Chapter Summaries

Roland learned that the Ice Ape and Ice Elf clans were freezing the Azure Sea Region to extend the Frozen Realm, threatening his territory and the Terra Kingdom. Phillips ordered Cameron to coordinate the local forces and sent Tobias east with fifty thousand Imperial Guards, while the eastern nobles planned to obey the order with expendable troops and hold back their main forces.

• A Storm Eagle Knight reported that more than three thousand Ice Elf priests had frozen thousands of square kilometers of the Azure Sea Region, and Alice explained that they were drawing cold from the Frozen Realm to turn the region into ice.
• Roland rejected a premature attack against the ice apes and decided to warn the Terra Kingdom that he would abandon the region if the kingdom did not act.
• After hearing Roland's warning, Phillips agreed that the conspiracy threatened the kingdom, sent Cameron to coordinate the local factions, and ordered Tobias to lead fifty thousand Imperial Guards east as backup.
• The Revenge Alliance returned to Highland City after receiving the royal mobilization order, and Cyril cursed the ice ape and Ice Elf clans for dragging the nobles back into the conflict.
• Ansel proposed that each family send expendable troops to satisfy the king's order while keeping its main forces in reserve, and the nobles in the hall agreed.

The continent’s races struggled to contain the Super Magical Beast Tide, with the Beastkin Empire suffering especially severe losses. At Sea God Island, Servia turned the battle by drawing the seven Saint Domain Magical Beasts out to sea and using the Dragon Roar Horn to make the horde fight itself, but the Sea Demon Clan still lost 120,000 clansmen.

• Humanity contained the Earth Bear-led tide with its cities and fortresses, while the Beastkin Empire’s exposed western territory suffered devastating destruction.
• The Sea Demon Clan retreated into Sea God Island as Servia and Felicia faced the invading magical beasts and their seven Saint Domain leaders.
• Servia ordered the Sea Demon Clan to lure the seven Saint Domain Magical Beasts out to sea, where they could be separated from the main horde.
• With the Saint Domain battle moved offshore, the Sea Demons used the Dragon Roar Horn to turn tens of thousands of magical beasts against their own horde.
• After two days and one night, fewer than one in ten invading magical beasts remained and the seven Saint Domain Magical Beasts retreated, while 120,000 Sea Demons had died.

Roland joined the coalition assembled to confront the Ice Ape and Ice Elf races after their spreading cold devastated the Azure Sea Region. At the pre-battle meeting, he recognized Olivia, his former instructor at the Noble Mage Academy.

• Ice Elf and Ice Ape activity froze vast areas of the Azure Sea Region, sharply reducing food production in Roland's territory.
• Cameron condemned the coalition's poor troops and threatened the noble families with treason unless they sent their elite forces.
• Roland decided to lead troops to the alliance, then sailed with his forces toward the North Sea Fleet.
• Seven days later, Roland saw the frozen sea near the Frozen Realm and realized how severe the Ice Elves' power had become.
• Roland boarded the North Sea Fleet flagship Mission for the pre-battle meeting and recognized Olivia among the three Saint Domain experts.

Roland won Olivia’s favor by presenting himself as her student, receiving an Extraordinary Spirit Agility Potion and her offer of magical guidance. At the pre-war meeting, Cameron warned that the Ice Ape and Ice Elf clans could turn the Azure Sea Region into a frozen wasteland within a year, threatening Roland and Joseph’s territories.

• Roland greeted Olivia as his mentor, and she recognized Mage Theophile as his direct mentor and praised his achievements.
• Roland took Cyril’s seat beside Olivia and gave her Spirit Visage Fruits, prompting her to give him an Extraordinary Spirit Agility Potion and offer him guidance.
• Cameron interrupted Roland and Olivia’s reunion and redirected the gathering to the campaign against the Ice Ape and Ice Elf clans.
• Cameron warned that the Azure Sea Region could be assimilated by the Frozen Realm in less than a year if the clans’ conspiracy was not stopped.
• Roland and Joseph realized their territories were at risk, while Joseph worried that the Mandy Family could not recover elsewhere if it lost Golden Kui Island.

Cameron gathered the rival human forces to discuss how to stop the Ice Elf priests from freezing the Azure Sea Region, but their feuding leaders repeatedly disrupted the meeting. Garvin Jones proposed breaking a channel through the ice for the allied fleet, though the plan would take months and face resistance.

• Olivia explained that more than three thousand Ice Elf priests were freezing the Azure Sea Region while 120,000 Ice Apes protected them, and that defeating the Ice Apes could force the priests to retreat.
• Joseph suggested crossing the ice to attack, but Cameron warned that fighting there risked catastrophic losses; Joseph and Ansel traded insults until Cameron and Ansel's ancestor stopped them.
• Cyril proposed sending flying knights and experts over the Ice Ape army to strike the priests, but Roland insulted him and Cameron rebuked the quarrelling nobles.
• Cameron asked Garvin Jones for a plan, and Garvin suggested breaking through the ice to advance with the fleet and use its firepower against the Ice Apes.
• The leaders recognized that Garvin's plan would remove the Ice Apes' geographical advantage, but carving a passage two hundred miles long could take months and give the Ice Elves time to resist.

The factions approved Cameron’s plan to break through the ice toward the Frozen Realm, while Ice Soul and Ella struggled to respond to the humans’ unexpected tactic. As the Human Allied Forces slowly advanced, Roland used his time with Olivia to learn more about high-level magic.

• Cameron secured the factions’ agreement to break the ice in separate sectors, and the prewar meeting ended after they settled the plan’s details.
• Three days later, Ice Soul learned that the Human Allied Forces were breaking the ice with warships instead of attacking across it, and he sought countermeasures from Ella.
• Ella said her priests were already stretched thin, and Ice Soul explained that the Ice Ape King could not send reinforcements because he was fighting for the Extreme Cold Highlands.
• Ella redirected more than a thousand priests to slow the humans with frigid air, while Ice Soul led tens of thousands of elite ice apes into the icy wilderness.
• The Human Allied Forces made limited progress despite deploying warriors, mages, and Earth Warriors, while Roland remained confident and continued visiting Olivia to study high-level magic.

Roland consulted Olivia about refining Transcendental Level potions, and she taught him detailed techniques and material-processing temperatures. He left with much of the knowledge he needed to begin refining and with sincere gratitude toward his mentor.

• Roland asked Olivia why Sky Ice Fruit was used in the Transcendental Level Fire Element Resonance Potion, and she explained how it stabilized the violent fire power of Fire Element Wood.
• Roland asked how to handle Blazing Crystal Powder and learned that Transcendental Level potions required careful temperature control for different materials.
• Olivia hesitated when Roland asked about purification temperatures, then agreed to share her secrets after he swore not to reveal them.
• Olivia spent nearly a day teaching Roland processing temperatures and precautions for multiple Transcendental Level potions.
• Roland thanked Olivia for her generous instruction and complimented her beauty, prompting her to accuse him playfully of flirting.

After more than a month of Olivia’s instruction, Roland reached Level 14 and gained a clearer path toward the Saint Realm. When over ten thousand ice apes attacked, Roland watched as the allied forces met their charge.

• Olivia taught Roland nearly all her knowledge and urged him to become a guardian of humanity, while Roland promised to fulfill her expectations.
• Roland broke through to Level 14, while Cassius complained that Roland’s absorption had delayed his return to the Saint Realm; Roland said an Extraordinary Potion could help them both advance.
• Cassius spotted more than ten thousand ice apes approaching from the northwest, and Roland learned they were charging toward the allied forces led by Harrison and Oruoko.
• Roland left the ice house and watched from the Dawn as the allied army formed defensive lines and the ice apes arrived.
• Ansel ordered the Magic Crystal Cannons to fire, killing hundreds of ice apes and breaking the ice beneath them, but the survivors climbed out of the sea and continued their charge.
• The allied forces attacked with Magic Crossbows, catapults, and archers, bringing down another thousand ice apes before they reached the human line.

The humans defeated the ice apes’ assault with few casualties, but the allied leaders decided to continue breaking the ice rather than risk an attack. Ice Soul revealed that he intended to freeze the Azure Sea Region permanently so his people could gain a new homeland.

• The ice apes leaped over the human infantry, but coordinated soldiers and rear mages surrounded them and forced the army to retreat into the sea after it suffered nearly four thousand casualties.
• Roland dismissed O'Neal’s eagerness for battle and ordered him and the other Earth Warriors to take turns working on the ice-breaking effort.
• Cameron proposed attacking across the ice, but Garvin Jones and Frederic warned that an offensive could cause heavy losses and risk annihilation, so Cameron agreed to continue the ice-breaking plan.
• Ice Soul learned that Ice Origin’s army had suffered severe losses and explained to Ice Fiend and Ice Origin that he meant to turn the Azure Sea Region into permanent ice and secure a homeland for the ice apes.

The Ice Ape King captured Snow Fortress, while Orc Emperor Durontan ordered a retreat after the costly Super Magical Beast Tide and sent Grommash to kill the Ice Ape King. Above Chia City, Gaia and Emmett faced the Immortal Blazing Phoenix's Great Elder Loloise, and Gaia began a battle after negotiations failed.

• The Ice Ape King ordered Bing Han to clear and repair Snow Fortress and prepare for the Beastkin Empire's counterattack.
• After learning the Super Magical Beast Tide had caused millions of casualties, Durontan ordered the beastkin tribes to return to their territories and recuperate.
• An Eaglekin messenger reported that the Ice Ape King and three hundred thousand Ice Apes had captured Snow Fortress and wiped out its defenders.
• Durontan sent Grommash and one thousand Behemoths of the Imperial Guard Legion to kill the Ice Ape King.
• Loloise refused Gaia's request to end the Beast Tide and demanded that he hand over Emmett.
• Gaia gave up on negotiations and fought Loloise above Chia City.

As winter slowed the Human Allied Forces’ advance toward the Frozen Realm, Roland learned that Grommash and one thousand Behemoths had annihilated the Ice Ape King’s army. Though the victory offered Roland a chance to earn military merit, he declined to avoid drawing unwanted attention.

• After meditating, Roland checked his attributes and learned he was estimated to need six months to reach Level 15 Archmage.
• Cassius asked whether Roland’s next advancement would restore his Saint Realm strength, and Nuwa calculated an eighty-six percent chance before falling silent after Roland pointed out a system loophole.
• Roland gave Cassius an Extraordinary Potion, which Cassius immediately consumed from inside Roland’s body.
• O'Neal reported that Grommash had led one thousand Behemoths to defeat two hundred thousand Ice Apes, kill the Ice Ape King, and capture Snow Fortress.
• O'Neal suggested Roland pursue Terra Kingdom Military Merit, but Roland refused because the title advancement had little practical value and could make rivals wary.

After the magical beast tide ended, the ice apes and ice elves retreated from the Frozen Realm, ending their campaign in the Azure Sea Region. Roland clashed with Cyril over leaving sentries behind, then resolved to act on the promise he had made to Leslie.

• The magical beast tide gradually ended after the continent's races and the behemoths inflicted heavy losses on their enemies, and the major armies began withdrawing.
• Ice Soul ordered the ice ape troops to abandon their campaign and retreat to the Frozen Realm after learning that the ice elf priests needed eight more months to complete their spellcasting.
• Cameron told the gathered noble families that the ice apes and ice elves had retreated, while Olivia said the Azure Sea Region would warm as the cold air flowed back.
• Roland and Cyril argued over which families should leave sentries near the Frozen Realm, and Cameron ordered every family and the North Sea Fleet to provide guards.
• Roland dismissed Cyril's accusations and, wary of his hostility, decided it was time to fulfill his promise to Leslie.

Roland offered to build Olivia a top Saint Domain Mage Tower in exchange for her future support, and she accepted despite understanding that the offer would bind her to him. The chapter left Olivia committed to standing behind Roland as he pursued his plans for the Azure Sea Region.

• After the meeting, Roland followed Olivia to her residence and told her he had prepared a gift to repay her guidance.
• Roland offered Olivia a Mage Tower entirely her own, and explained its immense cost and power.
• Olivia initially refused the offer, but Roland proposed investing fifty-six million gold coins over five years to build her a top Saint Domain Mage Tower.
• Roland told Olivia he wanted her to stand behind him in the future, making clear that the tower would bind her to his cause.
• Olivia accepted, promising to be Roland's strongest support no matter what enemies he faced.

Alinur returned to demand half of the Solomon Family’s newly acquired territory, but Junot offered her only the modest starting resources Roland had once received. Meanwhile, Roland returned to Double Gate Island to a celebratory welcome, where Elizabeth caught him exchanging a flirtatious look with Yulia.

• Alinur demanded half the Solomon Family’s new territory so she could become a noble, and Junot refused to bankroll her development.
• Junot showed Alinur that Roland had begun with a hundred slaves, a small mercenary group, and a territory of only a dozen or so square kilometers, then offered her the same starting point.
• Alinur accepted the challenge and left determined to prove herself, while Junot worried about the feud between her and Roland.
• On the eve of Dawn Day, Roland returned to Double Gate Island after more than three months away and received a grand welcome from his subjects and officials.
• Roland silently promised to visit Yulia, but Elizabeth noticed their exchange and stepped on his foot before he could join the celebration.

At Black Fortress, Roland learned that his territory had reached 2.2 million people and rejected the Sea Demon Clan’s steep prices for support-profession slaves. After hearing that the Human Alliance’s Northern Great Plains development would drive up demand for human slaves, he ordered his officials to expand population trading and offered extraordinary potions to obtain more Earth Giants.

• Fili reported that two recent trades with the Hidden Valley Clan and the Sea Demon Clan had brought nearly 600,000 people into Roland’s territory, and that the Sea Demons were offering support-profession slaves at prices Roland refused to pay.
• Leslie said Roland’s territory had 2.2 million people and advised increasing slave purchases because the Human Alliance’s land development in the Northern Great Plains would raise demand and prices.
• Roland accepted Leslie’s advice and ordered James and Fili to expand the population trade with the Sea Demon Clan.
• Fili reported that the Hidden Valley Clan had provided only a little over eighty Earth Giants, including just a dozen or so healthy adult males.
• Roland told Fili to inform Sanita that he had become an Extraordinary Potion apothecary and would trade extraordinary potions for Earth Giants, astonishing the officials.

Roland announced that Olivia would join his territory and promised to build her a top-tier Saint Domain Mage Tower, while planning to fund it with potion sales. After the meeting, Elizabeth and Alice both revealed that they were pregnant, leaving Roland overjoyed and stunned.

• Roland told his commanders that Olivia would join the territory next August and explained that he had promised to build her a top-tier Saint Domain Mage Tower.
• Roland outlined a five-year construction plan, including an initial investment of three million gold coins, and offered the territory eight Extraordinary Potions each month.
• Roland ended the meeting and reminded everyone about the banquet at Black Fortress.
• Elizabeth told Roland that she was three months pregnant, and he excitedly celebrated becoming a father.
• Alice revealed that she was pregnant too, and Roland reacted with astonishment before accepting the news joyfully.

Roland learned that Elizabeth and Alice were pregnant, then discovered Yulia was carrying his child as well and promised to protect her and their baby. Over the following months, Roland stayed in his territory as it expanded its population and military, while he and Cassius grew stronger.

• Cassius explained that the Symbiotic Soul Contract had given Roland the dragon race's reproductive ability, and Roland announced Elizabeth and Alice's pregnancies at a banquet in Black Fortress.
• Yulia told Roland she was three months pregnant; despite the danger posed by the Church of Dawn, Roland agreed to let her keep the child and vowed to protect them.
• Roland remained in his territory, while Malcolm and Ronald reached Level 13 Sky Warrior and several other fighters advanced in strength.
• The territory launched its second four-masted magic warship, brought in six hundred thousand people, formed three light infantry legions, and expanded its Earth Giant force to more than three thousand five hundred.
• Roland became a top-tier Archmage and refined a Level 15 Extraordinary Potion, while Cassius recovered his full strength and returned to the Saint Domain.

Roland’s spring outing with Elizabeth and Alice was interrupted when Kailon began a dangerous second Bloodline Leap at the Giant Fortress. Roland used Transcendental Bloodline Potions to give Kailon a chance to survive, but the outcome remained unknown.

• Roland reluctantly left his outing with Elizabeth and Alice after a Storm Eagle Knight reported that something had happened to Kailon.
• Roland arrived at the Giant Fortress and found Kailon rapidly wasting away as his power surged toward the Saint Realm.
• Tango and Reese explained that Kailon was undergoing a dangerous second Bloodline Leap and was likely to die without enough bloodline power.
• Roland learned that Bloodline Potions could help Kailon and poured more than a dozen Transcendental Bloodline Potions into him.

After Kailon’s Bloodline Leap transformed him into a Thunder Giant, Roland promoted him and ordered a spar to test his new strength. Kailon overwhelmed Reff with his physical power, and Reff fled before Kailon could use lightning in the fight.

• Kailon consumed the Bloodline Potions and grew into a Thunder Giant, with his aura nearing the Saint Realm.
• The Earth Giants knelt to Kailon, and Roland promoted him to Deputy Legion Commander and granted him land, wealth, slaves, and powerful equipment.
• Elizabeth urged Roland to see Kailon’s new strength, and Roland assigned Reff to spar with him after Monk declined.
• Kailon’s first punch blasted a huge crater into the training ground, and he chased Reff while insisting he was only using his physical strength.
• Reff called off the spar on the pretext of urgent Military Affairs Department business and flew away.

After Olivia accepted Roland’s invitation to become his territory’s Honorary Mage, King Phillips ordered the Four Great Harrison Families to destroy Roland when the Truce Order ended. Ansel persuaded the eastern nobles to support the plan by promising them control of the Azure Sea Region, leaving Roland facing a broad alliance.

• Phillips learned that Olivia had resigned from her royal positions to serve Roland and ordered Cameron to investigate why she had accepted.
• Phillips instructed Garvin Jones to contact the Four Great Harrison Families and help them destroy Roland after the Truce Order expired, despite Garvin’s warning about the consequences.
• Three days later, Cyril summoned the Revenge Alliance and told its members that Phillips had ordered them to attack Roland.
• Several nobles objected that attacking Roland with the royal family’s backing would violate the royal duty to protect nobles, while Cyril assured them that someone would hold Olivia back.
• Ansel argued that Roland was an outsider and that destroying him would let the nobles take control of the Azure Sea Region.
• The nobles abandoned their objections and agreed to destroy Roland once the Truce Order ended.