Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ye attended Old Weierte’s alchemy lecture, where students mistook him for an audit student and Thomson looked down on him. After Weierte praised Thomson’s question about the Intermediate Alchemist examination, he announced that an intern teacher would ask the next question.

• Thomson arrived late, received a warm welcome from Old Weierte, and drew admiration from the official students.
• Xuan Ye entered the classroom late and sat in the back, while Weierte and the students judged him as an insignificant audit student.
• An apprentice told Weierte something about Xuan Ye, and Weierte dismissed the apprentice’s explanation.
• Xuan Ye listened closely to Weierte’s lecture, hoping to learn about the Transformation Potion and test his breakthrough barrier.
• Weierte called on Thomson, who asked why the Intermediate Alchemist examination had to be taken three times.
• Weierte announced that an intern teacher who had attended the class would ask the next question.

Xuan Ye challenged Thomson during Weierte’s alchemy class, then proposed a way to improve the Transformation Potion made with monster-blood-grown Bloodlust Grass. Weierte revealed a rare potion from Green Willow City as the example for his next lesson, and Xuan Ye recognized its bottle as one he had bought cheaply.

• Xuan Ye asked Weierte about the Transformation Potion and began discussing the different forms of Bloodlust Grass.
• Thomson and several students objected to Xuan Ye raising an advanced topic, but Xuan Ye challenged Thomson to explain the potion’s three forms and silenced him.
• Xuan Ye proposed neutralizing the monster-blood potion with other medicinal plants, and Weierte acknowledged the idea was theoretically feasible but difficult in practice.
• Weierte presented a rare potion traded at Senran Port as an example of advanced control, and Xuan Ye recognized its bottle as one he had purchased for a silver coin per dozen.

Instructor Weierte examined Xuan Ye’s Life Potion in class and praised its flawless balance and precision, mistaking Xuan Ye’s basic methods for the work of a master-level alchemist. Xuan Ye chose not to reveal himself, while Beryl realized how extraordinary his control was.

• Xuan Ye recognized the Life Potion as one he had made and wondered why it had become so popular in Senran Port.
• Thomson asked Instructor Weierte to explain the potion, and Weierte showed it to the class with Mage’s Hand.
• Weierte explained that the Life Potion was not high-quality by classification, but praised it as a nearly perfect product of technique and control.
• Weierte attributed the potion’s quality to Master Ye’s mastery of basic Class Skills, while Xuan Ye privately admitted he lacked advanced techniques and had not passed the intermediate examination.
• Xuan Ye decided to keep selling potions anonymously rather than attract trouble, and Beryl recognized the exceptional talent behind his control.

Xuan Ye was revealed as the creator of the potions Instructor Weierte had praised, turning Thomson’s attempts to belittle him into a public humiliation. Weierte accepted Xuan Ye’s identity, and Xuan Ye asked to exchange potion-making knowledge with him after class, while Thomson reeled from the revelation.

• Thomson urged Weierte to focus on the original plan and continued targeting Xuan Ye, while Beryl decided to help expose Xuan Ye’s potion-making ability.
• Weierte learned that Beryl came from Green Willow City and asked whether she had met Master Ye; Beryl pointed to Xuan Ye as the person who had explained potion-making to her.
• Xuan Ye admitted that he was the creator of the potions, then showed Weierte bottles from the batch sold in Senran Port.
• Weierte confirmed the potions were Xuan Ye’s, and Xuan Ye asked to exchange potion-making knowledge with him after class.
• The students reacted with astonishment as Thomson’s confidence collapsed, and Weierte worried that the shock could harm Thomson’s future advancement.

Thomson went to confront Xuan Ye but found him absent, while Xuan Ye successfully refined a potent potion and expanded his knowledge through a circle of scholars and mages. Xuan Ye then headed to the Hand of Elements’ Mage Tower with five bottles of Transformation Potion to investigate the barrier.

• Thomson waited outside the girls’ dormitory, believing Xuan Ye had sent someone to summon him, but Lia told him Xuan Ye was at the potion laboratory.
• Thomson decided Xuan Ye was avoiding him and left, trying to encourage himself despite his worsening injuries.
• Xuan Ye successfully refined a high-quality potion using magical beast blood to temper Bloodlust Grass, impressing Weierte.
• Weierte introduced Xuan Ye to his circle of potion scholars and Professional Rank mages, where Xuan Ye exchanged knowledge and strengthened his arcane foundations.
• Xuan Ye organized the knowledge he had gathered with the Database, then used the Library’s teleportation array to travel to the Hand of Elements’ Mage Tower with five bottles of Transformation Potion to test the barrier.

Xuan Ye learned that divine curses were blocking his Godslayer breakthrough, though he believed he could gradually unravel them with enough time. Kip Vico recruited him for an expedition to a fallen god’s Ruined Temple, where Xuan Ye agreed to join a student team and study Divine Power.

• Xuan Ye examined the barrier on his breakthrough and found it held curses from numerous gods and demons, though the Moon God was not among them.
• Xuan Ye told Kip Vico that his research into Divine Power might let him dismantle the curses, but doing so alone would take years.
• Kip Vico told Xuan Ye about a Ruined Temple on an island near the Endless Sea and explained that Aitiya had been preparing to enter it.
• Kip Vico revealed that the factions had agreed to send limited teams into the temple and that Xuan Ye’s Professional Rank spot had secured fifty places for Occupational Rank students.
• Xuan Ye agreed to join the expedition, while the factions waited for the temple’s power to weaken enough for Professional Rank experts to enter.

Xuan Ye continued building his magical foundation and questioned Barrier Master Tuotuo about Pusang’s connections and possible enemies. He learned that Dalt’s family was weakened and that Branch Dean Jieli was loyal to Dream Island, so he put that concern aside for now.

• Xuan Ye welcomed Tuotuo to the discussion, and the wary Barrier Master reluctantly sat beside him to exchange knowledge.
• Xuan Ye secretly raised an invisible Barrier around them, startling Tuotuo, then asked about his past work for Pusang.
• Tuotuo explained that Dalt’s family had declined to two known Professional-Rank experts and held little influence on Dream Island.
• Xuan Ye asked about Aide Jieli’s family and learned that Branch Dean Jieli had long served Dream Island and was loyal to the academy.
• Xuan Ye revised his priorities and set aside his concern about Branch Dean Jieli for the time being.

After settling his magic foundation, Xuan Ye decided to join Lia’s physical-system class to make up for his lack of training. At the arena, an advanced student blocked his way to the girls’ class, declaring it a “Male Forbidden Zone.”

• At Mao Mao Tavern, Xuan Ye asked Lia about supervising the class, and she mentioned that Thomson from the Academy of Magic kept looking for him.
• Xuan Ye said he would attend Lia’s physical-system class the next day, but Lia called him a pervert and left while Andrew grew resentful of him.
• Xuan Ye went to the arena to join the class and considered improving his physical skills through combat without relying on magic or the Barrier.
• An advanced swordsman blocked Xuan Ye with his scabbard and told him the area ahead was the Male Forbidden Zone.

Xuan Ye tried to reach his class but was blocked by upperclassmen angry that he had taken the class supervisor position. After talking his way past Liu Hainan, he met the students and considered their reluctance to leave the Academy, before a sudden fight among the upperclassmen drew a reprimand.

• Xuan Ye explained that he was the class supervisor, but the upperclassmen reacted with hostility because he had taken the coveted position.
• Liu Hainan challenged Xuan Ye for neglecting the class, and Xuan Ye deflected the criticism by praising his supposed concern for the students.
• Xuan Ye passed Liu Hainan and greeted his class, whose students teased him for rarely showing up.
• Xuan Ye noticed that the elite class included three Five-Star students who resisted leaving the Academy, and worried they would not gain the experience needed to advance.
• A dignified voice interrupted as the upperclassmen wrestled in a heap, with Liu Hainan caught in the middle, and Xuan Ye wondered whether his words had started the fight.

Xuan Ye attended Sutu’s class on combat instinct, where he realized that relying on his Bloodline and Database had left his physical reflexes underdeveloped. Sutu began training the students by having them learn how to take a beating, and Xuan Ye recognized that his rapid advancement had created the same problem.

• Sutu arrived with his enchanted Dragon Horse and rebuked the senior students, who staged being hurt to help him establish authority.
• Sutu introduced himself as the class instructor and explained that the lesson concerned reflexive counterattacks and muscle memory.
• Xuan Ye realized he needed to strengthen his physical combat instincts because he relied too heavily on his Bloodline, Barrier, and Database.
• Sutu explained that his senior students had trained their instincts until they could defend themselves against stronger opponents.
• Sutu announced that the students would practice self-protection by learning how to take a beating.
• Xuan Ye concluded that his own rapid progress had left his physical-profession training poorly developed.

Xuan Ye observed the seniors’ guided sparring and realized the method could help him train if he suppressed his Perception. When Sutu invited the class advisors to join the exercise, Xuan Ye agreed, but his adopted daughter immediately attacked him.

• Xuan Ye watched an upperclassman use guided sparring to expose a student's weaknesses and recognized how the practice developed combat instincts.
• Xuan Ye considered how to use the technique himself, noting that his many Talent Runes and powerful perception made instinct-based training difficult.
• Liu Hainan asked Sutu for more instructors, and Sutu invited the class advisors to help train the underclassmen.
• Xuan Ye agreed to join the sparring and was chosen to face students from his classes.
• Xuan Ye's adopted daughter drew her sword and attacked him without holding back.

Xuan Ye turned Lia’s failed strike into a full-class sparring drill, effortlessly teaching the girls while demonstrating his astonishing speed and control. Sutu was impressed and eager to fight him, leaving Xuan Ye uneasy about asking him to help train the class.

• Xuan Ye deflected Lia’s full-power attack and warned her that attacking without defending would put her at a disadvantage.
• Lia called on her classmates to attack Xuan Ye, and he countered them while offering pointed advice during the drill.
• Xuan Ye maintained the same teaching pace as the entire class joined in, astonishing the senior students and instructor with his skill.
• Xuan Ye finished the drill, and the exhausted girls collapsed and complained about the sparring.
• Sutu watched Xuan Ye with intense excitement, and Xuan Ye wondered whether he should find someone else to help train the class.

Xuan Ye blindfolded himself and suppressed his senses before sparring with Sutu, warning him that he might not control his strength. Sutu dodged Xuan Ye’s punch, which tore through the arena, and realized how close he had come to being killed.

• Liu Hainan and the other students were stunned by Xuan Ye’s speed, while Sutu rebuked an upperclassman for dismissing his performance.
• Sutu invited Xuan Ye to spar, and Xuan Ye blindfolded himself and used Nether Curtain to weaken his senses.
• Lia started a betting pool as Sutu set aside his greatsword and prepared to fight Xuan Ye barehanded.
• Sutu attacked Xuan Ye, noticed his poor physical instincts, and began to plan how to deflect his hurried counterpunch.
• Sutu’s instincts warned him to dodge, and Xuan Ye’s punch blasted through the arena, dented Sutu’s armor, and sent an upperclassman flying.

Xuan Ye sparred with Sutu, using his physical instincts and swordsmanship to withstand the Professional Rank mentor’s increasingly powerful attacks. The fight ended when Xuan Ye’s sword broke, leaving Sutu impressed by his ability and Xuan Ye mourning the loss of his weapon.

• Sutu recognized that Xuan Ye’s physical strength far exceeded what should be possible before Professional Rank and decided to teach him Professional Rank techniques.
• Sutu attacked with his greatsword, and Xuan Ye used his bodily feedback and instincts to block and redirect the strikes.
• Sutu unleashed a fierce series of attacks, while Xuan Ye held his ground and eventually drew his Magic Longsword to clash with him.
• Xuan Ye’s cracked High-grade Magic Sword broke during the exchange, and he narrowly avoided Sutu’s descending blade by deflecting it and leaping away.
• Sutu ended the spar, and Xuan Ye thanked Mentor Sutu for the instruction before lamenting that his sword had shattered.

After Xuan Ye’s fierce practice with Sutu sparked rumors across Dream Island, Kip Vico summoned him to discuss the weakening defenses around the Abandoned Temple. Kip revealed that Pusang of the Shadow of Feralas had applied to be a leading teacher for the exploration, leaving Dream Island to consider the implications.

• Students and instructors debated whether Xuan Ye had reached Sub-Professional Rank after he fought Sutu, while Lia collected the winnings from her betting pool.
• Xuan Ye asked Lia for a share of the money he had lent her, but she clutched the pouch and refused to hand it over.
• Rumors spread through the academy and branded Xuan Ye the number-one person below Professional Rank, prompting Career Rank fighters to challenge him.
• Xuan Ye brushed aside a challenger and went to Kip Vico’s Mage Tower after receiving a summons.
• Kip Vico told Xuan Ye that the Abandoned Temple’s defenses were weakening and that Pusang had applied to become one of the leading teachers.

Xuan Ye prepared to enter an abandoned temple with Dream Island’s expedition, while Kip equipped him with scrolls and warned him to prioritize his safety. Dream Island then announced the expedition and its restricted student slots.

• Xuan Ye told Kip he could handle Pusang but worried that a desperate fight might endanger the students.
• Kip gave Xuan Ye a Random Teleportation Scroll that could carry him outside the temple and a spatial binding scroll to restrain an opponent.
• Kip said he would equip the team’s leading mentor with a trump card and urged Xuan Ye to preserve himself if they faced overwhelming danger.
• Xuan Ye said he had no intention of competing with other factions and would search the temple for opportunities that might help reduce his curse and aid Aitiya.
• Dream Island announced an abandoned-temple expedition with fifty Professional Rank student slots, limited to five High-level, ten Intermediate-level, and thirty-five Beginner-level Professionals.

Xuan Ye joined Dream Island Academy’s expedition to the Abandoned Temple, where rival students and Pusang questioned his readiness. The team prepared to depart aboard the academy’s combat airship, with tensions rising as Xuan Ye arrived on time and answered his critics.

• Dream Island Academy selected Xuan Ye as its internally chosen candidate and assigned Pusang, Gong Feinao, and a Divine Envoy to mentor the expedition.
• Xuan Ye stopped Lia from signing up, then prepared supplies and potions for the voyage while the academy completed its selection.
• Fifty-two members gathered at the academy’s airship, where Luo Tian quieted a muscular mentor who complained about Xuan Ye’s absence.
• Pusang suggested punishing Xuan Ye for arriving late, but Xuan Ye appeared within the allotted time and said he had spent the night preparing.
• Thomson and Dalt confronted Xuan Ye, and Xuan Ye’s reply about potions embarrassed Thomson by reopening his resentment over their past encounters.

Xuan Ye clashed with Thomson and Pusang over his alchemy, combat training, and potions, gaining the students’ support and a position of authority. He then mistook the disguised Sileta for Sileta’s brother, Temo, and provoked her until Gong Feinao suppressed her.

• Thomson criticized Xuan Ye for pursuing physical training instead of mastering more spell models, and Xuan Ye taunted him by pointing out that potions could let others fight for him.
• Pusang tried to claim Xuan Ye’s potions for the team, but Xuan Ye turned the argument around and suggested that he should manage the supplies as the inconspicuous number-one person beneath the instructors.
• Xuan Ye noticed Sileta in disguise, teased her about her chest, and realized something was wrong when the students fell silent.
• Sileta attacked Xuan Ye with a dagger, and he recognized her as Temo’s older sister, who had previously fought him under the name Mai Hang.
• Gong Feinao suppressed Sileta with his overwhelming pressure, stopping the confrontation while she seethed over Xuan Ye’s teasing.

Sileta and Xuan Ye put their awkward encounter behind them as Dream Island’s delegation arrived at the island where the Temple expedition would gather. They met representatives of several powerful factions, and the chapter ended as airships from the Magic Guild and Northern Domain Marquisate arrived.

• Sileta and Xuan Ye silently followed the group aboard the Magic Airship after setting aside their earlier incident.
• Gong Feinao announced that Dream Island’s delegation was nearing its destination and warned the students not to provoke other factions or Sea Tribe teams.
• Dream Island’s Magic Airship landed on the island, where representatives of nearby factions greeted Gong Feinao and Pusang.
• Xuan Ye surveyed the assembled factions and recognized that several Grandmaster-level Experts had gathered there.
• Two enormous Magic Airships arrived, carrying the Magic Guild and the Northern Domain Marquisate.

Dream Island, the Northern Domain Marquisate, and the Sea Tribe gathered to enter the Temple, but a powerful Sea Race Royalty member seized command. Xuan Ye realized that the Shadow of Feralas and the Sea Tribe both posed threats, leaving him wary of the expedition ahead.

• Laf Silver arrived with the Northern Domain Marquisate’s group, shifting the balance of power at the shore.
• Pusang and Shuna exchanged hostile greetings, and Xuan Ye realized the Shadow of Feralas had infiltrated the gathering.
• Six Professional-Rank Sea Tribe powerhouses emerged from the sea, led by a Gold-Scaled member of the Sea Race Royalty.
• The Sea Race Royalty member ordered everyone to set out and led the group toward the island.
• Gong Feinao and the other human leaders agreed to cooperate, though Xuan Ye doubted their alliance would last inside the Temple.
• Xuan Ye noticed the Sea Race Royalty member had watched him closely and suspected the Sea Tribe knew he had interfered with their reception of the Saintess.