return Technique.

Ian advanced his Natural Resonance Method to Master Level in a Second Ring Elemental Pool and raised his talent from Radiant Moon to Solar Level, beginning a painful transformation. With the war against Crimson Eye drawing closer, he still needed to grow strong enough to reach the Second Ring.

• Ian received a pseudo-Second Ring Elemental Return Technique and resolved to advance before the coming battles over Crimson Eye and the mineral vein.
• Ian cultivated in Kieran’s botanical garden, where an old wizard gave him a garden map, and Ian offered the wizard’s grandson a position.
• Over the next six months, Ian raised his elemental resonances, while the Academy secretly investigated the Elemental Mist and Ivan failed another attempt to reach the Second Ring.
• Ian obtained access from Kieran to an Advanced Second Ring Elemental Pool and prepared to improve his talent.
• Ian mastered the Natural Resonance Method, spent his stored talent points to reach Solar Level (Morning Glow), and felt a tearing pain as his transformation began.