Chapter Summaries

Speaker Rony led the Wizerland delegation, including Rayne and his students, to Bruwots for the Wizard Exchange Tournament, where Rayne drew the attention of the academy’s Wizards. The Nether delegation arrived, and Rayne recognized its leader as an old acquaintance.

• Dalamar and Polaris drew attention among the Wizerland Wizards, while Anwella’s status as Speaker Rayne’s Combat School student sparked envy and speculation.
• Speaker Rony led the Wizerland team through a Portal to Bruwots, with Rayne staying silent as the delegation traveled.
• Vice Dean Melyvi welcomed the Wizerland Wizards, and the gathered Bruwots Wizards crowded forward to see Rayne.
• The Nether delegation arrived, and Rayne recognized its leader as someone he had met before.

Rayne recognized Master Quitu as the Nether School wizard who had secretly targeted Wizerland and provoked him during the rival delegations’ arrival at Bruwots Academy. Quitu finally challenged Wizerland to a fight, and Rayne immediately accepted.

• Rayne used the Soul Eye to identify Master Quitu and confirm his connection to the plot against Wizerland Floating City.
• The Nether delegation arrived early at Bruwots Academy, where Quitu mocked Wizerland’s small numbers and the losses it suffered in the Undead Calamity.
• Roni answered Quitu’s taunts, and Quitu hesitated to challenge him because he knew Roni’s formidable reputation.
• Rayne insulted Quitu and the Nether wizards, declaring them all garbage, while Quitu suppressed his anger rather than attack him.
• Quitu could no longer endure the humiliation and demanded a fight, and Rayne volunteered at once.

Rayne forced Master Quitu into agreeing to a life-and-death duel, then privately told Speaker Roni that he intended to kill Quitu as part of the Grand Speaker’s plan targeting Master Ogulvi. As the duel became a sensation across the Empire and Bruwots Academy filled with delegations, Rayne continued his quiet routine until the dean summoned him.

• Rayne accepted Quitu’s challenge and insisted it be a life-and-death duel at the exchange tournament’s opening ceremony.
• Quitu agreed to the duel, and Rayne reassured Vice Dean Melyvi that the conflict was between Wizerland and Nether, not Bruwots.
• In private, Rayne told Roni that he planned to kill Quitu and confirmed that the Grand Speaker’s true target was Master Ogulvi.
• News of the duel spread across the Empire, drawing crowds and delegations from the leading Spellcaster organizations to Bruwots Academy.
• Rayne spent several days meditating, reading, and teaching students until a Bruwots teacher told him the dean wanted to meet.

Rayne went to meet Dean Sabra at Bruwots Academy and discovered that Master Bigby wanted to intervene in his duel with Kuitu. Bigby proposed acting as referee to prevent the duel from escalating, and Rayne accepted before teleporting away, leaving the terms of the coming contest unsettled.

• Donis escorted Rayne through Bruwots Academy, where excited students crowded around him, and Rayne gave Ron an autograph before Donis teleported them to Dean Sabra's office.
• Rayne met Dean Sabra and Master Bigby, recognizing that Sabra was a Soul Saint Wizard and Bigby a Level 19 Arcanist nearing that rank.
• Bigby said the Eight Leaves feared Rayne's duel with Kuitu could disrupt the Empire's balance and proposed that the duel continue only as a spell exchange, with him serving as referee.
• Rayne realized Bigby intended to intervene for whichever duelist fell behind, but said Bigby could participate and then teleported away.

The 124th Wizard Exchange Tournament opened at Bruwots Academy’s Phoenix Arena, where Rayne Augustus drew the crowd’s attention and the Nether Elder Council’s scrutiny. Dean Sabra began the tournament by calling Rayne and Master Quitu to fight, and Rayne challenged Quitu to meet his death.

• Dean Sabra welcomed the spectators and introduced the participating factions, including Nether Floating City, Wezelan Floating City, and the other major academies.
• Rayne Augustus received an enormous cheer when he appeared with the Wezelan delegation, then exchanged a pointed look with the Nether elders.
• Rayne used his Soul Eye to discover that Laila Orosan was a Chosen One of the Goddess of Magic.
• Dean Sabra explained the tournament rules, presented the prizes, and announced that the 124th Wizard Exchange Tournament had begun.
• Rayne flew into the arena and told Quitu, “Come out and meet your death.”

Rayne challenged Kuitu to a deadly duel in Phoenix Arena, with Master Bigby serving as referee. As Kuitu unleashed Hellfire Domain and summoned a horde of Molten Serpent Demons, Rayne revealed powerful Mirror Images, Invisibility, and Void-Splitting Swords, leaving the duel poised to escalate.

• Rayne called out Kuitu, who entered the arena after Harava insisted that Nesser's reputation demanded it.
• Master Bigby intervened as referee and activated the arena's protective barrier before the duel began.
• During the countdown, Kuitu layered himself with protections, drank potions, summoned more than a hundred Molten Serpent Demons, and prepared a powerful spell.
• Rayne summoned eight Mirror Images, vanished with them, and formed eighteen Void-Splitting Swords, astonishing the spectators and Falanis wizards.
• When the countdown ended, Kuitu unleashed Seventh Ring Spell—Hellfire Domain, filling the arena with flames.
• Rayne's nine forms dodged and attacked through the fire, while Dragon Might and the Void-Splitting Swords killed more than half the Molten Serpent Demons as Rayne focused on Kuitu.

Rayne overwhelmed Kuitu and Bigby with coordinated mirror images, interrupting their spells and battering through their defenses. After Kuitu’s stored spells failed to stop him, Rayne killed Kuitu with a hammer blow, leaving Bigby under attack.

• Kuitu used True Sight and Mirror Image Technique, but Rayne’s images targeted his real body and forced him to flee with Fire Leap.
• Rayne’s mirror images interrupted Kuitu’s spells and smashed him until his Seed of Rebirth necklace revived him, after which they prevented him from surrendering.
• Rayne’s mirror images attacked Bigby, whose spells and images failed to stop them from repeatedly hammering him into the arena barrier.
• Kuitu crushed three Chieldalin Gems, releasing Flame Explosion, Soul Rend, and Otherworldly Vortex, but Rayne survived all three spells.
• Rayne’s images interrupted Kuitu as they drove him toward Rayne’s true body, and Rayne shattered Kuitu’s protections and killed him with the Thunderbolt Hammer.

Rayne killed Master Quitu in the arena, then openly provoked Nesser into another duel. The Nesser Wizards argued in the West Tower until Elder Innora entered the arena to face him.

• Rayne killed Master Quitu with a hammer strike, leaving the spectators and Nesser Wizards stunned.
• Bigby confronted Rayne, then withdrew to the South Tower after deciding not to provoke him further.
• Rayne returned to the arena’s red circle and shouted that Nesser were all worthless.
• The spectators speculated about Rayne’s strength and the consequences of his challenge while the Nesser Wizards remained silent.
• Elder Innora entered the arena and told Rayne that he had no right to judge Nesser.

Rayne fought Innora in the Phoenix Arena, overwhelming her layered defenses with coordinated Mirror Images and his true body. Innora’s final spells failed to stop him, and Rayne killed her by tearing through her shield and plunging a claw into her heart.

• Rayne insulted the Nesser wizards before the duel began, while Innora prepared with protective spells and Greater Invisibility.
• Innora’s Shining Prismatic Dust failed to reveal Rayne or his Mirror Images, and a Mirror Image broke her invisibility with a hammer strike.
• Innora counterattacked with Disintegration and a barrage of Minor Meteors, but Rayne’s Mirror Image survived and continued fighting.
• Innora Blinked beside Rayne’s true body, but Contingency replaced her shattered shield and teleported her away before his hammer could land.
• Rayne’s Mirror Images coordinated their attacks, forcing Innora to use Flashback, Mislead, and her remaining defensive spells as her shields broke.
• Innora fired her Rainbow Orb at Rayne, but he ignored the rays, broke through her shield, and killed her with a claw through the heart.

Rayne killed Innora in the duel, but Elder Harava used a Complete Resurrection scroll to bring her back. Harava then challenged Rayne to protect Nesser’s reputation, while privately hinting that he understood Rayne’s true purpose; the next duel began with Rayne’s mirror images unavailable.

• Rayne returned Innora’s corpse to Elder Harava, who used a Complete Resurrection scroll to restore her body, soul, and strength.
• Innora warned Harava that Rayne could completely resist Rainbow Spells, and Harava decided to enter the arena despite the Nesser wizards’ protests.
• Harava told the crowd he would defend Nesser’s honor, then privately questioned Rayne about his reasons for provoking Nesser.
• Harava appeared to recognize part of the truth about Rayne’s target but chose to duel him, saying that only Kuitu’s death would not achieve Rayne’s objective.
• Rayne and Harava took their places in the duel as Rayne’s five mirror images vanished and Harava unleashed a surge of Soul Power.

Nether Elder Harava revealed his six Primary Souls and flooded the arena with a berserk horde of beasts and five White Dragons to challenge Rayne. As the barrier fell and the creatures charged, Rayne transformed his armor into a mysterious set of Deep Blue Armor, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Rayne recognized Harava as a Legendary High Tier Myriad Spirits Wizard with six powerful Primary Souls.
• Harava activated all six Primary Souls, transforming into a towering hybrid with the strength and traits of his Demon Souls.
• Harava summoned vast forces of wolves, bears, spiders, and Rockhorn Drakes, then used Soul Cards to double their numbers and drive them berserk.
• Harava summoned five White Dragons, including an elder dragon, while spectators wondered whether Rayne could withstand the beast horde.
• When the countdown ended, Rayne changed his Mithril light armor into Deep Blue Armor as Harava's beasts charged and the White Dragons unleashed freezing breath.

Rayne used Static Force Field and repeated Magic Blast Fields to hold off Elder Harava’s coordinated Demon Souls, but Harava interrupted him with Wind Shear and forced him to vanish. The chapter left Harava unable to locate Rayne, even with several abilities that could detect invisibility.

• The White Dragons’ breath missed Rayne, and he struck the Demon Wolves with Thunderous Smite, but their coordinated defenses limited the casualties.
• Rayne discovered Elder Harava was invisibly riding a Rockhorn Drake and decided to clear the Demon Souls before attacking him directly.
• Rayne used Static Force Field to slow approaching enemies and Magic Blast Field to blast away Demon Souls, attacks, and dragon breath in repeated waves.
• Harava interrupted Rayne’s Magic Blast Field with Wind Shear, so Rayne used Dragon’s Roar, the Rainbow Cloak, and Blink to escape and vanish.
• Harava entered stealth and searched for Rayne, but neither his detection abilities nor the summoned beasts could find him.

Rayne battled Elder Harava and defeated him after overcoming his summoned dragons, magical defenses, and powerful counterattacks. His third consecutive victory over a Nesser elder established him as Number One Under the Saint Soul.

• Rayne used the Void-Splitting Sword to destroy Harava's Rockhorn Drakes and kill two White Dragons, forcing Harava to reveal himself and use five Chieldalin Gems to strengthen himself.
• Harava blocked Rayne's Void-Splitting Sword with a black greatsword enchanted with Dispel Magic, then attacked with his five-headed serpent's spells and tried to escape Rayne's pursuit.
• Rayne caught Harava and struck him with his warhammer, shattering his armor, destroying his serpent heads, and gravely wounding him, but Harava healed and regenerated.
• Rayne pursued Harava through an Any Door, dodged his punch with Blink, and shattered Harava's knee with Temporal Shockwave and a hammer strike.
• Rayne struck Harava's head repeatedly until Harava lost consciousness, ending the battle and securing his third consecutive victory over a Nesser elder.

Rayne defeated three Nesser elders and stunned the arena, while Elder Harava privately agreed to investigate Nesser’s secrets. Dean Sabra revealed power suggesting he had advanced or was close to becoming a Soul Saint, then began the exchange tournament; Rayne left as the low-tier matches continued.

• Rayne’s victories over three Nesser elders convinced the spectators that he was invincible beneath the Soul Saint realm, and they chanted his name.
• Harava recovered from his injuries, whispered to Rayne that he would investigate Nesser in secret, and returned to the West Tower; Rayne declined to challenge Ksnide.
• The crowd insulted Nesser and demanded another duel until Dean Sabra silenced the spectators, removed the loudest protesters, and ended the magic duels.
• Hestav and Laila suspected Sabra had advanced or was close to becoming the Empire’s thirteenth Soul Saint Wizard, and Rayne confirmed it to Speaker Rony.
• Sabra opened the exchange tournament with the Low-Tier matches, but the spectators found them dull after the Legendary duels, and Rayne left through an Any Door.

Rayne waited anxiously for Master Ogulvi after defeating the Nesser elders, and Master Medivh arrived to protect him and explain the vast difference between Soul Saints. Medivh revealed a brief, puzzling vision of Rayne’s future, showing a strange fortress fighting a demon army while Rayne himself was nowhere to be seen.

• Rayne returned to the villa, searched it for danger, and stayed on guard while avoiding the Wizerland Wizards.
• Rayne hid invisibly in the garden, where a crow saw through his Rainbow Cloak and revealed itself as Master Medivh.
• Medivh told Rayne that Master Ogulvi was level 41 and that he could only hold him off for half a minute.
• Medivh said a prophecy showed that Rayne would survive for at least a while, then displayed a future vision of a metal fortress battling demons and asked why Rayne did not appear in it.

Rayne studied Medivh’s prophecy of a future battle in which the Extreme Legion fought demons beneath a Star Destroyer, and later found a cryptic message on the ship that pointed him toward a book about Mind Flayers. He ended the chapter realizing the book’s page 43 might contain the information his future self had left him.

• Medivh showed Rayne a future fragment of the Extreme Legion defeating a vast demon army beneath a Star Destroyer, and Rayne recognized that the ship and warriors belonged to his future.
• Rayne spotted that the Extreme Warriors used miniaturized Titan Forges as flight packs, confirming that he would eventually solve their miniaturization problem.
• Rayne recorded and replayed the prophecy, then noticed House Augustus emblems on the Star Destroyer with the inscription “CPU1016613743” beneath them.
• Rayne interpreted “CPU” as a clue about controlling energy with a chip and used the number to search identification numbers in his Mobile Library.
• Rayne found a book about a Mind Flayer on page 43 of an Aberration Memo and suspected that it held the intended information.

Rayne discovered that an Elder Brain might hold the key to miniaturizing the Titan Forge, so he sent Reslin to the New Continent to search for mind flayers while Rayne stayed in Wizerland. As the Wizard Exchange Tournament progressed, Rayne’s four students dominated their groups, and the chapter ended with a blazing phoenix appearing above Bruwots Academy.

• Rayne read that mind flayer cities served Elder Brains and concluded that observing one could reveal how to miniaturize the Titan Forge.
• Rayne assigned Reslin to travel to the New Continent, find the Underdark’s mind flayers, and investigate the Scourge Legion, Death Knot Seal, and Naxxramas Floating City.
• Rayne remained at Bruwots Academy under Master Medivh’s protection while the Wizard Exchange Tournament continued.
• Dalamar, Polaris, and Anwella won their Advanced Tier groups undefeated, while Garou’s twenty consecutive victories made him the leading Intermediate Tier contender.
• Rayne’s four students finished the twelve-day points matches undefeated and entered the elimination rounds in first place, while Elder Harava remained unreachable and the Nether Floating City stayed silent.
• As the elimination rounds were about to begin, a huge phoenix formed from flames above Bruwots Academy.

Dean Sabra revealed his advancement to Soul Saint Wizard at the arena, becoming the Empire’s thirteenth and the first Shapeshifting Wizard to reach that rank. He announced that his investiture ceremony would be broadcast in seven days, while Rayne watched him depart.

• Dean Sabra transformed into a Phoenix above the arena, and the spectators learned that he had advanced to Soul Saint Wizard.
• Roni recognized that Sabra had advanced earlier and discussed the prospects of Hestav, Laila, and the Wizerland Wizards reaching Soul Saint.
• Wizerland Wizards praised Rayne as a future Soul Saint, but Roni warned them that advancement was difficult and recalled Kolsted’s fall.
• Dean Sabra descended in a burst of flame, addressed the arena, and declared that he had opened a new path for Shapeshifting Wizards.
• Dean Sabra announced that his investiture ceremony would take place in seven days and be broadcast to the arena, then vanished in flames as Rayne watched.

Rayne and Master Medivh informed Dean Sabra that Master Ogulvi had fallen to the Lord of Death, and Sabra agreed to convene the High Council. Their report brought the Council’s projection chamber online as Soul Saint Wizards began to appear.

• Rayne met Sabra in his office, where Medivh revealed that Ansiwodoss had delayed Sabra’s investiture to help draw Master Ogulvi out.
• Rayne and Medivh told Sabra they suspected Ogulvi had fallen and explained the evidence linking him to the Lord of Death.
• Medivh estimated Ogulvi had become a Lich centuries ago, and the three discussed the danger his corruption posed to the Empire.
• Rayne reported that Elder Harava had gone to investigate Nesser and had not returned; Sabra decided to protect Nether Floating City by petitioning the High Council.
• Sabra sent his request through Bruwots Academy’s projection array, and the High Council’s grand chamber appeared as its members began arriving.

Rayne watched the High Council gather to vote on Dean Sabra’s membership, noting the secrets and relationships among the Soul Saint Wizards. Master Ogulvi failed to appear, but the council proceeded and unanimously welcomed Sabra as its newest member.

• Rayne observed the twelve Soul Saint Wizards take their seats and recognized the Empire’s most powerful figures, including Master Oruoin, Master Wantuosrui Huai, and Duke Redstone.
• Rayne inferred that Storm Queen Xingbu and Duke Silverstar were sisters, and that Lady Laila was likely their sister as well; he also suspected Prophet Medif was closely related to the Duchess of Purple Flame.
• The High Council waited for Master Ogulvi, who remained absent despite the rule requiring members to attend or send representatives.
• Ansiwodoss recorded Ogulvi’s absence and began the meeting after the Soul Saints invoked the Goddess of Magic.
• Ansiwodoss proposed Dean Sabra’s admission, and when no one opposed the motion, he welcomed Sabra into the High Council.