Chapter Summaries

Yuanfang faced Chaman, the former Storm Archbishop, at the Suspended Sun Frost Tower and interrupted Chaman’s prayer with a brief use of his Saint’s Fire Aspect. Chaman grew furious and launched a relentless assault, leaving Yuanfang dodging and looking for a chance to counterattack.

• Yuanfang defeated the Storm Drillmaster and proceeded to the Suspended Sun Frost Tower’s base.
• Chaman recognized Yuanfang and decided to make their fight harder as personal revenge for their previous encounter.
• Chaman began casting Storm Gathering while enduring Yuanfang’s attacks, intending to restrict Yuanfang’s movement.
• Yuanfang briefly activated his Saint’s Fire Aspect and interrupted Chaman’s prayer.
• Chaman erupted in anger and attacked Yuanfang with greater force, while Yuanfang evaded and considered warning other players about the boss’s opening assault.

Yuanfang endured Chaman’s assault and passed the first-tier trial, then chose to enter the Suspended Sun Frost Tower rather than begin a harsher second-tier trial. Inside, he encountered restrictions on skill use that increased with each floor.

• Yuanfang endured Chaman’s relentless attacks until Chaman recognized his strength and ended the fight, allowing him to pass the first-tier trial.
• Yuanfang collected the treasure chest’s contents and asked Chaman about the second tier, but declined to begin its more brutal trial.
• Yuanfang entered the Suspended Sun Frost Tower to explore while preserving his strength, intending to settle his grudge with Chaman later.
• The tower changed Yuanfang’s rekindling point and imposed skill-use restrictions that would grow stronger on each floor.

Yuanfang advanced through the Suspended Sun Frost Tower, defeating phantoms of familiar dungeon bosses before reaching the Forgotten Battlefield. There, the Blade of Fusayavilla, Xilugaron, began his trial, and her unknown rank suggested she surpassed the Spirit Combustion Burning Point available to players.

• Yuanfang recognized that prepared consumables could give players an advantage in the tower and resolved to share the insight with others.
• Yuanfang defeated a Law Knight Phantom and climbed the tower, overcoming increasingly powerful phantoms of familiar monsters.
• After defeating the Dungeon King at the Dustflame Burning Point, Yuanfang recovered at a Milestone Spirit Candle and entered a new gate.
• Yuanfang arrived at the Forgotten Battlefield, where his Candle Spirit Physique carried him toward the center and the red-haired warrior Xilugaron appeared.
• Xilugaron identified herself as the Blade of Fusayavilla and presided over Yuanfang's trial; Yuanfang saw that her rank was unknown and inferred that her Burning Point exceeded Spirit Combustion.

Yuanfang fought Xilugaron, the final opponent in the Suspended Sun Frost Tower’s Kindling Trial, and learned to adapt to her punishing attacks. After a fierce battle, Xilugaron destroyed his summoned Remnant Soul and killed him, identifying her killing blow as the Blade of Fusayavilla.

• Xilugaron attacked Yuanfang with powerful ordinary strikes, and he used Saint's Fire Aspect and Metelos's Displacement to evade them.
• Xilugaron punished Yuanfang for being distracted by her words, then taught him to stay focused on the battle.
• Yuanfang used the feint of consuming a Replenish Wax block to wound Xilugaron, who praised how quickly he learned.
• Yuanfang summoned Black Feather Nigar's Remnant Soul, and he and Xilugaron resumed their fight as she recalled the Winged People.
• Xilugaron destroyed Black Feather Nigar's Remnant Soul, overwhelmed Yuanfang after his defenses ran out, and killed him with the Blade of Fusayavilla.

Yuanfang completed the first tier of the Kindling Trial, gained a powerful Kindling Shard, and returned to Candlewood Island to share his discoveries with the other players. His account left them wondering how difficult the trial’s second tier would be.

• After dying to Xilugaron, Yuanfang revived, chose not to challenge her again, and continued to the next floor.
• Yuanfang claimed a Small Kindling Shard and gained Body of Shattered Kindling, ten Free Attribute Points, and three additional Skill Slots.
• Yuanfang allocated his attribute points and returned to Candlewood Island to share his Kindling Trial discoveries with the players.
• The players reacted with alarm to the trial bosses’ unrestricted skills and relief that passing did not always require winning.

Yuanfang revealed that the Kindling Shard transformed him into the Body of Shattered Kindling, doubling his attributes and granting ten Free Attribute Points, though its effects faded over three deaths. Li Miao prepared to enter the Kindling Trial next, while Rogue watched, knowing that Free Attribute Points could be stacked.

• Yuanfang explained that Xilugaron's trial could be passed by earning her recognition rather than defeating her, and showed the players his transformed status panel.
• The players learned that the Kindling Shard doubled all attributes, added three skill slots, and granted ten Free Attribute Points, with the transformation lasting through three deaths as its boost diminished.
• Li Miao and the other Top Players focused on whether Free Attribute Points could be gained repeatedly, but Yuanfang said he did not know because he had only entered the trial once.
• Li Miao decided to enter the Kindling Trial, and Yuanfang stopped him to give him preparation advice.
• Rogue watched the excited players and knew that Free Attribute Points could be stacked.

Rogue considered how to strengthen the players through the Kindling Trial, but the process still had limitations that prevented multiple players from receiving the upgrade at once. Li Miao entered the trial and fought Xilugaron, who quickly defeated him.

• Rogue determined that Kindling Shards could raise the players' limits, but the fusion had to occur near Unburnt Kindling in the Suspended Sun Frost Tower.
• Rogue noted that he might improve the trial's stages by gaining greater control over Unburnt Kindling.
• Li Miao entered the Kindling Trial and made his way through its phantoms to Xilugaron.
• Rogue played a prepared cutscene for Xilugaron's encounter because she struggled to deliver her lines.
• Li Miao became distracted by Xilugaron's appearance, then tried to dodge her plunging halberd strike.
• Xilugaron saw through Li Miao's evasion, pierced his chest with her halberd, and left after declaring him insufficient.

Li Miao earned Xilugaron's approval by repeatedly challenging her and showing resilience, then advanced to seek Kindling power. Other players tried the Suspended Sun Frost Tower's trial and were repeatedly defeated, while Xilugaron became known among players as the Valkyrie.

• Li Miao returned to the Milestone Spirit Candle after failing his first attempt and kept fighting Xilugaron until she acknowledged his resilience and declared the trial complete.
• Li Miao promised to defeat Xilugaron someday, then entered the next level to seek Kindling power.
• Niuniu swaggered into the tower claiming his Giggler's Pseudo-Artifact would help him beat Xilugaron, but she killed him alongside Black Feather Nigar's remnant soul.
• Brother Mangzi challenged Xilugaron, passed the trial despite being killed, and immediately reignited himself to fight her again.
• Xilugaron defeated Tianji and advised him to set aside his pride, while Brother Yu passed her trial and continued onward with Little Black.
• Players continued dying to Xilugaron, who became known throughout the community as the Valkyrie.

Players discussed the Valkyrie’s combat style and the flirtatious comments she made after battles, while Rogue suspected corruption had altered her without erasing her combat instincts. Wang Dao repeatedly failed Fire Transformation and declared that no one could control him, as Black Mountain Imp prepared to challenge the Valkyrie with his newly enhanced Demon Summoner abilities.

• Players debated how to fight the Valkyrie, and several warned that her close-combat grapples made rushing her dangerous.
• Rogue noticed that Xilugaron struggled to recite lines but could deliver flirtatious remarks after battles, suggesting corruption had affected her while leaving her combat instincts intact.
• The Manifested Battle Flame repeatedly urged Wang Dao to advance, but Wang Dao kept charging into failed Fire Transformations until he said that no one could control him.
• Black Mountain Imp reviewed the Saint’s Fire Aspect abilities he had gained after Fire Transformation, including merging with demons and using Ashen Summoning skills.
• Black Mountain Imp eyed a high-grade consumable in his inventory and prepared to face the Valkyrie in the Kindling Trial.

Wang Dao completed his fire transformation after Manifested Battle Flame surrendered, while Black Mountain Imp defeated Chaman and entered the Suspended Sun Frost Tower. The story left Wang Dao disappointed that the Warfire conflict ended too soon and Chaman lamenting the damage Black Mountain Imp caused.

• Wang Dao learned that Manifested Battle Flame had been tamed after his repeated retaliations broke its will, then completed his fire transformation without further resistance.
• Wang Dao saw that his Fire Offering Power had become a Great Vessel, but he remained unhappy that Manifested Battle Flame had surrendered before he could punish it more.
• Rogue observed that Wang Dao was unusually favored by unknown Incarnated Beings and decided to keep watching him.
• Black Mountain Imp ignored Chaman's recognition and declined to activate the second tier, choosing to enter the Suspended Sun Frost Tower to seek the Kindling Shard.
• Chaman watched Black Mountain Imp leave and brooded over the wreckage caused by the player's powerful spells and consumables.

Black Mountain Imp used powerful paid consumables to clear the Suspended Sun Frost Tower and reach Xilugaron, determined to win the Kindling Trial. His first attack failed, and after several deaths he began fighting her with Saint's Fire Aspect and a summoned monster army.

• Black Mountain Imp used Dragon's Raid to destroy a phantom Law Knight, while Rogue's profitable consumable sales drove studios to harvest more wax oil from monsters.
• Black Mountain Imp spent his reserves to defeat the remaining phantom bosses in the Suspended Sun Frost Tower and reach Xilugaron.
• Black Mountain Imp tried to use Dragon's Raid against Xilugaron, but she struck him down before he could activate it.
• Black Mountain Imp repeatedly died to Xilugaron while learning to manage his abilities and consumables.
• Black Mountain Imp activated Saint's Fire Aspect and summoned several monsters to attack Xilugaron, who continued to track him through their bodies.

Black Mountain Imp fought Xilugaron by sacrificing and summoning monsters, then used Melding Demon to create the powerful Flesh Robe Great Demon. The new demon joined the battle, but Xilugaron still outmatched it in speed as their fight continued.

• Xilugaron exploited Black Mountain Imp’s summoning opening, wounded the Dungeon King, and killed the charging Golden Bull Guard with one punch.
• Black Mountain Imp revived the Golden Bull Guard and sacrificed it to unleash deathly energy, then used the opening to activate Melding Demon.
• Black Mountain Imp fused the Dungeon King, Tusk Giant, and Deep Gorge Guardian into the level 71 Flesh Robe Great Demon.
• The Flesh Robe Great Demon attacked Xilugaron with spell orbs and fluid weapons, but she dodged its attacks and severed one of its tentacles.
• The Flesh Robe Great Demon healed, hardened its body, and continued fighting Xilugaron at close range.

Black Mountain Imp used a barrage of consumable attacks to damage Xilugaron, but his powers ran out and she killed him. Elsewhere, Clemo told Retali that Blackface was dead and Horn had disappeared, then resolved to avenge Blackface and find Horn.

• Black Mountain Imp unleashed stored spells and prayers, forcing Xilugaron to dodge and reducing her health by nearly one-fifth.
• Black Mountain Imp's Saint's Fire Aspect and Fire Offering Power expired, causing the Flesh Robe Great Demon to split apart and interrupting his attack.
• Xilugaron killed Black Mountain Imp with her halberd.
• Clemo returned to Candlewood Island and told Retali that Blackface had died and Horn had vanished.
• Clemo asked Retali whether fate predetermined everything, then vowed to avenge Blackface and find Horn.

The chapter compares how Frogman, Curse Master, and Energy Mech players fare after fire transformation, describing their abilities, drawbacks, and playstyles. It leaves the Energy Mech bloodline’s three fixed Fire Offering Power paths introduced but not yet detailed.

• Frogman Candle Spirits gained attention as ocean content expanded, and players highlighted their ability to ignite their own fire and customize a powerful second form.
• Players debated whether the Frogman Bloodline’s flexibility and unique advantages justified its reputation, while frogman jokes continued on the Spirit Candle Forum.
• Curse Master players were described as relying on effigies, curses, and favorable terrain, with Bloodthirsty Curse and Shared Curse among their popular Fire Offering Powers.
• After fire transformation, Curse Masters could make effigies fight, with injuries to an effigy reflected onto its target.
• Energy Mechs grew popular among new players because of their customization and strength, though their costs, lack of Faith, and noisy, low-perception bodies posed drawbacks.
• The chapter introduced three widely used Energy Mech Fire Offering Powers without detailing their effects.

Rogue explained the Energy Mech bloodline’s Fire Offering Powers and Saint’s Fire Aspect, then the chapter showed players using Law Knights as practice targets in Spirit Candle’s first official dungeon. A player tested newly crafted Cross Twin Blades on a Law Knight and killed him, while many others met the same fate.

• Rogue described Project Integration, Energy Overload, and Anomalization as Fire Offering Powers for Energy Mech players.
• Rogue explained that Energy Mechs gained Reassembly after ignition, while human bloodline players received an extra talent instead.
• A player entered a dungeon holding Cross Twin Blades and inspected the weapon’s effects.
• The Law Knight called the player an intruder, but the player attacked, tested the blades, and killed him.
• Players across overlapping spaces used Law Knights as targets for testing their new weapons and abilities.

Rogue gave up searching for the hidden Lord of Storms and prepared to let players return to the Radiant Land. Wazai, now empowered by a Kindling Shard, entered the Shadow Palace route, defeated a group of Dark Pilgrims, and continued toward the palace to uncover its secrets.

• Rogue failed to locate the Lord of Storms and accepted that Candlewood Island had become the strongest known force in the darkness.
• Rogue decided not to open a new map and noticed Wazai among the players as they returned to the Radiant Land.
• Wazai used Carlos's Eye to reveal the area around the Shadow Palace and drew the attention of the Dark Pilgrims.
• Wazai killed the Dark Pilgrims with his Frost Lance and Warfire, then continued toward the palace.

Wazai reached the Shadow Palace and fought Nightmare Ghost Feather, the powerful Winged Person guarding its entrance. After waiting for an opening, he trapped it with the Fear Cage as it paused to reassemble its body.

• Wazai followed memorized landmarks through the shadows and reached the Shadow Palace entrance.
• Nightmare Ghost Feather attacked Wazai, who recognized that his increased strength now gave him a chance to defeat it.
• Wazai summoned Black Feather Nigar's Remnant Soul to hold off Nightmare Ghost Feather's clone while he attacked the main body with his bow.
• Nightmare Ghost Feather used Shadow Ghost Fall, and Wazai activated Saint's Fire Aspect to evade much of the damage.
• Wazai used the pause after Shadow Ghost Fall to activate his goblet and cast Fear Cage on Nightmare Ghost Feather.

Wazai used the Fear Cage to trap Nightmare Ghost Feather and deal heavy damage before it entered its Saint's Fire Aspect and attacked with Fire Offering Power. After nearly being killed by a terrifying vision, Wazai recovered with Replenish Wax Blocks and survived, but the battle remained unresolved.

• Wazai trapped Nightmare Ghost Feather in the Fear Cage and attacked it with the Frost Lance and Grievous Flame until the cage weakened.
• Nightmare Ghost Feather entered its Saint's Fire Aspect and used Fire Offering Power to distort Wazai's senses.
• Wazai used the Frost Lance and Carlos's Eye to resist the illusions and narrowly evade Nightmare Ghost Feather's attacks.
• Wazai endured the assault with his increased constitution and dealt damage as Nightmare Ghost Feather attacked without dodging.
• Nightmare Ghost Feather's Fire Offering Power overwhelmed Wazai with a nightmare vision, and a halberd strike left him near death.
• Wazai's senses returned, and he evaded the next strike and consumed Replenish Wax Blocks to restore his health.

Wazai killed Nightmare Ghost Feather, gaining access to the Shadow Palace and discovering that the monster may have formed from the sweat of the Kindling God, Radiant Beings. He returned to report his findings, intending to explore the palace later.

• Wazai defeated Nightmare Ghost Feather and removed the force preventing outsiders from entering the palace.
• Wazai collected Nightmare Ghost Feather's loot, including the Legendary Nightmare Sweat, and rested at a Milestone Spirit Candle.
• Wazai learned from the loot descriptions that Nightmare Ghost Feather was a Nightmare Construct that may have formed from the sweat of Radiant Beings.
• Wazai chose to return and share the important information with the other players before exploring the Shadow Palace.

Wazai entered the Shadow Palace, where an ancient voice and hostile shadows transported him to the City of Radiance. He realized he might need to find a particular shadow there to return to the palace.

• Wazai forced open the Shadow Palace gates and cautiously entered, using his Illumination Candle and Carlos's Eye to see through the dense darkness.
• Malicious shadow tentacles trapped Wazai as an ancient voice told him to seek the shadow, and a purple-black pillar of light shot from the palace.
• Wazai emerged amid blinding Radiance and dodged a blast while a Four-Armed Dark Crow and a Great Feathered Three-Legged Crow fought nearby.
• Wazai saw shadows and monsters battling Winged People among the City's radiant nest-like structures, then recognized the location as the City of Radiance.
• Wazai recalled the voice's warning and suspected he had to find the shadow in the City of Radiance to return to the Shadow Palace.